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Clarke Women Voters Present
Replies Of House Candidates
Clarke County Women Voters,
through its regislative chairman,
Mrs. William J. Russell, presents
below questionnaires thet group
sent candidates for Represen
tative to the General Assembly in
. the September primary {rom
- (Farke county
_ There are five candidates for
t;e two Representative posts,
ent. A. Hill, former legislator,
and Chappelle Matthews being
¢andidates in one race to succeed
ayor Jack R, Wells, who is not
; eking re-election to the Generar
\ssembly, and C. O. (Fat) Baker,
Jake Joel and Grady C. Pittard,
jr., candidates in the other race
for the post now held by Mr.
Joel.
7 Answers to the questionnaire,
; as written by the candidates, fol
- Jow:
> KENT A. HILL
+ (1) Do you favor or oppose
vetention of the County Unit sys
tem.
I have always favored and sup
ported retention of the county
aunit system.
3{ (2) Do you favor or Oppose
Fetention of the present laws
governing elections? : l
¢ I strongly favor and will sup
gmrt retention of the present
daws govering elections, because
if we do not retain these laws
we will be at the mercy of any
“individual or group that gets con
;’trol of the election machinery of
f‘the state.
' (3) Do you favor or oppose a
i'sales tax? -
; 1 have never favored a sales
{gtax 1 feel that the State can
“operate on its present revenues
{and there is no reason to impose
;a sales tax. I will vote against
such a tax. ‘
{ (4) Do you favor or oppose
ivalidation of the Home Rule bill
i’passed in the last legislature?
_ 1 favor strongly validation of
ithe Home Rule Bill passed in the
last Legislature.
. (5) Do you favor or oppose a
{Constitutional Highway Board?
.~ 1 favor a Constitutional High
‘way Board and will vote and
;support such a measure.
i (6) Do you favor or oppose
‘the Minimum Foundation Pro
‘gram for education?
. I favor the Minimum Founda
‘tion Program for Education and
wil] give it my support.
¢ (1) If elected do you intend
to take a positive and active posi
tion on the above matters?
_ 1 have always taken an active
and positive position during my .
'six years of service in the Legis
lature and 1 shall continue to fol
low.such a policy. :
* Mrs. Russell said Chappelle
Matthews did not veturn the
qyestionnafré mailed him, but in
ge@ wrote a letter, which fol
wSs:
Mrs. William J. Russell
Legislative Chairman
ilarke County Women Voters |
Athens, Georgia %
Pear Mrs. Russell, {
* I appreciate the opportunity
afforded me by both your organ
jzation and that of the League of
Women Voters of Athens. “The
answer 1 give to you as a body
is exactly what I would give to
you individually. I have but one
purpose in offering for election
to the Georgia Legisiatnre and
that is to work for the advance
ment of Clarke County, thereby
furthering the progress 'of our
State. e F
Therefore my honest and sin
cere answer to you both is o re
state my stand to all citizens of
Clarke County, namely ‘that I am
heartily in favor of a piogressive
school system and all that it im-
Bodies. Specifically tbe ‘raising of
present public schoq’ and Uni
versity professor’s, salaries; the
future of our state, lies in the in
vestment we made in the educa
tion and training/of our children.
"As to the ques'tion of taxation,
1 feel sure that ryou are aware of
the fact that thye pregent revenue
of our State is the highest in its
entire history,. Under proper
manageément m’ 1d allotment of the
funds a pu¥)gressive program
without additional taxes is en
tirely possi,ple. |
£ 1 am b eartily in favor of a
Werking ‘merit system for all
zate employes and for the re
ovel of the State Highway De
parament from .all politics.
i I feel that each Legislator
ghould represent. the wishes of
{he majority of voters of his said
‘eounty. Therfore if the majority
of the voters of Clarke County
want Home.R‘{ng,i shall do all
sn my power to see thaf it be
comes a law.
* As to any question of a hypo
{hetical nature, I do not feel that
/1 or any other person could give
.an intelligent and honest answer
‘until all potentialities that might
‘arise had been thrashed out and
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| Phone 2143, l
the question was up for legisla
tiolp.‘
have endeavored to make my
‘answer as brief as possible and
at the same time to make my
stand clear and honest. There
fore 1 request that my reply be
given in its entirety or not at all.
With sincerest appreciation for
this apportunity and all good
wishes for your worth-while or
ganization, I remain
Yours truly,
CHAPPELLE MATTHEWS
C. 0. (FAT) BAKER
(1) Do you favor or oppose
retention of the County Unit sys
tem?
I favor.
~(2) Do you favor or oppose
retention of the present laws gov
erning elections?
I favor.
(3) Do you favor or oppose .a
sales tax?
Oppose it except that it be
passed by a referendum of the
people. 1
(4) Do you favor or oppose
validation of the Home Rule bill
passed in the last legislature?
I favor.
- (8) Do you favor or grbose a
Constitutional Highway Board?
Not having studied the ques
tion I cannot give an opinion at
this time. :
(6) Do you favor or oppose
the Minimum Foundation Pro
gram for education?
. I favor.
(7) If elected, do you intend
to take a positive and active
position on the above matters?
Yes.
JAKE B. JOEL
(1) Do you favor or oppose
retention of the County Unit sys
tem?
Georgia is the only State hav
ing the County Unit System. I
favor the County Unit System.
(2) Do you favor or oppose
retention -of ~ the present laws
governing elections?
1 would invite Legislation to
improve our Jlaws governing
elections. We must always insist
on the Australian Ballot.
(3) Do you favor or oppose a
sales tax?
1 oppose a sales tax.
(4) Do you favor or oppose
validation of the Home Rule bill
passed in the last legislature?
I am in favor of the Home Rule
Bill and voted for it in the last
legislature.
(5) Do you favor or appose a
Constitutional Highway Board?
I favor a Constitional Board,
so that the Highway Board may
be free from politics.
(6) Do you favor or oppose
the Minimum Founadtion Pro
gram for education?
1 favér the Minimum Founda
tion Pregram for Education.
(7) If #ected do you intend
to take positive and active posi
tion on the above matters?
Yes. 3
‘ GRADY C. PITTARD, JR.
(1) Do you favor or oppose
retention of the County unit sys-
D
Abolishment of the Countyl
Unit system in the primaries‘
would make it possible for the
largest countjes to elect men fav
orable to their views, although an
tagonistic to the views of the
more rural .areas. 1 am for reten- |
tion, but desire to see it modified
as proposed by Dr. Albert Saye,
University of Georgia.
- (2) Do you favor .or oppose
retention of the present laws
governing elections?
" If thie is for General Elections,
YES: If it is intended for Pri
‘maries, I can only say that X
know of no reason why they
should be changed. I am willing'
to admit, however, that I am not
fully acquainted with® the laws
governing the primaries. * The
Neill laws seem adequate ‘and
fair, but I do not feel that 1 can
fully commit myself on ‘this
question. I definitely desire Se
eret Ballots throughout the
State.
| (3) Do you favor or oppose a
sales tax?
It will be impossible to sup
port the Minimum Foundation
Program without additional State
income of 30 to 40 million dol
lars. Our children demand this
necessary attention. I am for the
most equitable taxation that will
support the needs of our State.
I feel that the Tax structure needs
complete revision to accomplish
this, and if it shows that a Sales
[Tax is most equitable I must sup
port it.
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(4) Do you favor or oppose
validation of the Home Rule bill
passed in the last legislature?
I am for validation of this bill,
and for giving all local units of
government the utmost oppor
tunity to handle local matters.
(5) Do you favor or oppose a
Constitutional Highway Board?
1 definitely favor a Constitu
tional Highway Board, removed
from political interference in
every way.
(6) Do you favor or oppose
the Minimum Foundation Pro
gram for education?
The Minimum Foundation
Program is one of the most im
portant matters for our next Gen
eral Assembly. I am for it, but
I do not clearly see how the ad
ditional revenue necessary to ef
fectuate it will be forthcoming
without Tax revision. The non
paying one half of our aduit citi
zens must be made to bear a
share of the taxes in some way.
(7) If elected, do you intend
to take a positive and active po-j
gition on the above matters? |
Yes. i
Midwest People
Live Longer 1, °
NEW YORK. — (AP) — The
chances for . long life in the
United States are best in the
Midwest, a study of death rates
shows. “The best record for lon
gevity in our country is found in
the West North Central States—
Minnesota, lowa, Missouri, the
Dakotas, Nebraska, and Kansas,”
says the Statistical Bulletin of
the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Co. There the average length of
life (expectation of life at birth)
in 1939-41 was 65.23 years for
white males, and 69.22 years for
white females.
These life expectancies are
three to four years longer than
the Mountain States, which have
the least favcrable record. The
Mountain States include Mon
tana, Wyoming, Idaho, Colorado,
New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada,
and Utah. The high death rate
among the large Spanish-speak
ing population of Arizona and
New Mexico is mainly responsi
ble for this difference between
the two geographical areas. 3
At the age of 3, men and wo
men of the West North Central
States still can look forward to
the longest life. The expectation
then is 27.56 more years of life
for men, and 30.23 for women.
At 45, the lowest expectation of
life is in the highly indus.aal
ized northeast, the Bulletin finds.
In the Middle Atlantic States of
Pennsylvania, New York and |
New Jersey, men of 45 can. ex
péet, on the average, only 24.74
more years and women 27.56.
Men of 45 in New England can
expect 25.37 more years, and |
women 28.32 years. |
The best record in preventing
infant mortality was shown on
the Pacific Coast. In the Moun=
tain States area, the infant mor
tality rate was fully 50 percent
higher.
“The variation in mortality
and longevity from one area to
another undoubtedly arises out of
a variety of factors——difierences'
in the general standard 'of living,
degree of industrialization, dens
ity of population, adequacy and
availability of medical and hos
pital facilities, climate, et cetera.
An intensified effort to reduce
‘the toll of premature death in the
less favored areas would tend to
equalize the mortality thros3h
- out the country at the level of
‘the best areas.”
IN THE FAMILY
NEW YORK — (AP)) — When
Wibert (Dutch) Hiller succeeded
Johnny Polich recently as coach
of the Los Angeies Monarchs of
the Pacific Coast Hockey League,
one ex-New York Ranger replac
ed another. Both men have per
{formed for the Manhattan entry
in the National Hockey League.
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THE BANNER-WERALD, ATHENS, GEORGIA
YOUR HOBBIES
Fireman Finds News
In 1860 Revealing
! By GEORGE ABNEY, JR. .
An Athens newspaper publish=
ed on April 19, 1860, is today in
'Lhe possession of Laminie Kesler,
who has been a member of the
iAthens Fire Department over
four years.
In his spare time he works on
his hobby of repairing antique
'furniture, and he found the old
paper between the back board
I and mirrow of an (*®~dresser that
|he had bought. On making the
discovery late last week he
| stated that he had never found
anything on or in the antiques
that were nearly this old. He has
done work on antique furniture
'as a hobby for 17 years.
| The paper, which had written
’on it: Vol VII-—Thursday, April
19, 1860—Athens, Georgia, had
no name on it' because the top
section had been destroyed.
John H. Cristy was listed as edi
tor and proprietor.
A brief story carried in the
' paper on page two was, “The
young ladies of one of the vil
}lages of Jefferson county, Ohio
have adopted a novel method of
raising funds for charitable pur
poses.—At a late festival, a bevy
of the prettiest girls in the room
lforming a line, and for the price
lpaid down, permitted the gentle
man to take a runpsgy ki of the
lot.”
The four page paper had eight
columns and was abou}, the same
size as today’s papers. Only one
line headlines were used and
each was centered. All headlines
were in small type and two col
umns of the_front page were de
voted to advertisements.
The front page was filled with
poetry, other selections, and
stories from other newspapers.
There were some pictures
throughout the paper in the ads.
The subscription rate if paid in
advance was $2.00, but if it was
paid otherwise the rate was $3.00.
Three and a half columns on
the second page was devoted to
a meeting of the House of the
United States Congress and there
was much on the slavery issue,
some ads, and stories from other
papers.
#» The story on the meeting of
the city council was placed on
page three surrounded by letters
to the editor and ads. The Coun=
il authorized the Engine House
(fire station) to be put back in
shape from damage by fire. They
also appropriated SSO to each of
the Fire Companies—Hope No. 1
and Relief No. 2. Twenty-five
dollars was appropriated to the
Hook and Ladder Company. This
money was to be paid quagterly,
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Cool, steady gray eyes are the
outstanding feature of baby
faced, blonde, Elaine Townsend.
The 29-year-old Powell, Wyo,,
girl has the “bank” conces=
sion at the dice and chemin
de-fer tables in Havana, Cuba,
gambling casino. Hollywood is
going to make a movie out of the
fabuious career of the small
town girl who made good in the
gambling business.
In the (financial .report the
City was shown to have had
$™4.33 cash on hand.
The heading the paper gave
obituaries was — Died. Georgia
State Lotteries with total prizes
of $60,000 and SIOO,OOO were ad
vertised. They were to be man
aged by certain advertised com
panies.
The paper listed butter as be
ing very scarce, but gave the
price as 15 to 20 cents. It listed
eggs as 12 to 15 cents, chickens
20 to 25 cents, bacon sides 12 to
12 1-2 cents, hams 12 1-2 to 13
cents, shoulders 10 to 11 cents,
and lard 13 to 15 cents.
Cotton, per paie, was listed as
7 to 10 1-4 ents; flour, per bar
rel, was listed as $9.00 to $10.00;
wheat, per bushel, $1.25 to $1.50;
and wool 30 to 35 cents. Steel was
priced 10 to 25 cents and iron
6 1-2 to 10 cents.
A story was in the paper about
a meeting of strikers in Lynn,
Mass. The ads in the paper some
times had each line repeated
from three to ten times. Other
ads were all printed with no re
petition, some had pictures, and
most all of them were made-up
similiarly to present-day classi
fied ads. The entire fourth page
was for ads. Many goods were
advertised, including safes, books,
medidcines, hardware, foods,
watches, furniture.
If you have a hobby call this
writer at 3176 and let the Ban
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in Frankfurt, American Zone, check one of the big planes. (Photo by NEA-Acme staff correspondent
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JELLY GETS CAR IN JAM |
COPENHAGEN—(AP)—A car |
hit a tree near the road outside the
island of Funen. The front part of |
the car was smashed, but all mem- i
bers of the family inside escaped
injuries.
The cause of the accident was—
a dish with jelly. The dish had I and dive-bombed intothe juice.
been placed in the back of the car| The passengers tried to defend
together with other foods, and| (1) the jelly, (2) themselves. But
when the driver drove compara-|the bees struck back and buzzed
tively slowly through a village, |around while making furious at
several hundred bees were at-|tacks here and there. Result: the
tracted by the smell. They swarm- | driver lost control of the car and
ed through the open car window | subsequently struck a tree.
MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 1948,