About The Kennesaw neighbor. (Marietta, Ga.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 1970)
THE NEIGHBOR PAGE A WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1970 Ed Holman Neighbor Newspapers Ing. ??? 'he Aeworth Neighbor The Woodstock Neighbor The Kennesaw Neighbor Published m with The Marietta Daily .Journal F ftirjrnoimd and Clover Sta.. '*-0. Bos 449 Marietta, tla 4*1060 News 428-94// Classified Ads 427-9431 Advertising 974 6495 Crrcy/o^oo Otis A, Brumby, Jr. 428-9411 President ELLEN BUTLER JIM McELREATH Rudy C. Martin Genera/ Manager Editor Publisher Heard John Post Agency Consu/fanf Randy Jay Thf Aeworth Ntig k tioi *nt A/ooditod* Neighbor and The Ken^esow Neighbor Fou ground^ 4 Glo*c Si Montno Georgia 30060 Pub' vhed ^eeitly by Neighbor Npwi paper* Inc Second Clavi Postage paid, at Marietta Georgia 30040 Subscription rote* One year 6 Two year* 3 Three years 10 Executive Editor Joseph W. Kay Jo Ritter The ???quickie??? resignation of Highway Director Jim Gillis under pressure from Gov,- elect Jimmy Carter brings to mind the 1940 feud between Gov. E.D. Rivers and Highway Direc tor Lint Miller in which Miller was dragged from office by his heels and deposited in the street. Circulation Manager C iassified Manager ACWORTH NEIGHBOR KENNESAW NEIGHBOR CHAMBLEE neighbor AUSTELL NEIGHBOR SMYRNA NEIGHBOR OUNWOODY NEIGHBOR ClARKSTON NEIGHBOR WOODSTOCK NEIGHBOR DORAVULE NEIGHBOR EAST POINT NEIGHBOR WEST END NEIGHBOR STONE MOUNTAIN NEIGHBOR TUCKER NEIGHBOR MABLf TON NEIGHBOR ROSWEU NEIGHBOR ALPHARETTA NEIGHBOR SOUTH SI Of NEIGHBOR VININGS NEIGHBOR NORTHS!D?? NEIGHBOR SANDY SPRINGS NEIGHBOR COLLEGE PARK NEIGHBOR POWDER SPRINGS NEIGHBOR HAPEVIUJE NEIGHBOR NORTH ATLANTA NEIGHBOR Commendations To All ??? <a5|T * ??? ???* Ed Holman is a columnist for Neighbor Newspapers. M And the fellow who did the dragging by the heels was Marvin Griffin, Rivers??? executive secretary, who later became governor of Geor- It was obvious that some of the youngs ters were breaking in line frequently just to get more candy. But despite this knowl edgeable fact, the mayor, police chief, city clerk and alderman Robuck continued pleasant countenance and gave the kids some more candy. r Many of the parents are also to be commended for keeping their excited child ren in check. No incidents occurred to mar the per fect day. The merchants were happy over the crowd, the Jaycees were happy that their bucket brigade for the Empty Stock ing Fund was so successful, the children were elated on Santa Claus??? arrival, and the police were pleased that no accidents occurred. With cooperation such as was exhibited in Aeworth Saturday, the Christmas season will indeed be a happy and joyous one. It???s not too often that we take the time to praise our police and city officials for their work, but following Saturday's activi ties, we feel that they certainly are in line for some commendation. The crowds were large in Aeworth with the merchants??? drawing bringing out an unusual number of holiday shoppers. By 6: 30 p.m., the crowd were ten times larger, however, as kids, held by anxious parents, eagerly awaited the arrival of Santa Claus. Despite the effort of city officials to get the kids to line up and pass in one direction in front of Santa for candy, many of the bigger kids rushed in from all around, push ing back those who had waited patiently in line. gia. Rivers and Miller had long been personal friends and political allies. And so Lint was des tined to become highway director even before Rivers was inaugurated in January, 1937. But after Miller had become bedded down comforta bly in office, Gov. Rivers turned against him violently. ???Twas reported Rivers told some of his cro nies that the feud sprang up because "Lint, the damn fool, tried to build all the roads I had promised in my campaign speeches." After a lot of haggling back and forth be tween the governor and the highway director, Rivers laid down an ultimation for Miller to re tire from office at a fixed hour of a fixed date. * Miller replied that he would not leave even if he had to sit at his desk indefinitely. Long before the fixed hour, which was 10 p.m., as I recall, newsmen gathered in Miller???s office to await eventualities which came right on schedule. At 10 p.m., or thereabouts, Marvin Griffin and two or three aides walked into the office. Marvin and Lint were very friendly as Gfiffin explained that Gov. Rivers had assigned him to * remove Miller from office and he had no choice but to execute the order. ???Marvin, I am not going,??? Miller exclaimed r and got a firm grip with his hands on the arms of his desk chair as Griffin advanced toward him. ???Come on, Lint, let's go,??? Marvin said as he ^ thrust his hands under Miller???s armpits and tried to lift him from the chair. But Lint???s grip on the chair arms held firmly. Griffin???s aides broke Miller???s grasp and * pushed him out of the chair onto the floor. Then Griffin grabbed Miller???s heels, dragged him across the floor and out of the office???and de posited him on the sidewalk in front of the High- * way Building on the southwest corner of Capitol Square. Lint didn???t try to go back into the office. I was Newsphoto Editor for the Southern ??? Division of The Associated Press at that time, and I was there with other newsmen to watch the tussle. The late Sandy Sanders, a great Asso ciated Press photographer, shot numerous pic- * tures at every angle, including ludicrous views of Miller sliding along the floor on the seat of his pants as Griffin tugged at his heels. * We transmitted those pictures on the new Wirephone network of The Associated Press from coast to coast, and they were featured on the front pages of newspapers throughout the ?? nation. Norman Shavin 1 Pu / s But the police and city officials were kind and tried hard to maintain a true Christmas spirit. (to benefit school activities), is now available. I subscribed to ???The Confederate Star??? be cause 1 admired your spunk and creativity, and I???ve bought a copy of ???Enigma,??? too, because I think that creative expression ought to be sup ported???especially when it comes from dedicat ed young people. 1 hope a lot of Sandy Springs residents, particularly, will buy ???Ensigma,??? to support young people who believe in doing con structive things. Equally important, ???Enigma??? is most interesting. The urge to create, I think, is more powerful than the urge to destroy, Chris, and I hope this minor setback with ???The Confederate Star??? won???t discourage you for long. Maybe you ought to think about publishing a neighborhood news paper devoted to topics of general interest in your neighborhood. There just doesn???t seem to be as much interest in the Confederacy as there was in 1961. You were born a bit late. In College Park, Chris, there are a couple of young fellows your age, who issue a paper from time to time, and it???s a delight to read. I haven???t received a copy in some time, maybe the ???pub lishers??? are too busy with school work. Think about a new publication???and get to work on it. Start publishing again. I appreciate your honesty in sending a check for $2.50, equal to my subscription to "The Star.??? The letter, with a check for $2.50 came as a surprise. It was addressed to ???Dear Subscri ber,??? and teenage Christ McMullan, a Stone Mountain lad, wrote: Norman Shavin is edifor of Atlanta Magazine and a columnist for Neighbor Newspapers. ???The ???Confederate Star??? and the Junior Con federacy have ended. Club members lost inter est in the club and its activities . . . You might have noticed that you have not gotten any issues (of the ???Star???) from us for a long time. Since we could not complete your subscription request, I am returning your full subscription price ...??? It was sad. I have never met Chris, but I re called that he had worked hard at odd jobs to save enough money to buy a copy of my book, ???The Atlanta Century,??? and he was the moving force behind the ???Star??? (an irregularly-issued, hand-printed ???newspaper??? of his Club), and the Club itself. I enjoyed reading the little paper???s reports of the Club???s work. Chris, some periodicals are having a hard time. ???Life ???Look,??? and both are cutting their circulation as a move to reach a more select audience for advertisers and trim their huge printing and mailing bills. A city magazine, ???Seattle,??? has just died, and another bi-mothly, ???Chicago,??? publishes its final issue this month. Yet, there is hope. For example, the Neighbor Newspaper group started with one weekly and now has 24. That???s a success story! And at Sandy Springs High School, a group of teenagers decided that one of the things it need ed was a literary magazine. They solicited manuscripts, which tumbled in, and spent long hours into several nights culling out the best of the works to issue a 32-page publication titled ???Enigma.??? This magazine, which sells for $1 Empty Stocking Fund are holding turkey shoots to raise the nec essary funds. Other Jaycees throughout Cobb are sell ing special editions of a Sunday morning newspaper for $1 donation. But regardless of the means, the fact remains that these young men are willing to give freely of their time and effort to help the less fortunate, and to be assured that no child will go without toys on Christ mas. Jaycees in South Cherokee and in North Cobb are proving again that they have a big heart full of love for everyone, especially children, during Christmas time. No better proof can be shown than by their unselfish interest in raising money for the empty stocking Fund. ???We???re determined that no little boys and girls will go without toys and goodies this Christmas,??? a spokesman for the Empty Stocking Drive said. In order to raise money, the Jaycees are devising various ways. In Aeworth, a bucket brigade was held in lieu of the an nual Sunday morning door-to-door canvass. Jaycees in Woodstock and South Cherokee We commend these young men for this worthy project. Those who know of fami lies in need for Christmas should feel free to contact a Jaycee who will see that the names are turned over to ???Santa.??? Other Side Of Story magazine is in trouble, as is For a long time we had wondered why all the excitement and pressure on the Fat Front. The sideshow barkers for the mar garine and cooking oil people solemnly warned the people to give up butter, lard and similar fats, trying to switch every body instead to the polyunsaturated fats. But what gave us pause was that had their premise been true, no one in Holland or Scandanavia or in our own dairy states would have lived to age 35 or 40. Yet those lands have plenty of hale and hearty old folks, ranging up to age 80 and 90 and even beyond. Now comes the American Heart Association to throw cold water on the po lyunsaturate fans. In fact, the scientists who have been studying the fat problem say now that they have found an excess of deaths due to cancer in a group eating a diet high in polyunsaturated. To hear the margarine sideshow bar kers tell it, anyone using butter is asking for trouble. Now, it seems, the other side of the story will get told. So strong has been the anti-butter campaign in advertising that in many markets today it is hard to find supplies of the natural fat. But mar garines are there by the scores in various forms, including some that literally melt into nothingness when heated. It???s gratify ing to hear the other side of the story. I???m returning it to you, Chris:When you get your new publication started, I want to be the first subscriber. Your letter to me had an ironic touch to it: The envelope was postmarked on the anniversa ry of Abraham Lincoln???s Gettysburg Address, that famous speech of 269 words in which he expressed great faith that the sacrifices of the Civil War would not be in vain. I feel the same about your publishing efforts. I???ll be looking forward to the new publication. TO THE EDITOR Why do some people hate their own lives? They do everything they can to de stroy them. They abuse their lives by tak ing dope, or drinking, or smoking. I love my life. And I have never abused my life. I???ve never taken dope, never smoked, drank, or chewed. I am still active in business. I was born Feb. 2,1880.1 am 90 years old. I still love and enjoy life. I have no habit that controls me. Life is Earnest, Life is Real, ??? And the grave is not the Gold. From Dust thou art, To Dust returneth, Was not spoken of the soul. Rev. J.F. Burrell Guest Editorial Appraiser Does Not Do What An tions award specialized professional credentials to members who have completed numerous courses of study, passed examinations, pre pared detailed written appraisal reports, and completed five years of full time appraisal ex- The following credentials each indi- selling price, and their needs are much greater than a conventional lender???s due to the large magnitude of the loan. A default on a $20,000 loan leads to an authority loss if the home must be sold for $19,000. Thus, potential FHA and VA borrowers are turned down for loan money more often than conventional borrowers due to appraisers??? findings. Well supported appraisals are extremely important in these cases. JUSTIFICATION OF APPRAISER???S COST (Editor???s Note: At sometime during a person???s life, and often several times, a home is bought or sold. The following arti cle, prepared by Atlanta Chapter 8, Socie ty of Real Estate Appraisers, should be of interest to all homeowners or prospective homeowners. Dr. Carl Tschappat, chair man of the department of real estate and urban affairs at Georgia State University, is author of the article, entitled ???The Home Appraisal: A Valuable Service for Buyers, Sellers and Lenders.??? This is the second in a series.) penence. cate competence in the area of single family home appraisal. MAI???Member of the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers SREA???Senior Real Estate Appraiser SRA???Senior Residential Appraiser or Sen ior Realty Appraiser RM???Residential Member of the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers ASA???Member of the American Society of Ellen Butler Advent Wreaths Add To Christmas Season Obvious benefits arise from having an ap praiser prove to a buyer that a given price is too high or from having the appraiser help set a proper listing price for a home seller. However, the typical home buyer or seller tends to avoid the appraiser s cost just as used automobile purchasers risk hundreds of dollars to save a $5 or $10 fee for having an expert examine his pro posed purchase. In many situations, the values dealt with render the appraiser s fee inconse quential. An appraisal can save costly delays in nego tiations caused by uncertainty. The appraiser???s report should offer concrete evidence that any given price is reasonable, thereby drawing both buyer and seller together toward a market- based price. The property seller may establish an income tax deduction for the appraisal from the pro ceeds of sale, and the appraisal can be added to the home investment made by the buyer in computing his tax basis. Appraisal costs paid by either party offer some form of tax benefit HOW TO LOCATE A COMPETENT APPRAISER An appraiser does not determine the value of a parcel of real estate. In fact, his estimation is frequently made after a purchase is completed. When he is asked to help a purchaser decide upon an offering price, his estimates are not so precise as to lead to a price agreement between buyer and seller. Rarely are comparable prop erties in the market place so similar that he can develop a single fair price that applies to all. The appraiser does not determine the amount of a loan. He is asked to evaluate tie fair market value of the home, but the lender decides whether or not to accept a given loan relative to that value. A 75 per cent loan is usually computed as 75 per cent of selling price rather than value. The lender judges whether or not the percentage is reasonable in light of the appraiser???s findings, accepting those loans that fall within a reasonable range of the desired 75 per cent of the appraised value. Only when sub stantial differences between selling price and appraised value arise is the loan rejected. Appraisers Several of these credentials indicate compet- in appraising both residential and non-res-d idential properties, but all reflect the ability to ( do a competent job of appraising homes. In ad dition, every designated member must sub scribe to his association s code of ethics. Professional association members are pro hibited from advertising. They can offer infor mation regarding addresses and telephone numbers in the yellow pages, and members of each association are usually grouped in the list ings. Thus, a summary' of professionally quali fied appraisers is readily available. A sound approach to locating an appraiser to ask a bank officer, mortgage banker, or Real- A tor about association members with whom he has done business. A positive recommendation generates confidence in addition to that which evolves from knowing about the protection ?? provided by professional designations. pie to joyous pink. The last purple candle is lighted on the Fourth Sunday. We contemplate the writ ings of the prophets who foretold the com ing of the Messiah on this day. The ancient church called this ???Rorate??? Sunday, which means ???drop dew" in Latin and refers to showers of righteousness" which shall soon come to this dark world of sin as God sends his son to redeem us. On Christmas Eve, the large ???Christ Candle" in the center of the Advent Wreath is lighted as a symbol that God???s promise has been fulfilled to us in the gift of His Son. If you belong to a church who observes the Advent season with a beautiful wreath and calls attention to it regularly, you are fortunate. But if you belong to a home that owns one and uses it for its original pur pose, you are even more lucky. ence i 4 Ellen Buffer is editor of the North Cobb Neighbors. The Advent Wreath is symbolic of the Christmas season. It is thought to have had its origin in Germany among early Chris tians and spread to England. The Advent Wreath is round to symbol ize the eternal nature of God. It is covered with various kinds of greenery to represent life and has as its center a large white can dle surrounded by three purple and one rose candle. Tradition calls for the first purple candle to be lighted on the First Sunday in the Advent season. This is the light of expectation! On the Second Sunday, another purple candle is lighted to symbolize ???prepara tion.??? is The Advent Wreath is used in the church and home as a reminder to Chris tians that the festival of Christmas Day should be approached with solemn prepara tion as we prepare to celebrate this great event. PROPER USE OF AN APPRAISAL The appraiser s role is to provide his client with timely, factual information plus an ex pert???s interpretation of market conditions. He should be consulted before approaching the bar- * gaining table. The appraisal is a market-based estimate of value. It is a decision tool, but it is no substitute for sound negotiation between parties to a trans action. A seller must seek to secure more than fair market value, and a buyer must offer less. Fair market value is an average of many trans- 4 actions???a compromise figure. It provides only a starting point for intelligent negotiation. Georgia has no licensing law nor any otaer form of regulation over real estate appraisers. Anyone can enter appraisal practice, and any one who performs appraisal services is permit ted to testify in Georgia courts as an expert wit ness. FHA AND VA APPRAISALS A SPECIAL CASE The appraiser s role in evaluating F???HA in sured and Va guaranteed loans is a special situ ation designed to meet the needs of a third party in the mortgage loan transaction. Lenders prov ide more than 90 per cent of value???sometimes nearly 100 per cent???in FHA and VA loans. They have little fear of losses, since the FHA and VA authorities agree to reimburse them for losses incurred when the buyer fails to make his pay ments. Only the FHA and Va authorities must be careful that yalue is equal to or greater than The wreath is simple to construct and can be made of any type of material that is round. And the candles can be added with a minimum amount of trouble. Many of the churches have devotional programs that are printed and ready for use by families who desire to follow the ritual. If you are interested, check with your church concerning the home Advent Wreath program. It s a good way to add more Christian emphasis to ???hristmas. Fortunately, the appraisal community has several professional associations that protect the public from incompetent practitioners. Most prominent among these are the Society of Real Estate Appraisers, the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers, and the American So ciety of Appraiser. The three prominent professional associa- The rose-colored candle is lighted on the Third Sunday in Advent to mark the light of joy. In the ancient church, ordinations were held on this Third Sunday of Advent. Consequently, the church permitted the li turgical color to change from somber pur-
