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Democratatic leaders hoped to get a League pushes organization of workers ATLANTA (AP) — More effort must be made to organize non-union workers and to set nationwide standards of wage and working conditions, the executive director of the National Urban League said Friday. “The existence of a large, low-wage, non-union sector in our economy means lower standards for all workers, espe cially those in marginal jobs,” Vernon Jordan told a convention of the Industrial Union Department of the AFL-CIO. Jordan said organized labor must “redouble its efforts to set national standards of decency in wage and working conditions by organizing the unorganized.” ■F i / j “A tightwad is a fellow who isn’t willing to spend a buck — but he’ll pass IL” DAILY NEWS Daily Since 1872 Lt Col. Allen B. Imes will have a big Job when he changes the time on his clocks from Daylight Saving Time to standard Time tonight. Imes has about 200 clocks. The Griffinlte is stationed at Fort McPherson in Atlanta and makes his home on Cabin Creek Drive in Griffin. He received many of the clocks from his father, George Imes, final Senate vote today on its eight-year tax break package, but there was no as surance they would be successful. Working well into Friday night, the Senate slashed from 40 per cent to 15 per cent the tax credits allowed to factories, business and power plant wanting to convert from oil or gas burning facilities to coal. That vote was the heaviest blow yet for the tax credit provisions, which the Senate Finance Committee substituted for Carter’s proposed taxes. Although exact dollar figures were not definite, the bill after the reductions still was believed to carry almost >4O billion worth of tax benefits, most of them for business, over the next eight years. The major energy conservation in centive for individuals in the measure would allow a tax credit of up to S4OO to help offset the cost of insulation and other devices to save energy in the home. It also would cover the purchase of a woodbuming stove. Sen. Russell B. Long, D-La., finance committee chairman and chief sponsor of the bill, relayed word from Carter that the bill should not be junked, but should go to the conference committee. The fight in the Senate Friday night was led by Long on one side and Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., on the other. Kennedy wanted to remove a provision allowing the federal govern ment to pay half the cost incurred by a company in switching from oil or gas to other fuels. As approved by the finance committee, the provision would have cost about $27.5 billion over the next eight years. Kennedy called the credit a wasteful, useless subsidy for big corporations at the expense of the working people. He tried to trim the 50 per cent credit, which includes a 10 per cent credit already in effect, to 20 per cent. When it appeared that Kennedy might win, Long said he would put off a final vote on the amendment until today because some of his supporters were absent. Kennedy then agreed to a total credit GRIFFIN Griffin, Ga., 30223, Saturday Afternoon, October 29, 1977 and collected others on his travels over the world. All of the clocks In Imes’ collection are American clocks. Residents are reminded to set their clocks back one hour before retiring tonight as the nation returns to Standard Time for six months during the winter. of 25 per cent, an increase of 15 per centage points over the present credit. Long agreed, and the Senate accepted the compromise. Approval of the Kennedy amendment Firewood Weekend thieves stealing trees ATLANTA (AP) — Owners of large, undeveloped plots of land didn’t have to worry about thieves in the past, but the high cost of energy, which has made firewood valuable, has changed that. Now these owners, particularly those in suburban Atlanta, worry about finding their land stripped of valuable hardwoods by weekend thieves who cut up the wood and sell it to people with fireplaces. The thieves “pick your choicest hardwood trees, the oaks and hickories. I’ve just seen a beehive of chainsaws and pickup trucks,” said Gwinnett County Commission Chairman Wayne Mason. “We’ve got so many absentee lan downers in the county I guess that’s why they hit so hard here,” Mason said. “Just the other day, I saw three big pickup trucks come out of a friend’s property and unless he walks all over his 300 acres of land he’ll never even know about it.” Tree stealing is a business, Mason said. “We have a lot of little en trepreneurs going out on weekends to make SIOO or so selling wood. On weekends, it’s really a sight.” Oak and hickory are the most popular trees because they produce more heat than pine for home fireplaces and because they sell for $35 to $lO5 per cord, said Francis Palmer of the Georgia Forestry Department. “In most cases, the land belongs to a> development company or an absentee landlord. And unless they’ve marked the trees there’s not much we can do. We tell them to call their law en- and the industrial use tax brings the Senate bill considerably closer to the energy tax measure advocated by Carter. That bill has passed the House in a modified form. forcement agencies and try to keep a better watch on their property,” Palmer said. Forsyth County Sheriff Wesley Walraven said landowners must cooperate with authorities if they want to keep timber thieves off their land. “If the landowner doesn’t cooperate with us, there’s not much we can do,” he said. However, he said, “the guy who is really dedicated will do it no matter what you try to do to stop him.” Richard Bertocci, who owns property in Gwinnett County, tried to stop thieves from coming on his land by cutting down some large trees to block the entrance. Within a few weeks, someone had cut a hole big enough for a truck to get through, he said. “I’d estimate it’s just thousands and thousands of dollars worth of damage to the land.” People ••• and things Leaves falling from two big Oak trees on West Solomon Street faster than man can keep them swept off the sidewalk. Large dog startled when it barks at small boy and the boy begins barking, waving his arms and running at it. Two women obviously on diets stopping in ice cream parlor and asking for a small dip of their favorite ice cream. Vol. 105 No. 256 Emergency services may cost more One should expect to pay more for emergency services at the Griffin- Spalding Hospital than from a private physician, according to Dr. Selwyn Hartley, Griffin Emergencies Service Corporation contractor. Dr. Hartley talked about the services his corporation offers and explained the internal structure of his company. The corporation is contracted to the hospital to provide emergency room physicians on a 24-hour basis. His company is also under contract with Clayton General to provide the same services. The service there is called the Clayton General Emergencies Corporation. The home office is in Riverdale. Dr. Hartley’s company has con tracted with the local hospital to provide physicians on a 24-hour basis in the emergency room as well as ad ministrative advice and assistance in the operation of the emergency room. His physician staff at Griffin- Spalding Hospital consists of 6 general ’ practioners with experience in emergency medicine. The staff never includes an intern. There are 2 doctors on the staff who have practices in Griffin but the other 4 work specifically as emergency room doctors. Having been under contract with the hospital since Oct. 1, Dr. Hartley felt that some of the criticism the hospital has been getting may not be justified. In particular, he was concerned with waiting times for emergency services. He said the patient will be seen in general within 15-minutes. A nurse will have seen the patient immediately to make an assessment of the particular case. There are other instances, however, > . ■ Ki W k yfgaffiafe > ts- . . ■ r I|.llillliill Laughing time Griffin High School junior Susan Kaplloff and her cousin Coleman Clements 5, had a good laugh Friday night as they watched the Griffin High Band perform during the halftime of the Griffin-Morrow game. During the show, band members put down their musical instruments, whipped out kazoos, and hummed the theme from Hogan’s Heroes. The Bears defeated Morrow 28-0. Story on page 8. Weather Partly cloudy today and Sunday with cooler temperatures Sunday. High today in 70s, low tonight in 50s and high Sunday in mid 60s. Extended outlook: Mostly cloudy Monday; warmer Tuesday and Wed nesday. which will require delays such as blood tests and x-rays. He said they are usually done very quickly. Some patients may also be delayed services because the emergency room doctor has to wait for medical advice from the patients’ family doctor. “I’d prefer that nobody ever have to wait,” Dr. Hartley said. Dr. Hartley said the quality of nur sing at the hospital is terrific and that he was quite pleased with the prospects of his year’s contract with the hospital. With reference to his contract, Dr. Hartley said the hospital was sub sidizing the contract amount because the emergency room is not handling enough patients to take care of the costs. He said charges here in Griffin are slightly lower than in Clayton County and Atlanta. If the hospital worked on a per patient pricing schedule, the charges would be a lot higher, he said. With reference to the emergency room becoming a clinic, Dr. Hartley does not want to discourage anyone from seeking the services. He said people use the emergency room for many reasons. Some come after working hours. Some want to be seen that day and the family doctor is not available or the emergency room is the most convenient place for them to be treated. These services mean “they know it will cost them more than at their private physician’s," Dr. Hartley said. Any person coming to the emergency room is an emergency will not be denied services, Dr. Hartely said. In the case of an indigent person, the services will be rendered as usual, however, the hospital has a special arrangement for such. (Continued on page five )