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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF COUNTY
THURSDAY. MARCH 28. 1935
REPEAL VOTE MAY 15TH
OLD AGE PENSIONS
Georgians have two months in | The future of s.bout 6.500,000 men
which to make up their minds how j and women more than 65 years old
they are going to vote on the ques- I is the problem confronting the United
tion of repeal of the stale prohibi- ! States government today. Uncle Sam
lion law. in view c! the actio t of j is preparing to set up a national
the General Assembly. Friday, in | pension system to care for the aged.
pass.ng the bill for a state-wide Already ?8 states of the Unio*
nferendum cn prohibition repeal to have old age assitance systems ir
be held May 15th. operation.
The House had voted fer a-repeal Each year the number of need
May 15th. and the need persons becomes larger. In
Sms'
tc fer the veto
2rd. but the conference com-
- fixed the date for May 15th.
b:'h houses promptly passed
i Georgia, and we prob-
ji much for and s^ainsl
new and Mav 15th.
uestion is decided bv
vote of the people, we hope that
will abide by the result.
nl betwe
“Stable times aie coming,”
an exchange. Porrsbly. but the
has already been stolen
Will Rogers, having made u
Clean-up now and keep Milledge-
villc's reputation as the prettiest
and cleanest little city in Georgia.
TIjo best kind cf social security
good job. spending less than y
am and keeping a savings account r „
a one of the banks.
American education has an infinite
capacity for taking tainted money
and washing it.—Robert M. Hutchins.
President, University of Chicago.
IT IS PLANTING TIME
It is planting timr in Georgia, and
with just such faith and hope
have characterized the effo. 1 *^
tillers of ‘he «oil In t>mes past do the
r cnle cf this section turn again to
h*» buinr**- which without antici
pator. rf later gain would be a
monotony repeating it-el f .
There is something about the feel
r*f the good brown earth wholly
unlike any other sensation, and
there is that of creation about one’s
efforts which is soul satisfying as
well as remunerative. As a rule,
hr so who live close to nature do
ot have the harassed, nervous
of their fellow-men of *h«*
town Since it taker, patience for
the materialisation of their efforts,
they asumc such on air. and the
most composed people of the onrth
-re the men and women whose l : ves
r r« I'vrd simply and unasumisngly.
This season, of all others, is satis
fying in its coming, and planting
time in Georgia mean* renewal of
hope in the hearts of the people.
H.3 and by 197.
1930 about
population was past
t>erecn»age of pers->
"e^od to inc~c;:rc t
to 10.
Today more than 700.000 persons
more than 65 arc *n federal relief
lists at a cost of S45,000.000 a ye-
and about 180.000 are drawing some
f'-rm of pension from the states.
Thousands more are living ir. alms
houses. abolishment of which is one
of the objectives of the pension pro-
Ccngressicnal committees now are
preparing the federal old-a
-ion plan, the chief features of
Creatfcn cf an old-age pension.
f und in the treasury by a payroll tax
beginning at two pe r cent in 1937
and reaching tix pei .ccr.t in 1949.
with emoloyers and employes each
contributing half: payment of month
ly pensions for persons more than 65
s old. at a rate to be based on
their previous monthly wages and the
rate of tax payments, and for volun
tary old-age persons.
FEEDING PREJUDICES
h.o consider ourselves
e anything but that,
can we account for
are seldom intcrest-
“the other side” of
Do you remember when it was the
style to have a very stylish shaving
mug in the barbershop, with \
name in gilded letters printed ___
THE HIGH-TEMPERED PERSON
We are not nearly so much con- ,
cemed about the gold standard, the | From the Moultrie Observer
silver ratio, or inflation as we) a paragrapher in a Georgia news-
are each week about where the pay p ap€r of recent date tersely wrote:
roll is coming from in any old -Temper is unbecoming to an old
money. • m an and inexcusable in a young
— I man." And how well he put the
An all time heat record for March thought. • • • • •
has been set this week, according people able to keep their feelings
to weather records. March caiTie in! within bounds are fortunate. It is
like a lamb and will probably go j tnic that many seem to be "bom
rut the same way. The warm weath- I high tempered" and they arc ex-
Most of us w
broadminded a
Otherwise, how
the fact that w
reading
anv question.
We read almost exclusively such
books, periodicals and newspapers
as wc know in advance will general
ly coincide with our own views.
Few Republicans subscribe for a red
hot Democratic newspaper, or vice
ersa. People take church papers
only of their own denomination.
Capitalists take few labor papers,
and laboring men would hardly
ok at one that reflects the capital-
tic viewpoint.
In other words, we all have more
less confirmed opinions on nearly
•ery important subject and 3o not
admit that there may be some virtue
the opposite view.
As a recent writer has said. “The
only facts wc can tolerate arc those
idy know.” We rod. not
really to learn anything nOv. but
for the purpore of confirming our-
amend the constitution to provide
one four year term for the governor
of Georgia instead of two year
terms: another constitutional amend
ment to create the office of lieuten
ant governor in Georgia and an
other proposal to make the lieuten
ant governor the presiding, officer
of the senate; and various other
statutory bills and constitutional
amendment proposals to give four
year terms cf office to state house
officials now hav.ng two year terms,
except members cf the general as
sembly. and another measure legis
lating out of cfi'ica r.r. J. M. Sut-
|tc". * .tc veterinarian and long
[time political fee cf Talmadge
I 7. A bill making the regent r > of
j the University System of Georgia a
I governmental agency of the state
j and property cf the regents subicct
to limitations cf the state constitu-
I tion and laws of Georgia, thus kill-
| ing a nrnding public works loan of
i s2.69i.nno
Free School Books
I 8. A free school bock bill provid-
: inc fer issuance of free text books
I tc school children as soon as funds
ar« available. (The beer bill if rati
fied by the people would give 90
oer cent of its revenue for free
books>.
9. Seven months school term bill
setting up a minimum school year
of sever, months and minimum
teachers salaries, likewise to become
effective when revenues are avail
able. (The liquor repeal if ratified
by the people will give its proceeds
for common schools!.
10. A farm market bill authoriz
ing the commisisoner of agriculture
to establish farm markets and regu
late prees and grading of products
tuch markets.
1. A bill fixing maximum rates
penerally lower than those now in
effect for w»rrSoi-* r charges for the
handling of leaf tobacco.
MllEOGflflllE > 2 DAYS ONLY
THURS.-FRIDAY, Apr. 4-5
GREEN STREET—AT CENTRAL OF GA. RY. DEPOT
FIRST TIME EVER HERE
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FERTILIZERS—AAA GOODS
Ve hare a stock Ike following
grades, 9-2-3. 9-3-3, 8-4-4. 16-
4-4. Special for Gardens, 7-5-5.
16 per cent add. Kasit and CM-
ran Nitrate of Soda. Wil be glad
to serve yon.
CHANDLER It VINSON
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9 am to
11 pm
Admission
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Mon.-Tuesday, Apr. 1-2