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The Leader-Tribune Wednesday, September 30,1982
Tax dollars will defend the
commission lawsuit
By Hallie Rigdon
The Peach County Commission
voted last week to allocate $7500 to
be used as a retainer for the law
firm of Moore and Moore in Perry
to defend them against the lawsuit
filed by Tax Commissioner Dwight
Byrd and the Peach County Citizens
for Better Government.
The lawsuit is asking for a jury
trial on two issues, the building of
the Byron Annex and the original
purchase of Commissioner Johnny
Smith's land.
The suit charges the land pur¬
chase itself was questionably legal
and that the commissioners who
voted for it should be held person¬
Doles attends Emergency Management Workshop
Director Jeff Doles, and former
director Tom Futral, of the Peach
County EMA attended the Integrat¬
ed Emergency Management System
Workshop sponsored by the Geor¬
gia Emergency Management Agen¬
cy (GEMA) at the Georgia Public
Safety Training Center in Forsyth
on August 18-19,1992.
Local emergency management
agency and civil defense directors
from throughout the state gathered
for the two-day workshop which
featured a keynote address, “The
Future of Emergency Manage¬
ment,’’ by Lieutenant Governor
CBA elects Brown to Board of Dir.
The Community Bankers Asso¬
ciation of Georgia (CBA)
announced the election of W. L.
Brown, of Middle Georgia Bank, to
serve on the board of directors of
the Association for the 1992-93
year. Representing the 3rd Division
of the state, Brown will help guide
the Community Bankers Associa-
Poitevint denounces Fowler
Georgia Republican Party
Chairman Alec Poitevint today
denounced Senator Wyche Fowler
for “changing his story” and
“lying” about his role in the check
bouncing scandal.
“In 1986, Wyche Fowler told a
Texas court that he couldn’t afford
to pay more than $100 per month
in child support. He said he had
only a few dollars left at the end of
each month and that he was fortu¬
nate the House Bank didn’t ‘zap’
him for bad checks,” Poitevint
said. “Now, with his daughter
Susan Lee; Cont'd from Front...
bone marrow donors. "I won't bene¬
fit from this," said Susan, "but
many afflicted children could. I'd
like to use whatever time I may
have to make a real contribution to
the future. There is always hope in
science and technology."
The entire cost of bone marrow
transplant is paid by the recipient
and the donor is not required to go
further than his or her own local
hospital. The bone marrow is ex-
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ally liable and that they reimburse
the county for the purchase price of
$128,000.
The suit asks that the Byron An¬
nex not be built until such time as
the population of the north end of
the county merits an annex and at a
time when the tax digest can allow
the financing of the construction.
County Attorney Jeff Liipfert
said that since the Peach County
Commission was named as a defen¬
dant in the case, as well as the
commissioners who voted for the
land purchase individually, that
county tax dollars could be allocated
to defend them in court. The case
Pierre Howard. Following the
address, Lieutenant Governor
Howard presented a proclamation
from Governor Zell Miller to
GEMA Director Gary McConnell
proclaiming Wednesday, August 19,
1992, as “Emergency Management
Day” in Georgia. Director
McConnell also addressed the
group and answered questions from
the local directors.
According to Doles, the work¬
shop covered national, regional and
state emergency management and
civil defense issues for federal fis¬
cal year 1993. Participants received
tion in its mission to preserve and
promote community banking’s
prominent role in the communities
its 320 member banks serve
statewide.
As a board member of the CBA,
W. L. Brown will be heavily
involved in the Association’s politi¬
cal efforts on both the state and
national levels and the group’s edu¬
cational, member services and net¬
working opportunities on behalf of
its members. During Brown’s year
of service cm the Board, the Associ¬
ation will concentrate many of its
efforts on informing the citizens of
Georgia about the advantages of
community banking, particularly
the high quality of customer service
that is the trademark of community
banks such as Middle Georgia
Bank.
“As community bankers, we are
in a position to contribute to the
grown and his political career in
jeopardy, Fowler claims he never
bounced any checks.”
“Either Wyche Fowler lied to
the judge or he lied to the voters of
Georgia,” Poitevint charged. “I call
on him now to come clean with the
citizens of our state.”
Poitevint quoted verbatim from
the 1986 deposition in which
Fowler stated: “I have $200 or
$300 left over at best from my
ongoing expenses. Often, you
know, I don’t have that and some¬
times I have to thankfully, we
tracted locally and shipped to the re¬
ceiving patient.
This is an opportunity for educa¬
tion, awareness, and for making a
contribution that may one day save
another life. Go by Middle Georgia
Bank on Saturday to fill out the pa¬
perwork and donate a little blood for
testing. One day it may be someone
in your own family who will have
the need of a bone marrow trans¬
plant.
will be heaid on October 8 in Peach
County Superior Court
In the meantime, the City of By
ron has filed a lawsuit for
"intervention" in the case.
According to Byron Mayor James
Williams, "We were never con
suited about any of this" and "want
to be heard." Their suit will be
heard in court on October 2.
"No one ever came up here," said
Byron Councilman Ed Dunbar, "to
ask us what we need, what our
thoughts were, or how we felt
about it. We have been like the red
headed stepchild in this county for a
long time. We want our side heard."
state updates on the rescue pro¬
gram, training, drills, planning,
communications, budgets, radiolog¬
ical protection and hazardous mate¬
rials. We dealt with most of the cur¬
rent and future issues facing
emergency managers,” Doles said.
In addition to Lieutenant Gover¬
nor Howard, the directors were
addressed by officials from GEMA,
the Federal Emergency Manage¬
ment Agency (FEMA), the Emer¬
gency Management Association of
Georgia (EMAG), the American
Red Cross and the National Weath¬
er Service.
economic development of our
towns, and meet the needs of our
customers, who are our neighbors
and friends. At Middle Georgia
Bank our customers are truly our
most important asset. We need to
get the message out across Georgia
that community banks, supported
by the Community Bankers Associ¬
ation of Georgia, are best positioned
to serve their communities,” said
Brown.
Brown, who serves as President
of Middle Georgia Bank, lives in
Fort Valley with his wife Deeda and
is active in the Kiwanis Club of
Fort Valley. He also serves on the
Board of Directors of the Peach
County Chamber of Commerce,
Middle Georgia Development Cor¬
poration, Middle Georgia Private
Industry Council and the Small
Business Administration Advisory
Council for Region IV.
have a bank that doesn’t zap me
when I bounce a check because we
have our own bank.”
Fowler gave the deposition in
connection with a suit by his ex-wife
to raise his monthly child support
payments from $100 per month. Ear¬
lier this year, when the House Bank
scandal broke, Fowler denied writing
any bad or bounced checks.
“The people of Georgia deserve
honest, truthful answers to their
questions,” Poitevint said. “Wyche
Fowler needs to stand up and tell
the truth.”
Hevi Troian Fans
There will be a char¬
tered bus going to
Memorial Stadium,
Friday, Oct. 2,1992.
Pay in advance.
Contact Juanita John¬
son 825-0968 or Linda
Lockett 825-1175
the school
By Kay W, Shurden, Ed J>.
“Back to school” is here again.
Children of all ages experience
both excitement and fear when
they think of beginning or return
in « “ school Another grade. New
teachers Tests Homework.
Fnends - The world of the school
intersects the world of home and
things and people begin to shake.
How can parents help their
children enter this new world as
positively as possible? As the
world of home and the world of
school make their separate claims
on children and young people,
what are some things to keep in
mind?
1. Make contact with the school
and your child’s teachers. No mat¬
ter what age your child is, contact
between the two worlds of home
and school is important. This keeps
the parents more in control and
gives children’s needs less oppor¬
tunity to be overlooked.
2. State clearly to your child
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Both Fort Valley and Byron had a good turn out this month when young boys in the elementary grades brought their
parents out to join the Boy Scouts of America and the Cub Scout Program.
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what her or his responsibilities are
regarding homework and work at
home. Set up a time and place for
homework to be done. Invite your
child’s input into these decisions.
Set clear consequences for not
doing homework. (Fix' example, no
Lv. time or no going out on week¬
end). Also clearly state responsi¬
bilities regarding household chores
and duties.
Expecting your child to keep
her or his own space neat is logi¬
cal. Also give them a responsibility
for some job that benefits the
whole family. Setting the supper
table, taking out trash and vacuum¬
ing the family room are examples
of the latter.
3. Plan for some family times
during the upcoming school year.
It is easy to let “family” slide in
the midst of everyone’s busy
schedule. Settling on a few dates
for family outings or trips, plus a
daily meal together (without tele¬
phone or t.v. interruptions) will
insure that children have access to
parents’ attention. Have some fun
together!
4. Recognize your own tenden¬
cy to hover over children to be sure
they are doing papers, projects, and
homework “right” Think of your¬
self as pushing to them the respon¬
sibility of preparing for class -
homework, supplies, etc. - and you
are the resource in case they run
across special problems. If you are
assuming too much responsibility
for your child’s schoolwork, you
may be shielding them from
becoming responsible students.
5. You may be the kind of par¬
ent who has a tendency to leave
everything regarding school to
your child. Be sure to let your
child know that you are interested
and available if needed. Do not
expect a totally responsible child
to expect perfection from himself
or herself. Keep communication
and contact between home and
school open.