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VOLUME 88 — NUMBER 26
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AREA
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded a
$903,000 grant to John L. Hutcheson Memorial (Tri-County)
Hospital at Fort Oglethorpe, Congressman John Davis has an
nounced.
The funds will provide assistance for Phase II of a four-part
construction program which began Sept. 1, 1971. This will
include additional ambulatory service and expansion of tht
in-patient service.
Total cost of the project is $5,244,049, with Hill-Burton funds
providing $395,000, the National Institute of Mental Health
providing $550,000, and the remainder coming from state and
local sources.
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Sept. 6 is the last day for completing an application for
admission for the fall quarter at Dalton Junior College.
DJC offers several special admission programs to meet the
varying needs of individual students. A joint enrollment program
enables high school students with superior academic ability to
enroll in college courses at DJC while still completing high school.
Questions about the special programs should be directed to:
Director of Admissions, Dalton Junior College, Dalton, Ga.
30720.
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The Berry Academy Yearbook has won a first-place rating for
the second consecutive year from the Columbia Scholastic Press
Association of Columbia University.
The Torch Yearbook scored in national competition with
other coeducational, independent schools primarily on design,
layout, and content coverage.
STATE
New policies governing suspension, revocation, and denial of
certificates of teachers and other professional personnel adopted
by the State Board of Education recently will insure “due
process” for teachers under the U.S. Constitution, according to a
release from the Georgia Department of Education.
The new rules and regulations detail for what specific causes a
teacher or other certified professionals may have his certification
denied, suspended, or revoked.
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An Atlanta house painter has been charged with two slayings
by DeKalb County police after confessing that he murdered and
mutilated a woman in Miami in 1959 and another in 1961.
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At least nine persons were killed in weekend traffic accidents,
including a 17-year-old Summerville youth who was struck while
reportedly sleeping on U.S. Highway 27. (See story elsewhere on
this page)
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The weather came in for a bit of news this week in Georgia as
a hot, hot 94 degrees was recorded in Atlanta, the hottest day on
record this year. Many Georgians would agree that it seemed
much hotter.
NA TIONAL
President Richard M. Nixon will meet with the new Japanese
premier, Kakuei Tanaka, in Hawaii on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 for
talks that are expected to concentrate on China and trade.
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President Nixon has announced that he will keep Vice
President Spiro Agnew as his running mate on the Republican
ticket this fall.
“You just don’t break up a winning team,” the President was
quoted as saying.
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Sen. George McGovern and his running mate, Sen. Thomas
Eagleton, have both predicted they will be able to swing three
quarters of the reluctant labor vote to their Democratic presi
dential ticket.
Menlo Tells Plans
Os Future Growth
Mayor George Payne and
members of the Menlo City
Council have set certain goals
which they hope to bring
about for their community
within the near future.
In discussing these goals,
Mayor Payne said priorities
have been placed on the fol
lowing projects:
—to secure a resident doctor
for the community;
—to secure a branch bank
for Menlo; and
-to finish paving all city
streets.
Forty-six housing units are
under construction near Menlo
Elementary School and are
scheduled to be completed
within the next few weeks.
Mayor Payne said, “I would
personally like to thank
Brother Sloppy Floyd for the
part he played in making it
possible for Menlo to get two
additional miles of plant mix
for its city streets. This makes
Do We Need State Court of Chattooga County?
Since Arch Farrar, solicitor of the State Court, has seen
fit to inject my name in his statement on the State Court, I
think we should review Mr. Farrar’s position, because I have
n«-ver seen anyone be so inconsistent in his line of thinking.
When Bobby Lee Cook defeated Judge F. H. “Pete”
Boney and was elected judge of this court, Mr. Farrar tried
his best to get me to abolish the court. The only reason he
tried to get me to abolish the court, was because of his
personal dislike and hatred against Judge Cook. We only
had one Superior Court judge at that time, making the
court essential; therefore, I refused to abolish the court.
Mr Farrar was not the solicitor of the court. Now who
is being sincere? Who is being ignorant of the effect
abolishing this court would have on Chattooga County?
The only true statement Mr. Farrar made in his article,
and he is exactly right, is that the people are too wise in
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a total of three miles of paving
he has been able to get ap
proved for us, plus consider
able paving around our school
buildings.”
The mayor pointed to
Menlo’s limited finances, add
ing that “because of this, we
would not have been able to
repave our streets without the
cooperation and influence of
Mr. Floyd.”
Mayor Payne also expressed
his appreciation to all others
who cooperated in these proj
ects, and for any other help the
city has received.
“I would also like to thank
the citizens of Menlo for their
support of the efforts of the
mayor and council to make a
more progressive city,” Mayor
Payne said. “I hope they will
continue to lend this whole
hearted support. Working to
gether, we can move forward
to provide the needs of our
fine community.”
SUMMERVILLE. CHATTOOGA COUNTY. GEORGIA. THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1972
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DISTINGUISHED VISITOR
Among the well-wishers stopping by
the home of Rep. James (Sloppy)
Floyd Saturday to wish him a speedy
recovery was Lt. Gov. Lester Maddox,
one of the most popular Georgians of
all time. Maddox said, "It’s good to be
back in Trion, and especially to visit
my good friend, Sloppy Floyd.” Call-
Davis Doffs Gloves
In Primary Battle
Seventh District Congress
man John Davis “took off the
gloves” this week in his elec
tion battle with Dr. Lawrence
P. McDonald, charging the
John Birch Society leader with
“spending years attacking the
honor of such great Americans
as the late President Eisen
hower and former President
Truman.”
The normally mild-man
nered Davis, addressing sup
porters at a campaign breakfast
in Marietta, declared: “Dr.
McDonald has virtually aban
doned his Atlanta medical
practice in recent years to
devote almost full time to
preaching the John Birch
Society doctrine in secret
meetings across this state and
country. His major textbook is
‘The Politician’, written by
Robert Welch, the founder and
self-appointed head of the
John Birch Society, which
“accuses Eisenhower of being a
conscious agent” of the com
munist conspiracy.
“Not only does this fanati
cal organization impugn the
honor and reputation of Eisen
hower,” Davis asserted, “it ac
cuses General Lucius Clay of
Marietta of aiding the commu
nists, and teaches that former
President Harry Truman was a
dumb stooge of the communist
bosses.
“This wierd, paranoic
group, which flatly refuses to
publish its membership, also
attempts to place communist
ties on such leaders as the late
General George Marshall, Presi
dent Richard Nixon, and
many, many others.
“Lawrence McDonald is
trying to get elected to Con
gress by confusing the voters
on the question of freedom of
religion, while hiding the fact
that he believes there should be
a monolithic government in
this country,” Davis added.
The congressman backed up
his charge by quoting directly
from “The Blue Book,”
another Birch publication,
which states: “The John Birch
this county to fall for such propaganda as he wrote in The
Summerville Newson July 20.
How can Mr. Farrar explain his position in trying to
maintain the court today, yet at one time, he wanted to
abolish it himself? I can explain it for you ... Mr. Farrar is
now the solicitor, and I imagine the $5,200 he is drawing as
a salary has a great impact on his decision, when really it
does not require too much of his time. He also draws
another $3,600 a year for being the juvenile judge, which is
another part-time job, for a grand total of SB,BOO. This
might bring a focus upon his inconsistency.
Mr. Farrar stated it would put the county officials in a
dilemma, and would raise our taxes. I’m amazed and
astonished he told you this in trying to save the court.
Catoosa County (Ringgold) and Dade County (Tren-
ing the well-known Chattoogan a
“key man” in state government, the
lieutenant governor added: “He not
only represents his district but per
forms a valuable service to the people
of the state by being a watchdog over
their tax money, and in other matters
of importance to Georgia.”
Society is to be a monolithic
body. A republican form of
government or organization has
many attractions and advan- .
tages, under certain favorable
conditions. But under less
happy circumstances, it lends
itself too readily to infiltration,
distortion, and disruption. And
democracy, of course, in
government or organization, as
the Greeks and Romans both
found out, is merely a decep
tive phrase, a weapon of
demagoguery, and a perennial
fraud.”
Davis Said that the Birch
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YOUNGSTERS GET PREVIEW OF NEW PARK
These Head Start pupils try out the playground
equipment in the new city park near the Summer
ville Junior High School. The park project was
initiated by the Citizens Advisory Committee for
the City of Summerville and later turned over to
SLOPPY FLOYD SAYS, ‘INO’
Society’s defense of its stand
on monolithic government “is
to point to the Boy Scouts and
Masons.” But these organiza
tions, Davis said, “are not try
ing desperately to shape
government through secret
.ceting- all over this country.”
The congressman charged,
too, that McDonald “didn’t
just happen to enter the
seventh district race. He
quoted another passage of the
Birch Blue Book which states:
“Put not your faith in politi
cians, we shall have to use poli-
(Continued On Page 10)
ton) do not have a State Court. Their county officials are
not in a dilemma, and property taxes have not been
increased in those counties. I wonder why Mr Farrar didn’t
tell you that Catoosa County has a population of 28,271,
compared to our 20,541. Yet, they do not intend to create
a State Court, but Mr. Farrar would make it sound to you
that if our State Court were abolished it would hold the
whole judicial system up and create chaos.
If I’ve ever seen an article that is trying to mislead the
people, this was it! He talked about a backlog of this and a
backlog of that. The Superior Court only met for 12 days
on criminal cases with jury trials this last year. TheSupcnor
Court is now only meeting two terms a year in Chattooga
County. They used to meet four terms. Why don’t they go
back to four terms a year? What’s wrong with judges
working at least eight hours a day, five days a week; And, if
Final Contracts
Are Completed
On Park Area
Fishing to Begin
About July I, 1973
ATLANTAAwarding of
the final contracts for comple
tion of the Chattooga County
Recreational Area was an
nounced Tuesday by Rep.
James H. (Sloppy) Floyd of
Chattooga County. The area is
being constructed, and will be
managed, by the Game and
Fish Division of the Depart
ment of Natural Resources.
Joe D. Tanner, commis
sioner of the Department of
Natural Resources, in speaking
of the excellent progress of the
project said, “This will be a
model recreational area that is
very much needed in this sec
tion of Georgia,” and ex
pressed particular appreciation
to Rep. Floyd for his valuable
assistance in acquisition of the
area and development of the
project.”
Chattooga County donated
the land to the state.
Located at Marble Springs,
three miles southeast of Sum
merville on a beautiful site of
rolling hills and hardwood
forests, the Chattooga County
Recreational Area will com
prise approximately 169 acres,
two lakes for fishing, extensive
areas for both tent and trailer
camping and for picnicking, a
concessions building, and an
area manager’s residence.
It is anticipated that this
area will provide 25,000 man
days of receration each year,
10,000 days of fishing, and
15,000 days of associated rec
reation of other types.
The upper lake of 25 acres
has already been constructed
and was stocked last fall with
25,000 bluegill and shell-
the Summerville Parks and Recreation Depart
ment for completion. The park also contains picnic
and barbecue areas and is designed for use by all
age groups.
crackers and 2,500 channel cat
fish. This spring, 2,500 bass
were added. Growth of the fish
has been excellent, according
to Game and Fish Division
biologists, and the upper lake
should be opened for public
fishing on July 1, 1973.
The second lake will be 26
acres, and it is anticipated that
this lake will be completed in
time to be stocked with blue
gill, shellcracker, channel cat
fish, and bass by next spring.
The well at the recreational
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Local Youth Is
Accident Victim
A Summerville youth was
killed early Sunday when he
was struck by a car while re
portedly sleeping on U. S.
Highway 27 near Gore.
Jimmy Ray Crawford,
Route 3, Summerville, was pro
nounced dead on arrival at
Chattooga County Hospital
after being struck as he and a
companion slept on the high
way, four miles south of Sum
merville. His companion,
18-year-old Jackie Blackmon,
suffered a foot injury.
Blackmon said they had
been hitchhiking, got tired, and
went to sleep on the highway.
No charges were made
against the driver of the car
necessary, they could work six days a week. You, the
people of this county, work a minimum of eight hours a
day, many put in more hours than that, and some do work
six and seven days a week.
Mr. Farrar mentioned to you how much money the
court had put into the treasury of Chattooga County, but
he really didn’t explain to you what it costs to operate this
court Since we have two Superior Court judges, you are
really paying through the nose for a court which is not
necessary. I realize I am not a college graduate likeJMr_
Farrar, but I have done my homework. I know if a county
with a population 8,000 greater than ours can operate
without a State Court without being in a dilemma, then we
can do the same thing and save you the people thousands
and thousands and thousands of dollars.
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Jimmy Crawford
that hit the two youths.
Funeral services for the
17-year-old accident victim
were held from First Born
Church of God at 4 p.m. Mon
day, with the Rev. A. A. Tan
ner and the Rev. Goldman
Hogue officiating. Burial was in
Summerville Cemetery.
In another accident, a
former Chattoogan, Stevie R.
Brown, 20, Atlanta, died from
injuries sustained in an auto
mobile accident near Atlanta
early Sunday morning. Young
Brown died in a head-on crash,
according to the Georgia State
Patrol.
At least eight other persons
were killed in weekend Georgia
traffic. Two persons died Sat
urday in a collision six miles
east of Dallas, on U.S. 278.
The patrol identified them as
21-year-old Donald Ray Smith,
the driver, and 19-year-old Bar
bara Ann Smith.
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To Install Officers
American Legion Post 129
will install 1972-73 officers at
a program beginning at 7 p.m.
Saturday.
The ceremony, which will
be held at Chattooga County
Memorial Home, will include a
free supper for Legionnaires,
their wives and dates.
A dance will begin at 9
p.m., to which the public will
be admitted.