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U ONE READS A GREAT DEAL these days about some of
the behavior and misbehavior of American youth. Perhaps never
before in recent history has this generation been so thoroughly
discussed, analyzed, and laid open for public examination.
► And, judging from much of what we see and hear, we are
lead to believe that this is another “lost generation,” a totally
confused and misguided bunch of young men and women.
I I for one do not believe that this is so. Certainly, some of
the conduct of today’s youth leaves much to be desired, and the
crowing crime rate in the 17-to-25 age group is cause for concern.
But I feel that this is not truly representative of the over-
1 whelming majority of our young people today, who are far more
interested in self-improvement, in education, and in making mean
ingful and lasting contributions to their local communities and
their nation than they are in fast cars, alcohol, and hallucination
producing drugs. ' -i
I feel that most of today’s youth stand tall and walk straight,
have a great deal of courage and integrity and an abiding faith in
themselves, their country and their God.
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AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE of what I mean can be
found in the participation of Georgia high school students in
helping to raise money for the construction of schools in under
developed nations abroad, as part of the Peace Corps sckool-to*
school program, rBsst ua t* ** ’* "
This is just one example, hut I think ft typifies ihe best of
American youth, and demonstrates that they are interested, dedi
cated, and hard-working young adults who are busy using their
God-given talents to improve themselves and their fellow human
beings. ■ «339B» TRTr
I recently was honored to he present for the presentation of
$ 1,050 to the school-to-school program, and it occurred to me
that most of our young people neither have the time nor the
inclination to fill up the streets and march up and down in all
directions under various silly and un-American slogans. .* v-m
O f course, they don’t make headlines but they are there ifl
great strength. It was interesting to note that some news stories
bn the school-to-school check presentation were virtually buried
while other articles on “hippies" and the like got much more
wofainence
fWof prepared or printed at government etepeneej
Talmadge Lauds
$ 15-Million VA
Hospital In Ga.
Georg-ia’s new 815-million Vet
era ns Administration Hospital, lo
cated on Clairmont Road near Em
ory University in Dekalb County,
symbolizes “a new era of concern
for the veterans of America,” de
clared U. S. Sen. Herman E. Tal
madge, who was principal speaker
at the recent official dedication of
the 12-story, 572-bed hospital.
Describing the new VA facility
as “the most modern ever built in
the entire 165-hospital Veterans
Administration system,“the sen
ator said “it stands as tangible
evidence that the people of his na
tion do not ever intend to forget
their veterans of the Armed Serv
ices. This center of healing symbo
lizes the thinking of the American
citizens toward those who have
served their country well and who
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have suffered the scars of battle
in order that this nation may con
tinue in freedom and prosperity. „
Sen. Talmadge, himself a
veteran of 52 months most
which was spent in the South
ific during World War 2 said
h * turned the corner corner m in
thinking . about veterans who have
served their country well in time
of war and peace.”
He pointed out that this year,
for the 1st time in history, the Pre
sident sent Congress “an import
ant message devoted entirely to
veterans benefits. It is
to see the executive branch reflect
the feeling of the people and or
Congress and ask that we do some
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veterans.
lie aided that with Congress
and the administration working
hand in hand, “I am sure
much will be accomplished.
Praising the new VA hospital as
“ tru i y a great monument, “Sen.
Talmadge said it “reflects the
of America, and it is in
with the high ideals and convict
ions of a grateful nation.”
Discussing the war in Vietnam,
which he said already has cost al
most 9,000 lives and 50,000 casual
ties, the Georgia senator asserted
that “there may be some questions
about the war, but there is no
question about the bravery and
sacrifices of our men who are
fighting there.”
Sen. Talmadge expressed the
hope that Vietnam veterans “will
get their full rights and benefits
when they return to join the pro
ud ranks of American veterans. I
am convinced that these men who
are facing death every day in the
battlefields of Vietnam should
have every benefit that we have
afforded any of our veterans of
other wars.”
Internat. Science
Fair Winner Told
State Of Georgia
Roderic Pettigrew, 17 years old
Monroe High School Student, Alb
bany, Georgia placed fourth _ in
Space Science Competition at the
18th INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE
recently concluded at San Franci
sco, California.
Pettigrew’s project entitled “A
Study of Impulse Changes of Solid
Propellants in a Varied Environ
ment,” competed with 426 projects
from ten countries including Japan
and Germany.
In order to represent the State
of Georgia, the youthful science
student was named winner at the
Annual Fort V.lley S t . te College
™e Science ip „/.7; nI™ CRU.S
AWARD which provided him with
a week ., cruise . as guest . of , the ,,
s
U. S. Navy” for a week in Carib
bean. -
Set on a future in Physical En
gineering, he has been for some
time intetrested in The Milwakee
School of Engineering. In the
meantime, under The Merrill Pro
gram for early entrants, he has
been accepted at Morehouse Coll
ege, Atlanta, Georgia in Septem
ber.
Roderic is the son of Dr. & Mrs.
( ■ ^ 4 Pettigrew, 510 Caver Ave
nue - Albati y> Georgia, where Mrs.
Pettigrew is a teacher in the loc
^ systenl . His father is
Dean of Graduate Division,, Fort
Valley Stete College, Fort Valley,
Georgia. Sponsoring teacher was
Mr. Robert Roquemore.
Intrumental locally in making it
possible for Roderic to make the
trip were; The citizens Bank,
Bank of Fort Va lley & First Nat
ional Bank and Trust Company
(Macon).
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Veterans Adm.
AllIlOllIKCS NeW
P] ans F Qr Q. I.’s
Two bills which would grant
full benefits to Veterans of the
Viet Nam Conflict and increase
pensions for disable veterans al
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Other Editors Say
Put Traitors In The Jailhonse
We agree with those who say that so-called Ameri
cans who cheer for a Viet Cong victory are “traitors" and
ought to be prosecuted for that crime.
We believe in the right to dissent but we do not be
lieve that right includes efforts to overthrow this gov
ernment and plead for a victory for our enemy. There
is a limit to dissent,
Why the U. S. government will let these traitors
roam around the country and insult other Americans
we can’t understand. If this type of activity had arisen
in the first or second World Wars, the traitors would
have been behind bars in short order.
Have we become so weak that we cannot maintain
the authority of the national government? It seems to
us that anarchy is the next step.
Some of the chickens that the government let loose
in recent y ears are coming home to roost; and the chic
kens look pretty sad. They come back with long hair,
®^ la s ses and goatees, and they don’t bathe like self
t .
It is nauseating to see the spectacle caused by the
traitorous rioters and draft card burners and the soon
er the government makes up its mind to assert its au
thority, the better this country will fare.
—The Houston Home Journal
(Editor’s Note: Cooper, you know that any self re
specting wet chicken didn’t smell like a draft card bur
ner. If chickens are loyal to anything, they are loyal
to trying to get to the other side of the street. That’s
more than the draft card burners are loyal to.)
On Growing Old • • • • ?
Growing old is something which is sometimes done
graciously and sometimes not so graciously. All of us
hope that we will be able to grow older graciously.
In the United States it is sometimes hard to stick a
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P war
>-N , Israel) (Editors’ add) and other di
feases takm £ thej r toll, it is sometimes difficult to make
the grade.
In the mad scramble to meet deadlines, pay bills,
and keep up with the Joneses, we should more often
take the necessary time to consider the later years the
real values of life, and the really important things to be
concentrated on.
If we will do this and slow down and develop a sen
sible philosophy we might live to be 80, and still be
able to kick our heels.
—The Dawson News
ready on Veterans Administration
rolls received support recently
from the Administrator of Veteran
' William * J T ' D Drive, r appear
ed before the suo-committee on
Compensation and pension of the
Veteran Affairs Committee of the
House of Representatives to urge
passage of the legistlation.
The proposed legislation, H. R.
4786 and H. R. 4788, introduced
by committee chairman Olin Tea
£ ue ’ ( D -Tex), incorporate the rec
ommen dations of President John
son ’ s message to Congress Jan
on
uary 31 concerning veterans’ ben
efits.
Driver told the sub-committee, “I
consider these measures to be ex
tremely important and worthwhile,
and I urge their early and favor
able consideration.”
H. R. 4786, the Viet Nam Con
flict Serviceman’s Benefit Act of
1967 ’ Provides benefits to all vet
erans who have served since Au
§ us ^ • 1964, on the same basis as
from World Wars 1 and
2 and the Korean Conflict.
Commenting on President John
son’s message, Driver said, “The
enactment of H. R. 4786 would
eliminate all distinctions, insofar
as eligibilty to receive veterans’
benefits administered by the Vet
erans Administration is concerned,
between veterans of Viet Nam Con
flict and those who served (luring
Leader-Tribune, Fort Valley, Ga., Thurs., June 8, 1967
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the Korean Conflict and others
periods of war.”
The bill would extend to veterans
of the Viet Nam Conflict entitile
ment to (1) disability compensa
tion at wartime rates, (2) disab
ility pensions for nonservice ? con
nected veterans and death pensi
ons for widows and children, (3)
extension of VA medical benefits
(4) a burial flag, (5) $250 burial
allowance, and (6) $1600 toward
the purhease of an automobile by
certain disabled veterans.
Driver said that the first year
of cost would be approximately
$10 million which would increase
to approximately $22.5 million by
the fifth year.
The other bill receiving support
from Administrator Driver is H. R.
4788, which relates to the current
nonservice - connected disability
and death pension program. It
calls for a 5.4 percent in these pen
sions and was estimated by Driver
to affect 1.4 million veterans, wi
dows and dependants. The hill al
so provides that retirement bene
fits and social security benefit in
creases would not be counted for
income purposes in determining
eligibility for these pensions.
Driver estimated the cost of the
pension increase at $82.3 million of
the first year, decreasing to $80.3
million by the fifth year.
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Some good many months ago the Fort Valley Cham
ber of Commerce, through a committee set up for that
purpose, began a study of need, feasibility, and possi
bility of an airport for Fort Valley and Peach County.
The chairman of the committee was a pilot and was
familiar with requirements for facilities for all types of
airplanes. The committee worked diligently for some
time and ran into a number of difficulties. Yet, their re
port cited the almost urgent need for an airport for the
city and county.
First, they ran into difficulty finding a site that
would meet the state and federal requirements. Owners
of the preferred site would not sell, and that was their
prerogative.
A site was finally found. It was not quite as ideal as
the first one but it was satisfactory.
Then came the real problem. Money. And interest.
Not interest on the money, but interest m the project.
Not too many months ago the little city of Ashburn
in Turner County built an airport with local and state
aid. At the time we first heard about the airport we al
so read two letters from two small but sound and grow
ing industries located there. In these letters one of the
concerns said flatly that they would not have located
there without the airport, and the other intimated that
they would not have located there either without the
airport. There are other similar incidents.
Fort Valley is a prime area. We are in close proxim
ity to all main highways in the area, including 1-75. We
are relatively close to Robins Air Force Base, one of
the largest “businesses” in the state. We are only 25
miles from Macon and less than 70 from Columbus. We
have, or are in close reach, of most things industry de
sires, including a better than average labor market.
We have several fine industries already, but we
could use several more to provide employment and eco
nomic growth for Fort Valley and Peach County.
While we are talking about our present industries,
let me point out that several of them could also use an
airport to very fine advantage. Blue Bird Body Com
pany, the largest single industry in our county, has
officials constantly visiting from other companies, and
we are sure that many of them would fly into here if
we had an airport. The Woolfolk Chemical Company,
another of the fine and vital industries we have, al
ready has its own airplane, and officials of that com
pany use the plane to transact much of their business
in just a few hours or days at the most, when it would
normally take many days to transact it by car.
Certainly we should provide what we can to these
and other already operating vital concerns to insure
their continued growth and prosperity. What helps
them, helps all of us.
We also have an industrial park just south of the
city that will provide area for several concerns. The
Chamber of Commerce was instrumental in its estab
lishment several years ago.
Now to the money. We certainly do not have suffic
ient money ourself to provide the airport. We could pro
vide a dollar or two, no more. However, the state at the
present time will match $25,000 raised locally to estab
lish an approved airport. It must meet the standards
set down by the federal and state government agencies.
There is one catch to the above. The state law set
ting up this aid has actually expired, but there is still
some money available. It can be secured if action is
quickly forthcoming.
It is eur opinion that the county and city govern
ments could in some way finance the local participat
ion in this project. After all, the money the state is put
ting up is tax money. If such an airport is constructed
it will almost surely mean additional businesses for
county and city, and thus additional tax income, both
from the businesses and from the people who work with
them. To say nothing of the economic impact of their
payrolls on the merchants of the city and county.
We urge the merchants, all citizens, and the county
and city governments to take a long hard look ot this
and come up with something worthwhile and workable
before it is too late.
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