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VOLUME 84 —NUMBER 32
Voters IV list Decide Party Choice in Wednesday’s General Primary
Are you a Democrat? c 0 < ’ublican?
That is the first ques £ voters of Chat
tooga County will have 1 <F = on entering the
various polling places for £ £ neral primary next
Wednesday. *
Under the new election code passed by the
1970 session of the Georgia General Assembly,
both the Democratic and Republican primaries
must be held on the same day. However, there will
be no crossover voting.
Potential voters must indicate by signing a
voters certificate in which primary they wish to
vote. They will then exchange this certificate for
the proper ballot, a white one for the Democratic
Primary or a blue one for the Republican Primary.
Voters will receive only one ballot.
Ordinary Paul Weems pointed out that in the
event a runoff election is necessary in either or
both primaries, the voters will have to abide by
their original party choices expressed in the general
primary.
Crossover voting is permissable in the general
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Three persons died as a result of this two-vehicle
accident early last Friday morning on the Bolling
Road. Lewis Wiggins, 60, and Ernest Anderson, 50,
of Route 1, Lyerly, were killed instantly when the
automobile in which they were passengers report
edly went out of control and hit a tractor-trailer
driven by Charles F. Willis of Trion. The driver of
the 1962 automobile was listed on State Patrol rec-
Finances At Local Hospital
Are Discussed By Authority
The financial condition of
the Chattooga County Hospital
may well be approaching the
“critical” stage.
Total receipts at the hos
pital last month, which in
cluded SI,OOO from Chattooga
County, were $26,452.16. Ex
penses for the month were
$39,133.01.
It was pointed out by Mrs.
Nina Morgan, acting hospital
administrator, that a portion of
this monthly deficit was due to
three weekly payrolls falling
within the month.
The financial report was
given to members of the Chat
tooga County Hospital Auth
ority at its monthly meeting
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CHECK RECEIVED FOR WATER DISTRICT EXPANSION
Commissioner Harry Powell receives
a check from John McDuffie of the
Farmers Home Administration, to be
used for expansion of the Chattooga
County Water District No. 1. Looking
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THREE DIE IN BOLLING ROAD ACCIDENT
last week.
Mrs. Morgan also pointed
out that the hospital must .
meet payroll of $9,400 every
two weeks.
Total charges during July
were $26,452.16; accounts re
ceivable totaled $94,225.17;
outstanding Medicare-Medicaid
was listed at $16,679.89; and
outstanding insurance,
$14,711.40. Cash in the bank
at the end of July was
$296.04.
The average daily census
during the month was 14.
A lengthy discussion was
carried out among the author
ity members in regard to de
linquent accounts at the hos-
on is Congressman John Davis; D. C.
Greeson, chairman of the water dis
trict board; and Mrs. Dot Hankins,
board secretary.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA 30747,THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1970
election.
The new election code requires that the ordi
nary conduct the general primary. Previously, a
county Democratic executive committee was in
charge of the primaries. Under the new rules, the
ordinary must conduct primary as well as general
and special elections.
A sample ballot will be on display in the
ordinary’s office in the Chattooga County Court
house one week prior to the election.
For the first time since members of the Chat
tooga County Board of Education have been
elected, candidates for scats on the board will be
elected on a countywide basis. Voters will indicate
the candidate of their choice in all of the three
school districts in which members will be elected
this year. Previously, Chattooga voters had only
voted for those candidates for the board in their
respective districts. This year, you may cast your
ballot for one candidate in the Pennville, Menlo
and Lyerly districts.
On the primary day, the following rules will
ords as Elsie Wiggins, 58, also of Route 1, Lyerly.
The accident took place about one-half mile below
the city limits. Mrs. Wiggins was pronounced dead
on arrival at Floyd Hospital, Rome. Willis suffered
bruises on the head and right leg. Trooper L. B.
Evans investigated the accident. (See pictures on
inside page.)
pital. Some of these accounts
total more than SI,OOO, it was
pointed out. Authority mem
bers agreed that every legal
means should be exhausted to
collect these past-due accounts.
“Delinquent accounts are
partly responsible for the fi
nancial condition of the hos
pital,” Mr. Morgan said.
A discussion was held in re
gard to a proposed plan to
build a rest home adjacent to
the hospital. The project would
involve the erection of a 68-
bed unit, connected to the
present building by a covered
passageway.
It was agreed to call a meet
ing of the hospital authority.
the medical staff, Commis
sioner Hany Powell and
county attorney Ed Surles.
Also invited to the meeting are
W. Fred Herndon, development
manager of the nursing home
division of Charter Medical
Corp, of Macon, and Russell
Stutts, Jr., representing Hugo
Marx & Co. of Birmingham.
The meeting is tentatively
scheduled for this week.
The proposed rest home
would contain approximately
17,000 square feet of floor
space and would be operated
directly by the Chattooga
County Hospital Authority.
Authority members present
for the meeting were James D.
Millican, chairman; J. R.
Burgess, John Paul Jones, O. C.
Mahan, Norman Bryant, C. C.
McSherry and Claude Bagley.
Expansion to Begin
For Water District
After three years of negotia
tion, the plan for an expansion
to Chattooga County Water
District No. 1 was brought to a
successful conclusion.
Officials of the Farmers
Home Administration, includ
ing John McDuffie, state direc
tor, Ed Neighbors and various
technical personnel, met at the
office of A. A. Farrar, together
with Congressman John Davis,
Commissioner Harry Powell,
various other persons con
nected with the project and the
water district board, which is
composed of D. C. Greeson,
Roy Fallis, Hugh Whitley, J. C.
Maddux and D F. Williams.
Commissioner Powell was
presented a check for
$310,000 In addition, the
county will receive a $95,000
grant. The water district board
contributed $25,000 for a total
cost of $430,000 for the proj-
apply:
—No persons, with the exception of candidates,
may solicit votes in any manner or by any means
or methods, either within the polling place or
within 250 feet of any polling place or of the outer
edge of any building within which such polling
place is established, whichever distance is greater.
-No person, including candidates, may dis
tribute any campaign literature, newspaper, book
let, pamphlet, card, sign or any other written or
printed matter of any kind in support of any
person, party, body or proposition within 250 feet
of the polling place on any primary or election
day.
-No written or printed matter in support of
any candidate or question may be posted within
the polling place, or within 250 feet of place of
voting. No written or printed matter may be
posted within the polling place except as required
by the Georgia Election Code.
-Candidates may remain in the polling place
(but not behind closed space) and talk to electors
8,520 Chattoogans Register
For September 9 Primary;
No Cross-Voting Permitted
HOI
LINE
The Newt
I have noticed in Rossville
and Fort Oglethorpe signs in
the center of the street saying,
“Welcome Home (Name of a
serviceman)." I think this is a
good idea and wish that it
could be done here.-B.W.
Hot Line agrees that this is a
“good idea.” We believe those
servicemen who have devoted
one or more years of service to
their country’s armed forces
deserve more recognition. Cer
tainly it is well to so recognize
those members of the armed
forces returning from overseas
duty. Perhaps one of the serv
ice or civic organizations in
Chattooga County might adopt
this idea and put it in opera
tion here.
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Would you please print the
address of Congressman John
Davis, or where I could write
to him (office).—N. B.
A letter addressed to Rep.
Davis at Rome or Summerville
would be promptly delivered.
Until after the upcoming elec
tion, a letter addressed to the
congressman’s Rome office
would probably reach him
more quickly. Rep. Davis wel
comes letters from his constitu
ents.
HOT
LINE
The New*
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HOT LINE REPORT
Hot Line welcomes letters
from the readers of this news
paper on any subject of general
interest. We appreciate your
cards, letters and telephone
calls. Don’t forget to include
your name and address on all
communications. Full names
will not be published, only
initials. Let us hear from you
soon.
ect.
The water system will sup
ply the Welcome Hill and Dry
Valley areas. The Eslinger Con
struction Co. of Rossville was
the successful bidder and will
begin construction Monday,
Sept. 14.
The project is expected to
be completed in 120 calendar
days and will supply needed
water to the area.
In a brief speech, Mr. Mc-
Duffie emphasized the im
portance of government money
working in areas such as this,
and complimented the county
in its determination to carry
through this project
Congressman John Davis
spoke of the need for more
effort on the part of private
citizens to take advantage of
government monies available.
The meeting was held Tues
day morning.
Registered Voters
Chattooga County
DISTRICT NUMBER
Alpine 588
Cloudland 148
Coldwater 169
Dirttown 318
Dirtseller 74
Haywood 36
Lyerly 509
Pennville 387
Seminole 124
Subligna 154
Summerville . . . . 4,109
Teloga 187
Trion 1,717
TOTAL 8,520
Grant Announcd
By Mayor Woods
Mayor J. C. Woods this
week announced that the
Town of Trion recently re
ceived a state grant for
$8,003.72, representing ap
proximately one-half the grant
money Trion will receive this
year.
This amount represents
money received on the 1960
census and the balance of
Trion’s grant money will he
based on the 1970 Census re
port.
“We appreciate Mr. Sloppy
Floyd and the other members
of the Legislature approving
these grants,” Mayor Woods
said.
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PARTICIPANTS IN TRAFFIC DISCUSSION HERE
Traffic problems in Summerville and
Chattooga County was the main topic
of discussion at a meeting of the Sum
merville Retail Merchants Associa
tion here Tuesday morning. A group
of local citizens was on hand to dis
cuss the traffic islands on South Com
merce Street, at the Triangle Shop
ping Center and at the Mountain
View intersection on U. S. Highway 27.
On hand for the meeting were Emory
Parrish, executive assistant director
of the State Highway Department,
and Archie C. Burnham, assistant
State Highway traffic and safety en
gineer from the Atlanta general of-
in line, but may not pass out literature.
The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for
the general primary Sept. 9.
Voters will indicate their choice of candidates
by placing a cross or check mark in the square
opposite the name of each candidate for whom
they wish to vote. If you spoil your ballot, do not
erase but ask for a new ballot.
A total of 56 names appear on the official
Democratic primary ballot for the Summerville
Election District, 14 on the Republican ballot.
In addition, the Republican ballot contains the
following questions: “Do you favor efforts to
legally allow assignments of pupils in the public
schools of Georgia based primarily on the ‘freedom
of choice’ of the parents?” and “Do you favor
reduction of ad valorem property taxes even
though it results in an increase in other forms of
taxation?”
For your convenience, a sample of both the
Democratic and Republican ballots is printed on an
inside page.
Countywide Balloting Set
In School Board Races
On Sept. 9, the voters of
Chattooga County will nomi
nate a state representative, a
Superior Court judge, a state
court judge, three members of
the Chattooga County Board
of Education and members of
the County Democratic Execu
tive Committee.
Chattoogans will also indi
cate their preference for a U. S.
representative, state senator,
governor, lieutenant governor
and various other state officers.
A total of 8,520 persons
had registered to vote in Chat
tooga County as of Aug. 1,
according to records in the of
fice of the county registrar.
The Summerville precinct had
the largest number of regis
tered voters with 4,109, Hay
wood the smallest number with
36.
In the race for U.S. repre
sentative from the Seventh
Congressional District, Demo
cratic incumbent John Davis is
opposed by Sani Hensley of
Marietta. On the Republican
side are Dick Fullerton of
Smyrna and Barry Thomas of
Rome.
Billy Shaw Abney of LaFay
ette is running without opposi
tion for state senator from the
53rd Senatorial District.
On the local level:
Janies H. (Sloppy) Floyd
is unopposed in his bid for a
tenth consecutive term as state
representative from the Sev
enth Representative District.
Incumbent Paul W.
(Johnny) Painter has no oppo
sition in Iris race for judge,
Superior Court of the Lookout
Mountain Judicial Circuit.
For judge, State Court of
Chattooga County, William
Jerry Westbrook is unopposed
in his bid for reelection.
-Three newcomers are
vying for the seat in District
No. 2, Chattooga County
Board of Education, being va
cated by Jimmy Strickland.
They are Ray Hall, Edward
“Cotton” Jackson and H. K.
Tucker.
Incumbent W. M. Jackson
is opposed by Tommy Kling
for Seat No. 3 on the school
board.
Joel Cook of Lyerly, who
serves as chairman of the pres
ent board, is unopposed in his
race for reelection to Seat No.
4 on the school board.
For the first time in Chat
tooga County, voters through
out the county will cast their
ballots for the candidate of
their choice in all of the school
districts. In previous elections,
voters had cast their votes only
for a candidate in their own
election district.
Ballots will be marked by
placing a cross or a check mark
in the square opposite the
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fice. Prior to the discussion, Burnham
had made a survey of the traffic pat
tern here. It was agreed that a master
plan would be drawn up by the high
way engineers and presented to the
Summerville City Council. Also dis
cussed were the left turn signals on
Commerce Street, the traffic control
lights at Kelly, Sixth and North Com
merce streets and at Jakeville and
South Commerce streets. From left,
above: Mr. Burnham, Rep. James
“Sloppy” Floyd, Mr. Parrish and Har
vey McCollum, president of the Sum
merville Retail Merchants Associa
tion.
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