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Creature Identified As
^Hickory Horned Devil”
It did not take long for
the “creature” pictured in
last week’s edition of The
Summerville News to be
identified.
The photographs were
called to the attenti
the State Depart me g c
Agriculture by ar £
identified reader. La ~
urday, we received a ? -
from Atlanta iden -
the caterpillar
“hickory horned
The identification ,q >
made by enton’ "
John Ridley.
The , caterpillai
brought into our
last week by two S' £
ville boys, Randy
and Barry Hammond, who
found it in a neighbor’s
yard.
After the photographs
appeared in last Thurs
day’s edition of The News,
we received many tele
phone calls asking if an
identification had been
made. One woman caller
said she remembered a
similar “worm” in Texas
which was supposed to
cause painful illness.
Information received
from the Department of
Agriculture indicates that
the specimen in question
belongs to the Family
Citheroniidae-Royal
Moths.
The royal moths are
medium- to large-sized,
stout-bodied moths with
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(A report) discloses that the county hospital is in the red, and
in the same breath cites the need for a nursing home and states
what steps have been taken to obtain it. Time, effort and money
have proven in the past decade that a hospital cannot be
supported by this county. The building is standing and the
facilities are available. Why not turn the Chattooga County
Hospital into the Chattooga County Nursing Home?—C.E.
A member of the Chattooga County Hospital Authority told
Hot Line that the state would not approve the present hospital
building for use as a nursing home. A plan has been proposed to
build a rest home at the rear of the present hospital. The hospital
authority, the county commissioner and at least two members of
the hospital’s medical staff have indicated tentative approval of
the proposed plan.
The News
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1 feel a small part of my voting rights has been taken from me
and the people of Georgia by the Georgia General Assembly by
having to vote a democrat or republican ticket. If they can do this
today, there’s no telling what they can do tomorrow. What do
you think of this?—BJ.
It is true that in Wednesday’s general primary, Georgia voters
were required to vote either as a democrat or a republican, with
no cross-over voting permitted. It must be remembered, however,
that the primary is not an official election, but only a selection of
candidates to appear on the ballot in the November general
election, when voters may cast ballots for the candidates of their
choice, regardless of party affiliation. No candidates were
officially “elected” in this week’s primary. It can be made official
only in the general election in November.
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A MOMENT TO REMEMBER
Head Coach Joe Kines and Tom Jones, assistant
coach, are caught by the camera in a state of ex
hiliration when the Chattooga Indians put the
game on ice as Phil Lenderman returned an inter
cepted pass for a touchdown in the final moments
of the Chattooga-Centre game last Friday night.
For complete coverage, see Page 1-B
large wings. They are sim- f
ilar to the Satumiidae, but v
differ in several respects. I;
The larvae are armed <
with horns or spines, feed ;
on various trees and x
pupate in the ground with- :
out forming a cocoon. >
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The largest species in :•
tliis group is the royal ■!
walnut or regal moth, ;•
Cithe ron i a regalis ■;
(Fabricious), which some- •:
times has a wingspread of :•
five or six inches. The •;
front wings are gray or •!
olive-colored spotted with :•
yellow, and with the veins •:
reddish brown. The hind :•
wings are orange-red 1;
spotted with yellow. The •!
body is reddish brown :•
with yellow bands. •;
The larva is often called •:
the hickory horned devil. :•
When full grown it is four •:
or five inches in length and :■
has long, curved spines on !;
the anterior part of the •:
body. Though quite ;■
ferocious in appearance, J
this caterpillar is entirely ■!
harmless. It feeds prin- :■
cipally on walnut, hickory ;
and persimmon. >
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VOLUME 84 —NUMBER 33
Seat No. 2 Run-Off Likely;
Jackson Holds Close Lead
ASC Voting
In Progress
For County
Only one day remains in
which eligible farm voters can
cast their ballots in the ASC
community committee elec
tions, according to Harris L.
Edwards, chairman of the
Chattooga County Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation
(ASC) Committee. Sept. 11 is
the final day on which ballots
can be mailed or returned to
the county ASCS office.
ASC community com
mittees—of which there are
three in Chattooga County
keep farmers updated on gov
ernment farm programs, elect
persons to fill vacancies on the
County ASC Committee and
name the chairman and vice
chairman, and assist the county
committee in administering
government farm programs on
the local level.
IMPORTANT CHANGE
Mr. Edwards pointed out an
important change in election
procedure this year. Voters are
to vote for not more than three
candidates. As always, the
candidate receiving the largest
number of votes becomes
chairman of the community
committee; second largest,
vice-chairman; third largest,
regular member; and fourth
and fifth largest become first
and second alternates.
Careful procedures are pre
scribed and followed to assure
a secret ballot, the County
ASC Committee chairman
emphasized.
He said voters should follow
these steps to make sure their
ballots are kept secret and are
eligible for counting:
1. Vote for 1,2, or 3 can
didates. (Select from listed
nominees or write in choices.)
2. Place marked ballot
inside plain envelope and seal.
3. Place plain envelope in
side certification envelope and
seal.
4. Sign and date back of
certification envelope.
5. Mail certification
envelope or return it to the
County ASCS office by Sept.
11.
SEALED BALLOT
When election ballots are re
ceived, they are put in a sealed
ballot box until the County
ASC Committee publicly tab
ulates the votes. This will be
Sept. 15, at 8 a.m., in the
Chattooga ASCS county office.
At that time the ballot box
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Arch Farrar
Resigns Job
As Solicitor
Arch Farrai Wednesday sub
mitted to Gov. Lester Maddox
his resignation as solicitor of
the State Court of Chattooga
County.
In a letter to the governor,
Farrar said: “I wish to submit
to you my resignation as solici
tor of the State Court of Chat
tooga County, Ga I would like
my resignation to become ef
fective Sept. 30, 1970. This
will give the court an oppor
tunity to find a replacement
for me, and will not slow down
the work of the court.
“I regret very much the
necessity for this action upon
my part, but I have served
almost six years in thia
capacity and I feel at this time
that I must return full time to
my private law practice.”
Presumably, the governor
will appoint a successor to
Farrar, whose term expires in
1972.
Information Needed
On Personnel for
County Best Home
All persons interested in
positions as registered nurses,
licensed practical nurses,
nurses’ aides or orderlies are
asked to come by the office at
the Chattooga County Hospital
and file an application.
The Chattooga County Hos
pital Authority is interested in
finding out if sufficient per
sonnel is available to staff a
rest home in the county.
You are urged to stop by as
soon as possible.
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CARL SANDERS
SLOPPY FLOYD
Nursing Home Step Nearer
A rest home for Chattooga
County moved a step nearer
this week as members of the
Chattooga County Hospital
Authority, County Commis
sioner Harry Powell and two
members of the hospital
medical staff expressed interest
in a proposed plan to build the
much-needed facility.
The proposed plan for a rest
home here was explained in
detail by Fred Herndon of the
Charter Medical Corp, and
Russell Stutts Jr., representing
the investment banking firm of
Hugo Marx & Co., at a called
meeting of the hospital
authority Tuesday night.
The plan calls for a one
package deal, including appli
cations, construction, equip
ment, licenses, training of ad
ministrative personnel, and
financing.
The proposed rest home
would be built at the rear of
the present hospital building,
connected to it by a closed
corridor. The hospital and rest
home would share a common
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THE BEGINNING OF A LONG NIGHT
County'* First Joint Primary
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA 30747, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1970
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kitchen.
The facility would contain
68 beds in a building of
17,000-plus square feet. The
total cost of the project was
estimated at $400,000, repay
able over a 30-year period.
Nuclear Power Is
Rotary (Hub Topic
W. F. Johnson, Georgia
Power Co. division sales super
visor in Rome, said last week
that nuclear power will help
enable his company to con
tinue producing reliable, low
cost electricity, compatible
with maintaining a clean en
vironment.
Speaking to the Summer
ville-Trion Rotary Club, the
Georgia Power official also dis
cussed the company's con
tinuing effort in the fight
JOHN DAVIS
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The hospital authority
would operate the rest home
and be responsible for repaying
the loan out of operating
revenue, with help from the
county, if needed.
Drs. Herman Spivey and
against pollution.
The latest method of pro
tecting the environment and
preserving natural resources is
the use of nuclear fuel, Mr.
Johnson said, adding, “The
best way to fight pollution is
by not polluting to begin with.
This will essentially be the case
when the company’s fidwin I.
Hatch Nuclear Plant goes into
operation.”
The Georgia Power Co. in
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Jack Meacham said they were
in favor of the project if it did
not affect operation of the hos
pital in any way.
“I would also want to be
assured of personnel,” Dr.
Meacham added.
Dr. Spivey said, “First of
all, I am for the hospital. 1
would not be in favor of the
rest home if we lost the hos
pital. We need a rest home in
the community. And we also
need a hospital.”
It was estimated that the
rest home would need a staff
of some 35 employees, with
seven of them being licensed. It
was pointed out that one ad
ministrator might be employed
to direct the activities of both
the hospital and the rest home.
The one-story, brick veneer
building would contain
patients’ rooms, lounges, a
dining room, examination
room, small chapel and other
necessary facilities. The home
would be designed for the total
convenience of elderly persons.
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Vote
Light
Here
A run-off election ap
peared likely to determine
the winner of Seat No. 2 on
the Chattooga County Board
of Education, as unofficial
returns from ten of 13 pre
cincts failed to indicate a
clear winner.
H. K. Tucker led in the
race with 979 votes, followed
closely by Ray Hall with 939
votes. Edward ‘Cotton’ Jack
son trailed with 586 votes.
Only Coldwater, Dirttown
and Teloga had not reported
at press time. The votes in
those precincts are not ex
pected to give either of the
top candidates a majority.
Incumbent W. M. Jackson
clung to a close lead over
newcomer Tommy Kling in
the race for Board Seat No. 3
With ten out of 13 precincts
reporting, Jackson lead his
opponent, 1,345 votes to 1,206
The balloting in this race
was close in the Summerville
box, with Kling getting 767
votes to 620 for the incum
bent. Jackson led in all the
other precincts with the ex
ception of Pennville.
Voting was reported very
light throughout the county.
A total of 1,500—1,459 demo
crats and 41 republicans—
cast ballots in the Summer
ville precinct. More than
4,000 were registered to vote
in Summerville, the county’s
largest precinct.
John Davis was piling up
an overwhelming lead over
his democratic opponent,
Sam Hensley, in most of the
county precincts.
Unopposed candidates in
the county were receiving
sizeable complimentary
votes. These included Rep.
James ‘Sloppy" Floyd, Judge
Paul W. Painter, Judge Jerry
Westbrook and Joel Cook,
incumbent chairman of the
Chattooga County Board of
Education.
In the race for the repub
lican nomination, James
Bentley received 24 votes in
the Summerville box to 16
for Hal Sult.
In seven of the 13 pre
cincts in Chattooga County,
Carl Sanders led his nearest
opponent, Jimmy Carter, by
a vote of 1,424 to 1,026 The
other candidates in the gub
ernatorial race received a
smathering of votes in the
various polling places.
With only four county pre
cincts reporting at press
time, Lester Maddox was
leading Lt. Gov. George T.
Smith in his bid for the
state’s second highest office.
In the Summerville box,
Carl Sanders led Jimmy Car
ter by a vote of 791 to 585.
In races which were to be
decided by statewide ballot
ing, scattered returns were
not sufficient to project a
winner in the various races.
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Riegel Announces
Wage Adjustment
Riegel Textile Corp., Trion
Division, this week announced
a wage increase for employees.
In making the announce
ment, Clyde C. Cobb, vice pres
ident and group manager, said:
“You will be pleased to know'
that effective Oct. 12, 1970. an
upward adjustment will be
made in hourly wage rates and
employee benefits.
“These adjustments reflect
Riegel's continued policy of
keeping its wages and benefits
among the best in our indus
try."
Details will be announced
later.
First Meeting Set
Here on Monday
By School Group
The North Summerville
PI A will hold its first meeting
of the new school year at 7:30
p.m. Monday, Sept. 14, when
the school's new teachers will
be introduced.
Don Hayes, visiting teacher
for Chattooga County schools,
will be the guest speaker.