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HERE N
THERE
Representatives of the U. S.
Army and U. S. Air Force will be
in Summerville at the Post Office
every Thursday and Friday in
order to give better service to the
young men and veterans of
Chattooga County, according to
M-Sgt. R. E. Ivey of the Rome
office.
Anyone interested in enlisting
in the Army or Air Force, desir
ing information about the Armed
Forces or wishing to obtain
medals of World War II may
contact the recruiting sergeants
on the days specified.
The recruiting sergeants - will
be in Trion every Wednesday.
Preaching schedules of the
Subligna, Pleasant Grove and
Unity Baptist Churches have
been announced by the pastor,
the Rev. George C. Schroeder,
Pastor.
They are as follows: Subligna,
first Sunday of each month, 11
a. m. and 7:30 p. m.; Pleasant
Grove, second and fourth Sun
days, 11 a. m. and 7:30 p.m.;
Unity, third Sunday, 11 a. m. and
7:30 p. m.
Sales at the Coosa Valley Live
stock Sales, Rome, on September
29, totalled $37,639.93, with 53
buyers and 122 sellers exchang
ing 382 cattle, 33 hogs, nine pigs,
one pony, one mule and one goat.
Hogs were: $23 to $28.50 cwt.;
calves, $12.60 to $26 cwt.; bulls,
sls to $18.75 cwt.; steers, sls to
$26.25 cwt.; slaughter cows, $13.20
to $19.75 cwt.; dairy-type heifers,
sls to $21.50 cwt.; springers, $59
to $228 per hd.
Ann Allen, of Summerville, was
among the 17 girls at the Uni
versity of Georgia, Athens, being
pledged to the Alpha Omicron Pi
Sorority.
Miss Allen is a junior at the
University.
Doyle McCary, 18, Summerville,
Route 2, enlisted last week in the
United States Army, according to
an announcement from the
Rome Recruiting Station, 406
West Building.
McCary is the son of Mrs. Eva
McCary, of Summerville.
The regular meeting of Trion
lodge No. 160 will be held at 7:30
p. m. Saturday, Oct. 9, at the
Lodge Hall, Trion, all qualified
Masons are invited.
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Farms, of Summerville,
recently sold two purebred Aber
deen-Angus cows to Frank L.
Wilder, of Armuchee, and one
bull to D. M. Everitt, of Curry
ville.
C. of C. Directors,
Officers Discuss
Industrial Exhibit
Discussion of the industrial
and commercial booth at the
County Fair next week, predomi
nated the monthly meeting of
Directors and Officers of the
Chattooga County Chamber of
Commerce, who met Friday
afternoon at the Chamber oi{
Commerce office in Summerville
M. B. Eubanks who had been
appointed Chairman o f that
committee, was out of town and
in his absence it was decided
that each business or industry
expecting to have an exhibit at
the Fair, would make their own
plans.
J. B. Butler briefly discussed
the Home Community Improve
ment Contest, which is sponsored
by the Chattanooga Chamber of
Commerce, and which has been
entered by three communities in
this County. They are: Hanson,
Teloga and Little Sand Moun
tain.
Those attending Friday’s meet
ing included Mose Brinson, T
J Espy, J. T. Morgan, Leo Baker
E. C. Pesterfield, O. L. Cleckler
A. B. Hammond and J. B. Butler.
Chattoogans Imk
Forward to Annual Fair
Hundreds of Chattooga Coun
tians will pour into Summerville
and on into the Fair Frounds
next week, Oct. 13-16, to attend
that great annual event, the
Chattooga County Fair, which is
expected to be better than ever
this year.
Creating quite a bit of interest
is the industrial and commer
cial exhibit, which is being fea
tured for the first time this year.
Sponsored by the Chattooga
County Chamber of Commerce,
it will display products of the
major manufacturing plants of
the county, as well as exhibits
on behalf of a number of stores
in the county.
VOL. 63 NO. 42
THE NEW BOOKMOBILE, which serves Chattooga, Dade and Walker Counties under the Cherokee
Regional Library, is shown in front of the Chattooga County courthouse together with a group of
those who aided in securing it. Left to right are: B. W. Farrar, Mrs. B. W. Farrar, Mrs. H. D. Brown,
Willis James, Mrs. J. L. Henderson, Harvey Phillips, N. B. Murphy, Dr. W. B. Hair, Irwin Thomas,
Homer Gordon, Miss Sara Marett, Miss Jewell Pool, Mrs. C. B. Akin and C. B. Akin.
Charles N, Elliott
To Address Local
Wildlife Club
The principal speaker of the
meeting of the Chattooga County
Wildlife and Conservation Club
at the courthouse In Summerville
at 8 p. m., will be Charles N.
Elliott, of Atlanta, director of the
State Game and Fish Commis
sion. This announcement was
made by W. H. Smith, of Lyerly,
president of the club. In addition,
an interesting movie pertaining
to wildlife will be shown.
Os special interest to all mem
bers of the club was the stocking
of the Club lake at Bolling last
week. Approximately 7,000 bream
and bass were released and state
authorities expect to open the
lake to fishing sometime during
next year, it was stated. About
half of the area to be covered by
water is inundated and within a
few weeks water will be pouring
ever the spillway. Another stock
ing of fish will take place next
spring and the lake will be fer
tilized for rapid growth of the
fish.
During the past several weeks
a drive has been on for funds to
aid in building the lake and to
complete recreational facilities at
the site. There is much work yet
to be done and it will require
some time and money to accomp
lish the things planned by the
club, Mr. Smith said. When com
pleted this will be the beauty
spot of the county and something
the club will be proud of.
A boat, motor and numerous
other items will be given by the
club at the meeting Monday
night and a large attendance is
expected.
Trion Methodist
Bazaar Saturday
A bazaar will be held at the
Trion Methodist Church at 6
p. m. Saturday, it has been an
nounced, proceeds to be used for
the Church Building Fund.
Various concessions include a
gift shop, a fish pond, a ball
booth, a fortune telling booth
and a refreshment booth.
There will also be an auction
of “suprise boxes,” with Ross
Thomas doing the auctioneering.
Mrs. C. R. Greer is in charge of
the Country store, where fresh
country eggs, butter and other
country items will be sold.
C. B. Bricker, who is in charge
tj! the Riegel Textile Corpora
tion’s exhibit, states that “grey
goods,” produced in the cotton
mill at Trion, and various types
of gloves produced at the local
glove factory will be exhibited.
Finished products made from
Riegel Textile’s products also will
be shown, Mr. Bricker said.
The Summerville Manufactur
ing Company, a cotton mill, plans
a “suprise” exhibit, and the
Montgomery Knitting Mill, of
Summerville, will display their
finished product, socks of various
types. i
Hosiery, underwear and other
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SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1948
City Enters Equitable
Suit Against Fewer Co.
The City of Summerville en
tered an equitable suit against
the Georgia Power Company
Tuesday for SBO,OOO for the
alleged trespass use of i t’s
streets, alleys and public places,
it has been disclosed.
Hearing on the petition in Ful
ton Superior Court has been set
to take place October 15.
The petition alleged the Georg
ia Power Company to be a con
tinuing trespasser, but the
statute of limitations prevents
recovery for more than four past
years.
The petition also alleged future
damages of 25 per cent of the
gross annual income received
from residential and commercial
customers of the Georgia Power
Company within the corporate
limits of Summerville.
“When compared with the
THREE LOCAL COMMUNITIES NEAR
END OF 'IMPROVEMENT CONTEST'
One of the three communities
in this county who have evidenc
ed their progressiveness by en-
I tering the Chattanooga Area
Communities Improvement Con
test, will be selected on Monday,
October 18. to ‘ compete with
other county winners from 14
counties in Georgia, Alabama
and Tennessee.
Teloga, Hanson and Little Sand
Mountain communities have
| busied themselves for the past
jyear in sprucing up their farms,
j their homes and their communi
[ ties in general as a part of the
| contest.
Points they will be judged on
| include home food supply, sound
I farming system, develo pm ent
J an <3 improvement of appearance,
; convenience and livability of
home and farm, and community
! development, which includes the
| residents participation in church,
school and civic organizations.
Walker County
Fair in Progress
The Walker County Fair, de
scribed as the best in the history
of the county, is now in progress
a t LaFayette at the Fair
Grounds.
This annual occasion is spon
sored by the Walker County Fail
Association, a non-profit organi
zation, headed by H. V. Henry
President.
Last night (Wednesday) was
“Stunt Night,” for the children,
and such features as a sack race,
potato race, greased pole and
greased pig, were held.
A Hereford Show will be shown
under the floodlights at 7:30
o’clock tonight (Thursday), and
a Jersey Show will be held at
the same time tomorrow night.
Climaxing the four-day event
will be the open horse show,
planned for Saturday night at
7:30 o’clock. There will be 13
classes and included will be some
of the finest horses in Tennessee,
Alabama and Georgia. There will
be several from Knoxville, Tenn.,
Nashville, Tenn., and Birming
ham, Ala.
earnings or net income of the
City of Calhoun, which city re
tails electricity purchased from
the Georgia Power Company, the
25 per cent seems to be just and
reasonable,” City Attorney T. J.
Espy said.
“The officials of the City of
Summerville have earnestly
sought to adjust and settle the
franchise matter with the offi
cials of the Georgia Power Com
pany on a reasonable basis out
of court,” Mr. Espy declared in
a statement concerning the suit.
“The officials of the contend
ing parties were irreconcilably a
| part respecting adjustment and
settlement of the questions at
issue,” he said, “so an equitable
suit to protect the City’s in
terests seemed to be absolutely
necessary.” Local Georgia Power
attorney, Mose Brinson, stated.
Judges will be D. L. McWhorter,
■ E. C. Pesterfield and O. L
■ Cleckler.
L Mrs. Z. M. Cooper is in charge
• of the Little Sand Mountain
. group, Earl Parker heads the
1 Hanson group and W. W. Stansell
■ supervises the Teloga contest.
1 First prize in the county is SSO
given by the local civic organiza
-1 j tions through the Chamber oi
: j Commerce. Thirty dollars will be
“ j awarded as second prize and
t third place winner will receive
• S2O.
‘ Each county first prize winner
also will receive $75 from the
i Chattanooga Chamber of Com
l merce, which sponsors the con
: test.
Five hundred dollars is the
first prize in the complete Area
' contest, while the other prizes
; are as follows: second, $400;
. third, $300; fourth, $200; and
fifth, SIOO.
Kelley Lee Barfield,
13, of Trion, Dies
Kelley Lee Barfield, 13, of
Trion, passed away at 10 p. m.
Saturday, October 2, after a brief
illness.
He is survived by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ray C. Barfield, of
Trion; two brothers, James C.
and Earl C. Barfield, both of
Trion.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at the Trion Methodist
Church at 2:30 p. m., Monday,
with the Rev. Frank Prince, pas
tor, officiating.
Honorary pallbearers were:
Charles Moon, James Parris, Bill
Cobb, Tommy Green, Paul Freels,
Jr., George Edge, Jerry Barnette,
Gaylord Westbrooks, Doyle
Plunkett and Charles West
brooks.
Active Pallbearers included: G.
D. Plunkett, Spear Willbanks,
Carl Searls and Carl Newsome, Jr.
Interment was in the Trion
Cemetery with the J. D. Hill
Funeral Home, of Summerville,
LYERLY GIN BURNS TUESDAY;
DAMAGE ESTIMATED $25,000
SUMMERVILLE INDIANS SCALP LAKEVIEW;
PUT CARROLLTON FRIDAY NIGHT
By Billy Espy
The Summerville Indians de
feated the much-improved Lake
view team Friday night, 25-13 at
Elurvidant Field.
Lakeview’s offensive star was
Baker Hyde, a tall powerhouse
with plenty of drive and also
plenty of speed as he raced 77
yards to put Lakeview ahead in
theh second period. Noticable on
defense were Douglas Slagle,
Sonny Tolley and last, but by no
means least, Jesse Stoker, who
played a wonderful game from
the pivot and backer-up spot.
For the Indians, Joe Faye
Dacus stood out on offense, scor
ing 2 T D’s and passing for
another. Bobby Nix and Bobby
Bush, the “Goldust Twins,” also
played swell game. Defensively,
Capt. Grant Davison, John Dono
vits and Sewell Cash stood out by
their hustle and hard tackle.
The Indians drew blood in the
first quarter after an exchange
of punts and a Lakeview fumble
which was recovered by Capt
Grant Davison.
Summerville’s first score came
on a pass form Joe Faye Dacus
tc Capt. Davison, after several
running plays and an offside
penalty against Lakeview put the
ball on the 16, then S’ville was
penalized 5 yds. for illegal motion
putting the ball back on the 21,
setting up the 21-yard touch
down pass, the try for extra point
was no good.
In the second period, Lakeview
started rolling and on 6 plays
scored. Baker Hyde, Lakeview’s
plunging fullback, carried from
the 4 for Lakeview’s first score,
| the extra point try, a pass, was
jno good.
The Indians just couldn’t get
| to rolling in the second period as
: line plays gained only 30 yds. in
that period, and one pass was
completed for a gain of 31 yds..
George F, Stowe
Dies Wednesday
George F. (Happy) Stowe, 53,
died at his home in Dickeyville
at 9 a. m. Wednesday.
He was the son of the late j
Lcuise Aired and James Monroe
Stowe, both of whom were born
and raised in this county.
Mr. Stowe, a World War I vet
j eran, was born on Feb. 25, 1895.
in Chattooga County and he had
spent the greater part of his life
| here. For a number of years he
jwas employed as a salesman for
■a Chattanooga concern,
j Survivors include his wife, the
former Bonnie Day; four broth
ers, W. F. Stowe, of Fort Payne,
Ala., C. B. and J. C. Stowe, of
Summerville, and G. L., of Trion,
five sisters, G. T. Lively
Mrs. D. D. Wade and Mrs. Seay
Tribble, all of Summerville, Mrs.
Joe Barnett, of Oak Ridge, Tenn.,
and Mrs. C. G Smith, of Trion.
A number of nieces and nephews
also survice.
Funeral services are to be con
ducted at 4 o’clock, today (Thurs
day) at the Trion Baptist
Church, with the Revs. Paul
Goodner, Frank Lewis and S. L.
Walker, Pastor, officiating. In
terment will be in the Trion
cemetery. J. D. Hill Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Underwood, 68,
Passes Away Friday
Mrs. Laura A. Underwood, 68.
passed away Friday afternoon,
October 1, in a local hospital
after a lingering illness.
She is survived by five daugh
ters: Mrs. Gladys Sizemore, of |
Chattanooga, Tenn., Mrs. Oscar j
Shelton, of LaFayette, Mrs. Paul j
Lively, of Charlotte, N. C., Mrs. j
R. J. Ledfed, of San Francisco,
Calif., and Mrs. C. W. Chanilee,
of Anniston, Ala.; two sons; John
Lhiderwood, of Trion, and Clint,
of San Francisco, Calif.; two
step-sons; W. N. Underwood, of
LaFayette, and J. C. Underwood,
of Albertville, Ala.
Funeral service were conducted
at the Trion Church of Christ
of which she was a member, Sun
day afternoon, with Paul Buc
h&nnon and Fanis Baird, minis
ters officiating. Interment was
in Trion Cemetery with the J. D.
Hill Funeral Home in charge.
that being from Bobby Bush to
Gene Woodall, then as the In
dians threatened to score, a pass
from Bush was intercepted by
Hyde and the half ended with j
the score 13-6 in favor of Lake
view.
Lakeview’s other score also I
came in the second period as
Hyde scampered 77 yards
through the entire S’ville team
to put Lakeview ahead 13-6. The
try for extra point was good, a
pass to Alversor from Brown.
The Indians strted rolling in
[ the third quarter as Lakeview
j lost the ball on a bad center, the
I fumble being recovered by Billy j
Flanagon on the 11. On the first!
| play Dacus covered that distance j
' for the Indians' second score, I
i again the try for the conversion j
! faded.
Lakeview received the kick-off !
| on the 25 and rolled to S’ville 39
| where one of Hyde’s passes was
intercepted by Bobby Bush, who
returned it 5 yards. The Indians
again rolled to the 1, where they
lost the ball on downs, Lakeview
kicked out to the 25, Davis re
turning to the 15, Dacus hit the;
line for 3, Nix got 2 to the 10, a
pass was incomplete, Dacus hit
the line for 5 more to the 5, and;
i then carried the leather around
I end to score. Gene Woodall ran
1 the extra point.
The fourth period brought the
I Indians final score as Billy
Moorehead recovered a Lakeview j
; fumble on the 35. Dacus passed
jto O. G. Moorehead who was
knocked out of bounds on the 2
j setting up the score, that came
| on a quarterback sneak by Bobby
Bush The try for conversion fail- j
ed.
Friday night the Indians meet
the strong Carrollton team at
; Sturdivant Field at 8 p. m., Car
rollton has won 2 of 3 games,
; bowing only ic ‘.aGrange.
J, D. Hill Explains
Plans Cemetery
Corporation !
As there seems to be some con
: fusion in the minds of some oi;
| the interested citizens as to the j
| plans and fees of the Summer- j
ville Cemetery Corporation. J. D |
Hill president of the corporation !
j has explained a number of j
points.
j He declared that they are “very
well” pleased with the response
thus far and are still urging all
those with loved ones buried in
I the Summerville Cemetery to
! join in the worthy cause.
“We have been asked by many
citizens to go forward with this
j work but most of the contribu
| tions have come from out of j
town” he said.
i The present codition of the
, cemetery is deplorable and em
! barrassing to all of us, Mr. Hill j
declared.
When some go there in grief ;
j and sorrow it is a heart-breaking
thing to leave their loved one in
! a place so poorly kept. Let us all
work together for improvement.”
The initial fee for membership
in the Corporation (a non-profit;
;corporation) is $24. This fee may:
be paid in one lump sum or $2
per month, however to do the J
work as is desired, this may be;
needed now, Mr. Hill said.
When this 524 is paid, you are j
la member of the Corporation as
j long as it exists, without further
| fee. The cost to you from here ;
lon will be maintenance only and
lit is figured at $5 for a lot w r ith j
I one grave, and $2 for each addi
j tional for the first year. Suppose
;you have a lot with three loved j
; ones buried over there. The cost i
Ito you for one vear would be $9
! and you would have the satis-
I faction of knowing the graves
were leveled and the grounds
; sowed, mowed and fertilized
I when necessary.
‘The maintenance fee may be
changed from year to year as
conditions require. Let me ask
you—have you had your lots
cleaned one time this year? What
did it cost you? It is not our
I plans to have one cleaning a year
, I but rather to have systematic
I cleaning and improvement.”
$1.50 A YEAR
Fire of an undetermined orgin
Tuesday caused damage esti
mated at $25,000 to the Lyerly
cotton gin, operated by Chapman
Brothers, however Byron Chap
man declared that they expect to
have the gin in operation again
within two weeks.
The fire was discovered at
j approximately 4 a. m. Tuesday by
J. J. Bennett. No watchman was
|on duty at the time, Mr. Chap
;man said.
I The Summerville fire truck
j was dispatched to the scene, and
| assisted in stopping the flames,
! however a great deal of damage
had been done when it arrived.
In addition to the 24 bales of
cotton which were burned, a
Chapman Brothers truck also
was demolished.
Eight Chattooga
Countians Called
For New Draft
In the first call since the new
peace-time draft went into
effect, eight young men from
Chattooga County left for ex
aminations in Atlanta Monday.
The young men, all non-vet
erans, single and non-fathers,
were to return this week and
Miss Mae Earl Strange, draft
j board clerk, states that she has
not yet received a report of the
number accepted.
Those called were: Idress F.
Ledford, Orville L. Richardson,
Charles E. Moore, Burney Stall
ings, Troy Barton, Samuel J.
Hamilton, Isaac Jackson and
Warren G. Shropshire, colored.
Miss. Strange stated that calls
will be made monthly.
Menlo P.-T. A. Sponsors
Benefit Basketball Game
A benefit basketball game be
’ tween the Menlo High School
teams and the Town of Menlo
teams will be staged at 7:30 p. m.
Friday at the gymnasium in
Menlo under the auspices of the
Menlo Parent-l iacnei- Associa
; tion. Funds derived from these
games will be used for the lunch
room program.
There will be both boys and a
girls game, and everyone is urg
jed to support the team of their
j choice by being present and at
[the same time supporting the
I lunch room program of the
j school.
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\ NOW YOU TELL US j
Do you think the proposed
park and recreational building
| for Summerville will be of much
I help in curbing the local juve
nile delinquency?
William Ellenburg, 16, high
: school student Yes, it’ll be of
some help, but some boys are so
sorry they just don’t care. How
ever, I think most of the young
people wall support it and do
whatever they can to make it a
| success. I know I will. We’ve
; needed something like that here
jfor a long time. It’ll give teen
agers a place to hang out and
help keep some of them out of
trouble.
Mrs. M. M. Allen, director local
Public Welfare Agency— I eer
tainly think a recreational center
I would help our problems on juve
nile delinquency. Our young
people are not bad at heart. It
is oftentimes for the want of
something to do, somewhere to
go, that cause them to go out
and get in trouble. A recreational
center would furnish wholesome
| fun, that after all is what the
[majority of youth is seeking.
J. Frank Harmon, superinten
i dent, Summerville Schools— Play
;is the God-given right of the
child. If he is deprived of his
play by adults, either by placing
a curb on his playing time or
l by not providing a place for him
I to play, he will, of necessity, show
; this lack in his adult habits and
j aptitudes. Boys and girls are
! naturally active, and if some type
! of constructive and supervised
recreation is not provided, the
children will, in many respects,
get into the habit seeking their
recreation where they can find
it. If Jesus “increased in wisdom
and stature, and favor with God
and man,” I see no reason why
;we should not at least try to
follow the one perfect example
W. M. Whaley, police chief—
Yes, I think it will be a good
■ : thing to have a recreational pro
• gram. Maybe it’ll keep the chil
i dren busy and give them some
i thing to do. We need it.