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WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE
PUBLISHED FRIDAYS
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF WHEELER COUNTY
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Georgia, under Act of March 3, 1879
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"FARM CHATS"
By M. K. JACKSON
Bulk-Blending Fertilizer
Bulk-blending of fertilizer re
fers to the blending of high ana
lysis fertilizer materials, such as
di-ammonium phosphate and mur
iate of potash in formulating fer
tilizer analysis and bulk spread
ing.
One of the advantages of this
system is that it will save you
labor when it is applied to your
fields. Another advantage is that
st may have a cheaper plant nu
trient cost for you as a farmer.
In addition it will be a service
io Hie farmer in that it will elimi
nate the necessity of the farmer
sipplying fertilizer himself.
Disadvantages are also present,
and one is that you have a segre
gation of the fertilizer materials.
This may result in uneven distri
butioon because of the different
specific gravity and particle size
«f the fertilizer materials.
Another disadvantage is that
the bulk-blended fertilizer must
be applied properly or damage
will result.
The matter of inspection by
state fertilizer inspectors will be
difficult because the fertilizer will
be broadcast directly on the farm.
For additional information on
bulk-blending fertilizer, contact
my office.
Recreation Use Os Your Land
You may have an excellent op
portunity to develop a portion of
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Only electric house heating is flameless.
This is important. It means no fuel grime
to coat walls, windows or curtains. Your
home stays so much cleaner.
Many of the electric systems allow you
to choose individual room temperatures
to suit the needs of each living area. Con
sult your local contractor and start this
year to live better electrically.
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your property into an excellent
recreation area.
The Rural Areas Development
Program has brought to light the
fact that many landowners may
convert their forests and farms
into areas providing outdoor rec
reation. Os course you could
charge a fee for the use of these
services.
One present day economy is
providing us with a greater
amount of income and leisure time
than any people have ever had
in the past. This being true, peo
ple are looking for new things
to do and new places to go, so
maybe you can provide them with
just the recreation they are seek
ing.
Developing recreation areas is
just one of the many aspects of
the Rural Areas Development
Program. My office can supply
you with whait is being done, lo
cally, so contact me for additional
information on the local Rural
Areas Development Program.
Forest Products In '63
The outlook for forest products
in the state for 1963 is that prices
of lumber were higher in 1962
with little change in pulpwood
prices, and this is expected again
for 1963.
Pulpwood consumption is trend
ing upward and will continue up
in 1963 if economic activity meets
expectations. Chip production
from sawmills has about reached
its peak, so further increases will
be at slower rates.
If the economic activity of the
nation remains at a high level,
WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE. ALAMO. WHEELER COUNTY. GEORGIA
continued high rates of. forest pro
duction will prevail in 1963.
Farm Records
If you have tackled that prob
lem of filing your income tax
forms you know that good records
are important.
If your records are not up to
par, now is the time, here at the
first of the year, for you to do
something about them.
The only way to make sure
that you don’t forget something
is to add that item to your re
cords. You should also keep all
documentation that provides evi
dence of a transaction. These in
clude canceled checks, sales slips,
invoices, and receipts.
Proper and accurate records
make a proper and accurate farm
er.
Conservation
By W. E. VASSEY
Our land and water are scarce
resources. We cannot measure the
supply of land, nor can we sub
stantially increase the amount of
available water. Yet the growth
of population, the increasing
amount of time available for lei
sure and the high degree of mo
bility of the American people cre
ate new and pressing demands.
Today one-fourth of our peo
ple face a water shortage, or have
poor water, or both. The nation’s
water supply over the years has
held up well, but demands have
grown tremendously. President
Kennedy recently pointed out to
Congress that we now use 300 bil
lion gallons of water a day. By
1975 we will need 600 billion gal
lons a day.
Consider our land. Every day
in 1963 we see more acres of
land consumed by housing de
velopments, shopping centers, su
per highways and airports. Our
nation consumes one million acres
of land for urbanization. We are
losing the equivalent of addition
al 400,000 acres yearly to erosion.
Much of the lose is our very best
agricultural land.
Consider our population trend.
Today, 1963, about 185 million
people live in the United States.
In 15 years, the census bureau
tells us we will have a popula
tion of 230 million people. They
will need more land, more water,
more recreation, more food and
timber.
I have a little boy who is four
and one-half years old, by the
time he reaches his 16th birthday
our nation will need: :
Almost double oui’ water sup- I
ply.
16 billion pounds more red <
meat. i
47 billion pounds more milk. 1
20 million tons more fruits and ]
vegetables. ।
60 percent more lumber. <
100 percent more pulpwood. 1
20 billion more eggs. i
123,300 new dams. I
Double our present school fa-
cilities.
20 million new homes.
20 percent of our present hous- 1
ing rebuilt. 1
Double our hospital facilities.
Triple our electric power. <
With these facts before us, it :
is obvious that the need of con- <1
serving our soil and water re- ’
sources is more urgent than ever ’
before. 1
Nature cannot meet these needs !
by herself. A solution calls for
the extension of soil and water ;
conservation methods to all our .
farm land not now protected. It ।
calls for efficient use of our wat- ,
er resources. Just as a man takes .
out insurance to protect his fam
ily, as a society we should take
out this kind of insurance to pro
tect our children and grandchil
dren and others who come after
us.
Civil Service Exams
For Policemen At
Robins AFB Available
Announcement has been made
by the Board of U.S. Civil Service :
Examiners, Robins AFB, Ga., that :
applications are being accepted for ।
the positions of Policeman, GS-3, I
$3820 per annum, and Supervisory
Policeman, GS-6 through GS-9.
The salary is $5035 per annum for
grade GS-6 and $6675 per annum
for grade GS-9.
Applicants must be 21 years of
age and must meet certain exper
ience and training requirements I
as well as physical requirements.
A written test is also required for
the GS-3 level.
Further information and appli- ■
cation forms may be obtained '
from the Board of Civil Service
Examiners, Robins AFB, Ga.
Eagle Classified Ads pay off. <
Vets And Dependents
Receive $1,264,081.97
Assistance From State
The Mcßae Field Office of the
Georgia Department of Veterans
Service assisted the veterans, their
dependents, or their survivors in
this area to receive $1,264,081.97
in benefits from the Veterans Ad
ministration during 1962, it was
announced this week by John A.
Hall, local office manager.
The Mcßae Field Office of the
Georgia Department of Veterans
Service serves Telfair, Wheeler,
Montgomery, Treutlen, Toombs
and Jeff Davis Counties.
This money was paid to the
veteran or his survivors in the
form of death claims, compensa
tion, pensions, education benefits,
or GI insurance claims in recog
nition of the veteran’s wartime
service to his nation at considera
ble personal sacrifice to his own
economic progress or his physical
health.
By their very nature, these
sums flow immediately into the
local economy in the form of pur
chases at local retail stores, there
by creating local jobs, supporting
local churches and schools, and
even paying local taxes.
State-wide tne Department of
Veterans Service assisted Georgia
veterans or their families in se
curing some $132 million in bene
fits from the VA in 1962.
Cost Os Cuban Crisis
Listed At SIBO Million
The Cuban crisis cost the Unit
ed States about SIBO million, con
gressmen learned Monday.
Informed sources said the figure
was presented to the House de
fense appropriations subcommit
tee Monday. It was the first offi
cial price tag put on the cost of
the blockade and the buildup of
military forces.
Motor Parts Firm Is
Sued For Wage-
Hour Violations
WAYCROSS, Jan. 22 (Special)
— Secretary of Labor W. Willard
Wirtz has filed a Wage-Hour suit
in the United States District Court
here naming Douglas Motor Parts
Company, Inc., Douglas, Ga.,
and H. A. Burns and Wendell
Braddy, individually, as defen
dants.
The civil action alleges viola
tions of the minimum wage, over
time pay, record-keeping and
shipping provisions of the Fair I
Labor Standards Act.
Secretary Wirtz has asked the !
court to grant a permanent order |
restraining the corporation and I
both individual defendants from I
paying employees engaged in
commerce and in the production
of goods for commerce at rates
below the $1.15 hourly minimum
established by 1961 amendments
to the Wage-Hour law.
The suit also requests that they ।
be enjoined from future viola
tions of the overtime pay, record
keeping and shipping require
ments of the Act.
William A. Savage, supervisor ■
of the Savannah Wage-Hour of-;
fice at Room 401, U.S. Post Office '
Building, said that the Federall
law requires that covered workers :
be paid not less than one and one- ‘
half times their regular rate for!
hours in excess of 40 in a work ■
week.
Lt. H. M. Spurlin
Cited By National
Detective Magazine
One of the best known agents .
of the Georgia Bureau of Inves- i
tigation has been cited by a na- i
tional magazine for his work in '
a murder case. The editors of'
True Detective Magazine have
presented the publication’s Dis- i
tinguished Service Award to Lt
H. M. Spurlin.
The Georgia officer was cited I
for his work in the two-year in- j
vestigation which resulted in the j
solution of the slaying of Vance i
Scurry, “The Longhorn Kid,” col- '
orful operator of the Longhorn !
Restaurant in Mcßae. Scurry was i
the brother-in-law of Lt. Spurlin, ;
who had vowed to bring his killer ;
to justice.
A detailed account of the award- :
winning action, titled “Two-Year ;
Trackdown of a Southern Killer,”
appears in the March issue of True
Detective, which has just reached j
local newsstands.
The magazine award cites Lt '
Spurlin “in national recognition ;
of his achievements in the high- i
est traditions of law enforcement.’ .
Some say that the biggest draw- i
back to budding love is bloommg I
expense!
,! You’ll fine the best values on
H General Electric Products at I
Joiner Hardware & Furniture and I
Joiner Discount House in Glen
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i wood. Fine Spot has largest se
(: lections of merchandise at the
• very lowest prices. . .
You gals who want to look
i smart, I highly recommend Aa
• nice's Beauty Shop in Glenwood.
’Latest hair styling by Annice,
: j Georgia Kate Wooten and Mrs.
J I
Joe Ed Clark. They attend all the
. latest shows to keep in touch with
; latest coiffures. Also good buys
' jon hose. . .
’ i I never pass through town with-
Jout stopping at Harry's Grill in
■; Glenwood. The food is prepared
' i home style and whether you want
I a sandwich, or dinner or your
j favorite soda this is the place to
! visit. Prices are moderate. . .
i
Most folks in town tell me that
. J when it comes to meat, best value
'is offered at Clark's Grocery in
' 'Glenwood. Fine spot also has gro
i ceries, and if by chance the
youngster doesn’t let you leave
' the house, they have free deliv
’ ery service. . .
Most complete pharmacy in area I
is the Glenwood Pharmacy in
। Glenwood. Headed by William
! Fields, they always have a regis- j
Itered pharmacist on duty. Cosme-
I tics, sundries, magazines, greeting
l cards, baby items, films, cigars,
' cigarettes, cold remedies. Open
i daily for your convenience. . .
i Most gals tell me that for cos
metics its Merle Norman Cosme
tic Studio in Mcßae . . .
Expert TV repairs offered by
j Yawn TV in Alamo. Fine spot
: also guarantees his work on TV ।
। and radio repairs and offers the
I service you want in your TV
I work. Incidentally, for good buys
Birth Defects from Thalidomide
Spur Mothers in March of Dimes
Grave concern about the
widespread problem of birth
defects, recently spotlighted
by tragic infant deformities
caused by the drug, thali
domide, will inspire some
two million Marching Moth
ers to seek their neighbors’
support for the 1963 March
of Dimes during the last
week in January.
For volunteers in the Moth
ers' March, this concern is not
a recent development. The
National Foundation-March of
Dimes, which observes its 25th
anniversary this year, began to
attack the long-neglected field
of birth defects back in 1958.
Then, as now, medical au
thorities recognized that birth
defects, in hundreds of dis
abling forms, overshadow all
other child health problems.
Every year, more than 21,000
deaths throughout the United
States are caused by defective
prenatal development. Every
year, more than a quarter of a
million babies survive despite
significant defects.
To bring expert help to such
children all over America, The
National Foundation-March of
Dimes—which helped conquer
paralytic polio by totally sup
porting the development of the
Salk and Sabin vaccines—now
has a treatment program well
under way.
Also in 1958, the March of
Dimes organization initiated
a program in the field of
arthritis — equally neglected
and shrugged off by the public
as an inevitable hazard of
aging, despite the fact that its
severest form strikes children
and young adults with alarm
ing frequency.
This year, Marching Mothers
will proudly report to their
neighbors that a nationwide
network of March of Dimes
financed study and treatment
centers for birth defects and
arthritis is operating at full ca
pacity. Nearly 50 such centers
are now open in communities
across the country—double the
number that were in existence
just a year ago, and only the
beginning of the network en
visioned.
In addition, seven respira
tory centers are maintained for
Evelyn Carrol
Recommends...
on used TV sets this is also the
! spot. Drop by or call LO 8-4101.1
With all the driving most folks
do a saving of two or three cents |
on gas is welcome. Well you can
get it at Clark Oil Co. in Glen
wood, along with good Colonial
Gas, they have all your car ac
cessories, batteries. Hood Tires,
washing and lubrication. Top spot
— drop in. . . .
Women Veterans
Entitled To All
Veterans Benefits
Women veterans are entitled to
all benefits available to male vet
erans including medical treatment
in VA hospitals, Georgia Veterans
Service Director Pete Wheeler re
minds.
Priority for hisptal treatment
for women veterans is reserved
for those with service-connected
conditions, as is the case with
male veterans. Medical care at
VA hospitals is available for non
service connected disabilities only
if the veteran is unable to pay
for the treatment needed. Obstet
ric care is not available.
There are over 8,000 women
veterans in Georgia. Nation-wide
there are 24,000 women veterans
of World War I, 318,000 women
veterans of World War 11, and
74,000 women veterans of the
Korean War.
The national total of 416,000
women veterans compares with
over twenty-two and a half mil
lion male veterans. Over 20,000
women veterans sustained service
connected disabilities during the
several war periods.
Women veterans are also eligi
ble for pension or compensations
provided they meet the disability
and income provisions of the law.
In case of the woman veteran’s
death, her husband and children
may be eligible for pensions or
compensation provided they meet
the same requirements as survi
vors of male veterans.
Please do not asx tor credit
We don’t have enough money.
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WHY IT IS WORTH IT—Marching Mothers believe every child's
i birthright entitles him to a full, useful life. They will brave the
: elements late in January to seek public support for the March of
. Dimes which finances treatment centers and research for victims
of birth defects and crippling arthritis.
' polio victims for whom the
vaccines came too late. Aid
for thousands of polio patients
is still a prime responsibility
of the March of Dimes.
The birth defects and arthri
tis centers supported by March
of Dimes contributions em
phasize early and correct diag
nosis, which is the key to es
-1 fective treatment and rehabili
tation. Such detection and care
requires the skills of many dif
ferent specialists, all working
together with patient and
1 family.
' Until the development of the
March of Dimes program, such
top-quality attention was gen
erally available only in large
medical centers. The families
of children afflicted with these
; crippiers have often had to
' settle for less than the best
because facilities were lacking
: or inaccessible.
The tiny victims of disease
and deformity who are born
■ today must rely on current
• medical knowledge to detect
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1963
Group Os Georgia
Farmers To Tour
Russia This Spring
Another group of Georgia farm
ers is expected to tour parts' o:
Russia and other Communist coun
tries this spring under the spon
sorship of the Georgia Depart
ment of Agriculture.
When 55 Georgia farmers made
a similar trip last year, a numbe:
desire to go had to change the;r
plans at the last minute. In doing
of persons who had expressed a
so they requested that another trip
be planned this year so that those
I unable to go last year could make
' the trip.
j Glenn Segars, Administrative
Assistant to Commissioner of Ag
riculture Phil Campbell, said th.,
week that plans are being com
pleted now for the second group
to make the trip in May.
Each individual will.go at his
own expense. The group will visit
Belgium, England, Poland, Hun
gary, Germany, East and West
Berlin and the Soviet Union.
The trip will be made under
the auspices of the People-to-Peo.
pie good will program initiated
by former President Eisenhower.
( The trips have been so successful
' that the United States is attempt
ing to increase such visitations in
’ the interest of better relations be
tween the United States and Com
munist bloc nations.
The Veterans Comer
1 Here are authoritative answers
i by the Veterans Administration
: to questions from former service
• men and their families:
Q — I do not want to go to col
’ lege. Has the war oprhans train
ing program anything to offer me?
A— Yes. If you are eligible
i you may pursue courses in voca
i tional training leading to a field
; in which you may earn your liv
i ing. See the nearest VA office for
I! further details.
: Q — Financial reasons will
I make me drop out of my GI edu-
>' cation classes for some time. Do
i' I lose this time or can I make
• j it up later?
II A— Those having to suspend
’ courses due to financial reasons
: I will be able to resume the classes
I at a later date and to have their
■ I deadline extended so as not to
>; suffer any loss of time.
•I Q — Are many veterans of the
. Spanish-American War still alive?
;j A— The most recent report
i shows that more than 25,000 vet
■ erans of the Spanish-American
: War are still living.
j Always consider fall color when
I planning on plantings for home
grounds, suggests Extension Land
scape Specialist T. G. Williams.
abnormal conditions in time
for proper treatment—or on
“repair -work” to correct dis
ability. Wonders can be, and
often are, accomplished.
But the ideal solution—that
of preventing disability or
warding it off at the very
beginning of life itself—is the
goal of research scientists
whose work is supported by
March of Dimes grants. They
are adding constantly to the
treasury of medical knowledge
of how best to treat and, ulti
mately, to prevent crippling
conditions that take such a
grim toll of our children’s
health.
As they pin on their badges
bearing the symbolic “Golden
Key of Hope,” Mothers’ March
volunteers are convinced that
a concerted effort of the publicj
in partnership with science—
as persistent as the program
that triumphed over polio
can speed the day when the
problems of birth defects and
arthritis will be solved.