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VOLUME 47
New Arrivals ;
Michael Angelo Horton
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Horton,
of Route 1, Cdum, announce the
birth of a son, Michael Angelo,:
on October 31, in the Wayne
Memorial Hospital in Jesup. Mrs.
Gertrude Stone, of Glenwood is ;
the maternal grandmother, and i
the paternal grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Horton, of
Odum.
Lisa Kay Fulford
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Fulford, of
Unadilla announce the birth of!
a daughter in the Hawkinsville I
hospital on October 30 who has
been named Lisa Kay. The baby
weighed seven pounds, six oun- ’
ces.
F.H.A. Chapter Meets
The Wheeler County High ।
School Chapter of Future Home
makers of America held its;
monthly meeting November 8 in
the Home Ec'nomics Department.
The meeting was called to or-; 1
derby Alice Hamilton, President ■
of the local chapter.
A very appropriate devotional i
was presented by June Cox.
Rev. Raymond Chauncey made
a very interesting and inspira
tional talk on “Family Unity In.
The Home”. In his talk Rev. :
Chauncey explained the impor- :
tance of the Christian home in
our world tcday and also how |
we as the youth of today and •
future homemakers of tomorrow
(must -work diligently to make our '
homes Christian ones.
The meeting was adjourned
with the F.H.A. Creed.
Delicious refreshments were'
served by Shirley Thomas, Bren-1
da Gilder, Bettye Griffin, Judy!
Green, Judy Jackson, and Joy i
Evans. 1।
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CARD OF APPRECIATION |
I wish to take this opportunity
to thank the patrons of the Alamo
Pest Office for the lovely sterling ■
tray you gave me at the P.T.A. (
meeting. It was so kind of you :
to think of me when I was re
tiring.
I shall always remember you.
Sincerely, Lena Hartley
SOUTHERN PINE FACTS
The Southern Pine producing
states are Alabama, Arkansas, j
Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mis- j
sissippi, North and South Caro-1
lina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas '
and Virginia.
Each state has at least several j
hundred and in some instances,;
several thousand lumber mills. ’
Together, they manufacturel
enough Southern Pine lumber to:
build nearly one million homes'
a year. Southern lumber compa
nies also give jobs directly and ’
indirectly to several million peo
ple.
Resolution Os
Appreciation Given
WHEREAS, The Alamo Garden I
Club has as one of its objectives
the improvement cf the City of
Alamo; and
WHEREAS, this result is being'
attained by the concerted efforts i
of those who planned the pro-।
gram and those who participated ■
therein;
THEREFORE, be it resolved,:
that this Club express its grate
ful appreciation to Commissioner
Wallace Adams and other Coun
ty Officials for their efficient
management and wise planning
that brought about great improve- i
ment in the buildings and
grounds of the Courthouse, Coun- \
ty Jail, Welfare Office and for
mer Prison Camp, which now '
houses several of the county of
fices. Therefore, be it RESOLVED
that we, the citizens of Alamo,
take this as a challenge to further
the civic improvement of our ,
City.
ALAMO GARDEN CLUB
ALAMO, GEORGIA. I-
ORGANIC MATERIALS
Burning leaves and other waste 1
plant materials is like burning
money when you have to turn.
around and buy organic matter;
such as peat moss to build the;.
soil in the yard. Grass and shrub- ,
bery trimmings can be turned
into excellent soil builders with
little effort and expense, says :
Extension Horticulturist Gerald i
Smith. '
Wheeler County Eagle
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OCMULGEE NATIONAL PARK MUSEUM, the South's largest
archeological museum, contains relics and displays of Indian origin.
Within the Park are an old British trading post, an earth lodge and a
temple mound from which warriors marched to help England drive out
the Spanish. The Park is located on the eastern edge of Macon on
U.S. 80 and 129. Georgia Department of Commerce.
New "Get Tough" Policy By Highway
Patrol Going Into Effect Immediately
Warning to motorists: The State
Highway Patrol has declared all
out war on reckless, foolhardy
drivers.
Under a revitalized “get tough”
policy — perhaps the toughest in
the patrcPs 24-year-history—-Col.
H. Lowell Conner, newly-install
ed director of the Georgia De
partment of Public Safety, has
issued orders to his far-flung or
ganization to use any method
necessary to catch traffic law vio
lators — “but get ’em.”
The 38-year-old public safety
director, successor to Col. Wil
liam P. Trotter who resigned to
return to private law practice in
LaGrange, has instructed state
troopers to “hide behind sign
boards, embankments, trees or
anything else if that’s what it
takes to stop the slaughter on
our highways.”
Col. Conner said troopers out
of the 34 patrol posts scattered
over the state will increase the
use of radar, timing machines,
different-colored patrol cars and
different models and makes in
an effort to maintain safety on
Georgia’s roads.
One new method — actually
it’s a revival of a method used
by the patrol until mid-1951 —
will be the punching of drivers’
licenses of motorists who have
been stopped for a traffic viola
tion.
“We issue tnousands of warn
ings each year for speeding, run
ning stop signs, faulty equipment
and other things, and it doesn’t
seem to be doing much good,”
the director said. “One reason is
taht a trooper who stops a vio
lator has no way of knowing if
he has been previously warned.”
But now, under the license
“punch system,” troopers who
subsequently stop a motorist
will know immediately if he al
ready has been given a warning
for a particular violation. If his
license shows as many as two
punches for the same offense,, it’s
curtains for the driver — he’ll
be hauled in and a case made
against him. All this .goes into
his record on file at patrol head
quarters.
“If we can stop people from
violating traffic laws, we can re
duce the number cf accidents
and resultant deaths and prop
erty loss,” Col. Conner empha
sized. To drive home his point
Judge J. K. Whaley Rules Tobacco
Heir Reynolds Must Come To Court
A four and one-half hour near
ing was held before Judge John :
K. Whaley in the Telfair County
Court House Saturday concern
ing the divorce proceedings of i
R. J. Reynolds and his third wife, 1
Mrs. Muriel Reynolds.
E. Smyth Gambrell, an Atlanta
attorney, represented Mrs. Rey
nolds, and William H. Schroder,
also of Atlanta, was Mr. Reynolds’ '
Peace Corps Exams
To Be Held In Macon ■
I
The Peace Corps examinations I
will be he'd in Macon at 8:30
a.m. promptly for those in this i
area who wish to apply, Postmas- ;
ter Towns was informed today.
Peace Corps posters, giving this ■
information, will be displayed in ;
the local post office on the bul- ,
letin boards. :
ALAMO, WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1961
■ he cited these 1960 state figures:
“All in all, 63,918 drivers
caused accidents by violating
some traffic law or safety rule
and thereby caused 101,921 driv
ers to be involved in accidents,
38,003 of whom were innocent of
a violation.
“The year’s toll in traffic ac
cidents: Killed, 1,038; injured 19,-
355; economic loss, $124.5-million.
During every 24 hours one per
son was killed every 8% hours;
one person was injured every 27
minutes; one accident occurred
every nine minutes, and as a re
q suit of these deaths, injuries and
‘ property damage Georgians suf
fered a monetary loss of $336,000
every 24 hours.”
In issuing his new directive
. aimed at ridding Georgia of “the
maniacs of the highways,” Col.
j Conner called for public support
■ and continuation of “the fine co
। operation” of county and local
.' law enforcement officers. Said he:
“With the aid and cooperation
of the public and dedicated of
ficials at all levels, we can do
i the job our department was set
j up to do: protect people and prop
.! erty.”
Talmadge Seeks
U.S. Drought Aid
, U.S. Sen. Herman E. Talmadge
: has called on Secretary of Ag
| riculture Orville L. Freeman to
J declare Georgia a disaster area
| because of the severe drought,
i In a letter to the Secretary the
i senator said:
I “This condition will cause the
cost of feed and transportation
to be prohibitive for many Geor
' gia farmers this winter.
“It is my understanding that ;
there are some 1,053,000 acres in
। the conservation reserve program
. within the state of Georgia, 692,- I
340 acres in planted pines and
: 361,182 acres in grasses and other ;
: cover.
। “All or a great portion of this |
; land would be suitable for graz- I
ing and would provide a great
■ deal of relief for the cattle and .
• livestock producers if it were
made available.”
Talmadge pointed out that a 1
number of Georgia farmers have
contacted him recently regarding I
; the serious problem which has ;
arisen due to the prolonged :
drought condition within the!
. state.
attorney. After lengthy argu
ments by both lawyers Judge;
Whaley ruled that Reynolds must'
leave his off-shore Sapelo Island
home and go to Mclntosh County ,
Court House to answer questions
in the divorce proceedings.
However, when he gives his.
deposition he can do so in pri
vate. The only ones who will be
allowed to attend are the two in
terested parties, their attorneys
and the Sheriff. The Press and !
the public will be barred.
i Judge Whaley also ruled that,
|Mrs. Mnriel Reynolds may visit;
I the Sapelo Island home of the:
tobacco heir, nine miles off the !
Georgia coast, for three days to
get her personal property.
Reynolds will give his deposi-;
tion today (Thursday) in Darien, I
and Mrs. Muriel Reynolds will:
give hers in New York, where.
she resides, on December 10.
I Deadline Nears For
Wheat, Barley Signup
I Less than a month remains in
which growers may file applica
[ tions to take part in the 1962
winter wheat stabilization and
I the 1962 feed grain program for
winter barley, William L. Lanier,
State Executive Director, Agri
cultural Stabilization and Con
' servation Service reminded far
• mers today.
The deadline is December 1,
I Lanier said, which means that
; producers may sign up in either
program at any time through Fri
day, December 1.
Farmers who take part in the
programs will be eligible to re
ceive special payments for di
। verting a part of their acreage
■ from the production of wheat (or
barley, as the case may be) and
devoting that acreage to an ap
। proved conservation use, and
I they will also qualify for price
support on their 1962 crop.
The 1962 wheat support is at
a minimum national average of
$2 a bushel. While the 1962 bar
i ley price support has not yet been
announced, it will be at a level
not less than for 1961. The na
: tional average support price for
' 1961-crop barley was 93 cents per
.: bushel. ;
Glenwood Man Killed
In Auto Accident
Near Jesup Sunday
Thomas Herman Vann, 60, well
। known resident of Glenwood, was
i killed early Sunday morning in
lan automobile accident 18 miles
i south of Jesup.
Funeral services were held
। ■ from the Glenwood Baptist[
! Church Monday at 3 p.m., and j
1 1 burial was in the Glenwood City!
:! Cemetery with Sammons Funeral j
Home of Soperton in charge of
;; arrangements. Rev. Billy Barber
! conducted the funeral service.
Mr. Vann was a lift Amg rasi
: I dent of Wheeler County, and was
1 i a member of the Baptist Church.
! Survivors include his wife, the
’! former Miss Gladys Register; two
: J sons, Russell Vann, of Glenwood
; and Ertis Vann, of Sandersville;
i five daughters, Mrs. Daniel But- 1
I ler, Miss Sue Vann and Miss Ann.
I Vann, of Glenwood; Mrs. Grady:
! Robinson, of Alamo, and Mrs. J. |
iF. Geiger, of Adel; his mother, j
I Mrs. Ida Vann, of Hazlehurst; one >
' sister, Mrs. Ida Pearl Dismuke,;
iof Lyons and three brothers, |
i Slayton Vann, Cecil Vann and
Julius Vann, all of Brunswick.
Active pallbearers were Tom!
Vann, Fred Vann, Ervin Vann,
Curtis Vann, Junior Vann and
Ed Vann.
The honorary escort included
■ Frank Morrison, Wilbon McDan
’ iel, John Tifton, Charlie Brown,
Roscoe Chambers, Richard Con-1
; rad, W. R. Browning Jr. and ’
Eschol Guin.
I
Vets Children Due
Pension On His Death!
Many widows of Georgia vet-;
; erans are overlooking the sacs ।
j that their minor children may be |
j eligible for pensions, even though j
! the widow may have been dis-;
; qualified because of excessive in- '
j come or remarriage, Georgia Vet- j
. erans Director Pete Wheeler said
j this week.
Deceased wartime veterans’
; minor children and certain step- i
. children are entitled to a pen-
I sion of $35 per month for the j
first child and sls per month for j
■ each additional child, the total
; amount to be equally divided
; among all the children,
j The benefit continues until the;
I child reaches 18 years of age, butJ
j may be extended to age 21 if he >
! is attending an approved educa-;
tional institution.
। The only other limitations on
! a child’s eligibility is that he j'
: must not be receiving more than
; SI,BOO per year in unearned in
come in his own name, and must'
: not be married. The income of;
: other members of his family is
- not a consideration.
। Anyone desiring further infor-:
mation on this or other veterans’:
benefits or for assistance in fil- ;
: ing a claim for a benefit should <
j contact the nearest office of the
' Georgia Department of Veterans |
I Service. The nearest office is 10-;
‘ cated in Mcßae.
The place to start in holding!
! down one’s weight is in meal
planning, says Miss Nelle Boyd, I
' Extension nutritionist. i
i President, Other
> Officers Elected
To Farm Bureau
, ' Harry L. Brown, Mountain
. 1
, City, last week was elected to
!: a one year term as President of
, the Georgia Farm Bureau Fede
'; ration. He was elected to the post
| to serve out the unexpired term
j of John P. Duncan Jr., who was
i granted a leave of absence by
; the GFBIF Board earlier to be
; come an Assistant Secretary cf
Agriculture.
R. M. Stiles was elected by
the 23rd annual Georgia Farm
, Bureau delegates to a position of
Vice-President of the farm Fed
eration.
I
Voting delegates gave their
stamp of approval to the follow
ing nominations on the Georgia
Farm Bureau Women’s Commit
tee; Mrs. Harry Dumas, Middle
Georgia Committee woman; Mrs.
Tom B. Atkinson, Broxton, South
Georgia Committeewoman; and
Mrs. H. N. Brock, Gpdartown,
North Georgia Commifteewoman.
Mrs. Willett Robinson, Sylvania,
heads the GFBF Women’s Com
mittee.
The new Directors are: Fred
Haley, of Cherokee, Ninth Dis
trict; Roy Nobles, of Dooly Coun
ty, Third District; Albin Maret
Jr., Tenth District, Hart County.
Calf Feeding
Demonstration
An Area Calf Feeding Demon
stration sponsored by the Agri
cultural Committee of the Mc
i Rae Chamber of Commerce is
I being organized to begin on De
icember 1.
‘ Any farmer, or other interested
■ j person in Telfair, Wheeler, Dodge
■I or Laurens County may place a
: calf in the demonstration, which
■ is to last 100 days. The calf should
. | weigh from 300 to 450 pounds.
On December 1 all animals will
I
.| be brought to the Mcßae Live
, j stock Barn where they will be
। neck-chained for identification
• and weighed and graded.
When the calf is placed in the
j demonstration, the owner will
: pay an entrance fee of $40.00.
i This fee will be deposited into
jan “Area Calf Feeding” account
: which will be handled by the
j Chamber of Commerce.
The $40.00 fee pays for worm
| ing, vaccinating, spraying, all
] feeds and care of animals. A
complete record will be kept of
all cost, and any unused funds
will be pro-rated back to the
owners.
At the conclusion of the feed
ing period animals will be weigh
ed, graded and sold or returned
i to the owner.
Agricultural Committee
Anyone interested nz^iy contact
| members of the agricultural com
i mittee, who are Jimmie J. Ryals,
[chairman; Wade Nunn, Bascom
i Eason, Jack Jones, C. G. Walden
: Jr., M. B. Livingston, C. L. Tuck
er, J. H. Perdue, R. E. Mann,
I Joe Prescott and County Agent
j Julian Raburn.
At this time 25 calves have been
। entered, and at least 50 more are
j expected.
Georgia Farm Bureau Calls For
Purchase Program For Pecans
The Georgia Farm Bureau Fed
eration questioned whether there
are -more pecans moving to mar
; ket than the nation needs, and
has called for an investigation
; of current pecan prices paid far
' mers.
In a wire to United States Sen
-1 ator Richard B. Russell, the
• state’s largest farm organization
1 said: “Pecan prices are skidding.
; Request you urge Department of
। Agriculture to investigate, and
;to consider a purchase program
> for pecans.”
Harry L. Brown, Georgia Farm
Bureau Federation President, Fri
day afternoon admitted there is
। a bumper crop, but added, “We
; don’t think the reduction in the
! current price is fair—it’s going
' too far.”
i Georgia is the nation’s leading
: producer of improved pecans. The
। better varieties brought farmers
j last year up to 40 cents per pound.
! Current price to the farmer is
i 21-22 cents per pound, and the
j Federation expressed a fear the
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Farm Agent Says Soil Testing Is
Practical Tool For Efficient Farming
1 It’s good business to anticipate
. the fertilizer needs of your crops
before deficiency symptoms can
be seen on the crop itself, ac
’ cording to County Agent, M. K.
' Jackson. Waiting fra deficiency
to develop is a poor practice, for
by then crop losses already have
. taken place.
In present-day farming, the
real problem is to know how well
a particular fertilizer is meeting
! the needs of a crop.
Jackson pointed out that once
a farmer has embarked on a fer
tilizer program, its value in meet
ing the needs of the crop from
year to year can be estimated by
soil tests. Soil testing is a prac-
Wheeler Added To
Elibility List For
Economic Aid
Sen. Herman Talmadge sent
the Wheeler County Eagle a tele
gram. stating Wheeler was one
of three more counties being made
eligible for federal area rede
velopment aid because of Ic-w
employment.
The other counties listed,
Brantley and Bryan, were also
added to a list of 59 counties that
had already been declared eligi
ble for economic aid, because of
low farm income.
The three counties were being
added to the eligibility list as
the basis of reports from the
Georgia Labor Department show
ing there has been chronic un
: der-employment in the counties.
In order to receive government
assistance, the counties must es
tablish an industrial development
, corporation and develop an over
t all program to spur the area’s
L economy. Officials of the Area
Redevelopment Administration
emphasized that designation as h
। depressed area does not mean
automatic government give -
aways. Each section must make
a contribution of it’s own.
The county may need some
public facility in order to secure
I new industry or to expand old
I business. To get government help
it must get approval of an over
all plan.
More than 20 counties are now
awaiting federal approval Os their
plans. The areas in Georgia all
reported average family incomes
low.
Entrance Tests For
Peace Corps Ready
Postmaster George E. Towns
announced today that the en
trance test for the Peace Corps
will be given on Tuesday and
Wednesday, November 28 and 29.
Within a few days information
showing the place and time for
the examination in our area will
be posted on the bulletin board
of the local post office.
If you are interested in tak
ing the test, be sure and watch
for complete information at your
Post Office.
Postmaster George E. Towns
added that he would inform the
press when the information has
been received.
price may go lower.
Brown described the decreas
ing price emphatically, “It’s too
much of a drop”.
Farmers had been advised
months ago by pecan industry
folks to increase pecan produc
tion — that processors could use
twice as many pecans as were
being produced.
The crop this year in Georgia
earlier was estimated to be 67
million pounds. Farmers predict
less. Georgia’s 1960 production
reached 37.5 million pounds. The
previous 10-year average is 39
million pounds.
September estimates placed U.
S. total pecan production this
year at a level 22% above last
year, or a total 1961 production
of 229.5 million pounds.
The Georgia Farm Bureau Fed
eration expressed that a USDA
purchase program would permit
a stabilization in the depressed
grower prices, and permit an or
derly market movement.
? tical tool that tells you what yw
5 want to know about your soil be
i fore the trouble appears and be
fore it’s too late to correct it.
By following a regular program.’
of soil testing, you can avoid loss
in yield and low profits result
ing from hidden hunger of your
crops. Soil testing is the modem
: way to determine ycur fertilizer
!. and lime needs.
Soil Pick Up Stations haw
been set up over the county ar.
1 follows: — ’
Shiloh Community
Mrs. Arva Towns Store; W. Cl
“Bill' Stinson’s Store; C. L Kir
by’s Store and V. W. Montford”®
Store.
Glenwood Community
L. W. Kent’s Store; Glenwoodl
Vocational Department.
Cross Roads Community
G. W. Phillips and Gene Mc-
Nair’s Stores.
Landsburg Community
Willard MeDaniel”s Store.
Alamo Community
L. M. Achord and J. F. Hatta
way’s Stores, County' Agent’s Of
fice; Soil Conservation Office;’
ASC Office and Vocational Ag
Department.
Union Community
B. A. Irwin, Johnny Harrelson:
and Ralph Hinson’s Stores.
Stuckey Community
Emmett Hattaway’s Store.
Mrs. C. C. Hartley
Honored With
Retirement Party
The Wheeler County PTA ofc 1
Alamo met last Thursday to
' honor Mrs. C. C. Hartley, whc.
1 is retiring from Alamo Post 06-
1 fice after 24 years service as
“Career Clerk”. Mr. Geo. Towns,
Postmaster, gave a talk stating!
that “Miss Lena”, as she is called’
by her many friends, cannot be’
excelled by anyone. She is noted
for her loyalty, dependability,
friendliness and faithfulness. She
was never late during her 24
years as Career Clerk. She work
ed for five postmasters during
the time.
Mrs. Louise Morrison gave the
devotion, which was inspirational
and concluded with remarks con
cerning the bright, sunny life
Mrs. Hartley had always lead. A.
smile and kind word for every
one at all times, always ready to
render a courtesy, or help the
needy. Mrs. Morrison then pre
sented a huge, be-ribboned beat:
to “Miss Lena” which contained
a beautiful silver tray from the
patrons of the Alamo post office.
Our “Miss Lena” graciously ac
cepted the gift with an appro
priate speech. All this was a sur
prise and she tried hard to lunqp
back the tears. She said that she
would miss her friends, but wouM
see them in other walks of Hite.
Postmaster Towns then show
ed a film entitled, “FareweH
Pony” which gave a history as
the post office from the days rs
the Pony Express when mail was
carried by pony riders until the
present methods.
The film showed remarkable
ways the post office is experi
menting with transmitting mail
With the modern electronic ma
chines mail is sent across the
I country in minutes.
' Mrs. Lancaster requested ail
former and present postal em
i ployees to stand. This included
■ postmasters and R.F.D. men.
Delicious refreshments were
' । served by a committee of P.T.A
' : ladies. The happy group thew
I disbanded wishing “Miss Lena”
.: many happy years as she finds
' | new interests in life.
. I —
I Linda Adams
At Tift College
Tift College began the 113th
jyear on September 25, when if
' enrolled its largest student body.
A total of 572 students registered
for classes. Tift’s Extension De
partment al the Georgia Baptist
Hospital School of Nursing en
rolled 144 of these students.
The student body includes:
Miss Linda Adams, daughter es
Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Adams, of
Glenwood.
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