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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1957
Page
8
Reports indicate a $6 per ton rise in steel prices following a broad industry agreement linking price changes to labor deals. The move affects both large and small steel markets, with consumers bearing the broader cost impact.
Cairo Clayton R. Baker a local attorney has taken the presidency of the Cairo Rotary Club succeeding John McClenny furniture merchant who becomes vice president. Baker from Dothan where he was a newspaperman has long served the club and will chair meetings next Wednesday. McClenny’s final act was naming a committee to secure support for Grady County July 16 bond issue for a new hospital.
A Georgian couple story unfolds as Mrs. Harris Winn in Atlanta reunites Earl Vick and his buff cockerspaniel. Phone calls between Georgia Health Department offices and a Thomasville veterinarian trace the dog to Atlanta. Vick travels to Mia Winn where the pet is found and returned.
Two men from this section take part in Operation Big Shot with the 606th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion at a firing range near Oswego. Sgt. First Class Alton S. Dunlap and Specialist Third Class Harris J. King assist in firing 90 millimeter guns at radio controlled target planes during the three week exercise ending July 6.
Cairo June 80 marks retirement time for Eugene S. Lyons and Glenn S. Sumner who together total more than 70 years in their fields. Lyons leaves as research agronomist of the USDA Sugar Crops Field Station with Kelly C. Freeman succeeding him. Sumner retires as rural mail carrier, with Joel A. Merritt to serve as substitute until a permanent replacement is named, both planning to remain in Cairo.
The Third Division and Southwest Georgia Kiwanis clubs posted the highest state average grade, Albany scored 100 with Cairo and Meigs perfect for May. Thomasville led state contests for May and year to May, with Cairo Canton Albany and Marietta also high. Lt. Gov. George T. Smith of Cairo headlined division events returning from Atlantic City.
Funeral services for 86 year old Oscar A. Fuller of Climax were conducted at 3 p.m. in Climax Baptist Church with three ministers officiating. Burial followed at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Fuller died Thursday after a long illness. He was a Alabama native, longtime Climax resident and retired farmer. Survivors include wife Pearl Mae Layton Fuller, three sons J F Fuller Freeman Fuller and Oscar Fuller Jr, three daughters H M Thomas Forrest Cain Alma Berry, two brothers George and Jim, and 14 grandchildren and 31 great grandchildren.
Knox Kentucky Pvt. Terry W. Durham son of Mrs Lammie Durham Bainbridge recently graduated from a nine week equipment maintenance course at The Engineer School Ft Belvoir Virginia Durham entered the Army last January and completed basic training at Ft Jackson South Carolina.
John Wheeler was elected treasurer at the Lions Club business meeting held Thursday. The group discussed upcoming projects and appointed committees for each. Five goals were set by the joint board: steady membership growth, increased attendance, sound finances, a budget for each committee, and at least four fund raising projects.
Public notice text outlines republication rights for Thomasville Times-Enterprise dispatches and licensing terms. Includes dates, postal service classifications, and subscription rates with tax details, typical of mid 20th century newspaper notices.
Richmond Virginia newspaper notes a Gallup poll showing varied Northern opinions about Southern women and men. Some view Southern ladies as kind and well mannered, others claim they are less attractive than Northerners. Southern men are seen as gallant by some and lecherous by a minority, with regional stereotypes about cuisine and the Southern accent.
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