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REP. BUDDY DARDEN (R) IN SUMMERVILLE
Talks With The News’ Earl McConnell
Darden Against
$50,000 Raise
Congress, which went into session last Tuesday, was
ef(pected to have a busy first l\;vgek unlike most years after
elections, according to Seventh District Rep, George ''Bud-_
Geßtipneyaccordine to Seventh Distriet Biep, George, Bud:
The congressman visited Chattooga County last Friday
on a tour of Northwest Georgia prior to returning to
Washin(f,ton. D. C., and opening of the 100th Congress.
Darden discussed a number of issues expected to come
before Congress during the two-year session, ranging from
the Iranian arms controversy to proposed raises of up to
$50,000 per year for federal judges.
VIEWS
Among the representative’s views were the following:
— Rep. James Wright, Texas, will be elected speaker
of the House, succeeding Rep. Thomas **Tip"" O'Neil who
retired last year.
— Congress will pass the Clean Water Act over Presi
dent Reagan's veto last year.
— Trade will be a major issue, along with agriculture.
— He favors raises of no more than three percent for
ConF'ressmen and Senators and between 10 and 15 percent
for federal judges.
— There is no way the National Park Service will allow
widening of U. S. Highway 27 throuih Chickamauga Na
tional Nfilitary Park and funds will have to be found for
the western bypass.
— Revenue gharing is dead and won't be revived by the
Democratic Congress.
— The Iranian arms deal may hurt the prospects for
U. S. aid to the freedom fighters in Nicaragua.
— He is more upset that the U. S. was saying one thing
and doing another in the Iranian arms situation than he
is over lack of advance consultation with Congress about
the matter.
— Press attempts to compare the Iranian arms and aid
to Contras issue to Watergate of the early 1970 s *‘are overly
ambitious.”
— The controversy between the Air Force and Lockheed
Georgia Corp., Marietta, will likely die a quiet death this
ear.
’ — The Strategic Defense Initiative, called **Star Wars"’
by some of its critics, will have “rough sledding" in Con
gress this year.
— A problem still exists of military projects constant
ly being researched but never put in production.
The entire interview with Rep. Darden, conducted by
see DARDEN, page 15-A
(Editor’s Note: Following is
a review of news stories in
Chattooga County during the
July through December, 1986
period. A condensation of the
January through June, 1986
stories was published in last
week’s edition of The News).
* * *
JULY
* Chattooga County's
farmers were fiven temporary
relief from a drought by a few
showers.
* The State Crime
Laboratory determined that
blood found at the home and in
the car of Annette Campbell
Dodd was human. No trace of
the Summerville woman had
been found since she disap
peared last ,‘}:pril.
* Linda Espy and Faye
Gilreath were named winners
of the Chattooga Sescfuicenten
nial commission's logo and
slogan contests.
* Local city officials were
The Summerville News
Fire Protection, U.S. Highway 27 Widening
unenthused about a speech by
Gov. Joe Frank Harris denying
that ‘‘two Georgias’’ — one
poor and the other rich — exist.
* Menlo's fire insurance
rating was lowered due to in
creased fire protection.
* Little heat was produced
at a political forum held in
Pennville.
* A New Chattooga County
map arrived.
* The second Old Timer's
baseball game, originally in
itiated by Summerville Mayor
Sewell Cash, was held in the
city.
* Commissioner _Harry
Powell failed to open two bids
on several proposed paving
projects. He later decided to
seek new bids.
* Trion, Chattooga
students showed improvement
on state test scores.
* Chattooga County's
Board of Education approved
a $9.7-million budget E)r the
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA — THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1987
FOR MENLO SEWER SYSTEM
Best Gives City
SIOO,OOO Grant
Menlo Mayor Theresa
Canada announced Tuesday
ni%ht that Best Manufacturing
will donate SIOO,OOO to the
Menlo sewer system project
after it is completed.
Mayor Canada reported the
pledge from Best Manufactur
ing %o. owner Neal Tillotson
and William Irmscher, general
manager, at the monthly Coun
cil meeting.
According to Mrs. Canada,
the sewer system will allow
Best to expand its Menlo
operation to employ an addi
tional 90 to 100 persons.
PLEASED
“We are very pleased with
the announcement,”’ Mrs.
Canada said. “‘ln addition to
the SIOO,OOO donation, Best
will purchase new equipment
for the expansion. %his is a
tremendous help to the citizens
of Menlo.”
Menlo is also currently
seeking grants and the help of
the governor's discretionary
fund in an attempt to finance
its J)roposed sewerage system
and waste treatment facility.
““""Bids “for the project ran
some $677,000 over the sl.l
million budget. The bid open
ing was Dec. 17.
The Council is now sear
ching for approximately
$400,000 from various sources
to continue the nroject.
Cowan To Speak
At Chamber Meet
Harry Cowan, manager of
the Southeastern Region of the
U. S. Chamber of (Jgolmmerce,
will be the speaker at the an
nual banquet of the Chattooga
County Chamber next week.
The banquet will be held at
7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, in
the Chattooga High School
Cafetorium.
Reservations still may be
made today for the dinner
meeting by calling 857-4033.
Bill Kinzy, Trion school
superintendent, will assume of
fice as the Chamber's new
president, succeeding Hugh
Henderson, Summerville.
COWAN
Cowan works out of the
region's office in Atlanta,
where he and his staff serve as
consultants to local and state
chambers of commerce, trade
see COWAN, page 14-A
coming year.
* Lyerly approved a new
water line along Holland Road.
* Local o%ficials asked
residents to reduce their use of
water due to the drought.
* Use of a paper ballot in all
elections in 1986 appeared like
ly since no action had been
taken to purchase a com
puterized voting system.
* Republican Congressional
candidate Joe Morecraft
visited Chattooga County.
» Summervilfe‘s City goun
cil approved a $4.5-million
budget, along with an agree
ment for the city to supply
utilities to a proposed state
prison at Pennvilfia. The city
also implemented a voluntary
water cutback plan due to the
drou%\t.
* Divers packed sandbags
around the dam at Trion in an
effort to raise the water level of
the ChattooFa River, which
serves Riegel Textile Corp.
Lyerly Firm Closes
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TAXES UP
The Council voted
unanimously to raise city pro
perty tax g;om four to five
mills due to an increase in city
exFenses. The one-mill increase
will bring in an additional
$2,941 in revenue, according to
city clerk Pat Shipley, and will
offset a $2,671 increase in the
city’s liability, car and proper
ty insurance. The Council also
considered, in discussion prior
to voting, that no fegeral
Revenue gharing funds will be
received this year.
The millage rate had been
at five mills as recently as
Recreation Fee
System Possible
Some sort of fee system for
non-city residents appears like-
Ig unless Chattooga- Count
ommissioner Harry Powefi
finances a substantial part of
the Summerville Recreation
Department's budget for 1957.
That seemed to be the con
census of opinion by the Sum
merville Recreation Board 1t
its monthly meeting Tues@y
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MADE HEADLINES IN 1986
1979, according to the city
clerk and was lowered by the
Council.
The Council unanimously
approved an addendum to the
city water and sewer ordinance
to comply with Farmers Home
Administration regulations.
The addendum provides that
the city will not furnish water
to any person free of charge
and that businesses will pay an
availability charge of $6 per
month, plus $1 per thousand
gallons of water used. Residen
tial charges are 84 for
availability plus $1 per thou
see BEST, page 14-A
evening. However, the panel
pos:gghed developing a
recific fee ,sg:tem to be recom
“‘mended to the City Council un
fi%f:er a meeting by Charles
Elsberry, board chairman, with
Powell this week.
CALLED MEET
A meeting of the board was
expected to be called this week
after a response is received
from Powell. The commis
sioner's decision was to deter
mine what sort of recommenda
tion will be presented to next
Monday mfht's meeting of the
Mayor and Council.
Guinn Hankins, a city coun
cilman and member of the
recreation panel, said the city's
operations budget is $400,000
and he felt the board should
consider seeking $200,000 from
Powell.
Ralph Stanley, recreation
director, had said at the final
meeting of 1986 that more than
70 percent of the department’s
participants are non-city
residents.
Hankins said he thought
Powell might offer $25,000 to
the city, about the same
amount as the county has been
providing in thepast. Hankins
deemed that amount
inadequate.
$75,000?
“If you get $75,000, you'll
be doing fine,"’ said Jessie
Mann, another member of the
recreation board. ‘“To jump
from $25,000 to half the
budget, you're probably going
to turn him (Powell) off com
pletely.” She also warned that
the county might want
see RECREATION, page 5-A
* Life Line, an emergency
response system operated by
Chattooga Hospital, reached
its goal of 20 subscribers.
* Menlo hosted the annual
Fiddler's Convention.
* A hearing was held on
widening Highway 337 bet
ween Chelsea and the Walker
County line. The hearing was
sponsored by the Georgia
Department of Transportation.
* A freak storm caised
heavy damage to trees in Sum
merville ang almost killed a
64-year-old man with a lightn
ing bolt.
* A new motel prorosal for
Summerville was outlined.
* The state announced it
would award $15,000 to Chat
tooga County to pay for a se
cond 1984 audit.
* Commissioner Powell said
he was uncertain about what
action to take on the second
paving bids he received.
* Plans to widen U. S.
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LYERLY. PENNVILLE HOMES
Fire Deaths Prevented
A television set and a bark
ing dog may have prevented
several fire fatalities at two
locations within Chattooga
County Tuesday.
A Lyerly man narrowly
escaped through a window in
his burning house shortly after
noon Tuesday and members of
a Pennville family awakened
by the frantic barking of a pet
dog earlier that morning found
their home in flames.
The home of Mr. and Mrs.
Ricky Busby, Highway 114
just north ofy Lyerly, received
extensive damage in a blaze at
12:59 p.m. Tuesday.
SAW FLAMES
Busby said he had been in
bed about an hour when he
awakened himself by coughing.
The bedroom was filled with
smoke. He opened a window to
get some fresh air and saw
smoke and flames coming from
the front of his home.
“Three guys in a construc-
Highway 27 were outlined in a
hearing at Cedartown, attend
ed by several Chattooga
Countians.
* Chattooga's Hospital
Authority approved a revised
budget of $2.9-million.
* The City of Trion lowered
its tax rate and adopted a
deficit budget of $3.5-million.
* Author Bob Baker ad
dressed the quarterly meeting
of the Chattooga County Ses
quicentennial Commission.
* A total of 9,275 people
registered for the Aug. 12
general primary.
AUGUST
* Local drought-striken
farmers received their first gift
of hay from their Midwestern
comrades.
. * A second summer storm
hit Summerville but caused
much less damage than the
first.
* Pypblic Service Commis
Doing It For Fun
.-See Page 7-A
FIREMEN POUR WATER INTO BURNING HOUSE
Lyerly, Summerville Departments Responded
tion truck stopg)ed and helped
me out the window,’" he adtfed.
“They knew I couldn’t get
back through the house.
They're not here now. I guess
they left.”
' Neighbors, meanwhile, had
called the fire department. The
Lyerly Volunteer Fire Depart
ment responded to the alarm
first and called for backup help
from the Summerville Fire
Department. Four fire trucks
| ha(s) answered the alarm before
Powell Still In Hospital
Chattooga County Commis
sioner Harry Powell, who was
hospitalized on Tuesday night,
Dec. 30, is expected to be
dismissed from Bloyd Medical
Center this weekend.
Mrs. Elizabeth Powell, the
commissioner's wife, said
Wednesday doctors indicated
sioner Billy Lovett campaign
ed for Republican congres
sional candidate Joe Morecraft.
* Chattooga County's
Library boarg turned down
any prorosal to affiliate with a
regional library.
* Chattooga's Grand Jury
indicted 39 people.
* County and city water
supplies remained stable
despite the drought.
* James H. “Sloppy” Floyd
Park added 10 pedaY boats.
* County's unemployment
rate showed an increase.
* Re(f. Johnny Crawford
defeated Carl Morrison and
David Hartline without a
runoff. Chattooga school board
members Joel (%ook and Leon
King defeated Charles Tudor
and Dee Millican, respectively.
* Cobb County inmates
boarded at the Chattooga
County Jail said they disliked
food served at the jail. Sheriff
Gary McConnell said he saw
PRICE 20c¢
] the fire was extinguished.
Busby escaped barefooted
and wearing shorts and a short
sleeved shirt.
WORRIED
Neighbors also called his
wife, Dona, who is employed at
Best Manufacturing Co.,
Menlo. She was frantic with
worry because she knew her
husband was supposed to be
home asleep. When she arrived
home to see her residence in
see FIRE, page 14-A
that he may be able to come
home by Saturday or Sunday.
She said some wheezing was
noted in one lung earlier this
week and must be cleared up
before he is dismissed.
Powell apparently has been
suffering from a bout with
influenza.
nothing wrong with the food.
* Commissioner Harry
Powell said he doubted the sur
vival of a number of city and
county programs due to the
end of federal Revenue Sharing
funds.
* Summerville postponed
setting this year’s tax rate un
til September.
* Former county auditor
said there was nothing sinister
about differences in two
separate 1984 county audits;
the firm just had more informa
tion for the second audit than
it did for the first.
* The Community Forum *
proposal was dropped and the
Chattooga school board in
dicated it would try to sell the
old Summerville ?:mior High
complex.
* Several candidates failed
to comply with financial and
campaign disclosure laws in
Chattooga County.
seq) FIRE, page 8-A 3