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LAST OF A SERIES; WHAT OF THE FUTURE?
What Is the John Birch Society?
(Editor’s Note: During last
year’s election campaign activi
ties, the John Birch Society
was injected as an issue because
members of that organization
had declared as candidates for
public office.
As a result of having been
made an issue, the society
asked permission to present its
story. Because we feel that all
parties have a right to be heard,
we are presenting a series of
articles, written by John E.
McManus of the John Birch
Society staff, concerning the
activities of that sometimes
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controversial organization.
Most local readers will recall
that John Birch, for whom the
society is named, attended the
old Gore High School.)
A typical member of The
John Birch Society might
assess present-day
developments in the United
States as follows:
“On the domestic scene, our
own government is assuming
more and more power in every
conceivable area of public and
private lite. Such a continuous
growth of government power
and size is leading toward total
government, or, in blunt terms, I
the establishment of a com- j
munist-style totalitarian regime |
here in America.
“In the conduct of our
foreign affairs, our present J
leaders seem determined to j
prop up and legitimize every
Communist tyrant on earth. At |
the same time, they do every
thing they dare to damage, dis
courage, and destroy anti-
Communists everywhere.
“The combination of
helping Communists, such as
those in Russia and Red China,
while bringing our nation
I toward totalitarian government
i at home, is wiping away all
distinctions between the
United States and a typical
Communist state such as the
Soviet Union. An obvious goal
| of those who are accomplishing
such treachery is to eventually
transfer all national i
sovereignty, especially
including our own, to the Com
munist-dominated United
Nations.”
Birch leaders, despite such
profoundly upsetting attitudes,
insist that their efforts to
counter these effects of “a
j conspiratorial program” can
still succeed. With better than
60,000 members, a staff of 240
। full-time employees, a
professional field staff, an
i annual budget in excess of $8
million, and growing
acceptance of their views and
programs, they feel that a
future of individual freedom
and a return to Consti
tutionally limited government
| is certainly attainable.
“No conspiracy can stand
truth,” insists one John
Bircher. Another adds, “The
I American people no longer
believe all the crazy attitudes
that have been spread about
The John Birch Society. Now
they’re anxious to read our
material and to study the facts
that we present.”
And a third Bircher insists,
“Almost every American
knows that something is funda-
mentally wrong in our country.
The government is getting
bigger and bigger and people
are becoming just numbers. In
foreign affairs, we’re treating
our enemies royally and giving
the back of our hand to
friends. We can show anyone
who will listen exactly what is
wrong, and exactly what to do
about it. And we’re happy to
see that we’re reaching more
Americans every day.”
The real basis of Birch
optimism is well-reasoned
belief in the power of a dedi
cated few. Birchers claim that
only a very few have “put our
country in the mess we’re in.”
And they are convinced that an
equally determined and dedi
cated few can “reverse our
slide into collectivism and into
slavery.”
Critics will continue to howl
and partisans will continue to
The Summerville News, Thurs., April 17, 1975
GOSPEL SINGING
A gospel singing will be held
at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 19, at
Belmont Baptist Church.
The Gospel Harmony Quar
tet of Rossville will be guest
singers.
Everyone is invited to at
tend by the pastor, Junior
Flemmings.
applaud. But this much is
certain: The John Birch
Society is alive and function
ing. And it is determined to
have a great deal to say in
shaping the future of this
nation.
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MARY BETH Chambers is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
W. Chambers of Trion. She was
born Feb. 28 at Rome’s Floyd
Hospital, weighing seven
pounds. She has one sister,
Amy, a first grader at Trion
Elementary School.
[deaths]
MRS. MARTHA HOBBS
Mrs. Martha C. Hobbs, 34, a
resident of Cartersville, and a
former resident of Lyerly, died
Sunday morning, April 13, in a
Cartersville hospital.
She was born in Chattooga
County on June 18, 1940,
daughter of Mrs. H. L. Brock
Abrams of Lyerly, and the late
H. L. Abrams. She was a school
teacher at Emerson (Ga.)
Elementary School, and a
member of Lyerly Baptist
Church.
Surviving are her husband,
Richard Hobbs of Cartersville;
one son, Bobby Lee Webb Jr.
of Cartersville; mother, Mrs.
H. L. Abrams of Lyerly; one
brother, Professor Leon
Abrams of Swainsboro, Ga.;
one sister, Mrs. Paul Banister of
Tallassee, Ala.; and other
relatives.
Graveside services were held
Tuesday, April 15, at 2 p.m.
with Rev. Allen Lawrence
officiating. Burial was in
Lyerly Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were
Johnny Bryant, Bill Bryant,
Rayburn Mitchell, Harold Rag
land, W. H. Smith Jr., and
Johnny Crawford.
Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home
had charge of arrangements.
Rabies Up
For State,
Vet Says
ATHENS-Rabies is on the
rise. Last year in Georgia the
number of confirmed cases in
animals jumped forty per cent
— 138 cases compared to 95 the
previous year.
To combat the problem
rabies vaccination clinics will
take place throughout the state
this spring.
“There are several compel
ling reasons for taking advan
tage of the clinics,” says Dr.
Tom Powell, veterinarian with
the Cooperative Extension
Service. “One is the dreadful
nature of the disease.”
Rabies is always fatal unless
treatment is started early. In
fact, in all medical history only
one person has survived the
disease. Once the symptoms
appear, the end is virtually
certain-insanity, paralysis and
death.
State laws provide another
incentive for attending the
clinics. They require rabies vac
cination of all dogs. Keep in
mind that the treatment is not
a one-shot affair. Vaccinations
must be renewed every one to
three years, depending on the
vaccine.
Although no Georgians died
from rabies last year, about
100 underwent anti-rabies
treatment. In most cases the
disease started in the wildlife
population, then spread to
dogs and finally to humans.
“We can’t prevent rabies in
wildlife, but we can break the
chain by vaccinating dogs,” Dr.
Powell says.
The Georgia Veterinary
Medical Association will
conduct clinics later this
month. Cooperating agencies
include the Cooperative Exten
sion Service, the Georgia De
partment of Human Resources
and the College of Veterinary
Medicine at the University of
Georgia.
Contact your local health
department for information
about clinics in your com
munity.
Revival Set
A revival will be held at the
Pennville Alliance Church at 7
o’clock each evening April
20-23.
Speakers include Dr. Paul
Alford of Orlando, Fla.,
district superintendent; Rev.
Alex Lunceford of Rome, and
the pastor, John E. Bock.
Special music will be
rendered by Paul and Nora
Meredith.
Everyone is invited to at
tend each service.
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