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Hay Fire Causes Heavy Smoke, Traffic Hazard Near Menlo
A freak fire created thick, white smoke, caught part of
Highway 48 afire and created a traffic hazard east of
Menlo at Peach Orchard Road shortly before noon last
Friday. Malcolm Wright, Teloga, had picked up around
150 bales of hay off Bolling Road and was headed west
toward Menlo when he noticed smoke and fire coming
from the hay. Apparently, a wheel bearing overheated,
settin%Vthe tires, part of the trailer and then the hay
afire. Wright was fearful the blaze would set his com
pact truck afire so he unhitched it. The hay went onto
the highway and continued burning. Menlo’s Volunteer
Fire Department responded and began trying to ex
IN CHATTOOGA
Water Use Cut Asked
Continued dry, hot weather
in the Southeast {ms resulted in
a request by city and county
water systems in Chattooga
County to eliminate all outsifie
use of water for watering
THROUGH THIS YEAR
Paper Ballot Use Likely
By TOMMY TOLES
Editor
It appears that Chattooga
County residents will be using
paper ballots in the Nov. 4
general election as well as in
the Aug. 12 general primary.
Frances Duncan, head of
the elections division of the
Georgia Secretary of State’s of
fice, told The News Wednesday
that an electronic voting
system Chattooga County is
considering for use in the coun
ty has not yet been approved
by the state.
The system, called Optech,
was reviewed by county of
ficials in late February. Before
a new voting system may be
used in Georgia, it must receive
approval of the Secretary of
Che Summetuille News
gardens or lawns or washing
vehicles.
The state has asked all
water systems for voluntary
compliance in reducing water
use and unless significant rain
State’s office. The system has
been tested by the state and
Mrs. Duncan said the office of
Attorney General is reviewing
it to see if it meets state
statutes. She may know
something by the end of this
week, she said.
However, that likely won't
do Chattooga County any good
this election year.
Chattooga County Probate
Judge Jon Payne said the
county can’'t order any new
election e%uipment until it is
approved by the Secretary of
State’s office. And it can't be
used until authorized by the
U.S. Justice Department
under the 1965 Voting Rights
Act, he said.
That latter step would like
ly take the most time, Payne
indicated. The county would
have to give the federaf govern
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA — THURSDAY JULY 17, 1986
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tinguish the blaze and to get the smoldering, burning
hay off the highway (bottom photo). The Chattooga
County Sheriffg S Of%ce arrived shortly thereafter and
directed one lane of traffic through the smoke, which was
so thick at times that it totally obscured the highway
(photo top left). One fireman is shown getting a little
relief from the heat and smoke (top right photo). The
Georgia Forestry Commission responded and keflt the
blaze from spreading to woodlands beside the highway.
However, it was several hours before the blaze could be
totally extinguished. (Staff photos by Tommy Toles).
falls by July 31, may make the
watering ban mandatory,
rather than voluntary.
Summerville City Manager
Gradfi' McCalmon said Mayor
Sewell Cash is asking everyone
ment 90 days notice before the
machines could be used. And
that assumes any new equip
ment would be approved by the
Justice Department.
Ninety days from Nov. 4 is
Au%}l 4.
rs. Duncan said the
Justice Department doesn't ac
tually approve a specific piece
of equipment but it must ap
prove a county switching from
paper ballots to mechanical or
computer ballots — or vice ver
sa, before the switch.
Chattooga County Commis
sioner Harry Powell said
Wednesday that he had plann
ed to borrow funds from a local
bank to buy the necessary
equipment but that he hadn't
received an{ information on
the status of the Optech situa
tion in recent months.
see PAPER, page 9-A
on the city water system — in
cluding some Lyerly residents
— to ialt all outside use of
water. McCalmon said Sum
merville has not experienced
any significant Froblems with
its water supply due to the
drought but is complying with
the state request.
Trion Mayor J.C. Woods
late last week asked residents
to halt outside use of water.
“We are just holding our own,”
Woods said at the time. The ci
ty receives its water from
Riegel Textile Corp.
Larry Rising, chief engineer
for Riegel, said Wednesday
that little has changed since
last week and residents are still
being asked to conserve water
but not using it for outside pur
poses. The firm plans to
monitor the situation over the
weekend and perhaps an
nounce changes in the policy
by the first of next weefi.
The conservation measure
has been used very few times,
said Mayor Woods, but it has
been utilized a few times in the
past.
Menlo Mayor Theresa
Canada Wednesday asked
residents of that city to stop
using water for outside pur
f»oses, especially for watering
awns and gardens and
washing cars.
. The action was taken after
see WATER, page 9-A
IN SIDE e . Meet The Candidates —Page 1B
® % Chickens Survive—Page 34
School Board Okays
$9.7-million Budget
Teachers To Get
Dental Insurance
The Chattooga County Board of Education Monday
night adopted a $9.7-million budget for the 1986-87 school
year. 1t includes $1.3-million in local property tax revenue
and more than $828,000 in local sales tax funding.
This compares to a 1985-86 total budget of
$9,167,477.55, which contained $1,630,704.39 in local pro
perty tax revenue. This will be the first year for the sales
tax to be incorporated in the budget.
In other action, the board
approved dental insurance for
the system's teachers.
Some 30 people attended
the lengthy meeting, which
also saw requests for use of the
old Summerville Junior High
buildings by various grougz
and board action increasing t
amount of equipment at the
new Summerville Middle
School.
SALES TAX
In addition to the $1.3
million local effort budget, the
board approved a separate
budget for use of the an
ticl red sales tax income of
§3.9140 over the pext yuar.
»Accqrdin% to School Supt. Don
Hayes, the anticipated sales
tax figure is based on multiply
ing the first quarter revenues
by four.
The board approved the
following items an(i) projects to
be paid with the sales tax
revenues: Air conditioning at
Summerville Elementary,
$468,881; paint for Summer
ville Elementary, $2,500;
desks, $13,800; equipment for
new Summervfile Middle
School, $135,000; four roofs for
buildings at Pennville School
and new floors for the Lyerly
Lyerly Okays
New Water Line
Lyerhy's Mayor and Coun
cil Tuesday night voted to in
stall a new water line along a
stretch of Holland Road where
the existing line has been leak
ing badly in recent years.
The panel also set Aug. 26
for the open house at Lyerly’s
new city hall and announced it
would be dedicated in honor of
community and civic leader
Grover Jackson.
Mayor Danny Wyatt said a
booster pump will be installed
in the next ?ew weeks to im
prove water pressure for some
residents on the east side of
town.
The meeting was held in the
council chambers of the new ci
ty hall, which has been com
pleted except for finishing
work such as installation of
baseboards and some paint
touchups. The city's two fire
trucks and its o{ice car are
now housed in t%e three bays
of the service area.
After Mayor Wyatt ex-
Eilained that the existing water
ine along Holland Road east of
Highway 114 could not be
repaired because of its age, the
Council decided unanimously
to replace the leaking stretch of
1,000 to 1,100 feet with a new
two-inch line.
The city already has a
$2,800 booster pump and it will
be installed on a line serving
seven to eight residents east of
town as soon as possible,
M'fiyor Wyatt said. Installation
will cost S3OO to S4OO, he
estimated. The affected
residents are on a ridge and
when water use is high at the
bottom of the ridge, tfiey don’t
have any water gressure
because they are about the
same height as the city’s water
tank, he indicated.
Dedication of city hall in
honor of Mr. Jackson was
discussed by the panel and the
By KAY ABBOTT
Staff Writer
Grm and North Summerville
Elementary School, $55,535;
paving for the new Summer
ville Middle School, $115,000.
(Total cost of this project is
$160,000. The school board an
ticipates a reimbursement of
$45,000 from the state Depart
ment of Transpe~tation on the
paving pr(H'ect. The reimburse
ment is reflected in the budiet ‘
figure. A portion of this |
$45,000 will be used to cover |
the school employees’ dental |
insurance premium). !
Also added to the budget is |
$35,000 for the purchase of |
bleachers and locEers for the |
new -Summwdri-iRe . Middle.|
School, items previously |
deleted from the budget. The |
$35,000 is expected to come |
from the sale of the property |
and buildings on the old Sum- |
merville junior high campus. |
According to a stipulation of |
the E. W. Sturdivant estate, |
which donated a portion of the |
property as a trust to the |
schools in the 19305, the land |
must be disposed of only by |
sale and the money used only
for the benefit of schools in the |
“Summerville school district.” |
The total of the budget for |
see SCHOOL, page 9-A
panel decided to have dedica
tion ceremonies Aug. 26 to
allow time to plan the program
and issue invitations.
In addition, the city is look
ing at the purchase of new ci
ty hall furniture before the
see LYERLY, page 9-A
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The City of Summerville has insured that
the county’s old time ball players will not
be forgotten with the dedication of the
newly renovated Ole Timers Memorial
Baseball Field. Dedication ceremonies
were held Saturday afternoon prior to the
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Old Timers Memorial Unveiled
A monument to the county’s rich heritage in profes
sional baseball has been placed at the Ole ¥imers
Memorial Baseball Field. Tfle marble and brick monu
ment has been inscribed with 47 names of deceased Old
Timers. A wreath of flowers was glaced at the monu
ment as part of the dedication of the facility as Ole
Timers Field -last Saturday. During the ceremony.
Mayor Sewell Cash (left) and Recreation Director Ralph
itbatx)xley unveiled the monument. (Staff photo by Kay
ott). %
Games Honor
‘Old Timers’
By KAY ABBOTT
Staff Writer
Old Timers baseball has
proven its popularity in the
county for the second con
secutive year. A crowd
estimated between 1,800 and
2,000 attended the Mayor’s se
cond annual Old Timers Game
Saturday afternoon. It
featured 92 *‘old time” baseball
players from the major leagues
to the semi-professional textile
leagues, all residents or former
residents. Several are in their
early 80s, including Isaiah
“Nide" Walker, Mid Allen and
Wright Wheeler. Each got a
turn at bat and in the outfield.
Despite temperatuers of
Old Timers Remembered
near 100 degrees and clouds of
red dust blowing off the field
into the stands, the en
thusiastic crowd continued to
grow throughout the first
game of the double header.
Friends and relatives came
from as far away as Miami,
Texas and Mississippi to see
their loved ones experience the
thrill of being part of a ball
team again.
Whfie officials worried
about the effects of too much
sun and exertion on the elder
ly athletes, the Old Timers
were busy having a good time
on the field.
NO PROBLEMS
“The weather didn't bother
them one bit,” said Ralph
see GAMES, page 6-A
Mayor's second annual Old Timers Ball
Game. Recreation Director Ralph StanleK
(left) and Summerville Mayor Sewell Cas
placed a wreath at the Old Timers
Memorial during pre-game ceremonies
Saturday. (Staff photo by Kay Abbott).