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State Revenue
Dept. Nets
More in 1948
State Revenue Commissioner
Downing Musgrove reports that
collections by the Revenue De
partment for the fiscal year end
ing June 30. 1948, were $9,278,-
424.02 above those for 1947, set
ting a new record for the state.
June collections brought the
total collections by the depart
ment to $102,784,610.42, accord
ing to Commissioner Musgrove.
Additional collections through
other departments of the state
government swelled this amount
tc a grand total of $106,894,-
415., as ox tne last day of the fis
cal period. State Auditor B. E.
Thrasher, Jr., explained that
there would be some adjustments
due to late collections, but that
the final figure would be closed
to the one given above.
As the result of the 1947 ap
propriation bill’s failing to pass,
the state has been operating on
a holdover bill from 1945 that ap
propriated only $61,000,000. The
remainder of the 1947-48 collec
tions were disbursed by the
State Budget Board.
The State Revenue Depart
ment had a record month in
June, collecting $9,097,833.86,
compared to $7,913,727.49 in June,
1947. The gasoline tax collections
were the highest on record.
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Veterans Corner
Hospital care is becoming an
increasing concern to veterans
who often inquire about it and
other veterans’ benefits. Answers
to questions frequently asked are
referred to the Veterans Admin
istration and published with
authentic answers in this column
by The Summerville News as a
service to our veterans.
Q. I was injured after I was
discharged from the Army. May
I get out-patient for the injury?
A. No. Veterans with non-serv
ice connected disabilities may
not receive out-patient treat
ment from Veterans Administra
tion.
Q. I have not filed a claim for
a service-connected disability, al
though I did sustain minor
wounds in combat. Am I eligible
for a 10-point Civil Service pref
erence?
A. Yes. A veteran who does not
have a compensable disability
may secure Civil Service pref
erence if he submits proof that
he was awarded the Purple
Heart.
Q. I have a GI home loan,
which, according to the present
contract, has to be paid in 20
years. Is it possible to have this
loan extended to 25 years?
A. Your lender is the only per
son who can extend the date on
which the loan must be paid.
Veterans Administration will
guarantee one - half, but not
more than $4,000 of your home
loan if it is to be amortized in
25 years or less.
Q. If an insured veteran be
comes mentally incompetent, can
premiums on his National Serv
ice Life Insurance policy be paid
by another person?
A. Yes. Premiums on NSLI can
be paid by any person on behalf
of the insured veteran, but care
should always be taken to identi
fy the insured veteran and each
payment properly.
(Veterans wishing further in
formation about veterans’ bene
fits may have their questions an
swered by writing the nearest
VA Regional Office.)
DALE
CARNEGIE
NOAH WEBSTER LEARNED
VALUE OF COMPETITION
Our subject today is competi
tion. It scares the pants off some
people, but instead of being
frightened, competition often
works to advantage.
When Noah Webster was poor
and trying to put over his dic
tionary he wanted to go to Eng
land to study words. He was so
poor that he had to borrow the
money for the journey. He tried
to finance the book by selling
subscriptions to it from door to
door: that is, the book had not
yet been published, so he sold
coupons good for the book when
it came off the press.
Suddenly competition swooped
down upon him. He had had a
helper named Joseph E. Worces
ter who had left and got finan
cial backing and started a rival
dictionary called “Worcester’s
Universal and Critical Diction
ary.” The man got the endorse
ments of most of the college
presidents in New England, in
cluding Harvard. Webster was
worried. He could not, he said,
stand such competition. More,
the country could not support
two dictionaries, and his rival
had greater financial backing
than he had. The big work of
his life would amount to noth
ing!
Then suddenly there sprang up
something which the newspa
pers called “the war of the dic
tionaries.” It was the talk of the
day; cartoons celebrated it, peo
ple took sides. It was Webster vs
Worcester.
There town in Massa
chusetts named Worcester, a
railroad center. A branch line
ran from there to a town named
Webster. The conductor used to
go through the train singing out,
“This is Worcester; all change
THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS
for Webster.”
Now' Noah Webster, who at first
had quaked at the thought of
competition—a supposed enemy
—found that it actually was
working to his advantage. This
country had become dictionary
conscious, the big step leading o
sales.
When the first edition was
published, Webster’s success was
assured. Sales were far, far great
er than he had dared hope they
would be. Little by little he forg
ed ahead. Finally, he said
“Thank God for Worcester; he
gave me my start.”
Webster’s dictionary got so far
out in front that Worcester fi
nally gave up and his dictionary
no longer was published. Today
Webster’s is booming along; in
fact when the next edition comes
out, 300 people will have worked
on it.
FREEMAN PLUMBING
& HEATING CO.
Pluming and Heating
Contracting and Repairing
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CONGRATULATIONS
BUS TERMINAL
GEORGIA POWER CO.
HAIR MOTOR CO.
LOWRY’S DEPT.
STORE
Summerville, Go.
CONGRATULATIONS
and
BEST WISHES
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GEORGIA POWER CO.
HAIR MOTOR CO.
Charles Esserman
and Company
SUMMERVILLE, GEORGIA
Thursday, July 8, 1948