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Che Summeruville News
Merchants Association Boosts
Downtown Shopping, Activities
By KAY ABBOTT
Staff Writer
According to tourism
studies researched for the
Chattooga County Chamber of
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Program Promotes Positive Choices
“You are the future of our country . . . we
need you,” Deputy Frank Sumner told
local students this week in his anti-drug
Optimists Aim Anti-Drug
Program At Students
By KAY ABBOTT
Staff Writer
“It’s okay to just say no,"”
was the mes;:fe local Op
timists presen dramaticalfy
this week to students
throughout the county. With
the helé) of Deputy Sheriff
Frank Sumner of Dougherty
Counti. well-known
throughout Georgia as ““‘Depu
ty Dawaf" Optimists encourag
ed loc J'ounisters to keep
drugs and alcohol out of their
lives.
“You are what you make of
your life,”” he stated. ““You are
somebody s#:lcial."
The colorful deputy held the
interest of his young audience
as he told of his many ex
periences with teens who had
attacked and even killed their
loved ones while under the in
fluence of drugs. On display at
the programs were 14,000
pieces of evidence from drug
related felonies committed by
teens under age 17.
Included were a number of
guns and knives used as
murder weapons against fami
ly members. A tragic reminder
of one incident was a tiny stuff
ed rabbit clutched by a nine
month-old girl as her brother
shot her to death with a rifle.
Accordinl% to Sumner, the
14-year-old boy was ‘“‘out of
control” from martig'uana laced
with angel dust and the effects
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Students at area schools learned the
tragic effects of drug abuse this week dur
ing a presentation sggnsored by the
Summerville-Trion ORt ist Club and the
Chattooga County Sheriff's Department.
Students were warned that 80 percent of
Rodeo and folk artist Howard
Finster are the county’s big
gest attractions for out-of-town
visitors, The information was
revealed at the April meeting
of the Downtown Retail Mer
chants Association Tuesday
morning.
of purposefully inhaling
transmission fluig fumes. The
boy also shot and killed his
mother and his nine-year-old
sister in the same incident.
“In eight out of 10 cases,
young people on the influence
of drugs hurt the one they love
the most,” Sumner stated.
“Usually it's mom or dad, or
their baby sister or baby
brother.”
However, the overriding
message presented by Sumner
was one of positive apprecia
tion for young people and their
potential.
“You are the nation's most
valuable asset,” he told the
students. ‘“The future of this
country is in your hands. We
love you. We appreciate you.
We need you.
The good teachers and
police are not in it for the
money, because there's not
much money involved. We are
dedicated because we believe in
what we do and because we
care about you."
Registrars
At Wal-Mart
Chattooga County
registrars will be registeril;F
voters this Saturday at Wal-
Mart from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m,
Registration is also Cplann
ed at the Chattooga County
Library April 8 from 5 p.m. to
8 p.m.
Evidence Against Drugs
The meeting centered
around various promotions to
attract visitors to the area.
The merchants agreed to
support the Lowry fgordeo by
staging a Western Weekend
gromotion in the downtown
ummerville area to coincide
program sponsored by local Optimists.
Above, Chattooga High School students
are shown during the presentation.
Sumner encouraged the
students to seek help and
counsel from their teachers and
pastors in light of the rising in
crease of teen suicide.
“God v‘fi‘ave you life,”” he
stated. “When it’s over you are
not coming back. When you
feel bad and become depressed,
if things aren’t foing nght,flfio
to somebody. You can't take
this world on your shoulders.
Go to your counselor, teacher
or pastor and unload. Don’t be
ashamed if you have problems.
Get help before it's too late.”
Sumner stated that over
16,000 teens die each year in a
combination of degression.
drug and weapon-related in
cidents. ?Pproximately 43,000
die in alcohol-related auto
accidents.
Sumner has traveled
198,000 miles in Georgia since
he started his Deputy Dawg
Krogram several years ago. He
as counseled and documented
changes in the lives of 22,000
youni people who have stop
ped abusing drugs as a direct
result of the program. He has
presented a total of 4,557
shows.
Sumner became involved in
the effort to reach young peo
ple after his 13-year-old
neighbor died of a drug
overdose. «
“My mission, with God's
help, is to turn one young life
around,” he told the students.
“I hope this message will save
your life so you can be
something in life.”
all drug-related crimes and acts of
violence committed by teens are made
Rfdnst their own loved ones. Above,
enlo and L{'erly students view evidence
from drug-related violence committed by
teens.
Thursday, April 3, 1986
Xith tii: Ro%eo Par2ade Satuix;
ay, May 3, at .m.
downtown Summervi.lre.
Merchants will dress in
western gear for the occasion
and special sales will be
featured.
The rodeo will be held May
2, 3 and 4 at the Charlie Lowry
Rodeo Arena in the Gore
Community.
The retail merchants noted
that the winner of the Jelly
Bean contest was Heather
Noles, the 17-month-old
daughter of Tony and Terri
Noles of Summerville. The
prize for the most accurate
g:ess of the number of jelly
ans in the jar was SIOO. The
Noles entry was 4,198. There
were 4,200 jelly beans in the
jar, accordingeto association
President Robert Floyd.
Also receiving the endorse
ment of the association was the
second annual Mayor's Old
Timer's Baseball Game, to be
held Saturday, July 12, at 1
p.m. The new baseball field at
the Summerville Recreation
Center has been named ‘‘Old
Timer's Field” in honor of the
event. A S
Summerville Mayor Sewell
Cash stated that he hoged
volunteers would back the Old
Timer's fiame and help make it
into a full day of fun activities
Finster To
Exhibit Works
Summerville artist Howard
Finster will be among seven
southeastern artist to exhibit
his paintinfils and sculptures
April 12-May 25 at the
Southeastern éenter for Con
temporary Art in Winston-
Salem, N. C.
A reception will be held
April 11. at the center for the
seven artists, who were chosen
from 1,100 entries. £ o
Kindergarten Sign-Up
Scheduled April 8-10
Kinderéarten registration
for the Chattooga County
School System will be held
April 8-10 from 8 a.m.-swfi.m. at
Lyerly, Menlo, Pennville and
Summerville Elementary
Schools. If a parent or guar
dian is unable to register the
child on these dates, an ap
pointment for another time
should be made with the child’s
school.
To enroll in the public
school kind:fiarten program
next fall, a child must be five
*ears old on or before Sept. 1.
here are no excofitions.
To complete the registra
tion the child must have his
birth certificate, his immuniza
Fire Ants
Spread North
To Chattooga
Recent mild winters have
allowed dangerous fire ants to
spread as far north as Chat
tooga and Elbert counties in
north Georgia, according to
University of Georgia en
tomologist Don Canerday.
“We now have fire ants in
136 of our counties,” said
Canerday.
The entomologist said fire
ants over the years have ex
panded northward during
warm months, onlly to suffer
some winter kill in most
winters.
In a g‘articularly hard
winter, the northernmost
{)opulations would be killed by
he cold and the ants would
have to reclaim the ground
they had expanded into the
previous year.
A winter of sustained cold,
not just several cold snaps, is
needad to drive back the ants.
Georgia's northernmost fire
ants have survived another
winter and now have another
year to move even farther
north. Last fall's lpopulal:ion
was ‘‘the heaviest I have seen
in Georgia,” he said.
Chattoo%a County Exten
sion Agent Ted Clark said the
fire a:;osopuhtion here has
“exgz "in recent years.
Clark said he first noticed col
onies in the Holland area three
or four years ago and since
then the ants have marched
afl and havo been seen near
attooga :
Clark uid"l’ilo expects the
du?orouu ants to move north
o& dt:mmuvfllo this year. He
8 bz EOOO a danger to cat
tle and deliver a powerful sting
to humans,
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for all ages, including old
fashioned contests, the old
timer's game, and an exhibi
tion bK top notch local athletes.
Cash og:a to arrange a barbe
que for the old time ball players
after the game so tht:iv will
have a chance to visit and swap
stories.
« The merchants discussed
various ways to help promote
the event, including an old time
costume contest and possibly
a parade in the downtown area.
Local entertainers will be en
couraged to perform at the
::ten:.l Cb:rnemomea will open the
u game in recognition
of the old timer’s. A memorial
wreath will be placed in
‘memory of each deceased ball
pla*er.
he next Old Timer's
z:fmhatimd meeting will be
d June 9. Ang' interested
person who would like to par
ticipate or help organize the
event is asked to contact
Ma¥or Sewell Cash.
ollowing the discussion,
Sue e?ivey stated that she
wished to give the mayor an
‘“‘accolade’”’ for his efforts to
promote the building of a Na
tional Guard armory in the
county.
“M?or Cash has done a
tremendous amount of work
behind the scenes to l.i;lip the
county.” Mrs. Sriveys id, “‘He
has attended a lot of meetin'gs
and made a lot of friends for
the county.”
Local merchants were en
couraged to attend a Stack
Seminar for retail sales person
nel April 9 in Calhoun. The
seminar fee is $25. For more in
formation, contact the Chat
tooga County Chamber of
Commerce at 857-4033.
Present for the meeting
were Robert Floyd, Retail Mer
chants Association President;
Sue Spiwa'. Jim Richie, Lamar
Gregg, Rebecca Peak and
Ch:r‘he Lowr¥ The meeting
adjourned at 10:50.
tion record and his vision, den
tal and hearing test results. If
the records are not available
now, the -child can be
relfiistered; however the child
will not be legally enrolled un
til these re&\:rements are met.
Since purpose of the
kindergarten program is to
provide all children with an
equal opportunity to become
prepared for a successful first
grade experience and to ac
qu.iéz the foundation for
academic progress throughout
the stu«f;nt’s educational
career, all children should be
allowed to take advantage of
this fipportunity. When a child
enrolls in kindergarten, he
becomes subject to the rules
and regulations of the State
Board of Education relating to
com]yulsory school attendance.
arents or fi:mrdians of
kindergarten children who
have questions about
kindergarten refiistration
should call the elementary
school in their district or the
Chattooga Courg{ School
Superintendent’s Office.
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Motorists nlonq U. S. 27 probably thought they were
having “D. T.’s” Mond:g' afternoon when a house was
heading northbound on the county's main thoroughfare.
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The Downtown Retail Merchants
Association has awarded a prize of SIOO
to Heather Noles of Summerville in the
Jel‘lf' Bean Guessing Contest. A number
of downtown merchants participated in
the contest by displa{ing the jar in their
businesses and contributing prize money.
The winner is the 17-month-old daughter
Local Ga. Power Manager
Warns Of Scam Operators
Georiia Power officials are
asking ft'. eir custoilmrs to be
w o ns who come to
t;}:l); Joor and present
themselves as company
employees.
A company official says as
many as 12 customers have
been victimized by impostors
who tell customers that
they've been sent to check an
electrical problem or a problem
with a customer’s account.
In several cases, the im
postors have been allowed in
side the home and ended up
slim-slamming the customer in
to paying for services which
were not performed.
Incidents have occurred in
Sparta, Gray, Buchanan,
Cedartown and the Atlanta
area.
“As far as we know, no one
has been hurt by these people
fi)smfi:fl our emgloyees," said
arshall Timberlake, Georgia
Power’s Summerville District
manager. ‘“‘However, we think
people should be asked for pro
per identification when so
meone sar\;s he’s representing
Georgia Power or any other
utility.”
Customers should also
record the person's vehicle
license tag number if they are
suspicious in the least.
Timberlake said Georgia
Power employees who have a
need to make residential calls
always carry company iden
tification badges and usually
travel in company vehicles.
At least six Atlanta area
customers have been visited or
contacted over the telephone
by the untmors in recent
weeks and appears to be
only one connection among the
incidents. ‘“The only similnri:fl
is that the customers have
been elderlg and usually living
alone,” added Timberlake.
In some instances, nothing
was taken from the customer.
“However, this could indicate
that the impostor is casing the
house to see where the
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valuables are hidden to return
later,” said Timberlake.
Persons who have
knowledge or information
Library Celebration Set
National Library Week will
be observed locally April 6-13.
A balloon launching will
highlight Monday activities as
libraries across the country
{olin the Chattooga County
ibrary in releasing balloons at
1:30 p.m.
Students of the Chattooga
Headstart. program will assist
L!’ie library in the balloon
On !!!hursday, April 10,
Mother Goose will present
story hours at 10:30 a.m. for
pre-schoolers ages 30 months
to five years, and at 3:30 for
children in kindergarten
through third grade.
Also during the week, ex
hibits by local artists and craft
smen will be featured at the
Chattooga Count.g Library.
& An ar;methi it by Sigi
ampbell eature pamtmgs
reflecting the beauty of the
Jobs Program Sponsored
By County School Board
A job training and summer
employment program for
youth, ages 14 to 21, is being
?onsored by the Chattooga
ounty Board of ‘Education
through funds provided by the
Northwest Georgia Private In
dus'g‘y Council. S
e program will operate
fromJunthoAt*r. 1. 1’&20&1
of the Summer ni.n'%rand
Employment Program (STEP)
is to provide economically
disadvantaged youth the skills
necessary to obtain productive
employment. Programs plann
The house, escorted by the sheriff's department, block
%dtrafficuitinchediuwnynlongtbmufroml"loyd
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of Terri and Tony Noles of Summerville.
Her entry of 4,198 jelly beans was the
closest guess to the correct total of 4,200.
Pict;uregu from left are Heather Noles,
Terri Noles and Robert FloYd, President
of the Downtown Retail Merchants
Association. ‘
about these immtors should
notify their Georgia
Power office or call local law en
forcement officials.
southern Appalachian land
scape and the influence of the
southern heritage. Artist Sigi
Campbell now works and lives
in Summerville. She spent her
childhood years in Ecu:fie and
attended schools in California.
Duri:g the early '6os, she at
tended the Chouinard Art In
stitute in Los Angeles. She has
had exhibitions in California,
Texas and Georgia.
Also on g:fi:hy will be a col
lection of reed baskets woven
b{ Barbara and Jerry Ricketts
of Dry Valley. They have ex
hibited at a number of area
craft fairs recently.
The Eublic is invited to drop
by the library and view these
exhibits during library hours of
9 am. to 6 p.m. Monday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tues
day. Saturday hours are 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
ed for the summer include oc
cupational training, job finding
and fld’ retention training, fi:
work experience in the publi
and private sectors.
Preference will be given to
serving the potential dropout
(14-21 years?.othe school m
dropout (16-1? yearss)é land :
olderdropout age 18-21 years).
Other disadvantaged youth,
such as unemployed high
school graduates, college
students, or the handicapped
may also be served. All youth
see JOBS, page 5-8 B