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EARLY COUNTY NEWS, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1968
EARLY COUNTY NEWS
Official Organ of Blakely and Early County
BLAKELY, GEORGIA 31723
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Former Governor Ernest Van
diver and 1966 GOP gubernator
ial candidate Howard “Bo” Cal
laway have joined hands in the
promotion of a seminar on Com
. munism to be held in Atlanta on
May 16. A letter signed by both
has gone out to many business
and political leaders in the state
inviting them to the meeting at
the Marriott Hotel.
According to the letter, there
will be a number of speakers on
the subject of Communism and
its danger to this nation, with
emphasis on Red China. Among
the speakers will be Dr. George
Simpson, Chancellor of the Uni
versity System.
Nearly 50 well known Geor
gians are listed on the Board of
Directors and Advisory Board of
the organization sponsoring the
affair, “Southern Council on In
ternational and Public Affairs”.
Five or six years ago, many of
the same group were active in a
similar effort to make Georgia
citizens aware of the peril Com
munism poses for America. The
first meeting then was held at
Ft. Benning and the principal
speaker was Senator William
Fulbright, who gave the Com
munists the devil. Today, Sena
tor Fulbright has changed his
tune and seems completely in
sympathy with the Communists
of North Vietnam.
We don’t presume that the
combination of Vandiver and
Callaway has any political sig
nificance, but it is interesting, at
any rate.
»***»*
On last Saturday, Vice-Presi
dent Hubert Humphrey declared
himself in Washington as a can
didate for President of the United
States. As of today, he’ll get the
vote of the Georgia delegation at
the National Convention in Chi
cago in August. And, if Carl
Sanders gets on the ticket as a
candidate for Vice - President,
Humphrey will, undoubtedly,
carry Georgia and most other
Southern states. If they don’t
take Sanders, however, Wallace
will take Georgia, Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana, South
Carolina. Arkansas, and possibly
North Carolina. Tennessee, and
Virginia. Then nobody will have
a majority of the Electoral Col
lege vote.
We congratulate Governor
Maddox for the strong stand he
is taking for Sanders, which is
only right, of course, for more
reasons than one. First, Maddox
recognizes Carl as a very cap
able Georgian who can strength
en the Democratic ticket, and
second, Sanders is more respon
sible than any other person for
Maddox being Governor of Geor
gia today. That is. with the ex-
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self, who did get the votes.
*** * * *
The list we read in the daily
press on those from Georgia who
were invited to the Humphrey
announcement festivities i n
Washington contained a few top
flight politicians in Georgia, in
cluding Sanders, J. B. Fuqua,
Jim Gray, Joe Sports, Ivan Al
len, Mrs. Marjorie Thurman and
Mrs. Marguerite Schott, but for
some strange reason not a single
name of members of the Presi
dent’s Club was mentioned.
These are the people who put a
major part of the money from
Georgia into the Democratic
Party since the days of John F.
Kennedy, but they didn’t get in
vited, not even one man we know
who gave over $50,000. Makes us
wonder if Humphrey is co-ordin
ating with the Democratic Na
tional Committee.
*** * * *
Rumor gets stronger that T.
Malone Sharpe, Lyons attorney
and Governor Maddox’s Chief of
Staff, will positively be a can
didate for Lieutenant-Governor
in the 1970 Democratic primary.
As we have said betore, Mr.
Sharpe has many friends over
the state, particularly ..among
the young people (haying been
state president of the Jaycees),
and will give George T. Smith
a real race for his money, that
is, if Lt.-Governor Smith decides
to run again.
*♦♦ ♦ * *
Chief Justice of the Georgia
Supreme Court Henry Duckworth
has been on the Court for many
years and is likely to stay there
as long as he lives. Lately, we
taked to him concerning free
dom of the press, and found that
Justice Duckworth holds as one
of the guiding principles of his
work on the Court the belief that
freedom of the press is one of
the most important guarantees
of both the United States Consti
tution and the Constitution of
Georgia. This means a lot to
Georgia newspapers who may
occasionally be threatened with
a libel suit over some story or
editorial. Justice Duckworth says
the news media has a responsi
bility to write the truth, but
should not be persecuted for so
doing.
<1 « $ ♦ * *
HOW LUCKY CAN YOU GET
— Pete Hames, Aide to House
Speaker George L. Smith, lost
his auto tag on a recent trip to
Florida, went to the Florida
State Patrol to report it, but
drove all over the state without
once being stopped by the police.
Pete was a bit disappointed;
he’s never been arrested even
for a traffic violalion, and kinda’
hoped he would be hauled up.
MARVIN
GRIFFIN
LET HOPE COME
WITH PEACE
I hope President Johnson’s
efforts in the far east are
crowned with success, and the
de a th of
America n
men in Viet
Nam brought
to a halt.
Prospects for
peace in
Southeast
Asia are
"bri g h te r at
this time than ever before. At
least the Viet Cong appear
willing to negotiate, even
though there is still a hassle
over the meeting place.
Many of my coffee-drinking
friends discuss the possibility
of peace from an economic
viewpoint with disdain. If and
when peace comes, they ask,
what will we do to keep busi
ness from lagging? What will
we do to keep up our economy
and prevent the gross national
product from decreasing?
Some of those friends rea
son that an increased spend
ing program of $27 billion a
year for the Viet Nam war is
necessary to transfuse the na
tion’s economy, and that with
out it, we would go into a re
cession spiral. One or two
have gone so far as to state
they thought Viet Nam was a
planned and intentional part
of the national brain trust to
increase the gross national
product and keep business
good.
I certainly eschew such a
possibility. I do not want to
think our government would
be callous enough to take the
lives of 20,000 American men,
and main thousands more so
that “good times can roll”.
We certainly do not have to
have a war to waste the tax
payers' money, and do not,
gentle friend, think for one
moment the cessation of hos
tilities in Viet Nam will bring
about a reduction in govern
ment spending by $27 billion.
That will not be so. The treas
ury raiders already have
plans to take the last bean
from the commissary.
MORE DEBT AND
BANKRUPTCY
The national or public debt
is“mpre .than $354 billion. It
increased by more than S2O
billion during the past year.
It is still climbing, and Presi-
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The future holds more change. Rural America is in
a transition. People are learning that they can move
out from town and “live modern," enjoying low-cost
electric service which we first brought to many aban
doned rural areas. Industry is finding locations, near
good, contented labor sources, away from crowded
cities.
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dent Johnson is demanding a
ten per cent hike in the in
come tax to bring about some
semblance of a balance in the
budget. Some hard-nosed
members of the Congress are
insisting that Johnson cut do
mestic spending by at least $6
billion before the tax in
crease is passed.
I dro afraid this will not be
done. The liberals will cook
up some other pseudo-crisis
in this country, and Congress
will fall “heels over tin cup”
and give the President the 10
per cent surtax without trim
ming any of the waste from
government give away pro
grams. (Like the SSO million
poverty rat hole in Detroit).
Political pundits set down
the $27 billion war cost in
Viet Nam, the devaluation of
the dollar, the continuing de
crease in balance of trade
credits and the decrease in
the gold reserve at Fort Knox
as some of the reasons for the
unpopularity o f President
Johnson, and entered into his
decision not to seek another
term in the White House.
If you think you have seen
fiscal irresponsibility, you
haven't seen anything until
the war in Viet Nam is over,
and the wild-eyed liberals and
welfare-staters take over the
governmental till.
THE SKY IS
THE LIMIT
If you have not read a copy
of the U. S. News and World
Report of April 26th, you
should get a copy and turn to
page 62, and study carefully
what the planners have in
mind when the War in Viet
Nam ends.
“If peace comes,” say the
experts, “don’t worry about
arms cuts ushering in hard
times. Planners are confident
the boom will not run into
serious trouble”.
Political leaders see no
shortage of things to spend
money on. “Money and man
power no longer needed for
Vietnam,” say economists,
“could be shifted to domestic
programs---meeting urgent
needs while cushioning im
pact of a cutback in arms
spending”.
Here are some of the pro
posed ways these left-wingers
would go about dissipating
our nation’s resources:
Raise all family incomes to
at least S3OOO a year. This
would cost sl2 billion.
Adopt a “freedom budget”
proposed by some Negro lead
ers for jobs, education and
housing. This would cost $lO
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25 Years Ago
(From the issue of May 6, 1943.)
WILLIAM MOSELY was among
the members of the graduating
class at Fort Benning last Satur
day who received their second
lieutenant’s commission. He is
in Blakely this week spending
a few days with his wife and son
and parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L
Mosely. Lt. Mosely will be
stationed at an army post at
Little Rock, Ark.
A VICTIM of a five week’s
illness from pneumonia, Sam
Jack Bridges, 13 year old son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Bridges,
died at his home in the Cuba
community Friday night last at
9;30 o’clock.
****
THE GEORGIA HOSIERY
Mills, local hosiery manufactur
ing plant, has been awarded an
other contract by the U. S. Navy
department, this time to make
75,000 pairs of sox, J. M. Mid
dleton, owner and manager, an
nounced this week.
**«*
LIEUTENANT DAN BLACK,
of the U. SI Army, has return
ed to his post, after spending
several days here last week with
home folks.
Mr. C. D. Duke, Sr., spent
Monday and Tuesday in Jackson
ville, Fla., attending a meeting
of Purina feed dealers. Mr-
Duke was representing the R.C.
Howell Seed and Feed Company.
*♦♦♦
MR. AND MRS, C. G. Perry
man, of Arlington, announce the
marriage of their daughter, Sara
Carolyn, to Andrew Herman La
nier, Jr., of Brunswick, Satur
day, April 24, Blakely, Ga.
MISS WINIFRED DAVIS,
daughter of Mrs. Felix P. Davis,
of Blakely, Ga., became the bride
of Lieutenant William Dean
Reeder, son of Mr. and Mrs.
E. C. Reeder, of Dickson, Tenn.,
Friday evening, April 29, at 7
o’clock, at the Post Chapel of
the U. Ji Army Air Corps Field,
Blytheville, Ark. Chaplain Julian
A Lindsey officiated.
50 YEARS AGO
(From the issue of May 2, 1918.)
THE NEWS regrets to learn of
the death of Mr. William A Ho
ward at his home near Cedar
Springs, on Monday, April 16.
He was buried the following day
at Cedar Springs in the family
lot.
*•**
MESSRS. M. M. SMITH and
Bob Puckett, of Fort Gaines,
were in the city this morning
and paid The News a pleasant
call. They have the agency
for the Republic truck and an
nounce this fact through our ad
vertising columns.
JUDGE and Mrs. T. J. Lanier
have returned from the farm to
abide in the city for a short
season. Judge Lanier lost his
mustache somewhere while he
was away the last time.
billion.
Clean up polluted air and
water at a cost of $9 billion.
Finally, to rebuild America’s
cities at a cost of SIOO billion.
This kind of waste will
dwarf the Vietnam outlays,
and would place us closer to
bankruptcy.
With an unbalanced budget,
with a public debt of $354
billion, and more than half the
people drawing some kind of
government check, there is no
need for business to worry a
bout the days ahead. We won’t
be here too long at the rate
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EARL (Tige) PICKLE
Everybody from President
Johnson on down has been seek
ing a solution to our nation’s
ills, and nobody has come up
with the correct answer yet.
Inasmuch as nobody has ap
proached me. I’ll volunteer and
give my ideas: 1 have noticed
that nobody gets in any trouble,
or causes any trouble, if he or
she is sleeping, working, fish
ing or playing golf. So, why not,
form a huge firing squad, and let
it go from city to city, or let
every city have its own firing
squad, and then when anybody
is caught not working, fishing,
playing golf or asleep, just shoot
him or her right on the spot. This
will also stop the population ex
plosion problem, also. It might
also stop the world, too, but
I guess that would be okay, as I
believe we ought to start all over
again, anyhow.
MRi BRYANT TURNER was
brought home Sunday from the
Bainbridge hospital after a stay
of some six weeks there.
****
MRS MATTIE POWELL and
Mrs. Floyd Hattaway and baby
visited Atlanta this week.
75 YEARS AGO
(From the issue of May 4, 1893.)
MR. S EL PAGE was over to
Arlington Wednesday.
• ***
CAPT. E. HILTON, of Hilton
Station, was in town Tuesday.
*•**
MR. G. H. PARRAMORE, of
Arlington, was a visitor to Blak
ely this week.
MR. J. T. FREEMAN was out
on the river to visit home folks
last Sunday.
MR. H. C. NIX. of Pine View,
was in town Wednesday.
OLD GOVE HOWARD was in
town Wednesday.
♦♦♦♦
THE DEATH of Mrs. L. C.
Weaver, of Sowhatchee, is
chronicled in this issue.
**•*
THE protracted meeting at the
Methodist church closed Monday
night. There were 67accessions
to the church.
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WE HAVE FOLLOWED the maneuvering toward arrang
ing peace talks on Viet Nam with a great deal of interest, when
it was possible to see through some of the smoke of our burning
cities, and it is our earnest hope that North Viet Nam will bring
to the conference table the full and sincere intention of talking
real peace.
Hanoi must be earnest in a desire to end the war in Viet
Nam, and the United States must not permit the Communists to
stage the peace move as just a ploy to stall and gain time.
For our part, the United States government has made it
clear many times in the past that we are genuinely interested in
discussing ways and means for halting the war in Viet Nam,
and that we want to see an end to the fighting and the bloodshed
at the earliest possible moment. At the same time, we have
emphasized that we covet no territory and desire no control over
any other nation.
For any peace talks that arc to be meaningful, Hanoi must
demonstrate the same resolve.
* » »
THE VIET NAM WAR, which has taken a heavy toll in
lives and eaten up billions of dollars, is regarded as this nation’s
most frustrating conflict in our history, and the American people
are badly divided over our involvement there.
This war has been prolonged for far too long already with
out very much to show for it. It has in fact the characteristics
of a stalemate, a very costly and deadly one.
But, nonetheless. I hope that our efforts in Viet Nam have
made it clear that the United States does not intend to sit idly
by and watch the world swallowed up piece by piece by Com
munist aggression, and this determination ought to be under
scored in the course of any negotiations with North Viet Nam.
* * ♦
WE HAVE ALLOWED the war to be fought on Communist
terms, but we ought not to let the Communists dictate the terms
of peace.
The United States policy for peace in Viet Nam should be
one of firmness rather than appeasement and accommodation
which in the long run will only invite more Communist aggression
and result in our involvement in battlefronts in other parts of
the world.
****
I liked Al Capp, the cartoonist
who draws Little Abner, and his
answer to the question of what
he thought of everbody being
guaranteed an income by the
federal government: "I’m all
for it. But who is going to
pay the bill ? For sure as hell
there won’t be anybody working.”
*»»♦
Our braves—the Atlanta base
ball Braves, I mean—are as un
predictable as the Braves who
roamed Georgia a century and a
half ago. They play at home
with the Phils and let two un
heard of pitchers tie them in
knots, and then move on to Cali
fornia and beat the Giants, Willie
Mays, Juan Marichal and all.
By the way, is baseball dying, or
is it me ?
***•
Os course, you’ve heard of
the flourescent mini-skirt. It
covers the thighlight zone.
That’s a joke, son, but don’t tell
where you heard it. I’ve seen
people shot for a lesser crime.
*•**
This is going to be a long, hot
summer, spring arid fall. There
is going to be a primary in the
state and in every county in the
state at the same time and date,
to be followed by a general
election in November. The poor
voters’ ears will hurt before this
ordeal is completed.
Ihe Old.
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“There has never been a
person with an inflated ego
who wasn’t full of hot air.”