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CRACK-UP SAVES LlVES— Deputy Robert King
acted quickly and risked his life, Saturday night,
when he met a speeding car head-on before it could
reach a crowd of curious observers gathered around
a burning vehicle that had been responsible for a
two-car collision in front of the Daily King. King
Riegel Earns
$2,017,256
In 13 Weeks
Net income for the Riegel
Textile Corporation during
the 13-week period ending
July 2 was $2,017,256. com
pared to $1,464,486 for the
same period last year, ac
cording to the Quarterly Re
port to Stockholders recent
ly issued by Riegel.
The figure is based upon
the unaudited consolidated
earnings of Riegel Textile
Corporation and subsidiaries
combined with the unau
dited consolidated earnings
of LaFrance Industries, Inc.
and subsidiaries for com
parable periods on a “pool
ing of interests” basis.
Riegel’s net sales for the
13-week period were $38,596,-
366, compared to $30,358,883
for the same period last year.
Net profit before income tax
was provided for was $3,-
922.595, while the net profit
for the same period last year
was $2,789,281.
Net income for the 39-
week period ending July 2
was $5,342,126, compared to
$4,039,079 during this period
last year. Net sales for this
period amount to $106,459,-
682, as compared to last
year’s $90,146,034.
Net profit before income
for the period was $10,228,-
683. For the same period last
year net profit was $7,738,-
059.
Net earnings per share of
common stock for the 13-
week period were 80 cents,
and net earnings for the 39-
week period were $2.10 per
share.
Riegel has applied for list
ing of its Common Stock on
the New York Stock Ex
change, and, if approved, it
is expected that trading will
start about Aug. 24.
| Talmadge Views Poverty
| In Coosa Valley Address
U. S. Senator Herman E.
Talmadge, discussing the so
called federal anti-poverty,
declared that "educating
and training people to earn
a living is good business for
the economy of the country
and can do much to alle
viate dependency and un
employment.”
However, the Georgia
Senator added, "if the pro
gram is subverted, as it has
been in many instances, to
a mere handout and per
petuation of the dole, it will
not produce the desired re
sults."
Senator Talmadge was
principal speaker Friday at
the Coosa Valley Area Plan
ning and Development Com
mission's annual meeting,
held at Berry College. The
Commission, composed of 13
northwest Georgia counties,
was the first such organiza
tion formed in the state to
promote industrial develop
ment and planning for prog
ress.
“Organizations such as
this commission, which con
centrates on hard work,
planning and development
®he ^untmr rutile Nttus
North Summerville Gets
King As New Principal
Bill King, an assistant
princinal at Chattooga High
School last year, was elected
to serve as the new nrincinal
of North Summerville Ele-
8 TRION EMPLOYEES
TO GET AWARD TRIP
Eight employees of the
Trion Division of the Riegel
Textile Corporation will get
an all-expense paid trip to
New York City as a reward
for their achievement in the
corporation’s Zero Defects
Program.
Those receiving recogni
tion for their achievements
are Charles R. Farrow of
Fort Payne, Ala., who works
in the carding department;
Roland Clowdis, of Trion,
bleaching department;
James Carl Lewis of James
town, Ala., weaving depart
ment; Billy D. Payton of
Meeting Scheduled
To Benefit Parents
The Chattooga County
Head Start Planning and
Development Subcommittee
has invited all parents of
children entering the first
grade in the fall to attend a
county-wide meeting on
Thursday, July 28, at 7:30
p.m.
The meeting will be held
in the air conditioned cafe
torium of Chattooga High
School.
The purpose of this meet-
KI
HERMAN E TALMADGE
of human and natural re
sources are the key to eco
nomic progress, both for the
individual and the commu
nity," said Senator Tal
madge. "Local, state, and
federal efforts, when
properly directed, can offer
people an opportunity to
learn new skills and provide
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY JULY 21, 1966
received a stiff neck from the collision, but was not
seriously injured. Jack M. Holbrook, driver of the
speeding car, was placed under arrest on charges
of driving under the influence, speeding, improper
tag, no lights and failure to stop on red light and
sirene.
mentary School beginning
this fall at the monthly
meeting of the Chattooga
County School Board last
Thursday night.
Trion, plant engineering and
maintenance;. Ruth Collette
of Trion, weaving depart
ment; Jessie Whitley of
Trion, Laboratory; Gordon
Price of Trion, weaving de
partment; and Junius S.
James of Summerville, plant
engineering and mainte
nance.
The honorees were feted
by the Riegel Management
of the Trion Division at a
special luncheon at Riegel
dale Tavern Tuesday.
They will leave for their
awards trip to New York
Aug. 3.
ing is to help parents gain
additional information con
cerning the growth and de
velopment of small children.
The speaker will be Dr. Ocie
Dekle, professor of develop
mental psychology, Univer
sity of Georgia, Athens.
Although this program is
planned specifically for par
ents of first grade children,
other parents are cordially
invited to attend this meet
ing.
them with economic advan
tages which otherwise would
not be available. And if the
people avail themselves of
these opportunities, they
can improve their standard
of living and be made useful
and productive citizens,” he
told the group.
“The theory of helping
people help themselves by
training and improved edu
cational opportunities is
sound indeed. Emphasis
must always be placed, how
ever, on self-help. Handouts
in the long run do not help
anyone. It is foolhardy to
permit people to think that
they don't have to work or
that they are entitled to
something for nothing. It is
not good for the government
and it is worse for the peo
ple involved,” said Senator
Talmadge, adding that it
was his hope that the vari
ous anti-poverty programs
“will be administered in
such away as to strengthen
and enhance the economy,
to enable individuals to help
themselves, and that their
operation will be free of
waste and inefficiency.”
Rex Cassidy was originally
selected for the post of prin
cipal of the North Summer
ville Elementary, formerly
A. C. Carter Consolidated
School, but he recently an
nounced his plans to take a
job as principal of Dacula
School.
The board also set a new
levy for the 1966-67 school
year. The new levy is 17
mills for the maintenance
and operation of the school
system. Last year’s levy was
15 mills. The levy of two
mills for bonds remained the
same.
“The increased cost of ed
ucation made the two mill
increase necessary,” School
Superintendent James
Spence pointed out.
Application for additional
funds under Title I was also
approved by the board.
In other action, the board
gave final approval of plans
for school child accident in
surance, heard the financial
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$3,210 Raised Locally
For Heart Fund Campaign
Under the leadership of
Mrs. J. Curtis Amos, the
1966 Chattooga County
Heart Fund Campaign pro
duced $3,210.29 on a goal of
$3,155.00. The local effort
contributed significantly to
the successful statewide
drive.
The 1966 Heart Fund
Drive was highly successful,
according to State Heart
Fund Chairman, Ashton J.
Albert. The goal of $675,000
was surpassed and reached
an all-time, record-high.
Georgians contributed $695,-
835.30, exceeding the goal by
some $20,835.30
“This clearly indicates the
willingness of the people of
our state to give of their
time and resources to join
in a common effort to end
the scourge of heart dis
ease," said Mr. Albert.
“We all know that cardio
vascular diseases have been
and continue to be the cause
of more deaths in the United
States than all other major
diseases. Dr. Paul Dudley
White has called heart dis
ease the ‘epidemic of the
20th century.’ ”
Albert continued, “But, it
is through such cooperative
efforts as shown by the
people of Georgia this year
and through the Georgia
and American Heart Asso
ciations, which are wholly
dedicated to the conquest of
heart diseases, that we will
ultimately subdue the threat
Schrader#’ Home
Destroyed By Fire
The home of J. D. Schra
der, of Berryton, was de
stroyed by fire early Friday
morning.
The house was a total loss '
when the Fire Department
arrived at the scene of the I
fire. The Schrader family
was away when the fire oc- I
curred.
Hit-and-Run Causes
Series of Accidents
Sheriff, Police Have Busy
Night With Lawbreakers
A hit-and-run accident
and an act of heroism high
lighted a busy Saturday
night for the County Sher
iff’s Department and the
Summerville Police Depart
ment.
The activity started about
midnight Saturday night
when a 1960 Pontiac
smashed into a car driven by
Billy Bob Gilgore of Route 1,
Trion, in front of the Dairy
King, knocking Kilgore into
another car driven by Aaron
Whitfield.
The driver of the Pontiac
refused to stop, and con
tinued south on Highway 27
until his car caught fire in
front of J. D. Hill’s Funeral
Home.
The driver, who apparent
ly fled from the burning car,
is still unknown.
However, the car was re
ported stolen to the Chat
tanooga Police Department
Sunday morning by the
owner, Leon Pruitt of Chat
tanooga, Tenn.
The activity continued
when Deputies Gary McCon
nell and Elbert Tucker tried
to flag down a car with no
lights at the scene of the
hit-and-run in front of the
Dairy King.
The driver refused to stop,
and Deputy McConnell be
gan chasing him in his car.
McConnell reported that he
clocked the speeding car at
120 miles per hour.
Finding difficulty in over
taking the car, McConnell
called ahead to Deputy Rob
ert King, who was at the
scene of the burning car
that had been responsible
for the hit-and-run acci
dent, to set up a roadblock.
King met the speeding car
in front of Paul Holt’s Auto
Parts. When the car at
tempted to get past King,
he met the car head-on with
his car.
“I knew that if he got
passed me, he would never
be able to stop before he
these diseases hold for each
of us.”
The 1966-67 budget allo
cating the Drive proceeds
into three principle cate
gories, Public and Profes
sional Education, Commu
nity Service and Research,
will be announced by the
Georgia Heart Association in
the near future.
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35 YEARS OF SERVICE—Miss Margaret McDur
mont gets a watch for 35 years of service at the
Montgomery Knitting Co., in Summerville. Pic
tured with Miss McDurmont are (L-R) Herschel
Gass, superintendent of dying at Montgomery and
a former 35-year honoree; Bob Meadows, president
killed a bunch of those
people gathered around that
car in front of J. D. Hill's,”
King said, “so I knew my
only choice was to ram him
with my car.”
Jack M. Holbrook, the
driver of the car, was ar
rested on charges of driving
under the influence, speed
ing, improper tag, no lights
and failure to stop on red
light and sirene.
In spite of the number of
accidents, no critical injuries
were reported. Whitfield did,
however, receive a broken
hand when his car was
struck by Kilgore’s. And Kil
gore received a stiff neck in
the mishap. His wife also re
ceived some injuries.
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WHITFIELD CAR— Aaron Whitfield also suffered
from the hit-and-run driver, as his car was hit
when Kilgore was knocked into him by the hit-and
run vehicle. Whitfield received a broken hand in
the accident.
Workshop Scheduled
For Substitutes, Aides
The Chattooga County
School System has an
nounced final plans for a
Substitute Teacher and
Teacher Aide Workshop for
those persons interested in
doing substitute teaching
and working as teacher aides
in the county schools.
The workshop will be held
for two weeks beginning July
25 and continuing through
Aug. 5. Miss Maxine Palmour
will serve as director of the
workshop.
Classes will be held from 8
KILGORE CAR— The car driven by Billy Bob Kil
gore was struck by the hit-and-run driver in front
of the Dairy King Saturday night. Kilgore re
ceived a stiff neck from the accident, and his wife
also received injuries.
a.m.-2:30 p.m. at the Chat
tooga High School. There
will be no cost to the partici
pants.
The purpose of this work
shop is to provide better in
struction of Chattooga
County School children. Em
phasis will be centered
around those things which
will enable the helping
teacher to gain confidence
and competence in this
phase of the school program
Although completion of
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of United Knitting Mills; Miss McDurmont; J. R.
Burgess, president of Montgomery and a former
35-year honoree, and Jess Mitchell, supervisor of
the knitting department and a former 35-year
honoree. Miss McDurmont was one of the first
women to go to work for Montgomery.
PRICE 10c
CD Chooses
Local Woman
For Testing
A local woman is going to
spend two days in a fall-out
shelter.
Irene Wofford of Summer
ville was recently selected
by the State Civil Defense
Office to participate in one
of the Civil Defense’s shelter
living tests, July 22-24.
The test will be conducted
in a shelter on the Univer
sity of Georgia campus in
Athens. The test will be the
10th and largest testing to
be conducted in the series of
tests on shelter living. Some
500 persons will take part in
the test,
Mrs. Wofford is no stranger
to Civil Defense work. She
was a member of Civil De
fense units) in Miami, Fla. and
Walker County. She has also
taken part in several rescues.
Forgery Charge
Made Against 2
Jackie Ellis and Mildred
Goodwin, of Summerville,
were arrested Friday on
charges of cashing forged
checks.
Ellis and Goodwin were
arrested when Virgil Haw
kins discovered that the two
checks which they had
cashed at his store had been
forged.
The names of John Ful
ton and Austin Scoggins
had been signed to the two
checks which they cashed at
the Hawkins Store.
Ellis and Goodwin were
released on bond, pending
trial.