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VOL. 65; NO. 28
Lyons Arrested After
Marietta Collision
A Cobb County Grand Jury will investigate an incident in
which attempted assault and battery charges were made against
Chattooga County Sheriff Reuben Lyons Friday, it was disclosed
this week by Solicitor General James T. Manning.
Manning said there are “other angles” to the matter but he
refused to elaborate.
Lyons was released on a S3OO
bond following his arrest by
Cobb County sheriff W. W.
Watkins, on a warrant sworn
out by W. H. Davis, of Marietta
Route 3, who said the sheriff
threatened “to kill” him, and
slapped and kicked him. He also
stated that Lyons “had his hand
on his revolver” while making
threats.
The incident occured follow
ing a collision between Lyons
and James Cook, of Murphy, N.
C., in front of Davis’ service
station on the four-lane high
way near Marietta.
Davis said he went out “to
lend a helping hand” when
Lyons made threats.
The sheriff and Deputy Ed
mond Kerce were returning from
Milledgeville. He and Mrs. Lyons
were in Florida vacationing this
week and comment from him
on the matter was unavailable.
However, he was quoted as stat
ing Friday night that he “knew
nothing of the occurrence after
the accident,” adding that the
only contact he had with Cobb
County officers was when he
had the Murphy youth’s car
attached.
Deputy Kerce said this week
that it was “all settled” and
that Cook was paying for the
damage to the sheriff’s automo
bile. The sheriff allegedly skid
ded into Cook’s truck when the
North Carolina youth attempted
to turn off the highway.
Kerce stated further that he
didn’t “know anything” about
the altercat^n which Davis says
happened between himself and
the sheriff.
“They don’t know what they’re
talking about,” he said, “If there
was any trouble it happened be
tween me and that fellow not
the sheriff."
Cobb Superior Court is sched
uled to begin July 18, Lyons
waived hearing >n the warrant
issued against him and posted
bond, pending the Cobb County
trial.
LOCAL GROUP.
GRADUATES AT
WEST GEORGIA
Seven Chattooga County
youth were among those gradu
ating on June 8 at West Georgia
College, Carrollton.
They were as follows: Joyce
Hamby, Route 3, Summerville;
L. B. Harrell Jr., Trion; Mary
Alice Housch, Route 2, Summer
ville; Thomas L. Brown Jr., Park
Avenue, Trion; Malcolm E.
Powell Jr., Trion; Lewis A. Reyn
olds, Trion; and Martha Ann
Williams, Route 1, Trion.
Gore Bible School
Closes Friday Nite
The Union Vacation Bible
School at Gore will present the
closing program at 8 p. m. Fri
day.
The public is invited to at
tend.
-HERE ’N THERE-
The Chattooga Wildlife and
Conservation Club will have a
fish fry at 5 p. m. Monday, July
4.
Freeman C. McClure. LaFay
ette attorney, will be the chief
speaker.
J. I). Hill, of Summerville, has
been named Chairman of the
Seventh District of the Georgia
Funeral Directors Association, it
was announced recently by Dan
C. Flinn, President.
Serving with him as co-chair
man Is Harold Love, of Dalton."
The Trion Red Sox will play
the Cartersville Tigers at 8:15
p. m. Friday. July 1, at Trion.
The Herman Manufacturing
Company, of Chattanooga, will
invade the Trion field for a
game at 3:30 p. m. Sunday, July
9.
The Rev. J. A. Smith, while in
Atlanta, went out to "root” for
h1 s former pupil. "Country”
Brown who plays with the At
lanta Crackers. Brown measured
up to his expectations, the Rev.
Mr. Smith declared.
Mlw Pat Teddar, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Teddar. of
Summerville, has completed an
aquatic course and Is now a
water safety Instructor.
Miss Teddar took the course
at Camp Carolina. Brevard, B.C.
Snminrruillr Nms
DR. HAIR, TWO
OTHERS INJURED
IN AUTO WRECK
The condition of Dr. W. B.
Hair, of Summerville, was de
scribed here as “worse” yester
day. He is a patient at Floyd
Hospital, Rome, this week fol
lowing an automobile accident
near Gaylesville, Ala., Sunday.
Bill Millican and Clifford Hur
ley Jr., also involved in the ac
cident, were reportedly improv
ing, Mr. Millican having suf
fered only slight injuries, while
Mr. Hurley had a broken leg
and knee cap out of place.
Hair suffered four broken ribs
and a leg cut in the collision
which occured approximately a
fourth mile from the bridge on
the other side of Gaylesville.
Mr. Millican was the driver of
the 1946 Ford in which he and
Dr. Hair rode and Mr. Hurley
occupied the other automobile,
a 1942 coupe. Both cars were
considerably damaged in the
head-on collision.
Trion Horses In
'Nooga Horse Show
Fate Shamblin, horse trainer
from Trion, is entering three
horses in the Kiwanis horse
show at Warner Park, Chatta
nooga, this week.
The entries will be judged
Friday.
Shamblin’s entries will be two
two-year old walking horses,
Peggy Malley and Neva Wilson.
This will be the first show for
these two young maies.
Six-year old Road to Glory,
outstanding show mare, has
been widely shown in Mississippi,
Tennessee, Alabama and Geor
gia.
He now has seven horses in
training at his stables in Trion.
Be Alive the Fifth
Many families already are
planning Fourth of July holi
day jaunts. It’s a merry day
but it can easily be turned in
to a tragic one. Here’s a re
minder from the Safety Ed
ucation Division of the Geor
gia State Patrol. Last year
fourteen persons lost their
lives over the July 4th holidays
in Georgia. Drinking drivers,
speeders and careless pedes
trians came first in causing
these mishaps. Strict obser
vance of the common sense
rules of safety will prevent a
repetition of such needless
suffering and demolished cars.
The State Patrol will be do
ing double duty over the holi
days to make a safe and sane
fourth by driving with extreme
caution.
Wesley Chapel Cemetery will
be cleaned off Friday, July 8.
Interested parties are urged
to come with suitable tools for
the work. Ladles will bring
basket dinner.
Emmett R. Lively. 17, of 415
Scifle Street, enlisted in the U.
S. Army for three years last
week according to the Rome Re
cruiting Station.
Lively, son of Mrs. Grace Live
ly. selected the 25th Infantry
Division in Japan as his initial
assignment.
Anyone interested in a career
in the U. S. Anny or U. S. Air
Force should see the Recruiting
Sergeant who will be at the
Trion Department Store each
Tuesday from 9 a. m. to noon.
A tent revival Is In progress
at West Seventh Street in Sum
merville and will continue with
the Rev. C. L. Martin and the
Rev. B E. Rogers in charge.
Wally Fowler, and his Oak
Ridge Quartet, from the Grand
Ole Opry, and the Happy Good
man Family, from Mayfield. Ky
will appear In joint concert at
the Legion Field Sunday. June
9.
The box office will open at
1:30 p. m and the first perfor
mance will get underway at 2:30
The second concert will begin
at 8 p. m.
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Mr. Blue Elected As
School Superintendent
E. M. Blue, 33, Superintendent
of the Lavonia Schools for the
past three years, has been elect
ed as Superintendent of the
Summerville Schools, it was an
nounced .this week by C. B.
Akin, County School Superin
tendent.
Mr. Blue comes to Summer
ville highly recommended as
one of the outstanding young
school men of the State. He
holds the A. B. and M. S. de
grees and the D-5 and P-5 Cer
tificates which qualifies him as
Superintendent of the Southern
FARM BUREAU
PICNIC JULY 28
Dean Paul Chapman, of the
College of Agriculture, Univer
sity of Georgia, will be the prin
cipal speaker at the annual
county-wide Farm Bureau pic
nic Thursday, July 28, at the
Fair Grounds.
This announcement was made
yesterday by J. B. Butler, Coun
ty Agent, who said further de
tails will be announced later.
Open House He’d
At Memorial Home
Dozens ‘of persons flocked
Sunday afternoon to the new
Memorial Home, near Pennville,
when open house was held.
Members of the American Le
gion Auxiliary served refresh
ments to those who called.
VFW and American Legion
leaders estimated that 200 per
sons passed through the Home
between the hours of 2 and 5.
NEW SERVICE
STATION OPENS
J. W. Argo and Son, of Sum
merville, are now in business on
the Summerville-Menlo road at
Harlow subdivision. They carry
a complete line of gas, oil, tires,
batteries, etc., and they are af
filiated with the Bulman Oil
Company as primary source of
supply.
Mr. Argo Is commander of the
local Post 129 of the American
Legion and Is active in other
civic affairs.
Subllgna Bible
School to Bogin
A Bible School will open at the
Subllgna Baptist Church Wed
nesday. July 6. instead of Mon
day, July 4. It was announced
this week
The Vacation School will be
gin at 9 a. m. and continue until
11:30 a. m. on July 6-8 and Il
ls. A program will be given on
the night of July 15.
All children 4 to 16 years are
invited.
VFW MEET
DATE CHANGED
The regular meeting of the
VFW will not be held July 7, but
instead will be held July 14. It
was announced yesterday.
This change is made because
so many members are on vaca
tion the week of the 7th. It was
stated
Accredited Institution which he
will head.
He received his B. S. in Ed
ucation from Georgia Teachers
College in 1939 and his master’s
at the University of Georgia in
1947.
Mr. Blue, whose home town is
Brunswick, is a member of the
Baptist Church. He spent 40
months in the U. S. Army, 28
of which were in the China-
Burma-India theatre.
In addition to having taught
at Lavonia, he spent six years
in Crisp County.
LOCAL 4-H'ERS
WIN AWARDS
Chattooga County 4-H boys
and girls who attended the Dis
trict Achievement Meeting in
Athens last week walked away
with a number of honors, in
cluding red and blue awards.
Yvonne McCullough, of Menlo,
entrant in the Senior Clothing
Contest, was one of three chosen
to represent the District in the
State meet.
Frances Maxey, of Gore, won
the blue award for excellence
in the Senior Bread making con
test.
In addition to entering the
junior clothing contest, Julia
Ann Garvin, of Menlo, repre
sented the local 4-H’ers in the
talent show. She won the blue
award for excellence on the
j clothing.
A red award went to Betty
Jean Vaughn, of Berryton, for
her efforts in the junior bread
making contest.
In the boys group, James
Mitchell, of Menlo, Billy Jo
Pinion, of Gore, and Hill Hamby,
of Menlo, each won a red award.
James entered the public
speaking contest and was vice
president of the District Coun
cil. He assisted in installing the
newly-elected officers.
Billy Jo’s award for his dem
onstration on livestock pest con
trol. Hill gave a demonstration
on management of farm forests.
In announcing these awards,
J. B. Butler. County Agent, urg
ed all Chattooga County 4-H’ers
to actively participate in all
phases of 4-H work, pointing out
that a number of scholarships
are offered each year for those
who are outstanding in the dif
ferent fields.
"Fourth" Aclivilies
Planned at Trion
A schedule of entertainment
for the Fourth of July has been
planned at Trion.
There will be two baseball
games between the Riegels and
Summerville’s Indians, the af
fair starting at 3 p m.
The Methodist Church is
sponsoring a barbecue and stew
at 6 p. m. to be followed at 8:15
p. m by the final clash between
Trion and Summerville on the
baseball diamond.
A competitive field program
starts at 7 p. m. with prizes
awarded winners. There will be
a sack race, potato race, three
legged race and ball distance
throwing contest.
RSDAY, JUNE 30, 1949
Cheating, Swindling Charge
Made Against Bobby Cook
USE NEW TRAFFIC
LANES CORRECTLY
Motorists were urged this
week by police chief W. M.
Whaley to closely observe the
new traffic lanes in Sum
merville and to cooperate by
using them correctly.
The outside should be used
by persons who intend to
park, while the center lanes
are only for straight —
through traffic.
The lanes were marked by
the State Highway Depart
ment June 22.
3 METHODIST
PASTORS RETURN;
TWO ARE REPLACED
Methodist Ministerial appoint
ments in the North Georgia
Conference for the coming
church year were read at the'
closing session of the confer
ence in Atlanta Friday evening.
Those appointed to serve the
: Methodists churches in Chattoo
ga county include, Summerville,
the Rev. Henry G. Walker;
Trion, the Rev. Frank Prince;
I Lyerly, the Rev. M. H. Smith;
I Menlo, the Rev. W. E. Purcell;
। Subligna, the Rev. J. F. Gladney.
Pastors for Summerville, Trion
and Subligna returned, however
the Rev. Mr. Smith replaces the
Rev. Loran Parker and the Rev.
Mr. Purcell replaces the Rev.
G. D. Erwin.
The Rev. Mr. Erwin was as
signed to the Calhoun Circuit,
while the Rev. Mr. Parker went
to Wallaceville.
Bishop Arthur J. Moore, of the
Atlanta area, is the presiding
bishop. The Rev. Peter Manning
is the Presiding District Super
intendent.
Henderson Breaks
Bible-reading Record
It seems that P. A. Brooks,
87. of Menlo, isn’t the only
Chattooga Countian who is a '
fast Bible reader.
I. M. Henderson, of Sum
merville, disclosed last week
that he read a Scofield (in
cluding footnotes, etc.) Bible
through, beginning January 1,
1949, and ending April 20, 1949.
Also, he is already two-thirds
through reading the Twen
tieth Century New Testament
again.
Mr. Henderson reads the
Bible during spare time, since
he operates a watch repair
shop in Summerville.
In a story in last week’s
News, it was revealed that Mr.
Brooks had read the Bible
through from the first of this
year to June 20.
LOCAL VIDEO SET
PICKS UP OKLA.
A Summerville television
set, during the past few days
has picked up Oklahoma City, i
Okla., Detroit, Boston, and
New York video stations,
Bill Espy attributed “at
mospheric conditions” to the
unusual reception on his set
at his home here. The Okla
homa station received was
WKY-TV and the program
featured Larry Cotton and his
orchestra.
Ordinarily, Mr. Espy said,
a television set will pick up
for a distance of approxi
mately 100 miles, however, he
estimated that it is 750 airline
miles to Oklahoma City.
Detroit was picked up June
24. Boston and New York, both
June 25.
Mr. Espy, who owned the '
first television set in Chat- I
tooga County, has also pick
ed up Birmingham, and was
attempting to do the same ’
again when the Western City
station was received.
He described the sound and
picture reception on all these
distant stations as "very
clear."
FAIRBANKS EAGLES
TO PLAY HERE
The Fairbanks Eagles, of
Rome, will play the Chattooga
All-Star baseball team at 3:30
p.m. at the Fair Grounds. Hor
ton’s Park.
There will be plenty of seats
for everybody and white people
are especially Invited to attend
this game, it was stated. Nice
behavior will be maintained
RITES SET FOR
PVT. VINYARD
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Final rites for Pvt. Luther F
Vmyard, son of Mrs. Fannie
; Vinyard, of Trion, will be held
lat 1:30 p. m. Wednesday. July
;6, at the National Cemetery,
I Chattanooga.
While in service for his coun
try in the European Theatre,
Pvt. Vinyard earned the purple
heart, bronze star, silver star,
three campaign and service but
tons, decoration, good conduct
and victory medals.
Besides his mother, Pvt. Vin
yard is survived by his step
father, Marvin Vinyard; one sis
ter, Elsie, of Center Post; four
brothers, John, C. W. and Wil
liam, all of Trion, and James of
Columbus.
Memorial Home
Scene of Dance
The new Memorial Home will
be the scene Friday night of a
square dance, the first to be
held there, it was disclosed this
week.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars
and American Legion are spon
soring the event which is open
to the public. t lt will begin at
9 p. m.
Music will be furnished by H.
N. Smallan and band.
10 Persons Cited
By County Officers
Arrests by county officers dur
ing the past week have been
disclosed this week.
They were as follows: Harry
Parris and Luther Daniel, Jr.,
drunk in public place; Roy Mc-
Graw and Barney Pogue, drunk
on highway; W. W. Maloney,
passing worthless checks; Buck
Parker and Mary Lee Clements,
drunk on highway; J. W. Clem
ents, possessing non-tax paid
beer; and R. C Brown, driving
under the influence of alcohol.
Electrical Storm
Here Wednesday
A severe electrical storm here
Wednesday afternoon blew down
a tree in the yard at Harry
McGinnis’ home and put a num
ber of power and telephone
lines out of order.
A fire alarm at the rear of the
Nurses home in Trion was blown
down, the Georgia Power Com
pany reported.
As the News went to press,
the extent of the damage had
not been determined.
Bus Station Leads in
Softball League Here
The Bus Station leads the .
City Softball League, which has 1
no games scheduled for the week ,
of July 4. The League is playing .
a split season, the second series
to begin July 11. on the field In :
South Summerville. 11
Pennville and the Third Shift
of the Summerville Manufact-,;
urlng Company this week enter
ed teams in the League, bring
ing the total to eight.
In a hard-fought game at Fort
Payne Thursday night, the Bus
Station defeated the Alabam
ians 6-5. Another group of play
ers from our sister state suffer
ed defeat at the hands of the
Bus Btationeers on Tuesday,
Growing With
Chattooga
$1.50 A YEAR
Almost immediately following
the settlement of one bad-check
charge, Tuesday Chattooga Rep
resentative Bobby Lee Cook, 21,
had a warrant sworn out against
him on a charge of cheating and
swindling.
Cook was allowed by Judge
Quincy Arnold to make good a
check for SSO, which W. B.
Brooks charged the legislator
gave him on April 5. Arnold al
so allowed him to pay costs of
court and the warrant was drop
ped against him.
R. H. McCollum, of Tucker,
route man for an Atlanta laun
dry, arrived shortly after Cook
had left the courtroom and took
; out a warrant charging the
youthful Chattooga County Rep
resentative with cheating and
swindling in connection with a
second bad check, totalling S2O.
Immediately after being noti
fied of the second charge, Cook
: returned to the clerk’s office,
but Judge Arnold refused to al
i low him to make good the check
until the prosecutor could be
reached.
Cook had denied earlier that
he knew Brooks or that he had
issued the SSO check. Brooks
gave Cook’s address as 969
Peachtree St., N. W., Apt. 2, At
lanta, and said that Cook had
been living in Atlanta and at
tending Woodrow Wilson Law
School.
An Atlanta newpaper quoted
Cook as saying that he “lives in
Summerville.” He admitted that
he had been a student at the
Law’ School but at first denied
that he lived at 969 Peachtree
Street.
“I used to live there,” he
specified.
Cook was expected to take his
bar exam in Atlanta yesterday.
He had told friends here that
he intends to begin practicing
law in Summerville if he passes
the bar.
GORE CANNERY
OPENS JULY 5
The Gore community canning
plant will be open to the public
beginning Tuesday, July 5. It
will be open July 5 and July 12
and beginning on July 19 will
be open each Tuesday and Fri
day.
All people of the community
are invited to use the plant. Im
provements have been made so
that the work will be easier and
more pleasant.
While using the plant, patrons
are urged to observe the follow
ing regulations:
1. Plant will be open at 8:30
a. m.
2. No products will be accepted
after 2:00 p. m.
3. Plant will not be open un
less agriculture teacher or oper
ator is present.
4. Patrons should bring enough
labor to prepare and process
products.
5. The school is not responsi
ble for spoilage.
6. Patrons must clean all uten
sils and work area immediately
after using.
7. Charges will be as follows:
No. 2 cans (pnits) cents;
No. 3 cans (quarts) 7& cents.
8 Cannery will operate on
cash basis.
9. Food processed in the can
nery will be only for home and
school use.
10. School will not be responsi
ble for canned products left in
canning plant.
11. Meats will be canned by ap
pointment only. Appointment
should be made with the teach
er of agriculture.
June 21. at Valley Head The
final count was 8-6.
The Bus Station has won five
and lost one game in the local
series. Their percentage Is .833.
The Rug Mill and the Cotton
Mill teams tic for second place
in the league, both having won
four and lost two games, making
a percentage of 666
Having won three and lost
three, the Methodists stand even
with a .500 percentage Baptists
are right behind with four loss
es, and two wins and a 333 per
centage on their record.
Holding cellar place in the
League are the Presbyterians,
who have lost all six games play
ed this season