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tractors to provide services now provided
by overpriced postal service employees,
Truck delivery, for example. Maintenance
services, for another. Or perhaps even con
tracting with 7-11 or another convenience
store chain to provide certain services now
available only at the post office.
3) A third method of privatization is
through the “voucher” system. A voucher
is a slip of paper, like a coupon, which can
be used to purchase a service. Right now
the government spends billions of dollars
every year to build and maintain subsidiz
ed public housing for low-income families.
The results have been costly — and bad,
as most housing projects rapidly turn in
to slums. Butler as proposed a double
whammy remedy. First, give public hous
ing residents a choice by providing them
with vouchers that they can use instead
of cash to rent anywhere they want. He
has also proposed turning public housing
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1100 Euclid Avenue, and thank you again.”
Henry bought a paper on the way to the Y.M.C.A.
where he was staying. He sat down in the lobby to rest
before going to his room. He scanned over the front page
and, as a matter of habit, he turned to the obituary col
umn to see if anything had happened to anyone back home.
INMAN: On Sunday, Charles, age 12, only son of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Inman of 1100 Euclid Avenue, passed
away. Funeral Tuesday at 2:00.
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into low-income “co-ops,” by selling the
units to tenants at a great discount.
Presumably, qualified tenants could even
use their vouchers to pay the rent. Why
is this good? First, because it will save the
taxpayer lots of money in the long run.
But more important, because it will give
low-income families the same choices and
the same stake in their communities that
the rest of us have, changing them from
slum tenants to homeowners.
Privatization is all of these things. But
you will probably not hear it reported this
way. Instead, you will see some sl-million
a-year TV anchor talking about U. S. con
servatives wanting to end low-income
housing construction. He won't tell you
that the conservatives have a better idea:
privatization.
(Feulner is president of The Heritage
Foundation, a Washington-based public
policy research institute).
All Sports
Banquet Set
An all-sports banquet has
been set for May 27 by the
Chattoo(fa High School
athletic department. The ban
auet is set for 7 p.m. at the
HS cafetorium.
Tickets are $5.00 and can be
obtained from an athletic
member or from Coach Buddy
Windle at the high school.
Junior Varsity
Practice Set
Monday
Students wishing to play on
the Chattooga J'::!r‘x?or Barsit}y;
need to report to the hig
school gym Monday, Maly 19,
immediately after school and
bring shorts and shoes.
Girl Scout
Reservations
Moccasin Bend Girl Scout
Council is now taking reserva
tions for summer camp. You do
not have to be a Girl Scout
member to attend.
Contact the Service Center
in Chattanooga, Tenn., at (615)
267-3761 for further
«.nformation,
Drought Could Have
Water Quality Impacts
The Tennessee Valley's
worst sustained drought on
record may mean severe water
shortages this summer for
some communities, water
treatment problems for others,
damage to fisheries, and
bacteria contamination of some
areas that could curtail water
sports, TVA officials said
toclai".l
Since the flood of May
1984, average rainfall over the
region ha:gen below normal
nearly every month — a total
deficit of 33 inches over a
23-month period. April rainfall
was a record low 0.9-inch, com-
Yared to the normal 4.5 inches.
n the first four months of
1986, Valley average rainfall
has been less than half the nor
malsamount. i
tty spring rains have
left eI("V.X reservoirs so far
behind their regular spring fill
ing schedules that even a
return to normal rainfall now
would be too late for most TVA
lakes to reach their usual sum
mer levels this year, officials
said.
“Only a major storm
‘siyst.em like the one that fPro
uced the May 1984 flood
would bring about an im
mediate improvement in reser
voir levels,”” said Ralph H.
Brooks, assistant director of
TVA'’s Division of Air and
Water Resources.
With little prospect of real
relief from the long dry
weather trend anytime soon,
TVA has formed a Water
(i:mlity Task Force to assess
the possible effects this
summer.
Bevan W. Brown, director
of the Division of Air and
Water Resources, said unusual
ly low rainfall and streamflows
over such an extended period
limits TVA's options for
operating its system of dams
and reservoirs on the Ten
nessee and tributary rivers.
“To help protect water
quality, we try to meet certain
minimum river flow re
quirements at key points such
as Kingsport, Knoxville, Chat
tanoo%a, at Pickwick and Ken
tuck¥l ams, and at Shelbyville
on the Duck River,”” Brown
said. “Even some of these
minimum flows may be in
jeopardy, and that could have
an economic impact on the
region. We also have te main
tain navigation depths for
barge tows on the main river.
“Beyond this, the Water
Quality Task Force will con
tinue studying the situation
and will come up with some
recommendations,”” Brown
said. “Any major change in
operation of the reservoir
system would require amoval
of the TVA Board of Direc
tors.”
He added that perhaps the
most important task rifht now
is'convincing the people of the
region of how serious condi
tions are becoming. About 50
eublic water systems in the
alley that depend on ground
water or small streams gr their
supplies may experience
serious water shortages this
year.
Brown said these com
munities and others across the
Valley should begin taking
steps to conserve water as
much as possible. Conservation
is vital where water shortages
are a threat. It could also help
in places where water treat
ment costs are expected to rise
to deal with larger concentra
tions of dissolwsfie minerals and
increased algae growth in sur
face waters.
Larry Clark, chairman of
the Water Quality Task Force,
said this year is the first time
ever TVA has been unable to
fill Tennessee River
mainstream reservoirs to sum
mer pool before the end of May.
As summer approaches,
water temperatures are ex
pected to rise higher than nor
mal in the upfier layers. The
warm, sluggish water will be
favorable %:)r heavly algae
growth. The life cycle of the
algae will cause a wide daily
variation in the amount of
dissolved oxygen in the reser
voirs. And eventually the
death and decay of the algae
will increase the biological ox
ygen demand, robbing dissolv
ed oxygen from lower levels of
reservoirs.
When dissolved oxygen is
reduced, some metals normal
ly deposited in sediment on the
bottom of the reservoir return
to solution in the water and can
prevent difficulties for water
treatment systems. The
presence of excessive algal
growth also is a challenge to
water treatment systems.
“Treatment plants that
have experience(s) such pro
Summer
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Training
Program
Local businesses are eligible
to participate in the Summer
'l‘raininsgrand Employment Pro
g,am (STEP) sponsored by the
ivate Industry Council. It is
desifl'led to encourtfie a part
nership between the Northwest
Georgia Private Industry
Council and area employers. It
provides summer training and
Jobs to disadvantaged youths
ages 14-21.
The STEP program will
begin its third year this sum
mer. It is baseX on the desire
of the jobless to learn through
work experience. Businesses
which participate are benefited
by finding pre-screened,
motivated workers. The
employment period between
May and Seftember provides
help to employers for special
short-term projects at no cost.
The program gives prac- |
tical worE experience, develops |
new skills and assesses ap- '
titudes for career choices. ‘
STEP teaches youths how to |
act on the job and prepares |
them for a smooth transition |
into adult responsibilities. |
For further information |
about participating in STEP as |
an employee or as a business |
wishing to give a Koung person !
the chance to work, contact the |
local department of labor! 1
Preaching
the Living Word
to a Dying World
CENTRAL
AVENUE
BAPTIST
CHURCH
Central Avenue,
Trion, Ga.
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PASTOR
Owen “Bud” Davis
Church Phnne — 734.3140
Sunday School . .10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship 10:45 a.m.
Evening Worship . . 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday Night . 7:00 p.m.
blems in the past probably will
find them more difficult this
year,”” Clark said. “Man{
systems which have had no dif
ficulty with Alf: in the past
| likel¥ will face the situation for
the first time this year.
~ ““And the situation is com
' plicated by the fact that most
1 existing treatment systems
have never experienced low
flow conditions such as may
prevail in the region this sum
mer and fall.”
Clark also said the task
force believes there will %r.o
bably be more die-offs of fish
and mussels than usual, more
adverse impacts on the
tailwater fisheries, and reduc
ed spawning success because
there will be fewer favorable
spots for reproduction.
Bacteria contamination of
recreation areas will lprobably
increase. This would affect
such activities as swimming
and water skiing. /
Drought conditions also
favor growth of aquatic weeds,
which creates more favorable
mosquito breeding habitat
around the reservoirs. This
results in more impairment of
beneficial uses of the lakes.
In recent years, TVA has
made a number of studies iden
tifying communities in the Ten
nessee Valley that are likely to
experience water shortages
during drought conditions.
These studies, plus technical
assistance TVA can provide,
can help the states, which have
primary responsibility for deal
ing with matters of water
quantity and quality.
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The Summerville News, May 15, 1986
Art Show Winners At
FJC Announced
. Thoc \lvliengx;or:A of alFll{olig
unior Col 's Annu i
School Art Show were an
nounced recently.
The judges for the show
were Ms. Lenore Evans, former
Art Instructor at Berry
Academy, and Dr. Ralph Cook,
Head of the t of Art
at Shorter Col . The award
moneg was contributed b{ the
Floy Junior College
Foundation.
The 18 area high schools in
vited to participate were: Ar
muchee, Coosa, Model, Pep
firdl. East Rome, West Rome,
aralson County, Darlington,
Pauld.ing County, Adairsville,
Cass, Chattooga, Bremen,
Cartersville, Ca.lfioun, Gordon
Central, Trion and the Georgia
School for the Deaf.
The top three prizes in the
show are as follows. The SSO
First Place Prize went to Jen
nifer Hollowa* of East Rome
High School. The $35 Second
Place Prize went to George
Young of Calhoun High
Schoof The $25 Third Place
Prize went to Sherri Teat of
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Pepfierel.l High School.
onorable Mentions went
to Melanie Bailey of Model
High School, Scott Hall of Pep
gerell High School, and Rachel
mart of Pepperell High
School.
- Mer‘ix, Ag:rdsf ;‘vent to
um Woo Cho of Pepperell
Hg,gh School, Clint Coxwell of
Pepperell High School, Rachel
Smart of Pepperell High
School, Kenneth Vick of
Calhoun Hégh School, Jennifer
Wiggins of Cartersville High
School, Missy Youmans of
Calhoun High School and
George Young of Calhoun
High School.
Revival Planned
Revival services will be held
May 12-17 at First Born
Assembly Church of God on
Roberts Street beginning at
7:30 each evening. ¢
R. B. Timmons, pastor, in
vites everyone to attend.
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