Sensing the News
By Thurman Sensing
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Southern States Industrial Council
Now that President Nixon
has completed his first month
in office, Americans are mak
ing an assessment of his admin
istration in an effort to under
stand its direction. For conser
vatives the process of assessing
the Nixon Administration is a
disturbing experience.
When Mr. Nixon was seek
ing the Republican nomina
tion, and later when he was the
nominee, he took a conserva
tive tack on a wide range of
issues. He was for “freedom of
choice” in the public schools.
He tavored a clean-up of the
State Department. He was for
superiority in national defense.
But as the weeks pass, it be
comes increasingly evident that
Mr. Nixon talked one way
when he was seeking votes and
now is acting in a very dif
ferent way.
“Freedom of choice” has
been scuttled by the Nixon Ad
ministration. School districts
that haven't followed federal
decrees have been deprived of
funds. I’he administration’s in
tentions in this area were un
derlined when James Farmer,
former head of the Congress of
Racial Equality and a long
time agitator was given a high
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Sealed bids will be received by
the Board of Commissioners of
Clayton County, at their office,
Room 211, Courthouse, Jonesboro,
Georgia, until 10:00 A.M. Tuesday
March 25, 1969 for (3) Tractors
and Mower Attachments Compar
able to I.H. No. 2444 Lo-Boy.
Specifications may be obtained at
the office of the Purchasing Agent,
Room 211, Courthouse, Jonesboro’
Georgia.
Clayton County reserves the right
to accept or reject any and all bids
and to re-advertise.
E. C. Wood,
Purchasing Agent
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Health, Education and Welfare.
The area of federal appoint
ments has been especially
troubling to conservatives. As
in the Kennedy and Johnson
administrations, the big jobs
have been handed out to
people, many of them of a
Liberal outlook, from the
Northeast, where Mr. Nixon
had the smallest measure of
support on election day. The
State Department has not had
a cleansing. On the contrary,
longtime exponents of Liberal
foreign policies remain in of
fice.
When Mr. Nixon met with
the NATO Council in Belgium
recently, who was at his side
but Harlan Cleveland, the ultra
-Liberal appointed to that post
by President Kennedy? Though
the West. Middle West and the
South made possible Mr.
Nixon’s elections, these
regions the heartland of con
servatism in America haven’t
received a fair shake in the
restaffing of the government.
Insofar as defense is con
cerned, there has been virtually
no emphasis on improvements
on the part of the White
House, that is. Secretary of De
fense Melvin Laird has strongly
indicated he believes the U. S.
needs a new anti-ballistic
missile system, but there are
some excellent grounds for
believing that Mr. Laird isn’t as
influential with the President
as some of his White House
aides a number of whom are
holdovers from the Kennedy
and Johnson administrations.
A broad spectrum of Amer
icans who voted for Mr. Nixon,
who took him at his word in
the election campaign, un
questionably believed that one
of his first acts in office would
be to dismantle the Office of
Economic Opportunity, which
has presided oyer a scandalous
waste of the taxpayers’ funds
and which has been riddled
with abuses. But Mr. Nixon
decided against scrapping the
OEO. He didn’t even get rid of
the so-called Community
Action programs which have
provided a financial base for
innumerable extremists groups
that have stirred strife in Amer
ican cities.
If this is to be the con
tinuing pattern of the Nixon
administration, Mr. Nixon
faces more than a colossal
“credibility gap” by the time
the 1970 congressional elec
tions roll around. He is likely
to encounter, first of all, stiff
opposition from the bipartisan
Conservative Coalition which is
very strong in Congress and
which the President will need if
he wants to develop a program
of his own. Mr. Nixon, as a
veteran politician, can’t expect
to deny everything to the
Coalition and then get its votes
on crucial issues.
Mr. Nixon faces a bigger
danger than that, of course.
What he faces, if he persists in
his present course, is the pros
pect of being a one-term Presi
dent. Mr. Nixon can’t be re
elected without the conserva
tive vote, the vote that put him
in the White House in the first
place. Yet continuance of the
OEO, retention of Liberals in
the State Department, appoint
ment of radicals such as James
Farmer, a failure in the defense
area all are likely to produce a
massive backlash against the
Nixon administration.
The Nixon strategists will be
very foolish if they imagine
that they can win in 1972 by
capturing the big cities and the
Liberal and minority bloc vote.
Senator Edward Kennedy is
waiting in the wings. It is
obvious that he will have the
emotional support of the same
political elements that backed
President Kennedy and Senator
Robert Kennedy.
Moreover, if the Nixon ad
ministration takes a Liberal
tack, it also certainly will re
activate the third party move
ment that could detach a
number of key states in 1972.
For these reasons, the
Nixon Administration should
come to its senses before it is
too late. It should start living
up to the promises made
during the campaign, chiefly
the promise of creating a con
servative administration and
cleaning out the old gang. If
the promises aren’t kept, Mr.
Nixon is headed for deep
political trouble.
Head Heads
American
Party
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
The American Party of
Clayton County, Georgia has
been organized and chartered.
The officers are: Paul Head,
Mountain View, Ga., Chair
man; Alan Kemper, Jonesboro,
Ga., Vice Chairman, General
Counsellor, and Parliamen
tarian; Henry L. Hand, Forest
Park, Ga., Vice Chairman; Hani
Dabbas, Conley, Ga., Vice
Chairman; Richard C. Duffey,
Forest Park, Ga., Vice Chair
man; Mrs. J. W. (Jane) Wells,
Jonesboro, Ga., Secretary; Wil
liam H. Higdon, Riverdale, Ga.,
Treasurer.
Monthly meetings are held
on each fourth Tuesday, at
7:30 p.m. at the Ye Old
Kitchen Cupboard Restaurant,
4749 Riverdale Road, College
Park, Ga. (Telephone:
761-7701). Outstanding, wide
ly known speakers are featured
at all meetings.
Every citizen of Clayton
County, and all Georgia, is in-
STAR Student Night
By Charles Goe
Executive Promotional Director
Life of Christ Foundation
It was a real joy to get to be
present for the STAR Student
night sponsored by the Clayton
County Chamber of Commerce
on Monday,
March 10. It
was a particu
lar thrill be
cause it was
my first of
ficial meeting
as a member
of the Cham
ber. This is a
strong organ
ization in
Clayton
County. They join with multi
tudes of other groups around
our nation in helping to give a
forward thrust to the county
program.
This particular evening was
very well planned and exe
cuted. Mr. Clyde Harrelson the
President of the Chamber is an
excellent presiding officer, and
as he presented the various
phases of the program they
moved smoothly from one
section to another.
It was our privilege to sit at
the table with several members
of the Board of Education. I
was happy to get acquainted
with them and to know of
their sincere interest in the
lives of the people whom they
serve in our county.
The STAR Students were
selected from the three High
Schools in our county. These
young people have had out
standing records in their partic
ular field. When they were se
lected they in turn chose a
teacher as their STAR Teacher
giving honor to the teacher
who had made possible the
achievement of the student.
The students and teachers are
as follows: Forest Park Senior
High, Scott Phillips, STAR Stu
dent and Mrs. M. E. Kirkland,
STAR Teacher; North Clayton
Senior High, Nancy Jean
vited to attend the meetings.
Every citizen of Clayton
County is invited to join the
American Party of Clayton
County and take an active part.
All persons interested in join
ing please write the American
Party of Clayton County, P. O.
Box 9, Forest Park, Georgia
30050 or telephone Fred
Hand, Chairman of the New
Membership Subcommit teee,
Jonesboro, Ga., 478-9065. Get
your membership card by call
ing the above number.
The American Party of
Clayton County follows the
political philosophy and princi
ples set forth by George Wal
lace in the 1968 presidential
campaign.
Candidates on the American
Party ticket will be offered in
Clayton County in 1970 and in
1972.
Paul Head
Chairman
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Kenzie STAR Leacher. Con
gratulations to each of these
tine students and teachers.
Special recognition came
also to the Principals of the
schools tor the work which had
been accomplished in all of
these educational institutions.
It was a real blessing to know
that we are in such a splendid
school system and we are
happy for the opportunity of
sharing this with many people
in distant places.
Mr. J. E. Edmonds was in
troduced as the Superintendent
ot Schools. Congratulations are
in order for him and the whole
school system here in Clayton
County realizing the oppor
tunities that belong to the stu
dents but also the challenge
that belongs to its leadership.
Congratulations to Larry
Brown of Jonesboro Senior
High for being selected as the
STAR Student for the county.
Larry conies from a wonderful
Christian home and his parents
and grandparents have given
glorious guidance to him
through the years. He stands
tall in this achievement for
which he has been recognized.
Larry’s father, Lamar, has had
many health handicaps in the
past few years, but we are in
deed grateful that such honor
and recognition can come to
this family at a time like this.
Dr. Noah Langdale, Presi
dent of Georgia State College is
a man of many talents. He has
been at Georgia State College
for a number of years and has
made an invaluable contribu
tion to its educational out
reach. Dr. Langdale is an excel
lent speaker. He is quite witty
and works into his address re
marks that help one not only
to gain knowledge, but to be
inspired. This is quite interest
ing as he makes his approach to
an evening of speaking. Dr.
Langdale’s closing remarks
referred to the Apostle Paul
who said, “We have fought a
good fight, we have kept the
faith, we have finished the
course." He indicated the need
for a struggle in life if we are
going to make the victory that
we desire to achieve. He also
referred to an ancient state
ment that came from a philo
sopher of the past who said,
"If you want something in life
honor it and cultivate it." Then
he remarked to the students,
“We are honoring you so that
we might cultivate others like
you. We are trying to train our
generation so well that they
might know the lessons of his
tory and do not default where
others did.*’
Dr. Langdale’s emphasis
pointed to the fact that all
sources of strength and power
come from the living God and
that He is adequate to guide
Fret- Press-News & Farmer, Thurs., Mar. 20, 1969
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HEADQUARTERS, THIRD U. S, ARMY, Ft McPherson—
Harold L. Roberts (left), 162 Oldenburg Dr., Riverdale,
was presented the Department of the Army Outstanding
Performance Rating for his superior performance as Sup
ply Requirements Officer in the Individual Training and
Support Branch of the Training Division at this head
quarters. The award was presented to Mr. Roberts by Col.
C. T. Baird 111, who is Deputy Chief of Staff for Opera
tions and Training.—(U. S. Army Photo.)
The Treasury Department
has announced the United
States increased its supply of
gold by approximately $73
million during the third quarter
ot 1968. Ihe largest purchase
was from France amounting to
$240 million.
and direct us for a glorious
future. Congratulations to the
STAR Students and teachers
of Clayton County and con
gratulations to the Chamber of
Commerce for having a vision
to honor them.
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The world’s largest sedan?
That little thing? The largest?
Well, certainly not in length. And,
most assuredly, not in width.
But when you start counting the
things you can gel inside its trunks,
that's quite another story.
Suddenly our little Squarebock
becomes the world's largest sedan.
Here are the cold hard facts:
The trunk on the largest conven
tional sedan measures 22 cubic feet.
(And some of this room is taken up
by a spore tire.)
The Squarebock will carry four
passengers ond 31.2 cubic feet of
things. And with the rear seot down
you get o giant 48.9 cubic feet of
Volkswagen Squareback
Whaley-Mitchell
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Highway
Depl. Rejects
Bridge Bids
ihe Slate* Highway Depart
ment has rejected bills received
on March 7 on contracts tor
widening a bridge and
approaches at the 1-75 US 41
interchange in Clayton County.
Ihe Clayton County
projects will be re advertised
carrying space.
How did we moke it so big?
It’s really not 100 complicated.
Where most cars hove on engine,
we have a trunk. (Our engine is
lucked behind the rear wheels where
all good VW engines are lucked.)
And where most cars have a flashy
rear deck, we have more car. (This
is what makesoSquarebacka square
back.)
But even with oil this spoce, the
Squareback is only 7/2 inches longer
than the bug.
Which makes the world's largest
sedon also one of the world’s
smallest.
Huie PTA
To Meet
March 25
I he Huie PTA will meet on
Luesday, March 25th, at 7:30
P.M. in the school cafetorium.
Ihe speaker for the evening
will be from the Clayton Coun
ty Police Department, there
will be a question and answer
period also.
PIA officers for the coming
school year will be elected at
this meeting, ihe nominating
committee has presented the
following slate of officers f6r
president, Mrs. Fairlie Odell,
vice president, Mrs. Nancy Car
penter. for recording secretary,
Mrs Mary Lawrence; for cor
I responding secretary. Mrs. Sue
I Nelson, for treasurer, Mrs
| Nellie Blakey. Nominationscan
| be made from the floor at this
meeting, providing the consent
' ot the nominee has already
। been obtained.
Mrs Bobby Lawrence
Publicity
tor bids in the department’s
April I I letting
Ihe Highway Department
reserves the right to reject all
bids on a project when they
exceed the department's esti
mate on the project’s cost by
15 per cent or more, and all
bids on the projects were con
siderably m excess of this
figure.
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