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VOL. 65; NO. 44
Mrs. Cleckler Guides
1949 Xmas Seal Sale
The 1949 Christmas Seal Sale
in Chattooga County will be con
ducted from Nov. 21 to Dec. 25
by the Chattooga Tuberculosis
Association under the chairman
ship of Mrs. O. L. Cleckler, of
Menlo, according to an an
nouncement by Mrs. Emmett
Clrakson, president of the asso
ciation.
Working with Mrs. Clarkson as
committee heads in the county
will be: Mrs. Ethel Simmons,
Mrs. W. U. Hydon and Miss Annie
Ruth Housch, all of Trion; Miss
Faye Busbin, of Lyerly; Mrs.
Tom White, of Subligna; Mrs. A.
B. Hammond, of Berryton; Mrs.
Mid M. Allen, Mrs. J. T. Stubbs,
Miss Jewell Poole, Dr. W. T.
Gist and Mrs. Charles Cochran,
all of Summerville.
Seal Sale proceeds will be used
to finance the 1950 projects of
the association which plans an
expanded tuberculosis prevention
and control program for the new
year, Mrs. Clarkson pointed out
in announcing the appoint
ments.
"Since I heartily believe in the
work of the Chattooga County
Tuberculosis Association, I am
deeply honored by this appoint
ment,” said Mrs. Cleckler, “and
I am glad of this opportunity to
assist in this worthwhile com
munity project.”
“I am confident of the full
cooperation of this county’s resi
dents with the Seal Sale cam
paign. Their support of the tu
berculosis association’s program
in the past demonstrates their
interest in the tuberculosis
problem in the community and
a determination to carry on the
fight against the disease until
it is conquered in this country.”
MOVIE ON DYEING
WOOLENS SHOWN
TO ROTARIANS
The Rotary Club v;as shown
an entertaining movie, “It Is
All in the Finish,” at the regu
lar meeting Wednesday.
The movie outlined the pro
cess of dyeing and finishing
woolens. Robert Powell was in
charge of the program and
George Collett operated the' ma
chine.
Guests at the club were Ro
tarian James Baker, of the La-
Feyette club; Mr. McFeeley, of
New York; Glie Thompson, of
Atlanta; George Erwin, of Cal
houn, and Bonnie Watley.
Frank H. Prince will be in
charge of the program for Oct.
26.
There will be a homecoming
at the Mt. Union Baptist Church
on Sunday. Oct. 30. It was an
nounced by the Rev. Wrathburn
Cash, pastor.
-HERE ’N THERE-
The regular commit nivation ot
Trion Lodge 160, F. and A. M. will
be held at 7:30 p. m. Saturday.
Oct. 24.
All qualified masons are in
vited.
Miss Hazel Toles, of Menlo, has
been pledged by the Susan B.
Harris Literary Society at Young
Harris.
The daughter of Mr and Mrs.
T. T. Toles, of Menlo. Miss Toles
Is a graduate of Menlo High
School and is now a freshman at
Young Harris.
Ralph Chamblee and Jimmy
Tucker, both of Menlo, have been
pledged by Kappa Sigma fra
ternity at the University of Geor
gia. it was announced this week
Mr. Chamblee Is the son of Mr
and Mrs. Ralph Chamblee, while
Mr. Tucker is the son of Mr. and
Mrs J. W Tucker
Riegel Textile Corporation, Tri
on Division. Rlegeldale Farm.
Trion, has made u state cham
pion record with Its registered
Gm rnwy <•<•*. Rir^ldalr Emory
Inspiration. Her production of
14.061 pounds of butterfat Ls the
highest record in hr state made
by a senior 4-year-old in the
365 lay division.
The sire of this cow. Riegeldale
Melba's Emory owned by H. O.
Haskell, Shadds Ford Pa. has one
hundred twenty sons and daugh
ters In the Performance Register
ot the American Guernsey Cattle
Club.
The following students from
Chattooga County are enrolled
at West Georgia College for this
year: Tom Brown, Jean Duff.
John QUbreath, R L. Greene.
Bumnwriitlk Kmns
FLOYD, CAVIN TO
ATTEND VFW
COUNCIL MEET
James Floyd, of Pennville,
Junior Vice Commander of the
State Department of Veterans
of Foreign Wars, and John C.
Cavin, of Trion, Seventh Dis
trict Commander of the VFW,
will attend the Council of Ad
ministration meeting in Fort
Valley Sunday.
Mr. Floyd addressed a rally of
the Fifth District VFW at Fair
burn Sunday as a representative
of the State Department.
His topic was “The Four-point
Program of the State VFW’.”
The four points, aS named by
Mr. Floyd, are: membership
totaling 20,000 members; more
aid to veterans: more communi
ty service; and returning to
VFW ideals.
All posts in the Fifth District
were represented at the meeting.
Mr. Cavin and Mr. Floyd visit
ed a Marietta post of the VFW
Tuesday night, at which time
they discussed the State VFW
program, naming the four goals.
Mr. Floyd is Membership Chair
man of the fourth, fifth,
seventh, ninth and tenth dis
tricts.
Alexander Reyno'ds
Dies Sunday Here
Alexander Reynolds, 75. died
at his home in Summerville at
5:25 p. m. Sunday after a linger
ing illness.
He is survived by seven daugh
ters. Mrs. J. A. Ware. Mrs. Collis
Styles, Mrs. Claude Seymore,
Mrs. Herman Harrison, Mrs.
Clarence Clark and Mrs. Bry
ant Ward, all of Summerville;
Mrs. Tyson Sparks, of Tuscon,
Ariz.; and son, Gurdon L. Reyn
olds, of Lyerly: one brother. Ben
Reynolds, of Summerville: one
sister, Mrs. Carrie Morrison, of
Lyerly. Twelve grand- children
also survive.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at Oak Hill Methodist Church
at 2 p. m. Tuesday, the Rev. John
Kellett, the Rev. W. M Steele
and the Rev. Oliver Pledger offi
ciated. Interment was in Oak
Hill Cemetery. J D. Hill Funeral
Heme in charge of arrange
ments.
Honorary pallbearers were: J.
S. Owens. Gordon Espy. Robert
Crawford. Roland Henrv. Davton
Pledger. D. M. Hill. T. S Weems,
and J. M. Green.
Active pallbearers were:
nephews, Paul Morrison, Tony
Reynolds. Clarence Reynolds,
Edwin Newsome. Carl Dooley,
Carlton Reynolds.
Jr., John Greenwood. Billy
Hayes. Yvonne McCullough,
Kenneth Minor, Jean Morton.
Bobbie Padgett, Noah Rider.
| Myra White. Emma Jean Woods
and Reginald Tate.
West Georgia College is a
branch of the University Sys
tem and provides freshman and
sophomore work leading to al
, most anv degree a student
chooses. It has the largest en
rollment of any Junior College
in the University System
A Junior College offers oppor
tunity for students to get much
individual attention, to discover
their abilities and to make the
new adjustments that are often
nustrating In larger Institu
tions.
The first man enlisting from
'Chattooga County in the U. 8.
Army under the new pay scale
1* Clyde Kennedy, 20, Georgia
Street. Trion
A veteran of three years serv
ice. Kennedy enlisted for an In
definite period in the grade of
Sergeant (formerly called Staff
i Sergeant >. He was separated
last month.
Under the new pay bill which
became effective October 1, men
remitting within 90 days for an
Indefinite period receive n s3no
bonus.
Married Sergeants with three
years service now draw 5147 In
pay and longevity. $67.50 quar
ters, and $31,50 subsistence, a
total of $246 Retirement pay for
this grade is $l7O 25
Anyone interested In an en
listment In the U. S Army or
U. 8. Air Force can see the re
crulting sergeant at the Sum
merville Post Office any Thurs
day morning between 9 and It.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1949
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AROUND 500 PERSONS attended the cooking school recently conducted at the Summerville High
School Auditorium and sponsored by the Chattooga County Garden Club. Prizes, valued at sev
eral hundred dollars, contributed by local merchants, were given away, as well as all food prepared
on the stage. Picture, left to right, are Mrs. O. G. Morehead, Garden Club president; Mrs. Charles
Fink, chairman of the ways and means committee: Mrs. Rui us Pruitt, winner of oven meal, and
Miss Sarah Boddie, home improvement specialist. Georgia Power Company.
MRS. WEEMS
HEADS CANCER
DRIVE HERE
Chattooga County’s first fight
against cancer will be led for
the next twelve months by Mrs.
Paul Weems, of the Summerville
Women’s Club.
Her appointment as Chattooga
County Commander for the
Georgia Division of the Ameri
can Cancer Society was made
yesterday by Mrs. J. M. Chea
tham, of Griffin, the Society’s
State Commander. ,
“As County Commander, she
holds one of the most impor
tant posts in what is going to
jbe the greatest effort ever un
dertaken in Georgia to stop the
1,400 or more preventable deaths
cancer is causing here. “Mrs.
Cheatham said.
| “The entire cancer education
program in Chattooga County
is the first and most essential
step, doctors say, toward cancer
control—will be under the Club's
direction. So will the lay serv
ice program to help assure
treatment and aid for all those
cancer strikes.
“The work that they will do
will have a direct bearing on the
future health and safety, inso
far as cancer is concerned, of
one out of every six men, wom
en and children alive in Chat
tooga County today because
J that is the number medical sta
tistics forecast will be struck by
cancer at sometime during their
lives—one in six."
Mrs. Weems and all those who
assist her will serve as volun
teers without compensation a»
a service to their community.
J. T. Ledheller, 70,
Dies al Prayer Senfce
John Thomas (Tom> Ledbet
ter. 70, died suddenly at 9 p. m.
Thursday while attending prayer
meeting in Trion.
Mr. Ledbetter was a member
of the Berryton Baptist Church
and Trion Lodge No. 160 F and
A. M. The Trion lodge will have
charge of the services at the
grave.
Surviving Mr. Ledbetter are
his wife. Mrs Essie Tiner Led
better, of Trion; two sons,
the Rev. Elmer Ledbetter, of
Trion, and W. J. Ledbetter, ol
Ft. Wayne, Ind.: a brother, J. H.
Ledbetter, of Rome. Eleven
grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at the Trion Baptist Church
id 3 p. m. Sunday with the Rev.
8. L. Walker and the Rev. Harvie
Adams officiating. Interment
was In the Trion Cemetery with
J D. Hill Funeral Home in
charge
METHODIST CHURCH
TO OBSERVE THEIR
CENTENNIAL OCT. 31
The Summerville Methodist
Church will observe Its centen
nial Sunday, October 30. with
an all-day program, It was dis
closed this week by the Rev.
Henry Walker, pastor.
The regular service will be
held at 11 a. m. and those at
tending are asked to bring
basket lunches to be served at
the noon hour.
A brief program will follow
In the afternoon, the Rev Mr
Walker wild
VF W Sponsors Drive
Beautify Highway 27
Mason - McCauley Post 6688,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, this
week announced plans to spon
sor a beautification program
along U. S. Highway 27 in Chat
tooga County.
Rufus Pruitt. Chairman, said
there are three things property
owners along the 20-mile route
are asked to do in cooperation
with the VFW on this drive.
First, he said, they are re
quested to keep growth cut away
from the highway and to culti
vate as close to the highway as
is practical.
Second, owners are asked to
set out crepe myrtle along the
highway at approximately 300-
feet intervals.
Third, the VFW would like to
see all small objectionable signs
removed along the route.
“We want to make tourists re-
Leaders Say Fn'r
Success; 9300 Attend
More than 9.500 persons at
tended the annual Chattooga
County Fair held last week here.
leaders described the fair as a
rage success with better ex
hibits than ever befor.e
Menlo won first place in the
community exhibit, with Little
Sand Mountain taking second;
Hanson, third; and Pennville,
feurth.
Turk Woman Visits Here;
Sees l air; Visits Libraries
Perhaps Miss Ikbal Berk, of
Ankara, Turkey, was the first
woman from her country to visit
Chattooga county.
As a librarian at the National
Library. Ankara, Miss Berk is
in this country to study the li
braries here and to get ideas for
conducting those in her own
! country.
She visited the Congressional
Library. In Washington, for six
months, toured the north and
west and then came south to
study the conditions here.
The Cherokee Regional Li
brary. composed of Chattooga,
Walker and Dade counties, is the
model Regional Library in the
si::te and for this reason Chat
toogu county was honored by
having Miss Berk visit here last
w < ek
Charming and most attractive
nt 35. her pleasing personality
was most impressive to members
of the Library Board. She also
spoke excellent English, and had
a wonderful sense of humor
As g’tcsl of the Regional Li
brary Board nt a dinner party
ut Rlegeldale Tavern last Wed
nesday evening. Miss Berk ex
pressed a rreiii deal <>f interest
and amazement upon learning
that through the library plan
here, books are available to every
person tn the Region.
Harvey Phillips, Treasurer of
the Board, presided at the din
ner and the guest of honor was
introduced by Mlm Lucille Nix.
of the State Department, in
charge of rural libraries, and
Miss Sara Jones, also of the
State Department, in charge of
school libraries
In a report of the activities of
the local Region, Mlm Berk
learned that there u one Negro
member Chattooga County," Mr.
Pruitt said, “and we also want
to stir up civic pride within the
people who reside or who own
property along this vital lane
through the county.”
Serving with Mr Pruitt on the
committee are Elgin Logan and
R. C. Hardeman.
It was pointed out that the
State Department of Commerce
had asked VFW posts through
out the state to sponsor a park
way within their county; how
ever. since there already is one
located atop Taylor’s Ridge at
Kar Tah Del other improvements
are more keenly needed. This is
solely a civic project designed to
beautify the county, it was stat
ed.
The VFW urges the coopera
tion of everyone in making this
project successful and Chattoo
ga County more beautiful.
The official list of prize win
ners has not yet been released.
The only textile mill exhibit
was that of Riegel Textile Cor
poration and featured work of
the glove factory. The way gloves
are sewn was demonstrated by
Mis. Clifford Payne. An old loom
and a spinning wheel also were
featured in the exhibit.
library at LaFayette and that
plans are well underway for one
in Summerville.
Mrs. O L. Cleckler presented
the guest with a corsage of gar
denias upon her arrival at the
Tavern. During the dinner, a
lovely silk scarf was presented
Miss Berk by Mrs. H. D. Brown
cn behalf ot the Board.
The Board expressed delight
in having the young woman visit
them and Miss Berk seemed
equally delighted to be In Chat
tooga county.
While here she visited the
local library, the LaFayette li
brary and went out on the book
mobile.
In her talk, at the dinner
meeting. Miss Berk told how
American movies were adored in
Turkey and how popular the
Westerns were.
Whenever a western movie is
in town, you’ll see the little boys
out hiding behind a tree and
"shooting’* Just as is done by
many American youngsters, she
said.
Although there are some
American-made automobiles in
Turkey they still are not too
plentiful. Miss Berk stated
VisHs Fair
While here, she attended her
first county fair, that being the
Chattooga County Fair which
was In progress at the time.
Miss Berk said that foods in
Turkey are quite ainiiliar to
those in Chattooga county, es
pecially the tomato, which Is
quite a favorite in her country.
Miss Jeanette Harrell. Assist
ant Home Demonstration Agent,
explained the functions of the
4-H Club and Woman’s Home
Demonstration Clubs, pointing
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Hospital Details Turned
Over to C. C. Committee
P.-T.A. MOVES
ALONG; GETS MANY
NEW MEMBERS
Not one person has turned
[ down the Summerville P.-T. A.’s
' plea to join their organization,
-it was learned here this week
' from Mrs. G. B Blackwell.
Chairman.
Serving with Mrs. Blackwell
|on the membership committee of
| the recently re-organized P.-T.
A. are Mrs. James Hawkins and
Mrs. Curtis Meacham.
Among the first ones joining
were: Mr. and Mrs. Roy Alex
ander, Mr. and Mrs. John Alex
ander, Mr. and Mrs. Billy Allen,
Mr. and Mrs. Grady Allen, Mr.
and Mrs. M. M. Allen, Jr., Mr.
and Mrs. Johnny Argo, Mr. and
Mrs. Charlie Brooks, Mr. and
Mrs. G. B. Blackwell, Mr. and
Mrs. Mose Brinson, Mr. and Mrs.
J. R. Burgess, Mr. and Mrs. Den
nis Cox, Mr. and Mrs. D. W.
Copeland, Mr. and Mrs. A. G.
Dunson, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Davi
son, Mr. and Mrs. John Echols,
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Edwards, Mr.
and Mrs. D. T. Espy. Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Espy. Mrs. Bonnie
Eleam. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Elrod
and Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Elgin.
Cedartown Scene
Os P.-T.A., Fall
Conference Ocf. 25
The fall conference of the 15th
District Division of the Georgia
Congress of Parents and Teach
ers will be held in Cedartowm on
Tuesday morning, Oct. 25. The
Cedartown Council of Parent-
Teacher Associaiions will be
host to the meeting, entertain
ing some 63 local associations of
this section.
The counties of the 15th Dis
trict include Dade. Catoosa.
Walk er, Whitfield, Murray.
Chattooga. Gordon. Floyd. Bar
tow. Polk and Paulding.
Mrs. Ralph Hobbs, of Cataula.
state president, will lead a dis
cussion on the purpose, policies
and procedure of PTA work.
'Tax Revision—So What?" will
be the subject of a talk by Mr.
Jack Lance, of the State Depart
ment of Education. The business
session will be presided over by
Mrs. Clarence Richardson, of
Dalton, district director
Several other members of the
state board of managers will as
sist in the program of the day
and local unit presidents will be
introduced. After the roll call, a
prize will be offered the local
unit with the largest attend
ance.
The president of the Cedar
town council is Mrs. Arthur
Havie and the local unit presi
dents include Mesdames Charles
Smith, Jr.. Julian Vincent, C. E.
David. James Young and Forest
Oates.
Mrs. Elizabeth Mathis
Dies at Home Tues.
Mrs Tabitha Elizabeth Owens
Mathis. 84. died at her home,
Armuchee Route 2. at 7:15 p
.m. Tuesday.
She is survived by one daugh
ter, Mrs. B H. Croft, of Pitts.
Route 2; a son. Ellis H Mathis.
Armuchee, Route 2. Nine grand
children also survive.
Funeral services were con
। ducted at the Sand Mountain
Baptist Chapel at 3:30 p. m,
Wednesday, with the Rev. Will
Will Veatch officiating,
Active pallbearers were: Hus
ion Cargle, Griffin Cargle, Roy
Hawkins, Charles Carr, Eugene
Mathis and Emory Mathis. In
terment was In the church
cemetery. J. D. Hill Funeral
। Home, of Summerville, in
charge
Popular Orchestra
To Play at Hance
Jack Kranylk and his orches
tra. of Rome, will provide the
music for the dance at the
Memorial Home from fl to 12
o'clock this evening
The affair is being sponsored
by the American Legion Post 129
and Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 6688
Dress will be optional and the
dance is open to the public, it
was stated
Growing With
Chattooga
$1.50 PER YEAR
Details for the construction of
the county hospital were turned
over to a Planning Committee
of the Chamber of Commerce
Monday by the County Board of
Commissioners.
The Committee, composed of
O. L. Cleckler, Chairman, J. T.
Morgan, J. R. Burgess, A. A. Far
rar and E. C. Pesterfield, met
Monday night to discuss pre
liminary plans for the hospital.
Mr. Cleckler said this week
that they will visit hospitals
similar to the one to be built
here and use every source avail
able to make this hospital the
best possible for the money. He
said a modern hospital which
vzill serve all the people to the
best advantage is the aim of
his committee.
Mr. Cleckler said the Board
was “most gracious” in invest
ing this power in the Chamber
Committee.
The committee was named on
October 11 at the annual meet
ing of the Chamber of Com
merce and instructed to request
the County Commissioners to
give them the authority to
handle details of the construct
ion.
When these plans have been
made, the matter will be turned
back over to the county.
The Committee met with the
Board Monday at their regular
meeting.
PENNVILLE SCHOOL
TO BE DED'C’TED
The Pennville School will be
dedicated at 4 p. m. Sunday, Oc
tober 23. at which time the prin
cipal address will be given by C.
B. Akin, County School Suerin
tendent.
A biography of William Hamm
Penn for whom the community
and school were named, will be
given by Claude H. Porter.
Mrs. O A. Selma” and Miss
Mary Penn will present a por
trait of Mr. Penn and the hang
ing of the plaque will be by Bob
Kimbel
The Pennville Music Club will
provide the music.
The Rev. Albert Pruitt, of the
Baptist Church, will give the in
vocation. while the Rev Charles
Crowe will give the benediction.
JOE HAWKINS, 63,
DIES IN ROME
Joe Hawkins, a member of the
Floyd County Board of Roads
and Revenue and a well-known
tarmer of the Texas Valley com
munity, died in a Rome hospital
at 4 p. m. Tuesday following a
heart attack suffered at the
courthouse earlier in the after-
I noon.
He was born in Rome Dec. 7,
1886. son of the late Samuel O.
and May June Hammonds
Hawkins, and had spent his en
tire life in Floyd County.
Mr. Hawkins had served as a
member of the Board of Roads
and Revenue from 1937 until 1941
and was elected in 1948 for a
four-year term. He was also a
member and a deacon of the
Old Armuchee Baptist Church.
He is survived by his widow,
the former Mary Lee Grant:
three sons. Gene and Joe Hawk
ins Jr., both of Rome Route I.
and Kelley Hawkins. Armuchee
Route 2: two brothers, Fate
Hawkins. Armuchee Route 2.
and Sam Hawkins, Newville, Pa.;
five sisters, Mrs, Minnie Rhine
hart. Mrs. D M Cargle. Mrs
Effie Stewart, Mrs. Hattie Cald
well. all ot Armuchee Route 2.
and Mrs W. J. Grant. Rome,
and three grandchildren.
Funeral services were con
ducted at 2 p m. Thursday at
th c Old Armuchee Baptist
Church, with the Rev Brown
Smith and the Rev S. H. Pend
ley officiating Interment was in
the Old Armuchee Cemetery.
Eight nephews served as ac
tive pallbearers. Thev are: J
C. Bryant, Sam Rhinehart.
Clarence Bryant. Huston Cargle
Howard Stewart, J. B King
Doya! and Herbert Hawkins.
The following served as hon
orary pallbearers: All members
of the Floyd County Board ot
Ronds and Revenue and John
Maddox. Jere Dodd. W. 8 Evans.
Foster Selman. Hudson IMvia.
E A Corbin. I W Beard. O. W
Boggs. Harley Harper. Dr. J. H
Mull. O F Wiley. W C. Smith.
Griffen Burton. V. O. Owens.
Mark Horton. Lewis Shanan.
Tom Caldwell. F C Weathers, P,
V Conway, Jett Touchstone and
3 I. Storey