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Old Timers Game Scheduled
Old time baseball players from Chattooga
County will be honored July 12 during the
second annual Mayor's Old Timers
Baseball Game. Prior to the game, the
baseball field at Chattooga High School
will be dedicated as Ole '%imers Field. A
marble monument with the names of
deceased old timers, will be placed at the
site. Residents can have the names of the
deceased old timers added to the monu
Plague Honoring Donors
Placed At Baptist Camp
A plaque acknowledging
significant gifts for the lodge at
Camp Poplar Springs was
recently mounted on the lodge
wall. (,};mrches in Chattooga
Baptist Association are in the
second year of a three-year
drive to retire the indebtedness
on their camp.
A plan to challenge chur
ches to make gifts toward debt
retirement was accepted by the
association in November, 1984.
In its annual session last Oc
Trion Student
Gets Acting Award
Robert Alan Johnson, son
of Mrs. Vera Wallin, Route 2,
Summerville, and a rising
sog{lomore at Shorter College
in Rome, was named best sup
porting actor in the college's
Callaway Theatre Acting
Awards.
The honor was announced
recently by Shorter's Director
of College Theatre, Kenny
Gannon.
Johnson, a 1985 Trion HiFh
School graduate, was cited for
his portrayal of Goat in the
Alfred Uhry play, “The Robber
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fall.
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Contract Food Delivered To Jail
The first meal to inmates at the Chatt i
was delivered last week by Jim'aa B?»f:eg%unlt.’;gfiu
H.:fhway,, Summerville. The restaurant submitted a lov{r
bid of $4.49 for two meals per prisoner per day and it
was apgroved_ by Commissioner Harry Powell, who
awarde the firm a six-month contract. Pictureti with
the first delivery of food are (from left) Lewis Wilson
Bu[ a@mmnsé:rf;tfiu;; Tct)m?y I}B{rooks. owner of Jim's
rive-in; and ) rus i
R e y Tim Howard. (Staff photo by
ment at a cost of $1 lper letter. Pictured
at the recently completed field are (from
left) Brimp Warren, assistant manager for
the National League; David Koonce,
manager for the American League; Ralph
Stanley, director of the Summervxfie
Recreation Department and Mayor Sewell
Cash, Summerville. (Staff photo by Kay
Abbott).
tober, the association approv
ed a recommendation to place
a plaque in the lodge to
acknowledge gifts.
An attractive walnut stain
ed plaque board was made by
Dr. Huih Goodwin in his
woodwork shop and donated to
the cam&. A plate at the top
Eeads P (;nors Roll o{ ogiftg:
amp Poplar Springs ’
'l{\e as:aociaptiong vot,etfe to
dedicate the first engraved
plate to George Doster, who.
“Robert has loads of talent;
with his role as Goat, the
freshman established himself
as a celebrity on campus.”
“With discipline, he will be
able todo anytfiing he wants,"”
Gannon continued. “It i‘:fioing
to be quite a treat to watch him
progress here at Shorter.”
Robert was chosen over
other actors in a secret ballot
by selected faculty/staff
members at the Georgia
BaPt,ist-supported senior
college.
Johnson is a member of
Shorter Players and the Phi
Delta Tau fraternity.
contributed his time, energy
and resources to development
of the camp. The plate reads
“In Memozy of Mr. George
Doster by Chattooga Baptist
Association.” The association
also al!‘)proved a recommenda
tion that gifts of $750 or more
be acknowledged by enfraved
plates if requested by donors.
The first substantial in
dividual gift toward the debt
retirement was made by Mr.
and Mrs. Leroy Johnson
throufih the First Baptist
Church, Summerville, where
they are members. The plate
acknowledging their gift reads
“From Mr. and Mrs. Leroy
Johnson in Memory of Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar Parker and in
Honor of Dee Johnson Parris.”
Two ot.he;flates are now
bein§ engraved for the plague.
A gift was made by Mrs. Eme
Strawn in memory of her
sister. The inscription will read,
‘‘Miriam L. Holland,
1907-1984." Gifts from many
friends of the late Mr. John
Bullard will also be
acknowledged by a plate in his
memory.
The board has 20 additional
plates that may be engraved in
memory or honor of persons.
Any persons who wish to make
gualiging gifts or have already
one so may request I{)lates
acknowledging them. Donors
should contact the chairman of
the camp debt retirement com
mittee or the associational
director of missions.
Dr. Jack Colwell is chair
man of the committee on camp
debt retirement. Other
members include Miss Evelyn
Cook, Ralph Cook, Gary Floyd,
Mrs. Man:ret Henderson and
the Rev. Dewayne White. The
Rev. Jack Richardson, associa
tional director of missions, and
the Rev. Jim:)nc( Bryant,
associational moderator, are
ex-officio members of the
committee,
Camp Poplar Sprin%s is
owned and operated by Chat
tooga Baptist Association. It is
located seven miles south of
Summerville off Highway 100,
and consists of approximately
90 acres of mountain land at
the foot of Taylor's Ridge. The
major present facility is the
lodge, which can accommodate
groups of up to 50 persons for
sleeping, dining and con
ferences in both summer and
winter, The camp has outstan
ding potential for further
development.
Voter Registration
Location Outlined
The Chattooga County
Board of Registrars has an
nounced a schedule for
registering voters for this
year's elections. :
The schedule and locations
follow:
Wal-Mart Discount Cities,
Summerville — First Saturday
from noon to 4 p.m., third
Thursday from 5 to 9 p.m., se
cond Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m.
and fourth Saturday from 9
am. to 1 p.m.
Thursday, June 26, 1986
SECOND OLD TIMERS GAME
Rick Camp To Piteh For Locals
Against Championship Players
By KAY ABBOTT
Staff Writer
Former Braves pitcher Rick
Camp, Trion, is just one of
more than a hundred former
pro and semi-pro baseball
players who will participate in
the Mayor’s second annual Old
Timer’s Baseball Game, bngin
ning at 1 p.m. Saturday, Uli
12, at the -Chattoo%a Hii
School baseball field. The
players are all natives of Chat
tooga County. There is no ad
mission charge for the events.
During ceremonies prior to
the game, the field will be
dedicated as the Ole Timers
Memorial Field. Family
members maf' have the names
of deceased old timers added to
a marble monument which will
be placed at the field. The cost
is $1 per letter.
Two games are scheduled
during the afternoon. The first,
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Camp Popular Springs Plaque Displayed
Campers at Girls’ Week at Camp Poplar toward debt retirement on the camp
Sprinfis last week are shown holding a pla- lodge.
que that acknowledges significant gifts :
FJC Sets Classes At
Rome, Summerville
The fublic service office at
Floyd Junior College has an
nounced its schedule of courses
for the summer. Information
on any of the courses may be
obtained b¥ calling the Public
Service Office at 295-6324, ;
BUSINESS AND
INDUSTRY
Finance — Mondafi's and
Thursda¥s. today through
Aug. 28, from 6 until 8:10 p.m.
Fee: $110;
Floyd Junior College’s
Library
Summer
Hours
New summer hours
have been announced by
Chattooga County
Library.
Beginninir.)uly 1 and
continuing t oufh Aug.
31, the librar?' will be clos
ed on Saturdays.
Weekday hours will re
main l:{he same‘:h,9 e(afi\m- to 6
.m. Monday, esday,
Q‘huraday and Friday and
9 am. to 8 p.m. each
Tuesday.
Saturday hours will
resume beginning Sept. 1.
Suger D Inc., Trion — Se
cond Friday from 3to 6 p.m.
Chattooga Board of
Rosintnrs. Summerville —
8:30 a.m. to noon and 1 until 5
p.m. Monday through Fridai:
and from 8 a.m. until noon eac
thirghSnturdn,\é. "
atboflxa ount rary,
Summerville — Al{ cfinning
hours during the following
days: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m, Monday,
Wednesday, Thursdn{‘:nd Fri
day, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
'P N ATy '
beginning at 1 p.m., will
feature local old timers whose
careers date back to the 19205.
The 102 Elayers will be divid
ed into the American League,
managed l'fi' David Koonce;
and the National League,
managed by Fred Stewart.
The second game, beginn
ing at 3 p.m., will feature
former pros, semi-pros and col
lege players dating from the
late 1950 s to the present.
Camp will be the pitcher for the
local team which will play
against the championship
18-year-and-under Dizzy Dean
League team of Boynton. It
has won a number of cham
pionships and has competed in
the Dizzy Dean Worlge Series
for the last three years.
Also playing in the second
fame will be Dan Logan,
ormerly of the Baltimore
Orioles; Preston Cash, former
ly with the Atlanta Braves
organization; and other former
Breakfast Series — Fridays,
July 11 through Aug. 8,
7:30-until 9:30 a.m. Fee: $lO
%er session, includes breakfast.
he topic schedule is as
follows: July 11 — ‘“‘Motiva
tion,” July 18 — **No Nonsense
Communication;’’ July 25 —
“Manarfing Your Time;" Aug.
1 — “Ravages of Office Con
flict and Stress;"’ and Aug. 8 —
“Goal Setting.”
COMPUTER TRAINING
Lotus 1-2-3 — Thursdays,
| July 10 and July 17, from 6:30
until 9:30 p.m. Fee: $75;
‘ Intermediate Lotus 1-2-3-
— Thursdays, J ulg 24 and 31,
f ;l;,osm 6:30 until 9:30 p.m. Fee:
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PROFESESIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Real Estate Sales Prepara
tion Course — MondaKs and
Thursdays, July 7 t rough
Sept. 4, from 6:30 until 9:30
p.m. Fee: $1756 glus text;
Real Estate Brokers Exam
Preparation — MondaK: and
Thursdays, July 7 t ough
Sept. 4, from 6:30 until 9:30
p.m. Fee: $225 plus text;
Floristry — Tuesdays,
Sept. 16 throu%h Dec. 2, from
7 until 9 p.m. Fee: S7O.
PERSONAL ENRICHMENT
Poetry Writing —
'l\modag's. June 24 throusgh Ju
ll‘x 29, from 6:30 until 8 p.m.
ee: S3O;
Watercolor — Monda‘ys. Ju
ly 7 through Aug. 11, from 6
until 8 p.m. Fee: $25;
Growing l%p Gracefully —
Mondays, Tuesdays and
Wednesdays, July 7 through
July 16, from 9 until 11 a.m.
Fee $45;
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12, from 6 unt{l 8 p.m.?ee: lgg.
Drawing and Sketching —
Thursdays, Julg 10 through
Aug. 14, from 6 until 8 p.m.
Fee: $25;
Pen and Ink — Thursdays,
July 10 through Aug. 15, from
8 until 10 p.m. Fee: $25;
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crylics — Mon
days, J llthroughAug. 1%
Msao 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. Fee:
college players, includin
Butci fanier and l\gacfi
Moan"’seo - ies will i
ning ceremonies in
clude a ded?cation of the {l\ewl{-
renovated ballfield as the Ole
Timers Memorial Field. A new
flafil pole, ‘;mrchased and in
stalled by VFW Post 6688 and
Auxiliary, will be used for the
first time. Mayor Sewell Cash
and members of veterans
organizations will present a
wreath in memory of 42 deceas
ed old timers. A marble monu
ment inscribed with names of
the deceased players will be
presented at that time. The na
tional anthem will be sung by
Alan Dean and Kay Abbott,
accompanied by Karen Gaines.
Following the first game, old
timers and their wives will be
treated to a barbecue dinner.
Refreshments will be sold
by the Summerville-Trion Op
timist Club during the
afternoon.
RECREATION AND
LEISURE
Dance Aerobics Instructors
Trainin, § Clinic — Saturday
;Tsm 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. Fee:
Pre-School Gymnastics
(ages 5-7) — Tuesdays, July 8
through Aug. 5, from 6 until 7
p.m. Fee: $25;
Gymnastics (ages 8 and
over) — 'l‘hursdg':, July 10
through Aug. 28, from 6:30 un
til 8:30 p.m. Fee: $25;
Gymnastics Camp (ages 8
and over) — Monday through
Friday, July 28 through Aug.
ésfsrom 10 a.m. until noon. Fee:
Beginning Horsemanshi
— Thursdays, July 10 througg
Aug. 14, from 7 until 8 p.m.
Fee:B $45; » .
eginni otography —
Thursgg;s.nfiuly 10 through
Aug. 7, from 6:30 until 8:30
p.m. Fee: S4O,
DANCING
Creative Movement for
Children (ages 3-5) — Summer
ville: Tuesdays through Aug. 5,
;Tsm 11 a.m. until noon. Fee:
Beginner Ballet (ages 6-8) —
Summerville: Tuesdays,
through Aug. 5, from noon un
til 1 p.m. Fee: $45;
Adult Ballet — Thursdays
until Aubg. 7, from 6 until 7 p.m.
Fee: $45;
Adult Beginner Jazz Class
— Thursdays W Aug. 7,
from 7 until 8 p.m. Fee: $45;
Social Ballroom Dancing —
Fridays, July 7 through Aug.
1, from 7:30 until 9 p.m. Fee:
$25 individual/S4O couple.
SMALL BUSINESS
The courses listed are spon
sored by the Northwest
Geo:gia Small Business
Development Center, located
at Fl(g'd Junior College, and
the Small Business Ad
ministration. For more infor
mation, call the SBDC at
295-6326.
U::fl Resources Available
for S Business Owners —
'l‘uudnl.\:. Jul.y 15, from 1 until
4 p.m. Fee: $25; ;
Financial Planning Basics
~ Tuesdays, July 29 through
.:3? 5, from 1 until 4 p.m. Fee:
NATIONAL LEAGUE
The National League Team,
managed by Fred Stewart, con
sists of:
Country Brown, Carl
Searles, Joe F;y Dacus, Sewell
Cash, Bill Young, Emory
Gilmer, Joe Gilmer, Doyle
Brady, Bill Edwards, Cherry
Crisp, Jack Hall, Leroy Day,
Ralph Stanley, Herman Flet
cher, Roy Owens and Grover
S e
Also, Gene Ballard, Wright
Wheeler, Watt Milican and
Isaiah “Nide” Walker.
Also, “Ace’’ Drummond,
Brimp Warren, Virgil Chas
tain, Joe Cox, John David
Byars, Joe Potter, Bob
Dawson, Wodd{)Clinwn. Shug
Welch, Cotton Davis, Furman
Camp, Mamon Price, Robert
Mcßae, “Fats” Favors, Robert
Lackey, Grady Westbrooks, !
Bobby Bush, Bobby Nix, Hoyt |
Farmer, Charles Saylors, Slim |
Allison, Hobert Henderson, !
Hollis Reeves, Guy Bruce, Ruel |
Bruce, Doyle Mitchell, Doug |
Ledbetter, Hess Clark, Edwin
Lowry and Chester Ragland.
Harry Newsome is living in
Atlanta and will not be able to
attend this year's games.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
The American League
Team, managed by David
Koonce, include Bob Broome,
Dena Brown (Babe), Buck
Rich, Shorty Lawson, Wayne
Groce, Babe Willingham, Jack
Bryant, J. W. Greenwood, Roy
Williams, Duéan Peace, David
Koonce Jr., Glenn Hall, Fred
Hall, Roy Cox, Sebo Owens,
Wrathburn' Cash, Hubert
Cash, Fay Maxey, ‘“‘Dee”
Millican, I’l"a Pollard Jr. and
Berry To Offer .
26 Educational
Classes In July
Berry Collese's Office of
Continuing Education and
Community Service will offer
26 classes in July.
All classes will be held on
the college campus and are
open to everyone. Persons in
terested in registering for any
of the classes, or in further in
formation, may call 232-5374,
Ext. 2369.
Classes scheduled to begin
thecwa;:k of July 7 ?re:
Decorating Art.mtrey
in Icing, Saturdays, July 12-26,
"3 Ealligraphy 11, Tuesd
aphy 11, ays,
July 8-22, ‘?—9 p.m., S2O;
A Computer Course for
Adults, Tuesday, July 10, 1-5
p.m., S2O;
Microcomputers for Young
People, Tuesday, July 8, 1-5
p.m., S2O;
Photography I, Thursdags.
Jul{‘llO-Aug. 7, 7-9 p.m., $25;
otivatmgo_Pea%ple. Tues
day, July 8, 4:30-7: J.m.. $25.
Classes scheduled to begin
the week of July 14 are:
Young Pezfle’s Art Studio,
I::l;osndays. July 14-Aug. 11,
Chisanbop, Saturdays, Ju
ly 19-26, 1-3 Km sl2;
Berry College Day Cam\}w
(ages 6-14) Session IV,
Monday-Friday, July 14-25, 8
a.m.-5 p.m,, S4O;
Georgia Inheritance Law,
Thursday, July 17, 7-9 p.m,,
sls for one, $25 for two;
Party in Your Prettiest Col
ors, Thursday, July 17, 1-6
p.m., sls;
Penmanship for Children,
Monday-l-‘ridnzy. July 14-18,
1:30-3 p.m., S2O;
New Market Serves
Chattooga Farmers
Downtown Rome's Farmers Market has reopened at the
Midtown Transit Center, nccordirf to Jan Hackett of the
Rome Downtown Devel nt utha'it{.o;l‘ho Transit
Center is located at the findhown Parking Lot, East First
Street in downtown Rome.
“We feel this will be a more convenient location with
plenAtl)l' of parking,”" Mrs. H.cklm% &
produce must be grown sellers. In ad
ditioneotro:hfmmmivmublu, thzmuht\villdlow
thudoofjms.‘:llland‘fickh-. market is open to
hrmmcx:hint Coosa Valley Region, including Chat
too, ty.
v itiown Mokt il b oo rom 0.. wtl sty
every un ovember.
For more information, call 295-5793.
Otis Pollard.
Also, Jim Ed Cavin, Joe
Ve Gram: Georgs e, Alle
cGraw, Geor,
Brock, J ohnny%elinton, h-l‘y
Parrish, Oscar Finley, Harry
Newsome, Jim Galloway, Fred
Brown “Rabbit” Filpot, Claude
Baker, Buddy Byars, Max
Brown, “Wayo'’ Williams,
Roscoe Stewart, Malcolm
Thomas, Houston London and
“Shorty’’ McDonald.
Also, Roy Bruce, Ray
Bruce, Alex Hayes, R.
Rafgé:nd, Ben Covinfilton.
Al Black, Earl Wallace,
Smith “Al"” Willingham and
Torx' London.
number ot deceased
former pro and semi-pro
athletes from Chattozga Coun
tiwill also be honored during
the event. They are:
Johnny Nelson, J. L. Alex
ander, Paul Silvers, Ralph
Alexander, Alfred ‘‘Shorty”
Cash, Joe Pullen, Carlton
“Nubbin’’ Strange, Jack Cash,
William “Dummy’’ Morris,
J. L. Pettigrew, Willard “Rab
bit” Jackson, Fz:ive Mazxey Sr.,
Leroy Alexander, Andrew
Walker, Jim Mosley, Marvin
“Punk’’ Pullen, Milton Clark,
CKlAnderson. Randolph “Doc”
S ?shire, Fay Green and
Gra f' Newsome.
Also, “Tish” Alexander,
Leon Gamble, Hoke Echols,
Harris Edwards, Har?er Ed
wards, Jack Owings, “Buck”
White, Ott Kimbell, Bennie
Hix, Burl Gaylor, Will
Stephenson, Hitch Thomas,
Herman “Tick” Frady, Em
mett Greenwood, John éox. W.
Brock, Gene Lawson, Bill
Whaley, Otha Powell, Paul
Morrison and Charles Echols.
Pottery: Beginning, Mon
days, July 14-Aug. 4, g-9 p.m.,
S4O l_"plus $lO supply fee;
acets of Communication,
Thursdag'. July 17, 4:30-7:30
p.m., $25;
Sket.ch.inlfi and Drawing,
Mondays, July 14-28, 7-9 p.m.,
$25;
Typing 11, Mondays, July
17-Aug. 14, 7-9 p.m., S4O;
Watercolor Painting,
Thursday, July 17-Aug. 14,
il el AT
Classes scheduled to begin
the week of July 21 are:
Listening Skills Workshop,
Wednesday, July 23, 3-5 p.m.,
$lO for one, sl7 for two;
Basic Supervisory Skills,
Thursdag. July 24, 4:30-7:30
p.m., S2O;
Drawing, Mondays, July
21-Aug. 18, 1-3 p.m., $25;
Introduction to Investi.ng,
Tuesday, July 22, 7-9 p.m, $10;
Typing (for rising sixth and
ninth graders), Mondays and
Tuesdays, July 21-Aug. 5, 7-8
8:30 f).m.. S4O.
Classes scheduled to begin
the week of July 28 are:
Buying and Selling a
House, Monday, J\;g' 28, 7-9
p.m., sls for one, S2O for two;
Cake Decorating 11, Satur
dayé.° Aug.ci-l}& l-Dp.m.étw:
Ty ay Camp
(ages 6-14) Sessfo'h v, Kionday-
Friday, July 28-4:3 8,8 am.-5
p.m., S4O per week;
Children's Swimming
Classes, Session 111, Mondn{-
Frida‘y. July 28-Aug. 8, 9-10
a.m. for six to nine-year-olds,
10-11 a.m. for four and five
year-olds, and 11 a.m.-noon for
10 to 15-year-olds, S2O.