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-The Pembroke Journal, Thursday, January 11, 1968
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Pevey Says
6c Stamp
A Bargain
“It's still one of the best
bargains in the world."
That's what Postmaster .1.
E. Pevey said today about the
six-cent stamp, and he re
counted some interesting facts
and figures from postal his
tory to back up his claim.
Even though the five-cent
letter rate has suffered the
I Wanted - Housing I
B Permanent Interstate Paper
B Corporation operators are mov
B ing into the Liberty County area.
We need housing for these people
S within driving distance of Rice
® boro. Ga. Interstate Paper will
B pay $25 to the landlord for each
B rental housing listing with Inter-
B state that results in occupancy by
B an Interstate employee. Call or
B write Mr. Len Lord at Interstate
Paper, Riceboro. Ga. 31323. tele
| phone 884-3371 to enter your list
|| ing. Interstate employees will be
B directed to you.
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Us Pontiac dealers are having
a comparison sale. c^p
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It’s Us (Bonneville, Catalina, Grand Prix, Firebirds, LeMans. GTO, Tempest) vs Them (ail other cars)!
ALTMAN PONTIAC-BUICK CO., INC.
37 North Main Street Statesboro, Georgia
same fate as the nickel cigar,
first-class postage is cheaper
today than it was in many
bygone eras when a few pen
nies meant much more than
they do today, Postmaster
Peavy said.
In 1816, for instance, a
single sheet letter cost six
cents for delivery up to 30
miles. More sheets and more
miles cost more money. A let
ter going 400. - cost 25
cents per sheA,.
In those days 'the recipient
■had to pay the postage, not
the sender. And if the letter
was actually delivered to. the
recipient, rather than picked
up at the Post Office, there
was an extra charge that was
kept by the carrier.
It wasn't until 1855 that the
sender was required to pay in
advance for mail, Postmaster
Pevey said.
Uniform rates regardless of
distance and free city deliv
ery were written into the post
al law books in 1863. When
distance was dropped as a fac
tor in computing rates, so was
the practice of charging per
sheet. The basic unit for letter
postage became a half ounce
Ann 1863. The basic unit of
Ftne ounce that still prevails
today went into effect in 1885.
I Turning to more recent his
tory, Postmaster Pevey point
ed out that the 100 per cent
increase. — from 3 to 6 cents
— in first-class postal rates
since 1932 compares very fav
orably with general increases
in prices and wages.
I General consumer prices
have gone up about 200 per
I cent since 1932 and the aver
| ’ago .h<mdy earnihgs of manu
I factur® workers have risen
I by about 550 per cent, Post-
I master Pevey said.
"Back in 1947 the letter
rate was still three cents and
everyone agreed that it was a
really good deal. Since then
I family income has gone up
I about 175 per cent while the
I cost of mailing a letter has
I increased 100 per cent. If
I letter postage was worth three
I cents in the 19405, in terms
II of today’s dollar its worth is
I more than six cents.”
I Postmaster Pevey estimated
| that the increase in postal
I charges that went into effect
I January 7 will add only $2.25
I a year to the sl6 the average
I household spent on postal
I services under the old rates,
| Despite the great distances
I many letters must travel in
I the United States, our postal
I rates are lower than in most
I other major countries, parti-
I cularly when based on ability
to pay, Postmaster Pevey de
clared. He said the average
American worker earns the
price of a six-cent stamp in :
1.3 minutes. It takes the aver
age British worker 2.5 min
utes to earn letter postage,
the West German worker 2.7 ’
minutes and the French work
er 5.6 minutes.
Postmaster Pevey said the i
higher postal rates mean that [
a greater share of the cost of :
running the Postal Service |
will be borne by the users of
the mails rather than the tax
payer.
“The costs of running the '
| Postal Service must be paid,” I
I he explained. "What isn’t ।
I paid by mail users in postage ;
is paid from general tax reve- [
i nues. The approximately S9OO |
| million in additional revenue
the new rates will bring in |
i will shift that much of the bur- ■
den of paying for the Postal I
Service from the taxpayer to |
the mail users.
“Certainly its only fair that i
the people who use the P^t- ,
al Service pay the lion’s share '
of its operating costs.”
Postmaster Pevey delved in
to history for one more com
ment on the new postal rates. ;
“Actually,” he said, "with i
the six-cent stamp we are re- I
turning to the postal rate j
charged when New York was ’
called New Amsterdam and
was a Dutch colony. Then the |
postage rate was ‘three stivers i
of wampum’—the equivalent :
of about 6 cents."
RANDY SKINNER
ON DEAN'S LIST
STATESBORO — Randy i
Skinner of Richmond Hill was I
named to the Fall Quarter |
Dean's List of Georgia South- I
ern College, with a 3.9 grade ;
point average.
To be eligible for the Dean’s |
List, a student must have at I
least a 3.8 grade point aver- I
age for the quarter.
Council Annual
Recognition
Banquet
j The presentation of the cov
■ eted Silver Beaver award to
; three distinguished Scouters
j will highlight the Council Rec
i ognition Banquet on Thurs
i day, January 25, at the St.
Benedictine Military School in
I Savannah.
The program, beginning at
| 7:00 p.m. will also feature the
! recognition of our 1967 Eagle
i Scouts and our Religious
i Emblem Recipients, and the
! awar di n g of the E. Storm
| Trosdal, Jr., Trophy for the
. outstanding district achieve
i ment for 1967.
Scoutmasters, Cubmasters,
> Explorer Advisors and.D e n
Mothers will receive special
recognition for their service
j to boys, Scouter awards,
j Scouter Keys and Vet era n
, Awazda will be made. Coun
j cil Officers will receive plac
i ques for 1967 volunteer serv
i ice.
Council. District and Unit
। Scouters and wives, and Den
j Mothers and husbands are
j cordially invited to attend.
Tickets will be available
' from your District Chairman,
j District Executive and the
। Boy Scout Office. Due to the
i necessity of making dinner
reservations with the school,
tickets will not be available
at the door.
KENMORE SEWING MA
< HINES — I’he most beauti
ful modern Zig-Zag, Sewing
Machine on the market today
from $19.95. For free home
demonstration call Jim Keen
in Savannah, 233-0241, or
write Sears Roebuck, 1202 Bui)
Street. Attention Div. 29, Sa
! vannah, Georgia. WE TAKE
TRADE-INS.
BARNARD OPERATING
HIS BARBER SHOP
Located at Busy B Drive In
Will Appreciate Your Business
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CHRISTIAN MEN'S
FELLOWSHIP MEETS
The Christian Men's Fel
lowship of the Pembroke
Christian Church met Thurs
day evening with a covered
dish supper.
A short devotional was
given by the minister, Rev.
John I). Barrett, followed by
the business session. Several
projects were discussed and
some new ideas were shared
on how to become a better
church.
The men have planned to
hold a Sweetheart Banquet for
their wives during the month
of February on Valentine Day.
A good time of fun and fel
lowship was enjoyed by all
who attended.
The family of Mrs. Mamie
Williamson reports that al
though sh< is still a patient in
the Bullocp County Hospital,
hen condition is better. Mrs.
Williamson recently suffered
from a heart attack.
Gunpowder was used bv the
; ancient Chinese. Arabs and peo
pie of India.
IN MEMORIAM
In Loving Memory of
MRS. JUANITA HARVEY
DeLOACH
Beyond life sun set a star
Shines giving memory of
some
One oh, so kind, we shall
Always hold you close to us
Knowing God has done what
he must.
Oh, how we miss your soft and
tender voice, the kind things
You did that expressed the
heart.
Sadly missed by Mother and
Family.
Georsin was the last of the
original 13 colonies to te founded.
THE PEMBROKE JOURNAL
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STOCK OF MERCHANDISE AND LEASE
ON STORE BUILDING FOR SALE
The place known as the McGahee Cash Store
is for sale. Immediate possession. See the
owner at the store for further details.
BARBER SHOP NOW OPEN
I have opened a barber shop in the store
formerly used for Barnard's Barber Shop, next
door to The Pembroke Hardware Store.
Hours of Operation:
Monday through Friday 2 to 6 P.M.
Thursday Closed — Saturday 8 to 7 P.M.
I have been barbering for 9 1 /s years so for
a friendly, courteous service, come and see
me at BUTLER'S BARBER SHOP.
Herman Butler, Owner
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' Towering 7 ' in the sky keeps
the price of electricity
down to earth
Helicopters help our construction crews to set
transmission towers. Each two-ton steel frame
is flown down the transmission line right-of-way
where it is mounted on a concrete foundation.
Linemen anchor the tower with guywires.
The aircraft releases its towing cable, returns to
a staging area, and the procedure is repeated.
The helicopter is just one example of our
greatly increased efficiency. It saves hours of
manpower and thousands of dollars. But the
saving doesn't stop with us. In fact, the average
price paid by our residential customers has
dropped from 7.6 cents a kilowatt-hour in 1927
to 1.7 cents in 1967. The price you pay today is
22.7 percent below the national average.
That makes the helicopter a real cost-chopper.
GEORGIA POWER COMPANY