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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2017
THE JACKSON HERALD
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EW SOL. PLEDGES HOARD DEATH ‘NOThTvAHF
(FORMER IMMUNITY EYED AS PROBE CONTINUES
; HOosg
'URoy,
lew $700,000
IS Planned
A £*w $700,000 elementary school i n C om-
0 * being planned.
^ project would be financed
Refund.. Supt. W. R.
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facility would be
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j Some >e»” *«°
Bo*rd of Edu
^ 30
L, .t the **te Mr
••^jaokinS toward the
locAtmc •»
tcbooli there »t
, *xr* date.
1 ^ tbe State Board
will *ct tn the
,.j. jpyiicatior. for the
t September. Mr L*n£
M ippbc»tion u now
* f.nancir.c would
nS3tJ », a remit of
0 f ik« elemcn-
j-- ia the city
Bulletin
Men l K Or.Hefh
■*»*■*»< “improving
< M«T Mlowing «
i Am lost w»«k.
M >mw under o*y-
«* n>* tent *n re-
»iC ** BinfcwJeek-
w« Hospital.
ilen Cars
awed At
dergrass
f esten can were re-
‘ a Jackaoo County
*■ •*«* Sheriff L C.
■d but it is not
* **T hare anythin*
•s* the Hoard killing
**P two autoa
at each of two
*•* a quarter of a
***r Pcndergraw
** *«« * tripped and
atotlen from
IT* * tUyavllie; o«e
l2 1 . 5outh ,l Gainea-
LU trwa Zackey Erwin.
L l= d the owner of
1// ““I been found
* c ^neleta.
School Bus
Routes
Changed
All school bus routes in
Jackson County have been
changed for 1967-08. Jackson
County School Supt. M. I-
Holliman said this week.
The changes, which were
not specified in the announce
ment. were made following a
survey by the State Depart
ment of Education at the re
quest of the Jackson County
Board of Education.
Supt. Holliman said school
poIrons are asked to be pa
tient during the changes as it
will take a week or two to
make the necessary adjust
ments and to adjust the time
>f pickup and arrival at
^AU*buses will make at least
Iwo trip.. Mr Holliman Mid.
both morning and atternoon.
Thoao pickrd up drat in the
morning will b« carried home
gskin Time
iars In County
TOES
*• not far a-
,fi th School
« ^ J • home
S iL**' »hil« the
L , •*•«« will
.^"u,.
*’'*• tor Jits
now on sale
“"or Co. and
•tor C* n»-ral «
'••Irm.fii JuiliMiil Cirrui
'*•> » - »tann.|| .,f Wi
“for Fln»4 Iftrard I
The investigation into the death of Floydl Clemanry
Hoard is moving along steadily, but quietly,? V’ y P* rVin * ho *•» *»'« in
with no eapecially aignificnt new clue, at thi. i"i""o"llo.rd'. dnh “rl' L'.'l
time, GBI Capt. J. E. Carnes told The Herald rj t,, , fi(
Maddox
'*• Munijji)
II,-
id
ung.
Vietnam Victim
Given Award
A Jaekson county soldier
who nit killrd m Vietnam ha*
been posthumously awarded
the Republic of Vi.-tnam Mil*
•-r> Merit Medal and the Cal
lari try Cross with Palm.
He is Fred A Caddis, son of
Mr. and Mrs George D Gad
di- of Jefferson Route 2
Maj Gen Kenneth G Wick
ham notified Mr and Mrs
Gaddis recently of the award
Risen their son He said the
officer selected to make the
delivery will communicate
with them within a few weeks
to arrange for delivery in ac
cordance with their wishes.
"My continued sympathy is
with you." he concluded in his
letter.
Young Gaddis was killed last
fall.
1 realm- the tr«-m<-ndoUk
respon-iliility which has so
suddenly and unexpectedly
ber-n plan-d upon me | ran
only **> that I will give my
new duties my full dedication.
• nergy and determination I
do not intend for Floyd Hoard
to base died in vain lie wa»
'♦eking a better Piedmont Ju
dicial Circuit and a bette*
Georgia and I am doing the
»ame There will always In
law enforcement and prose
cuting attorneys to that it goes
without vaymg that murder
will not do away with crime
fighting and crime proven
No plans hava bttn mad*
to rtiunx tho August farm
of Jackson Suptnor Court
In tho naar future, Judgo
Mark Dunahoo said Wednes
day. Court was recessed e
few minutes efter It open
ed on tho day of Sol. Gen.
Floyd Hoard's death.
Judge Dunehoo noted that
Barrow Superior Court will
be held for tho next two
Mr. Channell has been a
law partner of James Paris of
Winder nearly two years.
He was born in Quitman
and received his education at
North Georgia College. Dah
lonega. the University of
Georgia. Emory University and
the U S. Naval Academy. An
napolis. Md. He received his
LLB degree from Emory Law-
School.
Mr Channell was associated
with Gambrell. Holland and
Berwick. Atlanta law firm, in
its New York office for sev
eral years. For II years, he
was legal counsel for Eastern
Air Lines, having served as
assistant vice president for
the last five of those II years.
He was a G-orgia assistant at
torney general for three years
before Joining Mr. Paris.
Mr Channell. father of
three children, is a Methodist
*r.d a Lon.
He was on vacation in Con
necticut when the appoint
ment was made and flew into
Atlanta Sunday night for the
swearing-in ceremony Monday
morning He returned to Con
necticut to pick up his family
end cut short the vacation
The new solicitor •• highly
recommended by Piedmont
Circuit Judge Mark Dunahoo
who calls him "a man of con
sidcrable capability."
Judge Dunahoo said:
this morning.
He said a Danville, W Va
detective has been here this
week to compare notes in con
nection with the bombing of
a solicitor's home there in
June. I However, other
than the fact that both men
were solicitors, no connections
have been found The West
Virginia solicitor, who escaped
injury, also had been prove
cuting auto thieves
Channell also stated
"The fact that Floyd wav
murder* d makes me think
that that could happen to me
and f’m not aspiring to be a
dead hero.
"But there is always going
to be law- enforcement There
arc always going to be prose
cuting attorneys
"Unless the killer and any
cthqr would be killers are
vtark raving crary. they should
realize that historically when
any law enforcement officer
Is killed, the authorities use
more vigor and determination
in finding his killer than in
any other type of case. Chan
nel! said.
Agents have been checking
fingerprints found on two
stolen, stripped cars found in
Jaekson County Sunday night,
but Capt Carnes says he
dirf-ifiT know whether the
"ripped cars have anylhmg
to do with the Hoard ease
Capt Carnev said no foil
lands from the dynamite u-.-d
in the Aug 7 slaying of Sol
Gen Hoard have been found
A report to this effect was
erroneous, he said.
Mr Hoard had discu-. ted
with hiv brother. Joe. on the
Saturday before his death the
possibility of his car being
bombed and had asked what
he might do. Capt Carnes
told The Herald The brother
had suggested be put Scotch
tape on the hood and then
check to sec whether it had
been broken. This had not
been done The GBI invest ir»
tor said the solicitor had not
said specifically he had been
threatened
In the meantime, officers
are continuing their probe In
to the papers of Mr. Hoard
and the cases he had prose
cuted or had planned to prose
cute. Capt. Carnet said work
on the Jackson County file* Is
nearing completion, but that
the Banka and Barrow filea
are yet to be checked.
Solicitors General A*si
Georgia.
The suggestion by Sol Gen
Kenneth Goolsby of Thomson
was made as the organization
planned a meeting today with
Gov latter Maddox
Goolsby said every prosecu
tor in the state is m dan
ger until the killer is found
"Somebody's broken the
and the seed may be planted
m some other deranged mind.**
be declared
"I think the first thing we
nee d to do u guarantee clem
ency or immunity for any per
son will give us information
to the arrest of Fuzzy's killer
Whatever it takes to break
this ca.se it what we've got to
do and I'm certain the gover
nor will be receptive "
In the meantime. GBI Capt.
J E Carnes, who U heading
the investigation told The
Herald this week that anyone
who has information, “no mat
ter how insignificant it may
seem," should report it to hia
office. "It will go no further."
he said. "We can be trusted to
keep such information in
strict confidence."
Capt Carnes may be reach
ed at the Crawford W Long
Inn. Jefferson.
immunity to won
f ’Finish The Job/
Jaycees Urge
"From his early youth until
manhood he was constantly as
sociated with known racketeers
He learned all the lessons wtuch
the racketeers taught him.
“In the meantime we were
formulating the great conspira
cy which led to the victim’s
or you
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K*mea will
County. Aug
U** *. Harlem.
Washington-
■ " W-JU J,d * ticket
IS ts. ,0m *he top
p, **« box and
'*ome flr »»
r V r.***”** State.
^**»*ce High
'> Co.
Sept. 15. S. Habersham,
home.
Sept. 22 Jefferson, home.
Sept 29. N. Habersham. •-
**Oct. 6. Madison Co- away.
Oct. 13. Toccoa. home.
Oct 20. Rabun Co- away-
Oct. 27. Hart Co- home
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* Cb * dUl * & i 0, ,h.* rorthconuo*
White County.
!»« — - °f consider- ^
able*—pabTlity. inluHIUonl •ltd
, man of .terlm* inte-grlty H«
..cm. to have a knack for d
seating and under,landing all
legal problem. He ,1m ...
plea.ing per.on.lilr. He will
have in go through a neverr
ti an, formation from dcten..
counael lo proweulor but hr
will be 10,1 »■ dedicated lo
hi, job a, he ha, been lo hU
profession "
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'.m. Looking Into A Man's Soul'
“It’s like looking into a man’s soul.”
This was the statement of GBI Capt. J. E.
Carnes after releasing an essay written by Sol.
Gen. Floyd Hoard. The essay, in Hoard’s own murder w« were condoning and
handwriting, was found among the papers at Sm^facilnaa^w? .Uo^d
his office and apparently was written about the racketeer to continue his
February, 1965, not long after the solicitor took criminal buildup to such an ex-
* tent that even though confined
in prison he was allowed to con-
tmue his operation.
“This buildup continued until
we reached the point where hun
dreds of our citizens were so
closely connected either direct
ly or indirectly with the crimi
nal element that the hands of
the few citizens who opposed
the buildup were tied.
“We even allowed good, hon
est citizens who were opposed
to the criminal element and
who spoke out against it lo be
threatened. We are not even
sure that there has not been
murder committed to quiet the
voice of some who were op
posed to organized crime. We
do know of physical attacks
upon some of our honestly dedi
cated citizens.
-We allowed this situation to
grow to such an extent that it
has become increasingly diffi
cult lo recognize who is directly
involved and who l» only ird«-
redly involved. W'e allowed inis
situation to remain because we
did not want to get involved
“It was no concern of nurs
as long as it did not touch us di
rectly. But now that the finger
of guilt has been pointed at us.
we realize that the reason «e
allowed this situation to grow
and to remain was because of
(Continued on Pogo lO)
to murder, not a murder com
mitted by the writer but one
committed by several thousands
of conspirators. However, this
murder was one of the most
cruel acts of Injustice ever
committed against a human be
ing.
“Today a handsome, youthful
citizen died. He did not die at
the hands of the law who was
chasing him. nor did he die at
the hands of justice in any man-
office.
In it. he talked about the
death that day of a “youthful
citizen** (who was not named),
apparently at that time link
ing it to the criminal element
here and blaming society for
permitting the criminal ele
ment to survive. He spoke of
his Built as a member of so
ciety and pledged “lo make
amend."
Sol. Hoard, a former editor
of The Herald, had a flair for ...
words and often wrote prose ^ On the contrary, he died
and verse, sometimes on a a t the hands of his fellowman.
napkin at Marlowe's whose duty it was to give him
Here is the text of the cs- Justice,
say which was released by the “You see. we drove, shoved
GBI with Mrs. Hoard s per- arM j knocked him to his death
mission: He probably never realized
, what we were doing to him. To
-I! you hav. cringed under,land Ihe misery U>at «
shrunk under the excruciating feeling now. you will
paJns of guilt, if you h*™ probably need a history of just
been so ashamed that you want- £ 1 accomplished this cold-
ed to hide •^ ncvcr look jn- murder .
other of your fellowmen tn ine
eye again, or II you have ever -The victim VjgV'Jl ‘5
felt so low about your conduct his early years of childhood had
that the rnuery ol your »ul the usual h.ppinear .od inr;
overwhelmed you. then tf you row. that comejtormatly in lha
have, you will under,land ju«t processes ot growing op. In ms
why /mu., write thi. conies- em^yomh the ^um^rcag
into constant contact with
•This, you sec. is a confession known racketeers.
A tragic event has taken the life of
Floyd (Fuzzy) Hoard, who was elected to
the office of Solicitor General of the Pied-
monl Circuit in 1964. In the three years
that followed, little did we realize that he
wosdd carry out the duties of his office in
soch a way that the citizens of Jackson
County were given proof that he was far
more dedicated than anyone conceived.
We have teen “Fuzzy” take this ac
tion along with almost all of the responsi
bility on himself to do what we all should
have done. The loss to the county and
Piedmont Circuit is great because his ef
forts were toward a better place to live.
Can we citizens say, “We are sorry
we did not do more to help our Solicitor in
his fight against crime,” and think every
thing will turn out right? This is not the
attitude we should have.
Let’s take a look at our county and
ourselves. The first question to come to
our minds should he. “What can I do?**
The Jackson County Jaycee’s have
given much support to the officials of the
county and now state publicy that we will
exert an even greater effort to clean up
oui county.
The Jaycees encourage our elected
officials to take up Floyd Hoard’s fight
with even more determination than ever
to clean up the car-theft and bootleg oper
ations in this area and that the Jaycees
will stand behind them all the way. We
will serve our duty in the courts and the
Grand Jury if we are called. Also we will
not hesitate to voice our opinions in any
matter concerning the public welfare of
our county. We further state that any at
tempt by a law official or any citizen to
try to minimize the seriousness of a crime
or in any way interfere with the fair and
just punishment of any criminal act in the
county will be condoning and encouraging
crime and criminals.
We also em *urage the Sheriff the
Judge, and the Gland Jury to take the ac
tion necessary to keep up the fight * Fuz
zy” had started and to increase and inten
sify their efforts to eleminate crime, van
dalism, illegal beer, car thievery, and mur
der in Jackson County. We further urge
the county commissioners to make availa
ble the funds needed to increase manpow
er and facilities for the Sheriff s Depart-
ment in order that thi. task m.ght be ftn-
i.hed and to insure that our crntnly will
never again have the name of being ti>e
“most corrupt county in the State.
Solicitor Hoard started thta job. Are
we as citizens of Jackson County, going
to ju.t aay. “Well. he wa, doing a good
job." ait back and try to forget how he
died performing hi. iob that we elected
him to? Or are we going to carry on tak
ing up where he left off. and ftn.ah the
job in a way that will ind.cate to h.afam-
ily and friend, that hi. effort, were not
in *THE JACKSON COUNTY JAYCEES
Couple Abducted; Hall
Escapee Surrenders Mon.
School
M>aaon.
Aug.
1. North Hxborahsm.
Sep<-
8 Toe cox. home
?i. era... CO. —’
S*p< 22. Commerce.
Oct 6. Morgan
Oct 13. Lovett, -w.y.
oS 30. Harlem. *»om-_
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■ Co .
Ho Arrest At Mom's
And Pop's Plate
No arrests were made Sst-
urttsv night when officers ap
reared at Mom's and F<>P ■
Sfac. near Br—etton. Sh.rltf
. g ferry «*‘d today.
U lie said reports of arresta
0.4 . rwav*
up thrra ."4 — ««" '* “V-
Z arreata ware ma4'. "“d.
sheriff added
A Hall County escapee sur
rendered about 3 a m. Monday
after an area wide search fol
lowing the abduction of a
Commerce man and hia fr
male companion
James Darling. *0. wa*
serving a life term for mur
der when he escaped the flail
County Camp Thursday, l^ter
that day. Richard Rtdling. 33.
of Commerce and his 3£>rar
old female companion were
kidnapped at gunpoint near
Gainesville after they had
stopped for a construction de
■••s-tr. Mulling aald he was shot
»<•** when he refused
• trunk of hi*
-oman
The woman was reportedly
raped. Roth she and ((idling
were forced into the trunk
they were able to force the
t-unk open and the woman
jumped out a» their abductor
drove along on old V S 29
alMJUt four miles west of Win
der Hulling esesped short l>
afterward* and the kidnapper
drove the car down a dirt road
where It was abandoned The
search followed.
Officers reported that Part
Ing'a sister catted from Lawr
enceville about 2 a m Monday.
Judge Calls For
Cleanup In Area
Piedmont Circuit Judge
Mark Dunahoo has called for
a cleanup In the Circuit and
pledged his full efforts lo
the project.
The Judge, who has highly
praised the late Sol. Gen.
Floyd Hoard, aald:
“B La my prevelant hope and
prayer that the good people of
Piedmont Circuit will back me
more than ever la striving to
eliminate a bad reputation that
asking ...I. a few crlmlnala and hoodlum*
r, /.“r-p — ^ p~^
of this circuH. and to again
restore respect for law and
order In our midst, and bring
to Justice those who vould des
troy the peace and tranquility of
the households and business
establishments of our com
munities."
The Judge said he felt the
area stood at the crossroad* of
a civilised area tor decent peo
ple to live, or an area domi
nated by a criminal elemert.
••This act U a blow to all
law enforcement." he declared.
Ls a shock to all law antd-
log cKlxens that a man dedicated
to the protect loo of our lira#
and property can be taken from
us In such a manner In a sod*y
such as ours
“I especially call upon the
rood people of our circuit to
give their support to our offi
cials."
If somethin* Isn’t dooc, ~
quickly.
i*s family will art
oe safe, eve* In their bom
the Judge emphasized.
The Judge, wboae lapertor
court seestoo was postpooed be
cause of the death of hU solici
tor general, said the murder
could be the work of a warpeo
mind, or could be a flash warw-
ing of a criminal elemert *to
aot Invade the sanctuary of our
t -rrttory-"
JCW&SA OKs large subdivision
By Cindy R. Edge
The Jackson County Water and Sewerage Authority
approved service for three proposed developments at a
meeting held August 10.
JCDB, LLC received approval of a request for water and
sewer service to Summit at Springs Church. Developer
Mark Rudolph proposed construction of a 400-lot active
adult residential subdivision to be located on Hwy. 124 in
the western portion of the county. In addition, the devel
oper has plans for a medical office, fast food restaurant
and a bank. The developer plans to begin construction
in 2019.
Based on a recommendation from authority manager
Eric Klerk, the application was approved with conditions.
One specific condition deals with the timeline for con
struction.
“Because this is a very large project, we didn’t want all
of the sewer coming on during the first year.” Klerk stated.
Wastewater volumes for this project will be phased in over
five years from beginning of construction.
In other action, Brad Hughes received approval for
water and sewer service to Jefferson Downs, located west
of the intersection of Hwy. 124 and Hwy. 11. Hughes
plans to begin construction in 2018.
The development will consist of 71 single family homes
with water provided by the City of Jefferson. Specific
conditions placed on this approval include the applicant’s
ability to obtain required easements and locate a sewer
pump station necessary to service the development.
The last request came from Exeter Property Group for
service to property located along Hwy. 129 in the northern
part of the county. Conditions for this project included a
requirement to provide force main and or gravity sewer
to the terminus of the existing sewer system located on
Wayne Poultry Road. The applicant has filed an applica
tion with the City of Pendergrass to rezone this property
for industrial use.
OTHER BUSINESS
In other business, the board ratified approval of an
engineering agreement with Sweitzer Engineering for
professional service associated with designing upgrades
at the Middle Oconee wastewater treatment plant. The
authority is currently operating under a two year tem
porary discharge permit in order to complete required
upgrades to the facility.
The goal of the authority is to increase discharge allot
ment from 500,000 gallons a day to 1.25 million gallons
per day.
“Is this the end-all for this plant?” asked board member
Don Clerici.
According to Klerk, since basin treatment limitations
are going to be so strict, future expansion at the current
treatment plant is nearly impossible. Klerk indicated the
authority would probably have to look at a new location
for a treatment plant once the current facility becomes
obsolete.
The authority also accepted a bid from J.K. Duren in the
amount of $85,250 to upgrade the SCADA system at the
wastewater treatment plant. SCADA refers to an industrial
computer system that monitors and controls activity at the
wastewater treatment plant.
After expressing reservations about only one quote
for the project, Clerici voted against acceptance of the
bid. According to authority engineer Joey Leslie, the
authority is not required by law to send a project less than
$100,000 out for bids, further noting the authority is not
required to request bids since this project is classified as
professional service.
Klerk also reported the authority will be going before
the SPLOST committee for approval to proceed with
a project to provide service to the Groaning Rock area
east of Commerce and the Sanford Road area east of
Nicholson. The project will consist of construction of a
pumping station along with seven miles of water mains.
JCSS moves eclipse
viewing indoors
In an abundance of caution, the Jackson County School System
is changing plans for outdoor viewing of Monday’s solar eclipse.
The school system’s more than 7,800 students will join faculty,
staff and volunteers and watch the eclipse - indoors - on a variety
of media, including web-based live-streams and broadcast and
cable television stations.
Jackson County is just outside the direct path of “The Great
American Solar Eclipse,” the first total eclipse since 1918 to be
visible on a path across the entire continental U.S.
The sun will be about 99 percent obscured by the moon in the
Jefferson area at approximately 2:37 p.m. Monday.
Teachers and students have been preparing for the once-in-a-
lifetime experience since school started Aug. 4.
“We had hoped to have our students outside and had purchased
eclipse glasses for students, staff and volunteers,” explained Todd
Nickelsen, assistant superintendent for teaching and learning.
Letters asking parental permission for student participation were
sent home with most students last week; the rest were to have been
distributed early this week.
Based on recent news reports about the glasses, including recalls
of some brands, those plans changed Tuesday.
“The American Astronomical Society started referencing ‘alarm
ing reports’ of potentially unsafe eclipse viewers ‘flooding the mar
ket,’ late last week,” Nickelsen said.
He noted that AAS said some companies were printing logos
and certification labels on fake glasses and “even displaying fake
test results on their websites to support their bogus claim of com
pliance” with the International Organization for Standardization or
ISO - and those reports have caused concern.
“We are not willing to expose our children or our school system
to unnecessary risk,” he said, but added school officials did not
want to close schools and miss a “remarkable opportunity for
learning” or unduly burden working parents with an unexpected
closure.
Dismissal of elementary students will be delayed until the dan
ger of direct viewing has passed, Nickelsen said, estimating that
classes will dismiss for kindergarten through fifth-grade students
at approximately 3:15 p.m.
Middle school and high school students will be released on their
normal schedules, though some bus delays may result because of
the elementary school changes, he explained.
“Parents who want to check their children out of school to share
the experience with them will certainly be able to do so without
penalty,” Nickelsen said.
The absence will be noted as “excused” in the student’s record,
and parents are asked to contact the school in advance to ensure
orderly dismissal.
“A signed note from the parent indicating what time the student
will be picked up will be accepted,” Nickelsen said, noting that
parents are asked to pick up their children before 11:30 a.m.
Notes should be sent to the school by Friday.
Jefferson BOE to refinance bonds
The Jefferson Board of Education
voted last week to refinance some
bonds, a move that will save the
system $2 million over the com
ing years. Bond rates have fallen in
recent months. The new bonds will
be issued in September.
The board also took a look at its
FY2018 $27.6 million budget. The
budget anticipates the amount the
system will have to pay into the
Teachers’ Retirement System will
jump 18 percent, costing the system
an additional $450,000 on the year.
The BOE will take action next month
after the budget has been advertised
for 30 days.
OTHER BUSINESS
In other business, the BOE:
• heard plans that students will
be kept an additional 30 minutes on
Aug. 21 for the solar eclipse. Special
glasses have been bought to distribute
to students and special activities will
be coordinated around the eclipse
that day.
• heard a report that while Jefferson
High School has enough space for
student parking this year, more space
will need to be created in the future,
• approved an agreement for the
new lights at Memorial Stadium.
• heard a report about the system’s
1:1 computer plans.
• approved the system’s CTAE
budget for FY2018.