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VOLUME 44.
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Georgia leaders break ground for the new $50,000 auditorium to be built at the state FFA-FHA
camp near Covington under sponsorship of the Georgia Power Company. The group participating
in the ground-breaking ceremonies includes, left to right, Miss Inez Wallace, state supervisor
of the Future Homemakers organization; W. R. Bowdoin, former chairman of the camp develop
ment committee and first president of the Georgia Future Farmers group; T. G. Walters, state
supervisor of vocational education, and John J. McDonough, president, Georgia Power Company.
Conservation
Accomplishments
Show Increases
Accomplishments of Georgia’s
two largest and most important
farmer-type Conservation pro
grams administered by the State
Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Committee indicate
an increase over 1957, John F.
Bradley, State Administrative Of
ficer, for the State Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation
Committee, stated today.
The' Agricultural Conservation
Program and the Conservation
Reserve Program of the Soil Bank
assist farmers by sharing in the
cost of establishing approved con- :
servation practices, thereby con-!
serving our land, water, wildlife ]
and natural resources. Prelimi-]
nary reports of the major conser- ;
vation accomplishments of the;
two programs combined were;
169,428 acres of permanent vege- ■
tation cover established, 154,993
acres planted to tree seedlings and
woodland improvement, 1,032
farm ponds constructed for live- ■
stock water or wildlife purposes,
408,405 acres of winter and sum
mer cover crops seeded.
A total of 39,898 farms partici- j
pated in these programs in 1958
earning $9,236,547 in cost-sharing
payments. Bradley stated that
means about one farm in every
four participated in one or both
of these programs during the
year.
The Agricultural Conservation
Program offers cost-sharing as-1
sistance to farmers to help pay
part of the cost of applying need
ed conservation measures to their
land. Payment rates vary accord
ing to the work being done. How
ever, cost-sharing payments aver
age about 50 per cent of the cost
on the extent approved in ad
vance by County ASC Commit
tees. Farmers pay the balance of
the cost and, in addition, furnish
their labor and machinery.
In this process farmers are as
sisted in performing additional
conservation above that which
could be performed with their
own resources.
Some of the 1958 conservation
accomplishments under the ACP
are: permanent vegetative cover
established on 151,140 acres, tree
seedlings planted on 25,165 acres,
improvement of permanent pas
ture and hay land on 63,158 acres,
woodland improvement on 9,122
acres, winter cover seeded on
317,714 acres, summer cover seed
ed on 90,691 acres, lime applied on
125,171 acres, constructing 2,973,
156 feet of terraces, laid 59,060
feet pipeline for livestock water,
constructing 1,015 dams for live
stock water and irrigation, drilled
976 wells for livestock water.
The Conservation Reserve of
the Soil Bank provides for the
withdrawal of cropland from pro
duction, helping to adjust total
crop acreage more nearly in line
with demand. At the same time,
it provides and assists farmers in
establishing and maintaining
sound conservation practices on
Wheeler County Eagle
the land they put in the Reserve.
Unlike the Agricultural Conserva
tion Program, in addition to
sharing of the cost of establishing
conservation practices, this pro
gram also makes annual rental
payments during the period each!
contract is in effect. Annual pay- j
ments to farmers in the State for
contracts in effect in 1958
amounted to $2,952,128. Both the
Agricultural Conservation Pro
gram and the Conservation Pro
gram of the Soil Bank are volun
tary programs.
Some of the 1958 conservation
accomplishments under the CRP
Program are: establishing per
manent vegetative cover on 18,-1
i 288 acres, planting 120,706 acres
i of trees, constructing 17 fish ponds
i and 1 irrigation pond, and estab- ’
; lishing 78 acres for wildlife habi-,
; tat.
• Approval of cost-shares under
■ the Agricultural Conservation]
Program and contracts under the
] Conservation Reserve Program
are administered by local County
ASC Committeemen. Under cer
tain conditions a farm may par-
। ticipate in both programs, but
cost-shares are not approved uq- 1
■ der both programs on the same.
] acreage.
i Present indications are that
participation in these two pro
grams for the year 1959 will bel
even larger than 1958, said Mr.
Bradley.
Native of Wheeler
County Dies In
Augusta Tuesday
| Funeral services were held
Friday afternoon in the Friend
ship Holiness Baptist Church for,
Mrs. Mary Grimes Yeomans, 76,1
widow of the late John F. Yeo-|
mans, who died Tuesday at her
home in Augusta after three years
illness of the infirmities of age.
Services were conducted by the
Rev. Mr. White, of Augusta, as
sisted by the Rev. Lennie Grimes
and the Rev. Eschol Grimes.
Mrs. Yeomans was born in 1
Wheeler County on September 20,
1882, the daughter of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Harrison Grimes. She
was a member of the Holiness
Baptist Church in Augusta.
Survivors include four sons,
Eddie Yeomans and J. E. Yeo
mans, of Brunswick; Lester Yeo-]
mans, of Jacksonville, Fla. and i
Hoke Yeomans, of Augusta; six^
daughters, Mrs. Lola Feeney, of:
Warner Robins; Mrs. Mary Cobb,'
of Jacksonville, Fla.; Mrs. Ella
Saunders, of Mellett, S. C.; Mrs. ।
Vera Buchannon, of Augusta; Mrs. ]
Thelma Glisson, of Albuquerque, ■
New Mexico, and Mrs. Bernice'
Pickren, of Brunswick; 27 grand-]
children; 24 great-grandchildren;
, two sisters, Mrs. Mattie Russell,
of Dublin; Mrs. Amelia Yeomans,]
of Melrose, Fla. and two brothers,]
Alfred Grimes, of Wheeler Coun-,
ty, and Jack Grimes, of Lyons.
Burial was in the Yeomans
Cemetery in Wheeler County with
Harris & Smith Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.
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ALAMO, WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1959
2 Killed, 1 Injured
’ In Glenwood Sunday
Eddie Boyles, colored of Glen
wood, husband of Lessie Moore
Boyles, was fatally injured Sun
1' day, and a small child, age 3, died
’ ; upon arrival at The Eugene Tal
' ] madge Memorial Hospital in Au
’ i gusta. Edward Mills, 21, is listed
: i in good condition.
। Police Chief Slaton Vann was
• called to the home of Rosetta
Mills about 11 o’clock. Boyles,
i as was reported, had shot Edward
J । Mills, 21, and a small 3 year old
’ child. Chief Vann ordered Boyles
’: to drop his weapon. Boyles did
not obey, the Chief opened fire,
! : and Boyles, fatally injured was
’ i dead on arrival at Conner-Bed
' ■ dingfield Hospital in Vidalia.
j An inquest was held at 5 p.m.
Sunday, with Morris Jenkins,
i Coroner, and five jury members
11 serving. Witnesses summoned
' were: Sheriff Maurice Johnson,
1 Police Slaton Vann, Dixson Mor
rison, Son Newkirk, and W. T.
Jackson.
The verdict rendered by the
'I jury was that Police Vann was]
' ■ justifiable in his line of duty.
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i Jack Conrad Dies
At Home In Glenwood
’ Funeral services were held
•] Friday at 3 p.m. in the Glenwood
I Baptist Church for Jack Conrad,
] 84, who died at his home in Glen
■ wood last Wednesday. The Rev.
j George Fields and the Rev. ।
■ Walter McClesky officiated, and
■ burial was in the Glenwood
[ Cemetery with Murchison Fu
• ! neral Home in charge of ar
■ rangements.
, | Mr. Conrad was a native of La-1
Grange, Ind. but had lived in ■
■ Glenwood for 50 years. He was a
retired farmer and a Spanish]
American War veteran.
Pallbearers were Harlow Mont-
Tord, Henry Montford, Jack
Towns, Marcus Bridges, Dave
Courson and John Tempton.
J He is survived by three sons,
Richard Conrad, Gordon Conrad,
of Glenwood, and Ewing Conrad,
of Savannah; two daughters, Mrs.
E. L. Poole, of Glenwood, and
Mrs. Earl Pope, of DeLand, Fla.;
20 grandchildren; 14 great-grand
children and one brother, Tom
Conrad, of Kalamazoo, Mich.
Bake Sale
: The Vera Campbell Circle of
the Alamo Baptist Church will
sponsor a Baked Goods Sale on
■ Friday, April 24, form 2 to 6 p.m.
i at the REA building.
j You may be sure of finding
' delicious home-made cakes, pies,
cookies and candy—but don’t
wait too late! If you can’t come
by, call and reserve your pur
chase.
When feeders are filled one-half
I full, five percent of the feed is
wasted, point out poultrymen at
the Agricultural Extension Serv
ice.
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1 County. Subscribe today!
Wheeler Man
Aboard Plane
That Crashed
An Alamo man, James McDan
iel, 23, was one of the ten passen
gers aboard a U. S. Navy seaplane
that crashed atop Mt. Hallasan
on Chepu Island in the Korean
Strait.
A Navy rescue team Tuesday
reached the burned out wreckage
and expressed the doubt that any;
of the ten men aboard had sur-j
vived.
McDaniel’s parents, Mr. and!
Mrs. John McDaniel, and his wife, I
the former Miss Peggy Pitts, also
live in Alamo.
The Navy said Comdr. Andrew!
W. Reid, chief of the seven-man,
rescue party, reported the P5M2|
Marlin seaplane was demolished. ।
The plane disappeared last ‘
Thursday while on a flight from:
the naval air base at Iwakumi, I
Japan. It carried three officers!
and seven enlisted men.
Wheeler Seniors
To Present Play
At 8:30 Friday night, April 24,
in the High School Cafetorium, a
comedy “Don’t Take My Penny” ■
will be presented by the seniors,
of Wheeler County High School.!
This sensational comedy was writ
ten by Anne Coulter Martens and
is presented by permission of the
Dramatic Publishing Company of
Chicago.
The characters in this play are ।
all as bright as new pennies, from '
the light-toed Sally who prefers!
chickens to Hollywood; Mark,;
who prefers Sally to everything'
else; the worried father; the|
lecturing mother; outspoken |
Gram, who plots with Greg and:
Kerry; the famous author; the
Hollywood publicity man; lovely,
talented Mavis: the lisping and
prattling models; the excitable
Henri; the little delivery boy; and,
Joanna and Penny; who start and!
end all the helter-skelter fun.
“Don’t Take My Penny” hast
all the ingredients for an evening'
of clean, wholesome enjoyment
and will reward its audience well j
with memories of youth and love. ;
Tickets may be bought from
members of the Senior class.
Don’t miss this performance!
FHA Spring Meeting _
Held In Mt. Vernon
]
The FHA spring meeting of Dis-1
trict II was held in Mt. Vernon
Saturday, April 11. President
Emily Hamilton called the meet
ing to order after which an en
joyable program followed.
The title for the day was “Step
ping Stones To Happy Homes.” ]
Emphasis was placed on the es- ]
sentials for a happy home as j
“Love, Truth, Security, Faith, ]
Fun and Hope.”
The Bacon County Chapterl
presented an interesting and.
amusing skit which would make ।
any girl think twice about her:
future before making any sudden
decision.
One of the high lights of the
day was the election of District
officers which were as follows:
Vice President—Mary Ann Lassi
ter; Program Chairman —Henri-
etta Bass; State Projects—Caro
lyn Mann; Public Relations—
Suzanna Donnely.
Alamo and Dodge County I
Chapters served as a committee
for counting the votes.
A boys quartet from Brewton-]
Parker College furnished enjoy
able entertainment.
It was a delightful pleasure to
have Mrs. J. Mac Barber, State
FHA Adviser, Athens, present to
give a brief talk. It was also good
to have Miss Inez Wallace, State]
Supervisor Homemaking Educa-'
tion present. Roll call was an-'
swered by one or more girls from
each chapter who told of a recent ]
project of their chapter. Bobbie]
Sikes answered for Alamo, carry-:
ing a poster illustrating their rose I
garden.
The meeting was adjourned:
with the closing ritual about 2:00
o’clock.
Those attending from Alamo j
were Mrs. Ruth C. Humphrey,'
Adviser; Janie Sue Welk, Carolyn
Hall, Alice Hamilton, Sue Wind
ham, Cheryl Elton, Bonnie Hind
man, Linda Browning, Linda Ry
ner, Bobbie Sikes, Elizabeth Ann |
Hopkins, Cindy Gilder, Fay Mc-|
Gee, Frances Ryals, Millie Ryals, l
Kay Harrelson and Vicki Harrel
son.
S. R. McMillan Jr. was very ]
cooperative in driving the bus. j
Elks Complete 22nd
Year of Service
To Handicapped
Exalted Ruler W. H. Shuman,
Jr., of Vidalia Elks Lodge reports
that the Georgia Elks have com
pleted their 22nd year of service
to crippled children in this state.
The Elks program centers around
Elks Aidmore Childrens Hospital
in Atlanta. This 64 bed hospital
admits both white and colored
crippled children who need medi
cal treatment and whose families
cannot pay for it.
During the fiscal year just end
ed, 512 children were admitted to
the hospital from almost every
county in the state. The total
number of patient days service
rendered was 15,626. The Elks also
assumed the financial respon
sibility for the treatment of 20
children not treated at Aidmore.
Aidmore also concluded an
other year of successful coopera
tion with the Crippled Children’s
Division of the Georgia Depart
ment of Public Health. Several
thousand children were seen in
the clinic operated by the Crip
pled Children’s Division at Aid
more. Transportation expenses
were paid by the Elks for 684
children who would otherwise not
have been able to attend the
clinics.
The Elks program cost a total
of $203,152 last year. This money
was donated by members of the
41 Elk Lodges and their wives
i who are organized into 38 Aid-
Imore Auxiliaries. Vidalia Lodge
j contributed $1,735.00 during the
; past year, and the Vidalfe Auxil-
I iary donated $300.00 to the pro
i gram.
W. H. Shuman, Jr. is Exalted
[Ruler of Vidalia Lodge and Dr.
[O. S. Gross is the Lodge’s repre
sentative on the Aidmore Board of
Trustees. Mrs. J. W. Cullens is
president of the Auxiliary and
Mrs. O. S. Gross is the Aidmore
Chairman.
Exalted Ruler Shuman says the
Elks expect to improve and ex
iparfd their crippled children pro
gram next year by the construc
tion of increased treatment facil
ities at the hospital in Atlanta. He
pointed out that the need is still
great for expanded services to the
many children born each year
with crippling conditions. Exalted
Ruler Shuman states 1 that Vidalia
Lodge and Auxiliary are making
plans to continu& in full measure
their generous support of this
worthwhile program.
Services at Erick
Church Sunday
There will be church services
at Erick Christian Church Sunday
afternoon at 3 o’clock.
The preacher is the Rev. Mr.
Furgeson from Dublin Christian
Church.
Everyone is invited to come.
TAKE A SOIL TEST
Fertilizer and lime require
ments for cotton can best be.
determined by a soil test, says [
D. L. Branyon, agronomist-cotton,'
Agricultural Extension Service. 1
For good recommendations, it is
important that representative
soil samples be secured, Branyon
adds.
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IT’S OFFICIAL. The South will have the largest Coliseum-Mart
in the country. The contract was signed last week—Robert M.
Holder, president of the Southeastern Merchandise Mart, Inc.,
and Robert M. Holder, Jr., vice president of Henry C. Beck
Company, General Contractors of Atlanta and Dallas, made it
binding for a total of $15,000,000 as a starter. The gross con
tract, when the 1,000-unit Holiday Inn Motel is added, will
exceed $20,000,000. Add to this the new Industrial Park develop
ment for warehousing and manufacturing and the future figures
are astronomical—some people venturing the thought that a
World’s Permanent Home Furnishings Fair— with foreign
nations participating—may be the eventual story. The 150-acre
site, with parking area for 10,000 cars, its own air strip, a Coli
seum larger than the Cow Palace and Madison Square Garden
combined, a million square foot Mart building and the largest
motel in the world—well, the little store owner in the South
eastern States never need cross the Mason-Dixon line again for
merchandise or great trade shows. They have come to him.
SINGLE COPY 5c
Spring Fashion Show Presented
April 10 By Home Ec Students
Betty Jean Simpson
Practice Teaching
At Marvin Pittman
According to Dr. J. D. Park,
। Professor and chairman of the
| Georgia Teachers College Divis
i ion of Education, Betty Jean Sim
son of Glenwood is student teach
ing this quarter at Marvin Pitt
man Elementary School. Miss
Simpson is a senior at GTC.
Senior education majors are
required to do full-time practice
teaching during one full quarter
as a part of their regular academic
work. The work is under the over
all supervision of Dr. Park. Co
ordinator for the off-campus
student teaching program is Mr.
John Lindsey, also a member of
the GTC Education Division.
In each teaching center, student
teachers work under the direction
of supervising teachers. Super
vising teacher for Mrs. Simpson
is Mrs. Cleo Mallard.
Dr. M. Kusnitz
Memorial Fund
A Memorial has been set up in
honor of the late Dr. Morris
Kusnitz of Alamo, who served
as physician in Alamo and Wheel
er County for 21 years.
He worked diligently in “The
Fight for Cancer Crusade” for
many years and served as Pro
fessional Chairman of The Wheel
er County Cancer Society His
thought was to educate the pub
lic on early detection of cancer.
Dr. Kusnitz was awarded many
plaques in his life time for his
untiring efforts in the fight for
cancer.
His many friends in the county
have set up a “Dr. Kusnitz Me
morial Fund for Cancer.”
Those wishing to contribute to
this memorial may specify, when
they make their regular cancer
donation.
Cancer Fund Drive
Begins April 16
The 1959 fund drive for Cancer
Control will begin April 16 in
Wheeler County. Mrs. Morris
Kusnitz, Chairman of the Wheel
er County Cancer Unit, has ap
pointed the following community
assistants:
Mrs. Brantley Sikes, Chairman;
Mrs. R. P. White, Co-Chairman,
Alamo.
Mrs. W. A. Ryals, Chairman,
Glenwood.
Mrs. Ralph Brooks, Chairman,
Landsburg.
Mrs. Hyman Brooks, Chairman
Crossroads.
Mrs. Charlie Dixon, Sr. Chair
man, Hope.
Mrs. C. M. Anderson, Chair
man, Stuckey. '’
Mrs. Marvin Tillman, Chair
man, Shiloh.
Mrs. Tom Bailey, Chairman;
Mrs. Hubert Tuten, Co-Chairman,
Union.
Mrs. Louie Varnadoe, Chair
man; Mrs. O. C. Adams, Co-Chair
man, Springhill.
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NUMBER 52.
■ The Spring Fashion Show spo&
; sored by the Wheeler County
' Home Economics students was
i presented in the Cafetorium on
! April 10. The latest fashions were.
I presented with appropriate ac - "
. cessories.
The total amount made was,
j $42.50 which will be used to pur
; chase small equipment for the
Home .Economics Department
Elena Hinson opened the pro
i gram with two lovely solos, ac«
5 companied by Peggy Stokes.
I The welcome was given by
| Carolyn Hall and the program,
! “Rocketing to Fashion”, was un
j der way, Mrs. Henry Davis wax.
I the accompanist, and Janie Sue
I Welch did a wonderful job as nar
' rator. “Our Thanks” was given by
; Mrs. Ruth C. Humphrey, Adviser
Students serving on the adver
! tising committee were Barbara
! LeFavor, Saralyn Wommack, Lin
da Ryner, Mae Evans and Joan
Horne.
Models were:
School—Ann Mcßride, Frances
Ryals, Dianne Brown, Mildred
Marchman, Janice Browning, Kay
Harrelson, Lorene White, Nora
Ann O’Neal, Etta Mae White,
Donna Carol Gibbs, Carolyn
Manus, Gail Montford, Nora Lee
Fordham.
Jewel Dean Taylor, Josephine
White, Murle Bracewell, Freda
Lee Harden, Madelene Howard,.
1 Evelyn Webster, Linda Johnson,
Edwina Roberson, Latrell Mad
dox,, Mary Fowler, Millie Ryals,
Maxine Browning.
Gloria Seabolt, Barbara Hartleys
Peggy Ann Myers, June Cooe,
Nelda Ward, Ruth Bentley, Luna.
Mae Daniels, Shirley Brown,
Ewona White, Judy Miller and
Carolyn Grimes.
Casual
Dale Lumley, Elizabeth Ann
Hopkins, Gwen Clark, Shirley
Maddox, Linda Browning, Linda,
Ryner, Beulah Coleman, Jo Ann.
Elton, Saralyn Wommack, Martha
Daniels, Vicki Harrelson, Nancy-
Hinson, Helen Perdue, Mildred
Bellflower, Alice Hamilton,
Janice Seabolt.
Cheryl Elton, Charlene Whitey
Glenda Hartley, Cindy Gilmer;
Bonnie Hindman, Evelyn Ward;
Betty Sue King, Linda McAlum,,
Jackie McNeal, Jean Evans,
Louise Hill, Pauline Wilson, Joan
Horne, Barbara Hall, Barbara La-
Favor, Frances Stevenson, Patty
Ryals, Bobbie Sikes and Sue
Windham.
Church
Helen Fulford, Fay McGee,
Marie Sears, Patricia Melvin, Sue
Clark, Mae Evans, Susie Dennis
and Gayle White.
Evening
Jean Evans and Jo Ann Elton.
Talmadge Keeps
Building Up His
Case For South
With hearings set for May 12 in.
Washington on his proposed U. S.
constitutional amendment to re
serve to the states full authority
to administer their schools with
out federal interference, Geor
gia’s U. S. Sen. Herman E. Tal
madge continues to build up his
case for the South.
For example, he introduced in
the Senate just the other day a
companion bill to his proposed!
amendment which would prohibit
federal judges from touching any
case involving a state-supported
school. In other words, they no
longer would have jurisdiction
over public school segregation or
other policies of state schools.
In introducing his latest in a
series of related measures, Tal
madge declared that the U. S.
Supreme Court in its 1954 de
cision outlawing public school
segregation substituted social
doctrine for legal precedent. Saidi
he:
“It overruled at least five of its
own decisions, at least 18 fed
eral district and circuit decisions^
and at least 59 state and territor
ial decisions. It cited as its only
authority books and treatieses ob
sociology and psychology written,
by men of questionable back
ground and doubtful loyalty.
“I ask, therefore ... is it right
that our fundamental constitu
tional rights should be condition
ed upon the latest psychological
literature or scientific theory?”
Please do not ask for credit.
We don’t have enough money,,,
either.—Anonymous.