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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. ,_' fc & -— _ T VL aim ' [SHB® £> yLff/Ms fifl Wf hiV \JSIu 111 W^.-fcSl/r im k\ X V T 1 1/4 Oz. Ben Gay Ointment 1/2 Oz. Visine BEye Drops 99® , m , SERVICE DISCOUNT DRUGS "•gf “ON THE DAY: 775-4348 SQUARE" NIGHT: 775-7204 II J GEORGIA J By 808 HARRELL —' ■ .. 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 14 Oz. Listerine Antiseptic Blistex 2 For 59* it—a 2 1/2 Oz. Large Brylcreem 99*^ 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. 12’s New Freedom Maxi-Pads 83* r 60s Efferdent Tablets $F Di-Gel Antacid-Anti-Gas Liquid 12 Oz. or Tablets 100’s Mirtt or | o„_ Lemon Orange rW i srja. 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.. ‘ ' - 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.