Tuesday, March 12, 1963

Floyd woman is district poultry cooking finalist

Floyd County has a finalist in the district Poultry Cooking Contest for the third consecutive year.

Mrs. L.A. Mullican of 41 Doncaster Dr., a member of the Lady Marion Home Demonstration Club, was notified Monday that her entry was selected as one of the six district finalists over 1,000 submitted from the 26 entering North Georgia counties.

The district finals will be held April 16 at East Rome High School at which time Mrs. Mullican and the other five finalists will actually prepare their poultry meals for the judges. The winner at the district level will qualify for the state finals to be held in Atlanta. Mrs. J.B. Mulinix of the Neighborly Club was a district finalist in 1962 and Mrs. John P. Dempsey of the Friendly River Club was crowned Georgia poultry cooking queen in 1961. The contest is sponsored annually by the Georgia Egg Commission, Georgia Poultry Federation, Agriculture Extension Service and the Georgia Power Co.

Thursday, March 14, 1963

‘Storyland’ opens at Cooper’s Store

Today marked the formal opening of the “Storyland Shoe Department” at Cooper’s Shoe Store in Rome, a department designed especially for children. The department is complete with a character background of current television and cartoon characters, a new idea in the shoe industry, and a first in the Coosa Valley trade area, according to Earl D. Cooper, general manager. Cooper began his shoe career in 1943, while still a student in the Rome Public Schools. After graduation from Boys High School he studied retailing at the University of Alabama. In announcing the opening of the children’s department, Cooper also announced that Sammy Fuller, a native Roman, has joined the company as a full-time associate. Fuller, who has several years’ experience in the retail shoe business, is married to the former Virginia Roser and lives at 8 Lookout Circle.

Friday, March 15, 1963

Cave Spring girls move into Class C semifinals

COLUMBUS – Coach Graham Woodell’s Cave Spring Jackettes broke open a closely knitted contest in the second half Thursday night and vaulted into the semifinals of the Class C Girls State Basketball Tournament.

Carolyn Colston, one of the top point producers in the state, continued her scoring spree with 23 big points to pace the Springers to a 41-33 victory over Crawford County High.

Other teams garnering wins and advancing to the semifinals were Dexter, Cave Spring’s next opponent, who blasted Putnam County, 55-43. Butler topped Toombs Central of Lyons, 54-48, and Doerun sneaked past Shellman, 53-50.

The Springers tore loose from the Crawford County squad in the second half after holding a slim 24-21 lead at halftime.

Although Colston was the big gun for the winners, Glenda Brandon ripped the net for 13 tallies and Edith Wheeler collected five to aid their second victory in the tourney.

Cave Spring will be matched against defending champions Dexter tonight at 7:40 p.m. and Coach Woodell’s troops will have their troubles against high scoring Carolina Russell, who accounted for 32 points against Putnam Thursday.

Dexter has won 62 straight games in its quest for a second state title.

In Class B competiton Nahunta meets North Gwinnett at 6:30 p.m. and Seminole County takes on South Gwinnett at 9 p.m.

In Class C battles, Doerun clashes with Butler at 5 p.m. and Cave Spring and Dexter tangle at 7:40 p.m.

The finals are scheduled Saturday night.

Sunday, March 10, 1963

Students going steady expelled in New Jersey

FROM COLUMBIA FEATURES/UNDER TWENTY – In a New Jersey high school students have been told that if they go steady they will be expelled from school. This regulation was established by a priest who is both head of a parochial high school and of a parish.

Going steady was defined as dating one person to the exclusion of all others. The reason for the restriction was that going steady led to moral problems and moral decisions which students were not yet ready to cope with.

Under Twenty asked a number of high school students (not attending the school) how they felt about the matter.

Almost without exception they felt the regulation would do more harm than good.

A 15-year-old junior said, “I have never gone steady and I don’t expect to for awhile. If I were threatened with being expelled I would feel my personal rights were being taken away from me and I think I’d be inclined to go steady just to prove the point.”

“I think it’s wrong,” was a 15-year-old girl’s answer. “The kids will do what is right or what is wrong whether they are going steady or not. A restriction on going steady isn’t going to change a person’s sense of right and wrong.”

“In my opinion,” said a 17-year-old girl, “the rule will do more harm than good. I think kids who are going steady will continue to do so, only they’ll sneak instead of doing it penly. You can’t keep boys and girls apart by such a rule. If they want to get together and go steady they will.”

A high school senior boy said, “Going steady doesn’t mean the same thing to everybody. Too many grownups think that if a guy dates a girl for two or three weeks, that’s going steady. The kids who really go steady for a long, long time are few and far between. Anybody looking for trouble will find it whether they are going steady or not. It won’t stop steady dating any more than prohibition stopped people from drinking.”