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The annual installation of officers of Mason-Mc-
Cauley Post 6688, Veterans of Foreign Wars, was
held last Friday night at the Chattooga Memorial
Home. New officers (L-R) are: Carl Baker, quarter
master; Bill Ramsey Jr., vice commander, Charles
Menlo Readying Gigantic
Fourth of July Celebration
The Fourth of July will be
a big day for Menlo. Resi
dents, friends and former
residents will gather on that
day in the park for activities
that will begin at 1 p.m. and
continue until 10 p.m.
A gigantic parade will I
Chattooga 4-H’ers
Get District Wins
Chattooga County4-H Club
members returned from the
district project achievement
meeting at Rock Eagle with
five first place honors.
The county’s 29 4-H con
testants joined nearly 1164
4-H champions from some
25 area counties for the 1967
achievement meeting. All of
them went to Rock Eagle
with their hearts set on be
coming district winners in
the farm, home and commu
nity projects.
Well-presented demonstra
tions and good records
earned district honors for
five Chattooga County
4-H’ers, according to Mrs.
Omie Witherspoon, home
economist, and M. H. Pur
cell, county agent.
District winners included:
Kathy Purcell, poultry;
Terri Treadaway, recrea
tion; Ellen Jane Cavin,
clothing; Juanita Hawkins,
snacks; and Ralph Vanpelt,
Jr., conservation — natural
resources.
Vacation Pay
At Riegel
Sets Record
A record amount of $761,-
402.00 will be paid out to
Riegel Textile Corp, em
ployees in vacation money
and regular weekly salaries.
Vacation pay this year
amounted to $452,347.00.
This is $17,787 more than
last year.
Vacation paychecks will be
distributed after 8 am. on
Thursday, June 29, in all de
partments. Regular payroll
checks—for the week ending
July I—will be distributed
Thursday, July 6.
P. H. David, Riegel gen
eral manager said, "We are
delighted to see this tremen
dous amount of money being
paid to our employees. It
certainly reflects that our
long-service employees, es
pecially those with five or
more years continuous serv
ice, benefit by the vacation
pay policy more each
year . . .”
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VFW OFFICERS INSTALLED FRIDAY
open festivities at one o’clock
and will be followed by a
Dixie League baseball game
at 1:45.
The platform activities
will begin at 4 p.m. The com
munity will be solemnly re
minded that we are yet one
Kathy Purcell, being sen
ior member, will now have a
chance at state titles when
the Georgia 4-H Congress is
held in Atlanta in August.
If she wins in Atlanta, she
will attend the National 4-H
Congress in Chicago for na
tional honors. Other local
4-H winners are cloverleafs
and a district title is as
high as they can go.
In addition to the five
first place winners, six Chat
tooga Countians came home
with second-and third
place honors.
Second-place district win
ners and their projects
were: David Tidmore, en
tomology; Mike Hutchins,
pecan production.
Placing third at Rock
Eagle were: Nancy Purcell,
yeast breads; Ann Hutchins,
wildlife; Sally Cook, home
furnishings and art; Garry
Hill, forestry.
All the local 4-H members
consider themselves win
ners, regardless of whether
they took top honors in
their projects. Assembly
programs, vesper services,
group discussions, new
friends and recreational ac
tivities were also features of
the district program.
Nancy Purcell tried her
hand at 4-H style politick
ing. She ran for secretary of
the District 4-H Council, but
lost the election by only a
few votes.
Two Work Camp Inmates
In Custody After Escape
Two inmates of Chattooga
County Work Camp are back
in custody after escaping
from a work detail near
Menlo Monday afternoon,
according to Commissioner
Harry Powell.
The commissioner reported
that Donnie Green, 22, of
Dry Valley, who is serving a
three-year term for larceny
of an automobile; and Jerry
Chadwick, about 35, of
Chattanooga, serving a
10-year sentence for bur
glary, escaped in a work
camp tool truck about 10
am Monday.
The pair fled to Cloudland
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA 30747, THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1967
Elsberry, senior vice commander; Bill Moseley,
outgoing commander; Hugh Don Hall, command
er; J. D. Williams, chaplain; Dr. C. A. Clements,
surgeon; and Ray Giles, trustee.
people under God as it
pauses for the invocation by
the Rev. Lewis Pope, newly
resldent minister of the
Methodist Church.
The Rev. Fred Buchanan,
pastor of the Menlo Baptist
Church, will welcome the
visitors and guests. The na
tional anthem will be led by
Mrs. Nancy Ward, visiting
vocalist.
Rep. James H. (Sloppy)
Floyd will present Mac Bar
ber, Jackson County’s repre
sentative in the state legisla
ture, as the main speaker of
the day.
The program will include
the crowning of the Menlo
Dixie League Queen and the
Hearing Set
On Road
Projects
A public hearing July 11
will be held at 10:30 a.m. in
the Chattooga County Court
house to give any interested
person or groups of persons
an opportunity to be heard
in connection with the pro
posed construction or re
construction of several proj
ects in Chattooga County.
These projects include 1.6
miles of construction on the
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Band Director
Moves to
Tallulah Falls
Jack Raines, band director
at Chattooga High School
for the past five years, has
accepted a position as band
director at Tallulah Falls.
He is attending summer
school at the University of
Georgia and will assume his
new duties in the fall.
Mrs. Raines, Pam and Kip
are visiting relatives in
Nashville, Tenn., while he is
at school.
and crossed into Alabama.
The stolen truck was later
found about five miles south
of Cloudland, hidden in a
thicket.
Green turned himself in
to the commissioner about
5:30 p.m. Tuesday after
noon.
Commissioner Powell was
informed yesterday by the
Hamilton County Sheriff’s
Department that Chadwick
is in custody of Tennessee
officials. Extradition papers
will have to be signed before
he Is returned to Chattooga
County.
distribution of prizes. The
Rev. E. R. Arehart, minister
of the Menlo Presbyterian
Church, will pronounce the
benediction.
Wayne Smithson of Sum
merville will serve as master
of ceremonies.
At 5:30 p.m., the crowd
will have an opportunity to
fall in line for the famous
barbecued chicken. Meal
tickets, at $1.50 each, are
now on sale at Menlo mer
chants.
A second bailgame—be
tween teams of the Dixie
Youth League — will be
played Immediately follow
ing the supper.
The homecoming day is
sponsored by the Menlo PTA
and the Menlo Dixie Youth
League.
A cordial invitation is ex
tended by city officials to
come, bring the family and
friends and enjoy the Fourth
of July in the City of Menlo.
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LITTLE LEAGUE QUEEN
. . . Beth Bryant crowned Monday night
Sheriff Puts ‘Heat’
On Beer Drinking
22 Arrested Friday
For Illegal Selling
Sheriff John Frank McConnell is really putting
the ‘heat’ on the sale of beer and whisky in Chattooga
County. County and state officers have made wide
spread raid over the county area during the past
few days.
After receiving several re
ports of the illegal sale of
alcoholic beverages here, the
sheriff began a determined
drive last week to rid the
county of the illicit traffic.
There have also been a
number of reports of alco
holic beverages being sold to
minors. A recent state law
makes it unlawful for a per
son under age to purchase
or have such beverages in
his possession. The law
also makes it illegal to mis
represent one’s age in pur
chasing beer or whisky.
Last Friday, under the di
rection of Sheriff McConnell
and State Revenue Agent
Denny Davis, 22 persons
were arrested in Chattooga
County and charged with
selling beer, possessing beer
for sale, selling whisky and
possessing whisky.
Since taking office, Sheriff
McConnell has greatly re
duced the flow of non-tax
paid whisky in the county
area. More than 100 illicit
stills have been destroyed by
the sheriff’s department in
the past two years.
In last week’s county-wide
raids, 117 cases of beer were
confiscated—along with 15
pints of bonded whisky—by
county and state officers.
According to the sheriff’s
records, all of the arrested
persons have made bond.
The cases will be tried the
first Monday in September
in City Court of Chattooga
County.
The sheriff’s office also
reported that Dan Webster
Beth Bryant Is Crowned
1967 Little League Queen
Beth Bryant, 9, was
crowned Little League Queen
at between game ceremonies
at the Little League field
Monday night. The young
lady Is the daughter of Mrs.
Sara Bryant and Jack Bry
ant, both of Summerville.
The winner received a
has been captured in Doug
lasville, Ga., after being
gone from the Chattooga
County jail for approxi
mately one year.
Minor Given
Ten Years
For Burglary
Joseph Minor, of Chatta
nooga, was sentenced to 10
years in prison Monday by
Judge Paul W. Painter in
Chattooga Superior Court.
Minor entered a plea of
guilty before the court for
the burglary of Tri-Sum
Food Store on Highway 27
North several months ago.
Two companions are still
in Chattooga County jail In
connection with the same
burglary. Their bonds are
set at SIO,OOO.
Bankson Attends
Meeting at
Unicoi Park
John Bankson attended
the monthly meeting of the
Georgia Mountains Author
ity — composed of seven
members — held Monday at
Unicoi Park in White County
near Helen, Ga.
Mrs. Bankson, John, Jr.,
and Charles Cheek accom
panied him and enjoyed see
ing the park’s facilities of
pier fishing, boating, swim
ming, camping units and cot
tages.
telegram Wednesday which
read:
"Heartiest congratulations
for the well-earned title of
"Little League Queen." Best
wishes for a successful year."
The message was signed:
Gov. Lester Maddox.
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“SLOPPY” FLOYD
. . . cited by GMA
GMA Award
Given to
Rep. Floyd
The Georgia Municipal As
sociation presented an
“award of recognition” to
Rep. James “Sloppy” Floyd
at its convention in Atlanta
this week.
Meeting at Atlanta’s Mar
riott Motor Hotel for its 34th
annual convention, the GMA
presented an award of rec
ognition to the Chattooga
legislator for “his loyal and
faithful service as chairman
of the House Appropriations
Committee of the General
Assembly of Georgia.
Rep. Floyd Joined munici
pal officials from Summer
ville and Trion at the meet
ing Monday in the Georgia
capital.
This year’s convention
drew the largest crowd ever
to attend a GMA meeting as
approximately 1,500 persons
attended.
Among the headline speak
ers were Sen. Herman Tal
madge, Gov. Lester Maddox,
Congressman Phil Landrum,
Lt. Gov. George T. Smith and
former Gov. Carl Sanders.
Some 400 Georgia cities
were represented at the con
vention. This year’s theme
was "Building Better Gov
ernment.”
Two Men Knifed
In Sunday Brawl
One man is dead and an
other suffering from knife
wounds about the neck as a
result of an altercation early
Sunday night at a residence
just north of the Summer
ville city limits.
Officers report that John
D. Edmonds, 31, 12 Scoggins
St., Summerville, died in the
emergency room at Chat
tooga Hospital after being
cut In a fight at the home of
Ann Phillips, about one mile
north of Summerville on
Highway 27. Edmonds was
pronounced dead by Coroner
Roosevelt Young about 9
p.m.
According to official re
ports, two other men, Eu
gene Hines and Troy Wooten,
were engaged in an argu
ment when Edmonds at
tempted to separate them.
Hines, 37, 200 Oak St, was
also reported to have been
cut about the neck. He was
treated and released from
Chattooga Hospital.
The alleged altercation
took place in the back yard
Minor Damage
At S&W Fire
A fire of undetermined
origin did minor damage to
a shed at the back of the
main building at 8&W Fur
niture and Appliances Mon
day night.
Some appliances and metal
furniture were damaged by
fire and smoke. The fire was
discovered about 7:30 p.m.
This was probably one of
the shortest runs In history
tor the fire engine ... the
furniture store is just across
the street from the fire hall.
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Plans Set
For New
Restaurant
Plans were announced this
week for the erection of a
modern restaurant on Lyerly
Road.
The new dining facility is
to be built on a 300-foot
tract of land across from the
Supreme Oil Company sta
tion. It will be one of the
most modern restaurants in
North Georgia.
Operating under the name
of “The Luau,” the building
and decorations will show a
Polynesian influence. This
theme will also be reflected
in the landscaping, which
will feature tropical shrub
bery.
The main dining room will
be 28 feet by 50 feet. It will
be carpeted and have a
built-in stereophonic sound
system. Facilities will be
available for club meetings,
banquets and private parties.
A separate coffee shoppe
will be housed on one side of
the central lounge. The
building will be total elec
tric, with the most modern
equipment.
Future plans call for a 22-
unit motel to be built ad
jacent to the restaurant, ac
cording to a spokesman for
the new corporation.
Construction is expected
to begin within six to eight
weeks. A target date of early
October has been set for the
official opening.
Scout Day Camp
Planned at Trion
A Girl Scout Day Camp
will be held at the Trion
Town Hall July 24-28.
The camp fee Is three dol
lars. This Includes a daily
drink for lunch, Insurance
and operational expenses.
The camp begins at 9 a.m.
and lasts until 2 pm. It is
not necessary to be a reg
istered Girl Scout to attend.
Girls who will be in the sec
ond grade in the fall are also
eligible.
Co-directors are Mrs. Ruby
Tanner and Mrs. Ruby Gree
son of Trion.
of the Phillips home shortly
after 7 p.m.
Wooten, 35, whose address
was listed as Lovingood Mo
tel, was arrested by Deputy
Gary McConnell about 10
p.m. Sunday. According to
the records in the sheriff’s
office, Wooten has been
charged with murder and at
tempted murder and is being
held without bond in the
Chattooga County Jail.
He is scheduled to appear
before the Grand Jury the
first Monday in July.
The incident was investi
gated by the Chattooga
County Sheriff’s Department
and GBI Agent Jack Knott.
Funeral services for Mr.
Edmonds were held yester
day from the North Summer
ville Baptist Church with the
Revs. E. H. Carson and A. A.
Tanner officiating. Burial
was In Summerville Ceme
tery.
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Weather for the Chattooga
County area is expected to
be rather warm—with part
ly cloudy skies — Thursday
and Friday.
Widely scattered afternoon
or evening thundershowers
can be expected on both
days. A 30 per cent chance of
rain will prevail on Thurs
day and Friday's chance of
showers will be 30-40 per
cent.
Highs are expected to be
in the 90s, with overnight
lows in the high 60s.