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WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE
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NATI ONA L EDITORIAL
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Politics oI m Parade
Sy Std //T\\ Williams
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Tn traveling over the state dur
ing the past two weeks this writer
Aas found a great many people in
Ihe rural bounties who are com
pletely apd unalterably opposed
to the suggestion by Senator Her
man Talmadge that it might be
wise to conduct a study of Geor
gia's County Unit System with a
view toward possible reapportion
ment. Most of these people with
whom we have talked are Tal
madge’s friends and will vote for
him against anyone,, but feel that
he is wrong in the Unit matter.
Actually, ■ they have not thor
oughly analyzed Talmadge’s state
ment. What he said, verbatim, in
answer to a query, was: “I think
it is entirely possible that the Leg
islature might study that ques
tion. It’s not only possible, but
even probable, that some read
justment might perhaps be wise.”
What the Senator meant, of
course, and plainly said in further
statements, is that in the light of
present serious threats to the Unit
■System, it might be wise to give
a few of the more populous coun
ties of the state a reasonable in
crease in unit votes to more near
ly reflect- current population
trends. By doing so, the Senator
thinks, the Unit System would be
fess vulnerable to attack in the
courts.
Georgians who know Talmadge
well, and his absolute and un
i reserved support of the County j
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TALMADGE
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■ IBisH/NGTON I I
THE REAL REASON for the
Russian agitation over West Ber
lin is that it stands as a monu
mental example of the Soviet fail
ure to convert the German people
to Communism.
article in which he wrote: “Ber
lin is an enclave of Western ideas
and demonstrated economic supe
riority thrust 100 miles inside the
Iron Curtain area. It belies all
the propaganda by which Com
munism hoped to win the German
people. . . . Moscow knows un
easily that it must put out this
Western light in the heart of
East Germany or possibly risk
the loss of its whole German posi
tion.**
• • •
IT IS THE political implica
tions of the situation which make
it fraught with more potential
idanger to world peace than any
international crisis which has
arisen since the Korean War.
While it is hardly likely that it
is the intentiori of the Kremlin to
touch off a nuclear war which
would destroy civilization over it,
there nevertheless exists a very
potent possibility that Premier
Khrushchev, in attempting to
counter the growing depression
and dissatisfaction among the en
slaved people of East Germany
and the neighboring satellites,
might embark on some course of
provocation which would leave the
Western Allies with no alternative
but to meet .force with force. A
(not prepared or printed at government expense)
Unit System, can rest assured that
■ he will do nothing, nor give any
। advice which would take away
from Georgia rural counties their
i power to prevent domination of
the State by bloc voting and big
■ city machines.
Former Governor Ellis Arnall, ■
who is saying from day to day J
that he may be a candidate for,
: Governor in 1962, is not render- I
.' ing any service to Georgia withi
j his espousal to token integration I
land block voting. His utterances'
। are an open invitation for the fil- ■
! ing of more suits against segre-’
। gation and the vigorous pursuit;
| of those already filed.
। Georgians who hear Arnall’s,
i declarations today cannot help;
; i but remember his unwise remarks !
about the State and its traditions*
back in the days when he was!
’ traveling thither and yon in pur
■; suit of the Vice-Presidency, nor *
■ i his close consorting with Henry |
Wallace. Does a leopard everi
change his spots?
Former Governor Marvin Gris-:
fin is reportedly developing a plan
to organize a County Unit Party j
in Georgia, to hold a primary on
July 4th of election years to se
i lect a candidate to run in the
| Democratic Party. Such a Par-'
j ty would number among its mem-|
I bers only those white Georgians i
j who favor the County Unit Sys-'
case in point would be a blockade
of the Berlin supply routes by
Russia’s East German puppets.
Such makes it absolutely es
sential that the West remain
steadfast and united in its deter
mination to maintain its position
in West Berlin. Only by a firm
stand can the Russians be dis
couraged from pursuing a course
of bluff and bluster which could
plunge the world into a catastro
phic conflict through some un
foreseen or unintended blunder.
Furthermore it emphasizes the
grave danger of weakening our
hand by making any further re
ductions in the strength of Amer
ica’s ground forces.
* » »
IN STANDING FIRM, how
ever, the United States and its
Allies must be careful not to get
themselves into a corner from
which it would be impossible to
participate in any discussions for
the easing of world tensions
which the Russians are willing to
enter with demonstrated good
faith. While we must keep our
guard up on the one hand, it is
equally important on the other
hand that we always keep the
dobr open for sincere negotiations
which offer the prospect of sig
nificant results.
In all that it does the United
States must bear in mind that
yny degree of surrender in Berlin
will cost this country the remain
ing faith which the Free World
has in us. We cannot under any
circumstances consider giving up
West Berlin on any basis other
than the positive guarantee that
the German people themselves,
and not the Russians or their pup
pets, will be left in full control.
Eugene W.
Castle — au
thor, indus
trialist and
world traveler
—put the sit
uation in its
true perspec
tive in a re
cent magazine
WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE, ALAMO, WHEELER COUNTY. GEORGIA
tern. Some who are helping Grif
। fin in this plan say that it could
not be touched by the courts.
Expect a new Superintendent of
• ’ Milledgeville State Hospital in the
near future. Director Alan Kemp
er some months ago, before the
recent furor started, decided that
the proper man wasn’t available
;at Milledgeville to replace the
11 ailing Dr. Peacock, so he sent Dr.
- ’ Pursley in as Acting Superinten
। dent and started looking for an
I i outstanding psychiarist to head
> the institution. Rumor says that
) ; he has found such a man, who
). will be able to tie together the
| work at the Hospital and Medical
-1 School at Augusta, to make them
j both outstanding in the nation.
I
Lt.-General Alvin Gillem, USA
I retired, is expected to accept soon
a job in the State Purchasing
i Dept. This would make three re
tired military men in that branch
i of State government.
I
—
The well known John Bradley,
I of Atlanta, has been replaced as
| Director of the Retail Liquor
Dealers Assn, by legislator Glenn
l Phillips, of Columbia County. Re
j portedly, Mr. Bradley was ousted
I because of his close ties with for
mer Revenue Commissioner T. V.
Williams.
A reporter for the Atlanta Con
' stitution asked a former employee
of the Milledgeville State Hospital
] what he thought of the use of
. ’ experimental drugs at the Hos
pital. This employee then re
counted the story of his own son’s
life being saved with a drug still
!in the experimental stage, after
j doctors had despaired of saving
i the child. The reporter hasn’t,
yet, printed this story.
j Paul Bryant, head of the Alco
i hoi Tax Unit in the State Reve-
I nue Dept., reports that 50 per
I cent more moonshine stills were
: destroyed the past March than
iwere destroyed in March, 1958,
I Commissioner Red Williams was
■ supposed to be doing so much in
| this phase of the Department’s ac
| tivity.
! .
A tip to Revenue Commissionei
’Dixon Oxford: You might find
isome office equipment belonging
*to the State in the business of
| some of those you fired in Jann
'S ary.
If an investigation of contribu
; tions to Roger Lawson’s ill-fated
; campaign for governor ever turn
up all the names of those contri-
When You're Sick
See Your Doctor
i
When You Need
Legal Advice
See Your Lawyer
When You Need
INSURANCE
See Your Professional
Insurance Counselor
Jno. S. Stamps & Son ;
Mcßae. Georgia
i PIANOS
New Spinets $495.00 up I H
Mirror Spinets $325.00 up I iHfek
Uprights $175.00 up
■ Electronic Organ $695.00 up
DUBLIN PIANO COMPANY
! 117 S. Jefferson Phone 1517
John B. McDaniel, Manager
i Money To Loan On Farm Lands
In Montgomery and Wheeler Counties
With more than fifty years of actual experience in
' the long term loan business representing most of the
best lenders doing business in this section and having
now some of the very best connections io obtain long
term loan at low rate of interest on plans especially
adjusted to each borrower's needs. Permit me to sug
gest that if you desire a good loan on your farm, or to
build or repair your home that you contact L. C. Under
wood or J. C. Bivins of Mt. Vernon, Ga..
I now have a very fine set up io close loans prompt
ly and promise courteous and satisfactory service.
L. C. Underwood
Mt. Vernon, Ga.
butors some folks in State employ
are going to be awfully embarras
i sed.
Families With FHA
Plan 1959 Farming
‘ Telfair and Wheeler county
• farmers who borrow from the
' Farmers Home Administration
', have completed making their j
• farming plans for this year. And
। many are already putting new
'ideas into operation which
1 should boost their 1959 farm in
: j come, Herman T. Langley, the
’; agency’s local county supervisor,
! said this week.
’ Better farming practices which
' some FHA borrowers will be put
ting into operation include (1)
using farrowing stalls to save
more pigs per litter, (2) planning
1 two litters of pigs per year, (3)
’ raising hogs on good pasture to
cheapen cost of grains, (4) feeding
a balanced ration to hogs to get
them on an early market, (5)
testing soils and applying recom-
, mended kinds and amounts of
i fertilizer, (6) breeding livestock
at the proper time, and,(7) plan
ning breeding stock numbers to
fit feed production. In most cases
I a livestock program has been
planned to utilize all grain pro
duced on the farm.
During the past three months
all FHA borrowers who are mak-
tirfusehold^
—Frances Grahaml
Vivid green foliage in solid
brass or copper containers can
bring life and freshness to your
home this Spring — and through
out the year.
The sunny
warmth of the
copper and
brass and the
woodland cool
ness of the
plants are
echoes of all
outdoors. To
gether they
can form the main ornamentation
of the room.
Even if you don’t have a
“green” thumb, there are plants
that will flourish with little help
from you. Just remember to keep
plants moist but not sodden.
One plant is the Whitmanii
fern, sometimes called lace fern.
This plant has a delicacy that
belies its hardiness. It shuns
bright sunlight so it is a natural
in the foyer or a drab corner of
I a room. Results can be spectacu
lar when you group this fern in
a large copper kettle or brass ।
vase, either at flodr level or on
a stand.
Or you might try Tradescantis,
a hardy, easy- " gsT
to-grow plant
with colorful,
shiny leaves.
Because it is
a trailer, this
plant looks es
pecially well
in a hanging
brass contain- —
er. Suspended from the ceiling by
means of two long brass chains,
it can add the finishing touch
over a chest of drawers or in a
window.
Another type of fern which is
said to produce more greenery
with less care than almost any
other plant is the Boston fern.
It comes in many charming
varieties, both laced and frilled.
This fern which seeks sunlight,
can be most effective in a brass
I planter along the window siH.
1 Or you might prefer to place the
rectangular planter on a stand
and use the arrangement as a
' room divider.
ing adjustments in their farming
operations have analyzed their
1958 farm and home records.
These records showed what had
been planned and what had been
accomplished. On the basis of the
records the families were able to
determine the strong and weak
points in their operations and
recognize further improvements
I that could be made in their op-,
erations.
As proof that good farm plan- ;
ning pays off, Mr. Langley points ’
out that during the past two years i
the average gross farm income for |
FHA borrowers in Telfair and i
Wheeler Counties has increased
by $2,000.
Scotland H. D. C.
The Scotland Home Demonstra
tion Club held the April meeting ,
at the home of Mrs. Will Cook .
last Tuesday with 15 members
and Mrs. Shirley Bobbitt, Home
Demonstration Agent, present.
Mrs. W. C. Flanders, the presi
dent, opened the meeting by read
ing the thought for the month.
The devotional was given by Mrs.
Cook.
Mrs. Bobbitt discussed the Dress
Revue and urged members to:
enter the contest. On behalf of ■
the Nutrition Chairman, Mrs. Roy
McDonald, she gave ways to keep .
healthy by cooking, serving and
preserving the right foods the !
year round. Her demonstration 1
was on ways of making plaques :
from various inexpensive mater- 1
ials such as scraps of cloth and 1
egg shells.
After a game during the social :
hour the hostess served delicious 1
refreshments.
Tips on Touring
By Carol loneMwl
Women's Travel Authority
Cold A Foe Os Battery
Your car’s battery works extra I
hard in winter. Take care of it and
it will serve you well. Neglect it,
and you may be one of the millions
of motorists who call for help in
cold weather because of electrical
failure.
Here are some things smart mo
torists remember about batteries,
few
nL mu y• Jj] Mm)
^The starting load is much heav
ier when it’s cold. Even when the
engine’s off, the battery may be
called on to work the radio, heater
blower, cigarette lighter, power
windows, horn and lights. Accord
ing to General Electric, there are
more lights in the average late
model car than in the average
home.
With the engine running, your
generator must supply current for
all these things - plus electricity
for the motor and other power
equipment.
So keep an eye on the ammeter
on your instrument panel. It shows
whether or not the battery is being
charged by the generator. Nor
mally it should show some
?‘charge” except at very low engine
’speeds. _ 1
When you stop for gasoline, have
the service station attendant check
the battery. How’s the water level?
Are the connections firmly an
chored and corrosion-free? Does
the battery need charging? Do you
need a new battery? Any Shell
service station dealer will be glad
to help you.
This winter, take care of your
car’s battery and it will take care
of you — in any weather. / '
It Is With Deepest Regret
That We Are, Because Os Illness,
Temporarily Closed
We wish to take this opportunity io express our thanks and appreciation to
you for the business you have given us. We hope that we may soon be able
to serve you again.
Lois Pullen Florist
McRAE, GEORGIA
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May 3-10 Proclaimed Soil Stewardship Week
Governor Ernest Vandiver signs proclamation setting May
3-10 as dates for official observance of Soil Stewardship Week
in Georgia. With Gov. Vandiver are members of ihe sponsor
ing State Soil Conservation Committee. Left to right are:
O. W. Price, McDonough; W. F. Hall, Sparta; J. E. Eubanks,
Appling; Z. P. Almon, Roopville, and Jim L. Gillis, Jr., Soper
ton, chairman.
FUTURE OF FORESTRY
Foresters of the Agricultural
Extension Service report naval
stores production in Georgia has
decreased more than 50 per cent
since 1948. New markets and more
efficient methods of production
are needed. Increasing the mini
mum diameter of trees worked
appears to be one step toward
more efficient production, they
point out.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1959
FAMILY LIFE PROBLEMS
One problem facing Georgia
families today is the increasing
number of homes in which both
parents work in industry and no
provision is made for children
while parents are away. Miss
Audrey Morgan, family life spe
cialist, Agricultural Extension
Service, says helping such fam
ilies is one of the goals of the-
Extension program.