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VOLUME 78 —NUMBER 5
Senator Reiterates
He Needs More Time
To Study Salaries
State Senator Joseph E. (Bo) Loggins made another
statement on the salary schedule matter this week.
He reiterated that he wanted to study the matter more.
The senator had previously announced that he would
kill bills passed this year by the Georgia House of Represen-
tatives which would have switch
ed the Chattooga sheriff, tax
collector, tax receiver and clerk
of court from a fee to a salary
basis. The legislation had been
introduced by Rep. James H.
(Sloppy) Floyd.
Sen. Loggins, in his statement
this week, charged that the bills
in question “were devised and
the salaries set by Representative
Floyd in concert with the owner
and employes of The Summer
ville News.”
News Editor - Publisher D. T.
Espy immediately denied that
he or any employes had any
thing to do with the setting of
the salaries proposed by Floyd.
The newspaper had editorially
supported the plan to put the
officers on a salary and had last
week urged Sen. Loggins to re
consider his decision to kill the
measures.
Rep. Floyd had suggested
salaries of SB,OOO for the clerk
of court and tax collector. $8,500
for the sheriff and $6,000 for the
tax receiver. He said last week
Loggins had wanted to put the
sheriff on a salary as early as
three years ago but at salaries
ranging from $9,500 (with a pro
viso that he could get an addi
tional $3,600 if he did not hire
one of the deputies) to $12,500.
Floyd contended that the sena
tor simply wanted to set the
salaries too high.
In his statment this week, Sen.
Loggins said:
“I, again, find it necessary to
restate my position relative to
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How Mnch Do Ga. Salaried
Sheriffs Make Per Year?
How much do salary-system counties pay their sheriffs?
A recent survey shows, for instance, that Gordon County
(about the size of Chattooga) pays its sheriff $5,000.
Bartow, which has about 800 more people than Chattooga,
pays SB,OOO. Floyd, which has over three times as many as
Chattooga, pays $9,600. Stephens, which has about 100 fewer
residents, $7,800. Wayne, which has about 200 fewer, pays
$8,500.
Rep. James H. Floyd proposed an $8,500 salary for the
Chattooga sheriff in bills which would have switched Chat
tooga from the fee to the salary system. State Sen. Joseph
E. Loggins has stated he will not sign the bills, which means
they will be killed.
Some 42 Georgia counties now have their sheriff on a
salary basis, 34 of them having switched over during the past
five years.
It was primarily the larger counties which had sheriffs
on a salary system prior to 1957. These included Bibb (Sa
vannah) which went on in 1924; DeKalb, which also switched
in 1924; Fulton, which went on in 1925; and Muscogee (Co
lumbus) which switched in 1926. One or two went on in the
late 1940’s and a few in the early 1950’5.
But the great trend toward the salary basis for sheriffs
has been during the past five years.
Some of the sheriffs draw as little as $3,600 (Union
County) and one (Coweta) goes up to $15,000, according to
the survey, presented in the current issue of “County Govern
ment Magazine”.
Fulton, for instance, pays $12,000; Muscogee, $10,000;
Bibb, $10,000; Richmond, $12,000 and Hall, SIO,OOO.
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SRMA LEADERS FOR 1963—Here are
five of the new leaders of the Summer
vUle Retail Merchants Assn. Marshall
Lowry (front, left) was re-elected presi
dent and John Bankson (front, right)
was re-elected secretary-treasurer. At
Greetings to Chattooga Industry During “Industry Week"
the local bills of Representative
Floyd, which place all county
officials on a salary. I feel that
I have clearly stated my posi
tion but, apparently, there has
been some misunderstanding
relative to the position taken by
me concerning these bills.
| "As previously stated, Ido not
. desire to pass the local bills in
the Senate during the 1963 ses
sion. Since, under the provisions
of the bills the effective dates
are January, 1965, I feel that
there is sufficient time in which
to study the proposals, confer
with various people in other
counties which have gone
through this transition and dis
cuss this problem with the peo
ple of Chattooga County. Neither
Representative Floyd nor The
Summerville News will “prod” me
into passing legislation unless
and until it has been throughly
investigated. No harm can come
' from holding these bills until
the 1964 session of the legisla
ture, since the very same bills
' could be passed in the Senate
1 at that time.
■ “The particular bills in ques
tion were devised and the salaries
set by Representative Floyd in
concert with the owner and em
ployees of The Summerville News.
“On February 1. 1963. Repre
' sentative Floyd suggested that
I amend his local bills to pro
vide that all county officials be
paid a salary of $2,000 per year
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। the rear are three of the new directors,
(left to right) J. L. Salmon, Jimmy
Woodard and Donnie Espy. The other
new director is Ed Bryant. E. C. Pester
field was elected vice president.
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LITTLE VALENTINE— Today is Valen
tine Day and for our valentine picture
we have chosen Little Miss Penny Mc-
Arthur, three-year-old daughter of Mr.
Addition at
Best Now
‘Above Ground’
The new addition at Best
Mfg. Corp., Menlo, is “above
ground,” it was reported this
week.
Work began about two weeks
ago on the 20,000 square foot
structure with Harold Bishop as
the contractor. The addition is
located adjacent to the leather
branch of the glove factory.
In addition, v/ork is pro
ceeding on renovating the old
Subligna School so that it can
become a branch of Best. Parti
tions are being removed, a new
floor is being installed and new
wiring is planned.
Best has announced it will
hire from 150 to 200 more people
at Menlo and from 50 to 150 at
Subligna.
Countians
Attend Boy
Scout Fete
“Boy Scout Week” was cli
maxed for Chattooga County
Tuesday night when a sizable
delegation from here attended
the Northwest Georgia Boy
Scout Council banquet at Berry
Schools, Rome.
Representatives from Trion,
Pennville and Summerville were
present.
Eagle scouts of the past year
were especially honored and
those from Chattooga attend
ing were: Tommy Snow, Troop
38; Wayne Gardner, Johnny
King and Benny Baker, Troop
101; and Skipper Stewart and
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SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 19G3
State Court Gives Split
Answer On Wilson Case
The State Supreme Court has “reversed in part and
affirmed in part” Judge S. W. Fariss’ ruling on a case
brought by Ewart Wilson, Summerville automobile dealer,
against County Commissioner John Jones, James Marks
and Julian Harris, Inc. ’
A re-hearing will be sought on
the reversed phase, County At
torney F. H. Boney said follow
ing the Supreme Court decision.
The ruling was handed down
Monday.
The Court ruled that a citizen
has the right to question the sale
and purchase of county prop
erty; that the Superior Court
judge erred when he sustained
the general demurrer of the
county commissioner and Marks;
and that the judge did not err
when he sustained the general
demurrer of Harrison.
Wilson had sought an injunc
tion and mandamus last August
in conection with Jones plans
to trade in two dump trucks on
two new ones. Marks, doing
business as Marks Auto Sales,
was the low bidder. Wilson was
an unsuccessful bidder.
The State Court said that the
county had argured the old
trucks could lawfully be disposed
of if they were “unserviceable”
। but the court noted that it was
not stated whether they were
“unserviceable”.
Wilson’s petition merely shows
that the commissioner made a
written offer relative to the two
new trucks but does not show
i that the offer was accepted by
Harrison, said the court. It then
went on to uphold Judge Fariss
stand on Harrison.
Griffith Dies
Os Injuries
A 23-year-old Summerville
father died early Friday in a
Chattanooga hospital of in
juries received Friday, Feb. 1, in
a traffic collision in Summer
ville.
He was Wayne Griffith, father
of two daughters.
Mr. Griffith had undergone
brain surgery following the in
juries.
Also seriously injured in the
wreck was James William Hines,
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Lowry Returns As
SRMA President
Marshall Lowry was re-elected
president of the Summerville Re
tail Merchants Assn. Wednes
day.
E. C. Pesterfield was elected
vice president and John Bank
son was re-elected secretary
treasurer.
J. T Morgan and Malcolm
Thomas were named co-chair
men of a membership drive
which will soon get underway.
Dues were set at $5.
In other action, the directors
and Mrs. Benny McArthur, Lyerly Road,
Summerville. Isn’t she a beauty? She
has an equally charming sister, Pamela,
who is 10 months of age.
March of
Dimes Goes
Over $4,000
The Chattooga March of Dimes
brought in over $4,160, Grady
McOalmon, chairman, said this
week.
Some coin collectors are still
out and a couple of industrial
accounts are not in, McCalmon
said.
He noted that over SI,OOO of
the total was collected during
the Mothers’ March, sponsored
by the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Auxiliary.
Boy, I’ll bet I know of one
feller who hates the salary
system. He’s the sheriff of a
certain county in Georgia.
This sheriff, so a feller told
me, said he would have raked
in $150,000 in fees last year if
he’d been on a fee basis. But
he wasn’t and he raked in well
under SIO,OOO.
That county is a little over
twice as big as Chattooga, so
jar as people goes.
I notice the sheriff here ain’t
sayin’ what he makes and
somebody has pointed out that
he takes tn about $20,000 from
the county alone, plus what he
gits from court cases. So there
ain’t much way ’o tollin' what
puttin’ him on a salary would
save the county.
But I’m thtnkin' ov what
putting that other sheriff on
a salary must have saved that
county—close to $140,000 a
year! And that ain’t hay, mis
ter.
authorized President Lowry to
take action on a request from
the Chattooga-Municipal Plan
ning Commission for financial
aid in erecting welcome signs at
entrance points of the county.
The next meeting will be held
at 0:30 a m. Wednesday, March 6
Attending were: Mr. Lowry,
Mr. Bankson, Jimmy Woodard,
Donnie Espy, J. L. Salmon, Mr.
Morgan, O. O. Morehead and Mr.
Thomas.
Uncle Ned’s
Notes
STAR Students,
Teachers Told
Mother, Son Named
For County System
Randolph F. (Randy) Taylor has been named STAR
student for the Chattooga school system and Doris Earl
Chester has been named STAR student for the Trion system.
Randy has selected as the STAR teacher his mother,
Mrs. John D. Taylor, a teacher of English and literature
Premium Given
Architect,
Board Confer
On Plans
Architect M. G. Turner of
Rome and the Chattooga Board
of Education met Monday after
noon to discuss further plans
for the proposed new school con
struction.
Large-scale drawings of pro
posed departmental areas in the
new Chattooga High were pre
sented.
In addition, the group discuss
ed the type gymnasium which
should be built at the school.
Mr. Turner was given details on
what it should include, told what
could be spent on the facility
and was asked to return with
proposals perhaps by this Friday.
School Supt. James Spence,
Chattooga High Principal A. L.
Clark and CHS Athletic Director
Paul Quinn visited a gymnasium
at North Cobb Tuesday after
noon in connection with the
planning.
In the meantime, it has been
announced that the Board of
Education has received a $5,652.-
18 premium on Its bonds which
were sold recently. This was in
accord with an agreement with
the bond agent that any excess
above his two and one-half per
cent profit would be split with
the school board. The money has
been invested in government
bonds, as has the $450,000 derived
from the bond sale. The money
will be spent when construction
starts in the spring.
Mack Arden
New Prexy of
Wildlife Club
Mack Arden, Trion, has been
elected president of the Chat
tooga County Wildlife Club.
Other officers, elected last
Thursday, were: Charles Lowry,
vice president; Stuart Marks,
treasurer; Charles M. Tutton
Jr., secretary; Jack Poole and
Billy Parker, one-year directors;
Edwin Lowery, Joe Eleam and
Roy Parker, two-year directors;
Donnie Espy, publicity chair
man; and Tom Smithson, pro
gram chairman.
A membership drive is under
way and all interested persons
are invited to Join, leaders said
this week. An application blank
is found elsewhere in this news
paper, along with other details.
The Club meets at 7:30 p.m. on
the fourth Thursdays in each
month at the Summerville Rec
reation Center.
Big Plans
Being Made
For Follies
Interest is mounting in the
festive Trion Follies, set for
Thursday and Friday nights,
Feb. 21-22.
A showboat theme Is planned.
Music, decorations and skits
will carry out the theme.
The Trion High Band Boosters
sponsor the gala program each
year.
Election of a Junior band
mascot is a major phase of the
preliminaries with votes now
underway. You may vote for
your favorite child at Horton
Drugs, Riegel Fabrics, Hurley's
at The Triangle, Trion Drugs,
B & W Supermarket, Strange
Service Station, Riegeldale Tav
ern and Trion Elementary
School.
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at Chattooga High. Doris has
chosen Mrs. Jessie Wingfield,
also a teacher of English, as the
Trion STAR teacher.
All four were honored Wednes
day by the Summerville-Trion
Rotary Club, sponsor of the
local event. Rotary President
L. C. (Sadd) Dalton presented
them with certificates. Mrs.
Taylor was unable to be present
because of an ankle injury re
ceived Tuesday night when she
fell on a newly-waxed floor at
the Summerville Presbyterian
Church.
Doris is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James Floyd Chester
and Randy is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Taylor.
This was the second time Mrs.
Taylor had been selected as a
STAR teacher, the first time
having been in 1959 when she
was chosen by Jerry Willing
ham.
The student attains the honor
’ by having a high scholastic
standing. The two students
making the top grades on the
College Entrance Board exam
■ ination are eligible and the one
• chosen is the one who has the
higher average for the first
semester of the senior year.
The STAR student then names
as the STAR teacher the teach
er who has made “the greatest
‘ contribution to the student’s
scholastic achievement.”
’ The STAR students and
teachers for the two systems
1 will be entered in the Seventh
. District event.
! The state STAR program is
, sponsored by the Georgia State
। Chamber of Commerce.
Riegel Not
To Buy Any
Area Plant
Rumors to the effect that
Riegel Textile Corporation is
negotiating for the purchase of
Summerville Mfg. Co., Harriet &
Henderson and/or the La-
Fayette Mill are without foun
dation, reports W. F. Robertson,
vice president of Textile Pro
duction for Riegel.
Mr. Robertson said there have
been “absolutely no discussions"
’ on the subject with officials of
I these plants and none are
planned.
In a statement last week,
A. G. Dunson, general manager
of Summerville Mfg. Co., said
there is "absolutely” no basis
for rumors that the plant might
be sold to Riegel.
. The rumors had been rampant
in the county for some weeks.
Appraisers Seek Market
Value of County Farms
Professional appraisers had
two main projects underway this
week in Chattooga County’s
property revaluation program.
They were:
(1) Making a survey to de
termine the market value of
farm properties in the county.
This is done through such things
as finding out for how much
property sells.
(2) Making a survey to de
termine the market values of
property in Summerville. This
also can be checked by finding
out how much property brings
on the market.
Appraisal of properties in
Trion has been largely complet
ed, Olenn Farthing, of Doane
Agricultural Services, the ap
praisal firm, said. Some of the
appraisals had to be by exterior
observation because in many
families both the husband and
wife are at work and no one Is
home.
Much of the actual appraising
remains to be done. Farthing
said. The project, begun late last
DORIS CHESTER
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ed primarily with arriving at a
basis for Establishing the "fair
market value” of properties.
The professional firm has been
hired by the county to conduct
an impartial appraisal, based on
fair market values as the law
requires. The Board of Tax As
sessors will then determine the
assessments and the county
commissioner will set the tax
levy.
JOHN DAVIS’ FATHER
DIES IN ROME
John Camp Davis, of Rome,
father of Congressman John W.
Davis, of Summerville, died In
a Rome hospital Friday. He had
been ill for several months.
Funeral services were held at
11 am. Saturday at the chapel
of Stevens-Davenport Funeral
Home. The Rev. Robert S.
Tucker, pastor of the North
Broad Baptist Church, offi
ciated. Interment was in Floyd
Memorial Gardens.