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Tax Change Would Hurt
All, Commissioner Says
ATLANTA (PRN) -
Commissioner of Agriculture,
Tommy Irvin, says efforts to
strike down sales tax
exemptions on farm
machinery, feed, seed, and
fertilizer would hurt consumers
as well as farmers.
The state and local tax
structure subcommittee of the
State Tax
Revision
Commis
sion moved
this past
week to
strike down
the exemp
tions on
farm mach
inery. There
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were indications that there
might also be a move to strike
down the exemptions on feed,
seed, and fertilizer.
In commenting on the
action Irvin said such a move
would seriously impair efforts
of agricultural leaders to make
Georgia self sufficient in the
production of a number of
food items.
Irvin pointed out that
consumers in the South are
presently paying out some $32
million annually just to cover
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the extra cost of finished beef
which is shipped from the
South to the mid-west for
feeding and then imported
back as fed cattle or finished
beef products.
He added that Georgia also
has to import enough pork to
meet consumer demand and
said Georgia farmers would
never be able to improve the
production of these and other
food products unless they can
hold down production costs.
Irvin suggested that both
farmers and consumers write
members of the subcommittee
and express their views on the
farmer exemptions. i
Members of the
subcommittee include Bill
Lanier, President of the
Georgia Farm Bureau; Gordon
Jones, President of the Fulton
National Bank; James Jacob,
Assistant Comptroller of
Southern Bell; Hubert Green,
United Auto Workers; State
Senators Horace Ward, Atlanta,
Harry Jackson, Columbus,
John Riley, Savannah, and
Gene Holly of Augusta and
State Representatives Quimby
Melton of Griffin, Dave
Peterson of Kathleen, Billy Lee
of Albany, and Wayne Snow of
Chickamauga.
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Gov. L{s@}}@addox
Reports To/Thé People
ATLANTA (PRN) — The
U.S. Constitution represents a
great warehouse for the
protection of our heritage as
Americans, and it distresses me
that so many Americans seem
unconcerned about the safety
of this sacred document.
Too many Americans are
willing to stand idly by while
the weevils of welfarism gnaw
away at the pride and initiative
of millions
of our peo
ple and
consume
the hard
earned
dollars of
millions
more.
1T .0 0O
many A
mericans
are willing
to hide their heads in the sand
and refuse to look at the chaos
and confusion which has.
resulted from bureaucratic
domination of public
education in America -
domination which has
, contributed about as much
good as rats in a corn crib.
We see the private free
enterprise system being cut
down by socialist sapsuckers
who would lift themselves by
pulling down others who have
the guts to compete and win. |
even heard of an instance the
other day where a State college
professor urged students in his
classroom to join with VISTA,
a federally-financed
organization, to wage war
against a private business -a
business that helps fumish
much of the money used to pay
these deadbeats.
My friends, I am convinced
that we live in the greatest
nation ever known in the
history of all civilization. |
know of no other place in the
world where a newspaper boy
can work himself up to the job
of Chief Executive of his State,
and that’s the kind of heritage I
want to leave for my children
and my grandchildren.
But, unless our storehouse
of freedom is kept in good
repair, the parasites which feed
upon unattended liberty will
continue to injure and soil the
great American heritage until
there is nothing left but shells,
chaff and dust.
I've been keeping up with
the tragedy which has visited
our coastal neighbors to the
south, and it's hard to believe
that a hurricane could bring
about so much loss of life and
property. Certainly, the
hardest-hit areas will be a long
time in recovering from their
losses, and the lives of the
hundreds of people can never
be replaced.
But, the crops, the
buildings, the roads and the
utilities -- all of these things
can be rebuilt and repaired. In
this time of tragedy,
governments at every level
pitch in and do whatever is
necessary to help the
communities recuperate.
How heartening it would be
if this same kind of concerted
effort could be elicited to clean
up the devastation left in the
-wake of the hurricane which
burns cities . . .
.. «BShoots .down
policemen . . . g
. . .destroys private
property rights . . . "
.. .usurps control of local
systems of education . . .
.. .leaves law-abiding
citizens helpless against the
criminals . . ,
...and ravages the private
free enterprise system.
Once this hurricane has been
allowed to run its full course of
destruction, leveling a freedom
here and striking down a right
there, it will be too late to
volunteer our help.
Freedom, once lost, can
never be regained.
We need a corps of
volunteers to stand by the door
of Constitutional government
to keep it swept free of the
pests which seek entry:
Free of socialism and
communism, by whatever
names. . .
Free of special interest
politics which give in to
self-serving pressure groups. . .
Free as tfhkscal
irresponsibility which feeds the
flame of inflation and financial
hardships for our people ..
Free of the spiraling
bureaucracy which issues
deadly tentacles into every area
of American life to suck awey
the virility which comes from
local control of local
institutions.
These guards of good
government need be armed
only with interest, involvement
and dedication.
You will find these guards
THE PEMBROKE JOURNAL, Thursday, September 4, 1969—
SEEDS FROM
THE SOWER
Have you ever been lost?
Last Sunday | was in a
strange city. I was trying
desperately to drive to a
certain Church where I was
scheduled to speak, but was
caught in rapid streams of
traffic on an interstate
highway. 1 did not know
where 1 was or how to get
where 1 wanted to go.
But then I saw an officer,
and | called on him to help.
He started to tell how to get
to “that ‘Church, but he
stopped. He got on his
motorcycle and said with a
smile, “Follow me.”
I did just that. In a little
on duty in Georgia tod> The
Maddox Administration has
been busily opening locked
doors throughout the State and
letting the people look in ---
often for the first time.
We invite and encourage the
people to take an active part in
their government and to let us
know how they want their
government run.
After all, government
doesn’t belong to a governor, a
legislator or some other public
official or political party.
Government belongs to the
people and it should carry out
the will of the majority, not the
whims of some pressure group
with selfish interests or the
wishes of some power-happy
politician.
Government was instituted
to protect the lives and
properties of the people, and if
it fails in thd first duty, it is
then a total failure.
Your services to the farmer
and the consumer are in
wholehearted accord with this
first duty of government, and |
congratulate you for your spirit
of concern and for your
initiative which led you to fill a
gap in the protection of the
public when you saw it, rather
than standing by and simply
saying, “Something needs to be
done, butl don’t have the time,
solet George doit.”
We have too many
let-George-do-it Americans.
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entertaining
Paris Sweetened
Fragrant Cup
Great style is natural to
Parisians, and even the in
troduction of coffee to Paris
had a special flair. The
exotic Turkish Ambassador
brought it to the court of
Louis XIV in 1669. Ambass
ador Soloman Aga had moved
into a splendid French pal
ace, and the Beautiful
People of Paris on his guest
list swooned over his orien
tal dress and decor. They
were even more enchanted
with the dark, mysterious
beverage he served. Most
Parisians had never tasted
coffee before.
There was only one prob
lem. Turkish coffee was
bitter and served unsweet
ened. But clever Parisians
quickly got around that. One
of the first guests, a lovely
young countess, quietly took
a piece of sugar intended
for one of Soloman Aga’'s pet
birds and slipped it into her
coffee. Her host made no
comment, but after that,
sugar was always served
with coffee at the Ambass
ador’s palace. (NP Features)
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while I found myself in front
of the Church in time for the
morning service.
In the maze of life with its
confusion and choices, the
Lord Jesus helpfully says, “I
am the way, the truth, and
the life. Follow Me.” That is
what David did. In Psalm
63:8 .he said, My soni
followeth hard after Thee:
Thy right hand upholdeth
me; o
Those who follow hard :
after him find that He holds -
fast to them, and they never '
flounder. Are you following
or floundering?
: Mr. and Mrs. Randall Baze
. more and daughters, Michelle
and Tracy spent last week at
Savannah Baech. Joining them
later in the week were, Mrs.
Brenda Brewton and Mr. and
- Mrs. Larry Muse and son Darin,
They returned home Saturday.
Card Os Thanks
I would like to express my
thanks and deep appreciation
for all the cards, flowers, visits,
and all acts of kindness, during
my stay in the hospital. Your
thoughtfulness will always be
remembered.
Mrs. Eddie Strickland.
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