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J PARSON'S PONDERINGS J
BY REV. JAMES E. ELERSON 5
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A few weeks ago, as my family
and I were returning from the
Southern Baptist Convention in
Dallas, Texas, we came to one of
many places where the road we
were traveling had been convert
ed from a two-1 ne to a four-lane
highway. There was a sign on
the side of the road which was
placed there to inform all who
passed that way of this change
over: it read, “KEEP RIGHT.’’
My wife saw the sign, but some
how I failed to see it nd con
tinued on in the same lane I had
been following and barely missed
colliding with an ambulance
which was traveling in the op
posite direction at a very high
rate of speed.
Os course, as soon as I could
stop, I backed up, turned right,
and tried to be more observant of
the signs which were intended to
aid me and my family to have a
■safe trip, as we journeyed the
rest of the way.
Jesus spent much of His earthly
ministry not only telling men to
KEEP RIGHT, but showing them
how to do so. In Matthew 7:13-14
Jesus urge us to KEEP RIGHT
as He says, “Enter ye in at the
strait gate: for wide is the gate,
and broad is the way, that leadeth
to destruction, :nd many there be
which go in thereat: because strait
is the gate, and narrow is the
way, which leadeth unto life, and
few there be that find it.”
You will note that Jesus points ;
out that KEEPING RIGHT is not
the most popular way, so it is
not surprising that many people
today prefer to follow the direc
tions of another sign which reads,
“KEEP RIGHT EXCEPT TO
PASS.” Two of Jesus’ earliest dis
ciples chose this way of thinking
in one of their more selfish mo
ments; for we read in Mark 10:
35-45 of James and John as they
sought special places of favor in
the Master’s Kingdom; and of the
rebuke that Jesus gave them for
their request.
Many persons are willing to
KEEP RIGHT until they feel that
they can gain something for the
moment by “crossing over the
line.” This often has tragic conse
quences.
There are business men who
seem to think that it is all right
to cross over the line of honesty if
by doing so they can get the bet
ttar end of a business deal, and they
will quickly tell anyone that the
Gotdvn Rule will not work in the
twentieth century business world, i
A shady deal or an unsavory as
sociation becomes a matter of
■"good business” when it offers a
profit. Some will engage in the
operation of places that are a
Wight upon their community and
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; which contribute to the eternal
: I downfall of souls just for the sake !
i iof making a “fast buck."
. I i
[ I I think of those who engage in ;
! I the sale of alcoholic beverages i
•■and in the peddling of narcotics;
’I as examples of those who are will-|
1 ; ing to “get on the wrong side of
5 ; the road” for the sake of personal
’ | material gain.
’ । Then there are the young peo-■
; pie who are tempted to “get out;
’ iof line” morally to pass the popu- ■
larity test with a particular per-;
1 son or crowd. Popularity at such,
' a price certainly is not worth what (
! it costs. For it brings shame in- ■
’ j stead and one pays with a lifetime i
1 1 of heartaches. I
I think also of. the students who I
1 are willing to KEEP RIGHT un-i
, j til a tough examination comes a- [
i long, and then will cross the line
1 ■of honesty in order to get a pass
’ J ing grade. Just think of the shame
! and dishonor when they are
I caught, and the load of guilt one ।
j carries in his heart day after day i
’ |ifhe is not caught.
। Now, these people fool them-।
i selves and others for perhaps a;
[long time, because it seems that I
I “crossing over the line” is exceed
ingly profitable for them. Again
Jesus is our authority and guide
and He says, “If any man will
come after Me, let him deny him
self, and take up his cross daily,
and follow me . . . For what is a
man advantaged if he gain the j
j whole world, and lose himself, or
be cast away.” (Luke 9:23,25). Al
so in Matthew 16:26 He asks, “For
what is a man profited, if he shall[
gain the whole world, and lose his
own soul? Or what shall a man
give in exchange for his soul?”
and He adds in verse 27, “For the
Son of Msn shall come in the
glory of His Father with His an
gels; and then He shall reward
every man according to his
works.” The writer of Proverbs
warns us that “There is away
which seemeth right unto a man,
but the end thereof are the ways
of death” (Proverbs 14:12).
KEEPING RIGHT may seem
slow and old-fashioned, but it is
the only way that puts real joy in
a person’s heart in this life, and I
enables him to face the life to|
come with assurance of an etern
al home with the Father. This is |
not to say that one is saved by
works, but, in speaking of His
true followers in contrast to those
who were not true followers, Jes
us said, “Wherefore by their fruits
lye shall know them.” (Matthew 7:
20).
“There is a time, we know not
when,
A point we know not where.
That marks the destiny of men,
'For glory or despair.
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WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE, ALAMO, WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA
J There is a line, by us unseen,
[lThat crosses every path;
'■The hidden boundary between
। God’s patience and His wrath.”
। —Joseph Addison Alexander
SCOTLAND ~
Mr. and Mrs. L. R. McDonald
!have as guests their daughter
Mrs. W. M. Alexander and chil
fdren Cathy and Lee, of Bonita,!
! California.
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[ Mrs. Alex Graham has as her
| guests Mrs. Virginia Pearman,;
Mrs. Dorothy James and Mrs. Ev
lelyn Shaeffer of Clearwater, Fla. J
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Mike Bass of Orlando, Fla. is i
; visiting his grandparents Mr. and
' Mrs. W. A. Callaway.
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I
j Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Stew
|art, Mrs. Jennie Sweat and
I Mrs. Ivy Lee Harrington of Alma
(were guests Thursday of Mr. and
■ Mrs. Lester Johnson.
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Mrs. Estelle Cook attended the
postmasters meeting at Jekyll Is-1
land during the week end.
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Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Dalton:
jand little son of Pleasant Ridge j
’ Park: Ky. will arrive Friday for
la visit with their aunt Mrs. How-
Jell Ashley.
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Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Ray of;
Warner Robins spent the week
end with relatives here.
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Mrs. Howell Ashley of Scot-1
land and Mrs. L. R. Tompkins of
Helena spent last Thursday with [
[Miss Alice Caldwell and Charlie
Caldwell near Mcßae.
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Mrs. Marjorie Bivins of Thorn-'
Ison visited Mrs. J. H. Clements
last week.
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Mr. and Mrs. Lester Johnson
spent last Thursday at Jekyll Is-'
land. j 1
HOME NOTES”
By WILLIE LEGGITT
GARDEN LIGHTS
Much emphasis today is placed
on outdoor living. To enjoy out-;'
door living to the utmost around!
the home, it would be good to
(consider lighting of these areas
Ito accent them.
I
■ There are many uses of lights
|in the home garden area. They
can be used for steps and walks,
porches, terraces, cooking are-s.
game areas, trees and flower beds, j
pools, sculpture, and work areas.)
Light fixtures for steps and
walks should be located so the [
light bulbs are shielded from
view'. Avoid the blinding effect j
of open lights. You might cor.sid-l
er “much room” type reflectors ■
or recessed lights.
। Lighting for terraces used for!
j relax tion may be achieved with
ido re-type reflectors to direct the ,
■light to the floor. For reading or!
'sewing, portable lamps might be
more useful. A tree near the ter-[
race may be lighted with a flood!
'lamp above eye level, and directed I
[upward, thus providing some i!-[
'lamination to ‘he activity area.
Cooking areas and game areas!
need overhead floodlights from
posts or trees. Attractive fixtures
may be hung from tree limbs.
Plastic screens suspend over ta
| bles with lights :bove can reduce;
Iglare and create interesting ef
।fects.
And speaking of trees, a tree
may be lighted as a focal point.
The type and size of tree should
determine the lighting plan. A
(single spotlight directed into the
i tree will highlight this particu
lar area. Floodlights from other
directions m: y be used to empha
jsize the shape of the tree. Multi-!
branched trees might be lighted;
with a single spotlight directed
lupw ard from, the base.
Lighted flower beds are most
attractive when there is a defin
■ ite contras* of ligh* and shadow.
White light is usually best where
much color in flowers is evident.
Attractive effects may be obtain
ed by ligh*ing fences, walls or
evergreen plants behind the flow
er bed. “Mush room" type fixtures;
are effective with low flowers;
; and shrubs. Floodlights may also ’
be used at corners of the house;
or in trees to light beds.
A center of interest in the gar
; den such as a statue may be spot-1
‘lighted from above. Floodlights;
c n also be used for shadow es
; sects.
Work areas, of course, need per
manent lights o f rather high in
; tensity. Use floodlights from the
I corner of *he house or garage.
In omst garden lighting situa
tions, it's best to use soft lights
; and avoid harsh glare.
COOKING OUTDOORS IS SAFE
WAY WITH CHARCOAL
■ I Unles you have a specially built '
I indoor berbeque pit or grill went
| a vent to carry away the fumes,
I the only way you can cook with
charcoal safely is to do it outdoors.
J That word of warning was is
■ sued this week by Miss Lucille
Higgingbotham, Extension Home
'Economist-health, University of
Georgia.
‘ “Family members and guests
'; have been overcome by carbon
[ monoxide after a burning grill
was brought into the garage or
basement — or even the kitchen
or living room — during rainy or
;cold weather. People have also
; been asphyxiated by trying to
|heat tents, e bins. and automobiles
■ with charcoal.
She explained that charcoal bri
quets can produce carbon monox
. ide as long as they are giving off
heat. Seme victims, she said, have
ibeen poisoned because they
i thought they were safe if they
■ waited until the charcoal turned
Ito gray ashes before bringing the
i grill inside.
Placing a grill in a fireplace can
be hazardous unless there is a
I good draft in the chimney.
[ The dining room table is no
(place for the small hibachi coocer
despite all the advertising to the
(contrary. For your own protection,
do not cook in an unventilated ar-;
'ea with even a few charcoal bri
(quets.
100 New Farmers Os
America To Attend
Camp John Hope
The quiet peaceful atmosphere.
'of Camp John Hope near Perry I
'will be shattered during the week,
iof July 5-9 as approximately 100 ‘
■New Farmers of America from!
(throughout Georgia convene for
■their annual Forestry camp.
i The camp is sponsored by five;
member mills of the Southern ।
Pulpwood Conservation Associa-.
Ition and is conducted by the;
Georgia Forestry Commission. !
Camp Director Frank Craven,!
(Commission Forest Education'
I Chief, said that classes will be
[conducted Tuesday through Fri
tday. On Friday the three top
'c mpers, determined by tests on
' subjects taught, will be given
(cash awards. All campers who
■pass the test will be given certifi
icates. Craven added.
! The courses, designed to en
-1 able farm youths to familiarize
themselves with sound forest man
agement techniques, will include
(fire control, harvesting and mar
keting of timber, tree measure
(ments and identification and thin-
Ining. Others will include insect
'and disease control, reforestation,
cull specie control, naval stores,
'wood utilization and forest fire
law enforcement. Thirteen NFA
(high school vocational agricultur
! 1 teachers will serve as camp
[counselors. Personnel from the
[Forestry Commission and mem
ber mills of the SPCA will teach
the courses.
The sponsoring mills are the
'Brunswick Pulp and Paper Com
pany, Brunswick; Continental Can
I Company. Augusta; Owens-IHi
! nois Glass Company, Valdosta;
! Georgia Kr:ft Company, Macon,
l and Union Bag-Camp Paper Cor
[poration, Savannah.
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This is a wantsit*
(commonly called a modern want-ad machine)
It converts unused, unwanted and out-grown items about the house into good, old
fashioned money. Look about the house, list all those idle items which may now be
collecting only dust—place a want-ad in this newspaper and let them collect money
for you, for a change. Many people may be waiting eagerly for these items you
no longer want.
Incidentally, read the want-ads in this edition. They're loaded with bargains.
Put this wonderful little money making machine, the want-ad, to work for you.
*»oi a ragisterad trad* mark
‘ Jacksonville Man
i Found Dead In
- Atlanta Hotel Room
2 1 Pat Smith, well known farmer
2 of Jacksonville R-l was found
f dead in his room in an Atlanta
hotel at 4 o’clock Wednesday af
’: ternoon apparently having died of
’ a heart attack.
r Mr. Smith had suffered from a
) heart ailment for some time and
..was scheduled to enter the Veter
-5 sns Hospital there the day of his
} death.
; Funeral services were held in
Block House Baptist Church Fri
day at 3:30 p.m. conducted by the
[pastor, the Rev. Wade Ward and
f burial was in Block House Ceme
[ tery with Harris & Smith Funer-
I al Home in charge of arrange
, meats.
J Pallbearers were military per-
Jsonnel from Robins Air Force
Base, Warner Robins.
। Mr. Smith was born in Telfair
1 County on June 12, 1918, the son
of Calvin B. and Rosa B. Owens
,Smith. He was a member of the
'■Block House Baptist Church and
was a veteran of World War 11.
He is survived by his wife,
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■AN TALMAOGB
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F* om j I |
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i | | WASHINGTON I | |
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THE CONGRESS has again
gone through the annual ritual
of increasing the national debt
limit.
Debts and obligations of the
United States Government which
keep on mounting because of ex
cessive federal spending and def
icit budgeting necessitated rais
ing the debt
ceiling this
year to $328
billion.
In just the
last two fiscal
periods, the na
tional debt lim
itation has
risen from
$315 billion the year before last
to $324 billion during the most
recent fiscal period.
The present trend is not likely
to be reversed until the federal
government takes positive action
to curtail all unnecessary spend
ing and to balance the budget.
It is simply a matter of living
■within our means, rather than
continuously exceeding them.
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THE PRESENT fiscal policy
of the government and the spi
raling public debt should be a
matter of grave concern to all
American citizens. But at the
same time, there is increasing
evidence that the people should
reappraise their own spending
practices and debt accumulation.
Private and personal debt has
reached an all-time high and is
still climbing at an unprecedent- I
ed rate. Experts believe that !
private debt may be reaching a
dangerous level and that it
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formerly Mrs. Gladys Covington
Hulett; two children, William H.
Smith and Rose Ann Smith, of
Jacksonville R-l; his mother, Mrs.
I Calvin Smith; three step-chil
.' dren, Mrs. Gerald Dover, of Key
West, Fla.; Ed Hulett and Mrs.
Waynie Lee Spires, of Telfair
County; three brothers, Hoke
Smith, of Jacksonville; Sam Smith
snd James Smith, of Fitzgerald
and one sister, Mrs. Lillie Hatton,
of Fitzgerald.
Eggs are especially valued as
! a source of highest quality pro
tein, say Extension mutritionist at
the University of Georgia. Pro
tein provides needed food energy
in building muscles and other I
body tissues. And eggs are low |
in both carbohydrates and caler-1
ies. In fact, there are only 77 cal-1
ories in a medium size egg.
NOTICE
General Motors Acceptance
Corporstion will sell at public
sale for cash on July 7, 1965, at 11
o’clock at J. P. Morrrison, Jr.,
Glenw'ood, Georgia, one N 64 Ad
miral TV and N 64 Alliance Ro
tor and antenna, 10662217/C3312.
GMAC reserves the right to bid
at such sale. 12-2 t
creates an uneasy economic sit
uation.
According to U.S. Department
of Commerce figures recently
published by U.S. News & World
Report, the American people now
owe some $264 billion dollars,
approximately one quarter of a
trillion dollars. One dollar out
of every $5 that people receive
in income, after taxes, is paid
just to meet the cost of debt.
Going into debt or buying on
time has definitely become a
part of life in America. Inas
much as it allows individuals
and families to have homes and
conveniences they otherwise
could not afford, there is noth
ing wrong with this—up to a
point.
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THAT POINT is fast being
reached, according to a number
of leading economists who are
concerned over the rise in per
sonal bankruptcies and the
steady increase of mortgage
foreclosures in recent years.
The old philosophy of accu
mulating savings in order to
purchase what one desires ap
pears to have been supplanted
by the concept of buy now and
pay later.
Individual citizens, like the
government, can find themselves
in real trouble by continuously
pursuing a policy of spending
more than is made. In my opin
ion, the time has come for the
American people to be more cau
tious in piling up debt after
debt.
FRIDAY. JULY 2, 1965
Classified Ads
TRUCK TIRES FOR SALE
One Truck Load Os Used Truck
Tires With Good Tread, Also
Good Recapps, All Sizes. South
Georgia Recapping Co., Oak St.,
Phone 867-7731, Mcßae. 52-ts
FOR SALE — 163 2/3 Acres Os
Land, Three Houses, One Pond,
400 Foot Deep Well, 30 Acres
Set Out in Pines. Contact R. A.
Horne, Route 2, Glenwood, Ga.
48-ts
FOR SALE — House, 3 Bedrooms,
2 Baths, Den, Living Room,
Dining Room, & Kitchen. Elec
tric Heat, Air Conditioned, 13
Acres Land In City Limits. Call
568-3931 or 568-2911. Randall
O'Quinn, Alamo. 48-ts
FEDERAL LAND BANK LOANS
for farmers in Toombs, Tatt
nall, Montgomery, and Wheel
er Counties are available
through the Federal Land Bank
Association of Swainsboro. Loans
run up io 40 years. Can be paid
any time without penalty. Pro
ceeds can be used io buy land,
pay debts, make improvements,
or to finance almost any need
of the farm or family. For de
tails, see or write, E. O. Mc-
Kinney, Manager, P. O. Box
148, or Mitchell Bldg, in Swains
boro, Ga. or at Courthouse in
Alamo, Ga. on Ist and 3rd
Thursday morning at 10:00 a.m.
MONUMENTS — We design,
build and erect monuments of
high quality. Our prices are
lower than most competitors.
Come see the values we offer
in monuments here in Mcßae.
TELFAIR MONUMENT CO.,
McRAE, GEORGIA. Tel. Mc-
Rae 867-5816. 15-ts
INCREASED Fall business neces
siiates placing 3 women imme
diately. Real opportunity for
those who qualify. Write Mrs.
Wan L. Mattox. Route 2, Alma.
Georgia. 13-ts
LEGALS
ADVERTISEMENT OF SALE
GEORGIA. WHEELER COUNTY.
The undersigned, administrat
rix of the Estate of Mrs. Ethel M.
Rhodes, deceased, by virtue of an
order of the Court of Ordinary
of Wheeler County. Georgia, will
sell at public outcry, on the first
Tuesdaj' in July, 1965. at the
Courthouse door in said County,
between the legal hours of sale,
for cash, the following described
land:
Ail that tract or parcel of land
lying and being in Wheeler Coun
ty, Georgia, and described as fol
lows:
Fifteen (15) acres, more or less,
in the East corner of Land Lot
No. Two Hundred Fifty-nine
(259) in the Tenth (10th) Land
District, Wheeler County, Geor
gia; beginning at the East cor
ner of said Lot. thence in a South
westerly direction a distance of
500 yards to stake, thence at right
angle a distance of 180 yards,
more or less, to Pond Drean,
thence along Pond Drean to Pub
lic Road in a Northerly direction
to Wolf Pen Branch, thence East
erly along Wolf Pen Branch to
the point of beginning.
Also. Fifty (50) acres, more or
less, of Lard Lot No. Two Hun
dred Fifty-eight (258), same be
ing in the North corner of said
land lot, and known as the D. A.
McMillan tract.
Also, Twenty-five (25) acres,
more or less, carved out of the
West corner of Land Lot No. 283
in the 10th Land District, Wheel
er County, Georgia, and bounded,
as follows: Northwest by lands of
Tom Clark; Northeast by lands
of the estate of Tom Bell; South
east by lands of the estate of
Henry Ker.ty; Southwest by the
bove 50 acres in Land Lot No.
258.
Said property will be sold in
separate parcels and as a whole,
and the undersigned reserves the
right to reject any and all bids
thereto.
This the 3rd dav of May, 1965.
(s) WANDA McLEAN
Mrs. Wanda McLesn.
Administratrix of the Estate
of Mrs. Ethel M. Rhodes,
Deceased.
E. HERMAN WARNOCK
Box 356
Mcßae, Georgia 9-4 t
NOTICE
General Motors Acceptance Cor
poration will sell at public sale
for cash on Julv 15. 1965 a* 11
A.M. O’clock at J. P. Morrison
Jr., Glenwood, Georgia one 65
Admiral TV and 65 Alliance Mtr.
& Ant. GMAC reserves the right
to bid -t such sale. 12-2 t
It takes the average housewife
about four checkbooks to fill one
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