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The Summerville News, Thursday, December 17, 1987
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GUEST EDITORIAL
Deoing Your Part
How much crime is there? Has crime
gone up or down? Is it worse than it used
to he?
\ccording to a recent report from the
Bureau of Justice Statistics, crime has
been declining since 1981, The crime rate
dl"-pl)t‘(' three-quarters of a million from
1925 to 1986 and went down more than
seven-million from the p: ak vear of 1981.
loven with a decrease. 34.1-million
Americans were still victims of crime in
1986. The trend sirce 1981 is that the
crime rate is decreasi: . Violent crime has
fallen 20 percent since 1981.
Criminologists say that the five-year
downward trend is because of the aging of
the baby-boom generation. Those born
following World War 11 are moving out of
the age group most prone to commit
crimes, ages 15 to 24
This downward trend though is ex
pected to bottom out. Experts feel that as
the children of baby boomers come of age
n increasing numbers later this decade,
srime levels should begin turning upward
hecause of the ““sheer number of children
‘niering their teen-age years.”
W\ hether crime is on the increase or
foerease the issue to look at is that 34.1
nillion people became victims. We must
vork together to stop all crime.
I he most important role a citizen plays
l.etters To The Editor
Don’t Blame Buddy Windle
Do Editor:
I have been a coach in the Recreation
Department Mite League for 13 years.
At the age of 8,9, 10 these kid}; really love
the game of football. Believe me, these kids are
not put under any extreme pressure by their
parents or me. In 1986, our Raiders team went
undefeated and untied; they were without a
doubt one of the best teams in the entire
country
I'll certainly keep an eve on their progress
all the way through school, but as soo?ten hap
peis around here, most aren’t interested and
quit even before junior varsity which in my
mind is where our trouble begins.
Our J. V. teams used to never lose a game
this carried over to high school and we were
vir: successful there, a%so. But it's different
now because there's not a love for the game in
high school
My solution to Chattooga High's problem
(an’t Trust Soviets
Dear HEditor:
in the last few days we have watched as the
two super powers were going about signing an
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In some shots and talks on TV, it almost
shows Mikhail S. Gorbachev as a very nice guy.
ot while they were going through their par
Thanks For Help
Dear Editor,
\ e would like to give a special *‘thanks’ to
overyone who helped us in our projects to raise
money for Adult Basic Education.
italph Tucker, Johnny Edmondson, Lee and
Maxine Majors and Paul Ward were especially
helpful during our * Haunted House' venture.
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in the criminal justice system is to report
all crime, help identify the criminal, then
follow through with testimony and
conviction.
No crime can be solved without the
help of victims and witnesses. No court
system can work without them. Even
more importantly, cooperation of victims
and witnesses in the investigation and pro
secution of crimes can be a leading factor
in the reduction of crime.
So you should report crime, and you
should agree to testify as to what
happened.
The major purpose of the Criminal
Justice process is to protect you — and
people like you. The process takes time —
your time and the time of others.
If witnesses and victims do not appear
in court and testify there can be no trial.
By your willingness to get involved, you
are working with other citizens, law en
forcement, the District Attorney, and the
courts to reduce crime. If you do not
cooperate, the criminal may go free to find
another victim.
Do your part in reducing crime. Report,
identify, and testify. Even one victim is
too many.
— Georgia Sheriff's Youth Homes
Sheriff Gary McConnell
would be to bring back the Trion and Chattooga
football games, maybe the 15 years will have
calmed down the hatred there used to be. Chat
tooga has tried to replace our arch rival with
LaFayette and Dalton, but it just isn’t the
same. The Trion game would bring back life to
our program and community pride that we no
longer enjoy.
Come on Chattooga High students, let's
bring the Big Red Machine back! If either
school is scared, say scared.
I don’t think Buddy Windle is at fault here.
You have to go with what talent you have and
there's boys that are there who should be play
ing but won't take time to even go out for the
team. If 100 boys would at least give it a try
next year, we might could turn this thing
around.
Benny Humphrey
Summerville
ties, etc., the Soviets were flying a bomber over
Japanese Air Space.
Why would we, or how could we think we
could trust the Soviets?
Let us remember how it was on Dec. 7, 1941.
Bill Ray
Summerville
Through their efforts we were able to donate
a VCR and a television to this much needed
organization.
We appreciation and support our communi
ty workers. Thanks again fgr your help.
Wal-Mart Associates
Summerville
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“...And The Big News Tonight Is There Is
No More Summit News..."”
from editorial page
What does this tell us? First, that the Reagan ad
ministration is getting a bum rap.
* * *
MORE IMPORTANT, that minority students are be
ing robbed, not by the Reaganites in Washington, but by
the public schools that are failing to give them a decent
education.
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_ (Feulner is president of The Heritage Foundation, a
Washington-based public policy research institute).
Bond Sales Hit $219.,414
Sales of U.S. Savings
Bonds in Chattooga County
totaled $269,414 during fiscal
year 1987, said Henry S. Wat
son, Chattooga volunteer
chairman.
Across the state, sales
totaled $149,449,739, while
sales throughout the nation
reached $10.3-billion for the
same period.
Since the introduction of
the market-based interest
system in November 1982, the
total amount held by the public
in Savings Bonds has climbed
from $67.8-billion to
SIOO-billion — a 47 percent in
crease. Presently, more people
own Bonds than any other
security in America.
“Bonds continue to meet
the financial needs of many
citizens through regular and
systematic savings, and as a
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result, sales have been very en
couraging,” Watson said.
“That’s not surprising, since
the consumer and our govern
ment both benefit. For the con
sumer, bonds offer advantages
such as competitive market
based interest rates, great tax
advantages, complete risk-free
security, smafi purchase
amounts re%xired, and ease of
purchae at banks or through
company payroll savings
plans.
“Our country also benefits
because bonds continue to pro
vide non-inflationary financing
to our government. This con
tributes greatly to cost effec
tive debt management. There
is a direct savings of SSO- to
60-million to the tax-paying
gublic for each billion do{lars in
onds sold,”” Watson said.
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side the house. Apparently, though, the
camera didn't do its job. We watched the
video later, and we couldn’t see a thing
that was filmed inside. It sounded like we
were walking around talking to ourselves.
“Guess what, Buddy?" Alan Perry, our
advisor, said to me. I could see it coming.
I mumbled a weak ‘*What?,” and he com
menced to tell me that 1 would have to
write another script, to be filmed at the
school.
* * *
GOSH, GOLLY, gee whiz. I was thrill
ed to death. I think everybody else was,
too. Fortunately, I was able to adapt the
first script to the new location. I just had
the book located somewhere in the school.
And, after all, this idea did have its
good points. For one thing, there was plen
ty of light. We'd be inside, and we
wouldn't have to freeze to death during the
shooting. So I got to it and wrote the new
and improved script. And it was better, or
so | thought.
* * *
I WAS EVEN able to get some of the
teachers in on the act. Skipper Stewart,
Ann Evett, Ron Becton and old Alan
Perry were among the new cast members.
Guy was able to make it, and everything
worked out. I called the story “Alabama
Reynolds and the Curse of the Haunted
High School,” and the theme of the new
script was that, after taking so much from
students during the day, teachers went in
sane at night. We had to find the book,
despite the teachers' attempts to keep us
from it. And we got it on and filmed.
One of the major problems this time
was filming outside. We weren't out in the
sticks by ourselves anymore. We were
right on the busy Lyerly Freeway. (At
least it sounded like a freeway). We took
about three takes, and each time a truck,
or some cars, or some other background
noise would drown out our voices. Finally
we took advantage of a short moment
when there was no traffic to film us
delivering our lines.
* * *
THINGS WENT all right inside the
school until we got to the Spanish class
scene. Ann Evett played the mad Spanish
teacher, who grabbed Jeff, me, and Guy as
On The Funny Side
from editorial page
pectant movie-lovers lined up for new
releases at the video store? People know
six zillion copies of the good flicks will be
available, so there's no need to rush. And
besides, by that time they've already
heard the plot from you a hundred times
anyway.
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By Buddy Roberts
we walked down the hall, dragging us in
to her classroom, where we were forced to
translate Spanish.
At that point, good old Jerry Mac was
to barge into the room and hold Miss
Evett back while we escaped. The door
was closed, however, and Jerry had trou
ble hearing his cue to come bursting in. So,
he left the door slightly ajar so he could
hear us call for him.
When the time for his calling came,
Jerry Mac really got into his part, and he
entered the room in a rather surprising
way. He kicked the door in. Literally.
There were some little panels in the door,
what purpose they serve I don’t know, but
they look a lot like air vents. And when
Jerry kicked the door, they all fell out.
* * *
WE HAD TO stop filming and repair
the door. It was good for a few laughs,
although Miss Evett seemed rather upset.
None of us could figure out why, but we
did get the door fixed and resumed filming.
Jerry Mac opened the door on the next
take, and the scene looked really good, ex
cept for the fact that old Jerry failed to
close the door on our way out. “Cut! Let's
do it again!”
And we did. Ever experience deja vu?
We did the exact same thing as before.
Take number four. This time we did it
right. The door, and everything.
* * *
THE FIGHT SCENE in the library
was about all we needed to finish the video.
This one didn't take too much advanced
preparation. Old Perry turned his year
book zombies on us, and we fought.
Everybody hit and jumped on everybody
else. It's a wonder the library wasn't in
shambles after the fight.
That was it, save for the couple or three
lines we had to give at the end. We saw it
the next day, and it looked great.
Everybody was glad it was over. though
I think | was happier than the rest
because | wouldn't have to concoct
another storyline.
* * *
I'M GLAD I don't have to do it again,
because I just don't think I could make it
through another video. Maybe I need to
go join Scriptwriters Anonymous.
Those are three ot the possible reasons
we continue to have a love affair with
theatres. 1f you ask the man on the streei
why he goes to the movies, however, he
might add a fourth one to his wish list this
Christmas: the fading hope that Rocky
and Rambo will kill each other off and
finally leave us in peace.