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VOL. 65; NO. 17
Easter Lily Parade
Plannedfor Saturday
Lilies will be on parade in
Trion and Summerville Satur
day, April 16, and persons buy
ing one of the attractive flow
ers will be contributing to the
health and happiness of some
crippled child in Georgia.
The Lily Parade will climax a
month long Easter Seal Sale,
funds from which will be used
at Aidmore home for crippled
children in Georga.
“When you buy and use
Easter Seals, you help the crip
pled child on the seal and
thousands like her to become
useful, self-sustaining citizens,
A. A. Farrar, chairman of the
Chattooga district for the seal
campaign, said yesterday when
Methodist Men's
Club to Meet
The Methodist Fellowship
Club will hold their monthly
dinner meeting in the Church
Annex at 8 p. m. Monday.
A. G. Dunson is in charge of
the evening’s program which
promises to be an unusual one.
Members of the Weslyan Service
Guild will serve the supper.
HERE 'N
THERE
The April meeting of the
Seventh District State nurses
Association will be held at 3
o’clock this afternoon at the
Greystone Hotel in Rome.
Miss Dana Hudson, Superin
tendent of Nurses at Georgia
Baptist Hospital Atlanta, and
President of the State Nurses’
Association, will be the speaker
and she has chosen as her topic,
“The Ginzbury Report.”
The Summerville Retail
Merchants Association will meet
at 7 p. m. Thursday, April 21,
at the Chamber of Commerce
office, it was announced this
week by Fred Medders, Presi
dent.
“The Little Clodhopper,” a
light comedy, will be presented
at 2 p. m. and 8 p. m. Friday,
April 15, by the Trion High
School Junior Class at the Tri
on Community Center Theatre.
Proceeds from the play will be
used for the Junior-Senior ban
quet scheduled for April 29 at
Riegeldale Tavern.
The Rev. Cecil Myers, of
Brookhaven, will conduct a re
vival series at the Trion Metho
dist Church beginning April 17
and extending through April
22. Services will begin each
evening at 7:30 o’clock.
Prior to the worship service
a special children’s service con
sisting of a religious story and
singing.
Pvt. Donald E. Cornelison, of
Rome, is now servng wth the
1 Corps Military Police Platoon
in Kyoto, Japan, home of Head
quarters 1 Corps.
Private Cornelison entered
the Army in August, 194 T, and
after completing infantry basic
training at Fort Ord, Calif., he
was sent to Japan, 1948. Upon
his arrival in Japan he was as
signed to the Bth Army Sugamo
Prison in Tokyo and then join
ed the 35th Infantry Regiment
in Otsu, from where he was
transferred to his present unit
in December 1948.
His parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
T. McCary, reside at Rome.
Pfc. Hiram W. Copeland, of
Trion, is serving wiht the 118th
Medical Station Hospital, lo
cated in Fukucka, Kyushu, Ja
pan as surgical technician.
Private First Class Copeland
entered the Army at Fort Mc-
Pherson, in April, 1943, and
after completing his infantry
and medical basic training at
Camp Barksley, Texas, he was
assigned to the 7th Division, sth
Division, Brook General Hospi
tal and 90th Division. He has
been serving with his present
organization since May 1948
when he arrived in Japan.
Private First Class Copeland’s
wife, Mrs. Carrie S. Copeland
and daughter, Janice S. Cope
land, reside at Trion.
A regular convocation of Tri
on Chapter 19, R. A. M. will be
held at 7:30 p. m. Saturday,
April 16.
There will be work in the
Royal Arch degree and refresh
ments will be served.
All Royal Arch Masons are in
vited to be present.
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SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1949
he explained the message of
the 1949 stamp.
The little girl on the magenta
seal, supported by canes, is sil
houetted against a sunrise,
symbol of future happiness and
and life without her wooden
props. There is a message, “Help
Crippled Children.”
In explaining the history of
the Easter Seal, Mr. Farrar said,
“More than 335,000 children in
the U. S. are crippled through
accident, disease and birth. The
total number of handicapped is
estimated at 23,000,000. Forty
thousand of these are in Geor
gia. More than 3,000 were help
ed last year by the Crippled
Children League of Georgia.
More and more can be reached
as the League is given added
support by the public through
purchase of Easter Seals.”
Drive leaders today urged all
those who have not yet contri
buted to send in their gifts this
week. The drive ends Easter
Sunday, April 17. The state goal
is $250,000.
Those who did not receive
seals through the mail may con
tribute by sending their dona
tions to Mr. Farrar, in Summer
ville, or buying Easter lilies.
ALL DOGS MUST
BE INOCULATED
Police Chief W. M. Whaley
yesterday reminded residents of
Summerville that they must
have their dogs inoculated by
tomorrow or they will be de
stroyed by members of the po
lice force.
Chief Whaley pointed out that
this must be done in order to
prevent further spread of ra
bies, which is becoming so pre
valent in this section.
“If a mad dog should bite one
child and it should die, not all
the dogs in the city or county
would be worth that, so we must
ask everyone to please have
their dogs inoculated ir> order
that there will be no chances
of such a tragic occurrence."
the Chief said.
He said that there are a lot
of stray dogs in the city and
that when dogs have collars and
tags that will signify that they
are pets and that someone cares
enough for them to have them
protected against rabies.
Mrs. Louise Rawles
Funeral Today
Funeral services for Mrs.
Louise Wilson Rawles will be
held at Fort Payne, Ala., at 2
p. m. today with Dr. J. P. Steve
son officiating. Interment will
be in the family plot in the
Summerville cemetery. The fun
eral cortege expects to arrive in
Summerville around 4:30 p. m.
Mrs. Rawles is survived by a
sister, Mrs. G. E. Hill, of Fort
Payne, a brother, H. C. Wilson,
of Summerville and several
nieces and nephews.
Cemetery Corporation
so be Beautified
By Beulah Shropshire
Many years ago the Summer
ville Cemetery was kept clean
by the observance of cleaning
days. The entire community met
with rakes and hoes, and basket
dinners, and worked with one
accord.
Somewhere along the way this
old custom was discarded. Weeds
grew, broom sedge flourished,
unsightly bushes and bamboo
vines ran riot along the side of
washed out gullies where soil
could afford a foothold. Large
patches of sun baked clap and
shale appeared naked on slopes.
It looked like a spot abandoned.
Mrs. R. D. Jones was the first
to urge the organization of a
foundation so the upkeep of the
cemetery could be perpetuated
and the graves of loved ones
kept green.
Over a year after her death,
the Summerville Cemetery Cor
poration was organized and re
ceive dits charter. This organi
zation is functioning, the hard
est part of the work is done, and
the directors are gratified to re
port the grounds are cleaned,
driveways graded and graveled,
and a water line installed.
There are two objectives. The
first is to keep the cemetery
from regressing into its former
condition. In order to do this it
is necessary to employ a man
working regularly, and to buy
COUNTY'S BAPTIST
PASTORS TO MEET
MONDAY NIGHT
The Chattooga Pastor’s Con
ference will be held at 7:30 p.
m. Monday at the First Baptist
Church, Summerville.
The Rev. Pat Brock, pastor of
the Menlo Baptist Church, will
bring the principal message of
the evening.
A. N. White will have charge
of the devotional program and
W. M. tSteele will preside at the
denominational peri od . The
Bible study will be directed by S.
L. Walki u and G. H. Godfrey
will have charge of the pastor’s
period.
All Baptist pastors of the As
sociation are urged to attend
the meeting.
dismFmasons
TO MEET IN ROME
A record attendance is ex
pected for the 52nd annual
District Masonic convention,
“The Little Grand Lodge” of
Georgia, in Rome, May 4-5, Ma
sonic leaders said recently.
The convention will open with
an address by Seventh District
Worshipful Master R. T. McCoy.
The principal address of the
morning will come from E. R.
Moulton, Grand Master of the
Grand Lodge of Georgia.
During the afternoon the
Cherokee Lodge in Rome will
confer the E. A. degree on can
didates.
Entertainment night for Ma
sons, their families and friends
will come on the evening of May
4, John C. Warr, Rome, Past
Master of Cherokee Lodge, will
be master of ceremonies.
Election and installation of
officers will be during the morn
ing session of the second day.
The progx-am will also include
presentation of 50-year mem
berships to qualifief members.
Cedartown’s Caledonia Lodge
will portray the Sublime degree
during the second evening’s ses
sion.
County Teachers
in Classrooms
Chattooga County teachers
were in their classrooms this
week as usual, despite a threat
last week to “recess” in protest
to the failure of the state tax
referendum.
R. J. Dobbs, President of the
local unit of the Georgia Educa
tion Association, said this week
that the teachers resumed their
duties because they had intend
ed to recess only if a majority
of the teachers in the state did
likewise.
According to J. Frank Har
mon, Principal of Summerville
Schools, about 10 teachers from
the Summerville Schools attend
ed the mass meeting of Polk
teachers in Rockmart Sunday
afternoon.
Action has been begun by
teachers throughout the state
to refuse to sign contracts for
next year until they are assured
of a raise in salaries.
sufficient tools. This is now be
ing done. J. D. Hill is generously
giving his services in supervis
ing the work. This work will be
carried on as long as the funds
last, and it is hoped new mem
bers will join the corporation
so that the work may coninue
until the next yearly fees are
collected from the members.
Funds for buying and spreading
lime and grass seed will be
needed. The entire tract needs
lime which discourages the
browth of broom sedge and will
promoe the growth of grass.
The second objective is to
landscape the grounds and erect
a nentrance to he cemetery. H.
A. Harvey, landscape artist, who
was formerly with the Univer
sity of Georgia, visited the site
and has drawn most workable
and appropriate plans. These
plans are not too expensive to
carry out, native shrubs, some
box wood grouped around the
entrance, and naive stone to be
utilized for the erection of the
entrance.
If enough people are interest
ed, this work can be done now.
It should not be necessary to
hand these landscape plans to
the next generation. Though we
hope to hand down to the next
generation our corporation well
founded, and the Summerville
cemetery well kept, green, and
beautiful.
PARENTS' NIGHT TO
BE OBSERVED BY
TRION GIRL SCOUTS
The Indian torture dance,
along with the history of the
Apache tribe, will highlight an
evening of scouting events for
the parents at 7 o’clock this
evening at the Trion Communi
ty Center gymnasium.
The affair is being sponsored
by the Cub and Girl Scouts and
will also include rope spinning
stunts, knot tying relays, skits
on the Scout laws, Scout songs
and yells.
Everyone interested in Scout
ing is invited to attend.
NOTICE
There is a charge of one
cent a word on cards of
thanks and similiar articles
with a minimum charge of 50
cents.
This must he enclosed with
these notices as none can be
carged.
Gore Boys Win Cash
Awards in Rome
Pig Chain Show
Three Gore Future Farmers
won cash awards totaling $57
with their purebred O. I. E. hogs
in the annual area Sears-Roe
buck pig chain show held at
Rome Saturday.
Competing with boys from 14
other Northwest Georgia Chap
ters, Sidney Cooper and Billy
Pinion won blue and red ribbons
respectively in the gilt class and
cash prizes of $22 and sls. Billy
also won a white ribbon and $2
for good showmanship.
Exhibiting in the boar class,
Elmer Lee Johns won a blue rib
bon and $lB.
Approximately SIOO in cash
prizes were awarded to the Fu
ture Farmer exhibitors by the
Sears Foundation which spon
sors the pig chain on a state
wide basis to promote the de
velopment of a better swine in
dustry.
The McHenry chapter won the
grand championship award of
$25 with its spotted Poland
China breed.
Lake Winnepesaukah
Prepares for Big
Slimmer Season
Mrs. Minnette Dixon’s attrac
tive Winnepesaukah Park is un
dergoing its annual pre-open
ing fresh-up. The regular rou
tine repairs and paint jobs are
well under way.
While the official opening is
set for April 30 and May 1, the
Park will offer two week-end
previews, April 16 and 17, and
April 23 and 24. •
On Easter Sunday afternoon
there will be a big Easter Egg
hunt for the kiddies with prizes
for the gold and silver egg.
Winnepesaukah’s huge out
door Swimming Pool—a big
summer drawing card, due to
its wonderful supply of pure
fresh spring water which is sup
plied by 35 large springs flow
ing 35,000 gallons per hour—;
goes into operation April 30 for!
its 25th consecutive season un
der the same management.
PROCLAMATION ON CANCER
WHEREAS, cancer is one of
the greatest personal threats
that hangs over each of the !
citizens of Summerville, and j
will strike one out of every
six men, women and children !
alive today at some time in j
their lives, and
WHEREAS, many cancers
can be cured if patients seek
early and adequate medical
treatment, and
WHEREAS, cancer still is
killing thousands each year
whose deaths could be pre
vented by early diagnosis and
treatment, and
WHEREAS, the American
Cancer Society and its Chat
tooga County Unit are seek
ing to bring cancer under con
trol in a three-fold attack of
research, education and serv
ice to cancer patients,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, W. S.
James, Mayor of the City of
Summerville, hereby proclaim
April to be Cancer Control
Month in Summerville, and i
call on all citizens to inform
themselves of the facts about
cancer, to to support the work
of the American Cancer So
ciety by contributing to its
annual appeal for funds.
Given under my hand and
seal this 12th day of April,
1949, in the City of Summer
ville.
Signed W. S. James.
PLANS UNDER WAY
FOR LEGION-V.F.W.
DONKEY GAME
Preliminary plans for a
Donkey Olympic Game are being
made this week by Miss Marga
ret Fink, of Amusement Enter
prise, Kansas City, Mo. The
game, which is sponsored by |
the American Legion and Vet
erans of Foreign Wars, will be j
held on Friday April 22.
Funds derived from the event
will be used to complete con
struction of the Memorial Home,
being built by the two veterans
organizations as a tribute to
those who did not return in the
two World Wars.
Miss Fink, counselor of the
Enterprise, is available for
speaking engagements at clubs.
She states that local men will
participate in the game, and
that it should be an enjoyable
evening’s entertainment for
both young and old.
EASTER SUNRISE
SERVICE PLANNED
There will be an Easter Sun
rise Service at 6 a. m. Sunday on
the hill at T. J. Espy’s new
home, formerly the J. L. Hen- ‘
derson home.
This service is for all persons j
in the community who wish to
attend.
In the event of inclement
weather, the service will be held
in the First Baptist Church. It
will last approximately 45 min
utes, leaders stated.
DR. HAIR CONSIGNS
CATTLE TO STATE
SALE IN ATLANTA
Dr. W. B. Hair, owner of the
Hair Farms, is consigning one
of the fine butts and seven fe
males from his Aberdeen-Angus
herd of cattle to the annual
Sprjng Show and Sale of the
Georgia Aberdeen-Angus As
sociation , to be held at the
Southeastern Fair Grounds in
Atlanta 20-21, in connection
| with the Second Annual Geor-
I gia Livestock Exposition. Dr.
Hair has served as President of
the Georgia Aberdeen-Angus
Association and he is recognized
as an outstanding breeder with
a herd of Angus cattle winch
ranks with the best of the
breed.
Other entries making up a
consignment of 33 females and
6 bulls for the show and sale
will come from some of the
leading Aberdeen-Angus herds
in the state, including those of
Beaverdam Seed and Cattle
Farm, Colbert; Frank Binford,
Thomaston; Joe A. and J. S.
Johnson, Jefferson; W. G.
Johnston, Thomaston; Dwight
Kennedy, Claxton; Lorraine
Farms, Macon; V. L. Lovell,
Clarksville; Shan dr a Farms,
Shannon; Snap Finger Farms,
Atlanta; and C. E. Williams,
Griffin.
The showing and judging of
all entries will begin at 2 p. m.
Wednesday, April 20, with Juli
us G. Clark, of Lexington, Ky.,
formerly President of the Amer
ican Aberdeen-Angus Breeders
Association as judge. The show
animals will be sold, beginning
at 10 a. m. Thursday, April 21,
with Colonel Tom McCord of
Montgomery as auctioneer.
On the evening of April 20th
there will be a joint banquet j
for members of the Georgia Ab
erdn-Angus Association and the |
Georgia Hereford Association, j
at the Dinkier Room in the
Ansley Hotel.
Catalogues for the sale may
be obtained frmn W. Tap Ben
nett Sales Manager, c/o Central
of Georgia Railway. Savannah, ,
Ga.
Dr. Goodwin to Be j
With Little Clinic !
i
Dr. Hugh A. Goodwin, former >
recruiting medical officer at the
U. S. Naval Recruiting Station, J
in Nashville, Tenn., will assume \
his duties here with Dr. R. N.
Little at his clinic next week.
Dr. H. P. Holbrook’s leaving the '
Little Clinic next week also.
Dr. Goodwin received his B. S.
degree from Kentucky State 1
College in 1939 and his M. D. 1
from Emory University in 1946. 1
He interned in Norfolk. Va.,
in 1946-47 and served in the U.
S. Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va., '
in 1947. '
Following his service at the '•
Naval Hospital. Dr. Goodwin was
stationed on the U. S. S. Provi- !
dence, a cruiser, in the Medi
terranean Theatre in 1947-48. :
Cancer Drive to
Begin Here Monday
AID TO AGED
CUT S2O MONTHLY
IN GEORGIA
Georgia slashed its maximum
old-age pension by S2O a month
in the face of “a shortage of
state funds.”
The cut in maximum monthly
payments was from SSO to $30 —
a drop of 40 per cent. It means
smaller income for 12,000 needy
aged people in the state. It
amounts to $1,244,000 a year.
Welfare Director Jack Forrest
er ordered the decrease, effective
next month, in payments for
May. He said rapidly expanding
old-age pension lists has “ex
hausted” the present state ap
propriation.
Thus it is necessary to reduce
the amount of payments to
save money for eligible new ap
plicants, Forrester said. The
Federal Government, which pays
one-half to three-fourths of the
cost, requires that the rolls be
kept open for needy new cases.
But Forrester said many per-
I sons have been receiving old-
I age assistance who are not
qualified. Administration has
been “fiscally unsound,” h e
added. He said he hoped that by
tightening regulations, unquali
fied persioners can be weeded
out and the maximum payment
can be restored to SSO a month.
Welfare officials also revealed
a study is under way toward a
cut in maximum payments for
dependent children. These are
now set at $27 monthly for the
first child in a family, with $lB
ter each additional child up to
$99 per family.
No cut is contemplated in wel
fare assistance to the blind, of
ficials said.
More than one-half of Geor
gia’s population over 65 is re
ceiving state welfare aid. This
percentage is third highest in
the nation. All other southern
states have a SSO maximum ex
cept Mississippi, which has S3O
a welfare official said.
WHDC Members
To Compete in
Kitchen Contest
All home demonstration Club
members in Georgia are eligi
ble to compete in the third an
nual kitchen improvement con
test this year, according to an
announcement this week by Miss
Willie Vie Dowdy home improve
ment specialist ter the State Ex
tension Service.
The contest has officially
opened, Miss Dowdy said, and all
enrollments and original scores
must be in by June 1. Improve
ments must be complete and
final scores in by September 1.
Sponsored for the third con
sective year by the Georgia
Power Company, the contest will
be conducted under the super
vision of Miss Dowdy, Miss Mel
ba Sparks District Agent and
Miss Omie Wiley County Home
Demonstration Agent.
Only remodeled kitchens will
he accepted in the contest this j
year. Miss Dowdv explained, and!
a minimum of f>ve women from
each county must enroll. Im
provements must be complete in ;
| each county before that county j
is eligible for competition in the
district and state contest.
Awards will be the same as in
former years. District winners!
will receive electric washing ma
chines and the state winner will
have her choice of a home freez
er, electric refrigerator, electric
range, automatic washer or
water heater. Prizes will also be
awarded to the community
home demonstration club hav
ing the greatest number of
members competing in the con
test and to the county home;
demonstration council with the!
most clubs participating.
Union Easier Service
Planned al Gore
Union Easter servcies will be
held Sunday, at the Gore High
School and each evangelical
church and it’s pastor is invited
to cooperate in this united ef
fort which is being sponsored by
the Unity Baptist Church, ac
cording to the Rev. George C.
Schroeder, pastor.
There will be a Union Sunday!
School lesson at 10 a. m. and a i
Union worship service at 11 a. |
m.
Chattooga
Growing With
$1 50 A YEAR
The cancer drive will begin
| in Chattooga County Monday,
! April 18, and the goal has
| been set at S9BO, it was an
nounced this week by Mrs.
| J- R. Burgess, Chairman. Last
year $1,562.06 was raised in
I the local drive, although the
I goal was only S9BO.
Mrs. Burgess stated that it
is the hope of the local drive
leaders that this year’s cam
paign will be as successful as
that of last year.
Ever see a 30-foot, 1,000 pound
man? You probably won’t—but
by injecting pure growth hor
mone extracted from the pitui
ta r y gland they’re growing
healthy rats up to five times
their normal size.
Ever think that an extra 40
' | pounds would give you a 25 per
| cent greater chance of having
| cancer than if you were under
weight? It would, according to
statistical studies of cancer.
Ever see a man walking—with
j by volume most of his abdominal
organs removed? They do
thanks to new surgical tech
niques.
Ever think there was a rela
tionship between nerves and
cancer? By cutting a sympathe
tic nerve, one scientist causes
tremendous cancers to develop
in one type of giant cockroach.
Ever think of virus could re
main harmless for long periods
of time—then become a rapac
ious killer because an infinitely
small amount of calcium is add
ed to the solution in which it
exists? It does.
Ever think a mouse could be
dying a massive, ugly cancer—
and be apparently healthy and
frisky, with the tumor gone, a
couple of days later? That’s hap
pening . . . thanks to injections
of a spleen extract.
Ever think a human cancer
patient, dying in great pain,
could be sent back to a normal
existence by injecting a poison
gas? That happens occasionally
—but the results, so far, are
temporary.
Ever think that such innocent
things as the sun’s rays, x-rays,
soot, oil, constant physical irri
tations and continual burning
of certain tissues could cause
cancer? Under some conditions,
they will.
Ever think that many of the
things that cause cancer are
used to treat cancer radia
tions and certain chemicals, for
example.
Ever know that by repeated
j brother-to - sister matings of
| cancer mice, cancer-bearing
j strains can be developed?
Ever know that cancer-free
I mice can be nursed by mothers
I with breast cancer, and the
I mice will develop cancer?
Ever know that cancer can be
caused in the offspring by mere
ly mating two particular kinds
of fish?
These and other phenomena
j are being looked into by scien
! tists supported by the Ameri-
I can Cancer Society,
j Support research! Give today
| to he Amrican Cancer Society!
TOURISTS URGED TO
'STAY A WHILE' BY
COMMERCE DEPT.
j Georgia’s newly created De
j partment of Commerce is pre
paring a campaign to attract
j tourists to the state and to have
them “stay a while in Georgia”
| on their way through the state.
Clark Gaines, secretary of the
| department, said Georgia oc
! cupies a strategical position be-
I tween the Flordia winter resorts
and the North, East and West.
“Visitors to Florida traveling
by automobile pass through
Georgia going South and again
pass through the state on the
return trip to tee North, East
and West. We w-ant to get these
visitors to stop over one or more
days and enjoy some es the at
tractions of this state.”
To this end a movement is
j unaer way to improve the
| standard of motor courts and
J tourist homes as well as im-
I prove the service stateions.
Among the sights to be seen
in Georgia are the World fa
mous Stone Mountain, largest
block of solid granite on earth,
the Lookout Mountain “Sky
j Way” running fifty miles
through Georgia: the Cyclora
ma in Atlanta, largest of all
battle paintings; the little
White House, part-time home of
hte late President Roosevelt at
Warm Springs; the perfect
beaches at Tybee, Sea Island:
j St. Simon’s Island and Jekyll
i Island and the beautiful moun
tain sections rising to heights
jof more than 500 feet in North
j Georgia.