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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2017
THE JACKSON HERALD
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JtrrtH'jON. GEORGIA. JAG*£qn rjUNi
Wednesday, Oct. 11, 19(17
superior court to open
SPECULATION HIGH
tearing
, p AIU ' n ,:
Set Det. 6 Holida ''
Allen Jr. of
s free on
with an-
ifearing °n hi*
r ying set for Dec.
convicted car
released un-
t <■> 000 appeal
I‘ bT Fulton Stipe-
!‘,4 ! e Vtrlyn B.
> J Xr Moore had
£led a petit-ion by
£
” ud sought permanent
* th« grounds that
jbk1< a “d^ 1 " wi,h
_ Sol Gen. William T.
^ Fulton County. The
san had contended
t pJfKJed guilty to 26
! t car theft on, >‘ **
vj<j promised that a
jtntence he was
jg’jj be reduced to
Moore set Dec. 6 as
( lor hearing Allen’s
0 jx i re-hcaring of his
Allen was freed last Friday
after a hearing presided over
b> Judge Moore Asst. Sol J
Walter I^Craw contended that
if Allen is released, "any nth
cr prisoner can come up
through his attorney and
claim promises were made hy
some deceased person.''
In September, a habeas
corpus petition by Allen was
overruled by DeKalb Superior
Court Judge Frank Guess and
Allen was released under a
SI.OOO appeal bond He was
re-arrested a week later, how
ever. when Judge Guess re
versed hut decision. The hear
ing Friday was the latest m
the scries of moves by the
Commerce man. who is repre
sented by Attorney Frank
Hester
Allen's brother. Aubrey Joe.
reportedly helped get the bond
for his release last Friday.
A. D Allen Jr was sen
tenced to seven years and he
has served five, plus two
months of the additional two-
year sentence which he is try
ing to get reversed
Set Wed.
School iludtnti in Jef-
f#r*on, Commtrct and the
J^Licn County *y*t*m»
* f * an«iou*ly lyrmy the
Calendar lh*i« days.
Thoy w i|| have # holi-
day next Wednesday. Ocl.
II.
Teachers will be off to
attend the Ninth District
convention of the Georgia
Education Assn, at Gain
esville Junior College.
But It'll be a day to
romp and relax for the
several thousand school
children in the three sys
tems.
ons Bite
Kgan Co.;
ilovett
| k k’b'i Roberts
| (boot this time last
kteJHS Dragons owned
|>ttl record. They had
a B pouits to their op
I C had been shutout
I £ts and had ended
■ in a scoreless tie.
i rs«»here between
WH ao* the boys picked
»w.on that this year
| to be different. To
point they have
V* P»es, have a per
IK tirk. and have out-
fiber opponents 102-13
1 Vigors' latest con
i' * B i trip to Morgan
1* Fnday night where
their time whipping
|*k*\ downing them
■» wore in the final
_ 1 Co. took the ball
Iwk-ciff but their first
I** li *Hed two yards
first down by the
; *r Dragon dc
i ^ forced to punt.
I** h to Jefferson on
line.
1 8* 2nd period the
never able to
^r than the
* J rd line until a
^ : -ts before inter
■ J* 11 an ** ert senior
S? n »me of Cary
s. himself to a
' ar, d returned the
1 beuure 30 yards
■ w_ dominated the
f bul ot ^ rT than
IkJ return by
8 yards was
.** Dragon could
before finding
>0 n*M.
To Host Touoa
Commerce
Comes Close
But Misses
Lady Luck just isn't with
Ihe Commerce Tigers this
year.
The gndders again came
close to victory hut again were
nudged out.
Madison County did it last
Fi ula) «t DanicLville, win
ning 20 13 after being behind
or lied during much uf the
game.
The hosts went ahead lo
BO during the first period but
County School
Bids To Be
Opened Thurs.
Bids will be opened at 3
p.m tomorrow (Thursday) hy
the Jackson County Board of
Education on the first phase
of a half million dollar school
building program in the sys
tem.
Slated for construction in
this phase are six classrooms
at Benton Elementary School
and five at North Jackson Ele
mentary School. Total cost of
the project, including equip
ment, is expected to be in the
vicinity of $180,000.
There is a possibility the
other phases of the building
program will be discussed
when the board meets Thurs
day. Supt M L. Holliman
states. The drawings are near
ing completion, if they haven't
already been completed, and
the architect. N. A Jacobs of
Jacobs and Matthews, Gaines-
vfllc. will be present.
The meeting will be held at
the office of the school super
intendent
To Date
8 Qualify
For Council
At Commerce
Fight persons had qualified
by early today (Wednesday)
as candidates for the six
Council posts in the city of
Commerce.
No one had qualified lor
mayor.
Those seeking office as
councilmen were:
Ward 2 — John C. Brown.
Watson Mornson.
Ward 3 — John Ivte.
Ward 4 — Nelson Nix.
At large — Billy Jo Chand
ler. Dupree Nix, Dr. W. A.
Owensby and G R (Bob)
Waters.
The qualifying deadline is
Oct. 26 and the election will
be held Wednesday, ov. 8.
the second. Ray Lamb’s In This Area
eleven came back to score and
idd the PAT. giving Com
merce a 76 lead which stood
at halftime.
In the third stan/a. the Tig
ers added another TD and it
was 13-6 in their favor. In the
fourth. Madison County tied
it 13-13 and then with only 50
seconds left, the hosts hit pay highway improvement
dirt to run the final score up projects totaling over $400,000
Two Highway
Projects
Planned
Bids Sought
On Commerce
High Additions
Bids are being sought for
construction of two new addi- -
lions to the Commerce Senior
High School.
The bids will be opened at
3 p.m Thursday, Oct. 26. by
the City of Commerce. The
architect is Bull & Kenney, At
lanta.
Plans call for seven new
classrooms and a new library
The classroom addition is to be
located between the east wing
and the shop-music building,
while the library is to be lo
cated between the two origin
al buildings.
Total cost is expected to be
about $128,000, financed lo
cally.
to 20 13
Jimmy Bray made the first
Tiger score while Wendell
Wilson was the man who car
ried it across in the third pc
nod George Allen added the
extra point on the first one.
The statistics were close, as
t he quarter - by • quarter »c
account indicates, .with Madi
son slightly ahead
This week, the Tigers will
host one of Ihe best teams m
the subregion. Toccoa This
team hu a 6-1 record against
Commerce’s l 5.
However, the Tigers' losses
have been close and Toccoa s
wins have been close So the
game could have some excit
ing moments. And. * ®
knows? Lady Luck Just might
be with the Tigers (his week.
arc planned in Jackson and
adjacent counties in the near
future-
They include resurfacing 19
miles of the WmderGaincs
vilie Road and 23 miles of the
CommerceDaniclsvdle Road.
The formrr project will ex
tend from Barrow, through
Jackson and into Hall County
and the estimated cost is
$224,000
The latter will involve
Jacksun and Madison Counties
and will cost around $180,000.
Bids arc now being sought
and will be received until 11
am Thursday. Oct. 26 Ad
vcrt.semcnts in this edition
carry further details.
Maysville
Seeks Bids
Bids arc being sought for
water and sewer improve
ments in the city of Mays
ville.
They will be opened at 2
p.m. Tuesday. Oct. 24. at the
office of the city clerk.
Plans call for construction
of sewage collection and out
fall lines near oxidation la
good and sewage lift stations,
and water distribution system
improvements.
Jackson Supc rior
Court and the conven
ing of a grand jury —
delayed in August be
cause of the murder of
Sol. Gen. Floyd Hoard
— will get underway
Monday.
Speculation is run
ning high that some
thing dramatic may
come out of the grand
jury session. It is gen
erally believed the
group will take up the
matter of crime in the
area. In this connec
tion, the grand jury
may hear from GBI in
vestigators and others.
There seems little likelihood
the grand jury will be asked
at this time to indict anyone
in the Hoard case but the
possibility cannot be over
ruled.
Judge Mark Dunahoo of
Winder will preside over the
court term and the new so
licitor general. G. Wesley
Channell of Winder, will lead
the prosecution. The first
week of court will be devoted
to civil cases while the sec
ond week will deal with crim
inal cases.
VigilAt
Arcade
Continues
The GBI and State Patrol
continue their vigil across the
highway In front of Arcade
Mayor Jerry Black's beer
store.
Capt. J. E. Carnes, head of
the investigation into the
death of Sol Gen. Floyd
Hoard, and crime in Jackson
County, confirmed today that
the surveillance was continu
ing.
Reason for the vigil has not
been officially disclosed but
there arc rumors the GBI has
accused Black of letting Jack-
son County Sheriff L. G Per
ry have the beer which was
destroyed in August after a
controversy over why it had
not been destroyed earlier.
Sheriff Perry said today
any comment on the matter
should come from Mr Black
•Til do my talking to the
grand jury." he said.
The sheriff was asked
whether he had made any cf
forts to get the vigil halted.
He had no comment about this
State Sen. J A. Minish, who
Says Capt. Carnes
Feels Better
Today'About Crime Investigation
I Ministers Call For
Case Than Ever
The Hoard murder case may
or may not be solved by the
time the Jackson grand jury
convenes Monday.
But the man heading the
investigation told The Herald
this morning he “feels better
today” (about the invesliga
tion) than he has since com
ing here.
Capt. J. E Carnes, who has
been generally optimixtic since
early in the investigation, did
not elaborate.
He has been out of town a
great deal of the time recently
on the case.
Capt. Carnes said his su
periors. from the governor on
down, are supporting his
method of investigating and
have told him to “do what
ever is necessary” to get the
job done.
He had high praise for the
new solicitor general. G. Wes
ley Channell of Winder, not
ing that he has "backed me
in every respect.” Carnes said
that among his dealings with
.solicitors over the years.
Channell “stands 10 feet tall.”
The captain also said he has
had the full support of the
judge in his investigation.
Oconee Baptist
Featured On
Church Page
Th* Ocont* Baptist
Church is featured this
month on th* Herald
church page.
Turn to page 9 to learn
who tha leaders of this
historic Jackson County
church are.
If your church isn't list
ed in the directory of
churches, send in the
schedule end we'll be glad
to publish it next month.
This page is made pos
sible by th* Jackson Coun
ty firms listed at th* bot
tom cf the page. So lend
them your support!
The Banks-Jackson County Ministerial
Assn, has issued a call for “responsible persons
and particularly our grand jury” to investigate
corruption here.
In a resolution released this week, the min
ister* urged that the innocent be exhonerated
and the guilty exposed.
The ministers’ full statement follows:
“In the light of the recent tragic death of
Floyd G. Hoard and the atmosphere of suspicion
and confusion, we wish to speak forth.
‘‘We urge the citizens of Jackson County to
stand up and be heard and issue a united and
clear call for honesty in all areas of our gov
ernment.
‘‘We encourage and support responsible
persons and particularly our grand jury to in
vestigate to the root of our corruption, to ex-
honerate the innocent and expose the guilty.
“We detest the extent to which crime has
flourished (penetrated) in our county and urge
all responsible citizens to dare to reveal all vital
information that will lead to arrest and convic
tion of the guilty.
“We are disturbed at the unfavorable pub
licity which we have received and call to all in
volved to erase this image by creating an atmos
phere of decency and progress.
“Wc appreciate the state and local officials
and their every effort to helo us and oledge our
support.”
Williamson
Bound Over On
Manslaughter
Stanley Williamson. 51. is
free on $5,000 bond after a
murder charge against him
was reduced to manslaughter
His case will be presented
to the grand jury next week.
, The charge was reduced
glj Wednesday in a hearing be-
P fore three justices of the
peace, Byrd Bruce. B M Sail
ors and John Davenport
Williamson was charged in
connection with the pistol
death of Edgar Henry Dorsey.
38. Commerce Route 2, on
October 1.
also is mayor of Commerce,
could not be reached today
for comment on reports that
he Intervened at the state
level In behalf of Mr Black.
More Races Set
Editorial
Bryan High
FACS Has New Hours News Column
I<tL‘, UnU1 P** 1 mid -
f,n *l Period that
| V 'J 0u,d °“nage to
SiL Hw Un defense New outce hour*
ST* 1 ‘He Morgan 45. in effect at the J-cksan toun
^ n *Uth* way to ly Department
bj * *fter taking a
jl'Wd to get
Keiler ran
end on the
»nd 2 yards
\ * P^ys to set il
S Un *- Thur
teoring plunge
to p ut , he
N w!^ board. The
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b* ‘o every »ta-
SE^nt with the
Vg* nU -
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'o lead Ihe
.1 J °*l Andersnn
l ' for 37 yards
t J JtUr going 36
Defensive
,1*‘‘ '"1 >» Ron
h*(J , oJ
Billy
Children Services
through Friday.
The hours arc 8 a r
room and 12 30 put
i, m. it has been annoui
, to 12
to 4 30
need.
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Another hi,h «h«ol
n.w, column .pp*• 1 ‘ in
Th. H.r.ld rhl, w..k.
It i, "Bry.n School
N.wt." written by Ev.l*n
j. tohnton. MUI.r-in-chl.l
.1 th. Bry.n School n.wv
p.p.r. Th. P.nth.r-.
P *N.w. column, from .11
| CU , high tchool. In th.
..only *ro pl.nned Bocby
L.c.y -III writ. th. C.m
High School
D.lton writ., th.
jackion County High n.wt,
E .,| r „ J J.hnton Wfit.t
th. Bry.n High Itwl
. it.fl member of >h.
loffirton Hi Tim., writ..
,b. J.Ilmen High N.w.
The** column* will u*u*
„ .PP— *,
month, .noth
..or county-id. no—
p'per. Th
World's Record Two months ago a grand jury was to have
met in thia county.
It did not. The aolicitor general waa mur-
dered that day.
Next Monday, that grand jury will con-
vene. , ,
There is doubt the grand jury will be ask
ed, at that time, to indict anyone in the solici-
tor's death. The murder has not yet been solved.
But it is widely believed the killing wa»
directly related to the rackets in this area. At
the least, it focused Attention on the rackets.
In this connection, the grand jury has an
obligation. It has role to play. The specific
manner in which it plays that role can, of co J 1 . r •® ,
best be determined by its members in the light
of whatever information they may be given and
whatever information they may glean.
Let them speak loud and clear in the light
of this information.
Let us not forget:
When this grand jury speaks, its voice will
be heard throughout Georgia and the Southeast.
When it speaks, it will he the “good people of
Jackson County speaking. When it speaks, it
will be indicating the future course of Jackson
C* n«m|y «
TIME. TEMPERATURE—
The Northeextern Bank
ing Co. of Commerce hei
Added « flme end temper
ature clock (ebove) »o it*
new* structure in mid-
town.
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FRIED CHICKEN
Fried chicken plates will be
sold at II a m. Saturday at St
Paul Baptist Church on Gor
don Street. Jefferson
To reserve pistes, call 367
5713 or 367 8206
Broken At
Jefco Sunday
The official world's record
for full bodied cars on half
mile tracks was broken three
times at the Jefco Speedway
during time trials Saturday.
The new record-holder is
Bobby Allison of flueytown,
Ala . whose 1964 Chevetlc set
a 20 37 showing. The previous
record was 20 70 by Junior
Johnson of Rhonda. NC. who
established the mark May 21.
1966 at the Asheville Weaver
villc Speedway Hichard Petty
of Macon held the title before
that.
The other tw*> breaking the
record were Bob Leach al
20 68 unci Tiny Lund at 20 40
Fifty-one cars entered thr
300-tap NASCAR - sanctioned
race Sunday, with Boh Bur-
cham of Chattanooga, Tenn.
winning hi* second rare on
(Continued •)
Maysville
Festival
Set Oct. 21-22
Maysville is gearing for its
M-cund annual Autumn Leaf
Arts Festival which will be
held Saturday and Sunday.
Oct 2122
Hundreds of person* are ex
preted for thi* event, sponsor
cd by the Maysville Commu
nity Improvement Club.
An antique show sale, home
craft*, sculpturing, wood can
ing. slone cutting* and per
haps pottery making are plan-
ned Many paintings will
on display and tor sale
The hour* will tn- 10 am
to 5 uin Saturday, Oct. 21.
and I to 3 P'* 1 Sunday. Oct
22
O. G. Ariail and George
o'Kelley are codirector*
Tim Fleeman
Killed In Athens
A 21 year-old Jefferson man.
Timothy David Herman. *>*
g 11 led and two Athens mm in
;u rrd last Wednesday In a
three ear wreck in Athens
Fireman wax the driver of
one ear Injured were Seymour
Adam*. 28. Athens, driver of
another car. and -Steve A Tur
1,4-11. 24 Athens, a passenger
hi the Adam* vehicle. The
driver of the third car. Wal
ter William* 53. Macon.
w> , n „t Injured, arcnrding to
i he slate pal cl
Tlir miMiSII WVUrtrl -»l the
muiMVtion »l Timothy Kuart
4 „U K|.p» III »dgv Itowd
Young Herman wa* a sale*
man for Atlanta Bearing Sciv
ire Co He wax born in Jack
v.,,1 County June 19 1946 ami
hud attended the Jefferson
M-huolv lie wa * a member oi
Ihv Jefferson First Methodi*!
Church
Funeral service* were held
at j pm Friday al thr Jef
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Winder highway to reopen next week
By Ron Bridgeman
The closing of Highway 11 in Jack-
son County near the Barrow County
line is about over, Russell McMurry,
Georgia Department of Transportation
commissioner, told Jackson County
Chamber of Commerce members last
week. McMurry spoke at the cham
ber’s monthly breakfast.
Highway 11 was closed in July to
replace a culvert and should reopen
Wednesday, Oct. 18, McMurry said.
He said the project “is almost a $2
million job” and is on schedule. The
DOT announced it would be closed
90 days. It will be 93 days Wednesday.
McMurry said other projects in the
county will be starting in the next three
fiscal years on Highways 332 and 334.
Replacing bridges over Interstate 85
also will be started, naming Ridgeway
Church Road and Plainview roads.
He said the state has doubled the
amount of money it is spending on
replacing bridges.
McMurry also said Interstate 85 is
being widened to exit 129 at Chateau.
He said building six lanes - three
each direction - to the Jefferson exit
at 137 is “queued up for funding” in
the next four to five fiscal years.
He also said Highway 129 is being
widened to four-lanes from Talmo to
Gainesville.
“A lot of good things are coming.
It’s coming very quickly,” the DOT
head said.
On a statewide basis, DOT is work
ing on 11 projects in the next nine
years to help with “mobility and
congestion,” he said.
He termed Jackson County part of
a “mega-region” that stretches from
Atlanta to Charlotte and said mobility
and congestion will be at the top of
any transportation conversation. He
said Atlanta is viewed as the fourth
most congested area in the U.S.
One of the projects will be more
express lanes. He mentioned Clayton
and Henry counties south of Atlanta,
on Interstate 75 and Cobb County,
north of Atlanta, to 1-575 in Cherokee
County.
Some of the express lanes, he said,
will be reversible - going to Atlanta
in the morning and away in the eve
ning.
Another project will be the same
type of lanes on Interstate 285 around
Atlanta from 1-20 east to 1-20 west.
McMurry said rebuilding the inter
change for 1-95 and 1-16 at Savan
nah and “freight lanes” for 42 miles
between Macon and Atlanta are two
other projects.
Jefferson schools approve make-up plan
Commerce BOE
talks federal funding
By Kyle Funderburk
The Commerce Board of Education discussed its
Title I and Title II budgets for 2017-18 last week.
The money is a part of the federal funds Commerce
receives. Money from Title I goes to Commerce prima
ry and elementary Schools and Title II goes to every
Commerce city school.
The BOE will receive $358,000 in Title I funds.
Of that total, $89,576 goes to teachers who will help
students in kindergarten through third grade who need
remediation. $87,750 goes to retired teachers who will
help out third and fourth grade students who need help
in reading and math.
The budget also includes $42,600 for the salary of
one certified teacher wo will serve at the primary and
elementary school, $24,000 for the salary of a teacher
who spends some time at the elementary school. The
rest is for supplies and other needs at the primary and
elementary schools.
Commerce will receive $41,674 in Title II funds.
Consultants who will work with teachers on certain
subjects and behavioral problems will receive $22,200.
The rest is spread out almost evenly among other needs.
Title I funds are part of the Elementary and Second
ary Education Act and are meant to go to schools that
serve in areas with a high percentage of low-income
families.
Title II funds are for training, preparing and recruit
ing teachers and principals.
Jefferson's Board of Education approved several changes
to allow students to make-up lost instruction time when
schools were closed due to a storm.
At its Sept. 27 meeting, the BOE approved:
•moving end of course testing back two days.
•adjusting its FIRE remediation period for the first
semester to allow added time.
•revising “curriculum maps and pacing guides in all
courses.”
Also at its meeting, the BOE approved:
•purchasing a lot on Duke Street that neighbors Memori
al Stadium. The purchase price totaled $110,000.
•maintaining its current millage rates at 15.069 (mainte
nance and operations) and 3.845 (bond).