Newspaper Page Text
Mayor Praises IDA
Cites sls Million Payroll Addition
The Summerville Industrial
Development Authority (IDA)
has been a b‘i:ipart of the pro
gress in the Chattooga County
community.
That according to Mayor
Sewell Cash, who outlined
several accomplishments he
said had been brought to frui
tion in recent years. His com
ments were made during the
annual meeting of the board at
The Lookout restaurant last
Thursday evening}.l
He pointed to the citg being
able to entice Image Carpets
Inc. to locate in its industrial
park.
$200,000 FEES
The city has collected some
$200,000 in utility fees, along
with a total of $193,750 in
repayment of the city loan to
Image, Cash told the authori
ty. Image has provided 84 jobs
in Summerville and additional
jobs at its Armuchee plant as
TV Set, Firearm
Taken By Thief
Several thefts and
burglaries are under investiga
tion b{y the Chattooga County
Sheriff’'s Office this week.
Sheriff Ralph Kellett and
Sgt. Stan Mosley said someone
stole a 19-inch color television
set from the Elks Club on
Hemlock Street between Jan.
5 and Jan. 8. It was valued at
$389. A .32 caliber pistol
valued at SBO was also reported
missing, Mosley added.
Sheriff Kellett and Sgt. Inv.
Chip Whitégy said someone
slim-slammed a Summerville
Rte. 3 couple by gosing as an
insurance afent atur aK.
Eight dollars worth of
gasoline and two beers were
reported taken from the
Cloudland Trade Center Sun
day, said Dep. Bruce Peek.
Bonnie Kinnamont, 6, Lyer
lirßt.e. 1, was struck bfi, arock
thrown bly a f’luvem'le Thursday
on Lyerly Rte. 1, said Dep.
Peek. She was treated at Chat
tooga County Hospital and
dismissed.
Sgt. Tara Van Pelt said .20
caliber firearm was r:gorted
stolen from Robert Graham, 7
N. Lewis St., Summerville, bet
ween Jan. 6 and Monday. The
$75 gun was reported taken
from Graham'’s residence.
ARRESTS
_ Among those arrested dur
mfi the past week were the
following:
— Marie E. Shropshire, 22,
300 Oak St., Summerville was
charged Jan. 8 with writing a
bad check.
' — Wilhemina Finlaly. 38,
Starling Mill Road, Lyerly, was
charfieg Thursday with writing
a bad check. :
— Tracy L. Day, 22, Sum
merville Rte. 2, was arrested
Fridafl on charges of writing a
Badicheckt. .
— Lula Ann Whittenberry,
29, 1 Virginia Dr., Summer
ville, was charged Friday with
writing a bad check.
— A 14-year-old boy was
charged Friday with bein%
under 21 and in possession 0
alcohol.
— James D. Burrage, 17,
11th Street, Trion was charg
ed Friday with bein% under 21
and in possession of alcohol.
— Richard W. Burnette, 18,
59 11th St., Trion, was charg
ed Saturday with being under
21 and in possession of alcohol.
— Debora W. McGuire, 35,
Summerville Rte. 5, was charg
ed Saturday with writing a bad
check.
— Shelia D. Sumner, 23,
Summerville Rte. 1, was cfmrg
eg Stln(turday with writing a bad
check.
y '|' g
Flood’s Towing
& Auto Repair
WE OFFER
Front End Alignments,
Brake Repair and All
General Repair.
Our tow trucks are radio-dispatched . . .
Fully insured . . . and we are licensed by
the Georgia Public Service Commission.
With 20 years of experience, we offer
damage-free towing using the best equip
ment in this area.
For repair work, call 857-1170, 8:30-5.
For 24-Hr. Towing Service Call 857-1070.
WE ACCEPT VISA, MASTERCARD
AND MOST MOTOR CLUBS
a result of the city’s efforts in
that area, he added.
He also noted that Image
will befn paying back the ci
t{ on the principal amount of
the loan in February, in addi
tion to the interest it has
already been paying.
Image has been paying
some $6,000 in interest to the
city each montgsl; (I)g gvfll begin
paying some $9, in prin
cipal i% February for a tot‘t’al of
some $15,000 monthly, he
indicated.
About 25 more acres has
been surveyed in the industrial
park, Mayor Cash announced,
and the th is working with a
prospect that would flrovide
some 200 more jobs to the area.
LONG TIME
“These thinais don't come in
a day and it takes a long time
to get thinfis in line,” the
mayor said. ‘lt goes back even
more than the eight years the
SHERIFF'S
REPORTS
— Kristina A. Hubbard, 20,
Trion Rte. 1, was charged
Saturday with two counts of
writinf a bad check.
— Joseph M. Andreoli, 18,
59 11th St., Trion, was charg
ed Saturday with criminal
damage to property, not hav
ing proof of insurance, driving
on a susci)ended license an
disrefiar ing a stop sign
Saturday. i b
— Robert Scott Shaw, 31,
Summerville Motel, was chazfi
ed Sunday with theft bf' tak
ing. He was being held for
questionini on Monday.
— Barbara Suttles, 20,
LaFayette, was charged Mon
day with writing a bad check.
She was charged again Tues
day with three counts of
writing bad checks.
— James C. Rounsaville,
49, 33 E. Fifth Ave., Summer
ville, was charg}eld with
disorderly conduct Monday.
— Tommy D. Adkins, 34,
340 Welcome Hill Rd., Trion,
was charged with misdemeanor
theft by taking Tuesday.
OVNH Dryer
Catches Fire
A large clothing dryer at
Oak View Nursing Home
received extensive damage in a
fire Monday. S
The Summerville Fire
Department reported that they
responded to an alarm at the
nursing home at 7:25 a.m.
Monday and soon brought the
fire under control. -
Meanwhile, firemen said
minor damaie was caused to
underneath the mobile home of
James Shireman, off Scoggins
Street, last Friday.
Dean’s List
Daniel Kirk Collins was
named to the 1991 fall quarter
dean’s list at Franklin %ollege
of Arts and Sciences, Univer
sity of Georgia.
Collins, = Summerville,
received a 4.0 grade point
average during the quarter. He
is a 1988 graduate of Chat
toolfia Hifih School and the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Ben F. Collins.
industrial development
authority has been in
business.”’
The city also has some
private developers interested
In erecting another speculative
building in the park, he said.
Another building would
enhance the city’s chances of
attracting new business and in
dustry, he added. i
Pointing to Halvs Correc
tional Institution, Image and
other projects, Mayor Cash
said Cl(‘% efforts have been
responsible for the addition of
around sls million in new an
nual payrolls to the communi
ty in the past several years.
He expressed appreciation
to the Coosa Valley Regional
Development Center (RDC) for
its assistance to the city
through the years. Jim Layton,
executive director of the I¥DC,
attended the authority
meeting.
Robert McWhorter,
secretary-treasurer, reported
that the authority had $7,430
in the bank at year’s end, com-
Eared with $6,452 it had at the
eginning of 1991.
The authority’s officers
were re-elected for a second
one-year term. They included:
John Carroll, chairman; Fay
Hurley, vice chairman; and
Robert McWhorter,
secretary-treasurer.
Gold, etc. Gold, etc. (P E REITH Gold, etc. Gold, etc. (T E RO T E AT
3 Nibl/ HWY. 27 NORTH
V"‘o © & SUMMERVILLE O,) 4?,\9 Oo %
*o 09 '\6 sg 857.G0LD o ;S\ } ’ .
Ve OB g~ A Koo Y
r ; T’ W@ &z@ : rices Go rou % /o o
;:: %AQQQQ CC)/(WZ& g. % 2 gW- % : Janufryogs.,r?%zgh o’/o,), 9.
4] 4 A‘” S
7 LAST BIG WEEK! ™
I Gold, ... Reduces Their Already Low Prices I
s Large M 9 R ®
.:' Group of en S l ngs
o
W y N
eI to o/ &)
s@f‘é"lo\ "\2)s”‘; Ry
L Off —
B == il —
v AR st ,cfi;’ L (TN
° e 'E'\".“ @/ ";illg-\ ’w; ‘ ' ‘—.\i I ))’ BeeT- - ey 0, /,k‘,@((%\ e‘}?f”b
s - N. ] { i | o
Ladies’
: . g
d. S £
: D. inner 1 ;
s laMmMon F 9
; & 3
fi~ “ ’l::'3s&‘s’ Q. /9’ = ‘9)) @&2 I-_“hg@“_;_’) ‘\ 'fl{"qpfiD B %‘%‘%«99
‘’ P %: (@ \'\{))* o Off Y Q 2 @= R
3] <y
Q
- ® 9 ®
H Ladies’ Rings
Ruby, :
Sapphire & Emerald
125 .- 50% oft
i) i
Cg .c‘ofz‘t 'O‘S
e (OB
/A yis %_&b‘%\ L
Sy N SHEE.
g _
Qo
< o
; Charms
< K
=. E L @
-l
s ,M fl% A
w 8 OK
Gold, etc. Gold, etc Gol
A | o o : ‘ a
7y ' ?' 0 1 e
. x ™ ;. - & b/ %3
W, ' f,." ‘%if j o R 1 i
L - ~ & i
ie-> . L A
Y < 8 T , .
e *‘ . 'J_fi" by F ‘:‘: g
) Wy B : g e b
~ N B v ~ ; BB Rt
7 " . q ¥ 3 5
;i d b iy
L ,' ? o
| i & B
I|2 L 9
by : -\j/
|‘ ' :
A o
- ¥ l ‘
), ;
; P
I g -
¢ !! $
P! a ‘ :
e S ; P 4 y
Officers of the Summerville Industrial
Development Authority were re-elected
durinq the annual meeting of the panel
recently. From left are authority members
Robert McWhorter, secretary-treasurer;
Summerville IDA Meeting
bad Men’s & Ladies’
Watches
T seach
,a g'-’ 2 5 4
C 9 5 50%
Uit 1
o Off
AL At A 4
Entire Inventory Men'’s
Nugget Bracelets
25% ot
PIT R DBT | Gold, etc.
new member Susan Jones; Fay Hurley,
vice chairman; and Eula Amos; in baci,
Butch Eleam; John Turner, chairman; and
Harry Harvey. (Staff Photo).
Sy Key Chains, &
fl & .
= , Money Clips, E
a j ®
\ v i Tie Tacks, 3
1B x m Tie Bars,
b/ /‘B and Lighters
A e iy | i ()
L e
U -“E:h%aim@%.*&;\Wis.h!‘%lfi"‘ r S
LN "‘.‘!fifl\”"!‘*’i"fi:‘x‘z i ? s
PO 0 Offg
The Summerville News, January 16, 1992
McConnell Gives
Items To County
The Chattooga County
Sheriff’s Department received
a large quantity of surplus
militar;: equipment last week
through a Brosgram spearhead
ed by the U. S. Department of
Defense (DOD) and coor
dinated statewide by the
Georgia Emergency Manage
ment Agency (GEMA).
In support of the Presi
dent’s National Drug Control
Strategy, the DOD initiated a
nationwide proFram to
distribute surplus/excess
military property to state and
local law enforcement agencies.
However, agencies receiving
any of this property must
utilize it for counter-drug
related missions.
A formal request by Sheriff
Ralgh Kellett and Herbert
Dodd, Chattooga County
Emergency Management
Agem (EMA) director,
resulted in the sheriff’s depart
n}ent relceiwx'rx:filan assortment
of surplus milit roperty,
accor?i’ng to (?EM)A’S Ex
ecutive Director Gary McCon
nell of Chattooga County.
“Early last week, Deputy
Sheriff %ay Brandon and
Thomas Strawn of the Chat
tooga County Public Works
Select Group -:'
Ladies’ 3
Diamond
Wedding Sets
~
A
30% o R
PRI :
b
14K Gold, Gold Filled, g
and Sterling Silver 8
® 2
Earrings |
20% os: B
POB D P
%op @ S@®
Gold, etc. . Gold, etc.
Department loaded a county
truck to capacity at the GEMA
warehouse in Atlanta,” Kellett
said. “‘Surplus property, such
as camera equipment,
binoculars, fati‘fues, tyge
writers, tents, and many other
items are available,”” Dodd
added.
McConnell, former Chat
tooga County sheriff, said this
firogram is ‘‘particularly
elpful to local law enforce
ment in the ever-increasing
fight efiainst drugs without
any additional burden to local
taxpayers.”
Since last summer, hun
dreds of requests have been
received by GEMA and ap
proximat,e(liy 85 local police and
sheriff departments and
emergency man;fement agen
cies have received a wide range
of equipment under the
program.
DOG COLLAR
NAME PLATES
Made At
Shamblin Hardware
857-1115
3-A