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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2016 BARROW NEWS-JOURNAL PAGE 3A 50 Years Ago We ’re Building J City Here l]e minder Kewsi "Your Homo Newspaper' - Serving This Section For Over Halt A Conlury WINDER, GEORGIA WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 196G Watch Winder’s Progress in ’66 population Report Estimates 32,000 Increase For Northeast Georgia Area ATHENS, GA, -- The nine-county >a of Northeast Georgia is likely f experience a population increase of Pout 32,000 by 1980, according to the , 0 f ten Economic Base and Popu- ‘ lion studies sponsored by the North east Goergla Area Planning and De velopment Commission, The Popula- ,, on study forecasts slight to heavy in creases during the next 14 years in e5C h of Barrow, Clarke, Greene, Jack- n Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Ogle thorpe and Walton Counties, all served bjr the Commission. Ujrton SfcBrer, Esccnttve jjrector of 610 Commission Ll(t , s , “A single, major (volppmenl unknom to us could change the results f the bo^t of exlimates espo- jj]|y in small, rural cuniics* These figures com- n c past (rend and forosee- ,|e events Influencing pop- jitlon clidnec! Thej require anLlnual revision between l'. Census counts. But a pledge of the changes in number and kinds of pco- e in the area Js the found- jpji of all intelligent action, Is applies to every agency k) individnnlprovldingapub- <ervice or reeking to im- ■ove the economy ", As shown in the Population uijy, 1960 Census figures are rcparcd to 19S0 population ^imates for each county'j are: Barrow, 1-1,485 to 0I\ Clarke -13,303 to .000, Greene, 11,103 11,500, Jackson, ILPD 23,000; Madison, 11246 ||, 900, Morgan 10,280 to OdO; Oconee, 6,303 to7,500i ethorpe, 7,926 to 8,200; Uon, 20,451 to 23,800, timates for 1970 arc also en in the report. It Is the western side of \ortheast Georgia region l has been, and probably continue, gaining Inccon- growth and population," report stales. According the 139 page stud} - white iuktlon will probably grow re rapidly than Negro oughout th2 entire 20 year portion of white persons the loLal population. It js weld that female popu- oflViill Increase more than and there will be a datively greater propon ed persons over 65 at present" Allowing a national trend, the nine counties of Northeast Georgia will experience an Increase of urban population and rural farm population will doellnc. Considering the deve lopment of residential sub divisions the report shows that rural nonfarm population will probably continue growing, “but, if expanding subdivt- (Continued on Page 4-A) Multi-County Planning Grant For North East Approval of a $16,405 grant to help flnnnee plans for the economic growth of a nine- county aroa of Northeast Georgia was announced today' by Senator s Richard B. Rus sell and Herman E. Tnlmndgc, The funds will be provided by the Economic Development Administration, created last year to aid the areas of live Nation with lagging econom ies. The Federal funds will goto the Northeast Georgia Plan ning and Development Com mission, Athens. Funds will l>e used to de velop plans for the esLabllsh- (Continued on Page 6-A) First Federal Celebrates 25th. Anniversary ThisMontfi The entire month of August has been designated as “Anniversary Month 1 ’ at First Federal Savings and LcanOlsso- ciation of Winder, according to an an nouncement made earlier this month by O. B. Langford, Sr., president. 11 erican Legion iifl Auxiliary Installed The 196C-C7 officers of Ilic T Rich J'cntoeoU Post No, The American Leijioii and Hin t tvoru installed at Vrassjvo ceremoniot. held It,? local Ugton Home last cvontnB, August 12. * Insiallation of nfflcyrs ™*cd a delicious steakdin- r -filch w, enjoyed li, n J* *>wp of uiionnalrcs, sdlLn-jf rnomljm n( , <*iH t t I. Filer, MnLli District Simtmk-r Installed the fol- ^L'glon ..flleer!,, Harry revile, Sr., Commander; D. Hoaw, Sr„ Son- "te-Commander, Dan ,*“■ '^wls liostor, - «nltli, and John Greon- „ ’ ^ nl "' Vitas-Cowman - E*' *„ Ad da. jdinner, Cliap- *■ John Carrington Hlsutr- *£V, r,rl# ' •'“*:» *i- "■ Herman Sloan and C ,lr<1 ’ ^ntoants-At- ' 7 tj 'lull, Finance V/GIW, Sorvlca Of- ' JI > 1 Warren 1). House klit,'.™" ^ncr, .„k) ,>. ^l^ftlnttAurilUrjor- kj, l V“ 'Hhloilcd by Mrs, "< fialncavilln, V ur U ’ r " lnUl V ' «. Cl)«, '*i l-m, t-A) The progressive savings In stitution is celebrating Its twenty-fifth anniversary next Monday, August 22. The oc casion will be observed with a climatic Open House to take place between the hours of 3 and 9 p.m. Regular business will cease during the after noon and evening and o huge birthday cake will be cut and eaten by the guests and friends of the financial Jnstltulondur ing the hours of Open House. Sunday, August 21, is ac tually the anniversary of the establishment of FlrstFeder- al Savings and Loan Associa tion, but since It falls on Sun day this year the festivities will be held Monday. The offi cial opening of the institution was recorded in Tho News of Wednesday, August 21, 1941. It read as follows; “Winder and Barrow Coun ty will welcome into their bus iness circles nils, week the nowly-orgaulzcd first feder al Savings and Loan Associa tion of Winder, The Associa tion will formerly open Thurs day • ti The article wont on to say,’ "R. C r Jones, well known bus iness man of Winder, will serve as president of the asso ciation, He suited that it will bo the aim of tho association to be of service to the people of the city and county in all their building and remodeling problems as ivell as to afford an Insured place forthelr sav ings, ” Tho announcement conclud ed: "Other officers are K, C, Arnold, vice president, and O. B, Langfoiti, Sr,, secre tary-treasurer.'' The original directors of First Federal consisted of tho following five mem It, C, Jones, R, J. Smith, O. B, Langford, Sr„ D. B. Williams and the late K, C. Arnold, who served until his death In 1045. R.J. Smith was then elected vice president Mr. Williams served only a short time and was succoeded by the late W.J. Jennins, $r„ who also served a limited duration due to the fact that he was unable to de vote enough of his time to the new organization. Dr. U R, Harris succeeded Mr. Jen nins in 1942, Dr, H, M. Her rin was elected to tho board in 3945, replacing the late Mr. Arnold. Dr. Herrin Is presently serving as Treas urer, The late W. M. Holscrtbock was added to the Board of di rectors of First Federal In 1956 making six members In stead of tho original five. Mr. Holsenbeck served until his (Continued on Page 4-A) Comprehensive Survey Of The Mam Area To Be Made Shortly every head of tho house In the City of Statham and the Statham Trade area will bo contacted nnd requested to complete u questionnaire about the Statham area. There la little information available on tho area for planning and de velopment purposes. T.ic questionnaire Is designed to deter mine the needs of the people, potential of the area for Indus trial purposes, and liabilities of the area. ing Education that will be av- Thd survey will bo super vised by Ihe Institute or Com munity and Area Develop ment and the Center for Con tinuing Education of Uio Uni versity of Georgia. The ques tions are scientifically de signed to present a true pic ture of tho .Statham area as It axisEu now and what can be expected at some future date. AJ1 elements that make up a community will bo considered, Local people of Lhe Statham aroa will conduct the survey, Iwt no one other than the efl- umarator and university peo ple will soo Uio comploted questionnaire. The results of the survey will bo complied, ana lyred and n rep^irt made by thr. Instituta of Commun ity and Aron Dovolopmont and Georgia Center for Continu al labie to all. Only the results will bo published. No person will be named tn the report, Some of tho questions con- co rn tho City of Statham only, Every tenth person will bo asked to answer additional questions about Statham pro per. Most of the questions about Statham war. 1 obtained by questioning a cross sec tion of tho pooplo, The ques tions fumlshod by the peo ple are considered problems needing attention, and had to 1)0 listed several limes to val idate the question. Everyone In urged to coop erate fully with Uio numer ators who are performing Uie service to tho community free of charge, 21) PAGES THIS ISSUE Organ And Study Dedication-Recital At Chapel Church^ A Dedication of Uie Bald win Electron, Model 5 Organ and the new Study building will be observed by the mem bers nf the Chapel Christian Church, Sunday afternoon, Au gust 21, at 3:00 o'clock. Tho organ was installed this summer In the Sanctuary of the church, Mrs. .Inne J„ Fur- go son, wife of the minister, will present a short recital and tho minister will sing one group of sacred numbers. Mrs, Ferguson has belonged to throe chapters of tho Am erican Guild of Organists and Mr. Furgeson served one year as Chaplain for the Guild while pastor In Augusta. She Is a graduate in Music from Cokor College In Hartsville, S, C. Mr. Purge son studied at Sou thern Illinois University, The MIller-Forguson Institute of Music in St, Louis and at Eu reka College in Eureka, Illi nois, Both have had wide ex- (Contlnuod on Page 6-A) Glen wood School Faculty And Opening Plans Glenwood School will open for tho students Monday, Aug ust 29, Most planning and pre paration In getting the entire facility ready for the students and the teachers to begin the now school year are complet ed. According to L. D, Sims, Principal, needed repairs have been made and much ad ditional equipment has been purchased during the summer months, A large enrollment Is ex pected at the Glenwood School. Seventy-Six pupils are enroll ed in the new first grade class, The entire student body Including grades one through twelve will probably exceed 850 pupils. Teachers will report for their first day of orientation and planning Monday, August 22. They will devote a full week to activities which will help them to have their class rooms well established before the students arrive at school the following week. Parents are urged to pur chase school Insurance for each of their children enroll ed tn school. Further notice and Information will besentto the parents following the op ening day of school concern ing the Insurance plan. Under the plan to bo in effect forpo- pils at Glenwood School, pu pils will be protected on their way to school, at school, and on their way home from school. The cost Is $2.00 for tho entire school year. Meals will bo served In the school lunchroom the first school day and on all days that school will be In session. There Is no change In the price of meals to bo served. Students may got their lunch for 25c. A one-half pint car ton of milk will bo served with tho lunch at no addition al cost to the student. Stu dents can, however pur chase as much milk as thoy do* (Continued or Pago 4-A) General Electric Cooking School At Reynolds Appliance A cooking school entitled ‘’Leisurely, Froozerly Cook ery 4 ' will bo hold at Reynolds Appliance Sal os on Athens Street in Winder, Thursday afternoon, August 25 at 2 o'clock* Myrcm Luttroll Mc Leod, General Electric Home Economist, will conduct the school nsststed by Evelyn Harris, Jackson Electric Member ship Corporation Home Economist, Free door prizes will be given away and the Home Ec onomist will present those present with roelpo bookR of die demonstrations which will be presented. All ladles are invited to bo present. NUMBER 12 Winder City Schools Will Open Monday/ August 29 The Winder City Seliml will open for Ui D 1906-67 term on Monday momUig August 29, according to Si.pt- D, F. Oubeme. k , ™ ct ' mDn,l "K « ™ “’dock, A full dny of school will be held on the opening day. The schedule for tho Wind er Lower Grammar School Is as Follows: Teachers will re port. for work at 8.00 o'clock. ■Students will report tu school by 8;30, but not before 3:QU o'clock* The first grade will be dismissed each day at 12;- 00 o'clock for the first month of school, Hits means that the first grade students will not eat In the school cafeteria the Hrst school month. All other grades in the LoworGrammar School will be dismissed each day at 3:10, The first grade will be dismissed at 3:10 be ginning with the second month of school. Tho Winder Upper Gram mar School and Wlnder-Bar- row High School teachers will be at work by 8;00 a,m. and classes will begin at 8:30 o' clock, These schools will dis miss each day at 3:20* The Glenwood School sched ule is announced by Principal L.D, Sims In the Glenwood School news release. The schools will all operate cafotorlas. Theprico per meal will remain, at least for a while, at 25c, Supt. Osborne said, “the Increased cost of food and labor may cuaso an increase in tho price per meal but If possible the 25< price will remain as In former years. All students should plan to eat in the school cafe teria, The meals are well worth the small cost charged and students who eat there find that this Is by far the best way to take care of the lunch meal at school, Students may purchase all milk wanted at 4c per half-pint carton* Some (Continued on Pago 6-A) First Week Court One Case Tried Monday; Several Others Settled Tho August term of Barrow Superior Court opened at 9 o' clock Monday morning In the courthouse in Winder, Judge Mark Dunahoo prosiding, and Solicitor Floyd Hoard, prosecutor tor tho State. Seven issue cases were es pecially set by the court for consideration during the first week of civil activities. The Court Calendar showed the first of these cases to be Gor don Dixon vs, W r C, Harris Company, which was first fil ed before the court on March 20, 1964 and ended In a mis trial at that time. The case was tried Monday of this week as the first case and the jury "found In favor Of the defen dant", According to tho Calen dar, Q jilllanandQuIllian were lawyers for the Plaintiff and T, Penn MCWhortor, attorney for the Defendant. This was the MRS. S. N. GLASS Is shown receiving a $25,00 Check Slower of Gifts Consolation Prize from W, E, Atkinson, Jr,, Editor of The Winder News. Larry Jones, owner of Larry’s Easy Pay Tire Store, the host merchant In last Saturday's drawing is witnessing die presentation, Mrs, Glass was not in the store at the time her name was drawn, there fore she missed the opportunity of receiving die grand prize of 372.00 "Shower of Gifts” which is donated by twenty-four local merchants. This grand prize Is almost three times tho consolation prize. Shoppers are urged to remember that names are destroyed after each drawing, therefore it is Important to register each week to be eligible for the drawings on Saturday morning at 11 o'clock, and most Important that you be in oqg of the participat ing stores at tho time of the drawing In order to receive the grand prize* Participating mer chants carry the red "Shower of Gifts Promotion "signs. only case set which necessi tated trial by jury, as three others were settled without coming to trial and three were postponed because of circum stances beyond control. Judge Dunahoo stated, however, that these three cases will be dis posed of shortly. This session of court re sulted in only one day's activi ties for the first week's Tra verse jurors, however, as the presiding Judge dismissed them tor the remainder of the week folio wing Monday’s case, Tho Grand Jury drawr. tor this term of court was swore In Monday and Is In session at the time The News goes to press. T. J* Standridge was named foreman, and Claude Tuck, assistant M, A. Coker was elected secretary, and Hayden Camp, assistant sec retary. A complete list of the Grand Jurors was published In last week’s Issue of The News. Indictments returned by the Grand Jury through Tuesday on record In Clerk of Court H, D„ Harrison's office re vealed a total of 95, with 18 No Bills returned* The Grand Jury' Presentments will be published in next week's is sue of the Winder News* Criminal cases will be heard before the court next week, A number of defeault cases as well as several divorce cases were disposed of by the court tills week. A mild number of divorces were granted. Judge Dunahoo pointed out to the court in Ws general in structions the importance of (Continued on Page 3-A) Five Generations Represented At Recent Reunion Approximately two hundred descendants of the late John L, and Nancy Johnson Har ris, pioneer citizens of Bar- row County, gathered at the American Legion home of the John Rich Pentecost Post No. 53 Sunday, August 7, for the annual Harris Family reun ion. Five generations were re presented in the family group coming from all sections of Georgia, Florida, North Car olina* New Jersey, Delaware, Alabama and Alaska. Special recognition wasgiv- en the three surviving daugh ters of Mr. and Mrs, Harris, namely, Mrs, Callie Segars, Mrs. Jessie Bennett, Mrs. Nobic Me Elroy, and two dau- ghters-ln-law, Mrs, Georgia Harris and Mrs. Claudia Har ris, all of whom were in at tendance, Ason Allte Harris, of Hot Springs, Arkansas, was unable to be present Mrs. Robert Isaac, former ly Julia Harris, of Douglas, Alaska, acted as mistress erf ceremonies, and grace was given by Edgar Hill, Jr t , of At lanta. A bountiful meal was en joyed during the noon hour. DESCENDANTS of the late Mr, and Mra, John L, Harris hold annual fannfi.v reunion Sunday,, August 7, at the American Legion home. (Photo by Bay Kilgore) LOCAL HISTORY Continuing with this issue, past newspaper front pages will be highlight local news and history. This front page is from the Aug. 17,1966 issue of The Winder News. Budget continued from 1A “I consider that to be a significant per centage of the overall staff of the county," he said. “I was concerned there would be some negative impact of (the 60 employees not receiving an adjustment).” Giving the 1.5-percent COLA to all county employees, including the Sheriff’s Office and Detention Center ones, would cost the county roughly $215,000. The estimated overall cost of implementing the plan for next fiscal year, which will only be nine months, is $282,520 with the COLA included. To offset some of the additional cost, Renshaw has asked the institute to go back and eliminate an employee salary compression component of its study, which would have cost more than $90,000 to implement under the recommend ed option. Salary compression occurs when employ ees’ salaries bunch together regardless of experience, qualifications or years of service. In its study, the institute identified the median service time for county employees as 9.25 years. Any employee who has been with the county at least that long and has a salary that falls below the midpoint of their salary range would have been eligible for a 1.8- to 3.6-percent adjustment. Alex Daman, a pub lic service faculty member for the institute, told commissioners last month. "The overall goal is to start the process of separating longer-serving employees from their less-tenured counterparts.” Daman said. But board chairman Pat Graham said the county should continue moving toward mer it-based, not longevity, pay. "You reward high performers with an annu al increase that reflects their contribution," Graham said. "It’s like paying for results.” Renshaw acknowledged the county does have compression issues from previous years of salary cuts that resulted from the Great Recession. But the performance management component of the study, which will be rolled out next year and implemented in FY2018, will address many of those issues by giving higher-performing employees the ability to move more freely within their salary range, he said. Also at the Aug. 9 budget workshop. Ren shaw presented a tweaked request from Sher iff Jud Smith. Renshaw’s original recommendation to the board was $323,000 to hire and provide benefits to five new patrol deputies, four additional criminal investigators and a school resource officer while allotting $400,000 for 10 new vehicles. After additional conversations between Renshaw and Smith, the sheriff’s latest pro posal is to only hire two of the investigators and the school resource officer. The $271,000 in savings from that deduction would go toward purchasing 10 more vehicles, which would give the office 20 new ones. The remaining funds to cover the extra vehicles would come from money set aside last year for a county fiber optic project that never materialized ($100,000) and from the county’s vehicle reserve fund ($29,000). Of the 20 vehicles, the board committed $440,000 in funding for 12 of them during a special-called meeting Tuesday. The money, which will come from SPLOST 2012 funds and the vehicle reserve fund, will be used to purchase nine pursuit vehicles and three non-pursuit vehicles, Smith said. The meeting was called because while the money would not be expended until after Oct. 1, commissioners needed to approve a budget line item for the current fiscal year to commit the funds. And because the purchase price would be above the $25,000 threshold the county manager is allowed to authorize without board action, the vehicle purchases would have to go through a competitive bid ding process, Renshaw said. Smith said Atkins Ford, which services the department’s vehicles, recently sent an invoice for $20,000 of work needed on four vehicles. He added that purchasing the 12 vehicles in October (at 2016 rates) and having them on the road by December could save the county at least $32,000 - by avoiding the approximate $12,000 price hike in 2017 rates and forgoing the $20,000 of repairs needed on the aforementioned four vehicles. Also, by purchasing more vehicles now, the sheriff’s office would be able to reduce the number of new vehicles needed in subsequent years, Renshaw said. Smith told commissioners last month the additional staff was needed to handle the office’s large volume of service calls. But he has also maintained new vehicles are needed because so many are not in good condition due to years of neglect. Commissioner Joe Goodman said if the county incurred any savings from the $800,000 projected for the 20 vehicles, they should be placed into a reserve fund for future vehicle purchases.