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MISS SUE CHEEK
Riegel Textile Awards 3
Memorial Scholarships
SUE CHEEK TRION WINNER
Three scholarships are being
awarded this year in the Ben
jamin DeWitt Riegel Memorial
Scholarship program. The
Scholarship Committee felt that
the qualifications of all three
nominees were such that each
deserved an award. The scholar
ships, of up to SIOOO a year for
four college years at an ac
credited college of the winner's
choice, were presented by Ger
man H. H. Emory, Vice-Chair
man of the Board, to Michael D.
Berger, 17, of New York City;
Cora Sue Cheek, 17, of Trion;
and Chester R. Snow, 18, of
Greenville, Ala. In making the
presentation, Mr. Emory em
phasized the fact that the
scholarship program was found
ed to stimulate interest of chil
dren in our local communities in
the advantages of a college edu
cation'.
The Award Committee con
sisted of Samuel C. Webb, Dir
ector of Testing, Emory Univer
sity; John B. Gentry. Professor
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CONGRATULATE TRI-COLOR WINNER—Shown with Mrs. Sanford Dunson. secund from left,
and admiring her tri color arrangement at the flower show are, left to right, Mrs. Joe Pullen, a
blue ribbon winner; Mrs. T. J. Espy, Publicity Chairman; and Mrs. Marlin Payne, right. Staging
Director, and a past president.
Top Winners al Chattooga
Garden Chib Show Listed
A successful flower show was
singed by the Chattooga Garden
Club last Wednesday at the Me
morial Home. Theme of the show
was "The WI.OW Challenge."
There were many beautiful ar
rangements, us well us fine
quality Rowers displayed
Arrangements were exhibited
by boys and gtrlr, 4-16 years of
age Bolling Farmer and Pat
Bagley were blur ribbon winners
in Hie Arrangement Class on
Animals, for boys and girls 4-8;
Kaihy Davis was blur ribbon
winner in the Nature Arrange
ment Class for girls age 0-12;
Danny Hammond took the blue
ribbon for his unique arrange
ment on Orography for boys
0-12. In the General Information
daas, girls age 12-16. Betty
•he ^umnwruille fas
of Education, /Clemson Agricul
tural College; and John M.
Moore, Registrar and Associate
Dean, Swarthmore College.
Michael Berger attends the
High School of Science in New
York City, and graduates in
June, 1957. He is the chairman
of the Arista Tutoring Commit
tee. and a member of the Mat
hematics Society, Physics Squad,
Animal Squad and the Chess
Club. He intends to pursue the
study of physical science, and
lives at 220 West 21st Street, New
York City. He is the son of
Clarence and Bess Forman Ber
ger, and his mother is a textile
designer with the Riegel Textile
Corporation in New York.
Chester Snow is the son of
. Isaac Snow, an appliance man
ager, and Barna Edna Snow, a
Seamstress Supervisor in the
, Greenville, Ala. mill of Riegel
Textile Corporation, and attends
Greenville, Ala., High School. He
; has been, among other things,
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Hamner of Summerville was
first place winner; in the Class
of arrangements suitable for his
room, bovs 12-16. Lonnie Strick
land of Trion was blue ribbon
winner.
• • •
I Nt ration winners
In the Invitation Class, "His
tory of the Far East." the Chero
kee Rose Garden Club of Bum
merville was top winner. Poetry,
a composition depicting a poem.
Mrs. Clyde Cobb and Mrs. Robert
Coleman of Trion won the blue
ribbon; and in the Miniature
Class "Pelites Fleurs." Mrs. An
drew Williams, Jr.. was top win
ner
Other blue ribbon winners
throughout the show were:
ART — Composition interpret-
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, MAY 2, 1957
CANCER DOOR TO
DOOR CAMPAIGN
TERMED SUCCESS
On Tuesday night a very suc
cessful door-to-door educational
and fund-raising compaign, con
ducted by members of the Sum
merville Women’s Club and oth
er citizens, for the American
Cancer Society, was conducted in
Summerville.
A total of $176.50 was donated
through the homes, making a
total to date of $2,874. The quota
for Chattooga County of $2,522,
based on the annual payroll of
the county, will be exceeded by
approximately SSOO when the
funds are all submitted.
A complete report will be given
next week by the chairmen of
the committee.
Chattoogans are reminded that
they can avail themselves of free
cancer clinics, transportation
and ambulance service, of pain
relieving drugs, loan of sick
room equipment and dressings
and bandages. .
A free home is available in
Atlanta, with excellent care. If
you need this service, cheek with
your doctor or local Cancer So
ciety Chairman.
For further information write:
American Cancer Society, Geor
gia Division, 2025 Peachtree
Road, N. E., Atlanta, Ga.
LOCAL MASONS
ATTEND ANNUAL
DIST. CONVENTION
The 60th annual communica
tion of the Seventh District
Masonic Convention is in pro
gress at the Masonic Temple in
Rome. Several members of the
local lodge, including J. L. Sal
mon, Leath Miller. Roy Camp,
Joe Hammond and George A.
Kling of Menlo attended.
A barbecue was held at the city
clubhouse Wednesday.
Harvey C. Stephens of Bain
bridge, Grand Master of Masons
of Georgia, was to be principal
speaker.
Election of officers and Trial
Jury will take place Thursday.
Cherokee Lodge No. 66 will
confer and dramatize the Master
Mason Degree at the conclusion
I Thursday night.
HEALTH DEPT.
CLOSED TODAY
There will be no immuniza
tion clinic at the Health De
partment Thursday (today i due
to the illness of Mrs. Bowen’s son
Keith.
Those who have “shots” due
May 2 are asked to come to the
following week's clinic, Thursday,
May 9.
ing a Fainting. Mrs. Mark
Cooper. Jr., of Trion.
OPERA — Arrangement in
analogous color harmony using
container of one color harmony.
Mrs. James Murks, Nummervllle
ANTIQUES- Early American
arrangement and antique con
tainer. Mrs. Cordle Bagley. Sum
merville.
SPORTS Composition depict
ing the Good American S)>orls,
Mrs. Sanford Dunson, Summer
ville,
STOCK MARKET — Composi
tion using only green plant, ma
terials. Mrs Hoyt Farmer, buut
mrHlUr
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tlon using drift wood and flow
ers. Mrs. Joe Pullen. Summerville
FOOD AND COOKING, tables
seated. Mrs. Andrew William--,
Jr.. Summerville.
Tri-color ribbon of the Garden
Chib of Georgia was awarded
only in the Arrangements Class.
Mrs. Sanford Dunson of Sum
merville having won the blue
ribbon for Sports Arrangements.
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A meeting of 7th District Veterans of Foreign Wars was held Sunday at Memorial Home. New
district officers were elected. Left to right front row are: James Floyd. Summerville, State Quarter
master; Randolph Medlock, Stone Mountain, Comander, State of Fa.; Grady Pittard, Athens, Jr.
Vice Commander, Ga.; D. P. Henley, Summerville, retiring 7th District Commander. Second row,
Jimmy Sweeney, Dalton, District Surgeon elect; Harold Ayers, Bremen, District Commander elect;
J. H. Smith, Calhoun, District Sr. Vice Commander elect; John Salley, Summerville, District Jr.
Vice Commander elect. Back row, Jesse W. Osteen, Ft. Oglethorpe, Chaplain elect; R. A. Smith,
Marietta, District Quartermaster elect; Cecil Brewer, Dalton, Judge Advocate elect.
Georgia Power Co. to Receive
Top Agricultural Honor
Presentation of one of the na
tion's top agricultural honors,
the Frank Watts award, will be
made to the Georgia Power Com
pany May 9 in Atlanta.
Sponsored by Farm Journal
magazine, the award is made an
nually to encourage the use of
electrically operated farm equip
ment as a means of improving
agricultural practices.
The recognition is based on the
work of the company’s rural
division staff in the field of
broiler production. The company
developed an improved electric
hover-type brooder. In the first
year of actual farm use. enough
of these brooders were installed
to produce more than 3.500,000
I chicks annually. Development of
the brooder also created a new
I manufacturing plant in Georgia
I to produce the equipment.
Bud S. Moss is manager of the
. Georgia Power Company's rural
' division.
Dana Fernald, Farm Journal
executive vice president, will pre
sent the award to John J. Mc-
Donough, president of the Geor
gia Power Company. C- M. Wal
lace, Jr., vice president in charge
of sales will preside at the meet
ing.
Leading farm editors and ag
ricultural leaders from through
out Georgia and the Southeast
have been invited to attend.
License Examiners
Here Each Month
Sheriff Fred Stewart said to
day license examiners of the
State Department of Public
Safety will be in Summerville
the lust and third Mondays in
each month.
They will also give examina
tions for drivers license.
CRIME-FREE NORTH GEORGIA TOWN
HAS SOUND EXPLANATION TO OFFER
Reprinted from The Chattanooga Times, Sunday, April 18
By Monzon I'cters, Times Circuit Witter
What's so special about Sum
merville'.* Ask a dozen residents
and you get a dozen answers.
The north Georgia town'of ap
proximately 4.500 residents has
received much favorable pub
licity of late no inaJorgßrimcs or
traffic accidents tills year—and
is attracting considerable atten
tion How docs it get Hi.it way?
What's the .>.<■< id .'
E C. Pcslcrficld, mayor and a
leading merchant, says: "Sum
merville and Chattooga Comity
Just have an abundance of de
cent people, most ol them busy
much of the lime at profitable
employment."
Dun McWhorter, president of
the Farmers and Merchants
Bank and the the "squire of Rac
coon Creek Ranch." comments,
"The economy is strong, but
we're working to make It strong
er."
Harry McGinnis, druggist and
civic leader: "Summerville Is a
good town."
Youthful Leadership
Hill Farrar, radio station own
<i .nid operator' "Our lawn i
strong and progressive and much
ertdit should b< r.lvcn to tin it
that so many of our businessmen
and leaders arc young men."
These, of course, are just par
tial clues and. without attemp
ing to philosophize or trace with
ponderous words the sociological
causes and effects, let's take a
brief look at RummcrviUe and
Chattooga County.
WHEAT DISPOSAL
DEADLINE NEARS;
SAYS ASE CHAIRMAN
The deadline for disposing of
j '‘excess” wheat acreage is May
1 24, 1957, Harris L. Edwards,
; chairman of the County Agricul-
I tural Stabilization and Conser
vat i 0 n Committee, reminded
■ farmers today.
“There’s not too much time
before the deadline,” the chair
man declared," and farmers
। should understand that they will
not be eligible to receive price
support or Soil Bank Acreage Re
serve payments on their wheat
crop if any “excess” acreage is
not disposed of within the per
mitted time.”
Under the price-support pro
j gram, farmers must be in com
; pliance with their wheat acreage
। allotments in order to be eligible
I for price support. Under the
wheat Acreage Reserve Pro-
I gram, farmers must be in com-
I pliance with their farm’s “acre
| age permitted for harvest”—
। which is the amount of the
' wheat acreage allotment less the
wheat land designated for the
। Acreage Reserve.
Notices were sent to all grow
l ers with excess wheat acreage in
| order that they might have an
। opportunity to bring their acre
age into compliance with pro
, visiorfs of the programs.
With marketing quotas in es
. feet for the 1957 wheat crop, Mr
i Edwards said that farmers who
exceed their wheat allotments
j and who do not dispose of the
| excess acreage before the dead
line will also be subject to mar
keting quota penalties on their
excess wheat. The penalty is 45
per cent of the May 1 parity
price for wheat.
It is an industrial county, the
industrial employment income t
J holding a 7-to-l ratio to agri
cultural income It ranks next to
Floyd among five neighboring
I counties in total employment'
and total industrial payrolls.
More than 4.300 persons arc j
working in the mills and plants
।of Summerville. Trion. Menlo.
I Berryton and other towns, gome
working in mdu.drv out ide the
comity Annual industrial pay
rolls amount to nearly 12 million
dollars and per capita income
| tops all other north Georgia
। counties in the region.
Major operations include the
Riegel Co. at Trion. HummcrvUle
Manufacturing Co., the Georgia
Rug Mill of Bigelow-Sanford,
! Berryton Mills, Montgomery
Knitting Mills. Chattooga Mills
and the Best Munulacturhig Co.
at Menlo.
Where ami How
The "economy strengthening"
। mentioned by some of the leaders
| had reference more to how and
where the people of Bummrrvllle
I •.pent their money than to how
much they have to spend
Jack Troy prepared some m
। tcresting Information recently
I for publication in Dave Espy's
Summerville News. It showed,
that the dollar earned in Chat -,
tooga County Is spent here only
once—retail sales being about |
the same as the total income. I
.The dollar earned In Gordon I
tCoauaiMd oa r*»« »
SUBSCRIPTION RATE $2.00 PER YEAR
FARMERS SHOWING
MORE INTEREST IN
TIMBER MARKETING
Nearly 3,000 Georgia farmers
। stand to do a better job of sell- I
1 ing their timber this year.
Dorsey Dyer, Extension Serv-'
! ice forester at the University of
I Georgia College of Agriculture.
' said 2.960 landowners jn 72 coun
. ties attended the series of
1 forestry marketing meetings just
ended.
Dyer was joined by Foresters
: Nelson Brightwell, B. R. Murray,
and George Walker in emphasiz
; ing the importance of measuring,
timber before it is sold, and then
! following good marketing prac
' tices.
“You don't make money grow
j ing timber, you make money sell
ing timber.'' the Extension work
-1 ers told farmers all over the
. state.
They pointed out that there
are three important steps to be
followed in all timber sales: (1)
measure the product before it is
sold, (2> have a written agree
' merit or contract with the buyer,
and (31 make provisions for
maintaining a good growth rate
i on the Jan^i when the harvesting
is made.
An important phase of the 72
meetings, Dyer stated was a dis
cussion and demonstration of the
■ various timber scales used in the
1 state. They demonstradte the in
accuracy of the Doyle scale and
recommended that farmers sell
। timber by the Scribner scale.
In connection with the educa
tional campaign on timber mar
keting. approximately 8.000
Scribner tree and log scale sticks,
have been distributed to Georgia '
landowners. The sticks were sold
through local Fann Bureau chap- ;
I ters. In some counties they were
purchased by bankers for dis
i tribution to farmers.
i The forestry demonstrations
were scheduled through county
I agents, and they were in charge
। of the meetings.
Dyer said the farmers "showed
a great deal of interest" in im
-1 proved timber selling practices. |
। lie added that the Extension ,
Service is planning to continue
■this educational campaign dur-;
mg the rest of the year.
Citing the importance of far
| mers having more forestry har
vesting and selling information,'
■ the Extension forester said Geor- |
igia ranked fourth in the nation
in the production of lumber last :
i year, and led all Southern states
in the production of pulpwood
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The Loyalty Dav I‘aradc in Summerville Saturday was termed "a success". Leading the parade
were members of Macon-McCauley VFW Post and members of the American Legion. 8 H 8 band
played and majorettes were followed by Scouts, Brownies. Shriners. American Legion Auxiliary
member t, Nba LUattuoga Count.' , MU» North Georgia and other chic groups.
Miss Chattooga County
To Be Chosen Friday
Plans are nearing completion
for the annual “Miss Chattooga
j County” Beauty Revue to be held
; Friday night, May 3, at the new
1 Grammar School Cafetorium. An
audience of approximately one
; thousand is expected to see some
i seventy local beauties vie for the
1 coveted crown. The affair will
begin at 8:30 p.m.; admission 25
! and 50c.
The girls will enter a spring
garden of roses and greenery as
■they compete for the judges'
■ approval. Two huge urns of
I greenery will decorate both sides
■of the stage where Don Ham
: mond, the master of ceremonies,
; will preside.
The Summervile High Sere-
I naders will play at the beginning
;of the program and during the
; third elimination. Jerry Bridges
will also perform during the first
elimination. Bolling Farmer, Pat
Bagley and Pam Bagley will
give the Russian Ballet “Trepok”
b from the Nutcracker Suite.
The first place winner will be
■ given a loving cup, compliments
l of Foote and Davies Company of
I Atlanta, and an armful of roses.
The merchants of Summerville
j will present various gifts to the
newly elected queen.
Tickets are now on sale and
■ may be purchased from any
member of the Summerville Jun
; ior Class, sponsor of the event.
The contestants and their
j sponsors are as follows:
Hedy Holtzendorf—Bobby Lee
;Cook.
Lucille Hix—Esserman's.
Linda Martin — Jackson’s
। Chevrolet Co.
Betty Money—Tooga Theater
: and Penn Drive-In.
| Linda Hix—Allen Hardware.
Mary Alice Hudgins—Sham
blin Hardware.
Shirley White—Tooga Grill.
Hazel McArthur—Salmon Bu
tane Gas and Appliance Center.
। Shirley Adams — Summerville
Bar Association.
Paula McWhorter — McGinnis
Drug Store.
Ann Brooks—Fred Stewart.
Betty Jean Wells — Serritt’s
Sinclair Service Station, Penn
ville, Ga.
Shirley Baker — Malcolm
Thomas Life Insurance.
* Dot Hartline—Packer’s Shoe
. Store.
J Flossie Self—Thomas Sinclair
Service Station.
Martha Green—Billie's Beauty
Salon.
; Peggy Payton—H. A. Goodwin.
' । Patsy Tinney—Erwin Funeral
■ Home.
! 1 Sandra Demonia — Farmers
’ Supply Store.
1 ; Latricia Pettyjohn — Jordan's
' Department Store.
Mary Warren—Harold's Outlet.
Carolyn Harris—Nellie’s Beau
ty Shop.
Laura Hill—People's Laundry.
• Martha Lou Clark—ldeal Shop.
Face-Lifting for Football
Field Started at SH S
The football field at Summer
ville High School is having its
"face lifted’-'. The remodeling of
the field was started last week.
As a result of the improvement
the west end of the field is being
built up I*2 feet higher. The east
end is being cut down 1‘ 2 feet.
There will be an 8” drop from
the center of the field to each .
side line.
The large hill and embankment
nt the lower end of the field has
been removed It will be sowed
in grass along with the football
field.
There will be 6 inches of top
soil on the field, and an under
ground sprinkling system will be
installed.
The Seniors will have a new
stand to work from next year
and it should improve their sales
a great deal.
The “crow's rest” that is over
the bleachers on Summerville's
side will be torn down and a I
press box will be built on the
north stands.
Patty Bridge.,—Echols Appli
ance Co.
Oneida McGraw — Kringsberg
Studio.
Mable Jo Bailey—Lowry's De
partment Store.
Frances Hale—Loop Furniture
Co.
Jane Wooten—Duff Flowers
and Gifts.
Dianne Gorman—Home Store.
Dena Tallent—J. C.’s Drive-In.
Joan Cordle—Hurley’s Super
ette.
Nancy King—Wilson Motor Co.
Brenda Wright—Fuller Jew
elry.
Sandra Smithson — Stanfield
Florist.
Nancy Bishop—Sam Cordle.
Joyce Bailey—Southern 5 & 10
Store.
Mary Charles Williams—Happy
j Valley Farms.
Patsy King—Supreme Oil Co.
Janet Grimes—United Ameri
can Insurance Co.
Sandra Padgett — Eilenburg
Appliance Co.
Nancy Baker—Western Auto.
Gretna Kinsey — Lambert’s
Beauty Shop.
Donna Waters—Barron’s Gro
cery.
Sue Brown—Mitchell Pontiac
Co.
Patricia Mitchell—Bankson Oil
i Co.
Martha Abrams—Farmers and
: Merchants Bank.
Billie Henderson—Orrin Bless
; ing Quality Cleaners.
Joan Tucker—Chattooga Ap-
■ pliance Co.
Mary Dendy—Fred and Ross
Thomas.
Virginia Love—Mi-Place Case.
Barbara Ratliff — Famous
Store.
Maggie Copeland — Pennville
; Hardware Co.
Janet Freeney—Allen & Logan.
Nancy Welch—Lyerly Mattress
Works.
Jeanette Baker—Ellis Depart
ment Store.
Gail Smith—Bailey Appliance
Center.
Gladys Ann Lyons—Cloudland
Roller Rink.
Pat Ashe—Thomas Sinclair
Service Station.
Linda Sue Wesson — Strick
land's Grocery Store.
Nancy Lancaster — Medders
Super Market.
Peggy Brock—Toles Drive-In.
Betty Fountain—A Friend.
Marilyn William—A Friend.
Glenda Newsome—A Friend.
Patsy Saylors—A Friend.
Peggy Hix — Tutton’s Auto
Parts.
Rebecca Parker — Chamblee's
Garage.
Charlotte Reece — Lenderman
& Perry Supply Co.
Barbara Jean Styles—Walt's
Used Car Lot.
Carolyn Dickerson—Otis Gor
man Insurance.
All of the bleachers will be re
paired and will be more com
fortable than they have been in
the past.
The remodeling of the field is
practically a necessity, and the
plans for the job were made in
time for the field to be com
pleted by June.
By putting more height’on the
west end of the field the water
will drain to the east end. This
will prevent so much water from
running down the hill to the
building.
The field, when finished, will
be a better playing field and
there will not be pot holes on
it. The field will be soft enough
that the players will not be so
easily injured.
Spectators will have a better
view of the field anti the dock
operators and public address
man can determine, better what
tlit- playm are doing.
The town should be proud and
happy that they arc going to
I boast such a nice football field.