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Anniversary of the Flag
Serious observers arc questioning the
durability of the American system. One
of these is columnist Stewart Alsop who
commented recently that. “A good
many normally sensible people . . . are
beginning to ask themselves whether the
American system might not come apart
one of these days, rather like Oliver
Wendell Holmes’ wonderful one-hoss
shay The one-hoss shay, it will be re
called. ‘was built in such a logical way, it
ran a hundred years to a day.’ But it
‘went to pieces all at once all at once,
and nothing first, just as bubbles do
when they burst.' ” Mr. Alsop concludes
that the odds are high that the American
system will surmount present difficulties
as it has other difficulties in the past.
These reflections of a leading and
Cigarette Warnings Increase
A prominent medical specialist
studying the effects of cigarette smoking
concluded recently that anyone who
smokes cigarettes for twenty years or at
least two hundred thousand of them is
likely Io die of one of the ailments
brought on by the use of cigarettes.
Dr. John W. Turner of Springfield.
Mass . speaking at the tenth Inter
national Cancer Congress in Houston.
lexas. made this point:
“If you’re looking for a figure when
you begin to move ... to cemetery
country, it’s about twenty years or two
hundred thousand cigarettes.”
The longer a person smokes, he ex-
Signs of Progress
Tentative signs of progress continue
Io appear in Asia as a result of President
Nixon's bold, calculated risk invasion of
Cambodian sanctuaries.
Increasing quantities of arms and
supplies are still being captured in Cam
bodian border areas. The Cambodian
government has stalled off disaster,
temporarily at least. South Vietnam and
Cambodia have resumed diplomatic rela
tions and are cooperating militarily for
the first time in five years.
f urther. Souvanna Phouma in Laos
has asked the National Assembly for
emergency powers, which would em-
Tornado Time Again
This is the season when tornadoes
surprise cities and rural areas in the
middle parts of the country, and also in
other areas to a lesser degree.
These storms often appear without
notice One can often avoid them in
daytime they do not move fast But if
this is impossible, open all windows or
get in a low place such as a ditch.
The cardinal rule is to be as low to
I ice President Not Silent
The left of center group which at
tacked Vice President Agnew when he
first criticised the television networks is
now learning it won’t intimidate the
Vice President into silence. He has
spoken out again, and likely will con
tinue to do so. There is mounting evi
dence he speaks for a majority of Ameri
cans.
The Vice President's latest criticism,
or warning to the American people, is a
perfectly valid one. He notes that one
company plays a dominant role in the
news field in the national capital. He
charges that the New York Times has
prominently played news favorable to a
cause backed editorially by the paper
and downgraded news encouraging to
the opposite viewpoint.
No editor is qualified to pass on the
validity of every specific charge made
but it is true that bias has been present
in the news presentation of many of the
nation’s largest newspapers. It has been
even more apparent in the news efforts
of television networks. Their sin is the
worse for they must be. because of time
limitations, lar more selective, presenting
only one news story for perhaps each
twenty to be found in a major news-
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highly competent viewer of the con
temporary scene should make everyone
pause and search for little ways in which
to exhibit a reaffirmation of faith in the
U. S. An obvious opportunity will
present itself on June 14 during the
nationwide observance of Flag Day. It
was on June 14, 1777 that the United
States’ Flag was adopted. For nearly 200
years, it has been a symbol of freedom
and justice. On countless occasions, it
has rallied the patriotic and unified the
nation in the vast crucible of human
existence where only the fittest can sur
vive. The right to fly the American Flag
before our homes and places of busi
nesses is a high honor at anytime and
doubly so on the Anniversary of the
birth of the Flag.
plained, the greater the deterioration of
certain cells in the body. These cells
finally reach a point beyond reclama
tion.
A radiologist. Dr. Turner has studied
the relationship between cancer and
smoking for twenty years. Os the heavi
est smokers studied (5,416 cases), he
pointed out, one in four had vascular
disease or bronchitis, one in 4.5 had
emphysema, and one in eighteen had
lung cancer.
Such warnings make it increasingly
difficult for intelligent adults to con
tinue smoking cigarettes.
And rightly so.
power the government and the armed
forces to take defense measures against
communist troops, which might indicate
that the premier’s somewhat weak back
bone has been stiffened by the realiza
tion that an American president might
act, forcefully, after all, against the com
munists in states bordering on Vietnam.
These tentative signs of progress are
heartening, coupled with the fact that no
major communist ground reaction has
resulted; it is admittedly too early for a
final judgment but those who forecast
certain disaster will have been repudiated
by events if the present trend continues.
the ground as you can when they pass
over. They last only minutes, but their
winds are of greater velocity than those
of hurricanes.
In recent years, weather forecasters
have been able to detect weather pat
terns more accurately and issue tornado
warnings which have reduced and. can
reduce the tornado death toll.
paper. Thus network news can discrim
inate by selection.
The unhealthy situation concerning
television news threatens us in the news
paper field in the growth of newspaper
chains. There is great strength in num
bers of independent editors. However,
if the time ever came in this country
when its 1.500 dailies and 9,000 week
lies are owned by a few chains which
control news output from the capital,
the major metropolitan cities and
abroad, the situation would be as bad as
the network news picture is today.
It is not yet that bad but chains have
been growing at an alarming rate. Today,
the largest newspapers in some states are
owned by foreign interests. Sometimes
the editorial tone of the newspaper is
decided in a far-away city, by persons
unaware of the community’s circum
stances. traditions, prevailing views and
best interests.
While press presentation of news is
obviously not as one-sided as the net
work product, the points made by the
Vice President, and the newspaper chain
problem, are issues the American public
should concent itself with.
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A GREAT DEAL OF CON
TROVERSY has been generated over
development of the supersonic transport
aircraft. The public has become alarmed
over the possible effects of sonic boom
and air pollution, plus the tremendous
cost of the airplane.
Critics, many of them scientific ex
perts, charge that the SST will create
intolerable noise and air pollution and
even disrupt the earth’s natural environ
ment. It is said that the takeoff of a
single SST would be equivalent to 50
subsonic jets taking off at the same time,
and that the SST in flight would dis
charge into the earth’s atmosphere
quantities of water, carbon dioxide,
nitrogen oxide and other matter dis
ruptive of the atmosphere.
These charges cannot be dismissed
out of hand. Among those who seriously
warn about the consequences of the SST
are Dr. Richard Carwin, former science
advisor to Presidents Kennedy, Johnson,
and Nixon, and Russell Train, chairman
of the President’s Council on Environ
mental Quality.
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ON THE OTHER HAND the govern
ment. notably the Department of Trans
portation. has come out in strong de
fense of the SST and attempted to
knock down opposing arguments.
It takes the position that the SST is
both scientifically safe and economically
j|| From Our Early Files
30 Years Ago
JUNE 13. 1940
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Summer Dresses $ 1.98; Men’s Spring Suits $12.00.
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20 Years Ago
JUNE 8. 1950
. . . The Chattooga County Board of Roads and Revenue announced this
week that bids are now being accepted for the new Chattooga County
Hospital, which is scheduled to be built in Summerville.
• * •
10 Years Ago
JUNE 9. 1960
... In a unanimous decision here Tuesday, the Chattooga County Board
of Education voted to consolidate the Subligna Elementary School with that
of the Gore Elementary’ School.
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needed. The Department of Transporta
tion says the sonic boom would be great
ly reduced because of the high altitude
at which the plane would fly, and that
there is no real scientific basis for the
claim that SSTs would disrupt the
atmosphere. Further, the department
points out that there would be very few
land areas over which the SST would fly
at supersonic speeds.
On the economic side, the govern
ment claims development of the SST is
in the national interest, noting that the
Soviet Union and a British-French effort
are already ahead of the U.S.
If another government captures the
market, it could further weaken the
United States balance of payments situa
tion and export trade position. It is
estimated that foreign-built SSTs would
cost the U.S. a trade deficit of some sl6
billion through 1990, and result in the
loss of thousands of American jobs.
Also, the department says the govern
ment would get back its subsidy of $1.4
billion, plus a handsome profit, on sales
of the SST.
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IN ANY EVENT there is much cause
for concern, on both sides, and the
Senate will soon be called upon to re
solve the differences in what we hope
will be in the best national interest. I
certainly expect to examine the issue
from every standpoint.
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THESE WORDS HAVE TIMELY MESSAGE
The Newnan Times-Herald last week reprinted, in
part, what it described as one of 1970 s best commence
ment addresses. The message was contained in a maga
zine advertisement of the Warner & Swasey Company of
Cleveland:
“As you commence your new life. I wish to remind
you of the things you carry into it from your past here.
First, you owe your parents (or if you were on scholar
ship, you owe society) about $15,000. As you begin
earning money, I hope you will repay your parents or
society for the things they did without to send you
here.
“Second, you owe to your country the freedom
which has enabled you to come here and learn and
prepare for ... .1 hope ... a full, happy life. If you
want your children to have the privilege, you must
repay that debt by military service, or an earnest,
honest citizenship devoted to preserving and improving
this nation.
“Finally, you owe your years here to the profit
system. People first built and now maintain this institu
tion out of profits they have made in business or out of
taxes they pay from business income.
“Most commencement addresses are about the
glories awaiting you. Whatever these glories are. you
yourself will create them. And if you will repay those
debts of yours I have listed, you will be building a
character which will make your future very glorious
indeed.”
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THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
The Bedford (Ind.) Times-Mail made this observa
tion: “Air for tires is still free despite the advances of
inflation. At least it was the last time we noticed.
“One is tempted to wonder, nevertheless, if the free
air situation will prevail in the United States in the face
of inflationary pressure.
“Don’t guffaw. Consider this: Trade unions govern
ing the Italian service station industry have voted to end
free air service. Motorists will be charged thirty-two
cents to fill the tires on their vehicles.”
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
“We live in a fast-moving world in which a few are
able to retain the simple, fundamental values in dealings
with our fellow men.
“The urge to earn the dollar is tremendous. The
urge to follow the crowd is sometimes almost irrestible.
The urge to deviate from the truth is often powerful.
“Yet, the greatest men and women of our times are
those who retain the simple and basic personality
virtues. They may not always agree with the crowd.
They may speak the truth when it is unpopular. But. in
the end, they have the respect for their fellow men.
“Simple, straight-forward integrity and honesty will
bring permanent satisfaction and happiness in life when
the short cuts will not.”
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ON THE LIGHTER SIDE
Stop worrying about what Junior will do when he
grows up better go see what he’s doing now. Path
finder
the Bible and Science
By TOM J. RUBLE
Minister of Pennville Church of Christ
“REVIVE US AGAIN”
There needs to be a revival
in prayer, in the study of the
Bible, in dedication to God and
his work. Notice the words of
_ the great song:
W e praise
r " \ thee oh God,
| J for the Son of
thy love.
For Jesus
who died and
W^^B is now gone
.■Mv above.
■ We praise
I thee oh God.
H' K ■ for thy spirit
w ■ of light,
Who has shown us our
Saviour and scattered our
night.
Revive us again, fill each
heart with thy love,
For Jesus who died and is
now gone above.
No doubt Psalms 85:6 sug
gested to the author of the
above words, such a need and
it brought forth the above
poem, that was set to music.
Also, Isa. 57:15 makes a
petition to “revive the spirit of
the humble." Habakkuk 3:2
also says: “O Lord, revive thy
work in the midst of the
years.” No one should deny
the need for a revival in Bible
study, (II Tim. 2:15; John
5:39) in prayer (James 5:16;
John 9:31) in Christian deeds
and work (James 1:22; 2:24,
26).
Recently, a very talented
and eloquent preacher was
preaching in Knoxville. Tenn,
in a “Campaign" and he stated
that all anyone needs to know
about the Bible is John 3:16.
We believe and preach John
3:16 but all of the plan of
salvation is not mentioned in
John 3:16. Read your Bible
and see if repentance and
baptism are mentioned in John
3:16. Read your Bible and see
if repentance and baptism are
mentioned in John 3:16 and
yet they are vital and im
portant, according to the fol
lowing scriptures. (Luke 13:3;
Acts 2:38; Mark 16:16).
Yes, the Bible as a book
tells us much about prayer and
the Christian life that we need
to know and do. (II Tim. 3:16,
17).
We’re living at such a fast
pace. Let’s “take time to be
holy,” as suggested in the good
song that many times we sing.
Take time to be holy, speak
oft with thy Lord,
Abide in him always and
feed on his Word,
Make friends of God’s chil
dren, help those who are weak.
Forgetting in nothing, his
blessing to seek.
Take time to be holy, let
him be thy Guide.
And run not before him,
whatever betide,
In joy or in sorrow, still
follow thy Lord,
And looking to Jesus, still
trust in his Word.
Deferments Opposed
House Republican leader
Gerald R. Ford has voiced his
opposition to President
Nixon’s proposal to end stu
dent draft deferments.
Ford said he thought the
system of defering students
had worked out well.
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