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Doyle Wesley Kellett, airman
apprentice, USN, son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. J. Kellett, of Summer
ville, is serving aboard the air
craft carrier USS Tarawa, 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
addition to the training on ship
board, personnel familiarize
themselves with the ports and
peoples of foreign lands.
Ports of call between training
manuvers, include Honolulu, Ta
ingtao, China, Yokasuka, Japan,
and Guam.
Performance reports for soil
building practices carried out in
1948 must be turned in by Janu
ary 15, C. C. Brooks, County Ad
ministration Officer, disclosed
tnis week.
Mr. Brooks said that this is
positively the last day on whish
these reports can be accepted.
Miss Kiker Dies
In Rome Hospital
Miss Martha Ellen Kiker, 26,
died in a Rome Hospital at 8:30
e* n. December 23, after a linger
ing illness.
Miss Kiker was born in Sum
merville and lived here for 6
years before moving to Rome.
She attended the Rome Public
Schools and for the past five
years has been a nurse in the
various Rome Hospitals.
She is survived by her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Kimbell I. Kiker,
of Rome; one sister Mrs. Cath
erine Womack, of'Marietta; four
brothers, Carl, Alton, Ralph and
Echols, all of Rome.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at the Trinity Methodist
Church, of Rome, at 2:30 p. m.
Friday, December 24, with the
Rev. J. W. Moore, pastor, officiat
ing.
Pallbearers were J. B. Gresh
am, Joe Aycock, Houston Lawson,
Dub Brooks, Lewell Womack and
Watson Keown.
Interment was in the Summer
ville Cemetery with the J. D. Hill
Funeral Home, of Summerville,
in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Ratliff, 86,
Dies at Holland
Funeral services for Mrs. Vir
ginia D. Ratliff, 86, of Holland,
were conducted at her residence
at 11 a. m. Saturday, December
25, with the Rev. John Crosby
officiating.
Mrs. Ratliff was preceded in
death by her husband John T.
Ratliff.
She is survived by two daugh
ters, Mrs. Hollis Murphy, of Sum
merville, and Mrs. W. C. Glover
of Augusta; three sons, L. H. and
C. H., both of Holland, and R. J.,
of Chattanooga; one sister Miss
Emma Hense, of Holland. Seven
grandchildren and nine great
grandchildren also survive. In
terment was at New Hope South
with the J. D. Hill Funeral Home,
of Summerville, in charge of
arrangements.
RITES HELD FOR
SAM B. DAVIS
Sam B. Davis, 73. died Thurs
day, December 23. after a brief
illness.
Mr. Davis is survived by his
wife, Mr. Lille Harris White
Davis; three daughters. Mrs.
Fannie Blackmon, of Bartow
County, Mrs. Maudie Lee Hines,
and Mrs. Lillie Mae Hines, both
of Trion; three sons, John Henry
Davis, of Guntersville, Ala., Willis
Davis, of Lyerly, Route 1, and
Edgar Lee Davis, of Lyerly Route
1; one sister, Mrs. Argie Manns.
One brother and one half-broth
er also survive.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at 2 p. m. Saturday, December
25, at the Bellah Addition
of God, with the Revs.
Arnold and Earl White officiat
ing. Interment was in the Trion
Cemetery. The J. D. Funeral
Home, of Summerville, in charge
of arrangements.
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Mrs. Horace Tallent
Dies Suddenly
Mrs. Louella Bankson Tallent
died suddenly at 11:45 p. m.
Saturday, December 25, after a
brief illness.
Mrs. Tallent, who was born in ,
Cherokee County, Ala., was mar- (
ried to W. Horace Tallent, of :
Summerville, in 1924. Prior to .
her marriage, Mrs. Tallent was
Home Demonstration Agent of
Cherokee and Franklin Counties.
She also was a charter member
of the Chattooga County Garden 1
Club.
In addition to her husband.
Mrs. Tallent is survived by four .
sisters, Mrs. J. A. Nance, of Coll- '
insville, Ala.; Mrs. E. L. McCoy '
and Mrs. W. A. Holcomb, both of
Jamestown, Ala.; and Mrs. J. A |
Shamblin, of Centre, Ala.; three |
brothers. Jack Bankson, of Clov
is, Calif.; J. N. Bankson, of
Jamestown, Ala.; and S. O.
Bankson, of Chattanooga, Tenn.
Funeral services were held at
the First Bapt’st Church where
she was an active member, at I
2 p. m. Monday, with the Rev. \ i
Ira C. Frazier and the Rev. i
Henry G. Walker officiating. In- |
terment was at Mount Bethel
Cemetery at Broomtown, Ala.
Active pallebarers were neph- I
ews of the deceased, and honor- |
ary pallbeares were deacons of I
the Fi?st Baptist Church.
J. D. Hill Funeral Home, of
Summerville, was in charge of
arrangements.
Poultry Short
Course Plained
A poultry short course will be
held on Tuesday, January 4, be
ginning at 10 a. m. according to
J. P. Butler, County Agent.
The short course will be given
by H. W. Bennett, and everyone 1
is invited, Mr. Butler Said.
Miss Wiley Is New
Demonstration Agent
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Miss Omie Wiley, of Toccoa, :
will assume her duties as Home ;:
Demonstration Agent here this i
■week.
She was formerly Home Dem- |:
onstration Agent in Catoosa ■j
County.
Miss Wiley will reside in the '
i Willow Springs apartments.
Local Post Office Sets
Christinas Mail Record
The Summevrille Post Office
broke all Christmas mail records
this year in stamp sales, re
ceipts and incoming mail, Post
master John T. Stubbs disclosed
this week.
Monday, Dec. 20, was the heav
iest day of Christmas mail that
Post Office employees can re
call, both in volume of mail
handled and postal receipts,
Postmaster Stubbs said.
Receipts for the month of De
cember, 1948, increased 21 per
cent over last year. It is esti
mated that the receipts for this
month will be $2,800, while those
for 1947 were $2,300.
For the entire December quar
ter (October, November, Decem
ber) the increase will be approx
imately 22 per cent., the total
for 1947 being $5,391.41, while
1948’s receipts will total $6,686.08.
Both the volume of mail han- |
died and the cancellation of |
mail increased 25 per cent over I
the 1947 Christmas period.
NOT TOO LATE
FOR SEAL RETURNS
Returns are still coming in for
the 1948 Christmas Seal Sale and |
it is not too late for Chattooga j
County residents to acknowledge !
Christmas Seal letters that
might have been overlooked, Mrs.
O. L. Cleckler, county Seal Sale
chairman stressed this week in 1
announcing that receipts from
the sale now f otal $1006.08, al
though a number of letters are |
unopened and bond sales haven’t i
been counted.
“Although the Seal Sale offi
cially closed on Dec. 25, the work
of the Chattooga Tuberculosis ,
Association is a year-round proj
ect,” she added, “and funds re- !
ceived right now are just as’wel- '
come and helpful as if they were
received during the holiday seas- \
on.
“Many of us forget or over
look Seal Sale letters in the rush ,
of other duties. There is still
time to acknowledge them.
Funds received will be used to
support the association’s 1949
tuberculosis prevention and con
trol program which is already
under way.”
CHRISTMAS EVE
ACCIDENT INJURES
TWO YOUNG MEN
Two young men were seriously
Injured Christmas Eve when
their automobi'e left the high
way and plunged off the side of
Lookout Mountain between
Cloudland and Menlo.
Homer McCo'lum, 2t, of Boll
ing, was rushed to a Chattanoo- j
ga hospital, where it is reported |
that his condition is improving,
and Max Floyd, 39, also of 801 - '
ing, was admitted to Riegel Com
munity Hospital. He was report- |
ed “doing nicely” Wednesday.
According to witnesses the
1935 Ford, belonging to Floyd,
crashed into a tree approximate- j
ly 200 feet down the side of the :
mountain at a’'out 7 p. m. The
car was completely demolished
and the two men were thrown I
clear of it, it was disclosed.
Floyd and McCollum were
coming down the mountain when ■
the accident occured. The cause ,
has not been determined, mem- (
bars of the Sheriff’s office stat- ,
ed.
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KENNETH COOK
ON POLICE FORCE
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Kenneth Cook, of Lyerly, has i'
been named on the Summerville \1
Police Force, is was disclosed this |
week.
Mr. Cook is the son of Lark ■ |
B. Cook, also of Lyerly, who
served as Deputy Sheriff with |
Frank Kellett at the time of his | !
administration.
Other members of the Sum
merville Force include W. G. Tai- i
lant, Griffin Pledger, Leroy:’
(Bud) Tucker and Chief W. M. ’ j
Whaley.
CORRECTION
The story of the Baptist’s can
tata in last week’s News was
written by Mrs. Wright Wheeler
instead of Mrs. Duke Espy as
the by-line indicated.
CITY MAIL DELIVERY
TO BEGIN HERE MONDAY
POSTAGE RATES, SPECIAL SERVICE
FEES TO INCREASE ON JANUARY 1
Domestic postage rates and
special service fees fill be in
creased beginning January 1. ac
cording to Summerville Post
master John T. Stubbs.
Parcels mailed on rural routes
on and after January 1. will no
longer be acceptable at less than
the regular rates, the reduction
of two cents or three cents per
parcel ceasing to be in effect
from that date.
Air mail will be increased from
5 cents an ounce to 6 cents an
ounce up to 8 ounces. Over eight
ounces, up to 70 pounds, rates
will be according to weight and
zone. New air mail post cards
will be 4 cents each.
There will be no change in
first or second class mail, how
ever, third class mail will be 2
cents on the first 2 ounces, 1
cent each additional ounce.
Eight ounces is the maximum
: weight, because the matter then
becomes fourth class.
Parcel post will be increased
according to weight and zone,
the limit of weight, at least 8
ounces and not exceeding 70
pounds, and the limit of size,
100 inches in length and girth
combined.
Books of 24 or more pages,
permanently bound, consisting
wholly of reading matter, and
not exceeding 70 pounds in
weight, shall be 8 cents for the
first pound or fraction thereof
and 4 cents for each additional
pound or fraction thereof.
Special delivery fees shall be
Riegel Names Erwin
Vice-Pres., Manager
William J. Erwin will become
vice president and director of
Riegel Textile Corporation and
general manager of the Compa
ny’s Ware Shoals, S. C, division,
effective January 17, John L.
Riegel, president, announced last
week. Mr. Erwin succeeds W. C.
Summersby, who was recently
named a vice president of Spr
ings Cotton Mills.
Now vice president of J. P.
Stevens, and Co. Inc. and ex
ecutive officer of its Republic Di
vision at Great Falls, S. C, Mr.
Erwin joined Republic in 1929
as assistant to George Wright,
then its president. Prior to 1929,
Mr. Erwin was with Consolidated
Textiles, first at Lynchburg Va„
and later at Shelby, N. C. He is
a graduate of Clemson College.
Pledger Family
Has Christmas
Get-Together
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As a special Christmas treat,
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Pledger. Sr., |
had all their children and grand- I
children with them on Christ
mas day.
Those present were: Mr. and |
Mrs. W. E. Turner and William: :
Mr. and Mrs. James King and
Nancy; Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Bul
man and Johnny; Mr. and Mrs. 1
J. D. Pledger, Jr, and Jenith; Mr. •
and Mrs. Faye Pledger, Jackie 1
and Deborah; Mr. and Mrs.
Griffin Pledger and Donnie. Miss
Ruby Cotton also was present.
Mr., Mrs. Slaughter
Honored Saturday
Miss Madelyn Parker honored
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Slaughter
and Marlene, of Jonesville. Ky,
at dinner Saturday night at the ’
home of her parents. Other I
guests were: Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
Parker, of Kingsport, Tenn.; Mr. ,
and Mrs. Henry Mullen. Amo- |
line Mullen, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Chappelear, Mr. and Mrs. Robert j
Parker, Oscar Parker, Mrs. R. K.
Ward and Faye Ann and Mr. and ■
Mrs. Jim Parker.
I i as follows: Up to two pounds,
first class, 15 cents, other class
es, 25 cents; over two pounds,
under ten pounds, first class, 25
cents, classes, 35 cents;
; over ten pounds, first class, 35
1 cents, other classes, 45 cents.
Special handling fees shall be
. as follows: Up to 2 pounds, 15 |
■ cents; over 2, but under 10 i
. pounds, 20 cents; over 10 pounds, '
25 cents.
Money order fees shall be as |
follows: From SO.OI to $5, 10
cents; $5.01 to $lO, 15 cents; '
; $lO.Ol to SSO, 25 cents; $50.01 to
SIOO, 35 cents.
; On postal notes, there will be
a fee of 8 cents for any amount
not exceeding $lO.
Domestic registered mail fees,
first, third, second and sealed
fourth-class matter as follows:
Value: SO.OI to $5, fee, 25c;
$5.01 to $25, 35c; $25.01 to SSO,
40c; $50.01 to $75, 45; $75.01 to
SIOO, 50c; $400.01 to SSOO. $1.00;
$900.01 to SI,OOO. $1.50.
Domestic Insured Mail shall
be as follows:
1 Amount of Insurance: SO.OI to
$5, fee sc; $5.01 to $lO, 10c;
$lO.Ol to $25, 15c; $25.01 to SSO,
20c; $50.01 to SIOO, 25c; SIOO.OI
to S2OO, 30c.
; Domestic Collect-on-Delivery
Mail (unregistered), shall be as
follows:
COD Charges: SO.OI to $2.50,
fee 20c: $2.51 to $5.00, 25c; $5.01
Jto $25.00, 35c; $25.01 to $50.00,
45c; $50.01 to SIOO, 55c; SIOO.OI
to $l5O. 60c; $150.01 to S2OO, 65c.
Self's Hold Reunion
At Fort Oglethorpe
Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Self at
tended a reunion on Christmas
day at the home of their son, E. j
J. Self, and family at Fort Ogle- |
thorpe. Mr. and Mrs. Self and i
all five of their children were
together for the first time in ap
proximately twenty years.
A large table that extended
through the living room into the '
sun room was covered with good
things to eat.
Those attending were: Mr. and ,
Mrs. Self. Mrs. Doris Franklin
and H. R, of Subligna; Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Self, of Pensacola, Fla..
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Self and :
children, Renee, Starrett and
Joy, of Dayton, O.; M-Sgt. and ;
Mrs. E. J. Gore and son. Eddie, ;
Jr, of Camo Campbell. Ky, and |
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Lively, of j
Rome.
Mr. and Mrs. James Lawson
and son, David, Miss Mary Ann
Lawson, Robert Franklin and R.
B. Moore, of Chattanooga, Tenn.;
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Self and Mar- ;
ilyn and Jerry Self, of the U. S.
Navy, stationed at San Diego.
California.
Rehearsal Party
Given by Coarsey's
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Coarseyj
entertained with a dinner party |
at Riegeldale Tavern Tuesday I
evening, Dec. ?1. preceding the
reharsal of the Phillips-Howard
wedding.
Those present were: Mr. and j
Mrs. M. E. Phillips, Marion
Gerald Howard, Miss Mary Phil
lips, Mr. and Mrs. Blanford Eu
banks. Miss June Wyatt, Ralph
Chamblee, Jr., Miss Anne
Hausauer, Miss Nell Clark, Ralph
Coarsey. Jr, and the Rev. and
Mrs. Frank Prince. The Rev. Mr.
Prince was a s f and-in for Bish
i cp Moore and Miss Clark was for
the bride.
PRESBYTERIAN CIRCLE
The Business Women's Circle >
of the Summerville Presbyterian
Church will meet at 7:30 p. m.
Monday at the horns of Mrs.
Harry McGinnis. Mrs. Robert Dill
Trimble will be co-hostess.
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City mail delivery will begin in
Summerville on Monday, Jan
uary 3, it has been announced by
Postmaster John T. Stubbs.
Plans for this service have
i been underway for several
I months.
There will be two routes and
' Raymond H. Gaylor and David
JP. Henley have been appointed
Carriers, it was disclosed.
The routes cover all of the
■ city that was sufficiently de
veloped at the time of the sur
; vey in the lat'er part of 1947,
Postmaster Stubbs said. They
will be extended to those areas
! which have since met the nec
' essary requirements as soon as
[ surveys can be made and approv
[ al of Post Office Department ob
} tained.
The public’s cooperation with
the carriers and the post office
personnel will be appreciated,
Mr. Stubbs declared, particularly
during the of organiza
tion and adjustment to this new
service.
“We shall endeavor to give
everyone the best possible servi
ce with facilities available,” he
said. “Your constructive criti
cism and opinions will be gladly
received and e ff orts made to act
accordingly if such is in accord
with post office regulations. ”
No Parcel Post
There will be no parcel past
delivery at this time, it was dis
closed, however carriers will or
dinarily take out fourth class
matter, including catalogs not
exceeding two pounds in weight.
Collection of mail will be from
mail receptacles and from letter
boxes once daily as carrier is
making delivery of mail. The
mail also will tie collected from
the letter box on the corner of
Commerce and Washington
Streets just prior to the last af
ternoon dispatch of mail from
the post office. All collection
1 boxes will have times of collection
posted thereon. All mail matter
i to be collected must have correct
i postage affixed, as carriers will
not be permitted to accept mail
with postage affixed or accept
1 money in payment of postage.
In order to avoid delay in de
i livery of mail I'ecause of incom
plete address, Postmaster Stubbs
says that it is most important
that all persons advise corre
; spondents and publishers to ad
dress mail to street and number
: or post office box or rural route,
; depending on place mail is to be
. received.
General Delivery Discontinued
The general delivery service
j now accorded a great number of
’ patrons will be discontinued for
all those who can be served by
j city delivery or by rural carrier.
; or for whom post office boxes
I will be available, it was disclosed.
I Postmaster Stubbs pointed out
I that general delivery service is
for the use of transient persons
and for periods of 30 days or less.
Those permanent persons who
feel it essential to use the gen
eral delivery service will be re
quired to apply in writing to the
Postmaster, who will determine
. if such service is to be authoriz
ed. Application forms can be ob
tained at the post office.
“It is mandatory that all pri
vate dwellings have visible house
numbers and be provided with
I suitable mail receptacles or door
slots,” Mr. Stubbs said. “The Post
Office Department has not
adpoted any particular type or
design of mail receptacle, the
only requirement being that they
shall afford protection to the
mal; be plainly labeled with the
name of the patron where more
than one box is located at a
given point: be so constructed
j that mail may be conveniently
I deposited therein without causin
j deposited therein without caus
ing injury to the carriers hands
I or clothing: and be in a conven
: ient location for the carrier to
serve.”
Delivery will not commence to
any residence where these re
quirements have not been met.
Business houses are not required
to provide mail receptacles or
door slots if they are open and
; someone is on hand to receive
1 the mail when the carrier calls.
In such cases the cooperation of
; the owners or managers of busi
ness houses to designate a loca
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