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VOLUME 66; NO. 7
Bohanan, Henry Head
Retail Merchants
Community Chest Is
Major 1950 Project
Howard Bohannan will head
rhe Summerville Retail Mer
chants Association for the next
year and Roland Henry will be
Vice President. Mr. Bohannan
succeeds Fred Medders, who has
held the office for a year.
The election of officers and
directors was held Thursday
night at the annual meeting of
the Association, held at the
Summerville Diner.
Directors elected were: J. L.
Salmon, Clyde Packer, Mrs. John
Echojs, Luther Smith, Jr., Mrs.
Virginia Bohannan and C. A.
Hollis. •
The chief topic of discussion
was organization of a Communi
ty Chest in Summerville, and
those present included repre
sentatives of various other or
ganizations interested in a
Chest.
Among those speaking and en
dorsing the idea were: Miss Wil
ma Pace, county health nurse;
Mrs. W. T. Gist, Mrs. Eugene
Rackley and Miss Jewell Poole.
Mr. Bohannan said that he, as
president, couldn’t do what had
to be done alone, but that he
was hoping for the complete co
operation of all the members in
the coming year.
J. T. Morgan commended Mr.
Medders for his work as presi
dent of the R.M.A. during its
second year of operation. Rod
man K Eubanks was the first
president.
Also urging more cooperation
was Fred Aldred, who said the
merchants should have more
‘love” for each other and be
more neighborly.
Credit Bureau
It was brought out at the
meeting that a credit bureau
had been established and that
Christmas decorations were used
in Summerville for the past two
years because of the efforts of
the R.M.A.
Approximately 55 persons at
tended the meeting, which was
said to be "most successful.”
PRESBYTERIANS TO
HEAR REV. OBERT
The concluding program ob
serving the month of foreign
missions will be held tonight on
the form of “Family Night” at
7 o’clock in the Presbyterian
Church basement.
The Rev. Leroy Obert will be
guest speaker. Miss Dorothy
Brogdon will present an instru
mental solo.
A special pffering will be taken
lor Foreign Missions.
Each person is urged to attend
and bring food for a picnic sup
per.
Pearson Accepts
Riegel Position
W A Pearson, of LaGrange,
has accepted the position of sec
ond shift assistant superinten
dent, Grey Mill, the Riegel Tex
tile Corp.. Trion Division. Trion.
Mr. Pearson came to Riegel
from the Dixie Mills Inc. of La-
Grange, where he was produc
tion manager. He is a graduate
of Alabama Polytechnic Insti
tute, Auburn, Ala.
HERE 'N THERE
Private First Class Clarence
A Starkey, son of Mr. and Mrs
Tom S. Starkey, of Route 2. Sum
merville, who is assigned with
Headquarters Company First
Cavalry Division, Camp Drake.
Tokyo, Japan, is departing for
the United States for discharge
Private First Class Starkey en
tered the Army December 30.
1948, at Atlanta, receiving his
basic training at Fort Jackson,,
S. C. He sailed for the Far East
Command July 15,-1949.
The public is invited to at
tend the singing at the Pennville
Tabernacle Sunday afternoon
This is the regular first SundaV
singing.
A number of singers are ex
pected, including the Harmony
Boys, of Summerville, and the
Stone Mountain Quartet, of
Rome.
James Floyd, of Pennville,
Junior Vice Commander of the
Georgia State Veterans of For
eign Wars, and J C. Cavin, Sev- ■
enth District VFW Commander,
will attend a VFW Council meet
ing In Macon Sunday
The total sale at the Coosa
Valley Livestock Sale on January
85 was $26,856 97, with 71 buyers
Or ^ummrrutllr Nms
Tuberculosis Asso.
To Meet Friday;
Dr. Payne To Speak
Members and guests of the
Chattooga County Tuberculosis
Association will hear Dr. Rufus
Payne, superintendent of Battey
State Hospital, when they meet
at 6:30 p. m. Friday.
This will be the annual meet- '
ing, and will be held at Riegel- '
dale Tavern, Trion.
, Follywing Dr. Payne’s address, |
a round-table discussion will be
held. The tuberculosis condition j
in Chattooga County and meth
ods of preveption will be dis
cussed.
CENSES JOBS IN
COUNTY OPEN
Those wishing to obtain ap- J
plications for jobs with the U. ।
S. Census may obtain them by [
contacting representatives of the
Georgia State Employment Ser
vice at 10 a. m. each Thursday.
SEAL PURCHASERS
ARE THANKED HERE
With Seal Sale receipts to date
; totalling $1,325.26 the President
!of the Chattooga Tuberculosis
Association, this week thanked
: the people of Chattooga County
for their support of the 1949
Seal Sale.
"For myself and in the name of
the association, I wish to pub
licly thank the people of this
community for the expression of,
their support of the tuberculosis
' association and its work,” said
Mrs. J. E. Clarkson, president ofj
jthe association, in commenting
on the resolution.
"Money contributed during;
| the 1949 Christmas Seal Sale |
will be used for a program of tu
berculosis prevention and control
during 1950. The generous sup
port of the Seal Sale is proof
[that the people of Chattooga
County are determined to fight
tuberculosis to the finish. I wish
it were possible for me to thank
personally each person who
bought Christmas Seals.”
VFW To Meet First ~
And Third Fridays
The regular meetings of the
Mason-McCauley Veterans of
Foreign Wars Post will be held
on the first and third Friday
nights at the Memorial Home.
The action of changing the
meetings from monthly to semi
monthly and the meeting day
from Thursday to Friday was
made Friday night at a special
meeting called by James Floyd,
[Commander. It was thought that
more veterans could attend the
meetings on Friday night, be
cause many attend classes
on Monday through Thursday
nights.
A regular meeting will be held
at 7:30 p. m. Friday. Feb. 3. at
the Memorial Home, at which
time football and boxing films
will be shown, according to Com
mander Floyd.
—
land 122 sellers exchanging 294
cattle, 67 hogs, one mule and one I
I pony.
Hogs. $lO to sl6 cwt.; calves,
$8.50 to S2B cwt.; bulls. sl4 30 to
$lB 70 cwt.; slaughter cows. $6
Ito $17.40 cwt.; dairy type heifers.
$14.75 to $25.25 cwt.; springers,
$76 to sl9l per head.
The Rev. Boatner, of Rock -;
mart, is conducting a revival at
Hu Calvary Baptist Church, It
was annuonced this week
The public is cordially Invited
to attend.
Pfc. James M. Parker, Lyerly
soldier now serving with the 3rd ।
Engineer, <C» Bn of the 24th In- ,
fantry Division on Kyshu. Japan. ;
recently participated in the
famous unit’s maneuvers in the
Island's mountains. The ma
neuvers on this rugged terrain i
arc part of the Division's drive ।
to reach combat efficiency.
Private Parker is married to
Mrs. Bertie L. Parker, who re- l
sides at Box 134 in Lyerly with'
their children, Marvin and <
Gwendolyn He enlisted In the i
Army In April. 1948, and arrived
in Japan in July 1949. Prior to
entering the Army, he was em- i
ployed by the Crawford Hard -11
ware Company
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1950
COUNTY TO RECEIVE
$1,547 AS SHARE
IN FOREST RECEIPTS
Chattooga County will receive
$1,547.80 from the federal gov
ernment as a share in the Nat- 1
ional Forest receipts for fiscal 1
year 1949. i
This announcement was made
by Forest Supervisor C. K. '
Spaulding of Gainesville. 1
The 20 counties in the state
having land within the Chatta- i
hoochee National Forest are to
be recipients of these funds.
The money is for roads and
schools, equally, and is in lieu of .
taxes on the Federally owned
National Forest. The money is
i a portioned to the counties ac
cording to the area of National
Forest land each contains. Chat- ;
■tooga County has 12,537 acres i
I within its boundaries.
The principal source of reve
i nue on the National Forests in
। Georgia is from the sale of timb
er, Spaulding said.
In addition to the 25 per cent ,
of receipts paid to the counties,
10 per cent of the receipts are ,
1 returned to the Forest Service
I for use on roads and trails in
i the National Forest.
AUTOS COLLIDE
NORTH OF TRION
Guy Shamblin and Dewey
Blalock each suffered slight in
juries Saturday afternoon when
their automobiles collided north
of Trion on Highway 27.
According to State Troopers,:
the accident occurred when ■
Shamblin, driving a 1937 Chev-I
rolet, made a left turn cutting in
ront of Blalock, who drove a
1948 Mercury.
New Jersey Man
Named As Y.M.C.A.
Executive Secretary
Don T. MacLaughlin, of Wood- '
bury, N. J., has been named ex
ecutive secretary of the Y.M.C.A.
area of Northwest Georgia with '
headquarters in Rome.
Previously, Mr. MacLaughlin
was employed by the Glouch- I
ester County Y.M.C.A., from 1
which position he came to Rome. 1
He has had many years ex- 1
perience in Y M C A, work in Al- '
lentown, Pa., and also in Port
land, Me., where he directed :
camping and youth activities. He
was selected to develop the “Y”
movement in South America and
served in Paraguay.
Extra Eflort Needed
To Reach March
Os Dimes Quota
A little extra e^ort in these
last days of the campaign and
Chattooga County should be able
to reach its March of Dimes
goal.
This was the belief expressed [
this week by C. B Akin, County j
Drive Chairman, who said the ;
goal is $3,600.
“We hope to secure this! 1
amount, and unofficial reports' 1
coming from the schools and '
i other points indicate that we
I may be able to do so.” declared
Mr. Akin.
The need for more dimes and 1 '
dollars than ever before was em-1
phasized throughout the 1950 '
campaign. It was pointed out :
that the nation suffered its
worst epedemic of polio last year '
and that Georgia funds were
completely depleted The Na- 1
tlonal Foundation stepped in to
tide the state over until more
funds could be obtained
ISAAC JACKSON,
74. DIES AT TRION
Isaac Jackson. 24. died at the 1
home of his brother. Edward, 1
Jackson. 181 Second Street at ।
3:30 o. m Monday after three
months illness
He Is survived by two sisters. |
Mrs. Lancaster Bowman, of Al- i
toona. Ala.: and Mrs. Carl Pierce. 1
of Trion: three brothers. Edward
Jackson, of Trion: and Andrew
and Samuel Jackson, both of
Summcrviille.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at the East Trion Church of
God at 2 p m Wednesday with
the Rev H E Smith officiating
Interment was in the Chapel
Hill Cemetery. J D Hill Funeral
Home was in charge of arrange
ments.
LAKE CHATTOOGA
TO BE OPEN FOR
FISHING, APRIL 1
Lake Chattooga, the beautiful j
Wildlife and Conservation Club
lake near Bolling, will be opened
to members for fishing at sun
rise on Saturday, April 1.
This announcement was made
this week by W. H. Smith, presi
ednt of the club.
The following rules and regu
lations pertaining to fishing were
passed by the directors of the'
Wildlife Club:
1. A letter from the state game |
and fish department was read.
and their recommendation for
opening Lake Chattooga by Aprill
1, 1950 was adopted and passed.
2. The Board of Directors voted
and passed the opening of Lake
Chattooga on April 1, 1950 be
ginning at sunrise.
3. Creel limit will be as fol
ows: Bass, 8 in one day: bream,
20 in one day, no size limit.
4. No fishing will be allowed
except with hook and line. This
includes artificial bait, fishing
or casting. No fishing with Bal
timore minnows or young carp
will be permitted.
5. No outboard motors will be
allowed on lake. This includes
electric or gasoline motors.
Members may keep boats on
lake.
6. No person will be allowed to
fish in lake except members of
Chattooga County Wildflie and
Conservation Club and their
out-of-town guests.
7. Twelve out-of-county guests
i will be allowed each member'
| per year. Each day’s fishing by ।
any one person constitutes one J
I guest on each member’s quota.
Membership cards will be
punched at lake to keep account
of each member’s guests.
8. Shooting of firearms of any
! description on lake or premises
iis strictly prohibited.
9. No bottles, cans, garbage or
other refuse shall be thrown in
'lake, and every effort will be
। made to keep the premises clean.
10. Any violation of above:
j rules will subject member violat
ing same to immediate explusion
: from the club.
11. Anv person who violates
I the law in any way while upon i
the lake or premises will not
only be subject to exnansion
from the club, but will be pro- 1
secuted by law.
12. These rules and regulations
passed by the Board of Directors
and Trustees by authority of
I power vested to them by the
'Constitution and Bylaws.
John W. Davis, chairman:
John R. Hartline. Charles C.
Fink. James H. Floyd. George E.
Doster and Fritz Medders, di
rectors; W H. Smith, Harris Ed
wards and Bert Brogdon, trus
tees.
D. F. DUNCAN, 60,
PASSES SUNDAY
Deed F. Duncan, 60, died at his
home near Trion at 7:40 Sunday [
after a lingering illness.
Surviving are his wife. Mrs
Mae Smith Duncan, of Trion; '
three daughters, Lois and Caro
lyn Duncan, and Mrs. Ruby Han
cock, all of Trion; two sons, Ray
and Fay Duncan, both of Trion;
। two sisters, Mrs. Effie Turner
and Mrs. Fannie Cargle, both of i
Trion: one brother. C. C. Dun
can. of LaFayet*e; one grand
daughter, Myra Hancock, of Tri
on. A number of nieces and
nephews also survive.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at the Trion Methodist ;
Church at 2 p. m. Tuesday with
the Rev. John Kellett and the
Rev. Frank Prince officiating.
Nephews served as pallbearers.
Interment was in the Trion
Cemetery. J D. Hill Funeral
Home was in charge of arrange- j
men ts
Valentino Dance
To Re Held Feb. 10
A Valentine Dance will be held
at the Trion Community Center
gymnasium Friday. Feb. 10. nn
der the auspices of the Trlnn
Golf and Fishing Club
Dale Stone's orchestra will
provide the music and tickets ■
may now be obtained from mem
bers of the Fishing Club
SEEN ABOUT TOWN i
■ .1. ... I
Parking meter sticks dotting i
the streets.
Budding trees along Com
merce.
"Gus" methodically and
carefully gathering up trash
on the streets.
A cable towing a big job
press Into the News Office
Monday.
Local Committee in Atlanta
Today About County Hospital
Mild Weather
Brings Iris
Easter in January'?
That’s about what it looks
like down at the home of Mrs.
Johnny Bryant in Lyerly.
According to Mrs. Bryant
' she has several iris blooming
and many more buds just hop
ing the spring-like weather of
the past few days continues.
Ordinarilly, the iris bloom
! at about Easter-time.
Unseasonably warm weath
er, accompanied by sunshine ;
and then rain, also has caused
pear trees to bloom about the
countryside.
RAY OWENS TO BE
FETED BY 100-BUSHEL
CLUB TOMORROW
A total of 390 of the state’s
top corn producers, including
Ray Owens, of Chattooga Coun- ;
ty, will go to Athens Friday,
Februaray 3, to be honored by
the Georgia 100-Bushel Corn ■
Club at its third annual meet
ing. E. D. Alexander. J B Pres-
I ton and J. R. Johnson. Agricul
| tural Extension Service agron-
I oAiists. have announced this
| week.
Silver membership keys and
certificates of yields will be pre- I
|sented to all of the guests for
yields of 100 or more bushels of
corn per acre during the past
season. Recognition for the high
est production in the state will
go to C. L. Dunn, of Bleckley
County, whose record-breaking
yield was 216.4 bushels per acre. I
The meeting of the 100-Bushel
I Corn Club will be held on the
campus of the College of Agricul
ture. Highlights of the day will
be a luncheon and a tour of the
campus, including the winter
[ grazing on the college farm.
Lovingood Red Cross
Chapter Chairman I
The Red Cross is organized to;
' Leip our fellowman when he.
needs help. It is designed not’
[only to assist when they occur।
but also to prevent calamities.
So stated Mrs. Virginia Pierce,
of the Atlanta Red Cross staff.
Friday in a meeting with mem-.
bers of the local Chapter at th 1 j
courthouse.
Continuing. Mrs. Pierce said
that the death rate among;
mothers and infants in North
Georgia is twice as great as that I
(in the U. S. as a whole. The State j
Health Department went to the,
Red Cross and asked for help in
[this grave problem. The result;
is that the nurses in several
counties will meet in Rome on
Feb. 13 to receive a week’s train
ing at the expense of the State I
Health Department. Miss Wilma
Pace, Chattooga County nurse
will be among those attending.
When she returns, classes will be;
1 conducted by her for these'
mothers through the planning I
of the local Home Nursing Com
mittee of the Red Cross. Mrs. I
Luther Smith heads this group ;
The Red Cross will pay the cost;
of use of equipment and other
expenses involved.
The Red Cross also sides the j
dependents of servicemen In
any way possible. Disabled vet-'
cans nre aided until their firs^
claim Is settled bv the VA. as I
well as in many other ways.
Aiding civilians In time of dis-1
tre“s and assisting in war-time
are amona the other wavs Red i
Cross works, Mrs Pierce said.
“Red Cross Is ready to help If I
funds are available Just howl
much is available Is determined
bv how hard the local chapters
[work in the drive and how well
the public cooperates"
Following Mrs. Pierce’s brief
talk, officers which were pre
viously nominated were confirm
ed and directers were elected.
The officers are as follows: Dr j
B Lovlngood, Chainnan; Earl B.
Pe]f. vice Chairman; Mrs Mll-|
dred Foelia, Secretary: and
Marsha’l Lowry. Treasurer
Tlte Board of Directors is as,
follows: B W Farrar, M^s John I
Stubbs. Mrs Amos Green, Mase
Brinson. John Kin" Mr Rav
mund Daniel. Mrs John Echols, i
D L. McWhorter A B McCurdy .
Eugene Rpcklev O. L. Cleckler.
Bert Brogdon. Grover Jackson.
A G Dunson. J R Burges.* A. B
Hammond. C B Akin and J. B
Butler
A committee from Chattooga County is in At-
Iqnta today going over the county hospital plans with
the State architects.
Parking Meters May
Be in Operation
In Two Weeks
No definite date has been set
; for the parking meters to begin
[operation in Summerville, how
ever they are expected to be in
stalled completely within two
weeks.
This was disclosed this week
|by L. C. Turner, City Clerk.
Approximately 300 meters are
i being installed along Commerce
[Street and from Cox Street to
; the creek on Washington Street.
In answer to a report that an
'injunction has been filed against
;the city in connection with the
meters, Mayor J. L. McGinnis
said he knew nothing of such an
' action.
6AY M. TILLEY, 62,
DIES AT TRION
Gay Millan Tilley, 62, died at
his home at 8:55 a. m. Saturday
after a lengthy illness.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
'Elizabeth Peppers Tilley, of Tri
on; two daughters, Mrs. Donald
Fitfield, of Detroit. Mich.; and
Mrs. Geneva Jackson, of Trion;
four sons. Williams L. Tilley, of
Douglasville; Harlan C. Tilley,
James E. Tilley and A. C. Tilley,
all of Trion; six sisters, Mrs. J.
L. Dale and Mrs. Wilson Dale,
of Turtletown, Tenn.; Miss
Myrtle Tilley, of Jellico Plans,
Tenn.: Mrs. S. T. Styles, of Dal
ton: Mrs. W H Mcßrayer, and
Mrs. Riva Br^nne, both of Mary
ville. Tenn. Eight grandchildren
also survive.
Funeral services were held at
। Welcome Hill Baptist Church, of
which she was a member, at 3:30
p. m. Sunday with the Rev.
Frank Craton and J W. Daniel
.officiating. Interment was in the
! Trion Cemetery with the J. D
Hill Funeral Home, of Summer
ville. in charge.
Menlo P.-T. A. to
Meet Monday
*
Parents of Menlo school stu
dents are urged to attend the
; regular meeting of the Parent-
Teacher Association at 7:30 p. m
Monday, Feb. 6, at the school,
it was announced this week
I Important business will be dis
cussed, it was stated Following
the business session, a social
hour will be enjoyed.
Menlo Plans for Water
System in Near Future
Menlo 111 Club
Holds Meeting*
The Menlo Senior 4-H Club
I met Tuesday with Miss Omle
Wiley. Hone Demonstration
Agent, and J B Butler. County
Agent, attending
Jam e s Mitchell, president,
called the meeting to order and
the minutes of the last meeting
। were read by Frances Massey.
Edna Jean Hood presented the
I program. during which Janies
I Mitchell read the scripture Other
| parts of the program included
several clever questions by Iris
Toles and the leading of the
Lord’s Prayer. Edna Jean led in
singing the Club Song
During the business portion
ol the program, Miss Wiley pre-,
■cnted Edith Garvin with a med
al and blue ribbon from the Dist
rict 4-H Poultry Show
A portion of the letter from W
W Bennett, of the Stab Poultry
Extension Service, was read. In
it, Mr. Bennett said that Edith’s
.chickens were "definitely the
‘outstanding two birds in the en
i tire District."
, The members discussed having
I' 4-H Club Sunday" in March
The group divided into two
groups and slides on planning
a farm and home program club
were shown the boys
Among the visitors were Miss
i Grace Gay, home economics
teacher and Mrs. N W Garvin.
Junior Advisor. Several students
also were visitors
Growing With
Chattooga
$1.50 PER YEAR
T. J. Espy. Mose Brinson, John
1 Davis, O. L. Cleckler and J. T.
Morgan were appointed by the
[ County Commissioners recently
'to represent the county at this
meeting, it was disclosed yester
day.
The reason of the meeting is
the fact that the state architects
have suggested a small change in
hospital plans and any change,
: whether large or small must be
approved by the county before
' further details can be worked
’ j out. After such an approval, fin
al plans and specifications can
: be made.
While in Atlanta, the group
also will file for an amendment
; to the application for state and
' federal funds. Under a new law,
■! the county must furnish only 20
per cent of the funds, while the
remainder is furnished by the
federal and state governments.
' Previously, and at the time the
application for the local hospital
was filed, the county had to
furnish one third of the funds.
It is estimated that should
I this amendment be approved, it
will save the county approxi
mately $60,000.
Johnson Elected
Justice of Peace
Willie Johnson was elected
Saturday as Justice of the Peace,
filling the unexpired term of
Levi McGraw.
Mr. Johnson received an ov
erwhelming majority in the race
which was entered by three other
persons.
The final talley was as follows:
Mr. Johnson. 260; A. T. Ray. 84:
Pat McKeehan. 20: and Jesse
Shuman, 13
THREE INJURED IN
WRECK THURSDAY
A Dalton couple and a Trion
Youth were silghtly injured on
Thursday afternoon when their
automobiles crashed head-on
between Summerville and Trion
on US Highway 27.
Clyde Holt, of Trion, was hos
pitalized at Riegel Community
Hospital. Trion, for one night as
a result of the accident, and Mrs.
William Blackwell, of Dalton,
also suffered injuries which
caused hospital confinement for
a day. Mr. Blackwell was not ad
mitted to the hospital.
The cause of the accident was
not immediately determined, ac
cording to county officers, and
no charges were made. Holt was
f,oing southward at the time and
Mr. and Mrs Blackwell were go
ing north
A modern water system In
Menlo may not be far off.
At a meeting of townsfolk
Tuesday night, approximately 30
persons paid the S2O meter con
nection charge which is neces
sary before financing of the
project can take place. It will
be necessary for 140 persons to
pay this fee before further plans
can be made, town leaders said.
The water system will pay for
itself and no additional taxes
will be levied for this purpose,
it was stated.
Already 140 persons have sign
ed that they want water, and it
1' expected that all of these will
pay their meter connection
shortly.
It was also disclosed that one
carload of pipes already have
been unloaded in Menlo for the
water svstem and that more will
arrive later.
Loaders expressed belief that
the system could be begun by
earlv spring if the public co
op»rptes whole-heartedlv.
It is estimated that there are
| approximately 500 inhabitants of
Menlo
Without an adequate water
system, no town can expect to
make a great deal of progress.
It was pointed out. as no Indus
try will consider building Ifi a
town without this facility.
With Menlo's strategic geo
granhlcal location at the foot of
lookout Mountain, and tra
versed bv a modem new high
way. which leads to Cloudland.
It is believed bv leaders that the
itown will double within a pe
riod of years