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Shown above is a car which overturned Saturday
night on North Congress Street near the Summer
ville United Methodist Church. No details could be
given on the accident as little information was
Democratic
Primary
Official
Totals
State Representative
BONEY 1,742
FLOYD 3,892
Commissioner
HAMMOND _ 740
JACKSON 759
POWELL 4,237
Sheriff
McConnell . 3,088
RAGLAND ... 2,143
STARKEY .... .... 519
School Superintendent
KING 3,067
MATTIS 1,153
PARKER 946
U. S. Representative
DAVIS 4,285
MCDONALD 1,331
State Senate
SUMMERS 3,187
WILSON 2,050
District Attorney
CAMPBELL 1,374
SELF 4,203
Ordinary
RUSH . 1,105
WEEMS . 4,452
Coroner
COOPER 1,320
YOUNG 4,227
Board Seat No. 1
CAMP. 1,786
COX 861
SPIVEY 2,379
Board Seat No. 5
FARMER .... 1,568
PLEDGER 3,291
State Court
YES .. 2,455
NO 2,274
(Editor’s Note: The above figures are the official
totals in the county’s 13 precincts. By-precinct totals
were not available at press time.)
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CAR OVERTURNS ON NORTH CONGRESS
SUMMERVILLE. CHATTOOGA COUNTY. GEORGIA. THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1972
’ available from the Summerville Police Department.
The only information they could supply was: Wil
■ liam Rav Hughes. 19, 1965 Plymouth, totaled.
Funds Listed
For Schools
The Chattooga County
public school system has been
awarded $11,885 by the
Georgia Department of Educa
tion to be used this fall in its
reading and math programs.
In addition, Trion City
Schools have been allotted
$2,322 for reading, math, and
art programs.
The local grants represent
two of 184 to be distributed to
Georgia public school systems
from $3.2 million in state
funds, Jack P. Nix, state super
intendent of schools, an
nounced.
The money is being made
available under the Instruc
tional Assistance Program
(lAP), which was established
last year by the General
Assembly in an attempt to
solve the most critical individ-
Rep. Davis Hits
Write-In Attempt
Seventh District Rep. John
Davis says a write-in effort by
the man he defeated in the
Democratic Primary “would be
further proof of what we said
about his candidacy all along.”
Reacting to a statement by
Dr. Larry McDonald’s cam
paign manager that a decision
on a write-in move would be
made this week, Davis said:
“Such a step on the part of Dr.
McDonald would show clearly
his total disregard for our
present system of government,
and its greatest privilege that
jf election of the weal of the
majority. Faith in the col
lective wisdom of the majority
of the people is a fundamental
precept of democracy.
“Already, Dr. McDonald has
sought to campaign again as an
independent, and, failing that,
now seeks to disrupt the elec
tion process by resorting to a
write-in campaign. I am confi
dent that the decision of the
voters in the seventh district
will stand.”
Referring also to a charge of
“election irregularities" from
the McDonald camp, Davis
said, “To my mind, that’s an
insult to the seventh district.
Perhaps if Dr. McDonald had
spent a little time in getting
acquainted with the seventh
district before running for Con
gress, he would have gained
more respect for the honesty
and integrity of our people.”
The veteran congressman
pointed out that he had not
appointed a single poll watcher
for the primary.
“We won some counties,
and we lost some. But we
certainly aren’t accusing over
worked election officials of
stealing votes," Davis con
cluded.
ual education needs as identi
fied by each school system
which submitted an IAP appli
cation.
This year, 184 systems
applied for the funds 13 more
than during the initial year,
according to the program’s new
coordinator, C. W. Davis.
Each grant will be given on
the basis of approximately
$136.61 per state-allotted
teacher in grades one through
seven, Davis said. The grant is
not awarded to supplement
salaries nor to purchase mate
rials, but to employ additional
staff members necessary to
carry out the objectives of the
approved program.
Cited as the primary need in
many of the fund requests is
aid in remedial reading and
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Unofficial returns through
out the Seventh Congressional
District show that Davis re
ceived 37,374 votes to 34,722
for Dr. McDonald. At several
points during the vote tabula
tion, the outcome of the hotly
contested race was in doubt.
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WORK CREWS BUSY IN COUNTY
Highway construction crews were
busy laying down two miles of plant
mix in Trion this week as part of a
countywide paving project, secured
through the efforts of Rep. James
(Sloppy) Floyd. Summerville, Lyerly
City Council Engages
In Lengthy Discussion
Os Checking Accounts
Three Hour-Plus
Session ‘'Lively ’
Is the City of Summerville a “penniless pauper” or
an “affluent prince?”
That seemed to be the 64-dollar question at Mon
day night’s City Council meeting as the mayor and
council engaged in a long-drawn-out discussion of city
finances.
The lengthy discussion was
touched off when the next-to
last item of a 20-item agenda
was reached. This item called
for a discussion of payrolls for
the city general fund, when a
request was made for authori
zation to borrow some
$10,683.22 to meet city pay
rolls through Aug. 31.
During the discussion,
Councilman Charles Brooks
said that the city has some half
a million dollars in 17 different
checking accounts with a local
bank. “We are losing thousands
of dollars by not having this
money on savings accounts,”
Brooks added.
Under close questioning,
Mayor J R. Dowdy said he
only knew about the money
“three weeks ago.”
Brooks then told the mayor
that he must have known
something about the money
since “you got $50,000 out we
didn’t know about.” Brooks
iid members of the council
were led to believe that the
money under discussion or a
large part of it-was in Atlanta.
“I think there has been a log of
negligence,” Brooks said.
Councilman Jack Ledford
said he thought it was “fool
ish” to borrow money if the
city already has available
funds.
No satisfactory answer was
given when council members
kept asking who should have
had knowledge of this money.
Brooks said he believed the
city clerk knew the money was
in the bank. The councilman
said that anytime city funds
were involved, he was certainly
going to look into it.
Councilman Sewell Cash
asked why this money had not
been drawing interest all this
time. “It’s a little disturbing,”
he added, “when the council is
supposed to approve all city
expenditures, and we’re kept in
the dark.”
After Councilman O. H.
Perry suggested that the
accounts under discussion not
be bothered until after the
audit is completed, the council
then agreed to use some
$7,400 in state aid funds in
stead of borrowing money for
the city payrolls
The financial situation will
be further discussed at a called
meeting Saturday.
On other action, the coun
cil:
Made the final adoption
and Menlo also were allotted two
miles of paving and Chattooga Coun
ty was allotted approximately four
miles. L-R: Trion Town Recorder Tom
Grubbs, Rep. Floyd and Mayor J. C.
Woods.
on providing Social Security
benefits for city employees,
who will vote “yes” or “no”
whether they wish to partici
pate. Effective date was set on
Oct. 1.
‘Conservation Preacher’
Is Rotary Club Speaker
A veteran law enforcement
officer of the State Game &
Fish Division was the guest
speaker at Wednesday's meet
ing of the Summerville-Trion
Rotary Club.
Sgt. Paul Johnston, who is
known as the “conservation
preacher,” is assigned to the
Law Enforcement Division of
the Waycross District of the
conrntlssion. He is active in
public relations, speaking to
civic and sports clubs, church
groups, and in the public
schools, regarding the necessity
of conservation. He has ap-
Countians Insured
For $136,170,000
NEW YORK- A sign ot tne
times, for the average Chat
tooga County family, is the
extent to which it is protected
against the financial hazards of
daily living.
It has unemployment in
surance, health insurance, acci
dent insurance and life in
surance, to mention the major
ones.
And, on the long-range side,
it has such other bulwarks as
social security, private pension
plans and personal savings.
With respect to its life in
surance protection, it is more
heavily covered at the present
time than it has ever been
One explanation for this lies
in the fact that the economic
position of most local families
has improved, enabling them to
broaden this form of pro
tection, and to put more
money into their bank ac
counts and investments.
John Davis Thanks Voters
For Support in Primary
Following his narrow victory in the Aug. 8 Democratic
primary, Congressman John Davis issued the following
statement:
“I am reminded of an airplane pilot’s proverb, which is
as follows: ’Any landing you can walk away from is a good
landing.’
“1 pledge to redouble my efforts to work toward a
seventh district that will be even more progressive and
vigorous.
“Lam profoundly grateful for the fact that I received a
majority of the votes, and I earnestly solicit the support of
all seventh district voters in the November general elec
tion.”
peared on the NBC television
series, “Wild Kingdom.”
Sgt. Johnston was intro
duced by John Stubbs, pro
gram director for the week. A
special guest at the meeting
was Rep. James (Sloppy)
Floyd.
Among the items the
speaker brought along for
demonstration purposes were a
couple of small alligators and a
distinctive-smelling weed from
the Okefenokee Swamp.
Sgt. Johnston thinks of his
position not as a job, but as an
opportunity which will allow
The result is that the capital
amount of life insurance in
force in Chattooga County has
climbed to an estimated total
of $136,170,000.
The facts and figures on the
distribution of insurance,
nationally and by states, are
presented in the latest Life In
surance Fact Book and in other
reports.
Georgia State's share of this
total is listed at
$34,669,000,000, a big in
crease over the
$12,476,000,000 reported 10
years ago.
Just how much does this
boil down to at the family
level? The findings are that the
average family in the state
carries an amount of insurance
that is equal to 29.2 months of
its net earnings, after taxes.
Applied to Chattooga
County and to the average level
of income prevailing in it s area,
ownership of life insurance
comes to approximately
$20,900 per family locally.
This is considerably more
than in many sections of the
country and is close to twice
the amount held ten yearsago.
Although ordinary life
insurance continues to be the
choice of most families, there
has been a rapid rise in group
insurance, which is usually job
connected.
Pre-Service Workshop
On Child Care Project
A t wo-wcek pre-service
training program for staff
personnel of the three daf care
centers recently announced for
Chattooga County got under
way here this week.
On hand for the opening
meeting Monday were Nancy
Edwards, project director of
the Appalachian Child Care
Program, Stella Bailey, child
development representative,
State Department of Human
Resources; and Al Burkhalter,
Coosa Valley Area Planning
and Development Commission.
The pre-service training is
primarily for the purpose of
outlining the program to the
staff and to relate the total
program of child care.
The local program will
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him to help stop the destruc
tion of Georgia’s natural re
sources, and the opportunity
to tell Georgians of the many
values of the state's woods and
wildlife.
The sergeant says he tries to
be a common sense enforce
ment officer. “I think all our
laws are based on common
sense,” he once said. “And
certainly common sense is the
greatest virtue of law enforce
ment agents.
Sgt. Johnston began his em
ployment with the Game &
Fish Commission in 1960 and
was selected “Georgia’s Wild
life Ranger of the Year” in
1969. He attended public
schools in Alma, Ga., and later
attended Brewton Parker
Junior College. He is married
to the former Ramona Booth.
They have one son and make
their home in Manor, Ga.
Johnston believes a Georgia
ranger must be armed with
more than his badge of
authority. “He must have full
knowledge of his duties, laws,
and regulations. This man must
also possess many virtues.
Among them must be pride,
love of his work, dedication,
self-discipline, and enthu
siasm.”
Sgt. Johnston is a popular
speaker with civic groups,
spreading the gospel of conser
vation with quotations from
the Bible and with greetings in
the language of the Okefeno
kee Swamp Indians.
The warm reception the
sergeant received from local
Rotarians is an indication that
he is also popular with that
group.
Full Capacity
At Oak View
Oak View Nursing Home
now has a full capacity of resi
dents and has a waiting list of
four applicants, according to
an announcement by Adminis
trator Steve Snapp.
The nursing home is now
being issued a permanent
permit after passing a licensure
inspection with no defects.
provide comprehensive child
care Service for children of
families who want to use the
service. Basic projects are diy
care, health and nutrition serv
ice. Working mothers of low
incomes have priority.
The local program is
directed by Peggy Morehead
and will eventually employ
approximately 40 persons.
Total funding amounted to
some $449,000.
Monday’s session included
teachers, assistants, aad_some
aides. The sessions will employ
film strips, group discussions,
and field trips to other day
care centers in Northwest
Georgia as methods of training.
The children will come into
the centers on Aug. 29.