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The Summerville News. Thursday, July 20, 19M
The Offices...
The Candidates...
CHATTOOGA BOARD OF EDUCATION
Members of the school board meet once a month and some
times more.
But their highly-important responsibilities are with them
throughout the month, not just during those few hours.
Patrons often seek their ear about various matters. They
may be called upon to attend or speak at Parent-Teacher Assn,
meetings. They are invited to most important functions in all
the schools and are expected to attend at least some of them.
They may make a trip or two to Atlanta in a year’s time to
confer with state officials. They may be called upon to attend
district or state meetings.
But their most important job is making decisions about the
schools, especially about school finance. These decisions are
made at the board meetings.
The board is the legislative body of the schools.
Its relationships are twofold: On the other hand, it is re
sponsible to the children of the community to provide for their
educational needs; and on the other hand, it is directly respon
sible to the state for the enforcement of state laws and regula
tions.
The Chattooga Board, for the first time in recent history,
was elected in 1960. It had previously been named by the grand
jury. It has five members, one from each school district, each
district having elected its own member. The terms of each ex
pire at the end of 1964. Compensation of board members is $lO
per diem or per meeting.
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This series will continue each week between now and Sept.
9. Earlier articles discussed the tax collector, tax receiver, clerk
of court and school superintendent. Next week, the superior
court judge, superior court solicitor and city court solicitor will
be discussed.
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Members need not be college graduates but under the grand
jury appointive system they wire expected to be “men of good
moral character” and to have “at least a fair knowledge of the
elementary branches of an English education and be favorable
to the common school system ”
However, under the elective system anyone who can pay
the qualification fee ($10) may run.
Handling finances is one of the most important functions
of the board and, in most places, one of its biggest headaches.
Relatively few systems have enough money to do the things
they'd like to do.
Any money spent by the system must be approved by the
board of education. This is not to say that each item must be
okayed but the system budget must be approved by the board
and expenditures for improvements and new buildings must be
okayed.
The board hires teachers and all personnel, acting on the
recommendation of the superintendent.
It can act as a court, hearing appeals from parents.
It not only is responsible for carrying out state laws concern
ing schools but also may pass rules and regulations of its own.
It can, for instance, determine at what age a child may enter
school.
It sets the school tax rate. Actually, the rate is recom
mended to the county commissioner but the commissioner must
abide by the recommendation.
The school board names the trustees for the various schools.
The trustees have no power other than that of recommending.
The number of trustees ranges from three to five and each
serves for a term of four years. „
At a typical school board meeting, members will hear a
reading ol the minutes of the previous meeting by the school
superintendent: greet and listen to any visitors who may be
present; discuss repairs at a school; hear a report on progress
of any building program that may be underway; act on whether
to purchase new school buses; formally elect a group of teachers;
discuss the hiring of additional personnel such as a lunchroom
supervisor; be presented financial reports on each of the schools,
showing the budget for each, how much has been spent and how
much remains in the budgt t; discuss state regulations.
It may at first glance appear that these matters could be
dispensed with in short order Hut even the most trivial item
may require 30 minutes ol discussion. Meetings are seldom less
than two hours in length and are often longer.
The mel tings are held at 4 pm. on the first Tuesday in each
month in the school superintendent’s office and are open to the
public. Culled meetings may be held at other times.
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Gier T. Bryant
Glee T Bryant, an employe of Georgia Rug Mill. .Summer
ville, is it candidate lor the Chattooga Board of Education from
the Pennville-Trion-Welmyer area, seeking to succeed himself.
He is opposed by Jimmy Strickland
Mr Bryant was born in Chattooga County. He graduated
from Trion High School and attended the University of Georgia
and the University of Chattanooga.
During World War 11. he served with the U. S. Marine Corps
in the South Pacific. He is a charter member of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars and is a member of the American Legion, the
Summerville Lions Club and Riegel Memorial Methodist Church.
He is married to the former Ruth Ellen McCauley and they
have one son. Billy, who is married and working a degree in
veterinary medicine at West Georgia College and the University
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of Georgia. The candidate has two granddaughters, Carla Lee,
23 months, and Deidre Montee, six months.
In his platform statement, Mr. Bryant says:
“If the people in my district wish me to represent them
another term on the county school board, I will appreciate their
vote and support. I will continue to serve, as I have in the
past, keeping in mind only the welfare of our school children.
I will not have time to do much campaigning. I assure you, I
am vitally interested in the educational program that is under
way now in our county. A board member must represent the
children of his county truthfully and faithfully to the very
best of his ability. Keep this in mind and vote for the man of
your choice, the man whom you feel is best qualified and can
best serve you, but most important, your children.’’
*****
Johnny Bryant
Johnny Bryant, the Chattooga Board of Education member
from the Lyerly area, is seeking re-election. Mr. Bryant, a
Baptist pastor, is completing his second term on the board.
He is a native of Lyerly and has lived in Chattooga County
most of his life. He is a partner in Bryant and Sons Lumber
Company and has been pastor of the Sardis Baptist Church for
two years.
During World War 11, he served four years in the U. S. Army,
seeing service in the European theatre.
• The Bryants have two daughters, Marilyn 17 and Terri 10.
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Robert Hendrix
Robert Hendrix, a member of the Chattooga Board of Edu
cation from the Gore-Subligna area, is seeking re-election. He
has no opposition.
Mr. Hendrix, an egg farmer, is a native of Chattooga County
and has lived here all his life. He is 46 years of age and graduated
from Gore High School in 1937.
The board member served in the U. S. Navy during World
War 11.
Now serving his first term on the board, he is a director of
the Chattooga Farm Bureau, a member of the Bethel Methodist
Church where he is Church School superintendent and church
treasurer.
He is married to the former Miss Ella Mae Fairfax of Fair
Bluff, N. C. and they have one daughter, Charlotte, 12.
*****
W. M. Jackson
W. M. Jackson, livestock dealer, is a candidate for the Chat
tooga Board of Education from the Menlo area. He is unopposed.
O. L. Cleckler is the present member from that area.
Mr. Jackson was born in Anniston, Ala. and is 57 years of
age. He has lived in Chattooga County 32 years. The can
didate attended Alexandria (Ala.) High School and is a mem
ber of the Presbyterian Church. He served for six years on the
jury commission of the county.
Mr. Jackson is married to the former Miss Farrise McWhorter
and they have two children, Bobby 23, an employe of Lockheed,
and Mrs. Dee Jackson Scoggins, 17, a senior of Chattooga High
School.
The candidate says his aim is “to represent the district”.
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W. P. (Bill) Selman
W. P. (Bill) Selman, chairman of the Chattooga Board of
Education, is seeking re-election. He has no opposition.
Mr. Selman is a native of Chattooga County and is 35 years
of age. He graduated from the University of Georgia with a BS
degree in agriculture, his major having been animal husbandry.
He is in the farm and real estate business.
Mr. Selman is completing his first term on the school board
and has served on the Summerville City Council five years. He
was president of the Summerville Junior Chamber of Commerce
one year, headed the Chattooga March of Dimes four years, is>
superintendent of the intermediate department of the Summer
ville First Baptist Sunday School and is a member of the Sum
merville Lions Club, the Masons and the Shriners.
Mr. Selman is married to the former Miss Patricia McManus
and they have four sons, Penn 10, Tommy 8, Charlie 6 and John 3.
*****
George W. Sitton
George W. Sitton, who lives in Lyerly and operates a grocery
and service station in Summerville, is a candidate for the Chat
tooga Board of Education from the Lyerly area. He is opposed
by Johnny Bryant, incumbent member.
Mr. Sitton was born in Chattanooga but came to Chattooga
County when less than two months old. He has spent most of
his life here and has been in business for himself since 1933.
During World War 11, Mr. Sitton spent 13 months in the U. S.
Navy and was for 13 months employed in a shipyard in Bruns
wick. In 1953 and early 1954, he spent 13 months running a
service station in Brunswick. His present business is located on
U. S. Highway 27 across from Chattooga High School.
Mr. Sitton is a member of the Lyerly Baptist Church, the
Masons and the American Legion. He is a former mayor of
Lyerly and a former Lyerly councilman.
He is married to the former Geneva Nolan Stephens and they
live on Alabama Avenue in Lyerly.
In his platform statement. Mr. Sitton said.
“I want to be equally fair with the schools and the people
in the matter of taxes. I want to do the right thing and treat
both sides fairly. I am interested in the school because I have
property across from the high school and I want to work with
the people.”
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Jimmy Strickland
Jimmy Strickland. Menlo used car wholesaler who lives in
Pennville, is a candidate for the Chattooga Board of Education
from the Pennville-Trion-Wehnyer area. He is opposed by Glee
Bryant, incumbent member.
Mr. Strickland, who is 38. was born in LaFayette and has
lived in Pennville since 1938. He attended Summerville High
School and served in the U. S. Navy for three years during World
War 11.
Mr. Strickland is in business with his father-in-law, R. E.
King, in King Motors at Menlo. His wife is the former Joann
King and they have two children, Gail 12 and Denny 8, both
students at Pennville School
Mr. Strickland says:
"I belong to several organizations, some of which involve
children, but I do not wish to use these organizations for po
litical gain. It is time we voted for the man and not the or
ganization he belongs to. I have been in the used car business
for the past 10 years, dealing with people from Michigan to
Louisiana, which better qualifies me for this office. School
business is big business in our county.
-I will personally visit each school in my district each month
to see their needs. I am against moving any more schools. I i
am tor making the present schools more adequately equipped.
1 am for raising all educators salaries to the levels of all states !
around us. This way we can have better teachers. A better
salary means better teachers. I will show a great interest in ■
seeing that a teacher has no more students than she can teach. I
I don't believe in seeing how many students you can crowd in 1
one room.
"If elected. I will try to represent all the people and see that i
each student receives his share of the money that is appropriat- ‘
ed to this county for teaching purposes."
Men’s Teams
Face Tourneys
Tournament play is just around night. Trion won a doublehead
i the corner for two teams of the er. defeating the Summerville
Men's Softball League. all stars 14-9 and Berryton 14-0.
I The Riegel Rifles, who
emerged at the top of the Hcre are the final standings:
league. Will enter the state-dis- Kiccl 13 9
trict industrial tournament in 11 ‘ ! j ~ “
Rome August 10 The state wm- o 6 ,
: ner will enter the world softball B P r rv tnn q io
tournament at Jones Beach, ___ 1 __
N. Y. during Labor Day week. '
Hurley's, the second placet Can anybody remember the
i team, will enter an open tour- old days ’ when a schoolboy
nament in Cartersville next thought he was doing pretty
Monday. good if he carried an apple to
In exhibition games Friday, school tor lunch?
CHS Grid Meet Set
Saturday; Schedule Told
All Chattooga High School boys interested in going out
for football are invited to a meeting at 7:30 p. m. Saturday
at the school gymnasium.
Coaches Ed Hicks and Jim Mullins, both new to the
CHS staff, will be on hand.
Boys in grades nine through
12 are invited, regardless of
whether they have ever partici
pated before, Coach Hicks said.
Practice starts Monday, Au
gust 10, and the first game will
be at Avondale August 28.
Here is the full schedule:
Avondale, there, Aug. 28.
Trion Makes Good
Start, But Falls
BY GARY LOWRY
The Trion Little League all star team dropped out of
the double-elimination tournament at Dalton Monday
night when it was slapped by Dalton.
Trion won two games in the event last week trampling
Calhoun and Dalton before Dalton came back and upset
Trion’s plans. ,
In the first game Monday
night, Trion was set back by:
Dalton with but three scattered
hits, two coming off the bat of
Steve Peace. Dalton won 5-0. It
was a pitching dual between
Ricky Camp and Rick Townsend
as nobody scored until the top
of the fourth. Danny Baker, of
Dalton, sacrificed to the right
fielder, scoring the runner on
third to put Dalton in the lead.
Nobody got anything in the fifth
but in the sixth, with bases
loaded, Bob Daley hit a home
run to put Dalton out of reach.
Camp was the losing pitcher and
Townsend was the winner.
In the second game Monday,
Dalton scored in the first inning
on a homerun by Townsend with
a runner on base to put that
team in the lead. Things were I
rather quiet until the fifth when
Trion’s Phillips singled to right
scoring Laws and Dalton got two I
runs on a couple of Trion errorg,
Trion added three more runs in
the sixth on Gary Witt’s single I
to tie the score. In the last half
of the inning, however, Dalton
scored two and the win as Powell
fanned three batters in the sev
enth. Powell was the winning
pitcher and Chastain the loser.
Last week things looked
brighter for Trion as they
trounced Calhoun 11-1 Friday
and Dalton 11-0 Wednesday...—
Friday, Trion’s Chastain
hurled a four-hitter and had
plenty of backing from his
teammates as they hit five
homeruns. Camp hit two, Laws
two, and Brown one. Dalton’s
only run was scored in the sec
ond. Chastain was the winning
pitcher.
On Wednesday, Trion’s Ricky
Camp showed a beautiful pitch
ing performance as he pitched
a one-hitter against Dalton.
Camp only faced 27 men and
struck out an amazing 17. Trion
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i Murray County, there, Sept. 4.
West Rome, here, Sept. 11.
Trion, there, Sept. 18.
East Rome, here, Oct. 2.
LaFayette, here, Oct. 9.
I Rockmart, here, Oct. 16.
Calhoun, here, Oct. 23.
N. Whitfield, there, Oct. 30.
Piedmont, Ala., there, Nov. 6.
scored four in the third, two in
the fifth, and five in the sev
enth. Camp was the winning
pitcher.
BOX SCORE
First Game
Trion 004 020 0 11 7 2
Dalton __ooo 000 x 0 1 5
Second Game
Trion —2Ol 053 0 11 13 1
Calhoun 010 000 0 1 4 1
Third Game
Dalton 000 104 0 5 4 2
Trion __.ooo 000 x 0 3 2
Fourth Game
Trion 000 013 0 4 5 4
Dalton 200 022 x 6 6 3
Woodard’s
Celebrate 20th
Anniversary
J. B. Woodard, owner-operator
i of the Summerville Piggly Wig-
I gly supermarket, this week is
celebrating his 20th anniversary
in business in Summerville.
Free baskets of food and spe
cial prices will prevail during
the celebration, Mr. Woodard
said.
He purchased from John
Abney in 1944 the Summerville
Cash Store in downtown Sum
merville. In August, 1962, Mr.
; Woodard took the Piggly Wiggly
franchise and opened a brand
new store on North Commerce
Street in Summerville. Associ
ated with him in the business
are his wife and two sons, Jimmy
and Mike.
Mr. Woodard is a native of
Eastman and he began his gro
cery career there in 1932. In
1937, he went into business for
himself at Eastman. For two
years prior to coming to Sum
i merville, he was with the Post
Office Department.
S’ville PL
All-Stars
Defeat Trion
By GARY LOWRY
The Summerville all star Pony
Leaguers beat the Trion all stars
5-2 in an exhibition game Fri
day night.
In an unusual occurrence,
there was not one ball hit into
outfield in the air and both
teams scored seven runs. Jimmy
Day and Gary Lowry were the
starting pitchers.
The first run put on the score
board was in the bottom of the
second when Lowry balked sec
ond and threw a pitch in the
dirt the catcher couldn’t grab.
The only two runs Trion got
w«te~in-tha Xhird ..when -Lowry,
and Hartline scored on a couple
of errors made by Summerville.
Summerville scored three in
the last of the third on two
singles by Duke and Lenderman
and added their last run in the
sixth. Stacy Ray relieved Day in
the fifth inning and allowed
only one man on base. Ray faced
nine men and struck out seven
as he did a magnificent job on
the mound. Lowry was the losing
pitcher and Day was the winner. I
SCORE BOX
Trion . 002 000 0 242
Summerville 013 001 x 532
Leading hitters for Trion:
Brewster 667
C. Lowry 500
Nixon 333
Leading hitters for Summer
ville:
Keeth 500
Ayers 500
Duke 250
Hot Rodders
Raise S4OO
Some S4OO has been raised by
The Ridge Runners, Chattooga
County hot rod club, and efforts
are continuing toward establish
ment of a drag strip in the
county.
The club met Tuesday night
at the Summerville Recreation
Center and saw two films, one
on the Daytona 500 and the
other on the World 600.
The group also discussed their
rules and regulations which will
soon be released.
It was noted that continued
support of the community is
being sought. Investors for the
drag strip are needed and the
cost is estimated at $15,000.
Many members are going to
the Paradise Drag Strip in Cal
houn, it was stated.
S’ville PL -
In Tourney
The Summerville Pony League
all stars went into their second
round of PL Tournament play
at Rome last night after losing
in their opener.
They were to have played Dal
ton, also a loser in the opening
stages.
Summerville lost to Rome Pa
cific 7-2.
If the local team failed to
gain a victory last night, the
season is over for them. If they
won, they’ll go again tonight.
S'ville LL
Nipped Wed.
It was an unhappy day for the
Summerville Little League all
stars Wednesday, July 22, when
they traveled to Rockmart for
the area tournament.
The lads were nipped 6-5 by
the Rockmart team in the first
game for the Summervillians.
Rockmart got a quick lead,
making four in the first inning
and two in the second. Summer
ville got its runs in the second
and third periods.
- Bob Gayler was manager of
the team and Jack Cash the
assistant manager.
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