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SIGNING SCHOOL BONDS— Chattooga
Board of Education Chairman W. P. Sel
man (right, seated) is shown signing
the first of 450 SI,OOO bonds which have
been issued by the school board for a
building program in the county. The
bonds, shown in the stack, also had
to be signed by School Supt. James
Spence (center) and Clerk of Court Sam
Cordle (left). Standing are (left to right)
School Bonds Sold;
Final Plans Awaited
Bonds for the Chattooga County school building pro
gram were signed and sold this week.
The $450,000 has been invested in government bonds,
awaiting its use when drawings and specifications for
buildings are finished within a few weeks.
SRMA Names
New Directors
Four new directors for the
Summerville Retail Merchants
Assn, were elected Wednesday at
the February meeting of the
board of directors.
They were: Donnie Espy,
Jimmy Woodard, J. L. Salmon
and Ed Bryant.
These new members and the
carry-over directors will meet
at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at
Georgia Po,ver Co. to elect the
new officers.
The carry-over members of
the board are: O. G. Morehead
Jr., Mrs. Billy Allen, J. T. Mor
gan. Gene Hurley, John Bank
son, Malcolm Thomas, E. C.
Pesterfield and Marshall Lowry.
Lowry is the current president.
Going off the board are Mrs.
Olio Tutton, Den Stultz, Jimmy
Duff and Grady Allen.
The board expressed its ap
preciation to all those who co
operated in the Christmas pro
motion and lighting, declaring
that the city was prettier than
ever and expressing the hope
that the cooperation would be
even better next year so that
the progress can continue.
A financial report was sub
mitted by Secreatry-Treasurer
Bankson, which showed a bal
ance on hand as of Dec. 31,
1962 of $628.31.
Attending the meeting were:
Mr. Lowry, Mr. Morgan, Mrs.
Allen. Mr. Bankson, Mr. Hurley,
Mr. Stultz and Mr. Duff.
What’s a “language laboratory"?
Trion High School installed one this year and
there are plans to put one in the new Chattooga
High School.
But it remains somewhat of a mystery to most
countians.
A visit to the Trion High language lab dispelled
some of the mystery for this reporter.
The laboratory is simply a set of booths, each
with a speaker and earphones, and a console control
center operated by the teacher, who also has a
speaker and earphones.
Now. what is the purpose of such a set-up?
It is used in the teaching of foreign languages.
At Trion, Spanish is taught The laboratory’s pur
pose is to better teach a student to speak and to
understand a foreign language.
But how?
The booths simply provide a student privacy and
the opportunity to practice hearing and speaking
the new language. Special records or tapes of the
language are put on by the teacher at the console
center. After each sentence, there is a brief pause,
and it is the duty of the student to repeat quietly,
the sentence. The student, then, simply listens and
repeats, listens and repeats.
The teacher can listen in on any one student at
any one time, without the student’s knowledge. She
also can speak to any one student, without speak
ing to the entire group. And she can put part of the
students on one tape and another on another tape or
Architect M. G. Turner told
the Chattooga Board of Educa-1
tion at its regular meeting
Tuesday that blown-up draw-|
ings of the various departments
in the proposed new Chattooga
High and cost estimates on
gymnasium proposals will be
available late this week. The
board scheduled a called meet
ing for 4 p.m. Monday to discuss
the gymnasium matter.
I After the state approves the
department drawings, archi
tects will then be ready to go
Ito work on the final plans, Mr.
Turner said. Several weeks will
be required.
Both a dome type and a con
ventional type gymnasium are
being considered for Chattooga
High. Mr. Turner is to present
cost estimates on each Monday.
The bonds were signed Tues
day and delivered to the buyer,
Norris and Hirshberg, Inc., in
Atlanta Wednesday. They were
for 20 years, in denominations
of SI,OOO each and the rate will
average 3.81 per cent. Delivering
■ the bonds to Atlanta were Board ;
Chairman W. P. Selman, School
Supt. James Spence and Board
[Attorney T. J. Espy.
A delegation from the Chat
tooga High Band Boosters Club,
headed by Band Director Jack
Raines, appeared before the
board Tuesday, seeking funds to
j help finance the purchase of
new uniforms. Plans were made
for the group, together with
Principal A. L. Clark, to meet
again with the board on the
matter.
Mr. Raines acted as spokes
man for the group, noting that
the cost would be $4,800 and
1 that uniforms were desperately
Trion High Uses Laboratory in Teaching Spanish
Simtnimnlle Nms
Byron Brooke, Atlanta, bond agent; T. J.
Espy Jr., board attorney; and J. W.
Means Jr., Atlanta, of Norris and Hirsh
berg, Inc., buyer of the bonds. Signing
was the final step before taking the
bonds to Atlanta and bringing back the
cash which was then invested in U. S.
bonds until it can be used for the build
ing program. >
needed. He said those presently
in use are ten years old and are
outdated.
In other action, the board:
Okayed sick leave for bus
drivers, as scheduled by the
State Department of Education.
Agreed to rent out the Gore
teacherage.
Agreed to permit adult eve
ning classes at A. C. Carter
School, subject to Supt. Spence’s
investigation of the accredita
tion phase.
Agreed to pick up certain
Walker County students on
Lookout Mountain who wish to
attend Menlo or Chattooga
High, provided details can be
worked out with the State.
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TRION HIGH ADDITION—The finish
ing touches are being applied to this
four-classroom addition at Trion High
School. The building may be occupied
next week, says School Supt. A. J.
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SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1963
LISTENING TO STUDENTS PRACTICE
. . . Mrs. Hayes at console center
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Groundhog
Bring Pretty
Weather? :
Was Mr. Groundhog respond
sible?
Pleasant, spring-like tem-.
peratures and skies prevailed
in Chattooga County this
week, close on the heels of
Mr. Groundhog’s debut last
Thursday. He definitely didn’t
see his shadow—skies were
rainy and dreary all day; so
spring, according to the leg
end, should be early.
Although Chattoogans
weren’t counting their spring
chickens before they hatched,
they were especially happy to
see the pleasant weather.
Rain, freezing rain and sub
zero weather had prevailed
during the past two weeks.
4lnjuries
Reported in
Two Wrecks
(See Photo Inside)
Four persons were injured in
two automobile accidents in
Chattooga County during the
past week.
Wayne Griffith underwent
brain surgery at Erlanger Hos
pital in Chattanooga following
injuries received Friday in a
wreck in Summerville. He had
not gained consciousness by
Tuesday, Summerville police re-
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S’ville Mfg.
Company Sale
Not Proposed
There are no plans for the
sale of Summerville Mfg. Co.,
A. G. Dunson, general manager,
। said this week.
He said there is absolutely no
basis for rumors that Riegel Tex
tile Corporation has been in
terested in purchasing the plant.
The rumors had been prevalent
for several days.
Strickland. The addition is on the east
wing of the school, near the river bridge.
It will, relieve cramped classrooms in
other parts of the school, Supt. Strick
land said.
Floyd Angrily Denies
Loggins’ Statement
Also Says Proposals of
Sen. Would Bankrupt Co.
The salary system would indeed bankrupt Chattooga
County if the public officials were put on the “ridiculously
high” salaries proposed by State Sen. Joseph E. Loggins,
Chattooga Rep. James H. Floyd declared this week.
At the same time, Floyd angrily denied that Loggins
was not consulted about the
salary bills prior to the time
they were introduced.
“I offered him copies of the
bills during a pre-legislative
conference in Atlanta about
Dec. 17 and he said, ‘No, I don’t
need any copies,’ ’’ Floyd de
clared. Loggins therefore ac
tually had access to the exact
bills proposed one month prior
to their introduction in the
House of Representatives, said
Floyd.
The Chattooga representative
accussed Loggins of making “a
misleading statement” on the
matter in The News last week.
Announcing he would kill the
bills — which would have
switched Chattooga from a fee
to a salary basis in 1965—Log
gins declared that he “was not
consulted by our representative
about these bills prior to the
time they were introduced by
him.”
Floyd said he was “greatly
displeased” over Loggins’ state
ment about this.
In addition to the Dec. 17
conversation in Atlanta, Loggins
and Floyd had discussed a salary
schedule on other occasions, the
representative said. In fact, Log
gins himself proposed a salary
far the sheriff about three years
ago and again in January, 1962, |
said Floyd. Floyd stated that
he couldn’t agree to Loggins’ ।
proposals because the senator
wanted a “ridiculously-high sal
ary” for the sheriff.
LEARNING SPANISH IN LAB
, . . students listen and repeat
‘Politically Inspired’
Continuing his statement,
Floyd said:
“Only Sen. Loggins knows
what he means by 'politically
inspired’ and I think he ought
to explain to the people what
he means. If he means by ‘po
litically inspired’ that the people
want a salary system then, yes,
it is. I have talked with the
people of the county, many of
them, and I think this is what
they want. If that is ‘politically
inspired,’ then I’m guilty of it.
“If he means by ‘politically
inspired’ that I am trying to
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Communism, Americanism
Emphasis Set in School
Communism will soon be taught in Chattooga County
schools.
The aim will be to familiarize students with the com
munist system as it compares with the American system.
As a preliminiary to this effort, county teachers Satur-
day morning were exposed to
discussions and lectures on the
subject of communism and its
presentation to students.
The occasion was a post
planning day for county teach
iers, held at Summerville Ele
'mentary School. During the
; afternoon, physical education
’was the subject discussed.
Mrs. Ruby Crowe, social sci
ence consultant for the Fulton
County schools, and Miss Verda
Banquet to Highlight
‘Scout Week’ Event
A large delegation of Chat
tooga County Boy Scout leaders
and members will attend the
Northwest Georgia Council rec
ognition banquet at Berry
Schools Tuesday night. The oc
casion will highlight the “Boy
Scout Week” observance.
The 30 Northwest Georgia
boys who have become Eagle
Scouts during the past year will
be special guests.
The coveted “Silver Beaver”
recognition will be given some
adult for outstanding contribu
tion in Scouting.
The Rev. Thomas 8. Haggai,
pastor of the Emerywood Bap
tist Church at High Point, N. C„
will be the speaker. During the
past few months he has spoken
at the annual meetings of
nearly all the 39 Scout Councils
in Region VI. He is sponsored
by the Belk system of depart-
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Univ of Georgia
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Rev. McDonald to Leave
Summerville for Newnan
The Rev. Roger McDonald,
pastor of the Summerville First
Baptist Church since 1958, has
resigned to become pastor of
the Central Baptist Church in
Newnan.
His resignation is effective
Feb. 24 and he will assume his
new duties March 17.
The Rev. Mr. McDonald, who
has been active in the civic, as
well as the religious life of the
county, announced his resigna
tion Sunday morning.
A native of Rome, he is 29
years of age. He graduated from
Rome High School in 1951, from
Carson-Newman College in 1955
and from the Southern Baptist
Seminary in 1958. Although he
had been active as a religious
speaker since the age of 15 and
had held numerous pastorates
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Jimmerfield, director of cur
riculum, Rome city schools, were
the two out-of-town speakers.
Miss Jimmerfield spoke on
''Communism" and Miss Crowe
spoke on "Teaching Commu
nism in. Georgia Schools”.
Teachers should stress Ameri
canism and its superiority to
communism, Mrs. Crowe said.
She ppinted out that the Geor
gia Senate last year passed a
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1 ment stores as a public relations
program and is described as an
outstanding speaker.
Chattooga County has nea-ly
300 Scouts, the number having
, grown considerably during the
, past year.
“Scout Sunday” will be ob
' served this Sunday. Cub Scouts,
Boy Scouts and Explorers are
planning to attend church serv
ices in uniform with their units.
Some churches have arranged
special programs in recognition
of the anniversary of Boy
Scouting.
Friday night, all boy members
and their leaders have been
asked to re-dedicate themselves
I by repeating the Scout oath and
law, the Cub promise and the
jlaw of the pack or the explorer
(code, endeavoring to make this
philosophy a part of their daily
1 lives.
recording if she wishes.
Trion has ten booths, all installed early in this
school year. Mrs. Donald Hayes is the Spanish
teacher.
There are 66 students enrolled in the three
Spanish classes at Trion, so each class has more
students than booths. The ultimate aim is to have
enough booths to accommodate all the students at
one time. However, as it now is, each student spends
one class a week in a booth. While one group of
students is in booths, the others are busy working
from their textbooks or taking instructions from
the teacher.
Mrs. Hayes admits that this isn’t the most de
sirable arrangement, because the voices of the prac
ticing students in the booths ars slightly audible
to the other students. And the classroom presently
used is small and crowded.
However, when the new classroom addition at
Trion is finished within a few days, two rooms will be
used for this class—the present small one for the
booths and an adjoining one for the students not
in booths.
Twenty-four blank tain’s arrived with language
lab. They have been filled out by the State Depart
ment of Education at no cost/ In addition, Mrs.
Hayes has obtained some Spanish-language record
ings which she uses. She also has taped her own
voice in Spanish, giving a relatively long pause after
sentences. It was Mrs. Hayes feeling that the pauses
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REV. MCDONALD
as a student minister, this was
the minister’s first full-time
pastorate.
A new education building was
erected at the Summerville
Church in 1961 under his leader
ship. He is immediate past presi
dent of the Northwest Georgia
Baptist Pastors Conference,
which covers 22 counties; has
just been named to a five-year
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Uncle Ned’s
Notes
They say knowledge doubled
from 1900 to 1950, doubled agin
from 1950 to 1960 and was sup
posed to double agin between
1960 and 1962.
It's plumb fantastick, if you
ask me. It it keeps up at that
rate, purty soon man is gona
have to grow a bigger brain to
hold all that knowledge.
Looks like kids is gona really
have to buckle down, to try to
git even a smatterin’ ov all
this new lernin'. It's kinda
hard, I guess. But there's one
thing about it. It’s a good thing
all this new knoivledge came
along after we’d made progress
in agriculture and konsumer
goods. 'Cause if today’s kids
had to spend as much time
hoein’ cotton and pullin’ corn
and bringin’ in stovewood as
I did, they wouldn't have much
time left for studyin’. Noiva
days they got a lot ov extry
things to do, if they want to
and their folks want ’em to,
stch things as ball games and
meetings and things. But they
kin take or leave them things
along and spend their time on
studyin’ if its necessary. But
we shore couldn’t have left
that corn in the fields or that
stovewood out on the pile.