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Mrs. Howard Webb. 11 Montgomery Street, is shown holding five
large tomatoes, which were grown by her husband in their gar
den. These five Ponderosa tomatoes weighed six and three
fourths pounds. The largest weighed two pounds and two ounces.
Mrs. Webb reported that these are only a few of the large toma
toes which she and her husband have grown this year.
Bruce Perry, 75
Former Chattoogan
Passes in Rome
Bruce Perry, 75, of 519 Avenue
A. Rome, retired employee of
Celanese Corp., died in a Rome
hospital Sunday.
Mr. Perry was born in Chat
tooga County, October 4. 1883.
son of the late Jeremiah Floyd
Perry and Alice Lawrence Perry.
He had been a resident of Floyd
County since 1924. He was a well
known farmer and a mail car
rier on the Star Route until 1928
when he became associated with
Celanese as watchman until his
retirement in 1949. He was a
member and deacon of the Fifth
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Survivors include the widow,
the former Miss Guye Harper, to
whom he was married December
13. 1908; two daughters, Miss
Evelyn Perry and Mrs. Tim
Hawkins, both of Rome; a son,
Lt. Col. Paul L. Perry, U.S. Air
Force in foreign service: four
sisters, Mrs. Ethel Clarkson,
Summerville; Mrs. W. J. Ham
mond. Menlo; Mrs. J. Hill Ham
mond. LaFayette, and Miss Edna
Perry. Menlo, and three grand
children.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday morning at Fifth Ave
nue Baptist Church with the
Rev. W. C. Ruchti officiating. In
terment was in East View Ceme
tery.
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Bus Survey Reveals
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be kept on file with the con
tracts of the drivers. It shall be
mandatory that all drivers or
prospective drivers shall pass
this test. This service shall be
rendered to all school bus driv
ers by September 1, 1960.
14. School bus drivers shall be
employed upon the basis of the
following factors:
a. Mental and moral fitness,
and physical examination by li
censed physician within 30 days
prior to the opening of school
b. Driving ability
c Character and integrity
d. Emotional stability
e. Knowledge of driving laws
and regulations
f. Appearance
g. Knowledge of first aid.
15. The following is the policy
of the State Board of Education
concerning minimum physical
requirements of school bus driv
ers: Minimum Requirements —
No system board of education
shall require or permit any per
son to drive any motor vehicle
operated for the purpose of
transporting pupils unless the
person so driving possesses the
following minimum qualifica
tions :
1. Mental and Physical Quali
fications
a. No loss of foot, leg, hand,
arm or eye. iThe loss of more
than one toe shall constitute the
loss of a foot, and the loss of
more than one finger shall con
stitute the loss of a hand.)
b. No mental, nervous, organic
or functional disease, likely to
interfere with safe driving
2. Eyesight Qualifications
a. Visual acuity, either with
out glasses or by correction with
glasses, or at least 20 40 < Snell
en ) in each eye. A driver requir
ing correction by glasses shall
wear properly prescribed glasses
at all times when driving school
bus.
b. Form field of not less than
140 degrees in horizontal merid
ian.
c. Ability to distinguish red.
green and yellow colors.
3. Hearing Qualification
a. Hearing shall not be less
than 10 20 in each ear, for con
versational tones, without a
hearing aid.
4. Age Qualification
a. The minimum age shall be
in conformity with the state
law for chauffeur’s license.
b. The maximum age shall be
65 years. Any driver reaching
the age of 65 years during a
school term shall be permitted
to complete the school term.
c. No new driver shall be em
ployed who has reached his or
her 59th birthday.
5. Additional Physical Exami
nation
a. Each driver shall be re- i
quired to have an annual phys
ical examination during a per
iod of not more than 30 days
before he begins to operate the
vehicle, and as often thereafter
as the county board of educa
tion may deem it necessary.
16. The bus drivers and regu
lar substitute bus drivers shall
be employed by the local boards
of education upon recommenda
tion of the county school super
intendent.
17. The bus driver shall keep
his bus in a clean and sanitary
condition.
18. The bus drivers shall not
contract for more than one bus
nor own more than one bus.
19. No bus driver shall be per
mitted, nor shall he permit any
one else, to transport, sell, or
dispense any commodities what
soever on his bus.
20. No school bus driver shall
drive a school bus on a street or
highway while transporting
pupils at a speed that is not
reasonable or prudent under
conditions and not having re
gard for the actual or potential
hazards existing. Violation of
this policy shall constitute suf
ficient evidence to dismiss the
driver from pupil transporta
tion service.
21. Bus routes shall be planned
and operated to serve pupils
with a minimum of mileage and
subject to the approval of the
State Board of Education.
22. Duplication of school bus
service must be eliminated.
23. All bus routes shall be
planned carefully so as to elimi
nate: Ui overlapping: (2» un
necessary traveling of empty
buses; and <3> the sending of
buses over, poor roads.
24. Spur route service shall be
determined by the condition of
the roads, the weather, satisfac- j
tory turning around places, the
physical condition of the child,
and time of boarding the bus
25. Pupils shall not be trans
ported by school buses from one
attendance area to another
when an appropriate school is
located within their residential
attendance area.
26. A reasonable walking dis
tance is interpreted as follows:
a. From home to school—1 1 2
miles
b. To a bus route—>/ 2 mile
28. Bus stops shall be deter
mined on the basis of safety,
conditions along the road and
the density of pupil population;
stops shall not be made more
frequently than one-tenth of a
mile apart.
29. The office of the county j
school superintendent shall lo
cate all bus stops and prepare:
travel schedules accordingly lor.
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each bus driver.
30. Bus stops must not be lo
cated on blind curves, steep
grades, or near the crests of
hills, or other hazardous places.
31. Upon completion of the
pupil transportation surveys and
a determination of the needed
and necessary school buses and
routes in the several counties
1 of this state and in the opera
tion of school buses on such
routes, the cost of transporta
j tion which will be participated
j in by the State, and upon the
approval of the same by the
State Board of Education, the
load limit for any school bus
shall not exceed 20 per cent
; above the rated seating capacity
■ of the bus. If this load limit is
violated by any school system
in this state and after written
I notice to the superintendent of
schools of said school system has
been given by the State Depart
ment of Education and there
‘ after said school system con
tinues to violate the same for
a period of 60 days, the said
school system shall forfeit and
' the State Board of Education
I shall withhold from such school
i system all transportation funds
in which it participates in the
cost of maintaining and oper
! ating of the bus or buses over
the route or routes on which
the violation occurs until said
violations have been corrected.
It shall be mandatory upon
each bus driver to report to the
office of the county school su
perintendent in writing; if and
when the number of students
being transported is in excess of
the seating capacity of the bus
plus 20 per cent, and said re
ports shall be kept on file in
said office subject to inspection
by the State Department of
Education.
32. The State Board of Educa
tion shall allocate funds for
pupil transportation for only the
number of buses determined to
be needed for the transporta
tion programs in the several
counties.
33. County systems shall sub
mit to the State Department of
Education annual records and
reports on school transporta
tion. All funds accrued to any
school system shall be withheld
until all reports are properly
made to the State Department
of Education.
34. After the number of buses
required by a county board of
education to transport its public
school children to and from
school has been determined by
the survey, should an increase
or decrease in number of pupils .
transported require an increase
or decrease in the number of
school buses, it shall be incum
bent upon the county school su
perintendent and county board
of education to file a claim in
writing to the State Department
of Education for a re-evalua
tion of the county bus needs to
determine the validity of the
claim.
35. The State Board of Edu
cation recommends to the coun
ty boards of education that they
initiate efforts to have all school
bus drivers participate in Social
। Security.
Be it further resolved, that
the transportation committee of i
this Board ) composed of Henry !
Stewart, Chairman: Joe DeFoor,l
Secretary: Arthur J. Benson !
W. P. Sprayberry: Lonnie E. |
Sweat) is hereby made a perma-!
nent committee of the State |
Board of Education.
Be it further resolved, that 1
the State Department of Edu-j
cation and the county boards of |
education immediately proceed j
| with a survey of bus transporta
tion in all of the counties in this
state with the right, power and
authority to fix, locate and de
termine school bus routes in
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each of the said several counties
and aftey so doing fix and de
ermine the number of school
buses to be operated in each of
he said several counties of this
state and the State Board of
Education will participate onlj
m the maintenance and oper
ating costs of said buses.
Be it further resolved, that
the above said survey shall be
in the charge of and directed by
the Director of Pupil Transpor
tation Service, State Depart
ment of Education, with the
consultation and advice of the
transportation committee of this
Board, and with the right, power
and authority to, with the con
sent and approval of the State
Superintendent of Schools, hire
such personnel and expend such
sums as shall be necessary to
make the above, referred to sur
veys.
Be it further resolved, that
after said survey has been
made, the bus routes in the
several counties have been es
tablished and the number of
buses to be operated in the said
several counties in which the
State Board of Education will
participate in the maintenance
and operating costs, said reports
shall be made to the transpor
tation committee and after its
approval shall be submitted to
this State Board of Education
for approval and upon approval
by this Board the same shall be
and become the fixed policies of
the State Board of Education
and any policies, rules or regu
lations in conflict therewith
shall be void.
Approved as policies of the
Georgia State Board of Educa
tion this the 22nd day of June,
1959.
Millican Announces
Time to Sign
For Fall Sowing
James D. Millican, County Of
fice Manager of Chattooga ASC
County Office, announces that
now is the time for all farmers
in the county to sign up for any
practice under ACP that will be
carried out this fall.
If a farmer plans to do any fall
sowing and has not already been
by the ASC office and put in his
application, please do so within
the next two weeks during the
initial sign-up, while the money
is available.
Remember you must have a re
quest filed at this office before
you start the practice to be
eligible for government assist
ance in carrying out the practice
according to Mr. Millican.
Any questions you have please
come by the county office and
they will be glad to explain the
program to you.
BERRY ION REVIV AL
IN PROGRESS
Evangelist Gene Martin from
Kings Mountain, N. C., is in a
revival at West Berry ton Faith
Temple throughout this week,
services each evening at 7:45
p.m. The public is invited to hear
this gifted young man.
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SUMMER COLD
TAKE
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DOO RELIEF
Vacation Money
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Cash For Other
Summer Expenses
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Construction is underway on the new Christian Missionary Alliance Church. The church will
include the auditorium, a pastor's study and two Sunday School rooms. Rev. C. W. Crowe, Sum
merville, is pastor.
Oak Hill Jottings
By Mrs. Robert Baggett, Lyerly, Ga., Route 2
Revival services will begin at
Oak Hill Methodist Church Sun
day, August 9. Everyone is in
vited to attend.
The Young Adult Sunday Class
will have the regular monthly
supper Saturday night, August
8. All members are urged to be
present. A picnic lunch will be
spread at 8 o’clock.
Those attending revival serv
ices at Friendship Baptist
Church last week were Mr. and
Mrs. C. D. Howell, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Moseley and Freddie, Mr.
and Mrs. C. W. Morrison. The
meetings were conducted by the
Rev. John Crowe, of Rome, and
Rev. Troy Morrison, of Louisville,
Ky.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Baggett'
and Robbie Nell, Mr. and Mrs.
Grady Winters, Ronnie and
Carol visited Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Clark and Mrs. Richard Clark in
Rossville Friday afternoon, and
were supper guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Aldon Baggett in East Chat
tanooga Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Wheelis
visited Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Baggett and Robbie Monday aft
ernoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Baggett
were guests of Mrs. R. A. Teague
in Trion Sunday.
Mrs. Idell Howell and Gail and
Mrs. Verdie Roger visited Mr.
and Mrs. C. D. Howell Thursday.
Jerry Garner, of Lyerly, was
supper guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Baggett and Robbie Nell
Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hawkins,
Jr., and family, of Chattanooga
Valley, visited Mrs. J. E. Hawkins,
Sr., Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Baggett vis
ited Mr. and Mrs. Robert Baggett
and Robbie Sunday night.
Get well wishes go to little
Robbie Nell Baggett who is on
our sick list this wek.
Mrs. Naomi Holt’s Sunday
SUMMER CLEARANCE SALE
Our entire summer stock must go to make room for our fall goods.
Ladies’ Jamaica
SHORTS AND BLOUSE SETS
Sizes 10 to 18. 52.95 and $3.50 values.
SALE— $1.69 & $2,58
LADIES' COTTON BLOUSES
Values to $1.98.
SALE,—BBc
One Group
LADIES' COTTON DRESSES
Values to $7.98. All sizes.
SALE.—S 3.79
One Group of Ladies’ and Children’s
Sandals, Flatties and Dress Shoes
Values to $3.95. All sizes of different
styles.
SALE—.SI,OO
Ladies’ and Children’s
BEACH SANDALS
Heavy rubber soles. All sizes.
79c pr.
$2.95 and $3.95
LADIES' SUMMER HATS
CLOSE OUT-—sl.oo
$1.98 Men’s
COTTON SPORT SHIRTS
SPECIAL-—sl,oo
Hundreds of other summer items closing out. (.ome in and look ’em
over. II e appreciate your trade.
THE FAMOUS STORE
School Class enjoyed a wiener
roast Saturday night at the
church.
Mrs. H. C. Jones visited Mr.
and Mrs. Grady Winters and
family Thursday.
BETHEL CEMETERY
All parties interested in Bethel
Cemetery are requested to meet
there Wednesday morning. Au
gust 12, to clean off the grounds.
If it is raining Wednesday, we’ll
meet Thursday. If you cannot
Drive in
< , 'I i f or a
L I check-up
MEANS BIG
SAVINGS
Points to Check:
• Check lubrication at
frequent intervals.
• Check compression,
ignition, transmis- \ f
sion, distributor.
• Check wheel balance
and alignment.
WILSON MOTOR CO.
CHRYSLER, PLYMOUTH & GMC DEALER
Phone 340 Sunimerville
Made a Special. Purchase on
DOLLS
Savings of SI.OO or $2.00 on each one!
Use our lay-away plan. Small deposit
will hold until Christmas.
$2.99 to $5.98
Ladies’
SOFT MOCCASINS
Black, white and beige. All sizes.
SALE—SI,OO pr.
Several New Shipments Received of
LADIES' FALL DRESSES
$4.98 to $9.98
A great saving on each one.
$1.98 Ladies’
COTTON SUMMER SKIRTS
All sizes.
SALE— 99c
$2.95 and $3.95
LADIES' SHORTIE GOWNS
All sizes.
SALE—-sl-99 & $2,98
Children’s
SCHOOL COTTON DRESSES
Several shipments just received.
Use our lay-away plan and save!
$1.98 to $5.98
THURSDAY, AUGUST G, 1959
Revival, Homecoming
Suhiigna Baptist
Subligna Baptist Church re
vival will begin August 10 and
continue through August 15. Rev.
Lee Tate will be the evangelist
and Rev. George Palmer will be
in charge of music.
Billy L. Jones is pastor. Sun
day, August 16, will be home
coming. All former members and
pastors are invited to attend.
Rev. Vernon Carpenter will be
guest speaker, Sunday morning,
August 9. Rev. Clinton Brown,
Jr., will be guest speaker at the
evening service.
come or send a hand please send
a contribution to: Miss Lula
i Weesner, Route 1, Summerville,
Ga.