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Editorials
Who Voted?
A tabulation by states shows which
states’ residents had the greatest voter
participation in the presidential election.
Minnesota, which Walter Mondale
carried by only a few thousand votes for
his ony state win, had the largest percen
tage turnout, 70 percent of its voting-age
population.
Generally speaking the western states
showed the greatest participation: Idaho
— 67.8 percent; Wisconsin — 67.4; South
Dakota — 67.3; Montana — 65; North
Dakota — 64.7; Utah — 64.4; Maine —
64.6; lowa — 62.8 percent.
The worst-voting states (by percen
tage of eligible voters) were: South
Carolina — 40.4 percent; Georgia and
Nevada — 41.2; North Carolina — 43.4;
Hawaii — 43.6; Arizona — 44.5; Texas —
44.9; New York — 48; Virginia — 47.6;
Florida — 48.7; Alabama and Tennessee
- 48.7; California — 49; and Kentucky
George Washington
Old virtues such as duty, patriotism
and service to one's country sometimes
today meet with a certain cynicism. So
it's good to remember the birthday of
George Washington — "‘first in war, first
in peace and first in the hearts of his coun-
Washington was born Feb, 22, 1732,
in Westmoreland County, Va. — one of
five children of a family which had for
three generations lived in America.
Because his father, a well-to-do
planter, died when he was 12, he wasn't
sent to England like his older brothers for
an education.
~ He became a surveyor and took his
place in the militia when his brother
Booze & Babies
Another study indicates pregnant
women shouldn't drink regularly or heavi
ly. The National Institute of Health
study indicates one or two drinks daily,
can cause weight loss in an unborn baby.
One researcher even says no alcohol at
all should be taken by pregnant mothers.
News Clips
THREE KINDS
There are three kinds of people: those
who make things happen, those who
watch things happen, and those who have
no idea what happened. — Wall Street
Journal
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22 YEARS AGO
The following are excerpts from the Feb. 21, 1963 edition of The Summer
ville News.
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SALARY SCHEDULE AND BUDGET SET BY SUMMERVILLE — An
employees salary budget and schedule has been adopted by the City of Sum
merville. It should save the city about $15,000 a year, officials said. The
schedule sets a limit on the number of employees in each department and
m that no additional employees can be hired without the approval of the
il. The proposal was adopted at the February meeting after having been
presented by councilman Will Hair.
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MENLO VERSION OF P.TA. GOING EARLY IN CENTURY -
Dedicated Menlo parents and teachers may have formed their own brand of
“Parent-Teacher Association’ about the time that Alice McLellan Birney and
Phoebe Apperson Hearst founded the national organization in 1897. At least
there was a “'live” organization called the ‘Menlo School Improvement Club™
functioning in 1907 when Mrs. O. L. Cleckler came to Menlo to teach.
“Ewveryone in the community participated in whatever the club attempted to
do for helping the school,” she recalls. “We did various things to make money
— held basaars, rummage sales, local talent plays and musicals.”
49.9.
The national average turnout was 52.9
percent, up slightly from 1980. And
despite the widespread view that the
more who vote the better, it may be that
those who don’t understand the issues,
who don't care, and who vote according to
orders from the bloc leaders add nothing
positive to the election orrocou
In the beginning of the republic, of
course, only those with {rorny voted.
The end result of absolutely true
democracy, total participation, never to
be achieved obviously, might or might
not be an improvement. What serves the
nation best is an informed electorate exer
cising the vote, not masses of
mauiguhud voters.
Thus future media emphasis might
more properly tend toward getting
citizens to read and understand the
issues, rather than toward massive votes
arranged by bloc or ethnic leaders.
became ill. Asa major, he was sent on two
expeditions against the French, and on
the second was defeated.
On a third, led by General Braddock,
the British and Americans were again
defeated. But from this start and these
lessons Wuhinfon rose to become the
commander in later years of American
forces in the hard-fought revolution
against Britain. He then became the new
nation's first president.
For 15 years, seven in war and eight as
president, Washington founded and guid
ed a new nation to manhood and, as the
father of our country, bequeathed a uni
que and precious heritage to all
Americans.
There is still some controversy on how
much alcohol is harmful to babies, but the
NIH findings were based on data from
31,604 pregnancies over a period of four
years.
It's hard to ignore — and convincing.
IT IS EXPENSIVE
Experience is the best teacher. And it
should be, considering what it costs. —
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Off-Season Polities
1 ne Kepublican Party on the state and
national level has already started cam
paigning for 1986 it seems.
News releases from the National
Republican Congressional Committee
blasting U.S. Rep. Buddy Darden are
coming in along with releases from the
state party, blasting virtually everything
the Democrats are doing down at the
state Capitol.
Example: ‘‘Democrats, leaving no
stone unturned or potential advantage
mfloohd. continued to p.t.‘:e. series of
dn:fl-d to give them t posi
tion to;"p 1986 neo;;l;:on&::om
on to t . 586, which gives
the M‘my the authority to
set the salaries of 15 heads of state agen
cies.
“Through the promise of a monetary
reward or lack of a reward, the Speaker of
the House can exercise considerable
power over the heads of state -?ocm
the release warns. “Couple this bill with
Senate Bill 9 which gives state employees
the right to participate in political cam
paigns during their non-working hours,
and the implications are obvious."
It's nice to know the Party of Richard
Nixon is so concerned about ‘‘dirty
tricks.” | suppose they re all like Charles
Colson and have been '‘born again.”
Guest Column
What are the proper roles of church
and state in a free society? How should
these two important institutions interact
in a free society? These are questions
which have been vigorously debated for
years. Unfortunately, many times those
on conflicting sides have allowed personal
animosity and questions oLfood inten
tions to interfere with a logical and order
ly debate which might bring us closer to
an answer. Still others use the church and
their religion as a means to advance their
own political fortunes.
Recently, 1 had the opportunity to
observe a debate between two men who
utic:lat.e their views well and have
eeuliahednbuddingtnendsh&' ip. They
are, however, an unlikely pair: Rev.
Jerry Falwell and Senator Edward M.
Kennedy (D-Mass.). The Rev. Falwell, of
course, is pastor of the Liberty Baptist
Church in Lynchburg, Va., the host of the
Old Time Gospel Hour, and founder of the
Moral Majority. Senator Kennedy is the
senior Senator from the state of
Massachusetts. He is the brother of
former President John Kennedy and
Robert Kennedy, both of whom met their
deaths at the hands of political assasins.
The event at which Kennedy and
Falwell spoke was the Congressional
Breakfast of the National Association of
Religious Broadcasters. This was the se
cond time these two gentlemen had met
at such a forum. Several years ago,
Senator Kennedy was sent a Moral Ma
jority membership card by mistake and,
during the publicity over the mishap,
agreed to speak at Liberty Baptist Col
lege. Senator Kennedy and the Rev.
Falwell developed a friendship at that
time which they have maintained since.
In fact, the night before the Congres
sional Breakfast the Falwell family dined
at the Kennedy home.
Senator Kennedy spoke first and
spent much of his time recounting his ex
periences during his recent trip to Africa.
The Republicans have also targeted
unseating 7th District Congressman Bud
dy Darden in 1986. The release tagged,
“Darden named in federal lawsuit;
refuses to allow Indiana congressman to
be seated,”’ gives a one-sided view of the
hoopla over the seating of Republican
Rick Mclntyre in Indiana’s Bth district.
Darden -kmvml all the Democrats
that voted to delay the seating of the con
gressman pending a recount and review
by the Committee on House Administra
tion were sued, not just Darden as the
release would have you believe.
With all the two-party rivalry already
reaching a crescendo so early before the
dogwoods bloom in 1985, in fact, next
year promises to be a hot political year on
the local and state level,
Some questions arise: Will the
Republicans make a strong pitch to
unseat Gov. Joe Frank Harris? How will
the governor's coattails affect the Con
gressional races? Will Harris dilute the
Republican support for Sen. Mack Mat
tingly against a yet-to-be-announced
Democrat? Will Mattingly's Republican
strength in Cobb County lead to the
demise of U. S. Rep. Darden? On the local
level, there are too many implications to
address in this column; it deserves its
own column.
BY BUDDY DARDEN.
7th DISTRICT
REPRESENTATIVE
Sfilfiafl' y. he talked of the famine
which has swept Ed\iom:‘;nd the racist
policies of the South A government
known as apartheid. These were areas,
Senator Kennedy said, on which he felt
some common ground could be found.
Regardless of political party, political
ideology, or religious persuasion, these
are issues, said Senator Kennedy, on
which we can all agree.
The Rev. Falwell spoke next and talk
ed at length about the problems which he
felt that Christians should be concernéd
about today. He concurred with Senator
Kennedy's opinion about the problem of
apartheid but differed as to what method
he thought the United States should use
to bring about change. Where Senator
Kennedy had advocated sanctions
against the South African government,
the Rev. Falwell suggested a more
gradual course for change by urging the
South African government, through
diplomatic channels, to pursue less
discriminatory policies. To wrap the pro
gram up, both men answered questions.
Regardless of who you thought was
right or who you thought was the better
debater, you could not help but leave the
breakfast with a better sense of what
“free speech’’ really is. Perhaps it is
because these two men express their
views so well or perhaps it is because they
are so well known for their contrasting
ideologies, I am not certain. I do know
that having witnessed their debate I now
feel prouder of the system of government
under which we live, While other nations
fight wars over differing political views,
we are able to debate our differences
openly. We are able to affect change at
the ballot box and not through violence.
And, more and more everyday, I believe
that we are becoming better able to focus
on the issues before us and not the per
sonalities involved. Truly, the ability to
disagree without being disagreeable is
one of the cornerstones of a real and
lasting democracy.
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- by
a Jimmy Townsend
Glorious Trains
I saw him sundingnurthenilmdcrouingnt'l‘nlg
ing Rock. He looked to be about six years old, his red hair
waving in the wind and the freckles on his face shined like
stars. He lifted his little hand in a salute to the engineer
as the freight rattled down the rails. Three automobiles
were stopped and waiting patiently as the train crawled
along the way. The box cars were labeled where they were
from, Santa Fe, Rio Grand, Union Pacific and other far
away places. I could see the lips of the driver of the first
car forming the names of these places in America as he
read them to a little boy standing in the seat beside him.
What | saw was a little boy of 60 years ago. My love
for trains now is just as deep as it was then. I don't care
what kind of train it is, I, too, must wave as it goes on the
way. The little boy standing there moved his arm up and
down, pleading for the engineer to blow the whistle. The
engineer obliged with a couple of short blasts. The whis
tle got longer as it wailed on down the tracks.
Phil Hudgens, of the Gainesville Times, says the
steam engine is coming back. The coal companies are pro
moting this move for economical purposes; and besides
that, the United States has plenty of coal, and who knows
about diesel 0il? Many of us are homesick for the old
steam whistle. Nothing can make a sound that can actual
ly talk, even tell a story, as much as these old whistles.
Cowboy Mintz, of Atlanta, a railroad man of many years,
says that most old engineers hold to memories of the old
Iron Horse run by steam.
Mr. Mintz writes of his run now, which leaves Inman
Yard and crosses the Chattahoochee River. That's just
the first stream of many before the train gets to
Chickamauga Creek and then at the 136.5 mile post, they
cross Buttermilk Creek. Sweetwater Creek near Austell,
the train has to cross twice, on the south of town and then
on the north. Big and Little Powder Springs Creek, Lick
Log Creek, Mill Creek, Weaver Creek at Dallas and then
Pumpkinvine Creek. Up near Roy, there is Big Raccoon,
flowing under the switch and then on to Hills Creek.
Euharlee Creek at Rockmart, Fish Creek near Aragon
and then they jump to Silver Creek at Brice, which they
cross a total of 14 times before reaching Chattanooga,
Tenn. There are some more creeks, too, which tell us that
it took some doing to build a railroad. Mr. Mintz is an in
teresting person, and you can see why. He has a lot to
talk about, having made these trips for more than 30
years. Mr. Mintz is a conductor, the boss of the train. All
young boys think the engineer is the boss, but not so. The
conductor doesn't just take up the tickets. He calls all the
shots and is solely responsible for the train,
'tipe?;kt!::fir&i love a tl.r;in. no matter what kind. It's ex
citing ng up I-75 when a long freight ou
and blows the horn. That’s wha:xther;uhcd! tl'myon
diesels, instead of whistles. There is sort of a mystery tied
to them, though. A man was killed at a crossing down in
Cherokee County just the other day. Trains go fairly slow
s:iwn t.hrougt; this nreab.eand the man had been making
us crossing for a number of years before the engine
him and his car. A man down at Jonesboro, who li‘;‘:;
near the crossing in the City Limits, went across the
railroad to the business part of town for 50 years, yet he
pulled up on that crossing one day and was killed instant
ly. No matter how slow the train traffic is on a route, it is
Wwise to remember to stop, look and listen before crossing.
If you do have to wait as the train snakes its way, you
will have a thrill that none will equal as you count the
cars rolling down . . . you wonder where to,
A little boy and a train are just as much a of the
American Scene as is the same little boy andpl:ung‘og I
hope the steam engines do come back, and their whistles
with them. Some engineers, as the one who drives
through Talking Rock, can make his horn around very
much like the old whistles runby s L
g : Yy steam, but we know bet
ter, of course, and just live with it Watching a train can
be thrilling, and it can be lonesome, depending on what
sort of mood you're in. A psychologist once said that a
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- w that for a fact ... Uh oh, I hear Johnny Cash: *I
ar that train a-coming. Coming on down the
track ...lhearJimvaoge " ghost singi Wkt
on & train:"” ) rs g singing, ‘‘Waiting
- ; and I hear Roy Acuff's aging voice on
Wabash Cannon Ball."" There is no sweeter sound than a
Ihistle from a train, and that little freckled face, red
ded boy down at the crossing knows it,