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Association Forms To Promote
Tourism In Northwest Georgia
Two Chattooga County Chamber of Commerce
representatives recently attended a meeting in
Rome to organize a travel association in northwest
Georgia.
Carrie B. Freeman and Conner Allen briefed the
local chamber’s board of directors Thursday at its
monthly meeting of progress in connection with the
fledgling travel organization.
The meeting in Rome, sponsored by the Georgia
Bureau of Industry and Trade, saw representative
from all over the area in attendance.
The group “met with Mr. John Laßowe and Mr.
Robert Nichols, representatives of the Northeast
Georgia Mountain Travel Association and other
representatives of that area,” Mrs. Freeman said,
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Thurs., Oct. 18, 1979
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Farm Marketing Sessions
Scheduled Next Week
Accurate marketing deci
sions involve only a small seg
ment of a producer’s time, yet
such choices affect up to 80
percent of his profits.
To better equip today's
modern farmer-businessman
in making these decisions that
determine his livelihood, the
Georgia Cooperative Exten
sion Service will provide a
“Profit Marketing” workshop
at the Chattooga County High
School Vo-Ag Building Mon
day and Tuesday. The work
shop, sponsored locally by the
Chattooga Young Farmers
Chapter, will be open to all
farmers in northwest Georgia.
The workshop will include
the following topics: price
later contracts, cash
marketing alternatives, for
ward pricing livestock and
feed ingredients, developing
marketing plan, and using the
futures market.
Extension service mar
keting specialists will provide
a down-to-earth, practical ap
proach which identifies exact
ways Georgia producers can
use the wide range of available
pricing alternatives, accor
ding to a spokesman. Advan
tages and disadvantages of
each method will be
highlighted so the producer
has the facts he needs to
decide what will work best in
his operation plus the skills to
Survey: Should Ga.
Up Drinking Age?
Whether or not Georgia’s
legal drinking age should be
raised is the subject of a straw
poll in today's newspaper.
Readers are encouraged to
pass on their views as to
whether the legal drinking age
should be raised to 19 or
higher, or be left as it is at 18.
Results of the opinion poll
will be printed in The News at
a later date.
Cobb Sen. Joe Lee Thomp
son, a Vinings Democrat, is
chairman of a State Senate
committee studying the mat
ter. The Thompson introduced
a bill in last year's General
Assembly which would have
upped the legal age to 21, but
the bill was amended to a
point where it merely served
to tighten present regulations.
Thompson is expected to
introduce his legislation again
in 1980, possibly in the form
of another amendment to the
previous bill, which is still in
committee. He is believed to
be leaning towards the age of
19 as the age which would
Readers' Straw Poll
The Summerville News is conducting a straw poll to deter
mine how our readers feel on the issue of raising the legal
drinking age in Georgia. The state legal drinking age is
now 18, but State Sen. Joe Lee Thompson, D-Vinmgs,
chairman of a Senate committee studying the matter, is
expected to introduce legislation in 1980 to raise the
drinking age.
1.) Should the legal drinking age in Georgia
be raised?
Yes No
2.) The legal drinking age in Georgia should be
raised from 18 to:
19 21
3.) Do you think raising the legal drinking age would
decrease drinking among Georgia's teenagers?
Yes No
If you would like to make additional comments, you
may do so below or on a separate piece of paper.
Mail your straw poll to: Readers’ Straw Poll, The Sum
merville News, P.O. Box 310, Summerville, Ga., 30747.
The deadline for the straw poll to reach the News office
is noon Thursday, Nov. 8. The results will be published in
the Thursday, Nov. 15 issue. (Originals only please; no
duplicates).
use alternatives successfully,
he said.
“Grain and livestock pro
ducers will find this workshop
an invaluable investment in
their time in an area vitally
important to their profits,”
the spokesman said.
Tne first workshop session
begins at 7:30 p.m. Monday.
The Tuesday session goes
from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and then
resumes at 7:30 p.m. after a
supper break.
More information about
this marketing workshop can
be obtained from the county
extension office at 857-1410.
. ‘Hidden Dangers’ Can
Halloween.
Turn Ghostly To Ghastly
Chattooga County children
preparing for the happy Hallo
ween holiday Wednesday
should be aware of some of the
hidden dangers involved in
“trick-or-treating.”
According to the National
Safety Council, 135 Hallo
ween fatalities occurred last
year. Some of the deaths in
volved children who died in
Halloween-related traffic ac
cidents, and others were
youngsters who were fatally
create the least opposition but
still accomplish his goal,
which he says is to make
alcoholic beverages less ac
cessible to high school
children.
In a letter to The News,
Thompson asked that the
paper run a straw poll on the
issue. “I would like to know
how your readers feel about
the legal drinking age in
Georgia,” Thompson said.
Players Performing
At Knitting Class
The Halleluiah Players of
the Summerville Junior High
School will provide a program
for the knitting class of the
Summerville Recreation
Center Wednesday at 11 a.m.
A potluck luncheon will be
served.
All friends are invited to
help celebrate Halloween.
“to discuss ways and means of organizing a travel
association in this district of Georgia.
Dwight Hutchins, of the state department of in
dustry and trade told the group that tourism is the
state’s fastest growing industry and that his depart
ment welcomes additional travel associations being
formed, Mrs. Freeman reported. State funds are
available to assist the travel associations, it was
noted.
The Northeast Georgia Mountains Travel
Association has been in existence 4 years and has
been instrumental in bringing tourists to that area,
Mrs. Freeman said. Brochures, advertising in na
tional travel magazines, and year-round promotions
are helping to lure tourists to that part of the state,
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Mummy Teases Trio
Jimmy Hicks, alias The Mummy, taunts
three victims at last year’s horror house
sponsored by Pleasant Grove Baptist
burned when their flammable
costumes caught fire. Some of
the children died after eating
booby-trapped “treats.”
Children out trick-or
treating on “All Hallows’
Eve” probably aren’t aware of
it, but they’re following a very
old English custom called “go
ing a souling,” where visitors
went from house to house call
ing “a soul cake, a soul cake, a
penny or a soul cake!”
Before your children make
the trick-or-treat rounds this
year, be sure to review some of
the basic Halloween safety
rules:
* Young children should
never be allowed to trick-or
treat alone. Not only can a
chaperone protect a child from
careless enthusiasm, the sight
of an adult will frequently
ward off other dangers. Ad
vise older children to stay in
familiar neighborhoods and to
avoid dark streets.
♦ Costumes are a special
area of concern. Reflective
tape should be used on dark
colored clothing and trick-or
treat bags. All costumes
should be made of non
flammable materials and fit
well enough that the child will
not trip and fall over them.
Make-up, rather than masks
or headgear that may obstruct
vision, should be worn
whenever possible because
children must be able to see
where they are going.
CESA Specialist
Staffer Locates Learning Problems
Janet Williams, a
psychometrist, has begun
working with the nine county
and Trion schools to help
determine the students'
eligibility for placement for
resource help.
Ms. Williams, who works
through the Northwest
Cooperative Educational Ser
vice (CESA) office, explained
that her job is to test children
referred to her by personnel
from both Chattooga and
Trion schools. After they are
tested, Ms. Williams places
the children in special in
dividual learning programs
suited to their needs— such as
gifted, normal or slightly
slower learning programs.
From the time a report is
made on a child, Ms. Williams
said, there is 30 days for them
to begin receiving help. The
psychometrist is also respon
sible for follow-ups on the
children in the program.
The program is designed to
help not only the disabled
students with handicaps or
learning problems, but all the
students, Ms. Williams said.
“I would like to see anyone
that recognizes students with
learning problems— or
students that advance more
than others— to refer them to
me for testing,” Ms. Williams
said. Children are special peo
ple, very unique and in
dividuals. We want to help
develop all their uniqueness
the two local women reported to the chamber direc
tors.
Mrs. Freeman said that a temporary chairman
has been named for six months for the new area
travel association and more meetings are scheduled
to continue organizing efforts.
“As a result of Summerville being represented at
the meeting, the tourist division of the Georgia
Bureau of Industry and Trade included our city in
an article on travel in last Sunday’s Atlanta Journal
Constitution’ Dixie Living Section.” A local
restaurant was suggested in the article— recom
mended as a good stopping place for hungry
travelers.
Church of Gore. The spook house
reopens Friday and Saturday, 7-11 p.m.
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* Accessories such as
swords, broomsticks, hatchets
and wands should be made of
cardboard rather than plastic,
metal or wood. Sharp items
are dangerous. Youngsters
should also be provided with
flashlights to prevent falls on
sidewalks or porch steps.
♦ Children should be
reminded to never enter the
home of a stranger or accept
rides. Adults should also help
by keeping their yards well
lighted.
♦ Ask your children to br
ing home all the candy and
fruit they receive so you can
give it your seal of approval.
Make sure they eat a regular
meal before they go out to
discourage nibbling. In recent
years there have been increas
ing numbers of children in
jured by eating apples with
razor blades hidden in them or
treats containing drugs or
poison.
and special talents.”
Ms. Williams lives on Far
rar Drive in Summerville with
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Local schools are now working with
psychometrists to help place students in
special individual programs. Shown here
are Trion Superintendent Bill Kinzy,
♦ If possible, Halloween
parties should be planned at
home or at neighborhood
facilities to reduce the poten
tial of injury.
♦ Motorists should be ex
tremely watchful on Hallo
ween. According to the In
surance Information In
stitute, the highest incidence
of pedestrian accidents in
volve children between the
ages of five and nine. Many of
these accidents occur between
intersections and the number
increases sharply at night,
particularly in cities. The In
stitute advises motorists to
drive slowly and be alert in
case a child darts out from
between parked cars.
The Institute believes that
the above tips will allow
children to have a fun-filled
evening while helping to take
the scare out of Halloween for
parents.
her son, John Peck, age 8; and
daughter, Stephanie, age 6.
“I love my job,” said Ms.
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Attend Nutrition Program
Twenty-five Chattooga County
teachers, principals and lunchroom per
sonnel from five schools recently attend
ed a one-day workshop at the
superintendent’s office focusing on
nutrition education. Jan Komarnick, (se
cond from left), a nutrition program
staffer with Emory University, which is
under contract with the state depart-
Church Plans
Horror House
Pleasant Grove Baptist
Church at Gore will be presen
ting its annual “House of Hor
ros” Friday and Saturday
nights, 7-11 p.m.
An old house located
beside the church is the scene
of the mischief, which will in
clude rooms housing Count
Dracula, Phantom of the
Opera, The Mummy, The
Wicked Witch of Dirttown,
The Mad Doctor and The
Hunchback of Notre Dame,
and others.
Over 30 church members
are working on the project,
which drew 330 persons last
year. Proceeds will go to the
Chattooga County Center for
the Developmentally Disabl
ed. Tickets are $1 for adults
and 50 cents for children 12
and younger.
Directions: from Summer
ville go south on U.S.
Highway 27 to Little Sand
Mountain Road, turn left and
follow the signs.
McDonald Opposes
Raise In Congress
Rep. Larry McDonald Fri
day noted that he has voted
against every effort to give
members of Congress a pay in
crease.
“Most people are very
disturbed by the shoddy
maneuvering of Congress to
give itself a raise,” the
Georgia Democrat asserted.
“Since Congress and the Ex
ecutive Branch are responsi
ble for causing today’s
skyrocketing inflation, it is
morally wrong for Congress to
vote itself a raise. It has pro
ven impossible for most wage
earners to stay ahead of infla
tion while our elderly citizens
on a fixed income have literal
ly been ‘driven to the wall’ by
deficit spending policies of
Congress and current and
past administrations."
Class To Be Tonight
A microwave cooking
school will be held at the Jor
dan Gas Company tonight,
Oct. 25, beginning at 7 p.m.
The cooking school, free
and open to the public, is
sponsored by Jordan Gas and
Amana.
Williams. “I’ve really enjoyed
j it the two months I’ve been
i working here.”
CESA Psychometrist Janet Williams,
Chattooga Psychometrist Peggy
Morehead and Chattooga Superinten
dent Bill King.
ment of education to provide instruction
for teachers in nutrition, led the pro
gram. Some of the participants, shown
here, included Sally CouJiette, Angie
Baker, Lillian Rowus, Joyce McGraw,
Carol Dyke, Kathryn Adams, Teresa
Pewitt, Barbara Reece, Olaf Bergwall,
Charles McLeod and Donnie Hayes.
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U. S. Survey: Ga. Power
Rates Compare Well
Chattooga County electric customers of Georgia Power still
continue to pay smaller power bills than do electric consumers
in nearly all other sections of the nation, district manager Mar
shall Timberlake reported this week.
He said a Jacksonville Electric Authority survey of
September bills of 60 power systems throughout the nation
revealed only 10 companies charged less for 1,000 kilowatt
hours than did Georgia Power.
"Also, 55 of the 60 systems,” he reported, "charged more for
500 kilowatt-hours than did Georgia Power. Even in the heavy
use category of 2,000 kwh, 35 companies charged more for elec
tricity than us.”
Georgia Power residential customers paid $41.38, excluding
sales tax, for 1,000 kwh in September. Comparative prices in
other areas were $103.92, Consolidated Eaison, New York;
$76.45, Key West; $64.15, Jacksonville Beach, and $76.48,
Boston Edison Co.
Five of the 10 utilities charging less than Georgia Power are
municipal or tax-subsidized federal systems, according to the
report.
McDonald Backing Bill
To Limit ’6B Gun Law
Congressman Larry
McDonald has joined several
of his colleagues in sponsoring
legislation to limit the power
of the Department of the
Treasury in its enforcement of
the Gun Control Act of 1968.
Titled the “Gun Decontrol
Act of 1979,” the proposal
would permit the unlicensed
sale of ammunition, allow
review of federal gun rules by
Congress, prohibit the seizure
of firearms without a lawful
arrest, restrict federal agent
inspection of firearms
retailers and loosen restric
tions on the sale of firearms
by individuals.
Rep. McDonald said the
bill will limit the authority of
the federal Bureau of
Alchohol, Tobacco and
Firearms (BATF) to harass
citizens who have not violated
any laws.
The Seventh District
Democrat pointed out that
four of the nine members of
the Subcommittee on Crime—
which will consider the bill
have also sponsored the
Decontrol Act. They include
Rep. John Ashbrook (R.—O.)
ana Rep. Harold Volkmer
(D.—Mo.) as prime sponsors.
Ashbrook, he pointed out, is
the ranking Republican on the
subcommittee.
One of the more important
features of the bill is a section
which provided for Congres
sional review of proposed
BATF rules and regulations.
Congressman McDonald said.
If adopted, he said, this would
effectively prevent BATF
from arbitrarily issuing more
oppressive and restrictive
rules having the force of law.
The Congress last year
rebuffed efforts by BATF to
begin a “back door” registra
tion scheme, Rep. McDonald
Deadline Nearing
In BP&W Project
The Summerville Business
and Professional Women’s
Club wishes to remind the peo
ple of Chattooga County of
their search for Young Career
Woman of 1980.
The deadline for nomina
tions is Nov. 1, 1979. Sue
Spivey is YCW chairman for
the local club.
pointed out. The House and
Senate voted overwhelmingly
to cut off funds to BATF for
implementation of the propos
ed registration plan, he said.
“It’s time for emphasis to
be placed on crime control
rather than harassment of
law-abiding sportsmen or
citizens who obtain weapons
to protect themselves and
their families," Rep.
McDonald said. "This bill
would be a first step toward
that goal.”
Subligna Planning
‘Fun Festival’
The Subligna Community
will hold a "Fun Festival”
Tuesday night in the Subligna
Square beginning at 6:30 p.m.
There will be a fun house,
cake walk, hot dogs, Cokes
and much more. Proceeds will
go for the restoration of the
gym.
Everyone is invited to at
tend.
Tidbits
HEADLINE POET:
Headline in press release
which quotes a
spokesman for a bottled
water manufacturer as
saying that shoppers
shouldn’t hastily dismiss
domestic bottled water as
inferior to foreign bubbly,
reads: "Haste Waste
Tastes, Says Fizz Biz
Whiz.”
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TO ROME & BACK:
Medical experts say there
are 45 miles of nerves in
the body.
QUOTABLE: “There was
a time when father
amounted to something
in the United States. He
was held with some
esteems in the communi
ty; he had some authority
in his own household; his
viewers were sometimes
taken seriously by his
children; and even his
wife paid heed to him
from time to
time. ”—Adlai E. Steven
son.