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On Memorial Day: A New Hope
This is the day when Americans all
across the land pause to honor those
who have fallen in service to their
country. This May 30, many fresh
graves —of those who died in far-away
fighting in Vietnam — will be dec
orated.
Best Wishes to THS Graduates
Forty-eight young men and women
will receive their diplomas at Trion
High School Monday night and will
soon find their way into institutions
of higher learning, the business world,
the armed services and the home.
Today’s graduate is fortunate to be
able to pursue any career that suits his
fancy. In America, there is no limit
on new ventures, new ideas and what
he can accomplish.
In 1968, the graduate sees a world
where students are protesting a war,
demanding changes in administration
Help Wanted
One of the curious trends in our so
ciety is that developing in the employ
ment field Cities, states and private
firms in various parts of the country
report difficulty finding enough work
ers
Unemployment applications have
declined as this trend continues,
which is to be expected, but there are
still millions of unemployed. And in
many cities where companies and mu
nicipal jobs go begging, unemploy
ment lists are long.
Obviously, too many people have no
desire to do real work or prefer to draw
unemployment compensation for do
ing nothing.
Other Editors Say:
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(Rome News-Tribune)
The time has come for students to
reconsider the means by which they
express their discontent and seek re
forms — if it is reforms they seek.
Their education is. after all, being
obtained —in whose or in part—at the
expense of others. These include tax
payers, parents, and contributors to
endowment and development funds.
Continued disorder, by discrediting
higher education, will make for in
creased difficulty in raising funds,
public and private, for its support
and expansion.
Picketing, strikes, sit-ins and van
dalism. all borrowed from the techni
ques originated by labor unions, are
inappropriate for use against educa
tional institutions and must in the
end be self-defeating.
A strike accomplishes its purpose
only because it can bring general
public inconvenience, but closing a
From Our Early Files
30 YEARS ACO
June 2, 1938
... Twenty-two seniors have received diplomas at Summerville High
School. 12 of them honor graduates Dorothy Harlow was valedictorian.
... Fifteen candidates have qualified for various offices in Chattooga
County Eleven aspirants are seeking places on the Board of Roads and
Revenue,
20 YEARS ACO
May 27. 1948
... Police continue their search for burglars who took approximate
ly S3OO in cash from the Famous Store during the week-end
... Forty-four seniors will graduate tomorrow night at Summerville
High School.
IO YEARS ACO
May 29. 1958
Trion Baptist Church was awarded SBO,OOO in federal court in
Rome this week as the result of a lawsuit growing out of the destruction
by fire of the church on Nov 26. 1956,
... Summerville this work took on an atmosphere of the "Old West”
In preparation for its lirst "honcst to goodness” bigtime rodeo to be
staged on May 31.
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JAMES D ESPY— Managing Editor
DAVID T ESPY JR - General Manager
WINSTON E ESPY Publisher
WILLIAM T ESPY —Advertisine Manager
WOODROW W ESPY . New* Editor
But on Memorial Day, 1968, there is
hope —a new hope — that the fight
ing which has cost so many American
lives in Asia, largely since 1963, will
somehow be concluded in the coming
months.
and operation at colleges and univer
sities and when some of the minority
groups are urging violence.
But — in making his way through
today’s complex society —old truisms
and moral virtues will stand him in
good stead and bring him success as
nothing else will. They are: honesty,
truthfulness, industry, dependability,
fair play and a generous and friendly
approach to fellow human beings.
We offer our congratulations to the
graduates at Trion High School on
this momentous occasion.
The jobs for which workers are being
sought are not all skilled; many of
them are completely unskilled and
often the wages offered are up to SIOO
a week. Yet, in many areas, enough
workers can’t be found.
It would seem logical to conclude
that a certain percentage of the popu
lation is not eager for steady or hard
work.
Unemployment compensation sys
tems and other forms of charity —
greatly expanded in recent years —
probably make certain the permanent
existence of a percentage of "chronic”
unemployed, who will never move out
of that classification in our society.
university can cause loss only to the
student body.
College students must display a de
cent respect for public opinion. The
consequences of their failure to do so
are becoming apparent in ways they
should find alarming.
The Columbia University riots, for
example, have had an inevitable reac
tion in Congress, where the House has
voted overwhelmingly to deny loans,
grants and other educational aid to
students who disrupt campuses by
riots and other forms of disorder. Sim
ilar restrictions have been placed on
National Science Foundation grants,
traineeships and fellowships.
More than $1 billion in federal aid to
students and teachers Is thus placed in
jeopardy.
The House votes reflect public atti
tudes students can ignore only at their
peril.
We Sa lute This Une of Marchers
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We hear more and more
about the loyalty oath of the
Democratic Party which
obligates, in advance, any
member of that party to
support the blank-check
candidate which may be
nominated in Chicago.
It already has become
sickening but when a former
Democratic congressman last
week spoke out in favor of it,
was
time I ii M
remind him BQ
and other p
members of jT,
the p arty Wl ] '
that it was mML A
th at same A
congress
man who^^
out^^^k
of the oath ■
on the pretense of not being
able to support all Democratic
candidates, named in the state
primary.
What everybody knew, but
something the congressman
failed to mention, is the fact
that he was pre doomed to
defeat by a Republican He
thought it was an easier way
out to dishonor his loyalty
oath than to accept defeat at
the polls.
I'll take the oath just as
soon as they tell me what the
party platform and candidates
are 1 owe my allegiance to
Cod, to my country, my state,
as a public official, in that
order and any so-called loyalty
oath to support in advance the
same liberals who have
officially blessed the anarchy
in this country the looting
and burning and killing the
complete disregard for law and
order I have no choice but to
reject it in the interest of our
country's future
It is high time all parties
took a loyalty oath but not to
those who would wreck our
system of government, it is
time we took an oath to
uphold our constitution, obey
our laws and make an honest
effort to earn a living rather
than demand that the
government give us that living.
Every man bar none, ought to
have the right to earn a living
but no man has the right to
demand something for
nothing
Recently some of our
leading Democrat*, and
Republicans as well, took a
great deal of extra care to
personally bless the present
so-called poor people's
gathenng in Washington What
a sham and a shame that wm!
We simply cannot afford
demagogues in the period of
our history which holds so
much promise from honest
effort
We cannot afford prophet*
who shout that the road to the
promised land he* over the
thread* of burned and looted
cl lie*
We cannot afford
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of Chattooga County
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THE SIMMER VILLE NEWS
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KummerviUe. Georgia J<7 4 7
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Gov. Uster Maddox
Reports^ the People
politicians who demand that
the benefit of social security
be tripled without any plan
whatsoever on how such a
responsibility could be
accomplished We cannot
afford the kind of public
official who believe no youth
need honor the draft; who
think we might abandon our
duty in southeast Asia and the
money diverted to make-work
programs here at home; that
some do not have to obey the
law- that we’ll all be in clover
once the country gets moving
again.
It is time we asked them to
take another look at the
direction this new philosophy
is moving our country. It is a
carteblanche invitation to
anarchy.
It is high time they took an
oath all right the Pledge of
Allegiance to our flag and our
Constitution.
I am opposed to that
so-called poor people's march
on Washington And it is not
because 1 am not in complete
sympathy with the poor of
our country. I understand
them. I have been there. I
know what it is to be hungry.
I know the anguish of need
and the humiliation of rags.
But I know, 100, the joy of
initiative, the thrill of
accomplishment and the
honor of respect—earned by
sweat of the brow and blisters
of the hand
What a sham, and a shame,
to have irresponsible jxilitical
leaders promise pie in the sky
and build up the exjjectation
of the unfortunate far faster
than our society's ability to
fulfill them. They, the false
prophets, in the interest of
political expediency, promise
more than can be delivered
and in the process have
reduced the gold in Fort
Knox, eliminated the silver in
our coins and cut the value of
the dollar to less than half
They have allowed this
nation to get out of control.
Hut they still want to keep the
party members in control with
their lofty loyalty oath
We don't need a party
loyalty oath We need a
crusade A crusade that will
return this country’s
leadership to stability and
confidence confidence in the
common sense of the people
to promise opportunity for
those willing to strive for
it--but no guarantee of success
as a right to be delivered by
government.
So. to those who would
have me lake the blank check
loyalty oath. I would ask that
they tell me exactly who is
represented in the current
coercive march in Washington,
which those same officials
have attempted to dignify
with personal visit* and
blessing*
Can the same political
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The Summerville News
Dear Sir:
The members of the Sum
merville Music Study Club
would like to thank you for
all your work in making our
National Music Week such a
success.
We do appreciate your
kindness.
Mrs. Frank Agnew
Corresponding Sec.
Doctor
in the Kitchen®
YOUR PRESCHOOL
CHILD
The most rapid growth in rela
tion to size occurs in preschool
children, especially from one to
three years of age.
This means they need more of
the body-developing foods even
though their total food consump
tion cannot equal that of older
children and their parents.
Doesn’t this suggest that you’d
better see that they get the most
important foods in adequate
amounts?
Stomachs Hold Only So Much
You will need to help your
preschooler learn to like the foods
that offer him the most protein,
minerals, and vitamins for their
weight and bulk. After all, small
stomachs can hold only so much,
and we must be sure that less
nourishing foods, such as concen
trated sweets and cookies, don’t
crowd out the important body
building foods.
Don’t worry about your child
eating some food between meals.
Some children cannot hold a lot
of food at any one time Studies
at nursery schools show us that if
snacks are eaten far enough ahead
of mealtime, the child's appetite
for lunch and dinner will still be
good
Can Become Too Hungry
We have even found that if a
child becomes too hungry or too
tired before a meal, he may be
come so irritable he will fail to eat
well when mealtime does come
The rapid growth of the pre
schooler does, usually, slow down,
often around three years of age
With this, his appetite will also
be reduced If you know this is
to be expected, you will not be
come alarmed when it happens
Good snacks for children are
milk, fruit, vegetable re’ishes.
juices, cheese, bread and butter
sandwiches These foods, as parts
of the four food group pattern
«e talk so much about, will help
make sure your young child is
getting the nourishment he real
ly needs
For Forming Good Fating Habits
To help the youngsters form
good eating habits early, here are
some pointers Serve small por
Hons of foods, using manageable
site glasses for milk and juices
"Finger" foods are fun Bite sites
of cheese, hard-boiled egg or to
mato. cubes of meat carrot strip*,
and small sandwiches will go
"down the hatch" easily
Keep food temperature moder
ate. rather than too hot or cold
Keep seasoning modest, too
Other* in your family can pep up
their food by using their own add!
tional seasoning
leader* assure me that those
poor will not wind up with
heart break and
disappointment- and that
noting and looting will not
come in the course of those
demonstrations’’
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j/W^OMMENT|
5 By WOODROW ESPY
Through the Years . . .
Some 200 young Chattoogans are emerging from
high school and college and setting out on a course
of life which they hope will bring them happiness and
material success. In some ways, the 1968 graduate is
fortunate; in other respects, he is entering the post
school world in a difficult time.
We wonder how today’s graduate would compare
his chances with his cousins of long ago who made
up the first schools in the area.
According to some old records, the first school
in the area (Chattooga was then still a part of Wal
ker County) was probably incorporated in 1836 and
was known as Pleasant Green Academy. It was lo
cated at what used to be known as the Gamble place.
Trustees of the school were Robert Rounsaville, Rob
ert Boyle, Robert McCain, John Larar, John T.
Storey and Joseph Pitts.
In the same year that Chattooga County was
created by an act of the Legislature — 1838 — the
Summerville Male Academy was founded by John
Hunter, Robert Bailey, John T. Storey, Edwin Sturdi
vant and Middleton Hill. This institution, which later
burned, was built at what is now the intersection of
W. Washington and Lewis Streets, just outside our
front yard.
In later years, 1856, the Summerville Female
Academy was chartered and flourished for several
years.
The first schoolhouses were built of logs and had
split logs for seats. Lunches were brought in buckets
or baskets and suspended from wooden pegs on the
walls of the room. Classes would begin with the
teacher calling out: "Books, Books!”
The first high school taught in Chattooga Coun
ty was in 1847 in a log church (Bethel Presbyterian).
Students came from all sections of North Georgia,
Alabama and Tennessee. The school day lasted from
7 a.m. until 5 p.m. with two teachers, assisted by the
advanced pupils.
The public school system was organized in the
county in 1871 with W. T. Irvine as its first superin
tendent.
Realizing the need for a preparatory school in
the Summerville area, John D. Taylor — in 1919 —
secured the services of Professor Charles E. Bell and
began the school known as Taylor Institute. Under
the leadership of Mr. Bell, the school enjoyed a steady
growth for many years and was considered a rival
for Summerville High School. The institute was dis
continued when Professor Bell left to become head
of the Trion schools.
Education in Chattooga County has come a long
way since that first school was established some 132
years ago.
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Calling Sir Robert . . .
Considering all the talk that has been going
around about cleaning up the so-called ghettos and
slums, it is something of an anomaly that the people
who are hollering loudest about “slum” conditions
have built perhaps the greatest slum area in history
in the very heart of Washington. Os course, this pov
erty image (which is only superficial) is affected
solely for propaganda and apparently is not shared
by the promoters of this extravagant fiasco.
A report out of Washington a few days ago said
that Ralph Abernathy, new SCLC president, came
from his air-conditioned motel to view the conditions
in the self-made “shantytown” but would not venture
into the “city” streets because of the mud. Eventually,
someone brought him a pair of rubber boots to con
tinue his trek.
We wonder why Robert Kennedy was not there
to throw down his coat for the “great” Abernathy to
walk on.
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A Wall Around Washington . . .
Gov. Lester Maddox would like to see the Wash
ington demonstrators and Washington politicians all
fenced in together.
*T’m for building a big wall around Washington
and fencing them in, with most of the politicians
with them.” the governor said.
Maddox also said he was in favor of moving the
U. S. capitol to the South.
“Let them have the thing in (Washington).
We’ll build us another capitol down South — that’s
the best part of the U. S. anyhow.” he said.
Pulpit Viewpoints |
By REV. D. F. NORMAN
Trion. Ga.
There is a story going
around shout a woman who
had a nightmare and woke
her husband screaming at
the top of her
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Kgf she h.id mst
dream.d
Bhp was at a
IB husband auc-
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brought
J ' ^OOO 00 Others
I A» Ai had been sold
for sums in
the thousands.
At this point he foolishly
asked. "What were hus
bands like me bringing'’'
"Well, that's what made
me scream." she explained
"They had them tied In
bunches and were selling
them at a 11 00 a bunch.**
The marriage in this little
story is not the only one
where nightmares are taking
place. Sweet dreams can
turn into nightmares over
night for the girl who takes
the plunge into the sea of
matrimony without knowing
how to swim in turbulent
waters And if a young man
is not careful in his choice
of a mate, his "dreamboat’’
can turn into a "battleship",
with 16-inch guns fore and
aft.
One of the major reasons
this can be true is that mar
riage partners are often self
ish and egotistical. Little
genuine effort is expended
in giving. Receiving becomes
the thing of major impor
tance A product of Ameri
can society is an ever en
larging “gimmie group.”
"Olmme this'' and "gimme
that” are heard every day
As a result, havoc has been
wrecked in all of our basic
Institutions in society The
home la the moat basic in
stitution of all
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