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1991 TAX BILLS MAILED LAST WEEK BY TAX COMMISSIONER
Post Office’s Roger McKinney Takes Bills From Hugh Don Hall
1991 Tax Bills Mailed
Most Chattoe%ga County
tax%%ers received their 1991
tax bills late last week or early
this week, but it still isn't
known when they’ll get their
final 1990 bills.
Tax Commissioner Hugh
Don Hall said he doesn’t
definitely know when the bills
will be ready, but it will be this
month. Hall said he talked
Monday with Jim Finney,
Rome, the county’s auditor,
who prints the bifis, “I think
he’s about ready to print them.
We're going to get everything
straightened out this month,”
Hall said.
Hall mailed the 1991 tax
bills Friday, after they had
been sorted and tl}lle billdslgf pro
perty owners with pending ap
peals had been removed. ’l%xose
with appeals will not receive
final 1990 bills until their ap
peals are settled.
DIFFERENCE
The 1990 bills will note the
difference between the
?reliminary 1990 bills and the
inal 1990 tax digest figures.
If a person paid S2OO tax in
the preliminary 1990 collection,
and if his 1990 bill is $2lO, he
will receive a net bill of $lO. If
he paid S2OO tax and his bill is
On The Funny Side
drinks or the Cobbster?’’ he asked. A bead
of sweat formed on my brow. The little girl
behind me asked her daddy impatiently,
“When is it going to be OUR turn?”’ In
that split second I had to come down four
square on the side of integrity, or else pro
stitute myself for popcorn.
“THE COBBSTER,” I prostituted,
surprised at how easily I sold out. Then I
tasted that glorious, melt-in-your-mouth
trea}llt and felt the familiar sodium chloride
rush. ..
“Happy New Year,” said the attendant
as I walked away.
“I will,” I wanted to answer, “If you'll
find a better name for your popcorn.”
DUI File
At least 14 motorists were
arrested in Chattooga County
on charges of driving under the
influence (DUI) of intoxicants
durinfi the long New Year's
week holiday period, according
to jail records. They were:
Johnny L. Keeftl 36, Ber
ryton Road, Summerville; Ken
neth R. White, 32, Summerville
Rte. 3; David W. Reece, 39,
Lyerly; and Craig M. Farmer,
3.’¥, Dalton, also charged with
speeding.
Barry Wade, 40, Summer
ville Rte. 4, also charged with
failing to maintain a single
lane; Jeffery K. Herod, 19,
1016 Milton Cir., Trion, also
charged with having defective
equiéoment; J osefih Jennings,
18, Summerville Rte. 1; James
Clark, 32, 122 Second Ave.,
Summerville, also chz:fed with
driving on a suspended license;
and La.rr%E. Beech, 35, Sum
merville Rte. 1, also charged
with not having proof of
insurance.
Sammy H. Wofford, 42,
Summerville Rte. 5; Timmy D.
Edgeworth, 23, Summerville
Rte. 3; Tony Youngblood, 19,
13-B Old River Rd., Summer
ville, also charged with driving
on a revoked license; Daniel B.
Baldwin, 30, Rome, also charfi
ed with driving on a suspend
ed license and not havinf pro
of of insurance; Billy G. Jones,
53, Menlo Rte. 1; and LucKlA.
m, 31, Mentone, Ala.,
ged with driving on a
90 Bills Still Not Ready
Final
$l9O, he will be eligible for a $5
refund from the county.
Hall said he is not sure yet
how the refunds will be issued.
They may be mailed, or tax
pag"irs who are entitled to
refunds may bring their notices
to Hall's office and pick up
their checks.
“I'd rather they come in
and get their refunds,” he said.
“I think they'd get them
quicker that way, with all the
work we have to do right now.”
The delay in printing the
1990 bills was causeg by
changes in property owners'’
map and account numbers.
“Everythinfi changed com
pletely,” Hal saif, “The
assessors have been checking
to get the two bills matched up
that are supposed tobe . . . the
only thing that remained the
same is the land description.”
Finney did not print the
1991 bills; they were printed by
Government Systems Inc.,
(GSI) Macon. The county pur
chased from GSI a computer
system for the tax commis
sioner’s office.
The bills were mailed after
the county received constitu
tional approval from the state
Department of Revenue. The
from editorial page
susyended license.
ohn W. Jennings, 21, Lyer
ly, was charged with permit
ting a ?erson under the in
fluence to drive.
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THIEVES BREAK WINDOW AT PENN AUTO PARTS DEC. 30
Hand Tools Worth $1,350 Taken During Robbery
county may collect taxes on
the digest, [‘;ut Froblems must
be corrected before this year’s
digest is submitted.
The deadline for paying
1991 taxes is March 1.
Automobile and mobile home
tags are on sale at Hall's office
until May 1.
Thieves Hit Store
The Chattooga County
Sheriff’s Office is investigating
burglaries and thefts that oc
curred during the New Year’s
week holiday period.
Sheriff Rarph Kellett and
Sgt. Dan Young reported that
thieves hit the P&P Country
Store, Highway 114, Lyerly,
last Saturday or Sunday.
About $1,945 in missing items
were reported.
They included 75 cases of
beer, two jackets, a case of
ci%harette lighters, six boxes of
rolling papers, a box of Slim
Jims, a box of %tjx_rick Energy,
40 printed tee-shirts, and six
Hank Williams items.
Thieves also hit Pledger’s
Automotive, Highway 48,
Summerville, on Jan. 1 or 2,
said Sheriff Kellett, Dep. Gina
McCary, and Dep. Diantha
Wood. A tow dolly valued at
$1,759 was reported stolen.
Meanwhile Summerville
Police Lt. Arlen Thomas
reported the arrest of an
18-year-old and two juveniles.
A tow dolly was found in the
possession of Steven Worthan,
18, Trion Rte. 2, and a 16-year
old boy, Thomas reported.
CHARGED
Worthan was charged with
theft by receiving and entering
an auto with intent to commit
theft by city officers. The
16-year-old was also charged
with entering a vehicle with in
tent to commit theft. It was
unclear whether the 12-year-old
had been charged.
Lt. Thomas reported that
two AM-FM cassette radios, a
radar detector, BB aiun, two
ball gloves, car speakers and
other items were stolen from
Flood’'s Towing & Service
Center, North Commerce
Street, last Friday. The stolen
items were valued at about
S6OO.
It was not immediately
Lyerly Election Cancelled
No Candidates Qualify; Incumbents Will Serve
Lyerly’s mayor and five ci
ty council members will con
tinue to hold office until 1994,
even though no candidates,
qualified for the city's election.
The election was set for
Monday, after qualifying end
ed on Dec. 31, but was cancell
ed because no incumbents or
challengfirs had qualified.
Mayor Danny Wyatt and
Kerry Kirby, city clerk, con
firmed that the officials will
continue to serve.
Council members are
Jobless Rate Still
Dropping In County
Good news. Sort of.
Chattooga County’s unemployment
rate continues to fall despite a national
recession that has thrown many out of
work. ;
The county’s {?bless rate in November,
the latest month for which fi;igures are
available, dipped to 5.6 percent, down from
arevised 6.2 percent in October. It was 6.6
percent in September and 7.1 percent in
Auq‘ust, 1991.
hat’s according to statistics figured
by the Georgia Department of Labor.
Although the é)ercentage dlgf)ed six
tenths of a point, Chattooga’s jobless rate
was still the second-highest in Northwest
Georgia.
The county’s total labor force was 8,910
in November, compared to 8,913 in Oc
Teen, Juveniles Arrested
clear whether the tow dolly
recovered by city police was
the one taken from Pledger’s
Autmotive.
Sheriff Kellett and Dep.
Ray Brandon are still probing
the theft of $1,350 worth of
hand tools from Penn Auto
Parts, U. S. Highway 27, Penn
ville, on Dec. 30. A window
valued at S3OO was also
broken, the report indicated.
Earlier estimates of the value
of the tools were higher than
the final figure.
BURGLARY
Dep. Brandon and the
sheriff said the{' are in
vestigating a burglary at the
home of Johnny Armstrong, 8
Rollins Dr., Summerville, on
Jan. 1. No forced entry was
found, the report indicated,
and the house was not ransack
ed. Listed as missin'lg was a
two-shot Derringer. The keys
to a strong box had been used
to open the box, the report add
ed, and “‘several dollars” were
reported stolen,
Meanwhile, Chief Inv. P. R.
Hill, Inv. Joey Norton and
Dep. Lisa Pless investigated
the disappearance of Jamison
Lee Armstrong, 19, 8 Rollins
Dr.,onJan. 1 or Jan. 2. He was
arrested Saturday on theft by
taking charges.
Meanwhile, Sheriff Kellett
said Dep. Ray Brandon is pro
bing the theft of a blouse from
Cato's in the Wal-Mart Dis
count Ci%y shgrpinf center on
Dec. 30. The value of the blouse
was listed at $25. A suspect
was named.
Buffy Hughes, Summer
ville Rte. 2, lost her billfold con
taining S6O cash plus other
items on Sunday,é)ossibly bet
ween the Golden Gallon conve
nience store on Hi%way 27
zil)x;d her home, said Dep. Lisa
ess.
}Viléiam DAn(;lfi'son. ABnlin
ackson, David Mat il
ly Stallings and Steve White.
'the council is scheduled to
meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Wyatt said it is not t{e first
time candidates have not
qualified. “There have been a
bunch of times before when
nobody runs.” Only two coun
cil candidates officially
qualified for the 1990 election.
When no one czualifies.
Wyatt said the council’s policy
is for incumbents to be
automatically qualified, unless
tober, the department stated. A total of
8,406 was employed in November, com
pared to 8,356 in October.
The state reported that 503 people were
unemployed and actively seeking work in
the county in November, compared to 557
in October.
The jobless rate in November, 1990,
was 7.8 percent with 719 people out of
work.
Meanwhile, the state jobless rate dip
ped from 4.7 percent in October to 4.1 per
cent in November. It was 5.9 percent in
November, 1990.
The jobless rates of area counties in
November included: Floyd, 4.4; Walker,
4.9; Dade, 5.2; Gordon, 4.7; Bartow, 4.9;
Polk, 7.4; Whitfield, 4.2; and Catoosa, 3.7.
SHERIFF’S
REPORTS
HARASSMENT
Delf. Brandon reported
Satur afv that the doors to the
home of Linda Steele, Lyerly
Rte. 1, were found open when
she returned home. An
unknown person has been hur
ting her animals and plaguing
her with harassing telephone
calls, Brandon reported.
Helen Dooley, g(l)xmmerville
Rte. 3, reported Saturday that
someone drove her 1982 model
car into a field, causingufSOO
worth of damage, according to
Dep. Brandon.
Stephanie L. Anthony, 200
Wood St., Summerville,
reported the theft of seven
checks from her vehicle last
Thursday or Friday. Inv. Nor
ton said the incident was still
under investigation.
Someone drove a truck
through a fence owned by
Alvin Burrage, Summerville
Rte. 5, on Dec. 31, according to
Dep. Brandon. Damage was
estimated at SIOO.
SLASHED
A vandal slashed two tires
on the 1980 model van of Larry
Kilgo, Summerville Rte. 1, on
Jan. 1, accordinfi‘ to Dep.
Charles Elsber?. he vandal
also scratched the vehicle, and
cut the tires on a 1984 model
car owned by Kilgo, said
Elsberry. Damage was
estimated at S7OO.
A $5 gasoline drive-off was
fiported by Discount Food
art convenience store, Dry
Valley Road, on Monday
reported Sgt. David
Westbrooks.
Someone driving a red and
white colored pickup truck ran
into the side of the mobile
home of Martha Hunter, 101
Virginia Dr., Summerville,
Monday, said Dep. Bruce Peek,
knockin g off &art of the siding.
Renfroe Vinson, 12, Sum
merville Rte. 5, was bitten b
a dog in West Summervxlf" e
rl;{e%lllc ay evening, said Dep.
Dep. Jeff Keen said W. H.
Pickle, Summerville Rte. 5,
reported that someone drove
fast his house Tuesday and
ired a shotgun at his
residence. No one was injured.
ARRESTS
Among arrests made dur
infi the past week were the
following:
— James Burrage, 17, 59
11th St., Trion, was charged
with crimin alatteoxéxgt Dec. 30.
— Randy Wood, 31, 118
Rl:?geg'd 511)'.., S:%nme;ville, was
¢ ec. 30 with writing a
bad check. e
— Johnnfi' L. Adams, 33,
211 E. Sixth Ave., Summer
ville, was charged with shoplif
ting Dec. 31.
— Ricky L. Wooten, 26,
1202 Summerville Gardens
Apartments, was charged Dec.
they announce intention not to
run.
Geoot;fia's municigal elec
tion code requires that can
didates qualify for nonpartisan
city elections, save for excep
tions noted by the city’s own
codes. Ltyerly's city charter
allows 'for the council to
regulate how candidates are
nominated.
Council members will be
elected — if any qualify — to
four-year terms in 1994, in ac
cordance with new state law.
31 with writit;f two bad
checks. He was held for Bartow
and Laurens counties.
— Mary K. Reilly, 40, no ad
dress listed, was charged Dec.
31 with a misdemeanor drug
law violation, not having pro
of of insurance, and failing to
stop at a sign.
— Jerry D. Morgan, 23, 17
Givens St., Summerville, was
charged Jan. 1 with four
counts of writing bad checks.
— Jason D. Baker, 19, Sum
merville Rte. 1, was charged
Jan. 1 with three counts of
forgerfi.
— Darlene Christopher, 25,
Summerville Rte. 1, was charg
ed Jan. 1 with two counts of
writin%/lbad checks.
- r;r]fie M. Collins, 24,
Summerville Rte. 5, was charg
ed with beinf a party to the
crime of simple battery on Jan.
1
— Terr%‘ll;ee Glenn, 31, 320
Penn St., Trion, was charged
with cruelty to children
Thursdaf}f'.
— Jeffery W. Green, 20, 207
Martin St., Summerville, was
charged with disorderly con
duct Saturday.
— Linda R. Steele, 27, Lyer-
R' Rte. 1, was charged Satur
ay with two counts of writing
a bad check.
— William Hyden 111, 17,
230 Simmons St., Trion, was
charged with a misdemeanor
drug law violation Saturday.
— Terry D. Hawkins, 17, 36
Maplewood Dr., Summerville,
was char'fild with a misde
meanor g law violation
Saturday.
— Leonard Earl Greene, 22,
Dowdy Mobile Home Park,
Summerville, was charged with
simple battery Sunday.
— Ernest G. Cothran, 31,
17 Wallace St., Summerville,
was charged with simple bat
tery Sun aa/.
— Glenda Bice, 24, no ad
dress listed on the jail docket,
was charged Wednesday with
seven counts of writing a bad
check.
Penn Bridge
Road Could
Reopen Soon
Chattooga County may be
able to reopen Penn Bridge
Road bridge late this week or
possibly next week.
Commissioner Jim Parker
said work on the repair project
was to have been completed
Wednesday. An engineer with
the Georgia Deßartment of
Transportation (DOT) was to
inspect the facility late this
week, Parker said. @
Depending on what the
DOT engineer r:gorts, the
commissioner added, the coun
ty hopes to open the facility to
traffic in the near future. .
Parker said he hired local
workmen Stan Cook and
Evans Welding Co. to perform
the work on an emergency
basis without bids. He had not
received a bill for the work as
of Tuesday.
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