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HERE N THERE The Speer Family, of Nash ville, Tenn., will appear at the courthouse in Summerville at 8 p m., Saturday, Aug. 28. The Pennville Cemetery will be cleaned on Friday, Aug. 27, it has been announced by the commit tee in charge, W. Frank Scog gins, Billy Penn Selman, Milton Housch and Charlie Loggins. All those interested are asked to come or either “send liberal contributions as a big percentage of the work will have to be done by hired labor, the committee stated Pvt. O. E. Coluin, Summerville, has arrived for duty at Guam, according to an announcement made by the public information officer at MARBO—Guam head quarters. He will be assigned in Guam — headquarters of this command. Marriage licenses were issued last week by the County Ordi nary to the following: John W. Willoughby, 17. and Catherine Marie Jennings, 16; Robert Stew art Lenox, 21, and Lottie Lee Eldrdige, 17; Thomas Usry, 19. and Margaret Hunter, 18; Wal lace Hurley, 29, and Louise Riley, 26. TALENTED SINGER TO APPEAR AT MENLO The Menlo Parent-Teacher As sociation is sponsoring the ap pearance of Driskill Wolfe, of Mi ami, Fla., popular American ten or, in concert at the Menlo School Auditorium at 8:15 p. m, Friday, Aug. 27. Mr. Wolfe’s appearance at Summerville last Friday night was highly praised by members of the Summerville Music Study Club, sponsors, who state that it is worth anyone’s time and mon ey to hear this talented singer. Mr. Wolfe, who sings the Nel son Eddy type songs, is spending the summer at his home at Cloudland. At the Menlo appearance, he will sing several numbers from gro spirituals. Busbin Named As Deputy Game Warden w. C. Busbin, of Lyerly, has been appointed by the State. Game and Fish Commission as deputy game warden for Chat tooga. County, and will work with the Chattooga County Wildlife and Conservation Club in the protection of game on the game preserve, as well as other viola tions in this area. The county game preserve con tains more than 20,000 acres and extends from the Montgomery farm at the fish hatchery as far west as the Hair orchards, south ward to the Alabama line, taking in Dirtseller Mountain. From the Alabama line the boundary on the east is Chattooga River to near Lyerly, where it extends to Taliaferro station and includes all the Edmondson farm lands. All farms in the area with the exception of two or three small tracts have been signed up in the preserve and the state has already shipped 25 raccoons which were released on the pre serve, and it is thought that some deer and wild turkey will be available this Fall. The Wildlife Club also plans to restock the area with adult quail this winter. Veterans for Talmadge Club Holds Meeting A resolution was passed by the newly organized Chattooga County Veterans-for-Talmadge Club, at its first meeting on Aug. 19 at the courthouse, endorsing Talmadge “wholeheartedly for governor. Tne resolution is as follows: WHEREAS. The people of the State of Georgia are in the proc ess oi the selection of a Chief Executive of the State of Georgia. And. WHEREAS, there are im portant issues involving the rights of the people of our state, and affecting the true traditions of tne South, And, WHEREAS, there are those who would destroy these Southern traditions by sponsor ing anti-segregation laws, FEPC. abolishment of the county unit system, and the abolition of our counties down to fifty, AND. WHEREAS. The Honor able Herman Talmadge is the only candidate who has consist ently taken a positive stand up holding our true Southern tradi tions and whose entire record substantiates this position, And, WHEREAS, The Honor able Herman Talmadge is a vet eran of World War 11. THEREFORE, BE IT RE SOLVED, that we, the members of the Chattooga County Veter ans for Talmadge Club whole heartedly endorse and pledge our support to the Honorable Her man Talmadge for governor of Georgia. VOL. 63, NO 36 Wildlife Club Lake Is Now Completed The huge dam at the site of the club lake on the Walter Sturdivant farm, near Bolling, has been completed and water is new being held in the reservoir. The large spring on the Stur divant farm furnishes water for the lake and it is hoped that the lake will be full within the next eight or ten weeks, at which i time it will be stocked with bass and bream, allowed to stand without any fishing for about one year and then opened to | members of the County Wildlife j Club. This is an exclusive club lake, , erected under direction of the Chattooga County Wildlife Club i and will be stocked by the state, i The lake will contain nearly 20 : acres and a picnic area is to be maintained on the site so that any members of the club may ! spend their leisure hours with I their families at the lake. Until fishing is permitted boat riding , and picnicking will be available I The building of the lake has been an enormous undertaking for the club. Mr. Sturdivant has helped generously, members state and some funds have been raised by free-will donations. Now that the lake has been built and there is a considerable financial bur den, those who have not helped ere asked to do so in order that tne work may be paid for in full at once. Harris Edwards, of Lyerly, is treasurer of the club, and any donations may be mailed to him or given to D. L. McWhorter at the Farmres and Merchants Bank, or to any member of the . board of directors of the Wildlife | Club. J. L. Bryson Dies Saturday 7 ‘ I I ' John LaFayette Bryson, 63, ! • died early Saturday, Aug. 21. 1 He is survived by his wife, Mrs.. Mary Lula Wilson Bryson; two daughters, Miss Marietta Bryson ; and Miss Louise Bryson, both of Summerville; five sons, Roy,, ’ Robert, Ralph and Fred, all of j Summerville, and John L. Jr., of: Atlanta: four brothres, Joe, of 1 LaFayette; Charlie and Mack of Menlo, and Jess, of Ringgold. Seven grandchildren also sur vive. Funeral services were held at ( < the Summerville Church of God at 4 p. m. Sunday, Aug. 22. with 1 the Rev. Jeff Dale officiating Interment was m Summerville ( Cemetery with the J. D. Hill Fu neral Home in charge. Cemetery Badly In Need Os Cleaning, Landscaping ■' tIAO '-4MI .>- ■ t Persons having relatives buried in the Summerville Cemetery are asked to become members of the recently organized Summerville Cemetery Corporation, thereby having a direct part in beautify ing the cemetery. The Corporation was organized with the purpose of beautifying the cemetery by landscaping the grounds and then setting up a permanent maintenance pro gram. Or Simunrriniir Nms SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1948 RETURNED WAR DEAD ’>. B> . rr . n ' i W I : I ‘ It ( PVT. WINFRED W. GAYLOR, 23, of Lyerly, whose funeral srevices were conducted last Thursday morning at the Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church near Lyerly. Burial was in Johnson’s Cemetery. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Burton Gayler, of Ly erly and Lake Worth, Fla.; two sisters and thr«e brothers. Three Local War Dead to Be Returned The bodies of three Chattooga County soldiers will oe among the remains of 128 Georgia World War II dead who were originally interred in temporary military cemeteries in France and who are being returned to the United States aboard the U. S. Army transport “Lawrence Victory.’’ They are: Pfc. William P. Al exander, next of kin, Margaret F. Alexander, 3-A Park Avenue, Trion; S/Sgt. Jahugh K. Bar field, next of kin, Oscar A. Bar field, Route 3. Summerville; and Cpl. Archie L. Jennings, next, of km, Mrs. Fannie J. Agnew, of Menlo. After arrival of the “Lawrence Victory” at the New York Port of Embarkation, from two to five weeks will elapse before the At lanta distribution center will be able to advise the next of kin in Georgia when they may expect to receive the remains of their loved ones. Scene in Summerville Cemetery I J. D. Hill was elected presi •; dent; D. L. McWhorter, treasurer, ’ I and Mrs. John S. Cleghorn, sec- ‘ retary. .; At the present the cemetery is lin foul condition, weeds and II grass having grown to such a ; j height that they often hide the j i tombstones. 11 The corporation is non-profit, • and donations or bequests will ibe appreciated. However, the HELP WANTED Volunteer help is needed to register men at the local draft board, it has been announced by Miss Mae Earl Strange, i clerk. The newly organized draft board office is located in the county courthouse, and is to | be open from Monday, Aug. i 30, through Saturday, Sept. 18. ' Anyone desiring to offer ser- | vices for one day or more is j ‘ asked to contact Miss Strange, I C. P. Hamilton, C. A. McCon- : 1 nell or M. B. Eubanks. j ■ I I Barnes’ Arrest Is Announced The capture of Robert Barnes, I in connection with the shooting ! of Arthur Wilson on Tuesday, Aug. 17, was disclosed this week by Sheriff A. H. (Tiny) Glenn I and GBI Investigator C. D. Sim- | monds. Barnes was arrested Tuesday,! Aug. 24, near Shannon by Invest- ! igator Simmonds and Deputy Sheriff Fred Stewart. Wilson declared following the shooting that Barnes was the person who attacked him near Crow’s Nest, a small eating es tablishment south of Summer- I ville. The victim, who was shot twice in the chest, is reportedly im proving at Riegel Community Hospital, Trion. Hilda Jackson, arrested for | aiding a criminal to escape, re- I rnained in jail this week, and j Sheriff Glenn stated that he was going to have D. W. Busby, taxi driver, arrested on the same charge. Miss Jackson and Busby were allegedly in the taxi in which Barnes left the scene of the shooting. No preliminary hearing on Barnes has been set. TRION FtuiBALL SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED The Trion football schedule; has been announced by Coach William Brandon, who states that of the 10 games scheduled, five will be on the home filed. The schedule follows: Here is the schedule: Sept. 17, McHenry, here. Sept. 24: Dalton, there. Oct. 1: Ware Shoals, there. Oct. 8: Austell, here. Oct. 15: Model, there. Oct. 22: Lee High, there. Oct. 29: Lakeview, here. Nov. 5: Calhoun, here. Nov. 12: LaFayette, there. Nov. 19: Summerville, here. membership initial fee is $24 an nually (to be paid either $2 monthly or in a lump sum) and the annual maintenance assess ment is $5. for one lot with one grave and $2 extra for each ad ditional grave. Those wishing to join or to give a donation in addition, may send same to D. L. McWhorter, Farmers and Merchants Bank, Summerville. Plans Shape For ‘Country’ Brown Day Preparations for “Ralph (Coun try) Brown Day,” Wednesday, Sept. 1, were being completed here this week by the Chattooga County Chamber of Commerce and the Summerville Retail Mer chants Association, who are sponsoring the project. Approxi mately §4OO has been donated to present prizes to the local base ball hero. The “day” honoring Brown will be held at Engel Stadium, Chat tanooga, Tenn., when the Atlan ta Crackers, with whom the lo cal boy plays center field, meet the Chattanooga Lookouts. Five hundred automobiles and a number of busses from this county are expected to partici pate in a huge procession from Summerville to Chattanooga, leaving Summerville at 6 p. m. It has been proposed that the sheriff of Chattooga County head this procession, paying tribute to a local boy who has made good in professional baseball, and that state patrolmen follow. The group is expected to be escorted i into Hamilton County and Chat ; tanooga by the sheriff of that i county. Those Interested in going are I asked to meet at the Summer i ville bus terminal at 5:30 p. in. Chartered busses will be at the i bus terminals in Summerville I and Trion for the convenience ■ of those who can not go in pri vate cars. Fare will be sl. Mrs. Brock Daniel, phone 239, Cham ber of Commerce, will accept res- I ervations for the bus trip. Advance tickets for the game art now on sale at the Knick- Knack Grill. They are $1 for adults; ladies, 70 cents, in grand- ■ stand section F-right. Mose Brinson, president of the Chamber of Commerce, has (Continued on Social Page) Rites Set For Lt. Mitchell, War Dead The remains of the late Lt. La mar Herring Mitchell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lumpkin W. Mit chell, Summerville, Route 4, ar rived in Summerville at 5:49 p.m. Wednesday. Lt. Mitchell died in action on Dec. 11, 1944, at the age of 33. In addition to his parents, he is survived by two brothers, How ard, of Clinton, Ala., and Bill, of Summerville; four sisters, Mrs. D. W. Harper, Douglas; Mrs. Paul Morgan, Arragon; Mrs. E. A. Padgett, Atlanta, and Miss Ida Mitchell, of Summerville. A number of nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be con ducted at the Bethel Methodist Church, near Gore, at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 29, with the Rev. Henry Norris and George D. Er win officiating. Military honors will be accorded by American Legion Post 129 and the VFW Post 6688. Interment will be in the Summerville Cemetery with the J- D. Hill Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Clift Dies At Rossville Mrs. Margaret Ann Clift, widow of the late Luke C. Clift, 76, died at her residence on Midway Ave nue, Rossville, Route 2, at 2:30 a. m„ Monday, Aug. 23. Mrs. Clift had been an active, member of the Cloud Springs | Baptist Church of Rossville for the past 20 years, having been a ■ charter member. Surviving are three sons, | James Frank, of Rossville, Route | 2: Fletcher R. Clift, of Cincin-i nati, Ohio, and George A. Sharpe, of Greensboro, N. C.: one sister, Mrs. H. F. Jackson, of Lyerly. A number of nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services were held at the Cloud Springs Baptist Church of Rossville, at 10 a. m. Wednes day, with the Revs. W. R. Lump kin. Guy C. Rainwater, William S. Bates and J. A. Sentell offi ciating. Pallbearers were E. P. Adams, Sanford Ivins, Doyle Cradwick, Paul Holt, Joe McDaniel and J. I. Johnson. Honorary pallbearers were members of WMS of Cloud Springs Baptist Church. Interment was in the Chat tooga Cemetery, southwest of La- Fayette, with the J. D. Hill Fu neral Home of Summerville in charge of arrangements. Baptist Church to Have Centennial Local Draft Board Set Up The State Selective Service di rector has announced the ap-j pointment of the members of the i local draft board, with the ap pointment subject to the appro val of the President of the Unit- i ed States. Charles P. Hamilton, of Sum merville, Route 4, was named chairman, with C. A. McConnel, of Summerville, Route 3, and M. B. Eubanks, of Trion, as the oth er members. Registration for the draft has been set as Aug. 30. and the fol lowing is information released by the local chairman concern ing registration: “Whereas, the Congress of the United States has enacted the Selective Service Act of 1948, it becomes mandatory that all eli- j gible men from 18 years of age I to 26 years of age present them selves for registration. WHO MUST REGISTER: “Ex cept as otherwise provided in this title, it shall be the duty of every male citizen of the United : States, and every other male per- j son residing in the United States,) who, on the days fixed for the! first or any subsequent registra-! tion, is between the ages of 18 and 26, to present himself -for I and submit to registration at such time or times and place or ■ places, and in such manner, as! shall be determined by Procla- ; mation of the President and bv rules and regulations prescribed.” THOSE NOT REQUIRED TO REGISTER: Commissioned offi cers, warrant officers, pay clerks, i enlisted men, aviation cadets of the Regular Army, Navy, Ai r . Force, Marine Corps, Coast! Guard, Coast and Geodetic Sur- j vey, public health service, cadets 1 1 of the U. S. Military Academy or! U. S. Coast Guard Academy. | midshipmen of U. S. Navy. While on extended active cjuty i (Continued on Social Page) R. L. Anderson ■ ] Dies at Lyerly 11 Funeral service for Robert j Lonzo Anderson. 78, of Lyerly, I Route 2, were conducted at 3 p.m. | Friday, Aug. 20, at the Sardis i Church with the Rev. B. D. Ricks. ■ pastor of the Lyerly Baptist j Church, officiating. Mr. Anderson passed away at 5 p. m. Wednesday after a two weeks’ illness. He had been a res ident of Chattoogaville for the ■ past 30 years and retired from | arming in 1942. In addition to his wife, Mrs. Linda Anderson, he is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Hattie : Johnson, Lyerly, Route 2; Mrs.; Essie Dewberry, of Rome; Mrs.; Emma Howell, of Mobile, Ala . 1 and Mrs. Roma Martin of Hous ton, Tex.; five sons, Walter, Arthur and Grady, all of Hous- I ton, Tex.: J. P. and W. A. An derson, of Lyerly. Route 2. Twen- . ty-nine grandchildren and eightl grand-children also survive. Interment was in the Johnson Cemetery with the J. D. Hill Fu neral Home in charge. 500 ATTEND LYERLY MASONIC GATHERING Approximately 500 persons at- ; tended the barbecue given by the ■ Lyerly Masonic Lodge on Wed- I nesday evening, Aug. 18. at the . lake at Dean’s Place. Several prominent members of ! 1 surrounding lodges were pres ent, in addition to the families ' of the Lyerly members. New School Buildings To Greet Students, Teachers School boys and girls in three i Chattooga County communities'. will enter brand-new classrooms ' when school opens Monday. The new school buildings at Pennville, Welmyer and Sum merville have been completed, with the excepiton of the instal lation of heating systems, and will be occupied by teachers and students at the opening of the 1948-49 term. All are modern, complete buildings, having been built with funds derived from the floating of school bonds in this county. * $1.50 A YEAR The First Baptist Church, of Summerville, will observe its sentennial celebration Sunday, Aug. 29. The church was organ ized on Aug. 7, 1848. It is now worshiping in its third building. The original building was turn ed over to the colored Baptists of ■ Summerville. The second j building, located on the comer of Union Street and Georgia Avenue, burned in 1938, and the present building was dedicated in 1942. It was through the hard ! work and planning of Dr. O. A. . Selman and his committee that i this beautiful edifice was made ; possible, church leaders state. Five of the former pastors are i still living and have been invited ■ to have a part on the program during the centennial celebra tion. They are: Ben Scarbrough, Madison D. Short, C. P. Watson, J. C. Jackson and Wade Hamp ton Park. The present pastor is Ira C. Frazier. The program for the day will ; consist of the morning worship ; service with Ben Scarbrough ; bringing the morning message. !In the afternoon there will be j singing by the congregation. > Special music, a short history and short speeches will also be | featured on the afternoon’s pro i gram. Lunch will be served at the I church. In addition to being a centennial celebration, church leaders hope it will be a real | home-coming for many of the i church’s friends who are not liv- I ir.g in Summerville. Double Rites For Mrs. Gayler And Grandson k Mrs. Ellen Hannah Raglai ,1 Gayler, 78, died in a Rome hso pital at 10 a. m. Tuesday, Aug. 17. She is survived by her hus band, W. L. Gayler, of Lyerly;' two daughters, Mrs. L. B. Cook. Lyerly, and Mrs. Hubert McDan iel, of Birmingham, Ala.; four sons. Burton Gayler, Lyerly and Lake worth, Fla.; Doyle and Earl, of Lyerly, and Winston, of Bir mingham. Ala.; one sister, Mrs. W. B. Davis, Garland, Tex. Twen ty-two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren also survive Mrs. Gayler was a member of the Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church, near Lyerly, where dou ble funeral services were con ducted for her and her grandson, the late Winford W. Gayler, at 10 a. m. Thursday, Aug. 19. The Rev. J. F. Merrin, of Rock mart, and the Rev. Harry Fos ter, of Summerville, officiated. The remains of the late Pvt. Gayler arrived in Summerville Wednesday afternoon. Aug. 18, and interment for both was in jhe Johnson Cemetery, near Ly erly. Grandsons served as pallbear ers for Mrs. Gayler. J. D. Hill Funeral Home in charge. Pennville School to Open at 9 A.M. Monday The Pennville Grammar School will open Monday, Aug. 30. in the new six-room modem school building. The grammar school will open with a general assembly at 9 a. m. Registration by grades fiom 10 to 12. Principal of the Pennville Grammar School and teacher of the seventh grade will be Mrs. Jewell F. Rudicil. Mrs. Mary Ar den will teach the first and. sec ond grades; Mrs. Gladys Akin, the third and fourth grades; Mrs. Mary Ellen Broome, the fifth and sixth trades. A. M. Bryant, of Bryant and s Sons Lumber Company, contrac : tor for all these buildings, states that the Menlo .School.. building now under consffuctioh.sb,b,uid be ready for occupancy byXiec.. 1. The huge one-story Menlo .build ing will house both the gpagimar and high a shambling, two-s|qrjjj Jgyild ~lKn.lSbg9l.fiJL An auditorium . structed at School, howev?;, is not expected tact' ihi mediate BrysCnt ‘said. ! 51 W