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THE 557 NEWS
Established 1908
Tony Maddox, Editor ft Publisher
Minor Martin, Advertising Manager
John Reynolds, News Editor
Published every Thursdey by The Forsyth
County News Company. Second Class Pos
tage paid at the Post Office in Camming ,
Georgia, under the Act of March I, 1897.
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107 DAHLOJ4EGA ST. CUMMING GEORGIA
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I wholeheartedly agree with Anthony Harrigan that no man sh
ould be dented the right to work. Nor should a union boss be
permitted to Impair this nation's economy by a simple stroke of
the pen. Give this Editorial comment a good and attentive ear:
Monopoly unionism which can paralyze the nation's economy
is one of America's most serious problems. The United States
won’t be able to recover It s economic health unless the union
monopolists are curbed.
For many weeks, the state of the economy has been the No.
1 domestic concern of the American people. The President
and the Congress have been grappling with economic Issues,
hoping to increase prosperity. Millions of ordinary Americans
have been asked to do their part to get the economy moving again.
Throughout most of this period, however, a handful of powerful
union bosses kept vital seaports shut down and closed coal
mines essential to inttastry. These actions by union leaders
evidenced the complete Irresponsibility and arrogance of the
union bosses. It Is shocking that a handful of union officials
should be able to halt ocean commerce, or that coal -- essential
to the electric power Industry should cease to be mined
on the orders of union leaders.
Union bosses who Issue such orders and the rank and file
of the unions have no choice but to obey are the equivalent
of the robber barons of medieval times. They hold up essential
commerce in our society. They cost seaport cities millions
of dollars per day In lost business.
Something must be done about such modern-day highway rob
bery, about such an abuse of power that violates the rights of
millions of working people, manufacturers and communities.
And, at long last, something is being done In Congress. Last
month, UJS. Rep. Sam Steiger of Arizona Introduced a National
Right to Work law. Thus, for the first time, a serious drive
Is being mounted for a national ban on compulsory unionism.
Seventeen other congressmen are co-sponsors of this Important
legislation.
The sponsors of this legislation don’t expect victory this
year. But they have started a legislative process that offers
great hope to a nation weakened by union tyranny.
The bill Isn't anti-labor but pro-worker. In many Industrial
disputes, the workers don’t want to be called off toe Job. They
want to continue working. But the unionized worker hasn’t
any voice In union decision-making. Unions are monolithic
organizations with powerful officials at the top who make ALL
the decisions. If rank and file members protest, they may find
themselves stripped of union membership and of a Job. In some
unions, protest results In personal danger.
Each worker should enjoy the benefits of democracy, and
should be free to decide whether or not he will Join a union.
This freedom doesn’t e.xist today on a nation-wide basis.
Existing law authorizes a labor union to make an agreement
with an employer whereby all employes must pay dues to toe
union as a condition of employment. As a result of these
agreements, millions of workers throughout our country are
being compelled to pay dues to labor organizations for repres
entation they do not want.* If they refuse to pay, toe employer
has no choice but to fire them.
The national need is to make union membership entirely
voluntary In all 50 states. Thus It will get at the root of union
monopoly power.
Unions don’t represent anything like a majority of working
people. Out of the 80 million working men and women In America,
only 19 million are members of “organized" labor. But toe
officials of the unions can paralyze vast Industries, trans
portation systems and communities, thereby throwing out of
work millions of non-union working people.
This degree of power Is totalitarian In character and scope.
The monopoly power of Big Unionism Is Incompatible with
our country’s democratic system of government. The National
Right to Work legislation Is the proper Instrument whereby
a basic freedom can be guaranteed to all. It deserves toe full
support of the American people.
STATE REVENUE COLLECTIONS
State revenue collections for toe month of November were
$86,478,400.06, an increase of $12,579,97346 or 17% over Nov
ember of last year.
This brings total collections for the fiscal year through
November 1971 to $417,974,037,70, an Increase of $53,980,511.39
or 14.8% over the same period last fiscal year.
There Is no significant change In trends observed during
November. The major revenue sources of Sales, Motor Fuel
and Income Tax continue an Impressive pattern of growth.
The total growth rate of 14.8% through November compares
to 13% growth needed this entire fiscal year to meet too revised
revenue estimate of $1,132,000,000. Seasonal variations could
occur during subsequent months but the revised estimate
for toe current fiscal year appears realistic at this time,
SIBOO FINE IMPOSED ON LANDFILL FIRM
The State of Georgia, as a result of State Health Department
action, has Imposed the first fine to be levied against violators
of the state’s air pollution laws— SISOO Imposed on the Gober>
Landfill Company of Gwinnett County.
After a hearing at the State Capitol Wednesday, December l,
at which four residents, of an adjacent subdivision testified
as to excessive smoke damage to property and health and noxious
odors generated by open burning at toe landfill site, Assistant
Attorney General Robert Bomar and counsel for the defendants,
Ben S. and J.H. Gober, agreed to a negotiated settlement. In
addition to the monetary penalty, toe Gobers were enjoined
from using that portion of the landfill where combustible mater
ials have been burled and from opening additional areas with
out Health Department supervision.
LAMBERT ’STAR’ CHAIRMAN
Cummlng Klwanis Club, Clarence N. Lambert, Cumming,
STAR Chairman, will be toe official -sponsor of toe Student
Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) program In toe
Forsyth County school system it was announced tola week by
Ben F. Cheek, m, Toccoa, 9th District Chairman.
Originated by the Georgia Cbaber of Commerce, STAR
begins its fourteenth year of recognizing andpromoting academic
achieve meet, honoring toe teaching profession, and aapiatning
toe merits of the free enterprise system.
Awards and honors to be received by the 1972 STAR Students
and STAR Teachers were outlined by toe Education Council.
The 1972 State STAR Student will be awarded a trip to Europe
by toe Savings A Loan Associations through toe Georgia Savings
A Loan League, SSOO cash from Atlanta Gas Light Company,
and the STAR Statuette presented by toe Georgia Chamber of
Commerce.
A SSOO scholarship from Puritan Chemical Company and the
ALF Statuette will be the top awards presented to toe State
STAR Teacher.
All District winners and first rtmner-tg> STAR Students in
each district will be awarded a week-long educational STAR
Tdaf of Georgia as guest of toe Georgia Chamber and bus
inessmen throughout toe State.
In addition, a SSOO scholarship presented fay Atlantic Steel
Company will be awarded to toe first runner-up to toe State
STAR Student (from among toe district winners) and toe first
runner-up STAR Teacher will be toe recipient of a SSOO
scholarship from toe Tbad Wliking - L.G. Balfour Company.
Cumming Klwanis Club as local STAR Sponsor will administer
the System Student and Teacher’s trip to the District STAR
Meeting and provide an excortfor the System Student and Teacher
to attend the State STAR Banquet In Atlanta, April 14,1972,
at toe Marriott Motor Hotel.
To qualify to become STAR Student, a student must be
unmarried, a senior in a public or private accredited high
school and must have a scholastic average for toe first semester
of the senior year in toe iq>per ten percent of his or her class.
Joint enrollment students who are enrolled for at least (me
course In a high school in toe first semester and who are aide
to meet toe responsibilities of a STAR Student are also eligible.
Students must have taken the College Board Scholastic
Aptitude Test, either on November 6,1971 or December 4,1971.
Student’s SAT scores for each part of toe SAT must be at
least equal to toe latest available national average.
STAR Teachers are selected by toe STAR Students as toe one
who contributed most to his or her academic achievement.
Teachers so designated STAR Teacher wiu snare toe recognition
accorded toe STAR Students.
WHAT IS STREAM CHANNELIZATION?
The NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY has declared that one of
its top national priorities Is “to spotlight and resist stream
channelization, a destructive engineering fad supported by federal
funds that threatens toe life and beauty of scores of natural
streams In toe United States.”
Take a meandering natural stream with fish lingering In pools
and spawning In toe shallows, frogs sheltering under lily-pads,
turtles sunning on logs, dragonflies poising on cat-tails, deer
crossing at a ford, ducks up-ending to feed on bottom vegetation,
red-wings nesting in reeds and kingfishers watching from over
hanging branches . ..
Bulldoze it. Gouge it out, straight and wide and deep. Rip
out the trees. Toss out the rocks. Claw the rich life-giving
muck from toe bottom. Smother the reeds with It. Heap it
high In steep banks to bleach sterile in the sun, to crumble. ..
having no root system to hold it, to wash away In toe quickened
current. That’s stream channelization.
WHO TURNS LIVING STREAMS INTO DIRTY DITCHES?
Mainly, three Federal Agencies:
THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, by draining wetlands to
increase tillable farmland, to speed the flow to irrigation
ditches, and to root out stream-side vegetation which toe Bureau
thinks “wastes" water.
The UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS of ENGINEERS, with
flood control, navigation projects and drainage projects.
The SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE of toe U.S. DEPARTMENT
of AGRICULTURE , with hundreds of "small" projects. In toe
past, the philosophy of toe S.C.S. to “hold toe raindrop where it
falls," and to Implement good land and water practices, made
it toe conservationists' good friend. But now, of all the channel
ization projects being planned and conducted, those of toe
are "most worrisome. By the year 2000, If left to Its current
devices, S.CJS. alone would despoil nearly one half the small
streams In toe country.
The Congress of the United States, which provides the funds
for all three engineering agencies, still does not recognize toe
threat.
Federal Agencies say channelization controls floods.. .improves
water quality... But does It?
Winding curves slow down a river. Marshlands soak up water,
remove silt, filter Impurities. Rapids and riffles aerate the
water, add oxygen. Roots drink It and hold It. When a river
rises over Its natural flood plain it saturates the earth, replen
ishing aquifers and maintaining the ground water table. But when
it’s channelized it rushes past toe very land It should nourish,
erodes toe raw and rootless banks, roars downstream to become
someone rise's problem. . .and another flood control project.
These Federal Agencies say channelization makes more land
available for farming: Perhaps. But should It? Should tax
payers, already paying out more than THREE BILLION DOLLARS
a yoar on crop subsidies to keep land OUT of cultivation, pay
MILLIONS MORE to bring new acres under cultivation for a few
riparian landowners? Or should toe fertile stream margins
be left to produce food and cover for wildlife and the micro
organisms that form toe base of nature’s food chain?
These Federal Agencies say channelization programs arise
from public demand: If so, that demand must come from a care
fully nurtured minority of Federal Agency-coached conservancy
districts and river valley associations. Other reasons might be
the attractions. Other reasons might be toe attraction of large
sums of federal money and toe common bureaucratic habit of
Implementing over newer and bigger projects to enhance prestige
and "keep busy,”
These Federal Agencies say channelization benefits fish and wild
life: . .But the State fish and game agencies don’t agree, and
report a 90% or larger drop In fish populations In channeliz
ed streams. Oxygen Is depleted, turbidity Increased, tempera
tures raised by stream widening and by the destruction of ve
getation that provided food and cover for wildlife.
They say channelization serves recreation values. . .But when
the beautiful rlverbends and rapids are gone, the trees are gone,
the fish are gone, toe flowers are gone, the birds are gone, the
game Is gone. . WHO WANTS TO SWIM IN A DIRTY DITCH?
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GREAT MEN WITH “A PAST”
By: John A. Reynolds
I read that Moses killed an Egyptian and fled the scene.
Yet, it was he that led toe Israelites from bondage and pointed
them to toe promised land beyond Jordan.
David, a man after God’s own heart, connived to have a man
slain in battle that he might have his wife for whom be lusted.
Lot, referred to as a righteous man, committed sodomy
with his two daughters while in a drunken stupor.
Saul, chosen of God, had murderous Intent and conspired to
kill David. Later, he was found consulting a “familiar spirit”
whicji led to his demise.
Solomon, blessed with riches and honor beyond measure,
had his troubles and began to worship toe gods of his numerous
wives and concubines. Secular history records that he had
relations with the Queen of Sheba and that she bore his child.
Elijah, great Prophet of God, ran and hid himself—wishing
that he might die. Yet, he was caught up to Heaven in a whirlwind.
Even so, we find that a double portion of his spirit was conferred
upon tiisna.
Elisha, successor to Elijah, became angered and brought
two bears from the woods to tear forty-two little children
because they had mocked him.
Samson, toe strong man, played footsy with a desirable
woman and lost his great strength.
Peter, toe stone, became a weakling to deny his Lord. Still,
he found himself and became a Potent power in toe early days
of Christianity and died a martyr to Its cause.
Paul, the great missionary, stood by while Stephen was being
stoned and killed. He later became toe hero of many Christians,
suffered hardships, peril among his brethern and rana continuous
battle with “the flesh”.
I believe that all the foregoing examples typify that amoi% the
strongest of us; alas, we are prone to have our weaker moments.
I’ve had mine, and I suppose there are those of you who might
have slipped on a banana peel at one time or other. To err
is human, so Pve been told.
If you have “a past" which is “in toe past", let it remain
there. Nothing can be gained by rehashing the unpleasant episodes
of yesteryear, or week-before-last for that matter. We are
supposed to gain knowledge through our past mistakes. There
fore, dear hearts, we tend to stand straighter and become
more resolute in our approach to the realities of life.
My heart goes out to everyone who has, at any time, been
subject to “a past". There are lots of skeletons laying around
In many closets. Albeit, there are some wonderful mothers
and dads who have come out of “toe past” to become respected
leaders in toe community. Others have not been so fortunate,
simply because they are constantly reminded that someone
still remembers.
SOWING AND REAPING
By: John Reynolds
A chap will sow “wild oats”,
I’ve heard,
while In his youthful day,
Quite likely do some things
absurd
as he proceeds to play;
But Just let old “three score
and ten”
come creeping on, you know,
He’ll sort of settle down, and
then,
begin to take it slow.
A statewide effort to establish
training centers for the re
tarded in every Georgia county
has already led to “commit
ments” for a possible 75 to
85 new centers, according to
the State Health Department
psychologist who is coordina
ting toe program. The official
also reports that a strong sour
ce of grass-roots support for
toe project has turned up across
Georgia froip parents of re
tarded youngsters now awaiting
admission to state Institutions.
Dr. Tom McConnell, health
department coordinator of com
munity mental retardation pr
ograms, says that responses
to a survey of some 1700 par
ents Indicates that a neighbor
hood center providing day-care
and training for their retarded
child would in many cases com
pletely eliminate toe child's
need for hospitalization.
Dr. McConnell, working th
rough local health departments,
has Just completed a series of
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I wonder if the rapid pace
he set in years long past,
Has burnt him out and left a
trace
of mis-spent youth, at last?
I’d rather think his change of
gear
was brought about - somewhat
By nothing less than mortal
fear
for hell, they say, Is HOT!
TRAINING CENTERS
15 citizens’ meetings one in
each health district in toe state
to explain the details of the
“Title IV-A program" which
will provide up to 75 per cent
of training center costs from
U.S. Social Security funds. Fu
nding grants under Title IV-A
are administered by the State
Department of Family and Ch
ildren Services.
“The meetings generated a
great deal of interest and en
thusiam," said Dr. McConnell.
“We can already foresee the
opening of 75 to 85 new cen
ters just from commitments
made at toe meetings."
He explained that some 3000
retardates could be served by
toe new centers when they are
In full operation. "There are
only 63 centers operating in
Georgia now," the psychologist
added, “and we could use 200,
There are probably 12,000 ch
ildren In toe state who need this
type of care.”
The rapidly accelerating ac
tivities of today’s leaders ere*
I a ted a demand for a more prac*
Itical uniform. To meet this de
ll mand, the organisation created
I an easy-wear, easv-care pantsuit
■ uniform. The double knit pant*
land tunic top are made of Cel-
I anese Fortrel polyester. For the
I new breed of Girl Scout leaders
* — "the singles” the pantsuit
is a natural. Surprisingly, moth
a era no longer have a monopoly
lon Scout leadership. Singles all
lover the country are beginning
Ito join the Girl Scout movement.
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GEORGIA NATIONAL 4-H
WINNERS
Nancy Still
Monroe, Ga.
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Deborah Bell
Sylvania, Ga.
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Diaim Bass
Cochran, Ga.
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Donald Newberry
Lizella, Ga.
Eight 4-H members from Ge
orgia claimed $5,400 in sc
holarships at toe 50th National
4-H Congress here this week.
Each was named a national
winner In programs arranged
by toe National 4-H Service
Committee and supervised by
the Cooperative Extension Ser
vice.
Selected on toe basis of their
4-H experience in projects and
activities, leadership develop
ment and growth in personal,
community and civic responsi
bilities, 264 winners nationwide
shared SIBI,OOO in educational
grants. Georgia winnersofs7oo
scholarships were:
Dlann Bass, 18, Cochran, au
tomotive winner, supported by
The Firestone Tire A Rubber
Company;
Donald Newberry, 18, LlzpUa,
tailback who’s set NCAA yard
age record, works on weights.
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ties) is lifted on seiew conveyoi *1 - ■ Ml.
ter Iwing extracted from incinerator
residue *i > S lluieau ot Mines, ’ • j®
Edmonston, Md. In coopevation with
Glass Container Manufacturers In- • ■f'
stitute. the lluvean is seeking new * :
ways to reclaim glass from trash
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Nancy Williams
Cordele, Ga.
Pam Ward
Nicholson, Ga.
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Leon Alligood
Ocilla, Ga.
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Randy Jones
Carrollton, Ga.
dairy winner, supported by
Associated Milk Producers,
Inc.;
Leon Alligood, 18, Ocilla,
winner in health, sponsored by
Eli Lilly and Company;
Nancy Still, 18, Monroe, win
ner in home improvement sup
ported by toe S&H Foundation,
Inc.;
Randy Jones, 16, Carrollton,
and Nancy Williams, 16, Cor
dele, public speaking sinners,
sponsored by Union Oil Com
pany of California.
Deborah Bell, 18, of Sylvania,
received a S6OO citizenship sc
holarship In memory of Then.
E. W ilson.
Pam Ward, 18, NicboUMt
earned a S6OO leadership sc
holarship, provided by The St
ars-Roebuck Foundation.