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CANDIDATE DAVIS AND FAMILY —
Scenes like this of the John Davis family
weren’t uncommon prior to Judge Davis’
campaign for Congress. Recently, how
ever, they have been rare. The News
managed to catch them between church
and lunch last Sunday. At the piano is
Davis, Self Races Expected
To Lure Many to Polls Wed.
A big turn-out is expected next Wednesday as Chat
tooga Countians go to the polls for the state Democratic
primary. first item on the ballot.
The county has 10,914 regis
tered voters. In the county pri
mary, held on a snowy day last
March, some 6,350 voted.
Keen interest is being exhib
ited here in the state primary
because Chattooga County has
candidates seeking two area
posts.
Earl B. Self of Summerville
is a candidate to succeed him
self as solicitor general of the
Lookout Judicial Circuit which
covers Chattooga, Dade, Walker
and Chatoosa counties.
And John Davis of Summer
ville is a candidate for Seventh
District Congressman.
Both men have opposition.
Self facing a 35-year-old Ross
ville attorney, William (Bill)
Campbell, and Davis facing
three men, George Bagby of Dal
las, J. M. Grubbs Jr. of Marietta
and John Pickett of Cedartown.
Another item of much interest
to Chattooga County, as well as
to the entire state, is the refer
endum on pledged or unpledged
presidential electors. This is the
CD May Be Scrapped; County
Says It Cannot Participate
Chattooga County’s announcement this week that it
cannot legally participate in a civil defense program with
Summerville may scrap the city’s plans for such a pro-
gram as well. ।
Mayor S. A. Dunson of Sum- |
merville said Wednesday he re
grets the county’s action and
feels that it may scuttle the en
tire program since the coopera
tion of so many county officials
is needed even for a city civil
defense set-up.
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\RSON INDICATED— This vehicle, owned by Chester
Hunt of West Washington Street, Summerville, was
outted by fire early Monday and there is every reason
to believe the work was done by an arsonist, Chief of
Police Griffin Pledger states. Grass was piled in the
floorboard of the rear and match stems were found,
he said The vehicle had no insurance. The incident
was discovered about 6 a.m. Monday and the Summer
ville Fire Department answered the call.
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There is no congest, and sub
. sequently little interest, in the
t legislative nominations from
this county. Both James H.
- (Sloppy) Floyd and Joseph E.
/ (Bo) Loggins will succeed them
s selves without opposition.
i The nomination for congress
man will be by unit vote. There
3 are 46 unit votes in the district.
Chattooga County will not vote
; during this primary on the elec
i tion of its school board. This will
r be done in the November general
election.
Here is a listing of the posts
i in which there is opposition:
FOR CONGRESS — George
, Bagby, John Davis, J. M. Grubbs,
- Jr. and John Pickett.
I FOR SOLICITOR GENERAL —
; William (Bill) Campbell, Earl B.
- (Bill) Self, (incumbent).
l FOR PUBLIC SERVICE COM
. MISSION — Franklin Rodgers,
t Ben T. Wiggins (incumbent).
5 FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE
■ GEORGIA SUPREME COURT —
1 Vance Custer, Benning M. Grice,
; Al Henson and Frank B. Stow.
, “I regret that the county has
I not seen fit to join with the city
। in undertaking this project,” he
said.
“I feel that a joint program
could be of vital importance to
the people of both the city and
county in the event of a disas
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®he ^ummeruilk Nms
(Staff Photo by Buffington)
Kathy, 12, who enjoys playing while the
family sings. Standing in front of his
father is Johnny, 9, and on the piano is
Mary, 3. Mrs. Davis stands beside her
husband. They reside at 106 Espy Street
in Summerville.
Tomorrow is the last day
you can apply for an absentee
ballot.
a member of the immediate
family of the voter desiring
such a ballot must apply and
the application must be in
writing. It must be made to
the Board of Registrars, lo
cated on the second floor of
the courthouse.
The ballots will be mailed
from the office and they must
be returned by mail. Anyone
who cannot be here to vote
next Wednesday may obtain
one.
Aflanfa Newspapers
Predict Victory
For John Davis
Both Atlanta daily newspapers
say Summerville’s John Davis
will probably win in his bid for
Democratic nomination to Con
gress.
The Atlanta Journal this week
carried a story headed ‘“Built-In
Edge Favors Davis in Seventh
District.” The story said the
contest is “regarded by most
politicians as a horse race be
tween John Davis, of Summer-
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Rep. Hall to
Address Trion
PTA Tuesday
Floyd Legislator J. Battle Hall
of Rome, will address the Trion
Parent-Teacher Assn, at its first
meeting.
The session will be at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday at the Trion High
School.
Rep. Hall has been especially
active in education circles in the
General Assembly. He is a for
mer educator himself and is a
graduate of Berry Schools.
Patrons' Aid to be Asked
On School Science Equipment
Communities of Chattooga
County schools will be asked to
raise matching funds this year
for science equipment.
The county is entitled to re
ceive $7,056 from the federal
government for school science
equipment, provided the local
communities match it dollar for
dollar.
Both high and elementary,
white and Negro schools are eli
gible.
Plans for asking the commu
nities to help were made at the
Chattooga Board of Education
meeting Tuesday.
Since the board does not have
the funds, it was pointed out, it
hopes each community will
match the amount its school is
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1960
School Board
Urges Use
Os Local Milk
The Chattooga Board of Edu
cation Tuesday “recommended”
that all county schools buy milk
from processors which purchase
Chattooga County milk.
The action was taken after the
board received complaints on the
purchase of milk by several
schools from outside firms.
It is the policy of the board to
always Use Chattooga County
products wherever practical, the
resolution stated.
The board said it would review
the situation at its next meeting
to see whether the principals
were complying with their
recommendation.
County School
Enrollment
Shows Decline
Chattooga County schools had
3,573 students enrolled at the
end of last week, a loss of some
80 from this time last year.
Most of this loss was in the
Negro schools.
Schools having a loss were:
Summerville Elementary, Wel
myer and Carter.
Here is a listing of the en
rollments with last year’s listed
first and the current listed
second:
Gore, 97, 103; Lyerly, 337, 350;
Menlo, 456, 459; Pennville, 219,
226; Summerville Elementary,
871, 864; Summerville High, 920,
943; Welmyer, 186, 165; Carter,
375, 329; Chattooga Training,
125, 134.
Merchants Okay
'lndustry Week,'
Protest Tax
^ull support of “Georgia In
dustry Week,” Sept. 25-30, was
given by the Summerville Retail
Merchants Assn. Wednesday at
its director’s meeting.
A. E. Jackson, Leath Miller,
Jim Richie and Mrs. Olio Tutton
were appointed by President
Harold Shavin to work with the
Junior Chamber of Commerce on
the project. The Jaycees are
sponsoring the observances here.
Don Stultz, who heads the JCC
committee on the “Week”, pre
sented the plans to the mer
chants’ directors. He said a plan
ning meeting for the observance
has been set for 6 p.m. today at
Clemons Brothers Store.
Plans also were made by the
Association to protest the new
sales and use tax bracket system.
Mr. Shavin read a letter which
the directors agreed to forward
to Gov. Vandiver, protesting the
arrangement which went into
effect July 1.
The SRMA president said that
under this system as much as
nine cents on a dollar can be col
lected for taxes. The new system
was established by executive or
der of the governoi, it was noted.
Used Clothing Need
At Summerville
Used clothing is needed for
indigent children at the Sum
merville Elementary School, it
was announced this week.
The Parent-Teacher Asso
ciation Monday will launch a
drive, to get the clothing, and
everyone is asked to cooperate.
A box will be placed near the
entrance to the school building
for the convenience of those
wishing to give. However,
those who wish to have their
items picked up may call one
of these: Mrs. Claude Bag
ley, Jr., 481-R; Mrs. Fay Owens,
339-J; Mrs. Fay Hurley, 552- M;
or Mrs. Meredith Tutton,
363-R.
eligible to receive.
The white schools are eligible
to get $5,992 and the Negro
schools $1,064. Supt Lowell Hix
has been notified The money
will be pro rated on the basis of
enrollment.
All elementary schools need
portable laboratories units
which can be moved from room
to room, Mr. Hix said.
This money will probably have
to be raised by December, he
said.
Mr. Hix instructed the princi
pals of the plan Tuesday after
noon at their meeting. He sug
gested they ask Parent-Teacher
Associations or other local or
ganizations to conduct the drive.
Chattooga School Deficit Expected to
Jump M4 000 in 60-61, Budget Shows
The Chattooga Board of
of $15,197 by next July 1, as
$1,338 the past July. ।
These are the figures shown;
on the annual budget adopted by
the board Tuesday.
And the actual deficit may run
much higher than shown on the
budget, Supt. Lowell Hix says.
For instance, the board has
scarcely adopted the budget —
which includes the borrowing of
SIO,OOO for the entire term —
when it okayed the borrowing of
$20,000 this week.
Main reason for the greater
deficit anticipated this year is
the cut of $44,000 in state funds.
Only a slight increase in local
tax revenue is anticipated to off
set this.
The $20,000 borrowed this week
by the board makes a total of
$35,000 borrowed this year. Plans
call' for this to be paid back
when tax money comes in this
fall.
One dissenting vote was cast on
the budget. W. B. Farrar of
Summerville said he could not
approve it because of the hiring
of unearned teachers at schools
which operate in the red.
The Gore school, which began
the year with a deficit, has one
unearned teacher, which means
her salary comes out of local
Field Day at Cloudland
Attracts Tri-County Men
Some 75 outdoorsmen from
Chattooga, Floyd and Dade
Counties assembled at Cloudland
Wednesday afternon for a field
day.
The event was held jointly by
the Wildlife Clubs of the three
counties.
Trap shooting, rifle and pistol
shooting, bait, fly and spin cast
ing were scheduled with cash
prizes in each category.
A hot dog supper was planned
to top off the event, held at Tay
lor’s Cabin.
Woman Asks $6,000
In Insurance Firm
A damage suit for $6,000 has
been filed in Chattooga Superior
Court by Mrs. Brandon Eliza
beth Raines.
She is seeking that amount
from the Interstate Life and Ac
cident Company in connection
with injuries she received in an
automobile accident Feb. 2 of
this year. Mrs. Raines’ petition
says that Arnold Locklear, an
employe of Interstate, was in the
accident and it was his negli
gence that caused it. She says
he was on duty for Interstate at
the time.
Safe Cracked, $l5O Taken
From Ice Plant Office Here
A safe was cracked and some
$l5O taken at the Summerville-
Trion Ice Company office in
Summerville last Wednesday
night.
No arrests have been made,
but Summerville police state
they believe it was a profession
al job done by outsiders.
A punch of some type and a
hammer apparently were used,
Sgt. Harold Cody and Officer
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. . . Officer Charles Gayler Points to Work Done
f Education expects a deficit
s compared with one of only
| funds. Gore, together with Sub
; ligna which consolidated with it
recently, only earned five teach
ers although it now has six.
Farrar pointed out that the
state may not actually pay for
one of these five teachers be
cause two classes at Gore have
less than the state-required 15
students per room. The fourth
grade has only 10 students, he
said, and the fifth has only 13.
Farrar's suggestion to combine
the two grades was turned down.
Other board members said they
felt there might be sufficient in
crease in these two grades with
in the next few weeks to justify
their continuing on a separate
basis. The first grade at Gore
has enrolled only nine; the sec
ond 13; the third 17; the fourth
10; the fifth 13; the sixth 18; the
seventh 14; and the eighth 9.
The first and second have been
combined as have the seventh
and eighth
The board had originally
planned to have one teacher per
grade but this plan was dropped
because of the poor enrollment.
The board also decided on
Tuesday to take one of the three
buses being used to feed the
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Farrar Proposes
Lyerly, Menlo
Have Program
A proposal that the guidance
. and counseling teacher and pro
gram at Summerville High
School this year be made avail
able to the Lyerly and Menlo
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Recent Arrests
Four recent arrests are shown
on court records at the court
house.
James Edgar Atkins paid S4O
after pleading guilty to public
drunk charges and Willard Bar
nett entered a plea of guilty to
assault and battery charges and
was given six months or pay
ment of $25 by Nov. 1.
In addition, the records show,
Waldo Reece has been charged
with speeding and James Wil
lard Barnett has been charged
with being drunk at a private
residence. No disposition of
these cases is shown.
Charles Gayler reported.
This was the first safe crack
ing in Summerville in about
seven years.
The safe-crackers gained en
try by tearing floor loose at the
rear of the building and forcing
a door. Books from the safe were
spilled all over the office but
apparently the money, which
included about S3O In silver, is
all that was taken, officers said.
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Chattooga County
School Budget
INCOME
General Fund:
1959-60 1960-61
Actual Anticipated
Revenue Revenue
Local taxes $ 67,995 $ 70,000
Sale old buildings, etc. 1,916 None
State — 644,549 626,008.84
Other 4,248 2,500
Total $718,709 $ 698,508
Total all funds
(bonds, buildings, employee
deductions, etc.) ‘ $942,343 $ 887,608
Balance beginning of
fiscal year:
General Fund $13,111 ($ 1,338)
(Deficit)
PAYMENTS:
Administrative
expense 16,391 16,800
Instruction
regular program 467,438 489,703
Instruction
veteran’s program 31,449 31,600
Attendance
program 3,315 4,850
Pupil
transportation 68,128 60,425
Operation of plant 54,433 49,750
Maintenance of plant 11,625 9 000
Fixed charges 17,166 14,800
(teachers’ retirement
fund, insurance, etc.)
School lunch program
and student body
activation $684,544 $ 693,428
Capital outlay 703,693 697,928
Debt service
(bonds, etc.) 164,238 113,973
Agency funds
(retirement, income
tax, etc.) 86,810 92,000
Balance End of Year $ 23,661 ($ 15,197)
*The $23,661 balance shown on the books^is not actual,
Supt. Hix explained, but comes about through the method
the state requires to be used in keeping county school
books. It does not take into account the $25,000 paid back
in loans and when this is done, there is the $1,338 deficit
mentioned earlier.
Gore, Chattooga Schools
Begin In Red; Others Out
Two Chattooga County schools—Gore and Chattooga
Training—are beginning the new term “in the red.”
Two Injured
In Accident
Two automobile accident in
juries were reported in Chat
tooga County during the Labor
Day week-end.
Kathleen Prince, 26, Summer
ville Route 2, and Kathryn
Prince, age 3, Summerville Route
2, were injured about 9:15 a.m.
Friday when they were involved
in an accident two miles north
of Summerville on a county
road.
Kathleen Prince, driver of one
of the vehicles involved, suf
fered bruises, State Patrolman
C. R. Deal reported, and the
child had lacerations of the
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SUBSCRIPTION RATE $2.00 PER YEAR
Two others, Summerville High
School and Carter Consolidated,
ended last year with a deficit,
but their new allotments more
than made it up.
The county board of education
takes the money it has to spend
for operation of the schools and
pro rates it among the schols on
the basis of the number of pu
pils enrolled at the particular
school.
i This year, some $97,411 is
available for this purpose.
Listed below are the amounts
pro rated to each school, the
balance or deficit of the school
at the end of last year, and what
the beginning amount is this
year:
Gore — Allotted $2,922, in red
i $4,882 last year, beginning with
. $1,960 deficit this year.
Lyerly — Allotted $9,741, bal
ance of $1,019 last year, begin
ning with $10,760.
Menlo—Allotted $12,663; bal
ance of $677 last year; beginning
with $13,341.
Pennville—Allotted $5,844; bal
ance of $1,848; beginning with
$7,693.
Summerville Elementary — Al
lotted $23,378; balance of $3,248;
beginning with $26,627.
Summerville High — Allotted
$25,327; in red $3,231; beginning
with $22,095.
Welmyer—Allotted $4,870; bal
ance of $4,064; beginning with
$8,935.
Carter—Allotted $8,767; In red
$1,254; beginning with $7,513.
Chattooga Training — Allotted
$3,896; In red at end of year $5,-
594; beginning the year in def
| icit $1,697.
Union Request
On Rug Mill
To Be Heard
A National Labor Relations
Board hearing is scheduled for
Friday to examine various is
sues surrounding a request for a
union election at Georgia Rug
Mill in Summerville.
The request for the election
was made by the Textile Work
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