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► By F. B. Anderson
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TALENTS
The parables of Jesus are perennial, they continue to
stick around. The secret of their longevity is their bearing
on the fundamentals of life. One of the best stories told
in the Gospels is about the financing of three managerial
entrepreneurs by their boss, who was leaving on a trip.
The top man drew an advance of five talents, the middle
fellow got two, and the third servant, one.
The first manager traded, and gained five more talents
to double his money. Just like that, but we can be sure
that Jesus discoursed at length, in much greater detail,
inhis activities. Our Gospel writers were not blessed with
our copious supplies of paper, so they perforce capsuled
the story and reported little more than a headline.
Our No. 1 man did not buy the corner at Main and Most,
and hold on to it until the next buyer offered ten talents
for it. That would have been passive hoarding of invest
ment. If all entrepreneurs behaved in this way, we would
have no commerce, no trade, no work. We can imagine
that this first servant may have invested in the process
ing of food, clothing and other goods, in providing ser
vices his customers could use in some way.
Transport and distribution of finished articles and raw
materials are other activities, essential to the trading
which allows men to specialize in what they can best
produce, and thus multiply their output considerably.
And some of the five talent stake may have gone to
finance subcontractors, who would carry out the work our
manager could not find the time or the manpower to
handle. All together, the first servant was good for
people; he provided employment and useful goods and
services.
The second servant commanded only two talents, in
accordance with his estimated ability. His activities
were similar to the front runner’s, on a smaller scale,
but he would put in comparable time and effort. Yet
even he did double his money. He was diligent, and
careful.
But the third servant was never diligent; he was only
careful. We can imagine the boss was somewhat dubious
about granting this drone control of even one talent, yet
he was inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt. But
his inert protege, beset with ossifying reasoning powers,
proceeded to crawl into a hole. He buried his talent to
avert loss, and awaited the return of the master.
Such craven irresponsibility is reminiscent of the
hoarders of capital back in the thirties, in the Great
Depression. They allowed 25 per cent of the nation’s
work force to go into unemployment, rather than risk
a nickel to put men to work. And even the remaining 75
per cent of the work force too often were cut to a three
or four day week, not fully employed.
President Hoover tried valiantly to urge the nation back
to work, but he lacked the ingenuity and the leadership
to turn the trick. True, he had amassed a fortune of
several millions, which served as credentials for lead
ership, but credentials alone do not lead to top notch
ideas. President Roosevelt, who missed the advantages
of coming up the hard way, from poverty, did not do much
better. He had a residue of some nine million unemployed
even in 1939.
(More next time.)
(c)1972 F. B. Anderson
EDITORIAL
We Never Make
Any Mistakes
(Reprinted from THE VANGUARD, Oxfordshire, England)
Theodore Roosevelt said: “Show me a man who makes no
mistakes and I will show you a man who doesn’t do things.”
We pay a heavy price for fear of failure. It is an obstacle to
growth. It assures the progressive narrowing of the personality
and prevents exploration and experimentation. There is no
learning without some difficulty and some fumbling. If you want
to keep learning, you must keep risking failure-all your life.
Fear of failure breeds timidity. It makes people hesitate. It
encourages them to turn their backs on challenges and
innovation. The issue at stake is not failure itself. It is a question
of attitude. A person’s attitude can strengthen or destroy him.
If a person regards each mistake as a setback in his struggles for
achievement, this is exactly what it will become-a setback. If he
looks on mistakes as building blocks, instead of fumbling blocks,
his failures will strengthen him.
The successful person appreciates the fact that failure is
nothing more than a state of mind. He believes that the way to
greet failure is not with fear, but with curiosity. Why did the
mistake happen? How can I best avoid it again?
The person who hears-making mistakes too much to risk
making them obviously won’t make any. But neither will he learn
to grow, we will stand still or slide backward. The status of a
person who plays it too safe will be in greater jeopardy then that
of his more venturesome counterpart.
Mistakes should be considered as guideposts, direction finders
in the search for the most elusive of all goals-perfection. Man
will always make mistakes as long as he continues to strive for a
goal.
BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE
Brantley County — Land of Forest Products, Naval Stores, Tobacco, Livestock, Honey, Hunting, Fishing — and Progressive People,
THIS WE BELIEVE IF YOU FIRST SUBMIT, YOU WILL LATER SURRENDER. ”, . . and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore. Ephesians6:l3.l4
Talmadge Wins
Approval toProtect
U. S. Sen. Herman E, Talmadge has won Senate approval
of an amendment to protect private businesses against pos
sible unfair practices by the proposed new consumer pro
tection agency.
The Georgia senior senator’s amendment was adopted as
part of the Consumer Safety Act of 1072, winning by a vote
of 69 . 10.
The bill would allow the government to ban products which
pose an unreasonable hazard to health when it cannot be
corrected through manufacturing , although there are pro
visions for appeals to the federal courts.
Under Sen. Talmadge’s amendment , if the court under
such an appeal overturned the action banning product, it must
then determine whether or not the Consumer Protection A
gency decision constituted an abuse of discreation. On a
finding of abuse, the manufacturer would be awarded dama
ges, plus attorney’s fees.
“ No one is more aware than I of the need to provide in
creased protection to the American consumer,” Talmadge
said. “ I supported this bill when it passed the Senate. But
we must realize that the banning of an entire line of pro
ducts could frequently result in the closing of one or more
plants.
“ Many jobs will be lost, and whole businesses may go
under. The purpose of my amendment is to provide the
American businessman with some protection against the pos
sible abuse of discreation by a governmental official.
” I particularly wanted to do something to protect the
small businessmen of this country. I believe that it is in the
best interests of all Americans that this bill will be enforced
in a fair and reasonable manner.”
Sen. Warren Magnuson, D • Wash., long a champion of con
sumer interests who offered the bill, said of the amendment:
“ As the senator ( Talmadge ) points out, it isonly fair
to the people to be made whole if something happens to them,
if an administrator abuses his authority or his power. I
think it is common justice.
Maddox Delivers
Message to Wallace
When Lt. Gov. Lester G. Maddox went to Mobile, Ala.,
the other day he carried with him the best wishes of the
Georgia General Assembly to Gov. George C. Wallace.
The Lt. Gov. presented a resolution to a Wallace asso
ciate at a fish fry sponsored by the Wallace Mobile Cam
paign Headquarters.
The resolution was signed by each member of the Georgia
House and Senate, in addition to the speaker of the House
and the Lt. Gov. The text of the resolution follows:
“ Wishing a rapid and full recovery to Gov. Wallace of
Ala., and for other purposes.
“ Whereas, Gov. Wallace fell victim to an assailant’s
bullet intended to extinguish or silence the expression of
dissent which has so forcefully and articulately been es
poused during Gov. Wallace’s campaign for the Presidency
of the United States; and
“ Whereas, Gov. Wallace, although gravely wounded and
temporarily paralyzed by the attempted assassination, has
not lost his will to challenge the forces which so ardently
believes threaten the very existence of this Nation as a
constitutional democracyjand
“ Whereas, the thoughts and prayers of all men of good
will, regardless of political affiliation or ideoligical per
suasion, are with the ‘ fighting judge ’ during this critical
period of his convalescence; and
“ Whereas, the people of Georgia and the United States
are deeply saddened and indignantly outraged at the sense
less and tragic attempt to snuff out the life of one of the
greatest sons of the State of Alabama and of these United Sta
tes of America.
“ Now, therefore, be it resolved by the undersigned members
of the General Assembly of Georgia that we, being deeply
concerned about the consequences of the tragedy which occ
urred in Laurel, Md., on May 15, 1972, do hereby express
to Gov. Wallace and his family every wish for a rapid and
complete recovery from the wounds from which he now suf
fers.”
Simon Grantham
Seeks Re-election
This is to announce that I
am a candidate for re-election
as State Representative Post
One, District 127, serving as
Representative from Coffee
County at present time. I con
sider it a great honor to be
serving on th-' * ” ‘ng com-
THE BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE, NAHUNTA, GEORGIA, JULY 6, 1972
mittees in the House of Re
presentatives, Agriculture, Ga
me and Fish, Welfare , and
2 sub- committees.
Your vote and support in my
be-half will be greatly appreci
ated.
( p d. Adv.) Simon Grantham
Mr. Wayne beaman, presenting George Dryden with the William Miller Chapter, SAR,
(Sons of American Revolution) Award during the annual B. C. H. S. Honor's Dayprogram.
Recipients of the award are chosenfor their leadership, good citizens ship, and intergity.
The receivers of the award are selected by their classmates and teachers.
George is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Dryden of Hoboken, Ga.
New Auto Store Opened Here
Opened for business on July
5, in Nahunta was a new store
operating under the name of
Western Auto Store. Operato
re are Mr. and Mrs. David
Murphy from Scriven, Ga.
“We service what we sell",
said Mr. Murphy to all his
first coustomers. Our store
will be open from 8.00 a.m.
to 6.30 and untill 8.00 on Sat.
Gambrell, McGovern Are
ATLANTA (PRN)
Former Governor Ernest
Vandiver charged last week
that Georgia’s appointed
senator and presidential
candidate George McGovern
are “political bedfellows.”
“We have heard that politics
make strange bedfellows - and
lately in Georgia, strange
houseguests,” he told the
Atlanta Jaycees. “We have an
appointed senator from
Georgia who seems to be a
political bedfellow of George
McGovern’s.
“They certainly have been
bedfellows in pushing so-called
reform of the Democratic
Party ...
“The appointed senator also
professes concern for
Georgia’s economy, but yet he
voted With McGovern aeaintt
MR. AND MRS. DAVID MURPHY
Mr. Murphy is a former
resident of Screven and has
been engaged in farming, work
ed at Cape Kennedy in Titus
ville, Fla., he also spent two
and a half years in the U.S
Navy with a tour of Vietnam.
Mrs. Joan Murphy is a for
mer resident of Fernandina
Beach, Fla., and is a 1967
graduate of Fernandina Beach
“Bedfellows” - Vandiver
the Supersonic Transport and
the many jobs it could have
meant for Lockheed in the
way of sub-contracts ...
“McGovern and Gambrell
are truly wonders of wonders.
“They are marvels of
marvels.
“They can take any side of
any issue and tomorrow
switch that position with ease.
“Where does McGovern
stand on the issues?
“Where does the appointed
senator stand? Is he liberal in
conservative clothing or a
conservative in liberal
clothing?
“Do you know? Does
anyone know?
“He talks one way in
Georgia and votes another in
Washington.
‘‘He » trvinw to run with
OFFICIAL ORGAN BRANTLEY COUNTY AND CITY OF NAHUNTA
High School. She has been
previously employed as a book-
keeper.
They have one son Timothy
David who is 13 months old.
Mr. and Mrs. Murphy are
presently living in Hoboken, Ga.
Mr. Murphy’s parents are
Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Murphy
from Screven, Ga., where Mr.
Murphy is engaged in farming.
the hares and the hounds, and
you all know that is
impossible ...
‘‘Georgians occasionally
have been fooled by such
hypocrisy but not very often.
“There is an old saying on
this subject: ‘Fool me once,
shame on you. Fool me twice,
shame on me.’
“I don’t think our people
are going to be fooled either
by McGovern or his political
bedfellow.”
Vandiver blasted
Wednesday’s summer removal
of two pro-Wallace delegates
on the Georgia Democratic
Convention delegation and
their replacement with
McGovern agents.
“They piously preach about
turning the party over to the
noonlr bu‘ th» onlv
MEMBER
Aaaoclatlon - Founds 1999
He is also a boilermaker.
Mrs. Murphy’s parents are
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Jones
from Yulee, Fla. Mr. Jones
is a carpenter and Mrs. Jones
is a Book-keeper.
David and Joanstated that the
store will service all of Brant,
ley County and will be open all
day on Wednesday.
they are talking about are
McGovern people,” he
said . . .“Their tactics bear
ominous resemblance to those
employed under Nazi and
Communist dictatorships.
“I can only fear for the
future of our country if the
strange and alien forces are
allowed to come to power in
Washington. For it becomes
increasingly clear that
McGovern and his left-wing
followers do not merely want
to change the America we
know. They want and mean to
destroy it. They must not be
permitted to do so. Vandiver
also said that the Supreme
Court decision overturning the
death penalty is a further
indication of the leftward drift
that this country is taking.
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