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.. The Summerville News, Thursday, February 10, 1994
Letters To The Editor
Health Care ‘Crisis’ Doesn’t Exist
Dear Editor:
We are now well aware that President Clin
ton and his unelected spouse want to reform the
way Americans receive medical care. Those who
agree with the President’s new plan insist that
the United States is in the grip of a medical
“crisis” and that the Clinton plan will improve
coverage at lower cost without adding to the
national debt or producing new taxes.
But every claim about the Clinton plan is
a fraud. The truth is that the pegg}e of this na
tion already enjoy the best medical care on
earth. Let's not allow the President to mess
around with what isn’t broken.
Beyond the fact that there’s no need for a
medical care overhaul, any claim that this plan
would not lower the quality of medical care and
increase its cost is an absurdity. The Clinton
administration officials want to place its huge
costs in the “off-budget” category so its burden
will not be immediately recognizable. They are
even considering calling a tax to finance it by
some other name so that it won't be seen as
another tax increase.
Mrs. Clinton was made aware of the enor-
Give Teachers Early Retirement
Dear Editor:
How many of you have been attacked by a
15-year-old student with a knife, shot at while
on gus duty, separated two students stabbing
each other with scissors, witnessed an 11th
grade female shoot a ninth grade female or be
hit by rocks (along with other staff members
and the fiolice)lll){ an unmlg group of students?
The list could go on, but I want you the
voters, Governor Zell Miller and the members
of the Georgia General Assembly to know that
the above events occurred to me before 1983,
the year I changed careers to a much safer en
vironment. Can you imagine what it is like now
in 1994 in the classrooms and schools?
Many teachers who have faced fear have to
remain in the classroom until they are at least
60 years old or have at least 30 years of
teaching experience to receive full retirement
benefits. If one has even 29 years of teaching
experience and has not reached the age of 55,
there are no retirement benefits for an educator
in our fair state, unless one is totally disabled
or dead.
Presently there is a bill in the House of
Rfifresentatives addressing this issue. House
Bill 627 would give Georgia teachers retirement
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mous financial burden the plan would add to
small and medium-sized businesses when she
testified before Congress. Her response to these
legitimate concerns was an arrogant: “I cannot
be responsible for saving every under
capitalized entrepreneur in the United States.”
That kind of talk comes only from
totalitarian-minded individuals who intend to
have everyone do their bidding. It’s totally
unAmerican,
Contradicting the President’s claims, last
December, Dr. John Savage, the newlgl-elected
premier of Nova Scotia, told an audience in
Boston that the Canadian socialized medicine
grogram was a failure. A medical doctor, he
luntly stated, ‘Politically and financially, it
has become impossible for us to continue this
way.”
President Clinton and his allies must be
stopped before they destroy America’s medical
system.
Sincerely,
Eddie O. Wilson
Summerville Rte. 2
benefits after 25 l‘years’ service. Surrounding
states, including Florida, Alabama, Louisiana
and the Carolinas, have already adopted and
funded 25 year retirement programs. TwentK
years service has long been the standard wit
our military due to the stress and danger
involved.
The challenges that teachers face on a day
to day basis are extremely demanding, and
regrettably, we often find teachers in dangerous
positions. Society is asking teachers to shoulder
an ever increasing responsibility in the train
ing of our citizens in this state. As respon
sibilities are added to the profession, rewards
must correspondingly be added to the benefit
package. Georgia needs to attract and retain
quality teachers.
The lottery glroceeds will be a plus for educa
tion, however the forgotten veteran teacher is
the minus in this equation. If you believe House
Bill 627 has merit, I urge you to write or call
Gov. Zell Miller, your state representative and
your state senator to enhance the status of
education in Georgia.
Respectfully,
Tim Herrington
Dublin
CVRDC Meeting
March 9, Rome
The Coosa Valley Regional
Develogment Center’s
(CVRDC) Area Agency on Ag
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Program Network will meet at
10 a.m. March 9.
The meeting, which is open
to the public, will be held at the
CVRDC'’s conference room, 1
Jackson Hill Dr., Rome.
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ROUCH (L) GETS DISTRICT PRESIDENT AWARD
. Rob Lie Parker (R), Group’s State President
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Award Presented By Dr. Ron Jones, ABAC College
Young Farmers
Win At Session
The Chattooga County
Young Farmers Association
took several awards at the 24th
annual convention of the
Georgia Young Farmers
Association last week.
The session included the
largest farm show in history,
election of new officers, and
educational and entertaining
speakers.
More than 950 peogle at
tended from Georgia and other
states.
William Crouch, 1993 Chat
tooga County Young Farmer
Chapter president, won the
District Chapter President
award. The honor is based on
the agglicant’s leadership in
local chapter activities, par
ticipation in district, state, and
national activities, and com
munity service. Crouch receiv
ed a plaque.
Larry Simpson, local
dmfiber member, placed second
in the Farm Management Con
test sponsored by Abraham
Baldwin Agricultural Collt(afe
and Georgia Farm Credit
Association.
The objective of the contest
is to encourage farmers to
develop farm management
skills and to demonstrate
through a written examination.
Simpson received a plaque and
SIOO.
Steve Scog%ns was re
elected to the Public Relations
office of the state association.
He served at the 1994 Conven
tion and will serve at the 1995
state convention.
Randall Selman, District 4
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Sunday, Feb. 13
director, along with Scoggins,
served on the 1993 executive
committee and were involved
in the planning and conducting
of the 1994 state convention.
Selman was elected Junior
District Director and will serve
during 1994.
Elaine Crouch placed first
in the scenic category of the
Photography Contest. Elaine
received SIOO for her winning
photograph.
Carol Simpson won first
glace in the Airicultural ExEo
ategory of the Photography
Contest. She also received
SIOO.
Vicki Selman Xresented a
speech in the Agriculture
Spokesman contest.
David Ward and Shelton
Whittle served as delegates at
the business session of the
convention.
Members and wives atten
ding the convention from the
Chattooga County chapter
were Quinn Simpson, Mr. and
Mrs. Steve Scoggins, Mr. and
Mrs. Larry Simpson, Mr. and
Mrs. David Ward, Mr. and
Mrs. Lee Johnson, Mr. and
Mrs. Randall Selman, Mr. and
Mrs. Dorman Gilreath, Mr.
and Mrs. William Crouch, Deb
bK Eaton, Mr. and Mrs.
Shelton Whittle, Steve Kaylor,
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis McCary,
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne HurleK
and Mr. and Mrs. Kennit
Moseley.
The Georgia Young
Farmers Program is an educa
tional program designed for
systematic instruction of
oung farmers in the farming
Kusiness. The program is under
the direction and sueervision of
the division- of Vocational
Education, Agriculture Ser
vices and the local department
of vocational agriculture.
The association has grown
from 31 chapters with 1,050
members in 1971 to 83
chapters with 3,088 members
in 1993.
Georgia had the largest
membershig9 in the nation
again for 1993.
The local young farmers
cha?t,er is operated through
the local board of education at
Chattooga County High
School.
The Chattooga County
Young Farmers Chapter has
about 80 member enrolled and
leads classes and activities
throughout the year.
The 1994 Chattoo(fi:l Coun
ty Young Farmers Chapter’s
officers are William Crouch,
past-president; Lee Reed, presi
dent; Wayne Hurley, vice
president; Shelton Whittle,
secretary-treasurer; Wesley
Dawson, I&ublic relations; and
Kennith Moseley, advisor.
For more information about
the Young Farmers program,
call Kennith Moseley at
857-2402, or one of the officers
or members.
SHA Meet Today
The Summerville Housing
Authority will meet at 6:30
fi.m. today in its office at 16
oss St., Summerville.