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VOLUME CIII - NUMBER XXI
Powell Seeking Reelection; Hot
Political Summer Seen Locally
Rep. Crawford Gets Last-Minute Opposition From Perry
Politics in Chattooga Coun
‘t{y is expected to add a few
egrees to the summer heat
this year with several in
cumbents facing opposition
from one or more chafiengers.
Unlike past years, not all
t.ll:e local races v;illl be over in
the Aug. 9 general primary. At
least three lgepual.)rl);can
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Local Candidates Qualifying
Following is a list of candidates who qualified by noon last Friday:
COUNTY COMMISSIONER BOARD OF EDUCATION
Jim Parker Post 1
Harry Powell (I) Joe Cox
David Tidmore Joyce Johnson (I)
Fondren Wright (R) Terry Money
SHERIFF Post 5
Gary McConnell (I) Jerry ‘“‘Red” Burton
Fred Stewart William ‘“Bill” Mitchell (I)
PROBATE JUDGE - . SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE
0. G. Morehead Joseph “Bo” Loggins (I)
Jon Payne (I)
STATE COURT JUDGE
STATE REPRESENTATIVE Carltbh Vinde
John Crawford (I)
Tim Perry STATE COURT SOLICITOR
DISTRICT ATTORNEY NSRS L 1
Roland Enloe (R) TAX COMMISSIONER
David L. “Red”” Lomenick (I) Hugh Don Hall (I)
Ralph Van Pelt !
CORONER
STATE SENTOR Earle Rainwater (I)
Waymond ‘“Sonny”” Huggins (I) .
Martha Hulgan (R) CLERK OF COURT
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT Al §elann” Cangis 1)
(I) designates the incumbent.
Don Hayes (I) (R) designates Republican candidates.
Unemployment
Rate Rises
By One Point
Chattooga County's
unemployment rate increased
by more than one point from
March to April, according to
the Georgia Department of
Labor, fiiving it the highest
rate in the Northwest Georgia
area.
A total of 772 local
residents were without jobs in
April, compared to 653
unemfi)loyed residents in
March, state officials in
dicated. Both figures are
higher than the 595 jobless
people listed by the Depart
ment of Labor in April, 1987.
The rate itself increased
from 6.9 percent in April a year
ago to 8.6 percent this April. It
was also up from 7.4 percent in
see UNEMPLOYMENT, page 17-A
200 Busy At Prison Location
Block Being Laid For Dormitories; Structural Steel Erected
Some 200 construction
workers are busy erecting
steel, installing plumbing and
laying block at the
$23.8-million Forest Hays Cor
rectional Institution at Penn
ville and aiming for a Feb. 1,
1990 completion date.
Heavy rains earlier in the
spring and state-ordered
design changes have thrown
the project about three months
Local All Stars
--See Page 8-B
Chi Summeruille News
challengers will face the even
tual Democratic nominees next
Nov. 8 in the general election.
State Court Judge T.J.
Espy, who had held the post
since its creation in 1983,
retired and didn't seek reelec
tion to another four-year term.
Reports of possible opposi
tion circled about severalp other
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behind schedule. But Mike
McConnell, general superinten
dent of the massive project,
said good weather during the
summer months should enable
crews to make up the deficit by
early fall.
200 WORKERS
Carlson Southeast Corp.,
Atlanta, for which McConnell
works, is the general contrac
offices but in the end, the in
cumbents breathed a sigh of
relief when no one had qufijfied
against them by the deadline at
noon last Frida{. The lack of
opposition will give them
another four-year term, barring
a last-minute write-in cam
paifi:n next fall.
he race for the county’s
SIZE OF PRISON CELLS INDICATED BY MIKE McCONNELL
Each “Room’’ Here Will Hold Two Inmates When Completed
tor for the hu%e prison project.
At least 10 subcontractors and
200 workers are now building
the 1,100-foot long main ser
vice building, along with eight
dormitories that will eventual
ly house 750 medium to max
imum security inmates. Most
of the workers are from the
Chattooqa area, said
McConnell.
Foundation work for all
Tanner Pushes Education
--See Page 2-A
© Copyright 1988 By Espy Publishing Co., Inc. — All Rights Reserved
ERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA — THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1988
sole commissioner’s post is
likely to draw the most interest
this year. Incumbent Commis
sioner Harry Powell, who has
been involved in several con
troversies since going back in
office in January, 1585, kept
everyone ’Fuessing until 4:50
p.m. last Thursday.
He dropped by the office of
Katherine Camp, Chattooga
Democratic Committee chair
man, on his way back from
Rome, filled out the necessary
qualificatioré(f)apers, paid his
fee and placed his name on the
ballot again. He cited his ex
perience in dealing with coun
ty issues in announcing his
candidacy (see related story).
THREE FOES
The commissioner is facing
opposition from two Demo
cratic candidates and one
Republican foe.
David Tidmore of
Cloudland, a former official
with the Chattooga I})‘ff)art
ment of Family and Children
Services, and Jim Parker, a
Lyerly farmer, both are seeking
Powefi’s seat as Democrats.
Fondren Wright, a Teloga
lumber businessman, will run
as a Republican against the
Democratic nominee next
November. Wright sought the
post unsucessfully in 1984.
Neither Parker nor Tidmore
has sought political office in
the PPast:.
owell told The News
earlier last week before he
qualified that he had been
waiting on a doctor’s report
about his vision problems
before making a finaf, decision.
However, he indicated in the
interview that he had received
good news about his eyesight.
He sounded like a candidate on
the verge of announcing for
reelection.
Tidmore was foreman of a
Chattooga Grand Jury that in
the summer, 1987, came close
to indicting Powell for his alleg
ed failure to abide by state
budget laws. The Jury return
ed a “‘no bill” in the commis
sioner’s favor. Tidmore had
already disqualified himself
from Xeliberating in the case.
eight cellblocks has been com
pleted, McConnell said this
week. Installation of concrete
walls and block or the “skin”
of the buildings has started on
all housing units, as well as on
the north end of the main ser
vice building.
Site work for the utilities is
about 75 percent complete
while underiround plum%ing
for all the housing units is
Parker served as an in
dustrial en{x;eer at Riegel Tex
tile Corp. before becoming a
fulltime farmer.
DENSON VISIT
Wayne ‘“Pete”’ Denson, who
was defeated by Powell in
1984, dropped by the cour
thouse last Friday morning,
causing some political
observers to wonder if he
glvanned a campaign to win
ack the seat. However, he
didn't qualify and left the cour
thouse with a wink and grin
after noon.
Another potential chal
lenger attempted to qualify for
the commissioner's post at
mid-mominfi last Friday at the
courthouse but ran afoul of the
state’s residency laws. Ronald
Plrince, (glloudl:hng' started com
pleting his qualification papers
when Mrs. Camp aslseg i?ehe
had been a county resident for
a year.
TWO YEARS
Prince said he had resided
in the county for more than a
year but Mrs. Camp then
wondered if the residency re
‘quirement was two years. She
md.anehcnonmamal and
ind that an! candidate for
local office had to reside in the
count?' for two years before
qualifying. Prince freely
acknowledged that he couldn’t
(fillxalify for the post because of
that requirement and left.
As Prince started filling out
the qualification papers,
however, Commissioner Powell
was standing nearby and chat
ted with the potential
challenger for a few minutes
before returning to his office.
After finding out that he
couldn’t qualig', Prince went to
Powell’s office to tell him that
he would have one less oppo
nent in the Democratic
see POWELL, page 9-A
‘No Pass, No Play’ Policy
Gets OK From Rec Board
After being buried for the
second time, ‘‘no gass. no play”’
was resurrected from its grave
Tuesday night and given new
life by a maljority vote of the
Summerville Recreation
Board. It will affect youngsters
13 and over and go in effect
this fall.
Final spring quarter grades
will determine whether teens
will be allowed to participate in
team programs organized by
the Summerville Recreation
Department. The “no pass, no
play’’ decision will affect
youngsters who fail two or
more subjects in school. The
vote was in favor of a year
round policy that will include
programs during the summer
months, 1989.
around 60 percent complete,
McConnell estimated.
FOOTINGS
About 85 percent of the
footings for the service
building have been installed
and around 65 percent of the
steel beams have been erected,
he indicated. Earth work on the
site is about 80 percent com
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Lovely Vickie Maddux, secretary of the
Summerville Recreation Department, had
a lot of fun testing the water at the
renovated Bolling Road pool Monday.
But area swimmers and sunbathers will
have to wait a few more days before it
opens for the summer. It opened briefly
Wednesday afternoon, but will probably
3-1 VOTE
It passed on a 3-1 vote after
a lengthy debate between
members of the panel. Member
Charles Elsberry moved that
the proposal be adopted. The
motion received a second from
Dennis Campbell, who brought
uli) the matter near the end of
the board meeting.
After several more minutes
of discussion, the panel approv
ed the issue 3-1, with fesse
Mann adding her vote to those
of Elsberry and Campbell.
Guinn Han Kins voted against
the measure. Terry Money,
chairman of the board, didn't
vote.
“We've got to do
something,” Campbell said
when he %rought up the ‘‘no
pass, no play’ issue Tuesday.
CRITICISM
Mrs. Mann acknowledged
that she had received criticism
for her earlier stance against
board action unless the schools
cracked down more on failing
students. ‘‘We can pass all we
want to but we've got to get
coogleration from the schools;
we have to work through the
schools,” she said.
When asked what coopera
tion she was talking about b
Hankins, Mrs. Mann said higK
school basketball players prac
tice three nights per week and
play the other two nights.
Elsberrfi' said he would
favor a 4po gy for youngsters
13 or 14 and older. Campbell
added that anything above Lit
tle League age should be af
fected by a “no pass, no play”
polifi'.
rs. Mann said she felt any
Zoning Pushed
--See Page 7-A
Pool Opening Delayed
such policy should be con
tinuous aa\ndv carried through by
the schools.
“Well, somebody’s (sot to
start it,”” Campbell said.
“Our schools, ttgsy've got to
be more interes in what
thgg're doing,”” Mrs. Mann
said.
13 AND OVER
Elsberry moved that the
policy be adopted for
youn%sters 13 and over when
school starts and his proposal
was seconded by Campbell.
Hankins said he hadp intend-
Reading Club
Following is the schedule of events at the Chattooga
County Library next week:
TUESDAY
10 to 11 am. — Storytime for 4 through 6-year-old
youngsters. Moms and tots afies birth to 3 may also at
tend special programs at the library during this time.
2 to 3 p.m. — Kerri Hill will teach the ancient art of
origami — folding a plain piece of paper into intricate
figures. This program is for youngsters 5 and older.
WEDNESDAY
10 a.m. — The movie, “The Incredible Journey,” will
be featured at Menlo Public Library.
2 p.m. — The same movie will be shown at the Chat
tooga Library in Summerville.
10 a.m. — The Chattooga County Sheriff's Office will
present summer safety to interested youngsters.
be closed through Sundt[iiy due to a leak
that was forcing mud and water through
bricks and into the pool. Recreation of
ficials hope to have it refiaired by next
Monday. After opening, the hours will be
Itos p.m. Moncfify through Saturday, 2
to 5 p.m. Sunday and from 7 to 9 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday. (Staff Photo).
ed to move in August to make
‘‘no pass, no play” a recreation
department policy but wanted
the summer months to give
coaches an opportunity to en
courage youngsters on their
teams to do well in school.
Mrs. Mann said some
coaches probably didn’t care.
Adopting a “‘no pass, no
pl:i" policy would tend to
make ]youngsters try harder in
school if they wanted to play in
the recrgation department’s
organized sports programs,
said CampbeYl.
see NO PASS, page 17-A
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