One of the principal activities of the Elberton Granite Association is the development of marketing materials that promote the use of granite monuments and markers and offering those materials to retail monument firms who do business with our member-firms. Over the years, we have provided free of charge or at minimal cost many, many different kinds of promotional mate- rials in small and large quantities designed for a variety of uses by our retail monument friends who operate large or small businesses in large or small cities or in rural areas. We have found that it is desirable, from time to time, to let you know exactly what is available from E.G.A.; and we have published various catalogs or ”Pro- motion Guides” to fill that need. For a long time, we referred to these promotional items as “Merchandising Aids”; but the connotation of ”aids” has taken on a different point of reference in the 1980s—and we have decided that henceforth we will refer to our helpful services as "Monument Promotion Materials.” This issue of the GRANITEER features the first in a series of listings of our ”Monu- ment Promotion Materials” using pages having a distinctive ”granite border” with type and copy style to readily identify these helpful items for our retail monument friends. A convenient order form for those items reviewed in this issue as well as those items to be featured in future issues is a part ofthis helpful promotion package for your convenient use. It is appropriate that these ”Monument Promotion Materials” descriptive pages surround or enclose the four pages of our "Purchasing Guide & Directory of E.G.A. Members” for it is the continuing support of our 81 voting member—firms, our 14 sustaining member—firms, and our 23 associate member-firms that enables E.G.A. to develop the various items, to maintain an inventory of them, and to service your numerous requests for these helpful materials. In fact, these firms have invested thousands of dollars in these materials over the years and currently maintain an inventory valued at over $100,000 to give us the ability to offer our materials either free of charge or at a fraction ofthe cost you would incur ifyou attempted to produce similar sales or merchandising materials on your own. We hope you will recognize and appreciate the investment E.G.A. firms have made and are continuing to make in helping you sell more granite memorials. Naturally, we hope those sales will be in Elberton Granite or granite products fabricated by E.G.A. member-firms in Elberton. To show you our appreciation of your interest in our members, any of the materials sold by E.G.A. are offered at a 50% discount to retail firms whose purchases are approved by one of our 81 voting member-firms. If you are not already taking advantage of this helpful service, look over the items offered in the special center section of "E.G.A. Monument Promotion Materials" in this and upcoming issues of our quarterly GRANITEER magazine. Remember to use the convenient order form and be sure to indicate the name of your friendly E.G.A. supplier who provides you with quality granite products that you can sell using our helpful "Monument Promotion Materials.” SHIRLEY SHELL MCNEELY President WILLIAM A. KELLY, CM Executive Vice President & Editor THOMS A. ROBINSON, CM Executive Assistant HUDSON CONE Associate Editor Trustees Chester Almond Charles Grimes Horace Harper Calvin Hill Allan McGarity Shirley McNeely RTom Oglesby Marty Walker Clois Worley Advertising Committee Mac Thornton, Chairman Phil Butler Robin Childs Phil Fannin Joe H. Fendley, Sr., CM Thomas McGarity Bubba Mize Ben C. Smith George Wallis Pat Wallis Clois Worley Published Quarterly By ELBERTON GRANITE ASSOCIATE, INC. P.O. Box 640 Elberton, Geogia 30635 Telephone 404/283-2551 The membership of the Elberton Granite Association, Inc., met at the Civic Center, July 1, for the 119-member organization's annual meeting and among the highlights was the election ofthree members to the Board of Trustees. The three, elected for three-year terms, joined six carry-over trustees on July 22 for a meeting of the new Board and election of new officers for the 1987-88 year. Historical First History was made at the July 22 meeting for, in a progressive and unprecedented decision, the group elected its first woman president. Mrs. Shirley Shell McNeely, President ofCOGG|NS GRANITE, INC., and one of the Elberton Granite Industry's most popular leaders as well as one of Georgia’s most capable businesswomen, was chosen by her peers to lead E.G.A. for the coming year. Shirley joined Coggins in 1953 and worked in various departments and divisions of the vast company which, at that time, was one of the nation's largest quarrying and monument manufacturing concerns. She was selected to head the Coggins Accounting Department in 1965, and was named Vice President and Secretary—Treasurer of the firm and elected to its Board of Directors in 1969. In 1984, after 30 years of outstanding service, she was named President of the large quarrying company. Active in numerous civic and community activities, Shirley is married to Walter McNeely, a Granite Industry Sales Representative, and the couple has a daughter, Elizabeth. Other Officers Other officers elected include Marty Walker of WALKER GRAN- ITE COMPANY, INC., Vice President; and Calvin Hill of HILLCREST GRANITE COMPANY, INC., and QUARRIES, lNC., Treasurer. The three trustees elected at the Annual Membership Meeting are Charles Crimes of GRIMES BROTHERS GRANITE COMPANY, INC.; Tom Oglesby of KEYSTONE MEMORIALS, INC.; and Mrs. McNeely. Mr. Oglesby and Mrs. McNeely were immediate past Board mem- bers who were voted to serve succeeding three-year terms. Mr. Grimes is also a former Board member. The three joined carry-over trustees Horace Harper of APEX GRAN- ITE COMPANY, INC.; Chester Almond of PU RITAN GRANITE COM- PANY, lNC.; Allan MCGarity of HARMONY BLUE GRANITE COM- PANY, lNC.; Clois Worley of WORLEY MONUMENT COMPANY, INC.; and Mr. Hill and Mr. Walker. Kelly Re-elected William A. ’’Bill’' Kelly, CM, was re-elected to the post of Executive Vice President, a position he has held continuously since January 1, 1955, providing him, by far, with the longest tenure of any Monu- ment Industry official in the U.S. He will, as he has for so many years, continue to implement the policies and goals established by the Board of Trustees and the 119 members of the trade association, representing them in various capacities at the local, state, and national levels. As announced earlier this year, Bill Kelly will retire as E.G.A. Executive Vice President at the end of1990, but will continue to serve as a consultant to his replacement, Tom Robinson. jsj Elberton Granite Association Board Of Trustees-1987-68 Saated, left to right: Allan McGarity of HARMONY BLUE GRANITE COMPANY, INC.; Marty Walker of WALKER GRANITE COMPANY, INC.; Shirley Shell McNeely of COGGINS GRANITE, INC.; Calvin Hill of HILLCREST GRANITE COMPANY, INC. and QUARRIES, INC.; and Clois Worley of WORLEY MONUMENT COMPANY, INC. Standing, left to right: Charles Grimes of GRIMES BROTHERS GRANITE COMPANY, INC.; Chester Almond of PURITAN GRANITE COMPANY, INC.; Tom Oglesby of KEYSTONE MEMORIALS, INC.; Horace Harper of APEX GRANITE COMPANY, INC. and HARPER'S QUARRY, INC.; and E.G.A. Executive Wce President Bill Kelly. Owners and personnel from the Elber- ton Granite Association, Inc/5119 voting, sustaining, and associate members filled the Elberton Civic Center July 1 for the trade Organizations 1987 annual meet- ing. "A Year of Transition” was the theme of the gathering which had a shorter- than-usual business agenda highlighted by the election of three members to the Board of Trustees. E.G.A. Executive Vice President William A. Kelly explained in the ”Yearof Transition” Annual Report that 1986-87 had been a time to examine the past and plan for the future with continuation of numerous programs and projects begun in prior years, discontinuation of out- Waymon Yarbrough of N/CKV/LLE GRANITE COMPANY, INC., Char/es Grimes ofGRlMES BROTHERS GRANITE COMPANY. INC., and Tom Rucker of ANDERSON TRUCKING SERVICE. INC. dated programs, and the inception of new activities improving E.G.A. operations, facilities, services, and responsibilities. He defined some of the key areas of transition as movement and improve- ment in market expansion, customer assistance, service programs for member- firms, overall industry relationships, and local community development. Mr. Kelly and outgoing President Billy Hix stressed that many challenges lie ahead in the American business world and the Granite Industry. Mr. Kelly pointed out that sweeping changes had occurred recently in some phases of E.G.A. operations, particularly in the dues structure and funding areas, but that the changes seemed to be more bene- ficial, more equitable, and generally well—received by E.G.A. members. President Hix thanked members of the Board of Trustees and the general mem- bership for their cooperation and loyalty during a time of transition. As has been the custom in recent years, the large crowd was treated to a cocktail- buffet at the conclusion of the business meeting and the E.G.A. photographer was present to record the fun and fel- lowship. Identifications of the following photos are from left to right. Merrill Franklin, seated, of SWIFT SUPPLY COMPANY, INC.; Stephanie Fleming of WILLIAMS MONUMENT COMPANY, his faIher—in-law, Martox Bradford; MaItox's son-in-law, Bob lNC., Bo Ruff of TRIPLE “R" GRANITE SALES, INC., and Chi/ds; and his son, John Bradford, all of BRADFORD GRAN- Stephanie's sister, Tammy Hall of CLASSIC MONUMENTS, ITE COMPANY, INC.; and, standing, Tim Chi/ds of CHILDS & INC. CHILDS GRANITE COMPANY, INC. David Giannoni and his brother and sister-in-law, Greg and Suzi Giannoni, all of CENTRAL GRANITE COMPANY, INC.; Tommy McGarity of HARMONY BLUE GRANITE COMPANY, INC.,' and Rick Willis of DARICA TRUCKING COMPANY, INC. ORIAL 3ORT 1987 ANNUAL MEETING FAMILY & -'R|ENDS ENJOY Fl IN & .OWS| The highly personalized monument on the front cover of this edition of the ELBERTON GRANITEER is not only unique because of its symbology—but the purchaser, a printer and son of the deceased, actually personally executed the portrait-carving. QUALITY MONUMENT SALES, INC., in Elberton produced the ”Savannah Gray Granite" memorial which was erected by Clarksville Memorial Company ofClarks— ville, Tennessee. Mike Carter, son of Ray Carter, owner of the retail monument firm, said the deceased, James Robert Tenpenny, was a talented artist and writer and after his death, his son, Hayden, wanted a personal expression to be included in the family monument. Mike, who is a graduate of an Elberton Granite Training Institute course on ”Cre— ative Design Techniques”, is a friend of Hayden Tenpenny, who is also an artist in his own right and owns a commercial printing firm in the Clarksville area. Mike and Hayden collaborated on a design; and Mr. Tenpenny produced the design layout, selected unusual Cathedral customized letters, and chose one of his dad's poems to be inscribed on the reverse side of the monument. Hayden Tenpenny used an electronic diamond-tipped etching tool to create a portrait of his dad on a 12—in.-square sec- tion of black granite which was epoxied in a recessed niche on the polished blue granite. The words ”My Dad, My Partner, My Friend” were inscribed on the etch- ing. An artist's palette was also carved on the monument to intersect with a wide frosted horizontal band. Deep vee lines and frosted bands were cut around the etching to appear as portrait frames. Mike Carter said he was so impressed by Hayden's enthusiasm for the project and his evident talent that he has em- ployed him to make etchings for Clarks- ville Memorial Company...an unusual ending (and perhaps, beginning) to a monument purchase which produced a most meritorious memorial. STONEXPO ’88 PLANS BEING FINALIZED Organizers have announced plans for STONEXPO ’88, the second major stone industry technology exposition held in America. Tom Robinson, Executive Assistant of the Elberton Granite Associa- tion, lnc., which is one of 13 sponsors of STONEXPO, said the exposition will be held Friday through Monday, March 18-21, 1988, at the Orlando Expo Centre and Omni International Hotel in Orlando, Florida. Mr. Robinson said the show is expected to attract the best in stone working semi- nars, exhibits, product and machine dis- plays, and industry contacts from all over the world. He added that because STONEXPO is a technology—oriented machinery and equipment show, no stone or stone products will be permitted. The first STONEXPO, held in March, 1987, in Atlanta, was a tremendous suc- cess, attracting nearly 1,000 persons not including exhibiting personnel.Ofthe 62 exhibiting companies from seven nations, ten were E.G.A. associate or sus- taining members who market stone work- ing equipment or services, and of the 171 persons attending from Georgia, 101 were from Elberton. STONEXPO ’88 registration materials will be available this Fall. For more infor- mation, write to STONEXPO at 666 High Street No. 530, Worthington, Ohio 43085, ortelephone 614-459-0840, telex 9102502149. A simple, yet elegant, contemporary monument fabricated by UNIVERSAL MEMORIAL COMPANY, INC., marks the resting place of Ohio State University Football Coach Wayne Woodrow ”Woody” Hayes who achieved legendary status as one of Americas greatest— and sometimes controversia|—sporting figures. Lewis Webb, President of Universal Memorial Company, said the highly polished ”Uni-Mist Black Granite" monument depicted on the back cover of this issue of the ELBERTON GRANITEER was custom-designed by Americraft, Inc. in Columbus, Ohio, where Ohio State University is located. Carl Faehnle, Jr., Vice President of the Americraft company and one of Ohio's most prominent memori- alists, and his staff designed the monument at the behest of Coach Hayes’ widow and son. The Hayes family requested that the monu- ment symbolize dignity and Coach Hayes ”as a man, rather than a coach and what he achieved in football,” said Dennis Dolan, a graduate ofan Elberton Granite Training Institute course on ”Creative Design Techniques”, and a member of the Americraft staff. The resulting design was a two—piece, all polished monument which tapers to a deep check at the joint. A modernistic sandcarved vee line ”thread” adorns the stee|ed—finish of the check and the names of Coach Hayes and his wife are engraved on the beveled, sawed-finished front of the base which is polished on top. Dennis Dolan, who assisted in the design, said the family name was com- posed of special Times Roman frosted outline lettering. Americraft officials said the epitaph was taken from a newspaper column written in the Chicago Sun-Times shortly before Coach Hayes’ death earlierthis year. They said the story described the famed coach as a private person, and the quote ”and in the night of death, hope sees a star, and listening love hears the rustle of a wing”, was Nineteen Elberton Granite manufacturing firms and the Granite Cutters Independent Association (G.C.l.A.) announced on August 1 that they reached agreement on a new three-year contract. A similar agreement between several Elberton quarrying or manufacturing firms and the United Steelworkers of America was also reached during the contract negotiations that took place during the last two weeks of July. The new agreements assure uninterrupted production in E|berton’s Granite Industry and continued harmonious rela- tionships between the granite firms and their employees. Under the terms of the new contract, wage increases of 30¢ per hour were granted to the covered workers as of August 1, 1987. Additional across—the-board wage increases of 20¢ per hour will be given on August 1, 1988, and 18¢ per hour on August 1, 1989. According to an Industry spokesman, the principal item of nego- tiation centered around the drastic increases in the cost of group insurance that were scheduled to take effect on September 1st. The rates for the insurance had not been increased since 1984, but claims Coach Woody Hayes’ monumentis flanked by a U. S. Flag denoting his service in the U.S. Armed Forces. The flags are customarily placed in the Ohio area cemeteries. Coach Hayes’ statement illustrating his belief that hope was one of the elements in his life more important than football. The monument is in Union Cemetery in Columbus and faces the Ohio State Campus only a short distance away. "We were honored to be a part of memorializing Coach Hayes and assisting Americraft, Inc.,’’ said Lewis Webb. Hayes coached at Ohio State from 1951 to 1978 and compiled an amazing 251-61-10 win- loss record and his teams were perennial Big Ten Conference cham- pions. A public figure with an image of intense passion and some- times violent temper who drove his teams to their limits, Coach Hayes was privately a tremendously kind and generous man who was a serious student of history. He was driven to seek and demand excellence and was the confidant of at least three U.S. Presidents. costs for the 1,100 employees covered by the group plan admin- istered through the Elberton Granite Association had been running over 115% of the premium collected. Both the level of usage and the average cost per hospital stay, physician visit, or surgical fee being incurred by the group far exceeded the Southeast area's normal levels, he said. In these circumstances, the premium for the group ' coverage necessarily had to be increased; andit was‘ agreed that any increases in the insurance cost during the three-year contract would be shared equally by the companies and the employees. The increase on September 1st for an employee with family coverage was 26¢ per hour borne by the company and 26¢ borne by the employee. No other changes were made in the contracts; but the immediate wage increase of 30¢ per hour coupled with the additional cost of insurance to be borne by the company means around a 6% increase in personnel costs for the companies. On an annual basis, the first year's added cost to the companies amounts to over $1,150.00 per employee, the Industry Spokesman said. E.G.A. MEMBER SPOTLIGHT — (Ed. Note—The GRAN/TEER periodically spotlights member-firms in order to acquaint our readers with the various Elberton Granite companies and their personnel and to lead to a better understanding and appreciation of these member-firms who bring you this magazine and innumerable other services from the ”Granite Capital of the Worl ”.) Like many E.G.A. member firms, BELL GRANITE COMPANY has experienced a steady—but carefully regulated—growth during the past few years. Ruffin ”Bi||” Bell, founder and owner of the monu- ment finishing company, is a strong believer in the adage that "bigger is not necessarily better” and that high standards of quality are more important than quantity. Consequently, Ruffin has governed the growth of his firm accordingly. A native of Elbert County and a member of a large family whose members have extensive links to the Elberton Granite Industry, Ruffin began working in a granite quarry immediately after graduation from high school in 1948. Two years later, he became an Apprentice Stonecutter and Sandblastman. He became a Journeyman Stonecut- ter and worked for several monument firms. In 1964, he joined Century Granite Company, Inc., one of the Elberton Granite District's major quarrying and monument manufac- turing concerns. During Ruffin’s 13 years at Century, he became Foreman in overall charge of production, eventually Vice President, and finally, President of the company. Wanted Own Firm However, Ruffin says he always wanted to own his own business; and in 1977, he purchased a 3,000 sq. ft. building which Century had been using as an auxiliary facility near its main plant on the Tate Street Extension off the Toccoa Highway in West Elberton. Ruffin named his new firm Bell Granite Company and stated that his stan- dards would be ”good granite and good workmanship” while vow- ing to boost the company's capacity for better production. Three years after he established Bell Granite Company, Ruffin erected a new, all-steel plant which nearly doubled the work area of the original building. The new building was built over the original structure which was removed as work on the new plant progressed. Another major renovation was the removal of all wooden supports for the plant’s bridge crane and replacement with steel components for a higher, stronger bridge crane system. Son Joins Company Another milestone in Bell Granite Company's history was reached this summer when Ruffin’s son, Nick, joined his father in the manage- ment of the firm. Nick is primarily concentrating on office and Ruffin Bell, owner of Bell Granite Company administrative procedures and customer relations. A graduate of Samuel Elbert Academy, a private educational institution in Elberton, Nick attended the Athens Area Vocational Technical School in Athens, Georgia. He joined Brown Transport Corporation and worked in the large trucking firm’s Computer Department before moving to his dad’s firm. Nick is no stranger to monument production, for he has periodically worked at Bell Granite Company since he was 16. Nick and his wife, Sharon, are members of the Rock Branch Baptist Church in Elbert County. Two other members of Ruffin’s family, his brothers, Mike and Douglas, also work for the company, and another brother, Pete, is a long-time Foreman at another granite company. Mrs. Joyce Simmons has been a draftsperson and office worker at Bell Granite Company for II years and her husband, Turnes, is a Journeyman Stonecutter at the firm. Bell Granite Company markets "Bell Dark Blue Granite” and has access to ”any color my customers want,” says Ruffin. The company is fully-equipped for complete monument production and has its own trucks to hasten deliveries to customers. However, Ruffin abides by his basic philosophy of moderate growth tempered by a strong desire to service his customers. "We haven't tried to get too big over the years," he states, ”we just want to provide good service and turn out a quality product." Ruffin has been active in Granite Industry affairs during his long career and served on the E.G.A. Board of Trustees, and as Vice President and a member of the Board of Directors of Granite Sales and Supply Corporation. The Elberton Iaycees selected him as ”Boss ofthe Year” in I983. Ruffin and his wife are members ofthe Elberton First Baptist Church and they have one daughter, Mrs. Susan Cowert, a housewife and school teacher in Atlanta. 2 n a In a significant ownership change recently, a veteran Granite Industry pro- duction supervisor, E.G. Higginbotham, and a former granite sales representative, Bobby McAllister, purchased UNITED GRANITE COMPANY, INC., from John Edward Herndon who retired after 41 years at the firm. The two new owners are long-time friends and plan to equally divide man- agement ofthe company which has office and production facilities at 105 East Rail- road Street near downtown Elberton. E.G. oversees plant and production operations and Bobby handles office and sales func- tions. They announced plans to add at least two diamond saws and enclose an exposed 160-ft.-long work area. They also plan to construct a loading dock 80- ft. long and 26-ft. wide. They announced the addition of a toll-free telephone number, 1-800-255-1976. In addition, Bobby’s dad, Ralph McAllister, a well- known Granite Industry Sales Represen- tative, will assist in sales activities. Two other new sales representatives are Mason Ellis, whose territory includes Arkansas, and John E. Kinney who will work Pennsylvania. E.G. Higginbotham E.G. graduated from Elbert County High School in 1959 and became a Jour- neyman Stonecutter. He joined a large quarrying and monument finishing con- cern and was Foreman for 15 years. He later joined another large company and was Foreman for seven years. He was ownerof a monument finishing plant, but sold his interest and became a monument plant Foreman. He is married and has three daughters and one son. E.G. is a proficient golfer, and he and Bobby fre- quently play golf together. Bobby McAllister Also an Elberton native, Bobby McAllister is well-versed in Granite Industry operations from both production and sales since he literally ”grew up in Veteran monument manufactu- gafl rer John Edward Herndon, " 34-jl standing, recently turned over . the ownership of his company to Bobby McAllister, left, and E.G. Higginbotham, right. 4 the business” because his dad has been one of the Elberton area's foremost gra- nite salesmen for the past 30 years. Bobby attended South Georgia College at Doug- las and graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in Physical Educa- tion. He was Head Football Coach at Telfair, Troup and Oglethorpe county high schools and most recently coached four years at Madison County High School at Danielsville near Elberton. Bobby interrupted his coaching career in the early 1980's and served as a Sales Representative for a large Elberton quar- rying and monument finishing company. Bobby and his wife, Peggy, a teacher at Elbert County Comprehensive High School, have one daughter. John E. Herndon ”We hope to maintain the same high standards of quality established over the years by Mr. Herndon,” said Bobby McAllister. Mr. Herndon was a leader in the Granite Industry and one of its most respected businessmen. He will remain with United as a part-time employee and assist the new owners as needed. He was ably assisted in United’s operations by his wife, Mrs. Mildred Drake Herndon, whose father, General A.N. Drake was a pioneer in the Elberton Granite Industry. Mr. Herndon was a banker before joining United which was operated by General Drake. Becoming involved in granite pro- duction and quarrying, Mr. Herndon was active in Granite Industry affairs and served a number of years on the Elberton Granite Association Board of Trustees and other committees, and as E.G.A. President in 1965-66. He was also a community leader and was prominent in activities of the Elber- ton First United’s Methodist Church, par- ticularly the choir, for 50 years, and the Elberton Rotary Club for 25 years. He and Mrs. Herndon have a daughter, Mrs. Bob Farmer of Elberton; and a son, John E. Herndon, Jr., a Miami, Florida attorney. AN EXPLANATION AND OFFER The following four pages contain a fea- ture story written by a freelance author about the ”Unusual Journey” Bill and Frances Kelly of the ELBERTON GRA- NITE ASSOCIATION made during April and May of 1987 to personally visit the 38 known gravesites of the signers of the U .5. Constitution. This was done with E.G.A.’s assistance as their personal contribution to the Bicentennial Celebration of the Constitution's signing which actually took place on September 17, 1787. The photographs were made by Bill and Fran- ces as they visited twelve of the 13 orig- inal colonies on the Eastern seaboard where these 38 statesmen are buried and commemorated. This story has been submitted for possi- ble publication to leading newspapers, magazines, and television outlets for their consideration during the Bicenten- nial Celebration period. Whether or not any print or media source will find the story of sufficient interest to use it was not known at the time this issue of the GRA- NITEER went to press. In any event, because our readers are persons interested in commemoration- particularly the marking of burial places-—we are printing this article for their information and possible future use in helping to make certain the burial places of these great American Statesmen are preserved for future generations to visit. By so doing they can learn about the contributions these men made in estab- lishing our representative type of govern- ment that has endured so well down through two centuries. The author is on the staff of Ruder Finn & Rotman, the public relations agency that assists in the MYTTE Public Relations Program for the Monument Industry. Expenses connected with producing and distributing this story have not been a part of the MYTTE Program's budget, however. E.G.A. is working on a limited edition publication that will document informa- tion and photographic records of the vis- its to each gravesite. Persons desiring to obtain a copy should contact E.G.A. at P.O. Box 640, Elberton, Georgia 30635 for further information. The Editor by Rhoda Jaffin As you drive into Elberton, Georgia from Atlanta, one of the first things you notice is all the granite. Even the Elks clubs’ signs here are carved in the stone. Granite is the lifeblood of this thriving little community and is as common in these parts as peaches and Vidalia onions. As executive vice president of the Elberton Granite Association (a position he's held for the past 33 years), Bill Kelly takes a professional interest in both gra- nite and monuments (the primary use of the Elberton stone). When he and his wife Frances (who also works for the associa- tion) decided last spring to do something to celebrate the bicentennial of the sign- ing of the U.S. Constitution, they opted to combine their interest in monuments with their interest in the Constitution. Their choice? To visit the gravesites of all the signers of the Constitution and see how these men had been commemo- rated. ”As far as we know,” said Bill, "no one’s ever done this before.” It sounds like a simple enough trip. The signers, who included George Wash- ington, James Madison, and Benjamin Franklin, were all prominent men. Many, such as Thomas Mifflin (Pennsylvania), John Rutledge (South Carolina), and John Langdon (New Hampshire), were gover- nors of their states. Others, such as William Paterson (New Jersey) are remembered today by the cities named after them. You'd think these men would be buried in style. Not so, say the Kellys. The good news is they located almost all ofthe gravesites. The bad news is that in a few more years, other curiosity seekers or historians will have a tough time duplicating their feat. These two made the "unusual /ourney" to track down the gravesites of the signers of the Constitution. Bill Kelly, left, Executive Vice President of the ELBERTON GRANITE ASSOCIATION, INC., and his wife Frances, right, also a long-time employee of E.G.A., are shown with some of the “rubbings" they made during their 3,500-mile trek to successfully locate all of the known gravesites of the great Americans who signed the Constitution on September 17, 1787. Both in their early 60s, the Kellys are small town Southerners. Warm, friendly, and unfailingly polite, they took their duty seriously. There was no dilly—dally- ing, no shopping, no chit-chatting. Their job was to see the grave, photograph it, make a rubbing of the inscription on the monument and move on. ”We spent about 30 minutes at each,” said Bill, ”We weren’t there to sightsee.” They divided the journey into three parts—for the first they started in Georgia and went as far north as New Jersey. For the second, which was sponsored by the Elberton Granite Association, they flew to Newark and worked their way northward to New Hampshire. The third consisted of a brieftrip to nearby Knoxville, Tennessee where North Carolina's William Blount was buried. The Kellys’ bible on the trip was The Signers of the Constitution by Robert G. Ferris and James H. Charleton (National Park Service). It listed where each signer is buried. Before they’d move on to the next gravesite, Frances and Bill would attempt to call the church or the cemetery office to get directions, and call any local monument retailers to enlist their help in finding the cemeteries. The only signer they knew from the outset they wouldn't be able to find was Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer. No one is exactly sure where he is buried, although, explained Bill, it's pre- sumed that he was buried on his Mary- land estate by the banks of Potomac. As the river changed course over the years, it probably took the Jenifer family grave- yard with it. The Kellys’ journey began in Augusta, Georgia, the week before Easter, with the gravesite of Col. William Few. ”When they signed the Constitution,” explained Bill, ”George Washington signed it first, then they started with New Hampshire and went right down the Eastern sea- board and the Georgia signers were the last ones. We did it in reverse. We started in Georgia.” WILLIAM FEW Georg/a Few was an easy one. One of the two signers from Georgia, he died in New York and was buried there. ”Back in the 1970s some good Georgians got together and brought the body back here and had him reinterred,” says Bill. Few’s new rest- ing place features a tall elegant (Elberton) granite memorial. (The gravesite of the other signer from Georgia, Abraham Bal- dwin, isn’t as impressive according to the Kellys. It stands in Washington, D.C.’s Rock Creek Cemetery. Actually Baldwin doesn’t even have his own tombstone. He's listed on the bottom of his sister Ruth's. ”l think we should do for him what they did for Col. Few,” said Frances, ”bring him home to Georgia/’) ABRAHAM BALDWIN Georgia The Kellys went on to South Carolina and then upto North Carolina to the tomb of Gen. Richard Dobbs Spaight. ”His was a sad one,” said Frances. After much searching, they finally found it by the ruin of an old estate, surrounded by a brick enclosure put up by a conscientious rela- tive. The Kellys were directed to the spot by a woman who lived on the grounds of the old estate. ”She was just so glad that someone was interested,” said Frances, ”She apologized for the condition of the square plot. The gravestone was split and almost covered with weeds knee-high!” Apparently somebody else had once taken an interest in Spaight’s plot. ”The woman gave us a copy of a book that had been written by a Civil War soldier who’d been encamped near there,” said Fran- ces. ”The soldier came across the grave and wrote down the inscription. It's fortu- nate he did, because now you can't read it at all.” It said in part: "He is gone, lamented by the good and revered by the brave. He is gone, loaded with the honors of his country and the bendictions (sic) of his friends. So sleeps the brave who sink to rest/By all their country's wishes blest. . . ” In general, however, the Kellys found there wasn’t much on the gravestones. Benjamin Franklin's was the only amus- ing one. Near the spot where he's buried stands a plaque that reads: ”The Body of B. Franklin Printer. Like the Cover of an old Book. lts Contents torn out. And Stript of its Lettering and Gilding. Lies Here. Food for Worms. But the Work shall not be lost. For it will as he be|iev’d Appear once more in a new and more elegant Edition Corrected and Improved By the Author.” ‘ CHARLES COTESWORTH P/NCKNEY Soul/7 Cara//ha Many of the signers, especially those who were Quakers, didn't have anything on their monuments except their names. John Dickinson from Delaware was one example. ’’It doesn’t matter if you were a policeman or a signer of the Constitution you got the same monument,” said Bill, ”Just your name and date.” ”Those Quaker monuments looked just like egg shells,” observed Frances. (continued) Such was the case with the monument of Nicholas Gilman. After spending an hour searching for the right cemetery in Exeter, New Hampshire, Frances and Bill stumbled upon his grave. ’’It was a very small marker. We had to move the weeds away to see the name,” said Bill. "It just said ‘Nicholas Gilman, Adjutant Revolu- tionary War.’ That was it. Nothing about the Constitution.” Some, like Pennsylvania’s Gouverneur Morris, New Hampshire's John Langdon and New Jersey's William Paterson were buried in family vaults. Often their names aren't even on the monument. Paterson, for example, died while visiting his daughter in New York. She had married a Van Rensselaer and so he was buried in the Van Rensselaer family vault. "You see,” Bill explained, "when these people died they weren't considered the great historical figures that they are now.” The major problem for the Kellys, however, with the exception of the big guns—Washington, Madison, Hamilton, B|air—and those in Pennsylvania and New Jersey (gravesites in these states were marked by the DAR for the 150th anniversary of the Constitution) was the lack of any historical markers outside or inside the cemeteries. Bill and Frances spent many an hour climbing walls and pushing through weeds just tracking down gravestones. DAV/D BREARLEY New Jersey Locating the cemeteries themselves was a task. Many of them are located in the oldest part of the cities, and the city has grown up right around them. Some are in the middle of pretty rough neigh- borhoods, as Bill and Frances found out. David Brear|y’s gravesite in Trenton, New Jersey was one example. Frances and Bill arrived on a Sunday morning and started searching for St. Michael's Episco- pal Church, where Brearly is buried. ’’Finally we asked the minister at another church,” explained Frances. ”He said, ’I’d better go with you.’ He told me to put my pocket book in frontof me and put my arms around it and walk close together and walk fast.” “Being from Georgia, this was all new to us,” said Bill. Fortunately they got pictures and a rubbing of Brearley’s grave marker without mishap. They encountered another such area in the Bronx, where Gouverneur Morris is buried. ”This made Trenton look tame,” said Frances. SOME TYPICAL RESULTS PENNSY The Kellys received immeasurable assistance from helpful monument retailers during their travels. Frances Kelly and retailer Wnce Tartaglia of Mlmington, Delaware, are shown at the memorial to GUNNING BEDFORD, JR. of Maryland. Morris was a prominent person in Rev- olutionary times. A close friend of George Washington's, he was also the drafter of the Constitution. Bill and Fran- ces found that he's buried in his family's vault in the yard of an ancient church in one of the worst neighborhoods of the Bronx. The Ke||y’s were dismayed to find bars and mesh covering the windows and only a small mention of Morris. This will soon change however, the Kellys reported. A patriotic group in Pennsyl- vania (for which Morris was a signer) is planning to add an impressive monu- ment. The very famous signers were a piece of cake. The main problem with these was no rubbings were allowed. This was especially true in New York City's Trinity Churchyard where Alexander Hamilton is buried. ”They say taking a rubbing of the stone ruins it, so we had to make do with photographing it.” said Bill. Bill did note that most of the monu- ments were either marble or limestone, but that didn't bother him. ”Two hundred years ago marble was about the only thing they had to make monuments out of,” he explained. “Granite monuments weren't common until 100 years ago because we lacked the technology to get it out of the ground.” In the end, it took the Kellys a total ofl6 days to find all 38 of the gravesites. The pair had various reasons for spending two weeks traveling up and down the East Coast. The first was to see the actual monuments. The second was to deter- mine ifthe gravesites could still be found. ”As professional memorialists,” stated Bill, ”we did it to see how they all had been commemorated. We were pleased to find the graves, but we'd have to say that many ofthem haven't been memori- alized as befits their role in creating the greatest government ever. ”On the other hand, it wouldn't be proper to mark them all alike now. That wouldn't be fitting. But there should be more attention paid to preserving the old ones as well as putting up something else that says who these men were. We should preserve the gravesites of these folks so that they're remembered,” Bill con- tinued. ”Of course, that’s the whole pur- pose of a monument—it tells you that a life was lived.” “LOCATING GRAVESITES OF THE FAMOUS SIGNERS WAS EASY” WHlTEHEAD—A masterpiece of custom design incorporating elements of personalization suggested by the Whitehead family, this “French Creek Black Granite" Memorial was fabricated by Childs 8. Childs Granite Company, lnc., for Marty Memorials of Monroe, Wisconsin. The five-piece monument marks the 12-lot. Green- wood Cemetery plot of the late Stanley Whitehead, owner of a major Wisconsin trucking firm. The focal point is a 6-ft.-long replica of a tractor-trai/er unit on which different sandblast grit sizes were used to achieve detail, including large V-shaped stripes denoting the company logo. Tom Marty, owner of the retail firm, photographed a Whitehead tractor-trailer and sent the picture to Childs & Childs who reproduced the likeness of the truck in granite. The monumentis 10—ft. long overall; and all of the five components are pinned, including the cap on which the names of Mr Whitehead's married daughters are engraved. The memorial faces a highway and has resulted in many compliments to the Marty firm. HACKLEY— This impressive, multi-component, “Keystone Blue Granite" memorial was manufactured by Keystone Memorials, lnc., for Clark Monument Company of Versailles, Kentucky. It was designed by Dorsey Clark, owner of the retail firm, and Tom Oglesby, Keystone's President, as the family memorial for one of the Versailles areas most established families. The six all-steeled pieces were precision-cut to joint perfectly since no pins were used due to the weight of the sections. The monument is 13 feet in length and the large center section is 1—ft. thick and includes a check around the top. The wing—like end components are 10-in. thick and are jointed to 8-in.-thick inside pieces to give a recessed effect. The family selected the pictorial religious carvings on the end pieces. In addition to the large monument, erected in the Versailles City Cemetery, the family also purchased six matching markers, made from “Keystone Blue Granite", to mark individual graves. GRUNDLER—No greater compliment can be paid to a monu- ment manufacturer than for a retail memorialist to select the supplier to produce his family monument. This was the case when prominent Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, memorialist Law- rence Grundler of Lawrence Grundler & Sons had Central Granite Company, Inc. fabricate a majestic seven—piece “Salis- bury Pink Granite" monument following the death of Mr. Grundler's wife, Margaret, after a lengthy illness. The massive columnar-type monument is 6-ft., 10-in. high and 8-ft. long and components had to be perfectly sized to joint exactly. Mr. Grundler said when he and his sons, Larry, Jr., and Alan, created the design, they wanted a memorial which would be large, but wouldn ’t obscure nearby monuments in St. Mary's Cemetery located near their firm. They were also partial to columns, multi-pieced monuments, and "Salisbury Pink Gran- ite". The design includes an apex—topped cap on which are carved oak leaves symbolizing Mrs. Grundler's strength, and a sub-cap on which the family name is inscribed in square raised letters. Carved on the two outside columns are flutes, a classi- cal Greek configuration, and cultured roses. A magnificent cultured rose spray is sandsculptured on the center column and the individual family names are engraved on the sub-base. Mr Grundler grows cultured roses and is a member of the Pittsburgh Rose Society; hence, the emphasis on rose carv- ings. “We have dealt with Central Granite Company for 27 years and feel that they did an excellent job on our monument, " said Mr. Grundler McKENNA—Another in a long line of dis- tinguished memorials fabricated by Harmony Blue Granite Company, Inc, for Woodson & Kratch Memorials, lnc., a well-known monu- ment firm in Louisville, Kentucky, this design is dignified by its simplicity and appropriate use of ecclesiastical symbolism. Produced from all- stee/ed "Harmony Superior Blue Granite” quarried by Harmony Blue, the monument has an all-steeled finish accenting the fine grain structure of the stone and includes sandcarved Crosses in the upper corners. It is a pre-need monument, custom-designed by the Woodson & Kratch firm for a local couple, and is located in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville. DERFtlCK—This notable “Elberton Blue Granite" monument was manufactured by Bradford Granite Company for the Noah David Derrick family of fignall in Wilkes County near Elberton. Mrs. Derrick is a member of a pioneer Wilkes County family and the steeled-finish monument is in the historic Independence United Methodist Church Cemetery in Tignall. The memorial features a serpentine top and carefully-tooled checks and ogees on the sub-base to give a distinctive appearance. The family name is inscribed on the front and the names of the couple's three children are on the reverse side. E.G.A. member-firms are continuing to regularly produce an interesting variety of outstanding memori- als of varying sizes, shapes and finishes to honor the men and women who have so honorably served their country in time of war. . . particularly Vietnam. The following are recent examples and will be included in the E.G.A. REFERENCE LOAN NOTEBOOK of WAR MEMORIALS which many monument retailers have successfully used to provide design ideas and conclude sales of war memorials to governmental, veterans, and civic groups. William C. "Bi|l” Boyd, President of BOYD GRANITE COMPANY, INC., reported that his company recently man- ufactured two large, stately memorials honoring veterans who were killed in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He said the A massive, boulder-like memorial fab- ricated by WHOLESALE GRANITE COMPANY was dedicated on Memorial Day weekend by the American Legion Post in Anderson, South Carolina, to salute Anderson County residents who served in the Vietnam and Korean con- flicts. An extra-large block of ”E|berton Blue Granite” was processed by the craft- smen at Wholesale Granite Company to produce the impressive 6-ft., 6-in.-high, 36-in.—thick memorial on which bronze plaques honoring the veterans are monuments, 5-ft., 10-in. high, were erec- ted by Kunde Memorials, Inc., of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and list the names of Winnebago County and Oshkosh vet- erans who gave their lives in defense of their country. The twin, all-steeled ”Robin Blue Granite” memorials were erected on either side of a larger World War II monument dedicated several years ago in South Park in Oshkosh. Donald l. Kunde, President of Kunde Memorials, said his firm was responsible for designing the Korean and Vietnam memorials in cooperation with Boyd Granite Company. The Kunde firm engraved the names ofthe 19 Korean War and 42 Vietnam War veterans listed. Contributions for the monuments were made by veterans’ organizations and individuals in Oshkosh. Mr. Kunde said the community was proud of the monu- ments which are distinguished by deep checks in the design and offset tops which give them a unique appearance and preserve their harmony with the design of the larger World War II memo- rial. mounted. It was erected by Vernon Todd Memorials of Anderson. William Saxon, owner of Wholesale Granite, said the memorial was erected on a special field rock base and is located in front of the American Legion W.A. Hudgens Post No. 14 Headquarters Building in Anderson where monuments honoring veterans of other wars are located. Max Dale, President of Vernon Todd Memorials, said members of the Legion Post and the Ladies Auxiliary financed the monument which has a rustic rock-pitch finish. The dreams of Laurens County, South Carolina, Vietnam veterans and their families were realized on Saturday, May 23, Memorial Day Weekend, when a 7- ft.—high memorial manufactured by NICKVILLE GRANITE COMPANY, INC., was dedicated on the County Courthouse grounds in Laurens. The all-steeled ”Nickville Blue Granite” monument includes the names of 22 Laurens serv- icemen killed or missing in action, a real- istic bas relief battle scene carving sandblasted 1—in. in relief, and a repro- duction of the Vietnam Service Medal framed by a 5-ft.-high V. The impressive monument was orig- inally designed by Tom Brown, a Green- wood, South Carolina, businessman and modified by Charles Wilson and Henry Waldred of Wilson Memorials in Lau- rens. Mr. Waldred executed the sand- carving which depicts a Vietnam-era soldier aiding a wounded comrade as a helicopter approaches. The monument was the result of four years of effort by the Laurens County Chapter of the South Car- olina Vietnam Era Veterans Association and local businesses and individuals. gmiv cm mm at S‘ — Husuas or oevonor. A memorable memorial manufactured by QUALITY MONUMENT SALES, lNC., was dedicated Memorial Day weekend in St. Clair, Missouri, to commemorate those from Franklin County who served in the Vietnam War. A mu|ti—pieced monument incorporating different finishes and colors of granite, the wing- type memorial was emplaced by St. Clair MonumentCompany whose owner,Greg D. Russell, used the Elberton Granite Association REFERENCE LOAN NOTE- BOOK of WAR MEMORIALS to obtain ideas which were coupled with helpful suggestions from Butch Rhodes of Quality Monument Sales for the eventual design. The monument, which was lettered and carved by the St. Clair company, con- sists of two steeled wings on which are engraved a map of Vietnam, the insignias of the five major service branches, and a pictorial reproduction of three Vietnam- era soldiers similar to the bronze statues facing the National Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. On a 5-ft., 6-in.-high al|—p0|ished ”Cherry Hill Black Granite" center tablet are engraved the names of 24 men from the county who were killed in Vietnam, and a replica of the badge honoring the Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action in Vietnam. Dedicatory inscriptions honoring those who served are on all three of the monument pieces. The project was financed by veterans and civic groups and individuals. Butch Rho- des, co—owner of Quality Monument Sales, said St. Clair Monument Company provided the monument at cost to spon- sors. One of the most inspiring—and cer- tainly one of the |argest—Vietnam Veterans memorials in the nation was recently dedicated in Kansas City, Mis- souri. KEYSTONE MEMORIALS, |NC., produced the granite components. The monument, honoring those from a seven- county area around Kansas City, consists ofa 72-ft.-long granite wall and a series of flowing fountains symbolizing America's involvement in the war. Keystone, in cooperation with Rundle Monument Company of Clay Center, Kansas, man- ufactured 20 large polished ”Keystone Blue Granite” panels for the wall on which the names of 385 Kansas City area veterans killed or missing in action are listed. The memorial and fountain is one of the largest outside of Washington, D.C.’s National Vietnam Memorial. At a cost of $1.3 million, the Kansas City Four-foot-high rep_Iieas_ gf,1'h§’£Pyr,pIe. Heart and Vietnam Service; _M§,q‘aI are plctorially reproduced ‘beside the’neIz'1es'4_of .385 Kansas City area servicemen killed ofrmissing in action. monument is the second most-costly Vietnam memorial in the nation. Its loca- * o tion is in a beautiful 1.45 acre park donated by the City. Rockport Industries, a divison of Run- dle Monument Company, was in charge of erecting the wall for the primary con- tractor, Dasta Construction Company. Harlan Rundle, President of Rundle Monument Company, and Tom Oglesby, President of Keystone Memorials, said the polished ”Keystone Blue Granite” panels in the wall range in heightfrom 8- ft., 5-in. to 10 ft. and are 3-ft., 6-in. wide. Six pane|s—three on each end~are concave shaped to allow for curvature of the wall at each end to make a semi- horseshoe shape. The panels are set in concrete in an embankmentsimilarto the Vietnam Wall in Washington. In addition to the names of the 385 veterans killed or missing, artistically sandblown pictorial replicas of the Purple Heart and Vietnam Service Medal are on the wall on either side of the names. Harlan Rundle said a company staff artist reproduced full—size drawings from actual medals borrowed from Viet- nam Veterans. He said the large carvings are 4-ft. high and 2-ft. across and were created by steeling and using different sandblast grits to attain different textures and colors. An organization of Kansas City Viet- nam Veterans launched a fund drive for the monument; and in a design competi- tion, David Baker, a Kansas City Vietnam Veteran, submitted the winning design. All contributions for financing came from private sources and in-kind donations, including a contribution from Rockport Industries. One of the most successful programs ever offered by E.G.A. to assist monument retailers is the REFERENCE LOAN NOTEBOOK SERV» ICE. Begun in 1985 as a result of the growing demand for war and veterans memorial designs, the Reference Loan Notebook Service was expanded to include notebooks of War Memorials, Granite Signs, Public Monuments, Historical Monuments, and Cemetery Features. The demand for these notebooks, featuring designs which have appeared in the ELBERTON GRANITEER over the years, was over— whelming. Since the program was initiated, hundreds of monument retailers and others have utilized the notebooks to glean ideas for a wide range of memorial styles and sizes. The notebooks have been successfully used to suggest design ideas and encourage the purchase of memorials at meetings of veterans organizations, city and county governmental bodies, cemetery boards and committees, civic clubs, historical and charitable societies, and other groups and individuals considering memorials for various events, activities, and individuals. Simple to obtain and use, the entries in the notebooks are enclosed in clear plastic sleeve binders which may easily be removed for reviewing or photo—copying. In fact, borrowers may want to compile their own note— books from the E.G.A. series. To obtain a notebook for up to 30 days, a deposit of $50.00 is required by E.G.A. to insure that the notebooks are returned in good condition in 30 days. When the notebook is returned to E. G.A., the $50 is promptly retumed, or it may be rolled over to borrow any of E.G.A.’s other Reference Loan Notebooks. Avoiloble, Fall 1987 Sections of the ELBERTON GRANITEER most read by monument retailers include the “Elberton Granite Memorials in Review", and the twice yearly photo feature on the “E.G.A. Downtown Display” which is changed every six months. From the “Memorials in Review”, submitted with great pride by monument retailers from all over the nation, memorialists are able to formulate design ideas and judge the products of E.Cv.A. member—firms. The Downtown Display monuments offer the very best and latest ideas from the Elberton‘G‘rafTifEiDistrict’s expert designers and master granite craftsmen. E. G. A. has compiled a Reference Loan Notebook to ‘include “Memo— rials in Review” published in the GRANITEER and a Reference Loan Notebook of “Exhibition Monuments." As with the original five note— books, the deposit is $50; and any of the entries in the new notebooks may be easily removed for photo—copying. Use the handy order form found at the back of this section of E.G.A. Monument Promotion Mat . iewspope Retail Mc 0 More Than 80 Ads 0 For At—Need, Pre—Need, or Special Occasions 0 Ready For Immediate U it Dealers The NEWSPAPER ADS CATALOG is a valuable asset for monument retailers aggressively trying to attract the public and describe their services. The Catalog con- tains more than 80 ads in both single and double column measure. There are ads with at—need, pre—need, general use, and special occasion themes and texts. Other prints include photographs of a wide variety of attractive monument styles and designs which can be used by the memorialist who makes up his own ad mes— sage. However, any of the ads can easily be modified by changing the copy to fit the retailer’s local situation. Newspaper advertising should be an inte- gral part of any monument firm’s advertising and promotion program. . . but, it should be carefully planned and not haphazardly done, to insure the memorialist maximum exposure and results. It need not be a com- plicated undertaking for use of the NEWS— PAPER ADS CATALOG offers the monument retailer a large selection of ads to help his or her firm project their message to the public. The Catalog is also helpful when explaining memorial advertising needs and goals to media advertising spe— cialists by demonstrating to them what tools are available to produce comprehensive, effective promotion. Use the handy order form found at the back )RDER- of this section of E. G.A. Monument ' Promotion Materials. . MEMBER-FIRMS O MEMBER-FIRMS . MEMBER-FIFIMS ACME GRANITE COMPANY, INC. PO. Box 915 Tel: (404) 283-2361 Elberton, GA 30635 Leon Veal Tom Ed Veal 1951 0 MM CS CP SSb PSb ALLEN GRANITE COMPANY PO. Box 960 Tel: (404) 283-2613 Elberton, GA 30635 Bill Allen 1957 0 MM $Sb Psb APEX GRANITE COMPANY, INC. PO. Box 805 Tel: (404) 283-5202 Elberton, GA 30635 Horace Harper 1951 MM APOLLO GRANITE, INC. PO. Box 266 Tel: (404) 283-6151 Elberton, GA 30635 Mike Webb 1981 cs CP SSb PSI: BELL GRANITE COMPANY P.0. Box 624 Tel: (404) 283-7233 Elberton, GA 30635 Ruffin Bell 1977 MM BOYD GRANITE COMPANY, INC. PO. Box 577 Tel: (404) 283-4001 Elberton, GA 30635 William C. Boyd. Jr. James R. Boyd 1971 BRADFORD GRANITE COMPANY, INC. Route 1, Box 384 Tel: (404) 283-7824 Elberton, GA 30635 Mattox Bradford John Bradford QMM 1985 BURNETTE GRANITE COMPANY PO. Box 501 Tel: (404) 283-6436 Elberton, GA 30635 James Burnette 1932 CENTRAL GRANITE COMPANY, INC. PO. Box 599 Tel: (404) 283-5251 Elberton, GA 30635 Joe Giannoni 1951 \L‘J7 MEMBER - FIRM Be Sure Your ELBERTON GRANITE SUPPLIER is one of the firms on this E.G.A. Roster. CENTURY GRANITE COMPANY, INC. PO. Box 370 Tel: (404) 283-3654 Elberton, GA 30635 George B. Tyler 1954 0 MM MBs ssb PSb CHILDS BROTHERS GRANITE PO. Box 788 Tel: (404) 283-5312 Elberton, GA 30635 Phil Fannin 1951 0 MM KEY Member of E.G.A. continuously since this year Quarrier operating one or more quarries offering blocks for sale Manufacturer of granite memorials, monuments & markers Manufacturer of private granite mausoleums Manufacturer of granite bases for bronze markers Manufacturer of (specified) granite products Offers custom sawing service Offers custom polishing service Offers sawed granite slabs for sale Offers polished granite slabs for sale Supplier of (service) to Elberton Granite firms CHILDS & CHILDS GRANITE COMPANY, INC. PO. Box 449 Tel: (404) 283-8525 Elberton, GA 30635 Otis Childs, Jr. 1984 CLASSIC MONUMENTS, INC. PO. Box 804 Tel: (404) 283-2722 Elberton, GA 30635 Peggy Childs 1972 MM cs CP ssb PSb COGGINS GRANITE, INC. PO. Box 250 Tel: (404) 283-2251 Elberton, GA 30635 Shirley S. McNee|y 1959 Q COLONIAL GRANITE COMPANY PO. Box 211 Tel: (404) 283-2522 Elberton, GA 30635 Gordon Mclntosh. Jr. 1982 MM CS CP PSb SSb COMET GRANITE COMPANY, INC. PO. Box 595 Tel: (404) 283-6697 Elberton, GA 30635 Roger Guest 1977 cs CP $Sb PSb CONSOLIDATED GRANITE COMPANY, INC. PO. Box 765 Tel: (404) 283-5463 Elberton, GA 30635 Bud Carrington Janet Carrington 1962 MM CONTINENTAL GRANITE, INC. PO. Box 250 Tel: (404) 283-2251 Elberton, GA 30635 Shirley S. McNee|y 1955 0 DIXIE GRANITE COMPANY, INC. PO. Box 937 Tel: (404) 283-2901 Elberton, GA 30635 Margaret Fortson 1951 MM DYE GRANITE, INC. PO. Box 944 Tel: (404) 283-1667 Elberton, GA 30635 Wilton Dye John Dye 1979 MM EAGLE GRANITE COMPANY, INC. PO. Box 96 Tel: (404) 283-2656 Elberton, GA 30635 Tony Adams Elliott Paul 1962 ELBERTON GRANITE FINISHING CORPORATION PO Box 110 Tel: (404)283-2754 Elberton, GA 30535 Joe H. Fendley, Sr. 1951 0 MM CS CP SSb PSb ELBERTON GRANITE INDUSTRIES, INC. PO. Box 160 Tel: (404) 283-1510 Elberton, GA 30635 Billy Hix 1951 ELBERTON GRANITE TURNING WORKS, INC. Tel: (404) 283-4763 Clifford Smith MO (turning) Q SSb PSb PO. Box 725 Elberton, GA 30635 1958 Show it by purchasing your Elberton Granite needs from E.G.A. Member-Firms. g . MEMBER-FIRMS FOREST HILL GRANITE COMPANY. INC. Tel: (404) 283-6890 Carroll Childs Wayne Childs MM cs CP SSb Psb PO Box 115 Elberton. GA 30635 1980 GEORGIA-CAROLINA OUARRIES, INC. PO. Box 925 Tel: (919) 786-6978 Mt. Airy. NC 27030 Bob Stevens 1979 0 GEORGIA CUSTOM GRANITE COMPANY PO. Box 101 Tel: (404) 283-8442 Elberton. GA 30635 John Johnson 1978 MM SSb PSb GLOBE GRANITE COMPANY, INC. Route 6 Tel: (404) 283-1336 Elberton. GA 30635 Gene Worley 1982 GRIMES BROTHERS GRANITE COMPANY, INC. Tel: (404) 283-2401 Charles Grimes Carl Grimes MM PO. Box 916 Elberton. GA 30635 1962 0 MM H & A GRANITE COMPANY P.0. Box 417 Tel: (404) 283-5764 Elberton, GA 30635 (800) 323-9246 Steve Peppers 1986 HARMONY BLUE GRANITE COMPANY, INC. Tel: (404)283-3111 Allan McGarity Thomas McGarity 0 MM MMau ssb PSb P.O. Box 958 Elberton. GA 30635 1951 HARPEITS OUARRY, INC. PO. Box 805 Tel: (404) 283-5202 Elberton. GA 30635 Horace Harper 1978 Q HERNDON GRANITE COMPANY, INC. P.0. Box 884 Tel: (404) 283-4064 Elberton. GA 30635 Mike Herndon 1978 MM HILLCREST GRANITE COMPANY, INC. PO. Box 9 Tel: (404)283-8219 Elberton. GA 30635 Calvin Hill 1982 MBs cs CP IMPERIAL OUARRIES, INC. PO. Box 84 Tel: (404) 283-2522 Elberton. GA 30635 Gordon Mclntosh. Jr Matt Kantala 1978 o J & L ENTERPRISES PO. Box 6007 Tel’ (404) 283-6099 Elberton. GA 30635 Larry Edwards 1986 MM KEYSTONE GRANITE COMPANY P0. Box 516 Tel: (404) 283-5402 Elberton. GA 30635 George T. Oglesby 1951 0 KEYSTONE MEMORIALS, INC. P0. Box 6077 Tel: (404) 283-5402 Elberton. GA 30635 Tom Oglesby 1982 MM KING'S MONUMENT COMPANY, INC. Tel: (404) 283-5538 Jerry King Trudy King PO. Box 791 Elberton. GA 30635 1987 MM CS L & M GRANITE COMPANY, INC. PO. Box 575 Tel: (404) 283-6685 Elberton. GA 30635 Mac Thornton. Jr. 1980 MM LANDMARK GRANITE COMPANY, INC. PO. Box 616 Tel: (404) 283-1475 Elberton. GA 30635 Manuel Fernandez 1968 MM LEXINGTON BLUE GRANITE COMPANY, INC. Tel: (404) 283-1912 Charlie Moore P 0. Box 802 Elberton. GA 30635 1974 LIBERTY-PREMIER GRANITE COMPANIES P.0. Box 488 Tel: (404) 283-4801 Elberton, GA 30635 Jack Hunt 1961 E.A. MATHEWS GRANITE COMPANY Route 1. Box 109A Tel: (404) 743-8014 Carlton. GA 30627 Eugene A. Mathews 1956 0 DO YOU SUPPORT THEM? MEMBER - FIRM Show it by purchasing your Elberton Granite needs from E.G.A. Member—Firms. 19XX Member of E.G.A. continuously since this year 0 Quarrier operating one or more quarries offering blocks for sale MM Manufacturer of granite memorials, monuments 8 markers MMau Manufacturer of private granite mausoleums MBs Manufacturer of granite bases for bronze markers MIZE GRANITE SALES, INC. PO. Box 299 Tel: (404) 283-6700 Elberton. GA 30635 Robert W. Mize, Jr. 1967 MM MOON ROCK GRANITE OUARRIES, INC. PO. Box 366 Tel: (404) 283-6684 Lexington. GA 30648 Marvin Higginbotham Daniel Yearwood 1984 0 MULLENIX MARBLE & GRANITE COMPANY, INC. Route 2 Tel: (404) 283-7587 Elberton, GA 30635 Will Mullenix 1978 CS CP S$b PSb NICKVILLE GRANITE COMPANY, INC. Route 5. Box 175 Tel: (404) 283-7531 Elberton. GA 30635 Waymon Yarbrough 1976 MM OLD SOUTH GRANITE COMPANY 132 North Mclntosh St. Tel: (404) 283-5442 Elberton. GA 30635 Gene Roberts 1984 MM JIM PARHAM ORIGINALS PO. Box 726 Tel: (404) 283-2974 Elberton. GA 30635 Jimmy Parham 1986 MM Mo (Sandblast) PURITAN GRANITE COMPANY, INC. PO. Box 612 Tel: (404) 283-4851 Elberton. GA 30635 Chester Almond Benny Brown 1955 MM OUALITY MONUMENT SALES, INC. PO. Box 306 Tel: (800) 241-7022 Elberton. GA 30635 Butch Rhodes Johnny Swygert 1975 MM OUARRIES, INC. PO Box 448 Tel: (404) 283-3704 Elberton. GA 30635 Shelvyn Gunter Billy Tiller 1985 0 OUARRY ENTERPRISES, INC. PO. Box 96 Tel: (404) 283-2656 Elberton. GA 30635 Tony Adams Elliott Paul 1985 0 MO Manufacturer of (specified) granite products CS Offers custom sawing service CP Otters custom polishing service SSb Otters sawed granite slabs for sale Psb Otters polished granite slabs for sale S Supplier of (service) to Elberton Granite firms OUICK SAW GRANITE COMPANY Route 4, Box 326 Tel: (404) 283-4460 Elberton. GA 30635 Jimmy Williams 1986 MM CS CP REGENCY GRANITE COMPANY, INC. PO. Box 954 Tel: (404) 283-4280 Elberton. GA 30635 Kenneth Allgood 1987 MM REPUBLIC-HIGHPOINT-STERLING GRANITE COMPANIES Tel: (404) 283-1510 Billy Hix PO. Box 160 Elberton. GA 30635 1951 MM Psb REYNOLDS MARBLE AND GRANITE COMPANY Route 5, Box 228 Tel: (404) 283-6483 Elberton. GA 30635 Harold R. Reynolds 1978 MM cs CP SAXON GRANITE COMPANY, INC. PO. Box 1006 Tel: (404) 283-7185 Elberton. GA 30635 Bo Saxon Tiny Saxon 1984 MM YOUR HELPFUL FRIENDS SUPPORT YOU MEMBER - FIRM IlII1flI'.IlhIllI$SKIAlQlK Be Sure Your ELBERTON GRANITE SUPPLIER is one of the firms on this E.G.A. Roster. SERVICE GRANITE COMPANY, INC. PO. Box 489 Tel: (404) 283-1912 Elberton, GA 30635 Mrs. Raymond Miller 1978 0 SOUTHERN GRANITE COMPANY, INC. PO. Box 615 Tel: (404) 283-5263 Elberton. GA 30635 David Edwards 1980 MM cs CP STANDARD GRANITE COMPANY PO. Box 38 Tel: (404)283-5751 Elberton, GA 30635 George Wallis Thomas Wallis 1951 MM CS CP S$b PSb STAR GRANITE COMPANY, INC. PO. Box 159 Tel: (404) 283-2836 Elberton. GA 30635 Rusty Adams 1951 0 MM MBs SUPERIOR GRANITE COMPANY, INC. P.0. Box 585 Tel: (404) 283-6425 Elberton, GA 30635 Lindy Worley 1972 MM SUPREME GRANITE COMPANY, INC. PO. Box 727 Tel: (404) 283-3961 Elberton, GA 30635 Willie Simmons 1951 MM MMau SSb PSb SWEET CITY OUARRIES, INC. PO. Box 727 Tel: (404) 283-7764 Elberton, GA 30635 Willie Simmons 1976 0 TOWNLER CORPORATION PO. Box 637 Tel: (404) 283-5875 Elberton. GA 30635 Phil Butler 1969 S (vases & statuary) TRIPLE “R" GRANITE SALES, INC. Route 1. Box 375 Tel: (404) 283-8748 Elberton. GA 30635 Bo Rult 1985 MM UNITED GRANITE COMPANY, INC. PO. Box 580 Tel: (404) 283-2301 Elberton, GA 30635 Bobby McA|lister E.G. Higginbotham 1951 MM UNIVERSAL MEMORIAL COMPANY, INC. PO. Box 814 Tel: (404) 283-4602 Elberton, GA 30635 Lewis J. Webb 1951 MM WALKER GRANITE COMPANY, INC. PO. Box 661 Tel: (404) 283-2506 Elberton, GA 30635 Lamar Walker Many Walker 1972 MM WALLACE GRANITE SALES P.0. Box 903 Tel: (404) 283-4136 Elberton. GA 30635 Roger Wallace 1987 MM . MEMBER-FIRMS . MEMBER-FIRMS WELCH & WORLEY GRANITE COMPANY, INC. PO. Box 397 Tel: (404) 283-3203 Elberton, GA 30635 James Welch 1960 MM WELCH’S GRANITE COMPANY, INC. PO. Box 369 Tel: (404) 283-6864 Elberton. GA 30635 Jim Welch 1980 MM WHOLESALE GRANITE COMPANY PO. Box 1059 Tel: (404) 283-2428 Elberton, GA 30635 William Saxon 1986 MM WILES GRANITE COMPANY, INC. Route 2. Box 134 Tel: (404) 797-3585 Carlton. GA 30627 Danny Wiles 1980 MM CS CP SSb P$b WILLIAMS MONUMENT COMPANY, INC. PO. Box 73 Tel: (404) 283-4776 Elberton. GA 30635 Glen Williams 1986 MM cs CP WORLEY BROTHERS GRANITE COMPANY, INC. PO. Box 652 Tel: (404) 283-2723 Elberton, GA 30635 Speed Worley 1955 0 MM WORLEY MONUMENT COMPANY, INC. PO. Box 146 Tel: (404) 283-1321 Elberton, GA 30635 Tel: (800) 554-9364 Clois Worley Roland Worley 1968 0 MM MMau CS SSb PSb YEARGIN & CHILDS GRANITE COMPANY, INC. Tel: (404) 283-6274 Carl Yeargin PO. Box 622 Elberton. GA 30635 1978 MM V MEMBER - FIRM Show it by purchasing your Elberton Granite needs from E.G.A. Member-Firms. SUSTAINING MEMBERS . ASSOCIATE MEMBERS . ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ATHENS BOILER AND MACHINE WORKS, INC. Po. Box 920 Tel: (404) 283-8484 Elberton, GA 30635 David Gordon 1986 S (equipment) ELBERTON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC, INC. Tel: (404) 283-7704 Ben Rice PO. Box 127 Elberton. GA 30635 1979 S (equipment) ELBERTON SHEET METAL WORKS, INC. 241 N. Mclntosh St. Tel: (404) 283-2823 Elberton, GA 30635 Marvin Broadwell 1985 S (equipment) ELBERTON TOOL COMPANY, INC. PO. Box 922 Tel: (404) 283-1504 Elberton, GA 30635 Ward Chastain 1971 5 (equipment) FRATTO CONSTRUCTION, INC. PO. Box 961 Tel: (404) 283-1644 Elberton. GA 30635 Sully Fratto 1985 M0 (curbing) GRANITE CITY MACHINE COMPANY PO. Box 37 Tel: (404) 283-1375 Elberton. GA 30635 Darwyn Kelley 1986 8 (equipment) GRANITE PANELWALL COMPANY PO. Box 898 Tel: (404)283-2313 Elberton, GA 30635 David L. Cole 1981 0 M0 (structural) SSb PSb GRAN-MAR CUT STONE, INC. PO. Box 6213 Tel: (404)283-1416 Elberton. GA 30635 Phil Butler Gene Evans 1987 M0 (curbing) INDUSTRIAL BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC. Route 5, Box 136 Tel: (404) 283-8337 Elberton, GA 30635 Charles H. Barfield 1983 S (equipment) LANSTONE, INC. Tel: (404) 283-6298 Ludwig Nissen PO. Box 893 Elberton, GA 30635 1982 5 (equipment) RUCKER’S AUTO & TRUCK REPAIR PO. Box 546 Tel: (404) 283-2475 Elberton. GA 30635 Tom Rucker 1982 S (truck maintenance) SWIFT SUPPLY COMPANY, INC. PO. Box 731 Tel: (404) 283-6833 Ellierton. GA 30635 Merrill Franklin Monty Dixon 1978 S (equipment) WILSON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC, INC. PO. Box 1058 Tel: (404) 283-8046 Elberton, GA 30635 Ray D Wilson 1986 S (equipment) ANDERSON TRUCKING SERVICE, INC. PO. Box 546 Tel: (404) 283-7260 Elberton, GA 30635 Tom Rucker 1963 S (trucking) ARGO CRANE SERVICE, INC. PO. Box 623 Tel: (404) 283-2378 Elberton. GA 30635 Grady Albertson 1980 5 (materials handling) BICKNELL MANUFACTURING COMPANY PO. Box 900 Tel: (404) 283-1901 Elberton, GA 30635 Billy Loyd 1955 S (supplies) BROWN TRANSPORT CORPORATION PO. Box 460 Tel: (404) 283-4450 Elberton, GA 30635 Emmett Woods 1955 S (trucking) KEY 19XX Member of E.G.A. continuously since this year Q Quarrier operating one or more quarries offering blocks for sale MO Manufacturer of (specilied) granite products S Supplier of (service) to Elberton Granite lirms BUDIAM AMERICA DIAMOND TOOLS, INC. PO. Box 893 Tel: (404) 283-6298 Elberton, GA 30635 Ludwig Nissen 1983 5 (equipment) CREATIVE DESIGNS Tel: (404) 283-5064 Pat Wallis PO. Box 1118 Elberton. GA 30635 1986 S (designs) DARICA TRUCKING COMPANY, INC. PO. Box 446 Tel: (404) 283-8915 Elberton. GA 30635 Tommy Willis 1981 S (trucking) DESIGN MART Tel: (404) 283-6503 Joe Fernandez PO. Box 56 Elberton, GA 30635 1978 3 (designs) DIAMANT BOART STONE PRODUCTS 9 Church Street Tel: (404) 283-7115 Elberton. GA 30635 Jerry Beggs Larry Love 1984 S (equipment) DIAMANT D OF NORTH AMERICA, INC. PO. Box 6057 Tel: (404) 283-4275 Elberton, GA 30635 Dennis Lovinggood 1984 S (equipment) GRANITE SALES AND SUPPLY CORPORATION PO Box 730 Tel: (404) 283-3301 Elberton. GA 30635 Marshall Adams 1955 S (supplies) GRAN-OUARTZ TRADING, INC. PO. Box 33569 Tel: (404) 292-0135 Decatur, GA 30033 Peter T de Kok 1977 S (equipment) HOUSE OF PFAFF Tel: (404) 283-4351 George Plait P.0, Box 310 Elberton, GA 30635 1955 S (supplies) L.L. LOVE & ASSOCIATES PO. Box 544 Tel: (404) 283-6048 Elberton. GA 30635 Larry Love 1983 S (equipment) MAPELLI, INC. Tel: (404) 283-7405 Doug Norman PO. Box 327 Elberton. GA 30635 1984 S (equipment) N-E-D CORPORATION Tel: (404) 283-3862 Jim Garner PO. Box 294 Elberton, GA 30635 1977 S (equipment) NYLON BELT COMPANY Route 1, Box 222 Tel: (404) 283-6642 Dewy Rose, GA 30634 Hugh E. Floyd 1986 S (equipment) PREMIER DESIGNS Tel: (404) 283-3501 Ben C. Smith PO. Box 873 Elberton. GA 30635 1958 5 (designs) RUCKER TRUCKING & LEASING, INC. PO. Box 238 Tel: (404) 283-7725 Elberton. GA 30635 Richard Rucker Billy Rucker 1978 S (trucking) S.A.M. AMERICA ABRASIVES, INC. PO. Box 902 Tel: (404) 283-5152 Elberton. GA 30635 1984 S (equipment) SCALES GRANITE COMPANY, INC. Route 5. Box 304 Tel: (404) 283-4612 Elberton. GA 30635 Billy Scales 1976 S (machinery) SOUTHERN AIR TOOL REPAIR, INC. Route 3. Box 28 Tel: (404) 283-3660 Elberton. GA 30635 John Brown, Sr. 1987 S (tool repair) WADE TOOL, INC. PO. Box 471 Tel: (404) 283-7371 Elberton. GA 30635 George H. Wade 1985 S (equipment) ERNST WINTER & SON USA INC. PO. Box 605 Tel: (404) 283-5977 Elberton. GA 30635 G.L. (Buddy) Tate Marshall Mercer 1984 S (equipment) EGAMAS's 21 folders, flyers, brochures, and booklets especially developed to assist monument retailers are all described in the Series III EGAMAS ADVERTISING MATERIALS CATALOG. For years, EGAMAS has been one of the American Monument lndustry’s primary sources for folders. brochures, and the EGAMAS ADVERTISING E'G'A'M'A's' MATERIALS CATALOG is certainly one of the most used and conve- Advertising nient ordering booklets. Materials The catalog has undergone periodic revision over the years to delete outdated materials and introduce newly—developed folders and brochures Catalog answering America’s monument retail needs. Such is the case with the new Series III EGAMAS ADVERTISING MATERIALS CATALOG which includes the new A—054 LET US HELP YOU SELECT A MEMORIAL and A083 TRANQUILITY folders. The Catalog includes current prices for various quantities, whether they be purchased plain or imprinted; ordering instructions; and also how customers of E.G.A. member-firms may receive a 50% discount for EGAMAS purchases. The catalog is offered FREE. 0 Revised Catalog 0 Discount Prices Available 0 Includes New Materials 0 Folders, Brochures 0 Materials To Boost Monum 0 Shows Different C One of the most popular grass—marl(er advertising pieces ever created. the “BECAUSE SOMEONE LIVED” folder is being re—issued by E.G. A. because of the large number of requests by monument retailers. Orig- inally developed by Coggins Granite, Inc., who assigned distribution rights to E.G.A. when the firm ceased manufacturing monuments, the folder has been successfully used by many, many memorialists throughout the nation. A distinctive feature is the reproduction of single, double, and baby markers in actual colors of granite—blue-gray, black. pink, and mahogany—all shown against a rich, green background. Quantities are available in orders ofZ50, 500, 1,000, 2.000, or 3,000 and customers of E.G.A. member—firms are entitled to a 50% discount. Price quotations for plain or imprinted quantities are available upon request from E.G.A. Use the handy order form found at the back of this section of E.G.A. Monument Promotion Materials. order, fill in number of each item desired, detach and mail to: ELBERTON GRANITE ASSOCIATION, INC. RO. BOX 640 ELBERTON, GEORGIA 30635 DESIGN BOOKS CATALOG: (Describes and illustrates each of the 21 design books offered for sale by E.G.A.M.A.S.) FREE ADVERTISING MATERIALS CATALOG: (Describes and illustrates 21 folders, flyers, brochures offered for sale by E.G.A.M.A.S.) FREE SAMPLE KIT: (Samples of advertising materials offered by E.G.A.M.A.S.) PRICE: $10.00* NEWSPAPER ADS CATALOG: (Revised edition includes more than 80 ads ready for immediate use.) FREE SUGGESTED LETTERS FOR PROSPECTIVE CUSTOMERS: (Series of Letters ideal for mailing to potential customers.) FREE E.G.A. CERTIFIED MEMORIALS: (Brochure explains monument inspection and guarantee program.) FREE CLEANING GRANITE MONUMENTS: (Pamphlet gives latest and best way to clean monuments.) FREE TECHNIQUES FOR ERECTING GRANITE MONUMENTS: (Tips on foundation and setting procedures.) FREE E.G.A. REFERENCE LOAN NOTEBOOKS: Please send the notebook checked below that we wish to borrow for 30 days. __WAR MEMORIALS ___PUBLIC MONUMENTS ___HISTORIC MONUMENTS __GRANITE SIGNS __CEMI:_I'ERY FEATURES .__EXHlB|TION MONUMENTS MEMORIALS IN REVIEW TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED: $ _ NAME OF FIRM: STREET ADDRESS FOR U.P.S.:__ MAILING ADDRESS: CITY: *|ndicates items to which 50% discount is applicable. If ordering these items fill in name of E.G.A. Member Firm to authorize discounts: NAME DOUBLE PROCESSING MADE EASY: (For use in retail monument shops.) FREE E.G.A. REFERENCE MATERIALS (NOTEBOOK: cludes most E.G.A. advertising promotional items.) PRICE: $20.00‘ COLOR SLIDES: (Set of 24 slides. script, fullcolor brochures.) PRICE: $40.00‘ per sec. GRANITE SAMPLE HOLDER: (Ideal for carryingand displaying granite samples. Available in four colors.) PRI E: $20.00’. CEMETERY PLANNING SERVICES: (:EF>‘<pIains professional services available on a cost-sharing basis.) EE SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVIING THE SMALL CEMETERY (Booklet contains cemetery improvement techniques.) FREE EPOXY PAK: (Used to bond granite dies and bases, attach granite vases, or secure multiple pieces of memorials or mausoleums together.) PRICE: $15.00* E.G.A. ART PRINTS SET: (Set of four large, full-color art prints) PRICE: $40.00* plus $5.00 shipping charges. E.G.A. LOAN VIDEO TAPES: Please send the Wdeo Tape checked below that we wish to borrow for 30 days: j“All About Monuments" j“How to Explain Death to Children" “Cemetery Planning” For loan items attach a deposit check for $50.00 payable to E.G.A. Memorial Advertising Service. Deposit checks will be returned when borrowed items are returned to E.G.A. within 30 days. KEYSTONE MEMORIALS, lNC., recently manufactured two large ”French Creek Black Granite” bases for a sizeable public monument erected in a park in front of the main branch of the Toledo Public Library in downtown Toledo, Ohio. Carving and lettering was executed by the primary contractor, Maumee Val- ley Memorials of Waterville, Ohio. The 12-ft.-high monument consists of five sections, the largest being a 5-ft.- high, 2-ft., 6-in. wide piece supporting a 7-ft.—tall bronze flame designed by Phillis Norden, a noted Toledo sculptor. Another of the polished granite blocks is inset in the tall center block and serves as an inscription panel on which an etched carving of Toledo’s historic Memorial Hall is engraved. A third block is steeled- finish gray granite which was the original cornerstone of Memorial Hall. This block was shipped to Keystone who re-finished and re-lettered it. The cornerstone is also inset in the center cube. The memorial commemorates Memo- rial Hall which was dedicated to honor soldiers and sailors of Lucas County who fought in the Civil War. The building was an important meeting place for patriotic, civic, cultural, and social activities in the late 19th century and early 20th century. DYE GRANITE, |NC., recently fab- ricated a memorial which collectively identifies the graves of two pioneer North Carolina families dating back to 1687. Descendents of the Shearin and Harris families, whose ancestors are buried in the Frederick Jackson Shearin Family Cemetery, one mile north of Littleton, North Carolina, asked Fred Newsom of Newsom Stone Works in Wise, North Carolina, for a monument listing the names of family members buried in the old rural cemetery. Many of the older monuments have deteriorated badly and family members wanted a lasting memo- rial. Mr. Newsom contacted Dye Granite, lnc., who manufactured a polished monument 3-ft. wide and 4-ft., 6-in.high with a large frosted inscription panel on which the names of the long—deceased family members are inscribed. The "Dye Blue Granite” memorial is lettered both front and back to include the names of those buried in the family cemetery. Mr. Newsom, who said the monument was the first he ever erected for anyone born in the 1600's, noted that he has marketed ”quite a few” historical and public memorials recently. Cooperation between KEYSTONE MEMORIALS, INC., and Charlet Monument Company, Inc., ofClinton, Louisiana, produced a striking and unusual ”Missouri Red Granite” sign for the large new Clinton High School. Tom Oglesby, President of Keystone, said Don Charlet of the retail monument firm designed the sign which is approximately 8-ft. high and 4-ft. long and fully utilizes the con- trasting qualities of the dark red granite quarried in Missouri by the Keystone firm. Mr. Charlet said during the design of the sign, he recognized that "Missouri Red Granite” polished to a deep red gloss and he selected a steeled finish so that the red portions would be more noticeable. Don, who received design training at an Elberton Granite Training Institute session, said the logos and emblems of 14 school clubs and organizations are sandcarved on circular polished red backgrounds and are linked, chain-like, to the school's motto, ”Achievement Through Effort”. Also, a pictorial replica of the school's mascot, an eagle, is carved on the sign pedestal. Sketches or brochures depicting the symbols or logos were sent to Keystone and duplicated by the firm’s drafting department. ”They did a fantastic job, with really good detail,” said Mr. Charlet. The sign was financed from donations received in the community and donors’ names are inscribed on the reverse side. Charlet Monu- ment Company also contributed substantially to the project. An outstanding ”French Creek Black Granite” sign was recently manufactured by BOYD GRANITE COMPANY, INC., for a new sub- division development in a major Texas city. The sign was designed by the Boyd firm and the North Marketing-Classic Engineering Com- pany which erected it at the entrance to Cypress Bend Sub-Division. The sign, which is 5-ft. high, 8-ft. long, and 8-in. thick, has large, distinctive white script lettering to identify the exclusive housing development. The sign portion is secured in a slot in the pedestal portion which tapers 1 ft. on either side from bottom to top. Bill Boyd, President of the Boyd firm, said a duplicate sign has been manufac- tured for the same Texas company. GRANITE SIGNS LOAN NOTEBOOK AVAILABLE As reported and illustrated above, organizations, institutions, and businesses throughout the nation are continuing to erect attractive and permanent granite signs. Many retail monument firms are utilizing the E.G.A. REFERENCE LOAN NOTE- BOOK OF GRANITE SIGNS to help interest prospects in purchasing granite signs for a variety of purposes. Refer to the center section of this issue of the GRANITEER to learn how easily this and other helpful Reference Loan Notebooks can be obtained on a loan basis at no cost. A cemetery feature of immense size has been manufactured by BOYD GRANITE COMPANY, INC., to identify the Latvian section of the large Lakeview Cemetery in the Cleveland, Ohio area. William C. "Bil|” Boyd said the feature, produced for Plymouth Memorials Company, Inc., of Cleveland Heights, is 7—ft., 2-in. high and is mounted on a base 7-ft. long. Mrs. Barbara Brock, owner of Plymouth Memorials, said her husband, Sanford, designed the fea- ture and presented it to the Board of the Latvian Baptist Church of Cleveland. The Board made modifications and Boyd Granite quar- ried and fabricated the large ”Robin Blue Granite” installation which is polished on the front and back. The feature has a decided modernistic look with an inverted oval top. It is doweled to a sub-base and base. The lettering on the front identifies everyone buried in the Latvian Section of the cemetery, one of the largest in Cleveland. Mrs. Brock explained that some of the graves in the ethnic section do not have identifying monuments and those names are included on the feature. The front also has a sand- carved Cross for religious symbolism and shaded and frosted bands and vee lines for ornamentation. ‘ What is believed to be one of the largest pictorial sandcarvings produced in Elberton has been engraved on a cemetery feature by LANDMARK GRANITE COMPANY, INC. John Fernandez, General Manager at Landmark, said the larger-than-life carving of an out- reaching Christ is on a 9-ft.-high panel of steeled ”Twi-Lite Blue Granite” and marks the new ”Garden ofJesus” section in Greenlawn Memorial Park in Port Arthur, Texas. He added that the feature has an overall height of 12 ft. and overlooks 4,500 grave spaces. n:rma . mung: :9 an John designed the feature for Paul Pond, owner of Greenlawn Memorials in Port Arthur, and the sandsculpture was executed on both sides of the panel. The large piece was erected on a Crab Orchard Granite ashlar base with stee|—reinforced brick side panels. The granite panel is doweled to a concrete apron with stainless steel dowel pins. Central Granite Company's new continual-line polisher employs nine separate grinding heads to polish granite slabs. Two major new equipment units at the CENTRAL GRANITE COM- PANY, |NC., plant on Railroad Street have substantially boosted the monument finishing firm’s production capacity. Joe Giannoni, Cen- tral’s President, said the two heavy machinery items are an auto- matic, state-of-the-art, continual-line polishing system, and an extra- large, heavy—duty guillotine stone splitter. The polishing system was custom—manufactured for Central by the Loffler Company of West Germany and marketed through GRAN- QUARTZ TRADING, |NC., an E.G.A. associate member which dis- tributes European-made stone working equipment. The polisher is a compact unit—to save space—equipped with nine polishing heads, each individually powered by its own electric motor. Four grinding or polishing abrasive bricks are attached to each head and sensor devices on each head guarantee that the polishing heads remain on the slab being processed. The machine is usingdiamond segments in a resin bond in the intermediate polishing stage. Mr. Giannoni said another special feature about the machine is BELT FIRM ADDS MACHINES, PERSONNEL Hugh Floyd, owner of NYLON BELT COMPANY, reported the addition of another large of sewing machine to bring to four the number of sewing units used to supply nylon crane belts and slings for the Granite Industry. Located on the Thirteen Forks Road approx- imately ten miles north of Elberton, the firm also produces aprons, tarpaulins, and like items for the Elberton Granite Industry. Mr. Floyd also reported that due to an increasing volume of orders from the Granite Industry, his son, Dennis, has joined him in the operation of the firm. Dennis is a former foreman at an Elberton Granite plant and was formerly engaged in the freight hauling busi- HESS. Central Vice President Greg Giannoni, right. operates the firm’s large new guillotine stone splitter that the heads ”f|oat” independently to equally polish less-than-level areas of a granite slab. He explained that sensitized rollers at the entry conveyor relay to the systems computer the characteristics of the slab to be polished. The computer then programs the conveyor feed rate and RPM speed of the individual heads to achieve the best polish. The other big new equipment item at Central is the latest-model Park Industries, |nc., Hydrasplit guillotine stone splitter which is installed near the new polishing system to reduce stone handling. The guillotine is the largest model produced in the U.S. and one of the largest ever installed in the Elberton Granite District. It will exert up to 4,500 pounds per square inch of hydraulic pressure to crack granite pieces up to 23-in. high and I0-ft. wide; whereas, most area guillotines normally will produce around 1,500 pounds psi. The huge machine is built on slides which enable it to swivel in order to line up with large granite pieces. LARGE TRUCK CRANE IN USE AT MOON ROCK QUARRY A new l25—ton—capacity truck crane is in operation at the MOON ROCK QUARRIES, lNC., granite quarry in Oglethorpe County. Mar- vin Higginbotham and Daniel Yearwood, co-owners, said the new crane is the largest of its type in the Elberton area and has a 100—ft. boom. Truck cranes differ from the more common ”crawler-type” cranes which are mounted on steel treads. Marvin Higginbotham said most area crawler cranes have a capacity of around 100 tons, and truck cranes around 90 tons. The quarry owners said the new crane will allow them to ”expand the quarry deeper” and provide longer reach. They said it is equipped with 1,600 feet of cable for extra-long reach. The Moon Rock quarry is near the Veribest Community in Oglethorpe County 15 miles southwest of Elberton. ATHENS BOILER & MACHINE OFFERING NEW LINE Dave Gordon, General Manager ofATHENS BOILER & MACHINE WORKS, INC., announced that his Monument Industry service firm is now marketing Coldschmidt high-tech stone working products. Mr. Gordon said the Goldschmidt Company is based in West Ger- many and produces a comprehensive line of stone working tools, including both rotary and band saw blades for sawing odd-shaped, complex pieces. Mr. Gordon said much of the Goldschmidt equipment will be especially useful in finishing uniquely-shaped monument compo- nents and thin granite pieces such as tabletops or tablets. QUICK SAW OPERATING NEW TRUCK Officials at QUICK SAW GRANITE COMPANY reported the pur- chase of a new lO—wheel truck for long-haul delivery of the firm’s granite products anywhere in the US. Jimmy Williams, President of the company, said the truck is an International 466 model which will carry a 30,000 pound load. He said that the new truck will be driven by his son, Gary, a co-owner of the company. Quick Saw, which also operates an 18-wheeltractor—trailer unit, is a monument finishing and custom sawing and polishing company on the Bakers Ferry Road approximately five miles east of Elberton. It is owned and operated by Mr. Williams and his sons Gary and Mitch. GIANT COMPRESSOR INSTALLED AT QUARRIES, INC. Billy Tiller, Co—owner of QUARRIES, |NC., reported that the quar- rying firm is now operating one of the largest air compressors ever installed in the Elberton Granite District. Quarries, |nC., operates the ”Everlasting Pink Granite” Quarry in Wilkes County, and Mr. Tiller said the e><tra—large, heavy-duty compressor has greatly speeded quarrying at the facility. Mr. Tiller said his new air compressor has a capacity of 1 ,OOO pounds ofair per cubic foot per minute, while most area compressors provide only about half that much air output. A new building houses the compressor which was purchased from one of the large companies involved in the construction of the Richard B. Russell Dam & Reservoir near Elberton. Air is circulated through a radiator, keeping it cooler and operating the equipment better. William C. ”Bill” Boyd, President of BOYD GRANITE COMPANY, INC., revealed that a Rockford, Illinois, monument retailer has suc- cessfully sandblasted a three-dimensional, fu||—color photo enlarge- ment on a ”Robin Blue Granite” family monument fabricated by the Boyd firm. ’’It’s an amazing process which is basically doing airbrush painting with many different colors of lithochrome,” said Mr. Boyd. He said the monument was manufactured by Boyd Granite for Raymond and Barbara Best, owners ofthe Robert Trigg & Sons, Inc., retail monument firm in Rockford. All three members of the Kurt Bergquist family, an Arizona family originally from Illinois, were killed in a 1987 plane crash, and Mrs. Bergquist’s sister in Rockford asked the Bests to reproduce in stone an enlarged desert sunset scene on the monumentforOakwood Cemetery in Dixon, Illinois. The full- color carving was to be reproduced from a 3‘/2-in. by 4-in. photo on the cover of a religious publication, ”Our Daily Bread”. The Trigg firm’s staff artist, Bob Meyers, drew a sketch of the small photo. He enlarged it and projected it with an opaque projector. The drawing was transferred onto sandblast stencil. The polish on the area to be sandblasted was blown offthe monument and the area was blasted with aluminum oxide to give dimension and rough form. The surface was then hand-tooled to add detail and smooth some rough surfaces. These steps were performed six times to achieve the dimen- sion desired. The colors were then airbrushed on and lacquer applied to seal the surface. ”There was more of a sculpture approach,” said Bob Meyers of the Trigg firm’s staff. ’’If it was just painted on the surface, it wouldn’t have any life span to it.” Space age, high tech equipment has now become standard at E.G.A. member—firms. In fact, there are now 87 large diamond block saws in E.G.A. member-firms’ plants—all installed in the past 10 years. A recent example is at the new 4,800 square ft. BRADFORD GRANITE COMPANY, INC., sawing and polishing plant adjacent to the firm’s monument finishing plant on the Lexington Highway three miles south of Elberton. In addition to polishing equipment and a large overhead crane, other machinery includes an automatic computerized diamond block saw which will also be used to saw granite strips for slant markers. BRADFORD GRANITE COMPANY, INC. ‘Type: Combination Slant & Block Saw Began Operation: Ma , 1987 Built by: An Elberton E ui ment Corn an Blade Diameter: 8 ft., 4 in. No. of Diamond Segments: 140 Two large, sign-like granite plaques produced by E.G.A. member- firms are prominently displayed in the University of Georgia's new Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall dedicated April 25, 1987. The $11.5 mil- lion building is one of the most impressive college athletic facilities in the U.S. and houses the school's Sports Hall of Fame, Georgia Athletic Administration offices, and all facilities for the Georgia Football program. The 78,000 sq. ft., modernistic building is located adjacent to the football practice fie|d—track-Coliseum complex on the UGA campus in Athens, Georgia, only 35 miles from Elberton. Dedicatory Plaque One of the pieces is a huge, dedicatory plaque manufactured by KEYSTONE MEMORIALS, INC., and erected in the front entrance- foyer area which overlooks the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame located on the floor of the building's rotunda. The all-polished plaque was produced from ”Fox Hill Black Granite” and is 10—ft. long and 4-ft., 6- in. high. ”Fox Hill Black Granite” is a variegated black granite quarried in Pennsylvania and polishes to a mirror—like gloss. It was selected by architects who designed the Butts-Mehre Building because it was compatible with the red, black, and silver general decor based on the school's colors—red and black. The Georgia Bulldogs also incorporate silver colors into their uniforms. Tom Oglesby, President of Keystone Memorials, said the dedi- catory plaque has thousands of silver letters and the school’s logo inscribed on it, including the name of the building, a dedicatory message and date, and the names of hundreds of Charter Donors who made initial large monetary donations to finance the building. The names read like an honor roll of prominent Georgians—inc|ud— ing Herschel Walker and Fran Tarkenton—who have achieved fame in athletic, political, and business circles throughout the nation. Room was left for additional inscriptions, added Tom Oglesby. Tomoglesbi/, left, and Coach Dooley discuss G ia football in front of the large dedicatory gran/te plaque manufactured by -Keystone. It is inside the front entrance of me Butts-Mehre Hall. ' V Football-Shaped The other unique plaque marks the Hall of Champions, an area including weight training and conditioning rooms. It is an all-pol- ished football-shaped piece of ”Missouri Red Granite” 6-ft. long, 3- ft. high, and 2—in. thick. The Keystone firm quarries "Missouri Red Granite” and meticulously sawed and polished the piece and gave it to LANDMARK GRANITE COMPANY, INC., to be lettered and engraved. Landmark Granite Company perfected an exclusive process Overall view of the new Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall on the campus of the Univer- sily of Georgia. which produces life-like pictorial reproductions, and General Man- ager John Fernandez, a brother of Landmark owner Manuel Fer- nandez, designed the football plaque from information and illustrations supplied by the Georgia Athletic Department. It was designed as a salute to the 1980 National Championship Football Team, the Dogs’ famed veteran Coach Vince Dooley, and other Dooley-era outstanding teams and individuals. The huge plaque was expertly carved and lettered by Landmark sandblast craftsmen under the supervision of John Fernandez and Larry Veal. Unique Carvings Engraved in the highly-polished, dark red plaque are reproduc- tions of the 1980 National Championship ring, that team's season record game-by-game, a pictorial likeness of Coach Dooley, a |Ge}orgia Bulldog logo, and a record of Coach Dooley’s career high- ig ts. Two days prior to the April 25 dedication of the building, named for legendary Georgia coaches Wallace Butts and Harry Mehre, Coach Dooley personally escorted Tom Oglesby of Keystone; Man- uel Fernandez and Larry Veal of Landmark; and E.G.A. Promotion Specialist Hudson Cone on a tour of the new facility. Dooley expressed pride in the special granite pieces from Elberton and said they added to the unique overall personality of the building and its heritage. ”We certainly value and appreciate these plaques which are tributes to so many who have worked so hard for our success at Georgia. We appreciate the fine workmanship which went into the granite pieces. In a way, they are also symbolic ofthe fine support we have always received from the Georgia graduates and supporters in Elbert County and the Granite Industry. We are proud of them.” Tom Oglesby, a graduate of the University of Georgia and an avid Bulldog fan, is a member of the Board of Directors of the Elbert County Bulldog Club and Alumni Society. Manuel Fernandez’s son, Vince, was an outstanding football player at Elbert County Com- prehensive High School and is currently playing center on the Uni- versity of Georgia football team. Through the cooperative efforts of PURITAN GRANITE COM- PANY, |NC., ELBERTON GRANITE FINISHING CORPORATION, and DESIGN MART, one of E|berton’s most cleverly-designed and produced pensets was presented to a University of Georgia official. Joe Fernandez, owner of Design Mart, a commercial design firm and E.G.A. associate member, said Puritan donated the South African ”Britzcor Black Granite” and Elberton Granite Finishing Corporation provided the expertise in the manufacture of a “reversible” penset which his son, Michael, presented to Dr. E. Pierce Arant, Coordinator of the Georgia Men's Glee Club. Michael is a University student and member of the Glee Club. He recently received the Clubs Senior Merit Award for ”dedication above and beyond the call of normal requirements”. He said Dr. Arant is affectionately called ”Coach” by students and Michael designed a gift penset for Arant so that a 13-in., triangular nameplate would fit in a fe|t—|ined slot in the center of the 17-in.-long set. Dr. Arant’s name is engraved in gold letters on one surface of the name- plate which can be reversed so that the title ”coach” can face the front. ’’It depends on whether he wants to be formal or informal as to which surface he presents to visitors in his office,” said Mr. Fernandez. Michael presented the penset during the Glee Club's Spring Awards Banquet where select members were recognized for their contributions. Michael is also Vice-President of Publicity for the Glee Club and served as Secretary of the Milledge Hall Dorm Coun- cil and Treasurer of the Circle K International, the world's largest service organization. He is also a member of the American Market- ing Association, the University’s Baptist Student Union, Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society, Alpha Delta Sigma National Honor Society of Advertising Majors, and is a charter member of Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity. He will graduate this summer with a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University's Henry W. Grady School of Mass Communication and Journalism. Cli;l$Sma.tes,. teachers, and friends gather at the Elbert County Middle School liehéh honoring‘ Jeremy Slbne. They are, seated, Kevin Rice and Mark Harper; st‘§nding,,le'ft to ‘right, Shannon Jarvis, former Principal Abe Plummet; teacher Brenda Shankle, and Apex President Horace Harper. Design Mart owner Joe Fernandez Arant with his unusual penset. The triangular nameplate portion c Horace Harper, President of APEX GRANITE COMPANY, INC., has donated a granite bench for the front entrance area of the Elbert County Middle School in honorofan eighth grader who was killed in a tragic traffic accident this past school year. Mr. Harper said he contributed the bench for Jeremy Slone at the request of his son, Mark Harper, who was a classmate of the popular student. He said class members and officers discussed an appropriate memorial and asked Mark if Apex would donate a granite memento. The bench was fabricated from ”Enterprise Blue Granite” quarried by HARPER’S QUARRY, |NC., an Apex affiliate firm. The bench portion is polished and is 4-ft. long and 16-in. wide. It is mounted on 20-in.-high, rock—pitch-finish legs. Elizabeth McNee|y, the teen-age daughter of E.G.A. President Shirley McNeely, has become one of the most accomplished young horse riders in the nation. Elizabeth's mother is also President of COGGINS GRANITE, INC., and her father, Walter McNeely, is a Sales Representative for DYE GRANITE, INC. Through hard work and devotion, Elizabeth has garnered an impressive array of top honors with her Arabian horses. Most recently, she gained outstanding recognition in Ocala, Florida, by placing as Champion at the Region XII competition. This prestigious win qualified Elizabeth to compete in International and National competition for the next three years in Toronto and Edmonton, Canada; Albuquerque, New Mexico; and Louisville, Kentucky. Competing at this level is nothing new for this young champion. She had already qualified both of her favorite mounts for this event in 1986 at Louisville, Kentucky. Riding Overlook Gaiete in Western Pleasure and A. A. Citacien in English Pleasure, she was named in the TOP TWENTY on both horses competing in fields of I20 and 130, respectively. This young horse show champion is quick to emphasize that a rider is often no better than his or her horse—and vice versa. Eliz- abeth’s Arabian mare, Overlook Gaiete, or ”Gay” as she is often called, was named HORSE OF THE YEAR in 1985 by the American Horse Show Association. Also, in 1986, her other mount, the magnif- icent gelding A. A. Citacien, had the honor of being named Reserve Champion HORSE OF THE YEAR...quite an accomplishment for Elizabeth and both horses. Elizabeth, who is a Freshman at Young Harris College in North Georgia, plans to later enter the University of Georgia at Athens. She began her interest in horses at age eight when she first began taking riding lessons. In 1983, Elizabeth was one of two Georgia 4-H Club members to be awarded a gift Arabian by Beaver Dam Farms, the large Kenny Rogers estate near Colbert, Georgia, about 25 miles from Elberton. The horse Elizabeth received was A. A. Citacien—later to become a multi-champion under her guidance. Walter and Shirley regularly take time out of their busy schedules to support Elizabeth, often spending long hours on the road accom- panying her to out-of-state horse shows. ’’It has been worth every bit of the time, trouble and effort. There's no greater feeling than seeing your child work hard and tirelessly and then see it pay off with Thursday, November 26, 1987 ” Thanksgiving Day Friday, November 27, 1987 Friday after Thanksgiving December 18, 1987 to January 4, 1988 Firms will be closed for five or more working days during this Holiday Season. (Offices may be open.) Check with individual companies for exact schedules. Friday, December 25, 1987 Christmas Day Friday, January 1, 1988 New Year's Day A team of Champions—EIizabeth McNee/y and Overlook Gaiete at the Region X/I Championship in Ocala, Florida. The show attendant holds some of the ribbons and prizes won by the team. success. Walter and I are very proud that Elizabeth showed an interest in horses over the years and that she was dedicated enough to pursue what we consider a tremendous challenge in a high|y-com- petitive Arabian field,” said Shirley. Friday, April 1, 1988 Good Friday Monday, May 30, 1988 National Memorial Day Monday, luly 4, 1988 Independence Day July 4-11, 1988 Annual Vacation Week for Elbert: (Some offices may be open.) Monday, September 5, 1988 Labor Day New secretary at Republic Mrs. Jennifer Scoggins has been employed as a secretary and general officer worker at REPUBLIC-H|GH- POINT-STERLING GRANITE COM- PANIES, reported Billy Hix, President of the monument manufacturing firm. He said Mrs. Scoggins, of Bowman, Georgia, is a graduate of Elbert County Comprehensive High School. She was a Nurse's Aide at Cobb Memorial Hospital in nearby Royston before joining Republic-Highpoint-Sterling. Her hus- band, Terry, formerly worked in the Elber- ton Granite Industry. The two sons of George and Patsy Tyler, of CENTURY GRANITE COMPANY, INC., have become the third generation to be involved in the management and operations of the large quarrying and monument finishing concern. Both of the young men, Wolfe Tyler, and his brother, Louis, are attending college and worked in the Century Drafting Department dur- ing the Summer. Both have also periodically worked at the Century quarry and monument plant since they were young boys. Wolfe, 20, was an outstanding football player at Elbert County Comprehensive High School. He is continuing to work at Happy Boyd, center, explains Boyd Granite procedures to John Coogler, left, and Gene Bradford, right. Two new supervisors at the BOYD GRANITE COMPANY, INC., plant have a combined record of 67 years experience in all phases of monument manufactur- ing, reported William C. "Hoppy” Boyd, Vice President of the large quarrying and monument finishing concern. He said the 38 two included John Coogler who is now Plant Foreman, and Gene Bradford who is in charge of shipping. ”We feel that the many years of experience and the super- visory skills of these we||—known granite men will be valuable to our operations,” said Mr. Boyd. WOLFE & LOU/S TYLEFI Century while studying Business Admin- istration as a student in the Truett-McCon- nell College Extension Program. He plans to resume on-campus studies in the Winter. Louis, 19, is a student at Middle Georgia College at Cochran, Georgia. He was employed by the firm as a Diversified Cooperative Training Program trainee while a student at Elbert County Com- prehensive High School. Like his dad, George, Louis has a penchant for flying and took his solo flight on his 16th birth- day—before he obtained his driver's license. John Coogler became an Apprentice Stonecutter after graduation from Elbert County High School in 1947. He even- tually became Plant Supervisor for one of the largest monument finishing opera- tions in the nation. After heart bypass sur- gery, he returned to stone cutting which he has been doing for the past three years. John and his wife, Jackie, have two chil- dren and two grandchildren. A retired Master Sergeant in the National Guard, John enjoys hunting and fishing and is a member of the V.F.W. and Elks Club. Gene Bradford, who is in charge of shipping, has 27 years experience in the Granite Industry and once operated his own monument finishing business. His father, Bonnie Bradford, was a granite plant foreman for approximately 30 years. Gene is married to Paula Bradford, an employee at Century Granite Com- pany, who has been in the Granite Indus- try for 15 years. The couple has two children. Gene is a past Exalted Ruler of the local Elks Lodge. TWYLA LOVINGGOOD Boyd Has New Office Staffer Mrs. Twyla Lovinggood has joined the BOYD GRANITE COMPANY, INC., office staff and is working as a bookkeeper, reported William C. ”Bill” Boyd, Presi- dent of the large monument firm. He said Mrs. Lovinggood is replacing Mrs. Pauline Daniel, a long-time Granite Industry office worker who began work- ing at what is now the Boyd facilities when they were owned by Ross L. Brown Granite Company. A native of Cobb County, Georgia, Twyla is a graduate of Elbert County High School and attended Young Harris Col- lege at Young Harris, Georgia, where she majored in Commercial Art. She formerly worked as School Secretary at Samuel Elbert Academy in Elberton. She and her husband, David, have three children. Miss Cathy Campbell is now a member of the office staff at UNITED GRANITE COMPANY, INC., announced Bobby McA||ister, Co-owner. Cathy is perform- ing secretarial and general office work, Mr. McA||ister added. Cathy graduated from Elbert County High School and went to work for a gra- nite sales company. She later worked for the City of Elberton. Herfather, Charles, is a veteran Granite Industry craftsman for Globe Granite Company, Inc., and her mother, Martha, works for Century Gra- nite Company, Inc.. Cathy is active in the Bethlehem United MethodistChurch and sings in the choir. She and an Elbertonian, Louis Hughes, are to be married in December. CATHY CAMPBELL Joe Johnson, for years a supervisor in various divisions of the vast COGGINS GRANITE, |NC., operation, has rejoined the quarrying company and is now in charge of all quarry development and operations, reported Shirley McNee|y, President. ”We are really proud to have Joe back on the Coggins team. We are familiar with his high personal standards and value him as an employee,” said Mrs. McNeely. Mr. Johnson rejoined Coggins after working with a monument finishing company for one year. Joe began working in the Granite Industry at the age of 16 and became a Journeyman Stonecutter. He joined Cog- gins in 1963 and became a supervisor in 1965 and was a manager in both quarry- ing and monument finishing operations. A veteran of World War II where he served in the Pacific, Joe also served as an JOE JOHNSON & SHIRLEY MCNEELY Elbert County Commissioner for 12 years. He is a past member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and currently is Chairman of the Board of Deacons of the West End Baptist Church. He has two children and two grandchildren. His brother, Parks, is Plant Manager at a large monument finishing operation. Drennan Named To Managerial Post At Allen Granite Allen Granite Company Office Manager Lawrence Cecchini, left, Henry Drennan, center, and Bill Allen, right. ' Bill Allen, President and General Man- ager of ALLEN GRANITE COMPANY, announced that Henry Drennan has been named Assistant Office Manager and General Sales Manager for the quarrying and monument manufacturing firm. He said Mr. Drennan, former owner of a monument finishing company, will be in charge of a wide range of responsibilities including price estimating, coordinating work between the office and plant, taking orders, assisting customers, some outside sales activities, participation in meetings and conventions, and general customer relations. Mr. Drennan was foreman at a large monument plant before joining Allen. For years, he was part-owner of Rock Knob Granite Company. Born in Elbert County, he graduated from Elbert County High School and later the University of Georgia. He became a Journeyman Sand- blastman as a young man, then served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps. After military service, he obtained his degree in Busi- ness Administration from the University of Georgia. He and his wife, Beverly, have a son and a daughter. DAV/D JOHNSON Son Joins Parents At Georgia Custom David Johnson, the 18-year-old son of Johnny and Bettie Johnson, has joined his parents in the operation of GEORGIA CUSTOM GRANITE COMPANY, a custom sawing, slab polishing, and monument manufacturing firm on the Hartwell Highway north of Elberton. lohnny is owner of the company and Bet- tie is Office Manager. They said David, who graduated from Samuel Elbert Chris- tian Academy in Elberton this past school year, is learning all aspects of the com- pany operation, but is concentrating on production. David was an outstanding student at SECA and served as President of the Junior Class. He played football, basket- ball, and baseball and made the All- Region Team as a Third Baseman his Sen- ior Year. David also served as Vice Presi- dent of the SECA Key Club. lple anu Han. PERSONNEL NOTES David Cole, President of the GRANITE PANELWALL COMPANY, an E.C.A. sus- taining member, has reported top-level management changes at the large quarry- ing, block sawing, slab polishing, and building stone firm on the Athens High- way one mile west of Elberton. Mr. Cole announced that Charles Bur- dette has been named Plant Manager and is in charge of overall structural stone operations. A native of Abbeville, South Carolina, near Elberton, Charles gradu- ated from Berry College at Rome, Georgia, with a degree in Business Administration and served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army Medical Corps in Viet- nam. He worked at a large carpet man- ufacturing company in Rome and Dalton, Georgia, and became a plant manager. He later became plant manager at the Georgia Synthetics Company in Elberton and has over 16 years experience as a supervisor in the textile industry. Charles has three sons, Blaine, Chad, and Chance; and his wife, Elaine, is an ele- mentary school teacher. Active in Little League coaching and youth sports, Charles is a member of the Elberton First Baptist Church and the Plainville, Georgia, Masonic Lodge No. 364. Mr. Cole also announced that an Elber- ton native, Greg Mann, is now Quarry Manager for all of Panelwal|’s quarries in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Missouri. A graduate of Elbert County High School, Greg attended a military school, North Georgia College at Dahlonega, and returned to his hometown and the Granite Industry. He became a quarry supervisorforamajorU.S.quarrying and monument finishing company and Clois Worley, co-owner of WORLEY MONUMENT COMPANY, INC., reported that Scott Gunter, a young Gra- nite Industry craftsman, has been pro- moted to Foreman at the monument manufacturing facility on the old Mid- dleton Road. He said Scott has been oper- ating the company’s sophisticated dia- mond sawing equipment for the past two years. \ CHARLES BURDETTE worked with the concern’s quarrying facilities in Georgia, South Carolina, Vir- ginia, Oklahoma, and South Dakota. He later worked with a large bronze memo- rial manufacturing firm and was in charge of the company's quarries in North Car- olina. Greg is married, a devout hunter and fisherman, and also flies helicopters as a hobby. He is a member of the Phi- lomathea Masonic Lodge No. 25. After graduation from Elbert County Comprehensive High School, Scott went to work in the Granite Industry and learned polishing and sawing pro- cedures, including structural stone pro- duction techniques. He is married to Rhonda Evans, formerly of the Century Granite Company, Inc. staff, and the cou- ple has a young son. An avid hunter and fisherman, Scott is a member ofthe Elber- ton Moose Club. Joe Minshew, a young Granite Industry Salesman, is now representing ALLEN GRANITE COMPANY in the Western U.S., and in the states of New York and Pennsylvania. Bill Allen, President and General Manager, said Joe will make periodic sales trips to his territories as well as being in telephone contact with existing and potential customers of the firm. A native of Albany, Georgia, Joe attended Anderson College in Anderson, South Carolina and Northeast Georgia Area Technical School in Athens where he majored in Television Marketing and Advertising. He was a salesman and then manager for a large furniture business in Albany and came to Elberton when his mother married the owner of a granite company. Joe has strong family ties to the Monument Industry. His grandfather, the late Dick Hudson, worked in sales for many years for Clark Memorials, a large Georgia monument retail company. His father, the late Joe Minshew, Sr., estab- lished Minshew Monument Company in Albany. JOE MINSHE W HENRY HAMMOND A well-known Granite Industry Sales Representative, Henry Ham- mond, died June 26, 1987, after a lengthy illness. The funeral was held June 28 and interment was in Forest Hills Memorial Park. Mr. Hammond was a native Elbert Countian and was a retired Sales Rep- resentative for Central Granite Com- pany, Inc. He was a member of the Elberton First Baptist Church, the Phi- Iomathea Masonic Lodge No. 25, the Benjamin Franklin Consistory in Phil- adelphia, Pennsylvania, Elks Lodge No. 1100 in Elberton, the Lulu Tem- ple-A.A.O.N.M.S. in Philadelphia, and was a Shriner. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Anna Dudzek Hammond of the home; two sons, a daughter, and eight grandchildren. One of the Elberton Granite District's long-time quarry supervisors, T. F. Paul, recently retired from SERVICE GRANITE COMPANY, INC., after working his entire adult life, 44 years, as a quarryman. Ms. Carolyn Miller, part owner and Secretary of the quarrying company, presented Mr. Paul with a gold retirement watch and the best wishes of his employer and col- leagues. Mr. Paul was employed by Serv- ice for approximately 20 years as a supervisor and was Quarry Superinten- dent in overall charge for the past four years. Mrs. JoAnn Cobo, Office Manager of the Elberton Granite Association, Inc. Group Life and Health Insurance Depart- ment, was named Supervisor of the Year at the Annual Banquet held recently by the Elbert County Comprehensive High School Vocational Office Training organi- zation. The banquet is held yearly to Mr. Paul has two brothers, Sam, and Albert ”Pat” Paul, who are veteran Elber- ton Granite District quarrymen. He has four sons, two daughters, 16 grand- children, and five great-grandchildren. One son, Elliott, is a co-owner of Eagle and Dixie granite companies and also Quarries, Inc. Mr. Paul, who served in the U.S. Navy and the Pacific Theatre in World War II, says he plans to pursue his hobby—cooking Brunswick Stew—and go on a well-deserved cruise with his wife. He will continue with Service as a part-time consultant. l Wynette Taylor; left, admires an attractive plaque presented to JoAnn Cobo, -right, for being named Supervisor. of the Year I by the V07 Club at ECCHS. honor firms and supervisors who employ VOT students. JoAnn was nominated for her honor by Wynette Taylor who works part-time in the E.G.A. Insurance Depart- ment. Wynette submitted a written eval- uation ofJoAnn’s qualifications for Super- visor of the Year. AT THE MONUMENT BUILDERS OF ARKANSAS MEETING One of the best attended meet- ings ever held by Arkansas retailers brought out one-third of all retailers in the State for the February gathering. A two-hour presentation of services and activities provided by E.G.A. for retail firms was a feature of the program. Included was a mar- keting survey and updating of information compiled about retail firms in the area. can " - From left to COMPANY. IN Attending his first convention as the newly-elected President of M. B.N.A., Joe Ame; wa/den Fendley, CM, center, of ELBERTON GRANITE FINISHING CORPORATION, was greeted by Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Baxley, left, of Benton; MB. of Arkansas President Margarett Watkins, second from right, of Van Buren; and M.B. of Arkansas Secretary Richard Hart, CM, right, of Harrison. Z, Eddie Parker, CM, left, of Camden; and Chester Almond, President of PURITAN GRA- NITE COMPANY, INC. Richard Rucker, center. of RUCKER TRUCKING & LEAS- ING, INC., flanked by the Mo Haney Brothers of BIytheviIle—Bob on the left, and Joe on the right. IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI- AT THE KANSAS-OKLAHOMA- MISSOURI M.B. MEETING A near record number of monument retailers met at the beautiful Westin Crown Center Hotel. The program presented a variety of interesting and 1: thought provoking ideas. Featured was Dave Fritz, a fellow memorialist from Owatanna, Minnesota who spoke on various matters related to sales and sales management. Instead of the traditional convention banquet, the Missouri Monument Builders planned a delightful evening at a local dinner theatre where every- one enjoyed a light hearted comedy "Beginners Luck". IN PENSACOLA, FLORIDA- AT THE FLORIDA MONUMENT BUILDERS MEETING Good fellowship among the growing numbers of the Florida Monument Builders provided a friendly atmosphere for their annual convention. President Ronnie Hargrove put together an interesting program and set the stage for a festive gather- ing by extending birthday wishes to various participants, even though it wasn't their birthday. A large delegation of E.G.A. members attended the meeting and hosted the tradi- tional E.G.A. Happy Hour. Mr and Mrs. Billy Loyd, left, of BICKNELL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, with newly elected Florida Monu- ment Builders Presi- dent Bill Stevenson and Vice President Bill Minozzi. From left to right: Mr and Mrs. C.B. Sapp of Cottondale; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Burns of Perry; Roger Guest of COMET GRANITE COMPANY. INC.; Kitty Sumner of St. Petersburg; and Eddie Curtis of COMET GRANITE COM- PANY. INC. Joe Pinkston, left, and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Pinkston of Williston; and Mr. and Mrs. Tom McGarity of HARMONY BLUE GRANITE COMPANY. INC. October 8-10, 1987 TENNESSEE DIVISION OF MBNA Edgewater Hotel Gatlinburg, Tennessee October 15-17, 1987 KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION OF MEMORIAL DEALERS Holiday Inn North Lexington, Kentucky October 30-November 1, 1987 WISCONSIN MONUMENT BUILDERS Holiday Inn Stevens Point, Wisconsin November 3-7, 1987 AT THE MONUMENT BUILDERS OF THE SOUTHWEST MEETING Historic and scenic San Antonio was the site of a very educational and fun-filled meeting of the Southwest memorialists. The festive atmosphere of South Texas was emphasized beginning with an out- door President's Reception complete with Mexican buffet and Mariachi band and concluding with a banquet featuring nationally-known illusionist John Cor- nelius. A highlight of the meeting was the E.G.A. Happy Hour and sing-along assisted by the expert piano playing of Dr. Martha Jones, daughter-in-law of new MBSW President O.D. Jones of Victoria, Texas. November 22-23, 1987 INDIANA-MICHIGAN GREAT LAKES Bi-State Convention Indianapolis Airport Hilton Inn Indianapolis, Indiana December 4-5, 1987 ILLINOIS MONUMENT ASSOCIATION Ramada Renaissance Hotel Springfield, Illinois January 8-10, 1988 NEW ENGLAND MONUMENT DEALERS ASSOCIATION Worcester Marriott Hotel Worcester, Massachusetts AMERICAN CEMETERY ASSOCIATION January 14-16, 1988 Convention & Trade Show Cincinnati Convention Center Cincinnati, Ohio TRI-STATE MONUMENT BUILDERS (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, and District of Columbia) Marriott Inner Harbor Baltimore, Maryland Mr: and Mrs. Dave Deison, left, of Weafherford; and Rii Rucker of RUCKER TRUCKING & LEASING, INC. Mr. and Mrs. Bernie Ott, left of Galveston; Mr and Mrs. Sonny Gidden of Houston; Monument Builders of North America President Joe Fendley and Mrs. Fendley of ELBERTON GRA- NITE FINISHING CORPORATION; Mr. Ott’s daughter and MBNA Treasurer Linda Ott Mor- ales; and Mr Otts mother, Mrs. Tina Ott. January 14-23, 1988 NEW YORK STATE MONUMENT BUILDERS ASSOCIATION Rio Sheraton Hotel Rio de Janeiro, Brazil January 17-19, 1988 MONUMENT BUILDERS OF THE VIRGINIAS Hotel Roanoke Roanoke, Virginia January 31 -February 3, 1988 MONUMENT BUILDERS OF NORTl- AMERICA Full Industry Exhibit Opryland Hotel Nashville, Tennessee New Sales Materials Offered (Ed. Note— The CRANITEER periodically publicizes merchandising materials which E.C.A. member—firms and associate members offer to retail monument firms. Policies related to distribution or use are set by each company rather than E.G.A. Please contact the firms directly for more information or details regarding the availability of these items.) Joe Fernandez, owner of DESIGN MART, announced that his commercial design firm has developed a new design book and companion direct mail advertising folder which may be used in concert for effective sales usage. The name of the set, which is an addition to the firm’s automatic stencil service, is entitled ”Forever in Memory”. The 8‘/_v-in. by ii-in. design book contains 34 pages of traditional type designs, including both large and small monuments, single and double markers, wing-type designs, benches, and other types in a variety of colors of granite, including blue, black, red, and burgandy. Mr. Fernandez said that suggested sizes and alternate carvings are offered for each of the designs which are in color. The book also illustrates 55 different stencil cutting plates for use with stencil press machines. The cover features a full-color, hand-painted rural scene with a church and floral spray on a heart—shaped background. The companion folder, which incorporates the design book cover scene and the same designs, is intended to be used as a coordinate item. The designs are presented in color and on a variety of colorful backgrounds with appropriate sales messages. Anyone interested in additional information on these items should contact Design Mart, P.O. Box 56, Elberton, Georgia 30635. Pat Wallis, owner of CREATIVE DESIGNS, a professional design service and E.G.A. Associate Member, is offering a new book of design sketches which includes a wide variety of memorial shapes, finishes, carvings and lettering in both traditional and contemporary styles. Ms. Wallis said the book, "Creative Designs”, features 23 practical, easy-to-produce memoria|s—many of them utilizing shapes easily manufactured with the new technology now available to monument wholesalers. She also noted that several of the designs emphasize personalized lettering and pictorial carvings. Ms. Wallis said the designs are offered in two sizes, and some have alternate carvings. She added that the designs are indexed in the front ofthe book which has a buff-colored, durable cover bedecked with a Praying Hands illustration and the title uniquely displaying the com- pany’s logo. Monument retailers may obtain additional information by con- tacting Creative Designs, P.O. Box 1118, Elberton, Georgia 30635. Two outstanding graduates of Elbert County's two high schools were recently awarded college scholarships by member-firms of the Elberton Granite Association, Inc., in recognition oftheir high school achievements. Each year, E.G.A.’s quarriers and monument man- ufacturers present $500.00 scholarships to deserving graduates at both Elbert County Comprehensive High School and Samuel Elbert Christian Academy to attend the college of their choice. The scholarships are part of a broad program of community improvement activities and donations financed by E.G.A. members each year, and are tangible evidence of the pride and concern the Granite Industry has for Elbert County's young people. Scholarship selections are based on overall achievement and general excellence in academics and school activities. Laura Adams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tony Adams, was awarded the scholarship at Samuel Elbert Christian Academy. Laura's dad, Tony Adams, is an owner of EAGLE GRANITE COMPANY, INC., and QUARRY ENTERPRISES, INC. She is using the award to attend Flor- ida State University at Tallahassee, Florida, where she will major either in Pre—Law or Journalism—Communications. At SECA, Laura was an all-sports cheerleader and was Captain of the Basketball Cheerleading Squad. She was elected Class Reporter for both the Junior and Senior Classes and was on the staff of THE SABER, the SECA yearbook. A member of the Beta Club, she was in the National Honor Society in recognition of her high grade point average. She received the National Science Merit Award for out- standing achievement in chemistry, and was also named an Aca- demic A|I—American. The scholarship recipient at Elbert County Comprehensive High School was Tujuana Burton, who is presently a Freshman at Georgia Southern College at Statesboro, Georgia. Tujuana is majoring in Professional Science and will become a physical therapist upon graduation. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cordell Burton of rural Elbert County. Her father is a Ledge Foreman for CONTINEN- TAL GRANITE, |NC., a quarrying firm. Tujuana was Secretary of her high school Freshman class and a member of the Tri—Hi—Y. As a member of the Diversified Cooperative Training-Vocational Industrial Clubs of America program at ECCHS, The member-firms of the Elberton Granite Association, Inc., par- ticipated in the annual Granite City Arts & Crafts Festival, Saturday, April 25, which attracted approximately 2,000 people to the Elber- ton City Square. The Festival, sponsored by the Elberton Civic League and Elbert County Chamber of Commerce, has steadily grown into a community-wide event in recent years; and E.G.A. joined in this year by offering a special exhibit and a van shuttle service to the ELBER— TON GRANITE MUSEUM & EXHIBIT. E.G.A. staff members manned the special static exhibit, which was not included among the 55 commercial booths, and distributed hundreds of free, helium-filled balloons and literature describing the Granite Industry and the Museum. Festival participants availed them- selves of the opportunity to board the E.G.A. shuttle vans every 30 minutes for a relaxed tour of the Museum, one of the nation’s most unique museums believed to be the only one of its type in the world. she participated on a team of outstanding students which won First Place in regional competition and Third Place at the state level while demonstrating proper business and public meeting procedures. She works part-time at Heardmont Health Care Center. Elberton Granite Association, Inc. PO. Box 640 Elbenon, Georgia 30635 Address Correction Requested Bulk Rate U.S. POSTAGE PAID Pennit 223 ELBERTON, GA.