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VOLUME 76—NO. 28
Co. Tax Digest Up Slightly;
Rate May Rise Sharply
The Chattooga County net tax
digest for 1961 is $7,223,928.
This is a slight increase over
last year but the jump is far
below that which occurred be
tween 1959 and 1960.
The increase last year was
$467,996.
The increase this year was
$97,238.
The 1960 digest was $7,126,690.
The net digest is the amount
of property on which taxes are
levied. It is determined by the
returns filed by taxpayers, sub
sequent adjustments made by
the Board of Tax Assessors and
the deduction of the homestead
and personal property exemp
tions.
The tax rate for 1961 hasn’t
yet been set by Commissioner
John Jones.
However, it is known the rate
will be up considerably over last
year (which was 59 mills in the
county and 59>/ 2 in Summerville)
because the Chattooga Board of
Education has increased its
phase of the millage from last
year’s 15 mills to 20 for this year.
This alone would up the county
tax rate five mills.
Summerville taxpayers will
have minor relief because the
half mill tax levied for the past
several years for school bonds
will not be included this year.
The bonds were paid off re
cently.
It's Another Girl
For Mayor Dunson
Summerville Mayor S. A.
Dunson is surrounded by wom
en now.
The youthful mayor on Mon
day became the father of an
other daughter, giving him a
trio of lovely young ladies at
his house,
Janet Britton Dunson
weighed in at seven pounds.
She and her mother are ex
pected home from Floyd Hos
pital on Saturday.
• And eagerly awaiting theii
arrival will be Janet’s two sis
ters, Laura 5 and Lisa 2.
Trion LL Edges Summerville
In Thriller to Win Tourney
In an unforgettable game
Friday night, the Trion Lit
tle League All-Stars edged
the Summerville All-Stars,
12-11 to clinch the area Lit
tle League tournament.
Some 1,000 persons watched
the thriller.
On the evening before, the
Trionites had breezed past La-
Fayette with 24-1 victory.
Moving on into the district
events, Trion at 7:30 tonight
(Thursday) faces Rome Ameri
can at Dalton. The winner of
this one will play Cartersville in
the district finals at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, also at Dalton.
It was a see-saw game Fri-
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VICTORIOUS TRION LITTLE LEAGUERS
t , . shown following victory over Summerville
Summerville Wins Another
Tri-City Swim Meet Sot.
Summerville overcame Dalton and Calhoun Saturday
at Dalton to win for the second time this year a Tri-City
Swim Meet.
The hometown group amassed 131 points, Dalton 119
and Calhoun 102. The week be
fore Summerville edged Calhoun
by one point to take the first in
the series of meets.
Summerville will host a dis
trict-wide swim meet here on
August 9. Expected to send
swimmers for this are Carters
ville, Dalton, Calhoun, Rome and
Marietta.
Winners in last Saturday’s
swimming were:
First Places—M ik e Turner,
free style, Boling Farmer, free
style; Van Greer, free style; Don
Johnson, free style; David
Pesterfield, butterfly; Guinn
Hankins, butterfly; Mike Baker,
butterfly; Van Greer, back
stroke; Buzzy Cook, breast
stroke; Mike Baker, breast
stroke; Summerville relay, boys;
Van Greer, back; Mike Baker,
breast; Guinn Hankins, butter
fly; Don Johnson, free style.
Second Places—Agnew Meyers,
free style; Jan Parham, free
style; Jimmy Adams, free style;
Laurel Praet, free style; Jan
Parham, butterfly; Boling
Farmer, butterfly; Bob Agnew,
butterfly; Marianne Clarkson,
butterfly; Agnew Meyers, back
stroke; Cris Cook, backstroke;
Guinn Hankins, backstroke; Joy
Praet, backstroke; Don Johnson,
backstroke; David Pesterfield,
breaststroke; Cris Cook, breast
stroke; Joy Praet, breaststroke;
Bob Agnew, breaststroke.
Third Places — Mike Turner,
butterfly; Laurel Praet, butter
fly; Buzzy Cook, backstroke;
Jimmy Adams, breaststroke;
Honey Echols, breaststroke;
Marianne Clarkson, breast
stroke; Summerville relay, girls,
Joy Praet, backstroke; Laurel
Praet, breaststroke; Boling
Farmer, butterfly; Honey
Echols, free style.
A motorcade will leave the
Trion Community Center at
5:45 p.m. today (Thursday)
for Dalton and the district
Little League tournament.
Trion’s All-Stars will meet
the Rome American team at
7:30 p.m. there. Winner of this
event will play Cartersville at
7:30 p.m. Friday at Dalton.
day night between Trion and
Summerville with first one team
and then the other ahead and
the score even at times.
The final turning point came
in the thrill-packed sixth in
ning. In the top of the period,
Pete Davis beat down a hard-
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CHATTOOGANS
RELEASED ON
BEATING CASE
Several Chattooga Countians
who had been suspects in the
beating of a 78-year-old store
keeper at Crystal Springs have
been released following negative
lie detector tests, according to
officials.
A trio of Chattoogans was first
given the test and later an
other Chattooga man was sus
pected. However, all were re
leased after the tests proved
negative.
Beaten up two weeks ago at
his store was Will Pledger. He
remains in critical condition at
Floyd Hospital.
TRION LOSES ONE
TEACHER, BUT FILLS
VACANCY QUICKLY
The Trion school system has
had one teacher resignation
during the past week but the
vacancy has already been filled,
Supt. A. J. Strickland said Tues
day.
Miss Mary Alice Ivey, an ele
mentary teacher at Trion for
the past three years, has ac
cepted a position in Columbus.
Named to replace her is Miss
Sandra June Heisler, a graduate
last Christmas of Jacksonville
State College. Although she is
originally from Alabama, her
family now resides in Ocala, Fla.
and she taught the latter part
of the school year in Walker
County.
The Trion system still has one
vacancy—in the second or third
i grade—however, Mr. Strickland
1 said.
hitting grounder at the first
base line and put Summerville
out while the score stood 11-10
in Summerville’s favor.
Now in, Trion’s Randy Stephens
scored a run in the bottom of
the sixth that tied up the game
at this crucial point. Only a
short time later, Wayne Woody
j stole home for Trion, giving his
I team the winning run and wind
' ing up the game.
Trion was never in trouble on
the preceding night when La-
Fayette was the foe. The Chat-
I toogans put up 6 in the first
' period, added 13 more in the
i second and five in the fourth
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SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1961
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LITTLE LEAGUE MOTHER SCORES
. . . Mrs. Betty Haney comes home as Mrs. Vera Thompson
watches
LL Mothers Gome Draws
Crowd; More Scheduled
In a hard-fought game Mon
day night, Little League moth
ers of the Yankees, Braves and
Tigers edged mothers of the
Giants, Dodgers and Indians
16-15.
The novelty game drew a good
crowd and plans are underway
for at least two more Little
League Mothers games. A Sum
merville team will go to La-
Fayette at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday for
play and Summerville will host
LaFayette at 7:30 p.m. Thurs
day, Aug. 3.
Admission is free but funds
obtained in passing the hat will
be used to put fountains near
the dugouts at the A. G. Dunson
Little League Field, mothers said
this week.
Mrs. Henry Duke, with four
hits, led the winning team, while
Mrs. Charles Gayler was the top
hitter for the other team.
Those on the winning team
and their positions were as fol
lows: Linnie James, lb; Daphne
Allen, 2b; Vera Hunter. 3b; Vera
Thompson, C; Mrs. Duke, P;
Mary Lou Ellsberry, sf; Jackie
Morgan, ss; Jeanette Parham,
If; Helen Floyd, rs; and M.
Brooks, cf.
Members of the other team
were: Irene Cannon, Mrs.
Marian Shivers, Annette Agnew,
Mrs. Gayler, Betty Haney, R.
McCormick, Ruby Kinsey, Inez
Dempsey, Eleanor Hankins, Liz
Abney, Barbara Johnson, Mrs.
Pettit, Curtis Brown, Liz Haney
and Annabelle Pesterfield.
Boys Sought
For Camp
Next Week
Is there a schoolboy aged 8 to
15 at your house?
If so, he may get a week’s
camp free next week.
The Mason - McCauley Vet
erans of Foreign Wars Post has
several openings for boys to at
tend Camp Safety Patrol near
Cordele. The group will leave
Sunday and return the follow
ing Saturday.
If you are interested, contact
Lester (Flash) Parker at Penn
ville or Miss Ethel Simmons at
Trion. Both have the necessary
application blanks.
The boys do not have to be
members of the schoolboy patrol
although the camp is primarily
for these youngsters.
The Mason-McCauley post has
set aside funds for 25 boys to at
tend the camp this year but early
this week only eight had ap
plied.
Camp Safety Patrol is a proj
ect of the VFW in cooperation
with the Georgia Department of
Public Safety’s Safety Education
Division.
The youngsters are taught the
proper way to ride a bicycle, good
pedestrian behavior, practicing
discipline on a bus and other
safety procedures.
Recreation is also a vital part
of the camp. Archery, minia
ture golf, horseshoes, softball,
tennis, badminton, volleyball,
table tennis, swings and two
swimming pools are provided.
Contact Mr. Parker, who lives
near the Pennville School, or
Miss Simmons at once if you are
interested.
Advanced Swim
Program for
Youngsters Set
The advanced beginners swim
class will start at 9 am. Mon
day, the Summerville Recreation
Department has announced
This is for youngster ages 8-15
i who have passed the beginners
' swim course.
Breath control, swimming in
' place, changing positions, ele
mentary backstroke; hand-over
■ hand stroke, diving and under
; water swimming and the ele
mentary forms of rescue will be
I taught.
COUNTY SCHOOLBOY
PATROL LEAVES
SUNDAY FOR CAMP
The Chattooga County school
system has several vacancies in
its teaching staff, School Supt.
James Spence said this week.
Included are five vacancies at
the high school campus, one at
Lyerly Elementary and one at
Welmyer Elementary.
Principal A. L.. Clark of Chat
tooga High School said he needs
a band director, another math
ematics teacher, an English
teacher and two diversified
teachers capable of filling in a
general schedule. All high school
teachers must hold degrees, he
noted.
Anyone interested in the high
school vacancies should call Mr.
Clark at 857-1631 or 857-7276
and anyone interested in the
elementary vacancies may con
tact Mr. Spence at 85T-4551 or
857-4605.
Assessors to
Professional;
Meet Okays
A professional revaluation firm is being called in to
discuss with the Chattooga Board of Tax Assessors—and
the public—the procedures for tax equalization.
The tax assessors made the
plans Monday following a pub
lic meeting in which those
attending overwhelmingly en
dorsed equalization.
Claude Ratliff, chairman of
the Chattooga Board of Tax
Assessors, said his group would
like to hear from an expert on
the steps which would be neces
sary in an equalization program
The public would be welcome to
such a session, he said.
Mr. Ratliff asked the County
Commissioner’s office to locate
and contact a firm. As soon as
the meeting is arranged, a puo
lic announcement will be made,
it was stated.
The action by Mr. Ratliff and
his group climaxed a two-hour
public meeting, called for the
purpose of discussing tax equali
zation. The meeting had been
arranged by the Board of Tax
Assessors and the City of Sum
merville.
In a vote endorsing equaliza
tion, there were only two dis
senters and one abstention. One
of the dissenters, Charlie Powell,
had said earlier he thought the
present board of assessors could
do the job "if given the time”.
However, three of the assessors
said in reply that they did not
feel qualified, especially in the
field of industrial fixtures, etc.
Preston David, general man
ager of Riegel Textile Corpora
tion’s Trion Division, said that
his firm was in favor of tax
equalization "provided it is fairly
appraised and fairly adminis
tered”.
However, he noted that his
firm "has got to be kept com
petitive”. Mr. David also pointed
out that in some Soutncrn
states, inventories are not taxed.
County Attorney F. H Boney
said, however, that under Geor
gia law inventories must be
taxed
Another industry executive in
attendance was A O. Dunson,
general manager and vice presi
dent of Summerville Manufac
turing Co. Mr. Dunson said he
didn't think anyone disagreed
with “the principles” of tax i
equalization but noted there can
:be some pitfalls. He suggested
i the possibility of a "pre-set' .
county budget so that the
i county wouldn’t be tempted to ■
Menlo Loses Fight
On Consolidation
Menlo patrons have failed in their efforts to prevent
their high school from being consolidated and the merger
will take place when school opens in late August.
Word from the State Supreme
Court Tuesday that it would not
meet until September killed the
patrons’ last hope of stopping
the consolidation. The Menlo
group had hoped the Court
would hold a special session to
consider their proposed appeal
from a ruling of Judge S. W.
Fariss last Friday.
Judge Fariss, of Chattooga
Superior Court, in effect threw
the matter out of court when he
sustained a demurrer filed by
the Chattooga Board of Educa
tion. The patrons had sought an
injunction from Judge Fariss to
halt the consolidation. Their
next step would have been to
appeal the judge’s decision to
the Supreme Court but since the
court will not meet until Sep
tember, and school opens August
21, the consolidation will have
already taken place.
Rome Attorney Robert L.
Scoggin, representing Menlo,
said Tuesday following the Su
preme Court’s announcement
that the case would be a moot
issue by the time the Court
meets.
The consolidated high school
will be located on the present
Summerville High School cam
pus until a new building Is
erected outside Summerville.
Further plans for the new
building are expected to be made
Tuesday when the Chattooga
Board of Education hears from
architects on the matter. An
architect is expected to be hired
in the near future.
Under the consolidation, all
county high school students will
be located in the Chattooga High
School. Previously, the county
system had three high schools—
Menlo, Summerville and Lyerly.
Hear From
Public
Equalization
up its budget considerably
However, county officials noted
that pre-determining the budget
is next to impossible because
some of the funds must match
state and federal funds—in the
welfare and health departments,
for example.
John Paul Jones, Summerville
real estate man, asked whether
there would have to be another
evaluation in the event of a de
pression.
In reply, County Attorney
Boney pointed out that while
property would be evaluated at
100 per cent, it would not be
taxed at 100 per cent. The Board
of Tax Assessors would set the
per cent at which property
would be taxed and the County
Commissioner would set the
amount of millage.
The real estate man said that
if tax equalization merely means
"leveling off” he favors it. "But
I don’t think it’d go over so well
if it means tripling taxes”, he
added.
Here are some of the other
points brought out at the
meeting:
The county has to have so
much money to operate on. It
has to have it whether there is
tax equalization or not. The
budget usually runs around
$275,000 to $300,000. Tax equali
zation would not bring in a lot
more money to the county be
cause the rate would be lowered.
Municipalities might want to
use the county tax records and
if they did so they could be ex
pected to lower their rates also
because the evaluations would
be higher.
Both Trion and Menlo have
considered their own revalua
tions if the county doesn't pro
ceed.
The taxes in the county are
not now equal and ail the prop
erty Is not on the books, al
though this is no criticism of the
officials.
Chattooga County schools levy
tax on the area outside Trion
because Trion has its own school
I system. The digest on which the
county schools levy is about $4
million.
In addition to the Board of
Tax Assessors, other officials
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SUPERIOR COURT
CRIMINAL WEEK
ENDS ON THURSDAY
The July term of Chattooga
Superior Court ended last
Thursday afternoon after hear
ing only a few cases.
Much of the four days of
criminal week was taken up with
a rape case, the defendants
being three Chattooga County
teen-agers. Gordon Cochran and
Lamar Gregg, both 18, were
sentenced to 12 months at Alto
and six months on probation.
Sentencing was rendered
Thursday morning by Judge S.
W. Fariss after a jury found the
two guilty on one count each
and decreed their punishment
should be as for a misdemeanor.
A third defendant, Franklin
Dawson, was acquitted. Four
other boys involved in the same
episode are juveniles and will
face hearing in juvenile court
before Judge Fariss.
Oliver E. Perry was found
guilty Thursday of manufac
turing liquor and given two to
three years but he immediately
filed a motion for a new trial.
Harold Floyd was given 18
months the last six of which are
to be served on probation. Wes
ley Stallings alias Junior Kin
caid was given two years on a
burglary case after pleading
guilty. George Baggett Jr. was
sentenced to 12 months on pro
bation and payment of costs in
a larceny of automobile case.
Curtis Floyd, abandonment, re
ceived 12 months (the last three
of which are to be on probation)
and payment of S2O a week for
support of children. Colon C.
Carroll, also abandonment, re
ceived 12 months, the last three
months of which are to be on
probation, and payment of .S2O a
week support for children. David
Lively, charged with burglary,
received two years. Clarence
Eugene Hines, abandonment,
was given 12 months on pro
bation and payment of $25
weekly for support of chil
dren. Bill Crider received 12
months on burglary charges, the
last two of which are to be on
probation.
SCHOOLS TO OPEN
IN LATE AUGUST
School opening is nearer than
you think!
Only a few more weeks of
leisure remain for the dozens of
teachers and hundreds of stu
dents in Chattooga County.
County schools open on Mon
day, August 28, for classes, al
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•o POSITIVE'
BLOOD SOUGHT
FOP LOCAL MAN
Do you or anyone you know
have "O Positive" blood?
A Summerville man now at
Erlanger Hospital, Chatta
nooga, with a rare disease
needs fresh blood of this type
daily, friends of the family
said this week.
The man is Leon Henderson,
an employe of the Summer
ville Post Office, Mr. Hen
derson has "Christmas Dis
ease," a rare blood disease but
one which is curable.
Although blood bank blood
has been administered to Mr.
Henderson, he now needs fresh
blood, according to the friends.
Anyone desiring to give who
has type "O Positive" should
make arrangements directly
with Erlanger Hospital,
2 Chattooga
Road Letting
Contracts arc to be let today
for resurfacing of two Chattooga
County roads—the 18 miles from
Cloudland to the Walker Coun
ty line and the 12 miles from
Summerville via Lyerly to the
Alabama line.
The two projects are among
those in the first letting of the
Vandiver SIOO million program.
About sls million worth of con-
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LEGION OFFICERS
TO BE INSTALLED
FRIDAY BY PURCELL
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MR. THOMASON
C. P. Thomason, newly-elected
commander of the American
Legion Post here, and the other
new officers will be installed at
7:30 p.m. Friday at Memorial
Home.
Perry Purcell, Marietta, junior
vice commander of the state
American Legion, will conduct
the installation.
Mr. Thomason succeeds O. R.
Fletcher. The new commander
has been affiliated with Georgia
Rug Mill, Summerville, for six
years. He is a native of Sum
merville and was educated at
Summerville High School. He
served four years In the U.S. Air
Force during the Korean con
flict, seeing duty overseas. Mr.
Thomason, who is single and re
sides on Highland Avenue, was
senior vice commander of the
post last year and has headed
the membership drive.
Other new officers are: Dan
Tapp, senior vice commander;
Carl Anderson, junior vice com
mander; Dwight Mauney, chap
lain; Ira Hawkins, service offi
cer; Loray Byars, sergeant at
arms; James Giles, adjutant and
finance officer; and Donnie
Espy, publicity officer.
ADULTS BEGINNING
SWIM CLASS STILL
SEEKING APPLICANTS
Adults interested in beginners’
swimming lessons may still reg
ister, Dick Dickens, director of
the Summerville Recreation De
partment, has announced.
Date of the class starting
hasn't been set, pending the
completion of registration, Mr.
Dickens said.
Basic fundamentals of rhyth
mic breathing, prone and back
floating, scissor and flutter
kicking and several combination
strokes will be taught, he added.
Those interested should con
tact the Recreation Center.
Projects In
Today
tracts on 73 projects in 86 coun
ties are included in today’s
letting.
In the meantime, work con
tinues on paving of the road
from Alpine to Ed Harrison’s in
western Chattooga County. A
contract hasn’t yet been let on
another proposed Chattooga
County project, the road from
Holland to Chattoogavill*.