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THE LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT Wreath
is an old tradition. Pictured above, Aco
lyte, Danny Hooks of Living Word Luth
eran Church lights the Second Candle on
the Wreath. The wreath may be thought
of as a clock which tells us that Jesus
Christ is about to come in human form
as a baby in Bethlehem. The first candle
is called the Prophecy Candle, opening up
Georgians Burn Gasoline
ATLANTA — Georg i a n s
have used a record 1.9 bil
lion gallons of motor fuel
during 1967, the Petroleum
Council of Georgia reports.
PCG Executive Secretary
Eric Holmes, Jr., says the
estimated 1967 figure repre
sents a 5 per cent increase
over 1966 gallonage.
“Greater motor fuel con
sumption means greater tax
collections Holmes pointed
out. He said that Georgia’s
6^4 cent-a-gallon levy on
motor fuel will yield an es
timated $124.8 million to the
state for 1967. This does not
include revenue from the
four cent-a-gallon federal
tax on gasoline, or the 3%
state sales tax which applies
to both the price of gasoline
and the state and federal
tax on gasoline.
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the period of waiting. The second is the
Bethlehem Candle, symbolic of the Prep
arations being made to receive and cradle
the Christ Child. The third is the Shep
herd's Candle and typifies the act of shar
ing Christ. The fourth is the Angel’s Can
dle, the candle of love and final coming.—
(Photo by Ray Hufford.)
Motor fuel tax receipts
again constituted the largest
single item in the state
highway-user tax category,
which includes registration
fees and other special taxes
imposed on vehicle use.
However, Georgia habit
ually diverts highway-user
tax receipts for non-road
purposes, said Holmes. For
example, during 1966. some
$16,412,000 was used for ex
penses In no way connected
with highway construction
or maintenance, he ex
plained.
Holmes said that the fig
ures released by the Petrol
eum Council are based on
reports from the U. S. Bu
reau of Public Roads.
“I can bend a horseshoe
with my hands,” boasted a
blacksmith.
“That’s nothing," retorted
Jones. “My wife can tie up
miles of telephone wire with
her chin.’’—Grit
Many a man who marries
a wisp of a girl is astonished
at the will of the wisp.—
Irish Digest
Boilerman Sketo
(Q 0821 USS FLETCHER
(DD-445) (FHTNO—Boiler
man First Class Millard C.
Sketo, USN, son of Mrs.
Navis Sketo of 109 Meadow
Drive, Forest Park, Ga., par
ticipated in “Blue Lotus,”
the largest U.S. First Fleet
Exercise In three years,
aboard the destroyer USS
Fletcher.
The exercise was held off
the coast of Southern Cali
fornia from November 28 to
December 9. It Involved 24,-
000 men in 45 ships, and six
air units.
The strike force phase of
the exercise involved ma
neuvers to train partici
pating ships in the type of
Naval warfare for which
they were designed. The am
phibious phase of the exer
cise Involved an actual am
phibious assault at Camp
Pendleton, Calif., by an em
barked Marine Expedition
ary Brigade.
Exercise highlights In
cluded surface-to-air missile
firings at drone targets, live
rocket and bombing attacks
on the San Clemente and
Chocolate Mountain Impact
ranges, and Naval air strikes
to sink target ships.
GMA Io Fight
For Sales
Tax Increase
The Georgia Municipal
Association has vowed to
make an all out effort for
the passage of a 1% state
wide sales tax increase In the
up-coming session of the
General Assembly, with *4 of
this 1% going to Georgia’s
cities. The announcement
came after GMA’s Board of
Directors met and voted
unanimously to fight for the
measure.
The Board of Directors
had been given the authority
to act on a proposed revenue
measure by the membership
of the Association during
their annual convention held
earlier this year. GMA rep
resents over 400 cities.
Decatur Mayor Jack Ham
ilton, GMA’s President, in
making the announcement
said, “Our cities have set by
peacefully and watched their
growing needs completely
Ignored. Each year we have
seen an irresponsible atti
tude taken toward the prob
lems of the city. It’s time
this attitude changed.” He
added, “We have taken the
problems of urban Georgia
to the General Assembly
each year, and each year we
have been humiliated by
their casual treatment of
these problems which are so
profound to our communities
and our state. Each time we
have explained and docu
mented the urban needs,
only to be put off until
‘next year’. Well the time for
action is now.”
Mayor Hamilton con
tinued, “The cities in Geor
gia intend to find out dur
ing the upcoming General
Assembly who their friends
are, before election time
comes next year."
Valdosta Mayor James
Beck, Chairman of GMA’s
Revenue Study Committee,
speaking at the Board meet
ing said, “As Mayors we too
have a responsibility to the
electorate. That is to see that
they receive equal treatment
at the local and state and
federal level of government.”
Mayor Hamilton urged all
city officials, city employees,
and citizens to dedicate
themselves to the fight
ahead. He said, "We need to
rally all of our forces for the
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It’s 92 feet long.
It’s 206 tons of brute strength.
It’s a museum piece.
The new brand of railroading at work
on Southern Railway in recent years
quickly made a museum piece of steam
locomotive “No. 1401” —for Southern
was the first of the big American rail
roads to convert from steam to 100%
diesel power.
Similarly, countless other “tradi
tional” ways to run a railroad have been
made obsolete by the continuing revolu
tion in railroading that is taking place
on the modern Southern. Not only have
we adopted, we have also invented many
of the technological advances and equip
ment improvements that are providing
our customers with improved railroad
transportation at lowest possible cost.
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WITH THE THOUGHT OF “Better Late Than Never,” the
Forest Park Music Club would like everyone to know our
Miss Forest Park ’67-’6B. Faulty film has prevented our
publishing her picture sooner. Good luck to Miss Vicki
Wetz, Miss Forest Park, being crowned by Miss Diane
Moon, last year’s queen.—Mrs. H. A. Hendricks, 366-4691.
'AMERICANISM VS. COMMUNISM’
“Americanism vs Commu
nism” was presented by the
Public Affairs Department of
the Jonesboro Junior Wom
an’s Club at their meeting
held on Monday night, De-
‘crusade for Georgia's cities.”
In addition to the sales tax
Increase, GMA also pledged
support for:
1. State matching funds to
take full advantage of fed
eral funds to assist local
governments in developing
necessary sewerage facilities
to help control water pollu
tion In Georgia.
2. Legislation which would
allow municipalities to ne
gotiate highway contracts
with the State Highway De
partment. Counties in Geor
gia already have this au
thority.
3. Legislation which would
allow municipalities to levy
a tax or hotel occupancy,
admissions and amusement.
4. Legislation which would
restore the use of speed
timing devices to munici
palities.
cember 4, at the Bank of
Jonesboro.
Written and prepared by
Public Affairs Department
Chairman, Mrs. Janice
Wright, the program fea
tured a discussion of the
democratic form of govern
ment versus the Communis
tic form of government con
trolled by fear and force.
Serving as narrator of the
panel was Mrs. Miriam Gar
rett who introduced the pro
gram and members of the
panel Mrs. Betty Jean Bur
rell, Mrs. Kathy Smith, Mrs.
Ruby Hall and Mrs. Priscilla
Parrish.
Depicting “Americanism”,
Mrs. Kathy Smith urged
that club members not take
for granted our priceless
freedoms by remembering Its
manifold blessings are the
product of centuries of
struggle and sacrifice.
Mrs. Priscilla Parrish as
“Patriotism” reminded that
each person must exercise
sincere judgement and con
trol in the display of their
Changes such as these carry a high
price tag—money plowed back from our
earnings to keep pace with the growing
transportation needs of the growing
South. It is an investment that helps us
save money for shippers and consumers
in the South. You benefit — and we do.
too!
Southern
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Free Press-News & Farmer, Thurs,, Dec. 14, 1967
loyalties, and not Tie swayed
by over-zealous groups who
misuse our freedoms as a
means of furthering their
own alms.
"Communism”, portrayed
by Mrs. Betty Jean Burrell,
told of away of life domi
nated by fear, force, and
government control of every
facet of Individual freedom.
Stressing the priceless
treasure of American citi
zenship, Mrs. Ruby Hall
urged that all club members
exercise their full rights and
privileges as American citi
zens and share equally the
responsibilities and obliga
tions of our American herit
age.
In recognition of Human
Rights Week (December 10-
December 17) and U.S. Bill
of Rights Day (December
15), a booklet prepared by
Atlanta Federal Savings, en
titled “Our American Her
itage” was presented each
member. After hearing the
record, “I Am The Nation”,
club members concluded the
program by reciting the
American’s Creed.
Also highlighted at the
meeting was a sale of
Christmas goodies by mem
bers of the Home Life De
partment; a collection of
Christmas gifts for the boys
and girls of Tallulah Falls
School; and an attractive
display on Mexico with a
discussion of their Christmas
THANK YOU
I wish to thank ail the fine people
who supported me with their votes,
their interest and the fine work on
my behalf in the recent election
for Mayor of Forest Park.
My congratulations to the new
Mayor.
Sincerely,
VOLLIE BURKS
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Just a few years ago, “No. 1401" was thundering
through the South at 8()-plus miles an hour -a
beautiful and complex mechanism of tremendous
size and power. Today, in Washington, D. C., it
stands idle and proud in the Smithsonian Institu
tion’s Museum of History and Technology —a gift
to all America from Southern Railway.
customs by members of the
International Affairs De
partment.
Mrs. Michael Zuck was
elected first vice-president of
the club, and plans for a
Christmas social to be held
on Monday night, December
11, at Camillla Gardens were
announced. Hostesses for the
meeting were Mrs. Priscilla
Parrish, Mrs. Ruby Hall and
Mrs. Jimmy Julllan.
Christmas concert: The Decatur
Chorus sings Handel’s Messiah
... with the "Bells of Stone Moun
tain" played by Herbie Koch.
Concert
aHhe
Carillon
MO^
Handel's "Messiah"
Sunday, Dec. 17,3 p.m.
Christmas Decorations: Indoors,
outdoors—see them during the
Christmas season.
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