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THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS
D. T. ESPY Editor and Manager
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A GOOD RESOLUTION
A few weeks ago the New
Year was greeted throughout
the nation with prayer and song
and dance. We said goodbye to
1948, extended a welcoming hand
to the Newcomer, and exchanged
mutual expressions of hope with
our friends that the New Year
would prove happy and pros
perous.
At the same time, the great
majority of Americans gave
some thought to New Year reso
lutions. Most of us might even
have kept some of them, right
up to this “late'’ date. But if we
did not, there still is a chance
to redeem ourselves right now.
There is one resolution every
man, woman and child should
make and keep. It is an easy one.
It entails little or no sacrifice. It
will give you a grand feeling—
but more important, it will help
bring back to health youngsters
you may know, or have heard of,
dr perhaps never even know ex
isted.
That resolution is simply to:
“JOIN THE MARCH OF DIMES,
JANUARY 14-31.” The dimes
and dollars given to the 1949
appeal of the National Founda
tion for Infantile Paralysis will
enable that organization to re
build chapter funds, exhausted
during last year’s polio epidemics
—which were comparable to
those of 1916, worst in history.
You will never miss the dime
or dollar you contribute. Resolve
now to give generously to the
MARCH OF DIMES. You may be
sure you will share in the pray-,
ers of thousands of little ones.
You will write the score for a
song of a brighter future. Yes,
these polio-stricken children
may even be able to dance again
. . . because YOU helped.
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My, we’ve certainly had a lot
of renewals from you folks whose
paper is out in January. If
there’s any of you who haven’t
renewed though, you’d better put
that down on your list of things
to do next time you’re in town.
How do you folks like our
short - short stories? Most of
are appealing and have a touch
of human interest.
Be sure to read “Another
Chance,” the one we’ve sceduled
for you this week.
It’s all about Zeke and Zack
and how mushrooms straighten
ed them out.
I • We think you’ll like it.
We’re still getting compliments
on the office now that it’s been
renovated. If you haven’t seen
it yet, be sure to drop by some
time soon.
Week before last we had a bit
of tough luck. For the first time
in months, we sold completely
out of Summerville News before
the week-end.
A lot of you came in wanting
a paper and we had to turn
you away, but from now on we’re
going to make every effort to
have enough so that everyone
can get a copy.
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correspondent of the week
Pretty little Alice Murphy, of
Lyerly, is the correspondent we
salute this week.
Alice, who is 17 and a senior
at Lyerly High School, plans to
take a beauty course after grad
uation and become a beauty op
erator. That’s a fine ambition,
appreciates.
This young lady (and as you
see, another of our high school
girl correspondents) has never
done anything of this sort be
fore and it was at the suggestion
of a friend she decided to try
being a correspondent.
After trying it, Alice found it
so worthwhile that she decided
Gems of Thought
LIBERTY
Truth crushed to earth springs
spontaneously upward, and
whispers to the breeze man’s in
alienable birthright Liberty.—
Mary Baker Eddy.
The world has never had a
good definition of the word liber
ty.—Abraham Lincoln
Personal liberty is the para
mount essential to human digi
nity and human happiness.—
Bulwer-Lytton.
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The liberty of a people con
sists in being governed by laws
which they have made them
selves, under whatsoever form it
be of government.—Cowley.
The history of liberty is a
history of limitations of govern
mental power, not the increase
of it.—Woodrow Wilson.
The only liberty I mean, is a
liberty connected with order;
that not only exists along with
order and virtue, but which can
not exist at all without them.—
Edmund Burke.
to go along with us, and we’re
really glad too.
She and her family have been
living at their present residence
for about five years and they’ve
been taking the News for a num
ber of years.
“I read the news from front
to back,” she says, “and think
it is all good. I haven’t a certain
column that I like more than
the rest.”
Alice, you’re helping us to put
out a good paper, as are all the
other correspondents, and we’re
pleased as pie to have you write
up the doings in Lyerly.
The News was pleased to re
ceive a renewal subscription
from Mrs. Charles V. McClain, of
Rome, last week.
Mrs. McClain said the News
has been in her family “ever
since I can remember,”
“When I’ve read it,” she says,
“I feel like I have had a visit
home.”
General Assembly
By Sid Williams
Program of the administration
in the General Assembly went
through last week’s sessions with
a minimum of oppoition. Most
of the measures introduced to
carry out the Governor’s cam
paign platform received Com
mittee approval easily. Several
will be up for final passage this
week.
The Governor’s two addresses
to the Assembly last week were
applauded heavily, with the
loudest cheers coming for his
comments about voting laws and
the county unit system.
In the Senate Lt.-Governor
Marvin Griffin, Presiding Offi
cer, has allowed no time to be
wasted in carrying on Senate
business, but has insisted that
the work be done with a mini
mum of delay. His efforts toward
efficient and economical ligisla
tive work is certain to win high
praise from legislators and the
public alike.
Rep. John C. Lewis, of Han
cock, has introduced a bill to
change from 2 years to 4 months
the period of time which a news
papaer must be published before
it is eligible to be awarded legal
advertising. Mr. Lewis states
that he is not “against” the
papers in any way, but the he
believes the shorter time is justi
fied. His bill does not remove
the right of the Sheriff, Ordi
nary and Clerk to select the
county organ. Rep. Lewis stated'
that he will fight any bill in the |
legislature which is discrimina- |
tory against the newspapers.
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A bill taking the State Reve
nue Commissioner out of politics
has been introduced by admini
stration leaders. It prohibits the
appointment of anyone to this
office who has held an elective
office during a period of 12
months prior to his appoint
ment, and also prohibits any
Revenue Commissioner from
running for any elective office
for 12 months after the expira
tion of his term.
Rep. J. E. Briscoe, Jr., of Walt
on, has introduced a bill provid
ing for state-owned liquor stores
to be administered by an ap
pointive Board.
Sen. Lee Purdom, of the 46th,
has bills in the Senate which
provide that any vehicle used to
transport illegally killed deer
shall be contraband and shall be
seized and condemned, and
which prohibit the use of traps,
poisons and drugs in the hunting
of wild game.
Sen. Crawford Pilcher, of the
19th, and others, have introduc
ed a resolution requesting the
Supreme Court to extend a rule
granting 6 points to veterans
taking the State Bar Examina
tion for one year from Dec. 15,
1948.
The bill in the House of con
solidate the Veterans Education
Council under the Veterans Ser
vice Board received favorable
consideration by Committee last
Thursday and is up for passage
in the House this week Rep.
Garland Byrd, of Taylor, a vet
eran for overseas service, is
Chairman of this Committee.
Rep. Robert Cook, of Chattoo
ga, has introduced a resolution
requesting the Governor to di
rect the Attorney-General to
make an investigation and take
such legal steps as seem neces
sary to prevent the alleged pol
lution of the Chattooga River by
waste matters dumped into it by
the Riegel Textile Corp, of Trion,
Ga.
Os prime interest to Georgians
is the bill introduced by admin
istration leaders to authorize the
State to make grants to assist in
the construction of public hos
pitals and public health centers.
Combined with matching Feder
al and local funds, this will pro-
THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS
Your Congressman
Reports
By Henderson Lanham
In my closing words to you last
week, I told you that President
Truman in his State of the Un
ion Message had asked for more
than he should or would get from
even a Democratic Congress.
It is my opinion that he will
get an expanded social security
program, with an increase in the
amount deducted from payrolls
and contributed from the em
ployer, from 1% to iy 2 %. This
will mean more people will get
the benefit of the social securi
ty program, and by that I mean
the old age wad survivors in
surance program. Disability pay
ments may also be added, and it
is possible that the age at’ which
payments begin for retirement
benefits will be lowered from
sixty-five to sixty-two or even
sixty years.
I say he will probably get the
Congress to enact these meas
ures because both Republicans
and Democrats advocated them
in their platforms. The social
security program seems pretty
well accepted in our country, as
one of the necessary functions
of government because of the
complexity of cur modem civili
zation, and upon humanitarian
grounds as well. Moreover, the
increased payments into the
huge trust fund will give the
government a cash surplus
which will be used as an instru
ment of deflation if inflationary
pressures continue.
COMPULSORY HEALTH
INSURANCE UNWISE
It is my opinion that the com
pulsory health insurance pro
gram is neither necessary nor
advisable at this time. It would
set up a vast new bureaurocracy
and would mean additional pay
roll deductions and increased
burdens upon industry. It would
mean such a mess of red tape
and form-filling that most doc
tors would not want to co-oper
ate.
Moreover, it is my opinion that
the doctors themselves have
awakened to the need for some
improvements in service, and
adjustments of fees, so that the
heed from the health insurance
program will not be necessary.
MANY NEW HOSPITALS TO
HEI.P
In all parts of the county, and
especially in our own Seventh
District, many new clinics and
hospitals are being built, some
with local funds, and others
through the Hill-Burton Act.
with the assistance of Federal
funds. If the Georgia legislature
at this session makes an approp
riation for such funds, as the
Governor has recommended, the
building of new hospitals will be
speeded. This will mean much
better hospital services for our
rural areas, and will attract
towns where rural areas may be
better served.
NEW LABOR RELATIONS
LAW PROBABLE
In his campaign, the President
promised the working people
that the so-called Taft-Hartley
Law would be repealed, and the
Wagner Act, with certain
amendments re-enacted. Wheth
er rightly or wrongly, the Taft-'
Hartley Act has come to mean
to the working people, both or
ganized or un - organized, the
symbol of all that is oppressive
and unfair. In my own opinion,
it is neither the “slave labor”
law claimed by labor leaders, not
the perfect labor relations act
pictured by its sponsors.
It was passed at a time when
the American people were dis
gusted with certain arrogant la
bor leaders, as they had a right
to be. Since it was passed at a
time of public hystria, it went
too far, just as the Wagner Act
had gone too far in labor’s favor
when it was enacted. Besides,
the administration of the Wag
ner Act had been weighted heav
ily in labor’s favor.
As an example of the in
justices in the Taft-Hartley Act,
I cite the fact that non-comuni
stic affidavits are required of
labor officials before the Labor
Relations Board can be used for
the redress of grievances, while
such affidavits are not required
of management.
Another injustice was the
making of labor unions suable
in the Federal courts under con
ditions when others could not
be sued there. In addition, there
is a provision in the act where
by strike-breakers can vote and
the strikers cannot, to determine
the bargaining agent for the
workers.
As an injustice to management
in the Wagner Act, may be cited
the prohibition against mana
ment’s discussing with its em
ployees the question as to wheth
vide a total of $45,000,000.00 over
a period of 5 years.
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Apparently to receive unani
mous approval is the bill to pro
vide free drivers’ or chauffeurs’
licenses to all veterans of World
Wars I and H. It will probably
be law by the time this is publi
shed.
er or not a union should be
formed.
The Taf t - Hartley Act was
weak in that it did not give the
President adequate power to deal
with crippling nation -wide
strikes. Under the Act he can
postpone a strike for eighty days,
but after that time he is power
less.
FAIR LABOR RELATIONS
ACT NEEDED
What is needed is an act that
will enable the President to deal
with nation-wide strikes that
effect the national health, wel
fare and security, and that at
the same time is fair to both in
dustry and labor.
The labor unions are clamor
ing for out-right repeal of the
Taft-Hartley Act, and the re
enactment of the Wagner Act
with amendments. I am opposed
to this, fortunately most mem
bers of Congress whom I have
talked believe as I do that the
entire problem should be solved
so far as possible in one act. Be
cause of the bitter feeling that
the Taft-Hartley Act has en
gendered in the working people,
it is probably well to repeal it
by name, in the same bill that
does enact its fair and protective
provisions, and eliminates the
unjust and unfair provisions
which it contains. I believe that
the people of America may rest,
assured that if the Act is repeal
ed, it will not be until a fair and
workable Labor Relations Act,
fair to all parties, is enacted.
The President himself has
agreed that such an act will be
satisfactory to him if the Con
gress sees fit to use that method
instead of out-right repeal. For
tunately, the Chairman of the
House Committee on Education
and Labor believes in that ap
proach to the problem.
VISITORS
We were delighted to have as
visitors during the past week,
Mr .and Mrs. J. W. Jennings, of
Rome. They could not stay for
the inauguration, which should
be largely attended by people
from the District. It is my hope
that such visitors will come by
the office to see us.
Leo Woolstein came by the of
fice but I was out at the time,
which I regret.
Mrs. John Garmony of Kens
ington was my guest for lunch
eon one day last week.
Mr. Rice of the Rome News-
Tribune was also a visitor.
Fruit lor Though*
By the Rev. Henry Walker,
Pastor, Summerville Methodist
Church
There are many people whose
funeral sermon I should have
liked to preach a good many
years earlier than I actually I
preached it. That is, I should
like the privilege of telling them
while they live how people would
like to think of them after they
were dead, and then give them
a chance to live up to their
obituary.
That is the unfortunate thing
about funeral sermons, they us
ually come too late to induce
their subject to live up to them.
Let us try to live up to our fun
eral sermon now, what we would
want our friends, neighbors, and
loved ones to think of us when
we are gone. There is something
wrong with a man who does not
want to be remembered. “The
memory of the just is blessed.”
It is no idle ambition to desire
a part with the righteous who
shall be held in everlasting re
membrance.
Have you ever noticed how
soon a wicked man is forgotten,
and after the lawyers get
through dividing up the estate,
how little is s?. 4 d about him af
terwards?
Two vessels collided at sea, one
a powerful liner, the other a
wooden freighter. A hole was
tom in the side of the freighter.
All the crew except the captain
was transfered to the liner. The
captain, true to the traditions of
the sea decided to stay with his
ship until it went down. The
liner left. When it reached port
the captain reuorted the inci
dent. Then he added, “I don’t
think he will be lost, when we
left a little tug stood by ready to
pick him up.”
I do not crave to be the com
mander of the liner, nor do I
crave the glory of the man who
was willing to go down with his
ship. My only desire, as I • pass
through this life, is to be the
captain of the little tug that
stood by. I only want to cast an
anchor, and stand near, waiting
and ready to answer the call of a
ship -wrecked brother, if he
should need my assistance. The
brother may never learn my
name, he may never know that
I was waiting in the darkness
listening for his call. He may
never call, but when the sunlight
of another day shall dispell the
fearsome shadows of his night,
he will remember, and give
thanks to the great Master of the
waters for the tug that stood by.
I want to live in someones mem
ory and I want it to be a sacred
memory.
“Never Insist anyone take a
drink,” sociologists advise.
The human body is remark
ably sehsitive. Pat a man on the
back and his bead swells.
The reason some girls have to
keep on their toes is because of
the heels who keep after them.
Bride: “What is the best way
to protect my wedding ring?”
Mother: “Dip it in dishwater
three times a day.
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