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NEWS
BRIEFS
WOMAN IS CHARGED
Sheriff Gary McConnell
reported that Teresa Boyd
of Summerville has been
charged with obscene and
abusive language on the
telephone. The sheriff said
the arrest was made
possible through the co
operation of General Tele
phone Co. The woman was
released under a $4,000
bond.
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WHISKY SEIZED HERE
Records in the Chat
tooga County Sheriff’s
Department show that
Myrt Watkins, Route 3,
Summerville, has been
charged with possessing
non-tax-paid whisky. She
was released under a
SI,OOO property bond
until the August term of
Chattooga Superior Court.
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FIRE DAMAGES HOUSE
The interior of a house
on North Union Street was
extensively damaged Sun
day morning, according to
records in the Summerville
Fire Department.
The call was received at
6:10 a.m.
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IMPROVEMENT
ANNOUNCED
The north and south
wing of the Chattooga
County Courthouse is
undergoing a new roofing
job this week in another
improvement to this
county landmark.
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JUVENILE
GIRL CHARGED
A juvenile girl has been
charged by the Chattooga
County Sheriff’s Depart
ment with driving while
under the influence of
drugs.
Under Georgia law, the
names of persons under 17
years of age cannot be
published in connection
with arrests.
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CHATTOOGANS
CHARGED
Two Summerville men
have been charged with
possessing beer for sale, ac
cording to Sheriff Gary
McConnell, who identified
the men as Ronnie Joe
Boyd and Gordon Boys,
both of Route 1, Summer
ville. Bonds for both men
were set at $ 1,000.
Electric Power Billings
Should Show Decrease
Georgia Power Co. (GPC)
consumers in Chattooga
County should soon begin to
pay lower electric bills, even
though the Georgia Public
Service Commission (GPC) re
cently granted the power firm
the largest permanent rate in
crease in its history.
Despite the record-breaking
increase of sll6 million, the
amount fell far short of the
$305 million GPC had asked.
The PSC action means that
if a customer’s electric bill was
Trion Raises
Price of Gas
The Town of Trion this
week announced an increase in
the price of natural gas, effec
tive today.
Mayor J. C. Woods made
this announcement concerning
the rate increase:
“Effective May 1, our nat
ural gas rates will be increased
by ten cents per mcf.
“We have absorbed all the
rate increases that we possibly
can without passing them on to
our customers. The increase in
cost from our supplier was ef
fective March 1, but we are
only beginning the increases to
our customers on May 1.”
UNCLeTnED SEZ:
DEAR MISTER EDITOR:
Them Linebacker fellers has
shore got me all a-twitter over
that there Rodeo they're
a-gonna put on this weekend.
Sakes alive, Mister Editor, I
ain’t been this excited in a
good spell.
Guess I’ll just have to mosey
on down there and see whut
it’s all about.
Yores truly.
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Commissioner Harry Powell cuts the ribbon to offi
cially open the new Employment Service Office in
the Chattooga County Courthouse. The office,
opened by the Georgia Department of Labor, will
place emphasis on job placement service. The public
is invited to open house at the office between 2 p.m.
and 4 p.m. this afternoon. L-R: Eddie Thornton,
’2.8 MILLION IN REFUNDS, REBATES SEEN HERE
Economic Boost Expected
Chattooga County residents
should reap a windfall of
almost three million dollars
from tax relief legislation re
cently passed by Congress.
How much will they be
getting back in rebates? And
how much will they receive in
refunds on their 1974 taxes?
An estimate shows that
more than $2.8 million in such
adjustments will be going to
individuals in the local area
during the next two months.
Os that total, the larger
part-$2.07 million—will be in
CAMP TO VISIT
Paul W. Camp Jr., governor
of District 18-A, Lions Interna
tional, will make an official
visit to the Menlo Lions Club
on Monday, May 8.
Gov. Camp has already
visited the Summerville and
Trion clubs.
Jim E. Cavin is president of
the Menlo club.
SSO last month, it would be
reduced by about $5.30 on the
next billing date.
The reduction comes about
because a temporary S6O
million rate increase, which
began on Feb. 10, but on an
annual basis would have
amounted to well over S2OO
million, will now be replaced
by the sll6 million rate.
GPC President Robert W.
Scherer said, “The amount the
commission has ordered, while
not up to the level we felt
justified, is an important step
toward resolution of Georgia
Power Co.’s financial prob-
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Volunteer workers completed final preparations this
week for the Chattooga Linebackers Rodeo May 2-3.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOIMJA COUNTY.GEORGIA 30747. THURSDAY, MAY I, 1975
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OFFICE OFFICIALLY OPENS
refunds to people who paid a
greater amount in withholding
taxes during the past year,
through payroll deductions,
than was necessary.
The remaining $787,000
represents rebates on 1974
taxes, as voted by Congress a
month ago.
That will be good news to
local businessmen, many of
whom have seen their sales de
cline because of the economic
crunch and the high rate of
unemployment in the local
area.
The added spending money
is expected to give a lift to the
economy by enabling consum
ers to buy some of the things
they have been doing without
for a long time.
In addition, there will be
SSO payments to residents of
Chattooga County who are re
cipients of Social Security
benefits, those who are getting
assistance because of old age,
blindness, or disability, and to
lems.”
The utility president added
that details of what could be
done with the increase were
not immediately available.
However, he indicated the
lesser amount awarded would
“make it necessary for us to be
back for additional relief
sooner than we expected.”
Prior to the latest rate in
crease, the largest increase ever
granted a utility company by
the Public Service Commission
was SBB million approved for
GPC less than two years ago.
The PSC ruling was made by
unanimous vote.
GETTING READY FOR THE UPCOMING RODEO WEEKEND
president of the Chattooga County Civic Organiza
tion; Joyce Ledbetter; Glen Sargent, who will be in
the new office on an alternating basis; Commissioner
Powell; John B. Brock, manager of the Rome office
of the Georgia Department of Labor; and Joe Led
better, who will also be connected with the new
office.
railroad retirement pensioners.
The big question is whether
they will spend the money for
the things they have been
doing without lately or if they
will use it to pay off debts. Or
will they merely salt it away 7
How local residents handl<
the windfall will determine
how effective the economic
stimulus will be.
All in all, some $37.6 billion
will be returned to individuals
across the country in the next
two months or so, based upon
figures released by
congressional experts.
Os that amount, the bulk
will be in refunds, totaling S2B
billion, and average $386 per
return. The rebates, which
range for the most part from
SIOO to S2OO, will come to
$B.l billion and the SSO pay
ments to $ 1.5 billion.
Further benefits to residents
of Chattooga County will come
soon in the cut in 1975 income
taxes, provided for in the new
bill. It will be evidenced by
lower withholding taxes, start
ing next month.
Checks covering the re
funds, the rebates, and the SSO
cash payments will start going
out in about two weeks. It is
expected to take a month or
two to complete the distribu
tion.
John Henderson, Internal
Revenue Service director for
Georgia, has announced that
the first of $1.4 million tax
Police Blotter
The Summerville Police
Department reported nine ar
rests during the past week.
Cases are listed as follows:
driving without a license, 2;
driving with an expired tag. 1 ;
permitting an unlicensed
person to drive, 1; driving
under the influence of an in
toxicant, 4; and driving with
improper lights, 1
At left. Chattooga High School lootball players erect
pens at the rodeo arena. At right, the grounds are
rebate checks will be mailed to
Georgians on May 9.
“The bulk of the mailings
should be completed by the
end of June,” he added.
The Internal Revenue Serv
ice wi'l automatically compute
all .ccates.
PAVING IN PROGRESS
Work began this week
on 2.5 miles of resurfacing
on ten streets in the City
of Summerville.
The project is being
done by Road Builders.
The resurfacing project
will include portions of
Bitting Avenue, Kelly,
North Congress, South
Congress, Roberts, South
Curran, East, Given, South
Penn, and Oak streets.
Commissioner Harry
Powell said the project
cost is $26,722.92.
Linebackers Club Rodeo, Parade
Scheduled Here Friday, Saturday
Thousands of eager specta
tors are expected to be on
hand this weekend when the
Chattooga Linebackers Club
sponsors its big parade and
rodeo.
The fun-filled weekend will
begin at 8 p.m. Friday with the
first performance of the rodeo,
which will be followed by a
parade in downtown Summer
ville at 2 p.m. Saturday and a
second performance of the
rodeo at 8 p.m. that night.
Parade Chairman Joe Pullen
Jr. said the parade units would
assemble at South Commerce
Street and Rome Boulevard,
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Job Service
Office Opens
Here Today
Job placement service will
now be available to residents of
Chattooga County on a full
time basis.
The Georgia Department of
Labor today opens an Employ
ment Service Office in the
Chattooga County Courthouse.
The office will be located in
the old State Highway Depart
ment office, off the west porch
of the courthouse.
Commissioner Harry Powell
has renovated the office by re
painting the walls and installing
wall-to-wall carpeting.
On hand to open the new
office were John B. Brock Jr.,
manager of the Rome office of
the Labor Department, Joe
Ledbetter, Glen Sargent, who
will man the new office. Office
hours will be from 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday. The telephone number
is 857-4615.
The public is invited to
open house at the new office
between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
today.
The office will operate with
an emphasis on job placement.
It will serve applicants and em
ployers in the Chattooga
County area. Applications for
work will be taken on all per
sons seeking work. Employers
m this area will be able to place
for a request for workers at the
Summerville location, and be
given immediate service.
“We appreciate Commis
sioner Powell’s cooperation in
this effort to serve applicants
and employers of this area,”
Brock said. “His efforts will
greatly contribute in helping
fulfill the needs of the com
munity to support this effort.”
Unemployment applicants
will continue to be served
every Friday in the courtroom
of the Chattooga County
Courthouse.
Commenting on the opening
of the new office, Commis
sioner Powell said, “I feel that
with unemployment such as it
is, the job placement office will
be an asset to the people of
Chattooga County. Now it will
be possible to apply here at
pass through the downtown
area, then return to the starting
point. He asked that all parade
participants assemble at the
starting point by 1:30 p.m.
Saturday.
Units will include the Trion
and Chattooga High School
bands, horsemen, floats, and
other units.
“We expect to have an inter
esting parade for all rodeo
fans,” Pullen said.
All the color and excite
ment of the Old West will be
recreated as the H-Bar-H
Rodeo Co. presents two per
formances of its big show. The
being made ready for the two rodeo performances.
home and be directed to a
job.”
Eddie Thornton, president
of the Chattooga County Civic
Organization, had this to say
about the new office: “We are
real pleased that the county is
to have a job placement
service. It is an indication that
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MISS CHATTOOGA COUNTY
Maria Evans, a sophomore at Chattooga High School,
was crowned Miss Chattooga County ot 1975 during
Saturday night’s beauty revue. She is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Evans, 202 E. Sixth St. Miss Evans
is the first black contestant to win the coveted title.
(See story and photo of runners-up inside).
thrilling events include bare
back bronc riding, barrel rac
ing, bulldogging, bull riding,
and calf roping.
The show is sanctioned by
the International Rodeo Asso
ciation, thus assuring that top
notch performances will be
presented.
The rodeo queen \yill be
crowned immediately pre
ceding Saturday night’s per
formance. In addition to the
queen, three runners-up will be
named.
The rodeo will be staged in
the new Linebackers Rodeo
Arena, behind the Summerville
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the county is continuing to
progress, even though the
economy, nationwide, is
sagging.”
Brock called for the coop
eration of all citizens, em
ployers, and agencies in the
community to support the Em
ployment Service Office.
Recreation Center. Parking will
be available on all Chattooga
High School lots and in front
of the site of the new gym
nasium.
Rodeo-goers can save 50
cents by buying tickets early.
Pre-rodeo ticket prices are $2
for adults and $1.50 for chil
dren. Tickets can be purchased
at Cox Grocery. White’s Auto,
Southern 5 & 10, M&M Cafe
teria, Redford’s 5 & 10, Pic ‘N’
Save, Denson’s Grocery, Fron
tier Sportsman, Pennville Hard
ware, or any member of the
Linebackers Club.
Some of the country’s top
notch rodeo champions will be
among the participants in this
year’s events.
The Linebackers Club has
an exciting weekend lined up
for residents of Chattooga
County and the surrounding
area. Make your plans now to
attend the parade and at least
one performance of the 1975
rodeo.
If rain forces a cancellation
of one of the regularly sched
uled performances, the rodeo
will be staged at 2 p.m. Sun
day.
MEIN CHARGED
The Chattooga County
Sheriff’s Department an
nounced that Ollie Miller of
Summerville has been charged
with terroristic acts and
threats. He was released under
a $ 1,000 bond.
The sheriff’s office also re
ported that Charles Rich,
Route 1, Trion, has been
charged with two counts of
burglary. He is being held in
Chattooga County Jail.