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Ambulance Service Hit
Dear Editor;
We have been told how well trained and
capable our EMT's are, and Chattooga Coun
ty is proud of them but the problem seems to
be in dispatching these people to the site of the
emergency.
On Aug. 1 I called for help and gave the
dispatcher my name and directions to my home,
She called me back asking to speak to ‘Maxie
Bandy." I was excited but also very careful in
giving my name and how to get to my house.
Then she wanted to know if I could meet
them on Highway 27 and show them the way.
The ambulance came by my house twice. |
tried to run it down on foot. Neighbors were out
in their yard but they never stopged to ask
anyone. One neighbor on Back Penn Road
heard me screaming, changed her clothes, got
in her car and tried to find them and never did.
Governor Defended
Dear Editor:
In our opinion, some editorial writers and
members of the public have missed completely
the point of Governor Harris’ recent remarks
to the Georgia Municipal Association in which
he decried use of the term ‘‘two Georgias.”
It seems clear to us that what the Eovernor
was saying was that preaching the ‘‘two
Georgias” theory is divisive, will pit one sec
tion of the state against another and threaten
what is being accomplished by all Georgians
working together.
It is apparent, however, that others have in
ferred that because he considers use of the term
to be counter productive, Governor Harris
believes that everything is all right with
evewbody. eve:lvwhere.
e are hard pressed to understand the
reason for this inference when an examination
of the record provides abundant evidence that
the Harris adpministration not only reco%nizes
that different parts of the state and different
segments of the population face different
challenges but is deepll;' committed to working
to ensure that these challenges are met.
Initiatives that come to mind are formation
of the Economic Development Council, educa
tion reform, $l4O-million for developmental
highways, establishment of Employment In
centive Program grants, provision of low
interest loans to local communities for water
On The Funny Side («-m
By Gary Solomon ;
from editorial page
on a whole new meaning. And when folks
snickered, ‘“‘Boy, there goes a real anti
que,” they'd be right.
One hundred percent cotton is very
stylish these days, and farmers could use
the sales. The only drawback I can im
mediately foresee is the hassle of ironing
the wrinkles out of your skin after every
bath or shower. Again, I'd like to think
science could find a solution, but they
haven't done it with our clothing yet, have
they? It might be easier to teach farmers
how to grow polyester.
The list is endless: steel, porcelain,
paper, Melmac (fall out of 10-story
State Grant Is Awaited
Chattooga County had not
received a $15,000 check from
the Georgia Department of
Community Af?airs as of
Wednesday, according to the
office of Commissioner Harry
Powell.
The state has awarded the
county the grant to pay the
county’s former auditors for
Farmers & Merchants Bank
THE BANK WITH STABILITY
ELEVEN YEARS OF
CONTINUOUS MANAGEMENT
OVER SIXTY YEARS OF SERVIGE,
SINGE 1926
Come To Where You Know
And Trust The People
FARMERS & MERCHANTS
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We live in the Pennville Community and if
she had listened to me and been able to relay
the message to the drivers, they would not have
had any trouble finding us. Later, when we
thought the ambulance wasn't comin’fi. a
neiglfi»or called the Sheriff's department. They
were dispatched to an unknown address in
Pennville and arrived in 5 minutes. It is 3.2
miles from the ambulance service lot to my
back door.
This emergency trip took at least 50
minutes. My dad was buried Aug. 3 and I know
this letter will not bringunhlm back, but
somebody needs to do something to correct this
situation. 3.2 miles in 50 minutes is slow walk
ing time,
It could save a life.
Marie Dendy
Pennville Community
and sewer sg'stem imfirovements, creation of
the Small Business Revitalization program,
low-interest home mortgages for low to
moderate income Georgians, programs to
upgrade Georgia’s tourist attractions, pro
frams to aid Georgia industries hard-hit by
oreign competition, and the All-Georgia Com
munity Program.
In fact, it appears to us that many of the
recommendations in the highly publicized |
report, ‘“Shadows In The gunbe’ft," have
already been implemented in Georgia. i
This organization appreciates the fact that
the Harris administration has formulated a
coordinated, long term plan for the economic
growth of all Georgia — urban, suburban, small |
town and rural — and that we have been en
coura%ed to participate in the planning pro
ceeds by sharing our views relative to Georgia's
present and future transportation needs.
What we believe the governor did at the
GMA convention was, very simply, to invite us
all to participate in the search fi)r solutions to
our problems, and to express the belief that we
can create more opportunities for more
Georgians by working together than we can by
splitting into factions.
Very truly yours,
Wilma G. Hipps
Executive Director
buildings and not break a bone). Teflon
(easy to slip out of those sticky relation
ships), nylon, sponge (soak up the swim
ming pool and take it with you as you
leave), pewter, gold (‘‘honey, the market
hit 1900 today and I made a huge profit
on the kids. The buyer’s coming for them
in a few minutes”).
Not to mention cardboard, which I'm
convinced has been in instant mashed
potatoes for years.
Still, all in all, plastic excites me the
most. «In fact, I've just finished seven
family-size boxes of cookies, and now I'm '
sending out the invitations to my very
first Tupperware party. |
work done on the 1984 audit.
Those auditors, Holland,
Knowles and Peterson, Chat
tanooga, Tenn., are
withholding their ‘“‘working
papers’’ on the 1984 audit from
the county’s current auditors,
Finney and Moore, Rome, un
til the bill is paid, hampering
work on the 1%85 audit.
Teachers
Report
Pre-planning for
teachers in the Chattooga
and Trion school systems
will begin next Monday.
The teachers will have
four days of pre-planning
before students return to
class on Friday, Aug. 22.
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MISS AMBER TALLENT IN PAGEANT
To Be Held Aug. 22-24 In Gainesville
Teen In Pageant
Miss Amber Tallent, 13,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry
Tallent, Summerville, has been
selected to compete in the
eighth annual Georgia Miss
Teen Pageant at the Georgia
Mountains Center, Gainesville
Aug. 22-24.
Amber will be competing
for the state title to rgi)resent
Geox}‘gia at the National Finals
in Kansas City, Mo., in
November. Contestants are
between the ages of 13 and 18
and must have at least a “B”
or better grade average in
school. They are required to
participate in the volunteer ser
vice program of the Miss Teen
Pageant.
Through this program
many youns ladies are becom
ing involved in community ac
tivities by contributing at i;ast
12 hours in some worthwhile
charity or civic work.
Miss Teen Contestants na
tionwide contribute over a half
million hours to their com
Up-Down Optech
Is Down Again
Chattooga County voters
may not get to vote a computer
ballot in November, after all.
Chattooga County attorney
Ed Surles Tuesday morning
said he had not yet checked out
whether the deadline for apply
ing for a change in ballot ‘fro
cedures is 60 days or 90 days
before the Nov. 4 general elec
tion. If 90 days, the period
| began Aug. 4. If 60 days, the
| 60-day date is Ses)t. 4.
| However, Surles indicted
doubt that Commissioner
Harry Powell would buy the
Optech system this year.
The commissioner could not
be reached Tuesday or
Wednesday on the issue.
Chattooga Probate Judge
Jon Payne said each county
must apply to the U. S. Justice
! Degartment prior to a change
on ballot or voting procedures.
Even if the deadgline were 60
| days, he said, the county might
still apply under emergency
provisions of the 1965 Voting
Rights Act to allow purchase
of the system.
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munities each year. The March
of Dimes is the national chari
ty for the Miss Teen organiza
tion which has raised $248,000
so far through Teen Works
held at state Kageants.
Amon%’ the $13,000 in
prizes to be awarded at the
state finals this year is a $4,000
scholarshi to Lincoln
Memorial l?nivgrs_ity_. L
Other awards include: Use
of a new automobile for one
year; scholarships, complete
makeover, drama scholarship,
a designer gown.
Georgia's 1986 Miss Teen
will also receive an all-expense
paid trip to represent Geor%ia
at the national pageant for
over SIOO,OOO in awards.
Amber is sponsored by
Farmers and Merchants Bank,
Jimmy Black Chevrolet, Dr.
Marlin Payne, Guffin and
Eleam Insurance, and Dr. Ben
jamin Pridemore Jr.
Her hobbies include tennis,
swimming and reading.
However, attorney Surles
said he understood that the
Georgia Secretary of State has
given Optech a provisional or
temporary approval. The coun
ty may wish to check with
governments that have already
used the system before making
a decision, Surles indicated.
He also said that the coun
ty may not purchase the equip
ment for the smaller precincts
in the county in an effort to
save money.
Martin Arrives
At Benning
Army Staff Sgt. Leland T.
Martin, son of Lee T. Martin,
Rising Fawn, has arrived for
duty U.S. Army Infantry
Center, Fort Benning.
Martin is a military police
specialist.
His wife, Juanita, is the
daughter of J. T. and Lucille
Rich, Summerville Rte. 1.
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