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FORMER SHERIFF FRED STEWART IRATE
Challenges Editor To Fist Fight
Stewart Offers
To Fight Editor
Former Chattooga County Sheriff Fred Stewart publicly
challenged the editor of The Summerville News to a fist
fight at a political forum held during Independence Day
festivities at Menlo last Saturd?nzftemoon sl o
The surprise challenge came aftera sudden rain shower
had interrupted the forum briefly and thinned out the crowd
at Lawrence Park. i ; T
~ Stewart had . éiready told Tommy Toles, editor of the
newspaper, that some criticism would be leveled at the
publication and Toles when Stewart's time came to speak.
“I told you I'd take my message to the people, and you
won't stay off my back,” Toles said Stewart told Kim
privately before the former sheriff addressed the crowd. The
editor said he didn't respond to Stewart except to tell him
to level all the criticism?x(()e wished during his allotted time
on the platform.
“We have the privilege of living in a free country and
what better time to demonstrate our cherished freedom of
speech than at a program honoring the founding of our
country 212 years ago,” Toles saicf after the incident.
HIT DEPARTMENT
When he arrived in front of the microphone on a lon
flatbed trailer that had served as a platform for the banfi
and other political speakers, Stewart began by blasting the
current sheriff’s department over a report of a missing
youngster. Stewart, waving a picture of a boy and a sheaf
of papers, said parents of the youngster had called him in
stea(f of the sheriff’s office.
Then raising his arms skyward, the former sheriff said
the Espys (The Summerville News is owned by Gene and
David Espy) had the editor jumping through ‘‘a hoop' for
them.
Referrinfilto the editor by name, Stewart claimed that
Toles had called him “‘two or three times and said ‘get over
here.' "’ The former sheriff went on to claim he had told
Toles that he would come to the newspaper if Sheriff Gary
McConnell were invited at the same time and Stewart could
question the lawman himself.
“Where is he?’’ Stewart said, looking over the crowd.
Toles raised his hand and Stewart pointe(f and asked, “Now
tell me, isn't that the truth?”’
“That's a flat lie,” Toles replied.
Demo Commissioner Candidates Cite Platforms
Cooperation Promoted
Better communication, plus greater
cooperation between the of?ice o%rChat
tooia County commissioner and the
public, and local and state officials, would
go a long way toward putting the com
munity on the path to greater progress,
said Jim Parker of Lyerly.
He is a candidate for the office of com
missioner, now held by Harry Powell. The
seat is also being sought tw David Tid
more. All are Democrats. Winner of the
Democratic primary or runoff will go up
against T. Fondren Wright, a Teloga
Republican, next November.
COOPERATION
“Cooperation and communication are
two key thin%s a person in gublic office
must offer,” Parker said. ‘Communica
tion should be used not only to improve
the knowledge of the public about coun
ty government but also to boost the spirit
in which things are done in the county.”
He would Eold a minimum of quarter
ly public meetings, Parker said, and he
would inform the news media about any
@ ' Summeruville News
RESPONSE
QUESTIONING
see STEWART, page 14-A
OEportunities or problems that arose in
the operation of county government.
“The commissioner’s door would be
open at anytime for anyone to come in
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and discuss any problem they're having,”
the candidate continued. :
Communication and cooperation can
be used not only locally to assist the
operation of county government, Parker
said, but also on the state level.
see COOPERATION, page 8-A
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA — THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1988
Sprite Resident
Celebrates His
107th Birthday
By TOMMY TOLES
Editor
A SPRITE community resi
dent doesn’t have a magic for
mula to pass along on how
anybody e?se might live for 107
years.
But George Owensby
knows what worked for him.
“Just behave and be kind, and
walk everz day.” He's not sure
that smoking cigarettes since
age 13 helped him a lot,
however.
Owensby, who resides with
his great-niece and her hus
bang.r the Rev. and Mrs.
Charles Dodson, celebrated his
107th birthday quietly
Wednesday at their home. The
Sgrite community is located in
Chattooga County on Highwa
100 just a short (f/istance nortfi
of the Floyd County line.
THE REV. Dodson is assis
tant pastor of St. Peters Bap
tist Church in the Morton
Bend community of Floyd
County. Owensby is still a
member of that church and
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although his arthritis prevents
him from attending services
every Sunday, he still goes to
church as often as his health
permits.
Until about a year or two
ago, Owensby was a familiar
sight in the Sprite and Holland
areas. He regularly trudged
four or five mfi:s up and down
roadways, picEing up
aluminum cans for recycling
and an extra bit of money, ear
ning the title of *‘the can man.”
HOWEVER, he has had to
slow down because of some
sur%ery and arthritis that has
settled in his hips and legs. His
eyesight is still good but
Owensby has a severe hearin
loss. His teeth were pulleg
years ago but he eats pretty
well even without dentures,
said nei%hbor Betty Dean.
Ms. Dean, who is the aunt
of the Rev. Dodson, and
Owensby both agreed that he
had enjoyed remarkably good
health %or more than a century.
He was born on July 6,
1881 in Heard County on the
Alabama line, the next to the
youngest of seven brothers and
10 sisters. His only surviving
sister, Willie, resides in Atlan
see SPRITE, page 6-A
Wouldn’t Change Actions
Harry Powell, Chattooga County's
71-year-old Democratic incumbent com
missioner, is hafilpy with the job he’s done
in office since his reelection in 1984,
When asked if he would do anything
differently in his position as commis
sioner, if he had the past four years to live
throu%h again he said, ‘‘not especially.”
Powell previously held the é)OSt of sole
county commissioner from 1964, when he
unseated John Jones, until 1976, when he
was defeated l:iy Wayne ‘‘Pete’’ Denson.
Powell regained his position from Denson
in 1984.
TWO OPPONENTS
Powell is opposed by two other
Democrats in the Aug. 9 primary, David
Tidmore and Jim Parker. Parfier is a
Lyerly farmer and businessman, and Tid
more is a former staff member with the
Chattooga Department of Family and
Children Services.
~ The ;;rihner of the Democratic Iggrimary
or runoff will run against T. Fondren
Wright, another businessman. Wright is
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RALPH STANLEY (C) SEPARATES MANAGER, ASST. MANAGER FOR OLD TIMERS TEAMS
David Koonce (L), Brimp Warren Ready To Go At It In Annual Mayor’s Old Timers Game
Old Timer’s Game Set
P M e s R
| Pfiers on both teams are
primed for the Mayor's fourth
anmaal Old Timers baseball
game Saturday evening in
ummerville. e
The day's festivities will
begin at 8 a.m. Saturday with
a five kilometer race sponsored
by the Summerville—'l?rion Op
timist Club (see accompanying’
stox;ry)‘
he program originated
four years ago with Summer
ville Mayor Sewell Cash,
himself a former basketball
and baseball player. It has
grown each year with prizes be
ing offered to spectators and to
Politicos List Donors
Candidates in Chattooga
County have filed disclosure
reports listing the names of in
dividuals or companies who
have donated to their cam
paigns and citing their ex
f)enses during this summer’s
ocal races.
Georgia's Ethics in Govern
ment Act requires all can
didates to file periodic forms
listing donations and expenses
of more than slOl each and the
aggregate totals of contribu
tions and payments of less
than slOl each. :
from Teloga and is the only Republican
running for the commissioner’s seat.
Powell pointed to several things he
said he has accomplished in the past four
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years, including Fetting the county out
of debt, adding five new volunteer fire
departments to the county, and paving
several miles of roads.
“I haven't borrowed any money to
operate the county. I've got Chattooga
see WOULDN'T CHANGE, page 8-A
Jail Meal Bids
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players themselves.
GRILL
A lucky ‘“old timer” will
receive a free gas grill from
S&S Butane Inc. in Summer
ville this year, Cash said. Spec
tators won't be eligible for the
prize.
Brunswick stew and
barbecue will be served from 11
a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday.
Activity on the diamond
will get under way at 1 p.m.
when the Mayor's All-gtar
Woman's Softball Team hosts
the Bobby Teems squad of
LaFayette.
FIRST REPORT
The first report this year
was due on June 25, or 45 days
prior to the Aug. 9 primary.
However, a five-day ‘“‘grace
eriod’’ allowed the reports to
Ee filed as late as 5 p.m. last
Wednesday, June 29. Only a
few candidates had not filedv by
that date and they had submit
ted their reports to the office of
Jon Payne, Chattooga election
superintendent, by Tuesday
afternoon.
The next report is due 15
days before the primary, or on
There would be strict adherence to
state budget laws and the public would
be given opportunities to comment on
proposed county budgets before they are
adopted if he is elected, according to
David Tidmore, one of three Democratic
candidates for Chattooga County
commissioner. Sy
Tidmore is seeking the seat now held=
by incumbent Harry %’owell, who is run
nini for reelection. Lyerly farmer Jim
Parker is also running for commissioner.
All are Democrats. The eventual
Democratic nominee will face Republican
T. Fondren Wright on Nov. 8.
Tidmore is a comfiuter expert and
former senior casework supervisor with
the Chattooga Department of Family and
Children Services.
BUDGETS
Existing budget laws that have ap
plication only to Chattooga need to be
reviewed bfi(:.he. office of &eorgia Atty.
Gen. Mike Bowers to determine whether
they are constitutional, Tidmore said.
The “Young Old Timers’
will take on the Boyington
team at 3 p.m. as a preview to
the main event. The Summer
ville squad of former college
and professional baseball
players has beaten the Boy
ington team for two years in a
row. Summerville won, 6-4 in
last year's tilt and Boyington
is expected to seek revenge.
CEREMONY
O’Fening ceremonies for the
Old Timers contest will begin
at 6:30 p.m., followed by the
game itself at 7 p.m.
The official weficome will be
July 25. However, the grace
period will give the candidates
until Satur(i;y, July 30, to give
their reports to Payne’s offilce.
Another report will then be due
10 days after the primary. If a
candidate is in a runoff, g’e will
have until six days before the
election to file a report.
NAMES
The names and addresses of
donors are required if contribu
tions total slOl or more from
each contributor. The same is
true for expenditures. Not all
candidates itemized their ex-
Adhere To Budget Laws
Staff Photo By Tommy Toles
given bz ‘Mayor Cash, follow
ed by the invocation.
Post 6688, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, will present and
gost the colors while Scott
rown will sing the national
anthem.
An arrangement of flowers
will be presented in memory of
local deceased baseball greats
and their names will be read
aloud.
Both teams will then be in
troduced. One will be manaied
by Fred Stewart and the other
by David Koonce. iy
Preston Cash and Dan
see OLD TIMERS, page 14-A
penses, an apparent violation
of state law.
Multi-county candidates —
such as for district attorney,
Superior Court judge and state
senator — must file their
reports with the office of
Georgia Secretary of State.
Those reports were not im
‘mediately available this week
due to the Independence Day
holiday. :
Candidates for district at
torney include the Democratic
incumbent David L. “Red”
Lomenick, Democratic hopeful
see POLITICOS, page 14-A
The state budget laws applicable to all
local governments have a number of re
quirements ‘‘that are simply being
overlooked,” in Chattooga County, the
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candidate said. If the next commissioner
works dih‘;fently to comply with that law,
those local laws may not be required, Tid
more continued. However, he t:;itiht ask
for legislation that would put in the
law insofar as Chattooga is concerned,
see ADHERE TO, page 8-A )
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