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Glenn Leaves Tuesday
To Begin Sentence
Ex-sheriff A. H. (Tiny) Glenn
left Summerville Tuesday morn
ing for the federal prison at Tus
caloosa, Fla., where he will be
gin serving an 18-month sen
tence.
The 76-year-old native of
Chattooga County, who has serv
ed both as the youngest and the
oldest sheriff here, was convict
ed by a federal jury of “protect
ing” bootleggers in the county
while holding the office of sher
iff. He was defeated in the
March, 1948, primary by Reuben
Lyons, young ex-state trooper.
Jack Hartline, also of Summer
ville, and Edd Knight, legislator
of Gilmer County, were Glenn’s
co-defendants, however Knight
has made a motion for another
hearing.
Hartline and Knight will re
port to prison on July 15, as the
order requires.
Glenn, who also was schedul
ed to begin his sentence then,
appeared Monday in Federal
District Court in Rome asking
that his sentence become effec
tive immediately.
Judge Robert L. Russell, pre
siding over the June session
granted the reguest.
MENLO REVIVaF IS
NOW IN PROGRESS
A revival series is in progress
at the Menlo Methodist Church
under the direction of Dr. M. G.
Gutzke, of the Theological Semi
nary, Decatur. The revival is
sponsored jointly by the Menlo
churches.
“The Holy Spirit” will be the
topic for this evening’s service.
Dr. Gutzke will speak on “The
Resurrection.” tomorrow morn
ing, and on ‘The Lord’s Victory”
in the evening.
“The Way of the Prodigal”
will be Sunday morning’s topic,
while ‘What to Do With Jesus?”
will be discussed Sunday eve
ning.
Vet School to Get
Underway Here Soon
The school for veteran’s is ex
pected to start here just as soon
as a few more certificates of eli
gibility are received. C. B. Akin
is handling the certificates and
all veteran’s who have requested
this training through the Vet
eran’s Service Office are re
minded to take the certificates
they receive from the Veteran’s
Administration to Mr. Akin just
as soon as received.
At the present time there are
not enough approved veteran’s
to begin the classes. At present
there are 21 registered for the
aay classes, 18 for night class
and 13 colored. A minimum of
20 is needed for each. Local
teachers will be used, according
to Mr. Akin, who is working in
conjunction with the Rome Vo
cational School, C. A. Tobb, Di
rector, and Woody Speed, co
ordinator. The State Depart
ment of Education is responsible
for the overall operation of the
program.
Clashes will be offered in
mathematics, spelling, current
events, reading, writing, and
many other school subjects. This
is an excellent opportunity for
veterans to attend school, work
ing toward a high school diplo
ma, and to receive good pay at
the same time
The pay Is based on a man’s
marriage status. A married man
with one dependent receives S6O
per month. A married man with
out other dependents gets $52.50
per month, and a single veteran
makes $37.50 per month. But
equally as important as the
money is the chance to learn
as well as earn.
Veterans who are Interested In
this training are requested to
see Mr. Green in Summerville
at the courthouse.
EQUALIZATION FUND, TEACHER
ALLOTMENT TO BE CUT
County School Superintendent
C. B. Akin thin week stated that
he anticipates a 5 per cent re
duction in the teacher allotment
and a 5 per cent reduction in tlip
equalization fund for Chattooga
County.
(The ^nmmerinlk Nms
BIBLE SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT TO
BE HELD FRIDAY
Parents of children attending
the Vacation Bible School at the
First Baptist Church, Summer
ville, are especially invited to at
tend the commencement at 7:30
p.m. Friday. Guy Walton, su
perintendent, issues the invita
tion.
Each department will have on
display an article made during
the two weeks’ school and these
will be viewed from 7:30 until 8
at which time the program will
begin. It will include singing
and a brief program by each of
the departments.
Attendance at the school has
been good, Mr. Walton said. The
largest attendance on record
this year was 137 on Thursday.
LOOKOUTS RETURN
SUNDAY, JUNE 12
After a two-week road trip, the
Chattanooga Lookouts return
home to Engel Stadium Sunday,
June 12, meeting New Orleans in
a double-header.
The Pelicans also play Mon
day and Tuesday nights. Mobile
moves in Wednesday for five
games—double-headers Wednes
day and Friday nights with a
single game Thursday. The twin
bills include make-up of two
postponed games from an earlier
Bear series.
Sunday afternoon’s games are
at 2 p.m., the night twin bills at
6:30 and night single games at
7:45 (CST).
After the Friday, June 17,
games, Chattanooga is on the
road for two more weeks before
coming back home June 30.
Men Return With
Fish—And Tales
Eager ears this week were lis-
I tening to the fish tales of twelve
Summerville men who returned
; this week from a fishing trip off
the coast at Panama City. Fla.
The group left Sunday morn
ing and returned Tuesday after
noon. They brought back 225
I pounds of fish and spend only
i five hours on the sea. The men
! went out approximately 40 miles
I for their catch.
HRE DESTROYS
ESLINGER HOME
The home of Fred Eslinger,
located two and one half miles
north of Trion, was destroyed by
fire Monday morning.
Several piece.' of household
furnishing, including a refriger
ator, bed, stove and several
chairs, were saved.
The house, a three-room
frame structure, was falling in
when the Trion Fire Department
arrived.
Group Io Allend
legion Convention
A number of members of the
American Legion Post 129 and
Legion Auxiliary will attend the
State Convention in Augusta this
week-end.
Those planning to attend are:
Mr. and Mrs. Sam W. Favor. Sr.,
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Argo, Miss
Mae Earl Strange, Mr. and Mrs.
H L Murphy, Mrs. J. R Teddar,
John Cavin. Walt Dalton. Mack
Arden. Sr., and Marion Rider.
The equalization cut will mean
between $3,000 and $5,000, he de
clared. This money is used to
pay for the seventh and eighth
months of the year and for
maintenance, he said.
The exact number of teachers
to be cut out was not known.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1949
POSTAL RECEIPTS
JUMP OVER
PREVIOUS YEAR
Postal receipts at Summerville
for the past month were sl,-
120.31 more than that of the
same month in 1948, it was dis
closed yesterddy by John Stubbs
Summerville Postmaster..
Records show that the re
ceipts for May, 1948 were only
$1,237.07, while those for May,
1949 were $2,357.38.
There also was an increase for
the first five months of this
year as compared with the first
five months of last year,
amounting to $3,418.43. For Jan
uary, February, March, April
and May, 1948, Mr. Stubbs said
there was recorded $7,056.46,
while there was $10,474.89 for
the same period this year.
PINK D. RICE, 71,
SUCCUMBS AT TRION
Pink Daniel Rice, 71. of Trion,
died at 1 a.m. Thursday at his
residence.
Mr. Rice is survived by seven
daughters, Mrs. William Lokey
McMurrian, of Trion; Mrs. Henry
Hankins, of Summerville; Mrs.
C. L. Wright, of Fort Payne, Ala.;
Mrs. John Hughes, of Clinton,
Ala.; Mrs. Lee Hughes, of Ma
con; Mrs. Thomas A. Blalock, of
Tifton, and Mrs. J. C. McMurri
an, of McDonal, Pa.; five sons,
J. C., of Summerville; Marshall
and Alfred, both of Rome; Lee,
of Gadsden, Ala., and Claude, of
Vida, Ala.; two sisters, Mrs. Will
Hampton, of Blanche, Ala., and
Mrs. Lee Lowery, of Chattanoo
ga, Tenn.; one brother, Charles
Rice, of Chattanooga, Tenn.
Twenty-nine grandchildren also
survive.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at the Bethel Methodist
Church near Jamestown, Ala., at
4 p.m. Saturday, with the Rev.
Frank Craton officiating. Inter
ment was in the family lot of the
church cemetery. J. D. Hill Fu
neral Home, of Summerville, in
charge of arrangements.
-HERE ’N THERE-
Robert G. Johns, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert J. Johns, of
: Route 4, Summerville, has been
| recently promoted from the
grade of corporal to sergeant
while serving with the reports
control branch. Adjutant Gen
eral Section of U. S Army head
quarters, Philippines Command
in Baguio City.
Sgt. Johns first entered the
Army in December, 1942, at
Fort McPherson and served
with the 302nd Infantry Regi
ment, 94th Infantry Division
during the European campaign.
He reentered active duty in
February, and after having
completed the Adjutant Gen
eral School at Carlilsle Bar
racks, Pa., departed for the
Philippines the followng June.
Sgt. Johns is a graduate of
Gore High School, Gore.
Sergeant Robert G. Johns Jr.,
has returned to the United
States for a new asignment,
following termination of a fif
teen-month tour of overseas
duty with the U. S. Army in the
Far East it was announced by
the Public Information Office,
Philippines Command with
headquarters in Baguio City.
Sgt Jones, formerly assigned
with the 815th Service Unit at
Headquartters, PHILCOM, sail
ed abroad the Army transport
General Brewster. Upon his ar
rival in San Francisco, he will
report to Camp Stoneman,*
Calif, pending reassignment or
ders.
Rita Louise Baker and Mar
vin Columbus Jones, both of
Summerville, are among those
graduating at the University of
Georgia this spring.
Miss Baker receives a bach
elor of science in Home Eco
nomics while Mr. Jones re
ceives a bacelor of business ad
mlnstratlon.
A revival is now in progress
at the Bellah/Avenue Church of
God and is conducted by the
Rev. W. L. Williamson, o f
Huntsville Ala.
The Rev. Jeff Dale. Pastor,
invites the public to atetnd.
The Coosa Valiev Livestock
Sale totaled $28,589.85 Wednes
day. One hundred forty sellers
and 69 buyers attended the
sale at which one goat, six pigs,
65 hogs and 363 cattle were
sold.
Trionites contributed SBO7 80
to the Cancer Drive, it was re
ported this week.
LESS THAN 1,000 IN
COUNTY FILE STATE
INCOME TAX RETURN
Only 929 Chattooga Countians
filed state income tax returns
this year, it was disclosed this
week.
The population of the county
is listed at 18,532 and there are
11,565 voters. It was also dis
closed that 3,358 auto tags were
purchased by Chattooga Coun
tians this year.
COLLETTE NAMED
TRION LIONS CLUB'S
NEW PRESIDENT
George Collette was elected to
succeed the Rev. Leroy Obert as
President of the Trion Lions
Club at the regular meeting
Monday nigh.t
Additional officers elected
were: Preston David, first vice
president; Marion Wingfield,
second vice president; C. B.
Bricker, third vice president;
Ernie Freeman, secretary-treas
urer; Carl Williams, Horace
Simmons, C. F. Jones and J. C.
Cavin, directors; Carliss Buice,
Lion tamer; and Tommy Bean,
tail twister.
A. S. HINTON, 87,
DIES AT TATE
A. S. Hinton, 87. died Wednes
day, June 1, at Tate.
Mr. Hinton, known as “Dick”
Hinton, was reared in Chattooga
County and for some time was in
business here.
Graveside services were held
at 3 p.m. Friday at the Tate fam
ily cemetery, Tate.
He is survived by one daugh
ter, Mrs. I. M. Shrider, of Savan
nah, and one son, Tate Hinton,
of Tate.
Mr. Hinton was the brother of
the late Mrs. J. M. Bellah and
the late Walter and Will Hinton.
R. K. Johnson, business man
ager of Bob Jones University,
was elected to the Board of
Trustees of the University at
the annual Board meeting in
the Mack Library on May 31.
Mr. Johnson is the son-in-law
of Mrs. A. J. Eilenburg his wife
being the former Mises Guye
Eilenburg, of Summerville.
Reared in the Odd Fellows’
Home in Lynchburg, Va., Mr.
Johnson was graduated from
the E. C. Glass High School in
1931. He worked his way
through Bob Jones University
as a booke epe r, and was
promoted to Business manager
during his senior year.
At the recent Board meeting
he was further honored by be
ing elected Secretary of the
Board.
Hogs were sl4 to $21.50 cwt.;
Calves, $8 to $27 cwt.; bulls, sls
I to $21.70 cwt.; steers, sl7 to $24
. cwt.; slaughter cows, sl3 to $20.-
30 cwt.; dairy type heifers, sl7
to $26 cwt.; springers, SB2 to
, $l7O per head.
The regular communication of
Trion Lodge 160 will be held at
7:30 p. m. Saturday
All qualified Masons are in
‘ vlted.
—
Bob Lowry Jr., Negro, was sen
tenced to serve 18 months on
probation for assault. He was
sentenced by Judge H.l E Nich
ols Tuesday.
The Chattooga Wildlife Club
will meet at 8 p. m. Monday at
the courthouse in Summerville,
at which time Judge H. E
Nichols, of the Rome Judicial
Clicult, will address the group.
James (Sloppy Floyd is in
charge of the program.
The Ami Cemetery will be
cleaned on Saturday. June 11,
It has been announced.
All persons with relatives |
' burled there are asked to help
in whatever way possible.
Sgt. James C. Broome. 207th
Transportation Truck Company,
son of Mrs H. K. Broome, La-
Fayette, has been found quali
fied occupational specialty of
food service technician. Acquir
ed large through his Army train
ing and experience, this qualifi
cation will aid Sergeant Broome
to obtain advancement under
the new Career Plan which is to
govern all promotions in enlist
ed and warrant grades.
Entering the Army in Feb
ruary 1941. he arrived in this
theater in February 1947.
Harmon Resigns; Vacancy
Exists; Jones at Menlo
FIVE HURT IN
AUTO ACCIDENT
HERE SATURDAY
Five persons were slightly in
jured Saturday afternoon in a
collision north of Summerville.
None were admitted to the
Riegel Community Hospital, Tri
on, where they received first
aid. Linda Langston suffered a
cut on her chin and others in
jured were unidentified.
The accident occured as a
tire of a 1938 Oldsmobile driven
by Ernest Starkey, blew out,
causing the automobile to crash
head-on into a 1931 Ford coupe
driven by Bill Goodrich.
No charges were made follow
ing the State Patrol’s investiga
tion.
"YOUR FAMILY DOG" PICTURES
WANTED FOR NATIONAL CONTEST
So you think your pup’s cute!
But how does he stack up in
competition to others? Here's
the way to find out:
The Summerville News has
just received word of the second;
annual dog photo contest being
sponsored by the Gaines Dog
Research Center, New York, as
part of the 1949 observance of
National Dog Week this com
ing fall. The theme of this year’s
contest is “Your Family Dog’’
and prizes totaling $875 are be
ing offered for photographs in- ,
volving actual family pets or of
situations and activities i n
which the family dog could well
play a part.
Entries this year will be ac
’cepted in two classifications: 1.
Work of amateur and 2. Work of
member of a camera club. In
each of these group there is
a first prize of $250, a second of
SIOO and a third of SSO. In the
camera club classification, how
ever, there is an additional $25
prize to go to each of the three
clubs which the winners will
have named as their member
ship affiliation.
Deadline for entries in this
contest is 5:00 P. M., Friday,
September 9. 1949. Judging is to
DEFOREST ALLMAN,
37, PASSES AWAY
The remains o f DeForest
I ißub) Allman, 37, of Trion, who
1 passed away in a Georgia hos
pital Monday, June 6, arrived
[in Summerville, Tuesday after
| noon and was conveyed to his
residences A-25. First Street,
Trion.
Mr. Allmon is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Floy Evans Allmon;
father and mother, Mr. and Mrs.
Clint Allman; one daughter.
Miss Charlotte Allman, of Tri
on; one son, Charles, of Trion;
two brothers, Rube and Cecli
Allmon, both of Summerville,
Route 4; five sisters, Mrs. Wade
Evans, Mrs. Sam Mahaffey, Mrs.
John Hunter, and Mrs. Earl
Davenport, all of Summerville,
and Mrs. Jim Franklin, of
Powder Springs.
Funeral services were con
ducted at the Dickeyville
Church of God at 2 p. m. with
the Rev. Charles Palmer offici
ating.
Pallbearers were: Fred Led
ford. Joe Brown, Jess Evans, Ed
Evans, Harlln Evans and Houst
on Clem. Interment was in Tri
on Cemetery. J. D. Hill Funeral
Home In charge of arrange-1
ments.
Negro "Club" Here
Smashed in Arrests
A Negro '•Boys’ Club’’ was
smashed Tuesday morning when 1
eight members were arrested for
malicious mischief in connection
with breaking in of the Negro
school in Summerville
According to county law offi
cers. the teen-agers had poured ;
lime about the floors and had
torn up books and generally dis- ;
turbed the property.
Arrested were Ben Perry, al
leged president of the "club,'^ ।
Charles Lester, Joe Patterson,
Grady Allen. Thomas Scott, Hu
bert Watkins. Emanuel Patter
son and Nathanual Patterson.
All made bond with the excep
tion of Perry. Lester and Wat
kins. who remain in jail.
COUNTY 4-HERS
GO TO WAHSEGA
Chattooga County 4-H Club
members will leave July 11 for
Camp Wahsega, near Dahlonega,
it was disclosed this week by Miss
Omie H. Wiley, home demonstra
tion agent.
Floyd and Union County
4-H’ers will share the camp with
the local boys and girls and each
county will be allowed 35 mem
bers.
Miss Wiley said that in the
event more than 35 4-H’ers from
this county wish to attend, those
with the best record will be giv
en first chance.
They will receive training in
farm and home projects, per
sonal improvement, health, han
dicrafts, forestry, wildlife and
recreation.
be done by a committee of
photographic authorities, and
the winners announced during
National Dog Week, September
18-24, or as soon thereafter as
is practicable.
A post card request to the
Gaines Dog Research Center, 250
Park Avenue, New York 17, N.
Y„ will bring a copy of the of
ficial contest rules. Here we can
only say that interesting, ap
pealing pictures are desired,
with no limit on the number
submitted by a contestant. Only
unmounted, unretouched black
and-white photographs, irre
spective of size will be consider
ed. Original negatives from
winners will be required later,
and each contestant must be
prepared to furnish, on request,
the written consent of the per
son or persons who may appear
in the picture cr pictures and
from the owner of dog or dogs
appearing therein. Prior publi
cation of an entry, save that
used in a paid advertisement,
will not bar it from the contest
and the sponsor reserves the
privilege of purchasing any non
winning photograph entered in
the contest at prevailing market
prices.
Judge John Bale
Dies in Rome
Judge John W. Bale. 78, for
many years a prominent figure
in this county and in Rome, died
in Rome following a lingering
illness.
Judge Bale was a tormer So
licitor General of the Rome Cir
cuit, State Senator and Repre
sentative from Floyd, Judge of
the Rome City Court, and was
prominent in political, social,
educational and religious circles.
He is survived by his wife and
three daughters.
DRIVERS LICENSE
DEADLINE JUNE 16
Motorists were informed this
week that June 16 is the last
date on which state troopers
will be at the courthouse with
the validating machine to re
new driver’s licenses.
Campaign for Negro
Library Is Begun
A "Dollar Per Person” drive
for a Chattooga Negro Library
will begin here Tuesday, June
14. under the sponsorship of the
Cherokee Regional Library and
the local Negro Librray Com
mittee. The group will attempt
tn raise $2,000.
A radio broadcast at 2:30 p
m. Monday. June 13. will bring
an appeal from each member of
the local committee. In addition
a member of the Regional Li
brary Board will speak. Music
will be furnished by the Junior
Choir of the New Bethel Bap
tist Church. Walter Sturdivant
is pianist and director.
Officers for the Negro Library
were elected at an enthusiastic
meeting on May 31 at the New
Bethel Baptist Church.
They are as follows: Mrs
Growing With
Chattooga
$1.50 A YEAR
J. Frank Harmon, superinten
dent of Summerville schools for
the past two years, has resigned
his position here to accept a
position as principal of Law
renceville schools. Mr. Harmon
and his wife each received a pay
promotion in accepting the
Lawrenceville posts, he said. Mrs.
Harmon will teach English in
the high school there. They ex
pect to move from Summerville
around the first of July.
No one has been elected to
succeed Mr. Harmon, according
to C. B. Akin, County School Su
perintendent.
Mr. Harmon has stated that
he is making every effort to
secure a music teacher for Sum
merville to replace Mrs. Har
mon.
Mr. Harmon was recently
named to serve on the state
committee for teacher education
and professional standards. The
function of the committee is to
co-ordinate and formulate plans
for a program of activity to pa
rallel the work of the national
commission on teacher educa
tion and professional standards.
T. W. Jones, of Irwinton, will
succeed S. H. Brabson as prin
cipal of Menlo High School.
Mr. Jones is the brother of
John Paul Jones, of Summer
ville. He is a graduate of Mer
cer University and is there work
ing on his Master’s degree this
summer, Mr. Akin said.
He has had 13 years’ experi
ence as principal and is highly
recommended, the county school
superintendent declared.
Mr. and Mrs. Jones are the
parents of two daughters. They
will reside in the principal’s
home on the campus and expect
to move here about July 20.
In addition to the vacancy at
Summerville, there is also a
vacancy at Subligna High school,
where W. C. Carlton was former
ly principal.
Grover Smith was re-elected
as Gore principal and R. W. Wil
liams was re-elected at Lyerly.
A. J. Strickland, who has been
Trion school principal for the
past year, will continue in that
capacity.
Bookmobile Io Make
Rounds Next Week
The Bookmobile will be in
Chattooga county next week, it
w r as disclosed by the local librar
ian this week.
Those wishing to join the
Summer Reading Club may do
so at the Bookmobile To receive
a certificate, an entrant must
read 10 selected books, and to
receive a gold star certificate 25
books must be read.
One hundred pupils have ex
pressed interest in the club at
Summerville.
The Bookmobile will visit
Menlo, Teloga and Cloudland
Monday: Gore and Subligna
Tuesday; Holland. Lyerly and
Chattoogaville Thursday, and
Welmyer. Berryton. Pennville
and Trion Friday
INFANT DEMPSEY
DIES SATURDAY
Master Tommy Stephenson
Dempsey, infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Watson Dempsey,
passed away in a local hospital
at 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Funeral
services and interment were
conducted from the graveside in
Ami Cemetery at 2 p.m. Sunday.
J D. Hill Funeral Home in
charge.
Florence Shropshire, County
Chairman. Mrs. Virginia Shrop
shire, Secretary; Mrs. Ann Ruth
Scott, Treasurer; Mrs. Mary E.
Brown, Publicity Chairman; and
all ministers and teachers of
the county.
Commttees named were as
follows: Mrs. Lola Johnson,
Chairman. Mrs. Scott, Mrs.
Brown and Claud Knox Jr..
Summerville; Mrs. Mattle Sue
Allgood. Trion; Mrs. Louise
Rucker, Lyerly; Mrs. Oussle
Adams and Mrs Leila Nichols.
Holland; Mrs. Charles Moseley
Jr., and Mrs. Jessie Moseley.
Gore.
Every adult person, both white
and Negro, will be asked to
give a dollar In the campaign.
The names of those contributing
will be placed In the newspaper
and announced over the radio.