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Trade With Local Merchants
Thousands of dollars are channeled
every year to nearby cities by people
who work and live in Chattooga Coun
ty. For the record, let us say that a
majority of the people in the county
trade with hometown merchants. They
trade here because they are satisfied
with the merchandise received in ex
change for the money they pay.
The exchange of money and mer
chandise, however, is not the only con
sideration for trading at home. Shop
pers also get service, courtesy and con-
Vietnam Hopes
Peace talks, aimed at finding some
way to resolve the bitter Vietnam con
flict, give hope to people all over the
world that the fighting in this small
Asian land, recently claiming thou
sands of lives weekly (hundreds of
Americans) may be brought to an end.
What is needed at this time in the
United States is restraint and intelli
gent comment from both hawks and
doves. The President obviously con
cluded that the cost of the war to the
nation, in human life, money, in the
field of domestic action and in the in
ternational field, is too high for what
might be gained.
In recent weeks and months, consid
erable doubt has been created as to
what we can gain in South Vietnam, as
enemy military efforts have shown the
war far from over and the people in
Draft at Chicago?
Several high Democrats and several
publications have hinted President
Lyndon Johnson might be drafted at
Chicago if peace talks have achieved
an end to the fighting in Vietnam by
convention-time
One cannot dismiss this possibility,
especially if no candidate should have
the necessary number of delegate votes
to win nomination after the first few
ballots.
Those who believe Johnson would
respond to a genuine draft are con
vinced he could not refuse a near
unanimous call presented as an effort
to unify the party and lead the nation
to domestic progress.
There is a chance of a deadlock at
Other Editors Say:
(Chattanooga News-Free Press)
We have all been told across the
country that "poverty" and "depriva
tion of opportunity" are responsible
for the rioting that has swept so many
cities But the strange thing that has
shown up time after time when arrests
have been analyzed is that the truth
is quite different.
It has been surprising how the ma
jority of the rioters have been well
dressed, how the greatest part of them
have had more than average educa
tional opportunity, how most of them
have had jobs with pay far above what
Me Edited
Editor
The Summerville News
Dear Sir
one of the prettiest
sights to me that I see each
time I return home from an
operation <is a Georgia flagi
I look up at my flag and
thank God that I made it
back alive and getting a lit
tle closer to return home to
my family and friends, a
place where my flag can fly
in peace and not have to
worry about Uta) being filled
with bullet holes from the
enemy or being blown down
bv a VC mortar attack
That's what keeps me and a
lot iof) other guys fighting
day and night, just knowing
©he &umnwnrille Npws
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
venience. Lumped together, these
things make shopping at home a real
pleasure.
The next time you are tempted to
shop in a distant city, remember the
wear and tear on your automobile and
the cost of gas and oil. Remember, too,
how you were pushed and shoved at
the last out-of-town sale, how much
you spent for lunch and the absence
of a friendly face.
Local merchants deserve our sup
port.
South Vietnam showing no great loy
alty for the Saigon regime and to an
ever-present corruption permeating its
civil administration.
Thus, there is a growing doubt about
what might be gained by U. S. sacri
fices. Because of this realization, the
peace talks are of vital importance to
all Americans. And while no criticism
would favor abandonment of South
Vietnam or a humilating withdrawal,
obviously we are not going to be able
to have things all our way.
There will be those likely to engage
in politics, criticizing emotionally
whatever is done. It is to be hoped
that the average citizen will consider
the fateful dilemma more carefully
and exhibit a more mature and real
istic attitude toward efforts to bring
an end to the fighting.
the Democratic convention. Vice Presi
dent Hubert Humphrey already has
the support of the powerful AFL-CIO,
Robert Kennedy has a number of fol
lowers and a sizable bloc is crystaliz
ing in behalf of a moderate more ac
ceptable to the South and parts of the
West.
• Ironically, the Democratic conven
tion at Chicago now takes on all the
impending excitement and drama ot
the unknown — including a possible
draft — w'hile the Republican conven
tion at Miami has turned out to be an
almost certain thing in advance for
Richard Nixon, a complete reversal of
the prospects of two months ago!
even the bleeding hearts would call the
"poverty level."
This has been the situation from
Watts to Harlem. In Chicago. Warden
Winston More of the Cook County Jail
says he now has the "best-heeled” pris
oners he’s ever seen as a result of ar
rests in recent rioting. On 1,800 taken
into custody was found a total of $85.-
000 That much cash wasn't available
through looting. But the “poverty
stricken” looters had from SIOO to
$563, and a total of $85,000.
The warden, incidentally, is a Negro
psychologist. And he's puzzled.
that we’ll have such a place
as Georgia to return to once
again.
The flag was sent to me
by Congressman < Davis*
while 1 was in the hospital
from wounds received in
action I'm proud of my flag
and । I'm• proud to be a part
of Georgia
Sgt Gerald R Dalrymple
Co E 2/60th Div < Recon >
APO San Francisco. Calif
96373
Editor
The Summerville News
Dear Sir
Your article (editorial! is
very timely It is encour
aging to know that someone
is courageous enough to print
the truth about a man. even
tho' he has been killed ruth
lessly I am one who has not
been misled into believing
Martin Luther King was a
saint His receiving a
Nobel Peace prize was a
travesty
Here's hoping many will
read and believe what you
wrote I also hope you can
find away to solve the prob
lem of the encroachment* nf
the communistic tendencies
in America today
Yours truly,
Mrs R J Rigden
Menlo, Ga
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Outbreaks of Savagery
The tumultuous days through which
this nation has been passing make
good Americans fear for the future of
the Republic.
Assassination of Martin Luther King
Jr., a deed shocking to believers in
law and order, has been followed by an
orgy of mob violence unprecedented in
this country's history. Great cities, in
cluding the nation’s capital, have been
the scene of mass looting and fearful
crimes of arson and violence. The pro
test leader, who espoused what he
called a philosophy of “non-violence,”
has left behind a heritage of violence
among his followers and admirers.
The United States has much to
mourn these days. Innocent people, in
cluding young children, have been
killed in the fire-bombings and in un
provoked attacks on the streets. Truly,
it is fitting that flags should be flown
at half-mast, not for the reason given,
but because the nation has been
shamed by savage rampaging such as
good citizens never believed they would
see in this proud nation. The murder
of Dr. King was a dreadful deed, but
the death of one Negro soldier in the
ranks of the U. S. Army in Vietnam
fighting the enemies of his country de
serves flags at half mast a thousand
times more than Dr. King ever did.
To be sure, the roots of the violence
lie much deeper than the death of Dr.
King. They lie in the philosophy of
civil disobedience that he and others
® From Our Earltj Files
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30 YEARS AGO
APRIL 1938
... The Rev. S. L. Hunter has accepted a call to the Oakland Presby
terian Church in Oakland, Fla., and will leave soon to reside there.
.. . Department Store Ad; 137 pairs Ladies’ Slippers —99 c a pair;
Men’s Ties — sc; Automobile Jacks —49 c; Victor and Blue Bird phono
graph records —l9 c; Dress Prints —lO c a yard; Thread — 3 spools, 10c.
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20 YEARS AGO
APRIL 1948
. . . Approximately 117 Chattooga County boys and girls will grad
uate from the six high schools in the county in May and June.
. . . The Chapel Hill Church will hold its dedication service Sunday,
April 18. Special music will be presented by the Berryton Trio and the
Summerville Quartet.
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10 YEARS AGO
APRIL 1958
... The Summerville High School Band will participate in the Rose
Festival at Thomasville, Ga., on April 25.
. . . The old Taylor Mercantile building, one of the oldest two-story
buildings in Summerville, has been declared a safety hazard by the Board
of Mayor and City Council.
By Thurman Sensing
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Southern States Industrial Council
encouraged for more than a decade.
The people of the United States are
paying a bitter price for the lawless
ness that has been advocated and ex
cused over so many years. The bitter
fruits of years of demagoguery by
“civil rights” advocates can be seen in
the burned-out homes and stores of
America’s cities.
Clear-thinking Americans also have
reason for being deeply concerned
about the orgy of emotionalism that
preceded the riots and that actually
may have helped set the stage for
them. When faced with the ugly fact
of crime, the way for public leaders to
proceed is with steely calm and deter
mination to apprehend the criminal.
It is imperative that a single crime,
no matter how shocking and barbar
ous, not be overblown or that public
statements about the victim not be
come a vehicle for incendiary emo
tionalism. Unfortunately, this sensible
approach was not followed in recent
days.
The first duty of all government
bodies is to restore peace, to protect
life and to guard property. The disor
ders that broke out in early April may
recur again during the long, hot sum
mer ahead. Every city and state, and
chiefly the federal government, has a
responsibility to enforce the law in a
stern manner and to avoid emotional
entanglements.
• Continued On Page 11i
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SUBSCRIPTION RATE — IN COUNTY, $3.61 A YEAR - OUTSIDE COUNTY, $4.64 A YEAR
Tax Commissioner Not New . . .
The combining of the offices of tax collector and
tax receiver is not without precedent in Chattooga
The first year of the county’s (official) existence,
1839, the two offices were separate with Ashbury F.
Comer as the county’s first tax collector.
But during the years 1840-1852, the duties of tax
collector and tax receiver were consolidated and one
man did the combined work.
Serving during these years; were: -omer (1840-
41); Samuel Jackson (1841-43); Middleton Hill
(1843-44, 1845-51); John P. Henry (1844-45); and
John Searles (1851-52).
Many people living in Chattooga County today
are, no doubt, descendants of these early county of
ficials.
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A Sickness in America . . .
A great many words have been spoken about a
sickness in America today.
This sickness that has permeated our national
society could not have been more vividly dramatized
than that of decent American citizens seeing the ig
nominous spectacle (on national TV) of thousands
of frenzied looters — in violation oi the rights of
others and in defiance of the laws of society and the
commandments of God — stealing merchandise from
store owners who have toiled a lifetime to establish
their businesses in order to make an honest living.
And all this under the very eyes of law enforcement
officers!
These officers, however, cannot be assessed the
full guilt for a refusal to enforce law and order. In
many cases, they were told to “go easy” and, in effect,
to look the other way.
The sickness is in the hearts of those in respon
sible positions who will not use the force at their
command to protect lives and property — the first
rule of a civilized society.
To paraphrase Abraham Lincoln: This nation,
without God, must have a new birth of freedom —
and government of the mobs, by the lawless, and for
the ungodly, will soon perish from the earth.
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“Sloppy” Comes Through . . .
Have you noticed how many new road projects
Chattooga County has been getting lately?
The resurfacing of old U. S. Highway 27, north
of Trion, is almost finished, the Menlo-Alabama
road was repaved some months ago and several more
resurfacing jobs are almost ready to begin.
Curious as to why we are getting so many im
proved roads, a check reveals that “Sloppy” Floyd,
almost single-handed, is responsible for these im
provements.
Commissioner Harry Powell says that Chattooga
is getting “more road improvements than any coun
ty in the area” and all “due to the efforts of ‘Sloppy’
Floyd.”
These projects involve hundreds of thousands of
dollars and are a great asset to Chattooga County.
| Pulpit Viewpoints |
By REV. D. F. NORMAN
Trion, Ga.
Children are among the
most perceptive people on
the face of the earth. Ever
so often a little child will
ask me about something in
I ’i* JI
a sermon. It
is a high
complime n t
to me to
know they
listen. We
under e s t i
mate them
most of the
time.
A 7 year
old boy liked
to go to church, but his main
objection about the service
was the long pastoral prayer.
So he was naturally ap
prehensive when his father
asked the visiting preacher
to say the prayer at the din
ner. The boy noticed that
the prayer was brief and to
the point. In pleased sur
prise, the youngster looked
up and observed: “You don't
pray so long when you’re
hungry, do you?"
Some interesting words
were placed on my desk this
week about teenagers: "We
live in a decadent age.
Young people no longer re
spect their parents They
are rude and Impatient.
They inhabit taverns and
have no self-control . . .”
Would you believe those
words were written on an
Egyptian tomb 6,000 years
old?
Every age and fad pro
duces a different kind of
people. Our age and desires
have produced the “hippies”.
I read now where we have
our own colony started in
the great city of Atlanta, if
you have read anything at
all about these folks, you
will perceive they are tired
of the hypocritical sham at
home in the lives of their
parents. They are not from
under privileged homes On
Thursday
OMMENT
By WOODROW ESPY
the contrary, some are from
wealthy homes. They wor
ship LSD and sex as a god.
They are products of our
over emphasis on the sen
sual. What they really need
is to see the love of God in
the lives of their parents,
then they will want to love
and serve the living God.
Some people feel that chil
dren and young people are
intolerable. How tragic!
Such a man was noncha
lantly walking the beams
high above the street on a
new skyscraper on his job.
When he came down, a man
who had been watching him.
tapped his shoulder. “I was
amazed at your calmness up
there. How did you happen
to go to work on a job like
this?"
“Well,” said the man, “I
used to drive a school bus.
but my nerves gave out.”
HUNTSVILLE iALAJ
NEWS — Who said: "We
pledge to continue a frugal
government . . . Our goal is
a balanced budget and a
balanced economy.' Benja
min Franklin? Calvin Col
lidge, Andrew Mellon?
Scrocge? All wrong. The
foregoing quotation is taken
from the 1964 platform of
the Democratic Party. We
cannot suppress a snicker
when we contemplate Wash
ington today. The laugh is
on the taxpayers. Hey. that's
our money!
WALTHAM iMASSJ
NEWS-TRIBUNE—What was
once something known as
aid-to-the-poor is now a
support system for all fam
ilies whose incomes don't
measure up to the minimum
determined by federal offi
cials to provide adequate
subsistence. Millions of fam
ilies in the U.S. . . hereto
fore not on public assistance
will be subsidized.
MEMBER