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No Decision On Director
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motion was seconded by Jessie
Mann. Osby, Mrs, Mann,
Arlene Hardeman, Terry
Money and John Jelks voted
for Reynolds. Charles Elsberry,
who is related to Reynolds,
abstained. No votes were cast
against Reynolds, who had
served under Ralph Stanley,
the frevious director,
elks said the board got in
volved in a discussion oiglts re
uirements for director at its
%ovember. 1991 meeting when
it hired Jimmy Day. Day, who
at first accegted the post, turn
ed it down Dec. 26, citing the
‘“Feedback mentality’’ in the
county (see related story).
The board became involved
in a passionate discussion of
whetger adirector had to have
four or six Kears experience.
Hankins, who favored Day,
contended that six years ex
perience was needed, based on
what he said he was told by
Branch Connelly, city
attorney.
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JESSIE MANN EXPLAINS VIEWS ON ISSUES
Donald “Duck’ Reynolds Listens
‘Feedback Mentality’?
Day Hits ‘Self-Centered Adults’
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Near the end of his letter,
Day thanked Mayor Cash and
Hankins for their support. “‘I
have a great deal of respect for
both of these indiviJ\)lals. I
would like to thank the recrea
tion board members who voted
for my instatement.”
Hankins is Day’s cousin.
Hankins came under criticism
at the November meetin%for
his vote in favor of Day.
Hankins and Sid Ponder, Sum
merville, almost had a physical
confrontation over the issue.
Hankins apologized at the end
of the meeting.
Day was named during a
tumultuous session. It ap
peared at first that the board
was almost evenly split bet
ween naming Day and selec
ting Donald “Duclz'" Reynolds,
who was alreadg' employed by
the recreation department.
PROVISION
Hankins insisted that a pro
vision in the board’s b{'laws
made Reynolds ineligible for
the post. Hankins saiglhe bas
ed his conclusion on what he
was told by Branch Connelly,
Summervifi,e city attorney, tfi'e
night of the meeting.
Connelly later indicated
that there must have been
miscommunication between
what he told Hawkins and
other board members.
It appeared this week that
Hankins had not been an of
ficial member of the board
since April, 1986.
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“TRICKED?”
“I don't know if we was
tricked into it . . . "’ Jelks said
of the discussion over six
Kears. ... 1 got fooled myself
ecause I didn’'t know for
sure...l didn’t understand
what was going on. Now I
know and I thinfi we ought to
tz;y to reconstruct in some kind
g way the best we can possibly
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Money suggested that the
board look at its current ap
plicants and hire a director.
Osby said the Yosition was
never advertised last year.
Mrs. Mann said the
references of the applicants
should be checked.
“We were just as wrong as
two left shoes but the majori
ty rules,”” she added. Mrs.
Mann abstained on the Day
vote while all other board
members present voted for
Day in November.
She said the board should
not get in a hurry, and added
that the board had not inter-
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MR. DAY
Day l_Fraduat;ed from Chat
tooga High School in 1969
after lettering in baseball, foot
ball, basketball and track.
Day received his bachelor of
science degree in health,
physical education and recrea
tion at Carson-Newman Col
lege, Jefferson City, Tenn., in
1973. He earned a partial foot
ball scholarship while at the
college. He also earned a full
Reserve Officers Training
Course (ROTC) scholarship.
He served in the U. S. Ar
my from May, 1973 through
February, 1977.
Day earned a master’s
degree in physical education
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viewed the candidates in
November. The board should
now interview all the ap
plicants that it thinks are
qualified for the post, she
added.
LOCAL PEOPLE
Elsberry suggested that the
board consider residents of the
county before going outside
the county to hire anyone for
the post.
Mayor Cash said there was
no city cFolicy on hiring only ci
ty residents, but there is a ci
tfi policy to promote Eeople in
the city when they are
qualified, s
Although she never called
himg)(i' name, Mrs. Mann ap
peared to s?{ that the board
should iive eynolds a chance
to run the department and see
how it works. Money also sug
gested giving Rfiynolds a
month trfyout “and go from
there.”” If he does well, Mrs.
Mann said, the board should
hire him — although she didn’t
call Reynolds’ name.
Money moved that the Yloat
be advertised and that applica
tions be accepted for the next
two weeks. Osby and Mrs.
Mann said they wanted copies
of all the resumes and ap Eca
tions well in advance o? the
board's Feb. 4 meeting, so they
could study them bl:f%re inter
viewing the candidates.
Osby seconded Money'’s
motion and it passed
unanimously.
RESTROOMS
In another matter, Osby
said Stanley, who is now a
council mem{er, wanted him to
report to the council Monday
night on what the board’s posi
tion is on building more
restrooms at Fairway.
Mayor Cash said he felt the
council will proceed with
buildin% the restrooms this
sgringl money is available in
the uddg:t. The recreation
board didn’t put any money in
its 1991-92 budget for the
restrooms, but $20,000 was
added by the city council for
the Iproject, last summer.
he restrooms have been a
hot topic for the past several
years.
Cash said he felt the
restrooms will be built, ap
garently regardless of the
oard’s views.
Elsbe! said he favored
building l'tZe facilities, which
would serve a mostly black
from Jacksonville, Ala. State
University (JSU) in 1981. He
also took two additional
courses working toward a
physical education specialist
degree in 1985 at JSU.
ZEBULON
He was a teacher-coach for
two years at Pike County High
School in Zebulon, starting in
1977. Day also served as a
teacher-coach at Chattanooga
Valley High School for two
years, followed by one year
each as a teacher-coach at Mur
ray County HEh School, and
at LaFayette High School.
Day served for three years
as head football coach and
athletic director at Armuchee
High School before servini for
one J'ear as teacher-coach at
Gordon-Central High School.
Day was a teacher-coach for
one year at West Rome High
School, before returning to
Chattooga High as a teacher
coach for another year.
“INTERIM”
Day had accepted a post as
athletic director and head foot
ball coach at CHS in Auqust,
1988, but resigned a day later
when he learned he would be
named ‘‘interim” coach and
athletic director. !
He then served a year at
Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe
High School as a teacher
coach, and another gear in that
same Position at Coosa High
School before starting his retail
art sales business from his
ho_r‘rile in Summerville, Day
said.
Day has been an instructor
in first aid and car
di?ulmonary resuscitation
and is a qualified water safety
instructor. He said he has 13
years experience as an athletic
trainer, as well as the same
amount of experience of weight
training and exercise planning.
BUDGETING
Day said he had prepared a
budget for three years as
athletic director at Armuchee,
and has had extensive ex
perience as an athletic buyer
and with athletic insurance
issues. Sl i
He said he had served as
director of a regional basket
ball tournament and 13 years
attendance at Georgia atKletic
high school clinics. Day said he
had worked for two years with
handicapped children.
He is also a Civil War buff.
Day and his wife, Jori Ann,
reside on Taylor Street in Sum
mervile. They are members of
the First Jnit.ed Methodist
Church of Summerville. He has
three children, Jaime, 11,
Cameron, 22 months, and Jor
dan, 22 months.
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ROBERT “LEFTY” NORTON LISTENS TO DEBATE
Vice Chairman Presides At Meeting
neighborhood.
EXPAND
Mrs. Mann, the only black
member on the board and a
resident of the Fairway area
said that recreation center had
greater needs than the propos
ed restrooms. She suggested
that the money be spent in
stead on exgamfing the current
recreation building, to provide
something for younger children
to do. Adu{ts now push
children aside to use the gacili
ty, she said.
If built, the restrooms will
be torn ug before they’re com
pleted, she told Mayor Cash.
“I’'m not running for
anythintg,” she went on to tell
him. “If you don’t listen, you
will see if you put the
bathrooms over there...”
Mrs. Mann said the Fair
way Recreation Center has
more needs than restrooms.
Elsberry said he has seen
little boys stand behind power
poles to urinate at the center.
““The reason is they’re too
lazy to go in the building,” she
shot back.
The center building has two
restrooms already.
Osby said the recreation
board had voted to not build
the restrooms because the cur
rent facilities are close enough
to use. He still favors that
Hankins Not On Board
Not Reappointed In 1986, 1991
Guinn Hankins is not a
member of the Summerville
Recreation Board. And he
hasn't been since the spring,
1986.
Those are the conclusions
drawn by Summerville Mayor
Sewell Cash and Branch Con
nelllzl, city attorney.
ayor Cash said city hall
personnel researched minutes
of past council meetings and
cde find no record of Hankins
having been reappointed to the
panel in 1986 or in 1991.
Hankins was ap?ointed to
the board in 1982 before he was
elected to the city council in
1983, Cash said. li'ankins suc
ceeded Leroy Buice, who had
resigned from the board, the
mz:iyor. added. Buice's term
ended in 1986 but, to Cash’s re
cent surprise, Hankins had
never been reappointed to the
board.
NOT MEMBER
The five-year term ended in
April, 1991, Cash said, and
Hankins was not appointed to
the board at that time either.
“I just don’t recall it hapgen
ing,” the mayor said Monday.
There was no record of the ap
pointment on city minutes, he
added.
However, Hankins con
tinued to serve on the recrea
tion board and had acted as its
chairman through this past
Thursday night at a meeting of
the new citficouncil. Cash said
although Hankins attended
recreation board meetings for
the flflasl: six years, he was not
legally a member of the panel.
He notified Hankins of the
findings last Frit(i;iy. Cash said,
and then talked with him
face-to-face.
DEFEATED
Hankins, who had been
defeated for re-election to the
council this %ast November,
had resigned from the council
stance, Usby added.
Osby added that he
understood the city wanted to
hold off on the project because
the Geox;ilia National Guard
may install a sewer line in that
area to serve a Iproposed new
armory nearbyfl. hat sewer line
would serve the restrooms, he
said. As it is, the restrooms
would have to be elevated to
flow into the city’s nearest
sewer line, he pointed out.
If they are to be built, he
said, he would favor them on
ly if they are built with a com
bination press box and conces
sion stand.
YEA-NAY
Norton asked for an infor
mal show of hands on the pro
ject. Jelks, Money and
Elsberry indicated that they
were for the restrooms. Mrs.
Hardeman, Mrs. Mann and
Osby said they were opposed.
Norton said after the meeting
that he favored the restrooms
if they are built as part of a
press box-concession stand
project.
In another major matter,
the board informally tabled un
til later a proposal to refinish
the Bolling Road gym’s floor.
Reynolds said the only pro
posal called for an expenditure
of $6,900.
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Mayor, Ponder
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wouldn’t want to talk to you
now because of the way you are
now,” Ponder said.
“All right, all right,” Cash
said.
POLLS
“But we'll see you at the
Bolls. including the mayor, in
wOo ¥ears," Ponder said.
“T’'ll see you at the polls
then . .."” Cash said.
“That’s right, the polls will
tell,” Ponder interjected.
“That's the way to settle
it,” Cash said. “‘That’s much
better.”
“The polls will tell, that’s
right, that's right,” Ponder
said. Democracy comes out in
the end.”
NAME-CALLING
“That’s exactly right
(unintelligible) big boy,” the
mayor said.
“That’s (unintelligi
ble)...too long, too, slim,”
Deputy’s TV Set Stolen
Domestic Disputes Keep Police Busy
Summerville tiolice were
kept busy during the long New
Year's holiday week, respon
di.? to burglary and theft calls
and domestic incidents.
Sgt. Houston London
rei)ort.ed that someone took a
color television set from West
Starr at 505 Highland St., bet
ween last Friday and Monday.
Entry was gained through a
rear door, the report stated.
Starr is a Chattooga Coun
ty deputy sheriff with the rank
of ser%eant.
A Chattooga man was ar
rested on charges of terroristic
threats and acts against a
dmutg' sheriff earlion Dec. 31,
after the motorist had been ar
rested on drunk driving
charges.
Stanley Leon Wofford, 18,
Summerville Rte. 5, was first
charged with driving under the
influence (DUI) of intoxicants.
Dep. David Patterson then ob
tained the terroristic threats
and acts warrant against
Wofford.
Summerville Officer T. H.
Brownlow had sto!)ped a vehi
cle driven bg Wotford on the
Lyerlfi Highway about 1:15
a.m. Dec. 31, according to a
report by Brownlow.
Officer Tim Fulmer and
Dep. Patterson backed up
Brownlow on the arrest.
THREATS
When Patterson began to
question Wofford about an
earlier incident, Brownlow
reported, Wof({t;)réiul became
‘‘very angry an igerant.”
Wo;z)rd then took off isi’s coat
tossed it on his truck and told
Patterson, ‘“‘Hit me again you
m-—-—--, hit me again. It's not
over with yet Patterson,” ac
cording to Brownlow.
At that point, Brownlow
reported, Wofford was placed
in a patrol car and taken to the
county Jall En route to jail,
Wofford said, “If Patterson
thinks it is over, he's crazy,”
according to Brownlow. “I tell
you what I'm gonna do, I'm
gonna get me a gun and I'm
gonna take care of Patterson
and then I'm going to shoot
myself ..."
After Wofford was given an
intoximeter test at the ;'ail, the
report added, he was officially
booked on DUI charges. Pat
terson was informed of Wof
ford’s threats and obtained the
warrant against Wofford,
Brownlow said.
OBSTRUCTION
A Summerville man was
charged with disorderly con
duct and obstruction of officers
in another incident on Jan. 1,
said Officer Fulmer. He was
identified as Jerry W. Nelson,
21, 402 Summerville Gardens
Apartments.
Fulmer said Nelson was ar
rested by Brownlow at Sum
merville Gardens in connection
with a domestic dispute.
Westbrooks and Fulmer helped
Brownlow in restraining
Nelson after he allegedly
became ‘‘violent and very com-
in late December.
Mayor Cash, not realizing
that Hankins was not a recrea
tion board member at that
time, told Hankins that he
could no longer serve as a
member of both panels.
Hankins resigned from the
council, evidently planning to
remain on the recreation board.
Cash said then he had learn
ed from state law and court
decisions approved in 1986
that Hankins couldn’'t be a
member of both fianels. When
Cash notified Hankins, the
councilman resigned from the
council, J'ust days before his
term ended. b
Hankins didn’t attend the
recreation board meeting Tues
day evening.
Ponder said.
‘‘Okay, fatso,”” Cash
grinned.
“Okay, slim,” Ponder shot
back.
“Okay, fats,”” Mayor Cash
countered.
“That’s all right, old man,”
Ponder said as he walked back
to his camera.
A grim Mayor Cash then
flared griefly at Ponder before
eaving the room. He returned
later as members of the recrea
tion board filed in.
Lt. Richard Gifford of the
Summerville Police Depart
ment showed up seconds after
Cash left the room.
Ponder complained to Lt.
Gifford about the incident. Gif
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eep order, im 3
Bifford lates refused admis
sion to the room to Fondren
and Malcolm Wfifi}nt. Mayor
Cash nodded to Gifford to ad
mit the two men to the open
meeting.
The Summerville News, Thursday, January 9, 1992 .
POLICE
REPORTS
bative,”” Fulmer said.
Bil:{ Joe Stephenson, 19,
119 Oak St., Summerville, was
charged with terroristic threats
and acts in another domestic
incident on Dec. 31, said Of
ficer Fulmer.
Fulmer said he and Caglt.
Eddie Colbert went to the
home of Nanatg:eL. Owens on
Oak Street r her former
husband expressed concern
about her safety. The ex
husband, who was not iden
tified in the mrt, slc[id l(x;:wwas
supPosedto ick up Ms. Owens
and his daughter gut couldn’t
obtain a response.
NO RESPONSE
Fulmer said he and Colbert
could not obtain a response but
heard someone inside the
trailer. Since Ms. Owens’
former husband had a key to
the residence, the report added,
the lawmen unlocked the door
but couldn’t get it to open
because someone was pushing
back on the inside.
When they obtained entry,
the lawmen reported, theK
found Stephenson inside wit
Ms. Owens. After Ms. Owens
told them that Stephenson had
alle%edly made threats against
her former husband, and had a
knife in his hand until the
lawmen opened the door,
Stephenson was charged,
Fulmer reported.
Ms. Owens also re?orted
that someone took a coffee pot
valued at SSO from her home
Sunday or Monday. A suspect
was identified. Lt. Richard Gif-
Arson May Be Cause
Arson is suspected in a se
cond fire that destroyed a va
cant house on Piedmont Street
off Lyerly Highway.
Summerville firemen
responded to an alarm at the
house at 6:36 p.m. Sunday and
fought the blaze until 8:24 p.m.
It was owned by Howard
Pollard, Summervifie Rte. 1.
The house was a total loss.
The house had been heavil
damaged in a fire on Dec. 2‘{
Extensive fire damage was
reported to the rear of the
house at that time and smoke
and water damage to the rest
of the structure.
Meanwhile, Summerville
firemen said extensive damage
was reported to a vacant
mobile home on Robert Street
last Thursday.
A small fire at a house on
Lewis Street owned by Tommy
Bids Sought
On Furniture
Chattooga County Commis
sioner’ Jim Parker is seeking
bids for furniture for the new
courthouse annex.
Bids will be opened at 10
a.m. Friday, Jan. 17, at
Parker’s office. He is seeking
proposals on courtroom fur
niture, mini-blinds for the win
dows, and furniture for two
offices.
DFCS Meet
The board of the Chatfia
CounthDepartment of Fami g'
and Children Services (DFCS)
will meet at 9 a.m. Monday at
the DFCS office.
County BOE Meets
The Chattooga Board of
Education will meet at 8 p.m.
Monday at the superinten
dent’s office.
LIVESTOCK MARKET REPORT
FORT PAYNE STOCKYARD, INC.
CATTLE AUCTION TUESDAYS AT 12:30 (CENTRAL TIME)
Hauling Available
Phone (205) 845-1028
JAN. 7, 1992
RECEIPTS THIS WEEK — 854
RECEIPTS LAST WEEK — No Sale
RECEIPTS A YEAR AGO — 1,050
FEEDER CLASSES
200-300 pounds — 100.00 to 120.00
300-400 pounds — 90.00 to 112.00
400-500 pounds — 82.50 to 94.00
500-600 pounds — 72.50 to 82.00
STEERS
600-800 pounds — 65.00 to 72.50
HEIFERS (GOOD AND CHOICE)
200-300 pounds — 92.00 to 104.00
300-400 pounds — 84.00 to 97.00
400-500 pounds — 73.00 to 87.00
500-600 pounds — 69.00 to 73.50
600-700 pounds —66.0 C to 73.00
SLAUGHTER CLASSES
CALVES (Good and Choice) — 65.00 to 70.00
- COws
Utility — 49.25 Down
Cutter — 44.50 Down
Canner and Culls — 41.00 Down
BULLS
: ~ Heavy — 61.50 Down
ford said the incident is still
under investigation.
ANTIQUE STOVE
Officer Duane Jackson,
Chief Larry Bennett and Of
ficer Othell Stone responded to
a rt of a domestic groblem
at tge antigue store of Carole
Wright, Rome Boulevard,
Summerville, on Dec. 31.
Ms. Wright rifiorted that
her brother had allegedly at
tacked her and ran her out of
the store, the officers stated in
their report.
The r‘gport stated that
Henry L. Wooten, 52, Summer
ville Rte. 2, was arrested on
other unspecified charges.
Ronnie L. Brewster, 41,
Summerville Rte. 3, was ar
rested on disorderly conduct
charges after an alleged
domestic incident on Jan. 1,
reported Lt. Arlen Thomas.
Thomas said Rita Ann
Johnson, 34, Summerville Rte.
5, told him that Brewster
allegedly poured kerosene on
her and attempted to set her
afire. She had a strong odor of
kerosene on her whenie arriv
ed, Thomas said.
DISPUTE
Officer Fulmer said he in
vestigated a domestic dispute
at the corner of Sixth Avenue
ani:l State Street lon Alan. 1 in
volving two people. Apparent
ly no charges were ffied by
either party.
Ramona Brown, 110
Woodland Ave., said someone
cut her telephone lines Sunday
or Monday, said Lt. Harold
Tucker.
Sgt. Monroe Mathis said
Bobby Evett, 103 Hix St.,
reported shooting a dog under
his mobile home Sunday after
noon after the dog began tear
ing up insulation under the
trailer.
Fisher was extinguished early
Tuesday morning by Summer
ville firefighters.
Nothing New
On Landfills
There was nothing new ear
l&' this week on the status of
hattooga County’s landfill
situation.
Commissioner Jim Parker
said Tuesday he had not receiv-.
ed any further information
from the Georgia Environmen
tal Protection Division.
The county is awaiting
word from the EPD on whether
it will issue a construction and
development permit for the
furoposed Chattoogaville land
ill site.
It is also awaiting word
from the EPD on whether it
mafi use existing monitoring
wells at the Penn Bridge Roa
landfill, which must be closed
as soon as a new landfill is
opened.
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