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America Has Greatest Memorial,
VFW Leader Says Here
Americans have the greatest
memorial a nation could make
of its war dead, freedom and
democracy
Such is not true in England,
France, China, or any other na
tion in the world, declared
James Carmichael, State Com
mander of the Veterans of For
eign Wars, as he spoke at the
Armistice Day celebration at the
Chattooga County Memorial
Home Suunday.
“We might as well wake up to
the fact that tne communists
are actually with us,” he said.
Mr. Carmichael urged a strong
national defense and prepared
ness if this coumry is to help
maintain a world peace.
The State VFW Commander is
from Swainsboro.
Co-speaker for the occasion,
George J. Hearn, State Com
mander of the American Legion,
stated that there are three
things this country must get
back if it expects to help have
peace.
Commander Hearn, of Monroe,
urged having a strong economy,
strong military organization and
a strong spiritual faith.
Congressman Henderson Lan
ham, third speaker for the an
nual event, pointed out that
Congress has approved a na
tional budget defense of almost
16 billion dollars, and that cur
rently 80 cents out of every tax
dollar goes to pay for past wars
and to prevent future wars.
Congressman Lanham em
phasized that more cooperation
is needed between the armed
forces.
"There is a great need so r
awakening of our people in a
spiritual sense,” he said. “Con
gress can’t do that. It’s a job for
every man. woman and child
in America. If we are saved from
destruction, it will be spiritual
forces that save us ”
John C. Cavin, Seventh Dis
trict Commander of the VFW.
was master of ceremonies at the
occasion which was attended by
many Chattooga Countians.
T J. Espy led the invocation
at the service.
Also on the speakers rostrum
were: Johnny Argo, Commander,
American Legion Post 129; James
(Sloppy) Floyd, Commander,
VFW Post 6688; John Sheffield,
of Quitman, house representa
tive from Brooks County; Arch
Housch, who donated the prop
erty on which the new Memorial
Home is situated
-HERE ’N THERE-
Dr. W. Marlin Payne, Optome
trist, of Summerville, was among
the registrants at the second an
nual Southeastern Industrial
Vision Congress on the Georgia
Tech campus in Atlanta, Novem
ber 6. 7 and 8.
The event is sponsored jointly
by the Associated Industries of
Georgia, Engineering Extension
Division of Georgia Tech, and
the Georgia Optometric Associa
tion. With IV programs in opera
tion in hundreds of plants, ac
cident reduction up to 50 per
cent and production increases of
by from 4 to 28 per cent have
been reported.
Henry Owings. Jr., of Sum
n.erville. has been initiated in
the Blue Key, national honorary
leadership fraternity at the Uni
versity of Georgia. He was
among 11 students "and two
faculty members initiated
Sixty-four buyers and ( 121
sellers attended the Nov. 9 Coosa
Valley Livestock Sale at Rome.
Thirty hogs and 381 cattle
were sold.
Hogs were $14.30 to $17.70:
calves, $8 to $23.75; bulls, sll.lO
to $17.50; slaughter cows, $7 to
sls 70. dairy type heifers. $11.50
to $21.75; and springers. $65 to
to $270
Miss Serena Wcpf. of Summer
ville. was one of the students
who took part in the Charter
Day pageant at the Georgia
State College for Women. Tues
day.
The pageant, written by Miss
Katherine Scott, associate pro
fessor of English, commemorated
the founding of the College and
Its growth and traditions. Miss
Wepf and fourteen other girls,
Including Chlnsook Kwon. "Y"
scholarship student from Seoul.
Korea, contrasted the days of
the uniform and the present
day girls.
Throughout the state, alumnae
^nmmpi uillr Nans
FROST DOESN’T
DETER OLD
APPLE TREE
You’ve heard of the “sturdy '
oak.” Maybe it should be the
“sturdy apple tree.”
R. W. McCormack, of 27
West Third Street, Summer- !
ville, last week brought an ■
honest-to-goodness apple bios- !
som into the News Office.
Mr. McCormack said he
found the blossom Saturday
morning near his home. '
The first frost in Chattooga
County was several weeks ago.
LYERLY WATER
SYSTEM GOES INTO
USE NOVEMBER 30
Lyerly residents were urged [
this week to connect with the
new water system by November
30.
H. L. Abrams, City Clerk, said
that on this date the old water
system will be discontinued and
the new one put to use.
The new water system was be
gun in September by the J. B.
McCrary Company, contractors
of Atlanta, and will be com
pleted at a cost of $63,000.
The new resevoir has a 100,-
000 gallon capacity and an 80.
pound pressure.
STRANGE NAMED ON
REGISTRARS BOARD
The Chattooga County Grand
Jury last week named A. E.
Strange as a member of the
Board of Registrars, succeeding
K. P. Brinson, who passed away
recently.
Other members of the Board
include A. F McCurdy, Chair
man, and James Floyd. Mrs.
Charles Trimble is Secretary.
WILLIAMS HOME
DESTROYED BY FIRE
The home of Clyde Williams,
located on the Walter Sturdivant
farm, near the city pump, was
totally destroyed by fire about
noon Wednesday.
It was believed the fire began
at the electric refrigerator. No
one was at home at this time.
The home was a new five
room structure. No furnishings
were saved.
i groups observed Tuesday as
GSCW’s Charter Day, initiating
what will be from now on one
of the traditional days for the
college community and the
alumnae, everywhere.
Marvin C. Jones Jr.,of Route 3,
Summerville graduate student at
the University of Georgia In the
School of Commerce and Busi
ness Administration, has recent
ly been pledged into PI Chapter
|of the International Fraternity
of Delta Sigma Pi Delta Sigma
Pi is a professional fraternity in
the field of commence and busi
ness administration organized to
[foster the study of business in
i uni versites; to encourage
scholarship and the association
of students for their mutual ad
| vancement by research and
nractice; to promote closer af
filiation between the commercial
, world and students of commerce
and to further a higher standard
■of commercial ethics and cul-
Iture and the civic and commer
cial welfare of the community.
There were two Chattooga
County boys among the 13 men
enlisting In the U. S Army and
Air Force through the Rome
। recruiting station during the
first two weeks of this month.
The Chattooga men were: j
Jerry Henderson. 25. of Route,
2. Summerville, six years Far
East Command; and Charles F
Lowrance, 17, of Route 1. Trion,
three years Infantry.
Henderson Is a veteran of five
years service, three In the navy
and two in the army. He gradu
ated from Trion High School In
1941. Discharged at Fort Bragg!
in September, he re-enllsted in
the grade of Private First Class
[(formerly called Corporal).
Anyone interested in talking
to the recruiting sergeant can
contact Technical Sergeant Rod
dy Reed at the Trion Post Of
j flee on Tuesday mornings or
the Summerville Post Office on
Thursday mornings
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1949
GRIDIRON BOYS TO
BE HONORED AT
DANCE NOVEMBER 25
Members of the football
squads of the Trion and Sum- '
merville teams will be honor
guests at a dance at the Me
morial Home from 9 to 1 Friday,
Nov. 25, and will oe admitted 1
free.
This announcement was made
Wednesday by leaders of the
American Legion Post 129 and
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
6688, sponsors of the dance.
Jack Kranyik and his orches
tra, of Rome, will provide the
music for the occasion.
A cake walk will be held in
conjunction with the dance by
the Summerville Business and
Professional Club.
Leaders of the Club declared
that in spite of their careers,
many members are “most adept”
in the kitchen as well, especially
in cake-making.
Dress for the dance will be
optional.
Anyone wishing to attend
attend should contact a member
of either of the sponsoring or- '
ganizations for tickets.
WO. WILLINGHAM,
OF MENLO, DIES
William Oscar Willingham,
age 69, of Menlo, Route 1, died
at his residence at 10:45 p. m.
Tuesday after an extended ill
ness.
Besides his wife. Mrs. Tinnie
Wofford Willingham: he is sur
vived by four daughters, Mrs.j
Ruth Jackson and Mrs. Clamer
Deßerry, of Menlo: Mrs. Edna
Crye and Mrs. Rose Pickle, of
Summerville; four sons, Russell,
of Berry ton; Casey, of Summer
ville; Ralph and Hugh Willing
ham, both of Menlo; three
brothers, John H„ of Chelsea:
Bob. of Albany; and Luther Wil
lingham. of Menlo; one sister,
Mrs. Pearl Cavin, of Chesterfield,
Ala. Eight grandchildren also
survive.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at the Menlo Methodist
Church at 2:30 o’clock this
afternoon with Revs. W. E. Pur
cell, Floyd Higgins and Howard
Finister officiating.
Active pallbearers . are: J. H.
Willingham. Jr.. Roy Willing
ham. Voy Chapplear. Otis Tuck
er, Buster Wofford and Dick
Willingham.
Honorary pallbearers are: Mr
Ratliff, U E. Day, C. A. Wyatt,
R. W. King, J. H. Thomas, Fred
Martin, Carl Summers, Carl
Wilson, Dewev Mitchell. Warner
Wilson. Tom Baker and Gordon
Baker.
Interment will be in the Ami
Cemetery. The J. D. Hill Funer
al Home, of Summerville, will
be in charge of arrangements.
7th Districl VFW
Meets At Cartersville
Cartersville will be the scene
of the Seventh District Veterans
of Foreign Wars meeting which
will be held at 1:30 p. m. Sun
day. Nov. 27. in the Harry Nell
Dorsey Post.
The anouncement was made
t his week by J. C. Cavin, of Trion.
Seventh District Commander.
Other VFW’ leaders attending
the meeting will be Janies Car
michael, State Commander, of
Swainsboro, and James Floyd, of
Pennville. Junior Vice Com
mander
COPELAND INFANT
DIES WEDNESDAY
Alvin Thoma* Copeland. 15-
months-oki son of Mr and Mrs.
J T. Copeland, of Menlo, died In
an Atlanta hospital at 2:30 p tn.
Wednesday.
He is survived by his parents;
a sister. Miss Peggie Copeland;
one brother. Jimmy Copeland, all
of Menlo; grandparents. Mr and
Mrs. J. E. Hardwick aand Mrs.
Alma Copeland
Funeral services were conduct
ed at the Menlo Methodist
Church at 2:30 p. m. Friday,
with the Rev. J Pat Brock, the
R«v J K Brown, and the Rev
W E. Purcell officiating Inter
ment was in Jamestown. J. D
Hill Funeral Home in charge.
LYERLY INDEPENDENTS
PLAY PIEDMONT
The opening home game of
the Independents at Lyerly will
be played with the Piedmont.
Ala five at 8 p. m. Saturday in
the Lverly gymnasium
INDIAN COACHES
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Garland Plnhoister, assistant
coach and Brooke Pierce, coach,
at Summerville High School, who
will lead their red and white clad
Indians against the Trion Bull
dogs Friday night.
Three Trion Scouts
To Receive Eagle
Awards Tuesday
Three Trion Boy Scouts will
receive the highest possible
award in Scouting Tuesday
night.
N. B. Murphy, General Man
ager of Riegel Textile Corpora
tion, Trion Division, will make j
the awards to James (Bobo)
Parris, Larry Bryson and Tommy
Green at the C^urt of Honor at
the Trion High School at 7:30
p. m. Tuesday, November 22.
The trio of boys are members
of Troop 38, Trion.
Merit badge awards will be
made to members of Troop 7,
Summerville, Troop 38, Trion,
and Troop 70, p ennville
GORE F. F. A. PLANS
TURKEY RAFFLE
The Gore Future Farmers of
America Chapter will hold its
annual “Turkey Shooting” at
12:30 p. m.. Wednesday, Novem
ber 23.
The purpose of this event is
for entertainment and to raise
funds to carry on the FFA pro
gram of work. Grover Smith,
principal, said.
The event will be conducted
according to the following regu
lations :
1. One gobbler and one hen
will be given away.
2. Contestants may shoot with
a shot gun or rifle.
3. A standard .22 caliber rifle
must be used.
4. Each contestant must furn
ish gun and ammunition.
5. The winner with the shot
gun and the winner with the
rifle will be given one free shot
each. The winner will have choice
of turkeys.
6. Contestant will stand on
home plate of baseball diamond
and shoot at target 40 yards
away.
7. Contest will start at 12:30
p. m.
8. No targets will be available
after 2 p. m.
9. Judging will be after the
shooting has ceased.
10. No one will be allowed in
the target area during the con
test .
11. Judging will be by the of
ficers of the F. F. A. chapter.
12. Decision of the judges will
be final.
Menlo P.-T. A Hears
County Health Nurse
The Menlo Parent-Teacher
Association, at their November
meeting on Monday, November
7 . had as their guest speaker.
Miss Wilma Pace. Chattooga
। County Health Nurse. The meet
ing was held at the Menlo school.
Miss Pace's subject was "The
Seven Basic Foods.”
HARMONY BOYS
SING AT ROTARY
The Harmony Boys Quartet, of
Summerville, presented a pro
gram at the weekly meeting of
the Summerville-Trion Rotary
Club.
Members of the quartet are:
Garland Nix, Bill Stephenson.
Wayne Oroce and Wilburn Hud
, son Mrs. Hudson was pianist.
J. A. Scoggins was In charge of
1 the program
.22 caliber rifle
McGinnis Heads Ticket
In Citv Council Race
ft
GOODS VALUES PRODUCED
IX CHATTOOGA COUNTY DISES
The value added by manufac
ture of goods produced in manu
facturing establishments o f
Chattooga County has increased
by approximately $13,111,000
since before the war, according
to information received here
from C. Parker Persons, regional
director of the U. S. Department
of Commerce in Atlanta.
A Census Bureau report from
tis 1947 Census of Manufactures
shows, Mr. Persons said, that in
1939 the value added by manu
facture of goods produced by
manufacturers of Chattooga
County was $3,608,000 and that
In 1947 It was $16,719,000. The
term “value added by manufac
ture” means the value of manu
factured goods in excess of the
cost of materials and supplies, i
the Commerce Department of
ficial explained.
All branches of Chattooga
County’s manufacturing indus
tries have grown corresponding
ly in the eight year period, it
was stated. The number of es- :
Churches Observe 'Seel
Sunday'as Drive Opens
Churches throughout the
county Sunday will observe
Christmas Seal Sunday to bring
to the attention of parishioners
th» importance of community
control of tuberculosis.
The Seals will be mailed Mon
day to hundreds of persons
throughout the county, and the j
drive will continue through I
Christmas.
Chattooga County’s 1949
Christmas Seal Sale, part of the
nationwide annual appeal for
funds to fight tuberculosis, will
continue until Christmas. The
Seal Sale is conducted by the
Chattooga Tuberculosis Associ
ation to raise funds for its tu
berculosis prevention and con
trol program. The quota for the
Seal Sale in the county is $2,000.
the minimum needed for the as
sociation's 1950 program, ac
cording to Mrs J. E. Clarkson,
president of the tuberculosis as
sociation.
Several clergymen will mention
the work of the association from
their pulpits Sunday and many
of the churches will carry mes
sages on their printed programs
concerning the importance of the
Christmas Seal Sale and its con
tribution to community control
of tuberculosis
TEACHERS HERE
lOIN P.-T. ASSO.
Many of the teachers at the
Summerville Schools have join
ed the dozens of parents who
have joined the newly-organized
Parent-Teacher Association.
Among those joining are: Mrs.
Dorothy Henderson. Mrs. Bern
ice Hearon. Miss Maude Sewell.
Miss Mary Meadows, Mrs. Rob
ert Trimble, Jr.. Miss Geneva
Henely, Mrs. Kathryn Little,
Miss Mable Aldred and Mrs. Vir
ginia Elder.
Miss Bertha Hollartd, Miss
Helen Dobbs, Mrs. John Doster,
Mrs. Margaret Pless. Mrs. Alice
Wright. Mrs. Martha Adams,
Mrs. Beatrice Agnew. Mrs. Rob
ert Cox and Mrs. Lyra Wallace.
Mrs. Clara Bell Williams. Mrs.
Virginia Guffln. Mrs. Doris
White, Miss Faye Bell Busbin,
Mrs Graves T. Myers, Mrs. Nellie
Weems. Mrs Lambert Jones.
Mrs John T. Stubbs. Miss Emily
Killen and Miss Jo Maret.
Miss Dorothy Wimpy. Mrs.
Jewel Rudlcll. Mrs Irvin
Thomas. Miss Carolyn Hendrix.
Mrs. Harry McGinnis. Mrs.
Brooke Pierce. Mrs R T. Rich.
Robert Dobbs. John Davltte.
Garland Plnhoister. Brooke
Pierce. E. M. Blue and Sam Den
nard.
Trion Church To Hold
Rummage Sale Here
The Ladles Willing Workers
Band of the East Trion Church
of Ood will hold a rummage sale
in the church bus at the court
house In Summerville. Saturday.
November 19
They will have many items,
such as garments, shoes, cakes,
embroidery work, crochet pieces
I and sandwiches
All proceeds will be used to
1 pay on the new church building.
tablishments engaged in manu
facturing operations has in
creased from 16 in 1939 to 40 in
1947, the number of employees
from 3,564 to 4,752 and salaries
and wages paid from $2,356,265
to $10,477,000.
The Census Bureau report,
copies of which are available at
the United States Department of
Commerce office in Atlanta and
Savannah at 15 cents a copy,
also reflects the rapid strides
made by Georgia industrially
since before the war. For ex
ample, the value added by
manufacture of goods produced
in the State as a whole increased
by more than $735,967,000 since
1939, going from a valuation of
$280,032,000 in that year to sl,-
015.999,000 in 1947. Also, the
number of establishments en
gaged in manufacturing opera
tions has grown from 3,055 in
1939 to 4,754 in 1947, the number
of employees from 155.870 to
249,926, and salaries and wages
paid from $132,188,496 to $484,-
246.000.
CLYDE KEITH, 27,
DIES OF INJURIES
RECEIVED IN WRECK
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Thomas Clyde Keith, 27, died 1
at 5:45 p. m. Wednesday, of in- |
juries received in an automobile
accident several weeks ago.
He is survived by his parents, i
Mr. and M,rs. w W Keith: a
sister, Mrs. Virginia Cordle;
eight brothers, Glenn E., Boyde.
W. J.. Seldon. Billy Jack. Melvin.
Troy Lee and Roger Dale Keith,
all of Trion.
Funeral services were conduc
ted at the Liberty Hill Baptist
Church, near Ft. Payne, Ala., at
11 a. m. Friday with the Rev.
Frank Craton officiating. Inter
ment was in the church ceme
’ tcry. J. D. Hill Funeral Home in
charge.
Hanson WHD Club
Elects Mrs. Bruce
The Hanson Home Demonstra
tion Club elected Mrs. Roy Bruce
I to head their group for the com
jing year.
The officers' election took
place at the home of Mrs. John
i nie Groover, who also was the
hostess, and served delicious re
fresments at the social hour
Other officers elected were:
Mrs. J. H Graham, vice presi
dent: Mrs. Ray Perkins. Sr sec
, retary-treasurer.
Miss Omie Wiey, County
Demonstration Agent, demon
strated the making of fruit cake
and also, plans were made for
the Christmas Market.
Two new members were added
and also two visitors were
present.
DUOUESNE COMES
TO ATHENS SAT.
The University of Georgia and
Duquesne University of Pitts
burgh will clash for the first
time in athletics in Sanford
stadium at Athens at 2:30 p. m.
Saturday.
The Dukes are coached by Phil
Ahwesh, star left halfback of
Duquesne’s mighty undefeated
1941 team, whose proteges fea
ture a spectacular winged T of
fense. In this offense, in which
the backs linkup similar to a
single wing formation, the center
snaps the ball to both the T.
quarterback or the tailback
Although held to a 20>90 tie
by Auburn last week, the Bull
dogs turned up several things of
promise. Left halfback Billy Mix
< n. of Tifton, finally lived up to'
his capabilities, rushing for 132
yards In 18 carries and fullback
Floyd Reid, fully recovered from
a sprained ankle, rushed for 105
yards in 17 runs. Sophomore T
quarterback Mal Cook saw his
heaviest action of the season and
, was directing the attack for the
; lost two touchdowns.
The University has Invited
every high school junior and
: senior class student in the state
'to be Its guest at this game
Growing With
Chattooga
$1.50 PER YEAR
The kick-off in the usually hot
Mayor and Council race in Sum
merville was made this week as
the first ticket came out for the
offices.
J. L. McGinnis, prominent
druggist in Summerville, an
nounced that he will seek the
Mayor’s office in the election to
be held January 7.
Mayor Willis James said this
week that he will not seek re
election.
Others on the recently an
nounced ticket are: Joe Rag
land. Ward 1: Dr. B. Lovingood,
Ward 2; A F. McCurdy, Ward 3;
and W. G. Rutherford, Ward 4.
Andrew Wiliams, councilman
of Ward 2, stated that de “defi
nitely will not” seek re-election
to this post.
Councilman for Ward 3, Leroy
Alexander declared that he has
not yet decided whether or not
he will run again for that office.
Dennis Cox, Councilman for
Ward 4, was unavailable for
comment.
HUGH HODGSON TO
APPEAR IN ROME
Hugh Hodson, well known con
; cert pianist and head of the mu
sic department at the University
of Georgia will appear in con
| cert in Rome at 8 o’clock this
evening as a part of a tour to
University off-campus centers
The program will be presented
in the Girl’s High School.
Hodson is one of the University
artists featured in a series of
performances in off-campus
centers at Gainesville, Rome,
Columbus, Waycross and Sa
। vannah.
Highlighting the six-part pro
gram planned for the Rome con
; cert will be a number of the per
sonal works of Mr. Hodson as
well as many numbers from the
popular classics.
Among the selections featured
on the program are “Sarabande ”
by Rsunw.-MacDowell; “Gav
otte 21Td Musette” "by d'Albert;
"Three Sonatas” by Scarlatti:
and “Fantasy Pieces Op. 12” by
Schumann.
The series is sponsored by the
Division of General Extension,
its off-campus centers, and the
Division of Fine Arts.
Rome Judges Choose
Oufslanding Towns
From the Rome Division en
tries in the Georgia Power Com
pany Champion Home Town
Contest, judged by Mrs. Aubrey
Matthews, Warren Coppcdge,
and Dr. E. L. Wright, seven re
ports have been certified to the
state judging le”el as leaders.
The accomplishments, towards
a better community, of Jasper.
Buchanan, and Fairmount were
outstanding in the contest among
towns of less than 1.000 popula
tion. while Cedartown. Carroll
ton. Dalton, and Ellijay made the
best impression <n the group of
towns above 1,000 population.
The division judges said the
decisions were difficult to make,
and final selections were chosen
only after the judges visited
■ towns submitting reports. They
praised the work done in each
oi the 25 towns competing in the
' contest, saying that every com
munity participating has profit
ed areatlv. regardless of whether
they receive a cash prize.
Winners of the state contest
will be announced later this
month, stated J J. McDonough.
Georgia Power Company vice
president and Rome division
STORES HERE TO
CLOSE THANKSGIVING
Stores in Summerville, the
post offices and the bank will
be closed Thanksgiving Day,
it was announced.
SEEN ABOUT TOWN
A scrawny chicken busily
pecking at an ear of corn early
one cool November morning
on a Summerville sidewalk.
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Beautiful neon signs going
up since several trees have
been cut down along Com
merce.
A bright sign advertising
center cut ham for 79 cents
I a pound.
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A few rusty leaves left
clinging to the spindly limbs
of the trees