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Try Our Job Printing VOL 65; NO. 25 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.