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Gore Graduation
Exercises to Begin
With Class Night
After a month’s work on the
senior play the Gore Seniors
have started making plans for
the final exercises. The first of
these will be at 8 p. m. Thurs
day, May 19, when they appear
in the class night exercises.
On Sunday, May 22, at 10 a.
m. the churches of the com
munity will meet in the high
school auditorium for joint Sun
day School. The Pleasant Grove
Baptist Church will have charge
of the service.
The Rev. George C. Schroeder,
pastor of the church, will teach
the lesson. The Rev. J. F. Mir
rin, District Supertintendent of
the Cherokee Presbytery, will
deliver the Baccalaureate Ser
mon. Harold Storey will render
special music for these pro
grams.
The final exercises will be
held at 8 p. m. Monday, May 23,
when the seniors will be award
ed their diplomas. John Davis,
Assistant Solicitor-General o f
the Rome Judicial Circuit, will
deliver the main address.
Red Cross Io Aid
In 'Exercise Tarheel’
War games beginning this!
week in the Ft. Bragg - Camp ।
Maskall. N. C, area by 30.000
troops from military installa- ■
tions in the South and East i
will include a Red Cros welfare'
unit, Mose E. Brinson chairman
of the Chattooga County Red
Cross Chapter, was informed to
day by Ft. Bragg Cross Field Di
rector Richard Hart.
Specialists in the handling of
family welfare emergencies and
ot he r personal problems of
servicemen have been assigned
to the unit from Ft. Bragg, Ft.
Jackson, S. C., and Camp Le-
June, N. C., offices of the Red
Cross, under Hart’s direction,
Mr. Brinson was informed.
The war games dubbed “Exer
cise Tarheel,” are scheduled to
get under way today ana extend
through May 20. Troops, and al
so the Red Cross unit, moved
into the Camp Mackall area sev
eral weeks ago for skirmishes
and training preliminary to the
big simulated battle.
“Field Director Hart reports
that on the basis of the number
of cases already handled, more
than 1,000 servicemen assigned
to the war games and training
period will have called upon the
Red Cross for some type of as
sistance before ‘Exercise Tar
heel’ ends,” Mr. Brinson said.
“The Chattooga County Chap
ter is particularly interested in
this military operation, since
money contributed through our
annual fund campaigns is help
ing to finance Red Cross opera
tions there. Welfare aid to the
military is one of the major
services of the Red Cross.
“Hart reports that his staff at
Camp Mackall,, working with
the base office at Ft. Bragg and
with hometown chapters
throughout the nation, has been
handling up to a score of emer
gency cases daily, in addition to
many routine requests.”
14 Subligna Seniors
Graduate May 20
Fourteen Subligna High
School Seniors will receive their
diplomas at graduation exercises
at 8 p. m. Friday, May 20 at the
high school auditorium.
Dr. L. C. Cutts, president of
Truett-McConnell Junior College
at Cleveland, has been invited to
make the address.
The baccalaureate sermon will
be delivered by Dr. O. E Rut
land. pastor of the North Broad
Baptist Church in Rome, at 3:30
p m. Sunday, May 15.
There will be an evening of
entertainment at the school at
8 p. m. Friday. May 13. Mrs.
Mary E. Lansdell will present
her music recital, and the eighth
grade will present “Ten Percent
Tommy.” The seventh grade will
present, “The Ghosts of Deep
dene.”
COOSA LIVESTOCK
SALES $29,525
Total sales at the Coosa Val
ley Livestock Sale on Wednes
day, May 4, were $29,525.02, with
80 buyers and 129 sellers ex
changing 380 cattle, 66 hogs,
three pigs and one horse.
Hogs were $13.30 to sl7 cwt.;
calves, $lO to $27.75 cwt.; steers,
$17.25 to $24.75 cwt.; bulls. sl6
to $19.40 xpwt.; dairy type heif
ers, sl7 to $27 cwt.; springers,
S7O to $166 per head.
^nmmpruilk News
HERE 'N
THERE
A veteran of three years’
service reenlisted in the United
States Army last week, accord
ing to an announcement from
the Rome U. S. Army and U. S.|
Air Force Recruiting Station,
406 West Building. He was
Ernest R. Hughes, 20, Lyerly,
Route 1.
Hughes is a graduate of Lyerly
High School, class of 1945. He
is a veteran of the European
Theater of Operations, serving
with the Adjutant General’s De
partment. His awards include
the World War II Victory Medal ■
and Army of Occupation Medal. |
Hughes is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Arnold Hughes, of Lyerly.
A recruiting sergeant from (
Rome is at the Summerville
Post Office every Thursday.
The regular convocation of
Trion Chapter 19, Royal Arch
Masons will be held at 8 p. m.
Saturday.
All Royal Arch Masons are in
vited.
The regular communication of
Lyerly Lodge of Masons, No. 336,
will be held at 8 p. m. Saturday
at Lyerly.
All members are asked to at-
I tend as there will be work in
the apprentice degree.
The Rev. Tommy Waits, pas
| tor of the LaFayette Church of
Christ will preach at the Chapel
j Hill Community House at 2:30
' p. m. Sunday, May 15.
Everyone is invited to attend.
Two men connected with the
Royal Exposition Shows, operat
ing last week north of Summer
ville, were arrested Saturday
night by Sheriff Reuben Lyons
on a charge of operating a gam
ing device.
The men, Charles H. Royal
and John K. Palmer, were both
released under S2OO bond each.
The Rev. T. E. Sherwood, pas
tor. of Kensington Methodist
Churqh, will preach at Fisher’s
Chapel Methodist Lhardl, 3
miles east of Sublingan, at 3:3Q
p. m. Sunday, May 15.
The Sacrament of the Lord’s
Supper wlil follow the sermon.
The Pastor will baptize children
at the close of the service.
The Blue Stocking, student
newspaper at Presbyterian Col
lege, recently *-eceived an All-
American rating by the As
-1 sociated Colleg’ate Press, gen
erally conceded to be the best
judge of college journalism in
America today. Harry Foster,
son of the Rev and Mrs. Harry
Foster of Summerville, is a
member of this staff.
In gaining this signal honor,
the Blue Stocking was one of
three small college weeklies in
the nation to win the award.
Honors accorded colleges and
universities are divided into
five classes. The All-American
rating is tops among the rat
ings—the superior award.
This was the fifth time the
Blue Stocking has won the All-
American award.
Reese Cleghorn, editor of
“The Phoenix," Emory student
magazine, has been appointed
by the faculty to the student
publication board, it was an
nounced this «'eek at Emory.
Cleghorn is a member of Sigma
Delta Chi honorary jouralism
fraternity, and Chi Phi social
fraternity.
He is the son of Mrs. John
Cleghorn, of Summerville, and
a former employee of The Sum
merville News.
Charles Turner, son of Mr.
and Mrs. L. C. Turnar, of Sum
merville. has been elected presi
dent of the Senior Class of the
Emory School of Denistry.
Mr. Turner is a member of the
Psi Omega Dental Fraternity,
for which he has served as sec
retary.
He attended the Summerville
Schools prior to entrance at
Emory.
The annual. Trion T - Club
dance will be held Friday even
ing, May 27. at the Trion Com
munity Center, it has been an
nounced.
Jack Kranyik and * his or
chestra will provide the music
for the affair.
Tickets may be obtained from
Glee Bryant. James (Sloppy)
Floyd or Ross Stephens.
The Trion Golf and Fishing
Club will sponsor a dance at the
Community Center gymnasium
at 9 p. m. Friday. May 13.
Tickets may be obtained from
C. B Bricker, J. A. Byars, R. P.
Hardeman, James Hammond
and G. L. McCartha.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1949
MISS ANNIE PIUS TO PRESENT
LAST RECITAL HERE TCNIGL
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“Miss Annie” is retiring.
This lovely, gracious lady, Miss
Annie Pitts, who has taught
voice, music and expression to
Chattooga Countians for ap
proximately 50 years, will pre
sent her last recital tonight.
As they watch their children
and even grandchildren, many
persons attending the recital
will remember long ago when
they themselves were presented
by Miss Annie. They will, as their
children will in the years to
come, remember the patient
guidance, the understanding
smile and the kind heart of their
beloved “Miss Annie” as she
guided them through the more
tedious lessons.
Although alone now. Miss An
nie was next to the youngest in
a sextette of lovely and talented
daughters of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Warren Pitts, pioneers in
Chattooga County. There were
no sons.
“My mother loved the country
and had always lived there, but
father preferred town life,” re
lates Miss Annie, “and he per
suaded her to move here from
out in the country. He did have
a blacksmilth shop, but after
moving into town he set up a
Grading of City Food
Establishments to Begin
Certain requirements with
which all food establishments
in the city of Summerville must
meet, were set up in an ordi
nance passed by the council on
May 30, 1948. These require
ments must be conformed with
within a year from that date.
This is what is known as a
grading ordinance, based on the
U. S. Public Health Code and the
Georgia State Code governing
cases, soda fountains, meat -
markets and all other places
where food and drink is pre
pared, served or sold
The 12 months allowed owners
and managers to comply with
the provisions of this ordinance
will elapse on the first day of
June this year, and a represen
tative of the State Health De
partment, Food Division will be
gin the inspection and posting
of grade cards in all Food estab
lishments in the city of Sum
merville covered by this ordi
nance. Several preliminary in
spections have been made dur
ing the past year to assist own
ers and managers in preparing
and installing proper equipment
so as to be eligible for either an
"A" or “B” grade when ordi
nance becomes effective June 1,
1949.
Any one desiring further in
formation, advice or asistance
may contact Chattooga County
Health Nurse at the local Health
Office.
There are three grades under
the ordinance passed for Sum
merville, "A” grade which is a
premium grade, or perfect grade
in all respects of building as
General Merchandise store
here.”
It was one of the three or
four stores in Summerville at
the time and Miss Pitts recalls
that he sold musical -instru
ments, along with straw hats,
flour and just about anything
else a person would need.
■ Father played the violin and
we girls played some instru
ments, so we had a sort of
band,” states Miss Annie. “One
sister played a guitar, another a
mandolin, another a piano, one
a harmonica and another an
autoharp.”
Attended Shorter
The Pitts girls received their
education at Shorter College,
Rome. Miss Annie also attended
Southern Female Institute at
Anniston, Ala., although she re
ceived her diploma in voice at
Shorter. She also studied piano
and expression at the Rome col
lege. She recalls attending the
Taylor Institute, which was lo
cated in the building that is now
the Negro School, in Summer
ville.
Throughout her entire life.
Miss Annie has lived in Sum
merville and she can "barely re-
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well as equipment, food served,
manner of serving, storage, dish
washing, sterilizaation, area
surrounding place of business in
regards to cleanliness. This
grade requires floors to be of
smooth construction, tile, ce
ment inlaid linolium etc. walls
must be smooth, washable at
least five feet from floor, no
cracks ceiling free from cracks
and a light color.
Next is “B” grade which re
quires the same conditions as
A grade, the only difference be
tween the two grades being in
the construction of the building.
Many establishments rent b^'
the month or have short leases.
The building is old with rough
floors or walls and ceilings. The
cost of bringing the building up
to an “A” grade standard would
be enormous, with neither the
owner nor renter financially able
to bear the expense, so the
Health Dept, approves the busi
ness for a "B" grade, providing
everything is up to A grade ex
cept the building itself.
Next, the “C” grade which
does not meet requirements and
will not be allowed to continue
operation more than 30 days af
ter the place has been graded
and a “C” card posted. Unless
the faults are corrected and a
higher grade can be reached by
the end of 30 days the place
must close and remain closed
until corrections are made and
the place is given an inspection
and approved by a State Food
Inspector.
It is felt that the 12 months
allowed for the installation of
proper equipment and repairs
necessary has been adequate.
People to Decide On Sunday
Movies and Athletic Events
REGISTRATION IS
BEGUN IN COUNTY
Approximately 20 0 persons
had registered during the first
three days of the voters re-reg
istration this week, is was dis
closed late Wednesday by James
(Sloppy) Floyd, of the Registra
tion Board.
The registration was begun
Monday by Mr. Floyd, A. B. Mc-
Curdy and Rufus Brison togeth
er with an assistant, although
they had been informed by the
County that they would work
■‘at then - own risk” as the coun
ty would not pay for the work.
Os the persons re-registering
so far, none have disqualified,
Mr. Floyd said. He pointed out
that those who can read and
write are merely asked to read
a small portion of the State or
U. S. Constitution and to write
that which they read. The il
literate will be asked 30 ques
tions, 10 of which must be cor
rect. Mr. Floyd said they have
been instructed to keep a plenti
ful supply of forms on hand, so
that those who wish to can take
a copy of the questions home
with them to learn in the event
they do not know a sufficient
number of answers.
The registration will continue
! indefinitely, it was stated, and
* he Tax Collector’s office in the
: courthouse is open from 8 a. m.
!to 5 p. m.. six days a week for
the registration.
The old voting list will be
used in both the hospital bond
| election and the Sunday movie
election which will be held on
May 28 and May 21. respectively,
and one does not have to re
register in order to vote at those
' times.
Beginning in 1950 the new list
will be used. *
NEGRO LIBRARY
TO BE DISCUSSED
HERE ON MAY 17
The New Bethel Baptist
Church in Summerville will be
the scene at 8 p. m. Tuesday.
May 17, of a meeting to discuss
a Negro Library for the coun
ty. The Rev. J. L. Dorsey is pas
tor of the church.
Among the speakers will be
Miss Lucille Hix and Mr. Cousins
both of the State Library Ser
vice.
The Chattooga County Library
Board invites all those interest
ed both white and negro, to at
tend this meeting to help plan
the establishment of this much
i needed library.
I that no one has been discrim
! ininated against. It is not the
I desire of the Mayor, City Council
or the State Health Department
to force anyone out of business
but the time has come for
1 the people to have clean restau
rants. safe food and proper safe
I guards against food poisoning
which has been so prevelant
especially during the dangerous
summer months.
Many improvements have
been noted in Summerville since
the preliminary inspections be
gan. Owners and managers have
show great interset. have been
more than willing to make any
(correction suggested and it is
felt that every one will benefit
from this ordinance.
When the grading is complet
ed in June a list of places ap
proved and grade given will be
printed in the newspaper and
grade cards wih be pasted hi
each food establishment. A re
inspection will be made at least
every three months and any
place falling to keep up to the
grade posted will be degraded
and warned on what corrections
are needed.
t his ordinance has now been
made county wide and when the
year is up in 1950 all food estab
lishments In Chattooga County
will also be given a grade on the
same code as Summerville.
From time to time there will
be other articles and reports on
the food sanitation program for
Chattooga County in the news
paper and the public i* urged
to watch for them, and address
any questions, complaints or
suggestions to the County
Health Department.
EIRE DESTROYS
LYERLY BARBER
SHOP AND CAFE
A one-chair barber shop and
small case in Lyerly were de
stroyed in a fire at 4 o’clock
Wednesday morning. The origin
of the fire was undetermined.
Telephone lines to Lyerly were
out of order Wednesday because
of the fact that 45 feet of cable
were melted by the fire. The
Dalton crew joined the Sum
merville crew in replacing the
cable and it was expected to be
completed late yesterday, Miss
Grace Weaver, Manager of the
Summerville Telephone Compa
ny, said.
Woodwork at the top of the
Lyerly Cash Store was scorched
and the appearance of the Sum
merville Fire Department on the
scene was attributed to the sav
ing of this brick building which
was located several feet from
the small frame building in
which the case and barber shop
was housed.
A. M. Bryant, owner of the
case, estimated his loss in the
building and equipment at $2„-
000. The building was insured
for SI,OOO, he said. The case had
been rented -to J. L. Everett,
whose loss in stock was approxi
mately SI.OOO.
The barber shop was owned
by Albert (Buck) White and was
not insured. The loss sustained
by Mr. White was not known.
LOCAL ART
DISPLAYED AT
S'VILLE SCHOOLS
Thursday could have been well
called “Art Day” at the Sum
merville elementary and pri
mary schools.
Each room and the halls dis
played art by the children dur
ing the past year.
As their parents and friends
called in the afteroon little
guides showed them the work
done during the year and ex
plained briefly stories concern
ing the posters and other ex
hibits,.
During the morning high
school pupils v*®wed the rooms
and the grammar school pupils
visited other rooms.
This was the first annual art
exhibit at the school, and ob
servers expressed hope that it
would not be the last.
On visiting the three seventh
grades, friends and parents of
the students were interested to
learn that the classes had visit
ed Atlanta the day before. An
outgrowth of their visit were
drawings and paintings concern
ing the Empire City of the
South Seventh grade guides
told of visiting historical .and
scenic spots in Atlanta and of
meeting and talking with the
Governor
Teachers explained that crea
tive art is becoming more and
more widely recognized as a
definite need in public school
education. The teachers encour
age the pupils’ participation in
art but do not ®uggest or in any
way interfere with the child’s
own imagination, it was pointed
out.
Art is not often taught as a
separate subject, but instead is
used to emphasize and to pro
mote interest in the regular sub
jects. teachers said.
From Thursday’s exhibit will
be chosen works that will be
entered in the Public School
Art Exhibit at the Chattooga
County Fair in the Fall.
The children not only drawn
and paint, but they also make
clay models, embroider, make
airplane and boat models, and
in one particular Instance had
modelled oil well derricks using
toothpicks. Other children had
tiny tools from wood, made
flowers from cleaning tissues,
and made stuffed animals.
TRION SENIORS GIVE
SQUARE DANCE SAT.
Another old-fashioned square
dance will be presented by the
Trion High School seniors at 8
p. m. Saturday, it was disclosed
this week.
The dance held last Saturday
night was such a success the
seniors decided to sponsor an
other simillar affair.
Tommy Thomas and his Circle
"C" Cowboys will furnish the
I music.
Growing With
Chattooga
$ I 50 A YEAR
An electoin has been called for
Saturday, May 21, to determine
whether or not the residents of
Summerville wish to have mo
tion pictures shown on Sunday
and whether or not they wish
to have athletic events, games
or contests licensed to operate
on Sunday.
The election was called by the
City Council at their regular
meeting Monday night.
There will be two ballots, City
attorney T. J. Espy said this
■week, one on which the voter
will denote whether or not he
wishes movies to operate here
on Sunday, and the other on
whether or not he wishes ath
letic events, games or contests to
be licensed to operate on Sun
day.
The election will be held be
tween the. hours of 7 a. m. and
6 p. m., it was stated.
Presbyterian Organ
To Be Ded'cated
To Mr. Montgomery
At a ceremony Sunday morn
ing the new Hammond organ at
the Summerville Presbyterian
Church will be dedicated to the
memory of the late Ernest
Montgomery, who passed away
last year.
During the ceremony special
music will be presented by Mrs.
John D. Taylor, organist, and a
plaque will be placed on the
organ telling of the dedication
to Mr. Montgomery.
He had long been a member
of the church and had planned
and managed th* building of the
present church which was com
pleted in 1924 Mr. Montgomery
•also was an Elder in the church.
LOCAL PEOPLE TO
ATTEND DISTRICT
LEGION MEETING
Several Chattooga Countians
will attend the Seventh District
Convention of the Georgia De
partment of American Legion
and Legion Auxiliary, which will
be held Saturday and Sunday at
Cartersville.
John Brock, of Adairsville, is
the District Legion Commander,
while Miss Mae Earl Strange, of
Summerville, is the Auxiliary
President.
A dance on Saturday night
will precede the activities on
Sunday afternoon. Afternoon
speakers Sunday will be Lt. Gov
ernor Marvin Griffin and Lee
Rogers, Managing Editor of the
Atlanta Constitution.
Among those from this coun
ty planning to attend are Mr
and Mrs. Johnny Argo, Miss Mae
Earl Strange. Mrs. Hollis L.
Murphy, Mrs. James Hawkins
and Mrs. R. N. Trimble.
Area Community
Improvement Conutest
Now in Progress
Upward of $4,000 in cash
awards await winning com
munities in the fourth annual
Chattanooga Area Community
Improvement Contest which ex
tends from mid - April to the
close of November, 1949. accord
ing to information furnished by
the Chattanooga Chamber of
Commerce which sponsors the
friendly competition in which
around 100 communities in 20
counties are expected to parti
cipate.
Folders containing all the
contest rules have been sent to
country and home agents
throughout the trade area, from
whom a copy may be secured by
any family or Individual inter
ested.
There are some 20 civic or
ganizations participating 1 n
making this contest possible, in
addition to numerous Chatta
nooga business and professional
firms.
First place in the 1948 con
test was won by the Kensington
community. Walker Cou ty.
with second place captured by
the Blue Springs community.
Bradly, Bradly County, Tenn.
Little Sand Mauntain, of this
county was an entrant in the
contest.
Disinterested fudges make
personal inspections of each
community selected as county
winner, and base their study
upon the following: home food
supply, passible: sound farming
system, 200 points; home and
farm appearances, 200 points;
community improvements, 400
I points.