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PAGE TEN University Helps Towns In Trouble BY CLAUDE DAVIDSON JR. Two outline maps of Georgia hang on the office walls of the University of Georgia's new vice president for services. On one are pin-pointed all the places which are touched by University services, places which include every county in Georgia. On the other map the counties remain, but the markings are the broad sweeps of a pendu- lum, tracing wide ares from the Chattahoochee to the Savannah. For three decades J. W. Fan- ning has done his share of pin- pointing the service of the state university to the people of the state. As a county agent, as a teacher of economic, and as a pioneer in the concept of com- munity and area development he has watched Georgia's slow and sometimes faltering eco- nomic development. In 1965 he has the equivalent of a mandate as the Universi- ty's vice resident for services to literally sweep the state in behalf of its development. With this mandate goes the opportu- nity to help people who are "tremendously concerned with a movement forward." Physically his job is one of di- rection and coordination of a wide variety of University agen- cies and institutes: the Georgia Center for Continuing Education and the Cooperative Extension Service to name but two. To meet the needs of this tre- mendous concern, he says that the University must organize its equally "tremendous" service team. "We are now beginning to or- ganize in terms of interlocking problems; the University is ex- amining its own resources in terms of adequacy to meet the broad demands brought by communities." When he became vice presi- dent, he continued to serve as director of the most far-reach- ing of the University's many in- stitutes-that for community and area development. It was through this institute that the University first began to assess and focus its total po- tential for the forward move- ment of an economy in terms of people. Staff members-geographers, economists, artists, sociologists, political scientists-were route to the basic University re- sources of knowledge and know- how. Through them he could take an intelligent and comprehen- his sive look for instance, at the problems of a faltering commu- nity. Was a given community in as poor circumstances as it thought, and if so what steps should it take? Economic development is the golden word," Fanning said, "but when you look at growth and what stimulates growth, you must go back to fundamen- tals." These fundamentals, all of which are necessary for this growth, range from natural re- sources to education, from gov- ernment to recreation. "These things are so com- monplace," Mr. Fanning says, "that some people seem to for- get them. No one of them alone is a golden key, and this has been a hard lesson for many Georgia communities to learn,' he said. "Many communities, in a hur- ry trying to increase their eco- nomic base, go off at tangents looking for an easy way out. There is no easy way out, only a long, hard pull. "A community is very much like an automobile. You can't put gas in the tank and expect it to run if it needs spark plugs or if its radiator is leaking. Mod- ern society demands that the various service arms of com- munities supplement each oth- er. At the University of Georgia resources must not only be di- rected toward the older prob- lems but to the new ones as well: "We at the University, as is true of Georgia communities, are now beginning to concern ourselves with such things as old age and the implications of such programs as medicare," Fanning said. His major undertaking in 1965 has been the organization on campus of an interdisciplinary committee to develop a confer- ence on community leadership. Composed of artists, econo- mists, lawyers and scientists, it is charged with the responsibili- ty of creating what might be de- scribed as a "do-it-yourself mir- ror" into which community leaders, young and old, may look at themselves and their communities. "Some towns will live and some will die," Fanning said. "But our philosophy must be that the people of a community can change their environment if they sincerely want to.. Our commitment at the University is to that end." Might Have Changed History Cleveland's Operation Kept Secret WASHINGTON (AP) Nowa- days a great white light of pub- licity beats upon presidential illnesses, keeping the public in- formed in minute detail. It was not always thus. Once a great white lie concealed from the people a surgical operation which, if known, might have altered U.S. history. On July 1, 1893, President Grover Cleveland sat strapped in a chair in the salon of a yacht and had part of a cancerous jaw cut out. It was not until 24 years later that the public learned the authentic story. The year 1893, when Cleve- land took office for a second term, was a panic year - hundreds of banks closing, busi- nesses failing, unemployment spreading. Cleveland, a "sound money man," blamed the Sher- man Silver Purchase Act, and felt that only he could get it re- pealed. The act required the Treasury to buy 4% million ounces of the white metal a month at the market price. Then notes must be issued against it, redeemable in silver or gold. As author John Stuart Martin retold the story in the October 1957 issue of the magazine American Heritage, most people took gold. U.S. gold reserves dwindled drastically. So Cleveland called for a spe- cial session of Congress for Aug. 7 to repeal the act. Meantime, he had been bothered by a "rough place" in the roof of his mouth. Doctors uttered the feared word "malignant" and Cleveland decided on an opera- tion. But he gruffly decreed utmost secrecy. Might not word of his ailment compound the panic? So it was an ultra-secret jour- ney that Cleveland embarked on by train to New York, by common carriage to the Bat- tery, then in the dim night by tender to the yacht Oneida, owned by Commodore Elias C. Benedict. The yacht proceeded though on a pleasure cruise, up the East River, through Hell Gate and to Long Island Sound. as There, as the vessel rode glas- sy-still waters, surgeons headed by Dr. Joseph Bryant, the top surgeon in New York, excised the cancerous tissue. Cleveland recovered quickly, and the Silver Act was repealed, despite three hours of oratory in its favor by Congressman Wil- liam Jennings Bryan. Meantime, a dentist present at the operation inadvertently leaked the news. Newsman E. J. Edwards got the tip, checked New Finance Company Opens In Normal Town Joe B. Cooper, Sr., president of Acceptance Corporation has announced the opening of a new finance service in the Normal Town area at 1377 Prince Ave. This office will be a branch of Joe Cooper's Finance Corpora- tion and will open under the name of Normal Finance Com- pany. Joe Cooper Jr. who has been in the downtown office since 1961 will manage this new of- fice. The new manager is mar- ried to the former Bonnie Chan- dler and they have one son, John, 3. Mrs. Cooper is em- ployed with the Graduate School of the University of Georgia. They attend the Providence Baptist Church. He is active as a member of the Athens Kiwan- is Club and the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce. JOE COOPER JR. Joe B. Cooper Sr. said George Blasingame will continue to manage the downtown office. Noy Double You Backante 1 Col Meats SPARRINGS Colonial Stores Santa Claus presents a check to Miss Jeannette Kinley of 85 Parkview, who won $1000 in the local store's Santa Claus contest. Prizes in the contest range from $5 Santa Comes Early Jones Creek Analyses Show No Health Hazards Investigation has revealed no health hazard in the water of Jones Creek, but further studies. are being made. These facts were disclosed at the quarterly meeting of the Clarke County Board of Health. The state Water Quality Con- trol Board and the local Health Department began a probe of the situation after residents along the stream complained of pollution, which they said was caused by water from the coun- ty oxidation pond flowing into. Jones Creek. The pond serves the county penal farm and the East Plaza Shopping Center. Health director Dr. G. B. Creagh said the Board of Health position is that oxidation ponds. are important as the communi- ty extends beyond present sew- age lines. He said other oxidation ponds in the county are operating sa- tisfactorily. The Health Department is in- stituting a new program, a health referral service for armed forces rejectees. Dr. Creagh said the role of the Health Department is rehabili- tating the rejectees. A subcommittee of the nine- county mental health planning organization centered in Athens is now formulating plans for an outpatient clinic, Dr. Creagh said. He said mental health ser- vices will probably be avail- able to additional counties if the counties desire. Creagh reported good prog- ress in a psychiatric clinic for children at the Health Depart- ment. Psychiatrist John Trice, M. D., is in charge of the clinic. The Board of Health is consid- ering beginning a diagnostic and evaluation clinic for tuber- culosis cases in a ten-county area. Dr. Creagh said prophylactic drugs offered by the Health De- partment to all contacts of known cases of Tuberculosis are playing a major role in pre- venting spread of the disease. Dr. Creagh said four cases of tuberculosis were discovered in the past three months, an unu- sually high number. The board passed a resolution of condolence for the late F. E. Mc Hugh, a member of the board at the time of his death. 5 0 Dr. Creagh reported the planned parenthood program is c functioning satisfactorily, with s it out, and the Philadelphia Press ran the story four weeks after the operation. But the White House denounced Ed- wards as a scandal-mongering scoundrel, and the false denial blanketed the truth.. In 1917, when most of the principals were dead, the de- tailed story came out in a book by Dr. William W. Keen, Phila- delphia oral surgeon who took part in the operation. about 305 mothers availing themselves of the service. Dr. Creagh's quarterly report on Health Department activities included comments on vaccina- tion and immunization, venereal disease, prenatal and child health care, crippled children's services, dental clinic, and dairy and food service. The health director said the incidence rate of venereal dis- ease in the county is at an all- time low. He said the area milk shed is on an honor roll which permits milk to be shipped interstate anywhere. Art Exhibit Opens Today An art exhibition featuring the work of Fay Beckett Wil- fong will open at the National Bank of Athens today. This is the seventeenth in a series of exhibitions that will extend to November 19. Mrs. Wilfong, a past president of the Association of Georgia Artists and the Athens Art Asso- ciation, has exhibited in several state and regional exhibitions in- eluding the Southeastern Annual Association of Georgia Artists, and the Annual Arts Festival of Atlanta. PEOPLE IN THE NEWS OMAHA, Neb. (AP) James A. Farley, posotmaster general under President Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1933 to 1940, has been honored by the National Association of Postmasters at the group's national convention. Farley, who was 77, last May 30, said Sunday he did not par- ticularly enjoy his role of elder statesman, adding: "I have found there are three stages in a man's life youth, middle age and that time when people say 'Heavens, but you're looking good!'" MANILA (AP) Rear Adm. Joseph W. Williams Jr. will take temporary command of the U.S. 7th Fleet in the absence of Vice Adm. Paul B. Blackburn Jr., the U.S. Navy says. Blackburn is undergoing med- ical treatment at the U.S. mili- tary hospital in Seoul, South Korea. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) --Minnesota Atty. Gen. Robert Mattson was injured in a duck hunting accident Sunday. Mattson, 41, was nicked on the back of the head by a shotgun charge as he hunted near Heron Lake. The injury wasn't consid- ered serious. 1-3: PARK LANE-available as a convertible and 4-dr. hardtop (below), as well as the 2-3r. hardtop (above) and 4-dr. Breezeway seden. There are 16 others: 4-6: MONTCLAIR-available as a 4-door hardtop and a 2-door hardtop (bottom), and 4-door sedan not illustrated, 7-12: MONTEREY-2-dr. hardtop and Breeze- way sedan shown below; 4-dr. hardtop. 2 and 4-dr. sedan and convertible also available. PARK LANE 2-DOOR HARDTOP 13-14: S-55-available as a convert- ible (shown) and a 2-door hardtop. 15-16: WAGONS-both Colony Park (shown) and Commuter have Dual Action Tailgate. Bronchial Asthma Formula Doctors Prescribe Most-Stops Choking Attacks in Minutes Opens Up Locked Bronchial Tubes and Keeps Them Open. Restores Normal Breathing Fast. Calms Panic. New York, N.Y.-There's a bright new outlook on life for asthmatics. Medical tests proved this modern formula actually ends attacks and restores normal breathing in min- utes. Prompt use helps prevent severe attacks from even starting. This formula is so effective doc- tors prescribe it more than any other. Yet it's so safe, taken as di- rected, it can be sold without pre- seription in most states. Just ask for Primatene Tablets. Primatene promptly opens up locked bronchial tubes and keeps them open. Trapped air is released. You can breathe in and out freely again. It loosens phlegm. Calms panic. Brings you back to normal fast. So look forward to freedom for hours from asthma spasms. Always carry Primatene with you. THE ATHENS BANNER-HERALD, ATHENS, GEORGIA to $1000. Miss Kinley is employed by General Time Corp. Broadus L. Patterson, manager of the local store, is with Miss Kinley and Santa. Now you know there are many ways to move ahead with Mercury. But number isn't all that counts. Notice that every single model shares. the same long, sleek, crisp lines-lines that give Mercury a classic distinction shared by no other car in its field. What else is new and distinctive? Mercury's smooth, poised, hushed ride-the finest Here is one way to move ahead with Mercury in the Lincoln Continental tradition WARREN C. THURMOND & SONS, INC. Atlanta 4-Lane Highway Athens, Ga. LINCOLN-MERCURY DIVISION Ford Business Sweeps To New Records AP Business News Analyst NEW YORK (AP) A fresh flood of profits is sweeping busi- ness toward new records. Early returns show that the summer months continued the upward surge that brightened the first half of the year. Of 104 mpanies to report so far on their most recent three-months performance, only 21 had slim- mer net incomes after taxes. than they had in the like period of 1964. As the third-quarter earnings announcements flow in the rest of this month in increasing vol- ue, signs are strong that the big gains of previous 1965 quar- ters will be matched. In the first three months of 1965 net profits topped year before figures by 16 per cent. In the second quarter the year-to-year gain was 17 per cent. The annual rate of $44 billion was reached in profits for the first quarter of 1965 and $44.5 billion in the second quarter. Betting is strong that the rate will have been topped in the third quarter and may mount still higher in the final three months. Bellwether of the companies reporting so far is mighty American Telephone & Tele- graph with a record profit of $445,930,000 in the three months ending August 31, a gain of 8.6 per cent over the $419,629,000 in the 1964 third quarter. Most of the companies report- ing so far have fiscal quarters ending on that same date, and a few close their books on July 31. Among the big earners al- ready reporting are Sears, Roe- buck with $70.5 million profit this year against $70.4 million last summer; Campbell Soup, $14.5 million this year and $14.1 million last. But International Harvester was an exception with $26.9 million in the 1965 quarter against $29.6 million the year before. Gainers this year include: Douglas Aircraft, with $4 mil- lion against $3.6 million; Aero- jet-General with $3.2 million against $2.6 million last year BACKACHE & SECONDARY TO TENSION KIDNEY IRRITATION After 21, common Kidney or Bladder Ir- ritations affect twice as many women as men and may make you tense and nervous from too frequent, burning or itching urination both day and night. Secondar- ily, you may lose sleep and suffer from Headaches, Backaches and feel old, tired, depressed. In such irritation, CYSTEX usually brings fast, relaxing comfort by curbing irritating germs in strong, acid urine and by analgesic pain relief. Get CYBTEX at druggists. Feel better fast. and Aveo Corporation with $5.9 million against $5.2 million. Beatrice Foods went to $4.8 million in the 1965 quarter from $4 million in the previous year; Grand Union to $2.5 million from $2 million; General Mills to $4.9 million from $4.7 million; H. J. Heinz to $3.8 million from $3.7 million; and Food Giant Markets to $1.97 million from $1.02 million. The reports are particularly cheering to businessmen and stock traders because earlier in the year many had feared that the upward trend in profits couldn't be maintained. If early reports are good indicators, this summer will have proved to be a record breaker. Sterchi Sales Up Net sales of Sterchi Bros. Stores, Inc. for September were $1,694,359, exceeding last year's sales for the same month by $169,250 or 11.1 per cent. The Athens store is one of 53 owned by the company. this side of the Lincoln Continental. Then there's Mercury performance, ranging up to a magnifi- cently responsive Super Marauder 428 V-8. To add to your pleasure and convenience, Mercury offers a long list of luxury options. For example: music from a Stereo-Sonic Tape System that plays 70-minute plug-in cartridges. Power front EUREKA "LIGHTWEIGHT" WEEK INTRODUCING New Eureka Lightweight Cleaner PRESENTING New Lightweight Low Price SEE... 5-WAY CLEANING ACTION Sweeps and dusts under furniture Puts cleaning power on all 4 sides of the new nozzle, as the brush combs the nap. Whisks corners clean For fast everyday cleaning Cleans Rugs-Carpeting -Wood-Tile Floors • Swivel Nozzle Brush adjusts Model 100-A to any rug pile ONLY Weighs only 7 lbs. Sanitized Disposable Dust Bag $24.95 Hangs on a Hook Lifetime Lubrication ⚫UL Approved $3.39 a month GEORGIA POWER COMPANY disc brakes. Vinyl-covered Oxford Roof. Corner- ing lights. And more. Every one a reason to... Move ahead with Mercury in the Lincoln Continental tradition MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1965 TODAY IN HISTORY By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Today is Monday, Oct. 11, the 284th day of 1965. There are 81 days left in the year. Today's highlight in history: On this date in 1811, the first steam ferry in the world was established between New York and Hoboken, N.J. On this date In 1884, Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born. In 1887, the first accurate add- ing machine was patented by Eugene Felt. In 1890, the Daughters of the American Revolution was or- ganized in Washington, D.C. In 1939, a trade treaty was concluded between Britain and Russia. In 1941, women and children were evacuated from Moscow. Ten years ago - President Dwight D. Eisenhower, recover- ing from a heart attack, began to resume the duties of the pres- idency. Five years ago The U.N. General Assembly rejected So- viet Premier Nikita Khru- shchev's demand that it take up the question of disarmament immediately. On eyear ago-A conference of the leaders of 47 neutralist nations ended in Cairo.
