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Try Our Job Printing VOL. 64; NO. 9 Boy Scouts Launch Drive For $2500 “The aid of every Chattooga Countian will be needed to help the Boy Scouts reach their quota of $2,500 in the Boy Scout drive which begins here Thursday, February 24, it was declared here this week by T. J. Espy, Jr., Treasurer of the drive. We have been asked for $lO per Scout, Mr. Espy said, there being 250 Scouts in the county. There was no drive here for Boy Scout funds in 1948, because there were two drives in 1947. Pointing out the far-reaching influence of the Scouts, Mr. Espy said there are troops in Sub ligna, Lyerly, Berryton, Penn ville, two in Summerville and two in Trion. The local committee thus far has been unsuccessful in organizing a Troop in Menlo, it was stated. There are two Colored Scout Troops in the county and a growing Cub Scout Pack in Trion. A portion of the funds collect ed here will go toward maintain ing the Scout Camp at Camp Sidney Dew, near Rome. During the summer of each year, the camp is open from six to eight weeks and Scouts spend a week there at a nominal sum. In “red” The Northwest Georgia Scout Council is one of two in the en tire United States that is operat ing “in the red.” The other is located in Alabama. Mr. Espy said that the Scouting Personnel in the Northwest Council is the least paid of any in the United States. Assisting Mr. Espy in the drive is R. P. Hardeman, of Trion and vicinity; A. H. Hammond, Menlo and Berryton; Byron Chapman, Lyerly and vicinity. ; HERE 'N 1 THERE J C. W. Hutchins' ,>nd sons, of Summerville, recently sold one purebred Aberdeen-Angus bull anti oho cow’ to Hair Farms, also of Summerville; and one bull to J. M. Green and son, of Armuchee. The Rev. Wrathburn Cash will preach at the 11 a. in. service Sunday at Mt. Olive Methodist Church, it has been announced. A regular convocation of Tri on Chapter 19, will be held at 7:30 p. m. Saturday, Feb. 19. All Royal Arch Masons are in vited to be present, according to Ted H. Martin, Secretary. Harry R. Foster, son of the Rev. and Mrs. H. R. Foster, of Summerville is among seven freshman at Presbyterian Col lege, Clinton, S. C., who are on the dean’s list for the first se mester of this academic year by virture of his attaining a 2.4 scholastic average. The Rev. K. E. Abraham, na tive of India, will be at the Con gregational Holiness Church, Lyerly, from Thursday night, Feb. 17, through Sunday, Feb. 20. Everybody is invited to attend, according to the Rev. Paul Fowler, pastor. The Rev. Ted Mercer, of Greenville, S. C., will speak at 8 p. m. Saturday and at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Sunday at the Pennville Gospel Tabernacle, it has been announced Ordinary John W. King dis closes the following marriage licenses were issued by him rec ently: John L. Hardin and Thel ma Mcßey; William Edward White and Janice Sue Duck. All Farmers May Cooperate in ACP All farmers of Chattooga coun ty have an opportunity to co operate in the 1949 Agricultural Conservation Program, says T. P. Johnston, chairman of the county ACP committee. The pro gram will be used to meet the most urgently needed soil and water conservation without fa vor to any class or group of farmers. The farmers who co-operate in the program will be required to match the assistance provided under ACP with labor, money and experience. This program is a means of co-operation be tween the government—repre senting all of the people in the country—and the farmer. Thru Snmnwriiilh Nms j. C. Cavin Elected Commander of 7th District VFW John C. Cavin, of Trion, was elected Commander of the Seventh District Veterans of Foreign Wars Sunday afternoon at a meeting of the District VFW at the home of the Neil Dorsey Post, Cartersville. Other officers elected to serve a two-year term included M. J. Appenzeller Jr., o f Marietta, Senior Vice Commander; Riley Milam, of Cartersville, Junior Vice Commander; Rufus Pruitt, of Summerville, Sergeant - at- Arms; P. O. Youngblood, of Rome, Judge-Advocate; Cecil Hudson, of Acworth, Surgeon; Ira C. Frazier, of Summerville, Chaplain. James (Sloppy) Floyd, of Pennville, Acting President, pre sided over the meeting at which almost every post in the District was represented . James Carmichael, Adjutant and Quartermaster for the State, attended the meeting. Those from the Mason-Mc- Cauley Post who attended were: James Floyd, C. B. Bricker, J. C. Cavin, L. B. Colber, Jr., Max D. Tate, Douglas Baker, Ervii* Powell, John T. Stubbs, Jr., James Abney, Hinton Logan. Raymond Gaylor, Glee Bryant, Loran Bynum and Rufus Pruitt. RIEGEL INSTALLS 5,000 SPINDLES AT TRION PLANT Riegel Textile Corporation is installing 5,000 new spindles at its Trion, plant, N. Barnard Murphy, vice president and gen eral manager o| tin Trion Divis ion, announced this weelt. The installation of these new Whitin spinning spindles marks one further step in Riegel’s con tinuing program to maintain and improve its plants, Mr. Murphy said. Riegel plants are located at Trion and at Ware Shoals, S. C. The installation at Trion is designed to balance various de partments of the mill, Murphy added. Previously the company was slightly short of top produc- | tion spindles. The in stallations will not increase over all production and will not affect the number of personnel requir ed by the plant, be added. C. B. Fulton On ROTC Rifle Team Athens, Ga., - - The University of Georgia ROTC Rifle team of which C. B. Fulton, of Summer ville. is a member has won twelve out of 13 matches so far this year. Only the Georgia Tech team has out-shot the Universi ty’s riflemen. Schools that have been defeat ed by the University sharpshoot ers include Wofford College, Princeton University, lowa State College. Mlssissippo State. David son, Pittsburg University, Uni- ; versity of Alabama, Auburn, | Clemson. Presbyterian College,! and the Citadel. The result of a match with Pennsylvania State i College has not been determined, j All but two of the matches have been conducted by mail; | two—Tech and Clemson—were I fired shoulder-to-shoulder. the ACP, the government helps to share the cost of approved and needed soil and water con servation practices. According to Mr. Johnston, this program, based on conser (See Editoral Page) AGAINST LAW TO TAP SEWER LINE The Summerville City Coun cil has passed an ordinance making it unlawful for any person firm or corporation to tap any sewer line within the City limits without written application and permission to do so. SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1949 * - -' Jr » UHF i > -ZS IJFYhmLjW: 'S ’ . ' . ■ ' ' ??'• s;<; ' ' DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS of the Chattooga County Chamber of Commerce. Shown left to right, first row, are: Fred Aldred, Willis James, Miss Beulah Shropshire, Mrs. Mary John Fowler. Marshall Lowry, E. C. Pesterfield. Second row, D. W. Copel and, B. W. Farrar, J. Leo Baker. Rodman K. Eu banks. Last row, D. L. McWhorter, J. B. Butler, O. L. Cleckler and C. B. Bricker. Chamber of Commerce Seeks To Bring Out Best in County BY HELEN TOLES The Chattooga County Cham ber of Commerce is still having occasional “growing pains.” It’s only natural, however, be cause the C. of C. is a relatively young organization, having be gun less than three years ago. As time has marched onward the Chamber has continuously striven to bring about a better community in which to live, and! although progress has occasion ally been slow it has been defi nite and certain progress. G. J. Boling served as the first President of the organization in I 1946. A Chamber functioned briefly in 1927, however, the • present C. of C. was completely re-organized the year following : World War 11. Mr. Boling was assisted in his I Operalion Success; Grace to Have a Left Arm Soon Little Grace Purcell’s operation was a success and she’ll have a left arm in about two months. Five-year-old Grace, who went to Newark, N. J., from her home in Lovejoy to get artificial arms, was operated on by Dr. Henry H. Kessler, chief of staff of the Crippled Children’s Hospital, 17 days ago. He removed the band ages from the stump of her left arm Friday. After testing the “motor,” a loop of muscle which will operate her mechanical arm, Dr. Kessler announced: “Everything is fine.” The child, who was born with only stumps of arms ending above the elbow, will remain in the hospital for a week or so be fore going home to Lovejoy with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray mond R. Purcell. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Purcell, of Menlo. Grace will return to the hos pital later to have the new arm fitted and to learn how to use it. | Her right arm is not yet develop-| ed enough for a similar opera tion, but surgery may be at tempted later, the hospital said. A railroad engineer who won dered why Grace never waved like other children when he pass ed her home started a fund which made possible her trip to Newark. Trainmen and news paper readers contributed more than $4,200 for her new arms. Trion Invitation Tournament Set The Trion Community Center Invitation Basketball Tourna ment has been set for Tuesday through Saturday, March 1-5, it was disclosed this week. Teams from throughout this vicinity will participate in an effort to bag the SSO top prize $25 second prize, and $5 each for players selected for the an tournament teams. Sonoraville is the defending champion of the series. Teams invited to play are: Summerville, Lyerly, Ringgold, Dalton, Fort Payne, Chickamau ga. Rockmart, Calhoun. Shannon, Cedartown and Rome Marines. duties as chief officer of the or ganization by Dr. H. C. Hardin, Vice President; B. W. Farrar, Secretary; and J. R. Jackson, Treasurer. • Directors in 1946 included O. L. Cleckler, Ralph Chamblee, James Hollis, O. G. Morehead, James Floyd, L. B. Harrell, Walt er Williams, C. B. Bricker, J. T. Morgan. A. G. Dunson, Eugene Rackley and A. B. Hammond. Seeking a “home” for the new Chamber, Mr. Henderson, Mr. Morgan and Mr. Rackley rented the old Eugene Taylor office, which remains as?the headquar ters of the organization. Mrs. Mary John Fowler was employed as the first office sec retary. In the summer of 1948, Mrs. Fowler obtained a leave of absence and attended business GRAND JURY TELLS BOARD TO PUBLISH STATEMENT The Grand Jury this week asked the Board of Roads and Revenue to publish in the News each month a statement of all expenses paid out for the Coun ty, and recommended that all members of the Board approve each bill that is paid. A report from the local bank indicated that at the present the County Board has a balance of $98,166.80. It was recommended by the Grand Jury that the road lead ing off U. S. Highway 27 to the Memorial Home be surfaced and graveled, and, if possible, black topped. They also recommended that the railroad crossing on this road be improved by re moving the high banks which obstruct the view of approaching trains. “This will be appreciated by our veterans,” the Grand Jury said, “and they are deserving.” The Grand Jury report pointed out that it had been brought to their attention that school bus route 3 from Menlo High School was in bad condition and they recommended that it be repaired at once and that all school bus LYERLY BOYS DEFEAT INDIANS The Lyerly Independents emerged victorious in a neck-to neck struggle Saturday night at Lyerly with the Sioux Indians, of Omaha, Nenraska. The final score was 84-80. At half-time, Lyerly led 43-36, but the going became rougher in the latter half and in the end the local boys won by only four points. The game, which was attended by the largest crowd of the season at Lyerly, was refereed by William Brandon, of Trion. The line-up was as follows. Lyerly Sioux Indians Byars (18) Blacksmith (53) Cavin (12) Jumping Eagle (10) G. Jackson (13} Whiteman (9) Bryant (8) Bear (4) W. Jackson (15) Yellow Robe (4) Lyerly subs: B. Gayler (2); Millican (6); Stallings (10); D. Gayler, Groce and Hancock. college in Rome for 3 months. During her leave, Mrs. Raymund Daniel served in the capacity of office secretary, however Mrs. Fowler has now resumed her duties there. In addition, the Red Cross home service office has been es tablished at the C. of C. office and Mrs. Fowler is the Home Service Secretary. Membership Groivs There were 36 charter mem bers of the organization, how'- ever there are now 121 with a present goal of 300. M. E. Brinson, who served as the second President of the or ganization, served in the capac ity of Membership Chairman for the recent drive. In w'hat w’as their first at (See Editoral Page) routes be especially checked and improved where needed. R. W. Bagley was appointed to serve as a member of the Board of Education from Lyerly, suc ceeding Paul Cook. Hoyt Aber nathy was appointed by the body as notary public and ex-officio Justice of Peace, 961 District (Seminole District.” The Grand Jury commended Sheriff Reuben Lyons for “the excellent condition of the jail and sheriff’s office.” Akin Addresses Jr. Woman's Club County School Superintendent C B. Akin was the principal speaker at the Summerville Junior Women's Club at their regular meeting held Friday, February 11, at the Riegeldaie Tavern. Mr. Akin was introduced by Miss Jewel Pool, the Club’s Ed ucational Chairman. The School Superintendent spoke on “How Our Schools Are Financed.” He cited facts and figures on how every cent of revenue was obtained by our schools, including sums raised by annual carnivals and other money raising programs carried on by the individual schools. Pointing out that the total in come of the county’s school, whatever the source, was in adequate to the needs of the (See Editoral Page) SUNDAY MOVIES NOW LAWFUL The General Assembly this week approved a bill allowing Sunday moives in Georgia with the stipulation that local gov ernments could have the final word in the matter. Previously, the law prohibiting Sunday movies had been little enforced, "however former Solici tor General E. J. Clower, of the Rome Circuit, attempted to en force the law in his territory last year. Stone Gets 10-15 Years For Burglary Barnes Found "Guilty" in Wilson Shooting A 12-man jury Tuesday found Robert Barnes guilty of assault with intent to murder in the shooting of Arthur Wilson on August .17,1948, and recommend ed that he be punished as for a misdemeanor. The felony sentence had been set at two years, however, when Judge H E. Nichols accepted the recommendation. Barnes was ordered to either pay a $l5O fine or serve 12 months in the public works camp, and to be on pro bation for 18 months. Barnes appeared in court : Tuesday without a lawyer and i Judge H. E. Nichols, presiding, i appointed A. A. Farrar to strike j the jury. Barnes, who had attri : buted his lack of a lawyer to his I “unable” to hire one, later hired j Mr. Farrar to represent him. John Davis led the prosecution. Entering a plea of self defense, the defense counsel called James : McCollum and Hilda Jackson to the stand, while the state’s wit nesses were Wilson and Calvin Clay (Cebo) Marshall. The witnesses brought out that the shooting occurred at dusk near the “Crow’s Nest,” a small eating establishment, on a dirt road leading off U. S. Highway 27, south of Summerville. According to Wilson, he had ; gone to the establishment taking | two friends, Marshall and Junior Bramlett. They had stopped on I the way back to “take a few drinks” of whiskey. ‘Good Friends’ | While there, Wilson related, | several persons, including Miss i Jackson, and McCollum appeared (See Editoral Page) W. 0. Herndon Passes Away William Ovid (Obe) Herndon, 1 64, died at his home near the \ county line, north of Trion at 7:30 p. m. Friday after a linger : ing illness. He was the son of the late’C. M. and Martha Scoggins Hern don, and has lived in Trion since 1900. Mr. Herndon was a mem ber of the 25-year Group Em ployees, Riegel Textile Corpora tion. Trion Division, and a mem ber of the Trion Baptist Church. Besides his wife, Mrs. Maude Wilson Herndon, he is survived by three daughters. Miss Lorene Herndon, Mrs. Julian Henderson both of Trion, and Mrs. Archie Gaylor, of Chattanooga; two sons, Tyrus and Billy Herndon, both of Trion: one sister, Mrs. Oscar Cooper, of Rome; one half sister, Mrs. Archie Doddlon, of Rome; two brothers, Miles Hern don, of Rome, and Hardin Hern don, of Atlanta. Four grandchil dren also survive. Funeral services were conduct ed at the Trion Baptist Church at 2:30 p. m. Sunday with the Rev. A. N. White officiating, as sited by the Rev. Elmer Ledbetter and the Rev. S. L. Walker. Pallbearers were: Earnest King, John Veach, Leonard i Lancaster, W. H. Com p t on, Porter Durham and Marion Rid ; er. Honorary pallbearers were members of the 25-year Group, Trion Textile Corporation. In terment was in Trion Cemetery with the J. D. Hill Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Lyerly to Build City Water Works The Town of Lyerly signed a contract with the J. B. McCrary Engineering Company, of At lanta, on February 8 for the in stallation of a city water supply. H. L. Abrams, town clerk, states that the cost will be $60.- 000 and will be paid for by water certificates. He added that the laying of pipes and construction of reservoir would begin in ap proximately 90 days. Mr. Abrams stated that the well drilled last summer would be the source of supply, and that the proposed reservoir would have a total capacity of 100.000 gallons of water. Six inch mains will extend over the entire city area with a two-inch main to run one-half mile beyond the south section of the town’s limits in order to include the residen tial area lying between the W. Growing With Chattooga $1.50 A YEAR A young escaped convict from Indiana was sentenced this week for burglary and for possessing burglary tools in connection with the safe-cracking and robbery of McGinnis Drug Company on Friday, Feb. 4. Brent Stone, 26, alias Carl Lawson, alias, John Doe, alias Arlie Lawson, was given 10-15 years for burglary and three to five years for possessing bur glary tools following a day and half trial of the two cases. Robert i Bobby) Henderson, 15, and Willis Heldon Breeden, 17, both of Rome Route 1, plead guilty to the charge of accom plices in the burglary and were sentenced to serve four to five years on probation, reporting monthly to the Floyd County probation officer, and attending school regularly. Both boys were state witnesses in the case of Stone, and as sisted in his capture. The story of the safe-crack ing, at which approximately SI,OOO in cash and checks and S3OO in narcotics were taken, was unraveled by the two I youngsters as Stone, fashionably dressed wearing a glen plaid | suit and white shirt with tie, re j garded the proceedings intently. Henderson told of lurching a j ride with Stone north of Rome Thursday afternoon before the I burglary, when Stone told him | he was a contractor. “He said he was going to Flor ida to build a night club soon and asked if I w’anted to go with him or knew anyone who would,” Henderson said. “I knew Willie was always talking about going off some place like that so we w'ent and got him.” Henderson said that the three “rode around” a while and talked and that he and Breeden were shown the tools used in the burglary and asked if they wanted to do a "job” that night. Before coming to Summer ville, Henderson related, they looked around Cave Spring and Cartersville and finally decided to try Summerville. “After deciding on McGinnis Drug Store, Stone let us out and told us to go see how the doors and window's were W'hile he rode around the block.” both boys tes tified. “We wanted to get out of it, so we went back to the car and told him the doors were steel and we couldn’t get in.” They related Stone accom panied them back and how the three broke a window at the rear of the building, sawed a bar in to and entered. One of the boys W'as placed as a “lookout” at all (See Editoral Page) GROUP PLEADS GUILTY BEFORE JUDGE NICHOLS Several persons plead guilty to various charges this week before Superior Court Judge H. E. Nichols. They included the following: Grady Henry Grigsby, public drunkeness, SSO; Louie Smith, public drunkeness, SSO; William O. Sumpter, speeding. $10; Alfred F. Creasey, speeding, $25 or three months; J. R. Watson, driving w’hile drunk, $75 or three months; T. R. Hampton, public drunkeness, $35; L. A. Groce, public drunkeness, $35 or three months: William R. Gravitt, pos sessing liquor, SSO; James W. Stringer, public drunkeness, $35; Boyce C. Palmour, public drunk eness, $35 or three months; and George H. Copeland, public drunkeness, SSO or three months. C. Woods property and the towns’ limits. A minimum base of $2.50 will be charged for the first 3,000 gallons of water. Fireplugs will be properly placed over the town for reducing the fire hazards. Adding that the approval of the people was the second step that the town had taken within the past year for making Lyerly a better place in which to live, Mr. Abrams pointed out that the main business streets, and most of the main residential streets, had been paved. He added further that the town had no indebtedness and that as soon as other town im provements could be made. Ly erly should become an attractive site for the many industries of the East that are making plans to move South.