Dalton’s Trainer Caz Cole takes on signs with big boys at Columbus Derby today State Page 1B Page 1B THE DAILY CITIZEN Saturday,May 2, 2009 •Dalton, Georgia • www.daltondailycitizen.com • 50 Cents THINGS Deal enters TO CHECK OUT ON THE gov’s race 3 INSIDE BY SHANNON MCCAFFREY Associated Press Writer Pennington Columnist Bill Shipp writes that it’s now the GAINESVILLE — A North Republicans that seem Georgia congressman on Friday says he is like the doomed party. became the latest Republican to jump into the 2010 race for gov- See page 4A ernor,telling a crowd of not running The driver of an SUV several hun- described by passing dred support- BY JAMIE JONES motorists as “flashing a ers that he [email protected] pistol” was arrested on has the expe- possession of drugs and rience and Dalton Mayor David weapons in Chatsworth. independence Pennington to lead the “entertained the thought” of run- See page 2A state through Deal turbulent ning for gover- Now is the time to lay sod times. nor,but U.S. in your yard. U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal said Rep. Nathan that if elected he’ll be a gover- Deal entering See page 11A nor who “does his owN thinking, the race on ties his owN shoes and can deliv- Friday ended the er a speech without a idea. teleprompter.” “It never Pennington The remark seemed reached that FROM TODAY’S designed to establish the 66- point,”said year-old from Gainesville as Pennington, in his second year as FORUM the senior Republican in the mayor of Dalton. “A couple of peo- crowded five-person race. A ple said something to me, but when one-time Democrat and former we looked at it at the time, we said, “To the man in love, try to be a good friend to her and there is a chance ➣ Please see DEAL, 9A ➣ Please see MAYOR, 9A she may love you for being there for her.” MATT HAMILTON/The Daily Citizen Dalton State College Foundation member Skeeter Pierce “If you want to see presents the bell tower to the college — along with a hand- Baseball fans human nature at its worst, put it behind the held bell to college president John SchwenN Friday during Schwenn’s inauguration. wheel of a car.” Schwenn ‘rocks’ arrested, released See page 2A BY MARK MILLICAN during the second game of a dou- [email protected] bleheader at the DHS field. WEATHER at Dalton State Two fans who were arrested The faN from for fighting at the Dalton High South Forecast: Chance of rain School baseball playoff game on Paulding, Today’s High: 78 BY JAMIE JONES Activities Council). The Boulder has Thursday were released later that Edward Almod Tonight’s Low: 60 [email protected] long been the subject of graffiti since day. Elrod, 44, of Details, Page 12A it was donated in honor of the first stu- James 339 Winthorpe Of all the formal greetings and dent newspaper staff 42 years ago. Robert Howell Way in salutations Dalton State College presi- It is also an appropriate link to the Jr., 51, of 105 Douglasville, INSIDE dent John Schwenn received during college’s past, from its first president Davidson was also Elrod Classified..............6B his inauguration on Friday,one mes- in 1966 (Arthur Gignilliat) who over- Drive in charged with sage from the student body may have Comics..................5B saw a campus of several hundred to Dalton, was disorderly conduct and simple summed up the sentiment. the fourth and current president charged with battery. Crossword...............4B Spray painted on “The Boulder” — (Schwenn) who will see an expected disorderly Elrod claimed DHS pitcher Dear Abby...................5B which rests on the campus quadrangle enrollment topping 5,000 this fall. conduct and Alex Roberts intentionally hit his Horoscope...............4B near the newly dedicated bell tower — Several hundred people attended simple battery son, Ryne Elrod, with a pitch in Howell Lottery..................2A in blue letters against a white back- after an alter- ground is the message: “You rock, Dr. cation with a ➣ Movies.....................4B Schwenn!” — SAC (Student ➣ Please see SCHWENN, 3A faN from South Paulding High Please see FANS, 10A Obituaries.............10A Opinion................4A Sports......................1-4B Brookwood students celebrate textile history BY MARK MILLICAN dren’s art, and scanned over dis- 7 69847 00001 6 [email protected] plays of relics and newspaper arti- cles documenting the early days of Rachel Raisin said learning the tufted textile industry. about chenille bedspreads was a lot Decorating the gym were the same of fun, but gearing up for Friday chenille bedspreads that once evening’s community arts program adorned “Peacock Alley” along celebrating the heritage behind it U.S. Highway 41 in days gone by. was really a blast. “We wanted to offer an arts edu- “I met a lot of awesome people cation program to our students that and learned about Catherine Evans used visual, dramatic and perform- Whitener and Dalton’s history,” the ing arts, and tie that into local histo- 11-year-old Brookwood ry,” said Brookwood parent volun- Elementary School student shared. teer Jane Snipes. “We started plan- “Now I know that, and I’m very ning it around the beginning of the school year.” happy.” The Daily Citizen Happiness abounded at First Adults pitched in to help out, with MATT HAMILTON/ Presbyterian Church where around Paul Byrum and Friends providing Catherine Evans Whitener,left, played by Paula Hall, watch- 300 parents, educators and history es a younger version of herself,played by Rachel Raisin, buffs watched children perform, during a scene from “Simple Gifts” Friday night at the First viewed documentaries and chil- ➣ Please see PLAY, 10A Presbyterian Church. 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Get to the county fire department and www.daltondailycitizen.com point! Longer comments “Maybe the people who let the city take over, how To visit us: should be submitted as let- hire some of these teachers could the city get to a ters to the editor. If you need to be suspended.” dwelling in time to save it? drug possession Our offices are located on the include a name, please spell It’s too far to a lot of places west side of the intersection of it. Call (706) 272-7748 to “I live between Chadwick in the county.” Thornton Avenue and Morris reach Today’s Forum. Drive and Haig Mill Road BY MARK MILLICAN the vehicle. Detective John Street in downtowN Dalton. and I have the best postman Editor: I think the idea [email protected] Cherry arrived, searched the We’re open 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. “It’s nice to have rec ever.” would be the city would om vehicle and found a .25-cal- Monday through Friday. league umpires like James manage the county facili- iber pistol. “Junior” Cooper who really “Since Adam Krohn has ties, not close them. CHATSWORTH — The White said there was not a How to call us: cares about the kids.” such an obvious dislike for driver of an SUV who was round in the chamber,but MaiN number: 706-217- the University of Georgia, “Democrats talk about described by passing Cherry found the pistol was NEWS “People should decide on maybe he should move to morality in dealing with ter- motorists as “flash- loaded with a full (That’s 706-217-6397) government mergers through another state to write about rorists but they don’t have ing a pistol” was magazine. When White said he did WheN you’re not sure with whom a referendum when they go sports? In the state of any morality when it comes arrested on posses- to vote.” Georgia we expect our writ- to killing babies.” not have a permit for you need to speak, our operator sion of drugs and ers to be a little more home the gun, he was will make sure you’re transferred to weapons on “Hey, senior citizens, just team.” “The theory of evolution arrested and taken to the person who can best help you. Thursday. because you’re old doesn’t is as believable as any writ- Charles Brett the jail. Delivery: 706-272-7705 give you the right to park in “I live in a trailer on Reed ten fairy tale adventure is. White, 42, of 2118 Capt. Edward handicapped parking. If you Road and my power costs God created man in his Our staff can take your subscrip- Chatham in Dalton, Springfield and ain’t got a sticker or a handi- less than $40.” image, not some vine swing- was charged by the Eddie Tompkins of tion and delivery-related calls capped tag, stay out of it.” ing monkey.” White from 6 a.m.