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VOLUME 88 — NUMBER 24
Feder M Funds Approved for Six Local Projects
Approval of several local
projects, which will greatly
benefit the Chattooga County
area, were announced during
the week.
Mayor J. C. Woods of Trion
said he had received confirma
tion from the offices of Con
gressman John Davis and Rep.
James (Sloppy) Floyd that
Trion’s application for a
$300,000 grant from the Appa
lachian Regional Commission
(ARC) has been approved.
The funds will be used for
construction of secondary
treatment facilities for the
Town of Trion. The project
will include final clarifiers.
THE NEWS
AREA
ROME-Congressman John Davis will be the featured
speaker Friday at the fifth annual appreciation banquet for
government officials. The banquet is sponsored by members
of Rome's organized labor.
The event was postponed from July 1 because the
original date conflicted with the long Fourth of July
weekend.
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LAFAYF.TTE-The City of LaFayette has executed a
contract with Christopher Construction Co. for installation
of a waste disposal plant. The starting date will be July 10,
with 365 calendar days allowed for completion.
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ROME-Gov. Jimmy Carter will be the featured speaker
at the 14th annual meeting of the Coosa Valley Area
Planning and Development Commission to be held Thurs
day, July 20, in Krannert Center on the Berry College
campus in Rome.
Vice President Jack A. Gantt Jr. of Georgia Power Co.’s
Rome division will be the host for a barbecue lunch
following the program.
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LaFAYETTE-Bert Lance, director of the Georgia De
partment of Transportation, said that “good progress” is
being made on proposed plans for a toll road through the
western part of Georgia, from the Tennessee to the Florida
state lines.
The state official told some 200 persons gathered for the
first annual meeting of the LaFayette Area Chamber of
Commerce that there was no question in his mind about the
feasibility of such a road.
STATE
ATLANTA A state agency has reported that Georgia
gained population through geographic migration of people
between 1960 and 1970 for the first time since the Civil
War.
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ATLANTA-A number of uncommitted Georgia dele
gates were expected to cast their first-ballot votes for Sen.
Jackson after Gov. Jimmy Carter announced that he is
supporting the Washington senator. Carter nominated
Jackson Wednesday night.
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ATLANTA ft was announced this week that the Medi
caid program is cutting off nearly SIOO,OOO in federal funds
to 10 Georgia nursing homes because they failed safety
code inspections.
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ATLANTA A young man, explaining that he was “hot
and tired,” took off his clothes Tuesday, stacked them in a
neat pile on a downtown Peachtree Street sidewalk, and
took a nude bath in a public fountain in front of the
Georgia Power Co. building.
After being “persuaded” to don his clothes, the bather
was arrested and charged with public indecency and crea
ting a turmoil.
NATIONAL
MIAMI BEACH Gov. George Wallace lost a fight at the
Democratic National Convention to tone down the party
platform on such issues as busing, welfare, and national
defense.
Wallace indicated he was convinced it is impossible for
him to be nominated for president, but he made the
appearance before the convention delegates to fight for a
better platform.
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MIAMI BEACH Sen. Hubert 11. Humphrey ended his
third bid for the presidency Tuesday when he withdrew as a
presidential candidate.
In a public announcement, the Minnesota senator said he
was not going to permit his name to be entered into
nomination and was releasing his delegates to vote as they
wished.
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MIAMI Democratic delegates meeting in Miami Beach
were confronted with several controversial issues in deci
ding on a party platform. Among the most ticklish prob
lems were those of busing to achieve racial segregation in
schools, complete withdrawal from Vietnam, tax reforms,
control over defense spending, and elimination of President
Nixon's wage and price controls.
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WASHINGTON Secretary of Defense Melvin H Laird
has said that Sen. George McGovern’s proposed S3O-billion
slash in military spending would pose a dangerous and
calamitous risk for U.S. security and world peace.
"The so-called white flag budget substitutes a philo
sophy of strength and willingness to negotiate,” Laird said.
defense
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sludge J t ition facilities,
and ac g; s' 1 disinfectant
facilities £ ,
“This ;. ' i second time
that AF g h the help of
Congress lavis and Rep.
Floyd, has assisted Trion with
funds for its sewage treatment
facilities,” Mayor Woods said.
Estimated cost of the
project is $732,516, of which
the Environmental Agency has
approved $204,740. This leaves
$227,776 to be provided from
local sources.
Mr. Woods also stated that
in addition to Davis and Floyd,
the State Office of Planning
and Budget and the Coosa
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY. GEORGIA. THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1972
Valley Area Planning and
Development Commission were
instrumental in developing and
processing the application.
Gov. Jimmy Carter, who
also announced the grant, said
construction of the secondary
treatment facility in Trion will
“significantly reduce the pollu
tion problem that exists” on
the Chattooga River and the
overall Coosa River Basin.
The Appalachian Regional
Commission has also awarded a
$60,494 grant to the four
counties of Chattooga, Dade,
Walker, and Catoosa, according
to Congressman Davis.
The funds will be used by
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SHERIFF FUNDS MARIJUANA PATCH
Prompt action by Sheriff Gary McConnell Monday
resulted in a large patch of marijuana being de
stroyed off State Route 239 near Cloudland. The
illegal plants, which were estimated to be worth at
City Council Approves Changes
On Delinquent Utility Payments
The Summerville City
Council this week approved
several changes pertaining to
delinquent utility bills.
The action was taken at the
council’s regular meeting
Monday night, at which there
were some 19 items on the
agenda.
After a long discussion, the
council unanimously agreed
that after Aug. 1, all persons
whose utility bills are in arrears
by as much as two months will
1 have their water and/or gas
I service cut off. The fee for
County’s Farmers
Will Get *230,000
Approximately 200 farmers
in Chattooga County are sche
duled to receive farm set-aside
program payments totaling
$85,000 during the first of
July, according to James D.
Millican, Chattooga County
executive director for the
Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Service (ASCS).
By the end of the month,
the total will be about
$230,000.00 to 475 farmers.
Nationwide, approximately
750,000 cotton, feed grain and
wheat producers were mailed a
total of SBSO million in expe
dited preliminary payments in
time for the checks to arrive in
producer's hands on July I.
Payments under the set
aside programs arc made to
farmers who agree to set aside
part of their land from produc
tion in order to meet a national
objective of balancing supply
and demand in certain com
modities. These payments help
to off-set the loss of returns
from cropland that otherwise
would be used for income
yielding production, and on
which the farmer is obliged to
continue to pay taxes and
apply needed conservation
steps, according to officials of
the U. S. Department of Agri
culture Payments to producers
are limited to $55,000 per
person for each of three crops
feed grain, wheat, and
cotton under the Agricultural
Act of 1970.
These early payments help
many producers reduce their
need for long-term credit and
cut the amount of interest
paid The flow of cash at this
the counties, in conjunction
with the Northwest Georgia
Mental Health Center, to pro
vide an expanded mental
health program to the area.
The extensive program will
stress preventative mental
health care, including treat
ment to psychiatric patients.
An attempt will also be
made to involve in the effort
all community agencies which
deal with human behavior.
These will include pastoral
counselling, public health nurs
ing, social welfare case work,
general medicine, and law en
forcement.
The total cost of the project
reinstating service after it has
been cut off was raised to $lO
for each meter.
City Clerk Bert Self re
ported to the council that
some $51,165.91 is outstand
ing in the gas department and
$21,301.68 in the water de
partment. She pointed out that
a large portion of this, how
ever, is current billing.
The council heard the first
reading of an ordinance to
provide city personnel with the
benefits of Social Security.
time will again be of major
significance to rural commu
nities and the U. S. Agricul
tural Economy, USDA officials
said.
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FUTURE HOME OF THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS
Preliminary work began this week on the site of
the future home of The Summerville News, which
is expected to move to the new location late this
year. The 80-foot by 140-foot building will more
is $141,184, with local sources I
providing $80,690.
Another ARC grant of .
$98,516 has been approved for 1
13 Georgia counties to upgrade
dental health programs.
The project will serve as a
demonstration for the control
of dental health problems on a
regular basis through educa
tion, dental treatment, and
school cooperation.
Seventh district counties
served by the project are Chat- i
tooga, Bartow, Floyd, Gordon,
Murray, Paulding, Polk, and
Whitfield.
The Georgia Department of
Public Health will administer
least $5,000 on the retail market, were pulled up
and brought to the sheriff’s office to be burned.
GBI Agent Lewis Evans accompanied the sheriff
oa the raid.
This program will be on a
voluntary basis, with each em
ployee making his own deci
sion.
In other action, the council:
Approved a resolution to
install larger tile in front of
Chattooga County Hospital
and Oak View Nursing Home
to relieve a severe drainage
problem. The Chattooga
County commissioner’s office
will furnish the material and
the city will furnish the labor.
Tentatively approved a re
quest of the Coosa Valley
Housing Corp, that a tract of
land near Maple Drive be pro
vided with a larger water line
and that the property be re
zoned from R-l to R-2. The
nonprofit organization is plan
ning to erect 48 apartment
units in the area at a total cost
of some $600,000
Scheduled a discussion
with City Attorney T. J. Espy
on the matter of illegal water
cutins.
Tabled discussions of
several items on the agenda.
the program.
Davis also announced that
the Bureau of Outdoor Recrea
tion has approved a $156,000
grant for the development of
170 acres in Chattooga County
by the State Game and Fish
Commission.
The facilities will include a
33-acre lake impoundment,
picnic area, sanitary facilities,
concession stand, access road
and parking area, trails, signs,
utilities, and landscaping.
Two other projects ap
proved by ARC also affect the
seventh district.
The first grant of $120,175
will be used to upgrade present
At one point in the meeting.
Councilman Charles Brooks
closely questioned Mayor J. R.
Dowdy about the freeze on
new gas hookups. After the
mayor pointed out that such
cutins have been frozen since
last October, Brooks asked
why a cutin was made last
week. Mrs. Self said the appli
cation had been made before
the freeze went into effect.
The council approved a re
quest for a $13,000 bank loan
to take care of the city’s pay
roll for the remainder of July.
Councilman Brooks asked
that the minutes of the June
23 meeting be amended to in
clude the request that Recrea
tion Director Clyde Davis be
present for the July 10 meet
ing.
After holding session for
about two hours, the council
adjourned at 9:25 p.m. Present
for the meeting were Mayor
Dowdy, Councilmen Brooks,
Sewell Cash, Jack Ledford, Jess
Mitchell O. H. Perry, and Mrs.
Self.
than double the square footage of the downtown
building. The site is located on U. S. Highway 27-
South, adjacent to the Chattooga River.
equipment in order to assure
continued good sanitary land
fill operations in a 13-county
area, including Chattooga,
Bartow, Floyd, Gordon, Haral
son, Murray, Paulding, Polk,
and Whitfield.
The total cost of this
project is $240,350, with ARC
funding 50 percent, and local
sources providing the re
mainder.
The second grant of
$50,000 will go toward the
construction of a regional
social service facility in Gordon
County.
The Appalachian Regional
Commission has awarded a
Retail Sales
In Chattooga
On Increase
12 Percent Upswing
Recorded Over 1971
Retail sales in Chattooga
totaled $7,872,000 during the
first quarter of 1972, as com
pared with $6,979,000 for the
corresponding period last year.
This represents a 12.8 percent
over the 1971 figure.
The report on local sales is
part of a survey just released
by the Georgia Chamber of
Commerce.
Local sales compared favor
ably with area counties, which
showed for following first
quarter sales and percentages
of increase over last year:
Catoosa County,
$9,421,000, 29.7 percent;
Dade, $3,383, 15.1 percent;
Floyd, $48,261, 10.4 percent;
Gordon, $12,221, 16.5 per
cent; Walker, $17,661, 19.2
percent; and Whitfield,
$50,1 11, 23.9 percent.
Statewide, retail sales
totaled $3,047,886,000 during
1972’s first quarter. Sales for
the corresponding period last
year were $2,633,269,000
throughout Georgia, an in
crease of 15.7 percent over
1971.
The Chamber of Commerce
survey showed that only one
Georgia county Baker had a
decrease in retail sales during
the period covered. Jeff Davis
County showed the largest per
centage of increase over last
year’s sales, recording a
49.5-percent increase. Other
counties with large increases
Work in Progress
On News Building
Grading and foundation
work began this week on the
site of the future home of The
Summerville News
Due to an immense increase
in the volume of work during
the past several years, the News
has experienced growing pains.
The new 11,200-square-foot
building will more than double
PRICE 15c
$25,497 grant to establish a
health education material
center serving 13 counties in
Georgia and Tennessee, Davis
reported.
The funds will be used for
the physical plant, supplies,
printed materials, audio visual
aids, and health education
tools.
The center will be located in
a regional shopping health
center complex, which is an
addition to the Chattanooga-
Hamilton County Health De
partment.
were Bleckley, 35 percent;
Fannin, 32.6; Heard, 36.1;
Macon, 41.3; McDuffie, 37.4;
Murray, 29.5; Wayne, 33.8;
and White, 29.2.
The state chamber keeps a
close tab on retail sales in the
state and publishes a quarterly
report.
It was pointed out that tax
able sales in Georgia’s 159
counties are estimated by
calendar quarters of business
and are based on Georgia De
partment of Revenue data for
adjusted gross tax amounts.
The figures exclude out-of
state purchases, which relate to
use-tax amounts, and indicate
place of sale rather than
consumer buying power by
place of residence.
Road Project
Contract Seen
Rep. James (Sloppy) Floyd
told The Summerville News
Wednesday that he had been
informed by the Stale Depart
ment of Transportation that a
contract for a road project on
State Route 337 will be let at
11 am. Friday.
The project calls for widen
ing and resurfacing with plant
mix some 13.4 miles of high
way from the Alabama stale
line, through Menlo, to the
Walker County line.
the present floor space of the
downtown building.
The new building of pre
fabricated steel construction
will be 80 feet by 140 feet and
will be situated on 11. S. high
way 27-South, adjacent to the
Chattooga River. The three and
one-half acre site will provide
ample parking areas for custo
mers and employees.
The Summerville News has
been publishing in its present
location for most of its 88
years of experience. Ils present
building on North Commerce
Street was erected in 1948.
In addition to The Summer
ville News, nine other weekly
newspapers and a large number
of monthly and quarterly pub
lications are printed in the
present plant. A large volume
of job work is also turned out.
A new four-unit Goss offset
press and other modern equip
ment has already been ordered
for the new plant.
The new building, which is
being constructed by Harold
Bishop Construction Co., will
contain a large press and work
area, storage area, and ade
quate office space. All opera
tions of The News will be
moved to the new location.
Construction work is ex
pected to be completed in late
fall and the move to the new
location will probably come
late In 1972.
1,771 ARRESTS—
The Chattooga County
Sheriff's Department handled
111 misdemeanor cases during
the past week.
This brings to 1,771 the
number of total arrests for the
year.