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Man Is founded
By Sh< f^un Blast
A Summerville m = s
wounded by a shotgun blast
Friday night at a residence
on State Highway 100, about
five miles from the city lim
its.
The Chattooga County
Sheriff’s office reports that
Roland “Pete” Wooten, Ne
gro. Seventh St.. Summer
ville, was admitted to Chat
tooga County Hospital suf
fering from wounds inflicted
by a 20-gauge shotgun. The
man’s injuries were about
the left hip and legs.
The Sheriff’s office said
that James Jackson, also
Negro, of Ringgold, has been
arrested in connection with
the shooting and has been
charged with assault and at
tempted murder. He is
Chattooga at 67% of
Cancer Fund Goal
Important gains were re
ported this week midway in
the last half of the Ameri
can Cancer Society’s EDU
CATION-Funds Crusade in
Georgia.
The crusade here in Chat
tooga County has reached 67
per cent of the goal of
$3,330, according to H. D.
Kingsmore, local crusade
chairman.
Don Elliot Heald, state
chairman and general man
ager of WSB-TV, Atlanta,
told members of the divi
sion’s board of directors In
a meeting last Thursday
that 88,798 volunteers so far
have been reported in 153
counties of the state, and
that the crusade organiza
tion was at a higher point of
Loan Group
Elects Salley
As Director
John A. Salley, executive
vice president and treasurer
of First Federal Saving and
Loan Association of Sum
merville, has been elected to
the board of directors of the
Georgia Saving and Loan
League at the recent annual
convention held in Asheville,
N. C.
Heading the league this
year is Sam P. Lamback, of
Macon. Other officers in
clude vice president James
E. Mathis, of Gainesville,
vice president; William Hos
ford, of Decatur, treasurer;
and Ed W. Hiles, of Atlanta,
executive vice president.
Other new directors in
clude C. R. Conner, of Car
tersville, secretary and
treasurer of Cartersville
Federal Savings and Loan
Association; John R. Jervis,
of Rome, president of Citi
zens Federal Savings and
Loan Association; Harry H.
Robinson, of Athens, execu
tive vice president of Clarke
Federal Saving and Loan
Association,
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CAR LOSES MOTOR
The automobile pictured in center photo was com
pletely demolished in the front end section in a
two-car accident on Highway 27, near Wayside,
Sunday The motor (above) was found on the op
posite side of the road, more than 250 feet from
the scene of the accident. The driver is in Trion
Community Hospital where his condition is listed
as “fair.”
Swmmtnttllr Nruis
lodged in Chattooga County
jail awaiting a preliminary
hearing.
Wooten was reported to
still be in the hospital at a
late hour Wednesday.
This is the second inci
dence of violence that has
occurred here recently. Only
a week ago, a Summerville
man died as the result of be
ing knifed in an altercation
at a residence north of Sum
merville on Highway 27.
Troy Wooten, who is being
held in Chattooga County
jail in connection with this
incident, appeared before
Judge Paul W. Painter Mon
day and was refused bond.
He is scheduled to appear
before the Grand Jury in
July.
preparedness this year than
ever before.
He estimated that each of
these volunteer workers
would, by the windup of the
crusade, have reached at
least 12 other persons-«a
total of 1,065,576 adults in
Georgia — with life saving
information about cancer.
“This means better than a
quarter of a million persons
reached this year by the
EDUCATION-Funds Crusade
may some day have cancer,
and the volunteer contact
may have brought home the
very fact that can help save
at least half this number by
getting them to go for treat
ment in time,” Heald ex
plained.
Still incomplete reports on
the contribution total show
the crusade approaching 95
per cent of the minimum
goal for Georgia.
“Encouraging as these
facts are,” the state chair
man said, “no inclination to
relax our efforts should
enter anyone’s mind. Cancer
is relentless. Each day, more
than 800 persons here in our
country die of this disease —
so there is still much to be
done.”
The chairman appealed
for an all-out effort In the
last days of the 1967 Cru
sade.
“Should anyone have been
overlooked or unable to
make a contribution when
a volunteer called,” Kings
more said, “gifts may be
sent to the Georgia Division,
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^Matter
The weather outlook for
the Chattooga County area
for the next day or two Is
for clear to partly cloudy
skies and mild. Westerly
winds are bringing a little
cooler air into our area.
There is a 10-20 per cent
chance of widely-scattered
thundershowers today and
tomorrow.
Head-On Crash Injures Eight Persons at Wayside Sunday
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA 30747, THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1967
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In CONGRESS, July 4.
. That all men are created equal, that they are en
dowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights
. . . that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit
of Happiness.”
Chattoogans Plan Vacation,
Travel for Holiday Period
The annual exodus will
begin in Chattooga County
during the next few days as
vacationers head for the
beaches, the mountains and
other resort spots around
the country.
Most of the manufactur
ing plants in the county will
close during the Fourth of
July holiday period. A large
majority of these employees
and their families will take
to the family car and head
for their favorite retreat,
but some will prefer to
lounge around the house
and maybe catch up on a
few negiected chores.
The Independence Day
observance in the county
'area will be mostly quiet,
except for Menlo, where a
giant Fourth of July cele
bration will be held on Tues
day.
This annual event will
feature baseball games, a
barbecued chicken dinner,
speeches and a full day of
fun. A highlight of the day
will be a speech by Rep. Mac
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Barber, of Jackson County,
who will be introduced by
Chattooga’s own “Sloppy"
Floyd.
Several hundred persons
are expected to attend this
Libraries
To Close
On July 4
The Chattooga County
and Menlo Public libraries,
members of the Cherokee
Regional Library system,
will be closed July 4 in ob
servance of Independence
Day.
Other member libraries
are: Walker County Library,
LaFayette; Rossville Public
Library, Rossville; Chicka
mauga Public Library,
Chickamauga and Dade
County Library, Trenton.
No bookmobile visits are
scheduled for this date.
Independence Day celebra
tion.
Summerville and Chat
tooga County merchants are
offering special sales for
the holiday period. A brisk
shopping spree is expected
this week-end as Chat
toogans get ready to start
their vacation.
The Georgia State Patrol
is sponsoring one of the
most Intensive highway
safety campaigns in history
during the holiday period.
Officials remind motorists to
be especially careful during
this peak period when liter
ally thousands of vacation
ers will be on the highways.
There is a special drive on
this year to encourage citi
zens to fly the American
Flag on July 4 to emphasize
support for our boys In Viet
Nam and also to repudiate
those among us who dese
crate and burn our nation’s
Flag.
Will your flag be flying
Tuesday?
Post Office
Raises Limit
On Packages
Mailers will be able to
send 25-pound parcels be
tween first class post offices
which are 150 miles or more
apart starting July 1, Post
master John Stubbs re
minded patrons today. The
present weight limit is 20
pounds, he said.
This Is the first of five in
creases scheduled to take
effect annually until 1971,
when a 40 pound, 84-inch
maximum size will be au
thorized between all first
class post offices. Size limi
tations are now 72 Inches In
combined girth and length.
The next Increase, on July
1, 1968, will raise the weight
limit to 30 pounds. On July
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Accidents Injure
Twelve Persons
Week-end wrecks in Chat
tooga County injured at
least twelve persons, includ
ing a family of tourists from
Indiana.
A head-on crash on U. S.
Highway 27, near Wayside,
resulted in injuries to Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth J. Cooper,
6120 Green Leaves Circle,
Indianapolis, Ind., and four
of their six children. The
Coopers were on their way
to Callaway Gardens, near
LaGrange, when the acci
dent occurred at 4:15 p.m.
Sunday.
The Cooper vehicle, a 1965
Oldsmobile, sustained con
siderable damage to the left
front end.
The driver of the second
car, Terrell G. Pettyjohn, 18
Tenth Street, Trion, is still
in Trion Community Hospi
tal, where he was taken im
mediately following the
wreck.
The Pettyjohn automobile,
a 1963 Oldsmobile F-85, was
completely demolished from
the windshield forward. The
motor and transmission
Jackson Legislator
To Speak at Menlo
A member of the State
Legislature from Jackson
County will be the main
speaker at the Fourth of
July celebration to be held
at Menlo Tuesday.
The Jackson legislator is
widely - known throughout
the state for his many con
tributions in the field of
education. He served in 1964
and 1965 as chairman of the
Governor's Conference on
Education.
Mr. Barber is president of
the Georgia School Boards
Association; chairman,
Georgia Committee for Chil
dren and Youth, Ninth Con
gressional District; a mem
ber of the board of directors.
State YMCA of Georgia;
chairman, Welfare Commit
tee, House of Representa
tives; member, Appropria
tions Committee; and a
member of the University
System of Georgia Commit
tee.
He will be introduced by
Chattooga County Rep
James H (Sloppy) Floyd.
Also active in civic affairs,
Mr. Barber is vice chairman.
Banks, Jackson, Commerce
Hospital Authority; past
president, Commerce Kl-
No Delivery of
Mail July 4
The Summerville Post Of
fice will be closed on Tues
day, July 4, in observance of
Independence Day, a na
tional holiday.
No window service will be
provided and there will be
no deliveries by our city or
rural carriers.
Holiday lockbox service
will be maintained and spe
cial delivery service will be
provided.
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The front end section of the car pictured left was
also found more than 200 feet away after a head
on collision resulted in injury to eight persons. The
other car involved contained a family of vacation
ers from Indiana on their way for a visit to Calla
way Gardens. Three persons are still in Floyd
County Hospital in Rome. The accident blocked
traffic on busy Highway 27 and — at one time —
cars were backed up for more than a half-mile in
each direction.
OVER 18,000
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were more than 200 feet
from the rest of the car
after the impact.
The accident occurred at
a peak traffic period on the
heavily-traveled highway.
Cars were backed up for a
distance of at least a half
mile in each direction from
the scene of the accident.
Mr. and Mrs. Cooper re
main in Floyd County Hos
pital in Rome, where they
were transferred after being
admitted to Chattooga
County Hospital. Relatives
flew in from Indiana Mon
day to return the rest of the
Cooper children to their
home.
Pettyjohn was charged
with driving on the wrong
side of the road, according
to records in the State Pa
trol Barracks in Rome.
Trooper Lewis Evans inves
tigated the accident.
In another accident on
Highway 114, about four
miles from Lyerly, four per
sons were injured at 7 p.m.
Friday.
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REP MAC BARBER
... to speak at Menlo
wants Club; past president,
Commerce Chamber of Com
merce.
He has also been active in
sponsoring legislation bene
ficial to Georgia’s teachers
He authored a bill reducing
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