Saturday, March 23
S.V. O’Lenic, president of Chattanooga Gas, has been appointed by Mayor Olgiati as civilian chairman for Chattanooga’s 14th annual Armed Forces Week May 12-18. Ray Evans will serve as chairman of the steering committee.
Richard King, Univ. of North Carolina senior, and son of Mr. and Mrs. Dawson King, has been awarded a Fulbright Fellowship for a year’s study in Germany and a Danforth Graduate Fellowship for three years of graduate study in the United States.
More than 1,000 youngsters performed for a full house Friday night at Hamilton County School’s 15th annual Music Festival in Memorial Auditorium. Also featured was the Tyner High School Band. Dr. Frederick Mayer was guest conductor. Melton Allen is supervisor of music in the County School system.
Sunday, March 24
Donald Mayre, who came to Chattanooga to direct the current Little Theatre play, Time Remembered, returned to New York Sunday to prepare his part as Judge Thayer in the forthcoming Broadway production of The Advocate. Saturday night, the cast paid tribute to Mayre for his outstanding direction of one of the most enjoyable plays presented by the Little Theatre in a long time.
J. Burton Frierson, president of Dixie Mercerizing, was elected second vice president of American Textile Manufacturers Institute at the close of the 14th annual meeting in Hollywood, Fla., Saturday. He will assume office October 1.
Monday, March 25
Chattanooga’s 14th Armed Forces Week celebration May 12-18 will have as its sub-theme “A Century of Local Accomplishment,” Dr. James W. Livingood, chairman of the historical theme committee, announced Monday at a luncheon meeting of Armed Forces Week leaders at the Read House. It will be used in conjunction with the national theme, “Power for Peace.” S.V. O’Lenic, president of Chattanooga Gas, is civilian chairman for Armed Forces Week.
The City Commission agreed Monday to close all but one lane of Broad Street between 7th and 8th Streets, May 10-12 for the annual Arts Festival sponsored by the Allied Arts Council.
Tuesday, March 26
J. Robertson McQuilken, who is associated with the Evangelical Alliance Mission in establishing Protestant churches in Japan, is conducting the annual spring “Religious Emphasis Week” at McCallie School, Dr. Park McCallie announced Tuesday.
Mayor Olgiati has received and turned over to Commissioner Bender a contract from the state for the freeway link through Missionary Ridge. Favorable action of approval by the City Commission is expected when it is presented Tuesday afternoon.
Wednesday, March 27
The Chattanooga Cherokees, organized by Charles O. Ragan, president, will be a member of the rapidly advancing Southern Professional Football League, and will play their home games at Chamberlain Field on Saturday nights when the Univ. of Chattanooga Moccasins are away. The formal announcement was made Tuesday afternoon by Ragan.
Three aides in Mayor Olgiati’s administration have tendered their resignations: City Coordinator Marble John Hensley, who came to the city in 1954 as traffic engineer and was named coordinator in 1958 by Mayor Olgiati; Gene Roberts, city information officer since 1960; and Mrs. Charles Rena, receptionist since 1958. Mayor Olgiati’s administration will end April 15.
Thursday, March 28
E. Ross Swafford, former resident of Chattanooga, died Wednesday morning in Murfreesboro, Tenn., from a heart attack. Mr. Swafford had been secretary-treasurer of Chattanooga Production Credit Association for 25 years.
Mayor-elect Ralph Kelley made a brief talk Wednesday before the board of directors of the Greater Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce. Chamber president Floyd Delaney introduced Mr. Kelley.
Friday, March 29
Troop Cmdr. C.F. (Dick) Webb, a veteran member of the Tennessee Highway Patrol who began his career in Lawrenceburg July 1, 1930, is one of five career highway patrol officers to be retired Monday, April 1, announced State Safety Commissioner G. Hilton Butler.