Newspaper Page Text
2
THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS
DAVID T. ESPY. Editor and Publisher HERMAN BUFFINGTON. Advertising Mgr.
Published Every Thursday by the News Publishing Co.
Entered at Post Office at Summerville, Georgia, as Second Class Mail Matter.
A Prize-Winning
or Chattooga county Weekly Newspaper
Address AU Mail to
THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS matiomai BniT^aia.
P O Rot 310. NATIONAL I DITORI Al
Summerville. Georgia | [ A T
member —eomnramnna
The News Publishing Company will not be responsible for errors in advertising
beyond cost of the advertisement. Classified advertising rate, 3c per word, minimum
75c. Card of Thanks, Memoriams, etc., same rate as classified advertising. Display
advertising rates furnished upon request. I
Subscription Rote $2 00 Per Year
Caution Lights Needed how
Progress, many times, creates new
problems
This seems to be the case at 'I non
where the new by pass highway has, at the
intersections, produced a traffic hazard. Al
ready this year, two persons have lost their
lives in automobile accidents at the by-pass,
one at each intersection.
But this is a problem which can, and
should be, corrected.
/MificAiag Only Starting
July is over. The national political con
ventions are over. Most vacations are over.
But politicking is only now beginning.
In Georgia, between now and Sept em
ber 14, date of the state Democratic pri
mary. candidates will be more fervently
than ever seeking voles, Chattooga County
has had its Democratic primary but. it will
have sharp interest in the state primary
date because that is when the Seventh Dis
trict will nominate a congressman and
when the Lookout Judicial Circuit will
nominate a solicitor general.
'OLD IRON LEGS'
(Continued From Page D
years ago.
The hiker usually averages 15
miles a day or more His pack
weighs about 12 pound "hut
feels like 20 by the end of the
day," says the wiry little man
He walked fjou) Chnttunoojja
to LaFayette in one day
In Interesting coincident oc
curred in LaFayette. he recalls
"I usually call on nos’mns’crs
in the towns I go through but it
was Sunday when I came into
LaFayette and of course the
Post Office was closed Hut I
though maybe I'd call the Post
master anyway Seeing a flor
ist's shop open. I went in and
inquired of the man running the
shop Turned out the fellotv
running the florist also was the
postmaster "
It’s such interesting events as
this which keep walking around
the world from becoming mo
notonous. says Mr Stahl
LAST-MINUTE
(Continued From Page 1>
l
earned as its pro rata share of
the county school money $2,335 -
01 but spent $5,258 The rest of
the $6,694 indebtedness was
carried over from past years
It would cost about SSO per
school child if patrons made up
among themselves enough mon
ey to make up the $3 000 the
school can expect to lose In
addition, the $6,694 would have
to be paid by them or else ab
sorbed by other schools
After the delegation had re
tired, Howard Baker, board
member from the Gore Subligna
area, asked board members
whether they would consider
giving the group 15 days to raise
the money The other board
members said they telt it im
practical because by that time
pre-planning week would be
ojily a few days away and there
wouldn't be sufficient time to
make plans regardless of which
way it went
H Swift 3 Lbs. B Potsy Ann Saltinc Lb. Box B
I Shortening. 49c I CRACKERS. 19c I
Fl Kt Fresh ^ar B
.1 Ballard 10 Lbs. M
IFIOUR . . 69c CORN be 1
I Apple Bay 303 Can K
I Whole tach gl _
I FRYERS . . 59c" Apple Sauce 10c^
1^ PRESLEY GROCERY I
Jl rer Ih lit crx Phone 2241 Pennville / ree Parking in Rear
The Chattooga Grand Jury in its July
session recommended that the State High
way Department put up caution lights and
use island reflectors in an effort to better
define the intersections.
There should be no delay in getting
this done.
Until it is, we can well consider our by
pass, marvelous as it is in many ways, a
death trap.
Then will come the stretch into Nov
ember when the new president of our coun
try will be named and when our local and
state officials will be formally elected.
It’ll be a time of intense activity, this
time between now and November.
But even then politicking in Georgia
won’t be over.
Already, candidates for governor are in
the field getting an early start lor the elec
tion next year of a new governor of the
state.
LOCAL MERCHANTS
(Continued From Page D
come as well industrialized as
till' Ruhr valley In Europe And
Davis said he too believes tills
can become true.
CHATTOOGA GETS
(Continued From Page D
Motor Trucking Association Ims
noted
Almost a third of the total al
lotted Cliattooga County came
from taxes the slate collected
(hiring the 12-month period from
truck operators, the Association
said Tins came to $15,274
4 CHARGES
(Continued From Page 11
other offenses, as well ns lilt
and run
Browning told officers he’d
borrowed the vehicle he was
driving, but the name of the per
son from whom he allegedly bor
rowed it was a ficticious name,
police said Officers then learned
that an Atlanta man whose car
was stolen recently has sworn
out a warrant against Brown
ing. charging iheft They said
the warrant had not been re
ceived late Wednesday
The man is held at Chattooga
County jail
Commencement
For Union Bible
School Planned
Commencement exercises tor
the Union Bible School of Wal
nut Grove Presbyterian and
Sardis Baptist Churches will be
held at 6:30 pm Friday at the
Walnut Grove Church
A picnic supper will follow
The revival scries will continue
at 8 pm. with the Rev Gary
H well, ot the Walnut Grove
Church, speaking This will con
elude the revival
Forty youngsters had enrolled
in the Bitlie School lit mid-Meek
STATE CUTS
(Continued From Page D ।
ville, is only $9 million. t
Here are some ot the other
happenings al the meeting:
1 1’1: ns wi . ( made to add a
bus in the Gore-Subligna area j
and work out routes so that no ।
child would have to ride the loop
2. Bid. on scnool bus insur
ance were opened and the low
bidder ami contract winner was
Malcolm Thomas Insurance
Company with $1,210 11
3. The three bus drivers at
Lyerly were re-elected.
4 The hiring of “permit”:
teachers was authorized, to he
done at the discretion of Super
fntendent Hix and the board
member in the affected school
It was noted that because of
the shortage of certified teach
ers. those with only "permits"
may be needed Under the
strengthened state program of
certification, even a person with
a master's degree could be a
"permit" teacher it he did not
take the proper courses
5 Plans were made to order
no new school buses until after
school begins and the situation
is studied more closely
6 Retiring Principal E M
Blue agreed to help finance an
audit of the Summerville High
School books, it was reported,
and a preliminary audit was
submitted. The final audit is
expected at the next meeeting
DAMAGE SUITS
(Continued From Page D
vehicle I hey were ruling hit a
hole in Walnut Street Two of
the men were thrown clear of
Ilie vehicle
D C. Tuberville is asking $131,-
12130. C F seeks $139 734 28.
and William Edward pleas for
$10,142
They are represented by At
torney Bobby Lee Cook
The time to start saving for
your old age is today: you will
never begin at some time in the
future.
THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS. SUMMERVILLE, GEORGIA
PRIVATE INITIATIVE AND FREE ENTERPRISE
_____ । H
Ye? mXm, GRAPuat-p FO om Lb Gm School TWiS ;
Tribo to Get a Summer scß at th' Works, moTMiu'doin',
Tried half a Dozen ornea Jobs , No Luck ,
So I FIVEP VP "040$ OLD MOWER. -<?EAhD tkp WAVED Mt 'MI
Uis wheel Barrow — AMD All of a Sudden Iwas in —
Business with more work than I can handle. J
FbuuD lots o’ Folks who weto my Help , And 9 cads L f//
o'men who'd rather play golf on week-suds tuam ►
Fuss around wtmeir YAao —NOW I'm Besinnins. y
To earm enough tb help me Sta^t im GjLlege. }//^ 97/ y
HEXT PALL ! । I __ ZWiiSfe
{ Z <
zr
z ।
/ 1/ j, Ik- C J \
fV. Ijl / LT ■/•—' -jijl' We do 044 Jobs • • _______
K\ f t -J /UowLa>wis.y3r4C|>«>a y~~f.
\ \Y\ ? 7 ~ \ Ui hUI Wari JvWoMS-BabyfVf
K ---1 ' 111 RunfrraM?. Wart, Caw ^4
'( V Bathe Y^’
t/WNT "
n/ W <•
EC ravelin g
j through
Georgia
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
The rhythmic chant of the;
tobacco auctioneer fills the air I
in all of Southeast Georgia and !
a visit to an auction bar with
all its excitement is in itself a
treat. But when you combine [
such an educational and enter
taining visit with other festivi- >
ties, you’re sure to have a mem
orable week-end
Such a week-end is possible ■
tiie first week-end in August I
at Blackshear. Blackshear, in I
Pierce County, is ideated on U.S.
82 and Georgia 203 and 121,;
north of Waycross.
It is the site of one of South
east Georgia's biggest annual;
celebrations.
Actually, the event. “Black
shear Day", gets up steam oh
Thursday, Aug. 4, and by the fol- |
lowing day, the entire region will j
converge on Blackshear for the
stated purpose of selecting “Miss ;
Southeast Georgia”. And there’ll ■
be a parade, a water show. bands
and other attractions, including
a nerve-tingling air show. Then
as night falls, wonderful bar
beque as only Pierce Countians
can do it. capped with a street
dance.
All that—and the area’s most
beautiful women, too!
That leaves Saturday free for
a visit to any of several tobacco
auction barns And every Geor
gian ought to see this part ot '
Americana, albeit Georgiana, so
much a part of our heritage.
Come Sunday, and only a
short distance south you'll find
the famous Okefenokee Swamp,
but we'll leave that as the sub
ject of a future column.
For Blackshear itself has
enough to offer to entertain the
week-end visitor Hotel and
motel accommodations are mod- [
cm and it offers several restau
rants worth recommending.
Nearby is the lazy Satilla i
River which has produced some
i mighty fine fish, including what i
is reputed to be the world's
largest big mouth bass
And for the more adventurous. ।
the river is ideal for raft-teers. I
exciting enough tor the adult
and safe enough for the modern j
Tom Sawyers.
Groups of Boy Scouts and Ex
plorers have for years used
landings near Blackshear to
launch small craft for floating
downriver it's possible to float
all the way to St Andrew Sound,
which washes against the -outh
ern end of Jekyll Island
For specific informat lor. on
landings and directions. R W
Highsmith of the Chamber of
Commerce and Dean Broome ‘of
the Blackshear Times will assist
And for the best roads to take
to get to Blackshear, your
neighborhood service stations is
the answer.
1 *sj W i'
When cooking bacon for a
group, place strips on a rack in
an open roasting pan and bake
it in the oven Cook bacon for
about 10 to 12 minutes at a tem
perature of 375 F
I Re-Elect |
EARL I
(inn) .
SELF I
Solicitor - Grneral B
/
Chattooga
Chit Chat
1
Good Idea: Editor E. C. San
ders of The Rockmart Journal I
has notified his readers via a
page 1 story that they should |
pick up the pictures, magazines,'
old newspapers, etc., which they ,
have left at the newspaper of- .
flee over the years.
In fact, says Editor Sanders, i
he has so much of this sort of j
thing on hand that he’ll have j
to destroy some of it pretty soon j
if it isn’t picked up.
It's amazing how many people
insist fervently that a newspa
per hold onto a pamphlet, a pic
ture or some such thing and
then forget completely to pick
them up.
We haven’t yet got up courage .
to announce we’ll throw away |
the batch we have on hand.
But we’d be mighty proud if j
those who own the items would !
pick them up.
Maybe then the task of clean- ।
ing off our desk would be easier, j
The search for information
about the Civil War as it per
tained to Chattooga County con
tinues by The News staff.
This search has been under
way for several months in prep
aration for our Civil War Cen
tennial special edition.
Many persons have kindly re
sponded to our request with
leads on Civil War era houses,
incidents, letters and pictures.
And we’ve been busy during the
slow summer period running
down these leads and getting the
data in news form.
But there's a lot more to be
done and we're still looking for
mementos, etc. Let us know
right away if you have anything
you think would be of interest.
—
Everyone had seen the gent
wit 11 the white beard Monday.
But suddenly, just as The News
began seeking him for an inter
view, lie seemed to disappear. He
passed our office at a fast clip
but by tile time we learned of it
and got on the street he was
halfway down the next block. §o
we jumped in an automobile,
drove three blocks and back up
in an attempt to cut him off.
But he was nowhere along the
street Inquiries revealed he
had been seen north of the Post
Office but he hadn't been seen
south of it.
Maybe he had to mail a let
ter. we thought, going inside But
he wasn’t there. However, a
gentleman standing on the
street in front of the Post Office
told us he was in the Pastmas
ter’s office And that’s where
we found him
Postmaster John Stubbs was
kind enough to allow the use of
his air-conditioned office for
j the interview, a gesture which
both the interviewer and the in
terviewee. soaked in perspiration
from his walk, appreciated.
The farmer sued the railroad
for damages resulting from the
death of one of his cows. The
railway attorney was making
every effort to rattle him "Tell
me." continued the lawyer, "was
the cow on the line?"
•Well." said the farmer, “if
you Want me to tell the truth
the cow was bathing in the
stream on the other side of the
bank The engine saw it. leaped
off the rails, dashed over the
bank, and strangled it to death
without a word."
An open mind is an asset, but
don't let your mind become so
open that nothing stays in it.
SCHOLARSHIPS ARE
AVAILABLE IN
PHARMACY STUDY
Thirteen scholarships, totalling
53,200.00 have been awarded by
■i the Georgia Pharmaceutical As
। sociation.
According to H. D. Moseley,
■ Dawson, Chairman of the Schol
; arship Committee and President
of the Association, the primary
l nuroose of the scholarship pro
: gram is to encourage outstand-
I ing young men and women to
; enter the profession of phar
macy and to give financial as
| sistance to those desiring a
; nharmaceutical education. Mr.
Moseley says the field of phar
macy offers unlimited opportu
nities to young people today, and
there is a dire need for phar
macists in the state as well as
throughout the nation.
The Scholarship Committee
awarded the following scholar
ship awards to Georgians: Jos-
I eph Stephen Prince, Rome: Jas.
(Robert Reese. Griffin: Sandra
Joelene Knighton. Marietta;
[Douglas L. Wilkinson. Dublin:
I James Horace Sloan, Jr., Gaines
ville; Judith Marie Parrish, East
Point: Tommy Darryl Weldon.
Hahira: Edward H. Chappelear,
Toccoa: Norma L. Bowen, For
syth: Virginia Suzanne Marsh,
Atlanta: Jerry Wayne Morris,
Dallas; Clayton Jerome Williams,
Carrollton: Wilbert A. Anderson,
Nicholls, Ga.
Students selected for scholar
ships may attend the accredited
junior colleges or universities of
their choice in the state, for pre
pharmacy work or the Georgia
There Are Many
“Worlds” in
Chattooga County
I Keep up with them all in
THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS
I sports world ... political world ...
social world . . . farm world . . .
I religious world . . . business
J world . . . crime world . . .
|" It's The N ews for all the News'
Only $2.06 per year
Mysterious and ( olorful
Auctioneer’s Chant Rings
Through South Georgia
“Who'll give me sixty one? I’ve got sixty . . .
^ixtv sixtv. Ho, one . . . one . • • one ...
One'buyer furtively scratches an ear. Another
winks. A third signs quickly with a finger. Andjthe
auctioneer chants on, a peer in
the mystic art of tobacco sell- t
ing. _ i
Some call it “Christmas in j
July.” Others, “the mardi gras \
of South Georgia.” I
However described, the South- j
ern tobacco market adds up to
perhaps the most unique and 1
colorful drama left over in this i
age of push buttons and gad- 1
getry. The curtain goes up July ]
28 in the 22 Georgia towns hold
ing sales this year.
For months r ow, hundreds of <
farm families have been prepar- I
ing for the big day. The plant- <
ings, though iate, were good.
The tediously delicate task of ]
curing out the green tobacco in
to bright golden leaves has been <
acomplished.
And now it is here: payday
for a half year’s work and -
preparation. 1
A carnival atmosphere takes ’
over as the farmers, the wives '
and the children come to town
to see their tobacco sold. They
come in expensive automobiles,
old pickup trucks and by wagon. <
They come dressed in city suits,
khaki and clean bib overalls; the
wives wear their prettiest and
the children come barefoot.
First stop for the whole fam
ily is the cavernous tobacco
warehouses, where they watch
closely as the auctioneers chant
prices and the buyers answer
with their secret signals that
only tobaccomen know.
Commonly, each family sta
tions itself by its own sheets of
tobacco until the price has been
set.
The auctioneer moves rapidly
down the line, the buyers keep
ing pace across the piles, feel
ing, rubbing and occasionally
tasting. They pass on by and
the sheets are tagged with the
price and buyer.
Satisfied, the family breaks
up; the men collecting into
groups of their own to trade
stories and gossip, the women to
the stores and the children to
all the places they have set
back in their minds to explore.
Merchant - sponsored street
dances, chance drawings and
carnivals highlight the tobacco
sale in many South Georgia
communities. Highly popular,
these activities draw many “out
siders” for their clean, whole
some fun. Everybody is wel
come.
For one of the best and most
unique vacations ever, here is
a tin: see a tobacco sale.
Most of the 22 market towns
in Georgia have at least one
good motel or hotel. They all
have two or three decent res
taurants. Prices are extremely
reasonable.
Older tourists who don’t need
a motel for the convenience of
children may want to seek out
a local “boarding house” for
I Schools of Pharmacy, Southern i
College of Pharmacy, a School of (;
Mercer University, and the Uni- ;;
versity of Georgia School of; ।
THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1960
their stay. It’s less expensive
and the food, much of it home
grown, is excellent. It also pro
vides an opportunity for more
personal contact with the towns
people.
The Georgia Dept, of Com
merce contacted this year's
marketing towns by telephone
last week. These said they are
planning special activities:
Alma —a one-day festival
sponsored by the Alma Lions
Club. A queen will be selected.
Contact the “Alma Times” for
details.
Douglas —a street dance,
prizes and selection of a queen.
For information, the Douglas-
Coffee County Chamber of Com
merce.
Fitzgerald — cash drawings
each Saturday during the 19-
day market. Other informal ac
tivities. The Fitzgerald Chamber
of Commerce or the local paper,
the Fitzgerald Herald, can fill
in the details.
Hahira —a large motorcade
opens the sale. An American
Legion-sponsored tobacco ball
will be scheduled later. For in
formation, the Hahira City Hall.
Nashville —a parade on the
opening day, followed by “hos
pitality day” each Tuesday.
Other activities. Some 2,000
people are expected for the pa
rade. The Berrien County
Chamber of Commerce at Nash
ville would be happy to advise.
Waycross — “Tobacco Jubi
lee Day” will be held the first
day of the season. Prizes, a
program and singing. About
1,000 expected. The Waycross
and Ware County Chamber of
Commerce for details.
Tifton — the Junior Woman’s
Club usually sponsors a tobacco
dance at the warehouse. For in
formation, the Tift County
Chamber of Commerce.
Adel —a Jaycee-sponsored
festival at the end of the sea
son. The Cook County Chamber
of Commerce at Adel for de
tails.
Pelham —a barbecue spon
sored by the tobacco merchants.
For information, the Pelham
Chamber of Commerce.
The Commerce Department
also listed these towns among
this year’s tobacco markets:
Claxton, Hazelhurst, Metter,
Moultrie, Pearson, Valdosta, Vi
dalia, Quitman, Thomasville,
Baxley, Sylvester, Statesboro
and Swainsboro.
The department said many
are planning activities in con
nection with their markets but
plans were indifinite at the time
they were contacted.
For an unusual vacation this
year, try the tobacco market.
It’s colorful and guaranteed to
be different and entertaining
for the whole family.
Pharmacy. All professional phar-
( macy work must be completed
at one or the other of our two
j Georgia Pharmacy Colleges.