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Wednesday, July 31,2013
Tribune & Georgian
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love. I believe in God,
deeply, by the way. And I be
lieve that this is what he truly
wants from us.
I want to start a support
group; and I implore you to
join me. Local business own
ers, politicians, clergy, let’s
come together and show
Camden County what real
love means.
Beth Humphrey
Kingsland
Think before
writing officials
Dear Editor,
This is in response to
Sheila McNeill’s guest col
umn in the July 26 edition
(“Camden plays important
part in nuclear deterrence”).
As I understood it, the
columnist was requesting cit
izens to contact their legisla
tors to advocate maintaining
or increasing funding for nu
clear deterrence.
I have two issues with this
request. First, the Army, Air
Force and Navy are in better
positions to determine how
best to spend their budgets
to defend America than are
congressmen whose primary
roles are to “bring home the
pork” and get re-elected.
There are numerous ex
amples of Congress mandat
ing purchases which the
military neither needs nor
wants.
Congress is simply react
ing to either major defense
contractor contributions or
looking out for the “interest”
of their local constituents,
possibly without regard to
the best interest of the coun
try as a whole.
The Navy, for example,
may determine that its mis
sion could be better achieved
through the purchase of car
riers or other systems, rather
than maintaining even more
nuclear warheads.
We are currently spending
about $54 billion a year on
nuclear weapons. The report
on U.S. Nuclear Weapons
Policy by the Council on
Foreign Relations states:
“The geopolitical condi
tions that would permit the
global elimination of nuclear
weapons do not currently
exist. However, steps can be
taken now to diminish the
danger of nuclear prolifera
tion and nuclear use.”
We can also cut billions of
dollars from the program
without impacting national
security. The “cutting bil
lions of dollars” part is what
gets the attention of the de
fense contractors.
Second, it is only natural
that defense contractors and
politicians who have a vested
interest in seeing the nuclear
program maintained or ex
panded should seek voters to
contact their congressmen
and demand that we keep
funding — or increase fund
ing — this program.
In fact, the two members
of the nuclear deterrent
coalition whom Ms. McNeill
thanked in her column for
hosting the meeting and re
ception in Washington are
both defense contractors
supplying equipment for the
program they want you to
call your congressman to
save. This is no big surprise.
Alliant Techsystems Inc.,
which hosted the meeting,
produces the propulsion sys
tems used in nuclear missiles.
Boeing’s Defense Space
and Security Unit, which
hosted the reception, manu
factures rocket launch sys
tems. Boeing’s federal
contracts exceed $20 billion
a year. They spend $15 mil
lion to $20 million a year on
lobbying efforts, a cost they
recoup when taxpayers write
the check.
Our congressmen and sen
ators try hard to support
projects that will bring jobs
and money to their districts.
They see it as their job to
“bring home the bacon.”
However, as Joe Cirincione,
president of an arms control
advocacy group, said,
“Everyone wants to bring
home the bacon; the differ
ence is, this bacon can blow
up the world.”
This creates a moral
dilemma: Whether to think
globally and act locally, or to
do what’s best for me and
mine in the immediate future
and not worry about the
globe.
Before you call your con
gressman on this issue, think
it through. Is spending more
on nuclear weapons really in
the best interest of Ameri
cans?
Earl Goggans
St. Marys
Alliance loses
blood donor
Dear Editor,
I contacted you months
ago that The Blood Alliance
was planning on no longer
collecting blood platelets at
the Camden center.
They decided to cut it
back to one day a week. I’ve
donated every two weeks for
years. With appointments
scheduled out to October, I
was two donations away
from 40 gallons.
I’ve scheduled quarterly
blood drives at my church
and recruited dozens of
donors over the years. $adly,
no longer.
They have decided to dis
continue platelet collection
at the Camden center and
suggested I drive to the
Beach Boulevard location in
Jacksonville, Fla., to con
tinue or I could just donate
whole blood once every eight
weeks.
I don’t think so. $ince their
business operates off dona
tions, I’ll seek out the Red
Cross if I continue to donate.
I understand that people are
in need of this service, but
I’m really tired of donating
my time and effort for some
corporate suits that don’t
have a clue.
Bob Biegel
Kingsland
Seniors thank
man for lunch
Dear Editor,
The seniors of the $t.
Marys $enior Center would
like to thank the gentleman
who had lunch at Lucky
Dawgs on July 26. His gen
erosity paid for all the
lunches for this group. Gold
stars to this gentleman and
our appreciation.
Shirley Bolt
St. Marys
Try buckling
purses in carts
Dear Editor,
In regards to the recent
purse snatching incident at a
supermarket, I have a wise
idea to help protect you.
Anthony Grey, the pro
duce manager at our Publix,
suggests that when you place
your purse in the child’s seat
of the shopping cart, you also
take the seat belt and buckle
it through your purse’s han
dle. No one will be able to
get at the purse that easily
unless they take the cart with
them.
A thank you to Anthony.
Pat Chiarelli
St. Marys
Vehicles require
maintenance
Dear Editor,
Summer heat can help
break down your car engine.
Dog days heat initiates over
heating in cars, weather and
violence.
Heat affects you with a
cellphone and no water or
straw hat to reflect the heat.
Your car has needs. Every
week oil, anti-freeze and
transmission fluid must be
checked. Heat absorbs liq
uids from daily use. Idling a
vehicle, especially with an air
conditioning unit on, will
burn an engine up.
Your vehicle has a mainte
nance schedule for a reason
— use it. Oil filters fill up
with grime. Forget the color
of oil on the stick. When oil
loses viscosity, it will run off
a stick like water. Check the
oil stick and liquids when the
engine is cold. Check tires
with an air gauge when tires
are cold. Proper tire pressure
will give you better gas
mileage. Clean windshields
with white vinegar when
cold; heat will streak.
A gas filter is in most gas
tanks. Use a quality gas treat
ment every fill up. Use the
same gas and do not let the
tank get near empty. The
tube in the tank will pick up
rusty water and sludge on the
bottom of the tank.
Prepare for extensive re
pairs in the carburetor and
fuel system. People will say,
“It’s only my battery.” You
have a charging system that
pulls off the battery. The
starter and alternator have
parts that wear. Jumping a
car off can kill the alternator,
knocking out diodes. You
have to use caution. For
charging a vehicle, you can
apply battery cables. For a
vehicle with a dead battery,
cable on the positive post
only, negative — cable to a
metal ground. If the negative
post sparks, alternator dies.
Auto repair is not a fast
food drive through. Leave
the car early. The work load
increases every hour.
Heat affects mechanics,
too. Don’t run the car hot all
day and bring it to a shop. It
is 120 degrees under the car
and with certain services the
vehicle has to cool off to re
pair.
In convenience stores and
restaurant parking lots, you
can see cars running for 10 to
20 minutes with open win
dows and people inside the
business.
Conserving gas will save
money and help the environ
ment, too. Lubricate linkage
to keep choke free; do not
touch the carburetor.
Be careful of bolts holding
parts on the wheel. I recom
mend a car dealer. I saw
brake caliper laying on a
wheel assembly. My me
chanic friend showed me pot
metal broken bolts. Parts
were made to look like case
hardened bolts. This deceit
could cause a vehicle wreck.
A caution to men to avoid
“dog days” violence: A mar
ried man’s affair will stay in
his bloodstream for days. His
wife will detect another
woman’s scent. Your wife can
tell by your touch and kiss if
you have lost interest in her.
Elderly women have told
me they followed their hus
band to social events to catch
him cheating.
If you are lucky to find
someone that loves you, put
your heart into the relation
ship. Be faithful, both of you.
To be loved and love in re
turn; it’s better than the heat
of violence.
J. Pasteur Mach
St. Marys
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Oh, give
me a
home
The Humane $ociety of
Camden County shelters
many lost or unwanted
animals. Many of these
animals can be found on
line at www.petfinder.org.
If someone is interested
in a certain animal, the
shelter, located at 950 $.
Grove Blvd. in Kingsland,
should be contacted as
soon as possible.
If one’s preferred animal
has already been adopted,
there are many more ani
mals waiting for a nice
home.
The humane society is
open from noon to 5 p.m.
every day except for
Wednesday and $unday
and can be reached at
(912) 729-7141 and at
www.humanecamden.org.
The Humane Society
of Camden County is
in need of canned
and dry pet food.
To learn more, con
tact the shelter at
(912) 729-7141, visit
humanecamden.org
or send an email to
hscc@tds.net.
John is a 4.5-month-old brown and white tabby domestic
short-haired male. He is playful, loving and gets along well
with other cats and likes being around the shelter dogs. He
will be a wonderful companion.
Koby is a 4-month-old white American bulldog mix male. He
is very affectionate, loving and playful. He likes to play with
toys, chase squeakers and play tug. He also enjoys being
around other dogs. He will make a wonderful companion.
Program, church
to provide free
school supplies
Camden County Re-
Entry and New Hope Mis
sionary Baptist Church will
hold their annual back-to-
school giveaway Saturday,
Aug. 3, at Cornelia Jackson
Memorial Park, located on
15th Street in Woodbine.
The event will begin at 9
with food
and bever
ages for the
commu
nity. The
school
supplies
will be
handed
out to
the children
a.m.
of Camden County begin
ning at noon. Backpacks
will be included.
Donations of school sup
plies will be accepted up
until the morning of the
event.
New Hope Missionary
Baptist is located at 220 Old
National Highway in
Woodbine, and Camden
County Re-Entry is located
at 208 E. Fourth St. in
Woodbine.
For more information,
call Camden County Re-
Entry at (912) 729-1501,
send a fax to (912) 729-4837
or send an email to cam-
dencountyreentry@tds.net.
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