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VOLUME 69; NO. 12
Summerville, Menlo
FHA Members Attend
Disl. 4 Convention
Saturday, March 28th, a num
ber of girls from Summerville
and Menlo F.H.A. chapters at
tended the District 4 Conven
tion at the West Georgia College
Auditorium in Carrollton, Ga.
Sara Nell Brown, Vice-Presi
dent, presided over the meeting,
which began with the opening
ritual.
The theme Awake, Aware,
A-Working was used by Peggy
McCauley from the Menlo chap
ter in giving the devotional.
Highlights of the spring con
vention is the presentation of
the new candidates for office.
The candidates are elected by
each chapter choosing a voting
delegate to represent them. Car
olyn Webster, a capable young
lady from the Menlo chapter,
was elected to compete in the
finals. One girl for each office
will be elected at the state con
vention in Augusta.
Charlotte McGinnis, from the
Summerville chapter, took part
on the panel held by Mrs.
Bernice McCullar on Public Re
lations. Our chapter is the only
one that publishes a monthly
paper, according to Mrs. McCul
lar.
Our guest speaker for the day
was Ann Walker, a former F.H.A.
District officer, who is now a
student at the University of
Georgia majoring in Home Eco
nomics. The objective of her
talk was to acquaint us with the
many diffeernt fields of work in
Home Economics.
No delegate to the State Con
vention need complain about not
knowing what to wear. The Can
ton chapter was in charge of a
fashion show, in which the girls
modeled the appropriate things
to take to state convention.
Mrs. Janet Barbar in her usual
charming manner gave us the
F.H.A. news from the state office.
All the girls agree that attend
ing the convention is a very
pleasant way to acquaint your
self with F.H.A.
Dr. Payne Attends
Subnormal Vision
Clinic in Atlanta
A new lens, said to be power
ful enough to give adequate eye
sight to half the 150,000 partially
blind persons in the United
States was given its first pro
fessional clinical use during the
Subnormal Vision Clinic held at
the Ansley Hotel, Atlanta, Ga.,
Sunday and Monday, March 29.
30. 1953.
As one of the clinical associ
ates Dr. W. Marlin Payne, Sum
merville, participated in the
visual review of more than
twenty partially blind persons in
the Southeastern area who went
through the clinic as patients.
Practicing optometrists from
Georgia, North Carolina. Florida,
and Tennessee convened in At
lanta for the clinical sessions.
Dr. Irving P. Filderman. Mem
phis, Tenn., directed the clinical
activities.
“The new clear image lens of
fers hope to many of the par
tially blind, having as little as 2
per cent vision.” Dr. Filderman
said. Dr. Lovlck H. Williamson.
Atlanta, was chairman of the
Subnormal Vision Clinic.
MISSAMERICA TO CROWN WINNER OF
MISS N. GEORGIA AT DALTON PAGEANT
The Dalton Junior Chamber of
Commerce has announced that a
Miss North Georgia Beauty Con
test will be held April 25. in the
Dalton High School Gymnasium.
The Miss North Georgia Con
test will allow girls from the
surrounding towns to participate
and perhaps win the much
coveted Miss Georgia nnd Miss
America title. Miss America her
self, Miss Neva June Langley, of
Macon. Ga., will crown the win
ner of this contest.
This ye. r the Dalton Jnycee's
have two outstanding trophies to
award to the winners of this
contest. The Dalton Chamber
will also sponsor an all expense
paid trip to the State finals held
in Columbus. Georgia for the
winner of the Miss North Geor
gia contest as well u the winnc/
of the Miss Whitfield County
contest which will be held in
Dalton or April 18.
The Dalton Jaycees encourage
other civic groups and organiza
tions to sponsor their favorite
hometown girls in this pageant.
Dalton Jaycee President. Travis
Rhodes recently stated. "If other
North Georgia towns have pret
tier girls than Dalton then rd
like to see them". 80, come on.
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Dr. Courtenay
Speaker E senhower
Victory Dinner
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On Thursday, April 16 at the
Forrest Hotel, Rome, Dr. Walter
R. Courtenay will speak at an
Eisenhower Victory Dinner, at
$5.00 per plate.
Dr. Courtenay is minister of
the historic First Presbyterian
Church, Nashville, Tennessee. He
is an author, a regular columnist
of the Nashville Banner, a radio
preacher, and a much sought
after banquet and commence
ment speaker.
He graduated from Maryville
College, Maryville, Tennessee
and received his divinity degree
from Princeton. In recognition
of his work as church and com
munity leader. Carroll College
granted him the degree of Doc
tor cf Divinity, and Ripon Col
lege, Doctor of Sacred Theology
In addition to these he did grad
uate work at the University of;
Wisconsin in the field of educa
tion and philosophy.
He is a member of Phi Delta
Theta Fraternity, and for a ■
number cf years was president of i
Eta Province, covering the chap
ters in Kentucky and Tennessee. :
During the last six years, five ,
of his addresses have been read
into the Congressional Record ।
and given national distribution
in pamphlet form, such messages
as THE ROAD AHEAD, THE RED
HORIZON, and HOW LATE DO
YOU THINK IT IS? In 1951 and :
again in 1952 the Freedoms'
Foundation of Valley Forge rec- ;
ognized his work by granting
him medals of merit and a cash
award.
No minister in the South has
a larger following, and his in
fluence for God and true Amer
icanism is a fruitful part of our
national life.
He is attractive, friendly, deep
ly spiritual and richly human. In j
addition to his fields of interest
as minister and citizen, he likes 1
to fish, hunt, golf and cruise. He i
is a down-to-earth man in the
most commendable pattern, and
is as proud of his enemies as he j
is of his friends.
Anyone desiring tickets to this
dinner is requested to contact
James I. Davis, Rome.
Angus Bulls Sold by
Whisnant Farms
Whisnant Farms, Summerville,
recently sold a purebred Aber
deen,Angus bull each to A. C.
Jones and C. L. Patterson, both
of Clanton, Ala., and Paul and
Donald Cook, both of Lyerly.
get your local beauties and en
ter the contest.
Rules for participating in the
contest include
1. Entrant must be single and
never have been mgrrled, di
vorced. or had marriage an
nulled.
2. Entrant must be a high
school graduate by September of
this year.
3. Entrant's age on September
Ist. shall not be less than*
eighteen nor more than twenty
eight years.
4. Entrant must be of good
character and possess poise, per
sonality. intelligence, charm nnd
beauty of face and figure.
5. Entrant must possess nnd
display in n three minute rou
tine tnlcnt. This talent may be
singing, dancing, playing a mu
sical instrument, dramatic read
ing. art display, dress designing,
etc. or she may give n three
minute talk on the career she
wishes to pursue.
6. Entrant may be either ama
teur or professional.
If there is anyone In your
town Interested in entering this
contest please notify Travis
Rhodes. President. Dolton Junior
Chamber of Commerce, Dalton.
Georgia, as soon as possible.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1953
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EASTER SEAL DRIVE
ON; GOAL $2,000
Easter lily seals will decorate
thousands of letters during the
next few days as the 1953 Easter
seal campaign reaches its climax.
Approximately 700 sheets of
the seals have been mailed to
homes in this county, according
to A. J. Strickland, chairman of
Chattooga County Chapter of
the Georgia Society for crippled
children, which sponsors the
sale of seals.
Goal for the county has been
set at $2,000.
Daniel Lee McWhorter is treas
urer of the drive.
The campaign will close Easter
Sunday.
Printed and perforated like
stamps, the seals are for use on
Easter-greeting envelopes. The
legend, “Easter Seals Help Crip
pled Children,” is superimposed
upon a modernistic lily design,
as is “1953.”
Chairman Strickland said,
“Contributions should be mailed
in the self-addressed envelopes
enclosed with the seals.” He re
minded Chattoogans that the
money collected in the cam
paign supports a year-round
program of care and training for
crippled children.
“We seek your support only
once a year—at Eastertide when
all of us should think of our re
sponsibility to those who are af
flicted through no fault of their
own,” he stated.
There are 100,000 crippled chil
dren in Georgia. Some have legs
that limp — hands that are
cramped—ears that do not hear
—eyes that do not see—tongues
that stumble.
The great majority of these
children have no means of re
ceiving treatment of any kind.
Only a comparative few are be
ing treated by existing agencies
and fitted for useful, happy fu
ture lives.
The Georgia Society for Crip
pled Children, this year, is broad
ening its services over the State
to carry its help closer to the
children who need it.
YOUR EASTER SEAL
CONTRIBUTION WILL . . .
• PROVIDE CENTERS all over
Georgia, close to children who
need help.
• BUY EQUIPMENT such as
braces, wheel chairs, crutches,
specially-designed tables and
toys needed for crippled chil
dren.
• GRANT SCHOLARSHIPS to
doctors, therapists and teach
ers needed to staff the crip
pled children’s centers.
• HELP PARENTS to better un
derstand the problems of crip
pled children and train them
to give home treatment.
• GIVE HOPE and promise of a
better future to Georgia’s
100,000 crippled children.
CLOVIS D. RIVERS
PASSES FRIDAY
Clovis Dempsey Rivers, 86,
long-time judge of Chattooga
City Court and a member of a
pioneer Chattooga County fam
ily, died at 5 a.m. Friday in a
local hospital.
He was born Feb. 18, 1867, son
of the late Capt. John W. and
Jane Thurman Rivers. Judge
Rivers was a veteran of the
Spanish-American War. He spent
18 years as judge of city court in
Chattooga County.
Surviving are one sister, Mrs.
Lillian Rivers Kellett; two
brothers, John and H. H. (Hub)
Rivers; one niece, Mrs. Cliff
Stephenson, all of Summerville;
and one nephew. Rivers Lowe,
Clearwater, Fla.
Funeral services were held at
2 p.m. Sunday at the chapel of
the J. D. Hill Funeral Home with
the Rev. Harry Foster officiat
ing. Interment was in the fam
ily lot in Summerville Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were: Her
bert Gilkerson, D. L. McWhorter,
T. H. Selman, R. R. Garrett, An
drew Williams Jr. and James
Jackson.
Honorary pallbearers were
prominent lawyers of the area
and the following: John D. Tay
lor. John King, John Jones, A. H.
Glenn, B E. Neal. Gordon Allen.
John B Whisnant. M. M Allen,
B W. Farrar and J. L. McGinnis
MENLO 4-H
CLUB NEWS
The Menlo Junior 4-H Club
met Thursday. March 19. Mary
Ann Clark, our vice-president
was In charge of the program.
Immediately after the program
the boys enjoyed a very interest
ing talk on electricity by Mr
Purcell, County Agent and Miss
Wiley, Home Demonstration
Agent, showed the girls how to
put a zipper In a skirt.
The meeting adjourned. —•
Nancy Welch. Reporter.
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WARRIORS WORSHIP — Somewhere in Korea these United
States Marines kneel in Easter worship. Attached to the First
Marine Regiment, the men wear uniforms stained with the work
of war as they attend open air services conducted by a Navy chap-
Jam. _ They were not identified by Marine officials
CHATTOOGANS
IN THE SERVICE
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PVT ROY LEE TALLENT, of
Route 2 Lyerly, is at Fort Jack
son. S. C., for basic training. Be
fore entering the Army Pvt. Tal
lent was a linesman for the Sum
merville Telephone Co. His wife
is the former Virginia Ann Ward
and his parents are Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Tallent, of Jamestown. Ala.
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WILLIAM F. BARNES, fire
man, ÜBN, of Route 3. Summer
ville. is serving aboard the high
speed transport USS Burdo which
Is taking part In one of the
largest combined naval opera
tions ever conducted by the
North Atlantic Treaty Organi
zation in Mediterranean waters.
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ETA JIMA. JAPAN — PVT
CHARLES F TRAMMEL, whose
wife. Margaret, lives in Menlo,
recently completed a course for
medical aidmen at the Army’s
Eta Jima Specialist School in
Japan.
He received classroom and
field training in the emergency
fK.stnxnt of th«' sick and
wounded during the four-week
course.
Trammel entered the Army
Inst February.
His parents, Mr. and Mrs
Charlie H. Trammel, live tn
Trion.
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WITH THE 24TH INFANTRY
DIV. IN JAPAN PVT JOE D
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LADIES WITH LILIES-Pret
ty girls and traditional Easter
lilies make an attractive sight.
Seen above, Kathy Darlyn sits
surrounded by the flowers while
Betty MacDonald stands smiling
behind her. The place is Cy
press Gardens, Fla.
REYNOLDS, son of Joe C Rey
nolds and the late Mrs. Reynolds,
Rou e 2, Lyerly. Is now serving
In Japan with the 24th Infantry
hvlaion.
R< ynolds, a rifleman in the
19lh Infantry Regiment's 3d
Battalion, arrived overseas In
March 1953.
He received his basic training
at Fort Jackson. S. C.
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ETA JIMA JAPA.N — PVT.
MARLIN S RUSSELL, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry G Russel),
Trion, recently completed a
course for medical aidmen at the
Army's Eta Jima Specialist
School in Japan.
He received classroom and
field training in the emergency
ttirdlcul of tlw sick
and wounded during the four
week course.
3 Summerville Men
Wounded in Gun Play
On Commerce Street
Soliciter-General Earl Self said
late Wednesday Riley Parham
had been charged with two
counts, assault and intent to
murder, following a gun battle
on Commerce Street, Sunday
afternoon.
The following newspaper clip
pings from nearby towns tell of
the gun-play.
(Rome News Tribune)
A gun battle on a downtown
street shortly after noon Sun
day sent two police officers and
a former city councilman to hos
pitals with gunshot wounds.
Riley Parham, 36, a council
man in 1951, was seriously
wounded after firing on Police
man Harold Cody and Deputy
Sheriff Hugh Plummer when
they sought to question him on
suspicion of driving while drunk.
According to Archie Warren,
Chattooga justice of the peace,
Cody and Plummer received a
call reporting Parham was in
toxicated and driving about
town armed with a .30-caliber
r fie.
Shortly afterwards the tw T o of
f:cers, in a patrol car, met the
Parham automobile and forced
it to the curb. When they ap
proached the car, a door open
ed and Parham leaped out,
brandishing the rifle.
Witnesses reported Cody or
’ered Parham to drop the gun.
Tn reply Parham allegedly open
ed fire, shooting Cody in the
arm and Plummer in the leg.
Although wounded. Plummer
shot Parham, the bullet entering
Ihe neck and passing through
the shoulder. A spokesman at a
Trion hospital today reported his
condition as serious but showing
improvement.
Cody and Plummer were taken
‘o a Summerville hospital where
each was said to be in good con
dition.
Investigation of the shooting is
being conducted by the Chattoo
ga county sheriff’s officer and
the Georgia Bureau of Investi
gation.
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(From the Chattanooga Times)
March 29—A former city coun
cilman, a deputy sheriff and a
city policeman were wounded
today in a mid-town gun bat
tle.
Police Chief William M
Whaley said the former city of
ficial, 36-year-old Riley Parham,
was shot through the neck after
he inflicted bullet wounds on
two officers who tried to arrest
him for drunken driving.
Policeman Harold Cody suf
fered an arm wound and Hugh
Plummer, Chattooga County
deputy sheriff, was hit in the
leg.
Chief Whaley said witnesses
reported that Parham first shot
Cody with a 30-caliber army
rifle and then fired on Plummer.
“One of the officers — we
haven’t been able to determine
which — then shot Parham
Report of Ginned
Cotton in County
Preliminary figures for cotton
ginned from the crop of 1952.
with comparative figures for 1951
were released this week, by the
Bureau of the Census, Dept, of
Commerce.
Chattooga County ginnings
showed 5.841 bales In 1952 and
2,835 bales ginned in 1951.
Schools Observe Spring
Holidays Thurs., Fri.
Chattooga County Schools will
be closed Thursday and Friday,
as students and teachers observe
Spring holidays.
CHATTOOGA COUNTY WILL BE SALUTED
ON TV SUNDAY FROM WAGA, ATLANTA
At the "Stars of Tomorrow"
elimination program Friday
night at Summerville High
School auditorium winners were
selected as follows:
Children ages 1 to 12: Wayne
Haggard. 11, first place, singing
"Blackberry Boogie"; Jennith
Thomas. 9, second place, singing
"St. Louis Blues"; and Sandra
Dcmonia, 11, third place with a
tap number.
Tern age groups: Sue and
Kathryn Drummond, first place,
piano and vocal duet; second
place, Randal Graham. 17. song
impressionist; nnd Judy Burgess.
14. vocalist, and Margaret Young.
15. tying for third place.
Adult group: Three first places
were awarded in this group:
Dorothy Brogden, marimba; R
$2.00 PER YEAR
through the neck,” Whaley said.
Parham is at Trion Hospital,
where his condition was report
ed serious. Cody and Plummer
are recovering at Chattooga
County Hospital here.
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(From Chattanooga
News-Free Press)
March 30—Gunplay shattered
the still of Palm Sunday in this
small northwest Georgia county
seat shortly after noon yester
day, leaving two law enforce
ment officers wounded and a
third man in serious condition.
Taking a page from a recent
western movie, the two officers
and a former city councilman
engaged in a gun battle on Com
merce Street in the heart of
downtown Summerville about
12:45 p.m. yesterday.
In “serious” condition in a
Trion hospital is Riley Parham,
36, father of three children and
the former city official. Two po
lice officials, Deputy Sheriff
Hugh Plummer, 31, and City Po
liceman Harold Cody, 32. are re
covering from gunshot wounds in
Chattooga County Hospital here.
Deputy Plummer from his hos
pital bed gave the following ac
count of the shooting:
Plummer and Cody stopped
‘he Parham car in front of the
Tooga Building after seeing it
weaving. The officers said they
“suspected Parham oi being in
toxicated.”
Parham, after being stopped,
jumped from his car, telling the
officers, “I'm going to kill both
of you.”
CODY SHOT
Cody got from the police car
first, telling Parham to “drop
that gun.”
Cody was “put out of action”
immediately by a shot from Par
ham's .30-.30-caliber rifle. The
shot struck him in the right
arm, sending him staggering
across the street. As he agger
ed from the impact of the first
bullet, a second struck him in the
right side.
Plummer, going to the rescue
of his fellow officer, was felled
by a bullet in the left leg.
As Plummer fell, he shot four
times from the hip in approved
western fashion. One of the shots
struck Parham in the right
shoulder, stopping the fight.
Parham was reported in a “se
rious” condition in the Trion
hospital where he is being treat
ed for the w’ound. loss of blood
and shock.
The two officers are reported
recovering from their wounds
and from loss of blood at the
hospital here. Cody was given a
transfusion shortly after being
admitted. Doctors said both
would recover, barring complica
tions, and should be able to leave
the hospital within a few days.
The Trion hospital refused
comment as to when Parham
would be able to leave.
CHARGES INDICATED
Justice of the Peace Archie
Warren said Parham probably
will be charged with assault with
intent to commit murder.
The shooting occurred shortly
after most residents here had
gone home to Sunday dinner
after attending church services.
The main street was practically
deserted at the time the shoot
ing started, but a large crowd
gathered rapidly after word of
the incident spread.
Parham this morning was re
ported “resting very well and
holding his own” at the Trion
hospital although the “serious”
condition remains. The two of
ficers were reported as being In
“good” condition this morning
in the local hospital.
’IC. Hardeman, Wilburn Hudson
I and Will Stephenson, vocal trio,
, accompanied by Mrs Wilburn
Hudson: and Annette. Marilyn
and Regina Styles, vocal trio, ac
companied by Peggy Styles.
' All these "stars of tomorrow"
I will be In Atlanta Sunday, April
1 5, and take part in the TV pro
f gram, when Chattooga County
i will be saluted. The program is
i slated to begin at 2 o’clock, on
WAGA Channel 5.
1 John Davis, young local at
■ | torney; E M Blue, school super
l' intendent; nnd Elliott Cramer.
!; president of the Senior Class will
. appear on the program.
• The Summerville Senior Class,
sponsors of the Tallent- Show
1 wishes to express their npprecia
l tlon to all who helped in any
■ way to make the show a success.