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BRUCE STILL, Publisher Page 2 Your Cooperation Can Prevent This Crippler This Sunday, Feb. 9, the people of West Gwinnett and Forsyth will join in a mass at tack against the ravages of polio. Joining her metropolitan Atlanta neighbors, the two counties are pushing towards a 100 per cent goal to protect every resident against this crippling disease. Convenient stations are being established at various schools where everyone can have at their disposal the Sabin oral vaccine. This God-given miracle has spared many the an guish and pain of polio. Now it is asked that every family receive this preventative that knocks out one of the world's most heart breaking diseases. Sabin oral vaccine is free. All it will cost the receiver is a little time, but it may save him years of pain and suffering. Much has been said about Sabin Oral Sun day, but if the people do not react en masse the efforts of hundreds and the brilliance of science will not be fully realized. Every mother, father, daughter and son should plan now to strike their blow against polio. On the front page of this newspaper is a listing of the time and places local residents can receive their insurance against this aw ful crippler. Poultry Industry %/ %/ Has * Arrived 9 The mood of the Southeastern Poultry and Egg Association convention might be descri bed as secure and confident. It is possible that this mighty industry, which has known its shaky periods, has reach ed that level of stability which it has sought for so many years. This is not say that price fluctuations have ended, but that the major factors in the industry know how to handle them and are capable of confronting them. Although the market now is not good, there was no pessimism on the floor of the conven tion. Everyone was working hard, showing new and improved products and in general viewing the business of producing chickens, eggs and turkeys as though the industry was here to stay, as it obviously is. After the roller coaster history of the poul try industry and the genuine concern of some previous year, the 19G4 convention reflected a solidly based, thriving American industry, a real business operating in the traditions of our system to produce more and better prod ucts for consumers. Quick Judgment The Georgia House quickly and wisely re jected a move to permit only taxpayers to vote on bond issues locally. This has never been a country of the privileged voter. No one knows whether he will be a property owner tomorrow or cease being one next week. If it would make sense to limit a ballot to property owners only, it would also make sense to give the man with the most property an extra vote, or more voting strength than the man with less property. The House’s instincts proved entirely cor rect this time. SYLVAIN MEYER Little General Tension in Atlanta ATLANTA The truly odd thing about Atlanta’s racial demonstrations this week is that the Ku Klux Klan and the student “non violent” demonstrators seem to be taking them selves more seriously than other Atlantans. Atlantans may be surprised at the inten sity of national television coverage. Only ones not surprised are the police, who have been doing a good job keeping a tight lid on an explosion that could otherwise become a chain reation. Somehow, there is confidence that the city’s leaders will work the situation out in con versation. A considerable force of Negro power, lodged mostly in the oider and more conserva tive Negro citizens, want to complete the court tests resulting from earlier demonstra tions and to consolidate gains. The younger group, led by SNCC Chair man James Foreman, wants to continue mili tant confrontation with restaurant and hotel owners who ban Negroes. These people give observers the idea they are more interested in showing muscle and in proving they can stir up trouble than in permanent, on-going change in the capital city. We were at the Dinkier Hotel for the poul try convention earlier this week with demon strations in progress less than a block away. Poultry folk merely trying to find some oys ters on the half shell on the far side of the demonstration ran into police blockades and ifforsytlj (Eountg Jferoa Published every Thursday by Georgia Community Papers, Inc. Second class postage paid at the postoffice at Cumming, Ga., under the Act of March 8, 1897. Subscription rates in Forsyth and adjoining counties, $3.09 per year, including tax; elsewhere, $4.13 per year. Telephone 887-2321 for informotion and all departments. OFFICIAL ORGAN Forsyth County and the City of Cumming Established 1908 Feb. 6, 1964 "Before I tell you what's for dinner . . . how do you stand on Margaret Chase Smith?" Pastor’s Column Moral Attitudes Confused Regarding Sexual Morality Bv J. EMMETT HENDERSON Pastor First Baptist Church, Norcross In a recent issue of a national magazine, there was a lengthy article on the status of sexual morality in the United States. The significance of this article goes beyond its analysis of this one segment of life; for out of this analysis, there emerges “a look in” into what America is think ing over the whole range of the issue of right versus wrong. Such statements as these are indices of the moral attitudes prevailing across the land: ‘‘Morals are a private affair;” that is, everybody draws up his own list of what is right and wrong. “Nothing is really wrong unless somebody else gets hurt.” (This is like saying sin is sin when it is reaped, not when it is sown.) “Sex is not a moral ques tion. For answers you don’t turn to a body of absolutes. The cri terion should not be, ‘ls it moral ly right or wrong,’ but it is so cially feasible, is it personally healthy and rewarding, will it enrich human life.” Thus, the consensus of opinion had to prove they were indeed the innocent bystanders. But around the rest of town, as visitors talked to residents, concern remained at a low level. These Atlantans considered the demon strations a nuisance, but little more than a temporary nuisance that would be settled as previous Atlanta racial outbreaks have been settled. Readers of the Atlanta papers have seen quiet and controlled treatment of the demon strations and any pictures they’ve come across have been on national TV, not in the local press. Perhaps the tone of the coverage en courages Atlantans to regard the disturb ances as more remote than they really are. Or perhaps they merely view the outbreak as the stupid and wasteful exchange of tem pers that it is. Charlie Leb could open his high priced restaurant and very few Negroes would attend: kosher pickles and corn beef sandwiches wouldn’t attract them in the first place. The Piedmont Hotel, in a monumental bit of self-deception, opened its dining room only to Negroes registered in the hotel while whites can eat there regardless. On the other hand, the demonstrators have shortened the patience of those who con cur in their aims but dislike their methods. If they would look around the city, they would find their efforts drawing less atten tion and far less sympathy, even from other Negroes, than they imagine. Editorial and Feature Page One Soldier Killed Another; Wrong Man Nearly Executed It was mostly hearsay, the bar ber said, but he knew a good portion of the story was factual and it seemed a reasonable argu ment for abolition of capital pun ishment. The soldier was a professional gambler and with plenty of time on his hands in the Army he managed to make the dice pay off right well. At the time he was flush with about S3OO in his pocket and one thing led to another and they found him along side a road one day with his head caved in. It W'as murder beyond a doubt. A young fellow soldier was dis covered wearing a wristwatch that was recognized as having once belonged to the gambler soldier. A court martial was held, the alleged slayer was found guilty and the sentence was death. Parents of the convicted man appealed through channels to President Franklin Roosevelt and the death penalty was set aside. And it was a good thing too that the convicted slayer was spared because actually he had nothing to do with the killing. It developed that several years JOHN GUNTER, Managing Editor seems to be that for fidelity or infidelity, temperance or intem perance, honesty or dishonesty In the very basics of life there is nowhere you can turn and find absolute answers. A simple right or wrong, yes or no, will no longer do. We are informed that in the case of right vs. wrong, the court of heaven has no jurisdiction. Everybody must hold his own court and adjudicate the case himself. In this perplex ed generation, w'e are told, “Go out and play the game of life without a rule book!” No won der that at the core of his soul, man is bewildered and confused. But, such confusion was inevit able, for whenever men reject God, they inevitably reject His law. Whenever they reject God’s absolute sovereignity over life, they inevitably reject His abso lute answers to life’s absolute questions. Whever men reject God’s answers, they inevitably turn into themselves for answers, and whenever men start supply ing the answers to the basic questions of life, confusion in evitably results. JOHN GUNTER later another man who has served in toe same outfit confessed to the crime. This is the point: As long as juries lack the omniscience of God they are sometimes going to make mistakes. Therefore, un der the existing Georgia law, there remains the grisly possi bility that you, your child or a friend may be electrocuted in Georgia. It’s really a shame that we have to think of it in such personal terms before we do something about it. Personally, I haven’t gone to a lot of trouble to feel out the public on the issue but I am convinced that the death penalty ought to be abolished. Of the foui - Gwinnettians I queried last week (a city official, a barber and two ministers) three oppose the death penalty and a fourth is inclined to opposition but feels that more research should be undertaken. While it may appear as a para dox I believe it is a fact that Georgia has as many, if not more, capital crimes than any other state despite its death penalty. On the other hand, authoritative sources say those states that have abolished the death penalty have fewer murders than those that still have the penalty. Under our system of govern ment every citizen shares a de gree of responsibility for the laws under which we live. All too often, however, we take it for granted that our legislators will act in our best interests re gardless of whether they hear from the electorate. About 30 nations and six states have abolished capital punish ment. These include Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Port ugal, The Netherlands, Sweden, a part of Switzerland, most na tions of Latin America, and the states of Alaska, Delaware, Ha waii, Maine, Minnesota and Wis consin. When the question came up two years ago in the Legisla ture the matter was referred to a committee. The committee con sulted with the Board of Cor rections and the board reported ly advised against abolishment of the death penalty. Reason? The State’s prison facilities were bur dened to capacity. (Note: If you favor abolition of the death penalty, notify your representatives. It’s pos sible they might do something about it.) Moses D. Hamrick Some Curious Reactions to Smoking Report Opinions have varied since the results of research on cigaret smoking by the federal govern ment. Some of them are almost funny and some are serious, but the fact still remains that smok ing will continue. Here are a few of the fellows and how they re acted to the findings. Joe: Probably the world’s most exasperating bore. He has never smoked in his life, and not a day goes by but he tells you about his amazing self-control (all while fanning away your smoke with his hands). When you ask him how he avoided the filthy habit, he says: “I never need ed it.” Small wonder. He drinks like a fish. Stan: Somewhere he read where substitution was the best way to kick the habit. He decided on chocolate bars. He now weighs 283 pounds and high blood pres sure will land him on the obitu ary page in six months. Charlie: That report scared you-know-what out of him, mak ing him so nervous he’s now on four packs a day. Fred: This fellow went into ab solute ecstasy when the report made no mention of chewing to bacco. But don’t bump into him on a crowded bus. Dudley: He swore off in 1959, but didn’t really quit smoking. He merely switches brands to O.P.’s (other people’s). Enter prising fellow with the money he saved, he put a son through col lege and installed a handsome patio in the backyard. Mary: Her solution is to limit herself to one cigarette an hour. At 20 minutes to the hour she’s sucking her thumb, tugging at her girdle, linking paper clips and snapping at everyone in sight. By July she’ll have clean lungs and a nervous breakdown. Bob: He feels safe because he uses a long cigaret holder, from the end he spends much time extracting the butts. There’s no cancer in his lungs, it’s in his fingernails. Willie: No problem. He joined smokers anonymous. Whenever a member gets that uncontrollable urge to light up, he calls a friend who rushes over and the two of them hit each other in the head. Art: He told his wife he was through with gaspers, but at the office he smokes up a smog and all the way home he chews gum, lozenges and licorice. His wife keeps wondering why he insists ’64 Falcon Hardtop—with all-new big car look, wider rear tread—plushest ride ever built into a compact! Only the economy’s the same! SAVE ON A HOT-SELLING PERFORMER... AT FORD DEALERS Otwell Motor Co. Cumming, Ga. on walking the dog at 9 p.m., 10 p.m., 11 p.m., midnight and first thing in the morning at a quarter to six. Sam: Years ago he learned to curb the need by downing a bottle of Soda pop. His carbonated kid ney not only floats, it does the Australian cr^wl. Pastor’s Column Just What Did Jesus Mean By the More Abundant Life? By J.B. McNEIL, PASTOR Duluth Methodist Church Never before in history has any nation invested as much in edu cation and depended as much upon it as does the United States. It has been estimated that this country will spend in excess of 20 billion dollars for education this year, and that over 50 mil lion Americans wili be in school. This is about one in every four. Future expenditures almost defy the imagination. In spite of this we are con fronted with an appalling crisis in morals and crime. Mr. J. Ed gar Hoover o the Federal Bu reau of Investigation informs us that in a recent year there was a total of 2,563,150 crimes com mitted in the United States. Be tween the years 1950 and 1960 the crime rate increased by 43 per cent while the population in creased only 11 per cent. The best educated nation in the world has the largest crime rate of any “civilized” nation in the world. Mr. Hoover has written, “People for the most part com mit crime because they do not have the moral stamina and traits of character to withstand temptation. The criminal is the product of spiritual starvation. Someone failed miserably to bring him to know God, love him and serve him.” Our forefathers established edu cation on religious faith. For them the fundamental “R” in educa tion was religion and the other three considered of knowledge built upon this foundation. The order has been reversed. Reli gion, instead of being the center of education, is now only on the periphery if in the picture at all. FORD DEALER TRADING RALLY Drop in! Get 4-a!arm savings in hardtop sizzlers of all sizes!!!!! ’63 was Ford’s hottest selling year since the Model T. And we aim to keep sales sizzling in '64. So we're starting out with the hottest trade-in allowances you have ever seen so early in the year! Hurry—buy off the floor and save even more! — J Rosco: This speciman guards his health by pacing himself one puff and he puts the cigaret down, anywhere thats handy. In his time he has burned down two homes, a nightclub, his insurance adjustor’s office and 16 desks, if he comes to your house cover up the mahogany. To meet our nation’s peril and save our beloved country it is imperative that we again give re ligion its basic place in person ality and character development. If it cannot be done in public schools and there was serious doubt about it be f ore the Supreme Court’s recent decision then it must be done where it has been done before and can be done best the home. It must be done. Education multiplies power, but power may be used for good or it may be used for evil. Long ago Alfred the Great said, “Power is never a good except he be good that has it.” The separation of education and religion is the most basic defect in American life. We need more than educa tion. We need a harmonious ex pansion of all the personality. This involved the development of the intellect, a sense of apprecia tion of beauty, a willingness to treat others as one would be treat ed, a sense of right and wrong, and the* fulfillment of the long inj for God that lives in every breast. Some of us readily recog nize this as what Jesus meant by the “more abundant life.” The church school has a definite responsibility here, but it is often handicapped by inadequate facili ties, limited time, and often poor ly prepared teachers. Most churches are making a great deal of progress in this area of their work. But the ultimate re sponsibility for the full develop ment of the child rests upon the home and the parents. The par ent is still the single most influen tial person in our society. He alone can put the “lost R” back into education. He must. Nick: Belongs to you-only-live once school, a cigarette dangling from his lips, hasn’t had a speck of trouble since that left lung came out. And the teeth. And the bladder. Everett: Serene type. Discover ed tranquilizers years ago and doesn’t have a care in the world. Still writes 1962 on his checks and letters. Greg: Sad case. Brilliant creat or of cigarette commercials. Thought up the lines: “It’s what’s up front that counts. . . and they are mild,” etc. Earned SBO,OOO a year. Got pinkslipped Monday. Has tattoo, will travel. Mo: There’s one of these in every crowd. Started on cornsilk at 5, smoked cigarettes, cigars, pipe and hookah and died at 93 when he slipped on the dance floor while doing the twist. IN OTHERS OPINION NEW YORK - Singer Eddie Fisher replying to Elizabeth Taylor’s charges that he was demanding $1 million as the price of a divorce so she can marry Richard Burton: “I do not wish to be fi nancially married to Elizabeth while she is escorted by Mr. Burton.” NEW YORK - Gov. Nelson Rockefeller attacking Sen. Bar ry Goldwater’s proposal that the United States should threat en to sever relations with Rus sia if the Soviets do not agree to certain concessions: “Breaking relations is tra ditionally the first step toward war, and this country cannot afford to break off communica tions in any form.” WASHINGTON - President Johnson urging passage of the $11.5 billion tax cut bill: “Each day’s delay in the pas sage of this bill withholds from our economic bloodstream S3O million that could be pumped into the economy daily by low ering withholding rates from 18 per cent to 14 per cent.” WASHINGTON - Dr. D. R. Heune, writing in “Approach,” the Navy’s aviation safety mag azine, of the possible link be tween heart trouble and cof fee: “As with wine, woman and song, moderation is probably the best answer.” ’64 Super Torque Ford Galaxie Hardtop ... solid, silent... bred in open com petition, built for total per formance. ’64 Fairlane Hardtop-the family size car with sports-car feel. 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