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VOLUME 73—NUMBER 4
Congenial Group of Officials as FHA-FFA Annual Banquet — Portion of Fine Turnc man 350 Citizens
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FINEST IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA
350 Notables Attend FHA-FFA
Banquet Honoring Leaders of
Area at High School Cafeteria
Holding their rank as the finest FFA-FHA organiza
tions in the State of Georgia, area youngsters honored civic
leaders and business and professional men and women at
a fine banquet and entertained them royally with group
and individual performances worthy of professionals last
Thursday night at Summerville High School lunch room.
The fine men and women who
instruct the youngsters are so
dedicated to their work that it
all reflects in the poise and
highly effective performance of
them all - ■ in cooking, in serv
ing, in public speaking and in
floor show technique.
How well the youngsters are
prepared for their rolles is well
shown by two performances at ’
the banquet. Last - minute'
changes, for instance, had Reb
ecca Parker giving the welcome
and Mary Alice Hudgins intro
ducing the talent show, due to
illness of the scheduled par
ticipants.
Visiting dignitaries who en
joyed the outstanding event, at
tended by more than 350 persons, ।
included Mrs. Inez Wallace, State
Homemaker: Miss Mary Free, as
sistant Homemaker; Mrs. Janet :
Barber, state FHA Advisor, and
C. M. Reed, District Agriculture ;
Supervisor. ।
Pete Boney spoke for the Re- :
tail Merchants Association in ex-';
pressing the appreciation of the | ]
guests for the exemplary affair, i
IN 43 GEORGIA COMMUNITIES
Dr. Lovingood Tells Lions
About Fluoridated Water
Fluoridation — fluoridated water — was the principal
theme of an address given by Dr. Berlon Lovingood, Sum
merville Dentist, before the Summerville Lions Club at the
Tavern last week.
Dr. Lovingood spoke in observ
ance of National Children's
Dmtal Health Week. Slogan
adopted for the week was Look
ing to the Future and Acting In
the Present for Better Dental
Health.
Dr Lovingood pointed out that
"drinking fluoridated water, or
receiving topical applications of
a fluoride solution is the major
preventive dental health meas
ure . .. Fluoridation is the safest,
most elhctivc and cheapest wuy
to protect our children's teeth."
Ten years of successful use of
the procedure of water fluorida
tion in water systems have
proved Its efficiency and abso
lute safety, he declared.
Fluoridation, ns Dr. Lovingood
told the Lions, is now in opera
tion in 43 Georgia communities
with a total population of 490,-
059 Nearby Chattanooga uses
fluoridated water, also Cleve
land. Tenn. Home, down the road,
uses the procedure, also Decatur
and Calhoun.
Dr Lovingood. who is hopeful
that the Chattooga water system
will use the procedure—together
with the Health Department and
other interested groups — ex
plained that "Fluorides act upon
the enamel of the teeth while
they are forming In the Jaw.
and the fluoridation process Is
most effective when a child
drinks fluoridated water from
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If It's News . . You'll Read It FIRST . . In The Summerville News
©he Summerville News
Everyone had a fine time.
Bill Denson, Summerville High
senior who is state FHA vice
president, told the guests: “I am
proud to be a member of the
Future Farmers of America or
ganization which is nation wide
in its scope, and has a member
ship of approximately 400,000
farm boys like myself. But I will
limit my remarks mostly to the
state and local organizations.
“Georgia has about 18.000 FFA
members in a little less than 300
different high schools scattered
throughout the state. May I say
right here that the Future Farm
ers organization is not a separate
unit within itself; but is def
initely a part of the high school
curriculum. It is a means of
helping boys to develop more
fully in such areas as leadership,
patriotism, and cooperation.
“It was my good fortune to
have been elected state vice
president of the FFA last sum
mer. As a result of that, I was
privileged to attend the National
FFA Convention in Kansas City,
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ALL-TIME HIGH
BARGAIN PRICE IN
SUBSCRIPTIONS
ENDS SATURDAY
The bargain is still on ... You
, can buy The Summerville News
for a year—get a whole year’s
subscription for $1 02—plus 3 per
cent sales tux -until Saturday of I
this week. Then the bargain
ends.
Since the initial offering of a
yearly subscription at this spe
cial rate, many hundreds of i
Chattooga County people have
sent in renewals and new sub
scriptions At press time the total
exceeded 750. The News Is now
at an ail-tinie high in county
circulation.
Better hurry. It will be Satur
day before you know it . . . and
you won't want to miss a single
issue of The News. If It's news—
you'll read It FIRST hi the Sum
merville News.
Some sample comments of sub
scribers arc very Interesting—
Pnlk rm' i ii, Menlo 'w, ap
preciatc The Summerville News
because It gives news of local
ureas and covers sports."
Mrs. Don Blalock. Lyerly: "It
sure seems I'm missing somc-
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SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, FEB. 14, 1957
IKE TO SPEAK
CHARLES FARRAR
ATTENDS WINTER
MEET OF J AYCEES
President Charles Farrar of
Summerville jaycees is heading
down the highway to Valdosta
for the state Board Meeting, last
one before the State convention,
Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Jaycees will plan community
and state projects, and one mat-
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AT ALABAMA COLLEGE
Miss Charlotte McGinnis
In Leadership Position
MONTEVALLO, Ala. — Miss Charlotte McGinnis of
Summerville is holding a leadership position on the
“Purple” cabinet in the annual College Night activities this
month at Alabama College.
College Night, the outstanding
all-student event on the school's
extra - curricular calendar, is
scheduled this year for February
21, 22 and 23.
The annual music-art-drama
production started as an obser
vation of George Washington’s
birthday, 38 years ago. and is
now recognized as one of the
outstanding amateur productions
in Alabama, attracting thousands
of visitors to the campus each
year.
Traditionally, during February
the entire student body volun
tarily divides into two compet
ing sides, "Purple” and “Gold”.
Each side writes, directs, com
poses, and stages a music-art
drama production. The entire
productions are planned and ex
ecuted by students. Each side
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Sergeant First Class Robert 1,. Gray, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert L. Gray, 348 Walnut St., Trion, is an operations sergeant
in tlie Nurnberg Sub-Area In Germany. Sergeant Gray entered
the Army in IMS and arrived In Europe for this tour of duty
In March 1938. The sergeant attended Las ayette High School.
Ub wife. Ldith, is with him in Germany. tV.b. Army rUutu)
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IN THE PICTURE at left Billy Denson greets Mrs. Inez Wallace, State Homemaker; Bamby
Robb, State FHA president looks on. Left to right, after Mrs. Wallace: Mrs. Mack Barber, State
FHA Advisor; T. D. Brown, state department of education; Hedy Holtzendorf; Miss Mary Free,
assistant state homemaker, and Jack Lance, state FFA executive. The general scene shows a
portion of the more than 350 citizens who were honored at the joint FHA-FFA annual banquet.
(Photos by Emmett Nunn)
BAND BOOSTER CLUB
Sousa Award Slated
For Top Band Member
The outstanding band student of the year will be hon
ored at the last band concert of the season when he is
presented the John Philip Sousa Band Award. The award,
which consists of a plaque, and individual award, and a
certificate, has been made possible by the Band Booster
Club in an effort to recognize ability, band work, and
stimulate student interest in band activities.
The Sousa plaque is for the
school ana will remain in the
trophy case. Made of beautiful
American hand-rubbed walnut, it I
contains a relief of Sousa and
individual plates thereon permit i
the engraving of the winner's j
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CHA IC J.OTTF McG IN NIS
Kefs Have Fun!''
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LATHAN SCOTT Gayler. 1,
and Judy Ellen Gayler, 3, are
the children of Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Gayler of Gaylesville. Ala.
Grandchildren of Mrs. J. F.
Whisenant of Lyerly. They’re
living it up.
', WASHINGTON TRIP
SHS SENIORS
PLAN STEW SALE
SATURDAY, FEB. 23
The 1957 senior class of Sum
> merville High is planning a
Brunswick Stew sale for Satur
day, February 23. The sale is to
raise funds for the senior trip
■ to Washington in May.
The stew will be made at the
Memorial Home by C. B. Bto*e,
aided by a group of parents
! There will be one hundred gal
lons made, which will be divided
(into quart containers Each
quart will cost one dollar. The
ingredients of the stew include
chicken, potatoes, catsup, tonia
। toes, lemons, wordiestershire
sauce, margarine, English peas,
cream corn, pork. salt, black pep-
I er, rice, maeoronl, hamburger
‘ meat, hot sauce, vinegar, onions.
Anyone wishing to acquire one
or more quarts may du so by
contacting a member of the
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ALUMINUM AWNINGS
ARE LOCALLY MADE
Mobley Metal Works has added
power equipment for the manu
facture of metal awnings, in j
addition to their regular heating
and sheet metal work.
They arc able to fabricate most
any desired style, with differ-1
ent color combination. Colors arc j
of DuPont baked enamel.
Ruritan Club Meets
Monday al Menlo
Rurltait Club of Menlo meets i
al 7 30 pin. Monday In Menlo,
School All men arc urged to
bring son or an adopted son.
A member of the Stale Patrol
will be guest speaker. Supper will i
1 be exited
SUBSf wn-()N RATE $2.00 PER YEAR
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LEGION AUXILIARY
The American Legion Aux
iliary will have a buffet dinner
and valentine party at the Me
morial Home tonight in lieu of
| their regular meeting for Feb
j ruary.
Ladies of the auxiliary will
bring covered dishes and fur
nish the buffet style dinner.
Members of the Legion are in-
I vited.
All auxiliary members are
urged to be present for this
evening of social and fellow
ship.
W.W.W.W.W.W.W.W.
JOIN UP NOW
Legion Birthday
Party March 15-17
Cmdr. Camp Notes
The American Legion will cele
brate the 38th anniversary of
its birth March 15 to 17, 1957.
Our 17.200 posts throughout the
nation are now planning the
largest and gayest birthday par-
I ties in their history.
As The American Legion is
making its birthday jubilee plans
it is working on the third million
: in membership for 1957. The re
enrollment campaign for 1957 be
! came a record breaking landslide
before January 1, which broke
all American Legion records. A
। total of 2.009.042 veterans paid
i their 1957 dues before January
| first.
The Memorial Home Post No.
129 of The American Legion of
Chattooga County extends its
i warmest invitation to all local
eligible veterans to join the:
world's largest veteran fraternity, |
It’s great to be an American Le
gionnaire!
Minister From Scotland
In Trion Sunday
Dr. J G. S. Thompson, a min
ister in the Presbyterian Church
of Scotland, will preach at the
morning worship service in the
Trion Presbyterian Church next
Sunday. Dr. Thompson is a vis
iting Professor of Old Testament
at Columbia Theological Sem
inary in I> atur, Georgia this
year. The public Is cordially in
vited to hear this noted preacher
by Murdoch Calhoun, pastor.
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HOME NI RSINO CLASS at Summerville High School. Left to right. June White, Charlotte
Flnllips. halbanue Kirby, Gkuda McGraw, as tlie "patient", and Mardcau Martin.
EDITORIAL
OUR REPRESENTATIVES AND MEMBERS
OF GOVERNOR'S STAFF ARE ON BALL
Modestly Arch Farrar, one of several prominent area citizens
who are members of the Governor’s staff, said all credit should
go to State Representatives James (Sloppy) Floyd and Paul Weems
for the undisputed fact that Chattooga County is getting more
roads and road materials and paving from the present administra
tion than the last three or four administrations put together.
As we see it, the fine work of citizens for the good of the area
should not go unrecognized. Other members of the Governor’s
staff who also have worked unremittingly for the progress that
good roads help to insure are Dr. Hugh Goodwin, Fred Aldred,
Hugh Henderson, Summerville; Sadd Dalton and Clyde Thomas,
Trion: H. L. Abrams, Lyerly, and C. R. Downey, Cloudland.
That Floyd and Weems have done their work well, and that
the members of Governor Griffin’s staff are highly esteemed, is
well shown bythe amount of gravel and paving the area has re
ceived from the present administration.
Consider, too, the exclusive announcement in last Thursday’s
SUMMERVILLE NEWS of the major improvements being made and
are in the making on Highway 27 from the Floyd County line to
the Rossville city limits.
That was big news, inasmuch as Highway 27 will be the main
access roads tourists will travel to and from Florida for the next
10 years, while U. S. Highway 41 is four-laned.
Ed Rivers gave us the road from Summerville to Cloud land,
but his big deal was the Scenic Highway atop Lookout Mountain.
Herman Talmadge gave us the Summerville-to-Trion road.
He may have done more, but it escapes us at the moment.
Ellis Arnall gave us nothing, and M. E. Thompson duplicated
the effort. Or maybe we are doing them an injustice. They gave
us promises. They probably had good intentions, and you know
what road to where is paved with those.
We’re getting something really great done under the Griffin
administration, and whether you’re a Griffin man or not, you’ll
know it in due time.
The increased business that will be reflected by a new High
way 27, and the reasonable expectation that it will lessen the
number of accidents and deaths, and amount of property damage,
is praiseworthy indeed. Governor Griffin has been severely criticized
for his tax program, dating back to his inauguration, but the
most hostile critic of the administration in our area cannot but
admit, in all fairness, that he is doing more for Chattooga than
the slim majority given him for Governor encourages him to do.
We can only conclude, as we said in the beginning, that our
Representatives working with prominent citizens on the Governor’s
staff deserve a big hand for the accomplishments in highway
development that ultimately will mean so very much to the entire
area.
TAUGHT BY MRS. ALLEN
SHS Home Nursing Class
First in Chattooga County
I he above picture was taken in a home nursing class
being taught to tenth grade home economics students at
Summerville High School. The class is the first in this
j county and has aroused much interest.
The students learn how to
check temperatures, count pulse
j and respiration, make an occu
■ pied bed, give a bed bath, give
food, medicine and simple treat
' ments ordered by the doctor and
■ other home nursing practices.
The course, sponsored by the
Red Cross, is fourteen hours in
length. The students will receive
Red Cross certificates at comple
tion of the class.
Mrs. Orble Allen is teaching '
the class and will offer the same
I course for adults on Thursday
nights from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in
the home economics laboratory, j
beginning Feb. 14.
HONOR ROLL OF
SUBLIGNA HIGH
Three Subligna High School
students have made the high
honor roll (90 to 100): Harold
Parker, Christine Hix and Sylvia
McCullough.
Honor roll <BO to 90»: Annie
Ruth Evans, Ralph Fowler,
Nancy Hix. Gary Cordle, Marilyn
Hix, Billy Hughes, Farris Hix
and Evelyn Hix.
JAYCEES, LIONS
SLATE BENEFIT
Something to see, whether
you’re a sports fan or not. will
be the benefit basketball game
between the Summerville Jay
cces and Lions Friday night.
February 22. in the High School
gymnasium. The kick-off, or
rather, the opening toss or
jump—the gym will be jump
ing—ls scheduled for 8 o'clock,
in this co-sponsored contest.
SHS BAND TO SELL
FOR THEIR NEEDS
As a project to raise money
for their needs. The Summer
; ville High School band will sell
Betty Crocker mixes and Gold
Medal flour February 28-March
1-2 in the stores and on the
streets.
The full cooperation of area
citizens in making purchases
is urged.
BIG PTA MEETING
SLATED TUESDAY
AT HS CAFETERIA
Every parent, teacher, and in
terested person is invited ta
attend the Summerville P -T. A.
meeting next Tuesday (Feb. 19)
at the Summerville School in the
new cafeteria.
Dr. Emory Bowen will preside.
And the program, "Sex Education
at Different Age Levels", will be
presented by Dr. William P. Mar
tin of Summerville.
Mothers and fathers are espe
cially urged to come and hear
this important discussion.
Refreshments will be served.
SGT. HARLEN CHEEK
ON GERMAN DUTY
U S FORCES, GERMANY,—
M/sgt. Harlen Cheek, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Cora Cheek. Trion, Ga,
is a member of the 3rd Armored
Division in Germany.