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EARLY COUNTY NEWS, THURSDAY, JAN. 13, 1972
The County Agent
BV CHARLES ROBERTSOH
Early County Agent
THIN OR PRUNE?
There are many acres of pecan
trees in Georgia that are over
crowded. Perhaps some of them
are here in Early County. You
know, where limbs are inter
locked with other trees on all
four sides. Chances are these
trees need to be thinned or
pruned.
Some growers are irrigating
pecan trees to improve size and
quality. Under this condition,
pruning may be the best route.
Do not “dehorn" the trees. Just
remove the long limbs that are
interlocked with other trees.
Growers who are not going to
irrigate probably will be better
off by thinning. If the trees are
planted on the square, thin dia
gonally. That is, remove all
trees in every other row. This
will increase spacing by about
40 percent for the trees that
are left.
FERTILIZE PECANS
This month and next are good
times to give pecan trees their
yearly feeding of fertilizer.
Growers who had leaf analyses
made this past season have speci
fic recommendations to follow.
Also, soil tests can indicate ferti
lity needs of pecan trees. In the
absence of these, only general
"rule-of-thumb" recommenda
tions can be followed.
And these general recom
mendations call for two to three
pounds of a complete fertilizer
per inch of tree diameter at
breast height. This is a common
guide. Then, additional nitrogen
should be applied to bring the
actual nitrogen level up to ten
pounds per tree--if it is anolder
tree, say 20 years or over.
ZINC FOR PECANS
And under normal conditions,
pecan trees require additional
zinc. Deficiency of this element
causes a condition known as
“rosette”.
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A lot of dead twigs in the tree
tops, and discolored and curved
leaves, are common symptons
of the disease.
If rosette is severe on older
trees, apply ten to fifteen pounds
of zinc sulfate per tree to cor
rect the condition. Then begin
applying a maintenance rate next
year of three to five pounds
per tree.
SOWEGA
Directors to meet
in Camilla
The Board of Directors of the
SOWEGA Educational Services
will meet Tuesday, January 18
at 9 a.m. at the DeSoto Trail
Regional Library in Camilla, it
is announced by Dr. Boyd Israel.
At 10 a.m. the bi-monthly meet
ing of superintendents of schools
in the nineteen Southwest Georgia
counties who are members of the
Center, will meet at the library
with President Mitchell Conner
of Arlington, presiding. Supt.
Conner is Chairman of the Board
of Directors.
STAFF MEMBERS ON SURVEY
TEAM
Members of the staff of South
west Georgia Educational Ser
vices Center will cooperate with
Director W. O. Cloud, Second
Congressional District Director
for the State School System, in
making a comprehensive survey
of school making application for
additional capitol outlay.
Gene Harper and Mrs. Jean
C. Duffy, Specialists at the SW
GESC are serving with a survey
committee under the leadership
of District Director Cloud this
week, January $-7.
NEW STAFF MEMBER A
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Mrs. Shirley A. Sanders of
Rt. 2, Leary, recently joined
the staff at SOWEGA Educational
Center as typist-records and
billing clerk.
Mrs. Sanders, the former
Shirley Black, is the daughter
of Mrs. E. M. Black and the
late Mr. Black of Leary, a form
er Blakely resident. She gradu
ated from Edison High School
and attended Albany Vocational -
Technical School. She is married
to C. H. Sanders, employed at
Merck and Company, Albany;
they have a five month old son.
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DOUBLE KNIT TROUBLE
If you’ve done any sewing using
double knit material, you know
what a stitch-skipping problem
it is.
To keep your machine from
skipping stitches, run all your
knits through a regular wash
cycle before they are cut out.
Some knits have sizing, which
make the fabric difficult to pene
trate with a needle.
A too-large needle can also
cause skipped stitches. In most
cases, a size 11 needle is best
for knits. Size 14 and 16 needles
are so large they cannot pene
trate polyester yarns in a knit
fabric.
If neighter one of these mea
sures prevents your machine
from missing stitches, try ad
justing the top tension. When all
else fails, call your repairman.
SAVE SOCKS
With just a little imagination,
you can bring an old or odd
sock to new life. Simply toss it
into hop soap or detergent suds;
it will be ready for reincarna
tion as a hat or turtleneck swea
ter for your little girl’s doll.
The hat is made from the toe
of the sock and can be embroid
ered with your own designs or
FORESTRY NEWS
PRESTON FULMER
IlillliLVf Area Forester
CHESTS MCKNIGHT
Forest Ranger
The best time for planting
trees is now.
A lot of people fail to plant
simply because they don’t think
they have any place large enough
to warrant planting. However,
any farmer or landowner has
field corners, damp spots, rocky
areas, and other places that are
too much trouble in which to
operate heavy and expensive
farm machinery. These places
could be put to better use in
tree farming.
Woodlots that have less than
300 trees per acre in some cases
could use spot planting depending
on the size of the trees already
there. There are a lot of scrub
hardwood areas in the county
that aren’t even making tax
money. These areas could be
planted this year, and the hard
wood controlled within the next
two years.
The county ASC office has
financila assistance available for
planting and controlling hard
woods. The office is taking ap
plications for this in the month
of January.
The purpose of the Rural En
vironmental Assistance Pro
gram is to aid in achieving
necessary conservation of our
soil and water resources; re
duce pollution of water, air and
land. A cost-share of 80 per
cent of the average cost of the
items specified under the prac
tices not to exceed S2O per
acre for treating land under A-7
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PHARMACIST/
By: Reid Mullis
Obsity (being overweight) has
become a real health problem in
this space age of work-saving
devices and much leisure time.
Maybe you need to take a good
look in the mirror - are you
one of those persons who has
been adding pounds during the
past few years? If you are, then
you should make a serious at
tempt to control your weight.
Crash diets are an ineffective
way to lose weight and can be
harmful to your health. The only
safe way of losing weight is to
have a checkup at your doctor’s
and let him advise the proper
diet for your personal needs. Not
all individuals require the same
amount of calories.
Your doctor may alsoprescribe
diet aids, designed to quell the
over-zealous appetite. These are
available at our pharmacy. Our
trained pharmacists are always
ready to serve your prescription
needs. Try our service.
Blakely
Drugs
decorated with pieces of iron
on patches. The matching sweater
is made from the rest of the
sock. Roll the sock cuff for the
turtleneck and slip it over the
doll’s head. Then mark off arm
holes, remove the cuff, and cut
out holes for the arms.
By using old socks for stuffing,
you can create all-washable stuf
fed toys for babies.
Old socks can revamp full size
garments, too! They made ideal
replacement cuffs for children's
snowsuits and jackets. Or sew
them inside jacket sleeves as
windbreakers.
WASH SWEATERS
Washing sweaters saves money
as well as extra trips to the
cleaners. To handwash sweaters
and other knited garments made
of wool, swish up a cool solu
tion of soap or detergent suds.
Immerse the garment and
squeeze the suds through several
times. AVOID warm water and
agitation. Always support the fa
bric with your hands. Rinse th
oroughly in the same manner.
Roll in a tick towel to remove
excess moisture, then lay flat to
dry. Do not wring or squeeze
the damp sweater.
Remember to follow these
guidelines carefully. Improper
washing can cause drawing up
or matting, which will result
in a ruined sweater.
and sl4 per acre under B-10.
Practice A-7, planting trees,
has a cost-share rate of $10.59
per acre. If the area has cull
hardwoods or undesirable vege
tation, a cost-share of S2O per
acre is available for removal or
control.
Practice B-10, improving a
stand of forest trees by releas
ing desirable trees, has a cost
share rate of sl4 per acre.
This includes pre-commercially
thinning, cull hardwood control
with the tree injector, prescribe
burning, and firebreak establish
ment if needed.
For further assistance on what
type practice would best suit
your land, contact the County
Forestry Unit. Finally, be sure
to sign up for this assistance
THIS MONTH.
TIPS ON MOVING
COMPANIES
My husband has just been
transferred to another state.
The last time we moved, we
had a lot of trouble with the
moving company. Some of the
things didn't arrive for weeks,
others were damaged and it
cost a fortune. What can I do
to keep from going through
this again?
There’s very little you can
do about the high cost of
moving, but there are some
things you can do to reduce
the problems you might run
into with moving companies.
First of all, pick only
companies with good
reputations. Ask around to
find out the names of
companies that have given
satisfactory service to others.
Check them out with such
organizations as the Better
Business Bureau and the
Chamber of Commerce.
Then, have two or three
companies come to your
house and inspect your
belongings. Have them give
you a written estimate of the
cost after they have seen what
has to be moved. Compare the
estimates, and pick the
company that offers you the
best service at the best price.
Be sure that the estimate
covers everything. Sometimes,
a less than ethical company
will give you a low bid just to
grab the business, and then
spring additional charges on
you when you get where
you’re going, and they can
hold the furniture until you
pay up.
You should also get a
written promise that your
belongings will not be put in
storage at any time during the
move.
It might be a good idea^to
take out temporary extra
insurance for the move. Talk it
over with your insurance
agent.
Sunday Schaal
Lessee
January 16, 1972
THE HEALING CHRIST
Luke 8:40-56
MEMORY SELECTION: .. Thy
faith hath made thee whole; go
in peace. Luke 8:48
Some of the religious leaders
of the time of Christ realized
the “different” nature of this
Teacher from Nazareth. There
came a longing in their heart
to have this man show them the
deep things of God. Some of
the men who were in charge of
the worship in the local syna
gogue came to be interested lis
teners. Nicodemus and Jairus
were two of this group.
The daughter of Jairus became
sick. Since this Man from Galilee
had healed many others, why
could He not perform a miracle
in the life of this child? The
father presented the need to the
Master. Our Lord consented to
go to the home of this leader
to minister to the child.
As the procession of Christ
and the discipes with their
friends made their way through
the streets to the home of
Jairus, a notable miracle took
place. A woman who had been
sick for twelve years had de
veloped a longing in her heart
to be healed by this Man. She
know that a simple touch of His
clothes would produce a miracle
in her life. As this woman made
her way through the crowds that
thronged the Master, she was
finally within range to touch Him.
When she touched the border of
His outer garment, she was made
completely whole of her infirm
ity. Our Lord perceived, at once,
that there had been a touch of
faith. Upon inquiry, His disciples
though it very strange for Him to
ask “Who touched me?” The wo
man confessed the action she had
performed and witnessed the
miracle which had been wrought.
Many must have thought this
an unusual way to produce a
miracle. Our Lord saw more than
the simple act of touching His
outer garment. He saw the ac
tion of faith as it produced these
aforesaid results.
The procession continued to
ward the house of Jairus after
the brief pause. In the meantime,
word had come to the father that
the child was now dead. These
words did not deter the action
of the Savior. He continued on
while giving words of encourage
ment to the father.
Arriving at the house, the us
ual Oriental wailing and mourn
ing had already begun. The Mas
ter put all the professional and
incidental mourners out of the
house. He and the parents, with
some of the disciples, went into
the chamber where the young
child lay. Our Lord spoke the
words that brought life back to
that dead body. He said, “Maid,
arise”. At this command, the
chains of death had to release
their hold on this one. The One
who had come to conquer death
was on the scene. The enemy
had to flee at the command of
the Son of God.
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PRICE FREEZE
The Cost of Living Council
has ruled that the sale and lease
of allotments and marketing quo
tas for cotton, tobacco, and pea
nuts are exempt from economic
controls. Thus, the price fre
eze does not apply to transfer,
according to J. Paul Holmes,
Jr., State Executive Director of
the Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Service in Georgia.
Mr. Holmes pointed out that
farmers in some areas may have
questions about how the price
freeze applies to transfers of
allotements. The Department, in
requesting the ruling from the
Price Board, wanted to make it
clear that such prices are not
subject to a freeze. Any ques
tions about transfers should be
referred to the local county AS
CS office, he said.
March 1 Dead
Line For
Income Tax
Georgia farmers and fisher
man who did not file a declara
tion of estimated Federal income
tax by Jan. 17 may have a tax
deadline by March 1.
Calvin G. Lane, the local re
presentative of Internal Revenue
Service in Albany, Georgia, said
today that if you earned at least
two-thirds of your 1971 gross
income from farming or fishing
but did not file an estimate
by Jan. 17, you must file your
1971 Federal income tax return
and pay any tax due by Wednes
day, March 1, 1972, to avoid
penalty for underpayment of es
timated tax.
Card of Thanks
I would like to say “Thank
You” to my friends and neigh
bors, Dr. Crowdis, the nurses
and all employees for their kind
nesses to me while I was in
the hospital. For cards, flowers,
visits and phone calls, 1 am
humbly grateful, God bless you.
Carl Rogers
miracles as simple stories or
things that would have a “per
fectly logical explaination”. This
is hardly the case. Our Lord
came to do the works of the
Father. To try to reduce the
things He did to pure human
levels is to deny the power of
the One who set our universe
in motion.
Could you ask Christ to do
something for you? Do you know
Him well enough to ask a favor?
Why not let Him be your Friend
today? He will be glad to become
a part of your life.
Rev. James C. Temples
Social Security
Starting January 1, 1972, the
deductible under the Medicare
hospital insurance program will
be S6B, according to W. W. Kirk
sey, Social Security District
Manager in Albany.
“This means that the Medi
care patient admitted to the
hospital after December 31,1971
will be responsible for the first
S6B of the hospital bill, “Kirk
sey said. The deductible in 1971
was S6O.
“The $8 increase in the de
ductible is the result of a re
view of hospital costs during
1970,” Kirksey said. Under the
Medicare law, the deductible
must be adjusted to keep the a
mount in line with the average
cost of one day’s stay in the
hospital.
The deductible of S6O will re
main in effect for all Medicare
hospital admissions during the
year 1971. Any Medicare patient
admitted to the hospital on or
before December 31, 1971 will
be responsible for the first S6O
of his bill.
“Because of the increase in
hospital costs,” Kirksey said,
“three other increases in the
amount patients pay under the
Medicare hospital insurance pro
gram are required, beginning
January 1.”
For hospital stays of more than
60 days, he said, the Medicare
patient will pay sl7 a day, in
stead of sls, for the 61st through
the 90th day.
For a post-hospital stay of
more than 20 days in an extended
care facility, the patient will
pay $8.50 a day, instead of $7.50
for the 21st through the 100th
day.
For “lifetime reserve” days,
the patient will pay $34 instead
of S3O for each day used.
“The 1971 rates will remain in
effect for people whose benefit
periods under Medicare started
before the end of this year,”
Kirksey said. “Among other fac
tors, the beginning of a benefit
period depends on when a Medi
care patient was first admitted
to the hospital. There’s more
information about benefit per
iods in YOUR MEDICARE
HANDBOOK. Or anyone with
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Shows Progress
For Year
A total of 87 new industries,
representing a capital invest
ment of $123,683,400, located
on Georgia Power Company lines
during 1971, J. Curtis Smith,
vice president, industrial dev
elopment, announced this week.
This compares with 112 new
industries, with capital invest
ments of $154,504,000, that be
gan operation in the company’s
service area during 1970.
All facilities reported by
Georgia Power are manufact
uring or processing plants, each
with a minimum capital invest
ment of $50,000 and employing
at least 10 workers.
In addition to the new plants,
80 existing industries expanded
their operations during 1971.
Capital investment in such ex
pansions was $86,061,000.
Twelve-month figures for 1970
show that 126 existing manu
facturing or processing plants
increased their productive cap
acity at a cost of $69,228,000.
The report for 1971 shows
that new plants and expansions
will provide employment for 7,
649 Georgians at annual wages of
$42,526,650.
The corresponding period last
year showed 12,411 new jobs
and an annual payroll of
$74,493,000.
Dean's List
Having superior academic
standing during Fall Quarter at
Georgia Southwestern College in
Americus, Ga. are the following
Dean’s List students from Early
County: Shirley Anglin, Timothy
Everson, Brenda C. Rollins, John
W. Scarbrough, and Waller B.
Widener.
A highly advanced civilization
existed on the Isle of Crete
between 1100 and 3,000 B.C.
questions can call the Albany
Social Security Office. The
telephone number is 436-6301.”