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Mayor Cash To Interview Applicants For City Manager Post
The City of Summerville
should have a city manager by
the first of next year accor
ding to action taken by the
Summerville City Council last
Monday night.
The council gave the go
ahead to Mayor Sewell Cash
to review the stack of applica
tions for city manager and
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Life Flight Visits Hospital
Life Flight, an advanced airborne
emergency medical care and transport
service, visited the Chattooga County
Hospital on Tuesday. The helicopter is
provided by Georgia Baptist Medical
Center in Atlanta. Neil Schnaak (left)
assistant director of Life Flight, explain
ed the helicopter’s equipment to am
bulance service director Mike Carmon
(L-R), hospital administrator Bob
4 New Teachers Hired
By County School System
Only routine matters were
discussed on Monday evening
during the reiular monthly
meeting of the Chattooga
County Board of Education.
Superintendent Bill Kin,
recommended that the boarg
hire four new teachers for the
1981-82 school year.
The board approved the
hiring of the following
teachers: Joann Nixon, to
teach at Summerville Elemen
tary; Anna Nichols, to teach
at Pennville Elementary; Lin
da Diane Sf)ears. to teach at
Lyerly Elementary; and
Melanie Eubanks, to teach
special education at Menlo
Elementary.
Board ghairman Joel Cook
then explained to the board
that a janitor had recentl
retired at the Chattooga Higf;
School. Cook said that Prin
cg:)al Jack Herring had decid
ed not to replace the janitor,
but to hire another secretary,
L.ocal Resident Tends ‘Volunteer’ Garden
Gardening to most people
means hard work and fi)ts of
time, but to a Summerville
resident it means ‘‘something
to do.”
Ralph Johnson, a resident
of the new high rise apart
ments on Marvin Street in
Summerville, said Friday mor
ning that he s&ends most of
his time watc 'ni after his
small garden on the grounds
of the apartment buflging.
Johnson explained that he
lost both of his legs some 30
years ago due to poor circula
tion. Confined to a wheelchair,
Johnson said, the garden
helps occupy his mind and
provides an activity for him.
The garden is a small
8-foot-by-10-foot filot of
ground near the back of the
newly-built apartment
building. The garden, said
Johnson, contains two
“Rocky Ford’ -cantaloupe
vines surrounding a number
of Easter Lily flowers.
The way the garden
originated, explained
Johnson, is very unique. "I
didn’t plant the seeds. They
just came u& on their own,
voluntarily. When the apart
ments were built, the workers
start interviewing for the posi
tion.
At last month's council
meeting, the idea of a non
binding straw poll was propos
ed to find the public's opi
nions on whether or not a cit;
manager should be hire(i
Since no more than seven
residents showed for this
The Summerville News
Throneberry and EMTs Brenda Tucker
and Donnie Fowler. The critical care and
trauma expertise of the Life Flight team
can be life-saving in cases of acute
trauma, neurological injuries, cardiac
emergencies, neonatal care, burns and
other serious illnesses and injuries. It
cost approximately S3OO to transport a
gatient from the local hospital to Atlanta
y Life Flight, said one source.
as there was only one at the
school.
Following a brief discus
sion, the board approved the
hiring of Helen (?ranmore as
the new secretary at the high
school.
In other action, the board:
Registrar To Visit
The city registrar will be at
the McGinnis Memorial
Apartments (informally
known as the Summerville
high rise) on Marvin Street
this morning, Sept. 17, to
qualify voters to vote in the
upcoming city elections.
The registrar will be there
from 10 a.m. until noon.
The registrar will also be at
the Summerville Recreation
Center on the Bolling Road on
Saturday morning to qualify
voters.
Voters may register at the
recreation center from 9 a.m.
until 1 p.m.
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Ralph Johnson, a resident of the McGin
nis Memorial Apartments (informally
known as the Summerville high rise
apartments), tends to a small garden
month's meeting, and none
opposed the city manager con
cept, Cash said, “The public's
not here to express its opi
nion, their absence seems to
express that it is up to the
council to decide the
question.”’
Councilman Dennis Cox
said, “'l'm not in favor of an
SUMMERVILLE. CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA 30747, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1981
* approved fund-raising
projects for four groups at
Chattooga High School. The
groups included the basket
all cheerleaders, the football
cheerleaders, the FHA
(Future Homemakers of
America), and the FFA
(Future Farmers of America).
* discussed the progress of
the renovation project at
North Summervilfi: Elemen
tary. School. No action was
taken on the matter.
* approved the hiring of a
number of substitute bus
drivers recommended by
Superintendent King.
* agreed to purchase a new
intercom system for Pennville
Elementary School at the cost
of $2,454 on the condition that
the school reimburse the
money.
* agreed to request bids on
pest control service at the
schools for the 1981-82 school
year.
that volunteerk; came up behind the
apartment building. Johnson, holding a
small cantaloupe gom the garden, said
the garden helps keep him busy.
oFinion poll, but I'm in favor
of a city manager.”
“I'm 100 percent in favor
of it, (city manager)’ Coun
cilman James Crouch said.
Councilman Earl Parris
then suggested a change in
the general manager legisla
tion passed 3 years ago, when
it was decided that at least
Open House
Set At
Water Plant
The City of Summerville
will hold an open house at the
newly-renovated water treat
ment plant on Filter Plant
Road, Sunday, Sept. 27, bet
ween the hours of 1-5 p.m.
Summerville Mayor Sewell
Cash said, “‘I want the public
to see what they own.”
The $1.5 million project
started in January, 1980 and
has increased the pressure
and quantity of water to fulfill
the community’s needs.
“We have the water to give
to the people now,” Cash
stated. At the time of the bid
letting Herb Barnum, project
engineer said that tfie im
provements will give the city
a ‘‘first-rate water system.”
Teen-Ager
Hurt In
°
Accident
A Summerville teen-ager
remained hospitalized
Wednesday with injuries she
received in a one-car accident
on Highland Avenue on Tues
day night.
Doris Jean Brooks, 18, of
114 McGinnis Circle, was
listed in the Chattooga Coun
ty Hospital Wednesday after
noon. ghe was taken to the
hospital for treatment follow
ing the 11:32 p.m. accident.
According to a report at
the Summerville Police
Department, Ms. Brooks was
traveling north on Highland
Avenue in a 1971 Dodge
Charger. Ms. Brooks, the
re;fiort said, lost control of her
vehicle and left the roadway.
The Brooks car then struck a
driveway culvert, noted the
report, turning over onto its
top. The BrO(fi(s car skidded
on its top until it came to rest
against a tree in the yard of
804 Highland Avenue. The
report said the car traveled
approximately 84 feet after
leavinfi the roadway.
Following an investigation
by Sgt. Gene Nix of the police
department, Ms. Brooks was
charged with reckless driving
and driving without in
surance,
four council members would
have to agree with the
mayor's consent to hire (or
fire) the city manager. Parris
proposed a change to a simple
majority (3 out of 5 of council
members agreeing) on the hir
ing and firing of the city
manager.
The council voted and
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wrkers Attempt To Free Body
Shown are rescue workers trying to free the body of
Melvin Westbrook, of Summerville, who was pinned
beneath the boxcar shown in the center of the photo
Local Resident Killed
In Truck/Train Accident
Georgia Highway 156,
west of Calhoun, remained
blocked late Tuesday after
noon with debris from a
tractor-trailer/train accident
Monday afternoon which kill
ed two men, one a Summer
ville resident, and injured
three others.
Melvin H. Westbrook, 52,
of Route 3, Summerville, was
killed in the 3 p.m. accident.
Westbrook, driver of the 1979
Chevrolet pulpwood truck,
drove for Jerry Burton
Pulpwood Company out of
Subligna. James John Tohal,
28, otg?(iverdale. was also kill
ed in the accident. Tohal was
the engineer of the Southern
Railway train.
brought in a black, sawdust
like girt, and put it around the
flowers. I noticed two vines
growing around the KEaster
Lilies later. I thought it was
gourds or pumpkin vines. The
vines started blooming and I
watched them day by day.
Turned out they were can
taloupe vines.”
Johnson, a native of
Cherokee County (Ala.), said
he waters the vines daily. The
vines are a dark fireen and are
loaded with small, round can
taloupes.
“I've never seen a prettier
vine than these,’”’ said
Johnson, who was raised on a
farm. ‘‘There're cantaloupes
hid all under the leaves. 'f')he
vines are just full of can
taloupes.”’
Johnson moved to Sum
merville from Birmingham,
Ala., in January. He said he
made the move to be closer to
his mother, who lives below
Lyerly.
“It’s a nice place here (the
hifih rise),”” concluded
Johnson. “‘lt’s convenient for
me in mly wheelchair. I like it
real well here. Everybody's
real nice, friendly people.”
agreed with Parris’ sugges
tion that three council
members and the mayor may
hire and fire the city manager.
Mayor Cash emphasized
that the city manager would
have complete authority over
the daily gusiness of the city,
including hiring and firing of
employees.
Injured in the accident
were train crew members: Roy
E. Sasser, 42, of Lithia Spr
ings; Harold J. Jones, 59, of
Mableton; and Glen W. Mit
chell, 63, of Austell. Sasser
and Mitchell, according to
reports, were examined at the
Gordon County Hospital and
released. Jones, the reports
said, required stitches and
was later released.
According to one report,
four locomotives and 16 of the
train’s 97 cars were derailed in
the accident, which occurred
five miles west of Calhoun.
One source reported that the
locomotives burst into flames,
attracting an estimated 500
onlookers to the tiny
Qostanaula community. An
estimated four-hour rescue ef
fort was made by the area civil
defense and fire department
representatives to remove the
victims from the wreckage.
One report said it took
rescuers a%proximately an
hour to an hour-and-a-half to
locate and free Westbrook's
body, which was trapped
under the wreckage. Rescuers,
the report added, worked
several hours freeing Tohal’s
body from inside the derailed
engine.
Among those who worked
to bring the blaze under con
trol and provided other
assistance were volunteer fire
departments from the
Oostanaula community,
Sugar Valley and Gordon
County.
Southern Railway
sgokesman Bob Fort reported
that no hazardous material
was loaded on the train at the
time of the accident. It was
not immediately clear, Fort
added, whether fuel from the
train or the truck prompted
the ex?losion. Flashing lights
and bells at the crossing were
working at the time of the
crash, he noted.
A report, filed by Trooper
R. M. Bullard of the Calhoun
Georgia State Patrol Post,
who investigated the accident,
relates the events of the acci
dent as follows:
“The loaded pulpwood
truck, headed west on Georgia
after a truck-train wreck in Calhoun. The cab of the
pulpwood truck was crushed under the boxcar.
Highway 156, did not stop for
the train., The Atlanta-to-
Chattanooga train, headed
north at the time of the acci
dent, struck the truck in the
left side. The point-of-impact
was approximately on the east
railroaéJ track. After the point
of-impact, the truck was
knocked an estimated 50 feet
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Receives AG-HSA Plaque
Benjamin J. Mosley of the Gore community was
awarded an engraved plaque last Thursday at the an
nual meeting of the Ag:{)alachian Georgia Health
Systems Agency (AG-HSA). Mosley had served as a
AG-HSA board member from 1976 until this year. He
was awarded the plaque for his outstanding contribu
tions to the AG-HSA during his tenure on the Board of
Directors. The meeting was held at the Civic Center in
Cartersville at 4 p.m.
The city manager’s salary
will have to be negotiated, but
the mayor's estimates ran
from $20,000 to $30,000 per
year.
Closing discussion on the
subject Councilman Dennis
Cox said, ""The right man can
save enough to pay his
salary.”
before coming to rest under
one of the derailed train cars.
Ed Butler and Jimmy Sut
ton, representatives of the
Atlanta bureau of the Na
tional Transportation Office,
reportedly arrived on Tuesday
morning to begin an an
ticipated two-day investiga
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