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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. —*o— 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 SEE PAGE FOUR N nm 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. ; 4 \ 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.