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^Reporter
October 15, 2008
Help county complete
memorial for courthouse
After more than four
years of planning and
fundraising, the Monroe
County Veterans Memorial
is one giant step closer to
becoming a reality On
Sept. 30 the first five gran
ite uprights were ordered.
Although the committee
needs more money to com
plete the entire project, co-
chairman Ernest Jackson
says they have decided to
proceed with phase one of
the memorial construction
with the funds they have
on hand. Members of the
memorial committee have
been working with the
board of commissioners to
have the memorial con
struction coincide with the
renovations currently
underway on the court
house square.
Ordering the stones on
Sept. 30, before an Oct. 1
price increase, also result
ed in considerable savings
in the cost of the memorial.
The memorial committee
met with members of the
American Legion groups,
the Vietnam Veterans
organization and county
personnel to the finalize
the memorial design and
coordinate its construction.
The red and blue flags on
the southeast corner of the
courthouse lawn signify
the memorial’s boundaries.
The committee has been
working for several years
to secure funding for the
memorial and to identify
Monroe County armed
services men and women
who died while on active
duty in the service of their
country. Co-chairman
Glover Stuart has circulat
ed the compiled listing to
several local groups and
individuals. Now they are
asking for public assis
tance.
Following is the list of
names planned to be
engraved on the memorial/
Monroe Countians who
died as a result of enemy
action during wars and
conflicts since 1900. They
are eligible to be listed on
the upright monuments
which are to be included in
the memorial. If you know
of an individual who meets
this criteria whose name is
not included on the list,
please contact Ernest
Jackson at 994-9613,
Glover Stuart at 994-3241
or Jane Hampton at 994-
2708 as soon as possible.
The final list of names
must be submitted to the
stonemasons no later than
Oct. 31.
The committee is also
planning to install granite
Locals who gave all
World War I
Robert Bell
Thomas H. Blissitt
Isaac R. Chatfield
J.C. Collier
Haywood M. Curry
Otis Davidson
George W. Dillard
Tom W. Hollis
Eddie Horton
Willie Jackson
Clero Jordan
Thomas McGee
M.B. Poner
Word War II
William G. Burt, Jr.
Loyd N. Cole
Curtis Dewberry
James Edmund Duffy
James F. Hammond
Hugh T. Harrison
Ross Ivey
Wiley Gwin King, Jr.
Bernard R. Mayfield
John E. Oliver
pavers that will recognize
local individuals who
served their country, but
did not make the ultimate
sacrifice.
More funds are needed to
complete the memorial.
Contruibutions may be
mailed to Monroe County
Veterans Memorial, PO
Box 766, Forsyth, GA
31029 or taken to Monroe
County Bank.
Lt Gov. Cagle: Slowdown
means tax relief unlikely
BY WILL DAVIS
Monroe County residents
shouldn’t expect any tax
relief from state lawmak
ers when they re-convene
next year. That was the
word from Lt. Gov. Casey
Cagle (R-Gainesville) dur
ing a stop at the River
Forest Golf Club in Monroe
County last Tuesday.
Cagle and Speaker of the
House Glenn Richardson
(R-Dallas) competed in the
Gold Dome Charity
Challenge to raise money
for the an organization
that offers free medical
clinics to Georgians.
After finishing his round,
Cagle, who’s already creat
ed an exploratory commit
tee for a 2010 run for gov
ernor, took a few minutes
to talk to the Reporter
about the state’s financial
situation. In the 2008 ses
sion of the General
Assembly, lawmakers came
close to approving a num
ber of big changes in the
state’s tax system. But
none of them became law.
With the economic slow
down, the state is now pro
jecting a $1.6 billion budg
et deficit, and Cagle said
tax cuts are even less like
ly in the coming year.
“We’re cutting, we’re
downsizing, we’ve got to
determine what’s essen
tial,” said Cagle. “We don’t
have the revenue to spur a
tax cut.”
Cagle said everything is
on the table, even the $35
million the Department of
Corrections has already
bonded out to build its new
headquarters at Tift
College. State Rep. Jim
Cole said no one knows
what they’ll have to cut
but he said projects
already under way, like the
Tift project, would be the
last thing to be scaled
back.
Depending on the source,
Cagle was either credited
or blamed for stopping a
repeal of the car tag tax
last year, the “birthday
tax.” He said if the state
had passed a tax cut it
would now be $2.6 billion
in the hole rather than
$1.6 billion.
“I am always going to be
responsible,” said Cagle.
“People depend on me not
to put them in undue hard-
Clock wise, starting bottom left, Donna Looper of Georgia
Free Clinics, Jeff Moss, a River Forest resident and re
gional manager for Pfizer, Tom Underwood of the Georgia
Partnership for Medical Care, and Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle
at River Forest last Tuesday.
ship.”
The economic downturn
has cut deeply into the
state’s sales tax revenues.
Cagle did concede, howev
er, that the state govern
ment’s budget has far out
grown the rate of inflation
and population growth in
the past 10 years.
However, he said that the
legislature has trimmed
spending and drew a hard
line to reduce pork projects
in the supplemental budg
et, which is usually laden
with millions of dollars for
band uniforms and other
back home back-scratching.
“We have a full rainy day
fund because of our fiscal
prudence,” said Cagle.
But Cagle said the cur
rent economic crisis is one
unseen in our lifetime.
Cagle said Georgia has
been fortunate that its
economy hasn’t been as
bad as other parts of the
U.S., and said his priority
will be to foster an econom
ic climate that will produce
jobs.
Some might have been
surprised that Richardson,
who leads the House, and
Cagle, who leads the sen
ate, would participate in
the same tournament. The
two have reportedly had
their differences under the
Gold Dome. But Cagle said
they had to get along to get
things done. By the way,
Richardson’s team shot a
60 to narrowly beat Cagle’s
team, which shot 61 in the
best ball tourney. Cagle
said River Forest is one of
the nicest golf courses in
the state.
Emory H. Pannell
Clarence G. Ross
Julian Ray Scott
Walter C. Scott
Robert M. Simpkins
William R. Snow
Irving E. Stewart
Leonard Williams
Korean Conflict
Charlie O. Bass
George Powell, sr.
Vietnam Conflict
John W. Martin
Charles Ross Williams
Lebanon and Grenada
(none identified)
Panama
(none identified)
Persian Gulf/lraq
Phillip Dodson
Pharmacy &
By Jep Castleberry
Ginseng and Pediatric Respiratory Infection
Ginseng is an herbal supplement that has long been used as part
of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The two most common species of
ginseng include Asian and American ginseng, also known as
Western ginseng. Medicinal grade ginseng is made from the root of
the ginseng plant. This herb has been used to treat cancer, diabetes
and to boost the immune system. Ginsenosides and polysaccharides
are substances that are thought to be responsible for ginseng’s
effect on the body; however, exact mechanism of action of ginseng is
unknown. American ginseng has been shown to reduce symptoms
due to the upper respiratory tract infections in adults.
A recent study evaluated the safety and tolerablity of two differ
ent doses of a standardized American ginseng in children with
upper respiratory tract infections. Researchers report that there
was no difference noted in side effects between those who received
American ginseng and those who received placebo pills. More stud
ies are needed to evaluate the effectiveness of American ginseng in
upper respiratory tract infections in children.
CASTLEBERRY DRUG CO. LLC
N. Lee St. • 994-2051
^Reporter
Please Re-Elect
Judge
Jeff Davis
Chief Magistrate Judge • November 4, 2008
Judge Jeff Davis has served Monroe County as Chief Magistrate
Judge for the past four years. If the people of Monroe County once
again entrust hint with that office, he plans to continue actions
that have improved the office during his time as judge.
Your Magistrate Court is all about service and justice-not
promises and politics. Judge Davis has served Monroe County
with fairness, impartiality, and with adherence to the high
standards of conduct for judges. Judges cannot be
swayed by partisan interests, public clamor or fear of
criticism. Judge Davis has followed the rules set forth
by the law and will continue to keep that integrity in
the law to better serve the people of
Monroe County.
Judge Davis has over fifteen years of federal, state
and local law enforcement experience and
continues to receive training from the National
Judicial College, the Institute of Continuing
Judicial Education of Georgia, Columbus State
University, and The International Police Chief s
Command College Professional Management
Program. Judge Davis is also a veteran of the LTnited
States Marine Corps, serving during Operation Desert
Storm and believes in the Marine Corps motto of
“Semper Ficlelis”, meaning "Always Faithful”.
For the past three years he has been on the Executive
Committee of the Georgia Council of Magistrate
Court Judges, serving as a member at large for the
first year and as the Sixth Judicial District Represen
tative of the
Executive Committee for the past two years. This
year Judge Davis received the "Work Horse of the Year" award
from the Magistrate Court Council. Most recently Chief Justice Feah
Ward Sears, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, has
appointed Judge Davis to a statewide judiciary committee on
information technology in the Georgia Courts.
So let's keep Judge Jeff Davis as our Chief Magistrate Judge.
“ELVIS”
in Conceit
6:00pm
Saturday, October 18, 2008
@ The CABOOSE
L 14 West Main St.
Forsyth, Georgia
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