FIFTY & 100 YEARS AGO CONTINUED
Tuesday, Feb. 13, 1973 Roman honored by international body
Ralph Ivey, Rome attorney and immediate past governor of the Georgia District of Kiwanis International, is one of seven 1971-72 governors named “Distinguished Governor.”
Ivey was notified of the honor by Lorin J. Badskey, International Kiwanis president, and Wes H. Bartlett, immediate past president.
The telegram from the two Kiwanis International officials states:
“On behalf of the Kiwanis International Board of Trustees meeting in Chicago it is our pleasure to announce that you are one of seven 1971-72 Kiwanis Governors successfully meeting all requirements to be named ‘Distinguished Governor.’ This honor is a tribute to you to the high quality of your leadership and to the members and the clubs of your Kiwanis District. Your record is an inspiration to all of us. Congratulations.”
Ivey was selected chairman of the 1971-72 class of Kiwanis Governors, the highest honor his fellow governors could bestow on one of its members. Under his leadership in the Georgia District there was a substantial gain in membership; seven new Kiwanis Clubs were chartered in the Georgia District and the first Kiwanis Club in Rome, Italy, was chartered under the sponsorship of two clubs in the Georgia District; 13 new Key Clubs (Kiwanis-sponsored clubs for leadership in high schools) were chartered; four Circle K clubs were chartered; The Kiwanis Kapers, a junior high and high school talent contest, was begun; Kiwanis-sponsor “Walks for Mankind” for Project Concern were initiated; and the first Georgia Kiwanis District Headquarters building in Thomaston was purchased.
“This Distinguished Governors award will be accepted by me at the Kiwanis International Convention in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in June on behalf of the Georgia District officers, lieutenant governors, coordinators, district committee chairman and 137 club presidents who worked so hard to make this award possible,” Ivey said.
Wednesday, Feb. 14, 1973 Cupid has reason for his anonymity
An anonymous professional man purchased 553,000 valentines for his sweetheart by buying a full page ad in Wednesday editions of the Miami Herald and Miami News.
“My love, I adore you,” reads the one and a half inch typescript surrounding the 11-inch high heart surrounded by a border of smaller hearts and the code name “Adalmi.”
Tucked away in a corner of the oversized valentine is the message:
“I wanted to tell you many times how much I love you. Today my love is written on 553,000 pages.”
The valentine, written entirely in Spanish, cost $2,591.50. “Adalmi” has good reason for remaining anonymous. The Herald said the message is not directed to his wife.
Friday, Feb. 16, 1973 Hyder retains scoring lead
Jim Hyder of North Georgia continues to lead the Georgia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference scoring derby with an average of 24.9 points per game.
Latest GIAC statistics announced Thursday also showed
Floyd Mack of La Grange College clinging to the conference rebounding lead with a 15.1 average, followed by Hyder at 12.4.
West Georgia’s Ton Turner has a solid grip on the No. 2 spot in scoring with a 23.8 average followed by North Georgia’s Thad Blankenship at 21.5 and a pair of La Grange stars, Bob Eble at 21.0 and Calvin Williams at 20.0.
100 years ago as presented in the February 1923 editions of the Rome Tribune-Herald
In the South, North Carolina is far ahead in agricultural education, and in the Union only one state —Indiana — holds higher rank, according to Roy H. Thomas, North Carolina State supervisor of agricultural education, in an article prepared for national publication. The article tells how over 2,000 farmers stopped work long enough last winter to attend a short course at their respective agricultural schools for the purpose of learning better methods of farming.
--Miss Ruth Colegate, of 103 Myrtle St., crowned queen of homecoming week at the North Georgia Fair last fall, and who received as a symbol of the honor a diamond platinum bracelet, which she lost recently, has recovered it. The bracelet was found on the broad Street bridge and return to Miss Colgate by the finder, after he had seen the story of the loss published in the Tribune-Herald.