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Chattooga Dentist Spends Time
In Helping Island Residents
By PAM PURCELL
~ Staff Writer
The Caribbean islands,
sandy beaches and warm
tropical weather sound great
to most local residents during
the cold winter months, but a
Chatt,oogl:a County dentist
visited the tropics late last
December for a totally dif
ferent reason.
Dr. James W. Ware of
Trion was among a groe? of
Georgians that traveled to
Jamaica in late December on a
medical care and counseling
mission to the island’s im
poverished people. The mis
sion, known as ‘‘Operation
Touch,” departed from the
United States Dec. 28, 1982,
and returned Jan. 8, 1983.
“O%eration Touch” is the
brainchild of Dr. Forrest
Lanier, a Baptist minister and
assistant president of Shorter
College in Rome. It is a
medical assistance program
also sponsored by the Jamaica
Baptist Union.
The program sponsored
free medical and dental clinics
on different parts of the
island. It’s a mission based on
Dr. Lanier's belief that the
greatest sin lies in not doing
something you should do,
rather than in doing
something you shouldn'’t.
In the 12 years of ‘‘doing”’
among the underprivileged in
the Caribbean islands, Dr.
Lanier estimates participants
have ‘‘touched” more than
one-half million people.
Prior to the group’s depar
ture from the States approx
imately SIO,OOO wortfi of
drugs, antibiotics, vitamins,
bandages and examination
and surgery equipment were
shiqped in crates to the island.
he drugs and equipment
were either donated by supply
companies or paid for out of
contributions to the opera
tion, sponsored jointly this
time by Shorter College and
the First Baptist Church in
Rome. Contributions may
come from anywhere. The
medical professionals also had
to carry some of their own
equipment on the mission.
The group included ap
proximately 55 men and
women from the counties sur
roundin§ Chattooga and other
parts of Georgia. Dr. Ware
was the only one in the group
from Chattooga. The group
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consisted of doctors, dentists,
nurses, hygienists and other
residents willing to donate
their time for two weeks to aid
the mission.
Each member of the group
was responsible for their own
travel expense to and from
Jamaica. The First Baptist
Church of Trion, where Dr.
Ware is a member, paid his ex
penses since he served as a
missionary from the church.
This was Dr. Ware's first
time to go to Jamaica on a
mission trip. He said a friend
of his in Rome told him about
the trip. Dr. Ware said after
talking with his pastor in
Trion he decided to get into
some mission ‘work and this
seemed like a good opportuni
ty.
THE ISLAND
Ugon arriving on the
island, located south of Cuba,
the group divided up into six
teams with Dr. Ware being a
member of the green team.
Each team includged one doc
tor, one dentist, one nurse, one
hygienist and approximately
three other “troop’’ members
to assist. :
Each team set up a make
shift clinic, usually in a church
of a ghetto area. The green
team set up a clinic in Mamby
Park Baptist Church on Cons
tant Spring Road. The other
teams went to Ohio Rios in St.
Ann, Sherwood Content in
Trelawny, Somerton in St.
James, Balaclava in St.
Elizabeth and Hanover Street
in Kingston.
Residents from the village
where the clinics were set up
came daily to receive free
medical and dental attention.
“We saw probablf' 30 to 40
patients a day,”” explained Dr.
Ware. ‘A lot of the patients
took an hour to an hour-and-a
half to work with since we
were working under such
primitive con(%tions. A lot of
the people had never received
any dental work before. Most
of the time we worked through
lunch with someone bringing
us sandwiches to eat.”
‘““The people were so
grateful,”” Dr. Ware con
tinued. ‘‘No matter how long
they had to wait to be attend
ed to or how long it took to
work with them. They never
comrlained. Some of them
would even come back the
next day and wait hours just
Working Under
Primitive
Conditions
Chattooga's Dr. James Ware
and the other medical ¥erson
nel on the “Operation Touch"
mission trip to Jamaica had to
work under primitive condi
tions. The group offered free
medical and dental assistance
to the impoverished people of
the islans. Bob Ancfiarson of
Shorter College (top photo)
cleans some of the medical in
struments. The makeshift
clinics (left photo) were set up
in churches of the ghetto
areas. The medical personne!
did not have any modern
facilities to work with.
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to thank you again for what
you had done. They were so
appreciative.’’
The members of the opera
tion slept in schoolhouses,
churches and at the homes of
the village residents. Several
of the group members had to
sleep on air mattresses on the
floor in the schools and chur
ches.
Dr. Ware said he and three
other members of the group
stayed at the residence of Her
bie and Pearl Grindley,
friends of the Mamby Park
church pastor. When the
church paid Mrs. Grindley for
the group’s room and board,
Dr. Ware said she endorsed
the check and donated it to
the church’s building fund.
“You come away feeling
you've only scratched the sur
face,” Dr. Ware explained.
“Every night we'd just have
to close down the operation.
There'd still be 100 or more
waiting. The next morning the
church building would be full
again.”’
“] gained more by going
than I lost by closing my prac
tice here for two weeks,”” con
tinued Dr. Ware. ‘lt was well
worth every sacrifice made to
go. It's impossible to express
the gratitude of those people.
They cooperated 100 percent.
They couldn’t stop tfianking
you. They just couldn’t ex
{)ress their thanks enough.
t's so nice to have that kind
of spirit among each other and
toward others. It's a
sweetness of spirit we seemed
to have lost in our country.
We went to administer to
these people, but we were ad
ministered to. What we gave
them in medical care, they
fiaid back in gratitude and
indness.” .
Jamaica was selected as
the target area this time
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reportedly because of a recent
change in government away
from communist control in
fluenced by Cuban dictator
Fidel Castro. Dr. Lanier said
Optimist Club
wets Oratorical
Contest Thurs.
The Summerville-Trion Op
timist Club’s Oratorical Contest
is set for Thursday night at 6
o’'clock at Chattooga High School
Cafetorium.
Students from Chattooga and
Trion High Schools will compete
for medals and the right to ad
vance to district competition.
Winners on the state level will
receive a scholarship from Op
timist International. )
Winners of last year's event
were Melanie Mitchell and Robert
Johnson, both of Trion.
Camping Areas
To Open Soon
Several Chattahoochee-
Oconee National Forest
Recreation Areas will open in
March, Forest Supervisor Pat
Thomas said this week.
Lake Blue Ridge boatramp
and Mor%anton Point
boatramfi will ogen March 15.
March 21, Cooper Creek,
Deep Hole, Frank Gross, and
Mulky will open.
Dockery Lake Picnic Area,
Tallulah River, and Tate
Branch will open March 26.
Thomas noted that camp
ing fees for these areas are %4,
except Deeé) Hole and Frank
Gross which are $3. The picnic
area and boatramps are free.
during Castro’s control there
were ‘‘strong anti-American
feelings’ among the people of
Jamaica. Since tfien the
island’s government has
| taken a ‘‘lßo degree turn,’’ ac
|coeding to Dr. Lanier.
| Dr. Ware said the rate of
'exchange in Jamaica was
$1.75 to sl. An example he
lgave was one night when
| several members of the group
went to a Kentucky Fried
Chicken restaurant on the
island. He noted that a barrel
|of chicken cost them s2l, but
| two half-pints of cole slaw and
|a box of French fries was $33.
{ There is another mission
trip planned for Jamaica later
|this year. Dr. Ware said he
\plans on goinf back aiain. if
|possible. “‘I didn't talk to a
single person (from a mission
trip) that didn’t go again. If
you go on one trip, you're go
ing ever time it’s possible.”
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Community Calendar
MARCH 24-APRIL 1
THURSDAY, MARCH 24
Club Meetings
Checker Club, Summer
ville Recreation Center, 8:30
a.m,
Trion Teen Town, Trion
CommunitzeCentér. 6 p.m.-9
p.m. (members only). "~
Secguoyah Sfluare Dance
Club, Summerville Recreation
Center, 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m.
Governmental M”“','f
Trion Town Council, Trion
Town Hall, 7 p.m.
Organizational Meeting;
Men's City-County ft
ball meeting, Summerville
Recreation Center, 7 p.m.
Community Services
Basic Immunizations,
Chattooga County Health
Center, 8 am.-11:30 am.; 1
f.m.-4:30 p.m. For further in
ormation, call 857-3471.
Georqia State Vocational
Rehabilitation Office
Representatives, Chattooga
County Health Center, 9
a.m.-noon.
Georgia State Patrol
issues driver’s licenses, Sum
merville City Hall, 9
am.noon; 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Driving test will not be given
after 4 p.m.
Alcoholic Anonymous
meeting, 8 p.m. (open to all),
meeting house in Pennville.
For information, call
857-4095.
FRIDAY, MARCH 25
Community Services
Employment Represen
tatives, Summerville Recrea
tion Center, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, MARCH 27
Club Meetings
Trion Teen Town, Trion
Community Center, 2 p.m.-5
p.m. (memgers only).
MONDAY, MARCH 28
Club Meetings
Checker Club, Summer
ville Recreation Center, 8:30
a.m,
Trion Teen Town, Trion
Community Center, 6 p.m.-9
p.m. (members only).
Bo[)l' Scout Troop 7, Sum
merville Recreation Center, 7
p.m.
50-Yard Club, Trion Com
munity Center, 7 p.m.-9 p.m.
Organizational Meeting
County Church League
Softball meeting, Summer
ville Recreation Center, 7 p.m.
Recreational Activities
Karate Classes, Summer
ville Recreation Center,
Beginners, 7:30 S.m.-8:30
p.m.; Advanced, 8:30
p.m.-9:30 p.m.
Community Services
Chattooga County
Association for retarded
children, 7:30 p.m.
Chattooga County
Hospital Authority, Chat
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tooga County Hospital, 7:30
p.m.
Alcoholic Anonsymous
Alanon meeting, p.m.
(members onlm). meeting
house in Pennville. For infor
mation, call 857-4095.
TUESDAY, MARCH 29
Club Meetings
Christian Laymen Associa
tion meetitg. Summerville
Recreation Center, 7 a.m.-8
a.m.
Trion Brownies, Trion
Community Center, 3 p.m.-5
p.m.
Chattooga County Band
Boosters, Chattooga High
School Band Room, 7:30 p.m.
Organizational Meeting
Women's City-County
Softball meeting, Summer
ville Recreation Center, 7 p.m.
Recreational Activities
Slimnastics, Trion Com
munity Center, 7 p.m.
Karate Classes, Summer
ville Recreation Center,
Beginners, 7:30 g.m.-8:30
p.m.; Advanced, 8:30
p.m.-9:30 p.m.
Community Services
Social Security Refiresem
tatives, Summerville Recrea
tion Center, 10 a.m.-noon.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30
Club Meetings
Bridge Club, Trion Com
munity Center, 9 a.m.
Summerville-Trion Rotary
Club, Riegel Tavern, noon.
Boy Scout Troop 101,
Scout Hut in Trion, 7:30 p.m.
Recreational Activities
Knitting Classes, Summer
ville Recreation Center, 10
a.m.-noon.
Gymnastics, Summerville
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SHOPPING CENTER *** 1-6 SUNDAY
OPEN UNTIL 8 P.M. FRIDAY
Recreation Center, 3:15 p.m.-7
p.m.
Activities for Children
Films for children, Chat
tooga County Library, 3:30
p.m.
Communitg' Services
Georgia State Patrol
issues driver’s licenses, Sum
merville City Hall, 9
a.m.-noon; 1 5.m.-4:30 .m.
Driving test will not be grven
after 4 p.m.
Unemployment R.a&l;esen
tatives, Chattooga unty
Court House, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, MARCH 31
Club Meetings
Checker Club, Summer
ville Recreation Center, 8:30
a.m.
Trion Teen Town, Trion
Communitg Center, 6 p.m.-9
p.m. (mem grs only). 5
uoya uare Dance
Clumummervsifle Recreation
Center, 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m.
Community Services
Basic Immunizations,
Chattooga County Health
Center, 8 a.m.-11:30 a.m.; 1
¥.m.-4:30 p.m. For further in
ormation, call 857-3471.
Georfiia State Vocational
Rehabilitation Office
Representatives, Chattooga
County Health Center, 9
a.m.-noon.
Georgia State Patrol
issues driver's licenses, Sum
merville City Hall, 9
a.m.noon; 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Driving test will not be given
after 4 p.m.
Alcoholic Anonymous
meeting, 8 p.m. (open to all),
meeting house in Pennville.
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