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GEORGIAN, Carrollton, Ga.
Abraham Lincoln, On Property
Among the many eternal verities
expressed by the great emancipator
is the following: “Property is the fruit
of labor. Property is desirable, is a
positive good in the world. That some
should be rich shows that others may
become rich and hence is just en
couragement to industry and en
terprise. Let not him who is houseless
Thomaston Free Press
U.S. Down? Heck, No.
As Americans we talk so freely that down
mouthing can become away of life.
Right now there is down-mouthing on the
stature of this nation as a world power.
The defeat of the SST program started a
great deal of the current talk of how the U. S. is
falling behind.
So we figure it is time to balance off some of
this talk and recognize some of this nation’s
strong points.
There is not another nation in the world that
can come close to the industrial might of the U.
S. or it’s farm production.
Though the talk is we are falling behind in
technology that doesn’t mean the U. S. is
becoming second to any other nation. It still
leads in technical know-how and while we now
are tired of a prolonged war any nation that
would dare to attack the U. S. directly would be
amazed at the speed with which all this force
could be mustered.
Total output of the U. S. now is equal to the
combined total output of the next four leading
nations. Russia, Japan, West Germany and
France do not produce as much altogether as
does the U. S.
The rest of the world can’t put us down with
talk nor do we intend to let our own down
mouthing count the U. S. out. In fact, talk is
about all there is to this matter of the U. S.
becoming second rate and the people of the world
know it. Otherwise, why would the U. S. attract
more immigrants than any other place on earth.
This is a young nation, yet to reach it’s two
hundredth anniversary among nations that are
centuries old, and we’re getting younger with a
vibrant birth rate of more than 20 years standing
which now is feeding our working force with
energy.
Our troubles may simply be growing pains
and, anyway, we're doing something about
them.
We don’t believe that they can even start a
count-down on the U.S., much less count us out.
The Moultrie Observer
Beware, Shoplifters
Unless there is a reversal in the
amount of shoplifting in Georgia, the
General Assembly might do the public
and retail business a real favor by
investigating the North Carolina law
which goes into effect on July 1.
For sometime store personnel have
been hesitant to detain persons who have
not been literally “caught with the goods
in hand” as the result of court decisions
rendered within the past three years.
The North Carolina legislature, tired of
the massive loss by stores from
shoplifting—a cost which eventually
must be passed to customers through
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higher prices—has adopted a shoplifting
law with teeth in it.
Under its provisions, the stores are
virtually being relieved of liability and
are authorized to detain suspected
shoplifters for reasonable time and to use
reasonable force to do so. To assure
equitable operation of the law and to
make sure it is known to both store
personnel and the general public,
informative clinics are being held in
many places in North Carolina.
What has occurred in North Carolina
might be a means of warning Georgia
shoplifters that “it could happen here.’’
pull down the house of another, but let
him work diligently to build one for
himself, thus by example assuring
that his own shall be safe from
violence... I take it that it is best for
all to leave each man free to acquire
property as fast as he can. Some will
get wealthy. I don’t believe in a law to
prevent a man from getting rich; it
would do more harm than good.’’
viewpoint
The Regents and Gordon
The Board of Regents is conducting a
study to determine whether or not to take
over Gordon Military College in Barnes
ville. Trustees of the school renewed their
offer to give it to the state after the people
of Spalding County voted two to (me
against establishing one here. One of the
big issues in the campaign was Gordon.
The Griffin Daily News is confident that
the study of Gordon will be thorough and
that the Regents will reach a decision in
the best interests of the state.
As a neighbor of Barnesville, and as a
county which has sent numerous students
to Gordon, Spalding has a deep and sincere
interest in the fine old school. Right now, it
Long Mane on the Wane?
The reign of the long mane may be on the wane, at
least on one major campus.
The suggestion comes from a man in a position to
know, the manager of the University of Chicago barber
shop.
Carl Alkire, who has been shearing academic locks at
the university since 1935, notes that more and more stu
dents are having their hair “cut moderately long, but
neater and more often.”
This is especially true of younger students, but grad
uate students are also wearing shorter and neater hair.
Even more indicative, faculty members, who know an
ideological bandwagon when they see one, are having
their hair cut more often and to slightly shorter lengths.
“People seem to be taking greater pride in their ap
pearance,” says Alkire. “Men get their beards trimmed
now instead of letting them grow wild.”
This is only one school, and it is far too early to tell if
the scroungy, scruffy era is really ending. For thousands
of depressed barbers around the country, it must sound
too good to be true.
Almanac
For
Today
By United Press International
Today is Saturday, July 17,
the 198tti day of 1971.
The moon is between its last
quarter and new phase.
The morning stars are Venus,
Mars and Saturn.
The evening stars are Mercu
ry and Jupiter.
Those bom on this day are
under the sign of Cancer.
British clergyman Isaac
Watts was born July 17, 1674.
On this day in history:
In 1936 the Spanish Civil War
began with Gen. Francisco
Franco leading army troops
against the government.
In 1948 Southern Democrats
from 13 states organized a
States’ Rights party to oppose
the Truman-Barkley ticket. The
States’ Rights party presiden
tial ticket was headed by Strom
Thurmond.
In 1955 Arco, Idaho, a town of
some 1,300 people, became the
first community in the world to
receive all light and power
from atomic energy.
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THOUGHTS
Put to death, therefore,
what is earthly in you: Im
morality, impurity, passion,
evil desire, and covetous
ness, which is idolatry.—
Colossians 3:5.
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The greatest evils are
from within us; and from
ourselves also we must look
for the greatest good.—
Jeremy Taylor. English
bishop.
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looks as if Gordon is in difficulty, as most
small private colleges are. Georgia in
general, and this section of the state in
particular surely would be poorer if
Gordon ceased to exist.
So long as it was a college in Spalding or
the state taking over the operation of
Gordon, we emphatically supported the
former. Now that most of the people of
Spalding have rejected the college, we
hope that the Regents’ study will conclude
(hat it will be wise to operate Gordon.
There is no possibility that the state any
time in the foreseeable future can or will
establish a college in Spalding, in Griffin,
or elsewhere without the financial support
of the local community.
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I Herman Talmadge
’ REPORTS FROM THE UNITED STATES SENATE
ONE OF THE MOST TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES of Viet
nam is the crippling drug addiction of many American troops.
The drug problem among U.S. servicemen in South Vietnam was
minimized until lately. Recent findings brought the problem into
the open. They reveal at last the depth and seriousness of this
situation.
Government figures show about half of all servicemen in Viet
nam have used drugs at one time. The death rate from drug use,
especially deadly heroin, is about one a day. It is conceivable that
in the last years of the war the highest casualty figures will come
from heroin addiction, not combat.
Most officials blame the jump in drug addiction on boredom and
a drop in morale. Both are the results of this tragic no-win war.
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NARCOTICS ARE EASILY and cheaply obtainable in Viet
nam. They offer a fast and often welcome escape from realities
of life.
The problem becomes far more severe when the servicemen
return home. They find drugs more expensive and and not so read
ily accessible. Addicts must beg, steal, and even kill to support
their habit. The Veterans Administration reports that about one
of every four heroin addicts in the United States is a veteran
of Vietnam.
Nothing can be more tragic than a serviceman crippled for life
by drugs, a burden on society, because of a senseless war waged
by that society.
These are sick people, victims of a plague that grips not only
the military but our entire society.
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THE FIRST STEP is to recognize the drug problem. It has
been long in coming, and now it has reached almost epidemic
proportions.
The public is much more likely to be served by providing a
cure rather than punishment. The. victims must be the objects
of foremost concern.
President Nixon has proposed a new office of Drug Abuse
Prevention to aid in treatment and rehabilitation. The White
House has promised that servicemen who volunteer for treat
ment will not be prosecuted or punished. The Atlanta VA Hos
pital is scheduled to have one of the proposed treatment centers.
The hour is late, and the drug problem is overwhelming. When
a problem of this kind has reached such magnitude, solutions are
not easy to come by. 1 hope the Congress will throw its full sup
port behind the administration in ridding our society of this
scourge.
SIDE GLANCES by Gill Fox
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"Have you ever wondered what we'd do if there was a
power failure and we couldn't get any radio or
TV talk shows?"
ANSWER
Ministers human
I am a minister and have
dedicated my life to doing His
bidding. Now I have a serious
Illness and my ministry is
greatly curtailed. I am very dis
couraged. E.S.
Ministers of Christ have
physical bodies, and are subject
to illnesses just like anyone
else. The Bible says, “We have
this treasure in earthen ves-
QUOTES
BROWNSVILLE, Tex. - Dr.
P. R. Henry, a member of a
federal-state task force combat
ing Venezuelan equine encepho
myelitis, a rare sleeping
sickness which has killed
thousands of horses in Latin
America and has just swept
into Texas:
“We’ve lost this battle. We’re
unable to assess the number of
dead. It has run over us.”
HOLLYWOOD — Singer Vic
Damone, commenting on why
he has been forced to file for
bankruptcy:
“Unfortunately, I put con
siderable trust in people who
took advantage of my position—
both socially and financially.”
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seis”, and the Apostle Paul, who
wrote those words knew the
pangs of suffering. He had an
infirmity, which he thought
greatly hampered his effective
ness, and he asked the Lord to
take it away, but He did not In
stead, God said, “My grace is
sufficient for thee”, and then
Paul said, “Most gladly there
fore will I glory in my infirmi
ties, that the power of Christ
may rest upon me.”
He used his infirmity, rather
than allowing his infirmity to
use him, and he used it for God’s
glory. He seized everything,
even death, to glorify his Lord.
He said, “For me to live is
Christ, and to die is gain.” No
matter which way fate turned,
he was one jump ahead of it,
and using it to magnify his
Savior.
Your ministry need not be
curtailed. True, it will take a
new course. Your people will be
watching to see your patience in
affliction, and your testimony,
far from being hampered, may
be enhanced. Think of it: God
has trusted you with this afflic
tion, and if you handle it
properly, you will be a stronger
servant of Christ than ever.
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