The Atlanta Constitution from Atlanta, Georgia • 62

E-8 fffrf Attairfi Iwmul AM) COXSTTrmO NOVEMBEt 17. 1989, IN GEORGIA: THE AFTERMATH Neighbors Pull Togetlier in Crisis SERVtNQ ATLANTA'S MATTRESS MEEDS FOR TromPageEl 1 1 yj mm Worm system of tornadoes and high winds that tore through Georgia and Alabama Wednesday. At least 17 people were injured in Georgia in Coweta County and in the small Habersham County community of Stone Pile. Officials reported no fatalities in Georgia, but 17 were killed in Alabama. Some of the mobile homes fere so devastated their owners Just looked at them, turned and walked away.

Marvin M. Johnson, 60, of Brainerd, and his Wife, Leatrice, had pulled into the park with their camper Wednesday to visit relatives in ynionCity. They were evacuated, along with 200 other residents. The Johnsons returned Thursday to find their 3114-foot vehicle upside down, smashed to bits, the only Salvageable piece a tire. "I think I want to wait awhile before I live in a again," Mrs.

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BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THIS SALE SELECTION MAY VARY FROM STORE TO STORE LAYAWAYNOW jL FOR W.A. BRIDGES JRStaff CHRISTMAS A pair of Coweta County firefighters help Michael Gentry sift through his mobile home for salvageable items Thursday. Pi aw TO OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 1 ittJ-' lj-- STONE MOUNTAIN 620B8 Memorial Or. 469-0583 Memorial Center 9, 'l I IIJ 1 NORCROSS Dawson Blvd. 242-0994 Access Rd.

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Michael and Toni Gentry picked through what had been their home for six years, gathering clothing, mattresses and Christmas toys and putting them on the back of a pickup and a rented trailer. The Gentrys 14-by-70-foot single-wide trailer was smashed to pieces, with only the flooring platform left The Gentrys rode out 15 seconds of terror Wednesday, huddling with their two children under a blanket in a middle bedroom. Mr. Gentry said the family with Holly, 8, and Michael, 4 had just returned from a visit to his mother's. One tornado already had smashed the park.

They thought it was over, he said. Then, "I heard a loud boom and saw a big, black funnel cloud1 that had a ball of Are inside," he Said. "It was shooting sparks." -j: "I'll never, ever move back here again, no, I don't think so," Mr. Gentry said. "Most of the people who live on this street right here are not going to be moving back in." Nobody was expected to move, back in Thursday.

The park was to be closed until it could be cleaned up. Gas, electricity and water were not expected to be re-, stored for at least two days, officials told residents. Most residents of the trailer park gathered clothing for the next few days. They planned to stay with relatives or in other temporary housing. Many were expected to spend a second night in the gymnasium at Madras High School, said Don-, na Lamb, an American Red Cross official from the Coweta County chapter.

Mrs. Lamb and other emergency assistance officials said the response from volunteers in the communities around Palmetto had been immediate. Throughout the afternoon, volunteers with truckloads of blankets, bags of food and boxes of clothing trickled in at the former school near Newnan that now is used as an administration facility. "It's a small community down here, and they do come together in times like this. They really do," said Dave Wilson, manager of a Kroger's in Newnan.

Kroger stores in Newnan, Peachtree City and Union City were being used as collection points for food. At the trailer park, some residents complained that authorities I WarmvlTnlh Winter Savings HURRY! SALE ENDS NOVEMBER 20, 1989 W.A. BRIDGES JRTStaff' L. A teddy bear lies in the rubble of the Coweta County trailer park. At least 17 people were injured there and in Habersham County.

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Two patients remained at' Newnan Hospital on Thursday, including Beverly Nix, 25, in critical condition with chest, abdominal and neck injuries. Another woman, who asked that authorities not release her name, was in stable condition with neck and abdominal injuries. Mrs. Turner, who was treated overnight at Newnan Hospital for multiple bruises and contusions, was released Thursday afternoon. Turner, 59, was released after treatment for neck and abdominal injuries.

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