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The Lcnf-Chronlcls Thurtday, Aupmt 24, 1989 Section Robertson County Seeks Jail Space C4ere For Inmates Wedemeyer New Demo Chairman ByTKRRY IIOLLAIIAN Ol Th Ul tVttalcle Malt Montgomery County Democrat Party Chairman Chris-tine Curpe ter Whitehumt resigned from the position Wednesday, Haying personal priorities figured into her decision. tenced to serve time in state -operated prisons, but have been held in the Robertson County Jail because of overcrowding Ui stale prisons If they are moved to the jail in Clarksville, the state Department of Corrections would pay Montgomery County to house them, according to Norman. Roger Manes, of the Montgom ery County attorney's office, said he would discuss specifics contained in the resolution with Robertson County Attorney Clyde Richer! Ill before the issue is voted on by county officials Montgomery County officials would not comment on the matter Wednesday, saying they had not seen the Rotx-rtson County proposal County Commissioner Richard "Dick" Allen said that Montgomery County would have to be assured of sufficient payment for each inmate before agreeing to take them "I think it's too early to consider contracting services," County Commissioner Peggy S. Knight said. "It would have to be shown that it 'von't cost Montgomery County taxpayers a cent." Even then, she said security would be a major concern to be By TERRY IIOLLAIIAN (X The Uf Chronicle Staff The Montgomery County Jail population may increase if a request by neighboruig Robertson County to house some of Its prisoners here is approved by Sheriff Billy R.

Smith and the Montgomery County Com-miKsion The Robertson County Commission approved a resolution this week to send as many as 40 state inmates to live Montgomery County Jail to al leviate overcrowding in the Robertson County Jail If Montgomery Couty Is willing to accept them. According to Robertson County Sheriff Bill Norman, the 56 bed jail there has been holding up to K0 prisoners on the weekends, with many inmates sleeping on floors. Norman said driving -under-the-in-, fluence offenders may have to be housed at the National Guard Armory in Springfield, even if Montgomery County agrees to the prisoner transfer. "We've never been in this predicament before," Norman said. "It tffftnd help us immensely to have the prisoners sent to Montgomery County." The inmates who would be transferred to Clarksville have been sen --if a0 -1 1 muni A New Place To RJ.

Morgan, left, visited the new Community Room at the Governor's Square mall Wednesday and talked with Patrick Day, center, mall property manager, and Frank Dascenzo, mall general manager. Balloons, flowers and ribbons decorated the room for a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Governor's Square Mall pens Community Room City's Policemen On Best Dressed List Robert W. Wedemeyer, a Clarksville attor- nau 19 taure lenm presuieni oi the party, He la a partner tn the law firm of Wedemeyer Grimes, Mr. White- Wedemeyer hurgt a ciarki- ville city clerk for 20 yean, had served as chairman of the county Democrat organization since March 19K6, 'It has been a pleasure to serve and watch the party grow," Mrs.

Whitehurst told party members at the Plaza Restaurant, 1503 Madison Wednesday afternoon. "A lot of goals have been met and I see a lot of Interest on the local level." Among party achelvements, Mrs. Whitehurst said she was particularly pleased with the development of the party Outreach Program to enlist young people while she was chairman. After leaving the party chairmanship, she said she now plans to devote more time to a home nursing A care program. Whitehurst designed to have family members and neighbors care for the elderly at their homes, as opposed to private nurses or nursing home personnel.

"People are so much more comfortable with their relatives and neighbors," Mrs. Whitehurst said. "I intend to do a lot more work in the human Interest area." Wedemeyer said Mrs. White-hurst's decision came as a surprise to him. "She has really laid a great foundation," heaid, "and I plan to work closely with her and go back to her a lot." Wedemeyer said it's "very likely" he will run for the chairmanship when the county Democratic Party elections are held in October.

Wedemeyer, who described Mrs. Whitehurst's work as "grace under pressure," said his main focus Will be to aid concerned citizens who have problems with government, regardless of their political affiliation. MoreMSU Officials Quit MURRAY, Ky. (AP) The fallout from the dismissal of outgoing Murray State University President Kala Stroup has continued with the resignation of two members of the school's Foundation Board of Trustees. Foundation members George A.

Sheridan and Dalton A. Woodall followed the lead of Edwin O. Norris, the university's top fund-raiser, who resigned in late July to protest the Murray Board of Regents' refusal to renew Stroup's contract. Sheridan and Woodall said they had grown tired of the politics that dominate decisions by the board of regents at the southwestern Kentucky school. "I am taking this action for one reason and one reason only the Board of Regents' treatment of Dr.

Stroup," Sheridan, of Silver Lake, Ohio, said in a letter of resignation dated Aug. 8. "Their decision was politically motivated with overtones of petty jealousy and envy," he wrote. "In my opinion, their action was disgraceful and wholly shortsighted." Earlier this year, the Murray Board of Regents voted 8-2 against renewing Stroup's contract. Woodall, a Paducah businessman who served on the foundation board for 15 years, said in his letter of resignation dated Aug.

1 that Stroup wasn't the first president to fall vic-tim to politics. By HAROLD LYNCH Of The Leaf Chronicle Staff Governor's Square mall officials, always happy to have people visit, opened a place Wednesday for community groups to make themselves at home there. Frank Dascenzo, the mall's general property manager, said a new Community Room was designed as a meeting place for nonprofit groups on a reserved basis. Located next to Flowerama and across from Sadie's Buffet and Grill, the room can seat 100 people "auditorium style," or up to 75 people at tables, Dascenzo said. When the mall first opened three years ago, several groups in Montgomery County asked about space inside the mall for their purposes, said Patrick Day, mall property manager.

"We were besieged by various groups wanting to use the malL but we were unable to accomodate all of them," Day said. "With this room, we can welcome groups sponsored by churches, schools, civic clubs, charities and mall tenants at no charge." "The Clarksville Police Department has demonstrated its committment to creating a professional image within its ranks and to the community it sers," said the association's executive director, Bernard J. Lepper. The competition's other categories included federal, state, municipalities with more than 200 officers and county law enforcement agencies. a In Clarksville's category, the Hickory (N.C.) Police Department took top honors.

Other top honors went to the United States Park Police, the Philadelphia (Pa.) Police Department and the Glynn County Police, Department, Brunswick, Ga. The overall winner was the North Carolina State Police. Worker Wounded NASHVILLE (AP) An employee of a local fast-food restaurant was in "very critical condition" Wednesday after being shot once in the head during the lunch-time rush, a hospital spokesman said. Bridgett White, 25, was taken to Vanderbilt Medical Center shortly after the 1 p.m. incident, acccording to Doug Williams The Clarksville Police Department has been recognized as one of the nation's best dressed police departments.

The department was awarded an honorable mention award in the category of cities with fewer than 200 officers in the 1989 Best Dressed Police Department Competition, the 12th annual competition sponsored by the National Association of Uniform Manufacturers and Distributors. The competition honors law enforcement departments "which exhibit the highest standards of uniform dress' and overall appearance," according to the association's news release. The association's executive director said high standards of dress and appearance help officers make positive first impressions and "immediately command respect." Judges for the competition included a law enforcement magazine publisher, a New York City police lieutenant and a manager of a New York union of uniform tailors and textile workers. Criteria included image projection, immediate recognition, practicality and the uniform's reflection of authority and professionalism. Staff Photo By Greg Williamson a public meeting place.

"All of our markets have different needs so we do different things in each market," he said. Mayor Don Trotter said The Cafaro Co. had become "a partner with the community" and that Governor's Square had provided the impetus for other developments in the area. "This partnership has worked well for all of us and we owe a great deal of appreciation to the developers of this mall," Trotter said, adding that the new Community Room was another sign of the mall's involvement in the community. In addition to the kitchenette area, the Community Room contains a raised dais for speakers, television and VCR and public address system.

Groups interested in reserving the room must fill out an application and submit it to the mall manager's office, Day said. He said it would take about two weeks to process applications, but that on-going monthly meetings could be scheduled with one application. tions three months and takes cart! of carnival preparations the other two months. Jimmy Dugger, general sales manager for WKRM and WKOM-FM In Columbia, came to the fair for a specific purpose to choose Clarksville's "most beautiful girl" from the 24 contestants competing in the Miss Fairest of the Fair pageant. "Clarksville's Jaycees put together a great fair," Dugger said Tuesday night before the pageant.

"In fact, the Clarksville Jaycees are one of the best chapters in the nation." Dugger is a past president of the Tennessee Jaycees. "Tonight, we're looking for a lady who represents a cross-section of beauty and personality someone who shows class," Dugger said Tuesday. Dugger and the other four judges found just that combination in Gena Renee King, the new Miss Fairest of the Fair. Over at the Jaycees Building, Martha Marklin of the Montgomery County Agricultural Extension Service shows off home demonstration awards that were judged by people from almost every area of Tennessee. From home demonstration volunteers to other Extension Service em- -ployees, some of Marklin's judges traveled hours to participate in the fair.

Throughout the week, agricultural judges, fair employees, security personnel and folks who just like a good fair will be traveling toward Clarksville. There should be plenty of fun to go around. Meet Other groups, which do not meet the non-profit description, will pay a fee to use the room, he said. Just off the main meeting room, there is a an area with a refrigerator, sink and cabinets and large coffee-making urn which groups may use to prepare refreshments for meetings, Day said. Groups may have meals catered, but if they do, they are required to use food preparers that are located in the mall, according to information accompanying an application to use the room.

Several of the nearly 100 people attending the ribbon-cutting ceremonies opening the Community Room said they were impressed with the room. "This room is a great asset to the community," commented L.C. Burkhalter, Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce president. "Some of our non-profit organizations have difficulty finding a place to meet, so this really meets a need in the community." Dascenzo said that Governor's Square mall is only the second mall operated by The Cafaro Co. of Youngstown, Ohio, to have such tors had just driven from Cookeville, where they competed in another state fair.

"The Clarksville and Gallatin areas are big competitors in this," Myers said. Myers works with the county agricultural office in Gallatin and knows about state competition. As he trimmed Crockett over the grated shearing station, the ram's hind feet slipped off the sides of the stand. A passerby jokingly asked if Myers pushed him off. "No, he just gets to kicking around," Myers said while he set Crockett straight again.

Maybe that explains what he and his wife do in the sheep circuit just "kick around" a little and enjoy the com-radery of people in the sheep business. Across the fairgrounds, under flashing lights and bartering voices, Melvin Garrett of Fraaklinton, sets up a mini-basketball game at Midway. The sign above his head reads "$1 per play," and Garrett said a play consists of one shot into the basketball hoop. Tl him, the fail is another chance to make more money by commission and to have a good time. "I started working in carnivals 18 years ago," Garrett said.

"I was a cook In a 'grab joint' then," "grab joint" Is carnival lingo for a food trailer. What Is his favorite part of the job? "Taking people's money," he laughs. He said when it rains is the worst time. Business gets too slow, and the booths make no money. Garrett likes his job.

He travels seven months out of a year, vaca Montgomery County's Fair Draws Folk From Miles Away THE rtA UNITED PACESETTE WELCOMES MAYOR DON TROTTER By MELANIE McKIE Leaf-Chronicle Correspondent It may be Montgomery's county fair, but some folks still drive hours to Clarksville to get in on the good times. Wesley and Janette Myers, of Gallatin, drove two hours to Clarksville with their seven sheep to take part in the fair. They have shown their sheep in three or four other state fairs and plan to go to three more. 'Showing sheep is just sort of a hobby to me," Myers said as he trimmed their ram, Crockett "If you have winning sheep that do well, people will see that, and they'll want to buy from you." Myers and his wife are raising about 25 sheep now. They will either sell them or show them.

Most of Tuesday night's competi- Community Calendar Staff Photo Bv Greo WIMIomsonAl, TODAY 9 a.m. The Bi-County Solid Waste Board will meet at the courthouse. 10:30 a.m'. The Metropolitan Planning Organization will meet In the City Council chambers, Public Square. 11:30 a.m.

The Montgomery County Senior Citizens Board will meet at the Senior Citizens Center, 343 Pageant Lane. 4 p.m. The River District Commission will meet in the mayor's conference room, Public Square. 5:30 p.m. The Clarksville Jaycees Montgomery County Fair continues at Fairgrounds Park with the Battle of the Bands entertaining the crowd at 6 p.m.

and a Beef Show at 7 p.m. 7:30 p.m. The Tennessee-Kentucky chapter of the Association of the U.S. Army will conduct a general membership meeting at the Army Travel Camp Pavilion. The meal will be preceded by a social hour.

FRIDAY 'v. Setting The Pace Danny Bates, labor relations manager for The trane Co. in ClarksM ville, discusses his company's United Way campaign for 1989 90 with t1' Pat Pile, executive director of the United Way of Clarksville-Mont- gomery County. The Trane Co. Is at the half-way point in, its cam- yV' palgn to raise $157,00 for the charity.

The company Is spearheading this year's United Way fund-raiser in Montgomery County, which officially begins Sept. 12. 5:30 p.m. The county fair continues with the Truck and Tractor Pull at 7 The Dairy Show also begins at 7 p.m. A fireworks display will light the.