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ATLANTA — The session of
"the 1962 General Assembly to
' convene here January 8 will
have only a short slate of ad
’ ministration - backed legisla
tion. But it will be long on
politics.
As everyone knows, 1962 will
be a big political year in Geor
gia. The state will elect a new
governor, lieutenant - governor,
U. S. Senate, 10 Congressmen,
a General Assembly and hun
dreds of county officials.
So a large part of everything
that is done and said in the
State House and Senate will
have political overtones. Scores
of bills will be introduced and
speeches made for their possible
effect on someone’* candidacy
for office.
One avowed candidate for
Governor and four for Lieuten
ant - governor will be function
ing daily under the Capitol
dome. Lt. Gov. Garland Byrd,
who has been campaigning
hard for the Governor’s office,
will be spotlighted as president
of the Senate. His only formid
able opponent at this time is
former Gov. Marvin Griffin
whose supporters in the Legis-
Jature naturally will be look-
Jng for every opportunity to
Strike a political blow at Byrd.
Expected to announce their
-candidacy for lieutenant - gov
jernor are Senator Carl Sand-
Trs of Augusta, the floor lead
er; Rep. John Sheffield of '
brooks county; Rep. Culver
Kidd of Baldwin county; and ;
Peter Zack Geer, Gov. Ernest ;
-Vandiver’s Executive assistant. ;
Contrasted to previous years
when Gov. Vandiver's “state of
the state” message has carried I
a long list of administration -।
backed legislation, the 19621
agenda will be very brief. The
Governor will ask the Assem- 1
bly to authorize tax exemptions
for citizens who build “fall -
<iut” shelters, and he will re-
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quest a legislative study of re
tirement pension plans for
school bus drivers.
Two other recommendations
are contingent on what happens
between now and January or
February.
There may be administration
- backed legislation to spell out
more clearly the conditions un
der which public school pupils
are entitled to grants-in-aid
from the state to attend private
schools. The matter is snarled
up in the courts right now.
Recently the Governor said he
didn’t think any new legislation
was needed — that the question
of who was entitled to aid
could be straightened out by
administrative rulings. How
ever, after Judge Durwood T.
Pye ruled in the case of Carla
Aiken in Fulton Superior court
that a pupil was entitled to
state funds not just for tuition,
but that the money might be
spent on transportation, books
or even clothes to wear to
school, the Governor said some
revision of the law might be
needed. But he doesn’t plan any
statement or action until a
higher court rules on the Atlan
ta Board of Education’s appeal
from Judge Pye’s decision.
The General Assembly may
also consider amendment of
Georgia’s capital punishment
law. A 16-year-old Negro boy,
Preston Cobb, has been sen
tenced to the electric chair for
the murder of a white farmer,
Frank C. Dumas, Sr. (The bpy
was 15 at the time of his con
viction.) He has been denied a
new trial, but his attorney plans
an appeal to the Georgia Su
preme Court. Gov. Vandiver has
said he will stay execution un- ,
til the General Assembly has
a chance to take a “hard look” ,
at laws that permit the execu- ,
tibn of a young teen-ager. But
he hasn’t said yet whether he (
will recommend changes in the ;
law. ]
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One “hot” piece of legisla
tion will be handed the Assem
bly not by the Governor but by
the House Reapportionment
Study Commission, headed by
Rep. Frank Twitty of Mitchell
County, administration floor
leader.
This group suggested no
change in the structure of the
House or of Georgia’s Congres
| sional district, but it would
reorganize the Senate to give
more representation to big
cities and urban areas.
Under its proposal, all coun
ties having a population of 65,-
• 000 or more would be entitled
• to one Senator, another for
each additional 150,000 popula
; tion and a third for an addition
; al 300,000 people.
If this were accepted, Ful
ton county would have three
senators and DeKalb two.
Counties having one senator
would be Dougherty, Floyd,
Cobb, Richmond, Bibb, Musco
gee and Chatham. The rest of
the counties in the state would
be grouped into senatorial dis
tricts of approximately 65,000
population.
Senators would be allowed to
succeed themselves (they can’t
now, except in Fulton) and
terms would be lengthened from
two to four or six years. This
report may cause some “fire
works”.
Members of the commission
submitting the study, in addi
tion to Mr. Twitty, are Re
presentatives Roy McCracken
of Jefferson county, Joe Un
derwood of Montgomery, Jim
my Connor of Jeff Davis, Ren
der Hill of Meriwether. Guy W.
Rutland, Jr. of DeKalb and
Robert L. (Bob) Scroggin of
Floyd.
First Two Weeks
Is Critical Time
In Feeding Steers
Starting steers on the feedlot
ration is one of the most critical
steps in profitably finishing cat
tle for market, according to
Extension animal husbandmen
at the University of Georgia
College of Agriculture.
The first two weeks are the
critical period. If calves are
fed too heavily during this per
iod, they are likely to founder’
and cause a loss for the feed-
Jot operator, points out Dr. O.
G. Daniel, head of the Exten
sion animal husbandry depart
ment.
When calves are unloaded at
the feedlot they should be giv
en only hay and water for the
first 24 hours. If the calves
have not been treated for hem
orrhagic septicemia it will
usually pay to go ahead and
have them treated according to
a veterinarian's recommenda
tions, Dr. Daniel says.
He gives the following sug
gestions for getting calves start
ed on feed during the first two
weeks in the lot:
After calves have been filled
on hay and water, start them on
grain gradually.
Five hundred pound calves
can be started on about five
founds of concentrates per head
daily. In addition, feed them all
the high quality roughage they
will consume.
Increase the concentrate ra
tion at the rate of one-half
pound per head daily until the
calves are one full feed. Calves
will do better if they are fed
just a little less than they will
eat. In other words, they should
clean up after each feeding.
Five hundred pound calves,
when on full feed, should be
getting about 10 pounds of
ground snapped corn per head
daily plus two pounds of a 41
percent protein supplement and
I all the high quality grass hay
they will clean up.
Feed calves twice daily.
Sweep out feed bunks before
each feeding and drain and
clean water tank* every two
weeks, Dr. Daniel added.
National Teacher
Exams at Ga.
January 20th
National Teacher Examina
tions will be held Jan. 20. 1962,
at the University of Georgia.
Common examinations will be
gin at 8:30 a. m., and optional
examination* will start at 1:30
p. m.
All applicants for grants-in
aid for in-service study, all ap
plicants for six-year certifi
cates, and ail who wish to es
tablish a new teaching field by
examination must rtand the
examinations at a center es-
I tablished by the Georgia De
' partment of Education. There
; are 13 such centers in t h e
I state.
This is the only opportunity
to take the examination for the
1962 summer term or for a six-
I year certificate during this
school year. Theachers holding
a T-4 or a T-5 certificate, who
wish to qualify through ex
amination for another field in
which they have been teaching
for five years, should apply for
the optional examination in the
field to be added.
The final closing date for re
ceiving completed applications
is 5:00 p. m., Monday, Dec. 18.
These should be sent to M h s.
Sara Divine, Consultant, In-
Service Education. State De
-1 partment of Education, Atlanta
3, Georgia.
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SUNDAY
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Urge Farmers to Set Up
Long Range Water Plans
More and more farmers are
considering the long range ap
proach to their operations.
One proof of this: Many far
mers are now gearing their
water supply developments to
both present requirements and
expected expansion plans 15
years ahead.
The long range approach to
water planning helps farmers
avoid unneccessary labor and
inadequate equipment costs,
state the Water System Coun
cil.
Farmers planning expansion
or replacement projects on their
water systems are strongly ad
vised to set up master plans.
A spokesman for the Water
Systems Council recommends:
(1) Draw a map of the farm
stead.
(2) Show all present build
ing, and anticipated structures,
feed lots.
(3) Indicate all points
where water is available. In
clude here home, dairy, barn,
milk house, chicken house, feed
lots, gardens, etc.
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sible size of herds and flocks
to be raised during 15 year per
iod.
(5) Make certain to desig
i nate where hot water is need
ed. This will help in deter
। mining necessary extensions to
farm wiring system.
> (6) Go over plans with wa-
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I (7) Insist on equipment that
, bears the seal of certified per
formance of the Water Systems
Council.
, (8) Keep complete record on
. all outlays of money for im
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CHRISTMAS “EXTRA”
Progressive lumber com
panies in the South are prac
ticing total utilization of the
timber harvest, with a Christ
mas “bonus.”
During 1961, in addition to
nearly 7 billion board feet of
Southern Pine lumber, more
than 2 million cords of pulp
chips are being produced—
solely from the leftovers of
lumbering. The chaps will be
supplied to paper mills and re
present 15 percent of the re
going’s total raw material for
paper manufacture.
Bark is being used for fer
tilizer and the sawdust for fuel
or compressed products. And—
at this time of year—tops of
the lofty Southern Pines will
grace many a family living
room as Christmas trees.
FOOD EMPLOYEES
Ten million people are em
ployed in the storing, trans
porting, processing, and mer
chandizing of agricultural pro
ducts, according to United
States Department of Agricul
ture reports. Another six mil
lion persons have jobs provid
ing supplies to farmers. About
7.4 million people work on
farms and ranches.
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