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EARLY COUNTY NEWS, THURS., OCT. 19, 1972
EARLY COUNTY NEWS
Official Organ of Blakely and Early County
BLAKELY, GEORGIA 31723
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Politics o£n parade
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State Treasurer Bill Burson
has mailed a letter to hundreds
of his closest friends in the
state, urging them to help de
feat Constitutional Amend
ment No. 5 in the Nov. 7
General Election. This is the
amendment which abolishes
the office of State Treasurer-
Mt. Burson points out (just
as we believe) that the abolish
ment of the office would re
move the last safeguard against
any governor of Georgia hav
ing COMPLETE control of
1.3 BILLION dollars in state
funds annually.
Our personal opinion is that
Gov. Carter has been seeking
dictatorial powers with his re
organization program — and
has secured it to some extent
— but that if the peop'e will
refuse him control of the
money, his wings will be clipp
ed sharply.
♦• • *
State Repr. James H. Floyd
has mailed to members of the
legislature a tynopWs of the
proposed new-■ salaey index -
schedule for Georgia teachers,
which was prepared by the Ga.
Association of Educators and
adopted by the State Board
of Education.
Floyd points out that the in
dex would cost $11,000,000
annua'ly to implement, will
NOT increase toe beginning
teacher's T-4 salary, and will
make any future beginning
salary increase more expensive
for toe state.
As everybody knows, the
GAE tried to defeat Floyd in
this year’s Democratic pri
mary, but he won by better
than 3 to I. He makes no
bones about his bitterness to
ward the GAE hierarchy, and
won’t even open mail from
them. However, he is still
sympathetic toward teachers,
themse'ves, and says he will al
ways do everything possible to
help them.
*• • •
Tom Sangster, former Di
rector of toe State’s Property
Tax Unit, has been given a
well deserved promotion as Di
rector for Property Equaliza
tion and Local Services. In this
job he will work c’osely with
the counties to help with the
implementation package of
1972 and improve the admin
istration of ad valorem taxes.
This package, incidentally, is
probably the most advanced in
the nation.
It is particularly important
now for officials of the coun
ties to become thoroughly con-
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General Assembly is very like
ly to seek a solution to ever
increasing ad valorem taxes.
•• • *
A funny thing happened at
Lt.-Gov. Maddox’s office last
Friday. A parcel service de
livered him a box of 5,000
business reply permit en
velopes, with the printed ad
dress on them being “Muskie-
Maddox, Save the Nation ‘72,
P. O. Box 10492, Atlanta, Ga."
Apparently, they were contri
bution envelopes expected to
be returned to the committee
from persons who had received
them in other envelopes.
Nobody knew anything about
them, but telephone calls re
vealed that toe P.O. box had
been obtained by Malcolm J.
Dean, a professor at Atlanta
University. Then, further calls
brought out that the envelopes
had been printed at Diamond
Printing Co. in Atlanta, owned
,by one Morris Finley, a Negro
who has been tn various trou
bles with state and federal tax
authorities.
Eventually, Finley was
reached on the phone. He said
that he, Dean and one other
man had conceived the idea
back before the Democratic
National Convention that a
Muskie-Maddox ticket could
beat Nixon, so they printed up
envelopes, bumper stickers,
cards, etc. But, he said, they
couldn't get the movement off
the ground, and he just got
tired of seeing the envelopes
around, so he sent them to the
Lt.-Govemor.
The main trouble with the
idea — if it had been started
— is that Maddox wouldn’t
even have considered running
with Senator Muskie.
•• « *
How foolish can the Mc-
Govern people be? Gary Hart,
national campaign director for
the Senator, told Atlanta news
men last week that Julian Bond
might be named to a high
government post if McGovern
wins. It's just another good
reason to vote against the
Democratic candidate.
•• • •
State Transportation Com
missioner Bert Lance te'ls this
joke on himself. It seems that
he was lay speaker at an At
lanta church recent'y, and
dropped by the minister's of
fice before services. The preach
er said: “Bert, I have a little
honorarium to give you". Lance
rep'ied, “Os course not.
Marvin
GRIFFIN
DON’T BLAME THIS
ON GEORGIANS
One of my friends said to me
the other day “will national De
mocrats ever nominate a man
who is worth a take, and give us a
candidate we ,
can support?’’ jdßjfek
I replied I F
hope the lick- I
ing which is in- U-v ■, 1
dicated for V - -
McGovern and \ j
Shriver the 7th /' /’ W
of next month s S
will be a sign
post for all future Democratic
hopefuls, and that never again
will we turn the leadership of the
National Democratic party over
to such irresponsible elements as
we have today. That also includes
Senator Teddy Kennedy and his
crowd. We should wipe the record
clean once and for all, and make
it so bad that no future can
didates for office will advocate
surrender, abortion and pot.
Don't blame the selection of
McGovern on the rank and file of
Georgia Democrats. They had
nothing to do with the machinery
that took a third-rate Populist
politician and boosted him to toe
position of standard-bearer.
Every conservative Georgian, I
know, both Democrat and Re
publican, has a half-brick waiting
on McGovern to get to the ballot
box. They will hit him with every
thing they have, and they should,
for toe sake of the country.
WE SPLIT THE
VOTE IN UM
In 1964 the Democrats no
minated President Lyndon
Johnson for reelection, and toe
Republicans nominated Senator
Barry Goldwater. Johnson swept
toe nation, but not in Georgia.
We split the ticket. The
majority of Georgians voted for
Barry Goldwater for President,
but then turned to the state
Democratic slate to select state
house and county officials. Gold
water carried only six states, but
Georgians and the folks from toe
other five states must have been
right because tije nation soured
ors Lyndon Johnson long before he
decided not to run in early 4NB.
bur Republican friends in 1964
were urging Georgians to “split
the ticket’’, and vote for Gold
water and Georgia Democrats.
At this time I urge all Georgians
to “split the ticket" again. Let’s
be consistent and vote for Nixon
for President and Sam Nunn for
the U. S. Senate.
The late Will Rogers said
nearly fifty years ago “he had
never met a man he did not like,"
but I am sure Old Will never met
George McGovern.
Due to this intense opposition
and suspicion of McGovern on toe
part of a majority of Georgians,
this state will in all probability
give President Nixon a thumping
majority vote, and this is all
right with me because I intend to
vote for Nixon on election day.
However, I will not let my
extreme opposition to, and my
distruct of George McGovern
cloud my mind as to whom I think
will do the best job for all
Georgians in toe U. S. Senate.
I am going to “split the ticket”
and support and vote for Sam
Nunn of Perry, Houston County,
Georgia, on November 7th.
I will do so because I know Sam
Nunn to be a conservative
Georgia Democrat, who will
follow in the footsteps of our late
and great Georgia Senator,
Richard B. Russell. Senator
Russell was also a conservative
Georgia Democrat. He served us
well for 38 years. He protected
the interests, integrity and rights
of all Georgians regardless of
who occupied the White House.
Sam Nunn will do the same when
elected.
I will not be a party to commit
ting political genocide by trying
to put in a Republican Senator
from Georgia. I will not be a part
of a conspiracy to reorganize the
U. S. Senate so that Republicans
from other sections of the country
can take over the chairmanships
of the powerful standing com
mittees of the Senate.
The only strength the South has
preacher, what I’ll say pro
bably won’t be worth anything
“Yes, “replied the minister,
“but you need what I have for
you. Since you have your golf
clubs back, you certainly can
use this ball.”
** * *
PREDICTION — State Sen
ator Cy Chapman, of Cobb
County, who was defeated for
re-election in the Demo pri
mary, will get a state job come
next year.
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25 YEARS AGO
(From the issue of Oct. 23,1947)
MRS. A. J. Singletary, tal
ented Blakely vocalist, present
ed a program of popular songs
before the members of the
Blakely Lions Club at their reg
ular meeting Tuesday.
THE ALERTNESS of Police
Chief C. C. Swann prevented
the theft of an automobile here
early the past Friday morning.
JOHN WILEY Bullard, 67,
of Route 2, Arlington, died at
his home the past Friday morn
ing at 1 o’clock.
THE BLAKELY Bobcats lost
their fifth straight football game
to Colquitt Friday night by
the score of 21 to 7.
TWO BLAKELY boys enlisted
in the Navy on October 10. Both
were assigned to Naval Training
Center, San Diego, Calif., for
recruit training. Both have in
applications for Navy ROTC
training. Physically: Both were
71 inches tall, weighing 136 lbs.,
both measured 32 1/2 inches
around the chest, one expanded
his chest 3 inches, the other
2 1/2 (probably could have made
the other half inch if he had
tried hard); mentally, both 65
out of 75 on their qualifying
test (their test papers were not
alike).
You guessed it. They were
left in Washington is found in the
committee chairmanships. We
Georgians have always been for
tunate to have two outstanding
Democratic Senators. The late
Senator Walter F. George served
with distinction for 34 years. His
colleague, Dick Russell, served
for nearly four decades. When
Senator George retired he was
Chairman of the Finance Com
mittee. At the same time Senator
Russell was Chairman of the
Armed Services Committee.
The Democrats of Georgia
elected Herman Talmadge to the
U. S. Senate in 1957. He has
worked for. Is. years on the
Agriculture-Committee. Today,
he is chairman of this powerful
committee in which so many
Georgians are interested. A Re
publican reorganization and take
over would kick him out of toe
chairmanship and give his job to
Senator Jack R. Miller (ranking
Republican on the committee)
from lowa.
I don’t like McGovern, but I’ll
be dogged if I will let my
animosity and distruct of
McGovern lead me into ham
stringing toe farmers of Georgia
and the South. Agriculture is still
Georgia’s largest industry, and
folks, “they don’t grow tobacco,
cotton and peanuts” away out in
lowa.
I am going to vote for Sam
Nunn on November 7th, and
protect my heritage. I hope other
folks will do likewise.
PS: A communication from Co
lumbus informs me that can
didate Fletcher Thompson has
written a letter to one of his con
stituents informing him that he is
unalterably opposed to toll roads
of any kind. That information is
rather blunt to us here since
every county in the poverty
stricken western corridor of
Georgia is working for toe toll
road. Check the record and see if
Sam Nunn did not vote for toe toll
road bill last session in the
Georgia General Assembly.
MODERN
DRUGS M
CONTEMPORARY USE Wr* / v
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ILLEGAL ABUSE Robert Campbiut.'^T
I thought it might be in order for the next few weeks
to talk a little about &drug safety”. . .
Today’s modern home has virtually created its’
own little pharmacy in its medicine cabinet. It is
for this reason we’ll try to pass on a few do’s and
don’ts on safety. Here goes:
DO - Keep all medicine out of the reach of children.
(Under lock and key preferably).
DO - Read all labels carefully, before using.
DO - Throw out the contents of your old medicine
bottles.
DO - Separate your internal and external medicines.
These are just a few suggestions on home safety. . .
Next week, we’ll pass on a few don’ts. . .
Hall Drug Co., Inc.
Hom 723—3441
identical twins -- Ollin Goocher
and Olen Goocher, sons of Mr.
and Mrs. Ollin Goocher. Both
are graduates of Blakely-Union
high school.
MR. AND MRS. B. O. Hodges
announce the birth of a son,
Billie Joe, Thursday, October
16, Wall Hospital.
MR. AND MRS. Elmer Moore
announce the birth of a son,
Jerry La Don, Thursday, Oct.
16, Wall Hospital.
MISS GWENDOLYN Tolar and
Cari Tolar, Jr., were at home
from Middle Georgia College,
Cochran, to spend the week end.
50 YEARS AGO
(from the issue of Oct. 19, 1922)
THE BLAKELY high school
football team defeated the Don
alsonville team last Friday af
ternoon in Donalsonville by the
score of 12-7.
COUNTY SCHOOL Superinten
dent F. B. Melton reports that
the teachers' institute held the
past Friday in the Blakely school
auditorium was well attended and
that the session was a profit
able one.
MR. AND MRS. Sidney John
ston Stuckey announce the en
gagement of their daughter, Neta
Kathleen, to James La Fayette
Hammond, Jr., the marriage to
be solemnized on Wednesday,
November 8, at 3 o'clock in the
afternoon, at the Blakely Meth
odist Church.
THE STANDARD Oil Company
has recently begun work on a
big, up-to-date filling station
to be located on the corner of
North Main street and Powell
avenue.
MISS LILLIE WARE, sister
of Messrs. C. E. and C. S.
Boyette, of this city, died Wed
nesday morning at her home in
Cuthbert.
THE NINETIETH session of
Bethel Baptist Association met
with the Church in Arlington
Tuesday. All old officers were
re-elected, namely: A. L.
Miller, of Edison, moderator;
W. W. Fleming, of Blakely, clerk;
and A. P. Hatcher, of Cuthbert,
treasurer.
THE LADIES of the DAR are
meeting in Arlington this after
noon with Mrs. B. H. Askew
as hostess.
75 YEARS AGO
(From the issue of Oct. 21,1897)
MR. CHARLIE Deal visited
Columbia last Tuesday.
MR. C. H. Baughman, of Cedar
Springs, is now with the Blakely
Steam Ginnery.
MRS. J. B. SHAW and Mr.
P. D. Dußose visited Arlington
Saturday.
Another independent boat is
soon to ply the Chattahoochee
--The Janie Rae, Captain Mc-
Gowan in charge.
HAYNES PERRY left Blakely
last Tuesday, bound for the Klon
dyke or some other place.
THE GYPSY horsetraders
have been with us a week and
some of our people have more
experience than they had before
the gypsies came.
Your Opinions: Typical of American Women?
Women Voters Face The Issues
If women had voted in
force in 1968, President
Hubert Humphrey might well
be sitting in the White House
today.
One can only speculate on
the course history might have
taken had the elections turn
ed out differently four years
ago, but there is no reason to
speculate about the power
women voters can exert.
Right now, women make up
51% of America’s potential
voting population.
Because of this startling
and significant statistic,
Virginia Slims commissioned
Louis Harris and Associates
to conduct the 1972 Virginia
Slims American Women's
Opinion Poll to find out how
women feel about the signifi
cant issues facing them as
voters.
Here are some of the
findings:
The Dominant Issues:
Women in general, according
to the Poll, are more concern
ed about the war in Vietnam
and drug abuse than are men.
The younger women inter
viewed tend to be more
troubled by the war, the
economy, racial problems,
the environment and poverty
than their elders, who are dis
turbed more by drugs, crime,
unemployment and taxes.
Not surprisingly, black
women place a high priority
on the issues of poverty, un
employment, education and
housing.
The Drug Problem: Os
those women interviewed, 2
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Letter to the Editor
The Early County News
The Editor
209 South Main Street
Blakely, Ga. 31723
Dear Editor:
I happen to agree with Mr.
Arthur Bremer’s father, the boy
was sick. But what matters
more than that is this continu
ing absurdity of disagreement
among psychiatrists on the
matter of sanity.
When do you suppose these so
called professionals will come UP
with a test for sanity they., can
all agree is adequate for trial
purposes? So long as they can’t
get down to business on this
matter (so far as we’re con
cerned) they all belong profes
sionally somewhere down there
with a dog catcher trainee.
In the meanwhile, all of us
will continue to pay for the
public services rendered by
these shyster prima donnas.
Sincerely yours,
Evangelist Arnold
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''You're Always First at First State”
out of 3 feel that regular
users of soft drugs, like
marijuana, should be given
medical and mental treatment
rather than "stiff prison
terms.’’ One in 6 women,
however, advocate "stiff
prison terms” for users of
hard drugs “like heroin and
speed.” Overall, less women
than men recommend im
prisonment for drug users.
Crime In The Streets:
Women (64% of those
interviewed) feel “more
afraid and uneasy on the
streets today” than a year
ago. And while 45% of the fe
male respondents report the
presence of guns in their
homes, 80% favor strict gun
control.
The Pollution Problem:
Women, by a wide margin of
9 to 1, feel that air and water
pollution has gotten worse in
the past few years. Nearly
two-thirds of the women
polled say they would be will
ing to pay S3OO more for a
car "to eliminate health risks
from smog and pollution,”
while the majority of women
questioned also said they
would be willing to pay 10%
more for electricity to elimi
nate environmental health
hazards caused by generating
plants.
Recession, Inflation and
Taxes: Three out of 5
women, the Poll discovered,
feel the country is “in a reces
sion” and nearly 3 out of 4
believe that taxes are
“unreasonable.” So much so,
that 3 out of 5 women say
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they “have reached the break
ing point on the amount of
taxes they pay.” Further,
most women view these very
taxes as a major cause of in
flation.
Government Spending:
While majorities of women fa
vor more government spend
ing on pollution controls and
education, they would like to
see less spent on foreign aid,
the space program and
Vietnam. Interestingly, nearly
half of the women approve of
in creased government funds
to help the cities, but most
are not willing to pay higher
taxes to achieve this. And
though most women support
cuts in defense spending, they
don’t want it done at the ex
pense of placing the U.S. in a
“second position behind the
Soviet Union.”
How do you feel about
these issues? Have you come
a long way, baby, as a poten
tial mover and shaker of
world events?
One way to find out is to
send for the FREE 20-page,
purse-sized booklet summing
up the findings of the just
released Poll. Address your
request to: Virginia Slims
American Women’s Opinion
Poll, Philip Morris U.S.A.,
100 Park Avenue, New York,
N. Y. 10017.
And whether your
opinions are the same as
women’s or a whole lot dif
ferent, don’t forget to voice
them in the voting booth,
where they’ll do the most
good.