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THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Mon., July 11, 1977
The Old Miller Hotel Still Lives
CLERMONT—You know
that saying; about the plans of
mice and men. . .and Sara
Herndon?
All Sara meant to do was
drive in the direction of the
sign and see Walker Moun
tain. That’s how she came to
buy the hotel.
All Sara meant to do was
open a little weekend antique
business. That’s why she is the
lone occupant of the “30-
room” hotel and has to ex
plain the old structure to
passing tourists from all of
the states, not to mention
France, England and Guam.
Yes, Sara’s plans for restful
and moderately active retire
ment years have been shelved
for awhile. Her idea sort of
got out of hand. Of course,
she’s happy about it.
Atlanta decorator and an
tique expert Herndon was
driving south from her favor
ite Unicoi and Suches sites
about four years ago and saw
this sign at the Clermont turn
off on U.S. 129. It pointed to
Walker Mountain. She went
mountain hunting.
Sara explained, “That’s
when I discovered Clermont
and this falling-down old
hotel. Before it was over I
Jenkinsburg News
By Mrs. T. H. Price
Fourth of July spend the
day guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Otis Mangham were Mr. and
Mrs. Jackie Mangham, and
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Bond and
Christi of McDonough.
Wayne and Charles Bryan
from California are spending
the months of July and
August with Mr. and Mrs.
Maron Snopel and Laura.
Scott Lyle of Miami is
spending a good portion of
the summer with his grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otis
Mangham.
Friends will be sorry to
note that Mr. and Mrs. C. W.
Haley have been ill with a
virus for several days. We
hope they will soon be well.
Mrs. Eddy O’Herron, Kim
berly and Heath of Warner
Robins were last Sunday
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
T. R. Sims.
Mr. W. M. Gallman
accompanied Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Cook to spend the
fourth of July with Mr. and
Mrs. Wilmer Cook of Lanett,
Ala.
Sunday luncheon guests of
Mrs. Mary Lou Rosser on
July 3rd were Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Curry and Kenneth
Barnes of Opelika, Ala., Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Curry, Krestin
and Billy of Greenbay, Wis.,
Mr. and Mrs. George Barnes
and Judson, and Janice
Roberts of Griffin, and Mr.
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Sara Herndon and Her Hotel
bought the hotel without even
going upstairs.”
The old (Tom) Miller Hotel,
and Mrs. George Gilmore
and little Susan of Jenkins
burg.
Miss Ruby Lane accompa
nied Mr. and Mrs. Doyle
Tatum of Griffin to spend the
holidays visiting friends in
Sewanee, Tenn. and attended
the Campbell reunion while
there.
Miss June Farrar of
Morrow was weekend guest
of her mother, Mrs. M. B.
Farrar.
Friends will be interested
to know that Mr. T. R. Sims is
at home after having minor
surgery at Georgia Baptist
Hospital last week.
Miss Dana Hirschel of
Foster City, Calif, is guest of
Miss Pam Price for several
days.
The many friends of Mrs.
Virginia Coker Crumbley
symphatize with her and her
family in the passing of her
husband, Mr. G. L. (Buck)
Crumbley, of Locust Grove,
last Wednesday.
Miss Enid Nesbit of
Atlanta was Sunday guest of
Miss Jan Shepherd. Enid is
daughter of Rev. Kirk
Nesbit, former pastor of
Jackson Presbyterian
Church.
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Price
had as guests Monday Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Forman, Mr.
and Mrs. B. B. Moore and
Mr. David Lemmond of
SUMMER SAVINGS
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THB JACKSON PROGRESS-ARCUS, JACKSON. GEORGIA
built about 1912, was almost
gone because of a bad roof.
Sara has breathed life—arid
WSB Chooses
Great Young
American
Who’s the most outstand
ing young American you
know?
That young person, if he or
she is 21 years of age, or
younger, and rates high in
citizenship, character, scho
larship and community ser
vice, just may be selected as
WSB Radio’s “Great Young
American” for 1977.
The Voice of the South, in
cooperation with Atlantic
North American Van Lines,
is again asking WSB listeners
to nominate their favorite
young American. The winner
will receive the “WSB Radio
Great Young American of the
Year” award, as well as a
SSOO United States Savings
Bond.
Nominations will be re
ceived at WSB Radio ,
starting August 1, 1977. All
entries must be received at
WSB Radio by midnight,
August 22, 1977. Nominations
Decatur.
The Baptist Women’s
group of Jenkinsburg Baptist
Church met with Mrs. B. R.
Hay and Mrs. R. S. Letson
Monday afternoon. Those
present were Mrs. Harry
Ridgeway, Mrs. T. T.
Patrick, Mrs. T. H. Price,
Mrs. W. M. Gallman, Mrs. H.
M. Hooten and the hostess.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Moore
and Mary Sue have returned
from a weekend trip to
Ocilla, Ga.
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Maxi-Pads
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Tablets
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Antacid-Anti-Gas
Liquid 12 Oz. or
Tablets 100’s
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funds—into the structure.
Once again it is possible to sit
on the second-floor front
porch for a fine view of
Walker Mountain or, when the
heat haze is gone, to see dis
tant north Georgia mountains.
What Sara is doing is a fine
example of preserving quality
heritage while making it
serve the present. Strangers
continually stop and tell Sara
their personal stories which
link them to the old hotel.
Some want to spend just one
more night in the hotel.
What Sara is doing is con
verting some of those rooms,
including the lobby, into her
apartment. Downstairs will be
her antiques and separate
shops similar to James
Owen’s leather and turquoise
area. Upstairs will be display
rooms, tastefully decorated by
Sara. Yet the old hotel retains
much of its original charac
ter.
Now Clermont has a post
office, a store and a hotel.
James recalled, “I used to go
with my daddy who was a
salesman, and it’d take him
longer to work Clermont than
it would Cleveland. This was
a thriving town. Right across
the street was the Gainesville
may be either by postcard or
letter, and should be mailed
to “Great Young American,
WSB Radio, Atlanta, 30309.”
Last year’s recipient of the
Form 64P (State) ,6-77, PUBLIS HER ’ S C 0 P Y State Bank No 64 ' 291
Consolidated Report of Condition of “....The. .Citizens .and. Southern Bank .of Jackson ”
of Jackson in the State of Georgia and Domestic Subsidiaries at the close of
business on Tu ne .JP, f 19...77..
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BALANCE SHEET ASSETS Sch. Item Col. ; Mil. -Thou. :
1. Cash and due from banks C 7 L_ 232 1
2. U.S. Treasury securities B 1 E l 2
3. Obligations of other U.S. Government agencies and corporations B 2 E None 3
4. Obligations of States and political subdivisions B 3 E 3 j 600 ; 4
5. Other bonds, notes, and debentures B 4 E None 5
6. Corporate stock i None 6
7. Trading account securities ! None 7
8. Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell . D 4 i _ , 8
9. a. Loans, Total (excluding unearned income) A 10 9 > 109 1 9a
b. Less: Reserve for possible loan losses | ; 69 };■' 5
c. Loans, Net 9 j 040 : c
10. Direct lease financing None 'lO
11. Bank premises, furniture and fixtures, and other assets representing bank premises 402 jll
12. Real estate owned other than bank premises ............ None :12
13. Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies None 113
14. Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding No fie 14
15. Other assets Q 7 i 15
16. TOTAL ASSETS (sum of items 1 thru 15) 16 SB2 16
LIABILITIES Sch. Item Col.
17. Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations F If A 3 | 393 117
18. Time and savings deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations F If 6+C 9 877 18
19. Deposits of United States Government ....... F 2 A+B+C 86 19
20. Deposits of States and political subdivisions F 3 A+B+C 1 j 387 20
21. Deposits of foreign governments and official institutions . . .... F 4 A+B+C Nohe 1?1
22. Deposits of commercial banks F 5+6 A+B+C Nope 22
23. Certified and officers’ checks F 7 A 22 23
24. TOTAL DEPOSITS (sum of items 17 thru 23) , 9 & 2 24
a. Total demand deposits F 8 A ; 4 202 a
b. Total time and savings deposits F 8 B+C! 10 ■ 760 b
25. Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase E 4 Nofie___j 25
26. Other liabilities for borrowed money No fie •? fi
27. Mortgage indebtedness j Nojia 127
28. Acceptances executed by or for account of this bank and outstanding j None ■2B
29. Other liabilities H 9 '493 29
30. TOTAL LIABILITIES (excluding subordinated notes and debentures) 1 5 ■ L 1.57 30
31. Subordinated notes and debentures j Nonp 31
EQUITY CAPITAL
32. Preferred stock a. No. shares outstanding ‘^ one (Par value) ■ ;32
33. Common stock a. No. shares authorized 60,000
b. No. shares outstanding 60,000 (Par value) j j 600 ,33
34. Surplus 1 . JQQ 34
35. Undivided profits —j 35
36. Reserve for contingencies and other capital reserves -S3—I 36
37. TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL (sum of items 32 thru 36) 1 .{ 37
38. TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CAPITAL (sum of items 30, 31. and 37) 16 882 ,38
MEMORANDA
1. Average for 30 calendar days ending with call date:
a. Cash and due from banks (corresponds to item 1 above) i—l —la
993
b. Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell (corresponds to item 8 above) 1 . - b
c. Total loans (corresponds to item 9a above) 1 c
and. Time deposits of SIOO,OOO or more (corresponds to Memoranda items 3a plus 3b below) j and
e. Total deposits (corresponds to item 24 above) La—i 2.1,3 e
f. Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase (corresponds to item 25 above) NQfie f
g. Other liabilities for borrowed money (corresponds to item 26 above) g
2. Standby letters of credit outstanding (as of call date) ilOuU 2
3. Time deposits of SIOO,OOO or more (as of call date):
a. Time certificates of deposit in denominations of SIOO,OOO or more . f-L 3a
b. Other time deposits in amounts of SIOO.OOO or more __ (IpJjjg b
/, Jani.Cft. R... tf e.l do o>.. Cashier .of the bank. do solemnly { } that this report of condition
is true and correct, to the best of my knowledge and belief. f } 4 ,
Correct—Attest:
ft* f jy; fiy / Tif *- 1 -- > i Directors.
J. .. Frank. Barnes > >
State of Georgia -.A— , County of .BuLta ss:
(MAKE mark FOR Sworn fo and subscribed before me this _A.kth day of July , if* 27
NOTARY'S SKA I.) an rf / hereby certify that lam not an officer or director of this bank.
My commission expires June ..U.4 19 .19 ...2\ !..*>— , Notary Public.
THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1977,
and Northwestern Railroad
and depot. There were two
banks, drugstore, mercantile
stores, a theater and a fine
private school. I think they
trained preachers here. The
town was built around that
private shcool.”
Sara explained, "The way
the town got its name came
from the fact that the moun
tain was so clear from here;
Clermont. Before that this
place was called Dip, Ga.
Mood Dover, who had just
brought Sara some vegeta
bles, added his knowledge to
the over-all conversation. “I
believe they called it Dip was
because there was a cattle dip
near here.’
Dip or Clermont, a visitor
will enjoy a visit to Sara
Herndon’s hotel.
Editor’s Note: The Miller
Hotel was built and owned
by the father of Mrs. India
Bailey and the grandfather
of Mrs. Miller Moelchert,
of Jackson. Mrs. Bailey
was working at the hotel at
the time of her marriage to
her late husband.
WSB Radio Great Young
American award was Lynn
Bentley, of Decatur and the
1975 recipient was Dave Lee,
of College Park.
Flovilla Happenings
BY .MRS. EMILY BURNS
Guests Sunday of Mr. and
Mrs. S. A. Elliott were Mr.
and Mrs. M. B. Cook and
granddaughters, Miss Edith
Cook of Jackson, and Miss
Rhonda Thompson of Do
than, Alabama.
Mrs. Edgar Harris re
turned home Saturday from
the W’est Georgia Medical
Center, having been a patient
there for several days.
Visiting Miss Fredna Hil
ley on Tuesday afternoon
was Mrs. Ida Lou King of
Jackson.
Mrs. Barry Carson, Neil
and Brian of Riverdale spent
several days last week with
Rev. and Mrs. Edgar Harris
and family.
Mr. George Long of
Forsyth visited on Friday
with his mother, Mrs. D. T.
Long and family.
Mrs. Vivian Hightower and
Mrs. Carl Funderburk en
joyed July 4th along with
relatives at Kingdom 3.
Marinell Smith of Atlanta
was the weekend guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Malcolm Smith and
Rod.
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Skinner,
Lori and Alicia were guests
last week of Mrs. Kathleen
Skinner of Wilson, N. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Gaston
Hester and Miss Lee Anne
Hester of Eufaula, Alabama
were guests Saturday and
Sunday of Mrs. Edith
Roberts and Miss Virginia
Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. John Brooks
and Darryl of Miami, Fla.
arrived Thursday to spend
several days with Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Burns. Sr. and Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Burns, Jr.,
and family.
Mrs. Gail Robinson and
Jason visited last week with
Mr. and Mrs. W’ayne Boat
right and infant daughter,
Amy of Aiken, South Caro
lina.
Visiting Mrs. Edith Ro
berts and Miss Virginia
Smith Saturday evening
were Mrs. Ruth Cheek and
Mr. C. W’. Buchanan of
Conyers.
Guests Friday of Mrs. W.
E Waits were Miss Fran
Falssom of Glenville and Mr.
and Mrs. Tate Turner and
Charles of Hillsboro. Mr. and
Mrs. Don Gable of Marietta
were guests on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cook,
Mark. Gregg, and John
vacationed last week in lowa
visiting friends and enroute
home visited Mr. and Mrs
Copeland Cook in Ashland,
Missouri.
Mrs. Sara Gaultney and
Mrs. Patsy Newman and
Lisa of Warner Robins were
guests Saturday of Mr. and
Mrs. Ed W’illiams, Glenn and
Andy.
Guest during the July 4th
weekend of Mr. and Mrs. R.
K. Thurston and family were
Mr Bill Hester and Ben of
Hobart, Indiana and Mr. and
Mrs. Dwayne Morris and
family of Marietta.
SOUTH IS VITAL
TO FOREST INDUSTRY
Forestry experts fear a
wood shortage if the avail
able land to grow trees
continues to shrink.
Southern Forest Institute
President J. Greeley McGo
win II says the South will
have to produce 50 percent of
the nation’s wood needs in
the next 25 years, compared
to the present 30 percent. He
said, “the nation faces a
steadily decreasing land
base —the result of expand
ing cities, roads and recrea
tion areas.”
McGowin says the South’s
forests can meet the chal
lenge with good manage
ment.
