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C. Arthur Cheatham, Director
of the State Department of Vet
erans Service, advised Georgia
veterans today that the deadline
of Public Law 877, which pays
dependency allowance to any
veteran drawing 60 per cent or
more disability, has been extend
ed to February 1. The previous
deadline was Dec. 1, 1948.
Veterans must file the depend
ency forms by Feb. 1, but if ap
proved, payments will be made
retroative to Sept. 1, 1948, pro
vided the evidence of depend
ency was already in the veteran’s
file.
The regular meeting of Trion
Lodge 160, F. and A. M., will be
held at 7:30 p. m. Monday, Jan.
24.
All qualified Masons invited.
Warren Beale, of Columbia
Seminary, Atlanta, will speak at
2 p. m. Sunday, Jan. 23, at the
Silver Hill Church.
The Rev. J. H.’ Merrin, of
Rockmart, spoke briefly at the
church Sunday following Sunday
School.
The Trion High School Sen
iors are sponsoring a dance at
the gymnasium Friday night fol
lowing the Trion - Dade County
basketball games.
Music will be by Roland Gray
and his orchestra.
Farmers interested in raising
pepper are asked to meet at 2
p. m. Friday at the courthouse.
A representative of a pepper
products company in Griffin will
be present.
Bus station officials disclosed
this week that in addition to the
bus schedule changes published
last week a bus leaves Summer
ville at 6:12 p. m. daily going
north.
Deforest Eugene Hogg, 22, of
Summerville Route 2, enlisted in
the United States Air force last
week, according to an announce
ment from the Rome, U. S. Army
Air Force Recruiting Station, 406
West Building.
Hogg is a veteran of the Euro
pean Theater, having served
with the Infantry. His awards
include the European, African,
Mid’’ ” ern Medal with one
Broi. . ar, Good Conduct
Medal, World War II Victory
Meddl, and Army of Occupation
Medal.
Hogg is the son of, Mr. and
Mrs. M. J. Hogg, of Summerville.
A recruiting sergeant is at the
Summerville Post Office every
Thursday.
Harry Foster, son of the Rev.
and Mrs. H. R. Foster, 2 Congress
Street, Summerville, has been
elected by the Blue Stocking
staff at Presbyterian College,
Clinton, S. C„ as editoral assist- j
ant for that weekly publication.
Officers of the Lyerly Lodge of
Masons will be installed at the
regular meeting at 7:30 o’clock
tonight (Thursday).
All qualified Masons are invit
ed.
The Georgia Baptist Children’s
Home, according to Manager J. |
L. Fortney, is facing at this time |
one of the greatest demands the
Home has ever witnessed for [
the admission of children.
According to the Home, there
seems to be more homeless chil
dren, both orphans and destitute
children because of broken
homes, than ever before. The
Baptist Home is making every
effort to enlarge its capacity for
the admission of children, in
cluding the erection during the
year of one or more brick build- |
ings to Jjouse 28 children each. !
In making provision for en- |
largement the Home is appealing I
to every agency that has to do I
with the care of dependent chil
dren to assist in every way in
making places of refuge possible
and available for children. The
Home sees in this program the
only hope for society in the j
years to come. Their contention j
is if we save the men and women
of tomorrow, we must save the
children of today. This Home
. has during- its history eared for
more than 3400 children, and has
sent out into the world approxi
raatedy 2800 men and women.
THEATER SPONSORS
AMATEUR SHOW
An amateur show will be stag
ed every Saturday night at the
Park Theater, between the hours
of 8 and 9 o’clock, it has been
disclosed by M. T. Varnell, Man
ager, who said the purpose is
to unearth and develop local
talent.
“There is a lot of good talent
around here, but we shall have
to discover it and develop it and
get organized,” Mr. Varnell stat
ed. “This type of program will
give youngsters who think they,
can act or sing a chance to find
out. Big stars get their start like
this.”
Those who play musical in
struments. sing, dance or recite
are invited to participate, the
manager said.
Sumnirnnllr Nms
VOL. 64; NO. 5
TRION LIONS TO
HONOR FOOTBALL
TEAM AT BANQUET
The Trion Lions Club will
honor the 1948 Trion High Bull
dogs with their annual football
banquet at 7 p. m. Monday, Jan
i uary 24.
A good crowd of football cele
brities and possibly 200 guests
are expected at this event to be
staged at the High School Au
ditorium.
Bill Healy, Georgia Tech’s All-
American and most valuable
lineman in the Southeastern
Conference, is tabbed as the
main speaker. He will follow his
prep tutors from Baylor, Humpy
Haygood, head coach, and
Whitey Urban, line coach, who
also developed his Baylor team
mate, Joe Stetffy, Army’s All-
American.
Two other famous footballers
of years gone by, “Chuggy” For
tune and old “Vandy,” fullback
under Dan McGuggan and Car
lyle Silverman, a line great from
the University of Tennessee, will
be honor guests for the affair.
Trophies
| The Alumni “T” Club will pre
sent a trophy to the Most Val
uable Player of the Year.
Tommy Sprayberry and John
Robert Lee will be awarded
trophies for making the All-
Region Team, Class C.
Coach William Brandon will be
master of ceremonies at the ban
i quet.
Bodies of Two
Chattooga Countians
Being Relumed
The bodies of Pvt. William D.
Berry, whose next-of-kin is Rob
ert H. Berry, Lyerly, Route 2,
and Pfc. Otis T. Pope, whose
next-of-kin is William T. Pope,
Trion, Route 1, are among those
of 81 Georgia World War II dead
who are being returned to the
United States aboard the U. S.
Army transport “Sgt. Jack J.
Pendleton ” <
The remains were originally
interred in temporary military
cemeteries in New Guinea and
the Phillipine Islands.
After arrival of the “Sgt. Jack
J. Pendleton” at the San Fran
cisco port of embarkation, from
two to five weeks will elapse be
fore the Atlanta Distribution |
Center will be able to advise the
! next of kin when they may ex
i pect to receive the remains of
I their loved ones.
I - Each next of kin will be noti-
I fied in advance of the arrival of
I the “Sgt. Jack J. Pendleten” in
San Francisco, and again after
arrival of the remains at the
Atlanta Distribution Center of
The American Graves Registra
tion Service.
Calvin Blalock, 40,
Dies Wednesday
•
Calvin F. Blalock, 40, promi
nent resident of Oak Hill com
munity, died at his residence
; Wednesday.
He had been in declining
health for some time. Mr. Bla
lock was a member of the j
Broomtown Baptist Church, of
Cherokee County, Ala.
He is survived by his wife. Mrs. |
Don Hartline Blalock; twoj
daughters, Kathryn and Nell
Blalock; five sons, Hugh, Billy,
Rowland, Bobbie and Harold, all
of Lyerly, Route 2; One sister, .
Mrs. Marvin Ashworth, Summer
ville, Route 2; three brothers,
Virgil, of Trion, Gordon, of
Rome and S-Sgt. Joseph Gradyl
Blalock, of Fort Bliss, Texas.
Funeral service were conduct
ed at the Broomtown Baptist
Church, at 11 a. m. Friday with
the Rev. Blalock, of Rome, and
the Rev. J. A. Sentell officiating.
Active pallbearers were: Jack
Lawson. Eric Moseley, Roy Tal
lent, Will Weaver, Jack Fritz
patrick and Jerry Leath.
Interment was in the Broom
town Cemetery, Woodlife Funer
al Home, of Gadsden, Ala., in
charge.
Old Church Painted
For First Time
For the first time in it’s life
time, the old South Carolina
Campground Methodist Church
was painted inside recently, ac
cording to the Rev. Loran Park
er, Pastor.
Located near Holland, the old
church is a spot of much interest
in this section.
The painting was done by E.
D. Morrison, who contributed his
work, the Rev. Mr. Parker said.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1949
PROCLAIMS WEEK TO PROTECT TREES
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Gov. Herman E. Talmadge smiles at T. Guy Woolford (left) of
Atlanta, after affixing his signature to a proclamation setting aside
the week of February 20-26 as “Keep Georgia Green Week.” Equally
pleased is R. H. White, Jr., of Atlanta; both Mr. White and Mr.
Mr. Woolford are members of the Board of Directors of the Georgia
Forestry Association which sponsors KEEP GEORGIA GREEN, now
in its second year.
ALDRED URGES WOMEN OF COUNTY
TO SUPPORT HOSPITAL CAMPAIGN
In an address to the Summer
ville Business and Profesional
Women’s Club at their program
meeting on the evining of Jan
uary 13, at John’s Place, Fred
Aldred, president of the Chattoo
ga County Chamber of Com
merce, urged the support of the
women of the County for the
hospital program launched in
December by the Chamber of
Commerce.
Beginning his address in a hu
mourous vein, the president of
the Chamber of Commerce said,
“Babies will always be born and
women must have an hospital
experience to talk about, there
' fore we must have a County
Hospital.”
I Mr. Aldred pointed out how al
ready the closing of the Sum
merville Hospital had begun to
work an hardship on the peoples
of Chattooga County. The Trion
Hospital, he added, while doing
j all it can does not have enough
beds to serve all that need hos
pital care.
“We must provide hospital
care for our people,” Mr. Aldred
said. “There are times when we
all directly or indirectly find
ourselves in need of hospiatl fa
cilities here at home not at
some distant point, where on
arrival it may be too late to save
a life.
We owe it to ourselves,” Mr.
Aldred continued “and especially
do we owe it to our children and
older people to provide the kind
of hospital facilities that will
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January 31 Is
Deadline in
January 31 is the deadline for
receiving entries in the 1949
i North Georga Farm Community
Improvement Contest, W. A.
King, State Extension Service
Economist in farm management,
announced this week.
Each community entry must
be submitted in duplicate to the |
.local county Extension agent on
or before that date to qualify,
Mr. King said. Entry blanks may
be obtained from local agent or
by writing to the Farmers Club,
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce,
Atlanta, Georgia.
Sponsored by the Farmers
Club, the' contest officially be
gan November 1. 1948, and will
continue until October 31, J 1949.
Every community in the north
Georgia area is eligible except
the 1947 and 1948 winners who
compete in a grand Sweepstakes
Contest. First prize winners can
not enter competition for three
years except in the Sweepstakes
Contest.
At the close of the contest
a total of $3,500 in prizes will be
awarded to those communities
which, in the opinion of the
judges, do the most outstanding
work toward establishing a high
er standard of living, an increas
ed income and greater opportu
nities for both children and ad
ults.
Scoring will be on the basis of
community organization, plan
ning and development; develop
ment and improvement of sound
systems of farming; the families’
food supply, and the improve
ment of the appearance of
farms, homes and community.
care for every type of sickness
and accidents.”
Site For Hospital Given
Stating 4* t the County had
already prA. »d the location for
the hospital, Mr. Aldred added
that the Chamer of Commerce
was going forward with its plans
for bringing about a county hos
pital. He pointed out that if the
women of the county get be
hind this movement nothing
could prevent its becoming an
actuality.
Mr. Aldred continued that al
ready steps are being taken by
the General Assembly of Georg
ia for securing federal funds
i which, when matched by State
funds, would total two-thirds of
what would be necessary for the
erection of a County Hospital.
The rest of the necessary money
would be raised by a bond issue.
“We cannot afford to take
chances with our health,” said
Mr. Aldred. “It is just good
sound business to invest in
means that will secure the con
tinuance of that health. The
women of this county know this
better than anyone for it it on
them the burden falls the hard
est when sickness strikes. If the
women of this county want a
hospital, they will have it and
that is why I urge the support
of every woman.”
In his closing remarks Mr. Al
dred said, “Let’s build the finest
hospital for the finest folks in
the finest county in Georgia. I
■ know we can do it—we will do
it.”
Julius C. Rodgers
Dies al Trion
Julius C. Rodgers. 55. died at
I his home at Trion, Route 1,
Saturday morning. He is sur
vived by his wife, Mrs. Cordie
Tumlin Rodgers; two stepsons, i
E. F. Farris, Plant City. Fla.; J.
W. Johnson, Trion; two sisters, i
Mrs. Jewell Tumlin and Mrs. N.
K. Gilreath, Chattanooga; one
brother, H. G. Rodgers, Trion,
and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at
Trinity Methodist Church with
the Rev. W. M. Hunton and Rev. >
Roy Cordell officiating.
J. J. Eugene and Leon Gil
breath, Jack Rodgers, Frank
Friel and Joe Clarkson were
active pallbearers. Honorary
pallbearers were: Bill Allmon, J.
T. Junkin. Oscar Cherry. Joe
Nuchols, H. B. Fleming, Milner
Gray, Ben Loughridge, Russell
Burns. Tom Burns and J. O.
Leigh. Burial was in Trinity
Cemetery, with J. Avery Bryan
Co. in charge. x
Sheriffs Deputies
Capture Stills
Two stills were captured Sun
day afternoon by members of
the Sheriff’s force, it was dis
closed this week.
Deputies W. M. Whaley and
Edmond Kerce seized the stills
at Popular Springs, east of Ly
erly. One was of a 200 gallon
capacity while the other was a
75-gallon size. They were locat
ed several yards apart, Deputy
Whaley said.
Neither was in operation and no
one has been arrested in their
connection, it was disclosed.
Pfc. H. L. Lea Is
On Way Home for
Final Burial Rites
Pfc. Hershel L. Lea, who was
in the U. S. Marine Corps, will
be among 55 World War II dead,
who are being returned to the
United States aboard the U. S.
I Army transport “Sgt. Jack J.
Pendleton.”
The remains of these dead
were originally interred in tem
porary military cemeteries in
Okinawa, Iw o Jima, Tinian,
Guam and Saipan.
Pfc. Lea’s next-to-kin is Rob
ert E. Lea, of Summerville, Route
3.
Keep Georgia Green
Week Feb. 20-26
Terming the condition of
Georgia’s woodlands an import
ant factor in “the economic sta
bility” of the state, Gov. Herman
Talmadge has officially pro
claimed the week of February
20-26 as “Keep Georgia Green
Week.” The chief executive urg
ed “all Georgians to become
active participants in the KEEP
GEORGIA GREEN program in
order that our state can go for
ward and become more prosper
ous.”
Mr. Talmadge’s proclamation
pointed out that forest fires “re
duce the raw materials needed
by the forest industries and
thereby retard the prosperity of
the state.”
The importance of woodlands
to other phases of agricultural
life was also emphasized: “For
rest fires continue to destroy
thousands and thousands of
acres of woodland annually and
thereby deprive landowners of
that cash return, as well as the
protection those woodlands
would have afforded their other
lands as a bulwark against
erosion and floods.”
“I call on all Georgians to ob
serve this week, in spirit and in
deeds,” declared the governor,
“in order that the importance of
protecting and developing the
forest resources of this state will
be emphasized in towns and
cities as well as in rural areas.”
Mr. Talmadge’s proclamation
pointed out that the number of
industries in Georgia is continu
ing to increase yearly, thereby
putting a heavier drain on the
i woodlands.
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Plans Being Made
For Dial Phones
Plans are being made for the
installation of dial telephones
in Pennville, Dickeyville and
Mountain View communities, as
well as the community directly
north of Trion, it has been dis
closed by officials of the Sum
merville Telephone Company.
Work is expected to begin Feb
ruary 1, however officials de
clined to how long it would take
to complete the installation.
Social Security Is
Topic at Meeting
The three phases of Social
Security were discussed Wednes
day at the Summerville-Trion
Rotary Club meeting by Welch
Ray, Manager of the Social Se
curity Board, Rome.
Mr. Ray said that the three
phases are old age assistance to
aged, blind or dependent, un
employment insurance and old i
age survivors insurance.
“Since the law went into effect '
in November, 1936, 95,000,000
Americans have registered for:
old age benefits,” Mr. Ray point
ed out to. the club.
He said that in one office alone
there are 500,000 Smiths regis
tered.
“So you can see,” he said, “how
imperative it is that a man’s
social security number be per
fectly. correct.”
The maximum Benefit on re
tirement for any one family is
SBS a month, while the average
is now $25 a month, according
to Mr. Kay.
The speaker was introduced by
R. C. Powell, Program Chairman. ■
Bill Seeks to Get
$55,000 for County
Congressman Henderson Lan- |
ham introduced Bill HRBO7 into i
Congress on January 5, asking
for payment by the federal gov
ernment of $55,000 to Chattooga
County for the Summerville High I
Schooi which burned in 1943.
The high school was being l
used at that time as the regis
tration place for government
rationing, and on this basis.
Congressman Lanham hopes to
get action.
N.W. Georgia Council
Boy Scouts to
Meet On Friday
s The annual Meeting of the
I Northwest Georgia Council, In
;, corporated, Boy Scouts of Ameri
» ca, will be held in the Goodyear
Recreational Hall in Cedartown,
.’ at 7:30 p. m. Friday, January 21.
I Some three hundred Scouters
i ' and wives from eight Northwest
- Georgia counties are expected to
i attend.
> This will be the first time the
Annual Meeting has been held
- in Cedartown and many people
- there are working to make it a
■ real success. ’ T ’he meeting has
! been held outside of Rome, the
. i headquarters city of the Council,
| ! only once before when it was
held at Hotel Dalton, in Dalton,
two years ago.
An outstanding program has
been planned under the leader-
II ship of Mr. Ellis Hale, of Rome.
’ Arrangements have been made
■ to have Dr. Elbert K. Fretwell,
1 Chief Scout of the Boy Scouts
of America and past National
r Director of the Boy Scout or
-1 ganization, as principal speaker.
’, Varied entertainment consist-
- ing of musical numbers, Council
’ reports, announcements of the
1 best Scout and Scoutmaster and
■ runner-up, and the most pro-
■ gressive Troop, as well as Na
tional awards and other inter-
1 esting features will be offered.
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! Employers Musi Gel
; Reports, Remittances
Io E.5.A. by Jan. 31
1 For Georgia employers to re
f ceive full credit of 2.7% against
’ their 3% Federal Excise Tax due
5 on their taxable pay rolls for
* 1948, all quarterly reports and
I remittances due the Employment
Security Agency for 1948 must
■ j be received on or before mid
‘ j night January 31, 1949, Commis-
> sicner Ben T. Huiet of the Georg
f ia Department of Labor said to
: i day.
II To insure Georgia employers '
1\ receiving full federal credit in
’; addition to state credit the Em
-1I ployment Security Agency will
• I certify to the Commissioner of i
■ > Internal Revenue the amount of
’ | pay roll taxes paid to the state
' i by each Georgia employer. “Un-
I paid amounts cannot be certified
for credit,” Mr. Huiet said. He
urged employers who have not
mailed reports and remittances;
to act promptly to save money. |
“An opportunity to save taxes I
does not knock often,” he adbed.
Vet Officer to
: Be at Courthouse
A representative of the Vet
erans Administration Rome, will
be at the courthouse in Summer
ville from 10 a. m. to 2 p. m. to
day, (Thursday) to take veterans
claims and assist and advise
veterans and their dependents.
INFANT CULPEPPER
Melvin Eugene Culpepper, in- |
fant son of Mr. and Mrs. Newell'
Eugene Culpepper died in a local j
hospital at 5:30 p. m. Tuesday.
Besides his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Culpepper, of Cloudland, he
i is survived by one brother, Gene
J Edward Culpepper; four sisters, |
Mrs. D. A. Smith, of Panville,
| Ohio, Mrs. Mary Eller Day, Tole- ■
do, Ohio, Miss Peggy Ann and
i Miss Shirley Culpepper, of
Cloudland.
Funeral services were conduct
ed from the graveside in Red
i Bank Cemetery. Mentone. Ala..
at 2 p. m. Wednesday. J. D. Hill
Funeral Home in charge.
'BLUE LAW' CALLED TO
ATTENTION BY CITY
The City of Summerville has |
been requested by the Retail
Merchants Association of Sum- j
■ merville, to see that all business- |
es are closed on Sundays.-Pur-|
suit of business or word*of a
persons ordinary calling on the:
Lord’s Day is in violation of the ■
i State Statute regulating same, !
i being 26-905 of the Code of 1933,;
which is quoted as follows:
■/ “Any person who shall pursue •
his business or the work of his i
> ordinary calling on the Lord’s I
; Day, works of necessity or chari- j
■ ty only excepted, shall be guilty j
of a misdemeanor. (Cobb. 853.
Acts 1865-6, P. 233)”
The City authorities feel that
this law should be called to the
attention of any one who might
be pursuing his business within
l the city limits on Sunday. City
I officials are glad to cooperate
with the Retail Merchants As
sociation in their request and
wishes to ask all persons to abide
i by the State law above quoted.
: Growing With
Chattooga
$1.50 A YEAR
I MARCH OF DIMES
CHAIRMAN URGES
GREATER EFFORT
The 1949 March of Dimes,
■ | which will enter its second week
Monday is gaining increasing
; momentum, A. B. Hammond,
j Chairman of the National Foun
| dat-ion for Infantile Paralysis’
1 appeal in Chattooga County, an-
I nounced today urging all citi
j zens to redouble their efforts in
the final week to make the drive
■ a record success.
' “So far,” Mr. Hammond said,
I “Chattooga County residents
I have responded generously to
! the 1949 March of Dimes. Judg
ing by reports from our various
| committee chairmen, every seg
; ment of the public here seems
I keenly aware of the urgent need
Ito make our current appeal a
record success.”
Mr. Hammond pointed out,
however, that if the goal were to
be reached, rhe efforts of every
Chattooga County resident must
be redoubled. During the final
week of the drive, he said, March
' of Dimes activities will be inten
' sified because of the pressing
need to prepare for the coming
j polio season.
“At the same time,” Mr. Ham
mond disclosed, “funds given to
' the March of Dimes will be used
not only to help those whom
polio may strike but we still
have to meet the continuing cost
lof care and treatment of boys
and girls stricken in prior epi
demic years, and insure that
| there is no interruption in re-
■ search for a cure or preventive
of the disease.”
Mr. Hammond urged all who
■ received March of Dimes Coin
Cards and School Cards to re-
j turn them promptly with as
i generous a contribution as possi
j ble, if they have not already
done so. Coin collectors, he said,
will continue on display
throughout the concluding week
of the campaign. He appealed to
shoppers to donate whatever
i loose change they can spare
daily to fight against polio and
help speed the drive to victory
by January 31.
“None of us,” Mr. Hammond
concluded, “can afford to take
! chances with a possible polio
epidemic this coming summer.
But all of U£ can afford a dime
ior a dollar toward assurance
I that we will be ready should in
; fantile paralysis hit our county
> this year.”
Jail and Sheriff’s
Home Renovated
The Chattooga County jail and
residence of Sheriff and Mrs.
Reuben Lyons is being complete
ily renovated this week. The
Sheriff’s office also is being
| painted and repaired.
The living quarters of the
sheriff have been completed,
woodwork and floors being
painted throughout and the
rooms completely wallpapered
throughout.
Plans also are under way to
have cabinets built in the kitch
i en. A huge hot water tank has
i been installed in the kitchen,
, also, and hot water is now avail
i able for the Sheri'f’s family as
well as prisoners.
New bed linen has been suppli
ed the prisoners and the cells
are to be renovated shortly.
T. W. O’Bannon, 36,
Dies at Menlo
Thomas Wesley O’Bannon, 86,
died at 12:10 a. m. Thursday in
Menlo, after a lingering illness.
Mr. O’Bannon was a life-long
resident of Chattooga County
and was preceded in death by
his wife, the former Miss Anna
Hutchins, in April, 1937.
Mr. O’Bannon resided with Mr.
and Mrs. Jesse McCullough. Mr.
McCullough being his great
nephew and great-grand niece is
Miss Yvonne McCullough. «A
number of other nieces and
nephews also survive.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at the Menlo Presbyterian
Church, of which he was a mem
ber, at 3 p. m. Friday with the
Rev. S. K. Dodson, pastor, offi
ciating. and assisted by the Rev.
George D. Erwin.
The following friends served
as active pallbearers: Tom Dodd.
Billy Edwards, Frank Crowe, Joe
Simmons. Jack Jackson and J. A.
Harris.
Honorary pallbearers were:
Jim Agnew, Bob Wyatt, J. P.
Agnew. Roy Alexander, Frank
Polk. W. E. Ratliff. Sam Barry,
E. A. Willingham, Norman Gar
vin. J. E. Kennedy, S. T. Polk.
Bob Reece, Charlie Baker and
George Pless.
Interment was in the Alpine
Cemetery with the J. D. Hill
Funeral Home, of Summerville,
in charge of arrangements.