Five Generation Photo
This photo shows five generations of baby Eastyn Bragg’s family. Holding Eastyn is his great great grandfather Charles “Red” Rogers. Standing from left are dad Brody Bragg, great great grandmother Elizabeth “Butchie” Rogers, grandfather Jon Bragg and great grandmother Trisha Pruitt. The photo was taken at the old Lindale Mill where Red and Butchie worked for 45 and 46 years respectively. Monday, Oct. 24, 1966 Mrs. Olivia Gaylor Cotton Ball Queen
Mrs. Olivia gaylor, of 107 E. 4th Ave., Rome, was selected as the 1966 Cotton Ball Queen at the 16th Annual Cotton Ball, held Saturday evening in the McClain-Sealock American Legion Clubhouse under the sponsorship of the Legion Auxiliary.
The new queen was lovely wearing a floorlength emerald green gown of cotton velvet, the dress featuring a rounded neckline, cut low in the back. Mrs. Gaylor, who was escorted by her husband, Harold Gaylor, wore white gloves and green accessories.
First runner-up in the queen contest was Mrs. Diane Brown. She wore a red velvet floor-length gown, styled with a bow in the back. Mrs. Brown had white gloves and red accessories.
Other finalists were Mrs. Mary Ann Pitts, Mrs. Helen Ann Moore and Mrs. Jeanette Kiser. Others competing in the contest were Miss Claudette Gilliland, Miss Sharon Smith, Mrs. Glynese Sims, Miss Faye Shaw and Miss Barbara Clark.
From the 1966 Queen was Mrs. Pat Rudolph, last year’s queen, who was attired in a gown of white chiffon. Mrs. Gaylor was presented a dozen roses and a silver engraved bowl by Mrs. Talmadge Pitts, chairman of the contestants. Other gifts were also presented to the new queen and first runner-up.
Judging the contest were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ellison and Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Spears.
A capacity crowd enjoyed dancing to the music of The Jazzmasters in the clubhouse’s ballroom, beautifully decorated for the occasion.
White cloths covered individual tables, which were centered with yellow mums and burning white tapers. On the judge’s table was a large arrangement of yellow mums.
Hostesses for the ball were Mrs. James Mathis, Mrs. Jerri Howell and Mrs. Julia Smith. Delmas Franklin was master of ceremonies.
Mrs. J.W. Montgomery, who served as one of the chairman for the event, today expressed appreciation from the Auxiliary for the support given the annual affair, and announced that proceeds would be used for a scholarship for a Pepperell High School senior.
Legionnaires assisting Auxiliary members with the ball were James Mathis, William Mathis, Jack Mathis, Robert Mitchell, Claude Brown and George Langston.
Out-of-town guests at the ball included the Department Senior Vice Commander George Brown and Mrs. Brown, of Atlanta, Seventh District Junior Vice Commander Doyce Lambert and Mrs. Lambert, of Marietta; Seventh District Junior Vice Commander D.M. Cox and Mrs. Cox, of Summerville, Mr. and Mrs. George Bailey, of Marietta, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Anderson, of Cedartown, and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Brison, of Lyerly.
Wednesday, Oct. 26, 1966 Atlas-Centaur rocket breaks long-time jinx
CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. (AP) - The United States today achieved the first double ignition in space of high-powered hydrogen-fueled engines as an Atlas-Centaur rocket broke a long time jinx.
The fiery departure of the 113-foot-tall rocket at 7:12 a.m. triggered a planned doubleheader launching here today. At 7:05 p.m. the space agency is to launch a satellite for the Communication Satellite Corporation.
The Comsat satellite is to be placed in stationary orbit above the Pacific to serve as the first commercial space communications link between North America, Hawaii and Southeast Asia.
After the upper stage of the Atlas-Centaur scored the hydrogen breakthrough, it hurled the dummy model of the Surveyor spacecraft toward an empty spot deep in space which for test purposes represented the moon. This “paper moon” experiment was rehearsal for later Surveyor lunar soft-landing missions.
The major accomplishment was controlling the frosty hydrogen, which must be kept at 423 degrees below zero fahrenheit to remain liquid. This enabled the Centaur stage to fire itself into orbit by starting its two engines, shut them off and then reignite them after coasting in weightless space for 23 minutes.
Problems in taming hydrogen as a space fuel, including the failures on two previous double ignition attempts, had delayed Centaur’s full development about three years.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced its success of today’s test.
Officials hailed it as fully qualifying the AtlasCentaur for launching unmanned probes to the moon, Mars and Venus. The flight also provided confidence for the Apollo program, whose Saturn 5 man-to-the-moon rocket will require twin firings of upper-stage hydrogen engines.
After hitting the paper moon on Friday, the payload was to enter a wide-looping orbit about the earth extending out as far as 292,000 miles.
Atlas-Centaurs have launched two actual Surveyor craft on pinpoint horses tour the moon, but only a single engine ignition was required for those so-called direct-ascent flights. With a Centaur restart capability, the space agency will have considerably longer periods in which to launch toward planets.
With one burn for example, the Centaur can head for the moon only during the months of July through October. With two, it has year-round capability.
Friday, Oct, 28, 1966
GSD fights back, edges Pepperell JVs, 20-19 in offensive thriller
Georgia School for the Deaf spotted Pepperell junior varsity a 7-0 lead in the first quarter and then fought back Thursday afternoon to capture a 20-19 victory and a high-scoring offensive thriller.
The victory evened GSD’s season record at 3-3, all of their wins coming against junior varsity teams in the area. However, it took a pass interception by Rusty Floyd in the final minute of play to kill a final Pepperell threat and ensure the victory.
Pepperell drew first blood in the game by blocking a GSD punt and recovering just one yard away from paydirt. David Roper took the ball into the end zone on the first play and Jesse Smith ran across the extra point to put the Baby Dragons in front, 7-0.
Pepperell got another touchdown in the second stanza when Sammy Ely hauled in a pass and lit out down the sidelines 60 yards for six points. However, this time the extra point run was stopped short of the goal line.
GSD’s first score came at the end of a 49-yard drive with Dale Ivie sprinting into the end zone from 11 yards out. The victors failed on the point after.
GSD came back later in the second quarter to get the time tying touchdown. The drive started at the GSD 34 after an 18-yard punt return it was gained mostly on the ground. This time Gary Gantt did the honors on a one-yard plunge over the middle.
Ivie bulled his way into the end zone for the extra point to throw the game into a 13-13 tie at halftime.
GSD went ahead 20-13 in the third period when Ronnie Crisp pulled in a punt and dashed 60 yards. Ivie’s Run for the extra point proved to be the deciding point in the game.
Pepperell got a touchdown in the fourth quarter on a two-yard run by Ely after the half-back caught a pass. The try for the PAT was stopped just inches short of the goal.
Pepperell was driving again late in the game when Floyd intercepted a pass on the GSD one to kill the threat.
as it appeared in the Fifty Years Ago column in the Thursday, Oct. 27, 1966, edition of the Rome News-Tribune
A number of young Romans were entertained by Miss Eloise Burney and Mrs. Charles Berry with a possum hunt. The party drove out to Camp West in North Rome where upon their arrival they found a huge log fire. Following the chase, which yielded one possum, the group returned to the camp where they were served supper.
Guests on the hunt included Dr. and Mrs. R.P. Cox, Mrs. A.S. Burney, Mrs. S.P. Coalson, Mrs. Eloise Burney, Amelia Berry, Margaret Cox, Vera Coalson, Beatrice Bernard, Martha Shorter Hamilton, Florence Burney, Mssrs. Bryant Graves, Hummell Beyseigel, Walter Casey, Dudley Casey, J.W. Harris and Paul Coalson.
*** The scene of a delightful social, half a century ago this week, was the Woodman’s hall where the dancing class of Miss Jane Brown gave a party, with music supplied by the Rhodes Orchestra.
Dancers included Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kaufmann, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Best, Mr. and Mrs. Mell Gammon, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Towers, Mr. and Mrs. Berry Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Brewer, Mrs. Jack McCartney, Mrs. LaGrange Cothran, Bob Daniel, Ethel Dussenberry, Louise Moultrie, Esther and Sarah Meyhardt, Mssrs. Luther Moultrie, Ed Malone, Oscar Richardson, Will Towers, Lt. Clifford King, and Mark Cooper.