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MASONS BUILD FOOD BOOTH
... at fair grounds
Fair Formerly Field in
Downtown Summerville
The Chattooga County fairs used to be held on Com
merce Street and the exhibit hall was the courthouse.
So recalled Lavoy Winton, of Cumberland Valley Shows,
who has been coming to Summerville for 42 years with the 1
midway.
“I was six years old when I first remember coming here
with my father,” he said. “The fair was on the main street ;
and the courthouse was used for exhibits. The sidewalks
were of boards then.”
He also recalled horse races that accompanied the fair
and said the horses ran through the creek on East Wash
ington Street.
Later, Winton said, the fair was held on West Wash
ington Street. And still later, it was held at the present
football field with the gymnasium being used as an exhibit
hall.
Floyd, Loggins
Cool to Tax
Increase Idea
A tax increase in Georgia doesn’t appeal to either
Chattooga Rep. Janies H. (Sloppy) Floyd or State Sen.
Joseph E. (Bo) Loggins.
In fact, Rep. Floyd said flatly:
“I am not going to vote for a four per cent sales tax.
We have one of the most stren
uous sales tax programs in the'
nation. By that I mean fewer
exemptions, etc.”
Sen. Loggins said: “I feel al
sales tax increase should be the I
last possibility to be considered.
It taxes those least able to pay
... in fact, I am still not con
vinced we need a tax in
crease . . .”
The two Chattooga Countians
were questioned in connection
with reports that Gov. Sanders is
suggesting that a tax increase
may be necessary to finance an
expanded education program in
Georgia.
Both Loggins and Floyd said
they were interested in a good
education program in the state
but both said they think it can
be had without a tax increase.
Sen. Loggins, who said he had
discussed the proposed increases
with Gov. Sanders, said the gov
ernor had already assured the
teachers they would get the
raises he has promised regard
less of whether there is an in
crease. What he apparently has
in mind, said the senator, is
additional colleges, additional
programs in the colleges and
New P-TA Elects Officers, Discusses ‘Student Behavior 9
The Rev. W. E. Hotchkiss, pastor of the Summer
ville First Presbyterian Church, was elected president
of the newly-formed Chattooga High Parent-Teacher
Assn. Thursday night.
The other officers are: Clyde Packer, first vice
president; Mrs. Paul Hosmer, second vice president;
Mrs. Johnny Bryant, secretary; and Mrs. George Doster,
treasurer.
Plans for a membership effort were discussed and
the executive committee is expected to meet shortly and
Visit the Big Chattooga Fair This Week-End
FAJR MIDWAY BEING READIED
. . . county fair opens today
preparing in general on a long
range basis for “the space age”
in the state.
Rep. Floyd declared that he
has always been “a friend of
education,” and that he would
like to see Georgia improve her
education system.
“But I don’t think we can do
it all at one time,” continued
Floyd. “During the past 10 years
we have made tremendous prog
ress and we have given consider
able raises to the school teach
ers.”
He pointed out that the aver
age per capita income in Geor
gia is 27 per cent less than rhe
national average and that he
would like to see “the day come
when we not only get the teach
| ers salaries up to the national
; average but also everyone else’s
income on a par with the na
tional average.” (The educators
have had much to say about
j getting the teachers pay up to
I the “national average”).
Floyd pointed out that the
state revenue department has
collected s4>/ 2 million more in
; taxes during the first two
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Tickets Required
KIDDIE
MATINEE
TO RESUME
The free kiddie matinee
sponsored by the Summerville
Retail Merchants Assn, will re
sume this Saturday.
However, tickets are now re
quired. They may be obtained
simply by visiting one of the
participating stores. Posters
in the windows will indicate
which stores are participating
in the program. The tickets
are free.
The matinee, open to all
kiddies age 14 and under,
starts at 1 p.m.
Protest Filed
On Hiring of
Principal
A Menlo school teacher who
sought the principalship of the
Menlo School this year com
plained to the Chattooga Board
of Education Tuesday that the
principal hired is not properly
certified.
Mrs. Gordon Mac Vane, who
was accompanied by her hus
band at the board meeting, said
she and other properly certified
persons were available for the
job.
School Supt. James Spence
said in reply that the Menlo
trustees had recommended the
person who was hired (Edwin
Thompson) but that he was
hired only after county school
leaders checked with state of
ficials.
Although the principal does
not presently have the desired
certificate he will have it before
next March 1 and because of
this, said Mr. Spence, state of
ficials assured the county board
that the hiring of Mr. Thomp
son would not affect the ac
creditation of the school.
Mr. Spence said he and Menlo
Board Member O. L. Cleckler
made a trip to Atlanta where
they conferred with both State
Department of Education and
state accrediting officials about
the matter before the board
hired Thompson.
Mrs. Mac Vane read a prepared
statement at the meeting in
which she said it was “degrading
to the teaching profession” and
"unethical” to hire a person
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Miss Henderson ‘Serious’
After Shooting Self Tuesday
The condition of a Summer
ville woman was serious this
week after she shot herself early
Tuesday.
Miss Alice Henderson, of Con
gress Street, was rushed to Floyd
Hospital in Rome Tuesday night
where she underwent surgery.
Before she became uncon
scious, Miss Henderson told Sum
merville Policeman David Star
key that she “did it herself” but
did not say whether it was an
accident. She was shot in the
stomach on the left side.
Miss Henderson, who lived
alone in her home on Congress
Street, called the police depart
ment about 7:15 a.m. Tuesday,
telling Mr. Starkey, who was on
duty, that she “needed help.”
make further arrangements. Dues were set at $1 per
member.
“Student Behavior” was discussed by a panel of
parents, students and educators at the meeting. The
panel included: Ronald Taylor and Marcia Boney, stu
dents; W. P. Selman, chairman of the Chattooga Board
ot Education; A. L. Clark, principal of Chattooga High
School; and Mrs. Joe Stewart, a parent.
Here are some of the points brought out by various
members of the panel:
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Festive County Fair
Opening Set Today
The festive and colorful
Chattooga County Fair opens
today and continues through
Saturday.
It is expected to draw sev
eral thousand visitors.
Exhibits will range from
sorghum syrup to dainty sewing
and some $3,500 in prizes will
be given for the best exhibits of
crops, cattle, hobbies, foods and
clothing.
The midway is described as
“all new” and it features 18 rides
and five side shows. The rides
include such as the roller
coaster, frolic, scrambler and
spinardo.
The cattle showings are ex
pected to be among the best ever
held in the county, say fair of
ficials. Extra money and classes
have been added in this depart
ment, says C. C. Brooks who is
cattle chairman.
For the first time, 4-H and
FFA boys will be showing steers.
Paul Hosmer, Chattooga High
agriculture instructor, and M.H.
Purcell, county agricultural
agent, are in charge.
The flower show, presented by
the Chattooga and Cherokee
Rose Garden Clubs, has as
theme: “What Is Color? Fall
Edition.”
Architect Speeds
Revision of Plans
On School Projects
The Chattooga Board of Education has agreed on mod
ifications to the school construction program that it be
lieves will put the projects within the money available.
Architect M. G. Turner is now in the process or re-
drawing the plans.
As soon as the Carter gym
nasium revisions are completed
and approved by the state, the
school board will negotiate with
Bishop and Busbin, Contractors,
for this project.
However, the proposed new
Chattooga High School project
will be re-bid.
The bids received in August
on the two projects were all re
jected because they were well
above the money available. Ne
gotiations were planned on both
projects. But it was learned that
such extensive revisions would be
When he arrived, he found the
door locked, whereupon he called
Miss Henderson’s brother, Ira
M. Henderson, for further in
structions. He told the officer
to break the door down and en
ter to see what the trouble was.
Miss Henderson was in a bed
in the back bedroom and she had
apparently not been up, the of
ficer said.
The weapon was a .38 police
special pistol and the bullet had
gone through Miss Henderson,
the mattress, a ladies’ pocket
: book and finally landed in a
hallway.
Miss Henderson was imme
diately taken by ambulance to
the Chattooga Hospital but was
rushed to Floyd later in the day
for the emergency surgery.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1963
The crop display will feature
such things as corn, potatoes,
pumpkins, cotton and other
crops common to Chattooga
County. Mr. Purcell is in charge.
The 4-H and FFA crop display
will be under the supervision of
Claude Baker.
All exhibits will be in place by
10 a.m. today and judging will
start at 1:30 p.m. Out of county
persons will handle the judging.
An interesting Scout exhibit is
planned by the Pennville Cub
Scout Pack, under the supervi
sion of Jimmy Strickland, cub
master.
Commercial exhibits will in
clude those by World Book En
cyclopedias, Airway vacuum
cleaners, The Summerville News,
Elrod’s Feed Store and Cope
land's Fire Protection Equip
ment.
Three entrance gates will be
in operation and traffic will be
handled by the Summerville
civil defense auxiliary police.
Traffic north of Summerville
is asked to use the entrance at
the Chattooga Public Works
Camp and that from the south
is asked to use the entrance at
the main exhibit building.
Leroy Massey is manager of
the fair and president of the
Chattooga Fair Assn.
necessary on the high school
that it would need to re-bid.
The school board made its
decisions on the two construc
tion projects Thursday night in
the latest of a series of called
meetings on the knotty prob
lem.
The revisions planned at CHS
will not change the basic com
pact plan which has been de
scribed as the most modern con
cept in building.
However, they will Include
. considerable modification of the
mechanical system and trim
ming of certain space areas.
Most of the space changes are
those suggested a few weeks ago
by a state architect who went
over the plans.
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Arch Farrar
To Address
Trion PTA
i
Arch Farrar, Summerville at
torney and juvenile referee for
Chattooga County, will address
the Trion Parent-Teacher Assn.
, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The meeting will be in the
high school auditorium.
Mr. Farrar’s topic will be
“Discipline”.
' The THS Band Boosters will
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- meet immediately following the
i PTA session.
There has been a considerable improvement in
student behavior but there is still plenty of room for
more improvement.
A great responsibility for the student behavior rests
with parents. The attitudes they get from the home
and community are reflected at school and the attitudes
of the parents toward the home, school and community
are often reflected by the students.
A behavior code subscribed to by parents and stu
dents is a possibility.
Seville Taxes Due Oct. 20;
County Tax Payable Dec. 20
Summerville taxes are due October 20.
After that date, fi fas will be issued and interest
of seven per cent will be assessed, it has been an
nounced.
The city tax rate is 7.6 mills—five mills for gene
ral operations, two for recreation department bonds,
.2 of a mill for cemetery assessment and .4 of a mill
for public building bonds. This is the same rate as
in recent years.
In the meantime, County Tax Collector Emmett
Clarkson has announced that county tax notices are
expected to be in the mail between now and Oct. 10.
County taxes are not due until December 20.
The county tax rate is 64 mills—two mills less
than last year. This is divided into 22 mills for county
schools and 42 mills for county operations and bonds.
NEW TAXI ORDINANCE
PROPOSED IN S’VILLE
DAVIS VOTES
FOR TAX
CUT BILL
Congressman John W. Davis,
of Summerville, voted for the
tax cut bill, officially known as
the Revenue Act of 1963.
It passed the house 270 to 155.
Rep. Davis explained in his
newsletter this week that he
feels the tax bill is a step toward
a freer economy and “a step
away from big central govern
ment”.
He admitted that he seriously
considered voting against the
bill but that after studying the
matter thoroughly he became
convinced it was necessary.
He explained that the present
tax structure, with little excep
tion, is that which was imposed
during World War II when the
aim was to raise a large amount
of revenue and dampen con
sumer demand at the same time.
“My considered view of the
new tax bill is that it loosens
the constraints which the pres
ent high tax system imposes
upon our economy,” he said.
Uncle Ned’s
Notes
... snm
I hear that sum of the
preachers is speakin’ out
against sum of the condtshuns
which exist here sich as cor
ruption, crime, laxity and, as
one feller put it, "deplorable
moral condtshuns".
One preacher even went so
fer as to say this could be
come another Phenix City and
that in fact we wuz well on
that road.
It shore could happen here
or any place else where folks
don’t give a hoot. I jest hope
we folks will wake up and not
only keep things from gittin’
worse than they already are
but will all try to improve
things.
Summerville’s proposed new
taxicab ordinance is being pub
lished this week as required by
law. Its second reading will come
at the Oct. 14 meeting of the
mayor and council and passage
could follow.
Here are some 01. the provi
sions:
All cabs would be required to
have a dome light across the top
with the word “taxi” on it and
it would have to be lighted at
night.
It would be unlawful to have
in the cab any alcoholic liquors
and the owner and operator
would be jointly guilty if any
are found in the cab. This would
not apply if such liquors were
found on the person of the pas
senger in such a taxicab.
It would be unlawful for any
taxi driver to permit any per
son to accompany or use such
taxicab for the purpose of pros
titution, lewdness or assignation
“or to direct, take or transport,
or to offer or agree to direct,
take or transport any other per
son with knowledge or reason
able cause to believe the pur
pose of directing, taking or
transporting, if for prostitution,
lewdness or assignation.”
Every cab driver shall have
displayed in a prominent place
in the front of the cab his
chauffeur’s permit.
Each application will be con
sidered by the mayor and coun
cil and after consideration they
will then grant or deny the ap
plicant a license.
Contest Nears End; Entries
Must Be Postmarked By Sat.
There isn’t much time left.
So hurry and send your entry in the current con
test on how Summerville merchants can better serve ’
their customers.
The deadline is midnight Saturday. Winners will
be notified privately—their names will not be revealed.
Writers of the five best letters will receive one
year subscriptions to The Summerville News.
All you have to do is finish this sentence in 100
words or less: “Summerville merchants can better
serve their customers by . .
Mail it to: "The Summerville News, P. O. Box
310, Summerville, Ga.
Send your suggestions—or your gripes, if any.
A Student Council is a possibility—some felt it
should be established, others felt the student body
wasn’t “ready” for it.
Athletes are “heroes” on campus and getting them
to set the best possible examples could help.
A better appreciation by the parents and com
munity of those who excell in scholarship could induce
a better attitude among students.
Some 35 persons attended the meeting.
Refreshments were served by the senior Future
Homemakers of America chapter.
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MISS STRANGE
Miss Strange
To Head
Poppy Sale
Miss Mae Earle Strange, of
Summerville, has been named
chairman of the Poppy Day
drive in Chattooga County Nov.
9.
Popples will be sold over the
county in memory of men who
died in battle and to raise funds
for handicapped and needy vet
erans and their families. The
drive is sponsored by the Amer
ican Legion Auxiliary.
Assisting Miss Strange will be:
Mrs. H. L. Holtzendorf, Cloud
land; Mrs. Bernice Giles, Trion;
Mrs. Bob Brison, Holland; and
Mrs. Ann Weesner, Lyerly.
Plans for the effort were
made Sept. 24 when the Aux
iliary met.
Mrs. Jesse Harris, president,
dent, appointed the following
committee chairmen:
Mrs. Dan Tapp and Mrs. Carl
Anderson, Americanism.
Mrs. James Hawkins and Mrs.
Charles Harlow, child welfare.
Miss Grace Weaver, civil de
fense.
Mrs. Fred Peters, Mrs. Joe
Hays, community service.
Mrs. Giles, constitution and
by-laws.
Mrs. Clyde Harlow and Mrs.
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LaFayette Man
Killed in
Wreck Here
A LaFayette man was killed
early Saturday when he appar
ently lost control of his car on
a rain-slick pavement west of
Lyerly.
He was Walter Earl Jackson,
36, Gilbert Street, LaFayette.
A passenger in the 1956 car,
Earl Bowman, 36, also of La-
Fayette, suffered internal and
head injuries and was taken to
Erlanger Hospital in Chatta
nooga.
The accident occurred at the
intersection of the Back Berry
ton and Oak Hill Roads when
the Jackson vehicle ran across
the highway into an embank
ment.