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January 4, 1960MONTGOMERY COUNTY NEWSFarm Agents, Agriculturists Face Busy Slate in JanuaryBy Mildred S. SmithA busy month for agriculturists and Extension Service personnel in Montgomery County is ahead.On Jan. 11, County Agent Tom P. McCabe and County Home Agent Maude C. Woodfin will make their annual reports to the Board of Revenue at a luncheon in the Extension Service auditorium at the courthouse. The luncheon will be at 12:30 p.m., immediately after the weekly meeting of the Board of Revenue. The reports will cover activities of the agents and their assistants during 1959.On Jan. 14, the Montgomery County Cattlemen’s Assn. will hold the annual mid-winter meeting and election of officers and directors. This will also be in the Extension Service auditorium at the courthouse beginning at 10 a.m. Dr. E. T. York Jr., Director of the Auburn University Extension Service will be guest speaker.On January20, a Soil Conservation School will be held at the courthouse from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., when a distinguished panel of speakers will discuss soil conservation problems. The panel will consist of J. C. Lowery, Auburn University Extension Service agronomist; Dr. Dennis Rouse, head of the soil testing laboratory at Auburn; Dr. Clarence Wilson, agronomist for U. S. Steel; Dr. Clarence Scarbrook, soil chemist with the Auburn University Experiment Station; and Frank Boyd, Montgomery, president of the Alabama Soil Fertility Society, Inc.This will be an open meeting and all interested persons are invited.The final meeting this month will be a school for cattlemen, in which the subjects of nutrition and wintering of cows will be discussed by specialists.In addition to these meetings of local interest, there will be the Southern Regional Aberdeen-Angus show Monday, the annual meeting Monday night and the sale Tuesday; and Todiway Acres’ sale of purebred Herefords on Jan. 11 at the ranch at Pike Road.MONDAY MEMO: Examinations are now being held at the Post Office building in Montgomery for the position of substitute clerk at Grady post office... W. Z. Beck of Naftel has asked this column to convey his thanks for flowers, cards and visits during his illness at Kendrick Memorial Hospital in Luverne….. Mrs. Fred Sellers of Fleta is convalescing from injuries received in a freak accident at home when the family dog tripped her as she stepped from the car, causing a broken leg…Mrs. Henry McNeill of Pine Level is convalescing from an operation at Edge Hospital in Troy… What could be sadder looking than a discarded Christmas tree?Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Lightfoot are occupying their new home at Barachias…Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Cauthen have under construction a new home at Ada on the site of their former home destroyed by fire last summer… Mrs. C. C. Moore of Naftel is now employed at Fleta… Miss Mary Lou Jordan and her mother have moved into their new home in Naftel.MONDAYLaPine WSCS will meet at 7:30p.m., the hostess to be announced.Pintlala Older Girls 4-H Club will meet at 3:30 p.m. at the home of Iva Kate Hall on Teague Road.The official board meeting of Hope Hull Methodist Church will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Billy Gordon.TUESDAYSnowdoun Men’s Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Snowdoun Clubhouse.Ramer WSCS will meet at 3 p.m. at the Methodist Church with Mrs. W. G. Sellers and Mrs. Mary Sealy as hostesses and Mrs. O. K. Trotter, leader.Mt. Carmel WSCS will meet at 7:45 p.m.Westview Gardens Civic Club will meet at 1 pm. at the home of Mrs. F. B. Horton.WEDNESDAYPike Road Community 4-H Club will meet at 7 p.m. at Pike Road School.Pintlala Civic Club will meet at 1 p.m. at the home of Mrs. W. S. Newell Sr. with Mrs. J. P. Henry as co-hostess.THURSDAYPike Road Civic Club will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the home of Mrs. Mae Graham on Vaughan Road with Mrs. D. L. Watson, Miss Rosamond Graham and Mrs. Walter Sorreil as co-hostesses.Pike Road Senior 4-H Club will meet at 10:30 a.m. at Pike Road School.Pike Road Junior 4-H Club will meet at 10:30 a.m. at Pike Road School.Hope Hull WSCS will meet at 1 p.m. with Mrs. Curtis Coleman as hostess.Ramer Masons will meet at7:30 p.m. at Lodge Hall.Fairview WSCS will hold a business meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the church n Old Selma Road.A home agents’ training meeting will be held at 10 a.m. at the courthouse.FRIDAYSnowdoun Boys 4-H Club will meet at 3:45 p.m. at the home of Bernard Young.January 11, 1960Annual Revenue Report Set By Extension Service StaffBy Mildred S. SmithA luncheon Monday at which the Extension Service staff will make their annual reports to the Board of Revenue will kick off a week full of activities for Montgomery County people. The luncheon will be at 12:30 a.m. at the Extension Service auditorium in the court house.Making reports will be Tom P. McCabe, county agent; Mrs. Maude C. Woodfin, home agent; and their assistants, Ray Helms, Bill Kendrick, and Mrs. Virginia Gilchrist. Activities of the county farmers, women’s clubs and 4-H clubs will be reviewed.Scheduled for 12 noon on Monday is a production sale of 35 purebred Hereford females and 15 bulls at Todiway acres at Pike Road, and at 7:30 p.m. the Hi-Pine Lions Club members will meet for their semi-monthly supper at Highland Home.Other meetings to be held this week are listed below.TUESDAYCatoma PTA will hold a board meeting at 6:45 p.m. and a general meeting at 7:30p.m.at Catoma School.Ramer PTC will meet at 2:45 p.m. at the high school auditorium, the meeting having been postponed from Monday.Pine Level WSCS will be at 2:45 p.m.Sampey Memorial WMS will meet at 3 p.m. with Mrs. C.M. Brooks as hostess and Mrs. H.M. Deal, leader. Attention is called to the change in place of meeting.Pinedale Civic Club will meet at noon at the home of Mrs. K.M. Harris on Woodley Road with Mrs. C.N. Putnam, co-hostess.The WOC of Providence Presbyterian Church will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the church at LeGrand.The WMS of Snowdown Baptist Church will meet at 7:30 p.m.A community supper will be held at LaPine community house at 7 p.m.Lee Farms Club will meet at 9:45 a.m. at the clubhouse with Mrs. N.J. Fleming and Mrs. B.C. Capell as hostesses.Oakdale WMS will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the church.Pike Road PTO will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Pike Road School.Grady Friendly Neighbors will have a spend-the-day meeting at the home of Mrs. W.R. Hyatt.Goodwyn 8th and 9th grades 4-H Club will meet at 9:15 a.m. at Goodwyn Junior High SchoolWEDNESDAYSnowdoun Woman’s Club will meet at 2 p.m. at the clubhouse with Mrs. E.E. Johnson, Mrs. H.M. Pirtle, Sr. and Mrs. N.L. Johnson as hostesses.ALFA Circle, Fairview WSCS, will meet at 2:30 p.m. with Mrs. B.M. Rogers as hostess and Mrs. Haroll Debane, leader.Baldwin 8th and 9th grades 4-H Club will meet at 10 a.m. at Baldwin Junior High SchoolTHURSDAYPerry Hill Civic Club will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the home of Mrs. Vernon Horn, 974 Parkwood Court.Mt. Carmel Civic Club will meet at 2 p.m. at the clubhouse with Mrs. Curtis Boyd, C.F. Noble and Mrs. Leonard Phillips as hostesses.Alice Huey Circle, Trinity Baptist WMS, will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Mabel Ward on Old Selma Road.The Montgomery County Cattlemen’s Assn. will hold the annual meeting at 10 a.m. at the courthouse.Etta B. Smith Chapter No.290, OES, will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Ramer.Naomi Circle, Fairview WSCS, will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Z.E. Wilson with Mrs. Wilton Torode as leader.Hope Hull Woman’s Club will meet at 2:30 p.m. at the clubhouse will Mrs. E.P. Toulmin, Jr. and Mrs. L. Yancey as hostesses.Ramer Elementary 4-H Club will meet at 9:30 a.m. at Ramer Elementary School.Ramer Junior 4-H Club will meet at 11 a.m. at Montgomery County High School.Snowdoun Junior Girls 4-H Club will meet at 3:30 p.m. at the home Kate Young.FRIDAYA committee meeting of instructors to plan a countywide workshop for officers of home demonstration clubs will be held at the courthouse at 10 a.m. Pintlala Senior 4-H Club will meet at 11:20 a.m. at Pintlala School.Pintlala Junior 4-H Club will meet at 12:40 p.m. at Pintlala School.Pinedale Boys 4-H Club will meet at 3:30 p.m. at Pintlala School at Pinedale Clubhouse.SATURDAYA county dairy foods leadership school for 4-H girls will be held at 9:30 a.m. at the courthouse.January 18, 1960U.S Farm Bureau Queen Will Give Address TuesdayBy Mildred B. SmithCassandra Taylor, state and nation Farm Bureau Queen, will be a guest speaker at the regular meeting at the Montgomery County Young People’s Farm Bureau Tuesday night.Miss Taylor, a member of the Walker County Young People’s Farm Bureau, is a sophomore at the University of Alabama, where she is majoring in speech. She will be accompanied to Montgomery by a group from the Tuscaloosa County Young People’s Farm Bureau.The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Extension Service auditorium at the courthouse.Miss Taylor will talk on her adventures at the American Farm Bureau convention in Chicago where she was chosen queen over competitors from other states having active Farm Bureau organization.She will be introduced by Parker Gray Mount of Teasley’s community, president of the Montgomery County group.ARRIVAL: To Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Harrison, Gainesville, GA a son on January 11 at the Gainesville Hospital, whom they have named Robert Lee Jr. Mrs. Harrison is the former Kay Collier of Grady, and the baby is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Collier of Grady and Mr. and Mrs. G.L. Harrison of Greenville. MONDAY MEMO: Snowdoun WSCS has changed the date of meeting to the first Wednesday of each month… The regular meeting of Pintlala PTA has been postponed until Friday night when W.H. Pirtle of Snowdoun will show slides of his farm tour of Russia… New officers of Woodland Circle are: Mrs. Billy Grubbs, president; Mrs. Kenneth Swift, vice president; Mrs. Eugene Crouch, secretary; Mrs. I.D. McClurkin, treasurer; Mrs. I.M. Gomillion, devotional leader; Mrs. L.C. Christie, Bible study.Mr. and Mrs. R.A. Allen of Mobile road have asked this column to convey their appreciation for the kindness of friends in the loss of their daughter, Mrs. Bessie Mae Johnson… Lt. Richard T. Rushton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Rushton of Ramer, was recently awarded the Commendation Ribbon for courageous action in a sudden emergency… Lt Rushton is stationed with Company C, Third Medical Tanker Bn., 37th Armor... The self-employment tax rate for Social Security on the 1959 reports will be three and three-fourth per cent.MONDAYRamer Senior 4-H Club will meet at 11 a.m.at Montgomery County High School.Pine Level 4-H Club will meet at 1 p.m. at Pine Level School.TUESDAYChisholm 5th grade 4-H Club will meet at 9 a.m. at Chrisholm School.Chisholm 6th grade 4-H Club will meet at 10 a.m. at Chrisholm School.Hunter Civic Club will meet at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Winnie Davis.WEDNESDAYWoodland Circle will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the home of Mrs. Donald McClurkin with Mrs. H.L. McClurkin and Mrs. James Mcleod as co-hostessesPine Level WMS will meet at 2:45 p.m.Brewer Heights Civic Club will meet at 2 p.m. at the clubhouse.A soil fertility school for Montgomery County farmers will be held between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. at the Extension Service auditorium in the courthouse.THURSDAYSmilietown Community Club will meet at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. T.J. Dorman.Ramer Masons will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Lodge Hall.The Spectator Club will meet at 11:30 a.m. at the home of Mrs. R.F. Carr in LeGrande for a luncheon and business session.Catoma 4th Grade 4-H Club will meet at 10 a.m. at Catoma School.FRIDAYA leadership school on freezing cooked foods will be held for Montgomery County home demonstration club leaders at 10 a.m. at the Extension Service auditorium in the courthousePintlala PTA will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Pintlala School.SATURDAYA meeting of the Montgomery County Council of 4-H Clubs will be held at 10 a.m. at Normandale Coummunity CenterJanuary 25, 1960Conference For Cattlemen On Winter Feeding SlatedBy Mildred B. SmithA conference for cattlemen on winter feeding of beef cattle, a workshop for home demonstration club officers on their respective duties, and a meeting of the Montgomery County Council of 4-H Clubs will highlight activities of Montgomery County people this week..The conference on feeding cattle, scheduled for Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Courthouse Extension Service auditorium, will be an informal discussion in which Bob Farquhar, beef cattle specialist from Auburn, will conduct a question and answer period, and help arrange feeding programs for those in attendance.The program was arranged by Tom P. McCabe, County agent. Farquhar is a former assistant agent in this county. The workshop for home demonstration club officers was arranged by Mrs. Maude Woodfin, home agent, to instruct new officers in their duties. It will be held Thursday at the Extension Service auditorium at the courthouse at 10 a.m.Capt. Harvey Buskirk of Maxwell AFB will make a talk on “our 49th state,” from which he has just returned after a three year tour of duty in Fairbanks.The new club scorecard will also be explain.Instructors will be Mrs. Bernie Brannan, Presidents and First Vice-Presidents; Mrs. James McLean, second Vice-Presidents; Mrs. Charles N. Putnam and Mrs. Enoch Rawls, third Vice-Presidents. The second Vice-Presidents are in charge of community activities and the third Vice-Presidents are citizenship chairmen.The 4-H council meeting will be held at Normandale Community Center at 10 a.m. Saturday under the supervision of Mrs. Virginia Gilchrist, assistant home agent, and Bill Kendrick, assistant county agent. Plans for the year will be mapped.HERE AND THERE: Ed C. Hall, Cantelou Road dairy farmer has missed attending Sunday School and church services at Fairview Methodist Church, Old Selma Road, only three times in 10 years…Hope Hull Methodist Church is getting ready to let a contract in May for the educational wing to a new church building…The wing, the first unit, will cost approximately $30,000…Frank Temple, Selma Highway, is the architect and Ed Green is the building fund treasurer.Brenda Trotter of Ramer and Gail Spear of LaPine attended the Alpha Gamma Rho house party last weekend at Auburn University…Mrs. Estelle Killough and Mrs. C.E Sellers were chaperones…The Rev. Carl Dunn of Eclectic has accepted a call to the pastorate of Friendship Baptist Church and will preach each first and third Sunday at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. …J.C Bush of Hope Hull is a patient at Veterans Hospital…Z.P. Gordon, Sr., Lamar Road, is convalescing from an operation at Professional Center Hospital…Mrs. W.B. Gordon. Richardson Road is convalescing from surgery at Professional Center Hospital.MONDAYDalraida Civic Club will meet at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. B.J. Lewis. Attention is called to the change in hostesses.Hi-Pine Lions Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Highland Home.TuesdayThe WMU of Snowdoun Baptist Church will meet at 7 p.m.The WOC of Providence Presbyterian Church will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the church.Stones Civic Club will meet at 9:45 a.m. at the home of Mrs. Ed C. Hall.Ramer Civic Club will meet at 3 p.m., the hostess to be announced.Friendship WMS will meet at 7:30 p.m. Baldwin 4-H club will meet at 10 a.m. at Baldwin Junior High School.WednesdayHope Hull Home Demonstration Club will meet at 1 p.m., hostess to be announced.Chesser Community Club will meet at 2 p.m. with Mrs. L. Jones and Mrs. M. Miles as hostesses.Ridgecrest Civic Club will meet at 10 a.m. at the home of Mrs. L.F. Shows.Godwyin 4-H Club will meet at 9:15 at Goodwyn Junior High School.ThursdayGrady-Dublin Home Club will meet at 2:30 p.m. at the clubroom.Etta B. Smith Chapter No. 290, OES will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Ramer.FridayPintlala PTA will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Pintlala School when W. H. Pirtle will show slides of his farm tour of Russia.February 1, 1960Maid of Cotton Meet Call Tuesday To Plan ’60 EventBy Mildred S. SmithA meeting of the Montgomery County Maid of Cotton Committee has been called for Tuesday by R.E. Belser of Mount Meigs, chairman, to make plans for the 1960 contest. The meeting will be held at 11 a.m. in the Extension Service auditorium at courthouse.Members of the committee are representative of the Chamber of Commerce, the Montgomery Cotton Exchange and the Montgomery County Farm Bureau, which sponsor the contest.HONORED: a certificate of honor and membership in McCall’s Teen Fashions Board has been awarded Joanne Paulk, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Klem Paulk of Chesser community, and a senior at Montgomery County High School at Ramer. The award was made for outstanding achievement in clothing and sewing and classroom work. Through her accomplishments she has met all the standards of membership in this national honorary organization. She is a third year home economics student and her adviser is Mrs. Nina Mayton, home economics teacher. She is also historian of Ramer Chapter, Future Home Makers.MONDAY MEMO: A panel discussion on careers with representatives of the various businesses and profession, armed forces and educational institutions will be held at a meeting of Pike Road Community 4-H Club Wednesday night…The meeting will be held at the Extension Service auditorium at the Courthouse at 7:30 p.m.Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Pittman of Teague Road have asked this column to convey their gratitude to friends, relatives, churches, and Pintlala School for their expressions of sympathy in the accidental death of their two sons, James Lee and Helson…all 4-H Club members planning to enter the lamp making contest are requested to bring their lamps to the February meeting of their respective club.Chuckle: Mrs. Charles McCullough’s remark during the recent freeze that there was nothing between her home on the ridge in Highland Home and the North Pole but a barbed wire fence.W.E. Sullivan of Woodley Road is convalescing at St. Margaret’s Hospital from an operation.MONDAYA meeting of the official board of Hope Hull Methodist Church will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. L.C. Hancey..TUESDAYPintlala Older Girls 4-H Club will meet at 3:30 p.m. at the home of Elaine Lassiter.Snowdoun Men’s Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Snowdoun Clubhouse.Catoma P.T.A. will meet at 7 p.m. at Catoma School for a valentine banquet.WEDNESDAYPike Road Community 4-H Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Courthouse.February 8, 1960Belser Appointed Chairman of Waugh Industrial SchoolBy Mildred S. SmithA Montgomery County farmer, Robert E. Belser of Mt. Meigs, is the newly appointed chairman of the Alabama State Industrial School at Waugh.One of the county’s leading cotton farmers, Belser is widely known for his activities in the Farm Bureau, Cattlemen’s Assn., Cotton Promotion Committee, organizations whose purpose is to advance the farmer’s interests.Because of new duties following his appointment by Gov. John Patterson, Belser resigned his post as chairman of the Maid of Cotton committee. Members of the committee elected John A. Garrett, Snowdoun dairyman, to fill the vacancy, and tentatively set June 10 for the Maid of Cotton contest.JOTTING: Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Cauthen have moved into their new home in Ada built on the site of their home that burned last year…Mr. and Mrs. P.M. Beck have asked this column to express their appreciation to friends and neighbors for gifts and kindnesses when their home and all their contents were destroyed by fire recently while they were away from home… Mrs. M.E. Richardson, Pinedale, has asked this column to convey her appreciation for cards, flowers, and other expressions of sympathy on the death of her father, B.S. Moore of Midway, and Mrs. Will Hingard of Ramer has asked that her family’s gratitude be expressed for all courtesies when her brother, C. F. Sullivan of New Orleans, died recently.MONDAYHi-Pine Lions Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Highland Home.The prayer committee of Trinity Baptist Church will meet at 9 a.m. at the church on Old Selma Road.Officers will be installed by a newly organized Wesleyan Service Guild at 7:30 p.m. at Pine Level Methodist Church.TUESDAYThe WSCS of Ramer Methodist Church will meet at the church at 3 p.m. with Mrs. C.E. Sellers and Mrs. John Cook as hostesses, and Mrs. Jack Lindsey, leader.Mt. Carmel WSCS will meet at 7:45 p.m.Highland Home PTO will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the school.Lee Farms Club will meet at 9:45 a.m. at the clubhouse with Mrs. Irvy Cherry and Mrs. Doyle Munson,hostesses.Pike Road PTO will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Pike Road School. Dr. Robert Lightfoot, guest speaker, will talk on the heart.Chisholm 5th grade 4-H Club will meet at 9 a.m. at Chisholm School.Chisholm 6th grade 4-H Club will meet at 10 a.m. at Chisholm School.Pinedale Civic Club will meet at noon at the home of Mrs. J.C. Bedsole with Mrs. J.B. Carlisle and Mrs. M.E. Richardson as co-hostesses.The Providence WOC will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the church.The WMS of Snowdown Baptist Church will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Ann Wilson for a program on Baptist work in Panama.A community supper will be held at LaPine community house at 7 p.m.Oakdale WMS will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the church.Grady Friendly Neighbors will have a spend-the-day meeting .WEDNESDAYSnowdoun Woman’s Club will meet at 2 p.m. at the clubhouse with Mrs. C.M. Stowers and, Mrs. Owen Green, hostesses.ALFA Circle, Fairview WSCS, will meet at 2:30 p.m. with Mrs. C.H. Warner, Sr. as hostess and Mrs. C.H Warner, Jr. as leader.Baldwin 4-H Club will meet at Baldwin Junior High School at 10 a.m.THURSDAYPike Road Civic Club will meet at 9:30 a.m. at Woodland Methodist Church, the meeting having been postponed from last week.Mount. Carmel Civic Club will meet at 2 p.m. at the clubhouse with Mrs. W.L. Neal, Mrs. Cliff Talley and Mrs. Jesse Howard as hostesses.Etta B. Smith Chapter No.290, OES, will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Ramer.Perry Hill Civic Club will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the home of Mrs. A.K. Griggs, 3419 Dundale Rd.Naomi Circle, Fairview WSCS, will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Lewis Felder with Mrs. E.E. Allred, leader.Hope Hull Woman’s Club will meet at 2:30 p.m. at the clubhouse with Mrs. J.E. Elgin and Mrs. Florian Toulmin as hostesses. A program will be given on Russia by P.C. Roquemore and W.H. Pirtle.Snowdoun Junior Circle 4-H Club will meet at 3:30 p.m. at the home Kate Young.Pine Level PTO will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Pine Level School.FRIDAYPinedale Civic Club will have a Valentine party at 7:30 p.m. at clubhouse.A cooking demonstration for the benefit of Pintlala School will be held a7 p.m. at the school with the cooperation of a local gas company.Pintlala Senior 4-H Club will meet at 11:20 a.m. at Pintlala School.Pintlala Junior 4-H Club will meet at 12:40 p.m. at Pintlala School.Pinedale Boys 4-H Club will meet at 3:30 p.m. at Pinedale Clubhouse.February 15, 1960New Record in Circulation Set By Library In JanuaryBy Mildred B. SmithThe Montgomery County Library reached a total circulation of 30,963 in January, setting a new high in reading in the county, Mrs. Tommie Greene, county librarian, reports.In contrast, the total figure for January, 1959 was 17,392.Mrs. Greene who says this is the first time the circulation for one month has reached the 30,000 mark, says the increase is probably due to the larger school population and an improving school circulation.She reports a great interest in scientific books for all ages, and that some of the schools have grouped their pupils according to ability and make reading ability special requests for them.According to the librarian, the facts seem to disprove two quotations taking from a library bulletin: “The book is a greatly neglected invention,” said by Logan Wilson, President of the University of Texas in a speech to the Louisiana State University library dedication; “We today are not a people reading…nor do we value learning,” said Dr. Robert Oxnam, President of Pratt Institute, at the New York Library Assn. Conference in November.“Montgomery County, particularly in its schools, does not fall in this group,” Mrs. Greene says.She also gives comparative figure in the cost of operating the Montgomery County Bookmobile to the national average. The largest number of bookmobiles in the survey costs more than 10 cents per mile with some running as much as 15 cents, yet the cost of operating the local bookmobile in the past fiscal year was only over 4 cents per mile.Of the books circulated in January, adults read 885 fiction and 554 non-fiction; juveniles read 25,438 fiction and 3,996 non-fiction. Ninety-seven new books accessioned and books were placed on order at a cost of $306.72. Request filled were581.JOTTING: Martha Elanor Pugh, new president of the State Methodist Student Movement, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Pugh of Downing community…She is a junior at Huntingdon College…J.C. Bush of Hope Hull is convalescing at Veterans Hospital from an operation…R.R. Shepherd of Snowdoun continues at Veterans Hospital where he is undergoing treatment for neuritis and arthritis…Mrs. Billie Wilborn has returned to her home at Hope Hull after undergoing surgery at Jackson Hospital…Bob and Mary’s restaurant at Snowdoun has been leased to Marvin Jackson, Montgomery restauranteur.Pintlala PTA will hold a special meeting on Feb. 26 at 7:30 P.M. to hear a talk on heart diseases by Dr. T.C Marrs…Mrs. E.J. McFillin, science teacher at Pike Road School, will make a talk to the junior science teachers group at the annual meeting of the Alabama Education Assn., when she will give pointer on how she teaches science…The Pike Road School science department has received much favorable recognition, local, state and national under Mrs. McFillin’s tutelage.TUESDAYHunter Civic Club will meet at 2 p.m. at the home of Miss Frances BrassellPine Level WSCS will meet at 2:45 p.m.Sampey Memorial Baptist WMS will meet at 3 p.m. with Mrs. George Assaliah and Mrs. Ferman Lewis as hostesses and Mrs. T.W. Collier, leader.Catoma 4th Grade 4 H Club will meet at 9 a.m and Catoma 5th and 6th grade club will meet at 10 a.m. at Catoma School.WEDNESDAYBrewer Heights Civic Club will meet at 2 p.m. at the clubhouse with Mrs. J.M. Ptomey and Mrs. Stanley Wylie as hostesses.Pintlala PTA will meet at 1:30 p.m. at the school.Ramer Elementary 4 H Club will meet at 9:30 a.m. at Ramer Elementary School.Ramer Junior 4 H Club will meet at 11 a.m. at Montgomery County High School.THURSDAYSmilietown Community Club will meet at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. J.D. Register as hostess.Ramer Masons will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Lodge Hall.The Spectator Club of LeGrand will meet at 11:30 a.m.Goodwyn 8th and 9th grade 4 H girls will meet at 9:15 a.m. at Goodwyn Junior High School.FRIDAYHope Hull Methodist Adult Sunday School Class will meet at 7 p.m. at the church annex with Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Gordon and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Green as hosts.February 22, 1960Men’s Club Center Plan Joint Meeting in SnowdounBy Mildred B. SmithA combined Meeting of Snowdoun Men’s Club and Snowdoun Community Center will be held March 1 to make plans for further development of the recreation facility. Lee Calloway, Jr., president of the Men’s Club, announced.Miss Larraine Powlus, head of the physical educational department of Troy State College, will give an exhibition of gymnastic dancing and baton twirling as the entertainment feature.Plans will be completed for the annual barbecue sponsored by the Community Center, which had been scheduled for April 30. Profits from the barbecue are the main source of funds for development of the center.In recent years the community group, assisted by the Men’s Club and the Woman’s Club of Snowdoun, have built a modern swimming pool, a lighted athletic field, and an enclosed barbecue pit, and installed playground equipment for small children. These facilities adjoin Snowdoun Women’s Clubhouse which is available for community use or to outside groups at a nominal rental fee and are in almost constant use.The WMS of Snowdoun Baptist Church will prepare the supper for the combined meeting March 1.MONDAY MEMO: T. Sgt. And Mrs. R.E. Benton (Judy Ransom) and children, Debbie and Angela, of Albany, Ga., are spending this week with Mr. and Mrs. P.S. Ransom of Hope Hull…Mr. and Mrs. W.B Collier of Grady spent the weekend in Gainesville, Ga., with Mr. and Mrs. Bob Harrison and son…National FHA Week April 4-8 will be observed by Lanier Future Home Makers…The group is also planning a barbecue as a fund-raising event, the date to be announced…Hope Hull Methodist Church will sponsor a barbecue April 23 for the benefit of the new church building fund…Catoma PTA will sponsor a barbecue March 26, and Pinedale Civic Club will sponsor a barbecue April 2.MONDAYDalraida Civic Club will meet at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. L.M. Claxton. Hi-Pine Lions Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Highland Home.TUESDAYThe WMS of Mount Hill Baptist Church will meet at 2 p.m.Ramer Civic Club will meet at 3 p.m., at the home of Mrs. Sellers with Mrs. Parker as co-hostess.Friendship WMS will meet at 7:30 p.m will meet the home of Mrs. Glenn Hicks in Dublin. Providence WOC will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the church in LeGrand.The WMU of Snowdoun Baptist Church will meet at 7 p.m.Stones Civic Club will meet at 9:45 a.m. at the home of Mrs. Ralph Chapuis.Snowdoun WMS will meet at 7:30 p.m at the home of Mrs. E.J. Rogers when Mrs. Royal Knight will teach a mission study course.Baldwin 7th grade 4-H Girls club will meet at 10 a.m. at Baldwin Junior High School.An educational meeting for dairymen from Montgomery and five other counties will be held at 9 a.m. at the State Administrative Bldg.WEDNESDAYChesser Community Club will meet at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. W.N. Jackson with Mrs. T.A. Noble as co-hostess.Hope Hull Home Demonstration Club will meet at 1 p.m. at the home of Mrs. L.P. Brackeen on Mobile Highway with Mrs. Wallace Bush as co-hostess.Ridgecrest Civic Club will meet at 10 a.m. at Bellingrath Community Center with Mrs. Alton Armor, Mrs. Joe Stone and Mrs. R.J. Reed as hostesses.Godwyin 4-H Club will meet at 9:15a.m. at Goodwyn Junior High School.Woodland Circle will meet at +:30 a.m. at the home of Mrs. G.T Brown with Mrs. I.M Gomillion as co-hostess.THURSDAYA forestry tour and demonstration will start at 9:30 a.m. at Shaver’s Store on Highway 94 and include the tree farms of J.D. Register and Clifford Lewis at Pisgah.Grady-Dublin Home Club will meet at 2:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Whit Athey, Sr.Etta B. Smith Chapter No. 290, OES will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Ramer.Cemetery Cleaning will be held at Fairview near Grady. All who cannot attend are asked to send contributions for labor to Ira Tucker, Honoraville.The Montgomery County Farm Bureau board of directors will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Farm Bureau Bldg. on Southern Bypass to discuss the cotton program.FRIDAYPintlala PTA will hold a special meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Pintlala School to hear a talk on heart diseases by Dr. T.C. Marrs.Snowdoun Boys 4 H Club will meet at 3:30 p.m. at the home of Louise Shereneck.March 7, 1960Snowdoun, Hope Hull Plan Church Building ProgramBy Mildred S. SmithLong range building programs will be launched this spring by two Montgomery County churches.Snowdoun Methodist Church expects to let a contract in April for an educational wing at an approximate cost of $24,000. A new sanctuary is planned for the future.Hope Hull Methodist Church plans to let a contract in May for an educational wing as the first unit in a new church structure which, when completed, will also include a sanctuary and three additional classrooms. Total cost will be $42, 400.Building chairman for the Snowdoun church is John Walter Stowers and members of the building committee are: Walker Hobbie, Jr., Rev. U.L. Martin, Harold Newell, W.D. Newell, Mrs. John A, Garrett, R.F. Scarborough, Mrs. Lee Calloway, Jr., E.P. Young Sr., James Wilborn and N.L. Johnson.Building chairman for the Hope Hull church is Z.P. Gordon Sr., and members of his committee are: Ben T. Cauthen, Hugh Gordon, R.O. Crosby, J.E. Green, Abner McGhee, and the Rev. Curtis D. Coleman.Herbert Lancaster drew the architectural plans for the Snowdoun church and Frank Temple is architect for the Hope Hull church.VIGNETTE: A Montgomery County boy, Ingram Gomillion, Jr., is an outstanding senior at Howard College where he is majoring in journalism…He is president of Inter-Fraternity Council, vice-president of Delta Sigma Phi social fraternity, member of Alpha Phi Omega, national honorary service fraternity, member of the Press Club, and the Masquers, and has had supporting leads in major plays…He is getting valuable experience for future journalism work as advertizing manager for the Crimson, Howard’s weekly newspaper; business manager of Entre Nous, the college yearbook; and the Bullpup, the student directory…He is also active in church work and was one of the leaders during Religious Emphasis Week…His parents are Mr. and Mrs. I.M Gomillion, who recently moved from Vaughan Road to 662 Ponce d Leon Ave.MONDAYPintlala Older Girls 4-H Club will meet at 3:30 p.m. at the home of Gladys Ann Cutts.The WSCS of LaPine Methodist Church will meet at 7:30p.m.,Tuesday.TUESDAYThe WMS of Oakdale Baptist Church will meet at 7 p.m.Lee Farms Club will meet at 9:45 a.m. at the home of Mrs. W.S. Newell, Jr.LaPine Community Supper will be held at 7 p.m. at the community house.The WSCS of Ramer Methodist Church will meet at 3 p.m. at the Church with Mrs. J.C. Sellers as hostesses and Mrs. C.E. Sellers, leader.The WSCS of Mt. Carmel Methodist Church will meet at 7:45 p.m.Pinedale Civic Club will meet at noon at the cottage of Mrs. C.M. Carlise, Sr. on Lake Jordan, with Mrs. C.M. Carlise, Jr., as co-hostess.The WOC of Providence Presbyterian Church, LeGrand, will meet at 9:30 a.m.The WMS of Snowdoun Baptist Church will meet at 7 p.m.Pike Road PTO will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the schoolGrady Friendly Neighbors will hold a spend-the-day meeting.Chisholm 5th Grade 4-H Club will meet at 9 a.m. at Chisholm School.Chisholm 6th Grade 4-H Club will meet at10 a.m. at Chisholm School.WEDNESDAYBaldwin 4-H Club will meet at 10 a.m. at Baldwin Junior High SchoolSnowdoun Woman’s Club will meet at the club house at 2 p.m. with Mrs. T.C. Embry, Mrs. J.P. McClendon and Ms. E.L. Sereneck as hostesses.Alpha Circle, Fairview WSCS will meet at 2:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. W.B. Rowlen with Mrs. R. H. Long, leader.THURSDAYMt. Carmel Civic Club will meet at 2 p.m. at the clubhouse with Mr. C.L. Blocker and Mrs. Mamie hall, as hostesses.Grady Round Table will meet at 3 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Edgar Ray.Hope Hull Woman’s Club will meet at 2:30 p.m. at the clubhouse with Mrs. H. B Stewart, Mrs. J.S. Payne and Mrs. C. S. Johnston as hostesses.Perry Hill Civic Club will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the home of Mrs. Albert Stephens, 1049 Avondale Rd.Naomi Circle, Fairview WSCS will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Joe Rowlen with Mrs. Meade Guy, leader.Pintlala Senior 4-H Club will meet at 11:20 am. at Pintlala School.Pintlala Junior 4-H Club will meet at 12:40 am. at Pintlala School.The Spectator Club will meet at 11:30 a.m. at the LeGrand clubhouse. Attention is called to the advance in date.FRIDAYThe county 4-H talent show will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Normandale Community Center.March 14, 1960Bookmobile Circulation Sets Record in FebruaryBy Mildred S. SmithCirculation of books by the Montgomery County Bookmobile reached a new high of 31,833 in February, topping the previous all time-record 30,963 in January by 870.Adults read 1,022 fiction books and 597 non-fiction, a total of 1,619 Juveniles read 24,375 fiction and 5, 839 non-fiction books for a total of 30, 214.Mrs. Tommie Green, county librarian, who released the report says 638 requests for special books were filled during the month; 20 books were discarded and 129 new books were accessioned.Mrs. Green also reported that church youth groups were using the library for research, and that one particular group had been able to give a program on the dress, customs, and menus of people of Bible days through study of books mad available by the county library. MONDAY MEMO: A meeting for the purpose of organizing a Boy Scout troop will be held at the Amory in Ramer March 22 at 7 p.m…All interested men and boys are invited…Boys between 11 and 18 years of age will be eligible to join…Representatives from Montgomery will be present to assist with the organization…The Spectator Club of LeGrand will meet at the clubhouse March 26 at 7 p.m. to hear an illustrated talk by W.H. Pirtle of Snowdoun on his farm tour of Russia…Mr. and Mrs. William R. McKinnon and small children, Neill and Becky, have returned to Columbus, Ohio after visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.R. Ingram in Strata and other relatives in Montgomery and Dothan.A.R. Knight of Fort Deposit, who died last week, at the age of 102, was well known in Dublin where Mrs. Knight has relatives… George Walthall, soil conservationist, will meet with the Ramer Chapter Future Farmers, Wednesday to instruct the members in land planning…Dale Hooks, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bud Hooks of Pine Level is in Beard’s Hospital in Troy, and Edward Jordan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jordan of Pine Level is in Edge Hospital in Troy for treatment of injuries received in an auto accident Tuesday.Richard Thompson of the Probate Office staff will be chairman of County employees for Blood Donor Day Thursday…Mrs. R.E. Chancey of Macedonia has returned to her teaching duties in Montgomery after an illness at Beard’s Hospital in Troy and Mrs. Thelma Edge, also of Macedonia community has returned to her classroom at Goodwyn Junior High School after an illness at home.MONDAYThe Wesleyan Service Guild of Pine Level Methodist Church will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the church.Ramer PTC will meet at 2:45 p.m. at Montgomery County High School when Crawford Rocquemore will show slides on Russia.TUESDAYCatoma 4th Grade 4-H Club will meet at 9 a.m. at Catoma School.Catoma 5th and 6th Grade 4-H Club will meet at 10 a.m. at Catoma School.Pine Level WSCS will be at 2:45 p.m.Sampey Memorial WMS will meet at 3 p.m. with Mrs. W.A. Cook and Mrs. C.P. Cosby as hostesses and Mrs. F.H Stephens, as leader. Hunter Civic Club will meet at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. George E. Cauthen.WEDNESDAYBrewer Heights Civic Club will meet at 2 p.m. at the clubhouse with Mrs. W.B. Gordon and Mrs. Z.P. Gordon Sr. as hostesses.Ramer Elementary 4-H Club will meet at 9:30 a.m. at Ramer Elementary School.Ramer Junior 4-H Club will meet at 11 a.m. at Montgomery County High Scxhool.THURSDAYSmilietown community club will meet at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. W. C. Smilie.Ramer Masons will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Lodge Hall.FRIDAYHope Hull Adult Methodist Sunday School class will meet in the church annex at 7 p.m. with Mr. and Mrs. Z.P. Gordon, Jr., as hosts.A leadership school for home demonstration club leaders will be held at the courthouse at 10 a.m.SATURDAYLaPine community will sponsor a chicken barbeque at the community house with serving from 4:30 until 7 p.m..March 21, 1960Public Speaking Contest Set On March 29 For 4-H ClubBy Mildred B. SmithThe annual Montgomery County 4-H club public speaking contest on Farmer Cooperative will be held March 29. Mrs. Virginia Gilchrist, assistant home agent, and Bill Kendrick, assistant county agent announced.The contest will be held in the Extension Service auditorium at the courthouse at 7:30 p.m.Speakers will be scored 50 per cent on content of their speeches and 50 per cent on delivery. Deadline for getting speeches to the agent is March 25 so the judges may score them in advance of the contest.Awards will be made to the first, second and third place winners in the boys’ division and the girls’ division. First place winners will represent this county in the district eliminations of the statewide contest.MONDAY MUSING: Amelia Harrison of Pinedale spent the AEA holidays in St. Augustine, Fla., with her Girl Scout Troop…Klem Paulk, Edward and Wallace Sellers, Mike Mosley and Mr. and Mrs. Pat Mosley of Auburn spent the spring holidays at their homes in Ramer…Jimmy Rials of Auburn spent the spring holidays at his home in Dublin and Alvin Bigger and Bill Collyer of Auburn spent the holidays at their homes in Grady…James McInnis is convalescing at his home in Pinedale after having been hospitalized at St. Margaret’s…O.P. Davis is at St. Margaret’s for treatment of injuries received in a fall… L.T. Sealy formally of Ramer, is at St. Margaret’s for treatment of injuries received in an auto accident.MONDAYRamer Senior 4-H Club will meet at 11 a.m.at Montgomery County High School.Pine Level 4-H Club will meet at 1 p.m. at Pine Level School.TUESDAYCatoma 4 –H Club will meet at 12:45 p.m. at Catoma School.Catoma 5th and 6th Grades 4-H Club will meet at 1:45 p.m. at Catoma School.Baldwin 7th Grad –H Club will meet at 10 a.m. at Baldwin Junior High School.Pintlala PTA will meet at Pintlala School at 7 p.m. for a program by W.H. Pirtle on his farm tour of Russia.A Boy Scout Troop organization meeting will be held at the Armory in Ramer at 7 p.m.Ramer Civic Club will meet at 3 p.m. at the home of Mrs. W.A. Cook with Mrs. D.E. Collyer assisting hostesses. Attention is called to the change and place of meeting.Friendship WMS will meet at 7:30 p.m.Providence WOC will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the church.Stones Civic Club will meet at 9:45 a.m. at the home of Mrs. Mac Hall on Old Selma road.WEDNESDAYSnowdoun Junior Boy 4-H Club will meet at 3:45 p.m.Chesser Community Club will meet at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Klem Paulk, with Mrs. J.N. kennington, co-hostess.Woodland Circle will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the home of Mrs. John Hall in Cecil with Mrs. Douglas Goode. McClurkin as co-hostess.Hope Hull Home Demonstration Club will meet at 1:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Ivan Morgan with Mrs. Jackson as co-hostess.Ridgecrest Civic Club will meet at 10 a.m. at the Bellingrath Center for a demonstration program and bazaar.Goodwyn 4-H Club will meet at 9:15a.m. at Goodwyn Junior High School.THURSDAYGrady-Dublin Home Club will meet at 2:30 p.m. at the clubroom with Mrs. H.H. Hassey and Mrs. Julia Royal, as hostesses.Etta B. Smith Chapter No. 290, OES, will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Ramer.The Missionary Society of Snowdoun Methodist Church will have a family night supper at Snowdoun Clubhouse.Goodwyn 8th and 9th grades girls 4-H Club will meet at 9:15 a.m. at Goodwyn Junior High School.Snowdoun Junior Girls 4-H Club will meet at 3:30 p.m. at the home of Kate Young.Pike Road Good Neighbors will meet at 7 p.m.FRIDAYThe Montgomery County Council will meet at 10 a.m. at the courthouse.Catoma PTA will sponsor a barbeque at Catoma School from noon until 7 p.m.The Spectator Club will have a program LeGrand Club house featuring W.H. Pirtle in a talk on Russia, illustrated with slides. The public is invited.March 28, 196021 Will Compete Tuesday In 4-H Speaking ContestBy Mildred B. SmithSeventeen girls and 4 boys will compete for top honors Tuesday night in the annual 4-H essay and public speaking contest on Farmer Cooperative.The contests will be held at the Extension Service auditorium in the courthouse at 7:30 p.m.Judges for the girls’ contest will be Col. C.R. Glasebrock, AFB, Henry Suddath, clerk, County Board of Revenue and Mrs. John Bullard.Judges for the boys’ contest will be Mrs. Joe Treadwell, teacher at Catoma School; Miss Trudy Cargile, Birmingham news reporter, and Capt. Burns Bennett, State Selective Service.Sponsors are: Dixie Electric Cooperative, Union Springs; Montgomery Federal Land Bank Assn., and Montgomery Production Credit peting for the girls’ junior title will be: Linda Holmberg, Rosemary Howard, Ramer; Judy Crosby, Baldwin; Barbara Kincaid, peting for the girls’ senior title will be; Virginia Stough, Theresa Rushton, Freddie Rhodes, Ramer Senior Club; Iva Kate Hall, Martha Coon, Alice Todd, Elaine Lassiter, Gladys Ann Cutts, Jeanne Liner, Billie Dodson, Pintlala Older Girls Club; Annette Lassiter, Theresa Marxer, Nancy Dean, Pintlala Senior Club.Seeking the boys’ junior title will be Douglas Weathers, Goodwyn Club and James Franklin, Baldwin Club. Seeking the senior title will be Charles Coon, Kenny Merrill, Pintlala, and John Jenkins, Pike Road.Boy and girl winner in the senior division will represent Montgomery County in the district elimination of the statewide contest.MONDAY MUSINGS: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Derrick and children, Frank, Jr. and Jan, will arrive Monday from Melbourne, Fla. To visit Mrs. Glyndon L. Jones enroute to Fort. Worth, Texas to attend a convention wide Sunday School meeting…Children will remain with Mrs. Jones while their parents are in Fort Worth…M. Sgt and Mrs. Glyndon L. Jones, Jr. and children will arrive later in the week from Delaware, Ohio, where he is ROTC instructor at Wesleyan University to visit Mrs. Jones…Mrs. Vernon Ford is convalescing at her home in Hope Hull from an illness at Professional Center Hospital…J.C. Bush has returned to his home at Hope Hull after an extended illness at Veterans Hospital…R.R. Shepherd has returned to his home at Snowdoun after an extended illness at Veterans Hospital.Hope Hull WSCS will sponsor at turkey supper at the church annex Saturday from 5 until 8 p.m…The Woman’s Missionary Society of Snowdoun Methodist Church will sponsor a pancake supper Thursday night at Snowdoun clubhouse for 6 until 8 p.m…All residents of the community are invited…Proceeds from both events will go to their respective church projects.Mrs. Tommie Greene, Montgomery County librarian will attend the annual meeting of the Alabama Library Assn. in Mobile April7-9…Mrs. Rufus Fannin of Dublin is ill at Beard’s Hospital in Troy…Pinedale Civic Club will sponsor a barbeque Saturday at the clubhouse on Woodley road.RABIES CLINIC: The annual series of rabies clinics will open this week with the schedule as follows: Wednesday, Hamner Hall. 1to 6 p.m.; Friday: Flowers Market. Day street, 1 to 4 p.m.; Houston’s Store. Day street, 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday: West End Fire station, 8 a.m. to noon; White’s Grocery, noon to 4 p.m.; Sander’s Store, 4to 6 p.m.Dr. Guy Phelps, Jr. county rabies inspector, who announced the clinics, reminded dog owners that the law requires that every dog over three months old be vaccinated for rabies by Sept. 1.MONDAYDalraida Civic Club will meet at 2 p.m.Hi-Pine Lions Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Highland Home.FRIDAYThe Montgomery Federal Land meeting at 10 a.m. at Elmore County courthouse in Wetumpka.Westview Gardens Civic Club will meet at the club house. ................
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