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VOL. 65; NO. 51
GA. FACES BAD
SITUATION IN
POLIO FIGHT
Georgia is confronted by the
most desperate situation it has
ever faced in the fight against
polio.
J. B. Warren, of Bremen,
Northwest Georgia furniture
dealer, who heads the 1950 polio
drive in 14 counties of the 7th
Congressional District, revealed
in Bremen this week that funds
of the Georgia Chapter, Na
tional Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis, were completely ex
hausted eight weeks aog.
Nearly 900 polio patients in
the state are being cared for
and treated on a semi-emergency
basis with money advanced to
the Georgia Chapter by the
Foundation’s already hard
pressed national headquarters.
“Georgia was hit hard by polio
this year,” Mr. Warren said,
“along with other sections of the
country which were ravaged by
the worst epidemic in history
Over and above the hundreds of
cases already being financed,
approximately 250 new calls for
help threw a heavier drain on
the state reserves than it could
stand.
“If the national headquarters
had not dug deep into its re
serves--reserves which practic
ally have vanished now--the
Georgia Chapter would have been
face to face with disaster. There
would have been no choice ex
cept to desert hundreds of pa
tients who were being led back
along the road to recovery.
Immediate steps must be tak
en, Mr. Warren declared, to re
lieve the dangerous financial sit
uation that exists.
“There is no choice—no alter
native,” he said. “The 1950 drive
must be the most succesful Geor
gia has ever conducted to carry
on the fight against polio. Not
alone the care and treatment
but the very lives of too many
boys and girls and men and wo
men depend on it. That’s why
( this year we must ask people to
give dollars to the March of
Dimes.”
Mr. Warren stated that de
tailed plans are being laid to
carry the urgent plea for even
more generous financial assist
ance directly to every person it
is possible to reach during the
term of the drive.
$452 Received for
Street's Decorations
Funds are still being received
by the Summerville Retail mer
chants Association for the deco
ration of the citv’s streets.
According, to Mrs. Mary John
Fowler, R. M A Secretary. $452.-
86 has been received to date for
this purpose.
Those wishing to contribute
may mail the donation to Mrs.
Fowler or contact her at the
Chamber of Commerce office.
Plans are continuing for the
presentation of a $25 savings
bond to the best decorated busi
ness window and a $25 bond to
the prettiest decorated home in
the city.
Anyone wishing to enter this
jentest sponsored bv the R. M
A should contact Mrs. Fowler
immediately.
Judging will take place De
cember 19.
-HFRF ’N THFRF-
Cpl. Claude M. Rickett, Chat
tooga County .soldier now serv
ing with the 63rd FA Bn of the
24th Infantry Division on
Kyushu. Japan, has just com
pleted the Lineman Course In
the Blh Army Signal School
Corporal Rickett, a graduate
of Summerville High School In
1939 class, is the son of Mr. and
Mrs Gordon Rickett of Route
2 In Summerville.
Corporal Rickett, chosen as
one of the outstanding students
by a committee of senior officer
of the’ Bth Army Signal School. Is
now serving ns communication
NCO.
During the War 11. he served
with the Bth Air Force. After his
civilian life as an employee al
Ihe Alexander Case, he volun
teered in the ground forces in
1948. and is now serving with
the famous Victory Division.
The regular Communication
of Trion Lodge No, 160 F and
A. M will be held at 7:30 p. m.
Saturday. Dec. 10
All qualified masons are in
vited
The Gore hardwood will be
the meeting place at 8 p tn
Monday, Dec 12. of the Trion
Community Center boys and the
Gore Independent basketball
team.
©hr ^ummrruilk fas
Time Changed for
Yule Programs at
Presbyterian Church
The time for the special
Christmas programs planned by
the Summerville Presbyterian
Church has changed, it was
disclosed this week. —
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The annual church Christmas
program will be presented at
7:30 p. m. instead of 8 p. m. Sun
day, Dec. 11. This program will
feature the church choir, using
the theme “Christmas Around
the World.”
The “Joy Gift” program of the
church will be held at 7 p. m. ,
Sunday, Dec. 18, instead of at 8 1
Ip. in. as was previously an- i
nounced. The theme of this pro
gram is “Joy to the World.”
A transcribed radio program
will be presented by the local
church over a local radio sta
tion at 2:30 p. m. Sunday, Dec.
18, and again at 2:30 p. m. on
Dec. 23. It will feature the
church choir singing Christmas
music.
KIDDIES, ATTEND
MOVIE; HELP
OTHER CHILDREN
Have all vou kiddies made
plans to attend the benefit
movie at the Tooga Theatre
next Wednesday, Dec. 14,
which will help other kiddies
at Christmastime?
All children will be admit
ted by merely bringing a toy
for a school-age child.
The movie is a children’s
movie, entitled “Secret Gar
den" and stars Margaret
O’Brien. The first show starts
at 1 p. m.
This benefit movie is spon
spored jointly by the Ameri
can Legion f Post 129, Veterans
of Foreign Wars Post 6688 and
the Tooga Theatre. They ask
that anyone knowing of chil
dren whom Santa may not
visit, to contact Mrs. Mary
John Fowler, Phone 239, Sum
merville.
J. M. CHRISTOL
DIES SUNDAY
John Martin Christol. 79, a
resident of Trion for 42 years,
died in a Rome, Ga. hospital at
3:15 p m. Sunday after a
lengthy illness.
He is survived by his wife. Mrs.
Victoria Elizabeth Christol;
three daughters, Mrs. H. G. Pegg,
of Summerville: Mrs. Elbert
Hayes and Mrs. Annie Mae Bo
ihannon, of Trion: five sons,
Charlie, Arthur. Robert and Al
fred Christol, all of Trion; and
John Christol, of Chickamauga;
one brother. Arthur Christol. of
Texas. Thirty-two grandchildren
and 15 great-grandchildren also
survive.
Funeral services were conduct
ed from the First Baptist
Church Trion. Tuesday after
noon at 2:00 p. m. with Rev. Le
rov Obert. Rev. A N. White and
Rev A M Duck, officiating
Pallbearers were Bill Christol,
H G Pegg. Donald Christol,
larry Bohannon, Billy Hayes,
and Junior Christol.
Interment was In the Trion
Cemetery with J D Hill Funeral
Home in charge
The Little White House is to
be closed on Monday beginning
December 5, for the winter
months
This move follows the prac
jtlce at Hyde Park and ohter
places In closing one day of the
week and Is an experiment in
management, it was announced.
Lyerly's Independent basket
bull team will play the Sonora*
ville team at B o’clock tonight
on the Lyerly court
Sonc.ravllle defeated Lyerly
earlier litis season for Lyerly's
only loss.
W. M. Jackson, of Menlo, has
purchased one registered Jersey
from the herd owned by A. W.
Gilbert, of Dawson, Ala
The purchase adds to the
steadily growing number in this
area Dairymen buy Jerseys be
cause of the high quality of milk
| they produce.
Purebred Jerseys are register
ed by the American Jersey Cat
tle Club which has its national
; headquarters in Columbus. Ohio.
‘ Several programs are available
j through the American Jersey
'cattle Club to help breeders get
■the most profits from their Jer
'srys
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1949
LOCAL MEN KILL
2 DEER IN HUNT
LAST WEEK-END
All was not in vain last week
end as five Chattooga County
men, with five others, went
deer hunting in the Chattahoo
chee National Forest, near Dah
lonega.
Dr. R. N. Little killed a 10-
point deer, the largest of the
four killed during the three-day
expedition. This was Dr. Little’s
second such catch, having killed
his first deer last year.
John Smiley, also of Chattooga
County, and Dr. C. H. Barnwell,
of Chattanooga, each killed an
eight-pointer, while Frank Lit
tle. of Cornelia, brother of the
Summerville doctor, killed a
four-point deer. Other Chat
tooga Countians in the hunt
were Bill Boyd, Dr. G. H. Little
and Paul Morrison.
The Little brothers who made
the kills were lucky on Friday,
however it wasn’t until Satur
day that Dr. Barnwell killed his
deer. Mr. Smiley was fortunate
on Thursday.
Wildlife Club To
Hear Sullivan;
See Two Movies
Gordon Lee Sullivan, of Rome,
former Summerville attorney,
will be the principal speaker at
the December meeting of the
Chattooga County Wildlife and
Conservation Club to be held at
the courthouse in Summerville,
at 7:30 p. m. Monday, Dec. 12,
according to John W. Davis, who
is in charge of the program for
this meeting.
The club will see two of the
most outstanding films on hunt
ing and fishing. The Florida
Game and Fresh Water Fish
Commission is sending the pic
ture, “Our Heritage,” which is
packed with thrills for every
snorts lover and should be seen
by every hunter and fisherman
in the county, Mr. Davis said.
Nash Motors is sending “Hunting
in Alaska.” which also is a pic
ture of interest and will show
how some big game is hunted,
as well as fishing scenes.
Every club member is urged to
attend the meeting and the pub
lic is cordially invited.
ROTARIANS SEE
MOVIE AT MEET
L. B. Harrell was in charge of
the program at the Rotary Club
Wednesday in place of Neal
Walker. Mr. Harrell presented
George Collett, of Trion, who
showed a picture “The Valley of
Triumph.’
The setting of the movie was
the great salt flats and Dead
Salt Sea around Salt Lake City
and Ogdon, Utah, and traced its
development from davs of bar
ren desert to the present of
magnificent and scenic cities
and buildings.
The club had visiting Ro
tarians John Arrington, of
Greenwood, SC., and Ted Fos
ser.of LaFayette. Other guests
were: W. T. Maddox and Gra
ham McCollie. both of Rome;
' and Jack Welborn, of Trion.
H G. Walker is in charge of
the program next week
CHRISTMAS TREES
TO PROVIDE FOR
RETIRED MINISTERS
Ninety-two Christ mas trees are
planned in the Methodist Sun
day Schools of the Dalton Dis
trict Methodist Churches on
Sunday morning. December 18.
Instead of the usual toys and
sweets for the children, there will
b" real money In Christmas Gift
envelopes for the retired Metho
dist preachers of the North
Georgia Conference
A total of S3OO Is being raised
by the Methodist Laymen of the
North Georgia conference to be
used as an endowment fund for
the suoerannuated mln Ist e rs.
The endowment quota for the
Dalton District is $25,000
Dr. Jack Lance, the District
Lay Leader, has led the District
in organizing the forces of Meth
odlsm for this Yuletide activity
Et'ch church member, and each
Sunday School boy and girl will
be given an opportunity to have
a part in caring for some mini
|Bter who has played an im
portant part In his life at the
; time of conversion, by officiating
at the marriage ceremony or in
time of sickness and sorrow.
Conscience Hurls
'Thieves'; Stolen
Goods Returned
He was lucky, then unlucky,
then lucky again.
That’s the story of J. B. But
ler, Chattooga County Agricul
tural Agent.
Here’s what happened: At a
farm meeting at Teloga Friday
night, Mr. Butler won several
prizes in the contests. He
promptly loaded them into the
back seat of the automobile of
his co-worker, Charlie Brooks.
When he got home, Mr. Butler
discovered the goods were miss
ing. The mystery wasn’t solved
until Tuesday morning, when the
goods reappeared in his auto
mobile, together with the follow
ing letter:
sumervile, gorgla
decumber 5 1949
mister jay bee butler
countie agant
dear sur.
we are know taking back to
charey broks car som stuf we
stole at the pi super at telogia
scoll huse last fridey nitewe seen
you win it and put it in his car
ever sinse we stole it we aint bin
able to sleap at nites our consis
has bin hurting us so bad
we aint never stole nothing
fore know cept a few hogs and
aold beat up tipe riter we et up
: hogs and thout we wold keep the
tipe riter and learn to be tipe
। riter xperts so we cood make a
livin for our famlys and stop
steeling
pleese mr butler if you will
forgive us for steeling this stuf
from you mabee the Lord will
two and mabee we can sleep at
nite after sendin it home
we did not mean to be so mean
but we thot if if we tride to shave
and look in that looking glass
we might cut our throte and dye
and we didnot want to dye and
! hav a gulty consis
hopping you will forgive us for
this rong doin
sined
too unxperenced theaves
Greer Leaves Trion
Store; Abbott Is
Named Successor
C. R Greer has been granted
an extended leave of absence
as manager of the Trion De
partment Store, and is succeeded
by Dr. Jules J. Abbott, also man
ager of the Ware Shoals Store.
Mr. Greer was granted this
। leave because of his health.
In assuming his dual position.
Dr. Abbott will divide his time
between Trion and Ware Shoals.
He is known to manv in this
area, having worked in Trion
' from 1927 until 1932
Subligna To Have
Immunization Clinic
The County Health nurse will
hold an immunization clinic at
the Subligna School December
12 at 9:30.
Miss Wilma Pace, the nurse,
urges all parents who have
children taking the series of
diptheria and triple-vaccine dip
theria-whooping cough-tetanus
vaccines to please bring their
children to the Subligna School
at this time.
PMA FARMER-COMMITTEEMEN
TO BE ELECTED DECEMBER 15
Georgia farmers will go to the
pulls December ’5 to choose the
men who will represent them as
county and community Produc
tion and Marketing Administra
tion committeemen during the |
coming year
In announcing the elections.
।the State PMA Committee pointe
out that these non-partisan
[committees are the local admin
istrative units for such national
farm programs as agriculture,
I price supports, acreage allot
ments, marketing quotas and
Federal Crop Insurance
“As representatives of their
farmer-neighbors, they see to it
that national and state pro
। grams are adapted to local con- |
ditions and provide the neces
sary experience and considera-,
tion for the intelligent formula-
Ition of any new programs that
changing conditions may re
quire.” says T R Breedlove
chairman of the state PMA
'Committee.
Elections will be held Decem
ber 15 In the state's 1.400 agri-'
i cultural communities. Polling •
places will be set up in each
(community and voting will be
Ir. very much the same manner
ns other elections. Committee
men will be elected from a slate
[of nominees by secret ballot.
At these same polling places
lon this date cotton farmers will
FAIR ASSO. TO
ELECT OFFICERS
HERE DECEMBER 17
Officers and directors of the j
Chattooga County Fair Associa- i
tion will be elected at a meeting
to be held at 2:30 p. m. Saturday,
Dec. 17, at the courthouse.
Christian Seeks
Ward 2 Councilman
Post in Summerville
The only new candidate in
the city election is Thomas M.
Christian, who seeks the office
of Councilman in Ward 2. Dr. B.
Lovingood is the only other can- I
didate in that ward.
The election will be held Jan- j
[ uary 7. ,|
No one has yet announced to
oppose J. L. McGinnis as mayor.
The qualification deadline is
noon, Dec. 23.
Joe Ragland and W. H. Dean
are candidates for Councilman
in Ward 1, while A. F. McCurdy,
W. S. Sitton and Luell McGin- I
nis seek the post in Ward 3. W.
G. Rutherford is Ward 4’s only
candidate.
Tomorrow is the deadline for
registering to vote in the elec
' tion.
$416 GIVEN IN
SEAL SALE HERE
Since the beginning of the
1949 Christmas Sale in Chat
: tooga County on Nov. 21. receipts
(have totaled $416. according to
Mrs. Agnes Hammond. Treas
' urer.
The county quota for the cam
paign. which will continue un
til Christmas, is $2,000. the
minimum needed to make pas
sible the 1950 tuberculosis pre
vention and control program of j
the Chattooga Tuberculosis As
sociation.
I Tuberculosis is a major health
problem in this county, leaders:
state.
Americans are dying of the
disease at the rate of one person
every eleven minutes —close to
50,000 lives claimed by it each
year.
1 It is estimated that there are
’ 500.000 cases of tuberculosis in
' this country, it was stated. Ot
' these, approximately 250,000 are
’ unknown cases or those not re
• ported to the health authorities
’ Finding these unknown cases
and seeing that the individuals
• get prompt and proper treat
‘ ment are essential to the con
trol of tuberculosis
SEEN ABOUT TOWN
A gorgeous, big Christmas
tree in front of the courthouse.
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A group of little boys an
xiously looking at bicycles on
sidewalk.
I —o—
Many signs saying “Meet
> Miss Blue Bonnett.”
■ —o—
-1 Many men about town now
that court is in session.
$416
SEAL
decide in a referendum whether
lor not marketing quotas will be
I used for the 1950 crop.
County conventions, at which
[the new county PMA committee
ment will be chosen, arc to be
completed by December 22. Ac
tual dates of the comty conven
tions will be determined by the
present county and community
committees.
According to Breedlove, eligi
ble voters in each agricultural
community will choose from
their neighbors, a community,
consisting of three regular and
two alternate members At the I
same time, a delegate and al
ternate delegate will be designed
|to represent the community at
the county convention
Any farmer U eligible to vote
H he Is an owner, operater, ten
ant or sharecropper on a farm
which is nartlclpatine in any
program administered through
the county PMA committee dur
ing 1949 This includes the ag
ricultural conservation program.
। price supporting and purchase
| agreements and Federal Crop
Insurance
The Importance of these elec
lions to nil farmers in the state
[cannot be over - emphasized.
Brcedlover says. Each 'armer Is
urged to go to the noils and cast
| his vote in both the committee
election and cotton referendum.
309 Vets Attend Local
Adult Academic Classes
Senior Class Io
Present Play, 'Miss
Blue Bonnet'
“Miss Blue Bonnet” a differ
ent kind of play, written by
Hettie Jane Dunaway, has been
booked by the Senior class of
the Summerville Hight School, to
be presented at the High Schoo]
Auditorium on Dec. 20-21.
The play is under the direc
tion of Miss Bess Kirk represent
ing the SEWELL PRODUC
TIONS,under the management
of Franklin A. Ogden of the
Redpath-Horner Chautaque Co.
This play is a cleverly produced
story written in a professional
manner but it is to be staged by
local talent. This company trains
all their directors at their own
theatre and with their methods
the director, who passes a rigid
training period, is able to put
on a play worthy of a profes
sional rating.
There are five leading parts
—with many smaller parts. Then
there are several high school
choruses, a little girls' chorus
and a feature of the play is the
Little Doctors chorus.
The costumes in Mise Blue
Bonnet are beautiful and many.
Tickets may be obtained from
members of the Senior class,
the sponsoring organization or
members of the cast. Reserve
seats will be the order of the
day.
PUT GIFTS UNDER
BEAUTIFUL TREE
Have you noticed the beau
tiful. big Christmas tree in
[ front of the courthouse?
Its a part of the decorations
being placed about town by
: the Retail Merchants Associa
: tion
But this tree has a special
part to nlav this Christmas.
It's the tree for those who may
not be as fortunate as you.
If you want to help some
one have a nice Christmas,
drop a gi*t tn the enclosure
about the tree.
If you know of someone who
will not have a merry Christ
mas. let the Retail Merchants
Association know. Call Sum
merville 239 and tell Mrs
Fowler about it.
—But whether or not you
| know of someone, there are
MANY in this county who will
। he Jacking on Christmas morn
ing. unless you put gifts under
this tree.
Roosevelt Young has prom
ised to take care o f the gifts
that are placed there and in
the event of rain, they will be
taken inside
If vou wish to give a perish
able. such as meat, just leave
the order with your favorite
’rocer and let the R M A
know about it. It will de de
livered Christmas Eve Day
Application Made
For Rad’o Station
In Summerville
E C Pesterfield. President of
the Tri - State Broadcasting
Company, announced this week
that hls firm has filed applica
tion with the Federal Communi
cations Commission, in Wash
ington.for a new daytime only.
1.000 watt radio station to be lo
cated in Summerville
YOUNGSTERS HELD
FOR BURGLARIES
। Four Chattoogu County youths
are in Jail this week, having
been arrested Tuesday night by
Sheriff Reuben Lyons in con
nection with a number of break
ins and robberies here over the
week-end.
Three business places, all lo
cated on U. S Highway 27 be
tween Summerville and Trion
were entered Sunday morning
Approximately SSOO in money,
quantities of candy, chewing
gum. tobacco and cigarettes were
taken from the Gateway Case.
At Paul Holt's Garage, located
near the Gateway, more chew
ing gum was taken, together with
fishing tackle, some small change
crackers and some soft drinks
Only some sandwiches and
■ cigarettes were taken from John's
Place
Growing With
Chattooga
$1.50 PER YEAR
Veterans i n Summerville,
Chattooga County ... in fact,
throughout Georgia . . . who did
not finish grammar school or
high school are literally swamp
ing classes being set up for them
all over Georgia by the State De
partment of Education, Voca
tional Division.
Fourteen of these Adult
Academic classes for veterans
are in operation in Summerville
with 309 students. More classes
can be formed wherever and
whenever as many as 20 white
or 20 Negro veterans obtain their
certificates of eligibility for this
training. They may apply for
these certificates through the
nearest Veterans Administra
tion or Veterans Service Offices.
In these Adult Academic
classes, veterans can enter any
grade level from the first to the
twelfth. After he is enrolled and
properly placed, a veteran's
progress is limited only by the
amount of work he can do.
Those who complete the twelfth
grade work will be eligible for
regular high school diplomas is
sued by local boards of educa
tion.
These classes, held in public
schools with regular public
school teachers, are organized
with the cooperation of local
school officials.
Some of the classes are on a
fulltime basis, however most of
them meet three hours a night,
Mondays through Thursdays.
• Some of them meet four hours
a night, Mondays through
Wednesdays.» Veterans enrolled
receive subsistence pay and use
up their eligibility time on a
half-time basis A single veteran
would receive up to $37.50 per
month, a married veteran $52.50
and a married veteran with one
or more dependents S6O.
An estimated 210.000 Georgia
veterans are eligible for this
training. Most of them have
learned the hard way the value
of an education and the handi
cap of little or no education.
Adult academic classes are de
signed for those men who for
some reason dropped out of
school when they were kids Nev’
they wish they had learned their
readin', writin' an’ ’rithmetic
and all other things children
study in school. They are eager
ly taking advantage of this new
opportunity to go back to school.
One reason this program ap
peals to the veterans so strongly
is that it gives them an oppor
tunity to go back to school, net
with children, but with a group
lof other men in the same on
educated boat. And thev dn not
have to study from “Baby Ray”
books. Many of the textbooks,
particularly in the lowest
grades, are written esnecially
for adults. For instance, the first
reader, called the Veterans
Reader, presents real life situa
tions of an average family, with
word studv and writing drills
accompanying each lesson or
situation.
Every effort is made to keep
the lessons practical — to give
the men the education they need
in order to be intelligent citizens
and successful bread-winners
There is no foolishness about
these classes Veterans in these
classes have a seriousnss of
purpose that makes the whole
program popular with the teach
ers. too. They feel that thev are
really accomplishing something
without having to dodge spit
balls or keep little Johnny from
pulling Mary’s hair.
All books and supplies needed
for attending these classes are
.'implied by the VA to students.
All they have to do is attend
classes regularly and learn their
lessons. but these two things
they must do Otherwise, they
are "interrupted” and their
names dropped from the class
rolls
This program Is being called
the most worthwhile yet de
vised for veterans because it
reaches those who need it most,
the least educated veterans, and
the ones who are apt to be most
sincere about their desire to
learn.
Veterans who are eligible for
this Adult Academic education
and are not now enrolled are
urged to investigate this op
port unity and if thev decide to
take advantage of it, to apply
through their VA or VSO offices
Stores Io Close
December 26
Stores in * , <«mmervillr will
close Monday, Dec. 26 In ob
servance of Christmas. it was
announced yesterday by Fred
Medderw, Retail Merchants As
sociation President.