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& If It's News ... You'll See It ... In The Summerville News
VOLUME 73— NUMBER 3
Highway Department Readies Plan for
All the Way From Floyd County Line
EDITORIAL
MANSLAUGHTER ON MENLO HIGHWAY
NOTHING CAN BRING HAZEL TOLES BACK
As Mr. T. T. Toles of Menlo said this week, on a visit to The
NEWS office, nothing will ever “bring my daughter back.” Mr.
Toles had a letter from Governor Marvin Griffin, in answer to one
he had written regarding the Parole Hearing that has been set
for 11 a. m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, in Atlanta, for Robert Lee Byars,
serving a one to five-year sentence for manslaughter in connection
with the 1954 traffic death of Miss Hazel Toles, 21-year-old Teloga
school teacher who resided in Menlo.
The hearing will be held before the State Pardon and Parole
Board. Byars, who is at the Chattooga Public Works Camp began
serving his sentence last November. He had been twice convicted
in connection with the death of Miss Toles, resulting from a traffic
accident at the intersection of Highway 48 and Seventh Street.
Mr. Toles had written Gov. Griffin praising his efforts to
eliminate the terrific death toll on the highways of Georgia.
“I am most sympathetic with the personal experience which you
have related and certainly agree with you that if the courts of
this state dealt more drastically with cases such as these
tragedies like your daughter’s could be avoided,’’ Gov. Griffin set
forth in his letter.
Continuing, he noted: “I have read with interest the lengthy
court record of the subject who ran over your daughter and I am
forwarding your letter and the case record of Robert Lee Byars
to the State Board of Pardon and Paroles so that it may have his
record when next he comes up for parole consideration.
“Our General Assembly which is now in session is making a
concerted effort to strengthen the traffic laws in the hope that
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McGinnis scores again—
Chattooga Bond District Tops
Goal and Ranks High in State
•Chairman Harry McGinnis of the Chattooga County
District of E and H bonds for the State of Georgia has
sparked another highly successful campaign in which the
area has gone over the top for the 1956 annual goal by
111.6 per cent .
Chattooga bond sales fqr 1956,
announced by Atlanta head
quarters, reached $457,612.00. It’s
a proud achievement.
In fact, Chattooga has never
failed to qualify for the 100 per
cent club, and McGinnis has been
chairman since 1945.
In 1955, the U. S. Treasury De
partment honored the local
druggist with the U. S. Treasury
Award “for patriotic service.”
The silver medallion in plastic
case reposes in the drug depart
ment of McGinnis Drug Store.
Harry modestly refrained from
mentioning the feat. News came
through a release of Atlanta
headquarters. When contacted
on the matter, Harry couldn't
even find his own copy of total
sales and the splendid goal at
tained. Not many Georgia dis
tricts topped Chattooga County
in percentage of sales.
THANKS A MILLION!
SUBSCRIPTIONS
FLOOD OFFICE
OF THE NEWS
Hundreds of new subscriptions
and renewals have poured into
the office of The SUMMERVILLE
NEWS, as if riding on the crest
of last week's flood waters and,
we might add, in spite of the in
clement weather, with friends
and old subscribers taking ad
vantage of the short-term bar
gain offering of $1 02. plus 3 per
cent sales tax. for a year’s sub
scription. The offer will be with
drawn in a short time.
Sending the paper for a year
to Mrs. Ruby Hood, of Laredo,.
Tex., Winifred R. O Rear. Trion
Inn, writes: "1 occasionally send
her clippings from The News, so
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PULLEN'S GULF
STATION GRAND
OPENING IS SET
Two big opening days arc
scheduled this Friday and Hat
urday ut Joe Pullen's new Gulf
station, just north of Jackson
Chevrolet, Highway 27 and Ross
HI reel.
There'll be cold drinks, coffee
and doughnuts for Joe's friends
and customers, treats for the
kiddles crackers and peanuts
and a big deal for every 10th
customer, who gels FREE his
gasoline up to 15 gallons.
A carton of six soft drinks will
be given to every customer who
purchases seven or more gallons
of gasoline.
Pullen is giving S and H green
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Harry McGinnis
HEY, BUDDY!
VETERANS OF
CHATTOOGA JOIN
AMERICAN LEGION
Chattooga County Post No. 129.
American Legion, is seeking to
enroll in the area all World War
II or Korean veterans. Join the
American Legion and become ac
tive in veterans affairs.
Membership blanks may be ob
tained from Commander Furman
Camp. 146 Pine Street, Trion,
phone 2401, or Adjutant Jim
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NEW OFFICERS OF TRION Lodge No. 160, F. and A. M., are shown In newly decorated
quarters at Trion Community Center. They meet each second Saturday and each fourth Monday.
Front row, left to right: Leon King, secretary: Victor Pettit, Junior Warden; Willard Golden,
Worshipful Master; Lester (Flash) Parker, Senior Warden, and Benny stolaman. Treasurer; back
row, same order: James Simmons, Senior Deacon; Eugene MeCorsley, Junior Deacon; Guy Bruce,
Hr., Chaplain; Dewey Kay, Sr., Steward; Alvis League, Tiler, aud Harold Suyder, Juuior Steward.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, FEB. 7, 1957
"Il's A Joke, Son!”
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SOME HAM operator is getting through to little Greg Espy,
15 months, as he enjoys his dad’s radio set. Greg is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Donnie Espy, Memorial Drive, Summerville. Grand
parents are Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Espy, Summerville, and Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Anderson of Lyerly.
ANNUAL MEETING
Howard Baker President
Os Fair Association
The Chattooga County Fair Association held its annua)
meeting January 19th, 2:00 p. m. at the court house in
Summerville for the purpose of electing three directors and
officers for the coming year.
Ralph Cook was re-eelcted as
director from Lyerly District;
Jess Mitchell was elected as di
rector from Summerville Dis
trict, and John Groover was
elected as director from Trion
District.
The Fair Association wishes to
express its sincere appreciation
to the two retiring directors,
Harry Powell and Sam Cordle, as
both have served well and have
spent much time and effort as
directors. The other present di-
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JO ANN BRADY
FFA SWEETHEART
LYERLY CHAPTER
The Lyerly FFA Chapter elected
Miss Jo Ann Brady as their chap
ter sweetheart. Miss Brady is the
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1 Besides being active in school
and church, she helps at home
She makes some nice clothes for
herself and family She is also a
very good cook and farm worker.
ROBERT RAY
Chapter Reporter
ROY E. THOMAS
TO SPEND LEAVE
WITH TRION FOLKS
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Roy E. Thomas, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Thomas of A 36-lst
Street, Trion, has completed nine
weeks of recruit training at the
United States Naval Training
Center, Bainbridge, Md.
The local sailor, a former stu
dent at Trion High School, will
spend a 14 days leave with his
parents before reporting to New
Port. Rhode Island, to board the
U.S.S. Johnston.
Seaman Thomas successfully
completed the transition from
civilian lo military life which in
cluded instruction in, seaman
ship, ordnance and gunnery,
firefighting, military bearing,
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daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Chele
Brady, of Lyerly.
She will repre
sent Lyerly FFA
in the Tri-State
Queen Contest
Miss Brady is
vice-president of
her senior class,
vice-president of
Teen Canteen,
historian for the
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|4-LANE WAITS ON WEATHER
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Immediate Prospect for
Contracts From Fioyd
To Walker County Line
By Jack Troy
The Georgia State Highway department, according to Dub
Smith, district engineer on North Georgia road projects, is getting
ready to put a new face on Highway 27 all around us — from
the Floyd County line to the Walker County line.
It has all come off the drawing board and is being readied for
execution. Contracts are to be let at any time now on all this,
which will include Summerville, of course, and at any time work
may start on the Summerville four-lane from the bridge, at the
traffice light, to Rome Boulevard.
This is just waiting on the weather, as the State has already
turned over to the City of Summerville the money for the work.
There will be a resurfacing job, 24-foot width, from Floyd
County into Summerville. Planned is a partial relocation of High
। way 27 to eliminate the curve on Taylor's Ridge.
There is to be complete relocation of Highway 27 from the
i Walker-Chattooga line to LaFayette, now under construction.
Then, too, there is to be complete relocation of the Highway
I from Dickeyville to LaFayette, bypassing Trion.
Jim Stringfield, of the Highway Department, is already in
। process of getting right-of-way south of Summerville to the Floyd
County line.
As soon as rights-of-way are secured along this route, the
State Highway department will then head north from LaFayette
to Rossville, connecting Chattanooga, 24-foot width.
Another Federal secondary road project connects Lyerly with
Holland road.
The new Federal interstate highway program will four-lane
Highway 41 into Florida, and for 10 years this length of Highway
27 will be used as an access road by tourists into Florida. It
should boom business all along the way.
It develops that Governor Marvin Griffin, in his last summer's
speech at the American Legion Club, was not in a position to give
positive information on these highway developments, relating to
i Floyd-Chattanooga-Walker and the area connecting with Ross
; ville, which will now come as most welcome news to Mayor Rudy
Olgiati and all the City Councilmen of Chattanooga who came down
hoping for reassuring news on Highway 27 plans last summer.
Plans are rolling, and within a reasonable length of time,
Highway 27 improvements will move out of the dream stage
into tangible reality, and there will be more need than ever for a
State Patrol Station in Chattooga, as motorists have a habit of
gunning their new high-power automobiles with a new surface
under the wheels.
It’s a good deal, and we are indeed grateful to the State
Administration for the progress that has been made, and is being
made, by the State Highway department in giving us this welcome
relief on an untenable situation regarding a stretch of Highway
I that has come to be described as the “Boulevard of Broken Bodies,”
on account of past excessive mortality, accident and property dam
age rate.
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THESE TALENTED youngsters will perform in the promising
Talent Show which will be the entertainment feature of the
annual FHA and FFA — sponsored banquet for business and
professional women of the area Thursday night at the Sum
merville High cafeteria. Sandra Smithson, framed in the Valen
tine, will form a duet with Jerry Bridges, not pictured, and
sing "Will You Remember." Gordon Allen left and Leatha Miller,
right FHA mascots, will bop dance as part of the fine Talent
Show.
Ga. Forestry Commission
Sponsors Program Friday
A forestry program concerning
the thinning of pine stands,
highlight rd by a felling and
cutting demonstration, will be
held Friday morning, February
8. al 10:00 am. in Chattooga
County.
The location of the activities
will be on J. T. Clark's property
1 1 t tniie.. .south of Menlo on flic
Alpine Road.
The public is cordially invited
to attend this meeting to hear
speakers from the Georgia For
estry Commission, Chattooga
County, and Rome Kraft Com
pany
Other topics of discussion will
be fire control, planting tree
seedlings and the Forestry Com
mission's Management poh< y
The purpose of the meetup k
SUBSCRIPTION RATE $2.00 PER YEAR
to help the landowners make
their forestry acres more produc
tive; therefore, anyone desiring
any forestry information will be
given the opportunity to ask
questions during and after the
demonstration.
- J. B WHITE
Ranger of Chattooga
Trion Lodge Meeting
The regular meeting of Trion
Lodge 160 F and A M will be
held at 7.30 Saturday night with
work in the Entered-Apprentice,
route by mistake.
Amcricon Legion Meets
American Legion Post 129 will
meet at 7:30 Friday at the Me
murial Moure.
SUMMERVILLE RESIDENTS
Citizenship Conferred
On Two Valued Nurses
Mrs. Phylis F. Ray and Mrs.
Gweneth I. Pritchett of the
Chattooga County Hospital nurs
ing staff became naturalized
American citizens on January 30
in ceremonies in the Atlanta of
fices of the District Federal Court
presided over by Judge Frank N.
Hooper.
Mrs. Ray is a native of Wom
ourne, England and was married
to Joe S. Ray, a native of Chat
tooga County during World War
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CREDIT FOR FARM HOUSING
Owners Can Improve, Build
Or Provide Water for Use
A line of credit now available from the Farmers Home
Administration should help a good many farm owners in
this area improve or build farm buildings, including houses,
or provide water for household or farmstead use, for them-
selves or their tenants.
A line of credit now available
from the Farmers Home Admin
istration should help a good
| many farm owners in this area
improve or build farm buildings,
' including houses, or provide wa
ter for household farmstead use,
for themselves or their tenants.
That is the belief of Mr. J.
Frank McConnell, member of the
Farmers Home Administration
committee in Chattooga County.
Mr McConnell's committee re
views applications for all loans
made by the Farmers Home Ad
ministration and helps the
county supervisor adapt the
agency's farm program to local
farmers' needs. Mr. McConnell
said several farmers in this area
have applied for farm housing
loans in the past seven months,
four of which have been made,
and interest in this type of credit
is increasing. Thorughout the na
tion approximately 1700 loans
for $10,600,000 have been made.
In addition to being a farm
owner, other eligibility requirc-
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FORMER STAR
OF SUMMERVILLE
DIES BY DROWNING
A 23-year-old former football
star and athlete oi Summerville
High School drowned Thursday
night when his automobile
plunged off a dead-end dirt road
into the rain-swollen Chattooga
River near Cedar Bluff. Ala.
He was Olin Eugene Woodall,
who had attended a veterans
school here Cedar Bluff police
were called to the scene after
a passerby saw the car turn
down the dead-end road toward
the river. The officers found the
Woodall car capsized in the river,
with the body floating In the
rear scat. Officers theorized the
driver lost his way during the
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THE NEW HOY SCOI'T hut <m University Circle has been
In use for about two weeks. It isn't completely finished but Is
far enough along for use as headquarters. A complete stury of
scout plans will be published next week.
11. They with their two daugh
ters live at Pennville. Mrs. Prit
chett comes from Newcastle,
New' South Wales, Australia and
is married to Mois Pritchett a
native of Alabama. They have
two daughters and son, and live
on Scoggins Street in Summer
ville. ।
Both Mrs. Ray and Mrs. Prit
chett have been associatd with
the County Hospital since its
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ROBERT EVANS
JETMECHANIC
TEXAS TRAINEE
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Amarillo Air Force Base. Texas
—A B Robert L. Evans, son of
A L Evans, Route 2, Summer
ville, has been assigned to the
Jet Mechanics School at Amarillo
Air Force Base, where he will
receive specialized training in
one of the Air Force's foremost
technical courses
Often referred to as the Air
Training Commands “model''
base. Amarillo Air Force Base is
the nation's leading training
center for jet fighter and bomber
mechanics.
LARGE PERCENT
OF FARMERS OK
COTTON QUOTAS
Final results of the national
marketing quota referendum on
the 1957 crop of upland cotton
held on December 11. 1956 show
that 92 4 per cent of the farmers
voting approved the quotas the
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