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1 r f x f) fl A /asX /l ' X / x si fl r f /9s X if y 4. f V XX 3g Zl Jr' L/ X X Pl 'V" Y/ X XX X-X X f/XX ft S - - ■ HERE 'N THERE Warren Beale, of Columbia Seminary, will fill his regular appointment at Bethel Presby terian Church at 11 a. m. Sun day. The public is cordially invited to attend this service. The regular communication of Alpine Lodge No. 211, F. and A. M. will be held Friday night, De cember 24. AU regular Masons are invited. The regular meeting of Trion Lodge No. 160, V. and A. M. will be held at 7:30 p. m. Monday, December 27. All qualified Masons are in vited. Keith W. Campbell, seaman apprentics, USN, son of William L. Campbell, of Route 4, Sum merville, is serving aboard the aircraft carrier, USS Princeton, a unit of Task Force 38, which is now undergoing an intensive training period in the Western Pacific and the China Sea area. These exercises are being con ducted for the purpose of giving officers and men of the task force realistic training in all phases of Naval activities. In ad dition to the ports and peoples of foreign lands. Ports of call between training maeuvers, include Honolulu, Ts ingtao, China, Yokosuka, Japan and Guam. There will be a Christmas Sunday program at 7:30 p. m. Sunday at the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, at Gore, it has been announced by the pastor, the Rev. George C. Shroeder. Everyone is invited to attend. Joe C. Wyatt Dies in Florida Joseph C. Wyatt, 52, died at a hospital in Perrine, Fla., on Mon day morning, December 13, after a lingering illness. Funeral services were held at the Turner Funeral Home in Homestead at 10:30 a. m. Thurs day, with the Rev. William Kopelke, of the Perrine Metho dist Church, and the Rev. B. A. Cumming, of the Riviera Pres byterian Church of South Miami, officiating. Interment took place at the Miami Memorial Park Cemetery in South Miami. Survivors include his wife, the former Julia Marks; one sister, Mrs. J. E. Kennedy, of Menlo; an aunt, Mrs. Nona Fowler, of Summerville; one niece, Mrs. Melvin Striplin. o f Gadsden, Ala.; one nephew. John Knox Kennedy, of Atlanta. Mr. Wyatt was born in Menlo on January 19. 1897, and was a member of tne Menlo Presby terian Church. During the past thirty years. Mr. Wyatt had been Employed as manager o f various Packing Plants in Perrine and also in Ft. Pierce. He also did some farming. He served in World War I and following the funeral services-the Marlin Moore Post of the 'Ameri can Legion, of which he was a member, requested the Dade County Guard of Honor to play taps and conduct the burial ser vice. Final Riles for Roscoe Elsberry He’d Monday Funeral services for Roscoe C. Elsberry, 72. were conducted at 1:30 p. m. at the Perrenial Bap tist Church with the Revs. Oliver Pledger and Dock Jones officia ting. Mi-. Elsberry- passed away at his residence on Lyerly. Route 2 at 3:40 p. m. Saturday afte> an illness of several weeks. Besides his wife, Mrs. Ruth Cherry Elsberry, he is survived by one son, Glenn Elsberry, of Summerville: two sisters, Mrs. C. D. Howell, of Lyerly, and Mrs. Tom Smith, of LaFayette; one brother, D. A. Elsberry, of Dal ton. Three grandaughters, seven grandsons and two great grand sons also survi- e. Interment was L in the Pennville Cemetery with the J. D. Hill Funeral Home, of Summerville, in charge of ar rangements. See Chattooga Mercantile Co’s Big Sale - - Page Three ©he Summn’utUr Sma VOL. 64, NO. 1 Henry Chappelear Is The Five-Acre CoHon Contest Winner Here Henry Chappelear, of Menlo, won first place in the county in the Five Acre Cotton Contest. The awards were made Friday night at John’s Place and were given by the textile mills of the county. Other winners included Roy Baker, second S4O; N. W. Garvin, third, $25. Mr. Chappelear re ceived a S6O prize. A. B. Hammond, of Berryton Mills, A. G. Dunson, of Summer ville Manufacturing Company, Erwin Thomas of Montgomery Knitting Mill, and Buddy Ham mond, of Riegel Textlie Corpora tion, Trion, each spoke briefly. Howard Baker, Farm Bureau President, presided. Bwlisfs Render "The Slory of Christmas" Here By Mrs. Duke Espy Last Wednesday evening in the auditorium of the First Baptist Church, music lovers enjoyed the old yet ever new “The Story of Christmas,” a cantata by H. Alexander Mathews. A reverent atmosphere was created by the beautifully ar ranged greens contrasting the bright red of lighted tapers as the Rev. H .G. Walker gave the invocation. The cantata, truly a work of art, gave evidence of the time and work going into its presenta tion by the able director and soloist Guy Walton, the interest ed participation of the choir members as well as the soloists. Especially notable were the soloists who contributed so grac iously to the loveliness of the old-new story. With serene and simple dignity Miss Annie Pitts sang the story of the annunciation. Mrs. John Bankson splendidly rendering, Voices of the Sky. Otis Gorman’s tenor solos were presented with reverence and beauty and Mrs. Bob Baker had the undivided at tention of her audience as she so beautifully sang. Sleep Holy Babe. The excellent performance of j the choir drew all the listeners i closer to the manger in Bethle- | hem. The congregation was hushed : and stilled as the voices were ‘ quited and the Rev. H. R. Foster pronounced the benediction. Mr. Walton is to be commend ed for his expert direction and consideration of detail in this' excellent cantata. Too much cannot be said for the able and adroit accompani ment of Miss Alma Zada Eilen burg without whom the cantata could not have been so success ful. To all w£o participated in this splendid cantata the listeners say thank you for a renewed acquaintance with The Story of Christmas. Lyerly Independent’s Play Fort Payne, Ala. Harris Edwards’ pouncing Independents of Lyerly, will meet Fort Payne’s basketeers at 8 o’clock tonight (Thursday) at Lyerly ftigh School gymnasium. What is expected to be one of I the .hardest fought games of the | entire season will be the meeting at 8:15 p. m. Wednesday, De cember 29. of the Peerless Wool en Mills, of Rossville, with the Lyerly group. The Lyerly hard wood will be 'he scene of the battle. Peerless has one of the best teams they've had in a long time. Mr. Edwards says, and are leading in the Dixie Amateur League. Lyerly defeated Trion 59-37 Thursday night in their first j meeting of the season. The men from Piedmont, Ala., came out on top by a score of 70-64 in Friday night’s meeting. SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY DECEMBER 23, 1948 gQMMM 1 I II ■ II11 111 —. I HIIM - .-z IIMBII -■ --- B Monjrol Oof Provti a • i; IpxtAt riewvlfciSrK ’•* Tn i - * '- ~ ® /MxJtrNr ■.u ' r-" Sw d.u ß hte; of Mr .nd f __ °‘ nt Uv “ m /J? 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The sale began on Dec. 6. “There is less than a week left for the campaign, which means that we shall have to realize an additional $1,070.72 in that time if we are to reach our $2,000 quotq,” Mrs. Hammond pointed out. Mrs. Hammond added that the letters of acknowledgment for the Seals which arrive daily re veal an encouraging knowledge of the work of the Chattooga Tu berculosis Association and many urge that its services be con tinued. “We hope to expand the tu berculosis control projects they mentioned,’’ Mrs. Hammond said “and we wll be able to do so if we meet our quota. During 1949 we plan to help those tuberculo sis stricken families as well as find those who are not aware they have the disease.’’ The quota represents the mini mum needed to continue the as sociation’s existing, services and add any new ones, Mrs. Ham mond explained. Seal Sale funds are the sole financial support of : lie association and its activities. RAYMOND GAYLOR IS LIEUT. IN RESERVE Raymond Hollis Gaylor, of Summerville, was commissioned Second Lieutenant- in the U. S Air Force Reserve on December 15. it was announced this weak by Lt. Gen. I. H. Edwards, Chief Dupty. U ,S. Air Force. Mr. Gaylor, who is employed at the Summerville Post Office, served in the Air Force as Staff Sergeant with the 51st- Troop Carrier Overseas for 15 months. He spent approximately 30 months in service. A graduate of Lyerly High School, Mr. Gaylor is married to the former Ruth Wike. Mrs. Owens, 87, Passes Away Near Here Saturday i Mrs. Elizabeth Ashworth '(Owens, 87, passed away at 3:30 '' a. m. Saturday at her residence I near Summerville. -1 She is survived by four daugh- ■ Iters, Mrs. J. T. Bradford, of I Summerville. Mrs. Charlie Meller, : of Crommies, Ky., Mrs. C. A. Ash, j of Coosa, and Mrs. M. G. Cook, lof Rome; three sons, O. C. ' Owens, of Summerville, T. R., of ' I Rome, and Robert Lee Owens, of I Summerville; mie brother, J. L. | Ashworth, of Rome; one sister, : Mrs. Lula Green, of Gadsden, : Ala. Funeral services were conduct ' ed at the Beach Creek Methodist ’ I Church near Rome, at 3 p. m. ' I Sunday. Interment was in the I Church Cemetery with the J. D. ' ■ Hi HFuneral Home in charge of ' j arrangements. r oii«Ttv N?ar Goal For Savings Bonds Chattooga County is in reach j of the 1948 Savings Bond goal. This information was contain- : i ed in a letter this week to Harry \ . ' McGinnis. Co-Chairman, Chat : tooga County U. S. Savings • Bonds Division, from the State Advisory Committee. Approximately $50,000 will I need to be sold between now and . December 31 in order to attain i that goal, the letter said, as I there will be an allotment from Army and Navy sales to help j out. < Mr. McGinnis urged all Chat- 11 tooga Countians to join in and 1 ; help reach the goal. A SPEEDING CAR DISCLOSES 10 CASES OF WHISKY HERE Driving at a rate of 100 miles I per hour. Charles R. Brackett, ■ of Atlanta, was stopped at the I intersection of U. S. Highway 27 ( and the Lyerly highway. Friday | . where Officers Kerce and Pledg er discovered 10 cases of stamped whiskey in his automobile. According to the arresting of ficers, the Atlantan was accom panied by an unidentified wo man. He was lodged in the Chat- , tooga County jail. Little Grace Doesn't Like Artificial Arms Little Grace 11 urcell, four-year old granddaughter of. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Henry Purcell, of Menlo, has a pair of artificial arms now, but she doesn’t like them. The youngster who lives at Lovejoy, was born with her arms off above the e’bows. A fund was begun by Engineer Henry R. Lee, <'f the Central of Georgia Railway, to buy arms; for the child after he had noticed her waving to the train as it j passed near her home. The fund, which now exceeds $2,500, was contributed by people from throughout the United States. The arms were fitted Monday, however little Grace did not wear them as she left the clinic. Dur ing the fitting she cried bitterly and described ’hem as "ugly.” It was pointed out that the “dress” type arms could be purchased later when she has learned to manipulate these. Her mother. Mrs. R. R. Purcell, said that she would attempt to coax the child inot wearing theih for a period each day until she becomes accustomed to the idea. It. will be a matter of “un learning” for little Grace, clinic officials said, because she has become very proficient. The child can now write her Merrier Christinas Provided for Children KERCE NAMED CHIEF DEPUTY Edmond L. Kerce, 28, has been [ named by Sheriff-elect Reuben ; Lyons as his chief deputy when he goes into office in 1949. Mr. Kerce, who has been as sociated with the Summerville ' Police Force for one and one I half years, is married to the former Hazel Hawkins, of Oak Hill, and they have one son. i He is a member of the Metho . dist Church, of Barnesville, and ! belongs to the Masonic Lodge. Wreck Discloses Stolen Auto Here As a result of a wreck Monday I night at Lyerly, a stolen auto | mobile was recovered by a Chat tanooga n. A 16-year old boy, who was driving the stolen ’automobile, crashed into an automobile driv en by James Anderson at the in tersection of the Oak Hill road and the highway. No one was in jured. Anderson was on the highway ,while the boy was entering from |the Oak Hill road. He was cha-rged with reckless; driving and driving without a | license and was lodged in the | county jail. Sheriff A. H. Glenn | disclosed- It was learned later that the automobile was stolen. Sheriff Glenn said he would | turn the youth over the FBI. authorities for investigation of | the matter. S.S. ORGANIZED AT SILVER HILL SCHOOL The Rev. J. H. Merrin organiz- I ed a Sunday School at Silver Hill ; last Sunday, classes to be held at 2 p. m. each Sunday, at the , school house. More than a hundred persons I were contacted, it w r as reported. ; and a great deal of interest was > displayed. The services were planned for | the afternoon so as not to in terfere with surrounding church I services. (name by holding a pencil be-I tween the stumps of her arms, I play ball with her five sisters J I and brothers and dress and feed I herself. As a matter of fact she I can do almost anything a normal | child can do. After Christmas, Grace may go ■ to Atlanta to Aidmore. where she ' will be taught to use the appli ances. Apple Trees Confused Ever see any June apples in : December? We hadn’t until Thursday’ i when Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Chap- | man, of Subligna. brought a | hand full in to the News office. I The apples were as ripe as any that are found on trees in ! the spring and summer and quite as delicious. The Chapmans have two such trees that apparently be came confused as to the seas- on. A late frost in the spring the buds and hence t-here were never any apples in June, the usual time. In- j stead, in September the trees began blooming and today , | there are nice apples, just in time for Christmas baking! r a-+a- f a a-f a a-xx xx xx ■ Growing With Chattooga $1 50 A YEAR By Helen Toles "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it . unto me.” These words were spoken al most two thousand years ago by i the man whose birthday we cele i brate this week-end, and they 11 have continued to be repeated ; through the centuries, reminding . those who are fortunate that the : j less fortunate must not be for ; | gotten. Those famous words and the : i true spirit of giving still linger on in this age of skepticism, . giving reassurance and hope to' ■ those who had thought the world had forgotten. The world hasn’t and Summer ville hasn’t... This was strongly evidenced last week when dozens of people in this little city joined together to see that every child in the Summerville School was remem bered by Santa regardless of their personal circumstances. Led by Riley Parham, the move spread to all parts of Sum merville and the dollars and goods grew until almost 50 chil dren were supplied with clothe and toys. Mrs. Harry McGinnis and Mrs. B. W. Farrar were among those who assisted Mr. Parham in ob taining the goods and seeing . that they were proper!} distri kuted. i 'One of he most,’generous con- I tnbutions of the week was that :of Marshall Lowry, of Lowry's Department Store, who sent a i load of toys to be given away, Mr. Parham said. Others contributing in various ways included Mr. and Mrs. Mar vin Pullen, Mrs. Frances Harris, Mrs. D. W. Copeland, Chattooga Mercantile Company, Bohanan’s, People’s Laundry, Rackley’s, Ser vice Dry Cleaners, Summerville Dry Cleaners, Roland Henry, Tutton’s Auto Parts, and W. W Mac 10c Store. Another generous act was that A. M. Bryant, who saw that ' one entire family was clothed , and that Santa Claus would ; visit them Christmas Eve night, i according to Mr .Parham, who I himself spent a great deal of ! time and money in the move to ; provide Christms for those who might otherwise be missed by St. Nick. Several weeks ago, Mr. Parham ; called on all people of this area to turn in their old toys. The response was good, and he spent much time in the Summerville 1 School shop reworking those toys and improving them so that some little boy or girl would not be disappointed Christmas morn ing. Those contributing money to l ward making a merry Christmas ; for these youngsters were: Mrs. j A. G. Dunson, Mrs. Bob McWhor j ter, Mrs. Willis James, Mrs. i Edythe McGinnis, Frank Martin. : G. G. Hartline. Thomas J. Espy, Jr.. Dr. H. D. Brown and C. B. I Akin. , 1 McGinnis Drug Company. G. D. Erwin. Beulah Shropshire. J. A. Scoggins, State Restaurant, R C and J. C. Bagley, J. D. Pledger. Jr.. I. O. Arnold. Meddler's. James Abney. Rufus Pruitt. Turner Worsham. Moses E. Brinson and j “Cash.” Stephenson Taxi. C. C Brooks. ! E. Gaskins. Earl Nix, Bill Ed wards, A. L. Alexander. Toby Harris. C. Harlow. Joe Fay* Dacus, Claud Hards. J .R. Jack son Jr., J. C. Fulmer, Tom Par iqam, Eddie Freeman and W. F. Aired. C. W. Peacock. John S. Jones. Bobby Gene D’ett, A T. Ray. J. G. Allen. W. D. Cochran, H. T. Hendrix. Woodrow W. Espy. Mrs. O. J. Espy. W. B. Clarkson and Jack Stepehens. David Koonce. W. H. Boyd, J. B Echols, Edmond Kerce, Ralph Brown. Dr. WilPam T. Gist, R. N Little, “Friend." J. C. Bagley Sr.. Hammond Duff Florist. J. G. (See Page 8)