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HERE N THERE Revival services at the Dry Val ley Baptist Church will continue this week each evening at 8 p.m., with the Rev. Roy Cordell of La- Fayettte, preaching. • • Repairs are being made on the Summerville Post Office this week, with the flag pole and the exterior being painted. • • Marriage licenses were issued this week by County Ordinary J. W. King to the following: Calvin Lewis, 24, and Annie Marie Rob bins, 18; Frank Woody, j 22, and Jewell Potts, 19. • • The Chattooga All-Stars went to Calhoun Saturday and playfed a thrilling game in the Calhoun park, defeating the Calhoun boys by the score of 13 to 9. At the game here Sunday, the All-Stars went down in defeat at the hands of the Chattanooga team in a 12-inning game by the score of 8 to 7, the Chattanooga team winning in the 12th inning by a throw-away ball. ( • • The total sale at the Coosa Val ley Livestock Association sale on July 14 at Rome totaled $34,493.51 with 47 buyers and 147 sellers ex changing 383 cattle, 80 pigs and hogs and eight sheep. Hogs were $17.50 to $28.75 cwt.; calves, $6 to S2B cwt.; bulls, sls to $22 cwt.; steers, $15.50 to $22.25 cwt.; slaughter cows, $13.70 to $23.25 cwt.; dairy type heif ers, sl6 to $20.75 cwt.; springers, $52 to $l9O per hd. • • Lamar Hicks, of Rome, will preach at the Bethel Presbyteri an Church at 11 a. m. Sunday, July 25, according to the Rev. J. F. Merrin, Superintendent of Home Missions. • • SIC Lloyd L. Garner, U. S. Navy, is spending a 30-day leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Garner, of Lyerly. Garner, at present, is stationed at Port “’’eu? 'ic. Calif. • • J. T. Morgan, District Manager of the Georgia Power Company, who recently underwent an op eration at an Atlanta hospital, is recovering successfully and is now at his home. It is expected that Mr. Morgan will be able to resume his duties in the not too distant future, ac cording to Fred Starr, Power Company official. Trimble, Stubbs Attend LaFayette R. O. A. Meet Robert Dill Trimble and John Stubbs, of Summerville, attend ed the Northwest Georgia Chap ter meeting of the Reserve Offi cers Association held on July 15 at LaFayette. Maj. Church, commanding offi cer of the Rome Sub-Military District, spoke to the group on the organization of the armed forces. Col. McClure discussed the R C A. retirement act with the members. White Men and Negro Engage in Jail Fight J. C. Browning and D. B. Browning, brothers, suffered cuts this week in a fight with John R. (Hop John) Adams, Negro, in the County Jail. According to Sheriff A. H. Glenn, J. C. Browning suffered cuts on the back and side, while his brother was cut on the arm hy a broken soft drink bottle at the hands of the Negro. He had 'been jailed for drunkeness. Adams was charged with as sault and attempt to murder, and was released after posting S3OO bond on each of the two counts. The Browning brothers remain in jail on their respective charges. Singing School to Close at Berryton The singing school conducted hy Elmer Gardner at the Berry- | ton Church of G r 'd will close with \ Saturday night’s session, which begins at 7:45 o’clock. Several good singers and a number of quartets are expected I to attend, according to Mr. Gard- ’ ner. The public is cordially invited, I it was stated. NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS TO BE COMPLETED SOON Completion of the eight-room addition to the Summerville High School is expected by Aug. 1, according to A. M. Bryant, contractor. The Welmyer School, north of Trion, is expected to be complet ed by Aug. 15,‘it was stated, and the Pennville School should be finished by Sept. 1. The roof is being put on this school, Mr. Bryant said, and the brick work and partitions are al- Siniimmrilh Nrnis VOL. 63; NO. 29 METHODIST PASTORAL APPOINTMENTS MADE Four changes were made in Methodist pastoral appointments in Chattooga County by Bishop Arthur J. Moore during the re cent North Georgia Methodist Conference in Atlanta. The Rev. G. D. Brwin, of Men lo, and the Rev. G. F. Gladdney, of Subligna, are the only Meth odist pastors returning in their same capacities. The Rev. Henry Walker will succeed the Rev. F. E. Crutcher as pastor of the Summerville Methodist Church, and the Rev, Mr. Crutcher has been appoint ed pastor of the LaFayette Meth odist Church. Succeeding the Rev. J. A. Lang ford at the Trion Methodist Church is the Rev. Frank Prince. The Rev. Mr. Langford will pas tor the Payne Memorial Church, Atlanta. Coming to pastor the Lyerly charge is the Rev. Loran Parker, who succeeds the Rev. Shelton Adams. The Rev. Mr. Adams re ceived an appointment to pastor the Wallaceville Church. Dr. N. P. Manning, District Su perintendent for the Dalton Dis trict, returned to his post. Appointments of several for mer Chattooga County pastors and that of several native preachers are as follows: B. L. Betts, Adairsville; C. C. Cliett, ' formerly of Payne Memorial Church, Atlanta, Ringgold; W. P. j Rowe, formerly of Shannon, The ’ Rock, in Griffin District; W. H. j Gardner, Monroe; W. J. Culpep | per, Lawrenceville; W. A. Pilgrim, Dahlonega; H. C. Stratton, Herbert Dodd, Com merce; P. Rock Springs; Walter Chidsey, Chick amauga; Adrian Warwick, Ham ilton Street, Dalton; and T. C. Ford, Celanese. LEGION NINE WINS DISTRICT PLAY OFF By BILLY ESPY After defeating Cedartown in the first round, the local Legion team, co-sponsored by American Legion Post 129 and the Hair Mo tor Co., of Summerville, upset the highly favored Lindale team, sweeping the series, winning two out of three games in the Upper 7th District Tournament that was held at Lindale last week. Leading the hitting in Wed nesday’s game was Joe Faye Da cus with 3 for 5 and Bobby Nix and Billy Joe Gilmer with 2 for 5. Bobby Bush was the starting pitcher and was relieved by Da cus in the fourth and Dacus was credited with the win. Thursday’s game went 12 in nings, being won by Summer ville, 11-8, behind the five-hit pitching of lanky Sewell Cash, who also led the hitting with 3 for 6. Friday’s game was a very good game, the score being 2-0 in fa vor of Lindale. Dacus again pitched for the locals and struck cut 13 and allowed only three hits, but these hits along with 3 Summerville errors cost the lo cals a heart-breaking defeat. The final game was played on Saturday and a good number of local people were on hand to see the Summerville nine defeat Lin dale 6-1 to take the Upper 7th District championship. Sewell Cash pitched a beauti ful game allowing but five hits and striking out eight Lindale batters. For Summerville Dacus was again the big gun, collecting 3 for 5, one d triple in the sev enth inning with two men on base. Gilmer and Brady also helped the cause with two hits each. After the game the team was treated to a chicken supper at Pless’ Restaurant, given by Fred Aldred, manager of the Hair Mo tor Co. The team wishes to ex press their thanks to him for this fine supper, also they thank the ! Legion Post and Hair Motor Co., j for the faithful backing they. have given them. ready completed. Concerning the Menlo School, Mr. Bryant stated that the grad ing has been done and they ex pect to begin construction on it next week. Mr. Bryant and his firm, Bry ant and Sons Lumber Company, were awarded the bids on all these new school buildings, which are being built as a result of the floating of school bonds in this county. SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1948 • . ... IMHI • Ml ' i . WS* 0 I < - ’• ■ 1 m - ■ I < ■ W .1 ..... \ ■ CHATTOOGA COUNTY KIDDIES—Top row, left to right, James, son of Milton Clark, Menlo; Rebecca, daughter of Elmer Pickle, Berryton; Nancy, daughter of J. T. Lawman, Summerville. Bottom row, left to right, Jane, daughter of Will Stephenson, Route 2, Summerville; Mike, son of Mrs. J. W. Floyd, Summer ville; Vicki Jane, daughter of Leroy Day, Summerville. Over a period of ten weeks the other pictures taken by the Woltz Studios for publication in The News will be published. CANNERY PLANTS TO BEGIN OPERATION Plans for the various canning plants in the county have been announced by the County Board of Education. The Gore Cannery will operate on Tuesdays and Fridays; Men lo, Tuesdays and Thursdays; Chattooga Training School on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The Summerville Cannery will not open for several weeks, how ever, it will operate on Mondays and Wednesdays. Further an nouncement concerning this can nery will be made at a later date, it was disclosed. Plants will open at 8:30 a. m. and no products will be accepted after 2 p. m. The plants will not open unless agriculture teacher or operator is present. A service charge of 2 cents per can will be made. Cans will be furnished at cost, which at pres ent is 41/2 cents for No. 2 and cents for No. 3. The cannery Welcome Hill Bus Found The long-sought Welcome Hill Baptist Church bus, stolen in May from the Square Deal Ga rage. near Trion, was found last week near Franklin, Tenn., and has been reti med to the church. Law officers in the Tennessee town said the bus was found abandoned there on May 18. According to these officers, the delay in notifying the local of ficers was due to the difficulties in identifying the bus. There was not a tag nor a motor number on the vehicle, it was stated. There was no tag on the bus when it was stolen. After finding the bus, the Tennessee law officers sought to find a “Welcome Hill” listed on maps, and consulted maps of Georgia, Alabama and Tennes see for such a place. They found pne in Alabama, but after writ ing there, found that no bus was missing, however the Welcome Hill, Ala., authorities wrote that there was a Welcome Hill near Trion. These officials then con tacted the Chattooga County sheriff, and the search ended. -iirrf ■■ * Is® ffiagg & x y H i W ' • ♦ _ ' ... X. - t. —News Staff Photo. Summerville's new bus terminal, located at the corner of Washington Ave. and Union St. will operate on a cash basis, and service charges will be collected and kept in a separate account by the agriculture teacher. These charges will be used for opera tion and maintenance of the plant. Financial and accomplish ment reports will be made to the County School Superintendent and local trustees every three months. Food processed in the cannery will be only for home and school use, and the school will not be responsible for canned products left in canning plant. Meats will be canned by ap pointment only, and these are made with agriculture teacher. Patrons must clean all utensils and work area immediately after using and all must bring labor to prepare and process products. The local school will not be re sponsible for spoilage of prod ucts. . MERRIN TO CONDUCT BIBLE SCHOOLS AND REVIVALS IN VICINITY REV. J. F. MERRIN The Rev. J. F. Merrin, of Rock mart, Superintendent, Presby terian Home Missions, will con duct revival services and Vaca tion Bible Schools in several communities of this area during this month and next month. A Vacation Bible School and revival services will be conduct , ed by the Rev. Mr. Merrin at the Siler Hill School during the week of July 25-30. A similar week’s actiity has been scheduled for Aug. 2-8 at the Walnut Grove Church, near Lyerly, and at Bethel Presby terian Church, Aug. 22-29. JACK CASH MAKES GOOD IN PRO BALL Jack Cash, of Summerville, has made the All-Star team his first year in pro ball. He is playing shortstop for Ge neva, Ala., in the Alabama State League. The players on the All-Star team are picked by the mana gers. The favorite with the man agers were Jack Cash, Geneva shortstop, who is one of the fan ?ie:t infielders in the league. Burglars Take S6OO From 3 Businesses In Week-End W. G« McCain to Face Charges In Gayler Garage Burglary POLICE PUT CLAMP ON SPEEDERS HERE Eight speeders and reckless drivers were booked by city po licemen during the past week, while 12 persons were charged with disorderly conduct. Carrie Morgan was arrested for “run ning a disorderly house. Cited for speeding or reckless driving were: Kenneth Bailey, Robert Van Dobbs, George Mar shall Rogers, Iva Lee Shipp, Wil liam DeForest Rogers, Hugh Hartline, Henry Anderson But ler and George N. Broome. Arrested for disorderly conduct were the following: Willie Car ter, J. F. Clayton, Paul L. Boat man, Duck Hale, Jack Gilbert Richard Gibson, John Adams, David Brown, Charlie T. Facler, Raymond Huston, Joe Bridges and Claudie Howell. Business Women Sign Charter To New Club The Summerville Business and Professional Women’s Club was formally organized Friday eve ning, when the charter was signed. It was decided that the group would meet the second Thursday night in each month, the time and place to be designated. Mrs. Mamie Taylor, State Pres ident, and four members of the Rome Business and Professional Women’s Club met with the group and discussed their prob lems of organization. The Rome Club is sponsoring the local organization. It was decided that dues would be $6 per year. —————— Henderson Lanham Unopposed for Congress Congressman Henderson Lan ham today expressed his thanks to the people of the Seventh Congressional District by stating that he believed that the fact he had no opposition was due large ly to the confidence expressed by the voters in his district. “I feel,” Mr. ranham stated, j “that the fact that I am not op | posed in the coming election can be taken as a vote of confidence, j and I will continue to try to mer ■ It this trust.” Mr. Lanham had made defin . ite plans to visit the people in each district, but his plans had to be cancelled due to the fact that Congress has been called back into session. Alpine Presbyterians to Have Revival Series The Rev. Clyde Plexico, Jr., of Dalton, will be the speaker at a revival series at the Alpine Pres byterian Church, near Menlo, be ginning at 8 p. m„ Sunday, July 25, according to the Rev. S. K Dodson, pastor. Services will be held each eve ning at 8 o’clock and everyone is cordially invited. A former Attalla, Ala., man, William G. McCain, 25, was ar rested Saturday morning at his father’s home, near Attalla, in s connection with the SI,OOO cash . burglary of the Gayler Garage, in Lyerly. The burglary occurred 1 on Tuesday night, July 6. ; McCain waived extradition and . chose to return and face the charges. 3 He stated that after a tour of surrounding states, he had de cided to return and give himself . up, when his mother became ill ! and he returned home instead. . He told Sheriff A. H. Glenn that he had spent all the money. In t his possession was an old model . car The accused burglar had hired a Summerville taxi to take him to Daytona Beach, Fla., for $l5O, which was paid at the beginning j of the trip. After staying in the Florida i city for a couple of days, Mc j Cain said he bought the automo- I bile and traveled north across I Florida into Alabama. W. B. ‘UNCLE BILLY’ COX DIES SUNDAY William Burgess Cox, better ’ known as “Uncle Billy,” 86, died at his home near Berryton at ' 11:15 a. m, Sunday, after a lin gering illness. Mr. Cox, who made his 75th crop last year, was one of the pioneer settlers of Chattooga County. He helped to organize, and was a charter member of the j Lyerly Baptist Church, at his death, leaving his only brother, John H. Cox, of Dallas, Tex., now j the only living charter member. A resident of the community for 1 the past 80 years and for the past 41 years .on the Cox farm, Mr. Cox was the oldest member of Lyerly Masonic Lodge. In addition to his brother, he is survived by four daughters, Miss Annie, of Berry ton; Mrs. J. ’ W. Perry, Mrs. W. T. Suggs, andl ‘ Mrs. D. F. Martin, all of Sum ; merville; seven sons, W. H., of : Lindale; S. L., of Berryton; John ’ R., Jordon L. and R. 8., of Sum merville; A. L., of Chickamauga, and G. H., of Rome. Twenty ■ grandchildren and five great grandchildren also survive. Funeral services were conduct- 1 ed at the Berry ton Baptist. Church, of which he was a mem ber, Tuesday afternoon. The Rev. J. Arthur Smith, the Rev. J. Ed Smith and the Rev. W. H. Dean officiated. Masons of Lyerly act- I ed as honorary pallbearers, and ; interment was in the Lyerly i Cemetery. J. D. Hill Funeral Home of j Summerville in charge. FIVE LOCAL MEN JOIN U. S. ARMY Enlisting 42 men in June, the U. S. Army and U. S. Air Force Recruiting Station in Rome brought to 205 its total enlist- ■ ments for this year. M/Sgt. Rob ert E. Ivey, station commander, states that enlistments here have been on the increase since April. A comparison of the number of veterans to non-veterans en listing shows a marked change last month from the early part of the year. A three-month sur vey then showed that 60 per cent of the enlistees were veterans ■ whreas June figures showed only j 30 per cent veterans. Sgt. Ivey ; explained this by saying that the j number of eligible veterans is < continuously diminishing where- > as the number of eligible non- ] veterans is continuously increas- . ing. There were five Chattooga County residents enlisting last month. They were: Horace L. Hamilton, Route 1, Menlo, En gineers; James R. Smalley, Route 2, Holland, Regular Army; Jo seph E. Alexander. South Comer Street, Summerville, Ist Calvary Division; Farris L. McWhorter, Route 2, Summerville, Ist Cal vary Division; Roy C. McCary, Summerville, Regular Army. Anyone who wishes to inquire about the opportunities available through an enlistment in the Army or Air Force may contact the recruiting sergeant at the Summerville Post Office on Wednesday of each week. *9OO CIRCULATION THIS WEEK $1.50 A YEAR A series of three break-ins and burglaries occurred in Chattooga County during the past week end, with more than $«00 having been taken from the three busi nesses. Approximately SSOO was taken ’ from the Grey Mill Case, Trion, , in a break-in which apparently ’ occurred Saturday night. It was ' oiscovered at midnight Sunday, i The thief or thieves had entered jI by breaking a window into the case, however their method of j entrance into the mill itself was , : undetermined. The Georgia Bureau of Invest s I igation has taken fingerprints . i and are continuing their investi : gation of the matter. j On the preceding night, the recently completed Summerville bus terminal was broken into be ' tween the hours of 1:30 a. m. ! and 5:30 a. m„ at whcih time it closed and opened, and approxi mately SIOO was taken from the ticket cash register and lunch counter receipts. ! Entrance to the building was believed to have been gained through a window. The third burglary of the week-end occurred on the same night as the mill case break-in, when Jim’s Auto Parts Store and Garage, near Pennville, was toro | ken in and approximately sl2 i was taken. The store is owned by I Jim Tom Greeson. Miss Mary Jo Hardwick Dies Funeral services for Miss Mary Jo Hardwick, who died suddenly while visiting relatives in Rome, were hsld in Atlanta Thursday, July 15, Dr. Wallace M. Alston officiating at Patterson’s Chapel ; with interment in West View. Pallbearers were R .E. Wor sham, Rome; Eli Stephenson, of Summerville; J. C. Majors, J. R. Pattillo, R. G. McClure, R. N. Ford and Fred Dodson, of Atlan ta. Miss Hardwick was a sister of the late Lula Worsham Stephen son, and had resided in this county, teaching school in a number of Chattooga schools be fore moving to Atlanta, where she was employed by Fox Film j Co., 28 years. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Gertrude Curlow, of Oak dale, Tenn. Several nieces and nephews and cousins in this county also survive. Mrs. Daniel Remains With Local C. of C. The Chamber of Commerce has ■ retained Mrs. Raymund Daniel as Executive Secretary after re fusing to accept her resignation last week, and offering to reduce her duties. Mrs. Daniel had given her res ignation for “personal and gen eral health” reasons. PVT. GAYLER'S BODY TO ARRIVE SOON Mr. and Mrs. Burton Gayler, of Lyerly, have been informed that the body of their son, Pvt. Win field Gayler, will arrive soon from France, where he was killed Nov. 16, 1944, while serving with Gen. Patton’s Third Army. Young Gayler was born in Trion on March 6, 1925, and had been in the Army 11 months at the time of his death, and had been overseas only about one month. On arrival of the body, funeral services will be held at Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church at Chattoogaville and burial will be in the Johnson Cemetery. In addition to his parents, young Gayler is survived by three brothers. James B. Gayler. of Brunswick, and William and Bobbie Gayler, of Lyerly; two sisters, Nancy Amestoy, of Lake worth, Fla., and Miss Joann Gay ler, of Lyerly; grandparents, Mr and Mrs. W. L. Gayler, of Lyerly. ROAD SIGNS Tourists passing through Summerville are undoubtedly pleased that a last some road signs have been placed at the intersection ofthe U. S. High way 27 and the Menlo High way. This was accomplished through the efforts of the Chattooga County Chamber of Commerce and the co-opera tion of the State Highway De partment. Heretofore, many local resi dents had been awakened at night by tourists wanting to know where each highway led.