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Cancer Is the County's No. 2 Killer-Support the Drive Today Try Our Job J Printing VOL. 65; NO. 19 Old-Fashioned Revival Series io Begin May 2 The Rev. Clarence E. Whitson,, of Bristol, Va., will begin a series; of evangelistic services in the courthouse at Summerville, on Monday night May 2 to which the public is cordially invited. He will be ably assisted by the Rev. C. A. Bantham, also of Bristol, as singer and song lead er for the revival. These are men of wide ex perience in evangelistic work, i According to the Rev. Mr. Ban than, the Rev. Mr. Whitson was formerly a business man of up pPr Tennessee, who was saved while drunk and later called of God to go out and tell about the Christ who saved him. “He is a forceful, sane preach- | er of the word of God and be lieves in old time, old-fashioned. Salvation through the blood of Jesus Christ, and preaches a plain, simple gospel message that a'l can understand and will love to hear,” the Rev. Mr.: Bantham said. The Rev. Mr. Bantham was associated with Billy Sunday and has had a wealth of ex- i ■ perience in gospel singing all over America. He will lead the • congregational singing and hopes to have a large chorus choir to help in the meeting.■ Special numbers will be heard. from night to night and local | talent in the form of quartettes, I duets or solos will be used whenever possible. This will be an inter-denomi national meeting and people of •all churches and faiths are urg et to be on hand and help with it. “Tell your neighbors and friends about it and urge them to come along with you,” the evangalists urge. “Don’t miss a single night and you will get a rich blessing from each serv ice.” HERE 'N THERE Private First Class John W. Johnson, whose home is in Sum merville, is serving with the 62nd Signal Battalion, a unit of the Ninth Corps, Sendai, located on Northern Honshu island. Private First Class Johnson first entered the Army on July 1, 1947, at Summerville. He re ceived his basic training at Fort Jackson, S. C and sailed for overseas duty in Japan on No vember 20, 1947. Prior to his assignment with the 62nd Signal Battalion he served with the Uth Airborne Division. The citizens «»f Summerville have been invited to attend the gala First Annual Flower Show of Jesup, on April 27. The mammoth festival will begin with a parade which will be formed near the Jesup and Wayne County Chamber of Com merce Building and which will proceed to the Jesup Community House. The parade and flower festival is being preceded by an inten sive Clean Up-Paint Up -Fix Up Week which is being sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, the Garden Clubs of Jesup, and the Jesup Kiwanis Club, assist ed by the other leading Wayne County organizations. Sheriff Reuben Lyons and Chief Deputy Edmond Kerce arrested Roy Lee Brady and Clyde Angle, both of Summer ville, last week-end on a charge of possessing and transporting non-taxpaid whisky. The pair was arrested on Martin Street in Summerville. The sheriff’s office confiscat ed an automobile belonging to Brady and taken at the time of the arrest. Brady and Angle both made bond. Funeral services for Nick Mont gomery, prominent colored citi zen of Chattooga County, who died Thursday were held at 2 p. m. at the New Hope Metho dist Church. Rev. Fred M. Sharp conducted the services. Montgomery is survived by - one daughter, Minnie Mae Montgomery, of Chicago; two sons, Marshall, who is in the service, and Daniel, of Chattoo ga County; one daughter-in law, Azzie Lee Montgomery, of Chattooga County, and four grandchildren, all of Chattooga County. She ZXrius J. L (Jake) Storey Floyd Tax Receiver, I Dies Early Monday J. L. (Jake) Story, 55, veteran Floyd County Tax Receiver and native of Chattooga County, died at 5 a. m. Monday in a Rome hospital following an at tack suffered around midnight. He was born in Chattooga County, moving to Rome short ly after World War I. He was; formerly connected with South-! err. Bell Telephone Company, until he was elected Tax Re ceiver for Floyd County in 1933. He was serving the first of his fifth consecutive term in that office at the time of his death. Mr. Storey was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, of which he was a deacon and president of the Men’s Bible Class. He also was a member of the Salvation Army for a num ber of years. A veteran of World War I, he was a member of Shanklin-Attaway Post of the American Legion, where he had at one time been post command er. He later continued as the post service officer for a period of 25 years. He had held offices in the state, district and nation al organizations of the American Legion. Mr. Storey was a member of Cherokee Lodge 66, F. & A. M. a member of the Kiwanis Club, and past director of the Rome Chamber of Commerce. He was instrumental in obtaining Rus sell Field and Battey Hospital for Rome during the war. Preceded in death by his fath er and mother, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Storey, he is survived by his wife, the former Lucille Davis; one daughter, Mrs. John Corbin; two grandchildren, Becky and Caroline Corbin, of Waycross; two brothers, R. O. Storey, of Rome, and W. M Storey, of Summerville. Funeral services were con ducted at 4 p. m. Tuesday in Trinity Methodist Church with Dr. L. R. Scott and the Rev. James M. Moore officiating. In terment was in East View. Pallbearers were Leo Russell, Mark Horton, Louis Shahan, C. G. Kirkland. W. F. Barron, Bill Kane, R. P. Kennard and Jere Dodd. Shanklin-Attaway Post of the American Legion served as hon orary escorts and full military rites were conducted at the graveside. Trion Glee Club To Climax Work With Spring Festival A Spring Festival will be pre sented by the Trion High School Glee Club at 8 p. m. Friday, May 8, it was announced this week by music leaders of the school, who said that it would climax the work of the Club for the year. Jimmy Snow, second place winner of the Seventh District Music Meet, along with Bobby Worsham and the sextette will be the outstanding performers i of the evening. Bryant and Sons Move Into New Home Here Bryant and Sons Lumber Company have moved into their new home on North Commerce Street and invite all their friends to call by and inspect their new building. Plate glass windows are used I in the front where a show room i and a modern office is locatd. ’ Modern lighting, rest rooms and 1 drinking fountains complete the new structure which is 40 by ' 100 and is built of concrete i blocks and brick veneer front. Legion Celebrates 30th Anniversary The American Legion and VFW Post met Thursday night i at the new Memorial Home at which time the Legion celebrat ed it’s 30th anniversary with a fish supper prepared by the Legion Auxiliary. Included on the brief program were several poems and songs by Luther Wynn. SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1949 RMA NAMES THREE NEW DIRECTORS HERE J. B. Woodard, Frank Prince and Robert Floyd were elected Directors of the Summerville Retail Merchants Association Thursday night at their regular meeting in the Chamber of Commerce building. After a discussion of parking meters, the merchants decided to park their automobiles at the rear of their businesses or on a side street instead of on Commerce Street, the main thoroughfare, to permit more space for their customers. The mayor was asked to have signs painted and placed in, Summerville asking that alii businessmen park their vehicles some place other than Commer ce Street and to ask that there be no all day parking by any one. Fred Medders, President, urg ed the cooperation of everyone in this matter. Plans were made for a Million Dollar Sale which will be held on a week-end in July or August. Named on a committee in charge of the event were: I. O. Arnold, Marshall Lowry. Daniel Lee McWhorter, J. B. Woodard and Rodman K. Eubanks. J. W. Watwood, 59, Succumbs in Rome Jessie Walker Watwood, 59. of Rome, passed away at his home at 10 p. m. Tuesday, April 19. He is survived by his widow, Emily Belle Guthrie Watwood, of Rome; five sons, Henry, Quinton and Reevis, all of Rome, Jessie Dewitt, of Collinsville, i Ala., and Dovard Walker Wat- Watwood, of Baileyton, Ala., Bar i daughters, Vera, Bonnie, Caro line and Mrs. Helen Massengill, ■all of Rome'; nine grandchil dren, W. J., Betty Carol, Pa tricia Ann, and Robert Darnell ; Watwood, ofßaileyton, Ala., Bar bara Ann, Daisy Belle, William Glenn, Martha Ann and Kath ryn Watwood, all of Rome; four sisters, Mrs. John R. Guthrie, of Baileyton, Ala., Mrs. Roy Miller. Blountsville, Ala., Miss Vennie Watwood and Mrs. Floyd Sar tain, of Huntsville, Ala.; three brithers, H. E., of Cullman, Ala., Uyless, of Gadsden, Ala., and Carless Watwood, of Texas. A number of nieces and nephew’s also survive. Funeral services were held at 12 p. m. Thursday, April 21, at Baileyton Methodist Church, the Rev. Gus Buttrom officiating Interment was at Baileyton Cemetery. local Children To Be Presented In Dance Concert Don Roberto Jeanseau, of La- Fayette, will present his local students in their first annual spring concert of classical and folk dancing at the Community Center Theatre in the near fu ture. The tentative date has been set for 4 p. m. Monday, May 16. Miss Virginia Schwatel will accompany at the piano. Out of town performers will include Miss Virginia Martin, of the University of Chattanooga, j who will sing “The Maids of Cadiz.” Participants will include: Co rinne Gordon, Nancy Little, Ai leen O’Neal, Carter David, Mary Paige Welborn, Lynn Hammond, Jackie Walker, Barbara Lois Wilkins, Susie Baker, all of Tri [on; Margaret Young, of Menlo. Susan Selman, Carolyn Jack son, Linda Wheeler, Martha James, Paula Allen, Betty Ham ner, Charlotte McGinnis, Julia Rackley, of Summerville. Mr. and Mrs. Jeanseau are al son expected to appear in the performance. Drivers License ♦ Renew your driver’s li cense today, from 10 a. m. to i 5 p. m. through the validating ; machine. The troops also will be here on Thursday and Friday, May 5-6, 10 a. m. to 5 p. m.; and Thursday and Friday, June 2-3, 10 a. m. to 5. p. m. A revival is in progress at the Dry Valley Baptist Church with services being held at 7:30 p. im. each night. I Everyone is invited to attend. Editorial: Sunday Movies A number of towns and cities in our immediate vicinity have recently issued permits to their movie houses alldwing them to operate on Sunday or a portion of each Sunday. Summerville, however, has not been among these cities. We believe no one will disagree with us when we say that our little city is sadly lacking in recreational facilities even at the best. But minus a park, minus a movie and minus other recreation on Sunday afternoon, residents of Summerville are seeking relaxation and recreation in other cities and towns which are more wide-awake and which recognize the need for healthful entertainment, It is true that baseball games are played here on Sunday afternoons—but why then does the City Council not allow Sun day movies? We, of our own experience, have seen young boys, many of Summerville, endanger their lives as they hitch-hiked late on Sunday nights from nearby movies. Should we force our young sters to seek the entertainment they deserve by going out of town and by hitch-hiking back at night? The one local theater asks that they be allowed to operate from 1 p. m. to 6 p. m. on Sunday afternoons, a schedule which would not interfere in any way with worship services. We do not contend that movies should take the place of church ser vices on Sunday, instead, we believe that movies will provide relaxation and entertainment during a period in which there are no services Some of the towns in this section now enjoying Sunday movies are: Dickeyville. Rome, Calhoun, Dalton, Lindale, Rock mart, Valley Head, Ala-, Fort Payne, Ala.. Centre. Ala.. Cedar Bluff, Ala., and Chattanooga, Tenn. Also they have been authorized in West Point and Mt. Vernon in the past week. Will Summerville be added to that list of progressive towns? EMPLOYEES SOUGHT FOR LOCAL P. 0. The U. S. Civil Service Com mission, Atlanta, announce that an insufficient number of ap plications has been received as a result of the open competitive examination for probational (leading to permanent) ap pointment to the position of substitute clerk, substitute car rier and special delivery messen ger in the post office, Summer ville. Interested persons who reside within the delivery of the post office named or who are bona fide patrons of such office are encouraged to file application. Persons entitled to veterans’ preference will be given prefer ence as provided in the Veter ans’ Preference Act of 1944. For detailed information on prefer ence and other items see Ex amination Announcement at the local post office. The basic rate of pay for sub stitutes is $1.29 per hour. After the performance of 2,024 hours of satisfactory service, including time served as a special delivery messenger, the basic rate of pay is increased five cents an hour each year thereafter until a maximum rate of $1.79 an hour is reached. Applicants must have reached their eighteenth birth day but must not have passed their fiftieth birthday on the closing date of receipt of appli cations. These age limits do not apply to persons entitled to Vet erans’ Preference. HOW TO APPLY: Application card form 5000-AB properly ex cuted must be filed with the Fifth U. S. Civil Service Regional Office, Atlanta 3, Georgia. This form may be obtained from the Secretary, Board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners at the post office, Summerville. MENLO SENIORS PRESENT PLAYS A group of Menlo Seniors will present a three-act comedy, “Just Ducky,” in the school gymnasium, at 8 p. m. Friday, April 29. Those taking part in this com edy are: Lamar Toles, Fay ! Carter, Sadie White, Hazel Joy ner, Hal Wilson, Willis Smith, Mary Jim Barry, Harold Roden, Hugh Pless, Dewey Hall, Mary Ruth Hutchins, Jo Ann Barry. On Thursday evening. May 5, other members of the class will present three one-act plays in the school gymnasium at 8 p. m. Thursday, May 5. These one-act plays are: “A Place For Rodney,” “Neighbors,” and “Thursday Afternoon. The following students will partici pate: Joyce Barry, Bonnie Milli can, Jo, Chadwick, Jimmy Hogg, Julia Ann Garvin, Yvonne Mc- I Cullough, Billy Gilreath, Ernest Jackson, Lee Roy Sams, Harold Roden, Betty Vaughn, Jane Wright, Hazel Toles. Frances Harper, Dewey Hall, Minnie Lee Keen, Sue King, Ruth Reece and Willis Smith. S'VILLE GRADUATION EXERCISES MAY 24 The commencement exercises : of the Summerville High School I will begin with senior class night 1 at 8 p. m. Friday, May 20, it was I disclosed this week by J. F. Har- I mon, Principal. The Rev. Alex R. Batchelor I will deliver the baccalaureate I sermon at 11 a. m. Sunday, May 122, at the high school auditori um. Mrs. J. F. Harmon’s piano and voice recital will be held at 8 p. m. Monday, May 23 at the auditorium, it was stated. J. Gorham Garrison will ad dress the seniors and their friends at the graduating exer cises at 8:30 p. m. Tuesday, May 24, at the high school audi torium. GORE GRAMMAR SCHOOL PRESENTS PROGRAM FRIDAY I The students and teachers of i the Gore Elementary School have been busy this week pre paring their program for 8 p. m. Friday, April 29. Grades 1-4, under the super vision of Miss Jacqulyn Millican, Mrs. Ruby Scott, and Mrs. Sara F. Hix will present “Tom Thumb Wedding” starring Delaine Tucker as the bride, Bobby Allen as the groom and Jimmy Hick man as minister. The fifth and sixth grades, with Miss Lula Weesner as di rector, will present “Victoria and the Book Folks.” Edna Sue Willingham will play the role oi Victoria. Under Mrs. Audrey Neal’s sup ervision the seventh grade will present a play entitled “The Silver Arrow.” There will be no admission to the entertainment and all the school buses will make their regular school routes to the pro gram. "Tom Thumb Wedding" Planned at Penville A “Tom Thumb Wedding” will ibe held at 8 p. m. Thursday, i May 12, at the Pennville School, I with Judie Smallen and Duane Mitchell as bride and groom. Other members will be as fol lows: Jo Parker, maid of honor; Billy Meadows, best man; Bar bara Jean Styles, Martha Ann Morris, Patricia Strickland, Car olyn French and Betty Sue Jones, bridesmaids; Eugene Broyles, Billy Bryant. Larry Don Keith, Jackie Pierce and Bennie Bailey, ushers; Peggy Sue Vines and Charlotte, flower girls; Johnny Bryan, ring bearer; Mary Frank Erwin, train bearer. The school chorus will sing a number of songs prior to the ceremony. NEW DEADLINE Deadline for news is now Tuesday afternoon instead of Wednesday noon. Please turn in any news to I us by Tuesday afternoon. Tiny Glenn Prepares to SIGN NEWS All locals and other news sent in MUST be signed in order to be printed in the News, Please sign all articles as we regret having to leave them out. Square Dance Io Be Held On May 5 at Summerville Gym An old-fashioned square dance will be held at 8 p. m. Thursday, May 5, at Sturvidant gymnasium in Summerville, under the aus pices of the Summerville Busi ness and Professional Women’s Club. Joe Hays will call the sets and music will be provided by Fiddling Jim Nelson and his Jewel Tea Boys. During intermissions, cake walks will be held, leaders of the Club said. Committees in charge of the dance are as follows: Decora tions, Mrs. Reuben Lyons and Mrs. Luther Smith Jr.; publicity, Mrs. Raymund Daniel; music, Mrs. Joe Hays; Booth, Mrs. Brooke Pierce, Mrs. Paul Weems, i Mrs. Aleta Matthews and Mrs. = Harry McGinnis. The purpose of the dance is i to secure funds for the purpose ■ of developing a recreation park: on resvoir hill for the benefit of the boys and girls and men and women of Summerville. The park also will be a rest haven for visitors, especially ! those from throughout the county who spend the day shop ping here. The first step in the develop ment will be the cleaning off, the installation of water spigots, ■ building a road and barbecue pits. Annual Singing To Be Held Here Sunday, May 1 The annual spring singing convention will be held Sunday, I May 1, at the courthouse in Summerville, beginning at 10 a. m. Bill Stephenson, president of the Chattooga County Singing Convention has disclosed that the Statesman quartet, of At lanta, the Harmony Boys and Rhythmaires, o f Summerville, and several other quartets and trios are expected to attend. Several well -known singers and musicians also have been invited, he said. Lyerly Seniors to Graduate May 13 Lyerly High School graduation exercises will be held at 8 p. m.: Monday, May 23, it was an- I nounced this week by R. W. Wil- | liams, Principal. Sixteen seniors I will be graduated. The principal address of the • evening will be by Benedict R. DeAngelo, former coach at Lyer ly, who is now head of the phy sical education department at j North Georgia College, Dahlone- ; ga. Delores Gamer is valedictor- : ■ ian of the class and Betty Harri | son is salutatorian. The baccalaureate sermon will ' be delivered at 11 a. m. Sunday May 22. by the Rev. Loran Park- I ■ er, pastor of the Lyerly Metho- j dist Church. MAE EARLE STRANGE RE-ELECTED LEGION AUXILIARY H*AD Miss Mae Earle Strange was re-elected President of the local i ■ unit of the American Legion ( Auxiliary Tuesday evening at ; the regular meeting at the Auxi liary Home in Summerville. Other officers elected are as i follows: Mrs. Clyde Harlow, first , vice president; Mrs. Charles I Cochran, second vice president, Mrs. Johnny Argo, secretary and treasurer; Mrs. Hinton Logan, historian; Mrs. Sam Favor Sr., sergeant -at - arms: Mrs. Hall Tyler, chaplain. ~ i Growing With ; Chattooga $1 50 A YEAR A. H. (Tiny) Glenn, Chattoo- Iga County’s widely-known and .highly colorful ex-sheriff, is making preparations this week ;to begin serving his 18- months i prison sentence after being con i victed of “conspiracy to defraud the government.” Contrary to his usual blustery manner, the 76-year old native ■ Chattooga County decl ar ed clamly this week that they weren’t “sending ’’ him to prison, ;he was “just going and get it ■ over with ” He is scheduled to leave on May 20 for the Govern ment prison in Tuscaloosa, Fla. State Legislator Ed Knight of Gilmer County, a co-defendant of Glenn, has made a motion for an appeal to the U. S. Su preme Court, after the Court of Appeals affirmed the original sentence last week. The other defendant in the case is Jack .Hartline, of Summerville. Glenn said that he and Hartline were ready to begin serving their sen- ■ fences and did not know that Knight was going to make the motion for an appeal. Hartline was given a 15-month sentence while Glenn and Knight each ■ drew an 18-month sentence. The three were sentenced by Judge Robert L. Russell on June 9, 1948. after a week-long court battle in which they were ac- I cused and convicted of accepting . “protection money” in a boot legging racket. Bom in 1873 at Chattoogaville ! the ex-sheriff has spent 20 | years in the courthouse here and ■ has lived in the county all his ' life except for a brief period I when he worked in Atlanta. “I’d kept my citizenship here I all the time though,” he relates, i “and when I started to run for ' office right after having been down there, some of the opposi tion started kicking about my not being a Chattooga Coun tian. A friend of mine just shut that talk up right quick when he said, ‘Ah, if Tiny was to go to Colorado or California or someplace off and they was to, ask him where he’s from, he’d j say Chattooga County quick as ! you could wink an eye.’ He served a total of 12 years i in the sheriff’s office, and spent I two years there as deputy. He | also served eight years as tax I collector. Mr. Glenn claims the distinc j tion of having been Chattooga County’s oldest and youngest sheriff. At the age of 21 he was the chief law officer here and, |at the time, was the youngest man ever to have held that of , fice in Georgia. In the 1948 election, the aged i man was defeated by Reuben I Lyons, young ex-police chief of I Summerville. “Tiny” was tagged to the ex sheriff’s name during his child hood days because of his low stature, and to be called by his name, Alexander Hamilton, to i day would almost be an insult to the old fellow. Schoo! Auditorium Now Completed The Summerville High School auditorium was completed this week at a cost of $36,000, exclus ive of seats and other equip ment. The 50 by 118 structure is built of four-inch b™ck veneer and concrete blocks and has a seat ing capacity of 650. It is com plete with a stage and curtains. The first program held in the auditorium was the appearance there Tuesday of the Mercer Glee Club. The senior play will be presented in the new build ing Friday night. Bryant and Sons Lumber Company handled the construc tion. TRION rdUB KAY 27 The annual T-Club dance will be held from 9 p. m. until 1 a. |m. Friday, May 27, at the Trion ■Community Center. Music will be furnished by the popular. Jack Kranyik orchestra from Rome. The annual T-Club dances are sponsored by the Alumni T-Club Association, whose primary pur pose is to aid the youth of the schools by supporting scholastic activities, as well as by stress ing the importance of good, clean sports.