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Hometown Newspaper of Rex and Elizabeth Price
Volume XXIV - Number 8
Leesburg, Georgia -- October 4,2001
Fifty Cents
Smithville Issues Police Report
Last week, according to Walt
Causey, Smithville Chief of Po
lice, the Smithville Police De
partment patrolled 476 miles, an
swered 16 calls in the city, served
two bench warrants, wrote 16
traffic citations, and gave nine
warnings.
Artie Charles Davis, 27, of
Gillionville Road, Albany, was
charged with D.U.I., possession
of marijuana (less than an
ounce), speeding, and open con
tainer. The traffic stop was made
by Chief Causey.
On September 20, Lt. Smith
made a traffic stop on David Eu
gene Suggs of Sylvester Road,
Albany. The officer clocked Mr.
Suggs driving 52 miles per hour
in a 35 mph zone. Mr. Suggs pre
sented a Florida drivers license.
A computer check revealed the
license was suspended for fail
ure to pay child support. Mr.
Suggs was charged with speed
ing and driving while license sus
pended and transported to the
Lee County jail. His car was
towed.
On September 23, Lt. Smith
observed a car weaving on the
roadway. The officer conducted
a traffic stop and noticed the
smell of alcohol on the breath of
the driver, Alf Dodson of Staton
Drive, Smithville. After perform
ing poorly on the field sobriety
test, Mr. Dodson was placed un
der arrest and charged with driv
ing under the influence, open
container violation, and failure to
maintain lane.
On September 28, Chief Cau
sey responded to a complaint of
stolen vehicle. Complainant ad
mitted that his wife took the car
and that it was registered in her
name. The car was returned later
that night.
Lt. Smith conducted a traffic
stop which resulted in Otis Gar
ner being charged with speeding
59/35 zone, D.U.I. 1st, driving
while license suspended, and
possession of marijuana less
than an ounce.
During a road check, Officer
Eason charged Sedrick D. Scott
with no insurance, expired tag,
D.U.I., open container, and pos
session of marijuana less than an
ounce.
During a traffic stop, Mrs.
Tammie Harris was found to be
wanted in Sumter County. She
was arrested on that warrant and
transported by a Sumter County
deputy.
On October 2, Lt. Smith con
ducted a traffic stop. A female
juvenile was charged with
speeding 69/45 and no license.
Chief Causey also stated that
Rose Thomas was arrested by
her probation officer in Lees
burg. Mrs. Thomas was on pro
bation from the Smithville court
for D.U.I. and traffic violations.
Her arrest stemmed from viola
tion of her probation conditions.
Mrs. Ida Chambers announced that she would be running for House Seat 134
during a ceremony Tuesday. Family, friends, and supporters were on hand to
wish her well with her upcoming campaign.
Ida Chambers Announces
Intentions To Seek House Seat
Ida Chambers
ties Authority and is a Commis
sioner with the Dougherty/Lee
Housing Authority.
Ida Chambers sold Bill Cham
bers Mobile Home Park in 1996
and currently manages the
family's rental properties and in
vestment interests in Dougherty
and Lee County. She is still
strong on her beliefs in God and
family values. She is a crusader
for this part of the state and has
extremely close ties on the State
level in the House of Represen
tatives and Senate. She is a
woman who loves life, loves
Southwest Georgia, and loves this
Country.
Ida Chambers' home address is
291 Cypress Point Circle; Lees
burg, GA 31763. She may be
reached by telephone at
(229)759-2076.
Bishop Clean Care, Inc
Holds Groundbreaking
At the beginning of the 21st
century. Bishop Clean Care. Inc.
is the largest full service clean
ing service in Georgia. Patti
Bishop Savelle, daughter of the
original owner is owner and gen
eral manager of the corporation
which operates three divisions:
carpet cleaning and related ser
vices; fire, water and mold dam
age mitigation and restoration;
and janitorial and related ser
vices.
Serving Southwest Georgia
since 1952, Bishop originally
started as a dry cleaning and laun
dry company. In the mid-1960's,
carpet, rug and upholstery clean
ing services were added with ex
Doherty
Duggan
zrRouse
Insurors
Home • Auto • Business • Life/Health
P.O.Box 71628 (912) 888-2040
Albany, GA 31708-1628 800-628-2040
2301 Dawson Road (31707) Fax (912) 435-3036
www.ddrins.com
Lee County
Primary
School
Fall
Carnival
10:00 - 2:00
Saturday
October 6
Bishop Clean Care, Inc. held a groundbreaking ceremony
last Friday morning at their new location at 234 Cedric
Street in Lee County. Pictured are Michael Summerall and
Dennis Moore of Bishop Clean Care, Inc., Patti Bishop
Savelle, owner, Eddie Meeks, President of Lee County
Chamber of Commerce and Eddie Hinman, Lee County
Commissioner, Century District.
pansion into fire and water dam
ages restoration and janitorial
services following the sale of the
dry cleaning division in 1970.
According to the current direc
tory from the International Insti
tute of Inspection, Cleaning and
Restoration Certificate (IICRC),
Bishop is the only firm in this
area with four certified master
cleaners on staff. Those master
cleaners are: Michael
Summerall, Director of Residen
tial and Emergency Services;
Dennis Moore, Director of
Building Services; Jose
Mendosa, Senior Carpet Care
Specialist; and Patti Savelle, who
was the first woman ever to earn
the IICRC Master Cleaner certi
fication. All carpet cleaning tech
nicians are certified or are in the
process of being certifed by
IICRC, an independent certify
ing association for the cleaning
industry. Bishop also employs 65
part-time janitorial service em
ployees and is a member of the
International Society of Cleaning
Technicians, the Cleaning Man
agement Institute, the Albany and
Lee County Chambers of Com
merce and Better Business Bu
reau.
As a family owned business
since its beginning. Bishop Clean
Care, Inc. has built its growth on
quality service guaranteed to ev
ery customer and business served
throughout the past 50 years.
Their mission statement includes
a commitment to both customers
and employees to “Excellence in
service, concern for the progress,
personal development and pros
perity of its employees and the
community in which it serves,
and the establishment of its repu
tation as a witness to Christian
principles and ethics."
After 50 years on Roosevelt
Avenue in Albany, Bishop will
relocate their corporate office
and production facility to 234
Cedric Street in Lee County in
March of 2002.
Special to the Ledger
As a public service, the Lee
County Ledger provides space for
candidates to declare their intent
to run for public office.
On Tuesday October 2, 2001,
Ida Chambers officially declared
her candidacy for District 134 of
the Georgia State House of Rep
resentatives. She is a true defini
tion of the American Dream. Be
ing raised during the depression,
Ida Chambers has worked all of
her life. From the fields of Miller
County to the factories in Albany,
GA to the political front of this
great State, she has devoted her
entire life to helping others.
Ida Nix Chambers was born in
Miller County, Georgia into a
sharecropper’s family and at
tended grammar school in Miller
County. She married her high
school sweetheart. Bill Chambers,
Sr. and moved to Albany. There
they lived until her husband was
drafted into the Army to be
shipped overseas to World War II.
Ida moved to Panama City,
Florida to live with her parents
until Bill's return from the War.
Upon Bill's return, they were
blessed with their only child. Bill
Chambers. Jr. She went to work
to help earn a living for a strong
family.
Ida went to work at Coats &
Clark in 1948. There she took on
the duties of general laborer but
quickly worked her way up the
ladder to the position of Chief
Color Matcher. She was the only
woman supervisor working with
51 men supervisors. After 19
years with Coats and Clark she
resigned and took her company
investments with her for “greener
pastures". Bill and Ida started sev
eral businesses with their hard
earned investments. They started
Bill Chambers Mobile Home Park
and a small grocery store called
The Handy Corner. In 1953, they
spun off a small automobile
dealership that would eventually
turn into a successful business that
is working on its third generation
and carries its name and cliental
by the excellent relationships that
are made with its customers; the
same basics that Bill and Ida
taught their son. Bill Jr. who nows
Board To Act On
Meal Charges
The Lee School Board reviewed
the Policy concerning student -
staff charges Monday night.
The board will consider policy
changes October 8 during their
monthly business meeting
holds the reigns to the family
business.
The family moved to Lee
County in 1962 and still lives in
the same area.
Ida Chambers has very strong
religious beliefs and is a devoted
Christian. She was born and
raised into a Christian home and
kept her ties with God strong to
her side during good times and
bad. She attended Raleigh White
Baptist Church in Albany and
upon moving to Lee County, be
gan attending Kinchafoonee Bap
tist Church, a mission of First
Baptist Church of Leesburg. At
Kinchafoonee Baptist she has
served as Treasurer and as Choir
Director and is still a member.
Among her many talents and en
joyments is gospel singing, fish
ing. and enjoying the outdoors
with her family. She has been a
member of several now popular
gospel singing groups.
Ida Chambers has always been
referred to as “a common folks
ambassador”. She has always
gone beyond the call of duty to
do all that is possible to establish
public services throughout the
area. Ida Chambers was part of
an organization that had a vision
to bring Rural Health Care to
Southwest Georgia and Lee
County. Requiring funding and
support on a State and Federal
level, they took many trips to
lobby for support and eventually
were rewarded with the State and
Federal funding to make this
dream a reality. On a lighter front,
this vision for rural health care
brought about the creation of a
book and later a blockbuster
movie, “Doc Hollywood”, a
movie about a very close and dear
friend Dr Jim Hotz who still re
sides in Albany. She has served
as Chairperson of the Board for
Albany Primary Health Care and
is currently on the Advisory
Board for the Organization. Ida’s
office, from which she ran her
mobile home park, was the first
satellite office away from the Lee
County Court House to be ap
proved by the Justice Department
to implement voter registration
and she has always been a strong
advocate for voter registration. In
1982 she was appointed to the
Board of Directors for Sumter
EMC where she currently serves
as Secretary and Treasurer. She
is regarded on the State and Fed
eral level to have a high knowl
edge of rural electrification and
rural utilities. She serves as a
member of the Lee County Utili-
BUFFALO ROCK
Lee County
High School
PTSO
Open House
7:00 - 8:30
Thursday
October 11
