Newspaper Page Text
Cljr l\cb anb IMacU
Editorial P'
Georgia’s Possibilities
age
JANUARY 10, I9A7
Comment
and
Opinion
Small Industries Offer
Opportunities To State
By Paul W. Chapman
New Column To Offer
Georgia’s Possibilities
During the years just preceding the
war one of the most costly detriments
to the progress of Georgia was the mi
gration, from the state, of her trained
youth. Many men of national fame
have left this state for sections of the
country where there was greater op
portunity.
After receiving their training here
they went north, west, and south. Possi
bly this was because our state seemed
to offer no opportunities. Because of
this, the great productive period of their
lives was lost to the land that fostered
them during their formative years.
Is Georgia today still ns barren of
opportunities for successful livelihoods
as it seemed a few years backf Did
our state, in the past, have the potential
to care for its population nnd yet no
one recognized itt
Each of us would like to see his state
prosper and regain the leadership it
once had. Many of us would prefer to
remain at home nnd be a pnrt of this
progress. But does Georgia have the
potential that enn be developed into n
higher standard of living that will of
fer a comfortable living for all its popu
lation T We who will soon be graduat
ing into our chosen fields have a right
to know.
This problem nnd these questions are
being presented to lending men in
different vocations a n d endeavors
throughout the state. They are being
asked to answer this challenge in a col
umn to be presented on this page each
week. The nrtieles will be written es
pecially for your consumption, nnd will
be designed to present the problems nnd
possibilities of each of the writer’s re
spective fields.
The initial nrticle was written by n
man who was recommended by Dr.
Vaughn Howard, executive director of
the Agricultural and Industrial De
velopment Board of Georgia, as one of
the outstanding authorities in the
southeast on small businesses. Pnul
Chapman, Dean of the College of Ag
riculture, is in constant d cm nnd
throughout the South as a lecturer on
this and related subjects. He has been
writing articles for the Country Gen
tleman during the past several years
on successful stnnll businesses with
which he is fnmilinr.
We will be limited to ten articles this
qunrter but any suggestions ns to de
sired writers will be given careful con
sideration.
Next week the column “Georgia’s
Possibilities” will present an outstand
ing leader in another field.
Editorial Policy
Stated for Quarter
Vox Georgiae
’Not Lonely’ . . .
Editor, The Red and Black
1 University of Georgia
i Dear Sir,
During the past year many students
on the campus have been dissatisfied
with the campus newspaper. It has
seemed to be an organ for the select
few with inadequate coverage for many
dubs and groups in the school. Many
Entered nt the Post Offlee In Athens. Geor
gia, ns Mall Matter of the Second Olnss.
Lt’Ctt'H TF.Ant.KY
Editor
Krs DrRiwi
Pamela Valentine
Roy Fowei i
Managing Editor
/>’M*im\t* Manager
\eic* Editor
llniN Mokiiih
Woman'* Editor
Catiikrim PnrrciiKTT Society Editor
Ho.,eh Simmons Snort* Editor
Pat Reese
Erofurr Editor
Jimmy Copeland
Ag Hill Editor
Spur Collins
As*'f. .Yrtr* E'difor
Danny Bonos
Ass't. Yeic* Editor
Sam Sorokas
Asj't. News E'difor
John Bkckknuorf
Mioue Lovell
David Cates
Ass't. Sports Editor
Woman’* Sports Editor
Ass't. ftR*ine** ,\lgr.
Adit Massey
Circulation Manager
Jack Davis
Staff Cartoonist
Georgia has never provided enough jobs for nil
| her people. Net loss from interstate population
movements stood at 5111,000 when the last census
l was taken. It is greater today.
Newspapers as other pursuits, have Never until there are more off-the-farm job op- instances of biased news coverage have
certain specializations and rules of portunities in the state’s occupational pattern will been noted. * , a c °!
limitations to which they must adhere Georgia ever be able to offer full-scale employment lege of this size, the Red and Black
in order to serve in its slot of today’s to all members of its labor force. This net loss of j s the sorriest college newspaper have
co-operative life. The Red and Black productive labor is the state’s most important bar- j ever seen. I can assure you that the
is a publication of and by the students, rier to a higher standard of living. And, inct-
and exists to serve their needs. j dentally, the net loss or gain in population is the
The slaff of this paper, during the most reliable index to the prosperity trend of any
winter quarter, will strive to mirror to locality.
the readers a selection of events that j But Georgia—mainly through efforts resulting in
will in form and be of the most interest the development of small industries and services
to the largest number of students. i j n the state’s rural communities and county seat
On our editorial page we will always j towns—is making remarkable progress in building I campus.
writer is not lonely in this opinion.
Mr. Editor, you have a clean slate,
a new staff, and a new year. Let’s see
if we can’t get and maintain a paper
that will do our school justice. If
drastic changes are not made a new
paper is going to be started on this
This is not a threat but a fact.
Yours truly,
J. Frank Myers.
letter and sounder economy
In 1046, Georgia established an average of more! __
than 60 new industries each month. Since 1930, _ . 7 ,
Georgia’s progress in new industrial jobs, wages —Less Prejudice Arousers ..
paid, and value added by manufacture has been, on!Editor, Red and Black
j University of Georgia
~ “ " ■ 7iDear Sir:
Dean Paul F. Chapman, of the college of agricut-\ j can ’t help but feel that Georgia
ture, is one of the outstanding authorities in the South I K | g ou th is the only remaining
on occupational guidance. lie was formerly State | f ron ^j e r. At present there is a revolu-
Director of Vocational Education and is now coti-,^ on brewing that will throw off the
sultant of occupational information and guidance ! shackles that have been placed on
work toward being a constructive force
in the school and maintaining an inde
pendent and conscientious outlook. The
present editor has no desire for any
other offices on the campus and will
not use his office to jockey for per
sonal favors.
We will welcome discussion and con
structive criticism from groups and in
dividuals concerning campus problems
and the conduct of the paper.
their opinion "on 'pertinent* * 1 * * * Subjects lhc V ' S ' 0ffice °J Educat ^ n - f J^ ean rh «P m, * n als " Southerners for the past seventy-five
of “Vox Georidae ” ’* a regular contributor to the Country Gentleman vears by t he monopolist and Northern
K on the theme of successful vocations. capitalist. Georgia needs leaders, and
followers too, that have foresight.
through the columns i
Rhyme or Reason
„„ . . + j,„ l Georgia needs clear thinkers and less
an average, 20 ner cent greater than that tor the . ,.
“u.average, ” ■ 8 prejudice arousers.
nation as a whole. i J Sincerely,
Perhaps few students at the University of Georgia
have thought about starting a small business—per-
Not only is this
Bi'kinkss STArr: Prances Domlney. Eva Lee
Weir. At Weatherly. Allan lluvard. Wes
ley Sherman. Eleanor Ailerhold.
Copy Desk: ltufus M. Josey. Irvine E Mor
ris. Dave Bowers. Nick Mobley. James
M. Hale. Keva Ann Dame. Romesa
Plampln, Dick Pipes. George McArthur.
Bob Argo.
Reporter's STarr: Jack Levy. Starr Miller,
Jane Brown. Elmo Hester, Jackie Sum
ner. Ed Jackson. Albert Morris. James
E. Hllley. Fred Hollis. Dudley Martin.
Joe Bryan.
By Melvyn S. Rifkind
An Open Letter to Speaker Joseph
Martin
Honorable Joseph Martin
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Since you are the presiding officer
of the House of Representatives, I feel
that 1 ought to bring the following
suggestion to your attention.
At the present time, your party hns
announced its intention to balance the
budget, nnd cut government expenses
to the bone. You can save the taxpay
ers $100,000 this year, restore the pres
tige of Congress, and gain the thanks
of the public by eliminating the House
Committee on Un-Ameriean Activities.
No doubt you are familiar with the
extensive activities of this body during
' the past few years. Outside of chasing
communist goblins in Hollywood nnd
smearing some good American citizens,
they have accomplished nothing, ex
cept the waste of good newsprint. As
a publisher, you must be familiar with
the current paper shortage. There are
so many more important events to write
about these days than an announcement
that red termites are boring beneath
Fort Knox.
The members of this committee are
good and honorable men. They hnve
tried to carry out the mandate of their
commission. But somehow through in
eptitude or bad luck they have never!
failed to mess up every investigation
they have attempted.
For months under their former ehair-
man. Representative Dies of Texas,
they warned America repeatedly of the
i “red” threat to this nation’s security.
| But then what happened? We were
! attacked by Japan and Germany, fas-
I cist countries.
Some members of the committee dis-
j agreed with Mr. Dies, hut he managed
! to drown out their voices by issuing
lusty, vociferous statements to the press
at every opportunity. Since his de
parture. Congressman Rankin of Mis
sissippi has endeavored to keep the
committee and his own name in the
news. His attempt last December to
hold a star chamber hearing for Dr 1
Harlow Shapley, the eminent Harvard
scientist, received a press reaction that
would hardly reflect credit on the com- ]
mittee.
In all its years of exista’nce the com
mittee has not once unearthed one fact
or exposed one group or individual for
Un-American activities. We have a De
partment of Justice and local law en-
(Continued on page eight)
J. B. Wilder.
haps an industry—of their own. Not only is tnisj Holmes started in business
possible, but for those interested in such a careei w homemade equipment and four
it offers the greatest possible opportunity for P er -1 helpers
sonnl remuneration and service to the state and I)urin(? the last year of the war> Cas-
region. tleberrv Foods, Augusta, packed and
Quite properly, most university students plan pro- shippe a about $1,500,000 worth of meat
fessional careers. But one Georgia industrialist, who | p rot iucts to the nation’s fighting forces
started without a dime and made several million j over s eas . This business was started in
dollars said, “1 regard professional workers as thej a fj n y plant in the owner’s backyard
missionaries of life.” Meaning, of course, that from, a jj because the founder liked to cook
his point of view they made little money. j barbecue and was asked by some of
During the past two years I have written more|iii s guests, “Why don’t you can this so
than twenty-five articles about Georgia industries W e can buy some whenever we want
that were started by people without any substantial it?” He did. Castleberry also manu-
amount of capital. These “success stories” should j factures a complete line of meat sauces
prove inspiring to many young men and women now and condiments,
in attendance at the University of Georgia. Here j There is an o
are a few typical examples:
In a tiny section of the former Bell Bomber Plant
at Marietta 200 veterans own and operate U. S.
Homes, Inc., a corporation with a working capital
of $500,000, which builds factory-engineered houses
and sells them throughout the Southeast. No mem
ber of this firm invested more than $1,000; all earn
good wages and share in the corporation’s profits.
At Eastman the Stuckey Candy Company has a
factory that employs 60 workers making pecan can
dies. which are sold in all larger cities of the South.
This business started when Mrs. Stuckey began mak
ing candy on the kitchen stove to sell at a roadside
market.
Last year the Holmes Canning Company, located
on a farm about four miles from Sandersville. packed
80,000 cases of field peas and other Georgia products, j operators, managers, and owners
which sold for more than $300,000 1 Several years their own industrial plants.
pportunity for a new
industry in every town. Not long ago
at Madison a farmer said to a lawyer,
“We need another garment plant.” The
lawyer replied, “You erect the build
ing, I’ll get the industry.” Madison
Sportswear, Ine., is the result of this
agreement. And Fletcher Manley, the
lawyer, is the president of the new in
dustry.
Many progressive towns in Georgia
now have development corporations
for the promotion, financing, and estab
lishment of new, locally-owned indus
tries. These organizations are today
creating countless opportunities for
young men who aspire to become
of