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PRESIDENT JOHN SALLEY PRESIDES
John Salley, president of Merchants Association, called the meet
ing to order, flanked by Bill Farrar, left, and Kelly Jordan.
VOLUME 71— NO. 7
Lions Hold Annual Ladies'
Night on 20th Anniversary
LARGE GATHERING HONORS WIVES OF
LIONS; HISTORY OF CLUB RECOUNTED
The Annual Ladies’ Night was held by the Summerville
Lions Club Tuesday night at the Memorial Home in con
nection with the civic club’s Twentieth Anniversary cele-|
bration. The event is one of the top social functions of the J
year here.
J. T. Morgan, Jr., presided as I
master of ceremonies. Lion Pres- |.
ident Marshall Lowry delivered
the welcome address and the in
vocation was given by Bcrlon
Lovingood. A host of guests were
introduced by Bill King. Bill
Bowman gave the history of the
club and awards to several mem
bers were presented by Malcolm
Thomas immediate past -presi
dent. Lion Wales Goebel was
chairman of the Ladies' Night
committee and every lady pres- |
ent was in receipt of a nice fa
vor.
Charter Members Honored
Special recognition was paid to
members of the club who had
been active for ten years or
more. Five members were recog
nized as charter members and
presented 20-year certificates.
They were J. R. Burgess, T. J.
Espy, Jr.. Hoyt Farmer. J. L. Mc-
Ginnis and E. C. Pcsterfield.
Fifteen-year certificates were
presented to F. H. Boney, J. D
Hill. John Davis, B. Lovingood
Marshall Lowry, A. F. McCurdy.
J. T. Morgan, Jr., and Irvin ।
Thomas.
Ten year members who re
ceived certificates were Claude |
Bagley. Cordle Bagley, E. M
Blue, C. C. Brooks, Sam Cordle
.R. L. Guffin, R N. Little and J
G. Allen.
In giving the history of the
Summerville Lions Club, Bill
Bowman pointed out that the
club was organized in 1937. A
pre-organizational meeting was
held in a boarding house run by 1
Mrs Fowler iwhat is now the
home of Mrs. John S. Cleghorn> 1
on Commerce St Eleven business
men attended the meeting. The
Charter meeting was held on De
cember 8. 1937. at tile Summer
ville High School. Eighteen
members were present and their
names appear on the original
charter. They arc; G. J Bowling.
J. R. Burgess, Claude Bagley. Sr ,
T. J. Espy. Jr.. Hoyt Farmer, C
K Gardner, Judson B. Garvin, i
George Haymans. John C Jack
son, J. L. McGinnis. E. C. Pcstcr
fidd. Howard A Ross. W. E Tur
ner. C M. Tutton. R. B Wheeler.
Earl Williams. Homer M Woods
and Frank Waters
Many projects came under the
sponsorship of this organization
during pre-war years- projects
such as benefits at the old Royal
Theatre, the pnx'ccds irom the i
showings being used to feed the
underprivileged in the communi
ty and schools. Lion W. E Tur
ner was credited with making
this project a success
In 1939 the club undertook <mc
of its largest projects of level- [
Ing the Hummenillr High School
football field and turnishinr.
proper lighting facilities. Th<
first game of Hie football season
in IMO was played under the
new lights on the new field The
lights were tested at tl o'clock
and the game began al 7 30 pm
In 1938 Ihc Schoolboy Patrol
was organized In Hmmnervllle
under the sponsorship of Hie
Lions clulv-with Lion Hoyt,
Farmer as chairman
The ftfst Ladle;. Night was!
held Gept. 30, 1938 at the R|epe|.
dale Tavern. 21 members and II
guests were present.
Free glasses for underprivi
leged school children started out
on a minor scale but grew so
fast that the club soon found It
self supplying glasses lor dozens
oi boys and girls each year AHct
the wnr the club set up ft regular
budget amount fur the cousuiva*
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tion of sight which resulted in :
substantial increase each year in
contributions to the Light House ■
For the Blind and the purchase '
of a visual aid machine for the
County Health Department,
where hundreds of children’:,
eyes are examined each year.
In 1955 Little League Baseball
was born in Chattooga County
and was added to the many ot.h
--| er worthy projects sponsored by
the Lions Club.
Also in 1955, Ladies Night was
held at the Memorial Home with
' candlelight and dancing. With
this meeting the Ladies’ Night
became an annual affair.
On June 18, 1958, Lion Mar
shall Lowry was installed as the
22nd president of the Summer
ville Lions Club. Past presidents j
of the last 20 years are as fol
lows :
1937-38, T. J. Espy, Jr.; 1938- !
39. John C. Jackson; 1939-40, 11.
M. Woods; 1940-41, C. W. Pea
cock. Jr.;1941-42, J. R. Burgess;
1942-43. W. S. James; 1943-44,
Berlon Lovingood; 1944-45, J. T
Morgan; 1945-46, John D. Tay
lor; 1946-47, E. C. Pcsterfield;
1947-48, Herbert S. Gilkcrson- E.
M. Rackley, Jr.; 1948-49, Irwin
G. Thomas; 1949-50. John W.
Davis; 1950-51, Emmett Clark
son; 1951-52. Sam Cordle; 1952-
53, J. Hoyt Farmer; 1953-54 J
Claude Bagley. Jr.; 1954-55, Rob-1
ert L. Guffin, Jr.; 1955-56, J. D
Hill; 1956-57, Malcolm Thomas;
1957-58, Marshall Lowry.
Grass Fires and
Wind Don't Mix
Firemen called to Chitwood
Property on Lyerly Highway;
Strong Wind Whips Fire Out
Os Control
The Summerville Fire Depart
ment was called to put a grass
lire under control Saturday
afternoon on Ilie J. W. Chitwood
property on the Lyerly Highway,
after a strong March wind fann
after a strong March wind
fanned Hie flames out of control.
Chitwood said lie was burning
grass on the edge of his property
bordering the highway when a
strong Marell wind swept Ilir
flames into nenr-by brush and
ih< n raged out of control, en
dangering his own home as well
M homes adjacent to his prop
erly.
Members of Hie local fire de
part incut made quick work of
putting th* HHI under control a
lew minutes alter arriving on tlx
I scene. ('hitwood was less for
tunate Ills small garden hose
hud little or no effect after the
fire began to spread to the dense
underbrush.
Fire Chief Roy Alexander
urged citizens not to start grass
fires cspeclully during the windy
days ol March. "Gruss fires this
I time of the year can be very
IdanftroU Chic I Alexander
1 sidrL "Most Imines do not have
adequate equipment lor proper
protection agmtitl griit-i- Itrrs and
I for thia rr.ismi the fire, c*t out
of control and the local fir* de
partment ha*- t<> be called," he
addtd
NOTICE
Slate troupers will he at the
courthouse in Summerville
Thursday, March 13. to renew
dlilttu ill LU.I a. Mu ttbU!
SNAPS AT MERCHANTS’ DINNER
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THEY ATE - BUT GOOD
J. B. Woodard tears into a piece of chicken. Dr. Hugh Goodwin
samples hot coffee.
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Mrs. Bobbie Camp, office manager at Standard Credit Co., lo
cated on Highway 27, at Dickeyville, points to a filing cabinet
where thieves pried open a drawer in search of money last Fri
day night. The intruder failed to find any cash but stole the
office adding machine. A $25.00 reward is being offered for the
recovery of the adding machine.
'City Dead Broke,' Gosbe! Says:
Firemen Go Unpaid For a Year
City's Indebtedness Placed at $27,500; Council
Faced With Problem of bccuring Revenue
By SHEENY WHITE
‘‘The City of Summerville is dead broke and lacing
lone of the most serious financial setbacks in its history,”
[according to Councilman Wales Goebel, who said today
[he had been investigating some means of getting the city’s
business out of the red in order for the town to operate
on a profitable basis.
Councilman Goebel and other
members of the Board of Mayor
and City Council were advised
: recently that the City of Sum-
I mcrville i.s deep in debt and has
been for some time.
City Clerk Sani Sitton also ad
vised the News last week that
I the city owed approximately
$27,500, as of Jan. 27, Sitton
pointed out that business licenses
were due in his office at the city
hall on or before March 1 and
that all delinquent taxpayers
would be accessed a IOS penalty
At present this i.s the city’s only
source of revenue of any major
proportion which is expected to
produce between $5,000 and $6,-
000 immediately in revenues.
Business licenses will produce
about SIO,OOO to $12,000 yearly A
proposal to collect back taxes has
been approved by the city offi
cials. Several thousands of dol
lars of the approximately $24,000
now listed on tax books as “old
accounts’’ are expected to be
added tO the city's coffers
through this medium.
Mayor Marlin II Copeland and
Counclhnen Goeb e I. James
Crouch. Will Sleuhrnson and
Roy Alexander. became CM
cermd regarding the city's ll
nanciiil condition some time ago
An economy move was luitiuted
when all city employes were put
on a flat salary basis and all
overtime wm halted
OMA I(HR ( Ol ItSES
Councilman Goebel indicat'd
lie may take the h ud in 9 pin
pooal to come up with some solu
tion to fill' < |l.v 'g liiiancial dlt
fICUItICM.
"We must take one ot four
courses, as J sec II." Goebel de
clared «11 We can continue to
sit Idle with our handicap and
continue to go deeper into debt;
j2> ralt* taxes, which nobody
want;.; (31 go bankrupt, or <4»
take mi additional business
which will produce a high rate oi
revenue
"Demands for more public
service* such as streets. sewerage,
repair material and additional
personnel has placed the city of
Summerville in an embarrassing
position." Gorbcl stated "While
"Uit.t serviette have bttll de-
SUMMERVILLE. CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GA., THURS., MARC H 6,1 <»SK
manded and met the City has
not been blessed with any addi
tional revenue and unless the
council finds and approves a
means of raising additional
money for these and other press
ing matters, we aren't just going
to find ourselves sitting on top
of Hie powder keg. but we'll be
lighting the fuse that will blow
the city’s hopes of recovery to
kingdom come,’’ he said.
NO PAY FOR FIREMEN
Goebel further staled, ”1 feel
it’s my duty to the people of
Summerville to inform them of
the affairs of the city’s govern
ment. Most of you will be sur
prised to learn that members of
our lire department, composedol
nine volunteer firemen, have not
been paid lor their services < lor
Hie last year i. We owe these men
about $2,200. They have stuck to
their duty as firemen, but with
out pay We are behind on pay
ments on our garbage service
equipment and unless this ac
count is brought up Io dale we
stand a very good chance of
losing the garbage truck Some ol
the city's credit has already been
cut oil and more of our creditors
will slop selling to Ilie city unless
we can meet our bills. In fad,
we have been threatened by suit
by some of our creditors unless
wc pay for supplies Ixuigld from
them. Councilman Goebel staled.
Notes on the new fire truck have
also been delinquent, lie added
He further pointed out the
city stands a chance of going
•ven >i' ept । Into debt if the
Southern Natural Gas Company
decides to Impose u gn; penalty
on Ilie gas department here lor
exceeding il ■ quota of 1.392 MFC
of gas per day A penally of
s:> alu i. now pending and a
iond mn"tmi to I"' di <|i> ed t->r
Ihc month "t Frlnu.ny is fmlli*
coining
Goebel .aid the pre.ent <<>mi
, it along with ii"' mayot more
or less have their bauds tied "AU
<>f this finaiiciul trouble did not
come up ovi i night." he stud,
"but it is something that has
been building up over a period of
years." Goebel concluded with
this statement; "It's time some
thing U dune about it.'
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WARM-UP, PLEASE
Coffee warm-ups were in order and Harold Shavin couldn’t re
sist. Diana Strickland is doing the pouring.
Lean Company
Office Robbed
The sheriff’s office today is
seeking the arrest of an un
known party who entered Stan
dard Credit Co., a loan company
located on US. Highway 27. at
Dickeyville, last Friday night
and made off with the office
adding machine.
Mrs. Robbie Camp, office man
ager, said the building was en
tered through a rear window
leading into a washroom. While
searching for money the thief
forced open a drawer of one of
the office files. The only item
discovered missing was an elec
tric adding machine.
This marked the second time
since last December, the Stan
dard Credit Co. building has
been entered by robbers. Only a
fountain pen was tak n on the
first break-in Mr. Camp si id
there were other valuable items
in the office but were unmolestr
ed.
Fred Aldred, owner of the loan
; company, offered a $25.00 reward
| for the recovery of the adding
I machine. The break-in was in-
I vesticated by Sheriff Fred Ste
। wart.
Rotarians Hear
Wapensky Talk
On Recession
Bank Executive of Atlanta
(■iicsl Speaker Wednesday
"We’ve got the recession
blues," Basil A Wapensky, man-
I ager, bank and public services
j department of the Federal Re
’ serve Bank of Atlanta, told
members of tHe Summerville-
Trion Rotary club members at
their weekly luncheon meeting
at Kiegeldale Tavern yesterday.
Mr. Wapensky was the guest
speaker at the meeting. He was
introduced by Dan L McWhorter,
president oi the Farmers and
Merchants Bank. Rotary Presi
dent John Black presided over
1 the session.
Mr. Wapensky, who has had a
wide experience in Accounting
and Economies, presented a very
enlighten talk on the business
conditions of the nation and
pointed out some ol the reasons
lor present adverse conditions in
most parts of the county. How
lever. lie said, "Just speaking at
random I want to bring out some
' of the silver linings.”
The speaker pointed out that
industrial production is down
I some 13 to 14 per cent as com
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A GIFT FOR HIS LADY
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latllrx who attend the Twentieth Anniversary meeting of the
Nunimrrvillr Lions Club last Tuesda> night were showered with
gifts from their husband mrmhrrs. Here as see Marshall Lowry,
chib president, iirrscniing Mrs. laiwry with one of (hr gifts. It
mj. Ladn« Night aud «im ol tin btg »mul luuilwu^ oi tin jrat.
SCHOOL BOND ELECTION WILL
BE CONTESTED BY LYERLY
Makos All-State
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JIMMY LEE
Jimmy Lee, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Gordon Lee and a member
of the Summerville High School
Senior Class, has been selected
as a member of the Georgia All
State Band, and will participate
111 the All State Band Concert in
Atlanta. Feb. 19-20. He plays the
clarinet.
Young Lee was selected as a
member of the All State Band
on his playing ability. This i.s his
eighth year in band. He lias par- .
ticipated in Hie Seventh District
Band Festival for the past three
years mid the State Festival last
year. He played in the band
whi c h accompanied Rafeal
Mendex and Alfred Galiodora
The Summerville Music Study
Club will sponsor him as an ap
plicant for the Transylvania
Scholarship. He has also audi
tioned for a scholarship at Jack
sonville State College at Jack
sonville. Ala. Adies Holliday is
the band director at Summerville
High School.
Fashion Show Tonite
At High School
Plans have been completed for
the Fashion Show sponsored bj
the Summerville Jayccttcs at Hie
Summerville High Scluhil to
night at 7 30 o'clock.
The Jayccttcs have worked
hard to prepare a fine program
for tonight's Fashion Show. Pro
ceed- will te used ill llw organ!
zations work project Tickets
can be purchased at the door
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Clyde Packer and Bill Bowman had "dark secrets” or maybe
Bill, right, told Clyde an amusing joke.
SUBSCRIPTION RATE $2.00 PER YEAR
Voters OK'd Bond Issue; Attorney Cook Says
Papers Contesting Will Be Filed Before March 14
Court proceedings to contest Chattooga County’s
$300,000 school bond election held here Feb. 19, will be
filed in a local court before March 14. according to Attor
ney Bobby Lee Cook, who said he represented the com
plaintants in the case.
- . Attorney Cook said that he
City Officials
Attend Hearings
On Gas Increase
Clerk Sitton and Attorney Self
Will Sit in On Hearings;
City Opposes Rate Increase
City Clerk Sam Sitton and City
Attorney Bill Self left for W ’i
ington yesterday to attend hear
ings on the proposed gas rate
increase here by the Southern
Natural Gas Co., which supplies
gas to the City of Summerville
for resale to its customers.
Summerville City officials
have been strongly opposed to a
I gas rate increase and have taken
an active part in efforts to pre
; vent such an increase.
The News was in receipt of a
mess release this week from the
Public Relations Department of
Southern Natural Gas. which
stated the company has filed ap
plication with the Federal Power
Commission requesting authority
to expand its gas line transmis
sion facilities to increase its
present delivery capacity of ap
proximately one billion cubic
feet per day by more than 300
(K‘o.ooo cubic feet at a contcn
platcd expenditure of about 564.
500.000 and this, together with
expenditures under other appli
cations currently pending, would
involve a total of approximately
$110,000,000.
When first notified of the pro
posed gas rate increase here, city
officials resented the proposal on
the grounds the company could
not raise its rates without the
consent of its customers to the
amount of the Increase. This de
cision was handed down by the
United Slates Circuit Court of
Appeals, generally re ferred to as
the "Memphis decision.”
Wrestling Soturdoy At
Ft. Payne Armory
Big Chief Kit Fox. Chief
Cherokee Bill, former worlds
champion. Tommy O'Toole, the
Russian. Nikita Mulkovich. and
another former worlds cham
pion. Tarzan While will be in Ft.
Payne Saturday night, March 8.
at the National Guard Armory.
JUDGE GETS '2O YEARS' CERTIFICATE
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City Judge T. J. Espy, right, was one of the charter members of
the Summerville Lions ( tub to receive a twenty-year certlfhale
at the club's Ladles" Night program held al the Memorial Home
Tuesdav night to celebrate the organization's Twentieth Antti*
Liou Dlxltolm Ibciua* made the pre*tnUUun.
and Attorney Cecil Palmer had
been employed by Lyerly citizens
to handle the case He said Bob
Crawford, owner of Crawford’s
Hardware Store, and George
Hubler, chemist at the Kraft Co.
in Rome, who lives in Lyerly, and
other citizens whose names were
not revealed, were the complain
ants.
Efforts will be made the Lyerly
citizens to contest the validation
of the bonds on various legal
grounds, according to Cook.
He told the News his clients
। charged the votes were improp
erly counted and imputed. The
Lyerly Precinct voted 110 to 77
in favor of the Bond issue.
However. Attorney Cook said
his clients are also concerned
with the fact that the bonds had
been anti-dated, which made it
extremely favorable to the bond
holders and grossly unfair to the
taxpayers. He explained the
bonds were sold to Casson Nich
ols, a bonding firm, and the
anti-dating of the bonds allowed
interest to accure and to be paid
to the bonding company, an in
terest they did not earn.
Attorney Cook indicated he
will bring out the following legal
points regarding the ar.ti-dating
of the bonds and the interest
from said bonds. "Bonds dated
Jan. 1, 1958' ft seems the anti
dating of the bonds is extremely
favorable to the bondholders,
and grossly unfair to the tax
payers The broker is certainly
not going to turn over the money
to the county until his contract
has been complied with, and un
til after the bond validation pro
ceedings arc beyond appealabili
ty. Nichols further exacted the
condition that the bonds be vali
dated without objection in the
Superior Court While the tax
payers arc waiting for the
money, and for the buildings to
be constructed, interest is ac
crucing on the bonds; and in
fact, is anti-dated to a time pri
or to the meeting of the Board ot
Education which authorizes their
issue Tins, of course, is contrary
to the original plan, which was
lor the bonds to be dated March
L 1958 Why is it necessary that
the bonds be dated prior to
the time the money is needed?
It seems that the taxpayers arc
donating the bondholders some
mtcrcs’ which their money does,
and did not earn."