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VOLUME 78 — NUMBER 45
Triangle
Sale, Cash
Events Start
A gigantic “Holiday Opening
Sale” and cash give-aways get
underway this week at The Tri
angle Shopping Center.
The sale will continue for nine
days, ending Saturday. Nov. 30.
A cash prize of SIOO will be
offered at 4:45 pm. each Satur
day between now and Christmas
for a total,of SSOO. However, vou
must be present to win the SIOO.
Otherwise, you will receive only
$25 and the remaining $75 will
go back into the “pot” for the
December 21 and final drawing.
Tickets obtained between now
and Christmas will all be good
for any of the drawings.
Mrs. White
Hurt in
Sat. Wreck
A Summerville woman suf
fered a broken collar bone Sat
urday in a collision in Summer
ville.
Mrs. J. B. White, wife of the
Chattooga forest ranger, suf
fered the injury when the car
she was driving and a car driven
by James L. Coley, of Atlanta,
formerly of Trion, collided in
front of Fowler’s Service Station
about 10:45 a.m.
Coley was not injured, Sum
merville police said.
Details of the accident were
not immediately determined, it
was stated, and no case was
made. Both vehicles were con
siderably damaged.
Hit ’ll Run
Driver Sought
Summerville police were look
ing for a hit and run driver this
week after he hit two vehicles
and then abandoned his car
some hours later.
Tire driver, in a 1959 DeSoto,
hit a car driven by Mrs. Roger
Allison about 5 p.m. Tuesday on
Martin Street, crowding her as
they met, it was stated. The
same vehicle is believed to be
the one which hit Jimmy Lewis’
car parked on Lewis Street. This
occurred about 5 p.m. too, it was
stated. Lewis Street is in the
same general area of town.
Police Chief Griffin Pledger
and Officer Ray Green searched
for the driver and car for sev
eral hours but were unsuccess
ful. However, officers of the
night shift found an abandoned
car on Bill Rich Hill which has
been identified as the one which
hit the two vehicles.
Shake Shop
Burglarize^
The Shake Shop at South
Trion was burglarized Sunday
night with silver dollars, $2 bills,
pennies, chewing gum and other
items being taken.
No arrest had been made at
mid-week.
The burglars entered by break
ing in a small rear window and
then going through it, said C. N.
Pursley, owner of the drive-in
eating place.
Mr. Pursley said 15 silver dol
lars, six $2 bills, some $5 or $6
in pennies, about 30 packages of
chewing gum and other items
were stolen. The thieves also
made some sandwiches, he said.
8 County Boys
Attend Sat. Conclave
Eight Chattooga County mem
bers of the Order of the Arrow
attended a conclave at Camp
Sidney Dew in Floyd County last
Saturday.
They were arcomnanied by
Leader Evans Scoggins.
The boys going were: Jimmy
Abney, Richard Lindsey, Arch
Farrar Jr, Bobby Floyd, David
Pesterfield, James Marks Jr.,
Buzzy Cook and Terry Cannon.
S’ville Downtown Churches
Plan Thanksgiving Service
The Rev. Mack Driver, pastor of the Summerville
Methodist Church, will be the speaker at the joint
Thanksgiving worship serivce in Summerville next
Wednesday night.
The service will be at 7:30 p.m. at the First Bap
tist Church.
Special music will be supplied bv the Baptist Choir
which is directed by Paul McClelland, minister of music
at the church and a student at Shorter College.
The Rev. Robert Franklin, pastor of the host
church, will preside. ,
The Rev. W. E. Hotchkiss, pastor of the Summer
ville Presbyterian Church, will also be on the program.
Six Enter Races for
Summerville Council
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STUDYING GIRL SCOUT CHANGES — Miss Octavia
Taylor (center) of Atlanta, representative of the Na
tional Girl Scout organization, is shown as she con
ferred here Friday night with two local Girl Scout of
ficials, Mrs. J. C. Amos Jr., (left) a member of the Girl
Scout Committee, and Mrs. Henry Duke, (right) tem
porary chairman of the new Girl Scout Neighborhood.
Revamping of Girl
Scout Program Set
The current revamping of the
entire Girl Scout organization
was the topic of a meeting held
in Summerville Friday.
On hand was Miss Octavia
Taylor, Atlanta, representative
of the national Girl Scout or
ganization, and Chattooga and
Walker County Girl Scout
leaders.
Chattooga and the lower por
tion of Walker County (includ
ing the LaFayette area) are
being combined into a “Neigh
borhood”. Mrs. Henry Duke, of
Summerville, was named tem
porary Neighborhood chairman.
Leaders and committee mem
bers within the Neighborhood
will meet monthly, rotating the
meeting place, it was explained.
A fund drive will be conducted
shortly, it was disclosed.
The Neighborhood will be af
filiated with the Northwest
Georgia Council of Girl Scouts
which has headquarters in At
'anta and has a staff of 13 paid
workers. There are some 3,500
volunteers in the Council.
The annual cookie sale will be
held in conjunction with the na
tional program and a part of the
money will go into the camping
fund.
By being affiliated with the
Council and national organiza
tion, it was stated, Chattooga
and Walker girls will have access
to the six Girl Scout camps
within the Council and leaders
will receive aid and advice from
the professional Girl Scout peo
ple.
The first meeting of the
Northwest Georgia Council will
be held Jan. 21 in Atlanta and
Mrs. Duke Mrs. John Salley and
Mrs. T. R. Tucker, of LaFayette,
plan to attend.
In the meantime, plans for a
rededication of all Girl Scouts in
Summerville has been scheduled
for 3:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at
the Summerville Presbyterian
Church.
In addition to Mrs. Duke, Miss
Taylor and Mrs. Salley, others
amending the Friday meeting
were Mesdames Harold Florence,
J. C. Amos Jr., Bob Jones, T. L.
Johnston and Richard Brusco
and the Rev. W. E. Hotchkiss.
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Yule Party
For Tots Set
December 22
The annual Christmas party
for Chattooga needy children
will again be held by American
Legion Post 129 and Veterans of
Foreign Wars Post 6688.
It will be at 1 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 22, at the Chattooga Me
morial Home.
Santa Claus will be on hand as
usual, state leaders, and there
will be toys, fruits and candies
for the little guests.
Further details will be an
nounced.
Yule Club
Savers Can Get
Check Now
Some $242,194 in Christmas
savings will be disbursed, be
ginning today, announces D. L.
McWhorter, president of the
Farmers and Merchants Bank,
Summerville.
The average payment will be
about $lB2. This year, there were
1.330 accounts, said Mr. Mc-
Whorter.
The total figure includes the
payroll Christmas savings of
Riegel Textile Corp, employes
and this accounts for some
$233,000 of the total.
D. M. Espy
Dies Monday
In Florida
D. M. Espy, 55, of Hialeah,
Fla., formerly of Summerville,
died at 9 p.m. Monday in a
Florida hospital after an illness
of several months.
Funeral services and inter
ment were held Wednesday
afternoon in Hialeah.
Mr. Espy was a printer em
ployed by The Miami Herald. He
had gone to Florida some 15
years ago, having previously
been associated with The Sum
merville News.
He was born in Summerville,
son of Mrs. O. J. Espy, of Sum
merville, and the late Mr. Espy,
editor and publisher of The
News for many years.
Mr. Espy was preceded in
death by a son, Jerry, on June
3, 1960.
Surviving are his wife, the
former Miss Thelma Tutton,
daughter of Mrs. Walt Dalton,
of Trion; two sons, Billy, of
Hialeah, and Jack, of Miami;
his mother, Mrs. Espy, of Sum
merville; four sisters, Mrs. Rob
King, of Menlo; Mrs. Tom
Mooney, of Rome, and Mrs.
Carrie B. Freeman and Mrs.
Kate Hanna, both of Braden
ton, Fla.; six brothers, D. T.,
George D. (Bill) and Woodrow,
all of Summerville; Roy, of
Miami. Fla.: Bryant, Rome; and
Joe, Chattanooga.
SUMMERVILLE. CHATTOOGA COUNTY. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1963
Politics began to simmer in
Summerville this week as oppo
ition developed in all three
posts to be filled in a December
14 election.
Here are the candidates thus
far:
Seat 3—Lamar Allmon and
Bobby Ledford.
Seat 4—Rowland Alexander
and W. R. (Bill) Coker.
Seat s—Fletcher C. Hammond
and Hubert Palmour.
Each voter will cast ballots on
all three seats.
The deadline for qualifications
is noon Saturday.
Lyerly Town Meet
Called for Friday
NOONE
QUALIFIES
AT MENLO
It was still quiet on the Menlo
political scene this week.
Qualifications for the Decem
ber 7 city election opened a
week ago but so far no one has
qualified.
To be elected are a mayor, re
corder and two councilmen.
Incumbents for the posts are
J. P. Smith, mayor; Max White,
recorder; and Leroy Tucker and
B. L. Bankson, councilmen.
Smith has announced he will
definitely not seek re-electiojf.
Qualifications close at 7 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 2.
Giles Named
To National
Legion Post
James A. (Doc) Giles, adjutant
of American Legion Post 129, has
been named to a national Legion
committee.
He has been appointed to the
national membership and nost
activities committee, according
to a letter from National Com
mander Daniel F. Foley.
“This appointment was made
upon the recommendation of
your Department officers in rec
ognition of the service you have
rendered to your post and de
partment,” Commander Foley
said.
The term will go through 1964.
Menlo Churches Schedule
Joint Thanksgiving Service
The Menlo Baptist, Methodist
and Presbyterian churches will
conduct a union Thanksgiving
service at 8 p.m. Wednesday at
the Baptist church.
The Rev. Dewey Bailey, pastor
of the Methodist church, will
speak on the subject: “All That
Is Within Me.” Other churches
of these denominations being
served by the participating mini-
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FARM BUREAU AIDS CD— A $l5O check is being pre
sented here by Chattooga Farm Bureau President Stan
ley Selman (left) to Summerville Civil Defense Di
rector Luther Smith. Aiding the CD is one of several
projects planned by the Bureau, Selman said. The an
nual meeting will be held in early December, he noted.
This also is the deadline for
registering to vote. Those who
aren't certain about their voting
status should cheek the city hall
by that time.
Mr. Palmour is the only in
cumbent in the race. Will Hair
and Will Stephenson, who now
hold the other two seats, have
announced they will not seek
re-election.
The other councilmen, whose
terms do not expire this year,
are W. P. (Bill) Selman and
Charles Wright. J. R. Dowdy is
mayor and his term also does not
expire at this time.
A community-wide meeting
will be held in Lyerly at 7:30
p.m. Friday in connection with
proposals to invest funds in the
new Georgia Glove Co. building.
The event, to which every in
terested person is invited, will
be held at the school gymna
sium.
Officials of the Summerville
Industrial Development Corpo
ration, which has been working
closely with the company, will
explain the project.
Some SIO,OOO is needed. Inter
est at six per cent will be paid
and pledges only will be sought
Friday night, it is stated.
A Small Business Administra
tion loan is being secured, in
addition to money raised locally
and by Georgia Glove Company
for the big new building.
The SBA loan is expected to
be approved in early December
and construction could start
immediately afterwards.
The building will be located on
the Lyerly-Summerville Road
just north of Lyerly. It will
house the Georgia Glove Co.
which began operations 18
months ago in an old hosiery
mill building in Lyerly.
METHODIST LEA DEB
SPEAKS AT ROTARY
The Rev. William A. Tyson,
Dalton Methodist District Super
intendent, addressed the Sum
merville-Trion Rotary Club
Wednesday at Riegel Tavern.
The Rev. L. E. Baugh, pastor
of the Riegel Memorial Method
ist Church, was program chair
man for the day.
sters are invited to attend.
The service will be preceded by
a covered dish dinner at 7 p.m.
in the dining rooms of the Meth
odist church. Members of the
three congregations will furnish
the food.
This non-sectarian service is
intended for all persons, leaders
state, and a warm welcome
awaits everyone.
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LITTLE COTTON BOWL’ QUEEN—
Patti Bailey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Bailey of Trion, is crowned 1963 queen
of the little Cotton Bowl by Miss Ethel
Simmons, principal of the Trion Elemen
tary School. The players are Trion mid-
Board Will Try to
Negotiate Contract
On New High School
As soon as final drawings, for
the new Chattooga High School
are finished and approved, ne
gotiations with Bishop and
Busbin, contractors, will resume.
So decided the Chattooga
Board of Education Tuesday
afternoon in a called meeting.
This could save both time and
money on the project, explained
Chairman W. P. (Bill) Selman.
However, the board will not be
obligated and will go ahead and
re-bld if it seems wise to do so,
he said.
Architect M. G. Turner said
in a telephone conversation with
the board during the meeting
that he hopes to have the draw
ings ready by mid-December.
They are being revised with the
hope that the revisions will en
able the school to be built with
the money available. Bids re-
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SCHOOL SITE GRADED— Here is a view
of the Chattooga High School site this
week after grading got underway 10
days ago. The view is looking toward
the Bolling Road from the Lyerly Road,
Uncle Ned’s
Notes
The revaluation furor rais
ed in Floyd County by some ov
the citizens kinda backfired,
looks like.
They hired lawyers and padi
out big money and went to
court. The outcome? More
tax to pay, it looks like. The
fuge ruled that furniture and
alt personal goods would have
to be assessed the same as land
and houses insted of on a
lower basis.
So it looks like the objectors
not only ain’t gona kill the re
valuation thing but jest suc
ceeded in making it more strict
and probably upping many
folks taxes from what they
would uv been.
get co-captains, Billy Floyd and Richard
Chamlee. The crowning took place in
pre-game ceremonies. Trion defeated
Alto Park 6-0 in the game. (See addi
tional photos on sport page.)
ceivcd a few weeks ago were all
above the money and had to be
rejected.
The board attempted at that
time to negotiate and get a lower
price but found that the plans
would have to be altered.
In the meantime, Architect
Turner is still working on final
drawings of the A. C. Carter
gymnasium. He said, however, he
hopes to have them finished and
sent to Atlanta for approval by
the end of this week.
Bishop and Busbin will then
be asked to submit an offer on
this project and if the offer is
within the money, it is hoped
construction can get underway
immediately thereafter.
The contracting firm was the
lowest bidder on the two com
bined projects at the time bids
were received a few weeks ago.
on which the property faces. Some
grading remains to be done. Final plans
for the new high school are now being
readied by the architect.
Clowns, Goats, Bands to Be
In Nov. 30 Christmas Parade
An unforgettable Christmas parade.
That is the aim of Fred Aldred, chairman, as
he plans for the big event scheduled in Summerville
at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 30.
Mr. Aldred already has some 30 units signed up
for participating. He invites others who are interested
to contact him at once.
Santa Claus will ride atop a big tank truck in his
sleigh and there also will be bands, some 50 horses,
novelty units, Roy Camp and his clowns, ponies, goats
and other features.
Dale Stone, Rome organist, will be on hand in
mid-town, furnishing music for a “hootenanny”.
In addition, Mr. Aldred announced, some of the
parade will be televised for presentation on Chattanoo
ga’s Channel 3, arrangements having been made by
Mort Lloyd, formerly of Summerville.
The parade will start at the old Ford place on
South Commerce Street, go to the creek and return to
the starting point, Mr. Aldred said.
Leading it will be such dignitaries as Marshall
Lowry, president of the Summerville Retail Merchants
Assn., which is sponsoring the parade, and Summer
ville Mayor J. R. Dowdy. Police Chief Griffin Pledger
will provide the escort.
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A Prize-Winning
Newspaper
1963
Better Newspaper
Contests
South Trion to
Give SI,OOO
In Prizes
Color television. Tires. Watches.
All these items will be given
away by a group of South Trion
merchants at 4 p.m. Christmas
Eve. The drawing will be held
at Stansell Furniture and Appli
ances.
The gift items total SI,OOO in
value and include a. $599 color
television; a S2OO set .of four
tires; a $125 ladies watch; and
a S9O man’s watch.
Participating firms are: Betty’s
Boqquets, Locklear Cleaners,
Stansell’s, B & W Supermarket,
Strange Service Station, Tate
Furniture and Trion Heights
Service Station.
205 s TO BE QUARTER
CENTURY THEME
“The Roarin' 20’s” will be the
theme of the annual Riegel
Quarter Century Club banquet,
it has been announced.
The event will be held Tues
day night, December 2.
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