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- HELP TO FIGHT TUBERCULOSIS-BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS TODAY! - [ here n i I THERE I * J The Chttooga County Fair As sociation will meet at 2 p. m. Saturday, December 18, at the courthouse to elect Directors and officers for the coming year, according to J. B. Butler. Trion Lodge No. 160, F. and A. M., will meet at 7:30 p. m. Saturday, at which there will be the election of officers and M. M. degree. C. M. Hutchins and sons, ot Summerville, recently sold one purebred Aberdeen-Angus cow to Clyde Harlow, of Summerville, and two cows to J. M. Green and Son, of Armuchee. Hair Farms, of Summerville, recently sold nine purebred Ab erdeen-Angus cows and two bulls to High Pine Farm of Rome, two cows and one bull to the Cope land Farms of Lyerly, and one bull to Willie Storey of Summer ville. The Rome Tigers and the La- Fayette Red Raiders colored, teams, will play at 8 p. m. Friday at the Trion field. The football game is being sponsored by the Trion P. T. A. The Annual Christmas party of the American Legion Auxiliary will be held in the Legion Hall Tuesday, December 14. The time has been set for 8 o’clock. All members are urged to be present and to bring a gift suit able for any other member. The Most Valuable Player of the Year will be selected by the Trion Alumni T. Club at a meet ing at 7:30 o’clock in the auditor- i ium at the High School. A trophy will be presented. ■ Last year the trophy was given Gene Day, and the previous year the award was made to Ross Stephens. A Chevrolet truck carrying a load of wood blocks jack knifed off the road at the Trion high way bridge early Tuesday morn ing. No serious damage was re ported. The accident occurred when a car in front of the truck stopped suddenly when a bus approached I the far side of the bridge, ac cording to local police. J. D. Bledsoe, driver of the truck which was making a run from Chattanooga to Rome, was said to have made the statement that the flat gas tanks on the side of the truck hung on the ground, keeping the truck from toppling over into the river and possibly saved his life. North Georgia College was ad mitted to full membership as a senior college in the Southern Association of Colleges in its annual meeting in Memphis on December 2. The institution serv ed an unusually short probation period between its conversion in to a four-year college in 1946 and its full recognition by the region al accrediting agency this week. It was one of four senior colleges in the south admitted to mem bership. The patronage of North Georg ia College is state-wide, with some 135 counties in every sec tion of the state represented in its student body. Col. McClure Gives Talk On "National Defense" On the seventh anniversary of Pearl Harbor, the Summerville Lion’s Club heard an address by Col. Freeman C. McClure, Judge Advocate of the Georgia Reserve Officers Association on “National Defense.” The meeting was held Tuesday evening at Riegeldale Tavern. Col. McClure told of the needs and requirements of national de fense and called upon every Lion to support the move for proper defense of our country. He was introduced by Robert Trimble who was in charge of the program. H. B. Scoggins Now Whitfield County Agent H. B. Scoggins, for the past three years County Agent of Paulding County, has been em ployed as agricultural agent of Whitfield County. Mr. Scoggins formerly taught vocational agriculture in Cohutta and Varnell Schools in Whitfield County in 1940-41, after which he served in War H in the Signal Corps, and spent two years in the Al European theater. ™ He is a graduate of the Uni versity of Georgia College of Agriculture, and is married to the former Miss Ira Myrtle Perry, of Chattooga County. They have a two year old son. BitmnwruiUr News VOL. 63; NO. 51 Seal Sale Reported The response to the Christ mas Seals sent out Monday has been most gratifying, according to Mrs. Agnes Hammond, treas urer of the Chattooga County Tuberculosis Association. “We have not yet opened the letters,” Mrs. Hammond said, “but we’ve received plenty of them to open.” She said that the money will be counted this week and that a report will be made next week. The drive got off to a start Monday. “Red Pajama Day.” A pair of child’s red pajamas and Seal Sale posters across the front courthouse door called attention to the sale. The brightly colored 1948 Seal features a pajama-clad child seated before a blazing fire place, waiting patiently for Santa Claus to arrive. Barry Bart, internationally known free-lance artist, designed this year’s Seal. Mr. Bart is particu larly noted in this country for his drawings and illustrations in TRION CITY ELECTION TO BE HELD ON JANUARY 6TH; NINE QUALIFY The Trion City Election will be j held on January 6, 1948. In addi- i tion to those seeking re-election three new candidates have an nounced. The registration book will be in Harry Hardeman’s office at the Community Center between 9 a. i m. until 5 p. m. Monday through and from 9 a. m. until 12 noon on Saturdays. Considerable interest was shown in last year’s election, which provided friendly compe tition and rivalry among the various candidates. City Recorder and Mayor Pro Tern Hardeman has announced : rhe following citizens have quali , tied with him to run in this elec tion. MAYOR W. B. Simmons Recorder and Mayor Pro Tern Harry Hardeman COUNCILMEN C. B. Bricker Roy Bruce Andrew Campbell L. C. Dalton Graves Gore Clayton Smallwood J. C. Woods Any other candidates desiring to announce must qualify ac cording to the laws pertaining to the city election. Naval, Military Academy Exams Announced-Lanham The Civil Service Commission will conduct a Congressional ex amination for designation to the U. S. Military and Naval Acade mies on Monday, January 17, 1949. The examination is open only to candidates designated by Members of Congress. Any young men between the ages of 17 and 22 years wishing to take this examination may notify Congressman Henderson Lanham, Post Office Building, Rome, before December 20, so that he can make arrangements for an examination. Children Urged to Call For Reading Certificates Several children who are eli gible for Vacation Reading Club certificates have not yet receiv ed theirs, according to Mrs. J. L. Henderson, local Librarian. Anne Marie Wilson, Annie Pearl Roberts and Barbara Rose have not been awardede their 1948 certificates, Mrs. Henderson said in urging them to call by the library as soon as possible. The following have not receiv ed their 1947 certificates: Ron ald Prince, Charles Pesterfield, Jerry Nix, Patsy Eleam, Donnie Herod, David Herod, Don n y ; Spears and John Thomas Self. RAMEY NAMED ON STATE WELFARE BOARD I H. Grady Ramey, former Chat tooga County Representative, has been appointed by Gov. Herman Talmadge as a member of the State Welfare Board. Mr. Ramey is one of 10 mem- I bers of this Board, and he rep resents the 10th District. The Welfare Board is in charge of all Welfare Boards in the state, several state institutions and Social Security as well. SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY DECEMBER 9, 1948 Response As ‘Good’ the field of aviation. Proceeds from the Seal Sale, which closes on Dec. 25, will make possible the Chattooga Tuberculosis Association’s 1949 tuberculosis prevention and con trol program. Quota for Chat tooga County, based on the asso ciation’s minimum needs to ful fill its planned projects, is $2,000. “Many county residents will make the Seals their first Christmas purchase,” Mrs. Em mett Clarkson said yesterday. “They realize that the work of the tuberculosis association, which helps to protect them against the disease, is strength ened with every contribution made through the purchase of Christmas Seals.” Mrs. O. L. Cleckler, of Menlo, who headed the mailing com mittee, said that postal authori ties in the county had given their “usual wholehearted co operation” in assisting with the Seal mailings. Little Sand Mountain Receives $75 From Chattanooga C. ol C. As county winner in the Com munity Improvement Contest. Little Sand Mountain received an : award of $75 from the Chatta- I nooga Chamber of Commerce, who together with the Chattooga j County Chamber sponsored the [ contest locally. The award was made at a banquet held Monday night at ! the Read House, Chattanooga, i Tenn. i Mr. and Mrs. Z. M. Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Mathis, J. B. Butler and Walter Neville at tended on behalf of Chattooga County and Little Sand Moun tain. Christmas Seals Christmas Seals have been sold in the United States since 1907 when the first Seal Sale was conducted in Wilmington, Del. This frist Seal Sale was organized and conducted by the late Miss Emily P. Bissell to raise funds to aid a group of doctors who were operating a small sanatorium for tuber ; culous patients on the Brandy wine River. In 1908 the Seal Sale was conducted on a national scale and has been national ever since. Funds from the annual sale of Christmas Seals are used to support the year-round tuberculosis control work of the 3,000 associations affiliated with the National Tuberculosis ed each year, 95 per cent is ed each yera, 95 per cent is used within the state of orgin and five per cent is allocated to the National Association. Work supported by Christ mas Seals falls into four gen eral categories: education, case finding, rehabilitation and med -1 [ ical research. The specific pro [ gram In each community de [ pends upon the needs and re sources of the community. Christmas Seal funds are not used for treatment or for building and maintaining san atoriums. Treatment and faci lities for treatment are provid ed from tax funds. If very penny raised in the ' largest Seal Sale (18,666,000 in 1947) hospital care for each of ’ the 500.000 estimated cases of active tuberculosis. While the length of time a tuberculous patient needs hospital care varies, the average stay in a hospital in six months. The total raised from the ’ sale of Christmas Seals in the 40 years from 1907 through 1947 is $201,000,000. McGraw, Rav and Keith Take Office Levi McGraw defeated T. M. Booth 106 votes Saturday to re tain his office as Justice of the Peace, 925th District. McGraw received 467, while his only op ponent received 361. A. T. Ray and Bobby Keith . were elected constables. Ray re ; ceiving 468 and Keith 355. H. G. Buford received 340. HARRIS, HARTLINE PLEAD GUILTY TO FIVE COUNTS HERE General Gordon Hartline and “Toby” Harris plead guilty last week prior to City Court to a total of five cases, four of which concerned the illegal handling of alcoholics. Hartline was fined SSOO each for -possessing liquor and selling beer without a license. Harris plead guilty to the three charges against him and was fined SSOO for possessing wine for the purpose of sale without a license, and SSOO for possessing liquor. He was fined costs for possessing and main taining slot machines. New Church of Christ Planned at Trion Plans are being readied for the building of a new $50,000 Church of Christ at Trion, it has been disclosed by H. Grady Ramey, Chairman of the Building Com mittee, who said the new build ing will be at the present loca tion. It is expected that the struc ture will begin immediately after the first of the year, Mr. Ramey said. It will be of brick and com pletely modern. The main auditorium will be 44 by 75 feet and the exact size of the Sunay School room addi tion has not been disclosed. Part of the old building will be used until the new structure is completed. The present church ! was built in 1906 and there have been several additions since, he said. SUMMERVILLE BEAUTIFUL IN HOLIDAY ATTIRE For the first time, the streets of Summerville have been beautifully decorated for the Christmas season. This was sponsored by the Retail Mer chants Association. Dozens of silver-sprayed ce dar trees line the side walks on Commerce Street, and all busi nesses near these trees have been asked to decorate them. At the intersection of Rome Boulevard and South Com merce Street, Fred Aldred has erected a huge Christmas tree which is beautifully lighted every night with dozens of brightly colored lights. Lights also have been strung from the different intersec tions on Commerce Street. The display windows of the stores are said by many to be I more beautiful than ever be- 1 fore. One merchant has install- : , ed a loud speaker over his I I store and Christmas Carols are ; played at periods during the day. Eight Men Called For Pre-Induction Examinations Eight Chattooga County men were to leave Wednesday for pre-lnduction examinations at Fort McPherson, according to Miss Mae Earle Strange, Clerk of the local draft board. They are: William Edward Hayes, of Trion: Charles Douglas Colbert, of Trion; William Er nest Massey, of Menlo; Wayne Leonard Dillard, of Summerville, Route 1; Wilmer Eugene Jack son, of Summerville, Route 3; Roy Roscoe Elsberry, of Sum merville, Route 1; Elliott Lee Norton, of Summerville, and Jess Roy Dempsey, of Summer ville, Route 1. 4-H Council, Advisors To Meet Saturday Members of the Chattooga County 4-H Council will meet at 10 a. m. Saturday at the County Agents office, it has been an nounced by J. B. Butler, County Agent. The purpose of the meeting is to elect officers and advisors for 1949, it was stated. Scout District Rally To Be Held Saturday The Boy Scout District Rally will be held at 2 p. m. Saturday, at the Trion Community Center Gymnasium, it has been an nounced. C. H. Westin, of Rome, Chief Executive, will attend, and all Scouts are urged to be present. The three judges will be from i cut-of-town, it was disclosed. State Representative To Confer Here on Hospital CANTATA PLANNED BY FIRST BAPTISTS FOR DECEMBER 15 The First Baptist Church will I present a cantata, “The Story of Christmas”, by H. Alexander | Matthews at 8 p. m. Wednesday, I December 15. [ The cantata will be rendered by a 40 voice choir under the dir- ' ection of Guy Walton, director | of music of the First Baptist| Church. Miss Alma Zada Ellen berg will accompany the choir at the piano. Soloists for the cantata will be Mrs. John Bankston, soprano: Miss Annie Pitts, soprano; Mrs. Bob Baker, contralto; and Billy Macßridges; tenor. Mr. Walton; will sing the baritone solos. Mr. Bridges, a promising young tenor soloist, is from the First Baptist Church. Augusta. Recent ly, he gave a benefit concert at the Tabernacle Baptist Church there, and he is very popular in Augusta and other towns in that[ section, Mr. Walton said. Others to be in the choir are: j Mrs. J. A. Duff, Mrs. R. S. Thomas, Mrs. Harry Wallace, ■ Jack Meacham, Truett Frazier,; Bob White, O. G. Morehead, Sr., Billy Morehead. Otis Gorman, Mrs. J. B. Butler. Mrs. Curtis Meacham, Mrs. Ervin Millard. Miss Carol White, Miss Emoleen Chambers, Miss Anne Peppers, Miss Rhudean Chambers, Frank Penley, Van Dobbs. Miss Helen Dobbs, Miss Gail White, L. B. Thomason, Miss Carol Patterson, Miss Dot Stewart, Mrs. J. E. Baker, W. G. Rutherford, Curtis Meacham. Dennis Cox, Mrs. Den nis Cox, Wilburn Hudson, Mrs. Wilburn Hudson, Wright Wheel er. Mrs. Paul Jones, Mrs. Harry Foster, Bob Mullinax, Miss Mar tha Mae Parker, Rev. I. C. Fra zier, Mrs. Earl Nix, Billy Espy. Wayne Groce and Bob Baker. McWilliams, Adams And McKenzie Win Trion Election Eugene McWilliams won the election for justice of the peace for Trion District, 870 G. M. in Saturday’s election. Speedy Ad ams and Taylor McKenzie were elected bailiffs. Assisting with the election i held by George Atkins, justice of the peace, were Mrs. M. L. ; Spray berry’, Mrs. C. H. Neal. Mrs. ! June Drummond, Bill Maffett, Douglas Baker and Troy Atkins. Mr. Atkins reported the fol lowing number of votes by can didates: For justice of peace, George Helms, 159; R. E. McWil liams, 382; for bailiff, J. H. Adams, 323; Howard Barnett, 221; Taylor McKenzie. 299, and F. P. Nunn, 33. WA4S Reorganized At Sand Mountain Mrs. Duke Espy, of Summer ville, met with the ladies of Sand ! Mountain in the home of Mr. and j Mrs. Z. M. Cooper to re-organize the W. M. S. Mrs. Espy was in charge of the j meeting. After a talk on what the W., M. U. stands for and what it is! doing, the following officers were elected: President, Mrs. H. E. Mathis; Ist vice president, Mrs. G. W. Murdock; 2nd vice president, Mrs. H. M. Rosser; secretary and treasurer. Mrs. Z. M. Cooper; stewardship. Mrs. W. L. Owens; mission study chairman. Mrs. H. P. Caldwell; community mission chairman. Mrs. M. J. Owens. The next meeting will be in the I home of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. | Mathis at 6:30 p. m. Saturday. | Dec. 11. CHRIJTMAJ SEALj I $1,500.00 Raised By C. of C. In Membership Drive More than $1,500 was secured by the Chamber of Commerce in their recent membership drive, it was disclosed yesterday. The latest to turn in a report is Trion, who reported $454, Fred Aldred, president said. He highly commended Trion for their cooperation and en thusiasm for the C. of C. W. M. Storey to Address Wildlife Club Here Monday Members of the Chattooga ; County Wildlife and Conserva ! tion Club will be privileged to hear W. M. Story, Secretary- Treasurer of the Chattooga Farm Bureau, at the December meet- I ing of the club to be held at 7:30 p. m., Dec. 13, at the court house in Summerville, according j to W. H. Smith, president. Mr. Storey is also vice-presi dent of the state Farm Bureau Federation and is interested in i the wildlife and conservation i program, Mr. Smith said. An interesting moving picture entitled “The Radiant Rockies,” will be shown to the audience and two turkeys will be given away at the meeting to grace somebody’s Christmas dinner table. The meeting will be presided over by Mr. Smith, who says the public is cordially invited to at tend. W. A. Peppers, 66, Dies in LaFayeUe Wiliam Albert Peppers, 66, formerly of Summerville, died at i his home, in LaFayette, at 61 ! o’clock Sunday morning. Surviving are three daughters,; ; Mrs. J. H. Mitchell, Mrs. Brooks Massengale and Mrs. Charlie Saine; three sons, Raymond, Dewey and Donald Peppers, all of LaFayette; three sisters, Mrs. Lizzie Yancey, Lyerly; Misses Lou and Julia Peppers, Summerville; three brothers, A. J. Peppers, Lyerly; T. M. Peppers, LaFayette, ' and W. F. Peppers, Corpus Chris- ■ tie. Tex., and 10 grandchildren.' Funeral services were held at i 2 o’clock Monday at the Second I Baptist Church in LaFayette, Rev. Tommie Waits and Rev. Dennis Hannah officiating. Ac tive pallbearers were nephews of the deceased. Honorary: C. W. Hughes, Glenn Hughes. Ernest Floyd. William Kinsey, Charlie Lanier, Marion Fincher, Paul Copeland, Doyle Welcher, Horace Hayes, Tom Copeland and Wil lard Harris. Interment in the La-: Fayette Cemetery. Gore FFA to Raffle 1 Turkeys Dec. 23 Two turkeys will be raffled off |at the Gore High School base -ball field at 12:30 p. m. Thurs- ■ day, Dec'. 23, it was announced by I Gore Future Farmers of America ; leaders, sponsors of the event. Proceeds will go into the treas j ury of the F. F. A. Chapter to [help carry out the program of : work. Rules of the contest are as follows: 1. All targets will be sold on the ball ground beginning at 12:- 30 p. m. Dec. 23. 2. No one can shoot at the same target more than three times. 3. No targets will be sold after 2 p. m. 4. Each contestant will stand on home plate and shoot at the target which will be 40 yards away. 5. Contestants may shoot with a rifle or shot gun. 6. One turkev will be given away in the rifle contest and one in the shot gun contest. 7. No one will be permitted to go to the target area during the contest. 8. Officers of the F. F. A chap ■; ter will be judges for the con , j test. L 9. No judging will be done until ’ after 2 p. m. i 10. In case of a tie the contest ' ants will be given one shot each ) and the one shooting nearest the target will be declared winner. GROWING WITH CHATTOOGA $1.50 A YEAR Plans for the erection of a j Chattooga County Hospital was i the chief topic of discussion at | the regular meeting of the direc- I tors of the Chattooga County Chamber of Commerce Tuesday : afternoon at the Chamber of fice. No further definite plans were made, however, it was disclosed that a member of the State De ' partment of Health would con [ fer with T. J. Espy, chairman of [ the Planning Committee, Wed [ nesday. It was learned Wednes day, however, that he had post poned his trip until today. J. B. Butler was appointed chairman of an Agriculture | Committee to determine how the j C. of C. could better co-operate with the farmers of the county in their efforts to improve farm : ing methods and increase farm income. Also on the committee were: E. C. Pesterfield, D. L. McWhor [ ter and O. L. Cleckler. It was pointed out that the annual farm income in this county is close to six million dollars, or about half that of the industrial income. Upon a suggestion by Miss Beulah Shropshire, the group ; discussed the need for a charity ' program here. No definite plans i were made, however, it was de- I cided that the discussion would be resumed at the next meeting. On behalf of the entire Cham ber. Fred Aldred, president, thanked Rodman K. Eubanks, president of the Retail Mer chants Association, who also is a C. of C. director, for the deco ration of the streets of Sum merville for the Christmas sea son. and piaised t , R. M. A. for this fine influence in the com munity. Mr. Aldred also expressed his appreciation of C. E. Bricker, I director from Trion, and that I community’s interest and active i participation in the Chamber. WHAT THE TB ASSOCIATION DOES Do you know what your local Tuberculosis Association is doing? These are a few of the ac tivities carried on all the year by the Association: Food is provided TB families whose bread-winner is strick en with the disease until the Welfare Department can se cure Aid to Dependent Chil dren (ADO for them. Buys medicine and pays for prescriptions when needed. Provides clothing, such as gowns and bath robes for per sons going to Battey State Hospital. Pays for ambulances to transport victims to Battey. Has families of those with i TB and any others suspected I of the disease, x-rayed. , Anyone who suspects he or [ she has TB need only contact the Association to receive an x-ray. More than 100 were x-rayed, free, last year. There is an average of three calls per . week at her office concerning tuberculosis cases, according to Mrs. B. W. Farrar. . Rehabilitation Chairman. The Welfare Board has co ' operated and put most TB J families on ADC. Mrs. Farrar I said. . I To cite a specific instance of > the work of the Association, it ■[ was disclosed that this week a note was given to the Su ; j perintendent of the Summer [ ville Negro Schools to be taken [ to Dr. William Hyden, asking that he x-ray any person the Superintendent brings him ■ and charge it to the Associa- > tion. This work MUST go on. and • money is needed to continue. Won’t you help by buying ! Christmas Seals? If you ; haven’t received any, call Mrs. 5 O. L. Cleckler, Menlo, and some will be sent immediately. . Gore FFA, FHA Io Present 'False Fronts' e The Gore Future Farmers of America and Future Homemak- - ers of America will present a - play titled “False Fronts,” at 7:30 p. m. Friday, December 17. il This is a three act comedy that will furnish a full evening of - entertainment for all, leaders h said. e All the school buses will make their regular routes.