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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.’