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The Summerville News, Thursday, March 12, 1987
State Court Arraignment
Several cases were disposed
of Monday during a special ar
raigiment in Chattooga Coun
-3 tate Court. Several cases
so were disposed of prior to
Monda%"s arraignment by
Jndge .J. Espy.
ntering pleas of innocent
and askinf for non-jury trials
were the following:
Timothy H. Brown, Trion,
charged with driving under the
influence of intoxicants (DUI);
Sheila Blackmon, Trion, charg
ed with shoplifting and
destroying, concealing or
removing property sub{;ect toa
security interest; Roy Battles,
Centre, Ala., DUI; Max Allen
Black, Mentone, Ala., DUI;
William G. Cook Jr., Trion,
DUI; Benjamin F. Smith, Sum
merville, simple battery; and
Marvin W. Thomas, Thomson,
DUI
Enteriffg pleas of innocent
and asking for a jury trial in
their cases were the following:
Beverly F. Brown, Penn
ville, criminal trespass; James
J. Becker Jr., Menlo, theft by
taking; Ava Hines, Summer
ville fite. 1, criminal trespass;
Wiliam E. Jackson, LaFayette,
DUI; Grady L. Love, Menlo,
DUI; Ronnie L. Millican, Sum
merville, DUI; Louie W. Stan
field, Mableton, DUI; and
Dickey Turnmire, Summer
ville, l{unting at night with a
light, hunting from a motor
vehicle, hunting from a public
road, two counts of pointing a
gun at another and being a par
ty to a crime.
Posting cash bonds earlier
were the f%llowin :
Carlina gHitcl’xcock.
Unadilla, criminal trespass,
$165; Marvin Johnson, Trion,
destruction, removal or con
cealment of property subject to
a security interest, $99; Stan
ford Black, Lyerly Rte. 1, sim
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(404) 734-3209
P. O. Box 271 (404) 734-2554
Trion, Georgia 30753 (404) 734-3661
The annual meeting of the members of
First Federal Savings and Loan Associa
tion of Summerville, Georgia will be held
at the home office of the Association on
East Washington Street, in Summerville,
Georgia at 2:00 o’'clock p.m. on the 18th
day of March, 1987.
PUBLIC NOTICE
CLOSING OF NORTH HIX STREET
FROM ROSEWAY CIRCLE NORTH TO
DEADEND AT MARTIN STREET
Public Notice is given by the City of
Summerville, Georgia that during the
Regular March meeting of the Mayor and
City Council of the City of Summerville a
petition was approved for the temporary
closing of North Hix Street from Roseway
Circle North to the Deadend at Martin
Street.
Effective Wednesday, April Ist, 1987
North Hix Street will be closed to all traf
fic and barricades erected.
CITY OF SUMMERVILLE A
Milton Circle Summerville
New Energy Saving One and Two Bedroom Apart
ments. Located Nice Quiet Area. Washer & Dryer
Hookups. Central Heat and Air.
Carpeted With Stove and Refrigerator. References and
Deposit Required.
— NO PETS —
CALL 857-4333 FOR APPOINTMENT
EQUAL HOUSING
gle assault, $99; Larry Wayne
hapman, LaFayette, att.emg
tinget.o elude officers, $277;
Robert Lee Jones, Fort Payne,
Ala.,, DUI, $330; Henry J.
Persche, Perryton, Texas,
DUI, $330; Freddie Dewey
Sutton, Marietta, huntintg from
a vehicle and hunting from a
wblic road, $660 total; Mary
illiams, two counts of writinf
bad checks, $291.84 total;
David Wayne Romine, Trion,
possessing illegally killed
wildlife, $442.20; ams, Herbert
W. Woodall, Centre, Ala., hun
ting at night with a light,
$302.50.
Enterinfi guilty pleas prior
to this week's special arraign
ment were the following:
Robert Johnson, hunting
from a P{)ublic road, $330 fine;
C. L. Holbrooks, Cloudland,
hunting from a public road,
$330 fine; Beronica Hamer,
Chattanooga, Tenn., theft by
bringing stolen property into
the state, released for time
served since Jan. 13; John
Hamilton Bailey, Summerville,
theft by taking, released for
time served since October,
1986; Joe Campbell, Trion,
DUI, $330 fine; Patricia
Graham, Centre, Ala., DUI,
$330 fine; Randall Ervin
Brown, Trion, DUI, $330 fine;
Edith Dillard, Rome, DUI,
$330 fine; Robert L. Everett,
Summerville, DUI, 12 months
probation plus 200 hours
public service at the senior
citizens center; Jackie D.
Parker Jr., Summerville, DUI,
12 months Erobation plus 250
hours public service at the
senior citizens center; and
Bruce W. Barr, Huntington
Beach, Calif., DUI, $330 %ine.
In Monday action, Janice
Durham, Sunbright, Tenn.,
entered a plea of nolo conten
dre (no contest) to DUI charges
and was fined $330. Britten F,
Tate, Cloudland, entered a nolo
contendrearlea to DUI charges
and was also fined $330.
Eddie Larrl{ Williams,
Summerville Rte. 3, had
charges of destroying, remov
ing or concealing property sub
ject to a security interest nol
prossed (not prosecuted) and
Baid $99 in court costs. Ralph
onald McGraw, Lyerly Rte.
1, paid a cash bond of $165 on
a criminal trespass charge.
’l‘roy McNeese, LaFayette Rte.
2, pled nolo contendre to a DUI
charge and was fined $330. Ed
die fie Pursley, Summerville
Rte. 3, pled guilty to DUI
charges and was fined $330.
A% Palmour Jr. is the new
State Court solicitor.
Juvenile
Charged In
Robbery
! A 16-year-old suspect was
| still in the Rome Youth
{ Development Center Wednes
| day after being charged with
‘ agbggavated assault and armed
robbery in connection with an
assault last week on a 62-year
' old Summerville woman.
| Summerville police Chief
Arlen Thomas said the
Koungster entered the victim's
ome on Commerce Street
| March 4 armed with a
screwdriver. The youth
assaulted and attempted to
rape the woman, who resisted
and was injured in the process,
1 Thomas said.
The juvenile then took the
woman's pocketbook and purse
and left the house, reports said.
Sgt. Mark Underwood ar
rested the juvenile and
recovered the stolen items, said
| Chief Thomas.
g BURGLARY
: The home of Nickolas Bar
| ton, 14 Pink Dogwood Ln.,
Summerville, was %‘:lrglarized
| last week, said Sgt. Under
| wood. Listed as missing were
a .44 caliber revolver valued at
| $279, a gold chain and sand
| dollar valued at $2lO and a but
cher knife.
A citizens band radio and
booster valued at $560 were
reported stolen from the car of
Amos Davis, 404 Cherry St.,
Summerville, last week, said
Summerville police.
A Menlo man was charged
with disorderly conduct Satur
| day after allegedly harassing
two women at the Huddle
House, Lyerly Highway at
Rome Boulevard, said Sgt.
James Pierce. Arrested was
Atlas Hudgins, 41 Wilmont
St., Menlo. He was later releas
ed on bond.
| Someone broke in a vacant
| house .owned by Marnell
Weems at 516 S. Union St. in
late February or early March
by breaking out a window on a
back porch, said officer Monroe
| Mathis. A light in a stove oven
| was broken, reports said, and
| the thief apparently cut his
| hand during the incident
| because police found blood
dripped in the house and on the
porch.
SHERIFF’S
Among arrests made by the
sheriff’s office during the past
week were the following:
— Carol Denise Meloche,
29, 37 Lyerly St., Summerville,
was charged on March 4 with
cruelty to children. She was
released on $5,000 bond.
— Cricket Vivian Green, 26,
59 11th St., Trion, was charg
ed with theft by shopliftin
last week and released on $50%
bond.
— Chester Blackmon, 22,
Lyerly Rte. 1, was charged
with theft by shoplifting last
week and also released on SSOO
bond.
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4-H Members Attend District Meet
A total of 75 4-H Cloverleaf members will
attend district meet competition Satur
day at Armuchee High School. The fifth
and sixth grade students will participate
in Cloverleaf District Project Achieve
ment competition. Faith Romine, third
Minister May Be Retried
from front page
older girl testified Tuesday,
March 3, in the case. Tgle
younger girl said she had in
itially been afraid to report the
incidents because she was fear
ful no one would believe her
word over that of a preacher.
The older girl said Parker had
tried to touch her intimately
but she had brushed his hand
away and refused to look when
ihe said he exposed himself to
er.
The February-March term
of Chattooga Superior Court
ended Friday witg one acquit
tal and one conviction in the
same trial.
CONVICTION
Asst. Dist. Atty. Susan
Surratt obtained a conviction
on theft b¥ taking charges
against imothy Brian
Hamilton, 23, Rome, in connec
tion with the theft of a dia
mond ring from Fuller Jewelr
Co., Summerville. The thei}é
took place last Oct. 29. Reports
at the time indicated the ring
was worth $5,900.
Judge Loggins sentenced
Hamilton to 10 years with
eight years of that sentence to
be served in prison.
INNOCENT
However, the jury found
Hamilton's co-defendant in the
case, John Wayne Donaldson,
also of Rome, innocent of theft
by taking charges in connec
tion with the missing ring.
The Hamilton-Donalgson
trial began Thursday morning
after the Parker tn'al' had been
completed late Wednesday
afternoon.
The Hamilton-Donaldson
jury deliberated only about 30
minutes at noon Friday before
convictinfi Hamilton and ac
quitting Donaldson.
In other criminal cases
disposed of during the two
week term, Leroy Binkley and
Robert M. Noles pled guilty to
two counts of violating the
Georgia Controlled Substances
Act %CSA).
Judge Loggins sentenced
Binkley to five years probation
and he was ordered to pay a
$2,500 fine. Noles also was
ordered to pay a $2,500 fine
and to serve five years on
probation.
DROPPED
Charges of first degree ar
son were dropped against Ron
nie Lamar Brewster when the
alleged victim in the case said
she didn't wish to prosecute.
A charge of first degree
forgery against Edna Croy
Frazier was nol prossed (not
prosecuted) and sie led guil
ty to misdemeanor cfiarges of
theft by deception. She receiv
ed 12 months probation and
was ordered to pay $569 in
restitution, court costs and at
torney fees.
ESCAPEE
James Keith Goins, 20,
Dade County, pled guilty last
week to charges of escape,
burglary and theft by taking in
connection with an escape by
Goins and two other inmates
from the Chattooga County
Jail in August, 1986. An in
terference i with governGment
roperty charge against Goins
Iv)vasP nol};,)rossgd. 'lie other two
inmates, Arnold Neil Avans,
23, Chattanooga, Tenn., and
Raymond Jeffery McGuire, 20,
Fayetteville, pled guilty earlier
to the escape charges and were
sentenced %y Judge Loggins.
Goins received 12 years
with eight to serve in prison
after his plea last week.
David Steven Henderson
pled guilty to violating the
GCSA, possession of a firearm
by a convicted felony and be
ing a habitual violator. A
misdemeanor charge that
Henderson was carrying a con
cealed weapon was nol prossed.
Judge Loggins sentenced
Hengerson to 10 years with
four to be served in prison.
from left, Fives a demonstration on
preparing lemonade. From left are
Heather Carter, Nikki Fisher, Miss
Romine and Christopher Atkins. (Staff
Photo by Kay Abbott).
FRAUD
Tammy Hulsey pled guilty
to a felony accusation of fraud
in obtaining public assistance
and Medicaid after a false
statement charge was nol pro
ssed. She was placed on 12
months probation and ordered
to pay restitution of $2,009.67.
Talmadge H. Lewis éwled
guilty to two charges of driv
ing under the influence of in
toxicants and two counts that
he was a habitual violator. He
was sentenced to five years
prison on the habitual violator
charges and 12 months on the
DUI counts, all to be served
concurrently.
Two more suspects round
ed up last December after a six
month undercover operation
also pled guilty to charges of
violating the GCSA last week.
Larry London, 29, Fourth
Avenue, Summerville, and
Wayne ‘‘Rat” London, Sum
merville, each received 10 years
on each count with six to be
served in prison. The sentences
are to run concurrently. _
16 CHARGED
Sixteen people were charg
ed during the operation last
year. One case resulted in a
mistrial and a suspect was
found innocent in one case
while a number arrested in the
December raids pled guilty to
drug charges.
March Designated
Clean-Up Month
March has been designated
as Project Clean-Up Month in
Chattooga County by the
Summerville-Trion Optimist
Club. The local club yearl
designates the month of K’larcK
to urge citizens to clean-up,
spruce-up their own property
as well as public property near
their homes and businesses.
According to project chair
man Charles Farrar, ‘““We urge
and need the full cooperation of
all citizens of Chattooga Coun
ty to hel{) beautify the county
for ourselves, tourists who visit
our county and prospective in
dustry.”
Citizens are urged by the
club to use dumpsters that the
county furnishes. If the dump
sters are filled, please take your
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Notice of Right
- Ege
To Nominate By Petition
The Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) is ac
cepting nominations for County Committee elec
tions for the Chattooga and Floyd County Area
Committee. This notice is issued to inform eligi
ble voters of the right to nominate candidates by
petition. Copies of the petition and instructions
on its completion can be obtained from your local
FmHA office.
Persons nominated should be currently engaged
in the operation of a farm, have their principal far
ming operation within the County or area in which
activities of the County or area Committee are car
ried out, derive the principal part of their income
from farming (that is more than 50 percent of their
gross income must come from agriculture produc
tion), be a citizen of the United States or an alien
lawfully admitted to the United States for perma
nent residence, not have an FmHA insured or
guaranteed loan, and be well qualified for commit
tee work. Nominations must be received in the
Summerville County Office no later than March 19,
1987. FmHA committee elections are open to all
eligible voters without regard to race, color,
religion, national origin, age, political affiliation,
marital status, sex, and/or handicap.
Harvey Eu%:ane Mitchell
pled guilty to habitual violator
and DUI charges and received
five years probation, provided
he pays a fine by Aug. 14.
Jimmy Leslie Reece pled
guilty to habitual violator
charges and was sentenced to
five years probation plus a
S9OO fine.
Randolph Shropshire Jr.
?led guilty to first degree
orgery and was sentenced to
five years probation plus a fine.
Charges of DUI, escape and
being a fiabitual violator filed
against Tony Ray Staehly were
nol prossed.
THEFT
Max Wilson 11 filed guilty
to theft by taking charges and
two more accusations, simple
battery and theft, and was
sentenced to serve five years in
prison and five years on
probation.
Several charges against
Dickey Turnmire were nol pro
ssed in Superior Court and sent
to State Court. They include
possession of a firearm by a
convicted felon, hunting dveer
at night with the aid of a light,
hunting deer from a vehicle and
hunting deer from a public
road. However, DUI and
habitual violator charges were
still pending against Turnmire
in Superior Court.
§arbage to the landfill which is
ree for county citizens to use.
People are especially urged not
to dump trash outside the
dumpsters if they are full and
not to dump large objects out
side the containers.
“The club plans to take one
week and clean unsi%htly coun
ty roads which will be coor
dinated with the sheriff's
department, Farrar continued.
The club also donated litter
bags to be given free to the
pu%lic and can be obtained at
county car washes and local car
dealerships.
““We really need the help of
our county citizens to clean up
their property and the public
Kroperty in front of their
omes to help beautify our sur
roundings,” he concluded.
Legal Notices
GEORGIA, CHATTOOGA COUNTY
‘All creditors of the estate of Martin Davis
Bartlett, late of said County, deceased are
hereby notified to render their demands to the
undor‘%nod according to law and all persons
indebted to said estate are required to make
immediate lplgmenl to me. This 26th day of
Fobru-‘r;y. 987,
Annie Bartlett
Trion, Ga.
3-26 p
CITATION
GEORGIA, CHATTOOGA COUNTY
PROBATE COURT
ETHEL M. MURPHY'S application to set
aside certain property as Twelve Months' Sug
port from estate oI DEED D. MURPHY,
deceased, having been filed, all l]’):rsoms are
hereby cited to show cause on or before 10:00
a.m. on April 6, 1987, why said application
should not be granted. :
All objections must be in writing, “mnfi
forth the frounds of any such objections, an:
must be filed at or before the hearing.
February 20, 1987
Jon M. Payne, Judge of the Probate
Court
3-26 p
CITATION
STATE OF GEORGIA,
COUNTY OF CHATTOOGA
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
HELEN OVERSTREET, having applied
for permanent letters of administration uron
the estate of RUBY B. GASS, deceased, late
of said county, this is to notify creditors and
next of kin wl')e and appear at my office within
the time allowed by law, and show cause, if any
they can, why permanent letters of administra
tion should not be granted to HELEN
OVERSTREET, on the estate of RUBY B.
GASS. deceased, which application will be
l('n:enrd at the regular April term, 1987 of this
ourt.
Witness my hand and official signature,
If you're 18 through 21 years old and unemployed
we can help you get a job. The Coosa Valley
Private Industry Council is sponsoring a 2-week
employment training course with jobs available to
those who complete the training. These are per
manent jobs with a solid Northwest Georgia com
pany. Excellent paying benefits. To qualify you
must be a Georgia resident and meet eligibility re
quirements. Jobs are also available for adults in
this area. For more information call 857-6630 to
day. il s B e e
(10) New Case 580 Super E wheel loader Backhoes
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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Remco Equipment
Ringgold, GA.
' (404) 935-2378
Nights and Sundays (404) 861-4914 or 891-9522
Opportunity
Federated Guaranty Insurance Company will be open
ing an office in Summerville soon. Federated Guaranty
is a multi-line insurance company owned and operated
by the Alabama Farm Bureau Insurance Company. We
offer auto, home, and life insurance at very com
petitive rates. We will be hiring two people to work as
agents with our company in Summerville. We offer a
guaranteed salary, hospital and life insurance and an
opportunity to earn an excellent income. We will be in
terviewing at the Farmers and Merchants Bank Com
munity Room between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 5:00
p.m. on Friday, March 20th, 1987.
If you need additional information please call
205-638-4251 and ask for Wayne Hawkins or Sheila
Hurtt.
SATURDAY, MARCH 14 - 10:00 AM.
ROME, GEORGIA
LOCATION: Riverside Industrial Park, Chatillon
Road and North Rome Bypass.
PARTIAL LIST OF EQUIPMENT:
* TRACTORS PLOWS « BAILERS « MOWERS
* BUSH HOGS « FARM EQUIPMENT « TRAILERS
* PICKUP TRUCKS HARROWS « COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT
¢ Gravity Flow Wagon With Side Delivery Auger
e 4586 Int. Tractor - 4-Wheel Drive and 3 Point Hitch
e 780 Int. H/D Off-Set Harrow - 14 Ft. Wide
e Ford 4000 Diesel Tractor * Leaf Vacuum
* Bottom Plow With 3 Point Hitch e Hay Rake
e 1969 White Road Tractor ¢ Steam Jenney
e 1974 Diamond Red Tractor * 4-Wheel Farm Tractor
o Fertilizer Spreader ¢ 3-Truck Camper Tops
PLUS MANY, MANY MORE ITEMS
Now Taking Equipment on Consignment - Call Today!
Yes — We're having a big farm and commercial equipment sale
just for you, the farmer and commercial equipment buyer and
seller. If you are a dealer or an individual who would like to put
some equipment in this sale, then call our office today for com
plete details!
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this 26th d“' of February, 1987.
Jon M. Payne, Probate Judge, Chat
tooga County, Georgia
3-26 p
Hotline
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table, or should you set it
there? And after you've done
that, should you use a comma
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If such dilemmas trouble
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The Grammar Hotline will
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