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HERE N
THERE
Hubert H. Cook, 18, Summer
ville, enlisted in the United
States Army last week, according
to an announcement from the
Rome Recruiting Station, 406
West Building.
Cook is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Cook, of Summerville.
A recruiting sergeant is at the
Summerville Post Office every
Wednesday and Thursday.
The Local unit of the Georgia
Education Association will meet
at 1 p. m. Thursday, Noverber 11,
at the Lyerly High School, ac
cording to an announcement by
R. J. Dodds, president.
The Rev. Mr. Craig and the
Rev. Mr. Miller delivered messa
ges at the Chapel Hill Church
Sunday afternoon. A large num
ber attended, church leaders
said.
Clarence Hudgins, negro, was
lodged in Chattooga County jail
this week after having shot at
J. W. Price, also negro, on Sun
day. The incident occurred near
Lyerly.
Hudgins bond was set at S3OO
however he has not yet been re
leased.
The regular communication of
Lyerly Lodge 338 will be held to
night (Thursday) at 7:30 o’clock.
Special business will be taken
up it was disclosed.
Piedmont Hospital
Nurse Scholarships
Are Offered Here
An unlimited number of schol
arships in Piedmont Hospital
of Nursing in Atlanta will be
awarded to applicants from Sum
merville and vicinity,' who can
quality, according to an an
nouncement this week by the
hospital’s Board of Trustees
through the President, Dr. Floyd
W. Mcßae. These scholarships
have been donated by an anony
mous giver.
“Atlanta has become a medical
center for the entire state of
Georgia,” said Dr. Mcßae. “Both
public and private institutions
will execute building programs
within the next few years. Natur
ally these new buildings will be
useless unless there is an ade
cnate staff of nurses available.
Piedmont’s nursing scholarships
have been offered as an answer
to this pressing need.”
Piedmont Hospital, a 150-bed
non-sectarian institution, is one
of the general hospitals in the
Atlanta area now laying plans to
expand its facilities through a
building program. Its new hospi
tal will be located on Peachtree
Road.
Applicants for the scholarship
must be between 17 and 35 years
old. and graduates of accredited
high schools. Classes will begin
with the new term on Jan. 2,
1948. Application blanks and
further information may be ob
tained from the Director of
Nurses, Piedmont Hospital, Inc.,
Atlanta.
! HOW YOU TELL US ;
*. *>
Were you surprised at the out
come of the national election?
I. M. Henderson, Summerville
watch repairman— Why yes, I
hadn’t thought about the Dem
ocrats sweeping the country so.
You know Drew Pearson said
that Truman wouldn’t carry a
state above the Mason-Dixon
line, and that’s where he’s get
ting his votes. 1 don’t think too
much about the Congress, but it
looks like it’ll be Democratic too.
Mrs. H. B. Hood, Summerville
Route 3, housewife— Yes, I was.
Listening to the radio on elec
tion night, I could tell it was go
ing pretty strong that way, and
I’m glad it’s going to stay Dem
ocratic. It’s good that the Demo
crats also have control of Cong
ress because there’d be bickering
if we had a Democratic Congress
and Republican president.
Russell Bums, LaFayette, soft
drink dealer— Were you? I think
everybody was. I was so sure the
Republican president was going
in. Hadn’t thought much about
the Congress, but from the radio
and newspapers it seemed like
Dewey was sure to get it.
J. B. Vaughn, Lyerly—Yes. I
was surprised, but gladly surpris
ed. I’m glad it went like it did
From the commentators on the
radio and newspapers, as well as
the Gallup poll, I felt that Dewey
would win. Barkley said that
Gallup was just trying to mess
them up, that he wasn’t right,
and he wasn’t. I think Truman’s
daughter got a lot of votes for
her father. They say she is really
a great entertainer. I was sur
prised too at the way the House
went. Thought it’d be Democratic
in the Senate, but that it’d be
much closer than it was. I
(The Nms
VOL. 63; NO. 46
Community Contest
Winners Are Named
By Helen Toles
After a year’s planning, im
provement and much hard work,
the local climax of the Chatta
nooga Area Community Improve
ment Contest came last week
when the winners were named.
Taking top award of SSO, given
by the local Chamber of Com
merce, and the $75 awarded by
the Chattanooga Chamber, who
sponsors the contest, was Little
Sand Mountain Community.
Hanson ran a close second,
judges state, and were the winn
ers of the S3O given by the local
Chamber. Teloga trailed a close
third and won S2O.
The Little Sand Mountain
Community will now compete
with the county winners in the
other 20 counties in the Chatta
nooga trade area who are parti
cipating in the contest. The
grand prize is SSOO.
Local judges were E. C. Pester
field, D. L. McWhorter and Mrs.
W. E. Dunaway.
Twenty-seven families, the en
tire population, participated in
the grand program carried out
by the Little Sand Mountain
Community, where the people
thrive on community spirit.
The number of quarts canned
fruit in this community was in
creased from 2,041 in 1947 to 2,-
291 in 1948, while the canned
vegetables increased from 5,340
to 7,434.
No new dwellings were con
structed, however seven were re
modelled.
The total number of acres in
farm land remained unchanged,
there being 1751 both in 1947 and
1948. Truck farming predomi
nates in this little mountain
community.
Perhaps the most remarkable
factor in the Little Sand Moun
tain Community project was
Mrs. Cleckler Is Named
Seal Sale Chairman
Mrs. O. L. Cleckler, of Menlo,
has been named chairman of the
1948 Christmas Seal Sale in 1
Chattooga County, Mrs. Emmett
Clarkson, president of the Chat
tooga County Tuberculosis Asso- (
ciation, announced this week. ,
The sale, which opens official- .
ly on Dec. 6 and continues until ;
Christmas, will be held in con
junction with the 42nd annual
nationwide Christmas Seal Sale.
Proceeds from the sale in Chat- (,
tooga County will be used for the :
association’s 1949 tubercuolsis
control program. ,
Serving on the county com- 1
mittee with Mrs. Cleckler will be
Miss Ethel Simmons, Trion; G. ‘
D. Erwin, Menlo; Miss Fay Bus
bin, Lyerly; Mrs. Tom Cook, Ber- :
ryton; Starrett Self, Subligna; :
Miss Annie Ruth Housch, Penn- ,
ville; Mrs. O. A. Selman, Sum- '
morville; Mrs. J. H. Newman,
S’ nmerville; Mrs. John Stubbs,
Teloga; Lovebird Harrell, Dick
eyville; John Davis, Mrs. Charles '
Cochran, Mrs. Jewell Poole and :
FRED THOMAS AND C. B. BRICKER
ARE NAMED ON DRAFT BOARD
T. Fred Thomas, and C. B
Bricker, both ol Trion, have been
named members of the Chattoo
ga County Draft Board, it has
been disclosed.
M. B. Eubanks, of Trion recent
ly resigned due to business reas
ons.
In addition to Mr. Bricker and
C. A. McConnell and C. P. Hamil
ton are members of the local
board.
j. W. NIX, 65,
DIES AT TRION
James William Nix, 65, died in
Trion, at 2 p. m. Thursday.
He is survived by his wife. Mrs.
Eula Williams Nix, of Trion; two
daughters, Mrs. Charles F. Toles,
of Rome, and Mrs. Robert W.
Ramey, of Trion; six sons; Earl
Nix, of Summerville; Harold,
Carl and Everett, all of Trion;
Delbert, of Smyrna; and A. D. of
the U. S. Army, now in Panama.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at Trion Baptist church at 3:30
p. m. Saturday with the Rev.
E. L. Walker and the Rev Ben
Howard officiating. Interment
was in Trion Cemetery. J. D. Hill
Funeral Home in charge of ar
rangements.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1948
| their raising $5,000 locally with
which to build a new church.
There is now a Baptist Chuch in
the community and an average
of 73 persons attended church,
while 64 attended Sunday School.
Much of the success of the
i Little Sand Mountain community
(is attributed to the capable di
rection of Mrs. Z. M. Cooper, who
>( was president of the drive.
Hanson, located near Trion,
with boundaries of the Chattoo
-1 ga River, the Trion Ridge, Sum
merville-Trion District line and
Hawk Ridge, set about the task
of improving their community
with much zeal and enthusiasm.
( , Four new buildings were con-
■ structed and 12 were remodelled.
' Cold running water was installed
in eight homes and hot water
was placed in two homes, while
five acquired electricity.
The farm acreage was increas
ed from 2,505 in 1947, to 2,513 in
’ 1948.
Earl Parker was the efficient
leader in the efforts of this
thriving little section of Chat
( tooga County.
■ Although it took third place,
Teloga community feels that they
: received much more than the
. cash prize which they were
. awarded.
, | Through this program, direc
i ted by W. W. Stancell, they ac
quired a new awareness of the
need for community develop
ment, and a hope for greater
• things in the future.
In 1947 their home food supply
, was 9,251, while it was increased
to 11,227 in 1948.
.! Nine new dwellings were con
structed and 10 were remodelled.
| Six sanitary outdoor toilets and
two indoor baths were installed
in this progressive little commu
; nity.
Mrs. Raymund Daniel, all of
Summerville, and Dr. J. J. Allen,
Trion.
"I am honored by the request
to serve as chairman for the 1948
Christmas Seal Sale in this
county,” said Mrs. Cleckler. “I
accept the position with pleasure
and know that I shall have the
full co-operation of the people of
this county. lam also confident
that the capable members of my
committee will do all they can to
make the Seal Sale a success.
“This is the 42nd annual
Christmas Seal Sale in Chat
tooga County and I am hopeful
that it will be one of the best.
The generous support of Chat
tooga county residents in buying
and using Christmas Seals means
support of the important tuber
culosis control program of the
Chattooga Tuberculosis Associa
tion in this community.”
Mrs. Cleckler and her commit
tee will be assisted in Seal Sale
work by committees in each
municipality.
Women, 18-35, May
' I Enlist in WAC Now
j Opportunities for enlistment in
’ i the Women’s Army Corps Regu-
i lar Army and the U. S. Air Force
I are now open to all qualified
. women between the ages of 18
(and 35, according to an announc
ment from the Rome Recruiting
Station, 406 West Building.
j Both women with and without
prior service may make applica
tion for enlistment. Among the
(qualifications is that the appli
j cant must be a high school grad
uate or possessor of a GED cer
tificate. Married women without
j prior military service and women
(with dependents will not be ac
.! cepted for enlistment.
II Members of the Women’s Army
, s Corps and Women’s Air Forces,
' as part of the military establish
ments will receive the same pay.
i allowances and benefits as male
(members of the services.
Application tor enlistment
must be made at the Recruiting
Station 321 New Post Office
i Building, Atlanta and the appli
cant must bear expenses to that
point. Prospective applicants,
however, may get more detailed
information about enlistment at
the Summerville Post Office
every Wednesday and Thursday.
HUNDREDS PLAN TO
ATTEND ARMISTICE
DAY CELEBRATION
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C. FLANNERY POPE
Hundreds of Chattooga Coun
( tians, including a host of vet
| erans, are looking forward to the
i huge Armistice Day celebration
i which is scheduled to take place
at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Me
morial Home site, between Trion
and Summerville.
In the event of rain on Satur
day, the affair will take place at
the Trion Golf and Fishing Club
instead, according to leaders of
| the local American Legion and
i V. F. W. posts who are sponsor
| ing the annual event.
Markers will be placed along
the highway for the convenience
of those who may not be familiar
with the route to the Home site.
The program will include ad
dresses by C. Flannery Pope,
State V. F. W. Commander and
Congressman Henderson Lan
ham. John Stubbs, Seventh Dis
trict V. F. W. Commander, will
be master of ceremonies, accord
ing to a joint announcement by
! Emmett Clarkson, American Le
l gion Commander, and Hinton
I Logan, V. F. W. Commander.
! A featured attraction will be
i the appearance of the Marine
Reserve Band, of Rome.
Gold Star families of Chat
tooga County will be special
guests.
“The observance will not only
i honor the war dead, but also all
1 veterans in Chattooga County
: who served in World War I and
II,” Commanders Logan and
1 Clarkson said.
Highfield H ouse Burns
During Electrical Storm
Fire attributed to lightning,
destroyed the residence of Mr
and Mrs. Melvin Highfield, near
Menlo, at approximately 9 p. m.
Tuesday. The house was located
on the property of Mrs. S. G.
Dodd.
The fire occured during an
electrical storm and both Mr.
and Mrs. Highfield, only occu
pants, were asleep. The roof was
beginning to cave in when Mr.
Highfield awakened and dis
covered the tragedy. No house
hold furnishings were saved ex
cept a few bedclothes.
INFANT VANPELT DIES
HERE TUESDAY
Sue, Gynette Vanpelt, infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thom
as R. Vanpelt, of Pennville, died ;
in a local hospital at 10 a. m.
Tuesday.
Funeral services were conduc
ted at the residence in Penn-.
ville, at 11 a. m. Wednesday with
the Rev. Paul E. Goodner offici
ating. Interment was in Penn
ville Cemetery. J. D. Hill Funeral I
Home in charge of arrangement I
INFANT OSBY DIES
The infant daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Osby died in a
local hospital Sunday morning.
Reuben Lyons Overwhelmingly
Elected As Sheriff of Chattooga
C. OF C. PLANS
MEMBERSHIP BID
IN MEET HERE
Plans for the annual dinner
meeting of the Chattooga County
Chamber of Commerce and the
launching of the annual mem
bership drive, were laid Wednes
day afternoon at a meeting oi
the Board of Directors.
The membership drive will be
opened officially at the dinner
meeting to be held Thursday eve
ning, November 18. A goal of 300
members has been set. The pres
ent membership is 121. T. J. Espy
has been Chairman of a Com
jmittee in charge of arrange
ments.
I Highlighting the meeting will
be the awarding of SIOO won by
three Chattooga County commu
nities in the Chattanooga Area
Community Improvement con
test. The local Chamber spon
sored the local contest, with a
SSO cash prize to be given Little
Sand Mountain community, as
first place winner, S3O cash to
the Hanson group, second, and
S2O to Teloga, who took third
place. Little Sand Mountain will
compete with other county winn
ers in the Chattanooga trade
area.
Officers for the coming year
will be elected and various com
mittees will be appointed at that
time.
Those attending the meeting
Wednesday included President
Mose Brinson, J. B. Butler, J. L.
Henderson, T. J. Espy, E. C.
Pesterfield and Mrs. Mary John
Fowler, Secretary.
MENTAL HEALTH
FACTS APPALLING,
BUT HOPEFUL
One out of every two hospital
beds in the United States is
(occupied by a mental patient.
This startling fact was reveal
ed this week by the National
: Mental Health Foundation, Inc.,
I who are beneficiaries of the
( “Hush” contest of the Ralph Ed
wards Truth or Consequences
Radio Program.
( Another appalling fact was
that one of every ten persons in
i the United States will some day
need psychiatric care.
The facilities for caring for
the mentally ill in this country
are inadequate, it was revealed,
with mental hospitals being
over-crowded about ten per cent
on the average. Many much more
seriously. Ninety-seven of hospi
talized mental patients are in
tax-supported hospitals, as most
communities in the United States
have no psychiatric clinics.
The American Psychiatric As
sociation recommends $5 a day
for acute cases and $2.50 a day
for continued treatment cases in
.order to provide adequate servi
ce in mental hospitals.
There is hope ahead, however,
as scientific treatment results in
the discharge as recovered of 17
per cent of the patients in men
tal hospitals, and 29 per cent are
discharge as improved even with
the present insufficient staff and
other facilities.
Newer methods of treatment
are even more promising and
there is little evidence that men
tal disease is increasing. As our
clinics and hospitlas increase
the existence of cases becomes
more evident.
One-half of the patients in
mental hospital are due to one
form of mental disease, dementia
praecox on the treatment of
which difinite progress is being
made, it is revealed.
Army, Army Air Force
Negro Quotas Increased
In accordance with the in
creasing needs of the U. S. Army
and Air Force as the services ex
pand, larger quotas for the en
listment of negro personnel have
been authorized for the Rome
Recruiting Station.
These increased quotas exist
both in the Army and Air Force
and include the ability to pass
educational and physical exami
nations.
Choices available now include
Regular Army Unassigned, Air
Far East Command and Euro
pean Command.
Anyone interested in enlisting
may contact a recruiting ser
geant at the Summerville Post
Office every Wednesday and
Thursday.
U. S. Wildlifer to
Address Local Club
; Tom Jones, of Atlanta, director (
of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, will address members of
( the Chattooga County Wildlife (
and Conservation Club at their
November meeting at the Lyerly
school auditorium at 7 p. m.
Mr. Jones will be able to an
( swer many of the questions land
-owners may wish to know per
: taining to game and fish, and(
will outline the procedure for
( placing the county game preserve
in the federal preserve, club
leaders said.
1 An interesting wildlife moving (
picture also will be shown and
an attendance prize will be given.
Rotary Club Gives
Bonds Io Six
Local 4-H ers
I Six lucky Chattooga County
, 4-H boys, and girls were the re
cipients Wednesday of various
savings bonds, awarded them by
the SummerviUe-Trion Rotary
Club, in recognition of the ex-!
cellent records of the youngsters. (
Those in the Senior 4-H Clubs |
given awards were: James Mitch- :
ell, Menlo, first, $100; Yvonne
McCullough, Menlo, second, $75; (
•Violet Hamby, Menlo, third, $50..
Junior 4-H’ers winning bonds
were: Edith Garvin, Menlo, first/
$75; Betty Jean Vaughn, Berry-j
ton, second, SSO; Cuye Morrison,'
Lyerly, third, $25.
I The awards were made at the I
weekly meeting of the Summer
ville-Trion Rotary Club held;
yesterday at Riegeldale Tavern.
O. L. Cleckler, Chariman of the
Community Program Committee J
gave the members a summary
of the work of the The
winners were introduced by J.:
B. Butler.
James told something of his
( work in public speaking and the
wildlife project. He is President(
of the County 4-H Council, the
| Menlo Club and is Vice Presi
dent of the District Council, i
j w’hich is composed of approxi
mately 20 counties.
More than 40 garments have
been made by Yvonne, who also
specializes in canning and cook- (
ling.
• Poultry, home beautification
.‘and sewing are the major proj-H
: ects of Violet.
In the junior group, Edith !
Garvin is chiefly interested ini:
poultry, while Betty Jean prefers •
( bread making and canning. ‘
Cuye’s projects include livestock
and public speaking.
MRS. CLAUDIA BERRY
WRITES TO NEWS
The News was delighted last
week to receive a renewal sub
scription from an old subscri
ber, Mrs. Claudia Berry, who
writes that she is in bed most
I of the time and reading is
! about all she does.
Mrs. Berry, who lives in
. Waco, Texas, says that the
News “seems like a letter from
home.”
She continued, stating that
the first paper printed
here was ny R. c. Loomis and
was the Gazatte.
“When Mr. Loomis went out
of business, a Mr. Ed Simin- i
tion took over,” she said.
Mrs. Berry was formerly
( Claudia Gaines.
POPPIES TO HONOR WAR DEAD
AND AID WAR'S UVNIG VICTIMS
Saturday will be Poppy Day in
most of Chattooga County and
throughout the nation, however
Trion will observe Poppy Day
today (Thursday) when Girl
Scouts will assist in the selling of
these patriotic emblems.
From early morning until;
nightfall, volunteer workers of'
the American Legion Auxiliary
will be on the streets offering'
memorial poppies to be worn in -
honor of the dead of the twoi
world wars.
In exchange for the flowers'
they will receive contributions
for rehabilitation work among
the disabled war veterans and for
child welfare work among chil
dren of veterans.
The poppies, which are crepe;
paper replicas of the wild poppies
that grew on the European bat
tlefield of the two wars, have
been made by disabled veterans
working in hospitals and con
valescent workrooms throughout
the country. .
Poppy Day activities here will
GROWING
WITH
CHATTOOGA
J 1.50 A YEAR
i Reuben A. Lyons, Democratic
I nominee for Sheriff of Chat
' tooga County, won his bid Tues-
I day, when he defeated Inde
i pendent candidate W. G. Tallent
Iby a 3-1 majority. Unofficially
I Lyons received 3,806, while Tal
-1 lent fell behind with 1,174.
Chattooga County, tradition
( ally Democratic, again support
i ed their party by giving Truman
j 4,064 votes. Dewey came second
( with 362, while State Rights can
' didate Strom Thurmond deceived
I 147 votes. Wallace received six,
( and Prohibitionist candidate
i Claude A. Watson was supported
by five Chattooga County voters
Precinct returns on the sher
iff’s race are as follows:
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ra S
B 01
( Alpine 67 330
Dirtseller 25 43
Coldwater 37 86
Dirttown 9 234
Haywood 6 15
Lyerly 48 242
Seminole 41 69
Subligna 18 87
Summerville 624 1540
I Teloga 8 68
Trion 290 1092
Total 1174 3806
Approximately 4,800 Chattooga
■ Countians went to the polls
I Tuesday in the drizzling rain,
i The turnout was somewhat larg
er than had been expected by
j election officials. This was par
i tially attributed to the fact that
I farmers were unable to continue
Itheir work in the inclement
( weather.
Seeking the nomination as
i Sheriff for the Democratic party,
i Lyons won a landslide victory on
i March 10 in the primary, when
(he totaled 422 more votes than
his combined opponents. Also in
i this race was Frank Fisher, A. L.
Martin and incumbent A. H.
j (Tiny) Glenn. Mr. Fisher, with
( whom Tallent ran as deputy
sheriff, was second in the pri
mary when he received 1,596
votes. Mr. Glenn received 1,467
and Martin received 137.
Mrs J D Wmle, Sr.
Dies Monday
Mrs. J. D. White, Sr., 85, died
lat 3 p. m. Monday at her home
in Subligna, after suffering from
a fall more than two weeks ago.
Mrs. White was the former
Miss Isabell Fo&ter and she was
a member of the Subligna Bap
tist Church.
Survivors include her husband,
J. D. White; three sons, Charlie
and Jess White, of Rome, and
J. D. White Jr., of Subligna; two
daughters, Mrs. Earl Duncan, of
jWaterville, and Miss Eunice
White, of Subligna. Seven grand
children and a number of nieces
and nephews also survive.
Funeral services were held at
2:30 p. m. Tuesday at the Sublig
(na Baptist Church, with the Rev.
George Schroeder officiating.
Pallbearers included R. I. and
T. J. Ross, James and R. T. White
and Barnum Scoggins.
TB, School, Health
Group to Meet Here
Directors of the Chattooga
County Tuberculosis Association,
! together with school and health
(officials will meet at 3:30 o’clock
(today (Thursday) at the Sum
merville High School.
be directed by Mrs. Hinton Lo
gan, Poppy Chairman of the
local Unit of the American Leg
don Auxiliary. A large corps of
volunteer workers has been or
ganized to distribute the poppies
in downtown and neighborhood
centers.
“Much depends upon the suc
cess of Poppy Day,” said Mrs.
i Logan “On the public response
to our Poppy Day appeal depends
| the Auxiliary’s ability to carry
; forward its work for the disabled
war veterans and for the chil
dren from whom war has taken
i a father’s support. We would not
like to go to them with empty
hands. Poppy Day contributions
i give us the means to serve them
I with more than words of cheer.
“But the poppy is more than a
badge for those who contribute
to our rehabilitation and child
welfare work,” she emphasized.
“It is a symbol of individual tri
bute to the war dead—a sign
that wearer holds in his heart
a place of honor for those whs
(died for America.”