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DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Merlie Spires
Funeral services for Merlie
Spires, 67, of Mcßae, who died
Sunday, in the Telfair County
Hospital were held at 5:00 p.m.,
Monday, in the Chapel of Harris
and Smith Funeral Home with the
Bev. Herman Mathews officiating.
Burial was in Red Hill Cemetery
. Mr. Spires was born in Telfair
County on March 20, 1900 the
son of the late Charlie and Ada
Renew Spires.
Pallbearers were: Raymond,
Clatrenee, William, Mallette and
Floyd Knowles and Lidon Spires.
Survivors include his wife, Mat-
Ue of Mdßae; two sons, Rufus of
Saugus, Calif., and Harvey of
.lEnstman; one daughter, Mrs. Win
ins Atkinson; four brothers,
.James A. and Drew of Chatta
nooga, Tenn., Roy of Galveston,
Texas and Willie of Milan; three
listers, Mrs. Walter Webb, Mrs.
—Dave Knowles and Mrs. Felix
Knowles of Mcßae; and four
granrfciiildTen.
Mrs. Carrie Smith
livingston
Funeral services for Mrs. Carrie
Smith Livingston, 80, who died
Sunday in the Telfair County Hos
pital were held' Monday at 3:00
p.m., in the Chapel of Harris and
Smith Funeral Home. The Rev.
Clayton Towns officiated, assist
■ed by the Rev. Weaver Grimes
and burial was in the Livingston
Cemetery.
Mrs. Livingston was born in
.Laurens County on March 4. 1887
the daughter of Columbus C. and
Dicey Smith. She was married' to
the late Evert Frederick Livings
ton and was a member of the
Tknrns Church of God.
Pallbearers were, Carl to n
"Smith, Edward Smith, Bernard
Webb. EJbert Livingston, J. L.
Browning, Jr., and Richard Wal
drep.
Survivors Include, four sons,
Merritt B. and Harry of Mcßae,
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V. A. and Mason of Lumber City;
two daughters, Mrs. R. L. Brown
> ing of Macon and Mrs. Eschol
1 Adams of Mcßae; one brother,
• Pat Smith of Mcßae; three sisters,
, Mrs. Belle Graham, Mrs. Colum
! bia Webb of Atlanta and Mrs.
; Lillian Towns of Mcßae; 29
. grandchildren and seven great -
' grandchildren.
Luther Hulett
i
Funeral services for Luther
~ Hulett, of Milan, who died- unex-
I pectedly Friday in the Telfair
County Hospital were held at 3:00
. p.m., Sunday in Friendship Bap
■ tist Church.
: The Rev. Paul Brock of Fitz
• gerald, and the Rev. H. C. Miller
, of Helena officiated 1 and burial
■ was in Friendship Cemetery.
■ Mr. Hulett, a native of Telfair
' County was a retired farmer. He
was the son of the late Allen and
: Nancy Vaughn Hulett and was |
married to the former Miss Re
becca Selph.
Pallbearers were, Clinton
Carnes, Jerry Hulett, C. A. Hulett,
Dupree Hulett, Austin Hulett and:
James Bowen, Jr.
Survivors include his wife; two
sons, Tobe and Daniel Hulett, and i
seven daughter, Mrs. Isabelle Dav-,
is, Mrs. Rebecca Hulett and Mrs.[
1 Minnie Spires, all of Milan, Mrs. i
Lola Mae Bowen of .Jacksonville,i
Mrs. Lucille Carnes of Macon.
Mrs. Juanita Paugh of Lawton. i
’ Okla., and Mrs. Millard Gunn of
Thomaston; two brothers, Robert
A. and Jack Hulett, both 1 of Milan;!
and two sisters, Mrs. Ida Cham-!
pion of Thomaston and 1 Mrs. Eli-i
za Vaughn of Hazlehurst; 26'
grandchildren and 10 great - !
grandchildren.
Harris and Smith Funeral Home I
was in charge of arrangements. ;
B. B. Wooten
Funeral services for B. B. Woot- |
en, Sr., 79, who died unexpectedly i
Thursday, October 19, at his Haz- |
lehurst residence, were held at i
2:30 p.m. Saturday in the First
Methodist Church. The Rev. W,
M. Hurdle and the Rev. Pat Har-,
risen officiated and burial was in I
Hazlehurst Cemetery.
Mr. Wooten, a native of Telfair [
County, was a banker and 1 merch- ;
ant in Broxton pr’or to moving to
Hazlehurst where he lived the'
last 35 years of his life. He went;
into business for himself 20 years[
ago when he established Wooten ;
Insurance Agency, and was active
in insurance work at the time of;
his death.
Mr. Wooten was a member of
the First Methodist Church and!
served as a member of the offi
cial board of the church for more
than 20 years. He served as |
church treasurer for 15 years and
was treasurer of the building fund
for the church’s education build-,
ing and sanctuary.
He was a former member of the 1
Hazlehurst Lions Club, a charter
member of the Kiwanis Club and '
charter member of the Jeff Davis [
Country Club.
Survivors include his wife. Mrs.
B. B. Wooten, Sr., of Hazlehurst;
one daughter, Mrs. Frances W.
Johnson, of St. Charles, Mich.;,
two sons, Alva and B. B. Wooten.;
Jr., both of Hazlehurst; two sis- •
ters, Mrs. Ethel Bugg and Mrs.
| Velma Stiner, both of Miami. Fla.;
WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE. ALAMO, WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA
,two brothers, William Wooten of
[ Wellington, Kan., and John Woot
[ en, Sr., of West Palm Beach,
. Fla.; four grandchildren and one
’ great-grandchild.
j
Mrs. Willie M.
Williams
Funeral services for Mrs. Willie
M. Williams, 90, who died Sun
', day at Mcßae Manor, were held
Tuesday at 3:00 p.m., in Sharon
Baptist Church with the Rev.
Warren Grimes of Lumber City
officiating. Burial was in Sharon
Cemetery.
Mrs. Williams, a resident of
( Rhine, Rte. 1, for many years and
;who later moved to Lumber City,
'was the former Mabel Coffey,
■ born in Dodge County on Febru
ary 16, 1877, the daughter of the
late Mary Daniels and Joshie Cof
fey. She <was married to the late
: Willie M. Williams on February
23, 1903 and was a member of the \
1 ' Old Daniel Baptist Church in
; Dodge County.
I Pallbearers were, James Har- j
den, Woodroe Bryan, J. C. Law, ■
John Daniel Law, J. C. Campbell ,
■ and John Lewis Law.
Survivors include two sons, [
' Dudley of Mcßae and William A. !
lof Lumber City; one sister, Mrs. I
J. K. Wilcox of Eastman; four [
I grandchildren and three great - |
, grandchildren.
Harris and Smith Funeral Home ■
I was in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Eliza S. Dean
!
; Mrs. Eliza S. Dean, 71, of Lar-1
go, Fla., died Thursday, October ;
: 19, at the Morton F. Plant Hos- i
! pital, Clearwater, Fla.
Mirs. Dean was born in Erick, :
; and came to Largo 24 years ago ;
! from Eastman.
j Survivors include her widow- i
jer, James A. Largo; four sons,!
। Joel, James C. and Ira, all of J
I Largo; and Jesse H. of Dunedin;!
| a daughter, Mrs. Willie D. Allen,
! of Largo; 18 grandchildren, seven [
! great - grandchildren and 1 a sis-:
! ter, Mrs. Betsy Dean of Mcßae.
| Services were held at 11:301
j a.m. Monday, at Moss Ft. Harri- i
! son Chapel, conducted by the .Rev. |
i Donald W. Harvard, p'astor of the i
I Church of God, Dunedin, Fla.
Burial followed in Largo Ceme- ;
!tery.
Calvin Leon Smith
■ Funeral services for Calvin
i Leon Smith, 13. of Jacksonville, ;
i who died early Sunday morning \
jin an automobile accident were I
, held' Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. in
: Friendship Baptist Church. The
; Rev. A. J. Giddens officiated, and
burial was in Friendship Ceme- :
I tery with Harris and Smith Fun- j
■ eral Home in charge of arrange- ।
i m ents.
The young man was born in
Telfair County on March 20. 1954
[ the son of Hoke and Mabel Hulett j
1 Smith.
j Survivors include, mother and i
' father of Jacksonville; two broth
[ ers, Gardy and Pearl Harbor !
.Smith; three sisters, Sally Mae,
। Daisy Mae and Linda Faye Smith .
all of Jacksonvile and his grand- .
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse j
Smith.
Robert (Bob) Ray
| Funeral services for Robert |
' (Bob) Ray, 86, who died Tuesday ;
,in Bacon County Hospital after a
along illness were held at 4 p.m.
’ Wednesday in the Satilla Free
Will Baptist Church. The Rev.
Bob Chavis and the Rev. James i
Ussery officiated with burial in '
the church cemetery.
iMr. Ray, a native of Jeff Davis j
County’, was a retired carpenter.
Survivors include one son, Em
mett Ray of Lumber City; five;
■ grandchildren; three great - ,
grandchildren; and several nieces ।
and nephews.
! Miles Funeral Home was in ;
. charge of arrangements.
TROY POWELL [
Troy Powell, 62. of Metter, died j
i at 'Candler General Hospital last i
Sunday morning after a short ill- j
ness. The native of Tattnall Coun- ;
ty was a retired farmer.
Survivors are two daughters.
Mrs. Herbert Rewis, of Mcßae
’ and Mrs. Curtis Curl of Cobb-'
i town; two sons, James C. Powell, i
:of Collins and Ray Powell of j
: Savannah; a sister. Mrs. Kate I
; Powell of Collins; three brothers, '
; Leonard and Joseph Powell both j
: of Collins and Marion Powell of j
; Baltimore, Md., and 14 grandchil-1
:; dren.
Funeral services for Mr. Powell :
j; were conducted at 3:00 p.m. last j
■ Tuesday from the Cedar Creek 1
l: Primitive Baptist Church with |
; Elder A. R. Crumpton officiating.
■ j Burial was in the Cedar Creek j
i Cemetery.
Hooks Mortuary of Metter was [
jin charge. i
Mrs. J. H. Gross
, j Funeral services for Mrs. J. H.
■ j Gross, 84, were held Sunday, Oct.
, 15, at 3 o’clock in the chapel of j
1 the Bowen - Everette Funeral ।
Home in Vienna. The Rev. R. L. j
Maddox and the Rev. Sam Buch
j anan officiated. Burial was in j
> the Vienna City Cemetery.
Mrs. Gross, a former resident
of Alamo, was the widow of the j
late J. H. Gross, who founded the
Wheeler County Eagle and was
the Editor and Publisher until:
his death in 1954. She was the
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
: William Madison Phidgen and
j was married to Joseph Henry j
Gross in 1903.
After her husband's death she
’ made her home with her daugh- j
i ter, Mrs. Henrileo Doves Rey-1
nolds in Vienna. She was a mem- •
j ber of the Vienna Methodist:'
! Church and the WSCS.
; Surviving in addition to her 1
। daughter are four sons, W. H.
Gross, Miami, Fla.; Merrill Gross,;
■ Alamo; Lt. Cmdr. Robert Gross,
I Scotio, N. Y.; Don Gross, Macon;
! daughter-in-law, Mrs. Jack B. I
| Gross. Statesboro; two sisters,! 1
I Mrs. Bertha O’Brien and Mrs. ’ 1
j Zellu Hartz, Macon; one brother. ■
j R. H. Pridgen, Atlanta; 10 grand- '
| children and five great - grand
j children.
Frederick Estese
Sanders '
Funeral services for Frederick
: Estese (Shorty) Sanders, 56, who
j died unexpected'y Monday of a : •
। heart attack at his residence in J
: Helena, were held from the He-!
i lena Baptist Church on Wednes-; ■
day, at 4:00 p.m. The Rev. Paul
■ Strickler, pastor, officiated and '
j burial was in the Helena City •
j Cemetery.
Mr. Sanders was born in 1
! Twiggs County on May 13. 1911,|
! the son of Mrs. Minnie Nobles 1
। Sanders and the late William
■ Bryant Sanders. He was married i
!to Katie Ranson Linderman on
I April 3, 1963 and was a member; 1
| of the Helena Baptist Church. He j
' was employed at Lamar Brown's
; Standard Service Station.
| Pallbearers were. Lamar j
I Brown, Pete Peebles. Dannie Lee j
[McLaughlin, Ollis Ashley, James (
[Nobles and Grady Sanders. ,
Survivors include his wife of ।
j Helena; mother, Mrs. Minnie j
’ Sanders; one son, Robert Sanders, 1 ,
I of Macon; four .step-children, Kay (
j Linderman of Helena. Gary Lin- (
jderman of Bav St. Louis, Miss., <
; Mrs, Raymond Pitts of Macon and ,
Mrs. L. F. Sineath of West Palm
; Beach. Fla.; two brothers, George (
: and Clyde Sanders of Macon; five ,
i sister, Mrs. Gladys Severett of ,
। Milledgeville, Mrs. Dora Giddens ,
jof Albany. N.Y., Mrs. Sara Hutch-; j
! inson of Warner Robins, Mrs. Al- j
ma Dollar of Jacksonville, Fla.. ',
and Mrs. Marv Ann Barlow of ,
Macon and six grandchildren.
; Harris and Smith Funeral Home ।
i was in charge of arrangements. I
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Thomas Watson
Humphrey
i Funeral services for Thomas 1 .
[Watson Humphrey, 75, of Helena,
, who died of a heart attack at his i
[resident Friday, October 20, were,
[held Monday, at 3:00 p.m.. in the
i Cedar Grove Methodist Church.
The Rev. W. G. Sutton of Ma- -
: con, officiated, assisted by the <
Rev. H. C. Miller and the Rev. 1
Eugene Cook. Burial was in
[Cedar Grove Cemetery with Har- ;
[ris and Smith Funeral Home in, i
! charge of arra'ngements.
Mr. Humphrey was born in (
i Greene County on October 31, ;
[lß9l, the son of the late William ■
Anderson and Lula Hale Bessant (
. Humphrey. He was married to the
[late Corrine Lowery and was a (
[member of the Cedar Grove i
i Methodist Church. ;
Pallbearers were. Woodroej
I Clark, Austin Wright, Lewis ’
i Burch, Guy Browning, Willis ।
; Dawson and Hugh Goldie.
j Honorary pallbearers were: Dr. i
!S. T. Parkerson, Dr. Fred Smith, (
[ Paul Pierce, C. D. Zeigler, John- .
i nie Stamps, H. B. Coker, Britt ।
; Spann, Hardy Jackson, Elmer ,
; Miller. Wilbur Young and Cordia : j
Joiner.
Survivors include five sons, j
Perry of Macon. Paul of Mcßae.
[Willie B. of Port St. Joe, Fla.. T. j
jW. of the U.S. Army, Germany,.)
! and Vondell of Austin, Texas;, (
i four daughters, Mrs. Annie Rhod-j
'en of Cincinnati, Ohio, Mrs. 1
jStatirah Joiner of Jacksonville, ■
j Fla., Mi's. Eunice Simmons of He- ■
I lena, Mrs. Madie Beasley of (
! Thomaston; two brothers, W. E. ]
lof Alamo, and Jess of Pahokee, ]
[Fla.; seven sisters, Mrs. Maggie ।
' Parrish of Dublin, Mrs. Patsy ;
; Maddox of Alamo, Mrs. Tilda
j Warren of Stone Mountain, Mrs. •
| Mamie Bell and Mrs. Betty Mer-: ■
[ ritt of Atlanta. Mrs. Lula Mae i
[Smith of Barton, Fla., and Mrs. <
‘Johnny McGee of Alamo.
Prominent Mcßae
Matron Dies In
Hospital Tuesday
Mrs. Floris Perkins Mann, 82,
; widow of the late William S.
Mann, practicing attorney here
: for many years, died unexpected
ly in the Telfair County Hospital
Tuesday afternoon after two days
, illness.
Mrs. Mann was born in Chester
field, S.C., on October 6. 1885, the
daughter of James and Ida Mulloy
Perkins. She was married to Mr.
Mann on August 15, 1909 and was
a member of the Episcopal
. Church. She was prominently
identified with the social and
cultural life of the city, having
been the first Regent of the Oco
nee Chapter DAR and a Past
president of the Winnie Davis
Chapter UDC. She was recogniz
ed for her writing ability, and had
two books to her credit, “The
History of Telfair County,” and
“European Merry-Go-fßound,” fol
lowing a trip abroad.
Mrs. Mann attended Brenau
। College, Gainesville, and receiv
: ed her degree from the Emerson
School of Speedh, Boston, Mass.
!
Funeral services were held this
(Thursday) morning from the
j chapel of the Harris & Smith
Funeral Home with the Rev. J.
R. Smith, of Jeffersonville. a
: former pasitor of the Mcßae Bap
[ tist Church, officiating.
Pallbearers were Walter Dyal,
' Wimibric Walker, John Stamps,
Jr., Chester Ryals, Jr., Travis
Cook and Norwood Flanders.
The music was rendered by j
Mrs. Fred Hardin.
She is survived by two daugh
ters, Mrs. Mary Mann Smith and
Mrs. Janet Hungerford, of Mc-
Rae; seven grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren.
Burial was in Oak Grove Cem
etery.
Harvesting Soybeans
With A Combine
By DAVID H. WILLIAMS
The operation of that combine'
in harvesting soybeans is very
important. Make certain that the [
operator of your combine knows!
what he is to do, and knows how
to do it.
In most instances, forward
speed of the combine will influ
ence shattering losses more than [
other factors. Increase in ground
speed causes increased stalk slip
page on the knife.
Relative speeds of power-driv
en reel sare too high at very low
ground speed, and too slow’ at
very high ground speeds, thus you
get an increase in shattering of
the beans at both extremes.
With most combines, if ground
speeds are kept between two and
four miles per hour, relative reel
speeds will be all right for proper
harvesting.
Consult your operator’s manual
for more detailed information
about the operation of your com
bine.
Fall Nitrogen For
Spring Planted Crops
BY DAVID H. WILLIAMS
Fall application of nitrogen for
spring planted crops is not rec
ommended here in Wheeler Coun
ty.
Research has shown that when
fall and spring application of
nitrogen for corn were compared,
fall application of nitrogen rang
ed from 69 ner cent as efficient
as spring application for a Green
ville soil to onlv 13 per cent as
efficient on a Tifton soil.
Midwestern farmers and farm
ers in the more northern lati
tudes of the United States can
apply their nitrogen in the fall
for their spring planted crops
without too much loss in nitro
gen.
Climatic conditions in Georgia,
however, are quite different. Un
der our conditions, most of the
Ammonium Nitrogen applied in
the fall will be converted to the
nitrate form BEFORE crops are
planted in the spring. The nitrate
form will then be subject to leach
ing loss.
So, fall apolication of nitrogen
for spring planted crops is not
recommended for crops in Wheel
er County.
With few exceptions practically
all foods may be successfully i
frozen. Miss Nelle Thrash, home [
economist with the Cooperative i
Extension Service, points out,
however, that raw vegetables lose
their crispenss when frozen and
are better when served fresh.
It's A Fact!
Peanuts was the state’s number
one cash crop in 1966. bringing
over $92 million.
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DR. ROBERT T. ARGOE
i New Life, New Health
Through Chiropractic
What would it be like to feel
easy and free of pain most of the
time? Many of us have forgotten
how it is to feel good, and such
an idea seems also far-fetched.
Chiropractic ca:e restores lost
i energy and displaces pain in
! most of us who depend on it for
our health needs. We know what
i good health is. Why don’t you
find out too —for your health’s
I sake.
j Phone 868-2697, Mcßae.
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Lice Control For
Beef Animals
BY DAVID H. WILLIAMS
; Now is a good time to make
1 that first application of an insec
, ticide to control lice on beef ani-
I mals.
Nearly all beef animals will
। need this application, however,
you might keep a close watch if
[your animals have not yet been
| attacked.
i After you make your October
[ application, you may have to re
treat if ‘he infestation builds up
again.
Yoy may treat your beef ani
; mals for lice with either dusts.
; sprays or with oil solutions: on
j backrubbing devices.
j If you have dairy animals make
certain that the material used on
beef animals is cleared for use
on dairy animals. Some materi
als may be used on beef animals,
but not on dairy animals. Make
; certain, too. that you follow al!
directions when applying the in
secticides as well as when storing
the material.
| For more detailed information
Wheeler County Tax Levy For
The Year 1967
GEORGIA, WHEELER COUNTY:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF ROADS
AND REVENUES OF WHEELER COUNTY, and by the au
thority of the same, it is hereby ordered that the TAX LEVY
in and for said county for the year 1967 be and is hereby fix
ed and levied at a total of 15 mills advalorem tax for county
i purposes; said tax to be levied for specific purposes in com
pliance with Georgia Law (Ga. Ann Code Sec. 92-3701) as
i amended to-wit:
1. To pay the expense of administration of the County
Government.
2. To pay the expense of Court, and to pay Sheriffs and
Coroner.
3. To build and maintain a system of County Roads-
4. To build and maintain public buildings AND bridges.
5. For Public Health purposes in said county, and for Vital
Statistics collections and preservation of records.
6. To pay Agricultural Agent and Home Demonstration
[ Agent.
7. To provide for county participation of Department of
Family and Children Services.
8. To pay pensions and other benefits and cost under
Teachers Retirement System of Georgia.
9- To maintain a Public Library.
10. To provide for fire protection of forest lands and for
further conservation of natural resources.
11. To pay annual installment and interest on Counties
portion of Tax Revaluation Program.
Sub - total ... 10 mills
12. To re-open Hospital and provide for medical care and
Hospitalization for indigent sick people and for the support
of the Wheeler County Hospital Authority.
(By request and direction of said Hospital Authority
5 mills
TOTAL 15 mills
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT UPON recommenda
tion of the Wheeler County Board of Education the following
levy be made for education and - or school purposes 13 h: mills
Wallace Adams, Commissioner
Roads and Revenues
Wheeler County, Georgia
ATTEST:
Lucille L. Holmes, Clerk
To County Commissioner
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1967
on controlling lice on beef ani
mals contact my office.
Harvesting Soybeans
BY DAVID H. WILLIAMS
Let’s review a few of the im
portant points that we should re
member when harvesting our soy
| beans.
Shattering of beans will be ex
tremely high when kernel moi —
ture goes below ten per cent, so
try to harvest when the kernel
moisture is 12 to 14 per cent.
Shatter loss caused by the knife
will be minimized if the cutte:
bar is operated just below the
pod set and at a ground speed of
two and one-half to four miles
per hour. Always avoid running
the bar on the ground.
The reel speed should be slight
ly greater than combine ground
speed.
b Adjust the vertical position of
the reel for necessary stalk pene
tration. The horizontal position
of reel center shaft should be six
to 12 inches ahead of the knife.
[ For standing beans, in order to
' get that good stalk penetration,
you need to have the bag height
normally around ten to 20 inches
above the ground.
'! Before getting that combine
into the soybean fields, make cer
tain you know what you are do
| ing. and keep a constant watch
। on the adjustments so that you do
, a good job of harvesting your soy
< beans.
Fumigating Your
Stored Grain
BY DAVID H. WILLIAMS
Fumigation is one method of
controlling insects that infest
grain in storage.
When your grain is heavily in
fested with insects prior to stor
age you should fumigate your
grain within two weeks after stor
age.
Follow all directions when us
ing a fumigant for your grain
The fumigant should be applied
when the temperature is above
69 degrees Fahrenheit.
Make certain that you have an
air-tight storage area for fumiga
tion.
For the correct procedures to
; follow and for the fumigant th .t
i will work best for your opera
: tions, contact my office.
Don’t allow insects to destroy
; your grain crop after you have
! harvested and stored the grain.
IT’S A FACT . . .
1 One who gives up goes down'