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The Summerville News, Thursday, August 7, 1986
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Despite recent afternoon showers scattered throughout
Chattooga County, the drought continues to stunt or kill
crops, gardens and lawns and cause moderate problems for
local water systems.
Some Chattooga cattlemen have benefited from a ship
ment of hay from ghio (see related story) but local g‘astures
continue to ‘‘burn up'’ with farmers having to use hay now
that they had planned to use this winter.
Temperatures have moderated during the last week,
reaching the low to mid-90s, rather than the mid to high-90s
or above 100 degrees, giving some relief to poultry pro
ducers, as well as to ingividuals without air conditioning
uipment. Overall, however, temperatures have averag
:3 5-10 degrees above normal this year.
The water situation in Trion had improved by mid-week,
according to Larry Rising of Riegel 'Fextile Corp., which
sup&}ies water to the town.
ater level of the Chattooga River behind the Riegel
dam had risen about eight incies due to a couple of fac
tors, showers upstream and successtul efforts to plug leaks
in the dam, Rising said. The increased depth im(froved the
flow through the raceway parallel to the river and continued
to supply the plant’s coolers with adequate water.
IMPROVEMENT
Because of the improved situation, Rising said Trion
residents are now being allowed to use water outside their
homes from 7 until 10 p.m. daily. The use remains volun
tary, he indicated, with outside use banned altogether dur
ing other hours of the day.
A voluntary ban on outside use of water is being con
tinued by Chattooga Water District 1, although the system
has, as Yet. experienced no problems due to the drought.
Menlo is continuing its voluntary ban on outside use
of water although it hasn't experienced any significant pro
blems so far.
Summerville has a more restrictive %olicy in effect, due
primarily to state directives. The city has %one to the se
cond as)hase of its water conservation plan, but with some
liberalizing modifications.
Between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday,
all outside water use is banned on a mandatory basis. City
employees have been assigned to enforce that ban.
Customers found violating tie ban will be contacted and
asked to comply with the policy, city officials said. After
the second contact, the customer's water will be discon
nected at the meter and will be reconnected only after pay
ment of a reconnection fee, the policy says.
However, outside use of water will be permitted by the
city between 10 p.m. and the next day at 6 a.m. Monday
through Thursday, and from 10 p.m. Friday until 6 a.m.
Monday, the policy indicates.
The amended policy will remain in effect as long as suf
ficient water flow is available in Raccoon Creek and if no
major equipment failures occur, the policy said. The city
hopes to avoid a total ban on outside water use and officials
are asking that citizens continue to use water wisely, even
during the hours that outside use is permitted, according
to City Manager Grady McCalmon.
NO ILLNESSES
Meanwhile, Chattooga County Hospital officials said no
one was treated during the last week for heat-related ill
nesses. However, the number of heat-related deaths in
Georgia rose to 30 as of July 30, according to the Georgia
Department of Human Resources. A total of 14 heat-related
deaths was reported in all of 1985 in the state. The state
?as received reports of 257 heat-related illnesses since June
Rainfall continues to be about 16 inches short for the
entire year. The Tennessee Valley Authority said the region
received an average of only 2.37 inches of rain in July —
half the normal amount. Rainfall for January through Ju
ly was the lowest in almost 100 vears of record-keeping.
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Water Situation Stable In County
Chattooga has received 19.39 inches of rain so far this year,
only 45 percent of the normal rainfall.
FEDERAL AID %
Meanwhile, the first federall_lprogram to aid Chattooga
farmers is being implemented. Hank Hammond, county ex
ecutive director of the Agricultural Stabilization and Con
servation Service (ASCS) is taking afiplicat.ions for farmers
to buy feed corn at the below market price of $1.60 per
bushel. : :
Farmers with all types of livestock, cows, hogs, chickens
and working horses are eligible. The livestock must have
been born and raised on the owner's farm or owned at least
six months to be elisible. .
*“This program is esilg-[ned to protect the farmer’s foun
dation breeding stock,” Hammond said. *‘For exgm)g}e. if
a farmer purchased a steer from another farm to finish out
before resale, that steer would not be eligible.
500 FARMERS i
The corn is expected to arrive in Rome by rail in two
to three weeks, according to Hammond. Agproxxmat:li' 500
local farmers will be able to benefit from the low-priced feed
corn.
Eligibility for the program is based on the number of
head o?eligif‘),le livestock on the farm, the condition of the
pastures and the amount of feed on hand.
Farmers are asked to apply for the program at the
USDA-ASCS office in Summerville.
Hammond also said intermittent streams, as well as
several creeks that have flowed constantly in the past, have
dried up this summer. Many were the sole sources of water
for locafi’ cattle, he indicategt He also said 50 percent of the
shallow wells in the county have dried up, having to be
redrilled to deeper depths.
And, as indicated in July, most tree seedlinis planted
last year have died due to the heat and drought.
SEN. NUNN
Georgia Sen. Sam Nunn has sent a letter to President
Reagan urging him to do more to help farmers in Georgia
and the Southeast. Among other things, Senator Nunn ask
ed the president to immggiately declare Georgia a disaster
area due to the drought, order the Farmers Home Ad
ministration (FmHA) to defer, reschedule and reamortize
existing loans on a case-by-case basis, order that land eligi
ble for the Conservation fieserve Program be exganded in
dron;fiht areas to include land that has greater than twice
the allowable soil loss, implement the Sogrwood Timber pro
visions of the Food Security Act of 1985 by allowing cer
tain distressed FmHA borrowers to avoid foreclosure by
planting lgxine trees and delaying loan payments until the
trees are harvested, consider disaster payments in the form
of surplus CCC commodities for producers of soybeans,
peanuts, feed grains and cotton, and provide emergency
assistance for the drilling of wells to water poultry and
livestock.
REP. DARDEN
Seventh District Congressman George ‘‘Buddy”
Darden and 34 other members of the House have sponsored
successful legislation to provide emergency relief to
farmers. The bill would re(huire that the Agriculture Depart
ment make payments to eligible livestock and poultry pro
ducers to cover part of the cost of emergency feeX pur
chases, require similar ng'ments to feed grain, soybean and
peanut producers, provide for a delay in payment of dairy
program assessments by milk producers in drought areas,
and ask the Secretary of Agriculture to set up an overall
coordinating mechanism for federal assistance and for con
sultation with state officials in drought areas. The bill pass
ed the house on July 31. Darden also praised a decision by
Secretary of Agriculture Richard Lyng that calls for new
and expanded programs to aid farmers in drought-stricken
areas of Georgia.
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John Davidson Russell was born May 13, 1946 in Decatur, - %
Georgia the son of Doctor Alex B. Russell, M.D. and Sara Eaton - S
Russell. He is the nephew of the distinguished former United f " \
States Senator from Georgia, the late Richard B. “'Dick’” Russell L ~-:f,~;
of Winder, Georgia. A e .
John received aBA degree in Political Science from the Univer- SIS S e
sity of Georgia in 1968. ¥y & @ N
He served with distinction as an officer in the United States & s 1 o
Marine Corps including a tour of combat duty in Vietnam for — ‘ L
which he was decorated and received several service medals. & . ;;.'
John has served seven (7) terms in the Georgia House of o s
Representatives since 1972 and has been Majority Whip of that ' ]
body since 1982. T
As a representative, he has been a member of and chaired
various committees and subcommittees of importance to e 4
Georgians including Health and Ecology, Natural Resources, ®
Public Utilities and Transportation, Tax Reform, and programs f {
for Education. 8
After his military service, John began his career as a Nursing
Home Administrator and is presently Assistant Administrator o
of Winder Nursing Homes Inc., in Winder, Georgia.
John is a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Winder. \ ‘
He is married to the former Terri Wilson of Atlanta and has three
children, Dani, age 11, Lauren 8, and Alexi age 2. S
NATIONAL DEFICIT — The most serious
threat to our American way of life is the ever
growing federal deficit. It is a fiscal cancer
eating away the very economic fiber of our na
tion. We must curb federal spending so that it
does not exceed our income or our children
and grandchildren will be paying for the debts
we are incurring today.
AGRICULTURE — Our farmers must make a
profit in order to survive. They must have ex
panded markets in order to obtain fair prices
and needed profits. Our farmers do not want a
handout; only a fair chance to compete in the
marketplace. While people on this planet are
starving to death, our farmers cannot get a fair
price for farm products. Somewhere between
these extremes, there is a solution.
NATIONAL DEFENSE — As a former Marine
Corps officer and a veteran of Vietnam, | can
view our defense preparedness with some
knowledge. Our defense capabilities must be
second to none, and our men and women in
uniform deserve to be the best trained and
equipped in the entire world. This can be done
by proper organization, management, and
elimination of waste.
JOBS — Thousands of jobs in this country are
threatened by competition from subsidized im
ports. In the textile area alone, more than
250,000 jobs are in jeopardy. | am for free trade,
but at the same time | realize that all of our in
dustries can’'t compete with subsidized im
ports. | support Congressman Ed Jenkins ef
forts to impose quotas on foreign imports. His
bill to do this was vetoed by the president.
VOTE RUSSELL
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PAID POL. ADV. — PAID FOR BY G. C. PICKLE
EDUCATION — During my 14 years of public
service, | have always supported all attempts
to improve our public education system.
Education is the responsibility of the state
with the federal government as a partner. | op
pose the reduction of federal aid to education,
and | do not support the dismantling of the
Department of Education.
HEALTH CARE — The rising costs of health
care is the greatest threat to the economic
welfare of Georgia's elderly citizens. We must
provide a better health care delivery system
and keep it affordable. | strongly believe in
alternatives to institutionalization, and in
home health care as an alternative to nursing
homes.
DISARMAMENT — | am encouraged by cur
rent efforts of world leaders to meet and
discuss nuclear and conventional disarma
ment. | support these efforts whole heartedly,
but we must always negotiate from a position
of strength.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION — | have
always been a strong advocate of conservation
of our natural resources and a supporter of ef
forts to ensure clean air, clean water and
ground water. Disposal of Nuclear and
chemical wastes is a matter of deep concern
to me and one that must be done with the safe
ty of our citizens uppermost in our mind. Much
careful planning and preparation must be done
when considering where and how to dispose
of such waste.
SOCIAL SECURITY — The only source of in
come for many of our elderly citizens is their
Social Security check. To tamper with their on
ly livelyhood creates unnecessary fear and
causes disrespect for the government. At
tempts to deprive them of or to reduce their an
nual cost of living increases is totally unfair
and is not necessary to reduce the federal
budget.