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The Summerville News, Thursday, January 1, 1987
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TRIP TO AFRICA PLANNED
Life Begins At 68,
Or Perhaps At 77
By KAY ABBOTT
Staff Writer
IT'S NEVER too late to
take up something new, accor
ding to Zora Shay Strayhorn.
At 68, she became the oldest
person ever to graduate from
Alabama State 5 unior College,
Rainesville. At 69, she became
an accomplished painter. At
77, she has just published her
first book, ‘‘Mentone,
Alabama: A History."
As the new year begins,
Mrs. Strayhorn has a lot of;"o
--jects in mind, chief of them a
trip to the mission fields of
Africa. Mrs. Strayhorn has cor
responded with a children’s
home in Zimbabwe for a
number of years and is making
initial preparations for the
journey. .
"~ “My doctor says I can do
anything [ want,” the lively
author said.
As she dreamed of her trip
to Africa over the years, she
also kept in touch with the
passage rates of a steamship
company in New Orleans.
“THE LYKES Brothers
company of New Orleans sails
tramp steamers — banana
boats — to Africa,” she said en
thusiastically. **'They carry on
ly six or seven passengers at a
time, but they have excellent
accommodations and excellent
food. It will be a quiet environ
ment with so few passengers,
but I don’t need a lot of excite
ment. It will give me plenty of
time to study and meditate.”
Mrs. Strayhorn was pleas
ed to learn recently that the
age limit for travelers on the
line has been raised.
“I'm still eligible for
passage. but you have to app
ly quite a while in advance,”
she said.
Her recently completed
book represents a milestone in
her personal life. Without a lot
of encouragement, Mrs.
Strayhorn says she never
would have been courageous
vnoth to begin the history.
“[ had a fear of failure;”’ she
said. “'lt's common with a lot
of people. I kept putting it off.
The more I studied writing, the
more overwhelmed I became.
Now I would say, if you don’t
know how to do it, just go
ahead.”
The project began over two
years ago when Mrs.
Strayhorn hired Jane McGee,
a retired teacher, as her writing
tucor.
“AFTER 1 studied with
Mrs. McGee, she encouraged
me that I did have the ability
to write,”” Mrs. Strayhorn
recalls. ‘‘She assuaged my
fears and suggested more or
less that I take on the history
as a project. Mentone needed a
more amplified history, with a
lot of research.”
The tutor's suggestion of
writing a book was partly to
help Mrs. Strayhorn recover
emotionally from the death of
her husband, Dixie, in 1984.
It was very helpful to keep
my mind occupied as I was
grieving,” she recalled. It is
impossible to concentrate on
two things at once, and the
book kept me busy.
* * *
“]1 KNEW THAT I was
supposed to write, and I final
ly said, ‘ves, Lord." When I did,
Federal Tax Law Won’t
Affect Georgia Returns
The recently enacted
federal income tax law will
have no effect on the prepara
tion of 1986 Georgia income
tax returns, State Revenue
Commissioner Marcus E. Col
lins announced.
Collins said Georgia tax
payers will follow the same pro
cedures in filling out returns
that they used in preparing
1985 returns.
“Provisions of the new
federal code apply on income
earned in calendar year 1987,"
Mr. Collins said. “‘Therefore, |
because of changes in the |
federal code in years prior to
1986, we still have 22 major
areas of differences in 1986 |
Georgia and federal income tax |
returns. Since Georgia adopted
the Internal Revenue Co?; as |
it existed on Jan. 1, 1981, most |
of the changes brought about
by the Economic Recovery Act
(ERTA) of 1981, the Tax fil%uk ;
ty and Fiscal Responsibility |
Act (TEFRA) of 1982, and the |
Tax Reform Act of 1984, ex- .
cefi)t Subchapter S elections, |
will not be applicable on 1986 |
Georgia returns.”’ ‘
Afijustments for differences
in fed -al and Georgia income
tax returns must be made in |
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it was such a rewarding feeling,
a deep satisfaction, afi of that
guilty feeling from putting it
off just vanished.”
When the manuscript was
finished, the Mentone Area
Preservation Association
(MAPA) voted overwhelming
ly to publish her work.
**Sales have been so brisk,”
she said. "It does so much
good to know my work was not
a total waste.”
About one third of the
1,000 copy first edition has
sold in the first six weeks of
release despite a limited
distribution area.
IN THE interim, Mrs.
Strayhorn has savored the role
of ‘‘local celebrity’’ at
autographing parties.
e Eleases me that one of
my works was recognized,” she
said, ‘‘as it would any artist.
**As Ray Charles once said, ‘I
never wanted to be famous, I
wanted to be great.” "
Mrs. Strayhorn has
developed very strong opinions
on the abilities o% elderly
people.
“If I am to prove anything,
as to age,” she said, ‘it would
be to show that as long as you
have a fairly good mind, you
can make a contribution. We
program ourselves to public
opinion or world thought as to
what one can do at certain
ages. What was so detrimental
to me was that I didn’t know
at the time [ was 45 that it was
FOOd to continue an active
ifestyle. When I was that age,
they told you to level off. I
didn’t know that it was good to
ride horseback, climb moun
tains and play tennis, so I gave
them up. Nowg)eo le are told
to continue to do tfiose things
so there is never any break in
activity.
“NOW 1 feel like riding
horseback but it doesn’t seem
wise to get back on one.”
Instead of horseback riding,
Mrs. Strayhorn continues to
exercise by taking brisk walks
several times a week. :
“I'm a big walker,” she
said. **‘My husband, Dixie, us
ed to say it was a good thing
I came from pioneer stock
because of the way I carry out
the ashes from the fireplace
and haul the wood in. I like to
stay active. Walking is good
because it doesn’t require any
paraphernalia. There’s nothing
to carry in your hands; just
wear low-heeled shoes and get
Schedule 3 of Georgia Income
Tax Form 500. Differences in
treatment of itemized deduc
tions must be made in Schedule
4 of Form 500. :
“Failure to make the ad
justments will constitute an in
correct return,”” Commissioner
Collins said. “‘Georgia Revenue
Department audits will detect
incorrect returns, thus delay
ing the mailing of an income
tax refund, if one is due, or
resulting in the assessment of
additional tax, penalties, and
interest charges.”
Collins said the federal
deduction for two-earner mar
ried couples will constitute the
most common adjustment to
be made on Georgia returns.
Georgia has no special deduc
tion for two-earner married
couples and an ad{)ustment will
be necessary on about 600,000
Georgia returns, the Commis
sioner said. St
Collins emphasized that the
State of Georgia does not allow
the deduction of investments
in an Individual Retirement
Account (IRA) if the taxYayer
is participating in an employer
sponsored pension plan.
“The best advice I can offer
Georgia taxpayers is to read
out and start.”
Mrs. Strayhorn moved to
Mentone with her husband, a
retired Navy chief, in 1955. The
couple adopted a baby son,
Greg, who is now a staff
ser%eant. in the Air Force.
he describes living in Men
tone as a‘spiri&ual experience.
*
“THE PEOPLE who really
love it here have a spiritual
sense of well being, not a
material sense,”’ she said. “We
all talk about it. We feel like
we're in rarefied air. You have
to learn to live within yourself.
It's a spiritual sense of well
being. lpt has nothing to do
with money or materizfi wealth
or lack of wealth.” oy
The pioneer herita%e of her
southern California upbringing
had a great deal of inHuence on
her desire to write about Men
tone's early history.
“The hardships the
pioneers endured in settling
California were really em
phasized when I was a child,”
she said.
INCLUDED IN the Men
tone history is the story of
Madoc, a Welsh explorer
believed to have sailed to the
Southeast 400 years before
Columbus. It is believed by
some archaeologists that
Madoc built the ?ort now in
ruins at DeSoto Falls, in addi
tion to a similar fort at Fort
Mountain, Ga.
Ancient Roman coins have
reportedly been recovered at
Fort Mountain.
“Bine. can say it's a
hypothesis or a story or that it
could be true,” Mrs. Strayhorn
says of Madoc. *'l wouldn't go
out and say it's absolutely so,
but the tools used were
sharpened, and the Indians
didn’t have them. The forts are
not similar to Indian struc
tures, but to European ones. 1
have no firm conviction either
way unless carbon dating of
fers proof someday."
MENTAL DISCIPLINE is
a great weapon against the ef
fects of aging, according to
Mrs. Stray%lom. She described
the type of reasoning that led
her to %egin a college career at
age 66.
“It involves a kind of
discipline,” she reflected. **You
look at the limitations and you
make do with whatever you
have. Think of it as an ex
perience. You glean out of it
whatever you can learn.”
“Don’t accept that the old
rocking chair is going to get
you. If you're blocked in one
way, like water, a great ele
ment, which will always find a
source, if you are blocked in
one way find some way to walk
over it, maneuver around it."”
Setting goals becomes even
more important as one grows
older, according to the author.
“FIRST OF all, this is a
new year,” she said. “‘Only
three percent of the world
knows what it wants out of life.
It's important to set goals. Set
lots of goals. If you can't get
all of them, at least you know
what you want.
“If the project seems so
huge; so big you can’t manage,
slice off an area of 15 to 20
minutes each day. You will
eventually wear it down or be
able to devote more time to it.
Just take a little chunk at a
time. If you don't give up, your
blessings will overtake you.”
your 1986 state income tax in
struction booklet carefully and
follow the instructions in {illing
out the return,” Commissioner
Collins said. “This booklet,
complete with the necessary
tax forms, is being mailed to
every Georgia taxpayer who
filed a 1985 income tax return.
If for some reason a taxpayer
doesn't get the booklet in the
mail, he or she can obtain one
at most banks or post offices or
at offices of the Georgia
Department of Revenue.”
Commissioner Collins urged
taxpayers to use income tax
forms furnished by the Depart
ment of Revenue to insure
rapid processing of returns.
A mechanized processing
system in the Revenue Depart
ment is geared for rapid and
correct (processing of the fur
nished form. : .
Collins also urged single
taxpayers who earned $50,000
or less in 1986, had no
dependents or itemized deduc
tions, and had S4OO or less in
earned interest during 1986 to
file their returns on state
furnished Form 500EZ, which
can be filled out in less than ten
minutes.
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Eight-Point Buck
Daniel Ford, Brooksville, Fla., shot an eight-point buck
during a camping trip to Blue Ridge with Jeff Ford and
Tony Ingalls, Trion. Ford killed the 135-Ib. deer with
a .30-.30 caliber rifle on Sunday, Dec. 28. (Staff Photo).
Wfi Lyerly
tdu Happenings
S By Mrs. Martha Bishop
; Phone 895-3381
Christmas dinner was en- |
joyed at the home of Mr. an® |
Mrs. Louie Johnston in Dry |
Valley where the family of the |
late Mr. and Mrs. Webb E. |
Wyatt enjoyed the occasion.
Those present were: Mr. and
Mrs. Bus Wyatt, John, Leslie
and Kris; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
Wyatt; Mr. and Mrs. Herb
Cole, Brook and Jason of
Scranton, Pa.; Jennifer, Jessica
and Jamie Cole of Dalton; Mr.
and Mrs. Dave Johnston and
Kashica; Mr. and Mrs. Allen
Hayes and Jesse of Summer
ville; and Mrs. Velma Wyatt.
In the afternoon, Mr. and Mrs.
Scott Jackson and son, Jeffery
Brett, and Mrs. Ann Jackson
joined the group.
Brook Hammond and
Jason Morris, who spent
several months with their
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Louie Johnston in Dry Valley
and their great,-gran(;;nother.
Mrs. Velma Wyatt, will be |
leaving during the New Year |
holidays to make their home
with their mother, Mrs. Herb
Cole, and Mr. Cole in Scranton,
Pa.
Mrs. Joe D. Henderson Sr.
and son, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Henderson Jr. and Jodi of
Rome and Mrs. Harold Bishop
were guests Friday of the Rev.
Greg Shiver and Mrs. Shiver,
Andy, Jake and Jonathan in
Vidalia.
Mrs. Harold Bishop was
spend-the-night guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Joe D. Henderson in
Rome Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kimbell
were in Rome on business Mon
day morning. En route home
they visited Mrs. LaVenia
Strawn in the afternoon.
Mrs. Harold Bishop visited
Mrs. Frances House Saturday
meming. © oo
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kimbell
enjoyed Christmas dinner with
Mr. and Mrs. Joe D. Hender
son family in Rome. Other din
ner guests included Mrs.
Kathryn McVane, Mr. and
Mrs. Gordon Henderson and
Kimbell, Mr. and Mrs. Joe D.
Henderson Jr., Jodi and Paige,
Mr. and Mrs. John Henderson,
Charlie, Clay and Clint, Mr.
and Mrs. Glenn Henderson,
Heather, Nona, Georgia and
Will, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Kimbell and Mr. and Mrs.
Wynn Henderson, Christi,
Robby and Thomas.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe D.
Henderson Sr. and Joe Hender
son Jr. of Rome and Mrs.
Harold Bishop visited Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Kimbell Saturday
afternoon.
Miss Margaret Weesner |
and Mrs. Harold Bishop |
visited Mrs. Margaret Blythe, |
Mrs. Grovine Jones and Mrs. |
Ethel Butler in Cedar Bluff, |
Ala., Christmas Eve. Mrs. |
Bishop visited Mrs. Ola !
Weesner in the afternoon. ‘
Mr. and Mrs. Emerson]
Blythe of Cedar Bluff, Ala., |
were guests Sunday afternoon |
of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bishop. |
Their other guests over the
weekend were Mr. and Mrs. |
LaFaughn Bishop of |
Summerville. ’
A ha(fpy birthday wish is
extended to Mrs. Ethel Butler
who celebrates her 93rd birth
day anniversary on New Year's
Day.
Guests over the Christmas
holidays of Mr. and Mrs. John
Comer at Cloudland were Mr.
and Mrs. John Comer, Greg
and Amy of Dallas, and Mr.
and Mrs. W. D. Gee, Beth and
Bill of Rome.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Gilbreath of Chipley, Fla., were
guests Tuesday and Wednes
day night last week of Mr. and
Mrs. John Comer at Cloudland.
Expressions of sympathy
are extended to the ¥amily of
Mrs. Mary Mullen who passed
away Dec. 19.
Mrs. Leona Hughes had as
guests last week Mrs. Flora
Dotson and Miss Charlotte
Dotson. i
Mrs. Tezzie Lou Ridley was
Christmas dinner guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Grady Love. Other
guests were Mrs. John Bullard,
Mr. and Mrs. Benny Bullard
and family and Mr. and Mrs.
Bobby Bullard. ;
Vernon Millican of Augusta
was home with his father, Wat
son Millican, over the
Christmas holidays. Mrs. Kay
Smalley and grandson, Joshua
Holmes of Jacksonville, N. C.,
were their guests last week
returning home Monday. They
were accompanied home by
Mrs. Idelle Vaughn of
Cloudland.
Mr. and Mrs: Al.
Wilbanks of Trion, Mrs. Idelle
Vaughn and Mr. and Mrs.
Jamie Chesnut, Steve and Beth
of Leesburg, Ala., enjoyed-
Christmas dinner with Mr. and
Mrs. Windell Keith and Mr.
and Mrs. Roger Keith and
Brian.
Mrs. Kay Smalley and Mrs.
Idelle Vaughn visited Mr. and
Mrs. Glenn Parker and Ed
Henderson in Fort Payne, Ala.,
Saturday.
Mrs. Kay Smalley visited
Mr. and Mrs. Windell Keith
and Mr. and Mrs. Roger Keith
and Brian Saturday night.
Mrs. Grace Sentell O%Berea
was Christmas Day guest of
Mrs. Laura Stallings and Sun
day night guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Kimbell. She visited
Mrs. Harold Bishop Sunday
afternoon.
Christmas dinner guests of
Mrs. Laura Stallings were: Mr.
and Mrs. Hobert Stallings Jr.,
Jesse Stallings, Mrs. Ruth
Kinsey, Mrs. Bessie Mae, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Stallings and
Tia, Mr. and Mrs. Billy Stall
ings, Lance and Brad, Mrs.
Myra Wilson, Joan, Amber
and Douglas of Trion, Mr. and
Mrs. Randy Stallings and
Randell of Rome, Mrs. Michael
Bates of Holland, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Bates and Missie Bates
of Holland and Mrs. Kathy
Stallings, Michael and Amber
of Trion.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stallings
and Mrs. Bessie Mae were in
Rome Saturday.
Christmas dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Tucker,
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Tucker and
family of Fairburn, Mr. and
Mrs. Watson Tucker of Mariet
ta, Mr. and Mrs. Greg Tucker
of Greenville, S.C., Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Dodd, Todd Jones,
Missy Woods, Mr. and Mrs.
Bobby Minard and children,
Mr. and Mrs. Jacky Jones and
children of Summerville, Mr.
and Mrs. Bill P. Dodd and
children of Palsa, Mont., and
Paul Tucker.
Christmas dinner guests of
Mrs. Ola Weesner were Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Bowles, Susan
Bowles, Tommy Weesner, Mr.
and Mrs. Wallas Tucker,
Cecelia Weesner, Larry
Weesner and Margaret
Weesner.
Yule Luncheon
The janitorial staff of Chat
tooga High School held its
Christmas luncheon Dec. 23.
Members of the staff atten
ding were Bill Hubbard, Steve
Chi%ders, Edward McGuire,
Eddie Washington, Edward
Bennett and Louie Evans.
Guests drogping in were
Shirley Hubbard and Mary
Childers.
Prayer Day
On Friday
A national day of prayer
will be held for leaders of the
United States at 9 a.m. Friday
at Cornerstone Ministries,
Summerville.
The public is invited.
Time To Prepare
Finances For 87
Amid the flurry of holiday
festivities, we have a tendency
to let the little things %?t' ahead
of us. But, no matter how hec
tic the season gets, it is the
perfect time to get your finan
cial records in order so you can
be properl%: prepared for the
new year. This year, su%%’ests
the é,eorgia Society of CPAs,
ou should make it a New
%ear's resolution to start off on
firm financial footing.
The first step should be the
greparation of a written
udget. This is one of the most
effective ways to kee(s) track of
your financial records. Doing
this will help you to organize
your income and outflow on a
continuing basis and to direct
your spending towards
necessary expenses instead of
splurging. Also, during the
holidays, we are faced with the
temitation to sgend more than
we should which could prove to
be stressful later. That's why
this is a perfect time to take
hold of your finances.
Set the pace by outlining
your income. This will include
items such as your net salary
and that or your spouse, in
terest, dividends, social securi
ty and so on. Make a list of all
these items and total it on a
monthly and yearly basis.
Next, detail your expenses.
These will faYI into three
separate categories: fixed ex
penses, variable expenses and
optional expenses. Your fixed
expenses include things like
rent or mortgage payments,
taxes, insurance, loan
payments; anything that you
must pay on a regular basis at
a somewhat fixed rate should
fall into this category. As with
your income, your expenses
should be categorized in a mon
thly and year%y fashion.
Variable expenses include
anything that you must pay,
but the amounts may differ
from month to month. What
goes in this category? Ex
penses for food, clothing,
utilities, charitable contribu
tions, savings, club dues and
home repairs to name a few. To
get a feel for these costs on an
annual basis, go through your
checkbook or your cregit card
receiflts. This will give you a
rough estimate for budget
purposes.
The third group of expenses
will include items that could be
termed the ““wish list.”” These
are expenses such as a new car,
an expensive piece of jewelry,
or anything that you wouKi
love to have if you had the
money to buy it. These are the
expenses that you could forego
to make your budget balance.
Now that you have a
budget, go over your expenses
for the past year and categorize
them in the areas whicE you
have outlined. Separate
outstanding bills from those
that have been paid, and make
an effort to pay any that could
Tips For Town And
Country Living
By Ted Clark—-Extension Agent
SOIL TESTING
IMPORTANT
Soil testing is an important
farm management tooi during
years with normal rainfall, but
1t becomes of special impor
tance following a drought,
which we have experienced in
Georgia this year.
When plants are growing
under stress conditions, they
will not remove or utilize as
much of the applied nutrients
in the soil from one year to the
next. The best means with
which to evaluate this carry
over is through the use of a soil
testing pMogram.
Not only drought, but any
other factors w%)ich affect
growth can change the relative
supply of nutrients in the soil.
Diseases, nematodes, insect
damage, nutrient imbalance,
cultural practices, weather con
ditions, etc. would decrease
plant growth, and hence reduce
the amount of nutrients remov
ed during the year.
Without soil analyses to
determine the fertility status,
regular fertilizer applications
may result in deficient or ex
cessive sg{pplies of certain
nutrients. This could, in turn,
result in induced nutrient defi
ciencies in the plant and conse
quently, lower yields.
AVOID PRUSSIC ACID
POISONING
The primary cause of
hydrocyanic (prussic) acid
poisonin% in cattle is the inges
tion of plants containing this
potent toxin. Cyanide
producing compounds
(cyanogenic glucosides) occur
ring in living plant cells are
converted to prussic acid when
the cells are crushed or other
wise ruptured. The following
rrecautions will help minimize
oss from prussic acid
poisoning.
1. Do not graze sorghum,
sorghum crops or row crop
residue fields containing
qualify for a tax deduction in
1986 that mi]ght be restricted
or unavailable in 1987. These
include: medical expenses,
charitable contributions, state
and local taxes (particularly
sales taxes) and business ex
penses. Contributions to ¥our
established Keogh or IRA
should also be considered, but
keep in mind that generally,
you have until April 15 to
make these and still qualify for
a deduction. :
If you haven't done so
already, compile receipts,
cancelled checks or yearly
statements that would
substantiate your claim for a
deduction on your income tax
return. After the first of the
year, you should receive
statements from your
employer, your bank and your
creditors which outline your in
come or interest payments for
1986. Compare these to the
receipts you have compiled to
be sure they match and save
them since you will need them
when you prepare your tax
return. -
Now that you have all this
information in one place, how
are you going to keep it
organized? You might want to
try an accordian file so you can
separate items by category.
Then, once you file your tax
return, you can keep them
organized for gossible future
reference. You'll need to keep
these records for at least three
years in the event you are
audited; some may have to be
kept longer. However you
choose to organize them, be
Assists
Elderly
At least 2,894 elderly peo
ple have called the Georgia
eyecare hotline, according to
the American Academy of
Opthalmology.
Volunteer Georgia op
thalmologists have uncovered
378 cases of cataracts, 35 cases
of glaucoma, 82 cases of
muscular degeneration and 16
cases of dia%etic retinopathy
among elderly Georgia
residents who have called the
hotline.
The public service offers
free mecfical eye care to the
elderly without cost. It is spon
sored by the Georgia Society of
Opthalmology a.ngl the Founda
tion of the American Academy
of Opthalmology. It is
available to Chattooga coun
tians who are 65 or over, who
are not under care of an op
thalmologist and who have not
seen one within the past three
years.
The hotline opened last
March 17.
The number is
1-800-222-EYES.
johnson%'rass at night when
frost is likely.
2. Do not graze for two
weeks following a non-killing
frost.
3. Do notl]f'raze plants hav
ing young tillers.
4. Do not graze after a kill
ing frost until plant material is
dry (the toxin is usually
dissipated within 48 hours
after %ant is dry)!
5. When in doubt — don’t
graze! Gl
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(All Shifts)
Excellent pay and benefits for good workers. No
experience needed. Will provide free training.
Solid established company located in Chattooga
County. Applicants must meet eligibility
guidelines. Equal opportunity employer. For more
information call 857-6630 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Sponsored by the Coosa Valley Private Industry
Council.
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equipped with case or wobble, stick control,
$32,500 each. Approx. 50 other pieces of construc
tion equipment. Call collect for prices and
description.
.
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Ringgold, GA.
(404) 935-2378
Nights and Sundays (404) 861-4914 or 891-9522
sure they are readily available.
Now that you have taken
the time to get yourself orgniz
ed, budgetinfi should be handl
ed on a month-by-month basis.
If you find you are having dif
ficulties getting things in
order, consult a CPA to give
you some guidance. He or she
will be able to help you look at
your income and expenses from
an objective point of view and
help you to set viable goals.
Organizing your finances
will make it easier for you to
manage Kour money
throughout the new year.
Sergeants
Academy
Graduates
Ben Jordan, superintendent
of the Georgia Police Academy,
announced the graduation of
Sergeants J. H. Davenport and
James K. Anderson of the
Chattooga County Sheriff's
Department from the on-scene
accident investigation course.
This course provides of
ficers with the necessary skills
to conduct a traffic accident in
vestigation at the scene. On
scene accident investigation
places special emphasis on
evidence recognition and
gathering techni?ues and the
importance of physical
evidence in accident recon
struction and litigation.
During the two-week
course, officers learn the skills
necessary to properly measure,
diagram, photograph and docu
ment evidence and take
witness statements, make
reliable speed estimates by us
ing skidmark and scuffmark
evidence and measure and
record the positions of vehicles
and other objects at the scene.
Friends Meet
At Library
Friends of Chattooga Coun
ty Library will meet at 4:30
p.m. next Thursday, Jan. 8.
The meeting will be held in
the conference room of the
library in Summerville.
Doug Ledbetter
Is Now Associated
With Ray-Way
Construction
¢ Insulated Vinyl Siding
System
¢ Storm Windows & Doors
* Replacement Windows &
Doors
¢ Attic Insulation
¢ Seamless Aluminum
Gutters & Spouts
* Decorative Shutters
* Mobile Home Roofover
Ray-Way Does It All!
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For Free Estimates
Call 857-1851
Construction
1403 N. Broad St.
Rome
235-9787