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TolLiv Could Exert Strong Economic Impact
The proposed West Geor; t~> g /ay is expected to
affect the northwest Georgia ; Er & variety of ways. But'
the most vital potential of p ted access highway
would be its economic impa ’ e counties along its
route. r
According to a recent study, the tollway would be
expected to generate between 1973 and 1998 the following
increases for the West Georgia region. These increases
would be in addition to those forecast for normal growth:
30,200 additional jobs; 86,900 additional persons;
$309,000,000 additional retail sales.
The study further reveals that Chattooga County’s popu
lation increased 2.9 percent between 1960 and 1970. The
county contains four municipalities: Lyerly, Menlo, Sum
merville, and Trion, with 1970 population figures of 426,
593, 5,043, and 1,965, respectively.
Residential concentrations in the county are primarily in
these four towns and northwest of Trion and Summerville
along U.S. Highway 27.
The largest commercial center is in Summerville. A little
over half of the county’s commercial acreage is scattered
VOLUME 87 — NUMBER 33
Patient Cost
Rises to SB4
In Medicare
Chattooga County’s Medi
care beneficiaries will have to
pay SB4 toward their hospitali
zation beginning Jan. 21 in
stead of the current $72, ac
cording to an announcement
by the Department of Health,
Education, and Welfare.
The increase in out-of
pocket hospital expenses was
approved by the Cost of Living
Council, an HEW spokesman
said.
The new rate will be more
than double the S4O paid by
beneficiaries when the program
began in 1966.
Based on a national average
of hospital costs, which now
exceed SIOO a day in some
areas, the SB4 represents the
average daily cost of all hos
pital services for Medicare
patients, including a bed in a
Speeding
Tops List
Os Cases
The Chattooga County
Sheriff’s Department handled
104 cases during the past week.
Speeding headed the list,
with 10 cases made for this
violation. Other cases handled:
—Driving under the in
fluence, 6;
-Intoxicated at a private
residence, 5;
-Public drunkenness, 8;
-Driving without a license,
7;
—Driving with no MVI
sticker, 2;
-Illegal parking, 1;
-Failure to grant right-of
way, 2;
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CONGRESSMAN GETS BLUE KEY
Congressman John Davis and attorney
Philip H Alston were honored Friday,
Oct 12, by the University of Georgia
Chapter of Blue Key honor fraternity
with the chapter’s annual award for
outstanding contributions to the uni
versity and to the southeast. Front row,
left to right: Davis: Sen. Herman Tal-
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semiprivate room, meals,
operating room expenses,
medical equipment, hospital
furnished drugs, and nursing
care.
Because of the change in the
so-called hospital deductible,
the law also requires changes in
the amounts a beneficiary pays
toward hospitalization care of
more than 60 days or after
hospital care in a nursing home
for more than 20 days.
Next year, the elderly will
pay s2l a day for the 60th
through the 90th day, an in
crease of $3 a day. For post
hospital care, the patient will
pay $10.50 a day toward the
cost of the 21st through the
100th day instead of the cur
rent $9.
Medical health insurance for
the aged provides automatic
hospital coverage for Social Se
curity beneficiaries aged 65 or
older and optional coverage of
doctor’s bills.
Beneficiaries are eligible for
partial government payment
toward their hospital care foi
at least 90 days during a bene
fit period, which starts when
he is hospitalized, and ends
when he is out of the hospital
for 60 days. In addition, a
“lifetime reserve” of 60 days is
provided.
If a patient must draw on
this lifetime reserve, beginning
Jan. 1 he will have to pay $42
for each day instead of the
present $36.
HEW is required by law to
examine hospital costs and set
an annual charge to patients
based on that analysis. The up
coming sl2 increase is based
on 1972 data, and reflects in
creased hospital costs in that
year.
Since Medicare began, the
hospital deductible has in
creased from S4O to $44 in
1969; $52 in 1970; S6O in
1972; S6B in 1971 ; and $72
this year.
madge, keystone speaker; and Alston.
Back row, left to right: Carson J.
Hooks and Charles R. Nuckolls, 1973
winners of the Tucker Dorsey Memorial
Scholarship; Robert E. Tritt, president
of the Georgia Chapter of Blue Key;
and Walter R. Tankersley Jr., banquet
chairman.
throughout the county along major highways.
Chattooga County’s population is expected to grow to
22,900 by 1988. All four of its municipalities are also
expected to grow. The major residential growth areas are
expected to occur east and southwest of Summerville and
east of Trion. New commercial growth is expected in and
around Summerville and near Trion.
New industrial growth is anticipated north of Lyerly and
south of Trion on U.S. 27 and northeast and southwest of
Menlo.
Potential tollway interchanges are located on Rome
alternatives one and three in Chattooga County. If Rome
alternative one or two is chosen, two interchanges would be
located in the county: east of Summerville and east of
Trion, on the Mountain View Road. If Rome alternative
three is built, only the Trion interchange would be con
structed.
In either case, the tollway is not expected to alter
present growth patterns.
Linear urbanization occupies the project corridor follow
ing the Chattooga River on its valley floor between Simms
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA 30747, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18. 1973
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A Rossville man was seriously injured earlier this
week when he swerved his truck to miss hitting a
cow, according to the Georgia State Patrol. The driver
of the truck, listed as Gene Underwood, 39, of
Rossville, was reported to have suffered internal
injuries and head injuries. The accident occurred
Court to Convene Monday;
List of Jurors Announced
Chattooga Superior Court is
scheduled to convene for one
week at 9 a.m. Monday, Oct.
22, with Judge Paul (Johnny)
Painter presiding. Only civil
cases will be called during the
ROSSVILLE MAN INJURED IN U.S. 27 ACCIDENT
week.
Court is usually held during
February and August, but since
only one week of civil court
was held during the last term,
this additional week has been
called.
Court Clerk Sam Cordle Jr.
said approximately 15 cases are
scheduled to be heard during
the week.
The following persons have
been selected for jury duty,
and are to report at 9 a m. Oct.
22:
Clifford D. Stover, Lyerly;
Variety Store Sets
November Opening
Lay and Company, Inc., a
regional variety chain with
home offices and distribution
center in Cleveland, Tenn., will
open a new store in Sum
merville Square next month,
according to an announcement
made this week.
The new store, now being
constructed in the new shop
ping center north of Sum
merville, will contain 30,000
square feet of floor space.
It will house a wide
selection of merchandise,
featuring fashion sportswear
for ladies, dress pants and
shirts for men, men’s work
clothes, a large selection of
children’s clothing, camping
supplies, piece goods, party
shop, camera and home enter-
FIRST OF A SERIES
tainment department, a large
toy department, pet supplier
housewares, plus a full range of
variety store merchandise.
A company spokesman said
this “full-time variety de
partment store will also be fix
tured with the newest and
most modern equipment and
decor. We are pleased to be a
part of this new development
for the Summerville, Trion,
and Chattooga County area.”
With the addition of the
Summerville store, Lay’s will
be operating 33 stores in four
southeastern states.
The new store will be
located in the shopping center
now under construction north
of Summerville on U. S. High
way 27.
Mountain and Taylor’s Ridge. Summerville and Trion,
occupying the corridor, are growing at about the same rate
as the county.
Substantial positive effects are indicated from the con
solidation if transportation and utility channels along all
lines in Chattooga County. While topographic features
somewhat constrain this arrangement, the composite land
use effects are positive.
Barrier effects arc minimal since most lines parallel
existing natural (Chattooga River) or man-made (power
transmission lines) barriers. If Line OP-3 is selected, the
bypassing of Summerville with U.S. 27 traffic directly to
Trion could produce an adverse impact on Summerville
development.
By comparison to its companion at Trion, the Summer
ville interchange, because of greater urban size at Summer
ville and much greater crossflow traffic, should generate
moderate support of growth in the Summerville-Trion area.
The interchange site itself, it was pointed out, would be
unfavorable to industry and community chopping, which
are developed on more buildable sites between the two
south of Summerville on U. S. 27, just inside the
Chattooga County line. The truck reportedly traveled
60 feet, struck an embankment, and traveled 114
more feet before coming to a rest on side of road.
Underwood was taken to Floyd Hospital.
Robert L. Reynolds, Lyerly;
Ann Scoggins, Summerville;
Melvin S. Turner, Route 1,
Trion; Harry Howell Owens,
Route 2, Lyerly; C. H.
Hammett, Summerville; Harold
R. Baker, Route 2, Lyerly;
Jessie J. Bankston, Sixth
Street; Abb Echols Jr., Trion;
Gerald Clarke, Trion; Elbert T.
Camp, 1202 Walker St., Trion;
J. D. Dillard, Route 1, Sum
merville.
Also, Herman Adams,
Menlo; L. V. Dawson, Route 4,
Summerville; John II Head-
rick, Route I, Summerville;
Ivan Bruce Weevie, 438 N.
Commerce St.; William A.
Headrick, 310 Penn Ave.,
Trion; Mrs. Milton Hix, Route
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The Summerville News and News Edi
tor Woodrow Espy (L) last week were
presented certificates of appreciation
by the American Cancer Society, Geor
gia Division, for “extraordinary service
in the life-saving effort against cancer.”
Publisher Gene Espy (R) accepted the
award on behalf of The News. With
towns along their rail-highway link.
Intersecting U. S. 27 traffic could, however, demand
significant highway commercial services at the interchange
site.
Assuming the Trion interchange is constructed, in com
bination with the one at Summerville, growth impact would
be divided between the two.
According to the study, Trion’s growth base and rate are
small, and crossflow traffic is absent. Some traffic to and
from the north would undoubtedly lavor this more direct
access to the commercial-industrial development midway
between Summerville and Trion. If Line OP-3 is developed,
this interchange would be the only tollway access to Trion
and Summerville. Its growth contribution may be moderate
in this event.
Ilie one significant adverse impact identified can be
avoided by appropriate selection of one alternative corridor
in Chattooga County, and in the final location and design
, phases.
Local Farm
Income Up
16.9 Percent
NEW YORK Although
farming and ranching have not
been (he most lucrative of oc
cupations in recent years, Chat
tooga County’s agricultural
community has been making
out better than most, it ap
pears.
The majority of local farm
ers held their own last year and
a number of them, especially
those with well-equipped, com
mercial-size setups, ended up
well ahead of the previous
year.
Credit for it is attributed to
record output, made possible
by generally favorable weather
conditions, by greater mechani
zation and by more intensive
use of fertilizers and pesticides.
Gains were made in nearly
every section of the country.
The Northeast, which was hit
by heavy and continuous rains,
was an exception.
The facts and figures, show
ing how local growers fared in
relation to others, are con
tained in a survey released by
the Standard Rate and Data
Service.
It reports total receipts in
Chattooga County from farm
operations in the past year at
$9,154,000. Two years ago,
when it made a similar survey,
it listed the total at
$7,830,000.
That was the gross amount,
before deductions for oper
atingcostsand taxes.
Included in it are the cash
receipts from the sale of farm
goods, together with govern
ment payments and income in
kind, which is the value of
products grown and consumed
on the farm.
The increase, 16.9 percent,
compares with a 16.7 percent
rise in the United States and
with 13.2 percent in the South
Atlantic States
According to the most re
cent figures from the Depart
ment of Agriculture, approxi-
AGS PRESENTS CERTIFICATES
mately 6 percent of the total
received locally from the sale
of farm products came from
the marketings of crops and 94
percent from livestock, poultry
and dairy goods.
Although the past year was
a big one for the American
farmer in terms of gross in
come, it was also a record one
for expenses. However, there
was some net gain.
The Agriculture Department
reports gross income at $68.9
billion, an increase of $9.2 bil
lion over the prior year.
Production expenses rose in
the same period to $49.2 bil
lion, which was $4.7 billion
above 1971. As a result, net
farm income went up $4.5 bil
lion in the past year.
All signs point to a much
bigger improvement in the cur
rent year.
Series of
Breakins
Reported
A growing number of
burglaries was reported to the
Summerville Police Depart
ment during the past week, ac
cording to department records.
A coin-operated drink
machine in the office of Dr. B.
Lovinggood was burglarized.
On the same night, Wheeler
Evans Texaco Station on North
Commerce Street reported that
a coin-operated drink machine
had been opened and that a
battery had been stolen out of
a truck.
On Oct. 11, Hill Owen re
ported that someone had
burglarized his store the
previous night. Entrance was
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them is lip McCollum, president of the
Chattooga County Unit of the Ameri
can Cancer Society. The Summerville
News also was the recipient of the 1973
Press Contest Award for “notable serv
ice by a weekly newspaper in the cru
sade to conquer cancer.”
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