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The Leader-Tribune archives
20 Years Ago
There a 250 per cent increase in food stamp applications
in Peach County dunng the Month of January. 1979
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The Annual Peach County Junior Steer, Heifer and Market
Hog Show was held Saturday . March 10. 1979. at J & J Agn Ser
vices on Highway 49, north of Fort Valley
The Peach County High School Future Business Leaders of
America Traveled to Hamilton. Georgia for the Region 6 FBLA
competition
10 Years Ago
Mr Richard Stephens, Director of Division University Pro¬
grams in the Office of Energy Research. U.S Department of
Energy was a featured speaker nt Energy Career Day at Fort
Valley State College
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The Peach County High School Band received a letter of com¬
mendation from Governor Joe Frank Hams in recognition of the
groups performance in the Mardi Gras pnrade in New Orleans
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Ben Jordan. Superintendent of the Georgia Police Academy,
announced James W Poole Coroner of Peach County had suc¬
cessfully completed a sixteen-hour Comer's Refresher Training
Course
5 Years Ago
Larry Parks. Peach County Hospital Administrator for the past
three years, received a promotion with the Medical Center of
Peach County Hospital had a new interim administrator
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City and county dignitaries and officials welcomed Top-A-Rom’s
to town as a new eatery'm Fort Valley
Don’t guess, soil test!
Question of the week
“What kind of fertilizer do 1
need for my (fill tn the blank IT
Answer “Gee, I don't really
know”
Wait* Don't stop reading! I real
ly don't know what kind of fertil
izer your particular yard needs
Neither does anyone else
unless they run a chemical anal¬
ysis of the soil And, yes, you
should test your soil without
running blind to the garden
store* and buying whatever fertil
izer vou think might do the best
job
After all, how would you know 9
All fertilizer* claim to make
grass greener, vegetables tastier,
trees taller, and cure stomach
distress
Fact is, your soil is unique, it is
the soil, not the plant, which
determine* the correct fertilizer
for use in your yard and garden
A soil test will analyze vour acal
Largest property tax cut passes House
Property Tax Cut in what was
labeled “the largest property tax
cut in Georgia’s history" the
House passed HB 553 unani¬
mously by a vote ofl74 to 0 This
is the Governor’* proposal and is
aimed at helping the young, first
time home buyer* and them* on
fixed income Hi* plan is to cut
property tax bill* by $83 million
this year and by an estimated
$2.8 billion dunng the next eight
year* The tax cut would have the
greatest impact on lower-priced
homes, potentially wiping out all
property taxes for the owner of a
$60,000 home by the eighth year
It would help homeowners by
raising the standard $2,000
homestead exemption to $4,000
this year and eventually to
$20,000
The Legislature ha* been asked
to appropriate $83 million m next
year’s budget to begin phasing in
the plan with a maximum first
year tax cut to homeowners and
farmers of $77.42 When fully
implemented, the tax cut would
oast the state about $650 million
a year Property taxes are the
main source of revenue for Geor
gia's local governments and
school* However, the governor
hss said cities, countie* and
school system*, which rely on
property taxes to operate, would
be fully reimbursed by the state
for any kwt revenue by the Gen
end Assembly Local tax coramts
wauld also be required to
show the credit on each tax bill
and state that the reduction i*
.
and base recommendations on
what a particular crop needs
from vour soil
You wouldn’t pour oil in your
cars crankcase without pulling
the dipstick That's what it is
like fertilizing without a soil to*t
To take the guesswork out of
fertilizing, collect a sample of
your soil For each site or bed,
scoop 10 or 12 spadefuls of soil
from the top 6 inches and mix
them together thoroughly From
this mixture, remove a one-pint
sample and bring it to the Peach
County Extension office on
State Representative
lynmore James
“the result of homeowner*’ tax
relief enacted by the governor
and the General Assembly" The
last time Georgia saw a statewide
property tax cut was when Cover
nor Ed River* in 1936 exempted
homes that were* $5,000 or lea*
Governor Barnes this past week
unveiled his proposal for a new
super health care agency, the
Department of Community
Health It would have broad
authority to administer insurance
coverage for one out of every four
Georgians, oversee doctor disci
pline and establish the state’s
first-ever office devoted to worn
en’s health The Department of
Community Health would consol
idate health matters now han
died by three related division*,
the agency that runs Medicaid,
the State Health Planning Agen
cy, which regulates health care
facilities, and employee benefit
plans of the State Merit System
and the state University System
The Department of Community
Health would have three divi
Sion* and three board*, including
a Division of Medical Assistance
to oversee the Medicaid program,
and a Division Of Public Employ¬
ees Health, with jurisdiction over
health plan* for both state and
Welcome to our world, great granddaughter
Welcome little one. very littk
Emily Welcome to our world!
You're to new that there'* yet ■
sprinkle of Angel dust in your
soft, dark hair, a sparkle of
starehme m those eye* which are
gazing so intently into mine You
are cunoua. alert and inquisitive
as you attempt to become
acquainted with this strange, new
environment which you have
been so ignomuuouslv thrust into
You seem to have all the
tials, perfect features which
include a tiny turned up none, del
icate care, and piercing, dark eye*
which seem to look into my soul
They focus upon each new face,
listen intently to each new vosce
Will this one be a part of my new
world, you wonder 9 You inspect
us, even as we inspect you. As 1
trace the soft, smooth, curve of
your cheek, a lop-sided smile
curls your lips And they say
babies don't smile' 1 stroke vour
tiny hand, counting the fingers,
and they gnp mv own firmly She
has already gripped and lay daim
to my heart
Why are tears forming in my
eyes, running shamelessly down
my cheeks to drop on the silky
darkness of your hair 9 There s
such a lump in my throat that the
lullaby I am inwardly singing
remains there dammed up by the
tump
Dear Emmie, IVe already hung
a nickname on you I wish the
world which we welcome you into
wen* a more perfect one, as per
feet as you now are 1 wish the
people who inhabit it were also
perfect We seem to have a habit
Putting knowledge to work
Peach County Extension Office
Mark Collier
Spruce Street Fbrt Valley For a
$4 fee. well send it to The Uni¬
versity of Georgia Soil Test. Lab¬
oratory in Athens for analysis
You will receive recommenda
tion* on how to best fertilize
your soil All this is baaed on th«
best research available for opti
mum plant health and appear
ance
Don’t guess, soil test' If you
want to talk about the more
detailed side of fertilizing give
us a call The phone number for
your Peach County Extension
Agent is 825-6466
University
workers
The
merit would feature a new Office
of Women’s Health a* well to
oversee education and prevention
effort* focused on disease* pre¬
dominant among women such as
breast and cervical cancer
There are* only aome 14,000 sur
vmng World War I Veterans and
the House took time out this
week to naagram one One hun
dred and three-yearoid James H
Lindsey, a front line medic who
saw action in Prance and Ger
many, was named a Chevalier of
the National Order of the Legion
of Honor by French Counsel Gen
era! in Atlanta, Jean Paul Mon
chau
When the Legislature recon¬
venes after recess it will be the
27th legislative day The House
and Senate have disagreed on
HB 143, the midyear budget
adjustment, and a committee of
conference has been appointed
Reporting from your State
Capitol this is Rep Lynmore
James. If you have any question*
or comment*, please do not heei
tate to call me at <404)656-0213
Thank you.
It'S
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of goofing thing* up; of spoiling
the perfect world which God, the
Creator envisioned and created
for us all Today many of our
oceans, our river*, and the cold,
rushing, mountain streams are
polluted, even the quiet pond*
when- the ducks and geese which
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your mother loved so to chase,
swim The few remaining fish
found there* an* probably unsafe
to eat Even our air, much of it, is
unsafe to breathe l am sorry
about that, Emily We are too
busy to care much and correct
that which we brought about.
Many of us are too self absorbed
and selfish to notice, but the fish,
fowl, and animals which share
our planet certainly do. Many of
d T Mailbag - letter to editor r
’ Crawford Fire chief has three jobs
Editor, The Leader-Tribune:
How can Richard Joyner, the Crawford County Fire Chief, work
full-time at Armstrong as was reported in The Georgia Post and
be the Fire Chief and the EMA Director at the same time 9 This
man has three job* How can he perform optimally at any one job
when he has more* than one 9 Who responds to day-time emergen¬
cy calls when Mr Joyner is at Armstrong working his regular
job 9 It seems to me that Crawford County needs a person who is
willing to work full-time at the fire and EMA departments as the
department head
<* r Ken Parker, Lizella GA
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«>* Crtkaat Wednesday. March 10. 1
Todays and
yesterdays
Joyce Matthews
them you will never see Our fee¬
ble attempts to preserve some of
the endangered species have
proved to be too little and too late
1 do hope that you learn to appre¬
ciate the beauty and grandeur of
the few virgin, foi eats which
remain. I hope that you can drink
deeply from a cold, unpolluted,
mountain stream, breathe deeply
of the cold, chap air, and stand on
a mountain top to view our world
as God created it
Help us, dear Emily, to view the
world and the people who share it
with us. as you do, with accep
tanco and trust Help us to look
deeply into the eyas and hearts of
those who surround us and
search to find some goodness
there Pterhap* your generation,
the one to phase out this present
century and lead us into a new
one, can show us how, and do a
better job of it than we have done
1 wish you well, little one. a hap¬
py, joyous, journey through life
We, who love you, will try to
smooth the path before* you and
ease the bumps, but not too
much Rest assured then* will be
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bumps and you will take a few
falls, scrape your knees, and shed
a few tears They are par for the
oourae and they will toughen you
up for the road ahead They will
teach you to cope Life itself is
tough, even for little girls, but rest
assured
Then- are many of us who lave
you. who will wipe away tears,
dust ytxi off and set you on your
feet again
I’m looking forward to getting
better acquainted with you, Emi¬
ly Aaah but 1 have stories to tell
you, tollable* to sing you, and a
heart overflowing with love, love
for Emmie
Welcome to our world. Great
Granddaughter, my very first
Great Granddaughter God Bless
You and love you, even as l do
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