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ATI O NAL EDITORIAL
Politics oI n Parade
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President John F. Kennedy and
Governor Ernest Vandiver have
many things in common, but the
latest is that the Governor now
has a rocking chair that seems
to be a duplicate of the Presi
dent’s. In addition, Vandiver’s
chair has a brass name plate
With the engraving that the chair
was awarded the Governor by
the corps of newspaper, televi
sion and radio folks who "cover” ,
the Capitol beat.
At a quail supper at the Man
sion last Thursday night, given i
. for the press by Governor and
Mrs. Vandiver, Celestine Sibley, ,
speaking for the group, presented
-the rocker to the Vandivers with
appropriate words of appreciation
far the courtesy and considera
tion the Vandivers have shown
news men and women during the
three years they have occupied
file Executive Mansion.
The Governor may not bring
file rocker to his office in the
Capitol, but we don’t doubt he’ll
make good use of it at home.
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ITS EASY TO BUILD AN ELECTROSCOPE, BUT '
how do you build an Edison?
One of the best examples of free enterprise at
work was Thomas Alva Edison, who was born
on February 11, 1847.
Combining his curiosity with hard work, he
invented an unbelievable number of useful
items. He held 1,100 patents — more than any
man before or since — and gave the world the
phonograph, motion picture, fluoroscope and
incandescent lamp. He initiated laboratories,
factories, the first electric utility system.
Today, in an era threatened by socialism,
it is good to look back at what was done by one
man, to re-evaluate our American heritage and
to rededicate ourselves to preserving free en
terprise. It is the only system in the world
that can produce another Edison.
HOW TO BUILD AN ELECTROSCOPE: To
the Edisons of the future, the Georgia Power
Company offers, “Electric Experiments You
Can Do.” It tells how to build an electroscope.
Just mail the coupon.
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(fandiver, Georgians will be glad
to know that his doctors recently
gave him a clean bill of health
and a “full recovery” diagnosis
from the heart attack he suffered
a couple of years ago. They say
the attack didn’t even leave a
scar tissue.
* * * *
Readers of this column will re
member that we predicted six
months ago that Columbus at
torney J. Robert Elliott would be
appointed to a Federal judge
ship. The appointment was an
nounced last week, for District
Judge in Georgia’s Middle Dis
trict.
♦ ♦ * ♦
And, regarding Federal ap
pointments, there are four nice
jobs to be filled at Savannah, in
cluding postmaster and Collector
of Customs. We don’t have much
information on the other jobs, but
we’ll predict flatly that the Cus
toms job will go soon to Geor
gia’s “Mrs. Democrat”, the capa
ble and charming Mrs. Marion
Faircloth Baker, who is widely
known for her staunch support
WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE. ALAMO. WHEELER COUNTY. GEORGIA
of anything bearing the word
“Democrat”.
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Reports say that Garland Byrd
l will open his campaign for gov
' ernor on July 4th at Dublin, with
a mammoth rally and barbecue.
You will remember that Ernest
Vandiver opened his campaign in
1958 in the same city.
Other plans for Byrd’s cam
■ paign are in the making, and he’ll
jbe ready to go as soon as the
i Democratic Executive Committee
1 sets the rules. As reported pre
! viously, James L. Gillis Jr. will
be Byrd’s campaign manager, and
other well known political fi
gures will be in the headquarters,
which is to be set up at the Dink
ler-Plaza Hotel in Atlanta.
j As soon as the General Assem-
I bly adjourns, and the Lieutenant
] Governor winds up the Session’s
i business, he will begin a tour
of Georgia counties, shaking
hands all over the state. Some
night meetings and rallies will
be held, but Byrd’s primary ob
jective for several months will
be to shake as many hands as
possible.
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One of the smartest politicians
in Georgia, who probably would
not mind us using his name, but
we didn’t ask permission, so
we’ll have to let him be anony
mous for the present, told us last
Friday that, in his opinion, Jim
my Bentley would sweep the
state in the race for Comptroller-
General. He said that the only
thing that let incumbent Zack I
Cravey win in 1958 was the cali-1
ber of his opposition.
♦ * * ♦
Governor Vandiver’s chief press
aide, Ed Bridges, returns this
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The man had come into my office to prove a point
that really didn’t need proving.
“Folks are taking over our lands,” he said. “They
are running over us down in my county. They never
ask permission to hunt, disturb our farmhands, cat
tle and even leave our gates open.
“Many times I fear they are breaking the law.”
The man came from a section where hunting
means much to the economy of the area.
He knew it.
“Now don’t get me wrong,” he requested. “All of
our people realize the importance of hunting and
fishing to our section .We want it. We encourage it.
But not to the extent of giving up our rights to own
and protect property.”
This story is one that is too often repeated,
but one that has opened the eyes of conserva
tiontists.
People are outnumbering places to hunt. And. lack
of courtesy and responsibility has all but doomed
sportsmen-landowmer relations.
There is but one solution to this thorny prob
lem. Sportsmen must take it upon themselves
to seek out landowners and ask permission to
hunt. In most cases, they will be granted their
wishes.
The law is actually on the side of property owners.
It states that hunters must have permission from
property owners before they hunt. If they fail to
get it, then they may prosecuted for trespassing.
Fortunately, Game and Fish Rangers have made
few cases against trepassers so far this hunting sea
son.
IN FIELD ’N STREAM—WILLIAM E. SMITH
of Americus has been elected Chairman of the Geor
gia Game and Fish Commission for the coming year.
Smith, who was appointed to the board two years
ago, succeeds Richard Tift of Albany. Vice-chairman
is Charles Davidson. Jr., of Avondale Estates, and
James Beverly Langford of Calhoun is the new sec
retary. Tift steps down after three years of service
as chairman. He is considered one of the top con
servationists in the state.
GEORGIA is eligible for about $340,000 in federal
aid for fish and wildlife restoration projects for this
fiscal year. The state’s share of federal funds totals
approximately $117,000 for fish restoration projects
and approximately $234,000 for wildlife conserva
tion. This federal money finances many of the Com
> mision’s game and fish programs.
week from a trip to Europe where I
he went to set up in advance I
the itinerary, meetings, etc. for
the party of industrialists the
Governor will lead to Europe
next month. The group will be
gone three weeks, and will, in-;
cidentally, pay all their own ex-'
penses.
* * * *
The writer would like to pay
tribute to the late Vance Custer, I
Judge of the Court of Appeals,
who died suddenly from a heart i
attack last week. We knew Judge)
Custer for 24 years, and can say ,
truly that he was one of Geor- j
gia’s finest citizens. His integrity, I
ability and devotion to his state
and people made him “one out!
of many”.
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BEST KEPT POLITICAL SE
CRET OF THE YEAR: Governor!
Vandiver’s choice to succeed |
Judge Custer on the Court. News- j
men, legislators, personal friends, j
etc., all sought in vain to learn;
the name of the nominee. Dozens ■
of qualified persons were recom- i
mended to the Governor, but to j
all and sundry he stated that he;
was already committed. It is our
, impression that Vandiver made !
up his mind some months ago, j
IF and WHEN another vacancy!
occurred. We think, also, that he
has picked another person for
the Court, IF and WHEN anotherj
vacancy occurs.
* • • *
Charlie White, Aide to the gov-)
ernor, may not get the Pardon;
and Parole Board job, but a bet- j
j ting man could win a pretty pen-1
ny in wagering that Vandiver;
will take care of this tried and i
true friend in some spot before j
he leaves office next January. |
i'TARM CHATS”
By M. K. Jackson
FEED GRAIN PROGRAM
I The sign up for corn and grain
) sorghum for the 1962 Feed Grain
Program is now on. The provi
, sions of the 1962 program are es
i sentially the same as 1961.
You’ll remember from the 1961
i program that each producer de
: cides whether to cooperate. This
) 1962 program applies only to 1962
1 crops, just as the 1961 program
applied to 1961 crops.
Participation in the 1962 pro
gram is voluntary and each far
: mer must decide whether to par
) ticipate or not. In making your
! decision you should compare ex
) pected net incomes with the pro
gram and without the program.
More information is available
lon the 1962 Feed Grain Program
at the local ASCS office and at
Imy office.
—
INCOME FROM BEEF CATTLE
You can increase your income
from beef cattle by following
three recommendations. These
are wean heavier calves, wean
better calves, and wean more
calves.
It is possible by keeping re
cords on the herd to identify the
low producing and poor milking
brood cows. They should be cull
ed from the herd, and then re
placed with daughters of the
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i higher producing cows to increase
the weaning weight of the calves.
The key to the entire opera
tion is “records.”
If you want more information
on how to keep records on your
1 1 beef cattle herd, contact my of
-1 i fice.
’ | You cannot stay in business
’ I long if you are not producing at
: top rate, and records will cer
j tainly help you.
POULTRY
■I Bruises to poultry are costing
1 I broiler producers around two mil-
I lion dollars each year in the
■ istate.
■ I About 90 percent of the bruises
' • occur during the period of 13
' j hours before slaughtering. This
■) means that most of the damage
! is done during catching, loading,
। unloading, and hanging on the
■ | processing line.
1 1 One simple w r ay the producer
; । can stop bruises is by removal of
l the feeders, waterers, stoves, and
I other equipment that can be
1 1 moved before you start catching,
i Another damaging practice is
;} overcrowding in the catching
' I pens or house. Never place more
I than 300 birds in the catching pen
lat one time.
A producer cannot eliminate
i all the bruises, but he can cer
j tainly help.
) BUYING PLANT MATERIAL
) Before you buy a plant from
j the nursery, make sure you know
I all about its cultural practices,
i The more you know, the better
you can see after it.
I Make sure you know what size
j the plant will be when it is ma
i ture. Also, what color, because
the color may be different than
I what you need.
I Find out, too, if the plant will
• work into your landscape plan.
Some plants grow’ well with other
plants while some grow better
alone.
By all means, find out how fast
it grows. You need to know this
if you are buying for screening
purposes, and you need to know,
too, for pruning purposes.
Make sure you buy plant ma
terials from an established deal
er, and choose the best plant for
the particular job it is to perform
in your plans.
WOOL MARKETING
Have you ever wondered how
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Georgia Department of Commerce
ROSWELL, INDUSTRIAL COLONY
In the early 19th century, a prosperous cotton mill was located on
the Georgia coast. Malaria plagued residents in the area, and during
summer mill executives removed themselves and their families to the
more favorable north Georgia mountain climate to escape the disease.
Sometime between 1830 and 1838, Roswell King and others decided
that the mill could be rebuilt in the northwest section of the state,
utilizing water power at the fall line. This was done and presently
I Roswell, named for King, was on the Georgia map.
After the mill began operating, or re-operating, families moved in.
J The company built apartments for employees called the Old Bricks.
The two structures date from 1839 and have been called the first apart
ment houses in America. One is now occupied by the Roswell Public
Library.
For managers and company officials fine homes, many in the Greek
Revival style, began to rise, followed by construction of churches and
stores. Today, there is probably no other place in metropolitan Atlanta
with such a concentration of antebellum structures intact.
Barrington, Bulloch and Mimosa Halls bespeak an elegance of a
by-gone era and all are rich in history. Major James S. Bulloch, one of
the original settlers, owned Bulloch Hall. His daughter Martha, or
“Mittie,” married the wealthy New Yorker Theodore Roosevelt at her
> home in 1853. President Theodore Roosevelt was their son.
During the Civil War, the Rosivell mills produced goods for th®
Confederacy. All were destroyed by Federal troops w’ho arrived in
July, 1864, and remained until around the first of November. A con
tingent of Sherman's forces under the command of a General Gerrard
1 first occupied the town. Gerrard himself stayed in Barrington Hall and
evidence of military occupation is still visible in many structures.
Union forces used the Presbyterian Church for a hospital. Pews
and other furnishings were thrown outside, although most were re
covered and replaced. The church’s silver communion service was kept
from Federal troops first by hiding it in a barrel of oats and later among
a heap of quilting scraps in the home of mill worker Miss Fannie Whit
mire. It was finally buried until after the war.
A Yankee soldier tauntingly scrawled a message to Johnny Reb in
front of the Presbyterian Bible reading “Run, Johnny, run. The Yanks
will get you!” After disappearing for some 90 years the Bible was re
turned to the church. In 1958, it miraculously survived a fire which
consumed everything surrounding it. This Bible, the silver communion
service and other mementos of early Roswell may be seen in the Pres
byterian Church.
The Rosw’ell Store has shared in the town’s economic life since 1839.
The Roswell Manufacturing Company built and operated it as a com
missary for mill employees. Now owned by local business people, it still
preserves the flavor of an old time “General Store.”
Barrington Hall, incidentally, is open Monday through Saturday
during the summer. It may be seen in winter by appointment.
Roswell, Georgia, is located in north Fulton County. State highways
9 and 120 may be used if approaching from the south or west; highways
9 and 140 from the north and east.
—by SARAH CONNER.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9,1962
»| wool is sold in the state?
. J If you are in the wool business,
■ i you know, but lots of people are
) not too familiar with marketing
i j of wool.
'! Wool in Georgia is sold through
’ I organized wool pools.
The wrnol is sold on sealed bids
) i for all wool in the entire state.
’; All wool delivered to these pools
then must be bagged. When the
wool arrives at these pools it is
graded.
, j These wool pools are generally
. ) held about the middle of June.
; : This gives the producer time to
I have all sheep sheared that are
; । to be sheared for the year.
I) These wool pools are held in
; I different sections of the state de
‘ I pending upon the number of
, sheep in an area.
Hospital Patients
,! The following patients were
; admitted to the Telfair County
J Hospital during the past week:
’ j Banks Clark, Pamela Spires, Mrs.
! I Amos Steverson, Johnnie Lee
)I Loden, Mrs. C. B. Bailey, of Mc
) Rae; Sandra Hart and Richard
Henry Bryson, of Helena; Miss
Juanita Nobles and Suzanne No
bles, of Helena R-l; Mrs. R. G.
Jenkins, Mrs. Ethel Fordham and
J. H. Clark, of Alamo; Wallace
Strickland, of Alamo R-l; Mrs
' Fannie Lawhorn, Mrs. Sarah Mul
lis, of Milan; Sharon Shepherd,
of Milan R-l; Mrs. W. D.
Knowles, of Milan R-3; Mrs,
Grace Floyd, Mrs. Robert Will
’ | cox, Karen Willcox, Miss Yvonne
. Thigpen and Miss Sue Taylor, of
Hazlehurst; Elmer Nix, of Atlan
ta; Steven Mitchell, of Lumber
City R-l; Mrs. Addie Conner and
I Mrs. Glennie Conley, of Rhine;
I Mrs. Effie Conner, of Rhine R-l;
! Keith Copeland and Mrs. Miriam
| Copeland, of Uvalda; Mrs. Gor
don Davis and Mrs. Florence
Poole, of Chauncey; Mrs. Robert
Smith, of Ailey; Mrs. Opal Bridg
es and Mrs. Mary Jimmie Per
due, of Glenwood; John T. Mul
lis, of Macon; Mrs. John Lowery,
of Mcßae R-2; Mrs. Roberta
Gothard, of Atlanta; M r s. Wayne
) Bearden, of Eastman R-4; Donna
Gail Breedlove, of Dublin R-5;
Edgar Shaw, of Eastman; Justine
Walker, of Mcßae; Velma Mae
Martin, of Mcßae R-l and Elijah
Whitehead, of Rhine.
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