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ATLANTA ARMY DEPOT —Left, Warren Rogers, Chief,
Depot Facilities Division, receives award for Model Post
Engineer Management from Col. A. J. McDermott, Jr.,
Depot Commander. The certificate stated: “The Depart
ment of the Army designates the Atlanta Army Depot as
a model post for engineer management for excelling in
installation and application of post engineering manage
ment techniques in accord with the principles of the work
management program.” The certificate was signed by
Lt. Gen. William F. Cassidy, Chief of Engineers.—(U. S.
Army Photo.)
Bartholomay Chairman
Os Bal de Lumiere
William C. Bartholomay,
Chairman and President of
The Atlanta Braves, will be
honorary chairman of the
third annual Bal de Lumiere
for the benefit of Commu
nity Services for the Blind.
The formal dinner dance,
which is sponsored by the
Delta Gamma Alumnae
Chapter, will take place Sat
urday evening, April 1, at
the Marriott Motor Hotel.
Music will be by Wes Bax
ter’s orchestra.
Proceeds from the event
will benefit the capital pro
gram equipment fund for
Clayton Finance Co.
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OFFICIAL COUNTY
LEGAL ORGAN
the Rehabilitation Center
being p'ianned here by Com
munity Services for the
Blind, whose executive di
rector is Wayne Edwards.
George W. Henderson, Jr., Is
Chairman of the Board of
Trustees for the agency.
Other officers include:
Wayne K. Rivers, Ist Vice-
Chairman: Mrs. Arthur L
Montgomery, 2nd V1 ce-
Chairman Mrs. Edwin F.
McCarty. 3rd Vice-Chair
man: Louis Regenstein. Sec
retary: Donald J. Roe,
Treasurer; Mrs. DeJongh
Franklin, Assistant Treas-
Prize-Winning
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1961
Better Newspaper
Contests
NATIONAL fOITOKIAI
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< BY LINDA NORRIS
The death of Jack Ruby on
Jan. 3rd propelled Capitol Re
cords' documentary/news
album The Controversy into na
tional prominence and drew par
ticular attention to one small
three minute and 55 second seg
ment of that album in which Ru
by was interviewed at Parkland
Hospital just prior to his death
. . . The portion of the tape in
cluded in the album was part of
a 14-minute interview which was
conducted with Ruby on Dec.
16th ... At the time of his
death, the entire unedited tape
could not be released because it
had not been equalized for prop
er listening and it was in a safe
deposit box in California and
could not be played publicly
without permission of the al
bum’s producer.
Lawrence Schiller, producer
of the album, chose not to re
lease the unedited version
because he felt it would be im
proper to make the tape public
during the Ruby family’s mourn
ing period . . . At the end of
that period, steps were taken to
prepare the quality of tape and
transcription for a non-commer
cial public release . . . Also on
the record is an interview with
Edward J. Epstein, author of
Inquest and one of the most vo
cal critics of the Warren Com
mission Report.
In the interview, conducted on
a Boston radio show, Epstein
referred to interviews on the Cap
itol recording with two eyewit
nesses to the assassination, Mrs.
Carolyn Walther and Charles
Rrehin . . . Neither one was
ever called to testify before the
Warren Commission or its staff.
Controversy will produce a con
troversy of its own, but it's well
worth havingina record library.
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urer.
Chairman of the ball, Mrs.
Maurice O. Ryan, Jr., and
her Co-Chairman. Mrs. Guy
W. Millner, have planned an
“April Fool’s Day” theme for
the occasion. Assisting with
invitations and reservations
are Mrs. James Sprong, Mrs.
Roy Evans, and Mrs. James
Maguire, while decorations
are being planned by Mrs.
Dennis Hayes. Other ar
rangements are being com
pleted by Mrs. Pierce All
good, Mrs. Jerry H. Cates,
Mrs. John Fatheree, Mrs.
Richard M. Kramer, Mrs.
Robert J. LaFavour, Mrs.
William E. Pappendick, 111,
Mrs. Scott Patterson, Mrs.
Fred A. Ware, Jr., and Mrs.
David H. Woodham.
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Herman Talmadge
REPORTS FROM THE UNITED STATES SENATE
THERE IS PENDING in the Senate a resolution calling
for a substantial reduction of United States military forces in
Europe, which, in my opinion, is needed action that is long
overdue.
The resolution would express the sense of Congress that
a sizeable reduction in the present six U. S. divisions serving in
Europe could be made without adversely affecting our ability
to keep our commitments to the North Atlantic Treaty Organ
ization.
As an indication of mounting support for this proposal, it
has some 44 cosponsors, myself included. An identical resolution
last year was signed by 33 senators. Should the measure reach
the floor of the Senate for a vote, and I hope that it does,
adoption by a wide margin seems virtually assured.
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IT HAS LONG BEEN my feeling that some of our troops
in Western Europe, perhaps about half of them, should be
pulled out, and that this could be done without damaging our
status or weakening our resolve to meet our NATO commit
ments.
And. in view of the increasing cost of the war in Viet Nam.
our worsening dollar deficit, and the critical drain upon our
gold, my feelings are stronger than ever.
Also, the nations of Western Europe are experiencing un
precedented prosperity and their gold reserves are larger than
our own. No other nation of NATO spends as much of its
gross national product for defense as the U. S.. and no NATO
member has as large a percentage of available men in uniform
as does this country.
Surely, it is high time that these nations started doing
more and paying more for their own defense. None of the Euro
pean countries have met their full commitment to NATO but in
stead have looked to the United States as the great provider of
men and materials.
* * *
CERTAINLY, THE UNITED STATES has no intention
of deserting our allies in Europe in the event of Communist
aggression, but I do not believe the maintenance of about six
divisions there—at a cost of about $2.5 billion a year—is
presently necessary.
We will keep our commitment to the nations of Western
Europe. All we ask is that they meet their own NATO obliga
tions so that we can bring home some of the American troops
and correct our dollar deficit to some degree.
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^^■Y THE OLD TIMER '
From R. R. Wetherbee, Mar
shall, Minn.: I remember the first
automobile that I owned. It was
a two cylinder Haynes Apper
son Model A made in Kokomo,
Indiana.
It had a water-cooled engine
and a steering lever that worked
fine until you hit a rut in the
road, then it would give quite a
jerk. The car originally had air
tires, but had been converted to
solid rubber tires about three
inches wide. They gave a fairly
good cushion, but made the ve
hicle difficult to steer.
The car would get up to twen
ty miles or better an hour. Os
course, the roads were just trails
and one seldom drove except in
second gear. The cooling system
was the "weak" spot and the car
ran "hot" if you drove it for
very long.
The car was built in 1900
and shipped into Marshall in
1903 or 1904 by a man inter
ested in automobiles. It was the
first automobile in Marshall. It
had a wooden frame and when
the owner ran over a hump on
Main Street, the frame broke.
My father bought it for my
brother and me. I learned much
about the constitution of an au
tomobile, very helpful informa
tion, as I began selling Stude
baker cars in the year 1915.
i Sand contribution* to thi* column to Th* Old
Timor. Boa 639. Frankfort. Kentucky 40601 )
ITEM: Among the newest fab
rics is Chameleon cloth —a
printed fabric that can be given
a second set of colors when the
buyer tires of the original set.
The color is changed by plung
ing the garment into hot water
containing a special powder that
comes with the garment.
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ITEM: Potted chrysanthe
mums like full sunlight, temper
atures'be tween 60 and 70
degrees, and plenty of water.
Not all potted mums are satis
factory for later planting
outdoors. However, some new
varieties are. Ask your florist if
the one you have can be planted
outdoors.
fsuNOArs Asermonl
SPRING
No matter what the thermom
eter says, spring arrives each
year on March 21.
If winter hangs on, the "real"
spring waits a short while. Hob
ins, boys playing marbles, base
ball and climbing trees, freshly
plowed earth, and green valleys
and hillsides.
Spring comes again, assur
ance that life is immortal and
creation normal and abundant.
Look well at the marvels and
the wonders of spring. Wonder,
perhaps, as you must about the
mystery of budding flowers and
greening leaves.
There is a master plan. Winter
is gone. Summer will soon be
here again.
With all the beauty of spring
surrounding you, think but for
a moment, and you will per
haps believe that Cod has
reached out to touch the hand of
Mother Nature.
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GOOD,
CLEAN FUN!
SUPERVISED
ROLLER SKATING
It’s a swell sport and a
healthful activity for the
kids . . . and grown-ups too!
All sessions are supervised.
FOREST PARK
YOUTH CENTER
SKATING RINK
91 South Ave.
FOREST PARK, GA.
What A Friend We Have In Jesus
A Carpenter and The Lord Write a Hymn Together
Grief fell over the town of Lake Rice,
Canada. One of the community’s most
beloved citizens was dead. Some believed
his death was accidental. But the poor
people—those who knew him best—won
dered if their friend had taken his life!
Joseph Scriven was born in Dublin in
1820. He was educated on the Emerald
Isle and graduated from Trinity College.
He was a youth of high ideals and a beauti
ful lass had set the day when she would
share his high hopes. Then tragedy struck.
The day before the wedding the body of
the young Irishman’s bride-to-be was
pulled from a pool of water where she had
accidentally drowned.
Scriven never overcame the shock. At
twenty-five he migrated to Canada in the
hope of forgetting. But he never forgot.
For forty years the melancholy man as-
What a Friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we boar,
All because we do not carry
Everything to God in prayer.
Have wo trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
Wo should never be discouraged,
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Looking Ahead
•• by Gtorgt S. Benton
PRESIDENT—NATIONAL
/K EDUCATION PROGRAM
Searey, Arkansas
BUDGET CEILING NEEDED
Here is a fact that should
shock every taxpayer i n
America: Since 1930, while the
population of the United States
was increasing 60% and the
per capita income 300%, cost
of the Federal government was
soaring 5,000%. On top of this
is another fact that should
ignite a second shock: Our
bloated Federal government of
1967, already neck-deep in a
floodtide created by financial
irresponsibility, is plastering
further mortgages upon present
taxpayers and future genera
tions with a demand for spend
ing authorizations totalling ap
proximately $l7O billion next
year (cash Budget estimate).
And a whopping 6% tax hike
(now recommended) would
make scarcely a dent in the
big deficit accumulating.
These are fantastic facts —
any way they are measured or
analyzed. They give graphic
warning, when their full impli
cations are recognized, of a
governmental colossus arising
to assert priority claim on our
earnings, to dominate every
vestige of our daily lives, and
to endanger our future eco
nomic welfare and even jeo
pardize our personal liberty.
“Jack-and-the-Beanstalk”
Growth
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sociated himself only with the poor. He
worked at simple labor but refused em
ployment from those who were able to
pay. Most of his time was spent sawing
wood and doing patch carpentry for widows
and the sick.
One day when he waS ill an attending
neighbor found a poem in his room. Ques
tioned as to the authorship. Scriven replied,
“The Lord and I wrote it between us.”
It was October 10. 1886, and Joseph
Scriven was dead. Like his sweetheart of
years ago, his body was pulled from a pool
of water. Whether he died of his own de
sign didn't really matter. His neighbors
built a monument to his memory. Not be
cause he had written a famous hymn but
because he had devoted his life to the poor.
The Hymn Scriven said he and the Lord
wrote together was . . .
Can wa find a friend to faithful
Who will all our torrowt share?
Jesus knows our ovary weakness,
Take it to the lord in prayer.
Are we weak and heavy-laden,
Cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge,
Tako it to the lord in prayer.
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
Tako It to the lord in prayer
In His arms He'll take and shield thee.
Thou wilt find a solace there.
been running the Federal
government for us since 1930
have not only built a Hydra
headed bureaucracy sprouting
ever-more bureaus (and a
spending colossus) but have, in
addition, amassed a staggering
indebtedness upon present and
future taxpayers. They have
raised the public debt from sls
billion (1930) to $330 billion
(today) —a very real indebt
ness of $6,000 on every family
in America.
The money-eating growth
continues. Official statistics on
Federal government employ
ment (civilians) show that the
bureaucracy was expanded by
100,000 new employees during
the last five months of record
— July-October 1966. The
Federal government now em
ployes (December 1, 1966)
2,964,687 people. That runs to
about S2O billion a year in
salaries alone! This is five
times the total 1930 Federal
Budget (for everything, in
cluding national defense,
foreign aid, Federal “aid” pro
grams, Post Office deficit, and
all Federal programs).
Congressmen only Human
The people we’ve been elect
ing to Congress and the White
House are not plotters bent on
our destruction, or persons in
sensible to financial facts of
life. They are, generally speak
ing, public spirited citizens who
got into politics as a means of
contributing to their nation’s
welfare and progress. Much of
what they have been doing is
commendable. But the con
centration of power of every
description in Washington, plus
influences and forces at work
(some alien to our govern
mental traditions) have com
bined to create an atmosphere
on Pennsylvania Avenue that
too often leads good men
astray, usually to play “Fol
low the Leader” rather than to
assert the kind of leadership
necessary for sound govern
ment decisions.
Three Needed Reforms
The financial mess is going
to get worse — and this is the
people’s business, remember;
financed with the people’s
money — unless some drastic
changes are made. If a few
million citizens become suf
ficiently alarmed to take ac
tion, changes could bewrought.
Here are three major changes
that would go a long way to
ward safeguarding our future.
1. A balanced Budget. It
won’t be done until Congress
enacts a law requiring it. It
could include permission, by
Congress, to lift the barrier in
national emergencies.
2. A ceiling u. pending.
Even with a balanced budget,
wasteful spending would con
tinue — unless a yardstick is
established. A certain per
centage of the national income
might serve as a limit on
Federal government spending,
or better, Congress should set
a top limit, beyond which
Federal spending could not go.
3. An immovable lid on the
national debt. To lift it should
require at least a three-fourths
vote of the House and Senate.
Your representatives in Con
gress ought to welcome your
views on such changes.