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THE PEMBROKE JOURNAL. Thursday, February 6. 1969
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OOURNAL
And BBYAN COUWTIAN
(Papers Merged December 29, 1967)
Published in The City of Pembroke Every Thursday
frank O. Miller. Editor, Owner and Publisher
MH. Frank O. Miller..— .Asst. Editor
Official Organ of Brqan County and The City of Pembroke
The Future Os Pembroke Looks
Brighter Today To The Mayor
Than It Has In Many Years
Yes, without a doubt the future of Pembroke is
brighter in every way than it has been in many years,
if ever before near so good.
We are assured of sewerage this year, the Govern
ment through EDA has already made available the money
as a Grant, with the exception of $112,400.00, which the
city can secure and the job will be paid for. The 38
low rent houses will get under construction within a
short time, as the contract calls for a start to be made
by February 10.
The Pembroke Steel Company is planning much
activity, and there are two plants that are now ready
to move in, in the new Industrial Tract.
Several new homes are under construction or will be
in a few days the large building on State Route 67,
v'hich was once the home of the Humphries Super
Market is being remodeled and made into a modern build
ing for Freda’s Super Market, which today is enjoying
a nice business out on the Bacontown Road, two miles
west of Pembroke.
Plans are being made to build at least 4 apartment
homes, which will appeal to some of our fine women
who have lost their husband and their family has marrjed
off. They want to move into a small modern apartment
and their homes will be available to those that will need
more room. Yes, this is a fact and we hope to soon be
able to give the name of the builder as well as the
location.
With the coming of sewerage it will let loose the
contracts for a big school expansion here, which has been
hanging fire due to the lack of sewerage.
LEGAL NOTICE
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unpaid bills made by Dist-Trans Services Com
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REPORTS FROM THE UNITED STATES SENATE
THAT TIME OF YEAR is approaching when city councils,
school boards, and parents start worrying about sending their
children to the Nation’s Capital on School Boy Patrol trips and
other student excursions.
In short, they wonder if Washington is a safe city. Each year
I hear from mothers and city officials inquiring about the ad
visability of such school trips because of crime conditions in the
District of Columbia.
The crime rate is very high here, and a rash of armed hold
ups, robberies, and muggings has reached the’ point of extreme
severity in some parts of the city. On the othei hand, normality
for the most part still prevails in the central city and areas around
the major national shrines and tourist attractions.
* * *
NO ONE CAN PREDICT of course with any degree of
certainty what may happen on the streets of Washington—or in ;
lot of other metropolitan areas that could also be named. Neither
can anyone forecast a riot.
1 recall last Spring a school official wrote to ask about condi
tions here and whether a Georgia school band should come to
Washington for the Cherry Blossom Festival. The group decided
to make the trip, only to have to hastily pack their bags and return
home because of the April riots. But at other times, groups have
come and gone by the thousands totally without incident.
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CRIME HAS BECOME a tremendous national problem, and
one cannot reasonably single out Washington as the only trouble
spot. It is equally as serious in many other cities and Washington
is only one of more than 100 cities to be hit by rioting in recent
years.
But at the same time, Washington is and ought to be re
garded as a showcase for the nation. It is deplorable that many
people are afraid to visit their Nation’s Capital, which belongs to
all Americans and should stand as a model not only for the United
States but for the entire world.
The crime problem has become a national issue. There is a
great deal Congress can do to strengthen law enforcement, and
these efforts will have my full support. But I also feel that it is
not so much a matter of needing more laws on the books. What we
need more than anything is stronger and stricter enforcement of
the laws we already have and a public policy for dealing with
lawless agitators and demonstrators as the troublemakers they
actually are.
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Bentley Says
State Needs
Growth Plan
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GAINESVILLE, GA.,
(PRN) — Comptroller General
James L. Bentley today
praised the city of Gainesville
for its long range planning and
development program, and
said there is no reason why the
state couldn’t adopt a similar
approach to running
government.
In a speech to the
Gainesville Civitan Club, Mr.
Bentley said that the northeast
Georgia city is experiencing
tremendous growth, and
because of a pre-planning
program initiated in recent
years, the area is equipped to
adapt to the change. “In state
government,” Bentley
emphasized, “it is imperative
that we implement a planning
program for each department,
and chart how the state as a
whole will look in the next
decade.”
He added, “Georgia is
feeling one of the most
dynamic growth explosions in
history. In many areas we have
not planned for this growth,
and, as a result, we are faced
with such problems as
crammed highways and a lack
of housing, schools and
hospitals.”
The comptroller general
called for more coordinated
planning among all agencies of
state government with a
restructuring of the governor’s
office to allow daily
information to be retrieved
and used in all programs.
Bentley said, “This would give
the governor a yardstick with
which to measure program
success, and to set up
prerequisites for future
development.”
Mr. Bentley told the group
that Georgia is fortunate in
having numerous good
examples of city planning
programs.
Gov. LfisterM addox
Reports^People
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ATLANTA (PRN) - One
of the myths of the past and
the present which has been
widely circulated is that state
government has favored the
rural areas, small towns and
counties, and has overlooked
the needs of the large counties
and big cities. But the fact is,
the opposite is true.
State government has for
many years neglected rural
areas; it has
not assisted
them in
providing
adequate
h i ghways,
proper
educational
systems;
and has
neglected
their needs
of sewerage, water and
transportation. The truth is,
state government has failed in
helping provide the smaller
communities with the
planning and resources needed
to develop the utilities which
industry demands.
This failure of state
government to meet its
responsibility during the
transformation from an
agriculture to an agri-business
economy, when America was
becoming more and more
industrialized, discouraged
industry' from moving into
smaller counties.
As a result, people left the
farms and went to the larger
metropolitan areas; this
contributed to he formation
of many of the ghettos in
these big cities. 1 am firmly
convinced that we would have
seen less crime, less
unemployment, fewer
problems for law enforcement
and less welfare statism. if
state government had not
missed their chance to help
our small counties and rural
sections.
It is the proposal of the
Maddox administration that
our state meet the needs of
our rural areas and to help our
cities as well. We want to see
more schools opened, not
closed; we want to see people
coming into, rather than going
from these areas; we want to
see more industry, more
business, more production and
more stay-at-home
opportunities for our people.
1 have called upon the
General Assembly to take
measures now to provide the
assistar.ee so long overdue to
cities and counties and to
Jane Wyatt Leads March of Dimes
As Mothers Protest Birth Defects Toll
By JANE WYATT
National Chairman,
March of Dimes Mothers'
March on Birth Defects
During the years that I
have served as National
Chairman of the Mothers’
March on birth defects, I
have visited many of the
more than 100 March of
Dimes birth defects centers
throughout the nation. In
this time, I have seen count
less children helped by
skilled medical profession
als using the most modern
techniques of care.
It is always touching—and
sometimes even awesome—to
see the courage with which
these small victims of birth
defects face the consequences
of the physical or mental
damage they suffer. Ultimate
ly, however, one becomes an
gry about the sad. wasteful
erosion of young life. Why,
one asks over and over, must
these tragedies happen? Why
are a quarter of a million
newborn babies denied the
gift of normal health every
year in the United States?
Anger is not enough to meet
this challenge. It must spiral
into an active protest that will
become a nationwide force in
the fight to prevent birth de
fects. We owe it to unborn
generations to support those
who are leading this fight.
Since 1958, following the
successful conquest of epi
demic polio, the March of
Dimes has devoted itself to
the long-neglected field of
birth defects.
Looking back on that deci
sion now, I realize that in a
sense this move was a protest
against the shameful apathy
and inaction that enveloped
the subject. Public ignorance
was appalling, the result of
a centuries-old attitude that
birth defects were tragic in
evitabilities, and there really
wasn’t much you could do to
prevent these cruel acts of na
ture.
Yet within the past decade
tremendous changes have oc-
Czech envoy calls U.N. de
bate harmful.
compensate for a quarter
century of failure and neglect.
It is my earnest hope that
these representatives of the
people will meet the challenge
with responsibility and vision
and take steps to prevent the
high cost we would someday
have to pay in terms of human
resources wasted, and money
we will be forced to spend to
reduce ghettos and fight
crime, disease, ignorance and
other problems which will
surely come if we fail to make
the necessary provisions at this
time.
As state government begins
to meet its responsibility, new
vitality will come to rural
| America and will insure the
I freedom and will enhance the
future greatness of our nation.
Where do we find the secret
of our nation's long years of
prosperity? We find the secret
among the countless
thousands of people who have
trusted in God and who have
provided the foundation and
the force for a truly great
America; we find the secret in
the lives of those whose hearts
are aflame with righteousness.
Rural America was the
birthplace of democracy and
freedom, and it was here that
the true spirit of America has
blossomed, and where federal
tyranny, centralization, and
welfarism have been -most
strongly and effectively
resisted.
It was in rural America that
the word neighbor developed
its real meaning, where
understanding, sympathy,
friendship, good will and love
found their truest
manifestations. Today that
spirit is still there; but it is our
task to nourish that spirit.
We need to move ahead in
technology and progress in all
areas of our state and it is
going to take rural and urban
cooperation. It is going to take
people all over the state letting
their representatives know
what they think.
This i& a time foi
involvement to help form tht
destiny of future generations
This year offers us an
opportunity and if we take
advantage of that opportunity
we’ll reap the benefits for
future generations; if we fail,
the future of state shall be
the looser.
Student--To whom was Min
erva married’
Professor-My boy, when will
you learn Minerva was the goa
dess of Wisdom’ She wasn’t
married.
ON THE MARCH. Ready, set and going strong are these members
of the March of Dimes Mothers' March. They are typical of women
protesting against birth defects throughout the country.
curred because of scientific
gains in this field. Conditions
once regarded as hopeless now
are being treated so effectively
by doctors and allied medical
personnel that children all
over the country are able to
lead useful, productive lives.
In some heartening instances,
there have been cures. Most
important, perhaps, is the
growing realization that pre
vention of birth defects is a
possibility.
Rh disease In the newborn
caused by blood incompatibil
ity betw'een the developing
baby and the mother, threat
ened some 40,000 infants an
nually. Today, a vaccine ad
ministered to an Rh negative
woman after the birth of each
Rh positive baby will protect
future children from the rav
ages of this condition.
The German measles (ru
bella) vaccine is expected to
be licensed this year. Its sig
nificance can be seen clearly
in the wake of a German
measles epidemic a few years
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ago that caused tens of thou
sands of birth defects in this
nation alone.
Thus it is in a new atmo
sphere of hope that mothers
in cities, towns and rural areas
will again march this January
to raise more funds to support
the treatment and research
carried on through the March
of Dimes.
From its inception, the
March of Dimes fight against
birth defects was a pro
test against shocking, lifelong
damage to little children. Now,
as we see significant advances
in birth defects prevention,
mothers have a far stronger
reason to march in protest.
The March of Dimes is pro
viding help, but the problem
is enormous and needs the
wholehearted backing of an
aroused public. Never before
has there been better reason
to enlist support for scientists
who are working toward the
day when there will be fewer
babies born with twisted bod
ies and crippled minds.