50 Ye ars Ago
Sunday, April, 28, 1974
Thousands march on Capitol
Thousands of persons, accompanied by rock music, streakers and the fragrance of marijuana, marched on the capital Saturday seeking speedy removal of Richard Nixon as President.
The mood of the crowd, estimated at 6,500 persons by police, was spirited but good natured. For many, politics took a back seat to enjoying a pleasant outing on a warm spring day.
The impeachment march was the first major protest in Washington since Nixon’s second inauguration in January 1973.
Chants of “Throw the Bum Out” and “No More Years” bouncing against the walls of the Capitol. Signs read “Pick out your drapes, Mrs. Ford” and “Jail to the Chief.”
A Youth International Party (Yippie) contingent started its march near the White House, and was nearly outnumbered by tourists. But its number swelled when it joined the National Campaign to Impeach Nixon on Pennsylvania Avenue. for the march to the Capitol.
The train of people was led by an Edsel automobile, a Ford Motor Co. product, with the vice presidential seal on its side and drawing a cage with a figure representing Nixon behind bars.
Five persons streaked through the crowd, wearing nothing but Nixon masks. Police said they were unaware of the streaking and made no arrests.
Many of the march sponsors hailed from the antiwar protest days of the 1960s. They included pacifist David Dellinger, Dr. Benjamin Spock, actress Jane Fonda and her husband, Tom Hayden, and former New York congressman Allard Lowenstein.
Sunday, April 28, 1974
Darlington teachers cited by state agency
Mrs. Robert (Nell) Candler and James M. Van Es, Darlington High School teachers, were recently cited for excellence by the Georgia Association of Independent Schools meeting in Athens.
Presented the awards by Ronald H. Griffeth, president, Athens Academy and the Georgia association, 47 private school teachers in Georgia were honored.
Mrs. Candler is a biology teacher in Darlington’s Upper School. A graduate of the Floyd County school system, she received a B. S. degree from Berry College and has done graduate work at Emory University and West Georgia College.
An active participant in church and professional societies, Mrs. Candler is a member of Rome’s Trinity United Methodist Church where she has served as member of the Administrative Board, Trustee, choir and is chairman of the Music Committee.
Mrs. Candler is also a member of the National Science Teachers Association and the Ladies Pharmaceutical Auxiliary.
Van Es is varsity basketball coach and math teacher in Darlington’s Middle School. Born in Kansas City, Mo., he is a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where he is working on his master’s degree. He is also resident dormitory head counselor of South Hall at the Upper School.
Certificates of excellence in teaching were presented to Mrs. Candler and Van Es.
Sunday, April 28, 1974
Floyd County area remains same
How large a land area does Floyd County cover, according to the latest official figures? How much has it changed, if any, in recent years?
The subject has arisen because of the latest government findings, which show that many of the previously recorded figures no longer apply.
Some counties across the country are now listed with more land area than in 1960 and some with less. For the rest of them there has been no change.
As for the nation as a whole, the figures show a decrease of 12,119 square miles of land. The latest total, reported by the Census Bureau, is 3,436,855 square miles. This compares with 3,548,974 in 1960.
To a large extent, what the country lost in land area it gained in water area, which increased by 12,030 square miles.
Overall, the United States seems to have suffered a net loss of 89 square miles.
Floyd County is currently listed by the Census Bureau as having a land area of 514 square miles, which is the same as in 1960.
The new figure given for the state of Georgia is 58,073 square miles of land as against the 58,274 reported previously. What is the explanation for the changes? To some degree they are the result of land erosion caused by inland waters encroaching on their banks.
In other cases, they are due to inaccuracies found in the maps used in the computing of areas. Sometimes, streams that border counties have been exaggerated in width, throwing off the calculations. Occasionally, the part that is underwater has been counted in with the land mass.
To a greater degree, however, the changes are attributed to a correction of errors discovered in the former calculating method into new equipment, now in use, capable of making computations electronically down to a fraction of a square inch.
With the adjustments and population and an area since 1960, there have been revisions to the density figures. The density in Floyd County is now given as 143 persons per square mile.
Monday, April 29, 1974
Day to remember
BARBERTON, Ohio — “We knew we were joining two close families, but we never counted on being this close,” said William Simmons after he, his bride and 14 relatives and members of the wedding party spent 40 minutes trapped in an elevator here over the weekend.
“We wanted a wedding day that we would never forget,” Simmons said, “and we got it.”
William, his bride Amy and the rest of the wedding cast were leaving the courtroom at the Barberton Municipal Building where the marriage ceremony was performed Saturday when the elevator stopped in the middle of their one-story descent.
It took firemen, who said the elevator had been overloaded, 40 minutes to get the doors open.
6-B playoff battle set for Tuesday
Baseball playoff action will get underway Tuesday with Trion playing host to Cave Spring in the Region 6-B title chase in the first of a three-game series.
Meanwhile, there will be plenty of action today on the local front with 7-AA teams continuing the search for a title winner. That list of games includes Coosa at East Rome, Pepperell at Paulding, Darlington at West Rome and Cass at Cedartown. Also the region 5-A North track meet will be held at Carrollton today.
Of course, West Rome is the leader in 7-AA at the moment and must win the final two games against Darlington and Cedartown. Meanwhile, Paulding, runner up at the moment, will be hoping to stay alive in the chase.
Cave Spring and Trion will be colliding for the second time in as many years for the 6-B title and it promises to be quite a battle. Both teams are unbeaten in subregion play with 10-0 marks, while the Springers have been beaten by Haralson County and Trion in regular season play. Trion is unbeaten in 12 games.
The initial contest in the playoff will be Tuesday at 5 p.m., while the second and third battle, if needed, will be played Friday at Cave Spring.
The Springers will probably send Jeff Payne (9-0) to the mound Tuesday, while the defending state champions have three unbeaten performers — Jim Flemming, Dan Logan and Jerry Anderson with four decisions each.
Kevin Patterson and Payne lead the Springers with .529 averages at the plate, while Greg Wallace is .465 and Randy Acker 407. Randy Mullinax is .335 for the season.
Trion is paced by Anderson with a .523 average, while Logan is hitting .480 and Randy Peace .413. The Trion club is hitting .370 overall for the year and has allowed the opposition only 15 runs for the year.
Arthritis Foundation fulfills Floyd pledge
The Georgia Arthritis Foundation has fulfilled a $1,000 gift pledged earlier this year with a second check of $500 to Floyd Hospital for the continued operation of the Floyd Hospital Arthritis Clinic.
George T. Smith, president-elect of the Georgia chapter, presented the check to the hospital.
The gift will be used to fund a free clinic for arthritis patients. Patients in the program meet twice a month for group exercise sessions and individual instruction. All classes are conducted by one of the hospital’s physical therapists.
In explaining the need for the program June Frost, physical therapist at Floyd and president of the Rome chapter of the foundation, said “most patients with arthritis need to be on a regimented physical exercise program supervised by a physical therapist. Unfortunately the cost of individual instruction makes this impractical for most people.”
At Floyd Hospital the only requirement of the program is that patients must be referred to the clinic by a physician. Mrs. Frost said, “Local physicians have the proper referral forms in their offices and will send them directly to the hospital or the area arthritis council,” she continued.
“This is the first time a physical therapy clinic in any field has been established in Floyd County and it is one way the Floyd arthritis council and Floyd Hospital can help arthritic patients. We are grateful to the Georgia Arthritis Foundation for their continued support,” Ben Ansley, executive director of Floyd Hospital, said.
Tuesday, April 30, 1974
Entire Busbee family involved in campaign
The 1974 Georgia gubernatorial candidacy campaign is becoming a family affair for the wife and four children of Albany representative George Busbee, Mrs, Busbee said in Rome Monday.
Traveling across the state daily for several weeks visiting cities, towns and country communities, Mrs. Busbee said, “We want to find people where they are in their everyday life and meet them for I think people want to meet the candidates and their wives and get to know them rather than only see them on television.”
Arriving in Floyd County early, Mrs. Busbee visited Coosa Valley Vocational Technical School, Floyd Junior College and the downtown Rome area as well as the West Point Pepperell, Celanese Fibers Company and General Electric Co. plants in the afternoon.
Unusual in her travelling, energetic approach to political support for her husband, Mrs. Busbee, admitting the physical strain placed on touring campaigners, said though this is her first “campaign trail” to follow, “I’m enjoying every minute of it.”
The four Busbee children have been working in campaign organization and occasional promotional speech presentations, Mrs. Busbee said, and will begin active road campaigning for their father when the present school term is dismissed.
“The children are very excited and enthusiastic and the campaign has proven so educational for us all,” Mrs. Busbee said, adding that one of the daughters had spoken in an Albany high school Monday.
Armuchee defeats pair in 6-B meet
Armuchee won a preliminary match for Region 6-B Monday, but Coach Charles Weatherford isn’t sitting back with his hands crossed. He knows that Thursday could be a different story.
The Indians defeated Trion and Adairsville in a three-way match Monday in easy fashion with nine first places. The Indians scored 92 1/2 points, while Trion had 64 and Adairsville 11 1/2.
Now, the teams will be preparing for the upcoming 6-B event on Thursday at John Maddox track with a 1 p.m. starting time. The finals will be held at 7 p.m.
In the victory Monday, Armuchee was never in serious trouble throughout the match after scoring heavily in the field events and holding on to a good showing in the running events.
Steve Story set the pace for the Indians with a pair of wins including setting the school record in the discus. He threw the disk 142-9 1/2 feet to put his name in the record book again. Story also won the shot put.
Ronnie Gribble also aided the team with a pair of wins in the broad jump and low hurdles, while Randy Peace of Trion also scored twice with wins in the 100-yard dash and the 220.
The 6-B meet will also include teams such as GSD, the recent winner of the News-Tribune Relays, Gordon Lee, and other strong track units.