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THE CLEVELAND COURIER
COVERS THE MOUNTAINS LIKE MOONSHINE
Devoted to the Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Interests of White County
VOL LXII11 No. 10
THE CLEVELAND COURIER.
PLATFORM
For White County and
Cleveland:
A Cleaner and More Beautiful
City
All Highways Graded and
Paved
To Make White County the
Mecca for Tourists
Development of Winter
Sports in Mountain Area
Fire Hose Breaks Op
Hew Year Celebration
Officers report that approxi¬
mately 5 OO persons, mostly young
people, were on the square New
Year’s Eve night when it requir¬
ed arrests and turning the lire
hose on the group to dispurse
them m the wee hours of the
morning from their celebrating
the uvshering in of theNew.Year.
It is reported that one State
Patrol car was slightly damaged
and most of the Christmas decoi
ations were pulled down.
5,000 Gallons Fuel Oil
Track Overturns Into
Baggs Greek Dec. 29
A 5,000 gallon fuel oil tank
truck overturned into Baggs
Creek Dec. 29 just before the
creek euters the Cbestatee river.
The drtver, from Savannah, suf’
fered several bone fractures and
lacerations bur managed to
scramble to safety after the vehi¬
cle plunged into the icy waters.
Cleat concet u on wnat eff ect
the oil piay have on the ^ttout is
keenly expressed by the Came &
Fish Commission.
Thieves Break Into „
Landrums’ Car. Get Clothes
Washington,—Pep.. Phil L&duiuui ol
Jasper, got an inhospitable welcome to
the uatiou's capital when he returned
here for the opening 1'ues.iay of the 87th
(;ongi ess,
thief broke into Lautlrum’s automo¬
bile and stole all of his clothes and wife’s
clothes,
Landrum, en toute to Washington hotel
slopped at a motel dining room in Alexan¬
dria, Va,, just across .he Potomac River.
While he was having dinner the thief
broke a winuow in the congressman's
lucked car and made off with the lug¬
gage, including some Christmas gifts.
Bill: ‘ Let’s give the btide a sltowei 1”
[ohus "Instead of worrying about
other people, 1 suggest that you that you
take one youtsell, ’
As source of information on current
matters of all kinds, you cant beat
tne newspapers. the student newspaper
For instance, of Kansas potted
at the University most valuable
they considered, the this year’s
source of information about
possible presidential candidates. From
political science students to learn what
the results, a “popularity index” was
made. racked
On this index, newspapers 200, and
up a score of 027, magazines under half the
television 150—well
newspaper tigure. Radio scored a scant
107 ana nooks 49.
.Newspapers provide much more
than news. They are a major force
for popular education and under¬
standing.
GOVERNMENT IN BUSINESS,.
AND YOU-------------------------............- have
Citizens in the United States
pretty much taken freedom Tor grant¬ al¬
ed. It is something that they have
ways enjoyed like the air they breathe.
They overlook the fact that as the air
of our cities is becoming more and
more polluted, so is our freedom.
No industry has more at stake than
fhe newspapers in the fight against
"welfarism" and socialization ot in¬
dustry in the United States. What hap¬
pens to newspapers when a people take is
"freed” by having the production'! government One of
over the means of
the first things that has to go is a
free press. This has happened domination in every of
country where political used to free
the people has been
them and take over private activity.
Witness Cuba as the latest example.
Uncontrolled newspapers cannot be tol¬
erated for there must be no criticism
of oppressor*.
That no man go beyond and defraud
ais brother in an/ matter; because that
the Lord ie the avenger in all such, as we
also have foreworged you and testified.—
I Thessaloniane, iv. 4 7
In 1939 the U. S. national debt was $42
billion, aad that of all other nations $116
billion. In December, 1959 our bed! was
2290 billion, and that of all other nations
$243 billion.
"Maybe man really does love his wife
as much as he does bis dog, but you never
heard of bis whistling around the neigh.
hood half t be nigbt trying to get her to
come home, 1 ’—Bill Potter
The biggest and most powerful tnau in
Washington, except the President, is un¬
Senator Richard B, Russ. II.
Besides being Chairmen of the Armed
Services Comm ttee of the Senate, Sena¬
tor Russell is second ranking member on
the Senate' Appropriations ('ominiltee.
No man in Washington can come any
where near him in bis keen and astute
knowledge of parlimentary law. When
he makes a speech in Ibe Chamber of the
Senate every seat is filled as well vas most
of the gallery He commands attention
and deep respect on both sides of the
Latest reports tell that President.elect
carried Hawaii by only 21 votes
Old Parmer’s Almanac tell that from
the second week in February to the 26iti
a northeast storm and snow which keaps
returning. They also tell that (he first
two weeks of March will cold and snows
3o, get ready for a tough winter.
The tjurist}businese in the UnitedStates
is roughly rstimated at $20 billion a yea 1 '
Then, can't you eee why The Courie 1
continually keeps fighting for touris 1
developments in White County?
Well, before 1961 tolls away we firmly
believe that we will succeed in securing
one or more elaborate tomist establish¬
ments for White County.
Certainly if Senator Russell and Con¬
gressman Landrum succeed in getting
winter sports started along the Richard B,
Russell Scenic Highway in the Raven
Cliffs area we must have several exclu¬
sive and swank places for people to stay
and eat.
Congressman Landrum and 8onato r
Russell are now in Washington and by
their tremendous power you can be fairly
certain that something will begin to crack
before 6now falls in the fall of 1961
Now 1 bat the Georgia General Assem¬
bly is in session we bope to soon hear the
glad news that Senator Howard Overby
has succeeded in securing an order tor a
survey for an ultra.modern highway from
Jus( south of Clermont, via Brookton aud
Clark’s Bridge aud east of New Holland,
thence SW to intersect with (he proposed
4 lent from Gainesville to Atlautu, which
will be built west of the Southern Rail¬
road tracks to Doraville.
Senator, you will be doing a great fu¬
ture service for all our mountain counties
if you succeed in getting this survey
ordered immediately.
The Editor appreciates the p*n and
pencil set from our old friend, Paul Kim
sey, of High Point, N. (\ Paul has a
highly successful beating and plumbing
business in High Point.
With just a little time and effort the
road from Mrs. McGee’s Store to Slab
town could be added to tbs State High¬
way System. We know a powerful man
who will do a lot of pushing.
Will the Ga. General Assembly now
in its 40 day session increase the sales tax
from 3 cents to 4 cents to increase teach¬
ers salaries! Well, ,the money naust
come from some source,
The greatest 24-hour snowfall known iu
the United States dumped 76 inches on
Silver Lake, <.o!o., in April, 1021.
Knskiu said, "Give a little love to a
child anp you get a great deal back "
1660 was a good year for While County,
1961 eeerne eAen more promising, partic¬
ularly the tourist business.
When the Richaid B, Russell Scenic
Highway ie completed au area will be
opened for ALL the people that has no
equal |u the Uuited Stales in grandeur
aud outstanding scenic beauty.
Since before Christmas several
fellows have been preparing data
for Senator Russell so that be can
get a survey ordered that will go
up Dukes Creek, near Old Andy
Falls, Adams Bald and the
Raven Cliffs instead of the pre
sent survey through a pine thick¬
et, which leases off all scenic
spots for the Richard B. Russell
Scenic Highway, We hope to
hear something soon.
% 1)1 NO \jyj PRINTERS TAXES v>i HERE PAY
III LET nnrtwtk US DO YOUR
CLEVELAND, GA* JAN. 6 1961
Local News
Send os the NEWS «o tha* it
appear in The Coulter. We will
p.recite your cooperation.
Old Farmer’s Almanac
that Jan. 9 to i2: ‘‘Touch up
this fire, sire.” They don’t pre¬
dict too much snow for January.
Walter Woody oj Suches told
that the week of Dec. 18-25 saw
many ice skaters on Woody Lake.
Mr. Woody wants to see winter
sports developed in our moun
tains.
Mr. aud Mr, T, V. Cantrell are
at their winter home in Sanford,
Fla.
I'he annual stockholders meet¬
ing of the Peoples Bank will be
Jan 11 .
Henry F. Barrett Jr., student
at the Business Administration,
University of Georgia, has been
named on the dean’s list for the
fall quarter.
Richaid Davidson spent last
weekend with his sisters, Mrs.
Stanley Ellis, in Atlanta,
Miss Delores Palmer of Chicago
spent several days during the
holidays with parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Garrison Palmer.
House brsakius reported iu the past
few days were: Mrs. Mona Stricklaud in
Blue Ridge district aud jus, J, D, Ash,
Practically everything of value in the
Blrickland borne was taken.
Mis. Ethel Courtenay of Tate spent Sat¬
urday night with her eieter, Mrs, Grace
Russell. They both attended the W. I,
Stovall family reuniok in Cornelia Suu
day,
Mr, ami Mrs, Uordan Telfoid and
Gordon Jr, of l'occoa spent the weekend
with parents, Mr. and Mre. J. H. I'eltord.
Mrs, Jimmy Haynes of Gainesville and
Mrs Ruth Stovall Head of Atlanta visited
their sister, Mre. B. G. Allisou, Monday,
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Alaobrook, and
Mrs. Stella Alsobrook, Pheonix, Aw ,
Mrs. Cra Green, and Miee Bobby Green,
Lawreuceburg, Term.; were Chriotmae
week visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Power.
They all returned Monday.
Eddie Adams visited his ueice iu
MiiledgeAille State Hospital Dec. 31
It’s now Federal Income Tax paying
time.
Mir and Mrs. Paul Mauney
and Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Rabun
of Columbia, S. C., visited Mrs.
A, L. Mauuey during the holi¬
days.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
for Mrs, Thomas M. Bell, 94, iu Gaines¬
ville. Her buebaud. Congressman Bell
died in the late 1930’s. He served 26
years ae (Congressman from the Ninlb
District.
It proves Kenneth Rogers has
a great love for VV hite County as
well as all these mountain coun¬
ties by the beautiful pictures that
appear iu the Atlanta Jourual
Coustitution Magazine. Did you
see those last Sunday?
S. W. Barr, father of Mrs.
Charles White died ;at Warner
Robbins Jan. 4 .
Mrs. Nellie Davidson is now
with her daughter, Mrs. Frank
DeLong Sr. at Brookton.
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YOUR OWN HORN
In The Advertising Columns
OF THIS NEWSPAPER
NOTICE
Who does your priutingof LelterHeads
Envelopes, Various Forme, etc? Why
don’t you give ALL your Job Priming to
Tbe Conner? Job Printers in other
town* pay no b xee iu Cleveland or White
county and have no interest in our sec¬
tion, except take your money, What are
they doing for the progress of White
County? nlBWMi __
mail III MTI "|l
Harold Burnett Heads White County’s
1961 Heart Fund Campaign
Harold Burnett, Cleveland business
and civic, leader,lhas been named eh&ii
man for the 1961 Heart Fund campaign
in White County,
The announcement of Mr. Burnett’s ap¬
pointment was made this week by Ge -rgs
H Broadnax and W. Cameron Mitchell,
state campaign co-chairman.
Mr. Burnett is & member of National
Utilities, Inc. and a member of the Bap¬
tist (-hurcli and the Kiwanis club.
He ie active in uumerous civic and
community progiams and also served as
White County’s Heart Fund chairman
duiiDg the 1960 campaign.
Meehodist Dissents From Statement
The Editors: 1 see in The Journal tha,
the Methodist Ministerial Assn, of Great,
er Atlanta lias asked the General Assem¬
bly to keep the schools open, 1 am for
public education, but not at any cost,
They make this as an official pronounce¬
ment of the Methodist Church, I would
like ro state heie as a member of the
Methodist Church that they are not spent
ing for me*
I dou’t see how a r.hristiau cau be for
mixing of races. It seems to bo that
many mi tisteis today are not standing on
the same foundation that God called men
stood on In days gone by I believe Ibai
a man of G id would be against any
movement as siufal as this integration
movement has proven to be.
If we caet down imagination and every
high thing that exallelh itself'agaios' tbs
knowledge of God, and bring into cap¬
tivity every thought to, the obedience of
Christ, our boys and girls’ future will be
much .brighter.
Paul Allison
Atlanta
—Atlanta Juorjal
Claienoe Barrett headed a le#
islative committee that tells in its
report that our tax structure “is
a severe hindrance to industrial
development.”
What the report tell is that a
tax reform program must be in
auguratee if Georgia is to attract
ALL types of industry—tourism
included.
There cau be no question that
the present system of assessing
property is wrong aud uuequi
eaale aud should be changed.
If such a system is holding back
White County and Georgia then
why shouldn’t ALL of us ask for
a change in assessing property?
Archie A. Brownlow Passes
Ftneral (services were held Thursday
foi Archie’A. Brownlow, 79, ot Whits
Creek destrict, ,who died Wednesday
from Union Grove Holiness Uburoh. In¬
terment was in the church cemetery.
He was a native of Whits County and
spent bis life here'
He is survi -ed by his rift), two sons,
8, C,audP,iA. Brownlow, Gainesville;
one daughter, Mrs - Ethel Alexander tfity;
three brothers, George .Browulow, Wins¬
ton Salem, N. C.jEmch Brownlow, New
Holland; Sumpter Brownlow, Walbalia,
8, O,; thiee sisters, Mrs, Carrie McCollum
Andeisou 8* C,; Miss Nannie Brownlow,
New Holland; Mrs. Bill Hunt, Atlanta;tiue
grandchildren and 9 great jgrrndchildren
[AHTNC(—Army Pvt. Fondal
K. Jacksou, 19, whose wife,
Dorthea, and parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. N, Jackson, live on R 2 .
Cleveland Ga., was recently
graduated from theSaud Airborne
Division Jumy School at Fort
Bragg, N. C.
Marvin Dixon entered Haber¬
sham County iHospital Dec. 31
I WINTERTIME., ACTIVITIES I
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Established 189* S3.00 Per Year in Aim
Headed For Washington
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It now seems certain that President-elect Kennedy will
appoint Gov. Vandiver Secretary of the Army.
L. Gov. Garland Byrd will then become Acting Gover¬
nor when Gov. Vandiver resigns.
State of Georgia
Supreme Court _
Atlanta
December 24,1960
Dear Jim:
Mrs. Candler and I have received
your Christmas card and appreciated
it very much. I certainly hope you and
your family will have and enjoy a Mer¬
ry and Happy Christmas and that the
New Year 1961 will be a good one for
you in every respect.
I want you to know that the
sonal friendship which has existed
tween you and I for the past several
years has been a genuine comfort to
me and one which I have appreciated
very very much. It is indeed gratifying
to know that I have as a friend a man
of your character and dependability. I
don’t know of a man for whom I have
a higher regard.
Again, let me thank you for the
constructive and successful service you
have rendered your "generally. fine County and
North Georgia The labors
you have rendered for the development
ing of our dividends section of in Georgia are now pay¬
worthwhile results
and will continue to do so. Wish we had
more men like you who would devote
their time and talents to the develop¬
ment of the natural resources of North
Georgia, the most beautiful part of the
South.
Hope you will live a long time yet to
extol the beauties and possibilities of
North Georgia, regards and with the kindest
personal to you, I am sin¬
cerely
Yours
T. S. Candler
Hon. James P. Davidson
The Cle\ eland Courier
Cleveland, Ga.
Vigoious, caurteous, nice and kind,
Generous, thoughtful quiek of mind;
Starting tomorrow you’te going to see
A dftercut man v,ien yoa Isok at me.
DECAY IN MORAL FIBER CAN
RUIN NATION—HERMAN
ATLANTA—Georgia’s U. S. Sen.
Herman E. Talr.iadge, long a champion
of constitutional government, is dis¬
turbed over present-day trends in
America.
All the things that have contributed
toward this nation’s greatness are un¬
der attack today, he observed recently.
Pointing out that a decay of the moral
fiber of the people always has preceded de¬
the fall of governments, the senator
clared:
“I see many of the same symptoms
that were present before the fall of
Greece, Rome and other great nations.
We have in America a government that
no longer is interested in constitutional
government. The executive, judicial
and legislative branches join hands in
this attitude.
“I see divorce on the increase, a
greater amount of drunkenness, a large
number of people who no longer care
if they spend more than they earn and
a government which is than leading it takes the
way by spending more
in.”
Sen. Talmadge made pointed United to States, three
things that the
though one of the youngest, the great¬
est of all nations. They and are: writ¬
1. A belief in God in the
ten word of God.
2. A capitalistic system that enables
a person to dream and, if he is willing
to work and sacrifice, to earn rewards.
3. A constitutional system of gov¬
ernment with a system of check s and
balance*. -
“A CLEANER AND MORE BEAU-t
TIFUL CITY”
(ADD AND C OUNTY)____
That’s a very worthwhile project.
What is ANYBODY doing about it?
Could the answer be written on a post
card? I really don’t know. I’d like to
know, honestly. Here’s why.
I lived near Orlando, Florida, for
seven years. Even though I now dis¬
like admit the area (Orange County), and I free¬
ly that the city most of the
county is beautiful. 1 like White Coun¬
ty far better than Orange County but
I do miss the profusion of flowers—
and White County could have nearly
as many flowers as Orange County.
Cleveland could be made much more
attractive by pushing a program to
have places—plant EV'EIKY'BODY—including busi¬
ness shrubs and flowers
around buildings, on lawns, and along
streets.
“Clean up, paint up, plant decora¬
tive vegetation” seems to be a needed
piatform° P lauorm : Alf Attexcept me “paLt^^’is paint up is
inexpensive. Can’t we have some sort
of public program with a little push
behind it? I have about 500 feet of
frontage on Route 129 North, and I’m
already saving flower seeds wholesale
to “CUTTINGS plant on the hill on both sides of
GAP” to put other colors
in Georgia red banks. Could others be
induced to do likewise throughout the
county ? If I have time to make a col¬
orful showing example of my “Red Banks” may¬
be the will induce others to
plant things doing for ALL to enjoy. A hun¬
dred people this would help won¬
derfully to beautify White County—
and Cleveland. •
Then there’s the County House. The
lawn looks quite nice. Can’t we get
some paint on the woodjvork, inside
and out? Couldn’t some other place be
found to burn papers other than on the
Venerable Courthouse lawn? A base¬
ment incinerator?
How about a committee of ladies to
beautify Cleveland—and another to
beautify White County—possibly with
some aid from the officials of both
the city and the county ?
Your platform is well selected. How
about getting some pushers behind ona
or two sections of it—get those sec¬
tions the MOVING, then get pushers be¬
hind next section? Make it a com¬
munity Contributed affair—county-wide. by
Ross Cutting
TAKEN FOR GRANTED
A newspaper publisher from Michi¬
gan recently wrote in his column:
“This past week we received a letter
from a small city which has been with¬
out a newspaper for the past eight
months. The letter was signed by two
service club presidents, the president
of the retailer’s group and by the
chairman of the city’s council of
churches, and asked what they could do
had to bring back the newspaper which
served the town for so many
years, but had ceased publication due
to lack of support. Now their plaint is
that without the newspaper the com¬
munity is quickly losing its identity.
Promotions are only half successful,
retail buisness has fallen off and clubs
and organizations are keenly feeling
the lack of the ‘town’s house organ’ as
they phrased it. What they had failed
to realize when they had a paper is
that the publisher first needed to make
money.”
Cleveland merchants can make our
little city a trading center if they will
advertise* tn The _, <