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VOLUME 78—NUMBER 10
Downtown
Development
To Be Aired
An extensive development program for downtown Sum
merville will be the topic of a meeting at 7:30 p.m. today
(Thursday) at the Summerville Recreation Center.
Merchants, property owners and city and county of
ficials are expected to be on hand for the occasion.
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MUST RE-REGISTER
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Re-register this week or
next if you have not voted in
the past two years. Otherwise,
your name will be removed
from the voters’ list. The
deadline is April 1.
The Board of Registrars of
fice is located on the second
floor of the courthouse. It is
open this week and next
during regular office hours.
Telephone if you are in doubt
about your status. The num- :
ber is 857-1846.
Remember, the deadline for
re-registering is April 1.
GROUP
ATTENDING
G.E.A. MEET
A group of Trion and Chat
tooga educators are attending
the Georgia Education Assn,
convention in Atlanta today, to
morrow and Saturday.
Schools will remain open in
both systems.
Lamar Parker, president of the
Chattooga County unit of the
GEA; wtH lead a Chattooga dele
gation, and Darry Pilkington,
president of the Trion unit of
the GEA, will lead a Trion group.
A. J. Strickland, superinten
dent of the Trion school system,
and the 7th District director of
the GEA, will also attend.
The Chattooga group, in ad
dition to Mr. Parker, are: James
Spence, school superintendent, i
Clarence Gilley, visiting teacher,
Robert Shigley, principal of:
Menlo Schools, and Mrs. Virginia
Elder and Miss Frances Palmour,
teachers.
The Trion group will include [
Mr. Strickland, Mr. Pilkington,
R. H. Miller, principal of Trion [
High, Miss Ethel Simmons, prin
cipal of Trion Elementary and
Gordon Jones, teacher and
coach.
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। Uncle Ned’s
! Notes
Spring gits here today and
it ain’t none too soon to suit [
me. Them little buttercup's |
and yellow bells shore do look ■
purty this week. Fact is, I don’t
know when they ever did look
so purty.
They say there’s some good [ ;
in everything and maybe that’s [,
so about all this bad weather ,
we’ve had this winter. Maybe ,
the good is in the fact that we i
kin appreciate and enjoy [
spring all the more.
I jest hope that spring is 1
really here and that the I'
weather don’t play no more
tricks on us.
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NEW BEST FIRM GOES IP—The new
Best Mfg. Corp, building at Menlo
(above) is nearing completion. It is lo
cated in front of the Best leather plant
which is near the old Summerville-Men
lo Road, shown in the foreground. The
building will have about 22,000 square
Sidney Thomas and Glenn
Woodard, of Rome, professional
planners of the Coosa Valley
Area Planning and Development
Commission, also will be present.
The proposals were unveiled
10 days ago at a meeting of di
rectors of the Summerville Re
tail Merchants Association and
city and county officials. The
group decided at that time to
call together all the people who
would be concerned in such a de
velopment to see what their
thoughts are on the matter.
The preliminary proposals
have two major phases: Re
routing of downtown traffic and
beautification of facilities.
The proposals could be drop
ped at any one of several points
before such a project is begun,
it was stated. Should the group
meeting tonight want to pro
ceed, at least to the next step,
plans would be made to contact
the State Highway Department
to find out about the re-routing
possibilities and financing.
Similar plans are being
adopted in many places, one of
the latest being in Gainesville.
Menlo to
Proceed On
Housing Plans
A Menlo Housing Authority
will be formed and steps con
tinued to obtain low-rent
housing in Menlo, it was decided
Tuesday night at a called meet
ing of the Menlo mayor and
council.
A committee headed by the
Rev. Billy Jones had studied the
matter and the committee and
council had conferred earlier
with Rome Architect Bobby
Toles.
In other action at the called
session, the Council hired a full
time policeman, Jetharo Gilley.
He succeeds William Childers
who resigned two months ago.
It was announced that the
city has a definite commitment
on delivery of its new fire
j truck. It is to be here in about
1 90 days.
Supt. Spence’s
Office Expands
Quarters at the county school
superintendent’s office are
being enlarged and re-deco
rated.
An adjacent office formerly
used by the State Highway De
partment and later by the tax
appraisers will be used, giving
the school system three rooms
। of offices.
Supt. James Spence will oc
icupy the office formerly used
by the Highway Department.
Visiting Teacher Clarence Gilley
will use the office formerly used
by Supt. Spence and this office
also will house records. The re
[ ception room and secretary’s
office will continue in its pres
ent location.
School officials have been
' assured of the use of the addi-
I tional office for the remainder
l of this year. However, it has
’been stated that the room may
be needed after that by the
appraisers.
feet and will provide employment for
some 150 to 200 more employes. In the
meantime, Best officials are hopeful of
getting the Subligna branch in opera
tion by April 1. About 50 persons will be
employed there initially. Best produces
gloves.
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SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1963
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SPRING, YOU ARE SO-O-O WELCOME!
That seems to be what pretty Monnie
Hill, 17-year-old Chattooga High School
senior, is saying here as she looks ap
preciatively at Japanese magnolia blos
soms. The season makes its formal
debut today after one of the worst win
ters on record. As winter bowed out,
however, balmy weather prevailed early
Membership
Drive of SRMA
Is Underway
Join the Summerville Retail
Merchants Assn, and help your
business.
That will be the theme during
the next two weeks as the an
nual membership drive is held.
Dues are $5 per year.
The drive was launched Tues
day morning at a meeting of
directors, held at the Georgia
Power Co. J. T Morgan and
Malcolm Thomas are member
ship drive chairmen.
Each director is responsible for
the group which he represents
with the ‘at large” members
being named to assist the others.
The directors are: Johnßankson,
Marshall Lowry, Donnie Espy,
Gene Hurley, Jimmy Woodard,
Ed Bryant, E. C. Pesterfield,
Mrs. Billy Allen, J. L. Salmon
and O. G. Morehead Jr.
The drive is scheduled to end
April 3, when the next meeting
of the SRMA directors will be
held.
600 Turn Out
For Circus
Some 600 persons were on
hand Tuesday night for the
circus sponsored at Chattooga
High gymnasium by the CHS
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this week, followed by thunderstorms
Tuesday night and cooler, clear and
windy weather Wednesday. Monnie is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Hill,
Summerville Route 3, and she is a mem
ber of the Tri-Hi-Y, “C” Club, Glee Club
and Christian Youth League. She plans
to attend We<Aern Carolina College and
become a medical technician.
Youth, Training
Union Rallies Set
By Baptist Assn.
The Chattooga Baptist Asso
ciation will observe two associa
tional events in the month of
March—a youth rally and a
Training Union rally.
The annual Association Youth
rally will be held at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday at the Pleasant Grove
Baptist Church.
Levan Parker, of Gadsden,
[Ala., will be the youth speaker
for the occasion. Local talent 1
; will be used in the musical part | •
[of the service. Gene Martin, of ■
Trion, will serve as youth direc-1'
tor. Every young person of the[
Association has a special invi-J
tation to be present for the ■ 1
service. i 1
The Sardis Baptist Church j
will be host church for the regu-1
lar Training Union rally at 7:30 |
p.m. Monday. At this service, the 1
junior and intermediates sword,
drill eliminations and the young.
people’s speaker eliminations I
will be held. 1
Each of these services is spun- [ i
sored by the Training Union j ’
Department of the Baptist ’
Churches. The public is invited[
[ to attend. I ’
Miss Evelyn Cook is the Asso- ['
elation Training Union Direc
tor. ' ।
Smithson Heads 4 Wild life
Week’ in Chattooga County
Tom Smithson has been nam
ed chairman of the “National
Wildlife Week” observance in
Chattooga County this year. The
week is now underway.
The theme is: “Chemical Pest
icides are Polson—Handle With
Care". Positive steps which can
be taken to reduce the dangers
of potent chemical poisons to
man and wildlife are being em
phasized.
The week Is designed to focus
public attention on the impor
tance of natural resources con
servation and to spotlight spe
cific conservation problems, Mr,
I Smithson said.
Summerville Mayor J. R.
Dowdy has proclaimed the week
in Summerville, noting that
there is a growing concern about
the indiscriminate use of chemi
j cal poisons and alerting citizens
i to the need tor proper research
’ and necessary controls on the
i use of such poisons.
Face-Lifting
Discussed at
Jaycec Meet
The proposed face-lifting for
downtown Summerville was dis
cussed when the Summerville
Junior Chamber of Commerce
met at the M and M Cafeteria
[Thursday night.
Will Hair was In charge. He
presented an aerial photograph
!of the downtown area and a
। sketch of the proposed changes.
Fashion Show
I
Set at Trion
A fashion show, sponsored by
I the Trion High School Junior
Class, will be held at 8 p.m.
Thursday, March 28, at the
Trion Cafetorium.
Spring and summer apparel
will be featured, and door prizes
will be given.
Proceeds from the show will
go to the Junior Class.
“Dixieland Seven” *
To Give Concert
The "Dixieland Seven” will
give a concert on April 5 at the
THS Auditorium, sponsored by
the Senior Class parents of
1963.
The musical gmup, who re
cently starred in the Trion
Follies, features: Buddy Daniels
at the piano; Darry Pilkington,
trombone; Marvin Drennan,
trumpet; Charles Sizemore, bass
guitar; Lebron Smith, clarinet;
Buel Richardson, banjo; and Vic
Pettitt at the drums.
Tickets will sell for $.50 and
SI.OO. A door prize will be given
to some lucky student and an
adult. Contact any member of
^he Senior Class or a Senior
Parent for tickets.
County CD Bogs
In Legal Snarl
The proposed Chattooga
County civil defense program
appeared to be bogged down
this week in a legal snarl.
Summerville Civil Defense
Director Luther Smith says
he will not serve as county direc
tor unless Summerville and the
county set up a “joint” CD op
eration.
Several months ago, County
Commissioner John Jones had
asked Smith to serve as county
CD director and Smith had ac
cepted, provided “details” could
be worked out between the city
and county. However, Smith
said then he would not let Jones
turn his name in to the state as
county director until these “de
tails” were ironed out.
Despite several meetings on
the subject of county CD since
that time, the matter apparently
has not been settled to Smith’s
satisfaction. The CD director
told The News Wednesday that
he could not serve until (1) the
city amends its CD ordinance to
read “joint” city-county CD and
(2 > until the county amends Its
CD resolution to read “joint”
city-county CD.
Smith explained that he did
not believe a CD unit could
function properly until this were
done.
In the meantime, the county
commissioner was unavailable
for comment Wednesday. On
prior occasions, however, he has
stated that he strongly favors
CD and hopes Mr. Smith will
serve as county director.
Mr. Smith's statement Wed
nesday came on the heels of a
county-wide CD meeting held
Tuesday night at which time Ted
Donath, director of the Rome-
Floyd CD unit, spoke, Mr. Do
nath said that the county there
puts in 50 per cent of the fi
nancing and the city 50 per cent.
He works on a salary which is
subsidized by the federal govern
ment.
Attending the meeting, held
at the Summerville Recreation
Center, were Commissioner
Jones, Summerville Mayor J. R.
Dowdy, Trion CD Director Jake
Langston and other CD volun
teers.
Another angle to the estab
lishment of the county unit is
the fact that Trion reportedly
wishes to retain a separate or
ganization.
Menlo also has evidenced an
interest in CD, but officials there
have said they would like to be
in a county organization. Leroy
Tucker has been named Menlo
CD chairman.
At the conclusion of Tuesday
night’s meeting, CD Director
Smith urged everyone to exert
every effort toward having a
top-notch CD unit. He noted
that “we don’t know how much
time we have.”
The legal difficulties over es
tablishment of a county CD be
gan some two years ago when
County Attorney F. H. Boney
questioned the basis on which
the county could participate.
However, two months ago Boney
gave a detailed opinion at the
request of the county commis
sioner who had Just named
Smith director. In that opin
ion, Boney noted that while he
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Roosevelt Young to Unveil
Casket at ‘Open House 9 Sun.
What will doubtless be the most unusual “open
house” in Chattooga County history will be held from
2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Henson Community Center
west of Trion.
Chattooga Coroner Roosevelt Young will at that
time present his celebrated cedar casket to the public.
In the “receiving line” with him will be his wife
and tiie man who made the casket, Harry Powell.
Coroner Young explained that he decided to have
the “open house” because so many people had ex
pressed an interest in seeing the casket.
Young, who also is janitor at the Chattooga court
house, began saving Buffalo nickels last summer to
buy a steel vault. Since he has the soft drink conces
sion in the courthouse, he has ample opportunity to
look for the coins.
Soon, Young had more than enough nickels to fi
nance the vault so he decided to have the casket made.
A few weeks ago, he went over to Mr. Powell’s work
shop where the casket was under construction and got
in the casket “to sec whether it fit.”
When asked whether he would demonstrate the
casket Sunday afternoon, Young gave an emphatic
"No.”
“I don’t plan to get in It any more until they put
me in it,” he said.
The 61-year-old coroner suffered a series of severe
heart attacks three months ago but has greatly im
proved and is back at his job as janitor and coroner.
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FLOYD CD HEAD SPEAKS HERE— Ted Donath (left)
head of the Rome-Floyd Civil Defense organization is
shown as he spoke at a Chattooga County-wide CD
meeting Tuesday night at the Summerville Recreation
Center. At the right is Luther Sm’th, Summerville CD
director.
MARBLE FIRM DIRECTORS
VISIT FACILITIES HERE
Marble Products Company, which opened branches in
Chattooga County in late 1962, has reported an increase
in sales and profits for the six months ended Jan. 23, 1963.
This represents the first half of the firm’s fiscal year.
The sales increased about 8 percent as compared with
the same period a year ago,
Evan T. Mathis Jr., Atlanta,
president, reported. Profits were
also up as a result of increased
sales, he said.
The directors held their quar
terly meeting March 13 and
afterwards toured the new
quarries and mines at Summer
ville, Trion and Fairmount as
well as the mines and crushing
plant at Whitestone.
The new crushing plant at
Marble Springs, just east of
Summerville, serves the Trion,
Summerville and Fairmount
quarries and mines. Marble in
various colors from these three
new operations is hauled to the
plant for production of terrazzo
chips.
The directors declared the
21st consecutive quarterly cash
dividend of 5c per share, pay
able April 1 to stockholders of
record on March 20. Although
the dollar amounts were not re
vealed, the Company reported
net profit of $167,000 or 56 cents
a share on sales of approxi
mately $1 and % million for the
last fiscal year, which ended
July 27, 1962.
Luke Teague, of Jasper, is su
perintendent of the Summer
ville plant. Ills assistant is J. D.
Miller.
Don Mosley, of Whitestone, is
vice president-production In
charge of all company, mining,
quarrying and crushing opera
tions In Georgia and Missouri.
Marble Products began with
some 15 employees here, but ex
pects to gradually Increase, Mr.
Teague states.
P.-T. A. Council
Names Mrs.
Henry Duke
MRS. DUKE
Mrs. Henry Duke, of Summer
ville, mother of five children
and leader in civic and religious
work, was elected Monday night
to head the first Chattooga
County Council of Parents and
Teachers. The meeting was held
at Trion High School.
Robert Shigley, principal of
I the Menlo School, was elected
vice president; Mrs. Bob Brison,
Lyerly, secretary; and James
McKenzie, president of the
Trion Parent-Teacher Assn.,
treasurer.
The Council was formed some
months ago with temporary
officers being named at that
time. Mrs. Duke is president of
the Summerville Elementary
Parent-Teacher Assn.
Plans to organize a Parent-
Teacher Assn, at Chattooga
Junior High were made.
In addition, a committee was
named by the Council to look
Into the possibility of identifica
tion tags for all students In the
county and Trion systems.
Plans were announced for the
spring district conference In
Adairsville March 30 at which
time Dr. Jorge Gonzalez, of
Berry, formerly of Cuba, will
speak, and for the state conven
tion April 16-18 at Columbus.
SMITH SUES FOR
SBO,OOO EACH OF
TWO DEFENDANTS
Winston Smith has filed suit
in Chattooga Superior Court,
asking SBO,OOO bach of two
defendants, Thelma L. Strick
land and Johnny D. Scoggins.
The suit was brought, it was
stated, in connection with a
traffic accident Jan. 12 of this
year. Smith said he was riding
in a car driven by Scoggins.
Mrs. Strickland was the driver
of the other car involved, the
petition states.