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BLACK SUMMERVILLE RESIDENTS EXPRESS GRIEVANCES TO COUNCIL
Minister Joel Brown (Left Seated) Led Delegation Monday
Joint Recreation Board, Council
Meet To Discuss Black Problems
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blems during games at Fair
way, Mrs. Mann said, a state
ment seconded by police Chief
Arlen Thomas.
TENNIS?
Another resident asked
wh{ no tennis courts had been
built at Fairway.
Cash said the Council had
never been approached about
building courts at Fairway.
Problems with loitering and
parkin%at Fairway have come
about because the field has
been “abandoned,”’ said Coun
cilman Ronnie Pilcher. It
would be foolish to spend
$20,000 on a new field at the
Bolling Road complex if the
Fairway field isn't used, he
said. Tie recreation program
should also continue using the
Menlo and Lyerly fields,
Pilcher continued, and not
abandon their use. He recalled
playing at the Fairway field as
a mem%er of a church softball
team and noted that no pro
blems had arisen at that time.
‘““ FEAR’\
A black resident who didn’t
identify herself said she feels
there is ‘‘a lot of fear by pe(:f)le
to be there (Fairway)"’ and if
local officials can't handle the
problem, they should call in so
meone else who could.
People around Fairway
park don’t cause %roblems, she
said, but rather they are caus
ed by outsiders who loiter, plaz
loud music and dumE tras
along the road and at the park.
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Optimist Welcome
District Fisheries Biologist Michael Spencer showed a
short film entitled “To Tempt A Trout’” at Friday’s
meeting of the Summerville-Trion Optimist Club. The
film said that some of the best trout fishing in the coun
try is in the streams of North Georgia’s Mountains.
Left, Brent Bigham greets Spencer to the club. (Photo
By Rich Jefferson).
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Older people along
Hawkins Drive can’t enjoy
their front porches in the sum
mer, she said, because of the
loud music and outsiders con
gregatins on the street. They
are afraid to come to the Coun
cil and complain for fear of be
ing harassed by those same
elements if they were ever to be
identified, she told the panel.
“We take pride in where we
live,” she sai(f Residents alonfi
Hawkins Drive pick up tras
along the streets from early
mornini to late at night, she
said, asking the city to ‘‘clean
it up.”
Mr. Brown again brought
up the issue of restrooms at
Fairway.
200 FEET
Councilman Guinn
Hankins, also a member of the
Recreation Board, asked Mr.
Brown if he thought it was
feasible to build new restrooms
some 200 feet away from ex
isting restrooms at the park,
and whether the community
wanted them kept open 24
hours per day.
Mrs. Mann said children
often J)lay at the park after 9
p.m. daily but since there are
no activities, they don’t have
anything to Xo. If the
restrooms aren't feasible, she
said, the recreation department
should plan activities for
children of that area.
She also complained that
the bottom of the Fairway
swimming pool was so rough
that it tended to blister the feet
of children who use it.
SUPPORT
Councilman Pollard in
dicated his support for the new
restrooms, sa?'mg it shouldn’t
be necessary for youngsters in
one part of the facility to have
to walk to another area to use
a restroom. Those attending
the meeting seemed to indicate
their agreement with Pollard.
The general view expressed
by the residents seemed to be
that there weren’t eno:lfh
organized activities for smaller
children at Fairway.
In other matters not direct
lg relating to recreation, Mr.
rown noted that there
weren't any fire hydrants at
Sixth Avenue and State Street.
After checking with Johnny
Edwards, city water
superintendent, Mayor Cash
said the problem couldn’t be
corrected immediately because
that section was served with a
two-inch water main, rather
than a four- or six-inch line
main. Cash agreed that the ci
ty would make a study on the
feasibility of installing a new
main in the area.
NEW TRUCK
Grady McCalmon, city
manager, noted that a new ci
ty fire truck would carry more
water than current trucks.
Mae Mosteller, a Hawkins
Drive resident, said she had
asked the city unsuccessfully
in the past to check out a stan
ding water problem on her pro
perty caused by stopged-up ci
t{ culverts. Cash sai th%gro
blem would be investigated on
Tuesday.
Mr. Brown also asked the
city to check on the trash pro
blem in the area.
Cash said he would direct
the street department to check
Hawkins Drive daily for trash
problems.
Mr. Brown also asked for
more street lights at the Fair
way playground area.
REFERRED
Cash said lighting requests
were usually referred to the
Council’s lighting committee,
composed of Councilmen
Pollard, Hankins and Phil
Cavin.
Chief Thomas said in
response to another inquiry
that a street light approved for
North Hemlock Street had in
stead been installed on South
Hemlock Street by Georgia
Power Co. Pollard said if the
lifht is needed on the south end
of the roadway, it should re
main, and the committee would
investigate the other area to
determine if additional lighting
is needed.
Highland Street is “just
like a raceway,”’ Mrs. Mann
told the Council, asking if the
city could put up signs forbid
ding “through’’ traffic.
TRAFFIC
Mayor Cash said the city
couldn’t forbid all traffic on the
road and noted that the city
once pr?osed widening the
street and installing sidewalks.
But residents along Highland
didn’t favor the progosed pro
ject because it would consume
so much of their yards, Cash
noted.
The session with the North
Summerville residents lasted
from 7 until 7:50 p.m.
JOIN THE
Justus Band
Friday and Saturday
Curley’s Amvets Post 32
Group Demands More Black
Teachers Be Hired In Chattooga
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said repeatedly that he agreed
with e%rown. But ;f;ing
teachers is contingent on
several things, Hayes said.
HIRING
A teacher must have a cer
tificate before he can be hired,
Ha{es said, although holding a
probationary certificate will
allow a would-be teacher to
start work. Those with proba
tionary certificates must gass
the Teacher Certification Test
(TCT) within a year to continue
teaching, he said.
When a teacher applies for
ajob in Chattoolfa County, his
application is filed with other
applications. If a principal has
a vacancK at a school, he
reviews the applications and
chooses the applicant he
believes would %est fit his
school’s need, Hayes said.
RECOMMENDATION
The principal must recom
mend an ?plicant to the
superintendent and the
su&ermtendent must then
make a recommendation to the
board. Cook said that the
board cannot hire a teacher
unless he is recommended by
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Rabies Clinic Conti
Dr. Bridget Hopkins shows how easy it
is to vaccinate a dog or cat against rabies.
She sponsored vaccination clinics at Sum
merville and Trion last Saturday and will
continue the series between 1 and 2:30
Top Menlo Students
Menlo Elementary School
has announced its honor rolls
for the final six-week period. It
follows:
First grade — A honor roll:
Candi Brown, Sally Cooper,
Nikki Hawkins, Adam Hester,
Brooke Hester, Christopher
Kerce, Jessica Mitchell, Tonya
Sparks, Sheena Steele and
Kristi Wilcox.
A-B honor roll: Stacy
Aldridge, April Bowman,
Alisha %rock, Wendy Brown,
Chris Butler, Kevin Crain, Jen
nifer = Culbert, = Amber
Goodri(}%e, Jason Hammond,
Holly Hart, Angela Hurst,
Joshua Ke{, Tony McCann,
Misty Tucker, Joseph Will
ingham, Marlisha Woods and
Amber Howard.
Second grade — A honor
roll: Lisa Autry, Maggie Car
rier, Christy Crowe, Doug Hair,
Jamie Hankins, Courtney
Hosmer, Jennifer Johnson,
Emily Moseley, Josh Powell,
Holly Quinn, Rebecca Tapp,
Aleisha Tucker, Bryant Ward
the superintendent.
“I'm not trying to pass the
buck,”” Cook said. “That’s the
way the law is." .
Tuesday night, Brown said
he didn't want to be
misunderstood and that he
wants to work with others in
the community. ““I'm not here
to be a rebel or an antagonist,
but to work in cooperation with
local officials. But our voices
should be heard,” Brown said.
Brown's wife is certified to
teach social studies, he said.
She tried to get a job in
January but was t,oldj there
were no openings in her area of
certification. A month later,
when a position came open for
teaching social studies, Mrs.
Brown was overlooked because
she did not have an application
on file, Brown said. gge work
ed as a substitute the last few
months.
OTHER WORRIES
He also said he is concern
ed about more than just adding
black teachers to the Chat
tooga school system. Brown
saig students are allowed to
miss too many days of school
and that teachers need to abide
by higher standards of
professionalism.
p.m. Saturday at the Farmers and Mer
chants Bank, Lyerly, and from 3 to 4:30
p.m. at the Farmers and Merchants Bank,
Menlo. The cost is $6 per animal. (Staff
Photo By Buddy Roberts).
and Claudia Young.
A-B honor roll: Casey
Christol, Dale Cook, Aleshia
Crowe, Justin Goodridge,
Christy Hall, Crissy Hathorne,
Blake Mitchell, Vince Nazario,
Lindy Pettit, Candy Prince,
Martin Ray, Debbie Swords,
Melody Ward and Kristin
Whitman. : f
Third grade — A honor roll:
Amanda Butler, Amanda
Knox, Tiffany Moseley and
Matthew Swords.
A-B honor roll: Jason
Aldridge, Joseph Culbert, Rita
Hall, Jerry Hartline, DieDra
Hughes, geremy McDowell,
Cassey Ray, Eric Sparks, Sky
White, Reena Woods and
Donald Starkey.
Fourth grade — A honor
roll: Timothy Ballinger, Julie
Dowdy, Ashley Estus, Emily
Hester, Ben SeYlers, Guy Toles
and April Wilson.
A-B honor roll: Julie Ash,
C. W. Bunn, Amy Camé)bell,
Jason Copeland, Connie Evett,
Shawn Guffey, Amelia
Howard, Greg Ledford and
Katie Thomason. i
Fifth grade — A honor roll:
Felisha Key, Eric Quinn and
Angie Hall.
A-B honor roll: Tiffany
Hammond, Mandy Prince,
Carla Lowrance, Mike Smart,
Daniel Ramey, Eric Dowdy,
Heather Roach, Nicole Patter
son, Brian Moseley, Brian
Hankins and Renee
Willingham.
Sixth grade — A-B honor
roll: Bryan Aldridge, Kathy
Ballard, Honey fiallinger,
Michelle Bowman, Janet
Dunn, Tara Hawkins, Dana
Hulfihes, Luke Rape, Shawn
fip' man, Anna Wibirt and
athan Wilson. :
Seventh grade — A honor
roll: Katrina Bolton.
A-B honor roll: Tad Allen,
Margaret Fletcher, Christie
Deering, Keri Beth Hill, Tonya
“I've been told by ad
ministrators that we teach the
children that are motivated to
learn and we let the rest go.
What type of attitude is that?”
. Brown said he thought
teachers should dress as pro
fessionals. ‘‘l'm not saying J'ou
have to wear a tie everyday,
but wearing jeans and sneakers
in front of the kids is not going
to influence them in the right
way.”
PRINCIPAL
The board also heard from
J. Thomas Hogg, who asked to
be hired as the new S;c)rindpal at
Chattooga High School. The
board has been waiting for
recommendations froml}gayes
to fill this job since the current
princ?)al, Jack Herring, was
transferred two months ago to
another job in the S(filOOl
system.
Hogg told the board he has
35 years experience in public
schools, including severaP ears
at the high school level. f‘;ogg
said he has a six-year degree.
Among Hogg's grogosals
were startin%lan ROTC pro
gram at the high school, and
moving homeroom to the first
period of the day.
Lowrance, Amy McDowell,
Andria McDowell, Tina Shaw,
Kanissa Shipman, Sabrina
Sims, Ann Stowe, Angie Will
ingham, Kris Willis and Cyn
thia Wilson.
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OTHER BUSINESS
In other business, the board
opened bids on school renova
tions, approved bids for sug)—
pl{inq milk and bread to the
schools, approved budgets for
Title VI-B and preschool incen
tive grants for the 1989 fiscal
year and accepted Hayes’
recommendation for teacher
hirings.
Bids for construction and
renovation at Pennville and
Lyerly schools were submitted
by Harold Bishop Inc., Sum
merville, C & R &nstmction,
Ringgold, and Diamond Back
Construction, Atlanta. The ap
parent low bidder was Dia
mond Back, which underbid
the other two firms by $47,000
or more. The bids are bein,
reviewed by Kirkman anfi
Associates, Balton. architects
for the renovation projects.
C & R Construction’s total
Durham Cleans Up
The city of LaFaKette nar
rowly side stepped having to
sifin a consent order on Friday
when it reported to the state
that it would voluntarily com
ply with a state request that
the city stop allowing red dye
to pass untouched through its
waste water treatment plant
and into Town Creek.
Red dye from Durham
Knitting Mills has been pass
ing through the city's treat
ment plant for several months
without a breakdown of the col
oring asent. In the last few
weeks Durham has installed
special equipment at the mill to
break down the dye.
At a new conference
Wednesday, LaFayette Magor
Lyle Jones said the city has
worked closely with Durham
on the problem. The company
needed to keep costs down and
the city needed to keep the 150
jobs at Durham, he said.
Abuse Referrals Same In
May As In April—-DFCS
ok Child alé\:)se referrals to the
at a County artment
of Ffifiy and Ch!?l‘xen Ser
vices (DFCS) held steady at 17
during March through May, it
was reported this week.
Neglect cases remained the
same from April to May, with
11 cases reported in both
months.
Physical abuse cases refer
red went up from two cases in
April to four in May, but of the
17 referred to DFCS, there
were only five confirmed cases,
said Chris Money, director of
Chattooga County’s DFCS.
Speaking on Monday to the
DFCS board, Mrs. Money
saids that because of dwindling
resources DFCS has had to
look to the state and the coun
ty for help. Even so, Chattooga
County's DFCS cannot afford
to keep as many staff positions
as it has in the past, she said.
Funding for Birect Mail Is
suance (DMI) of Food Stamps
was approved recently bfi' Com
missioner Harry Powell, said
Mrs. Money. DMI will save
money for DFCS and save
money and time for the elder
ly citizens who benefit from the
Food Stamps program, she
said.
Mrs. Money also said that
bid was $376,380; Bishop's
total bid was $362,430, and
Diamond Back's was $316,940.
BRAND MILK
The low bid for lupply:g
milk to the schools was 14
cents per halfgint, submitted
by Mayfield Dairies, and the
low bid for m
was submit by
Bakery, Rome.
The board q?:'ovod
$85,250 for Title VI-B for fiscal
year 11198?, and $15,700 for the
preschool incentive p
Terri Starr and m
Snyder were hired to teach se
cond and third grade classes,
respectively, at Summerville
ElementarK"Sehool, Sandra
Pless was hired to teach next
year at Pet:)nville School, ll:g
James Marbutt was approv
as janitor at Menlo Scnol to
rep'lace Pete Knowles, who is
retiring.
“We feel we have made a
&ant step toward solving it.
e will set n? permanent pro
cedures a equipment to
remove the dye,” he said.
Durham'’s water use permit
will include stigulations to use
procedures to break down the
dye, Jones said. The additional
equifi?em and operation costs
will be S6O-380 a day, he said.
In an interview earlier this
week, Rep. Johnniesnmwfmd
said that the nort end of
the Chattooga River still ap
ears to be red, but the pro
glem is not from new dmbemg'
released into the river. bot
tom of the river is actually
stained, he said.
“A big rain is needed to
clean it out completely,”
Crawford said.
Crawford also said that SBO
is no big expense, “‘at least not
as big as it could have been.”
a funding allocation for equip-~
ment was made avflm
DFCS and that computers and
com%uter stations had been
purchased.
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