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Try Our Job Printing 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. — * * 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. • —o— 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.