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VOLUME 51
Daniel L. Gordon
Dies In Veterans
Hospital In Dublin
Funeral services were held in,
the Vidalia Methodist Church on :
April 10 at 11 a.m. for Daniel Les
ter Gordon, 75, a resident of Vi
dalia for 50 years, who died in
the Veterans Hospital in Dublin j
after an extended illness. The Rev.
H. W. Scoates Jr. officioted, and
burial was in Lakeview Memorial,
Gardens.
Mr. Gordon was born in Mont-;
gomery County on February 18, i
1890, the son of Crawford and
Queen Anne Mosley Gordon. He |
was a charter member of the A
merican Legion; Board of Stew
ards of the Methodist Church, I
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks |
and the Vidalia Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, the |
former Miss Frankie Lee John
son; a son, Dan Gordon Jr. and
two daughters, Mrs. Grady Ken- :
nedy and Mrs. Leland Moss, of ■
Vidalia; seven grandchildren and j
one sister, Mrs. W. D. Kavakos, I
of Lyons.
Murchison Funeral Home was |
in charge of arrangements.
C. C. Carter
Os Vidalia Is
Buried April 10
Funeral services were held in j
the First Baptist Church in Sop- ■
erion on April 10 for Charlie Clif
ton Carter, 87, of Vidalia, who|
died in Meadows Memorial Hos- i
pital on April 8 after a long ill- :
ness.
Services were conducted by the |
Rev. Charles Whitson and the :
Rev. Gene Brooks, and burial was :
in West View Cemetery, Soper- j
ton, with Murchison Funeral j
Home in charge of arrangements, I
Mr. Carter was born in Gibson I
on July 27, 1877, and had lived I
tn Vidalia for the past nine years. I
He was a member of the First
Baptist Church, Soperton, and:
was a retired Railroad Section:
Foreman.
He is survived by three daugh-'
ters, Mrs. T. E. Davis, of Soper-:
ton; Miss Daisy Carter and Mrs.
Preston Osborne, of Vidalia; four'
grandchildren; two great-grand- ■
children and several nieces and j
nephews.
Wheeler County
Training School To
Present 3 Act Play
The Wheeler County Training
School dramatic group will pre
sent “Aunt Susie Shoots The :
Works,” by Fred Caldwell, a
mystery farce in three acts. April
29 in the school auditorium at 8 ■
p.m. The admission is 20 cents
for students and 35 cents for ad
ults.
The cast of characters includes: ■
Aunt Susie Stowe, Inez Hollo
way; Joy Herbert, Crita Williams;
Scarlet Deane, Maxine Mackey;
Laura Dawson, Janice Coats; Ma
dame Zola. Willie M. Woodard;
Mrs. Edward Dunning, Nellie
James; Portia Lark. Mae Lois
Burns; Orar Graves, Thomas
Griggs; La Salle Johnson, Clifford
James; Johnny Rogers, James;
Powers; Slick Conway, Melvin
Robinson, and stage props. Er
nest James and James Phillips.
Don’t forget the date of the
performance and tell your friends
to be or. h-nd if they want an
evening of fun and a real treat, is
the advice of Mrs. P. W. Woods,
director.
Three WCHS Students
To Attend F.H.A.
Convention Apr. 22-24
The Wheeler County High
School Future Homemakers of
America will be represented at
the 20th annual Convention of
Georgia Association of Future
Homemakers by Sue Browning,
state degree achiever; Daphne
Clark, voting delegate, and Joy-
Cox, in-coming president of F.-
H.A. The meeting will be held at
the Dinkier Plaza Hotel in Atlan
ta on April 22-24.
Joy Cox will attend the Presi
dent’s Breakfast Saturday morn- ;
ing on the roof of the Dinkier
Plaza.
They will leave Thursday, Ap
ril 22 and return late Saturday:
afternoon.
Wheeler County Eagle
Mrs. Georgia 1964, Elaine Whitehurst, poses with Johnnie
Beckman (left) and John Anderson, WSB-TV personalities.
These three outstanding people will be hosts for the 1965 Mrs.
Georgia Pageant to be seen on WSB-TV, Channel 2, April 30
at 10 p.m. The Pageant will be the climax to the three-day
1965 Mrs. Georgia contest, sponsored by Atlanta Gas Light
Company, where seven homemakers from across Georgia will
compete for the coveted title, Mrs. Georgia 1965.
fa wa ■ TO 19 U J * . SMALLPOX VACCINATION
a>U6 I>roW!liny 10 IS6 OOOTSU Jll | Have you had a smallpox vac
w B ; cination in the past five years? If
FnA Annual Convention In Atlanta lhis dread
crease at any ume.
Sue Browning, a member of the Wheeler County High School
1 F.H.A. Chapter, will be honored at the 20th annual meeting of the
I Georgia Association of the Future Homemakers of America in At-
1 lanta April 22-24.
A luncheon will be given at
I the Americana Motel in honor of
'the State Degree achievers. State
' Chairman of. Degrees, Cathy Still
; from Blakely High School and
: State President, Stella Williams
■ from Crisp County will pay spec
lial tribute to Miss Browning and
■ Other state degree achievers for
: achieving the highes’ degree pos
j sib'e in F.H.A.
—
Eddie Coleman Dies
In Telfair County
Hospital Thursday
Funeral services were held in
: the chapel of the Harris & Smith
■ Funeral Home Saturday at 11 a.m.
for Henry Eddie Coleman, 66, of
.Helena R-l, who died Thursday
night in the Telfair County Hos
ptal after a long illness.
Services were conducted by the
■ Rev. Raymond Wilder, of Alamo,
and burial was in Oak Grove
(Cemetery with Harris & Smith
। Funeral Home in charge of ar
: rangemen’ts.
! W. L. Bowen Jr. sang “Near To
The Heart of God’’ and "God’s
' Tomorrow,” accompanied by Mrs.
Fred Hardin, pianist.
Mr. Coleman was born in
Wheeler County on August 15,
1898, the son of Wade and Mollie
I Clark Coleman, and was married
to Miss Eva Jackson on August
15, 1922. He was a member of
Bay Springs Methodist Church
and was a farmer.
Surviving are his wife; one
daughter, Mrs. J. B. Walker Jr.,
of Mcßae; his mother, Mrs. Mollie
Bass, of Helena R-l; two grand
■ daughters, Mary and Maria Walk
er, of Mcßae; a sister, Mrs. Ruby
Nix, of Helena R-l and two bro
thers, Oscar Coleman, of Mcßae,
and Columbus Coleman, of Alamo.
Rare Find
For The DAR
The Daughters of the American
Revolution (DAR) have come up
with a rare find: A member only
two generations removed from a
Revolutionary War soldier.
The new daughter is Mrs. Nel
! lie Strange Chrostopher, 73, of
Lister, Ala. She submitted docu
mented proof to the DAR recent
ly that she is the granddaughter
' of Sgt. Abner Strange who joined
the Continental Army in Alber
marie County, Va.. and served
i through most of the revolution.
A DAR spokesman said most
members trace their connection
with the revolution back six or
seven generations.
Landsburg Methodist
Church To Hold
Revival April 26-30
The Landsburg Methodist
Church will have Revival ser
vices April 26-30, at 8 o’clock each
: evening. The Rev. James C.
Moore, pastor of the Wheeler
County Circuit will be the preach
er.
The Rev. Mr. Moore was pastor
; at Stillmore before coming to his
present pastorate.
The public is cordially’ invited
to attend each of these services. ;
ALAMO, WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA FRIDAY. APRIL 23, 1965
! State Degree earners are recog
nized because of their outstand
ing growth, development and
| leadership over a one year per
iod. Applicants for the degree
■ must hold the Junior and Chapter
degrees and must have completed
two years in home economics and
F.H.A.
The degree candidates accept
and follow through with respon
: sibility for three major Future
' Homemaker experiences which
icontribute to the success of a
• Chapter Program of work. These
goals are then planned and car
ried out. The applicants record
of achievement is evaluated in
* terms of evidence of growth, new
i skills, and understanding.
Miss Browning is the 16-year-
Old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T.
K. Browning of Glenwood R-l.
She has served : s co-chairman of
programs and program chairman
of Wheeler County F.H.A., vice
president of Library Club and re
> cipient of the 1963 Crisco Award
: for outstanding Student in Home
; Economics.
Her Home Economics teacher
land F.H.A. adviser. Mrs. Ruth
C. Humphrey, gave excellent sup
i ervision.
Dorothy Clark Wins
Home Ec Award
Dorothy Clark, senior student at
Wheeler County High School, has
' been awarded the Crisco Trophy
for outstanding work in home ec- ■
onomics.
The coveted gold trophy was
presented to Miss Clark at Wheel-
I er County High’s annual Fashion
Review, April 9, by Mrs. Ruth C.
t Humphrey, head of the Home Ec
onomics Department. Mrs. Hump
hrey congratulated her on the ex
cellence she has shown in her
; work and said that she “felt cer
• tain that her achievement in
home economics would be an in
spiration to other students for
many years to come.”
Miss Clark, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Eschol L. Clark of Route 1,
' Alamo, has worked very diligent
ly in home economics at Wheel
\cr High. She plans to continue
her studies at Berry College, in
Rome, where she will be a fresh
man next fall. She plans to major
■ in business administration.
The presentation of the Crisco
hare economics sward is an an
' nual event at Wheeler County
High School. Mrs. Humphrey re
ports that it provides “needed
recognition for outstanding work
in this important field.”
Mt. Vernon Man
Missing In Viet Nam
Patrick Calhoun, 24-year-old
son of a long-tire Montgomery
County school superintendent, is
missing in Viet Nam action.
The Department of Defense
Monday notified the parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Paul W. Calhoun of Mt.
Vernon, that their son’s aircraft
crashed on impact April 19. The
father retired as county school
superintendent December 31 after
32 years in that office.
Mr. and Mrs. Calhoun have one
other son, Wendell Calhoun, an
, Atlanta attorney.
1
Auto Overturns On
441 In Wheeler Co.
Monday Afternoon
An automobile driven by Bessie
; Mae Galusha of Camden, S. C.
I hit a slick place on Highway 441
2.09 miles north of Mcßae in
Wheeler County Monday- after
! noon, skidded off the road, hit an
I embankment and overturned, ac-
Icording to the State Patrol.
j The driver was traveling alone
I and was not hurt.
I The accident was investigated
i by Trooper Caldwell.
"■ 11
From Your County
Health Department
(This is the first of a series of
articles prepared by your County
Health Department with a mes
sage which is vitally important to
every reader.)
As a result of wide-spread use
of vaccination in the U. S. for al
most two centuries, we now have
| only infrequent outbreaks intro
j duced from outside the country.
When this happens, panic results
because so many people have
been careless about keeping up
j their immunity. Contrary to com
i mon belief, it is necessary to be
revaccinated every four or five
: years to be fully protected against
; smallpox. The original vaccina
-1 tion results in a “take” with the
J characteristic prolonged reaction
' resulting in a sca'b and scar.
■, Thereafter, if the vaccination is
■ repeated at the recommended in
.' tervals the reaction is almost un
-11 noticeable. With longer intervals
■' immunity is gradually lost and
I the reaction becomes more severe,
11 finally approaching a “take.”
’ I Keep your immunity up by re
; vaccination every four or five
■; years and remember that your
■ children should have their orig
inal vaccination at 6 to 12 months
cf age. Don't want till they enter
' school.
L. S. Currie Buried
In Colusa, California
; L. S. Currie, 70, died in Memor
; ial Hospital, Colusa, California,
'April 13 after several years of de
' dining health.
Mr. Currie was a former resi
i dent of Laurens County but had
made his home in California 39
years.
The son of the late Washington
; Lafayette and Clino Dix Currie
■ cf Glenwood R-2, he was a mem
■ ber of the Baptist Church, a
Shriner and Royal Arch Mason,
’ a member of Kiwanis and other
civic clubs.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Gertrude Currie; one sister, Mrs.
'W. D. Ussery, of Gordon; eight
I brothers, L. D. Currie, of Alamo;
R. O. Currie, of Johnson City,
Tenn.; T. D. Currie, of Rancho
Cordova, Calif.; W. H. Currie, of
Warner Robins; John F a.nd S.
M. Currie, Palatka, Fla.; W. Kline
Currie, Glenwood R-2; Curtis Cur
rie, Vidalia; an uncle, Kent W.
Currie, Gier.wood; an aunt, Mrs.
Ray Mixon, Savannah, and sev
■ eral nieces and nephews.
( Funeral services were held Fri
day April 16 at 11 a.m. in Mc-
Nary J Moore Funeral Home and
burial was in Colusa Cemetery.
Soil Conservation
Service Celebrates
30th Anniversary
On April 27 the Soil Conserva
tion Service will acknowledge 30
years of service to both rural and
urban people.
In Wheeler County, the S.C.S.
has played a great part in bring
ing about land use changes. Over
13,000 acres of land have been
converted to grass. Approximate
ly 175 farm ponds have been
built. Trees have been planted
on 59,000 acres.
Net only has technical assist
ance given by the S.C.S. aided
Wheeler County landowners and
farmers in making land use
• changes, but many soil and water
1 conservation practices have been
' carried out. This has increased
' the efficiency of Wheeler County
■ farmers.
Strong soils and clear streams
' usually result in a stable rural
and urban economy.
Mrs. E. L. Tootle Dies
In Wheeler County
Hospital April 14
Funeral services were held in
the Glenwood Baptist Church Fri
day at 11 a.m. for Mrs. E. L.
Tootle, 32, the former Miss Gracie
Head, who died in the Wheeler
County Hospital last Wednesday
afternoon after an extended ill
ness.
Services were conducted by the
Rev. James Ellerson and the Rev.
Donald Hughes, and burial was
in the Center Cemetery with
Murchison Funeral Home of Vi
dalia in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Tootle was born in Wet
umpka, Ala., on September 13,
1932, the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. A. D. Head.
Survivors include her husband;
her father, of Mobile, Ala.; one
brother, F. E. Head, of Wetumpka,
Ala.; three sisters, Mrs. Peggy
Kerlin, Mrs. Eunice McCoy, of
Mobile, Ala., and Mrs. Noda
Weaver, of Washington, D. C.
Lori Ann Williams
Dies Os Pistol Shot
Wound Thursday
Lori Ann Williams, five-year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Williams, of Mcßae, died in the
Wheeler County Hospital in Glen
wood last Thursday morning a
few minutes after having been
shot with a pistol in the automo
bile in which she was en route
to Glenwood with her parents and
two brothers.
Wheeler County Sheriff Morris
Johnson said the girl and her four
year-old: brother were playing
with a pistol they found in the
car, which fired and shot the
child behind the left ear. The
Sheriff said the bullet hit the roof
Os the car, ricocheted and missed
the girl’s mother by about three
inches. He said the accident hap
pened about one and a half miles
from Glenwood.
Funeral services were held from
the Helena Baptist Church Satur
day at 3 p.m. conducted by the
pastor, the Rev. R. Paul Strickler,
and burial was in Zion Hope
Cemetery with Harris & Smith
Funeral Home in charge of ar
rangements.
She was born in Mcßae on De
cember 17, 1959.
Surviving are her parents; two
brothers, Edward Jr. and Mark,
of Mcßae, and her grandmothers,
Mrs. Lois Evans, of Glenwood,
and Mrs. J. E. Williams, of Milan.
Measure To Mark
All Patrol Cars
Alike Is Vetoed
Gov. Carl E. Sanders has vetoed
House Bill 535 which would have
required all state patrol cars to
be painted blue and gray with a
flashing light atop. His reason: “It
would hamstring” state troopers
in their job of trying to reduce
traffic accidents and deaths on
highways.
In a statement, the governor
said, however, that he has order
ed all cars patrolling interstate
highways to be marked as indi
cated in the bill. On other high
ways, patrol cars will continue to
operate with letters on the side
as the only means of identification,
he said.
“It is my judgment, and one
supported by a majority of. traf
fic and safety experts in our
state,” Sanders declared, “that to
legislatively require all Highway
Patrol automobiles to be uniform
ly marked with a flashing light
and tow-toned painting would
hamstring the Department of Pub
lic Safety in its efforts to effect
ively deal with those motorists
who endanger both their own lives
and the lives of so many other
Georgians.”
He said experience proves that
“many drivers, among whom are
usually the most flagrant violat
ors, will abuse the knowledge that
all such vehicles must be visible
fro.r great distances. Consequent
ly, such motorists will be tempt
ed to drive dangerously when
there is no police vehicle clearly
in evidence.
“Thus, feeling safe from arrest,
it has been shown that tragically
too often they endanger not only
their lives and the lives of those
riding with them, but also the
lives of pedestrians and other mot
orists as well”
Advertise in the Eagle.
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Rural Families Opportunity Loans
Questions And Answers Are Given
Under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, the Farmers Hianaw-
Administration makes loans to low-income farm and nonfarm, rtxtaii
families who need small amounts of capital to improve their earn
ings but are unable to obtain credit from other sources at reasonable;
rates and terms. These loans open up new opportunities for families
to improve their inco.res.
Questions and answers explain- ।
ing details’: of these loans follow; i
Who may borrow?
Farm families may obtain loans I
to finance agricultural enterpris-:
es. ।
Farm families and nonfarm fam ;
ilies living in the country or in !
small towns of not more; than >
2,500 population may obtan lians i
to finance small businesses, trades I
or services.
To qualify for a loan an appli-I
leant must:
1. Have limited resources and I
be receiving an income from all |
sources that is too low to cover i
basic family needs.
2. Be unable to obtain the nec-1
essary credit from other sources, j
including regular loan programs i
of the Farmers Home Administra-1
tion, at reasonable rates and:
' terms.
3. If the credit is for a nonfarm ;
enterprise, furnish evidence that | :
the service or product is not be-;
ing adequately supplied by others I
in the community-
Hoy may loan funds be used? i
Opportunity loans are made;
primarily for purposes that will |'
increase a borrower’s income.
Farmers may use loan funds to :
buy cattle, hogs, other livestock; |
poultry; tractors, plows, sprayers, |
Other farm equipment; purchase I
an interest in farm equipment to
be operated cooperatively; and i
drill wells, build ponds and other-1
I wise develop water supplies for I
| home, livestock and irrigation:
i purposes.
They may also use loan funds :
to build and. repair essential build-1
ings; buy land and carry out such
needed improvements as fencing,
drainage, liming, land clearing;
and leveling; establish and im- 1
' prove permanent hay and pasture :
i lands and family forests; acquire !
memberships and buy stock in j
farm purchasing, marketing and:
farm service cooperative associa- 1
ticns; and pay debts secured by U
liens against land- and buildings. !■
They may also use loans to pay ;
for such items as feed, seed, tract- | 1
or fuel, lime, fertilizer, chemical |'
sprays and other essential oper-1
ating expenses.
Farmers and nonfarm rural
families may use loan funds to '
carry out such nonagricultural
enterprises as well drilling, ma- 1
chinery repair, roadside market
ing, guide services, electric and ;
acetylene welding, carpentry, fire- '
Governor Bares
Expansion At Two I 1
State Colleges
Higher education in Georgia
made big news at a recent press ;
conference held by Gov. Carl E. ;
Sanders. He announced (1) multi-1
million-dollar expansion plans for I
the Medical College of Georgia at
Augusta; (2) approval for the
construction of a state dental
school there, and (3) the conver
sion of Columbus Junior College
into a four-year, degree-granting
institution with construction costs
in the next three years to reach i
$2.25-million.
Total costs of the improve
ments planned at the Augusta and
Columbus institutions amounts to
between sls-million and S2O-mil
lion. Much of the financing will
come under federal-state match
ing fund programs.
“Today,” Sanders said, “we are
only at the beginning of the
mounting national demand for in
tensified medical and dental train
ing.
“I believe that our program of
improvement in both the quality i
and the facilities for this type of;
professional education is an es
sential prerequisite for a health
ier and better life for every fam
ily in our region.”
Members of the State Board of;.
Regents, who run the Georgia I
University System, attended the!,
news conference and adopted a|.
resolution to quality for $5.1-mil-L
lion in federal funds for construe-11
tion of buildings at the Medical j;
College, which was established in i i
1829. Total cost of the buildings i :
will be $9.7-million.
NUMBER 2
i wood cutting and delivery, truck--
I ing, painting, home production off
| handicraft items, clothing repair
I and laundering, upholstering;,
: custom farm services such as har
| vesting, feed processing and naix
-1 ing; and a variety of other to*-
I come-producing activities.
In carrying out these enterpris
|es borrowers may use loan- funds?
Ito buy land; buy, build, repair,
| and relocate buildings; buy- esp~
Isential equipment, tools, and fe~
jollities such as chain saws, pick—
iup trucks, well drilling equip
ment, feed grinders and mixers;
i sewing machines, handicraft tools
I and pay necessary operating- exr
!penses; acquire memberships, and
buy stocks in purchasing, market
ing, and service cooperative as
sociations; and pay debts secured 1 ’
by liens against land and build
ings.
Where and how are applica
tions made?
Applications for loans are made
at the local county offices of the
Farmers Home Administration..
The county supervisor in charge
of the office will be glad to dis
cuss services available from the
agency and explain how to pre
pare a written application.
What are the dollar limits?
The total amount loaned to any
one family may not exceed $2,500
The actual r.mount loaned will
be limited to the family’s needs
: and reasonability to repay.
What are the terms and inter
est rate?
Each loan is scheduled for re
payment within a period consist
i ant with the borrower’s ability to
repay. The maximum term is 15
I years. The interest rate is 4-1/8
I per cent a year on the unpaid
। principal.
What security is required?
Opportunity loans will gener
ally be secured by a promissory
note and a loan agreement.
What management assistant*
will be borrower receive after th*
loan is made?
Opportunity loans will be ac
companied by management assist
ance to hel pborrowers make pro
fitable use of their resources. This
will include assistance in plan
ning, budgeting and carrying out
other approved practices and. to.
handling financial management
problems.
What is the relationship of these
loans to the President's Economic-
Opportunity Program?
They are an important part off
this nationwide effort which, i®
going forward under the general,
direction of the U. S. Office off
Economic Opportunity to open up
new opportunities for low-income
families.
HOSPITAL PATIENTS
The following patients were tor
the Wheeler County Hospital the
week of April 12:
Mrs. Lillie D. Coleman, Glen
wood.
Mrs. Earline Watson, Alamo.
Mrs. Carolyn Ray, Uvalda.
Mrs. Marie Selph, Glenwood.
Little Miss Peggy Sue Ander
son, Alamo.
Mrs. Evie Jan Rogers and in»-
fant son. Glenwood.
Mrs. Dot Johnson and infant
daughter, Glenwood.
Roy Brooks, Alley.
Joe Morris, Ailey.
Elton Johnson, Glenwood.
Morris Adams, Glenwood.
Robert Johnson, Glenwood.
Tom Watson, Mount Vernon.
Herman Strickland, Alamo.
Willie M. Davis, Alston.
John Wall, Mount Vernon.
U. S. Burch, Warner Robins..
Zack Edge, Vidalia.
Colored
Katie Mills, Glenwood.
Alma Brewer, Mount Vernon.
Freddie Lee Tillman, GlenwoocE.
President Louis C. Aldermans
Jr. announces that the annuar
Academic Honors Day Program at
Middle Georgia College will be
held on Friday, April 30, at 11:0®
a.m. in the Walker Auditorium,
Cochran. Dr. Pope Dunean., Pres
ident of South Georgia College
will be the guest speaker.