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Observations
ft By ELBERT FORESTER
Editor, The Dade County Sentind
ft First Os All—l want to thank the countless thousands for
ft responding to my humble request NOT to write my name
I; on the ballot last Tuesday (this is written Saturday evening)
ft as a candidate for any office. Cuz. Charlie, I want you to
:■ know particularly, that 1 will ever be grateful for your
ft putting it on the wind time after time, and pleading with
£ the voters “not to do me that way.” Also, my deep
ft appreciation to such other greats as Judge Painter, Horace,
ft John Price, Harold Clements and a whole passel of others
ft who heard my plea and passed it around on the streets,
ft creek banks and to the uttermost parts. Right neighborly of
ft all of you, and wish 1 had time to mention at least a few
ft more-such as Cols. Gleason, Rumley, T. J. Espy and scads
ft more. (“Scads” means lots more, see.) So much for that. By
ft the way, as 1 recall, Richard Nixon won. Am 1 right,
ft Durand? Hard to keep up with so much going on, you
< know. Be that as it may.
ft • * *
ft Scraps of Wisdom-Is the name of the most recent
£ edition published by my good friends and brothers, Nick ’n
ft William Powers, Boogar Hollow’s, Lindale, Ga. Nick had
I; some mighty nice things to say about The Sentinel and
£ Yours Truly (that’s me). Yeah, sorta done something to me.
ft Unless you want to bubble over, better not get one of these
I; fellows’ books—Course if you want to bubble over, their
£ address is Boogar Hollow, Lindale, Ga. 30147. (Tops!)
ft A thief in time saves time, or something like that.
£ Anyhow, I steal a lot of stuff and wisdom from them
ft fellers. And, iffen anybody can trot out anything better in
ft; their line that they’re puttin’ out, I’d like to take a gander
£ at it. “Scraps of Wisdom” is just one of many books
!■ published by Nick and William and 1 wouldn’t take nuthin’
;£ for my copies. People would live longer iffen they’d get on
$ Boogar Hollow’s mailing list. (Not free advertising—just
ft; sound advice, see—yeah, just sound advice. Keep movin’
\ on-dear friends of mine, and come to see me—hear!)
J* * *
g The Very Idea!-Jan Parham, Summerville, who just a
£ short time back it seems, was just a little ole gal, is now
£ about to graduate in Law Enforcement, Etc., Atlanta. Jan,
J daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Riley Parham, Summerville, sent
ft me a copy of “The Effects of Public Sentiment on The
£ Criminal Justice System”-a masterpiece it was and is. Read
£ it a couple of times. You know something—iffen you ask
ft me, we’d better get on her side and stay there. Why, she
£ just might come-back up here (from Atlanta), investigate
ft around a few days and all of us would wind up in jail,
ft Smart young lady, with a great future. Thanks to Jan for
£ the writing-and good words.
ft * ♦ ♦
ft; An Old Friend-And a dear one at that-sends along a
£ raft of lifting words—won’t mention his name, but he’s a
ft nobleman. Anyway, he included a couple of offerings:
;£ A man once told his son in high school, “Son, learn to
£ speak, because if you can’t speak for yourself, someone will
ft speak for you—even though you supplied the material. If
f you learn to speak, think fast and talk slow.”
ft The man told his son, “Son, never walk upon people to
ft get to your goal in life, because the people you might have
£ walked upon could someday be the crutch you need to
ft walk.” (Rich—l say.) Thanks to my old pal and powerfully
A glad to hear from him.
ft * ♦ ♦
£ LaFayette—Had to run over there for a very few minutes
£ the other morning—Found everything in tolerably good
£ shape-I reckon. ’Course Sharon, Betty Lou and Carolyn
ft had things under control at The Messenger. Sorry, Billie,
£ Frances, Donna, Sister Elliott, Greg and you other gals and
ft boys, just didn’t have time to drap by and see you. A fellow
£ drawing something under SISOO a week has to keep movin’
ft on, you know.
•; * * *
Noted-Down at Summerville, Rt. 3, Bobby Groce brung
£ in a four-point deer he tuck with a ,35-cal. Marlin rifle,
ft Good fer him. Bobby, that .35 Marlin is a good one, so is
£ the .30-30 Marlin . . . Yeah, and at Summerville, Woodrow
ft Espy quotes the “Old Timer” as saying: “Money may not
£ buy friends, but it will help you stay in contact with your
:• (Children.” (You can say that again, Woodrow.)
< ♦ ♦ ♦
Os All Things!-Mouzon Peters speaks of “Persimmons”
ft in his “Moccasin Prints.” Well, now, just to tell the truth, I
ft thought I knew at least a little about most every kind of
I; berry, nut, fruit and the like produced in these and
ft neighboring parts, but for the love of me, “Persimmons”
J stump me Have been thinking about it quite a bit, and have
ft come to the conclusion that our tri-state editor was refer
£ ring to Simmerons. Don’t you reckon he was, Lucy, Mabel
ft and Juanita. Check with Paul over there at Ringgold and see
ft what they say ... Yeah, might ought to get Rep. Peters’
£ thinking on the subject, too. We don’t want Mouzon to get
ft off on the wrong foot. (That wrong foot is just an old
ft saying, see.) * *
I
Pa Dave-Contends that it won’t do you any good to
£ argue iffen you’re in the wrong, and iffen you are in the
: : right, you don’t need to. (By doggies, Igo along with that.)
* • *
Uncle Ed-Says: When your bank book replaces the
ft' Good Book, you’re sure to get out of balance.
> ♦ * ♦
Calls To Mind-The fellow who said too many people
ft spend too much time arguing about what the Bible says,
£ and too little time appreciatin’ what it preaches. (Agree, Ira
ft Henderson?)
i* * *
Adcox Adds-The trouble with most women folks is that
i they think it takes two to keep a secret.
Be Seein’-With this thought: If it looks like your ship
ft ain’t gonna come in, maybe you’re dependin’ more on wind
£ than steam.
No-Fault Insurance: Is It a Bugaboo or Cure
(Editor's Nott: Few sub
/eels that have come on the
scene in the past decade or so
have provoked as much con
troversy -or confusion -as the
concept of so-called no-fault
insurance. Due to the large
number of requests for infor
mation about this sub/ect. we
are bringing our readers a series
of articles explaining some of
the ideas behind this controver
sial sub/ect. This second article
of the series is also based on a
background survey by the
Georgia Insurance Depart
ment J
There ere five basic problem
areas in the current United
States automobile insurance
system, according to the
survey. Primary among these
problems is the economic one.
The largest and most complex
single factor affecting auto
mobile insurance today, eco-
nomics is also the primary
problem in the eyes of the
public.
Approximately 44 percent
of the public, according to the
Department of Transporta
tion’s study of automobile
insurance and compensation
systems, view the high and
rising cost of automobile in
surance as a serious problem.
The other four basic areas
of the automobile insurance
controversy are the policy can
cellation or nonrenewal
problem, the delay-in-claims
processing problem, the tort
syndrome problem; and the
rehabilitation of accident
victims problem.
These problems are only
identified, with no intent of
commentary on their validity.
No-fault insurance proposals
consist of two types: limited
and total.
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DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
Mayion H. Purcell (left) of Chattooga
County has received the highest honor
of the National Association of County
Agricultural Agents. He was presented
the Distinguished Service Award at a
banquet Thursday night climaxing the
57th annual meeting of NACAA at the
Marriott Motor Hotel in Atlanta. Con-
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Purcell Presented
Top Agent Award
Chattooga’s county agent
has received the highest honor
bestowed by the National As
sociation of County Agri
cultural Agents (NACAA).
Mayion H. Purcell was pre
sented the Distinguished Serv
ice Award at a banquet Thurs
day night climaxing the 57th
annual meeting of NACAA at
the Marriott Motor Hotel in
Atlanta.
Less than two percent of
the association’s 5,000-plus
membership is chosen for this
high honor each year. Fellow
county agents and directors of
the Cooperative Extension
Service make the selections,
thus making the honor all the
more meaningful to the recip
ients.
Purcell, who has served as
Chattooga County’s agent for
some 21 years, played a prom
inent role in organizing the
Northwest Georgia and Chat
tooga County Cattlemen’s asso
ciations. He also assisted in
organizing the Chattooga River
Watershed Association.
A small Coastal Bermuda
demonstration in 1959 grew
1,000 acres of this grass in
Purcell’s county of Chattooga,
and improved pasture acreage
has increased from 2,000 to
10,000 during the past two
decades.
In addition to Purcell, other
Georgia recipients were
Edward J. Bible Jr., Richmond
County; Bruce Hamilton,
Coweta County; Carlton
Lawson, Bleckley County;
Bobby J. Locke, Terrell
County; W. H. Sell, and Daniel
L. Williams Jr.
Only one other state
fexas-had as many DSA
winners as Georgia this year. A
total of 116 county agents
were honored at the awards
A CONTROVERSIAL SUBJECT-SECOND IN A SERIES
All no-fault plans seek in
some measure to eliminate the
consideration of fault as a
factor in automobile accident
liability reparations This is
supposedly designed:
-to obtain a more equitable
allocation of reparations;
-to increase availability of
benefits to more accident
victims; and
-to lower the automobile
liability insurance costs and to
obtain prompt compensation.
Automobile insurance costs
are directly related to the costs
of providing benefits to the
policyholder.
The component costs of
benefits are:
-the cost of repairing and
replacing automobiles,
-the frequency of accidents
and damageability of
automobiles;
gratulating Georgia’s 1972 honoree is
Jim Watson of Jacksonville, Fla., who is
representing the Southern Region vice
chairman of the NACAA Recognitions
and Awards Committee. (Photo
courtesy Cooperative Extension Serv
ice, University of Georgia)
banquet.
Purcell and the six other
Georgians have a total of 121
years of service to farmers,
agribusinessmen, 4-H members,
and communities throughout
the state. All were cited for the
outstanding Extension educa
tional programs they have de
veloped and carried out in their
counties.
CHATTOOGANS ELIGIBLE
Area Buddy Flight
Announce By AF
Local Air Force recruiters
Sgts. Hester, Barton, and
Starks this week announced
the formation of a Buddy
Flight, made up of young men
from Floyd and surrounding
counties.
The local recruiters ex
plained that a minimum of 31
men are required to make up a
Buddy Flight, which is simply
a group of young men who
want to take advantage of the
many benefits available as a
member of the Air Force, who
would enter active duty on the
same day and remain together
throughout basic training at
Lackland Air Force Base,
Texas.
The date for entry in the air
force is set for June 15, 1973,
in order that high school
seniors, as well as other in
terested persons, will be able to
participate.
-the cost of medical-health
care for injured automobile ac
cident victims;
• the cost of the tort civil
law for bodily injury and prop
erty damage liability;
the cost of administering
the insurance program; and
the cost of intangible
losses.
No-fault seeks to curb the
legal overhead expenses of
operating the automobile in
surance system by at least
partially eliminating liability
and to restrict the recovery for
intangible losses.
Limited no-fault plans
generally are aimed at pro
viding prompt reimbursement
to the insured by his own in
surance company for specific
tynes of losses, regardleu of
fault. These reparations are
generally made for medical and
Second Front
The citations which they re
ceived pointed up exceptional
results in crop and livestock
production, agribusiness de
velopment and youth work.
Following the presentation
of the award, Purcell was con
gratulated by Jim Watson of
Jacksonville, Fla., who repre
sented the Southern vice chair
man of the Recognitions and
Awards Committee.
To qualify, a young man
must be between the ages of 17
and 27 years, pass a physical
examination, and qualify on
the Air Force aptitude test. In
addition, anyone under 18
years of age must have written
consent from his parents.
Applications are now being
taken for this Buddy Flight,
and as explained by the local
recruiters, the sooner a person
becomes qualified, the better
choice of over 130 guaranteed
jobs he will have. Anyone in
terested in being a member of
this flight, or who would like
more information concerning
the program, should contact
any one of the local Air Force
recruiters at 1003 Turner
McCall Blvd, in Rome or phone
234-4124. If out of town, call
collect
hospital expenses, loss of
wages, lou of services, and, in
some states, for property
damage.
Limited plans often retain
the existing tort liability
system, but create a threshold
of expenses below which a no
fault liability system operates.
Thus, the insured retains
certain rights to enter lawsuits
for the recovery of damages
above this threshold from one
another, according to determi
nation of fault.
Total nu-fault seeks to
totally eliminate liability in
reparations, eliminate the in
sured’s privilege of entering
tort liability actions, exclude
compensation for intangible
losses such as “pain and suffer
ing," and deny insurers the
subrogated right of action
against each other.
Income Levels
For Chattooga
Show Upsurge
’Louer'
Brackets
Decrease
(Special to The News)
NEW YORK-Thanks to the
income gains they have chalked
up in the last few years, many
Chattooga County families find
themselves in higher income
brackets than before.
Some of them, whose earn
ings had been below SB,OOO,
have graduated to the SIO,OOO
and up level. Their former
positions on the income ladder
have been taken over, in turn,
by families that had been re
ceiving less than SB,OOO.
The upward shift has been
taking place all across the
board, with the result that the
middle and upper brackets con
tain a larger proportion of the
local population than ever,
leaving a smaller segment in the
lower brackets.
The findings are brought
out in a special report, covering
every area of the country, re
leased by Sales Management.
PURCHASING POWER
What was sought through
the study was a better under
standing of the purchasing
power of each community than
was afforded by its “average
income” alone.
Is that average made up of a
small proportion of families
with big incomes counter
balancing a very large propor
tion with small incomes or are
earnings more evenly spread?
In Chattooga County, it is
shown, no less than 65.0
percent of the households had
disposable cash incomes, after
payment of their income taxes,
of $5,000 or more.
This was a greater propor
tion than was recorded locally
three years ago, when a similar
study was made. It was then
59.6 percent.
MONEY INCOME
Since the report is con
cerned solely with money
income, it understates some
what the standing of farm com
munities, where lower living
costs and the availability of
home-grown products are
valuable considerations.
The findings reveal, through
a breakdown, just what propor
tion of Chattqoga County’s
population lies within each
income bracket.
The figures list 26.3 percent
of the local households in the
group with net earnings of
$5,000 to SB,OOO and another
13.6 percent in the SB,OOO to
SIO,OOO category. Those with
incomes above SIO,OOO consti
tute 25.1 percent. The re
mainder have net earnings of
$5,000 or less.
However, although more
money is being made, a size
able part of the gain is being
wiped out by rising living costs.
At the beginning of this
century, workmen's comfcnsa
tion was created as a non-fault
system of paying injured
workers for their medical ex
| penses
The succeu of this program
led to the ducuuion of extend
ing a non-fault system to other
types of insurance. In the
|92o's, while participating in a
Columbia University Study on
automobile insurance, Judge
Robert Marx of Cincinnati ex
plored the possibility of a non
fault system for persons in
jured in an automobile acci
dent. . .. .
In 1932, Columbia Uni
versity Law School issued its
“Columbia Report," which
advocated a sort of workmen's
compensation system for auto
mobile accidents. New York,
; Connecticut, and Wisconsin
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WHAT IS IT?
Mystery Picture
Remains Popular
Our Mystery Picture fans
seem to get “smarter” each
week. There was only one in
correct guess again to last
week’s picture. One of our
readers thought last week’s
object was a “Terriscope.”
For correctly identifying
last week’s pictured object as
that of a clasp on a manilia
envelope, we are sending a free
three-month subscription to
The Summerville News to: Mrs.
Dennis Ivey, Route 1, Summer
ville; Alfred Searles, Route 8,
Bells Ferry Road, Rome; and
Donnie Gentry, 304 Maffett
St., Trion. Congratulations to
these persons chosen to receive
a free subscription.
We appreciate your con
tinued response to our weekly
fun game. Today, we are offer
ing another familiar object, one
that many of oui readers
should immediately identify.
Look it over carefully, and
when you think you have
correctly identified it, send a
card or letter to: Mystery
Picture, Box 310, Summerville,
Ga. 30747.
considered the plan but did not
adopt it.
Non-fault or no-fault auto
mobile insurance received pop
ularization and serious notice
with the publication of a book
in 1965 by Professor Robert E.
Keeton and Professor Jeffrey
O'Connell. Their book pro
posed no-fault insurance up to
510,000, and third-party
Liability thereafter.
House and Senate Judiciary
Committee hearings conducted
during the 90th Congress
(1967-68) on automobile in
surance resulted in passage of
Public Law 90-313 (May,
1968). Thu law provided $2
million for a two-year Depart
ment of Transportation study
of automobile insurance and
compensation systems.
On March 18, 1971, Secre
tary of Transportation John A.
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Henegar Graduates
PARRIS ISLAND, S. C.
(FHTNC)-Marine Pvt. Fred M.
Henegar, son of Mr. and Mrs.
David S. Wilbanks, Route I,
Trion, graduated from basic
training at the Marine Corps
Recruit Depot at Parris Island,
S. C.
He is a 1972 graduate of
Trion High.
-All?
Volpe presented the final re
port.
Accompanying the report
was a proposed Concurrent
Resolution for congressional
consideration which urged
states to adopt no-fault in-,
surance systems.
Minnesota was the first state
to enact any type of no-fault
law (effective Jan. I, 1970).
Considerable discussion has oc
curred in all 50 states regarding
no-fault, and no-fault bills have
been introduced in-mail states.
During the 1970-71 TeiiflS
tive sessions, six more states
added no-fault laws Massa
chusetts, Florida, Delaware,
Illinois, Oregon, and South
Dakota.
So far in the 1972 legislative
sessions. Connecticut and
Maryland have passed no-fault
laws,effective Jan. I, 1973.