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The Summerville News, Thurs., July 28, 1966
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Teenagers Need Private Meeting Place
A number of justified complaints
have been leveled at the youth of our
county concerning their escapades
with their wheeled monsters, com
monly referred to as cars. Each night
hundreds of teenagers (and adults, for
that matter) can be seen following an
established circle between Toles Drive
in and the A&W Drive-in. They are
frequently inclined to squeal their
tires, scratch off, drag race, yell and
throw drink cans.
These antics are in defiance of the
law and a danger to individuals. But,
looking from the teenagers’ point
of view, what else is there to do? In a
county of nearly 20,000 people, we have
no place for our youth to meet—but
on the highways.
There is only a limited number of
restaurants, none of which appeal spe
cifically to teenagers, there is only one
indoor theater and no place where
teenagers can just get together and
listen to music and dance.
The need for a meeting place was
very apparent Thursday night of last
week, when a group of teenagers took
it upon themselves to set up their rock
and roll band on a platform at the
Trion Triangle Shopping Center. For
a while the highways were not so
crowded, as some 100 teenagers drove
up to the shopping center to hear the
band, with a few dancing to the music.
Os course, the Trion Police Depart
ment had no choice but to disperse the
crowd. And once again the highways
were filled with discontented young
drivers.
Os course there are occasionally
dances at the Recreation Center, but
these dances are usually restricted to
Civil Defense Still Without Leader
As the chances of all-out nuclear
war become more apparent each day,
the people of Chattooga County are
seemingly unaware that their county
is operating virtually without a Civil
Defense. What originated as an eager
and industrious Civil Defense several
years ago has dwindled into an unor
ganized and seemingly uninterested
unit.
July 1 the County Civil Defense
unit lost its director and July 15 the
resignation of the assistant director
became effective. Since that time, the
County Civil Defense has operated
without leadership and, as far as we
know, has had no meetings.
Strong leadership, of course, is the
immediate need. But County Commis
sioner Harry Powell has pointed out
that this is the most difficult need to
fulfill. "We have approached a num
ber of men, but none of them seem to
want the job,” Powell explained. "That
doesn't mean that we couldn’t walk
out on the street and grab the first
person we see and make him director,
but that isn't what we want to do. We
want someone that we feel is capable
of doing a good job for us and the Civil
Defense," Powell further noted.
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Miss Marla Payne and her
cousin, Miss Ginger Brock,
of Lakeview, are spending
this week at camp being
held at Florida College.
Temple Terrace, Fla
-O —0—o —
Mr. and Mrs Don Epper
son. Bruce Teresa, Tommy
and little Don. Jr., from
Gainesville. Fla., spent the
week-end with Mrs. John
Alexander and Jimmie Alex
ander on South Commerce
Street
Mr and Mrs O C. Mahan,
Jr , of Summerville, and Mr.
and Mrs Monroe Smith, of
Gadsden. Ala., spent last
week at Daytona Beach.
Fla
Mrs Julia Mae Rowlls at
tended the funeral of Ed
Voiles in LaFayette Monday
of last week Mr Voiles was
a cousin of Mrs Rowlls.
—o —o —o —
Dr and Mrs O K. Mac-
Vane and daughter, Carole,
of Menlo, will leave Friday
morning for Denver. Colo,,
to attend an educational
seminar and post-graduate
course On their return they
plan to stop at Colorado
Springs, Carlsbad Caverns,
band Waco, Texas
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WILLIAM FAY WILLIS
William Fay Willis. 41. a
resident of Dillon. S. C„ died
Sunday. July 3. at 2 30 a m.
He was an employee of the
Hamer Spinning Mills in
Hamer. S. C. He was a for
mer employee of the Spin
ning Department of Riegel
Textile Corp . Trion Division.
He was a World War II vet
eran. a member of the VFW
Post 6688. F & AM 160. and
a member of the Dillon
First Baptist Church
Surviving are his wife,
Mrs Hazel Willis. Dillon,
S C.; mother, Mrs Arris
Willis, Trion; two sisters,
Mrs. Doris Harding. Sum
merville; Mrs Jean Bryant,
Trion. Two nieces also sur
vive.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, July 5, at 2 p.m at
the chapel of the Erwin Fu
neral Home with the Rev
Leroy Obert and Rev D. F
Norman officiating Inter
ment was in Greenhill Mem
ory Gardens
Pallbearers were: Ed
Owens, Leo Lanier. Jr., Billy
Tate. Mac Arden, Jr.. John
Woods and John Neal.
Erwin Funeral Home was
In charge of arrangments.
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a particular group and outsiders are
reluctant to attend. Also, these dances
are usually designed for the younger
teenage group, omitting a number of
college-age young people and recent
high school graduates who live in our
county.
The solution to the problem is obvi
ous. Teenagers of our county need a
building in which they can meet,
dance and listen to music without dis
turbing uninterested parties. A num
ber of good, local bands are available
for entertainment and it is doubtful
that such an establishment would
ever be hurting for business.
It can not be expected that such an
establishment would be set up with
Kublic funds. The enterprise would
ave to be undertaken by private indi
viduals—individuals who are inter
ested in the good of the youth of our
community.
Some may argue that such a place
would only create additional problems.
On the contrary, such an establish
ment would eliminate a great many
problems. Teenagers would no longer
fee forced to express their frustrations
on the highways; they would not have
to depend on foolish pranks to gain
enjoyment; they would not have to in
fringe on the rights of others to listen
to music and dance; and, perhaps most
important concerning the older teen
agers, they would not have to go out
of the county and seek out big city
“dives” in order to meet people of their
own age group.
The advantages of such an estab
lishment are numerous, but it will de
pend on the initiative of adult citizens
with concern for their youth.
The most common excuse given is
lack of time to devote to being director
of Civil Defense. Admittedly, such work
would take time. But the time taken
to save the lives of the people of our
county should not be a matter for de
bate. This may seem an exaggeration,
but it is not. Civil Defense throughout
the nation has come to stand along
side police departments and fire de
partments in responsibility for the
safety of the nation’s people. In fact,
Civil Defense is held even higher than
these organizations in matters of na
tional emergency and disaster. Such
emergencies or disasters may seem far
away and the preparation for them
may seem useless, but such is not the
case. Tornados, hurricanes, floods,
widespread fires, riots, or nuclear at
tacks will never be preceded by warn
ings. The people must have a strong
and informed group of individuals to
turn to in such emergencies. Civil De
fense should be that group of individ
uals.
Like most organizations, Civil De
fense is as strong as its leaders. And
our County Civil Defense still has no
leaders.
MRS. NOLA W. BARKSDALE
Mrs Nola W. Barksdale.
82. former resident of Sum
merville and resident of
Rome since May 1964, died
in a Rome Convalescent
Home Tuesday at 5:30 a m
She was preceded in death
by her husband, Tobe Barks
dale May 1920
She is survived by three
daughters. Mrs Lucy Hun
ter. Route 2. Summerville.
Mrs Addie Mae Dyer, and
Mrs. Gladys Dupree of Sum
merville; son. Doke Barks
dale. Summerville; 23 grand
children. 24 great-grand
children; nieces and neph
ews also survive
Funeral services will be
conducted from the South
Summerville Baptist Church
where she was a member.
Thursday at 11 am. with
Rev Robert Smith and Rev
Jimmy Bailey officiating
with burial in the Trion
Cemetery Active pallbearers
will be grandsons
Mrs Barksdale Is at the
home of a grandson. Cecil
Barksdale on Memorial
Drive in the Pennville Com
munity.
J D. Hill Funeral Home is
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Steven L. Wolford
Makes Solo Flight
Steven L. Wolford, 16, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Hedrick L.
“Bud” Wolford, of Leesburg,
Va., made his initial solo
flight June 13 at the precise
moment he was born 16
years ago (11:40 a.m.) at
Godfrey Field, Leesburg’s
Municipal Airport.
His mother is the former
Miss Josephine Crouch, of
Summerville.
Although young Wolford
will be only a junior at
Loundoun County High
School in Leesburg this fall,
he is already a member of
the Aircraft Owners and
Pilots Association and the
Leesburg Flyers, a flying club
formed by employees of the
FAA Air Route Traffic Con
trol Center at Leesburg. He
used the Flyers' airplane, a
Cessna 150, for his solo
flight.
On hand to greet young
Wolford after his solo flight
were the members of his
family, his father, mother
and sister, Sheryl.
They performed the tra
ditional tearing off his shirt
tail, which is a mark of good
LETTERS™™ EDITOR^
Dear Editor:
After reading your paper
the past year, I can under
stand why it is “A Prize
Winning Weekly News
paper.”
From 1925-28 I taught in
the high school at Trion.
Your newspaper each week
brings me news of Mr.
Charles Bell, who was my
first principal, or news of
the boys and girls who were
my first pupils. Thank you
so much for the fine paper.
Yours truly,
(Mrs.) Lucile
Heiskell Anderson
Athens, Tennessee
Dear Editor:
May I take this opportu
nity to commend Mr. Taylor
on his article in The Sum
merville News’ 7-21 edition.
What a shame this nation
doesn’t have more Ron Tay
lors, especially in Washing
ton.
I especially want Ralph
McGill to read said article
Sincerely,
John Stephens
Summerville
Dear Editor:
Your recently published
editorial. Electric Bank,
Danger to Free Enterprise,"
is greatly appreciated by all
of us at Georgia Power
Company
As you pointed out. the
proposed Federal Electric
Bank would place many un
necessary burdens on all
taxpayers and could mean
the eventual end of inves
tor-owned utilities. Avoiding
such a development and
thus preserving our Ameri
can free enterprise system
will require the h of
newsmen throughout our
nation who will, as you did,
print the facts of this im
portant economic issue in
proper perspective.
Again, thank you and best
wishes.
Edwin I. Hatcher
President
Georgia Power Co.
luck throughout hip flying
career.
Young Wolford’s soloing
marked a first for Godfrey
Field. And his father noted
that soloing at 16 is “pretty
rare anywhere.”
He is aiming to achieve his
private flying license at 17
and hopes to rate for his
commercial ticket at the
minimum age of 18.
Teacher. Pupil
Tour West Coast
A teacher and former stu
dent, are in Long Beach,
Calif., where they have been
for four weeks on an educa
tional tour of the West
Coast.
The teacher is Mrs. Vir
ginia Shropshire, Principal
of Westside Elementary
School, Trion, and the stu
dent is little Miss Jennifer
Mann, a student at Summer
ville Elementary.
The pair will be journey
ing back to Summerville
very soon.
July 26, 1966
Editor
Summerville News
Summerville, Georgia
Dear Editor:
On July 25. 1966 my step
father, Mr. Harold Tyree,
had occasion to call upon
the Sheriff of this County
ofr assistance in trying to
find the person or persons
responsible for taking ap
proximately 40 sheets of
plywood from a construction
site of a house we are build
ing. This plywood was taken
either on the night of July
24th or the day of July 25th
and the person or persons
involved left quite a few
good tire impressions and
foot prints.
As of this morning the
Sheriff or his deputies have
not come by to see if there
are clues that can be ob
tained from these prints and
tracks. He did however say
that he would say something
to Mr. Jack Knott, resident
agent for the GBI, this
morning.
I think that the Sheriff
of our county should strive
in every way to help the
people of this county in
combating every type of
crime, not just raiding stills
In closing I would like to
say that our Sheriff seems
to be a very fine person, be
cause he did offer Mr Tyree
his sympathy.
Respectfully.
James E Daniel
707 Farrar Drive
Summerville. Georgia
Would You Believe—
Frontier Days are cele
brated over the Fourth of
July at Prescott. Ariz.
Somali has no railroads.
Formosa is exporting tea.
It is generally agreed a
flying fish, upon leaving the
water, is merely trying to
escape from a predatory fish
and is sustained in the air
for a few seconds by large
pectorial fins.
All U.S ships of registry
must be equipped with fog
signal devices
Stand firm in your faith
and you shall walk the path
to happiness.
It is not easy to do with
love, to consider others rather
than concentrate on self-pres
ervation. When we become ob
sessed with self-love, our per
spective is shallow; we tend to
grasp and take; we never give
and share.
Man lives with the hope of
eternal salvation, and this
very hope is founded upon a
great sacrifice.
Let the example of the life
of Christ guide us to a firm
stand for right things, an ea
gerness to do with love in our
hearts, then we shall know the
rewards of God’s love.
Read your BIBLE daily
and
GO TO CHURCH
SUNDAY
S. Summerville
Revival Begins
Sunday. July 31
A revival will be held at
the South Summerville Bap
tist Church beginning July
31.
The evangelist will be
James Groves, pastor of the
Whites Chapel Baptist
Church in Gadsden, Ala.
Services begin at 7:30
each night with special
singing every night.
Rev. Robert Smith, pastor
of South Summerville, cor
dially invites everyone to at
tend.
Sprayberry Gets
Promotion in AF
Jerry M. Sprayberry, son
of Mrs. Dorothy L. Spray
berry, of 28 First Street,
Trion, has been promoted to
technical sergeant in the
U.S. Air Force.
Sergeant Sprayberry is a
radio equipment technician
at Clark AB, Philippines. He
is a member of the Pacific
Air Forces which provides
air offensive and defensive
units in Southeast Asia, the
Far East and the Pacific.
The sergeant is a grad
uate of Summerville High
School.
His wife, Sandra, is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Purcell, of 27 First
Street, Trion.
Dinner Given
Gary Zeigler
On Birthday
A birthday dinner was
given Tuesday evening for
Gary Zeigler by his wife,
Mrs. Nancy Zeigler and his
mother-in-law Mrs. Frank
Flippo.
Mr. Zeigler celebrated his
20th birthday Wednesday.
Guests attending the din
ner were Charles Loggins
and Angela Taylor, cousins
of Mrs. Zeigler, Ron Taylor,
cousin of Mrs. Zeigler and
Mr. Zeigler’s roommate at
the University of Georgia,
and Mike Flippo. brother of
Mrs. Zeigler.
Nonfarin Workers
Increases 70,000
Over Last Year
Georgia’s nonfarm em
ployment continued to shat
ter all previous records in
June, according to a report
released today by Commis
sioner of Labor Ben T. Huiet.
The new total of 1,326,600
workers gainfully employed
in occupations other than
farming was an increase of
14.500 over the previous high
reached in May and was 77.-
000 higher than June 1965
Manufacturing employ
ment has Increased steadily
throughout the year setting
new all time highs each
month with production
workers averaging $2 08 per
hour.
The steady increase in em
ployment over many months
has been accompanied by a
decrease in the number of
workers qualifying for un
employment compensation
For the week ending July 25
the Insured unemployment
rate In Georgia was 1.2 per
cent.
Taylor
Talks
By Ron Taylor
Smile, you’re on somebody’s camera.
In my search for material for my column I stole
the above phrase from a book by Vance Packard
called “The Naked Society.” No, the book isn t about
people running around naked. Well, not exactly You
fee the book deals with people of our society being
checked on and watched without then knowing it. In
sort, it deals with the increased practice of spying and
prying through usage of confidential infoi mation
and electronic devices such as hidden cameras, ra
dios microphones, tape recorders, two-way mirrors,
etc by anyone who is interested in what you re doing
and has the money to purchase said equipment.
No matter where you go, or what you do, i emem
ber somebody may be watching every move you make
and listening to every scandalous thing you say. And
some day someone might walk up to you and say:
“Hi there! Mr. Taylor, I’m I. Seeit of the Sneaky
Detective Agency, and I’ve been watching you.”
“No kiddin’.”
“Yes, I’ve been hired by the Henry W. Grady
School of Journalism to pry into the lives of journal
ism students during the summer and you, sn > have
been a most interesting person to watch. ’
“No kiddin’.”
“Really, you do some of the most ridiculous
things I’ve ever ... (Breaks into fits of laughter, then
continues.)
“For instance, Mr. Taylor, that stupid habit you
have of sleeping with a pistol under your pillow. That
in itself isn’t so bad, but do you have to blast away at
the maid everytime she tries to wake you up? And
the names you call that poor old lady. I’ll never un
derstand why she keeps fixing your breakfast, what
with you trying to kill her with your pistol and that
awful habit you have of spitting burnt toast on the
floor. Then, you proceed to comb your hair. That in
itself is a sight to behold —the way you part it on the
left, then on the right, then you comb it down in your
face, then you part it back on the right, and all this
time you keep grinning and frowning and flexing
your muscles, and mashing your pimples. Boy are you
stupid.
“Then you go to work, as you call it. I’ll never
understand how a man can sit in an office and smoke
his pipe for eight hours and accomplish absolutely
nothing. Then you come home. This is where the fun
really begins. I love the way you bound from your car,
kick your dog, and rush into the house to curse your
' mother. Then, you jump into that ragged T-shirt and
bathing suit, and proceed to the nearest mirror to see
how your hair has held up under the day’s pressure.
Then, out you go for that ridiculous exercise program
of yours. And I suppose you wonder why dogs chase
you and women drag their children in the house.
Exactly what would you do if some overgrown maniac
' came running by your house? Then, there’s your
weight lifting program. I’ll never understand how a
man so big could be so weak.
“Then, after scratching your athlete’s foot for
about an hour, you go take a shower. Again, your stu
pidity is marvelously displayed. If you’re going to sing
“Maria” in the shower, couldn’t you at least learn the
words? And another thing, Mr. Taylor .. .
And so I stop before he gets to some of the really
stupid things I do. But Ithink you get the idea of
what someone might see if they were secretly watch
ing you. If this wholesale exploitation of an individ
ual’s private life continues, the statement “When
you’re smiling the whole world smiles with you” may
no longer be an exaggeration.
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Berman talmadge
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Reports From
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WASHINGTON _
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THE INCREASED air offen
sive and the bombing of the
fuel dumps in North Viet Nam
was applauded by most of the
American people. My view is
that this action was a step in
the right direction.
In the ab
sence of a
willingness on
the part of the
Communists to
halt aggres
sion and talk
peace, Amer
ica must make
it clear that
we will not back down. The war
must be conducted with all the
vigor we possess and with abso
lute determination to win.
In my opinion, this is the only
way to achieve victory in the
battlefield and to reduce the
loss of American lives. Only
with such determination and
the utilization of our air and
sea military supremacy can the
United States hope to bring this
conflict to an early conclusion.
• * •
THE RECENT air raids on
the Hanoi-Haiphong fuel com
plexes were fully justified and
It is my hope that this offensive
will not be relaxed. As long as
North Viet Nam sends her
troops and supplies into the
South and supports the Viet
Cong, then her supply depots
and supporting industries are
legitimate targets. Crowded ci
vilian centers should be spared,
but we should allow no privi
leged sanctuaries that would
otherwise be strategic targets.
At the moment, increased in
volvement seems to be the
proper course. The North Viet
namese have said they will not
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be forced to negotiate. Yet they
have been unwilling to talk
peace under other circum
stances more favorable to them.
The United States has great
and acknowledged power in all
facets of modern warfare, and
no one should expect us not to
protect our soldiers as well as
to prosecute this war sensibly.
• • •
EVERY CITIZEN of course
has deep feelings about the war.
The burdens of this conflict af
fect each of us personally and
there have been many, many
tragic experiences.
An indication of the increase
of our involvement is evidenced
by draft quotas today as com
pared to a year ago. The na
tional quota for July, 1965, was
17,100. This month it is 28,500.
From Georgia, the military is
asking for 425 more young men
than it sought a year ago, 743
now as opposed to 318 last July.
It is the hope of all American
citizens that the war in Viet
Nam will end quickly and that
our boys will be brought home.
Various approaches including
peace offensives have been
taken, but they have been met
only by Communist scorn.
Peace and a cease fire, unfortu
nately, is up to the North Viet
namese at the present time.
Until such a time as the Com
munists realize the futility of
their efforts, the United States
has no other choice but to con
tinue to meet force with force
and to vigorously strive for
victory.