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VOLUME 82 —NUMBER 47
Floyd to Ask
For Recess
Os Assembly
Chattooga Rep. James H.
"Sloppy” Floyd revealed this
week that he will ask for a
constitutional provision al
lowing a two-week recess
during every General Assem
bly session "to study appro
priations.”
Floyd, chairman of the
powerful House Appropria
tions Committee, said he will
ask for a recess of two or
three weeks during the up
coming session, although
such a recess is not provided
for during even - numbered
years.
No Recommendations
"The recess next year will
be necessary,” Rep. Floyd
said, “because Gov. Lester
Maddox failed to present his
recommendations on appro
priations for the major de
partments of state govern
ment while the appropria
tions committee was conduct
ing pre-season hearings.
"I’m disappointed. We
have come to a stalemate,”
Floyd told a committee hear
ing in Atlanta Monday. He
indicated it will be the last
full meeting of the commit
tee before the Legislature
convenes Jan. 8.
Power Co.
County Tax
Is $40,314.81
Georgia Power Co. has
presented to Chattooga
County a check totaling
540.314.81. representing the
utility’s local property taxes
for 1967.
In presenting the tax pay
ments. J. T. Morgan, Jr., dis
trict manager, said this was
part of approximately $lO.-
630,000 in property taxes
that will be paid by the
company for the year 1967
to state, municipal and
county governments
throughout Georgia.
Earlier in the year, mu
nicipal partnership tax pay
ments totaling $4,673,000
were paid by the company
to the 400 cities, towns and
communities in which the
firm’s partnership franchise
agreement was in effect.
Under this agreement, the
company pays each munici
pality in which it operates
a percentage of its gross
revenue derived from the
sale of electricity for resi-
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TWIN CUTIES — Santa Claus
thought he was seeing double when
these look-alike twins came by to
tell him what they wanted for Christ
mas at the Georgia Rug Mill Christ-
Tornado Injures Chattoogan
A Chattooga County resi
dent was injured late Mon
day afternoon when his
small foreign-made automo
bile overturned several times
in a strong gust of wind
near Tydings.
The strong wind was part
Local Winner
In “Hi Mom”
CW A Project
Mrs. Ralph Housch, of
Sum me rvi 11 e, has been
named as one of the winners
in the 11th annual “Hi Mom”
project, sponsored by the
Communications workers of
America (CWA) and the
USO. The announcement
was made this week by Bud
Higgins, president, CWA lo
cal 3219.
The project arranges
phone calls to overseas mili
tary personnel during the
Christmas season.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA 30747, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1967
mas party Sunday. The twins, Sherri
and Terri, are the daughters of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles W. Helton, of Ber
ryton.
of an apparent tornado that
struck Rome and Floyd
County about 5:30 p.m. Mon
day, striking several houses
and uprooting trees in its
path.
Billy Moore, Route 2,
Summerville, was driving
north on U.S. Highway 27
when a gust of wind picked
up his car and overturned it
several times. The distress
call was answered by the
Floyd Hospital Ambulance
Service and the Floyd Coun
ty Sheriff’s Department.
Moore was taken to Chat
tooga County Hospital and
treated for a knee injury.
A Rome truck driver was
reported to have been the
first to see the tornado. As
he stopped at a railroad
crossing, he said he saw the
large, funnel-shaped mass
moving toward him. His
2i/ 2 -ton truck was lifted off
the ground and deposited in
a field off the road.
No serious injuries were
reported, but officials re
ported “considerable” dam
age to several sections of th*'
city.
One Rome woman stated
that she saw the dreaded,
funnel-shaped cloud coming
and threw herself on the
kitchen floor, praying. She
believes the reason the tor
nado passed over her house
without damage was because
she was praying.
SRMA Asks
Restraint in
Free Parking
Officials of the Summer
ville Retail Merchants Asso
ciation said yesterday it has
come to their attention that
some employees are parking
their cars on the city streets
all day during this week of
free parking.
Max Jones, SRMA presi
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Joy of Christmas
To Spread Anew
Customs
Live On
Throughout Cha 11 oo g a
County — and wherever
Christmas is celebrated, the
spirit of the season finds
expression in innumerab’e
ways: the glad feeling that
comes with the giving of a
gift, the joy and merry
laughter of Yule parties, the
true happiness that comes
when loved ones and special
friends are gathered around
the hearth and — above all
this — the solemn hush of
midnight, traditionally the
symbolic time for heralding
the Birth of Christ.
"And it came to pass, as
the angels were gone away
from them into heaven, the
shepherds said one to an
other: Let us now go even
unto Bethlehem and see this
thing which is come to pass,
which the Lord has made
known to us.
"And they came with
haste, and found Mary and
Joseph, and the Babe lying
in a manger.”—Luke 2:15-16.
Since the Wise Men gave
of their treasures to the
Christ Child, giving has
been part of the tradition
of Christmas. The idea of
gifts as homage dates from
even earlier times, when
kings demanded special
tribute from their subjects
during holiday seasons.
Thus, the Wise Men, in of
fering precious gifts, ex
pressed their reverence for
the newborn King of man
kind.
"And when they were
come into the house, they
saw the young Child with.
Mary, His mother, and fell
down, and worshipped Him:
and when they had opened
their treasures, they pre
sented unto Him gifts, gold,
frankincense, and myrrh."—
Matthew 2:11
Traditional for both light
and warmth is the blazing
Yule log. Like all “Christmas
lights,” it has both a relig-
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What do you say if someone asks you to tell
them about Christmas?
Will you begin with Christmas trees and
jingle bells, ribboned packages in gold and red
and green? Will you speak of mince pie and ham
and turkey, and snow and mistletoe and holly
and candles brightly burning? Would you men
tion organ music from a church at twilight and
the sound of carols in the night?
At what point in your narrative would you
suggest to the searcher that Christmas is found
somewhere amid the trappings and traditions
of this particular holiday?
If you would describe Christmas, begin at the
beginning. The origin of Christmas is simple and
uncomplicated, really. It is the birth of a Child
at Bethlehem. Everyone knows the story. It has
been repeated, unchanged, in every tongue, for
generations.
Christmas is the message of Bethlehem —
the realization that Christ is born and Christ
is with us, today and always the hope, the light,
the promise and the fulfillment.
Christmas is a simple, meaningful phrase:
“For on this day is born unto the world a Sav
iour . . .”
None of us shall find Christmas until we
search our individual heart and soul.
Saturday Vote to
Name Councilman
Voters of the City of Sum
merville will go to the polls
for the second time in two
weeks Saturday to name a
councilman to fill Seat No.
3. This position on the
council is being vacated by
Virgil Hawkins, who did not
seek reelection.
The runoff election will be
between Jess Mitchell and
W. R. Coker, the two high
candidates in the Dec. 9 mu
nicipal election Thelma
Casey, the first woman to
run for the city council, was
also a candidate for this
seat two weeks ago.
The special election be
came necessary when none
of the three candidates re-
ceived a majority of the
votes cast. Mr. Mitchell re
ceived 275 votes, Mr. Coker,
179 and Mrs. Casey polled
148 votes.
O. G. Morehead, Jr., and
Hubert Palmer were re
elected to four-year terms
in the regular election.
Only 648 voters, out of a
total registration of more
than 1.800. turned out for
the regular election two
weeks ago. Officials are
hoping for a larger number
of voters in Saturday’s spe
cial election.
Voting will be held at the
city hall with polls remain
ing open from 7 am. to
7 p.m.
PRICE 10c
Trion Girl
Gets Ph.D
Bobbye Jo Wilson was
awarded a doctor of philoso
phy degree at commence
ment ceremonies Dec. 15 at
Ohio State University.
Earl F. Morris, Columbus
(Ohio) attorney and presi
dent of the American Bar
Association, delivered the
commencement address on
"American Society and the
Rebirth of Civil Obedience.”
Dr. Wilson is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wil
son, of Trion.
Local Pastor
Attends Meet
In Atlanta
The Rev. Robert Franklin,
pastor of the First Baptist
Church, was among Baptists
from across the state who
attended the annual organi
zational meeting of the ex
ecutive committee of the
Georgia Baptist Convention
in Atlanta last week.
Dr Allen B Cornish, pas
tor of tne Waldrop Memorial
Baptist Church in Columbus,
was named chairman of the
committee. He will head the
130-member body for a sec
ond term.
Mr. Franklin represents
Baptists of Chattooga Coun
ty on the executive commit
tee.
The weather outlook for
the Chattooga County area
calls for partly cloudy and
warm weather today with a
20 per cent chance of show
ers.
Friday is expected to see
Increased thundershower ac
tivity and continued mild.
By Saturday, skies should
begin to clear and the
temperature to drop slightly.