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VOLUME 66, NO. 17
Coosa Soil Conservationists
Hold Monthly Meeting Here
Soil conservation is not a new
thing, contrary to a popular be
lief. In 1748 a book was pub
lished on conservation of soil.
One hundred years later people
talked about floods and drains.
It has been only recently, how
ever, that much has been accom
plished, and there’s a reason for
this, declared O. D. Hall, Acting
State Conservationist, who spoke
here Tuesday.
The reason, he told supervisors
of the Coosa District and con
servationists of Chattooga Coun
ty, is organization.
"We get the basic principals
from our ancestors who had
known about soil conservation
and the need for it for 200 years.
“It had never worked before
because there was no organiza
tion and no way in which they
could work together.”
In 1927 Congress appropriated
money for research stations
throughout the country to study
the problem. In 1933, the Soil
Erosion Service was organized.
The problems encountered were
many and a great deal wasn’t
accomplished. A little kudzu and
a little serecia were sown and
there was some terracing.
Georgia passed the law in 1937
setting up the Districts, Mr. Hall
said, and the Coosa River Dis
trict was one of the first in the
nation to be organized.
At the present, 154 counties of
the 159 in Georgia are organized
and 57,000 Georgia farms are in
the program.
Mr. Hall said that bankers,
newspapers, businessmen, the
state and youth organizations are
behind the Soil Conservation
program, indicating it is one of
the most useful programs under
way.
Mr. Hall was the first of four
persons addressing the group
which met at the courthouse in
Summerville Tuesday morning
prior to touring farms in this
county.
The whole key to success of
anything, E. H. Thomas, Exten
sion Conservationist, said, is to
make people want to do things.
This applies to soil conservation
also, he said.
W. H. Smith Speaks
A local speaker, W. H. Smith,
of Lyerly, president of the coun
ty Wildlife and Conservation
Club, pointed out that there isn’t
much wildlife left.
“Unless we begin, even at this
late hour,” he said, “ our chil
dren and grandchildren will have
no wildlife to hunt.”
Mr. Smith told of the organi
zation two years ago of the local
Wildlife and Conservation Club
and some of its projects. It is
not a sportsmen’s club, he em
phasized, stating it was primar
ily organized to protect wildlife
and to re-stock.
The first project of the Club
was to have a game refuge, in
which 100 landowners participa
ted. Although a great deal of
re-stocking hasn’t been done,
Mr. Smith said 68 coons have
been released.
Plans are underway to receive
some adult quail for release in
the county, he said, pointing out
that an attempt to hatch quail
eggs in the county had been un
successful.
The club is now taking applica
tions from landowners who
might like to have quail released
on their farms, Mr. Smith stated.
Another project of the Club
has been the building of Lake
Chattooga, a 17-acre lake lo
cated 2*2 miles south of Sum
emrville. It was stocked with
20,000 bream and 5,000 bass and
was opened April 1.
Speaking forcibly, the Rev. W.
E. Purcell, pastor of the Menlo
Methodist Church, urged con
servation and pointed out the
connection between theological
and agrlculutral terms.
“Salvation and starvation are
two terms which are sometimes
thought to have oposite mean
ings, ’ he said: “however they
can be very closely related."
He also pointed tp theology
and geology, both of which he
said "must have God in them,”
and to consecration and conser
vation.
If the farmer fails, the busi
nessman fails, he said. Main
street is no better in proportion,
than are the main roads in the
country.
Following the morning session,
which was presided over by W.
M. Storey, of Summerville, Dis
trict Chairman, the group met
at 1 p. m. for a tour of seven
points in the county.
Invocation was given by the
Rev. Tom Collins, pastor of the
Summerville First Baptist
Church.
A report of the Board of Sup
ervisors. in the form of an at
tractive booklet, was distribu-
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RADIO STATION TO
BE IN OPERATION
BY MID-SUMMER
A new radio station, operating
from Summerville on 1,000 watts,
is expected to be on the air by
mid-summer.
The Federal Communications
Commission has granted the
Tri-State Broadcasting Company
a permit, it was announced this [
week.
Owners of the new Company
are E. C. Pesterfield, president,
and W. B. Farrar, secretary and
treasurer.
Construction of the station is I
expected at an early date. Call!
letters of the station have not j
yet been assigned, it was stated.
Mr. Pesterfield, a native of
Madisonville, Tenn., has oper- :
ated a clothing store in Sum-[
merville for the past 15 years.
Mr. Farrar is a partner in a
realty company here and for the
! past year has been associated
I with a remote studio of a Rome
radio station.
SOIL DISCUSSED
AT ROTARY MEET
“SoU Will Tell Your Fortune,”
was the title of an address by
Dr. W. B. Hair Wednesday as he
addressed fellow-Rotarians at
; the regular meeting.
Dr. W. T. Gist was in charge
of the program.
The speaker pointed out that
a great deal has been said about
what man has done to the soil,
but not enough about what man
has done for the soil.
He told of the great influence
of soil on men, nations, music
and the human body. He de
scribed soil as “the bridge be
tween life and death” and point
ed out that soil is influenced by
' growth on it.
D. L. McWhorter. President of
the Club, announced that an
nual ladies night will be held on
May 9 at the Tavern.
Guests Wednesday were: A. P.
Mills, of Memphis, Freeman Mc-
Clure, of LaFayette, Bradley
Dismakes, of Lebanon, Tenn.,
and J. T. Fortson, of Chattanoo
ga.
SUMERVILLE NEWS
IN NEW BUILDING
Work on the new Summerville
News building was completed
> (this week and the News and oth
er papers printed in this shop
। are rolling off the presses in the I
new structure.
The all-brick building is an
extension to the block building
[which was built to the rear of
■ I the old structure three years
: ago. The new building is 32 by
■ 95. Harold Bishop was the con
i (tractor.
The office, which was tem
; porarily located at the rear of j
■ the Hollis Agency, is now in the
new r building.
Many Chattooga Countians:
। are planning to tour the plant?
[[and see the Summerville News
being printed on Wednesday,
। May 10, date of the May Day
. Festival being planned by the
. Retail Merchants Association.
Those who have not made
! plans to take in this tour are
[ now invited to do so.
Woman Struck
By Auto Thursday
। A young woman employee of
the Trion Glove Factory suffer-
, ed bruises and cuts Thursday
. afternoon when struck down by
, an automobile In Trion.
, Mrs. Opal York was treated at
Riegel Community Hospital and
, released Saturday.
, Witnesses stated that Mrs.
. York ran across the highway
and was struck by the vehicle
driven by Billy Hayes.
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! Dance at Memorial
Home Friday Night
> Jay Craven and his orchestra,
of Chattanooga, will play for a
• dance at the Memorial Home at
• 9:30 p.m. Friday, April 21.
A vocalist will be featured
- with the orchestra.
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ted and was highly commended
> by the state leaders.
> It included pictures of the J.
, C. Hogue, Charlie Hutchins and
McWhorter farms In Chattooga
. County.
Representatives from eight
counties attended the meeting. I
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1950
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GEORGIA BAPTIST HOSPITAL as it appears today. The un
completed section is the interior and equipment.
MRS. HEARON WINS
$750 PRIZE FOR
WRITING LETTER
! A Summerville schoolteacher
was almost "knocked off her
feet,” so to speak, this week.
Mrs. Bernice Hearon, who
teaches a seventh grade at the
Summerville School, was an
nounced as the fourth place
winner for Georgia in the Co
lonial Stores $40,000 Cash Schol
arship Award Contest. She is to
receive $750.
“I love doing nothing,” de
clared the bright-eyed widow,
[“and so I think I’ll use the mon
ey to take a trip.”
Mrs. Hearon stated that she
had always longed to travel and
had wondered how she would be
able to take a summer-long
trip.
“Now I know,” she said def
initely. “I would like to visit,
every state. My trip will be con
fined to the States.
The awards in the contest
were made on the basis of a
letter written on one of the two
subjects: D "Why a young man
or woman should have a college
education,” or 2) “What Colonial
Stores can do to make your
shopping more enjoyable.”
Mrs. Hearon said she wrote
only one letter and that she
cannot recall just what she
wrote.
“It’s the first time I’ve ever
won anything,” she said, “al
though I’ve fooled around things
like this quite a bit.’
This mother of two children of
her own has been a teacher in
Summerville for five years, “long
enough to call it home,” she
says proudly.
She loves teaching the seventh
grade and “wouldn’t have any
other.” She has never taught
any grades exceot the seventh
and fifth during ner 23 years
she has been a teacher. At th|
present she has 33 pupils enroll
ed.
Following in her mother’s
j footsteps is Miss Mary Ann
[Hearon, who is teacher of Busi
ness Administration at the Uni
i versity of Georgia, Athens. She
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Hundreds Expected For
Gay May Day Festival
Many gay events are being
planned for* the big May Day
Festival which will be held
Wednesday, May 10, in Sum
merville.
A fat man's race, climbing of
I a greasy pole, a husband-calling
j contest, baby contest, unusual
pet contest and unusual mode
ot transportation contest are
only a few of the many thrilling
types of entertainment being
planned for the all-day affair.
Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Cub
Scouts, school groups and civic
organizations are expected to be
on hand with booths.
Stores will remain open all day
and sales on various items are
being planned by the merchants.
Plans are also underway for the
awarding of prizes by mer
chants.
The Summerville Schools will
i dismiss at noon to give all the
students a chance to participate
| in the activities of the afternoon.
It is hoped a well-known high
school band can be secured for a
performance.
A parade, led by the mayor In
an open car, is scheduled
Like Old Fairs
Many residents have express
ed belief the May Day Festival
will rival the days when the
county fair was held on the
streets of Summerville.
"In those days everything was
on the streets, and this Festival
Baptists to Meet
Here Friday Night
The Baptist Churches of Chat
tooga County will meet at 7:45
p. m., Friday, April 21, at the
First Baptist Church, Summer
ville, to discuss the current hos
, pital campaign launched recent
> ly in Atlanta for the State of
■ Georgia.
! The Baptists of Georgia are
endeavoring to raise $1,750,000 to
complete the unfinished build
* ing now in the process of con
struction.
The proposed goal for Chat
’ tooga County is $10,650 with all
of the 30 churches being desig
nated a suggested goal from $25
! to $5,000.
[ The cooperation of these
' churches in gathering their sug
’ gested goals wil assure a monu
ment to the Baptists of Georgia
in their healing ministry, local
' ministers said.
The Rev. W. M. Steele, county
director of the campaign, urges
[ all churches to participate in
[ this meeting. A film depicting
. the need of the work will be
. shown.
Gore Seniors to
Have Play Saturday
The senior class of the Gore
High School will present a play
. at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at
the school.
. “The Charming Intruder" is
’ the title of the play.
, School busses will run with-
I out charge on the school routes.
i A guy who goes for the cup that
r cheers somewhat too much was
; finally concerned by his wife in
da bar where he was dreamily
> contemplating a slug of rye. Be
ing in a genial mood, he offered
■ her a sip, but when she took it
she gagged and spluttered, final
> ly coming out with: “How can
i [you ever drink that horrible
■ I stuff?"
“See?” said the husbnad, "and
: all the while you thought I was
having a good time!”
sounds a lot like It,” commented
some old-timers.
A “jail” will be placed- in the
middle of town, presided over
by a local law officer, for the
purpose of "arresting” and "jail
ing” anyone caught not smiling
on that “day of friendship and
community spirit.” RMA officers
emphasized that it is to "a good
old hand-shaking day.”
Honoree of the day will be the
oldest person present, who will
be given a chair by a local furni
ture company. Lunchoen will be
given this person through the
courtesy of the Retail Merchants
Association, sponsors of the May
Day affair, and some young per
son will act as their escort
throughout the day.
A tour of the new Summer
ville News plant will be another
Important feature of the day’s
, events.
At a meeting of the Retail
Merchants Association Monday
night, the group unamlously and
enthusiastically supported the
plan for the Festival.
Booths will be rented to any
civic or school group who may
wish to make extra money.
The streets will be roped off
from traffic from the bridge at
Cleghorn Springs to Georgia
Avenue.
A local dry cleaner proprietor
offered a $lO cash prize for the
i "most unusual” pet in a pet
show.
BAPTIST WOMEN
HEAR MISSIONARY
AT ANNUAL MEET
The 58th annual Baptist
I Woman’s Missionary Union
। meeting was held, Wednesday,
'April 12, at the Menlo Baptist
[ Church with the theme “The
11 World to Christ We Bring.”
[[ Mrs. Julia V. Stewart, Division-
I[ al Vice President, spoke on
j!‘Bringing the World to Christ
11 Through Prayer and Tithings.”
I! Other phases of the work were
given by Miss Kathryn Henry.
Mrs. J. C. Woods and Mrs. W. M.
I Steele.
' I There is a great needs for
’ Christ in China, declared Miss
[Doris Knight, returned mission -
' \ ary to China. She also revealed
some startling facts concerning
; China and Communism.
Tire Rev. W. M. Steele spoke
, briefly of the camp at Cloudland
[which will be held June 5-9.
At the afternoon session, the
■ [ Rev. Mr. Steele told of the plans
> for a simultaneous revival se
, Ties in 30 churches in the coun
ty on March 25, 1951. He said
it is hoped simultaneous revivals
■ wall be held in all churches
■ East of the Mississippi River.
[ The Pennville Quintet, and a
trie from Trion, composed of
Peggy Styles, Charlotte Anne
- [Woods and Caroline McCollum,
* len’ertained with special music
■ | during the day.
' [ The nominating committee
submitted the following names
■ to serve as officers for the com
-1 ing year:
Mrs. Duke Espy, superinten
’ dent: Mrs. C. A. McConnel, vice
president; Miss Minnie Justice,
([secretary; Mrs. G. W. Chandler,
■ I young people’s leader; Mrs. Walt
• Longley, Margaret Fund and
i [Training School; Mrs. Wilma
1 Smith, stewardship chairman;
[Mrs. George Morton, white cross: I
• Mrs. W. E. Dunaway, literature;
; Mrs. Kathryn Henry, relief; Mrs..
t Roger Mitchell, community mis
■ sions; Mrs. W. M. Steele, mission
( [study; Mrs. Robert Floyd, busi- [
ness women’s advisor; Mrs. R.
E. Patrick, eastern district sec
retary; Mrs. Oliver Pledger, cen
tral district secretary; and Mrs.
Henry Day, western district sec- !
retary.
METERS TAKE IN
r ।
$231 IN WEEK
s i During the week ending April
i 13, the parking meters in Sum-
• merville took in a total of
. $231.20.
Total revenue during the
[ month of March was $1,171. L.
; C. Turner, city clerk, said this
t week.
’ The meters were installed at
■ a cost of $22,745.96. Until they i
I are paid for, the city will receive
, 50 per cent of the intake and the
meter company 50 per cent.
i
! [ Imagination was given to a
man to compensate him for what
I he is not. And a sense of humor
; was provided to console him for
I what he is. •
I An automobile dealer offered
a $25 cash prize for the “most
. unusual mode of transportation.”
A local theatre will cooperate
. and admit two persons for the
price of one
Livestock and farm imple- ;
’ ments will be displayed, and 10.
. | cal farm implement dealers will
I give demonstrations during the i
day.
John D. Taylor will be master
। of ceremonies during the after- !
' ; noon program .
’ । A tacky show is expected to'
, be one of the most entertaining
,; features of the entire day. Miss |
, । Beulah Shropshire has charge of
(this event.
J. D. Hill will direct the hus- i
’ band-calling contest. Mr. Hill
also stated that, his ambulances ।
will give all babies born In that
24-hour period and their moth- 1
1 ers a free ride home.
A greasy pig will be another
|looked-forward-to event of the
’day.
A motorcade will visit key
' points in Chattooga County on
Tuesday afternoon prior to the
■ event on Wednesday, reminding
’ all countlans not to forget the
big day.
A special edition of the Sum
, merville News will be sent over
the county preceding the RMA
sponsored event.
Leaders hope that this will be
come an annual event and one
, to which all persons In this area
will look forward each year.
City Softball League Organized
For Summerville District
HARRELL QUALIFIES
IN JUDGE'S RACE
L. B. Harrell, Chattooga Coun
ty attorney and businessman,
officially qualified in his race for
Judge of Lookout Superior Court
, with the Democratic Executive
[ Committee in Atlanta Thursday.
Harrell is the first announced
and qualified candidate for Judge
,of the newly-created Lookout
i Circuit. Simultaneous with the
: announcement of his qualifica
tion in the June 28 Primary, Har
rell issued a statement pledging
a three-plank platform of “ef
ficiency. fairness and friendli
ness” in the administration of the
■ courts His full announcement
i apears elsewhere in the pages of
[ this paper.
Gore Boy to
Compete in Public
Speaking Contest
Lamar Rosser, 15, son of Mr.
[and Mrs. H. M. Rosser, of Little
Sand Mountain, will represent
the Gore Future Farmers of:
America Chapter in the public
speaking contest Friday night at [
Lindale.
Lamar will compete in the
Tri-County contest, which in
cludes Floyd, Gordon and Chat
tooga counties.
The winner of this contest will
compete with winners from oth
er counties for s he top position
in the Fourth State Vocational
District.
MAN KILLED, OTHERS
INJURED IN 3-WAY
COLLISION FRIDAY
One man was killed, a woman
was seriously injured and two
other men suffered injuries Fri
day afternoon in a three-way
colision on U. S. Highway 27, two
miles east of Summerville.
Woodrow Wilson Dudley. 34. of
Summerville, died at 9:10 a. m.
[ Saturday following the accident
and Mrs. Clyde Bailey, of Sum
merville, is in serious condition
•at Riegel Community Hospital,
i Trion. Her condition Wednes
! day was reported by hospital at
-1 taches to be "as well as could
| be expected and showing some
[ signs of improvement.”
The 1938 Plymouth driven by
Dudley, the only occupant .and
i the 1936 Chevrolet driven by Rob
i ert Nelson, and occupied also by
Homer McCollum, both of Sum
merville, were proceeding north.
I According to Sheriff Reuben Ly
। ons. Dudley attempted to pass
Nelson on the curve, and met a
1936 Buick panel truck driven
by Clyde Bailey and occupied
[ also by Mrs. Bailey.
Funeral services for Mr Dud
| ley were conducted at 2 p. m.
Monday at the Raccoon Baptist
I Church, near Taylorsville, with
the Rev. Johnny Boatner, of
Rockmart, and the Rev. Wilburn
[ Dooley, of Summerville, in charge
of services. Interment was in
. the church cemetery.
Surviving are the widow. Mrs
Willie Mae Loney Dudley; one
step-daughter. Miss Bobby John
son; one sister, Mrs C. C. Fritz,
all of Summerville; three half
sisters, Mrs. Minnie Kisor and
Mrs. Maggie Nations, both of
Rome, and Mrs. Carolyn Clark,
of Stylesboro; three half-broth
ers, Dessie Jenkins, of Silver
Creek. Willie Dudley, of Rome,
and Jim Dudley, of Rockmart.
Pallbearers were J. B. Johnson,
W C. Padgett, Dallas Wigley.
Alfred Dudley, Herman Kisor
and M. M. Kisor.
Growing With
Chattooga
$1.50 PER YEAR
The Summerville Soft ba 11
League has been organized with
officials being elected and By-
Laws adopted.
Albert G. Dunson was elected
to serve as President and Curtis
Meacham was elected to serve
as Vice-President and Treasurer
for the 1950 season. Managers
of all teams entered are to serve
as Directors.
Six teams are entered for the
season. They are; Georgia Rug
Mill. Tooga Grill. Bus Sta
tion, Summerville Manufactur
ing Company. Summerville Bap
tist Church and Pennville. It is
hoped that two more teams will
enter in order to have a full
eight team league. The Sum
merville Methodist Church and
I the Summerville Presbyterian
[Church were originally entered
but had to drop out.
Since the schedule had been
drawn up before these teams
dropped out, it will be played as
[drawn up and on any date one
of the league teams was to have
[played one of these teams it will
be considered as an open date
and the league team has the
privilege on playing an outside
(team.
It is hope that someone will
organize a four team Girls
; Softball League. In the event,
! the girls can play two games
• each per week, the dates being
[the open dates shown on the
; schedule.
One improvement ’over last
season’s league is that each
player will be required to sign a
contract with the team he plays
■ with, stating he does not play
with any other softball team and
is not playing for remumeration,
but “for the pleasure, mental,
physical, social and moral bene
fits he will derive.”
Plans for Baseball
Team in County
Showing Progress
BY. T. EMMETT NUNN
With this week's launching or
; the season ticket drive and plans
i roi another crowd - pleasing
[ "Square Hop” the Baseball Com
mittee for the Independent en
-1 try into the Textile League is
carrying the financing problems
ever forward.
Because Trion will be the home
site of the county club, it will be
that name in the League, but
from Menlo, Lyerly, Summer
ville as well as Trion will come
the manpower of the team.
The 1950 edition is the first In
dependent entry into the League
w’here the players will have a
share in the club and any profits
it may produce.
Recognition and backing has
come from many prominent
sources and enough of it has been
: shown to encourage further plans
[ which are continually growing.
Last week many of baseball’s
hopefuls supported the first
round of financing by contribut
ing and also purchasing tickets
' to the “Kickoff Square Dance”
with the night's proceeds pro
viding a goodly “Nest Egg.”
Those who attended expressed
their enjoyment and voiced ap
proval enough to warrant plans
, for another. The entertainment
and music furnished by Dariel
Price, H M Smallen and the
Lake Howard Square Dance Crew
was "on the beam” both for the
round and square hopping plus
! the cut-rate door prices made it
j a good evening for the something
like 200 on hand.
Look for another next week on
, Friday night, April 28, at the
Trion Community Center Gym.
I TRION LIONS PITCH IN
The first group helping to push
(the project, in line with their
I policy of anything to help their
community, the Trion Lions Club
i Directors hav^ adopted a resolu
tion to back the team to the ex
i tent of assuming up to S3OO in
debts if the *lub fails to make
| its finances for the season.
This policy along with the of
fers of numerous citizens prac
-1 tically assures the team of sub
i stantuality and high hopes for
a paying proposition.
SEASON TICKETS
With 18 home league games
[ of the 36-game season, now the
j season ticket drive is on.
Here immediately is a saving
I for season purchasers even If you
only see about half the league
[ games and with prospects get
ting better for a winning club In
■ the this time 6-team Textile
League.
With no other teams being
, organized over the county, It is
. hoped that all boys who have
■ i played or who would like to play
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