Saturday, March 17
The state committee of the Tennessee Committee on Political Education voted unanimously Saturday to recommend Mayor Olgiati to the state convention April 14 in Nashville for endorsement in the governor’s race.
The election of Jack Anderson as president of the newly formed Quiltex Corporation of Rossville was announced Saturday by Glenn H. Plumlee, president of Roxbury Southern Mills, who served as president during the organization period of Quiltex. Space has been leased in the former Peerless plant, equipment purchased and operations of the new company have begun.
Sunday, March 18
The Chattanooga Regional Science Fair March 28-30 promises to be not only the largest in its 10-year history but the most dramatic as well. The U.S. Army Ordnance Missile command of Redstone arsenal in Huntsville, Ala., will present a comprehensive exhibit depicting the story of U.S. Army rockets and missiles. The fair will be open to the public without charge.
Monday, March 19
An estimated 5,000 persons packed Memorial Auditorium Sunday night to hear “the champagne music” of Lawrence Welk and his orchestra. Tommy Thompson, auditorium manager, said he had a “sell out” house.
The Chattanooga Symphony Association has launched its 1962 maintenance fund drive. Gordon P. Street, president of Gordon Street, Inc., is one of many businesses, professional and educational leaders actively supporting the annual campaign. Mr. Street said, “Our symphony is an economic asset. General living conditions and the many cultural groups in our city favorably impress individuals who are considering moving to Chattanooga.”
Tuesday, March 20
Mrs. Myrtle Ownby Moore, widow of E. Fenton Moore, died Tuesday at her home on Hanover Street after a long illness. Her late husband was co-founder with Gilbert King of Moore & King Drug Company. Mrs. Moore was a devoted member of the Northside Presbyterian Church and founder of the Westminster Sunday School Class, which she taught for 12 years.
Dr. James S. Wilder, Jr., pastor of Brainerd Methodist Church, has been elected president of Lambuth College in Jackson, Tenn. During Dr. Wilder’s pastorate here, he presided over the main stages of the building progress at Brainerd Methodist. He leaves a congregation now numbering 1,700 as a result of steady growth under his ministry.
Wednesday, March 21
E.L. Brooking, Jr., announced Wednesday that he will leave his post as vice-president in charge of sales at Brock Candy Company to operate his own candy company in Atlanta. He has purchased Crown Candy Corporation, and will take over actively as president on April 1.
Thursday, March 22
The Hamilton County Board of Education Wednesday adopted a tentative 1962-63 school budget of $7,814,560, an increase of $914,503 over the current term’s operation outlay. Included in the proposed new budget is a $300 annual pay raise for teachers to bring the starting salary for a new instructor with a bachelor’s degree to $3,700.
Howard Pyle, president of the National Safety Council and former governor of Arizona, addressed the one-day Industrial Safety Institute here Thursday at Hunter Hall of University of Chattanooga.
Friday, March 23
Prof. Creed F. Bates, principal of Chattanooga High School, will have the honor of wielding the pick at ground-breaking ceremonies Sunday at the school’s new site in North Chattanooga. It will be All-City High Day, with the school’s band providing the music and Bates Brigade, a crack military drill unit named for Principal Bates, participating.