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VOL. 65; NO. 41
Changes Made in Plans
For County Hospital
Changes in the county hospital
plans were made Monday morn
ing at a meeting in the court
house, at which time the archi
tect for the building was pres
ent.
The latest plans call for 20
private rooms, 18 for white and
two for colored. In addition there
will be four two-bed rooms for
whites, and two two-bed rooms
for colored, making a total of
32 beds.
Those attending the meeting
included the architect, William
Redfern, of Albany; Dr. William
T. Gist and Dr. R. N. Little,
practicing physicians, both of
Summerville; Fred Aldred, Presi
dent of the Chamber of Com
merce, which sponsored the drive
for a hospital; Mose Brinson,
county attorney; H. M. Mc-
Whorter, clerk of the county;
and the Board of Commissioners,
composed of the following; Ar
thur Justice, Dr. W. B. Hair,
Homer Gordon, George Kling
and Claude Floyd.
TRION SCENE
OF ENGINEER
MEET MONDAY
Trion will be the scene Mon
day night of an inter-city meet
ing of the Rome and Chatta
nooga Engineers Societies.
In the late afternoon, the
group will make a tour through
the plants of Trion as well as
the village. They also will in
spect the new grammar school
building.
A dinner meeting will follow
at John’s Place. Charles B. Alex
ander, Jr., of Rome, will be pro
gram chairman.
TRION COUPLE
RECEIVES INJURIES
IN TENN. WRECK
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Mills, of
Trion, suffered painful injuries
Sunday afternoon in an auto
mobile collision south of Nash
ville, Tenn. They are patients at
St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Mills were
hurled through a window in thier
1948 Pontiac when it collided
with another auto and skidded
more than a 100 feet.
Mrs. Mills sustained back in
juries and will be required to re
main in a cast for a number of
weeks, while it is expected that
Mr. Mills will be dismissed from
the hospital within a few days.
He suffered leg bruises.
Occupants of the other auto
mobile involved were not serious
ly injured.
-HERE ’N THERE-
Announcement that the Geor
gia Chiropractic Association,
Inc., will hold its annual con
vention in Atlanta on October
7-8 was made here this week.
Dr Frances Logan Pledger,
outstanding local chiropractor,
is expected to attend the meet
ing.
Dr. R. T. Leiter, of Macon,
secretary - treasurer, has an
nounced that two of America's
outstanding chriopractors will
speak at the meeting, which will
be held at Hotel Georgian Ter
race.
They are Dr C W Welant of
Perkskill. N Y.. and Dr Jamea
R Drain of San Antonio. Texas.
The Rev. Z. E. Barron, of At
lanta. will be the guest speaker
at the First Baptist Church,
Summerville, at 11 a. m and 7:30
p m Bunday. Oct. 2
There will be a box supper at
730 p m. Saturday. Oct. 1. at
the Pennville School.
The Pennville Scouts are spon
soring the affair
The Wayside Baptist Church
will be the scene of a singing
at 2 p m. Sunday. Oct. 9
The public is Invited
Pvt. Herman L. Cash lx visit
ing his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Baxter Cash, while hr is on a
24-day leave from the army.
Pvt Cash has Just finished 14-
wreks training as a member of
the Fifth infantry Division at
^umnwruilh fas
PLANS SHAPE
FOR ANNUAL
C. OF C. MEET
Plans are rapidly being com
pleted for the annual meeting of
the Chattooga County Chamber
of Commerce which will be held
at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday, Oct. 11, at
the courthouse.
Fred Aldred, president, urges
the public to attend this meet
ing, as a report of the county
hospital will be given.
LIBRARIANURGES
CHILDREN PICK
UP CLUB POSTERS
Children participating in the
recent vacation Reading Club of
the Chattooga Conunty Library
were urged this week by the
librarian to pick up their post
ers showing their “score” on
books.
The Club ended with the be
ginning of school.
LEGIONTOHOLD
DISTRICT RALLY
The fall district rally of Ameri
can Legion Posts of the Seventh
District will be held Sunday aft
ernoon, Oct. 2, beginning at 2
p. m., at the American Legion
Clubhouse at Calhoun. The
Auxiliary will hold its rally at
the same time. Refreshments will
be served.
A number of local persons plan
to attend this rally, it was
learned this wee’;
Shorter Offers
Teacher Courses
Fulfilling the request of many
public school teachers and ex
panding the teacher training
program, Shorter College will of
fer this semester, four new
courses designed especially for
teachers.
The classes will meet each
Thursday, 5 to 8:30 p. m. Teach
ers, or others interested, may
take any one of the following:
Education, Evaluation, taught
by John H. Cook; Geography,
Principles, taught by Miss Sue
Snipes; Biology, second course
in Human Biology, taught by
Miss Lewis Lipps, (First course
is not requisite to taking the
above course); Sociology. Com
munity organization, taught by
Miss Bt'rnice Alien.
( Fort Jackson, S C. He will re
|x>rt to Seattle, Wash, for fur
(ther duty.
Miss Patricia Anne Tedder has
'enrolled in the Edmondson
School of Business. Chattanoo
iga, for the Secretarial Course.
She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mr*. J. R. Tedder. 10 South High
land Avenue, and is a graduate
of the Summerville High School
with the class of 1949
Second I.leutenant Charles Ed
ward Turner, son of Mr. and
Mrs L. C. Turner, of Summer
ville. has reported to the head
quarters of the Third Army. Fort
McPherson, and assigned to the
Emory University School of
Dentistry, where he will con
tinue hi* studies as a Senior
Dental Student.
Upon satisfactory completion
of the dental course at Emory,
Lt. Turner will be assigned to
duty as a dentist In the Army
Dental Corps.
Lt. Turner is a graduate of the
Summerville High School and
the Georgia institute of Tech
nology. where he received his
B 8 in Civil Engineering In
1042
During World War 11. Lt.
Turner served In the Army Air
Corps., seeing «ervice In the
European Theatre of Opera
tion*. Hr was only recently com
missioned a lieutenant in thr
Reserve, and Is scheduled to go
on active duty next summer upon
graduation from Emory
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA,’THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1949
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THE 1949 INDIANS OF SUMMERVILLE HlGH—Flanked by Coaches Pinholster and Pierce, these are
the boys who carry the football hopes for 1949 being a good yearr: Front row, left to right, Tommy
Ratliff, Billy Wright, Calvin Dunlap, Ralph Argo, Managerrs Gene Rackley and Sonny Stewart,
Ralph Tomlin, Wayne McCollum, Paul Warren and Linon Oglesby. Second row, Ralph Stanley,
Sims Hawkins, Sewell Kellett, C. P. Thomason, Jack Meacham, Donald Woods, Buck Helton, Charles
Johnson, Marvin Whaley, Jimmy Robertson and Wayne Cox. Third row, Coach Garland Pinholster,
Joe Faye Dacus, Bobby Bush, Winford Harrdeman, Billy Morehead, Billy Flanagan, Bob Moore,
Billy Dye, Billy Donovits, Gene Woodall, Leslie Mathis, Bob Pettit and Coach Brooke Pierce.
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This quartet makes up the starrting backfield for Coach Brooke
Pierce’s SHS Indians. Bob Pettitt, right half; Joe Faye Dacus,
fullback; Bobby Bush, quarterrback; Gene Woodall, lefe half.
Bobby Nix, a regular in 1948, was not in uniform when the pictures
were taken, but he is expected in the line-up as soon as a broken
ankle, sustained in softball, heals sufficiently.
N. W. Regional
Better Health
Conference Planned
The first Regional Better
Health Conference will be held I
on October 4 at the American
Legion Hall in Lindale. This all-!
day conference will convene at(
10:30 a. m. County representa
tives who attend the conference
are invited to be the luncheon
guests of the Pepperell Manu
facturing Comnany. Chattooga
County is one of the 26 included
in this conference and local com
munity leaders are expected to
attend.
Dr. Enoch Ca'laway, President
of the Medical Association of
Georgia, Is the featured speaker
at the morning session. His sub
ject is “How to Get Community
Action For Better Health." This
‘ will be followed by a panel dis
cussion. Particloaitng in this
will be T. F. Sellers. Director,
State Department of Public
Health; Dr. Hugh Wood, Dean
Emory University School of Medi- '
cine; and selected leaders from
communities in hte Northwest
Region. Comm'mity representa
tives will be given an opportuni- |
ty to discus* their local health
problems.
In the after^ion Dr Joseph
S. Skobba, Atlanta Psychiatrist,
will address the conference on
I “What Can Be Done For the One
in Twenty Who Are Mentally
Ill." This will be followed by a
panel discussion. On this panel.
with community leaders will be
Dr. T. G. Peacock. Supertendent'
ui State Hospital at Milledgeville.
John A. Griffin. Director of Com- j
munity Educational Service. Em
ory University, will lead the d*-
cusslons at both sessions.
Mrs. Lester Harbin. Rome, |
is Chairman and H. B Forester,;
Dahlonega. Is Co-Chaiman of the'
Northwest Regional Committer
making plans for this conference, i
which I* a followup of the *ta<e
widc Better Health Conference
: held in Macon last r all. The
Northwest Regional Committee
Is one of the committee* of the
Better Health Conference of
Georgia, which I* affiliated with
the Georgia Citizen* Council.
Registrars Io Go
To Lyerly, Seminole I
Member* of the Chattooga
County Board of Registrar* will
be in Lyerly. Monday and in
Seminole, Tuesday, it was dis
closed this week
Prrwm* may rr-regtowr be
tween 9 a. m and 5 p. m
Polio Emergency
Drive Continues,
Hammond Says
A group of men and women of
this community are working
with A. B. Hammond County
Polio Director, to mobilize full
community support of the Polio
Epidemic Emergency Drive, it
was announced today.
Launched throughout the na
tion by Basil O’Connor, National
Foundation president, this is the
first emergency drive ever held
in the history of the fight
against polio in the United
States. It is termed a “disaster
drive” because high polio inci
dence and high cost of providing
medical care has exhausted
March of Dimes epidemic aid re
sources.
“The response of the first call
for help bespeaks community
wide support and understanding
of the critical need for more
money to fight polio.” he said.
"Our Polio Epidemic Emergency
Drive here will be fast-and furi
ous In its Intensity. We intend
to knock hard on the door of
every house and business office
during the one-week of our in
tensive appeal. I am sure no one
will fall to respond to the cries
of the stricken children on whose
behalf we are asking for dimes
and dollars.”
“We appreciate the interest
and support of the public” Mr.
Hammond said. “We've had no
time to organize In detail for
this campaign for funds. And in
short week of our effort, we’d
rather call on someone twice
than skip a family entirely. I’m
sure everyone will understand
and agree with that sentiment.” <
Accidental Deaths
High in U. S. A.
The United State* may have
the highest standard of liv
ing in the world, but It also
has one of the world’s highest
accidental death rates
The U 8 rate In 1948 was
67.1 deaths per iw.ooo popu
lation. as compared to a
world-wide postwar average
death rate of 48 0. according
to thr 1040 edition of "Acci
dent Fact*,” statistical year
book of thr National Safety
Council.
Only three countries top
ped thr accidental death rate
of the United States—lceland.
Egypt and Austria Those coun
tries had rates of 71,5. 83 8 and
85 9 respectively In 1946,
Mauritius, a British Island
near Madagascar, had the
lowest, reported postwar ac
cidental death rate of 25 9 in I
1947.
COLLETTE DISCUSSES
PERSONNEL WORK
AT ROTARY MEET
The Summerville-Trion Rotary
Club heard George Collett, Presi
dent of the Trion Lions Club,
speak at their regular meeting,
Wednesday. The speaker was in
troduced by M. G. Hobbs'.
Mr. Collett spoke on “Good
I Personnel Relations.” He em-
I phasized the importance of per-
Isonnel relations to effeciency and
: success in business.
He gave the following es
i sentials to a good public relations
(program in any business, large
'or small;
1. The effort must be a con
jtinuous program which is never
. allowed to drag.
2. It must be based on sin
i cerity. Man has dignity in any
i social strata of life and likes
| it. This dignity must be re
spected.
3. The program must be in
terms easily understood so that
no one will violate terms of
agreement without being aware
of it.
J. H. Neal has the program for
' next week and plans to have Mr.
' Sewell, Director Technical In
stitute, Chamblee, as the speak
er.
Visiting rotarians were: Clar
ence Walker, Rome; Bill Steele,
Anniston, Ala.; Ed Branch,
Huntsville, Ala.; C. H. Westln,
Rome; and Jack Lance, Calhoun.
Other guests of the club were:
W. A. Hornady. Wilbur N. Mc-
Feely, John Warr, Jess Bailey,
Dr Robert E. Davidson and
Charles Logton.
Vets Reminded of
NSLI Dividend
All World War II veterans who
at any time carried National
Service Life Insurance for 90
days or more are eligible for a
share of the NSLI refund which
will be distributed soon. J. W.
Arao, Commander of the Ameri
can Legoin Post 129, reminds.
He said that during the past
several days many veterans have
filed applications, but, he add
ed. there are many more eligi
ble who have not applied for a
share of the big refund of ap
proximately $2,800,000,000,
Application blanks are being
handled in Summerville. Trion.
Berryton. Lyerly and Menlo by
the American Legion Post at
Summerville.
All veterans who are entitled
to the dividend are a^kod to
come by and get an application
blank The Post commander em
phasized that thia service is for
all veterans, not Just for Legion
naires
"Any veteran may go by and
get an application blank and
take It with him to fill In at hl*
convenience." the Commander
said. He pointed out that the
application blank may be filled
In completely and mailed by vet
trrnn In accordance with In
structions on the blank.
TICKETS ON SALE FOR
COOKING CLASS HERE
Flans arc progressing for the
cooking school which is to be
hr Id in the Summerville High
School Auditorium at 7;30 p m
Tuesday. October 4. 5 Thr school
Is sponsored by Chattooga Coun
ty Garden Club.
M’m Sarah Boddie. Home Im- ‘
provrtnrnt Specialist of Georgia
Wreck Victims Resting
Well, Hospital Reports
Thousands Expected
For Coosa Valley
Fair in Rome
Thousands of persons from
throughout Northwest Georgia
and Northeast Alabama are ex
pected for the first annual Coosa
Valley Fair, opening in Rome
October 17.
The fair, sponsored by the
Rome Exchange Club, will mark
Rome’s return to the day of the
old-time fair for the first time in
over a decade. It will continue
through October 22.
Pre-fair planning is drawing
to a close as Exchange Club com
mittees complete arrangements
I for scores of community and
i home exhibits which will rep
resent nearly e'^ry phase of the
! industrial interests.
Thousands of dollars in cash
premiums will be awarded win
ning exhibits and prizes will be
handed out every day at the
fair.
The fair grounds will occupy
more than 10 acres surrounding
the State Fa r m Market and
Coosa Valley Livestock barn on
Furnace Road in South Rome.
Many of the exhibits will be
'housed in the new Farm Market
building and paved roads will
provide access to the fair
grounds.
Fair officials announced that
ample parking space near the
i grounds will be secured for the
expected throngs of visitors in
Rome during fair week. A park
ing lot will be established ad
jacent to the grounds.
The midway will feature Shan
Brothers Show's, one of the re
| gion’s largest carnivals. With
nearly two-dozen rides and many
more amusement centers, it will
nrovide day and night enter
tainment Ajt \Fmngsters and
grownups during fair week.
Hours will be from 10 a m. to
midnight dally.
As opening day neared, the
Rome Retail Merchants As
sociation and Chamber of Com
merce endorsed the fair unani
mously as a community enter
prise benefiting the entire sec
tion.
The fair, scheduled as an ap
nual event after this year, is de
signed for the entire Coosa Val
ley and is dedicated to the
progress and prosperity of Chat
tooga. Gordon. Bartow and Polk
and Floyd Counties in Georgia
and Cherokee County. Ala
Mrs. Hendrix, 66,
Succumbs Here
Dovie Alexander Hendrix, 66,
died suddenly at her home near
Summerville, at 11 a. m. Thurs
day.
She Is survived by her hus
band. George W. Hendrix; two
daughters. Mrs D C. Nunn, of
Akron. Ohio, and Mrs. Willie
Mae Wright of Danville. Va.;
two sisters. Mrs. Mary Palmer
and Mrs Maude Bloodworth,
both of Summerville; one
brother. Earl E Alexander, of
Childress. Texas; two grand
children. Jimmy Wright, of Dan
ville. Va„ and Mr* A A Swiger,
of Fayetteville. N C.; one (reHr
grandchild and a number of
nieces also survive.
Mrs, Hendrix was a member of
the First Baptist Church. Trion
Funeral services were conduct
ed at the Spring Creek Baptist
Church at 2:30 p. m. Sunday
with the Rev. D B Maffctt and
the Rev Willie Cleghorn of
ficiating. Interment was In the
Alexander Cemetery. J, D, Hill
Funeral Home in charge of ar
rangements.
Power Company, will conduct
both sessions Mis* Boddir will
be assisted by Miss Edna Fuller,
local Homr Economist The
school* will be one and one half
hours long and all food win be
rlvrn as door prizes
Ticket* may be purchased
from any Garden Club member
and will also be on **Jr at door.
Growing With
Chattooga
$1.50 PER YEAR
Three young Trion men were
I injured Monday night in a auto
mobile accident on U. S. High
way 27, in front of the Penn
ville School.
T. C. Keith, 27, and Ralph
Hale, 32, were reported by Riegel
Community hospital attaches
Wednesday as “resting.” F. L.
1 Dobson, 32, has been removed
1 to Erlanger Hospital, Chatta
- I nooga, where he is being treated
j for severe eye injuries. The con
aition of Keith also was con
sidered serious. He received a
fractured knee, lacerations and
3 head injuries. Hale’s condition
c was not believed to be serious,
a The accident ocurred when
Hale’s 1949 Ford, in which the
1 ■ three were riding, crashed into
; the rear of a truck driven by
Mrs. Katie Hunter, of Summer
’ ville. Both vehicles were headed
north and it was believed Hale,
3 the driver, attempted to pass
1 the truck and, upon seeing an
' approaching automobile from the
; opposite direction, cut back into
| the right lane, striking the
1 truck. Mrs. Hunter was not in
’ jured.
The automobile was severely
; damaged.
; Local Girl Io
(Attend 4-H Oub
Congress in Atlanta
r ( When Georgia’s leading 4-H
club boys and girls gather for
: 1 the State 4-H Club Congress in
? Atlanta next week they will have
? an opportunity to mix plenty of
i work with the best in entertain
- ment, according to state 4-H
- leaders.
Yvonne McCullough, of Menlo,
i will be among the 175 boys and
-| girls who will be guests of the
i Georgia Bankers Association at a
j • Get - Acquainted Party at the
1 opening night session of the
• (Congress. October 4. They will
be entertained by The Atlanta
. Journal at an annual banquet
> October 5, visit the Southeastern
Fair in the afternoon of October
■ 6 and attend a banquet sponsor
ed by the Atlanta Chamber of
• Commerce that evening, the
• final night of the session
Girls in the dress revue con
■ test, will also be guests of Rich’s,
Inc. at tea Wednesday after
noon, October 5.
Yvonne is in this contest.
Morning and part of the aft
■ ernoon sessions of the Congress
will be spent in state champion
: sh i p elimination contests in
i contests in around 20 Four - H
projects. These project* offer ex
pense-paid trips to the National
4-H Club Congress in Chicago
later this fall, college scholar
ships and other out-of-state
trips to the winners.
VA Says Refunds
May Average $175
Refunds are estimated by the
. VA at approximately $175 per
veteran, and payments on first
applications received are expect
ed to start in January. 1950
No time limit for applying for
the dlvidneds has been set. and
The American Legion has made
plans to carry on the distribu
tion of application blanks for at
least several more weeks, or un
til all veterans have filed appli
cations for the refund
Actually. Post Commander J.
W Argo explained, the Ameri
can Legion is sponsoring one of
the biggest projects of it* kind
in history In helping to locate
veterans who are eligible for
NSLI dividends
Veterans of World War I are
not eligible to share in the re
fund unless they served in World
War If and thereby required Na
tional Service Life Insurance. It
is pointed out that NSLI dlvl
. drnd* should not be confused
with United States Government
Life Insurance dividends which
have been distributed since 1920.
Information concerning United
States Government Life Insur
ance may be obtained from VA
District Offices
Summerville P.-T. A.
Meet Planned
In an effort to revive the Par
ent-Teacher Association at the
Summerville Schools, a meeting
ha* been planned for 3 15 p m
Thursday. Oct 6. al the School
Auditorium.
Parent* and others interested
I are urgently requested to attend