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About The Midville news. (Midville, GA.) 19??-???? | View Entire Issue (July 26, 1934)
I mark after jour name shows that your subscription's due— if you want the paper pay up. THE MI0VILLE NEWS Midville Wants More Industries VOLUME 5. NO. MIDVILLE, G/V, THURSDAY. JULY 20, 1<J34 SUBSCRIPTION §1.00 YEAR CAN IT BE DONE? - By Ray Cross 1 l l n WeddingBells For 3 Young Couples For the past week, Midville has been listening to the metry sound of wedding bells. [Friday, the town was electrified bv the news that two of its most popular young men had gone to Swainsboro and had won two charming girls for their wives. On tl e preceding Tuesday, in Aiken, S. in a beautiful double ceremony, Viss Martha Rountree and Harris Drew and Miss Frances Grimes and James Chappell were united in mar riage. Mrs. Drew is the daughter of Mrs. Arlis Rountree and Mrs. Chap- t ell,- of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Grimes. Both brides graduated from the Swainsboro High School, and are sweet and accomplished young wo men. Mr. Drew, son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Drew, is engaged in the mer cantile business here, and Mr. Chap pell. son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Futrell, has [accepted an important position in Swainsboro. Tuesday, the town got an added thrill when it was learned that Miss Bessie Drew and Oscar Davis had been married since November, but •'-art kept it a profound secret. Mrs, Society Notes Mrs Manning Woods and Mrs W C Jarvis entertained with a watermelon cutting for Mrs J C Atkinson Wed nesday afternoon. Monday afternoon, Mrs John Ren- froe, Jr. entertained with a Bridge Party for Mrs James Chappell and Mrs Harris Drew. Mrs J V Higdon entertained the Bridge Club Tuesday afternoon. Mrs Manning Woods won high score and Mrs John Renfroe, Jr won second. TO THE PEOPLE OF BURKE COUNTY A statement of ir.y view as a Senatorial candidate is now ap pearing in the True Citizen and in the Midville News. I respectfully invite your attention to it, and I shall be glad for you to compare it with the announcement of my opponent. So far as I can learn, my opponent recognizes that my views are good, and docs not take issue with any of them; but he is exhibiting a statement made by me in the Atlanta Constitution of November 26th 1932 in comparison with my present statement, in order to show that my views have in some respect changed since that time. Of course, some of my views have changed, and I hope they have changed for the better. I have never known of any political party or candidate to have the same platform without variation, addi tion or subtraction in two succes sive campaigns. JOur government is progressive; all men-made laws arc subject to change; and neces sarily the views of legislators must change in order to meet changed conditions and new issues. I make no apology for the news item of 1932. It is correct in all respect except that It erroneously gives me credit for being a War Veteran, which I am not and have never claimed to be, I having been only fourteen years of age at the close of the late World War. I do not think my statement of 1932 is relevant to the present campaign, but I shall be glad for anyone to read it, and, since my opponent has seen fit to bring the matter up, I am glad to discuss it. In 1932 I advocated the elimi nation of some of the state A. & M. Schools so that there might be more revenue for our common schools or.d worthier institutions. Recognizing the soundness of my views, the 1933 legislature passed an act giving the Board of Regents authority to eliminate some of these schools, which they did. This bill met with Governor Talmadgc’s approval and was signed by him, and in my opinion this was the most constructive act passed by the last legislature. My 1932 statement favored di version of highway funds for the common schools; and I worked for this in the 1933 legislature. Itwri not passed then; bufc now both the leading gubernatorial candidates are for it, and I am for it again. My opponent has had printed in bold type my 1932 statement that I was in favor of the consolidation of some of our counties. This was a purely general statement; it made no reference to any particular counties, and I had none in mind. Campbell and Milton counties have recently merged with Fulton county, and they would not have doue so if they hadn’t thought it would be to their advantage. County mergers are advisable in seme cases and inadvisable in others. Besides being one of the original counties of Georgia, Burke county is one of the largest counties in respect to population and area; and I would never advo cate our losing our Identity by a merger. If my* opponent is imply ing that I have anything up my sleeve in regard to the merger of counties, he Is either ignorant of the law or else is willfully trying to mislead. THE CONSTITUTION OF GEORGIA, SECTION G598 OF THE CIVIL CODE, PROVIDES THAT NO COUNTY CAN BE MERGERED OR DISSOLVED EXCEPT BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF ALL THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF SUCH COUNTY; THEREFORE, UNDER OUR CONSTITUTION NO COUNTY CAN EVER BE MERGED WITH OUT THE CONSENT OF ITS PEOPLE, AND THE CONSTI TUTION WHICH GUARANTEES THIS RIGHT CAN NEVER BE CHANGED EXCEPT BY THE VOTE OF THE PEOPLE. My opponent also stresses my 1932 statement to the effect that I was opposed to reducing "the auto mobile tag tax to a nominal sum,” by which I of course meant that I was opposed to a nominal flat rate *3* oil classes of motor vehicles. It is true that I have changed my views in this respect since 1932, but I have not changed near as much as my opponent would have you believe. I thought in 1932 that heavy common carrier trucks and busses should pay more tag tax than passenger cars and non-com mercial trucks. I still think £0 and I so stated in my present announ cement. In an effort to settle the tag tax in the 1033 legislature I vote for a 50 per cent compromise on the old tag rate. In my present annauncement I state , 1 I WILL VOTE FOR A TTOEE DOLLAR TAG OxN paJ C AUTOMOBILES a ND NON com MERCIAL TRUCKS, AND WILL Davis, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will B. Drew, is an alumnus of An drew College. She taught in Arkan sas before accepting a position in the Midville High School, Too high praise cannot bo given Mrs. Davis, for she has always been willing to give her time and energy to serve Midville’s best interest. Mr.JDavis is engaged in the cotton business with his brother. Joel A. Davis. The News » holeheartedly offers its con gratulations to all these young peo ple, and joins with tte rest of Mid ville as well as with all their friends everywhere in wishing them lots of lyclr.arU true -bjtpp’nss’. i -a Lightning Strike And Burn Barns The long drought was broken here Tuesday afternoon by a severe wind and electric storm that did consider able damage in some parts of this section. Two large barns on the plantation of Mrs. Inman Belt nine miles from here in Burke County were burned to the ground, after having been struck by lightning. A mule was burned. The shelter over the filling station at Three Points, two miles from here on the Midville- Swainsboio highway was blown down by the high wind. While the rain touched only a limited area, it brought relief to corn and other crops that have been parched by tho drought and heat. BLANKENSHIP Jeweler-Optometrist Swainsboro, Ga. NEVER VOTE TO COLLECT SUSPENDED TAG TAX. 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