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Gubernatorial candidate Norman Under
wood . brought his campaign to Chat
tooga County Monday in an address
before the Chamber of gommerce. Under
wood outlined his platform for chamber
Underwood Outlines Platform
Gubernatorial hopeful Nor
man Underwood addressed a
meeting of the Chattooga
County Chamber of Com
merce Monday morning,
highlighting some of his fin
dings during his 100-day tour
of each Georgia county this
spring.
Underwood’s platform in
cludes ideas and suggestions
he heard in listening sessions
held in each of the counties.
“Bringing my campaign plat
form to Summervill% is part of
fulfilling a pledge 1 made
when I set on my 159 county
tour,” he said.
Underwood told . the
chamber that the New
Federalism proposed by Presi
dent RonalcF Reagan will mean
reduced money ?or state and
local governments. The pro
gram will return 43 domestic
programs, including social
and environmental programs,
back to the states. “?n general
I think this transfer back to
the states will be better,” said
Underwood.
Underwood, a native of
Gordon County, said ‘‘big
political and economic deci
sions’’ are looming within the
state’s school system. He
noted that school systems will
need more assistance from
state %ovemment to take
some of the pressure off the
property owners, who pay
most of the system’s cost. *‘l
Beer Tax Nets Chattooga
$170,000 In Revenues
Geor%ia's combined state
and local excise tax of $2.28
per case of 12-ounce beer put
nearly ssl million into the
state treasury last year and
another $56 million into 340
cities and 131 counties in the
state which license beer sales.
Chattooga County receiv
ed $169,838 from local beer
taxes, while Summerville
received $78,424, according to
figures released by the
Georgia Beer Wholesalers
Association. .
The amount of beer
revenue in Georgia is the se
cond highest in the nation,
and 25 percent more than
Texas which ranks third in
revenues, according to the
report.
“This represents 'an in
crease of 5.4 percent over 1980
revenues,”’ said William N.
Griffin, executive director: of
the Georgia Wholesalers
Association. ‘‘Further, these
figures do not include
revenues from state and local
beer license fees for retailers
and wholesalers. Based on
these figures, it’s easy to see
the contributions of the malt
beverage industry to
Underwood In Chattooga
have found a lot of resentment
on the (Fart of Froperty owners
toward schools,” said Under
wood.
However, Underwood
pointed out that a sound
school system is one of the
factors a potential industry in
vestigates when coming into
an area.
The main question in
dustries ask is how far a site is
from the Atlanta airport, he
said. The second most com
monly asked question is how
much skilled labor is available
and third is how far is the site
from an interstate of limited
access highway?
Underwood suggested
shifting the thrust of the
state’s vocational schools “in
to the 'Bos’’ by offering more
courses dealing with high
technology. The candidate
cited an incident in Warner
Robbins, where several high
technology employees had to
be broug}‘;t in from out of
state because skilled laborers
couldn’t be found in the area.
- Underwood pointed out
because he is a northwest
Georgian, the fact may help
the economy in the region in
much the same way Gov.
George Busbee's term has
helped southwest Georgia and
Albany. ;
Otl')\'er platform focuses
outlined by Underwood in
cluded mandatory sentences
Georfiia’s economy.’’
Chattooga ° County'’s
almost $170,000 in beer
revenues last year compares
to $17,669 for Dade County,
$118,987 for Catoosa County
and $271,672 for Walker.
Summerville’s $78,000
compares to $19,000 in Ring
Uncle
Ned
Dear Mr. Editor:
Sense thisqSunday is
father’s day, I want to take
this here oppurtunity to wish
all father’s an enjoyabul day.
Father's day always reminds
me of a saying my ole pappy
used to say, being that
father’s day is the day in June
when fathers remember that
they haven't yet paid the bills
for mother’s day yet.
Yores Truly,
UNCLE NED
Che Summerville News
members in a 30-minute speech. The can
didate said the New Federalisms pro
gram will prove beneficial to Georgia in
the long term.
for certain crimes and a
special division of courts to
deal with repeat offenders;
stiff mandatory penalties for
drunken drivers; and promises
to seek out clean, high
technology industries for t%le
state.
Underwood, 40, a practic
ing Atlanta attorney, has pro
posed to create a bulk com
modity export facility and a
gort of. equal access at
runswick so that Georgia
farmers can sell their crops on
the international market com
petitively.
His other agricultural plat
form planks includes the sup
port of reduction in taxation
of farm land used in bona fide
family farm operations;
establishing more effective
marketing practices at the
state’s farmer’s market; and
the establishment of an Alter
native Crops Commodity
Commission.
“‘Georgia is one of the very
few states in the country
which makes no distinction
for property tax purposes bet
ween land devoted to farming
and other types of real proper
ty,” said Underwood in his
platform releases. “‘I support
the proposed amendment to
the state constitution which
will make it possible for bona
fide family farmland to be
assessed at 75 percent rather
than 100 percent
gold, $515,000 in Rome, and
$54,250 in LaFayette.
Griffin noted that Georgia
has the hi%hest combined ex
cise tax on beer in the country.
On-every case of beer sold,
SI.OB is paid to the state and
$1.20 to the local licensing
authority.
Only four other states in
the U. S. authorize a local tax
in addition to the state tax.
Georgia's combined tax is
over six times the national
average of 36 cents per case,
the report said.
Last year, Georgia's beer
wholesalers delivered in ex
cess of 47 million cases of beer
covering 130 different brands
to more than 11,000 retailers
statewide.
1980 figures indicate that
Georgians continue to be
moderate in their drinking
habits. Per capita consump
tion in the state is 19.5 gallons
%er person — well under the
.S. per capita consumption
of 24.3 gallons.
Although Georgia ranks
13th in population size, the
?er capita consumption
igures rank 39th among the
states.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA 30747, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1982
Grant Planned For Industry
Chattooga Commissioner
Wayne ‘‘Pete’” Denson said
Tuesday that in all probability
the courity will apply for a
$400,000 fomrtment of
Housinf and Urban Develop
ment Block Grant for the pur
pose of luring an industry to
the county.
Denson made the state
ment at a called public hear
ini, which was attended by
only the press, an official from
the Coosa Valley Area Plann
ing and Develogment Com
mission and the commis
sioner.
The commissioner disclos
ed that an unnamed industry
Board Accepts Bids;
Undecided About Land
The awarding of milk bids
was the focus of the regular
monthly meeting of the Chat
tooga County Board of Educa
tion Mondafi' evening.
Board Chairman goel Cook
opened four sealed bids from
milk companies wanting to
sugpl{ milk to the county
school system for the 1982-83
school year.
Flav-o-rich Dairies was
awarded the contract for a se
cond year by a unanimous
vote.
The companies bidding on
a Y-pint of milk included:
Flav-o-rich Dairies with a bid
of 12.00 cents; Dempsey
Brothers Dairy with a 12.38
cents bids; Meadow Gold
Dairies with a 15 cents bid;
and Mayfield Dairy Farms
with a 12.80 cents bid. The
bids were for Y-pint sweet
milk, Y%-pint chocolate milk,
Va-pint 2 f)ercent milk, Y2-pint
buttermilk, Y-pint low-fat
milk, and Y.-pint skim milk.
The low bidder was Demp
sey Brothers Dairy. However,
after a brief discussion, the
board agreed to continue us
ing Flav-o-rich Dairies in
stead. The reason, the board
noted, was good service from
Flav-o-rich compared to poor
service several ly;ears ago gom
Dempsey Brothers Dairy. A
Flav-o-rich representative pre
sent advised the board that
his company would agree to
meet the low bid ofgr 12.38
cents per Y2-pint rather than
System Accepts Budget
The coming school year
budget was apgroved, aK)ng
.with a number of other routine
items, at the regular meeting
of the Trion City Board of
Education Tuesday afternoon.
Trion Superintendent Bill
Kinzy recommended that the
board give final ap{)roval to
the 1982-83 school budget
they had tentatively approved
during their May meeting.
The board, following a
brief discussion, approved the
budget unanimous;;y. The $1.4
million school budget, noted
Kinzy, calls for $256,894 in
local funds.
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The Magic Tree Girls
Allison and Andrea Pullen are participatiniain this
summer’s readin%rogram for youth at the Chattooga
County Library. The children are standing in front of
“The Magic Tree,”’ a decorated library fixture aimed at
advertising the summer reading program.
is considering opening a plant
in Chattooga in the future and
the fi)rospects would improve
further if the HUD grant were
used toward aiding the plann
ed industry.
“We feel like we'll get it
(the industry),” said Denson.
“But we still can’t be
positive,”
Denson said the potential
new industrf' had asked him
not to disclose the type of
operation to be located here.
According to Lloyd
Frasier, planner with the
CVAPDC, the application
must be submitt,eg to HUD
their original 12.80 cents per
Ya-pint,
In other action the board:
" A‘f(froved the hiring of
one additional man to ielp
with work at the bus barn for
60 days at the rate of $5 per
hour.
* Agreed to putting an out
side door in a classroom at the
Pennville Elementary School.
* Approved renewing the
board’s liability insurance
coverage with the St. Paul In
surance ComPany through the
Lanier, Huffman, Robertson
Insurance Agency.
* Approved maternity
lfe?lve for two teachers in the
all. :
” Alf)proved the hiring of
the following teachers: Isabel
Heath at North Summerville
Elementary, Ray Madden at
the high school, LaDonna
Cochran at Lyerlyl Elemen
tary and Cynthia Polk
systemwide.
* Agreed to join CESA for
another year at the cost of
£€6,400. Through CESA,
Superintendent Bill King ex
phained, the school systen.
receives services it would
otherwise be without.
* Briefly discussed the
1982-83 school budget. The
matter was tabled until the
July meeting of the board.
"Delayeg action on pur
chase of property for a propos
ed Junior High School, pen
ding further information and
negotiations.
In other action the board:
* Re-appointed Harold
Peek as board chairman for
another year term with Jim
Simmons as vice chairman.
* Accepted the resignation
of two teachers — Ravonda
Bowers and Barbara Lester.
» Af)proved the hiring of
the following teachers: Karen
C. Morgan, Marsha Wright,
Sindy Bishop and Julia Will
ingham.
* Heard a report from Jim
Simmons on the annual
Georgia School Board
Association (GSBA) meeting
held recently.
by June 30. Tuesday’s hearing
was designed to obtain public
input concerning the srant'u
usage. The grant could have
been used for improving water
and sewerage lines and hous
ing in low-income areas.
In order to use the money
to lure the industry, Frasier
said it must be shown that the
rroposed industry would hire
ow-income people. “‘ln order
Test Driver Turns Thief
What apgeared to be a
routine test drive turned into
an apparent truck theft from a
county automobile dealership
lot Monday afternoon.
Deputies at the Chattooga
County Sheriff’s Department
received a call Momfay even
ing that someone had test
driven a 1969 Ford pickup
truck from Buck’s Used Cars
Cash Drafted By Braves
Pres Cash, of Summerville,
signed a baseball contract
with the Atlanta Braves Sun
day and reported Tuesday to
Pulaski, Va., to start play in
the Rookie League.
Cash was fruafted in the
26th round of the regular
draft with Atlanta scout Red
Wooten signing Cash to the
contract. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Sewell Cash of Sum
merville.
The draft started Monday,
June 7, and on Wednesday
Pres got the call from the
Braves. “My initial response
was surprise, then I was very
happy,”” Cash said.
“I think since I didn’t play
this spring, that was the
reason for Eeing taken so low
in the draft,”” he said.
‘“Atlanta hadn’'t shown
very much interest in me. I
was scouted mostly by Mon
vreal, the Cubs and "an in
dependent scout, who scouts
for a lot of teams,” he con
tinued.
Cash, a 5-10, 170-pounds,
indeed had impressive
statistics for his three years
for the Shorter Hawks. He
batted .393, .327 and .335 for
his career there. His three par
stats show: 151 games, 503 at
bats, 145 runs, 176 hits, 28
doubles, 11 triples, 36 hémers,
149 RBl's, 31 stolen bases
and a combined .350 average.
He also served his last year
as a Tri-Captain of the squad.
Cash, a graduate of %hat
tooga High School, lettered in
football, basketball and
baseball.
“I don’t know how long I'll
stay in the Rookie League,”
Cash said, ‘I guess what will
determing it is how fast I pro
gress.”
Wild Dogs Roam County
By JAMES BUDD
The mornin% mist partially obscures
the chaotic §a lop of a solitary deer,
followed closely by a snarling pack of rag
ged dogs. ‘
Boxed in by a rockfia ledFe, the growl
ing mass of tooth and claw closes in on the
frantic deer, tearing the creature to the
ground with a crescendo of excited yelps
that Eierce the placidity of dawn.
The scenario is not uncommon in
Georgia's rural areas, according to of
ficials with the state Game and Fish Divi
sion. Because of harder economic times,
more dog owners are releasing their
animals on lonely stretches of backcoun
try roads, leaving the animals to fend for
themselves.
The animals quickly join up in packs,
establishing a wolf-like Lierarch , accor
ding to Chattooga's game ward‘;n. Dan
Hunt. “They're social animals and they'll
pack together to survive,” said Hunt.
Hunt called the problem ‘‘widespread”’
in Chattooga County. In one area, ‘‘The
Narrows,”” north o{ Trion on Taylor’s
Ridge, Hunt said it used to be dangerous
to walk without a gun, but he added, ‘‘the
problem is better now.” “It used to be
especially bad around The Narrows,” he
said. ‘I don’t know if the hunters cleared
the area up or not, but it's better.”
Other areas of the county have seen an
increase in packs of dogs. \;;rom'ca Bohn
ing and her family, who reside a few miles
north of Cloudland on the Trenton Hwy.,
report that packs of dogs frequently roam
their property and new strays are dropped
off almost daily.
“We see them in Packs all the time,"”
said Mrs. Bohning. “You can see a deer
running across our fields with dogs yelp
ing behind it.”
Mrs. Bohning estimates that approx
imately 30 stray dogs a month are aban
doned on her cfiroperty, most of which end
ug with a pack. I don’t know what to d.
about it,’ she said. ‘‘l've decided nobody
is going to help.”
Chattooga County is one of the few
counties in northwest Georgia that does
not have an animal control program, ac
cordin%3 to Summerville veterinarian
Carter Black. Black said though the state
to be used, it must employ low
to moderate-income people,”’
said Frasier.
If the grant is approved,
the monies could be used to
fund low-interest loans to the
industry or extend water and
sewer lines, he said. ‘I don't
want it confused with similar
applications made in previous
years for an industrial park,”’
said Frasier.
lot and had failed to return.
The incident reportedly occur
red around 6:45 Monday from
the car lot on the Menlo
Highway.
The truck was green and
white in color, and was valued
at approximately $2,250.
As of Wednesday, no ar
rests had been made nor had
the truck been located.
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requires rabies shots for pets, the law can
not be enforced in Chattooga. “If you
don’t have animal control, then obviously
you don’t have rabies control,” he said.
According to Chattooga County Com
missioner Wayne ‘‘Pete’’ Denson, the
county simply cannot afford an animal
control unit and kennel facility. “We
don’t have one and can't afford one,’’ said
Denson. ““We just don’t have the money
to build.”
Denson said he checked into construc
tion costs for a dog pound ‘‘several years
ago’’ and the cost ranged from $30,000 to
$40,000 just for the building.
Summerville has a pound, but the
facility has not been operational for three
months, according to (§ty Clerk Bert Self.
“About all they're doing out there now is
picking up dead animals,”” she said.
Even if the facilit{ were operational,
county residents could not leave stray
animals there, she said.
The closest animal shelter where
residents can leave unwanted animals is
at the Rome Humane Society.
According to Director Teresa
Brackett, the Rome facility gets a
substantial number of animals from Chat
tooga and other counties, especialli'l the
more mountainous region in northeast
Georgia. ‘‘We get them from all over,”’ she
said. “We even get a few from Florida.
Owners who hap(ren to be passing
through Rome and decide they don’t want
their dog anymore. We never turn them
awgly.”
he humane societfi exists solely on
donations from the Fu lic, she said. The
City of Rome recent fy donated an acre of
land to the society for construction of a
new pound and the society has received
$30,000 in donations for a new building.
Ms. Brackett said it is not too difficult
for a county to start a humane society,
and she added, several counties in the
state have societies - without kennel
facilities. ‘‘Money is tx;fht. but I think in
an area where you don’t have one (a
humane society) it would be easier to get
donations,” she said. ‘A lot of times you
can convert an old service station or other
building into a kennel.”
Frasier said in both Sum
merville and Chattooga have
filed joint applications to
HUD for an industrial park
usage, but the attempts were
rejected.
“You almost have to have
an industry lined up to come
in for the industrial park
usafie." said Frasier.
nlike the joint city
county applications of recent
years, Frasier si)eculated that
Chattooga will fare better
than in previous years. At
least 22 other counties and
municipalities in the
10-county CVAPDC have ap
plied for the grant so far. Ap
proximately 600 have aplglied
statewide for the 50 HUD
Block Grants expected to be
processed this year.
The City of Summerville
will conduct a public hearing
for a similar application Mon
d:ly at 7 p.m. prior to the mon
thly council meeting.
Preston Cash
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