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Gore F.H.A., FFA to
Give Banquet Tonight
The Gore Chapters of the Fu
ture Homemakers and Future
Farmers of America will spon
sor their annual Mother-Daugh
ter and Father-Son banquet at
8 o’clock this evening (Thurs
day) at Gore, it was disclosed
this week by Grover Smith, Ad
visor.
The purpose of this banquet is
to promote a closer comradeship
between the parents and their
sons and daughters, Mr. Smith
said, and to provide an oppor
tunity for the development of a
stronger bond between parents
and the school, as well as to
make it possible for the parents
to become better acquainted with
the F. H. A. and the F. F. A.
Bob Blalock, President of the
Georgia Association of the F. F.
A. and a member of the Rabun
Gap Chapter, will be the speaker
of the evening, adding brief re
marks to the student program
which will be presented.
T. D. Brown, Jr., assistant ex
ecutive secretary of the F. F. A.,
of Atlanta, also will attend the
banquet, Mr. Smith said.
Bids Called For
Hiway Construction
Bids will be received until 11
a. m. Friday, March 25, for the
construction of 2.859 miles of
grading and paving on the
Menlo-Alabama road, it was
disclosed this week by the State
Highway Department.
This highway will begin at
State Route 48 in Menlo and
end at the Georgia-Alabama
State line.
Legion Auxiliary
Plans Silver Tea
Plans were completed Thurs
day evening for a silver tea to
be given from 7 to 9 p.m. Tues
day, March 15, in the American
Legion home in Summerville,
which is being completely rede
corated by this organization.
Local artists will furnish music
for the occasion, it was disclosed,
and everyone is urged to attend
and help make the affair a suc
cess.
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Private First Class John W.
Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. Johnson, of Summerville, re
cently completed a six day air
transportability course in Class
1 at the Air Transportability
Training Center, a newly or
ganized Eighth Army Service
School on Matsushima Air
droome.
The "Peach State” soldier
first entered the Army on July
1, 1947 at Fort Bening, Georgia.
He is a member of the 62nd
Signal Battalion at Sendia,
Japan.
The regular meeting of Trion
Lodge 160 F. and A. M. will be
held at 7:30 p. m. Saturday,
March 12.
All qualified Masons are in
vited.
Pvt. Charles E. King, son of
Arthur F. King, of Summerville,
is now a member of the 82nd
Field Artillery Battalion, First
Cavalry Division, Kumagaya,
Japan.
Before entering the Army
Private King attended Summer
ville High School, Summerville.
After finishing school, he was
employed as a construction
worker here.
Private King entered the
Army, July 29, 1948. and receiv
ed his basic training at Fort
Jackson, S. C.
After Private King’s enlist
ment is up he plans to come
back and work with the con
struction company here.
The Rev. H. E. Wright, of
Rome, will speak at the Peen
ville Gospel Tabernacle at 11
a. m. and 8 p. m Sunday, March
13.
The public is invited to at
end these services.
Several offices in the Court
house in Summerville have been
painted during the past week,
primarily those on the first
floor.
The jail and residence of the
sheriff were completely reno
vated shortly after the first of
the year.
She Summer u ilk '\riujs
MENLO STUDENTS
MOVE INTO NEW
SCHOOL BUILDING
The 375 students at Menlo
Grammar and High School
Monday moved into their huge
new classroom building which
was completed this spring at a
cost of $54,021.86.
Covering 13,208 square feet,
the building is completely mod
ern throughout and in addition
to the 12 classrooms, contains
a music room, office, dining
room and kitchen.
Through the issuance o f
bonds, $50,000 was set aside for
the building and the remainder
was secured from the sale of
the old building and community
projects.
S. H. Brabson is principal of
the school, which has a faculty
of 12 teachers.
Library Painted;
Shelves Added
The Chattooga County Library,
located in the courthouse in
Summerville, has been painted
throughout and a number of new
book shelves have been added.
Mrs. H. R. Foster, who suc
ceeded Mrs. J. L. Henderson as
librarian, has been rearranging
the books so that they will be
more conveniently reached.
Rotarians Hear
Menlo FFA Group
The Menlo chapter of the F
FA presented a program at the
meeting of the Summerville-Tri
on Rotary Club, Wednesday,
March 2.
J. A. Harris, vocational agricul
ture teacher, ana officers of the
club were guests. James Mitchell
gave a summary of the out
standing accomplishments of
the FFA over the state. Lamar
Toles discussed the history and
accomplishments of the Menlo
Chapter.
It was brought out that there
are more than 6,000 FFA Chap
ters in this country, whose ob
ject is to help farm boys help
themselves. Through vocational
classes and supervised projects
at home, the boys have accom
plished much, Mr. Harris
stated, and some plan to con
tinue their training by taking
college courses.
There are 33 members of the
Menlo Chapter. Officers who at
tended the Rotary meeting
were: Wellis Smith, president,
Harold Wilson, vice president;
Al vice Clark, secretary; and
Jerry Hogg.
O.car Cleckler, of Menlo, was
in charge of the program.
Mrs. Hayes, 60, Dies
At Residence Here
Mrs. Mandy Elizabeth Sarah
Jane Sallie Hayes, 60, died at
her residence, Summerville,
Route 4, at 4:30 a. m. Sunday
after a lingering illness.
Besides her husband E. C.
Hayes, she is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Pauline Owens,
of Fort Payne, Ala. and Mrs.
Ruby Jennings, of Summerville;
two sons. Manuel Hayes, of Tri
on, and Vernon Hayes, of Sum
merville; two stepsons, Geter, of
Summerville, and Lloyd Hayes,
of Trion; two sisters, Mrs. Pearl
Brown, of LaFayette, and Mrs.
Mandy Wilcox, of Oakman. Ala.;
three brothers, William Walden,
of Loving, Wiley Walden, of
Chattanooga, and Joey Walden,
of Oakman, Ala. Fifteen grand
children also survive.
Funeral services were con
ducted at the Subligna Baptist
Church at 2 p. m. Monday, with
the Rev. G. C. Schroeder, pas
tor. and the Rev. Wilburn
Dooley officiating.
Pallbearers were: Ray and
Ralph Veach. Harvey Morgan,
Hubert Teems. L. C. Scruggins,
Jr., and Steve Hix. Jr. Interment
was in Subligna Cemetery. J.
D. Hill Funeral Home in charge.
NO COURT FRIDAY
City Court will be adjourn
ed Thursday afternoon and
those jurors who were in
structed to report at 9:30 a.
m. Friday are excused, it was
announced this week.
Those cases which were not
tried have been put off until
the next term of court.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1949
W. A. DUPREE TO
ADDRESS WILDLIFE
CLUB MONDAY
W. A. Dupree, President of the
Rome Wildlife Club, will address
the monthly meeting of the
Chattooga County Wildlife and
Conservation Club at 8 p. m.
Monday at the Lyerly High
School gymnasium, it was an
nounced this week by W. H.
Smith, President.
The movie, “That Boy of
Mine,” which has been much in
demand, also will be shown at
the meeting, Mr. Smith said.
Mrs J. H. Tribble
Passes Wednesday
Mrs. Ludie W. Drennon Trib
ble, 70, of the Pennville Commu
nity died at 12:50 p.m. Wednes
day. Mrs. Tribble had been in
bad health, however, her death
| came suddenly.
She was the daughter of the
late J. W. and Pothenia Seay
Drennon, who came to Chat
tooga County from Whitfield
County. She was a lifelong resi
dent of this county and had
been a member of the Summer
ville Methodist Church since
girlhood.
Mrs. Tribble is survived by her
husband, J. H. Tribble; one
daughter, Mrs. J. F. Anglin, of
Summerville Route 2, .and one
son, Seay Tribble, of Summer
ville Route 2.
Funeral services are to be held
at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon
(Thursday) at the Summerville
Methodist Church, with the Rev.
Frank Craton and the Rev.
Henry G. Walker officiating. In
terment is to be m Garrett cem
etery.
Pallbearers are to be as fol
lows: Robert Williams, Albert
Comer, Oscar Dukes, Jeff Hen
derson, Luke Thomas and Wal
ter Roy King.
J. D. Hill Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.
Human Side .*< I ahor
Discussed by WSCS
The March meting of the
Summerville Methodist WSCS
was held at the home of Mrs.
Paul Weems Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Rice Morgan, program
chairman for the month
brought a most interesting dis
cussion of the human side of
the labor question to the group.
She gave in detail the many
small human elements that en
ter into every phase of organ
ized labor and stressed how
these elements enter into
every question of the day re
gardless of how big or small
these questions are.
In the absence of the presi
dent of the society, Mrs. Henry
Walker, Mrs. J. R. Burgess, vice
president of the society, pre
! rided. Mrs. R. R. Garett reported
; that a donation had been sent
i by the women’s societies of the
j church to the Brogdon Me
morial Fund.
The highlight of the meeting
was the Bible study on Prayer
and Truth presented by Mrs. W.
H. Boyd. Mrs. J. B. Stephenson
gave the devotional.
Mrs Weems was assisted by
Mrs. Raymund Daniel in the
entertainment of the group.
Mrs. T. S. Weems, of Lyerly, and
Mrs. Eugene Rackley, president
of the WSG. were special
guests.
John Barfield 51
Dies in LaFayette
Funeral services for John Bar
ield. 53, who died at his home
in LaFayette, 12:15 a. m., Mon
day were conducted at Naomi
Baptist Church at 2:30 p. m.
Wednesday. The Rev. Sam Mar
shall officiated.
Mr. Barfield is survived by
his wife; five daughters, Mrs.
Ray White. Misses Gussie Mae,
Eva Jane, Dorothy Ann and
Emma Lucille Barfield, of La-
Fa vette; three sons, J. P., Earl
and Jimmie Barfield, of La-
Fayette; three brothers, H. B.
and Bogan Barfield, of LaFay
ette, Bomie, of Birmingham.
The following served as
pallbearers: Luther, Ray, Em
mett, James and Earl Barfield,
and Paul Shaw.
Honorary escort was: Perry
Roper, John Williams, Charlie
Griffith, Clifford Espy, Burl
Chapman. Charlie Putman, J..L,
Love, Jim Brown, Earl Atkins,
Robert Cordelle, DeForrest Heg- I
wood and Todd Brown.
Interment was in Naomil
Cemetery.
Joe H. Poller Now
Stationed in Japan
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Pfs. Joe H. Potter, son of Elsie
Ragland, of Lyerly, who is sta
tioned with the U. S. Army Army
Headquarters Infantry Division
in Japan.
Pfc. Potter attended Summer
ville High School prior to join
ing the service in January, 1948.
He took basic training at Fort
Jackson, S. C., and left for over
seas in April, 1948
C. R. Holland Dies
in Texas Sunday-
Word has been received of
the death of Charles R. Holland
in Armarillo, Texas, Sunday,
March 6, after a week’s illness,
following a heart attack.
He was born in Chatooga
County and was maried to the
former Miss Sarah Beavers, sis
ter of the late W. K. Beavers.
Miss Sarah Echols and John H.
Echols, of Perennial, are his
first cousins. Mrs. Reo Beavers,
Mrs. Howard Weems and Mrs.
Quinton Wood are his nieces.
Two daughters who reside in
Texas also survive.
18-YEAR-OLDS
MUST REGISTER
Young men reaching the age
of 18 are required by law to
register with the local selec
tive service board within five
days after their birthday, it
was disclosed this week by
Miss Mae Earl Strange, local
selective service board clerk.
“Many men are completely
ignoring this law and are
waiting far past the five days
to register,” Miss Strange said,
“and it is important that they
realize they are breaking a
law'.”
LOCAL MUSIC CLUB TO HEAR
SHORTER FACULTY MEMBERS
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Two members of the faculty
in the Department of Music
at Shorter College, Rome, will
present the program at the
March meeting of the Summer
ville Music Club at 12:30 p. m.
Saturday, March 19. at Riegel
rale Tavern.
The guest artists will be James
B. Peterson, violinist, and Luise
Errol, pianist-accompanist, both
members of the college faculty
and popular recitalists in this
section.
Miss Errol was heard in recital
by many Romans when she was
a member of the Shorter faculty
from 1943-45. From that time
until she returned to Shorter
last fall she was at Mills College,
Oakland, Calif., on fellowship
for creative work in music.
There she was assistant to
Darius Milhaund, the w e 11-
known composer, and Margaret
Prall and studied with the
Dutch pianist Ego Petri until
completing the work for her
Master of Arts degree.
TWO TO PLEAD GUILTY HERE
FRIDAY TO BURGLARY CHARGE
OLD TIMERS MEET LORELI LADIES
AT 8:15 TONIGHT IN TRION
By Emmett Nunn
No doubt as to the calibre of
basketball, assures a capacity
house Thursday nite when the
“Old Timers” cross the line to
meet the opposite sex in the
grand finale for our local hard
wood season.
For the first time ever a
Ladies vs Men’s battle on the
Community Center floor looms
or what may be termed after
what we have already seen of
the “Old Timers” as a “Beauty
and the Beast” drama.
From advance publicity
though, these young ladies are
able to take care of themselves
as they already have 30 wins
in 35 games against both men
and women’s teams.
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RED CROSS DRIVE
ENDS SATURDAY
Solicitors for the Red Cross
ars busy in Chattooga County
this week in an effort to secure
$1,600 to aid when disaster
strikes and to assist veterans.
A huge Red Cross flag made by
the Junior Red Cross and Home
Economics class at Lyerly, told
the news of the launching of
the drive the first of this week
as it hung across Washington
Avenue at the Commerce Street
intersection.
Only one solicitor had report
ed by noon Wednesday and this
report was incomplete. It show
ed a total of $269.50.
Gore FFA to Have
Entries in Show
Four members of the Gore Fu
ture Farmers of America Chap
ter will have entries in the Coosa
Valley Fat Cattle Show in Rome
next week.
Those entering the show' are:
Houston Cargle, who is to enter
for the third time: Ray Owens,
entering for the second year:
Kelly Owens, entering for the
first year as a FFA member, hav
ing previously had entries as a
4-H member; and Billy Joe Pin
ion, entering for the first year.
The entire membership of the
Gore chapter will attend the
show Tuesday.
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JAMES B. PETERSON
Mr. Peterson is a native of
Omaha, Neb., and won hi s
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree
from the University of Omaha.
After his graduation. Mr. Peter
son went to Emporia College,
Emporia, Kan., as violin instruc
tor. He studied with the Gustav
Tinlot until he completed his
work for the Master of Music
degree. He then taught at Colby
Junior College in New London,
N. H„ until he entered the U.
S. Army. For four years he
served as an infantryman in
the European Theater of Opera
tions. Mr. Peterson came to
Shorter as professor of violin
and public school music in 1947
from Mississippi Southern Col
lege. Hattiesburg. Miss.
For their program in Sum
merville the musicians have
chosen the Adagio and Allegro
movements from Handel’s So
nata in E Major; Stoessel’s
“Humoresque” and Lullaby; and
the Cree Indian War Dance by
Cardin.
foot 4 inch “Ladies” center and
little Betty Stanley 5’ 1”—90 lb.
guard get rolling the boys bet
ter move out.
Lyerly vs Capital Homes “Blues”
Moving in from the ridiculous
in the second game basketball
fans are going to see the tops in
a ball game as Lyerly’s Indepen
dents clash with the Capital
Homes five Atlanta’s “City
Champions,” a title they ac
quired last week.
Lyerly who was victim last
Friday of a terrific upset in the
Community Center Tourney will
be back to show they are still
the best of our section and will
be tough on all comers.
Tickets will be on sale before
hand.
Don’t miss it tonight, Trion
Gym at 8:15 o’clock.
Commerce Depl.
’ssues Fads and
Figures On County
Most recent figures on the
economy of Chattooga county,
published by the U. S. Depart
ment of Commerce, show that
in 1947 there were 166 firms in
the county employing 5,763 per
sons with taxable payrolls ap
proximating $2797,000. accord
ing to C. Parker Persons, Com
merce Department regional di
rector in Atlanta.
The information is contained
in a publication entitled “Busi
ness Establishments, Employ
ment and Taxable Pay Rolls”
and is based upon data provid
ed under the old-age and sur
vivors insurance program of
the Federal Security Agency.
Other facts and figures sup
plied for Chattooga .County in
clude the following:
Contract construction, 35 em
ployed, taxable payroll $9,000,
6 firm!: Manufacturing, 5,210
employed, taxable payroll $2,-
617,000. in 31 firms; Public
Utilities, 57 employed, taxable
payroll $21,000, 8 firms; Whole
sale trade, 21 employed, taxable
payroll $7,000, 6 firms; Retail
trade. 278 employed, taxable
payroll $89,000, 65 firms; Fi
nance, insurance and real es
tate, 13 employed, taxable pay
roll $4,000. 3 firms; Service in
dustries, 125 employed, taxable
payroll $43,000. 40 firms.
Similar information is given
for all other counties in the
State, and also for the State as
a whole in publication, which
is available at the U. S. Depart
ment of Commerce in Atlanta
for 15 cents.
Regional College
Ball Tournament
Being Held in Tifton
The Southeastern regional
basketball tournament for Jun
ior Colleges is being held in
Tifton, this week-end. Sixteen
teams from South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, and Alabama
were eligible to participate in
this tourney.
The following colleges have
i signified their intentions of at
! tending the tournament. South
•Georgia College, Douglas: Brew
• ton-Parker College, Mt. Vernon;
Georgia Military College, Mill
edgeville; Young Harris College,
Young Harris: Armstrong Col
lege, Savannah; Abraham Bald
win College. Tifton; Walker Col
lege, Jasper. Ala.; and Chipola
College, Marianna. Fla.
The winner of this tourna
ment will represent region eight
in the National Junior College
basketball tournament which
will be held March 22-26 at
Hutchinson. Kansas.
Shropshire Held
In Murder Attempt
Ralph Shropshire. 45. colored,
of Subligna, is under arrest for
assault with attempt to murder
in the shooting of Charlie
Kirby, 32, colored, also of Sub
ligna. Sunday morning.
Kirby, who is at Riegel Com
munity Hospital, is expected to
recover, Sheriff Reuben Lyons
said.
Shropshire’s bond has been
set at $1,060.
Growing With
I Chattooga
$1 50 A YEAR
~ Donald L. Childers, 20, form
j erly of Trion, and Horace C.
Porter, 23, of Miami, Fla., will
plead guilty Friday to the
burglary of Modern Dry
I Cleaners on Feb. 15, it was dis
i closed yesterday b y Sheriff
: Reuben Lyons.
The two men, both of whom
i are AWOL from Ft. Jackson, S.
i C., were brought here by Sheriff
I Lyons last week from Miami,
Fla., where they were sentenced
to six years each for grand
larceny.
Approximately 90 per cent of
j the clothing stolen from the dry
• cleaning establishment operated
by Robert Smithson was recov
ered, the sheriff said. The value
of the clothing taken was esti
mated at SBOO.
A stolen 1947 Mercury club
coupe driven by the men was
recovered and returned to the
owner in Columbia, S. C.
Sheriff Lyons said he has a
“holder” from the U. S. Army
for Childers and Porter and
they also are wanted by the
federal government for trans
porting stolen goods across a
state line.
The peanlty for burglary is a
I minimum of one year and a
I maximum of 20 years, Sheriff
I Lyons said.
MORE STATE JOBS
PUT UNDER MERIT
PLAN BY SOLONS
ATLANTA, — (GPS) Among the
more constructive accomplish
ments of the recent State Legis
' lature were steps taken to re
duce to a minimum politics in
■ state jobs, and place the hiring
| and firing of career employees
!on a merit basis rather than
| on the age-old patronage plan.
Departments placed under the
merit system as a result of new
legislation are all Public Welfare
■ institutions, the Department of
Public Safety, the highway De-
I partment of Audits and the
Public Service Commission.
State Welfare Director Jack
Forrester, immediately following
I the Legislature’s action, an
j nounced the appointment of W.
A. Stone, superintendent of Wil
cox County Schools for 28 years,
as personnel director for the
Milledgeville State Hospital. The
department already has begun
the task of putting the new sys
tem into operation.
Director Forrester said the
General Assembly’s action in
seeking to improve administra
tion and working conditions at
the hospital would mean better
care for Georgia’s mental pa
tients, since the state would be
able to obtain more capable
workers.
Although the Legislature de
layed action on the proposed
Constitutional Highway Board
until its 1950 holdover session,
three steps were taken toward
trimming politics from the State .
Highway Department. They
were: (1) In future employees
of the department must be hired
through the State Merit System;
(2) State Department cannot
negotiate highway contracts
privately, and (3) counties can
not sub-let State Highway con
tracts.
The State Patrol, which figur
ed in political charges during
the last gubernatorial campaign,
likewise has been placed under
the State Merit System, with the
Legislature taking this police
force out of politics. The Gener
al Assembly 7 also approved pay
raises for the Patrol leaders, in
creased the number of troopers
and reorganized the patrol so
that troopers could could appeal
to a discipline board.
The Legislature also provided
that every department under the
Merit System could adopt a re
tirement system for its employ
ees without necessity of further
legislation. By providing such
job security, the state will be
able to lure better qualified
workers, sponsors of the merit
plan assert. .
E. F. McClelland Sr.,
Dies in Atlanta
Funeral services for Ellis F.
McClelland, Sr., 47 assistant
Fulton County attorney, were
held at 2:30 p. m. Tuesday at
Spring Hill in Atlanta.
Mr. McClelland died Sunday
at a private hospital. He had
been ill for sometime. He is
survived by his wife the former
Miss Bonnie Abbott, and one
son, Ellis F. McClelland, Jr.