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Talmadge Again
Seeks To Solve
Import Problem
ATLANTA, (GPS) — U. S.
Sen. Herman E. Talmadge, long
a champion of the cause of
protecting the American textile
industry from unfair foreign
competition, is back on the fir
ing line in this battle.
In the last session of Con
gress, the Georgia senator was
instrumental in getting Senate
approval of a bill which would
have gone a long way toward
solving the present textile im
port problem, but the House
failed to act on it before Con
gress adjourned.
With hope of reviving the
1968 measure, Sen. Talmadge,
in a recent Senate speech,
warned that the problem can
only get worse unless “some-
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thing is done and done now.”
Commenting on the senator’s
speech, The Columbus Ledger
editorially said:
“There can be no argument
with Talmadge’s assertion that
‘this tremendous volume of tex
tile imports is devastating.’ The
current level of imports is dis
placing an equivalent of more
than 200,000 jobs in textile and
apparel mills throughout the
country.
“Neither can fault be found
with the Georgia’s senator’s
argument that ‘it is adding in
sult to injury to leave the flood
gates open to more and more
textile imports which sell in this
country, not because they are
any better . . . not because they
are more attractive . . . not be
cause they are more efficiently
produced, but simply because
they are made at wage scales
and under working conditions
which would be illegal in this
country’ ... As Talmadge says,
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Dixon Reelected
Forestry Director
Macon, Ga. — Mayor Hugh
M. Dixon of Vidalia has been
reelected chairman of the
Georgia Forestry Commission
Board of Commissioners, an
nounces Ray Shirley, Commis
sion director. He was re
elected at the January meet
ing of the Board in Atlanta.
The Toombs County lumber
man and timberland owner
heads a five man Board that
supervises the Forestry Com
mission’s programs. Shirley,
in making the announcement
stated that the five member
Board have given unselfishly
of their time and council in
all areas of Commission ser
vice.
It has been through their
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initiate such services at the
Metro Forestry Program; con
tinue to develop the Commis
sion’s Tree Improvement Pro
gram that this year saw the
production of more than 22
( million improved loblolly and
slash pine seedlings; and bring
i all the state and private forest
land in Georgia under protec
tion.
In other Board business,
Dixon noted the appointment
of W. George Beasley, Lavo
nia, to the Board by Governor
. Lester Maddox. The term is
( for seven years.
Other members of the Board
are M. E. Garrison, Homer; L.
jH. Morgan, Eastman; and
. Alexander Sessoms, Cogdell.
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A LEGISLETTER ®®
By Glenn McCullough
ATLANTA (PRN) - As the
General Assembly came back
into the session after a
two-week budget study recess,
battle lines were becoming
more clearly identified and
even issues being formed for
the next gubernatorial race.
Leaders in the House,
including Speaker George L.
Smith and Majority Leader
George Busbee were prepared
to make the first move which
would bring on an eyeball to
eyeball confrontation between
Governor Maddox and House
leadership.
The House leaders are
proposing a new concept, an
alternate to the governor’s, of
taxation in Georgia. This
concept would cut off direct
aid to local governments and
instead set up regional
agencies, several counties,
which would be authorized to
impose a payroll tax. Smith,
Busbee and others realize
there is a need, and they have
the wish, to provide local
governments with assistance,
they view the sales tax method
.as inadequate. .. ,i,
1 Governor Maddox has
proposed a one-cent increase
in the state sales tax which
would be re-bated on a per
capita basis to local
governments.
A bill already has been
offered, by Ways and Means
Committee Chairman Quimby
Melton which would authorize
local governments various
ways of taxing, but not
including sales or income.
Several bills also call for
taxing transient rooms. These
bills are generally opposed by
the travel industry. In other
states such taxes are rebated
to local convention bureaus,
but in Georgia such taxes
would go into the general fund
and the general fund pays
nothing to such local
convention and tourist efforts.
Another warm issue
shaping up was the proposal to
lower the local support for
schools, which former Gov.
Carl Sanders claims as one of
his big accomplishments and a
claim sure to be used in the
upcoming governor’s race.
Rep. Hines Brantley of
Metter introduced the measure
to lower local support for
schools and he says he did it
to offer some relief to
property taxpayers. His bill
has an even chance of passing
the House but will find the
going rough in the Senate,
where Sanders’ ally Lt. Gov.
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RE-TREADS GET TOGETHER - Governor and Mrs. Lester
Maddox recently welcomed a group of Re-Treads to the
mansion in Atlanta, including (1 to r) Bill Todd, Gov. and Mrs.
Maddox, Hoke O’Kelly, who died last week, Jim Wilson, the
famous after-dinner speaker, and (seated) Roy E. Bevel.
Re-Treads is an organization of veterans who saw service in both
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THE PEMBROKE JOURNAL. Thursday; February 13, 1969-
George T. Smith will stand up
and be counted against it.
Statewide kindergartens is
in the gray area. Nobody
really has detected any
organized opposition to it, but
on the other hand nobody had
done much to promote it
either and it likely will die of
inattention.
On the other hand the
proposal for 12 month schools
has a good chance of passing.
Sen. Hugh Carter of Plains,
head of Senate subcommittee
looking into requests of the
Department of Education says
there’s a great deal more
interest in the four-quarter
proposal than in
kindergartens.
The House Judiciary
Committee which spent most
of the recess behind closed
doors in secret session was
expected to present a
proposed new state
constitution.
They may prove to be
another exercise in futility.
The last time this means
was tried in getting a new state
,qpnstil,u|jon under Qov. Carl
Sanders, the courts threw it
out. There is no reason to
believe that circumstances
have been altered to such a
degree that the court today
would uphold such a
constitution. The courts have
made it clear that an
acceptable way to write a new
constitution is through a duly
elected constitutional
convention, but apparently
some House members do not
believe that.
The proposed document,
drafted by the House
Judiciary Committee, has
some rather sweeping reforms,
which few argue are not
needed.
These include appointment
by the governor of certain
constitutional state officers
rather than by election.
Agriculture commissioner is
one such post included in this
proposal.
It also incluuv. 'ome broad
judicial reforms incluumg the
method of election of judges
and the filling of vacancies on
the bench. It was the writing
of this proposal which
prompted the “executive”
sessions of the committee.
Meanwhile about half of
those House members who
signed the bill to impose a tax
on advertising have said they
want their names removed as
co-signers. It would appear
that the bill will not pass.
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What will he harness?
Thomas Edison bridled electricity. Let
today’s generation turn it to new uses.
The mind of a growing boy is an open door to the
future. Under the free enterprise system he has
the chance to harness his own bright concepts.
On February 11, 1847, Thomas Edison was
born. And so we observe the birth of this bold
dreamer who earned the title, “The Man of
1,000 Inventions.”
His unrelenting work helped him to launch
100 businesses of his own.
This enterprising genius invented the electric
lamp. And built the world’s first electric
utility system to give it a glowing future.
He conceived and developed the phonograph,
motion-picture camera, fluoroscope.
He improved the telegraph and telephone. His
ideas smoothed the way for radio and television.
Thanks to the free enterprise system, which
Edison cherished, today’s children can question,
explore, improve freely. Let us preserve that
system. And give each his chance to snare a
sunbeam or tame a unicorn.
To future Edisons: Mail the coupon, and
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Maddox Reveals
$328,137 Grant
For Recreation
ATLANTA, (GPS) — Gov.
Lester G. Maddox has announc
ed a $328,137 federal grant to
assist in the acquisition by
Grady County of 3,475 acres to
be used as a public outdoor rec
reation areas.
The grant, coming from the
Land and Water Conservation
Fund through the Bureau of
Outdoor Recreation, will be
matched on a dollar-for-dollar
basis by Grady County, it was
pointed opt.
State Parks Director John L.
Gordon said the project consists
of the acquisition of approxi
mately 3,475 acres on Tired
Creek located near U. S. High
way 84 and adjacent to Georgia
Route 112. It will serve a wide
area.