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VOLUME 66; NO 18
College Scholarships
To Be Given Friday
Five lucky high school seniors
from Chattooga County high
schools wil receive $l5O scholar
ships at 7 p. m. Friday, the
scholarships to be presented by
several civic groups of the coun
ty. The banquet will be held at
Riegeldale Tavern, Trion.
Each of five high schools se
lected by popular vote the Boy
and Girl of the Year to be can
didates for the scholarships. One
will be named a winner and the
other alternate. Certificates of
Merit will be presented alternate
winners. The Lyerly High School
did not participate as no mem
bers of the senior class antici
pate attending college.
Four other civic groups have
joined the Summerville Lions
Club, the Trion Lions Club and
the Summerville-Trion Rotary
Club in sponsoring these annual
scholarship awards. They are
Mason-McCauley VFW Post 6688,
The Summerville Woman’s Club,
the Business and Professional
Woman’s Club and the Sum
merville Retail Merchants Asso
ciation.
Clarence N. Walker, business
manager of Berry Schools, will be
the principal speaker and A. J.
Strickland, principal of Trion
Schools, will be master of cere
monies. Parents of the candi
dates, presidents and commit
tees of the sponsoring organiza
tions, will be among those at
tending.
Candidates were required to be
in the upper half or one-third of
their class. Leadership, char
acter, ability and citizenship were
other factors in making selec
tions of semi-finalists. Finalists
will not be announced until Fri
day night.
Strikes Not Likely
To Affect County
To Great Extent
In the event that a great por
tion of the nation is plunged into
a telephone strike, Summerville’s
local service will not be disrupt
ed. Grace Weaver, local man
ager, said this week.
The local company is an in
dependent firm and is not in
volved in the dispute.
There could be trouble in
placing long distance calls how
ever, Miss Weaver said.
Telephone employees late
Tuseday postponed their threat
ened walkout as company offi
cials and union members dis
cussed and sought agreements.
In regard to the threatened
railway-strikes, officials of the
local Central of Georgia railway
office said they know nothing of
a walk-out being contemplated
within their company at the
present.
Teloga Club Hears
Miss Wilma Pace
Miss Wilma Pace, county
health nurse, met with the
Teloga Home Demonstration
Club Wednesday afternoon, April
19, and discussed immunization
for the community, especially for
pre-school children. Miss Pace
will be at school in Teloga at
1:30 p.m. each Thursday for the
immunization program.
The meeting was held at the
school, with Mrs. J. F McCon
nell, president, presiding
Miss Omie Wiley, County
Home Demonstration Agent, dis
cussed pattern alterations. She
taught the group the proper
method of distinguishing be
tween the different types of
plaids and the pattern layout for
each type in order to match the
plaids.
Miss Anne Welborn, Assistant
Agent, instructed the Club in
covering buttons and demon
strated the different types of
covered buttons.
During the business session,
the Club's two projects were dis
cussed. No definite plans have
been completed on the enlarge
ment of the cemetery, and the
improvement of the community
churches and church grounds
was discussed.
The Club will meet at 2 p.m.
each Wednesday prior to the
third Sunday. Flower arrange
ments will be studied at the next
meeting.
Mrs. Carl C. Stephens was
elected reporter and Mrs. Ben
Hood was chosen as assistant.
The devotional was led by Mrs.
C. A. McConnell.
During the social hour, Mrs.
McConnell served delicious re
freshments.
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YOUNG WOMAN
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
AT PICNIC OUTING
A young Berryton woman is
in the Riegel Community Hos
pital, Trion, this week following
a tragic ending to a pleasant
picnic at Cloudland Sunday.
Mrs. Holland Hammitt, 22, em
ployee of the Riegel glove fac
tory, is in serious condition after
being accidentally shot by a .22
rifle. A bullet is lodged in Mrs.
Hammitt’s back as a result of
the shooting.
The rifle had been carried by
Mr. and Mrs. Hammitt ,and Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Orr and daughter,
Wanda, to the scene of the pic
nic in the event they came upon
a rattlesnake. The accident oc
curred as Mr. Hammitt aided his
wife in shaking the crumbs off
an army blanket which had been
used as a place to spread a pic
nic lunch. Mr. Hammitt was
■ holding the rifle under his arm
when it went off.
Grady Perkins, of Summer
ville, who was driving across the
bridge at the dam, heard the
screams coming from about 300
feet below the bridge, and rush
ed Mrs. Hammitt to the hospital.
1,500 Gallon Still
Captured; Hammond
Arrested Here
What is said to be the largest
still ever captmed in this sec
tion was taken by Sheriff
Reuben Lyons within the city
limits of Summerville Friday.
The 1,500 gallon still was
found in an outbuilding at the
rear of the Robert Hammond
home in North Summerville.
Hammond has been arrested on
a warrant charging him with
possessing an apparatus for the
(purpose of making whiskey. He
has been released on bond.
Hammond drives a grader for
the county at a salary of $l5O a
month, according to records at
(the city clerk’s office. Dewey
Hammond, manager of the
Chattooga County County Public
Works Camp, .’aid that Ham
mond is his nephew.
Approximately 600 gallons of
beer were found at the still,
I which was located in an in-
I tricate set-up, the building hav
ing a false wall and trap door,
according to county officers.
Unless he pleads guilty prior
to that time, Hammond will face
trial in City Court which begins
the first Monday in June.
Officers assisting Sheriff Lyons
'in capturing the still were:
Deputies Ira Henderson and
Lark Cook, Special Deputy Jim
mie Gaines and Police Chief W.
M. Whaley.
Bids Souqhl for
Pav-ng Os Holland-
Summerville Road
Bids are being sought for the
paving of the Summerville-Hol
land road, it was announced this
week by the State Highway De
partment.
The paving will begin at the
intersection of the Summer
ville-Holland road with the Sum
merville-Lyerly Road and will be
pave dto Holland, a distance of
nine miles.
This paved road will pass
through the Bolling community.
Bids will be received until 11
am. Friday, May 12, and the
work will be let in one contract.
(The work shall be completed in
140 working days, the Highway
Department specified. •
Menlo FTA, FFA
Hold Banquet
Members of the Menlo Future
Homemakers and Future Far
mers of America chapters en
joyed their annual banquet on
Friday evening at the Vocation
al Building.
The Rev. W. E. Purcell, pastor
of the Menlo Methodist Church,
was the principal speaker. Jean
Simmons and Alvis Clark, presi
dents of the two organizations,
made welcome addresses.
The evening was concluded
with a square dance in the gym
nasium.
Faculty members enjoyed the
occasion with the chapter mem
bers.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1950
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LUCKY WOMAN'—Mrs. Bernice Hearon, Summerville school teach
er, is shown receiving a $750 check from B. L. Brown, representative
of Colonial Stores. Mrs. Hearon was fourth place winner in Georgia
in the Colonial Stores $40,000 scholarship contest.
FILM, LECTURE ON
PALESTINE TO BE
GIVEN HERE MAY 4
The Rev. Walter J. Field, lec
turer, English educator and mis
sionary from Palestine, will pre
sent his timely lecture and
sound motion pictures on “Life
in War-Torn Palestine” at the
First Baptist Church, at 8 p.m.
Thursday, Mary 4.
The speaker has just arrived
for his first visit to the States
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from Palestine and is now on a
brief lecture tour during this
(time of conflict and unrest in
(the Holy Land. Mr. Field is a
native of England and has spent
the past twelve years in Pales
tine and middle East countries.
In the pictures and lecture
here, Mr. Field will show and
discuss the explosive problem of
Palestine and speak of his ex
periences while living and work
ing with both the Jews and
Arabs. During the war Mr. Field
served with the British Middle
East Army, after which he re
turned to Palestine to resume his
missionary activities. From
(these years of first-hand ex
periences he is a well qualified
and unbiased speaker on the
Jewish-Arab Palestine struggle.
The film. “The Holy Land
Passing Parade,” which Mr. Field
will show, is a complete and
original sound film on Palestine.
Beginning with scenes at Haifa,
it features a coverage of the en
(tire country from Dan to Beer
sheba.
Mr. Field will show pictures of
| the work of the Mission he
represents, “The Society of
Christian Approach to the Jews,"
in their Bethlehem Mission
Clinic—with the victims of lep
prosy in the Leper Home—with
the primitive Bedouin tribes.
The public is cordially invited.
There will be no admission, but
a free will offering wil be re
ceived for Christian Missions in
the Holy Land.
Frank Gross To
Speak Here Saturday
Frank Gross, native of Chat
j tooga County, and a candidate
for lieutenant - governor, will
open his campaign at 2 p. m.
Saturday, April 29, on the court
house lawn in Summerville.
Mr. Gross is a state representa
tive from Toccoa, where he
( makes his home.
COMMITTEE SEEKS
BETTER ADVANTAGES
FOR SCHOOLS HERE
It is the aim of a local plan-
Imng committee, supervised py
Miss Jewel Poole, county school
supervisor, to “give all boys and
girls in the county better ad
vantages as they develop into
citizens of today and tomorrow.”
A highlight of the study was
on Monday when an the teachers
of the county met in Summer
ville for one full day’s work. A
number of notables from the
State Department of Education
were present ^hey included the
following: J. k. Wommack, di
rector, Distributive Education;
J. M. Gooden, Coordinator of
Health Education; M. D. Mobley,
director of Vocational Service;
Garland Bag ley, supervisor,
audio-visual aid; and T. L.
Lance, state school supervisor.
Miss Sue Snipes, of Shorter
College, Miss Annie Mae Wal
raven, supervisor, Walker Coun
ty Schools, Mrs. J. A. Lindsay,
and Miss Elizabeth Mays, both
of Berry College, were other
guests for the day.
The curriculum of a school in
cludes all the experiences that
children have in the school pro
gram, Miss Poole emphasized.
“From all these experiences,”
the supervisor said, “the county
teachers have been working in
the following phases since Jan
uary: health, social studies and
citizenship, math, vocational
fields and audio-visual aids.”
A planning committee was ap
pointed last fall following a
teacher visitation program in
Chattooga County, it was stated.
The committee was instructed to
plan away for teachers to work
together in the solution of com
mon problems.
The group agreed that the
'school curriculum for the entire
school should be studied with
the idea of continuing the good
work now in progress and bring
ing about desirable changes,
Miss Poole said.
Local VFW Has
Passed Membership
Goal, Dehgales Say
A fine membership report will
be given by local delegates to the
State Council of Administration
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
to be held in Macon Sunday.
Leaders of Mason-McCauley
VFW post state that the present
membership is 3io. whereas in
April of last year, the member
ship was only 209. Eash post
tried to maintain its final re
port of last year. At the end of
the past year, membership for
the local post was 284.
John C. Cavin, of Trion, Sev
enth District Commander, and
James Floyd, of Pennville, State
Junior Vice Commander, will at
tend the Macon meeting.
The Seventh District member
ship goal is 1292, with 1.132
members at the present The
state-wide goal is 20,000. and
there are at present 12,500 mem
bers.
At the meeting Sunday, final
plans will be formulated for the
State Convention tn Albany in
i June 23-26.
Big Parade and
Mark May Day
ESPY, RIVERS SEEK CITY JUDGE POST;
9 ASPIRE TO BOARD OF ROADS, REVENUE
T. J. Espy, Jr., local attorney,
and C. D. Rivers, long-time City
Court judge here, each qualified
I this week as candidates for the
City Court Judge post.
The Democratic Primary will
be held June 28, with the quali
fication deadline for all offices
lon Saturday, April 29.
Mr. Rivers and Mr. Espy are
the only candidates for this
post.
Mr. Espy is city attorney.
County Board of Education at
(torney, county clerk and chair
|man of the County Democratic
Executive Committee. A gradu
|ate of the Walter F. George Law
I School, Mercer University, Ma-
Icon, he has been in the practice
lof law in Summerville since
(1937, with the exception of four
(years during the war.
A. A. Farrar, young Summer-
Il ville attorney, is the only can
(didate who has qualified for the
(State Senator’s post. Bobby Lee
(Cook, Representative, has said
(he will be a candidate for this
i office, however at noon Wednes
day he had not qualified.
Paul Weems, former funeral
(director and present office man
ager of a local gas company, has
(announced and qualified for the
(office of State Representative.
Freeman C. McClure, of LaFa
yette, L. B. Harrell, of Dickey
ville, and G. W. Langford, of
Rossville, have announced as
candidates for Judge of the new
Lookout Superior Court Circuit.
Commissioner Posts
With the qualification dead
line drawing near, only two en
cumbents for offices on the
Board of Roads and Revenue
find themselves without opposi
tion. H. C. Gordon, of District 5,
and R. C. Floyd, of District 4,
are the only persons who have
(qualified from their respective
(districts.
James Marks. Summerville
(auto dealer, and Dr. W. B. Hair,
retired Summerville physician
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FREE COOKING SCHOOL BEGINS HERE
TOMORROW PRIZES TO BE PRESENTED
The Loop Furniture Company
(will stage a free cooking school
[at the Summerville High School
Auditorium, at 7:30 p.m. Frldav
(and Saturday, April 28-29. Tne
school will be conducted by Miss
Rossie Ann Gibson. Home Eco
nomist of the A. J. Lindeman
and Hoverson Company of Mil
waukee, Wisconsin, manufac
turers of electric ranges, re
frigerators. freezers, and water
heaters, according to W. F. Al
dred. manager and vice presi
dent of The Loop Company.
Featured prizes to be given
away during the school are an
L & H range and refrigerator
in addition to smaller appliances
and dishes prepared at the
school, Mr. Aldred said.
The demonstrations will show
how delicious meals can be pre-
and present commissioner from
District 1, are in the race for
this position on the Board of
(Roads and Revenue.
A native of Summerville, Mr.
. | Marks has sold automobiles for
• I the past 10 years with the ex
; ( ception of four and one half
( years during the war when he
. (served with the armed forces,
;; serving 33 months overseas in
(Africa, Sardinia. Corsica, France
r ! and Germany. He entered the
((service as a private and was dis
. (charged as a first lieutenant. Mr.
. Marks is married to the former
. (Miss Mary Thornhill and they
r have one son. He graduated from
. the local high school and at
. (tended the University of Geor
■lgia.
•\ Dr. Hair retired from active
(medical practice here several
. (years ago and now operates sev
. (eral business concerns in the
> (county.
> Candidates in District 2 are L.
jW. (Red) Bulman, Trion busi
-5 nessman, and F. A. Justice, en
. ■ cumbent.
Mr. Justice has served as a
; commissioner for 22 years, 19
. years of which were spent as
s Chairman of the Board.
; A close race is anticipated in
District 3, where three can
. didates are in the field, includ
. ing George A. Kling, encumbent,
f W. M. Jackson and Claude Baker
.(have also recently qualified.
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"Cinderella" Seen By
Rotarians Wed.
A puppet show. “Cinderella,"
was presented by the second
( grade of the Trion School
. Wednesday at the meeting of the
. Summerville-Trion Rotary Club. (
The students were under the
; direction of Miss Ethel Simmons.
C. P. Gordon had charge of the
i program.
pared easily and quickly, em
phasis will be placed on the
preparation of frozen foods and
their economy.
A dinner will be prepared in
the oven, the deep well cooker,
on the broiler, and on the sur
face units, according to Mr.
Aldred.
Miss Gibson Is a graduate of
Chicago Mundelein College with
a BA degree In Home Economics.
She has had a wide range of
experience from canteen service
during the war to appliance
demonstration work for Rural
Gravure Service. Because of her
Intimate knowledge of Home Ap
pliances and her activities in
testing procedures in the Lec
tro-host kitchens, her familiarity
with the Home Maker’s prob
lems make her presentations of
unusual Interest to her audience.
Growing With
Chattooga
$1.50 PER YEAR
Prizes to
Festival
Want to have a good day of
(the old-fashioned kind of fun
and enjoy a get-together with
(your friends?
You do?
Then you certainly want to
। make your plans to attend the
big May Day Festival in Sum
merville on Wednesday, May 10
From early morning until late
(evening, the day will be chock
full of entertainment and just
plain fun.
A parade at 2 p.m. will get the
afternoon’s festivities underway
(and will be led by Mayor J. L.
McGinnis. Bands, horses, floats
and pets are expected to be
featured in the parade.
A host of prizes will be given
(away during the afternoon in
leluding a gas stove, shoes, dress
es and other merchandise and
(groceries.
The 150-piece Rome High
School Band and Drum and
Bugle Corps and the newly-or
(ganized Trion High School Band
will be featured in the parade
A concert will be given by the
Rome group during the after
noon and the Trion outfit is ex
pected to perform during the
(morning hours.
Quartets and popular bands
from throughout North Georgia
are planning to present a pro
gram of entertainment Wednes
day night. An old-fashioned
community sing is also being
anticipated.
The oldest person at the Fes
tival will be honor guest of the
day and will be the recipient of
an easy chair, presented by a
local furniture dealer.
Summerville schools will close
at noon to permit students to
participate in the afternoon’s
j activities. Those who do not wish
(to participate or attend the Fes
tival will be supervised in the
school until the regular dismis
sion time when the buses will
transport them to their homes.
Two local lumber companies
have given the lumber for the
construction of a platform in
i front of the courthouse.
Booths. farm equipment, auto
mobiles, trucks and livestock will
be placed within the roped off
area of Commerce Street from
First Street to Georgia Avenue.
A tour of the Summerville
News plant, fat man’s race, bi
' cycle race, tacky parade, un
usual pet contest, unusual mode
of transportation contest, greasy
pole, husband - calling contest,
and greasy pig are a few of the
entertainments planned for the
big day.
It is rumored that free jeep
rides will be in the offing.
A local insurance agency is
offering a prize to the person
under 25 who who has driven
the longest without an accident.
A local theatre will open at
10:30 a.m. and admit two per
sons for the price of one.
Anyone found not smiling will
be “locked up” in the “jail”
which wall be located in the cen
ter of town.
A highlight of the entire day
will be the awarding of prizes
during the afternoon. Merchants
are offering varied products as
prizes. All one has to do to be
eligible is visit the store.
A motorcade will visit key
points in the county on Tuesday
afternoon prior to the Festival
day and invite everyne to come
on out and enjoy the fun
HYMN FESTIVAL
PLANNED AT
PRESBYTERIAN
A Hymn Festival will be held at
the Summerville Presbyterian
Church at 8 p m Sunday, April
30, it was announced this week
All churches in the county are
Invited to attend the event,
which will be the first of a series.
Eight or ten robed choirs will
participate, church leaders said.
Mrs John D. Taylor has charge
of the Festival.
HICKS DEATH
TERMED SUICIDE
The death of Grady W. Hicks.
36. of Summerville. Route 1 (near
Crystal Springs), was termed by
Coroner Roosevelt Young Mon
day night as suicide
Hicks died at noon Monday at
his home from gunshot wounds.
His body was found in a wood
shed at the rear of his home.
Chattooga Sheriff Reuben Lyons
said a .12 gauge shotgun was
found about two feet from the
body.
Coroner Young reported that
Hicks told a neighbor he “had
nothing to live for.”