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Santa Claus to Arrive Friday Night
VOLUME 87 — NUMBER 39
FHA L< S.ns
Available in
Local Area
Pre-applications for business
and industrial loans in Chat
tooga County may be filed
with the Farmers Home
Administration office in
Summerville, according to an
■nnouncement by George E.
Veaver, FHA county super
'isor.
Weaver, who said provisions
>f the Rural Development Act
will soon be operating in the
Chattooga County area, ex
plained that a letter of pre
application is the first step in
seeking assistance under the
new federal program of financ
ing local business development.
“The proposal should ex
plain in detail the type of in
dustry or business involved,”
the county supervisor said,
“and the proposed market for
goods or services.”
In addition to individuals, it
was pointed out, eligible appli
cants may include partnerships,
corporations, and public
bodies.
Most borrowers will receive
loans • advanced by private
lenders, guaranteed up to 90
“Use Landfill,”
Commissioner
Urges Citizens
Chattoogans are urged to
use the free landfill on Penn
Bridge Road to dump their
garbage and litter.
Commissioner Harry Powell
said this week that county
trucks have picked up 15 loads
of trash along the right of way
of roads in the county, and
“they haven’t got started.”
He urged cooperation in
using the landfill, which is
open 24 hours a day, with
attendants being there in the
day.
"Let’s make Chattooga
County a beautiful place to live
and be proud of. Let’s clean
up,” the Commissioner urged.
Names and other informa
tion from garbage dumped
along the roadside will be
obtained, and parties will be
notified within a few days.
Chattooga County Cancer Society
Planning PAP Clinic February 10
The Chattooga County Unit
of the American Cancer
Society is joining other units
around the state in recognizing
Nov. 26-Dec. 1 as “Cancer
Awareness Week."
“The purpose of this special
week,” Tip McCollum, presi
dent of the local cancer unit,
said, “is to draw attention
through an intensified media
and public education campaign
to the dangers and dimensions
of cancer, and the oppor
tunities that we have to save
lives from needless suffering
and untimely deaths.'
In connection with the edu-
AVERAGE IS ’20,620 PER FAMILY
Chattoogans Insured for $ 139 Million
NEW YORK Compared with people in many other
parts of the country, residents of Chattooga County are
relatively well protected, financially, in the form of life
insurance. Per family, their coverage is at an all-time high.
They have also been safeguarding themselves in other
directions by increasing their health insurance, household
insurance, automobile insurance, and the like.
Os particular note, however, is the extent to which they
have been adding to their life insurance holdings in recent
years. The total amount held by local residents, as of the
beginning of this year, is estimated at $ 139 million.
Details on the number of policy holders and their
participation are given for each of the states and for the
United States as a whole by the Department of Commerce
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percent by FHA, in rural areas
and cities not exceeding
50,000 population. Loan funds
may be used for working capi
tal to purchase machinery and
equipment and to buy land,
buildings, and permanent fix
tures.
“If the prospective business
meets eligibility requirements,”
Weaver said, “the applicant will
be requested to submit a
formal application. Major
projects will be cleared with
appropriate state and local offi
cials to assure compliance with
development plans for the
area.”
Weaver also announced that
small rural communities now
have increased federal support
to update or develop needed
facilities.
“FHA can make credit avail
able to counties and to rural
towns with a population up to
10,000, for a wide range of
community facilities such as
industrial parks, streets, fire
fighting equipment, ambulance
services, utilities, and other
essential community facilities,”
the FHA county supervisor ex
plained.
The new program author
ized under provisions of the
1972 Rural Development Act
supplements the Farmers
Home Administration’s water
and waste proposal loan
program.
“We are constantly striving
to improve the quality of life
in our state’s small towns and
outlying communities,” Weaver
said. “Our water and sewer
loan program has financed over
175 systems for more than $55
million and has benefited some
65,000 rural families, busin
esses, and industries in Georgia
since the start of the program.
Now, we are in a position to
assist in more diverse projects.”
Weaver pointed out that
priority will be given to munic
ipal borrowers in communities
smaller than 5,500 persons to
restore a deteriorating water
supply, to improve, enlarge, or
modify a water system, or an
adequate sewer system. Pro
posed plans must be consistent
with areawide development
plans.
Additional information on
either of these programs is
available at the FHA county
office, South Commerce St.
The telephone number is
857-4094.
cational campaign a Planning
and Task Force Committee
met recently to initiate plans
to hold a PAP clinic at the
Chattooga County Health
Center, tentatively scheduled
on Feb. 10.
Phil Chandler, field rep
resentative for the Georgia
Cancer Society, presented
information relating to the
mechanics of setting up a
clinic. The purpose of the
meeting was to talk with
persons representative of the
county, to determine if there is
a need in Chattooga County
for a Pap Clinic. The group
SUMMERVILLE. CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA 30747, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1973
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CCCO OFFICERS CHECK PARADE DETAILS
Officers of the Chattooga County Civic
Organization check final details of the
Christmas parade which the organiza
tion sponsors each year. More than 50
units are scheduled to participate in
what may be the biggest parade ever
held in the Summerville area. Prizes will
be awarded for the three best floats and
Local Woman Dies
In Holiday Accident
A 36-year-old Summerville
woman was among the more
than 25 persons killed in
Georgia traffic accidents during
the long Thanksgiving week
end.
The Georgia State Patrol
reported that Mattie Vera
Powell was pronounced dead
on arrival at Chattooga County
Hospital after her automobile
struck a tree on Georgia 100,
four miles south of Summer
ville, about 4:30 p.m. Satur
day.
The Powell vehicle was
decided that there is such a
need.
Doctors in the county have
agreed to give their time and
services. Nurses have expressed
sincere interest and willingness
to help. Volunteer services will
be asked for clerical workers,
publicity, and transportation
people to assist the profes
sional workers.
Cancer touches all families,
and much progress in its treat
ment has been made. If de
tected early, 85 percent of
breast cancer is curable, and
100% of uterine cancer is cura
ble if detected in its early
and the Institute of Life Insurance.
They show that overall ownership of such insurance,
nationally, has passed the $1.6 trillion (yes, trillion) mark.
That is $122 million more than in the previous year
The total in force in the State of Georgia alone,
according to the reports, is $38,030 million. This compares
with $14,919 million in 1963.
In general, it is found, the amount of insurance carried
by a family is directly proportional to its income. The total
held by the average family in the state, according to the
latest figures, is equivalent to 27.8 months income, after
taxes.
Related to Chattooga County and to the average income
in the community, life insurance holdings are estimated at
trophies will be presented to the par
ticipating high school bands. Checking
last minute details are Sue Spivey,
CCCO treasurer; Woodrow Espy, vice
president; Charles Carr, president; Gene
Franklin, secretary; and Fred Hall,
assistant parade chairman. The parade
is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Friday.
reportedly traveling south on
the Holland Road when it went
out of control, left the road,
and hit a tree.
Eleven persons were re
ported injured in a separate
two-car collision at 8:55 p.m.
Saturday. The accident
occurred on U. S. 27, some 4.6
miles south of Summerville.
Drivers of the automobiles
were listed as Ray Farrell
Smith, 41, Summerville, and
Victor Duane Elicker, 16, of
3022 Maple St., Rome. Smith
was reported to have sustained
stages.
The greatest barrier against
the detection of cancer is fear.
It is the hope of the planning
committee and task force that
local women will be made
aware of the benefits of early
cancer detection and motivated
to come to the clinic, or to see
their private physicians. The
life they save may be their
own.
The next meeting of the
task force will be held Dec. 10
at 5:30 p.m. at the Summer
ville Presbyterian Church.
head, arm, and leg injuries and
Elicker suffered injuries to the
leg and arm. Both were treated
at Floyd Hospital, Rome.
Jean Smith reportedly suf
fered a broken leg and arm and
was also hospitalized in Rome.
Others injured in the acci
dent were treated at Chattooga
County Hospital. They in
cluded: Mary E. Elicker, 33,
face and leg injuries; Tony
Elicker, 14, neck and leg in
juries; Tim Elicker, 11, face
and head injuries; Chris
Elicker, 10, face and leg in
juries; Vivian Elicker, 8, face
injuries; Van Elicker, 2, face
injuries; Marie Elicker, 6, head
injuries; and Scott Elicker, 13,
head and leg injuries.
Elsewhere around the coun
ty, the Chattooga County
Sheriff’s Department reported
65 case's handled during the
past week. This brought the
total number of cases for the
year to 3,399.
Aggravated assault, 1;
expired Motor Vehicle sticker,
2; peace warrant, 5; simple
battery, 2; trespassing, 1;
improper passing, 1; failure to
yield right of way, 2; expired
tag, 6; revoked license, 4; no
driver’s license, 2; driving
under the influence, 8.
Also, public drunkenness, 1;
reckless conduct with an auto
mobile, 2; abandonment, 1;
expired license, 1; fighting, 2;
speeding, 4; hunting without a
license, 2; juvenile petition, 2;
detention order, 1; permitting
an unlicensed person to drive,
1; and intoxicated at a private
residence, 1.
$20,620 per family. . . .
That is about double the amount that most families had
ten years ago and is considerably more than in many
sections of the country.
It adds up to a grand total of $139 million for the local
population as a whole. The major part of it is in ordinary
life insurance. Next in point of volume is group insurance
which is usually issued to business linns for the benefit of
their employees.
Adding to their insurance coverage is but one way that
local people have been moving to protect themselves finan
cially They have also been adding to their cash savings and
keeping closer control on their exoenditures and debt.
More Than 50
Units to Enter
Annual Parade
Santa Claus will make h
first visit of the year to the
local area Friday night to offi
cially usher in the Christmas
season to Chattooga County.
The jolly old gentleman
with the white whiskers will
highlight the annual Christmas
parade sponsored by the Chat
tooga County Civic Organiza
tion (formerly the Summerville
Retail Merchants Association).
The festive lights and deco
rations have been put up on
downtown streets and Christ
mas shoppers are busily pre
paring for the most important
holiday season of the year.
Officers of the civic organi
zation expect this year’s parade
to be the largest ever staged in
the Summerville area. More
than 50 units are scheduled to
march through the downtown
area Friday night.
The parade units will
assemble at the Summerville
Junior High School and are
scheduled to enter South Com
merce Street from Rome
Boulevard shortly after 7 p.m.
The parade route will follow
Commerce Street to First
Street, where it will make a
U-turn to return down the
main street to the starting
point at the junior high school.
Units entered in the parade
include the county’s two high
school bands, the Red Devils
from the Rome Shrine Club,
Smokey Bear, city and county
officials, various other floats
and walking units, and, of
course, Santa Claus.
The annual Christmas
parade is one of the most
popular events of the year, and
is usually attended by several
thousand persons from Chat
tooga County and surrounding
area. It is especially popular
with local youngsters, who
eagerly await the event each
year.
All units scheduled to par
ticipate in Friday’s parade are
urged to be in the area of the
Summerville Junior High
School by 6:15 p.m.
The time of the parade was
set back one hour this year.
For the past several years, the
parade had been scheduled at 8
p.m. After talking with some
of the downtown merchants,
CCCO officials decided to
schedule this year’s parade at 7
p.m.
Prizes of SIOO, $75, and
SSO will be awarded to the
three best floats. Trophies,
donated by Farmers &
Merchants Bank and First
National Bank of Chattooga
County, will be presented to
the Chattooga High School and
Trion High School bands.
Santa Gaus will distribute
candy to the youngsters as the
Break-In Reported
School just doesn’t last long
enough apparently for some
unknown person (or persons).
The North Summerville
Elementary School, according
to police records, has been
entered twice during the past
week, when school was not in
session. The break-in is under
investigation.
A mini-bike was stolen from
a local resident during the past
week, according to police
records.
parade moves along Commerce
Street.
Officers of the Chattooga
County Civic Organization,
which has charge of parade
plans, meet Tuesday to go over
final details with Fred Hall,
assistant parade chairman. J. B.
White, parade chairman, under-
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LIONS CLUB GETS THANKS
Charles Williams (L), president of the Summerville
Little League, expresses his appreciation to Martin
Palmer, president of the Summerville Lions Club, for
the Lions sponsorship of the Little League program in
Summerville. Palmer was a special guest at Monday
night’s Little League appreciation dinner at B’s
Round Table restaurant.
Schedule Revised
On Holiday Mail
Postmaster John Stubbs of
Summerville, along with the
other postmasters in Chattooga
County, this week joined Post
master General E. T. Klassen in
urging the residents of Chat
tooga County to post their
domestic and foreign Christmas
mail one to two weeks earlier
than the Postal Service original
ly recommended, so that the
energy shortage will not inter
fere with on-time deliveries.
“The urgency of the fuel
energy crisis compels us to
request a one-week advance
ment of suggested dates we
gave for domestic mail and a
two-week advancement for
foreign mail,” Postmaster
Stubbs said.
The new deadline for post
ing domestic first-class Christ
mas mail is Dec. 8 rather than
Dec. 15, as previously an
nounced. Domestic surface
parcels, except those for
Alaska and Hawaii, should be
mailed by Dec. 3, instead of
Dec. 10.
Airmail parcels and letters
within the United States
(except Alaska and Hawaii)
should now be posted no later
than Dec. 15, rather than Dec.
21. To Alaska and Hawaii, mail
by Dec. 13, rather than Dec.
20.
"The seriousness of the fuel
shortage to the Postal Service is
underlined,” Postmaster
Stubbs said, “by the fact that
in addition to the fuel con
sumed by commercial air
carriers, we require approxi-
Police Blotter
Seventeen cases were re
ported by the Summerville
Police Department during the
past week, bringing the total
for the year to 1,190. Fines
and forfeits totalled $566.
Cases were listed as follows:
reckless conduct with an auto
mobile, 4; disorderly conduct,
3; failure to have vehicle under
control, 2; driving on expired
license, 1; driving under the
influence, 1; driving without a
license, 1; speeding 60 mph in
25-tnile zone, 1; failure to stop
for blue light. 1; improper tag,
I; discharging firearms in city,
I; and littering, I.
PRICE 15c
went minor surgery in Rome
Tuesday, and could not be
present for the meeting.
“This could well be our
biggest parade yet,” a CCCO
spokesman said. “We hope all
residents of the Chattooga
County area will make plans to
view the Friday night parade.”
mately 350-million gallons of
fuel to travel 2.25-billion miles
delivering the 90-billion pieces
of mail that flow through the
system each year. Our require
ment for the month of
December alone is 45-million
gallons.”
The postmasters said that
“public cooperation on meet
ing these new, advance mail
early dates is needed to help us
complete all Christmas deliv
eries before Christmas.”
Fires Reported
Two fire calls were
answered by the Summerville
Fire Department during the
past week.
The first fire was reported
at 11:50 p.m. Nov. 22 by the
sheriff’s department. The
house in Rocky Hollow whose
owner is not known, was
reported a total loss.
The second call was made
when a truck was reported
afire at 12:10 p.m. Nov. 24
about one-half mile north of
Holland. The truck was owned
by Billy Hitchcock, Route 2,
Rainsville, Ala.
Band Concert
Is Scheduled
December 13
The Chattooga High School
Band will hold its annual
Christmas concert at 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 13.
Also included will be the
Junior Band and various
ensembles, George Henderson,
band director, said.
Tickets are now on sale with
advance tickets being $1.50 for
adults and $1 for students. At
the door, tickets will be $2 for
adults and $1.50 for students.
Selections for the concert
will include “I’ll Be Home for
Christmas,” “Christmas
Moods,” “Do You Hear What I
Hear?” and "Little Drummer
Boy.”
Tickets are also available for
a one dollar donation for a
bicycle to be given away during
the concert.