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NEWS-
VIEWS
BY L. C. SMITH, SR.
Hot, Dry Weather
Continues—Crops Hurt
Hot, dry weather continues
throughout Chattooga County,
as well as in all parts of the
south, and crops of every de
scription are being seriously
damaged. Although there have
been some local showers during
the past week there has been
enough rain to be of much
benefit, and in some places there
has been no rain since the early
part of June.
With temperatures ranging
between 95 and 102 degress daily
vegetation has been burned up
and water in wells is running
low, it is reported. Pastures have
been practically ruined and gar -
dens and fields have been seared
to the point where they would
almost burn over if set on fire.
Local vegetables are scarce and
the customers are having to buy
from the Atlanta, Chattanooga
and Rome markets.
It is said that unless there are
good rains within the next few :
days conditions will become seri- 1
ous.
It seems that the summers are
getting hotter and drier every
year and unless the farmers can
make some arrangement to irri
gate their crops, as they do on
Sand Mountain and other
places, there is little use to plant
anything.
We hear many people talking
about the dry weather and they
firmly believe that the Atomic
and H-bomb tests in the west
are responsible for the change.
As far as we are concerned, we
are not smart enough to place
the blame on any particular
cause, but we do know that our
seasons have changed in the
past few years. This could be
caused by the fast disappearing
forests throughout the entire
country.
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There is one crop that is not
being hurt by the dry weather,
and that is the crop of can
didates for state and county of
fices. It seems that there will be
a bumper crop of candidates for
almost every office to be filled.
We presume that the increased
salaries of the officerholders go
a long way toward influencing i
more people to seek the offices.
But. on the other hand, it costs!
a tremendous sum of money to !
run for an office; in fact, it has I
eliminated the very ones who j
really need the offices, because a
poor man. regardless of his
qualificaiion. canot foot the bill
But some say that it is a good
thing, since it keeps us from
having so many candidates to
choose from.
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LOCAL EVENTS OF
11 YEARS AGO
July 1, 1943
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Espy and j
children. Carolyn and Johnnie, i
and Bryant Espy have returned
to their homes in Charleston. S.
C., as era few days visit to rela
tives here and in Trion.
J M. Peace, of Trion, brought
to the News Office the first co;- j
ton uloom of the season last Fri
day.
A-c James Paul Smith, Jr., of
the naval air corps, is now sta
tioned in Glenville, 111.
Pfc. Harold Cody, of Camp
Ord, Cal., spent Monday with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. James
Milligan.
Mrs N. V. Dyer and daughters,
Misses Helen and Betty, will
leave Tuesday for a week’s visit
to Mrs. Lucious L. Trimble and
Dr. Trimble in Moultrie.
Mr. and Mrs Buford Morton
and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lee Mor
ton, of Chattanooga, attended
the funeral of Mrs. Moore in
Subligna last week.
Mrs. Joe Wyatt left Friday for
her home in Perrine, Fla., after
a visit with her parents. Mr and
Mrs. Harry Marks. She was Join
ed in Newnan by Lieut. Mary
Marks, of Fort Benning, and they
were week-end guests of their
sister. Mrs Paul Keheley, Mr.
Keheley and family.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Russell Wheeler
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. E. C.
Dodd and daughter, of Chatta
nooga. were guests Sunday of
their mother. Mrs. J. V. Wheeler.
Mr nnd Mrs Will Henry nnd
daughter. Iris Barham, of Nor
folk. Vn. arrived Sunday to
spend a week with the former's
parents. Mr. and Mrs. John
Henry.
Mr. nnd Mrs. R M Lee return
ed to their home In Newnan Sun
day after a visit with the latter's
parents, Mi. nnd Mrs. Frank
Fisher
L. W Bulman, U . 8. Nnvy,
spent three days last week with
his wife and parents. Mr and
Mrs. J. E Bulman Besides his
progress in naval life. L W. re
cently assisted In the capture of
parties selling stolen gasoline
stamps in Boston. Mass
Mr and Mrs M M Allen. Br.
returned Tuesday from a week's
visit to their daughter, Mrs. 8. B
VOLUME 70 —NUMBER 27
Polling Places Given
For Wheat Referendum
On July 23, at the County ASC
Office, wheat growers of Chat
tooga County will vote for or
against marketing quotas for the
1955 crop.
The referendum, according to
T. P. Johnston of the Chattooga
County Agricultural Stabiliza
tion and Conservation Commit
tee, will determine whether or
not the quota program now in
effect will continue for next
years crop.
Two-thirds of those who vote
must approve quotas before they
can be put into operation. The
current program, which was
voted on a year ago, was ap
proved by 87 percent of the
voters —390,221 to 57,536.
Chairman Johnston urges
every eligible w’heat grower in
Chattooga County to vote. A pro
i ducer is eligible to vote if he will
i have more than 15 acres of
wheat on his farm for harvest in
1955. In other words, he can vote
if he would be affected directly
by quotas, which apply only to
farms with more than 15 acres
of wheat.
If quotas are approved, there
will be marketing penalties on
any “excess wheat—produced
outside the acreage allotment—
and the full level of price sup
port authorized for 1955 will be
available for those who comply
with their allotments. If quotas
are not approved, there will be
no quotas or marketing penal
ties, and price support for those
I who stay within their allotments
will be at 50 percent of parity.
Farm allotment notices, as
v’ell as explanatory leaflet giving
the essential facts of the 1955
program, were sent out on July
9. 1954 to Chattooga County
wheat growers of record. Chat
tooga County ASC Office will be
open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
on Friday, July 23. for voting.
BIBLE SCHOOL AT
GORE NEXT WEEK
Daily Vacation Bible School
: will begin Monday, July 19. at
। Gore School.
Four churches. Pleasant Grove
Baptist. Unity Baptist. Bethel
Presbyterian and Bethel Meth
odist are uniting and sponsoring
the .school.
The school will last through
July 23 and will begin each
morning at 9 o'clock and dismiss
at 11:30. Al) children in this area
are invited to attend.
Rev. W. L Merrin is director,
Mrs. Bernard Storey assistant
' director. Teachers will be chosen
from each sponsoring church.
MARINES ATTEND
SUMMER CAMP
Rome's citizens Marines, the
4th Rifle Company. U. S. Marine
t Corps Reserve swells their rolls
and attendance during summer
■ camp for which they depart Sat
i urday. 10 July. New additional
1 members joining this week are
• as follows:
Corporal William D. Phillips.
;of 15 Curran Street. Summer
ville: Private Donald E. Stiles.
Route 1, Trion; Private William
L. Mann. 193 2nd Street. Trion;
Private Glenn T. Henderson. 11
Pine Ridge Street. Trion.
Corporal Phillips is a former
Marine and a veteran of three
years service.
Captain Henry A. Checklou.
, Inspector instructor announced
that men still desiring to join
the company and participate in
their annual field training dur
ing period 10-25 July, enlist
ments will continue through this
week. Young men who are in
terested In additional informa
| tlon. please contact the Marine
Armory on Shorter Avenue or by
, phoning 9014
Stevens. Mr Stevens and family
■ In Logansville. Ga.
The honorary degree of doctor
nf divinity was recently conferr
■ cd upon the Rev. J A Smith by
the Mt. Vernon University, of
i Arlington. Vn.. nnd Fort Worth.
, Tex. Rev Smith has been activc
, ly engaged in school work for the
। past 41 years and a Baptist
( pastor for the past 33 years. Rev
Smith, who recently underwent a
, serious operation, is slowly im
. proving at the local hospital.
। Mr. John B Whisnant saved
: enough crimson clover seeds this
week with the economy thresher
that belongs to the Chattooga
[ Couny Soil Conservation and
I improvement association to sow
। his entire orchard this fall
The LaFayette baseball team
f handed Summerville its first
> defeat of the season nt LaFa
yette June 27. The score was 5-4
, Summerville will go to Fort
i Payne July 4 to play a double
header.
©he ^ummerutlle Nms
Prevent Rabies Plea
Os Health Department
The Georgia Department of
Public Health recently an
nounced that 10 persons took the
Pasteur treatment for the pre
vention of rabies during 1953 in
Chattooga County alone.
Already in 1954 several chil
dren have taken the treatment |
and at least four more are now
being treated due to the bite of
animals suspected of being rabid
Why is it that we must constant-1
ly be faced with this menace? j
Everywhere in Chattooga County
one can see dogs without proof j
of innoculation. None of these
dogs may never cause anyone
to take the anti-rabies shots, but I
they might In fact, it is very
likely that several more people !
will have to be treated this year. l
We do not think much about this
menace until someone very dear i
to us has to take the shots or
run the risk of dying with rabies 1
—one of the most horrible deaths
known to man.
What can we do to protect
ourselves from this dread dis
ease? The least we can do is have
our pets innoculated.
Georgia law requires that all
dogs be vaccinated by the Ist of
July of each year by the Rabies
Inspector who is duly appointed
by the County Boards of Health.
It is urgently requested that
all who have dogs in Chattooga
County get them innoculated,
and report all strays to the
police, the Rabies Inspector or
the Health Department. Don't
let your child’s safety be threat
ened by roving stray dogs. Let’s
keep the dog as our friend—not
our enemy!
Two Chaftoogans
Enter Berry Schools
Miss Faye Battles and Joel
Kent Huggins, of Chattooga
County, who entered Berry
Schools and College this summer
are among 500 boys and girls
who are working this summer to
earn their tuition and expenses.
r.nd will begin their school work
in September.
There are more than 20 differ
ent departments at Berry in
which the students work, both to
earn their expenses and to get
practical training. The farm,
which is operated entirely by
students, raises the food which is
served in the dining halls. All
< uoking and serving is also done
by the students.
There are large livestock op
erations including a dairy, beef
herd, hog farm, poultry plant,
;.nd some sheep which are cared
for by the boys.
Several buildings on the
campus arc being remodeled and
; repaired, ana two are being con
structed by students this sum
mer. The productive work, in
cluding carpentry, electrical
work, plumbing, roofing, plaster
ing. and other construction is be
ing done by the students under
supervision of instructors.
Other departments in which
। students do all the work are the
orchards, garden, landscaping,
forest, cabinet shop, auto shop,
print shop, laundry, store, of
। fices. kitchens, dining halls, sew
ing. handicrafts, hospital, book
binding, canning, and house
keeping.
In addition to the work per
formed by the students, there is
a recreation program which in
cludes baseball, softball. swim
ming. fishing, and other sports
Movies are shown once a week,
and parties are held weekly.
There arc two vesper services
held each week, which are plnn
j nvd. and put on by the students.
Miss Battles, a graduate of
Lyerly High School, is working
I this summer in the Girls’ School
Kitchen, Mr. Huggins, a gradu
ate of Tallulah Falls Schools Is
' c orking on the farm.
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MILLICAN IN JAPAN
Army Pvt Kenneth R Milli
can. son of Mr nnd Mrs.. Ralph
F Millican. Route 1, Summer
ville, recently participated In
“Operation Rainfall” with the
187th Airborne Regimental Com
bat Team In Japan,
A wlremnr. in the 187th's Anti-
Aircraft Artillery Battery, Milli
can and other members of the
tram took part In the maneuver
to prove the rombat readiness of
U. 8 forces guarding the Jap
anese Islands.
Private Millican, whose wife.
Essie, lives on Route 4. entered
the Army in May 1953 and joined
the 187th last December.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1954
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MARVIN GRIFFIN, IN OPENING SPEECH IN
NORTHWEST GEORGIA, HERE SATURDAY
On Saturday, July 17th, Mar
vin Griffin the present Lieuten
ant Governor and candidate for
the highest office in our State
for Governor, will touch off his
North Georgia campaign here in
Summerville. Mr. Griffin is no
stranger to Georgians. He is a
man who has been in the politi
cal picture for many, many
years, having served in public
offices under several different
administrations. He has been
Lieutenant Governor for the
past six years and together
with Governor Herman Tal
madge, has maintained the most
stupendous expanded state serv
ices program in the history of
our state. His record is unim
peachable and the great progress
that has been made speaks for
itself. In making his bid for
Governorship, he is the strong
est avowed candidate for main
taining segregation in Georgia.
He is in favor strongly of the
County Unit System, contends it
is the only way to maintain our
present way of life. A rural road
program is another of his strong
advocates.
GRAND JURORS, PETIT JURORS DRAWN
FOR JULY COURT; TO CONVENE JULY 26
Grand Jurors drawn to serve
at July Term 1954 Chattooga
Superior Court. Court to con
vene Monday morning, July 26,
at 9 o’clock are as follows:
Sam Howard, Earl Newsome. J
A. Duff, Sr.. O. C. Mahan, Jr,
Bob House, T. L. Petitt, Russell
Crouch. H. B. Landress. John B
Whisnant. Jr.. W. M. Maxwell,
Bunion T. Green, S. J. Anderson,
C. M. Tutton, Claude Seymore, R
S. Trimble.
H. G. Baker, Alvin Tudor,
George D. Hartline, C. A. Mc-
Connell. A D. York, Ancil W
Whitlow, B. F New. W. W. Stan
sell. Hester Hurtt, Grady F
Ramey. Robert Denson. Grover
Jackson, Jr., Flavil E Wilbanks. ।
L. B Cook. Jr.. Leroy Massey.
By agreement of counsel and
with the approval of the court,
there will be no civil cases tried
at the July Term, it appearing
that civil cases can be tried early
in October or at the October
Term. Uncontested divorces, de
fault Judgments, and other non-
Jury matters may be disposed of
on Monday. July 26. or on Satur
day. July 31. Traverse jurors are
being called for trial of criminal
rases at 9 a.m. on August 4. 1954
The following Petit Jurors
have been drawn to serve at
July Term 1954 Chattooga Su
perior Court. Court to convene
Wednesday morning. August 4.
at 9 o'clock for trial of criminal
cases.
Weyman High. E L. Bryant.
John M Copeland. O. C. Packer,
i Leo Lanier. Sr., Albert Chambers,
W T. Pope. Robert L. Parker.
W. L. Maffett Marlon A Wil
liams. R A Tucker. Charles
Shipman. A C. Pinion, John
Knox. Harbin Stephens, James
W King. Roy C Kellett. Sr. U.
E. Dav. Kelly J. Norton. Virgil
Payton. J. D Reece. D. E Mil
lard. Wilburn Shamblin. R A
Jones. O. P. Tucker. Austin Hen
derson. Henry Mom
M. D. Battles, Joseph H Clark.
Fay Alexander. R A Canada.
Raymond Langston, Robert
TO SPEAK HERE SATURDAY
On Saturday motorcades from
all over Georgia will roll into
Summerville at 3:00 oclock for
a preliminary program of hill
billy music, girl singers, and in
troductions of dignitaries. A pro
gram of fun and festivities will
preceed a speech by Mr. Griffin
at 4:00 o’clock. This speech will
be broadcast over 60 radio sta
tions in Georgia and the people
of Georgia will congregate on
this date in Summerville. Mr.
Griffin, in his fiery and profi
cient manner of speaking, will
discuss the issues in this cam
paign openly and to the point. A
tremendous crowd is expected
here and friends of Marvin Grif
fin in this county and in adjoin
ing counties, are putting on a
barbecue immediately following
the speech which will be served
on West Washington Street in
front of the Courthouse. Thou
sands of people are expected tc
attend. Never before in the his
tory of Summerville, has the
public been fed as they will be
Saturday. The entire public is
invited and is expected to at
tend. This will be a gala day for
Summerville.
Jack Mallicoat Is
Court Reporter
For Miami Paper
Jack W. Mallicoat. a former
Summerville boy. was sworn in
as official Circuit court reporter
on the Miami Herald. Miami,
Florida last week
Mallicoat. 28 year-old bachelor
had served as deputy reporter
for three years for the Herald
Regular Meeting Local
O. E. S. Tonight At 8:00
Summerville Chapter 434 Or
der Eastern Star held official
visit of Worthy Grand Matron
r.nd Worthy Grand Patron
Wednesday evening. July 7th. A
banquet in their honor was given
at Riegeldale Tavern. Visitors
Lorn 12 different chapters were
represented.
Regular meeting night Thurs
day. July 15. at 8 o'clock. All
members are requested to be
present.
Smithson. W A. Gardner. Hol
land Taylor. Bill Brooks. J. L.
Cox, Zeuk Thomas. A N. White,
John Saylors James C. Lee. R N.
Trimble. Cecil Herrod. C. T.
Stiles. T B Crane. L V. Dawson.
Kelly J. Bryan, A C. Scoggins.
Dewey Hammond. Jr., Gordon
Weaver. Hoyt Martin. Roy Cook.
W L Owens, L. B. Cook.
M M Wike. W. C. Wilson. V.
C. Maxey, Roy Roiinsaville. A D
Inman, Willie Evans, R V.
Leigh, C E Powell. W R Serltt.
Howard Bailey. Arnold W Park
ri. Ellis Echols. R P Shropshire.
J. Leroy Alexander. J W, Herrod.
George Sitton. Freeman Hinton.
E P. Lunsford. Watt Tucker, R
G. Jackson. John R Burgess, H
B Cramer. Will C. Woods. James
; Crook. William M Dodd. Doyle
Gayler. John M. Bryan. P. E
I O’Neal. John Baggett.
Jackson Drug Company
To Have Gala Opening
JAMES FLOYD TO
HEAD SOUTHERN
VFW CONFERENCE
James A. (Sloppy) Floyd of
Trion was elected chairman of
the Southern Conference of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars at
Bristol, Virginia in annual con
vention July 10 and 11.
Others named to serve with
Floyd are: C. Marshall House,
vice chairman, Louisville, Ky.;
Telfair J. Mashburn, secretary
treasurer, Bay Minette, Ala. and
Rev. Henry Buckalew, chaplain,
Jackson. Mississippi.
The Southern Conference of
the V. F. W. is composed of 12
southern states. Floyd who is
now serving as the junior repre
sentative in the Georgia Gen
eral Assembly from Chattooga
County ranks high in state,
regional and national V. F. W.
affairs. Representative Floyd has
been active in V. F W. activities
since his discharge from the
service after World War 11. He
served well in the local Mason-
McCauley Post and as junior and
senior vice commander of the
State Department prior to his
election as State Commander of
the Georgia Department of Vet
erans of Foreign Wars for the
year 1951-52.
Three Chaftoogans
Enlist in Air Force
Three Chattooga County men
enlisted in the United States Air
Force this past week and are
presently taking basic training
at San Antonio, Texas.
They are Kermit W. Bryan,
Lloyd Blackmon Jr. and James
L. Wynn.
T/Sgt Joe C. Wood, local Air
Force Recruiting representative
is in Summervilie every Tuesday
i and Wednesday and has a limit
ed numoer o. vacancies for en
listment in the Air Force.
GA. VETS LEADERS
ATTEND NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION MEET
William K “Billy’’ Barrett.:
candidate for Lieutenant-Gov- ।
ernor of Georgia, presided last
v eek over the annual convention
of the National Association of
State Direc ors of Veterans Af
fairs. of which he has served as
President for the past year.
The Association met at Lake-
Mackinac, Michigan for three
days of study and work on vet
erans affairs.
Barrett, who resigned two
weeks ago as Georgia Director,
was accompanied to Michigan by
Peter Wheeler, new Director of
the Department of Veterans
Service.
NOTICE
Allen W Justice, chairman of
:he County Board of Equalizers
who has announced as candidate
for Board of Roads and Revenue
from Trion District has been
ruled ineligible and has with
drawn from the race.
Chattooga County Bonds
Sale "Fair" For June
U. S. Savings Bonds Sales Re
port lor June shows Chattooga
County attained 55.1 per cent of
goal for the year.
E Sales was $1,594. H Sales
SSOO. making total for the year
$178,819. This report is given by
Joseph Woodruff, state director
of Georgia.
Howard L. Owings
Leaves for Induction
Howard Lanier Owings left
July 7 for induction in Atlanta,
I according to Miss Mac Earle
Strange, clerk of local Board No.
28.
Special Service Saturday
At Pennville Tabernacle
The Rev. Floyd Crowe, of Gad
sden. Ala . will conduct a special
service at Pennville Gospel
Tabernacle Saturday night. July
17. nt 7:30. Everyone Is invited to
attend.
Revival At Church
Os God, Bcllah Ave.
A revival will begin Sunday
night. July 18. at the Bcllah Ave
nue Church of God Services will
begin each evening nt 7:45.
Evangelist Vernon McFalls, of
Rome, will bring the messages.
The public is invited to attend.
$2.00 PER YEAR
James R. Jackson announced
today plans have been completed
for the grand opening sale of
the newly remodeled Jackson
Drug Company on Friday and
Saturday, July 16 and 17.
The Jackson Drug Company,
which has been in business in
Summerville for many years, re
cently was granted a franchise
by the Walgreen Drug Chain.
This new modern drug store has
the latest type fixtures, and is
completely modern in every way.
The new store layout will be
semi-self service. Customer self
selection of merchandise will be
one of the main features of the
store, with all merchandise on
display.
W. J. Marqua, Georgia repre
sentative of the Walgreen Com
pany, says this is one of the most
modern drug stores in North
Georgia.
This new store was mer
chandised by P. H. Ledford and
E. W. McCord of the Walgreen
Agency Division.
The following store employees
will be happy to serve you in the
various departments: William H
Nelms, registered pharmacist;
Mrs. Monroe Mitchell and Mrs.
Flossie Scoggins in the cosmetic
department; Frank Hendrix,
who has been with the store for
many years, in charge of the
camera department; Mrs. Violet
Rhinehart and Mrs. Dorothy
Strickland will have charge of
the new modern fountain.
J. C. Mays, Southeastern Dis
trict Manager of the Walgreen
Agency Division, will attend the
grand opening.
GRIFFIN MOVING
ACROSS STATE IN
BUSY CAMPAIGN
Lt. Gov. Marvin Griffin is
moving across Georgia in one of
the most vigorous campaigns
ever waged for the overnership
of this state following his mam
moth opening rally last Saturday
at Moultrie.
Griffin, who will address an
other regional rally this Satur
day, July 17, at Summerville, told
Georgians that “with your help
and with God s guiding hand, on
September we shall surely win
this light.” v
The Lieutenant Governor said
he would be accused of being “a
firebrand and a preacher of
racial prejudice” for his strong
determination to preserve segre
gation in Georgia. He added:
“I want to say here and now
that if fighting to preserve our
great social and political tradi
tions is being a firebrand, then
I accept the challenge.”
Thousands of Georgians at
tended the Griffin rally at
Moultrie and many other thou
sands heard his speech over a
state-wide network of 61 radio
stations.
Griffin's Saturday speeches will
be broadcast each week over a
radio network from 4 to 4 30 p.m.
He also will appear on WSB-TV
each Monday night from 7 to
7:15 p.m.
At Moultrie. Griffin discussed
the records of his opponents and
the outstanding features of his
platform.
Griffin noted that Georgians
had elected him Lieutenant Gov
ernor in 1948. “With your confi
dence and your help,” he said,
“we were able to carry 147 coun
ties. In 1950 you again vested
confidence in me. and with your
help and cooperation we carried
155 counties. I have served as
your Lieutenant Governor for
six years. I have kept the faith.
I have kept my promises to you,
and I have never forgotten that
u public office Is a public trust,”
Civil Service
Needs Librarians
An examination for Librarian
| has been announced by the U. 8.
Civil Service CommlMion for
tilling librarian positions paying
from $4,205 to $7,040 a year In
I various Federal agencies in
Washington. D C. and vicinity.
To qualify for these positions,
applicants must pass a written
test and. in addition, have com
pleted pertinent college study or
training in a library school and
have had appropriate experience
In library work
Applicants will be accepted
until further notice and must be
filed with the U. 8. Civil Service
Commission. Washington 25,
i D. C.
Full information and applica
tion forma may be obtained from
many post offices throughout the
country and from the U S Civil
Service Commission, Washing
ton, D, C.