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VOLUME 87 — NUMBER 28
Rate
Talks
Go On
“Georgia’s tremendous
needs for additional electric
power cannot be met unless
Georgia Power Co. is permitted
to raise funds to build new
power plants,” Allen B. Wilson,
GPC’s financial vice president,
said this week.
His remarks came as the
Georgia Public Service Com
mission began hearings on the
company’s request for SB7 mil
lion in additional revenue. An
emergency increase granted re
cently is part of the request for
permanent rate relief.
“Georgia Power’s construc
tion program already has been
cut back because of inadequate
earnings,” the financial execu
tive added. “If this work
cannot be put back on sche
dule, or if further cuts are
necessary, the results to the
state and its citizens will be
catastrophic.”
OPPOSITION SEEN
The company is meeting
determined opposition in its
bid for rate increases.
It has been charged that
Georgia Power advertises to in
crease consumption of elec
tricity while at the same time
pleading for a rate increase to
cover the cost of construction
of new plants.
GPC answers this charge by
saying that the “company ad
vertises to tell customers what
it is doing to serve them.” The
company contends that, like
most utilities today, it is “fac
ing many large problems over
which it has little control.
These include inflation and an
energy crisis.”
It has also been stated that
electric bills are becoming too
high for families to pay.
$2 PER MONTH
The company counters this
charge by saying that in 1950,
Georgia Power’s average annual
residential bill was 2.81 per
cent of median family income.
If the entire increase were
granted, GPC says, the bills for
more than half of Georgia
Power’s residential customers
would be increased less than $2
per month.
Referring to his company’s
SB6-million rate case pending
before the Public Service Com
mission, Harold McKenzie Jr.,
GPC vice president and general
counsel, said “the increase is
vitally needed to finance power
plant construction.
Where will it all end? The
members of the Public Service
Commission must soon decide
that point.
Funds Allotted
Planned allocation of some
$156,168 in revenue-sharing
funds was announced by Com
missioner Harry Powell. The
money is expected for the
period July 1, 1973-June 30.
1974.
A breakdown shows the
following allotments:
Public safety, $15,616.80:
public transportation, $62,
467.20; health, $7,808.40; rec
reation, $7,808.40; social ser
vices to the aged and poor,
$31,233.60; and machinery,
$31,233.60.
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CHATTOOGAN CITED FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP
J. B. White (R) is shown receiving the
State Directors Special Certificate for
“outstanding leadership in the field of
rescue training” in Georgia. Only three
other persons have been certified as
master rescue instructors and presented
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CHATTOOGAN INJURED IN TUESDAY NIGHT ACCIDENT
A Chattooga County man is in Erlanger Hospital,
Chattanooga, as a result of a head-on collision about
8:40 p.m. Tuesday near the Chattooga-Walker line on
U.S. 27-North. Driver of the 1968 Plymouth (L) was
listed as James Steven Chappelear, 28, of 5 Bittings
Ave. The 1965 Cadillac (R) was reported to have
McConnell, woods speak
Bond Issue, Local Crime
Are Topics at Lions Club
Chattooga County’s sheriff
and Trion’s mayor were guest
speakers Monday at a meeting
of the Trion Lions Club at
Riegeldale Tavern.
Mayor J. C. Woods talked to
the Lions about the upcoming
bond election for a new com
munity center at Trion.
A spokesman for the Trion
Lions Club said, “The Lions
are participating in the bond
drive, and we hope all Trion
voters will vote ‘yes’ on this
issue. If you are planning to
vote ‘no,’ please look into this
more intensively as the city of
Trion needs this center for our
younger generation.”
Estimated cost of the pro
posed community center is
$457,000, plus $35,000 for
furniture and fixtures. The
total project would amount to
$492,700.
The 19,994 square-foot
building would replace the old
Trion YMCA building that is
now being razed. The facility
would include a gymnasium,
meeting and game rooms,
office area, dressing rooms for
both home and visiting teams,
a 40-foot by 22-foot stage, and
kitchen area.
“We plan to transfer
SIOO,OOO from the gas surplus
account,” Mayor Woods said.
“This would leave the bond
issue to be voted on at
$400,000.”
If the bond issue is ap
proved, the Lions Club spoke
sman continued, “taxes would
increase on an average about
two to five dollars a year for
each taxpayer. The (Trion)
Lions Club backs this project,
and we hope that you will all
vote ‘yes’ for this bond issue.”
the coveted certificate. White is a
forester with the Georgia Forestry
Commission in Chattooga County.
Making the presentation is Maj. Gen.
Joel B. Paris HI, director of State Civil
Defense.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA 30747, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1973
Trion and other Chattooga
County residents would have
first chance to buy the general
obligation bonds.
Earlier, Mayor Woods asked
“for the cooperation of every
citizen of Trion to help us in
building this most needed
facility. This will be the first
general obligation bond the
Town of Trion has ever at
tempted.”
The second speaker for the
meeting was Sheriff Gary
McConnell, who talked about
Four Persons Arrested
On Kidnapping Warrants
Kidnapping charges have
been placed against two Walker
County men and two juveniles
as a result of four young girls
being held without the consent
of their parents, according to
the Chattooga County Sheriff’s
Department.
Also reported was the bur
glary of Wilkerson’s Store in
Mountain View. A small
amount of merchandise was re
ported to have been taken.
Sheriff Gary McConnell said
seven young persons who ran
away from home have all been
returned. They were found in
Walker County.
Sheriff McConnell an
nounced that J.W. Pettyjohn
of Trion, who had been em
ployed by the Chattooga
County Correctional Institu
tion (formerly the Chattooga
been driven by Don Lamar Jones, 18, Route 4,
LaFayette, who was also carried to Erlanger Hospital.
A passenger in the Jones car, Stewart Sweeney, Route
2, LaFayette, was taken to Tri-County Hospital at
Fort Oglethorpe. Trooper Jerry Tucker investigated
the accident. No charges have been made at present.
crime and the problem of law
enforcement in Chattooga
County.
The Trion Lions Club urges
all residents to give their full
support to all law enforcement
officers in Chattooga County
The meeting ended with the
initiation of five new members
into the club. They are Donny
Baker, Morris Hall, Charles
Chamlee, Don Rayfield, and
Harold Hughes.
Absentee ballots for the up
coming bond election may be
County Public Works Camp), is
now working with the sheriff’s
department.
“We feel that he will be an
asset to the department,”
McConnell said.
The sheriff’s department
reported 125 cases handled
during the past week, bringing
the total for the year to 2,587.
Cases were listed as follows:
-Driving under the in
fluence, 4;
-Driving without a license,
9;
-Speeding, 3;
-Driving with in improper
tag, 1;
—Driving without a Motor
Vehicle Inspection (MVI)
sticker, 2.
Driving with an expired
MVI sticker, 9;
-Driving with an improper
DURING AUGUST
$4,831 Collected
In Traffic Court
lhe Chattooga County
Court of Ordinary disposed of
95 cases during the month of
August. The Court took in
$4,831. A breakdown of this
amount includes $1,0)9 in for- ■
feited bonds turned in by the
Sheriff’s Department and
$3,812 guilty pleas paid to the I
ordinary.
Cases are listed as follows: j
driving under the in- :
fluence of intoxicants, 24,
permitting a person under
the influence of intoxicants to
drive, 2;
driving without a driver’s
license, 14;
driving with an improper
driver’s license, 3;
-driving with an expired ;
driver’s license, 3;
driving with a revoked ■
driver’s license. 5;
driving without a Motor
Vehicle Inspection sticker, 1;
driving with an expired
Motor Vehicle Inspection ,
sticker. 6;
obtained from office of the
registrar in Trion.
Frank H. Durham Jr.,
governor of District 18-A,
Lions International, will be a
5?. 4A guest of IF" Trion club
at its next meeting, which is
scheduled at 6:15 p.m. Mon
day, Sept. 17, at Riegeldale
Tavern.
All members are urged to
attend this important meeting.
license, 3;
-Failure to grant right-of
way, 2;
Reckless conduct with a
motor vehicle, 3;
-Hunting without a license,
1;
—Passing bad checks, 1;
-Public drunkenness, 8;
- Peace warrant, 6;
Theft of an automobile, 3;
—Probation revocation, 2;
-Absolute, 14;
-Juvenile petition, 1;
—Making terroristic threats,
2;
-Kidnapping, 6;
Burglary of machines, 2;
Simple battery, 1;
-Theft by taking, 1;
-Abandonment, 5;
-Driving on the wrong side
of the road, 1;
Aggravated assault, 1;
driving with an improper
Motor Vehicle Inspection
sticker, 1;
speeding, 8;
-improper passing, 2;
-driving with an expired
tag, 1;
driving with an improper
tag, 2;
reckless driving, 1;
-driving too fast for condi
tions, 1;
reckless conduct with a
motor vehicle, 4;
driving on the wrong side
of the road, 3;
-illegal parking, 1;
failure to yield right-of
way, 6;
failure to stop for police
siren and blue light, 1;
-leaving the scene of an
accident, I;
passing a school bus when
passengers were being un
loaded, 1;
improper mufflers, 1;
-following too closely, 1;
improper brakes, 2.
Board ‘Fires’
Food Director
Monday Night
No Reason
Given for
Dismissal
I'he Chattooga County
Board of Education refused to
rehire the supervisor of lunch
rooms for the county schools
less than one month after the
beginning of the new school
year.
The action was taken at
Monday night’s regular board
meeting, and came as a “sur
prise” to many people in the
school system.
When the question of hiring
Mrs. Hannah Hammond for
another year was brought
before the board, Sue Spivey
made a motion that she be
rehired, but the motion died
for the lack of a second by any
of the remaining members,
who were ail present.
After the board’s action,
Supt. Bill King told the
members that “you are making
a big mistake.” He asked why
Mrs. Hammond was being dis
missed. He indicated that it
would be extremely difficult to
replace her at the present time.
No real reason was given for
the board’s refusal to rehire the
food supervisor. Ray Hall said
he had “heard” that Mrs.
Hammond did not visit the
lunchrooms regularly.
Mrs. Hammond, who was
present, said she visited the
lunchrooms at least once a
week, and that regulations re
quired her to make only a
monthly visit.
Mrs. Spivey pointed out
that food is a major problem,
and asked who the other board
members would recommend
for the job. “This is going to
tear up the whole school,” Mrs.
Spivey added.
The superintendent was
asked to made a temporary re
placement.
In other action the board:
-Approved the employ
ment of Mrs. Mabel Palmer as
an aide at Summerville
Elementary School.
-Postponed a decision on
allowing the Student Council
Courthouse Roof
Being Repaired
Repairs to the roof of the
Chattooga County Courthouse
are being made by R & S Sand
blasting Co. of Birmingham,
Ala., according to Commis
sioner Harry Powell.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Vest of
Tupelo, Miss., Specialty Bind
ing Company, are rebinding
badly worn index and deed
books at the courthouse this
week.
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MAYOR WOODS CUTS RIBBON AT WOMETCO
Trion’s Mayor J. C. Woods cuts the
ribbon to officially open Wometco
Vending Co.’s new facility at Trion.
The 6,000-square-foot building was
dedicated last week at an open house.
The company provides automatic and
manual food service to the northwest
to assess a fee of $1.50 tor
reserved parking spaces at
Chattooga High School. The re
quest will be checked out with
the board’s attorney, Joseph E.
(Bo) Loggins.
-Discussed an invoice of
$18,092.51 for new school
buses.
-Increased the supplement
of Don Hayes, principal of
North Summerville Elementary
School by $350. This action
was to conform with a regula
tion that a principal must make
more than any teacher in his
school.
-Approved Mrs. Pecola
Jones and Mrs. Martha Calhoun
as teacher aides.
Area Residents On
Atlanta TV Station
Four area residents are scheduled to appear on an
Atlanta television station, beginning tonight, it was learned
this week.
The programs will be heard following the 7 o’clock
newscast on WAGA-TV 5. The local residents were inter
viewed and photographed several weeks ago by Phil Flynn
and Fred Zimmerman.
Tonight’s program will feature “Granny” Bain oi Men
tone. She is well-known for her vegetables, which she sells
from her front porch.
On Sept. 18, Annie Ruth Housch will demonstrate her
skills at making dolls from corn shucks. She will also
display other items.
Mrs. Roy Cook of Lyerly will be featured on the Sept.
20 program. Mrs. Cook crochets hats from bread wrappers.
The last of the series will feature Mrs. Everett Nix of
Trion, whose hooked rugs are known far and wide.
The programs are scheduled to be rerun at a later date
on a local television outlet.
‘Stamps By Mail’
Is New Service
Postmaster John Stubbs an
nounced Wednesday that a new
“Stamps by Mail” service will
be offered in the Summerville
area later this month.
According to the post
master, this new service will
permit customers to purchase
stamps and stamped envelopes
through the mail, using a per
sonal check or money order.
Stubbs noted that “This
service will be of benefit to all
our city delivery customers,
and especially shut-ins, the
elderly, and working wives. It
will enable them to satisfy
their postal needs simply,
rapidly and inexpensively from
their own homes.”
Leaflets spelling out the de
tails of the service will be dis
tributed to area households
and small businesses during the
next few days.
Georgia area. L-R: Doug Cromer,
executive vice president of Wometco;
Howard Watson, general manager at
Trion; Mayor Woods; and H. D. Kings
more, Riegel vice president of Georgia
operations.
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Agreed to permit Trion
City Schools to use the Penn
ville Elementary School
gymnasium for basketball prac
tice.
Agreed to auction three
surplus school buses on Sept.
29.
Received a report from
Sue Spivey on the School
Boards Association meeting.
After a request from Supt.
King, the board unanimously
voted to borrow $65,000 foi
school operations. It was
pointed out that this money
would be used to pay for the
new school buses, to make
Social Security payments,
among other things.
“This new service has been
tested in selected cities nation
wide with very positive re
sults,” said Postmaster Stubbs.
"One of our customers in a test
city wrote, ‘1 am very happy
about this service, as many of
us older people can’t get
around the way we would like.
We really appreciate this new
service.’ Obviously we are
pleased to provide a service
which means so much to
people like this senior citizen.”
A 40-cent fee will be
charged to defray the cost of
two-way postage, internal
processing ofchecks, and other
costs associated with this new
service.
“Stamps by Mail” is not in
tended to affect in any way the
procedures for householders on
rural routes who normally can
purchase stamps from their
rural route carrier.