Griffin daily news. (Griffin, Ga.) 1924-current, July 20, 1977, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextPage 2 — Griffin Daily News Wednesday, July 20,1977 of the Fairmont Community Center now under construction. With reference to county law en forcement agents’ working 60 hours before they are paid overtime, Thomas feels this may also come up in the hearings. Getting the most of county revenues will mean spending almost all of them but Thomas said the county also has to be aware of possible funds for emergencies or a contingency fund. He hopes the growth of the tax digest will mean that there will not be a hike in taxes. Preparing a budget will mean a lot of study by the commissioners with lots of time spent to make the best modifications. “Being fair in taxes calls for an awful lot of sound judgment,” Thomas said. County Commission Chairman P. W. Hamil also foresees a discussion of improvements at the county jail which must come out of the general funds. Hamil said the commissioners will also be considering a new roof for the Spalding County Health Department. 2 women challenge road closing proposal Spalding County Commis sioners heard from Mrs. Bar bara Perkins and her mother, Mrs. Annie Hughes concerning an earlier request to close old Parham road during their Tuesday night session at the courthouse. The old road traverses the property of Claude Dukes who deeded additional land to the county to build the new Parham road. He has since requested the county close the old road. Dukes contends the old road reverted back to him under an agreement with the county commissioners when Jack Moss was chairman. The agreement, however, was never recorded. Mrs. Perkins said the old Parham road is the only front entrance to her home which she purchased from Dukes three years ago. She said she has to trespass on someone else’s land if she tries to enter her property by a backway. She cannot enter by the northern portion of the old road because Dukes’ daughter contends the old road is now a part of her front yard. The southern portion of the road Dukes contends to be his front yard. During the regular day meeting of the board earlier this month, Dukes was advised by the commissioners as to the Man stabbed during scuffle A Griffin man was stabbed Tuesday night and police were holding another man in con nection with the incident. Lawmen said Jimmy Lee Daniel, 24, of 125 Lynn street, was cut about the head and was carried to the Griffin-Spalding Hospital emergency room for treatment. They have charged Napolean Jordan, 31, of 829 Pool road, with quarreling and fighting and were holding him in the city jail this morning. According to police, Daniel and Jordan were arguing at Jordan’s home and began to scuffle. The fracas ended in the street several doors down from Jordan’s home, they said. 2 injured in collision Two people were injured in a collision on the North Expressway at Vineyard road Tuesday. Treated at the Griffin hospital emergency room were the drivers, Jimmy Johnston, 38, of 120 Birdie road, and Brenda Jones, of 107 Dobbins Mill road. Both were dismissed after treatment. Shanda Dyer, 6, of Route 2, Hampton, was carried by ambulance to the Griffin hospital following a collision Tuesday afternoon at Taylor and Sixth streets. She was a passenger in an auto driven by Judy Dyer of Hampton. Eddie Lee Banks, 706 East Tinsley street, was driving the other auto, according to Griffin police. County budget (Continued from page 1) With reference to the Grant building acquisition as a court house annex, Hamil said the commissioners are depending on a federal grant of $316,000 to renovate the building. He said the work would have to be done piecemeal if the renovation depended totally upon the county’s having the money to do it. Hamil feels the costs of courts and law enforcement will perhaps have the greatest requisition amount over most of the other county offices. He said there will be additional money required for a new judge, ad ditional court personnel, and more money to pay the jurors. Hamil expressed hope that the an ticipated operations for the county will not cause an increase in taxes. “We are hoping the growth in the county will take care of the additional cost of county operations,” Hamil said. “We hope we can stay with the same millage rate. We are going to try to hold taxes down but we do have to operate efficiently,” Hamil said. “It’s our job to serve, yet economize, procedure for closing the road. Mrs. Perkins said Dukes has not contacted her at all since that meeting. She said that when Dukes sold her the property it was un derstood that she would have access to her home by the old road. The commissioners promised to keep Mrs. Perkins advised concerning developments for closing the road. Davis Baugh of Hallmark drive told the commissioners he was greatly concerned with the s2l sewer bill he recently received. Baugh said because of the extremely dry weather he watered his lawn and did not use the sewer system to be justifibly charged the high fee. Commission Chairman P. W. Hamil explained the county had an agreement with the city to provide water and sewage systems in the county and the city would take care of all of the billings. With reference to his $42.44 water bill, Hamil further ex plained that county residents pay twice as much for water as do city residents in order to retire the bond for extending the services into the county. The county takes 50 per cent of the billing to retire the bonds and the other 50 per cent is used for the actual water bill in payment to the city. The Rev. Matthew Hutcher son of the Kendall Subdivision asked the commissioners why the county road from Malloy circle to Highway 16 West was not completely paved. Hamil explained that the state would have paved the road had the property owners on that stretch of land simply signed the necessary right-of-ways. Hamil said the commis sioners set Aug. 5 as the public paved and asked Rev. Hut cherson for his help in securing the right-of-ways. Rev. Hutcherson was also advised of the procedure for assessment paving for streets in the Kendall Subdivision. He said he would work toward getting the necessary signatures for the paving assessment petition. In other action the commis sioners set Aug. 5 as the public hearing date for citizen input as to how Revenue Sharing funds are to be spent. The commissioners will be working with some $397,000 in Revenue Sharing funds as they prepare the budget for fiscal year 1978. The commissioners also agreed to request an extension to the Federal Aviation Administration to hold land now designated as air space for the proposed city-county airport. Without the extension the land could be used for some other project. The city and county both will apply for the extension. Commissioner Frank Thomas made a motion to accept an offer by the Hansen Company to evaluate the pension benefits of each county employee. The evaluation is to be done on a bi-annual basis and the cost is not to exceed S4OO. The motion was carried. "i-x. r. - I Hospital Report Dismissed from the Griffin- Spalding Hospital Tuesday: Ruby Maxwell, Virginia S. Pyron, Eula Stephens, Harold Andrews, Fleetie Cook, Mrs. Cheryl Nelson and baby, Mrs. Joan Bryans and baby, Mrs. Nancy Caldwell and baby, Mrs. Debrah Hammond and baby, Mrs. Rebecca Wheeler and baby, Henry Crockett. Mrs. Stephanie Gaissert and baby, William Redding, Floyd Neal, William Goodrun, Mrs. Ann Hopkins and baby, Mattie Garrison, Dot Louise Hayes, DISCOUNT CENTER 134 SOUTH HILL ST. I SALE STARTS THURSDAY 9 A.M. I WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES 2.46 Value LISTERMINT H MOUTHWASH /®Ja\ GARGLE I ® $123 24 Oz. ■ I 1.49 Value £fteautifuf SKaCi A BRECK 1 creme ® rinse qq 7 oz. Dy 1.13 Value ALKA SELTZER CCn I 25 s V V & READY MIXED KILLER JBK FOR RATS & MICE sll9 4 Ready To T Use Traps | and that is what we are trying to do,” the commission chairman continued. Commissioner Reid Childers said he also hopes the commissioners will be able to make a representative budget without increasing the millage. “I believe we will hold the line and not have to increase the millage rate," Childers said. Childers said that at least some 60 percent of the local money taken for taxes is used for schools. The schools advise the county commissioners the tax millage they require as legislated by the state. Whatever millage rate the schools set will be in addition to the millage required for the other county operations. The school rate will not be reviewed. Concerning a possible increase in mills request by the school board, Childers did not feel there would be a big change. “I don’t think there will be a great amount of change to require additional money,” Childers said. Bobby Pyron, Ann E. Maddox, Barry Bridges, Robert Lit tleton. Gasoline stolen Lynn Maddox, 835 Lane street, told Griffin police that someone siphoned sls worth of gas from her car during the night. The incident was reported Tuesday morning. Thieves stole a radio and .22 rifle from the home of Frankie Man, 335 West Mclntosh road, police said. What’s happening Rotary Club Clifford Oxford, prominent Atlanta attorney, will speak on “Judicial Selection” at the noon meeting of the Griffin Rotary Club on Thursday, held at the Moose Lodge. Howard Wallace is program chairman. Movie A Billy Graham movie "Burning Hell”, will be shown at the Edward Street Baptist Church Sunday at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited to see this film. Baby sitting Vacanies remain in the baby sitting course which will open Monday at Flint River Regional Library. The Red Cross is the sponsor and the Jaycettes is coordinator. Reservations may be made through the library. Church trip The Young Mothers Board of the Eight Street Baptist Church is spon soring a trip to Callaway Garden on Saturday, July 30. One price fee will include transportation, food and ad mission to the Gardens. A deposit is required by Saturday, July 23. Anyone interested may contact - the church. Accounting firm divides The firm “Greenway, Robinson & Smith, P.C.”. has divided. Two of the former principals, P. Lewis Robinson and C. Randy Howell have organized an accounting firm to be known as Lewis Robinson & Company, C. P. A.’s. The temporary offices are located at 108 East Solomon street. The remaining principals shall continue to do business in the Commercial Bank Building under the name, Carter Y. Greenway, C. P. A. I Al IFsX-r Tit - Value f SCHICK PLUS PLATINUM DOUDLE EDGE GLADES qq Pkg. of 5 fc J 1-39 Value I jg sS Suave. UJ HAIRSPRAY • environmentally safer AAa •contains no MMV fluorocarbons UU I 2.16 Value ANACIN ANACIN FAST PAIN \ Hf ADACM COIOS aoov ACM Wtunaicu I Box of 100 I 49c Value BATES |WSBr*;| EMERY BOARDS —. TWEEZERS iSKtffi HAIL CUPS 4Q C I Each I Legion Auxiliary here brings home awards The Barnett-Harris Auxiliary Unit 15 won trophies at the American Legion Department of Georgia Convention at Jekyll Island for their 1976-77 programs. The trophies won were: first place, prayerbook, scrapbook, For God and Country Award, Cecil R. Osborne Memorial Trophy for unit doing most to combat blood disease, Denise A. Beck Memorial Blood Trophy, Maria B. Cawthon National Security, and Elsie W. Ragan National Security. Second place, General Excellence Trophy, Unit President Trophy, com munication, and community service. Third place, legislative. The unit received honorable men tion in history. Bryan Upson received a S4OO Past Department President’s Scholarship. A S3OO scholarship was awarded to Janet Drake for Girl’s State. Mrs. Preston Newton, president of the auxilliary, presided at the convention. Smile, j you’ve got K. The Great TT-J Eyeglass * Guarantee. Ik For 1 year from purchase, > we 'll fix or replace OjKtBW broken frames and lenses. TpearleY 1 1 vision 'X The “Happy Face” Place. 505 West Taylor, Griffin CS Tel. 228-3450. Open daily 9 to 5:30 including Sat. A 1.99 Value CALADRYL M LOTION $139 86 0:. I 2.28 Value SQUIBB *4 QQ SACCHARIN *|' ,S 14 Grain - 500 Tablets 1.59 Value UQUIO H W/ ® SHAMPOO QRc 7 Oz. yu 1.49 Value IW ULTRA-BAN X ANTIPERSPIRANT © ROLL-ON DEODORANT ftQ c 1.5 Oz. QQ IH pristeen feminine f 1 DEODORANT SPRAY M - 88 c 69c Value NORTHERN FACIAL TISSUE QQc 200 Count Limit 2 VW Those attending from the « Barnett-Harris Post and Unit were: Mr. and Mrs. Preston Newton, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Turner, Dr. and Mrs. Guy Woodroof, Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Murphy, Mr. and Mrs. Doug Bollberg, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. > • James Jennings, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Bevil, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Fleming. « Mrs. Anne Lewis, Mrs. Mary Roberson, Ted Kuzma, “Fat” Nixon, Dr. Rip Savage, Ben Saul, Sam Saul, Bill Capel. • Stork Club LITTLE MISS SIMMONS * Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Sim mons of Route 4, Box 516-A, Griffin, announce the birth of a « daughter on July 19 at the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital. MASTER FURLOW ' Mr. and Mrs. Jack Furlow of Route 5, Pinedale Trailer Park, Griffin, announce the birth of a son on July 19 at the Griffin- Spalding County Hospital.