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Tire Summerville News. Thursday, August 13, 1964
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Ridge Runners Busy
The Ridge Runners, Chattooga County
hot rod club, is making progress in its ef
forts to get a drag strip in Chattooga
County.
Last week, it was reported that members
are leasing a site in Dry Valley and will con
tinue their efforts to raise money for grad
ing and paving. If reports from drag strips
in other areas are correct, the project might
well be a profitable investment for someone
with funds to invest.
The young men have also begun drawing
up rules and regulations with which mem
bers must abide if they are to remain in
High School Only Foundation
What lies in store for the young people
who do not prepare for a technical, highly
competitive labor market?
There has been considerable publicity re
cently concerning the sad fact that Georgia
rates second high in the nation in school
dropouts. There are a number of questions
that immediately come to mind: Why the
excessive dropout rate? What kind of a fu
ture awaits these young people? What can
we do about it?
There are many reasons for the high per
centage of quits before finishing high
school, but one of them, and it is the one
with which all are concerned, is a lack of
realization of the difficulty they are going
to have in finding and holding jobs and
supporting families. Georgia has a bright
future. Industry is moving in at a rapid
rate As we advance into the space age, the
jobs being created by the new industry are
more and more technical. At the same time,
the industries, and fauns, too, for that mat
ter, that are already here are installing
machines every day that replaces many
hands. The less educated and unskilled
workers are the victims of a squeeze play as
present jobs are done away with without a
compensating demand for workers on new
jobs.
The question as to what the future holds
for these young people just about answers
itself Their jobs will be the least satisfying,
the least paying, and the least secure.'The
workers and their families will not share in
the bright future that is Georgia's—and
this is tragic.
Looking Ahead
By DR GEORGE S. BENSON
President—National
Education Program
Searcy. Arkansas
THE HIGH COURT
RIDES AGAIN
No one denies that the U S.
Supreme Court is rapidly find
ing its way into the social,
political, and economic affairs
of American citizens in a man
ner that has increasing impact.
Tills apparent intention to
reach decisions in touchy, con
troversial areas in a "creative"
manner rather than neces
sarily constitutionally should
eventually bring limitations
upon the Court in order to
keep the Court itself from
functioning in an unconstitu
tional way.
Unquestionably, this new ora
of bold initiative on the part
of the Court has arrived partly
because of failure by the states
'and people ana organizations
within them* to accept respon
sibility At least, some feel that
Supreme Court interest in civil
rights problems came because
the states and local commu
nities had not made the prog
ress that might have been ex
pected Likewise, in the legis
lative apportionment decision,
this was an area in which the
states were doing very little to
correct abuses.
Hangers to Eace
"One man. one vote" may
sound like a good, basic prin
ciple of democratic govern
ment Inequities in representa
tion have needed correction, to
be sure But government by the
people will not be achieved
merely because everybody has
equal representation. A new
absolutism could allow new
power alignments to develop
in the nations urban centers
to a degree that will make our
’au s more subservient to the
federal government than ever
before II this happens the in
■ o d lal American will be
The American system has
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somehow diffused its power in
attaining protection for both
majority anti minority, and has
provided for most of the neces
sary adjustments between the
diverse elements and interests
in the society But. there may
be dangers ahead. If we have
at times had to fear the tyr
anny of the few. we should be
aware that tyranny of the
mass might be even worse.
What new boss-systems in
city-states, for example, have
we in our future'* Will we elect
U S Senators by cities'* Will
urban power produce a height
ened federal centralization?
Freedom to Manage
Government partiality to la
bor organizations has already
become characteristic of the
new political alignments. Con
gress. t<«deral boards, the presi
dent. and the federal courts
have all become eager to err on
the side of labor. If the Su
preme Court continues to fol
low the present trend, deci
sions through the next few
years may seem to strengthen
the mass But they will surely
weaken the liberties and free
doms of individuals and insti
tutions The Fall the Court will
hear a case in which a Califor
nia company may be told
whether or not it has freedom
to manage its own affairs
Up through National Labor
Relations Board and U. S.
Court of Appeals rulings favor
ing the Unitea Steelworkers,
the Fibreboard Corp has been
told that it cannot make deci
sions about its business that
may result in loss of jobs This
is based on federal law that re
quires bargaining "with respect
to wages, hours, and other
terms and conditions of em
ployment ” In brief, the com
pany had decided after study
ing maintenance costs that it
would contract the work out to
another firm at an annual
saving of $225,000. The move
cost 75 employees their jobs
and the company a charge of
unfair labor practices.
A Prize-Winning
Weekly Neus [Hiper
NATION A L EDITORIAL
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good standing. These rules concern, for in
stance, traffic violations.
This is a commendable step. The com
munity has been intensely concerned about
drag racing on its roads and it will be
pleased to know that there is a responsible
group of young men who are dedicated to
putting a" stop to it and to getting a place
where racing can be done without endan
gering the public.
The community should give them its
whole hearted support to the Runners in
their efforts to establish a drag strip and to
keeping drag racers off the public roads.
What can we do about it? A number of
departments of governments are doing all
they can. Civic, veterans, and other organ
izations working on the problem, and the
press, radio, and TV are doing a fine job.
One wonders what our relative position
would be without these efforts when we are
already the second high in the country.
Teenagers who are toying with the idea
of not returning to high school or college
this fall, should be urged to return, if at all
possible. Perhaps they have summer jobs
and are enjoying more spending money
than they ever had before, and this adds to
the temptation to keep on working. Let’s
impress upon them the necessity for con
tinuing their education.
The monetary advantage alone is suffi
cient reason to continue their education. In
the past a typical high school graduate has
been able to earn $50,000 more during his
adult earning years than an eighth grade
graduate, and $30,000 more than a high
school dropout. College graduates have
been able io earn SIOO,OOO more than a
high school graduate.
These figures are no longer adequate to
illustrate the point for a high school di
ploma no longer opens the door to oppor
tunity as it once did—it is a foundation,
only. If the present trend continues, by 1970
there will be 60 per cent more jobs than now
for professional and skilled technical peo
ple, 25 per cent more for semi-skilled
workers, and no more than now for un
skilled workers.
Mythology of Change
If the Supreme Court, should
find for the union, then a great
many business decisions that
companies make will have to
be processed through bargain
ing with their unions. In that
case, the company points out,
"the pace at which an employer
does business, or goes out of
business, will be limited to the
pace set in bargaining by the
union or unions with which he
deals " The fact that this deci
sion has to be made by the
high court suggests a woeful
misunderstanding of the Amer
ican pattern of individual re
sponsibility and freedom of de
cision.
Implicit in many of the
Court's recent majority deci
sions is the view that the na
tion is not moving fast enough
in accepting and implementing
changes In this the Court be
comes not only a harbinger of
change, but arbiter and inno
vator as well. Public dissatis
faction with the Court may one
day reach the point of Consti
tutional change, to prevent de
cisions proscribing or replacing
legislation. When the Court
becomes political tor devoted
to special interests or ideol
ogiesi, then the whole judiciary
falls to a very low ebb We need
strict observance of the Con
stitution. not mystical obei
sance to the "change" my
thology.
Bible I erse
To Study
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let no man despise thy
youth, but set the believers
an example in speech and
conduit, in love, in faith, in
purity."
1. To whom was this advice
addressed?
2 By whom were these words
spoken?
ANSWERS TO BIBLE VERSE:
1. Timothy, a young preach
er.
2. Paul, an old preacher,
about to die in Rome.
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IT IS SURPRISING that more
Georgians aren’t taking advan
tage of the many opportunities
available to them in the state’s
rapidly expanding vocational
technical training program.
A recent survey showed that
only two of
Georgia a 12 '
area vocational
schools ar»
filled to capac
ity. Consi d e r
ing that they
have so much
to -. tui
tion free—par- 3k
ticularly to our young people, I
am surprised there are not wait
ing lists for admission.
The experience of those who
already have been attending
classes in these schools clearly
indicates how much can be gained
from training ir. specialized skills
and trades. It seems good-pay
ing jobs are waiting for such
students even before they grad
uate.
According to the State Depart
ment of Education, students re
cently completing a two-year
course in electronic technology
at Athens had no trouble secur
ing good jobs, with most of them
having their pick of at least six
offers. The lowest beginning sal
ary offered them was $95 a
week, and their total earning
capacity increased five times.
* * *
A MODEL PROGRAM which
has attracted nationwide recog
nition, Georgia’s vocational train
ing system is one of which we
all should be extremely proud.
When the program as now
planned is completed, there will
be 28 area vocational schools
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OBSERVATIONS
By Elbert Forester
NEUTRAL—"I never take
sides in any controversial is
sue," says a friend of mine.
Well, in a very nice and gentle
way, I tried to explain and to
convince him that if he limited
his stand to non-controversiaU
matters and issues, he just as
well take no stand at all . . .?
That if a person’s convictions
weren’t strong enough to cause
him or her to stand up for
“something”, in all probability,
they would fall for anything.
Here are a few examples of
“controversials” I passed along
to him. Truth, love, confidence,
Christianity, moderation, indi
vidual and collective obliga
tions and duties, the "devil”
himself . . . And that was that.
PLAYING IT SAFE—Leaving
on their honeymoon, the couple
from the hills was “movin’ on”
to parts unknown, when the
groom remarked, “if this mar
riage business doesn’t work
out. I can have the marriage
annuled, cause I noticed during
the ceremony that your Pa’s
gun wasn’t loaded." Calls to
mind the couple who had just
been joined together in matri
mony. The groom called the
preacher to one side and whis
pered, “I ain’t got no money to
pay you for marrying us, but
I'm a plumber and can fix your
gas meter so it won't work.”
(How about that, Bro. Self?)
BOOTS BIRDSONG claims
his uncle crossed a bear with a
kangaroo so he could get a fur
coat with pockets. (Now, that
IS silly -sho nuff.)
THEN THERE was the new
employee who had been caught
coming in late three or more
times. Finally, the foreman de
cided to "read the riot act" to
him. "Look here.” he snapped
—"Don't you know what time
we start to work around here?"
"No sir.” came the reply—
"they're always working when
I get here." (See what I mean.
Bro. Herman?)
HEADLINE ( News) — “Effi
ciency of Hospital Officials
Questioned " Well. I wouldn't
know anything about that
"business". However, the Sum
merville Hospital is one I
haven't been in . . . I've been
in more hospitals than Wylene
Perry has fingers and toes, and
"down the front" (I've been cut
on so much.) looks like High
way 27 with all the cross roads
and intersections. Yeah. I've
been "cut on" more ways than
a countryman can pick a banjo
Sometime after I had been
relieved of ninety percent of
my "tummy", I saw what I had
left on a film, and it looked
like George Washington's hat.
Then, a "burst” appendix, "bi
laterial" hernia—Oh well, those
are just a few of ’em. Now.
I ve "wound” up here talking
about my operations—The very
idea.
CONGRATULATIONS — Mrs
David H. Petitt and Mrs.
Thomas J. Moore and all others
who are climbing the ladder in
an educational way. particu
larly "'Cause we is sho gonna
need it." SYMPATHY TO all
within easy reach of virtually
every Georgian. Three new
schools will open this fall and 10
others will begin classes in 1965,
including a $6 million, 50-course
school in Atlanta.
The schools are designed to
provide training for three
groups: high school graduates,
under - employed persons who
need training for new jobs, and
employed people who require ad
ditional training in order to keep
up with changing methods and
techniques.
It is estimated that the courses
cost the state about $l5O per
student, but there is no charge
for tuition. The only cost to the
student is for his supplies.
Courses offered include elec
tronic technology, practical nurs
ing, beauty shop operation, avia
tion mechanics, automobile body
repair, machine drafting, com
mercial photography, printing,
office occupations and chemical
technology.
* * *
ALTHOUGH THE unemploy
ment problem is a matter of
state and national concern, there
are jobs, and good ones, to be
found. New industry is creating
more and more positions. The
main problem is in finding peo
ple qualified to fill them. Special
training and a high degree of
skill are much in demand in to
day’s business world.
I hope young Georgians will
keep this in mind this fall and
not let opportunity pass them
by.
INDISTINCT PRINT I
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the sick and bereaved.
THOUGHT FOR THE "WEAK”
—Even when opportunity
knocks, a man has to get up
off his seat to open the door.
(Ain't it the truth?)
VACATION—“This, indeed is
the life!” we say when we are
in the midst of a wonderful
and relaxing vacation enjoying
swimming, boating and fishing
at a favorite vacation spot. We
look forward with great excite
ment to such times with the
family for adults as well as
children—all enjoy summer
and vacations.
But the most constructive
and productive time of our
lives is when we are in school
and on the job. Vacation times
are to give us rest so that we
can do our work better, con
centrate more seriously on our
endeavors and to make us
physically fit for what lies
ahead of us.
If our work is according to
God-given talents and in keep
ing with His will for our lives,
then work is a great blessing.
Whatever work we pursue—the
most important thing is that
we serve our fellow man and
really do something to help
him.
Those of us who are able to
work and yet arc idle are cer
tainly not in harmony with
God’s plan of life. Those who
have the opportunity of be
coming more useful by train
ing, but do not make use of it,
are wasting their talents and
are not availing themselves of
the opportunities of living that
are before them.
BOTTOM LINES—A beggar
held out two hats to a passer
by. “Mister." he said, “will ye
gimme a nickel for a cup of
coffee?” "Sure." replied the
passerby, “but what's the idea
of the two hats?" "Well,” said
the beggar, "business was so
good that I had to open a
branch."
WORDS OF WISDOM—No
wise man continues to try
what he has already proved
wrong.
AIN'T IT THE TRUTH—Mid
dle age is when you don't care
where your wife goes, just so
you don't have to go with her.
EVERYBODY—NO! If and
when a fellow tells you he is
pleasing everybody, whether
privately or publicly employed,
take him to “one side" and in
form him that he doesn't know
"which end is up."
AFTERTHOUGHT-What on
earth will today's younger gen
eration be able to tell their
children they had to do with
out?
NOW IS THE TIME —To
“toot" Junior up and get him
ready for school—No doubt,
he'll need a new pair of shoe
"strings", notebook paper (bet
I have bought 50 tons.) a ball
point pen. book satchel', (do
they still use those?) etc. . . .
Tell him you're expecting him
to average at least an "A-plus."
(Possible—l reckon.)
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IN A HISTORICAL action
this week Congress passed
Joint Resolution 1145 to pro
mote the maintenance of in
ternational peace and security
in southeast Asia.
This resolution received a
unanimous vote in the House
of Representatives and was a
positive manifestation of the
bipartisan support which has
been accorded to President
Johnson in his decision to
launch a stinging counterblow
against the North Vietnamese
forces.
In the light of the repeated
and deliberate attack on
United States naval vessels
lawfully present in interna
tional water, the United States
had the choice of upholding
the dignity and sovereignty of
its flag or of suffering a hu
miliating insult.
The choice we made was
honorable and proper, and it
was appropriate that we should
retaliate with enough severity
to show North Vietnam that we
would tolerate no further fool
ishness.
The resolution which passed
Congress recited that these at
tacks were part of a deliberate
Sensing the News
By THURMAN SENSING
Executive Vice President
Southern States Industrial
Council
THE ERA OF THE
GRASSHOPPERS
Clennie Hollon, who pub
lishes in mimeographed form
“The Foreman’s Journal of
Williba” (a place in the moun
tains of Eastern Kentucky),
to promote the “Welfare of
Poredom 12 Months Per Year”,
writes that he has a neighbor
who says he is a changed man.
“He tells us that he goes
about a flittering and a flut
tering and a chirping and a
singing and a dancing from the
doorstep of one Board and
Agency to that of another. To
day he might be singing and
dancing and chirping from the
doorstep of the Farm Relief
Office. He’ll sing and dance
something out of them people.
Tomorrow he might be on the
steps of the “Draw” Agency
and he’ll sing out of a pretty
good monthly check. Next
month he hopes to dance out
a bigger poke of commodities.
From now on. he will stop
wasting his energies like a silly
ant and he will become a great
big high jumping grasshopper
and live like a grasshopper ort
to live.”
Clennie says that his neigh
bor “happened upon this new
secret of living by accidentally
spotting this little story in the
Corsica, S. D., Globe:
‘Once upon a time there was
an ant who worked hard all
day in the fields. It was sum
mer and the ant was busy cut
ting grass and dragging it
home. The ant had a grass
hopper as a neighbor. The
grasshopper lived on commod
ities and other products of
Boards and Agencies and sat in
his doorway singing all day.
When winter came the ant had
a whole bale of grass. But the
ant had violated the Federal
Farm Law for overharvesting
grass. He was fined $162.50 and
the surplus was seized. The
grasshopper received the sur
plus in exchange for his food
stamps.’ ”
Then Clennie writes, “MOR
AL: Be a grasshopper. This
story goes to show that the
labored life of the ant is silly
and futile. When me and you
went to school and read the
poem about the Ant and the
Grasshopper, the Ant was
idolized. But not today. The
Grasshopper has took over.
The Grasshopper is still flut
tering and flittering and sing
ing and dancing while the pore
ant is facing extinction.”
Then Clennie says that not
only will you be seeing his
neighbor “a chirping and sing
ing and dancing upon the
doorsteps of them Agencies and
Boards; but you will also see
me and several other wised up
Grasshoppers upon these door
steps waiting to see what the
hardworking but silly ant has
fetched in.
"This is the new Era of the
Grasshoppers. Everybody is
going to be happy and joyful.
Everybody is going to be chirp
ing and singing and dancing
with the exception of the silly
hardworking ant ... No won
der me and my neighbors have
begun to sing, dance, and
chirp. We can see the new
light shining through the new
Era of the Grasshoppers."
A delightful presentation—
but shades of Benjamin Frank
lin! When all the Ants have de
cided to become Grasshoppers,
then what will happen? When
a hive is all Drones and no
Bees, who makes the honey?
An industrialist in Missis
sippi sends us copy of letter he
John Davis
Reports From
Congress
and systematic campaign of
aggression that the Communist
regime in North Vietnam has
been waging against its neigh
bors and the nations joined
with them in the collective de
fense of their freedom.
It was further mentioned in
the resolution that the United
States is assisting the peoples
of southeast Asia to protect
their freedom and has no terri
torial. military or political am
bitions in that area, our only
desire being that these people
should be left in peace to work
out their own destinites in
their own way.
In addition to approving and
supporting the determination
of the President, as Command
er in Chief, to take all neces
sary measures to repel any
armed attack against the
forces of the United States and
to prevent further aggression,
the resolution made it clear
that the United States regards
as vital to its national interest
and to world peace the main
tenance of international peace
and security in southeast Asia.
It affirmed the proposition
that the United States is pre
pared, as the President deter-
has written his Congressman
about Anti-Poverty Bill H.R.
11377, expressing his “complete
opposition to this fantastic
election year boondoggle.” And
that’s exactly what it is! In the
next paragraph, this indus
trialist writes:
“A friend of mine told me to
ask you also that in the event
this bill is passed, and war is
declared on poverty, he would
like to know where and when
to report in order to surrender
to the enemy. He states he is
willing to take anything he has
coming, and he feels that we
can find some first-class spots
of poverty around in Missis
sippi, fully equal to anything
existing in depressed states like
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee,
Kentucky and the others.”
All of which reminds me of
what a very able historian at
the University of Edinborough,
Professor Alexander Fraser
Tytler, wrote about two hun-
The Minister
Speaks . . .
By ROBERT L. HUFF
Educational Director
First Baptist Church, Trion
The story is told of a man
■who was riding a subway car
in a large city recently. As the
car rolled along to its destina
tion, a lady sitting next to the
man noted that he kept his
eyes closed during the whole
time that he rode. Finally, the
lady, after wondering about
him as long as she could,
asked, “I beg your pardon. Sir.
But I’ve noticed that you have
had your eyes closed during
our trip on this subway car.
Are you ill?” Somewhat re
luctantly, the man did open his
eyes, and replied, “Well, you
see. I was afraid that if I kept
them open, I would see some
lady get aboard and need a
seat . . . but by keeping my
eyes closed, I wouldn’t have to
worry about it.”
Is that not the story of many
people who live in our modern
day? Is it not true that many,
even millions of people in to
day's world ride along the
highway of life with their eyes
closed, either literally closed or
figuratively . . . having no de
sire to see the needs of the
poor, the downcast, the out
cast, the dying all about them?
The Bible says that “the Son
of Man is come to seek and to
save that which is lost.” God’s
Word also says that “when
Jesus looked upon the multi
tudes He had compassion on
them." There were the lame,
the halt, the blind, the lepers,
those possessed with demonic
spirits, those who were truly
spiritually starved. They all
needed someone to care ... to
open their eyes and look on
them, to see their needs and
to do something about those
needs! Jesus did just that. As
a matter of fact, Jesus never
closed His eyes to the needs of
men and women, boys and
girls. Surely. He must have be
come very weary and worn on
many occasions after having
ministered to the needs of so
many, many people. But He
kept on keeping on, healing the
blind, curing the lepers,
making the lame to walk, and
helping the lost to find them
selves in the Christian Way.
What is your position today,
whoever you are? Are you in
the position of being able to
“see" the needs of your neigh
bors. your friends, your loved
ones Can you, like Jesus, look
on the teeming hundreds of
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mines, to take all necessary
steps, including the use of
armed force, to assist any
member of the Southeast Asia
Collective Defense Treaty re
questing assistance in defense
of its freedom.
By passing the resolution,
Congress has placed its stamp
of approval not only on the
declarations of policy made in
consequence of the attacks
upon our destroyers, but upon
the counterattack which was
launched so promptly and
vigorously by our navy.
Letter to Editor
Dear Sir,
I would like to take this op
portunity to thank all the peo
ple of Chattooga County for all
the prayers that were said for
me. I would like to especially
thank the Revs. Len Chavis,
A. A. Tanner, and J. B. Cantrell
for all their prayers and visits.
’ I also want to thank those
who sent flowers and for all
the many cards I received. May
God bless all these nice people
as He has blessed me.
Mrs. Betty Vernon
dred years ago:
“A Democracy cannot exist
as a permanent form of Gov
ernment. It can only exist until
the voters discover they can
vote themselves largess (we
call it relief, subsidies and
doles) out of the public treas
ury. From that moment on the
majority always votes for the
candidate promising the most
benefits from the public treas
ury with the result that De
mocracy always collapses over
a loose fiscal policy, always to
be followed by a Dictatorship.”
Professor Tytler was writing
about the fall of the Athenian
Republic, but the principle still
holds good. Are we, also, being
misled by this age-old fallacy
in government? Shall our gov
ernment also collapse under
the weight of printing-press
money and through the con
tinued stifling of individual
initiative, incentive, ingenuity
and ambition?
20 YEARS
AGO . . .
An army textile rally will be
held at Trion today on the
Plaza, starting at 4 p.m.
Bobby Breen, young radio
and movie star, who was origi
nally scheduled to appear on
the rallies, will not be able to
come because of certain mili
tary duties, army officials dis
closed . . . Principal speaker
will be Col. Howard Clark, 2nd,
post commander at Fort Ogle
thorpe, Ga. and winner to the
Silver Star and Purple Heart..
Rev. Alton H. Glasure, pastor
of the First Presbyterian
church, of Marietta, Ga., will
preach in the Menlo Presbyte
rian church next Sunday, Aug.
13 at 11 o’clock . . .
Lt. Ray Olan Howell, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Deed F. Howell,
of Rt. 2 Summerville, was a
member of the 44-G class of
aviation cadets to graduate
from the Army Air Forces
Pilot School (Advanced 2 En
gine) at George Field, Illinois,
on Aug. 4 . . .
Cpl. Grady Winters has re
turned to Camp Stewart, Ga.
after a leave spent at home.
Pfc. Johnnie C. Ivey, whose
home is on Railroad street,
Berryton. Ga., has been cited
by his regiment of the 36th
“Texas” Infantry Division and
awarded the Combat Infantry
man Badge for actual partici
pation in combat with the
enemy while serving on the
Fifth Army front in Italy.
Second Lieutenant Grover C.
Jackson, Jr., was recently pro
moted to the rank of first lieu
tenant. He is serving in the
Army Medical Corps and is
with the invasion forces in
France.
Lt. Jackson is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Grover C. Jackson, of
Lyerly. He has three brothers
and they are ail in the Armed
Forces . . .
people right in your own town
who need a word of cheer, a
word of comfort and encour
agement, a bite to eat, a Sav
iour to love, a God to wor
ship?
God helping us. let us keep
our eyes open to the needs of
mankind ... for “inasmuch as
ye do it unto one of the least
of these, my brethren, ye do it
unto me.”