No. 152 Published by Public Affairs Department 
May, 1977 - Editor, Kathy White 
HENRY DAVIS, GRAND MARSHAL 
This year's Grand Marshal for the annual Mountain 'i_aurel Festival Parade in Clarkesville on May 21, 
is our own Henry Davis. Henry spent 50 years as an employee and went from hauling telephone poles 
on a mule-drawn wagon, to telephone repair work to the position of chief service man in the 
Clarkesville area. Henry recalls he was 14 years old when he went to work for Mr. York who 
founded Standard Telephone Company in 1904. Henry got started with Mr. York by hauling poles with 
mules his daddy had on their farm. 
Later, when Henry wasn't hauling poles, he began to notice what the linemen needed in their work, 
and he'd have it ready when they called for it: pins, insulators, whatever they needed, he'd send 
up to them on a hand line. Mr. York noticed how indispensable Henry made himself and made a lineman 
out of him. 
Mr. Stewart, Sr. said that at the time he purchased Standard Telephone in 1936, Henry was the only 
plant employee the company had. "He carried a detailed map of the entire system in his head... 
he knew the name, telephone number and location of home or business of every subscriber to the 
system. He knew the cross pin numbers of subscriber line wires and the personalities of various 
telephone instruments and their behavior patterns." Mr. Stewart said he is indebted to Henry for 
some of the most profound and rewarding lessons he can recall. During his day, Henry found himself 
in embarrassing situations from time to time and Mr. Stewart recalls, "the cool, calm, collected 
and intelligent way in which he went about showing himself to be master of such situations was a 
joy to behold and the measure of his stature as a man." "It is my conviction," Mr. Stewart 
added, "that the highest compliment a man can aspire to is to be recognized as a gentleman. I 
have long regarded Henry Davis as the epitome of the term." 
Henry retired from Standard on .September 22, 1967, and a retirement dinner was given for him at 
the Panorama Restaurant in Cornelia. Some 150 associates and friends gathered to pay tribute to 
him. "It was a good company," said Henry, "I enjoyed working for it." 
Today, Henry and his wife, Clara have a farm in Clarkesville and raise some of the biggest and 
best vegetables to be found. He has a horse and some cattle, and he goes to cattle shows about 
once a week to buy and sell. Henry and Clara have been married 48 years and have three grown 
daughters, all college graduates. They also have three grandchildren. Henry, a deeply religious 
Methodist, is at peace with himself and others because of a gentle philosophy...he believes in 
"treating people nice." 
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ELECTRIC SHOP SPONSORS RADIO CLUB 
Our subsidiary. Electric Shop, Inc. is sponsoring a new club for anyone interested 
in electronics. Named the Cornelia Radio Club, the organization, which has built its 
membership up to about 10 members now, meets every Monday night at Electric Shop 
at 7:30. Members include Dr. Ray Barnum who is Extra class, Lee Hiers, Advanced class 
and Steve Adams and Mike Poston who are General class. Jimmy Dillard reports that 
membership is open to everyone who has any interest in electronics or who is seriously 
considering it as a hobby, and is not restricted to people living in the Cornelia area. 
Classes are held for members who would like to obtain or advance their license. 
The Club also is responsible for the RACES (Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service) 
operation in the Habersham County area. RACES, a funded government progranii falIs 
under the supervision of Civil Defense Director, Barry Church. Mike Poston is the 
Amateur of Record of the RACES station, which can provide long distance (more than 
20 miles) communications during an emergency. If you are interested in the Cornelia 
Radio Club or would like additional information on membership, please contact Jimmy 
Dillard at Electric Shop between 9:00 and 5:00 at 778-8883 in Cornelia. 
Several STC employees are furthering their 
education by attending a class in AC-DC 
Theory at NGTVS twice a week. Students 
from Standard are Harold Chambers, Line 
Installer/Repairer; James Dockery, Stockroom 
Attendant; Steve Payne, Technical Specialist; 
Jimmy Thompson, Installer/Repairer; Doug 
Cunningham, Installer/Repairer; and Tolbert 
Bramlett, Installer/Repairer. Other students 
are Dianne Anderson, Jayne Blackwell, Doris 
Nichols, Martha Norris, and Linda Vinson. 
The class instructor is Mr. Roy Chastain. 
The Dahlonega area suffered some severe 
damage and our aerial wire and cable and 
drops were downed when a tornado swept 
through the Mill Creek area on April 4. 
The photo, provided by J.C. Moss, shows 
a fence with scattered debris resulting from 
the tornado between Dahlonega and Dawsonville 
off Highway 19.