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THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS
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Dam Greatly Interests Chattooga
Chattooga County has watched with a
great deal of interest the building of Weiss
Dam in neighboring Cherokee County. Ala.
The lake, to be formed soon, will touch
within three miles of our southern boun
dary and will therefore be within a lew
minutes drive It will be one of the biggest
lakes in the entire area, some four times
larger than Allatoona Lake.
While we may now think primarily of
the recreational advantages, and associated
business advantages, we in Chattooga have
a stake in the ultimate total development
II arm II el come
Buying stock isn’t a habit of many
Chattooga Countians but it may well be
come one.
All over the country, persons of mod
erate means are buying stock under the
Monthly Investment Plan inaugurated six
years ago by the New York Stock Exchange.
Under this plan, popularly known as
MIP. the investor can buy securities of his
choice for as little as S4O per quarter. And
it differs from most other installment buy
ing programs in that it the investor dis
continues his plan, for any reason, he still
receives all the shares he has paid for.
At the beginning, some were skeptical
whether MIP would find much of a wel
come. The skepticism was not justified. A
short time ago the four millionth share was
purchased. The thousands of MIP investors
Chattooga
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Whom do you think more of
the teacher of your child or the
.star of your favorite television:
program?
If you think less of the teach
er. why ’ Is is because of the 1
teacher herself tor himselfi?
n group of Chattooga and
Trion school people 'Will Hair,
of Summerville, and A J Strick
land. Miss Sue Scott and Miss
Mary Alice Ivey, of Trion> have
just returned from a Georgia
Education Association workshop
where the professional role of
the teacher was discussed
As a result ot the discussions,
the GEA group decided that one
of its three major goals this
year would be the creation of a
more professional attitude
about and among teachers iThe
other main goals are higher
salaries and more classrooms'
Teachers tear that they don't
have the professional standing
in thi community which they
should have, alongside the doe
tor. dentist, lawyer, etc They
think maybe it is partly, at least
their own fault They think that
this general lack of respect tor
the teacher hurts the profession,
the schools and subsequently the
students
So they want to do something
about it For - one thing, they
want to respect each other more
For another, they want to do a
better job of public relations
letting the public know more
about what they are trying to
do in the schools
W< agric ail the way May we
add however that w< don't be
hove teachers should blame
themselves too much for the
situation m which they find
themselves
It seems to us that maybe
the standards of society have
changed rather than the teach
ers Instead of admiring edu
cators. w< tend to admire and
even respect the monad or fa
mous
Also, most teachers are by na
ture individualists and that
shouldn't be changed They
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The Summerville News
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Address AU Matt to
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Summerville, Georgia
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DAVIS BARBECUE
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the amount raised This figure
isn’t vet known
All the Ingredients to be used
for the meal were donated by
farmers and merchants ol Chat
tooga County. Mr Farrar said
so that the ticket sales will be
a net profit
Forty - three - year -old Davis,:
who lives at Summerville and is
judge of the Lookout Judicial
Circuit is a Democratic candi
date for Congress from this Dis
trict
His busy schedule continues as
the nomination date. Septem
ber 14. draws near The candi
date spoke to the Lakeview I.ions
Club Monday night, to the Fort
Oglethorpe Kiwanis Club Tues
day night and was on hand for
a Davis rally at Marietta
Wednesday night
He will address the Dougins
ville Junior Chamber of Com
nieree Tuesday night
JAIL BREAK
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were found under some mat
tresses m the same confinement
area. White said However, they
apparently had not been used, he
noted The deputy said he did
not know how the hack saws got
into the cells
About eight men were in the
pen where the attempted break
was made White said, but there
are no indications which one or
ones wen' responsible tor the
digging
The jail is relatively new. hav
mi’ been completed early this
year and was strongly re-en
forced during construction to
prevent escapes
aren't conformists in an era
when conformity is a must with
so many
While Mr and Mrs Smith are
striving with their utmost to
keep up With Mr and Mis Jones
Mr and Mrs Schoolteacher are
striving to improve their minds
and their teaching methods It’s
true that they also are trying to
better themselves economically
but when they do better them
selves economically the extra
money doesn't go into tmer
automobiles or finer clothes, but
into books, more education,
music or trips
Wi ust have one more thought
to impart
We parents could do a lot to
engender more respect for the
teacher Perhaps we don't think
the teacher is perfect 'but after
all. who among us is') However
we can appreciatt tile role he or
she plays in the lite of our chil
dren And we can teach the
child to respect the teacher
Tin- would not only help the
teaching profession, it would
also help our children to be bet
ter students
A Prize-Winning
Weekly Newspaper
NATIONAL EDITORIAL
of the Coosa River system. If nearby Rome
should become an inland port, as full de
velopment of the system would provide, the
advantages to us are obvious. Our existing
firms would have economical water trans
portation near at hand and the potential
firms would be doubly interested in our
county.
The Weiss Dam. and its proposed sister
dams down the river system, should do
much to help the Coosa Valley in its bid to
become the industrial hub of the South.
have bought a total of 1.070 different is
sues. And more than 97 thousand plans are
in effect.
The typical MIP investor is canny. The
favorite stocks are in companies of the
highest standing, with excellent past rec
ords of performance. Most MIP investors,
it is clear, are really investors and not spec
ulators. They look to the long pull, rather
than day-by-day fluctuations in stock
prices.
MIP has made it possible for great num
bers of people to invest in American corpor
al ions who could not have done that in
any other way. So, best of all, it is a potent
and growing force in giving Americans of
moderate means a direct, personal stake in
perpetuating the American way of doing
things.
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SEMINOLE PARK
If the man of the house is
addicted to fishing and the in- i
terests of the rest of the family ;
do not cotton to that sort of rec- ।
reation, the place to go is Semi-j
Dole Park, near Donalsonville in
southwest Georgia.
Fishing hi Lake Seminole is so I
good that Pop may well win the
anti-fisherman elements in his
family over to his way of relaxa- j
tion! And by the same token, the
other members of the family will
have an opportunity to show the
advantages of their endeavor,
too.
Swimming facilities are of the:
finest and boating and water
skiing is no better anywhere.
But. to get back to fishing.
Seminole Park conies as close as
possible to guaranteeing fine
catches Bass, in such large
numbers and in size, have been
pulled from the dark waters of’
I ake Seminole which would
make any fisherman’s reflexes
I grow taunt in anticipation
And the wonderful part of a
trip to Seminole is the fact that
j one can camp out. rent a cot-;
tage or enjoy the comforts of
uptown hotels and motels in
: Donalsonville or Bainbridge and
still be close enough to the fish
j ing
Kight inside the city limits of
Bainbridge, for instance, is the
Bainbridge Park Area on the
Flint River offering picnicking
facilities, hiking, boating and
fishing There is a concession
stand to supplement the picnic
lunch or provide the whole busi
ness
And while Top fishes, the rest
of the family can enjoy the
other facilities
No trip to southwest Georgia
would be complete without a
tour of the state dock facilities
at Bainbridge which are begin
ning to give that part of the
state an eeeonomic boost
And the Jim Woodruff dam is
another sightseeing highlight It
is this dam which forms Lake
Seminole
Seminole Park is about 12
miles out ot Donalsonville off
Georgia K >ute 253 Bainbridge is
situated where U.S 27 and U.S
84 cross.
Any service station will assist
you m mapping the best route
Also at Donalsonville is the
Fairchild State Park for colored
This park is located on Lake
Seminole on Georgia Route 39
It is tin 1 newest of Georgia's
parks and offers picnic facilities,
boating, fishing, water skiing
and hiking.
THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS. SUMMERVILLE, GEORGIA
IMPROVING
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Mr. Fox and Mr Coats stand
ready to assist any citizen in
establishing the proper system,
officials added.
However, those who do not
comply with the ordinance will
have their garbage service sus
pended.
Here are other steps taken by
the Council Tuesday night:
1 An ordinance was passed to
require firms desiring to hold
fire sales, quitting business sales,
liquidation sales, etc. to obtain
a special license, at a fee of SIOO
This license would be in effect
for only 30 days and could be
renewed only once, for another
30 days. In addition, the license ,
would prohibit a firm conduct
ing such a sale from bringing in
additional merchandise to sell
during the sales event.
2. Plans were made to seek
payment from Ledbetter-John
son Construction Company, or
its insurer, for damage and gas
lost when the city’s gas trans- I
mission line near Taylor's Ridge
was broken during highway;
construction.
3. City Attorney T. J. Espy was
instructed to represent the city
in connection with damage suits
against tne municipality by
three men who reportedly were
injured when their vehicle hit a|
ditch across a city street.
4 Plans were made to enact:
an ordinance covering solicita
tion within the city.
'ROLLING SINGING’
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Pennville area gospel singing
fans who met in various homes.
Interest grew, and in a year the
groups attending were so large
that they had to meet in the
churches.
J. A. Wilson, of Summerville,
vice chairman, says that while
singing is obviously the main |
purpose of the sessions, fellow
ship is another reason. In ad
dition. he said, ministers some
times give “testimony” and sev
eral persons have been “con- ;
verted” at the singings.
Both congregational and “spe
cial” singing are featured at the
events. Usually the special music i
is by local vocalists.
Jeff Henderson is chairman of
the “Rolling Singing” organiza- j
tion and Mrs Gladys Kitchens is
secretary-treasurer.
Attendance varies, but usually
ranges from 100 to 250 persons.
Mr. Wilson says he believes the
•Rolling Singing” originated
with Chattooga County, but that
the idea has been picked up by
several communities over Geor
gia and Alabama.
Although it has been under
way a decade, there is no let-up
in interest, says Mr. Wilson.
The singing was suspended on I
only four nights during the en- )
tire 10 years and one of these
was tins spring during the ice
storm The others were during
holidays.
So, Chattooga County gospel
fans are firm in their conviction
that their brainchild, the "Roll
ing Singing,” will roll on and on .
without let-up.
S’VILLE, LYERLY
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Berry College, a World War II ;
veteran and has lived in Sum
merville since 1945. He is a
member of the Summerville.
Parks and Recreation Board. j
Summerville Housing Authority
Board. Summerville Methodist
Church Board of Stewards. Sum
merville Lions Club, American
Legion and VFW. His wife is the
former Miss Dorothy Harlow and
they have two children. Everett.
Jr . 11. and Miriam. 8 The Luns
ford's live at 18 Espy St.
Mr Morgan is Summerville
District Manager of the Georgia
Power Company, a position he
has held for 12 years. He has
been with the firm for 25 years
; and has been in Summerville 20
j years Mr Morgan is a native of
Atlanta and received his educa
tion there and at Dallas High
School, from which he gradu
ated He is a past president of
the Summerville Lions Club, is
active in the Summerville Little
League, a past president of the
Summerville Retail Merchants
Assn . a past chairman of the
Parks and Recreation Board, a
Mason. Shriner and member of
the First Baptist Church of
Summerville The Morgans, who
live on Highland Avenue, have
a daughter. Miss Jo Ann Mor
gan. who is a nurse with the
DeKalb County Public Health
Department
MAN INJURED
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the mountain toward Menlo
The two-ton truck, loaded with
lumber, came to rest at a rock
embankment, pinning the driver
in the cab and strewing lumber
all about the area A wrecker
had to pull the cab up in order
to free th“ injured man
Trooper C R Deal investigated
the accident
TRION MAN DIES
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dump area to get fishing worms
from bull weeds and accidentally
stepped into the burning ash
heap.
Paul D. Doster,
Former Resident,
Buried in Newnan
Paul Deforest Doster, 48. of
Newnan, passed away Monday
morning, Aug. 8, in Polk County
General Hospital, Cedartown.
Mr. Doster had been in declin
ing health for several months.
He was born and reared in Chat
tooga County the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Deforest F. Doster. He and
his family had lived in Newnan
I several years.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday at the J. U. McKoon
Funeral Home in Newnan with
Howard Swan, minister, offi
ciating. Burial followed in the
Oak Hill Cemetery in Newnan.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs.
Maude Doster. Newnan; parents,
Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Doster, Sum
merville: one daughter, Mrs.
Robert King, Newnan: two sis
ters, Mrs. Robert Reavis, At
lanta; Mrs. Jeff Johnson, Bris
tol. Tenn.; three grandchildren.
Bobby, Michael and Nancy King,
Newnan. Several nieces and
a nephew also survive.
Relatives from Summerville
attending funeral services Tues
day included: Mr. and Mrs. D. F.
Doster. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Perry,
Mrs. Bonnie Cook, Mrs. John
Alexander, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Alexander and children, Mr. and
Mrs. Gene Hurley. Mr. and Mrs.
Marion Mobbs, Miss Wylene
Perry, Dennis and Cecil Cox.
CALENDAR
OF EVENTS
Jaycees will meet Thursday
night । tonight) at the M & M
Cafeteria, 7:30 p.m.
Chattooga Alcoholic Anony
mous Chapter meets Thursday. 6
Moore Avenue, Pennville, 8 p.m.
American Legion will meet
Friday, Aug. 12, 7:30 p.m. New
officers will be installed.
Trion Lodge No. 160 F&AM
meets Saturday, Aug. 13. Work
in the Master degree will be
done A basket lunch will be en
joyed.
John Davis for Congress barbe
cue, at Memorial Home Satur
day, Aug. 13, 1 p.m. Sponsored
by friend of John Davis.
Attend the church of your
choice Sunday.
Vacation Bible School begins
Monday, Aug. 15, at the local j
Presbyterian Church. Children
4 through 12. time 9 to 11 a.m.
Those past 12 years, time 7 to 9
p.m.
The Junior Business Women's
Circle of First Baptist will meet
Monday, Aug. 15, with Mrs. T. J.
Espy, 7:30 p.m.
Chattooga Lodge No. 704
F&AM (Masons) will meet Mon- j
day. Aug. 15, at Kling Hall, 7:30 I
p.m.
The Executive Board of Pres
byterian Women will meet Mon
day, Aug. 15, at the church. 3
p.m. A general meeting will fol
low at 3:30.
The Margaret Powell Circle of
First Baptist meets Monday
Aug. 15, with Mrs. Stanley Sel
man. 8 p.m.
Trion Lions Club meets Mon
day night, Aug. 15, Riegeldale j
Tavern. 6:30 pm
The Senior Business Women's
Circle of First Baptist Church
will meet Monday, Aug. 15, with ;
Mrs. Berlon Lovingood. 8 p.m.
Summerville Lions will meet
Tuesday. Aug. 16. Riegeldale i
Tavern, 7:30 p.m
SCOGGINS TELLS |
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Pike’s Peak, it had water lines,
etc., just as a city has.
The massiveness of the jam- :
boree was humorously empha-:
sized by Mr Scoggins when he
pointed out that the boys ate 22
• miles of hot dogs at one meal: I
that if the pancakes they ate i
were stacked top on top they I
would reach 183 feet higher'
: than the Empire State Building : i
I that they burned 300 tons of j
I charcoal: that Colorado couldn’t I
supply all the milk the Scouts :
needed and some had to be im
ported from Wisconsin: that
2.300 steers had to be killed
every time the boys had a steak I
meal; and that they ate $17,000
worth of jelly
Mr Scoggins showed some
slides made at the Jamboree |
and also some made of Chat-,
tooga County scouts on a camp- :
ing trip near Cloudland.
He was introduced by Austin
Scoggins. I
RIDGE REPAIRS
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areas throughout the country.
Federal and state engineers both
point out that it is impossible to
anticipate these slides"
The slides began early this
year, forcing the road to be
closed only a few months after it
was opened to traffic following
the improvements At first, the
slides were above the road and
then the roadbed itself began to
sink and finally dropped some
30 feet. The side situation exists
only on the north side of the
ridge
Since the closing of the road,
local traffic has been re-routed
along a country road in the val
: ley and up a private ridge road
to join the highway atop the
mountain Through traffic gen
erally uses tlie Holland route to
Rome
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1. It has what I want in a newspaper — NEIT S. The Sum
merville News gives me thorough coverage of events in
my county. Last week I learned that our school budget
would be cut . . . that one store offered SI costume
jewelry for 50c . . . that Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Holland
had recently visited Koine . . . that county farmers bor
rowed 887.7 10 from the FHA during the first half of
this year . . . that some 1.000 persons attended go-kart
races at the Gilreath track on the preceding Saturday
night . . . that Miss Joyce Parker was getting married . . .
that whole fryers could be bought for 29c a pound . . .
2. Ihe Summerville News is an established newspaper. It’s
been in business since 1885. I can count on it to con
tinue in business.
3. The Summerville News is a strictly local concern, but
brings money into the county from the outside through
its commercial printing department. The 835.000 an
nual payroll is spent in Chattooga County.
4. It is operated by experienced personnel all the way from
the business office to the press. 1 can be sure of getting
an easy-to-read, w ell-planned newspaper.
// you're among the few who don't take The \ews. then join
those of us who do in reading "The " County newspaper.
THE SI MMERVIELE NEH S.
"It's The News for all the News"
THTTRSDAY. AVGUST 11. 1960