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Contest Inspires Progress
In Mountain Community
Electricity for 10 homes, $5,000 i
for a new church, a well stocked j
supply of canned goods, improv- j
ed farming methods and a reali- ;
zation of the potentialities of the
community.
These are only a few of the!
things the Little Sand Mountain
Community derived from it’s
participation in the Community
Improvement Contest, sponsored
by the Chattooga County Cham
ber of Commerce and the Cha.t- |
tanooga Chamber of Commerce.
This little mountain top settle- |
ment, tucked away in the far
eastern corner of Chattooga
County, took top honors in the
local contest to choose the county
winner.
The area winner will be select
ed in the near future.
Under the guidance of Mrs. Z.
M. Cooper, President of the
Community Improvement orga
nization, every man and woman,
and every boy and girl, got down
to the business of bettering Little
Sand Mountain, and they did it
too.
Houses have been painted and
remodelled. Yards have been
built up and grassed.
A fine example of the latter is
that shown by Eugene Mathis,
secretary-treasurer of the group, j
Mr. Mathis’ compact little white
bungalow is situated on a gently
sloping hill. It would have been i
easy for the yard to wash away,
leaving a neglected look about
the entire residence. However,
Mr. Mathis has built up a yard j
that is most becoming to his!
home.
In addition, he has used new
terracing methods on his farm
and found that his income can be
increased by merely taking more
advantage of his present re
sources.
Os the 27 families on the
mountain only 17 had electricity, j
However, after much work and
the cooperation of everyone, this
vital power will soon be installed!
in the other ten homes, Ellis I
Mathis, Huston Cargle and Z. M. |
Cooper were members of the
electricity committee.
It is hoped that construction of
a community house can begin
this month, and although only
SBO has been contributed thus
far, the committee in charge of
this phase of mountain activity
is confident that they will be
able to complete the building.
M. J. Owens donated the half
acre site where the building will
be constructed. Located near
scenic falls, it is also centrally
located.
Members of the Community
house committee are: Mrs. De
forrest Owens, Bobby Hawkins,
Mrs. J. B Kings, Griffin Cargle,
Hugh Murdock, Max Cooper,
Gordon Murdock and Z. M.
Cooper.
More than 2,200 cans of food
were canned by the residents of
Little Sand Mountain.
New Church
Realizing that the church is
the foundation of any communi
ty, the folks on Little Sand
Mountain have gone about se
curing themselves a new church
in an earnest way. For almost
two years they’ve been working
on this project and now they
have approximately $5,000.
The remarkable part of this
is that this money was raised
entirely on the mountain, being
given hy the people who live
there. Although many of their
friends off the mountain have
stated they intend to help when
ready to build, the $5,000 was
contributed at Sunday School
and church.
After harvesting time last year,
one Sunday night was set aside
as “Building Fund Night.” Every
one, from the youngest to the
oldest, put his contribution in the
collection plate, which was plac
ed at the front of the church.
More than $1,600 was raised in
this manner.
In preparation for this, a num
ber of farmers set aside a “God’s
Acre,” or a portion of their crops
and the entire income from this
portion was given toward the
building fund.
The SSO won from the local
Chamber of Commerce and the
$75 won from the Chattanooga
Chamber as county winner will
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MRS. Z. M. COOPER, President
of the Community Improvement
Association, which brought about
much progress \n the Little Sand
Mountain community, which was
the county’s first place winner
and the recipient of a SSO award,.
given by the Chattooga Chamber |
of Commerce.
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WELL STOCKED CELLARS
with plenty of canned fruit and
vegetables for each family on
Sand Mountain was a goal of the
Community Improvement pro
gram. Shown here is a portion
of one of the cellars.
| go on the church fund.
M. J. Owens is Superintendent
of the active Sunday School and
Z. M. Cooper is the Bible Train
ing Union leader. Worship servi
ices are held on the first and
I third Sundays by the Rev. Will
i Veatch. Both morning and even
| ing services are held. Women
i learers are hoping a Women’s
; Missionary Union can be orga
nized in the near future.
The present church Is 16 years
;old and is a white frame struc
s ture. There are no Sunday School
rooms.
Plans for the new church call
for a number of Sunday School
i rooms as well as an adequate
i auditorium.
No definite plans have been
made as to when construction
I will begin, however gravel al
ready has been hauled to the
building site. Members of the
Church building Committee are:
Jadie Price, Mr. Cooper, Mr.
Cargle, Emory Mathis, Mr. Mur
dock, Leonard Owens, Ernest
Price, Henry Hughes, Milton
Rosser, and Marvin Owens.
The Women’s Home Demon
stration Club is continuing to
grow, with Mrs. Cooper as it’s
President. Mrs. Bertha Owens is
vice president and Mrs. Milton
Rosser is secretary-treasurer.
Truck farming is the principal
income of the residents of this
progressive little hamlet, al
though a few are employed in
industries of the county. Only
seven of the 27 residents are
renters. The farms range from
55 to 400 acres. It has been found
that timber is a profitable ven
ture in this section and fruit
trees also have proven successful.
A number of the men and boys
deal in purebred livestock,
MEN FROM LITTLE SAND MOUNTAIN are shown
cleaning the cemetery as a part of their community
improvement program, in which they won first place
in the county.
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THE NEAT BACK YARD AND REAR of the Eugene
Mathis home, on Little Sand Mountain, are shown
here. Mr. Mathis is secretary-treasurer of the Com
munity Improvement Association under which the
program for community improvement was carried out.
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A NEW BRICK VENEER CHURCH will be built on
the plot of land shown above, on Little Sand Moun
tain. The gravel in the background will be used for
the new church, on which $5,000 already has been
raised.
among which are of the best in
jithe county.
1 j In addition to beautifying their
a I homes, Little Sand Mountainers
" | have built attractive mailbox
stands and built new barns or
1 remodelled old ones.
Kitchens have been completely
Q modernized in that section where
e! electricity is available. The M. J.
. Owens home and the Milton
.' Rosser home are both fine ex-
J amples of what can be done to
7 modernize the average country
home. Hot and cold running
: water, septic tanks, deep freez
ers, refrigerators and other con
"; veniences have been added to
g | these and several other homes.
5 : The neat Cooper house was
i: built in 1946, however the com
'munity improvement contest in
-1 spired this family to improve
s their yard. Bright colored flow
-7 ers outline the levelled and at
! j tractive section in front of their
t home and the entire surround-
L ing plot has been grassed,
j Community Organization
j Since it’s inception, the com
. munity organization has gained
t momentum. At the first meeting,
only eight homes were represent
-1 ed with 26 persons present, how
ever the last meeting before the
contest found 16 homes repre
sented and 65 persons present,
j It has now been reorganized into
a Farm Bureau Chapter,
j It isn’t merely a question of
j working together for community
| improvement and aid, the folks
|on Little Sand Mountain also
believe in working together for
j the benefit of the individual.
When sickness strikes a home,
everyone “pitches in” and the
j crops are cleaned or gathered.
If death strikes, all are generous
with their sympathy.
In one instance, a farmer’s
! mule died. The community co-
J operated and helped their neigh
| bor to purchase a new mule.
! Another case was one in which
| a barn burned. Immediately the
I neighbors got their heads to
| gether and soon the unfortunate
j one had a new barn.
Families on the mountain in
j elude Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. John
| Tucker, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey
I Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. W. L.
j Owens, Mr. and Mrs. Deforrest
! Owens, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cald
jwell, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. King,
(and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hawkins.
W. C. Culter, Mr. and Mrs. Emil j
! Geise, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Young- I
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blood, Mrs. Elsie Owens, Mr. and
Mrs. M. J. Owens, Mr. and Mrs.
Milton Rosser, Mr. and Mrs.
Griffin Cargle and Mr. and Mrs.
D. M. Cargle.
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Cargle, Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Price, Mr. and
Mrs. G. W. Murdock, Mr. and
Mrs. Ellis Mathis, Mr. and Mrs.
Z. M. Cooper, Mr. and Mrs.
Houston Cargle and Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Cargle.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mathis, Mr.
and Mrs. Herschel Mathis, Mr.
and Mrs. W. E. Mathis, Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Deberry and Mr.
and Mrs. Ross Mathis.
GOOD SAMARITAN LANDLADY
Pasadena, Cal.—Miss Olive M.
Brown, 60 - year -old landlady,
who was found dead in her home
recently, bequeathed S2OOO each
to two of her tenants and wiped
out indebtedness totaling $14,700
on three homes being bought
from her.
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CRASH
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after being wed, an Air Force
Captain John Fairchild, 26,
crashed to death in flames when
his F-84 Thunder jet caught fire
while 10000 spectators watched
at the Rochester Fairgrounds.
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per cent.
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ARRIVE IN COUNTY
A small blond boy in red pa
jamas, sitting on the floor and
gazing into a lighted fireplace,
is pictured on the 1948 Christmas
Seals which were received this
week at headquarters of the
Chattooga County Tuberculosis
Association, according to an an
nouncement by Mrs. Emmett
Clarkson, the association’s presi
dent.
The child is in front of the
blazing fire, hands clasped about
knees, waiting patiently for the
arrival of Santa Claus.
Barry Bart of South Kent,
Conn., well-known American ar
tist and illustrator, designed the
1948 Christmas Seal. Mr. Bart’s
inspiration was his young neph
ew who had slipped quietly
downstairs on a Christmas Eve to
set up his vigil near the three
empty stockngs hanging over the
fireplace.
The Seal Sale in Chattooga
County will be part of the na
tionwide 42nd annual Christmas
Seal Sale. The Chattooga County
Tuberculosis Association has set
its quota at $2,000 and the pro
ceeds will be used for the con
itinuation and expansion of the
association’s services, Mrs. Clark
son said.
“The purchase of these Seals
is one way in which we can all
participate in the battle against
tuberculosis, a disease which kills
nearly 50,000 Americans each
year,” she continued. “Everyone
who buys them is making a
sound health investment.”
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