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VOL. 65; NO. 32
County Proposes to Pay
Registrars Next Year
In the suggested levy program
for the coming year, the County
Commissioners Saturday pro
posed to levy sufficient taxes
to pay the Board of Registrars
for the year beginning January,
1950.
This move was made Satur
day morning at a called meet
ing of the Board, according to
Mose Brinson, county attorney.
No action was taken however
for the payment of the Regis
trars for this year’s work.
Chattooga County operates on
a cash basis, levying taxes each
August to take care of expenses
for the coming year and accord
ing to Clerk John Davis, no taxes
were levied last year for the
Registrars and no funds are
therefore available for payment
to them.
Earlier the Board asked the
Registrars to cut down from
three men to one.
A member was in Trion Mon
day and Tuesday of this week
to register persons in that area.
PRE-MARITAL LAW
EFFECTIVE AUGUST 25
. Georgia’s new pre-marital law
will go into effect August 25.
The measure passed by the
1949 General Assembly last win
ter, makes Georgia the 45th
state to require health certifi
cates for marriage.
The law requires anyone mar
rying in Georgia to present a
doctor’s certificate saying he or
she does not have syphilis, or, if
infected, the disease in not in
a communicable state.
Only $439 Given in
Negro Library Drive
The county-wide Negro Li
brary Committee had it’s first
check-up Thursday at the New
Bethel Baptist Church, where
it was learned that only $439.11
had been given.
There were representatives
from most every point in the
county and they decided the
campaign would be continued as
the goal of $2,000 is far from be
ing attained.
Solicitors made the following
report: South Summerville, Wil
lie Evans, Chairman, $92.50;
Business Section, Summerville,
Claud Knox Jr., $117.75; Route
3, Summerville, James A^ams
Sr., $21.60; Route 4, Summer
ville, Coke Shropshire, $14.66;
Route 2, Summerville, Mrs. Lola
Johnson, $9; West Side Sum
merville, Mrs. Ann Scott, $8;
Trion, Mrs. Mattie Sue Allgood.
$107.20; Pennville, Roscoe Stew
ard, $10; Lyerly, Mrs. Louise
Rucker, sl2; Holland, Mrs. Gus
sie Adams, sl.
Among those co n t r i b u ting
from Lyerly were as follows: H.
A. Snow, R. H. Smith, Bill Will
hapj, Leroy Bailey, Charlie Ship
man, Joe Simmon, James R.
Shropshire, Roy Williams, Luth
er Houston, James Worsham.
Bus Mathis, Buddy Hammond.
Jack Poole and Loran Bynum.
A. B. Graham, Chapman
Bros., H. L. Abrams, L. A. Ruck
er, Henry Rucker, W. J. Smith,
T. S Weems, Lewis Smith, Paul
Smith, and Edward Bryant,
G. C. Jackson, W. P. Peece, H.
-HERE ’N THERE-
Roland D. Tinley seaman,
USN, husband of Mrs. R. D.
Tinley, of Route 2, Summerville,
is scheduled to arrive at An
napolis, Md., Jul’’ 25, from Ports
mouth, England, after a 15-day
stop at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
as a crew member aboard the
battleship USS Missouri.
The Missouri was flagship of
the Midshipmen Practice Cruise
Squadron which carried 1,235
Naval Academy and Naval Re
serve Midshipmen.
Before his departure he was
host to a group of opera stars
from the La Scala Opera House
In Milan, Italy, who are appear
ing for a season in London. This
was one of th^ many foryns of
entertainment arranged for the
visiting Navy men. which Includ
ed tours, parties, dances and
.'•ports program.®
Chattooga Countians are in
vited to attend an old-fashion
ed .square dance at. the Me
morial Home from 9-12 p. m.
Friday.
The dance is sponsored by the
Mason-McCauley Post, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, and American
Legion Post. 129.
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‘52-20’ Club
Now Dead
A number of Chattooga Coun
ty veterans were affected this
week by the expiration of the
readjustment allowance program
popularly known as the “52-20
Club” on Monday.
Most of the veetrans however,
are eligible to participate in the
unemployment com pe n sation
program, according to M. A. N.
Patton, manager of the Rome
office of thet Georgia State Em
ployment Service.
He estimated that 90 per cent
of the 586 veterans in Chattoo
ga and Floyd counties who were
in the “52-20 Club” will receive
unemployment compensation.
The lotter program however
pays a maximum of $lB weekly
for 16 weeks, whereas veterans
formerly could receive S2O week
ly for 52 weeks during periods of
unemployment.
The Rome GSES office, which
includes the Floyd and Chat
tooga territory, now carries 2,-
628 persons on its total unem
ployment compensation rolls, ac
cording to the State Department
of Labor. In addition, it current
ly is paying off 612 partial
clams, the department said.
State Labor Commissioner
Ben Huiett said the Employment
Service will do everything possi
ble to keep Georgia’s veterans
at work but that they’re bucking
a job market twice as bleak as
this time last year.
R. Price, Howell Dalton, Homer
' Simmon, B. L. Banksoe, Marvin
Tucker, C. F. Lowery, J. E.
Wright, Bob Smith and Mid
Mobbs.
j R. S. Bulman. W. H. Bell, H.
jE. Pulmner, Erwin Glass, W. O.
Wallin, Otis Alexander, Cecil
Hollis, Bob Howell, Rosie Under
wood, and Russell Lowry.
Ross J. Stephnes, L. C. Law
son, C. H. Wellam, Emmett
Clarkson, Jule Vavans. J. T.
Ragland, Sittons Garage, James
P.ose, and R. C. Floyd.
Miss Lee, J. A. Thomas, J. B
Kellett, James Richie, R. G.
Jackson, Willie Alexander and
Mr. Wright.
SANDRA FAYE ROSE
DIES THURSDAY
Sandra Faye Rose, 17 months
of age, died at 5:35 p. m. Thurs
day after seven weeks illness.
Sandra Faye is survived by her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Rose,
of Summerville Route 3: four
sisters. Barbara June, Betty
Earl. Frances Virginia and Shir
ley Ruth: a brother, Roy John,
all of Summerville, Route 3.
Graveside services were con
ducted at the Pennville Ceme
jtery at 11 a. m. Saturday with
i the Rev. Charlie Edwards offi
ciating. J. D. Hill Funeral Home
'in charge.
The Rev. John Crosby will
conduct a revival series at the
New Hope, South Baptist Church
July 30—Aug. 6.
R. E. Worsham will be in
charge of singing.
Everyone is invited.
The Legion Auxiliary will meet
at 8 p. m. Monday al the Selec
tive Service Of'lce in Summer
ville.
The Rev. J. R. Baxter will con
duct a revival series at Fisher’s
Chapel Methodist Church, be
ginning Sunday.
The pastor, the Rev. J. F.
Gladney, invites the public.
The Rev. Earnest Pell, who has
been recalled us pastor of the
Dry Valley Baptist Church, will
conduct a revival series begin
ning Sunday. July 31.
Services will be held at 7:30
o’clock each evening.
The State Troopers will be In
Summerville, Friday, August 5,
fo> the purpose of issuing driv
er's licenses.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1949
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Local Girl Wins High
Award in Shorthand
A few weeks ago Gold Pens
and Certificates of Superior
Merit were awarded by the Com
mittee of Examiners of the
Gregg School, New York, to stu
dents of the Carroll Lynn School
of Business Administration in
Rome, who submitted papers for
membership in the Order of
Gregg Artists. This is the high
est award obtainable by short
hand writers.
Manslaughter Laid
To Montgomery
In Killing Thursday
Daniel Montgomery, Negro,
was bound over to the Grand
Jury by Justice of the Peace J. E.
Baker Tuesday on a charge of
voluntary manslaughter in the
killing of R. J. Shropshire, also
Negro, on Thursd'y night, July
21. Bond was set at SI,OOO.
A murder warrant had been
issued against Montgomery, who
plead self-defense in the pre
। liminary hearing Tuesday after
noon. T. J. Espy was the defend
ing attorney.
The prosecution was led by
John Davis. Assistant Solicitor
General.
The shotgun killing took place
in the yard at the home of
Montgomery on Washing ton
Street, in Summerville, at about
9 p. m. Thursday, following a
j quarrel among Underwood and
his wife and Montgomery and
I his wife.
The only witnesses were pre-
Isented by the state. They were
Edna Mae Underwood, wife of
j the deceased man, and Sheriff
Reuben Lyons. The defendant
also took the stand.
Both Underwood’s wife and
Montgomery stated that the
Underwoods came to the Mont
gomery home “to talk about
some lies” Montgomery’s wife,
Azzie. had allegedly told on
them. Mrs. Underwood admitted
that she slapped the Montgom
ery woman and then followed
her around the house and into
The house where she pointed to
a butcher knife and said,
“There's a butcher knife. You
can take it and kill me if you
want to.”
Montgomery said that he "saw
they'd been drinking” and told
them to go on home and they’d
discuss the matter the next day.
i Mrs. Underwood said they had
had a bottle of beer each.
She said they had started
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J. Frank Harmon
Given GE A Office
J. Frank Harmon, who will
leave soon to assume his duties
as school superintendent of the
Lawrenceville Public Schools,
has been appointed District Di
rector of the Georgia Education
Association by the President, Dr.
O C. Adcrhold.
The organization of the OEA
depends on the district directors
with help of the three Vice
Presidents, to carry on the work
o* the association of the district
The purpose of the OEA is to
represent majority membership
on all matters of policy and a,
tion and to materially aid dis
trict director's to have effective
organization In their district.
Mr Hannon had received a
slmlliar appointment in this dis
trict.
Award winners, shown above,
left to right, are: Nicky Poulos,
Mildred Brown, Mary Joe Butler
and Oscar Battles (standing).
Barbara Ann Sherman, another
winner, is not shown in the
photo.
Miss Mildred Brown is the
daughter of Joe Brown, of Sum
merville. Mildred has traveled
around 10,000 miles during the
Friday Blarh Eni of
Joint Bible School
The Presbyterian - Methodist
Bible School conducted last week
at the Summerville Methodist
Church ended Friday after hav
ing had an average daily at
tendance of 98.
Final exercises were held Sun
day night, and the group en
joyed a picnic at Cleghorn
Springs Friday
The school was conducted by
Mrs. J. B. Woodard, assisted by
Miss Mary Meadows. The Rev.
Henry Walker, of the Methodist
Church, and the Rev. Harry
Foster, of the Presbyterian
Church, cooperated in the school
and Miss Martha Walker was
pianist.
Refreshments were served
each day during the school. The
committee in charge was Mrs.
Rufus Pruitt. Mrs. Fred Aldred.
Mrs. O. H. Elgin and Miss Mabel
Aldred.
Miss Anne Foster, Mrs. H. R.
Faster, Mrs. R. N. Little, Miss
Wanda Elgin and Mrs. William
Wood directed the activities of
the cradle roll department
which enjoyed playing in the
sand box, drawing pictures and
playing with the toys provided.
The beginners were directed
by Mrs. Harry Self. Mrs. H P.
Petition Circulated
PARDON SOUGHT
FOR GLENN
Chattooga Countians this week
were signing a petition asking
for a pardon for their 76-year
old ex-sheriff A. H. (Tiny*
Glenn, who is serving an 18-
months sentence in the federal
prison at Tallahassee, Fla.
The widely-known ex-sheriff
was convicted in May. 1948 for
conspiring to defraud the gov
ernment in a bootleg racket in
Chattboga County. Also convict
ed were Jack Hartline, of Sum
merville, and Edd Knight, of
Gilmer County.
The petition was being circu
lated throughout the county by
Mrs. Glenn, and a number of
friends, and called attention to
the age and declining health of
the maa who has been Chattoo
ga Comily's oldest and youngest
sheriff.
It was not learned to whom
the petition would be submitted,
however it was widely rumored
this week that Glenn’s daugh
ters plan to submit it to Presi
dent Truman with a plea that
their aged father bo released.
He began serving the .sentence
in June of this year.
Going through the business
sectlotj of Summerville late
Tuesday. Mrs Glenn said that
only one person had turned
down her plea for signatures to
the petition.
| months she has attended school.
The Certificate of Superior
i Merit is achieved only by those
। who know the value of good
i writing style as an asset to
I speed. The engraved award bears
[the inscription, “Exceptional
Artistry in the Writing of Gregg
Shorthand.”
Mrs. Elizabeth E. Jones is the
head of the Secretarial Depart
ment.
Alexander and Mrs. Grady Allen
and studied a booklet entitled
"My Home and Family.” They
also made booklets and posters
and sang a number of songs
each day.
"Outdoors Palestine” was
studied by the Primary depart
ment, and they too made book
lets, posters and experimented
with weaving. Mrs. E. P. Ham
ner, Mrs. Fritz Medders and Mrs.
C. B. Akin were in charge.
Spatter prints were a special
ty with the juniors, who also
made posters and booklets and
studied a book entitled “Praise
Ye the Lord.” Those in charge
were: Mrs. J. R. Burgess. Mrs.
Joe Pitts and Mrs. Woodard.
The Intermediates made some
bookcases and bird houses, in
addition to doing some china
painting and making booklets.
They studied “Our Living
Church.” Mrs. E. M. Rackley,
Miss Meadows, Mrs. Marshall
Lowry and Rufus Pruitt directed
the activities.
Sheriff, Deputy Indicted
On Assault Charges
Young Freeman
Dies of Injuries
Thomas Austin Freeman, 10.
son of Mr. and Mrs. Cicero Free
man, died Friday in Marietta
from injuries received when
struck by an automobile Thurs
day as he rode his bicycle. In
addition to his parents he is sur
vived by one sister. Miss Annie
Jean Freeman; one brother.
Jimmie, both of Marietta; pater
nal grandparents. Mr. and Mrs.
Arlhur Freeman, of Dallas; ma
ternal grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. R T. Moore, of Summer
ville. Several aunts and uncles
also survive.
Funeral services were held in
Dallas Sunday. The entire serv
ice was interpreted in the sign
language for the deaf.
COOSA SALE TOTALS
$27,384 WEDNESDAY
Fifty-three buyers and 135
fellers participated in the Coosa
Valley Livestock Sale in Rome.
Wednesday, July 20, at which
time thet sale totalled $27,384.-
41.
Hogs were sls to $21.70 cwt.:
calves. $8.50 to $24.50 cwt.; bulls
$13.10 to $lB cwt.; slaughter
cows. $11.40 to $18.30 cwt.; dairy
l^pe heifer, sl6 to $23 cwt.;
springers. s6l to $219 per hd
August City Court
Calendar Released
ROTARY CLUB
OUTLINES WORK
TUESDAY NIGHT
The Summerville - Trion Ro
tary Club had a special meeting
at the Riegeldale Tavern Tues
day night with the new presi
dent, D. L. McWhorter, presid
ing.
The special meeting was called
by Mr. McWhorter to outline to
the committee ch'airman the
work of the club for the coming
year.
President McWhorter, with
secretary W. B. Simmons, have
just returned from the District
Assembly in Albany.
Committee chairman present
were: Dan L. McWhorter, W. B.
Simmons, J. R. Jackson Jr., S.
A. Cook, O. L. Cleckler, C. P.
Gordon, O H. Elgin, Frank N.
Prince, H. T. Phillips, James
Hammond, J. H. O’Neill, L. C.
Dalton, A. B. Hammond and A.
J. Strickland.
X-ray Machine
Loaned to Local
Health Depl.
An X-ray machine has been
loaned the Chattooga County
Health Department by the state,
it was disclosed this week by
Dr. H. D. Brown, who is Chair
man of the County Medical
Board.
This is another forward step
m combatting tuberculosis in
Chattooga County and although
it is merely on loan, still being
the property of the state, it will
be of a great deal of help to the
health nurse in her work, it was
stated.
The machine, it was explain
ed, was one which was at Bat
tey and not in use there. It will
be used by the county Health
i Department lor making chest
X-rays on cases recommended
by physicians of the county and
on members of families where
there are known cases of tuber
culosis or where tuberculosis is
suspected.
The machine will not be used
in survey work, that is, X-raying
the general public.
X-ray clinics, which have been
held at regular intervals in the
past, will continue, Miss Wilma
Pace, health nurse, said.
They will be open to all con
tacts. that is, those who defi
nitely know they have been ex
posed to active cases of tuber
culosis.
The X-rays will be developed
at the Regional Health Office in
Rome and reports on the X-rays
will continue to be sent to the
local physicians.
No reports on X-ray findings
will be released by the Health
Department.
Sheriff Reuben Lyons and Deputy Edmund Kerce, of Chat
tooga County, were indicted in Marietta Wednesday, July 20. by
the Cobb County Grand Jury on charges of assault.
Barbers, Beaulicians
Cooperating Here,
Inspector Deciares
Barber and beauty shop oper
ators are cooperating nicely in
getting their places in proper
condition to conform with state
I rules and regulations, it was dis
closed this week by Mrs. L. V.
'Hall, a member of the State
Board of Barber and Hairdress
er Examiners and an inspector.
This was Mrs. Hall’s second
visit to Chattooga County and
she declared that although she’d
found a number of violations,
everyone is making an effort to
correct the situation.
She said that a number of
persons are operating a beauty
shop in their home' without a
state license and without meet
ing state rules and regulations.
She pointed out that such per
sons are subject to prosecution
lor violation ot ■ho anil ary laws
of the Slate of Georgia Such an
offense Is treated as a mlsde
meanor, Mrs. Hall said.
During this week, the In
spector has visited shops
throughout Chattooga County.
Growing With
Chattooga
$1.50 PER YEAR
Cases for the June term, City
Court, have been released.
Court will be held beginning
Monday, August 1.
The calendar is as follows:
Monday, August 1: Jack Stin
nett, Possessing Liquor, two
cases; Jack Stinnett, Selling
Whiskey; Edward L. Stephens,
Jr., Possessing Liquor; John C.
Stroup alias Tom Stroup, Pos
sessing Apparatus; Albert
Smith, Possessing Liquor; Hollis
Smith, Possessing Liquor; John
Smiley, Possessing Liquor; Web
ster Starr, Possessing Liquor
Mildred Smith, Public Drunk
enness; Avery Swindle, Drunk
Driving; Mack Smith, Cutting-
Timber without Owners Con
sent; Emmett Smith, Drunk
Driving; Carl Suttles, Possessing
Liquor; Andy Wilson, Public
Drunkenness; and Alvis Kelly
Wright, Driving without tag.
John Melvin Whitfield, Larce
ny; E. C. Wilson. Gaming; Marie
Willingham, Public Drunken
ness; J. L. Wells, Public Drunk
enness; Elton Wright, Public
Drunkenness; Luther Daniel,
Jr., Public Drunkenness; Ray
Dalton, Gaming; BHI Maffett,
Drunk Driving; Thomas O.
Maynor, Public Drunkenness;
Jack Mull, Selling Whiskey; A
Walker Phillips, Drunk Driving;
William Powell, Drunk Driving;
and D. C. Cordell, Reckless Driv
ing.
Charlie W. Prince, Drunk
Driving; James F. Mershon,
Drunk Driving; Hugh D. Rag
land, Public Drunkenness;
Junior Bramlett, Seiling Whis
key; Gordon Brady, Drunk Driv
ing; William H. Headrick, Public
Drunkenness; J. W. Marshall,
Possessing Beer for the purpose
of Resale; Elgin Moon, Public
Drunkenness; Elgin Moon, Pos
sessing non-tax paid whiskey;
Sam Morris. Possessing non-tax
paid whiskey; James Foster,
Drunk Driving; Arthur Allen,
Public Drunkenness; John
Adams, Drunk Driving: Luther
Headrick. Worthless Check; and
Alvin Ayers, Possessing Liquor.
Emmett Hunter, Public
Drunkenness; Buson Dalas
Baldwin. Drunk Driving;
Buson Dalas Baldwin,
Driving without tag; James H.
Blackman, Drunk Driving; Rus
sell R. Bowman, Drunk Driving;
Dewey Lee Westbrooks, Public
Drunkenness: Mack Purcell, Pos
sessing Liquor; Charles R.
Langston, Possessing Liquor;
Robert Headrick, Public Drunk
enness; Raymond A. Baker,
Drunk Driving; Benjamin
Echols. Public Drunkenness; Ed
ward Blackman. Gaming; Rob
ert Bingham, Failing to grant
right of way; John Martin, Pub
lic Drunkenness; Harry Willing
ham. Public Drunkenness; Paul
T. Rich, Possessing Liquor: Andy
Wilson, Possessing Liquor; Mrs.'
Lena Teems Browning, Possess
ing Homebrew for purpose of
sale; and Fred Rounsville, Pos
sessing Beer for purpose of re
sale: Ernest C. Colbert, beating
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Lyons, arrested last month on
two charges, posted a S3OO bond
for assault and battery. The
other charge was for the use of
obscene language and no bond
was set. Kerce. arrested for as
sault, was not required to post
bond.
The cases are expected to be
j tried in the November term of
Cobb Superior Court, which will
begin November 14.
It was learned this week that an
extra session of the July term
will be called, but that only civil
cases will be heard.
Sheriff Lyons and Deputy
Kerce both declared that they
had "no comment" on the mat
ter.
The Indictments grew out of
an automobile accident In which
I the officers were involved on the
! four-lane highway at Marietta
in June.
Hoke Davis, prosecutor and the
operator of a service station In
front of which the wreck is
I alleged to have occurred, told
the Jury that he attempted to
assist the officers In its clear
ance. but for reasons unknown
to him the Sheriff "kicked,
slapped, cursed and threatened
to kill him.” He also said that
Deputy Kerce made threaten
ing gestures.
The Sheriff's car had collided
with an automobile driven by
James Cook, of Murphy. N. C