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EARLY COUNTY NEWS, THURSDAY, SEPT. 19, 1968
TL A mam* a necessary step if
| (IC LOUdly AQEIIT you ar e t 0 market quality early
BY JUDSON COOPER SWeet P° tatoes * Here are a few
„ , « . « , tips on how you can exercise
Early County Agent care<
FIRE SAFETY CHECK Sweet potatoes are subject to
sunscald if they are exposed too
If fire strikes your property, long to the sun; therefore, they
where will it start ? What will should be picked up immediately
likely cause it? after digging. The digging plow
These aren*t just idle ques- should never be allowed to get
tions, says County Agent Judson too far ahead of the pickers.
Cooper in a special Fire Pre- Rotting will be severe in sun
vention Week message. scalded potatoes in a relatively
More than $190,000,000 worth short time.
of farm homes, buildings and Also, the digging plow should
other property go up in smoke be carefully set to avoid exces
each year, according to U. S. sive skinning and bruising. And
Department of Agriculture esti- it should never be operated too
mates. A substantial portion fast.
of the 6,500 deaths in home Pickers should wear soft cot
fires reported for 1967 by the ton gloves to prevent fingernails
National Fire Protection Asso- from digging in. The potatoes
ciation occurred in rural areas, should be handled carefully at
Keep deadly, destructive fire .all times.
away from your home by check- A little care at harvesting
ing what you know of fire safety, and grading time will pay big
In farm homes, faulty or mis- dividends in better quality, and
used heating and cooking equip- thus better prices,
ment start more fires than any
other single cause, NFPA stud- SMALL GRAIN PLANTINGTIME
les show. Actually, defective
stoves and heaters, along with . small grain planting time
defective chimneys and sparks J ust around the corner here is
from chimneys, are responsible a list of recommended varieties
for almost half of all fires in of ® mall S ra in for your selec
farm dwellings. ^ on:
Careless use of gasoline and Oats; Florida 500, Suregrain
kerosene, electrical faults in Radar 2, Roanoke, Fairfax, Sum
wiring and appliances, are both ter, Jefferson.
high on the list. Bad smoking Wheat: Bledsoe, Coker Had
habits and children playing with den ’ Anderson - Ga. 1123, Wake
matches are other major causes. ^ an ^'
In barns and outbuildings, the Wrens Explor "
prime fire hazard is spontaneous er ’ iser ’ Bl° rida Black (For
ignition in hay, corn and ferti- ea rly grazing).
lizer. Other most frequent Clovers: Crimson Dixie -
causes are electrical faults, P 6l " acre . Ball -3# per
lightning, defective heating acre, White Dutch -3# per acre
equipment, and careless handling ( low dam P soils).
of gasoline and oil. Ryegrass: Annual Ryegrass
These facts point to a thorough 2 P 6l " acre *
check-up and clean-up of condi-
tions that could cause a fire in Cooperative studies in w c
your home or other buildings. new drugs were administered
During Fire Prevention Week under controlled conditions in
make a new start towards com- Veterans Administration hospi
plete fire safety on your property Q l s resulted in a therapy pro
and keep headed that way through- gram that has allowed VA to
out the year, urges County Ex- do away with specialized tuber
tension Agent Judson Cooper, culosis hospitals.
QUALITY SWEETS . Care for veterans is an Anglo-
American tradition dating from
Care in harvesting and grad- 1593.
EARLY COUNTY
Expenses - Disbursements
MONTH OF AUGUST, 1968
ADMINISTRATIVE:
Salaries, fees $2,905.05
Chamber of Commerce 200 0 00
Telephones 127.70
Travel 75.00
Social security tax 429.82
Pntg., supplies, postage, etc. 282.03 $4,080.20
BUILDINGS & BRIDGES:
Airport building (bal.) $3,350.00
Water, lights, cooling 322.20
Rent 310.00
Labor 200^00
Pest, termite control 125.85
Supplies, repairs 122.50 4,430.55
COURTS, JAIL, PRISONERS, SHERIFF:
Sheriff department $1,500.00
City Court judge, coroner 200.00
Jail, prisoners 401.90
Court of Ordinary 05.00
Miscellaneous 126.^5 2,293.45
ROAD DEPARTMENT:
Payroll $4,702.90
Utilities 170.04
Fuel, gas, oil, greases 1,33&.t>0
Parts, supplies, repairs 3,113.25 9,328.79
HEALTH DEPT., VITAL STATISTICS 1,882.83
EXTENSION SERVICE 773.93
DEPT. FAMILY & CHILDREN’S SERVICE 4,000.00
AMBULANCE SERVICE & HOSP. INS. 1,380.35
LIBRARY 14.4 s 14
TOTAL $28,314.04
EARL “TIGE” PICKLE
TREASURER EARLY COUNTY
BLAKELY, GEORGIA
(ksca
NEWS
Gouty Office Manager
By irARBEN CLEVELAND
COUNTY CORN PRICE-SUP
PORT RATE ANNOUNCED
The price-support loan and
purchase rate of $1.23 per bushel
for 1968-crop corn in Georgia
was announced today by Rufus
Adams, Chairman, Georgia State
Agricultural ’ Stabilization and
Conservation Committee. The
figure is based on the 1968-crop
national average loan level of
$1.05 per bushel, which was an
nounced last October. Only far
mers taking part in the 1968
feed grain program are eligible
for price-support loans on the
1968 corn crop.
The corn may be stored on
the farm or in a CCC approved
warehouse. The nearest ap
proved warehouse to Blakely is
50 miles away. Loans are a
available immediately after stor
age.
The schedule of premiums and
discounts for 1968-crop corn will
be unchanged from those ineffect
for the 1967 crop.
Besides the price-support
loans, participants in the 1968
feed grain program are eligible
to receive price-support and di
version payments. The 1968
price-support payment is 30
cents per bushel, making total
price support $1.53 per bushel.
Loans and purchases will be
available on all 1968-crop eli
gible corn production; the price
support payment will be avail
able on the farm’s projected pro
duction of the planted acreage
up to 50 percent of the farm's
feed grain base,
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SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSON
September 22, 1968
MISSION TO THE NATIONS
Jonah 1-4
MEMORY SELECTION: For
I knew that thou art a gracious
God, and merciful, slow to anger,
and of great mercy.... Jonah 4:2
The message of salvation was
not given for one nation, ex
clusively. God is Interested in
all people. "The Lord is...
longsuffering to usward, not wil
ling that any should perish, but
that all should come to repen
tance.” 2 Peter 3:9. It is often
difficult for some people to see
a picture of a loving, merciful
God in the Old Testament. They
think onTy of the strict adherence
to the Law. God did expect the
nation of Israel to obey die Law,
but He was willing to deal with
other nations.
The prophet Jonah was sent
to minister to a Gentile nation.
The wickedness of Nineveh was
very great, but God was still
interested in the spiritual wel
fare of these people. Some would
have your to believe that God is
interested only in the righteous
people. This is hardly the case.
The master said, “...For I am
not come to call the righteous,
but sinners to repentance”.
Matthew 9; 13.
At the beginning of God’s deal
ings with the man Jonah, he was
hardly "broadminded” enough to
see that God was interested in the
Gentile nation. After the first
call from God, Jonah decided
it was unnecessary for him to
obey. The ocean voyage he be
gan toward the city of Tarshish
hardly ended as a pleasure
cruise. Hie mariners realized
there was a reason for the storm
that came upon them. These
heathen sailors called upon their
powerless gods for help. They
called on Jonah, the man who
boasted of running from his God,
to pray. Realizing the futulity
of his calling on God, he request
ed the men to cast him over
board. As a result of the storm
and the other happenings, Jonah
became willing to preach the
Gospel to the lost.
There are times when God
must take drastic measures in
order to get people t o listen
to His voice. Moses was called
from the burning bush. Exodus
3:2. Elijah heard God after a
sequence of disturbances in na
ture. 1 Kings 19:11, 12.
Veterans Receive
Aid To Educate
Children
The Veterans Administration
today had good news for the tax
paying parents and guardians of
an estimated 42,000 dependents
going to school under the War
Orphans Educational Assistance
Act.
Payments to "war orphans"
are now regarded as scholar
ships and are not to be counted
for income tax purposes in de
termining whether the dependent
received more than half of his
support from the taxpayer.
Under the law, "war orphans”
(children of veterans who died or
are permanently and totally dis
abled as a result of military
service) are entitled to monthly
"benefits of $1.30 for full-time :
enrollment, smaller amounts for
part-time.
According to the VA, a recent
Internal Revenue Service ruling
calling such payments "scholar
ships” reverses an earlier find
ing. Previously these educational
allowances were regarded as
being contributed by the student
when determining who furnished
more than half of the student's
support for income tax purposes.
The new ruling concludes that
Congress intended that such pay
ments be gratuitous in nature and
therefore they are scholarships,
the VA said.
Since the ruling is retroactive,
the VA advises parents and
guardians to apply to their local
district IRS director for the best
method of filing for a refund.
Generally, eligible young men
and women between 18 and 26
are entitled to up to 36 months
of schooling under the Act.
Since this program began in
1956, more than 120,000 sons
and daughters of veterans have
received assistance from the VA.
As Jonah preached, the city of
Nineveh was convicted of sin and
repented. Jonah 3:5. When they
realized the possibility of the
judgement of God being vindi
cated upon them, they saw the
necessity of repentence. There
are many today who do not care
to think of the judgement of God
coming into their lives. Many
prefer to go their way with little
or no regard for God nor the
things of God.
Christ said, "The men of Nine
veh shall rise in judgement with
this generation, and shall con
demn it; because they repented
at the preaching of Jonas...”
Matthew 12:41. There are many
today who prefer something be
sides the preaching of the Word.
The preaching of the Word, and
a knowledge of God’s judgement
were the things necessary for
bringing repentance. Have you
accepted Christ by repenting of
your sins. If not, please ask
Christ to come into your life
today.
Rev. James C. Temples
Life expectancy is increasing,
for men it has gone up from
53.5 years in 1920 to over 66.5
years today. For women it has
risen from 54.5 in 1920 to about
73 today, the Census Bureau
said.
Pres. Grover Cleveland, as
a youth, was paid $4 a week to
work as a law clerk.
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St. Regis Looks
Ahead In Pines
Throughout the Deep South,
St. Regis reforested 30,000 acres
of woodlands with 23 million
young trees. About 7,700,000
seedlings of this tree crop were
planted in Georgia-
Through careful management
and conservation, this crop of
trees will be mature and ready
for harvesting in 25 to 30 years.
The practice is to replant four
fold every tree that is harvested-
The result is a growing forest
that will continue to produce
wood fiber, scenic beauty and re
creational opportunities for fu
ture generations.
This annual reforestation pro
gram begins in Lee, Florida,
where St. Regis operates one of
the largest industrial tree nur
series in the South.
Millions of tiny seeds are
planted in the nursery during
early spring, and by late fall,
the young pine trees are six to
eight inches tall and ready for
transplanting. The seedlings are
uprooted during the winter plant
ing season as they are needed,
packed in damp moss, and ship
ped throughout the Deep South
for reforesting timberland.
These trees are planted by
a tractor-drawn machine, usual
ly on ground that has been clear
ed and site-prepared.
Proper spacing is essential,
and foresters have learned that
planting the seedlings every five
feet in rows 12 feet apart pro
duces maximum yield. This
"five-twelve spacing” allows a
bout 720 trees per acre, and
permits working room for easier
harvesting.
Previously, trees were planted
much closer—sometimes more
than 1,200 per acre--which slow
ed growth and reduced yield.
For land that is inaccessible
to mechanized equipment, St. Re
gis foresters have adapted a
technique for aerial seeding. A
device mounted on a helicopter
scatters the tiny pine seeds at
a rate of about three-quarters
of a pound per acre-
The seeds are coated with
a repellent to fend off hungry
insects, rodents and birds until
they can germinate.
The company foresters are a
vailable to help other landowners
through personal inspections of
their lands and sound manage
ment counsel, free of charge-
St. Regis depends primarily
on small to medium-sized land
owners to supply about 75 per
cent of the wood needed to make
paper and paper products at its
southern kraft mills and con
verting plants.
Headstones Or
Grave Markers
For Veterans
Free headstones or gravemar
kers are available for deceased
veterans through the Department
of the Army reports State Vete
rans Service Director, Pete
Wheeler.
The markers are provided for
veterans buried in national ceme
teries without need for applica
tion on the part of survivors.
Interment in any other ceme
tery requires survivors to make
applications through the Depart
ment of the Army.
Any veteran with wartime or
peacetime service is eligible so
long as his last period of active
service terminated honorably.
Reservists who die while per
forming active duty for training
are also eligible. There is no
time limit for applying for the
headstone or gravemarker.
Mr. Wheeler said, "Memorial
markers or headstones are also
available to the next-of-kin of
any member of the Armed Forces
who are buried at sea. The
memorial marker may be erect
ed in a private cemetery or in
a memorial section of a national
cemetery.”
In addition, a $250 burial al
lowance from the Veterans Ad
ministration is granted to honor-
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With many types of electric heat . . .
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widest variety of systems to choose from, many with
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system is as dependable and efficient. There are few
or no moving parts. And fuel dollars are not wasted
up the chimney in smoke!
Rural homes — whether farm or non-farm — can en
joy this modern convenience because of the wide avail
ability of low-cost electric power from the rural elec
trics . . . And planning and building for new and ex
panded uses of electricity is a continuing responsibility
of the electric cooperatives . . .
Helping rural America keep pace with progress . . .
this is modern Rural Electrification!
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Homecoming And
Revival To Be At
Pineview Church
A three day series of revival
meetings will be held at the
Pineview Baptist Church this
week-end, starting at 8 o'clock
Friday evening, Sept. 20, con
ducted by the Rev. Gordon Hub
bard, pastor. Services will be
held Friday and Saturday night
and Sunday morning at 11 o’clock.
Sunday will also be observed as
Homecoming Day, and dinner will
be served at noon. All mem
bers and former members are
cordially invited to come.
ably discharged veterans of war
time service or peacetime vete
rans in receipt of service-con
rected compensation at the time!
of death or discharge or retired
for disability incurred in line of
duty. Application for the burial
allowance must be made within
two years after the veteran’s
death.
More information and assis
tance on burial for veterans is
available from the nearest field
office of the Georgia Department
of Veterans Service.
The Yukon River starts with
in 15 miles of the Pacific Ocean,
then makes a tremendous arch
and reaches the Pacific on the
west coast of Alaska.