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An Oasis In f ie Desert - -
And Heer Cans -.IA Dry County
What impresses you as much as an oasis in a desert is the
vast number of empty beer cans in a dry county. Like the oasis,
you’ve gotta look — but it’s there. And it’s no mirage.
It’s only human nature that the beer cans should be around.
Up in Chattanooga, Tenn., Hamilton County, beyond the city limits,
is also dry. But any garbage man will tell you that he picks up
more empty bottles out of the garbage cans of respectable citizens
than he does in the Chattanooga area where the bonded beverage
is legal.
They’re all mixed up in Chattanooga. Pinball machines are
illegal in the city, but running wild — bong, bong, clang — out
in the county.
When you hint to Americans that it's illegal to do something
— like possessing beer in a dry county — you're going to find
more evidence of the stuff than if it were legal to have it.
There’s only one or two catches. People beat it for the county
lines, where they can buy it. They get soaked up to their ears in
suds, and usually it’s on the way back that the accidents happen.
The other catch is that, while consumption, even among teen
agers who aren’t supposed to buy the stuff under the law, is
heavy, there is no revenue whatever.
You can’t wink at this sort of thing. It’s as real as the horns
on a billy goat. The empty cans tell their own story. There’s a
lot of illegal consumption going on. But there’s no revenue.
But if anyone suggested that Chattooga County legalize beer
and benefit from the revenue, there’d be a hue and clamor reach
ing to the heavens.
There’s no hue and cry over the present situation, though. It’s
accepted, and nothing much is done about it. Now and then a
case is made, but usually there’s no opportunity for a case to be
made.
It’s like the moonshining activities. Or the sizeable amount of
bonded stuff that comes in from other counties which get the
revenue.
It would be just something awful to make it legal, even though
the activity under the present system is both illegal and promotes
cheating. It also promotes reckless driving, some fatalities and
considerable property damage.
When it isn’t legal those who want to play a game of make
believe can just stick their heads in the sand and pretend it isn’t
there. Same thing as if you were in an open pasture with a wild
bull. Just close your eyes and say it will go away.
There apparently isn’t any answer to this situation. It has
been going on for a long, long time — and it extends into the
future with the depth of a strip of road running across the wide ;
plains. Those who prefer it this way can say, with an uneasy
conscience, “we have a dry county.’’ Yes, sir, like Glockomora in
the rainy season.
TEACHER OF THE YEAR
County Representatives
To Be Honored In Atlanta
Next Thursday, March 28th, will be a day to remember
lor nearly 200 Teachers of the Year who will be honored by
the Georgia State Chamber of Commerce in Atlanta that
day.
Chattooga County will be rep
resented by Mrs. Georgia Ward
Hunt, of Subligna, Teacher of
the Year for the County at large,
and Miss Isa Stancil, of Trion,
Independent system.
Teachers of the Year from 178
school systems will be honored
at a round of festivities, climax
ing the year-long Teacher of the
Year project, and held in con
junction with the Georgia State
Chamber’s Annual Meeting and
Congress of Georgia Business.
Commencing events of the
day, all the teachers will be
luncheon guests of the Georgia
State Chamber at the Atlanta
Biltmore Hotel. They will be
addressed by Edward D. Smith,
President, First National Bank,
of Atlanta, who has directed the
Teacher of the Year program
this year. He is chairman of the
Education Committee of the
State Chamber.
Each of the ten district Teach
ers of the Year will be accorded
sp< cial recognition at the lunch
eon receiving a statuette known
as an "Alf.” Miss Oleen Wil
liams. Atlanta sculptor, created
this impressive statuette of a ■
teacher leading a child.
The name of Georgia's second
Teacher of the Year will become
known at the dinner that eve
ning and she will be awarded a
distinctive bronze "Alf."
Benson Ford, brother of Henry
Ford II and Vice President of
the Ford Motor Company, will be |
the featured dinner speaker for
the State Chamber's colorful An-1
nual Banquet.
During the afternoon the
teachers will be entertained at
a style show und tea and at fl
pin. they will be guests at the I
annual State Chamber's recep-'
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Women teachers picked as dis
(rict sclcctccs will he presented
orchid;, men selectees will wear
boutonnieres.
Judges who will interview the
district selectees and choose the
IWI Teachei of the Year are I
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25 Days Sentence
For 4th Offense
Charged whit a fourth speed
ing offense, Billy Clark Jones of I
Jamestown. Ala., who was I
clocked speeding 75 miles an 1
hour In a 50-milc zone, pleaded
guilty before Judge T. J. Espy in I
City Court and was sentenced to
23 days In jail.
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Teachers Attend
Annual GE A Meet
Starting Today
Seven official delegates from
Chattooga County will attend
the 90th Annual Georgia Educa
tion Association Convention in
Atlanta, March 21-23. They are:
iJ. C. Nicholson. Menlo: T. W.
1 Jones, Lyerly; Alvis Copeland,
I Welntyer; Miss Frances John
ston, Instructional Supervisor,
Summerville; Miss Frances
Pahnour, Summerville; Miss
i Mary Housch. Pennville; Miss
Maxine Palmour, Local GEA
I Unit President. Summerville.
A Representative Assembly of
approximately 1286 official dele
gates representing 211 Local
GEA Units will enjoy three days
of programs filled with pro
lo.Monal information, inspira
tion, and entertainment. Two
1 business sessions will be held on
Thursday and Friday afternoon
i Two general meetings will be
held on Thursday and Friday
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A varied professional program
from basic curriculum to crea
tive act covering all phases of
: the teaching profession will be
available to delegates during the
convention.
LOGGINS OPENS
LOCAL LAW OFFICE
J. E. "Bo” Loggins has re
turned to Summerville and is
engaged in the general practice
of law. "Bo” graduated from
Trion High School in 1940 and
was one of the top students in
his class Then he went to the i
University of Ou. until 1949. i
I .<t< । la ath mlcd Woodrow Wil
son Law School where he re
edvod his Bachelor of Laws De
gree in 1055 and passed the State
Bar Examination the same year. ’
in 1950 h< NMivad his Mantra
Degree In Law from Woodrow ।
Wilon Law Hchool
For 3*a years he was associated I
with the A Ac P. Tea Company
in Atlanta where he held the ■
position of Auditing Hept. Head
lor 2 years before being trans- ‘
ferred to the position of Ass‘l. .
Accounting Dept Head in prep- :
aration for the position of Of-'
flee Manager.
He has lived nt 322 Maffctt St.
Trion with his mother. Mrs. Ad-
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SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, MARCH 21, 1957
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’ SHIRLEY BAKER, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Baker,
was local queen FFA at the
1 recent Tri-State contest held
| at the Read House, sponsored
by the Chattanooga Times.
Shirley has completed projects
in all areas of home making.
Her favorite project is cloth
ing. She is a member of the
' i Beta Club and engaged in all
school activities.
Wife Beating
Draws Sentence
For Local Man
Charged with unlawfully whip
ping, beating and cruelly mis
treating his wife, Charlie Corbin,
Jr., of Summerville, was sen
, tenced in City Court to 12
months in the Public Works
Camp and six months in jail.
। The charge read before Judge
T. J. Espy revealed that Corbin
i hit his wife in face and head
। with his fists.
Resident Draws
S6OO Whisky Fine
Ollie Russell McGraw, Sum
। merville, charged with possessing
i 15 gallons of non-taxpaid whis
key, pleaded guilty in City Court,
on a first offense, and was fined
। S6OO by Judge T. J. Espy.
Local Students
Enroll In G SC W
MILLEDGEV I L L E, GA —
Spring Quarter at Georgia State
College for Women will begin on
March 21 as regular classes are
resumed. Dr. T. E. Smith, reg
istrar. announced the schedule.
Spring holidays at the wo
man’s college last from March
15-20.
Local students from Chattooga
County who wi re enrolled at the
college for the Winter Quarter
. included Judie Mac Burgess. Ella
Frances Hill. Blanche Lee Hol
lander. Beverly Anne Jones.
Marlene Price, Mary Elizabeth
White. Nancy Angeline Williams,
and Bobbye Joan Wilson.
AGE LIMIT DEADLINE
Marine Reserve Program
Attracts Local Citizens
Marine Captain Shelton, 4th
Rifle Company of Rome, said
during the one-day Marine Re
serve Recruiting drive here last
Saturday, that any boys in the
area interested in joining the
program should know that no
one older than 18> 2 years oi age
can Join alter April 1.
Shelton, Inspector - instructor
of the unit, said that drills arc
held two Sundays each month
LT. COI,. MALCOLM TIhMMM, I N 'Lirlnc* Reserve*, met
with Captain Shelton. inapectur-inKtruclor of 4th Rifle Com
pany, Rome, during laat Saturday'* one-day Marine Itewcrve
recruiting drive in buuitucrvlUc.
। WE'VE GOT THE GOODS
GIVE LOCAL MERCHANTS A CHANCE
FIRST TO SUPPLY YOUR NEEDS - -
AND PUT MONEY TO WORK AT HOME
BY JACK TROY
It would make a tremendous difference in the econ
omy of Chattooga County if $33,000,000 in industrial pay
rolls were turned over in business channels, as is done on a
much smaller scale in Gordon County.
Many people cannot compre
hend, or even believe, that Gor
don County, with a $4,072,000
payroll, will show $13,013,000 in
trade markets-—a turnover of
three times — and Chattooga
County, with a payroll of sll,-
274,000, will show only $12,288,-
000, or a single turnover, on the
home front.
Why not give the local mer
chants a chance, before setting
out on shopping expeditions in
Chattanooga or Rome?
Here in Summerville and area
towns is where the money will
be spent to the best advantage.
When you trade at home, you put
the money into circulation where
it will do the most good, for you
and everyone concerned.
If you give the local merchants
a chance FIRST to serve you,
you may well discover that they
can offer, often at a better bar
gain, what you'll find some
| where else after spending all
that gasoline money and time
in chasing down the pot of gold
I at the end of the rainbow.
I We need that pot of gold at
I the end of rainbow.
If you give the local merchants
I first call on your business, and
I then find that they do not have
the goods you want, nobody will
be offended. But we’ll all be
losers if a great deal more of our
industrial payrolls don’t find
their way through local business
channels.
They play it pretty smart in
Calhoun and Gordon County. In
turning their money over three
j times in local business, pros- j
। perity is .a matter of course. All
phases and segments of com
munity life benefit.
Why should sensible working
people who fare much better
when local conditions are good
I deliberately boost the economy
of some outside area at the ex
pense of our own?
We would never suggest that
you buy from local merchants if
tiiey can’t produce the bargains
or the goods that you’re seeking ।
—just because they’re “good
fellows." That’s no selling point.
But a reasonable selling point
is the fact that the merchants
can do more for you, and for the
I community, if you will trade at
' home and give them a chance to
expand.
They need your business, and
the area needs your money, for
the sake of future prosperity.
Why play big brothers, or sister,
to Rome or Chattanooga? None
of that money will find its way
back here. We're all losers in
such a deal as that.
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at the Marine Corps Reserve
Armory on Shorter Avenue, in
Rome
The one-day recruiting drive
I was to acquaint people with ob
| ligations under the Reserve Pro
! gram
। A large number of local young
no■(( have enrolled in the Marine
Reserve program. Captain Shel-
1 ton announced.
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Airman Eilenburg
I Completing Basic
At Lackland Base
i' Airman James H. Eilenburg
Jr., 17, son of Mr. and Mrs.
' j Harold Eilenburg, Rt. No. 3,
Summerville. Ga. is completing
the first phase of his basic mili
tary training at the “Gateway
to the Air Force." Lackland Air
; Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
Upon completion of this train
ing. he will be assigned to an Air
Force technical training course
or an advanced basic training
course leading to a specialized
। Air Fo-ce job.
While at Lackland the new en
listee undergoes the transition
' from civilian to airman through
a program which includes pro
cessing aptitude testing, physical
conditioning, survival and wea
pons training, and classroom
studies ranging from citizenship
to military customs and cour
tesies.
Like the USAF Officer Candi
। date and Pre-Flight Schools, also
’ located at Lackland, basic mili
tary training lays the ground
work for either an on-the-job
assignment or vocational school
ing in line with capability of
the individual.
Officials Study
Tifton Dog Pound As
Possible Pattern
Commissioner John Jones and
Mayor E. C. Pesterfield arc
studying photostatic copies of a
dog pound now in use in Tifton,
Ga„ sent here by Dr. L. E Starr,!
Public Health veterinarian of
: Georgia.
Tom Fox. local state Health
official, turned the copy over to
city and county officials for their
study. The Tifton pound is a
pattern to go by.
In the event the Tifton pound
is too elaborate, the city and
county officials may look for
other model dog pounds before
taking action on the installation
of a pound in Chattooga County.
Mental Health
Is Subject Os
Dr. Emory Bowen
Dr. Emory Bowen, local chiro
practor. spoke on Mental Health
Monday night to the Wesleyan
Service Guild of the Trion Meth
odist Church. The group met in
the home of Mrs J. c. Witt on
Pine Street in Trion.
“10.000 enter mental hospitals
yearly arc recent figures given
by Georgia's Health." the speak
er said "These", he continued. '
"are added to the now 750.000
Americans already in Mental
Hospitals."
Dr. Bowen discussed some of
lite common garden variety of
every day emotional reactions
explaining that some of the
symptoms of mental illness arc
simple extreme in many of our
normal emotional reactions.
“The solution to mental illness
lies in its prevention'*, asserted
the speaker.
Positive thinking was cited by
tltc speaker as a definite aid
toward good mental health
The speaker explained how the
emotional reactions affect the
physical body referring to the
"best book on psychiatry — the
Bible", he quoted Proverbs 17:22.
“A merry heart docth good like
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SUBSCRIPTION RATE $2.00 PER YEAR
SERENADERS TOO
'A' AND ’B’ BAND
SPRING CONCERT
FRIDAY, MARCH 29
The fourth annual Spring
Concert of the Summerville High
Band and Beginning Band will
be presented on Friday, March
29, 7:30 p.m., at the Summerville
Courthouse.
A varied program will be given,
featuring overtures, marches,
and dance numbers. Two num
bers will feature soloists from
the trombone and trumpet sec
tions. Trombone soloists will be
Lamar Perkins and Kenneth
Ettlemeyer playing “Lassus
Trombone.’’ Jerry Dean will be
trumpet soloist and will play
“Ode for Trumpet.”
The “B” Band, which is the
beginning band, will play first.
Numbers will include: “Eastport
March,” “Choral,” “One O'clock
Waltz,” and other numbers.
The “A” Band, which is the
high school band, will play last.
Numbers will include: “Kentucky
—1800.” “Blues in the Band,”
“Hornblowers Serenade,” “Fran
ces of Dinan,” “Band of America
March,” “A Tribute to Benny
i Goodman,” “Dixieland Band."
I “Business for Basses,” “A Salute
to Grofe,” "Lassus Trombone,"
and “Ode for Trumpet.’”
The Serenaders, a dance band
made up of several members of
the high school band, will play a
short and varied program of
some of the popular dance num
bers.
The public is cordially invited
Admission will be fifty cents,
children and a dollar, adults.
Proceeds will go to the band.
Robert Lee Byars
Os Summerville
Is Denied Parole
The State Board of Pardons
and Paroles has denied an ap
plication of Robert Lee Byars, of
Summerville, for parole.
Byars, 40-year-old Summer
ville used car dealer, was sen
tenced to one to five years after
being convicted of manslaughter
for the May 7. 1954 death of a
young school teacher. Hazel
Toles, in an automobile accident.
Convicted on Nov. 10, 1955.
Byars appealed and won a new
trial. He was convicted a second
time on Oct. 15. 1956, and began
serving his term.
Byars, the father of five chil
dren, now must serve at least
until Oct. 14, 1957. board mem
bers pointed out. He can be re
leased at that time if he has had
a perfect conduct record in
prison. However, he would still
be under the jurisdiction of the
board for the remaining four
years.
John Allen, M. D.
Called Into Navy
John J Allen. M D„ announces
that he is being called into the
Navy for a two-year tour of
duty, beginning April 3. this
year.
Following a week's vacation
Allen said his office at Memorial
Hospital will remain open until
April 1. but only for clearing up
of routine business and current
obstretrical cases
Dry Volley Baptists
Hove Weekend Revival
A week-end revival will be con
ducted tonight through Saturday
night at Dry Valley Baptist
Church. Services start at 7:30
each evening and will be con
ducted by Rev. C. E. Reece. James
Cantrell, pastor, invites the pub
lic to attend.
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SINCE SO MVCH of our national Income I* bring spent by tern
agrrs, thr Summerville Futurr Homemakers have spent extra
time this year on a Teenage Consumer project. The girls are
being taught how to get Iheir money's worth through exhibit*,
trip* Io atorea, and study of label*. Kathleen Howard. Vlxta
Stephens and Wilma l>aw*on, left to right, are ahowa making a
study of ready-made clothe* lu a Summerville store.
Mark Legion's 38th Anniversary
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SPEAKERS AT Legion 38th Birthday anniversary Sunday at
Memorial Home. Left to right. Furman ( amp, present Comman
der, Post 129: Ray Cousins, Sr. Vice Commander. Dept, of Geor
gia American Legion. Greenville: Miss Mae Earl Strange, presi
dent of local auxiliary: C. B. Bricker, master of ceremonies, and
Jim Leath, adjutant, who gave the invocation. In picture below,
past presidents of Legion Auxiliary. Left to right, Mrs. Charles
H. Harlowe, six years; Mrs. Rice .Morgan, two years; Miss Mae
Earl Strange, president of local auxiliary, seven years, and Mrs.
Clyde Harlowe, two years. Mrs. James I Hawkins, not pictured,
served two years. All were presented corsages by visiting Sr.
Vice Cmdr. Roy Cousins.
UPHELD IN SUPERIOR COURT
School Bus Drivers Back-Pay
Mailer Goes Io Supreme Conn
Superior Court of Chattooga County has decided in
favor of a mandamus for six school bus drivers who are
suing the County School Board and Supt. Lowell Hix, as
> custodian of the funds, lor three years’ back pay.
Now, the Board and Supt. Hix have instructed their
lawyer, T. J. Espy, to appeal the matter to the Georgia
Supreme Court.
The six drivers, represented by
Pete Boney and Bobby Lee Cook,
are H. G. Ramey, John Eilen
burg, M. R. Elrod. Homer Gor
don, Claude Padgett and W B
Morgan.
In their suit they claim back
pay of $7,623.72 is due for the
school years of 1953 through
1956. The School Board and Su
perintendent Hix contend that
state law conflicts and is uncon
stitutional.
The 1945 Georgia Constitution
says that the County School
Board shall have complete au
thority for making contracts
with school bus drivers.
But a 1952 state law says that
no driver should receive less sal
ary that received in 1951-1952.
Originally, the School Board
contends, no two mileage rates
for bus drivers were the same,
ranging from high of 27 98 to a
lew of 21 17 per mile.
To correct this "disparity" in
scale, the Board had reduced
scales to equalize pay and "to
reduce excessive costs." This
was done, the Board contended,
at a saving of about $4,000 a
year
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A MESSAGE FOR MAMA
Prepare Child for School
Is's Later Than You Think
• Editor's Note: This is the
first of a series of articles writ
ten especially for parents to
help their children to be happy
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NEW GOAL Thermometer
posted on the Southeast wall
of the Courthouse shows here
that the Red Cross has reached
20 per cent of the goal. Mal
colm Thomas, home secretary,
stands by the thermometer.
Full cooperation of local people
is asked to become working
members of the Red Cross in
the annual drive for funds.
and successful in the first year
of school i.
B» Frances Johnston
Let's prepare the child for
school tit's later than you think >.
Things the child should know
full name, birth date, address
and telephone number, where
his father and mother work.
Things the child should be
able to do — put on own clothes
and tie own shoes, go home front
school by himself, listen care
fully to what others say. follow
simple directions, be able to re
peat some memory verses and
nursery rhymes; sing simple
songs, tell short stories; and
curry on a short conversation;
speak well without using baby
talk
Things the chlkl will need —
clothing suitable for the weather,
wrap and cap marked wttli Ins
name, a .'lean handkerchief or
klcenex and money for lunch or
a packed lunch
Things that will help the child
l»r ready for school each day —
ten to twelve hours sleep each
night, a good breakfast every
morning, diet that includes milk,
fruit and green vegetables, bath
dully, clean teeth and hair, clean
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