Hooper Rejected; Two Others Eyed for TV a Post
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Hooper rejected; two others eyed for TV A post By A1 Smith a wealthy Mississippi Republican Gildea is a widely known soil and a professor at Mississippi State conservationist who personally Speculation on a new nominee for University for Women, were among endows 20 college scholarships a the Tennessee Valley Authority the most widely discussed year for students of soil conserva Board of Directors is centering on prospects for the new nomination. tion, the Tennessean said. Louisville lawyer Larry Forgy and Both men have denied they are Forgy practices law with former a Mississippi educator, the Nash actively seeking the job. Others Gov. Bert T. Combs, a Democrat, in ville Tennessean reported Wed who have been named in connection a firm headed by John Tarrant, a nesday. with the nomination include two Republican whose daughter is Forgy, who was reared in Logan other Kentuckians-Dr. Charles E. married to Clay Morton, another County, was back in prominance as Whittle, a senior scientist at the firm member and son of former U. a prospective board member after Institute for Energy Analysis at the S. Senator Thruston B. Morton. The the Senate Public Works Com Oak Ridge, Tenn., Associated elder Morton and former U. S. mittee in Washington voted 11 to 1 Universities; agent Tom Gish, and Senator John Sherman Cooper both publisher of the Whites burg, Ky., Tuesday to kill the nomination of employed Forgy in their staffs James F. Hooper, III. Mountain Eagle newspaper, Dr. when he was working his way Whittle is on leave from Centre Hooper, 60, a Columbus, Miss., through law school in Washington. College at Danville. He is a native dairy farmer and promoter, was For many years Cooper was chair of Edmonson County and is a named by President Ford last June man of the Senate committee that brother of Joe Whittle of Leitchfield to a vacancy on the three-member rejected Hooper and he is still close who ran for attorney general on the board. to many of its members. Republican ticket last year. Gish The nomination soon ran into was suggested by the United Mine Forgy has been mentioned as a trouble after a series of articles by Workers of America union. prospective candidate for governor Tennessean reporter Nat Caldwell Forgy was state budget director and was also in the news this week disclosed a string of business during the 1967-71 administration of as one of several Republicans who failures involving Hooper. Con Gov. Louie B. Nunn and was vice were contacted about working for firmation hearings were postponed president and business manager of President Ford’s election campaign and rescheduled a number of times the University of Kentucky before in Kentucky. in the face of mounting opposition joining a prestigious Louisville law He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. from environmentalists, TVA state firm with ties to state leaders in Lawrence Forgy, Sr. of Lewisburg. lawmakers, and newspapers. both major political parties. He is a nephew of Joe Forgy, a Wednesday morning the Nash Both Forgy and Gildea have Morgantown druggist, and of Mrs. ville Tennessean said that Forgy, denied they are actively seeking the Furman Wallace of Bowling Green who is 35, and Dr. Ray Y. Gildea, 52, job which pays $38,000 a year. whose husband is from Cadiz. Trigg receives $23,789 from TVA tax payments Payments in lieu of taxes for “ Lyon County,” said Holland, payments in lieu of taxes which the fiscal year 1975 related to “ received $115,030 in lieu of the states receive from TVA’s TVA’s Land Between The Lakes taxes attributable to Land electric power program. totaled $280,800, it was an Between The Lakes for the 1975 Dr. Holland explained that nounced recently by TVA of fiscal year ended last June 30. TVA is not authorized to make ficials. This figure is higher This is over four times the payments in lieu of taxes than the total of payments for amount of former annual directly to local governments on fiscal year 1974. According to county and school taxes of account of Land Between The Dr. Frank R. Holland, manager $25,183 on those lands in that Lakes property. However, the of the 170,000-acre recreation county before acquisition by TVA Act does provide for observations of a housewife area in west Kentucky and TVA. The in-lieu payment for sizable annual payments on Tennessee, it brings the Trigg County attributable to TVA power property and opera By Dianne Ford cumulative total of in-lieu-of- Land Between The Lakes came tions. Most of the TVA payment, tax payments to the three to $114,648, a figure over three which is based upon power you can iron anytime times the former annual county revenues, goes to the state Ironing does not happen to be a good place to play London months that is no reason to get counties in which Land Between (preferably never!). and school taxes of $32,307. In governments with counties a favorite past-time for many of Bridge or Ring Around the so excited. The Lakes is located to over one In putting away the items you Stewart County the in-lieu receiving smaller amounts. us housewives, even though we Rosy, the cat discovers the cord In my case there is a very million dollars since the project did succeed in ironing you will payment of $51,122 was also Kentucky and Tennessee, in are now in the age of permanent and tries to eat it and the water limited space in which I have to began in 1964. probably notice that your kids three times the amount of turn, redistribute to their local press (thank the lord!) there you had measured in a cup for do this task and as a result the sat on, stomped and tumbled In addition to the payments former county taxes of $17,033 units of government substantial are still a few items which your steam just spilled all over clothes are stacked around on those beautifully ironed pieces. related to Land Between The on the same Land Between The shares of the payments the require the touch of the iron. your ironing board, (incidental the couch, the chairs, bar and Lakes, Lyon County received Lakes land when it was on the I wonder sometimes if it’s the ly the result of ring around the tables. Now of course you Which in conclusion should respective states receive from convince you why some of us $14,294 last fiscal year on ac local tax roll.” TVA. actual act of ironing we hate so rosy). This is when you must realize someone must come in, housewives would not nominate count of other types of TVA The possible loss of tax “ In addition to receiving in- or the task of setting up the take time out to advise your this is only natural if there isn’t ironing as “ favorite job of the property; Trigg County revenue had been of concern to lieu-of-tax payments,” Holland artillery which is involved. family to calm down or ELSE. a place to sit. But, then again, it year” but, M r.-------- or Mrs. — similarly got $23,789; while TVA and local officials when the said, “the three counties have Thinking you have everything After all, the act of ironing gives you just the excuse you ----- whoever you are that in Stewart County received $31,422 Land Between The Lakes set up and you are ready to go to shouldn’t be such an earthshak were looking for to end this been relieved of public service vented permanent press, we in tax replacement for TVA program began in 1964. After responsibilities and any need work, you’ll notice the kids ing event, just because the kids endeavor, for you simply must would surely give you an Oscar. reservoir lands and power decide that the ironing board is don’t see it but once every six insist that you put things away, study, TVA predicted that the for direct local government property. The three counties loss of property from local tax expenditures within the Land also receive substantial rolls would be made up through Between The Lakes area, thus Federal funds for impact school arrangements with Kentucky allowing these moneys to be aid attribute to the Land Bet and Tennessee state officials used on other needs as each License decal sales short 1500 ween The Lakes program. involving redistribution of county sees fit.” Virginia Alexander, Trigg for this year. as many owners are licensing their extend the March 1 deadline for County Court Clerk, commented There has been a good turn out trucks when they purchase stickers displaying the 1976 license decals. Tuesday that they were lacking this past week, she commented, as for their automobiles. The deadline According to Roberts, county about 1500 sales for the 1976 license automobile owners are registering for truck licensing is April 1. clerks across the Commonwealth decals. She said the clerk’s office their vehicles for 1976 just under the Despite the light lag of 1976 decal report a lag in sales in addition to AUCTION- usually licenses a total of approxi March l deadline. sales, State Secretary of Tran Trigg County, “ even though we’ve mately 4,500 automobiles each Truck licenses are moving ex sportation John C. Roberts an had excellent weather and plenty of Saturday, February 28, 10:00 year, but the sales are still lagging tremely well, Mrs. Alexander said, nounced the state has no plans to publicity.” Location: 1724 South Campbell Street, Hopkinsville, Ky.