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DONALSONVILLE (GA.) NEWS THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1964
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by Leon Barnes I
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I have heard all kinds of <
reasons offered throughout :
my employment with USDA <
as to “Why an AGP”. Just <
recently, I listened to two dis- j
ferent talks on this subject—» 1
one by our own State Exe
cutive Director, Mr. William I
L. Lanier and the other by
our Georgia Commissioner of .
Agriculture, Phil Campbell.
Both used different approach- I
es, but each came up with the .
same result —Government in
vestment in soil and water (
conservation is a wise invest
ment for your benefit as I
well as mine. Mr. Lanier sj
talk was most impressive.’ Rs,
went all the way back to |
Biblical days discussing, the
ancient law requiring that no !
crops to be harvested on the j
seventh year. This, Mr.'La-j
nier explained, is among the
earliest recorded Jevidence
where man recognizes the
value of soil and water con
servation. ‘■-*' • ‘ I
We were also given some
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SPRING CREEK YOUTH
ENTERTAINED
Mr. and Mrs Clyde Perry]
were hosts to a party for the j
teenage set of the Spring
Creek Church BTU on Sat
urday, January 17, 1964.
Purpose of the party was
the making of plans for
visitation during the month
of February. Since Valen
tines Day comes in February,
the theme of the party was, of
course, one of valentines..-
After the serious part of
the party was concluded, the
group joined in the game of
“Treasure Hunt’’, and also a
Twist Contest. ..
Winners of the competition
included Delores White, Jenny
Johnson, and Martha Ann
Perry. Other members who
were able to attend were ;
Roy Barber, Nancy Johnson,
Kay and Gail Burke, Robert
Perry, Diane Johnson, and .
Sue Ald<y.
Delicious party delicacies
and cokes were served be- '
tween sessions of the “Bop”, ]
Twist, Hitchhike, and such <
old-fashioned favorites as ;
Cha Cha Cha and Swing. <
Everyone reported a matve- j
lous time. \ ... z , j]
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SCHS BAND MEMBERS TO i
ATTEND CLINIC
Nine members,of the SCHS h
senior band have be e n
selected to attend the second
district Band Clinic Friday
and Saturday in Albany..
Those attending will be Pa
tricia McMullen and Freida
Moulton, Clarinet I Buddy
Herrington, Corn e & Joe
Glawson, percussion ; Danny |
King, trombone; Fran Santi<
and Karen Broome, saxo
phone; Beverly z White, flqte
and Jimmy ;
horn.
Cynthia |
We met up with Mr. Carl J. ■ ;
Patterson, our officiaFrain re
corder, Friday. He was fuss
ing about being over-worked
after having the entire month
of October off for vacation.
Perhaps his work has slacked ,
up a bit now or a few days.
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Mrs. Hill Pace, of Iron City,
spent Sunday in Dothan as
the guest of her cousin, Mrs.
Vera Sheehan.
behind the scene information
on how the present day ACP
came into existence (by Mr.
Lanier). He pointed out that
several years ago the farmers
of the mid-west plains area
reached a conclusion that cen
tral help was needed to help
them keep their lands from
blowing away. <
The story goes that they
asked their Congressman for
help but received only deaf
ears—until, the windstorms
grew so strong that they de
posited tons and tons of dust
on the Nation’s Capitol. From
that time forward, most of
our elected representatives
have shown an' interest in
i helping the farthers conserve
, soil and water. ■ • F
You may ask why, if con
servation is so important,
! don’t the land owners take
lit upon themselves to carry
out all needed conservation
practices on their own land
without Federal Aid. Mr.
i Campbell gave a good example
’Of why. He says that accord
ing to statistics, the average
i tenure of a farm by any one
individual is about twenty
.years. When this fact is com
pared with the cost of land,
'farming equipment, labor and
i other operating expenses, it
would not always appear to
be profitable to invest in
costly conservation practices.
Yet, if these practices are not
carried out and maintained,
the farms would gradually
deteriorate to the point where
they would contribute little
to supplying us with foods
and fibers. If this happens,
we lose our place as the
world’s richest nation.
In recent years, some 250
million dollars per year have
been allocated by the Con
gress to carry out the ACP,
Seminole County’s share of
these funds are approximately
$42,000.
Even though this is a sub
ject in which controversy
sometimes arises, I think
these funds have been used
wisely in Seminole County.
The next time you drive a
round the county, pay close
attention to the' farmlands.
Notice the number of fields
sown to winter cover crops,
the terraces, waterways, per
manent cover crops and trees.
Chances are, ACP helped car
ry out many of thes practices.
We are now accepting re
quests for 1964 ACP cost
shares. The initial sign-up
period ends January 31st.
Any farmer who has not al
ready done so is urged to
visit our office this month
and file his request.
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FDR H-D CLUB MEETS
The FDR Home Demonstra
tion Club held its - regular'
monthly meeting Wednesday
at the community club house.
The meeting was called to,
order and an inspiring devo
tional was given bjLMrs ;
Woodrow Cliett. In the ab
sence of a home agent, plans
were discussed for the next
meeting with emphasis on
the study of ceramics.
Mrs. Helen Perry,* a new
comer to our community,
joined the club at this 1 meet’-'
ing. Delicious refreshments
were served by Mrs. Cliett
prior to the adjournment of
the meeting.
Mrs. Eva Johp Johnson,
Reporter
j SOME FARMERS DO NOT
GET SS BENEFITS
According to Louis 0. Kidd,
district manager for Social
Security in Thomasville, some
farmers, especially sharecrop
pers, in this area are not get
ting social security credit for
their earnings. This is because
they don’t file tax returns
I and report their self-employ
ment income. These farmers
deprive themselves and their
families of protection in case
of disability, death, or retire
ment.
All farmers (including
sharecroppers) get social se
curity protection when they
file federal income tax re
turns and pay the social se
curity tax. A farmer who
clears S4OO or more, must file
a tax return and pay the so
cial security tax on his earn
ings. A farmer must do this
even though he may not
owe any income tax.
Mr. Kidd said that a farm
er who doesn’t clear S4OO, can
. still get social seecurity pro
tection, if he had sales of at
least S6OO. To get social se
curity credit in this case, the
farmer must file his tax re
, turn under a special method
for farmers only. This special
J method works this way—if
I total farm sales are between
S6OO and SIBOO, report 2|3 of
the total sales for social se
curity credit. A farmer can
do this even if his farm loses
money for the year.
If you have any questions
or need any help, contact
your nearest Internal Reve
nue Service Office or your
Social Security Office locat
ed in the Federal Building in
Thomasville.
Mrs. Elma Shingler is in
Florida for a couple of
months. She is visiting Dr.
and Mrs. B. R. Tinkler in
Lake Wales at the present
time. Later she will be with
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shingler
and family in Clearwater and
with relatives in Miami.
She was accompanied to
Lake Wales by Mr. and Mrs.
F. S. Shingler, Jr., and Mr.
and Mrs. Gerald Conner of
Tallahassee. They also visit
ed in Clearwater before re
turning to Donalsonville.
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Mr. and Mrs. John S. Ad
ams of Jacksonville, Fla.,
proudly announce the arrival
‘ of a baby girl, born December
9. She has been named De
borah Diane. Her grandpar
ents are Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Riddlehoover, and Mr. and
Mrs. J. Q. Adams of Donal
sonville. Her great grandmo
-1 ther is Mrs. Essie Condrey of
.Dothan, and her great grand
'daddy is Mr. J. S. Adams of
Donalsonville. Mr. and Mrs.
Riddlehoover has * just re
turned from a visit with little
. Debbie.
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Thursday spend-the-day
, guests of Mr. and Mrs. Al
Cordell were Dr. Huddie Che
they, Jr., of Thomasville and
Charlie Watkins of Wilming
ton, N. C.
They enjoyed a special
, treat of hunting during the
flay with their son, Albert
Cordell.
♦ * *
Recent guests of Mr. and
Mrs. C. C. Foster were Mr.
And Mrs. Roy Foster, Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Cranor and Mr.
) and F. Barnhardt Mf
' Wadley, Col. and Mrs. H, B.
Foster of Ft. Myers, Fla.,
Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Bivings
and son of Titusville, Fla.,
and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Tal
bert of Nashville, Tenn.
New utilization research laboratory
in Athens to benefit entire state
The new $lO million agri
cultural utilization research
laboratory to be built'On tip.
University of Georgia campus
in Athens will bring about
direct benefits to consumers
as well as agricultural pro
ducers in Seminole county,
and the rest of the nation,
County Agent Royce Hall
said this week.
He pointed out that Sena
tor Richard B. Russell has
stated that results of Work
done in this laboratory will
bring about industrial de
velopments in Co unities
throughout the length and
breadth of Georgia and will
stimulate economic develop
ment in every county and
community. Every new use
developed for a farm product
will result in a new industrial
plant. ' • ;
Research at the University
of Georgia and elsewhere has
resulted in a great abundance
of food and fiber, according
to Dr. O. C. Aderhold, presi
dent of the University, who
said, “The proposed labora
tory will make it possible to
utilize and distribute this a
bundance—creating more in
dustry, more jobs, better nu
trition, clothing and housing.
Work done at the new lab
oratory, coupled with that
already underway by the
University of Georgia, will
strengthen the many contri
butions the University is
making to help all Georgians
move toward a balanced
economy, Mr. Hall said.
County Agent Hall joined
President Aderhold in prais
ing Senator Russell for the
work in bringing the great
USDA research facility to
Georgia and to the University
of Georgia campus. The lab
oratory will serve not only
Georgia but the entire region.
Consumer benefits, of course,
will be nationwide, Mr. Hall
added.
“The work of this research
facility will give the Exten
sion Service workers in
Seminole county even more
research information for the
people of our county,” the
county agent declared. “We
will be able to work for an
even more efficient agricul
ture with better usage of the
products from our farms.”
Seminole county farm income
has grown from four and one
half million dollars in 1950 up
to eight and one-half million
in 1963. Education and Re
search has been the main rea
son why this increase has !
taken place and this trend is
expected to continue so long
as citizens continue to utilize
the education and research
information that is available
to them.
“The University of Georgia,
through its county agents
and home demonstration a
gents and other means of
communication, has resources
for reaching all of the people I
in all of the counties and
communities of the state,”
Mr. Hall said, pointing out
that findings of research
have gone out for many years
to help people help them
selves.
Dr. Aderhold, in his state
meift; ‘declared:
’' ; “The3fniversHy, in the geo-
Your merchants’ ad»trtising in
this newspaper brings you news
of changes in styles, where bar-1
gains are, and what new products ,
are offered.
graphic center of the South
east, offers in its Science
Center complete resources for
research in chemistry, bio
chemistry, bacteriology, zo
ogy, nutrition, food techno
ogy and many other sciences. »
In addition, the graduate
'’school and libraries, erperi
' ment stations and other labo
ratories throughout the state,
computer center and a re
search park adjacent to the
; .mpus contribute to the
diverse resources needed for
such a laboratory.
■ “Such a laboratory will
nake important contributions
to our institution. In our so
ciety, research and develop
ment activity is rapidly be
coming the nucleus around
which educational excellence
and economic progress de
velop.”
SEMINOLE LODGE HAS
NEW OFFICERS
Seminole Lodge No. 83 re
cently installed new officers
at a catfish supper. L. H.
Hastey conducted the service.
Harry B. Gay is worshipful
master. Other officers are
Ivey G. Widner, senior war
den; Owen W. Weeks, junior
warden and director of work;
W. A. Gibbons, treasurer; W.
T. Williams, secretary; Wat
son Lee, senior deacon, T. E.
Newberry, junior deacon; L.
H. Hastey, senior steward;
Wink Houston, junior ste
ward; Rev. L. E. Pierce, chap
lain, and M. C. Fain, Jr., tyler.
The lodge meets each se
cond and fourth Monday.
FIRE DESTROYS CAFE
ON U.S. 84
Seminole Case was destroy
ed by fire Wednesday morn
ing about 9:00 o’clock.
The case is located on U.
S. 84 west and was owned
by Louie Sirmons and operat
ed by Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
Roberts.
The cause of the fire was
not known, but it was sus
pected it was caused by a
towel being left on a heater
by a tourist. The building
was completely destroyed and
only a little of the case equip
ment was saved.
ENTERPRISE HD CLUB >
HAS A MEETING
The Enterprise Home De
monstration club met recently
at the club house. Mrs. Fran
cis Helms, president, presided..
I The group gave the pledge to.
the flag, and sang America.
Mrs. Helms read the 23rd.
Psalm for the devotional.
Miss Whitehead, agent, an
nounced that a cooking class
was being held weekly in the
county kitchen and urged
each one to attend. She also
' stated that she would have a
television program at noon,
from Albany on January 20.
After the business meet
ing, Miss Whitehead gave a
well illustrated program on:
.buying carpets and rugs.
The hostess, Mrs. Helms,
served cookies, punch and
toasted peanuts from a table
covered with a white linen
cloth featuring Professor
Sergeapt cam§WaA>Aurround
ing thejgptefcgynch bowl.j
Those present were Mrs.
Roy Bush, Mrs. Q. M. Lane,
Mrs. Victor Spooner? Mrs.
Cecil Helms, Mrs. S. L. Helms,
I Mrs. Frank Shingler, Jr., Miss
Nellie Mae Whitehead and the
I hostess.