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VOLUME 73—NUMBER 2
BUILDING NOT CONDEMNED
Work Stops For Olen s Until
Safety For Workers Assured
Contrary to a rumor that’s been spreading around the
area to the affect that the old Taylor Merchantile building
has been condemned — Mayor and Council do not have
that right — work has only been stopped temporarily be
cause a competent committee of two has said the building
is unsafe for workers to continue repairs inside the build
ing.
Olen’s Department Store had
engaged men to repair the build
ing, and the men themselves,
with their employer presenting
the case, put it up to Mayor E.
C. Pesterfield, who called in Rob
ert Kimbell and Eddie Bryant to
make recommendations after
surveying the old building.
Mayor Pesterfield told The
News Tuesday that Kimbell and
Bryant had recommended that
Olen’s secure the services of a
structural engineer to make nec
essary recommendations regard
ing whether or not the building
is safe for repairs.
Temporarily, work has stopped.
The next move is up to Olen’s,
for until there is assurance that
workers can work safely inside
the building, no further repair
ing will take place. It’s purely a
matter of protecting the men.
As Mayor Pesterfield pointed
out, Mayor and Council will do
anything to protect the health
and welfare of citizens, and so
they have accepted the recom
mendations of Kimbell and Bry
ant and forwarded these recom
mendations as official action to
Olen’s of Mobile.
The City of Summerville docs
not have in its charter, nor is
there an ordnance, any provision
fol- condemning buildings.
AREA MEN HELD
FOR BURGLARY IN
FT. PAYNE, ALA.
Two Alabama state troopers
from Ft. Payne, Ala., came to
Summerville this week to return
Wesley Willingham, of Menlo, to
the county jail there. Sheriff
Fred Stewart said he had ar
rested Willingham on a warrant
for burglary on a charge that’s
two and a half years old.
The offense reportedly oc
curred at Valley Head in 1954.
Sheriff Evans of Ft. Payne told
The News via long distance that
he is holding Bobby Gene Keith
of South Summerville in the De-
Kalb County jail at Ft. -Payne
as an accomplice in the robbery
charge.
Sheriff Evans said the two
would be arraigned for trial
about the last week in February.
J. T. MORGAN
HIGHLY HONORED
J. T. Morgan was presented the
Silver Beaver at the annual
meeting of the Northwest Geor
gia Council Boy Scouts of
America held Monday night,;
January 28. at the City Audito
rium in Rome, Ga.
This is the highest award;
given for service within the
Council.
Does Nashville's McCarthy Have Rocks In His Head?
He Has Sold Country Brown Who Has 9-Year Average of .298 To Louisville
Uy JACK TROY
A great many baseball fans in
the Southern League have been
amazed by the performance of a
Summerville boy. Ralph Marlin
(Country) Brown, who. if he
realizes his fondest wish, will
round out his 10th year In the
Charley Hurth circuit next sum
mer.
The reason why fans caul fig
ure out how Country still call
outrun, outfield and oulhlt a
great many of his Southern
League team-mates and com-
Apetltors is that he has been
around for a long time, and the
fans actually believe it has been
more than nine years since he
started his fabulous professional
career.
it has, indeed, been a fabulous
career, and 1957 will find It con
tinuing to lie just as fabulous If
some smart Hout hern League
club will sign him for the out
field Conditionally. Country has
been sold to lamlsvllle. of the
American Association. There Is
no assurance that Louisville,
which lost $05,000 last year, will
even go beyond the first month
Nashville Vols, who sold
Country, must be getting a lot
of help out of Cincinnati,
which on the surface doesn't
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Professional Men
Are Now Licensed
By Summerville
For the first time, City Clerk
Sam Sitton reported, the Mayor
and Council of Summerville this
year is licensing all professional
men.
Also, a building permit ord
nance lias been set up on the
basis of a $1 to SI,OOO value of
improvements. Council elimi
nated 15 or 20 licenses that were
outdated.
FHA Breakfast Planned
Friday, Feb. 7, Part Day
A breakfast to be held Friday,
Feb. 8, at 9 a.m. in the basement
of the Presbyterian Church will
be a part of the FHA annual
Community Day and project,
which will be celebrated with a
banquet honoring local business
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DENN A TALLENT, Parllmentarian of Summerville FHA
Chapter, talks over plans for a breakfast to be held Friday,
Feb. 8. at 9 a. m. in the basement of the Presbyterian Church
with Mrs. Sanford Allen. hoincmaking teacher. The breakfast is
part of the FHA annual Community Day and Project. Another
picture elsewhere’’in this issue.
have that much help for a
Double-A farm, if they figure
they can get along without a
speed merchant who batted
.308. hit II home runs and
broke up a lot of ball games
with a steady flow of base hits.
Country Is only 33, basebull
age. and there's a lot of mileage
left in him yet. There have been
no cleaner living players ever to
pro baseball in any league.
That's one of the secrets of his
success. He has been smart
enough to lie a teetotaler and to
take care of himself He Is think
ing about quitting if he can
round out his 10 years in the
Southern next season, but it Isn't
easy to think about a player this
good hanging up the spikes in his
prime.
(loudness knows, wv'rc pulling
, for some smart bout hern League
magnate to get Country because
i that conditional sale Isn't gnmg
to ’i' k Who ian blame Country
for not wanting to get involved
in a rat race al Louisville, more
itimous for horse racing, anyway,
when he is probably as good as
any outfielder the Southern
League will present in 1037?
We watched Country play great
bull for Atlanta, Chattanooga.
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SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, JAN. 31, 1957
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ANITA BUTLER
IN BETA CHAPTER
ALPHA CHI OMEGA
Former head majorette of
Summerville High School, Miss
Anita Butler, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Butler, has been
initiated into Beta Sigma chap
ter of Alpha Chi Omega sorority
at the University of Georgia.
At the University, Miss Butler
is assistant drum major in the
Redcoat band, a Georgette (flag
twirler), and a member of An
gels’ Flight, who act as sponsors
for ROTC men.
Miss Butler will visit her par
ents in Summerville this week
end.
COTTON GROWERS
FILE REQUEST
FOR ACREAGE
ALLOTMENTS NOW
Chattooga County cotton
growers can arrange for official
measurement of their 1957 farm
cotton-acreage allotments prior
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[ and professional men and wom
en Thursday night. Feb. 7, at
Summerville High School Cafe
| teria.
For the breakfast the guest
list will include Miss Inez Wal-
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Rock and other SL clubs. How
good he ACTUALLY is is best
told by the fact that If he is
allowed to round out his 10th
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FLA ILK DROWN
CITY OF SUMMERVILLE OWNS FEW STREETS
Operating Under 1897 Charter Mayor
And Council Could Order Street Work
Or Abitrary Payment Under Sect. 701
By Jack Troy
In asking Mayor E. C. Pesterfield why the City of Sum
merville seemed a little slow in fixing up the streets, the
City’s Chief Executive reminded us that it has to do with
the original charter passed Dec. 21, 1897.
It will come as a surprise to
many people to learn that Sum
merville still operates under this
! ancient charter, which has been
I amended seven times.
Regarding the streets, Mayor
Pesterfield pointed out a fact
that may come as a surprise to
many citizens—
“We only own in the City
of Summerville streets from
Cleghorn Springs at the bridge
on the north to Martin Street
on the South, to Congress Street
at the Methodist Church on the
west and to the railroad on the
east. All other streets are county
owned.
11-Year-Old Involved
In Accidental Shooting
An accidental shooting case involving an 11-year old
boy lives in Harlow Heights was reported this week by
Sheriff Fred Stewart, who worked on the case with Jim
Hillin of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Rome.
The two investigating officers
concluded that the shooting was !
accidental. The case will be
handled in Juvenile Court before
Judge John Davis.
Sheriff Stewart said that the
weapon, a foreign-made 25 auto
■ matic, was fired in the home of
> Dick Hamby. The youngster got
his hands on the gun in a room
I adjoining one where Tom
| Gravitt,, Otis Brady, Mrs. Hamby
I and Gene McGuire, 21, were
seated
Sheriff Stewart said the shot
went through two open doors, i
barely missed Gravitt, who was ■
seated at a table, and struck Mc-
Guire in the left side.
At first McGuirq said he was
hit in the leg, Sheriff Stewart
said, and it wasn't until an hour
after the shooting that it was
discovered he was hit in the side
and was bleeding internally.
Doctors operated on McGuire to
remove the bullet. It is reported,!
as the News went to press, that
McGuire was making a satisfac- j
tory recovery from the wound.
Deputy Brown
Finds 'Stolen' Car
Early Tuesday A. M.
Report of a stolen Oldsmobile
was made to the Sheriff’s office
Monday night. Deputy Ralph
Brown, who works on the night
shift.'Said he found the car early
Tuesday am. occupied by the
two daughters of the man w)io
reported the stolen car, and a
girl friend.
The girls werp turned over to
the father. They live in Mountain
View.
year as a Southern leaguer, he ।
is in a position to set a 10l of
records—
Most base hits—He now has
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“We do our best to keep up
the work on the other streets.
However, they are county roads
. . . not ever having been
deeded to the city. They re
main thus either county roads
or private property,” Mayor
Pesterfield explained.
We suggest that Mayor and
Council invoke section 701 of
their charter, which reads—
STREETS, BY WHOM AND HOW
WORKED.
(Every male resident of said
town or village, not under sixteen
nor over fifty years of age, shall,
if required by the council thereof,
work not exceeding fifteen days,
Chattooga Dairies
Are Rated Well
Seven Chattooga County
dairies participating in a recent
survey conducted by the Bartow
County Health Department and
the Georgia Department of Pub-
I lie Health on dairies supply milk
to the Meadow Gold Milk Plant
in the Bartow County milk shed
received a rating of 92 plus as
determined by the 1953 edition
of the U. S. Public Health Service
Milk Ordinance and Code. This
code is in effect in both Bartow
and Chattooga Counties.
The local dairies which supply
the Cartersville milk plant are:
John Owens, Route 2, Summer-
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MEET STATE Highway patrolmen Corporal C. J. Raiford and
Trooper Tom Baird, who are based at Cedartown and patrol the
Chattooga County area on an alternating basis. They’d like to
be the motorists' friends. Slow down and live.
over 1,100.
Two base hits—He is right at
500.
Runs scored—He has aver-
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DEPITY bIILRIII BROWN
. by himself or an acceptable sub
■ stitute, on the roads, streets
I and alleys of said town or village,
1 under the direction of the super-
I intendent of roads, streets, and
alleys, or may be released from
such work upon the payment to
the superintendent or council of
such amounts as may be fixed
by the council, the money so paid
to be used in the improvement of
said roads, streets, and alleys;
and if said work and money so
paid is not sufficient to put and
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T. B. ASSOCIATION
DR. EMORY BOWEN
TELLS LYERLY PTA
ABOUT DISEASE
Dr. Emory E. Bowen, Summer
i ville chiropractor and 1956-57
■ chairman of the Chattooga
County Tuberculosis Association,
spoke last Thursday at the Jan
uary meeting of the Lyerly P.-T.
A. on the topic, “Tuberculosis
and What You Can Do About It.”
The speaker explained the
function of the T. B. Association,
citing its plans for a county
wide educational program.
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Pictures on Page 2
Dr. Bowen thanked the group
for their generous contributions
to the Seal Sale drive.
Films entitled “Rodney" and
। “A Fair Chance” were viewed by
: the group.
1 So impressed was the group
with the value of the films, they
were shown Friday to selected
classes of the Lyerly school.
Dr Bowen pointed out that the
projector and films are aavilable
to all groups in the county.
Several requests for use of the
films have been received for
February. Those clubs and groups
wishing to take advantage of
this offer should plan ahead so
their requests may be granted.
Make your request to the chair
man at phone numbers 383 or
363-R. Summerville.
f aged between 75-100 a season
’ for 9 years.
Times at bat—Only the Lord
and the Southern League Rec-
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MARY LYNN .Miller. 3 years old. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J. D. Miller. Her grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Henry Miller
and Mr. and Mrs. Claude Seymour.
EDITORIAL
it's A Dog's Life, Friends;
If You're A Dog With No Home
It’s a dog’s life when a dog has no place to go except to a
veterinarian’s for temporary abode . . . and then a one-way ticket
to canine heaven.
Just this week we ran across a fine-looking boxer forlornly
: walking the back streets of Summerville, looking for a friend.
He wasn’t doing any tricks like the dog pictured with this
editorial, and he wasn’t as lucky as Toby, the Terrier, either.
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While Toby was demonstrating his talents, the phone rang —
some well-wishers from the dog pound. But that wasn't in Sum
merville. It was New York City.
We might tell you that the boxer struck up a conversation
about leading a dog’s life on the back streets of Summerville. But
: there’s no use kidding. Dogs don’t talk actually. And yet they can
convey a message that word won’t express.
You can be down to your last friend, but you’ll never lose the
friendship of a dog. if you treat him like a friend. And often
dogs have shown undying loyalty for bums who kicked them around.
Most areas have dog pounds where strays may be put up for
adoption. This gives the dogs a fighting chance. In some cases
they may have to be put to sleep, but the odds are in their favor
that they won't be That's worth the effort.
We sure wish somebody would help Tob Fox of the Health
Department get a dog pound.
Even though operating under an 1897 charter, Summerville
isn't hardly that far behind the times. Now is it?
It s a doggone shame that so many years have passed, and so
many pleas in this regard, have fallen on deaf municipal eara
DOES CHENEY FAVOR WALKER?
Chattooga Patrol' Group
Waits Word To See Gov.
“You gotta sec Cheney (Grif
fin) if you wanta get along in
the state political world." a well
informed citizen who’s interested
in a State Patrol unit for Chat
tooga County, observed this
week. He isn't a member of the
committee of prominent citizens
named last week.
ord book which isn't al hand
know.
He has hit 91 home runs.
Bill McCarthy, general man
ager of Nashville, is supposed to
be fairly smart in baseball, al
though no genius by any stretch
of the imagination If he is really
smart, he will remember trying
to peddle Country to Louisville
and keep him in Sulphur Dell to
play the dump in right field and
to measure that short right field
fence for home run size.
If McCarthy has flipped, surely
there are teams that could use
Country else it is going to be
the fastest league in recent
MMwry
In 1052 Country Brown joint'd
Chattanooga just In time tn beat
his old club, the Atlanta Crack
ers He drove in a lot nt runs. He
would have s|tcnt the season with
Atlanta, and the Crackers might
have won the pennant, if it
hadn't been for the fact that
Dixie Walker was the manager
Nobody could get along with him
But nobody
( ountry offered Io <ll the
year out. or at least until Earl
Mami decided if lie were going
to gel rid of Walker. Mann,
who thinks a lot of Country,
wouldn't think of that, and he
traded him off to Uis good
• । "I get word from the Capitol
that Cheney sort of favors
Walker County geographically. I
don’t see any reason why he
should favor it politically, any
more than he would Chattooga.
It isn’t geographical location
that matters, when your record
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friend Joe Engel, who had the
last laugh as Country turned
his fire on the Crackers.
Always a great competitor, al
ways the fastest or pretty close
on the base paths or in the out
field. always a threat. Country is
typical of the better Southern
League players, and always the
Southern is a better league thun
any of the Triplc-A's.
In 1953 Country led the
Chattanooga elub in runs bai
ted in and Don (irate led in
hilling. Then, In 1954. Joe En
gel, club president, did some
thing that none of us can be
lieve Io this day. He wanted Io
cut both *IOO In salary. Wash
ington must have been press.
Ing him. Anyway, Country
wouldn't go for that, and he
was traded to Little Rock for
Verne Williamson, later short
time mayor of Rossville.
in 1955 Country balled 311
fur Birmingham
In fact, speaking of bargains,
Ralph Martin Brown, who has a
tine young boy ol 7 Junior, of
course lias a nine-year butting
average of 21)8. Rich's. Atlanta,
couldn't top that for a bargain.
Here's hoping Country gets his
wish and some Southern League
club capitalizes on his great
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