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NATION A I EDITORIAL
Economic Opportunity
•
The Georgia Office of Economic Opportunity this week announced
that grants to communities throughout the State from the Federal
Office of Economic Opportunity now total over $lO million.
J, A. Thornton, State Coordinator for the Georgia EO office,
stated, ‘This money means a great deai to our State in terms of im
proved resources, both human and business-industrial. As a result
of these grants, many Georgia communities will be placed in the
competition for new industry and greater development.”
Thornton further pointed out that 90 per cent of all programs
under the Economic Opportunity Act is underwritten by federal
funds.
In addition to Community Action Programs, 80 Georgia counties
now have received grants to finance Headstart Projects and more
than 480 loans have been made to low-income rural families in the
State. Wheeler County is participating in this program.
Thornton stated that most of the benefits of the Economic Op
portunity Act are available to communities in the State that take the
initiative and form Co mmunity Action Committees. He also stressed
that full information will be made available to any and all interested
groups and organizations contacting the State office in Atlanta.
Thornton said, “We welcome any inquiries and offer our assistance
ia every way possible because local interest is the first step in imtiat
ing -the needed programs to fight poverty in the communities, where
it actually exists.”
The Press And Crime News
Should the press have a free hand in reporting crime news?
Despite nearly 200 years of apparent success, the relative freedom
allowed in American pretrial news coverage has come under heighten
ing criticism since the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Is the attack justified? Is the more restrictive British system of
pretrial reporting preferable? More particularly, are innocent per
sons being sent to jail because jurors have been infected with pre
judice through press reports? Or does an accused person obtain a
fair trial despite occasional excesses of reporting detail?
These issues make up a current debate holding the attention of
snewsmen, lawyers and judges all across the nation. From it may
tome new understanding of the relative roles of the press and the
courts in the American judicial process. Or the nation could be on
the verge of a crime news blackout without precedent in U. S. history.
At the moment independent studies of the so-called “free press
versus fair trial” issue are being conducted by such prestigious or
ganixations at the American Bar Association, the Brookings Institu
•fion, tbe American Newspaper Publishers Association, the National
•Coafierence of State Trial Judges and the American Society of News
paper Editors. Parallel studies are under way on a joint press-bench
bar basis within at least a dozen states.
Nor is it all talk. Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach in April
®rdered U. S. Justice Department personnel to limit pretrial dis
.closures to the basic facts of a case, withholding, in particular, con
fessions and other incriminating statements of persons arrested. The
•Philadelphia Bar Association issued stringent guidelines for pretrial
publicity by its members, then pulled the rules back for further study.
The New Jersey Supreme Court has advised law enforcement officers
and prosecutors in that state to limit release of information to the
press in advance of criminal trials.
Much of the new interest in press overage of crime news stems
from the publicity surrounding Lee Harvey Oswald prior to his death,
and Jack Ruby whose shooting of Oswald before television cameras
stunned the nation. News media representatives, however, insist a
presidential assassination is comparable to no other news event, and
must be reported fully and promptly, in the interests of national se
curity. Newsmen challenge the use ot this case as a basis for study
of pretrial coverage problems.
The news media, while assuring the judges and attorneys of a
willingness to discuss the issue, complain that it has been “blown
out of proportion.” They point out that reporting is more professional
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and responsible than any previous period in the American his
tory. One group, the Newspaper Public Information Committee, has
developed statistics showing that of an estimated 40.000 U. S. jury
trials involving major crimes during 1963 and 1964. only three con
i victions were actually reversed on the grounds that prejudicial pre
s trial publicity deprived the defendant of hig right to a fair trial.
! Newsmen have asked the legal profession to cite any cases in which
1 innocent persons hive been imprisoned due to prejudical pretrial ■
i news coverage.
NPIC notes that only about seven per cent of all arrests result
• ;n jury trials. Os these cases, most have been reported routinely in
! the press and no question of prejudice to prospective jurors arises,
jin some case-, pretrial reports actually bring forth witnesses or in-;
' formation which aid in solving the crime.
Not infrequently press publicity helps the accused, the press i
■ argues. An inmate of Southern Michigan Prison, learning of the pro
j posed clamplown on crime news, wrote recently in the prison news
j paper that press coverage actually protects accused persons.
“As distasteful as the adverse publicity is, it might be better to
be ‘spot-lighted’ momentarily than to be abused in darkness.” The '
writer was alluding to third degree tactics which might be used by
police if defendants had no access to the public through the press.
NPIC emphasizes that the public, too, has a stake in crime news j
coverage.
“It is this day to day crime reporting that keeps law enforce-;
j ment officials honest and on their toes. A continual flow of news in- ;
I forms the public of threats to life and property, and reassures the
•citizen when a particular threat ends through arrest.”
Several jurists and law enforcement officials have been quoted
in recent months as saying the public needs more, not less, informa
tion about crime if lawlessness is to be controlled.
I
I CAPITOL
REPORT
By Gov. Carl Sanders
Within the briad realm of ed
ucation, we are seeking to rehab
ilitate all of the inmate in Geor
gia’s correctional institutions, both
vocationally and socially. The ba
sic idea is to give a man enough
education, enough vocational skill
and enough emotional stability,
so that he will not have to rely on
crime or anti-social behavior as
his means of getting along in the
world.
Last month I had the privilege
of announcing Georgia’s plans for
six new Regional Rehabilitation
Centers which will guide our de
pendent, delinquent and neglect
ed children toward a happy and
constructive future. By reaching
these potential criminals at such
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THE CASE OF THE WORN-OUT SHOES
(and frazzled nerves)
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The man in these shoes cut a fine figure . . . once! By the
*ime he had trudged many a weary step seeking relaxation, fun
and recreation in some far-away vacation "paradise/' he looked
as bedraggled as his shoes. His nerves were frazzled; his feet hurt,
his vacation budget was overspent and he still hadn't found his
"paradise."
Why leave your home state to make good in your vacation
excursions! Looking for values . . . variety . . . exciting places?
Right here, in Georgia . . . you'll find fair prices . . . the same ex
citement, beautiful scenery, modern accommodations you seek in
any vacation area anywhere! In your own Georgia there are no
; parking problems... no long distances to travel. Save money .. .
i time . . . and shoe leather . . . vacation in your own Georgia this
year . . . and return home rested, relaxed and with money in your
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lan early age, we should be ablet
;to cut severely the number of
(juvenile offenders arrested in our
I State each year.
This year Georgia received 725
juveniles into custody. These
young offenders did not have the
I benefits of earlier rehabilitation
■for until now, our troubled chil
dren were placed in jails because
Georgia had no other accommo
dations for them.
But there is still much hope for
these juveniles who have already
turned to crime. For we have es
tablished now in our State at I
the Georgia Industrial Institute at
i Alto, Georgia’s first Vocational
Rehabilitation Center — and, one
of few in the Nation, I might add
— whereby those handicapped
juveniles, whose lack of training
forced them into criminal actions, 1
may receive correctional training'
and vocational guidanc eso that 1
their return to society will be a |
permanent and useful one.
This new program at Alto is •
patterned after similar activities;
now occurring in our senior cor-1
rectional ins‘ : tutions. The Center !
will fulfill three major functions.'
• First, we intend to provide those |
J medical, psychiatric and vocation..
; al services — ijpluding job place-;
J ment and follow-up services —j
which are ne#|ssqry both to the ■
, । handicapped offender and to the !
। society that he will eventually en-i
ter. Upon leaving Alto, the re
habilitated offends will be able to
work with local counselors in
their communities.
Second, the close proximity to
the University of Georgia has
made it possible to develop plans
jw’th the University to provide
I college internships in psychology,
social work and vocational rehab
ilitation counseling. By helping to
train these students, we assure
(ourselves of s supply of qualified
; professional personnel in the fu
j ture.
j Third, a research committee has
been organized to undertake stu
dies of problems relating to the
t inmates at Alto, and to review and
' make project recommendations to
1 the State Boarr of Corrections
■ and the Georgi Division of Vo
| cational Rehabilitation.
j Georgia is today engaging in an
• area in which very little has ever
1 been done.
We are seeking to provide edu
: cation, training, counseling and
• understanding for our people —
potential contributors to our so
iiety — whose needs have never
before been met in our State.
Georgia has inaugurated a new
era, both at Alto and throughout
the entire penal system, in which
| a correctional institution is no
longer simply to be regarded as
a place to hold a man away from
society, but rather to teach him
t re-enter society with confi
dence.
"FARM CHATS"
By M. K. JACKSON
PRECAUTIONS WITH
COTTON INSECTICIDES
All insecticides are poisonous
and should be handled and used
the intended 'way.
One of the ways to make sure
you are following all directions
| and precautions is to read and
(understand the label on the con
| tainer.
There are several general points
' that I would like for you to keep
jin mind.
I One is to avoid drift of insecti
' cides into adjoining fields where
: animals are pastured or where
' food or feed crops are grown. Re
' member, too .that most insecti
j cides are also toxic to poultry.
Do not graze treated fields or
■ feed cotton trash from treated
I fields to dairy animals, poultry,
lor to livestock being finished for
slaughter.
Different insecticides have dif
■ferent limitations as to what they
! will infest so make sure you know
I these.
For mor e inofrmation on pre
-1 cautions with cotton insecticides
: contact my office.
IRRIGATION OF CORN
Ore of the ways to insure that
‘you will have rain or water for
, your corn when it is needed is ,0
have an irrigation system. Os
•course, you must have a supp.y i
jof water to irrigate the corn.
i If it turns dry during the ciriti-:
! cal growth stage of corn your
corn yield will certainly suffer,
but with :n irrigation system you;
■'can provide the needed water to
!the corn.
j The water needs of corn are
• greatest during the silking and ;
I tasseling stages. During the per-■
hod thickly spaced corn will use
;an average of about a quarter of •
‘an inch of water per day per,
acre. This equals one and three-'
j fourths inches of w'ater per week
: per acre.
j If you nan to irrigate it is best I
: to use three applications. One a-1
ibout ten days before tasseling, j
' one at tasseling, ad one at silk
i*g.
j When irrigating, the soil root
’ zone should be filled to field ca- ■
Ipacity. Light, frequent applica-;
tions of water encourage shallow
roots, and most of the water is
lost through evaporation.
FARM AND POND SAFETY
That farm pond of yours is
probably being used a great deal
now. ad have you taken the nec
essary safety precautions to in
sure that no one will be injured
or drowned at your pond?
Every pond should have life
saving devices nearby. These
could include ropes and long
poles. Ring buoys are good to
have around, too.
It is an excellent idea to have
a fence put around your pond. A
fence tall enough to prohibit
climbing is necessary.
Clear all trees, stumps, brush,
wire and rubbish from the swim
ming and boating area. These can
lead to serious accidents.
The swimming areas should be
marked so that everyone using
the pond, whether for swimming,
boating or fishing will know the
proper areas.
I’m sure you know many more
safety tips for your pond, and may
I urge you to see that all safety
pointers are observed. Let’s keep
Wheeler County free of farm pond
accidents and drownings.
FIFWAY FOR LAWNS
One of the hybrid Bermuda
grasses that mav be used in Geor
gia is the Tifton 419 Strain of
Bermuda or Tifway.
Tifway is a newer developed
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hybrid than Tifgreen, and
similar to Tifgreen in appearan.
but it is darker green in c.!
more resistant to insect attack. .<
| is a little stiffer.
Tifway is slightly more w
resistant and greens up earlie:
the spring than does Tifgreen
If the lawn is in an open area,
•then Tifway is a fine grass
•your lawn.
Tifway must be started ■
either plugs or sprigs rather ■
seed. All hybrid Bermudas
quire a little more m nagem
than Common so make your p._
! before time.
For more inferamtion cn v
for Wheeler County corta ■
office. I have a free bulletin .
lawns that will cover just at
(everything you need to knot
have the best lawn in your ne.,
borhood.
Cash Awards And
Two Scholarships
To Be Presented
Cash awards and two •
' ships will be presented
! winners of the 10th annu l F
। ture Farmers of America
• electrification program a: a r.
luncheon on Thursday, July 8.
the Georgia Power Company’s
Peachtree Building in Atlanta.
111:30 s.m. building tour will p. -
cede the luncheon.
The Georgia Power Comp.,
sponsors the program, each yt.
in cooperation with the State D
partment of Education’s div:-,
of vocational agriculture. E
Hatch, company president, w
welcome more than 225 beys, p.
ents, advisors, principals, supe
intendents, State Board c: E
cation members and comps:
representatives.
Olin Ginn, manager of the c: r ■
pany’s rural division, will pn
j side. C. M. Wallace Jr., comp
’ vice president in charge of su e-,
will present the awards.
Other luncheon program par:
‘ cipants will include J. G. Bryar.
' state supervisor, agricultural ec
• cation; Dr. R. L. Wheeler, de;
of instruction, College of Agricu
• ture. University of Georgia; Jau
P. Nix, state dierctor of vocat:
i al education and Joe B. Browder,
vice president, Georgia Powt
■ Company. An FFA chapter st 1
; band will perform during t:>
, luncheon.
t Farm electrification awards
taling more than S2,iWO will
I divided among 24 district wlnni
and the state and district chapt>
■ advisors.
। The two top winners will
I presented scholarships to the U
versify of Georgia’s College
Agriculture. Awards are based cr:
proficiency in farm electrifies!'
projects, knowledge of electrieit
wiring techniques, and gener:,
; electrical improvements arour-!
the farm and home.
"Keep Wheeler County Green'