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The Summerville News, Thursday, August 21, 1986
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Incoming Commander Congratulated
Stanley Brown (right) is being con
gratulated on being installed as com
mander of Chattooga County American
Legion Post 129 last Saturday night at
the Chattooga County Memorial Home.
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New President Assumes Office
Betty Wilhelm (center), incoming presi
dent of the American Legion Post 129
Auxiliary, shares a few humorous
moments during her installation last
Saturday night. Pictured also are Ovelene
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Outgoing Commander Lewis Haney (left)
and Doc Giles, Summerville, installing of
ficer and past Seventh District com
mander encourage Brown as he accepts
the post. (Staff ghoto by David Espy).
Witt (right), outgoing president and Jo
Anne Meadows, Calhoun, past Seventh
District president and installing officer
for the program last weekend. (Photo
Courtesy Trion Facts).
Recreation News
ACTIVITY CALENDAR
Thurs., Aug. 21-Wed., Aug. 27
HOURS
Monday, Tuesday, Wednes
day, Thursday and Friday —
10 a.m.-9 p.m.
Saturday — 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sunday — Closed.
CHATTOOGA COUNTY
ATHLETIC CLUB
Ist Monday — 6 p.m.
BOY SCOUT TROOP 7
Tuesday — 6:30 p.m.
KNITTING CLASSES
Wednesday — 10 a.m.
CHECKER CLUB
Thursday — 8:30 a.m.
MEN’'S VOLLEYBALL
LEAGUE
An organizational meeting
for Men's Volleyball has been
set for Wednesday, Aug. 27, at
5:30 p.m. at the Summerville
Recreation Center. Anyone in
terested in putting a team in
the league are urged to attend
this meeting. For further infor
mation, contact the Summer
ville Recreation Center at
857-2614.
IN MEMORY OF
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Troy - Waynie - Smitty
Who Died August 18, 1984
LOSS AND GAIN, CHOICE AND PAIN
While growing up the years passed by,
I managed and struggled along;
Not knowing where I was headed,
Jesus softly lead me on.
Thankful I am for the family I have,
But still doing them wrong;
Jesus opened my eyes one day,
By taking some friends of mine home.
Sorrow and pain filled my heart;
For I did not understand;
And through my mind ran rapidly;
The thoughts of lost loved friends.
So frantically searching for a place to go,
Of course I chose the wrong road;
And captured by time for doing a crime,
I am now bearing the load;
But through it all I've gained much patience,
And respect for God’s true love.
For not once has He left me,
And always has He blessed me,
With memories of everyone I love.
Yes, we all have felt the pain of life's distress,
But many times we were comforted
By peace and happiness.
In hopes we will gain
Life's true meaning,
For living we must die;
God has given us a choice,
It’s ours to decide.
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American Legion Auxiliary Installs Officers
Officers were installed last Saturday
night by the American Legion Post 129
Auxiliary at the Chattooga County
Memorial Home. Pictured (from left) are
Geneva Petty, sergeant-at-arms; Mary
Giles, chaplain; Betty Wilhelm, incoming
Powell Skeptic
from front page
permanently approved,” the
state official saig.
Confusion remained locally
last week over the deadline for
submitting a request to the
U. S. Justice Department for
chana%ing the balloting system.
Local officials didn't know if
the time period is 60 or 90
days. Commissioner Powell
said he had heard that the time
Feriod for notifying federal of
icials was 45 days. “'lf you find
out what it is, will you let me
know?"' he asked The News.
A(Fproval must be received in
advance from federal officials
for the ballot change, due to
the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
Chattooga Cgounty Probate
Judge Jon Payne said earlier
he thought that the federal re
quirement also contained an
“emergency’’ clause allowing
the notification period to be
shortened.
60 DAYS
Mrs. Duncan told The
News that the federal deadline
is 60 days. ‘‘But if they ask for
additional information, the 60
days starts all over again,” she
said. However, any county
may ask that its request be ex
ped);t,ed. she said, and the
Justice Department doesn't
necessarily take a full 60 days
to render an opinion. Sixty
days from Nov. 4 is Sept. 4.
In addition to being skep
tical of the Optech equipment,
its conditional or ‘‘tentative”
status, and confusion by coun
ty officials over the federal
notification deadline, Commis
sioner Powell said he had to
think about opposition to the
New officers were installed last weekend
by American Legion Post 129. Shown
(from left) are J. C. Witt, trustee; Monroe
Mathis, junior vice commander; Max
Jones, senior vice commander; Lewis
Haney, outgoing commander; Sarge
president; Betty Haney, first vice presi
dent; Dot Mundy, second vice president;
Mary Jane Haney, historian; and Jackie
Gardner, secretary-treasurer. (Staff Photo
by David Espy).
change, as well as to its cost.
“Yessiree, I've had opposi
tion,”” Powell said. Numerous
people have called him to ex
press opposition to the switch
in balloting, he said, adding,
“Of course, I've had peop%e
that favors it, too.”
COST
If the county bought two of
the Optech system machines
for Trion and two for Summer
ville and one for each of the re
maining 11 districts, it could
cost the county more than
$66,000 — based on Powell’s
estimate of $4,400-plus per
machine.
The county still owes some
$700,000 in debts, Powell said,
and it would be difficult to
raise taxes or borrow more
money for the ballot change,
althou(fh other county officials
guote Powell earlier as in
icating he might borrow the
funds for the Optech system.
He has borrowed money for
two years and has paid some
$500,000 in principal plus in
terest on what he sai(f was a
$1.2-million debt, the commis
sioner added. “'I don't know if
the banks would go a third
year,” he continueg.
The county also has
operating expenses and he
pointed out that the special
gurpose local option sales tax
or roads and bridges is for on
ly four years and that the coun
ty likely will no longer receive
some $250,000 to $400,000 an
nually in federal revenue shar
ing after this year.
Commissioner Powell also
said the Chattooga County
Democratic Committee had
promised money toward a new
voting system ‘‘but they
haven't mentioned it or how
much lately.”
REVIEWED
The Optech system was
reviewed by county officials in
late February. At that time, it
had not received approval from
the Secretary of State’s office.
That conditional approval was
received earlier this month.
Bob Hauert of Business
Records Cori.. College Park,
which sells the Optech ballot
scanning system, said it had
Wofford Reunion
The Wofford family reunion will be
Saturday, Aug. 24th at the Chat
tooga County Memorial Home.
Come on everybody, we're doing it again.
It’s our family reunion, come, bring all our kin.
The big ones, the little ones.
The short and the tall.
The fat ones, the skinny ones.
We want you all.
The young and the foolish,
The old and the wise.
We're gonna have a great time,
Bet that's no surprise!
The Children of Gus and Gertrude
Wofford
Paul, Evelyn, Jack, Nell,
Betty Jo, Gordon and Ronnie
McCullou%h. sergeant-at-arms; Ray Giles,
service officer; Stanley Brown, incomin‘f
commander; and Doc Giles, jud%s ad
vocate and installing officer. (Staff Photo
by David Espy).
not been used previously in
Georgia since conditional cer
tification was only recently ob
tained from the state.
It has been used in 17 other
jurisdictions, including Califor
nia, and some 2,000 are in use
in the nation, Hauert said.
The office of Secretary of
State entered into a contract
with Georgia Tech to certify
election equipment, Hauert
repeated, and to develop stan
dards for such equipment to be
used in Georgia.
To provide the machinery
for allowing local governments
to purchase new equipment
this year, Hauert said, o?ficials
decided on two levels of ap
proval, conditional and perma
nent. Both Tech and the office
of Secretary of State didn't feel
that they would approve any
equipment under the ‘“‘condi
tional’’ certification that
wouldn't later receive perma
nent certification,” he said.
LOSE LITTLE
Even if the state were not
to certify the Optech system on
a permanent basis, which he
felltJ was unlikely, Hauert said,
the county would lose very lit
tle in the purchase of Optech
machines.
A contract would say that
if permanent approval is not
obtained, the company would
refund the county’'s money,
less a small charge if the
machines had been used in an
election or elections — perhaps
10 to 20 percent of the total.
That figure would be
negotiated, Hauert said.
The Optech system has
three “autfit trails’’ to ensure
the accuracy of its counting,
Hauert said.
When a paper ballot is fed
into the optical character
reader, the result is placed in
its internal memory %ank. In
addition, the ballot itself is con
tained within the machine and
a paéner tape printout is
provided.
In case of power failure, the
internal memory has a battery
to protect the votes already
cast — plus the ballots are in
the machine, Hauert said. If
the power remains off, voters
still may vote and put their
ballots in a slot at the rear of
the machine which keeps them
in a compartment separate
from the ballots that were cast
before the power went off.
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Demo Caucus
On Saturday
A 53rd senatorial district
Democratic caucus will be held
at 10 a.m. Saturday at the
Walker County Courthouse,
LaFayette.
Purpose will be to elect
delegates to the state
Democratic convention to be
held Sept. 27.
Carl Ellis of Walker Coun
ty will chair the caucus.
SADLY MISSED
BY YOUR FAMILY
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In loving memory of Staff
Sgt. Nathaniel Knowles,
killed in action Aug. 16,
1967.
Your Mother,
Father, Children,
Brothers and
Sisters, other rela
tives and friends.