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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2017
THE JACKSON HERALD
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Inquest Held A. D. Allen
On Hoard Death Free On Bond;
Claims 'Deal'
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rfireking out the possibility of
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fn>mh attempt un the hf r 0 f u
GrCrnvjllr Auto pan* d.ahr
and that of Mr ||o»r«l -p,,.
dcikr Mho rxcap.il injury,
had reportedly born mpply
ms information to officer*
tonht men have been arrested
in the cave. including iwo
former Jackson Countians
Hohb> Harold Reid and Roh
rrt Ray (Slim) lira
Asked if he thought the m
votigation would he lengthy.
(apl Carnes »aid. -|t n ia)
very well be **
"But." he continued, '.i* |
said earlier. »l> roior faMer
than we had anticipated We
are well plcaved with the way
thing* arc going Of course
A coroner * jury Tuesday
•nnrnmR officially ruled that
H«yd Hoard's Heath was "an
act of homocidc cnmmiltcd by
a person or person* un
known "
Coroner Tom Conn said I he
infjuc»t was held up until this
time. awailinR a report from
the Stale Crime laboratory
The report described the cause
of drath as "rxunguinalion
secondary to mixsilr penetra
linn of abdominal cavity due
to dynamite explosion "
The only witness called wa*
Mrs Hoard Winfred 1. Brown
was foreman of the coroner *
jury and members were Ken
neth Nicholson. Carlton B
Patton. Cilia Minish and
Charles Collins.
wed Ik* belter pleased if »«
tuuld end it now When an id
fleer has been killed, and he
wa* an officer, there are so
man) possible suspects It'*
like locking for a needle in a
haystack You have to ro
grains one by one and follow
every theoiy wen if you have
one or two main theories"
Capt Carnw added that
while tile investigation is
'very, very promising he
must Ro through all the usual
routine of gathering hack
ground and checkuiR, work in.'
every anRle "
Assisting the captain are
nine men. but all of them arc
not working out of the mnlel
in Jefferson he said
Jackson County Sheriff I.
G. Perry, who w»s ousted from
I he investigation by the CHI
shortly after the Hoard death,
u continuing to work inde
pendently
He also reports no develop
ments he can discuss on the
A I) Allen convicted Com
merce car thief, was freed, at
least temporarily, thu week
lierause he claims he and a
now dead Pulton County pros-
•tutor had made a deal
Allen was (iced on an ap
|«*al bond after be claimed in
a lengthy habeus tor pus hear
ihr in Decatur Monday that
the laic Fulton County Sol
Gen William T Boyd made
him "promise* and asauran
res in August 1984 that lw..
sears of a seven year sentence
would tw remitted, leaving
only a five year term. The
Atlanta Constitution reported
Allen reportedly told the
newspapei he was seeking no
I ubliCltv in the case and frit
he had "built about 30 day*
more tr.jn the five-year sen
tence I agreed to serve Buck
at the lari
"I didn't apply t- r parole.”
be rnntimu i "I didn't try to
do anything that wojld gel
me o' s anejcl of lime I agreed
in verve that time anJ I >erv
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COUNTY TAX RATE CUT
FROM 38 TO 14* MILLS
Allen had
with 2d count*
the uncie
described
charged
r theft j'
f what poll"*
ir.ituon-dG.ar
rur theft err.ptre headquarter
e<t in Commeffe He pleadr.l
guilty to all car then count*
i nrl on 25 o! them rereP eil
concurrent sentences of what
then was the maximum—five
year* But the late Superior
Court Judge Stonewall Dyer
separated the 26th rounl and
fixed an additional sentence
of five year* in priwn an* 1
three suspended, leaving (wo
to verve, it was reported
Allen's attorney. Frank He*
ter. claimed in the habeu* cor-
JEMCO Meet To
Draw Thousands
Commerce Women
Win Free Heralds
Two Commerce families
will receive The Jackson
Herald free for a year.
Mrs. B. M. Hephill and
Mrs. John Wade found
Ihoir names in Herald dis
play ads and consequent
ly won free one-year sub
scriptions to the county
newspaper.
Mere free sub:criptions
will be offered this week
... to look and see if ydu
are a lucky winnerl
Retail Sales
Jump 14 Per Cent
Jackson County in growing!
Retail tales in the county jumped 14* 2 per
cent during the second quarter this year.
from 10.
The Jackson County tax rate was slashed
from 38 mills to 14% as a result of property
revaluation. But valuations are generally higher.
And the Jackson County school tax rate was
cut from 23 to 14% mills. This applies only to
those living outside Commerce and Jefferson
and they will pay a total of 29% mills, including
the state tax of one quarter of a mill.
The Jackson County Board |)o«*ic Appraisal Service ha*
completed a two-year proper
t) revaluation project on con
Hart with Jackson County
In practically all counties
where till* has tieen done, the
digest has gone up and the
tax rate ha* gone down 11m-
aim I* to see that everyone
pay* hi* lair share
In the meantime Tax Col
lector Hein v I'l.hliiMiii lias an
nounced that the »tale of
Georgia ha* approved thi
Jackson County lax digest
Further detail* ul Hie tax
late will Ik- announced next
week
Bulletin!
The delayed August
of Jackson Superior Court
and convening of the grand
jury may take place Octo
ber 16
Superior Court Judge
Mark Dunahoo told The
Herald today that hit pres
ent plant call fer holding
the cooi* term the last two
week* in October. The
grknd |ury would convene
simultaneously.
The August term wat de
layed because of the gang
land-style killing of Sol.
Gen. Floyd Hoard on Au
gust 7. the day the session
was to have opened.
The |udge indiceted the
grend jury would be called
earlier if there were a
break in the Hoerd death
investigation and an arrest
or arrests were made.
Director
Had Decided To
Become Chaplain
"I've always wanted to work
vided ho Rots the record out wilh men." says the Re- Wil
and takes it up immediately liant 0 tPete) ninktns. the
c „ aj.pval dedicated director of Putter!.
House
He had. in fact, decided to
Let's Work Together become a chaplain in the l S
3 Army and was to have report
ed for duty July 6
But when he was approached
about the post at the Poller's
House, the minister decided
this was what he should do
"I prayed about it and I
felt this wax what the laird
wanted me to do,” he say*
The energetic 38 year-old
minister wa* too old fur tin
chaplaincy when he completed
seminary at the age of 32
Smre that time, because of the
Vietnam war the age limit
has been raised lo 40.
ul Ruad.* and Revenue* set It*
rate thi* morning and the
Jack*«in Board of Education
*et it* rale last night
A greatly increased digest
a* a result o| revaluation and
fn ding property that hadn't
heretofore ben. taxed vausco
the cut rate
The gross digest in the
county mnre than doubled,
climbing from Jlfi'-j million
last year to over $34 million
tin* year
Property values were set at
tun per rent ul market value
a»nd tsxe* bring levied on 4U
per cent of the total with
homestead exemption* coming
off this
The 29't mill county i«vy
mean* county property own
cr* outside the eitic* ol Jed
fe-rson and Commerce will be
paying $29 25 for each »1.000
of their assessed valuation
i which I* 40 per cent of the
actual i
pUv petition that the guilt)
plf«* v.•'r«- entered only be
cause Boyd promised that the
two-year prison term would be
iemitted which wa* nut and
has not been done ”
The petition charges that
the office uf solicitor general
of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit
has not fulfilled its commit
rnent and promise.* and that
Allen relied "completely
on the good faith and tnteg
nty of that agency and public
office."
Boyd died in 19ti5 and
Judge Dyer died 10 days ago
Although Judge II K. Gut***
of the Stone Mountain Circuit
denied Allens petition this
week, he released Allen from
Ihe Stone Mountain prison
branch under $1,000 appeal
bond The judge said the new
habeus corpus law requires
him to allow this bond "pro
To Make Jackson
County A Better Place
AN EDITORIAL
Jackson Countians of pride — and we
arc a majority — are concerned about the
image of this county.
We know that much of the current crit-
iciani is justified. We knew that few coun'
ties have to live down a combination of
circumstances such as we have had in the
past few years.
And most of us deeply resent being
kicked when we’re down. That’s what we
feel the governor did when he unfairly ac
cused us, via a televised press conference,
of not wanting to contribute to a reward
fund on the murder of our solicitor general.
Jackson Countians do want to contrib
ute. And the Jackson County Board of
Roads and Revenue was the first group aft
er the governor lo pledge a contribution for
the reward fund. In addition, a spontaneous
reward movement by citizens was halted
only because it was learned that anyone
who contributed to such a fund could he
disqualified as a juror in any trial that
might result from the killing.
So the governor, we feel, was uninform
ed and being uniformed was unfair.
However, that is water over the dam
and quibbling over it won’t help matters.
Furthermore, while we are concerned
about our image, we are more concerned
about our community itself . . . the kind of
place m which we arc to live, work and
rear our children. This is much more im
portant than what other people may think
of us.
Those of us who live here know of the
many attributes of Jackson County ... its
schools, its churches, its beauty, its herit
age, its industries, its business firms, and
above all. its many fine people.
But wc cannot forget, for a minute, that
there is another world, an “under” world
here . . . one just as real and just as ruthless
as those we hear about in seme of our big
cities.
And this underworld is not only creat
ing a bad image but, much more important
ly, it is creating a bad climate in which we
must live.
The question is: Are we going to permit
it to continue?
Potter's House
Dedication Set
A dream has become a reality.
And that reality will be dedicated at 3 p.m.
Sunday in Jackson County.
It' is Potter's House, a 180-acre farm and
center which will serve the alcoholic and t
aged homeless man.
Sun.
Harold Shcalx. Fulton Coun
tv altornry and husband of
the former Jackson County
woman who gave the land fur
the farm, will he guest speak
cr at the dedication
The ittc tv Ihe old Pender
grass farm off the Jefferson
Athens Road Mr* Shcats wav
the former Miss Mildred Pen
drrgrav* and the farm had
belonged to her parrots.
(Continued on Page 10)
The increase
U0U during the quarter in 1900
to $8,880 in 1987
This increase was the great
i*l. percentagewise, of any
county in the immediate area,
v.ith the exception of Banks
County Bunk* hid a 60 pet
cent increase from $680,000
to xiighliy over $1 million
Harrow had a 4 6 pet cent
increase - from $3,744 to $8
C00 ciurkc increased 10 per
tint am! Hall seven per cent
The dale a* u whole had an
right pci cent climb
Several counties ol papula
Hun near the same a* that in
Jackson and the amount* of
increase they experienced
were Habersham. from $7,000
to 97 S3 I; Chattooga, from S3
7 .i to $8,728 Gordon from
58.630 to $6 375: and Cati.osa
from $4 870 lo S5.340
POTTER'S HOUSE—Hat* i» a view cf Th*
Po»t*r'i Hoove, tha new quarter of a million
dollar hty'f for the aged and the alcoholic
tht Redvlone community ol Jackvcrv Courv
ty. It will be dedicated at 3 p.m. Sunday and
tha public IX misted. *
Commerce OKs gas contract for potential industry
By Ron Bridgeman
and Kyle Funderburk
The Commerce City Council unani
mously voted last week to supply natural
gas to an Atlanta company at the former
Louisiana Pacific plant on Highway 441
for up to 10 years.
The city council approved pricing for
the company. First American Resources,
at its Sept. 5 meeting.
City manager James Wascher said by
email at about 1:20 p.m. Monday that
the company has not signed the gas
agreement with the city. The pricing
portion of the agreement, a separate
amendment, was not part of the public
information at the council meeting Sept.
5.
The gas contract is a step toward an
announcement from the company about
opening a facility here.
The LP plant is about 300,000 square feet
and is on 226 acres of land. The property is
near Richmar Road on Highway 441 and is
not far from the Jackson-Clarke county line.
The property is listed for sale on real
estate company sites for $3.6 million.
It is not known if the company would
buy or lease property for its operations.
First American Resource Company
has an operation in Mableton, just inside
Interstate 285 in western Atlanta. It had
about 100 employees in January.
The company supplies decorative and
functional coating systems for domestic
residential buildings and the automotive
industry.
A phone call to the company Monday
was not returned.
The property is owned by Driggers
Commercial Group, which bought it in
2014. A phone call and email to the list
ed broker were not returned.
First American Resources Company
is a subsidiary of the Huhoco Group, a
German company.
The company has 21 plants in eight
companies and produces products in
the automotive, human and veterinary
medicine and electronics fields, among
others.
In January, the company announced it
would build a 70,000-square-foot build
ing on 30 acres of land near Cartersville
in Bartow County.
That project was stopped because of
the price of natural gas from Cartersville.
“They got unhappy with the gas prices
for the city of Cartersville,” Peter Olson,
administrator for Bartow County, said
Monday afternoon.
He said the company had done some
grading on the 30 acres, but it had not
purchased the land.
AtWork opens new office in Hoschton
AtWork Group, an award-winning
national staffing franchise, recently
opened a new office in Hoschton. The
new franchise location was awarded to
local entrepreneurs Rosa and Ron Cres-
centi and provides a variety of staffing
services to Barrow, Jackson and Gwin
nett counties.
“Georgia is a prime location for
AtWork’s continued growth,” said Jason
Leverant, president and COO of AtWork
Group. “The combination of Rosa's sales
background and Ron's vast recruiting
experience has already contributed to
local employment and I'm confident that
their leadership will continue to impact
the local business community.”
The new AtWork location offers staff
ing solutions to businesses in all indus
tries providing candidates for admin
istrative. call center, customer service,
accounting and light industrial positions.
Flexible employment solutions are avail
able including temporary, temp-to-hire,
payrolling and full-time placements,
leaders state.
“Our goal is to develop partnerships
with our clients and associates in order to
best serve them and impact their growth,”
Rosa Crescenti said. “We always keep
our clients and job seekers' best interests
at heart when placing the most-suitable
candidate for each position.”
AtWork in Hoschton is located at 115
Towne Center Parkway, Suite 103, and
is open Mondays through Fridays. For
those interested in employment oppor
tunities. applications are being accepted
now. To find out more, call 706-684-
0374 or email hoschton@atwork.com.