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VOLUME 66; NO. 8
Hospital to Cost
County $70,000
The Chattooga County hos
pital will cost the county only
approximately $70,000, under a
new amendment to the old ap
plication.
The county will furnish only
20 per cent of the funds for the
$350,000 hospital, with the state
and federal governments fur
nishing the remainder.
Approval of the amendment
was made Thursday as a com
mittee of local men appointed
by the County Board of Com
missioners met in Atlanta with
State officials and architects.
The local men, T. J. Espy, Mose
Brinson, John Davis, O. L.
Cleckler and J. T. Morgan, also
approved a minor change in the
hospital plans.
It is expected that the bid will
be ready for letting by April 15,
members of the local committee
said.
Frank Bice Home
Destroyed in Blaze
The home of Frank Bice, on
Seventh Street in North Sum
merville, was destroyed by* fire
Monday morning and household
furnishings were a total loss.
Fire began in the three-room
frame structure from an over
heated wood stove, firemen said.
Members of the family were in
the yard at the time the fire be
gan.
The Summerville Fire Depart
ment answered the call, however
the house was located one half
mile from the nearest plug and
the tank of the fire truck had
to be filled before aid could be
given.
MARCH OF DIMES
EXPECTED TO
REACH QUOTA HERE
An incomplete report on the
March of Dimes in Chattooga
County indicates that $3,426.57
has been given during the 1950
driive.
This announcement was made
this week by C. B. Akin, Chair
man of the Drive, who said the
goal tor the county was $3,500.
“I am confident,” he said,
that we shall reach our quota.
There are two large industrial
plants that have not yet reported
and when this and other contri
butions are turned in, I am sure
that Chattooga County will have
done its part in this great cam
paign.”
MEN TO ASSIST
WITH INCOME
TAX RETURNS
Representatives of the Collect
or of Internal Revenue wdll be
in Summerville on Feb. 20-21 and
in Trion on Feb. 23-24 for the
purpose of assisting taxpayers in
the preparation of their 1949 in
come tax returns.
Every person who had a total
income in 1949 of S6OO, of more,
is required to file a return.
Representatives also will be in
Rome from Feb. 13 to March 15.
HERE 'N THERE
A Valentine dance will be held
at the Trion Community Center
gymnasium Friday, Feb. 10, un
der the auspices of the Trion
Golf and Fishing Club.
“God's Day of Rest” will be the
topic of another of the lecture
series being presented by the
Watchtower Society at the
courthouse. This will be given by
W. E. Stewart at 3 p. m Sunday,
Feb. 12.
The public is invited.
The regular communication of
Trion Lodge 160 F and A. M
will be held at 7:80 p. m. Satur
day, Feb. 11.
All qualified Masons are in
vited, leaders state.
The Coosa Valley Livestock
sale on Feb. 1 totalled $21,348 05.
Sixty-three hogs and 215 cattle
were offered in the sale. Forty
nine buyers and 112 sellers at
tended.
Hogs were $12.50 to $16.90 cwt.;
calves, sll to $36 cwt.; bulls.
$14.20 to $19.30 cwt.; slaughter
cows, sl2 to $19.70 cwt.; dalrv
type heifers, $15.50 to $26.50
cwt.; and springers, $69 to $l9O
per head.
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JONES, HARRIS
BACK AT MENLO
FOR THREE YEARS
T. W. Jones, Principal, and J.
A. Harris, Vocational Agriculture
Teacher, both of Menlo High
School, have been re-elected to
serve for a period of three years,
according to C. B. Akin, County
School Superintendent.
This action was taken at a
meeting of the Menlo Board of
Education on Feb. 1.
Mr. Jones is serving his first
year as principal of the school,
having come to Menlo from
Irwinton, where he was principal
for four years.
“This year marks a successful
milestone in Mr. Jones’ career
as an educator,” remarked Mr.
Akin. “Many improvements in
the school have been made under
I his guidance, and with a long
j range program which he has in
mind the school should continue
its marked progress.
Mr. Harris, said to be one
(of the outstanding vocational
teachers of the state, came to
Menlo in July of 1947.
“Since that time,” said Mr.
Akin, “he has demonstrated his
leadership and ability as an
Agriculture teacher. The Agri
culture Department has made
wonderful strides under his
guidance, and his plans are for
an extensive expansion in the
next three years.”
J. D. Cochran
Succumbs Monday
James David Cochran, 74, died
(at his home. Route 2, Summer
ville. (Pennville Community) at
11 p. m. Monday.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Della Bailey Cochran, of Route 2,
Summerville: two daughters,
Mrs. J. C. Cheek, of LaFayette,
and Miss Edna Cochran, of Sum
merville; two sons. Richard and
Bud Cochran, both of Summer
ville. Three grandsons and three
granddaughters also survive.
Mr. Cochran was a member of
the Troin Baptist Church. Fu
neral services were conducted at
the Pennville Gospel Tabernacle
at 1 p. m. Wednesday with the
Rev. Charles M. Crowe and the
Rev. Virgil Blalock officiating.
Pallbearers were: Charlie Log
gins, Melvin Loggins, Roy Par
ker, J1 m Tom Greeson, James
Smith and Howard Eaton. In
terment was in the Pennville
Cemetery. J. D. Hill Funeral
Home was in charge.
Miss Welborn
Assistant Home
Demonstration Agent
Miss Annie Mae Welborn has
assumed her duties here as As
sistant County Home Demon
stration Agent, it was disclosed
this week by Miss Omie Wiley,
Demonstration Agent.
Miss Welborn is a native of
Clarksville and graduated from
Berry College in Januray of this
year.
A Leaders Training Meeting
lor Home Demonstration Cluo
(members will be held at 10 a. m.
(Tuesday, at the First Presbyter
ian Chapel. Third Avenue. Rome,
lit was announced this week
Local Home Demonstration
Club leaders say a fine program
has been planned and a Home
Economist will be present.
Moviee will be shown at the
Trion Community Theatre on
Sundays, beginning February 12,
llt was disclosed this week by
Harry Hardeman. Manager.
Alcoholic beverages are for
' bidden on the State Capitol
grounds So. five gallons of Sa
vannah river waler instead of
the traditional champagne—will
be used this year to toast George
j Washington on his birthday, Feb.
(22. The occasion is under the
auspices of the Atlanta Chapter,
Sons of American Revolution,
and Savannah Society.
The Rev. Boatner will conduct
a revival at the Four Mlle
Church beginning March 19.
Church leaders reported that
13 persons joined at the Calvary
Baptist Church, where the Rev.
Boatner just completed a revival
series
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1950
E. B. SELF TO DIRECT
HEART DRIVE IN
CHATTOOGA COUNTY
Earl B. Self will direct the 1950
Fund Drive of the Georgia Heart
Association in Chattooga Coun
ty, District Director, Judge H. E.
Nichols, of Rome, announced last
week.
The Association will open its
drive next week for public sup
port of a program of research,
education, and community serv
ice in the diseases of the heart
and circulatory system.
Public support in last year’s
drive has made possible the
opening of four heart clinics to
treat needy patients, a state sur
vey of the facilities to care for
convalescent children who are
victims of rheumatic heart dis
ease, and several vital research
programs seeking new treat
ments and cures.
FITCH RE-ELECTED
TO HEAD THE
PENNVILLE SCHOOL
J. Leroy Fitch, who has served
ias principal of the Pennville
( School for two months, has been
(named to serve in this position
for the next three years.
Announcement came from C.
B. Akin, County School Super
intendent, who said the action
was taken at a meeting of the
Board of Education February 6.
“Although Mr. Fitch has serv
ed only two months, the record
he has made during that time
(warrants the action of board,”
asserted Mr. Akin. “The program
he has in mind for the school for
the next three years claims for
many improvements and facili
ties which will make Pennville
one of the outstanding ac
credited grammar schools of the
state.”
MISSION STUDY HELD
BY W. M. U. OF
CHATTOOGA COUNTY
A mission study course was
held by the Women’s Missionary
i Society of the Chattooga Bap-
I tist Association Tuesday at the
1 Pennville Baptist Church.
"The Manual of Woman’s Mis
(sionary Union” was taught by
(the following ladies: Mrs. Henry
i Day, Menlo; Mrs. George Schroe
ider. Pleasant Grove; Mrs. George
Perry, Unity; Mrs. Z. M. Cooper,
Sand Mountain Chapel; Mrs.
i Wilma Smith. Pennville, Mrs.
Chandler and Mrs. J. C. Wood
Trion; Mrs. Eli Stephenson and
;Mrs. W. M. Steele. South Sum
merville; and Mrs. Clyde Harlow
and Mrs. Duke Espy, Summer
ville.
Mrs. Espy, W. M. U. Superin
tendent of the Association, and
Mrs. Steele, Mission Study Chair
man. presided at the meeting.
The Pennville Quintet furnish
ed lovely music for the occasion
;throughout the day.
Attending the meeting were
representatives from every W.
M. S. in the Association. Sevenr
(ty-four members and two vis
iltors were present.
The Association expressed
their thanks to the Rev. Albert
Pruitt and his church for the
hospitality shown while at Penn-
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Stearns, Movie
Highlight Wildlife
Club Meeting
J. L. Stearns. Chief of Infor
mation and Education of the
State Game and Fish Commis
sion, will be the guest speaker |
at ihc monthly meeting of the'
Wildlife and Conservation Club
at the courthouse in Summer
ville at 8 p. m. Monday, Feb. 13.
according to an announcement I
by W. H. Smith, President of the i
club.
The audience will see the'
movie on wildlife In the Okefo
nokee swamp, which should be (
of much Interest since it is a |
Georgia picture.
All members of the club are
urged to attend the meeting and ।
the public Is cordially Invited.
Pennville WHDC
Meets February 3
The Pennville Home Demon
stration Club met Friday Feb
ruary 3. in the home of Mrs. Lu
cille Greeson.
This month the club studied
nutrition and Miss Omie Wiley
demonstrated the frying of
chicken.
Delicious refreshments were
served by the hostess
REV. COLLINS
ASSUMES BAPTIST
PASTORATE HERE
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REV. THOMAS M. COLLINS
The Rev. Thomas M. Collins,
former pastor of the Carrollton,
Ala. Baptist Church, assumed his
duties here Sunday as pastor of
the First Baptist Church.
He and his wife Gertrude, and
their three children, Marshall, 8,
George, 6, and Carol Ann, 1,
i moved into the pastorium last
Thursday.
The Rev. Mr. Collins, who is a
native of Carrollton, Ala., at
tended Mississippi State College,
Starkville, Miss., and the South
western Ba p 11st Theological
Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas.
Afterwards, he became the State
Sunday School Secretary of
Florida. He then became pastor
of the Carrollton Church.
Mrs. Collins is a native of
Jacksonville, Fla.
Chandler Addersses
Rotary Club Wed.
“The Significance of High Pro
duction” was the topic of a talk
by S. C. Chandler. Assistant Dis
trict Agent, Georgia Extension
'Service, who addressed the Sum
(merville-Trion Rotary Club yes
। terday at Riegeldale Tavern.
Mr. Chandler illustrated his
(talk with color pictures.
Guests included C. C. Brooks
and L. A. Miller, both of Sum
merville.
O. L. Cleckler, who will be in .
charge of next week's program, |
will have Lawrence Derthick,
Superintendent of the City (
Schools, Chattanooga, as the
speaker.
Many Babies
Suffocate Needlessly
Os the forty-one babies under
one year old who met accidental
death the last half of 1949. 29
died from suffocation.
“Most of these died in bed.”
( averred Mr. L. M. Lacy, Vital
(Statistician of the Georgia De-
( partment of Public Health,
“through the thoughtlessness of
(the parents. Eleven suffocated
(while sleeping with the parents;
8 smothered under the bed cov
ers and 2 got their heads caught
and were strangled."
Eight others died from such
miscellaneous causes as choking
on pecans or strangling on milk.
“It came as a surprise to me,"
Mr. Lacy said, “when the death
reports came in to find so many I
little children had died from
causes which might have been i
I prevented had the parents been
aware that babies are active!
(even while sleeping.”
Public Health officials recom-'
, mend that babies be beded sep
arately from adults, that baby (
beds have high sides to prevent |
falling out of bed and that small (
objects, which might choke
them, be kept out of reach.
Concert At Courthouse
Here Saturday Night
Three well-known quartets of
the south will be heard In con
cert at the courthouse here at I
17.30 p. m. Saturday, Feb. 11.
The Harmony Boys. the
Statesmen Quartet and the!
Homeland Harmony Quartet will.
be featured on the program.
Tickets may be obtained froml
Ed Owens. Clara Rush or Dcrvl
Clark.
TRION P.-T. A. TO SEE
"THE SIXTH CHAIR"
“The Sixth Chair” will be the
film shown at the meeting of
the Trion Parent-Teacher Asso
ciation at 2:30 p. m. Tuesday,
Feb. 14. in the high school audi
torium.
The film shows the need for
cooperation between the schools
and the associated agencies such
as the P.-T.A
TB Association Begins Move for
State Aid to Tuberculosis Families
Champion Home Town Contest
Meeting at Tavern Today
A Champion Home Town
Contest meeting will be held in
Trion, at noon today, at the
Riegeldale Tavern with the Sum
merville and Dalton Districts of
the Georgia Power Company as
co-sponsors. All communities in
both the districts have been in
vited to attend this area meet
ing and a full program has been
planned.
At this meeting, the presenta
tion of SIOO cash prize and
plaque will be made to Dalton
as an honorable mention win
ner in the 1949 contest. Also, the
announcement of the 1950 con
test will be outlined by Charles
A. Collier, Vice President in
charge of sales. He is the found
er of the Community Develop
ment Division and the Champion
Home Town Contest.
The 36 books comprising the
I six winners, first, second and
I third in towns under 1,000 popu
lation and towns from 1,000 to
20,000. the 12 honorable mention
winners and the 18 towns re
ceiving the certificates of
achievement awards, plus all
'books submitted by towms in the
Rome Division, will be on display
at 10 a. m. and lunch will be
(served at 12:30 p. m.
J. J. McDonnough, Vice Presi-
( dent and Division Manager of
(the Rome Division of the Geor
(gia Power Company, stated that
this is to be a most important
i and interesting meeting. Many
'changes have been made in the
1950 contest. He urged that all
committees in these two districts
enter the contest—as the actual
fruits of substantial community
development will come only to
those towns whose own citizens
‘ visualize the needs of the future
and begin to tbink clearly—plan
boldly and work hard.”
J. T. Morgan, District Manage
cf the Summerville District, and
H. H. Boggus, District Manager
of the Dalton District, both
stated that a good representa
tive from each community in
their districts has planned to
attend this luncheon meeting.
RAY OWENS RAISES
111 BUSHELS CORN
ON ONE ACRE
Young Ray Owens, 15, of Lit
tle Sand Mountain Mountain was
among the 390 top com pro
ducers who were honored by the
Georgia 100-Bushel Corn Club
Friday.
An active 4-H Club member,
Owens is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. L. Owens and attends Gore
High School. He is in the tenth
grade and a member of the Sen
ior 4-H Club. Among his projects
have been chickens, beans, beef
[cattle and dairy cattle.
To win the recognition accord
ed him last week. Ray raised 111
bushels of corn per acre on his
father’s farm on picturesque
Little Sand Mountain.
He planted three acres of the
Georgia 101 variety and follow
ed it by Austrian Winter Peas.
His report shows that Ray used
four tons of manure per acre,
600 pounds of 6-8-6 per acre and
side-dressed with 400 pounds of
20-0-0.
The corn was planted on &&y
12, 1949. There were 8,297 plants
per acre and the cost per bush
el was 73 cents. Man labor was
$23.80 and mule labor. $9.10. Fer
tilizer cost, $27 per acre, seed,
$4 80 per acre, manure. $3 per
acre, cover crop, $5.20 and land
rent $lO per acre. The overhead
was $8.29, making a total of
$91.19. The land was cultivated
three times.
J. B. Butler. County Agent,
said that several persons in lhe
county have signed up for the
Corn Contest this year, indicat
ing that interest in the project
is incerasing.
Large Crowd Attends
Menlo P.-T. A. Meet
A large crowd attended the
meeting of the Menlo Parent-
Teacher Association at the
school Monday evening.
The sixth grade won the at
tendance banner.
A program was presented by
members of the seventh grade,
after which delicious refresh
ments were served.
DR. HAIR TRIED
IN CONNECTION WITH
INSURANCE CLAIMS
In Superior Court here this
week, the Prudential Insurance
(Company of America sought to
(reclaim disability benefits from
Dr. W. B. Hair, who held a policy
with the Company and claimed
(permanent and total disability.
The Company sought to prove
' ( that Dr. Hair was not disabled as
\ claimed.
The jury, which went out at
11:15 a. m. Wednesday, had not
' reached a verdict at 3 p. m.
- Wednesday.
The Insurance Company was
represented by Dean Owens, of
। Rome, and William K Meadow,
(of Atlanta. Brinson and Davis,
l local law firm, represented Dr.
. Hair.
Judge A. E. Nichols presided.
Lyerly Methodists
To Dedicate New
Sunday School Rooms
The new Sunday School rooms
at the Lyerly Methodist Church
will be dedicated Sunday eve
ning, Feb. 26. according to the
Rev. M. H. Smith, pastor.
The five beautiful new rooms
were recently completed. They
were built from lumber in the
building that was previously the
Berryton Methodist Church.
In conjunction with the dedi
catory service will be the third
quarterly conference.
Supper will be at the church
at 6 p. m. and the quarterly con
ference and dedicatory message
by Peter Manning, District Su
perintendent. will be at 7:30 p.
m
All former pastors of the
( church have been invited, the
Rev. Mr. Smith said.
VFW TO HAVE
PARTY TONIGHT
A party will be held at the
Memorial Home tonight at 8
o’clock sponsored by the Veter
ans of Foreign Wars, and the
public is invited.
Dozens of prizes will be given
away, it was stated. Among them
will be a table lamp, percolator,
rugs, compacts, watch band, cos
tume jewelry, groceries, musical
powder box, Valentine candy,
billfold and clock.
MAN’DROWNS NEAR BOLLING;
WIFE, ANOTHER MAN ESCAPE
D. H. Roberson, 44,
Dies Suddenly
Dr. H. Roberson, 44. Trion po
liceman. died suddenly at Ms
residence in Trion Sunday morn
ing.
Funeral services were held at
3 p. m. Monday in the Jennings
Chapel. Rome. The Rev How
ard Holcomb, pastor of the Fel
lowship Baptist Church, In
Plainville, conducted the serv
ices and interment followed in
East View Cemetery
Mr. Roberson had been a resi
dent of Trion for the past 17
months Prior to moving to Tri
on, he served as a member of
the Rome Police Department
from November 15, 1936 to No
vember 10. 1947 At the time of
his resignation, he held the rank
of captain He was a member of
the Rome Cherokee I,odge of
Masons, No. 66 F. and A. M
Surviving are the widow, the
former Bessie Mac Scoggins; two
daughters, Mrs. B Maxwell, of
Rome, and Mrs. Josephine Ad
dicks. of Los Angeles. Calif.; one
sister. Mrs. J. A. Gillenwater.
Selma. Ala, and one brother.
David Roberson, of Aragon.
Pallbearers w’ere as follows: C.
D. Cooper. Bill Eason. Joe Chap
man, Gordon Dowdy. Sid White
and Charles Akridge
Growing With
Chattooga
$1.50 PER YEAR
Chattooga County has started
(the ball rolling that may mean a
great deal more help to tubercu
(losis victims and their families
jin Georgia.
At a meeting of the County
Tuberculosis Association Friday
(evening at Riegeldale Tavern,
| Trion, T. J. Espy, Jr. was directed
(to draw up a resolution to the
State Tuberculosis Association
( asking for a special appropria-
( lion by the State Legislature to
| take care of tuberculosis-strick
en families.
This is the first such resolution
to be passed by any county As
sociation in Georgia. It is the
hope of the local Association that
aid for tuberculosis families can
be provided somewhat like aid is
provided for the blind and their
families.
Dr. Rufus Payne, Superin
tendent of Battey State Tubercu
losis Hospital. Rome, spoke to
the group, stating that there are
many patients in the hospital
who do not need to be there.
They do not have positive spu
tum and could well be taken
care of at home if they had the
money to do so, he said.
He told of one instance where
a father was at the hospital,
where he should properly have
stayed. However, his family was
receiving only $45 a month on
the Aid to Dependent Children
program and this was insuffic
ient. So the father went home to
stay with the children, while the
mother took a job in a mill.
“I think that man is dead now,”
said Dr Payne.
Mrs. J. E. Clarkson, President
of the Association, disclosed that
the Chattooga County Board of
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Parking Meters to Be
In Operation March 1
It is expected that the parking
meters now being installed in
Sum.pervilPr ■T ! ?ri be in operation
by the first of March.
This was the disclosure by L.
C. Turner, City Clerk, Tuesday
The meters have not yet been
placed on the stands, however
■ the stands have been completely
(installed along Commerce Street
and Georgia Avenue, from the
I creek to Cox Street.
Baptist Men Mee!
Here in Great Rally
Men from 18 Baptist Churches
of the Chattooga Association met
together Sunday at the South
Summerville Baptist Church for
la men’s rally.
The girls’ trio from Tennessee
Temple College, accompanied by
Mrs. John Herman at the piano,
rendered special music.
Bernard King. Secretary of the
Brotherhood Department o f
Georgia, challenged the men
with a message that called the
laymen, with the pastors, “to
band together and do something
for Christ and the church.”
An Alabama man was
drowned, while his wife and an
other person escaped w’ithout in
juries early Sunday morning
when the 1947 Studebaker the
victim was driving missed the
Bolling bridge and crashed into
the Chattooga River
The body of James R Evans.
31, of Attalla, Ala,, was found in
the river shortly after "his wife,
Mrs Juanita Evans, and James
A. Scott, both also of Attalla, re
ported the Incident to Sheriff
Reuben Lyons. The accident
happened at about 2 a. m„ Sher
iff Lyons reported. According to
the survivors they lowered a
glass and crawled out of the
auto.
According to members of the
family. Sheriff Lyons said. Evans
had been drinking heavily prior
jto the accident. He also was re
ported to have been driving at a
j terrific rate of speed. The auto
was found in 18 feet of water 150
feet below the bridge.
The trio had just left the home
of Emmett Morgan. Evans'
brother-in-law. In the Harlow
sub-division. Evans mother, who
had accompanied them on the
trip from Attalla, was at the
Morgan home at the time of the
accident, according to Sheriff
Lyons She had planned to visit
there for some time, it was
stated
. The body has been Uken to
■ Attalla, Sheriff Lyons said No
1 inquest was held.