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NATIONAL EDITORIAL
Public And Private Aid Is Needed |
For The Retarded Says Vandiver
Former Gov. Ernest Vandiver, under whose administration great
strides were made in the care and treatment of mentally ill Geor
gians, continues to exert his effort for still greater improvements in
that area.
Latest evidence of this was
»een in Atlanta the other evening -
when he addressed the “Trustees
Appreciation Dinner” of the
Northside School, Inc., a private
institution serving retarded or
•disturbed children.
After commending the group
♦or helping to remove some of
the stigma from the realm of
mental retardation, Vandiver said
■there are 120,000 retarded persons
jn Georgia and some 113,000 of
these are receiving no specialized
aid of any kind.
Pointing out that Georgia needs
approximately 6,000 beds for in
stitutional treatment and rehabil
itation of the retarded, but is pro
viding only 1,800 beds through
state facilities, he declared:
“Obviously, additional facilities
— both public and private — be
yond those already planned and
authorized, must be biult. In pro
viding these facilities, Georgia
cannot afford the mistake of be
lieving that custodial instiutions
are the answer to the problem of
retardation.
"For custodial care means sim
ply storing away our problems —
heart lessly denying these chil
dren their rightful place in the
community — condemning them
to become welfare cases and pub-
Bc wards — and wasting valuable
human resources in children who
could be trained to lead useful
lives.
“Our answer must be more pub
lic and private educational and
vocational rehabilitation programs
where trainable handicapped chil
dren can be educated in their
awn communities. This apporach
must include comprehensive com
munity mental health centers
which can offer diagnostic, clini
tal and other services on an out
jpatient basis, aimed at the total
-problem of mental retardation.
“Certainly, the availability of
■these public facilities, coupled
with those available on a private
Ibasis, will help keep more of these
children living in the warmth and
Hove and receptive atmosphere of
their own homes, which is so of
ten vitally important in their pro
gress.”
.The former governor said he
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was “deeply proud” that it was
during his administration Georgia
“came out of the darkness of
shame, fear, utter hopelessness
and apathy in her mental health
treatment program.”
1 CAPITOL
ygk REPORT
By Gov. Carl Sanden
This week marks an important
milestone for our State and for
the 51,145 youths who will re
ceive diplomas from Georgia high
schools.
This is a momentous occasion
for Georgia because we have seen
the number of high school gradu
ates double within the past de
cade, despite .the increasingly dif
ficult study curricula.
It is also an occasion which
shall never be forgotten by the
graduating senior, for he will
benefit because of it the rest of
his life.
Today Georgia has made un
precedented progress in the field
of secondary education. Not only
has great emphasis been placed
upon our high school studies but,
as a result, greater value has also
been placed upon the graduate.
Better prepared teachers have
made a great difference to our
quality-education program. Os
Georgia’s 37,000 teachers, 93 per
■ cent now have college degrees.
। And because of higher teacher
, salaries and our State Scholarship
. Program for Future Teachers,
[ Georgia schools now can attract
’ many of her most talented college
. graduates into the teaching pro
. session.
While encouraging students to
‘ become teachers, and teachers to
WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE. ALAMO. WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA
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SOME FAIRLY strong lan-(
guage has been employed by the (
Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations in its report on the
$3.3 billion foreign aid authori
zation bill.
Actually, the Committee’s
statement of policy in the report
reflects the po
sition that
many of us in
the Senate
have held for
a long time. It
is encouraging
at long last
that the Con
gress has come
to realize that the United States
foreign aid program is much in
need of an overhaul and a tight
ening up.
It has been the sense of Con
gress that some kind of foreign
aid program is essential to the
national interests of our coun
try, but amidst increasing dis
satisfaction over waste and in
efficiency some aspects of the
program are being closely scru
tinized.
The present trend indicates
growing support for a reduction
in our foreign spending as well
as the need for a more realistic
aid program.
» • »
THE COMMITTEE’S report
made three policy statements
with which I am very much in
agreement, and which hopefully
will be adopted as written into
the bill.
First, the Committee called
upon other nations of the Free
World, which have reached a
high state of economic develop
ment, to share the foreign aid
load on a multilateral basis.
Other free nations have just as
much interest and responsibility
in assisting under - developed
countries and stemming the tide
of Communism as the United
States, yet the American people
are carrying a disproportionate
part of the burden.
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become better teachers, Georgia t
is also providing programs for <
high school students who wish to t
further develop their scholastic
abilities in any area. One of these, ;
the STAR Program, publicly hon- I
ors Georgia’s most gifted stu- 1
dents, giving additional prestige i
to academic achievements among i
high school students.
Our Honors Program which i
was initiated last summer prov- ,
ed to be one of the most exciting ।
and successful ventures in the '
history of Georgia education.
This program, geared to the needs
of 400 of Georgia’s exceptionally
bright Juniors and Seniors, is a
supplemental study reinforcement
program, surpassing senior high
requirements, for those students
showing high potential and in
terest in their educational abil
ities and talents.
Since the passage of the Na
tional Defense Education Act in
1958, Georgia has matched funds
with federal aid for more equip
ment to teach math, science and
foreign languages. From' this
same source, necessary expenses
are provided for the guidance,
counseling and testing of students, i
giving them better opportunity to
discover their potential and pre
paring them for their future ca
reers while they are still in high
school.
For the students who do not
plan to attend college, expanded
vocational education offerings —
such as Georgia’s 28 area voca
tional-technical schools — provide
extensive training opportunities.
This not only' safeguards against
I future unemployment problems
■ for the State, but also prepares
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Secondly, the Committee stat
ed that all foreign assistance
should be withheld by the Presi
dent from a country which per
mits, or fails to take reasonable
measures to prevent, the destruc
tion by mob action of U. S. prop
erty in such country.
“The Committee considered an
absolute prohibition on aid under
these circumstances and particu
larly on aid to Indonesia and the
United Arab Republic. The Com
mittee is emphatic in its view
that under present conditions no
aid should go to these coun
tries,” said the report, which
added, “the Committee is cer
tainly not prepared to see the
United States regarded abroad
as a musclebound giant unable
to act in defense of its citizens,
property, and national inter
ests.”
And thirdly, the Committee
declared that a number of less
developed countries in the world
need to realize that they have
no inherent “right” to aid from
the United States and that such
aid depends in part on the main
tenance of an atmosphere of mu
tual cooperation and civilized be
havior.
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THIS HARDLINE policy has
been sadly lacking in our for
eign aid program in recent
years, and the result has been
that millions upon millions have
been wasted in so-called dollar
diplomacy, the shortcomings of
which have repeatedly been
pointed out. Also, and perhaps
worse, the United States has of
ten found itself in the position
of aiding nations which not only
are not our allies but which are
our avowed enemies.
It is indeed heartening to see
indications of a new course of
action.
those students who are unable to
attend college for a more produc
tive and useful life.
Georgia high school students
are now given educational advan
tages as never before in the his
tory of our State. But, if they are
to reap the full benefits from this
opportunity, they must be made
to realize and appreciate it. They
must become aware of the duties
and responsibilities which they
owe to themselves and to society.
But they cannot realize this on
their own.
Let me remind every citizen of
this State that it is YOUR duty to
encourage the student to plan and
prepare for his future goals while
he has the opportunity.
Such as opportunity — as great
as this one — was not offered to
most of us as students, and in
deed is still offered to so few
throughout the entire world.
Profit Pickin'
Cotton News
By M. K. JACKSON
‘agent DISCUSSES USE
OF NITROGEN BY COTTON
Nitrogen ? has always been one
of the first .limiting factors in cot
to nproduction.
It is defiicent in virgin soils and
does not accumulate from ferti
lizer applications, therefore, it will
always remain an important fer
tilizer problem.
The cotton plant must take up
about 100 pounds of actual nitro
gen per acre to produce the first
bale of lint. Each succeeding bale
requires about 30 pounds more
nitrogen.
As native soil nitrogen usually
is quite limited and the recovery
of applied nitrogen is always poor, I
application rates must be increas
ed where high cotton yields are
expected.
The general recommendation
for cotton is 80 to 110 pounds per ।
j acre. Many Georgia farmers rre !
I finding it profitable to use up to
j 150 pounds of actual nitrogen per
j acre.
We might add that these farm
! ers also are protecting their in
| vestment by taking advantage of
I improved methods of insect con
! trol, nematode control and weed
. control and maintaining the de
i sirable level of phosphaet and
j potash in the soil.
We are often asked the ques
[tion “Which is the best nitrogen
j material to use?”
i The answer is simple. It all de
' pends on the cost per pound of
j actual nitrogen.
Long-time research shows that,
pound-for-pound of actual itro
gen, one nitrogen carrying mater
ial is as effective as another pro
vided lime and patash re not
limiting factors.
Therefore, selection of a nitro
gen sounree should be based on
cost-per-pound of actual nitrogen
and the cost and availability of
suitable equipment for applica
tion.
Although higher analysis nitro
gen materials cost more per ton,
they usually are cheaper per
pound of actual nitrogen than low
analysis materials.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
June 1 is the date set for you
to mail in your application to sign
up for the Wheeler County Cot
ton Contest.
If you have lost your applica
tion blank, write in the follow
ing information and mail to the
County Agent’s office by June 1.
Name —
Address
Variety Planted
Herbicide Used (yes or no)
(Mark out one)
Research Shows
Value Os Dusting
Dusting Spanish peanuts with
regular dusting sulfur over a five
year period has increased the
yield an average of 421 pounds
of peanuts per acre in tests at
the Coastal Plain Experiment Sta
tion, Tifton. Dusting Runner pea
nuts at this location over a four
year period resulted in a 343-
aound-per-acre average yield in
:rease. Copper-sulfur in these
tests often increased the yield 100
pounds per acre more than where
1 straight sulfur was used.
Virginia type peanuts were not
' included in these tests. However,
it is generally believed that a sim
t ilar yield increase would have
> been realized. In fact, since the
pod stem on Virginia type pesnut
’ weakens as 't approaches matur
ity, a good control program on
’ the large-seeded Virginia types
may be even more important.
Copper-sulfur is usually formu
lated as ” 10-90 mixture. This
contains 3.4 pounds of metallic
copper and 90 pounds of sulfur
per 100 pounds of dust. Other
copper-sulfur dust, such as a 4-80
mixture, are on the market. This
contains four per cent metallic
! copper and 80 per cent condition
ed sulfur per 100 pounds of dust.
A comparatively new copper-sul
-1 fur peanut dust with copper de
• rived from cupric ?nd cuprous
1 oxide is giving comparable re
■ suits to copper dust derived from
basic copper sulfate in research
> tests.
Regular dusting sulfur for pea
t nut leafspot control should con
> tain approximately 93 per cent
■ conditioned 325-mesh sulfur.
; Where both leafspots and insects
; are present, DDT may be com
■ bined with either sulfur or cop
i per-sulfur for their control.
; Regardless of the material used,
j dusting should begin when first
j spots appear at the base of the
i plant or sooner. Check your own
; fields closely to determine when
; to start dusting. For early appli
' cations, use 15 to 20 pounds of
I dust per acre when the wind is
; calm. Repeat applications every
I 10 to 24 days until within two
f weeks of expected harvest.
( Twenty to 25 pounds per acre
will be needed to obtain adequate
coverage where vine growth is
t large later in the season. If rain
( occurs within six to 12 hours af
i ter any application, repeat with
■ in seven days.
( Avoid mechanical damage to
' peanut vines late in the season,
i Since this damage could increase
, chances for white mold, late sea
’ son applications of dust by air
> should be considered. ;
"FARM CHATS"
By M. K. JACKSON
POSTEMERGENCE WEED
CONTROL FOR CORN
For postemergence weed con
trol in your corn you may use(
I either Atrazine, 2,4-D, 2,4-D with
i nitrogen side dressing, or Lorox. :
Use Atrazine at three pounds
per acre, and this usually will ;
give you control on emerged an
nual grasses and weeds if ap
plied before weeds and grasses
reach one to two inches an height.
For 2,4-D remember that the•
corn must be four to eight inches (
tall, and don’t use after the tassel-(
ing and silking stage. Use one
half pound 2,4-D acid equivalent
per acre. This will control such
broadleaf weeds as cockleburs and j
morningglory, but at this stage i
it will not control grasses.
Now after your corn reaches i
12 to 15 inches, use drop nozzles;
to direct the spray toward the base I
of the corn plant.
If you use 2.4-D with notrogen|
side dressing you must have al-;
ready provided some weed con- j
trol by some other means, or this ;
solution will not do its complete (
job. Have corn clean when 15
inches tall and apply a mixture
of 2,4-D and nitrogen solution'
about one week later.
With Lorox you need to use
three-fourth to one and a quarter
pound eer acre as directed spray
when corn in 15 inches tall, and
use a surfactant to increase ac
tivity. This will control grasses
and broadleaf weeds.
For more informtaion on post
emergence weed control for corn,
contact my office.
POSTEMERGENCE WEED
CONTROL IN COTTON
Remember to always apply
herbicides so that you will min
imize contact with the leaves of
the cotton.
You need, too, to make sure
that your sprayer adjustments are
correct.
For the early postemergence
applications you may use herbi
cidal oils or neptha-type oils.
These can be used undiluted at
the rate of five to seven gallons
per acre. The cotton must be
three to four inches tall, and the
oil must be applied more than
one inch above the ground on the
cotton plant stem. Do not apply
these more than three times, and
have at least five to seven days
between oilings.
Dicryl-DSMA can be used as a
directed spray to kill weeds in
growing cotton. Use this after cot
ton is aibove three inches tall,
and make NO applications after
flowers form. Use one pound of
Dicryl and two pounds of DS
MA per acre on a complete cov
erage basis.
You may .“Iso use DSMA or
other arsonate compounds plus
surfactants for seedling grasses
however control of broadleaf
weeds may not be too good.
Your sprayer calibration should
be at least 40 gallons per acre
rate and using two nozzles per
row.
Make sure you follow all di
rections and precautions when us
ing herbicides, and for more in
formation on early-postemergence
weed control for cotton, contact
me.
APPLYING COTTON
INSECTICIDES
If you are using a sprayer to
apply your cotton insecticide you
need to have the adjustments cor
rect.
Hollow-cone type nozzles are
recommended and x-3 tips or the
equivalent are preferred.
As for operation, you need to
run this machine at 60 pounds of
pressure per square inch. The
ground speed should be at four
or five miles per hour.
Dusters should be set up with
one nozzle directly over each cot
ton row and about six inches a
bove the plants.
Never allow the nozzles of dust
ers to drag through the plants.
The velocity of the wind is
very important when using dust
ers. Never dust when the wind is
blowing over five miles per hour.
If you do, you are just wasting
time and money.
Airplanes may be used where
available, and they usually do a
good job. Planes should be flag
ged so that swaths will not be
more than 40 feet wide.
NITROGEN FOR LAWNS
Your lawn will need nitrogen if
you expect to keep that green
color in your yard.
You may use a complete ferti
lizer high in nitrogen throughout
the growing season. A ratio such
as 2-1-1 or 4-1-2 would be good.
Generally, three applications per
growing season is enough. An ex-
FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1965
ample of this type fertilizer would
I be the 20-10-10.
I Another method of supply:, g
(nitrogen V your lawn would ;e
'by adding a source of nitrogen as
often as necessary after ycu have
added s balanced fertilizer at the
beginning of the season.
( Let’s say that you used 6-12-12
or 5-40-15 earlier in the yea..
> Now you would need to add one v
(two pounds of actual nitrogen per
,1,000 square feet. You can get
this nitrogen by using six to 12
pounds of nitrate of soda or three
■ to six pounds of ammonium nit
rate per 1.000 square feet.
PINE TIP MOTHS
! Tip moths will attack all species
jof pines in Georgia except the
(longleaf and the white pine. They
prefer the loblolly and the short
leaf. The slash is rarely damaged.
Young trees usually will suffer
j the most from these moths, bi ‘
। on larger trees the tips of branch
:es 20 feet or more from the
(ground may be attacked.
Damage by these moths is caus
jed by boring into the tender
: growing shoots of the branches.
(Several shoots of the branches
may be killed.
You may control tip moths by
(spraying new growth thoroughly
(with a one per cent DDT solu-
I tion. You will probably have to
I spray every two w r eeks through
August.
A more practical approach th. '
should give control during mo-'
years would be to spray once ev
ery month until August 15. The
first one or two applications are
j the most important in reducing
damage.
Make sure you follow all pre
cautions when spraying, and .’
you need more information on
(controlling the pine tip moths,
contact my office.
Good Cotton Insect
Control Necessary
To Increase Yields
By DR. C. R. JORDAN
Extension Entomologist
Damage caused by insects is
one of the main reasons why
Georgia cotton farmers are ot
making higher per acre yields.
Rising production costs and
■ acreage reductions make it more
■ important than ever for farmers
to increase their cotton yields.
Good cotton insect control, com-
I bined with other proven produc
tion practices, can make higher
: yields and increased profits a
reality.
The first step in cor trolling
cotton insects is to find out which
■ insects are causing damage in the
field. This can be done only by
(frequent and regular inspection-.
’ [ Then the insecticide that is recom
• • mended for the insects that need
|to be controlled can be selected.
I The next step is to apply the
’(insecticide properly. This where
; i many farmers make costly mis
y takes' without realizing it — un
’ (til too late.
| Nozzles dragging through the
I plants, not enough insectic.de per
■ acre, dusting in too much wind—
' I all are common errors which re
sult in poor insect control and de-
•( creased yields. Be sure that dust
!er and sprayer nozzles are ad-
( justed properly; never allow them
‘(to drag through the cotton. Cal
ibrate machines so that you wb:
know that you are putting out
I the right amount of insecticide
i per acre. Never dust in winds of
(more than five miles per hour.
! ( Sprays may be 'applied in winds
[: of 15 to 20 miles per hour.
( Step number three, proper tim
ing of applications, is very im
(portant.
; ( The life cycles of the insects,
' । the growth of plants and the
(breakdown of insecticides make
.(repeated applications necessary.
(। To control boll weevils after
(I squaring begins make at least four
I applications at five-day intervals.
When applications are rained ~ff
L ■ within 24 hours, make another ap
' (plication within 48 hours if pos
! sible.
Apply insecticides for boll
(worm control at four to five-day
. (intervals. Continue applications as
' । long as boll worm eggs and small
: worms can be found. 801 l worms
must be controlled while they are
small and feeding in the top par'
of the plants.
, ‘ The fourth and final step is
boll protection. Many crops are
protected until bolls are set and
then abandoned to the insects.
Weevils and boll worms often de-
( stroy one-half or more per acre
(for the last of two or three late
: season applications. Be sure to
’ continue your control program,
i long enough to protect bohs from
| insect damage.
■ I Cotton insect control is a sim
: pie matter of dollars and “sense.”
i That part of the crop destroyed
. by insects is usually the part
■ (vfhich the profit would have
come from!