THE NEIGHBOR
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1970
Ed Holman
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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.
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Commendations To All
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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.
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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
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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.
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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-
