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VOLUME 47
Miss Sue Clark
Named STAR Student
For Wheeler County
The STAR student for the
Wheeler County High School and
for the county school system is
Miss Sue Clark, daughter, of Mr.
and Mrs. L. R. Clark, of Alamo.
Sue named her aunt and math
ematics teacher, Mrs. A. P. Hop
kins, as her STAR teacher.
Active in school and church af
fairs, Sue is president of the Beta
Club, treasurer of the senior
class, a member of the girls’ bas
ketball team, 4-H Club, and Fu
ture Homemakers. She is a mem
ber of the Alamo Baptist Church
and is pianist for the Primary
Department of the Sunday School.
Sue made the highest score
among members of the senior
class on the college entrance ex
amination to earn the award. She
and her STAR teacher will meet
with other STAR’S from around
the first district in Savannah on
March 1 when the district STAR
student will be named.
The STAR program is spon
sored locally by the Wheeler
County chapter of the Georgia
Educational Association.
Jernigan Terms
Education Today
Key To Survival
ATLANTA, (GPS) — Wallace
L. Jernigan, executive secretary
to Gov. Ernest Vandiver, who
served in both houses of the Gen
eral Assembly and headed a joint
education study committee, did
some talking the other evening
on one of his favorite subjects—
education.
“Proper education in this day
and time is not just a matter of
pride,” he told a meeting of the
Blackshear Lions Club. “Nor is
good education simply a matter
of you and your children keep
ing up in this scientific age.
“Education today is a question
of survival. We have seen what
the Soviet Union has done with
more emphasis on education. We
have seen a nation rise from the
rubble left by the Nazi war ma
chine to become a great power.”
Jernigan said Georgia’s system
of education will remain inade
quate until there is more finan
cial support from the local level.
Pointing out that local support
in Georgia is only about 28 per
cent of the total cost of education
compared with an average of 60
per cent for other states, he said:
“The answer is not more state
support, but more local support.
Until we in Georgia do more on
the local level than we are doing
right now, we are going to pro
vide properly for our students in
the schools of Georgia.”
Ga. Auto Drivers
Urged To Renew
Licenses Pronto
ATLANTA, (GPS) — Time is
fast running out for renewing
Georgia driver licenses. And the
longer you wait, the longer the
lines will be for you to stand in.
The deadline is March 31.
That’s the reminder from Col.
H. Lowell Conner, director of the
Georgia Department of Public
Safety, who urges those who
have not already done so to get
their licenses renewed immedi
ately.
Not only that, but those who
fail to renew their licenses be
fore the deadline will have to
take the State Patrol’s required
examination before they can ob
tain a new one. There positively.
will be no extention of time this
year, the director said.
All licenses marked with an
expiration date of March 31,
1962; any license marked perma
nent (except veterans’ licenses
which require no renewal), and
all learners’ licenses must be re
newed by March 31.
“The change in the law which;
calls for renewal of licenses on;
the licensee’s birthday may have'
caused some people to think they;
do not have to renew their li-;
censes until their birthday rolls i
around,” commented Capt. F. M.
Davies, supervisor of the Drivers’ ■
License Division. “But that is not'
the case. The new law does not ;
go into effect until 1963.”
Renewals may be made in per- j
son or by mail, but either way’
it should be done at once, it was'
emphasized. Fees are the same.
as before.
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VANDIVER CHILDREN “BUY A BRICK” EACH FOR CHAPEL CAMPAIGN
Georgia’s first family goes 100 per cent in support of the Chapel of All Faiths campaign to
raise SBOO,OOO to build religious chapels at the Milledgeville State Hospital. Mrs. Ernest Van
diver, State Chairman, makes her first sale of “bricks” in the state-wide drive to the Vandivers'
three children, Jane, Beth and Chip (1 to r), who bought their bricks out of their weekly allow
ances. Both Governor and Mrs. Vandiver are actively engaged in helping raise funds to fill
this vital need for the 12,000 mental patients at Milledgeville hospital.
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Out - Os - Towners Gel Break With
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Crackers' Scheduling Os Ball Games
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r ATLANTA, (GPS) — Sports
’i loving Georgians, many of whom
i enjoy driving to Atlanta during
, the spring and summer months
p for thrilling weekend baseball
J; games at Ponce De Leon Park,
will get a big break this season
as the Crackers make their de
but in the Class AAA Interna
j tional League.
J For example, the International
> League schedule, just made pub-
L ■ lie, gives the Atlanta Crackers
> 129 weekend games at home. This
> means that well over one-third
.; of the 77 home games will be
’ played on Saturdays and Sun
।; days, which is about the only
.; time many out-of-town fans can
. ■ make the trip to Atlanta.
The schedule calls for ten Sat
; i urday night games, all single
■ contests, and 19 Sunday after
i noon games, including nine dou-
I: bleheaders and one single game.
:■ A twinbill also is scheduled for
«jthe Fourth of July which falls
.i on Wednesday.
H Here are the weekend dates
: ‘ for home games: Saturday nights
;— April 28; May 5 and 26; June
9 and 16; July 7 and 28; August
111 and 25; Sept. 1.
I Sunday afternoon games (all
I doubleheaders except one) —Ap-
ril 29; May 6 and 27; June 10
i and 17 (single game); July 8 and
29; August 12 and 26; Sept. 2.
Here, according to Cracker
General Manager Joe Ryan, will
be the starting times of all regu
lar season games at Poncey Park:
: Single night games, 7:30 p.m.;
night doubleheaders, 6 p.m.; Sun
■ day single games, 2:30 p.m., Sun-
American Legion To Hold Slate-Wide
Meeting In Macon March 3rd And 4ih
The American Legion, Depart-[
ment of Georgia, will hold its
Spring Conference in Macon at
the Dempsey Hotel, on March 3rd
iand 4th. Several outstanding!
। speakers are to address this group. ■
On Saturday, March 3rd, Na-:
‘ tional Vice Commander, Wilson?
Morrison, of Detroit, Michigan,
will be the principal speaker at i
a banquet at 7:30 p.m. Mrs. O.
M. Attaway, of El Dorado, Ark
ansas, National Vice President of
, the Auxiliary will be present
I also.
On Sunday, March 4th, Don
McGhee, Chief Probation Offi
! cer, Juvenile Division, Davidson
; County, Nashville, Tennessee, will
i speak. He will outline a plan of
i youth activities, currently car
ried on in Nashville, to the Le
gion members in Georgia. This
■ plan offers local groups a guide
to planning youth activities in
[ the various communities, not on
i ly in curbing juvenile delinquen
:cy but offering many advantages .
!to the youngsters in each Com
। munity.
All of the Georgia Gubernator- :
ALAMO. WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 2,1962
day doubleheaders, 2 p.m.
Meanwhile, the Crackers, now
: owned by Bill McDonald, of Mi
; ami, and affiliated with the St.
I Louis Cardinals, will begin spring
, training March 11 at Homestead,
i Fla., preparatory to opening the
■ regular season in Atlanta April
25 against Rochester. Joe Schultz
is the field manager.
I Atlanta, winner of 17 pennants
■ in the old Southern Assn., will
; be bidding for its first champion- j
; ship in the 79-year-old Interna- j
I tional League. McDonald trans- j
>' ferred his franchise from Charles- j
ton, W. Va., to Atlanta after the
close of the 1961 season.
jSTAR Siudenl Ai
Lumber City High
William Perry White, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Grady White, of
Lumber City, has been named
the 1962 STAR Student for the i
Lumber City High School, and ।
has selected Mrs. Thelma Haley, |
his Science teacher, as STAR i
Teacher, the teacher who made j
the greatest contribution to his j
scholastic achievement.
Young White has played bas-.
ketball on the school team for'
four years, and played baseball |
for two years.
Designation of STAR Students j
was based on top ranking scores i
they made on the recent Decern- j
ber College Board Scholastic Ap- i
I titude Test and scholastic aver- •
) age during his or her first se-
I mester senior year.
i
ial Candidates have indicated (,
they will be present and will p
speak briefly on Sunday, along j 1
with Lt. Governor aspirants and j
other office seekers.
Department Commander Ben।
Chatfield, of Macon, extends an J
invitation to every interested in- i.
dividual to attend.
Miss Alice Hamilton
Receives Good
Citizen Award i.
Miss Alice Hamilton, daughter J.
of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hamilton,;.
has received the Good Citizen ['
Award from the Lyman Hall
Chapter of the DAR of Waycross.
An outstanding student, both
scholastically and otherwise, she
is president cf the senior class l
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and the Future Homemakers. She i
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is vice president of the Beta Club j'
and a cheerleader. i.
Recipients of the Good Citizen
Award are voted on by the senior!;
class and. the faculty on the basis j:
of good'citizenship, honesty, and!:
fairness.
Let Nikita Tear
Down Berlin Wall
First — Talmadge
ATLANTA, (GPS) — Before
accepting Soviet Premier Nikita
S. Krushchev’s suggestion of a j
joint U.S.-Russian space explora-'
tion, the U.S. should have con- j
crete evidence of the Kremlin;
boss’ sincerity for such coopera-;
tion, in the opinion of Georgia’s!
U.S. Sen. Herman E. Talmadge. ।
And one way Khrushchev j
could demonstrate he’s sincere■
would be for him to first tear |
down the Benin wall, the sena-1
tor declared.
' The day after U.S. Marine Lt.!
■ Col. John Glenn’s successful or-!
! biting of the earth, the Russian !
1 premier suggested to President I
| John F. Kennedy that the two;
I nations “pool” their resources for 1
i space exploration. The President:
; immediately replied that he had i
' ordered appropriate U.S. officials !
I to prepare “new and concrete!
proposals” for projects that lend'
themselves to cooperation.
Commenting on this develop
ment, Sen. Talmadge in a state
ment from Washington had this
to say:
“While the United States must!
always be prepared to respond j
to any genuine overtures for an:
easing of East-West tension, past i
experience certainly dictates the j
conditioning of such responce up-1
on a tangible demonstration of i
Russian sincerity. )•
“If Mr. Khrushchev really de- [
sires American-Soviet cooperation;
in the exploration of space, he ;
has a perfect way to demonstrate •
it by tearing down the wall j
around West Berlin and agreeing j
to an honorable settlement of i
the Berlin crisis.
“In the absence of such a dem-j
onstration, his latest overture can I
hardly be expected to be regard-!
ed by the American people with '
less than extreme scepticism.” '
Talmadge Seeks
Higher Acreage
For '62 Tobacco
ATLANTA, (GPS) — Georgia’s !
U.S. Sen. Heran E. Talmadge,
ho is a member of the Senate I
Agriculture and Forestry Com-1
mittee, has called for an increase i
in tobacco acreage allotments for
1962. In a telegram sent to Sec
retary of Agriculture Orville L.
Freeman, the junior senator said:!
“In view of the fact that gov- ■
ernment-held stocks of surplus;
tobacco for 1955 and 1956 have ]
been offered for export sale, I!.
respectfully urge you to increase!
allotted tobacco acreage for 1962. ’!
“Tobacco farmer's of Georgia i 1
and the nation have been re-,
quired to make severe reductions j1
in acreage in recent years and in- 11
creased allotments are badly!,
needed for improved economic ! (
conditions in the tobacco belt.’’ ' ‘
Forest diseases work quietly I (
and relatively unnoticed, but de- ■ '
stroy more trees than forest fires,j ’
says Extension Forester B. R. i
Murray. 1
Pan Cake Sale
The Kiwanis Club of Wheeler
County will sponsor a Pan Cake
Supper on Friday, March 9, be
tween the hours of 6:00 p.m. and ;
8:30 p.m. at the American Le-i
gion Post on the Glenwood to
Alamo Highway. Tickets may be
purchased from any Kiwanian at j
SI.OO each.
The public is invited to come!
and eat as many pan cakes as |
you want. j
Carson W. Sellars
Os Wheeler County
Buried Thursday
Funeral services were held;
from Macedonia Baptist Churchj
this afternoon at 3:30 o’clock for i
Carson William Sellars, 67, of
Wheeler County, formerly of Tel
fair County, who died Wednesday
in the VA Hospital in Dublin
after a brief illness. The Rev.
Neal Wall, of Alamo, officiated,
assisted by the Rev. Carlton Mc-
Crackin, of Broxton.
Mr. Sellars was born in White
field, N.C. on May 9, 1894, the
son of Jerry and Annie Smith
Sellars. He was married to the
former Miss Thelma Browning, j
now deceased, and was a mem-1
ber of Snow Hill Baptist Church
in Wheeler County.
Survivors include a daughter,
Mrs. Wilburn Edge, of Wheeler
County; his mother, Mrs. Annie
Sellars, of Telfair County; three
brothers, Mike Sellars, Ernest
Sellars and Henry Sellars, of Tel
fair County; four sisters, Mrs.
Lucy McCoy, of Lyons; Mrs. An
nie Browning, of Alston; Mrs.
I Irene Browning, of Griffin, and
I Mrs. Ethel Snelgrove, of Milan;
I four grandchildren and one great
i grandchild.
: Burial was in Central Grove
; Baptist Church Cemetery with
. Harris & Smith Funeral Home
jin charge of arrangements.
PREPARE PLANTING
MACHINERY
i This is a good time to get
; planting machinery in good con
i dition for planting season. Ex
: tension Engineer H. B. Goolsby
I suggests that farmers put plant
! ers together and check for ex
i cessively worn parts. They should
be oiled and greased thoroughly.
Fertilizer hoppers should be
cleaned and covered thoroughly
with a thin coat of oil until ready
for use.
INCOME TAX
It may be to the advantage of
married couples to file joint in
come tax returns even though
one spouse has no income. This
schedule automatically splits the
joint income reported and re
flects the tax at the lower rate
applicable to each half, suggests
Miss Lora Laine, Extension home
management specialist.
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Harold Russell, Wor.d War II veteran and double arm
amputee who achieved national prominence for his Academy
Award performance in “Best Years of Our Lives,” will be
in Atlanta this coming week.
He is coming to Georgia on behalf of the 1962 Easter Seal
Campaign. He will speak to 200 Easter Seal workers of the
Business Division of the Campaign and top State Easter Seal
volunteers at a Kick-Off Breakfast Friday morning, March
2, at 8:00 a.m. at the Atlanta Biltmore Hotel.
Russell will point out the importance of rehabilitation
of the physically handicapped and how the attitudes of
others contribute toward the handicapped’s rehabilitation.
He will be a guest of the Northside Kiwanis Club at
their 12:30 luncheon the same day.
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Gov. Vandiver Terms '62 Legislative
Session Best In Georgia's History
ATLANTA, (GPS) — Georgia’s
! lawmakers have returned home
where they can reflect on what
: they did and didn't do at the
। just-ended 40-da.y session of the
1 General Assembly.
And still ringing in their ears,
; perhaps, is Gov. Ernest Vandi
ver’s farewell address which
they heard shortly before ad
journing sine die. Said he:
I “Let no one entertain any
' doubts whatsoever but that this
। General Assembly and those to
I follow have determined now and
; as long as this state shall flourish
1 to fulfill their constitutional du
ties and responsibilities over the
appropriations of the peoples’
money.
“That is the most significant
development in our state govern
ment in 50 years . . . By your
acts and deeds, you have earned
Methodists To
Attempt To
Raise $350,000
Georgia Methodists will at
tempt to raise $350,000 in a one
day offering on March 4.
Methodists in the North and
South Georgia Conferences are
being asked to give a total of
$348,317 for Georgia Methodist
Expansion Day. An annual ob
servance, the offering benefits
nine causes.
Anticipated goal of the North
Georgia Conference is $203,607
while South Georgia’s is $144,710.
Churches are asked to give one
dollar for each member it has
on the role or each Methodist is
asked to give one dollar individ
ually.
North Georgia’s causes and
goals are as follows: (1) Camp
Glisson — $20,421; (2) hospitals
— $27,706; (3) Methodist Infor
mation — $1,700; (4) church ex
tension — $52,692; (5) One Great
Hour of Sharing — $7,000; (6)
Paine College — $12,142; (7)
Schools and colleges — $45,729;
(8) Scholarships and loans —
$4,217, and (9) Wesley Founda
tions — $32,000.
South Georgia Conference
causes and goals are as follows:
(1) Epworth-by-the-Sea — $20,-
200; (2) Hospitals — $5,000; (3)
Church Extension — $54,200; (4)
One Great Hour of Sharing —
$2,400; (5) Paine College — $4,-
000; (6) Schools and Colleges —
$38,200; (7) Scholarships and
Loans — $5,810, and (8) Wesley
Foundations — $14,900.
Methodists last year gave more
than 90 per cent toward the pro
posed Expansion Day goals.
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the description: ‘The best and.
most able General Assembly in
history.’ ”
The Governor, who, following
custom, made separate appear
ances before both houses, went
on to say:
“If anything can be said of the
1961-1962 Legislature, it can be
called the ‘UNANIMOUS’ Gen
eral Assembly for you have
grappled with the issues of thsi
age and have come forward with
their solutions with a dignity
that is appreciated by your con
stituents. Ours has been a great
partnership.”
Vandiver said he did not know
what the remaining ten months
of his administration “may hold”
but he said with emiphasis: “I
want it clearly understood now,
should any developments present
themselves, where your presence
is necessary to help the Governor
protect the basic interests of
Georgia people, I will summon
you into extraordinary session
without a moment’s hesitation.”
While Gov. Vandiver said h«
had seen “very little” evidence
that the 1962 legislative session
was political in nature, he, him
self, injected some politics in his
farewell remarks.
For example, he (1) predicted'
that Georgia Democrats will
“lock arms and march shoulder
to-shoulder to victory” over any
Republican opposition in the No
vember general election and (2J
said “I will not seek to inter
fere in any way with any choice”
in the upcoming election cam
paigns.
However, Gov. Vandiver quali
fied the latter statement by say
ing that “if any candidate” at
tacks “the policies and achieve
ments” of his administration ho
will be forced to get into the
, tight-
Commerce Dept.
Issues Georgia
Centennial Map
ATLANTA, (GPS) — As its
contribution to the 1961-65 Civil
War Centennial Observance, the
Georgia Department of Com
merce has published a Centen
nial Map depicting Georgia’s par
ticipation in the War Between
the States from 1861 through
1865.
The map, printed on parchment
paper and suitable for frarwng,
shows county lines 100 years ago,
existing factories and industries^
major battle and skirmish sites,
locations having historical signi
ficance, railroads and other per
tinent data of the period.
Researc hfor the map, which is
drawn to scale in miles, was “a
painstaking contribution” of the
Georgia Department of Archives
and History, according to Com
merce Director Jack J. Minter.
In all, there are 80 historical
places and events pinpointed on
the map, including the State Cap
' itol (then located in Milledge
i ville); county seats, and other
I towns.
| Below the map is a drawing- of
! Gen. Robert E. Lee on horseback.
The routes taken by President
I Jefferson Davis in his attempted
' escape, by General Sherman’s
main forces and by Wilson’s Raid
ers also are traced, as well as the
Confederate defense works.
Copies of the map are being
distributed by the Commerce De
partmnt only upon request. Per
(sons interested in obtaining a
। copy may write to: Georgia De
partment of Commerce, 100 State
I Capitol, Atlanta 3, Ga.
Widows Os Veterans
Entitled To Free
Drivers Licenses
Widows of honorably-discharg
ed wartime veterans are entitled
to free Georgia drivers’ licenses
just as veterans are, Georgia Vet
erans Service Director Pete
Wheeler reminded this week.
Application for the free licens
es must be made to the Georgia
State Patrol in the same manner
as that for regular drivers' li
censes, and the same driving
tests must be passed.
In applying for a free license)
the widow should take with her
a copy of the veteran’s discharge
and proof that she is the unre
married widow of the veteran.