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Forestry Commission Constructs Building
Forestry rangers are expected to be
capable in numerous areas. If there is a
forest fire, they go put it out; if their
ecLuipment breaks down, they repair it,
when they need a new building, they get
out their tools and go to work. The result
of the local four-man crew’s efforts is tak
DOIt Y O urs elf i i A
. « . Chattooga Rangers Battle Fires, Build New Headquarters, Shop
By KAY ABBOTT
When the Georgia Forestry Commission needs a new
ranger station, it doesn't hire a contractor, but rather puts
its rangers to work. Last year, when the Chattooga sta
tion outgrew its headquarters, also built in 1951 by Com
mission employees, rangers went to work clearing the land
and gradually constructinia new building.
Tfi:a rangers began work in May, 1985 and expect to
finish the 2,300 square foot structure sometime this fall.
“To my knowledge, we're the only state agency that still
has its employees construct their own buildings,” said
Ranger Fred Hall.
Hall hopes he and the forest patrolmen will have time
to complete the structure on scEedule.
FIRE CALLS
“The amount of time we have to work on the building
depends on how many fire calls we have,” Hall said.
During the last three weeks, the four-man crew has been
out fighting fires more than swinging hammers. ~
“We were beginning to have quite a few fires because
of the drought,”” Hall said. They were very hard to control
Li
The Chattooga County
Chamber of Commerce Foun
dation hasn't given up on its
idea to build a Community
Forum structure, although its
initial Elans to use the old Sum
merville Junior High School
auditorium have fal%en by the
wayside.
“We haven't dropped the
idea by a long shot but we
haven't got any immediate
plans,” said William Farrar,
head of the Foundation.
The Foundation last week
withdrew its proposal to use
the old auditorium. ‘“The main
f)roblem is that we could not
egally give the land. It is
rather impossible to put up a
building of any sort on proper
ty we do not own.”
The Chamber in early June
announced J)lans to build a
warp-around building at the
auditorium. As originally envi
sioned, the building would have
included the auditorium,
quarters for public and club
meetings, Chamber offices and
facilities for exhibits. The
Foundation had also hoped to
obtain the cafeteria and two
classrooms, all for a small fee.
The cafeteria would have pro
vided a 250-seat dining faciflty.
Summerville had pledged
$1 per capita toward the pro
ject, the Farmers and Mer
chants Bank had said it would
contribute $5,000 and the
Chattooga County Develop
ment Commission has agreed
informally to use the $65,000 it
obtained through sale of the
Fabrics America building.
Farrar said some $35,000 of
the Development Commis
sion's funds fiad been used for
the city's speculative building
at the new industrial park but
as soon as the facility was sold,
the money would again become
available.
The Foundation doesn’t
meet on a regular basis but
calls meetings when business
needs to be transacted, Farrar
said.
Register
Chattooga County
Registrars will be at Wal-Mart
from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. today
and also will be at Wal-Mart
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday,
Aug. 23.
ing shape on U. S. }‘l;Fhway 27 south of
Summerville. Pictured from left are Fred
Hall, ranger; James Morrow and Emmett
Bain, fire patrolmen. Not pictured is Fred
Travillian, fire patrolman. (Staff Photo by
Kay Abbott).
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‘Bubba Browning, Saddle Club Road,
Summerville, loois totally unconcerned
as this rattlesnake crawls menacingly
toward the photographer. Browninfi and
Michael Dover (not shown), 350 Rome
Boulevard, Summerville, caught the
snake last week in the Silver Hill com
munity while coming home from work.
and they killed all the vegetation, from small to large trees.”
According to Hall, 20 acres were totally destroyed in
numkerous small fires throughout the county in the past few
weeks.
“We had fires on Taylor's Ridge and on the southern
and western ends of the county,” he added.
However, the recent rainfall has made a big difference
in the condition of forestland in the county.
“The trees are beginning to turn green now instead of
brown,” Hall said. “It’s mage a big dj%frerence. The amount
of rain we've received will help now, but not if we go into
another severe dry period. The ground is not that wet yet.”
According to Hall, a number of trees has died due to
the drought.
“The state office tells us that we will see trees continue
to die over the next three years because of the dry season.
There won't be great numbers of trees dying, but it has
already affected all different species. A lot depends on the
location of the tree and the type ground it is in.”
At present, the fire calls have decreased to the point
‘that the rangers can concentrate on the final stages of the
building project.
It’s Alive!
The snake, which had seven rattles and
a button, had calmed down considerably
by the time they got to The News office
but they said it had been making frequent
strikes before they manafied to get it in
to a cardboard box. It has since been
decapitated. (Staff Photo by Tommy
Toles).
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Ranger Works On Building
Ranger Fred Hall and other members of the local
Georgia Forestry Commission have been working on
their new headquarters for over a fvear. The structure
will be ready for occupation this fall. Ranger Hall is
shown as he trims a sheet of %lywood to accommodate
a light fixture. (Staff Photo by Kay Abbott).
WATER LINES
“This week we are working on our water lines,” Hall
said. ““When we tested the water system, we found several
leaks, so now we are dig%ing up the lines.”
Paving is being completed on the new driveway and
parking lot. The paving is the only part of the construc
tion which has been assigned to a professional contractor.
Although it is an in-house project, the forestry crew has
had some help from forestry rangers in other counties, and
had two part-time student Kelpers through the Jobs Train
ing Partnership Act (JTPA).
“The local workers will have completed 90 percent of
the work themselves,” said Hall.
The new forestry building will have an enclosed
workshop to house and maintain the Forestry Commis
sion’s tractor units, crawlers, water trucks and tankers.
MAINTENANCE
Maintenance on the heavy equipment is also a do-it
yourself project for the forestry employees.
It will be the first time we've had a heated, enclosed
area to work on our equipment,” Hall said.
OVER sl-MILLION COLLECTIBLE?
Powell May Publicize
Delinquent Taxpayers
The names of delinguent
taxpayersinChattoeo(fa oun
ty may be published if they
don’t pay their taxes very
shortly, gommissioner Harry
Poweli, has warned.
Third Printing Of Book
By Hartline Is Available
The third printing of ‘“What
a Soldier Gives,” an account of
author David Hartline's ex
periences in Vietnam, is now |
available.
The Lyerly author said the l
third edition has endorsements
from President and Mrs.
Reagan, General William
Westmoreland, Tom Brokaw of
NBC News, PM Magazine,
Leatherneck magazine, POW
magazine and numerous other
magazines, newspapers and
individuals.
He already has several hun
dred back orders for the book
and it is in bookstores as far
away as London, England and
Australia. He also has orders
to be filled from Germany and
the Sinai desert.
1t is available in Chattooga
County stores as well as Tfie
Summerville News, which
published the book.
Hartline will be at an
autotfiraa)h session at the Na
tion uard Armory PX in
Chattanooia. Tenn., all day
Friday. Other autograph ses
sions have been scheduled at
Fort Campbell, Ky., Fort
McClellan and Fort Rucker,
Ala., and Fort McPherson,
Hartline said, as well as at the
ranger camp, Dahlonega.
The book is $7.95 or $9.50
by mail. Hartline's address is
P. O. Box 161, Lyerly 30730.
Hartline said he is also the
exclusive distributor in
Georgia, Tennessee and
Alabama for ‘‘The Devil's
Bodyguard,” an account of the
life o?ll)uff Matson, who was
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Ceiling Work At Forestry Headquarters
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Interior work is still being completed at
the new Georgia Forestry Commission
Headquarters on U. S. Highway 27 south
of Summerville. The builging is schedul-
“If we don’t get a good
response, we just may have to
Eut their names in the paper,”
e said. “‘l've looked at the list
and about 65 percent of them
can afford to pay their taxes.”
grand marshal in the armed
services parade in Summerville
this spring. That book is
$21.95, including postage and
mailing.
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Third Printing Of ‘What A Soldier Gives’
Author David Hartline (left) and David
Espy of E}slpy Publishini Co., which
pugii,shed artline’s book, ‘“What A
Soldier Gives,” are shown looking over
the third printing of the book, an account
ed for completion this fall. JTPA student
workers Ben Hix and Butch Clark assist
Emmett Bain, forest patrolman. (Staff
Photo by Kay Abbott).
Forestry personnel previously serviced and repaired the
machinery in an open sided shed.
“We're looking forward to saving some lost time this
winter,' Hall said. ‘*All of us have gotten sick at one time
or another from lying out in the cold to make repairs. The
heated shop will remedy that and help us do a better job.”
In addition to the shop space, the new building has two
front offices, a bath and supply room, and crew’s quarters.
CREW QUARTERS
“We only use the crew'’s quarters during times when
the fire danger is extremely high,” Hall saig. it usually
gets to that point in the winter and spring of the year.”
As soon as the new building is completed, Hall and
forest patrolmen will demolish t%xe old Forestry Commis
sion headquzlirt(la(rs. . it e
*“We are looking forward to landscaping the propert
with native shrubsg. hardwoods and pinlt)es.g Hallp salpc'f “)I’
would like to have an area where we can have school
children come over for demonstrations and lectures. We
"_hope to beautify the area so that everyone will be proud
.of the results.”
Powell said he met last
week with the Chattooga Coun
ty Board of Tax Assessors to
discuss the delinquent taxes,
the collectible part of which
mayg{range to over sl-million.
e has not yet decided on
which attorney he will name to
begin the collection process,
Powell said, although he has
had several inquire about the
post.
The August term Chat
tooga Grantfi;l ury recommend
ed Slat Powell hire an attorney
specifically to collect back
- taxes.
} A decision on an attorney
~ will be made in the near future,
of Hartline's experiences in Vietnam. The
book is available in Chattooga County
stores as well as at offices of The Summer
ville News. (Staff Photo).
the commissioner indicated,
and if the collection process
doesn't go well, the names of
delinquent taxpayers may end
up in the newspaper.
Although the 1985 count
audit has not been complete({
the second and final 1984 audit
indicated that delinquent taxes
from 1973 through 1984 ma
be as high as $1,662,762, witK
$1,228,327 of that being
collectible. :
SHOP CHATTOOGA
COUNTY MERCHANTS