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He Gets Things Done
John Davis soon will have completed
ten years of representing the people of
the Seventh Congressional District in
Washington. During this decade, many
changes have been recorded on the
American scene. And John Davis has
kept pace with these changes by serving
the interests of the whole district.
During his tenure in Washington.
Rep. Davis has shown an avid interest in
industry, labor, agriculture and educa
tion.
John Davis has the integrity, the
experience and the qualifications needed
of a public servant in today’s complex
world. He is well-respected among his
fellow lawmakers, and is outranked by
Sanders Offers (constructive Platform
On September 9. the democrats of
the state will nominate a candidate to
serve Georgia as governor during the
next four years, come next January.
Because of the traditionally demo
cratic nature of the voters of this state,
the gubernatorial candidate who receives
that nomination will in all likelihood
become Georgia's new chief executive.
We believe, after looking over the
platforms of the various candidates for
the governorship, that Carl Sanders of
fers the most constructive program for
moving Georgia forward within the next
four years.
Carl Sanders served the state as chief
executive during the middle ’6os. and
few can find fault with his stewardship
in those four years It was during that
administration that Georgia began to
take its rightful place as one of the
outstanding states in our nation.
The platform set forth by Carl
Sanders will appeal to all clear-thinking
Georgians. He has nailed down solid
The Costliest Hattie
What was the costliest battle for
American forces? The Battle of the
Bulge? Pearl Harbor'.’ Midway? The an
swer is none of these, but the Battle of
Okinawa.
September 2 is the anniversary of
the Japanese surrender on that far-flung
Pacific island. The end of actual fighting
in August, 1945. brings to mind the
close of the war in the Pacific, and the
last and most costly battle of the war for
U. S. forces that summer
The battle began on April I when
troops from the first of eight divisions
began landing against no opposition on
the 75-mile-long island What at first
seemed easy turned into a grim surprise;
the enemy was waiting underground in
well-prepared concrete bunkers and in
strategic defensive positions
Before the fighting ended months
later, the Army and Marines lost over
The Cambodian Situation
A ripple was raised on Capitol Hill
recently when it was learned that the
State Department had worked out an
agreement with the government of Thai
land to enable a small force of Thai
troops to go to the aid of Cambodia, a
country struggling to defend itself
against Communist attack.
This method is one of the few re
courses left to Washington if it is to help
the Cambodians defend themselves, since
Other Editors Say:
(Industrial Press Service)
A decent home and suitable living
environment for every American family
the goal of federal legislation enacted
two decades ago is still far from reality
To help speed progress toward the
objective, artificial barriers to residential
construction should be removed, and
private industry encouraged to swing the
full force of innovative technology into
home-building.
In many areas antiquated and obso
lete building codes insist on needlessly
exact specifications and inappropriate
standards. Outmoded regulations need to
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only two other Georgia congressmen.
The people of Chattooga County
have a particular pride in Mr. Davis’
accomplishments. Although a native of
Floyd County, John has been an
adopted son, maintaining a home in
Summerville, for more than 20 years.
We believe Rep. Davis has earned the
right to be elected to another term as
seventh district congressman. Born and
reared in the district, he is a man the
people know and trust.
In a rare departure from our policy
of non-endorsement of candidates for
political office, we are happy this week
to endorse the candidacy of John Davis
. . . a man who gets things done.
planks in pledging:
To enhance the quality of educa
tion in Georgia at all levels.
To restore respect for law and
order.
To wage all-out war against the
problem of drug abuse.
To conserve the state’s environ
ment.
To promote economic develop
ment.
To develop Georgia’s human re
sources.
To promote efficiency and econo
my in government.
To finance Georgia government
through fiscal responsibility.
To revitalize the Democratic Party
in Georgia.
We believe the former governor has
earned the right to an endorsement term.
And we agree with a statement that is
being heard throughout the length and
breadth of the state: “Carl Sanders
ought to be governor again.”
7.500 dead and missing, listed more than
31.000 wounded and suffered non-battle
casualties of 26,211. U.S. Navy losses
had been by far the highest of any
battle: almost 5,000 dead, a similar num
ber wounded, thirty-six ships sunk and
368 ships damaged.
Japanese losses were even more stag
gering American forces had wiped out
Although it was the last great battle
of the war. and the bloodiest and be
cause it came so late, when the outcome
ot the war was no longer in doubt, less
interest has been attached to it than to
some earlier battles. Yet, its outcome
was a major factor in convincing many in
Japan that the struggle was hopeless.
The atomic bomb a short time later
made that outcome even more obvious.
Congress has barred U. S. Army support.
Although a howl is being raised by
some against the tenative agreement, it is
better that the United States finance the
effort of a neighboring Asian state to
help Cambodia defend itself than involve
American troops.
It is wide to extend aid to the
pro-Western Cambodian regime. Such aid
may not guarantee victory, but a policy
of no aid will mean certain defeat.
be replaced with "performance-type"
codes which permit the use of new
methods and materials. State and local
ordinances should be modified to en
courage modern technology in construc
tion. Unions should be urged to abandon
restrictive work practices.
In order to increase available credit
lor housing, the way could be opened
lor the Federal Mortgage Association to
deal in conventional mortgages.
Home ownership, in the best Ameri
can tradition, must be encouraged as the
foundation for happy families and com
munity progress.
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IN PREVIOUS REPORTS I have
discussed various shortcomings of the
Nixon welfare reform legislation, espe
cially in the area of work incentives and
job training.
The Family Assistance Act, in its
present form, is seriously deficient and
so costly that it could add billions of
dollars to the federal deficit. The Presi
dent vetoed education and housing bills
because they exceeded his budget by
about SI billion.
Then at the same time the Admini
stration comes along and seeks enact
ment of legislation that would increase
welfare spending by at least S 4 billion
annually, and probably twice that much.
We need welfare reform. The existing
system is a multi-billion-dollar failure.
While it has been of justifiable benefit to
the needy, aged, blind, disabled, and
dependent children, it has accomplished
little, if anything, in education and train
ing for employment.
The bill that we now have before the
Finance Committee gives us an oppor
tunity for real improvement. But a great
deal of work on the measure remains to
be done.
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STILL ANOTHER SHORTCOMING
of the bill is the lack of family planning
services. This is a crucial and costly
problem. Over the years, aid for depend
ent children has become the biggest and
most expensive of all welfare programs.
For many families that exist near the
poverty line, the addition of one more
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20 Years Ago
AUGUST 31, 1950
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10 Years Ago
AUGUST 25. 1960
. . .Congressional candidate John Davis this week released his platform. ■$
including in it his opinions on such topics as education, the farm program.
the textile industry and national security.
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child can sometimes have a devastating
effect on the entire family. It can take
that family over the brink. For those
with dependent children already receiv
ing welfare, additional babies make the
situation even more critical.
For years the Federal government has
spent untold millions for birth control
services through foreign aid programs in
other countries. But very little has been
done in this area here at home.
Family planning services are available
to only about one out of 10 women that
need them. In many instances where
such services are available, they come
through state programs with no help
from the federal government.
Family planning, like job training, is
an essential part of any welfare program.
Whatever it costs at the outset will be
repaid many times over in the future in
reduced welfare rolls.
Luxuries are things that make people
do without necessities.
Record, Columbia, S.C.
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Many a inan who opened a
conversation with a girl years ago is now
wondering how to shut it off
Jacksonville Air News
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When a state taxes bachelorhood, it’s a
levy on unimproved property.
Sentinel. Onawa, la.
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Many a man is always on his toes
because his wife is always on his heels.
Times, Davenport, la.
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NOW IS THE CHANCE
For some years now, many people in Chattooga
County have complained about the traffic islands that
are scattered about the county. For longer than most of
us care to remember, these labyrinthine monsters have
befuddled residentsand out-of-towners alike.
Several serious accidents some fatal have occurred
at one or the other of these “channelization” islands.
Why the intricate islands were placed at the Mountain
View intersection with Highway 27 is hard to analyze.
After all, it is only a crossroads.
Next Tuesday, all those persons who are unhappy
about these islands will have a chance to “sound off” to
a person who could do something about their removal.
Emory Parrish, the number two man in the State
Highway Department, will appear at a special meeting of
the Summerville Retail Merchants Association to discuss
this problem with the people of the community.
This will be a good chance to let your views be
made known. If at all possible, plan to attend the
meeting, which is scheduled at 10 a.m. at the Georgia
Power Co. building in Summerville.
This may be the chance you’ve waited for.
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SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
The following article was printed in file August
issue of the Georgia VFW News. Written by an unknown
author, the article was reportedly found on the floor of
an airplane in Vietnam.
"Many of us here in Vietnam have been following
the stories about unrest on the nation’s campuses with
subdued anger. It is demoralizing to read about our
under-privileged counterparts vandalizing campus build
ings, manhandling institutions leaders and generally
making ‘asses’ of themselves.
“It is painful to the thousands of less pampered
‘students’ here who have taken their lessons from
instructors dressed in black pajamas and sandals. Where
classrooms are sandbagged, hot. sweaty jungle clearings.
Where the Saturday night date is a cold beer and a letter
from home, and where the grades are not A’s. B’s and
C’s, but sudden death, crippling wounds, or maybe
victory.
“But we can’t expect you people back in'the world
to be concerned. You did your share in ’44 or ’52. and
now you are too tired to do more than mutter. ‘Well,
what’s this world coming to?’
“Well, don’t worry, people, because someday this
war is going to be over, and half a million angry men are
going to descend on the fifty states with dreams of
home and families and education and jobs, and when
these men hit the campuses, I sincerely hope that
someone tries to stop an ex-Marine from going to class,
or that some sorry, smelly, flaky social reject tries to
plant a Viet Cong flag next to the artificial leg of a
Seabee, or spits in the burned face of an Army medic.
“I guarantee that it will only happen once.”
Bible Wisdom
20th Century Idolatry
Most Christians, or profess
ing Christians, of our day
would be shocked it they were
accused of idolatry. We believe
that idolatry
does not nec
essarily con
fine itself to
graven images,
which are for
bidden in the
scripture. We
read in
Deuteronomy
5:8, “Thou
shalt not make
thee any
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graven image, or any likeness
of anything that is in heaven
above, or that is in the earth
beneath, or that is in the
waters beneath the earth.” The
compassionate voices of God’s
prophets in the pre-exilic Bibli
cal period were heard through
the land of Israel condemning
the sin of idolatry.
We read the words of the
prophet Ezekiel: "Thus saith
the Lord God; Because thy
filthiness was poured out, and
thy nakedness discovered
through thy whoredoms with
the lovers, and with all the
idols of thy abominations, and
by the blood of thy children,
which thou didst give unto
them; Behold therefore I will
gather all thy lovers, with
whom thou hast taken plea
sure. and all them that thou
hast loved, with all them that
thou hast hated; I will even
gather them round about thee,
and will discover thy nakedness
unto them, that they may see
all thy nakedness." (Ezekiel
16:36-37).
Os course, we know that the
charge is against spiritual idola
try and the judgment involved
showing publicly the weakness
and filthiness of the moral con
dition of Israel. From Bible
study, we know that the
Babylonian captivity cured Is
rael of making graven images
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BY WOODROW ESPY
BY BILL BARBER
and she has never until this day
engaged in this type of idola
try.
But has idolatry disappeared
among the Jews, and does it
not exist today in our affluent
society? The answer to Jewish
idolatry is shown in Romans:
2, where Paul points out that
the Jews were guilty of idola
try without the physical idols.
What about 20th century
Christian America? I submit
that we are a grossly idolatrous
nation, steeped in serving gods
made with hands. Let us con
sider this materialistic society.
How many Americans bow to
the shrine of professional
sports, while completely ignor
ing God and his work on earth
through the church? How
many people bow to the shrine
of a comfortable home, either
by spending all their time pil
ing one luxury on top of
another or working to earn the
money on God’s specified day
of worship? Any Christian who
voluntarily works or opens his
business on Sunday is guilty of
idolatry.
Do not millions of Ameri
cans sacrifice their entire sub
stance for education to the
total ignoring of God and
things spiritual? What about
entertainment? Most people
today will stay before a tele
vision set on the Lord’s day
and excuse themselves from
the demands of God’s word,
even professing Christians.
“That's not so," some will say.
But the figures show that less
than 10 per cent of the Ameri
can population attend church
on Sunday Christian America?
Or should we say "Idolatrous
America?"
Yes, the god of materialism,
the almighty dollar sits en
throned receiving worshippers
by the millions. Those who are
truly born again will answer at
the judgment seat of Christ
with a blushing face before the
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