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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2017
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lUJME N'O. LX XI
Over Holt A Century
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rea Economic Level
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.thens, Ga. - In 1964, the lev
of composite economic ac-
Ity for Northeast Georgia wti s
[percent above the 1956 level,
compared with 39 percent
the nation. This was equal
average annual increase
about 5.8 percent for the
compared to 4.2 percent
the country, 11 It Is quite
r that total economic ac-
(ty accelerated more rapid
m 1956 through 1964 in
least Georgia than It did
United States."
his statement taken from a
leal stability or regional
ess cycle analysis reveals
the area unemployment rate
to a favorably lotv rate
the end of 1964, and local
r shortages began to ap-
•. The report is part of the
itly completed Manufac-
Activity and Cyclical ota-
report sponsored by
Northeast Georgia Area
ing and Development
ission for the counties of
vi, Clarke, Greene, Jack-
Madison, Morgan, Oconee,
thorpe and Walton,
analysis of the cyclical
illy Study shows that In
Clarke County alone ac-
jted for one-third of the
Ration, 44 percent of the
employment, 45 percent
effective buying power,
49 percent of the retail
In Northeast Georgia. In
employment from 1956
j964 in Clarke County in-
sed 3,414 from 9,320 to
14. Walton County showed
Llh crease of 809 insured em-
H' during this period from
Vv to 4,191. Barrow County’s
ed employees increased
72 from 2,962 in 1956
'34 in 1964. Jackson Coun-
nsured employes changed
jj 3,326 to 3,872, or an in-
« of 546 during the same
1 d. Cher 95 percent of all
I factoring employment in
| i rea is insured.
NGAPDC study shows
conomic activity in North-
/eorgia vt^s not as sever-
ected by the two recessions
57-58 and 1960-61 as was
_ftal economic acylvity.
llJ ms reported for the heal-
IU conorpy of the area during
b recessions Include more
mic growth, rapid growth
University or Georgia and
>$earch facilities and the
stability provided by
niversity. Area manufac
is concentrated in non-
les like food, textiles,and
el/vhich typically are iessr
ed by a recession than
le good industries. The
r ffipas a larger percentage of
Mrs than the nation. Farm-
Mnalxitain a higher degree
tabiilty than industrial
ie nine year period from
to 1964 covered by the
:al stability study, food and
Hi products and apparel
cts were the basic Indus-
contributing to an increase
ecrease in manufacturing
hroent in the nine coun-
a/ Lhe lumber and woodpro-
I industry and the textile
Jl products industry also had
/ influence on fluctuation
nployment In recession
crdlng to the report, Bar-
‘ Clarko, Jackson and Wal-
txintiee. have had the most
ice on manufacturing em-
*nt In the nine counties
1956 through 19G4,and this
Jl is continuing, Employ-
during prosperous
more than offsetde-
during recessions.
county area unem-
problom is less Ixn-
il than that of the na-
accordlng to the Cycli
city study. “The low-
>ku of the insured unem-
ont rate in the itino coun-
ir toe past 10 years vrae
ercent near the end of
) ^ thu highest was 7.7
f ft « hi May 1961," die ro
Nationally the low-
was 2.3 percent in
■f 1956 and the highest
'. *4 PfrcenL in February
m Clarke, Jackson, Barrow
~ Counties have made
eattst comrlbotiun to tills
decline In unemployment
according to the re-
Rescue Team
Is Organised
Twenty ctvlc minded men of
Winder and Barrow County mot
at the Winder Police Depart
ment Tuesday night, January
31, to form (ho new Winder-
Barrow County Civil Dcfcnso
Rescue Unite. Those men mot
for ono definite purpose to form
a unit that would be of ser
vice to the citizen* of their
community* in case of an
emergency.
Every member of this unit
will be trained inflrstaid.They
will be trained by capable in
structors in removing victims
from wrecked automobiles,
buildings on fire, collapsed
buildings, etc. These men will
be trained to operate radio
logical monotoring equip
ment in case of a nuclear at
tack on the country, Monroe
Wise, the rescue chief forBar-
row County, Is delighted with
the interest shown in forming
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W1NDEH, GEORGIA WEDNESDAY, FGIJIIUAHY 8, 19C7
2 SECTIONS lfl PAGES
GROUP IN ATTENDANCE at recent ClvIJ Defense meeting.
Smith Named On Bank
Of Barrow Directors Board
DR, SATTERFIELD
DR, ERICKSON
At the annual January Stock
holder’s meeting of Bank of
Barrow, P. R. (Bobby) Smith
was elected as anowmomberof
the Board of Directors, Mr,
Smith operates the Smith Seed
and Gin Company, Smith Bon
ded Warehouse, Piedmont Acid
Delinting, Inc., and does exten
sive farming.
W, Clair Harris, Chairman of
Board reported that the follow
ing Directors were re-elected
for another year;
W. C. Harris, James Harri
son, E. F. Harwell, L, PaulHix,
Robert H. Harrison, Royce A.
Jackson, J. Guy Ouzts, Claude
Tuck, Jr., and Richard B. Rus
sell, ID.
Officers of the bank were el
ected as follows:
W. Clair Harris, Chairman
of Beard; James Harrison, Pre
sident; L, Paul Rlx, Vice Pre
sident - Cashier; Mrs, Polly
Jones, Assistant Cashier; Mrs.
Gwendolyn M. Jackson, Assis
tant Cashier and Mrs. Frances
Casper, Assistant Cashier.
Other employees of the bank
are:
John Hammond, Note Teller,
Mrs. Ginger Innecken, Teller,
Mr5. Carolyn Jackson, Teller,
Mrs, Brenda Tyson, Teller,
Mrs. Sue Ellen Pentecost,
Bookkeeping, Mrs. Faye Ben
nett, Bookkeeping, Mrs, Har-
rfette Brooks, Bookkeeping, and
Charlie Hall, Janitor,
The Directors reviewed and
approved a report of past year's
operations which showed con*
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$1/000,000 Offered
County School System
Stale Proposes Huge Sum For
Building Fund Consolidation
Majlins In a special called Mission, Hie Barrow Lonely Hoard
h ‘ ,ard Su l* rln “-' ,1<l »"l Joe JL Kirby present to Die
SSSSo’S?,* , l ?5 b ? r 01 eHUoiui a proposal of -
MO OOO.OO In funds by the Stale Hoard or Eduction to Oils county
r V"' ™ strutll<>n t™ new school buildings. The proposed
two buildings will replace too present buildings In each o? too
ve school district, in the county. The present systems undo?
IwoSlflTs!' 11 ^ “* ^ ™ SQ !^ (0 a " scliMls too.
The one million dollars In
funds which ia being offered to
Mim
?, R, SMITH
tinued progress for the Bank,
President Harrison express
ed appreciation to the 90 local
stockholders, to more than 4,-
006 depositors and to the many
friends who make it possible for
the bank to progress and servo
this area.
John Carrington
Will Speak To
Legion-Auxiliary
DR. GRUBBS
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The regular meeting of the
John Rich Pentecost Post No,
53, The American Legion and
Auxiliary will be held Friday
evening, February 10 at the
local Legion Home.
Mrs, Guy Ouzts, program
chairman, will present John
W. Carrington, who will speak
to the group on Americanism.
A delicious "Old Fashioned"
stew will be served promptly at
7?30 o'clock according to War
ren D. House, Sr, Every mem
ber of both these service organ-
Izatlons is urged to be present
'or, this meeting.
Patients in the Winder
Barrow Hospital this morning,
Wednesday, February 8, include
Parris Smith, Mrs, Arlene
Bramlett, Mrs. Ruby Sims,
Mrs. Vera England, W. B.
"Doc" Chandler, Allen Pen
tecost, Royce Blackstock, Gil
ford Boone, Mrs. Grace Smith,
Mrs, Mamie Esco, Mrs. Shir
ley Thornton, Mrs. Diane
Church, Mrs. Ethel Clifton,
Mrs, JanJs McDaniel, Lamar
Hale, baby Martian Sfcratlln,
Mrs, Hazel Jackson, Mrs, Ca
thy Maddox, Mrs. Eula Wall,
Joe Barrett, Hugh Baxter,Mrs,
Delia Stewart, L. B, Edwards,
Mrs. Susie Elder, Mrs. Helen
Harbin, Mrs. Laura Scroggs,
Mrs. Ethel Mae Holliday, Mrs,
Jenny Chambers, Mrs. Byrd
Harris, Mrs. LulaHlnos, Char
lie Etheridge, Lonnie Cham
bers, Master Jole Bentley, Miss
Mae Boll, baby Chris Slewnrt,
and Jewel Skelton.
the county has been allocated to
all schools in the state on the
basis of consolidation fund
build-up. The county Is also oil-
giblo for $121,000.00 in growth
funds. Itowcvor, Barrow Count)*
ca n choose to uso only one of
these funds. If the local system
chooses the one million dollar
building fund, it cannot, then
receive the growth money of
$121,000.00. It was pointed out
that a decision must bo made
by the local Board by Wednes
day, March 15, 1967, If no de
cision is reached, or If the de
cision for the consolidation
funds Is negative, the State
Board will simply pass over
Barrow County and offer the
funds to another school system.
Some 15 or 20 Interested cit
izens sat in at the Board'sopen
meeting Tuesday morning to
learn more about the State's
offer of these funds, and the
conditions of the proposal. Fol
lowing Mr. Kirby's explanation
of the proposal, which,Inciden
tally, was officially recelvedby
the superintendent last Thurs
day, a round-table discussion
was led by Harold Harrison,
chairman of the Barrow County
School Board, with those pres
ent participating and asking
questions.
A number of Interesting facts
were brought out and discussed
as a result of various persons
interrlgating the chairman, su
perintendent and the Board. At
present, the county owes ap
proximately $172,000,00 on two
bond indebtednesses. One In
curred in 1957, the other, more
recently assumed in 1964, for
the building of new gymnasiums.
Barrow County School System is
presently repaying some $21,-
000.00 on these bonds.
This is a proposed construc
tion of two new buildings, notin
the present location of any of
the present five schools. The
stipulations laid down by the
State Board of Education states
that those new school buildings
must bo situated one on the
east side of the county and one
on the west side, notlnanypre
sent location. They must be lo
cated in reasonable vicinity ol
U.& Highway 29, although, they
do not have to bo erected pre
cisely on the highway. Both
schools are required to be ac
cessible to City of Winder wat
er, gas and possibly sewerage
services.
One point made clear is the
fact that the proposed building
fund does not involve Federal
money. It will be handled com
pletely with State money. The
survey was made by two State
men, Jimmy Gammon, direc
tor of the Office of School Plant
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MAYOR RUTLEDGE
Lions Sponsor
Contest On
Dental Health
The Health, Education and
Welfare Committee of die Win
der Lions Club plans for tho
highlight of this Thursday night
meeting, the display and judg
ing of posters.
Dr. E. Wayne Satterfield,
prominent Athens dentist,
known by many WlndGrites lor
Ws activities In tho Little Lea
gue, will be ono of tho Judges.
Dr. Duane M. Erickson who
practice a Orthodontics in Ath
ens and who has taught at Em
ory University School of Den-
timry, will also judge, Tho third
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Signup Period Extended-Cotton, Feed
Grain And Wheat Diversion Programs
Services of the State, and
Ceorgo Nolms, director ortho
Ninth Congressional District
Services, Their recommenda
tions were approved by Dr, Os
car Joiner, director ol Finan
cial Services Division for Geor
gia. Ono of the favorable points
for acceptance of the proposed
funds by Barrow County as
shown In this committee report
Is tho fact that there are at
prusont three schools in one
system, which, should thoyloso
a very few students, and con
sequently, teachers and state
supplemented funds, then they
might very well loose their ex
istence. In othor words, these
three systems areevennowona
borderline situation as far as
State funds are concerned.
The million dollar fund “111
not Include tire purchase pi ,ce
for land. A rough estimate
shows that an initial 10 acres
would be needed with an addi
tional one acre per child. This
figures to be about 20 acres for
each school. Neither does the
proposal include the building of
gymnasiums. It was stated at
tho meeting that the Barrow
County Board of Education will
be priviledged to leas© or sell
the present buildings should the
consolidation become a reality
and use the funds derived from
the present property toward the
deferment of school obligations.
The foruxn disclosed that John
Maddox, director of the Trans
portation for the State School
System, has surveyed thepres-
ent local transportation set up
and finds that it will not require
any more facilities than pre
sently In uso, Twenty busses a re
now used to transport approxi
mately 1900 children.Mr, Mad
dox’s survey Implies that per
haps it wiU require no more
miles than at present, possibly'
even less miles than are being
traversed now.
The discussion with Board
officials further disclosed that
consolidation of the county's
five schools into two new
schools will afford an oppor
tunity for threo soctions In each
grade. This will assure better
balance of student and teacher
load. There will be ample op
portunity for extra curricular
activities, Including, band,phy
sical education, and even spe
cial guidance courses. It was
emphasized that with consoli
dation there would be sufficient
number of students in each
school to afford these pro
grams.
Mr, Harrison pointed out that
acceptance or rejection of the
proposal will not In any way
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The cotton, wheat and feed grain program signup period has
boen modified for Georgia, according to Rufus Adams, Chair
man of too Georgia ASC State Committee. The previous clos
ing date was March 3, Tho final date for aU counties in Georgia
now Is March 17, 1967.
Tito State Commliteo has du-
tcrmlned a signup period which
will insure that all farmers
have an opportunity to discuss
the programs with ASC county
office people and to make uj>
their minds about taking part,
in some counties where there
are largo numbers of farms,
there wore not enough hours
available in too original sign
up period to accommodate aU
farmers in the county offices.
Also, bad woaUter in some a-
roae made * revision of signup
Unto noceasaiy.
Signup Is Uiu essential first
stop toward participation In a
farm program. No extension Is
anticipated for advorso weatocr
or other reasons; therefore,
farmers should not wait until too
last minute to enroll, Tho final
dato of March 3 to sign up In
the Cropland Adjustment Pro
gram was not changed In vtowor
the fact that present requests
under this program generally
have already exceeded avail
able funds.
Farm program officials point
out tout the United Slates has
more cropland than Is current?
ly needed to moot demand for
crops. However, tho national
wheat acreage allotment for
1907 Is nearly a third larger
than for 1966, and the feed grain
program aims to divert only
about half as many acres as In
1906, Tho wheat program offers
no diversion payments, and the
food grain program offers di
version payments only to small
farms. The cotton program con
tinues to encourage farmors to
divert as much as 35 percent
of tool r allotments so as to
reduce too surplus. Even though
acreage diversion goals vary
from one program to another,
furm program officials empha
size tint tho law make h too pro
grams available to all farmers,
and the signup period has beenf
changed (o assure them of the
opportunity to participate.
Stallings To
Head Red
Cross Drive
The Barrow County Red
Cross Chapter, In executive
session, last Monday announced
the appointment of Raul Stal
lings as Fund Chairman for
1967.
Mr, Stallings U manager of
Robinson Furniture Company
and one of Winder's most alort
business men, lie lias been at
his present position In tho furn
iture business since 1958, com
ing to Winder from Nashville,
Ca. Tho chapter (oqIs fortunate
in obtaining his stirvlcos for
tIUs most worthy drive.
Tho personnel and solicitors
to conduct too membership
Campaign and iUpt^ drive will
bo announced next week. Tho
urgency for an active and liber
al drive Is apparent,
a Good things happen to you
when you give \o too Red
Cross."
HAROLD DUDLEY, of Sncllrillo, Held Scout RojirescnlaUvo
And spnnkof at last .rack 1 , Winder Klwanis Club meeting, i,
shown with Crale hTooecr, Winder Cub Scout, and Robert Batt
Tlw Clul ’ sponsors local tub, Scout Rack!
At Ulls meeting I), C, lllll was rccoenhcd with pins lor 30
yoai s service In the Scouts; Dr. John K, SLansell for 15 years'
service with .Scouts, and frank Gilbert was cited for 10 years-
scrv cu of work with Scouts. The club , lreB ram recoenizci
Scout Week, now being observed.
Advisory Council Holds
Meeting February 2
Athens, Georgia--TheNorth
east Georgia District Economic
Development Advisory Council
hold its organlrational meet
ing on Thnisday night, Feb
ruary 2, in toe C- & S Bank
Building in Athens, it was con
sidered a mllostono In or
ganizing the nine counties In
Northeast Georgia toward ec
onomic development.
The meeting was called by
toe Northeast Georgia Area
Planning and Development
Commission to bring together
the three members appointed
to serve on the Council from
each of the nine counties In
the Commission's area. These
counties are: Barrow, Clarke,
Greene, Jackson, Madison,
Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe
and Walton.
After a brief explanation of
the purposes of Uie Economic
Development Administration
Program , the Constitution and
By-Laws of the Council were
enacted by the members. The
objectives of the Council as
outlined in the by-laws are to:
arouse citizen Interest in toe
needs and possibilities for eco
nomic progress tn North
east Georgia, participate lndc-
finlng local problems which re
tard economic progress, sti
mulate newproposals for speci
fic projects to Improve the
conomic developmentof the dis
trict and to recommend toe
priority Importance of these
BAD TQEL2, Germany--William D. Hammond, son of Mrs,
John T. Parry 1 of 100 Wright Street In Winder, receives too gold
leaf Insignia of a major from his wife, Gone, ojk1 Coteoel Ruben
L. Moore, Commandant of tho Seventh United Stolen Army Non
commissioned Officers' Academy. Major Hammond is toe Acad
emy's -School Secretary,
projects.
The four Redevelopment Area
Counties which qualify tor
future funding of projects by
the Economic Development Ad
ministration arc: Greene, Mad
ison, Morgan and Oglethorpe.
In addition, the Athens urban
area (Clarke County and pos
sibly pans of surrounding
counties) will probably be el
igible for development as
sistance as a "growth center"
of northeast Georgia. It must
demonstrate that toe urban area
has potential forgrowth and that
Its economic development may
reasonably be expected to con
tribute significantly to toe al
leviation of distress In the re
development areas of the dis
trict
The program under which toe
Northeast Georgia Advisory
Council will be operating
is authorized by tho Public
Works and Economic Develop
ment Act of 1965. The purpose
of the Act is to assist areas
with persistent unemployment
and underemployment to take
effective steps In planning and
financing their public works and
economic development. It Is
Intended that this assistance
will enable and enhance the do
mestic prosperity by toe es
tablishment of stable and di
versified local economics and
improved local conditions.
Paul Dahlstrom. Economic
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LOCAL HISTORY
Continuing with this issue, past newspaper front pages will highlight local news and history from Winder and Barrow County. This front page is from
the Feb. 8,1967 issue of The Winder News.
BAKER IS SCHOOL SYSTEM SPELLING BEE CHAMP
After an exciting 51 rounds Friday, Westside Middle School seventh-grader
Rachel Baker, right, won the Barrow County School System Spelling Bee for
the second year in a row, correctly spelling the word “crescendo.” Baker
will represent the school system at the District 3 competition on Feb. 25 at
the school system’s Professional Development Center. Isaac Sanders, left, a
sixth-grader at Bear Creek Middle School, finished as the system’s runner-up
and will be an alternate for Baker at the district competition.
Barrow Chamber STAR Student,
Teacher breakfast set for Feb. 15
The Barrow County
Chamber of Commerce
will host a STAR Stu
dent and STAR teach
er award breakfast
Wednesday, Feb. 15, at
7:30 a.m. at the Barrow
County Leisure Ser
vices Center, 175 Sec
ond St., Winder.
Those STAR students
and STAR teachers
being honored are:
•From Apalachee
High School, STAR
Student Ryan Miller,
STAR Teacher Aaron
Cleveland and STAR
Counselor Mike Wadle-
igh. Miller is also the
system-wide winner for
Barrow County schools.
•From Winder-Bar
row High School, STAR
Student Isaac Edward
St. Clair, STAR Teach
er Matthew Perry and
STAR Counselor Chris
tina Lowe.
•From Bethlehem
Christian Academy,
STAR Student Tan
ner Bain Still, STAR
Teacher Cricket Butler
and STAR Counselor
Christy Pence.
Breakfast tickets are
$15 and the cost to
sponsor a table is $300.
To RSVP, email
Missy Milner of the
chamber at mmilner@
barrowchamber.com
or call her at 770-867-
9444.
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