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Riegel comptroller Bobby Ha(})'good was
sworn in by Mayor Jake Woods Thurs
day prior to the Trion Council meeting.
Trion Adds To Holiday List
Town of Trion employees
will have Memorial Igay off
beginning next year, as the
Trion Town Council Thursday
voted unanimously to add the
daz to the current seven paid
holidays.
Town employees have New
Year’s Eve, the day following
Easter, July 4, Labor Day,
Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve
and Christmas Day off.
In other action, the council
Mrs. Sellers Visits County
Though the cost of living
in Washington, D.C., is in
famous, Annette Sellers said
she wouldn’t mind living there
at all.
Mrs. Sellers is the wife of
David Sellers, one of the
Republican candidates for the
7th District congressional
seat held by incum%)ent Rep.
Larry McDonald.
A former employee of
Eastern Airlines, she took
leave of her job as a ticket
agent in May to devote her
energy to the rigors of the
campaign trail.
In a sweep of northwest
Geor%ia last week, she visited
the office of The Summerville
News along with campaign
press agent, Nanette Payne.
Though campaigns are
noted for taking their toll on
workers as evidenced by
frayed nerves, exhaustion and
fatigue, Mrs. Sellers says
she’'s enjoying the ordeal.
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Local Cloggers Go To Mentone Festival
Several Chattooga County cloggers will
gerform at the sixth annual Mentone
raft Festival July 10 and 11 at City
Park in Mentone. Pictured above, front
row, L-R, are performing cloggers Buffy
Williams, Michele Sweatman, Amanda
Mentone Festival Slated
The sixth annual Mentone
Craft Festival will be Jullv(' 10
and 11 at the City Park in
Mentone.
The event will feature
many Chattooga County ex
hibits and performances by
local cloggers. Mentone was
the first town to be designated
as a historic community by
the state of Alabama.
The festival will feature
displays of paintings, draw
Haygood Joins Council
Thursday voted to increase
from SSO to SIOO the amount
of weekly sick benefits to
town employees.
The increase means the
town will pay an additional
$1,518 to group insurance for
the increased benefits. The
chanfe will affect 12 town
employees, according to
Mai'or Jake Woods.
n other action:
* The council approved a
‘“Believe it or not I am really
enjoying it,”’ said Mrs. Sellers.
“My efforts have been concen
trated with the senior citizens
and women'’s groups.”’
She also disclosed she
would not mind leaving
Marietta for Washington if
her husband is successful in
his campaign. “I think it
would be exciting,”’ she said.
Though the congressional
primary, originally set for
Aug. 10, has been delayed
because of the rea%portion
ment suit, she said there is a
possibility that a non-partisan
election may be held sometime
in the fall.
The non-partisan congres
sional election would pit
McDonald, Sellers and
another Republican, Marietta
educator Richard Castellucis,
into an open election.
Mrs. Sellers said she
believed such an election
would prove beneficial to her
ings and graphics, sculpture,
pottery, ceramics,
photog’ra;ilhy and handwork
amonfg others.
Officials say that 37
Alabama exhibitors will be
featured alon? with six from
Georgia, six from Tennessee,
one from Florida and one from
Mississippi.
Summerville resident
Joyce Jackson will feature
some of her paintings of rocks
and dolls at the exhibit.
Haygood will take former councilman
Roy Bowers’ place on the council.
motion to up the business fee
for retailers selling furniture
off of trucks from SSO to SSOO.
* Announced the cost of
sending the town’s delegation
to the Georgia Municipal
Association’s Jekyll Island
convention as $1,269.
* Announced that the
special elections last month
cost the town $305.
husband, though she con
fidently expects victory
regardless.
Mrs. Sellers pointed out
that redistricting and popula
tion shifts in the 7th lgistrict
has made it easier for a
Republican to contend. Cobb
County, which supported both
President Ronald fieagan and
Mack Mattingly in 1980, is ex
pected to be her husband’s
stronghold, she said.
The reapportionment plan
added Catoosa County to the
district and dropped Gordon,
Polk and Paul£ng counties,
which were historically
Democratic, she said.
“We have been absolutely
amazed at the support we've
been getting,”’ said Mrs.
Sellers. “I feel so strongly
about what we're doing.”’
Mrs. Sellers was slated to
sgeak in Trion Wednesday at
the Nutrition Site.
Cordle, Heather Gilliam, middle row, Ivy
Godbois, Lisa Ponder, Samantha Sweat
man, Josh Godbois, Misty Dooley, Rhon
da DeKarske, back row, f ulie Thomfifon.
Marcia Kilfo, Linda Johnson, Christi
Harris, Buffie Hughes and Missy Kilgo.
Court Candidate Visits County
Irwin Stolz, a former resi
dent of LaFayette, campaign
ed in Summerville last
Wednesday for his bid to the
Georgia Supreme Court.
Stolz, 53, is vg'ing for the
seat vacated by Justice
Robert H. Jordan, one of four
seats open on the state’s
highest court.
After beginning his
Eeneral law practice in 1958 in
aFayette, Stolz was ap
pointed in 1972 bg Gov. Jim
my Carter to the Court of Ap
peals.
After a five-éear stint on
the Apseals ourt, Stolz
resigned and re-entered
private practice with the firm
Varied Interests Keep Local
Woman Active In Community
By PAM PURCELL
In this day and age when
ink pens are designed with
built-in watches and
calculators, a local resident
still enjoys writing with an
old-fashion pen occasionally
dipK/tlad in a bottle of ink.
rs. Avva Wells of Sum
merville uses a pen passed
down through her family’s
generations from her great
grandmother. She refers to
the pen as a Spencerian pen.
Mrs. Wells said she enjoys
writing with the pen when sfie
finds the time. I&rs. Wells is
involved in several civic clubs
and makes a wide variety of
items from quilts and blouses
to dolls.
“Mfy father and uncle did
beautiful writing (with the
Spencerian pen),” Mrs. Wells
explained recently to a visitor
to her home on the Lyerly
Highway. “My uncle enjoyed
making birds with the
Spencerian pen. Daddy just
enjoyed letter writing with
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Mrs. Wells has written
wedding invitations for local
residents using the
Spencerian pen and her
beautiful cursive writing
style.
In addition to the writing,
Mrs. Wells enjoys sewing, tat
ting, crocheting and a number
of other activities. She’s a
member of the Homemakers
Club, the knitting club, and
the Chattooga Garden Club.
Mrs. Wells became a member
of Summerville First Baptist
Church at age 12 and remain
ed (luite active in church until
the last few years when she no
longer had a way to go as fre
quently.
Even though she
celebrated her 79th birthday
anniversary Sunday, June 20,
Mrs. Wells keeJ)s very active.
“I usually don’t go to bed
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Displays Recorded Christmas Cards
Georgia native Buddy Amos displays a
new idea he hopes will make some
money. Amos, who plans on opening a
small office in Summerville, began work
on developing singing Christmas cards
Man Has Unique Yule Card
Idea; Firm Shows Interest
Though it’s a long time
before Christmas, ?ormer
Michigan resident Buddy
Amos, has an idea he believes
will be the latest in Yule
cards.
Amos, a musician
machinist, came up with the
idea of recording Biblical
Christmas cards complete
with music. “They woufc)i be
especially ideal for blind peo
of Stolz and Shuman, where
he is currently senior partner.
The Atlanta attorney said
the state judicial system can
not be blamed for the often
long delays in the appeals pro
cess. “The appeals court can
handle appefis in six months
in most casesyx’ said Stolz.
As for the John Hinckley
trial, where the defendant was
for not guilty by reason of in
san;:{ for shooting President
Ronald Reagan, Stolz said
there is no doubt that any
Gem;fia jury would have
found Hinckle guilty.
It was Sto{z s decision in
Gould versus Georgia in 1974
that called for a true cross sec
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until midnight,”” noted Mrs.
Wells. “I try to get as much
accomplished in one day as I
can. People that sit and hold
their hands, I just can't figure
it. There’s just too much to do
in the world. I like to do
| thix;fis.”
i rs. Wells has a number of
' baby dresses she made a little
over 55 years ago. The dresses
are made of a soft, white
material and trimmed around
the collar with verz delicate
- round thread lace. The dresses
also feature dainty flowers
and seams sewn together with
entredeux.
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two years a%o. The cards, which feature
recordings Elvis Presley’s former
backup bamg: The Jordaneers, have
drawn interest from several large U. S.
retail firms.
ple and children,” said Amos.
‘Children can learn from the
records.”’
The idea originated two
years ago when Amos record
ed a happy birthday greeting
for a friend in Michigan. After
writing the lyrics to the
greetin% and recording it on
tsg)e. the idea was a hit.
“Everybody liked it,”” he said.
Amos carried the idea to
tion of the population to be
represented in jury pools
before selection.
Stolz was a member a%‘ the
Board of Governors of the
Georgia Bar Association from
1960 to 1964 and President of
the Lookout Mountain Circuit
Bar in 1964. He was president
cl>§ 7tixe State Bar in 1969 and
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made items and sold them
through a display counter in
Taylor's Mercantile Store in
Summerville. She said she
made such items as satin and
velvet garters, padded coat
hangers and other articles
trimmed with lace. Mrs. Wells
also makes coats and suits.
Currently she is attempting to
design and make a blouse with
tatting.
Designing is another in
terest Mrs. Wells has. She
likes to design her own crea
tion of tatting as well as her
own creations for sewin%vand
crafts. Last year Mrs. Wells
the Christmas card field and
used his own lyrics and hired
Elvis Presley’s former backup
band, The Jordaneers, to
record the first series of songs
in a Nashville Recording
Studio.
The idea has drawn atten
tion from several large U. S.
retail firms and from Billy
Graham’s organization in
Minneapolis, according to
Amos.
Amos, a native of Georgia,
came back to his home state
recently, where he plans to
sgearhead his marketing of
the records.
“I'm going to concentrate
on Georgia first,” he said.
“I'm %lanning on getting an
office here (Summerville) and
start work.”
The sonis are enclosed in a
colorful jacket, depicting the
subject of the record.
Amos said he hopes to get
an artist from Billy Graham'’s
organization, Joni Eareckson,
to offer assistance on the
jacket art. Ms. Eareckson,
who is paralyzed from the
neck down, is world famous
for her works, which are
painted by a brush held in her
mouth.
The records are of a floppy
vinyl material, enabling un
breakable mailing potential.
designed an angel out of pine
cones and a snowman out of
popcorn. Mrs. Wells’ other in
terests include fi:ainting china
and making dolls and stuffed
rabbits. Mrs. Wells even
designed the staircase in her
home.
Flowers are another hobby
of Mrs. Wells’. She has
various plants throughout
and around her home she
cares for. Last [\)'ear Mrs.
Wells entered a table display
featuring some of her flower
arrangements in the Chat
tooga Garden Club annual
flower show. Mrs. Wells came
away with a first place award,
in addition to a Tri-Color
award.
ALWAYS ACTIVE
Over the years Mrs. Wells
has remained active. She
tat;iht school at Pine Grove
(Oak Hill) and was later nam
ed principal of the school. The
f,(éhml buml;egn and Msrsi)l\:Vells
gan teaching at Subligna.
From Subligna Mrs. Vsells
moved to south Georgia and
taught until she married.
“When the (Pine Grove)
school burned,” Mrs. Wells
explained, ‘“We were able to
save all the desk. I taught a
wonderful group of children at
both local schools and in south
Georgia too. After I married,
though, my husband wouldn’t
let me teach anymore.”
Mrs. Wells later returned
to Chattooga County. Over
the years she has taken in and
cared for three relatives who
were sick. One she cared for
was her 80-year-old cousin
Victor Dean, whom doctors
said wouldn’t live two years
when he went to stay with
Mrs. Wells. Cousin Victor liv
ed with Mrs. Wells for 20
years.
“l was very careful with
Cousin Victor's diet,” said
Mrs. Wells. “He had had a
Resident Addresses
Church Convention
Virginia T. Guffin, a Chris
tian Science practitioner and
teacher in Cfiattanooga who
lives in Summerville, spoke
June 8 to an international
meeting of Christian Scien
tists in Boston, Mass.
The occasion was an in
sgirational meeting related to
the 87th Annual Meeting of
the denomination. Mrs. Guffin
spoke in The Mother Church,
’I&% First Church of Christ,
Scientist to more than 8,000
members gathered in The
Mother Church and halls in
the adjacent neighborhood.
The annual meeting of the
Christian Science Church is
basically an insFirational
meeting which is held in accor
dance with The Manual of The
Mother Church by Mary
Baker Eddy who founded the
Christian gcience Church in
1879.
This year’s annual meeting
theme was liberty and
freedom. The inspirational
talks explored how ghristiani
ty's teachings can help free
mankind from conflict, the
brutality of conflict, nuclear
dangers and other serious con
cerns of mankind.
Mrs. Guffin’s talk was titl
ed “Free to Receive, Free to
Give.” She sgoke of how
adherence to the Bible frees
mankind to share the bless
mfis of Christianity with
others. This includes sharing
Christian healing with those
in need.
Mrs. Guffin reminded her
audience of the great gifts
mankind has received in the
Ten Commandments and
Christ Jesus’ teachings. She
County Man Charged
With Vehicle Thefts
Authorities have arrested
a county resident and charged
him in connection with the
alleged theft of two vehicles
from separate areas in recent
weeks.
The resident is identified
as Terry Anthony, 24, of 202
Fourth St., Summerville. He
was arrested Saturday and
charged with two counts of
auto theft. He remained in the
count{ jail Wednesday in
lieu of bond.
Anthony is charged with
stealing a 1979 Chevrolet
g‘ickup truck around 1:30 é).m.
riday. from: the Gore Com
munity, according to In
vestigator Tony Gilleland.
The truck belonged to Jeff
Owings of Route 4 Box 357,
Summerville, Gilleland noted.
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STAYS ACTIVE
Mrs. Avva Wells of Summer
ville stays active every day
even though she just
celebrated her 79th birthday.
Mrs. Wells said she doesn’t
like to just sit. Mrs. Wells
stays busy sewing, writingt,
working with some type cra
or tending to her various
flowers.
severe heart attack when he
came to stay with me. He had
a number of attacks durin
the time he was here. But, %
was alwaXs careful with his
meals and what he ate. Had
Cousin Victor lived eight more
weeks, he would have been
101 years old.”
Mrs. Wells said she feels,
“life is like dominoes. If so
meone does something for
you, pass it on. W
Mrs. Wells’ daughter and
one grandchild live in an adja
cent apartment to her house,
while the other two grand
children live in separate
trailers nearby.
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MRS. VIRGINIA T. GUFFIN
explained that when someone
has accffizt,ed these gifts, he
must utilize them b{ prag'ing
every day for himself and for
the world. She said, ‘“‘More
than anything else, prayer
prepares us to follow Jesus’
commands.”
Mrs. Guffin is a member of
First Church of Christ, Scien
tist, on McCallie Avenue in
Chattanooga, Tenn. She was a
public elementary school
teacher in Summerville until
1960 when she befgan devoting
her full time professionally to
Christian Science healing. In
1967 she became an authoriz
ed teacher of Christian
Science. She is a frequent con
tributor to the %hristian
Science weekl{, and monthly
riodicals published by the
Behristian Science Publishing
Society in Boston.
The Owings truck was
recovered by Deputy Wes
Starr around 5::22‘5.m. Friday.
A rifle, reportedly missing
from the truck, has not yet
been recovered, said Gilleland.
The other charge against
Anthony is in connection with
a 1979 Cadillac stolen from
tge lfit ofl Eal_xl'l’shUsed SCar; on
the Lyerly Highway Sunday,
June 13, Gilleland exrlained’.'
The automobile was
recovered in Walker County
early Monday morning, June
14, in good condition, noted
Gilleland. A black and white
portable television set alsp
taken from the car dealership
is still missing, added
Gilleland.
Both incidents are still
under investigation by the
sheriff’s department.