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The Augusta Courier
Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia
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Governor Griffin addressed the legislature on January 15, 1957, listing state improvements such as enhanced workmen's compensation, repaired parks for white and colored, strengthened highway patrol, retirement system amendments, efficient purchasing and probation systems, and better revenue collection.
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Below we quote from Governor Griffin's message to the legislature delivered on Tuesday, January 15, 1957:
Other Improvements
Listing some of the other gains made by the State in recent months, let me point with pride to the following:
Workmen's compensation benefits have been advanced to levels more in keeping with the times.
Parks for both white and colored have been placed in good repair and made more serviceable to the public. Roadside parks have been built in convenient locations over the State.
The Highway Patrol has been strengthened with the employment of 50 more troopers in the uniform division and the addition of 100 new patrol cars.
Last year this Assembly adopted amendments strengthening the Peace Officers Retirement System.
Needed revision in the schedules of fees for county officials has been made and retirement plans have been authorized for local officials.
More efficient State purchasing procedures have saved the taxpayers large sums.
The probation system installed at the last session is working in a superior manner. It has reversed the trend toward an ever-increasing prison population.
More efficient revenue collection methods have given every citizen an opportunity to contribute his fair share to the support of State government. Better enforcement has resulted in extra income to the State Treasury under the present revenue structure.
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Tuesday, January 15, 1957
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state gains include advanced workmen's compensation benefits, repaired and new parks, 50 more highway troopers and 100 patrol cars, strengthened peace officers retirement system, revised county officials' fees and local retirement plans, taxpayer savings from efficient purchasing, reduced prison population via probation system, and increased state revenue through better collection and enforcement.
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Governor Griffin's message to the legislature quotes improvements: advanced workmen's compensation, repaired parks for white and colored with new roadside parks, strengthened Highway Patrol with 50 troopers and 100 cars, adopted amendments to Peace Officers Retirement System, revised county officials' fees and authorized local retirement plans, efficient state purchasing saving money, superior probation system reversing prison population increase, and efficient revenue collection ensuring fair contributions and extra treasury income.