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VOLUME 74—NO. 11
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Proceeds from the recent Spring Fashion Show sponsored by the
Summerville Jaycettes this week were turned over to the Sum
merville Elementary School to be used in the school’s milk fund.
Mrs. Pete Boney, center, principal, is pictured accepting the
check from Jaycette President Mrs. Jimmy Bush, extreme right,
while Mrs. Frances Hardeman, left, secretary of the organization,
smiles her approval.
Three Chattooga Men Held
For Armed Robbery, Released
Jesse and Charles Blackmon and Roger Campbell
Released; Victim Fails To Make Identification
Three men, reported to be residents of Chattooga
County, were taken into custody over the weekend by
Alabama authorities and held in connection with an armed
robbery in that state, but were later released after the
robbery victim failed to identify them.
Rev. Ralph Bone
To Conduct Revival
Al South Summerville
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Easter Sunday will mark the
beginning of a revival meeting
at the South Summerville Bap
tist Church. Rev. Ralph Bone,
former pastor, will be the speak
er. Kev. Bone is the present pas
tor of the Calvary Baptist
Church, Tuscumbia. Ala.
The services will begin each
evening at 7:30 o’clock. Special
singing will be featured each
night by the sextet, quartet and
soloist of the church Other
singers are invited to attend this
meeting and to sing in the serv
ices. The congregational singing
will be led by Rev. George
rahner. Jr.
Tile public is invited tn attend
these services. Be sure to come
and bring a friend.
All-Day Service At
Cove Road Baptist
Community Easter
There will be an all-day serv
in’ at the Cove Road Baptist
Church Easter Sunday
This will mark the beginning
of n revival.
Thr guest speaker Will be J
W. Rosser.
The public Is cordially invited
to attend i'red ltmi.ii < Main
announcement
WORK BEGUN ON NEW HEALTH CENTER HERE
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R'OHrIIAT I ON • • A R R A Bk * T
Ground work by the Elrod Construction Co., of Trion, has been
started on the new RBO.MM Chattooga County Health Center on
Farrar Street. The building b a State-County project. Cost to
The Summerville News
The men were identified as
■ Jesse Blackmon, whose address
■ was given as one mile north of
Trion, Spring Creek road, his
। brother Charles Blackmon and
i Roger Campbell, also reported to
be residents of this county.
According to Sheriff Fred
Stewart, one of the men, Jesse
Blackmon, was apprehended
here while a patient in the
Chattooga County Hospital. The
' other two men were taken into
custody in Alabama by author
ities there.
Blackmon was brought to
Summerville for medical treat
ment after his automobile was
involved in an accident near
Mentone, Ala. Sheriff Stewart
said the Alabama authorities
contacted his office by radio
about 2 p.m. Sunday and asked
him to join the search for Black
mon. Sheriff Stew’art said he
told the Alabama officers the
man lie wanted was in the hos
pital here. By 10 a.m. Sunday
morning Blackmon had signed
extradition papers and returned
to Alabama in an ambulance.
i Alabama authorities said the
three men were wanted in con
nection with the Saturday night
robbery ot Johnson's Super Mar
ket, located northwest of Fort
Payne in a little community
known as Rainsville. The Super
Market reported between $125-
$l5O was taken by armed ban
dits.
Mrs. L. B. Johnson told offi
cers she had ju.it counted the
money in the cash register when
two armed men walked into the
store. She said they cleaned out
the cash register of paper money
but overlooked $35.00 in silver.
The woman reported “several
hundred dollars” she had put in
her pocket moments before the
robbery was saved.
Sgt H. O. Lee and Patrolmen
D G Tucker and H. E. Collins,
'Alabama Stab' Patrol officers,
were in Sheriff Stewart's office
Monday. They reported that
Charles Blackmon and Campbell
। were arrested when they re
i turned to the scene of the acci
|dcnt to pick up a gun alleged to
have been used In the holdup by
| Jesse Blackmon.
Sgt. Lee said the three men
w<i< taken to tbt KMM of the
robbery to be Identified. All
|three of the men were released
Sunday when employes of the
Super Market failed to identify
them us the robbers.
Read "Sheeny’s Kellum”, on
l’aar 2 of this issue and every
Issue of The Suminrrvillr Neus
for discussion of problems that
concern everyone in this area.
5,400 Tags
Purchased Here
Late Comers May Boost
Number to Estimated 5,509
Chattooga County motorists
purchased some 5,400 Georgia
automooile license piates to beat
the March 31 deadline, accord
ing to Emmett Clarkson, county
tax collector.
It was estimated earlier that
approximately 5,500 license
plates would bo sold in Chat
tooga County before the dead
line. However, the estimated
number may yet be exceeded by
the purchase of auto plates by
late comers who will be required
to pay a late charge and penalty
Tax Collector Clarkson pointed
out that a SI.OO late charge plus ;
10 per cent of the license piate :
will be imposed on persons buy-i
ing their auto tags after the !
deadline. For instance, if your ■
tags cost $7.50, the late charge
of SI.OO will boost the price to
$8.50 plus 10 per cent of the
original cost or 75 cents. This
added to the $8 50 will make
the plates cost a total of $9.25.
Higher priced tags can be fig
ured accordingly. It will pay
you not to be late the next time.
BIG TIME
Pro Wrestlers
Coming To Town
For Weekly Show
Summerville Jaycees Will
Sponsor Big-Time Wrestling
And Handle Sale of Tickets
Big time wrestling is coming I
to Summerville- under the spon
sorship of the Summerville Jay
cees. First big match is set for ■
April 15, at 8 p.m. in the local
high school gym.
The grunt and groan artists I
will appear here on weekly cards, 1
presenting an average of three
events, two single matches and
a tag-team match. These are
J the same featured big-time
’ । wrestling personalities seen on
', TV from Atlanta. At this writ
’; ing two popular men have been
lined up and the card will be
' completed in time for the first
' showing. Jack Steele, “The Bow
। ery Boy” from New York City,
’ will take on “Tarzan” White, of
Jamestown, Ala., as a featured
' single match.
’ The ticket campaign for the
' wrestling events will be handled
by the Summerville Jaycees.
General admission will be as
follows: Children, 50c; adults.
$1 00; ringside, $1.25.
The announcement by the
Jaycees that big-time wrestling
is coming to Summerville will
give local wrestling fans an op
portunity to sec their favorite
' i ring personalities in the flesh.
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TARZAN WHITE
BAKE SALE
The Wesleyan Service Guild
No. I will have a Bake bale al
Loop Furniture Company Satur
day. April 5. hcginniim al 9
In'elnck Come by and get your
week-end needs id home made
ruses, cookies and pica.
tne county win be aoout KMItMO. the uumnng Is scheduled to
be completed In 150 calendar days.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GA.. THURSDAY APRIL 1058
TELL WORLD Or SDMMERV/LLE
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Mayor M. H. Copeland and several members of Summerville’s great Volunteer Fire Department
extol of the city’s growth and point out how outstanding fire protection is bringing citizens
thousands of dollars in fire insurance savings on ' Worst Enemy” over Atlanta's WI.W- \ Sunday.
They also explain the workings of the city’s portable alarms, Summerville being the first in the
state to install these facilities. Seated, left to right: Regular Fireman Joe Frank Thompson, Mt
Bill Munday, Mayor Copeland; standing: Volunt er Lieutenant Henry Hartline. Captain Luther
Smith, Lieutenant Charles Long, Program Director Sam Eckstein and Announcer Randy Jones.
"Worst Enemy'' is sponsored jointly by WLW-A and Safety Fire Commissioner Zack D. Cravey.
LATE TAXPAYERS
PLEASE NOTICE
City Clerk Sam Sitton to
day said notices are now go
i ing out by mail to property
: owners who owe the City of ;
Summerville for back taxes. ;
Sitton said delinquent tax- j
1 payers will receive a notice ad- i
' vising them that after fifteen |
। days after receipt of the ;
1 notice, if the back taxes are
not paid, the City will then i
take legal action to collect the I
debt. He reported that ap
proximately $5,000 in back I
taxes have been paid into his I
office since the News carried :
the first story of the City's
proposed “get rough policy” i
to collect the old taxes.
All property holders receiv- '
; ing such notice from the City
are urged to make arrange
ments with Clerk Sitton to
pay the tax and avoid addi
tional costs if the City takes
legal action against them.
Sunrise Service
Set Sunday 7 a.m.
The annual community Easter
sunrise service will be held Sun
day morning at 7 o'clock on the
knoll in front of Dr. Hugh Good
win's house in Summerville. The
Rev. Frank Barfield will offi
ciate and the Rev. W. E. Hotch- :
kiss will bring the Easter mes
sage. Special music will b< (
brought by the High School Trio ;
and the High School Band un
der the direction of Mr Holliday,
director, with Miss AhnaZada
Eilenburg at the organ. In the
event of rain, the .services will be
iheld at the First Baptist Church.
ORDER OF WORSHIP
Prelude.
i Hymn—" Christ the Lord Is
' Risen Today."
Prayer- The Rev. Frank Bar
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I Special Music High School
Trio.
Hymn "All Hail the Power of
Jesus Name."
Special Music by the Band
I "Crusader's Hymn" and "My
Faith Looks Up to Thee "
Sermon "If Risen Where Is;
' He?" Mr. Hotchkiss.
Closing Music by the Band
I"A Mighty Fortress Is our God.” 1
Benediction The Rev. Frank
Barfield.
SHOOT AT MENLO
A ham mid turkey shoot will
be held nt Menlo, Friday. April
I, sponsored by the Menlo yuar- !
lerbnek Chib, w ith all proceeds i
going to the Summerville High
Hcliool Hand lor its approaching
trip to take part 111 the F< Uvai
ol Roses at Thomasville April 23.
DISCUSS FUTURE IB PLANS
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Dr. E. E. Bowen, retiring chairman of the Chattooga County TB
Association, is pictured here discuss-ng future plans for the or
ganization with the newly appointed ( hairinan. Dr. C. A Clem
ents, of Trion, who this vwek presided over a reorganization
meeting of the local chapter. Six new coinmitlces were appointed
and are now ready to serve the organization.
DR. C. A. CLEMENTS
NEW CHAIRMAN OF
COUNTY TB ASSN.
< omniittees Na med to Carry (hit
1958 Program: Mrs. Bunyan
Green is Seal Sale Chairman
Dr. C. A. Clements, of Trion,
will serve as chairman of the
Chattooga County Tuberculosis
Association for 1958, it was an
nounced at an organizational
meeting at the local health de
partment here last Friday.
Six committees were appointed
to work with Dr Clements dur
ing the 1958 campaign They are
as follows:
SEAL SALE CHAIRMAN Mr .
Bunyan Green, of Trion
PUBLICITY <’ B. Bricker,
chairman; Miss Mary Jo Logan,
editor Trion Facts: Sheeny
White, Summerville News; Bill
Farrar, Radio Station WOTA.
and Mrs. Brock Daniel, Health
Department
REHABILITATION Sam Cook,
Trion, and John Black Whi >nant,
Summerville
EMERGENCY REI.IFF: Mrs
SUMMERVILLE INDIANS BASEBALL SQUAD
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Meet the 1038 edition of the Summerville High Schoo! baseball tram. The Indians will play twelve
games this season tinder new Head Coach Joe Hamilton. Pictured above, first row. are: Harold
Neal. Billy Mitchell. Cody C hastain. Harry Barnes. Roy Casey, Steve Groce and Hob Mahan; sec
ond row: lionaid Reynolds. Tommy Hall. Ralp'i Hall. 1., t Smith. Tommy Drummonds, Jerry
Willingham and Jerry Baker: back row: Charles Keith, Billy Johnson, Fetey Dunson, Dan Hawkins,
Haiold WUliatu., Dutt begats and Den LaugUon.
Herbert Gilkcson, Summerville:
Roy Bruce. Trion.
TREASURER: Miss Anni e
Ruth Housch. Summerville
CASE FIN D1 NG. Chattooga
County Medical Society.
Plans were discussed by the
group fur the 1958 Fight TB
campaign. Reports were heard
from the sale of TB Seals last
year. Interested citizens oi
Chattooga County contributed
$1,150.88 through this medium
Plans were also made to have
Chattooga County represented at
the State Association meeting
scheduled this year at Savannah.
Dr. E. E Bowen, retiring chair
man. recently attended a meet
ing held in Canton. Ga It was
also announced the local or
ganization will ask the Negro
population to take a more active
participation m all iuturc drives.
A Negro representative will hr
selected to attend a State mect
mg to la- held in May
Approximately 3.01 K) letters
containing TB Christmas Seals
will be mailed to local citizens
sometime during the month of
November this year to climax
other promotions scheduled in
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SUBSCRIPTION RATE §2.00 PER YEAH
City Faces Major Problem
Moving 3,000 Ft. Gas Lines
Natural Gas Line Now Touching Right-of-Way
Involving Construction on U.S. Highway 27
The City Gas Department will soon be facing a major
problem of moving some 3,000 feet of its gas transmission
lines to make way for construction on U.S. Highway 27,
when work is started on this project to resurface the North-
South highway.
OFFICERS SEIZE
IWO MORE LIQUOR
STILLS ON RAID
No Arrests Made As Officers
Cut Down Two Stills Here
Chattooga County Officers
last week captured and destroy
ed two more whisky stills near
here, one a groundhop round
type with a capacity of 1,000 gal
lons. and a smaller operation of
approximately 250 gallons.
The 1,000 gallon still was found
on Lookout Mountain two miles
north of Cloudland, officers
said. Deputy Sheriff W M. Wha
ley said the still had been under
observation for a week in ef
forts to capture its owner. How- I
ever, when the owner failed to
put in an appearance, Deputy
Whaley and Deputy Paul White, '
assisted by State Revenue men
from Rome, cut the still down.
The second still was raided
last Saturday afternoon. This
raid produced a small still with
a capacity of about 120 gallons.
However, five barrels of mash
was also captured and destroyed.
This still was located in the
Chelsea district only a short dis
tance from where a 2,000 gallon
round type still was captured by
the local officers several weeks
( ago.
The capture of the two stills
last week brought the total
number of moonshine stills to
eight seized by Chattooga Coun
ty officers since the first of the
year.
Klansmen Fire
Cross Nearby
Saturday Night Rally at
Pennville; Meeting Called for
Ringgold This Saturday
A meeting of the Knights of
the Ku Klux Klan was held last
Saturday night in a field at
Pennville between Summerville
and Trion A cross was burned
and talks were heard from three
of the visiting klansmen from
the Chattanooga area.
An estimated crowd of 200 to
300 were in attendance at the
meeting held along U. S. High
way 27, at the Penn Drive-In
Theatre, as Jack Brown. Klan
Wizard from Hamilton Count)’;
Grand Dragon C. A. Robinson, of
the Georgia KKK and Rev W.
J Heflin, state chaplain of the
KKK of East Chattanooga.
It was reported at the Satur
day night meeting there would
be another meeting of the group
this coming Saturday night at
Ringgold. Ga.
Indians Defeat LaFayette,
13-12, In Opening Game
Harold Neal Drives In Winning Run In
Seventh Frame; Ringgold Plays Here April 8
Harold Neal had a perfect day at bat with three ring
ing hits, one a single in the seventh, to score the winning
tally as the Sninnicrville Indians defeated LaFayette, 13-12,
in a wild scoring game here Tuesday afternoon to open
the high school baseball season.
Coach Joe Hamilton's team.
Bids for the construction wrnrk
: is scheduled to be let sometime
.in May or June and the City
will have to make arrangements
iwith State Highway authorities
regarding the moving of the
transmission lines. It is hoped
the City and State can arrange
a swap-out deal on right-of
ways. However, if an agreement
cannot be worked out the City
faces this problem. If some 3,-
000 feet of the transmission lines
carrying natural gas to custom
ers here has to be moved, all
consumers will have to be noti
fied to cut off their gas. When
the lines are moved the pressure
will automatically go down.
Here’s where the city’s big job
comes into the picture. After
the pipes are moved and pres
sure restored to the gas lines, it
will be the responsibility of the
gas company to relight every
pilot light where gas is being
consumed. This, of course, would
involve some 1.600 residential
customers and industrial plants.
City Clerk Sam Sitton said to
day that City and State authori
ties have held preliminary dis
cussions regarding the moving of
the transmission line. Nothing
at this date has been definitely
settled However, it is thought
the job can be done without los
ing pressure in the lines and at
very little, if any, cost, to the
City.
RED CROSS DRIVE
WILE BEGIN WORK
IN COMMUNITIES
Summerville Business Section
Completed With $579.70
Contributed; Ready Now to
Canvass Outlying Districts
The American Red Cross Drive
to reach Chattooga County’s $2.-
600.00 quota has been completed
in the Summerville business sec
tion with a total of $579.70 sub
scribed, according to Malcolm
Thomas, chairman of the Chat
tooga County Chapter.
Thomas said present plans call
for closing the drive not later
than April 15, and added that
the outlying districts in the
county such as Suoligna, Gore.
Pennville. Lyerly and Menlo,
along with the industrial plants,
will be canvassed between now
and the April 15 deadline.
“If anyone in the business
section who was not contacted
during the drive in this area
wishes to contribute to this
worthy organization, they may
do so at campaign headquarters
at the Malcolm Thomas Insur
ance Agency on Commerce
Street." he said
along with the LaFayctte nine,
found it difficult playing the
initial game and .several miscues
helped boost the scoring.
Steve Groce was the winning
pitcher He worked five in
nings. allowing five of the ten
hits collected by the losing La-
Fayeth n uh Groce walked only
two men The Indians also col
lected 10 hits
Tile Indians pulled out front
early in the game with three
runs, but saw the lead disappear
as LaFayctte came back and
scored 7. However, the Sum
merville nine pulled out front
again with a healthy 12 to 8 ad
vantage. But LaFayctte put on
a lost frame scoring spree and
knotted the rmmt nt lit all
Tommy Hall came up to the
plate m th* la • of the seventh
lie walked Hall th. u ».«i. ..
mid He committed hi;, second
act of larceny by stealing third
base Neal slammed out it ring
ing single and scored Hall to put
the game on ice.
The Indians will play the sec
ond game of the season here
on Thursday afternoon. April 8.
meeting Ringgold in the first re
giuual game ol the «eu.uu.