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Newspaper Outlines ‘Adventure’
The News Herald, Panama City, Fla.,
features a story about an ‘‘adventure”
suffered by two Chattooga Countians
while they were on vacation in the resort
area. Faye Bagley looks over the story,
CHATTOOGA COUPLE SHOCKED
‘Panama City Beach Vice?’
When a Summerville couple
went to Florida on vacation
this summer, they never ex
pected to become part of what
might be called ‘‘Panama City
Beach Vice.”
A pleasant time of relaxa
tion turned into a nightmare
and then back into a period of
'fi)y for Hairel and Faye Bagley,
oute 1, Box 12, Summerville,
on July 5 — all within the space
of about three hours.
The Chattooga County cou
ple arrived in Panama City
June 30 for a two-week camp
ing vacation, expecting no
more problems than perhaps a
sunburn. That all changed
when they went to a restaurant
to eat the night of July 5.
They locked her purse and
most oty their money inside the
camgxsr top on the back of their
1966 Chevrolet Classic truck.
When they came out about
an hour later, the truck and
camlPer were gone.
he Panama City Beach
Police Department responded
to a phone call and arrived at
the restaurant to make a
report. In the meantime, Faye
said, ‘I sat down on the curb
and cried.”
The policeman kept asking
if he could drop them off
someplace — but since all they
had was in the camper, there
was really no place to go, she
said. They decided to let the of
ficer drop them off back at the
campfround and that's where
their luck changed.
Camping neiihbors said
they had seen the Bagleys’
Hartline, Morrison, Crawford Vie For House
New Connector
Needed In Area
The main issues in this year’s campaign for the District
5, Georgia House of Representatives seat, are an interstate
connector for Northwest Georgia and economic growth,
said candidate David Hartline, Lyerly.
He is seeking the post now
held by Rep. Johnny (grawford,
Lyerly. The seat is also being
sought by Carl Morrison.
“Sources in Atlanta have
told me that once U.S. 27 is
widened or four-laned, that will
be the last north-south road
Georgia will build for awhile
and that thefi' (the state) will
then put emp asis on east-west
connectors,” Hartline said. “At
least one source told me the sth
District was sitting in a prime
position at a prime time to get
started on pushing for an in
terstate connector. But, if we
let other areas get ahead now,
we could get left behind again.”
OWN BUSINESS
Hartline, who now has his
own business of restoring anti
que automobiles, said an east
west connector through the sth
District would benefit in
dustry, tourism, motorists and
the transportation industlz. It
would allow a “short-cut’’ from
1-59 in Alabama to I-756 in
Georgia and eliminate the need
to travel through Chattanooga,
Tenn., Hartline added.
which describes the theft of their truck
and camper and its recovery — along with
the arrest of the theft suspect — three
hours later. (Staff photo).
truck and camper headed north
on Highway 98 a short time
before. Thinking the Bagleys
were leaving, the neighbors
waved . . . but the driver didn’t
resg‘ond.
he Panama City Police
DeY‘artment radioed ahead
with a description of the truck
and Hairel had a camping
neighbor take him to a store to
buy a tent. Faye was going to
have to fll_g' back the next day
while airel made ar
rangements to ciet their boat
transported back to Summer
ville. “I just had the clothes I
had on when the truck was
stolen,” she said, Her husband
had kept his wallet with some
cash and credit cards when
they went inside the
restaurant, but her purse with
the rest of their money was in
side the camper.
While Hairel was gone to
the store, the Jackson éounty,
Fla. Sheriff's Office reported it
had stopped the truck and ar
rested the driver.
Blood Drive
A blood drive will be
held at Chattooga County
Hospital from noon until 5
p.m. Friday.
It will be held in the
family room of the
hospital, sponsored by the
American Red Cross.
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The extension of Highway
2A over Lookout Mountain in
to Dade County would serve
the needs of the northern erart
of the sth District, he said. The
highway, also known as Bat
tlefield Parkway, now stret
ches from I-75 through Fort
Oglethorpe to near the foot of
Lookout iviountain.
When the Bagleys arrived
at the sheriff’s office a short
time later, they found that the
driver had stolen several
dollars in change out of the ash
tray of the truck and bought
himself a bottle of cheap wine.
“What was so good,”’ Faye
said, ‘‘Was that he didn't even
have time to drink it. It was
still unopened.”
Neither had the driver
broken into their camper.
- And lying on the seat of the
truck were a kitchen knife, a
pair of fingernail clippers and
wire cutters. Police said the
items were used to break into
the truck, Faye added.
The suspect was charged
with auto theft and held on
$1,500 bond. He was identified
as Ronald H. Davis, 42, a
transient.
If the suspect enters a plea
of guilty, Hairel won't have to
return to Florida for court
action.
After they got back their
truck and camger, Faye said,
she and her husband decided to
stay the remaining week of
their vacation. But they didn’t
leave the truck unattended.
“If we had to go to a store,
one of us staKed with the truck
and once, when he stopped at
Wendy's to eat, we both look
ed at it through the window,”
Faye said.
Hairel operates The Old
Gun Shop, Highway 27, Sum
merville, and Faye is employed
by the Chattooga County
Department of Family and
Children Services.
DECISION
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Hartline suggested that
another east-west connector
from somehwere between Fort
Payne and Valley Head, Ala.,
through the north Chattooga
County area to I-75 near
Calhoun would then benefit the
southern part of the sth
District.
However, if Chattooga,
most of Dade and a tiny corner
of Walker County, areas that
comprise the sth District,
allow other sections — such as
Rome and Floyd County — to
get ahead and obtain a
“southern’’ east-west connec
tor, “‘then that would probably
freeze out the sth District,”
Hartline indicated. He pledged
to work for a connector
throufih the sth District if
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Benefits of a connector
through the sth District would
be significant, the Democratic
candidate said. ‘‘Business
would build up along a connec
tor and it would funnel more
tourists through Northwest
Georgia,”” he said.
Acknowledging that such a
see HARTLINE, page 10-B
Thursday, July 17, 1986
ON DISCIPLINE
Schools Cite
Court Ruling
A ruling by the U.S.
Sul}:reme Court giving lpublic
schools more disciplinary
authority was wejcomed by
Chattooga County School
Supt. Don Hayes this week.
Trion School Supt. Bill Kinzy
said the ruling won't have a
siinificant effect on the city’s
schools because ‘‘we never did
stop’’ enforcing appropriate
behavior.
The court ruled that public
school students may be
suspended for using vulgar
language. ‘‘Schools. .. may
determine that the essential
lessons of civil, mature conduct
cannot be conveyed in a school
that tolerates lewd, indecent or
offensive speech and conduct,”
the high court ruled in a deci
sion written by Chief Justice
Warren Burger. ‘‘Surely it is a
hi%)hly appropriate function of
Eu lic school education to ;ro
ibit the use of vulgar and of
fensive terms in public
discourse."
The 7-2 Supreme Court vote
upheld the 1983 suspension of
a Spanaway, Wash., high
school senior who gave an
assembly :f)eech filFed with
crude sexual allusions. He was
suspended by school officials
for three days. The student
sued the schools.
But the Court said ‘“The
determination of what manner
of speech in the classroom or in
school assembly is inap
propriate properly rests with
the school board.”
Referring to the ruling,
Trion Superintendent Kinzy
said, “‘lt really won't change us
one way or the other. We never
did stop. We took whatever ac
tion we felt was necessary to
maintain apFropriate
behavior.”” But for some
schools, Kinzy said, the[y; “may
view it as a si%nal to tighten up
on some problems they may
have.”
Even when the Supreme
Substance Is Cocaine
A substance seized in early
June by Summerville police
has turned out to be around
$20,000 worth of rock cocaine.
Summerville Police Chief
Arlen Thomas said the State
Crime Laboratory had iden
tified the white lumpy
substance as rock cocaine. It
was 66.3 percent pure, Thomas
said, which is significantly
higher than the 20 to 30 dper
cent purity usually found on
users. The 151.2 grams of co
caine likely woulgrhave been
“cut’’ at least two more times
before being sold, the chief
speculated.
It was seized June 7 during
a routine traffic check.
Lt. Grady Allen stopped a
motorcycle on Seventh Street
in Summerville after he notic
edit kslpeecling and traveling in
a reckless manner, reports said.
State Contracts
To Help County
The sth State House District needs better representa
tion than it has received during the last decade and his
contacts with state officials, particularly in the area of
transportation, will benefit the area, candidate Carl Mor
rison said.
He is seeking the seat now
held by Johnny Crawford,
Lyerly. David Hartline, also of
Lyerly, is seeking the post as
well.
Morrison, 48, is a resident
of Summerville and has owned
a survey business in the city
for the i,ast decade.
“1 feel that we need better
representation than what
we've Fotten over the last 10
years if we're ever going to pro
_fl'esq in this area,’”’ said
orrison. .
With his experience in
working the peo(s)le in state
fovernment and with the
egislature as a former Georgia
Deßartment of Transportation
(DOT) engineer, Morrison said
he feels he will be able to do a
better job than the incumbent
or Hartline.
“I think with the incum
bent, we've had long enough to
see if he could or would repre
sent us as he should,” said
Morrison. ‘‘Due to our terrain
and location in this part of the
state, it's hard to get industry
without proper transportation
' YAT |
~ Court issues a “liberal” rulinf,
Kinzy said, "It takes a while
! for it to get to us here in
Trion.”” Some school systems
l had a fear of inspecting stu
‘ dent lockers, he added, “but we
Fo through our students’
-lockers periodically.”
Kinzy said he bases
discipline on the assumption
that students do have rights.
‘‘We always give a student a
" hearing to give him a chance to
~ defend himself; that's just com
| mon sense,”’ he said.
| WILL HELP
! Chattooga County
| Sg:f)erintendent Hayes concur
' red with the Supreme Court
' ruling.
| “I think it will help us with
discipline problems in that
. students will know we are
| within the law and we have a
| right to demand that they con
| duct themselves in a
! gentlemanly and lady-like man
| ner,” Hayes said.
i Individuals do have riihts,
| he said, but students also have
| to remember that when they
| participate in school activities,
‘ they are looked on as represen
ting not only themselves, but
; also their school, communitgf
‘ and county, Hayes said.
| “Schools have a right to de
' mand of that student that he
| or she do his very best.”
| But Hayes emphasized that
| he wasn’t implying that the
| Chattooga County schools
| have problems of the
' magnitude of that ruled on by
the Supreme Court. “We have
’ a policy against foul, vulgar or
| obscene language and we have
| the right to suspend a student
for using such language,” he
said.
| Continuing, Hayes said,
; “I'm a firm believer in
| discipline. You've got to have
| discipline for learning to take
| place.”
While Lt. Allen was writing
a traffic ticket, he noticed that
the motorcycle’'s driver ap
peared to have something in
the waistband of his pants.
While searching the suspect,
police said, the man leaped
over a fence in a nearby yard
and fled on foot. They noticed
him tossing out bags of a white
substance, police said, in
cludinj one large bag and
several smaller bags.
Warrants have been taken
for Dewey Nolan Allmond, 27,
Willow Street, Summerville, in
connection with the incident.
No arrests had been made in
the case by mid-week.
Police had suspected that
the substance might be a
relatively new and highly
l;:urified version of cocaine
nown as ‘‘crack’ to users.
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| and he's not worked to obtain
| what we need.”
' INEXPERIENCED
| Continuing, Morrison said,
“The other gentleman, Mr.
Hartline, running for the office,
is inexperienced as far as this
| job 1s concerned. My
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Area Economy Discussed At Rotary Meeting
The economy of the 10-county Coosa
Valley area, including Chattooga County,
was d‘fscussed at Monday's meeting of the
Summerville-Trion Rotary Club. Frank
Baia of Trade World, Cartersville, was
guest speaker. Pictured (from left) in the
IN CHATTOOGA COUNTY
Good Chance For Growth
“Summerville stands one of
the best, if not the best chance,
for growth of any area in the
10-county area,” a marketin
and advertisin, s'gecialim tolg
the Summervifie- rion Rotary
Club Monday at The Tavern.
Frank Baia, whose com
pany, Trade World of
Cartersville, is in the process of
developin§ a promotional
magazine for the Chattooga
County Chamber of Commerce,
was the club’s speaker. Baia's
associate, Nancy Gribble,
Rome, formerly of Summer
ville, also attended the session.
Baia devoted only a few
minutes to discussing the
magazine, saying it would be
around 24 pages and feature
full-color photographs. The
publication will attempt to
describe the heart of the area,
such as its educational oppor
tunities and its work ethic on
an ‘‘aggressive, sophisticated
level.”” The magazine will pro
vide a “‘true and honest image”’
of the community, he said.
OPPORTUNITIES
| Mostly, however, Baia
. discussed opportunities and
| challenges facing the 10-county
| region, including Chattooga
| County.
| The key factor in attracting
quality growth is a positive at
titude, he said. ‘I feel it and see
| it here more than I've seen it
’ anywhere else,” he said.
The community doesn’t
| have to accept any industr
| that offers to locate, he sai(i
DECISION
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knowledge and experience I've
had in working with state
Fovernment and state
egislators will enable me to
refiresent all the people of the
sth District as they need to be
represented.”’
Specifically, Morrison said
he feels he would be able to ob
tain more state funding for pro
jects in the Chattooga-Dade-
Walker area, including
transportation.
And, he said, ‘‘Better
education for all students is of
prime importance to me and I
intend to do what I can in that
area. But at the same time, you
have to remember that there’s
no free lunch — somebody has
to pay for it — and you have to
use good judgment.”
Referring to the ?uality
Basic Education (QBE) legisla
tion, Morrison said he felt it
should basically stay as
written.
As for cuts in special educa
tion funding, Morrison said, “‘1
think I'd have to look and see
how we are able to fund other
see MORRISON, page 10-B
front are Dr. Alan Johnson, Hush
Henderson, Baia and Nancy Gribble,
Rome, a Trade World associate, as well as
a former Chattooga Countian; back row,
Lorne Brown, Will Hair, Jack Herring
and Jack Richardson. (Staff photo).
but with the proper attitude it
can seek out more desirable in
dustry. The quality of growth
is more important than
unrestrained growth, he said.
Housing ordinances and
zoning are issues that need to
be explored, Baia added,
although they may be what he
called “horror word political
ly.” He described recent, un
successful efforts to recall Bar
tow County Commissioner
Frank Moore when he enacted
a zoning ordinance for the
county. it
Baia also praised a propos
ed new state prison to be
located in the Pennville com
munity, saying it would pro
vide jobs on a continuous basis.
PRIME SPOT
Chattooga County is
located in a prime spot {>eing
around 90 mi?es from Atlanta,
some 45 miles from Chat
tanoo%a, Tenn., and 140 miles
from Birmingham, Ala., Baia
said.
During the last five years,
100 new industries have
located in the Coosa Valley
area, the speaker said, in
cluding 14 since January,
creating more than 1,000 jobs
this year alone. “We are the
‘other Georgia's’' unsung suc
cess story,” he said.
The region has over 14 in
dustrial parks with more than
3,000 acres of potential in
dustrial space, he continued.
Eight organizations and 35
development authorities in the
Growth Helped
Through Grants
Chattooga County is on the threshold of growth and
prosperity and he has helped it to reach that point through
state grant and funding assistance for developmental pro
jects, according to incumbent District 5 State Rep. Johnny
Crawford, Lyerly.
The veteran legislator was
first elected to complete the
unexpired term of the late Rep.
James H. “Sloge]gf" Floyd in
1975, was defeated in 1976 and
was reelected in 1978 and in
each succeeding election. This
year, Crawford is opposed by
fellow Lyerly resident David
Hartline and by Carl Morrison,
Summerville.
In addition to voting on
statewide legislation ang in
troducing local bills, the main
thing a legislator can do to help
firomote economic growth in
is community is to obtain
state aid, Crawford said.
LOCAL PROJECTS
When J Bar Con;fi;, U. S. 27
north of Trion, couldn’t expand
because of inadequate water
gressure for fire protection,
rawford said he assisted in
obtaining a 50 percent mat
ching state grant to beef up the
countfi' water system.
All the details have almost
been completed for the City of
Menlo's $200,000 state grant
for sewerage, Crawford said.
area are spending sl-million
%er year promoting the area,
ain said.
By the year 2,000, Cobb
County may have some
350,000 peogle, he said, and the
effects of that growth will af
fect the Northwest Georgia
area. “We're talking about a
population explosion that
marvels the imagination,” Baia
said. %
Summerville
Council Meet
Cancelled
The second Monday
meeting of Summerville’s
Mayor and City Council was
cancelled this week and likely
will be rescheduled next week.
The session was cancelled
after Mayor Sewell Cash’s wife
became ill Saturday and was
later admitted to Redmond
Park Hospital, Rome. She was
continuing to unde‘azlgo testing
for heart problems Wednesday.
And Mayor Pro Tem Ira
Pollard’s father died at Oak
View Nursing Home with
funeral services being held
Wednesday.
By law, either the mayor or
mayor lin'o tem must preside at
Council meetings.
City Manager Grady
McCalmon said the meeting
probably would be hel
sometime next week.
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The project will allow expan
sion of Best Manufacturing Co.
and create more jobs, he said.
The representative also said
he is ‘9O percent sure’’ that a
new national guard armory will
be located in the immediate
area although no decision has
see CRAWFORD, page 10-8
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