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A Year of Progress
The year just ending has seen a
number of giant steps taken in the
progress of Chattooga County. These
achivements will add immeasurably to
the economic growth of our commu
nity.
• Construction of a sewage treat
ment plant is moving rapidly along in
Summerville, Trion also is planning to
have a treatment plan in operation in
the near future.
• The county area will have its sec
ond bank with completion of the First
National Bank of Trion.
Cotton Growers Hurt
Abnormal growing conditions
throughout the summer have caused
the cotton growers of Chattooga Coun
ty to be dealt an economic blow
It is reported that the cotton crop
this year will be some 3,000 bales less
There Ought to Be a
We have all heard the phrase “there
ought to be a law.” It is repeated al
most automatically whenever some
thing occurs that we personally do not
think should be permitted.
This phychological confession of
willingness to accede to government
fiat is no longer a joke. Nearly 16,000
bills have been introduced in Congress
so far this year. When these are added
to th'’ amazing number of laws that
sweep through the legislatures of the
50 states, the total becomes awesome.
Included in the deluge are all the
A Sign of Weakness
There is a Latin expression — argu
mentum ad hominem — which applies
to much current acrimonious debate.
The expression means argument to the
man — or, in plain English — drawing
attention away from the main issue by
indulging in personalities and vinifi
cation
It is a poor substitute for logic and
Other Editors Say:
(Savannah Morning News)
If Florida Gov. Claude Kirk by some
stretch of the imagination can be tak
en as the official voice of the Republi
can Party, then the Republicans have
assumed that former Gov, George
Wallace of Alabama is infinitely more
concerned about their party than he
likely is.
Governor Kirk has accused Mr.
Wallace of “blackmail” in challenging
the GOP to either "put up or shut up”
concerning the 1968 presidential cam
paign Earlier the Florida governor
had accused Mr. Wallace of being a
“tool” of President Johnson.
Mr. Wallace replied to this charge
saying Governor Kirk probably "pulled
it out of the air."
"I think it is ludicrous to think that
my motive is for the purpose of help
ing President Johnson," Mr. Wallace
said. “I have never been for President
Johnson politically; I don’t expect to
do it in 1968."
The Alabaman has said that unless
Republicans offer what he considers to
be a satisfactory alternative to Presi
dent Johnson he will run as the nom
inee of his American Independent
Party This is what Governor Kirk
labels "blackmail,"
IT IS INDEED ludicrous to think
that George Wallace’s motive for seek
ing the presidency in 1968 is primarily
The troubles of Ludwig
Erhard as chancellor West
Germany have not as yet
reached the crisis point, but
they are multiplying to a
dangerous degree Phila
delphia Evening Bulletin
There is no force that can
stand up against a fierce,
free and stalwart spirit The
voice of such a one Is louder
She ^ummpruillr Npuib
JAMES D ESPY Managing Editor
DAVID T ESPY JR General Manager
WINSTON E ESPY Publisher
WILLIAM T ESPY Advertising Manager
WOODROW W ESPY News Editor
• A $350,000 low-cost housing proj
ect has just been completed in Menlo.
Another such project will soon be 1 built
in the Summerville area.
• Lyerly and Cloudland are getting
modern water systems.
These are but a few of the signs of
progress that have been noted in Chat
tooga County during 1967. Plans are
already underway for even greater
things to come during the next few
years.
This year — 1967 — has been a
fruitful year in our community.
than in 1966. It has been predicted
that no more than 50 bales will be
ginned in the county this year.
We hope Chattooga County’s cotton
growers will be blessed with more fav
orable growing conditions in 1968
Law
spending measures.
It is useless to blame our elected rep
resentatives for grinding out more
laws than can be administered, en
forced or paid for, as long as the per
formance of Congress and the Legisla
tures are judged by the number of bills
that go through their hoppers. They
are only responding to “There ought
to be a law” psychology.
The next time you are tempted to
use the phrase, stop and think. Do you
really mean it?
frequently indicates an attempt to
gain by appealing to emotion and
prejudice that which cannot be sup
ported by reason and fact.
This may explain why extremists of
every stripe like to muddy up the wa
ters with a lot of abusive language.
Such tactics are a sure sign of weak
ness in the thinking processes.
to influence the GOP He likely could
not care less what the Republican
Party does, since he has always been
outside it Instead he claims to be con
cerned primarily with conservative
principles of government and federal
encroachment upon the rights of the
states.
Governor Kirk has labeled such a
concern a “peculiar philosophy.”
WHAT IS more peculiar, however, is
the GOP’s own offering thus far as an
alternative to President Johnson in
1968 The only announced Republican
candidate is Michigan Gov, George
Romney, who apparently can’t make
up his mind what his philosophy is.
Futhermore, if the Republican Party
ever had sole claim to principles of
conservatism in government, it tossed
it to the wind in 1964 when most of the
party’s bigwigs — including George
Romney of Michigan — deserted the
conservative nominee Barry Goldwa
ter.
It is time, therefore, for the GOP to
become concerned with principles in
stead of faces behind which there is
apparently little corncern. If the GOP
hopes to regain the support of the
American people it must offer an al
ternative to Lyndon B Johnson in
principle as well as name. It is, in
short, time for the Republicans to put
up or shut up.
than the roll of drums And
though it sags down to a
whisper, it will be heard
around the world Brooks
।Alta I Bulletin
Much can be done to ease
the travel of non-English
speaking foreigners here If
a real influx of European
tourists is to develop, there
must be more multi-lingual
signs in US hotels and
stores and interpreters must
be available Wilmington
(Del J News
No. children, it has not
been confirmed that a wood
chuck would chuck all the
wood he could if a wood
chuck could chuck wood
Windsor <Ont । Star
The Summerville IXeics
Is the Official Organ
of Chattooga County
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THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS
P. O. Box 310
Summerville, Georgi* 30747
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Editor,
The Summerville News,
Dear Sir:
Unquestionably, gasoline
is necessary to our way of
life. U. S. Bureau of Roads
figures show that 82 per cent
of all driving is for essential
trip purposes and 67 per
cent of all workers in Geor
gia travel to and from work
by private conveyance. This,
of course, requires the reg
ular purchase of gasoline.
Because gasoline is such a
vital commodity, and one
half of all automobiles are
owned by families with an
annual income of less than
$3,000. the heavy taxes im
posed upon gasoline fall
with special severity upon
those least able to pay.
Yet, Georgians pay higher
gasoline taxes than their
neighbors in any of the sur
rounding states, and per
capita motor fuel taxes In
this state are 10 per cent
higher than the national
average.
The motorist in Georgia
pays 11 */ 2 c in taxes on every
gallon of gasoline he buys:
6*/ 2 c state tax, 4c federal
excise tax and 3 per cent
state sales tax. The state
sales tax applies both to the
price of gasoline and the
state and federal excise
taxes. Clearly, this is a ‘tax
on tax’ and should be re
moved
Every state taxes gasoline,
but Georgia is one of a
handful of states that col
lects a sales tax on gasoline.
Os the 44 other states that
have sales tax laws, 38 com-
BENEFITS PAID
Medicare-B, Georgia
7/66 8/66 9/66 10/66 11/66 12/66 1/67 2/67 3/67 4/67 5/67 6/67 7/67 8/67 9/67
$12,000,000 11
$10,784,054 80
10,000,000 1
(cumulative by month) $ ,if
8,000,000
$6,055.620 46 J
6,000,000 y"
$4,773.265 45^^
$3,883,417.70 S
4,000,000 1 — Jg f r I —
$2,933.91^^^ 15 M Q NTH T Q TAL
$2 169 07^/1^ $10,784,054.80
2,000,000 $1,422,273 43^^
$794.818 92
$233 180 63 8487 352 avrvtfun ih»v»mc» courtHT
$1,168
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3rd Quarter 66 4th Quarter. 66 Ist Quarter. '67 2nd Quarter. '67 3rd Quarter, '67
TOTAL $233.160 63 TOTAL $1,189 092 80 TOTAL $2,461.144 27 TOTAL $3,469,616.17 TOTAL $3,431,020 93
from HISTORY'S SCRAPBOOK
DATES AND EVENTS FROM YESTERYEARS
V - -- —
The American Federation of Labor was organized, December
8, 1880. Japanese bombers hit Wake Island, December 8, 1941.
British warships "Prince of Wales" and "Repulse” were sunk
by Japanese forces, December 9, 1941.
The Spanish-American War peace treaty was signed, De
cember 10, 1898. Puerto Rico became a territory, December 10,
1898.
Italy withdrew from the League of Nations, December 11,
1937. Germany and Italy declared war on the United States,
Decern ber 11, 194 1.
The Supreme Court outlawed wire-tapping evidence, Decem
ber 12, 1939.
The Pilgrims celebrated their first Thanksgiving, December
13, 1621. The German battleship "Graf Spec" was scuttled in
Montevideo, December 13, 1939.
Charleston, S. C. was evacuated by the British, December 14,
1782. George Washington died, December 14, 1799.
Abraham Lincoln took his seat for thefirst time as a mem
ber of the Illinois General assembly, December 1, 1834.
John Brown, abolitionist, was hanged at Charleston, W. Va.,
December 2, 1859.
The first steam-propelled boat was demonstrated by James
Rumsey on the Potomac River at Shepherdtown, West Virginia,
December 3, 1787.
Oliver H. Kelly was instrumental in organizing the National
Grange of Patrons of Husbandry, December 4, 1867. President
Roosevelt ordered liquidation of the WPA, December 4, 1942.
Some 289 lives were lost in a Brooklyn, N. Y. theater fire,
December 5, 1876.
The United States, Russia and Great Britain came to agree
ment at Teheran, December 6, 1943.
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941.
pletely exempt gasoline from
the general sales tax levy,
Georgia is in the small mi
nority that does not grant
such an exemption.
Because he must pay tax
and ‘tax on tax’ for gasoline,
the Georgia motorist pays at
least $2 30 in federal and
state taxes each time he fills
a 20-gallon tank.
The patent inequity of th<>
‘tax on tax’ is further com
pounded by the fact that
the sales tax collected from
highway users on their pur
chase of gasoline goes not
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SUBSCRIPTION RATE — IN COUNTY. $3.61 A YEAR - OUTSIDE COUNTY. $4.64 A YEAR
for highways, but into the
state general fund. This, of
course, flagrantly violates
the principal of a highway
user charge.
Certainly, exemption of
gasoline from the sales tax
— removal of the unjust
‘tax on tax’—should be the
first step in any plan of
statewide tax revision.
Sincerely yours.
Eric Holmes. Jr.
Executive Secretary
Petroleum Council of
Georgia
COMMENT
By WOODROW ESPY
The Passing Parade . . •
With 1967 about to fade into history, one s ops to
reflect whl? theyear has brought to us and our com
mUnThis vear in Chattooga County has seen progress
imsyeai nv . solemnity, humor and
disaster, happine, & being felt by mankind.
aU aether event-
„,, time to our county. A lot of progress has been
Side and plans have been laid for even greater
achievements in the future. * *
“J Perfect Day . . • .
The following article, which was sent in to us,
contains some good a^ice for ^Perfect Dav”
the art of living. Entitled Rules a perfect Day ’
by a “j'ust foi^today h l°will try to live through this day
only - and not tackle my whole life’s problems at
once I can do some things for 12 hours that would
aooall me if I had to keep them up for a lifetime.
“Just for today, I will adjust myself to what is
and not try to adjust everything to my own desires. I
will take my family, my business and my luck as they
come and fit myself to them.
“Just for today, I will take care of my body. I will
exercise it, care for it, nourish it and not abuse it, noi
neglect it, so that it will be a perfect machine for my
WIU “Just for today, I will try to strengthen my
mind. I will study, I will learn something useful I will
not be a mental loafer all day. I will read something
that requires effort, thought and concentration.
“Just for today, I will exercise my soul in three
A. I will do somebody a good turn and not get
found out. If anybody knows about it, will not count.
B. I will do at least two things I didn t want to
do, just for exercise or will power.
C. I will not show anyone that my feelings are
hurt. ~ _ .... ,
“Just for today, I will be agreeable. I will look as
well as I can, dress as becomingly as possible, talk
low, act courteously, be liberal with praise and criti
cize not one bit, nor find fault with anything and not
try to regulate nor improve anyone.
“Just for today, I will have a quiet half-hour all
by myself and relax. In this half-hour, some time I
will think of God so at to get a little more perspective
on life. _ . „
“Just for today, I will be unafraid. Especially, I
will not be afraid to be happy, to enjoy what is beau
tiful, to live and believe that those I love, love me.”
What a wonderful world it could be if we would
all practice these suggestions — not “Just for Today,”
but every day in the year.
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Post Haste . . .
Can you remember the penny candy counter, the
penny postcard and the famous five-cent cigar?
Soon another nickel tradition may vanish from
the American scene as the five-cent first-class post
age stamp heads for oblivion.
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A Most Sincere “Thank You” . . .
As we write “30” to another year, we would like
to thank all our friends and readers for their con
tributions, suggestions, words of approval and
thoughtfulness throughout 1967. These have been
most helpful and we hope you will continue to your
support in 1968.
May each of you have a very Happy New Year.
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MCMBE*