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VOLUME 74—NO. 25
GANG-STYL SEATING GIVEN
MANAFTEh OSSED FROM CAR
A gang-style be '7 , where the victim is tossed out of
an automobile, too,’ , ?e in Summerville Tuesday after
noon about 6 p.m. l residents living on Martin street
found a man bad!’ ;en laying beside the road.
Chief of Police Grl S ledger
said his office reel 1 call
shortly before 6 o’clock and he
went to the scene to investigate.
The offier said he was told the
victim was Howard D. Reynolds,
about 23. Chief Pledger said he
found Reynolds still laying be
side the road when he arrived on
the scene. According to Chief
Pledger, Reynolds had been bad- ;
ly beaten. “Some of his teeth [
were missing and he had a badly
bruised place on his face,” Pledg
er stated.
Upon further investigation j
Chief Pledger said he was told
that Reynolds had been tossed
out of an automobile by an un
identified man who emerged
from the vehicle and beat the
victim with a stick as he lay on
the ground. The injured man
was rushed to the Chattooga 1
County Hospital in an ambu- ’
lance.
Chief Pledger said a deaf and j
dumb girl was able to get 7he li- ;
cense number of the fleeing car.l
The police chief said he looked I
the number up in his file and
found the car to be registered in i
the name of V. H. Prince, Sum
merville, Route 1. Prince is ex- '
pected to be picked up and ques- i
tioned by police regarding the!
beating.
Shamblin Cox. who lives on:
Martin St., said he was in the '
back yard doing some work when '
he first heard about a man be-'
ing hurt. Cox said he went to see
what the trouble was and saw
Reynolds on the ground. “I
thought I knew the boy but I
wasn t sure until they turned !
him over. It was then I knew for i
sure that it was Howard Reyn
olds,” Cox said.
SWIMMING POOL
WILL BE READY
IN NEAR FUTURE I
The new swimming pool at the i
city’s $200,000 Recreation Center i
is nearing completion as work- 1
men are now installing a filter I
system, which is the last major
stage of the construction, ac
cording to members of the rec- I
reation committee.
All of the underground elec
trical and plumbing equipment
has been installed for the swim- [
ming pool and large gym which
has been under construction for 1
several weeks.
The Executive Committee of
the Recreation Center continues
to hold meetings to screen ap- I
plications for a director, who
will be selected on a full-time i
basis. Several applications have I
been received by the committee '
but no decision has been made :
by the group to date.
If good weather continues, as'
it has for the past several
months, committee members)
said they believed the swimming j
pool will be ready for use before j
the current swimming season is ।
ended. No definite date has been I
set for the pool opening.
Footings have been poured for 1
the new gym. or recreatoin build- I
ing. and this project, too. has
progressed beyond expectations
The entire project is ahead of
the Recreation Center ahead of
schedule, contractors pointed
out, and continued good weather
will assist them in completing
the 200 working days allocated
to complete the job.
Thank God,
We Made It
Summerville ami Chattooga
County managed to get hy the
long Fourth of July week-end
without a traffic fatality. The
number of highway deaths in
the county now stands at six
for the year.
Local Motorists look their (
holiday driving seriously from
the time long week-end set in
mi Thursday until the deadline .
had passed. With the exception [
of a few minor auto accidents
In which fenders were banged '
up, there were no reports of *
drivers being seriously injured
In Chattooga County
But death did ride the high
ways of Georgia. The state '
holiday traffic toll reached Bi.
The Stale Patrol reported 16
fatalities and 129 injuries in
230 accidents between 6 p m
last Thursday and midnight i
Sunday.
The City of Summerville still I
maintains a perfect traffic rec
ord which has been extended
for more than a year. Police
authorities In both the cltv
and county continue to cau
tion drivers to prevent speed
ing on the highways as the
best means of avoiding acci
dents.
The Summerville News
Tax Digest Here
Increased More
Than II Million
Records at tax collector's of
fice shows jump from $8,265,105
to $10,015,712 since 1952; schools
getting more now than in 1952.
'
Chattooga County’s tax digest
has increased more than one
; and one-half million dollars
since 1952, according to records
at the office of the county tax
[ collector.
Tax records show that in
[ 1952 the county collected a total
j of $8,265,105.00 as compared to
i $10,015,712 paid into the tax
j collector’s office during 1958.
; The difference over the six year
I period is $1,750,607.00.
The present tax digest is
based on a basis of $63.75 per
SI,OOO. or 63.75 mills. The above
; figures includes taxes paid by
I private property owners, in
; dustry and utilities, etc.
In 1952 the county school sys
tem received $45,152.40 as com
pared with $67,626.00 allocated
for the same purposes in 1957,
! the latter figure being based on
■ a 15-mill rate. In other words,
■ the amount of money allocated
for school purposes is $22,473.00
more this year than it was in
1952.
SMITH ARRESTED
FOR ASSAULT ON
ARCHIE BALDWIN
Fifty Stitches Required to
(lose Wounds on Injured
Man’s Head; Pair Argued Over
Check, Officer Said
; Archie Baldwin, about 50, resi- ’
dent of Lyerly Road, suffered in- [
I juries that required about fifty
stitches to close wounds on his
। head after he was clubbed with
। a stick last Thursday at the
home of Buck Parker, North
Curran St., according to Chief of
Police Griffin Pledger.
Chief Pledger said he and
Sheriff Fred Stewart arrested a
man identified as Hollis Smith,
about 60. former Menlo barber,
on charges of attempted murder
and assault in connection with
' the beating of Baldwin. Accord
■ ing to the officers the two mon[
, engaged in an argument over a
, check. Smith allegedly beat
Baldwin with a stick, described
I as a walking stick. The injured
| man was taken to the Chattooga [
’ County Hospital. It was reported
he suffered a fractured skull as
the result of the beating.
Chief Pledger said another
' man. Paul Cavin, was arrested In
। connection with the case. He was
I held for investigation .md later
. released, the officer said. Smith.
, at last reports, was being held tn
the county jail.
New Grand Jury May Be
Called On School Issue
Chattooga County’s new Grand Jury will be seleeted
here next Monday morning when 33 citizens of the county
meet with Superior Judge John Davis, who will preside
over the meeting.
L4IV
Ranger White
Gets Training In
Civil Defense
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JACK GRANTHAM of Atlan
ta, com municat lan coordinator
of state civil defense, top left,
sees Hint UlmltooKU (ounty
ll.imtcr. .1 It White, lop riglil.
ami Walker County Ranger.
W. ('. Huggins, foreground,
arc up to no foul play In low
ering box\ Seventh District
Forester Julian Reeves, to
safety In recent civil defense
rescue (raining course.
Political Opponents
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"BO” LOGGINS
Rep. Paul Weems and Attorney Joseph E. “Bo’’ Loggins
are two of the four candidates now seeking to be elected
to the Georgia State Assembly as representative from Chat
tooga County. Next Week: James “Sloppy” Floyd and Leon
King.
Personal Background
Joseph E. “Bo” Loggins is a
life-long resident of Chattooga
County. He graduated from
Trion High School in 1946. Fol
' lowing graduation from high
. school Loggins attended the
University of Georgia for three
years and then entered Woodrow
Wilson Law School, where he re
ceived his LLB degree in 1955.
He received his Master’s de
; gree in Law in 1956. He returned
to Summerville in 1957 to open
his own office in the general
practice of law. “Bo” lives at
Summerville, Route 2, with his
mother and family. He is the
younger son of the late J.
Wheeler Loggins and Mrs. Log
gins. He attends church at Wel
come Hill Baptist Church near
Trion. He is a member of the
Masons and a Royal Arch Mason
and an active member of the
Summerville Jaycees.
Loggins is also Civil Defense
Director for Chattooga County
and is now in the process of ac
i tivating the organization.
This is Loggins’ first venture
1 into politics. He has had a wide
1 experience in the business and
professional world. He worked in
the Trion Mills while still at
tending high school in the pay
roll department. He has also
been a bookkeeper, operator of
an appliance store here and in
Rome. Loggins later worked
picking up dry cleaning for a;
firm in Pennville. While work
ing in Atlanta for the A&P Tea
Co.. Loggins was manager of the
auditing department for this'
company. At the same time he
continued to follow his study of
law. His opportunity to enter law
school soon came about after sev
eral years of hard work, during
which time he saved Ills money
for one purpose—to become a
lawyer.
Oak Hill Cemetery
The Oak Kill cemetery will be
cleaned on Saturday. July 12. All
interested persons are asked to
help. Everyone is asked to bring
a basket of food for the noon
hour.—Charles Hendrix, pastor.
Members of the Grand Jury
* are requested to meet at the
courthouse Monday morning,
July 14, at 9 o'clock A pane) of
I 23 Jurors will be selected to servn
on the Grand Jury.
The new grand jury may be
galled into action shortly after
. It receives its instructions from
Judge Davis. School Board Mein-
I bcr Bill Farrar recently Indicated
, he would ask grand jury Investi
gation of the school board's du
-1 cision to obligate itself for more
■ than the 75'. of the estimated
$69,000 00 allocated for school
pill |>o: .
The school board bus expended
some $45,000 of next year's tax
digest and recently obligated It
self lor approximately $9.00000
more to match a like sum pro
posed to be raised by the com
i munities of Lyerly and Menlo
Farrar insisted that the board
can obligate itself for only S6.(MiO
more which would bring the to
tal up to $5i.000. or the maxi
mum the board could owe by
state law. lie also made it known
Hint any free holder in Chat
tooga County Ims a perfect legal
right to file an injunction
against Hie schcxil board to pre
vent Hie .school authorities from
surpassing the limit as act out
। by stale law.
SUMMERV ILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY. JULY 10, 1958
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PAUL WEEMS
Paul B. Weems was born 54
I years ago in Chattooga County
; and is the elder son of Mrs. Clora
[ Hendrick Weems and the late
Tom S. Weems of Lyerly. He is
I married to Maude O'Donnell and
they have one daughter. Mrs. J.
A. Chevremont of San Juan,
Puerto Rico.
Weems attended the public
schools of Lyerly and Summer
ville and was graduated from the
College of Mortuary Science,
Cincinnati, Ohio. He was for
many years in the Funeral busi
ness in Summerville. He is pres
i cntly Warm Air and Air Condi
tion Consultant for the Salmon
Butane Gas and Appliance Com
pany and is also a member of the
Board of Directors and Secretary
of this company and of the Sal
mon Transport Company.
Weems has been a member of
the Summerville Methodist
’Church for thirty years during
which period he has served al
most continously as a stewart He
[ is presently serving not only as a
i stewart, but also as a memb 'r
of the Church's Board of Trus
tees. He is also a member of the
Methodist Men's Club. While still
, in his ’teens. Weems served as a
[ stewart in the Lyerly Church
He is also a charter member of
the Summerville- Trion Rotary
Club.
In 1950, Weems entered the
field of politics being elected a
member of the Georgia General
Assembly House of Representa
tives and lias served in this ca-,
pacity since that date. He is
seeking re-election to his present
post.
REVIVAL TO BEGIN
AT BERRYTON
BAPTIST CHURCH
A revival will begin at the
Berryton Baptist Church, Sun
day, July 13. and continue
through the following Sunday,
July 20, according to Rev. Floyd
Higgins, pastor of the church.
Rev. Harry Brown, of Rome.
, will be the guest evangelist
Services will begin each evening
at 7:30 o'clock and the public is
invited to attend every service.
Council Meeting
Set For July 14
The regular meeting of the
Board of Mayor and City Coun
cil is scheduled to be held at
the city hall Monday night. July
14. at 7:30 o'clock. The meet
ings are open to the public.
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WHS
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The Challooga (,'ounty Hrallh <'enter h nearing ciimpleilon.
The beautiful hiillding in being constructed at a cost of ap
proximately 979JMM, of uhh'li Ilir county will pay about S'lo.ooo
It is located on tartar ht. near the Chattooga County lloapital.
You Just Can't
Beat The Law
Three years had passed . . .
Waymon Hatcher, about 26,
had been evading local county
officers for that length of time
. . . but his luck didn't hold out.
Hatcher was arrested here
Saturday, July 5, on a charge
of stealing an automobile at
Trion three years ago.
Deputy Sheriff Paul White
| said Hatcher’s arrest came
I about purely by luck and good
I memory. He and Sheriff Fred
■ Stewart were riding with Geor
i gia State Troopers last Sat-
I urday when the offi ce r s
I spotted Hatcher. They imine-
I diatcly turned around and
placed the fugitive under ar
. rest on a warrant three years
old Deputy White said Hatcher
: left here three years ago and
' his whereabouts not known
until recently. He said Hatcher
' was arrested in New Orleans
by the FBI on a charge of
transporting a car from one
state to another under the
Dyer Act. Hatcher served 18
months for this violation. He
later went to California and
eventually showed up again in
Summerville. . . .He’s now an
inmate at the county bastile
... he had no one to go his
; bail.
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All Dogs Must Be
Registered Not
Later Than Aug. 1
It is unlawful for dogs to
roam the streets of Summerville
। and the Board of Mayor and
। City Council have adopted an
ordinance requiring the regis
tration of all dogs at the office
of the city clerk at the city hall.
The Council has set August 1,
of this year, as the deadline for
dog owners to register their an
imals. In order to register a dog
it will be necessary for the own
ier to present a certificate of
rabies vaccination issued by the
Georgia Department of Public
Health. After registration a cer
tificate of registration will be
issued the owner. A registra
tion fee shall be set each year
; by the mayor and council. A tag
bearing the same number and
year as the certificate bears,
which tag shall at all times be
I attached to a collar or harness
worn by the dog for which the [
certificate and tag have been
। issued.
Any dog owner who shall
not comply with the require
ments of the ordinance shall
be subject to a fine of not
more than S2OO or ninety (901
days in jail, or both.
Any dog found running the
streets will be picked up by the
police department or a dog
’ catcher and impounded in the
Chattooga County Pound. If the
owner of the dog is known that
person will be notified of the
impounding. If the owner is un
known a description of the dog
will be posted at the city hall for
five days. If the owner wishes
to redeem his dog he must pay
up the cost of impounding of
the dog and SI.OO for catching
the dog. and comply with the
provisions of the ordinance.
The Chief of Police or dog
। catcher, after giving a five day
notice to the owner, may sell
any dog not redeemed, but the
purchaser must comply with the
ordinance.
Any dog not so disposed of
after five days notice and which
is not salable shall be humane
ly executed. No dog shall be de
stroyed in less than five days
unless a written release has been
signed by the owner.
Owners of dogs have until Au
gust 1 to register their animals
before the city begins enforcing
the above ordinance, which was
adopted June 30. 1958.
HEALTH CENTER NEARS COMPLETION
School Board Will Again
Seek Relief From State
Mrs. 0. A. Selman
Passes; Services
Held Here Tuesday
Mrs. O. A. Selman. (Ellen
Penn), 81, widow of the late Dr.
O. A. Selman, passed away at her
home on East Washington Street,
Sunday evening.
Mrs. Selman was the daughter
of the late Mr. and Mrs. William
Ham Penn, who were pioneer
! residents of Summerville.
Survivors include one sister.
[Miss Mary Penn, Summerville ,
two granddaughters. Mrs. Mar
l cus A. Cook. 111, and Miss Susan
[Selman, both of Atlanta: one
grandson, W. P. Selman, Jr.,
। Summerville: four great grand
[ sons, and one daughter-in-law,
Mrs. W. P. Selman, of Atlanta.
Funeral services were held in
the Chapel of J. D. Hill Funeral
I Home, Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. with
the Rev. William Hotchkiss, the
Rev. C. E. Bell and the Rev. R.
' C. Pooley officiating. Burial fol
■ lowed in the family plot in Sum
merville cemetery.
Active pallbearers included W.
B. Farrar. Arch Farrar, D L.
,McWhorter. W. E. Turner, Edwin
Lowery and Charles Lowery.
Honorary pallbearers included
John King, J. B. Woodard, Reu
ben Garrett, J. L. McGinnis, Dr.
H. A. Goodwin, Dr. R. N. Little,
Judge John Davis, Allen Justice.
Fred Aldred. Bob Maples. Craw
; ford Bailey, Ross Thomas. Judge
T. J. Espy, Herbert Gilkeson,
Clyde Harlow. J. T. Morgan. E.
L. Gray. Leon White. Norman
White, Charlie Brooks, John
Jones and Earl Tate. J. D. Hill
Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.
Wilson Killed
In Mill Mishap
Trion Employee Dies Under
Falling Role of Cloth: Funeral
Services Held Wednesday
A man identified as Oscar Wil
। son, 28. of Summerville, em
ployee in a cloth warehouse at
Trion Mills, was killed instantly
last Monday night when a roll of
heavy cloth fell from a second
floor to snuff out the man’s life.
Wilson was working with a |
crew of other workmen moving
the heavy rolls from the second
floor. He walked under the sec
ond door just as a roll of cloth
fell and struck him. He was
killed instantly.
He is survived bv his wife,
Mrs. Annie Laura Williams Wil
son, of Summerville, Route 2; 1
parents, Mr and Mrs J. A Wil
son, Summerville. Route 1: two
daughters, Trudie and Guinn
Wilson, and two sons, Jerry and
Oscar, Jr., all of Summerville.
Route 2; three sisters. Mrs. Es
telle Woody, of Ringgold. Mrs.
Nona Brown and Mrs. Ona Bee
Hurley, both of Summerville;
two brothers, R J Wilson, of
Long Branch. N. J , and Charles
Wilson, of this city.
Funeral services were con
ducted in the Lyerly Congrega
tional Holiness Church Wednes
day afternoon. The Rev Dock
Mann officiated and interment
was in tlte South Carolina Camp
Ground Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were. Wes
ley Grimes. Jack Hall. Joseph V
Gilreath. Jerry Gallaway. Melvin
Brock and John Huskey.
J. D Hill Funeral Home m
charge of arrangements.
No dale has been set for a formal opening of the building but
an announcement from rounty officials will more than likely
be made in the very near future.
Staff I’hoto—Bill Espy
SUBSCRIPTION RATE $2.00 PER YEAH
Board Members To Meet With Authorities
In Atlanta July 14; Will Ask For Year's Grace
The Chattooga County School Board, still unable to
solve its financial problems and faced with the possibilities
of its entire school system not opening in September, will
go before the State Board again Monday, July 14. to seek
relief from new requirements recently set out by the Geor
gia Department of Education.
The local board met here
again Tuesday morning for more
than two hours but failed to
make any important headway in
getting closer to a solution to the
[problems faced by the board.
The board met for the purpose
of hearing reports from Menlo
and Lyerly citizens on a proposal
made at the last meeting to
। allow these two communities to
raise funds for the purpose of
j equipping their schools with lab
oratory equipment which would
bring them up to state stand
ards.
O. L. Cleckler, chairman of the
board, also representing the
Menlo community, reported to
the board that Menlo had sub
scribed to its quota of $4,250 and
that by the time the drive is
completed they will have at least
$5,000 in the bank for their
school.
A spokesman from Lyerly told
the board members that his
community had not raised any
money. It was indicated last
week by members of a committee
of three men appointed a meet
ing of the Lyerly School Board
of Trustees, that legal action
may be forthcoming against the
school board on the grounds that
the responsibility of operating
the school system should not be
left up to the individual commu
nities but is the responsibility of
the school board and the citi
zens of the entire county.
Board Member Bob Bagley de
clared, “I am right where I was
when we started. If Lyerly is to
be consolidated, then I’m for
consolidating all of the schools.
I'll be right here when my time
is up before I’d see Lyerly con
solidated and not consolidate
Menlo along with the rest of the
schools.
At this point of the meeting
Chairman Cleckier stressed the
fact that representatives from
both of the communities were
present at the last meeting and
had agreed that if either of the
i schools raised the required
amount of money that school
would be retained in the com
munity.
MORE BAD NEWS
Supt. Lowell Hix inserted a
statement that proved to be
more discouraging news to the
board members. He said. “I have I
been talking to D. L McWhorter,
president of the local bank, and
he told me emphatically that he
will not lend this board any
more money until some of the
present loan is repaid." Supt. Hix
said the board now owes the
bank $65,000 and have outstand
ing accounts in the amount of
$9,700.
Chairman Cleckler, after a
few seconds of silence fell over
the room following the state
ment read by Supt Hix. said.
“We can go credit can't we? A
reply to this question was sup-
VBS At Pennville
Church July 14-18
Vacation Bible School will be
gin July 14 and continue through
July 18 at the Pennville Baptist
Church Refreshments will be
served each day.
All youngsters are urged to at
tend
1 : plied by Bagley. “Do you think
1 this board should borrow money
to let Menlo keep its school and
[consolidate Lyerly?" he asked
Cleckler. “If we consolidate to
day would that relieve Mr Hix
। of the financial problems he is
facing today?” Cleckler shot
। back.
’ Bagley went further to say
that if the board members felt
it a fair proposition to Lyerly to
be consolidated and the rest of
the schools be retained in their
communities. “I’ll throw up my
hands and quit. If you’ll say I’m
unfair I’ll resign today.” He re
-1 lated a story about his best
friend and neighbor who said he
had “cussed" him out about the
school situation. Bagley said he
reminded his friend that he had
sent his child to school in Sum
merville. He said the friend told
I him if he had two more children
going to high school, they too,
; would go to Summerville because
' they have a better opportunity
there.
MENLO RAISES QUOTA
Here again Chairman Cleckler
reminded the board members
“that it was my understanding
that we agree in dollars and
cents as to what we were to do.
I told my people this and they
got behind the move and we plan
to spend at least $5,000 on our
school lab. teachers and supple
. ment our coach.”
Cleckler then made a motion
that a committee composed of
Supt Hix, T. J. Espy. Jr., and
himself, go to Atlanta Monday,
July 14. to ask the State Board
to forego the required lab equip
ment for one year to give us
time to get on our feet."
Board Member Bill Farrar:
“Isn’t that what we asked them
to do in our June meeting? If
they turn us down will you favor
adopting the entire report?"
Cleckler: "I don’t know what
we will do if they turn us down.”
Cleckler withdrew his motion
after he asked Supt. Hix if he
thought the motion was a good
one. to which Hix replied, "I have
stated my position time after
time. I ll do whatever the board
wants me to do.”
The meeting was attended by
Dr. W P. Martin, local physi
i cian. who asked. "What has got
the county school board in the
red? Is it the small outlying
schools?” This question was an
swered by Supt. Hix who ex
plained that the smaller schools
have too few pupils plus the fact
that the county has also added
44 new classrooms and additional
lunch rooms. However, he said
unearned teachers were the big
gest expense item.
The meeting bogged down at
this point Everyone in the room
seemed to realize the hopeless
situation faced by the school
board
Bill Farrar quoted a state
school authority who recently
told the board members they
could save approximately $35,000
by consolidating the four high
schools.
M. C. Hartline brought up the
question of Summerville High
overspending its budget. Bill
Farrar re-outlined a survey
team’s recommendations and
Bagley again brought up the $3,-
600 he said the board owed tc
X.ycrly High School He directed
this remark to Cleckler, “If you 11
sign a check for Lyerly tor $3.-
600, I’ll give you my personal
check for the balance we need
at Lyerly." Bagley went on to
say that the $3,600 owed to
Lyerly is the obligation of all the
board members To which
Cleckler replied, “Why don’t you
and the citizens down there
raise the money hk< you
agreed?"
Finally the board reached a
point of no r<turn Onc« again
the matter of sending a commit
tee to Atlanta on July 14, was
brought up. this time by Hart
line T J Espy, Jr,, school board
attorney, was called on the tele
phone and asked to romr to the
meeting to draw up a resolution
to be presented to the state
board The resolution Is as fol
lows:
When the board member*
voted on this motion all of them
favored It. This was the Hrst
time in a long time the enure
board voted alike on any mo
tion
A few minutes later the board
voted to adjourn until August 6.
or would meet again subject to
recall by the county superin
tendent.