THE MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER
MONTGOMERY COUNTY NEWS
APRIL 2, 1962
SNOWDOUN RESIDENTS PLAN FUND-RAISING BARBECUE
By Mildred Smith
Snowdoun Community Center and Snowdoun Men’s Club will hold a combined meeting
Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Snowdoun Clubhouse.
Final plans will be made at this time for the annual barbecue sponsored by the
Community Center, which is the center’s chief fund-raising event of the year.
Committee chairmen and members will be announced for the barbecue, scheduled for
April 21. Tickets will be distributed to members Tuesday night so they may be put on sale at
once.
John Walter Stowers, Men’s Club president, announced that a film, “Dial the Miles,” will
also be shown at the Tuesday night meeting. The film, loaned by Bell Telephone Co. will
describe direct distance dialing which will go into effect in the Montgomery area in July.
AROUND THE COUNTY: George Keahey has taken over operation of the filling
station at Snowdoun formerly operated by the McGhee brothers . . . The Montgomery County
High School senior class will present the class play, “Father Was a Housewife,” on April 20 . . .
Applications are being taken by Wallace Locke, Lanier vocational agriculture teacher, for an
evening welding course with classes on the following dates: April 11, 12, 19 . . . Old Wetumpka
Highway, 4 to 6 p.m.
FRIDAY: Farm and City grocery, Mobile Heights, 1 to 6 p.m.
SATURDAY: Hunter Station, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
MONDAY
The official board meeting of Hope Hull Methodist Church will be held at 7:30 at the
church.
LaPine WSCS will meet at 7:30 p.m.
Ramer Band Boosters will meet at 7 p.m. at Montgomery High School.
Providence WOC will meet at 1:30 p.m. at the church at LeGrand.
TUESDAY
The Montgomery County Fat Stock Show will be held at State Coliseum beginning at 4
p.m.
Dalraida Civic Club will meet at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. E. S. Haynes, 3909 Vista
Circle.
Ramer WSCS will meet at 3 p.m. at the Methodist Church.
Catoma P-TA will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Catoma School.
Mount Carmel WSCS will meet at 7:45 p.m.
Pinedale Junior Civic Club will meet at 10 a.m. at the home of Mrs. Lucien Granthum,
1562 Marlowe drive.
Mrs. Juanita Loftin, Spastic Children’s School director, will conduct the devotional at
7:40 a.m. at the courthouse.
Mrs. Margie Bottoms, county health nurse, will give shots at Ramer Armory to children
entering school in September.
WEDNESDAY
Grady Young Matrons Club will have a spend-the-day meeting at the home of Mrs.
Edgar Money.
The Montgomery District Fat Stock Show will be held at State Coliseum, beginning at
9;30 a.m.
Pintlala Civic Club will meet at 1:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. E. Boutwell.
Snowdoun Methodist Missionary Society will meet at 11 a.m. at the home of Mrs. E. P.
Young Sr. Mrs. John Todd of Montgomery will give a book review.
Pike Road Methodist Church will hold family night.
THURSDAY
The Montgomery Fat Stock Sale will be held at State Coliseum beginning at 9 a.m.
Ramer Masons will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Lodge Hall.
Fairview WSCS will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the church on Old Selma Road.
Pike Road Morning Civic Club will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the home of Mrs. Paul Robbins
with Mrs. W. J. Grubbs, Mrs. C. H. Theletz and Mrs. Mary Nash Jones, co-hostesses.
Pike Road afternoon Civic Club will meet at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. T. F. Staton with
Mrs. L. D. Carlisle co-hostess.
Pine Level P-TO will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the high school auditorium.
FRIDAY
Westview Gardens Civic Club will meet at 9:30 a.m. with Mrs. W. L. Robinson hostess.
SATURDAY
Pintlala Men’s Club will sponsor a barbecue at Pintlala School with serving from 4 until
8 p.m.
Woodland Methodist Church of Cecil will sponsor a barbecue with serving from 11 a.m.
until 7 p.m.
A rummage sale will be held at Catoma School from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY NEWS
APRIL 9, 1962
TELEPHONE FIRM EMPLOYEES TO HEAR PROGRESS REPORT
By Mildred Smith
Members of Mon-Cre Telephone Cooperative will here reports on the growth of the
system and proposed expansion of lines and buildings at the annual meeting, scheduled for
Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Sellers building in Ramer.
They will also elect new directors to succeed Steve Landers of Highland Home. D. H.
Rodgers of Pine Level and Reuben Ruff of LaPine, whose terms expire.
Members of the nominating committee are R. F. Cowles, Ramer; M. K. Paul, Pine level;
H. T. Taylor, Highland Home; W. B. Spear, laPine; and M. W. Turnipseed, Shopton.
C. E. Sellers, President and Larry Menefee, manager, will lmake reports to the
membership, which runs in excess of 600. The Cooperative went into operation in 1954 with
172 members. Members will be given an opportunity to hold a question and answer period.
RABIES CLINIC: Rabies clinics are announced as follows by Dr. Guy Phelps, rabies
inspector:
WEDNESDAY: Carl’s Place, Coosada-Ferry road, 12 noon to 2 p.m.; Boylston, 2 to 6
p.m.
FRIDAY: Pinecrest service station, Lower Wetumpka road, 12 noon to 2 p.m.:
Flatwoods, 2 to 6 p.m.
SATURDAY: Ridgecrest Baptist Church, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
MONDAY
Ramer Senior 4-H Club will meet at 9 a.m. at Montgomery County High School.
Pine Level 4-H Club will meet at 10:15 a.m. at Pine Level School.
Hi-Pine Lions Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Highland Home school cafeteria.
Ramer P-TC will meet at 2:45 p.m. at Montgomery County High School.
TUESDAY
Lee Farms Club will meet at 9:45 a.m. at the clubhouse with Mrs. Don Vinson hostess.
Pine Level WSCS will meet at 2:45 p.m.
Sampey Memorial WMS will meet at the home of Mrs. A. T. Joiner.
Pine Level Wesleyan Service Guild will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Methodist Church.
Pinedale Civic Club will meet at noon at the home of Mrs. H. M. Turner with Mrs.
Robert Taylor, Mrs. Lester Flowers and Mrs. W. E. Miller co-hostesses.
LaPine community supper will be at 7 p.m. at the community center.
Pike Road P-TO will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Pike Road school with Cecil Mayfield of
Auburn guest speaker.
Chisholm 5th Grade 4-H Club will meet at 9 a.m. and Chisholm 6th Grade 4-H Club will
meet at 10 a.m. at Chisholm school.
Cantalou Boys 4-H Club will meet at 3:30 p.m. at Cantalou Community Center.
WEDNESDAY
Alpha Circle, Fairview WSCS, will meet at 2:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Lloyd Taylor
with Mrs. C. H. Warner Sr. leader.
Snowdoun Woman’s Club will meet at 2 p.m. at the clubhouse with Mrs. Grady Hall,
Mrs. Harold Harris and Mrs. R. B. Glass hostesses.
Hope Hull WSCS will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Hope Hull Methodist Church, with Mrs.
Tommy Bush hostess and Mrs. Kenneth Green leader.
The evening welding class will meet at Lanier vocational agriculture department.
Forest Park Civic Club will meet at 10 a.m. at the home of Mrs. J. E. Rankin, 1440
Wedgwood drive.
THURSDAY
Mount Carmel Civic Club will meet at 11 a.m. at the clubhouse for a luncheon and a
demonstration program at 1 p.m. meet at 11 a.m. at the club- Mrs. Leon Bedsole and Mrs. Leola
Hataway will be hostesses.
Grady Round Table will meet at 3 p.m. at the home of Mrs. C. D. Keener.
Naomi Circle, Fairview WSCS, will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. High Collins
with Mrs. Nina Sharit leader.
Perry Hill Club will meet at 10 a.m. at the home of Mrs. Betty Martin.
The class in survival will meet at Pike Road school at 7:30 p.m.
Etta B. Smith Chater No. 290, OES, will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Ramer.
Pine Level P-TO will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Pine Level School with Mrs. Wilbur Smilie
program chairman.
The Lanier evening welding class will meet at the vocational agriculture building.
Pike road Senior 4-H Club will meet t 8 a.m. and Pike road Junior 4-H Club will meet at
9 a.m. at Pike Road school.
Pintlala Older Girls 4-H Club will meet at 3:30 p.m. at the home of Judy Crosby.
FRIDAY
The Fifth District, Alabama Federation of Women’s Clubs, will meet at Hope Hull
Clubhouse.
Ramer Men’s Club will sponsor a barbecue and political rally from 4 until 8 p.m. at
Montgomery County High School.
SATURDAY
Hope Hull Methodist Church will sponsor a barbecue at the church from 11 a.m. until 7
p.m.
A barbecue and political rally will be held at Panola community house, serving to begin
at 5 p.m.
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY NEWS
APRIL 16, 1962
COUNTY CATTLEMEN TO TOUR EXPERIMENTAL FIELD STATION
By Mildred Smith
A field tour of the Black Belt Experiment Station at Marion Junction has been arranged
for Montgomery County Wednesday, County Agent Tom P. McCabe announces.
The trip will be for the primary purpose of observation and for a report on “creep”
feeding of beef calves.
Haynes Green, president of the Montgomery County Cattlemen’s Association, is
encouraging every cattleman in the county to make this trip in the interest of producing better
beef cattle by improved feeding methods.
The group will leave from Hooper’s Stockyards Wednesday at 8:15 a.m.
In addition to the report on creep feeding, the cattlemen will see the comparative results
of two systems of feeding spring and fall - dropped calves from weaning to 1,000 pounds
finished steers; the renovation of pastures for re-establishment of white clover; and chemical and
mechanical control of dropseed grass in Black Belt pastures.
RABIES CLINICS: Dr. Guy Phelps, county rabies inspector, announces the following
schedule of clinics for this week:
WEDNESDAY: Normandale Baptist Church, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
FRIDAY: State Teacher College, 12 noon t0 2 p.m.; Luke’s food store, south Hall street;
2 to 6 p.m.
SATURDAY: Goode Street School, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
JOTTINGS: The Montgomery Baptist WMU Association will hold two quarterly
meetings this week . . . On Monday at 6:30 p.m. a supper meeting is set at Emanuel Baptist
Church with Dr. George Bagley as missionary speaker . . . Mrs. N. J. Bell Jr. will preside and
Mrs. Joan Roark will have charge of the program . . . On Tuesday at 10 a.m., a meting will be
held at Forest Park Baptist Church with Mrs. Robert McDowell Jr. presiding and R. H. Shirey,
superintendent of the Alabama Baptist Children’s Home at Troy as speaker . . . Mrs. Richard
Payne will introduce the speaker. Special music will be by the Montgomery Music Club Chorus,
directed by Mrs. J. M. Watson . . . The meeting will close with a luncheon at noon . . . The David
Harmon family at Snowdoun, whose home burned in January, has asked this column to express
their gratitude to all the residents of Snowdoun for their help in a time of distress . . . The Negro
family, which loss everything in the fire, wants especial thanks to be given Mr. and Mrs. W. M.
Wilborn for their efforts in raising money, Mr. and Mrs. Harold M. Harris for a refrigerator.
Snowdoun Valley Baptist Church and Holt Street Baptist Church for other assistance.
MONDAY
The WOC of Providence Presbyterian Church will meet t 7:30 p.m.
TUESDAY
Hunter Civic Club will meet at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Winnie Davis.
WEDNESDAY
Brewer Heights Civic Club will meet at 2 p.m. at the clubhouse.
Pintlala P-TA will meet at 1:30 P.M. At Pintlala School.
Woodland Circle will meet at 9:30 a.m.
The Lanier welding class will meet at the agriculture building.
THURSDAY
Cantelou Girls 4-H Club will meet at 3:30 p.m. at the community center.
Ramer Masons will met at 7:30 p.m. at Lodge Hall.
The Spectator Club will meet at 11:30 a.m. at LeGrand clubhouse.
An open meeting on canning fruits and vegetables will be held at 10 a.m. at the
courthouse by Miss Isabel Downey of Auburn.
The Lanier welding class will meet at the agriculture building.
The class in first aid and survival will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Pike Road School.
FRIDAY
Hope Hull Adult Fellowship Class will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the church.
The county 4-H talent show will be held at Huntingdon College.
Montgomery County High School senior class will present a play at 8 p.m. at the school.
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.
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY NEWS
APRIL 23, 1962
NANCY SOWELL WINS COUNTY 4-H CLUB TALENT CONTEST
By Mildred Smith
Nancy Sowell, a member of Dalraida Girls 4-H Club, won first place in the annual
Montgomery County 4-H talent contest Friday night at Huntingdon Chapel. She was awarded a
$5 cash prize by the Chamber of Commerce and an all expense trip to Auburn in June by
Pinedale Civic Club to participate in the state talent contest.
Her winning entry was a tap dance and a piano solo.
Second place winner in the senior division was Jo Anne Toomey, Snow-Hope 4-H Club
with a song, “Blue Hawaii.” She was awarded $4 by the Chamber of Commerce.
Third place and $3 was captured by Cindy and Dawn Gordon, Snow-Hope Club, with a
vocal number and fourth place went to Melina Darnell, Pike road, for a piano solo. She received
$2.
First place in the junior division and $5 was awarded Bonnie Usury Pike road, for a song.
Margie Owens and Shirley Amazon, Ramer, placed second and received $4. Five boys from
Pintlala, Kerry Brown, James Stanley, Albert Sharpe, Dwight Davis and Guy Safe, placed third
with a song and received $3. Dollie Burkhalter, Cantalou Girls Club, placed fourth with a vocal
solo and received $2.
All the cash prizes were awarded by the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce.
Leroy McLeod, Auburn University student and former 4-H member, was master of
ceremonies. Frank Noble and Mike Rutland, winners of the 1961 contest, entertained during the
intermission.
Judges for the senior contest were: Luther Redden, county school gasoline tax agent;
Mrs. Maxine Adair, housewife, and Miss Jane Majors, Huntingdon student.
RABIES CLINICS: Rabies clinics for this week re announced as follows by Dr. J. Guy
Phelps Jr., rabies inspector:
WEDNESDAY: Capitol Heights Fire Station, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
FRIDAY: Bailey’s Farm, Narrow Lane road, 2 to 3 p.m.; Bear School, Gay Meadows, 3
to 6 p.m.
SATURDAY: Highland Gardens Kwik Check supermarket, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
MONDAY
Hi-Pine Lions Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Highland Home school cafeteria.
Revival services are being held this week at Hunter Station Baptist Church with services
at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.
TUESDAY
Ramer Civic Club will meet at 3 p.m. at the home of Mrs. D. E. Collier, with Mrs.
Corinthia Alford co-hostess.
Snowdoun Girls 4-H Club will meet at 3:30 p.m. at Snowdoun clubhouse.
Stones Civic Club will meet at 9:45 a.m. at the home of Mrs. C. H. Warner Sr. with Mrs.
George Luckie co-hostess.
Friendship WMS will meet at 7:30 p.m.
Catoma 4th Grade Girls 4-H Club will meet at 9 a.m. at Catoma School.
Catoma 5th and 6th Grades 4-H Club will meet at 9 a.m. at Catoma school.
Caroll Collins, Church of Christ Minister, will conduct the devotional service at the
courthouse at 7:40 a.m.
WEDNESDAY
The welding class will meet at Lanier vocational department.
Hope Hull Home Demonstration Club will meet at 1:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Tommy
Bush with Mrs. Wallace Bush co-hostess.
Chesser Community Club will meet at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. M. Miles.
Ridgecrest Civic Club will meet at 10 a.m. at Barber’s clubroom with John Farr and Mrs.
D. F. Larson hostesses for a birthday party.
“The Twelve” prayer group at Mount Carmel Methodist Church will meet at 7:45 p.m.
THURSDAY
Grady-Dublin Home Club will meet at 2:30 p.m. at the clubroom with Mrs. G. C.
Copeland and Mrs. C. P. Tisdale hostesses.
Goode Street P-TO will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Goode Street School.
St. Paul’s WSCS will meet at 7:30 p.m.
Etta B. Smith Chapter No. 290, Order of Eastern Star, will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Lodge
Hall in Ramer.
Snowdoun Methodist Church will have the regular family night supper at 7 p.m.
FRIDAY
The Montgomery County Council of Home Demonstration Clubs will hold a spring
fashion revue at 10 a.m. at the Museum of Fine Arts.
Play Day for rural junior high schools will be held at Ramer.
A field trip to the Lower Coastal Plains Experiment Station at Camden will be made by
beef cattle farmers, who plan to leave from Hooper’s stockyards at 8:15 a.m.
SATURDAY
The annual 4-H Club dress revue will be held at 9 a.m., at the courthouse.
The Church of the Holy Comforter will hold the annual “cake and ‘cue” sale at the
church on Woodley road from 4 to 8 p.m.
Pike Road P-TO will sponsor an earth roast at Pike Road School from 11 a.m. until 3
p.m.
A meeting of the Montgomery County 4-H Council will be held at Normandale
Community Center at 10 a.m.
The pastor’s membership training class at Mount Carmel Methodist Church will meet at
3 p.m. at the church.
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY NEWS
APRIL 30, 1962
SNOWDOUN MINISTER, WIFE HONORED AT FAREWELL PARTY
By Mildred Smith
A Snowdoun minister who plans to retire in June, and his wife, were honored at a
surprise farewell party Thursday night by approximately 130 members of his church and other
residents of the community.
The Rev. U. L. Martin, pastor of Snowdoun Methodist Church for three years, and Mrs.
Martin were guests of honor at a dinner at the church and a program when they were crowned
“king and queen for the day.”
John Walter Stowers was master of ceremonies as the honor guests were showered with
gifts to set up housekeeping after having lived in parsonages since they were young people.
The minister, who will retire at the end of this conference year, and Mrs. Martin will go
to Camden to make their home in a new house now being constructed by the people of this little
town as a gift to them. He was a former pastor of Camden Methodist Church.
JOTTINGS: The women of Chesser community will sell chicken barbecue and camp
stew plates, homemade cakes, pies and drinks at the polls in Beat 11. Taylor’s Store, Tuesday . .
. Pinedale Civic Club will sell sandwiches, cake, coffee and cold drinks at the polls in Beat 3.
Pinedale clubhouse, Perry Hill Civic Club is sponsoring a community beautification project and
all families in Perry Hills are invited to participate. . .Each month on the day of the club meeting,
members will tour the community making notes on the “clean up, fix up, paint up” jobs being
done by the families. . . A record will be kept and at the December meeting, an award will be
given the home that has made the most outstanding improvements, based on work done rather
than money spent. . . Tillman T. Spear, LaPine rural carrier, was presented a pin for 12 years of
accident-free service, the presentation being made by the postmaster, Mrs. Willodene Smith. .
.The Rev. H. Thomas Karn, Louisville, KY, has accepted a call to the pastorate of Sampey
Memorial Baptist Church, Ramer, and will hold his first services on May13 . . . The annual
barbecue sponsored by Cantelou Community Center will be on May 19, and the annual horse
show on June 2.
RABIES CLINICS: Rabies clinics for this week are announced as follows by Dr. J. Guy
Phelps, rabies inspector:
WEDNESDAY: Stanley’s Place, Selma Highway, 7 to 9 a.m.; Taylor’s store, Old Selma
Road, 9 to 11 a.m.; Community Service Center, Old Selma Rd, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Wilkerson’s
store, Old Selma Road, 2 to 6 p.m.
FRIDAY: Taylor’s Dairy, Selma Highway, 12 noon to 1 p.m.; Brewer Heights grocery,
Selma Highway, 1 to 3 p.m.; Highway Grocery, Mobile Highway, 3 to 5 p.m.; Lomax School,
Old Hayneville Road, 5 to 6 p.m.
SATURDAY: P&L grocery, Shadytown, 8 a.m. to 12 noon; Champion’s store, North
Montgomery, noon to 3 p.m.; North Court Street grocery, 3 to 6 p.m.
TUESDAY
Pinedale Junior Civic Club will meet at 10 a.m.
Dalraida Civic Club will meet at 2:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Howard Davis.
Snowdoun Men’s Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the clubhouse.
Catoma P-TA will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the school.
WEDNESDAY
Pintlala Civic Club will meet at 1:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. H. J. Dunn.
Snowdoun Methodist Missionary Society will meet at 11 a.m. at the home of Mrs. Frank
Callaway with Mrs. J. L. Heacock guest speaker.
Grady Young Matrons Club will have a spend-the-day meeting.
THURSDAY
Pike Road Morning Civic Club will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the home of Mrs. Jake Eiland.
Pike Road Afternoon Civic Club will meet at 2:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Mae Graham.
Pike Road Good Neighbors will have a covered dish supper at Pike Road school at 7 p.m.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Norris and Mrs. E. W. Norris will be hosts.
Ramer Masons will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Lodge Hall.
Fairview WSCS will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the church.
FRIDAY
Westview Gardens Civic Club will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the home of Mrs. H. I. Todd.
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY NEWS
MAY 7, 1962
CATTLEMEN PLANNING TOUR OF PASTURELANDS IN COUNTY
By Mildred Smith
A field tour for Montgomery County cattlemen to pastures in Montgomery County for
the purpose of receiving information on increasing income from their cattle operations is
planned for Wednesday. Haynes Green, president of the Montgomery County Cattlemen’s
Association, urges every cattle farmer in the county to take advantage of this tour.
The group will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the Masonic Home on Vaughn road for preliminary
talks by Green County Agent Tom P. McCabe, and Asst. County Agent Ray Helms. From there
they will go to Miss Belle Young’s ranch to observe three groups of calves and review points of
herd management. At 11 a.m. they will move on to the McLemore plantation on Atlanta
Highway, where Jack McLemore and J. H. Sellers of Auburn will talk on “Wintering Calves.”
The tour will be concluded at the Dale Farms on Vaughn road where A. W. Dale and J. H.
Sellers will talk on “Finishing Cattle.”
RABIES CLINICS: Dr. Guy Phelps, Jr., county rabies inspector, announces the
following clinics for this week:
FRIDAY: Kiwanis Park, 10 a.m. to 12 noon ; E & M grocery, North Decatur street, noon
to 2 p.m.; Hale school 2 to 6 p.m.
SATURDAY: Highland Avenue school, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
MONDAY
The official board of Hope Hull Methodist Church will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the church.
LaPine WSCS will met at 7:30 p.m.
Ramer Band Boosters will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Montgomery County High School.
Ramer Senior 4-H Club will meet at 9 a.m. at Montgomery County High School.
Pine Level 4-H Club will meet at 10:15 a.m. at Pine Level School.
TUESDAY
Pike Road P-TO will met at 7:30 p.m. at Pike Road School when Miss Laura Johnston
will install new officers and make a talk on the transition from junior to senior high school.
Lee Farms Club will met at the clubhouse for the annual luncheon with Mrs. W. S.
Newell Jr. and Mrs. Don Vinson hostesses.
Montgomery County High School band will present the annual spring concert at 7:30
p.m. at the school auditorium.
Pinedale Civic Club will meet at noon at the Carlisle cottage on the lake with Mrs. C. M.
Carlisle Sr. Mrs. C. M. Carlisle Jr. Mrs. Kenneth Campbell and Mrs. M. E. Richardson
hostesses.
The final community supper for this season will be held at LaPine community house at 7
p.m.
The WSCS of Ramer Methodist Church will meet at 3 p.m. at the church.
Mount Carmel WSCS will meet at 7:45 p.m. at the home of Miss Loraine Edwards.
Luther Redden will conduct the devotional service at the courthouse at 7:40 a.m.
WEDNESDAY
Alpha Circle, Fairview WSCS, will meet at 2:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. George Davis
with Mrs. Talmadge Bailey leader.
Snowdoun Woman’s Club will meet at the clubhouse at 2:30 p.m. with Mrs. Bernard
Clayton, Mrs. Willie Duffey, Mrs. H. G. Mashburn and Mrs. James McLean hostesses. Each
member is urged to bring a contribution the Crippled Children’s Clinic.
Hope Hull WSCS will meet at Hope Hull Methodist Church at 7:30 p.m. with Mrs. Ben
Cauthen and Mrs. John W. Malone hostesses and Mrs. High Gordon program leader. New
officers will be installed.
Forest Park Civic Club will meet at 10 a.m. at the home of Mrs. Wilda Sharpe, 162 South
Madison Terrace.
Dalraida Girls 4-H Club will meet at 3:30 p.m. at the home of Betty Baxter.
THURSDAY
Ramer Junior 4-H Club will meet at 9 a.m. at Montgomery County High School.
Ramer Elementary 4-H Club will meet t 1 a.m. at Ramer Elementary School.
Antelou Girls 4-H Club will meet at 3:30 p.m. at Cantelou Recreation Center.
Cemetery working will be held at Fairview between Grady and LaPine.
Mount Carmel Civic Club will have a spend-the-day meeting at the clubhouse with the
demonstration lesson scheduled for 1 p.m. Hostesses will be Mrs. Desma Brady, Mrs. Rosa L.
Maddox and Mrs. Warren.
Hope Hull Woman’s Club will meet t 2:30 p.m. at the clubhouse with Mrs. Frank
Callaway and Mrs. Grady Hall hostesses. Mrs. H. B. Stewart will give a book review.
Grady Round Table will meet at 2:30 p.m. with Mrs. L. A. Lee and Mrs. G. C. Copeland
hostesses.
Naomi Circle, Fairview WSCS, will meet at 7:30 p.m. with Mrs. L. C. Felder hostess and
Mrs. B. B. Howard leader.
FRIDAY
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.
SATURDAY
The annual countywide 4-H rally will be held at 10 a.m. at Pintlala school.
A covered dish supper will be held at 6 p.m. at Cantelou Community Center with Mrs.
Ralph Chapuis and Mrs. George D. Shell co-chairmen.
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY NEWS
MAY 14, 1962
CANTELOU COMMUNITY PLANS 2 FUND DRIVES
By Mildred Smith
Two major fund-raising events are planned by Cantelou Community Center to finance
further development of the recreational facilities.
A barbecue is planned for Saturday and a horse show has been scheduled for June 2.
Charles H. Warner Jr. is general chairman for the barbecue and Mrs. Malcolm Hall is co-
chairman. The barbecue will be from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the community center, which is
located on picturesque Cantelou Hill 12 miles from the city.
Details of the horse show will be announced by Mrs. Malcolm Hall, chairman. First
entry to be registered was Emily Ussery and her horse, Dapper Dan, who were seen here last
year in the Southern Championship Charity Horse Show at the Coliseum.
First trophy donor to be announced is Mrs. B. C. Cappell of the Sones community, who
will give a silver tray.
JOTTINGS: Robert Cowles of Ramer was chosen the most outstanding football and
basketball player at Montgomery County High School . . . Mary Evelyn Brannan, Pinedale, was
awarded the Marion B. Cantelou chemistry prize at Huntingdon College . . . Walton Sellers of
Ramer-Dublin Road will receive his degree in forestry at the Auburn University commencement
in June . . . A new cyclone fence has been completed around Ebenezer Cemetery . . . Ann Athey
of Grady will represent Montgomery County High School at Girls State . . . Lorenzo Duncan,
Gus Boswell and Knox McLaney Jr., will be the representatives to Boys State.
MONDAY
Mount Carmel Civic Club will have a spend-the-day meeting at the clubhouse, the
meeting having been postponed from last week.
Ramer P-TC will meet at 2:45 p.m. at the Montgomery County High School with Judge
Richard Emmet as guest speaker.
Hi-Pine Lions Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Highland Home School cafeteria.
Catoma 4th Grade 4-H Club will meet at 9 a.m. at Catoma school.
Catoma 5th and 6th grades 4-H Club will meet at 10 a.m. at Catoma school.
TUESDAY
Lee Farms will hold a luncheon meeting at the clubhouse, the meeting having been
postponed from last week.
Hunter Civic Club will meet at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. E. P. Murphree.
Pine Level WSCS will meet at 2:45 p.m.
Pine Level Wesleyan Service Guild will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Methodist Church.
Sampey Memorial WMS will meet at 3:30 p.m. at the home of Mr. H. M. Deal.
The WOC of Providence Presbyterian Church at LeGrand will meet at 1:30 p.m.
Rabbi Aaron Borow of Agudath Israel Congregation will conduct the devotional service
at 7:40 a.m. at the courthouse.
WEDNESDAY
Brewer Heights Civic Club will meet at 2 p.m. at the clubhouse.
Pintlala P-TA will meet at 2:45 p.m. at Pintlala school for the installation of officers.
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.
THURSDAY
Ramer Masons will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Lodge Hall.
Cantelou Community Center recreation committee will meet at 7 p.m.
Snowdoun Girls 4-H Club will meet at 3:30 p.m. at Snowdoun clubhouse.
FRIDAY
Hope Hull Adult Sunday School class will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Methodist church.
THE MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER
MONTGOMERY COUNTY NEWS
MAY 21, 1962
CANTELOU COMMUNITY PLANS BIG HORSE SHOW JUNE 2
By Mildred Smith
Trophies and ribbons will be awarded winners in 18 classes in the second annual horse
show to be sponsored by Cantelou Community Center on June 2.
Mrs. Malcolm Hall, chairman, reports 13 silver trophies already donated. The first was
given by Mrs. B. C. Cappell.
The entry fee in each $2 except for class will be barrel racing which will be $4.
Prizes in girls’ barrel racing will be: first, $15, second, $10; third, $5; and 4th, a ribbon.
The same prizes will be given winners in boys barrel racing. Winners in all other classes will
receive $10 for first place, $5 for second, $5 for third and ribbons for fourth.
One class will be for Cantelou Community Center members only. This will be pleasure
horses.
Other classes will be: jumpers, walking horses, open pleasure, barrel races, halter class
two years and under, parade class, ponies 46 inches and under, three-gaited, walking stallions,
geldings, and mares, palomino, open five-gaited, three-gaited ponies, eastern class open, walking
ponies, and quarter horse reigning.
The show will be at 7 p.m. at Cantelou Community Center on Cantelou Road. Requests
for entry should be mailed to Mrs. M. C. Hall, Old Selma Road, Route 2, Montgomery. Chicken
barbecue will be sold from 3 to 6 p.m.
RABIES CLINICS: Rabies clinics are announced as follows by Dr. Guy Phelps, Jr.
county rabies inspector:
FRIDAY: Hope Hull, McGhee-Davis store, 1 to 6 p.m.
SATURDAY: Forest Avenue School, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
TUESDAY
The Rev. Billy Walker of Montgomery Baptist Revival Center will conduct the
courthouse devotional service at 7:40 a.m.
Pine Level WMS will meet at 7:30 p.m.
Ramer Civic Club will meet at 3 p.m. at the Methodist Church parlor with Mrs. Enoch
Rawls and Mrs. Corinthia Alford hostesses.
Friendship WMS will meet at 7:30 p.m.
Stones Civic Club will meet at 9:45 a.m. at the home of Mrs. W. A. Martin with Mrs. E.
E. Allred co-hostess.
WEDNESDAY
Woodland Circle will meet at 9:30 a.m. at Woodland Methodist Church on Vaughn Road.
Hope Hull Home Demonstration Club will meet at 1:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Ben
Cauthen.
Chesser Community Club will meet at 2:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. L. F. Jones.
Ridgecrest Civic Club will meet at 10 a.m. at the home of Mrs. C. B. Hartman with Mrs.
H. C. Horn co-hostess.
THURSDAY
Pike Road Good Neighbors will meet at 7 p.m. for a covered dish supper at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Brown.
Grady-Dublin Home Club will meet t 2:30 p.m. at the clubroom with Mrs. J. T. Browning
hostess.
Etta B. Smith Chapter No. 290, OES, will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Ramer.
Pine Level P-TO will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Pine Level school.
Goode Street P-TO will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Goode Street school.
St. Paul’s WSCS will meet at 7:30 p.m.
Family night will be held at Snowdoun Methodist Church at 7 p.m.
FRIDAY
Troy Keeble, Extension Service horticulturist, will talk to home demonstration
clubwomen on landscaping at 10 a.m. at the courthouse.
Pintlala School will have the annual homecoming. The program to begin at 10:30 a.m.
SATURDAY
A family swimming party will be held at Cantelou Community Center with Mrs. W. A.
Martin and Mrs. Otis E. Shirley co-chairmen.
THE MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER
MONTGOMERY COUNTY NEWS
MAY 28, 1962
MOUNT CARMEL SCHEDULES OPEN HOUSE FOR JUNE 10
By Mildred Smith
Mount Carmel Methodist Church has scheduled June 10 for open house when visitors
and members are invited to see the new educational wing and repairs to the sanctuary. The hours
will be form 4 to 6 p.m.
In charge of arrangements will be Mrs. Hazel Norman, chairman, Mrs. Hattie McLaney
and Mrs. Betty Jean Alford.
The new wing, built during the past year, will provide classrooms, a kitchen, rest rooms,
and additional auditorium space. One of the former Sunday School rooms at the front of the
church has been remodeled into a study and office for the pastor. Another classroom and the
vestibule have been remodeled and redecorated, the sanctuary is being repainted and new light
fixtures are being installed.
Bob A. Guy has served as chairman of the building committee and other members are
Tom Alford and Shackelford Scaife.
The annual revival is scheduled for June 18-22, with services daily at 7:45 p.m. by the
Rev. Asa Boozer, pastor of McCann’s Chapel in Jackson.
The church will have its family camp at Blue Lake June 16-17.
Mose sellers, official board chairman, will represent the Mount Carmel church at the
annual Alabama-West Florida Conference. According to the annual report, the church has 139
members, 12 of whom were received in the past year. There is an average attendance of 63 at
Sunday School and 80 for preaching services. All conference and district requests have been
paid in full, and Mount Camel was one of three churches in the Troy district to accept and pay its
quota in full for higher education. During the conference year the church has paid out $10,000,
and the value of the property has been doubled.
The pastor is the Rev. Edwin Sells.
JOTTINGS: Iva Kate Hall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe L. Hall of Snowdoun, was
featured in the Lipscomb Patrons Association annual fashion show May 17 at David Lipscomb
College in Nashville where she is a freshman . . . Miss Hall was one of the home economics
students asked to model her original costume . . . Mrs. Benjamin B. Griswold, who died in
Atmore Saturday, was one of Bullock County’s beloved teachers for many years . . . The former
Miss Lula Pritchett, she taught at Mount Hilliard, Macedonia and Inverness, and her pupils still
talk about how she inspired them to go on to college and make a success in the chosen
profession.
RABIES CLINICS: Rabies clinics Are announced for this week as follows by Dr. Guy
Phelps Jr., county rabies inspector:
THURSDAY: Pinkston’s store, Vaughn Road, 8 to 10 a.m.; McClurkin’s Place, Vaughn
Road, 10 a.m. to 12 noon; Cecil, noon to 4 p.m.; Mathews, 4 to 6 p.m.
FRIDAY: Masonic Home, 8 to 9 a.m.; Solomon’s Cross Roads, Vaughn Road, 9 to 11
a.m.; Grier’s grocery, Atlanta Highway, 11 a.m. to noon; Waugh, noon to 4 p.m.; St. John’s
Church near Waugh, 4 to 6 p.m.
SATURDAY: Loveless school, West Jeff Davis Avenue, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
MONDAY
Hi-Pine Lions Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Highland Home School cafeteria.
Revival services are being held this week at Mount Hill Baptist Church daily at 7:45 p.m.
by the Rev. Andrew Smith of Panama City, Fla.
TUESDAY
The Rev. Walter Bozeman, Forest Avenue Methodist Church, will conduct the devotional
service at 7:40 a.m. at the courthouse.
Graduation exercises will b held at Pike Road Junior High School at 7:30 p.m. A prom
will follow at Camp Belser.
Graduation exercises will be held at Pintlala Junior High School at 7:30 p.m.
Women of Chesser community will sell chicken barbecue, camp sew, and cold drinks,
and homemade cakes and pies at the polls at Taylor’s store, Beat 11.
WEDNESDAY
Graduation exercises will be held at Montgomery County High School at Ramer at 8 p.m.
Mrs. Maude Woodfin, home agent, will give a leadership lesson in home lighting at 10
a.m. at the courthouse for home demonstration club leaders.
Mrs. C. M. Courtney will present her piano pupils in recital at Pike Road school at 7:30
p.m.
FRIDAY
Snowdoun Men’s Club will hold the fourth annual auction at Snowdoun Clubhouse at
7:30 for the benefit of the Volunteer Fire Dept.
Westview Gardens, Civic Club will meet at 9:30 a.m. with Mrs. B. S. Bibb hostess.
Graduation exercises will be held at Highland Home High School at 2 p.m.
SATURDAY
Cantelou Community Center will hold the second annual horse show at 7 p.m. following
a chicken barbecue at 6 p.m.
THE MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER
MONTGOMERY COUNTY NEWS
JUNE 4, 1962
THREE REPRESENT RAMER AT BOYS’ STATE THIS WEEK
Representing Montgomery County High School this week at Boys State in Tuscaloosa
will be Lorenzo Duncan, Gus Boswell and Knox McLaney III, who were selected on their
scholarship records. Boys State which opened Sunday and will continue through Friday, is
sponsored by the Alabama Department American Legion.
Lorenzo Duncan, who led the boys in the junior class in scholarship, will be sponsored by
Montgomery Post No. 2, American Legion. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Jackson
Duncan of Ramer Route 1.
Gus Boswell, who had the second highest record in the junior class and Knox McLaney
III, who had the third highest, will be sponsored by Ramer Men’s Club. Their parents are Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Boswell, LaPine, Route 1 and Mr. and Mrs. Knox Mclaney Jr., Sprague.
Anne Athey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Whit Athey, Jr. of Grady, Rt. 2, who led the junior
girls in scholarship, will represent Montgomery County High School at Girls State. Her sponsor
will be the Montgomery Zonta Club.
Girls state which opens June 10 at Huntingdon Collee and extends through June 16 is
sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary, Dept. of Alabama.
RABIES CLINICS: Rabies clinics for this week are announced as follows b Dr. Guy
Phelps Jr, county rabies inspector:
THURSDAY: Hudgens Cross Roads between Ramer and La Pine, 8 to 9 a.m.; LaPine 9
a.m. to 1 p.m.; Bedsole’s store, Mount Carmel 3 to 5 p.m.; Cross’s store, Mobile Highway, 5 to
6 p.m.
FRIDAY: McLean School, Hope Hull, 8 to 10 a.m.; D&E Bait Shop, Mobile Highway,
10 to 11 a.m. Mosley’s Place, Mobile Highway, 2 to 3 p.m. Fleta, 3 to 6 p.m.
SATURDAY: James’ grocery, Ann Street, 8 to 11 a.m. Belinger Hill School 11 a.m. to
2 p.m. Cloverdale School, 2 to 6 p.m.
JOTTINGS: Three year old Jack Holmes, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Dean Holmes of
Chesser community, challenges other fishermen to beat his record of nine bass and brim in one
afternoon of fishing at his father’s pond. Mrs. E. W. Collier of Santa Rosa, Fla., formerly of
Ramer and Teasley’s, who is convalescing from an operation at Professional Center Hospital,
has asked this column to convey her appreciation for flowers, visits and other courtesies during
her illness. The Dowling twins of Pike Road, Mobile and Mickey, plan to enter Huntingdon
College this fall. Mrs. S. E. Armstead of Ramer-Dublin Road will leave about the middle of
June for a visit to her son, Lt. S. E. Armstead Jr. and family in Japan.
MONDAY
Hope Hull Methodist Church will hold the official board meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the
church.
LaPine WSCS will meet at 7:30 p.m.
Vacation Bible Schools will open at Hope Hull and Snowdoun Methodist churches for all
children of the respective communities.
TUESDAY
Dalraida Civic Club will meet at 2:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. L. G. Range in Robinson
Springs.
Snowdoun Men’s Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the clubhouse.
Ramer WSCS will meet at 3 p.m. at the Methodist Church.
Mount Carmel WSCS will meet at 7:45 p.m.
Pinedale Junior Civic Club will meet at 1:30 p.m. at Pinedale clubhouse.
WEDNESDAY
Pintlala Civic Club will meet Wednesday at 1: 30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Delbert
Johnson.
Grady Young Matrons will hold a spend-the-day party.
Snowdoun Methodist Missionary Society will meet at the educational building at 11 a.m.
with Mrs. Bernard Clayton and Mrs. Lee Duffey hostesses.
Pike Road Methodist Church will hold family night at 7 p.m.
THURSDAY
Ramer Masons will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Lodge Hall.
Fairview WSCS will hold a business meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the church on Old Selma
Road.
Pike Road Morning Civic Club will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the home of Mrs. John M.
Swearingen with Mrs. Tom Barker and Mrs. James Geesey co-hostesses.
Pike Road Afternoon Civic Club will meet at 2:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Gaines
Mashburn with Mrs. T. H. Spence and Mrs. Dan Jones co-hostesses.
SUNDAY
The annual Turnipseed family reunion will be held at Shopton Community Center.
The annual Bedsoe family reunion will b held at Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church.
THE MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER
MONTGOMERY COUNTY NEWS
JUNE 18, 1962
RAMER PHONE FIRM LETS 3 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS
By Mildred Smith
Three separate contracts have been let by Mon-Cre Telephone Cooperative of Ramer for
new buildings, additions and reinforcements to the outside plant and enlargement of switchboard
facilities.
Pioneer Construction Co. Chattanooga, Tenn was awarded a contract for $137,082.30 to
construct 141 miles of new lines to serve additional subscribers in Montgomery, Crenshaw, Pike
and Bullock counties and to reinforce existing lines. Work will be started June 18 and completed
in 120 days.
The Pioneer Co was low bidder in a field of nine. Other bidders were: DeKalb
Contracting Co., Tucker, Ga., $137,794.43; Sandidge Construction Co., Memphis, Tenn.,
$142,161.36; Johnson Construction Co., Clarksdale, Miss., $147,899.78; Singleton - Leath
Construction Co., Centre, $148,387.36; Meador Contracting Co., Mobile, $156,879.24; K & B
Contractors, Tulsa, Okla., $157,358.92; Richards and Associates, Carrollton, Ga., $158,729.36;
Irby Construction Co., Jackson, Miss., $167,943.62.
Whaley Lumber Co., Troy, low bidder, at $17,650, was awarded a contract to build a new
warehouse on a lot recently purchased from the Cannon Estate, adjacent to the headquarters
building in Ramer. Also included in the contract is the modification of the Ramer and LaPine
exchanges to accommodate enlarged switchboard equipment. The contract calls for completion
of the work in 60 days.
Other bidders on the construction project were Andrew and Dawson, Montgomery,
$17,990 and Henderson, Black and Greene, Troy, $19,287.
General Dynamics Telecommunications, Rochester, N.Y., was awarded a $42,494.48
contract for new Stromberg - Carlson switchboard equipment for the Ramer and La Pine
exchanges which will double the capacity of the original equipment installed when the system
went into operation in October, 1954. In the eight years since the system was built, the number
of subscribers has climbed from 173 to more than 600.
Other bidders on the switchboard equipment were: Kellogg, Chicago, $50,510;
Automatic Electric Sales Corporation, Atlanta, $53,485; North Electric Co., Gallion, Ohio,
$62,69.
Architects for the projects were Paul W. Hofferbert, Hugh W. Ellis and W. Charles
Strickland, Gadsden. The consulting engineers are the J. F. Bevis Co., Gadsden.
All the work is expected to be completed in October.
RABIES CLINICS: Rabies Clinics are announced as follows by Dr. Guy Phelps, Jr.,
county rabies inspector:
THURSDAY: Evans store, Pike Road-Mamie Road, 8 to 9 a.m.; Mamie, 9 to 10 a.m.;
Union Springs Junction, 10 a.m. to 12 noon; Dees store, Teasley’s, noon to 4 p.m.; Kohn’s store,
Troy Highway, 4 to 6 p.m.
FRIDAY: Brown’s store, Barachias, 8 to 9 a.m.; Andrew Johnson’s Place, Pike Road
Cut-Off, 9 to 10 a.m.; Pike Road, 10 to 11 a.m.; Reynolds Place, near Pike Road, 11 a.m. to 12
noon; Howell’s Place, Troy Highway, noon to 1 p.m.; Johnson School, Narrow Lane Road, 2 to
4 p.m.; Harrison School, Southern Bypass, 4 to 6 p.m.
SATURDAY: Gresham’s store, Mill street, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Vann’s store, Washington
Park, 1 to 6 p.m.
MONDAY
Revival services are being held this week at Ramer Methodist Church daily at 8 p.m. by
the Rev. Rex Mixon of Selma.
A series of services is being held this week at Macedonia Church of Christ daily at 7:45
p.m. by Minister Ben Slauson of Montgomery.
Revival services are being held this week at Mount Carmel Methodist Church daily at
7:45 p.m. by the Rev. Asa Boozer of Jackson.
TUESDAY
Hunter Civic Club will meet at 2:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. J. H. McGriff.
Pine Level WMS will meet at 7:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Brewer Height Civic Club will meet at 2 p.m. at the clubhouse with Mrs. C. E. Lanthrip
hostess.
Woodland Circle will meet at 9:30 a.m.
THURSDAY
Ramer Masons will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Lodge Hall.
FRIDAY
Stones Civic Club will meet at 9:45 a.m. at the home of Mrs. Charles Warner Jr.
Woodland vacation Bible school will have commencement exercises in the forenoon and
a picnic at Gilder’s pond at noon.
SUNDAY
The annual Chesnutt family reunion will be held at Snowdoun Community Center.
THE MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER
MONTGOMERY COUNTY NEWS
JUNE 25, 1962
LOWERY EMPLOYED AS NEW MANAGER OF LOCAL CO-OP
By Mildred Smith
Conway Lowery has been employed by the Montgomery Farmers Cooperative as
manager and Mrs. Verna Phillips as secretary, President John A. Garrett announced.
The cooperative, organized early this year, is currently building a warehouse and office
on Teague road at Snowdoun.
Conway, a native of Houston, Miss., has been in cooperative work for five years, having
come from R. E. Lambert Feed and Seed Co. at Darlington to the Farmers Marketing and
Exchange Association in Montgomery. More recently he was with the Alabama Farmers
Cooperative.
Mrs. Phillips is also a former secretary of the Farmers Marketing and Exchange
Association.
Conway, who grew up on a farm, is married and has four children. A son, Conway Jr. is
in the Marine Corps. One daughter, Sandra, is a Lanier High School pupil, another, Marsha,
attends Bellingrath Junior High School, and a third daughter attends Davis Elementary School.
The family lives at 115 W. Delano St., and attends Ridgecrest Baptist Church.
RABIES CLINICS: Dr. J. Guy Phelps Jr., county rabies inspector, announces the
following rabies clinics for this week:
SATURDAY: Pine Level, 8 a.m. to 12 noon; McNeill’s store, Macedonia community,
noon to 2 p.m.; Griffin’s store, Curry’s Cross Roads, 2 to 6 p.m.
This will be the last clinic until after the July 4 holidays.
MONDAY
A vacation Bible school is being held this week at Sampey Memorial Baptist Church in
Ramer, with classes from 9 until 11:45 a.m.
Hi-Pine Lions Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Highland Home School cafeteria.
TUESDAY
Ramer Civic Club will meet at 3 p.m. at the home of Mrs. A. D. Cowles with Mrs. W. G.
Sellers, Sr., co-hostess.
Stones Civic Club will meet at 9:45 a.m. at the home of Mrs. C. H. Warner Jr.
Friendship WMS will meet at 7:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Chesser Civic Club will meet at 2:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Dan Smith with Mrs. Cecil
Barfoot co-hostess.
Ridgecrest Civic Club will meet at 10 a.m. at Barber’s Civic Room on Fairview avenue
with Mrs. J. P. Adams and Mrs. C. S. Davis, co-hostesses.
Hope Hull Home Demonstration Club will meet at 1:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. J. F.
Duggar Jr., with Mrs. Tommy Yarbrough co-hostess.
THURSDAY
Grady-Dublin Home Club will meet at 2:30 p.m. at the clubroom with Mrs. M. C. Ellison
and Mrs. Effie Ray co-hostesses.
St. Paul’s WSCS will meet at 7:30 p.m.
Etta B. Smith Chapter No. 290, OES, will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Ramer.
Snowdoun Methodist Church will have the regular family night supper at 7 p.m. at
Fellowship Hall.
SATURDAY
A barbecue will be held at Opportunity Center on McInnis road from 12 noon to 8 p.m.
under auspices for the Montgomery Association for Retarded Children, proceeds to be used for
the building fund.
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