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Only 25,000 Are Registered
Houston Has 41,500
Eligible Voters.... But
A big question mark in political circles, in
Houston County and elsewhere, is how the public
will react at the polls next month.
What effect will the Watergate scandal and
other improprieties that were brought to light in
the past year have on the attitude of local voters
when they go to the polls?
Will the outcome be based upon an overriding
desire to clean house or will bread and butter
issues dominate the decisions?
Also a matter of guesswork is how many will
turn out to vote. Although it is not a presidential
year it is an important one, with representatives
to be elected in every state and with senators and
governors to be chosen in two-thirds of them.
One thing that is a matter of record is the
number of local people who are eligible to vote
and the proportion of them that cast ballots in
other years.
The facts and figures are based upon statistics
compiled by the Department of Commerce and
upon data from other sources.
They show that, in Houston County, there are
now approximately 41,500 men and women of
voting age. This includes the 18, 19 and 20-year
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The View From
Carole's Corner
By Carole Bloodworth
To most grown folks,
Hallowe'en is primarily a
holiday for children. Ready
made flame resistenl skeleton
and Dracula costumes seldom
come in any size larger than a
miniature 14. And though
some few of us occasionally
act like someone who should
be riding a broom instead of
sweeping with one, pretending
to be goblins and ghoulies is
just not adult entertainment.
Certainly the practice of
I rick or treat around which
our contemporary celebration
centers is for the young. Not
many people in my
acquaintance would look
forward to running about the
neighborhood in near freezing
weather ringing doorbells to
ask for candy. (Most of them
couldn't or shouldn’t eat the
bounty they collected
anyway.)
The idea of us draped up in
sheets and stringy witches
hair is more amusing than
frightening. In fact, when
grownups do celebrate
Halloween it is with a sort of
longue in cheek humor. All the
Halloween parlies I’ve been to
in the past few years have
pnHHHHH Ideas to help you get more for your money brought to you by
EflaSSSa First National Bank of Houston County
■■StfliSfl Perry, Ga.
When Building Your Savings,
‘Little Things Mean A Lot’
First National
Most people make little progress when
they depend on large lump sums or sudden
windfalls to build their savings.
Here’s what often happens. Your ex
penses for one month will be light, leaving
you with more money than you expected
left over in your checking account. So
you’ll put it in your savings account.
Then the next month you’ll have heavier
than usual expenses, and you’ll have to
take the money back out of savings to pay
your bills.
Genuine windfalls, such as a tax refund,
can provide an unexpected boost to savings.
But your best chance to build your savings
is with small amounts you won’t miss.
Look for little economies you can make on
a day-to-day basis. Put those dimes, quar
ters, and dollars away in a piggy bank, if
necessary, so you’ll be less tempted to
spend it. Then add it to your savings
account once or twice a month,
TIPS FOR BUILDING SAVINGS
Here are just a few ideas for generating
small but steady savings. Try them and see
how well they work.
1. Pay yourself first. Before paying any
bills, write a check to your savings account
equal to some fixed percentage of your
income. Five per cent is good. Ten per
cent is great.
2. Put aside all the quarters that end up
in your pocket at the end of the day.
Better yet, save all your loose change.
been funny and entertaining,
not scary or spine chilling.
But just for a few minutes
while you read this 1 want you
to think back as many years
as it lakes to a time when
walking along your block on
Halloween night gave you a
feeling of shivery quivery
excitement. Do you remember
the sensation that was half
tear, half anticipation. The
streets were familiar, but they
were dark. You knew there
was no such thing as a ghost,
but the idea of them was
pleasantly scary. Being afraid
and secure at the same time
was a unique experience.
Someone in the group would
be articulate on the subject of
gory, gruesome ghost stories
and would remind you of one
detail or another whenever the
situation warranted it. A
rustle in the bushes or the hoot
of an owl would bring to mind
some - especially tantalizing
episode from one of the
ghostly tales.
And your scalp would crawl
and your stomach would
lurch. Half of you wanted to
run back home, but the braver
hall kent vou slalkine down
3. After you've paid the last installment
on a loan, continue making the payments -
to your savings account.
4. Don’t withdraw and spend savings
account interest. Leave it alone and let it
compound.
5. If you’re not good at saving, have
someone else do it for you. This could be
your wife or your company. We can also
help. Check with us for details.
6. Go on a short-term “austerity” pro
gram. Don’t buy anything you don’t
absolutely need. Put what you're not
spending into savings.
7. If you quit smoking, put what you
used to spend on cigarettes into your piggy
bank. (Saving is habit-forming, too!)
8. Cut down on movies, dinners out,
restaurant lunches, and other luxuries and
reward yourself with a fatter savings
account.
9. Make saving another reason for join
ing a car pool. Save what you used to
spend on gas.
10. Charge yourself a quarter every time
you turn on the TV set. You’ll not only
see your savings grow - you’ll be more
selective about what you view.
IT ALL ADDS UP
Some of these suggestions might seem
a little extreme if you’re not used to
practicing any kind of personal thrift. But
little tricks like these can help you keep
hundreds of dollars from slipping through
your fingers each year.
And even with small savings, it isn’t
just the principal of the thing. Paid and
compounded interest from your savings
account is an important benefit to saving,
too.
The little things that you sacrificed in
building your savings step-by-step won’t
mean nearly as much as the important
family goals you can achieve through
patient, day-to-day saving. e
olds, who are now eligible.
Thus, some 59.6 percent of the local population
are now qualified by virtue of age, to vote in the
forthcoming election.
Byway of comparison, in other parts of the
United States the average is 65.6 percent. In the
State of Georgia it is 64.0 percent.
Surprising to many people who voted to extend
the franchise to those between 18 and 21 was their
small participation in the 1972 election, the first in
which most of them were eligible.
Os the 11.5 million or so who might have voted,
less than half cast ballots, a much smaller ratio
than for the rest of the population.
Thus far, instead of being unified in support of
particular candidates, as was thought possible,
they have been divided pretty much the same as
have older voters.
This year, reports the Commerce Department,
there will be a total of some 145 million people in
the nation’s electorate, an increase of 20 million
since 1970.
There are only about 25,000 voters registered in
Houston County.
the street and helped you
round the darkest corner.
Then your house was in sight
and the fear was forgotten.
Your sack was full of treats,
and later snuggled under the
blankets you would let your
mind play over the tantalizing
tithe
Appreciate The
Library Support
Dear Bobby:
On behalf of (he staff of the
Perry Library and the
Houston County Public
Library System 1 want to
(hank you for the support you
have given us through the
Houston Home Journal, Joe
Hied has been most
cooperative each time we
have called on him, and the
1 houghts of ghosts and goblins.
Could you remember the
feelings? Have they vanished
altogether with the years? It
might be fun to see how
completely the spirit of
Halloween has left us.
If you think you no longer
can be made to shudder or
look over your shoulder for
some headless being from
Sleepy Hollow, why not put
yourself to the lest. This
Halloween gather around a
bonfire or just sit outside in
the dark yard and listen to
someone retell “The Tell Tale
Heart" or "The Black Cat”.
Then walk around the block.
Be sure to count how many
times you look over your
shoulder.
coverage we receive is
everything we could ask for.
Your editorial last week
concerning the Whipple
Collection was very kind; and
hopefully, others will be
prompted to give more sup
port to the Library by your
example.
If at any lime we can be of
service to you, please do not
hesitate to call on us.
Sincerely,
(Mrs.) Alice Gilbert
Librarian
Heard
Club Meets
The Heard Club met in the
home of Mrs W.J. McGee Oct.
8. There were eleven mem
bers present. Mrs. Betty
Worley, president, called the
meeting to order with the
members joining in the Pledge
to the Flag. Mrs. Worley gave
an inspiring scripture reading
and prayer. The treasurer
report was given by Mrs.
Pearl Thompson, secretary.
Plans for the Farm Bureau
supper were discussed. Each
member promised to help with
the serving. The members
showed their Christmas
projects they had started.
After the business session,
the meeting was turned over
to Mrs. Pearl Hammock. She
gave a demonstration on how
to put together the Christmas
presents for our Senior
Citizens of the community.
Also. Mrs. Addie Wood gave a
Christmas
arrangements" and Christmas
presents.
During social hour, a
delicious pie, coffee and coke
were served by the hostess.
A work day was planned for
Ihe November meeting. Let’s
all go and enjoy the day.
making Christmas presents at
Mrs. Pearl Thompson’s home
HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL THURS., OCT. 24. 1974,
■ • H
On October 27th ABC will
present “The Poseidon Ad
venture” as their Sunday
night feature. If you have
never seen this movie then you
are really in for a treat or if
you have seen it, you will still
want to view it again as the
smallness of the TV screen
should intensify the drama of
the story. For those of you who
have not seen it, the story
involves the passengers on the
ship "Poseidon”. The ship is
struck by a tidal wave and
overturned. Thus the
passengers must make their
way up to the bottom of the
ship to hopefully the arrival of
help. The perils that they
encounter as they make their
way upward are the source of
the tension of the movie. The
cast is headed by Gene Hack
man and he is outstanding.
The main attraction in the
acting department, however,
is Shelly Winters. She
received an Academy Award
nomination and it was truly
deserved. Others in the cast
are Stella Stevens, Red
Buttons, Carol Lynley and
Ernest Borgnine.
Another television event
that is upcoming is the second
showing of “The
Autobiography of Miss Jane
Pittman”. It will be shown on
CBS Sunday, November 3, at
7:30. This is giving you ad
vance notice since that is not
until a week from this Sunday,
but you should mark it down
as this is a very good
presentation. What it lacks in
drama it more than makes up
for in the title performance by
Cicely Tyson.
I watched a program on
television this past Saturday
that I had not seen before. It is
“Nakia” and it is shown on
ABC on Saturday nights at 10.
It stars Robert Forster as'a
la w enforcement officer in the
present day west. The show I
saw on Saturday dealt with a
man trying to escape from a
“hit man”. That is a pretty
standard plot, but the way it
was presented was enjoyable
and the scenery of the west
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few scenes that I have seen on
TV and in the movies, it looks
to me to be a real winner. As
soon as 1 see it I will give you
my views, It is already
playing in Atlanta so it should
be in our area soon. Another
movie to be on the lookout for
is "The Odessa File". 1 read
the Frederick Forsyth novel
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and it was spine-tingling
adventure. The movie
starring Jon Voight should be
just as good. It is also playing
in Atlanta so we have two good
movies to await. •. 1
My family and 1 went back
to my hometown in South
Carolina this past weekend
and the first thing 1 noticed
was that our one and only jocal
theatre was showing an *“E”
rated movie. They had been
holding out and showing'only
"G" and “PG" movies but the
theatre came under !new
management and now Clinton,
South Carolina, is also being
exposed to the new ! per
missiveness. It was like seeing
the end of an era, but en
tertainment modes change
with the people who watch
them, and even small
southern towns must adapt.