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Wednesday,
August 1, 2001
Spraying for mosquitos
By Vicky Whitehead
The Leader-Tribune
Spraying for mosquitos as
has been done in our commu¬
nities previously does little if
any good. At least that’s the
opinion of one public health
director.
Joseph R. Swartwout, M.D.
District Health Director,
spoke to the Byron Rotary
Club last week concerning
the West Nile Virus.
“Spraying,” he said “only
kills mosquitos in the imme¬
diate spray area.” He added
that the poison used in the
spray was dangerous to peo¬
ple and animals.
Precaution and prevention
are the best defenses he
said, pointing out that tires,
pots, etc. with standing water
for more than a week, are
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breeding grounds for
mosquitos. He said that
ponds, if stocked with fish,
are not breeding grounds
because the fish each the
mosquitos. Unstocks ponds
are another story. Breeding
place should be controlled.
He urged people not to get
hysterial over the virus beca
sue panic causes more harm
than good.
He also urged everyone to
use repellent when going out¬
side.
The West Nile virus, dis¬
covered in the middle east in
the 1980s, is more of a threat
to the elderly and/or debili¬
tated.
Talking about public
health, Startwout said the
philosophy of the department
now is focused on community
health. Keeping the immu¬
nization rate between 80-90%
means that the chances of an
Neal recently promoted in Army
The family and friends of
Ms. Ruby Ann Neal wishes
to congratualte her on her
recent accomplishments.
Ms. Neal was recently pro
moted to Sergeant in the
United States Army
Reserves. She also gradu
ated from Fort Valley State
University on July 28,
2001. Ms. Neal plans to
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epidemic are very small.
The biggest health concern
in America today, he said, is
obesity. Weight control
increases your longevity and
decreases the chances of ill
ness and other diseases. It
also allows a person to stay a
productive citizen for a
begin graduate school in
the Fall at Georgia State
College and University at
Robins Air Force Base. Seh
is also the founder of the
Glenda J. Girdner Memorial
Scholarship Fund spon
sored by Delta Beta Chap
ter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorori
ty, Incorporated at Fort
Valley State University.
Medical college
graduates
Medical College of Geor-
2001 Gradua ~
The following students
graduated from the Medi
ca j College of Georgia dur
^ he spr,ng John semester Wesley
Knowles, Jr. of Byron
received a BS in Health
Information Administra
tion and Ronson Marcel
Royer of Byron received a
BS in Radiologic Sciences;
both from School of Allied
Health Sciences. Kimberly
Garwood Redick from Fort
Valley received a Doctor of
Dental Medicine from the
School of Dentistry
Welcome Broadway
at Rylander Theatre
The Rylander Theatre presents Welcome to Broadway! On Fri¬
day, August 31 at 8:00 p.m, eight pianists will gather to perform
favorite Broadway hits at the Rosalynn Carter Grand Piano and
the Frank Sheffield Memorial Theatre Organ. Through the aus¬
pices of the Atlanta Steinway Society the performers will join
with local vocalists to perform the timeless tunes of the Broad¬
way stage. A second grand piano will be brought to the theatre to
perform duets. The performance is a tribute to Phil and Ruth
Jones of Americus. Theatre director Norman Easterbrook com¬
ments that “Not many who come to the theatre realize the depth
of the contributions made by Mr. and Mrs. Jones in support of the
theatre. Simply put, it is one thing to talk about a vision but
quite another to take action in support of the vision and inspire
others to support that vision; Were it not for the determination of
the Jones’ we would not have our theatre organ, we would not
have the grand piano nor would we have George’s Soda Fountain.
It is an honor for the theatre to offer this tribute.”
Reserved seating tickets for the performance are $20, $18
and $16 and are available by calling or stopping by the Rylander
Theatre box office. Box office hours are Tuesday through toVach Friday
from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and ninety minutes prior perfor¬
mance. For more information call (229) 931-0001 or visit the box
office at 310 West Lamar Street, Americus, GA.
News and legal deadline is 3 p.m. Monday
prior to publication.
Thank you for helping us stick to our
deadlines.
longer period of time.
Public health, he said,
deals with other things no
one else wants to deal with
such as TB, HIV AIDS and
immunizations for children,
The AIDS program is sup
ported by federal and state
funds.
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Columbus Arm and
Alexander Alderman
Tasha Maria and Columbus
H. Alderman III of Fort Val¬
ley are proud to announce
the birth of their baby boy
Columbus Armand Alexan¬
der on July 18, 2001 at The
Mecical Center of Central
Georgia.
People you know • ••
Calvin Jones has joined
the united States Army
Reserve under the Delayed
Training Program.
This program gives young
men and women the opportu¬
nity to delay reporting for
basic training for up to 270
days. An enlistment in the
Reserve gives many new sol¬
diers the option to learn
anew skill, serve their coun¬
try and become eligible to
receive more than $7,000
toward college education,
$20,000 for repayment of col¬
lege loans and maximum
$5,000 cash bonus.
After completion of basic
military training, most sol¬
diers receive advanced indi¬
vidual training in their
career job specialty.
The recruit Qualifies for a
$3,000 enlistment bonus.
Jones is a 1994 graduate
of Lowndes High School, Val¬
dosta, Ga. and a 1998 gradu¬
ate of Fort Valley State Uni¬
versity, Ga.
He will report for basic
training at Fort Jackson,
Colombia, S.C.
His parents are Rosetta T.
Williams of Panama City,
Fla. and Calvin Jones of Fort
Valley.
Jessica E. Knight , daughter
of Peggy L. and John F.
Knight of Fort Valley, recent¬
ly completed basic training
at Marine Corps Recruit
Depot, Parris Island, S.C.
Knight successfully com¬
pleted 12 weeks of training
designed to challenge new
marine recruits both physi¬
cally and mentally.
Knight and fellow recruits
began their training at 5
a.m. by running three miles
and performing calisthenics.
In addition to the physical
conditioning program,
Knight spent numerous
hours in classroom and filed
assignments which included
learning first aid, uniform
regulations, combat water
survival, marksmanship,
hand-to-hand combat and
assorted weapons training.
They performed close order
drill and operated as a small
infantry unit during field
training.
Knight and fellow recruits
ended the training phase
with The Crucible, a 54-hour
team effort, problem solving
evolution which culminated
with an emotional ceremony
Workforce board elects vice-chairman
The Middle Georgia Work
force Investment Board
(WIB) recently elected its
first ever Vice-Chairman
from among its business
membership. Steve
Williams, of Colonial Bank in
Warner Robins, was elected
vice-chair at the Board’s July
24th meeting held at the
Milledgeville Career Center,
The WIB is composed of local
business leaders and work
force development agencies
who work to improve train
ing and employment services
in Middle Georgia. The WIB
is affiliated with the Georgia
Department of Labor and a
board ,of local government
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in which the recruits were
presented the Marine Corps
Emblem, and were addressed
as “Marines” for the first
time since boot camp began.
Knight is a 2000 graduate
of Crawford County High
School of Roberta, GA.
Army National Guard
Pvt. Tania K. Nix has grad¬
uated from basic combat
training at ^.C. Fort Jackson,
Columbia,
During the training, the
soldire received instruciton
and practice in drill and cere
mony, marching, rifle marks¬
manship, armed and
unarmed combat, map read¬
ing, field tactics, military
courtesy, military justice,
pysical fitness, first aid and
Armay history and tradi¬
tions.
She is the daughter of
George Nix of Byron, Ga.,
and granddaughter of Mar¬
garet Fack of Warner
Robins,Ga.
Nix is a 2001 graduate of
Youth Challenge Academy,
Fort Gordon, Ga.
Tifton-Sixty-four students
at Abraham Baldwin Agri¬
cultural College achieved the
highest academic honor pos¬
sible during the 2001 sum¬
mer term when they were
named to the President’s
List. Each student on the
list attained an “A” in every
subject, securing a perfect
4.0 grade point average. The
students had to carry a mini¬
mum of 12 hours of academic
course work. Each student
on the list also made the
Dean’s List for the summer
term.
The students from the
Peach County area are as fol¬
lows: Angela R. Amerson of
Byron and Jenny L. Kick
lighter of Fort Valley.
The following area resi¬
dents completed require¬
ments recently for a degree
from Georgia College & State
University in Milledgeville,
announced Dr. Rosemary
DePaolo, president of the
university.
* Charlotte C. Bare of
Fort Valley, GA, Master of
Arts, History.
* Jane S. Stump of Fort
Valley, GA, Specialist in Edu¬
cation, Early Childhood Edu¬
cation.
officials from the ten county
Middle Georgia area, which
includes Baldwin, Crawford,
Houston, Jones, Monroe,
Peach, Pulaski, Putnam,
Twiggs and Wilkinson coun
ties.
In other action, committee
chairs were appointed by the
WIB’s chairman, A1 McGee,
as follows: Visibility-Mickey
Parker of Jones County, Part
ner Participation-Ron Street
of Houston County of Hous
ton County, Planning-Jim
Doyle of Wilkinson County
and Youth Council-Clifford
Holmes of Houston County.
The Board also approved
funds to enhance workforce
development technology and
services at the Milledgeville
Career Center.
The WIB members who
represent Peach County are
Albert O’Bryant, of Cool-N
Dry Self Storage and Gary
Walker of Foodmax.