Saturday, January 5
Charles S. Coffey, Jr., and Robert M. Summitt, prominent Chattanooga attorneys, have formed a partnership for the general practice of civil and corporate law, with offices in the Chattanooga Bank Building. Both lawyers have been active in civic and fraternal affairs here in the past decade.
The appointment of G. William Cole, who has 29 years of experience in the restaurant field, as manager of Wimberly Inn was announced by Weldon Osborne, president of Osborne Enterprises, the Inn’s owner.
Sunday, January 6
The Chattanooga Civitan Club has launched a month-long campaign, “Speak Up For Freedom.” The campaign will include speeches by Civitans to other groups and organizations, circulation of some 1,500 pamphlets, billboards and bumper stickers. Dr. Wesley Stoneburner, Civitan president, said the observance is an effort to develop “public consciousness toward the protection of freedom’s future.”
The Electric Power Board of Chattanooga has honored three members of the organization for 25 years of continuous service. They are C.B. Osborne, sales manager; W.A. Nicholson, senior estimator in the engineering department; and C.E. Simpson, manager of the customer accounting department. Power Board Chairman Roy McKenzie presented each with a 25-year service pin and watch.
Monday, January 7
Squire E.W. Godbey of Red Bank – White Oak was elected county judge pro tempore by the members of the Hamilton County Court meeting for their first quarterly session of 1963. Squire Godbey succeeds Squire James C. Wann of Lookout Mountain, who asked that his nomination be withdrawn.
A new Hamilton County grand jury was selected in Judge Campbell Carden’s court Monday to serve during the January term, which will last about four months.
Tuesday, January 8
Noble J. Simmons, retired secretary-comptroller of the Electric Power Board of Chattanooga, died Tuesday night in a local hospital. Mr. Simmons was an elder in the Northside Presbyterian Church and had served as Sunday School superintendent for 18 years and teacher of a Bible class.
C.V. Brown & Brothers, founded here in 1881, will continue operation under the direct management of R.D. Payne, Sr., who has been an associate member of the company since 1943. Web C. Brown, owner and senior partner of the firm, died last Friday.
Wednesday, January 9
Rep. William E. Brock III, the new Republican congressman from Tennessee’s 3rd District, took his oath Wednesday noon as a member of the 88th Congress.
Trustee Joe W. Richardson’s office collected $2,248,100.28 in December on Hamilton County’s 1962 property tax, an all time high for the month. So far, $4,219,902.27 has been collected on the 1962 levy of $8,959,395.34.
Thursday, January 10
The University of Chattanooga has received a $4,000 grant from E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company to help the university “maintain the excellence” of its teaching of chemistry and related subjects. Carl W. Borden, manager of Du Pont’s Chattanooga nylon plant, presented the check to Dr. LeRoy Martin, UC president.
C. Scott Mayfield, vice-president of Mayfield Dairy Farms, was elected president of the Southern Association of Ice Cream Manufacturers at the association’s annual convention in Miami. His brother, Thomas B. Mayfield, was recently elected president of the International Association of Ice Cream Manufacturers.
Friday, January 11
Theodore Tipton, owner of Tip’s Supermarket in Cleveland, was elected president of Dixie Savings Stores at the first meeting of the 1963 board of directors Wednesday, to succeed L.L. McLain, owner of Brainerd Grocery. George Berke, general manager of the organization, continues as secretary of the group.