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Try Our Job Printing VOL 65; NO. 42 Employ Handicapped, Local Employers Are Being Urged Can you use a handicapped worker? That was the question being put to employers in Chattooga County this week by the U. S. Employment Service, as the na tion observed “National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week.” In this county alone there are 19 handicapped persons who are registered as needing a job. There are five who can do cer tain textile mill work and the following desire jobs: porter, bus boy, elevator operator, farmer, shoe repairman, car penter, painter, bus driver, auto repairman, refrigeration me cnanic, instrument repairman, yarn grader, laundry man and truck driver. All ministers in this county have been sent a message ask ing them to remind their con gregations, either in the church bulletin or by announcement at the service, that the support of the entire community is needed in developing job opportunities for the handicapped in this area. Several employers who have already hired the handicapped have written letters stating that they are well pleased with the results. Tire absentee rate of handi capped persons is just about the same as that of unimpaired workers, a Federal Security Agency leaflet discloses. Handicapped workers, when properly placed in jobs are adaptable, productive, careful, regular, steady and capable, a recent study has revealed. An official Government sur vey of 895 handicapped workers and 1,404 unimpaired workers shows that the relative output per workers is slightly higher for the handicapped, the rate of output for the handicapped workers being 101 as against 100 for unimpaired workers. -HERE ’N THERE- Private First Class John B. Taylor, the son of Mrs. Janie Taylor, Union 500 Street, Sum merville, is presently with the Medical Company, 32nd Infantry Regiment, Seventh Infantry Di vision, in Hachinohe, Japan. Private First Class Taylor en listed in the Army, August 6, 1948, at Detroit, Mich. He took his initial training at Fort Knox, Ky Private First Class Taylor is a cook at the present time, and plans to re-enlist when his pres ent enlistment expires. He left the United States for his current overseas tour of duty, Novem ber 30. 1948 One 18 year-old of this area enlisted last week in the U. S. Army according to the recruiting cfflce in Rome The man enlisting was Hudon G. Black. Jr., of Summerville, who is the son of Hudon Black. Sr. Hudon took advantage of the special enlistment peerlod of one year open only for 18 year-old*. He is now stationed at Fort Jackson. Columbia, S. C., where he is receiving basic training. Anyone interested in an en listment in the U. S Army or U. S Air Force can see the recruit ing sergeant at the Summerville Post Offlc any Thursday morn ing between 9 and 12 Marine Ist Lt. John A. Justice, a Marine Volunteer Reserve pilot, son of Mr and Mrs Allen Justice. Box 38. Trion has Just completed two weeks active duty flying with other Marine Re servlets at the Naval Air Sta tion. Atlanta. Lt Justice, a veteran of the South Pacific Area, is now in private business, and like many other ex-marines he has con tinued his contact with Marine Aviation through the Marine Volunteer Reserve Program As a volunteer reservlest. may request 15 days active duty each year for which he receives full pay and valuable 'raining and experience This tour of ac tive duty la open to both officer and enlisted personnel of the volunteer reserve. Also, he may spend this two weeks of active duty training with the Marine Air Reserve Training Command. Naval Air Station. Atlanta, where he will receive training and instruction on such subjects as radar, flying. If he to a pilot or any of the many phases of aircraft maintenance (Uh? ^nmmn uillr Nms WILDLIFE CLUB MEETS MONDAY The monthly meeting of the Chattooga County Wildlife Club and Conservation Club will be held at 7:30 p. m. Monday, Oct. 10 at the courthouse in Summer ville, according to President W. H. Smith, of Lyerly. Ed Friend, director of Infor mation and Education of the Georgia Game and Fish Com mission, will be the speaker and will bring along movie of the state’s wildlife resources which should be of interest to every one. “Every sportsman in the coun ty should hear Mr. Friend, see the movie and learn more about the game that abounds in our state,” Mr. Smith said. The public is cordially invited to attend this meeting and every member is urged to come. PTA Meet To Be Held Today The new Summerville School auditorium will be the scene this afternoon of a meeting of patrons of the Summerville school in an effort to revive the Parent-Teacher Association. The time is 3:15 o’clock. It is most important that all those interested in the school attend this meeting, leaders said. VFW To MecF Tonight At ‘Home’ The Mason - McCauley Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will meet at 8 o’clock tonight (Thurs day* at the Memorial Home, it was announced this week by James ( Sloppy) Floyd, Com mander. Miss Mary Ellen Selman, of Summerville, has been pledged tc the Chi Omega Sorority at • the University of Georgia, where she enrolled for the fall quarter. The New Bethel Baptist Church, three miles north of Trion on U. S. Highway 27, will be the scene of a Sacred Harp Singing Sunday, Oct. 16. There will be a basket lunch eon at the noon hour and a large number of singers is expected. The regular communication of Trion Lodge. 160 F and A. M., will be held at 7:30 p. m.. Satur day. Oct. 8. All qualified Masons are in । vlted Sgt. James C. Broome, son of Kirk Broome, Route 4. LaFay ette, Is now serving as a food service technician with the Headquarters Detachment. Yo kohama Motor Command Stationed In Yokohama, Japan's major port city and seat of the headquarters of the Eighth Army. Sergeant Broome Is filling an essential Job with the Army's Occupational Forces here. His company furnishes ad ministrative personnel for many activities In the city area. To occupy his leisure hours, he has access to theaters, clubs, libraries, evening classes, a gymnasium, bowling alleys, vol ly ball and tennis courts, a golf course, as well as the picturesque scenery of this ancient country. He formerly served overseas with the First Infantry Division in North Africa. Sicily. England. France and Germany Alexander Pb<lllp Holland. 13, of Holland, won the Expert Rif. , Icman's Medal. It was announced in Washington. D. C last week by the National Rifle Associa tion. governing body of com petitive rifle and pistol shooting for the United Rates Young Alexander first took up the target sport three years ago He has climbed steadily! through the 13 lower rankings and needs needs only one more to reach the top drawer of the Junior shooters — the Distinguished Rifleman's Medal. Alexander is the son t Mr and Mrs Gilbert Holland He is a student at the Junior Military Academy and a member of the Junior Military Academy Junior Rifle Club SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1949 - ~ Local People Attend Better Health Conference A group of Chattooga Coun tians attended the first North west Regional Better Health Conference Tuesday at the Lin dale American Legion Home, sponsored by the Health Division of the Georgia Citizens Council. Those from Summerville at tending were: Miss Beulah Shropshire, Miss Jewel Poole, Miss Wilma Pace, Mrs. Paul Weems and Mrs. Raymund Dan iel. Trionites going were: Mrs. Frances Alxander, Miss Harry Hardeman, Mrs. R. P. Harde man and A. J. Strickland. Dr. Enoch Gallaway, president of the Medical Association of Georgia, was the principal speaker Tuesday morning. He declared that a hospital in every community is not neces sarily the answer to Georgia’s public health problems. He pointed out that hospitals in communities so small they can not command the services of an adequate staff or proper finan cial support are wasteful. Mrs. Arthur Lambert Jr., of Sandy Springs, explained the work of a lay committee of wom en who contributed their time and efforts to raise money and interest for a community medi cal center. Fair Plans Are Continuing Here Plans are going forward for I the annual Chattooga County Fair which will be held this year on Oct. 12 -15 at the Fair Grounds in North Summerville. A main feature of the fair will be the industrial exhibit, which this year will cover twice the area of the one in 1948. Crop and home displays also are being ar ranged for exhibit. The midway will be provided by the Cumberland Valley Shows. Mrs. Ethel Neal Dies Wednesday Mrs Ethel Caldwell Neal, age 27. of Summerville. Route 2, passed away at 1 a.m. Wednes day <n a Rome hospital after a lingering illness. Besides her husband, W. W. Neal, she is survived by one son, Rex Allen Neal: her mother, Mrs. J W. Caldwell, of Summerville, Route 2: four brothers, C. C. and Frank Caldwell, of Summer. - ville; Buford, of Rome, and Hill of Lyerly. Funeral services were to be conducted at the Lyerly Baptist Church, of which she was a mem ber. at 2 o'clock this afternoon, with the Rev Ben L. Caldwell, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in the Lyerly Cemetery, with the J. D. Hill Funeral Home m charge of arrangements. Coosa Valley Fair Opens October 17 The firM annual Coosa Valley Fair will open in Rome October 17, under the sponsorship of the Rome Exchange Club, and will feature exhibits from through out Northwest Georgia as well •is Northeast Alabama It will continue through October 22. Thousands of dollars in cash premiums will be awarded win ning exhibits anti prises will be handed out every day at the lair Regional Lions Meet In Trion The Riegrldale Tavern. Trion, was the acene Friday evening of a meeting of the Lions Clubs In thia region Earl Hathcock, of Atlanta, governor of District 18-A. Ed ward Bruder, of Rome, deputy district governor, and Joe Davis, of Decatur, international coun cilor. conducted a forum on Lioniam Among the goals set for Dis trict 18-A were the formation of 10 new clubs during the year, better attendance and more sight conservation wort, an a 10 per cent increase in member ship Cluba represented were: Dade County. LaPayrtte. Dalton. Tri on. Summerville and Rome ’Birthday Calendar' Will Help Secure Piano For School Those who were not home when a Summerville Club mem ber knocked at their door were reminded this week to be sure to call some member and get their name on the “Summer ville Birthday Calendar.” Sponsored by the Summerville Music Club, the “Birthday Cal endar” is a project to raise mon ey with which to buy a piano for the newly-completed high school auditorium. Each person’s name will be printed under the month and day of his birth. (The year will not be necessary). The Club has plans to get 3,- 600 to 4,000 names on the regu lar 12 months standard calen dar. “So you see,” one Club leader pointed out, “everybody living, working or interested in Sum merville wants their names to appear. Buy a calendar and see who has the same birthday as you, or see when your friends’ birthdys are.” The Club leader continued, : stating “it makes you feel mighty good when you walk into the grocery store bright and early and have Mr. Grocerman greet you with ‘Happy Birthday, Mrs. So-and-So.’ Or to have an insurance company or jewelry 'store send you a special birth day card, to say the least of the fan mail you’ll be receiving from your local, Rome and Chat tanooga stores, who have given ads and donations and in re i turn have our calendar of names for their mailing list.” It was pointed out that this ।is a project “which will bring happy dividends and a wonder ful feeling to know that your few cents helped buy a greatly needed piano for the school.” The piano will be for public use, it was stated. Those wishing to get their । name on the calendar should send their name and date of birth to any school teacher or Music Club member by Satur day. October 8. C. OF C MEETS HERE TUESDAY AU Chattooga countians were reminded this week that the an nual meeting of the Chattooga County Chamber of Commerce will be held at 7:30 p. m. Tues day. Oct. 11, at the courthouse. Everyone has been invited to attend this meeting at which time officers for the new year will be selected and a report of the past year's activities will be given. Legion Auxiliary Launches Drive For Members The membership drive for the local American Legion Auxiliary is in progress here. It was an nounced this week by Miss Mae Earl Strange, president. Mrs. James Hawkins is mem bership chairman, and the drive will end Oct. 20. Miss Strange ■aid. The goal for this year is 51 members. Last year there were 50 members. Anyone Interested In joining may contact Mrs. Hawkins Dues are $2 annually. Rotarians Join Form Bureau Thirty - five members of the Summerville-Trion Rotary Club have become members of the Chattooga County Farm Bureau. It was learned thia week, Their joining came as a re |sdt of their Interest In the farm work of the county Future Farmers of America some time ago put on a demonstration of their work for the Club and re cently N B Murphy pointed out In an addreM the need for mu tual understanding between the Industrialist and farmers. TRUCK BLOCKS ROAD FOLLOWING ACCIDENT A large Merita truck cab crashed Into a ditch on the south side of U. 8 Highway 27 at Crystal Springs Wednesday morning, causing little damage The huge trailer halted traffic along the highway, as It formed a complete block across the road The traffic, however, was muted through a private driveway near the accident GEA MEET TO . BE ATTENDED BY LOCAL GROUP Superintendent C. B. Akin, Chattooga County Schools, A. J. Strickland, Superintendent of Trion Schools, Local Unit Presi dent of Trion Unit, Mrs. M. B. Eubanks, Chattooga County President, Mrs. Jewel F. Rudicil, Mrs. Graves T. Myers Jr., Sum merville, and Mrs. Frances Alex ander, Trion Chairman of GEA Public Relations Committee, will attend the Seventh District GEA Convention to be held in Rome, October 13. The Morning Session of the Convention will be held in the Municipal Auditorium begin ning at 9:45 a. m. Kankakee Anderson, GEA 7th District Director, and Superin tendent of Polk County School will preside. Music will be fur nished by The Rome High School band under the direction of A. W. Derrick. Dr. Sam Daughtry, pastor of Rome First Christian Church, will deliver the Invoca -1 tion. Highlights of the morning ses sion will be a report by the 1949 National Education Association Convention delegate, Miss John ne Williams, LaFayette, 7th Dis trict Representative to the Boston meeting. Dr. M. D. Col lins, State Superintendent of Schools and Dr. O. C. Aderhold. GEA President will speak to the group and at 11:30 a. m. Honor able Roy Harris will deliver an address which will be broadcast over Rome radio stations. GEA Secretary, J. Harold Saxon will give a report on the activities of the Georgia Education As sociation. SET SEAL SALE QUOTA HERE To put into effect plans for an improved program to fight tuberculosis in Chattooga Coun ।ty during 1950, the Chattooga Tuberculosis Association must realize $2,000 in the county-wide 1949 Christmas Seal Sale which opens on Nov. 21 and continues until Dec. 25, according to Mrs Agnes Hammond, treasurer of the association. The quota for the county. Mrs Hammond pointed out, was set by the association after a study of the i°49 expenditures and of projects planned for 1950. Proceeds from the Seal Sale constitute the sole support of the tuberculosis association’s year-round program of tuber losls prevention and control. Mrs. Hammond emphasized that the association works close ly with the Chattooga Health Department and other com munity organizations In carry ing out its tuberculosis case finding, health education, and rehabilitation projects. During 1950. she said, the association plans to continue combatting TB by helping those stricken as well as helping prevent spread ing of the disease The 1949 Seal Sale is part of the 43rd annual nationwide ap peal for funds to fight tuber culosis in this country. It is con ducted by the 3.000 affiliates of the National Tuberculosis As sociation. including the Chat tooga Tuberculosis Association. Seventy - five per cent of seal funds collected remains In the county. Mrs. Hammond added, with 25 per cent forwarded to .the State and National Associa tions. Regular Meet Os WMS Held Friday The Woman's Missionary So ciety of South Summerville Bap tist Church met Friday. Sept 30. at the church, for the gen- । eral monthly meeting "Christ, the Answer to Atheis tic Communism." was the theme of the program The devotional message was riven by Mrs. W M Steele fol lowed by an Interesting program oirected by Mr« Elmer Hankins 1 Homecoming Planned By Spring Creek The Spring Creek Baptist Church will have a homecoming Sunday. Oct 8. It has been an nounced by the pastor, the Rev Frank B Lewis An interesting program Is be ing arranged, and special music has been planned All former pastors and mem bers have a special invitation and the public la cordially in vited to attend Five Schools Close for Cotton-Picking Season Prompt Appointment; Os Local Hospital Ji Authority Urged ’ Prompt appointment of a < County Hospital Authority was f urged Tuesday night at the regu lar meeting of the Summerville 1 Lions Club by W. F. Aldred, 1 president of the County Cham- j ber of Commerce. ■ I Mr. Aldred said he would 1 recommend a seven-man au- ! thority instead of a five-man 1 group and that they should be good businessmen. ’ “They should be men who * have time to devote to the l work,” the speaker said. | Mr. Aldred declared that he I believed better results could be ( obtained by the concerted at tention of an authority than by ' : loading the work onto the Board j of Commissioners. The speaker ' emphasized that he felt the men on the Board of Commissioners were fine and able men, but 1 that the task is so tremendous a £ group that lias the time should 1 be designated to handle the as- i fairs. t Rodman K Eubanks, program 1 chairman, introduced Mr. Aldred. ' John Davis, president, presided. J E. M. Blue, Summerville school superintendent, transferred from r Lavonia to the local Lions Club, f Tn Lavonia, he was president of t the Lions Club. j 4-H Poultry Show c * i Here This Alernoon § A 4-H poultry show will be t held at the Summerville court- r house at 2:30 o'clock this after- f noon. It has been announed. t Among those entering the ] poultry show will be the follow- f ing: Jane Hamby, Anita Butler, t Barbara Pinion, Betty Jean j Vaughn. Frank Ford. Carlton v Cargle, Lamar Rosser. J. W. \ Tudor and Gene Ray Williams, j Arthur Gannon, poultry spe- < cialist of the Georgia Extension ( Service in Athens will judge the j show. < Dance Planned By Vet Groups For October 20 A dance will be held at the Chattooga County Memorial Home Thursday evening, Oct. 2£. •sponsored by the American Legion and the Veterans of For- i: eign Wars. It was disclosed this 1 week. The time is 9 to 12. i Jack Kranyik and his orches tra. of Rome, will provide music < for the affair, and a popular 1 vocalist will be featured. : Everyone is Invited to the * dance and dress will be optional, either formal or Informal. 1 A decoration committee is to I be appointed In the near future ’ to make the Home attractive for < the affair. I Mayor Proclaims ‘Physically Handicapped Week’ Here A Proc la motion by the Mayor of Summerville WHEREAS. In observance of a joint resolution and pursu ant to a Proc la mat ion of the President of the United State*, the first week In October of each year since 1945 has become traditionally recognized and observed throughout America as Hktionil Emolov th< Pin i.-allv Handlcam,- ! w< < k and WHEREAS, the people of our community arc eager to Join in this movement and make their full contribution to a cause which seeks to equalize the opportunities for gainful employ ment and thereby take full advantage of the skills and talents possessed by our less fortunate neighbors who are the victims of physical handicaps which would otherwise impair their earn ing capacity: and WHEREAS, by emphasizing to employers the reserve of unused earning power which can thus be turned toward en riching the productive capacity and adding to the material and social wealth of our neighborhood, we can contribute to the happiness and prosperity enjoyed by all of our citizens and elevate the standards of our civilized manner of living: and WHEREAS, we arc proud that in Georgia we have taken rank among the states in the rehabilitation, restoration and employment of our disabled fellow citizens, and that in the observance of this annual event dedicated to their service, our people have occupied an important place NOW THEREFORE. I. Willis James. Mayor of the City of Summerville, have proclaimed and set aside Ine week beginning October 2. 1949. as "Employ the Physically Handicapped Week" and urge all local officials, local employers, all local civic, fra ternal veterans, women's organizations and other groups, to Join in a united effort to enlist public support for a sustained program aimed at the maximum employment and full use of the capacities and skill of physically handicapped workers IN WITNESS WHEREOF, i have hereunto set my hand and cause the Beal of the City of Summerville to be affixed, this the 29th day of September. 1949 W 8 JAMES. Mayor Attest L C TURNER. Clerk of Council Growing With I Chattooga $1.50 PER YEAR Five schools in Chattooga County will suspend school ac tivities for a week, beginning Monday, Oct. 10, in order that the children will be free to help harvest the cotton crop. Classes will be resumed Monday, Oct 17. This announcement was made yesterday by C. B. Akin, county school superintendent. The schools are as follows: Menlo, Cloudland, Teloga, Lyer ly and Gore. The Subligna School already has suspended classes and will resume on Oct. 31. A summer school was held to make up for time lost in the harvest season. School will be continued as usual in the othes schools of the county, it was stated. MT. COVE DUROC SALE SET FOR OCTOBER 17 Mountain Cove Farms, of Kensington, will hold their sale of spring boars and gilts at the farm in Walker County, at 1 p. m., October 17. Eighteen spring boar sand 32 spring gilts will be included in the auction which will be conducted by Col. Tom McCord. This offering of boars and gilts ready for breeding this fall, af fords many features that will be of interest to those desiring to produce better hogs. Well over half of the offering comes from litters which qualified for Pro duction Registry last spring. Also included will be pigs from ton litters and that have been show winners. The Mountain Cove show record has been very good this year and many of the ant mals selling In the sale are out of the shew herd. Winnings of this herd at the Tennessee Val ley Fair included Grand Cham pion sow. Reserve Champion boar. Junior Champion sow. and Junior Champion boar along with 11 firsts. The following week at the Tennessee State Fair in Nashville, the Mountain Cove entries coped the Grand Chamnion sow. Reserve Cham pion boar and Junior Champion sow and took 8 blue ribbon awards. Royal blood will certain ly be represented in this sale of fering. Memorial Home Dance For All, Vet Leaders Say A square dance will be held at the Memorial Home from 9 to 12 p. m. Saturday, it was an nounced this week. These dances are not for vet erans alone, it was emphasized. Everyone Is welcome to attend and there are plenty of seats for spectators. A heating system has recent ly been Installed to make the building more comfortable. The music is furnished by Curley Kinsey and his Buck board Pals.