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EARLY COUNTY NEWS, THURSDAY, JAN. 9, 1969 EARLY COUNTY NEWS Official Organ of Blakely and Early County BLAKELY, GEORGIA 31723 W. H. FLEMING PUBLISHER-EDITOR W. W. (BILLY) FLEMING BUSINESS MANAGER Published Every Thursday By the Early County News. Entered at the Post Office in Blakely, Ga., as Second Class matter under Act of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year—s3.o9 Six Months—s2.o6 ADVERTISING RATES All cards of thanks, memorials, resolutions and matters of similar nature are charged for at a minimum of SI.OO for 50 words or less. Other rates furnished upon application. Classified Rate — 25 words Or less, 50c. Each additional word 3c time insertion. — MEMBER - GEORGIA PRESS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL PRESS ASSOCIATION Politics oAn Parade By Skf /f\\ MM sms a\ \ Avu /' \\f .uv lATO1 ATO in a The Georgia General Assembly convenes next Monday, Jan. 13, for its 1969 session with the us ual prospects for turmoil and confusion. Sometimes, one won ders how they ever get anything done for the benefit of the peo ple, but one way or the other they get through, and most of the time pass some pretty good legislation. As everybody knows, Speaker George L. Smith will be re elected to his post as top man in the House, and it has already been decided that Senator Hugh Gillis will be President Pro-Tern of the Senate, second man to the Lieut.-Governor who is elected by the people. Other officers of both chambers will be about the same as last year, being elected without opposition. Apparently, Governor Maddox will have more administration legislation than in the two ses sions preceding this one, with the primary bills his leaders will introduce dealing with state rev enue measures. Also, various other members of the Assembly will present their own tax pro posals, and the controversy will wax fast and furious. However, the smartest Capitol observers still believe that no tax bill will be passed in the regular session, but that a special session will be called and the Assembly will wind up passing a one cent addi tion to the sales tax, plus a 1.5 c increase in the gasoline tax. If this is the end result of the legislative session, insofar as new taxes are concerned, the new sales tax money is expected to go primarily to cities and counties, with perhaps 25% of it to education. However, every department in state government has submitted budgets asking for many, many millions of dollars in additional funds for their use. This is particularly true of Welfare, Health and the Univer sity System. And the sums asked by even the small departments add up to astronomical figures. You can bet your bottom dollar that these department heads and their friends, both in the Assem bly and out, will be doing their best to secure a goodly portion of any new money to be raised. In fact, it is almost unrealistic to think that the legislature will pass a tax program which will benefit only the cities, counties and the highway department. An awful lot of pressure can be put on Representatives and Senators | MANRY-JORDAN [ | FUNERAL HOME 2 Established 1937 ? > 313 S. Maia St. Phoae 723-4200 j I BLAKELY, GEORGIA | j We Serve a | Any Insurance Policy i X Agent For J . United Family Life Insorance Co. { by the folks at home who would stand to benefit the most from increased welfare payments, more health and Medicaid serv ices, veterans benefits, etc. etc. Os course, these people are not too well organized, if at all, while those who will fight a gen eral tax increase, such as Cham bers of Commerce and business people in general, can be ex pected to keep close contact with legislators. When we say that "these peo ple" are not too well organized, we except the veterans groups, which are some of the most pow erful organizations in the state and nation. We would guess that the State Dept, of Veterans Serv ice will receive just about 100% of what it desires. There will be at least a thous and other bills and resolutions dealing with legislation other than taxation. Most, of course, will be local bills, affecting only one county or district, but even these take a certain amount of time and create a certain amount of controversy. One bill to be introduced will deal with consumer credit, and will produce a lot of talk, though some form of it will be passed in the end. A joint House-Senate Committee was appointed by the 1968 Assembly to study the Uni form Credit Code, and to make a report by the end of 1968. This committee, chaired by Senator Culver Kidd of Milledgeville, held a total of five public hear ings during October, November and December, and on Dec. 19 decided by a vote of 9 to 2 to introduce a bill which would set up a Uniform Consumer Credit Code for Georgia. The contents of the bill will determine whether it will be fought by loan companies, department stores and others to whom the credit issue and how much interest can be charged is very important. The 1970 political campaigns, particularly thinking of the gov ernor’s race, won’t play as big a part in this session as it will in the next. But, it will still have its effect, so those who might won der about the “whys and where fores” of certain legislation should look behind the scenes and see which potential candid ate stands to benefit if such and such a law is passed. At any rate, the Capitol will be a very interesting place to visit until about the middle of March. MARVIN GRIFFIN HAPPINESS FOR PUEBLO FAMILIES North Korean Communists played Santa Claus to the families of the 82 officers and men of the U. S. S. Pueblo, who had been incarcerated in the jails of that fourth-rate country for eleven months. It is difficult to understand working s of the oriental mind, but re gard less of that, the fact remains, the men have been freed, and their freedom is the finest Christmas gift the families of these men could receive. Every American is glad they were liberated, but it does go against the grain to learn of the inhumane treatment these American Navy men suffered at the hands of these beastly little pirates. Liberal appeasers and con secrated members of the left winger establishment who call themselves Americans, were quick to criticize our nation for violating international wa ters, but Commander Lloyd M. Bucher said at no time was the Pueblo closer than 13 mil es from North Korean terri tory. Bucher was a victim of solitary confinement most of the 11 months, and the re mainder of the ship’s com pany were subjected to brutal beatings. Some of this savage treatment came only a few days before the men were lib erated. In order to effectuate the liberation, it was necessary for our government to make an apology to North Korea. In this apology we admitted vio lating the limits Korean ter ritorial waters. As soon as the men were conducted to safety, the apology and the admission of guilt were repudiated. NATIONAL PRIDE AT STAKE All this is very good since our men are free, but there is a matter of national pride-to be discussed. For fear some * pinheaded son of Balaam’s might try to smite me as he threatened to do to his talk ing ass, I will say I am not a radical. I am not a warmonger. I am not what Ralph McGill, and other mewling leftwing ers, call a super patriot. I am just an average Georgia Crack er who is proud of his co,untry, and am not pleased when we have to suffer indignities from a fourth-rate power because we are afraid we will offend a bullying big brother Com munist nation. We had to confess to a lie to get our men back, and the North Kireans kept the Pueblo as a prize. We have our men, and they have the ship. I tell you what I would like to see. The Battleship New Jersey is operating in South east Asian waters, and it would not take her too long to drop off the coast of North Korea. With her tiers of 16 inch guns the New Jersey could make mincemeat out of the Pueblo in a matter of sec onds. If we did not violate in ternational law, North Korea has no right to the ship. It should be sent to the bottom of the sea as a matter of na tional pride. WE FIGURED IN A PARALLEL CASE When William Bainbridge ran the Philadelphia aground in the harbor of Tripoli, the Barbary pirates captured the ship. It was a matter of na tional pride with Admiral Pre ble. He sent Stephrr Decatur and a crew under cover of darkness to board the Phila delphia, and gave explicit or ders to destory her. Stephen Decatur and his men threw the pirates over board, and set a dozen fires on the Philadelphia. She burned, blew up and sank. The ship was denied to the pirates, and our young nation maintained hci honor. I well know this thing of honor is “old hat” to the appeasers and apologizers for our county, but the New Jersey could restore some na tional pride in just a few min utes. Was our government, and our leaders, during the time of Bainbridge and Decatur too warlike? Were these men who believed in national pride ra dicals? I do not think so. And here is a question I would like to ask the bleeding hearts of liberal persuasion: ‘Were the 10 million people in Ameri- FROM! OUR FILES 25 Years Ago (From the ^sue of Jan. 13,194 i.) SUCCUMBING to an illness of ten days, Mr. Joseph Freeman, 80, well-known and highly esteemed citizen of Early County, died last Friday. RAYMOND COOK SINGLE TARY, 56, prominent business man and civic leader of Blakely, died suddenly at his home on Cuthbert street at 7:20 o’clock last Thursday night, January 6. THE JANUARY term of Early superior court will be convened by Judge C. W, Worrill on next Monday, January 17. Grand Jur ors are: C. D. Duke, Sr., A. L. Jones, F. B. Melton, Cecil Wal ler, J. B. Jones (Jakin), R. O. Lewis, J. C, Balkcom, S, G. Maddox, Oscar Powell, B. O. Merritt, T. F, Daniels, W. P. Smith, J. W. Grimes, Curtis Dinning, W, T. Clearman, S. A. Wright, H. J. Middleton, C. S. Middleton, Oscar Whitchard, H. B, Ainsworth, Sr., L. A. Minter, J. E. Evans, J. B. Still, Sr., H. E. Minter, K. J. Hodges, S, B. Blackshear, N. E. Evans, Robert Hall, W. L Cooper, C. H. Lo back, E. C. Moseley, H. C. Fryer, Barney Wynne, H. H. Davenport, J. C. Loyless, Jr., S. T. Lane, Willie J. Hammack, Lewis Jones, J.R. George, Abe Berman, C. L. Tabb, C. W. Pullen, B. A. Gar rett, H. A. Walton, J. G, Craft, William Cox, J. H. Duce. MRS. MAVIS RASH, 28, wife of Mr. Clifton Rash, died at her home in Eufaula, Ala., on last Saturday, after a brief illness. Mrs. Rash was a native of Early county and was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Houston. *♦** J. FRANK GILBERT, for twelve years County Treasurer, announced this week that he will not be a candidate for re-election. *♦* ♦ J 1 * •"MRS. RALPH HOBBS, JR., and young daughter arrived Wednes day from Nashville, Tenn., to spend several days here with Mrs. Hobbs' mother, Mrs. Ben Haisten. **•* OF INTEREST to friends throughout southwest Georgia and Florida is the announcement of the marriage of Miss Betty Davis Yates, of Jacksonville, to First Class Petty Officer Jesse Guy Collins, U. S. Navy, which oc curred December 15 at the home of the bride's uncle. Rev, Wil liam L Mills. 50 Years Ago (From the issue of Jan. 19,1919.) ALL OLD OFFICERS were re elected for 1919 at a meeting of the city council Tuesday night. They are: Clerk, W. W. Fleming: superintendent of streets, C. D,Bryant; superin tendent water, lights, ice and cold storage plant, E. R. Adams; ice & cold storage manager, J, J. McLendon- sexton, M. B. Mur kerson. MR. JOHNNIE HUGHES is re ca who voted for George Wal lace the only Ame ri cans who believed we should have gone into North Korea after our men and property? I know that is not the case, but the liberal pundits write as if only the Wallace support ers wanted to free the men of the Pueblo. If that were so, then all I can say is we have some 60 million other sorry Americans living in the land of the free and the home of the brave. We have too many in our uatioa who believe we should coddle the Communists a t every turn in the road. We have entirely too many a mong us who are foolish en ough to believe the Russian Communists are mellowing to ward Ameria. I am not one to look for Communists under my bed every night, Russian Com munists that is, but then, I don’t have to do that be cause I know we have many Americans who are doing Ivan’s work for him in this country better than he can do it himself. I would still like to see the Pueblo at the bottom of the sea. FIGHT CANCER WITH A CHECKUP AND A CHECK AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY ceiving the glad hand from his friends, having returned to Blak ely to make his home after a month’s service with Uncle Sam. ♦ ♦♦♦ MR. J. D. FUDGE has bought the Alexander and Company stock of groceries and has a bargain talk in this issue of The News. ♦ ♦♦♦ MAX COBB, son of Mr. and Mrs. M.C. Cobb, was carried to Atlanta last week for an appendix operation, and friends of the family are glad to know that his condition is favorable. MR. MURRAY BRUNSON has bought the house on River street which has been occupied by Mrs. Belle Wilson and family for seve ral years, and Mr. A. J. Ham mack has bought the house on Arlington street until recently occupied by Mr. Jesse D. Smith. JUDGE L M. RAMBO went over to Arlington Tuesday night on professional business. A MARRIAGE of interest to their many friends is that of Mrs. Bernice Hammack-Gay and Mr. Roy E. Alexander, which oc curred last Friday night, Judge Charlie C. Lane performing the ceremony. 75 Years Ago (From the issue of Jan. 11, 1894.) A MAN with his monkey and hand organ "took in” the town last Saturday, much to the de light of the little folks. I ’ > ' - V. v - z ***♦ . ... y , n Tt- ri THE CITY COUNCIL, at its meeting last night, elected Mr. J. C. Chancy, marshal; Mr.W.H. Alexander, clerk and Mr. J. T, Freeman, treasurer. **** AT THE town election held last Saturday the following ticket was elected for the present year: Mayor, W, A. Jordan; Council men, G. D. Oliver, G. E. Chip stead, R. W. Davis, J. H. Hand and J. W. Strickland. *♦** SHERIFF J. T. MCALLISTER, of Clay county, was in town last week. MR. G. E. CHIPSTEAD has returned from a visit to Colum bus. MR. J. L BROOKS was up from Cedar Springs this week. ASSETS Loans & Discounts $2,455,362.35 U. S. Gov’t Bonds 1,137,536.23 Other Bonds 444,579.07 Other Assets 1,090.01 Capital Stock —Bank Building 115,000.00 Furniture & Fixtures 30,286.75 Overdrafts 12,175.85 Cash & due from Banks 1,080,385.32 Total Assets 5,276,415.63 Library News Public libraries in Georgia are happy to announce a new service, portable recorders to be used exclusively by blind and otherwise physically handicapp ed readers. These tape record ers have been purchased by the Library for the Blind and Physi cally Handicapped, a unit of the Georgia Department of Edu cation, and are place in the public • libraries in the state. De Sota Trail Regional Library' has received one of these tape recorders and a supply' of tape. Tills means that excerpts from encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other reference books, back is sues of magazines and news papers, pamphlets, and clippings in the vertical file collections can be read onto tape and the tape taken out of the library. Anyone who is a reader with the Library' for the Blind and Physically Handicapped can send a friend or relative to one of these public libraries whenever the library is open and the record er and tape will be available for use. This is a free ser vice, but it is expected that tape used will be replaced or returned by the reader. Although the librarian will be glad to help in location of ma terials, the library staff cannot take time from other duties to do the recording. Thus, the reader must provide a volunteer reader, a relative or friend. Music records and concerts cannot be recorded at the library (most music records can be borrowed). It is not expected that entire books will be recorded nor books which can be borrowed from the library. Also, the tape recorder cannot be removed from the library, thus each reader must have his own recorder at home. Talking books, that is, books on records, and Braille are a vailable for the handicapped. A record player, free of charge, will be sent to the patron who qualifies for this program. Re member that total blindness is not a requisite. Talking books are excellent and a wide variety in choice of titles is available. The handicapped include anyone who is unable to turn pages of a book. This is a wonderful library ser vice that Georgians need to know about and to take advantage of. New Veterans Have Free VA ' Dental Care Veterans being discharged from military service are now entitled to receive VA den tal care without having to furnish proof of their condition being con nected with military service, State Veterans Service Director Pete Wheeler announced today. The eligible ex-service men and women have only 6 months following discharge in which to apply for the one-time complete care without showing proof by military records. Veterans who can prove by their records that their dental condition originated or was ag gravated during military service have up to one year after release from service to apply for the treatment. The treatment is granted for a one-time basis only and not for any continuing periods. Mr. Wheeler said the care can be given at any one of three VA dental clinics in Georgia, located in Atlanta, Augusta and CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CONDITION BANK OF EARLY — BLAKELY, GA. AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS DECEMBER 31, 1968 Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation THE BANK OF FRIENDLY SERVICE Complete and Modern Banking Facilities BANK OF EARLY Egm BANK BLAKELY. GEOR GI A | KJIWg ’VZ k^ rMW.nmi atevmrv ' * uttiurAcnon. Gov. L^irM addox Report^ People ATLANTA (PRN) - In the dawn of the New Year, I want to extend to all Georgians my sincere best wishes for a happy and prosperous 1969. I also want to urge all Georgians to increase their interest in state government. I want to take this opportunity to discuss our method and approach to governing this great state. The Maddox Ad minis tration actively promo tes the prin cip 1 e s which come from the Bible. The prayer service each morning in the Governor’s Office is not only a source of strength, but a symbol of our trust. The laws of God underlie all our decisions and our programs. Honesty, efficiency and morality in government are promoted and required. And it is with a feeling of gratitude to God and deep appreciation to the considerate leadership of our General Assembly that we have come to the close of almost two years of unparalleled achievement. In less than two years, our State has attained its best position for qualified teachers. Expressways are opening faster than ever before. Cities and counties are receiving more aid from State government than ever before. Programs in mental health and penal reform have been the most progressive ever inauguarated in Georgia in recent years. The economic picture has never been so bright, and our A tightwad went into a gift shop to find an inexpensive Christmas gift for a friend, but he found everything very expen sive—except for a vase whiehhad been, bro kerL. He purchased, it for practically nothing and'' asked the store to sent it. He wanted the friend to think it was broken in transit. A week later, he received a thank you note. It read, ’’Many thanks for the vase. It was nice of you to wrap each piece sepa rately.” Proverbs are short sentences based on long experience. Dublin. Veterans may have their private dentists perform the treatment but only with prior VA approval. The only eligibility require ments for receiving VA dental care are that a veteran serve on active duty for six months or longer, be discharged under honorable conditions and file for treatment within the alloted time period. Information and assistance on veterans’ benefits are available from the nearest field office of the Georgia Department of Vete rans Service located at the Blak ely courthouse. Its manager is Tom M' 1 ’•’a n. LIABILITIES Capital Stock $150,000-00 Surplus 150,000.00 Undivided Profits 60,122.60 Reserves 40,877.80 Unearned Interest 40,255.14 De P osi ts 4,835,160.09 Total Liabilities 5,276,415.63 industrial growth has never been better. But we cannot say that we are satisfied. There is much, much more that needs to be done. We will not settle for average. And so, as the servant of the people of Georgia, I would offer this resolution. I resolve to do more for Georgia and Georgians in 1969 through the cooperation of I the people and the help of God. ! As the New Year appears, I would like to see new hope j given to the children and } adults who occupy our state ! mental institutions whose I minds are sick and confused. I would like to offer more efficient rehabilitation, more decent living conditions and more compassionate treatment for those in our prisons and other such institutions, and give them a vision of a better tomorrow. I would like to boost the resources of our cities and counties and help give them the necessary provisions which would give new stay-at-home job opportunities for our citizens who live in areas which have been neglected by state government for so many years. It is my hope that in 1969 we will do more to expand our tourist program, increase our industrial potential, move our segment of the interstate highway system into the last stages of completion, and open the door of educational opportunity for our young people equal to the best in the nation, as we proceed to new heights of progress and fulfillment. I ask you to resolve to help in these plans for a stronger, freer, healthier and more prosperous Georgia. Dean's List Charlotte McLendon, a senior at the University of Georgia, was on the "Dean’s List for the fall quarter in the School of Elemen tary Education, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hoyle McLendon have been notified by the dean of the University. Dean Harold T. Johnson an nounces the Dean’s List for Geor gia Southwestern College for the - fall quarter 1968. Courtney Houston, a graduate of Early County High School is one of the students receiving this recognition for outstanding scholastic achievement. Card Os Thanks I wish to thank all my friends and relatives for the visits, cards, flowers and gifts sent me while I was in the hospital. Also I thank Dr. Crowdis and the entire staff at Early Memorial Hospital for their kindness. May God bless each of you. Mrs. Erie Hall