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WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE, ALAMO, GA. 30411 FRIDAY, OCT. 1, 1971 Deaths And Funerals Raiford Smith Raiford Smith, 35, of East man, died Monttey morning in the Dodge County Hospital. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 4 p.m. in Parkers on Baptist Church, with burial in the church cemetery . Mr. Smith was born in Dodge County and was a member of the Parkersan Baptist Church. He was a salesman with Moore Distributing Co. of Chauncey. Survivors include one daugh ter, Kay Smith; one son, Dary l Smith, both of Cedar Grove; mother, Mrs. Felton Smith of Eastman; three sisters, Mrs. Melvin Graham of Eastman, Mrs. Willie Trawick erf Warner Robins, and Mrs. Boots May of Eastman; three brothers, Gerald Smith erf Milan, J. B. Smith of Plainfield and Bennett Smith of Eastman, and several nieces and nephews. Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home erf Eastman was in charge. William C. Miller Funeral services were held in the Mcßae Methodist Church Monday at 11 a.m. for William Clarence Miller, 72, of Alamo, who died in the Telfair County Hospital last Thursday, Sept. 23, after suffering a heart at tack. Politics olii Paradi J>y /7p\ MUt'ams 110 Hsß O # The General Assembly met! i last Friday to discuss re-ap portionment and other mat- । ters, which are sure to create a lot of sound and fury. How ever. there is no need for us to have anything to say about what may come from the ses sion, since this column won’t be printed for five or six days from the date of writing, and, anyway, nobody can predict with much accuracy what will finally emerge from House and Senate. One point we'd like to make though. Governor Carter surely is smart enough not to veto the final reapportion ment bill, for he’d just have to turn around and call the Assemb'y back into session, and this would put the onus on him for another million or so of the taxpayers' money spent. In addition, if the legis lature then wouldn't pass what the Governor wanted, the fed eral court deadline could run out .and some federal judge or the other might decide the reapportionment himself. ♦ * * * Ralph Abernathy and Hosea Williams, top dogs in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, are visiting Russia and Red China, respectively. Since the SCLC is in bad fin ancial shape — according to what Abernathy stated pub licly and other evidence we know of personally — we won der w'ho’d paying the thousands of dollars these trips are cost ing. A lot of people think that the money is coming from Communist sources, either in this country or from abroad. * ♦ • • Mrs. Linda Jenness, the young radical who has ran for various offices in Georgia — including Mayor of Atlanta, when she received about 20 votes — attended a Socialist Workers Party convention in Cleveland recently, at which she received the party's nomi nation for Vice-President Her running mate is a Chicago Negro. * • • ♦ Secretary of State Ben Fort son made a spech to a civic c’ub in South Fulton a few days ago. in which he blasted Gov. Carter's reorganization program. Mr. Fortson — the dean of state officials — said that the reorganization p’an is an "umbrella set up so that the governor will be able to run the state just by the people who he has appointed." Fortson b'amed what he sees as the failings in the reor ganization p'an on the advice of “the experts" and on “these 75 businessmen (a reorganiza- Services were conducted by a former pastor, the Rev. John Carroll of Sylvester, assisted by the Rev. Richard Aultman and the Rev. Carlton Anderson. Pallbearers were Flint Bailey, Elton Bailey, Billy Adams, Steve Underwood, Wen dell Ogilvie, Preston White, Gene Bailey and Lamar Miller. Mr. Miller was born in Wheeler County on February 18, 1899, the son of Columbus and Sarah Messer Miller. He was married to Miss Fonnie A. Bailey on October 22,1922, and was a member of the Alamo Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife; one daughter, Miss Neeta Miller; and three brothers, Cavada Miller, Lonnie Miller and Everett Miller, all of Alamo. Burial was in Telfair Memorial Gardens with Harris and Smith Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. SOCIAL SECURITY NEWS & VIEWS . INCOME PROTECTION-this may sound like the beginning of an Insurance Company ad, but we are really describing your SOCIAL SECURITY. Charles Hall, Branch Manager of the Dublin Social Security Office, wants to remind those tion study committee) who do not know anything about gov ernment.” •* * * Speaking of reorganization, our readers will remember that we predicted several weeks ago that the Veterans Service Dept, wou'd be withdrawn from the reorganization plan and left as an independent agency Well, last week the Governor's reor ganization "experts" recom mended just exactly that. Obvi ously, Carter will go along; he has to, or suffer a devastating defeat in the Assembly from the various veterans organiza tions and their legislative friends. •* • ♦ We hear that various pro fessors in the University Sys tem have been told by the Governor to visit state depart ments and ask department heads if they need any he'p in “improving" their departments. Personally, we'd hate to be in some professor's shoes when he said this to a ’ong time, ex perienced state official. Governor Carter has been do ing some fancy politicking late ly, insofar as next year’s United States Senate race is concerned. Simply, he has been trying to cut down all of Senator Gam brell’s potential opponents with either reorganization or reap portionment. Item: Has threatened to abolish the office of State Treasurer, now he'd by Bill Burson, his longtime supporter to whom he offered a big job in his administration before the general election last Fall "if I win and you lose". Item: Is trying to take the Inspection Division out of the Dept, of Labor, which leaves Sam Ca'dwell with nothing but Unemployment Compensation, which is pretty muchly under federal control. Item: Has taken out after Bi'l Stuckey on reapportion ment. Item: Has cut at Ernest Van diver on several matters, in sp : te of Vandiver's support in 1970 and his promise to Dick Russell to name Vandiver to the .Senate Item: Has a continuing feud going with Lester Maddox, even though he knows that Lester isn't going to run for the Senate. The idea, of course, is to try to stop Maddox from helping somebody else against Gambrell. PREDICTION: None of these moves are going to suc ceed. and Gambrell wi'l lose his Senate seat to one of these five, or somebody else. serviced by the Dublin office that Social Security protects you, your family, or survivors against loss of income due to death, retirement, or dis ability. If you have a question re garding your Social Security call, come by, or write the Dublin Social Security Office at 114 East Johnson Street. Or you can call 272- 534 7. (F’or those serviced by the Eastman and Mcßae telephone ex changes, arrangements have been made foryoutocall(TOLL FREE) by dialing “0” andask ing for WX-1500). Q. I’m a school teacher, age 63. I wonder if I can receive social security payments during the summer months when I did not teach? A. Yes. You can receive checks for any month in which you perform no services as a teacher. Q. I am 62 years of age. I have a seasonal job installing furnaces. Can I receive pay ments when I’m not working? A. Yes. No matter what your total yearly earnings are you are eligible for a check any month in which you earn only $140.00 or less. Q. I work during the summer months and have a maid in the home to take care of my' children while they’re out of school. Do I report her wages for social security purposes? A. Yes, but only if you pay her at least $50.00 in wages during a calendar quarter. Q. I know my maid will earn more than $50.00 during the July through September quar ter. How much do I take out of her wages for social securi ty taxes? A. The current tax rate is 5.2%. If you paid her SIOO.OO during this period, you need to withhold $5.20 from her wages. Q. I do not have a birth certificate. Do I lave to have one before I can draw my social security? A. If you do not have a birth certificate, social security can use other old documents or records of your age. Some of these old records could be a school record, a church or baptismal record, or census record. I would suggest you bring whatever you have to the social security office and if other evidence is needed, they will be glad to assist you in obtaining it. COLD AREA Ever wonder where the coldest area in your refrig erator is? In refrigerators that have to be defrosted manually, it’s the chill tray located just below the freezing unit. The area at the bottom of the cabinet is warmest. COMFORT TRICKS FOR FASHIONABLE DRESSING 1 S EQ |||» w- 1' C 3 Some women dress to attract , a man Others to impress other women But no matter whom । you aim to please, you've got to ‘ /eel good in order to look good r How many times have you left a > special purchase hanging in the ; closet because it was just plain [ uncomfortable 7 Here are a few tricks to dress mg with comfort in mind as ! well as fashion. • • A well tailored pantsuit is a s must in every wardrobe Kas t per for Joan Leslie likes the look and feel of the Acrilan acrylic citypants shown above r He creates an all-in-one pant dress with the look of sepa r rates that does away with waistline bulk. And adds a jacket for unexpected temp erature changes Smart and comfortable ’ • Knits are known for comfort 1 but inferior construction can ; result in unsightly bagging } and shape loss A quality guai antee such as the Wear Dated tag promises a minimum of i one year's normal wear or , money back from Monsanto. t • Unhned clothes aie lighter in weight and generally reason ably priced If they itch or ■ cling, try a slip of Ultron anti -1 static nylon that reduces cling t and has a soft and unclammy feeling as an underhner. « • Heavy back zippers, buttons, and bows can prove a painful annoyance when you're seat s ed in a chair. Look behind you e when you're standing in the fitting room I. youmuiymDA’i by the Georgia Consumer Services Program “FREE” INSPECTION Recently, a company sent us a letter saying they would inspect our furnace free of charge. We told them to go ahead. When they were through, they said we needed a new furnace. The one we have is only three years old, but now I’m scared it will blow up the house. What should we do? Don’t do anything until you’ve had the furnace inspected by another company. So-called “free” inspections are sometimes offered by unethical companies just to get a repair man into your home. Then, after inspecting the furnace, he tells you that a major repair job is needed or that you should get a new furnace. Sometimes they go so far as to say the furnace is an extreme fire hazard, or that it might blow up the house. In some cases, there is nothing wrong with the furnace, and the company is trying to frighten you into forking over several hundred dollars for needless parts and repairs or several thousand for a new furnace that probably isn’t as good as the one you’ve got. Just to be on the safe side you should have another company check out your furnace. If the second company says the same repairs or replacement are necessary, get both companies to bid on the job, and give it to the company that offers the best price on repairs or replacement of the same quality. Also, before you sign a contract with either company find out what their business reputation is through the Better Business Bureau, Chamber of Commerce, and possibly your local gas or power company. TV REPAIR GYPS Our television is broken, but I’m afraid to call a repair shop. We don’t make much money, and I’m scared the shop might charge us too much, and not really fix the set right. How can we tell if we’re getting our money’s worth? That’s hard to tell unless you have some technical knowledge about how a TV works. Probably the majority of TV repair shops are ethical. Even so, some sources Gov. Carter’s Tax Program ATLANTA (PRN) Governor Carter’s proposed revisions to the state’s property tax laws “would establish significant precedents in eliminating glaring inequities in the ad valorem tax system,” says State Revenue Commissioner John Blackmon. Commissioner Blackmon offers strong endorsement to the property tax package Governor Carter presented to the House Ad Valorem Tax Study Commission, September 10, and which the Governor will include in his legislative programs for the General Assembly next year. Designed to “restore justifiable confidence of taxpayers in the ad valorem tax system,” the Governor’s program would be the first to ever spell out minimum certification standards for tax assessing officials and require them to maintain professional staffs under standards set by the state; and the first to create a state and local equalization boards to insure fair appeal procedures for the dissatisfied property owner. The program would demand, for the first time, that uniform assessment values on each class of property be made throughout the state and allow no unexplained deviation greater than 10% on any land parcel. The state’s archaic intangible property tax laws would be completely revamped making them, for the first time, enforceable and capable of producing an equitable amount of local revenue. Another precedent would be to require reviews by a State Board of Equalization of estimate that fifteen percent of the amount paid to repair dealers yearly in this country is for phony or needless work. The first thing you should do is ask your neighbors and friends if they know a good repair shop. If serveral of them recommend the same shop, it probably gives good service. Be careful with repair shops that advertise service costs for Herman Talmadge IM " 4 *4^ REPORTS FROM THE UNITED STATES SENATE SEVERE UNEMPLOYMENT continues to disrupt the Amer ican economy. Jobs are difficult to secure for people entering the job market, not as many new jobs are being created as we need, and thousands of people are finding jobs they have pulled out from under them. The last thing we need right now is unfair competition from abroad that drives even more people out of work and makes the overall economic situation even worse. 1 Such is the state of the American textile industry today Low wage textile imports, principally from Japan and the Orient, are taking jobs away from American workers. The situation is espe cially acute in Georgia and the Southeast. The Department of Labor continues to report a serious decline in textile employment. In one month alone, last June, textile jobs . in Georgia dropped 900. Then, in July came the loss of 400 more jobs at a plant in Milledgeville. Then, this month. 1.100 jobs were eliminated by Bibb .Manufacturing Company at Macon, Colum bus, and Porterdale. This makes a total of 2.400 people thrown ’ out of their jobs to face the difficult prospect of finding unemploy ment elsewhere, or having to go on welfare. I and other Senators who are concerned about this problem have come before the Senate time and time again pointing out that most of these job losses can be traced directly to cheap im . ports from Japan and the Far East. The Japanese have been out producing and outselling us at every turn. Imports are currently running at an annual level of 6 billion square yards, more than double 5 years ago. This penetration of the American market constitutes a displacement of the equivalent ■ of 300,000 American jobs. ♦ • » WE SHOULD HAVE LEARNED by now that we cannot de pend upon voluntary restraints. Neither can we depend upon self-restraint on the part of the Japanese. For the past 10 years, Japanese imports have glutted the American market. Our overall trade deficit with Japan last year i was about $l.B billion. This year, it will probably increase by ■ another $1 billion. 1 As the President said in his special address to Congress, the ■ time is long overdue for the United States to put our own interests first. It is time that we stopped exporting jobs to foreign countries ■ and started protecting jobs of American workers. The 10 per cent import surcharge imposed by the President will mean nothing to the textile industry. How can a 10 per cent sur ’ charge make any difference when an American textile worker averages over $2.50 an hour and the Japanese less than $.50 an hour 7 The only answer is import quotas. Such action is imperative if , we are going to protect the jobs and incomes of our workers. utility and motor vehicle assessments made by the State Revenue Commissioner Background studies for the property tax program developed by Governor Carter were conducted at his direction by the State Revenue Commissioner and representatives comprising an advisory committee from the University of Georgia, the Georgia Association of Assessing Officials, the Georgia Municipal Association and the Association of County Commissioners. This team analyzed Georgia's present property tax laws, the laws of other states, the recommendations of national and state organizations and of tax revision and study groups in Georgia. The primary targets of the study were the assessing and arbitration functions of the general property tax. A Senate resolution passed this year requires the State Revenue Commissioner to recommend minimum certification standards for local tax assessors. “The assessment function is the key to a fair and just property tax and forms the basis for whatever equity or inequity exists in tjie system,” the study found. In the Governor’s proposals, the assessment functions would remain in the hands of the local government, but the state would require that minimum professional qualifications such as age, education, training and experience be required for all assessors as a guarantee to the taxpayer that the official assessing his property is capable of making value just one dollar to five dollars. Such ads are sometimes just bait, and the shop will pad the bill after the repairs are made. Another tactic used by some dishonest shops is to say that the TV must be taken to a shop for repairs. Once there, they take the set apart, and quote a huge price for the supposedly needed repairs. If you don’t want it fixed for that price, and ask for your set back, you may get a big bill for the labor in taking the set apart and putting it together again ■ still broken! Sometimes your set may need only one repair but you get billed for three or four. Since the set works you don’t judgments. A professional staff assigned to the assessor would keep the records and make the studies necessary to determine land value accurately. Each county would be required to help pay for this staff, which would be required to establish average assessment values for each class of property. Any class of property in any county which varied by more than 10% from the average of the class in contiguous counties could be reassessed by the State Revenue Commissioner or rejected until additional assessments were made. Data processing services and uniform statewide standards developed by a State Board of Equalization, including a proposed statewide assessment manual, would be required to be used by the assessor. Existing state aid programs to counties would continue. As a check to the assessor function, county boards of tax equalization would have the authority of review and the power to set property values in disputed cases. The county board would also be guided by uniform, statewide standards of value, taxability and uniformity as determined by law and set by the State Board of Equalization. The present Board of Tax Settlement and Compromise would be designated the State Board of Equalization with the Revenue Commissioner serving as administrative officer and chairman. “The local board of equalization would go a long way toward generating taxpayer confidence in the base fairness of the system,” according to Governor Carter. question the bill. However, there are cases in which the shop really only made one repair and billed the owner/or more. ro- ll’s hard to be sure you’re not being taken by a TV repair shop, but there are a few things you can do to reduce the risk. Ask for an itemized, written estimate before you let them go to work on the set. Be sure that they promise not to exceed the amount of the estimate without your specific permission. Ask how much they charge for service and labor. Be sure the final bill states clearly exactly what work was done on the set, and the cost and name of each part put in. Get them to explain anything you don’t understand. If you’re suspicious of anything, get outside advice. Sometimes you may even need legal assistance to get your set back from a shop. If you are on a low income there are many organizations. T Eqqeelbnt Ideas £ll GEORGIA EGG COMMISSION s*l MISS MILDRED HUFF, HOME ECONOMIST ATLANTA (PRN) - Can you name the Top Twenty Most Popular Flavors in the United States ' Cinnamon is regarded high among them. The United States imports over 20 million pounds of cinnamon a year! Most of it comes from Indonesia, however, South Vietnam is also a producer. “Cassia” is the type most often found in American kitchens, however, history reveals that its position has not been relegated to the kitchen. Furthermore to some civilizations it has been more highly regarded than gold or jewels; travels in search for cinnamon have been as extensive as our space ventures. Some 2,000 years before Christ, traders shipped this spice from Southern China into Egypt. The Chinese religious beliefs were that the Tree of Life was a cinnamon tree. Its first fruit would make man immortal and eternally happy. In the Bible cinnamon was used by Moses to make anointing oil. Ezekiel spoke of its importance in the wealth of Tyre. It was used by a woman in Proverbs as a seduction device. Also considered sacred during the Roman days. Nero burned a whole year’s supply at funeral rites for his wife. Today's forms of cinnamon are stick or whole, and ground. Both are derived from the bark of an evergreen tree related to the laurel family. Its flavor is familiar to rice pudding and pickle lovers. In the same subtle way, this pungent spice almost makes a dessert of these quick Apple Cinnamon Muffins. APPLE CINN AMON MUFFINS 1 cup self-rising flour 12 teaspoon cinnamon 2 tablespoons sugar 1 12 cup chopped apple 1/2 cup milk 1 1/2 tablespoon oil or melted butter 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract Grease muffin tins. Sift dry ingredients together. Beat egg slightly; stir in apples, milk, butter, and vanilla. Add to dry ingredients, mixing just until dry ingredients are moistened. Over mixing causes large holes or tunnels within the muffins. Spoon into muffin tins and bake at 425 degrees 20-25 minutes. Makes 8 muffins. If you have any questions or recipes you would like to share please write to me: Georgia Egg Commission, 1687 Tullie Circle, N.E., Suite 118, Atlanta, Georgia 30329. Creation of the board would abolish the present “archaic” system of arbitration for assessments. The local board would be picked annually from a list of eligible persons by the Superior Court judge in open court, at random, similar to the selection process for grand jurors. Appeals from the board would go to superior courts. In the intangible tax area, some items would be eliminated. Nuisance intangible taxes or “no money items” such as patents, copyrights and collateral loans would be eliminated; however, the collection enforcement on stocks and savings would be tightened. All stock, domestic and foreign, would be taxed at the same rate with no exemptions. Persons owing $5.00 or less in intangible taxes would be exempt, but the intangible tax rates would be adjusted to raise more local revenue -- to total sls - S2O million a year. The real estate transfer tax and the recording tax would be consolidated and collected on a statewide uniform basis by local tax commissioners. Supplemental proposals were also outlined by Governor Carter as being “essential to the success” of his overall program. They include: 1. One assessment of property for city and counties and other local taxing districts. 2. Setting all ad valorem tax assessments uniformily at 40% of fair market value. 3. Filing and paying intangible taxes with the income tax return. 4. Establishing state requirements for local building including Georgia Consumers Services, that can try to help you get a lawyer at a price you can afford. FHf GEORGIA CONSUMER SERI ICES PROGRAM is a division of the State Department o) Eamily and Children Services, and is funded by the Lulled States Department of Health, Edm ation and Weljare. 1] you have questions concerning produc t quality credit and contract terms or how to spend vour money wisely. call I-s 00-2SSSVOO free from anywhere in Georgia. 1/ you have trouble reaching the number ask i our local operator tor help. Veterans, widows, and others can write, phone, or visit any VA office for details about the whole range of veterans’ bene fits, services and programs. Such help is also available via veterans service organizations which have representatives and service officers on duty throughout the country as part of their counseling and infor mational programs. code permits. Other proposals outlined as "desirable but not essential” include: 1. A Constitutional amendment requiring a periodic review and reenctment of all ad valorem tax exemptions. 2. The option of having ad valorem taxes paid periodically rather than annually. 3. Requiring financial institutions to withhold intangible taxes due on deposits. 4. Constitutional amendment putting all statewide development authorities on equal footing regarding tax exempt optibns. 5. Central assessment by the State Revenue Commissioner of all airline property. In addition to making the property tax system equitable, Governor Carter hopes it will hold back on property tax increases. “The tax rate would not have to be raised if everyone paid the taxes they are supposed to be paying and the load on the shoulders of the honest citizen could be lightened,” the Governor said. The Governor’s study concluded that the property tax is here to stay, although it said that supplemental sources of revenue for school financing will be necessary in the near future, for the present tax rates not to be raised. The state sales tax would have to be doubled or the state income tax tripled to equal the amount of revenue the property tax presently rding to the