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The Summerville News, Thursday, October 2, 1986
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WESSON GETS CHECK., LETTER
State Paid For Cars
from front page
a copy of the same letter sent
to Long by Powell. In that let
ter, Sufies outlines Georgia law
regarding authorization for
county purchases.
‘I believe that this letter is
self explanatory,” Powell ap
parently wrote to Wesson at
the bottom and on the back of
the Surles letter. “‘And from
now as long as I remain-com
missioner, no bills will be paid
without first being O. K. b
this office. If you recall, I asfl
Kgc‘:l not to touch that car
ause it was not paid for or
insured. You answered me by
saying that you would be clos
ed the following week and
would check wit%x me before
repairing car. But you failed to
check and the cars are still not
insured or paid for. So please
remember that I sign the
checks for these bills and not
Gary McConnell. Harry
Powell.”
AUG. 8 BILL
The $943.03 check from the
county to Wesson is for a
repair bill dated Aug. 8 of this
year. The body repairs were to
one of the 1983 Ford cars
bou7ht by McConnell as
sur;;lus property last May.
owever, Wesson said
’l‘uesdafi he still has not receiv
ed a check from Powell for
$804.50 for body work to that
same vehicle. That bill is dated
July 11. It is over that July 11
Chamlee Roller Rink
Observes
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SPECIAL
Sunday 50 ©
Each Skater
Receives . . . DISCOUNT
— FALL SCHEDULE —
Thursday .....6-9p.m. SI.OO
Friday . .. . . .Closed Until Nov.
Saturday......s7p.m. SI.OO
(Parties Welcome)
7-11 p.m. Saes $3.00
Sv::t:s sz'so
Sunday .......3-sp.m. $2.00
Tatefiado LL Trion, Ga.
bill that Wesson threatened in
early September to file suit —
not the Aug. 8 bill that Powell
aid Sept. 15. Wesson said
g‘uesday he is still insisting
that his attorney, Carlton
Vines, Summervill)é, file suit
against the county for that
first bill. Vines has said several
times since early September
that he had to do research on
the matter before taking legal
action against the county.
WON'T CASH
Wesson said he does not
plan to cash the Sept. 15 check
of $943.03 for the Aug. 8 bill
until Powell pays him for the
July 11 $804.50 bill.
Powell said during the first
week in September that he had
told Wesson not to repair the
surplus car and had witnesses
to his remarks. Wesson at that
time said Powell did not tell
ON COUNTY ESTIMATES
Did Powell Obey Law?
from front page
Grand Jury presentments.
Surles’ letter to Powell
follows in full:
him not to repair the patrol car.
As for Powell's latest letter,
Wesson said Tuesday he did
tell Powell he would be out of
town for a period of time but
that the commissioner did not
warn him against reeairing the
vehicle.
*“As far as I'm concerned,
he can keep it . . . "' Powell said
in early September in reference
to Wesson's decision to im
gound the car until the $804.50
ill was paid.
““None of your damn
business!” Powell said Tues
day when asked if he planned
to pay Wesson the first — or
July 11 — bill on the car.
Powell then slammed the door
to his inner office.
SEPT. 17 POSTMARK
Powell also said in early
September and in his note to
Wesson —the letter and check
“You have asked me the
legal provisions applicable to
the purchase of supplies,
materials, equipment and fur
nishings required for operation
of the Office of Sheriff. I at
tach a photocopy of the ap
plicable provision contained in
Ga. Laws 1975, page 2973
relating to the furnishing of
same, ?rom which 1 quote:
“All supplies, materials,
furnishings, furniture and
utilities and the repair, replace
ment and maintenance thereof,
as may be reasonably required
in discharging the official
duties of said office and the
operation of the jail shall be
furnished by the county and
shall be paid from funds
budgeted and appropriated for
the operation of tie sheriff’s of
fice as provided by section 4.
(Underscoring supplied).
‘‘Because same are to be
furnished by the county, I at
tach a photocopy of the most
recent law setting forth the re
quirements upon the county
for obtaining same, Ga. Laws
1983, pages 4757 et seq. which
results from the passage of a
resolution by Commissioner
Wayne Denson under the so
called ““Home Rule’’ authority
from which I quote:
**All purchases of $1,000.00
or less, including but not
limited to purchases of sup
plies, materials, equipment,
road machinery, food and
clothing shall be at the discre
tion of the Commissioner
without the necessity of any
competitive bids, or purchases
of services without regard to
amount shall be at the discre
tion of the Commissioner
without the necessity of any
competitive bids, except where
required by general Statutes of
the State of Georgia. All pur
chases, except emergencies and
or used equipment, in excess of
$1,000.00, sfiall be made upon
sealed competitive bid, ang to
this end it shall be the duty of
said Commissioner to estimate
the county’s needs and re
quirements as often as shall be
required, but not less than four
times per calendar year and to
have said estimate published in
the official organ of the coun
ty for which publication the
legal rate of advertising shall
be paid. The aforementioned
estimate of said requirements
were sent in an envelope
postmarked Sept. 17 — that
the surplus vehicles ‘‘are still
not insured.”
However, a Shropshire and
Eleam spokesman said in ear
ly September that someone
had called the insurance com
{)any’s office in Summerville
ast June 2 with the vehicle
identification numbers of the
vehicles and that they were in
sured as of that date. The
numbers match those of the
surplus vehicles bought by
McConnell in late May.
In addition, the insurance
company has paid at least one
liability claim as the result of
a June 24 accident involving
the 1983 surplus Ford now be
ing impoungz}d by Wesson.
The county’s collision
deductible is SI,OOO so the in
surance wouldn't pay the two
body shop bills for repairs to
the patrol car.
shall be divided into commodi
ty divisions, and bids shall be
requested thereupon ... Said
supplies, materials, equipment,
road machinery, food and
clothing, and other items shall
be purchased from the lowest
bidder, except that the Com
missioner is Eereby authorized
in the exercise of his discretion
to reject any or all bids if it is
determined that said bids are
too high above the price paid
for the same or similar items in
surrounding counties.
(Underscoring supplied).
“Compliance with the
aforesaid laws would indicate
that the Sheriff would advise
your office of such items as are
needed, and for such items re
quired on a daily or frequent
basis, such as gasoline, food,
auto tires and the like, estimate
same over a period of time, but
not less than four times per
calendar year, and your ofgce
would purchase same for that
office pursuant to the purchas
ing requirements set forth in
the above cited 1983 law.
“Should you have any ques
tions about this matter not
answered by the above, please
let me know.”
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No More
News On
County?
Chattooga County Commis
sioner Harry Powell said Tues
day morning he will refuse to
provide any information on
county affairs ‘‘today nor from
now on."”
While being asked about
the status of the county's 19856
audit, this year’s tax rate and
the controversy over the pay
ment of a repair bill on a
sheriff's patrol car (see related
story), Powell said.
“Now let me tell you, I've
§ot no news for you today nor
rom now on. So you neen to
worry yourself about our part
of the news because you lied in
that paper two weeks ago, the
very things that I said and I'll
have no news no more. I'm like
I was by James Budd (former
news e(IItor) now; it's all over
with me. I've got no news and
I'm not worried about Finney
(Jim Finney, the county's
auditor) coming. When he
comes, he'll be here and that's
all I know."”
Asked if an audit would be
made public when it is finish
ed, Powell replied in the
affirmative.
The commissioner said that
he had not received any addi
tional information on the coun
ty's tax digest situation regar
ding when he might set the
1986 tax rate.
When asked if he planned to
pay Teloga body shop owner
Larry Wesson a July 11 bill for
repairs on a sheriff's patrol car
(see related story), Powell
replied, “What second bill?"
He then said, -*‘None of your
damn business’’ and slammed
the door to his inner office.
Earlier, Mrs. Powell, the
commissioner's wife who works
in the county office, said the
commissioner was ‘‘busy” and
that the office didn't have “‘any
news."’
She stood at the entrance to
Powell’s inner office and then
closed the door when efforts
were made to ask Powell ques
tions about county business.
© After two Knocks at
Powell's door, the commis
sioner opened the door but
later slammed it after a brief
conversation.
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Mike Floyd, Summerville Rte. 1, was win
ner of SIOO given away recently by the
Calico Kids clogging team. The winning
ticket was picked by Terry Adams durin
a live broadcast at Brad Ragan Tire ang
Appliance. Pictured from left are Davette
AT SCHOOL
Public Service On Charge
The September-October
session of é’hattooga County
State Court ended Wednesday
afternoon with a large number
of cases being continued.
Solicitor Bobby (Buzz) Lee
Cook Jr. didn't appear for
court Monday and non-jury
cases were continued to Tues
day, when jury cases were
scheduled to beiin.
Two men who had been
charged with violation of the
Georgia Controlled Substance
Act by possessing marijuana
at Chattooga County High
School have been sentenced to
f)ublic service work — with at
east one of the sentences to be
served at school.
Johnny McGuire, Trion
Rte. 1, and Clete Shropshire,
age and address unavailable,
entered a guilty plea to the
charges Wednesday. They had
been charged with possessing
four plastic bags of marijuana
in the dash of a 1974 Ford
Torino on the parking lot of
Chattooga High. The incident
occurred Oct. 29, 1985.
150 HOURS
State Court Judge T.J.
Espy sentenced Shropshire to
150 hours of public service
work at school. McGuire was
The Bank That Does It All For You!
Winner Of Give-Away
; also ordered to serve 150 hours
| of public service work.
‘ A number of cases was nol
prossed (not prosecuted and
dropped), including the follow
ing: Jimmy PhilliYs. Menlo,
cruelty to animal charges:;
Bryan K. Meyer, Rome,
r criminal trespass; Kenneth O.
| Hambert, Rome, criminal
‘ trespass; Charles D. Rabun,
Rome, criminal trespass; Den
| nis Dale Culpepper, Cloudland,
driving under tfiz influence of
intoxicants (DUI); Steve
McGill, Cloudland, criminal
trespass; and Susan Cov
ington, Summerville, obscene
and abusive language.
} INNOCENT
I A jury found Karen Mason
innocent of criminal damage to
property charges in the second
degree.
‘ Edna Troxtel was found in
nocent of simple battery
charges.
Pamela Cook was found in
| nocent of simple battery
| charges.
| Reuben Fife entered a guil
| ty plea to charges of attemp
-1 ting to elude officers and he
was sentenced to 12 months
} probation.
| Billy DeWayne Lee,
— SUMMERVILLE — AND — TRION —
7:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
Monday-Friday
Saturday ’til Noon
Pritchett, Tony Wilkie, John Abbott,
Johnny Allen, Terry Adams and
Margaret Parker. Proceeds were used by
the Calico Kids for a trip to Pigeon Forge
where they clogged during the Archie
Campbell Show.
LaFayette, entered a guilty
plea to simple assault charges
and received 12 months
probation. .
John Wesley Hudgins,
charged with shoplifting,
entered a guilty plea and
received six months in jail to be
served concurrently with a pre
sent jail term.
GUILTY
A jury found Cynthia
Campbell, Trion, guilty of issu
ing a false report of a crime and
obstruction of officers. She was
sentenced to 40 hours public
service on the charges.
Jessie Gene Gibson, Rocky
Face, entered a guilty plea to
DUI charges angl\lavas ordered
to spend 48 hours in jail.
A jury found Martha June
Cook, Summerville, guilty of
simple battery. and she was
ordered to pay a $165 fine.
Bobby Lee Teems, Sum
merville, entered a nolo conten
dre (no contest) plea to DUI
charges and was fined $330.
A jury found Marty
Johnson, af;o known as Marty
Loveless, Summerville, guilty
of simple battery charges. He
was sentenced to serve six
months in jail and pay a $440
fine.