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Trion Mayor Jake Woods, left, swears in
Frank Morton, middle, and Don Hayes,
right, as new council members. The pair
were elected last Wednesday in town
elections. Approximately 40 percent of
Judge Says ‘Mixed Signals’
Causes Sentencing Confusion
Superior Court Judge Paul
Painter said in a recent inter
view with The News that mix
ed signals from the state’s
legislative and executive bran
ches have 'led to confusion
among judges concerning
stricter sentencing versus
overcrowded jails.
Judge Painter said man
of the state’s judges met wit{
Gov. George Busbee earlier
this year to discuss the state’s
overcrowded prisons. The
governor asked the judges to
make better.use of tiie state’s
diversion pro€rams for con
victed eriminals. ‘*Just about
the same time we got through
with the conference, we got a
resolution from the House
(Georgia House of Represen
tatives) asking for stricter
sentencing,”’ said Judge
Painter.
Although Painter
acknowledges the problems
with the overcrowded prison
system, the judge said he
favors stricter sentencing.
Acreage Reports Are Due
According to an announce
ment made by G. W. Mitchell,
Chairperson of the Chattooga
County ASC Committee, June
15 is ti'ie deadline date for cer
tifying acres planted to corn,
cotton, grain sorghum and
peanuts.
Corn and grain sorghum
planted after June 15 must be
certified by the announced
deadline date of July 31.
The ASCS spokesman said
that acreage reports of soy
beans will be accepted for the
1982 crop year. No deadline
for accepting these reports
Sellers Blasts McDonald;
Congressional Primary Delayed
Seventh District Congres
sional candidate Dave Se%lers
of Marietta leveled charges at
U.S. Rep. Larry McDonald
last week in Summerville.
Sellers, a Republican, told
The News last week that Rep.
McDonald on three different
occasions had indicated he left
Georgia's al)re-legislative
forum last fall to make a vote
on the B-1 bomber.
Sellers said -McDonald
may have flown back to
Washington during the tour
to make a vote, “iut it had
nothing to do with the B-1
bomber."”’
On Jan. 23, McDonald first
'said he made a special trip to
Washington to vote on the B-1
bomber during a WSB-Radio
Sound-off program, accordir;g
to Sellers. McDonald stat
on two other occasions that he
had returned to Washington
for the vote, Sellers said.
‘“‘On each occasion,
McDonald explained that he
checked on the upcoming
votes before agreeing to Fo on
the Chamber pre-legislative
tour, and the only important
vote pending was on the B-1
bomber,”’ said Sellers. ‘‘He
said he left the tour in Macon,
flew to Washington, made the
vote and rejoined the tour.
However, the Congres
sional Record shows that
New Trion Council Members
“I'm from the old school,” he
said. “When a jury gives a
man five years, it should be
five years to serve.”
Painter said he knew of a
recent case locally where a
man was sentenced to one
year, but ended up only serv
ing one month. ‘“My personal
opinion is we've forgotten
what the word punisfiment
is,”” he said. ‘“The prison stan
dards have become so high
that it would be easier to send
them (prisoners) to a country
club.” B i
Georfia's prisons, which
up until recently have been
the most crowded per capita
in the nation, have been the
subject of much public atten
tion recently by both the
fi)vemment and the media.
ore than 45 county jails are
operating under lawsuits due
mostly to overcrowding.
Painter pointed out that
three of the four county jails
in the Lookout Judicial Cir
cuit are operating under
has been announced.
Mitchell went on to explain
the importance of reporting
crops planted by saying,
‘“Bases are established for
each crop on each farm, based
upon ‘' the planted and con
sidered planted acreage for
two }f)revxous years.”
e continued by saying
that a report is required if: (1)
a farm is to receive ilanted
acreage, credit, i.e., history
preservation; (2) a farm is par
ticipating in a reduced acreage
program for that crop; (3) a
vield will be proven; and (4) a
McDonald did not vote on the
issue, said Sellers.
McDonald spokesman
RRAPASSUPARIRIRAITURI TS
RAFURAFS IS URTS I TRRI WY,
Dear Mr. Editor:
I seed whereby all them
firaduatites from the county
igh schools are graduating
this week. I want to con
gradulate them fer there ac
complishmints. 1 hope they
have perpared themselves to
go out into this ole world and
be a success.
I also sawed where that
there new Optimist Club here
in the county was going to
take 50 kids to a Braves game.
I shore do think that is a
wunderful idear. I bet fer some
of them kids it will be the only
chanse they will ever have to
go to a big leegue game. With
such strong orgenizashuns as
this, dedicated to community
service and youth activities it
is anothur asset to our fine
county.
Yores Truly,
UNCLE N%D
Che Summeruille News
the registered voters in the town turned
out to cast 293 votes in the election.
Hayes received 226 votes, while Morton
garnered 156.
similar suits.
“About two-thirds of the
inmates in our prisons are
state inmates,’’ he said. Under
state law, prisoners who have
been sentenced must be
transferred to state facilities
within 15 days. However, a
backlog in the state prisons
has made the transfers im
possible.
‘“About the only way they
can do that (transfer state
prisoners to state prisons) is
to use something like the
Michigan Plan;”’ said Painter.
The plan, approved by the
1982 General Assembly,
allows early release of non
violent inmates with less than
six months to serve -
Painter suggested that the
state should %uild “military
type’’ metal buildings to
house inmates rather than
multi-million dollar facilities.
However, he noted, the federal
government regulates the
type of structures inmates can
be housed in.
crop is affected by a natural
disaster, for prevented plan
ting or failed acrea cregit.
The ASCS of%izial said
that it is very important that
all farmers file an accurate
acreage report of all crops
planted on their farms.
“Reports are needed, even
when no program crops are
planted, i. e., zero reports,”’ he
said.
Mitchell urges farmers to
call the ASCS office
(857-2409) concerning any
acreage reporting questions
they might have.
Tommy Toles said the
representative has ‘‘no official
response’’ to Sellers’ allega
tions. ‘‘We don’t have any of
ficial response to it,”” said
Toles. -
Sellers further blasted his
Ofiponenq in Summerville for
9 avingl a lot on his mind”
other than the people in the
Tth District. ‘“‘His attendance
record dropped from 98 {)er
cent in 1975 to 79 percent last
year,”’ said Sellers. ‘lt raises
the question if he has too
much on his mind.”
Sellers, who will face
Marietta college professor
Richard Castelfucis in the
Republican primary, said the
Congressional races will
“most likely be delayed”
because litigation over the
state’s redistricting plan.
“I think it will most likelly
be delayed,”’ said Sellers. “‘lf
we have a late primary, then it
raises the (Huest.ion if we'll
have a special election (for the
Conlgressional seats).”
he U.S. Supreme Court
refused Tuesday to allow
Georgia officials to Eroceed
with congressional elections
while litigation is under way.
Candidates running for Con
firessional posts will most
kely have to wait until after
June 28 when the U.S.
see SELLERS, page 3-A
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA 30747, THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1982
CHS (Class Of ’B2 Graduates
More than 170 Chattooga
High School seniors were
fiaduated during ceremonies
esday night in the school’s
gym.
Speakers on hand for the
school’s 18th graduating class
were the Rev. Carson Salyer,
Bastor of Summerville
resbyterian Church, prin
ci?al Jack Herring
Salutatorian William B. Haif
111 and Valedictorian Dorothy
Carol Shealy. Senior class
president Benise Fisher
welcomed the audience.
The fraduatin class con
sisted of 173 stugents. 25 of
whom were honor graduates.
Those participating in
Tuesday’s graduation were
b?s Anthony Adams, George
Adams Jr., Mark Lebron
Anderson, James Alan Ar
cher, Dale Avery, Michael Jay
Barbee, Reagan Adarian
Black, Stephen Anthony
Black, Shawn Broome, James
Alan Bryant, Kenneth Scott
Burse, Jimmy Anthony Card
well, Thomas Oliver Cargle,
James Martin Dawson, Jef
fery LaDon Deßerry, James
Stewart Duke, Johnny Amos
Edgeworth, Sammy Neal
Edgeworth, Johnny Allen Ed
wards, Eddie DeWayne
Farmer and Claude Lavon
Police Protection Dominates Heated
Trion Town Council Discussion
By JAMES BUDD
Trion Mayor Jake Woods
agreed Thursday to direct
Police Chief David Starkey to
increase patrols in the town’s
neighborhoods after most
members of the council said
residents had complained of
the apparent low profile in the
department in recent month, -
Mayor Woods, describing
the complaints as ‘‘a thorn in
my side all month,” told the
council in Thursday evening’s
meeting he was ‘‘disturbed
about tie bad publicity’’ that
the police department has
Bowers Will Resign
From Town Council
The third Trion Coun
cilman to step down this year
is expected to turn in his
resignation tonight at a
budget meeting of the Trion
Town Council.
Councilman Roy Bowers,
who took office in January,
told The News Wednesday
afternoon he is expecting a
&x;omotion to Rie elp Textile's
are Shoals, S. g operation
immediately.
“I was looking for a long
term (in office),”’ said Bowers.
‘“This just happened since
Monday.”
Trion Mayor Jake Woods
expressed surprise when The
News informed him of
Bowers' expected departure.
“I haven't heard anything
about it,” said Woods.
Bowers said he will recom
mend to the Mayor and Coun
cil that John Drennan, who
took third place in last week’s
special election for two council
posts, be appointed in his
Blace. “I'll recommend that
rennan be put in,”’ said
Bowers. “Witfl the election
just last week, I think that
would be fair.”’
The town elected Frank
Parris Announces Plans
For Assembly Position
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Earl “Red’ Parris has an
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Foster.
Also ’Fraduating were
Richard T. Gentry, Calvin
Deforrest Gilreath, John Wor
sham Green Jr.,, Danny L.
Greene, Michael W. Hadley,
William Benjamin Hair 111,
Charles Devoe Harris, Marc
LaDon Hogg, Mickey Randall
Hughes. gric John Hulse,
Robert Gregorfi' Hurley,
Barr,y Duane Jackson, David
R. Jenkins, Christopher H.
Johnson, James Allen
Johnson, John Anthony
McDaniel, Jerome Anthony
Marsh, Glenn Dale Martin,
Virgle Sterfon Martin, George
E. Miller, Richard Scott
Millican, William James
Mincey and Milton Byron
Nuckolls.
Also graduating were
Thomas Harold Odum,
Charles Bryan Oliver, Terry
Dwayne Payne, Darryl Joe
Payton, Billy Charles Petitt,
John Mitchell Pledger, Tim
my Prince, Paul Ratliff,
William Howard Ratliff,
Timothy Fay Reynolds,
William Sanders Shook,
Joseph Starling, Christopher
Kenneth Stowe, Ronald David
Tallent, Hoyt Dewayne
Teague, Ray Teague, Patrick
Teems, Darriel Thompson,
Gary Uptain, Richard Eugene
received.
Councilmen Don Hayes
and Roy Bowers, along with
Henry Rider and Hoyt
Williams, said they were not
being critical of the police
department, only echoing
~what the citizens were saying.
‘At least 12 cases of theft
*y taking from neéghborh«xi
yards have occurred recently,
according to city records.
Councilman Rider reported
thefts on 11th Street and
Sunset Lane during the last
two weeks.
Newly-elected Councilman
Morton and Don Hayes to the
council last week. Drennan
received 118 votes, compared
with Morton’s 156 and Hayes'
226.
The elections were held to
fill two posts vacated by the
resignation of Don Henderson
and Doug Wilson.
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ROY BOWERS
the Georgia House of
Representatives in the Aug.
10 primary.
%arngyfl, is the third man
to enter the position held by
incumbent Johnny Crawford
of Lyerly. Gary Gordon, a
businessman from Gore, has
also announced his candidacy
for the seat.
Parris is a self-employed
businessman who has lived in
Summerville for 46 years and
is currentlfi' a member of the
Summerville City Council.
His educational
background includes high
schoofi and the Veterans Ad
ministration School.
Parris is a member and
former chairman of the board
of deacons of Summerville
Presbyterian Church. He is
also a member of the VFW,
American Legion, Lions Club
and Linebackers Club.
Van Pelt, Charles Edward
Vaughn, Matt Veatch, Don
Warren, Ronnie Allen Watts,
Orvie White, Amos Britton
Willingham, Billy Will
ingham, Jesse Trenton Wilson
and Jefferson B. Wofford.
Graduating %rls include
Debra Adams, Patricia Lee
Alexander, Sheryl Allen, Gale
E. Avery, Kimberly Faith
Aycock, Ragchel Leann
Banks, Karen Bankston, Pam
Bankston, Cynthia Ash
Bearden, Leisha Beth
Bethune, Melissa Rhonda
Blalock, Kimberly Diane
Bo?'d. Donna Dianne Bren
wald, Teresa Marie Brock,
Emma Nell Cameron, Cheris
Monte Chadwick, Gloria
Lorena Chambers, April
Eugenia Clement, Danita
Cheryl Cochran, Djuana Lynn
Cochran, Gail Elaine Colwell,
Beverly Ann Cook, Janet Lyn
nelle Crabtree, Jerrie Lynn
Craig, Paula Mae Culberson
and Angela Melinda Cumm
ings.
Also, Tracie Elaine
Deßerry, Debra Delaine Den
son, Sandra Lynn Dillard,
Patricia Gail Donovits, Alisea
Raye Duke, Lisa Yvette Ellen
burg, Juanita Carole En
trekin, Priscilla Faye Et
chison, Cecelia Evans,
Hayes said he walked
throughout the town while
camfiaigning for office from
the hours of 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
six days a week — and “only
saw them (the police patrol)
one time the whole time I was
walking the town.” ‘‘People
are concerned that the police
are sitting rather than mov
in%," said Hayes, referrifig to
officers parking under trees
and at the bank during the
night.
Menlo Hires Employee;
New Police Chief Next?
The Menlo City Council
Tuesday night approved the
hiring of a full-time water
works employee and hinted
that a new ofice chief may be
hired shortg'.
The council unanimously
approved the hiring of Sidney
Sword to start work im
mediately with a salary of
S7OO.
Sword was chosen out of
several applications, including
one submitted by William
Stiles, a retired military of
ficer from Cloudland.
The council made a strong
indication that Stiles will be
hired as the town's new police
chief to replace William Bell.
“I'm not satisfied with the
police protection we're get
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Several residents of Chattooga County
attended the recent Congressional Medal
of Honor Society banquet in Chat
tanooga, Tenn., to see 7&1 District Con
essman Larry McDonald receive the
%rociety's Distinguished Service Award.
He was presented the award for his ser
vice on t%e House Armed Services Com
mittee and in military service on behalf
of American defenses. Lt. Gen." Robert
Kin%ston, commander of the ‘Rapid
Deployment Force, was the main speafier
at the event and Barry Sadler, author of
Michele Annette Evans,
Mona Lesia Evans, Anita
Lynn Farmer, Shirley Denise
Fisher, Georgia Lynn Gaines,
Angela L{nn Green, Sandra
Diane Griffin, Sherri Waynett
Helton, Terri Jaynett Helton,
Rhonda Darlene Hegwood.
Cindy Annette Henderson,
Virginia Christine Hines and
Sylvia Rebecca Holbrook.
Also, Refina Ann Holt,
Cynthia Elaine Johnson,
Rhonda Dianne Johnson,
Shelia Gail Johnson, Tonia
L[\;nn Jones, Dorothy
Elizabeth Kennedy, Lori Ann
Lee, Sonja Antanette London,
CKnthia Renee McGraw,
Sherry Lynn McGraw,
Melody Elaine McGuire, Tam
my Eugenia Martin, Cynthia
Jan Moseley, Catherine Jean
Mountain, Bethel Rachelle
Nichols, Mary Elisabeth
Noles, Robin Elaine Millican
Odom, Donna Lynn Owens,
Aletha Renae Perry, Nancy
Darlene Pierce, Lora Anne
Pledger, Karen Denise Pool,
Teresa Eileen Pratt, Marla
Maria Price, Martha Lynne
Prince, Sandra Mae Prince,
Lee Ann Ragland, Mary
Renee Reece, gharlotte Ann
Ritchey and Janie Elizabeth
Robinson.
Also. Melanie Dawn Roun
“l don't care if we double
our patrols, we're not going to
stop stealing,”” said Woods.
The debate, which lasted
for two hours, intensified
when Trion resident Henry
Miller Jr. said he was concern
ed about the decreased
patrols. “When I called you
(the other night) you made the
statement that patrolling the
streets won’t stop crime,”
said Miller to Mayor Woods.
“] bet statistics don’t show
ting,”’ said Mayor Teresa
Canada. ‘“We're just not get
ting protection.”
Stiles indicated during an
interview for the water depart
ment position that he would
be interested in the police
%osition. Councilman Tommy
allard and Mayor Canada in
dicated they were interested
in Stiles for the police post,
and directed the police com
mittee to contact him for an
interview tonight.
Although Stiles told the
council he was not certified as
a law officer in Georgia, he
said he had experience with
the military police while in the
service.
Councilman Ballard
pointed out that a law officer
Local Residents Attend
saville, Terri McGraw Scog-
S’ns. Jamie Anne Shankles,
orothy Carol Shulg. Sara
Elizabeth Shook, N{nthia
Marquita Stamper, Michelle .
Robin Schrodt, Penelope
Susan Styles, Donna Ann
Teague, Angela Jonell
Thomas, Molly Ann Thomp
son, Melody Faith Ward,
Mona Lisa Ward, Robin Gaye
Warren, Gina Suzette
Weaver, Janice Delaine
Wesson.
Also, Oneitha White, Lin
da Deering Wofford, Tina
Rena Womack, Tamny Lee
Wooten, Karen Dawn Yancey
and Tammy Ann Yarbrough.
Trion High School’s
graduation exercises will be
une 7 at 8 p.m. in the Com
munity Center with a Bac
calaureate Service set for
June 6 at the Community
Center.
Invocation will be given b
the Rev. James gordelf:
pastor of the Trion First Bap
tist Church and Minister J.
Farris Baird of Pleasant
Grove Church of Christ is set
to give the benediction.
Trion’s 55th graduating
class will consist of 57
students, 13 of whom are
honor graduates.
that.”
Miller said he had heard
rumors that Mayor Woods
had ordered the police to cut
back on miles patrolled to
save money. Woods denied
the allegation and said he had
questioned all town patrolmen
about the accusation and
“none of them will admit they
told anyone.”
Miller suggested that the
city require employees in the
may go into office uncertified
for a period of one year.
In other action, the council
Tuesday approved the pur
chase of a $3,105 mosquito
sprayer after it was
discovered the city could not
rent a sprayer.
The council directed the
streets department to contact
the Georgia Department of
Transportation about secur
ing signs for the school zone
on Seventh Street.
Last month, residents
complained of speeding in and
around the Men?o Elementary
School. The Chattooga Coun
ty Sheriff's Department step
ped up patrols in the area
shortly after the complaints
were lodged.
ed entertainment. Congressman
McDonald spoke briefly on the necessity
for keeping America militarily strong.
Pictureg from left to right are Henry
Watson of Summerville, Congressman
McDonaid, and Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Smith
of Menlo. “I deeplg appreciate the
representation from hatt,oo%a County
at the banquet,’’ said Rep. McDonald. “1
was greatly honored to be able to receive
the award on behalf of the 7th District in
their presence.”’
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see POLICE, page 3-A