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MAYOR CASH (L) TALKS WITH GEN. GRIFFIN
At Booster Breakfast Tuesday
Guard To Be Elite Unit
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ing the Chamber breakfast.
sl-MILLION
He said the unit can be ex
pected to briniabout $300,000
to the area each year in salaries
and purchases. With a
“multiplier factor” of 2.5 or
2.8, that will amount to a boost
to the Chattooga economy of
around sl-million, he said.
The general's respon
sibilities also include being
director of the Georgia
Emergency Management
Agency and stace director of
Seqective Service, as well as be
ing head of the Georgia Army
and Air National Guard.
Referring to his duties as
Selective Service chief, General
Griffin said, ‘‘The modern ar
my is working but I don't know
if we can afford it.” The
military’s manpower pool is
shrinking, he said, and it may
be necessary to restore the
draft in future years.
108 PERCENT
The Georgia Army Na
tional Guard last week was 108
percent of its authorized
strength and it is considered
“‘one of the finest in the United
States,”” the general said. It
now has the modern M-1
Abrams battle tank and the
Bradley fighting vehicle, he
said, because of its efficiency
and high state of readiness.
The Guard often receives the
most modern equipment ahead
of active units, he added.
Two-thirds of the Georgia
Guard is in the Rapid Deploy
ment Force (RDF), he pointed
out, adding that about fialf the
army’s component strength is
in Guard and Reserve units. It
would be impossible to fight
another war without bringin
into action those units, he saicfi
The Air Guard unit at Dob
bins Air Force Base, Marietta,
has 24 F-15 fighters, he said,
and they fly all over the world.
The other is an air cargo unit,
he added.
72 HOURS
The Air Guard units have
to be ready to go anywhere in
the world within 72 hours, he
said. They can only recruit to
fill vacancies, so they are never
over 100 percent of their
authorized strength, General
Griffin added.
The 40,000 Emergency
Management volunteers
aroung Georgia are “the real
patriots,”” he said, pointing out
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instances where the units have
¥rovided services to their
ellow Georgians, including
help with the haylift operation
during last summer’s grou_ght.
The general discussed re
cent racial conflict in Cumming
and Forsyth County, sayin
the incident proved the Guarg
could organize and handle a
massive operation in less than
72 hours. He pointed out that
County Officers
To Get Pay Hike
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Georgia Bureau of Investiga
tion to the Revenue Depart
ment, the Chattooga solon
said. Past inspections have
taken up to six weeks after be
ing sought, he indicated, and
the Revenue commissioner has
promised that red tape involv
ed in the procedure will be cut
and the grocess speeded up
considerably.
FUEL TAX
The 22-cent fuel tax pro
posal appeared to be (I;ad
Tuesday, Crawford said,
because of a disagreement bet
ween Lt. Gov. Zell Miller and
MEN 17-35
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for each year of Guard service,
he said. Recruits will also be
eligible for a Georgia Direct
Student Loan of up to SBOO per
year.
Area recruits will also be
eligible to apply for 20 annual
state scholarships to North
Georgia Military College, he
said. Local state legislators
make the nominations and two
students from each of the
state’'s 10 Congressional
districts will be sefiected by a
College committee once per
year.
Guardsmen in Georgia have
been averaging $12,000 in part
time income during their entire
six-year stint in addition to
othéer benefits, Colonel Nesbitt
said.
LT. COL. NESBITT (L) AT ROTARY MEETING
Discusses Recruitment With Al Palmour Jr.
the Georgia Bureau of In
vestigation was the lead agen
cy in the affair.
Guardsmen on duty in
Cumming ate at 5:45 a.m. on
Jan. 24 and didn’'t have
anything but water until 7 p.m.
that night because massive
traffic jams prevented supplies
of food from reaching the
troops. The soldiers were *“still
House Speaker Tom Murphy
over whether action by the
Senate was proper.
The Senate had tagged the
tax hike on a House bill modi
fying the special purpose local
option sales tax. But Speaker
Murphy ruled the amendment
not germane (or related to) the
original House bill. "I"he sales
tax bill would have'allowéd
voters in a county to cast
ballots on more than one pro
ject to be financed by a local
option sales tax. At the present
time, they may vote on roads
and bridges, or buildings, but
not both at the same time. The
modified legislation would
have allowe(F a vote on both
types of projects.
Unless the Senate has a
“‘last minute change of heart,”
Crawford said, the sales tax bill
modification is also dead for
the session.
WELFARE REFORM
On another issue, Crawford
praised legislation that will
allow a welfare family of three
persons, for example, to earn
up to SIOO per month and still
receive some public assistance.
The measure should help pre
vent the splitting of families
and encourage people to get off
public assistance, he said. At
this point, families receiving
such aid have it cut off if they
earn any money.
Crawford said he voted
against a bill that could result
in increasing the terms of state
legislators from two to four
years, although it passed the
House. The issue was on the
ballot several years ago and it
was overwhelmingly gefeated.
he said. ‘I don't think
anything has changed.”
Although he isn't too pleas
ed with the new federal tax
“reform’’ law, the Chattooga
legislator said he voted to
bring the state's tax laws in
compliance with federal
statutes to keep Georgians
from having, in essence, to
“keep two sets of books™ for
the two branches of govern
ment. It is su;{posed to be
“revenue neutral,” he said. It
also increases personal exemp
tions for children from S7OO to
$1,500 and sets standard
deductions for joint filers at
$3,000 and $2,300 for single
heads of household. It is
estimated that 50,000 of the
state's ‘‘working poor’’ won't
have to pay any income tax
when the changes take effect.
DEDUCTIONS GONE
The legislation removes
deductions for sales tax, in
terest on consumer loans,
medical expenses, some mor
tage costs and many business
deductions.
The state legislation,
however, allows a $4,000 exclu
sion for retired or disabled in
dividuals, a deduction for
benefits earned through state
retirement systems and a
deduction for minority
contractors.
Crawford also said he voted
for a Senate bill, which passed
the House, to require a girl
under age 18 who seeks an
abortion to prove that she has
notified her parents. A minor
would be required to bring one
of her parents to an abortion
professional” at the end of the
day, he said.
A total of 1,700 riot
equipped Guardsmen was on
duty in the town by 7:30 a.m.
Jan. 24, he said, and were “‘an
impressive sight.”” They are
capable of going to any area
and restoring order or Ereser
vir}g constitutional rights, he
said.
clinic or be accompanied by
another adult who could certify
that at least one parent had
been notified. A minor could
also petition Juvenile Court to
waive the notification
provision.
The Chattooga selon said
he voted against the retail
djyorc,ement%)ill. which passed
the House and Senate. It would
prohibit refiners from opening
more gasoline stations in
Georgia beginning in 1988
unless they lease them to in
dependent opetators. Crawford
said he felt the state should
stay out of the issue and allow
it to be resolved by private
enterprise.
CREDIT CARDS .
He voted to give credit card
issuers in Georgia freedom to
set their own fees and interest
rates. The House approved the
measure. Crawfors said more
than half the credit cards in use
in the state now come from out
side Georgia. Additional credit
card companies are expected to
move into the state, creating
thousands of jobs, as a result
of the bill, Crawford said.
The representative said he
voted for a House-passed bill
that would give members of
the boards OF directors of non
profit organizations immunity
from damage suits unless
gross, willful neglect was pro
ven. The bill affects only non
profit corporations, he said.
Rep. Crawford said he
voted fi)r a House-approved bill
that will make it easier for
citizens to obtain generic drugs
when they obtain prescriptions
from their physicians. Tfie bill
should save residents around
$lO-million a year, he said.
Crawford said he voted for
a bill to make it illegal to
display lewd bumper stickers
but the House-passed measure
was killed by the Georgia
Senate.
Four Attend
Panel Meet
The Chattooga County
Bicentennial Commission held
its first meeting recently at
Menlo City Hall.
TLI RN R o e
Commission Chairman
Theresa Canada announced
that Chattooga County held
the distinction of being one of
only two counties in the state
to be designated as a Bicenten
nial Community in honor of the
200th anniversary of the
United States constitution.
The committee received a pla
que in commemoration of the
honor.
Only 200 communities in
the nation will carry the title,
Mrs. Canada reported.
The committee made plans
to present a commemorative
plaque to the county in the
near future. Several projects to
celebrate the constitution
bicentennial were discussed,
according to Mrs. Canada.
Present for the meeting
were Mrs. Canada, Larry
Schlachter, Greg Espy and Jim
Simmons.
Firemen
Respond
To Calls
Summerville's Fire Depart
ment reseonded to several fires
last week.
Firemen extinguished a
%rass fire on Oil Mill Road at
2:34 p.m, last Thursday. They
had fought a fire near the same
location the previous day.
A call to the home of Oliver
Cargle, Little Sand Mountain,
was answered at 2 p.m. last
Thursday, where a problem
with fuef’ drums was reported.
Firemen were back at the sta
tion by 2:40 p.m.
They also extinguished a
woods and grass fire behind
Summerville Gardens Apart
ments, Bolling Road, Summer
ville, last Saturday afternoon.
The alarm was sounded at 4:08
p-m. and firemen were back at
the station by 4:28 p.m.
Smoking grease on a stove
was listed as the cause of a call
answered to the mobile home of
Ronald Bennett, Hawkins
Drive, at 7:06 p.m. last Sun
day. Firemen were back at the
station by 7:30 p.m.
Chained
Puppy
Poisoned
Someone poisoned a
plfippg chainedpin ayardin
Ellenburg Subdivision last
Friday night, according to
Dep. Lydia Robertson of
the Chattooga County
Sheriff's Office.
The puppy was owned
by Herbert Roberts, Sum
merville Rte. 1, and was
valued at SIOO, said Dep.
Robertson.
Roberts said he had
suspects in the case, accor
ding to reports.
(YRS YT TS
The Jerry Shaver family
would like to thank everyone in
the area who has prayed for us,
sent cards, flowers and gifts,
telephoned and visited during
this time of sickness. We are
greatful to be home. God has
richly blessed us with many
wonderful friends such as you.
May He bless you and supply
your needs.
In Christian love,
i Jerry and Dee Shaver
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Scouts Seeking More Recruits
Chattooga County has two |
of the best scout troops in the l
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Scouts Receive STAR Rank
Three members of Boy Scout Troop 101, Trion, have
received the distinction of STAR rank. The scouts were
recognized for their achievement Monday at the Trion
scout hut. Recipients, from left, are Willy Stewart, son
of Frank and Brenda Stéwart, Trion; Hollis
Southerland, son of Jack and Eileen Southerland, Trion;
and Jeremy Worsham, son of Bill and Kay Worsham,
Summerville. (Staff Photo by Kay Abbott).
Happy Ginthday,
St/ Goseph Whete
Stationed in Namsan, Korea
WE LOVE YOU!
(YOUR PRESENT IS ON ITS WAY)
—DAD AND MOM-—
The Summerville News, Thursday, March 12, 1987
Northwest Georgia Council,
vet few local boys are par-
Licigating in the program, ac
cording to district executive
Ed Harvey of the Boy Scouts
of America. P
“I cannot understand why
more boaI" do not take part in
the local scouting program,”
Harvey said.
Currently, there are two ac
tive troo?a in the county with
a total of only 28 boys.
“Troop 102 of Menlo has a
veteran scoutmaster in Tom
Brown as does Trion’s Troop
101 in Dwiiht Arden,” Harvey
said. “Both troops have ex
perienced assistant scout
masters as well.”
The assistant scoutmasters
are Bobby McDaniel, James
Snow and Skip Stewart.
“Scouting is small in Chat-
Looaia County, but it sure is a
qu e:iy program,”’ Harvey con
tinued. *“The ideals of scouti.ng
are the same they were 5
year}sl ago.fT}l\lere is* sti{l tht;
teaching of the principles o
God, country antl, fam.i.l;'. out
door skills and fun activities.
“If your son is at least 10%
years of age and enjoys out
door skills, scouting is just the
program,”’ said Skip Stewart.
““‘Summer camp, canoeing,
camping, hiking and archery
are just a few of the areas in
clu(fedv in the scouting pro
gram.”
The local scouting troops
will be contacting boys bet
ween the ages of 107 and 18 to
join scouting this year, accor
ding to Trion Scoutmaster
Dwight Arden. Troop 101
meets every Monday mgt in
the scout hut in Trion. Troop
102 meets each Tuesday night
in Menlo. For more informa
tion, call Brown at 862-2165,
Arden at 734-2575, or Stewart
at 734-2106.
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