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VOLUME 59 - NUMBER 12
While walking through his corn field near his home in the Doctor's Creek Community, Dan
Skipper suddenly walked upon a rattle snake coiled up under a corn stalk. The snake was 6 feet 4
inches long with a head 4 inches wide. It had 16 rattlers. Needless to say that Mr, Skipper bagged
the snake. It is Mr. Skippers belief that a crusade on snakes in Long County would be advisable.
With Dan Skipper holding the snake is his brother Clarence Skipper on the left. Hanging from the
pole are 20 sets of rattlers which Mr. Skipper has saved.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Lloyd Chapman live in the modernized home of Mr. Chapman's late father,
William Francis Chapman, in the town of Ludowici. Mr. Chapman is a retired postmaster and rural
carrier.
Wheeler Advises Reservisits On Special Benefits
Inasmuch as now is the time
of year when National
Guardsmen and Armed Forces
Reservists are undergoing
active duty for training
purposes, Georgia Veterans
Service Director Pete Wheeler
advises that there are certain
VA benefits available to them
in the event of disabilities
caused by injury or disease.
One important benefit is
compensation from the VA for
injuries sustained during
training or while traveling to
and from the training location.
“No minimum time of service
is required in order to receive
J.E. Parker's Black Angus cows grazing on a well managed pasture of the Parker farms. (Soil
Conservation Service Photo)
Hubnwin Nrnis
DAN SKIPPER KILLS LARGE RATTLER
compensation for disabilities
incurred by diseases,
guardsmen must have been on
active duty for a period
exceeding 30 days.” Wheeler
added that to receive any of
these benefits, a guardsman
must file a claim with the
Veterans Administration
establishing a service
connection for the disability.
Other benefits provided
guardsmen and reservists
include guarantees against loss
of thair jobs, accrued vacation
time and certain other
employment rights. Employers
are required to permit the
reservists to fulfill their
training obligations. To be
entitled to employment benefit
protection, however, the
reservists must report back to
their jobs on the first
scheduled working day
following completion of their
training.
Additional information
regarding benefits for
guardsmen and reservists as
well as assistance in filing
claims for benefits may be
obtained ’ from any office of
the Georgia Department of
Veterans Service.
LUDOWICI, LONG COUNTY, GEORGIA 31316
Allen C. Love
Graduates At
Southern Tech
Allen Cabot Love of
Ludowici was graduated with
honor from Southern Tech in
recent commencement
exercises in Marietta. Mr. Love
who was awarded the associate
degree in electrical engineering
technology (electronics option)
had completed the
requirements for the degree
earlier in the year.
This STI cememony was the
last one for the associate
degree only. Beginning in
September, Southern Tech is
authorized to award the
baccalaureate as well.
In recognition of National Safe Boating Week, June 28-July 4,
Roy Turner, Georgia Power Company safety engineer and former
president of the National Water Safety Congress, instructs Lyric
Padovani in basic safety rules as she prepares for an outing on the
utility's Lake Jackson. Mr. Turner emphasizes that all boaters
should wear life jackets, never stand in a boat, watch for the
safety of others and keep a paddle handy in case of engine
trouble.
Ray Mcßae Is
Program Chairman
Ray Mcßae, President of the
First National Bank of
Gainesville, has been appointed
1970-71 Chairman of the
Student Teacher Achievement
Recognition (STAR) Program,
originated and sponsored by
the Georgia Chamber of
Commerce.
Mcßae will head this
state-wide program which is
now beginning its thirteenth
year and which successfully has
become the most effective
salute given to academic
achievements on the part of
students and teachers within
Georgia’s Public School
Systems.
According to A.W. Holloway,
President of the Georgia
Chamber, “STAR has as its one
purpose to recognize and
promote academic
achievement, horor the
teaching profession, and
explain the merits of the free
enterprise system? He added
that the Georgia Chamber has
developed STAR to a point of
its being “show case” with
other states beginning such
programs and following the
Georgia STAR design very
closely.
STAR students are selected
on the basis of the top ranking
scores made on the College
Board Scholastic Aptitude Test
taken in November or
December of the student’s
senior year and his scholastic
McCrnrys Attend
Ga. Annual
Camp Meeting
Rev. Virgil McCrary, his wife,
Ocala and their son, Don, will
attend the annual Georgia
Camp Meeting held each year
at Doraville, Georgia. The
Camp Meeting has visitors from
many states and a number of
foreign countires.
This event is always a week
of spiritual blessing to the
ministers, missionaries and
visitors.
The camp meeting will begin
Monday June 29, and will last
a week. Everyone welcome.
Rev. McCrary is the Pastor of
the Ludowici Church of God.
SAFETY LESSON
Star
average made during the first
half of his senior year.
Students throughout Georgia
compete - first to become
STAR Students from their
individual high schools and
then for their school systems.
Each STAR Student is entitled
to name as his STAR Teacher
the active Georgia classroom
teacher who has meant the
most to his scholastic
achievement.
STAR Students will then be
chosen to represent each of 10
Georgia Congressional
Districts. Each System and
District STAR Student and his
STAR Teacher will be given a
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The members of the family of the late Mr. and Mrs. Artemus Gordon, met for their annual reunion
on June 14 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Grady Deen near Baxley. All members were present
except one brother - Plynie Gordon of Columbus, Ohio, who was unable to attend. In the picture
from left to right - Back Row: Dlebert Gordon, Brunswick, Georgia; Earl Gordon, Columbus,
Ohio; Roy Gordon, Brunswick, Georgia; Front Row: Curtis Gordon, Augusta, Georgia; Telma G.
Benda, Gary, Indiana; Lois G. Hodges, Jesup, Georgia; Wilmer Gordon, Columbus, Ohio; Mattie
Hartley, Baxley, Georgia; and Clyde Gordon, Ludowici, Georgia.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Gordon Pinkston in Ludowici. Mr. Pinkston was for many years Tax
Collector of Long County and is now retired.
Bar Be Que
Supper Is
Saturday
The Long County Jaycee and
Jaycette Organizations are
having a Bar B-Que Chicken
Supper Saturday June 27 at 5 -
8 p.m. The supper will be held
at the Ludowici High Lunch
room.’ Cost will be $1.50 and
suppers will be delivered if you
desire.
At 6:00 the paddle boat will
be given away and also the
reels, rods and tackle boxes
will be given to the winners of
the Jaycee Fishing Derby.
Following the supper, a street
Nestled in a grove of pines and handsome shrubbery h the home of Mrs. Juanita Wall of Ludowici.
GORDON REUNION HELD JUNE 14
dance will be held on the street
in front of the school house.
Live music will be furnished.
Your patronage will be
appreciated.
JONES CREEK CHURCH TO
SPONSOR SENIOR CITIZENS
BIBLE SCHOOL
The Jones Creek Baptist
Church will sponsor a Senior
Citizens Bible School which
will include all denominations.
The school was to start last
week and will be each
Wednesday morning in the
church beginning at 10 O’clock
A.M.
The Reverend Norman E.
Beverly, Pastor of the church
will be the teacher.
THURSDAY, JUNE 25. 1970
WEEKLY RECREATION
PROGRAM AT JONES CREEK
A recreation program will be
sponsored two nights each
week on the lighted play
grounds at Jones Creek
Church. The program will be
organized and varied and the
nights will be announced each
week. These programs were
held on Monday and Thursday
nights of this week.
Many types of activities to
involve the entire family will
be included. Everybody invited
to come and join in the fun.
Mrs. Myrtice Gay of Atlanta
has been guest of Mr. and Mrs.
J.H. Mason at their Coast
Home at Crescent.
