This is the 1972 Nurse's Aide Class held at Fannin Co. Vocational High School. Most of these ladies worked at Copper Basin and surrounding areas. Front row 3rd from left is Dale (Ray) Brooks, 4th is Esther Housley. Back row: 2nd from left is Charlotte (Bobbie) Spurling, 3rd is Joan Spurling. The lady on the back row with Nursing cap is Eunice Phillips, instructor. (Submitted by Marie (Sullivan) Crook. To provide additional identification, email polknews@bellsouth.net or write PO Box 129, Benton TN 37307.
Old photo shows students at Ducktown High School around 1950. Front from left: Betty Jean McNabb, unknown, Wylene Kimsey, Patricia Ann Beckler, Peggy Hellerstedt, Mona Long, Betty Powell. Second row: Mrs. Minerva Spargo, Lowell Taylor, Elizabeth Clonts, A.G. Payne, Vera Sue Brown, Joan Couch, Helen Ruth Kilpatrick, David (Tot) Satterfield, Leon Taylor. Back row: Gene Nelson, Winston Danner, Ray Johnson, David Bryson, David Talley, Others not known.
Photo from 1910 provided by Bill Lillard shows the family of Calvin Higdon, who built the Higdon Hotel in Reliance. Calvin (1836-1919) and Amanda Linderman Higdon (1845-1926) were married in 1860.
Old photo shows the Copperhill High School Class of 1954 as they appeared in their sixth grade year (1947-48). Some of the class had not yet enrolled; some were absent on the day the photo was taken; and some moved away prior to graduation. The class will have its reunion on Aug. 1. Row 1 from left, (maiden names used for girls): Mary Katherine Whitfield, Patty Campbell, Rae Collins, Gloria bandy, Loretta Odom, Helen Ruth Farmer, JoAnn Talley (deceased), Barbara Jones. Row 2: Ruth Ann Kovsky, Rachel Rembert, Gale Rogers, Shirley Godfrey, Greta Jones, June Dalton, Mary Ruth Willis. Row 3: Katherine Dean (Teacher), Raymond Dalton, Jim Akin, Richard Jabaley, Eddie Maloof, Ben Dalton, Eddie Brown, Leland Weaver.
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From Polk County News, 9/13/34
Famous Monroe County Hotel Is Now No More
People from All Over South Visited the “Saratoga of the South” in the Good Old Days.
Famous old White Cliff
Springs Hotel, located 2,500 feet above sea level at one of Monroe County’s
beauty spots, is being torn down by the owner, Harry Burn.
Tearing away of the old
buildings brings to the minds of the old settlers pleasant memories of the time
when the place was known as “the Saratoga of the South.” People from all over
the United States were guests at this hotel.
Doors, columns, stairways and
banisters for the old hotel are hardwood and fashioned by hand. These will
probably be used in building a residence. Lumber for the hotel was cut from
nearby timber and sawed by hand.
In the days when the hotel
was patronized a narrow trail led from the foot of Starr’s mountain, three
miles to the hotel, near which were several springs of different kinds.
In 1860 a company of
Englewood businessmen headed by Joseph Peck built the hotel at White Cliff. Ten
years later the building caught on fire when a girl overturned a candle into
some cotton batting.
May 1st 1871, the
building, which is now being torn away, was opened. Harvey M. Magill of Niota
was the owner. Mr. Magill was manager of the hotel for 25 years.
An old register of the hotel
reveals the fact that at one time guests from 31 states had visited there. Many
times the pages of this book show from 500-1,000 registered.
Among the famous persons who
were visitors at the hotel was Judge Walker, of the supreme court of Texas, who
had standing reservations for two rooms. Each year he spent the summer at White
Cliff.
Located a quarter mile from
the hotel is White Cliff, from which the hotel took its name. Although
thousands have climbed the mountain to view the country from this cliff, only
one tragedy is known to have occurred there. One day in August1896, a Mr.
Reynolds, whose father was at the head of the First National bank of Atlanta,
climbed with his sweetheart to the edge of the cliff. The young lady dropped
her handkerchief, and in his attempt to pick it up, young Reynolds lost his
balance and crashed to and instant death on the rocks in the valley below. On
the day of the tragedy the hotel registered 500 guests.
Polk County Planners approved multiple plats during the April meeting and discussed permitting staff approval on plats that meet all necessary qualifications.
A handicapped-complaint building for concessions and restrooms will be built at the Benton ball fields following action by the county commission April 19.
The governor’s recently released three-year transportation program does not include any Polk County projects, although current projects are continuing.
Questions have been raised about the cost of a precinct rental and the decision to put the sample ballot in the Fannin County, GA newspaper rather than the Polk County newspaper.
Diane Wilson said she was more upset by the response of Election Administrator Steve Gaddis when she reported the incident than she was by the incident itself.
A Special Master’s Hearing was held last Wednesday to take an accounting of the Home Owners Association for Ocoee Mountain Club in preparation for an upcoming trial.
Paul Hunter has asked the U.S. District Court to award him at least $169,920 in “front pay” following last month’s verdict that his firing from Copperhill was due to age discrimination.
If 20 or 30 people had turned up for opening night, we would have breathed a big sigh of relief and considered the evening a success.
The final head count was 82 people, from three states
Talley recommended to the congressional delegation new statewide incentives for solar energy development, cellulosic ethanol production, biomass gasification and waste to energy.
Photo from 1910 provided by Bill Lillard shows the family of Calvin Higdon, who built the Higdon Hotel in Reliance. Calvin (1836-1919) and Amanda Linderman Higdon (1845-1926) were married in 1860.
From Polk County News, 9/13/34
Famous Monroe County Hotel Is Now No More
People from All Over South Visited the “Saratoga of the South” in the Good Old Days.
Walking the Line, a series of drawings inspired by 16 years of attendance at the John C. Campbell Folk School’s Friday Night Concert series, is now on display at the Folk School’s History Center.
On May 19th at 5pm there will be a Walk-A-Thon to raise awareness for Domestic Violence. The event will be held at the Park by the Greenway on Raider Drive in Cleveland.
The Overhill Shutterbugs, a regional photography club, present their 2nd Annual Photography Exhibit through June 1, 2012 at the Etowah Arts Commission,
“The Journey of the Lost Boys of Sudan” will be held on Monday, March 19, 2012 at 7 p.m. in the George R. Johnson Cultural Heritage Center Theater on CSCC’s campus.
Cleveland State Community College and Chattanooga State Community College will be co-hosting information sessions about the Veterinary Technology Program at Chattanooga State.
Miss Misty Brooke Hill and Mr. Mason Ray Cross, both of Cleveland, exchanged marriage vows on Saturday, January 14th at the Kingdom Hall of Jehova’s Witnesses in Cleveland.
The Copper Basin Medical Center’s District Board honored Dr. William E. Lee last week. Dr. Lee, 85, has spent a lifetime in service, not only to the community but to the world through his medical mission trips.
Scott Jones and daughter Abby recently enjoyed a backpacking trip on the John Muir Trail, starting at the Hwy. 68 and making their way down to the lower section
Beginning in mid-January culverts will be replaced on Sina Branch Road where it crosses Sawmill Branch in the Ocoee Ranger District in Polk County, TN.
Fall trips on the Hiwassee River Rail Adventure are quickly selling out. On Oct. 22, the train traveling along the Old Line took 210 passengers to Copperhill for a two-hour layover. (Photo by Robert J. Duncan Sr.)
Drawdown is underway at Apalachia Lake, according to David Bowling with River Operations at TVA. He said the lake will drop 18-20 feet for routine maintenance work.
Trout stocking will be reduced about 20% in the coming fiscal year and could be reduced 85% after that, according to Frank Fiss, Assistant Chief of Fisheries at the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.
TVA has created a smartphone app for those wanting to check on reservoir elevations, water release schedules and more. The information has been available online, but the new app will allow access by cell phone.
Unseasonably high temperatures -- in the 90s -- are sending folks to the water. The Ocoee Whitewater Center is a popular place when the river isn't flowing, and the Hiwassee and Ocoee are popular when it is.
VEC was recently notified by a neighboring utility that they have been receiving complaints from customers who have been visited by scam artists posing as energy evaluators.
The Tennessee Historical Commission is now accepting nominations for its Certificate of Merit Awards to honor individuals or groups that have worked to preserve Tennessee’s cultural heritage during 2011.
The Tennessee Tobacco QuitLine offers personalized support for Tennessee residents who want to quit smoking by connecting them with trained quit coaches to guide them through the quitting process.
The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) Consumer Affairs division is urging consumers to be wary of emails that request participation in a survey and that promise a gift card in return.
While many job placement firms may be legitimate and helpful, others may misrepresent their services, promote outdated or fictitious job offerings and charge high fees in advance for services that may not lead to a job.
The annual campaign has enrolled tens of thousands of children in the low-cost health insurance plan, which provides coverage for everything from physician visits to hospitalization to dental and vision care.
“Kids Fishing Day” event in Cherokee National Forest’s Ocoee/Hiwassee Ranger District is scheduled for May 21, 2011 at McCamy Lake. Anglers 15 years and under are invited to try their luck.
Ducktown resident Jack Suites and his partner Bitt Ledford of Murphy, N.C. took home the $700 second place prize at the Tri-County Community College Foundation Fishing for Scholarships Bass tournament on April 2.
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