Saturday, October 27
Four teams exceeded their quotas in the current United Fund campaign report Friday at Read House. Overall, a total of $1,088,237 or 87.8 percent of the 1962 drive goal of $1,238,406, has been realized in gifts and pledges, Joe H. Davenport, Jr., campaign chairman, announced.
The appointment of Vaden Shaden, Jr., as manager of the insurance department of the C.V. Brown & Bro. real estate and insurance concern was announced Friday by Raymond D. Payne, Sr., of the firm.
Sunday, October 28
Dr. James L. Fowle, pastor, announced the 11th Annual Worlds Mission Conference, opened Sunday at First Presbyterian Church. Dr. Paul Smith, pastor of the People’s Church in Toronto, Canada, was the keynote speaker. Peter Branton, general chairman, announced the conference would run through next Sunday. During the week, the missionaries attending the conference will speak in Presbyterian churches in this area.
Summerfield K. Johnston, Jr., was elected to the board of trustees of the Baylor School at the annual meeting of the trustees. His father, Summerfield K. Johnston, Sr., served on the board for 25 years until his retirement two years ago.
Monday, October 29
Forest management practices have won certificates of membership in the American Tree Farm System for W.C. Hudlow, Sr., and his sons, W.C. Hudlow, Jr., and James Hudlow. John N. Tyler of Calhoun, chairman of the Tennessee Tree Farm Committee, announced the recognition was for their tree farm operation on more than 1,000 acres in Sequatchie Valley near Dunlap.
Miss Chassie Shelton, home demonstration agent in Hamilton County since 1946, and prior to that time assistant home agent since 1929, on Friday in Chicago received the distinguished service award of the National Home Demonstration Agents Association.
Tuesday, October 30
Plagued by a wave of escapes, Sheriff Turner was authorized Monday by the County Council to employ four more jailers and promised prompt action on 12 recommendations he made for improving security in Hamilton County’s jail.
The City Commission Tuesday agreed unanimously to deny a fare rate increase petitioned last September by Southern Coach Lines, Inc. Dyer Butterfield, Jr., president and general manager of the company, said the company cannot continue to operate at a loss and thus had two alternatives: to cease operations or to turn over its operations to the city.
Wednesday, October 31
Some 2,500 season ticket books including more than 1,000 memberships in the Chattanooga Little Theatre have been sold, Mrs. E.E. Reisman, Jr., and Humphrey Heywood, co-chairmen for the membership drive, announced Wednesday. Approximately 500 more memberships have been purchased this year over last year.
A million pounds of wheat have arrived by rail at the Seaboard Allied Milling Corp. plant on Riverside Drive as the new Chattanooga industry began to fill its million-bushel capacity elevator. The first shipment was hauled here from Wichita, Kan., by five Southern Railway cars.
Thursday, November 1
The Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce is interested in purchasing, if a satisfactory contract can be worked out, an 8,100 square foot ground floor section of an office building proposed for West Ninth and Chestnut Streets. President DeSales Harrison reviewed the Chamber’s need for modern quarters and read a proposal from J.R. Chamberlain, Realtor and president of Golden Gateway Development, Inc., to sell the Chamber the space for not more than $200,000.
Commissioner McInturff said on Wednesday that the City Commission will meet “as soon as we all can get together” to discuss a proposal to acquire Southern Coach Lines.
Friday, November 2
H.T. McDade, public relations manager for the Tennessee operations of the Aluminum Co. of America, Edmund Friedman, national president of the American Society of Engineers, and Earl T. Andrews, district ASCE director, will address sessions of the annual fall meeting of the Tennessee Valley section of the American Society of Civil Engineers Friday and Saturday in Hotel Patten.
This week, the populace has joined in celebrating with Pioneer Bank’s George M. Clark, Sr., and other bank officials the opening of its beautiful new main office building at Eighth and Broad Streets.