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Local Student Honored
Elizabeth Jane (Beth)
Meacham, daughter of Dr. and
Mrs. Jack Meacham, has been
named to “Who’s Who Among
American High School Stu
dents.”
A senior at Chattooga High
School, she is to be featured in
the seventh annual edition of
“Who’s Who Among American
High School Students,
1971-72.” This is the largest
student award publication in
the nation.
In addition to having her
biography published in the
book, Beth will also compete
for one of ten SI,OOO scholar
ship awards funded by the pub
lishers and will be invited to
participate in the firm’s annual
“Survey of High Achievers”
later in the academic year.
Beth is active in the FT A
Club, Science Club and is a
member of the Annual staff.
Her plans are to attend
college upon graduation from
Chattooga High School.
Students from over 18,000
public, private and parochial
high schools throughout the
country are recognized for
DEATHS
WYMAN G. HEAD
Wyman Guy Head 46,
Route 1, Summerville, died
Saturday, Dec. 16, at 12:45
a.m. in Battey State Hospital,
Rome. He was born in Etowah
County, Ala., March 26, 1926,
son of the late Gardie G. and
Lucy Rucks Head. He has
worked as a barber, and was an
employee of the Parrish
Bakeries of Georgia in Rome
until his retirement in October,
1972, due to ill health. He was
a veteran of World War II and
the Korean War.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Jimmie Gail Head, Summer
ville; one daughter, Lucy Gail
Head, Summerville; two sisters,
Mrs. Leonard Jones, Fort
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Beth Meacham
their leadership in academics,
athletics, activities, or com
munity service in the book.
Less that 2 percent of the
junior and senior class students
nation-wide are awarded this
recognition.
Payne, Ala., Mrs. James Col
lette, Trion; three brothers,
Herbert Head, Summerville,
Billy Head, Trion, and Lamar
Head, Montgomery, Ala.
Several nieces and nephews
also survive.
Funeral services were held
at 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 18
from Church of God Seventh
Day near Hammondsville, Ala.,
with Elder Dale Lawson of
ficiating. Burial was in Mt.
Pisgah Cemetery near Henagar,
Ala.
Active pallbearers were
Kenneth Hunter, Hoyt Can
non, J.B. Woodard, Earl
Turner, Wendell Parker, and
Arrangements by Erwin-
Petit t Funeral Home.
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Santa Claus was the main attraction for some 75
youngsters Tuesday during the Christinas party at the
Holland Day Care Center. Members of Mrs. Golden
Area Libraries Awarded
Title I Grant of #9,018
The Cherokee Regional
Library, which serves Chat
tooga, Dade, and Walker coun
ties, has received a $9,018
grant for fiscal year 1973
under the Library Services and
Construction Act, Title I, ac
cording to an announcement
by the Georgia Board of Edu
cation.
The board re-elected its
1972 officers for 1973 at its
December meeting held in
Atlanta. This reinstates as
chairman, Roy A. Hendricks,
first congressional district
representative, Metter; vice
chairman, Sam M. Griffin Jr.,
second congressional district,
Bainbridge; and vice chairman
of appeals, Henry A. Stewart
Sr., seventh congressional dis
trict, Cedartown. In the
absence at a meeting of
Stewart, Richard Neville, ninth
congressional district,
Cumming, will serve as vice
chairman of appeals.
YOUNGSTERS AT HOLLAND GATHER AROUND SANTA CLAUS
Appreciation was extended
to Gov. Jimmy Carter for his
announcement to the board
that a $20,000 grant from his
emergency fund to the Georgia
Department of Education will
be available to class room
teachers for the purpose of
implementing innovative teach
ing-learning situations. Cate
gories such as innovative
teaching techniques, innovative
educational media and innova
tive use of consultants would
be types of activities con
sidered.
The board was advised of
the status change in centers for
severely emotionally disturbed
children for 1973 as the result
of a program reorganization.
Contracts to maintain the
centers in association with the
Georgia Department of Human
Resources and the University
System of Georgia have been
terminated. The board was told
that approximately $540,000
in the unobligated state funds
Ufford’s day care class at Chattooga High School
made gifts and furnished the refreshments for the gala
party.
for the project will be used to
maintain centers in Carroll,
Chatham, Clarke, Glynn,
Lowndes, and Thomas counties
and Waycross City systems.
The department of human
resources will transfer
$210,000 in funds to the edu
cation department to be used
to strengthen programs in the
centers at an estimated
$30,000 per project.
A conditional approval was
given for the establishment of a
new comprehensive high school
in Mcßae. The condition is
that the Dodge County school
board, which has tentatively
agreed to cooperate with the
Telfair board in the develop
ment of the new school, will
not request state funds for con
struction of a comprehensive
high school of its own until
sufficient pupil population in
Dodge warrants such new con
struction
The Georgia Board of Edu
cation accepted capital outlay
Accredited
The Walker County Area
Vocational-Technical School
received a five-year accredita
tion by the Southern Associa
tion of Colleges and Schools on
Dec. 13, at the SACS’ annual
conference in New Orleans.
There were 25 occupational
institutions that were ac
credited throughout the south
east eleven in Alabama, one in
Florida, seven in Georgia, two
in Kentucky, one in Mis
sissippi, seven in Tennessee,
and four in Texas.
This climaxed a year of
preparation through self-study
which involved the entire staff
and faculty of the school.
applications tor public school
building construction as
financed through 1973-Abond
series R for the following
systems and amounts: Clayton
County, $1,674,172; Cobb
County, $533,032; Gwinnett
County, $2,244,742; Jasper
County, $330,580; Peach
County, $435,215; Telfair
County, $1,022,598; Waycross
City, $372,814, and White
County, $372,814.
The Summerville News, Thurs., Dec. 21, 1972
New Regulations On Tutor Help
ATLANTA-Students at
tending school under the GI
Bill and who are having prob
lems with their studies may
now find it easier to get
financed tutoring through the
Veterans Administration.
According to Georgia Vet
erans Service Director Pete
Wheeler, Public Law 92-540,
which increased GI Bill edu
cational benefits, also removed
the requirement that a student
must be failing a course before
he could be eligible for a VA
paid tutor.
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“The new law also made
such toturing available for the
first time to wives, widows and
children studying under the
VA’s Dependents’ Educational
Assistance program.”
Tutorial assistance was first
made available in March 1970
under a provision of public law
91-219. Its purpose was to aid
veterans and servicemen, study
ing on at least a half-time basis
above the high school level,
who needed help in passing
courses essential to their
chosen programs of education.
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