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The Rev. John Crosby, of Rome
will conduct a revival series at
New Hope Baptist Church, South,
beginning Monday, Aug. 9, it has
been announced.
There will be special singing
led by R. E. Worsham.
All parties interested in the
Howell Cemetery are asked to
meet there Friday morning, Aug.
13, with suitable tools for clean
ing it off.
Charles E. Bell, Jr., livestock
specialist for the Agricultural
Extension Service, has announc
ed the tentative dates for Geor
gia’s 1949 Fat Cattle Show-Sales.
They include: Rome, March 15
and 16.
Work day will be held at the
Garrett Cemetery Saturday, Aug.
7. All interested persons are ask
ed to be present.
James Mitchell, of Menlo, is
among the approximately 120
4-H Club members and Agricul
tural Extension Service workers
attending the State 4-H Club
Wildlife Conservation Camp at
Camp Wahsega in the Chatta
hoochee National Forest this
week.
The camp is sponsored by the
Extension Service in co-opera
tion with the Federal Cartridge
Corporation. R. J. Richardson
and Mrs. Martha Harrison, as
sistant state 4-H leaders, are in
charge of the program.
A Chattooga County farm tour
will be held on Friday, Aug. 13,
at which time E. B. Alexander,
Extension Agronomist, will ac
company the group.
The exact route will be an
nounced later by J. B. Butler,
County Agent.
Trion Lodge No. 160, F. & A.
M., will hold the regular meet
ing at 7:30 p. m. Saturday, Aug.
7, at the Lodge Hall.
All qualified Masons are invit
ed to attend, according to J. A
Farmer, W. M., and Herman
Bankey, Secretary.
One hundred sixty one persons
attended the Coosa Valley Live
stock sale in Rome, on Wednes
day, July 28, when the total sale
was $29,689.99.
Thirty-two hogs, two pigs and
325 cattle were sold at the sale.
Hogs were $20.25 to $28.30
cwt.; calves, $6.25 to $25.50 cwt.;
bulls, $15.40 to $22.25 cwt.; dairy
type heifers, sls to $22.50 cwt.:
slaughter cows, sl3 to $19.50
cwt.; springers, $65 to $165 per
hd
Cadet Thomas A. Akin, of
Summerville, and Cadet Robert
Shamblin, of Summerville, Route
3, have completed the six weeks
of this year’s Reserve Officers
Training Corps Summer Camp
and are on the top rung of the
ladder that leads to a commis
sion in the Officers Reserve
Corps.
Most of the students will re
turn to their schools for one
more year of college work but a
few, having completed their sen
ior year, will receive their com
missions in the Officers Reserve
on completion of camp.
Forest Groups
Offers Prizes
To Youths
A cash prize of $25 has been
offered by Keep Georgia Green
to the youth making the best
record at the forestry camp to
be held Aug. 16-21 at Hard Labor
Creek State Park by the South
ern Pulpwood Conservation As
sociation and the State Depart
ment of Forestry, Louis H. Ed
mondson, KGG director, an
nounced today.
Hugh Hamby, of Menlo, has
bpen selected to represent this
county.
Eighty-two youths from the
counties in Congressional Dis
tricts 4,5, 6,7, 9 and 10 will at
tend this encampment, the ex
pense of which is borne by the
Brunswick Pulp and Paper Corp.,
Brunswick; Macon Kraft Co., of
Macon; Southern Paperboard Co.
of Savannah; and Union Bag and
Paper Corp., Savannah.
Lectures, demonstrations, and
practical field work in the de
velopment and protection of the
woodlands and in the harvesting
and marketing of forest prod
ucts will be offered.
Youths are being selected for
this camp on the basi sos out
standing forestry work perform
ed on their farms during the last
12 months.
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M. M. Wooten
Dies Monday
Miles Monroe Wooten, 80, died
at his home, Perennial Springs,
near Berryton, at 5 a. m. Aug. 2.
Mr. Wooten has been in de
clining health for several weeks.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Mary Evelyn Wooten; two dau
ghters, Miss Ethel Wooten and
Mrs. Della Lee, of Summerville;
one son, Oliver M. Wooten, Route
3, Summerville; one sister, Mrs.
Lizzie Hopkins, LaFayette. Elev
en grandchildren and two great
grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at the Spring Creek Baptist
Church Tuesday afternoon. The
Rev. Oliver Pledger, the Rev. Ben
Howard and the Rev. John Scott
officiated. Interment was in the
Pettyjohn Cemetery, east of
Trion.
Pallbearers were Willard Woo
ten, James Lee, Clifton Wooten,
Billy Joe Lee, Holland Hammett
and Evans Bowman.
The J. D. Hill Funeral Home
had charge of arrangements.
Body of Pvt. Mitchell, War
Dead, Moved Through Alleys
The body of Pvt. Clarence E.
Mitchell, returned war dead, had
to be moved from the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Manti
Mitchell, Wednesday, through
back alleys, three yards and im
provised roads, because of the
constructino of sewers on the
only two roads which would have
been available for passage other
wise.
The body was taken from the
home on Hinton Street, in Bel
lah Addition, through a back al
ley which comes out on Allen
Street, at the home of Clifford
Posey, and from there across Al
len Street up through the yard
of a house occupied by Oliver
Bearden and James Kirby. An
improvised road, made by the
city with the use of cinders, was
constructed frmn the Kirby-
Bearden duplex through tcf€iie
Ponders home which faces South
Edmondson Street. This was the
only manner in which the body
could be taken from the home to
the Sumemrville Cemetery where
military services were held at 2
p. m. Wdnesday, July 28.
According to D. L. Woods, who
is in charge of the construction
of the sewers, W. M. Whaley, Po
lice chief, approached him on
Tuesday requesting that they
postpone the sewer installation
on one of the streets in order
that the body might be properly
removed from the home. Mr.
Woods agreed to do this, he said,
however he misunderstood the
day of the funeral and held up
on the digging only on Tuesday,
thinking that was the day on
which the funeral was held.
“We worked in the opposite
direction all day Tuesday in or
der to accommodate them,” Mr
Woods said, “and there was
nothing to it but a misunder
standing between Mr. Whaley
and myself concerning the time
of the funeral.”
Chief Whaley made a similar
statement, saying that the whole
thing was a "mix-up” and could
not be avoided.
Mr. Mitchell stated that he at
tempted to discuss the matter
with the sewer construction
company, however that they
“wouldn’t talk to me.”
He said that he then called
Chief Whaley and asked him to
tell them to hold up on the sew
ers until after the body had been
removed from the home.
“Several neighbors from all
around went out there and tried
ro get them to quit digging until
after 2 o’clock,” the father of
the deceased soldier said, “how
ever, they just kept on digging
and shut us off except through
these yards.’ ’
Mayor Willis James said that
he knew nothing of the matter
until Wednesday morning be
cause he was out of town Tues
day.
“When I heard about it, I went
over there and personally helped
them get that road fixed with
cinders and we got permission
from the people whose property
they would have to across.”
The mayor said that the con
struction men had intended to
have the ditches dug, installed
and filled up by the time of the
funeral ,but that it rained and
their work was interrupted.
“They couldn’t help that,” he
said, “and I think the city co
operated in every possible .way
to help the situation.”
J. D. Hill, of J. D. Hill Funeral
Home, in charge of arrange
ments, stated that the hearse
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CITIZENS OF TOMORROW—Top row, left to right,
Christine, daughter of Howard Hawkins, Summerville;
David, son of J. D. Massey, Summerville; Janet,
daughter of G. H. Mills, Route 4, Summerville. Bot
tom row, Vicki, daughter of J. W. Tucker, Route 2,
Summerville; Dwain, daughter of Alfred Patrick,
Route 1, Summerville; Marilyn, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. T. Bryant, Lyerly.
WILDLIFE CLUB LAKE
NEARS COMPLETION
The 20-acre lake being con
structed by the Chattooga Coun
ty Wildlife and Conservation
Club on the Walter E. Studivant
farm, near Bolling, is expected
to be completed this week, ac
cording to W. H. Smith, presi
dent.
The lake is being constructed
by Chapman and Maddox, Mr.
Smith said, and will take from
six to eight weeks for it to fill
with water sufficient for stock
ing fish.
The State will stock the lake,
TALMADGE TO SPEAK
AT TRION ON AUG. 10
Herman Talmadge, guberna
torial candidate, will speak at 8
p. m. Tuesday, Aug. 10, at the
bail park in Trion, an announce
ment from his headquarters dis
closed.
The public is cordially invited
io attend and meet Mr. Tal
madge following his address,
Fred Aired states.
“Mr. Talmadge spent 55
months in the Navy, three years
on the high seas,” Mr. Aired
said, “and he wants to meet and
get acquainted with the local
people.”
Mr. Aired said that there will
be plenty of room and that the
speech will be delivered through
loud speakers.
BAPTIST CHIMES
BRING ENJOYMENT
The chimes installed in the
First Baptist Church in May of
this year are bringing enjoyment
to the many in this vicinity who
hear them.
The beautiful music is floated
cut on the air waves on Sunday
mornings, Sunday afternoons
and on one or two afternoons a
week.
According to the pastor, the
Rev. Ira C. Frazier, there are 60
selections. The cost of installa
tion was approximately S3OO.
McGill, Wingate to
Address Farmers Here
Ralph McGill, Editor of the
Atlanta Constitution, and H. L
Wingate, president of the State
Farm Bureau Federation, will be
principal speakers at the annual
Chattooga County Farm Bureau
barbecue on Wednesday after
noon, Aug. 11, at the Fair
Grounds, according to J. B. But
ler, County Agricultural Agent.
A farm machinery demonstra
tion will open the afternoon’s
activities and will be held from
1 to 3:30 p. m., at which time
Mr. McGill and Mr. Wingate will
speak.
Barbecue and picnic will follow
at 5 p. m., according to Mr. But
ler.
was able to travel over the road
to and from the Mitchell house
Tuesday.
Mrs. Bearden, who was at
home at the time, said that the
cars “kept on coming” in the
long procession which twisted
through the alleys and driveways
ot three homes.
be said, and it will be exclusive
ly for the members of the Wild
life and Conservation Club.
There are now approximately 500
members, it was stated.
The monthly meeting of the
organization will be held at 8
p. m. Monday, Aug. 9, at the Ly
eriy High School, at which time
E. T. Bales, sports editor of the
' Chattanooga News-Free Press,
j will speak and show a TVA Wild-
I life movie.
MRS. LURA WHITE
DIES AT LYERLY
Funeral services were held at
the Lyerly Baptist Church Cun
day, July 25, for Mrs. Lura Whit
tle Keith, 55, who died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Ben
Vaughn, at 12:10 p. m„ Saturday
morning, July 24, after a six
months’ illness.
She is survived by two daugh
ters, Mrs. Watson Millican and
Mrs. Ben Vaughn, both of Ly
erly, and one son, Windell Keith,
of Trion. Two sisters, one broth
er and three grandchildren also
survive.
Pallbearers were as follow: Ben
Keith, Russ Kellett, Albert White.
Robert Kimbell, Bob Bagley and
H. L. Abrams.
Interment was in the Lyerly
Cemetery with Hill Funeral
Home in charge.
FRED DOYLE IS
SERIOUSLY INJURED
Fred Doyle, seriously injured
| in an automobile accident, near
j Trion, Thursday afternoon, is
| receiving treatment at Erlanger
Hospital, Chattanooga, Tenn.
The accident occurred when
Doyle, driving a 1948 Ford, re
turning from a trip to Mountain
View, collided with a Chevrolet
driven by R. L. Bingham, who
i was entering the highway from
the driveway at his home.
Neither Bingham nor his five
children were injured. Robert
Adair, of Trion, the only other
occupant of the Doyle automo
bile, also escaped injury.
The injured man was rushed
to Riegel Community Hospital,
Trion, where he received treat
ment before being transferred to
Chattanooga.
Mr. Doyle is the used car deal
er partner of M. D. (Muley) Hix.
Mr Kennedy Is
Promoted in Atlanta
George L. Shadburn, Jr., zone
manager of the General Motors
Corporation, last week announc
ed the promotion of John K.
Kennedy to district manager of
Atlanta in the United Motors
Service division of the Corpora
tion.
People in Chattooga County
will remember Mr. Kennedy as
the sno of Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Kennedy, of Menlo. He married
Dorothy Weems, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. T. S. Weems, of Lyerly.
They will continue to reside at
their home in Connelly Hills, At
lanta.
L. D. Pless Found. Dead.
With Bullet in His Head
RETAIL MERCHANTS BUREAU
SAY “HANDS OFF” POLITICS
Declaring that there was “no
political intent” in their half
page advertisement appearing in
last week’s News, the Summer
ville Retail Merchants Bureau
Monday night stated that they
intended to “keep hands off”
politics.
The newly organized group,
who denounced “recent attacks
made on our local industries
through the columns of the
Chattanooga newspapers and
through paid advertisements”
appearing in The News stated
that theirs is a “good will” or
ganization and that the purpose
of last week’s advertisement was
“not to meddle in politics,” but
to discourage recent adverse crit
icism of the city and local in
dustries.
The fact-finding board men
tioned in last week’s advertise
ment was not appointed as had
been intended, and it was decid
ed that the duties of such a
board would be changed from in
vestigating the city’s affairs to
investigating methods by which
trade can be promoted in this
area. This board will not be per
manent and will be appointed
only as necessity demands.
Opening the discussion, Mose
Brinson declared that he thought
the advertisement “was a good
article” and that the organiza
tion should praise the city “when
they do something right and
criticize when they do something
wrong.”
Leading the opposition to par
ticipating in politics was E. C.
SCHOOLS TO OPEN Health Nurse
HERE ON AUGUST 30 Acquired Here
At the regular meeting of the
I Chattooga County Board of Ed-
I ucation held Tuesday, the open
| ing date of schools was set for
| Aug. 30. The teachers will meet
for a week of planning Aug. 23.
Schools will close for the
Christmas holidays Dec. 17, and
reopen for the spring term on
Jan. 3.
A record enrollment is expect
ed on the opening date, it was
stated. Equipment is being pur
chased, and repairs to buildings
as well as the two new buildings
are nearing completion. Con
tracts have already been let for
all buildings and repairs; how
ever, the Menlo building will not
be completed before the first of
the year.
METHODIST PASTOR
ASSUMES DUTIES
The Rev. Henry Walker has
assumed his duties as pastor of
the Summerville Methodist
Church, and has moved into the
parsonage.
Formerly of Portersdale, the
Walker family is composed of the
Rev. and Mrs. Walker and their
17-year-old daughter, Martha
Helen.
The Rev. Mr. Walker spentfour
years at Porterdale prior to
which time he spent four years
each at Coner-Colbert and at
Bishop, both near Athens.
He holds both an A. B. and a
M. A. degree from the University
of Georgia.
INFANT LANEY
SUCCUMBS AUG. 2
Otis Albert Laney, 10 months,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Morgan G.
Laney, died after a short illness
at 11 a. m. Monday, Aug. 2. In
addition to his parents, he is
survived by one brother, Gathan
G. Laney, all of Berry ton.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at the Pleasant View Church,
near Henegar, Ala., at 2 p. m.,
Wednesday, with the Rev. D. A.
McConnald, of Rainsville, Ala ,
officiating. Interment was in the
church cemetery. The J. D. Hill
Funeral Home of Summerville in
charge of arrangements.
CORRECTION
The squirrel season in Geor
gia begins Oct. 1 and ends on
Dec. 5, instead of ending Jan.
5 as was stated in last week’s
News.
Pesterfield, who declared that
the organization “will defeat its
purpose if we enter the discus
sions either pro or con on poli
tics through newspapers.
“Let’s sell this trade area on
Summerville,” the dry goods
merchant declared, “and leave
this other affair alone. The best
thing we can do is to promote
good will between the merchants
and this trade area.”
L. C. Smith, Jr., theater man
ager, agreed with Mr. Pesterfield,
stating that they should “let the
town run itself.”
Frank Prince, hardware store
owner and manager, also ex
pressed his belief that the or
ganization should stay out of
politics.
“We should merely strive to
make Summerville better,” Fred
Medders, grocer, stated.
It was suggested that in order
to keep in touch with city af
fairs and to discuss matters of
the city which affect the retail
merchants, that representatives
of the organization meet with
the Mayor and City Council and
discuss such matters. However,
no definite action was taken
on this subject.
Discussing the city manager
commissioners form of city gov
ernment, it was pointed out by
Mr. Brinson that such a change
would have to be made through
the Legislature.
Such projects as a “Turkey
Grab” at Thanksgiving or Christ
mas and a weekly “Swap Day”
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The services of a public health
nurse for Chattooga County have
been acquired, and she is to as
sume duties today (Thursday).
The nurse, Miss Wilma Pace,
arrived in Summerville Tuesday,
and will make her home with
Miss Mary Thompson. She is a
native of Trenton and is the
daughter of Mr*. J. D. Pace, of
Trenton.
Miss Pace was graduated from
j the University o r Virginia School
i of Nursing in 1945. She has been
doing institutional and private
I duty in Chattanooga, Tenn.
It has been pointed out that
I the health department can func
i tion more properly with the ser
j vices of a nurse.
GOV. THOMPSON TO
SPEAK HERE SOON
A speaking engagement in
Summerville for Governor M. E.
Thompson has been tentatively
set for the late afternoon of
Tuesday, Aug. 17, it has been
disclosed.
The time and place will be an
nounced later, however it is ex
pected that he will be at the
courthouse.
The governor will speak at 11
a m„ Aug. 17, at LaFayette, at
the courthouse, and Walker
County campaign committeemen
invite the friends of Governor
Thompson in this county to hear
him speak at that time.
FARM BUREAU GROUP
TO MEET IN CALHOUN
W. M. Storey, representing
this congressional district on the
Board of Directors of the Geor
gia Farm Bureau Federation,
announced today that the an
nual meeting of the Farm Bu
reau chapters of the Seventh
District will be held at Calhoun
on Monday, Aug. 9.
H. L. Wingate, president of the
state organization, will deliver;
the principal address.
Mrs. Joe S. Ray, president of
the Associated Women of the
state Farm Bureau, will also at
tend the Calhoun meeting and
appear on the three-hour pro
gram. The meeting will open
promptly at 10 o’clock with ad
journment set for 1 o’clock, Mr.
Storey said.
Farm Bureau membership in
the Seventh District at the close
of the 1947 fiscal year was 2,630
farm families, Mr. Storey reveal
ed. He announced the potential
membership was 22.951 with the
local goal of 1,265.
1900
CIRCULATION
THIS WEEK
$1.50 A YEAR
The body of L D. Pless, 36, of
; Summerville, was found with a
bullet through the head at 9
P m. Tuesday, a few feet away
from the Wayside Inn, where he
had been employed, according to
Sheriff A. H. Glenn.
The bullet, presumably that of
a .22 or ,25-caliber pistol, was re
moved from the head Wednes
day afternoon by State Toxogolo
ist Dr. Herman Jones, who has
taken it to Atlanta where the
definite caliber will be deter
mined. According to GBI Invest
igator C. D. Simmonds, the bul
let entered the head approxi-
I mately three inches to the rear
; of the lobe of the right ear and
■ was lodged neai the eyebrow of
the right eye.
According to Investigator Sim
| mon ds, the knees of the victim
I were scratched. Coroner I. M.
Henderson said that he had ap
parently suffered one or more
severe knocks on the head.
The coroner’s inquest, begun
at 9 a. m. Wednesday, was re
cessed until 9 o’clock this morn
ing (Thursday) awaiting the au
topsy report.
Pless was believed to have died
instantly, Sheriff Glenn stated.
The fact that the victim’s bro
ther passed the scene of the
murder within a matter of min
utes after it presumably hap
pened has given much fruit for
speculation among the public,
Investigator Simmonds said,
however, this brother’s co-opera
tion and welcome of investiga
tion has helped eliminate some
of this speculation.
Glenn stated that the body
was found by Steve Soulis, a res
taurant operator of Rome, who
was on his way home at the time.
Soulis, according to Glenn, re
turned to Summerville and in
formed authorities.
The Wayside Inn is located ap
proximately two miles south of
Summerville on U. S. Highway
27, which leads to Rome. The Inn
was closed about sundown Tues
day night, the Sheriff said and
apparently no one was near at
the time Pless was killed.
The GBI investigator stated
that there are suspects, but that
of course is limited to the cali
ber of the bullet found in the
head.
Funeral services are to be held
at 3 o’clock today (Thursday) at
rhe First Baptist Church, Sum
merville, with the Rev. Ira C.
| Frazier officiating. Interment
will be in the family lot of the
i Summerville Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Elsie Wright Pless; one
: daughter, Glenda Margaret; tWb
brothers, Glenn and Howard, all
i of Summerville. Four uncles also
i survive. J. D. Hill Funeral Home
, in charge of arrangements.
Five Plead Guilty
To Liquor, Beer,
Wine Charge
Six persons were tried for il
legally possessing beer and wine
or liquor, or both, during the
first two and one-half days of
City Court here, with five being
found guilty. John I. Partain re
ceived a directed verdict of not
guilty.
Paul Max Williams, charged
with possessing liquor, plead
guilty and was fined S6OO and
costs. Pleading guilty on the
same charge was V. H. Aaron,
who was fined S2OO and given a
six-months’ probation sentence.
William C. Ride’ plead guilty of
possessing liquor, was fined SBOO
nad given 12 months probation.
Brown Bryant Barnes, charged
with possessing wine and beer
without a license, plead guilty
and was fined SIOO and costs. R.
L. Barnes was fined SBOO and giv
en a sentence of eight months,
if the fine w T as not paid within
five days after sentence. He was
charged with possessing liquor
and plead guilty to the charge.
T. Fred Thomas was found
guilty of possessing and main
taining slot machines and also
of possessing wine and beer
however, a motion for a new trial
was made in the latter case. On
the slot machine charge, he was
fined SIOO, with the stipulation
that a three-months’ public
works camp sentence would be
imposed if the fine were not
paid.
Failed to Appear
Others scheduled for trial who
did not appear included Eearl
Bramlett, R. H. Minor, Bishop
Koonce, Jack Hartline and Toby
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