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VOLUME 88 — NUMBER £
Oak Vies Nears
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Capacity l ooking
After One Month
Oak View Nursing Home
has reached a near-capacity
status during its first month of
operation. This information
was learned Thursday night at
the March meeting of the Chat
tooga County Hospital
Authority.
Administrator Steve Snapp
said that only about six beds
are still available.
A February financial report
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Sheriff Says
Merchandise
Is Recovered
Sheriff Gary McConnell re
ported Wednesday that most of
the approximately SSOO in
merchandise stolen from Evans
Texaco Service Station on
North Commerce Street on
March 15 has been recovered.
Two juveniles have been ar
rested by Sheriff McConnell
and his deputies and charged
with the burglary.
The sheriff also reported
that an 800-gallon moonshine
still was destroyed Tuesday by
members of the sheriff’s de- |
partment and state and federal
revenue agents near Holland.
Two Atlanta men are in the
Chattooga County jail awaiting
a preliminary hearing after be
ing charged with the theft of a
vehicle from Trion.
Approximately 75 other
misdemeanor cases were made
by the sheriff’s department
during the past week.
Additional Projects
Planned for SCO
Don Gordon, vice pres
ident of Farmers & Merchants
Bank, Tuesday was named by
the directors of the Summer
ville Civic Organization to fill
the vacancy created by the
resignation of John Nutter.
Bob Guffin, SCO secre
tary-treasurer, reported that
1972 membership has reached
a total of 50, which is 28 mem
bers short of the J 971 total
Guffin, who announced his
resignation as secretary-treas
urer at the February meeting,
agreed to remain in the
position until a replacement is
found
President Jim Roberson re
ported on a letter he had re
ceived from Ben T. Wiggins,
Public’ Service Commission
chairman. Roberson had
written the commission asking
that the Summerville Civic Or
ganization be notified of the
date of the public hearing on a
proposed rate increase by
General Telephone Co.
It was suggested that
Richard Martin, general man
ager for General, be asked to
attend a later meeting and ex
plain the company’s position.
The secretary-treasurer re
ported that $829.08 had re
cently been paid for the rental
of Christmas lights and decora
tions. It was suggested that
after this year SCO explore the
Mobile Home
Stolen Here
Sunday Night
Sheriff Gary McConnell said
a mobile home was reported
stolen from Colonial Mobile
Homes on US. Highway
27-North Sunday night.
The 65-foot trailer was
valued at more than $9,000
The theft is still under inves
tigation by the Chattooga
County Sheriff's Department,
the Georgia Bureau of Investi
gation. and the Federal Bureau
of Investigation.
She Smmmerutlls Nema
discussed at the meeting
showed that the average daily
census during the month was
23, a noticeable increase over
the last several months.
Cash received for the month
was $34,738.38. Total ex
penses were listed at
$40,741.76. This latter figure
included a payment of $3,000
for an audit. Total charges for
the month were $41,788.17.
Outstanding insurance at the
end of February was
$14,650.00 and outstanding
Medicare and Medicaid was
listed at $18,372.00.
Administrator Snapp an
nounced that Mrs. Jeannie
Mincey had replaced Mrs. Mae
Howell as director of nurses at
the hospital. A letter was read
from Charles Logan who asked
for a share of the dairy
products purchases at the hos
pital-nursing home. The hos
pital authority agreed that the
account would be left with
Happy Valley for an indefinite
period. It was suggested that
dairy products purchases might
be placed on a sealed-bid basis
at a later date.
The financial report also
showed that accounts receiv
able amounted to
$123,929.81. Accounts pay
able totaled $68,777.95.
Present for the March meet
ing were Chairman Norman
Bryant, James D. Millican,
Hobson Cavin, Roy Joe
Thomas, Claude Bagley, Clyde
Packer, and Administrator
Snapp.
SFD Keeps Busy
During Past Week
The Summerville Fire De
partment answered several fire
calls during the past week.
The fire department an
swered a call Tuesday to a
home belonging to Mid Allen
on Little Sand Mountain.
The fire department also re
sponded to a call at the home
of Ira Henderson on University
Circle Sunday night. Heavy
damage was reported.
Other fire calls included one
to a house at 11 Stevens St.
and one to an unoccupied
dwelling on West Washington
Street, which was a total loss.
possibility of turning the
Christmas lighting and decorat
ing of downtown streets over
to the City of Summerville.
A number of committees
was discussed among them
were by-laws, membership,
promotions, and beautifica
tion. President Roberson cited
the need for a committee on
community development, to
assist existing businesses and to
encourage new ones to locate
in Chattooga County
Present for Tuesday’s
meeting, in addition to Rober
son and Guffin, were directors
Peter Boney, Nick Stoner,
Carrie B Freeman, Olio
Tutton, Frank Agnew, and
Max Jones. Directors absent
were Harris Caldwell, Kathryn
Camp, and James Jackson 111.
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Shown above are the remains of two automobile*
Involved in an accident about 6:15 p.m. Tuesday
about three mile* north of Summerville on U. S
Highway 27 Drivers of the vehicles were listed by
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FORESTRY QUEEN PAGEANT WINNERS
More than 100 contestants were en
tered in the four categories of the
Chattooga County Forestry Queen
Pageant Saturday night. Front to
back: Dena Winters, Smoky’s Little
CLOSED MEETINGS RESTRICTED
Broad Application
Noted in New Law
A so-called “Sunshine Bill’’
passed by the 1972 General
Assembly will have broad ap
plication throughout the state.
Because of the high interest
shown in this bill, the follow
ing summary is presented.
Section 1. All meetings of
any state department, agency,
board, bureau, commission, or
political subdivision and the
governing authority or any de
part ment, agency, board,
bureau, commission, or politi
cal subdivision of any county,
municipal corporation, board
of education, or other political
subdivision at which official
actions are to be taken are
hereby declared to be public
meetings and shall be open to
the public at all times.
No resolution, rule, regula
tion, or formal action shall be
binding except as taken or
made at such meetings. Any
action contesting a resolution,
rule, regulation, or formal
action on the ground of non
compliance with this law must
be commenced within 90 days
of the date the resolution or
regulation was passed or the
formal action was taken.
The minutes of a meeting
of any such department,
agency, board, bureau, com
mission, political subdivision,
governing authority, or board
of education shall be promptly
recorded and such records shall
be open to public inspection.
The superior courts of this
state shall have jurisdiction to
issue injunctions to enforce the
purposes of this section upon
application by any citizen of
this state.
It shall be unlawful for any
person who is a member of any
department, agency, Bviard,
bureau, commission, political
subdivision, governing
authority, or board of educa
tion, as defined above, to con
duct any meeting not in accor
dance with the provisions of
this section. Any person viola
ting the provisions of this sub
section shall be guilty of a mis
demeanor and upon conviction
thereof, shall be punished by a
fine not to exceed SIOO
Section 2. The provisions of
this act shall not apply to the
following:
While holding staff meet
ings for investigative purposes
under duties or responsibilities
imposed by law;
The deliberation and vot
ing of the Board of Pardons
and Paroles;
Meetings of the Georgia
Bureau of Investigation or any
other law enforcement agency
in the state.
Meetings when any agency
or other unit is discussing the
future acquisition of real
estate;
Meetings of any commit
tee of a public hospital when
the committee is considering
the grant of abortions under
Georgia law;
Meetings when any agency
or other unit is discussing the
appointment, employment, dis
ciplinary action,or dismissal of
a public officer or employee,
Or when any agency or
other unit is hearing com
plaints or charges brought
against a public officer or em
ployee, unless he requests a
public meeting.
TWO CARS DEMOLISHED IN HIGHWAY 27 ACCIDENT
the Georgia State Patrol an Dianna Owens of Sum
merville and Wiley Henderson, Route 1, Trion.
Henderson suffered a possible broken arm and
Helper; Joanna Lanier, Miss Pine
Seedling; Pam Nicholson, Junior Miss
Forestry Queen; and Marilyn Rush, a
Trion High School student, Miss For
estry Queen of 1972.
Section 3. The provisions of
shall not be construed
so as to repeal in any way the
attorney-client privilege recog
nized by Georgia law; those tax
matters which are otherwise
made confidential by Georgia
law.
The public may be excluded
to protect these privileges.
Section 4. All laws and parts
of laws in conflict with this act
are hereby repealed
Chattooga Auto Owners
Contribute to Highways
(Special Io the News)
NF.W YORK For Chat
tooga County’s car owners,
how expensive a proposition
has the nation’s controversial
42,500-mile Interstate High
way System become?
How much are they paying
to the federal government,
through gasoline taxes and
other automobile taxes, toward
the cost of construction?
On the basis of the latest
figures, their contribution in
the past year came to approxi- j
mately $292,000
This is exclusive of the auto
use taxes collected from them ;
by local governments.
The average Chattooga
County driver, traveling 10,000
miles a year and getting 14
miles to the gallon, is paying
some S3O annually into the
Highway Trust Fund Those ।
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License Deadline
To Remain Firm
Sales in Chattooga
Show Sharp Rise
Chattooga County vehicle
owners were reminded this
week that the deadline to pur
chase license tag validation
decals is fast approaching
Gov. Jimmy Carter has an
nounced that there will be no
extension of the April 1 dead
line for the purchase of 1972
motor vehicle license tag valid
ation decals.”
The governor noted that
reports from courthouses
throughout the state indicate
that sales of the tag renewal
decals are lagging. With only a
few days left before the April 1
deadline, Gov. Carter said, “it
would be unfair to those who
have purchased their 1972
renewal decals to extend the
deadline to accommodate
those who—for whatever
reason do not purchase their
decals in time.”
Tax Commissioner Ray
Van Pelt said that sales of re
newal decals have “increased
sharply this week” but that
many vehicle owners in the
county still “have not pur
chased their license tag valida
tion decals.”
He urged all vehicle owners
to make their tag renewal pur
chase as soon as possible to
avoid long lines at his office in
the courthouse, as well as to
; avoid the monetary penalties
that accrue to tags purchased
I after the April 1 deadline.
Revenue Commissioner
j John Blackmon also empha
sized that the deadline for tag
validation decal purchase is
Sat ur daw, April I Those
vehicle owners eligible to pur
chase by mail must have orders
postmarked not later than mid
night of that date.
The law does not provide an
automatic time extension when
the deadline falls on a Saturday
or Sunday. Since April 1 this
year falls on Saturday, vehicle
owners should determine.
who cover 15,000 miles pay
$45. Most of it comes from the
four-cents-per-gallon tax on
gas.
The money collected in the
fund finances 90 per cent of
the road construction costs.
The other 10 per cent comes
from the states.
A battle is now brewing in
Congress and elsewhere over
the use of this trust fund,
which brings in over $5 billion
a year and has a current surplus
of about $3.6 billion.
Should this money continue
to be used solely for road
building, as it has been since
1956, or should part of it be
used for what critics believe to
be more immediate needs, such
as mass transit?
The powerful group of
truckers, automobile manufac
turers, bus lines and others, the
Margie Ruth Henderson suffered cut* above the
face and on both leg*. Troopers Colston and Mar
able investigated the accident.
Blackmon said, if their local
tax office will be open on that
date, and, if open, the closing
time for tag purchases.
“This is the second year for
the five-year license plate,”
Blackmon added. “The 1972
renewal validation decal must
be placed in the upper right
hand corner of the license
plate. It is our recommenda
tion that the decal be affixed
to the license plate immediate
ly upon receipt, to avoid loss
of the decal If lost, duplicate
decals must be purchased at a
cost of two dollars each.”
Senator Reviews
Assembly Action
State Sen. E.G. Summers,
who represents Chattooga,
Dade, and Walker counties, this
week released a summary of his
opinion of the just-completed
1972 session of the Georgia
General Assembly. The follow
ing is the text of Sen.
Summers’ statement:
“Now that the 1972 session
of the Georgia General Assem-
Basketball Banquet
Planned Saturday
Th* Chattooga High School
Basketball Banquet is sche
duled on Saturday, March 25.
The event will begin at 7 p.m.
in the high school cafetorium.
Dick Coleman, assistant
coach of the Roadrunners of
Dalton Junior College, will be
the guest speaker.
The Roadrunners just com
pleted a 34-1 season.
so-called “highway lobby," has
steadily opposed attempts to
divert any of the revenue for
airport construction, rail trans
portation and the like.
However, many groups
across the country are now at
tacking this stand. They con
tend that highway construction
is being over-emphasized at a
time when other needs are
being neglected.
The Interstate Highway
System, begun 16 years ago at
an estimated cost of s4l
billion, will cost approximately
$75 billion before it is finished,
in 1978
Because it has six years
more to go, Chattooga County
car owners will be putting an
additional $1,750,000 into the
trust fund before they are
through, based upon the 9,720
cars in operation locally.
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Sen. Summers
bly is ove>, we review some of
the highlights of this most im
portant session. Those who
have served in the State Senate
for a long period of years say
that the 1972 session was the
busiest and most important
session they have ever faced.
“I want to express my
thanks to the people of the
Fifty-Third State Senatorial
District for allowing me to rep
resent you as I served the unex
pired term of the Honorable
Billy Shaw Abney, who re
signed to become judge of the
Juvenile Court of Walker
f'ounty The short time left in
the term 1 am privileged to
serve has been and continues to
be most exciting and challeng
ing 1 am indeed grateful for
this opportunity to serve you.
It is my hope that you will give
me the opportunity to serve
you in the next complete term
and I plan to announce for the
office at the proper time.
“The most important and
far-reaching legislation enacted
was House Bill One, which was
commonly known as Governor
Carter's Reorganization Bill.
This bill consolidated 300
agencies and departments into
25 departments This consoli
dation concerned the executive
branch of state government.
This was indeed a great under
taking and required much
study and planning.
"I plan to discuss some of
the important items of HB
One, as well as some other
pieces of legislation each week
for several weeks."
Little league
Phi nN Listed
By President,
Charles T. Williams, Sum
merville Little League presi
dent. announced this week
plans for the new Little League
season
All boys between the ages
of nine through 12, who live in
the 925th militia district, or
attend school in Summerville,
may obtain Summerville Little
League registration cards from
the following places:
North Summervilli Elemen
tary, Summerville Elementary,
and the Recrestion Center.
Cards must be filled out and
returned to the place where
they are picked up no later
than Thursday, March 30.
Tryouts to fill vacancies on
the six Little League teams will
be held the first week of April.
Please Give
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February 2S-April 2