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SAMPLE BALLOT
:< Official Primary Ballot of the Democratic Party
. °I the State of Georgia for the Democratic Pri-/ ■
imary to be held on September 11, 1968. / •
X \ CHATTOOGA COUNTY /
£ \ “ ELECTION DISTRICT /
$ \ September 11, 1968 / :
\ Prepared in accordance with the Rules of the /
X I State Democratic Executive Committee. I •
Place a cross (x) or check (<*) mark ir ire np- '
posite the name of each candidate cS' c m Aon
chqose to vote. If you spoil your ballo § < e erase,
X butiask for a new ballot. Use only pen ?£ . /
**' ——X— —. x /
.... —i I .
y \ for united states sen c & / :
y \ <To succeed Herman Eugene Ta :
\ (Vote for One) Q £
X n\ MAYNARD H. JACKSON r p- 1
X □ \ HERMAN EUGENE TALM. £ p 1
... t- - p .
■X FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE, SUPRE> 5- F 1
\ of Georgia g :
X \ ITo succeed W. H. Duckwort... J
X: \ (Vote for One) / ;
S □ \ W. H. DUCKWORTH /
X □ \ WILLIAM BURTON STEIS /
X □ \ JOHN L. WESTMORELAND/ •
FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT :
$ I OF GEORGIA /
!;! \<To succeed John E. Frankum)/ •
\ JOHN E. FRANKUM / •
v FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT •
X; I OF GEORGIA / <
v: IPor a teiTn to succeed H. E. Nichols beginning I
% Nov. 51 1988, and expiring Dec. 317 1968.) 1
x □ \ H. E, NICHOLS / <
:< FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
X \ OF GEORGIA /
X (For full sixlyear term, to succeed H. E. Nichols
X beginning January I, 1969.) •!
\ h. e. Nichols/ :•
>;! FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT <
\ OF GEORGIA / <
X (To succeed Hiram K. Undercofler) :■
□ HI^AM K, UNDERyOFLER j
FOR ASSOCIATE^JUSTICE, COi/rT OF APPEALS £
$ (To Succeed John Sammons Bell) •!
§ □ JO^IN SAMMONS BELL :•
FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE, COURT OF APPEALS
X (To succeed Robert H. Jordan)
X □ ROBERT H. JORDAN J:
•I; FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE, COURT OF APPEALS
X (To succeed G*orge P. Whitman, Sr.) <
(Vote for One) ;•
S □ WILLIAM L. NORTON, JR. <
X □ GEORGE P. WHITMAN, SR.
•I; FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE/COURT OF APPEALS
(To succeed Robem Howell Hall)
$ □ robert\howell HALL
FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE, COURT OF APPEALS
(To succeed J. Kelley Quillian) J
X □ J. KELLEY QUILLIAN J
FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE. COURT OF APPEALS
X (To succeed Horner C. Eberhardt) •:
g □ HOMER/c. EBERHARDT J
FOR PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER
X (To succeed W H. (Bill) Kimbrough) <
£ □ W H (yLL) KIMBROUGH
FOR UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE IN
» CONGRESS FROM rTHE SEVENTH CONGRES- J
X SIONAL DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
X (To succeed John W Davis) •!
□ John w. d^vis •:
FOR JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN JUDKIAL CIRCUIT
(To sucdeed Robert E lCoker) :•
X □ ROBERT E. COKER -I
FOR SOLICITOR/ GENERAL OF \THE LOOKOUT
X MOUNTAIN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
X < To/succeed Earl B. Self)
•I- □ KARL B (BILL) SELF
FOR STATE SENATOR FROM THE 63rd DISTRICT
(To succeed Billy Shaw Atmey) 1
□ / BILLY SHAW ABNBY
•I; FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY FROM THE 7TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
X (To succeed James H. "Sloppy" Floyd > ;!
$ □ /jAMES H. "SLOPPY" FL^YD
•$ FOR COMMISSIONER ROADS AND REVENUE : :
X pF CHATTOOGA COUNTY I
/(To succeed Harry Powell) \
I (Vote for One) I
X O / HARRY POWELL I
g □ / STANLEY SELMAN \
FOR CLERK SUPERIOR COURT (U
/ CHATTOOGA COUNTY
/ (To succeed Sam L. Cordle) I
□ / SAM L CORDLE \
FOR/(N)RONER OF CHATTOOGA COUNTY
/ (To succeed Roosevelt Young) \
>;• / I •"
□ I ROOSEVELT YOUNO I
FOR ORDINARY OF CHATTOOGA COUNTY
/ (To succeed Paul B Weems > A
□ / PAUL B WEEMS \
MIR SHERIFF OF CHATTOOGA COUNTS
I (TO succeed Oary W McConnell) I
I (Vote for One) 1
$ O/ CALVIN "SUM JOHNSON \
i)/ oary w McConnell \
/ FOR CITY COURT SOLICITOR FOR
/ CHATTOOGA COUNTY
/ (To succeed Arch Farrar) I
I; p ARCH FARRAH \
/ FOR M SUPERINTENDENT OF \
/ CHATTOOGA COUNTY \
/ (TO succeed James H Spence) \
/ (Vote for One) \
/ □ IL KELLEY \
I;! / □ JOHN W BILL KfNO. JR \
/ □ JAMES H SPENCE
/ FOR TAX C OMMISSIONER OF I
aunOOQA COUNTY
/ (Vote for One) ,
’ □ LEROY MASSEY
$ Q RAY VANPELT
(EDITORS NOTE The sample ballot is
printed as a public service so that voters may
become familiarized with the various offices and
candidates Ballots will be marked by placing a
check or "x" mark beside the name of the candi
date for whom you wish to vote. Candidates for
school board member, justice of the peace and
constable will appear on the ballot in the pre*
clnct in which they are running.
Exercise Your Right As a Citizen — Go to the Polls On September 11
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VOLUME 92 — NUMBER 33
Democratic Primary Time Draws Near
jj I 1 X
TAR STORAGE TANK BURNS AT LYERLY
A storage tank containing tar was
ignited by a gas tank used to heat the
tar at the construction site of the
new addition to Bigelow-Sanford’s
plant at Lyerly last week and burned
County ASC Committee
Nominees Are Selected
The approaching election of
ASC community committees
for farm program adminis
tration in Chattooga County
was announced today by Harris
L. Edwards, chairman, Agricul
ture Stabilization and Conser
vation county committee. He
called attention to the fact that
the community committee
elections this year are being
held during the third week of
September in all agricultural
communities throughout the
nation in an effort to increase
Democratic Image
‘Scarred’ — Floyd
Chattooga County's repre
sentative to the state House of
Representatives believes the
Democratic Party has been
"scarred” by events at the
national convention in Chka
8°
Rep James “Sloppy" lloyd
said Wednesday he believed the
“actions" of the Democratic
Convention has “crippled the
Democratic Party” in Georgia
and “every state in the
nation.”
“It is truly regrettable that
certain people within the Na
tional Democratic Party and in
the national news media would
make an idol of (State Rep)
Julian Bond without knowing
his background." l loyd said
“Let me make it crystal clear
that it matters not to me the
color of a man's skin, whether
it be white, black, red. green or
yellow If you knew the real
Julian, you would have to
agree with my statement in
that regard ”
Floyd quoted Bond last
week as saying “I don't know
whether or not I am strong
enough to commit treason
against my country .. ."
If a man cannot tell you "in
a split second whether or not
lie can commit treason against
his country," the Chattooga
legislator continued, "he is not
worthy of calling any nation
his country "
Rep l loyd added that the
Negro member of the House of
Representatives stated that he
"admired the courage of those
that would burn their draft
cards, but yet some ol the na
tional news media and national
Democratic leaders have set
him up as an idol "
“I trust and hope." Floyd
said, “that in the future the
national news media heads of
government and the heads of
different parties know more
about an individual before they
try io make an idol ol him “
l loyd stated that the Na
tional Democratic Convention
not only has "scarred the
party, but the United States of
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA 30747, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1968
for several hours. A tractor-trailer
unit caught fire from the blaze and
was destroyed. Fire units from Lyerly,
Summerville and Trion answered the
alarm.
the awareness of this important
farm-program function on
eligible voters.
The farmer-committee
system is a unique means of
administering national agricul
tural programs and policies.
The community committees as
sist the ASC county committee
in administering the price sup
port, acreage diversion, agri
cultural conservation,- and
other farm-action programs in
the county; they are particu
larly responsible for keeping
America," and “it is high time
that our national leaders and
the national news media sup
port law and order” and quit
being sympathetic “to hippies
or anyone else who is not
proud to be an American and
stand ready, willing and able to
defend their country and die
for her, if necessary.
The Chattoogan said that at
the recent National VFW Con
vention in Detroit that among
the speakers, which included
President Lyndon Johnson,
former Vice President Richard
Nixon, Gov Spiro Agnew,
Gen Westmoreland and many
other prominent Americans,
(ieorge Wallace was accorded
the largest ovation of all
Office of Tax Commissioner Is New
LEROY MASSEY, a
resident of the Menlo com
munity, has lived in Chat
looga County all of h»4B
a
MARKEY
their neighbors informed about
the programs. The county com
mittee supervises the ASCS
county office and is responsi
ble for the local administration
of the various programs.
Voting will be by mail, the
chairman explained, and bal
lots have been sent to each
known eligible voter. In case
eligible voters fail to receive a
ballot through the mail, phone,
write, or come by the Chat
tooga ASC office. Generally, a
farm owner, tenant, or share
cropper is eligible to vote if he
is eligible to take part in one or
more of the programs admin
istered by the ASC com
mittees. Eligibility to vote or
hold office as a committeeman
is not restricted by reason of
sex, race, color, religion, or
national origin.
Envelopes containing
marked ballots may be mailed
or returned to the ASCS coun
ty office anytime before Sept
IK. Ballots will be tabulated
publicly by the county com
mittee on Sept 20, 1968. at 9
am. in the Chattooga ASCS
office. The public is invited to
witness the vote counting
Following are the slates of
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COUNTY SCHOOLS
GET NEW BUSES
The Chattooga County
Board of Education has ac
cepted delivery of two new
achixil buses.
Su pt James 11. Spence said
they will be put into operation
this week
W-^TWO CANDIDATES IN RACEiWW
years The son of Grace
Jackson Massey and the
late Charles I Massey, he
is it graduate of Summer
ville and Lyerly High
School.
Presently a self-em
ployed farmer. Mr Massey
was formerly chief office
clerk and county per
foimancc supervisor with
Ihe Chattrxiga ASC farm
office For the last lew
years he has worked part
time in the tax collector’s
office
He is a member of Ihe
Chattooga County Plan
ning CommiMiion. past
master and 25-year mem
ber of Alpine Masonic
Lodge, past president and
director of the Ferm
Bureau, a member of Ihe
Chattooga Forestry Board,
president of the Chattooga
Fair Association and a
member of the Menlo Area
Recreation < ommiltee
Mr Massey la married
More Than 6,000 Chattoogans
Expected to Vote September 11
Between six and seven
thousand Chattoogans are ex
pected to go to the polls next
Wednesday to nominate coun
ty and state officials in the
Democratic Primary.
On the local level, county
voters will decide contests in
four major races. In addition to
these races, school board mem
bers, justices of the peace and
constables will be selected.
Polls will be open from 7
a.in. to 7 p.m. in the county’s
13 precincts. Some 9,275 per
sons are eligible to vote in this
year's primary.
In the race for county com
missioner, incumbent Harry
Powell is being opposed by
Stanley Selman, a local cattle
man.
Gary McConnell is being op
posed by Calvin “Slim” John
son in the race for sheriff of
Chattooga County.
The race creating the most
interest in the county is the
one for school superintendent.
Incumbent James 11. Spence is
opposed by John W “Bill”
King, Jr., and E. L. Kelley.
Leroy Massey and Ray Van
Pelt are running for the newly
created office of tax com
missioner.
Herman Talmadge’s bid for
reelection to the U.S. Senate is
being opposed by Maynard
Jackson, Jr., an Atlanta Negro
attorney. Unopposed are
Congressman John W Davis,
Superior Court Judge Robert
E. Coker, Solicitor General
Earl B. Self, State Senator Billy
Shaw Abney, Rep James H.
“Sloppy” Floyd, Superior
Court Clerk Sam Cordie,
Coronor Roosevelt Young,
Ordinary Paul Weems and City
Court Solicitor Arch Farrar.
Candidates for members of
the Board of Education are
(ieorge Dean, John Salley and
Bill Stephenson, Summerville;
W. M. Jackson, Lonnie Ward,
Alpine; Robert Hendrix and
A. D. Pledger, Dirttown; Carl
E. Strickland and J W Pettitt,
Pennville; Johnny Bryant and
Joel Cook, Lyerly.
Candidates for justice of the
peace in the various districts
are Charlie C. Brooks, Charles
“Curly” Hunter, Morgan
Laney, Thomas H Langston,
Henry Floyd, C W. Morrison
and G. W. Woods.
Robert Gentry, Bill Whaley
and Robert Akins are seeking
election as constable
Roundup Continues
For Beer, Whisky
Ihe raids begun last week
on alleged beer and whisky
establishments in Chattooga
County continued this week
with the arrest of two persons.
Sheriff Gary McConnell said
that two persons were arrested
in separate raids Tuesday and
have been charged with pos
sessing beer for sale.
The sheriff also reported
that three men were arrested
last Friday and released to
federal authorities who charged
them with manufacturing,
possessing selling ami trans
porting non tax paid liquor.
I he raids are a continuation
to the former Eva Ham
son, of Lyerly They have
one daughter, Mrs Barbara
Reece, a teacher at Penn
ville, and an 11 -year-old
son, Eddie.
RAY VAN PELT, a
resident of Route I, Sum
merville. was bom in Car
roll County, moving to
Chattooga County 42
years ago The son of Mrs
laither Van Pell and Ihe
late Mr Van Pelt, he at
tended Lyerly school*
Completing a numbet
of yean as tax receiver of
Chattooga County, Mr.
Van Pelt is a member of
New Hope South Church
at Holland, a Mason, a
member of the VFW and
American legion He it a
veteran of World War II
He is married to the
former Katherine Reed, of
Las ayette They have two
children: Mr«. Kathy
EARNS ARMY AWARDS
Pvt. Carl E. Shropshire, of Route 1, Summerville,
is congratulated by LTC Frank E. Weaver, battalion
commander, upon being awarded the Outstanding
Trainee Trophy and the USATCI Certificate of
Achievement for Co. B, sth Bn., Ist Brigade, U. S.
Army Training Center, Infantry, Fort Benning, Ga.
— (U. S. Army Photo.)
Chattooga Soldier
Is "Best’ Trainee
FORI BENNING, Ga Pvt
Carl E. Shropshire, 19, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Shrop
shire Jr., Route 1, Summer
ville, was honored upon gradu
ation from basic combat train
ing at the U.S. Army Training
Center, Infantry (USATCI)
Pvt. Shropshire was awarded
a plaque and the USATCI Cer
tificate of Achievement recog
nizing his selection as outstand
ing trainee of Company B, Sth
Battalion, Ist Brigade.
According to the citation,
Pvt. Shropshire demonstrated
“the qualities and attributes
which exemplify the American
soldier. His performance of
duties and desire to acquire the
knowledge and experience
of “Operation Dry-Up" begun
more than three years ago, of
ficers said
Earlier last week, county,
state and federal officers ar
rested 15 persons in raids over
a wide area of Chattooga Coun
ty A quantity of non tax paid
liquor, beer and bonded
whisky was confiscated in the
roundup which lasted into the
early morning hours One ad
ditional person was later
arrested
Sheriff McConnell said the
raids were the result of almost
three months of undercover
work
Brown, of Fort Bragg.
N. C., and Lynn, who is 16
yean old and a junior at
Chattooga High School,
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VAN FtLT
PRICE 10c
necessary to become a quali
fied soldier were an inspiration
to his fellow trainees ”
Pvt. Shropshire’s eight
weeks at the training center
were spent learning the funda
mental skills of the soldier in
today’s modern, action Army
firing live ammunition under
simulated combat conditions,
learning protective measures,
and first aid for chemical bi
ological and radiological at
tacks, as well as being schooled
in the use of modern weapons.
Pvt. Shropshire was gradu
ated from A. C. Carter High
School in 1966 and attended
Ft. Valley State College Be
fore entering the Army, he was
employed by Ralph W Shrop
shire A Sons, Summerville.
Following completion of
basic combat training, Pvt
Shropshire was promoted to
pay grade F-2 under an Army
policy providing incentive to
outstanding trainees. He will
take advanced individual train
ing at Fort Gordon, Ga.
Fair Exhibit
Will Feature
Wildlife
The State Game and Fish
Commission is planning to
stage one of the most interest
ing exhibits ever shown at the
Chattooga County Fair.
Ihe exhibit will include
bears, deer, turkeys, quail,
snakes, raccoons and alligators,
as well as other specimens of
animal life and will be the first
of its kind for the county.
The exhibit is expected to
cover some 700 square feet in
area
Uncle Ned’s
; Notes... j
Dear Miller hliinf
Il irtmt pollytict it 'huut all
you cun hear their dart Our
own election it tillin' mighty
dote and I het they'i a Tutia
Jolki that ain‘t even thought
about gotn' to the polU and
vole Ihal't one civil right that
I ain't aimin' to mitt. Muter
Editor
They't all ktndi of talk
about ihit one and that one
taking over the party in Geor
gia Hut I don't figure the
people are a-gonna put up with
100 much fooluhneu from a
bunch a/ upttartt
Whittle out tome more axe
handlet, governor, them
"louvenin" put might git aw
fully popular tn Georgia again
Yoret truly.
UNCLE NED