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RODEO WEEK, JUNE 6- 11TH— Summerville May
or J. R. Dowdy signs a proclamation declaring
June 6-11th as Rodeo Week in Summerville.
June 6-11 Is Proclaimed
‘Rodeo Week’ By Mayor
The Chattooga County
Linebackers Club will spon
sor a Rodeo at the Rodeo
Arena located next to Penn
Drive-In on Friday, June
10th and Saturday. June
11th. Performances will begin
at 8 p.m.
Proceeds will go to support
athletics in Chattooga Coun
ty and to aid the football
stadium project.
A special feature of the
Rodeo will be performances
by Arthur N. Allen and his
famous working dogs.
The highttight of the
events will be the crowning
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Four-Year-Old Blonde Doll
‘Reads’ Summerville News
A tiny blonde girl came into The
News office last Thursday, placed a
dime upon the receptionist’s desk,
gave her charming smile and said
in a very lady-like voice: “I want a
Summerville News”. Hearing the lit
tle girl’s voice, The News’ reporter
went into the front office to find out
who the little girl belonged to . . .
and she found little Cindy Teems in
tently studying the newspaper
headlines.
While talking with Cindy, she
learned that this little girl “ ‘reads’
The Summerville News ’most every
week,” and that she is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Teems,
and the granddaughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. G. Teems, or 24 Favor Street,
Summerville, and Mr. and Mrs.
Jesse Shuman, of Gainesville. Cindy,
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of a Rodeo queen and a prin
cess.
The show is produced by
Preston Fowlkes. Admission
will be $1.50 for adults and
75 cents for students.
According to the sponsor,
the Rodeo is expected to
draw visitors from across
several states. Applications
for entries will be accepted
from local and out-of-coun
ty citizens.
Music for the Rodeo will be
furnished by the Lee Trent
ham Band of Chattanooga,
Tenn.
4, has a one-year-old sister, Rhonda.
As the interview progressed, Cindy
moved over to The News reporter’s
lap, and had this to say: "I have two
baby kittens, one mama cat, and a
dog named “Charcoal” ... He is a
boy dog, but I call him a girl dog,
and it’s alright with Nannie (that’s
her grandmother) if I do. I don’t
know what I want to be when I grow
up, maybe work on a newspaper,
and put pictures and stories in it.”
When she was asked about dolls,
Cindy didn’t have much to say, but
her grandmother said that she calls
all of them by the name of “Kathy”
. . . with the exception of the one
special doll in her life, her little sis
ter, Rhonda, for whom she has a lot
of affection . . .
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1966
A.C. Carter
Graduation
Exercises
The A. C. Carter faculty
and student body held the
last baccalaureate services of
the school on Sunday morn
ing, May 22. The school
henceforth will be known as
North Summerville.
The 23 seniors and 20 fac
ulty members began the last
walk at 9 a.m., with the
scripture being given by Rev.
James Shelly, and the in
vocation by Rev. Jessie
Bankston.
Rev. Eugene Mitchell of
Cartersville, guest speaker,
was introduced by J. L.
Thomas.
Following Mr. Mitchell’s
talk, Linda Farmer rendered
a solo, “Today.”
The graduation exercises
will be held at 8 p.m. tonight
(Thursday). Seniors are:
Laura Theresa Adams, Cher
ry Zoan Allen (first honor),
Mactine Bankston, Rozell
Daniel, Wanda Lorene Evans,
Linda June Farmer, Reta
Clementine Foster, Laura
Nelle Jackson, Curtis
Knowles, Marc ell au s
Knowles, Myr ti s Sandra
Knowles, Pearl Anna Lon
don, Maxine Loveless, Otis
Marzell Martin, Ronald De
laine Montgomery, Sharon
Moore, Evelyn Yvonne Mos
ley, Sarah Ruth Mostiller,
Edward Rolland Underwood,
and Mary Lynn Watkins.
Valedictorian of the class
is Cherry Zoan Allen. The
Saluatorian is Wanda Evans.
The exercises will begin
at 8 p.m. The speaker, Dr.
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Floyd, Stewart in Race
For State Legislature
James “Sloppy” Floyd announced Wednesday
that he has qualified as a candidate to succeed him
self as representative from Chattooga County.
It was also learned that Fred Stewart, former
sheriff, will oppose Mr. Floyd in the state Primary.
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GENE ESPY
Espy Wins
Band Award
During the Chattooga
High School Band Concert
held last Friday night, Gene
Espy who has been in the
band for six years, was
given the Outstanding
Bandsman of the Year
Music Award. The presenta
tion was made by the direc
tor of the Trion High
School Band, John Carruth.
This is an annual award.
Jack Raines, Chattooga
School Band Director, said
of Gene: “He does his work
in a pleasing way, and ht
Is dependable. He has been
of great help to the band.”
E. L. Kelley, Principal of
Chattooga High, in telling a
reporter at the News office
of the award presentation,
had this to say: “Gene is a
fine, congenial young man.
We wish we had many more
students like him.” Gene is
a 1966 graduate of Chat
tooga High School.
Police Make
Whisky Raid
Summerville Police Chief
Griffin Pledger, assisted by
three patrolmen, raided a
house at No. 3 Aldred Street,
in Summerville at 9:15 p.m.
Saturday. The house was oc
cupied by a male, Forrest
Howard, according to Chief
Pledger. “Beer and untaxed
whisky was found Inside the
residence,” Chief Pledger
said.
Search warrants had been
obtained following observa
tions and investigations by
the police department.
Mr. Howard was charged
with having beer for the
purpose of sale; and for
having non-tax paid whls-
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Paul Painter, Rossville,
Announces Candidacy
Paul W. (Johnny) Painter,
a practicing attorney in
Rossville sot the past 23
years, announced today that
he will be a candidate for
judge of the Superior Courts
of the Lookout Mountain
Judicial Circuit in the Sep
tember 14 Democratic Pri
mary.
Painter, who posted his
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PAUL W. PAINTER
Floyd, who has served as
state representative since
1953, is also Quartermaster
of the state VFW organiza
tion.
Committees on which the
present representative holds
membership include: Appro
priations, vice-chairman of
the University System of
Georgia, Defense and Vet
eran’s Affairs.
Stewart, who served as
Chattooga County Sheriff
for a period of 12 years, will
be returning to the political
scene since leaving office in
early 1965.
Rep. Floyd qualified this
week in Atlanta with the
State Democratic Commit
tee.
Closing date for qualifi
cation is June 15.
Democratic
Committee
Sets Rules
The Chattooga County
Democratic Executive Com
mittee at a meeting Monday,
set the qualifying date and
deadline for several offices,
according to Earl Self,
Chairman.
Would-be candidates for
Judge of City Court have
from now until 5 p.m. June
15 to qualify. The fee is SSOO.
, There are 11 seats up for
Democratic Commlttemen
with the qualifying date set
for August 1 and the closing
date set for August 8 as per
State Democratic Party
rules. The fee is $lO.
If no candidate receives a
majority of votes in the pri
mary a run-off election will
be called.
The Democratic Primary
is set for September 14.
Chattooga County has one
seat open in the House of
Representatives. One Senate
seat for the 53rd District is
also open and will include
would-be candidates from
Chattooga, Walker and
Dade Counties.
$18,250 Grant
Includes Aid
To Chattooga
The Coosa Valley Area
Planning Commission of
Rome has been awarded a
grant of $18,250 through the
Office of Economic Oppor
tunity to help 13 counties to
plan and coordinate anti
poverty programs. These
counties include Bartow, Ca
toosa, Dade, Douglas, Floyd,
Gordon, Haralson, Murray,
Paulding, Polk, Walker,
Whitfield and Chattooga.
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qualifying fee with the State
Democratic Executive Com
mittee Saturday, is seeking
the post now held by Judge
Samuel W. Fariss of LaFay
ette. Judge Fariss has said
he will not seek re-election.
The Lookout Mountain Ju
dicial Circuit is composed of
Walker, Chattooga, Catoosa
and Dade Counties.
Painter, 49, was admitted
to the Georgia Bar in 1943.
He is a graduate of McKen
zie Business College and the
Chattanooga College of Law.
He is licensed to practice in
state and federal courts and
several federal agencies.
The attorney served for
seven years in the legal de
partment of the U. S. Forest
Service, Chattahoochee Na
tional Forest Area, as legal
clerk and abstractor. He was
assistant solicitor general of
Rome Judicial Circuit (Su
perior Court of Walker
County) under William T.
Maddox and the late Hen
derson Lanham. He has been
city attorney of Rossville
since 1943.
Painter is a member of
the Lookout Mountain Cir-
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GOLD MUMS AND BLUE STREAM
ERS—The Summerville American Le
gion Auxiliary placed this wreath
made of gold mums and tied with blue
streamers imprinted with gold letter
ing, upon the grave of a former presi
dent of the unit during a brief cere
mony held Monday. This memorial to
the late president, Miss Earle Strange,
was for her dedicated work in the local
Lightning Bolt Digs Ditch
In Local Resident’s Yard
Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Marks who reside on the
Menlo Road, have a 20 foot
long ditch in their yard, but
one they didn’t dig. Accord
ing to Mr. Marks, a bolt of
lightning dug the 18 Inch
deep ditch.
Nobody saw it happen, but
Mrs. Marks was at home at
the time, and did hear the
noise made by the thunder.
A few days later she and Mr.
Marks noticed that a 40 foot
pine tree in their yard had
been hit by “fire from the
sky”. It had “exploded” a
part of the tree roots and
the dirt around it, and scat
tered the debris across the
yard. The lightning, moving
on, had dug the ditch which
ended at the foot of another
pine tree some 25 feet south
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SHERIF F’S DEPARTMENT DE
STROYS 77TH STlLL— Sunday aft
ernoon at 2 p.m., Chattooga County
Sheriff J. Frank McConnell and three
deputies destroyed their 77th illegal
whisky still during the 17 months
they have been in office. This 1,000
gallon “pot" still was located in a
wooded creek area between the Hol
land and Chattoogaville communities.
Os galvanized materials, the still was
fired by gasoline. Officers found the
still “hot” but the operators had taken
unit and with district and state auxil
iary offices. L-R, front row, Mrs. Jess
Harris, unit president; and Mrs. A. E.
Strange, mother of the late Miss
Strange. Back row, L-R, Mrs. T. J.
Espy, Miss Grace Weaver, Mrs. Anna
Hardy, and. Mrs. Peg Osgood, unit
members. The unit’s colors are gold
and blue.
of the first one. This tree
was split some 25 feet from
the ground, and dirt around
its roots had been scattered.
“This tree,” Mr. Marks said,
“had a fence stapled to it."
Mrs. Marks reported that
the electric current in her
house was knocked out when
the lightning hit, but soon
came back on.
Pool to Open
The Summerville 7th Street
pool and the Bolling Road
pool will open officially Sat
urday, May 28, at 2 p.m. The
pools will be open from 2 to
6 p.m. on week-ends and
from 3 to 6 p.m. until school
is out. A complete schedule
will be announced later.
off with the “moonshine”, leaving
only a few empty gallon jugs behind.
In the foreground of the picture is
Sheriff J. Frank McConnell. Freddy
McDonald, Summerville City police
man, and Chief Elbert Tucker are
shown standing in background. Seated
is Deputy Robert King. Chief Tucker
said that the department has had ex
cellent cooperation from state and
federal revenue agents in locating and
destroying the stills.—Photo courtesy
Sheriff's Dept.
Weather
Thursday 7 a.m. to
Tuesday 7 a.m., tem
perature averages
normal or slightly be
low for this period.
Precipitation light to
locally heavy. Oc
curring scattered
showers and thunder
storms over week-end.
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Auxiliary
Honors Late
President
The late Miss Mae Earle
Strange is remembered for
many reasons, but to the
local American Legion Aux
iliary, she is especially re
membered for her Interest
and work in local unit 129,
and in district, state and
national auxiliary and vet
eran affairs. As a memorial
to this woman, the local unit
honored her memory by
placing a Memorial wreath
upon her grave on Monday,
May 23.
Miss Strange died on May
27, 1965 while serving as
Justice of the Peace. She
was a retired Selective Serv
ice employee, having been
presented a certificate of
award from the Selective
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