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VOLUME 54
State-Owned
Liquor Store
Study Slated
ATLANTA, Ga.—A resolution
which could be the first step to
ward state-owned liquor stores
will be presented during the cur
rent General Assembly session,
Rep. Clayton Brown of Griffin
said Tuesday.
Brown said the resolution,
which would create an interim
committee to study the feasibil
ity of such action, will be intro
duced after the General Assem
bly returns from its midseason
recess.
According to a preliminary sur
vey which he has conducted.
Brown said such a move in Geor
gia could provide revenue “in ex
cess of S2OO million a year" and
significantly lighten the growing
burden on state taxpayers.
And. he said there are some
indications it would mean cheap
er prices to liquor consumers.
"According to my information,”
Brown said in an interview, “the
state currently is realizing some
S2O million a year in taxes on
hard liquor and an additional S2O
million a year from beer and
wine taxes.
"It is my view,” he continued,
“that we (the state) should not
go into the area of beer and wine
sales. However, if we go into
hard liquor alone, there are in
dications from other states that
such a move would immediately
provide an estimated S2OO million
to $250 million in additional rev-.
enue.”
March Os Dimes
Fights Birth Defects
When life begins . . . there is
sound. Traditionally, a baby en
tering this world is awakened to
his environment with a spank . .
and begins to cry. To parents that
cry . . . the cry of a new life ...
is the happiest of sounds. But
sometimes, and it has happened;
for centuries, new life is silent,
perhaps in danger ... its begin
ning unfair because it must start
its existence with an imperfect
body, or mind.
Not too long ago, an imperfect
baby was seldom mentioned. And
his life, as far as others were con
cerned, seemed virtually non-ex
istent. That was before people,
and communities in general, rec
ognized the fact that ALL life is
precious. With added impetus
from the March of Dimes, medical
science today has focused atten
tion on the repair and treatment
of birth defects. In over 100
March of Dimes birth defects cen
ters, children born with physical .
and mental handicaps are getting
expert medical care.
At every March of Dimes birth
defects center each patient re- -
ceives individual attention from -
a team of medical experts. As a
result, there is usually a better
chance for the child.
When you help the March of ,
Dimes help others, you are, in ।
truth, taking the first step toward ,
combating a growing problem. ,
Birth defects are not simply the ,
problems of other people. They ।
can happen in any family, re- j
gardless of race, color, or creed. .
And they can be unrecognized
and invisible, making themselves ]
known in later life. For the sake <
of those in need—please give gen-; (
erously. Give to the March of .
Dimes. ]
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Maddox Names 2
To Science Unit ]
Gov. Lester G. Maddox has ap
pointed two new members to the
Georgia Science and Technology j
Commission.
Jackson County Rep. J. Mac j
Barber of Commerce will succeed
Arthur E. Flock Jr., who re- J
signed, and Dr. Thomas D. Jar
rett of Fulton County was ap- .
pointed to succeed Dr. Paul R. <
Beall, who also resigned.
Barber's term runs until April '
1. 1972, and Dr. Jarrett's tenure
expires a year earlier.
DEATHS
Albert Harrington - Cordele
Mary Alice Calhoun - Hazle
hurst
M. T. Gibson - Eastman
Charlie Reese Nelson - Rhine
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Cristy Huff, outstanding science student at Glynn Acad
emy, Brunswick, and her science teacher, Jimmy P. Adams,
study a model of a nuclear generator at the tenth National
Youth Conference on the Atom in Chicago. Cristy was the
Macon division winner of the annual Georgia Power Com
i pany-sponsored trip for seven top Georgia high school
1 science students and their teachers. The Georgia State De
partment of Education selects for the trip one student from
each of the utility’s geographical divisions. Each student
■ chooses the teacher who will accompany him.
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Wheeler Co. High
Debate Team Wins
Region Competion
The Wheeler County High
School debate team won a unani
mous decision in the Region 5-C
literary competition at Mercer.
, University last week.
Betty Jenkins and Anne John
: son are Wheeler's affirmative de
baters and JoAnne Smith and
Kenneth Hartley are presenting
the negative argument.
The team is coached by Mrs.
A. P. Hopkins and Billy Cook.
As the Region 5-C winners, the
Wheeler team will compete on
the state level in Athens on Sat- ■
urday, Jan. 25.
New Unemployment
Claims Center For
This Area To Open
State Labor Commissioner Sam '
Caldwell announced today that a
new Unemployment Claims Cen
ter officially opened in Dub
lin on January 20.
The Claims Center, one of a;
network of 14 in the state which
will become operational before:
the end of 1969, will handle all .
unemployment insurance activi- , ■
ties in Washington, Johnson, ,
Emanuel, Laurens, Treutlen,'
Toombs, Montgomery, Wheeler,
Telfair, Dodge, Pulaski and ,
Bleckley counties. • ।
Claims Manager Wyriott C. ,
Adams and his staff of four will
serve itinerant points at Swains
boro, Lyons, Mcßae, Hawkins- (
ville, Eastman and Sandersville (
on a regular basis. The Claims (
Center shares the facilities of the '
Georgia State Employment Serv- ,
ice office at 139 North Franklin (
Street, Dublin.
The Claims Center concept, al- i.
ready implemented in several ]
states, benefits employers and ;,
claimants, Commissioner Cald-' (
well pointed out, “by providing,
more efficient operation at no',
more cost and by staffing Cen- i
ters with specially trained per-; (
sonnel who handle only unem-| (
ployment insurance claims.” ! (
Opening of the Claims Center
will also implement the depart- j (
ment’s new mail claim system in I,
the Dublin area. This permits an | (
individual who has established
his eligibility for unemployment ;
insurance in person at the Cen
ter or itinerant point to verify
by mail from his home that he ■
is actively seeking work unless ■
called to the Center or itinerant '
point for an interview or job re
ferral. ;
“No claimant in the burgeofiing ,
area served by the Dublin Claims ;
Center lives more than 25 miles i<
from the- Center or an itinerant j ।
point.” Caldwell said. ■ (
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IT’S A FACT: An admirable -
goal in life is to make one person i <
happy each day even if it’s your- | j
self. ' i
ALAMO. WHEELER COUNTY. GEORGIA 30411 — BOX 385
Miss Joyce Price
Cited As Outstanding
Student Os English
Miss Joyce Price of the Wheel
'er County High School has been
cited as one of the outstanding
.high school students of English
;in the country. The National
! Council of Teachers of English
; has named her a 1968 national
runner-up in its annual Achieve
ment Awards competition.
Last spring her English teach
er, Mrs. Emmett Joyce, nominat
ed Joyce to represent the Wheeler
County High School in the com
petition. The nation’s schools
nominated almost 8500 students
for the NCTE citation. Os that
number, only 800 finalists were
chosen. They represented over
1 600 schools from 50 states, the
; District of Columbia, and Amer
ican Preparatory Schools abroad.
For the competition, Joyce
wrote two poems, an autobi-i
lographical sketch, an essay, and
took a standardized test sent by
the NCTE. The test included in-j
terpretation and extemporary I
i writing. This work was done out- i
■side of class.
A senior at WCHS, Joyce is a
Beta Club member and has been;
a member of the Latin Club and i
Tri-Hi-Y. She plans a career in ;
writing or teaching.
In announcing the winners,;
Robert F. Hogan, Executive Sec
retary of NCTE, stated that the
Council recommends these stu-|
dents for college scholarships in
1969 to every college and uni-|
versify admissions officer in the’
country. In previous years 99 per
cent of the Awards winners en
tered the college of their choice.
Approximately 80 per cent of i
those applying for scholarships;
receive financial aid.
The NCTE sends to all winners ■
and runners-up scrolls of recog-;
nition and it honors their high’
school English departments with:
certificate of merit.
Mrs. J. S. Ridley and Mrs. Em
mett Joyce have ben Joyce’s Eng-;
lish instructors at the Wheeler ■
County High School. Her par-;
ents are Mr. and Mrs. Roy Price
of Vidalia.
The list of the ten winners and
ten runners-up from Georgia re
veal that most all of the students;
came from large schools while
Joyce represented the smallest
school on the list.
Additional Housing
For Fort Stewart
Congressman G. Elliot Ha
gan has announced that the Sa
vannah Engineer District has
awarded a $2,084,853 contract to
Southwide Construction Com
pany of Augusta, Georgia, for ad
ditional housing units at Fort-
Stewart, Georgia.
Hagan said the contract is for
construction of 120 units of fam
ily housing in supporting utili
ties.
Seminole Stale
Park Now Offers
5 New Cottages
With the completion of five
■brand-new cottages at Seminole
State Park which are now avail
able to the public, State Parks
Director John L. Gordon has
I some timely advice for outdoor
■recreation enthusiasts, especially
those whose major hobby is fish
ing.
His advice: Get your reserva
itions in early if you want to be
sure of getting accommodations
at the new cottages which are
fully equipped, including central
heating and air-conditioning.
Seminole State Park, located
in extreme southwest Georgia 16
miles south of Donalsonville via
i Georgia Highway 253 near the in
| tersection of Georgia 39, is on the
shores of Lake Seminole, a por
jtion of the Jim Woodruff Reser
voir. It is generally regarded as
one of the best year-round fish
■ ing spots in the state, with per
il haps more species than any other
> lake.
Boating and water skiing, as
I well as swimming from its white
I sand beach, further complement
"water sports at the park. Also,
J campsites are supplied with wa
,iter and electricity, and a comfort
i station provides hot showers.
Although the 343-acre Seminole
I State Park is advertised as a park
I that “knows no season,” Parks
Director Gordon has announced
r that visitors who want to enjoy
I its facilities at this particular
' time are offered a 30 per cent
discount off the regular cottage
J rental rates.
,' All reservations must be made
’ directly with Park Superintend-
Jent Emmette Johnson at Semi-
Jnole State Park, Donalsonville,
11 Ga. 31745.
Wheeler Co. High
School One-Act
Play Places Second
: The Wheeler County High
! School’s one-act play placed sec
lond in the literary meet held at
' I Mercer University last week.
'; Twiggs County won the first
’ place trophy.
The play, entitled “Three
I Knaves of Normandy”, was di
rected by drama coach, Edward
Robbins. The cast included Glenn
Boyette, Anne Johnson, Steve
Adams, Nathan Rowe, Ronny
Clark, and Maria Pope.
Nathan Rowe received the Best
Supporting Actor award in the:
I region competition.
Indian Springs
Slate Park Gets
New Facilities
State Parks Director John L. I
Gordon has announced that new!
and vastly improved lighting is;
;being installed at Indian Springs!
; State Park’s miniature golf course,
land new carpeting is being laid |
; throughout the 18-hole course. |
These latest improvements are |
designed to heighten the enjoy-1
iment of visitors to the 510-acre
I state park, located only 50 miles I
'from downtown Atlanta and:
about four miles southeast of,
Jackson on Georgia Highway 42.
The park is easily accessible by
way of either 1-75 or U. S. 23.
Other recent innovations at In
dian Springs include a special
camping area with a dump sta
tion for large trailers, a marked
nature trail, a 130-capacity group
camp, a bathhouse - concession -
: building and new bathing beach
on Lake Mclntosh.
Electrical and water hookup
services to campsites have been
expanded. Hot showers and an
I automatic washing machine are
also available, it was pointed out.।
Five fully - equipped mobile
homes are available for rental by
the day, up to a maximum of two
weeks.
With its famous mineral spring
water, beautiful nature setting,
fascinating museum and historic
-surroundings. Indian Springs
State Park, believed to be the
oldest state park in the nation,
extends a year-round invitation
to Georgians and visitors from
'across the nation, Gordon said.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1969 SINGLE COPY 5c
i'Ran Off Road'
No. 1 Killer On
State Highways
■! ‘Ran off road” is listed as the
■ I leading direct cause of fatal traf
fic accidents in Georgia during
: 1968. “Head-on collision” was the
; second leading cause, and “lost
■ control” was third highest.
These three causes accounted
; for well over half of Georgia’s
; traffic toll last year, according to
a State Patrol report released by
■ ■ Col. R. H. Burson, director of the
;! Georgia Dept, of Public Safety.
■ Os the 1,760 fatalities included
Ilin the report, “ran off road” ac
icounted for 382 deaths; “head-on
I; collision” for 331, and “lost con
-11 trol” for 264—a total of 977 lives
i that were suddenly snuffed out.
; More than half of the people I
‘jkilled in last year's traffic mis-!
i haps were 32 years of age or I
' । younger—-a total of 952.
Os these. 719—well over a third i
lof the year's total—were in the
116-32 age group. The highest
I were ages 19 and 21, each of
| which recorded 72 deaths. Next
! highest was age 22 which reg-;
istered 63 fatalities, while age 18;
followed with 58.
Close behind was age 20 with
57; age 17 with 55; age 26 with !
47; age 16 with 42, and age 231
accounting for 39 among the!
! dead.
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FACS Annual Report
Emphasizes Welfare
Change In Approach
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A record 542,453 Georgians of
. I all ages were helped by the De- j
. ipartment of Family and Children:
. I Services last year, according to I
! the Annual Report for Fiscal ;
j 1968 released by State Welfare ,
Director Bill Burson.
' Titled “New Welfare Approach I
j—Adding Hope to Help,” the Re- ■
port underscores the Depart-1
jment’s shift in emphasis from the ;
'dole to the solving of the prob->
! lems causing welfare dependency. I
lOf the total number helped ।
I through rehabilitative social serv- ■
I ices and financial assistance only I
151 percent actually needed finan-;
'cial help and received money I
i payments under public assistance I
-1 programs.
The report details significant j
| advances by the Department dur- j
I ing the past year. A Statewide'
I System of Regional Youth Devel- I
j opment Centers has ended the
j shame of putting children in jail:
I with common criminals. Food;
'Programs were initiated or ap-!
I proved in 158 counties. The Medi
jcaid Program was inaugurated. '
Maximum money payments i
j-vere raised twice in adult pub
। lie assistance categories — from (
I $75 to SB2. Top grants to Fami- '
• lies with Dependent Children'.
! were increased from $144 to $154. ;
The number of welfare recip- i
■ients has continued to rise. Dur-|
I ing the month of December 264,- ;
1393 Georgians received welfare
; checks including 89,903 who are ;
I too old to work, 3,167 who are I'
I blind, 29,879 who are disabled p
j and 108,462 children and 32,982 i
I mothers and disabled fathers in 1i
| families with dependent children <
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Federal Grani Approved For
Recruiting And Training Teachers
The U. S. Office of Education’s
approval of a $311,043 grant will
enable Georgia to recruit and
train teachers and teacher aides,
according to State Superintend
ent of Schools Jack P. Nix.
The grant from the Office of
Education comes as a result of a
plan submitted by the Georgia
Department of Education under
which school systems will be en
couraged to spbmit proposals to
the Department for attracting and
training the teachers and teacher
aides.
The plan provides for both pre
service and in-service training of
teachers. Stipends will be provid
ed from the grant for teacher
trainees attending pre-service
programs at colleges or pre-ser
vice programs conducted by pub
lic school systems. If a school
system conducts a pre-service
training program, the instructor’s
salary and travel expenses will
also be provided from the grant.
Georgia Educational Improvement
Council Calls For More Teachers
A teacher for every 25 pupils
in grades one through seven has
been given a top priority by the
Georgia Educational Improvement
Council. The present ratio is one
teachers for every 28 pupils.
The ratio change is vital to
upgrade the quality of education
in the state, according to GEIC,
which is composed of members
from business, the General As
sembly and representatives of
state educational agencies.
It is estimated over 700,000
Georgia school children in these
grades would benefit from the
improved ratio. Some 2800 new
teachers would be required. Cost
to the state, including salaries,
maintenance and operation and
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Dept. Os Defense Asks
$436,000 For Stewart
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i Congressman G. Elliott Hagan
; has announced that the Depart
ment of Defense has asked Con
gress for $436,000 for new con
struction at Fort Stewart, Geor
gia.
Hagan said the request is part
of a $2,474,014,000 Military Con
। struction Authorization Bill for
fiscal year 1970.
He pointed out that the pri
mary objective of the proposed
I new construction is to strengthen
and improve the combat readi
: ness and capabilities of Military
Land, Sea and Air Forces of this
I country, and to provide them with
the modern facilities required to
' support the advanced weapons
I and defensive systems with which |
j they are equipped.
Hagan said that in the case of
i Fort Stewart, the new construe-!
i tion would be in the area of op-1
i erational facilities and real es- ]
tate.
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Wheeler Co. Training'
School Host To
Dramatics Festival
| The Wheeler County Training;
' School was host to the Dramatics I
I Festival of District Eight on Jan-!
; uary 14.
The seven schools participating'
I were Henderson High School,
Cuthbert; Speight High School,
i Fort Gaines; Lee County Train-1
I ing School, Leesburg; Shellman '
l High School, Shellman; Eureka:
' High School, Ashburn; and
Wheeler Training.
The students of Region VIII!
j were exposed to a delightful eve-.
ning of drama. The Wheeler
(Training School presented “The!
Youngest” by La Roma Greth.
The winning play was present
ed by Henderson High. Wheeler
County placed third.
Miss Dottie Clark
On Dean's List
Miss Dottie Clark, daughter of;
Mr. and Mrs. Eschol Clark of Rt.'
1, Alamo, was among the sev-;
enty-eight students named to the
Dean’s List for the fall quarter
at Berry College, according to
Dr. John R. Timmerman, aca
demic dean.
The plan also provides for pre
service training of teacher aides
to assist teachers in non-instruc-
I tional duties. Stipends will be
: provided from the grant for
। teacher aide trainees undergo
। ing pre-service training. Salary
and travel expenses for instruc
tors in pre-service training pro
: grams for teacher aides will also
I be provided from the grant.
The Georgia Department of,
Education will sponsor 10 region
al meetings in the state to pro
vide information to school sys-
I terns and colleges about their
! participation in the program.
| A school system’s eligibility for
I participation will be determined
by criteria established in the plan
and approved by the State Board
of Education and the U. S. Office
of Education.
Individuals who plan to work
- in non-public schools can partici
pate in these programs through
i their local school systems.
NUMBER 42
: retirement, would be approxi
; mately $17.5 million according to.
' an estimate received by GEIC.
Also recommended by GEIC
■ was expansion of the new voca
tional school programs and con.-
। tinued efforts toward reaching the
i national average for teachers’ sal
, aries.
;' For higher education, the Coun
cil approved a resolution which.
; states: “The GEIC, in looking at.
higher education within our state
> is pleased with the progress made
din recent years. It expresses by"
Hits vote its interest in continuing
! improvement in quality in the
: University System which has been
, evident within the past two years.
11 The Council strongly recommends
I that sufficient funds be made-
11 available to provide for the ad
! ditional student load on this im-
I proved basis.”
। The Council also was pleased
that over the past few years the
needs for new facilities in the/
University System have been an
ticipated through capital outlays.
However, the need for adequate
funds for rehabilitation of exist
ing University System buildings
was discussed and it was the ex--
pressed desire of the Council that:
the importance of the funds be
emphasized and called to the at
tention of all concerned.
Council Chairman Clifford M.
Clarke states: “The establishment
of educational priorities by GEIC:
is an attempt by the Council tc
direct attention to the programs
considered most important to im
provement of educational quality
|in Georgia.”
It was noted by the Council
I that public education in Georgia.
I has made tremendous progress in
i the last few years as a result of
i the concerted efforts of many in
i dividuals in education, govem
j ment, business, industry, and ag-
I riculture.
I GEIC Executive Director E. C.
j Martin agreed adding that the
Council’s action should not be in-
Iterpreted as limiting the scope
of Georgia’s educational needs.
“There are many other programs —
: which could contribute to eduea
i tional improvement. The Council’s:
■ priorities are those items which.
in the considered judgment of the
group, are critical for educational!
quality.”
Rev. Woodall Attends
Pastoral Care Meet
Rev. Robert Woodall, pastor ot
the Alamo Baptist Church was
among approximately one-hun
dred and fifty ministers of all de
: nominations in attendance at the
Isecond annual Pastoral Care In
! stitute sponsored by the Medical
College of Georgia in Augusta.
The meeting which was heM
lon Moriday was conducted under
; the Chaplain’s Department of the
; Hospital and featured visiting
' lecturer Dr. Wayne Oates, Pro
' fessor of Pastoral Care at South
ern Baptist Theological Seminary
:in Louisville, Kentucky.
Dr. Oates is author of 17 books
: and is one of the nation’s leading
' authorities on counseling. He lec
tured on the various areas «C
crisis that people face during a.
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lifetime and on ministry to the
I alcoholic.
Rev. Shuford Jones, Ji.. Asso
ciational Baptist Missionary far
: the Daniell Association attended
! the Institute with Rev. Woodall
Middle Georgia Coin
Club To Hold
Coin Show In Macon
The Middle Georgia Coin Club
will hold its seventh annual coin.
I show in Macon, at the Westgate
Shopping Center Mall on Janu
fary 31, February 1 and 2. The
three day show will feature deal
ers from throughout the Eastern
and Southern U. S.
These dealers will buy, sell and 1
appraise money whether it be
gold, silver, foreign, or paper
money. The Middle Georgia Coin
Club will have an information,
booth to assist persons interested
in any phaie of the hobby.
The show will run from IC
A.M. till 10 P.M. Friday and Sat
urday and on Sunday from 12
till 6 P.M.
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j "Keep Wheeler County Green'