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HERE N.
THERE
Produce for the Georgia Bap
tist Children’s Home, Hapeville,
will be loaded on a car in Chat
tooga County on November 17,
18 at Trioti, Summerville and
Lyerly.
The Rev. E. H. Ralston and
his singers will be at the Con
gregational Holiness Church,
near Lyerly, on Saturday and
Sunday nights, October 30-31, ac
cording to the Rev. Paul Fowler,
Pastor.
Recruit Manuel E. Perez of
153-A, Poinciana Pl. Key West,
Fla., was recently assigned to the
Headquarters Company First
Corps, Kyoto, Japan, home of the
thousands of Japanese Shrines,
Kyoto is the only large city in
Japan which was left untouched
by allied bombs during World
War 11.
Recruit Perez joined the army
in January, 1948, in Florida, and
completed his infantry basic
training in Korea. His present
unit, Headquarters Company,
serves as a housing and admini
strative unit for those men per
forming their duties in the I
Corps Headquarters.
Recruit Perez’s wife, Mrs. Bar
bara Ann Perez and their daugh
ter Callie Elizabeth Perez, reside
at Summerville, Route 3.
Inspect Cars Now
For Winter Driving,
Police Chief Urges
Lax automobile owners who
are negligent in the care and
maintenance of their cars are the
cause of many of Summerville’s
night time auto accidents, Police
Chief W. M. Whaley declared to
day.
“Greater safety on the road afr
night," he said, “is impossible
until the careless fellow who
thinks he can drive his car with
one light on, with faulty misa
ligned headlamps, poor tires, and
brakes, wake up to the fact that
he is a menace on the road at
night—and does something about
it.”
With longer nights ahead this
Fall and Winter which means
more night driving, it is more
important than ever that motor
ists give their car lights regular
• care, Chief Wh’ley said. An im
properly directed headlight can
blind the driver of an oncoming
car in an instant and cause an
accident according to Whaley.
, Tail lights and warning lights
are also very necessary accident
prevention devices which must
be carefully maintained he said.
Chief Whaley suggested sev
eral important precautions for
driving safety at night which
all motorists should observe:
1. Check the condition of tires,
brakes, and other safety devices
regularly.
2. Give headlights regular care
Have them tested and aimed at
least twice a year. Be sure all
car lights operate satisfactorily
at all times.
3. Always lower lights when
meeting another car.
“If motorists of Summerville
will co-operate with the Police
Department of this city to the
’’extent of observing these per
cautions and have their cars
checked regularly, the reduction
in traffic accidents and saving
of lives will make this small ex
‘penditure of time and money
well worth while,” Chief Whaley
concluded.
ROME MARINE RESERVE BAND TO
PLAY AT ARMISTICE CELEBRATION
The Marine Reserve Band, of
Rome, will be on hand at the
huge Armistice Day celebration
»at 4 p. m. Sunday, November 7.
to present appropriate music, it
has been announced by V. F. W.
and American Legion officials
who are sponsoring the event.
* Present plans call for the
Memorial Home Site to be the
scene of the celebration unless
there is rain on Saturday before
the event. In such a case, it will
be held at the Trion Golf and
Fishing Club.
In addition to the excellent
band from Rome, the program
also will feature C. Flannery
Pope, State V. F. W. Commander,
and Henderson Lanham, Seventh
District Congressman. Erie Cocke
Jr., State American Legion Com
mander, has been invited how
ever he has not definitely ac
cepted, leaders state.
9 Gold Star families will be
honored guests at the occasion.
They include the following: Mrs.
Addie Boatman, Mr. and Mrs.
J.M Peace, Jesse Chapman, Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. Thomas, Mrs.
Lena Ashe, Mrs. Annie Mae Hen
drix, Mr. and Mrs. William Pope,
D. J. Grey and H. V. Craig, all
£>intuiwruilk Nnns
VOL. 63; NO. 44
Lyons Is Democratic
Nominee for Sheriff
Proper Method
Os Marking Big
Ballot Explained
The huge ballot .on which
Chattooga Countians will choose
their candidates next Tuesday
in the General Election may be
confusing to many.
Democratic Committee Chair
man T. J. Espy this week ex
plained the proper method of
using this ballot, which is the
largest ever printed in Chattooga
County.
Mr. Espy declared that if a
person desired to support the
Democratic party in the state
offices, they should merely mark
X in the bracket on the left
hand corner.
A space is provided for the
Republican state offices, however
since there are no Republican
Party candidates in this county,
jthis is merely ignored, Mr. Espy
said.
; In the Independent Party sec
i tion, there is one candidate from
Chattooga County, and those de
siring to vote for this candidate
should mark and X in the brac
ket and strike out the Demo
cratic' nominee to this office.
Voting for national offices, in
cluding President, Vice President
and Electors, those wishing to
vote the Democratic ticket should
place an X in the bracket and
ignore the rest of the national
offices.
Those voting for Republican,
State Rights Democratic, People’s
Progressive Party and Prohibi
tion Party likewise mark an X
in the proper bracket.
It is not necessary that the
Constitutional Amendments be
voted for or against, Mr. Espy
said, since they do not concern
any local business. In other
words, those ballots which com
pletely ignore the amendments
will not be discarded.
However, those wishing to vote
either for or against them should
merely make an X in the bracket
at “For” if they favor the amend
ment, or an X a* the bracket
nearest “Against” if they oppose
the amendment:
Polls will be open from 7 a. m.
to 6 p. m.
Riley H. Hughes Dies
In Chattanooga
Information was received early
Wednesday night of the death of
Riley H. Hughes, 63, of Chatta
nooga, Tenn.
Mr. Hughes is survived by his
wife; five sons, O. O„ C. C., Her
bert and Herschel, all of Chat
tanooga, Tenn., and R. C.
Hughes, of Summerville; four
daughters, Mrs. Paul Cannon, of
Rome; Mrs. J. D. Hill, of Sum
merville; Mrs. Charles Webb, of
Knoxville, Tenn., and Miss Janice
Hughes, of Chattanooga, Tenn.
Funeral arrangements are in
complete.
’ of Trion.
■ Mrs. Bertie Mason, W. B. Orr,
. Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Mitchell, Mrs.
Oscar Barfield, Mr. and Mrs
Manti Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. L.
A. Shamblin, Mrs. James H.
Hunter, Mr. and Mrs. S._W. Favor,
; Sr., Mr. and Mrs. William E.
Rush, Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler
, I Loggins, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
’ Elliott, G. L. Veatch, Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Hood, and Mr. and Mrs
1 Anderson Humphreys, all of
' Summerville.
Mrs. J. M. Murphy, Mr. and
. Mrs. Jim Agnew and Mrs. J. T
i Clark Sr., of Menlo; Mr. and Mrs
W D. Clowdis and Mr. and Mrs
Bob Berry, of Lyerly.
Mrs. Carrie Alexander and Mr
, I and Mrs. Gene Hall, of Cloud
. land; Mrs. Pierce Fuller, of Ar
muchee; and M. M. Rickett, of
Rome, Route 3.
Walt Dalton and Mack Arden
will be in charge of preparing
I the barbecue and Brunswick stew
which will be served.
Leaders of the two organiza
tions insist that those planning
to attend the celebration buy
their tickets this week, in order
that necessary planning can be
made. Veterans and their fami
lies are especially invited to at
tend.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1948
Reuben A. Lyons, 39, Demo
cratic nominee for Sheriff, of
Chattooga County, has been as
sociated with the Georgia State
Patrol for four years. Prior to his
resignation recently, he was sta
tioned at Villa Rica.
Mr. Lyons served as Summer- j
ville’s night chief of police for
six years, prior to which time he
w'as connected with the Berry
ton Mills, Berryton, and the'
Trion Police Force.
He and Mrs. Lyons have lived
in Summerville since 1932, hav
ing raised their two children,
Robert Earl, and Gladys Ann,
here.
I In the March 10 Democratic
Primary, Mr. Lyons carried nine
jout of 11 precincts in the four
cornered race for Sheriff-nomi
nee. He received 3, 609 votes, 509
more than the combined votes
of the three other candidates.
W. G. Tallent, his present oppon
ent, was running as deputy with
. F. M. Fisher.
Mr. Lyons has disclosed that
he will have a two-way F. M.
Radio installed in the Sheriff’s
car if he is elected.
HOW WAS IT?
. There seems to be some con
fusion as to the ancestory of
the News.
Recently, Mrs. N. L. Hudgins,
of Rome, wrote us shed’d been
taking the paper “since it was
called the Summerville Ga
zette.”
However, Mr. Ed Megginson
paid us a friendly visit last
week and he says the present
Summerville News sprang from
the “Chattooga News,” which
was published at the same time
as the “Summerville Gazette.”
Published firs f by J. C. Loomis,
the Gazette was discontinued
in the late 1800’s according to
Mr. Megginsor
This is all enlightening. Do
any of you other old-timers
have any< information about
the early days of the News?
INDIANS TRIP
McHENRY, 13-12
By Billy Espy
Football fans who witnessed
the game between the Summer
j ville Indians and the McHenry
I Cardinals at Sturdivant Field
| Saturday night went away well
‘pleased as the Indians edged the
Cardinals 13-12, in a game that
| was a muddy, hard-fought battle
i all the way.
i For Summerville, Joe Faye
j Dacus was the offensive threat
las he piled up 127 yards rushing
completed 6 out of 12 passes for
91 yards and did an excellent
job of punting and kicking off.
Bobby Nix added 37 yards to help
the Indians gain 194 yards rush
ing.
McHenry’s Carver, who showed
up well in previous games against
Trion and LaFayette, gained 52
■ yards, which incidentally is his
jersey number, and Lambert
gained 114 yards to pace the
■ Cardinals.
Neither team scored in the
j initial period but the Cadinals
I struck early in the second stanza I
with Carver going over from thej
2. A running play failed to pro- i
duce the extra point.
Following the kick-off the In
> dians offense bogged down cyi
their own 38, where Dacus kicked,
I out of bounds on the Cardinal
116. McHenry failed to gain on two
I plays and on the third Carver
fumbled and Ralph Stanley, who
has been converted from a guard I
to fullback, recovered on the 12,
and 2 plays later, it was Stanley
bulling his way over from the 2
for the Indians’ first TD. Dacus
added the placement and the In
dians led at the half 7-6.
The Indians tallied again in
the third period in a drive that
started from their 31-yard line,
with Dacus setting up the score
on a 28-yard jaunt to the 1, from
there Jimmy Bush plunged over |
for the Indians’ final score. The
extra point was no good as a bad
pass from center forced Bobby I
Nix to run the ball and after ■
some fine running was brought i
down on the 3.
The Cardinals also scored in
the third period as Lambert set
up the tally with a 7-yard run to |
the 20, where once again Carver.
went over for the final marker,;
the try for the extra point failed :
and the Indians led 13-12. That ;
ended the scoring for both teams.
The Indians threatened again
(See Page 4)
MRS. HINTON LOGAN
NAMED CHAIRMAN
POPPY DAY SALE
Mrs. Hinton Lqgan has been
named Chairman of “Poppy Day”
I which will be held on Saturday,
November 6, under the auspices
of the local American Legion
Auxiliary.
I These poppies, which are sold
■each year on the Saturday pre
ceding Armistice Day, are made
only by disabled veterans. The
funds derived from the sales,
above the cost of the poppies,
are used to aid World War vet
erans and their families.
More than two hundred dollars
was cleared from last year’s
poppy sales, Mrs. Logan stated
this week, and such articles as
blankets, shoes, sweaters, medi
cine, coal, wood and Christmas
gifts were given Gold Star
mothers, veterans at 48 Hospital,
amputees, patients at Battey
State Hospital and unfortunates.
The memorial poppy of the
American Legion and Auxiliary is
a crepe paper replica of the wild
poppy which grew on the battle
fields in France and Belgium.
Mrs. Logan asks that every
Chattooga Countian buy a poppy
and wear. . .it’s America’s silent
tribute to her heroes.
Gorison Addresses
District Teachers
J. Gorham Garrison, President
of the Georgia Education As
sociation, warned the Seventh
District G. E. A., last week that
the Georgia legislators must find
additional sources of revenue to
finance an expanded school pro
gram.
Mr. Garrison spoke before some
2,000 teachesr, who met in Rome
last Wednesday for the annual
District G. E. A. Convention.
He declared that the Minimum
Foundation Program for educa
tion, adequately established, will
cost more than any such pro
gram ever conceived i’> Georgia.
“The only way forward for our
school system is by a financial
program so expanded It cannot
be met with traditional sources
of revenue,” the state G. E. a.
| president declared. “A greatly ex
panded demanded for services
inow is met with our school sys
tem sadly depleted. We must
spend two dollars for one to put
our system on a parity with pre
war standards.”
Dr. M. D. Collins, state super
intendent of schools, greeted the
visiting teachers. He was intro
duced by E. Russell Moulton,
Pepperell school superintendent
and former G. E. A. president,
who called for the support of
G. E. A. members is electing Dr.
Collins president of the National
Education Association.
Included also on the program
was a report by J. Harold Saxon,
G. E. A. secretary; a report of
the N. E. A. convention by Miss
I Ruth Williams, and a welcoming
address by John C. Warr, Floyd
County school superintendent,
presided at the morning’s pro
gram and Dr. Samuel S. Dough
try delivered the invocation.
The Rome High Band present
ed a brief concert shortly before
i the meeting.
The teachers assembled at the
Girls High School in the after-
I noon for clinic meetings on over
i 25 subjects covering nearly every
I phase of school activities.
Apartment House
Being Constructed
A modern apartment house is
; being constructed on North Com-
Imerce by Cromer H. Stephens,
I former resident of Summerville,
who only recently returned to
make his home here.
The apartment house, to be
built of brick and tile, will be
located on the east side of North
Commerce Street, directly across
from the John Cleghorn home.
The property on which it will be
located was purchased by Mr.
Stephens from Mrs. Cleghorn.
Mr. Stephens declares that the
building will be modern in every
respect and will have the latest
j conveniences.
After* completing the apart
ment house. Mr. Stephens in
tends to build a business house
I on the lower part of the lot from
I which he will operate his own
business, it has been disclosed.
The brother of Carl Stephens,
I of Teloga, and Mrs. Walt Ruther
ford, of Summerville, Mr. Steph
ens has been employed by the
I government for a number of
years. Prior to coming to Sum
merville, he was located in Flori
da.
Eubanks Named
Head of School
Park Commission
At a mass meeting held at the
Presbyterian Church Tuesday
evening, at which County School
Superintendent C. B. Akin pre
sided as temporary chairman,
Rodman K. Eubanks was
named permanent Chairman
of a Board of Directors who will
make plans and solicit funds for
the development of a city-wide
and school park. Others named
!to the Board of Directors are:
Rev. Harry Foster, treasurer;
Willis James, Luther Smith, Jr.,
, B. W. Farrar and A. F. McCurdy I
; Mrs. Raymund Daniel was elec
l, ted secretary.
! ' In a general discussion parti-
■ cipated in by all present it was
‘ decided that the first step in the
’ development of that tract of
, | land which lies between the
’ Central of Georgia right-of-way
• and the school should first oe
s ! surveyed and plated by the coun
s Ity Surveyor.
1 It was brought out that ol
’ though some drainage pipes had
been laid in tills area, more
r would be needed before proper
r work could proceed on this land,
t It was further revealed that at
some future date there was a
possibility the state highway
would cross this property when
and if plans for changing the
highway ever materialized.
| Leaving the how and when of
: the development of the park in
■ I the hands of the directors with
i, instructions were given them to
; I appoint a Planning Committee
I, which would estimate the needs
> of a properly equipped play-
■ I ground and allot space for each
I proposed development. With def-
I inite plans in mind and properly
> l blueprinted, the Board of Direc
; l tors would then decide on which
portion of the plan K begin
t work. The first step after the f
survey will be leveling and plai/-
! ing of the plot.
In the general discussion of
■the proposed park, it was reveal
ed that Summerville’s greatest
I recreation need is a swimming
. pool. It was pointed out that in
. asmuch as the park area is coun-
I ty school property that whatever
’ ■ development that would take
; place would become the property I
. jof the county school system as
■ I well as a playground for the
: Summerville schools, a recrea
. tional teacher or teachers would
at all times be in charge of the
. park. It was pointed out that un
, der the Minimum Foundation
\ Program of Education proposed
for the state, during the summer
.’ months educational directors
would be available for the play
ground-park. It was further
brought out that in addition to
i a swimming pool, the proposed
'; park should have tennis courts, 1
I a soft ball field and regular ■
L standard playground equipment.
: The success of the proposed
; park will depend entirely on the
[ people of Summerville, it was
: brought out. Whatever they see
fit to contribute to this com
’ munity endeavor will be an out
right gift on their part for the
children of the city. At the pres
ent there is no public place for
J the children of Summerville to
! ; play except in the streets or on
the highway.
Eight Arrested
On Gambling;
25 Get Away
Eight men were arrested for
gambling and approximately 25
escaped Saturday afternoon in a
1 raid by State Patrolmen Craw
ford and Hulsey.
1 The gambling was in progress
’; in what is known as “Sand Bot
' ■ toms,” approximately one fourth
mile northeast of Penn bridge,
four miles notheast of Summer
ville, members of the Sheriff’s
; office disclosed.
Those arrested were: J. A
i Turner, Edward Blackmon, J. R.
Browning, Adam Barr, James C.
, Stiles, Robert Barr, Roy Lee Barr
, and Luther Campbell.
I Their bond was set at SIOO. •
( Campbell immediately posted,
I bond upon his arrest, and the ■
I others were released on bond
later.
The cases will be tried in the
December term of City Court.
BUY TICKETS NOW
Those planning to attend
the Armistice Day celebra
tion on Sunday, November
7. are asked to please pur
chase their tickets this week.
Members of the V. F. W. and
American Legion have these
tickets for sale.
TWO RESIDENCES ARE
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Argo Chosen As
Chief Depuly
For Tallent
Independent candidate for
Sheriff, W. G. Tallent disclosed
this week that he has chosen
John W. Argo, 41, as his running
mate for Chief Deputy in the
General Election Tuesday, No
vember 2.
Mr. Argo, a veteran of World
War 11, spent 13 months in the
South Pacific where he earned
the purple heart.
He spent the greater part of
his life here and he and his wife
now reside at 15 Taylor Street,
i Bellah Addition, Summerville. He
lis the father of two sons, Johnny,
of the U. S. Navy, San Diego,
Calif., and Ralph, who is a stu
dent at Summerville High
. School.
Since his discharge three years
ago, Mr. Argo has been in the
plumbing and heating business.
Prior to his military service, the
Deputy Sheriff - candidate was
associated with Trion Company,
Trion, for 11 years.
Mr. Argo is an active member
of both the local American Leg
ion and Veterans of Foreign Wars
posts, being adjutant in the
America nLegion.
He attended the Seventh Dis
trict A. and M. School at Powder
Springs.
Mr. Tallent and Mr. Argo op
pose Reuben Lyons, Democratic
candidate for the office of
Sheriff. Lyons was winner in a
four-cornered race in the March
10 Democratic Primary, defeating
incumbent A. H. (Tiny) Glenn,
A. L. Martin and F. M. Fisher.
Chattooga Pcnpienl
Os Health Services
Chattooga County was among
the counties in Georgia receiv
ing tuberculosis control services
from the Georgia State Deapt
,ment of Health from March, 1947
to March, 1948, according to a
recent pamphlet realeased by the
Health Department.
This county also has patients
under artifical pneumothorax
and pheumoperitoneum (collaspe
therapy) treatment and 45 per
sons have been sent to Battey
State Hospital from here.
The pamphlet also discloses
that 114 persons have been sent
from Chattooga County to rapid
.treatment centers for venerial
disease control.
This is also one of the 116
counties in Georgia that is pro
vided with a public health nurse
Miss Wilma Pace is the local
nurse.
Through the public health en
gineering service, 15 parmits for
water impoundments have been
granted in Chattooga County.
Industrial hygiene services also
are available here and include
such services as medical, engi
neering, nursing, laboratory,
feeding and chest x-ray.
Dairy sanitation service has
been rendered locally, it was
disclosed.
There are eight school lunch
ooms in the county.
There are two sewerage sys
tems and three water systems in
the county, according to the
Health Department pamphlet.
Three hundred sixty-six public
health nurses in Georgia made
441,124 family health visits in
1947, and 11 visits were made
in Chattooga County. These visits
included maternity, child health,
crippled children, cancer, com
municable diseases, tuberculosis
sick care and venereal disease.
JUDGE NICHOLS SUSTAINS THE
CITY’S PLEA TO JURISDICTION
A plea to the jurisdiction of the
petition entered by R D. Davison
against the City of Summerville,
was sustained by Judge H. E.
Nichols, of the Rome Circuit
Superior Court, in a hearing
Saturday, and the case was dis
missed.
It was brought out that the
allegations in the petition were
not sufficient to charge the city
any cause of action. Mr. Davison
was represented by Maddox and
Maddox, of Rome, while City At
torneys T. J. Espy and Jesse
Sellars defended the city.
The plaintiff has announced
GROWING
WITH
CHATTOOGA
$1 50 A YEAR
Two Chattooga County resi
dences were destroyed by fire
I last week and another was dam
aged.
The J. T. Gamble homestead
west of Summerville, was burned
Thursday morning and the Mrs.
M. D. Jones house, in Lyerly, was
totally destroyed early Sunday
morning. Mr. and Mrs. Clemmons
Gamble, son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. J. T. Gamble, occupied the
Gamble home, while Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Smith Jr., occupied
the Jones dwelling.
A house owned by Mrs. Ida
Reece, located next door to the
Smith residence, was slightly
damaged in the fire.
I The total loss of the fire is
estimated at approximately $17,-
000, Including household furni
shings. A portion of Mrs. Jones’
furniture was located in her
home, however she was in Flori
da. It was estimated that the
Gamble house was worth $4,000,
while the Jones residence was
$6,000.
A defective flue has been given
as the reason for the Gamble
fire, however the cause of the
■ Lyerly fire has not been deter
mined.
The Summerville Fire Depart
ment was dispatched to both fire
scenes, however they arrived to
late to aid in extinguishing the
Gamble fire. The blaze on the
Reese house was extinguished by
I the Summerville crew, although
they were too late to aid in the
other fire.
Mr. and Mrs. Gamble were ai
the residence at the time of the
fire, however it was not detected
until the roof was almost ready
to crash in. A small portion of
their household furnishings were
recovered. Mr. and Mrs. Smith
were away for the week-end.
i Both their furnishings and those
lof Mrs. Jones were completely
I destroyed
Lanham Declares Support
OF Democratic Ticket
I Congressman Henderson Lan
ham, in a wire to Senator
Howard McGrath, Democratic
National Chairman, disclosed
that he is supporting the Demo
cratic ticket.
The wire in full is as follows:
“Although I was incensed and
; outraged at the contemptuous
| treatment accorded the south by
! the party a Philadelphia, and
alhough I am disgusted with
President Truman’s ill-advised
■ advocacy of the dangerous and
coercive so-called civil rights
program, which I will continue
to oppose vigorously in the party
and in Congress: None the less,
I shall support and vote for the
regular Democratic electors on
November 2nd because I am con
vinced that a Democratic victory
will be for the best interest of
the people of the south and of
the country as a whole.
Henderson Lanham, Congress
man. Seventh District, Georgia.”
Chattooga Is 17th
Safest in Georgia
Chattooga County is the 17th
safest county in Georgia, accord
ing to figures released recently.
During 1946 and 1947 there
were 8 traffic deaths, four each
: year.
i The five previous years had a
i total of 12 traffic deaths and
they are as follows: 1945, three;
; 1944, two; 1943, two; 1942, two;
and 1941, three
There were no traffic deaths in
Summerville in either 1946 or
1947, however there were two in
■ 1945.
The 1940 census listed the pop
ulation of Chattooga County as
18,532, and the population o£
Summerville as 1.358.
11 that the case has been relayed
i to a higher court.
The hearing Saturday followed
an injunction filed by Mr. Davi
dson against the City and the J.
; B. McCrary Engineering Compa
ny. It charged an “unjust act of
favoritism toward the property
■ owners” along a section of Wash-
■ ington AVtenue in Summerville,
’ where the engineering company
j is installing cast iron sewer pipes.
I The petition declares that this
is “unjust discrimination against
■ the remaining property owners
of the City of Summerville, in
i eluding the plaintiff.’