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PAGE 2A FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS-WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1991 RADlOcontinuedfromPagelA ion is,” Johnson said Monday Courthouse records also show that n Aug. 1989 Gravitt, Aderhold, Lips comb and The Rieves Corporation and Lanier Bank and Trust engaged in a real estate deal to each receive one-forth the interest from a tract of land in the city. Amy Rieves signed the legal docu ment as President of The Rieves Corporation. Mrs. Rieves did not return a call to The Forsyth County News before press-time and therefore could not be asked about her involvement with The Cumming Group. A prepared statement released by the station to address the issue Friday said: “WHNE Radio’s policy is to pre sent both sides of every news story. Any statement made to the contrary is incorrect” When asked about possible zoning and real estate favors promised to Mrs. McCollum, the mayor said to his knowledge she has never requested zoning in the City of Cumming. “I think they’re in left field,” Gravitt KAGEcontinued from Page 1A Although most doctors tell women to get their first baseline mammo gram at age 35, Mrs. Harbrecht sug gests earlier. In fact, because of her cancer, Mrs. Harbrecht is hoping her daughter will have a mammogram at age 29. "Preventative medicine is what it really is,” she said. “It is worth every Correction In Sunday’s edition of the Forsyth County News a headline on a story about an arrest in Dawson County should have read: Cumming man faces charges for soliciting to commit murder. We regret the error and any confusion that mighthave been caused. Forsyth County News Customer Service Policy Miss your paper? 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PLEASE START ASUBSCRIPTIONINTHE FOLLOWING: NAME: ADDRESS: CITY: STATE: ZIP: PHONE: OFFER GOOD WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. OFFER OPEN TO NON-SUBSCRIBERS ONLY. NOTVAUDWITHANYOTHER COUPON OR PROMOTION. MAILSUBSCRIPTION OUT OFCOUNTY:S4OPERYEAR said about the two WHNE employees. They need to go back and look in the crystal ball.” The mayor stated that he has never asked that news from WHNE be slant ed in his favor. He added that the situ ation connected to his previous con spiracy charges that Tyson Foods, three members of the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners and State Rep. Bill Barnett want to “do away with the City of Cumming." “It is very unprofessional of a radio station personality to have a press conference at an office of the Forsyth County Commission Chairman,” Gra vitt stated. "That shows me which way the news is being slanted.” Owner Van McCollum confirmed Daugherty resigned his News Direc tor position with the 1170 AM station Monday. According to Daugherty, he threw in the towel after a Monday meeting with Mr. McCollum who allegedly threatened legal action against both him and Skelton. Daugherty also said McCollum wanted to start monitoring penny. 11 doesn’t take long and it is not painful uncomfortable, but not painful. It is so simple to do it is just stupid not to do it” And to those who have breast can cer or will have it - she said, “Be a fighter and have positive thinking." Because of breast cancer aware ness month many facilities are offer ing reduced prices on mammograms. At Lakeside Community Hospital women may pick up a coupon for a mammogram and make an appoint ment at the radiology department at the hospital. The Imaging Center at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gaines ville is also offering mammograms for the reduced price of $55. your paper. On Wednesday you can call from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. if you did not receive your newspaper and we will deliver it to you on that day. Our office hours are Monday t hrough Friday from 8:30 a.m. t o 5 p.m. The phone number is 887-3126 or 523-7303. who was interviewed and what meet ings would be attended by the news director in the future. Daugherty add ed that McCollum made false accusa tions about his association with Coun ty Commissioner Barry Hillgartner. “I felt under threat of lawsuit and a set agenda where they dictate even more, there was no alternative but to resign,” Daugherty said. “They of fered me an unworkable situation and there was no alternative but to resign.” McCollum said Monday there is no legal action filed against Daugherty. Skelton was still an employee of WHNE as of Monday, when she also resumed her on-air morning show. Former WHNE News Director Dar ris Brock, who worked at the station from Oct 1985 to Aug. 1990 said he never heard real estate or zoning fa vors mentioned by the Mccollums while on the job. However, he claimed Mrs. McCol lum asked him in July 1990 before lo cal elections took place the next Tues day, to write a story specifically from Scontinuedfrom Page 1A the re-bills were ordered by the state court after a series of suits initiated by the Forsyth County Board of Equalization. Taxpayers whose notices announce a refund or credit may get a check for taxes due back to them by bringing the notice and proof of payment of the temporary taxes to the Tax Commis sioner’s Office on the ground floor of the courthouse. This must be done within 60 days of the notice’s postage date. All bills must be paid within 60 days of the postage. The official 1990 permanent digest is $1,168,618,988. The temporary di gest - based on the 1989 digest prior to revaluation was $737,155,178. BILLY'S STUMP REMOVAL 887-6671 FREE ESTIMATES STUMP GRINDING the mayor’s viewpoint At the time, the mayor was opposing County Com missioner Michael Bennett about the property tax assessment issue. Brock said. He added that McCollum told him to write a story that would "damage Michael before Tuesday.” “She used the radio station as a po litical voice,” Brock stated. Even if the allegations against the radio station owners are true, they may not be in legal violation of any codes. According to Georgia Press Associ ation attorney Jim Ellington, the Fed eral Communications Commission (FCC) does not require that equal time be given to those on the air. The FCC Fairness Doctrine, which for 38 years stated parties must have a reasonable opportunity to present contrasting views on public issues of public importance, was abolished in 1987, Ellington said. As of Nov. 1990. it had not been re enacted. Commissioners and Board of Edu cation members have set a millage rate of 18.91 on the digest That means $18.91 must be paid for each SI,OOO of assessed value (about 40 percent of the value of the property as appraised by the county). The Tax Assessor’s Office is now working on the 1991 tax bills, hoping to get them out in November to avoid having to have a third temporary bill ing to bring in money for the opera tion of the county school system. Girls, Boys needed for clogging team Girls and boys between the ages of 7 and 12 interested in joining a clogging team call 536- 1831 for more information. COUNTER SALES New Food Store-Alpharetta Flexible Hours-Great Benefits Dental Plan Come Join Our Team Call 9 AM-2 PM 1404-475-3251 J/L dJ J W You are invited to make your gift selection for these couples at Parsons. Joann W. Boatwright to Stephen D. Durand Oct. 26 Terri Worpham to Jason Hall Nov. 2 Ginger Hamby to Kevin Bearden Nov. 2 Cynthia Rickies to Steve Cooley Nov. 2 Benita Bower to Phil Burruss Nov. 23 Gena Graves to Jeff Garner Dec. 7 Susan Harris to Rodger Norwood Jan 25,1992 k Bride's W Listing Y 525 Lakeland Plaza Cumming, Ga. 887-9991 W We're looking for the area's best holiday recipe. Send us yours! Ist, 2nd, and 3rd place cash prizes to be given to Individual and Group winning recipes. Deadline Nov. 6,1991 SENDYOUR RECIPES TO: MILITARY-- from Page 1A systems,” said company President Bruce Collopy. The bid made in May by the compa ny located on Bluegrass Lakes Park way became official Sept 27, accord ing to Collopy. Collopy said the devices with the acronym ANVIS/HUD (Aviator Night Vision Heads-Up Display) will allow Army and Marine Corp. military pilots to see both low-intensity light outside the plane as well as the monitoring instruments inside the cockpit with out removing their goggles, a task not possible now. “In Desert Shield and Desert Storm, a lot of military personnel wore goggles for night vision. What we're providing... affixes to the gog gles so the pilot can monitor various LlßßAßYcontinued from Page 1A 15.5 employees. These will include a manager, reference supervisor, and children’ssupervisor. The board discussed several change orders which are being in cluded in the construction - most which were originally cut out of the project because of cost but now fit into the $4.1 million building budget The new library is being funded by a $2 million state grant and $2.1 mil lion in general obligation bonds OKed by the county’s voters. The cost for operating the new li- COUJVTYcontinued from Page 1A • The board voted to advertise to hold a public hearing to make a change in the alcohol ordinance. The proposed changes, requested by V.F.W. Post #9143, is to increase the number of pinball and video games from three to five in establish AUCTION Fantastic Antique Auction Saturday, Oct. 26 6:00 p.m. Over 400 Super Pieces From Scotland JASPER AUTO AUCTION BARN Take Hwy. 53 west of Appalachian Hwy. toward Fairburn, Ga. Jasper, GA For More Info. Call Dean Deßord 404-337-7745 gal ioie -Michelle d “Styling Shop”! 887-6257 October Rates 10-1 thur 10-31 I Adult Hair Cut s ß°° Sun Glitz s32°° Lady’s Cut & Blow Dry S I2 OO Shampoo & Styled s s°° Children 10 &Under S 6 OO All Chemical (perm & color including cut) s 3o°° Long hair (past shoulders)^!) 00 Owner Stylist Michelle White Larke Slack Hwy. 20 West next door to C&L Kwik Shop 007-0Z57 I f' RIZES For Clubs & Individuals ‘Rgcipe Contest Jrom the Kitchen of: Disft: Serves: Ingredients: Directions: Forsyth County News - Cookbook P.O. Box 210 Cumming, Ga 30130 flight information without taking the goggles off,” said Collopy. The five-year contract with options calls for 3,000 devices to be built by Cross Systems, with help from such companies as from the Arrow division in East Alton, 11. and Divine Insurance and Technical Publications Group in Lansdale, Pa. The sub-contractor is Elbit, Ltd. of Haifa, Israel which will provide a proportion of the equipment Work has already begun on the pro ject, said Collopy. Headquartered in Pennsylvania, the local division of Cross Systems which employs about 110 has been in the county since Jan. 1990. Approxi mately 20 - 30 will work on the defense contract, Collopy said. brary will be about $575,000 in direct taxes to county taxpayers. Currently the local costs are paid half from the county budget and half from the budget of the Board of Education. However, the school board has re quested a meeting this Monday with the library board to discuss its finan cial participation. The board needs to come out of that meeting with an idea of what the school board’s commitment is, said Joann Pinder, Director of Lake La nier Regional Library System. ments like theirs. The propsed change would allow five machines in nationally charted charitable, fraternal and V.F.W. orga nizations which have a county license to serve alcohol.