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THE CLEVELAND COURIER
COVERS THE MOUNTAINS LIKE MOONSHINE
Devoted to the Agricultural » Commercial and Industrial Interests of White County
VOL LXtlll N* i 6
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
Star Hail Service To Be
Restored Saturday
The Star Mail Service that was
taken off around a year ago has
been ordeied restored effective
Satuiduy, Feb 18
Congressmen Landrum tcle
phoed The Courier last Saturday
that this service would be restor¬
ed in a very few days. Many
thanks, Conaressman.
The southbound mail must be
in the P.G by noon so that it can
be worked for the dispatch at
12:80 south.
The northbound mail will ar¬
rive at Cleveland at 4 :15 p. m.
The last mail south will be at
6:05 p. m- instead of 7:10 p. m
as heretofore. So as 10 gel mail
on tbe last southbound mail it is
uecessary that it be in the post
office by 5:30 p. m.
The first early morning mail
will bold its present schedule
All tbe people are most grate
ful to our very able Congressman
for bis work 111 restoring this star
mail service.
Trailer Owners
Warned on Gas
Washington, Feb. 9- (UPI)—Tbe U 8 *
Public Health Service bus urged state
and local health officials to warn owners
of travel trailers ou the danger of unvent
e«l gas heeler*.
1'be PHS made the request some week*
ago following the death ofra youog mar
in a recrealioD-tvpe trailer near Laurel;
M.1., it was learned today. Daue* of Ibe
Dec IB death was discovered to he earlmti
monoxide caused by a gas |h> ater witbnu
a vent.
When hickory buds are out
cold weather is over, so the old
timers told.
Well, we have got inflationam)
and a depression. Either is bad*
but both at the same time are un
bearable.
Peoples Bank To Have
Open House Feb. 23
On page 2 you will find a half¬
page Ad ay The Peoples Bank
invtt’iig the people and their cus¬
tomers to visit their new building
on Feb, 23 for a look-see and in¬
spection.
Clyde Dixon asks that every
one try to visit the Bank on that
day—Feb 23 ,
Santee Girl Publisbes Song
The Star-Lresf Publishing Co., ot
Hollywood, Ca 'if, has recorded a song.
•• ^rvmg My He.art Out" which war
written by Mildred Allison. of Sautee
The soog is vocalized by Liodn Collins,
who is (the singing voiee of Elizabeth
Taylor iu *• 1 he Robe. ” She is also ibe
tinging voice of >* endy in Peter Pan*
She ie the voice ot Alice in Alice in
Wonderland an I many others.
On the ether side ia •* Every Lovers
Heart ”, 1 ony Rugrra ia the vocalist.
Hia name is writ known to all mu 6 ic
overs.
Jamas Moaa sh >t ... Doiasy (hia une'e)
Sunday .right at the home of his tnpiher,
ferry Ola moss, with a atoot gttn 'fo 'flie
leg James is ip jail and-ie hi
county Hospital, both are Negroes
BAIT *©■* PHWTCRiPTIO** NOH
The Lord also will he a refuge for the
oppressed a rsluge in timee of trouble:
Forth needy shall not always be for
gotten; tbe expectation of the poor snail
not pariah forever /—The realms, ix, 9*18
Tbe Daily Herald in London owned bv
Odbatns has been sold to Hoy Thomson,
who punlisbss tbe London Daily Mirrow
The Herald, although it has 5 00 ().Q 00
readers, is losing money.
Is greater and greater constration ol
power now actually necessary to keep
newspapers alive?
It seems that the public, if it wants
newspapers, must deliberately and
strenuously support the newspaper* it
wants. No longer can you just pav
money and take your choice, Indiffer
enoe in tbeee circumstances could erode
tbe basis of political liberty, the freedom
of the press,
With all the very tieavv vnows upNorlb
and East the Federal Fish and Wildlife
Service tells that NO game has died from
tbe lack of food.
The past two months has been cold and
a few uays days difficult for traveling
yet it was nothing to compare vith March
I 96 O in White County, That 7 inches ot
sleet just stayed and stayed.
The road from M's, McGee's Store to
Slablown can be placed on tbe slate sys¬
tem if only somebody would go to work
Rubert Hogan of Dudley will do *ome
very stout pushing, Now is the time to
ACT.
Senator Richard B, Kuesetl and Con.
gressman Phil Lendrum can he givi n
\LL Ibe credit for the U S. Forest Ser¬
vice calling off their order to kill scrub
trees on their lands
They classified sonrwood and hickory
as scrub trees. Well, where would you
get sourwood honey and the deep red
leaves in tbe fall if the destruction had
continued? Wheje would squirrels go to
get their winter food if hickory tre* s
were killed?
Albert Taylor told Congressman Laud
rum iu August 1960 just what it had al*
ready coat him in dollars by lack of sour
nood honey.
Mhe Courier hopes that tbe ForeBt Ser¬
vice will never get any more erazy idaaf
in their beads again,
•Jack Smith save he is anxious for tbe
f >r the Richard B Russell Recreational
Area be built near tbe Raven Cliffs so b>
and Lamar Vandiver can thrill and may¬
be frighten hundreds of people ou a bob¬
sled coming around (he Adams Bald 01
Wildcat making 90 miles an hour,
George Morris says as much as lie
dreads the bitiug cold he’ll be theie to
see this FIRST’ in White County.
Gel this straight. The $500,000 iba'
Sen. Russell securad June 20, I960 to tbe
Federal Highway Act is not Forest Ser¬
vice money, They should not be givet
the power to say where the Richard B
Russell Scenic Highway should go from
Richard Sim's
The Cornier hops* 'hat Sen. Rnsesll
*ill soon bring the "Forest Service offi¬
cials to their senses.
In April paving will begin on tbe new
ulira-modem highway from Cleveland to
the Hall- White line,
Cleveland merchants bad belter get on
he ‘’ball’’ and really start advertising in
The Courier if they want the people to
trade at home,
Willis Harden told Tbe Courier ovei
telephone last week that they (the Board)
bad asked Ibe Bureau of Public Roads to
make ad investigation of participating it
construct iu g a 4 lane from Suwanee to
Holiday, a few miles south ofGaioesville.
Now, Senator Howard Oveibv the peo¬
ple from ALL this mountain area am
particularly anxious for yon to get an
order for a survey to build an ultra,
tnodirn highway from south of Clermont,
via Br-ioklon.east of New Holland, ihence
SW to c‘'nn»et with the proposed 4.lane
rr ,m Holiday to Suwanee’ Wont you
seen gi.e u» the glad news, Senator?
Pres. Kennety will ask that 'he mini¬
mum wage he increased to $ 1.25
The Labor bosses aie making this de.
maud and are asking for an increased
fideral spending as well as more ponei
given them tu manipulate prices and
wages.
If Labor bosses aie given any more
power, then God help this nation.
You may be on the light track, but if
you just sit there you’ll be ruu over
They’re making uiuchines so Dearly
uuman that they cau do things without
using any intelligence.
Tbe trouble with being a hla< k sheep
is that the whole family makes you the
goat.
It is easier to catch flies wi)b honey
iba-t with vinegar—mules*, of euurse,
you're trying to.catcu baiflies,
Most * omen we know at e happy to
suffer in alienee as long us they ate euie
that everyone knows atiou; it,
• Where wili the thousands of people
coming.fo While County this summer
stay ? ‘Weil, we'll be losii g a pile ol
money.
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CLEVELAND, GA* FEB. 17 1961
Local News
Send na the NEWS no flint It will
appear in The Courier. We will ap
precite your co op erati o n.
Old Farmer’s Almanac predict
from Feb. 23—28: “Snow flurries
to ease your worries ”
Charlie Turner proclaimed: "My girl
is so innocent ahe thinks JSex is a nits
spelltd numeral.*'
Clyde Dixon is eagerly watobr
ing Yonah mountain to see if ft
shows any signs of what March
might bring: weatnerwise.
Don't let us be forced to stop The
Courier. for Drop another into our We office can’t and re¬
new year. con¬
tinue to send it if your time has ex¬
pired. We need the money NOW.
Feb, 19-26 is Brotherhood Week. It is
a worthy cause and more real attention
should be directed at this fine and
worthy cause.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. P. Davidson Jr. au<i
Sandy, Doraville, Mrs. J. F. I vie, Mike
and Pam, and Mr, and M s. Stanley Ellis,
Atlanta, visited parents, Editor and Mrs
Jas. P. Davidson, over Iho weekend.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley
Burke Loggias, White Creek, was buried
in the Uuioo Grove Holiuess (jhurcb
Cemetary Sunday.
The very warm weather we had for the
past week got the sleet snd made some
energetic people waut to plant some in
their gaideue
There was ice on Yonah Mountain
Feb. J 4 .
Col. J. P, crawford of Ft. McPherson
visited his cousin, Lester McAfee, here
Saturday Lester returned to his home in
Micb. Tuesday.
Former Superior Court fudge Maylon B
Clinkscalee of Commerce was barred from
the practice of law by a court directed
(Judge P. Frederick Kenuedy) vertiet ot
guilt to 10 charges of legal misconduct,
Judge Rinhare B. Rueeell III of Wiodei
defeated bitn last September for re-elec
tiou.
A new nat ouwids youth progtam dr
signed to draw millions of boys-aod girls
into active partieipa ion in the Kura)
Civil Defense has been announced.
The Atlanta Weather Bureau tells tha 1
tbe past two months were the coldest
winter since 1940
Walter Woody of Huchee was here Iasi
Friday, He is anxious that the Forest
Service make a survey up Dukes Creek
Falls for tbe Richard ts. Russell Scenic
Uighwav.
Pat Alllsoa of Hrookbaven wes i.r town
last Friday.
Mrs. N-Hie Davidson is with berdaugh
ier, Mrs Frnnk D.Long St,, Brooklon
(
for a few wesks,
ileilbronn, Germany (AHI Nc)—Army
PFC ( bat lee T, Westmoreland, whose
wife, Janeite, and parents, Mr and M--s.
William II, Westmoreland, live on R2
Cleveland, Ga., participated with other
personnel from tbe 4th Armored Divisii n
In Exercise Winter Shield II al the Gra
feowohr- Hohenfels training area in Ger.
many. The exercise ended Feb> 8
The resident manager of Lake Winfi Id
Scott, Chick HoJIaway told Feb. 5 that
the lake bad t>e< u In zen for 2 months
It wae 4 yi inches thick on Feb. 5
Mayor and Mrs L R Cooper returned
Snnday from the funeral of Mrs Coopei’S
father, Mr Zimmermon, iu fa They
encountered deep snow Sunday in Va
George Newton, civil engineer, Gaines
villa, wa» here Monday surveying the
American Oil L’o. Jot.
7.5 per cent of the slate’s insured work
ere in Georgia are unemployed, which ie
57 998 people This does not include the
number of jobless not covered by un
mploymeot insurance. Neither dots it
take in the "partiale.”
Mrs, H. H. David-on and Mre.Henriet'a
Hart is and Lin spr at Subday in Jefferson
with Col. and Mrs. Jack Davidsou
An Air Force Recruiting 8 ergeant will
be at Ibe P O, each Second and Fourth
Tuesday srom 2 to 4 p. m Young Udise
and men are requested to see bim.
Supervisor Paul Vincent of Ibe Chatta¬
hoochee National Forest, Gainesville,
was here Tuesday.
The Bo>s Basketball Tournament
regina at Clayton Feb. 18 and continues
hrough tbe 21 sl,
Forest Serviae limber buyers can ob¬
tain a loan to build timber roads See
Ranger Geo. R, Anderson, Claiktgvilla.
Mrs. Bill Lindsay went to an Atlanta
bespitai last week tor observation.
Mrs. Franklin Presley is at Hall County
Hospital.
Direcior of Tesnates creek and Mosey
' reek—Chnttalioachee Watersheds re¬
cently held meetings, The Tesualee re
I oi ls show a big increase in good cover
cjops in the past two year*.
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No Saow Disastrous
Hayward, Wis , Feb, 11 (UPI
—Businessmen in ibis snowless
sks country own asked tbe
al government today to declare it
a disaster area
The area has had what amounts
to a major erp failure, they said .
Businessmen huddled in town
while 40 degree weather melted
the last snow from Mount Tele
mark shi slope, the town's big
gest industry.
No snow meant no skiers, and
no skiers meant no money, tow us
people agreed. And so far this
winter, there’s hardly been,
enough snow to make a snowman
“If we lose the whole skiing
season, the loss will be over $1
million,” Mount Telemark maiia
ger Tony Wise said.
If the government declares
Hayward a disaster area, Wise
said, the Telemark Co. can ask
for a low-interest, $250,000 feder
al loau to buy its own oitow-tnuk
ing equipment.
THE RED CROSS REPORT
Figures are dull. But the American
people are entitled to know what is
done with the money they give to the
American Red Cross. And the Red
Cross tells us in their Annual Reports,
the one for June 30,1960 just out.
During the year you gave the Red
Cross over $95,000,000. Red Cross
spent $86,000,000 in serving people,
and wisely transferred $9,000,000 to
Disaster and General Funds to build
up funds for future emergency use.
Notable in the record of these ex¬
penditures is that the greater portion,
$50,000,000, wals spent by and for lo¬
cal chapters. The national organiza¬
tion spent in its human welfare activi¬
ties all over the world and especially
where our armed forces are located,
the sum of $36,000,000. disclosure in the
Another notable
1960 Annual Report of the Red Cross
% only that 13.8%, its administrative remarkably low expense for what runs
is probably the world’s most helpful
human welfare organization. As a mat¬
ter of fact, the Red Cross has only
12,000 paid employees, most of the
good work being carried contributions on by 2,000,000
volunteers and the of 44,
000,000 members . . . bearing Cross out the
oft-quoted saying—“The Red is
YOU.”
In a larger sense, the Red Cross re¬
port shows neighborliness in action,
volunteers like you and me, serving
during the past year like this: 54,000
in military, veteran and civilian hos¬
pitals; 80,000 in Blood Programs; 63,
000 Gray Ladies; 2,000,000 certifi¬
cates issued in First Aid, Water Safety,
Home Nursing and Nurses Aid Train¬
ing; a hundred thousand people re¬
ceiving Disaster Emergency Relief . . .
some right here in north Georgia Ice
Storm; blood donations by 2,500,000
people and- 5,000,000 people given
First Aid and Water Safety instruc¬
tions. In addition Chapter Home Serv¬
ice Secretaries served 600,000 FAM¬
ILIES, mostly those of servicemen.
Truly— “GOOD THINGS HAPPEN
WHEN YOU HELP” through the Red
Cross.
niversary Actually, of 1961 marks the Red 100th Cross. an¬
the American
While not chartered (by Act of Con¬
gress) until sometime later, the noted
Clara Barton and her volunteers start¬
ed the Red Cross near the beginning of
the War Between the States, when they
ministered to the sick and wounded of
both sides, when given the opportunity
as battle lines moved back and forth.
Red Cross has been with us so long we
take it for granted . . . but its service
past, present and future deserves our
support and maybe especial recognition
this year for a hundred years of help¬
ing people in trouble. Without it the
best each of us could do would be piti¬
fully small.
Wade Murrsh, Blairsville, Ga.
Regional Chairman Campaign
1961 Red Cross
for Members and Funds
, Larry Skelton is in Hall County Hos¬
pital.
Mr. and Mrs Gary 'Zellmer of Chain
Mee have moved mho h house i.earHuh-rl
llead.s. Mrr Zellmer has reined from
he Army. He owns the Isle Cynds
Adams place,
Rept. T, J, McDonald reports that the
County mil go to work ou'he road from
N. R. Seabolt’s to Hunt’s 8 'ore m ech 1.
He told the base would cost $84,000
Arthur Pajmer of the Navy is visiting
parents, Mr. aDd Mrs Purn Palmer.
Funeral set vices were held Thuiedav
from Holly Springs Baptist Church fi r
Miss Maggii Farmer, 69. Mossy Creek
Metric). She died Tuesday at Emery.
Area 1, Region 4-B, Jills, Basketball
Voumamant will be played in Cleveland
Feb. 27 ihrouyb 29 A fuller story will
e tun in Tbe Courier uext week.
Tiuett-vcConnell plays in the Sh t?
Stale Junior College '1 oorotnuent a
Statesboro Fab, 22—2j
Established 1899 $3.00 Per Year in Adq^,
Jack Smith and Bill Lindsay at Lake Winfield Scott Felt. 5
proclaiming what winter sports will mean to our section if
developed in the Raven Cliffs area.
TRAVELING
THROUGH GEORGIA
Scenic White County
BY: Ross Cutting
(Editor's Special Guest Columnist
note: This column, this
week, is guest written by an out¬
standing citizen of White County.
He is a regular columnist for The
Cleveland Courier, Cleveland, Geor¬
gia.)
On Route 129 north from Gaines¬
ville, 23 miles of driving through in¬
creasingly attractive valleys and oyer
hilltops brings you to Cleveland, The
seat of White County. You don’t real¬
ize you’ve arrived at 1,572 feet eleva¬
tion until the fresh, cool air of July or
August surprises you.
This village of 800 population—799
nice friendly people and old grouch
who isn’t feeling so well may have to
be replaced—is complete with a court
house, city hall, modern bank, radio
station, a dozen stores and other fea¬
tures which an historic village just
isn’t supposed to have!
Before the day is over you may de¬
cide to spend tomorrow here also and
see more of this deep-South, HIGH
South area. If so, there are 20 light¬
housekeeping cabins just north of
town; only $6.00 per day for two
people! But if time is somewhat limited
take a quick tour of the old court
house. Notice the “Paul Revere” feel¬
ing as you inspect the Superior Court
room—more than 100 years old, but
1961 justice, of course. Glance out of
the windows and see the mountains in
the distance. They’re calling you and
the roads are excellent. Let’s go up
there.
Twenty minutes driving on 129 north
brings you to tbe top of Neil’s Gap—
3.950 feet elevation, cool and breezy.
You can stop at the tavern here for
lunch or dinner if you crave a luxurious
meal. If not, at least stop beside the
highway long enough to read the brass
tablet which tells of local Indian his¬
tory. Then start down the other side
of the Gap and a half mile down stop
in the “turn-out” and look over the
railing to see the remarkable “water
slide” where a creek flows over slip¬
pery rocks way down to the valley be¬
low where big trees look like weeds
from your high perch. If the foliage
down there is not too heavy you may
see two slightly damaged but- ap¬
parently late model automobiles which
constitute a local mystery!
Then, continuing down another mile
on 129, you can turn left into Vogel
Park Ga., first state park. Here you
can go swimming, ride horseback, the lake, rent
a “paddle-wheel” boat on go
fishing, have a picnic trails, or buy your
lunch, hike over forest rent a
genuine “woodsey” furnished cabin
for the family at low cost, or just sit
on the benches and gaze around in
comfort. By this time week you’ll because probably it
have decided to stay a
could take that long to try your hand at
panning gold near Cleveland, to travel
the back roads and visit a few “moun¬
tain-folk” cabins, linger awhile at some
of the side-hill “stores,” waterfalls,
lakes, mountain streams and take side
trips to surrounding small communi¬
ties. Bring your- camera along so “Tall you
can support your next winter’s
Tales”! The whole area of several hun¬
dred square miles is natural beauty—
not “touristy.” and South
Up here where North
Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia Ridge are
“zippered together” by the Blue
Mountains; where “night life” consists
of a camp fire accompanied by roll” forest
sounds instead of “rock and we
“permanents” enjoy living in timbered,
scenic magnifieance. You’ll like it, too.
All in all, it’s no wonder that Florida
Crackers are buying low-priced acreage
YOU TOO CAN HAVE ICE PON®
By GEORGE TAYLOR
You’re not in the swim these day*
unless you’ve got a skating rink otj
your lawn.
weather, Prompted by this winter’s extreme
the latest do-it-if-you-ci.a
fad in Baltimore is home-made ieg
rinks.
The formula simply is: WateT, pli -
patience.
But take it from a guy who trie-L
You might also need:
Liniment for tired muscles, instruct
tions for frost bite, complete change c C
socks and shoes for wet feet, exemj •
tion from all other chores around th t
house, stock in the public water utility ail
and a child’s understanding that
things come to those who wait.
However, the results are most satis-*
fying.
THE TWO most important factors ini
selecting a site for a lawn rink are:
Level ground.
Protection from sun.
Once the site has been chosen, clear
the area of snow. Pile the snow in a
ring around the proposed skating area,
forming retain sides. Pack the sides so they
will water.
Next make every effort to fix low
spots.
This may be done by dumping snow
into the low areas. Wet the snow and
pack it much in the same fashion you
make an icy snowball.
Any extra effort made to level the
ground will be rewarding. Water even¬
tually will find its own level and fill
the gaps, but this adds hours of time
to the procedure.
After the rink is banked and level,
apply water in very light measures. If
using a hose, make certain to have a
fine spray.
IT IS at this stage of sprinkling
that patience is most important.
Don’t make the mistake of applying
too much, water until a film of ice
forms over the ground.
Light sprinkling every 10 minutes or
so is fat; better than trying to flood the
area,
After a thin layer of ice forms, the
amount of water may be increased.
An easy method for keeping the ice
smooth is periodic application of warm
water. This always is needed after
heavy skate traffic.
Even a sprinkling -can of warm wa¬
ter will do the trick. The water mom¬
entarily melts the top surface, filling
the ruts and knicks caused by skates.
Then, as it refreezes, the surface will
he completely new again.
A SPOTLIGHT and a radio or rec¬
ord player add to the atmosphere.
But don’t wait too long to get start¬
ed. Many a winter may pass before the
weatherman is so cooperative again.
Just think, skating on a home-made
rink has been possible-for close to two
months. And if you’ve got the layout
in a shaded area it could last for many
weeks.
This may be your last cHance to be
a good skate!
..Baltimore American
here for summer homes, and that some
of them are moving here permanently,
as this “cracker” did.
Y’all come.