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Newspaper Page TextRepresentatives announce wrap-up of 1973 session The Georgia House of Rep resentatives dealt with legis lation ranging from Appro priations to Zoning during the 1973 General Assembly sess ion. Highlights included a re cord $1.6 billion appro priations bill, SSO million in property tax relief, a no fault auto liability insurance measure and consumer and environmental protection leg islation. The SSO million in tax re lief for proprty owners — with at least half of that guaranteed to go to home owners-was part of the fis cal 1974 appropriations bill, which included more than $250 m illion in new or expanded programs. Os that new spend ing, some SIOB million went to new or enriched education, al programs. Education legislation, wh ich Education Committee Ch airman Bob Farrar of DeKalb finest ever, included passage of House Bill 57, which cre ates a special assistance fund and a distribution formula for poorer school systems. No funds were appropriated this year, although lapsed ed. ucational money likely will furnish partial funding. Ano ther measure provides for one additional vocational teacher for every three vocational teachers now under contract. House Bill 39 authorizes a health insurance program for teachers. Several key retire ment bills are designed to as sist teachers, including a re duction in the vesting per iod from 20 to 10 years. Other bills increase retire ment benefit for non - pro fessional employees, allow lo cal school systems to accrue capital outlay funds from year to year, and raise the limit for college student loans from $1,200 to $2,500 a year. It was an extremely pro ductive session for judicial matters. The death penalty was re-established in the state. The unsworn statement in criminal cases was abol ished. Local gasoline dealers were given their “ day in court ”. The State Board of Pardons and Paroles mem bership was increased from three to five. Possession of a deadly weapon by an inmate MAKE Illi TRACKS WITH A i (Citizens J| _ Bank J ’ALTO LOAN S’ ■ Our loan officer knows that making auto loans is a good way to win friends and accommodate customers. That's why he • makes getting a Citizens Bank auto loan such a pleasant experience. If you're in the market for a new car, make tracks to Citizens Bank. Afterwards, if you do any walking, it'll be for fun! | THE CITIZENS BANK » MEMBER FDIC FOLKSTON • NAHUNTA • HOBOKEN was made a felony. A State Court of Claims was created. And, a long.sought measure establishing a unified judicial system in Georgia-designed to bring more efficiency to the court system—was pass, ed. Additionally, a major con sumer protection bill, aimed at cracking down on shoddy merchandising practices and nicknamed “ the little FTC bill ” passed the House but is being held in the Senate for further study. Also, a “ no-fault divorce” bill, establishinga new ground for divorce—that the marriage is irretrievably broken—won approval. The much-debated Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was re tained in the House Special Judiciary Committee for fur ther study. In highway legislation, a 333 page Highway Code was ap proved to recodify and mod ernize the laws governing Georgia roads. The House also authorized the State De partment of Transportation to handle mass transporta tion grants to cities andcoun ties and legislation was pass ed authorizing right turns on red when the proper signs are present. The House passed a no-fault automobile insurance meas ure which carried a manda tory reduction in auto insur ance rates. The measure was held in the Senate for further study, however. The importation of certain animals into the state will be more closely regulated, fl uoridation of drinking water in cities of 5,000 or more will be required and a new abortion code was estab, lished. Another measure re quires the inspection of tim. ber and timber products as it relates to the treatment by creosote and penta treating companies to guarantee that timber is treated properly. The House gave home wine and beer makers a break by allowing the production of up to 200 gallons of each for personal consumption without license or tax. In other alcoholic beverage matters, a uniform tax on beer was approved by the House as was a bill allowing local govern. ments to determine how far a mixed drink establishment must be located from schools and churches. In the field of banks and banking, a proposed consum. er protection bill affecting credit was held for further study and a joint House • Senate committee will work during the interim to per fect a measure completely revising Georgia’s banking code. On the human relations side, legislation completely regulating day care center and foster family homes pass ed the House and so did a measure increasing the penalty for fraud in obtaining food stamps and medical as. sistance in amounts over SSOO to a felony status. In defense and veterans as. fairs, “ civil defense ” was re-defined to include all em er genicies and disasters. The House okayed a bill to give civil liability immunity to th ose who provide shelter for CD agencies and purposes. And, both houses agreed to give National Guardsmen free license plates. In the field of taxes, in ad dition to the SSO million prop erty tax relief a measure restoring the exemption from ad valorem for all non-profit hospitals was approved. House speaker George L. Smith II of Swainsboro call ed the 1973 session “ one of the best I’ve ever par ticipated in ”. He noted that a number of House com mittees will work during the interim between now and the 1974 session to perfect legis lation introduced this year. OFF CAMPUS CENTER REGISTRATION SPRING QUARTEI of Accounting, Economics, Business Law, and Business Management courses. Per sons wanting more informa tion on the certificate pro gram should contact Robert L, Stakes, Academic Co-or dinator. Students wishing to enroll should come by the Center at 1007 Mary street or call 283-9222 for more informa tion. Heart fund makes record in drive We have now deposited over SBOO.OO in the Heart - Fund, plus two memorials of ten dollars each that is accredi ted to us. We want to thank everyone again for their support and especially the workers that N. Y. C. HELPS WITH HEART FUND DRIVE Under the Supervision of Mr. Herbert Colvin the N.Y.C. students collected over $70.00 for our Heart . Fund. This was a very good cause and Sen. Nunn’s Would Curb Paperwork For Businessmen WASHINGTON, D.C. (PRN) - Georgia senator Sam Nu nn has co-sponsored legislation coming out of the Senate Small Business Committee aimed at reducing the mounting paperwork burden placed on the nation’s small businessmen by the federal government. Nunn, a newly appointed member of the Small Business Committee, said “the government is burying the average businessman under an avalanche of paper.” “Congressional Committees must face up to the fact that the federal paperwork burden is costing American small businesses and the general public 50 billion dollars annually,” the Georgia senator said. Senator Nunn cited statistics that show “the amount of paper forms flowing into federal agencies from businessmen each year fills 4V4 million cubic feet of space. Storage alone costs an estimated 8 billion dollars annually.” “The federal bureaucracy generates more than 2 billion public use forms yearly,” he stated. “This makes ten forms to be filled out by every man, woman and child across the country.” Nunn joined Senator Thomas Mclntyre (I>—N.H.) and committee chairman, Stuckey supports small foresters A bill to assist small for. est landowners in the pro. tection, development and man. agement of their land was in. troduced today in the House by Bth District Rep. W. S. ( Bill ) Stuckey, Jr. The legislation will author, ize the Secretary of Agricul ture to develop and carry >ut a forestry incentives pro gram to encourage small non industrial and nonfederalpub. lie forest landowners to in crease the potential of their land. The Forestry Incentives Act will set up a cost shar. ing program to provide for the planting of trees on nonforest cutover and understocked for est lands as well as provide for the protection and im provement of watersheds, for. age values, fish and wild . life habitat. The funds may also be used for enhancing recreational opportunities a vailable on the land. Existing state and local committees will be used to administer the program. The committees will supple • mented by the participation of landowners, private forest X keeneye's tips ON SHOOTING . Know your state game laws. < ' C- • Be familiar with W - opening and closing dates ▼ vv and with bag limits. UM V M It helps to carry a copy of the regulations v r — with you in the field. Distributed as s public sarvics by National Rifl* Association helped us. Also remember to call on the Heart Associ ation if you have a need. Thanks Again. Louise Hendrix, Chairman. Leila H. Turner, Co. Chrm. George Brantley, Treas . gave them a chance to help with a County Project. Th anks to the N.Y.C. students for doing a good job. Louise Hendrix, Chairman . Bill Senator Alan Bible (D—Neb.) in backing the measure which requires all congressional committees to weigh the impact new legislation will have on businessmen in the form of new paperwork requirements. The main source of proliferation of government forms remains in the executive branch under the broad discretion given to the Nunn said the bill should create a “new awareness on the part of members of Congress and their staffs of the present intolerable paperwork burden facing small businessmen and hopefully lead to a reduction in the wasteful, confusing and all to often, needless number of federal forms and reports.” executive branch by laws passed in Congress according to Nunn. To really get to the heart of the paperwork problem Congress will need the full cooperation of the executive branch. “Obviously, this bill alone will not solve the problem,” he said, “but it is a step in the right direction.” Senator Nunn indicated that he will support a number of other measures this session which are also aimed at reducing federal paperwork requirements. managers or consultants, sta te forestry officials and oth ers. In his remarks on the floor of the House, Rep. Stuckey said “ there is a strong need now for a cooperative federal, private landowner program.” " Basically it’s a matter of economics,” he said. “The Nation’s growing demands on forests and related land re sources can’t be met by in tensive management of fed eral lands and industrial for ests alone.” “ There are 30 million acres of non-indust .al pri vate forest land and 29 mil lion acres of nonfederal pub lic forest land. This repre sents 65 percent of the Na tion’s total forest resources available for timber, water, fish, wildlife and outdoor re creational opportunities. His torically the level of protect ion and management of these forest lands has been low.” “ The South is going to be a tremendous wood center in the future and landowners need to be doing all they can to get full use of their forest land. 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. E.D. Warren were honored by their child ren on their Golden Wedding Anniversary February 25, 19. 73 from 2 to 5 p.m. Mrs. Warren will be re membered by her many fri. ends as Lola Herrin. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. S.L. Herrin of Nahunta. They were married in Feb ruary in Nahunta by W.M. r Woodall’s ITT Mobile Homes,lnc. MOBILE HOME LIVING! The Most Modern, Convenient & Economical Housing We Offer The Best Selections & The Best Prices All The Time Not Just "Once In-A-While" Specials Start Your "Easy Living" Today Call 462-6100 301 North Nahunta Page 3 The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., March 22, 1973 ’< Roberson in 1923, who was Ordinary of Brantley County. The children are Thomas Warren, Columbia, S.C.,Mrs. Virginia Verhaeghe, Burton, S.C., Mrs. Doris Mayo, Bur. ton , S.C., Eddie Warren, Walterboro, S.C., and Car roll Warren, Walterboro , S.C. A lovely reception was held at the home of Eddie Warren. The cake was baked by the honoree and decorated by her daughter, Mrs. Doris Mayo. Out of town guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Collis High smith, Nahunta, Mrs. Jimmy Wainright and Alan of Br- * unswick, Mr. and Mrs. Glynn ’ , Warren, North Charleston, S.C., Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wa rren, Burton, S.C., and Mrs. Jack Shelby, Burton, S.C.