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NATIO NA L EDITORIAL
Governor Sanders Advises Georgia
Citizens To Aid Officers Os Law
For sometime now shocking news reports have been coming out
®f virtually every section of the country telling how citizens just
Stand by when fellow citizens are in trouble without making any
effort to assist them. Even law enforcement officers have been sucked
into this vacuum.
Gov. Carl E. Sanders covered
both the civilian and iaw enforce
ment aspects of this situation,
which many regard as unAmeri
xan, when he addressed the FBI
National Academy banquet in
Atlanta recently which marked i
the conclusion of a three-day re
training session for some 400 po
lice officers and other law en
forcement officials from 14 South
■eastern states. Said he:
“As you know, a law enforce
ment agent is one of the essen
tial guiding individuals who must
constantly work to maintain the
conditions that make us all mem
bers of ar. orderly society —
rather than mere participants in
a huge, aimless, blind mob.
“The other essential individual
is the citizen himself — the citi
zen who is concerned with his en
•vironment, and who is unafraid
to commit himself in the interest
of law and order.
“It is sad commantary on the
-tone of our times when innocent
persons can be assaulted, or rob
bed, or even killed in public,
while other persons simply watch,
or stroll by, or stand still and do
nothing out of fear of ‘becoming
involved.’
“Just this past week end, the
newspapers carried the story of a
young boy in New York City,
who entered a public store and
was attacked and stabbed to
■death by hoodlums, while the oth
er patrons of the store sat and
igtared as if it were a television
show.
"This fear of becoming invol
ved on the part of far too many
American citizens is a chief ob
stance to law enforcement activ
ity that must be quickly over
come. Law enforcement agents
■are too few in number for them
to be the only individuals on
■whom we must rely for all types
®f protection.
“Your basic challenge, therefore,
is ot simply to serve as societty’s
front line of defense in upholding
the law and protecting other citi
zens, but also to encourage and to
inform the people in ganeral as
to how they can protect them-
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selves, as well as their fellow
citizens.”
1 CAPITOL
tJK REPORT
Will
By Gov. Carl Sanders
One of the most essential fac
tors by which we can judge the
quality of a society — and be
judged, as well — is by determin
ing what that society does for its
young people and what kind of
opportunities does it give them in
terms of education.
Deep within every human be
ing there undoubtedly exists a
' great capacity for growth and
' development. And whether that
capacity is allowed to find expres
sion, so that human beings can
live a more meaningful, purpose
ful life, depends upon whether
society chooses to provide the
' young person with the opportun
ities for growth and development,
or whether society denies him that
opportunity.
Never in the history of this
State, or of this Country, has the
pursuit of higher education been
more important or more urgent.
We in this Nation are pledged to
■ seek a system of higher education
’ I whereby every young individual
1 can be educated, not according to
1 his means, but according to his
ability. For, through the gateway
of a high-quality education, our
■ young men and women of all
' backgrounds, and of every religion
’ and economic group, can find op
( portunity — opportunity to de
; velop their own capacities, and
■ opportunity to find a fruitful
WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE. ALAMO, WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA
HERMAN TALMADGt
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FOR SEVERAL years, I have
urged the Congress to adopt a
realistic and economic farm pro
gram that will be of real benefit
to bur farmers, and at the same
time save the taxpayers’ money.
Simply stated, the country
has been faced for years with a
problem in
agriculture of
excessive pro
duction, un
controllable
surpluses, ex
orbitant tax
cost, and farm
income that
falls short of
what it should be.
The present farm program, a
hodge-podge of piecemeal legis
lation through the years, encum
bers and restricts the farmer,
fails to keep supply in line with
demand, does not put our com
modities on the world market at
competitive prices, and denies
the farmer a fair return for his
labor and investment.
It has long been my view that
the only way that the present
situation can be corrected is by
starting anew with a fresh ap
proach to a farm program that
is both sensible and workable.
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THE FIRST STEP that needs
to be taken is to move away
from the costly and burdensome
price support loan program to a
direct, compensatory payment
plan, such as that which I have
proposed in the Talmadge Farm
Plan.
My program would be an in
centive to farmers to produce,
but not to overproduce. It would
provide for adequate price sup
port protection without tying
up huge sums of the taxpayers’
money in surplus crop handling
(Not prepared or printed at government expense)
and satisfying outlet for their
skills and interests.
Georgia, for one, is now en
gade in what we can easily call
an Educational Renaissance. Dur
ing the past two years we have
exerted continuous efforts to en
larging and upgrading our ele
mentary, high school, vocational
and college scholastic programs.
We have initiated extra-curricular
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Spend less, enjoy it more.
THE CASE OF THE WORN-OUT SHOES
(and frazzled nerves)
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The man in these shoes cut a fine figure . . . once! By the
hme he had trudged many a weary step seeking relaxation, fun
and recreation in some far-away vacation "paradise/' he looked
as bedraggled as his shoes. His nerves were frazzled; his feet hurt,
- his vacation budget was overspent and he still hadn't found his
■ I "paradise."
I I
; i Why leave your home state to make good in your vacation
I excursions! Looking for values . . . variety . . . exciting places?
I Right here, in Georgia . . . you'll find fair prices . . . the same ex-
! citement, beautiful scenery, modern accommodations you seek in
! any vacation area anywhere! In your own Georgia there are no
I parking problems... no long distances to travel. Save money .. .
I time . . . and shoe leather . . . vacation in your own Georgia this
i year . . . and return home rested, relaxed and with money in your
pocket.
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and storage. It would increase
our exports by giving larger
farmers more freedom to pro
duce for the world market.
One of the principal features
of my plan is that it would take
the government out of the busi
ness of buying, transporting,
storing, and selling farm com
modities, a business which costs
well over $1 billion a year.
American taxpayers should not
have to foot the bill for the
acquisition, storage and han
dling of the more than $7 bil
lion worth of farm surpluses
year after year.
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THE OVERRIDING purpose
of any farm program, however,
is to give the farmer freedom to
farm and to guarantee him a
fair share of the national in
come. This is the aim of the
Talmadge Plan.
Unfortunately, the various
segments of the agricultural in
dustry, our farm organizations,
and farm representatives in
Congress have not yet been able
to come to a meeting of the
minds and attain sufficient
agreement to get my proposals
enacted into law.
If we are to save our family
farm system, win our fair share
of world trade in agriculture,
save billions of dollars of tax
funds, and be of meaningful as
sistance to our farmers, sooner
or later the Congress will have
to come around to a program
such as I have advocated.
And the sooner this action is
taken, the better it will be for
the nation’s agriculture and
overall economy.
activities for our gifted students
(sutch as the Honors Program),
we have arranged special training
courses for our slower learning
children (such as our summer
Reading Program), plus numer
ous other instruction courses for
our teachers.
Georgia is also engaged in one
of the most massive college build-
■ ing programs in the Nations —
and, undoubtedly, the greatest in
the history of our State.
I Extensive construction has been
going on in every State College
• and University. During the past
two years, Georgia has also ele
vated four junior colleges — Arm
strong College in Savannah;
Southwestern College in Ameri
cus, Augusta College and Colum
bus College — to the status of
full four-year degree-granting in
stitutions.
Our other junior colleges —
Brunswick, South Georgia, Mid
dle Georgia and Abraham Bald
win — are also receiving the nec
essary State attention to allow
them to cope with the demands of
their particular regions. And, be
cause of our great need for even
more junior colleges throughout
the State, classes will begin in
the fall of 1966 at Marietta-Cobb
County Junior College, Albany-
College and a junior college at
Gainesville. Dalton’s junior col
lege will open in the fall of 1967,
and DeKalb Junior College in De
catur accepted its first classes last
fall.
Altogether, Georgia Is striving
to spread our centers of higher ed
ucation as widely and as compre
hensively as possible through the
State, with the goal in mind of
making a college available within
the shortest possible geographical
distance from the student.
I think it important, above all
else, to stop and realize that such
construction of our institutions is
not evidence, in itself, of improve
ment in Georgia’s educational
story. For the purpose behind my
construction funds is not just to
erect a building. Rather, the over
all goal to which we aspire in
all of this activity is shown not
in bricks nor in dollars, but in the
increased opportunities that we
create, in the tremendous human
potential tha‘ we are able to
leash, and in the overwhelming
ly-increased performance in the
best interests of our society that
will be the natural, final result.
WHERE IT CAME FROM
Japanese honeysuckle and kud
zu were introduced into this coun
try from Asia, honeysuckle for its
delightful odor at blossom time
and kudzu for the quick shade it
provides for porches. But the
plants soon escaped into hedge
rows and forests from ssed dis
seminated by birds, says James
Miller, Extension Service agrono
mist-weed control.
"FARM CHATS"
By M. K. JACKSON
FACILITIES FOR
STORING CORN
Now is the time to get ‘hose
corn storage areas in shape for
that good corn yield that you will
j have this year.
If you are building these facil
! ities make sure they protect the
; grain from the weather and ex
; elude rats, mice, and birds. These
i could really give you trouble
I when you move that corn into
; storage, and you don’t have them
controlled.
As for air-tightness, you need
to m ke these storage areas as air
tight as possible. If these areas
' are air-tight the corn can be sum
: igated effectively for control of
weevils and other insects.
If you need more information
on storage facilities for storing
corn, contact my office.
But now, before the harvesting
season gets here, is the time to
get those facilities built for ready
ito use.
MAKING BOLL WEEVIL
COUNTS
If you are to have an effective
cotton insect control program you
must know how many and what
kind of insects are attacking your
plants.
To determine just how many
boll weevils you have around, you
must /ake a boll weevil infesta
tion count.
At least onece a week after
■ here is an average of three to
four squares per plant, examine
100 squares in each 10 to 20 acres
of cotton.
Pick or examine these squares
at random from the lower, middle
and upper parts of plants as you
i walk diagonally across the field,
i Do not pick blooms, bolls, or
flared squares.
Do not pull more than one
square from a plant.
Pick squares that are one-third
grown or larger.
Now. the number of squares
out of each 100 having a weevil
feeding or egglaying puncture
gives the per cent punctured
squares.
FORESTRY IN GEORGIA
Let’s examine some facts con
cerning one of Georgia’s greatest
resources.
The forestry industry in Geor
gia contributes greatly to its econ
omy, and with greater emphass
placed on management factors
this industry could give more to
Georgia and Wheeler County.
Did you know that 69 per cent
of the total area of Georgia is in
forests?
Did you know that 77.7 per cent
of the total area of Wheeler Coun
ty is in forests?
The total RAW value ot forest
products sold by Georgia’s timber
land owners is around 198 mil
lion dollars a year. The total for
est industry is valued at 978 mil
lion dollars a year.
We in Georgia produce around
one and a half billion board feet
per year, and this is good enough
to be fourth in the nation in lum
ber production.
Georgia is second in the nation
in pulpwood production and leads
the South m the category.
All these figures sound impres
sive, however, the forests in
Georgia are producing at less than
half their capacity, due primarily
ito understocked stands • resulting
j from poor harvesting practices.
: ZOYSIA MATRELLA
FOR LAWNS
I A lawn grass that is suited for
I Wheeler County is Zoysia Mat
i rella.
This particular variety of grass
has a fine leaf, and is dark green
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in color. The sod produced from
i this grass is very dense.
Zoysia Matrella will grow in
I full sun, partial shade, or fairly
i heavy shade if well fed and wat
! ered. It becomes green in earl ,
; spring and becomes dormant in
i late fall.
This particular grass is slow to
establish -nd requires cons:..
| care during its first year. How
i ever, once it gets started it win
■ crowd out weeds, and it requires
less mowing than many other
। lawn grasses.
I Another characteristic cf Zoy
i sia Matrella is that it will with
i stand heavy wear, and will giv,
! you satisfaction as a lawn grass.
I It must be established with
either sprigs or plugs.
DAYLILY CULTURE
| Are you looking for a satis
j factory flowering plant to use a
- your home?
Let me suggest that you include
daylilies in your plan.
Daylilies will grow under
wide range of conditions. They
will not grow without some help,
but the aid needed is minor com
pared to some of the flowers that
are suited for Wheeler County.
If necessary 7 you can plant day
lilies any moth in the year. It
| best though if you could plant be
fore early fall. This is best be
cause the plants will become es
tablished before winter arrive.'.
As for their location they need
sunlight for at least half of the
day. Check the variety needs be
fore deciding upon the exact lo
cation. They will not thrive in a
poorly drained location.
For more information on d -
| lily culture contact me.
Largest Watermelon
To Win SIOO Prize
At State Market
The largest watermelon in
(Georgia will win a SIOO govern
ment bond in a contest which is
part of the festivities planned for
the third annual Watermelon Day.
Sunday. July 18, at the Atlanta
State Farmers Market.
A SSO and $25 bond will be
second and third prizes for run
ners-up. Hosts for the event are
members of the Atlanta Produce
Dealers’ Association.
Entries should be brought
! the Atlanta State Farmers Market
'between 1 and 2 p.m. July 18 for
(weighing, measuring and judging,
i Winners will be announced over
a WSB-TV remote showy
Winner last year at the event
which attracted some 35,000 Geo: -
gians was J. R. Cofer of Corded,
who brought in a melon weigh
ing more than 80 pounds.
The watermelon contest is ju>'
one of many festivities planned
for Watermelon Day at the Atlan
ta Market. There will be a water
melon eating contest plus touring
bands and a live TV show featur
ing nationally-known stars.
The Atlanta State Farmers Mar
ket is located just 15 minutes
south of Atlanta on the South
Freeway. A department of Agr:-
! culture Facility, the Market is the
j hub for selling and buying farm
' fresh produce throughout the
Southeast.
I
Izel Mcßride
Promoted To
Private First Class
BTH INFANTRY DIV. GER
i MANY (AHTNC) — Izel Mcßride,
I whose wife, Marian, lives of.
'Route 1, Mcßae, was promoted to
■ private first class in Germany,
(June 21, where he is assigned to
i the Bth Infantry Division.
Mcßride is a cannoneer in Bat
' tery B, sth Battalion of the divis
ion’s 83rd Artillery near Baum
holder. He entered the Army in
; August 1964 and completed basic
. training at Fort Gordon,.