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The Summerville News, Thurs,, Oct, 31, 1968
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PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
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— Act No. 224
House Resolution No. 537-1179
A Resolution
Proposing an amendment to the
Constitution, so as to •provide an
exemption of $4,000.00 front all
State and county ad valorem taxes,
on the homestead of persons sixty
five (65) years of age or older
who have a net income as defined
by Georgia law for income tax
purposes, including that of their
spouse of less than $4,000.00 per
annum; to provide for the submis
sion of this amendment for rati
fication or rejection; and for other
purposes.
HE IT RESOLVED RY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
GEORGIA:
SECTION 1
Article VII, Section J, Para
graph IV of the Constitution is
hereby amended by striking there
from the following paragraph:
"Each person who is sixty-five
(<’•sl years of age or over and who
does not have an income from all
sources exceeding $3,000.00 per an
num is hereby granted an exemp
tion of $4,000.00 on his homestead
which he owns and which be ac
tually occupies ns a residence, such
exemption being from nil State and
county ad valorem taxes. The
value of the residence in excess of
the above exempted amount shall
remain subject to taxation. Any
such owner shall not receive the
benefits of such homestead exemp
tion unless he files an affidavit
with the tax commissioner or tax
receiver of the county in which he
resides, giving his age and the
amount of income which he re
ceives and such additional infor
mation relative to receiving the
benefits of such exemption as will
enable the tax commissioner or
tux receiver to make a determina
tion as to whether such owner is
entitled to such exemption. The tax
commissioner or tax receiver shall
provide affidavit forms for this
purpose. The increased exemption
provided for herein shall apply to
all taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1964 ”, and substitut
ing in lieu thereof the following
paragraph:
"Each person who is sixty five
(65) years of age or over is here
by granted an exemption from all
State and county ad valorem taxes
in the amount of $4,000.00 on a
homestead owned and occupied by
him as a residence if his net in
come, together with the net income
of his spou'e who al«o occupies
and resides at such homestead, as
net income is defined by Georgia
law, from all sources, including
any federal old-age, survivor or
disability insurance benefits or
benefits received from any retire
inent or pension fund when such
benefits are based on contributions
made thereto by such person or his
spouse, does not exceed $4,000 00
for the immediately preceding tax
able year for income tax purposes.
The value of the residence in ex
ce s of the above exempted amount
shall remain subject to taxation.
Any such owner shall not receive
the benefits of such homestead ex
emption unless he, or through his
agent, files an affidavit with the
tax commissioner or tax receiver
of the county in which he resides,
giving hia age and the amount of
ini ome which he and his spouse
received during the last taxable
year for income'tax puiposes, and
such additional information rela
tive to receiving the benefits of
su< h exemption as will enable the
tax commissioner or tax receiver
to make a determination as to
whether such owner is entitled to
swh exemption The tax commis
sioner or tax receiver shall pro
vide affidavit forms for this pur
pose Such applications shall be
processed in the same manner as
other applications for homestead
exemption, and the provisions of
law applicable to the processing
of homestead exemptions, as the
same now exists or may hereafter
lie amended, shall apply thereto
The General Assembly may pro
vide by law for the proper admin
istration of this exemption includ
ing penalties necessary th< refor
The increased exemption provided
foi herein shall apply to all tax
able years beginning after Dei em
ber 31, 1968"
SECTION 2
W hen the above proponed amend
ment to the Constitution shall have
been agreed to by two thirds of
the members elected to each of the
two branches of the General As
sembly, and the same has been
entered on their journals with the
"Ayes” and ’’Nays” taken thereon,
such proposed amendment shall be
pubhahrd and iubnutted pro
vidrd in Artkh Kill. Section i.
I'atafraph I of the Cooititulion of
Georgia of 1V45, at amended
The ballot •übmittinf the above
proposed amendment »hall have
written or printed thereon the fob
lowing :
“Shall the Constitution he
amended so as to provide for an
exemption of $4.000 00 from all
State and county ad valorem taxes
on the homestead of owners sixty
five K'S) years of age or older
•hose net income as defined by
Georgis law for income tax pur
poses when added to that of his
spouse does not exceed 14.000 00
for the immediately preceding tsi
YES ( ) NO ( )
Ail persons desiring to vote In
favor of ratifying the proposed
amendment shall vote •Yes" All
persons desiring to vote against
ratifying the proposed amendment
shall vote “No"
If such amendment shall be rati
fied os provided in said Paragraph
of the Constitution. It shall I*
eon* a part of the Constitution of I
this Plate The returns of the elee
tion shall he made in like manner I
as returns for elections for mem
bers of the General Assembly, and
it shall be the duty of the Secre
tary of State to ascertain the re
sult and certify the result to the
Governor, who shall issue his proc
lamation thereon.
GEO. L. SMITH II
Speaker of the House
GLENN W. ELLARD
Clerk of the House
GEO. T. SMITH
President of the Senate
Hamilton McWhorter, jr.
Secretary of the Senate
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Resolution Act No. 140
House Resolution No. 725-1550
A Resolution
Proposing an amendment to the
Constitution so us to provide for an
independent General Assembly by
electing the members thereof for
four year terms at a different
General Election from the one at
which the Governor is elected; to
provide for the submission of this
amendment for ratification or re
jection; to repeal a specific reso
lution proposing an amendment to
the Constitution; and for other
purposes.
HE IT RESOLVED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
GEORGIA:
SECTION 1
Article HI, Section IV of the
Constitution is hereby amended by
striking Paragraphs I and II in
their entirety and inserting in lieu
thereof new Paragraph 1 and 11 to
read as follows:
“Paragraph 1. Terms of mem
bers. The members of the General
Assembly shall be elected for four
years, and shall serve until the
time fixed by law for the conven
ing of the General Assembly in
regular session in the year follow
ing the fourth year of their term
of office.
"I'nragraph 11. Election, when.
The first election for members of
the General Assembly under the
provisions of Paragraph 1 of this
Section shall take place on Tuesday
after the first Monday in Novem
ber, 1968, and subsequent elections
shall be held quadrennially on
Tuesday after the first Monday in
November. Candidates elected to
membership in the General Assem
bly at the November election in
1968 shall take office upon the
convening of the General Assembly
in regular session in 1969 and shall
serve for the term provided for in
Paragiaph 1 of this Section.”
SECTION 2
When the above proposed amend
ment to the Constitution shall have
been agreed to by two-thirds of the
members elected to each of the two
blanches of the General Assembly,
and the same has been entered on
their journals with the “Ayea” and
“Nays” taken thereon, such pro
posed amendment shall be publish
ed and submitted as provided in
Article XIII, Section 1, Paragraph
I of the Constitution of Georgia of
1945, as amended.
The ballot submitting the above
proposed amendment shall have
written or printed thereon the fol
lowing:
"Shall the Constitution be amend
ed so as to provide for an independ
ent General Assembly by electing
the members thereof for four year
terms at a different General Elec
tion from the one at which the Gov
ernor is elected?"
YES ( ) NO ( )
All persons desiring to vote in
favor of ratifying the proposed
amendment shall vote "Yes". All
IH-rsons desiring to vote against
ratifying the proposed amendment
shall vote "No".
If such amendment shall be rati
fied as provided in said Paragraph
of the Constitution, it shall become
a part of the Constitution of thia
State The returns of the election
shall be made in like manner as
returns for elections for members
of the General Assembly, and it
shall be the duty of the Secretary
of State to ascertain the result and
certify the result to the Governor,
who shall issue htx proclamation
thereon
SECTION 3
A resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution so as to
provide for four year terms for
members of the General Assembly,
approved April 14, 1967 (Ga. Laws
1967, p 956), is hereby repealed in
its entirety,
GEO 1 SMITH II
Speaker of the House
GLENN W ELLARD
Clerk of the House
GEO T SMITH
President of the Senate
Hamilton McWhorter, jr
Secretary of the Senate
—l3—
Resolution Act No 197
House Resolution No 93 219
A Resolution
Ptopiwing an amendment to the
Constitution mi as to change the
jurisdiction of justices of the peoiw
in civil cases, to provide for the
submission of this amendment for
ratification or rejection, and for
HE IT RESOLVED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
GEORGIA
SECTION I
Article VI. Section VII. Para
graph II of the Constitution to
hereby aiwe*dml by striking said
Paragraph II in Its entirety and
substituting in lieu thereof a new
Paragraph II to read as fellowrat
"Paragraph 11. Juritoirlmn —
Justices of the Pesce shall have
Jurisdiction In all civil cases aria
mg ex contractu and in cases of
injury er damage to and reaver
smn of personal property, when
the prim ipel sum does not eStsed
five hundred dollars, and shall sit
monthly at fixed times and places
but in all cases there may be an
appeal to a jury in said court, or
an appeal to the Superior Court
under such regulation as may be
prescribed by law.”
SECTION 2
When the above proposed amend
ment to the Constitution shall have
been agreed to by two-thirds of the
members elected to each of the two
branches of the General Assembly,
and the same has been entered on
their journals with the “Ayes” and
“Nays” taken thereon, such pro
posed amendment shall be publish
ed and submitted as provided in
Article XIII, Section I, Paragraph
I of the Constitution of Georgia of
1945, as amended.
The ballot submitting the above
proposed amendment shall have
written or printed thereon the fol
lowing:
"Shall the Constitution be
amended so as to change the juris
diction of justices of the peace in
civil cases?"
YES ( ) NO ( )
All persons desiring to vote in
favor of ratifying the proposed
amendment shall vote “Yes”. All
persons desiring to vote against
ratifying the proposed amendment
shall vote "No”.
If such amendment shall be rati
fied as provided in said Paragraph
of the Constitution, it shall become
a part of the Constitution of this
State. The returns of the election
shall be made in like manner as
returns for elections for members
of the General Assembly, and it
shall be the duty of the Secretary
of State to ascertain the result
and certify the result to the Gov
ernor, who shall issue his procla
mation thereon.
GEO. L. SMITH II
Speaker of the House
GLENN W. ELLARD
Clerk of the House
GEO. T. SMITH
President of the Senate
Hamilton McWhorter, jr.
Secretary of the Senate
-39-
Resolution Act No. 245
House Resolution No. 675-1458
A Resolution
Proposing an amendment to the
Constitution, so as to change the
manner of election and terms of
office of the members of the Board
of Education of Chattooga County;
to provide for the submission of
this amendment for ratification or
rejection; and for other purposes.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
GEORGIA :
SECTION 1
Article VIII, Section V, Para
graph I of the Constitution, as
amended by the constitutional
amendment ratified at the Novem
ber, 1960 election and published on
page 453 of the Georgia Laws of
1959, is hereby amended by adding
a new paragraph at the end of
said amendment to read as follows:
"Notwithstanding any other pro
visions of the Constitution, at the
election for members of the Board
of Education of Chattooga County
held in 1968, the members from
Education Districts one and five
shall each be elected for a term of
four (4) years and until their
successors are elected and quali
fied. The members from Education
Districts two. three, and four shall
each be elected for a term of two
(2) years and until their succes
sors are elected and qualified.
Thereafter, all elections for mem
bers of the Board of Education
shall be held biennially in the Gen
eral Election. All future members
from the five Education Districts
shall tie elected for terms of four
(4) years and until their succes
sois are elected and qualified. Each
member elected shall take office on
January Ist of the year following
his election. ,
In the event two or more candi
dates receive the same number of
votes for any such office, the ordi
nal y shall conduct a runoff election
in the same manner and with the
same time limits as for other run
off elections for county officials.
Vacancies on the Hoard shall be
filled as previously provided."
SECTION 2
When the above proposed amend
ment to the Constitution shall have
been agreed to by two thirds of the
members elected to each of the two
branches of the General Assembly,
and the same has been entered on
their journals with the "Ayes" and
"Nays" taken thereon, such pro
posed amendment shall be publish
ed and submitted as provided in
Article XIII, Section I, Paragraph
I of the Constitution of Georgia of
1945. as amended
The ballot submitting the above
proposed amendment shall have
written or printed thereon the fol.
lowing
"Shall the Constitution be amend
ed so as to provide staggered terms
fur the members of the Board of
Education of Chattooga County?"
YES ( | NO ( 1
All persons desiring to vote in
favor of ratifying the proposed
amendment shall vote “Yes". AU
persona desiring to vote against
ratifying the proposed amendment
shall vote "No".
If such amendment shall be rati
fied as provided tn said Paragraph
of the Constitution, it shall become
a part of the Constitution of this
State The returns of the election
shall be made in like manner as re
turns for elections for members of
the General Assembly, and it shall
he the duty of the Secretary of
State to ascertain the result and
certify the result to the Governor,
who shall issue his proclamation
thereon
GEO L SMITH II
Speaker of the House
GLENN W ELLARD
Clerh of the He use
GEO T SMITH
s*rvsldent of the Senate
Hamilton McWhorter, jr.
Secretary of the Senate
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GEORGIA,
CHATTOOGA COUNTY
COURT OF ORDINARY
October, 1968
The appraisers upon application
of Mrs. Mary Lydia S. Mitchell
widow of said Walter J. Mitchell for
a twelve months' support for
herself and no minor children
having filed their return; all persons
concerned hereby are cited to show
cause, if any they have, at the next
regular November term of this
court, why said application should
not be granted.
Paul B. Weems, Ordinary
10-31 C
GEORGIA,
CHATTOOGA COUNTY
COURT OF ORDINARY
The appraisers upon application
of Mattie G. Wilson, widow of said
Joseph Arthur Wilson for a twelve
months' support for herself, having
filed their return, all persons
concerned hereby are cited to show
cause, if any they have, at the next
regular November term of this
court, why said application should
not be granted.
Paul B. Weems, Ordinary
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CITATION
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF CHATTOOGA
IN THE COURT OF
ORDINARY OF SAID
STATE AND COUNTY
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
ANNIE RUTH VINES, guardian
of MRS. L. C. TRIPP, having filed
petition for letters of dismission, all
interested persons are hereby cited
to show cause before the Court of
Ordinary of said county on the first
Monday in November, 1968, why
letters of dismission should not
issue as prayed.
This Bth day of October, 1968.
Paul B. Weems, Ordinary
of Chattooga County, Georgia
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NOTICE OF SALE
UNDER POWER
GEORGIA,
CHATTOOGA COUNTY:
Because of default in the
payment of the indebtedness
secured by a deed to secure debt
executed by THOMAS H. SMITH
to FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS
AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF
SUMMERVILLE, GEORGIA dated
August 14, 1962 and recorded in
Deed Book 87, Page 2, and assumed
by Ruth B. Martenn, Chattooga
County Records, the undersigned,
FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS AND
LOAN ASSOCIATION OF
SUMMERVILLE, GEORGIA,
pursuant to said deed and the note
thereby secured has declared the
entire amount of said indebtedness
due and payable and pursuant to
the power of sale contained in said
deed, will, on the first Tuesday in
November, 1968, during the legal
hours of sale, at the Courthouse in
Chattooga County, sell at public
outcry to the highest bidder for
cash, the property described in said
deed, to-wit:
All that tract or parcel of land
lying and being in Land Lot No.
175 in the 6tn District and 4th
Section of Chattooga County,
Georgia and being a part of Lots
Nos. 43 and 44 of the Mrs. Lena
Chapman Subdivision according to
a Plat recorded in Book 7, pages
204-205 in the office of the Clerk
of Superior Court of Chattooga
County, Georgia and being more
—4o—
— Act No. 246
House Resolution No. 676-1458
A Resolution
Proposing an amendment to the
Constitution so as to provide that
the proceeds of ad valorem taxes
collected on motor vehicles by
Chattooga County may be used by
the governing authority of said
county in the same calendar year
in which such taxes are collected;
to provide for the submission of
this amendment for ratification or
rejection; and for other purposes.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
GEORGIA:
SECTION 1
Article Vil, Section VII, Para
graph I of the Constitution is
hereby amended by adding at the
end thereof the following:
“Any provisions of an amend
ment to the Constitution of 1877,
relating to Chattooga County,
found in Georgia Laws 1941, p.
35, or of any other provision of
this Constitution or any provision
of law to the contrary notwith
standing, the proceeds of ad va
lorem taxes collected on motor ve
hicles by Chattooga County may
be used by the governing authori
ty of said county in the same cal
endar year in which such taxes
are collected and may be used for
the same purposes for which other
ad valorem taxes collected in the
immediately preceding calendar
year are used."
SECTION 2
When the above proposed amend
ment to the Constitution shall have
been agreed to by two-thirds of
the members elected to eaih of the
two branches of the General As
sembly, and the same has been en
tered on their journals with the
“Ayes" and "Nays" taken thereon,
such proposed amendment shall be
published and submitted as pro
vided m Article XIII, Section I,
Paragraph I of the Constitution of
Georgia of 1945, as amended
The ballot submitting the above
proposed amendment shall have
written or printed thereon the fol
lowing:
"Shall the Constitution be
amended so as to provide that the
proceeds of ad valorem taxes col
lected on motor vehicles by Chat
tooga County may be used by the
governing authority of said county
In the same calendar year In which
such taxes are collected?"
YES l ) NO ( 1
All persons desiring to vote in
favor of ratifying the proposed
amendment shall vote "Yes". All
persons desiring to vote against
ratifying the proposed amendment
shall vote “Ng".
If such amendment shall be rati
fied as provided in said Paragraph
of the Constitution, it shall be
come a part of the Conelltutiog of
this State The returns of the elec
tion shall be made In like manner
as returns for election* for mem
her* of the General Assembly, and
It shall be the duty of th* Secre
tary of State to ascertain the re
suit and certify the result to the
Governor, who shall issue hit proc.
Ismstion thereon
GEO L. SMITH II
Spesker of the House
GLENN W ELLARD
Clerk of the House
GEO T SMITH
President of the Senate
Hamilton McWhorter, jr
Secretary of the Senate
particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at the southwest
corner of said Lot No. 43 in said
Subdivision; thence north 100 feet
along the west line of Lot No. 43 to
a point: thence east 200 feet across
said Lots Nos. 43 and 44 to the east
line of said Lot No. 44; thence
south 100 feet along the east line of
Lot No. 44 to the southeast corner
of said Lot No. 44; thence west 200
feet along the south line of Lots
Nos. 43 and 44 to the point of
beginning. Said land lies on the east
side of a Rural Mail Route Road
and shown by Plat of Wallace J.
Campbell dated August 2,1962.
The aforesaid property being
improved property with a residence
erected thereon and being the same
property as that deeded by Ralph
W. Cain to Troy Burton December
5, 1955 and recorded in Deed Book
65, page 40, Chattooga County
Deed Records.
There is also granted by this
instrument all rights and interests
the grantor has in an easement of
right of way over and along a
driveway leading from the
Trion-Subligna public road to the
property herein described.
Said property will be sold as the
property of THOMAS H. SMITH
and Ruth B. Martenn and the
proceeds of said sale will be applied
to the payment of said
indebtedness, the expense of said
sale, all as provided in said deed,
and the undersigned will execute a
deed to the purchaser at said sale as
provided in the aforementioned
deed to secure debt.
FIRST FEDERAL
SAVINGS AND LOAN
ASSOCIATION OF
SUMMERVILLE, GEORGIA
AS ATTORNEY IN FACT
FOR Thomas H. Smith
F. H. Boney
Attorney at Law
Summerville, Georgia
10-31 C
GEORGIA,
CHATTOOGA COUNTY.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that Ruth
H. Hale, as administrator of Alvin
Lee Hale, deceased, having applied
to me by petition for leave to sell
the real estate of said Alvin Lee
Hale, deceased; and that an order
was made thereon at the October
Term, 1968, for citation, and that
citation issue; all the heirs at law
and creditors of the said Alvin Lee
Hale, deceased, will take notice that
I will pass upon said application at
the November Term, 1968, of the
Court of Ordinary of Chattooga
County; and that unless cause is
shown to the contrary, at said time,
said leave will be granted. This 9th
October, 1968
Paul B. Weems, Ordinary
10-31
GEORGIA,
CHATTOOGA COUNTY.
Under and by virtue of the
powers contained in that certain
warranty deed to secure debt,
executed and delivered by Wayne I.
Reynolds to Home Federal Savings
and Loan Association of Rome,
dated August 6, 1965, which said
deed is recorded in Deed Book 102,
Page 111 in the office of the
Chattooga Superior Court Clerk,
conveying the property hereinafter
described to secure a note of even
date in the principal amount of
Thirty-two Hundred Dollars
($3,200.00), due and payable in
108 consecutive monthly
installments; there will be sold at
public outcry, before the
courthouse door of Chattooga
County, Georgia within the legal
hours or sale on the first Tuesday in
November, 1968, same being the
fifth day o( November, to the
highest bidder for cash, by the
undersigned as attorney in fact for
Wayne I. Reynolds, all of the
property conveyed by and de
scribed in said deed and being as
follows, to-wit:
All that tract or parcel of land
situated, lying and being in Land
Lot Number Ninety-Eight (98) in
the Sixth District and Fourth
Section of Chattooga County,
Georgia and being all of Lot Num
ber Three (3) and parts of Lots No.
Two (2) and Four (4), all in Block
"O" of the R. Y. and L. D. U.
Rudicil Estates Subdivision No.
Two according to a plat thereof
recorded in Book 7, Page 244 of
the Chattooga County Deed
Records to which reference is here
by made for a more specific de
scription thereof; and being more
particularly described as:
BEGINNING at a point seventy
five (75) feet south of the southeast
corner of the intersection of Gree
son Street and Moore Avenue;
thence east parallel with Moore
Avenue 200 feet to a line separating
Lots Numbered Two (2) and Fif
teen (15) in said subdivision; (hence
sou(h parallel with said Greeson
Street 80 feet; thence west parallel
with said Moore Avenue 200 feet to
the east side of Greeson Street;
thence north along the east side of
Greeson Street 80 feet to the point
of beginning.
Default has been made in the
payment of monthly installments
on the debt evidenced by said note
and secured by said warranty deed
to secure debt and on account of
said defaults said entire debt has
become due and payable and is
hereby declared due and payable
because of the non payment of the
monthly installments. On account
of the non-payment of said debt
declared due, aforesaid property
will be sold as aforesaid under the
powei of sale m said deed for the
purpose of paying said debt and all
expenses of this Mie. Proper con
veyance will be made to the pur
chaser by the undersigned as pro
vided in Mid deed
Said property will be sold as the
property of Wayne I Reynolds, and
subject to tne outstanding ad
valorem taxes and/or assessments, if
any
HOME FEDERAL
SAVINGS AND LOAN
ASSOCIATION OF ROME
As Agent and Attorney
in Fact for Wayne I.
Reynolds
Robert Edward Suites
Attorney at Law
Summerville, Georgia
10-31 C
NOTICE OF F IRST READING
OF ORDINANCE CONTROLLING
A CER TAIN ST REE T IN THE
CITY OF SUMMERVILLE
Notice is hereby given that the
Mayor and Council of the City of
Summerville had the first reading of
tne following Ordinance on October
14, 1968, Final disposition of Mid
Ordinance will be made at the i»gu
lai meeting to be ne«d on November
11. 1960. at 7.30 P M. at City Hall
•n the City of Summerville.
Upon proper motion and second
tne Council adopted unanimously
for inn reading an ordinance deug
natmg Favor street as a One way
Street going north from U. S. High
way No 2 7 to Sixth Street
Bart K. sen
CLERK.
CHV Os SUMMERVILLE,
GEORGIA
10J1C
Deadline Near*
For Enrollment
At Coom Troll
All persons planning to
enroll in day or evening classes
at Coosa Valley Tech during
the winter quarter should plan
to register pnor to Nov. IS
Classes may be arranged for
practical nursing, business edu
cation. electronica, mechanical
technology, heating and air
conditioning, automotive
mechanics, data processing and
radio and TV servicing
Persons interested in attend
ing Coosa Valley Tech in any
of these programs should
contact the office of ad*
mtMionx at their earliest con
venience for additional infor
mation Telephone 254-7140
or come by the school at 11 2
Hemlock St . Rome
AT SUMMERVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Students 6 Sound-Off’
On Americanism
A group of reading students
at Summerville Junior High
School were asked recently to
give their ideas of “Why I Am
Glad To Be An American.”
Below is what four of these
students wrote:
BY JUDY BROOKS
I am glad to be an American
because we have a free coun
try. We have freedom of
speech, freedom of religion,
freedom of press, etc., but
those aren’t the only reasons 1
am glad!
For other reasons, I am
ashamed to be an American.
Many foreigners who come to
America say that America is
not what they expected.
In my opinion, America is
not what it is thought to be. A
land of plenty, where people
are starving? A land of free
opportunity for all-with race
riots and a high unemployment
rate?
Young people, who have
turned into “hippies” and
“flower children”, taking
drugs, smoking marijuana, and
living in a false, empty world
of so-called “love.”
Students, who protest
against war, who say they’re
for peace, but hit policemen
(who are only doing what they
are told to) with broken
bottles and rocks and when the
policemen try to defend them
selves, the people complain of
“police brutality.”
Some TV shows are totally
un-American too. For example,
on one show, a girl is going to
have an illegitimate baby; on
another, a teen-age girl who has
taken LSD is afraid to marry
her fiance for fear her child
will be deformed.
Politicians who cheat, anti
war demonstrations, race riots,
dope peddlers, the high crime
and unemployment rate,
“hippies”, and “flower chil
dren” all make me ashamed to
be an American.
I also think that we, 7th and
Bth graders, the future adults
of America, can do something
about it, too. 1 think, if we all
work together for a better
world we can all be proud to
say “1 am an American.”
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BY GREG ESPY
I am glad 1 am an American
because it is a free country.
You can say anything, do
almost anything, and print
almost anything in a news
paper. You also have freedom
to worship in any church. We
have Medicare and Social
Security. If you are over
eighteen in Georgia, you can
vote for whomever you want.
America is the richest nation in
the world.
Hippies are a disgrace to
America. Soldiers are giving
their lives in Vietnam and
other places while some hippies
burn their draft cards. There is
a race for the moon between
Russia and the United States.
The Olympics are great.
They bring the nations of the
world closer together. Good
sportsmanship comes out of a
man in the Olympics.
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BY GRANT NORTON
I'm glad I’m an American
because I can worship as I
please. I have freedom of
speech. As an American I can
think what I want. I can play
the games 1 want to play and
go to the school and college I
want.
I am glad I'm an American
because my forefathers fought
for independence and some
were killed in the battle for our
own independence.
I am proud of my nation for
its growing industry and its
growing people, inventing and
improving things that will
make our lives happier and
easier and we have the freedom
to vote and elect our presidents
and people to govern our state
and nation.
We can read what we want
to read and buy what we want
to buy as long as we have the
money to buy it.
I am proud of my nation
because of its beauty. I'm glad
I'm an Amencan because its
people don't have to starve. We
have plenty of food for every
one
We have shelter so that we
don't have to stay out in the
cold We have enough clothes
to keep us warm. We have elec
tricity to heat. cook, and make
our lives easier for a low pace.
We have the freedom to go
to school to learn how to read
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and write, and I’m glad our
nation is not a communist
nation.
We can wear what we want
to and cut our hair like we
want to.
But hippies are one thing 1
don’t like; they disgrace
America.
We can eat what we want to
eat and go where we want to
go-
I want to be a true Ameri
can and serve my nation well,
for it has served me well for
years. 1 doubt if I can ever
repay it for what it has done
for me.
* * *
BY SUZANN WILLIAMS
I’m glad to be an American.
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By Omie W. Witherspoon
County Extension
Home Economist
CHESTNUTS FOR
YEAR ROUND USE
Chestnuts are among the
most versatile of nuts. From an
appetizer to dessert or party
snack, chestnuts are delicious
as a separate dish or used in
combination. Chestnuts are
relatively low in calories due to
their high ratio of starch to oil.
One pound of shelled fresh
chestnuts (about 2 cups) con
tain 880 calories. Chestnuts are
best eaten cooked.
Appetizer
TOASTED CHESTNUTS
2 teaspoons butter
1 cup shelled chestnuts
Melt butter in a shallow
pan, add chestnuts. Shake to
cover with butter. Heat in
moderate oven (350 degrees F)
15-20 minutes or until
thoroughly heated, stirring
occasionally to toast evenly.
As a Vegetable
CANDIED YAMS WITH
CHESTNUTS
Prepare potatoes as usual
for your favorite yam recipe.
Alternate layers of potatoes
with layer of boiled, shelled
chestnuts. Making the top layer
potatoes to prevent drying of
chestnuts. Makes a delicious
casserole dish.
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Oh Lord, I looked this
morning at the golden
leaves,
Some on the ground
and some on the trees.
This wonderful summer
has passed my way
1 have called your sweet
name every day.
This wonderful year of
sixty-eight.
I’m a bit closer to your
gate.
Some of our friends
have gone away,
Just like the golden'
leaves they just won’t stay.
When the autumn of
this life has closed its
season. Lord please take
my hand.
1 want to join my
friends up there, and walk
upon your Holy Land.
The people of Summer
ville and Trion have been a
big family of my very
own.
Hut I know Lord, by
the golden leaves someday
I must change my home
I never saw a person in
this world that I didn't
love.
Lord, my heart's desire
is to meet them all above
1 pray for every person
in this world every day.
My greatest fear is that
someone might lose his
way.
The autumn of life is so
close and winter is at hand
To the richest of people
and the poorest of our
land
The golden leaves that
hang to the trees
Are moved by the
morning breeze
Through the barren
limbs I see the evening
sun.
Where the work of man
is almost done
I he harvest is great
Hut the workers arc
late.
And the fields are wast
ing away.
The golden grain
Are people by name;
Who change from labor
to play.
These are my troubles
oh lord in this land
My burdens so hard to
bear
When I reach Heaven
Being an American means liv
ing in a free country with the
right to vote and elect your
own officials. It means being
able to worship at the church
of your choice. We, as Ameri
cans, enjoy the privileges of
freedom of speech. We are able
to come and go when and
where we please.
We, as Americans, can be
proud of the history and back
ground of our country. Ameri
ca has stood strong and bold
through many years of wars
and toil. We should all feel
proud when we stand and say
our pledge of allegiance to our
flag.
To me, being an American is
a great honor.
As a Main Dish
CHESTNUT-CHICKEN
CASSEROLE
Place salted pieces of
chicken in a baking dish with 1
cup of chopped chestnuts.
Cover with a can of cream of
chicken soup, cover and bake
in oven for P/z hours in mod
erate oven 350 degrees F. Serve
with rice.
As An Accompaniment
WALDORF SALAD
3 cups diced apples
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup diced chestnuts
(boiled or roasted)
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 cup raisins
Mix with mayonnaise and
serve in lettuce cups.
Contact the County Ex
tension home economist for
further suggestions on the use
of chestnuts.
Clothing project leaders will
present the program for Home
Economics clubs in November.
They will discuss the change in
pattern sizing, “Become Wise-
Learn Your New Pattern Size”
and also the best ways of
handling permanent press
fabrics.
All homemakers are invited
to attend the following meet
ings:
Bolling-Gore Nov. 13, 10
a.m., Civil Defense Building,
Summerville; Trion Nov. 14,
7:30 p.m.. City Hall, Trion;
Lyerly Nov. 18, 1:30 p.m.,
City Hall, Lyerly; Progressive
Homemakers'-Nov. 18, 7
p.m., Civil Defense Building,
Summerville; Little Sand
Mountain Nov. 19, 2 p.m.,
Civil Defense Building, Sum
merville; and Subligna Nov.
27, 2 p.m., Recreation Hall,
Subligna.
the thought ot my mind:
Will someone be miss
ing up there?
Like the days of Noah
preparing the Ark
Where people fail to go
in.
As the autumn of time
of the golden leaves
Where the people die in
their sins.
October, November,
the season of fall.
Time will not wait for
your clock on the wall.
It chimes in the morn
ing that you might awake
To get on your job
before you are late.
It points by its hands
each hour of the day,
To help your time
keeper to make up your
pay.
It shows in the evening
your day is far gone.
You will soon be leav
ing your job for home.
Oh Lord, if people
could only see
The calendar of passing
time
And find the month of
the golden leaves
By the autumn for a
sign;
Where flowers lose their
beauty as frost invades the
green.
The meadows turn to
brown where the birds fail
to sing.
The honeydew is
gathered; the bees are in
their hives.
The pollen is stored
away to save their little
lives.
Read the sixth chapter
of Hebrews,
Consider the ants and
be wise.
It tells about their
preparation
And their merchandise.
We have no excuse to
miss the straight and
narrow way
if we work all the sum
mer we can rest on winter
days.
Preparation is the
answer to the golden
autumn leaves.
We can walk upon our
feet instead of crawling on
our knees
Oh dear l,ord upon this
season, may we all under
stand
I here are thorns before
the roses if we join the
angel band
There are riches on the
mountain over the rough
and rocky way.
Ihe golden leaves will
pad your footsteps to
where there's more than
money can pay
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