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The Official Legal Organ of Chattooga County Georgia
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Our Opinion
Amendment Recommendations
When we voted on a new Georgia Con
stitution several years ago, we were told
that it would eliminate ballots covered
with proposed amendments during future
general elections. It didn’t.
We will vote on 15 amendments next
Tuesday. Following are recommendations
from The News on each of those
amendments:
Amendment 1 — It would replace the
elected state school superintendent with
an appointed commissioner. Vote no to re
tain your voice in public education.
Amendment 2 — This ill-conceived
measure would increase the terms of
Georgia's state senators and represen
tatives from two to four years, beginning
with those elected next Tuesday. Vote no.
Amendment 3 — It would allow state
compensation to be paid to innocent vic
tims of crime. Some of the money is likely
to come from fines on criminals. Vote yes.
Amendment 4 — Financing for housing
for the homeless would be provided. The
concept is laudable but state funds are
limited and public housing — much of it
abused —is already availa%)le throughout
the state. Vote no.
Amendment 5 — The attorney general
would be removed from the State Financ
ing and Investment Commission and
another state board. Remove any future
conflict of interest problems by voting yes.
Amendment 6 — This would restore
sovereign and official immunity to state
and local officials and employees, even
when their governments have liability in
surance. Vote no.
Amendment 7 — It would earmark fees
or fines to be paid by criminals for the staf
fing, operation and construction of coun
ty correctional facilities. Criminals should
bear the cost of their incarceration as
much as possible. Vote yes.
Amendment 8 — A “‘seed-capital’’ fund
would be established to fund small, en
trepreneurial companies with state and
There Are Differences
A few newspaper readers have difficul
ty accepting the differences between
editorials or editorial columns, and news
reports.
When you peruse news columns of The
Summerville News, you're reading
straightforward accounts about what has
happened, what is happenings or what is
expected to happen. We strive daily for
fairness, accuracy and complete coverage.
Our goal is to present facts so you may
make sound decisions and draw reasonable
conclusions based on that information. We
do our utmost to keep our opinions out of
the news stories we write. When we make
mistakes, we correct them as soon as
possible.
The News also features one or more
editorial pages. Those are the pages where
opinion pieces are presented.
Unsigned editorials are the opinion of
the newspaper itself, hence the headline,
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39 YEARS AGO
The following are excerpts from the Nov. 3, 1949, edition of The Summer
ville News.
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SUMMERVILLE'S volunteer firemen turned out Monday night for the first
class at the fire school, which was held at the American Legion Auxiliary Hall.
Classes also will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7; Wednesday, Nov. 9; Mon
day, Nov. 14; and Wednesday, l\iov. I*6, Police Chief W. M. Whaley said.
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STORES IN Summerville will be open on Wednesday afternoon, beginning
Nov. 16. During the summer months, the business houses have closed to give
their employees a half holiday each week.
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private funds. There is no certainty on how
much money the state would be called on
to appropriate and public money shouldn't
bacE private projects of this nature. Vote
no.
Amendment 9 — A commission to
renumber provisions of the Constitution
would be created. Considering all the like
ly amendments in the future. Vote yes.
- Amendment 10 — It would allow
special local service districts (such as coun
ty fire districts) to make temporary loans
pending the receipt of annual tax funds.
Vote yes.
Amendment 11 — An export finance
fund would be created. It would use public
funds to guarantee private loans, etc.
While the purported aim is to help rural
Georgia, other states have found that it in
stead helps large city firms that already
have access to private financing resources.
Vote no.
Amendment 12 — This would remove
Hutchinson Island at Savannah from an
“industrial”’ certification made by the ci
ty in 1950. It is favored by Savannah and
is essentially a local amendment. Vote yes.
Amendment 13 — This would allow the
legislature to set up a separate ad valorem
tax rate to help preserve historic proper
ty. The concept is good but if an entire
town — Trion, for example — were placed
in that category, it would place an unfair
burden on other property owners in the
county. Vote no.
Amendment 14 — A state indigent care
trust fund would be established to help
take care of needy people who require
medical care. State and local funds could
be matched on a two-to-one basis by
Medicaid. Chattooga County Hospital
would benefit. Vote yes.
Amendment 15 — This is a local
amendment thaé would let Atlanta in
crease its bonded indebtedness without a
vote from its citizens. Vote no.
“Our Opinion.”
Editorial columns contain the opinions
of a particular columnist and aren’t
necessarily the views of the newspaper.
Letters to the editor represent the
views of our readers. They are sometimes
critical of the newspaper’s unsigned
editorials, its columnists or the way in
which a particular story was handled. We
appreciate those letters because of the
freedom it affords our readers.
Oftentimes, the letters to the editor col-
umn is the only forum people have to
disseminate their views to a large number
of their fellow citizens. Keep them coming.
When you read The News or any
newspaper, remember that editorials are
opinion pieces. News articles aren't,
although the information they impart may
sometimes be unpleasant or hard to
accept.
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The ‘ldeal’ Ticket
A LOT OF Georgians aren't too pleas
ed with their choices for president next
Tuesday. Many look on Democratic
nominee Michael Dukakis as an anathema
to their most cherished beliefs. Yet they're
not that enthusiastic about Republican
George Bush, at least not in the same way
they were about Ronald Reagan.
I can’t blame them. Both candidates
leave much to be desired, especially
Dukakis. Bush often looks good only
because of the contrast between him
Dukakis.
“IDEAL” TICKETS are hard to come
by, given the realities of national politics
and the effect of television on campaign
ing. But my ideal ticket right now for
president and vice president, irrespective
of party, would be Sen. Jesse Helms as
president and Sen. Orrin Hatch as vice
president. Both are constitutionalists but
not so idealistic that they would ignore the
political hardball that would be required
of a chief executive. Both have been very
effective in the U. S. Senate.
Here are a few more of my current
choices for various Administration posts:
Presidential chief of staff — Columnist
Patrick Buchanan.
Secretary of Defense — Rep. John
McCain of Arizona, a former POW.
DIRECTOR OF the Central In
telligence Agency — Col. Oliver North.
Secretary of State — David Funder
burk, former U.S. Ambassador to
Romania.
Secretary of Commerce — Meldrim
Thomson, former governor of New
Hampshire.
Potpourri
By Rich Jefferson
Witeh OK, But No Guns
IN THE PAST month we have seen
and heard more in the national press of
Michael Dukakis than anyone else, even
more than we have seen and heard from
Michael Gorbachev. The Democratic
presidential candidate, we are told, has
“moderated’’ many of his outrageous posi
tions that cost him his early August lead
in the polls of 17 points.
How do Chattooga Countians know
Dukakis has a new heart in the matters of
defense and gun control? Why, the televi
sion news broadcasters say so. For those
who tell me they don’t believe The Sum
merville News, I suggest using some of
that skepticism for the news that Dukakis
is not who he has said he is for the 25 years
preceding October, 1988.
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I HAVE OFTEN thought some cynical
bureaucrat was the one w%no first schedul
ed elections so close to Halloween. At least
every four years, some candidate exhibits
a talent for quick-change artistry, and this
year is no different.
Although no one I know believes that
George Bush, the Republican presidential
nominee, is as conservative as he sounds
Viewpoint
By Tommy Toles, Editor
Secretary of the Treasury — Former
Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, this year’s Liber
tarian Party candidate for president.
SECRETARY of Health and Human
Services — Rep. Bob Dornan of California.
Secretary of Education — Columnist
John Lofton.
Ambassador to Albania — Sen. Wyche
Fowler.
Veterans Administration Director —
Sen. Jake Garn of Utah.
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DIRECTOR OF the Office of Manage
ment and Budget — Sen. Charles Grassley
of lowa.
Secretary of Energy - Sen. Strom
Thurmond of South Carolina.-
Director of the Social Security Ad
ministration — Rep. Newt Gingrich of
Georgia’s Sixth Congressional District.
Presidential Press Secretary — Colum
nist Robert Novak Jr. of Washington,
D..C:
National Security Advisor — Author
Tom Clancy.
DEPARTMENT of the Interior — Sen.
Malcolm Wallop of Wyoming.
Department of Justice — Ed Meese,
again.
Department of Agriculture — Sen.
Steve Symms of Idaho.
Labor Department — Rep. Charles
Stenholm of Texas.
Department of Transportation — Tom
Moreland, former head of the Georgia
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WHY NOT DREAM? Have fun voting
" next Tuesday.
on the campaign trail, the facades design
ed by Dukakis’ handlers take the prize in
this costume contest.
IN TESTIMONY given to the
Massachusetts Senate in 1976, Dukakis
spelled out his anti-gun creed. He has
never repudiated these statements, even
though he does say others ‘‘misrepresent”
his position.
“The possession of handguns cannot be
justified as deterrents to crime. .. The
possession of handguns cannot be justified
as constitutionally mandated ... the
United States Supreme Court (has) con
sitently ruled that there is no constitu
tional right for an individual to bear arms.
And the possession of handguns cannot be
justified as a response to the continued
possession of such weapons by non-law
abiding persons . . . Thus, it seems clear to
me that private possession of a handgun
must be the exception and the rule must
be that no private possession be allow
ed...the exception is more prevalent
than the rule, and we must begin to
redress that balance,” Dukakis said.
- see POTPOURRI, page 6-A
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Commentary
By Buddy Roberts
Hoax Behind The Shroud
GEOFFREY DE CHARNY was a French knight who
lived during the 14th century. He had a church build about
1350, and people would come from many far-away places
to visit the church.
Why? To see a piece of linen that de Charny would hang
up in the church. But this was no mere piece of cloth, the
knight said; it was a holy relic. The linen, he claimed, had
once covered the body of the crucified Jesus Christ.
INDEED, AN imprint of a bearded man with wounds
in his wrists, wearing a crown of thorns had been seared
into the cloth. This happened, legend says, when the Christ
was resurrected from the dead. The cloth became known
as the Shroud of Turin, named for the Italian town where
it is kept.
For more than 600 years, the shroud has been the most
well-known religious relic in the world. It has been
venerated by millions of Roman Catholics throughout the
centuries. But, according to an article in Newsweek
magazine last month, scientists are now able to say that
the Shroud of Turin is nothing more than a medieval hoax.
I HAVE NEVER believed that the shroud was what
it was said to be, and the article was very fascinating. A
new technique for determining the ages of natural material
has been developed, it said, by which very small pieces of
an object can be used for the test, and the Vatican agreed
to submit the shroud.
In April, identical sets of cloth remnants were sent to
three research laboratories, one each in England,
Switzerland and Arizona. In each set was a remnant from
the shroud and two others from fabrics that had been
dated to the first century A. D. and the Middle Ages, the
article said.
IF THE LABS found correct readings on each sample,
then the results would be considered conclusive and
definite. That's what the results were, but the Vatican
wasn't too happy with them.
The tests had shown that the cloth had been woven
about 1350, near the time Geoffrey de Charny placed it
in his church. *All three laboratories have independently
placed the age of the linen at the same period of medieval
history,” said London’s Sunday Times. It continued, “The
lslhroud is undoubtedly the work of a brilliant medieval
oaxer.
DID DE CHARNY weave the cloth himself? How did
the ghostly image come to be on the shroud? Interesting
questions, in the light of this discovery. And even more
so, if not the Christ’s, whose image is it?
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