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J. B. White gets some help from Floyd
Hubbard (L), Fred Hall, and grandson
Shawn Bowden as he pulls a stereo
receiver from its box. The receiver was
Banquet Honors °J. B.’
For Decades Of Service
Over 100 é)eople attended a
banquet in Cartersville Tues
day night marking the retire
ment of veteran Ranger J. B.
White, who until Sept. 1 head
ed the Chattooga County unit
of the Georgia Forestry Com
mission.
It was an evening full of
humor and laughter as White,
no stranger to prank-and-leg
pulling, was roasted by many
of the foresters he has worked
with during nearly 35 years’
service with the commission.
Forester Floyd Hubbard of
the Rome District office
emceed the program, in
troducing one-by-one four of
White's gve immediate bosses
over the years. (White's first
supervisor, Frank Pullen, died
a year ago).
Typical of the remarks
were t%ose of his second area
supervisor, Frank Cravin, who
joked that White had succeed
ed in running off five different
foresters, including himself,
over the years.
Cravin turned serious,
however, saying that White
had run ‘‘one of the finest
units in the state.”” He noted
that White ‘‘does a tremen
dous job: He's a good
neighbor and one of the first
to volunteer to go to a
neighboring fire.”
Other past supervisors
making com%{,imentary
remarks about hite were
Julian Reeves and Druid N.
Preston. Preston relayed com
mission chief Ray Shirley’s
message that he regretted he
could not attend the banquet
U.S. Post Office Announces
New Policy Starting Today
Affecting Some Boxholders
Chattooia Count
residents with incorrect mai{
ing addresses may not be get
ting any mail after Nov. 1, ac
cording to a recent news
release from the Postmaster
General.
Beginning today, Oct. 1,
residents will be given a
month to get their mailing ad
dress corrected, said the news
release.
Customers living on a city
street who get their mail at
the post office, after Nov. 1
will no longer receive mail ad
dressed to the street address
unless a mail receptacle is
Paychecks Will Grow Soon
As Reagan Tax Cut Begins
Chattooga Countians will
be collecting slightly — very
slightly — larger p?'checks
soon as the first installment of
the largest tax cut in U.S.
history goes into effect this
week. o i
Under the first stage of the
three-part reduction, income
tax withholdings will decrease
an average of 6 percent. This
will boost the take-home pay
of most workers by an
estimated 1 to 2 percent.
Retirement Present Given
but wished to express his ap
preciation for White's ‘“‘fine
job’" over the years. Preston
also told the story of the time
White was helping to fight a
neighboring county'’s fire, and
a firefighter pointed at White
and remarked to Preston:
“Where does that guy come
from? He's on every fire that I
see.
“That’'s the dedication
that made the commission
what it is today,’ said
Preston.
‘Tommy Mauldin, White's
last supervisor, joked: "“Well,
I guess I'm the one that run
him (White) off.”” But he add
ed that White “is dedicated to
Chattooga County, dedicated
to the forest division, and
dedicated to the people of
Chattooga County.
“It’s been a pleasure work
ing with you,”” he added. Field
Supervisor George Collier and
Floyd County Ranger Troy
Floyd in brief remarks similar
ly expressed their apprecia
tion to White.
Perhaps the funniest story
of the night was that of Don
Kryver, a commission
helicopter pilot. He recounted
the time he dropped a load of
water from a helicopter on
White's truck below. “If we
had happened to had fish in
the water — which we didn'’t
— he could have caught fish
inside,” Fryer laughef. A few
minutes later White respond
ed: “I wish there had been
some fish in there because I
was hungry.”
Ranger Fred Hall, who
displayed at the residence. Ef
fective Nov. 1, the release
said, mail received addressed
to the street address, which is
undeliverable because no mail
receptacle is established, will
be returned to sender.
During the month of Oc
tober, the release said, mail
carriers will attempt to deliver
street addressed mail, which
was previously forwarded to
lockboxes, to the street ad
dress. In those instances
where there is no mail recep
tacle at the street address and
a mail receptacle is required,
added the release, mail for
An example of the tax cut
involves a married worker ear
ning SSOO a week, who claims
four withholding allowances
— for himself, spouse and two
children. The worker will take
home an extra $5 a week, with
$74.40 withheld. Another ex
ample: a single person with
one allowance and a S4OO
weekly wage will see his tax
withholdinfi reduced by $4.60
a week with $82.70 withheld.
The new tax bill will also
The Summeruille News
given to White Tuesday night during his
retirement dinner. At rigfit is White's
wife Jeannette, and Tommy Mauldin,
who were also seated at the head table.
re%laced White, then gave
White some gag gifts — in
cluding a toy fire truck. Floyd
Hubbard also presented some
joke gifts, incfilding a box of
dirt “to remind you the coun
ty unit office worships the
ground you walk on.”
Not all the gifts were jokes
though: Hall, on behalf of
White's many friends,
presented White a money
wrapped brick and a stereo
receiver. He also received an
appreciation plaque from the
commission.. e
“I want to say one thing,”
said White. “‘I appreciate all
of my friends and all of you
who came here tonight. You
really don’t know how much it
means tome ... "
White took the opportuni
ty to thank those who had
spoken about him and called
to the front four men he said
he is particularly indebted to,
the local firefighting crew:
Fred Hall, Emmett Bain,
James Morrow and Fred
Travillian. “‘I don’t care what
time in the morning you called
them, they were ready to go,”
White said.
After the banquet White
had words of praise for
another crew, that of Georgia
Kraft in Rome, many of whom
attended the banquet. White
said the Kraft crew, headed by
forest technician R.L.
Ferguson, has always been
quick to respond to fires all
over the area — both on and
off Kraft property.
see BANQUET, page 7-A
that address will be bundled,
endorsed {lO mail
receptacle,” and transmitted
to the lockbox unit.
Lockbox employees, the
release explained, will attempt
to identi?y post office box
numbers for this mail. A form
3907 (call at the window
notice) will be placed in the
box. The customer will then
come to the post office win
dow to receive mail addressed
to the street address. This will
only be done during the month
of sctober.
For more information, con
tact the local post office.
allow investors to shield from~7
taxation up to SI,OOO of in
terest (82,000 for a couple) |
earned on a new type of one- |
year savings certificate. ;
However, when the |
govemment. begins a new }
ookkeeping year — fiscal |
1982 — today, Oct. 1, it is |
reported that there will be |
much more than tax cuts.]
President Reagan’s effort to |
reduce the government’s role 4
see PAYCHECKS, page 7-A
SUMMERV!ILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA 30747, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1981
New Welfare And Food Stamp
Regulations Will Begin Today
Chattooga residents
receiving aid to Families with
Dependent Children (AFDC)
checks or food stamgls will be
seeing some major changes in
the two programs beginning
today, Oct. 1.
Jan Pullen, director of the
local Department of Family
and Chilcrren Services (DFCS),
said last Thursday that there
have been severafvchanges in
the AFDC program alone.
One important change in
the program, she ex})lained,
concerns the amount of money
a household can earn per
month and still receive an
AFDC check. Prior to Oct. 1,
said Mrs. Pullen, the net in
come (the amount brought
home after deductions) was
the determining figure. Star
ting today, the gross income
(the amount before deduc
tions) is used.
The new scale for the max
imum gross income that can
be earned and the number in
the household is as follows:
one-member household, $303;
two members, $459; three
members, $549; four
members, $648; five members,
$741; six members, $804;
seven members, $870; eight
members, $924; nine
members, $972; ten members,
$1,041; and 11 members or
more, $1,113.
Another change, Mrs.
Pullen said, deals with work
expense deductions. Before,
she explained, a SSO work ex
pense deduction could be
given or the reciqient could
prove their actual work ex
gense and receive even more.
ow, however, a flat deduc
tion of $75 is given for work
expense, said Mrs. Pullen. &
An additional deductiog
Mrs. Pullen said, is‘a“3o and
a third disregard.”’ This
means that after the $75 work
expense deduction, an addi
tional S3O is deducted, and
then a third of that is
deducted. The amount (30 and
a third), Mrs. Pullen said,
stays the same. The change,
she added, is that previousl
the deduction went on virtuait
ly endlessly. Now, said Mrs.
Pullen, the deduction can only
be given for four months.
Child care deductions are
also changing, noted Mrs.
Pullen. Prior to Oct. 1, she
said, there was no limit to the
amount given for child care.
However, effective today, said
Mrs. Pullen, the maximum
allowed for child care will be
$l6O monthly.
Another change in the pro
gram, Mrs. PulFen said, af
fects ‘‘resources’ received by
a person getting AFDC
checks. Resources, said Mrs.
Pullen, refer to lump sums of
money received by the AFDC
recipient — such as from back
Social Security or insurance
settlements.
Previously, said Mrs.
Pullen, the recipient could
quickly pay off back bills and
continue receiving AFDC
checks as long as they didn’t
have over SBOO in resources.
However, now the lump sum
is equally divided by the
amount of the AFDC check
received monthly and the
AFDC checks are closed out
for that many months. An ex
amsle of this, Mrs. Pullen
said, is as follows: ‘A person
receives a monthly AFDC
check of S2OO. They are
awarded a lump sum of SI,OOO
for an insurance settlement.
Auto Taken,
Then Burned
Authorities have located
an automobile belonging to a
local resident that was stolen
from a department store park
ing lot sometime Saturday
night. The car was burned
after being abandoned.
The 1981 Mercury Capri
was found bg deputies of the
Chattooga County Sheriff's
Department on Sunday after
noon in the Mountain View
community burned. The car,
valued at $9,100, belonged to
Larry Bumgarner of Route 1
Box 339, Summerville.
Bumgarner told officers of
the Summerville Police
Department that he parked
his car on the Raylass parking
lot on North Commerce Street
in Summerville around 10:30
%m. on Saturdag and went to
hattanooga. Bumgarner, a
police report said, reported
that when he returned to the
parking lot around 4:30 a.m.
on Sunday his car was gone.
Local authorities are still
investigating the incident.
The DFACS divides 200 into
the SI,OOO and the person
does not receive an AFDC
check for 5 months. If the per
son was only getting SIOO a
month AFDC, the checks
would be closed out for 10
months."”
The biggest change in the
AFDC rrogram, explained
Mrs. Pullen, is that beginning
today, Oct. 1, the federal an
state governments are holding
stepparents responsible for
Qualifying Period Nears
The qualifyi]x\lf period for three Summerville political
races opens on Monday.
The mayor’s post and two council seats are up for
grabs in the re, Par general election to be held Nov. 7.
Candidates five until noon on Saturday, Oct. 17, to
enter a race. That is also the deadline for residents to
register to vote in the election.
To run for city council, a resident must be at least 21,
have lived in the City at least 1 year prior to qualifying;
and be a registered qualified voter in the State and City.
The qualifying fee is SSO.
In the mayor’'s race, a candidate must be at least 25
and be the owner of real property in the City. Additional
ly, the prospective candigate must be a resident of the Ci
ty for at least 2 years and be a registered qualified city
and state voter.
Trion Council Approves
Funds To Repair Pool,
Update Sound System
The Trion Town Council
last Thursday approved funds
to repair the municipal pool
and to improve the recreation
center’s sound system in the
gym.
The council, by the end of
its monthly session, agreed to
spend in excess of $14,000
combined on the two projects.
The most expensive pro
ject involves the pool, wfiere
Recreation Director Ralrh
Stanley noted that the sealer
has lifted from the surface of
the f)ool in several places. The
pool was originalll; built in
1964, he noted, and had a
plaster finish. The plaster, in
the mid-1970’5, gegan to
deteriorate, he noted, and it
was replaced with a ‘‘hydro
coat’’ sealer. Last year that
sealer began flaking, and pat
ching was done in an effort to
correct the situation. He said
that the sealer has continued
to deteriorate, however, and
that swimmers have cut their
feet in places where the sealer
has lifted from the pool sur
face.
He produced two proposals
from contractors aimed at cor
recting the problem. The
lowest of the two proposals
came from Roman Pool g Spa,
Inc., whose bid of SII,BOO was
accepted by the council.
Under the contract, the ex
istin% sealer would be com
pletely removed and replaced
with plaster that is
guaranteed for 1 year.
Work on the pool is ex
pected to start next week, ac
cording to Stanley.
Funds for the project, the
council decided, wi{l come
from the roughly $13,000 the
Town anticipates to receive in
its annual state grant funds
earmarked for recreation
capital improvements.
Town officials expect the
gym’s improved sound
system to be installed and ful
-3' operational by Nov. 7, the
ate of the annual banquet of
Riegel's Quarter Century
Club.
Town officials consider the
existing sound system to be
woefully inadequate and hope
that with the expenditure of
Town funds that the situation
will be corrected.
Stanley explained that he
had discusses the proposed
prcgect with two sound shops
and he recommended that a
bid of between $2,500 and
$3,000 from a Rome firm,
“The Sound Shop,” be ac
cepted. It was.
A representative of the
firm, Stanley said, had
predicted that the system —
which will include eight new
speakers and three
microphones — should im
prove the system by 75 per
cent.
Funds for the improve
ment previously were placed
in the annual gudget by the
their stepchildren.
Previously, Mrs. Pullen
said, the income of a step
parent was not considered
when determining benefits for
stepchildren.
“With the changes in the
two e(rrograms." Mrs. Pullen
noted, ‘‘we have closed out 42
cases and reduced grants
(checks received) in three
others. Of those closed, 90 per
cent were dealing with step
parents’ responsibilty. In this
council.
In other action the council:
* Asked Mayor Jake
Woods to present a proposal
at next month’s meeting for a
compulsory safety shoe pro
%ram for certain departments.
he council is considering
adopting a plan similar to
Riegel's, whe?e the company
pays $26 toward the purchase
of an employee's safety shoes.
* Heard a report from
Mayor Woods that the
Allgood Cemetery road work
was recently completed under
an agreement that saw the
county do the work and the
town pay the material costs
for the tar and gravel work.
* Learned that a Town or
dinance requires that a trash
container be no larger than 30
gallons and have a lid. The
clarification came after a
councilman reported that a
resident had complained when
his 55-gallon container was
not em“})tied.
* Was informed by Mayor
Woods that the on{ areas
zoned for commercia( use in
the Town are in the shopping
center and the Wometco pro
pertgl Woods was answerin%a
resident’s question relai'led y
a councilman as to where a
new business could be located.
Woods said that ‘‘a wooded
area not around residences
could probably be rezoned.”
” }Feard a report from the
mayor that natural gas
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Water Plant Open House Held
An estimated 75 people showed up Sun
day afternoon for an open house at the
City of Summerville’s recently renovated
water treatment plant in Berryton. On
hand to greet visitors were (L-R): General
Superintendent Bob Maxey, policemen
Captain Fred Lawson and Chief Arlen
county alone, with the change
in the stepparents’ respon
sibility, we will have a mon
thly net savings of $5,668. We
now have roughly 270 cases
that we are handling that
receive AFDC, ‘‘the welfare
checks.”
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
The food stamp program
will be seeing a number of
changes also, Mrs. Pullen
said. The first deals with earn
ed income,
Prior to today, a person’s
net income was considered,
when determining eligibility
said Mrs. Pullen; now their
gross income is considered
unless they are age 60 or older
or disabled receiving such as
Social Security.
The new scale for
households receiving food
stamps and the maximum
gross income they can earn is
as follows: one member
household, $467; two
members, $617; three
members, $766; four
members, $916; five members,
$1,065; six members, $1,215;
seven members, $1,364; eight
members, $1,5614; nine
members, $1,664; 10
members, $1,814; and an addi-
refunds of $16,049 had been
received by the Town’s sup
plier. The council earmarked
the money, as previously
agreed in the case of receipt of
any ‘‘windfall” funds, for the
high school renovation pro
gram currently in progress.
Another $25,000 is expected
to be earmarked for the work
after the school board receiv
ed that much more in state
surplus funds than had been
previously expected, he said.
* Rehired its natural gas
consultant for a year under a
contract that pays him 20
cents per system meter per
month, plus 10 percent of any
system jobs over SIO,OOO. It
was also agreed not to raise to
$25 from $lO the minimum
gas rate charged commercial
customers, as recommended
by the consultant. A proposed
45-cent raise in minimum
rates for residential customers
was similarly rejected. The
current resi(fential minimum
is $1.656. Councilman Don
Henderson voiced opposition
to upging the rates, noting
that the gas department is in
good shape and the Town has
not been passing along
refunds to customers, electing
instead to use the funds for
capital improvements.
* Heard news that Textile
Week (Oct. 18-24) would be
celebrated with an open house
at Riegel from 1:30 to 3:30 on
Sunday, Oct. 18,
Thomas, clerk Keitha Shamblin, water
plant operator Doug Shamblin, Coun
cilman Elubert Palmer, contractor J. L.
Payton, Mayor Sewell Cash, Councilman
Dennis Cox, Councilman James Crouch
and City Clerk Bert Self.
PRICE 20c¢
tional $l5O per member over
10.
A major change in the food
stamp program, Mrs. Pullen
explained, deals with when
and the amount of food
stamps received.
Previously if a person was
eligible for food stamps on the
24th of the month, said Mrs.
Pullen, the‘y were given a full
allotment for that month. Ef
fective today, she continued,
if a person is eligible on the
24th, they receive food
st.am(fs for oan those remain
ing days of the month. The
food stamps are now pro-rated
to the number of days in a
month, noted Mrs. Pufien.
"“We've had people come in
on the last day of the month,
apply for food stamps and
receive a full month's allot
ment,”’ Mrs. Pullen said. ‘“‘The
next day, the first day of
another month, the same per
son was still eligible for g())od
stamps. They could come in
and get another month's allot
ment. Now if they come in on
the last day of the month,
they are given food stamps for
that one day.
“We know this will be a
significant monef'-saver." con
tinued Mrs. Pullen about the
food stamg changes,
“however, it will take a couple
of months to see just how
much it will save.”
An example of the pro rata
chanfie is as follows: “A one
member household with no in
come will receive S7O worth of
food stamps on the Ist, $37
worth, on the 15th, and sl6
worth on the 24th.”
Another change in the pro
gram, noted Mrs. Pullen, in
volves the earned income
deduction amount. Prior to
Oct. 1 the deduction was 10
percent, Mrs. iullen sad, now
it has been reduced to 18 per
cent.
The procedure of parents
and chifdren living in the
same household — but receiv
ing separate food stamps —
has changed, Mrs. Pullen said.
Before a child (18 years of age)
living with its parents could
be considered a separate
economic unit, Mrs. Pullen
said, provided they cooked
their own meals, bought their
own food, etc. The cfiild then
was eligible for food stamps,
said Mrs. Pullen, even if the
parents were receiving them
too. Now, she noted, Ll%e child
is not eligible unless the
parents are age 60 or older.
Strikers receiving% food
sLamEs are also effected bdy
the changes, Mrs. Pullen said.
Before Bct. 1 strikers were
eligible for food stamps, noted
Mrs. Pullen; now they are only
eligible if they were eligible
befil)re they went on strike. In
addition, she said, any funds
they are receiving in strikers’
compensation or from odd
jobs are considered along with
their income before they went
on strike.
Boarders, Mrs. Pullen said,
are also effected by the
changes. Prior to (g’ct. 1
boanfiars were eligible for food
stamps, noted g’lrs. Pullen;
now they are not.
‘““There will be more
changes in all the DFACS pro
rams,”' concluded Nfrs.
f’ullen.