Saturday, December 1
A police training academy, the first in Tennessee, will be established in Chattanooga, the Law Enforcement Commission of Chattanooga-Hamilton County and the University of Chattanooga announced jointly. Ray Murphy, chairman of the commission, and Dr. LeRoy Martin, UC president, revealed that the first classes will be held at the university in February and that the training academy will be a permanent project.
A.I. Wyant, widely known local sports and industrial personnel leader, has been named a sales representative for the Chattanooga general agency of Interstate Life & Accident Insurance. Wyant has been engaged in personnel work for the past five years with the Central Soya plant in Chattanooga.
Sunday, December 2
Dr. C. Harold Alper was re-elected president of the Jewish Welfare Federation Sunday night at the first annual meeting of the organization, held in the new Jewish Community Center.
Monday, December 3
Paul Shoun, retiring president of the Chattanooga Engineers Club, declared that “almost unlimited” protection for Chattanoogans from fallout could be provided by combining fallout shelters with the levees for the flood-protection system urged here by the Tennessee Valley Authority. Paul E. George was elected president to succeed Mr. Shoun at the regular meeting of the club at Hotel Patten Monday.
Plans of Stone Fort Land to develop a 581-acre industrial park along the Tennessee River moved ahead Monday when the City-County regional planning commission approved the company’s rezoning petition, changing the classification of land from agricultural to industrial district.
Tuesday, December 4
Chattanooga is slated to lose one reserve unit, gain one new one and have a third revamped under the reorganization of Army Reserves, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, Senator Albert Gore reported. The 208th Quartermaster Company, Salvage, will be inactivated, and Company B 844th Engineer Battalion is to be reorganized as Company B, 844th. The new unit to be formed is Company A, Quartermaster Battalion.
Commissioners Bender, McInturff and Petersen said Tuesday that they plan to run for re-election in the city primary March 12. Mayor Olgiati declined to make known his plans, but said, “I have not told anyone I will not run.”
Wednesday, December 5
Mrs. Margaret Hughes Miller, member of a well-known Chattanooga family, died Wednesday night at her home after a long illness. Mrs. Miller was the widow of Clyde L. Miller, whose father, Frank Miller, Sr., was a co-founder of Miller Bros.
A Sears Roebuck check for $2,000 for the University of the South, Sewanee, was presented to Dr. Edward McCrady, vice chancellor and president of the university Wednesday. R.A. Strauss, manager of the Chattanooga Sears store, presented the check. He said it was part of the almost $900,000 distributed by Sears Roebuck in unrestricted grants to aid privately supported colleges and universities.
Thursday, December 6
The first snow of the season put a light white blanket over Lookout and Signal Mountains Wednesday night, with light flurries throughout the city and surrounding areas.
The Farmers Chemical Association, which has spent an estimated $8,500,000 on a fertilizer plant at the Volunteer Ordnance Works, will erect a $1-million urea facility there. Glenn D. Rucker, FCA general manager, announced Wednesday the signing of a contract with Chemical Construction of New York City to design and build the new plant.
Friday, December 7
James R. Franklin, architect, will oversee the renovation of the Tivoli Theater for the city after the lease with the owners, Wilby-Kincy, has been agreed upon.
The Central High football team, state champions, left Wednesday for Jacksonville, Fla., where they will play Lee in the annual Meninak Bowl football game Friday night.