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Letters To The Editor
Powell Questions Jail Meals
Dear Mr, Editor:
In reference to the letter that appeared in
your column as of last week concerning the food
at the jail, I have no apologies whatsoever to
make to anfione concerning the food and meals
that have been served because the food has
beeq purchased from four reputable firms that
furnished number one stapll: food.
... 1 was informed before Mr. Bill Hart left, as
jailer, that this very incident would happen and
this information came from an inside source. I
have checked almost % of the meals that have
been prepared and brought to the jail and the
food was ample, nutritious, and balanced
enough for any case, cafeteria, much less for {:11
Inmates. I would like to know who wrote this
letter and how many of the 33 actually signed
the Jetter about the burnt weiners and burnt
bologna. If anyone wishes, they may check with
Sysco Foods, Allied Frozen Foogs in Rome,
Georgia, Hurley's Food Store in Trion and
Luckg‘s of Lyerly, because these are the four
that bid to serve food for the inmates. One of
the questions that is in my mind is why are we
having to take care of prisoners from Cobb,
Dade and other counties. We understand about
Bartow, because there was a trade made when
our jail was being built. Some of the questions
that you and I should have an answer to is why
we are having to pay $25.00/day on women
risoners when in other jails, when our orders
fiere plainly state that this jail must be equip
Roads In Good Shape
Dear Editor,
Even though I live in Walker County, I do
most of my shopping in Chattooga County and
just wanted to comment on your roads and
right-of-ways. 1 drive on your roads at least
three days a week and just want you to know
that an outsider does notice things.
I travel Hammond Mill Road, Tate Road
and Teloga Highway a lot. I've noticed a big
difference in your roads and right-of-ways for
the Fast two years since Mr. Powell has been
in office. New rails have been put on the river
bridge on Hammond Mill Road. Also, the lit
ter is picked up and the right-of-wais are mow
ed ang neat. Before Mr, Powell took office, the
Honesty Is The Best Policy
The following letter was received by Sum
merville pharmacist Jim Jackson and deals
witha refgrmed shoplifter’s effort to repent for
the misdeed. Mr. Jackson forwarded tfe letter
to The Summerville News for publication.
Dear Sir,
Enclosed is $20.00 for you. When I was a
small child I took a 10c item from your store.
I did not realize it was stealing until I have
become an adult many years since then I have
never done this before or since then, and never
Thanks
Dear Editor,
We at the Chattooga County Civil Defense
and Rescue Squad wish to express our
gratitude to everyone who helped to make our
recent concert at the Gore Community Center
a success. The concert, which was hek{ May 24
and featured the very talented Fort Mountain
Boys was vel;f' well received. We look forward
to the possibility of bringing this band back to
Thanks Offered
Dear Editor,
I believe our Armed Forces weekend was a
big success. I hope everyone is as proud of the
entire chain of events as I am.
1 agree with one of our county's Ex-POWs,
Leo Lanier, Jr., in a letter I received from him.
He said, *'l thought May 17, 1986 in Chattooga
County would be remembered for a long, long
time."
All of the events brought back so many
memories — Good and bad, that it was hard not
to let your emotions show from time to time.
From the memorial service, parachute jump,
parade to the cookout, everyone seemed to be
enjoying themselves. None of these events
could have happened without a lot of help, so
I would like to thank the following:
VFW Post 6688, American Legion Post 129
and DAV Chaé)ter 49. These units sponsored
the parade and cookout, which was a big ex
pense to them.
Jimmy Black Chevrolet-Olds, The Summer
ville News and “What A Soldier Gives” (Pro
ceeds from book) sponsored the parachute
teams.
Several people furnished cars for the parade
and we appreciate them very much. Earle Rain
water of Eane Funeral Home and J imm‘\)' Black
Chevrolet-Olds furnished the cars for the Mat
son family.
We want to thank all of the county’s news
Thanks
Dear Editor:
The RVI students at Chattooga High
School would like to express sincere ap?rocm
tion to Gerald Demfpsey and associates for his
recent donation of top soil. This was for a
wecial project of landscaping the planter at the
al-Mart store.
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ped for both male and female prisoners.
Another question that is on br:g mind is that
in the beg?nninqflwe had a 36-bed jail, and uflon
renovation of this jail it is now 46, but when
meals are called to the cam?. most the time it
is around 56 meals called for. How can a 46
bunk jail sleep 56 inmates? At the present time
even with 50 to 56 on the roll and feeding two
decent meals per day, our feeding has been
reduced from above g’1.000.00 a month to ap
proximately $4,000.00. You are at perfect liber
ty to ask the cooks at the camp that only cook
for the inmates, what ti"pe of food thfi' are ser
ving and how much. The cooks are Ms. Willie
Mae Anthony and Ms, Ruth Mackgy. Both of
these ladies are excellent cooks and have had
years of experience and are living up to the Ero
mise of serving meals to the inmates of Chat
boog{a County, that are nutritious and plentiful.
arry Powell,
Commissioner, Chattooga County
Dear Mr. Powell:
I'm sure Sheriff Gary McConnell would
answer your questions concerning the jail
bunks and meals ordered. The issue about jail
meals was broufht up in a letter to the editor
— not in my column — signed by 33 inmates
of the Chattooga County Jail. Tze letter was
signed by all, but the handwriting of the
signatures made it impossible to decipher the
%)‘;rect spellings of some of the names. — The
itor
right-of-ways were grown :g knee high except
a small circle was mowed around the fire
hydrants. You couldn’t find the hydrants unless
¥ou hunted for q:am. A salute goes to Mr.
'owell on the way he is using your tax money.
Take pride in your count&’l;— Your roads are
pretty to drive down now. When thins are kegt
neat, it looks like a fiood place to live. Who
knows, maybe the industry might notice the
neatness and the pride you have in fiour coun
ty and decide they would like to put businesses
in your scenic county.
Thank you,
An observer,
Mrs. M. E. Brewster
will as long as I live. I am very sorry and hope
you will forgive me.
Sincerely Yours,
A Friend, (I Hope)
My very good friend, I am forwardingrthe
$20.00 bill to St. Jude's Hospital for children.
I think my dime ane(:J'onr $19.90 are in very
good company, indeed.
Jim Jackson,
Jackson Drug Co.
Chattooga County, as so many people have
already requested}.'
Again. a special thanks to the Fort Moun
tain Boys for taking time out of their busy
schedule to come to gore and entertain us, and
to all of those who supported us in this project.
Sincerely,
Betty S. Brady, Secretary,
Chattooga County Civil Defense and Rescue
media. They did a super jlgb informing the
public about our activities. They deserve a pat
on the back for the outstanding job they did
for our Veterans.
We want to thank the Trion Hi%}l School
Band for joining us in saluting our Veterans.
We also want to thank the following units:
The Summerville Police Department, the Chat
tooga County Sheriff's Auxiliary, the Chat
tooga County Ambulance Service and the Chat
toow County Rescue S%uad and Civil Defense.
e want to thank Charles Farrar and Tony
Gilleland, who served as Master of Ceremonies
for our various events.
Thanks to all the county’s elected officials
who came out and supported us.
Also, our thanks go out to the Knight
giders Band; Neil Bowman and Menlo Amvets
ost.
I want to thank the VFW, American Legion
and DAV food committees and activities com
mittees for their help.
Finally, we want to thank all of the %)&le
who came out to &ay tribute to the Ex- s
and all Veterans. We will always remember you
and Armed Forces Day 1986, forever.
David Hartline, Armed Forces Activities
Chairman —
For the VFW, DAV and American Legion
and the Chattooga County Memorial Home.
We would also like to thank all the mer
chants and orfanizations in the area that sup
g«c);t tlhe RVI program at Chattooga High
001.
Sincerely,
Mike Miller
Related Vocational Instruction Specialist
Government
Uses Textile
Trade As Tool,
Says Trogdon
The U. S. government is us
ing textile and apparel imports
as a form of foreign aid which
was never approved by Con
gress, the ’Fresident of the
American Textile Manufac
turers Institute said recently.
In an address at the annual
meeting of the South Carolina
Textile Manufacturers
Association in Sea Island May
16, Dew?X L. Trogdon, presi
dent of ATMI and chief ex
ecutive officer of Cone Mills
Corporation, said ‘‘This
amounts to & subsidy to
foreign manufacturers who
allow working conditions that
would be unlawful in this coun
try.”
Trogdon cited some ex
amples where textiles have
?eeq used fis an instrument of
orei olicy:
“flg'e 1"&; an American
military base in Thailand, and
to keep the Thai government
happy, the United States
routinely grants generous tex
tile and apparel quotas,
forgives overshil)ments and
lifts embargoes. In return for
this generosity, the Thai
ggzernment voted in the U. N.
urity Council to condemn
the U. g bombing of Libya.
“In a recent and vivid il
lustration of what foreign
governments have come to ex
g‘ect from the United States,
urkey flatly told U.S. of
ficials that the orice for <igning
Georgia Demo
Chief Declines
GOP Invitation
John Henry Anderson,
Chairman of the Democratic
Party of Georgia, declined an
invitation from Senator John
Heinz to join the Republican
Presidential Task Force. The
task force is desi%:)ed to raise
money for Republican Senate
candidates.
In his letter to Heinz,
Anderson criticized Republican
Senator Mack Mattingly for
failinf to introduce meaningful
legislation in response to
serious issues. Anderson listed
the only four pieces of legisla
tion sponsored by Senator
Mattingly that have become
kw: ulcrea%i)ng (‘i‘National
iculture Day"’; designating
“Yg;ltional Carpet amlig%‘loor
covering Week'’; renaming a
Federal Building in Savannah
after Juliette Gordon Low; and
commemorating ‘‘National
Family Reunion Week."
Anderson contrasted Mat
tin%y's performance with that
of Democratic Senator Sam
Nunn. Wrote Anderson, ‘“Dur
ing his first six years in the
Senate, Sam Nunn was an ef
fective, analytical, responsible
legislator.” Anderson also
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Take advantage of coutpons
and refunds if they're for foods
you do or will use and if you'll
save money. Some fooJ‘; are
not lower in cost even with
coupons, say Georgia Exten
sion Service home economists.
OF SUMMERVILLE
Salutes the Class of 1986
Of Chattooga High School
and Trion High School!
SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS
TO OUR GRADUATING
CREW MEMBERS
Tina Harris Becky Bates
Cissy Marshall Britt Carter
Kim Martin Randall Franklin
Patti Pledger Carla Gladney
Donna Studdard Rodney Groce
GOOD LUCK IN ALL
YOUR FUTURE ENDEAVORS
Cathy and Ed Spatholt
a new North Atlantic Treaty
Organization nfreement was
another piece of the U. 8. tex
tile and apparel market.
“The true cost of the Carib
bean Basin Initiative is now
becoming clear. A major textile
and apparel ix:l})orter is being
born, and the United States is
the midwife. The parents are
investors from Asia. Already
Jamaica has been given a
quota of two million dozen
;mirs of gloves, where they
ormerly had none.”
Trogdon said ‘“‘free trade
zone’' agreements with Israel
and Canada will result in
substantial increases in textile
and apparel imports flooding
the U. g market.
“I do not recall a vote in
Congress on turning the
American textile industry into
a foreign aid gift package,”
Trogdon said.
{e made a stro:;g apgeal
for final enactment of the Tex
tile and Axparel Trade En
forcement Act, which was ap
proved last year by the Con
firess but vetoed b{l President
eagan. The House of
Representatives has scheduled
a veto override vote for Aug. 6.
He said the legislation
could have a significant impact
on employment in South
Caroina where nearly 150,000
men and women earn their liv
ing in textiles and apparel with
a $2 billion payroll.
pointed out that a Democratic
majority in the United States
Senate would elevate Senator
Nunn to the position of Chair
man of the Armed Services
Committee.
Citing their shared ‘“con
cern for our country’s future,”
Anderson declined to join the
Republican Presidential Task
Force, but did invite Senator
Heinz to join the Yellow Dog
Democrat Club. A membership
application was enclosed.
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