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VOLUME 82 —NUMBER 50
Lyerly Vote
Names
City Officials
A mayor and five council
men were elected by the vot
ers of Lyerly Monday. Grover
Jackson, unopposed in his
bid for re-election as mayor,
received 77 votes.
The five top candidates in
the race for town council
were: Johnny Bryant, 63
votes; Tommy Copeland, 73
votes; G. C. Pickle, 75; Paul
Smith, 78, and L. B. Whise
nant, 54.
The sixth candidate in the
race, Clifford Norton, re
ceived 43 votes.
Bryant and Copeland are
new members of the council.
Jury Roster
For Criminal
Court Week
Traverse jurors drawn for
the first criminal court week
of the Superior Court of
Chattooga County will con
vene at 9 a.m. Monday, Jan.
15.
Those selected for jury
duty are: James D. Lewis,
Virginia S. Shropshire, Luth
er E. Lecroy, Rufus R. Pruitt,
Oscar G. Woods, Bobby L.
Helms, John A. Farmer,
Charlie E. Ford, Marion F.
Mobbs, Raymond D. Mosier,
James M. Hollis, Frances
K. McDonnell, W. Ray Giles,
James H. Garner, James
Carl Boyles, James Marion
Chambers, J. Glenn Morris,
Harry R. Farrow, Sanford E.
Stephens, Cicero A. Rounsa
ville,
Verlon Thompson, Hill
Caldwell, Clarence C. Love
lace, Winston D. Martin,
Griffin James Cargle, Her
bert' E. Scoggins, C. Ben
Maxwell, Malbourne G.
Michael, Paul Youngblood,
Robert L. Bowman,
John H. Weaver, Sr., Rance
Luther Van Pelt, Turner H.
Cordle, Tom M. Mahaffey,
Romie Leon Bowman, Ross
L. White, Henry J. Bankey,
John A. Whitfield, Melvin L.
Williams, John Robert Boyd,
Ivan W. Dillard, Charles
A. Vaughn, Dot Driver, Al
fred Seaborn Baker, Jeff W.
Henderson, Vivian L. Turpin,
Bobby J. Haygood, Celeste N.
Florence, Hershel L. Flood,
Charles L. Gladney,
Others Named
Joseph V. Gilreath, G. C.
Pickle, Raymond Thomas
Cox, Edward P. Fincher,
Howard Robert Brooks, Lu
cius A. Bolden, Vernon Bud
Tinney, John V. Stewart,
N. B. Carpenter, Lucile S.
Ragland,
Cloyd B. Dawson, Melvin
Plunkett, James D. Powell,
Paul Hill Housch, Mary
Louise Durham, Julius E.
Sprayberry, Millard C. Jones,
Chester H. Shelton, Joseph
V. Hawkins, Joe G. Dawson,
Robert L. Yarbrough, Nor
man Lee Dillard, J. R. Herod,
Kelley Lee Bryan, Claude
Seborn Baker, Milbum H.
Gregg, Joseph W. Mc-
Whorter, Marion Dexter
Brewster, Louise D. Norton,
William F. Donovlts,
John T. Roberson, William
H. McClellan, Joe Edwards,
Winford D. Hix, Robert Eu
gene Baker, John F. Ridley,
Joseph Epstein Alexander,
Gordon T. McGuire, Robert
E. Groce, Hugh C. Whitley,
Ralph H. Housch, Montie
Maddux, Max L. Stowe,
Douglas H. Stephens, John
A. Salley, Ernest G. Hughes,
Orrin Clifford Blessing,
Clyde Thomas Bruce, Charles
A. Green, Donald J. Dickson,
Robert Horton Akins, James
R. Burgess, Roy E. Lee,
James C. Pledger.
Presbyterians Plan
Merger Discussion
A proposed plan of merger
of the Reformed Church in
America and the Presbyte
rian Church, U. S., will be
discussed at a meeting to be
held at 7:30 p.m. Monday,
Jan. 15, at the Summerville
Presbyterian Church.
Dr. Donner B. Atwood,
pastor of the Reformed
Church in Pompton Plains,
N. J., will be present to ex
plain the proposed plan.
Dr. Atwood is a past presi
dent, Particular Synod of
New Jersey; past president,
General Synod of the Re
formed Church in America
and co-chairman of Re-
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FREEZING RAIN BLANKETS COUNTY
Chattooga County experienced the
worst weather of the season as freez
ing rains fell Monday and Tuesday
Icy Weather Hits
Area This Week
The worst weather of the
season hit the Chattooga
County area this week as
freezing rain fell both Mon
day and Tuesday nights.
Due to the hazardous driv
ing conditions on county
roads, the Chattooga County
schools have been closed this
week. Trion City schools op
erated as usual.
A large accumulation of
ice was reported throughout
Fire Destroys
Warren House
Here Monday
Fire of undetermined ori
gin destroyed a home on Ly
erly Highway occupied by
the Bud Warren family early
Monday.
The blaze was discovered
at approximately 3 a.m., ac
cording to fire department
records.
Contents of the house were
also a total loss.
There’s good news on the
weather scene for the county
area. The U. S. Weather Bu
reau says it is not expecting
any more freezing rain in
the area.
The rain is expected to be
gin letting up during the day
with a slight warming trend.
Clearing and somewhat
colder weather is expected
again tomorrow.
former Church Men, Laymen
and Ministers.
Accompanying Dr. Atwood
will be Mrs. Christian Wal
voord, of Glen Rock, N. J.,
past president of the Depart
ment on Women’s Work of
the General Synod of the
Reformed Church in Amer
ica and for six years a mem
ber and leader of the Chris
tian Action Committee of the
General Synod.
The Rev. William Hotch
kiss said it would be an in
formal-type meeting with
questions from the audience
being welcomed.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA 30747, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1968
nights. The picture above shows the
icy conditions that prevailed Tuesday
morning. —Photo By Bill Espy
the county Monday night
and Tuesday morning. High
way 27 across Taylor’s Ridge
was practically impassable
for a time early Tuesday.
Sleet fell early Tuesday
night, but slightly warmer
Chairmen
Named for
Dimes Drive
Mrs. W. D. Waters, 1968
county chairman for the
March of Dimes drive in
Chattooga County, has an
nounced the names of the
committee chairmen who
will assist her in the cam
paign.
Mrs. Gary McConnell and
Mrs. Jack Allen will serve as
co-chairmen of the Mothers’
March. Co-chairmen for bus
iness and industry will be
Mrs. Hill Bohanan and Mrs.
Archie Bennett and Paul
Hosmer will serve as coin
collection chairman.
D. L. McWhorter will again
serve as treasurer this year.
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TRION BANK RAPIDLY NEARING COMPLETION
Construction on the First National Bank of Trion
is nearing completion in the Triangle Shopping
Center. No definite date has been set for the open-
temperatures turned the
sleet into rain during the
night and saved the area
from a severe ice storm.
Several accidents were re
ported in the area due to the
icy roads as motorists were
urged to use extreme cau
tion.
No more freezing rain is ex
pected in the county area,
according to a report from
the U. S. Weather Bureau at
Russell Field.
Chattooga Lodge
Sets Called
Meeting Jan. 13
A special meeting has been
called by Chattooga Lodge
No. 704 for 7:30 p.m. Satur
day, Jan. 13.
Guests for the occasion
will be members of the Lin
dale Lodge, who will drama
tize the Master Masons De
gree, according to an an
nouncement by Ray Davis,
secretary.
A barbecued chicken sup
per will be served. All quali
fied Masons are invited to
attend.
Vocational School
Funds Announced
$200,000 Grant
Approved Here
A federal grant has been
made available for the con
struction of a vocational
training facility at Chat
tooga High School, according
to an announcement from
the office of Congressman
John W. Davis.
The Appalachian Regional
Commission has approved a
grant of $200,000 to build the
training school, which is ex
pected to enroll between 250
and 300 students from the
county area.
Supt. James H. Spence
said yesterday that school
officials have been working
on the project for a long
time and that he is proud
that the vocational training
program will now be a
reality.
Classes will be available to
high school students, out-of
town youths and adults.
Subjects to be taught will
include auto mechanics, of
fice training, electrical con
struction and maintenance,
cosmetology and power ma
chine maintenance.
Mr. Spence said that pre
liminary drawings for the
project have already been
worked up by Johns and As
sociates. A target date of
late fall is being projected
for completion of the fa
cility.
Total cost of the project
will be $250,000 with $50,000
being provided by local
sources. Officials report that
Light Vote
In Election
At Trion
Voters of the Town of
Trion elected a mayor, re
corder and five councilmen
last week in an election that
saw only about one-third of
the eligible voters go to the
polls. A total of 223 votes
were cast. Six ballots were
voided for a net total of 217
out of 695 registered voters.
Mayor J. C. Woods was re
turned to office with 205
votes and J. C. Langston, re
corder and mayor pro tern,
received a total of 207. Mr.
Woods and Mr. Langston
were both unopposed.
In the race for town coun
cil, James McKenzie was
high man with a total of 161
votes. James Simmons re
ceived 155 votes; Carl Wil
liams, 152; W. T. Brown, 150,
and Carl Ragland, 148. Mr.
Brown is the only new mem
ber of the council.
Losing candidates were:
Jason Broome, 95 votes; J R.
Pope, 81, and Lewis Scar
boro, 81.
ing, but it is expected to be announced soon. The
new facility will be the first nationally-chartered
bank in the county’s history, —Photo By Bill Espy
an additional SIOO,OOO Is
available to equip the school.
Chattooga High School is
also planning the addition of
12 new classrooms. Mr.
Spence estimated that blds
would be opened on this
project Jan. 30.
The vocational training
school will add a much
needed program to the fa
cilities at Chattooga High
School.
Body Found
In Creek
Near Trion
The Chattooga County
Sheriff’s Department re
ported late yesterday that
the body of Winfred K. Mar
teen, 59, of the Mtn. View
community, was discovered
in a muddy creek Wednesday
afternoon, where it lay hid
den for several hours.
Chief Deputy Bert Tucker
said the man’s car was ap
parently wrecked sometime
around midnight Tuesday
and was not discovered until
after daybreak when an in
tensive search was begun for
the car’s occupant.
The body was discovered
about 1 p.m. in the creek,
about 200 yards from where
the car had wrecked, by J. C.
Langston, Harold Owens, Ed
mund Pierce and Grady
Owens, members of the Trion
Civil Defense Unit.
Also participating in the
search were members of the
sheriff’s department and th?
Georgia State Patrol.
Summerville
Teams Split
Games Mon.
In County League basket
ball play Monday night, the
Menlo Tiger girls’ team de
fea te d the Summerville
Chiefs, 27-22. The Summer
ville boys were winners over
the Menlo team by a score
of 52-41.
The Lyerly Lions girls de
feated the Summerville War
riors, 20-12. The Warrior
boys’ team was victorious
over the Lions, 20-7.
Monday night’s games will
pit the Summerville Warriors
against the Menlo Tigers and
the Lyerly Lions go against
the Summerville Chiefs.
The County League is for
seventh and eighth grade
boys and girls and is spon
sored by the Summerville
Recreation Center.
Chattooga
County's 11
l|i First
1| Baby
I i of the 11
Il Year ^^9:
MR. 1968— The first baby of the new year was born
to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wade, 13 Curran St., last
Thursday in Trion Community Hospital. The boy
weighed eight pounds. —Photo By Bill Espy
No Disagreement,
Durham Declares
Howard Durham, who re
signed last week as admin
istrator at Chattooga Coun
ty Hospital, said yesterday
he would like the people of
the county to know that he
was not resigning because
of any “problems” or “dis
agreements” that may have
arisen.
Mr. Durham has accepted
a position with Memorial
Hospital in Sandersville as
administrator and will as
sume his new duties around
the first of February.
“This new position was a
good opportunity for me
and I felt that I must take
advantage of It. This Is my
only reason for leaving," the
administrator said.
Mr. Durham has been the
top administrative official
at Chattooga County Hos
pital for almost two years.
He came here from Trl-
County Hospital at Ft. Ogle
thorpe, assuming his duties
March 14, 1066.
The administrator said he
had received excellent coop
eration from the Chattooga
Health Group
Sets Program
For County
The Chattooga County
Health Planning Council has
voted to participate In the
Georgia Appalachian Pro
gram. The action was taken
at a recent meeting of the
council at the Chattooga
County Health Center.
It was explained that
money for planning and ad
ministration would be avail
able as soon as the 25 per
cent local matching funds
were m/de available, possibly
in April or June of this year.
Commissioner Harry Powell
stated that the county's part
of the money, amounting to
around S2IOO, is available
and ready for payment on
demand.
Tom Fox was elected to
serve as secretary of the
group. J. C. Woods was
named to serve as Chattooga
County delegate to replace
Howard Durham, who has
resigned as administrator of
Chattooga Countv Hospital.
Mrs. Ann Lindsey is also a
delegate. Leonard Smith and
Mrs. J. H. Witherspoon were
elected to serve as alternate
delegates.
Present for the meeting
were: Dr. M. K. Cureton,
James H. Spence, Mr. Powell,
Mrs. Lindsey, Mrs. Wither
spoon, Mr. Smith, Mr. Fox
and Mrs. Pat Malone.
PRICE 10c
County Hospital Authority.
Commissioner Harry Powell
and the people in general.
“I would like to express
my deepest appreciation for
the kindness shown to me
and my family.” Durham
said.
Mrs. Durham, Cheri and
Randy will remain here un
til the end of the current
school term.
Renovation
Os City Hall
Under Study
A drawing of a proposed
plan of renovation for city
hall was presented to the
Summerville City Council at
its regular meeting Monday
night. The main feature of
the plan would be the utili
zation of space vacated by
the Chattooga Public Li
brary.
John Bankson, a member
of the Summerville Housing
Authority, appeared before
the council to request that
electric cooking ranges be in
stalled in the 30 units for
elderly occupants to be built
Into the new housing project.
Mr. Bankson said he felt
that electricity would be
safer than gas for use by
these people. It was also
brought out that electric
cooking would be slightly
higher than gas.
After a lengthy discussion,
the request was denied by
the council.
Present for the meeting
were Mayor J. R. Dowdy and
Councilmen Hubert Palmer,
O. G. Morehead, Jr., Jack
Ledford, Oscar Perry and
Jess Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell
was attending his first meet
ing as a member of the city
council.
Work to Begin
On Trion
Sewage Plant
Work is scheduled to begin
this month on a $948,000
sewage treatment plant at
Trion.
A $303,000 federal grant
was approved and local par
ticipation will be $645,000, to
be raised from the sale of
sewer revenue bonds.
The project Is scheduled
for 300 working days.