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VOLUME 84 — NUMBER 45
Holiday ff tivities Increase As Chattoogans Prepare for Christmas
As the holiday season nar
rows down to little more than
two weeks, the Christmas spirit
seemed to be more in evidence
in Summerville and Chattooga
County this week as more holi
day decorations began to ap
pear, as homes throughout the
community began to take on a
festive glow, and as shoppers
began to throng the local stores
for their annual Christmas
shopping.
The downtown streets this
year probably are more attrac
tively decorated than at any
time since the Summerville
Retail Merchants Association
began sponsoring the project.
The huge Christmas tree on
South Commerce Street sets
the mood for the holiday
scene.
Restaurant
Now Open
To Public
Chattooga County’s newest
restaurant will open to the
public today at 11 a.m., ac
cording to Barbra Dendy, who
will operate the new facility:
Open house was held from
six to nine last night as a pre
view for today’s opening.
The restaurant, to be known
as T’s Round Table, is located
on U.S. Highway 27-North in
the building formerly occupied
by Mi-Place Case.
The interior of the building
has been extensively remodeled
and new equipment has been
installed. A private dining
room will provide facilities for
meetings and parties.
A “working man’s lunch"
will be offered from 11 am.
until 2:30 p.m. each day. After
6 p.m., food service will be a la
carte, with steaks and seafood
as main features. Charcoal
broiled steaks will be available.
The restaurant owner said
Frances Jones will provide
nightly entertainment on the
piano and organ. The enter
tainer is well known in Rome,
Atlanta and Cocoa Beach, Fla.
Prices at the new facility
will be reasonable.
Lift Interstate
Freeze, Davis
Urges Official
Congressman John Davis has
requested Transportation Sec
retary John Volpe to withdraw
the freeze on Interstate 1-75
construction between Marietta
and Adairsville.
In a letter mailed to the
secretary last Friday, Davis
said, “In view of the passing of
this year’s election and the
continued incidence of acci
dents on the sections of the
highway between Marietta and
Adairsville, I urge the imme
diate withdrawal of the inter
diction of 1-75 betv/een the
above-mentioned cities.
“As you are aware,” Davis
continued, “the present route
for 1-75 has been approved by
the Georgia Highway Depart
ment, the Georgia Game and
Fish Commission and the Geor
gia Parks Department, as well
as the vast majority of the local
citizenry.
“I therefore urge you, on
behalf of my constituents, and
all those who must brave the
threats of these insufficient
roads, to permit the comple-
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K ks the time draws near for
2 arrival of Santa Claus him-
, families will be gathering
Si that special time of the
ir when eyeryone wants to
“home.” Students in local
school and those away at col
lege will enjoy a long holiday
from classes.
Many of the men and
women who are serving in the
nation’s armed forces will en
joy the holiday season at
home. But, for many, Christ
mas will be spent far away
from family and friends.
For those men and women
who must spend the holiday
season in a foreign land, and
especially those in Vietnam,
perhaps this Christmas message
from Gen. W.C. Westmore
land, Army chief of staff, will
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Two persons were injured about 3 p.m. Monday
afternoon in a two-car accident on Georgia High
way 337 at the entrance to the Menlo Elementary
School. The Georgia State Patrol reported that a
car driven by Mrs. Annie Myrtle Day, 61, of Menlo
was struck in the side by a car driven by Terry
Clyde Day, 21, also of Menlo. Mrs. Day received
head and chest injuries, according to the report,
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TUBERCULOSIS ANO AIR POLLUTION j
UT Coach to
Speak Here
December 17
Harold Wilkes, head coach
at the University of Tennessee
at Chattanooga, will be the fea
tured speaker at this year’s
football banquet.
The annual event is sche
duled to begin at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 17, in the Chat
tooga High School cafetorium.
Jackets and awards will be pre
sented during the program.
Tickets may be purchased
from any member of the Chat
tooga County Linebackers
Club or at the high school for
two dollars each.
Two hundred and fifty per
sons will be made a little
happier this Christmas because
a Chattooga County couple
cared enough to see that they
will be remembered on that
special day.
The Rev. and Mrs. A. A.
Tanner are preparing 250 gaily
decorated boxes containing
health and beauty aids and
fruit for distribution to the
elderly, the ill and the shutins.
The total cost of the gifts is
$786, according to the Rev.
Mr. Tanner, who said: “It’s not
so much the value of the gift,
it’s just that shutins like to be
remembered.”
The gifts boxes for men will
contain a brush, comb, mouth
wash, nail clippers, handker
chiefs, razor blades, shaving
lotion, deodorant, plus fruit
and candy.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA 30747, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1970
be of some comfort:
“To each member of the
United States Army, I send sea
son’s greetings. Wherever you
may be, your mission is in
keeping with the spirit of this
holy time.
“As modern shepherds of
the free world, in far off places
you are defending those who
are deprived of “Peace on
Earth” and are working with
them to build nations where
brotherhood, justice and self
determination will prevail. At
home you are reinforcing the
preservation of life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness.
“For each of you there is a
special significance in the spirit
of giving that is traditionally
associated with the festive sea
son because you are giving un-
TWO INJURED IN UNUSUAL ACCIDENT
All Food Establishments
In County Have Permits
The present Georgia Health
Code, adopted by the Georgia
General Assembly in 1964, re
quires that all food service
establishments such as cases,
cafeterias, restuarants, short
order places and similar estab
lishments qualify and receive
permits from county health de
partments before they are eligi
ble to sell food prepared for
human consumption.
Tom Fox, local public
health sanitarian, said permits
are issued only after careful
inspection is made of the estab
lishment and a list of health
code requirements are met. He
also said that routine inspec
tions are made by a sanitarian
from the county health depart
ment.
The Chattooga County
Health Department announced
this week that 38 food service
establishments in the county
hold valid permits to operate a
food service facility under the
Georgia Department of Public
Health rules and regulations for
food service. They are:
Alexander’s Case, Arm-
For women the boxes will
include: facial tissue, bath
powder, manicure set, handker
chiefs, lotion, mouth wash,
fruit and candy.
Funds for the gift boxes
come solely from contribu
tions, Mr. Tanner said. He high
ly praised the people of Chat
tooga County for their generos
ity in making this project possi
ble.
“How nice and generous the
people of this community are,”
the well-known preacher said.
“The people of Chattooga
County have always helped out
when I have asked them to. I
haven’t undertaken any project
in which the people have not
supported me in every way.”
In addition to the locally
delivered gifts, boxes will be
taken to rest homes in sur
rounding counties, to Battey
selfishly of yourselves in the
task of securing freedom for all
men everywhere. You are
strengthening conditions in the
world so that the spirit of the
Prince of Peace may prosper.
“Your attention to duty re
gardless of personal hardships,
discomforts and inconvenience
is a source of personal pride
and a tangible reassurance to
all people everywhere who
share our hopes for world
stability and a secure peace
through mutual understanding
and cooperative effort.
“As the year 1 970 draws to
a close, 1 take this opportunity
to express my deep personal
appreciation for your many
splendid accomplishments and
to ask your continued assis
tance and loyal support in the
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and was admitted to Chattooga County Hospital.
The driver of the other car received cuts on the
face. State Patrol records show that the car driven
by Terry Day skidded 165 feet before hitting the
other vehicle. An unusual feature of the accident
is that those involved are grandmother and grand
son. Trooper Coffman investigated the accident. No
charges were filed.
strong’s Barbecue, Calvary Bap
tist Church Kindergarten and
Day Care Center, Camp Juli
ette Low, Carl’s A & W Case,
Chattooga County High School
cafeteria, Chattooga County
Hospital, Chili Dog Drive-In,
Copeland’s Case, Dari-King,
Dinner Bell Restaurant, Doster
Drugs, Georgia Rug Mill Case,
Horton’s Pharmacy, J.C.’s
Drive-In, Jiffy Burger Case,
Jim’s Drive-In, Lyerly Elemen
tary School cafeteria, McGinnis
Drugs.
Also, M& M Cafeteria,
Maryland Fried Chicken,
Maxey’s Sundries, Melanie’s
Inn, Menlo Elementary School
cafeteria, North Summerville
Elementary School cafeteria,
Pennville Elementary School
cafeteria, Phillip’s 66 Truck
Stop, Shake Shop, Summerville
Elementary School cafeteria,
Summerville Junior High
School cafeteria, Summerville
Recreation Center, T’s Round
Table, The Country Shak,
Trion Community Hospital,
Trion School cafeteria, Troy’s
Drive-In, Wometco’s Riegeldale
State Hospital in Rome, to
Central State Hospital and to
Gracewood. The gifts will be
delivered on Dec. 20.
Although Mr. Tanner in
sisted that the people of the
community be given credit for
this project, it should be
pointed out that “Double A,”
as he is known throughout the
area, probably does more chari
ty work than any other person
in the county.
He travels 52,000 miles a
year in his desire to “help
people.” Mr. . Tanner makes
weekly visits to the hospitals in
Rome and Chattanooga, in ad
dition to daily visits to the
Chattooga County Hospital
and the Trion Community Hos
pital. Once a month, he visits
the Chattoogans who are in
rest homes in the area. He also
missions we will share in the
year ahead . . .
This year in Chattooga
County, local merchants are
offering a wide variety of
Christmas merchandise. Their
stores are packed with all types
of Christmas “goodies.” A
group of 2 J merchants are par
ticipating in a Christmas pro
motion that awards valuable
gift certificates to lucky
shoppers.
A check with a representa
tive group of local merchants
this week revealed that Christ
mas buying is reaching an ac
celerated pace throughout the
community. Most of the mer
chants reported sales “about
the same as last year.” One
reported sales “ahead of last
year” and one store manager
Tavern and Wometco Vending
of Northwest Georgia.
“As far as 1 know, no food
service establishment in the
county is operating without a
permit,” Mr. Fox said. “I
would urge all citizens of Chat
tooga County to look for the
food service permit in all estab
lishments. It’s one way you can
be sure that the place is ap
proved by your local health
department.”
CHS Band to
Offer Concert
The Chattooga High School
Band, the Summerville Junior
High School Band, the Junior
High Chorus and the Sequoyah
Singers will present a concert
here Thursday, Dec. 17, ac
cording to an announcement
this week by Barry Gilreath,
CHS band director.
The program will begin at
7:30 p.m. in the Junior High
School auditorium. Admission
will be one dollar for adults
and fifty cents for children.
makes a monthly visit to Cen
tral State Hospital at Milledge
ville.
The Rev. Mr. Tanner has
been a pastor for 23 years,
serving seven of those years at
Welcome Hill. During the past
seven years, he has devoted his
time to helping those in need.
Among his other acts of chari
ty is furnishing transportation
to those who are unable to
pay.
Mr. Tanner said his ministry
would not be possible except
for the generosity of the
people of Chattooga County.
Probably his work is best
summed up by the words of
one county resident who said,
“Thank God for Brother
Tanner.”
Food Stamps Total
More Than $40,000
In Chattooga County
541 Households Here
Share in Stamp Use
The Food Stamp issuance in
Chattooga County was up over
two thousand dollars during
November as compared with
previous issues, according to
records in the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture’s Food
and Nutrition Service field
office in Calhoun and in the
Department of Family and
Children Services office here.
The total amount of stamps
issued topped forty thousand
dollars since the program was
initiated here on June 1. Os
this amount, $23,500 in bonus
stamps were issued.
More than 1,550 persons
from 541 households in the
county shared in the use of
these stamps, receiving an
average of approximately
$15.50 worth of free stamps
for each person.
W. M. Westbrooke of the
Calhoun field office said that
he and Mrs. Ann Lindsay of
the Chattooga County Depart
ment of Family and Children
Services office here receive oc
casional complaints that some
persons are getting food stamps
who are not eligible, that per
sons attempt to buy un
authorized items with the
stamps, or that certain grocers
will sell items other than food
for stamps.
He said all complaints are
checked out, and that the
majority of these complaints
are found to be only rumors.
“Any misuse or unauthor
ized possession of food stamps
could cause the user to be
dropped from the program,”
Mr. Westbrooke said, “as well
as having to repay for all bonus
stamps drawn. In addition,
they would still be subject to
prosecution under federal and
state statutes.”
Since food stamps may be
exchanged only for food items
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NEW SQUAD CAR, UNIFORMS FOR TRION POLICE
Members of the Trion Police Depart
ment are shown in their new winter
uniforms. Also shown is a new squad
car which recently was put into op-
said sales for this time of year
are “about double those of last
Christ mas.”
For many years the most
well-known symbol of the
Christmas season has been
Christmas Seals. Funds from
this campaign have contributed
in large measure in eliminating
the incidence of tuberculosis.
Now, the money received from
the sale of Christmas Seals con
tinue not only to fight this
once-dreaded disease but to
fight emphysema and air pollu
tion as well.
Officials of the local TB-RI)
unit report that this year’s
drive in the sale of Christmas
Seals is lagging behind the
amount contributed last, it is
even more important this year
that we continue the drive to
eradicate tuberculosis, help
that are produced in the
United States, grocers must,
under the regulations, refuse to
sell imported foods, all soaps,
paper products, tobacco and
other non-food items. They
must also refuse to give cash as
change.
“That thyey are doing a good
job,” Mr. Westbrooke added,
“is evidenced by the fact that
only 59 of the more than
32,000 authorized grocers in
the southeast were disqualified
from accepting stamps during
the past fiscal year.”
“So let’s work together to
make this program a continu
ing success in Chattooga
County,” Westbrooke said.
Chattoogans Earn
Military Citations
Iwo additional servicemen
from Chattooga County have
distinguished themselves by
meritorious service while serv
ing in Southeast Asia.
Sp/4 Alvin W. Dooley was
recently presented the Army
Commendation Medal while
serving with Company E,
704th Maintenance Battalion,
4th Infantry Division . . . “for
meritorious achievement in
connection with military
operations against an armed
hostile force in the Republic of
Vietnam.
“During that period, 10
Oct. 1970 to I 1 Nov. 1970, he
consistently attained outstand
ing results in spite of extremely
difficult conditions. His ‘can
do’ attitude and unique ability
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those with emphysema, and
fight air pollution. Contribu
tions to the Christmas Seal
campaign helps with each of
these.
The Christmas Seal cam
paign is a most important one
to Chattooga County, for most
of the funds derived from this
source is spent in the county.
More than half of the money
contributed by Chattoogans is
used in the community to edu
cate people about tuberculosis
and its early diagnosis, to help
those with TB, emphysema and
other respiratory diseases, and
to make citizens aware of air
pollution and how they can
help prevent it.
Let’s all join in making this
a “good Christinas” in Chat
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SP/4 ALVIN DOOLEY
to produce superior results
with a minimum of guidance
and assistance has especially
distinguished him among his
contemporaries.
“His initiative, professional
skill and devotion to duty are
in keeping with the highest
traditions of the military ser
vice, and reflect great credit
upon himself, his unit and the
United States Army.”
The young soldier is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Dooley,
Route 3, Summerville. A I 968
graduate of Chattooga High
School, he entered service in
October, 1969, receiving basic
training at Fort Benning. He
took additional training at Fort
Eustis, Va., before arriving
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eration. From left: Officers McCary,
Summers, Chief Starkey, Assistant
Chief Kitchens, Capt. Hamby, Offi
cers Whaley and Harrison.
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