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Elementary music education students at West Georgia College prepare a Christmas song for
the children they have been teaching at Oak Mountain Academy. As their teacher Mrs. Mary Lou
Munn, seated at the piano, leads them (1-r) Marcelle Wells, Regina Cochran, Loretta Carmichael,
Tom Jordan, and Jeannie Wilcox accompany her. Students not shown are Howard Hancock, Myra
Park, and Nancy Randall. Regina (Vicky) Cochran is one of the participating students. Her home
is in Cumming.
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PREVENTING ACCIDENTS
Home craftsmen are a fast
growing group. They’ve also
grown fast as accident
statistics—accounting for
many of the 40,000,000
annual injuries that occur in
the home.
Most workshop accidents,
however, can be prevented
—with common sense and
personal protection.
Loose clothing, for
instance, should never be
worn when you operate
power tools. They can too
easily get caught in fast
moving machinery.
Power sawing and sanding
are particularly hazardous to
eyes, ears and lungs—because
of flying particles, both large
and small, and noise levels
that are high enough to
permanently impair hearing.
SENSING THE
NEWS
By Anthony Harrigan
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Industrial Council
Though Greeks have been master mariners since the dawn
of history, and Greek-owned ships ply the world’s trade
routes, Greece only recently acquired a modern shipbuilding
.industry. Today, however, the Hellenic Shipyards Co., owned
by shipping magnate Stavros Nlarchos, provide Greece with
one of the finest ship construction facilities in the.world,
capable of making Greece one of the principal shipbuilding
Skaramanga commenced operations in 1968, it has been
turning out hew vessels at a rapid rate. The Initial construction
effort was aimed at building 15,000-ton SD-14 freighters, simple,
modern replacements for the aging World War n Liberty
ships which earned fortunes for Greek shipowners. Twenty
seven of this type were ordered and twenty-two have been de
livered. One of these trim merchantmen is being outfitted as
I tour the shipyard and another is in a final construction stage.
Skaramanga also has specialized in building 35,000-ton bulk
carriers for service in areas inaccessible to the giant bulkers.
But Hellenic Shipyards is aiming at construction of the largest
ships. It has received orders for six 300,000-ton supertankers.
And its giant graving dock can accommodate vessels up to
250,000 tons. In addition, Skaramanga shortly will commence
building marine diesel engines under license from Fiat in Italy.
Like other major shipyards around the world, Skaramanga
depends heavily on repair work. This new shipyard has plenty
of work. Its floating docks and outfitting piers are jammed
with tankers being grit-blasted, painted and overhauled. This
is the largest shipyard in the Mediterranean. Its major com
petition comes from a big shipyard at Lisbon, Portugal. Even
the Bulgarians, traditional foes of Greece, send ships here
for repair and Skaramanga recently repaired several warships
in the U.S. Sixth Fleet.
The Hellenic Shipyard’s hugh investment in docks, plate
shops and other facilities is based on the conviction that the
demand for ocean-going vessels, especially the giants, will
continue throughout the 1970’s and 1980’s. This is a reasonable
belief, for the industrialized nations of the world have rapidly
Increasing energy and raw material needs. At the moment,
Skaramanga lacks the know-how to build giant carriers for
liquified gas, but they intend to develop die skill, for that type
of vessel will be in great demand in future.
In order to operate this shipyard, the owners had to train
their work force almost from scratch. The Greek shipyards
in existence prior to 1968 had few employes. Skaramanga takes
men out of rural villages and trains them in welding and other
marine construction specialties. They have trained them so well
that Skaramanga is competitive with Japanese shipyards that
have long experience in mass, low-cost construction.
The key ingredients for a skilled workman at Skaramanga
average a little over $7 a day, in startling contrast to the United
States where a unionized workman may earn much more than
that in one hour. Clearly, the wage gap places the U.S. at an
impossible competitive disadvantage. It is hard to see how the
U. S. can retain a shipbuilding capacity in future except on a
subsidized basis or as an adjunct of naval programs. Moreover,
this Greek shipyard, like other shipyards in Japan, Portugal,
Scandinavia and elsewhere, isn’t faced with expensive disruptions
by strikes. Greek shipyard workers also give a full day’s
work for a day’s pay, which can’t be said of many U.S. workers.
In addition, U. S. shipyards are slowed down by rigid job
classifications. A member of one union can’t be switched to a
job outside his classification. At Skaramanga, workers can be
assigned to jobs as they are needed.
For Greece, therefore, the oulook for shipbuilding is very
bright. The combination of willing workers, new machinery,
economic and political stability, business know-how, plus a
strategic position for commerce, and repatriation of Greek
shipping firms formerly registered in Panama and elsewhere,
seems bound to produce a significant measure of prosperity
for Greece in the years ahead.
State Welfare
Resources Agency
The State Welfare Advisory
Committee endorsed in prin
ciple the proposed Department
of Human Resources reorgani
zation plan as outlined to them
by State Welfare Director Jim
Parham.
The proposed Department of
Human Resources was des
cribed by Parham as a “human
helping system" which will en
compass pubic welfare assis
tance, mental health, physical
health and offender rehabilita
tion.
“The most exciting part of
the proposed plan is the single
entry point for people who need
help. This means that indivi
duals in social, emotional or
economic stress can go to one
agency to get whatever help is
needed they will not be
shuffled from one department to
another," he said.
“In addition, we can clear up
the present maze of agencies,
establish accountability proce
dures to make sure help is
provided to all who come to us
and save the State money by
consolidating as many functions
as possible," Parham stated.
The Committee also voiced
its support of Georgia’s Depart
ment of Family and Children Se
rvices, its Director and staff
in their efforts to help the
more than 600,000 Georgians--
one out of eight—who are now
receiving cash or food assis
tance from the Department each
month.
The State Advisory Commi
ttee was organized In January
1970 to help the Department
Improve welfare programs. In
addition the Committee mem
bers actively seek community
support for those programs.
Committee membership incl
udes the chairman and a welfare
client representative from each
of the 10 District Welfare Co
mmittees, a representative of
the State Advisory Committee
on Day Care and 10 members
at-large.
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LARGE STOCK OF TOP
QUALITY MERCHANDISE
STILL AVAILABLE.
...Christmas Eve Will Be
Last Day Ot Business.
20 - 40 - 50% OFF
ON EVERYTHING
We at Kiddie Komer wish to
express our appreciation to our
customers and friends
S. Canton, oa. Phone 479-4224
THE FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS THURSDAY DEC. 16, 1971
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