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CHS Mascot
Sought By
Cheerleaders
Do you know of a 3-4-5 or
6-year-old young lady who
would like to become the
cheerleaders’ mascot at
Chattooga High School. The
CHS cheerleaders are spon
soring a contest to select a
mascot. The contest will be
gin tomorrow (June 16).
Contestants will collect
votes at one penny each and
the winner — who will be
announced July 1— will be
determined by the amount
of money received in her be
half.
The winning contestant
will be provided with a uni
form and will help the cheer
leaders at all of the Indians'
football games.
Those who wish to enter
the contest — or who know
of someone who would like
to enter — are asked to con
tact Mrs. Genie Ricks, 857-
8524; Yvonne McCollum, 857-
2861; or Jeanette Ponder,
853-3125.
Johns Youth
Chickamauga
Lake Victim
David “Squeeky” Johns, 17,
Route 2, Sum merv ill e,
drowned Sunday afternoon
in Lake Chickamauga, where
he was swimming with sev
eral companions.
The incident occurred at
a public recreation area just
off Highway 153 at the south
end of Chickamauga Dam
about 2:40 p.m.
According to a statement
by Chief Joe I. Bush of the
county water patrol, the
youth was reported missing
by a number of boys at a
buoy-supported cable about
20 feet offshore. The chief
said he was passing by the
area when the boys notified
him that someone was miss
ing.
A search for the boy was
immediately begun, although
no one had reported seeing
the boy go under the surface.
Chief Bush was joined in
the search by City Patrol
man Bill Newell, who was in
a boat near the area.
After 45 minutes, the body
was recovered and then
taken to Newell Hospital.
Other persons taking part
in the search were County
Patrolman Fred Paul, Glenn
Broyles and John Priddy and
civil defense rescue workers.
Funeral services for the
youth were held yesterday at
2 p.m. from the chapel of
Erwin Funeral Home with
the Revs. Sidney Dooley and
Raymond Dunn officiating.
Burial was in Lakewood
Memory Gardens.
34th Annual Convention
Local Officials to Attend
GMA Meeting in Atlanta
Sen. Herman Talmadge,
Gov. Lester Maddox, Con
gressmen Phil Landrum and
Fletcher Thompson, Lt. Gov.
George T. Smith and former
Gov. Carl Sanders headline
the speaker’s list at the 34th
annual convention of the
Georgia Municipal Associa
tion June 18-20 in Atlanta.
Those planning to at
tend from Summerville are:
Mayor J. R. Dowdy, Mr. and
Mrs. Earl B. Self, Earl Par
ris and Jack Gresham. Mr.
Parris is moderator for the
gas section of the confer
ence.
Trion officials who plan
to attend include: Mayor
J. C. Woods, J. C. Langston,
city recorder: James Sim
mons, James McKenzie, Carl
Williams, Carl Ragland, L. C.
Dalton and Floyd Seymore.
Robert E. Surles, city attor
ney, will also attend.
According to GMA’s presi
dent, Mayor John Cromartie,
Gainesville, elected officials
from some 400 Georgia cities
will attend the convention
and hear the impressive ar
ray of speakers talk on
"Building Better Govern
ment.”
The convention serves as
the official business session
for the Georgia Municipal
Association, which repre
sents over 90 per cent of
Geo r g i a’s municipalities,
and approximately 80 per
cent of the state’s popula
tion.
Mayor Cromartie predicts
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LYERLY MAYOR SIGNS LOAN FOR WATER SYSTEM
Mayor Grover C. Jackson Jr. signs the
loan which will enable the Town of
Lyerly to develop a modern water sys
tem. Looking on is Mrs. Gwen Bent
ley, town clerk. Others shown are
Lyerly Gets Loan
For Water System
FHA Grants $85,830
For Modern Facility
A loan in the amount of $85,830 to the Town of
Lyerly to develop a modern water system has been
approved by the Farmers Home Administration.
Lyerly has been plagued for several years by wa
ter shortages, which at times have become very crit
ical. —
The money will enable the
town to lay approximately
three and one-half miles of
six-inch water mains from a
junction with the City of
Summerville’s facilities at
Berryton Bridge. The water
will be purchased from the
Summerville system.
The loan was completed
and signed last week by Ly
erly Mayor Grover Jackson,
Jr. in the office of George E.
Weaver, FHA supervisor.
Also included in the proj
ect will be the installing of
water meters, which—up to
now — Lyerly has not had.
Construction of the project
will provide approximately
1300 man-days of labor for
engineers and operators of
ditch digging and pipe lay
ing equipment. About 20
people will be employed on
this construction project.
The system will be capable
of delivering 300.000 gallons
of water per day when com
pleted.
the largest convention
crowd ever with an esti
mated 1500 people expected
to attend.
Boy Scouts
To Hold
Open House
Summerville Scout Troop
103 will hold open house In
the recreation room of the
Summerville Housing Au
thority, 118 Oak St., at 7:30
p.m. Wednesday, June 21.
All boys in the 8-18 age
group are invited.
A scouting film will be
shown and Troop 103 will
present a short skit with
Doyal Bethune and Hoyt
Ramey in charge of the pro
gram. Hoyt Odum will serve
as master of ceremonies and
Evans Scoggins, troop scout
master, will be a special
guest.
Refreshments will be
served to those present.
VFW to Elect
Officers Friday
Mason-McCauley Post 6688,
Veterans of Foreign Wars,
will meet at 7:30 Friday.
June 16, at Chattooga Me
morial Home.
The main item of business
will be the election of offi
cers for the coming year.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA 30747, THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1967
(L-R): Ed Surles, Lyerly town attor
ney; Clarence Eslinger, project con
tractor; George E. Weaver, FHA su
pervisor; and Herbert Barnum, proj
ect engineer.
With this new source of
water, the town will be able
to attract new industry, new
homes, provide better fire
protection and supply an
adequate amount of water
to 1000 people, two glove
mills, three churches, two
cases, one school and 15
business establishments.
In recent months, the
present water system—which
is composed of two deep wells
and a 100,000 gallon capac
ity reservoir — has failed to
the extent that it was nec
essary to bring in emergency
equipment to furnish water
for drinking. For long pe
riods of time, there was not
enough for other home uses
or fire protection.
The FHA loan is to be re
paid over a period of 30
years. Lyerly officials are:
Grover C. Jackson Jr., mayor,
J. Paul Smith, G. S. Pickle,
L. B. Whisenant, Jess J.
Brady and Eugene Mitchell,
councilmen. Mrs. Gwen
Bentley is town clerk.
Rural water system loans
are available to organiza
tions operating on a non
profit basis — such as a non
profit organization and wa
ter supply district. Small
rural towns and other rural
subdivisions are also eligible.
These loans are made only
when adequate credit at rea
sonable rates and terms is
not otherwise available.
Bl
Aftermath of Roeville Fire
Masons Plan
School for
Instruction
A school of instruction for
all Masonic lodges of Chat
tooga County will be held at
7:30 p.m. each Friday night
for the next several weeks.
L. A. Payne, of Rome, Sev
enth District Custodian, is
in charge of the work.
All qualified Masons are
invited to attend by Ray
Davis, Worshipful Master of
Chattooga Lodge 704 F&AM.
Rossville to
Get Aid
After Fire
Still stunned from the de
structive fire that swept the
sprawling Rossville Develop
ment Co. last week-end,
Rossville has been declared
a disaster area by the Small
Business Administration.
An agency spokesman told
Rep. John W. Davis that the
SBA anticipates making sev
eral loans for community re
covery.
Fire erupted last Saturday
night in one of the buildings
which once housed Peerless
Woolen Mills. The fire spread
rapidly-through the 15-in -
dustry development.
Most of the fire-fighting
equipment over a wide area
was dispatched to the scene,
but it was some 24 hours be
fore the fire was brought un
der control. Cause of the fire
has not been determined.
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City Officials Study Revamp
Os Traffic Control System
Tax Levy
Remains 6.6
A proposal to revamp the
traffic control system for the
City of Summerville was
presented to the city coun
cil at its regular meeting
Monday night at City Hall.
The plan would call for
the installation of an addi
tional 15 lights at the city’s
three main intersections.
Also discussed was the feas
ibility of installing a “walk
don’t walk” pedestrian light
at the intersection of Com
mer c e and Washington
streets.
Officials said this project
is necessary if the city is to
continue to receive State
Highway Department aid
with federal participation.
One phase of the project
brought forward was a plan
to install arrows in the new
traffic lights for left hand
turns. This would probably
do more to relieve congestion
than any other part of the
project.
The plan would remove
the present traffic control
lights at the three main in
tersections an d to replace
them with a new system con
sisting of 18 lights — six at
each intersection. A master
control would enable officials
to time the lights at any de
sired interval.
Temple Electric Company
of Gadsden submitted a bid
of $5,930.00 for the project.
This sum does not include
the pedestrian light nor ar
rows. It was estimated the
“walk-don’t walk” lights
would add approximately
$1500.00 to the total cost.
In other action, the city
officials set the tax levy at
the same 6.6-mlll rate as
1966 A breakdown shows 5.0
mills for general operation,
1.0 mill for recreation bonds,
0.4 mill for public building
bonds and 0.2 mill for ceme
tery allocation.
The city tax digest for 1967
is being worked up and will
be ready in October. Last
year’s digest was $13.9 mil
lion.
Also discussed by the
mayor and councilmen was
a proposal to place members
of the police department on
on eight-hour shift.
Present for the meeting
were Mayor J. R. Dowdy,
Councilmen O. G. Morehead,
Jr., Oscar Perry, Jack Led
ford and Virgil Hawkins.
Census Bureau
To Survey
TV’s in Area
During the week of June
18, the Census Bureau will
make a survey of households
equipped with television, ac
cording to Director Thomas*
W. McWhirter of the Census
Regional Office In Atlanta.
The survey will be taken in
this area and in 448 other
areas throughout the U. S.
Sponsored by the Federal
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Commander W. E. Moseley (L) of
Mason-McCauley Post 6688, VFW;
and Commander Troy Wesson (R) of
American Legion Post 129 presents
checks to Clyde Davis, recreation di-
4-H’ers to Attend
Rock Eagle Meet
Four Chattooga County
4-H Club members have
been selected to attend the
34th annual Georgia 4-H
Council meeting to be held
at Rock Eagle June 26-28.
Kathy Purcell, Patricia
Mathis, Randy Smith and
Tommy Payne will join ap
proximately 1,000 other
4-H’ers and leaders from
virtually every county in the
state at the council meeting,
according to M. H. Purcell,
county agent, and Mrs. Omie
Witherspoon, county home
economist.
The Chattooga County
delegation will have an op
portunity to hear prominent
speakers discuss citizenship
HeadHtart Fundn
OK’d By OEO
Funds for Headstart Pro
grams in four north Georgia
counties were approved by
the Office of Economic Op
portunity today, Congress
man John Davis announced
A grant of $108,987 was
made to the Northwest
Georgia Economic Author
ity, Inc., LaFayette.
The grant will cover pro
grams in Walker, Catoosa,
Chattooga and Dade coun
ties and include 455 children
for a period of two months.
Delegate agencies admin
istering the programs are
the boards of education In
the respective counties.
SERVICE CLUBS SPONSOR TEAMS
and leadership subjects, par
ticipate in work groups in
citizenship and legislative
procedures, and vote in the
election of state 4-H offi
cers for 1967-68.
Highlights of this year’s
program include: a keynote
address by Ben W. Fortson,
Jr., secretary of state; citi
zenship day address by Dr.
O. C Aderhold, president of
the University of Georgia; a
pageant on the flags to be
presented by 80 naval air
cadets from the U. S. Naval
Air Station in Pensacola,
Fla.; and the ground-break
ing ceremonies for the Rich
Foundation Natural Sciences
building.
In addition, Patricia,
Tommy, Kathy and Randy
will have an opportunity to
hear addresses by Lynn
Hughes, all-American foot
ball player at the University
of Georgia, and Harold
Joiner, executive secretary
to George T. Smith, lieuten
ant governor of Georgia.
One of the most impres
sive events on the program
will be the citizenship cere
mony for new voters.
Harold Darden, 4-H leader
with the Cooperative Exten
sion Service, will conduct
the ceremony honoring and
challenging delegates who
have reached 18 years of age
and are thus eligible to vote
in all elections.
Election of 1968 state of
ficers is scheduled for June
28. Winners will be an
nounced by Dr, T. L. Walton
during the morning assem
bly.
Mrs. Omie Witherspoon,
county home economist, will
accompany the Chattooga
County delegates to the
three-day council meeting.
Chattooga Library Plans
Relocation in Late August
The Chattooga Public Li
brary is planning to move to
the building formerly oc
cupied by Esserman’s on
North Commerce Street in
late August.
These plans were revealed
to the Summerville City
Council Monday night by
Mrs. B. W. Farrar, library
board chairman, and Will
Hair.
The City of Summerville
had earlier asked the board
to find other quarters be
cause of the city’s need of
the space now occupied by
the library in City Hall.
The city officials agreed to
continue to support the
library by paying rent,
utilities and custodial serv
ices for a period of two
years.
Library officials hope to
OVER 18,000
READERS
rector, for sponsorship of teams in
the Pony League. The VFW is spon
soring the Pirates and the American
Legion is sponsoring the White Sox.
| Pre-School |
| Program
i Extended
The schools of Chattooga
County are offering a seven
week Headstart and kinder
garten program for all chil
dren entering the first grade
in September—regardless of
income.
If you have a child who
will enter the first grade in
September—and are inter
ested in this program—
please go by the school in
your area and register your
child.
Classes begin on Thurs
day, June 15, at 8 a.m. Schoo)
will be in session until 12
noon. Lunch will be pro
vided for a nominal sum,
except to Headstart chil
dren—for whom lunch will
be provided free.
Buses will pick up children
who would regularly be eli
gible to ride the bus. If the
bus does not pick up your
child the first day, bring
him/her in and help offi
cials map the bus route.
The weather outlook for
the Chattooga County area
calls for continued warm
weather for the next several
days. Days should be rather
warm with mild nights
No genera' precipitation is
expected for the next day
or two.
Adult CIuHHeN
Begin Sept. 11
Classes in Adult Basic
Education will begin on Sep
tember 11, according to Mrs.
Golden B. Ufford, director.
Former students are now
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be set up in their new loca
tion by the first of Septem
ber.
City’s Parking
Lanes to Get
Coat of Paint
The parking lanes on the
city streets will get a new
coat of paint if present plans
work out.
Plans call for the repaint
ing of parking meter lines in
order to obtain a more uni
form width.
The angle of parking will
also be changed so that ve
hicles will have to back out
into only one lane when
leaving the parking meters.
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