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VOLUME 77 _ NUMBER 43
Menlo to
Hold Election
December 7
Menlo will hold a city election
Saturday, Dec. 7.
The qualification period opens
Wednesday and will continue
through 7 p.m., Dec. 2.
A mayor, recorder and two
councilmen are to be named.
Mayor J. P. Smith says he will
definitely not seek re-election.
Max White is the recorder and
the councilmen whose seats be
come vacant at the end of the
current term are Leroy Tucker
and B. L. Bankson.
Many Gifts
To Be Given
In Summerville
A host of prizes will be given
away by Summerville merchants
at Christmas-time, it was de
cided Wednesday at a meeting
of Summerville Retail Mer
chants Assn, directors.
A committee was named to
work out details and another
meeting of the directors was set
for 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. The
committee is comprised of J. L.
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Treadaway Tot Remains at
Hutcheson Following Grafting
A four-year-old Summerville tot who suffered se
vere burns a month ago remained a patient at Hutche
son Memorial Hospital, Chickamauga, this week.
Max Treadaway has undergone grafting on one
arm and is in a cast, friends said this week.
The lad, who was at Chattooga Hospital some three
weeks before going to Hutcheson, is the son of Mrs. Do
lores Treadaway. A widow, Mrs. Treadaway has two
other children, ages two and seven.
Max was burned on the upper part of his body when
his clothing caught fire as he watched a neighbor burn
ing trash.
CHS to Have Open
House Tuesday for
‘Education Week’
Open house at Chattooga Junior and Senior High
Schools will be a highlight of the “American Education
Week” observance here next week.
The open house will be held
from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. A
receiving line will be formed in
the high school library by senior
high school teachers, while the
junior high teachers will receive
in their respective rooms.
Refresments will be served in
the center hall.
In addition, window displays
are planned in Summerville and
Menlo and Menlo School has sev
eral other events scheduled.
Chattooga Commissioner John
Jones has issued a proclamation
designating next week “Amer
ican Education Week”.
“The provision of educational
opportunity in our community is
an eternal debt of this genera-
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•EDUCATION WEEK PROCLAIMED—
Chattooga Commissioner John Jones
signs a proclamation declaring next
week “American Education Week” in the
county, while four Chattooga High sen-
Small Airport Sought
In Chattooga County
S’ville Politics
To Warm Up Soon
To Close for
Veterans Day
Post Offices and other federal
offices in Chattooga County will
be closed Monday in observance
of Veterans Day, which is a na
tional holiday.
There will be no city or rural
mail delivery and windows will
be closed.
In addition, the Farmers and
Merchants Bank will be closed.
tion to the next,” the proclama
tion said. “. . . education is an
essential basis for America’s
freedom, security and prosper
ity.”
But, the proclamation contin
ued .education is confronted by
unparalleled problems such as
shortages in teacher supply,
classrooms and finance and "can
be solved only by public under
standing and public action.”
Mr. Jones urged all citizens to
acquaint themselves more fully
with the programs and needs of
education and to rededicate
themselves to strengthening and
improving “this essential safe
guard of our nation”.
iors look on. They are (left to right)
Eugene Dalrymple, Ann Woods, Jan
Packer and Cheryl Hudson. Open house
at Chattooga High Tuesday night will be
a highlight of the observance.
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Qualifications will open Satur
day for the City of Summerville’s
forthcoming election of three
councilmen.
The qualification period will
continue until noon Saturday,
Nov. 23.
To become vacant are Council
Seats 3, 4 and 5, held respectively
by Will Stephenson, Will Hair
and Hubert Palmour. Both Mr.
Stephenson and Mr. Hair have
stated they will not seek re
election.
The election will be held Satur
day, Dec. 14.
The other two councilmen,
Charles Wright and W. P. Sel
man, and the mayor, J. R. Dow
dy, have terms going through
1965.
In the meantime, those desir
ing to register to vote have un
til noon Nov. 23 to do so in order
to be eligible to vote in this elec
tion. They should register at the
city hall.
Turner Gives
Report to
School Board
Architect M. G. Turner told
the Chattooga Board of Educa
tion Tuesday he hopes to have
final plans on the A. C. Carter
gymnasium ready in “10 days or
two weeks’’.
The board hopes to negotiate
and let a contract shortly there
after. Final plans on the new
Chattooga High will be finished
at a later date, he said.
The Turner report was given
via telephone at the November
meeting of the school board.
The board tabled a recommen
dation from the Chattooga Prin
cipals Assn, which would require
a child to be six by Nov. 30 (in
stead of the present Dec. 31) in
order to enter school.
Plans were made for board
members to attend the Seventh
District meeting of the Georgia
School Boards Assn, in Rome
Monday.
It was also decided that the
board would send representatives
to the meeting of the Governor’s
Commission on Education in At
lanta Dec. 10 when a report will
be issued.
The board’s meeting a week
ago with the County Board of
Tax Assessors and the county
commissioner was discussed. It
was noted that the meeting had
been in connection with the
current revaluation program in
the county.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY,
The first step has been taken
toward getting a small airport
in Chattooga County.
The Chattooga - Municipal
Planning Commission applied
this week for the county’s inclu
sion in National Airport Plan—
a first step toward getting fed
eral funds for such an airport.
The government will furnish to
eligible communities 50 per cent
of the airport cost.
The planning commission,
which is headed by J. T. Morgan,
may learn by about December
15 whether the county can be
included in the NAP. If it does
qualify, the next step would be
to apply for the federal funds.
Details of the airport program
were discussed at the Summer
ville Lions Club meeting Tues
day night by John H. Bennett,
of the Georgia Department of
Industry and Trade, Atlanta.
He is assisting the county in
its efforts to get a small airport.
“Maybe you don’t fly,” he said,
“but the man who does can put
dollars into your pockets.”
Mr. Bennett was referring to
industry’s increasing use of air
planes and its desire to locate
where good small airports are
easily available.
“Industry is looking for grow
ing room,” he said. “Georgia has
plenty of it . . . and it’s up to
the individual cities and towns
to provide those things which
industry needs. An airport is one
of these . . .”
Georgia wants industry and
industry wants airports, he de
clared. To a prospective indus
try, an airport is as important
as paved roads, good water and
power supplies and a good school
for the employees’ children.
Mr. Bennett pointed out that
13 small airports are under con
struction in Georgia now and
that he hopes 20 will be by next
April.
Mr. Bennett said there are
some 1,800 airplanes in Georgia,
about 1,200 of which are for gen
eral purposes. A Georgia registry
shows poultry firms, mobile
homes firms, cotton mills, con
crete companies, garment firms
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Revaluation
Questions and Answers
Will the homestead exemption
of $2,000 be deducted from the
total evaluation given on resi
dential property before applica
tion of assess percentage or will
'he $2,000 homestead exemption
be taken off of the. percentage
taxed by the county?
Say the appraised fair market
value of your house and lot is
$6,000. The Board of Tax As
sessors has announced it will tax
on 40 per cent which, in this
case would be $2,400. All those
eligible for the $2,000 homestead
exemption would deduct it and
be taxed for county and school
operations on the remainder, in
this case S4OO.
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and many other industries own
ing airplanes.
“Within the next five years,
general aviation is expected to
expand 22 V 2 per cent with busi
ness flying providing the major
impetus,” said Mr. Bennett.
“The men in these planes are
the top flight businessmen in
this country. Their time is valu
able to them so they fly . . . to
the plant, to the client, and back
home . . . often, all in the same
day.”
Mr. Bennett was introduced by
Sidney Thomas, Rome, executive
director of the Coosa Valley
Area Planning Commission. Mr.
Thomas also is assisting Chat
tooga with its efforts to get a
small airport.
Introducing Mr. Thomas was
John Bankson, of Summerville,
vice chairman of the Coosa
Commission.
Joe Stephenson, president, pre
sided over the Lions meeting
which was held at Riegeldale
Tavern.
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Notes
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Ain’t they having a mess in
Canton at a cotton mill? State
troopers in to keep order. Rock
throwin’, egg throwin’ and to
mato throwin’ and, according
to one feller, some shooting in
to homes. And then this week
the mill just plumb closed
down.
I might say it is a contrast
to things here where we have
factories puttin’ on additions
right and left and puttin' on
more employes right and left
too.
It’s good to see our neighbors
and relatives, includin’ many
of our young people, git jobs
here at home. And it’s so quiet
and peaceful like besides.
HERE ON AIRPORT MATTER
. . . Mr. Bennett, Mr. Thomas
County Gets
Rain Two Davs
Drought - stricken Chattooga
County received relief in the
form of two days of rain during
the past week.
Showers came on Friday —
drenching out the Chattooga
High homecoming but not the
football game. Saturday, Sunday
and Monday were mostly fair
and cold but the rain returned
for an engagement Monday
night, Tuesday and Tuesday
night.
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CHATTOOGA VETERANS OF THREE
WARS— Typical of the thousands of
American war veterans to be honored
Monday on “Veterans Day” are these
three Chattooga County veterans of
three wars. Shown looking at the flag
which all three helped defend through
VETERANS DAY
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11
Chattooga County will join the rest of the
nation Monday in observing “Veterans Day”
—a tribute to the men who served this coun
try in all wars.
“Poppy Day” will be held over the county
Saturday by the American Legion Auxiliary
in conjunction with “Veterans Day.” Repli
cas of the little red flowers which grew in
Flanders Field in France, where many
Americans fell in World War I, will be sold.
Proceeds help disabled veterans and vet
erans families. Leaders of the Auxiliary
Countians to
Attend Meet On
Redistrictin ji
Several Chattooga Countians
are expected to attend a meet
ing in Rome today on redistrict
ing of Congressional Districts in
Georgia.
Among those from here plan
ning to attend is Rep. James H.
• Sloppy) Floyd of Trion. State
Sen. Joseph E. <Bo) Loggins, al
so of Trion, said this week he
had expected to attend but that
he has to attend a committee'
meeting at 9 a.m. today In At
lanta.
Meetings on redistricting are
being held throughout the state
preparatory to the General As
sembly’s taking up the topic
when it convenes in January.
Planning Commission
To Mitl Tonight
The Chattooga - Municipal
Planning Commission will meet
at 7:30 p.m. today 'Thursday) at
the Georgia Power Company
building.
J. T. Morgan is chairman of
the group.
Many Chattooga cattle farm
ers were showing concern this
week over recent shootings and
thefts of cattle.
At least two animals were vi
ciously shot and killed last week
end, a Hereford female owned by
J. T. Clark of Menlo and a regis
tered male owned by J. C. Hutch
ins of near Summerville.
Clark also had a registered
Hereford heifer stolen about Oct.
1 while he was hospitalized in
Chattanooga.
He is offering a $142.50 reward
in each case for information
leading to conviction.
Mr. Clark said he believes the
animal, which was shot, was
killed by a pistol. The cow had a
month old calf which was in the
pasture with her at the time. Mr.
Clark found the animal, which
was in his "home pasture,” Sun
day. Two years ago, he had an
other heifer stolen.
There have been several re
ports of stolen cattle in the
county during the past year or
two.
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actual combat are (left to right) Jim
Tedder, a veteran of World War I; Har
vey McCollum, veteran of World War
II; and William Tyson, veteran of the
Korean War. Mr. Tyson is a purple heart
veteran.
urge all countians to wear a poppy in mem
ory of those who died.
Another highlight of the observance will
be a “Veterans Day” dance from 9 to 12
Saturday night at the Chattooga Memorial
Home. The Jazzmasters will provide the
music and the public is invited.
All post offices and federal offices, as well
as some other offices, will be closed Monday
in connection with the national holiday.
Most stores are expected to be open.
CHS Homecoming
To Be Held Friday
Gas Hearing
Rescheduled
The date for a hearing on the
Atlanta Gas Light Company's
petition for certification in
Chattooga County has been re
scheduled.
It will be held Dec. 11 instead
of Nov. 13. City of Summerville
officials said this week. The
hearing will be before the Geor
gia Public Service Commission.
It was also learned that nego
tiations are underway between
Atlanta Gas Light and the City
of Summerville to solve the
knotty problem.
The City of Summerville has
been serving areas in the county
outside the municipality, but is
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CHATTOOGA RIVER SAID
‘WORST POLLUTED’ IN GA
The Chattooga River is the worst polluted river in the j
state, Georgia Public Health Department records show, an 3
Atlanta newspaper declared this week.
“The little Chattooga River in northwest Georgia has one g
distinctive feature -it is the worst polluted river in Georgia, |
according to Health department figures,” said an article by |
Bill Shipp on page one of The Atlanta Constitution.
"From the time its heaowaters run afoul of the City of |
LaFayette until it crosses into Alabama less than 20 miles 1
away, at least seven sources of pollution attack the creek- |
sized river.” it was stated.
"Robert Byers, head of Water Resources of the Georgia |
Department of Public Health, says other streams in the state $
may be equally polluted, but the Health department hasn’t |
found them.
“(Georgia’s survey of stream pollution did not get under- I
way in earnest until about 18 months ago. Survey teams have
only scratched the surface.)
"On the short, usually shallow-flowing stream, the Health 1
department cites as polluters the City of LaFayette, several
laundries, carpet mills, the City of Trion, a textile finishing I
plant and the City of Summerville—all adding millions of .
gallons of untreated waste to the current.
“None of the cited polluters have complied with the
state’s cleanup request, but all are making an effort at
abatement, Byers’ reports show.
"Nevertheless, the salvation of the Chattooga is ‘at least j
several years away,’ Byers predicts, and much of its clean- &
ing-up is dependent on the availability of federal funds to |
get the job done.
“The filth-ridden Chattooga is a simplified version of
the problems attacking every major river in Northwest ;
Georgia—where booming populations and expanding indus- I
tries also are clogging with waste the Etowah, Oostanaula and
Coosa, among others,” it was noted.
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Rain last Friday caused Chat
tooga High to postpone its home
coming ceremonies until this
Friday, when the Indians host
Murray County.
A parade has been scheduled
for 4:15 p.m. Friday in downtown
Summerville in connection with
the homecoming.
The homecoming queen will be
announced and crowned at half
time. The 1962 queen, Miss San
dra Worsham, will be presented
in pre-game festivities starting
at 7:35 p.m. She will crown the
new queen.
The candidates are: Jan Pack
er, Marilyn Bryant, Jan Wright,
Ann Woods, Leatha Miller, Judy
Yarbrough, Elaine Stewart, Bren
da Underwood, Sue Johnston,
Brenda Mundy, Dianne Smith,
Cheryl Hudson and Aleta Allen.
This game will wind up the
1963 Indian football season.