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Politics On Parade
By SID WILLIAMS
Georgians who love politics
pped only go to the 47th annual
.convention of the Association of
County Commissioners of Geor
gia, to be held at Jekyll Island
March 26-27-28th, to hear all the
political talk they could possibly
stand. With the 1962 races little
more than a year off, every poi
tician of note in the state will be
at Jekyll, or have a mighty good
reason for not being there.
Headed by Governor Vandiver,
the list of speakers seems to have
been made up with no favortism
shown. Lt.-Governor Byrd, Exe
cutive Secretary Peter Zack Geer,
James L. Bentley, George Smith,
Carl Sanders, Frank Twitty, Ben
. Fortson, Charlie Pannell, Claude
Purcell—all are on the list for
addresses to the politically potent
Commissioners.
In addition, there will be plen
ty of private speaking througout
the various motel rooms. Un-
It's That Time Again
Ahhhhhh, Spring!
Those two words are uttered by countless thou
sands of outdoorsmen and women each year. All
are eager to reap the benefits of old Mother Na
ture’s world.
For Spring is the time of year when:
Old Man Winter gets tucked into bed, never to
awaken until Nature’s alarm clock heralds the clos
ing of fall.
Hunters clean and pack away their arms
and prepare to converge upon the lakes, hills
and dells for fishing, swimming, boating and
camping.
Veteran anglers repair rods, reels, buy thou
sands of dollars worth of weird artificial lures that
usually appeal to fishermen but not to fish.
Mountain trout anglers patch up or buy creels,
waders and stock up on swivels, small spinners and
flies in anticipation of trout season which opens
April 1.
Towns and cities get in a dither in the midst of
Spring cleaning, stock souvenirs for tourists and
plan new ways to attract them with boat shows,
water ski festivals and swimming meets, not to
mention fishing rodeos.
Mother wants to go to the seashore, but Dad
seeks the cool air of the mountains, while Grandpa’s
farm and summer youth camps lure the kids.
Sailboats, motorboats, big boats and little
boats towed by vehicles of all kinds invade the
state’s highways, and vision of cool, clean
water luring their owners.
Campers invade cool mountain retreats or pine
shaded parks of the plains, seeking sites near tin
gling crystal streams.
Swimming pool owners clean up last year’s de
bris, anticipating the rumble of small feet and cries
of delight from hordes of youngsters.
Buds and bright green leaves covered with early
morning dew sparkle in the sunlight like jewels.
Birds and animals prepare nests and dens for
soon-to-be-born young.
Bumble and honey bees flit and dart over multi
colored flowers, filling the air with their airplane
like drones.
Ahhhhhh, Spring!
* * *
And speaking of Spring, hunters still have
another chance to fire their guns—if they’re
lucky—at wild turkeys.
Three wildlife management areas and one mili
tary reservation will open their gates in April to
gobbler fans.
Here are the dates:
Clark Hill—April 21-23; Blue Ridge, April 18-23,
and Lake Burton, April 18-23. No camping will be
allowed on the Lake Burton and Clark Hill areas,
but campers will be permitted on Blue Ridge. No
dogs will be allowed on any of the areas.
Fort Benning’s gobbler season opens March
20 and will continue through April 15. Bag
limits on all areas are one gobbler per hunter.
Permits wil Ibe available at checking stations
at all three management areas. And don’t forget
to report your kill in writing to the Game and
Fish Commission within five days as required by law.
* * *
Spring is a good time to pull your boats and
motors from the garage and check them! Get
your boat in tip-top shape by checking its hull for
scratches, nicks and gouges. Outboard motors should
be checked for bad spark plugs, while gas can hoses
should thoroughly be looked over for cuts or breaks.
Be sure to check the hoses where they end at the
motor plugs and detach at the gas can.
Props on inboards as well as outboards
should be scanned, since a bent propeller can
retard your boat’s speed as well as put a strain
on the motor.
The whole boat should be cleaned inside and out.
to remove trash and other debris left over from last
year’s outings.
When out on a boating picnic this year, don’t
throw the trash into the water. Take along a large
sack such as a shopping bag and dump your trash
into its depths. Then, after you return to shore,
place it into a trash receptacle.
Above all, check your lifejackets and cush
ions, especially around the seams. Even good.
Coast Guard-approved lifesavers can burst at
the seams. If the seams are split, don’t waste
the effort of trying to re-sew them. Buy new
ones. The few dollars you spend may save
your life, or that of your child’s or a friend.
; doubhtedly, former governor Mar- j
I vin Griffin will be holding forth |
' with his usual entourage. And)
■ you can expect potential Lieu-'
I tenant - Governor candidates on ।
; the Griffin side, John Sheffield 1
and Culver Kidd, to be wasting!
• no time feeling out sentiment of |
the boys from every county in the ;
i state. And, Denmark Groover,)
I another possible candidate for the)
State’s number 2 post, won’t miss
this convention if he can possibly,
. help it.
All in all, politics, politics, poli
tics, one will hear little else.
This writer hopes to be there ;
, and will report the most signifi
cant political happenings.
*«« « « *
A note of sadness will be felt ’
at this convention, however. Mrs. )
Betty Peeler, long-time Secre-!
tary of the Association, will be)
. attending her last convention in!
an official position. This grand ]
GAME
AND
FISH
By FULTON LOVELL
WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE, ALAMO, WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA
i lady of county affairs is retiring,
[and the Association will be hard
j put to find an adequate replace
i ment. At this convention, how-
I ever, the commissioners will seek
jto express their love and re
! spect for her in a tangible fashion
) — and Miss Betty is likely to
Ibe a most surprised lady.
******
j Some Capitol observers say
j that the S3OO raise for teachers
)has induced other State employ
[ ees to seek raises, themselves, or
i hunt jobs elsewhere. Among
: those mentioned are welfare
I workers, whose average salaries
! are below the teachers. Compe
) tent workers in this field are hard
to secure, so don’t be surprised
) if the social workers in the Wel
fare Department throughout the
j state get a raise shortly.
Incidentally, recent information
; from the Merit System shows
) that State workers average 19 per
cent less pay than workers in
i private industry.
«««««*
Governor Vandiver is receiv
j ing plaudits from all sides for
• his appointment of Robert Hall
; and Homer Eberhardt to the two
I Court of Appeals Judgeships cre
| ated by the 1961 General Assem
) bly. Both men are highly quali-
Ified and gentlemen of integrity,
) and will certainly be assets to
I the Court. Mr. Hall’s appointment
was not unexpected, but the Gov
' ernor kept his choice for the
other post a close secret. Rumor
says that the Langdales, of Val
dosta, were influential in the
Governor's selection of their fel
low townsmen. Mr. Eberhardt.
******
Speaking of the Court of Ap
peals, we heard a fine tribute
the other day to Judge John
Sammons Bell, former Chairman
jof the State Democratic Execu
। tive Committee, whom Gover
nor Vandiver named to the Court
last year. The veteran and dis
tinguished Chief Justice of the
State Supreme Ccurt, Henry
Duckworth, sairf that Mr. Bell
was making a “wonderful Judge,”
and that Judge Bell’s work was
of the highest caiber. Justice
Tom Candler, who heard the re
mark, agreed wholeheartedly.
The Geovernor and Mr. Bell can
both take a bow.
******
No finer choice could be made
by the County Commissioners As
sociation fcr their “Man Os The
Year” award than James L. Gil
lis, Jr., who will receive this
honor at the Association’s con
vention next week. Mr. Gillis
was chosen for his many years
of service in conservation work.
******
Peter Zack Geer, Chairman of
) the Georgia Centennial Commis
-1 sion, has received hearty com
mendation from Karl S. Betts,
I Executive Director of the Na
j tional Civil War Centennial Com
i mission, for Georgia’s Centen
i nial activities to date. Betts term
। ed the Georgia program “impres
' sive,” and announced that Geer
j would be a principal speaker at
) the National Assembly in Char-
I leston, S. C., next month.
Teachers To
Attend Annual
GEA Convention
i Atlanta will be the site of the
। 94th Annual Convention of the
i Georgia Education Association •
। and its 24,159 teacher members, j
। Scheduled for March 22-25, seven I
• departments and 22 affiliate 1
l groups will also hold meetings.
GEA President E. C. Mitcham,
Jr. Superintendent, Meriwether
I Co. Schools, and Executive Secre-
I lary Frank M. Hughes forecast
I one of the best attended and most
I professional Conventions in GEA
i history.
President Mitcham will preside
I ?.t the First and Second Repre
j sentative Assemblies and will ad
। dress the General Session on
! Friday night, March 24, at the
: Municipal Auditorium.
Wednesday night, March 22 is
I the date set for the Department
j of School Superintendents Meet
i ing and the Department of Ele
i mentary School Principals will
I hold their annual Banquet. On
i Thursday night, the Georgia
I Music Educators have scheduled
i in Evening of Music at the Mu
i tiicipal Auditorium featuring the
All-State Chorus, the All-State
i Band and the All-State Orchestra.
' Guest Directors for these per
: formances are Marvin Rabin,
Boston University, Robert E.
Page, Temple University and Dr.
i Lucien Cailliett.
The GEA Department of Class
! room Teachers will hold their an
■ nual meeting on Thursday night
i at the Dinkier Plaza Hotel, f.ea
truing a Rebel Rally Box Supper
I and Richard Batchelder, Past
' President of the NE A Depart
j ment of Classroom Teachers as
i Speaker.
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Unitw
By Harvey Walters
Secretary-Manager,
Georgia Press Association
Georgia is planning for the
biggest influx of tourists in the
state’s history during the sum
mer months. Welcoming these
out-of-state visitors should be a
benefit to virtually every county.
Obviously, the counties having
parks and historic shrines will
stand to gain the most, but every
Georgia citizen will gain in the
long run, because tourists bring
money.
This is the considered judge
ment of the Commerce Depart
ment and of the Georgia State
Chamber of Commerce. These
agencies point out that the new
tide of tourists will spread word
of-mouth news of Georgia’s ad
vantages in all parts of the na
tion. They will also leave behind
millions of dollars for hotels, mo
tels, restaurants, service stations
and almost every form of retail
business.
The National Association of
Travel Organizations estimates
the American tourist in his na
tive land spends an average of
$lO daily. The State Chamber
has figured that tourists and
those who come here on business
spend about $400,000,000 in Geor
gia each year.
Quite a bonanza from what
some call "industry without
smokestacks."
To encourage tourism this year
the Commerce Department is
using a colorful exhibit at travel
shows in the North. The same
department is spending about
SIOO,OOO on advertising your state
in national magazines, out -of -
state newspapers, on billboards,
and in the erection of the first of
a series cf “welcome stations” on
our borders.
A lighted exhibit some 30 feet
long which shows in color trans
parencies Georgia’s lakes, moun
tains and seashore, metropolitan
areas, hunting preserves, the
Golden Isles, Little White House,
Cyclorama and other scenes, and
features a recording of Gov. Er
nest Vandiver’s voice extending
a ninvitation to Georgia was re
cently shown at the New York
Coliseum. The New York Mirror
called the exhibit the best at the
Highest Prices Paid For Gum
At Filtered Rosin Products Co.
Naval Stores Supplies
Orin Tswns - Alamo, Ga.
LONG TERM FARM LOANS
Plans may be adjusted to meet your
individual needs. Moderate interest.
Prompt closing. Courteous and confiden
tial service.
For full details, see or write
J. C. BIVINS
Mount Vernon, Georgia
NOTICE
I AM EOWPPED TO SPREAD
FERTILIZER OR LINE
ON YOUR LAND
Give Me A Chance To Serve You
J. F. HATTAWAY
Alamo, Georgia Phone Logan 8 3881
show. It already has resulted in
2,000 inquiries about vacations in
Georgia.
The exhhibit will be moved
soon to the Redbook Magazine
travel show in New Jersey, and
in August on to the Canadian
travel show in Toronto. It may
surprise gome to know that many
Canadians have vacationed in
Georgia during the last few sum
mers.
The Commerce Department has
a budget of SIOO,OOO for tourist
promotion ads; in Fortune, Holi
day, Redbook, Woman’s Day and
the New York Times. Another
SIOO,OOO will be spent on adver
tising Georgia’s industrial and
commercial advantages in North
ern publications.
The first of what will be a
series of “welcome stations” will
be opened soon at Sylvania on
Highway 301. Made of Georgia
marble and glass, the station will
contain rest rooms and an infor
mation booth where four courte
ous receptionists will give stran
gers data on highways, hotels,
restaurants and “what to see” in
Georgia. Others will be establish
ed later on the Florida, North
Carolina, Tennessee and Alabama
borders of the state.
What’s interesting this year for
the tourists—and Georgians —to
see?
Because of the Civil War Cen
tennial Celebration emphasis is
being placed on Georgia’s his
torical sites. All have been clean
ed up beautified and prepared fcr
a flood-tide of tourists.
The 12 sites officially designat
ed by the Commerce Department
are Chikamauga battleground,
Kennesaw Mountain battlefield
and national cemetery, site of a
Civil War prison; the Jefferson
Davis Memorial State Park at
Irwinville, Fitzgerald, a city
founded by Union veterans in
the 1890’s; Fort McAllister at
Richmond Hill, and Fort Pulaski
at Savannah.
The $11,090,000 Stone Mountain
State Park is well under con
struction, and is expected to at
tract thousands of visitors this
summer.
So is Jekyll Island where the
Aquarama, seating 2,000, and a
large indoor swimming pool, usa
ble in all sorts of weather, will
be new adjuncts to this popular
coastal resort.
The Blue Ridge mountain coun
try cf North Georgia and boating,
fishing and water skiing on Lake
Lanier also are expetced to lure
thousands of tourists, many of
whom will continue their trips
into the southern and coastal
area of the state. For years tour
ists have been one of Florida’s
greatest sources of income. Just
recently Georgians have realized
that their state has even more
beautiful scenery and just as fine
recreation facilities as has its sis
ter state to the south.
ORDER COTTON SEED EARLY |
Supply of high germinating cot-)
ton seed will be less than the de- j
mand this year, according to Ex
tension Seed Marketing Special-)
ist Harvey Lowery at the Uni-)
versity of Georgia College of Ag. I
riculture. Mr. Lowery says this
makes it more important than;
ever for farmers to read the seed I
tag and know what they are buy-1
ing. It also makes it more im
portant that farmers place orders;
for cotton seed early so they can)
buy the high germinating seed. |
Tight sweaters have tripped I
more men than banana peels!
Court of Ordinary,
Wheeler County, Georgia
iTo any Creditors and All Parties
I at Interest:
Regarding Estate of Avery R. i
Pearson, formerly cf Wheeler
County, Georgia, notice is here- )
by given that Bluma C. Pearson
one of the heirs, has filed ap- ;
plication with me to declare no
Administration necessary.
Said application will be heard
at my office Monday, April 3rd., ■
1961, and if no objection is made j
an order will be passed saying )
no Administration necessary.
February- 27th. 1961.
D. N. Achord,
Ordinary i
47-4 t |
CITATION
GEORGIA, WHEELER COUNTY. )
To Whom It May Concern:
W. M. Harrelson having in
proper form applied to me for
Permanent Letters of Admini-)
stration on the estate of R. L.
Hapdelson, late of said County, |
this is to cite all and singular the'
creditors and next of kin of R.)
L. Harrelson to be and appear at j
my office within the time allowed [
by law, and show cause, if any |
they can. why permanent admini-I
stration should not be granted to)
W. M. Harrelson on R. L. Har-)
relson’s estate.
Witness my hand and official I
signature, this 27 day of Febru-|
ary, 1961.
D. N. Achord.
47-4 t Ordinartv
—
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER SE
CURITY DEED FORECLOSURE
GEORGIA. WHEELER COUNTY.
BECAUSE of default in the;
payment of indebtedness secured
by two (2) deeds to secure debt,
signed, executed and delivered by
ROSA LUCINDA LEE TO j. i
FELTON PIERCE of Dublin,:
Laurens, County. Georgia; one of
said security deeds dated April
Ist, 1948, as appears of record )
in deed Book 17 pages 154-5 ini
the office of the Clerk of the Su- [
perior Court of WHEELER Coun-:
ty, Georgia; and the other ofj
said deeds to secure debt dated
April 22nd, 1949, as appears of
। record in Deed Book 18 pages 60-
j 61. in the office of the Clerk]
। of. the Superior Court of WHEEL-)
। ER County, Georgia; Both of said;
) deeds to secure debt signed, exe- ,
I cuted and delivered by ROSA
i LUCINDA LEE to J. FELTON
I PIERCE as aforesaid; The prin
■ cipal and interest due on the
j notes secured thereby being past
■ due and unpaid; that the under-;
: signed, pursuant to the p:wer of)
sale contained in said deeds to)
I secure said indebtedness, will on
: the first Tuesday in April, 1961,)
) during the legal hours of sale,
I before the Court House door in
i said County of Wheeler sell at
i public outcry, to the highest and
; best bidder for cash, the real j
। estate described in said deeds to,
I secure debt, to-wit:
“All that tract or parcel of land
situate, lying and being within ]
the corporate limits of the town:
of Alamo, and being a portion
of lot of land number Fifty-)
) One in the eleventh land district i
of Montgomery (now Wheeler) i
1 County, Georgia, said tract or
i parcel of. land known and de
i scribed as lots number Nine and
Ten in Block “B” in said Town of
Alamo and being each fifty feet
wide fronting on Lucile Avenue
; and running back a distance of
) One Hundred and Fifty feet to
lan alley, and said lot number
i Nine being a corner lot fronting
fifty feet on Lucile Avenue and
i One Hundred and fifty feet on
I Pine street on which is located
; a c-ne story frame residence
: known as the Lee House in Ala
) mo, Wheeler County, Georgia.
Said property further described
jin a Warranty Deed from Mrs.
I Isabella E. Clements to Rosa Lu
। cinda Lee filed for record in
) the Clerk’s office of the Superior
i Court of Montgomery County on
j the 10th day of April, 1912 and re-
I ec-rded in Book 16 at page 532 on
; the 10th day of April, 1912.
The same above described
। property is conveyed in each of
said deeds to secure debt.
The total sum of the indebted
ness due on said notes and deeds
is the unpaid principal in the
amount of $1,094.00, together
with interest from the date of
said notes and deeds at the rate
lof six (6) per cent per annum,
to the date of sale cf said prop
| erty; together with all expenses
) of said sale, including attorney’s
) fees, as provided in said deeds
! and notes secured thereby.
The above property will be
) sold for the purpose of paying
| the entire indebtedness and ex
: penses as aforesaid, and proceeds
) of said shall be applied accord
) ingly, and othrewise as pro
-1 vided in said deeds to secure
debt; and the undersigned will
। execute a deed to the purchaser
i as attorney in fact for Rosa Lu-
I cinda Lee, as provided in the
i aforementioned deed to secure
j debt, and the proceeds will be
I otherwise distributed in accord
ance with the provisions of the
) security deeds.
i This Ist day of March, 1961.
J. Felton Pierce, as
Attorney in fact for Rosa
Lucinda Lee.
3, 10, 17, 24
FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1961
| CLASSIFIED ADS
BEST ONE-MAN BUSINESS
■ Own and operate your Watkins
business. Many dealers now
exceeding SIOO.OO per week
profits. We will train you, pro
vided, you qualify for this
route. Write Watkins 659 West
Peachtree St., N. E., Atlanta 8,
Ga. 49-3 t
TOBACCO PLANTS FOR SALE.
50,000 yds. of Hicks and White
Gold. Call W. S. Bowen, Black
shear, Ga. Hickory 9-6532.
41-10tpd.
LADIES longing for a new Easter
Outfit? Avon Cosmetics has op
enings for women who want
extra earnings. Write to Mrs.
Rountree, Box 22, Wadley Ga.
48-2 t
NEW WATKINS MAN
I'll be calling on you soon. Wait
for me and learn why it pays
to wait.
W. A. STEVENS
207 Marcus Si.
Ph. BR 2-4317—Dublin, Ga.
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
fcie you buy. Phone 2281
FEDERAL LAND BANK LOANS
fcr farmers in Toombs, Tatt
nall, Montgomery, and Wheel
er Counties are available
through the Federal Land Bank
Association of Vidalia. Loans
run up to 40 years. Can be paid
any lime without penalty. Pro
ceeds can be used to buy land,
pay debts, make improvements,
or to finance almost any need
of the farm or family. For de
tails, see or write, E. O. Mc-
Kinney, Manager, P. O. Box
510, 309 East First Street, Vi
dalia, Georgia, or at the Court
House in Alamo, Ga. each Tues
day morning.
Albert D. Mullis, As Solicitor
) General of the Oconee Judicial
) Circuit in Behalf, of the State of
; Georgia
Vs.
i One 1953 Chevrolet 1-2 Ton Pick
)up Truck
Motor Number H55A001451, Own
er Unknow
In Wheeler Superior Court
। Condemnation
The above styled case having
| been filed in Court and service
) made as provided by law in the
s Order of the Court, and no de
fense having been filed thereto
within thirty days from the date
iof filing of the petition in said
; case;
It is therefore, considered,
) ordered and adjudged that
plaintiff have judgment by de
; fault in said case; that said motor
) vehicle was used in violation of
law as alleged in said petition
) and is subject to condemnation
) and sale.
Further ordered, that said ve
hicle be sold before the court
) house door during the legal hours
)of sale after ten days advertise
) ment by posting notice of the
: sale and the date of sale at the
courthouse and at two additional
| public places in aforesaid coun
i ty-
At Chambers, this 27th day of
February, 1961.
J. K. Whaley,
Judge, Oconee Judicial
46-4 t Circuit.
। Albert D. Mullis As Solicitor
General of the Oconee Judicial
Circuit in Behalf of the State of
Georgia
Vs.
One 1955 Pontiac, 4-door Sedan
Automobile, Motor Number P—
-755521630. Owner Unknown.
In Wheeler Superior Court Con
demnation
The above styled case; having
been filed in Court and service
made as provided by law in the
Order of the Court, and no de
fense having been filed thereto
within thirty days from the date
of. filing of the petition in said
;case;
It. is therefore, considered, or
dered and adjudged that plaintiff
have judgment by default in said
; case; that said motor vehicle was
used in violation of law as al
;: leged in said petition and is sub
ject to condemnation and sale.
Further ordered, that said ve
hicle be sold before the court
house door during the legal hours
’ of sale after ten days advertise
: ment by posting notice of the
' sale and the date of the sale at
: the courthouse and at two ad
] ditional public places in afore
] said county.
) ; At Chambers, this 27th day of
. February, 1961.
J. K. Whaley,
Judge, Oconee Judicial
Circuit
Circuit 46-4 t
- ■ ■ — -
CITATION
; GEORGIA, WHEELER COUNTY.
.; To Whom It May Concern:
r Notice is hereby given that G.
! IC. Barnhill, as administrator of
; ) M. H. Keen, deceased, having
applied to me by petition for
! leave to sell the real estate of
■ 'said M. H. Keen, deceased; and
[ that an order was made thereon
• at the March Bth., Term, 1961, for
•; citation, and that citation issue;
i all the heirs at law and creditors
;) of the said M. H. Keen deceased,
i will take notice that I will pass
■ upon said application at the April
: 3rd., Teirrn, 1961 of the Court of
Ordinary of Wheeler County;
and that unless cause is shown
)to the contrary, said leave will
i be granted. This March Bth., 1961.
D. N. Achord,
147-4 t Ordinary