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For A Glor;pus Fourth of July -Do Everything You Can to Save Your Lite!
Official ChattoogeT iunfy
Publication For iO fears
VOLUME 75—NO. 23
Rug Mill and Merchants Join In Celebration
Local Mill Markets New Rug
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Antioch, one of 10 classical hand-carved rug designs in Georgia
Rug Mill’s Roman Coin Group is shown above. Designs are in
dividually carved in plush wool-Verel rugs featuring Weldweve
back with superior dimensional stability, “handle” and tuft bind.
Available in 10 decorator colors, 14 listed sizes and unlimited
special-order sizes and shapes, the listed sizes range from 4’ 6”x6’
retailing for about $54.99, to 15’ x 24’ retailing for about $729.00.
Local Rug Concern
Markets New Item
“Gold Coin” Group Draws Nationwide
Interest hi Recent Chicago Meeting
The most exciting introduction made at the recent
Chicago Furniture and Rug Market was a new “Roman
Coin Group” rug, manufactured by the Georgia Rug Mill
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The group is a ...distinguished
new collection' of hand carved
carpet classics. Classical de
signed motifs from the Medi
terranean world of the early
Roman Empire have inspired
the ten superbly styled patterns.
This is executed in exquisite
hand carving in its finest tra
ditions of custom craftsmanship
in the Georgia Rug Mill’s new
Lyerly warehouse which will be
opened officially on Tuesday,
July 7.
Each Roman Coin Group rug
is an individual creation from
the hands of an artist in the
highly specialized field.
The Roman Coin Group opens
new vistas for expression of
originality and individuality in
decorating. The choice of a
carved rug pattern will depend
largely on the room for which
it is intended. A carved border
is especially effective in a dining
room or a bedroom where fur
niture occupies the center of
the room, thus permitting an
unobstructed view of the border.
However, for living rooms a
center medallion or all-over pat
tern is generally preferred, since
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Checker Expert
Appears Here
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Tom Wiswell of Brooklyn. New
York. Free Style World Checker
Champion, will play up to fifty
opponents at a time when he
appears in an exhibition at the
Trion School Cafetorium next
week.
The checker champion will be
in Trion at 8 p.m., Tuesday, July
7. There will be no admission
charge.
Known book players have been
invited from Alabama and Ten
nessee to test Wiswell’s skill.
Other players have been invited
from Ringgold, Calhoun, Cave
Spring and Rome.
Several local checker players
and fans arc expected to play
and watch the exhibition.
Seven Sought
By Draft Board
j Seven registrants are still be
| ing sought by the local Draft
Board.
Anyone knowing the current
address of the following men are
j requested to contact the local
: Board, either by mail or tele
iphone:
Gilbert Flave Crider. Samuel
Cornelius Tucker Harold Ray
mond Bailey. Harold H. Bryan.
Clarence Daniel Eller, Jr., Willie
J. Kitchens and William L.
[ Henderson.
Solicitor Says Court
Docket Now Ready
Forgery And Assault (dises Lead Lisi;
Recreation Center Robbery Spotlighted
Solicitor Earl B. Self said today that the docket for
the July term of Chattooga County Superior Court is near
completion. He said that he expects to go before the Grand
Jury with numerous cases ranging from forgery to assault
and attempted murder.
Among cases Self will present
to the Grand Jury is one against
Wayne Boatman charging him
with six counts of forgery. He
is charged with forging the
name of G. D. Yarbrough to
checks ranging in amounts from
$37.00 to $45.00 and cashing
them in Lyerly. The checks were
cashed by L. B. Whisenant, Ben
Ragland. Jackson Bros., Craw
ford Hardware and Espy Service
Station. Another check was
cashed by an individual Self
did not name.
No bond has been made in the
case and Boatman is in the
Chattooga County Jail. The
charges show that the checks
were cashed last January.
In another case involving
burglary charges. Self said that
he will present evidence against
Frank Caldwell, Lloyd Hicks and
Glenn Wade Favor involving
them in thefts of Ayres Service
Station and Wilson Grocery Co.
here last January.
Self said that charges of rape
would be presented to the Grand
Jury against Walter Sims, Willie
Reynolds, John William Reyn
olds, and Doyle C. C. Reynolds.
All of the four are white men.
The Solicitor also said that
recent rape charges against Bill
Rider, local businessman, would
be given to the Grand Jury.
J. C. Tucker, 48, will face
charges of burglary. He has been
implicated in the March burg
lary of Wilson Motor Company,
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Dignitaries Expected Here
For Open House and Lunch
Cotton Bloom Is
Exhibited Here
J. W. McCrickard of Lyerly,
Route 1 brought the first cotton
bloom of the season into the
News office last Friday.
Reports indicate a favorable
cotton crop in Chattooga Coun
ty this year.
Meanwhile, Harris L. Edwards
of the Chattooga County ASC
Committee said last week that
cotton loans will be available
through approved lending
agencies. He said that loans and
purchases will be available
through April 30, 1960.
Interested farmers should con
tact the ASC office.
Swimming Meet To
Pit Local Team
Against Dalton
A swimming meet here next
Tuesday, July 7, will pit local
tank stars against a team of
swimmers from Dalton.
Bill Mann, Recreation Direc
tor, said that the contests will
begin about 6:30 o’clock Tues
day night .at the Recreation
Center pool.
Mann said that the second
half of a 7th District Swim Meet
is scheduled here on July 30.
He also said that two local
tankmen, Pete Boney and Bill
Mann. Jr., are expected to
compete in the North Georgia
AAU Meet in Rome on July 10
and 11.
Baptist Young
People to Meet
A young people’s meeting will
be held at the West Summerville :
Baptist Church on Sunday, July |
5, at 8 p.m.
Extending an invitation for
young people to attend the I
meeting, Reverend W. J. Rayl
said that Lloyd Ray of Dalton
will be the guest speaker.
it was reported.
A 17-year-old teenager will be
charged with shooting Charles
W. Chamblee in the back on
April 20. The incident took place
near a pond at Gore.
Self said that Rayburn Mitch
ell and Larry Webb, a Navy
serviceman, would be charged
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Little League Ball
Fever In New High
“All-Star” I'eain Picks An* Incomplete;
Locals To Play Rome Entry on July 27
Interest in Little League baseball rose to a fever pitch
here today with announcements that selections for a local
“All-Star” team would be made public within the next
few days.
The four local entries were
tied up at press time last night.
The night’s games were expected
to change the standings. The
Giants and Dodgers were equal
with six wins and two losses.
They were to tangle in a first
game of a double-header last
night. The Indians and Yankees
with identical standings of two
and six were to go together in
the nightcap.
A playoff was possible follow
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SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1959
Some of the nation’s top in
dustrialists are expected to con
verge on Chattooga County next
Tuesday, July 7, when the
Georgia Rug Mill and the Sum
merville Retail Merchants As
sociation join forces to nonor
industry in the county and to
mark the official opening of
Georgia Rug Mill’s Lyerly opera
tions.
Festivities will begin at noon
Tuesday when the Retail Mer
chants Association will be hosts
at a large-scale barbecue lunch
eon. The event will be held at
the Chattooga County Memorial
Home.
A number of Georgia leaders,
including State government
heads, bankers, textile officials
and others have accepted invi
tations to the luncheon and to
the Rug Mill’s “Open House” at
the Lyerly plant. The “Open
House” will officially begin at
10 o’clock in the morning and
several thousand visitors are ex
pected to visit the Lyerly in
stallation, considered one of the
finest tufted products operations
in the United States.
Top officials of the Bigelow-
Sanford Carpet Company will
attend the functions Tuesday.
They will be headed by James
Some Stores Close
Others to Be Open
July 1 Slate of Business Activity
Highlighted By Local Sales Events
Several local business establishments have scheduled
pre-July 4th sales events while at least one department
store in the city prepared to remain open for business on
the holiday. i
The holiday spirit here is ex
pected to carry over until next
Tuesday, July 7. when the Sum
merville Retail Merchants As
sociation will join with the
Georgia Rug Mill to celebrate
the opening of the rug firm’s
new plant at Lyerly.
A large advertisement in this
issue of the News carries an in
complete listing of firms to be
open and closed on the holiday.
Most stores closing on July 4
will be open on July 6. Those
open Saturday will, in most
cases, be closed Monday.
No special events were sched
uled for the city on the holi
day.
Methodist Churches
Get New Preachers
The North Georgia Methodist
Conference announced two
transfers of Chattooga County
ministers in, its meeting held
last week in Atlanta.
Rev. J. B. McNeil of Menlo
has been transferred to Duluth.
He will be replaced by Rev.
Roger W. Stone.
Rev. Charles Hendrix has
been transferred to Greenville
in Meriwether County. He will
be replaced at Lyerly by Rev.
C. H. Wheelis.
Ribbon Cutting Marks Plant Opening;
Merchants Honor CotinlyMide Industry
BULLETIN
John D. Hankson, secretary,
and John Salley, president., to
day asked that merchants and
others- invited to the luncheon
of the Summerville Retail
Merchants Association next
Tuesday, July 7, return their
questionnaire cards without
delay.
Today. July 2 is the deadline
for return of the cards.
D. Wise, chairman of the board
of the firm which is the parent
company of Georgia Rug Mill.
The “Open House” will mark
the official opening of the Ly
erly plant, considered one of
the finest installations of its
type in the country. The ribbon
cutting is set for 3 p.m. on the
day of the celebration. Officiat
ing at the opening will be James
D. Wise. Bigelow-Sanford Board
Chairman; John C. Cook, Plant
Manager of Georgia Rug Mill,
and John Salley, President of
the Retail Merchants Assn.
Other Bigelow-Sanford offi
cials expected in Summerville
for the event are George Mac-
Phee, Director of Manufactur
ing: Walter Wieler, Personnel
Director; Robert MacKenzie,
Controller, and Robert Jen
nings, Vice President for Prod
ucts.
A special guest at the occa
sion will be Mrs. Ralph Rhodes,
wife of the late founder of the
Georgia Rug Mill.
Leading bankers, state offi
cials and industrial heads will be
invited to Summerville for the
luncheon and “Open House”
events.
It is expected that the fes
tivities will attract thousands of
the industrial site at Lyerly.
Revenue Agents
In Whisky Haul
Revenue Agents Herman
Evans and Charles Davis, as
sisted by Chattooga Deputy
Sheriff Paul White confiscated
about 500 gallons of illegal
“moonshine” near Cloudland
Wednesday.
Bottled in soft drink syrup
containers, the whisky was dis
covered in a field in the North
west corner of the county, it
was reported. The alcoholic bev
erage was brought into Sum
merville and poured out late
yesterday afternoon at the
Chattooga County Courthouse.
CLOUDLAND SETS
COVERED SUPPERS
Property owners at Cloudland
will have the first covered dish
supper of the season at the
Cloudland Clubhouse on Satur
day night, July 4.
All property owners and their
friends are invited.
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Shell Homes of Rome has scheduled an “Open House" of its new
model home-office north of Summerville near the Rodeo grounds
on Highway 27. Free prizes and gifts will highlight the formal
opening on July 4th.
Dedication at Scout Camp . . .
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Dedication ceremonies were held at Camp Juliette Low in Cloudland last Sunday afternoon
when a new dining hall and kitchen facilities were opened. Mrs. Miriam Hipsher, Camp Director,
was not present when the above pictures were taken. The top photo shows directors of the camp
and members of the building committee. They are, left to right, Raymond Nelson. James Jackson,
Morgan McNeel, Ira Collins, Charlton Bedwell. Mrs. Bedwell, John Rayfield, Mrs Rayfield and O.
L. Clecklcr. In the lower photo, Evelyn Richardson and Druscilla Smith are shown serving un
identified campers in the new dining room. A short history of Camp Juliette Low is published
elsewhere in this issue of the News.
Highway Patrol Seeks
Safe and Sane Fourth
Fishing Rodeo
Set For July 11
The Chattooga County Wildlife
Club will sponsor a free fishing
rodeo for children under 14
years of age on Saturday, July
11.
Scheduled for 3 p.m. at the
Wildlife Lake, the Rodeo is open
to all children accompanied by
parents or an adult. Prizes will
be given to the winners.
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Patrol Will Use Aircraft To Slop
Unwary Motorists In Big Movement
Chattooga motorists are warned to watch out for the
State Patrol over the July 4th weekend! State troopers
will be on the ground and in the air to conduct what
promises to be Georgia’s most intensified enforcement
drive. The Patrol will go “all out” to maintain safety on
the roads during the holiday weekend.
HOBBY SHOP OPEN
FOR BUSINESS ON
COMMERCE STREET
A new business began opera
tions in Summerville this week
when the City Hobby Shop and
News Stand opened its doors at
its location on Commerce Street
next to Van Pelt Appliance Cen
ter.
The firm's store is air condi
tioned. In addition to tricks
and novelties, the firm handles
a complete line of hobbycraft.
The items include model air
plane parts, motors and all ac
cessories for the popular sport
of flying model airplanes.
A full line of newspapers,
magazines and pocket books are
being featured along with comic
books and magazines. The large
array of novelty items include
party favors and tricks. The
outlet will also sell toys.
The store opens daily at 8
p.m. and closes at (J p.m. with
the exception of Saturday nights
when it will remain open until
10:30 p in. Owned and operated
by Donnie Espy, the hobby cen
ter is managed by Allred
Mitchell.
Espy said today that the
hobby shop will sponsor model
airplane contests and will soon
announce formation of a hobby
club.
001. William P. Trotter, direc
tor of the Georgia Department
of Public Safety, told the News
today, “we're out to get all the
traffic violators we can. Motor
ists who abide by the law and
drive carefully and sensibly
have nothing to fear from us.
! But those who don’t—watch
out!”
The special operation will of
ficially begin early tomorrow
evening, July 3. at 6 o’clock. It
will continue through midnight
Sunday. All available equip
ment and personnel of the 34
Patrol posts and Atlanta head
quarters have been pressed into
| service.
Troopers, as well as Georgia
Bureau of Investigation agents,
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Post Oliice, Bank
Observe Holiday
Postmaster John T. Stubbs, Jr.,
said today that the Summerville
Post Office will be closed Satur
day. July 4. in observance of In
dependence Day.
Mr. Stubbs said there will be
no window service or mail de
livery on that date.
Meanwhile, D. L. McWhorter,
president of the Farmers and
Merchants Bank here, said that
the banking facility would also
observe the holiday and that no
, business would be transacted on
1 July 4.