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Thursday, November 4, 1948
SOCIETY
MRS. PAUL WEEMS, Society Editor
Mrs. Roy Baker and Mrs. Louise
Eilenburg spent Monday in La-
Fayette with Mrs. D. M. Hall.
Mrs. John Thomas and Mrs.
Effie Wood spent Sunday with
their brother, Dr. Tom Johnson
and Mrs. Johnson in College
Park.
Mr. and Mrs Roy Baker and
Mr. and Mrs. Hansel Baker spent
the week-end in Albany with
Mr. Baker’s sister, Mrs. Bob Wil
lingham and Mr. Willingham.
Friends of Bob Willingham, of
Albany, will be interested in
knowing he is recovering from
a recent illness.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stringer,
of Summerville, announce the
birth of a daughter, Doris Eliza
beth, on October 31, at the Sum
merville Hospital.
Those visiting in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Auglin Sunday
were: the Rev. and Mrs. R. H.
Brubaker and children, the Rev.
and Mrs. Edd Elevens and
daughter, Mrs. Elevens’ father of
Chattanooga, Mr. and Mrs. T. C.
Erennon and children, Wess
Drennon, of Rock Springs, Mrs.
Maise Bailey and daughter and
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Tribble.
Pfc Donald C. Fulton was home
on furlough in October, leaving
Oct. 23 for Fort Francis, E. War
ren, Wym., U. S. Air Force Tech
nical School.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Lipham, Mrs.
Clint Baggett and Mrs. Paul
Mount visited relatives in Rock
mart Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Hill Hammond
and Dr. and Mrs. E. L. Hammer
attended the Georgia-Alabama
game in Birmingham, Ala.,
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Clark, of
Atlanta, Mrs. George Eubanks
and daughters, Quillian and Joy,
of Rome, were week-end guests
of Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Espy and
other relatives here.
Miss Ada Margaret Duff, of
West Georgia College, Carrollton,
spent last week-end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Duff.
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Morton Sr.,
of Chattanooga, Tenn., spent
several days last week with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
Morton and Mrs. Will Hinton.
Miss Ada Margaret and Jean
Duff, Ralph Elrod and Burl
Gayler were among those from
Summerville attending the Geor
gia-Alabama football games in
Birmingham, Saturday.
Robert (Bob) Gamble assumed
the position of manager at Sum
merville-Trion Ice Company this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Foster left
Monday for their home in Pryor,
Okla., after a months visit with
relatives here.
Sheriff and Mrs. A. B. (Bud)
Foster and son, Walter, of Atlan
ta, spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. E. L. Worsham and were in
attendance at the Foster family
reunion.
Mrs. Gertrue Doster, of Gore,
spent last Tuesday with Mrs. G.
D Morton.
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Morton, o*
Chattanooga, Tenn., spent last
week with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Will Hinton.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Farrar
had as week-end guests Mr. and
Mrs. DuPont Strong and chil
dern, Kenneth and Harriet, of
Athens.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Roberts,
Miss Murel Ragan, Mrs. Daisy
Selman, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Wil
der and daughter, Janice, of At
lanta, Fred Stephenson, o f
Memphis, Mr. and Mrs. James
Stephenson, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Stephenson and Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Bennett were Sunday
guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. High.
Mr. and Mrs. Weyman High
spent the week-end in Lyerly.
Those from here attending the
Georgia-Alabama football game
in Birmingham Saturday were:
J. T. Morgan, Brooke Pierce, R.
C. Hardeman, Bobby Pettyjohn,
Grant Davidson, Eddie Newsome
John Donovits, Joe Eleam, and
Jessie Lee.
Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Boling are
vacationing in Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. George Shaw and
children, of LaFayette, spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Clay
ton Peacock.
Miss Mabel Aldred is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Hillman Jackson,
in Lithonia.
Mrs. Alice Wright spent the
week-end in Atlanta with her
brother and sister who are both
ill.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Harmon
spent the week-nd in Atlanta
and Waleska.
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Thomas
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
N. B. Dyer in Villa Rica.
The Rev. and Mrs. Frank
Waters were visiting relatives
here last week.
B. W. Farrar, Jr., flew from
Chicago, HL, to spend the week
end with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. B. W. Farrar.
William Turner, of Hollywood,
Calif., arrived Friday for a two
weeks visit with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. E. Turner.
Miss Ann Allen and Paul King,
students at the University of
; Georgia, spent the week-end with
I home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bohann
on and Miss Mary Thompson
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Mark Tolley, in Chattanooga,
Tenn.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. McConkey
and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Cordle
were visiting Mr. and Mrs. Coop
er in Adairsville, Sunday.
Mrs. A. J. Eilenburg and Miss
Almazada Eilenburg are attend
ing the Sunday School Clinic in
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Mrs. W. P. Selman and son,
Bill, attended the Georgia-Ala
bama football game in Birming
ham Saturday.
Miss Johnie Berrong, of Jack
sonville, Fla., arrived Sunday,
October 24, to spend a week with
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse L. Hicks and
daughter. Dottie, of West Sum
merville.
Mrs. Buffington to
Speak at Trion
Mrs. Joseph Buffington, In
ternational Music Relations
Chairman for Georgia Federation
and Regional Director of Pan-
American League, will address a
meeting at 3:30 p. m. Wednesday,
November 10, at Riegeldale Tav
ern, Trion. The event is sponsor
ed by the Summerville Music
Study Club, however the public
is extended an invitation to hear
Mrs. Buffington, Club leaders
have discolsed.
The distinguished speaker is
Historian of Georgia Writers
Association and a Radio Script
teacher. She has several pro
grams over Atlanta networks
each month in connection with
juvenile crime prevention and Y.
W. C. A. promotion.
Since she has traveled extensi
vely and entertained many cele
brities of foreign countries it is
felt that the public will enjoy
this renowned lecturer, it was
stated.
“Music, the International Lan
guage,” will be the subject of
i Mrs. Buffington’s address.
Reservations may be made by
I telephoning 179 or Mrs. John
Bankson, program chairman by
November 7. There will be a cover
charge, it was disclosed.
Miss Harris, Bride
Elect, Honored
Miss Avanelle Harris, bride
elect of Jack Poole, was honoree
at a bridal shower Friday eve
ning at the home of Mrs. W. U.
Hyden in Trion. Mrs. Hyden and
Mrs. D. C. Greeson were joint
hostesses.
The Hyden home was gaily
I decorated with autumn flowers
and the Halloween motif was
carried out in both decorations
and refreshments.
Following a series of Contests
I the honoree opened a shower of
! gifts.
Delicious refreshments were
•served by the hostesses assisted
by Mrs. Graves Gore and Miss
Gartnefle Duff.
Reese Cleghorn Is
Fraternity Delegate
Reese Cleghorn, son of Mrs.
John S. Cleghorn, of Summer
ville, has been elected a delegate
to the National Sigma Delta Chi
convention in Milwaukee, Wis.,
land will leave Emory University,
I Atlanta, where he is a student,
\ on November 10.
Young Cleghorn is Vice Presi
i dent of the Emory University
Chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, na
tio na 1 journalism fraternity.
There will be only one delegate
from Emory and there will also
be one from the University of
Georgia.
This is a distinct honor for
BURL LACY, ROBERT CAMPBELL WIN
HONORS AT SCOUT COURT OF HONOR
There are now five Eagle
Scouts in Chattooga County,
following Thursday night’s Court
of Honor, when Burl Lacy was
presented the award by C. H.
Weston, of Rome.
Robert Campbell, who was
made an Eagle Scout in 1946, was
presented the Gold Palm.
Awards for neatness of uni-
TRION CHURCH OF
CHRIST SPONSORS
LECTURE SERIES
The Bible Lectures at the Trion
Church of Christ ended Saturday
night with Gardner Hall, of
Chattanooga, Tenn., delivering
the final sermon. His theme was:
“What are You Going to Do
About It?”
These lectures were well at
tended church leaders said, some
coming from Rome and Chatta
nooga, but the audiences were
chiefly composed of local people
The interest was good it was
stated, and the Trion Church is
planning another series next
year.
The general theme for the lect
ures was “The Church” and
“Christian Living.” W. J. Lemons,
of Dalton, spoke Monday, Oct.
18, on the “Establishment of the
Church.” He spoke of the prop
hecies that related to the Church
in the Old Testment, and pointed
out that they were fulfilled dur
ing the personal ministery of the
apostles of Christ.
C. W. Scott, of Chattanooga,
spoke on Tuesday and discussed
“Church Government.”
S. M. Connallv spoke Wednes
day evening on “What Member
ship in the Church Means.” He
pointed out that Church mem
bers had a definite mission in
the world.
Charles G. Lemons, of Chat
tanooga, spoke Thursday. Speak
ing on the “Mission of the
Church,” he said that today
people have come to look upon
the church as an entertainment
bureau, losing sight of the fact
that the Church has a spiritural
mission to preform first.
Mr. More, of Cleveland, Tenn.,
spoke Friday night. He deltwith
the “Unity of the Church.”
Sewell Hall, of David Lipscomb
College, Nashville, Tenn., spoke
Saturday night on “The Worship
of the Church.” He stressed the
fact that true worship consisted
of three things: the right object,
the right Spirit and the Truth
as revealed in the New Testment.
Barney Keith spoke on the
“Christian Home,” Monday, Oc
tober 25. He said that many of
the homes of this day are push
ing off on the Church and duties
that belong to the home, such as
providing recreation for the
young people.
Mr. William pointed out in his
message “The Christian and the
World” that while Christians
lived in the world, they were to
be shining examples of what
Christianity could do towards
transforming their lives.
Robert Farrish, of Summer
ville, spoke on “The Christian
and his Tongue.” He brought out
the fact that we are going to use
our tongues, but a Christian is
obligated to use his tongue only
for good.
Homer Daniel, of Chattanooga,
spoke of a Christian and his
enemies. He stressed the fact
that a real Christian is going to
forgive his enemies.
Paul Buchanan, of Chattanoo
ga, Tenn., spoke on the subject
“The Christian and Death.” Mr.
Buchanan said that a Christian
could look forward to dearth be
cause it brought release from a
life of pain and suffering and
openend up a life where these
things did not exist.
Presbyterian Circles
Circles of The Women of the
Presbyterian Church will meet at
3 p. m. Monday as follows:
circle 1, Mrs. J. L. McGinnis;
circle 2, Mrs. W. B. Hair.
TREE RIPENED FRUITS
Farmers who have small acre
ages of peaches to sell as tree
ripened fruit for freezing and
canning cannot supply the de
mand even though commercial
orchard run peaches sell for
much less.
the students who are chosen,
since the convention will bring
together the outstanding publi
shers and writers of the United
States.
form went to Burl Lacy, of Troop
38, first; William Elsberry, Troop
7, second; and Derwood Hayes,
third.
Ralph Tribble, Chainhan of
Troop 38, W. W. Fanning, James
Simmons, H. R. Foster, Willis
James and Mr. Brookshire, of
Rome, were among those assist
ing Mr. Weston in making the
awards.
THE SUMMERVILLE NLWS
Four Generations
At Foster Reunion
Four generations and thirty
seven members of the T. J. Foster
family celebrated a reunion and
two birthdays last Sunday.
The gathering was held at
John’s Place where a special
dinner was prepared in honor of
the birthdays of J. L. Foster, of
Pryor, Ogla., and Sheriff A. B.
I (Bud) Foster, of Atlanta.
Following the dinner the large
famjly spent the afternoon with
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Worsham and
Mrs. Jennille Hardy, where the
group made pictures and enjoyed
• recalling pleasant associations.
They also had a musical pro
gram in which the family sang
. together.
The invited guests for the
occasion were: Mr. and Mrs. J.
L. Foster, of Pryor, Okla., Mr. and
Mrs. E. L. Worsham, Mrs. Jen
nille Hardy, Mrs. E. W. Moon,
Mrs. Inez Greer, Mrs. Myrtle
Sizemore, Mr. and Mrs. R. D.
Davison, Grant Davison, Dr. and
Mrs. R. E. Davison and daughter,
Nancy, and Mrs. Minnie Holland.
Misses Bertha and Mary Hol
land, T. H. Holland, Mrs. Dora
Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Stwoe,
of Marietta, Mr. and Mrs. B. J.
I Johnson, of Atlanta, Mr. and Mrs.
David Walker and children, Davy
• and Kathy, Mr. and Mrs. A. B.
■ Gus Chastain, Mr. and Mrs.
Frances Pennigton, Mr. and Mrs.
•Foster and son, Walter, and Mr.
i and Mrs. R. A. Duckett, of At-
■ lanta.
FIRt DESTROYS
PALMER'S HOUSE
IN DICKEYVILLE
A bundle of laundry jerked off
the front steps by a fireman was
the only undamaged item saved
when a fire of undertermined
origin razed a house in Dicke
ville early Thursday morning.
The blaze was beyond control
, when a fire truck from Summer
| ville arrived at the scene around
3:00 a. m. The house, rented by
f Mi’, and Mrs. Herchel Palmer,
•was a concrete block structure,
and it was believed the blocks
[held the heat in, causing the
flames to make quick headway.
I The house was falling in when
Kenneth “Skeeter” Rogers
aroused by smoke, woke Mr.
Palmer, the only other occupant
of the house. When they made
• their way to safety *they looked
, back and saw blocks failing on
the bed where Mr. Palmer had
been asleep, it was reported.
A milkman passing by at fif
teen minutes ol 3:00 said he did
; not notice anything out of order
lat the house. He had made sev
■eral deliveries and had reached
Pennville when he heard the fire
' truck rushing to the fire.
A frigidaire on the park porch,
only partially damaged by the
blaze, was saved by neighbors.
The fire was still hot and
smoldering when Mrs. Palmer
and their fourteen month old
son, Coker, arrived at the scene
about 9 o’clock in the morning,
having no previous knowledge of
the fire. They had been visiting
relatives in Alabama.
j Mrs. Palmer later said the most
• valued things destroyed in the
fire were a new mahogany bed
room suite, a new electric stove,
;and some treasured keepsakes.
The Palmers are at present
staying with Grady Faye Rameys
[in Dickeville.
Phone 152
ToogaTheatre
Summerville, Ga.
PHONE 201
Week-days: Continuous from 1
P M. Saturday: Continuous
from 10:30 A. M.
Thursday and Friday, Nov. 4-5
Lois Butler, Bill Goodwin, Irene
Hervey, John Sutton in:
“MICKEY”
It will set your heart aglow with
songs, warmth and laughter—
Hear her sing “Someday My
Prince Will Come,” “If I Were
the Only Girl,” “Father Goose”
and many other delightful tunes.
Also—News and Short Subjects.
Saturday, Nov. 6
Allan “Rocky” Lane in:
“BANDIT OF DARK CANYON”
With Bob Steele —Also—Chapter
4 “Superman” and Cartoon.
Saturday Nite, Late Show, 10:30
P. M.
Joe Kirkwood, Jr., as Joe Palooka
and Leon Errol as Knobby Walsh
in:
“FIGHTING MAD”
Also—Short Subjects.
Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 8-9
Gregory Peck, Ann Todd, Ethel
Barrymore, Valli in:
"THE PARADINE CASE”
Also—News.
Wednesday. Nov. 10
William Bishop, Virginia Patton,
Gordon Jones in:
“BLACK EAGLE”
The story of a horse—Also—
Short Subjects.
Summerville
Silhouettes
Remember that BIG, BIG sale
Chattooga Mercantile pulled
back in the Summer?
How could you forget it, you
I say?
Well, listen, I understand that
they’re going to pull another on
the same order REAL SOON.
; ■ Now I can’t tell you all about it,
i but when I was down there this
1 [ week it just sorta leaked out in
■ the conversation. Os course, I
1 couldn’t wait to tell you, because
• I know that you, like I, will want
■ ;to get in on it, especially with
! Christamas coming up and all.
Why in that sale they had last
! summer, I remember those love-
■ ly dresses were marked down
1 ONE THIRD, and there were just
’; gobs and gobs of other things
> at a drastic reduction.
; I couldn’t resist and who’d
• I want to. It’s only good “horse
1 ; sense’ ’to buy what you need
> when you can get it cheaper. And
• it IS going to be cheaper, con
’ [siderably cheaper, when Chat
-1 tooga Mercantile pulls a sale.
> [They’ just don’t monkey with the
idea they really get down to
• I brass tacks when they pull a deal
r [like this.
• | So let’s not forget to watch the
• News every week now very close-
■ • ly, so that you won’t miss the an-
■ i nouncement of this, another
great sale at Chattooga Mercan
tile’s. It won’t be long!
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Trion Theater
Continuous Shows Daily—Open
i 12:45 p. m. Monday, open 6:30
p. m. Saturday, open 12 noon
; Last Time Thursday
[ “BEYOND GLORY”
Friday-November 5
“TOBACCO ROAD”
With Gene Tierney and Dana
Andrews.
Short —Gridiron Greatness,
j Saturday-November 6
Double Feature Program
“CALL OF THE CANYON”
’ With Gene Autry and Smiley
’ Burnette.
also
“THE WOMAN FROM
I TANGIER”
Monday-Tuesday—November 8-9
3 “THE STREET WITH NO NAME”
■ With Mark Stevens, Richard
3 [Widmark, Lloyd Nolan, Barbara
' Lawrence.
1 ! Short—Why Is It?
j Also—Latest News.
1 Shows at 1:00, 2:57, 4:54, 6:51.
8:48.
Wednesday-Thursday—
November 10-11
l ' Red Skelton as:
“THE FULLER BRUSH MAN”
1 With Janet Blair.
5 Short—Little Brown Jug.
Also—Latest News.
, Shows at 1:00, 2:57, 4:54, 6:51,
i 8:48.
1 * -r x
1 <' * i
i Park Theatre
Phone 0-1742
J •[ Admission: Adults, 30c; Chil-;!
' [; dren, 14c
, [’ Plenty of Parking Space •;
Last Day Thursday
; l! “ABBOTT AND COSTELLO j
MEET FRANKENSTEIN” j
“ Friday, Nov. 5 {
- One Day Only Z
“ “ASSIGNED TO DANGER” }
k [[With Gene Raymond, Noreen;
, ![Nash, Robert Bice, and Martin:;
Kosleck.
![ LATEST PARK NEWS.
• Saturday, Nov. 6 One Day
Onlv—Double Feature—Open •
ip. m.
;[ “ROAD TO THE BIG HOUSE”
With John Shelton, Ann;;
;[ Doran, Guinn Williams. “
. [’ and [;
' “Johnny Mack Brown, Raym-[;
“ ond Hatton in: [;
“OVERLAND TRAILS”
1 [ Chapter No. 12 “THE CRIM-;;
; “SON GHOST”—CARTOON.
: [[ One Day Only
“Sunday, Nov. 7—Double Feat-“
• “ ure—Open 2 P. M.
■ “America’s new sweetheart “
; • Lois Butler as “MICKEY”;;
“ with Bill Goodwin, Irene Her-“
“vey, John Sutton and Eddie “
“Dean in: [[
“BLACK HILLS”
» ■; ;•
[[ Monday, Nov. B—One Day
i ;[ Only •;
i “ON OUR STAGE IN PERSON?
LEW CHILDRE AND THE “
WSM GRAND OLE OPRY “
“ SHOW ;;
;; Featuring Lew Ch 11 dre, [;
1 ;; Stringben, The Alabama Boys. [[
[’ On Screen
“FACE OF MARBLE”
[[ Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov.'
9-10
’ [[Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh in:
[[ “GONE WITH THE WIND”
;[ With Leslie Howard, Olivia de ;
; [ Havilland.
(PAID ADVERTISEMENT)
OUR TAXES
THE MILL THE MAYOR
AND THE POLICE FORCE
IN THE PAST THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS PAID EXPENSES
OF OPERATION
Under the able mismanagement of Mayor Mill Superintendent
Willys S. James, who has complete and total control of the police
department, the police department is at the present time one big
white elephant that is devouring the taxes of the city wholesale
while the mayor chortles about his big payroll and his cast iron
sewers. There is no need to blame either the councilmen or the
police for this. The most the councilmen ever know about police
affairs is that once a month sometimes they receive a blurred car
bon copy of collections and expenditures; for the month of August,
1948, I quote from such a copy; “POLICE, SALARIES $792.50, RE
CORDER $55.00 EXPENSE $496.26 TOTAL PAID OUT $1,343.76,
POLICE COURT $852.90,” LOSS ON POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR
AUGUST, 1948 $490.86 for 12 months this would be $5,890.32 or
nearly ONE-FOURTH of our city tax money and that makes the
law abiding citizens have to pay the cost of curbing the law viola
tors.
HERE IS HOW OUR MAYOR HAS MISMANAGED THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT
When James took office the fines for drunks was $20.00, for
fear he would get in bad with some of his mill employees this was
cut to SIO.OO and when the sheriff gets his cut out of this small fine
the city has almost nothing left, the fine for speeding is from $5.00
up with practically no UPS. THIS IS NOT THE FAULT OF THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT NOR THE RECORDER. ONLY THE MAYOR
IS RESPONSIBLE SINCE HE AND HE ALONE AS MAYOR CAN
CONTROL THIS. He tells the policemen what to do and he tells
the recorder what to do and all they can do is carry out his most
dignified orders, so the people foot the bill.
THE POLICE OF THIS CITY ARE GOOD OFFICER WHO RE
CEIVE POOR PAY AND POOR CO-OPERATION our policemen
receive a salary of $165.00 per month for five twelve hour days plus
one eighteen hour day per week, 78 hours for less than $40.00, a
fraction less than .50 per hour on a monthly basis.
THESE MEN WHO MUST GO NEAT AND CLEAN AND REP
RESENT OUR CITY TO THE WORLD RECEIVE ABOUT HALF
THE HOURLY PAY AS IS PAID A SWEEPER IN THE MILL THIS
ALONE IS A SHAME AND DISGRACE TO SUMMERVILLE. These
men who risk their lives to run down a speeder and bring him in
to court to hear him fined $5.00 and have him laugh at them. lam
told that one officer, simply doing his duty and enforcing the law
in the school zone would net the city SIOO.OO in cash fines per day
(IF HE WERE PERMITTED TO DO HIS DUTY WITHOUT THE
MAYOR'S INTERVENTION FOR FRIENDS ETC. AND THE SPEED
ERS WERE GIVEN PROPER FINES. I am told that if the plain
drunks who pay four and five dollars per pint for liquor on which
to get drunk were fined $20.00 each and made to pay their fines
instead of being allowed to sober up on the city payroll this would
net the city approximately $1,500.00 per month which would en
able the city to at least pay the officers a minimum wage of $200.00
per month and have something left over each month to buy new
equipment instead of paying everything out of the hard ridden city
tax money and have our city taxes increased beyond the bounds
of reason. To say nothing of the innocent lives that would maybe
be saved by the law being enforced.
LET US ALL DEMAND SUPPORT OF OUR POLICE AND PROPER
LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR ALL
We all love our children and we as taxpayers and citizens would
like to see them given proper and able police protection, failure on
the part of any person charged with enforcing the law would place
the blood of innocent victims on the hands of the person or per
sons responsible.
THE ELECTION OF TUESDAY SHOWED THAT THE PEOPLE
DEMAND LAW ENFORCEMENT
And speaking of the election it is reported that the mayor
told mill employees that he could not tell them how to vote but
that those who failed to vote the “independent ticket” would maybe
find their share of the mill closed immediately after the election.
Well Hitler and Mussolini had to start small.
I understand that one mill official higher than James gave
orders that the picking up of garbage on mill property outside city
limits be stopped but that James countermanded the order and
the garbage is still being collected by the city truck. This would
indicate that Givens told the truth when he said he could do noth
ing with James to curb his capers as mayor.
IT IS THE OPINION OF MANY THAT JAMES IN HIS KNOWN
DESIRE FOR SECRECY and his fear of the public in light of the
illegal contracts that have been made in favor of the mill is now
afraid to hold council meetings on the regular and official meet
ing nights which is the 2nd Tuesday of each month for fear the
citizens will come in on him and disrupt his plans. THESE MEET
INGS SHOULD BE HELD ON THE DATES SCHEDULED REGARD
LESS and if James is afraid then the mayor pro-tem Mr. Andrew
Williams should hold the meeting, seeing that full and complete
minutes are entered in the record and put a stop to these sneak
meetings called by the mayor on a moment’s notice at which the
mayor’s councilmen vote as he tells them to vote. LET WHAT IS
PUBLIC BE MADE PBLIC AND LET WILLIS JAMES EITHER DO
THE JOB OPEN AND ABOVE BOARD OR RESIGN.
R. D. DAVISON