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A fishing rodeo, co-sponsored by the
D;partment of Natural Resources and
VFW Post 6688, was held at the James
H. “Sloppy’’ Floyd State Park Saturdag.
The winners in the contest were (L-R)
Richard Ramirez, Brandon Croy, Joseph
McCauley, Timmy Crossan, Mark
Cooper, Jeff Purcell, Brian Jenkins,
Chris Humphrey and Amanda Hogue.
Presiding over tKe rodeo were (back row,
L-R) Pari Superintendent Derrell Rush,
Jobless Rate Falls Slightly
The jobless rate in Chat
‘tooga County fell by 1 percent
over the month, from a revis
ed 12.3 percent in March to a
preliminary 11.3 in April, ac
cording to Commissioner of
Labor Sam Caldwell.
In April of 1981 the
unemployment rate for Chat
tooga County was 10.4. This
past April 8,331 residents of
the county were employed,
but 1,066 others did not have
jobs. In March 8,272 were
working and 1,164 were
unemployed.
Georgia's jobless rate
tumbled from 7.7 percent to
7.1 percent, the largest decline
since March 1981 when it fell
from 6.6 to 5.7.
“The figure is still much
too high,”” Caldwell said, ‘‘and
the decline is liable to be
July Fourth Planning
Continues In Chattooga
Time is drawing near for
area residents wanting to par
ticipate in the Fourth of fuly
Parade, scheduled this year to
be held in downtown Summer
ville on July 3 with a gospel
sin%jng and fireworks Jug 4.
he Rev. Carl Hadley,
orgam'zer of the parade and
other 4th festivities, said he
hopes to have more than last
year’s 30 floats in the parade.
This year’s parade will of
fer free balloons to the
youngsters; grizes for the best
decorated bicycles in the
parade; floats; several clowns;
and animals. The Fort Mc-
Clellan Marchinlf Band and
the Shriners will also be on
hand for this year’s parade,
said Hadley.
The parade will begin at 2
p-m. Saturday, July 3, at the
intersection of U. S. Highway
Candidates Reject Gun Control,
Approve Mandatory Sentencing
By JAMES BUDD
Though next year’s
General Assembly is seven
months away, the battles to
determine who will be
representing Chattooga are
alreacH' heating up.
Old issues mingled with
the new will most likely
characterize the 1983 General
Assembly, with most of the
new issues beini advanced by
the New Federalism proposed
by President Ronald Reagan.
The New Federalism calls
for a transfer of many fun
damental responsibilities
back to the states. Much of
the power, responsibility and
entitlement programs will be
shed from the federal govern
ment to the state. Most
acknowledge that the
representatives in the House
and Senate will have to fight
and scrap even harder to
receive a share of the newly
transferred monies for their
constituents back home.
The Summerville News
g{uestioned the county’s four
ouse of Representatives can
didates and two Senate can
didates about some of the
Fishing Rodeo Winners
short-lived. June is the month i
when thousands of young peo
?le come into the job market
or the first time.”
“Still, things are looking
up,” he continued. “Both our
heavy construction and hous
ing got an early start with the
warming weather from
middle-February on. And car
sales are up, along with retail
sales generally. In a nutshell,
we are a state with a healthy,
balanced diversification of in
dustry and employers.”
The 7.1 percent rate for
April in é,eorgia means
186,284 Georgians are
unemployed. But 2,446,265
are on jobs. Revised March
figures show 202,729
unemployed with 2,424,092
working. A nlyear ago Af)ril
there was only a 5.8 jobless
27 and the L{lerl Highway.
The garade wi fo{low a route
north through town to the
Piggly Wiggly Shopping
Center.
Anyone wanting to have a
float, horse, bicycle, horse and
wagon, decorated car or any
other type entry should con
tact the Rev. Hadley.
Activities Sunday, July 4,
will begin with a gospel sin%;
in%l at the Chattooga Hig
School football field.
Some of the featured
singers include The Kings
Messengers from LaFayette,
the Central Avenue Bglptist
Church orchestra from Trion
and a variety of other gospel
sinfiers from the area will be
on hand for the singing.
A fireworks display will be
at dusk.
state and local issues facing
next year’'s Legislature.
The candidates were asked
to respond directly with a no,
yes, or do not know answer. In
upcoming issues, The News
will allow the candidates to
elaborate on their initial
resg‘onses.
he first question dealt
with the creation of a state
court in Chattooga. County
voters rejected the county’s
state court in 1972, but in the
last decade the number of
felony cases in the county in
creased from 77 to 158, jamm
ing the Superior Court with
both the felonies and the
misdemeanor cases, formerl
handled by the state court. Afi
of the local House and Senate
candidates with the exception
of Jerry Money responded
‘‘yes”’ to the question. Money
responded, ‘‘do not know.”’
Chattooga Countians
learned last month that the
state was interested in con
structing a state prison in the
county, possibly employing
some 200 persons. Approßria
tions for the project will be
allocated in next year’s
Che Summerville News
VFW Commander Bob Harper and Park
Ranger Bob Chisolm. The ladies aux
iliary of the VFW was in charge of the
refreshments which were provided by
Herman Martin. Others assisting in the
rodeo were Eddie Thomas, Hugh Don
Hall, Harold Hawkins, Bill Thomas of
DNR, and the membership of the VFW.
The fishing rodeo, noted a spokesman,
will begin an annual event.
rate, with 151,118
unemployed and 2,432,092
working. In a year's time,
Georgia emYloyment has
grown by only 13,529. But
this shows the {;eginnings ofa
recovery from a deep reces
sion.
Caldwell said the Depart
ment of Labor's unemploy
ment claims continue to show
improvement. Total claims
are down to 38,155 persons,
see JOBLESS, page 6-A
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Drug Charges
Filed Locally
A young county resident
was arrested over the
weekend and charged on a
drug-related violation follow
ing the search of his residence.
Authorities identified the
man as Jeff Bowers, 27, of
Route 3, Summerville. He has
been charged with violation of
the Georgia Controlled
Substance Act. He has been
released from the county jail
on a SIO,OOO bond.
According to Investigator
Tony Gilleland, an investiga
tion by the Chattooga County
Sheriff’s Department led to
the procurement of a search
warrant for the Bowers’
residence. Deputies, armed
with the search warrant, sear
ched the Bowers’ residence
shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday,
noted Gillelang. During the
search, deputies found
Bowers to be in the possession
of a felony amount (more than
an ounce) of suspected mari
juana and marijuana seed,
suspected PCP, and 35
su]slpected marijuana plants,
Gilleland said.
Those assisting Gilleland
in the investigation were
Deputies Albrey Smith. and
Greg Latta.
General Assembfi', meaning
the proposition will have to be
supported by local legislators.
All of the candidates with
the exception of senatorial
candidate Waymond *‘Sonny”’
Huggins responded ‘‘yes.”
Huggins, a retired forester
from LaFayette, responded
“do not know.”
Chattooga County is one of
the few counties in northwest
Georgia without the local op
tion sales tax. County voters
will decide in the Aug. 10
primary if they want the sales
tax. If approved, the tax
would go to the county
maintenance and operation
budget, however, a resolution
sponsored last year by incum
bent Rep. Johnny grawford
will allow county voters in
November to decide if they
would rather have funds from
the tax to go to the Chattooga
and Trion school systems.
Reg. Crawford and incum
bent Sen. E. G. Summers in
dicated they supported the
tax for the purpose of the
school system. Candidate Earl
Parris indicated ‘‘yes’’ to the
sales tax for the purpose of
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA 30747, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1982
Summerville Sets Millage Rate
The Summerville City
Council set 4.7 mills as the
1982 tax levy, a rate that will
bring in $226,381 at the $48.1
million property evaiuation.
Meetinq Monday night,
the council unanimously ap
proved the millage rate, which
was the same rate applied last
year.
Though expenditures for
the city range as much as
$680,000 annually, Maior
Sewell Cash explained that
the city transfers money from
g:s revenues and malt
verage taxes to make up the
difference.
Cash explained that the ci
ty, which has not set its
1982-83 budget, can set the
millage rate prior to budget
approval because of the ex
pected transfers.
The Summerville City
Charter allows the council to
set a rate as high as 5.2 mills,
which has not been set in
several years. The 5.2 mills
Pastor’s Residence Vandalized
Investigation into the ex
tensive vandalism of the Rev.
Carlson L. Salyer Jr. residence
on Congress Street in Sum
merville Sunday afternoon is
continuin7 by the Summer
ville Police Department.
Sayler is the pastor of Sum
merville Presbyterian Church.
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Exposed Water Main
West Summerville resident Roy Ellenburg points to
part of a 14-foot section of city water line that is expos
ed to winter’s frigid temperatures. Ellenburg saig he
told city officials about tge gipe a year ago, but no ef
fort was made to cover the main. Elfenburg said
residents along Hunter Street, where the pipe is
located, have to build fires over the pipe to thaw it and
get water to their homes. Nearby resi(fients complained
of filled ditches, flooding and narrow roads.
county maintenance and
operation and ‘‘no’’ for school
purposes. Gary Gordon in
dicated ‘“no’’ to each of the
questions. Candidates Hug
gins and Money responded
“do not know"’ to each of the
questions.
One of the more controver
sial issues that may arise next
}l"ear is pari-mutuel betting.
here has already been some
‘talk of turning the old
Lakewood Fairgrounds in
Atlanta into a iorse track
with wagering should the
issue be approved by the
General Assembly.
Proponents argue
thousands of dollars couhf be
raised by legalized gambling,
taking some of the financial
burden of running the state
off the taxpayers.
All of tfle candidates with
the excegtion of Parris in
dicated they would not sup
port pari-mutuel betting. Par
ris responded “‘do not know.”
A “‘get tough’’ attitude xI:K
the public towards dru
drivers has been on the minds
of Georgia residents gnd
see CANDIDATES, page 6-A
rate would net the city
$250,464 with the city’'s $48.1
million tax evaluation. Proper
ty owners paK a rate of 100
percent of the fair market
value of the property on the
established millage rate, com
pared to county residents who
paf' 40 percent of fair market
values.
In other action, the council
Monday announced Summer
ville will apply for a Depart
ment of Housing and Urban
Development Community
Development Block Grant to
urgrade the waste treatment
plant and to extend the west
trunk of the sewer line into
West Summerville.
Coosa Valley Area Plann
ing and Devef;pment Com
mission planner Lloyd Frasier
said Summerville is one of ap
proximately 600 counties and
municipalities applying for
the $400,000 grant statewide.
“It’s a very competitive situa
tion,” said Frasier.
l afternoon at the lake, were
contacted by a neighbor in
lSummerville advising them
| someone had just left their
(the Salyers’) residence
through a window. The
Salyers were notified of the in
cident around 6 p.m. Sunday,
according to a police report.
Upon arrival at the
Crawford Parris Gordon Money Summers Huggins
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Frasier said only ‘45 to
50" applications would b:lz
proved by HUD statewide.
‘The grant has to help
moderate to low-income peo
ple,”” he said.
Deadline for the applica
tion to be received is June 30.
Acceptance statements will be
issued after Sef)t. 30.
The council Monday alsg
voted to study a low bid sub
mitted by Williams, Nobles
and Franklin auditors of
Cartersville to audit city
records. The SB,OOO bid was
SSOO lower than the current
auditor, the Rome-based Reid
and Slickman Co.
The pro%osal will be
studied tonight at 6:30 prior
to the budget meetings
scheduled at City Hall.
The council af;o decided to
stug{ a proposal submitted
by Mary Montgomery of Mon
tgomerK's Produce on Hwy.
27 north to allow 24-hour wine
and beer sales in Summerville.
| residence, the Salyers in turn
called the police department,
the refiort said.
When Officer Glenn
Starkey of the degartment ar
rived at the residence, No. 2
Congress St., he found the
house had been extensively
vandalized. At the time of the
initial investigation, nothing
appeared to be missing, the
report said.
“It (the house) was a total
shamble,” explained Officer
Starkey. “It was the worst
mess ['ve ever seen. Everv
Summerville Residents
Air Maintenance Gripes
A 9-foot 3-inch strip of
pavement called Hunter
Street in West Summerville is
the main artery connecting
dozens of homes and trailers
in the area to the rest of the
county.
Last autumn residents
along the street gave the city
easements in orger to widen
the narrow pavement, which
was so narrow that it was im
possible for two cars to pass
without falling into a ditc%.
After months of delay, the
city finally began work on the
widening project three weeks
aio. according to residents.
The work was stopped after
less than a half (Ely's work
when a grader was apparently
damaged.
_ The unfinished ading
left a ‘‘dust bowl” in tfig area,
making it impossible to hang
clothing on Enes without it
becoming soiled and making
clean homes out of the ques
tion, according to residents.
Eddie Lee Hunter, who
lives at the corner of Hunter
and Alexander streets, said he
has received numerous pro
mises from the city that the
work will be completed. He
cites the case as another ex
ample of the city's
excluding Sunday.
Mrs. MontgomerK.
representing five stores in the
area, said current city or
dinances require shop owners
to stop beer sales at 1 a.m. on
each night except Saturday,
when a 12 midnight deadline
is enacted.
Councilmen Earl Parris,
Ira Pollard and Hubert
Palmer voted to order City At
torney Ben Ballenger to study
the progosal. ouncilman
Dennis Cox abstained from
the vote, with Councilman
Clint Agnew voting against
the measure.
According to Mayor Cash,
should the ordinance be
adopted, it would take at least
two months to be enacted,
pending study by the attorney
ag;d approval by the full coun
cil.
In other action:
* The council approved a
motion by Councilman Afnew
to move a fireplug located bet
room was vandalized. Even
the hall closet had been van
dalized.”
According to the report,
the following is a summary of
the damage that was done to
each room: ‘“The master
bedroom — an estimated
gallon of orange juice was
?oured over the bed; clothes
rom the closet and drawers
vgare pulled out and thrown
about the room; and ketchup
and eggs were thrown on the
walls and carpet. Library —
books were pulled from the
| lackadaisical attitude toward
| Snuffyville and West Sum
'merville neighborhoods.
| “We're not getting our tax
money back,”’ saig Hunter,
[puffing on a hand-rolled
| cigarette. ‘“We oughta just
live in the country and
wouldn’t have to pay city
taxes.”
Exposed city water mains,
trash-filled ditches and
floodini are other complaints
lod%:ed y area residents.
oy Ellenburg, who lives
on a nearby street, pointed out
that the city has yet to cover a
14-foot section of water main
that frequently freezes in the
winter &ough officials were
notified of the pipe a year ago.
The gipe. located on
Hunter Street, appears to
have been washed out from
the ground by flooding in the
area. ‘‘Last year we had to
build fires over the pipe to
thaw it out to get water, ’ said
I Ellenburg. “I told them about
it a year ago.”
} Both Ellenburg and
Hunter said yards, driveways
| and gardens frequently flood
after each rain because most
of the area’s ditches are filled
with debris.
‘ “Most of our ditches are
PRICE 20c |
ween Downtown Cinema and
" Tom’s Shoe Shop to a location
~ at Pledger’s Used Cars at the
l corner of First Street. The
vote was unanimous. :
: * Approved unanimously
~ the expenditure of SBOO for a
i new bucket for a backhoe.
| > Afigrov_ed a motion by
. Councilman Agnew to deposit
" city monies at the bank with
' the higll‘xest return effective
| July 1. The city currently does
. 95 percent” of its banking
with Farmers & Merchants
| Bank of Summerville, accor
. ding to Mayor Cash. “We've
. got another home-owned bank
| in this county,” said Agnew.
| The motion was unanimously
| approved.
{ * Approved plans to pur
| chase 18 light fixtures for the
| city offices.
| *Discussed salvaging the
| old city hall annex on Union
| Street for storage.
bookcases and strewn. Kit
chen — drawers were pulled
open; ketchup, mustarg and
eggs (taken from the Salyers’
refrigerator) were thrown on
the walls, floor and tables.
Living room — ketchup, eggs
and mustard were strewn over
the furniture, carpet and
walls; milk was poured over
the couch, chairs and piano;
and the couch and chair seats
were thrown in the floor. Both
bathrooms — toilet articles
were strewn all over; and
see PASTOR’'S, page 6-A
filled up,” said Ellenburg.
“The next street over (Crowe
see RESIDENTS, page 6-A
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MAPRF S SRR
Dear Mr. Editor:
I seed where that thar
feller who shot President
Reagin got off by reason of in
sanity. And then them so call
ed legal expurts saying that
that was a fair verdict under
the system. Well, Ima going
to tell you this, we need to
change the system right now,
where a killer or attempted
killer cant get off scot-free. A
man shuld be responsible for
his acshuns, whether he is
guilty; or guilty by reason of
insanity. It seems everone
wants to give the criminul
rights, but I ask you, what
about the rights of a victim or
the rights of a society to keep
“‘eriminals’ off the streets.
Yores Truly,
UNCLE NED