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Official Chattooga County
Publication For 75 Years
VOLUME 75—NO. 29
District Recreation Directors . . .
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(Left to right) Roger K. Brown, Calhoun; John D ivis, Dalton; Bill Mann, Summerville; Fred Cas
well, Cartersville; Monty Montgomery, Rome; Jack Fincher, Rome.
DISTRICT DIRECTORS PLAN MITE,
MIDGET FOOTBALL FALL SCHEDULE
The quarterly meeting of the recreation directors of the seventh district of the
Georgia Recreation Society was held at the Dalton Recreation Center in Dalton on Mon
day, August 10. Five directors were on hand to represent their departments. They are
Roger K. Brown, Calhoun; John Davis, Dalton; Bill Mann, Summerville; Fred Caswell,
Cartersville; and Monty Montgomery, Rome. Also present were Jack Fincher, athletic
director of the Rome department, and Roddy Bray, publicity director of the district.
Midget football plans were
made for the fall including the
season's schedule, plus planning
for the basketball season during
the winter of 1960.
Commissioner of the district,
Fred Caswell, of Cartersville,
presided. The group met at 10
a.m. and adjourned at 2:30.
The official football schedule
for Midget (Mite) play in the
seventh district slates the first
games on Thursday, October 15.
On that date Rome plays at Car
tersville, Marietta at Calhoun,
Summerville at Dalton, and
Rossville at Trion. On the fol
lowing Thursday, October 22, the
winner of the Rome-Cartersville
contest plays the winner of the
Marietta-Calhoun game for the
southern division championship,
while the winners of the Dalton-
Summerville and the Trion-
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SUE WEEMS AND PAULA ALLEN
Allen, Weems To Attend
Fire Marshal Conference
Chattooga County will be
represented by Paula Allen and
Sue Weems at the Third Annual
Statewide Junior Fire Marshal
Conference to be held at the
FFA Camp at Lake Jackson
August 16-21, Safety Fire Com
missioner Zack D. Cravey an
nounced today.
Allen and Weems are both
sophomores at Summerville
High. Paula, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Grady Allen, has at
tended the convention for the
last two years. Sue, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Weems,
will be attending the conven
tion for her first time.
Pointing out that the encamp
ment is the only one held in the
world where junior fire officers
gather for a week’s training in
fire safety and prevention, Com
missioner Cravey said he ex
pected over 400 delegates from
practically every high school in
the state.
At the request of Commis
sioner Cravey selections were
made by individual high school
principals, working with their
superintendents.
Activities for the second
straight year will be featured
on Monitor, weekend radio serv
ice of the National Broadcast
ing Company.
Commissioner Cravey reported
that an outstanding group of
fire safety experts had been
lined up to conduct demonstra
tions, both indoor and outdoor.
The delegates also, he de-
Rossville games battle for the
district’s northern division title.
The district finals will be played
on October 29. Tentatively
scheduled is the northern divi
sion state semi-finals on Novem
ber 5, and the finals of the
northern division on November
12. State finals are planned for
November 19.
Youngsters eligible to play
Midget football must be 112
pounds or under and be 13 years
: old and under. He cannot have
reached his fourteenth birthday
j before or on September 1 of the
year he plays. There are 26 play
ers on each team. Games are
played on regulation fields, and
quarters are eight minutes long.
In order to play each young
boy must have his birth certifi
i cate as authorized by the state
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dared, will hear talks from
Governor Ernest Vandiver, State
School Superintendent, Dr.
Claude Purcell, Lt.-Gov. Garland
Byrd, Attorney-General Eugene
Cook and Commissioner of La
bor Ben T. Huiet as well as other
dignitaries.
REC. PURIFICATION PLANT ASSURES SAFE WATER
Contrary to popular opinion,
operating an outdoor pool is not
just filling a huge cubicle with
water and then letting everyone
jump in.
The operation of a modern
pool requires skillful and con
stant maintenance and numer
ous checks to insure safe, health
ful, ?nd pleasant conditions.
Swimming pools, like other pub
lic facilities, have had to raise
their standards as the public has
grown more health-conscious in
the last few years.
One of the best examples of
the ideal modern swimming pool
can be found at the Recreation
Center in Summerville. The new
pool, under the supervision of
Recreational Director Bill Mann,
is one of the safest and most
modern pools to be found any
where.
The water purification process
employed at the pool reduces to
the barest minimum, the pos
sibility of water contamination.
Even with people swimming in
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Drummond Attends
Aquatic School
Tommy Drummond, Summer
ville, left yesterday to attend the
Red Cross Aquatic Swimming
School at Brevard, N.C.
Drummond, who was chosen
by the local chapter of the Red
Cross for this trip, will be
taught the latest methods of
teaching water safety and life
saving. He will be at the school
for 10 days.
Tommy is on the staff at the
Recreation Center and will teach
these new methods there. Rec
reational director Bill Mann said
that the local chapter hopes to
send another boy or girl to the
school next year.
This is one of the ways which
the money raised in the annual
community drive is used for the
community’s benefit.
Health Department Reports
Polio Vaccine Exhausted
The Chattooga County Health Department has an
nounced that the local polio chapter has been unable to
secure an adequate amount of polio vaccine lo carry out
the previously announced program.
The chapter had planned to |
make enough vaccine available
to immunize all persons between
the ages of 6 and 40 years. How
ever, the present supply of vac
cine has been exhausted and no
more is available or to be se
cured at the present time.
An increase in the number of
polio cases in surrounding coun
ties prompts health officials to
urge all persons who haven’t
been immunized to contact their
family doctor who probably will
have this vaccine available.
At the present, polio vaccine
is available only to pre-school
children at the local hospital.
The former program, designed
to immunize those between six
and 40, will be resumed when
the vaccine is received.
Health officials report that it
might be about the middle of
September before the vaccine
can be secured.
Before the vaccine ran out,, 90
shots were given to persons in
this area. Sixty-five shots were
given on the first Thursday of
the program.
the pool, the water is usually at
least as safe or safer from the
health standpoint as the water
in the city water system.
The purification process is
constant, so constant that the
entire body of water in the pool
is processed every eight hours.
In this system the water is fil
tered and treated with chlorine
and soda ash for purification
purposes.
The purification plant is lo
cated only a few feet away from
the pool. The water is pumped
into it by the 15.000 kilowatts per
hour pump through two large
pipes which draw the water from
the bottom of the pool, where
most of the debris and impur
ities settle.
The water travels through a
wire mesh filter which frees it of
lint from bathing suits and
other clothing. It is then pumped
into a tank, which is composed
of many cylinders. Inside the
cylinders is a combination of
thin wire suits which form a
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTV, GA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1959
Mahan Invites Janies Floyd
On Pilgrimage To Hawaii
John W. Mahan of Helena,
Montana, Commander-in-Chief
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
has extended James “Sloppy”
Floyd an invitation to be his
special guest on a memorial pil
grimage to Hawaii on August 18
through 28.
While in Hawaii, he will par
ticipate in memorial services at
the national cemetery and at
the site of the battle ship Ari
zona.
Floyd, for the past two years,
has served as Chairman of the
National Buddy Poppy Commit
tee, first being appointed under
the leadership of Richard L.
Roudebush of Indianapolis and
then appointed this year under
Commander-in-Chief John W.
Mahan. Mahan has appointed
Floyd as Chairman of the Na
tional Convention Committee on
Finance and Internal Organiza
tion for the National Conven
tion to be held in Los Angeles,
Calif., August 30 through Sep
tember 5.
Floyd will leave August 17 to
fly to Los Angeles where he will
join approximately 300 other
people who are to make the pil
grimage trip to Hawaii, arriving
in Hawaii on the 19th and re
turning to Los Angeles on Au
gust 28 where he will remain for
the next ten days attending the
National Convention.
Floyd is a Past State Com
mander of the VFW in Georgia
and is now serving as Adjutant-
Quartermaster for the Depart
ment of Georgia.
Fire Destroys
Terrell House
Fire destroyed a house, owned
by Harry Terrell, located near
the Dry Valley road within the
city limits, Monday morning.
The city fire department re
ceived the call about 4:15 a.in.
Fireman Joe Thomason reported
that the house was falling in
when the firemen arrived. He
said no one was home when the
fire occurred.
The cause of the fire, which
was brought under control about
five o’clock, was unknown. Six
firemen with one fire truck an
swered the call.
Mikheil Charges
Republicans Wilh
labor Bill Hoax
"The greatest political hoax
in many years is now being
perpetrated on the American
People by the Republican
Party” said Congressman Erwin
Mitchell, Seventh District.
Mitchell charged that Presi
dent Eisenhower and the Re
publican par ty are sabotaging
any effort in the area of con
trolling racketeers in labor or
ganizations by making an is
sue rather than a law of the
Landrum-Griffin bill.
Mitchell stated that this bill
was so drastically different from
the bill which the Senate passed
by a vote of 90 to 1 that the Sen
ate will never agree to its pro
visions and hence another ses
sion of congress will end with
out legislation to control racket
eers within the labor movement.
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JERKY BAKER is running a test on the water with an instru
ment designed especially for this job. He tests the water for
chlorine and soda ash content.
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Construction is a sign of a growing city, a growing community, and a growing people. The top
picture shows the new Chattooga County Jail now under construction. The bottom photo gives
readers a look at the new telephone exchange, soon to be completed.
E. M. BLUE ANNOUNCES PRE-PLANNING
WEEK FOR SVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
Plans Given
For 1960 Soil
Rank Reserve
The U. S. Department of Agri
culture announced plans for the
Conservation Reserve of the Soil
Bank for 1960 crop season on
July 16. 1959. This is the fifth
year of the Conservation Reserve
Program.
This is a long range program
under which farmers may vol
untarily take out of production
of cropland for a period of up to
ten years and not less than three
where cover is already estab
lished.
The following steps must be
taken if you wish to participate:
1. Ask the county committee
during August 24 through Sep
tember 10, 1959 to set a basic an
nual rate per acre. A higher pay
ment rate per acre will be set
for total farms.
2. After the basic annual rate
per acre has been established you
have from September 14 through
25 to make an offer to the coun
ty committee. If offer is not less
than that set by the county com
mittee, no offer will be con
sidered.
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screen. Dialomogeous Earth is
spread on the screen to form a
filter through which the water
must travel.
This filter frees the water from
all dirt and debris, even the
tiniest particles. The water is
then moved through another
pipe where it takes on a quantity
of soda ash. an akalinc substance.
Next comes the chlorine which
is added automatically as is the
soda ash. The process is com
plete. The water returns to the
pool, as clear and sparkling dean
from impurities as the very
water one drinks. Water is slowly
added lo the pool to replace that
which is lost by evaporation.
The chlorine, which kills bac
teria in tiie pool, causes an acid
when mixed with water. The
soda ash, which is akaline, neu
tralizes the acid. When the bal
ance between the two is kept,
there is no sting to the eyes
when in contact with the water.
Mann and his crew run from
six to nine checks on the water
Principal E. M. Blue has announced a pre-planning
week for Summerville High School will begin August 14
for the 1959-60 school term. All transported pupils, grades
8 through 12, will be registered on Wednesday, August 26,
between the hours of 9 a.m. until 12:00 a.m.; buses will op
erate to transport these students.
Elementary School
Opens August 31
The Summerville Elementary
School will start on Monday, Au
gust 31. There will be no pre
registration for elementary pu
pils. Room assignments will be
posted Monday morning for
2nd through sth grades.
First grade pupils will regis
ter on Monday, August 31 and
will not be required to stay the
full day. Birth certificates and
health cards showing immuniza
tions are required for registra
tion.
Teachers for the coming year
Miss Fay Busbin, Miss Clarie
are as follows:
Dodd, Mrs. John Jones, Mrs. R.
L. Guffin, Mrs. Max White. Mrs.
Olin Hix, Mrs. Ralph Deßerry,
Mrs. G. T. Myers 11, Mrs. Mack
Agnew, Mrs. Elmer Smith. Mrs.
Jerry Pless. Mrs. Hilda Hill.
Mrs. R. W. King, Mrs. Marnell
Weems, Mrs. Jack Cash, Mrs.
Milton Clark, Mrs. T. E. Neal.
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every day The water is checked
for PH content and the chlorine
content. It is also checked by a
Public Health officer twice a
week. The chlorine check con
sists of the mixing of ortho
tolidine with a sample of the
water in the pool. The content is
measured by instrument. Mann
reports that the chlorine content
is made higher at night, while
no one is in the pool, to further
insure the purity of the water.
In addition to the purification
process, the bottom of the pool
is vacuumed regularly with
brush attachment on a long hose.
This piece of equipment, which
works on the same principle as
the household vacuum cleaner,
has a strong suction which rids
the bottom of the pool of debris.
Twenty-three inlets empty
into the pool, each capable of
dumping 18.146 gallons of water
per minute. Approximately 36
hours would be required to pump
the 250,000 gallons of water from
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SUBSCRIPTION RATE $2.00 PER YEAR
All non-transported students,
■ grades 8 through 12 will be reg
: istered on Thursday, August 27,
between the hours of 9 a.m. un
til 12 p.m. All students in grades
I 8 through 12 are urged to regis
, ter on the two above days.
' ■ Grades 6 and 7 will be regis
i tered on Monday, Aug. 31. The
’ | cafeteria will serve its first meal
,' on Sept. 1: prices for meals will
j be twenty-five cents.
The faculty for the 1959-60
; school term is complete and is as
’ ; follows: Sixth grade: Mrs. Verna
* j Twoney, Mrs. Stanley Selman,
• : Mrs. Andrew Williams, Miss
1 I Maxine Palmour and Mrs. Bill
’ Bryant. Seventh Grade: George
’ i Brooks, Mrs. Margaret S. Crowe,
Mrs. Paul Cook, Mrs. James
' Koon and Mrs. Dwight Hender
: son.
High School: Mrs. Martha
■ Thomas, James V. Mosley Jr.,
. Jesse C. Laseter, Mrs. Joe Pitts,
. Robert G. Treadway, Mrs. Rob
: ert Trimble. William B. Hair,
. Mrs. Nell B. Taylor, Charles Mc
. Leod, Mrs. Edythe McGinnis,
1 Mrs. Mary R. Echols, Mrs. Orble
. B. Allen. Mrs. Nan C. Rich. Mrs.
. Charles Wright. Mrs. Geneva S.
Henley, Lamar Parker, Jerry
Purser. Mrs. Bill King, Joe Ham
ilton. Olaf Bergwali. J. G. Poolos
and E. M. Blue. Cafeteria Man
ager: Mrs. R. S. McWhorter.
Boney Denies
i New Trial
j For Curtis
11 A motion for a new trial for
I Lee A. Curtis. Sr., was denied by
I City Court Judge F. H. Boney
[ Saturday. Boney had reportedly
conducted a hearing and studied
| transcripts on the case before
releasing a decision on the case
last week.
The denial reportedly opened
I the way for an appeal to the
Georgia Court of Appeals. Curtis
xo a rormer officer in the Greater
Georgia Investment Corporation.
Rome Man Hurl
Loading Tractor
A Rome man, 61 years old. was
I injured Sunday on his farm near
Menlo. Daniel George Snyder,
Rome Rt. 5. received head and
arm injuries when he was
thrown from a tractor which he
w'as attempting to load on a
truck.
Snyder, owner of the Rome
Monument, was admitted to the
Chattooga County hospital at II
a.m. for treatment. He was
transferred to the Floyd County
Hospital Monday.
According to witnesses Snyder
was loading a tractor on a truck
when the tractor overturned,
throwing him to the ground.
Patrolmen Warn
Young Drivers
Area state patrolmen have an
nounced that there will be a
■ crackdown on young drivers who
are driving without license or
! with learner’s license. The pa-
I trolmen reminded the drivers
that when driving with a learn
er's permit, the driver must bo
accompanied by a person 21
years or older.
Scoggins Sues Coker
And Summerville
Austin Scoggins, Summerville
automobile dealer, has filed a
' $2,500 suit against the city of
I Summerville and Bill Coker in
the Chattooga Superior Court.
Scoggins charged that Coker
filled a tile with earth and
caused water to back on to his
lot at 226 Commerce Street
when it rains. Scoggins charges
that this has lessened the value
of his property from $5,000 to
$2,500. The suit is to cover the
difference in the market value.
Scoggins maintains that Coker
is responsible because he filled
in the tile and that the city is
responsible for permitting it to
be done and remain that way.
LOCALS ATTEND
JEHOVAH MEET
Members of the Summerville
[ congregation of Jehovah’s Wit
nesses are on the move again.
Plans to attend a coming three
day circuit convention in Cooke-
I ville, Tenn., August 28-30 were
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