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TALES OUT OF SCHOOL
BY BERNICE McCULLAR
Georgia Department of Education
For Every Bus Child, A Place ।
To Sit? Joe DeFoor, who is our ’
transportation man here in the ।
Department of Education, tells me I
that it would cost thirteen and a!
half million dollars MORE to add .
enough buses (and operate them I
for a year) to give every child a ।
seat on the school bus. There are I
mow 4721 school buses in Georgia. |
They haul 408,721 children to and
from school daily. This is almost I
half of our school enrollment..
Some buses rattle around Georgia |
roads half empty, and some are j
dangerously overcrowded. This is
because people are moving from
rural areas to cities. More than ।
100 counties have lost population [
—but are still running the same j
number of school buses. The pres-1
ent rule is that buses are not al- j
lowed to have more than 20 per.
cent of the children standing— |
but some do have more. Many i
buses make two trips. We now
budget $12,355,000 for the opera
tion of our 4721 buses. The aver
age operating cost of a school bus
in Georgia last year was $2638.55.
Average bus driver’s salary for
10 months lacks two dollars of
being SI2OO. Some drivers make
about S2OO a month, and some
make SIOO. It would take 2300
MORE buses to give every child
a se^t. The buses cost about
S4OOO each. This' is about nine
million. Then it would take about
six million per year to operate
them. Mr. DeFoor thinks we
should replace 48 per cent of our
buses (2266) that are more than
five years old. To do this, and to
have and run enough buses to
give every child a place to sit
down, would cost $18,355,000.
Little Boy, leaving school in
May: “Thank the Lord, no more
good English till September."
The Latest On Murray-Metcalf
Bill: The compromise bill has
been reported to the full House
Committee of Congress from the
subcommittee’ and may get to the
floor before you read this. Geor
gia GEA leaders will be up there
for the hearing. The bill originally
proposed would have provided
$25 per child the first year for
every child of school age, SSO the
second year, $75 the third year,
and SIOO the fourth year. The
compromis'e reached by the joint
•would give each teacher a SSOO
per child every year. But even
this would bring to Georgia an
extra $26,795,000 per year. This
would give each teacher a SSO
raise. It would also enable us to
finish our school building pro
gram. We are already getting a
bout $lO7 in federal aid, and have
been getting federal money for
education in Georgia since 1862.
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SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
The only Georgia Congressman
actually committed to support the j
Murray-Metcalf Bill is Congress
man Erwin Mitchell. (I explained
all this to you because we had'
many inquiries about this bill i
here in the State Department of
Education. This is the status of
it at the date—May 6, 1959—at
which I am tapping this out on
the typewriter. It may be changed
before you are sitting there in
your easy chair reading this col
umn. Look in the next issue of the
GEA Journal for still later infor
mation about it.)
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They're Invited Back. More
than 400 requests have been re
ceived by Victor Bullock, science
consultant in the State Depart-1
ment of Education, inviting the
five traveling science teachers:
back into Georgia high schools
next year. Moving about the state'
in science mobile units provided
by the Rich Foundation, Inc., !
the teachers visited 140 different i
schools this year giving lectures
and demonstrations to revitalize
the study of science.
What Do You Think Will Hap
pen Then? On May 26, the Atlanta
Historical Society, the Georgia
Historical Commission and an At
lanta insurance company will
dedicate a “Time Capsule” to be'
opened on 2033, the 300th anni
versary of Georgia. They are ask
ing a number of people to say:
what they think will happen in
Georgia by that time. I hope that.
by that time Georgia will have be-।
come a state of such beautifully i
educated citizens that we know
how to live happily and helpful
with one another, and to use our
resources so that there will be no'
poverty, no slums, and no hurt
ful ignorance in our state.
Who'll Be a Sussecc? You can’t
predict any single child’s success
or failure, but Rufus Pulliam, our
supervisor of testing and guid-1
ance, tells me that you can al-;
most surely predict by groups, !
like this: 90 per cent of those'
students who make A’s in high
school will be successful, 66 per
cent of those who make B’s, 25
per cent of those who make C’s,
and even 6 per cent of those who
make D’s. The trouble is, you
never know which ones!
i
Ambition. A school superin- j
tendent says that he is going to j
run a school when he gets to
Heaven, but he is going to design |
[it on his own terms: halfway be
tween an orphanage and a pen
itentiary because in one there is
no meddling parents, and in the
other, no returning alumni to tell i
WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE, ALAMO, WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA
him how to run the place.
Down To The Sea. If you and
your family go to the seashore this
summer, take along the lovely
sea books of Rachel Carson: “Un
der the Sea Wind,” “The Edge of
the Sea,” and “The Sea Around
Us,” and Ann Morrow Lindbergh’s
quietly perceptive “Gift From the
Sea.”
If Your Child Works This Sum
mer. Your son or daughter will
have to get an employment certif
icate if he or she plans to work
this summer. Jobs will be harder
to find, too. During the summer
vacation, boys from 12 to 16 and
girls from 14 to 16 may work 40
hours a week in wholesale and re
tail establishments such as gro
cery stores, etc., but not after
9:00 p.m.—and 8 hours on Satur
days. When school is in session
students may work 4 hours a day
after school, and 8 hours on Sat
urday, but not after 9:00 p.m.
From 16 to 18, there is no limit on
working hours, but they must
have employment certificate.
These may be obtained from the
school superintendent.
Small Town. They say a small
town is a place where the news
gets around before the paper does,
but everybody takes the paper
anyhow just to see how much of
it the editor dared to print!
It's The Principle of the Thing,
Said the Principal. “We don’t
have enough weeks on the school
calendar for all the things that
the public wants us to have a
week for,” said a principal that I
konw. “I don’t mind helping out,
but I do wis’h that they would let
me have a few WEEKS FOR
LEARNING along with Help the
For Rent
Sinclair Service Station
Located At Red Light
In Alamo
Anyone interested in running a good
business for a small investment contact—
Lewis Maddox, Alamo, Ga.
Everybody's Doing It
SEA OF HOOPS almost blanks out youngsters holding them aloft
at start of hula hoop whirling contest at San Francisco.
IML BR ‘
3^ H’S TRUE —Fury,
A, 1 the black stallion with his own
| television program, relaxes by
I hooping it up with two of his
y oun ß co-stars.
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IT'S EASY—So says this Cy
press Gardens water skier, as
she glides over the Florida ■jjregF JBy
waves and does justice to the BgMF jL,
noble art of hooping also.
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NOT FOR FUN is this hoop which protects operator of Interna
tional TD-24 crawler tractor during land clearing work.
Haberdashers Week and Princess
Tobacco Blossom Week and Don’t
Stump Your Toe Week. These
same folks who want us to put
everything in the school calendar
are the very same ones, who will
show up here raising sand when
their kids’ haven’t learned enough
to get into college!”
A Thought To Frignien You.
Albert Schweitzer told an Ameri
can educator not long ago that
this is the most dangerous age in
all history. Not just modern his
tory, mind you, but all history.
“Why?” the great doctor was ask
ed. “Because,” he replied, “up to
now, nature has controlled man.
Now man is in control of the
elemental forces of nature before
he has learned to control him
self.”
SIOO MILLION INCOME
INCREASE
Horticulturists of the Agricul
tural Extension Service believe
Georgians can receive an in
crease of SIOO million in income
from horticultural crops by 1965.
One basis for the belief is that
use of ornamentals and nursery
stock for home and community
beautification is increasing, in
crease from the sale of these
things can be doubled to reach
$lO million, the horticulturist say.
NAVAL STORES PRODUCTION
Georgia has approximately
4,100 producers of pine gum who
work 29 million faces annually,
according to foresters, Agricultu
ral Extension Service. The state’s
gum naval stores production in
1958 amounted to approximately
80 per cent of the nation’s total
supply of gum resin and turpen
tine, the foresters report.
SCOTLAND
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. B.
: Walker Sunday were Mr. and
| Mrs. Artis Yawn and daughter
I Sheila of Milan; Mrs. Callie Kirk
’ ley and Ernest Evans, of Chaun
| cey.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wooten
I and children Carol, Gail, Stanley,
< Glenn and Linda Jo spent the
i week end in Warner Robins as
: guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. M.
’ Adams.
Mrs. J. M. Wimberly and Miss
Hallie Wimberly had as recent
! guests Mrs*. R. C. Harrison and
Mrs. Alice Gleason, of Jefferson-
I ville
Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Harbin visit
[ed Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Rewis
• and Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Fennell
| in Hawkinsville Sunday.
■ Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Howell
[ Ashley Sunday were Mrs. Everett
Miller, Mrs. Ruby Miller, of Ala-
: mo and Reid Z»shley, of Helena.
: Morris Bass of Atlanta is visit
' ing Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Bass this
- week.
Mrs. Roscoe Coleman, Bill Cole
[ man, of Augusta and Mrs. W. E.
| Kemp of Hazlehurst were week
| end guests of Mrs. H. S. Wimber
i ly.
I Mr. and Mrs. George Callaway
[ and children, Don, Diane and
। Debbie were recent guests of Mr.
and Mrs. G. C. Johnson in Warner
I Robins.
; Some 255,000 Americans died of
j cancer laSt year. But 75,000 lives
| could have been saved through
i earlier treatment, the American
■ Cancer Society s’ays.
Cancer doesn’t play favorites. It
! can strike anyone, anywhere.
[ Your best protection according to
i the American Cancer Society, is
: an annual health checkup.
FREEZING COOKED FOODS
In most instances, no special
recipes are necessary in preparing
cooked foods for freezing, de
clares Miss Nelle Thrasher, food
preservationist Agricultural Ex
tension Service. The actual cook
ing process should be as short as
possible because the additional
cooking during preheating for
serving may result in soft textures
and loss of flavor or “warmed
over” flavors.
In the last decade the cancer
cure rates have gone up 32 per
cent. That means 38,000 additional
lives saved yearly. But the Amer
ican Cancer Society says 75,000
more could be saved by earlier
diagnosis and treatment.
Don’t be a cancerphobe. But
don’t be an ostrich. The American
Cancer Society urges you to keep
the facts of cancer in your mind,
but you don’t have to have them
on your mind.
Many cancers can be cured.
More than 800,000 Americans have
been saved from the disease, ac
cording to American Cancer So
ciety statistics.
Low production per cow
generally is associated with high
production costs, declared dairy
men at the Agricultural Exten
sion Service.
Smokey Savs:
TREK' IE?
THEM GROW
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TAMIL Y-
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Plant for the future-
he's
back
on the job
because... A-
someone like you
gave him a /W
helping hand i# ^v-cssjHß
after his • V
discharge as
a mental patient
Help thousands like L
him find friends,
a job, a home by giving Mi
your welcoming hand
and by supporting your
MENTAL
HEALTH s I^3
ASSOCIATION
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With Your Help,
the Mentally 111 Can Come Back!
Postman Rang Once
LIKE MILLIONS of other Ameri
cans, letter carrier Robert McLain
(right) and his wife stopped by a
local lending institution to arrange
for a S6OO loan for medical and
home improvement expenses.
When all the papers were signed,
manager Joe Tinnirello handed
him the money, and to Mr. Mc-
Lain's surprise, returned the loan
agreement to him. The $609 was
his free and clear. The reason?
Mr. McLain happened to be the
30-millionth customer of the Bene
licial Finance System. To celebrate
some 45 years of credit service to
the nation, the company decided
to reward its anniversary customer
with a free loan. Next day, Mr.
McLain called on the office again.
This time he delivered the mail.
The office is on his route.
FARMER WHO
KEEPS RECORDS
The farmer who keeps good
records is in a position to make
management decisions necessary
to utilizing his resources g;nd
move up to greater profits, say
farm management specialists, Ag
ricultural Extension Service, Uni
versity of Georgia College of Ag
riculture.
Subscribe io The Eagle.
CLASSIFIED ADS
Want to make sls io $25 in a
day? We will train and finance
dependable man or woman,
over 21, for part or full time
McNess Route Work. Write
McNESS CO.. Box 2766. DeSoto
Sta., Memphis 2, Tenn. 33-ltpd.
LADIES
Avon offers a career io ihe wo
man who wishes to be in busi
ness for herself. Write Mrs.
Huldah Rountree, Box 22, Wad
ley, Ga. 4-2 t
FOR SALE
PIANOS
GRINDLE ELECTRIC COM-
PANY is having a giant sale on
all pianos. Just received a truck
load of Factory Rebuilt Pianos
going at rock bottom prices.
New Pianos at a big saving also
used pianos cheap. See us be
fore you buy. Phone 2281.
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CITATION
Georgia, Wheeler County.
To all Whom it May Concern:
Mrs. Onola S. Carter having
filed her petition seeking to sell
real estate set aside to herself
and her minor children out of the
estate of Ira A. Carter, deceased,
as a year’s support, this is to cite
all and singular the persons who
may be interested therein, to be
and appear before me on the 16th
day of May, 1959, at 10 A. M., and
show cause, if any they can, why
the prayers of said petition should
not be granted.
Witness my official signature,
this 4th day of May, 1959.
D. N. ACHORD, Ordinary.
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SALE
Georgia, Wheeler County.
There will be sold at public
outcry to the highest bidder for
cash, between the legal hours of
sale before the courthouse door
in Wheeler County, Georgia, on
the first Tuesday in June, 1959,
! the following described property
] to-wit:
, One 1954 Chevrolet Two ton
| Truck Motor No. 079305; said
। property found in the possession
HOW ARE YOUR WANTS ?
Want To Find A Job
Want To Sell Something
Want To Buy Something
Want To Swap Something
Want To Find A Lost Article
Want To Employ Someone
THEN YOU SHOULD
TRY EAGLE WANT ADS!
the cost is small—THE RESULTS ARE BIG
FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1959
of Paul Hearn, levied on to satis
fy a mortgage fi. fa. in favor of
Wheeler County State Bank
against Paul Hearn issued from
the Superior Court of Wheeler
County, levied on as the property
of Paul Hearn, defendant in fi. fa.
This May 7, 1959.
J. M. JOHNSON
Sheriff Wheeler County.
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SALE
Georgia, Wheeler County.
There will, be sold at public
outcry to the highest bidder for
cash, between the legal hours of
sale before the courthouse door
in Wheeler County, Georgia, on
the first Tuesday in June, 1959,
the following described property
; to-wit:
One 1959 Studebaker Champion
Automobile Motor No. C-39426;
said property found in the pos
' session of Arthur Johnson, levied
lon to satisfy a mortgage fi. fa. in
| favor of Wheeler County State
Bank against Arthur Johnson is
sued from the Superior Court of
Wheeler County, levied on as
the property of Arthur Johnson
defendant in fi. fa.
This May 7, 1959.
J. M. JOHNSON
Sheriff Wheeler County.
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INVITATION FOR BIDS
The Housing Authority of the
City of Alamo, Georgia, will re
ceive bids for all labor, materials,
equipment and services required
to construct Low-Rent Housing
Project No. GA.178-lA, consisting
of eleven (11) buildings of six
teen (16) dwelling units, together
with Maintenance and Manage
ment Facilities; Project No. Ga.
178-18, consisting of three (3)
buildings of four (4) dwelling
units and Maintenance Facilities,
both projects being located in the
. City of Alamo, Georgia; including
! utilities, site improvements and
landscape w’ork, until 2 p.m..
Eastern Standard Time on May 26
. at the Alamo City Hall, Alamo,
i Georgia, and at which time and
place all bids will be publically
I opened and read aloud.
Proposed forms of contract doc
l uments, including plans and
I specifications are on file at the
' office of the Housing Authority
of the City of Alamo, Georgia,
and at the office of McDonald and
Company Associates, Architects-
Engineers, 41 Exchange Place,
S.E., Atlanta 3, Georgia.
One set of contract documents
may be obtained by each General
■ Contractor wishing to bid on the
। work by depositing $50.00 with
’ the Housing Authority of the City
of Alamo, Georgia, for each set
of documents so obtained. Addi
tional sets of contract documents
may be obtained by paying the
[ net cost of blue printing and du
-1 plicating the specifications and by
depositing $50.00 with the Hous
■ ing Authority of the City of Ala
mo, Georgia, for each set of docu
ments so obtained. Such deposits
: will be refunded to each person
. who returns the plans, specifi
' cations and other documents in
good condition within ten days
after bid opening.
A certified check or bank draft,
payable to the Housing Authority
of the City of Alamo, Georgia,
U. S. Government Bonds, or a
i satisfactory bid bond executed by
! the bidder and acceptable sureties
j in an amount equal to five percent
(5%) of the bid shall be submitted
with each bid.
The successful bidder will be
required to furnish and pay for
satisfactory performance and pay
ment bond or bonds.
Attention is called to the fact
that no less than minimum sal
aries and wages set forth in the
specifications must be paid on this
project.
The Housing Authority of the
, City of Alamo, Georgia, reserves
! the right to reject any or all bids
i and to wave any informalities in
I the bidding. No bid shall be with
drawn for a period of thirty (30)
' days subsequent to opening of
j bids without the consent of the
1 Housing Authority of the City of
j Alamo, Georgia.
Each bidder must furnish evi
dence of his license as a General
Contractor under any existing
State Law by inserting his license
number on his bid and bid en
velope.
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF
THE CITY OF ALAMO
By: D. N. Achord,
Executive Director
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