HISTORICAL EVENTS OF TOCCOA LIONS - the Toccoa Lions Club

Members dropped in 1939 were W.A. Whitworth, Ben F. Check Jr., George Lipscome, and
Carter Good.
1940
Toccoa Lions sponsored a political rally of gubernatorial candidates at a gathering on the
grounds of Toccoa High School. An audience of 9,000 people heard speeches from Candidates Abbit
Nix from Athens, Hugh Howell from Atlanta, Columbus Roberts from Columbus.- Eugene Talmadge,
and Candidate.
McCray. Lions president was W. R. Heller. Lion W.J. Andrews presided at the district rally. Dr.
D.S. Patterson offered the invocation.
J.J. Strange was received into membership in 1940, and Schaefer Lawson was dropped.
1941
Dr. W. B. Heller, a medical general practitioner, was elected president of Toccoa Lions, and in
his term the club was related to worldwide events. After the attack on Pearl Harbor and the entrance of
the United States into the Second World War, Immediate Past President Paul Worley, now principal of
Toccoa High School, applied for service in the U.S. Navy, but was advised to continue at his position
with the Toccoa High School. The Lions baseball team continued to be active. Lions added in 1941
were W.L. Suttles, Leonard Neill, Eugene Collins, Rev. D.S. Patterson, Frank Davis (5-41, W.L. Fayle
(5-41, John McCorkle (5-41, Dr. J.A. Johnson (5-41, Earl A. Rhoads (6-41, C. M. Gaston, R. A. Dean,
and Corbin Smith. Members dropped in 1941 were A. F. Garrison, James. A. Mosley, Claude
Anderson, Martin Whitley, Leonard Neill, Eugene Collins, Frank Davis (12-41), W.L. Fayle (12-41),
John McCorkle (12-41), Jj. Johnson (12-41), Earl Rhoads (12-41.)
1942
Succeeding Lion W.B. Heller as club president, Lion T. F. Watson was elected for the 1942-43
year. Lion Paul Worley was not taken into military service when he volunteered again. Members
received in the war year of 1942 were Leo Burgess, Frank Davis (8-42, H. C. Lindahl, Fred Collins,
and Buck Bailey. Rev. D.S. Paterson was dropped in 1942.