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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14,
Coroner Having Casket
Made; Has Tried It Out
Coroner Roosevelt Young, who has seen plenty
of death during his 15 years in the office is having his
own casket made. And he’s already tried it on for size.
The casket is of cedar and is being made by Harry
Powell, Teloga craftsman.
Coroner Young and a friend went over to Mr.
Powell’s house recently to see how the construction
was proceeding. Mr. Powell wasn’t home but a mem
ber of the family let Mr. Young see the cedar coffin
and he decided to get in it and to see how it fit. “It’s
all right,’’ he said quietly.
However, Mr. Powell has since clamped a lid of
secrecy on his work and insists that no one, not even
Mr. Young, see the casket until he gets through. He
promises it will be a handsome item and will please
Mr. Young.
Coroner Young, who also is Chattooga courthouse
custodian, decided some 18 months ago to save all the
buffalo nickels he could get and put them toward his
funeral expenses. Since he has the soft drink con
cession in the courthouse, he had good opportunity
to look for such nickels.
“I planned to get a steel vault,” said Mr. Young.
“But almost before I knew it I had more than enough
nickels to buy the vault. So I decided to have a coffin
built.”
Asked what he would do with the casket when
it is finished, the 61-year-old man said he hadn’t fully
decided.
“I told my wife I could put it in the house and
then when she goes away to spend a few days visiting
some of the children I would sleep in it. If a prowler
came in, I would rise up out of the casket and scare
him off.”
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MILLIONS OF DOLLARS available on long term for farmers and part-time farm
ers in Chattooga County.
IF YOU were making muscadine jam you wouldn't boil sassafras roots. IF YOU
were planting corn or cotton you wouldn't prepare your land with a bird dog and
burst the middles out with a shotgun. IF YOU were mixing cattle or chicken feed
you wouldn't mix in fish hooks. IF YOU were going to play golf you wouldn't take
steelyard peas and monkey wrenches. IF YOU were going to the creek for a swim
or going swimming in your private pool you wouldn't want a teenager playing
around with a hypodermic needle and IF YOU need a five to forty year loan you
wouldn't want to sign a six months note.
THE FEDERAL LAND BANK SYSTEM has resources above three billion dollars
and the FEDERAL LAND BANK ASSOCIATION of Dalton is part of this system.
Our loans are made for a period of five tj forty years, payable in annual or semi
annual installments and the funds may b? used for the building of new homes, re
financing present indebtedness, buying land or for any other purpose related to
farm life.
"New Homes a Specialty on Small Tracts"
It doesn't matter with us whether you dr nk from a gourd dipper or a demitasse
cup — wear overalls, spats or high hats, all will be treated alike, courteous and
fair.
IF IN NEED OF LONG TERM, LOW OST MONEY, SEE US NOW, CALL OR
WRITE FOR AN APPOINTMENT OF FURTHER INFORMATION.
FEDERAL LAND BANK ASSOCIATION
1100 South Hamilton Street, P.O. Box 12
Telephone 278-8721 Dalton, Georgia
T. W. Price, Mgr. Frank Means, Asst. Mgr.
P.S.—
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1963 THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS, SUMMERVILLE, GEORGIA
Post Office
Thanked By
TB Association
Employees of the Summerville
Post Office were cited Friday
by the Chattooga TB Assn, for
their “courtesy, loyal efficiency,
and generous cooperation in
their day-to-day activities.”
In a brief ceremony, Post
master John Stubbs was pre
sented an especially-designed
certificate of appreciation by
Mrs. Pearl Greene, secretary of
the TB Association who stated
that the citation was being
made because of the unusual
services rendered by the postal
employees at Christmastime.
“During their greatest rush
period of the year, these men
and women render our associa
tion a most unique service,”
Mrs. Greene said. "Since our
annual mail campaign is our
only means of support, they are
called on to handle the life
blood of our association at this
time. Without their help, we
simply could not stay in busi
ness.”
The association this year sent
out more than 2,000 letters, plus
a follow-up reminder several
weeks later. Contributions to
the Christmas Seal Campaign
are also returned by mail to the
association.
“All in all,” Mrs. Greene said,
“we are one of the best custom
ers the post office has at this
time of the year, and they never
fail to give us their best and
most efficient service. We just
wanted to say thanks and hope
that this certificate expresses
our gratitude.”
Heart Sunday
And Dance
Are Planned
The Heart Fund drive con
tinues in Chattooga County this
week, with Heart Sunday and a
benefit dance to climax the
drive.
Heart Sunday will be observed
Feb. 24 and the benefit dance
will be held March 2 at Chat
tooga Memorial Home, sponsored
by the American Legion.
Dr. J. J. Allen heads the
county-wide drive.
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AMERICANISM RECORDS FOR SCHOOLS — Com
mander Carl Andreson of American Legion Post 129
displays one of the “This is America” record albums
which the post is giving Trion and Chattooga schools
this week. The album contains a concise summary of
the history of the United States, growth of the United
States, the American flag, the constitution, the bill of
rights, the legislative, executive and judicial branches
and the state, county and city governments. The “talk
ing book” contains the review of the basic tenets of
Americanism on two 12-inch long-playing records.
Commander Anderson said the Legion believes it will
be of invaluable aid for students.
Hankins Gets
Promotion
Edward L. Hankins, of At
lanta, formerly of Summerville,
has been promoted to vice
president and general manager
of manufacturing for the Fulton
Cotton Mills of Atlanta.
He joined Fulton in 1950 as
assistant superintendent of the
finishing department.
Mr. Hankins is the son of Mrs.
Elmer Hankins, of South Com
merce Street, Summerville.
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Warren Goes
To Germany
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Army Pvt. Willie J. Warren,
19, whose wife, Elizabeth, lives
at 211 Hunt Street, Summer
ville, recently departed from
Fort Riley, Kan., with other
members of Combat Support
Company of the Ist Infantry
Division’s 28th Infantry for a
six-month tour of duty in Ger
many as a part of Exercise
LONG THRUST VI.
The son of Mr. and Mrs.
Belton D. Warren, Route 2,
Lyerly, he entered the Army in
June 1962, completed basic
training at Fort Gordon, and is
a truck driver in the company.
He attended Lyerly High
School,
Dalton JCC
To Add ress
S’ville Group
The Summerville Junior
Chamber of Commerce will hear
a district official when the
regular meeting is held at 7:30
pm. today (Thursday) at the
M and M Cafeteria.
He Is Jim Clark, of Dalton,
vice president of the district
Jaycees.
NorthSMUe
Baptist Sing
Announced
Special singers are expected
for the third Saturday night
singing of the North Summer
ville Baptist Church.
It will be held at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday and the public is in
vited.
SUNDAY SING AT
LITTLE RIVER SET
A singing will be held at Little
River Baptist Church at 2:30
p.m. Sunday <EBT).
Special singers will be the
Melodalres of Chattanooga.
I The public is Invited to at
tend.
157 Countians Now On
Job Insurance Rolls
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Some 157 workers in Chattooga County are getting
job insurance.
A total of $213,410 in job insurance was paid to un
employed workers in the county during 1962, a recent re
port shows.
Chattooga is served by the
Department of Labor’s office in
Rome. Floyd County also is
served by that office. During
1962, the office assisted em
ployers in filling 3,354 non-farm
jobs and 55 farm jobs.
In the state in November, the
average weekly wages of factory
production workers were higher
than in November of the previ
ous year. The weekly income was
$72.62 as compared with $70.82
the previous year.
The report was made by Com
missioner of Labor Ben T. Huiet.
In summarizing the report,
Commissioner Huiet said: “1962
has been a year of growth, rela
tively high employment, and a
rate of unemployment below the
national average. However, there
has been a growing concern with
the enlarging pool of longterm
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Reg. 79c each Winter Coats I
2 for SI.OO Reduced
Ladies' Shoes Men s Loafers
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Flats — Heels — Oxfords Values to $12.95 — SALE
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unemployed which exists even
during periods of strong eco
nomic activity and growth. The
difficulty lies partly in the fact
that some categories of workers
are not prepared or qualified for
the types of jobs that exist to
day. Also, there are local areas
which have not shared the gene
ral economic growth and ex
pansion in the state and there
are limited job opportunities in
these areas. We are devoting
our efforts to cooperating in
several new programs directed
toward alleviating these condi
tions.”
OLD MEMORIES
Old-timers remember when a
porterhouse steak was the
cheapest remedy for a black eye.
Cleghorn
Promoted
At Journal
Reece Cleghorn, formerly of
Summerville, has been promoted
to the editorial department of
The Atlanta Journal.
He was formerly state news
editor and had previously held
other positions with The Journal.
He is a graduate of Emory
University, attended Columbia
University, served with the U. S.
Army SHAEF Headquarters in
Paris and for a time was in the
weekly newspaper business in
California.
Mr. Cleghorn is the son of
Mrs. John S. Cleghorn of The
Trion Inn and the late Mr. Cleg
horn. He is married and has
two children.