Newspaper Page Text
6-B
The Summerville News, Thursday, April 6, 1989
bl eB L TR Sk > o O N R LT s o
it \“‘.u,*‘l.: '“ 4& g ;;}iw 4 }v‘» - & -.‘ ‘f“' ‘f ;\w ‘'w [ B -' % " i
eLEMGe s B! R : 9
BLOLre o T ey AR B N. Y .;“u oy &
W W i b ’ ) . .
o@* L 0 R . e o, R R 4 \ - 'y 4
RR TN 0 Y i Wy L IR e
po ‘ "ti LY L N Aglile " ™ ":fif';fi ‘m A S s
% Bl a 4 M e ¢ J } & oot g " ¢
;’Q Ay . . M L T o .
» 4 . o b o 7 '~ N’=% < e :“?\ i .:;::G < e '
R o\ i sSI e e i S PNy
’,-“ ‘%! g ¢ gk w s Ay e “OQJ i\‘ v ‘.{: . L}. s
- A v ot DI G g S
- . ‘ o bk % « LR J"’m?f);‘gf 2 B
IR "r A et o "’~' 'fi "..‘ ”.. A Q‘ Yot N
> ‘ H§ f’”‘ !> : ; »‘%A w¥ - bt R
i oy 1 v % X P . v - nEPS » o
DG\ N PR MO Jen ToPN il “
\ o o . 7§ g M*f“’ v «u@ s
RO 5 s BT TR e iRt =3
RN O s O e
.g! B eg U Y R YA TR e
. i R w.y vQ LS i .."\fq‘ i ."(‘:;. o :
; it R PR Ry o ST oBP, TR T N
" B O 4y, AR ¥TN e S £
P i : S o :i' " .IR TN t 2
e i &/ e) . s 3 ‘* bL S & [ . ‘:&‘
2% AT ) W R i LAY W T ;
& . B - o s "o i R ol N LM NAR
TREET e iy e T e P i E G e B
BEgisy - ¢ 23 TR B ! et s Rl s R gt 1
Bt LR R n S g R ™ g R wf §| ok
it g R R - N W foie
1 el e, TR T A ¥S S ey T(P LA,
Ve TR T W & A ,"““x_-,*{‘ s “M
L T e s R Lk LT e
’l‘ as ‘ e”‘ B R ‘*w‘ 1 N 5 'y i s
; ki ; ; e = o RN o
o . i “%i SRR N ¥ 3
o T S oty : &
; J ‘ i . v
; WA } i
LR g
i fifi X ¥ ip L .
. o el M TS Ao i w A
White and pink dogwood trees have
started blooming through the Chattooga
County area, giving evidence that spring
has arrived. But state agriculture oftEi)cials
have warned that the dogwood's days
may be numbered because of a fatal
Business Booms As
Panic Grows Over
Possible Gun Ban
“I'll put everybody in a bow if
they take the guns,”” he said.
Hammond said he is selling
more bow equipment now, and
more shotguns.
“l don’t know if it's because
it's turkey season or if it's
because people are afraid the
govérnment is going to try to
take their rifles,” he said. The
(ireat Outdoors has sold more
rifles than usual for this time
of year since Bennett blocked
the import of certain weapons.
*All my assault-type weapons
are gone,’’ he said.
“It's hard to say if things
would be worse with Dukakis
as president. But it (the ban)
won't stop drug traffickers. No
way. They re going to get their
hands on whatever they want
no matter what the ban is.
Money will get you what you
want. They can always get the
cuns they want.”
GET THE CRIMINALS
Hairel Bagley, the owner of
UNOCALD
Tires Gasoline
Diesel Fuel
Lube and Oil Products
20W-50 Racing oOil
vt =7l, 1 10, I 8
Bel o
D
Dogwood Trees Bloom
the Old Gun Shop on North
Commerce Street, Summer
ville, agrees and says the pro
blem is the special treatment
criminals receive.
“We have all the laws we
needs. They just need to be en
farced. There is no reason for
a convicted felon like Purdy to
be on the street. A convicted
felon who uses a gun needs
something more than a slap on
the wrist. They need to be pro
secuted to the full extent of the
loqw '’
Patrick Purdy Kkilled five
school children and injured 29
others with an Al](-47 in
Stockton, Calif., in January.
He had been arrested several
times previously on felony
charges, but had plea
bargained for reduced charges.
BE PREPARED
Bagley said he sells hunting
equipment almost exclusively,
and that his business was not
changed by Bennett's action.
S g
UNOCAL »
fungus that has already spread to
Georgia. Avenues throughout local
towns, such as East Washington Avenue
in Summerville, are lined with the trees
while ridges and valleys are dotted with
dogwoods. (Staff Photo).
But he did say that the Con
stitutional right to keep and
bear arms was more important
to him than even keeping his
hunting firearms.
According to Bagley, a con
cern for defense is something
we need to remember. He said
the way some foreign govern
ments treat their citizens
should serve as a reminder to
people here.
“Poland’s got real good gun
control. And in Afg%anist,an
they used any man who could
pull the trigger. We can put
preachers, doctors, ditchgig
gers out there to fight. We can
put out an Army in the south
from any town. In New York
City they don’t have three
deadbolts on their doors for
nothing. They can't have a gun
to defend themselves or they'll
have criminal charges filed
against them. There is no
danger to criminals any more.”’
Use NEWS Classifieds!
County’s Unskilled Workers May Lose Jobs
If Pending Minimum Wage Hike Passes
trom page 1-B
a training wage.
The Bush plan also calls for
a training wage at 80 percent
of the phased-in minimum
wage while the bill Congress
passed asks for a training wage
at 85 percent. Both plans
would be brought in during a
three-year period, Gilroy said.
Gilroy sais that rather than
throwing people out of work,
“‘a bigger concern about the in
crease might be that it would
rekindle inflation."
LOCAL REBUTTAL
Sen. Edward Kennedy's
proposal to raise the minimum
wage to $4.65 an hour with no
period for training is expected
to be discussed by the genate
sometime in the next few days.
Kennedy said that this in-
Lottery Can Cost Chattoogans Dearly
from page 1-B
home schemes. Work-at-home
schemes are similar to chain
letters because they also have
the three elements that legally
comprise a lottery considera
tion, a prize, and a chance.
““In a typical work-at-home
promotion, such as stuffing
envelopes, the opportunity to
win a prize for participating, or
the consideration, is usually
called an “application or in
troduction fee,” or it could be
the price of a “‘start-up kit."”
The reward, or prize, for be
ing part of the envelope
stuffing plot is the ‘‘big
money’’ that is promised after
a certain amount of work is
done or after the promotion has
progressed several levels.
The chance is that investors
will not recruit all the people
necessary to fill the pyramid
and recoup the initial in
vestments, much less earn the
“big money,” Bromley said.
PAY NOW
False billing is more and
more common in the United
States, and the past three
months there have been two
such incidents reported in
Summerville, Bromfey said.
According to the regional
chief postal inspector,
businessmen are the main
targets of this kind of mail
fraud. ‘““The secretary opens
Recruiting Good
For Reenactors
By KAREN COOK
Contributing Writer
Recruiting for one of the
Chattooga County Civil War
reenactment units appears to
have been a success.
An encampment held dur
ing Trade Day at Pennville net
ted five new recruits for the 9th
Ga. sth Mo. of the Georgia
Division Reenactors Associa
tion Inc. Seven members of the
infantry unit set up three tents
and period displays at 7 a.m.
VILLAGE
THEATERS, INC.
836 Turner-McCall Blvd.-Rome
Program Info ...... 2357799
4th Hilarious Week
Fletch Lives - PG
Starring Chevy Chase
Major League - R
‘Starting Friday, with
Charlie Sheen
Beaches - PG-13
Starring Bette Midler
Last Show Tonight
True Believers - R
Starring Robert Downey Jr
Last Show Tonight
Police Academy 6
Starring Bubba Smith-PGI3
Call for Program Times
CAN HELP!
If you're looking for:
e Life Insurance:
- Low-Cost Term - Traditional Whole Life
- Universal Life - “Vanishing Premium”
* Annuities for tax-deferred growth
One phone call can satisfy all your necds!
Lamar Gravley
857-6521
Representing:
American General Life Insurance Company
crease will help more
Americans climb out of pover
ty, but Sue Spivey, nge ex
ecutive vice Eresident of the
Chatw(()iga Chamber of Com
merce, disagrees.
“There will be a ripple ef
fect, and small local businesses
will feel it most,” she said.
“Those who now make $4.25,
$4.55, and $4.65 will also want
a $2-$3 an hour raise. The train
ing wage is good because it
gives a worker a chance to
show stability. The very people
Kennedy says he wants to help
will be the ones hurt by this,
the low-skilled and the ones
seeking entry-level jobs."
Mrs. Spivey also said that
such a government-mandated
wage increase will automatical
ly cause a jump in overhead
costs. More overhead for a
the letter marked ‘lmportant!
Invoice Enclosed.’ She sees the
words stamped in black letters
across the invoice, ‘Pay This
Bill Now.” She also sees the
rinted words ‘We Are About
g‘o Start Action.” She notes
the amount due is $89.20.
**She only scans the invoice
and sees that it mentions
something about a business
directory. She figures her boss
forgot to tell her that he
ord%red some sort of advertise
ment in a directory and writes
a check for $89.20."
PAY LATER
Solicitations for fictitious
non-profit organizations also
entice contributions from
trustworthy businessmen. The
caller is usually well-spoken
and convincing, and tel{)s the
man how the organization
helps minorities. He's never
heard of the organization, but
when an invoice for his con
tribution comes a few days
later, he writes a check and
mails it back. He thinks the
contribution is tax-deductible.
These operations are run by
sophisticated swindlers, most
of whom work out of California.
They are cost-conscious thieves
who know that telephone rates
are cheaper on weekdays before
8 a.m. Knowing this, they start
their day at 5 a.m. pacific time,
and place thousands of calls to
last Saturday and held forth
throughout the day.
CURIOUS
Pvt. Jim Nicholson of Trion
indicated that among many
curious spectators, at least five
persons had indicated an in
terest in joining the hobby of
reenacting the Civil War.
Among the incentives offered
to members were borrowed
uniforms and weapons. A new
recruit has one year to pur
chase uniforms and ac
cessories, which may cost up to
SI,OOO for an infantryman.
Those present included
Capt. Freir Langford, Sgt.
Tony Dooly, %’vt. Jim
Nicholson, Pvt. L.ana Bennett,
Pvt. Richard Lindsey and Pvt.
Paul Pullen (Ret.).
LIVING HISTORY
Members of the 43rd Va.
Bn., our local Cavalry unit
assisted. Both units will par
ticipate in a ‘‘living history”
display at Stone Mountain on
April 15 and 16, Old South
Days. Scheduled events in
clude cavalry, infantry, and ar
tillery demonstrations. Addi
tionally Confederate
‘‘deserters’’ and Federal
*‘spies’’ will be removed from
the Stone Mountain train.
Following that event, the units
will participate in the 125th an
niversary reenactment of the
Battle of Resaca in May. The
units will also participate in the
125th anniversary of the Bat
tle of the Spottsyvania, or
Wilderness in Virginia next
month.
The two Chattooga units
now number more than 25 foot
soldiers and nine cavalry
troopers.
small business can often mean
fewer employees, she said.
SENATORS
At its last meeting the
Chattooga County Chamber of
Commerce Board said it plann
ed to write official letters to
Darden and Sens. Sam Nunn
and Wyche Fowler protesting
the proposed increase. Mrs.
Spivey said the letter was mail
ed before the House vote.
A spokesman for Nunn's of
fice said that Nunn has taken
no position on the increase, and
is not likely to until he sees
what bills will come to the
floor. But Nunn favors a train
ing wage, and said there will
probably be an increase this
vear, the aide said.
Telephone calls to Sen.
Fowler's office were not
the Eastern Time Zone. They
work their way westward
through successive time zones,
}(eeping their telephone rates
ow.
According to the regional
chief postal inspector, the
telephone solicitor operates
from a script or pitch-sheet, in
the same way a telemarketer
for a legitimate business does.
““He may use soft or hard
sell techniques, phony ethnic
accents, and plays on sym-
Artist
from page 1-B
Kingfisher's Book,"
““Messages From Beyond,”
and “‘Ten Hours™ are collec
tions of poetry, and the book,
“*Mysteries,”” was compiled
from poetry by students [f)rom
a previous residency.
While at Trion, DePoy will
stay with Mr. and Mrs. Don
Hayes, and he will work with
students from each grade, plac
ing most emphasis on sixth
graders. He will also conduct a
workshop for teachers at Trion
Elementary.
Jo Anne Coalson, library
media specialist, who initiated
the selection of DePoy as resi
dent artist, will serve as sight
coordinator, and Jane Over
field will be the community
coordinator. Larry Musick,
principal, will plan DePoy's
schedule.
JACKSON
BATTERY
SERVICE
For All Your Battery
Needs - Cars, Pickups,
Large Trucks, Tractors,
Etc,
857-3326
Li s ;
—prOM B
D When The Sun Sets,
’- ¢ *
It’s Just The Beginning
®
)
== For A Mitchell’s Man.
: gD
=,
Mt T N
(i < e
/{ ; e, . ,\\3}‘\\\\‘, ~/' Y;' <
Ui e b 5 L
.HJ MMV AS A iu g ' Wiy /;"'/ !iiiiiijg ol
M RIREGR JA BPRRE C TR D OO 28 @ 0 N | OB
"a‘fl&l\{“‘l" W_:" 5 ‘:*"_: — ';\_/\ 2 s: .\ Vo . ;“":““L L':/‘
e e ZoC o ‘ s s S \
T\:_. e ‘::' ::/t’f — '\yx,‘ . L_)\ 2 “A" A
SR == AR ‘ b (i)
- Wi EL G g T(i
We ofter the largest ‘Wfii\:};’" Akg e“%
. il AT R\ | W ™
selection of the i \ O \
- : \ \ ',’ o O TR, : ‘
[atest tashions U B N “',//(fl.a,,u‘ p fl
from After Six, : RN @1&/
KA > S
Yves St. Laurent, Ty . e F
\ v S [ (‘.‘:}f’//;," 7
Bill Blass. Ay o
: ] \ . /; /,wfi'; Z//Q i
\ 0y 4 NNR
I 1T
\ i miprias i W\
INC. : Vi R S
" : '\;N H,}’ T Q \ %
Prices Reduced LTI R LN
Just in Time for ‘ jf}f ,\&\j\é’/\\ W i §
the Prom! W W{N “\\/fl,}/\ \%
%ol %, E You Don’t Have To Pay More
FORMAL WEAR: I - To Look Your Best
returned.
BUSINESS COUNCIL
A spokesman for the
Business Council of Gieorgia
agreed with Mrs. Spivey's
assessment of how lk\is na
tional legislation could hit the
Chattooga County economy.
An increase in the minimum
wage is good politically but not
necessarily good economically,
he said.
With a hike this year, pro
duction costs will rise,
unemployment for the unskill
ed will" go up, and com
petitiveness wilrdrop, he said.
“Hundreds of jobs could be
lost, and more than half of
them belong to teens. Not all of
those who will get more have
earned more."
One statistic he said was
pathies of social concerns, as Unfortunately, many others
well as threats to credit ratings | stand ready to take the place
of legitimate minority |of those false billing operators
organizations. This type of | arrested by the Inspection Ser
fraud is a very lucrative one. | vice,” the chief inspector said.
/,‘:,_‘:‘ ' [ L)
AN Y (et (2]
! ) ] '
<t i (4
April, 1989
Niacin (Nicotinic Acid)
Niacin, one of the B vitamins, is also
known as nicotinic acid. This vitamin is
a part of coenzymes which are necessary
for the production of energy. In the early
1900’s, niacin deficiency was found to be
. the cause of a condition called pellagra.
Symptoms of pellagra include weakness,
loss of appetite, lethargy, and diarrhea.
Niacin is formed in the body from
tryptophan, one of the amino acids. When
adequate amounts of dietary protein
(which contains the tryptophan) are con
sumed, niacin deficiencies do not occur.
Although the condition was widespead in
the 1800)’s, itoccurs rarely today — usually
only in alcoholics and individuals with
biazrre diets.
Three or more grams of niacin a day
have been shown to lower blood cho
lesterol levels. High doses can cause liver
and gastrointestinal problems. u
"We Care About
® vou and Your Health"
X McGinnis
Drug Co.
24 S. Commerce St.
o e 397-4151
very interesting was that **7o
percent of all minimum wage
workers live in families where
the family earns about 150 per
cent above the poverty level,”
WAL-MART
Although many local small
husiness employers said that
the coming increase would hurt
their lower-paid workers, the
manager of the largest retail
business here said it would not
make a difference to his
husiness. . .
“Unfortunately, the in
crease will be passed on to the
customer. It will have no affect
on us for hiring. We certainl
won't let anyone go,"” said DicK
Richter, manager at Wal-Mart.
Richter said he was not speak
ing in an official capacity for
the Wal-Mart company.