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THURSDAY. JULY 14. 1949
THE JACKSON HERALD
$1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Entered at The Jefferson Pott Office
A* Second-Class Mail Matter
ALONG THE WAY
For several years we have advo
cated a sales tax. We know it is not
a popular method of raising rev
enue, but such a tax will produce
sufficient public funds to satisfy
necessary demands and to meet
acute emergencies, the most import
ant of which at this time is Old Age
Pensions None of those on the pen
sion roll should be severed. They
were placed there by the Welfare
Boards of different counties and it
is presumed all these on the roll are
well worthy of pensions. We know
Jackson County’s Board and its of
ficers for example, are composed of
high type and conscientious citizens.
In the next place a sales tax of
about 2 per cent will be no great
burden on anyone. Some benefic
iaries of tax money who now bear
little or no burden of government
will help bear some of it’s responsi
bilities on their shoulder.
The sales tax has been tried in
several states, none of which have
made any serious efforts to repeal it.
Says the Atlanta Journal:
“The state is in a deplorable plight,
and if it would meet its responsi
bilities, the only solution is a sales
tax.
“We recognize the objections in
theory to such a tax. But we wonder
if a sales tax would not obtain rev
enue from many people who are
now escaping any fair share in
meeting the state’s needs—and if
much of the sales tax revenue
would not come from the very
people would benefit most by the
increased appropriations.
“Other Southern states, notably
North Carolina, Mississippi and
Tennessee, have had a satisfactory
experience with the sales tax. Many
students of taxation think Georgia
will never be able to support its
schools and other services adequate
ly without such a levy; and that in
the long run it would prove an ex
cellent investment.
“Certainly, in seeking new rev
enue, the General Assembly should
consider this source as well as
others.”
We are glad to see that our level
headed, fair-minded and patriotic
contemporary, the Atlanta Journal,
favors a sales tax which should be a
part of the tax system when the tax
'laws of Georgia are revised by the
General Assembly. The income tax
Act should be modified so that the
exemptins are less and the rate is
a little higher. A sales tax and a
revised incme tax with the sources
of revenue already provided will,‘in
our opinion, meet every financial
need of the State. A general revis
ion of tax measures will not prob
AdvtrHstmui
f-om where I sit... Joe Marsh
A Good Pilot "Keeps His
Feet on the Ground"
Buck Childs flew for the Navy,
and after the war bought a light
plane for crop-dnsting. Now he’a
got another one —for passengers
and hurry-up freight.
Saw him at the Post Office and
rwaarked on hit fine record. Said
he must be a crack pilot to fly
•early all the time —in good
weather or.4n some not-so-good—
without ever an accident.
Buck grinned. “Plenty of fellow*
•around are as asperieneed as I am
t Aping. But I tet have aeei*
•deats because I don't inks ehsnrea
1 spend more thaaahecking engines
ably be done by a special session
of the General Assembly, if one is
convened by the Governor, but by
the regular session which will meet
in January, 1950.
It seems to us that a special ses
sion should be called to secure as
early as possible emergency funds
especially for old people. If the
State , will appropriate three and
one-half million dollars for old age
pensions, the U. S. will match with
double that amount and ten million
dollars will take care of many poor
and needy aged and certain class
of children. There is a vociferous
demand now for emergency money
and it should be promptly raised
which probably will be done by in
creasing some taxes, such as liquor,
tobacco and other luxury taxes now
on the statute books of Georgia. Cft
course there are other causes—
Education,* health, roads, hospitals,
etc., that need additional funds, but
old age pension money is a dire
necessity. The efforts of Governor
Herman Talmadge to meet this sit
uation deserve commendation and
cooperation of patriotic citizens.
Governor Talmadge said that the
additional funds are needed for the
department to comply with changes
in federal regulations. Previously
the State was able to place a ceil
ing on the number, of persons re
ceiving assistance.
Mr. Talmadge pointed out that
since 1946 Georgia’s old age assist
ance recipients have increased by
28,058 to a current total of 93,962.
The number of new applications are
on the increase and now average
about 1,900 a month.
“In spite of the fact that my ad
ministration has provided more
money for the Welfare Department
than at any time in history, the rap
idly expanding list of applicants eli
gible for assistance have exhausted
the present state appropriation of
87,200,000,” the governor added.
“This figure si an increase of $612,-
000 over the-amount expended dur
ing the last full fiscal year of the
preceding administration.”
“Unless new and additional funds
are forthcoming a drastic tighten
ing of eligibility requirements,
which will result in some 15,000 old
folks being removed from the pen
sion rolls to make room for other
eligible applicants, will have to take
place in August.
“The only answer to this grave
emergency is the provision of addi
tional funds for our old folks im
mediately.”
The governor’s program for new
revenue will hinge upon two-cent
increases in existing levies on gaso-
and equipment than I do in the air.
It’s one business where you just
can’t let things slide.”
From where 1 sit, there’s no busi
ness where you can let things slide
and still stay right up there. That’s
why the tavern owners, like Buck,
spend a lot of time checking up
seeing to it that beer is sold in the
right surroundings. They know
when you “let things slide" you’re
due for an “unhappy landing.”
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The Jackson Herald, Jefferson, Georgia
Official Organ of Jackson County
John N. Holder Editor
Mrs. John N. Holder Asso. Editor
JEFFERSON, JACKSON COUNTY, GA.
line, beer, wine, cigars and cigar
ettes.
We received the following letter
from Holland from Clem A. B.
van Teeseling:
Dear Sir,
Let us have the intros over and
done with: Clem A. B. vanTeeseling,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, that’s
my moniker.
I’m a married guy, all right, with
two sweet kids. If my age is of any
interest to you, well, it’s thirty, not
a bad age to do things and be of
service to others and to you.
That’s to say, if you want a corre
spondent of your own in Western
Europe to report on what’s happen
ing there.
I can do the trick for you, I and
my small staff of Johnnys on the
spot, all experienced legmen.
But why? I’ll tell you what the
score is.
You’re a good businessman, that’s
straight, and I guess you know just
what it takes to make your paper a
humdinger, to let your readers have
a close-up view of what is happen
ing in this troubled world of ours.
And you want to keep your costs
down!
Did you know you could have
your special correspondent in
Europe at ONE dollar a week?
Are you kidding me, you’re bound
to say, that’s peanuts.
TEESELING.
Since we hteve no subscribers, no
advertisers, no acquaintances, no
relatives in Holland, we are not
availing ourselves of this man’s of
fer. Our readers as well as the Edit
ors of this paper will enjoy reading
our own Jackson County corre
spondents more than this one in
far away Holland. However, we
must say the man’s writes a good
letter.
Former Night Marshall M. H.
Bailey has sufficiently recovered
from his recent illness to ride over
to the city. When he drove to our
office door one day last week, it
gave us pleasure to go out and give
him greetings. We hope he will soon
be restored to his wonted health.
His many friends are pulling strong
for him.
Ed Caldwell and wife, of Monroe,
recently paid our office a visit,
which we very much appreciated.
For many years this couple owned
and edited the Walton News of Mon
roe, and made it one of the best
papers of the Georgia Press. It was
on account of ill health that caused
Mr. Caldwell to retire from the
newspaper business. Both Mr. and
Mrs. Caldwell have our very best
wishes. Mrs. Caldwell is the former
Miss Kate Troutt, daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. N. G. Troutt.
One of the largest cucumbers ever
grown in Jackson County soil was
presented to us this week by Dr. J.
Ralph Ellington. He said, “This is
a sample of my wife’s first efforts
gardening.” Dr. and Mrs. Ellington
have a commodious and beautiful
home on Dickson street, to which
they moved only a few months ago.
In a very brief period they have de
veloped a garden that awakes the
admiration of all who have had the
opportunity of seeing it
While writing this column this
week the thermometer is 92. A man
•just left our office who said to us,
“You sure do seem hot.” ‘’Yes,” said
we, “but just think of the men out
in the field pipwing. When we think
of them we feel like saying: It is
about layin’ by time in old Gawgy.”
A tourist stopped a few nights ago
for supper at Buck Marlowe’s Cafe
and called for coffee. As he sipped
this Brazilian product he said to
Buck, ‘“Looks like rain.” Buck said
nothing. Again he said, “Looks like
rain.” Whereupon Buck said, “It
smells like coffee and tastes like
coffee to me!”
JOHN ROBERT JONES
John Robert Jones, machinist’s
mate, first class, USN, of Route 3,
Jefferson, Ga., is scheduled to ar
rive at the Island of Crete, July 16,
as a crew member aboard the de
stroyer tender USS Yellowstone for
a five-day visit.
In his peaceful “invasion” of the
island, whose history is traced to
2000 B. C., he follows in the foot
steps of Greek, Roman, Byzantian
and Turkish invaders of old.
More recent history found Crete
the scene of paratroop landings in
the last war that made airborne in
vasion history. It was there that
ex-heavyweight champion Max
Schmeling was injured during a
JUmp with Nazi paratroopers.
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