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The Official Legal Organ of Chattooga County
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Editorials
Falwell Has A Point
The Rev. Jerry Falwell, disgusted with
the hostility he has encountered among so
many American publications, toward
evangelists, has announced the founding
of the Christian anti-defamation league.
He says those who defame evangelists
and fundamentalists will be asked to ac
count for their words and ‘‘bigotry.”
Falwell hopes to enlist hundreds of
evangelical ministers and millions of
Americans in this Liberty Federation
effort.
Falwell has met with the editorial
boards of most of the country’s major
publications, the overwhelming majority
liberal and hostile. He cites cases such as
Newsweek magazine, which, he says, has
a religious editor openly hostile to
evangelists.
Citing the power of such organizations
as the Jewish anti-defamation league,
Falwell says the 60 to 70 million American
Christian fundamentalists ought to have
a similar organization. (There are an
estimated eight million Jews in the U. S.).
* Falwell charges current hostility to the
possible presidential candidacy of Pat
Robertson is typical of the prejudice fun
damentalists encounter these days in the
June 28, 1914
The war which changed a way of life in
the western world was triggered by a
tragedy June 28, 1914. (Five years later
the Treaty of Versailles, which made
almost certain a follow-up war, was sign
ed on the same day).
Austria-Hungary, an empire attemp
ting to mold and hold in one nation various
races and creeds, was split asunder by the
war; Germany was broken and embittered.
Communism gained power in Russia
(helped by Germany). France was bled
white. Monarchies in both Germany and
Austria-Hungary collapsed. And America,
late in 1917, started on the road to world
leadership by entering the war, under false
assumptions.
All this and more followed the brutal
assassination of Austria-Hungary's Ar
chduke Franz Ferdinand, and his wife, in
Sarajevo, Bosnia. They were making a
ceremonial visit to Sarajevo and, while in
a parade, were almost killed by a bomb.
Later that day an assassin, using a pistol
this time, completed the brutal double
murder.
The Austro-Hungarian emperor and
government held Serbia responsible for the
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39 YEARS AGO
The following are excerpts from the June 26, 1947 edition of THE SUM
MERVILLE NEWS.
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LUNCH ROOM PROGRAM BIG SUCCESS DURING 1946-47 SCHOOL
YEAR — During the past year many worthwhile developments have been under
way in the schools of Chattooga County, but according to Supt. Katherine M.
Clarkson, none of them could have been helpful to a larger number of children
than the school lunch room programs. Four schools in the county school system
had lunch rooms last year. They were: Cloudland, Gore, Lyerly and Summer
ville . . . “Not one penny of county tax money was required to operate the lunch
rooms,” reported Mrs. Clarkson. “All money was paid either by the govern
ment or the school children, or r:ised by the teachers in charge.”
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TWO COUNTY SCHOOLS GET FEDERAL GRANT OF $6,700 LAST
‘WEEK ~ A federal grant of $6,700 has been received by the Chattooga Coun
ty Board of Education, according to Mrs. Emmett Clarkson, county school
superintendent. The fund will be used to engage an architect and create plans
for two new county schools. One of these, to be on the site of the present Penn
ville School, will be an elementary school to serve the Pennville, Myers and
Welcome Hill areas. The other proposed institution is to be a Negro school in
Summerville. ;
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media. Why didn’t anyone raise a voice
against a clergyman running in 1984 when
the Rev. Jackson was a candidate? He
says that's because Jackson is a liberal.
He seeks to end this double standard
with the new Christian anti-defamation
league. The league will monitor the print
and broadcast media and use the economic
boycott if necessary, to gain fair treatment
and respect,
Falwell's appeal reaches home to many
Americans, especially when he cites ex
amples of legal actions liberal groups
regularly take against traditions in
schools, cities and counties connected,
even indirectly, with Christmas or the
Christian religion.
If an active, effective Christian anti
defamation league emerges from this ef
fort, it will have a major impact on political
campaigns and candidates in the future.
Whether one agrees to all the specifics ac
cepted by fundamentalists, recent history
shows that Christians sustain and support
a moral, and uplifting way of life. Thus,
unless one can offer something better, de
meaning fundamentalists is destructive of
U.S. society and many of its finer
characteristics.
murders, and, revenge-minded, delivered
a tough ultimatum to the Serbs. Serbia
was eager to avoid war and willing to meet
most of the demands.
Russia, however, encouraged
resistance, as did France, to a lesser ex
tent. Germany, allied to Austria-Hungary
and sympathetic with Emperor Franz
Joseph, initially backed Austria-Hungary,
but the Kaiser attempted to avoid war and
restrain Vienna in the final days before
Europe plunged into the abyss, but was
too late. !
News Clips
WISTFUL THINKING
I don’t ask for much. I'd just like to
have 1986 wages, 1934 prices, and 1904
taxes. — Landford, N. D. News
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ENJOYMENT
The will read: “And so being of sound
mind, I spent every cent I had before I
died.” — Chicago Tribur
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Viewpoint
By Tommy Toles, Editor
Maybe Thomas Wolfe was wrong .. .
Coming back to Chattooga County
after so many years, I find old memories
pouring over me like a wind-swept surf.
Many are good and lasting and some are
bad and fleeting, as they should be.
Alpine, located about a half-mile east
of the Alabama line and a bit southwest
of Menlo, is where I spent 17 years before
going to work. It's where Sequoia
reportedly once lived and where he
developed at least part of the Cherokee
alphabet.
And after a hard rain, I could always
find old bullets and arrowheads in the red
clay above our house. A legacy of long
departed Indians, and of Sherman’s March
to the Sea, I suppose. .
Life's highway, as the song goes, has
been interesting during the last couple of
decades, especially in the last three years.
It's rarely been dull and I suppose I should
be thankful for that.
This marks my first week as editor of
The Summerville News, a post once held
by my sister, Helen Buffington. If I can
do half the job she did in this community,
I'll be well-satisfied.
Perhaps the newspaper ‘“‘fever” was in
jected into my blood by Helen when I was
still attending Menlo School and, later,
Gaylesville, Ala. High School. She allow
ed me to cover a couple of sports stories
for The Summerville News and even, once,
write an editorial. I always wondered if
Mr. Espy ever knew that a still wet
behind-the-ears-teen-ager had written one
of his editorials.
Anyway, after high school came a dai
ly newspaper and then a couple of weeklies
near Atlanta. Following another stint at
the daily paper in Rome, I went to work
for a longtime friend, Congressman Larry
McDonald, and roamed throughout Nor
thwest Georgia, including Chattooga
County, for him for almost five years un
til he was murdered — along with 268
other innocent people — aboard Korean
Air Lines flight 007 on Sept. 1, 1983.
I arrive back in Chattooga County
without any axe to grind against any local
issue or public official.
Guest Column
By ELENE KING
Warm summer days should be
savoured! ‘
With the world around us coming to
fullness, it's time to pause every chance
one has and look around to watch the
growth of many things.
As June unfolds, small green tomatoes
become bigger, suddenly pink and then
bold red. Tasty tomato slices and wedges
accentuate meals even before the month
ends. Other vegetables and fruits become
a marvel of nature and take their places
as tasty dishes on the table — delicious!
Beautiful, sweet smelling magnolia
blooms usher in June and make the richest
of rich decorations for any occasion with
the cool green and white color. Even one
bloom can add a most appropriate touch
for a table setting.
Slowly, a spirit of enjoyment threads
through summer — a little time here and
a bit of time there to relish the beauty of
a flower, or vegetables in the garden or on
the lawn at home or elsewhere.
Cooking should be enjoyed — fresh
fruits and vegetables alternated with cool,
Unlike some newspaper folks in the big
cities, I don’t pretend to be ‘“unbiased,”
however. Everyone has formed opinions
over the years, and I'm no exception. But
the key is to not let those opinions keep
you from being accurate and fair in the
coverage of news events.
After having worked for Congressman
McDonald and been on the “receiving
end” of questions from reporters and
editors all over the country, I have sym
pathy for most public officials, local, state
and national. Contrary to popular opinion,
they have difficult jobs for which they
receive little appreciation much of the
time. But they ‘“‘volunteered” for the posi
tions — few were “drafted.” And they
must answer to the public for their words
and actions.
Reporters, whether for newspapers,
radio stations or television stations, have
no more right to “cover’” a meeting of
public officials than any other citizen. It’s
just that a reporter has a printing press,
microphone or television camera at his or
her disposal and can therefore reach more
people at one time than can an average
citizen. That privilege carries with it enor
mous responsibilities for accuracy and
fairness.
With that in mind, it still must be
noted that my responsibility is to report
on the events and people that shape the
present and future of Chattooga County.
Insofar as public officials (elected or ap
pointed) are concerned, if they don’t want
their words or actions reported, it would
be best for them not to make utterances
or to take actions publicly or privately
they don’t want to see in black and white.
And, most of all, it will be very unwise for
public officials to be untruthful.
During the coming weeks and months,
I look forward to renewing old acquain
tances, meeting new friends, visiting my
old “haunts’ and observing the progress
of Chattooga County. I appreciate Gene
and David Espy giving me the opportuni
ty to “come back home.”
- Thomas Wolfe?
... He was the novelist who in 1940
wrote, “You Can't Go Home Again.”
short cut snacks. A balance can do
wonders for the cook's morale.
The thought of summertime brings
memories and anticipation of eating
watermelon, homemade ice cream and
blackberry cobbler pie. One of the most
comfortable joys of summertime is kicking
off your shoes and going barefoot in the
house.
Visiting relatives or having them visit
during the summer is a highlight of joy.
Playing a game with the youngsters, tak
ing a walk or lying under a shade tree on
a creek bank, watching the leaves above
wave in the breeze or the skies change col
ors as clouds move, can do wonders to add
to summer enjoyment.
Carry a picnic, wade the clear, cold
creek or do a little fishing to add refresh
ment to the warm days. If you're not a
fisherman, but go along as chief cook and
water dispenser, carry along favorite
reading material and a lounge pad. It'll be
a treat!
Then, at home later, enjoy a summer
meal of mountain trout with all the
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U.S. Senator
Sam Nunn
RESPONDS TO
GEORGIANS
Q. — I know that runaway parents — those who aban
don their spouse and children or are delinquent on child
support payments — can put severe financial strain on the
family left behind. What is Congress doing to help ensure
these families get from the runaway parents the financial
support they deserve? :
A. — When I first came to the Senate, I introduced
legislation to track down runaway parents and to help
states enforce child support obligations. The result of that
effort, the Child Support Enforcement Program, started
in 1975, and has been very successful. Furthermore,
because of recent changes in federal and state laws, it is
more effective now than ever before. Since it began 11
years ago, the program has recovered approximately
sl6-billion in delinquent child support payments. In fiscal
year 1985, the Child Support Enforcement Program col
lected $3.31 for every $1 it spent for administration.
Q. — You mentioned there have been recent changes
in state and federal child support enforcement laws. What
are some of these new laws?
A. — The new federal law, called the Child Support En
forcement Amendments of 1984, has four major themes:
(1) child support services must be provided to all qualify
ing families that need them, whether or not they are on
welfare, (2) states must use enforcement techniques with
as much bite as bark — including the power to withhold
tax refunds and garnish paychecks, (3) federal financing
and audits will be used to stimulate and reward program
performance, and (4) interstate enforcement will be em
phasized and improved.
This new law really puts teeth into child support en
forcement efforts. Beginning this year, the Federal Tax
Refund Offset Program is authorized to incercept in
dividual income tax refunds of absent parents who owe
past-due child support to non-welfare families. (An earlier
law provided similar help for welfare families).
Another significant provisions of the new federal law
requires states to automatically withhold wages from
delinquent parents to cover their past-due payments.
Other techniaues mandated by this law include using
faster procedures to establish and enforce child support
obligations, intercepting state income tax refunds, plac
ing liens against property, posting securities or bonds, and
reporting delinquent parents to consumer credit agencies.
Q. — Has the state of Georgia kept pace with these new
federal laws?
A. — Yes. In 1985, Georgia made several important
changes in its child support enforcement law. The new law
authorizes the state to (1) automatically deduct past-due
child support payments from payrolls, (2) collect alimony
payments at the same time child support payments are
collected, (3) include sickness and accident insurance
coverage if reasonable to do so, (4) disclose delinquent sup
port payments to credit bureaus on request, (5) intercept
state tax refunds for support debts owed any family, and
(6) provide equal opportunity service to all applicants who
need help getting regular child support payments.
Also in 1985, the Georgia Office of Child Support
Recovery collected about $23-million in child support
payments. That was almost three times the amount col
lected by the state in 1981. Last year, the Georgia Child
Support Recovery Unit received one of only two Qutstan
ding Program Achievement Awards given by the National
Child Support Enforcement Association.
As you might imagine, all of these changes in the law
placed the entire state operation for child support recovery
on an extremely short and difficult timetable, but Georgia
has made tremendous strikes in the past few months.
Through automation and determined e&ort on the part of
all persons involved, Georgia's goal of S3O-million in col
lections this year is clearly in sight and will represent a
30 percent increase over last year,
TAKE YOUR TIME
Note to the college graduate: the world
is all wet; don't burn up all your energy
trying to set it on fire. — Bristol
Herald-Courier
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Clips the table face up. — Bluejacket
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