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VOLUME 76—NO. 27
S'ville Borrows 12,000,
Looks For Improvement
A lengthy discussion of finances, was held by the Sum
merville City Council Wednesday morning, resulting in a
decision to borrow $12,000.
At the same time, it was pre- ■
dieted by City Clerk Sam Sitton
that the Council may be able to
lop off some $19,000 from its
total indebtedness by the end of
this year “if nothing unusual
comes up.”.
One big problem this year has
been the weather damage to the
streets and the unusual expense
of repairing them, it was noted.
Prior to the decision to borrow
the $12,000. total indebtedness of
the city was $63,670.01. Broken
down among the three “funds”
of the city, it was as follows:
General fund, $50,621.06; gas,
$1,476.06; and water, $11,572.89.
This total includes $15,000 bor
rowed earlier this year as well
as the accounts payable. The
administration began with a
$44,000 indebtedness, officials
said.
Collapse of the bank account
caused the decision to borrow
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AT JOHN DAVIS RALLY— Here are four
of the principals in the John Davis cam
paign for Congress. They are (left to
right) Howard Baker, of Gore, Chat
tooga County campaign chairman;
Gala Open House Set at
Davis Headquarters Sat.
Hundreds of persons are expected to attend open house
Saturday at the Chattooga County headquarters of John
Davis, candidate for Congress.
Music and refreshments are
planned for the day-long event.
The hours are 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
The headquarters, opened last
week, is located in the Fred
Aldred Building fold Ford Build
ing) in downtown Summerville.
Bill Bailey and the Georgia
Jubilee Boys will be on hand to
entertain, and refreshments will
be served.
Meanwhile, plans are pro
gressing for a fund-raising bar
becue on behalf of Davis at 1
p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13. It will
be at the Chattooga Memorial
Home, near Pennville.
Tickets may be obtained at
the Davis headquarters in Sum
merville or Rome from friends of
the candidate.
Davis will be a guest of the
Seventh District Press Associa
tion, meeting at Douglasville
Saturday. Last night, he at
. tended the Democratic rally in
Rome at which Senator Herman
Talmadge spoke. Judge Davis
addressed the Daltons Rotary-
Club Tuesday. Last week, he
spoke to the Calhoun Rotary
Club. Douglasville Junior Cham
ber of Commerce and the
Smyrna Lions Club.
LITTLE LEAGUE LADS PROVIDE THRILLS AT AREA TOURNAMENT
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CLINCHER FOR SUMMERVILLE—Bobby Byars comes
in, bringing with him the 1-0 victory for Summerville’s
Little League All-Stars Thursday night in the area
tournament at Trion. LaFayette was the opponent..
the $15,000, according to Mayor
S. A. Dunson.
Funds to help pay off these
debts will come in late this fall
as taxes are paid, he said.
In other action at the Wednes
day meeting, the Council:
Agreed to let a maximum of
three firemen attend the fire-
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BAND MEMBERS
SOUGHT AT SHS
Are you a Summerville High
School student who once
served in the band?
If so, the new band director
would like to talk to you about
returning.
He invites every student who
will consider playing again to
be at the band room at 7
o’clock tonight. Those defi
nitely planning to be in the
band also will meet at this
time.
Judge and Mrs. Davis and Will Hair,
Summerville headquarters chairman.
The group was photographed at the in
formal rally held July 20 when the-head
quarters opened.
2ND APPEAL FILED
IN TRI-STATE CASE
The defendants have filed a
second appeal in the Tri-State
Broadcasting Corporation suit.
W. B. Farrar and the Corpora
tion have appealed to the Geor
gia Supreme Court the verdict of
Judge Mack G. Hicks, of Rome,
in naming a receiver for the
firm. Earlier, the defendants had
appealed Judge Hicks’ decision
in denying a demurrer. The
hearing on the latter was held
July 11 but no decision has yet
been rendered.
E. C. Pesterfield, president of
the corporation, in May filed a
petition asking that a receiver
be named to serve until he and
Farrar could settle their differ
ences. Bradley Haynes, Rome
certified accountant, was named
by Judge Hicks to serve.
The Corporation operates
radio station WGTA and the
weekly newspaper, The Chat
tooga Democrat.
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Ala. Soldier
Shoots Self
Near Cloudland
A young Flat Rock, Ala. soldier
apparently killed himself Satur
day night near the Alabama-
Georgia line at Cloudland,
Sheriff Fred Stewart said
Wednesday.
No inquest was held, Coroner
Roosevelt Young said; however,
he did visit the scene.
He was William Henry Milli
can, 21, who recently returned
home on leave after service in
Korea.
Millican was dead when found
by his brother about midnight
in his car parked near the state
line. He had been shot, Sheriff
Stewart said. The soldier had
left a note to his wife scribbling
it on .the back of a cigarette
carton. Contents of the note
were not divulged.
Funeral services were held at
2 p.m. (Alabama time) Tuesday
at the Liberty Hill Baptist
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Two Injured
In Wreck Near
Lyerly Sunday
Two Chattooga County men
were injured early Sunday morn
ing when their car, reportedly
traveling at a high rate of speed,
hit a bank west of Lyerly.
Lawrence Renee Bullard, 25,
Lyerly Route 2, and Bobby
Owens, 25, Summerville Route 2,
were taken to Chattooga Hos
pital, the State Patrol said.
Bullard reportedly suffered chest
injuries while Owens had lacera
tions about the face and head.
The accident occurred at the
intersection of the Berryton and
Oak Hill Roads, two miles west
of Lyerly, about 2:25 a.m. Sun
day, the Patrol said. The 1956
coupe had about SSOO worth of
damage, the report added. A
case was made against the
driver, Bullard, it was noted.
No injuries were reported Fri
day when a 1956 coach driven by
Paul Kenneth Teal, 24, of Sum
merville Route 2, hit the rear of
a 1952 sedan driven by Mildred
Lee Griffin, 27, Summerville
Route 4. The State Patrol said
the accident occurred when the
Griffin car slowed as a car in
front of it slowed to make a
right turn on U.S. Highway 27
north of Summerville.
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WINNERS, MINUTES LATER—Members of the Sum
merville team jump for joy as the game ends following
Byars’ run in the last half of the sixth inning.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1960
Lyerly Is Threatened
With Water Shortage
Lyerly water patrons have been requested to conserve
water because of a threatened shortage.
Lyerly Mayor Bill Bishop has issued a request that waler
be used only for absolutely necessary purposes.
The city is supplied by a drilled well and the water in it
is low because of the extended drought in that area.
The water was turned off for about two hours recently, but
it wasn’t because of the shortage, Mayor Bishop said. It was in
order to permit repairs to a leaking fire plug.
Merchants
Barbecue Set
Wednesday
Members of the Summerville
Retail Merchants Association
and their families will enjoy a
barbecue at 1 p.m. next Wednes
day at Memorial Home.
The occasion will feature a
talk by Judge John Davis, of
Summerville.
Leath Miller, vice president of
the organization is chairman of
the fete. Assisting him are John
Salley, Mrs. Olio Tutton, A. E.
Jackson, Jim Richie and seevral
grocers.
Harold Shavin is president of
the SRMA.
The outing is an annual event
of the organization.
About 100 persons are ex
pected to attend.
Man Reportedly
Shot; No Charges
Brought in Case
A Mountain View man was ad
mitted to Chattooga Hospital
early Tuesday morning after
having been shot in the abdo
men, the hospital ’ reported.
He was listed as Fred Maynor
and his condition Wednesday
afternoon was described as
“fair”.
The sheriff’s office said it had
not been called into the case and
had made no investigation.
However, Sol. Gen. Earl Self
said the matter will be brougT
to the attention of the grand
jury when it next convenes re
gardless of whether the man
tries to prosecute.
LOGGINS, FLOYD
ATTEND DISTRICT
SOLON MEETING
Chattooga' Representatives
Joseph E. (Bo» Loggins and
James H. (Sloppy) Floyd were
among those attending a Seventh
District meeting of Georgia legis
lators in Rqme late Wednesday.
This was one of the periodic
meetings of the group.
Service Sunday Io
Consecrate
Present Addition
An afternoon service Sunday
will consecrate the new $81,200
addition to the Summerville
First Presbyterian Church.
The Rev. W. E. Hotchkiss, pas
tor, will have charge and the
service will immediately follow a
basket luncheon at the church.
A communion service is set for
11 a.m. as another highlight of
the day.
The building houses the edu
cational department, kitchen,
cafeteria and pastor’s study.
Wyatt Ransom was building
chairman.
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Showers Give
Some Aid in
Drought Here
Several light showers over the
county in the past week have
given some relief from the
drought.
Although the rain may have
been too late for most of the
corn crop, it will definitely be of
value to the cotton. County
Agent M. H. Purcell said.
Rain also will help certain
truck crops and most pastures,
but it will be too late for a few
! vegetables and fruits.
The county still has not had
a general rain although the
showers served most areas
Thursday and Friday.
ALABAMIAN NAMED
SHS BAND DIRECTOR
Herman Lee Johnson Jr.,
' young Alabama native who has
just completed two years in the
U. S. Army, has been named di
rector of the Summerville High
School band.
Mr. Johnson and his wife
have already moved to Summer
ville and are residing at the
John Bankson apartment on
East Washington Street.
He has begun his work with
i the band members, doing lessons
j this week with elementary stu
-1 dents. Regular practice will be-
I gin tonight.
Mr. Johnson is a native Os
Montgomery, Ala. and a gradu
ate of Jacksonville State College,
Jacksonville, Ala. He was in the
Fourth Army Band during his
military duty.
Mrs. Johnson is the former
Nelda Jo Burroughs, of Gads
den, Ala., and she holds a de
gree in elementary education.
'Back-to-School'
Series Begins
Today in The News
School is more and more on
the minds of Chattooga Coun
tians as the dates for opening
of the county and Trion
schools draio near.
In this connection, The Sum
merville Netvs this tveek begins
a series of articles which we
believe will be of interest to
every school patron and every
high school student. Entitled
"Back-to-School,” the series
deals with various aspects of
educating the child of today.
This tveek, for instance, the
article gives “tricks of the
trade” for being a successful
student. Others will discuss
such things as bright children
who still are underachieves;
“everyday” report cards:
homework; and poor spellers.
Don’t miss a one of these in
formative articles, prepared by
The National Education As
sociation and presented by The
News to did you and your
child. Turn to Page 9 for the
first in the series.
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TRION WINS NEXT TlME—Charles Woody, of Trion,
scores for his team, which went to victory, 17-12, over
Summerville in the second round of the tournament
held Saturday night.
County to Benefit From
Rome Industrial Branch
Re-Evaluation
Os Property
Vital-Collins
A plea for re-evaluation of
real property over the state
was made by a law expert
speaking at the Coosa Val
ley Planning and Develop
ment Association meeting
Thursday.
Great and gross inequalities
exist,” said Dr. M. W. H. Collins,
Jr., director of the Institute of
Law and Government, University
of Georgia.
“Industry wants to be treated
fairly when it comes into a com
munity,” he said. “Also, it wants
to know a community is provid
ing the services which are nec
essary for a good community.”
Where proper services, such as
libraries, health department, etc.
are not provided, Dr. Collins
said, it may be because of the
tax structure and not because
the community’ can’t afford
them.
The speaker pointed out sev
eral problems faced by commu
nities in connection with their
tax structure and had some sug
gestions for remedying them.
Here are some highlights of his
talk:
Automobiles carry a larger
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ROY MORRIS, 55,
OF GAYLESVILLE,
KILLED IN WRECK
Roy Dayton Morris, 55. Gayles
ville, Ala. farmer, was killed in
stantly at 2 p.m. (Georgia time)
Monday when the truck he was
driving hit a rock and wrecked.
His wife, daughter and grand
son, riding with him, were only
slightly injured.
Funeral services were held at
2 p.m, Wednesday at the Mt.
Bethel Baptist Church, Broom
town, Ala., with the Rev. Virgil
Blalock officiating.
Surviving are his wife: five
daughters, Mrs. Betty Lou Steele,
Mrs. Ruth Wooten, Mrs. Mary
Fay Jessup, all of Gaylesville;
Mrs. Shirley Rhea, Chattanooga,
and Mrs. Annie Mae Eller,
Menlo; four sons. Thomas,
Gaylesville: Charlie, of Ross
ville; Joe, of Milledgeville Route
1, and Walter, Beaumont, Tex.;
five brothers, the Rev. Guy
Morris; Jacksonville, Ala.; Bob
and Bill Morris, Geraldine, Ala.:
Jack, of Rossville, and Arthur,
of Smyrna. Thirty grandchildren
and a number of nieces and
nephews also survive.
Self Addresses
Chattanooga V. Club
Sol. Gen. Earl B. Self of Sum
merville, a candidate for re
election, spoke at the Chatta
nooga Valley Kiwanis Club
meeting Tuesday night.
Sol. Self’s topic was: “What
Are the Duties of a Solicitor
I General?”
He was introduced by Arthur
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Georgia’s first industrial
development experiment sta
tion will be located in the
Coosa Valley, it was an
nounced in Rome Thursday
at the annual meeting of the
Coosa Valley Planning and
Development Association.
The station will be in Rome
and will serve all 12 counties of
the valley.
Peter Zack Geer, executive
secretary to Governor Ernest
Vandiver, flew to the meeting to
announce plans for the station.
The state will expend $30,000
annually for the project. Con
tingent upon the establishment
of the branch is the valley’s
establishment of a technical
planning staff to work with the
station. However, the planning
association has already adopted
plans for the staff and now is
asking counties and municipali
ties within the valley to finance
it. Cost is expected to be around
$75,000 annually.
The experiment station would
have a senior industrial de
velopment. research scientist, a
junior research scientist and a
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Mrs. Hawkins Io
Join Health
Deparlmenl Here
Mrs. Jame^ F. Hawkins will
join the Chattooga County
Health Department as a public
health nurse Aug. 22, it has been
announced.
She is now undergoing orien
tation in Atlanta.
Mrs. Hawkins lived in Chat
tooga County for many years but
was most recently affiliated with
Floyd Hospital in Rome where
she was on the emergency ward.
She also has been employed at
Battey State Hospital, serving as
head nurse on the children's
ward; at Chattooga County
Hospital where she was assistant
night supervisor; and at Berry
Schools where she was school
nurse.
FALL FROM JAIL
BUNK GIVES MAN
HEAD INJURIES
A Summerville Negro suffered
head injuries Monday afternoon
when he fell while trying to
climb onto a top bunk in the
county jail, the sheriff’s office
reports.
Smith McCutcheon, jailed
Monday on drunk charges, was
rushed to Chattooga Hospital.
He was returned to the jail after
I treatment.
McCutcheon fell about six feet,
! it was reported.
Woman Searches For
Grandfather's Grave
Do you know where the
grave of James Allman (or
Allmon), ivho died in ISS9. is?
His granddaughter, Mrs. F.
| M. Chambers, of Maplesville,
Ala., is anxious to locate the
grave and has searched here
without success.
She believes he was interred
in a Presbyterian Cemetery,
but a search of the historic Al
pine Cemetery did not locate
the grave.
If you have any information
that might be helpful, Mrs.
Chambers would like to hear
I from you.
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TRION’S TURN FOR JOY NOW—Happy lads of the
Trion All-Stars shortly after the game ended in their
favor and put them forward as area champs. They play
Dalton tonight in the district tournament.
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Bill King New
Vice Chairman
Os Association
John W. (Bill) King, Jr.. Gore
dairyman, was elected Thursday
as vice chairman of the Coosa
Valley Planning and Develop
ment Association.
Mr. King has been a director
of the Association during the
past year.
He was the only new officer
named, the others having been
re-elected. The former vice
chairman, Burton Bell, of Gor
don County, asked that he not
be re-elected.
T. Harley Harper, of Rome,
was re-named chairman and R.
E. Chambers, of Murray, was re
elected treasurer.
Mr. King graduated from Gore
High School and Presbyterian
College, Clinton. S. C., and was
in the U. S. Army for four years
during World War II and two
years during the Korean conflict.
In addition to his dairy work, he
teaches veterans business admin
istrhtion classes at Dickeyville.
Mr. King is a member of. the
Summerville Presbyterian
Church, Veterans of Foreign
Wars and Lions Club. He and
his wife, a teacher at the Sum
merville Elementary School, have
three daughters, Betsy, 11, Mary
9 and Lucy 4.
Local Demos
Attend Rome
Party Meet
Leading Chattooga Democrats
attended the Jefferson-Jackson
Day dinner in Rome last night
when Sen. Herman Talmadge
spoke.
Although no estimate of the
number of Chattooga Countians
planning to attend was avail
able, it was known that Reps.
James H. (Sloppy) Floyd and
Joseph E. (Bo) Loggins. Sol. Gen.
Earl Self. Superior Court Judge
John Davis, and City Court
Judge F. H. (Pete) Boney were
among the group.