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VCLUME 51
Annual Fashion Review Held By
Wheeler Co. Home Economics Girls
The Wheeler County High School Home Economics girls held
their annual Fashion Revue in the Wheeler County High School Cafe
torium at 8:15 p.m. April 9. The theme was “A Thread of Fashion.”
Kay Webster opened the Fash
ion Revue by extending a cordial
welcome to everyone. Dorothy
Clark gave the devotion.
Then each girl with much
pride and poise, modeled the gar
ment she had carefully made un
der the supervision of Mrs. Ruth
C. Humphrey. The garments were
modeied according to school, cas
ual, and church wear.
The models were 3s follows:
Susie Cannon, Mary Nell Cart
wright, Linda Clark, Gwen Cox,
Mary Dyar, Kathryn Graham,
Glenda Grimes, Linda Grimes,
Joan Tarville, Betty Jenkins, Joe
Anne Smith, Joyce Smith, Kath
erine Spires, Louise Stinson,
K:thay Strickland, Elaine Thom
as, Zillah Wilson, Hazel Adams,
Mae Sue Avery.
Mildred Clark, Minnie Easter
Clark, Judith Rose Crawford, Judy
Evans, Suzanne Gilder, Ann
Grimes, Kathy Hall, Sandra
Hzmi!ton, Shirley King, Elizabeth
Lawrence, Jane Maddox, Sarah
Montford, Susan Ryals, Kay
Screws, Della Ann Sears, Annie
Ruth Spires, Shirley Stevenson,
Anita Sirickland, Linda Sutton,
Ruby Taylor, Gail Thomas, Rita
Towns, Lynn Turner, Alma
White, Margaret Williams, Betty
Jane Dodd, Patsy Adams, Mackie
Barwick, Daphine Clarke.
Mildred Graham, Genia Mad
dox, Shelia Melvin, Sherry Moore,
Easter Sunrise Service
To Be Held On The
High School Campus
The Alamo Methodist and Bap
iist Churches will hold a joint
sunrise service on E:ster morn
ing at 6 a.m. at Legion Field on
the Wheeler County High School
canpus. |
The Rev. J. P. Quattlebaum,
pastor of the Alamo Baptist
Church, will lead the service
with scripture and prayer. He and
Carey White will be in charge of
the music. |
The Rev. Raymond Wilder, pas
tor of the Alamo Methodist
Church, will narrate a dramatic‘
reading with Kenneth Clark, Ran
dy Thompson, Russell Clark, Ra.
Meguiar and Keith Fields taking
parts. |
Miss Bobbie Sikes will rezd an
Easter poem, 1
In the event of rain, the service
will be held in the Alamo Bap
tist Church. |
L. Sterling Currie
Dies Last Tuesday
In Calif. Hospital
L. Sterling Currie, 70, died
last Tuesdzy night in a Colusa,
California hospital after an ex
tended illness. He was the son of
the late Washington Lafayette
and Clino Dix Currie ¢f Glenwood
R-2.
Funeral arrangements are in
complete.
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Telfair And Wheeler County Farmers
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Discuss New Vegelable Program
An enthusiastic group of Telfair and Wheeler County farmers met
at the Little Ocmulgee State Park Tuesday night with Telfair County
Agent Bill McKinnon, local vegetable agent Ralph Foster, and three
representatives of Southern Frozen Foods, Montezuma, one of the
nation’s ten largest frozen foods processors.
Purpose of the meeting was the |
explanztion of the new vegetablei
program under which local farm-i
ers are guaranteed a price of $75 |
per ton for peas grown during the |
spring and summer growing sea
sons.
There is no acreage controls in
volved in the pea growing pro
gram, z farmer can plant one acre
or a hundred acres, however, the |
corpany at this time agreed to
guarantee the $75 price on acre
age in the area of up to a thou-|
sand acres.
“I feel we sre lucky in having
the opportunity to associate our
selves with a fine company like
Southern Frozen Foods,” said Tel
fair Agent Bill McKinnon. Agent
McKinnon said he felt the vege
table program would go a long
way toward making up for money
lost by local farmers due to to
Wheeler County Eagle
Martha Sheppard, Sue Sikes, Ag
nes Stinscen, Judy Thigpen, Kay
Webster, Sue Browning, Dorothy
|Clark, Linda Coleman, Janis Cole
man, Jane Collins, Sandra Collins,
F:ye Dyar, Wilma Ann Gillis,
+Vicki Gross, Sharon Jones, Sue
McAlum, Sandra O'Quinn and
Joyce Thompson.
! Junior Degrees were awarded
ito Faye Dyar, Suzanne Gilder,
;Sarah Montford, Annita Strick
-Iland, Gail Thomas and Rita
{Towns.
E Chapter Degrees were awarded
| to Daphine Clarke, Dorothy Clark,
;Suzanne Gilder, Sarah Montford,
Sherry Moore, Annita Strickland,
| Gail Thomas and Kay Webster.
| A State Degree was awarded to
|Sue Browning.
! Seven Certificates of Excellence
| were presented to Daphine Clarke,
| Dorothy Clarke, Faye Dyar, Su
‘gzanne Gilder, Annita Strickland,
. Gail Thomas and Kay Webster.
'The persons who received certi
'ficates had an average of 94 or
|better in Home Economics and
had shown excellent leadership
{and dependability.
| Faye Dyar received a pin and
| certificate for being named “Miss
Co-ed Correspondent” for the year
11964-65.
. Three Hore Economics students
‘were selected for outstanding
.leadership and participation in
F.H.A. activities. They were Genie
| Maddox, Martha Sheppard and
~ Sue Sikes.
| The Home Economics Crisco
|Award trophy was presented to
'Dorothy Clark for her leadership,
|depencability, scholastic ability
“and progress in Home Economics
{during the school year.
...The girls expressed their ap
. preciation to the following:
§ Narrators, Daphine Clarke and
{Dorothy Clark for their patience
| and time spent on the scripts; Mrs.
|Ruth C. Humphrey for her won
'derful supervision and patience;
'C. H. Slaton Jr. for his coopera
{tion in every way; Carey White
{and Arne Johnson as accompan
ists: J. M. S. Thomas and Paul
lHump'nrey for selling tickets;
| Mrs. S. Ashley Clarke, Chairman;
{Mrs. J. A. Clark, Mrs. Clady Cox,
[Mrs. T. L. Dixon, Mrs. Woodrow
’Gillis‘ and Mrs. E. S. Webster
| who took part in the refresh
‘ ments.
| The decorating committee for
!doing such a wonderful job dec
iorating the stage; the script com
| mittee; Hilda Braswell, Jo Ann
| Stevenson, Barbara Street and
| Nina Ruth White for acting as
hostesses; Jerry Burkhalter, Don
ald Leggett, Robert Moon and
{ Chester Ray for acting as ushers;
{ Nine Ruth White, lights.
f Afterwards delicious refresh
{mems were served by the F.H.A.
| chapter mothers.
| The Fashion Revue was thor
é@ugh‘.‘v enjoyed by everyone and
| everyone is looking forward with
i great expegtations to next year’s
" fashion revue,
bicco acreage cuts by the federal
government.
Ralph Foster, a well-known and
highly respected local farmer will
be the agent or receiver for
Southern Frozen Foods, and will
pay local farmers for their peas
at his new feed and seed store
now under construction between
the Sugar Creek bridge and Tel
fzir County High School on the
Mcßae-Milan Road.
Students Make
Dean’s List
~ Two Wheeler County girls were
included on the Dean’s List at
‘The Woman’s College of Georgia,
‘Milledgeville for the winter quar
{er,
‘ They are Miss Gwen Ellen
Clark and Miss Mary Ann Hogan
of Alamo.
ALAMO, WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1965
W. KENNETH CARITHERS
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Jimmy Walers Team To Lead Revival
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At Walton's Skating Rink In Vidalia
; The Rev. James W. “Jimmy” Waters, pastor of Mabel White
| Memorial Baptist Church, Macon, will be preaching an area wide
‘ revival starting Easter Sunday evening.
! He will be assisted by E. Hu
]ber: Wheeler, Minister of Music
jand Youth, leading the singing,
sand W. Kenneth Carithers, assis
ltant to the pastor, at the organ.
lThe revival will be held at Wal
ton's Skating Rink, Vidalia, each
!evening at 8:00, beginning with
i evening services, April 18.
t The revival is being sponsored
|by the Danijell Baptist Associa
|
Mayor Loses
;Couri Test
| The mayor of Lyons can not
igive away city water or appoint
l!the town’s police chief, the Geor
igia Supreme Court ruled.
! The court ruling solved a big
{hassle in the Toombs County seat
{in southeast Georgia which de
!veloped after the mayor and city
council each wanted to name their
own chief,
| Mayor D. W. Thompson had in
isisted that Jimmy Banks, a man
[he had appointed in September,
was the town’s police chief. The
lcouncil voted 4-0 the next month
! to name Doyle Watson chief,
: The councilmen also charged
ithat the mayor was ‘“‘giving away
i water by compromising, adjust
ing and reducing water bills and
not requiring payment of the a
':r.rount due zccording to meter
lreadings Wi
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|Land Bank Assoc.
Officials To Attend
'Conference Apr. 22-23
f Officials of the Federal Land
| Bank Association of Swainesboro
iwill attend the annual conference
iof Federzl Land Bank Association
i directors to be held at the Wade
%Hampton Hotel in Columbia, S. C.,
ton April 22 and 23, according to
’E. 0. McKinney, manager of the
| association.
| Mr. McKinney said the confer
fencc had been announced by D.
| M. Dowdell Jr., president of The
{ Federal Land Bznk of Columbia
iand approximately 500 farmer
! directors, managers, appraisers
! and guests from Florida, Georgia,
gNmth Carolina znd South Caro
|lina are expected to attend.
| The Federal Land Bank of Col
iumbia makes long-term loans to
‘t'armerx. growers and ranchers in
i every county of the four-state dis
itr'ict through 46 local land bank
!a;sociations. The bank now has
i 36,800 loans outstancing in the
;total amount of nearly $290 mil
i lion. These farmers, growers and
| ranchers own all the stock in the
!bank which has net worth and
Econ‘irgency reserves of almost
[ $35 million. |
i Officials of the Swainesboro as
| sociation include J. Henry How
;rard. president, of Sylvania; Elmo
:’D. Rich, vice president, of Swains
| boro; Ben Franklin Jr., director,
| of Millen; Willis McLain, direct
|or, of Lyons; Fate DeLoach, di
| rector, of Metter; E. O. McKin
[ ney, m3snager, and Raymond L.
| Evors, assistant manager. |
! The Swainsboro association
Phandles’ the making and servicing
|6f loans for The Federal Land
!Eank of Columbia in C;ndlcr.i
| Emanuel, Jenkins, Monigomery,
Screven, Tatitnall, Toomrbs andi
Wheeler counties out of the main ‘
association office in Swainsboro,
with outpost offices in principall
towns of association territory.
REV. JIMMY WATERS
|tion composed cos some 40 church
!es in Tooirbs, Montgomery, Treut
tlen, and Wheeler Counties. Every
| one in the Daniell Association and
l adjoining associations i s cordial
1y invited to attend this great
levangelistic effort,
i Rev. Waters was born in Gwin
nett County, educated in the De-
Kalb County School System, and
Il graduated from Mercer Univer
!sity in 1949. He was ordained to
!preach in 1945 and became pastor
of Mabel White Memorial Baptist
Church in 1946, while still attend
ing Mercer University. Under his
leadership the church member
ship has grown from 800 to ap
proximately 3500; the value of
church properties has increased
{rom $55,000.00 to more than sl,-
000,000.00; and annual offerings
|have increased from $15,000.00 to
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Miss Dmnq%fl@ L
| Crowned Miss County
!Forestry Queen
:g Miss Disne O’Neal was crown
jed Miss Montgomery County For
jestr'y Queen at Mt. Vernoon this
i week. She was crowned by Bar
| bara Ann Thipgen. Miss Joe Ann
IPowell was runner up.
! The 18-year-old high school
| senior from Uvalda was chosen
;fmm a field of 23 contestants.
[Queen O’Neal will enter the Miss
i Georgia Forestry Contest at Jekyll
ilsland June 14-15. The event is
i part of the annual meeting of the
§Georgiu Forestry Association.
] The state winner will receive a
Is3oo scholarship to the college of
I her choice in Georgia. Both the
iquoen and runnerup will receive
|numerous gifts. The Association
will host the contestants at a
luncheon and biznquet on Monday
and the Luau on Sunday evening.
i During the year the queen will
!attend various functions of the
iAssociaiion. When the Queen is
lunab]e to attend, her alternate
j will serve in her capacity.
i Miss O’Neal is a voice major
in high school. Following gradua-
Ition, she plans to enter Wesleyan
iCollege in Macon and major in
ivoxce.
The Queen is a member of the
i Beta Club, Science Club, Tri Hi
!Y, M-Club, Drama Club and Glee
| Club. Her hobby is music.
i The Queen’s court included Jo
| Ann Powell and Janice Coursey.
| Miss O'Nezl is the daughter of
iMr. and Mrs. Bobby O’Neal of
{ Uvalda. Judges for the event were
i Mrs. James Castleman, Vidalia;
| Mrs. Willy Leggett, Alamo, and
{ Frank Craven, Macon.
1 The 1964 Miss Georgia Forestry
tis Lyn Rey of Thomasville.
'East Central Georgia
'NABAC Conference
Held At Vidalia
The East Central Georgia Con
ference of NABAC met in Vidalia
at the Moose Club Tuesd2y night,
April 13.
NABAC is a national organi
zation dedicatec {o improving
banking safety and services.
After a fine meal, President
Donnie Howard, turned the meet
ing over to Program Chairman,
W. Audrey Humphrey, who in‘.ro-J
duced Paul Tippett, Dan Parrish
ard Bob Bray who discussed the
different types of leans. i
Those aitending from Whee]erl
iCounty State Bank were Frances
C. Griffin and Pauline H. Couey.'
E. HUBERT WHEELER
aproximately $200,000.00. He has
I twice served as vice president of
l;the Georgia Baptist Convention
{and is now a member of the Ra
'dio and Television Commission
{of the Southern 3aptst Conven
tion, serving as chairman of the
| Radio Cormittee. Rev. Waters is
ißeligious Director for WMAZ
[Radio :nd Television, where he
ihas done daily programs for 15
| years.
I Mr. Carithers, a native of Ma
icon and a graduate of Mercer
;U'nivel"sity, has been Assistant to
{the Pastor of Mabel White Bap
| tist Church for 13 years and serves
ias church organist. He has been
"‘associated with his pastor on the
lwell known daily radio devotion
ial program over WMAZ known as
i “Testament Time” for the past
{lB years.
i Mr. Wheeler dis Minister of
{Music and Youth at Mabel White
! Memorial Baptist Church. A na
i tive Georgian, he graduated from
i Lanier High School in Macon in
11954 and from Mercer University
'in 1958. He has been engaged in
(full time Christizn service since
‘he was 18 years of age. In his
!present position he is working
with eight choirs, is director of
ithe Macon School of Nursing
{Chorus, and is active in’ music
! work in many other Christian ac
| tivities.
| A piano and an organ, which
iwill add greatly to the revival
iservices, are being furnished
through the courtesy of Ham
[mond Organ Studios of Macon.
Mrs. Jewel Burch,
'Glenwood Teacher,
Plans To Retire
| Mrs. Jewell Burch, popular
‘third grace teacher, has resigned
laccording to Principal Hilton
from her teaching position at the
Glenwood Elerentary School and
is presently making her plans for
retirement.
Principal Hilton stated that she
iig eligile for retirement under the
'new retirement regulation. Mrs.
[Burch will complete her 32nd
'year of teaching this present
school term.
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'HOSPITAL PATIENTS
' The following patients were in
'the Wheeler County Hospital the
week of April 5:
{ Mrs. Carolyn Ray, Uvalda.
{ Mrs, Grace Tootle, Liyons.
' Mrs., Agnes Smith, Ailey.
j Mrs. Onola S. Carter, Glenwooc.
Mrs. Christine Thompson, Ailey.
Mrs. Dot Johnson and infant
daughter, Glenwood.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Avery and
infant son, Glenwood.
Roy Brooks, Ailey.
Newbern C. Douglas, Vidalia.
Tom Watson, Mount Vernon.
Herman Strickland, Alamo.
Emmett O’Connor, Mount Ver
non.
Kim Clzrk, Glenwood.
l Wiilie Merlow Davis, Alston.
Ronnie Screws, Glenwood.
’ Joehn Wall, Mount Vernon.
| U.S. Burch, Warner Robins.
l Zack Edge, Vidalia.
Colored
Mildred Wright Jackson, Mount
Vernon.
Alma Brewer, Mount Vernon.
James Byrd, Uvalda.
Revival Begins At |
lGlenwood Church
Os God Monday
’ A reviv:l meeting will be held
2t the Church of God beginning
Monday, April 19. The Pastor,
‘Efder Robert Pierce, will conduct
‘he services each evening. |
;{ We invite you and your family
to worship with us throughout|
the week.
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Tax Equalization Results Reporied
At County Commissioners Conventiom
Fifty counties in Georgia have doubled their tax digest to &2
billion due to tax equalization, members of the Association Coumtyg
Commissioners of Georgia were told Monday in Columbus.
| This report to ccrmissioners at
ltheir 51st annual cozvention was
lmade by Thomas I. Sangster, di
rector of the property tax unit
iof the Georgia Department of Rev
! enue. |
| Sangster said the state now
|has 81 counties with revaluation
i projects — 50 have completed
[theirs and another 31 have pro-!
igrams under way. ;
f Association President Fred Stat
lham of Americus said tax equali-}
zation is the “Number One pro-|
Eject” of the county commissioners. |
, The commissioners also werei
'told that President Johnson’s pov-g
}Wllhams Child Dies i
'Of Accidental Pistol |
‘Shot Wound Thurs. |
| {
i The five-year-old daughter of |
| Mr. and Mrs. Ed Williams of M- |
ißae died instantly of an accidem-!
lal pistol shot wound at the home |
lof relatives in Glenwood this|
| (Thursday) morning. |
l No definite information as to%
!the accident has been received. |
iHarris & Smith Funeral Home is|
|in charge of arrangements. l
‘Seventh Grade ;
'Bake Sale |
} i
The Seventh Grade will spon-|
sor a Bake Goods Sale Friday as- |
| ternoon, April 16 between 3 and |
|6 p.m. in front of the Police Sta-|
ltion. |
i You are urged to come and buy |
| your Easter cake, pies, candy,
!cookies and nuts and help the
iGymn-a.sium fund at the same!
| time, « . |
: ;
f‘f{éirédf?af“B&fifist s
Men To Be Held |
'ln Toccoa April 23-24 |
i A retreat for Baptist men will}
{be held at the Georgia Baptist|
{Assembly, Toccoa, April 23-24,
IBemard D. King, Atlanta, Secre—l
lltary of the Brotherhood Depart- |
’zr.-en of the Georgia Baptist Con-!
j vention, announced today. l
| The retreat, sponsored by thel
gßrotherhood department is ex-|
| pected to bring together some 250
i leaders in Georgia Baptist|
lchm'ches for a period of fellow-!
Eship, inspirational addresses and |
I seminars on Brotherhood work. 2
l The program begins at 2 p.m.i
ion the 23rd, and adjourns at 1|
|p.m. on the 24th, i
1 In announcing the retreat, King |
lalso announced the 19th. annual |
[ camping season for Georgia Roy
’al Ambassador camps at Camp%
{ Glynn, Brunswick, and Camp Pin- |
!nacle, Clayton. The Royal Am-i
| bassador movement, to train boys
{in Biblical truths and provide an}
[active outdoor program also, is:
!Fp()rfiSUl’Gd by the Brotherhoods
idepariment. Additionally, there;
!wiH be a wilderness camp at the|
| Toccoa Assembly. The Men’s re-|
| treat rarks the first official use!
{of the Baptist encampment since !
l'x mazjor renovation program was |
itakcn last fall. ;
'Search Launched |
iFor Man And Wife
; (Eastman Times-Journal)
% The parents of Barbara Ann|
| Smith Melvin, who formerly re
!sided in the Jay Bird community
lof Dodge County, have appealed
!to the office of Sheriff Lewis F.!
Mullis to aid them in their search
’for information leading to her
{ whereabouts and the whereabouts
of her husband, Nathaniel Melvin.
Mr. and Mrs. N. R. Smith told
the sheriff that their daughter
and her husband left Dodge Coun.
ty in July of 1964 for West Vir
ginia, where the husband said he
had erployment, and had notj
!bc*en heard from since that time. |
i The parents told officers thatl
{ the husband czme to their homei
!la.-': July to pick up his wife and|
| that they left within 30 minutes;
time. They packed most of their|
things in a U-Haul-It trailer, the|
parents said. ;
Mullis said information regard-i
‘ing the couple had been broadeast |
lover WMAZ-TV but that so far!
| he has had no additional informa- 3
tion, |
. erty program is “no free ride.”™
. Mrs. Bruce Schaefer, director
(of the state Department of Fam
ily and Children’s Services, saidi
that although the President’s amti
{poverty program does offer com
munities large sums of meoneys,
1 “it is no subsidibation for lazi~
jness.”
E Mrs. Schaefer said that of 16
larea Planning and Development.
{Commissions in the state, 13 have».
Efull-time program directors andi.
Idevelopers on the job now, aid
ling in setting up community ae~
{tion programs in the war on por
Ew'exrty.
! “All programs will be drawm
lat local levels by local people,™
|she said.
{ The county attorney section of’
[the association called for renewed:
lefforts to see that state laws are:
}passed requiring payment of auto
‘[mobile taxes before tags can be:
;purchased.
! Harold Sheats, county attormey”
!for Fulton, said that failure of the
{l96s General Assembly to pass.
|the proposed auto tax legislatiom:
!was a “major disaster” for coum
|ties.
!
Changes Seen
In Counties
i Georgia counties will experience:.
igreater change in the next sous:
\years than in the past 45, county
"clerks were told Tuesday at Col
| umbus.
' Joe Lambert, administrator for
iChatham County, speaking at a
'breakfast in the clerks phase of
Ithe Association County Commiss=
;sioners -of Georgia conventiom,
iechoed what Gov. Carl E. Sanders.
| said earlier, “We’re going to have:
{to change our way of doing things:
{if we are going to exist.”
| He said that in some cases:
!counties will begin combining ser--
| vices across county lines, and im:
|other places steps toward actuali
lconsolidation of counties may be~
gin.
; In another convention sessiom..
{commissioners from six counties:
lthat have adopted the county
| manager form of governmen
{were unanimous in their praises
| of the system.
Highway Department
Creates Landscape
‘Engineering Section
| The State Highway Department:
‘has created a Landscape Engi--
[neering Section within the Road:
| Design Department and hired twean
'Registered Landscape Archifeetss
I to implement the President’s plans:
| to beautify Interstate and Federal-~
laid Primary highways.
. State Road Design Engineer
{John M. Wilkerson, in announec
fing the new posts this morning;
!said the Landscape Engineers will:
be responsible for screening eof
|junkyards and other unsightlys
‘areas along the state’s prineiple:
|highways and general beautifica~
{ tion and landscaping of the right
|of-way along these same routes.
l Mr. Wilkerson said that Helly
| Mitchell, a graduate of Auburm
University and now with the Ala
bama State Highway Department; .
| will report on April 27 to head!
up the new section. He said that
Mr. Mitchell has had considerable:
experience in landscaping of high--
ways and the problems encount
lercd.
6th Grade 4-H Club
Meets April 6th
By KENNETH HARTLEY
The Alamo Sixth Grade 4-FE
Club met on April 6 with Dennisr
Watson, vice president, presidimg..
i The members said the pledges:
lto the flags and Skip Clark gave:
!the devotion. Minutes of the last
| meeting were read and approved
! M. K. Jackson, county agent,
| gave an interesting demonstratiom:
lon thinning trees in a forest.
| The meeting was adjourned.
*; The 1965 cotton acreage in Geor--
jgia is expected to be down four
! per cent. The Crop Reporting Ser
jvice indicates that 620,000 acres:
iwill be planted.
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