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jt The Summerville News, Thurs., Jan. 7, 1965
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SUBSCRIPTION RATE — IN COUNTY. $2 58 PER YEAR — OUTSIDE COUNTY, $3.61 YEAR
Tax-Saving Bills Should Be Passed
Rep. James H. Floyd has proposed
two local bills which would save Chat
tooga County thousands of dollars a
year.
One proposal would abolish the
Chattooga City Court, which handles
misdemeanor cases and a few civil
cases.
The other would combine the office
of tax collector and tax receiver.
By doing away with City Court, we
would save the ^4,800 a year salary of
the judge and the $4,200 a year salary
of the solicitor. The traffic cases usual
ly handled by City Court would be
handled by the ordinary at no extra
cost. The other cases would be han
dled in Superior Court and since the
Lookout Circuit now has two Superior
Court judges this should work no hard
ship.
Chattooga would be following the
trend in other progressive, economy
minded counties in combining the tax
offices. The nature of the tax work is
such that the tax receiver’s work is
heaviest the first part of the year and
the tax collector’s work is heaviest the
latter part of the year. It appears that
New System Should Save Money
One of the most important events of
1964 was the passing of local legisla
tion taking all Chattooga County of
ficers off the fee system.
The new laws went into effect Fri
day and the Chattooga County sheriff,
clerk of court, tax collector and tax re
ceiver, as well as other officers, are all
on a salary.
Journalism Dropped at VC
The University of California recently
decided to drop journalism from its list
of majors. A spokesman for the uni
versity said, “We didn’t feel journalism
qualified either as letters or science.”
Unfortunately, there is much truth
in that. There was a time when re
porters on the average newspaper (not
just the best and largest newspapers)
were the best ('ducatcd young men or
women in their area.
Newspapers then could select the very
best. But over the years the standard
has declined somewhat for a number
of reasons First, journalism was such
a popular profession that in recent
decades too many hoped to enter, and
often were willing to work for little.
Naturally, when renumeration and
benefits failed to keep up with more
Vu welcome News
Perhaps you already know this, but
federal and state income tax forms are
now being mailed to the downtrodden
I lie Legisletter
by Glenn MuCullough
Executive Director Georgia Press Assn.
Atlanta The Georgia Gen
i ral Assemby convenes Mon
day for what is likely to be
one of the most tumultous
sessions in its long history.
The House faces the task,
under a federal court order,
of reapportioning itself. In
order to do so some of its
members must inevitably
legislate themselves out oi
jobs Naturally, they are con
cerned with keeping the cas
ualty list at the lowest pos
sible level.
In addition, the coming
session must pass the bien
nial appropriations bill to
finance state government in
1965-66 Gov Carl E San
ders is expected to submit a
budget of around $1,200,000,-
000 for the two years, or
some $300,000,000 more than
last time.
Under legislation passed
during the last year of the
Ernest Vandiver administra
tion, the General Assembly
meets in a "split session”
when it considers the appro
priations bill. This means
that the Assembly will con
vene Jan 11, stay in session
for two weeks, then adjourn
I for two weeks while the
I’ ■ and Senate Appro-
I mnnttees study
the appropriations bill. The
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Assembly will meet again on
the second Monday in Feb
ruary to receive the commit
tee reports, and remain in
session until March 11.
* * •
Gov Sanders will start the
legislative machinery turn
ing next Tuesday when he
appears before a Joint ses
sion of the House and Sen
ate to read his "State of the
State” message. This is ex
pected to urge strong ad
vances in the field of educa
tion, mental health and
child welfare.
This year’s Assembly will
reflect some radical changes
in House and Senate mem
bership. the result of the re
cent November elections. For
the first time in memory
there will be nine Repub
licans in the Senate and
seven in the House. Also the
Senate will contain two
Negroes, both from Fulton
County. In addition to Sen
ator Leroy Johnson, first
elected in 1962, there will be
Senator Horace Ward.
Two of the Senate Repub
licans will be from DeKalb
County, which never before
in post-Reconstruction his
tory has sent a Republican
to the Legislature.
Re-election of Rep. George
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RATIONAL EOITOtIAL
they could easily be combined, paying
a tax commissioner $9,000 (the salary
now paid the tax collector) and sav
ing the tax receiver’s $7,000 a year sal
ary.
Sensibly, the proposals would not be
immediately effective. The tax mer
ger would not take place until 1969, at
the end of the present officeholders’
terms, and the City Court abolition
would not take place until 1967, at the
end of the present judge’s term.
It would seem unfair to stall about
passing these bills. Those holding the
offices, and any potential seekers
of these offices, need to know well in
advance what to expect.
We are always glad to endorse pro
posals for saving tax money when it
seems those proposals will not serious
ly hamper service and justice. We do
not believe these proposals will. And
we believe we voice the sentiments of
the majority of Chattooga Countians
when we urge that the bills be passed
without d'day during the forthcoming
session of the Georgia General Assem
bly.
This should result in saving the
county several thousand dollars a year.
There is no reason why it shouldn’t if
there is stringent law enforcement, as
we have every reason to anticipate
there will be, if there is economy and
efficiency in the offices, and if fines
are adequate.
lucrative professions, public relations,
television and other attractive pur
suits began to compete for the best.
There is a major need for capable
reporters in integrity today. Gradual
ly the standards must somehow be
built back; as of now one must love
his work to be successful, working up
from the bottom, in journalism—for
the work is demanding, pay is not as
high as in some other fields, and both
imagination and intelligence are re
quired, plus objectivity and a sense of
fair play.
Nothing could be more important to
the nation than to have high standards
for its newspaper reporters—who in
form the public.—Newnan Times Her
ald.
taxpayers. It’s that time of year. But
don’t worry, nothing is going to turn
out alright.
T. Smith of Grady County
as Speaker of the House is
regarded as a virtual cer
tainty despite a "behind
the-scenes" revolt against
his leadership last year. But
the races for speaker pro
tein of the House, to fill the
vacancy left by the retire
ment of Rep. Guy W. Rut
land. Jr., of DeKalb County
because of ill health, and
president pro-tem of the
Senate are "wide open."
Traditionally, these jobs
are filled by men suggested
by the governor, although
actually they are elected by
the two chambers. Gov.
Sanders has not yet public
ly indicated his choices.
• • •
But by far the "hottest”
question before the present
session will be reapportion
ment of the House to con
form with a Federal court
order that its membership
be based primarily on pop
ulation rather than geogra
phy.
When and if a plan ac
ceptable to the Federal
courts is approved, special
elections will be held later in
the year to choose members
of a revised House, who will
take their seats in January,
1966 Inevitably the large
urban counties will have far
more voting strength than
ever before.
The House will have be
fore it a plan drawn up by
a Committee on Reappor
tionment, headed by Rep.
George D Busbee, of Dough
erty County, which held
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/W\bservations
IT IS INDEED a genuine
pleasure to extend to all of
our friends and readers a
very happy New Year. This
greeting is laden with our
sincere wishes for a better
and brighter year—therefore,
let us begin at the very start
of it to make these wishes
come true. If we have any
hope for the future, if we
have any good intentions,
plainly we ought to begin at
once to put them into effect,
and keep them that way.
What shall we wish for
this New Year? Not a thing
that will bring pain or pri
vation to our fellow man, but
only the prime necessities,
and those priceless things
that will help us radiate
more of the splendor of life.
It is too often obvious that
we spend so much time and
effort seeing that our chil
dren have the things we
didn’t have, that we forget to
give them the things we did
have.
There is no need for us to
make heroic resolutions be
yond our strength to per
form, lest they become
shameful memories. Instead,
we should try by words and
deeds to show a livelier ap
preciation of all the good
that comes our way, never
forgetting that a thankful
heart magnifies the joy of
every blessing Let us also be
careful not to underestimate
opportunities and conditions
that are ours, in comparing
them with what may seem
more desirable.
There is absolutely no rea
son for us to dwell upon past
unhappiness, which would
avail us nothing and beget
us little but grief. Neither
will we compare past with
present joys, to the detri
ments of the present ones,
or else we let our sorrows
and longing of bygone days
embitter the present con
genial hour. We must plan
for the future, so we can be
proud of the past.
We accept the challenge of
another year for it brings to
all of us, new and greater
opportunities, new and
brighter hopes and new and
heavier responsibilities. It is
a time to pause in our busy
lives and seriously consider
what Americanism stands
for and its place In the world
of today We know not what
the future holds, but we
know who holds the future.
As we enter through the
door of another year we can
not ignore or overlook the
conditions of unrest and
confusion going on around
us. We are constantly re
minded of the fact that there
is no peace, and will all of
the chaos and disagreement
in the world today, these
things seem to be constantly
pushed forward in opposition
to our traditional American
freedom.
Yet, we feel that all is not
lost—nor is it without hope,
for we believe that there is
nothing wrong with the
world or with our country
that a great moral awaken
ing, a spiritual quickening,
and a regeneration of civic
consciousness, will not over
come.
QUOTABLES — MY PAS
TOR : "Jealousy, hatred,
malice and envy are not con
sistant with the Christmas
Spirit.” "MISS” HELEN: "In
adversity, man is saved by
hope.” ABBY: "Worry is the
interest paid on trouble be
fore it is due." “CUZ” EARL:
“Times are not as bad as it
seems they could be.” CHIEF
TYLER: “It isn’t so bad to
be on the wrong road; the
danger is when you're going
in the wrong direction.”
UNCLE JAKE: “Push the
community wagon, don’t ride
and drag your fee t.” DR
MENTZ: "Guard against the
future as it was the present.”
COLONEL PAT: “If you’re
thankful for something
and/or somebody, for Pete’s
sake act like it!”
DIFFERENT tin season.*
—A friend remarks: "When I
was young. I got nearly any
thing I wanted at Christmas
time. Now. since I’m on my
own. it's rough" to get what
I got to have.”
FROM THE HILLS the na
tive warns. "Don't make no
difference what you're ex
pectin’ in 1965 You ain't
goona get nuthin' unless you
put something in." (Right.'
WASN'T EASY—One of
the most difficult decisions
this Scribe ever had to make
was pointing out to the
"storekeeper" the pieces of
candy I wanted for the five
pennies I had. (Remember
that. "Commander" Donald
son?)
MADE IT! An outstanding
football star is reported to
have commented—" Well. I
made it through the shop
ping season OK: however
there was a lot of clipping
pass interferance, roughing
the passer, etc
LEO AIKMAN (Atlanta
Constitution.) points up that
the City of New York offered
for a sale on a certain day in
December by sealed bid a
ten-year old female hippo
potamus, a one-homed goat
and a yak. Then adds, "A
yak in the sock? what could
be a bigger Christmas sur
prise?”
MR. EDITOR—It is the
sincere hope of this Scribe
that “Observations” have
contributed something to
your valued publication —
The writer has tried to keep
the subject matter of such
nature as to reach the read
ing public at all levels. I am
particularly grateful for
those who have passed along
the “good word.”
MOVING IN to 1965—Re
member, ALWAYS, “All those
who travel, soon or late,
must come at last within the
gate . . . Must kneel alone in
darkness there and battle
with some fierce despair.”
GOOD START — "Lord,
help me to remember with
each day to be critical, not
to begrudge. Lord help me
to remember to be kind, I am
my brother’s keeper, not his
judge.”
IT’S TIME TO — Help
“stomp” out bumper stickers
. . . Tell the editors and pub
lishers and all members of
the forces that we have the
best home paper in the
United States . . . See if "Ma”
likes her new “coat suit” . . .
Drive real ‘easy’ and stay
alive . . . Shop early—only
359 days ‘till Christmas .
Keep gladness in your heart
and a smile on your face . .
“Deal” with principalities,
rather than personalities . .
Hold fast to the basic truths
of life . . . Check on the
crowd before you follow it. ..
Read Second Timothy 3:5
and Ephs. 6:l2—Evaluate
our convictions —if not
strong enough to defend,
they’re not strong enough to
live by, they’re not strong
enough to die by . . . Remem
ber that we are on a one
way street and we aren’t
coming back—also, that the
one-way street is under con
struction ... Be ever mind-
* Sensing the News:
♦ by Thurman Sensing »
A WAR WE CAN WIN
The new year finds the
United States deeply en
gaged against communist
armed forces in the Asian
country of South Viet Nam.
It also finds the same forces
of defeatism and appease
ment within our country
saying that we can’t win or
that it is wrong to attempt
to gain victory over the
Communist Viet Cong.
Norman Thomas, the for
mer Socialist Party candi
date for President and the
granddaddy of defeatists,
recently expressed the nega
tive point of view in a letter
to the editor of The Chicago
Daily News. Mr. Thomas
said:
“In recent months I have
repeatedly expressed my
deep conviction that our
American part in the Viet
namese war was not only
wrong in itself but also that
it played into the hands
of communist propagandists
around the world and
threatened to lead to the
ultimate disaster of World
War III.” He urged the ne
gotiation of “an immediate
ceasefire agreement” and
“neutralization” of South
Viet Nam.
This is the kind of lan
guage that Moscow and
Peking like to hear. It is only
too familiar to Americans.
They heard it used in con
nection with China in the
19405, with Korea in the
early 19505, and Cuba in the
late 19505. Unfortunately,
there is a powerful appease
ment lobby that thinks and
speaks as does Mr. Thomas,
the vintage socialist.
Their attitude never
changes. Where the U. S. is
in conflict with communism,
they urge withdrawal and
retreat. Where brave men
stand up for freedom, they
insist that resistance against
the Reds offends "world
opinion." Negotiation and
neutralization are the twin
themes of these gravediggers
of America.
It is to be hoped that, in
stead of listening to the ap
peasers, the President of the
United States will heed the
Americans who are in the
field in South Viet Nam
fighting the communists.
They understand the score
in that Southeast Asian
country.
In recent days, I heard
from an American who re
turned this month from the
Viet Nam combat areas.
Here are some of the com
ments that he made in a let
ter:
"The soldiers and Marines
in Viet Nam don't doubt
their ability to defeat the
communist Viet Cong. They
Countians
Aid in TB
Research
Chattooga Countians,
through contributions to the
1964 Christmas Seal cam
paign conducted by the TB
Association, are supporting
three research projects in
Georgia’s two medical
schools.
Two grants to Emory Uni
versity in Atlanta and an
other to the Medical College
of Georgia in Augusta are
only three of some 92 Christ
mas Seal research projects
now going on throughout
the nation.
Seven per cent of each
state’s Christmas Seal con
tributions are forwarded to
the National TB Association
for medical research and
education programs. The
other 93 per cent remains
within the state in which it
is given to fight TB and
other respiratory diseases.
Seedlings
May Now
Be Ordered
Chattooga Countians in
terested in ordering tree
seedlings may do so by
writing: Georgia Forestry
Commission, P. O. Box 1077,
Macon, Ga., and enclosing
the necessary fees.
Slash pine, loblolly pine,
longleaf pine, shortleaf pine
and Virginia pine are $4 per
thousand; improved loblolly
pine, $10; E. W. pine, $8; bl
color lespedeza, $6; yellow
poplar and cottonwood, $10;
and Arizona cypress and
catalpa, sls.
ful that criticisms are ter
mites that undermine the
structure of truth and love
. . . Remember that friend
ship and love make up the
only cement that will hold
the world together.
NOTE—T his is written
Monday evening, December
21 . . . Hope to see ‘ye dur
ing the “Season,” in the
meantime, HAPPY NEW
YEAR!
are convinced that they are
mastering the military tech
niques necessary to smash
the communist revolutionary
war in the countryside. But
they know that learning
these techniques and achiev
ing victory on the battlefield
will take time. They fear
that the U. S. government
and American people already
are apathetic toward the
war in South Viet Nam and
will tire of the struggle be
fore the fighting men have
a chance to produce victories
on a big scale.”
My correspondent pointed
out that the American
fighting men have developed
a strongly realistic philoso
phy concerning the struggle
against communism. “The
soldiers,” he wrote, "talk
about fighting the commu
nists for years. They point
out that the Chinese Reds
and their satellites are com
mitted to spending the rest
of their lives in the field,
seeking victories for com
munism. And American
fighting men now recognize
that they, too, will have to
spend years in the field. No
one in Viet Nam believes in
quickie solutions. So you
hear young U. S. officers
speak, with a remarkable
dedication, of fighting the
communists for whatever
number of yeais is required."
In his letter my corre
spondent declared: “I talked
to one youthful captain who
is typical of the articulate
fighters against the Viet
Cong. This man said to me:
‘Every time my wife writes
to me she says that she has
talked to someone who has
expressed sorrow or pity
that I’m over here in Viet
Nam. That really makes me
angry. No one back home
should feel pity for the men
out here: they should feel
pride that U. S. servicemen
are fighting the communists
and doing a first-rate job
of it. When I get home, I’d
like to go around and make
speeches about how the only
way to defeat communism
around the globe is to really
fight it. But I suppose that
would get me in a lot of
trouble’.”
The story from Viet Nam
—from the men who are
fighting out there—is that
the will to win is strong
among Americans. They
know the stakes in the
struggle. But they are worry
ing about being stabbed in
the back by defeatists and
appeasers back home. They
are worrying that their sac
rifices on the battlefield will
be ignored by the same
people who have success
fully opposed strong action
notes from ...
20 YEARS AGO
The Menlo Junior 4-H Club met in Mr. Rosser’s
office Tuesday, Dec. 12, for the purpose of electing
neW M^Ston was in charge of the meeting and the
following officers were elected:
President, Joyce Barry; boys’ vice-president,
Dewey Hall; girls’ vi c e-president, Yvonne McCul-
S secretary, Patsy Chappelear; treasurer, Joann
Hogg;’ reporter, Joann Barry; advisers, Mr. and Mrs.
Harris...
Pfc. Joseph W. Pinion, son of Mrs. A. C. Pinion,
of Summerville Route 4, was graduated last week
from Te Amn Air Forces Flexible Gunnery School,
So Anny Lfield, Laredo, Tex., a member of the
A A.F. Training Command.
* * *
T/5 Howard C. Cordle, mechanic in an engineer
maintenance outfit is with the American Seventh
army overseas . . . Cordle has two brothers in the
service also. Tommie, with an ack-ack outfit and
Samuel with the Signal Corps.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Smith, of Lyerly, have leceived
word that their son, Pfc. W. H. Smith Jr. has arrived
safely in France ... * * *
The Navy today sounded an emergency call for
physicians, both men and women . . .
Mrs. Henry McWhorter, Miss Alma Zada Eilen
burg and Mrs. Harry Wallace were hostesses to the
Summerville Music Study Club in the home of Mrs.
J R Jackson Wednesday afternoon, Dec. IS, at 3:30 ..
* * *
Gore girls went to Menlo Tuesday, Dec. 12, for a
game of basketball. The score was 41-18. Everyone en
joyed the game and we are looking forward to when
we can play them again .. . Gore News .. .
* * *
Charles Marks, of Arizona, is expected to come
next week for a visit with his wife and his mother,
Mrs. Harry Marks. * *
James Crouch Sl/c has returned to duty at
Charleston, S. C. after spending Christmas with Mrs.
Crouch and son.
* * *
Royal Theater, Monday, Tuesday Jan. 1-2,
“Christmas Holiday,” starring Deanna Durbin, Gene
Kelley.
* * *
Pfc. Harry Worsham, of New Orleans, is home on
a 3-day pass. Holland News.
* * *
Marine Cpl. James Matthews has returned to
’berry Point, N. C. after spending several days with
his wife and son.
* * *
Pfc. and Mrs. Joe Pullen, of Fort McPherson,
spent the Christmas holidays with their folks here
and in Chattanooga, Tenn, and Cedartown, Ga.
* * *
At Lyerly—lt was a warm Sunday we had on
Christmas eve in Lyerly. I could visualize lots of boys
in foreign land thinking about us. I could see, in my
imagination, many former residents looking this
way. There was something about the program in the
evening that made it just right. Led by Miss Louise
Busbin, there was fine response from everybody. Old
Santa Claus, too, was good to us.—Howdy, Folks (a
column’ bv Rev. B. L. Betts.)
HERMAN TALMADGE
tW Reports From
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WASHINGTON _
THE 89TH CONGRESS is of
course heavily Democratic as a
result of the November elections,
and it is not likely that the
President will have much trouble
pushing through many of the
administrations’ legislative pro
posals.
Congressional committee
chairmen and
legisl a t i ve
leaders have
been surveying
unfinished
business of the
last Congress,
and presiden
tial “task for
ces” and cabi-
net members have been working
on the administration’s program
for 1965-66. Details and specific
recommendations will be made
known soon.
Judging from all indications,
it promises to be a very busy
session of Congress, although
hopefully business will be han
dled more expeditiously and ef
ficiently than in the last two
sessions.
* * *
IT IS ALMOST certain that
we can look for requests for in
creased government spending,
particularly in the areas of so
cial welfare, health, and educa
tion. This already has been made
fairly clear by the administra
tion.
The thinking apparently is
that new and expanded spend
ing in these areas can be han
dled by gradual reductions of
expenditures for defense and by
increased revenue from the na
tional economy which hopefully
will be stimulated by further
tax cuts.
In addition to health and wel
fare programs, education also
is expected to be given high
priority on the administration’s
program. There undoubtedly will
be recommendations to increase
against the Communists in
other areas of the world.
USE NEWSPAPER
ADVERTISING
federal aid to education in sev
eral areas such as classroom
construction and teacher train
ing.
What probably will be one of
the most controversial issues to
come before Congress this year
will be a proposed medical care
for the aged program. Consider
ing the present makeup of the
House and Senate, something in
this area most likely will be en
acted.
I supported the Kerr-Mills
Bill and where it has been ef
fectively implemented in the
states, it is working well. Un
fortunately, Georgia has not
made its provisions fully effec
tive, and it is limited to Old Age
Assistance cases.
Also high on the agenda are
the proposed repeal and reduc
tion of certain excise takes. The
administration has said it wants
to repeal the 10 per cent excise
tax on cosmetics, furs, jewelry
and leather goods, and to elimi
nate or cut excises on some
manufactured goods and serv
ices.
* * *
THESE AND ALL other leg
islative measures should be
judged on the basis of their in
dividual merit, their effect upon
the national economy and the
federal budget, and whether or
not they are in the best interests
of the people of this country.
As in the past, this will continue
to be my policy.
In considering legislation to
increase federal spending and
reduce taxes, it is important to
remember that the federal gov
ernment already is spending far
more than it is taking in, and in
my opinion an end to deficit
financing and unbalanced bud
gets already is overdue.
The tree planting season is
here, and It will continue
through February, say for
esters with the Cooperative
Extension Service.