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VOLUME 66; NO. 12
INDIANS STATE CHAMPIONS
COUNTY PROUD AS
INDIANS MARCH TO
VICTORY SATURDAY
BY T. EMMETT NUNN
Underneath those pale green
spacious rafters of Roosevelt
High’s gym in Atlanta, Georgia
mayhem was loose. On one side
joy was supreme as Summer
ville’s booster cards and Black
and Red confetti strips were fly
ing.
Yes, the Indians of Summer
ville High had bounced from the
very jaws of defeat to become
the first reigning Champions of
Class A Schools.
On the other, a hopeful and
hard-working Black and Gold
Tiger had just watched a five
point last quarter lead fade and
in its place with seventy seconds
to go, the flashing Red from way
up in North Georgia once again
gained the lead they nursed for
over two periods.
This was the reward and pay
off for faithful followers who
for one afternoon and two nights
had traveled the long distance
for this moment. This was what
the boys had put in long hard
afternoons of work over a period
of three and a half months. All
this comes to a quick halt, just
like that. But what a moment,
when from every corner your
praises ring out.
For a long time this will be
team and Garland Pinholster the
coach that will be best remem
bered. This 1950 edition are the
the first rulers of the newly
formed Class A group of schools
in the realm of Region 4 and
the State of Georgia Basketball
classifications.
The Reward: Two big trophi^
to ever grace the halls of S'um ;
merville High School as symbols
and tributes to this, the best
basketball team yet to wear the
Summerville monogram.
Best Boys
Ail through these long, hard
battles to that top place five
boys have responded to every
move, have worked as one and
without peer. They have come
through in great style.
Herman Fletcher has been
termed by the Atlanta papers as
a “rebound hog”, for the abilities
he has shown bringing down the
loose balls around the basket.
Bobby Bush, for his front court
game and clutch shooting superb,
makes him a target for the best
defensive men. Joe Faye Dacus,
the fastest young man on most
any court, can cause an opponent
to fall to pieces on ball-stealing,
and long shooting. Sewell Cash,
the busiest bucket-buster of all,
is a sure bet for No. 1 spot on
star pickings. Bobby Nix is the
little man who placed the Re
gion Crown where it is with his
last-second toss. These are the
boys who played every second of
both Region and State Tourna
ments with one exception. Billy
Flanagan replaced Fletcher in
the State finals with almost two
minutes of play remaining.
Backing up this superb crew
and making it much that it is.
the two “Billys", Flanagan and
Morehead, Sims Hawkins. Jack
Glenn, Buddy Lanier and Tom
my Ratliff, the Indians of later
seasons.
Assembling, giving them the
know-how and Installing the
spirit to never quit, Garland Pin
holster, in his first year as a
coach, has shown them the way
to every honor that can come
their way..
Yes, it’s true “Pin" inherited
a fine group of boys when Coach
Brooke Pierce handed over the
squad to him and from there
they have gone on.
In 1948-49, Coach Pierce had
17 wins and two losses with most
of this same squad, and due to
his foresight and pushing, that
record has now grown by leaps
ahd bounds.
Summerville Marches
In quest of the State Crown,
the Indians first conquest was
scalping the Hornets of Hape
ville in form that looked easy
enough by 54 to 35 and setting
their sights for the tournament’s
big gun. the Greenles of Canton,
and the Slate’s lop-seeded team.
In this first outing, Cash set
the pace, the same as the next
two. by flashing the scoreboard
for 21 points. Bush tossed up
14. Fletcher 12. as Nix and Dacus
added 1 and 5.
Summerville 50, Canton 44
This was the battle, the one
long-awaited, and out of this
the expected Champions were to
emerge. Canton's big Green and
Gold, triumphant in 32 outings,
beaten once, then revenge gained
later as they whipped their con
querors, Perry, the ‘49 “B” group
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THE SUMMERVILLE INDIANS, state basketball champions.
Front row, left to right, Winfred Hardeman, manager; Bobby
Nix. Joe Faye Dacus, Sewell Cash, Herman Fletcher, Bobby
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LIEUT.-COL BURKE
TO SPEAK HERE
Lieutenant Colonel E. S. Burke,
Assistant Director, Department
of Public Safety, State of Geor
!gia, will be the speaker Wednes
day, March 22, at the regular
meeting of the Summerville-
Trion Rotary Club.
Llet.-Col. Burke will discuss
the traffic problems and acci
dents of the state in connection
with the current VFW drive for
[funds to build a school boy pa
trol camp.
A. G. Dunson has charge of
I the program
LOCAL NEGRO TEAM
IS RUNNER-UP IN
DISTRICT TOURNEY
Another Summerville team
' winning honors in the basket
ball world was the boys team of
the local Negro High School.
The local quintet were run
ners-up in District finals nt
Calhoun last Saturday, having
been defeated by Cedartown only
four points The final score was
44-40.
In two previous games in the
! tournament, they defeated Cal
houn 39-23 and Lyerly 43-23.
An attractive trophy was pre
sented the team by the Georgia
ilnter-Scholastlc Association for
being Class C runner-up.
. Pacing the team in the Cedar
town game was Otis Pollard, who
upped his team’s score by 12
points. Pollard has the center
position. Robert Vaughn, for
ward, was close behind with 10
points. William Steward, for
ward. and Charles Hoskins,
guard, each had 8 points, while
Leslie Patterson, guard, had two
points to his credit.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1950
THE GREAT REV/ARD
Campaign Ends
With S. S. Rally
Tomorrow Night
| An Association - w-ide Sunday
School Enlargement Campaign,
now in progress in 11 County
Baptist Churches, will be brought
, to a climax at 7:30 p. m. Friday.
' March 17, with a Sunday School
Rally at the First Baptist
। Church here.
' The Rev. W. A Anderson, of
! the Georgia Baptist Sunday
School Department, will be the
I principal speaker, his theme be
ing “Place of the Sunday School
in Evangelism.”
The Pennville Church Quintet
will furnish music and the Rev.
Albert Pruett will lead the con
^regatlonal singing. Mrs. Duke
| Espy will be pianst.
Everyone, whether or not their
। church is participating in this
I Enlargement Campaign, is in
vited to attend the rally.
Tiie boys basketball
team of the Sum
merville Negro Hl
School won a tro
phy for being run
ner-up in the Class
C play at Calhoun
Friday and Satur
day. Left to right
are D. D. White,
principal; Leslie
Patterson, Otis Pol
lard, Robert
Va u ghn, Charles
Hoskins, William
Stewart and Albert
Harris, coach.
New* Staff Photo
Bush and Garland Pinholster, coach. Second row, left to
right, Jack Glenn, Buddy Lanier, Billy Morehead, Billy Flan
agan, Sims Hawkins and Tommy Ratliff.
Rev. Willy lo Preach
Al Firsl Bail's!
The Rev. Robert Witty, Pastor :
of the Baptist Temple. Jackson
at the First Baptist Church in
Summerville, during their re
vival March 19-30, it was dis
closed this week by the Rev. Tom
Collins, Pastor.
The Rev. Mr. Witty is heading
a congregation of 1,400 Baptists
in Jacksonville, and scarcely
speaks to less than 700 in his
congregation, it is reported.
According to the Rev. Mr. Col
lins. he is a “dynamic preacher
and a compassionate evangelist, |,
having led in some of the most
effective revival efforts In the ,
South.”
The revival series at the First ’
Baptist Church is a part of the
simultaneous revivals to be held
throughout Chattooga County by ;
16 Baptist Churches.
Services will be held at 7:30 p.
m. at the First Baptist. <
RUNNER-UP IN DISTRICT 1-C
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The State Champ
ionship trophy,
won by the Sum
merville Indians in
Atlanta Saturday
; night, is fondly dis
i played by the team
ithat did itself and
i Summerville proud.
I Left to right, the
boys are Bobby
I Bush, Sewell Cash,
iJoe Faye Dacus,
H e rman Fletcher,
'Bobby Nix and
[Coach Garland
Pinholster.
I - News Staff Photo
NEWS BUSINESS
OFFICE UOIED
Tire Summerville News an
j nounces that construction on
a new building has begun.
This modern, new brick
structure will replace the
j brick-front frame building
! which has been the home of
the News for almost 50 years.
During construction, the of
। lice will be located in the rear
i of Hollis Real Estate, which is
j located next door to the News.
] All subscriptions, advertis
-1 ing and news will be handled
; from this office.
PARKING METERS
TAKE IN $322
In the first week of their op
| eration, the parking meters in
Summerville took in $322.50, it
was disclosed Friday after the
: tabulations were made Thurs
day.
The meters are not in opera-
Ition on Sundays, however they
are in use on Wednesday after
noons. City officials emphisized
[that the meters will continue in
operation here on Wednesday
afternoons and urged all patrons
to remember this in order to
। avoid receiving tickets. The me
ters are in operation from 7 a.
m .to 6 p. m
FIRE DAMAGES
lIEASLEY HOME
The residence of Olin Hensley,
located on North Commerce
Street, was slightly damaged by
fire Friday morning wh e n an
overheated laundry heater ex
ploded.
The Summerville Fire Depart
ment answered the call and the
flames were quickly subdued.
Damage was estimated to be less
than SSOO.
The five-room structure is
owned by Carl Hammond.
Class A Cage Kings
Whip Valdosta, 46-43
SPARKS INDIANS
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SEWELL CASH, who scored 63 ■
I points in the final three, games
lof the state tournament in At-1
jlanta. This was by far the high
\ est score of any player in the
imeet and should certainly make
him a number one candidate
for the All-State team. Sewell
hit for more than 60 per cent
of his field goal tries during the
season and was the “big spark”
in the Indians’ impressive sea-
Json record.
—News Staff Photo
'Appreciation Nigh!'
Planned for Indians
Monday Evening
I A group of grateful and ap
preciative Summerville citizens
j have planned something special
for the boys who marched tri
umphantly and victoriously away
from the State Basketball Tour
nament in Atlanta Saturday
night.
“Appreciation Night” will be
held Monday night for the lads.
I as a gesture of thanks and a dis
play of pride, on behalf of the
citizens of the city.
The evening’s activities will
get underway at 7 p. m. with a
steak dinner at John's Place. In
addition to the splendid team,
several educational leaders have
been Invited to the dinner.
Leaders of the “Appreciation
Night’ activities said it is hoped
a great many persons from Sum
merville and throughout the
i county will attend the dinner
i (on a dutch basis* and signify
their interest in the team.
Following the dinner, the group
will journey to the Tooga Thea
tre in Summerville where a brief
program will be presented from
[ the stage, which will be especially
decorated for the occasion.
The Indians will be introduced
lo the audience and a certificate
will be awarded each one for a
| jacket.
C. B. Akin will be master of
ceremoneis. The Summerville
High School cheerleaders also
j will participate in the program
BARLOW HEARING
STILL NOT SET
The preliminary hearing for j
George Barlow, charged with the
murder of James Randolph (Doc) j
Moon, 29, on Saturday, March
4. has not yet been set, it was
learned this week.
The delay In the hearing Is
caused by the present session of
City Court. It was expected the
! Court would adjourn sometime
.this week and that probably the
hearing would be held the early
part of next week.
Barlow. 60. who is facing his
second murder charge, remains
in Jai) without bond.
He was cleared nine years ago
on a self-defense plea to the
murder of Hence Bynum.
noticiF
i The Rev. Oliver J. Hampton,
of LaFayette, is not the Oliver
! Hampton charged with possess
-1 ing limior.
Growing With
Chattooga
$1.50 PER YEAR
The Summerville High School
Indians became the Class “A”
basketball champions of Georgia
Saturday evening.
The honor came as they nosed
out Valdosta 46-43 in the final
game of the tournament, which
, was held at Rosevelt Gymna
sium, Atlanta.
On the previous night, Can
’ ten’s tall hardwood men were
i eliminated from the contest as
Summerville’s boys edged them
by a score of 50-44.
In the first game, played at
4 p. m. Thursday, Hapeville felt
the mighty force of the Indians
। as they were held back 54-35.
The supreme honor came after
| the local boys had closed a sea
son of 20 wins and two losses,
not including the tournament
wins in the district and state.
The first opponents of the In-
I dians in the state finals, Hape
! ville, went to Atlanta with 12
■ wins and 16 losses under their
| belt. Canton, a powerful con
tender for the state champion
ship, had a somewhat better rec
{ord, having only one loss to 30
wins in the 1950 season.
Valdosta, the South Georgia
city, who lost by only three ooints
i went to the final game with only
i one black mark on their record.
There was 24 wins behind the
j Valdostans.
In each of the three Atlanta
games, the local boys were well
suported by a large group of
Summervillians. On Thursday
and Friday long motorcades jour
neyed to the Empire City of the
South to see their boys defeat
Hapeville and Canton. An even
larger representation made the
trip Saturday and were on the
cheering line as the trophy came
Summerville's way.
This was the first time in the
history of Summerville that + he
basketball team had w r on the
. state trophy. Their very first
। trophy of any type was the one
won in the Region 4A Tourna
ment this season.
The State trophy may be seen
at McGinnis Drug Co., while the
Region trophy is on disylay at
Rackley’s, Inc.
r Indians Special
; Guests At Dance
Members of the Summerville
Indians basketball quintet will
; be special guests of the local
chapter of Future Homemakers
’ of America when they have a
dance next week. The date of
the dance is tenatively set for
1 Tuesday evening.
THE INDIANS
Sewell Cash
I The lad who sparked the In
■ dians during the three days they
‘ went from Region 4A Champions
’ to State Basketball Champions
was Sewell Cash. He poured in
21 points in each of the three
1 games of the State meet, a total
of 63 points
Sewell, 19, is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Alfred Cash, of Sum
merville. A senior, he has played
basketball for four years and
has been awarded four letters
in basketball. He has one of
the forward positions and is six
feet and one inch tall.
In addition, he has played foot
' ball for one year and baseball
I four years. In 1948 he was first
string fullback for the football
team. Usually he pitches in base
ball, but occasionally has played
the outfield.
Sewell has one brother, Jack
Cash, and two sisters, Mrs. Betty
Faye Morris and Mrs Harriet
Mitchell.
He would like to go to college
and prefers the University of
Georgia.
Asked about his favorite sport,
he unhesitatingly answered
“basketball."
Bobby Bush
An all-around sportsman, Bob
by Bush averaged 15 points per
game during the 1950 basketball
season.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs
E J Bush, of Summerville, and
I is 17 years of age.
Although Bobby is only five
feet, 10 inches tall, he has re
ceived four letters In four years
of basketball at Summerville and
, three letters in three years of
football play. For the past three
baseball seasons, he has played
shortstop on the local team. On
the basketball team he holds the
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