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C. 0. Baker To
Be Candidate
Will Enter Race
For Governor
C. O. (Fat) Baker, Athens at¬
torney and member of the Geor¬
gia Legislature, announced Tues¬
day that he will be a candidate
for governor in the Democratic
primary.
In making his announcement,
he said if elected governor, he
will finance the Minimum Foun¬
dation Program for Education,
provide vocational training for
children who do not go to col¬
lege, and provide equal but sep¬
arate schools for Negroes rather
C. 0. (Fat) Baker
announces his candidacy for
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C. O. (FAT) BAKER *.
Honest Capable Efficient
Your vote and support will be appreciated
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than be forced to have them at¬
tend white schools.
Baker said he would recom¬
mend a program of complete tax
revision to the General Assembly
by:
1. Reducing the gasoline tax to
4 cents per gallon. 2. Reducing
the corporation tax to 5!£ per
cent. 3. Reducing the cigarette ;
tax to 3 cents per package. 4. j ■
Reducing the whiskey tax to
$2.50 per wine gallon. 5. i
Withdrawing from the ad valorem
field and repealing the “nusiance”
taxes. 6. Enacting a 3 per cent
sales tax with no exemptions. 7.
Raising the rate on personal in¬
come tax to 3 per cent on the
first $5,000.
He further advocated equaliza¬
tion of all old age pensions and
providing a home for old people
JHE CAIRO MESSENGER. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 17, 1950
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to take all old people out of the
Milledgeville State Hospital ex¬
cept those suffering mental dis¬
orders.
He promised that he would
practice strict economy and hon¬
esty in carrying on the state’s
business. He said he can reduce
the number of state employees
by at least 1,500 persons.
Baker also promised to build
highways according to the need
and build highways that will
stand the traffic. He said some
Georgia highways have needed
repair at one end before the other
end was completed. He advocates
an express highway along Route
41 from Chattanooga to Florida.
The Clarke County Legislator
was born and reared on a farm,
studied vocational agriculture and
was a member of the 4-H Club
in high school. He received a
B. S. degree in agriculture from
the University of Georgia.
He was born in Twiggs Coun¬
ty to John Baker of Jones County
and Leola Holliman Baker of
Wilkinson County, Where he liv
ed and attended Antioch Grammar
School and Smith High School.
At about the age of 15, he moved
with his family to a farm in the
Rutland district of Bibb County.
He graduated from Lanier High
School for Boys in Macon in 1929.
Baker entered the College of
Agriculture at the University of
Georgia where he graduated in
1933 with a B. S. A. degree. While
attending college, he became
known to the student body by
selling food in the dormitories and
fraternity houses.
At the University he was a
member of the Agricultural Club,
its Key Council; Demosthenian
Literary Society and its Key
Council; Blue Key national
honor society; Gridiron honor
society; Aghon; Saddle and Sir¬
loin Club; 4-H Club, and Poultry
Science Club. He w.® business
manager of the Red and Black,
campus newspaper.
When he graduated in 1933, he
was given the co-op lunchroom
concession at the University of
Georgia. He ran this enterprise
for four years, then entered the
Lumpkin Law School in 1937. He
received his law degree in 1940.
Upon graduation he elected to
remain in Athens to practice law.
He has been active in civic af¬
fairs in Athens. He is an Elk and
has served as chairman of the
House Committee, Interguard,
Chaplain, Esquire, Lecturing
Knight and Loyal Knight. He is
a member of Mt. Vernon Lodge
of Masons, Keystone chapter,
Royal Arch, Godfrey De Beuillon
Commandery, Yaarab Temple,
Shrine, and Athens Shrine Club.
Baker is a member of the Bap¬
tist Church.
Being interested in youth, he
helped organize and was the first
member of Athens High Boosters
Club and serves as one of its di¬
rectors. He is adviser of the
Clarke County 4-H Club Council,
assistant adviser of Frank Hard¬
man Chapter of Demolay. He is
a member of the Touchdown Club
and on the advisory board of the
Salvation Army.
He is a past member of the
Junior Chamber of Commerce
and of its Board of Directors. He
is a life trustee of its building
committee. He is now president
of the Clarke County Tubercu
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losis Association.
He is a member of the Athens
Bar Association and is its secre¬
tary-treasurer. He is a member
of the Georgia Bar Association
and one of its Board of Governors,
and a member of the American
Bar Association.
CAPT. H. R. MERRITT
GRADUATES FROM AF
STAFF SCHOOL
Craig Air Force Base, Ala.—
Five weeks of intensive manage¬
ment training were completed by
Captain Hershcel R. Merritt, son
of Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Merritt
Cairo, Georgia, when he graduat¬
ed from the Air University’s Mili-
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tary Management Instructor
Course at the USAF Special Staff
School, Craig Air Force Base,
Alabama on Feb. 10th. (Picture
on page 1, second section).
Captain Merritt, after complet¬
ing six weeks of general teacher
training in the Academic Instruc¬
tor Course, was recommended
for admittance to the Manage¬
ment Insiructor Course for an ad¬
ditional five weeks of intensive,
specialized study of management.
Graduates completing these
courses are qualified and equip¬
ped to set up and instruct military
management courses at base
level.
Formerly a student at Berry
College, Mt. Berry, Georgia and
at the University of Athens,
Georgia, Captain Merritt entered
the service in April of 1942.
After completing 28 months
overseas in the European Theatre,
he returned to the States and was
assigned to Lowery Air Force
Base, Colo., where he is officer
in-charge of the Photography
School.
Ellis Arnall Won't
Run For Governor
Former Governor Ellis Arnall
has declined to enter Georgia’s
gubernatorial contest this year.
In a brief statement issued to the
pre§s last week Arnall said: “Due
to personal and political reasons
I will not be a candidate for
Governor this year”.
Many of the former Governor’s
supporters, ant to take however, “no” for are reluct"
an answer
and it is expected that, possibly
the larger daily papers of the
State will make an effort to draft
him.
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