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,The total sale at the Coosa
Valley Livestock Sale in Rome on
October 6 was $34,253.68, with 62
buyers and 108 sellers exchang
ing 348 cattle, and 12 hogs.
Hogs were $20.75 to $24.60 cwt.;
calves, $12.50 to $25.50 cwt.; bulls
sls to $20.75 cwt.; steers, $13.75
lo $32.75 cwt.; slaughter cows,
sl2 to $lB cwt.; dairy type heifer,
sls to s2l cwt.; springers, $67 to
$202 per hd.
* * *
The American Legion Auxiliary
will meet at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday
Oct. 19, at the home of Miss Mae
Earl Strange, with Mrs. Hinton
Logan dn charge.
* * *
Robert W. Miller, 29, Summer
ville, Route 3, enlisted last week
in the United States Army, ac
cording to ar announcement
form the Rome Recruiting Sta
tion.
Miller enlisted in the rank of
Corporal (formerly called Ser
gent) under current regulations
which provide that veterans of
any service may enlist in the
Army or Air Force with all or
part of their former rank. Miller
is a veteran of the European
Theater, having served with the
139th Ordnance. His awards in
clude the American Defense
Medal, World War II Victory
Medal and the Good Conduct
Medal.
He is the husband of Mrs. irene
Miller, of Summerville, and they
have one child, Robert W. Mil'er,
Jr., who is 2 years old.
Robert K. Hogg, 24, of Menlo,
enlisted last week in the United
States Army, according to an an
nouncement form the Rome U.S.
Army and U.S. Air Force Re
cruiting Station, 406 West Build
ing.
Hogg is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Deforest Hogg, of Menlo.
* * *
A marriage license was issued
last week to James Clyde King
and Jula Mae Manus, both of
Tennessee.
Six Local Men
Join 11. S. Army
Six Chattooga Countians en
listed in the U S. Army and Air
Force in September through the
Rome office, M-Sgt. R. E. Ivey
revealed this week.
“Os the 41 men enlisting from
the entire Rome area, 18 were
veterans-an indication that prior
servicemen regard the army as a
good job.” said the sergeant.
Local men enlisting were;
Charles H. Wells, Berryton,
Johnnie C. Summerville,
Route 3; John W. McGraw,
Berryton; Mack A. Shamblin,
Summerville; Richard D. Aire,
Summerville Route 4; and Doyle
L. McCary, Summerville Route 2.
Public Can Aid in
Solving Crime , Soys
S immonds, of GBI
The public could be of a great
deal of assistance to the local
law enforcement officers if it
would cooperate by not disturb
ing a scene of crime until the
proper authorities arrive.
C. B. Simmonds, of the Georg
ia Buerau of Investigation, who
made this statement as he spoke
to the Summer'dlle-Trion Rota
ry Club Wednesday, also cited
two recent cases in this county
where valuable evidence was de
stroyed when the public failed
to cooperate in this vi tal matter.
“The people also should see to
it that the right people serve on
the juries,” he said, “because un
less there are competent jurors
from the best citizens we cannot
have law enforcement.”
It was pointed out that the
G. B. I. operates to assist the law
officers throughout the state.
Mr. Simmonds outlined several
ways in which cashing of bad
checks could be prevented, the
first and foremost of which is to
know the person whose check
you cash.
The program was under the
direction of Dr. Hubert Hardin,
and Mose Brinson introduced the
speaker.
The Rev. Henry Walker, Pastor
of the Summerville Methodist
Church, was inducted as a new
member.
Sacred Harp Singing
Planned at New Bethel
A Sacred Harp singing will be
held all day Sunday, October 17
at the New Bethel Baptist
Church, two and one half miles
north of Trion, it has been an
nounced by W. T. Pope, who is
in charge.
Several singers from other
counties are expected to attend,
Mr. Pope said, and dimier will be
served on the ground at the noon
hour.
Everyone is corially invited to
attend this big singing event.
VOL. 63 NO. 43
ARMISTICE DAY
AFFAIR PLANNED
BY VFW-LEGION
A huge Armistice Day celebra
tion is being planned jointly by
the American Legion Post 129
and Veterans of Foreign Wars
Mason-McCauley Post 6688 to be
held at 4 p. m. Sunday, Novem
ber 7, at the Memorial Home site
Parents of Chattooga County
men killed in World War I and II
will be honored guests at the
affair.
Leaders of the veterans orga
nizations state that approxi
mately7oo persons are expected
to attend. Members, all veterans
of Chattooga County and their
guests are invited,
i Speakers for the occasion have
! not ben named, however they will
Ibe discolsed in the near future,
it was stated. A good American
| Legion Band also is planned for
| the program.
John Stubbs, Seventh District
V. F. W. Commander, will be
| master of ceremonies, and Walt
Dalton will be in charge of the
food preparation
Those planning to attend are
| asked to buy their tickets within
two weeks in order that neces
sary arrangements can be made.
In the event of rain, the cele
bration will be staged at the
Trion Golf and Fishing Club,
however it is hoped weather will
permit it to be held at the
beautiful site of the Memorial
Home, leaders state.
Work on the building which is
to be dedicated to the memory
of those who lost their lives in
World War I and 11, is progress
ing, ft was stated.
Lee Bryant, ticket chairman,
states that each ticket will ad
mit two persons, preferably a
veteran and his wife, girl friend
etc.
Tickets may be obtained at
the following places in Trion:
Mr. Bryant, bus station; C. B.
| Bricker, “Snake” Tate, Tip Mc
jCollum, department store; Carl
Nix, barber shop; J. C. Cavin
and Fred Lancaster, dye plant;
Robert Crawford, main office;
Gene Wilbanks, machine shop;
Tip Fleming, service station.
James (Sloppy) Floyd and
John Hartline will be in charge
of ticket sales in Pennville and
Dickeyville.
Those selling them in Sum
merville include Jim Teddar and
Raymond Gay lor, post office;
Hinton Logan, Summerville
Grocery Store; and Rufus Pruitt.
GFBF to Convene
In Macon Nov. 9
The tenth annual convention
of the Georgia Farm Bureau
Federation scheduled to convene
|in Macon on November 9, has
! arranged a program that will be
|of interest to the producers of
ali commodities produced in the
state, according to announce
ment from H. L. Wingate, presi
dent.
Conferences have been arrang
! ed to give full study to problems
facing farmers in Georgia who
produce fruits and vegetables,
livestock, cotton, dairying, fores
try, pecans, peanuts, tobacco and
paultry. Specialists from the
Georgia Extension Service will
appear on the program of these
commodity conferences, Mr.
Wingate said. He plans also to
have several members of the
| Georgia delegation in congress
| to address these groups.
Farrar Realty Offers
Bonds School Work
Farrar Real thy Company is
offering a $25 U. S. Saving Bond
.to the Summerville High School
I student who “shows the great
est improvement in character,
scholarship and social behavior
during the school year,” accord
ing to an announcement by J.
Frank Harmon, Summerville
School Superintendent.
The faculty is to have complete
charge of this award, it was dis
closed. and each and every child
is urged to compete.
Other firms in Summerville
may make similiar awards con
cerning school work, it was dis
closed.
CORRECTION
Through an error, the last
paragraph in the story “City
enters equitable suit against pow
er company” was written as
though the entire paragraph was
a quotation of Moses E. Brinson
the local Power Company at
torney. This paragraph quoted T.
J. Espy, city attorney, instead.
| Mr. Brinson had no statement to
, make concerning the suit at that
I time.
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SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1948
Welfare Department
Announces New
Maximum Grants
New maximum welfare grants
for Georgia’s recipients of old
age assistance, aid to needy blind
and dependent children, accord
ing to the revised basis of maxi
mum participation by the Fed
eral Government in these cate
gories of Social Security, are be
come effective with the Novem
ber payments.
This action was authorized by
the State Board of Social Securi
ty in Atlanta on October 7th.
A resolution to this effect, of
fered by State Director W. E.
Ireland, was approved by the
Board. The substance of this ac
ments to the Federal Social Se-
In explaining these changes,
curity Act.
Director Ireland pointed out that
the new congressional legislation
also authorizes the Federal Gov
ernment to raise the basis of
participation from two-thirds of
the first $15.00 to three-fourths
of the first $20.00 per recipient of
old age assistance and aid to the
needy blind, and from two-thirds
of the first $9.00 to three-fourths
of the first $12.00 of the average
monthly ward per child for de
pendent children, plus half of
the balance of monthly grants.
“These additional Federal
funds will help our State and
County Welfare Departments in
the achievement of two major
objectives of both the Federal
Social Security Administration
and the State Board Social Se
curity,” Mr. Ireland pointed out.
According to the Director,
these objectives are:
1. That all people in like cir
cumstances shall receive similar
treatment.
2. That any citizen who be
lieves himself eligible for any of
these special assistance benefits
shall have opportunity to make
I application, and if found quali
fied, to receive assistance with
out delay.
It was also emphasized that
these two objectives can be rea
lized only by the elimination of
! the former practice of setting a
maximum allocation of funds to
the counties where State funds
are found to be inadequate.
“Assistance payments, under
the old basis of Federal ‘match
ing’, have exhausted the State
| appropriation, but the additional
Federal funds will enable us to
continue in future months with
jout the objectionable practice of
setting a maximum allocation.
This new Federal money now
avialable to help the States meet
the cost of assistance will enable
us to move further toward the
realization of these »two objec-
I tives by continuing indefinitely,
; without accumulating a new
backlog of pending applications.
; and without delay in granting
! normal increases as additional
j need develops through reinvesti
gation,” Mr. Ireland said.
Church of Christ
To Sponsor
Bible Lectures
There will be a series of Bible
Lectures at the Trion Church
of Christ October 18-29.
The theme for the first week
is “The Church,” and the theme
for the second week is Christian
Living.
Speakers on this program will
be: W. J. Lemons, of Dalton; C.
W. Scott, S. M. Connally, Charles
G Lemons, Gardner Hall, Sewell
Hall and Barney Keith, of Chat
tanooga, Tenn.; William Ly
brand, of LaFayette; Robert
! Farrish, of Summerville; Homer
Daniel and Paul Buchanan, j
both of Chattanooga.
In keeping with the custom
! of the Churches of Christ there j
will be only vocal music, which
, will be directed by H. Grady !
Slatton, of Rome.
Berryton Baptists
Plan 'Lamp Light'
An old-fashioned “lamp light
meeting” will be held at the
Berryton Baptist Church at 7:30
p m. Sunday, October 24, it has
[been announced by the pastor,
I the Rev. Howard Fillister.
Everyone is urged to wear old
and faded clothing and mothers
to wear bonnets, the Rev. Mr.
Fillister said. The church will
be lighted with candles and oil
lamps and organ music and “old
time singing” will feature the
program.
All persons over 40 years of age
Will have an opportunity to dis
cuss “the good old days” and will
have special seats facing the
congregation.
MENLO IS FIRST
TOWN TO PASS
JUVENILE CURFEW
Menlo is the first of the towns
in Chattooga County to pass the
curfew law, as recommended by
the Grand Jury at their last
session.
Mayor A. B. Day and the
councilmen met recently and
passed a law to the effect that
no child under 16 could be on
the streets after 9 p. m., unless
accompanied by their parents.
Members of the council include
| Robert William King, Robert
; Baker, J. D. Copeland and Gene
Ballard.
This curfew will be strictly en
forced, it was stated, and any
child found on the streets after
the designated time will be prop
erly punished according to law.
Signs will be placed in plain
view, it was stated, informing the
(public of this curfew.
The Council of the City of
Summerville was scheduled to
meet last Monday night and it is
understood that the matter of a
curfew for Summerville v/as to
have been brought up. However
the meeting was postponed be
cause of a conflicting civic mee +
ing at Trion.
In statements to the News last
week all the Summerville Coun
cilmen indicated they would be
in favor of such a curfew. Coun
cilmen Dennis Cox, Andrew
Williams and Leroy Alexander
all declared they were in favor of
it and Councilman Joe Gaines,
said that he had given the mat
ter no thought, but that “off
hand” he’d say he also was in
favor of a curfew.
Mayor Willis James also stated
that he had not given it too
much thought, but that he felt
they could cooperate for some
system. However, Mr. James de
c'ared that unless the parents
cooperated, no system would be
successful. He said that a date
for the council meeting had not
been set.
The Council for the Town of
Lyerly met Tuesday night, how
ever a curfew was not discussed
town clerk H. L. Abrams stated.
Byron Chapman is Mayor of
Lyerly. The next regular meeting
is scheduled for November 9.
The Trion Council also has not
discussed the measure recom
mended by the Grand Jury. They
will meet again in November. W.
B. Simmons is Mayor.
Local Teachers to
Attend G.E.A. Meet
In Rome October 20
Superintendent C. B. Akin, of
Summerville, R. J. Dobbs, Sum
merville President; Mrs. Ernest
Kennedy Public Relations Com
mittee Chairman. C h attooga
County GEA Local Unit; W. B.
Brandon Trion President; and
Miss Dora Bankey, Trion Public
Relations Committee Chairman,
will attend the Seventh District
I GEA Convention at Rome Octo-
I ber 20th.
Others attending from Chat
tooga County will be: W. C. Carl
ton, J. A. Smith, Miss Martha Jo
Calloway, J. Frank Harmon, R.
W. Williams, S. H. Brabson, Miss
Jewell Pool, Grover Smith, Mrs
John D. Taylor, Mrs. Frances
Alexander, Lois Peacock, Miss Isa
Ethyhl Simmons. Willard Golden
j and Elizabeth Johnson.
! Among those on the morning
I program will be Supt. Kankakee
j Anderson, Polk County seventh
GEA District Director, presiding;
GEA President J. G. Garrison,
Dr. M. D. Collins, State School
Superintendent, and J. Harold
Saxon, GEA Secretary.
Dr. Barnwell Addresses
Medical Society Here
Dr. C. H. Barnwell, of Chat
tanooga, Tenn., prominent Urolo
gist, was the guest speaker Tues
day evening at the monthly
meeting of the Chattooga County
Medical Society, which took place
at the home of Dr. William O.
Hayden, at Trion.
Dr. Barnwell discussed Urinary
Calculi.
Dr. D. S. Lawrence, of Menlo,
was elected to membership in
the Society, bringing the total
membership to nine in this
County. At present every Doctor
of Medicine in Chattooga County
is a member in good standing.
A committee 'was appointed for
the purpose of studying fees for
various medical and surgical
services rendered, and for the
purpose of standarizing these
fees throughout the county.
Following the meeting the
group adjourned to John’s Place
for dinner.
MASS MEETING FOR PARK
DISCUSSION-OCTOBER 21
Charter Is Presented to Local'
Business, Professional Women's Club
The Summerville Business and
| Professional Women’s Club,
which was organized last, July
| was officially presented its Char
| tei at a formal dinner meeting
(held at the Riegeldale Tavern
(Monday evening.
Mrs. Mamie K. Taylor, immedi
! ate past president and Member
ship chairman of the Georgia
Federation of Business and Pro
fessional Women’s Club, made
the presentation on behalf of the
Si ate President, Mrs. Helen
Smothers who was unable to at
| tend.
In her presentation address
-Mrs. Taylor hurled a challenge
|to all women stating “never be
jfore has there been the need as
| now for women to take their
j place in community, governmen
tal, civic and national affairs.’
She added further in her re
| marks that the plea of the wo
| men of the world to American
Ku-Klux Klan Burns
Cross in Summerville
A group of robed Ku Klux
Klan met in an empty lot on
North Commerce Street, in Sum
merville, Thursday night and
I burned a huge cross.
Handbills and other literature
were distributed among the
spectators, disclosing that the
group is “reorganizing on a large
scale throughout the South to
fight the ever-growing threat of
Communism and all other isms
except pure Americanism.”
Carrollton Edties
Indians, 7 to 6
By Billy Espy
Coach Hugh Maddox brought i
his Carrollton Hornets to Sum
merville Friday night and by vir- |
tue of a blocked extra point kick
carried home a 7-6 victory.
The Carrollton team was re
ported to be 18 point favorites,
but by playing the best game
that they played so far, the In
dians held them scoreless for 3
and a hlaf quarters until Jack j
Wheeler, 19 0 pound fullback
plunged over from the 1 to put
the Hornets ahead. The extra j
point, a pass from Wheeler to(
Brock Turner was good.
Carrollton threatened early in
the first period on a run by
Wheeler to S’ville’s 22 yard line
j however, a clipping penalty nul
; lified this gain, S’ville also
! threatened in the first period,
iwhen they drove to the 16, but
| a holding penalty put the ball on
the 31 where the Indians bogged
down and lost (he ball.
Carrollton’s scoring drive
started on their own 48 and on
8 running plays the ball was on
the 1, from there Wheeler plung
(ed over for the Hornets only
! score.
The Indians scoring came after
Carrollton kicked following their
score. The kick off was received
by Pettyjohn who returned to the
42 Williams lost 6 to the 46, a
pass was incomplete, a pass from
Dacus to Bush was good for 10.
(See Page 8i
Dalton District WSCS
Hold Fall Seminar
The Dalton District Woman’s
Society of Christian Service will
hold its annual Seminar at the
Ringgold Methodist Church at i
10:30 a. m. Thursday, October 14.
A large represetation from!
each member society is expected
as study plans for the entire year
will be discussed. Mrs. Reeves j
Gaston, North Georgia Confer-!
ence Officer and Mrs. Ross Bos
worth, President of the Rome
District W. S. C. S., will be pres-1
ent.
Mrs. Houston Jewell, President
of the Dalton District W. S. C. S„
will preside.
Bus to Take
Menlo Group to
Fair Friday
A Menlo school bus will leave
Alpine at 4 p. m. Friday to carry
j those wishing to attend the Fair.
The route will go through Menlo
jand by the Sunny Dale school
(route.
| women is “never secrifice a single
1 freedom in your country as we
■ have done in ours.”
Mrs. Taylor pointed out that
I this was her third recent trip
i to Summerville and that it was
| the intention of her husband and
j herself to some day to make their
home in Summerville.
In the program of the evening,
(ever which Mrs. J. L. Henderson,
: | president of the club presided,
i ( Mrs. William Gist gave two selec
l I tions, “The Desert Song” and
■! “Ava Marie.” She was accompa
! ried by Mrs. James R. Jackson,
i Jr.
i j Every civic club in Surmner
-1 ville was represented at the
;: meeting. For the Summerville
j Trion Rotary Club, Vice Presi
dent J. L. Henderson made ap
proiate remarks in welcoming
| the new club. Irwin Thomas.
• 1 president of the Lion’s Club and
i) (See Page 8)
Another 'Old-Timer'
Writes to News
The News heard from anothei
of it’s “old-timers” last week, j
; Mrs. N. L. Hudgins, of Rome, who
| wanted her subeription extended j
for another year.
Mrs. Hudgins, who is 84 years j
young, stated in her letter that j
the News had been going into !
her home since 1885, when it was j
called the “Summerville Ga- j
zette.”
“The News always comes in j
like a friendly visitor. . .long live j
the News,” said Mrs. Hudgins. ‘
We were glad to hear from j
this fine, loyal subscriber and |
letters from other subscribers!
are always welcome.
Judges Champion
Home Town Contest
Are Announced
Four prominent Georgiais and
and editor of the Reader’s Digest
have agreed to serve as judges
of the Georgia Power Company’s
' Champion Home Town Contest I
i which will end soon, it was an
[nounced by C. A. Collier, vice
president of the company. Sum- j
| merville is among the 200 towns j
entered.
Six towns with the best rec
-1 ords of community development ;
j during thhe contest period will
!be determined by a panel of
judges composed of Mrs. Inez
1 Henry, assistant to the president
of Berry Schools; Raimundo de
Ovies, dean erqeritus of St. Phil
ip’s Cathedral m Atlanta; Lois
j Mattox Miller, roving editor for
[Reader’s Digest; Roy Ulrich,
i general manager of the Atlanta
s Chamber of Commerce; and Dr.
Allen D. Albert, professor of
( sociology at Emory University.
The six winners will share in
prizes totaling $3,500. The con
| test is divided into two popula- |
(tion groups; towns with less than I
1.000 inhabitants in the 1940
! census, and towns with from
1.000 to 20,000. In each group
I there will be a first prize of j
SI,OOO, a second orize of SSOO and
a third prize of $250.
Winners will be selected on the
basis of civic improvements, in
dustrial growth and agricultural
advancement during the period
between March 1 and October 31.
Entrants’ reports of progress are
jto be submitted by Noverber 15
i to the division headquarters offi
-1 ces of the Georgia Power Com- :
| pany in Athens, Atlanta, Augus- ;
! ta, Columbus, Macon and Rome.
Reports sent by mad must be
[postmarked not later than mid
night of November 15.
Pastors Discuss Juvenile
Delinquency With Lions
A discussion of the local ju
venile delinquency problem by
! the Rev. Henry G. Walker, Pastor
of the Summerville Methodist
Church, and the Rev. Harry
Foster, Pastor of the Summer
i ville Presbyterian Church, high
lightde the meeting of the Sum
merville Lions Club on Tuesday,
October 5. The meeting was held
r | at the Riegeldale Tavern, Trion.
John Warr, Floyd County
i School Superintendent, will be
1 the principal speaker at the next
meeting which will be held Tues-
$1.50 A YEAR
Hundreds of people not only
from Summerville, but also from
i throughout the County are ex-
I pected to gather in Summer
(ville at the Presbyterian Church
| at 8 p. m. Thursday, October 21,
; for a great mass meeting at
time plans for a park for Sum
j merville will be formulated.
This mass meeting which is
being sponsored by a group of
| citizens and not by any one
civic group, wall be the first
; major step in attaining the
i much-needed park, and possi
bly a recreational building, for
j Summerville.
A Board of Directors will be
; chosen at this meeting and it
is emphasized that “wide-awake,
civic-interested” persons should
be chosen for this Board.
“Park Day,” one day in which
the drive for funds will concen
trated, will also be chose at
Thursday night's meeting.
The drive by a group of citi
zens followed years of discussion
on the need of such a park and
i recreational building, juvenile
; delinquency i n the County.
| Many civic leaders have point
ed out that with proper recrea
tional facilities, juvenile crime
could be decreased.
EVERY person interested in
| the betterment of his or her
j community and in the future of
I their children is not only invit
ed, but urged, to attend this
: most important meeting.
All civic clubs churches, and
; other organized groups and
| every individual will be called
j upon to aid in this move for
(a park, either financially or
i otherwise.
j NOW YOU TELL US [
How would you suggest the
streets of Summerville be dec
orated for Christmas?
Mrs. Claire Baker, office elerk
—Well, I think co’ored lights
would be an added attraction.
You know Rome uses Christmas
trees too and I think that helps
the appearance. However, frank
ly, I haven’t any suggestions as
to how the lights could be strung
up or on what props the trees
could be placed.
C. W. Kringsberg, photograph
er—Oh I think having a tree and
streamers would be nice. You
know Christmas isn’t much with
out a tree, is it? Several years
ago they had a tree and I don’t
think it cose so very much. How
ever now there are several im
portant corners and it’d mean
that there’d be several trees one
at each of the intersections.
Electric lights would help a lot
too. The merchants and resi
dents can do a lot too to help
the town look pretty at Christ
mas-time.
Mrs. J. L. Henderson, Librarian
—I always think wreaths look
: pretty, but there’s hardly away
to use them in Summerville. And
I do love Christmas trees, but
they don’t look so well without
| lights. Now they might put a tree
in front of the courthouse and
| there they could connect it up
for lights. Small cedars oif stands
on the streets would be nice if
they were steady, so as not to fall
over. We should remember
though to preserve our younger
cedars and not just cut away all
our forest resounds. They do that
in lot of towns—it takes so many
to decorate the streets.
Fred Medders, Grocer Some
kind of decorations around the
courthouse and post office would
really be nice. A yard display at
the Post Office would be pretty
—say maybe a tree on each side
with lights. A “Merry Christmas”
sign around the courthouse
would be nice. The merchants
can help a lot by decorating their
businesses effectively. I am defi
nitely in favor of our decorating
the streets of Summerville for
Christmas.
Auditorium Work to
Begin Soon —Bryant
Work will begin in the near
future on the Summerville High
School Auditorum, it has been
disclosed by A. M. Bryant, of
Bryant and Sons Lumber Com
pany. contractors.
Mr. Bryant stated that they
i expect to have the building com-
I pleted by “the first of the year.”
! Also expected to be finished by
i the beginning of 1949 is the Men
lo High School building. Flooring
i for this school is being poured
this week, Mr. Bryant said.