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VOLUME CII - NUMI
Fond Memories Of ‘Christmas Past’
Stringed Berries, Paper Chains On Trees; Oranges In Fireside Stockings
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OAK VIEW RESIDENTS MARY DEMPSEY (L), GERTRUDE AKINS (C)
Visit With Volunteer Tinnie Hughes About Christmases Past
County
Police
Viewed
To Investigate
Litter, Abuse
Of Dumpsters
Chattooga County may
soon have a county police force
to investigate abuse to dump
sters and littering problems,
according to Commissioner
Hayry Powellz = 0 o
He is thinking about hiring
two officers to patrol the coun
ty’'s community dumpsters and
check litter for identification so
that violators may be pro
secuted, the comissioner said
late last week.
He apparently received en
couragement for the idea by
watching television news
reports of a similar ’lprogram in
the Chattanooga, Tenn., area.
Referring to duties of the
proposed county police, Powell
sai(i) their duties would include
goinfi “alon% the road and
check those bags that’s been
thrown out, too, and if they get
names in Chattanooga in that
bag it don't matter whose
name is on it, they get a SIOO
fine and three days picking up
garbage,” he continued.
There was no indication
see COUNTY, page 8-A
Jury Challenge Likely On Monday
Motions challenging the ar
ray of the August term Chat
tooga County Grand Jury and
the entire pool of trial jurors in
the county are expected to be
heard in Chattooga Superior
Court at 10 a.m. next Monday.
The issue of a public opinion
poll may also arise next week.
The motions were filed on
behalf of Jonathen Jarrells, the
30-year-old West Virginia man
who has been charged in the
slaying of an elderly Chat
toogaville woman and an
assault against her sister. Jar
rells has also been charged with
armed robbery in connection
with the Aug. 27 incident.
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YOUNGSTER GIVES BIG HUG TO SANTA AT CHATTOOGA MEMORIAL HOME
American Legion, VFW Sponsored Holiday Party: See Pages 1-B, 3-B
STATISTICS
Judge Joseph “Bo” Log
gins certified trial jury and
Grand Jury statistics durinlg_la
hearing last Monday. He
scheduFed an additiomfi' hear
ing in the case for Monday,
Jan. 4, 1988 to hear a defense
motion to sufivpress evidence
against Jarrells.
Loggins on Jan. 4 is also ex
pectetf to hear evidence on a
defense claim that the district
attorney's office has told two
prosecution witnesses not to
talk to defense lawyers. One of
the witnesses is Miss Lorraine
Elrod, 71, who survived the
Aug. 27 attack. Another is a
‘SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA — THURSDAY, Dfi CMBER 24, 1987
Georgia Bureau of Investiga
tion (GBI) assent. The district
attorney’s office has denied the
claim.
Jarrells is also scheduled to
be formall{ arrai%?ed next
Monday following the hearing
on the jury issues.
Jarrells was in court Mon
day, his appearance having
changed since the Dec. 10 con
ference between Loggins, the
prosecution and Jarrells' at
torneys. He had a beard on
Dec. 10 but last Monday, he
had shaved the beard, leaving
a Fu Manchu-type mustache
and long sideburns. He had
also parted his hair in the
© Copyright 1987 By Espy Publishing Co., Inc.
By CHERI TEAGUE
] Contributing Wi
“KIDS NOW-A-DAYS don't know
nothing about Christmas,’’ ding to a
resident of Oak View N g Home in
Summerville.
Mrs. Mary Dempsey and other
residents recently took timeto share their
memories of Christmas when they were
children. £
“We never got much at Christmas, just -
a few nuts, an apple, and anforange in our
stocking. But, we were always so excited
that we couldn’t hardly stay'in bed,” con
tinued Mrs. Dempsey.
“I'll never forget the Christmas that
Santa brought me my first dell. My grand
mother hag made a dress for it, and I
always wondered how Santa Claus fiaplsen
ed to have the same color of material as
some of our clothes were made out of,” said
Gertrude Akini. L Uik
CHRISTMAS DINNER has always
been a big ‘‘to-do” according to the ladies.
“Mama always fixed a big Christmas
dinner. We always had a ham and about a
30-pound turkey every ;i.ehar. She always
made eight or 10 cakes. The whole family
would come over,” recalled Mrs. Akins.
Chx:Of course ‘x;'e alxgys had a big
istmas tree. We wo ri C
Of course, we had to color our own paper
back then,”” she added.
middle.
When arrested last August,
Jarrells was clean-shaven with
a short haircut.
CHARGES
He has been charged with
assaulting Miss Lorraine Elrod
and with murdering Miss Ger
trude Estelle Elrod, 75, at their
home on Highway 114 south of
Lyerly. He has also been charg
eg with robbing the sisters.
Jarrells was arrested in
Kentucky on Aug. 28 and
xéegtumed to Chattooga on Aug.
Roland Enloe, a Rossville
see JURY, page 8-A
CHRISTMAS TREES of about 70
ears ago were also decorated with pine
fiun's, strifid.bernes' . a:fir sort of pictures
Eeople could find, and all kinds of other
omemade decorations, according to Mrs.
Dem&sey.
“We alwxgs got a little tin table set for
Christmas. Daddy made us a little table
and chairs. We'd make mud pies in our lit
tle dishes,” said Mrs. Akins.
“On Christmas Day when the family all
got ther, all the kids would bri.r:il their
newhfi‘a;{ things and we'd play day
long, rs. Dempse! said.
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“WHEN SANTA came, we'd find an
apple, an orange, and mal;fi'be arag doll in
our stockings,” said Mollie Beason. “One
Christmas I got a real doll, instead of a rafi
doll, and a little doll guilt that I kept unt
after I got married.’
“I don’t know which Christmas was my
favorite,” said Della Smith, 84.
“We got a stick of candy, an Va:;;ple, and
an orange. I got one China doll. We always
ha:‘ll a tree zndhwe’d ti;esandkerchief;{ on
it along with the stringed popcorn,” Mrs.
Smith reflect.eck i
“WE ALWAYS had Christmas dinner,
and what of the family was married would
all come home,” she added.
“On Christmas night we all had to go
to bed early. We wanted to stay up and see
Santa, but we knew he wouldn’t come if we
did,” she continued.
“The next morning we'd wake up and
wouldn’t be able to go back to sleep. We
just had to-see-what-was in.our stecking.
see FOND MEMORIES, page 8-A
Joys Of Christmas
Unfold For County
Families To Observe Christ’s Birth
The sublime joys of
Christmas Eve and Christmas
Day were unfolding this week
for Chattooga Countians and
Christians throughout the
world in celebration of the birth
of the Christ child.
Most area churches held
special Christmas programs
last weekend and many spon
sored yule observances at
prafi'er meetings Wednesday
night.
LAST-MINUTE
Parents were expected to
pick up last-minute gifts this
morning in preparation for
Christmas Eve or Christmas
morning gift-openings at
homes throughout the county.
Grocery stores were an
ticipating a steady business
through at least noon today as
families picked up pre-cooked
turkeys or hams antP other food
items.
Many stores were expected
to close early today so their
employees mxéht get ready for
Christmas Eve. However,
several convenience stores
were likely to be open
throughout today and at least
part of Friday.
Santa Claus was reported
ly packing his sleigh at the
North Pole today in prepara
tion for his long ride tonight.
He was awaiting today’s edi
tion of The News so he could
finish reading the letters of
children in C%lattooga before
tellin% Rudolph to head for the
skg. hey’re on Page 8-A and
2-B.
SPECIAL
Tonight and Christmas
Day were expected to be
SK:cial times for families
throughout the county as they
share the true meaning of
Christmas, excharge gifts and
enjoy holiday meals.
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At least 30 platters of food
were to be distributed today to
older residents who live alone
in the county. The Elatt.ers will
be providetg, by the county’s
masons, who al};o handeed out
120 bags of groceries last
weekemfi
Numerous youngsters, who
would not have otherwise had
much of a Christmas, will enjoy
playing with $12,400 worth of
toys donated b{da Cloudland
couple recently. Most churches
throughout the county also
Paper Names Jefferson
Rich Jefferson, a reporter
and photoFrapher with daily
and weekly newsp:ger ex
rience, joined the staff of The
lgtalmmerville News this week,
spokesmen for the newspaper
said today.
The announcement was
made }3' Publisher Gene Espy,
General Manager David Espy
and Editor Tommy Toles.
Ther said Jefferson most
recently worked for The
Greeneville Sun, Greenville,
Tenn. Before that, he worked
briefly for a newspaper in
Eastern North Carolina and
comfileted an internship with a
weekly newspaper in
Washington, D. 6’
: DEGREES
Before he started working
as ':re;l:&rter, Jefferson finish
ed two Masters’ degrees, one in
comnmnication and one in
Eublic policy. He also earned a
achelér of Arts degree in
En‘gllish iterature, Toles said.
effefson is no stranger to
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MRS. DELLA SMITH RECALLS BARLY CHRISTMASES
Apples, Oranges In Stockings ‘
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‘“‘adopted”’ children or families
this holiday to ensure that they
would have a happy yuletide.
Other children were expected
to be snugglir:F u% in warm
clothing provided by a local
discount department store’s
employees and the store’s
charitable foundation.
CLOSINGS
Most local governmental of
fices were to %e closed today
and Friday. The ChattooFa
Courthouse, Summerville,
Georgia, having resided in the
state twice before moving to
Summerville. He attended
public school in Athens from
the fourth grade to the ninth,
and later resided for several
months in Lilburn, east of
Atlanta.
After a five-year absence,
Jefferson said, ‘‘l am happy to
return to the state.”
Jefferson said the issues of
education are among his
strongest interests in the field
of journalism.
EDUCATION
“Education is a natural
issue for me,” he said. “My
mother taught in the public
schools of Georgia, gouth
Carolina, Indiana and Illinois.
My father was the principal of
an adult high schoog in Athens
(Georgia), so I grew up with a
strong sense of the importance
of education.”’
Toles said The News plans
to use extensively Jefferson's
experience in covering educa-
PRICE 25¢
Menlo, Lyerly and Trion City
Halls wi]f,be closed both days
this week. All state offices will
be closed Friday and man
closed earlier tod);y. The U. g
Post Office will be closed
Friday. .
The News office was to be
closed today and Friday.
Next week, most govern
mental offices will be closed on
ly on Friday, Jan. 1, as will The
News.
Chattooga and Trion school
see JOYS OF, page 8-A
tional issues. “We think he'll
be a strong addition to the
paper,”’ Toles said.
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