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VOLUME 73—NUMBER 5
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HUGH SHAMBLIN, standing, is scratching his head and
figuring out something that has to do with Friday night’s basket
ball game between the Lions and Jaycees at the Summerville
High School gymnasium. It will be a great evening of fun. Front
row in the picture, left to right: Kelly Jordan, Ed Bush and
Charles Wright: back row, Herman Fletcher and Bill Bowman.
Admission is 90c, adults, and 50c children. Support this fine
benefit, and enjoy yourself.
FOR A GOOD CAUSE
Lions, Jaycees Play
Benefit Game Friday
The Lions and the Jaycees, |
playing their first annual bene- :
fit game, will square off in bas- |
ketball at 8 o’clock Friday night
in the Summerville High School
gymnasium.
A popular admission price of
.90 for adults and .50 for chil
dren will be charged for this
worthy event, which should pro
duce more fun than a barrel of
people.
Former stars and local citizens
will give their all in this game,
and some of them may have to
have substitutes as they go
along. A basketball court is a
long proposition when a fellow
has been out of the game for a
few years. There’ll be fun for
all.
EXTRA PATROLMAN
GOVERNOR UNABLE
TO GRANT STATION
AT THE PRESENT
Chattooga’s plans for a patrol
station near Summerville were
denied temporarily by Governor
Griffin, when he met Wednes
day at the State Capitol, Atlanta,
with the legislative delegation
and a committee of prominent
citizens, but the Governor prom
ised the group, headed by Dr. H.
A. Goodwin, chairman, that he
would provide an extra patrol
man, so that there would al
ways be a state trooper in the
area.
Chairman Goodwin, reporting
long-distance on the Wednesday
morning meeting, said that plans
were blocked by action of the
legislative economy committe
which lias recommended that
the number of stations be re
duced from the present 34 to 24.
Gov. Griffin told Goodwin
(hat he did not plan to go
along with that proposal, in
the interest of increased high
way safety. 50 new troopers
have been added, and ( hat
tooga will have an extra one.
At present troopers come into
the area from the patrol sta
tion at Cedartown, and there
has been much lost motion in
traveling to and from the base
by the stale troopers. It is un
avoidable.
••The governor listened sym-
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HEAR CHRISTIAN
JEW AT REVIVAL
MENLO BAPTIST
A scries of revival meetings
will begin Monday. February 25.
at the Menlo Baptist Church.
Evangelist Eddie Lieberman, a
Christian Jew. will be guest
speaker.
Mr, Lieberman attended Mars
Hill Baptist College in North
Carolina; Baylor University.
Waco. Tex ; University of Ten
nessee. and New Orleans Baptist
Theological Seminary. He taught
Greek. Sociology and Religious
Education in the New Orleans
Seminary.
Hr has had successful pas
torates in Alabama and Mouth
Carolina, mid In 1947 he entered
the evangelistic field His cam
paigns liavc curried him to
Mexico. Europe ami across
America. Few turn have enjoyed
such marked success In the win
ning of souls and the building
up of the local church ns this
man of God.
Services will continue through
March 3 Dalley meetings. 10:30
a m. and 7 30 p in.
The public is cordially invited
tn attend by the Rev. John
Farmer. pa-lor.
®hr ^umwrutlk felts
Pancake Supper
On Friday Night
The Summerville High Band
Boosters Club is to sponsor a
pancake supper at the new
School Cafeteria Friday, Feb.
22, from 6 to 8 p.m.
All you can eat for 75c of hot
pancakes, sausage, coffee and
milk. Your full support of this
worthy project is solicited.
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STUDENT COUNCIL
ENTERTAINS SHS
STUDENTS TONIGHT
The Student Council of Sum
merville High is sponsoring the
annual Valentine’s Dance tonight
from 8:00 until 11:00, in the
high school gymnasium. The
dance was originally scheduled
for February 14, but was un
avoidably postponed because of
a conflict with other school ac
tivities.
A record number of students is
expected to attend the scniifor
mal affair. There will be organ
furnished by Mrs. Adies Holliday,
Mrs. Duke Espy, and Miss Linda
Hix.
The gym will be all paper and
lace for the occasion. Card tables
covered with white paper and
centered with candles will line
the walls. A basketfull of hearts
will be the topic for the basket
ball goals. A large valentine
edged with paper lace and sur
rounded with ivy will call at
tention and direct dancers to the
punch table for refreshments.
Degrees of Achievement
Attained by SHS Students
The Degrees of Achievement
Program is one way in which the
Future Homemakers Organiza
tion gives recognition to its
members who: (1) Have worked
effectively toward the purposes
of the organization, (2) have
contributed to the improvement
of their chapters, homes, schools
and communities, (31 have made
a plan for their own growth as
individuals, chapter members.
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Mi.ttKFEN OF ACHIEVEMENT attained In 1 11 I Mudml* al Summerville High School Left Io
right. seated: Lee Suaith, Sue Hughes, chairman, and Joyce Elcam; standing. Ann Tucker and Maric
Green. I Photo by Lari AkCouneU)
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, FEB. 21, 1957
EDITORIAL
Need for a Dog Pound..
And Dog Catcher Urgent
We hesitate to mention Fox in connection with the wholesale
dog bites of the past week — five persons bitten, in all, including
two young children — but it’s a fact that Tom Fox of the Chattooga
County Health Department has been trying for two years, or
more, to secure a dog pound in the interest of the health and safety
of area citizens.
It’s usually a fact, of course, that nobody worries about fire
insurance until the house burns down. Nobody worries about stray
dogs, or dogs owned by citizens that roam the streets at will, until
there is an apparent endemic condition.
If dogs went around biting people indiscriminately around our
area, it would be accepted as a natural thing. But they don’t.
And usually when dogs start biting human beings, all of a sudden,
there is madness in their method. Usually, it’s a rabid dog that
does it, and often it happens around this time of the year. More
people are bitten by rabid dogs in winter than in summer, contrary
to popular belief.
And how many dogs may have been bitten by those same
dogs that bit three persons in Summerville, and two others outside
the area? Nobody knows.
The sad part about the dog bites of this past week is that
victims have no way of knowing whether or not the dogs had
rabies. One was shot through the head and cannot be sent away
to be labratory-tested. The other dog is missing.
Thus the victims cannot afford not to take anti-rabies treat
ments, and this is not a very pleasant thing. In fact, such treat
ments sometimes react badly in an individual.
It could happen that people would be bit — even when a City
has a dog pound — but the chances are remote. Now — this would
not be a case of locking the barn door after the horse is stolen,
because, if and when the City and the County get together and
provide a dog pound — and a dog catcher — it will make the area
healthier and safer for all concerned. It’s a must, as we see it,
and as we’ve been saying for several weeks.
Actually, a dog pound is not an expensive matter, and it
might even be self-supporting, in the long run. For. you see, owners
that came to claim their dogs could expect to pay for their room
and board.
If they didn’t want to do that, they could do what most cities
prescribe by law; they could keep their dogs off the streets.
This is a matter of the greatest good for the greater number,
and The NEWS urges greatest possible haste by city and county
officials in providing a dog pound and dog catcher.
It might even be well for someone in authority to ask the
State Health Department of the possibility of the State innoculat
ing all the dogs in this area, as the State so often does when the
evidence points to the possible existence of rabid dogs in a county.
FIVE PERSONS BITTEN
City Is Willing
To Stand Half
Cost of Pound
The City of Summerville will
gladly pay half the cost of a dog
pound—and half the pay of a
dog catcher — Mayor E. C.
Pesterficld told The NEWS this
week, when approached on the
matter of three persons, two of
them children, having been
bitten by dogs within a week.
Two other persons outside the
Summerville area also have been
bitten.
One of two dogs that bit local
residents was found and shot
through the head. It was thus
rendered unfit for laboratory in
spection, and local doctors have
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home members, and school and
community members, and <4>
have checked their progress as
they carried out their plans.
The first two degrees of
achievement, the Junior Home
makers degree and the Chapter
Homemaker degree, are planned
so that members as they work
toward the degrees will have a
chance to grow step by step in
ways that are important to them
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of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bowman
of Summerville. He's ready for
a ball. Grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Grady 11. Bramlett
and Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Bow
man.
and to the organization.
The girls pictured above have
completed the requirements for
their Junior Homemaker de
grees.
SUBSCRIPTION RATE $2.00 PER YEAR
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MAYOR E. C. Pesterfield, representing the city, and Fire
Chief Roy Alexander will appear on WLWA-TV, Atlanta, Sunday,
March 10, for the State’s Award of Merit to be presented by
Safety Fire Commissioner Zack D. Cravey for the local depart
ment’s outstanding record.
SECOND COUNTY AWARD
Treasury Medal Awarded
Chattooga Bond Chairman
In recognition of Chattooga County’s exceeding its
1956 quota of United States Saving Bonds sales, Harry Mc-
Ginnis, county chairman for the bond program today re
ceived (a second award of) the Treasury silver medal for
patriotic service.
Chattooga County citizens
purchased $457,612.00 of Savings
Bonds against a quota of $4lO.- ■
000.00.
The 1956 award was presented i
to Mr. McGinnis by Area Man
ager S. S. Furse, of the U. S. I
Savings Bonds Division, who
praised the effective work of the
chairman and his volunteer bond
forces.
“The praise should go to the
Farmers and Merchants Bank
and the thrifty people of this
county who bought the bonds,”
i Mr. McGinnis responded. “They
' are helping themselves, the com
; munity and our country by ihls
regular saving, which help pro
tect us all against inflation and
builds up the backlog of indi
vidual reserves to keep business
। and industry moving ahead,
kepcs our people working and
learning and enjoying unprec
: edented prosperity. The Savings
Bonds program is essential to
keeping our money sound."
The medal, designed and
coined by the U. S. Mint at Phil
adelphia, bears the figure of the
Minute Man of Concord, symbol
of the Treasury volunteer, and
the Treasury seal with the word
ing: “U. S. Treasury Award.” On
the reverse is “For patriotic
service, U. S. Savings Bonds pro
gram.” Engraved on this special
medal is his name and the year.
Food Service
Program Today
At Trion School
To the owners, operators and
foodhandling personnel of all
eating and drinking establish
ments in Chattooga County and
all school lunchroom personnel:
A food service personnel train
ing program will be held in
Trion on February 21.
The Trion School will be held
in the Projection Room of the
elementary school across from
the theatre at 2:00 p.m. Thurs
day, Feb. 21.
May we urge you to attend
this school for better food serv
ice in Chattooga County -Chat
tooga County Health Depart
ment.
LOCAL JAYCEES
SPONSOR TRENTON,
GEORGIA GROUP
Summerville Jaycees arc spon
soring a new Juyccc group at
Trenton. Ga. Charles Farrar and
R. C Hardeman, and extension
chairman Bubba Dunson us Sum-
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SENIOR STEW SALE
THIS SATURDAY
To raise funds for the trip
to Washington, I). C., Sum
merville High School seniors
will sponsor a Brunswick stew
sale Saturday. ('. B. Stowe,
aided by a croup of parents,
will make 100 gallons of stew
at the Memorial Home, and it
will be put up In quart con
tainers at a coal of SI.OO a
quart.
Anyone wishing Io buy a
quart or more may do so by
contacting a member of the
senior class or calling the high
school. These fine youngsters
are deserving of your lull sup*
purl.
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REVA DENISE Stallings, age
15 months, could win your
1 heart. Parents are Mr. and Mrs
W. H. Stallings, Lyerly. Grand
parents are Mr. and Mrs. John
Bishop, Gaylesville, Ala., and
Mr. Tom Stallings, Lyerly.
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RED CROSS DRIVE
MARCH 1 -31ST
Bill Bowman has been named
campaign chairman, the Rev.
R. C. Pooley County Chairman
and Charles Farrar, Public In
formation Officer, of the an
nual Red Cross Drive March
1.315 t.
A kick-off breakfast will be
held Friday, March 1. at which
I time the goal for the drive will
be announced.
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CHATTOOGA COUNCIL
OF P T A MEETS
FEBRUARY 26
A meeting of the Chattooga
County Council of P.-T. A will
be held Tuesday, February 26.
7:30 p. m. at the Summerville
, Hhigh School Cafetoriuin.
The executive commit tec will
meet at 7 p.m.
Nancy King Demonstrates
Sewing As FHA Project
Nancy King, 16 year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs James
F. King, is shown giving one
of many sewing demonstrations
Tills Is done not only as a proj
ect for her State Homemakers
degree, but to teach others the
NANCY KING, I HA Her FrexWenl, Nummrnilk High bchuul,
drtuuu.,lt4trk srwuig skills to Imogrur Clement*.
FIRST AWARD OF NEW YEAR
Cravey to Give Award oi Merit
On TV to Summerville Firemen
In Atlanta Program March 10
By Jack Troy
The State of Georgia will recognize the excellence of the
Summerville Volunteer Fire Department in a special award
program Sunday, March 10, on WLWA-TV, Atlanta, State
Safety Fire Commissioner Zack D. Cravey told The NEWS
this week.
Cravey said that he personally
would give the State's Award of
Merit to Fire Chief Roy Alex
ander on the Atlanta television
program, in recognition of the
outstanding work of Alexander
and the Volunteer firemen. Ap
pearing on the program with the
Summerville Fire Chief, now
serving his 12th year, will be
Summerville Mayor E. C. Pester
field, representing the City.
Bill Munday, widely known
radio and television performer
who is public relations director
for the Comptroller General's of
fice, State of Georgia, will be the
announcer, as usual ,on the re
gular Sunday program of the
State's Safety Fire Division of
Commissioner Cravey’s office.
The program is aired at 1 p. m.
Originated several years ago,
shortly after the inception of the
widely distributed Georgia FIRE
CRACKER. official publication of
the Safety Fire Division, the
Award of Merit program for paid
and volunteer fire departments
recognizes only the outstanding
fire department of Georgia. Only
three awards have been made in
the past 18 months. Awards were
made to Forest Park and Jones
boro Volunteer Fire Departments
last year. The award Sunday.
March 10. will be the first of the
New Year.
Careful study of a Volunteer
Fire Department's qualifications
is made before selection for the
highly coveted award A hand
some certificate recognizing the
exemplary performance of the
Summerville Volunteers and
suitable for framing will be pre
sented to Chief Alexander, by
Cravey.
The Chattooga area, from
Summerville to the water works
at Trion, is covered by the dozen
men who comprise the Fire De
partment. Eleven of these 12 men
have served together all the way,
now in their 12th year. They all
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THEN AND NOW with the Summerville Volunteer Fire De
partment. Joe Frank Thomason is shown with the old go-cart,
first piece of equipment the boys had 12 years ago, and the new
fire truck. 11 men started out together, and they're still together.
SCOUT COMMITTEE NEEDS HELP
Dedicated Men in Need ol Funds
To Pay tor Scout Hut Materials
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A few dedicated men who give unselfishly of their time
and money in the interests of the Boy Scout movement in
Summerville have now gone about as far as they can with-
out some more area financial
The handsome new Boy Scout
Hut on University Circle is now
finished, except for plumping.
new methods of sewing con
struction.
Nancy makes all of her clothes
and undertakes many home im
provement projects. She has hud
tiie responsibility of completely
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AN A-l RATING
Underwriters'
King Says Dept.
Tops Them All
Southeastern Under writers’
King, making a recent all-day
inspection of Summerville’s Vol
unteer Fire Department, record
and facilities, gave the depart
ment an A-l rating and said
that the fire equipment is the
best kept he has come across in
all of his inspections in the
Southeast.
As a result, King said he be
lieved that his recommendations
for at least a 15 per cent reduc
tion in fire insurance rates
would be approved. Official
word has not yet been received
on this matter.
King made his inspection in
company with Mayor E. C. Pes
terfield, city councilmen and
Fire Chief Roy Alexander.
Before returning to Summer
ville 12 years ago, Chief Alexan
der had served as an engineer
and fireman with the Atlanta
Naval Air Station and Bell
Bomber Plant, Marietta.
He boarded a bus for home
just before the Winecoff Hotel
fire.
When Alexander and his 10
volunteer mates organized the
Summerville Fire Department a
dozen years ago, they started
with a go-cart and a roll of hose.
They didn't get their first truck
until 1947. and it wasn't much.
The City bought a second-hand
vehicle from the Lookout Moun
tain Fire Department, and more
often than not the boys used to
have to pull the truck to a fire
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assistance.
which will conic later. It has
been painted this week, and it is
otherwise ready for use as head
quarters for Boy Scout Troop 71
and the Cub Scouts who arc
coining along
This week, at a meeting called
by J T. Morgan, who recently
received one of Scoutdom’s high
est honors at Rome, it was
stressed that a helping hand
from folks interested in the wel
fare of youth is necessary.
The committee, including Willis
James, Andrew Williams and
Claude Bagley, treasurer of the
building fund, started out with
$2,158. and as all the work that
needs to be done at present is
completed, the treasury shows an
amount of $2 13 but $2,030 17 is
owing for materials, and SI2BOO
for this week's Job of creosoting
the building.
if everybody would pitch in
and help these deserving gentle
men. the matter could be wiped
off the books, and everybody
would lie happy it's for the good
of the area, and Boy Scout work
is most important.
The committee obtained their
initial money largely from Geor
gia Rug. Summerville Manu
facturing. and Summerville -
Trion Rotary, and a robust $1,300
from the Lions Club in signing
up gas applications.
ThuM men arc putting up
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