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VOLUME 66 NUMBER 19
Bus Station, Mill Lead
Softball League Here
The Summerville bus station
softball team, with three games
and none lost, and the Summer
ville Manufacturing Company,
with two games won and none
lost, lead the City Softball
League.
The two teams will meet at 8
o’clock tonight on the field in
South Summerville.
On the same field tomorrow
evening, the Tonga Grill will
play the Georgia Rug Mill, and
Lyerly will meet Pennville.
Lyerly and Summerville Man
ufacturing Company will meet
on Monday, May 15. Double
header is sheduled for Tuesday,
May 16, when the bus station
and the Georgia Rug Mill clash,
and Valley Head and Pennville
battle it out.
The Tooga Grill stands in
third place in the League, hav
ng won two and lost one. Penn
vlle has won one and lost one.
The balance hangs the other
way for Lyerly, who has two
losses to one victory. The Geor
gia Rug Mill has suffered two
defeats and no wins, while Val
ley Head has lost all three games
played.
In a game here Monday
the Summerville Manufacturing
Company defeated the Rug
Rug Mill, 17-14. On the follow
ing evening, the bus station
speeded haead the Tooga Grill,
11-8, and Lyerly defeated the
Valley Headers, 9-7.
Pennville s u c c umbed to
the Summerville Manufacturing
Company in a game last
Wednesday, May 3. losing by
three points, the score being 4-1.
The bus station trampled the
Valley Head group 25-6 Thurs
day, and on the same day, Tooga
Grill defeated Lyerly, 8-6.
Pennville defeated the Rug
Mill outfit 10-7 Friday evening.
Voting Places Named
By Democratic Chm.
Specific voting places in Chat
tooga County were announced
this week by T. J. Espy, Chair
man of the County Democratic
Executive Committee.
The announcement was made
in preparation for the Demo
cratic Primary to be held June
28 in Georgia.
The voting places and pre
cincts are as follows: Lyerly
1382nd District, Ebenezer Bap
formerly owned by R W. Bagley;
1382nd District, Ebernezer Bap
tist Church; Seminole, 961st Dis
trict, Paul Cook’s Store; Gore,
940th District, Dill Ballenger's
Store; Alpine, (Menlo) 968th
District, City Hall. Menlo;
Subligna, 962nd District, J. P.
courthouse in Will White’s ware
house; Dirtsellar, 1216th Dis
trict. Hill Harris’ residence; Te
loga, 927th District, Teloga
School House; Trion, 870th Dis
trict, Trion Department Store;
Coldwater, 1083rd District, Rat
liff Store Building; and Sum
merville. 925th District, court
house.
Coro Will) Club
Holds Mooting
The Gore Home Demonstra
tion Club met for their April
meeting at the school with 11
members and one visitor pres
ent.
Miss Omie Wiley gave a dem
onstration on matching and cut
ting plaids and on pattern al
terations. Miss Ann Welborn, As
sistant Demonstration Agent,
gave a demonstration on cover
ing butons.
After the meeting delicious re- I
freshments were served by Mrs.
George Schroeder and Mrs. How
ard Baker.
A demonstration on flower ar
rangements is planned for the
next meeting which will be held
at the school on May 23.
Several local club members
plan to assist Miss Wiley in serv
ing plate lunches at the demon
stration at the far!' In Haywood
Valley on May 17.
MANY YOUNG PEOPLE PLAN IO ATTEND
CHATTOOGA BAPTIST CAMP, JUNE 5-9
Many young persons In Chat
t ooga County are planning to at
tend the first annual camp of
the Chattooga Baptist Associa
tion to be held at Camp Desoto,
atop Lookout Mountain, June
5-8.
Churches in the county are new
registering young people ages
11-24.
The camp day will be divided
into three main parts, with the
morning being devoted to Bible
Wlw BnmmFruilk Nos
CHILDREN TO BE
GUESTS FOR DAY
OF FREE FISHING
All white children under 16 are
invited to be the guests of the
Chattooga County Wildlife Club
Wednesday, June 7, for a free
day of fishing at Lake Chat
tooga.
' There will be plenty of free
lemonade for the youngsters,
’ and they are asked to bring their
lunch.
’ Two barbecue pits are being
built at the Lake and the public
is cordially invited to use the
pits at any time.
The Club made plans for the
big day of free fishing for the
kiddies when they met Monday
, night at Lyerly. Marshall Lowry
had charge of the evening’s
, program.
"Wheel," Edited by
Reese Cleghorn,
Wins ACP Award
Under the editorship of Reese
Cleghorn, of Summerville, Emory
i University’s weekly newspaper,
“The Wheel,” has been awarded
। an All-American rating by the
Associate Collegiate Press.
’ It is the highest honor rating
by ACP. Only eight other papers
of schools in Emory's enrollment
classification won the award.
I The Emory paper was awarded
All-American in 1942, and in
four prveious years. On several
. i occasions it has won “Pace
' maker.” an award that is no
longer given, which honored
“The Wheel” as one of the ten
I best student papers.
I Rating was based on the first
15 issues of this year’s paper. At
that ime young Cleghorn, son
.of Mrs. John Cleghorn, was edi
tor, and Dick Hodges, of Charles
hton, West, Va., was managing
editor.
“The Wheel” was classed with
newspapers from colleges and
universities having an enroll
ment of 2,500 to 5,000 students,
and was judged on a basis of
mews values and sources, writing
J and editing, special features and
makeup. The Emory paper
scored 965 points out of a pos
sible 1,065.
EXAMINATIONS FOR
WEST POINT AND
ANNAPOLIS TOLD
The U. S. Civil Service Commis
• sion will conduct a Congressional
। examination for designation to
the U. S. Military and Naval
Academies on Monday. July 17.
for the Seventh District of Geor
! gia. Candidates temporarily ab
, sent from their ow n Congres
sional District may be examined
elsewhere, at such examination
! points as may be desired.
The examination is open only
to candidates designated by
members of Congress. Therefore,
any young man between the age
of 17 and 22 years who wishes to
take this examination should no
tify Congressman Henderson
Lanham. Suite 109, House Office
building. Washington. D. C., be
: fore June 1, 1950, so that he can
। make arrangements for all in
terested young men to take the
examination.
legion To Meet
Friday At ‘Home’
Local delegates to the recent
Seventh District American
Legion Convention will make a
report at 8 p.m. Friday when the
local post meets at the Memorial
Home.
Delegates were: Mack Arden,
Walt Dalton, Paul Arden and
Furman Camp.
Douglas Baker will have
icharge of the entertainment for
the evening.
■ classes. During the afternoon
■ there will be recreation under
' Christian supervision. An evan
• gelistlc service, preceded by a
, "slngspirational” will end the
» day’s activities. The music will
be under the direction of Gene
' Payne, and will play a big part in
i camp life for the young people.
Anyone interested in attend-
I ing should contact any Baptist
■ i minister or the Rev. Tom Collins,
11 camp director, at Summerville.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1950
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THE NEW SUMMERViIIE NEWs Building—xlunureus or persons visited the new News plant
yesterday during the May Day festivities. Open house was held and guests saw their county weekly
being printed.
HUGE FARM DEMONSTRATION
PLANNED HERE WE9NESBAY
CLEAN-UP WEEK
PLANNED BY CITY
COUNCIL FOR JUNE
At the meeting of the Sum
, merville City Council Monday
night, the group ruled that the
t alley south of Union Street, run
ning between O. H. Perry’s resi
;;dence and Howard Weems’ resi
dence be a one-way lane.
। The Council designated that
the lane will be one way for
traffic from the north.
The group also yoted to plan a
(clean-up week for the first week
in June, the details to be worked
out at a later meeting.
Morgan Injured
At Trion Thursday
j. T Morgan, local managear
ol the Georgia Power Company,
:suffered bruises and fractured
ribs Thursday when struck by a
lumber truck at Trion.
According to Mr. Morgan, he
was standing on a railing at the
bridge in South Trion when
struck by the passing vehicle.
SHANNON, TRION
PLAY FRIDAY
Shannon’s Brighton Mills
(will play Trion’s two times win
ners under the Trion arcs at 8:15
p.m. Friday.
Again under Manager Claude
Salterfield, Shannon has a
three-one league standing and
is tied with Atco for the second
itime in two weeks.
Last Sunday as Trion kept
Atco out of the league lead by a
1 5 to 3 win, Cedartown beat
Shannon 5 to 4, ot tie the two
Sunday winners for third place
in the league.
Manager Roy Williams has
named Johnny Nelson as prob
able starting pitcher for Trion.
Nelson joined Trion’s mound
forces early last week.
Thompson Io Speak
In County May 18
The Thompson campaign for
Governor will be brought to
Chattooga County soon, as the
candidates move across the state.'
Thompson will speak in Trion
at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 18. He
will speak in Menlo at 12 noon
and in Summerville at 2:30 p.m.,
on that same date.
The Thompson platform, as it
applies to Chattooga County, will ।
be discussed in detail by the can-'
didate.
"The campaign of 1950 will be
a contest between decision and
indecision, between efficiency
and Inefficiency, between the
people and the Machine,” Thomp
son said in a recent statement.
Hair Farms, of Summerville,
recently sold a purebred Aber
deen-Angus bull each to R H.
Hammond, of Plainville, Ben
Hyles Miller, of Plainville, and J.
A. Scoggins, of Summerville.
DORIS DAT
APPEALS O\
POPPY BEHALF
In appeal directed to the
women of the nation, Doris Day,
lovely singing singing star of
screen and radio, urged that
, " . . the women in every com
, munity where V.F.W. Posts are
located will help make this year’s
Buduy Poppy campaign the big
gest one in history by offering
their assistance.”
Buddy Poppies were sold in
.Summerville * yesterday and
Trionians will get a chance to
(purchase the symbolic flowers
J and aid veterans on May 26-27.
FIRE SIRENS NOW IN
USE BY VOLUNTEERS
The fire sirens for the auto
mobiles of volunteer firemen
have arrived and are now in use
in Summerville, thanks to the
fine cooperation of the mercants
and business people of Summer
ville.
The drive to secure funds for
the purchase of the sirens was
sponsored by the News and met
(with great success, insofaras the
city had to make up only $14.55.
The city agreed to make up the
remainder of the money needed
for the purchase of the sirens.
The total cost was $189.75 after
the 11 sirens were bought at i
special price of $17.25 each
Those contributing were:
Chattooga Mercantile. Allen
Hardware, Lowry’s, Style Shop.
State Restaurant, Farmers and
Merchants Bank. Roland Henry.
Summerville News. McGinnis
Drug Company, John Jones.
Rackley’s, Georgia Rug Mill.
Tooga Theatre, Oscar Perry, Es
serman's, Summerville Lumber
Company, Farrar Real Estate
(and Farmers Supply Store.
MRS. HARPER, 85,
DIES MONDAY
Mrs. Uessie Hanson Harper, 85,
widow of C M. Harper, of Route
|3. Summerville, died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. J. B. Ham
mond and Mt Hammond, in La-
Fayette, at 6:10 am. Monday.
She is survived by three
daughters, Mrs. C F Hensley, of
Burleson. Texas, Mrs. D. F.
decider and Mrs. J B Ham
mond. of LaFayette; three .sons.
Charlie and Oscar Harper, of
Supmmerville, and R L. Harper,
of Cleburne. Texas: one sister,
Mrs. Eula Tapp, of Houston.
(Texas: one brothre, J. E Han
son. of Mercede, Calif. Six grand
children and four great-grand
(children also survive.
Funeral services were held at
1 3 p.m Tuesday at Macedonia
Methodist Church, the Rev. Mr.
Purcell, pastor, and the Rev. E.
B Coon officiating. Interment
was in the Macedonia Cemetery.
Pallbearers were: Lee Allmon,
B. D. Bohanon. Willis Storey,
Roland Richardson, Lee Burk
Gilreath and John Frank Mc-
Connell Arrangements bv J.
Avery Bryan Co
The first demonstration of its
kind ever to be held in this
county, and in this section of the
state, will be staged in Haywood
Valley Wednesday, May 17.
A 100-acre farm, said to be one
of the poorest in the county, will
be remodeled by approximately
200 veterans who are in on-the
farm training courses.
The farm is that recently pur
chased by Ralph Henry, young
veteran of World War 11. and
contains 60 acres under cultiva
tion and 40 acres of scrub tim
ber.
H. H. Elrod, veteran s farm in
structor, has charge of the dem
onstration, which will be par
ticipated in by eight white vet
( eran’s classes and two Negro vet
, eran’s classes.
Six thousand persons are ex
pected to the event, Mr. Elrod
said. Everyone is invited to at
tend.
Also co-operating in the huge
project will be the Soil Conserva
tion Service, Farmer’s Home Ad
ministration. County Agent’s of
fice and vocational teachers in
all high schools.
The “face-lifting” will include
siding the house with asbestos
siding, modernizing the kitchen,
building a fish pond, fencing, ad
ding kudzu, sericea, lespedeza,
sorghum, ladino and fescue
At the present Mr. Henry is
principally a cotton and corn
farmer, however his plans call
for more diversified farming, in
: chiding raising of cattle.
According to Soil Conservation
Service land use capabilities, the
farm is class 7 land, Mr. Elrod
said. •
Local dealers and those from
surrounding cities are furnishing
equipment necessary for the
demonstration and seed dealers
from tliis section of Georgia and
T nncssee are furnishing seed.
Lumbermen, businessmen and
the public in general has been
most co-operative in this under
taking, declared Mr Elrod this
week.
"Mr. Henry’s farm will be ad
vanced from 15 to 20 years above
what he would be able to do if
dependent on his own resources
and time,” declared Mr. Elrod.
The veteran’s group will fur
nish soft drinks and sandwiches,
and the county Women’s Home
Demonstration Clubs will pre
pare plate lunches to be served
Miss Omie Wiley, Home Demon
stration Agent, and Miss Edna
Fuller. Georgia Power Company
Home Economist, will have
(charge of the luncheon.
BUSSES RESUME |
OPERATIONS HERE
Greyhound busses resumed
operations through Summerville
Tuesday night after being out
sot almost a week on "wildcat”
strike
Service was disrupted at mid
night last Wednesday when some
800 drivers went on an unan
nounced strike. Service was dls
( rvpted from Cincinnati to Jack- j
sonvllle.
The full schedule is now In op-.
oration, local bus station officials
stated.
Festival Termed
Great Success
Foursome Released
Following Altercation
Here Thursday
In an apparently unprecedent-'
I ed case, last week a Chattooga
County Deputy Sheriff was held
under custody and refused bond
on a charge of assault with in- ।
tent to murder. Unless the crime
is punishable by death it is un
lawful for a person to be held
without bond.
A habeas corpus was immedi
ately prepared by T. J. Espy, at- (
torney for Ira M. Henderson, the
। deputy. Bond was then set at
SI,OOO and the deputy posted
bond and was released.
Henderson was refused bond
by Henry Floyd, Justice of the
Peace. Floyd, however, did set
bond of SSOO for Henderson, who ,
. also was charged with false;
swearing.
In the chain of startling events |
over the past week two persons
have declined to try a case in
volving Leroy Alexander and
Faye Cooper, who are both charg
ed with disorderly conduct.
Judge Rivers, City Court Judge,
told the News Tuesday, after be
' ing appointed by the City Coun
cil Monday night to hold the
’ case, that he would decline to
’ do so.
It was necessary for the Coun
cil and Mayor to appoint some- I
one because Earl B Self, City Re
corder, disqualified himself for
the hearing Saturday morning.
Mayor McGinnis said that the
Council would meet again to se
lect someone else for the duty.
Alexander and Cooper were ar
rested Thursday evening follow
ing an alleged altercation be
tween Alexander and Cooper and
Sheriff Reuben Lyons and Dep
uty Sheriff Ira M Henderson.
। Alexander later took out war
rants. issued through Henry
Floyd, Justice of the Peace,
charging Lyons with assault with
intent to murder and pointing a
weapon at another, and charg
ing Henderson with assault with
intent to murder and false
swearing.
Bobby Lee Cook, attorney for
Alexander, filed a quo warranto
proceeding this week against
Henderson, stating that he
should be removed from office as
deputy because he is not “quali
fied.” Judge H. E. Nichols will
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24 TO GRADUATE
AT MENLO SCHOOL
ON MONDAY, MAY 22
I. S. Ingram, president of West
Georgia College. Carrollton, will
b? guest speaker at the gradua
tion exercises at Menlo High
S -hool at 8 p.m. Monday, May 22.
Twenty-four high school sen
iors will receive their diplomas
from the Menlo school. They
v ill be presented by C. B Akin,
county school superintendent.
A piano recital by Mrs C A ,
V.yatt’s pupils at 8:30 p.m. Fri- <
day. May 19. will begin the week
end’s graduation events. .
The baccalaureate sermon will
be delivered by R. W Greene,
professor of Religious Education.
Reinhardt College, at 11 a.m. ।
Sunday. May 21. at the Metho
dist Church. ,
Students to receive diplomas ;
are as follows: N F Burnett, Jr..
Patsy Chappe'.ear, Alvis Clark.
Tab • Dempsey, Audrey Dover,
Frances Espy, Virginia Forrest.
Jerry Galloway, Phyllis Gilley, ,
illll Hamby, Ann Hardwick. Jo-
Ann Hogg, Jerry Hogg, Gene
Hutchins. Ruby Jo Keen. Jo Ann ;
King. Kathryn Martin. Allene
Millican Bobby Parrish, Dorothy
Vaughn. James Webb, Junior i
Willingham. Virginia Wofford ;
and Evelyn Wright
SUMMER SCHOOL SESSION PLANNED;
AKIN REVEALS GRADUATION PLANS
Plans for a summer school in
six Chattooga County schools
were announced this week by C.
B Akin, county school superin
tendent
The schools participating will
’pen on July 24 and remain
cpen through October 13. They
will tden re-open on November
!27 and close on December 22 for ;
Chlstmas holidays
Schools under this plan are:
Subllgna. Gore. Lyerly, Menlo,
Clotidland and Teloga
Growing With
Chattooga
$1.50 PER YEAR
As a gentle breeze swished the
| new green limbs above, thou
i sands of persons from Chattooga
■ County and surrounding areas
I joined together yesterday in a
good old-fashioned get-together.
The first annual May Day Fes
tival was termed a huge success
by Retail Merchant Association
I leaders, who said they plan to
I sponsor a similar event next
: year. A great cheer went up
from the crowd when the master
of ceremonies asked if they were
: having fun.
Approximately 6,000 persons
1 gathered on Commerce Street
within the roped off areas and
I were entertained in a manner
i not seen here in many years.
Many persons said it reminded
them of “the good old days.”
There was a husband-calling
contest, a greasy pole, a buck
dance, and many, many other
amusements to entertain young
and old.
Mrs. Minerva Richardson, age
' 102. of Armuchee Valley, was the
' eldest person present and was
। the recipient of an easy chair,
presented by a local furniture
| dealer.
People began to gather during
the morning and witness the
demonstrations and. displays
along the streets. Many visited
I the new Summerville New’s plant
and saw the papers rolling off
the presses. Sales were offered
[ by most stores during the day.
A warm reception was extended
: the Rome High School Band and
। the young Trion High School
i band, both of whom delighted
the thousands who crow'ded the
j streets to witness their perform
ances.
Cheers went up from the crowd
as the parade got under way at
2 p.m.. led by Police Chief W. M
Whaley. As the saying goes, ev
eryone loves a parade.
A. A. Farrar and T. J. Espy, of
the Lions Club. Summerville, led
the goat which becomes the “pet”
of some Lion member at each
meeting.
Mayor J. L McGinnis greeted
the crowd from an open car, in
which also rode Miss Chattooga
County. Miss Betty Styles.
The Rome High School Drum
and Bugle Corps followed the
mayor.
Spectators were interested to
see the volunteer fire depart
ment members and the bright
fire truck in the parade. Two
jeeps from the local forest fire
protection unit also were par
ticipants.
Parents and friends raised
their voices in praise as the Boy
Scouts from Troop 71 and the
Cub Scouts marched in uniform
A float urged veterans to join
the Veterans of Foreign Wars
local post.
Attracting much attention was
the Georgia Rug Mill float,
See Page Five
REPLICA OF BELL
TO BE IN COUNTY
FOR TOUR JUNE 20
The original liberty bell in
Philadelphia will be tapped at
noon May 15 by President Harry
S. Truman and thus announce
the opening of the Independence
Savings Bonds Drive
This sound from the actual
liberty itself will be carried
throughout America on four na
tionwide hook-ups.
All bells in churches and
schools, farm bells and other
bells hre supposed to ring for
three minutes on Monday. May
15.
Boy Scouts in Chattooga coun
ty will see that bells in this
county are topped.
An exact replica of the Liberty
Bell will tour Georgia beginning
May 23, and will be in Trion and
Summerville on June 20
A loud speaker system with
two-speed turntables to play fast
and slow records is a part of the
truck equipment.
The closing dates for this
term also were announced by
Mr, Akin, who said that the
schools have varying dates for
their exercises.
The Subllgna School will close
May 19. with the Menlo and
Gore schools to follow by clos
ing on May 22. The Summerville
School will have exercises on
May 23. and Lyerly will end Its
term on May 29.
All other schools will close on
May 19