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Entered As Second Ciass Mail Matter at the postoffice at Pembroke, Ga.
Under The Act of March 3, 1879
Pubxished in The City of Pembroke Every Thursday
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Mrs. D. E. Medders Local Editor
Official Organ of Bryan County and Tne City of Pembroke
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POLITICS ON PARADE
By SID WILLIAMS
Interest in Gecigla polities has waxed high during the
past two weeks, with the on-again, off-again Williams or
Lawson potential gubernatorial candidacy. For awhile it
seemed that T. V. Williams would positively make the race,'
then it was Lawson, and, as announced last week-end, it
wound up as Lawson who would be the candidate of the anti-
Vandiver faction.
There’s nothing that this columnist can do but eat crow
about our prediction a couple of months ago that Red Wil
liams would resign as Revenue Commissioners and run for
governor. However, as an alibi, we’ll point out that if it had
been left to Red alone, he would have run. But, others chang
ed his mind by convincing him, apparently, that Lawson
would be the strongest candidate.
A lot of people disagree that Roger will make a stronger
candidate than Red. While it is true that Williams received
a lot of criticism about his “anti-moonshine fund”, he is still
a lot better known in the state than is Lawson. And, actu
ally, anybody with a long political background, such as Red
has, whether you be for him or against him, is potentially
stronger than any newcomer in state politics, like Lawson.
However, the “boys” didn’t think so. Now it’s their job to
build Lawson up with their voters. And this is the 64 mil
lion $ question. In the first place, until the campaign actu
ally starts next July, how is Roger going to keep his name
and face before the public. Os course, he can make a lot of
civic club speeches. But, if he made three speeches a day
for a year and everybody he talked to voted for him, he still
wouldn’t have enough votes in any one county to carry it.
He will, undoubtedly, do a lot of traveling around over
Georgia. But, Ernest Vandiver is doing the same thing and
Ernest is already known by hundreds of thousands of Geor
gians.
On what issue will Lawson take some of Vandiver’s
votes away from him ? Roger said in a statement last week
that “we must have a governor who stands unquestionably
and unrelentingly for: I—integrityl—integrity in state affairs; 2—the
county unit system; 3—maintenance of the traditional Geor
gia way of life; and 4—continued progress in our beloved
state.”
All of which is fine. It’s a good platform, and it is just
exactly the things Vandiver stands for, as everybody in
Georgia knows. So, who’s going to leave a proven quality
and quantity, like Vandiver, for an unknown, like Lawson,
no motter how sincere he might sound in his platform
The fact is, not one person out of a thousand in Geor
gia believes that Ernest Vandiver can be defeated next year.
As a prominent school official in Valdosta told us last week,
Vandiver has just about everything that counts on his side,
i. e., personal integrity, a good record as Lieut.-Govemor;
close ties with the National Guard, veterans and other groups
ove rthe state; a deep and sincere belief in segregation and
the county unit system ;his own fine personality and speak
ing ability; his appeal to the feminine vote; the support of
Senators Richard B. Russell and Herman Talmadge as well
as 90% of the leading politicians of the state; and last but
not least, the bandwagon vote from the thousands upon
thousands of voters who want to ride with the winner.
Those who are counting on Roger Lawson to whittle
Vandiver down are just whistling in the dsrk. The fact is,
we won’t be a bit surprised to see Lawson decide next spring
that he won’t run after all.
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Herman Talmadge’s strength and influence with the
voters was forcibly demonstrated last week when both Red
Williams and Roger Lawson flew to Washington to consult
with Herman about their possible candidacy for governor.
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Apparently, they feel pretty strongly, like the majority of
Georgians do, that Talmadge’s support can make or break
a candidate.
We haven’t been told what Herman said to them, but
we’ll bet our bottom dollar he didn’t promise to support
either of them, even if Roger Lawson is a former class
mate, and Red Williams has been a Talmadge supporter for
many years. **»*■♦
Rumor says that former State Senator Walter Williams,
Sr., will succeed Roger Lawson as a member of the State
Highway Board and the Rural Roads Authority.
Georgia Banks Are
Leading In Savings
Dollar Gain
Georgia’s thrift-minded citizens
are depositing their savings dol
lars at a rate of better than three
to-one with banks rather than plac
ing savings in other types of in
stitutions, according to a state
ment made today by C. W. Curry,
President, Georgia Bankers Asso
ciation, and President of the La-
Grange Banking Company, La-
Grange, Georgia.
New savings in Georgia's banks
have increased by $28,791,000 dur
ing the first four months of 1957,
as compared with an increase of
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$9,250,000 in funds placed with
banks’ nearest competitors, Mr.
Curry said, citing figures obtained
from the Research Department of
the Federal Reserve Bank of At
lanta.
GBA President Curry also an
nounced that the preference for
savings in banks in Georgia is in
keeping with the national picture
but is exceeding the average for
the nation. He points this up by
referring to a recent report issued
by the Savings and Mortgage
Division of the American Bankers
Association, which stated that the
American public, in 1957, is sav
ing in banks at a rate of almost
two-to-one over other competitive
institutions. This report, which
contained statistics obtained from
the Federal Reserve System and
the Federal Home Loan Bank
Board, showed that savipgs de
posits in all banks increased by
$1,923,000,000 during the first
three months of 1957, as compared
with an increase of $1,005,000,000
in funds placed with banks’ near
est competitors during the same
period.
Banks have always been the
popular choice for savings by the
nation’s savers, and in reasoning
this recent upswing in gain in
bank savings deposits, Mr. Curry
pointed out several contributing
factors. He said there is the de
sire on the part of everyone for
“Money in the Bank,” and that
this basic premise which has been
backed by a nation-wide advertis
ing program, on the theme, “The
Bank Is the Saver’s Best Friend,”
tied in with local promotion by
•Georgia banks, is attracting many
new savers to banks. Another
important factor, he said which
has helped banks outstrip their
competitors is the higher rat# of
guaranteed interest on savings
which FDIC insured. banks are
now permitted to pay.
These important factors, which
every saver should consider, Mr.
Curry added, plus the friendliness
of Georgia’s banks and the many
other financial services available
under one roof—checking accounts,
personal loans, automobile loans,
business and farm loans, safe de
posit boxes, trust department serv
ices, etc.—have all led to the con
tinued growth of savings deposits
in banks.
County Agent
News
BY D. E. MEDDERS
G. D. Hendrix, Ellabelle, Bryan
County egg producer, has been
named as vice-chairman of the
Georgia Poultry and Egg Commit
tee representing Bryan County.
Mr. Hendrix was designated to
the place at a meeting of poultry
and egg producers from Bryan
and other counties in this section
held last Wednesday in Savannah.
Those attending were enter
tained with a chicken and egg
supper at Shore’s picnic plant on
Tremont Road. R. L. Boswell,
head of egg marketing of the State
Department of Agriculture, was
the guest speaker.
The Georgia producers are or
ganizing for the purpose of promo
tion. The association will be affi
liated with the Poultry-Egg Na
tional Board. It will be composed
of producers, hatcherymen, feed
Thursday, July 4, 1957
dealers or manufacturers, and egg
wholesalers.
Organized at the same time was
the Savannah Area Egg Associa
tion. Stuart Knight was chosen
chairman and D. W. Strobehn, Sa
vannah, secretary and treasurer.
It was organized to establish
better relations among the pro
ducer, wholesaler and retailer of
eggs and to establish a Savannah
market.
The organization will meet on
the fourth Wednesday in each
month in Savannah.
Dues for each organization and
other details may be obtained by
contacting your county agent.
Mrs. J. C. Mock left Monday to
spend the week in Savannah with
her daughter, Mrs. Frankie. Win
ders, and Mr. Winders. Accom
panying her was Carole Gardner,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. M.
Gardner of Fort Lauderdale,
Florida, who is spending the sum
mer with her grandmother.
Mrs. Grace Moody and Mrs. B.
C. McClifford of Arlington, Vir
ginia, were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank 0. Miller the first of the
week. They were here for the
funeral of their brother-in-law, C.
B. Harrison.