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VOLUME 78 — NUMBER 8
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(Photo Courtesy The Trion Facts and T. Emmett Nunn)
HIKING FEVER HITS TRION— Here is
a group of Trionites at the mid-way
point of a 15-mile hike they took Satur
day. Led by the Rev. Emmett Smith,
Chattooga Baptist Assn, missionary,
(next to right end), the group hiked
from Trion to a point just north of La-
Fayette in a six-hour period. “If the
Marines can do it, so can we,” said the
Rev. Mr. Smith. But the group decided
Experts to Report On
Chattooga Potential
Chattooga County and her potential.
That will be the topic Tuesday when some 100 Chat
tooga County leaders hear a report from the staff of the
Coosa Valley Planning and Development Commission.
The Dutch luncheon event will be at 12 noon Tuesday
at Riegeldaie Tavern.
Some 100 Chattooga County
leaders are expected.
The Commission paid staff
will review the progress of the
organization and discuss work
done and plans made for Chat
tooga County. Similar meetings
will be held in the other 10
counties of the Coosa Valley
Area.
Sidney F. Thomas Jr., Rome,
executive director, will preside.
The Commission has a board
of directors comprised of repre
sentatives from all counties.
Those from Chattooga on the
board are J. C. Woods, of Trion,
and John Bankson, of Summer
ville.
Mr. Woods and Mr. Bankson
urge any Chattooga Countian
who would like to attend to call
either of them by Monday and
make reservations. The meeting
will definitely end by 2 p.m., it
was stated.
Menlo Nears
Goal On New
Best Building
The Menlo Development Assn,
has raised some $36,000 toward
its goal of $46,000 for construc
tion of an addition at Best Mfg.
Corp., Menlo.
The trustees, Charlie Wyatt,
Gene Ballard and J. P. Smith,
this week expressed their thanks
for the response and especially
thanked Georgia Power Com
pany for their assistance.
The Association is selling cer
tificates of deposit to investors
in order to raise money for the
construction. The building will
then be leased to Best. Holders
of the certificates will receive
seven per cent interest, paid
annually, it was stated.
The 22,000 square foot build
ing will be located near the
leather plant and is already
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SPRING HOLIDAYS
SET BY SCHOOLS
Schools in the Trion and Chat
tooga County systems will ob
serve spring holidays at Easter
time, it has been announced.
The schools in both systems
will be closed on Friday, April
12, and on Monday, April 15, the
Friday before and the Monday
after Easter.
US About to Surpass Russian
Booster Capacity, Says Davis
The United States is defi
nitely about to overtake and
surpass the Russian booster
capacity which has thus far
been exhibited, Congressman
John W. Davis predicts this
week in his news letter from
Washington.
He adds, however, that the
Rusisans haven't been idle and
to accept a ride back to Trion. Next
Saturday, they plan to bicycle to Rome
—3O miles south of Triori and over a
mountain. The minister says he’ll be
along. Members of the group include:
Brenda Palmer, Richard Westbrook,
Ann Hicks, Susan Little, Roy Bowers,
Wanda Orr, Cheryl Brown, Juanelle
Ramey, Wayne Gardner, Marshall Tuck
er and Tommy Pettyjohn.
Easter Seal
Drive Opens in
; County Today
Chattooga Countians will soon
be receiving in the mail their
' Easter seals. Chairman James
I Spence announced this week.
He urged them to respond
. with a contribution to ■ the
: Georgia Society for Crippled
, Children and Adults, Inc., spon
sor of the seal sale.
The campaign begins today
and ends on Easter Sunday,
1 April 14.
1 The Society has therapy
‘ schools, rehabilitation centers,
and vocational testing centers
scattered over Georgia for
aiding crippled persons.
In 1951, a program of provid
ing scholarship grants to help
train vitally-needed special edu
cation teachers, physical ther
apists, occupational therapists,
j etc. was'begun.
In 1953, an equipment loan
pool, lending wheelchairs, walk
ers, etc. free on a physician pre
scription, was begun.
Summer day camps were be
gun in 1954; recreational swim
ming programs for handicapped
’! youngsters were started in 1955;
and family camp week-ends for
' families with physically handi
' capped children were begun in
; 1957.
CD Police
Com•se Slated
A Summerville civil defense
I course in auxiliary policeman
ship is scheduled to begin next
week.
Those interested should con
' tact C. C. Fink, Auxiliary chief,
or Luther Smith Jr., director, as
soon as possible.
The course consists of 12 hours
training in all phases of police
work and will be two hours each
week for six weeks. At the con
clusion, all trainees will be given
certificates and CD identification
j cards.
i The course will be taught by
i state highway patrolmen in con
• function with the city engineer,
■ city attorney, city clerk and
I chief of police.
that he believes they will un
veil a big new rocket engine
themselves within the next
two years. Rep. Davis is a
member of the House astro
nautics and space committee.
Read all his remarks on this
important subject this week.
Turn to the editorial page.
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SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1963
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Parker to
Head Red
Cross Drive
Lamar Parker, principal of
Lyerly Junior High School, has
been named chairman of the Red
Cross drive in Chattooga County.
The drive wil open Monday
and continue through Friday,
March 22, Mr. Parker said. The
goad is $2,209.
Committee chairmen named to
work with Mr. Parker are as
follows:
J. R. Burgess, industries; Mrs.
F. H. Boney, education; Brimp
Warren, merchants; Mrs. Mark
Strawn, Lyerly; Mrs. Ruby Scott,
Gore-Subligna; Robert Shigley,
Menlo; and Robert Little, Sum
merville.
The Red Cross chairman is
serving his second year as head
of the Lyerly School. He also
is president of the Chattooga
County unit of the Georgia Edu
cation Assn. Mr. Parker taught
in Florida for one year before
going to Lyerly and prior to that
time he was affiliated with Sum
merville High School.
Public Asked to Help
Get New Band Uniforms
A concerted effort to raise money for new band uni
forms is being launched this week by the Chattooga High
Band Boosters Club. —* ■
Some $4,800 Is needed.
, The public is asked to con-
I tribute, making cheeks payable
to the Chattooga County Band
Uniform Fund. Donations should
be sent to Box 101, Summerville
Contributors are asked to attach
a note stating whether they
wish their name and the amount
of their contribution listed.
The present uniforms of the
Chattooga High Band are 12
years old, ill-fitting and consid
erably out of style, states Jack
Raines, band director.
"Unless we soon get new uni
forms, our band is going to have
to start appearing in regular
dress," he said. When the band
appeared in a marching contest
(at Murfreesboro a few weeks ago,
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| Tornado Warnings, Floods,
| Cold, Hot—Week’s Weather
The weather has run the gamut during the past week
$ in Chattooga County.
X There have been tornado warnings, spring-like days,
■j; bristling winds, cold weather, heavy rains and thunder-
X storms.
X Nearly four inches of rain fell Tuesday and Tuesday
4 night. But a cold front moved through the area early
$ Wednesday, bringing fair skies and low temperatures.
X Chatooga was in an area warned to be on the lookout
■|« for tornadoes Tuesday evening, but there were only heavy
$ thunderstorms. Cave Springs reportedly suffered a tornado
X with two persons slightly injured.
£ Balmy weather prevailed in Chattooga on Saturday and
£ Sunday, close on the heels of prolonged rains and high winds.
X And how did March come in last Friday? Somewhat
J; “like a lion”. So there were hopes the month would fade out
£ “like a lamb”.
X But in the meantime, countians were geared to expect
anything during the rest of this unpredictable month.
Chattooga Named
Farm ‘Disaster’ Area
Livestock Farmers Can
Buy Emergency Grain
Chattooga County has been
declared a livestock feed disaster
county.
This means that qualified
farmers may purchase govern
ment-owned feed grain at re
duced prices.
They will be able to buy corn
for their primary livestock at 75
per cent of the support price or
99 cents per bushel for No. 2
grade shelled corn. Grain for all
other eligible livestock may be
purchased at 100 per cent of the
support or $1.32 per bushel, ba
sis No. 2.
The deadline for filing an ap
plication is April 1. It must be
filed at the Chattooga County
Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Service office.
The livestock feed program law
authorizes the Secretary of Agri
culture to make CCC-owned
grains available to eligible live
stock owners in areas where feed
supplies are not sufficient to
meet needs due to drought,
floods or other disaster.
The Chattooga County Disas
ter Committee requested that
this be declared a disaster coun
ty on the basis of the hard win
ter which has killed virtually all
grazing.
The main purpose of the pro
gram is to help farmers preserve
and maintain herds of cattle, in
cluding producing dairy cattle,
sheep and goats, as well as other
eligible livestock.
Any livestock owner who does
not have on hand sufficient feed
for his livestock for the author
ized period and is unable to ob
tain such feed from normal sup
pliers without sustaining a loss,
and whose financial condition is
such that this loss will interfere
with his obtaining necessary fi
nances for his livestock opera
tion is eligible to purchase emer
gency feed grain.
Under the Law, the cost is
based on the 1962 support price
of $1.32, basis No. 2 corn a bushel
for corn in Georgia.
Farmers who are Interested
should file an application with
the Chattooga ASCS County Of
fice at once. After approval of
application, and at the time re
quest for grain is signed, the
farmer will be required to pay
for the grain for which he has
been approved.
Mr. Raines said, it was one of
two bands there which had uni
forms as old as 12 years. Twenty
three bands were on hand, he
said. This lack showed up in
scoring, because the CHS band
lost more points for uniform ap
pearance than for anything else,
although the uniforms had just
been cleaned and were not
donned until arrival in Mur
freesboro.
The new uniforms will have to
be ordered by late April in order
to be delivered by the next
school year. The entire bill must
be paid within 30 days after de
livery, Mr Raines said. A uni
form of the type planned and
some pictures will soon be on
display here, it was stated.
Deadline On
Tags is April 1
Don’t wait!
If you haven’t yet purchased
your automobile tags, do so in
the near future and avoid long
lines.
The last day will be April 1,
Tax Collector Emmett Clark
son has announced. The dead
line has been extended one day
because March 31 falls on
Sunday, he said.
Some 6,000 tags are yet to
be bought, he noted.
Mr. Surles
Named New
Rotary Prexy
Ed Surles, Summerville at
torney, has been elected presi
dent of the Summerville-Trion
Rotary Club, succeeding L. C.
(S.add) Dalton.
He and the other new officers,
elected Feb. 27, will be installed
and assume their new duties in
early July.
The others named were: Dr.
William U. Hyden, vice presi
dent; Ralph Sprayberry, secre
tary; John Stubbs, treasurer;
Ken Woods, sergeant-at-arms;
and David Harrison, assistant
sergeant-at-arms.
SIX FFA BOYS ATTAIN
100 BUSHEL CORN CLUB
Six Chattooga County boys
will be honored at the annual
luncheon of the Georgia Voca
tional Agriculture Hundred
Bushel Corn Club in Atlanta
Saturday, March 16.
They are: Henry Barrow, Greg
Fulton, Glenn Moore, Lamar
Norton’ Ronnie Winters and
Butch Young.
All have qualified for mem
bership in the Club this year
and will receive keys and cer
tificates. They are students at
Chattooga High School.
Membership in the Club is
made up of Future Farmers of
America, vo-ag evening class
The $4,800 would supply the
basic band. But two to four new
uniforms would be needed a year
to replace those wearing out and
for new members, Mr. Raines
said. However, this additional
cost will be bprne by the Boost
ers Club. “We will not ask the
public for any more help after
getting the Initial funds," he
said.
In addition to seeking public
funds, the Club is planning a
scries of money-raising events.
These Include a circus appear
ance here on March 19, the sale
of pecan candy, a spring concert,
a talent show, a movie and a
benefit supper.
Here are a list of the early
contributors to the Band Fund:
Mrs. J. J. Allen, $5; James
Spence, $5; Harry Lee McGinnis,
$10; Summerville Studio, $5.
Schools Require
T überculin T est
Made Necessary for
Ist Grade Admission
Tuberculin skin tests are now required of all children
entering the first grade in Chattooga County schools.
The tests may be obtained free of charge at the Chat
tooga Health Department on any Monday. The hours are
8:30 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 to
4:30 p.m.
The Chattooga Board of Edu
cation unanimously approved
the requirement Tuesday after
noon at its March meeting.
Previously, all children enter
ing the first grades had to pre
sent proof of having had the
smallpox, DPT and polio inocu
lations. These requirements will
remain in force.
The board action followed a
recommendation of the Chat
tooga Parent-Teacher Council
and the Chattooga TB Commit
tee. Several schools have had
tuberculin skin testing programs
and have had a number of posi
tive reactions. A positive reaction
does not necessarily mean the
person had tuberculosis; it does
mean that he is susceptible and
should be regularly checked.
Among those hailing the ac
tion of the school board in re
quiring the tuberculin skin tests
were Mrs. W. H. Smith, Jr.,
chairman of the Chattooga TB
Committee, and Mrs. Henry Duke,
president of the Chattooga
County Parent-Teacher Council.
Mrs. Smith is an arrested TB
case, having first learned of her
illness two years ago through a
tuberculin skin testing program
at Lyerly School.
The board also approved plans
to provide next December up to
$1,500 toward new Chattooga
High band uniforms and to pro
vide up to $1,500 at the same
time toward paying off the Chat
tooga High athletic fund indebt
edness. However, the amounts
will have to be matched by the
Band Boosters Club and by the
Athletic Club.
A delegation from the Band
Boosters, headed by Director
Jack Raines, appeared before the
group. Plans were made to seek 1
more lenient terms from bidding ]
band garment suppliers. Total i
cost is expected to be $4,800 and
one supplier had specified that
total payment would be needed
by next October.
Upon recommendation of the
trustees of the schools, the fol
lowing principals were elected by
members and young farmers
who have produced 100 bushels
of corn on one acre. A total of
650 qualified for membership
this year.
The luncheon is sponsored by
the Cotton Producers Assn. It
will be presided over by Dr.
Claude Purcell, state superin
tendent of schools.
Awards will be given the top
producers in the four vocational
districts and the top producer in
the state.
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It’s jest a rumor, ov course.
But I’m jest wonderin' if may
be it won’t work out that way.
They say our state senator
ain't gona support the salary
system this year 'cause he
wants to wait around until
next year for a special reason.
The way the tale goes, some
ov his political friends, who
will be cornin' up for re-elec
tion about next March, will
come out tn favor of the salary
plan jest before the election.
That'll be supposed to please
the voters and make them
think these fee fellers maybe
ought to be re-elected. So Mr.
Senator will then relent and go
along with a salary plan. He
might not only oil the election
machinery for his friends but
also fer himself.
You'll notice he ain’t sed he's
opposed to the salary plan; so
it may jest be that this is
what'll happen. Anyway, I'll
be waiting around to see.
Won't you?
School of Journalism X
Univ of Georgia
the board: Gore, Mrs. Ruby
Scott; Summerville Elementary,
Mrs. F. H. Boney; Welmyer, John
Gilreath; Lyerly, Lamar Parker;
Chattooga High, A. L. Clark;
Menlo, Robert Shigley, and Penn
ville, Pete Mattis. Trustees of
the other schools had not yet
met, School Supt. James Spence
explained.
The large drawings on areas in
the proposed new Chattooga
High School are now in the
hands of the state, Supt. Spence
reported; and the gym plans will
be sent this week. As soon as
these are approved, the archi
tect will draw the final plans.
After completion and approval of
the final plans, advertising for
bids can begin, and construction
should start shortly after blds
are opened, it was stated.
Contracts with mechanical and
structural engineering firms on
correction of roof and guttering
at Summerville Elementary, Hol
land, Pennville, Menlo and Chat
tooga High were approved. This
expenditure will be reimbursed
by the State School Building
Authority, It was stated.
The board decided to pay off
an existing note of the trans
portation account and to make a
new note In order to conform
witji bank examiners suggestions.
The money had been borrowed
to pay for new bu'Ses.
Scott Convicted of
Peeping Offense
A Chattooga City Court jury
found Robert Scott guilty of a ,
peeping tom offense this week (
and he was sentenced to serve
12 months.
The trial was a highlight of '
the brief term of criminal court,
which opened Monday and
recessed Tuesday. The court will
resume at 1 p.m. today for the
trial of civil cases. Judge Bobby
Lee Cook is the presiding Judge.
A number of other cases were
disposed of during th^ criminal
term.
Three cases against J. R.
Wood, charged with Issuing a
check or draft without funds,
was dismissed on failure of the
prosecutor to appear.
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BALE TELLS OF TWO-PRICE tOTTON—Chattooga
County Commissioner John Jones stops by the bale of
cotton on display in the Farmers and Merchants Bank
Summerville. The bale emphasizes the plight of the
American textile industry which must pay more for
American-grown cotton than is paid by foreign tex
tilers. This, plus a lower wage scale overseas, gives
foreign-made cotton goods an advantage on the Amer
ican market. Placards with the bale note that it costs
a local textile mill $182.50 but would cost a foreign
mill only $l4O. Efforts are underway in Congress to
get something done about the matter. Most Chattooga
County jobs depend in one way or another on the
textile industry, hence the extreme interest here in
the matter.
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Rev. Wallace
Resigns From
Lyerly Baptist
The Rev. T. A. Wallace has
resigned as pastor of the Lyerly
Baptist Church, effective March
31.
He will become pastor of the
Unity Baptist Church, Plainville,
on April 1.
The Rev. Mr. Wallace an
nounced his resignation Sunday
night. His successor has not been
named. ,
The minister has served as
moderator of the Chattooga Bap
tist Assn, for two years and he
also was president of the Chat
tooga Ministerial Assn, for two
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Leroy Booker was fined SIOO
on a driving under the influence
case; Wallace Carson Hardin
was given 12 months on a mali
cious mischief case; James
Smith was sentenced to a 24
months probated sentence for
abandonment; Otis Hugh Alex
ander was fined SSOO for pos
sessing whiskey; and Cliff
Tucker was given 18 months on
probation for abandonment.
Several cases were nolle
pressed upon the recommenda
tion of Sol. Cecil Palmour, in
cluding these: Jessie Starr, pos
sessing liquor: Cecil Oayler,
possessing apparatus; and
Charles Avery, wife beating.