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HERE 'N THERE The Lyerly Methodist Church, will be the scene at 7:30 p. m.) Sunday of the third quarterly j meeting of the Lyerly charge, it: was disclosed this week by the Rev. Loran Parker, Pastor. The regular meeting of Trion Lodge No. 160 F. and A. M. will be held at 7:30 p. m. Saturday, Feb. 12. All qualified Masons are in vited. The Trion Golf and Fishing Club is sponsoring a Valentine Dance at the Community Center gymnasium at 9 p. m. Friday. Roland Gray and his orchestra will play, featuring Nina New some in popular hit songs. Alumnae of the Georgia State College for Women who plan to attend the Georgia Education Association meeting in Macon on March 11 are invited to make reservations for the GS C W luncheon there that day. It will be held at the Hotel Dempsey at 12:30 p. m. Friday, March 11. Reservations must be made be fore March 9 with Miss Sara Bethel, alumnae secretary at GSCW. CHATTOOGA TO GET MORE ELECTRIC LINES Rural electric service in the Rome Division of the Georgia Power Comuany has been doubl ed since the end of World War 11, J. J. McDonough, vice presi dent, said today. The Rome Di vision comprises 19 counties of Northwest Georgia. Before the war, the power company had approximately 1,- 200 miles of rural lines in opera tion in this area. Today, the fig ure is 2,400 miles. The number of customers served by these lines has increased from 9,000 to 16,- 000. An additional 250 miles of rural lines will be constructed during 1949, M” McDonough said, to serve 1,250 customers. One-third of the new lines are already under construction. The largest part of the 1949 program will be concentrated in Floyd, Dade, Polk, Bartow and Chat tooga counties. JAMES PURCELL PASSES FRIDAY James (Jiggs) Purcell, 40, of Trion died in a local hospital at 3:15 p. m. Wednesday. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ocie Lowrance Purcell, Trion; mother, Mrs. Maggie Purcell, La- Fayette; a nephew, Glenn Low rance, who had made his home with him since infancy; three sisters, Mrs. Eunice Smith, Mrs. Alice Noles, LaFayette, and Mrs. Ruth O’Neal, Chattanooga; and two brothers, Romie and William Purcell, of LaFayette. Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Friday at the Church of Christ, Trion. Ministers J. Farris Baird, G. H. Godfrey and A. N. White officiated. Pallbearers were: Clarence Minor, Eugene Wilbanks, Horace Simmons, Troy Hix, Carl Grimes and Homer Simmons. Interment in the Trion Cemetery. Arrange ments were by J. Avery Bryan Company. S. H. S. Has Good Hardwood Record By Bob Baker Coach Brooke Pierce’s Sum merville Indians end their cur rent basketball season against the McHenry Cardinals, Friday night at Sturdivant Gymnasium. Game time is set for 7:30. The Indians have had a good season, having unproved much since the first of the season. Summerville opened the season against McHenry losing both games, and the red and black will be out to avenge that loss Friday night. Let’s have a look at Summer ville’s record. During the past season the lassies from S. H. S. have played 17 games and of these they have won 13. They have racked up a total of 663 points compared to 608 for the opposition. Pat Tedder, Barbara Cash, and Carlene Woods led the attacks, scoring 629 points between the three. Jean Duff, Mary Linda Powell and Kathrine Koonce did a very fine job at guard. The girls had a total of 187 fouls called on them for the season, with the opposition com mitting a total of 231 fouls. The S. H. S. girls are to be commend ed for the fine spirit in which they played. Though the com bined efforts of each player and Nfws VOL. 64, NO. 8 A. A. FARRAR IS LOCAL EASTER SEAL SALE CHAIRMAN A. A. Farrar, of Summerville, has been appointed Chattooga County Chairman for the annual Easter Seal Sale, according to announcement made by Shack Wimbish, of Rome, chairman of the Rome District. The appointment was an nounced following a meeting held Sunday in Atlanta by the state Planning Council composed of F. B. Casey of Brunswick, Tom Glover of Newman, Judge Frank Hooper of Atlanta, and Shack B. Wimbish of Rome. The Council met with Mills B. Lane, Jr., wide ly known banker who will serve as state chairman, John A. Sibley, Board Chairman of The Trust Company of Georgia, and J. Clayton Burke, Campaign Di rector. Plans were laid for the open ing of the campaign on March 17. It will continue for a month, ending on Easter Sunday, April 17, and will be part of a nation wide effort sponsored by the Na tional Society for Crippled Chil dren and Adults, Inc., of which The Crippled Children of Georg ia is a part. “The seals are a symbol of hope to thousands,” said Mr. Lane of the approaching drive. “Only through the support of neople all over the state of G e o r g ia ’ s 40,000 handicapped children be restored to useful, self-sufficient lives.” Mr. Lane added that there was no duplication by any other agency, either public or private, of the work done by The Crippled Children League at Aidmore, in Atlanta, and at the clinics held over the year throughout the state. INDIAN CHAMPS TO PLAY LYERLY What is expected to be one of most interesting games of the season is planned by Coach Harris Edwards’ Lyerly Inde pendent Five and the Sioux In dians, the champion Indian team of the world. The game will start at 8:15 p. m. Saturday on the Lyerly court. The Indians are known far and wide for their fancy passing and ball handling and the locals have racked up quite a record for themselves in this section during the season. In a game with the Cleveland, Tenn., team at Lyerly last Sat urday night, the local team lost to their guests, the score being 67-58. Willard Jackson led his team, shooting 21 of their points. DeWeese paced the Tennesseans with 16 points to his credit. INCOME TAX The internal revenue repre sentatives will be in Chattooga County on March 1-4, for the purpose of assisting taxpayers in preparation of their 1948 income tax returns. On March 1-2, they will be in Summerville, and on March 3-4, they will be in Trion. Office hours are from 8:30 a. m. to 5 p. m. Every person who had a total income in 1948 of S6OO, or more, is required to file a return. Coach Pierce, the games as a whole were clean fought. Now for a quick look at the boy’s record. Bobby Bush led the scoring for the Summerville boy’s, having racked up a total of 222 points for the season. Bobby’s older brother Jimmy, too honors with 165 points for second place. The complete team racked up a total of 715 points, compared to only 524 for the opposition. Again, let us compliment Coach Pierce on the good sports manship of the boys. The In dians committed a total of 172 fouls compared to 179 for the opposition. High scores for each games were nicely divided up be tween the five on the starting lineup, and between Tedder, Cash and Woods in the girls de partment. The girls and boy’s from S. H. S. combined the>r talents to rack up a total of 1.378 points for the season, having 1,132 points scor ed against them. Tuesday, Feb. 15th the S. H. S. boy’s travel to Dalton to enter the seventh district tournament to play the LaFayete Ramblers at 5 p. m. The following Tues day, Feb. 22, the girls invade Dalton, ready tn take on Laker view, in the girls division of the tournament, at 3 p. m. SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1949 9> I 4 w I .■ J £ J I H ■ I 11 IVP i tI w MB, ,s f . |L uHB Mfe < • 9 U I IJ rsi : sett' < 3 j/t U B 1 ■ ■ MSWIww ’ ’JU IJI II KB K ■ PI ■' M J - '""rtiSßß HF ir 13MI SAFE SCENE FOLLOWING ROBBER V—The McGinnis Drug Com pany safe door and surrounding area is shown as it appeared Thursday morning following the robbery of approximately SI,OOO in cash and checks and S3OO of narcotics. Members of the sheriff’s force declared the safe cracking was a pen and hammer job. Berryton Unionize Workers at Berryton Mills, Berryton, Monday chose the Tex tile Workers Union of America, CIO, as their collective bargain ing representative in an election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board. Official election figures given by the NLRB showed that 134 employees voted for TWUA and 87 voted for no union. This is the first organization of textile workers in Chattooga County. Joseph D. Pedigo, manager of TWUA northwest Georgia Joint Board at Rome, declared “we be lieve the TWUA victory at Berry ton will prove to be the first of a long series of victories for the LAD DIES OF GUNSHOT WOUND Virgil M. Moore, 15, died at 6:45 p. m. Saturday of a gun shot wound accidently inflicted as he and a friend, Donald Waits, cleaned their guns following a hunting expedition. The fatal accident occured on the back porch of the Waits home. He was immediately rush ed to Little’s Clinic in an ambu lance and first aid was admini stered. He died enroute to Riegel Community Hospital, Trion. In addition to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dave J. Moore, of Sum merville Route 3, Virgil is sur vived by three brothers, James, of Trion, Dave, of Summerville, and Elbert of the U. S. Army, stationed in Germany; five sis ters, Mrs. Effie Franklin, of Chattanooga, Mrs. Helen Dooley, Mrs. Margaret Taylor, Misses Virginia and Glenda Ann Moore, all of Summerville. Funeral services were conduct ed at the Berryton Church of God at 2 p. m. Monday with the Rev. Earl White and Earley Carson officiating. Interment was in the Berryton Cemetery, with the J. D. Hill Funeral Home in charge. 0. A. Fletcher Is Commended Oscar Alonzo Fletcher, chief torpedoman’s mate, of the U. S. Navy, has been commended by G. Macri, Lieutenant Command er, U. S. N„ for his work in de velopment of a hydraulic tow reel mechanism for use in the TBM aricraft. In commending Mr. Fletcher, Commander Macri said that his “valuable work in obtaining ex perimental operating data and your efforts to develop the me chanism have been in keeping with the high traditions of the naval service and shall serve as an inspiration to your shipmates. “Accept my congratulations for a job well done.” Workers Monday textile workers of Georgia who are seeking to protect themselves by securing adequate representa tion through a strong union. As soon as the official certification papers are issued by the Nation al Labor Relations Board, we will commence negotiations with Berryton Mill representatives upon the terms >f a collective bargaining agreement covering all employees.” Pedigo revealed that the elec tion at Berryton was the first in which TWUA participated since the recent announcement of an intensified CIO organizational campaign. Company officials Tuesday de clined to comment on the ClO’s victory. Oil Io B 3 Soughl In Chattooga County Field Geologists of at least three oil companies are expected to survey the northwest Georgia area, including Chattooga Coun ty, within the next 60 days for wildcat oil and gas test drilling sites, it was disclosed by John A. Dietzen, of Dietzen and As sociates, St. Elmo, promotors of the project, last week. He said that oil and gas leases on more than 25,000 acres in the northwest Georgia counties of Walker, Dade, Catoosa and Chattooga have been secured by the promoters during the past 18 months. C. W. Deming, of Atlanta, a consultant for Dietzen and As sociates and former chairman of the Georgia oil and gas commiss ion, conferred with Mississippi oil men in Jackson last week on test drilling surveys in this reg ion. Dietzen said Deming was in Tulsa this week for similiar talks. The consultant, Dietzen said, in formed the promoters that he yxpected oil scout parties in this area within the next two months, and believed that at least three companies would send geologists for the survey. Deming presented maps, photos, shale and limestone samples and geological reports on northwest Georgia at the Jackson conferences, it was stat ed. In the four border counties — Walker, Catoosa. Dade and Chat tooga—selected for survey work, four major geological faults form a checkerboard pattern favorable to oil and gas “traps.” Deming related. ROOMS, APARTMENTS AVAILABLE Several persons have listed with the Chamber of Com merce office, rooms and apart ments in and around Summer ville for rent, Mrs. Mary John Fowler disclosed this week. Those in this vicinity desir ing living quarters may contact the Chamber office on Wash ington Avenue and secure more details. TWO OF THREE HELD HERE CONFESS DRUG STORE ROBBERY v V * ;■ ‘ I ' “ 9mM|L << / L i 4 /I ’’ORry-iim < iK YOUNGSTERS INVOLVED IN ROBBERY—Bobby Henderson, left 17, and Willis Heldon Breeders, right, 16, both of Rome, Route 1, have confessed taking part in the robbery of McGinnis Drug Com pany, in Summerville, Thursday night. Brent Stone. 27. of In dianapolis, Ind., also has been arrested in connection with the rob bery and is allegedly the owner of the tools with which the safe was opened. He declined to be photographed. Chamber of Commerce Officials Meet Tuesday Officers and directors of the Chattooga County Chamber of Commerce held a luncheon meeting Tuesday afternoon at Riegeldale Tavern, Trion. Prior to the meeting, photo graphs were made of the group. The chief object of the meet ing was to discuss publicity, both for radio and newspapers. It was pointed out that the Chamber will be featured in one of the series of stories planned by the News on the various organiza tions of the county. The Chamber has contracted for 13 radio programs, the first of which has been broadcast. It was decided that these broad- GAME TO AID MEMORIAL HOME FUND DRIVE The “Old Timers” basketball team and the Community Center boys will meet at 8 p. m. Wednes day, Feb. 16 at the Trion Com munity Center gym in a game to aid the Veterans of Foreign Wars drive to finish the Memor ial Home. Members of the teams will in clude many well-known men who were players of yesteryear. ED FRIEND TO BE HEARD BY LOCAL CONSERVATION CLUB Ed Friend, of Atlanta, Director of Education and Information, of the State Game and Fish Com mission, will be the principal speaker at the February meeting of the Chattooga County Wild life and Conservation Club at the court house in Summerville at 7:30 p. m. Monday, Feb. 14, ac cording to President W. H Smith, of Lyerly. Mr. Friend succeeds Dan Rain ey on the game and fish post and it will be his first appear ance with the club. Mr. Friend will bring along an interesting movie of the state’s wildlife re sources. Membership dues are being re newed and those w r ho have not paid their 1949 dues are urged to do so at once. Dues should be sent to Harris Edwards, treasur er, Lyerly, and new membership cards will be sent. Farm Meetings Are Announced Community farm meetings have been announced for Sub ligna, Menlo and Holland, the purpose of which is to discuss the year’s farm program and organize a monthly farm meet ing. The meeting for Subligna will be held at 7:30 o’clock tonight (Thursday) at the school house. Menlo’s meeting will be held in the school house at 7:30 p. m. Friday, and Holland’s colored pomilation will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17. at the school house. Miss Omie H Wiley, Home Demonstration Agent. C. C. Brooks. County Administration Officer, and J B. Butler. County Agent, will attend the meetings. casts will be held monthly and the publicity committee will meet in the near future to plan de tails of the program. Pennville will -be featured in the next broadcast and J. Leo Baker will be in charge. Fred Aldred, President, pre sided over the meeting. Others attending included J. T. Morgan, Miss Beulah Shropshire, E. C. Pesterfield. Mrs. Mary John Fowler, J. B. Butler, D. L. Mc- Whorter and Helen Toles. C. B. Bricker, O. L. Cleckler, Willis James, D. W. Copeland, Mr. Baker, Marshall Lowry, B. W. Farrar and Rodman K Eu banks. 13 PLEAD GUILTY TO MINOR CHARGES IN COURT HERE The February term of Chat tooga Superior Court opened Monday morning, with Judge H. E. Nichols presiding. During the first two days, thirteen persons, held on minor charges, had plead guilty and their fines were set by Judge Nichols. Sam K. Edmondson plead guilty to a speeding charge and was fined SSO. including costs. Ralph Glenn was fined $35, in cluding cost, for public drunk eness, and Holland E. Ward, charged with driving while in toxicated, was fined $75, includ ing cost. William Howard Mann, who plead guilty to a charge of driv ing while intoxicated, was fined $75. including cost, and Thomas J Waller, charged with public drunkeness and possessing whiskey, was fined only on the first count the amount set at $35, including cost. Dorothy Haggard was put on probation after pleading guilty to a vagrancy charge. E. C. Lowry, was fined $l5O for driving while intoxicated. SSO for speeding was given no fine for possessing liquor. John L. Black, nublic drunkeness, was ordered to pay a $35 fine. Carl Marion Fowler, held for reckless driving and driving without a license, was fined $2.50 on each count. The fine for James W. Evans, charged with possessing liquor was set at $250. A fine of $35, in cluding cost, was ordered for Beniamin Echols, charged with public drunkeness. W. M. Angles was ordered to pay a $35 fine, including cost, public drunkeness, and John W. Smilev. held for driving while intoxicated, was fined $75. in cluding costs. Bnrryton Boy Scout*: Ha ve Supper Saturday The Berryton Boy Scouts had a weiner supper Saturday night at the clubhouse in Berryton. Following the supper, which was prepared by Sewell Kellett and Hubert Wesson. Raymond Dean sang several songs. A game of bingo was played by the Scouts, after which James L. Wynn gave three recitals. They included “American Bumb 1 e Bee.” “The House Bv the Side of the Road.” and “The Old Glnpv Road.” w'hich is a negro sermon. : Growing With J Chattooga $1.50 A YEAR An Indiana man and two teen ! age Rome boys are being held in I the Chattooga County jail this i week in connection with the robbery of McGinnis Drug Com pany in Summerville, early Fri ■ day morning. Brent Stone, 27, of Indianapo lis, Ind., has med on statement, however Willis Heldon Bredden, 16, and Bobby Henderson, 17, both of Rome Route 1, have con fessed taking part in the robbery in which approximately SI,OOO in I cash and checks and S3OO in narcotics were tal i n. The men were / apprehended i before noon Friday in Rome and | lodged in the local jail that af | ternoon. The robbery took place be j tween 12 midnight and 2 a. m. j Friday, Deputy Sheriff Edmund Kerce said, and w r as a pen and j hammar job. Archie Alexander, employed as ! a pharmacist at the drug store, I discovered the cracked safe and scattered papers when he re j ported for work about 7 a. m. i Friday. The building had been enter ed from one of two rear windows and the glass was broken and one of several iron bars had been sawed in two to permit entrance. An unidentified farmer at Ar muchee, near Rome, turned in a clue which touched off the search when he notified Floyd County officers that young Hen derson spent the night in his barn and left a large roll of | money. After picking up Henderson, the youth identified Breeden as another participant in the rob bery and the two together furni shed a description of Stone and his automobile. Stone offered no resistance when apprehended in his yellow 1947 Buick convertible at Broad Street and Sixth Avenue. Offi cers found a blackjack as his only weapon. A number of the tools, two suitcases, gloves and other belongings were found in the automobile. The trio was to have met at 5 p. m. Friday to split the money and narcotics, it was reported. Sheriff Reuben Lyons said $9Ol and all the narcotics were recovered. Floyd County policemen Van Brock and C. M. Caldwell, and Rome City policemen Bill Ter hune and Oscar Williams assist ed Sheriff Lyons and Deputy Sheriff Kerce in the capture. MRS. HUGH ECHOLS SUCCUMBS HERE Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Echols, 79, widow of the late Hugh Echols, died at her residence, i 409 S. Commerce Street at 4 p. m. Wednesday, Feb. 2. Mrs. Echols had been in de clining health for several years, but had not been confined to bed until Tuesday night, when double pneumonia developed. She had been a resident of j Chattooga County for the past 55 years, and was a former school teacher, having moved here from her birthplace in Cummings, at ! the time her father, the Rev. Newton L. Tribble accepted the pastorate of the Perennial Springs Baptist Church, when it was first organized. She was the last surviving charter mem ber of that church, having trans ferred her membership to First Baptist Church in Summerville in 1923. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. E. B. Larkin, Dade City. Fla and Mrs. Carlton L. Wheeler Summerville: two sons, Ellis and Hoke Echols, Summerville; one grandson, Judson B. Garvin, Dade City, Fla.; two brothers. Dr. T. J. Tribble, Burlington, N. C. and Marion L. Tribble, Mont gomery. Ala., several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services were con ducted at the First Baptist Church at 2 p. m. Friday, with the Revs. C. P. Watson, a former pastor, and Ira C. Frazier and Jienrv Walker officiating. Two of her favorite hymns. [ “‘Asleep in Jesus” and “Rock of Ages” were sung by the choir, accompanied by Mrs. Duke Espy at the piano. Interment in Per ennial Springs Cemetery, with J. D. Hill Funeral Home in charge. Active pallbearers were: How ard Weems. Wilbur Elrod. John Echols. . Riley Parham. W. O. Freeman and Marvin Pullen. Honorary pallbearers were: Dr. H. D. Brown. Dr. R. N. Little, R. S. McWhorter. Rev. T. J. Espy, L. C. Turner. Tom Hill Selman, Archie Alexander. J. L. McGinnis. C C. Clechom. Duke Espy and Wright Wheeler.