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WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE
PUBLISHED FRIDAYS
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF WHEELER COUNTY
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Georgia, under Act of March 3, 1879
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NATION Al EDITORIAL
Gov. Maddox To Speak Ai Dedication
Ceremonies Ai Sheriffs Boy's Ranch
Governor Lester G. Maddox
will be the principal speaker for
the Dedication Ceremonies at the
Georgia Sheriffs Boys’ Ranch,
Hahira, on Sunday, February 2.
The dedication address will be'
given at 2:30 p.m. It will be pre
ceded by a barbecue at 1:00 p.m.
The Georgia Sheriffs Boys’
Ranch will be commemorating a
milestone in the brief history of
the Ranch. Construction has just
been completed on the largest ex
panion program ever undertaken
at the Ranch, which has more
than doubled the facilities and
hoy capacity.
Total cost of the new construc
tion, which includes the J. T.
Crawford Memorial Cottage, John
Maples Memorial Cottage, Amer
ican Legion Cafeteria, Adminis-
Talmadge Backs
Electoral Vote I
System Reform
Georgia’s U. S. Sen. Herman E.
Talmadge has thrown his support,
behind electoral reform legisla-j
lion that would abolish the pres-I
ent system and provide for count
ing electoral votes on a propor
tional basis.
The senator called electoral col-i
lege form “imperative and press- \
ing business,” and announced his
cosponsorship of a proposed con-J
stitutional amendment drafted by;
Sen. Sam J, Irving Jr., D.-N.C. I
Talmadge, although declaring a
need to eliminate the “winner-:
take-all” electoral vote system, ■
said he opposed deciding presi- J
dential elections by direct pop
ular vote and regarded a new,
system of dividing electoral votes:
on a proportionate basis as “more |
practical, equitable, and more in
tt’he best interest of the individual,
states.""
Tlhc proposed amendment
Would provide for allotting to,
each candidate the proportionate ■
sttore of each state’s electoral vote ‘
.•acvimiSw 1® fth® ratio of popular |
vitte the candidate received in !
the state.
"This would give each voter a )
meaningful voice in the presi
dwi’ial election,” Sen. Talmadge
noted
Each state, under the proposal,
would have a number of electoral
votes equal to the number of rep
■ resent at ives in Congress to which ,
it is entitled, and in the event no |
•candidate received 40 per cent of )
‘the national total electoral votes.(
one of the top two candidates ।
would be selected by the House ,
and Senate in joint session, with ।
•each senator and each represen
tative having one vote, the sen- I
ator explained.
This provision would abolish
the state unit rule that now gov
erns the determination of con
tested elections that go to the
House.
"The present electoral college
system served a useful purpose
an the past but, in my judgment,
it has now outlived its useful
ness,” Sen. Talmadge declared.
“It gives undue influence to pop
ulous pivotal states and encour
ages candidates to ignore the
smaller states, as well as pro
moting bloc voting by groups
that can sometimes swing the en
tire electoral vote of a large
state.”
Referring to the proposal for
a direct popular vote. Talmadge
said this system would detract
from the “identity and integ
rity of the individual states that
is so important" to the federal
government concept.
"Moreover, it is patently im
practical because it would be vir
tually impossible to secure rati
fication of a direct vote amend
ment by three-fourths of the state
legislatures,” he asserted.
i trator’s Home and Guest Facility,
and new water system, is approx
imately $200,000.
The two new cottages doubled
the number of cottages from two |
'to four and boy capacity from!
■34 to 70.
James A. “Bud” Cody, Admin
istrator of the Ranch, stated, “The
'tremendous growth and improve-1
ments made at the Ranch during j
the past year were made possible,
through years of hard work and ;
the generosity of thousands of j
Georgians. The $50,000 contribu- j
lion from J. T. Crawford, how-1
ever, was the ‘shot in the arm’j
which we needed to encourage,
others to help us in this worthy
undertaking, and we are deeply
: indebted to this gentleman for
our success.”
The public is invited to attend
I the dedication ceremonies which
will begin at 2:30 p.m. and the
(barbecue at 1:00 p.m. The bar
( becue is being provided by friends
| of the Ranch for this special and
। memorative occasion.
Lane Picked For
(Fitness Council
Gov. Lester M. Maddox has ap
pointed State Rep. Dick Lane of
East Point as Georgia represen
[ tative on the President’s Council
'on Physical Fitness and Sports.
The governor’s appointment
was in response to a letter from
। Capt. James A. Lovell, the Apol
-110 8 astronaut, who is Presi- i
। dent Richard M. Nixon’s consult
ant on physical fitness and sports.
The fitness council was created I
|by the late President John F.
I Kennedy to help prod Americans
out of lazy habits that lead to
; flabby muscles.
• Lane, a Republican, is a former
। football player and a karate ex
pert. He currently is recreation
director for the City of East
: Point.
Irvin Seeks To j
Aid All Georgia
In New Ag Post
Thomas T. Irvin, more popular-1
ly known as Tommy Irvin, served |
with distinction as Gov. Lester |
j G. Maddox’s executive secretary |
! from April, 1967, until Jan. 21. j
1969.
Prior to that he served with 1
■ distinction as Habersham Coun-:
j tv’s representative in the Geor-:
■ gia General Assembly for four [
(consecutive terms (1956-1966).
Now Tommy Irvin is Georgia's
Commissioner of Agriculture —
I the first new one since 1955. He
i succeeded Phil Campbell, a long
) time Democrat who switched to
) the Republican Party, and now
'is U. S Undersecretary of Agri-
U culture in the Nixon administra
, tion.
' After the 39-year-old Maddox
1 ! appointee was sworn in as agri
.. culture commissioner. Irvin said:
- I “I'm going to try to be a com
•) missioner of agriculture all Geor
- > gians can be proud of ." One of
- ■ his first acts in office, he said.
? । will be to travel around the state
- j meeting with farm leaders to
s! learn their problems.
-i In appointing him to the agri-
J; cultural post. Gov. Maddox said
i this about Tommy Irvin:
r i "He has been one of the most
? ’ able and dedicated men I have
t known in my life. He has always
- i been able to take whatever I’ve
t thrown at him. When given dis
-1 ficult decisions to make, he has
I always been found capable. I
- i have never been able to overload
- j him.
- j "I believe that his keen busi
- i ness sense and his dedication to
eithe people of Georgia make him
| highly qualified for this position.
WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE. ALAMO, WHEELEB COUNTY, GEORGIA
I; I have no doubt that we will
11 serve as ably as Commissioner of
Agriculture as he has in his. many
other appointive and elective of
fices.”
The Veterans
Corner
EDITOR’S NOTE: Below are
i authoritative answers by the Vet
;erans Administration to some of
I the many current questions from
। former servicemen and their fam
! ilies. Further information on vet-
I erans benefits may be obtained
at any office.
Q —l have been waiting to file
(my 1968 income tax return until
1 1 receive a statement from the i
I Veterans Administration as to the ’
(amount of service-connected com
-1 pensation I was paid last year.
When may I expect this state
ment?
A—Since your service-connect
ed disability compensation is not
taxable, you will not receive any
statement from VA and need not
delay filing your return. As a
matter of fact, veterans’ benefits
generally are exempt from tax
ation and need not be reported
;on income tax returns. Among
! these exempt veterans’ beenfits
are pension payments, educational
assistance allowances, grants for
specially-equipped homes and
jears for the severely disabled, and
(payments to surviving depend-
I ents of deceased veterans. The
(only reportable item is the inter
| est earned on G. I. insurance
i dividends left as deposit or credit
(with VA. This interest is not con-
Isidered a veteran’s benefit and
I must be reported as income. Vet-
I erans were advised on the anni
versary date of their policy in
1968 of the amount of interest
their policy earned for the year.
Q—l neglected to have some
needed dental work done while
in the Army because I was an
xious to get out of service. Can
I get treatment from the Veter
ans Administration? I have been
out of service three months.
A—Under a new VA policy, a |
veteran may receive such treat-
I ment, without regard to support
| ing military records, if he ap
| plies within six months after re
lease from service, and if it is
determined professionally within
eight months after separation that
the condition is service-connect-1
ed. With supporting military rec- i
ords, a veteran may receive VA
dental treatment for service-con
nected conditions during the first
year after release from service.
IT’S A FACT!
The best way to get a job done |
is to start. And this includes those
jobs you have been putting off
for such a long time.
LEGALS
STATE OF GEORGIA
WHEELER COUNTY
IN THE COURT OF ORDINARY
OF SAID STATE AND COUN-
j TY:
IN RE: PETITION TO PROBATE
IN SOLEMN FORM THE
LAST WILL AND TESTA-.
MENT OF MRS. ABBIE
ARMSTRONG, DECEASED.
A petition having been filed by
WILLIAM E. KEENE, as Execu
i tor, to probate in Solemn Form
ithe Last Will and Testament of
: Mrs. Abbie Armstrong, late of
[said State and County, the same
Jto be heard by the Court of Or-
Idinary of said State and County
[on the 31st day of January, 1969,
[at 10:00 o’clock A. M., an order of
■ 'service by publication having
। been granted by said Court on
: the 20th day of December. 1968.
. । notice of said proceedings is here
. [by given to:
NAME ADDRESS
U Robert Keene. Morriston, Flor
■ [ ida
■ j Major Benjamin H. Beden-
Jbaugb. 2510 W. Cluster- Street.
(Tampa. Florida
G John Long Adams, 7215 Keller
-■Street. Houston. Texas
: ' Bert Anthony Adams, Lees
- ville, Louisiana
Billie Elizabeth Adams, c/o
f Mrs. Beverly Bash, 15 Broadmoor
. Courts. Alexandria, Louisiana
? I Mrs. Elizabeth Adams. 1597
r I Fernando Drive. Tallahassee.
Florida
Elizabeth Raymondine Adams.
1 1597 Fernando Drive. Tallahassee.
( Florida
t i Patricia Ann Adams. 1597 Fer
e t nando Drive, Tallahassee. Flor
s ida
e Mrs. Pearl Fillipo. 2203 Soul
- Drive. Jacksonville, Florida
s Mrs. R. L. Roughton. 706 Wood
I Street. Tampa. Florida
d Audrey Allen, Tennessee
Heirs at Law of Walter Emory
i- Bedenbaugh. names, addresses
o | ages and relationships to decedent
n | unknown.
i. * Heirs at Law of Charles D. Bed-
1 enbaugh, names, addresses; ages
f and relationships to. decedent un
' known.
' | and, to all and singular the heirs
! of the said Mrs. Abbie Armstrong,
I deceased, known, unknown and
| whose legal residences are in
. doubt.
I You and each of you are here-1
i by commanded to be and appear '
!on the 31st day of January, 1969, ;
,| at 10:00 o’clock A. M., before,
: said Court, to file objections if j
J any you have in said matter, oth-;
, : erwise said Will will be admitted j
to record as prayed.
WITNESS, the Honorable D. N. I
Achord, Ordinary of said Court,
this 20th day of December, 1968.
/s/ D. N. Achord.
Ordinary and Ex-Officio
Clerk of the Court of Or
dinary of Wheeler County,
Georgia
38-4t[
IN THE COURT OF ORDINARY
FOR THE COUNTY OF
WHEELER, STATE
OF GEORGIA
IN RE: APPLICATION OF MRS.
CLIFFORD W. HARVILLE,
ALSO KNOWN AS MRS. A.
J. HARVILLE. SR., FOR Ai
YEAR’S SUPPORT OUT OF
THE ESTATE OF A. J. HAR
VILLE, SR., DECEASED.
The appraisers upon application
of Mrs. Clifford W. Harville,
widow of A. J. HARVILLE. SR.,
deceased, for twelve (12) months'
support for herself, having filed
their return, this is to notify the ;
next of kin and the creditors of the
said A. J. HARVILLE, SR., de
ceased, to show cause, if any they
have, why said application should
not be granted at the regular
January Term, 1969, of the Court
of Ordinary of said County, being
the time when said application
will be heard.
WITNESS my hand and official
signature, this the 6th day of
January, 1969.
/s/ D. N. Achord,
Ordinary of Wheeler
County, Georgia
E. Herman Warnock
Attorney At Law
| P. O. Drawer C
Mcßae, Georgia 31055
IN THE COURT OF ORDINARY
FOR THE COUNTY OF
WHEELER, STATE
OF GEORGIA
IN RE: ESTATE OF ADELE J.
ELAM, DECEASED. PETI
TION FOR ORDER OF NO
ADMINISTRATION NECES
SARY.
TO ALL CREDITORS AND ALL
OTHER INTERESTED PER
SONS OF THE ESTATE OF
ADELE J ELAM, DE
CEASED.
You are hereby required to
show cause before the Court of
Ordinary to be held at the Court
house in said County on the First
Monday in February, 1969, why
the petition of Frances Githens,
an heir at law of the said ADELE
।J. ELAM, setting out that the
[said ADELE J. ELAM died intes- j
tate in the County of Wheeler, j
State of Georgia, and that the said ;
estate owes no debts, and that .
the heirs at law of the said I
ADELE J. ELAM have agreed [
upon a division of said estate, and
praying for an order finding that
no administration upon said es
tate is necesary. should not be
granted and said Order entered.
This Bth day of January, 1969 s !
/s/ D. N. Achord.
Ordinary of Wheeler
County, Georgia
i E. Herman Warnock
i Attorney At Law
■P. O Drawer C
■'Mcßae. Georgia 31055
• i
UTHE SUPERIOR COURT FOR
1 THE COUNTY OF WHEELER,
STATE OF GEORGIA
ADA HUGHES BULLOCK.
Plaintiff
-j WILBERT BEN TRAVIS.
Defendant
-1 CIVIL ACTION FILE NO. MD
■ ■ ADOPTION OF WILBERT
CLARENCE TRAVIS,
i- ( LIDA MAE TRAVIS.
THOMAS BRITT TRAVIS
and ROBERT LEE TRAV
IS
a TO WILBERT BEN TRAVIS,
r THE DEFENDANT, GREETING:
You are hereby notified that
7 ADA HUGHES BULLOCK, of
’• Route 2. Box 225. Alamo, Geor
gia 30411, has filed a petition to
>. adopt Wilbert Clarence Travis,
h Lida Mae Travis, Thomas Britt
Travis and Robert Lee Travis in
- the Superior Court of Wheeler
'- County, Georgia, that being the
Court in which said cause is pend
d ing. You are further notified that
said Court has set a hearing at
d the Wheeler County Courthouse
of Alamo. County of Wheeler,
e Georgia on the 28th day of March,
y 1969. at 10:00 o’clock AM. to de
s, termine whether your consent to
it such adoption should be dispensed
with and to determine that the
I- ‘ prayers of said Petitioner are to
; be granted and said children or
dered adopted as prayed, and un
ss you appear as hereby ordered
in said proceedings on or before
the day specified for such hear
ing, you will be deemed to have
consented to the granting of the
adoption prayed for in the peti
tion on file in these proceedings
(and as above styled.
WITNESS the Honorable James
18. O’Connor, Judge of said Court,
i this the 20th day of December,
11968.
/s/ L. R. Clark,
Clerk of Superior Court of
Wheeler County, Georgia
■E. Herman Warnock
Attorney At Law
P. O. Drawer C
Mcßae, Georgia 31055
Petitioner s Attorney
APPLICATION TO REGISTER
A BUSINESS TO BE CON
DUCTED UNDER A TRADE
NAME
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF FULTON
CHEVRON OIL COMPANY, a
corporation organized and exist
ing under the laws of California
with an office and place of doing
business on the 18th Floor, Ful
lton National Bank Building, At
lanta, Georgia, does hereby cer
tify that it is conducting a busi-1
ness- in the County of Wheeler, i
State of Georgia, under the name ]
of
STANDARD OIL COMPANY, ;
a division of CHEVRON OIL I
COMPANY, d/b/a “STANDARD i
OIL COMPANY"
and that the business conducted ■
or to be conducted consists of all ।
phases of the petroleum business, (
including but not limited to, re-;
fining, sales at retail and whole
sale of all petroleum and perto
chemical products, as well as
tires, batteries and all other in
. cidental automotive accessories
and services, and any other law-1
ful business. ;
This statement is made in con-:
formity with Georgia Code An
notated S 106-301 (Ga. Laws 1929,
p. 233, as amended) which re
quires the filing of such state- [
ment with the CTerk of the Su
perior Court of this County.
This 2 day of January, 1969.
CHEVRON OIL COMPANY
By /s/ J. L. Tribble
Assistant Division Sales
Manager
P. O. Box 1706
Atlanta, Georgia 30301
Sworn to and subscribed before,
me this 2 day of January, 1969.
Dianna C. Parker
Notary Public, Georgia State
at Lai>ge
My Commission Empires Mar.
15, 1971.
Filed in Clerk's Office, Super
ior Co»urt of Wheelter County,
I
To Honor Old Glory...
IjMaritidr— ■_ - _
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. . . You need not write a poem as
Francis Scott Key did, when he saw
“The Star Spangled Banner" still wav.ng
“by the dawn’s early light” during the
IS 14 siege of Fort McHenry.
Your tribute can take a simpler form.
Introduce your students to U.S. Savings
Stamps, which give vivid meaning to the
values of good citizenship and teach
thrift that pays both personal and patri
otic dividends. A filled stamp album may
be exchanged for a Series E Bond—
which now pays a new higher rate of
4.25% when held to maturity.
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SHARE IN FREEDOM
U.S. Savings Stamps
j. anc |
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□
5
e j ’ Gofermnent not pay for thie advertisement. It is presented as a publie
3 ‘ cooperation with tile Treasury Department and The Advtrtisinff Council.
-! Georgia, this 4th day of January,'
- IMS:
1 L, R. Clark.
; Clerk, Superior Court of
Wheeler County, Georgia.
a "
COURT OF ORDINARY,
a !
J WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA
Ta any Creditors and All Parties
Si , T „
at Interest:
, I Regarding Estate of Precilla
Watson, deceased, formerly of the
; County of Wheeler, State of Geor-:
I gia, notice is hereby given that ।
■ Doretha Woodard,an heir at law
f lof the said deceased has filed ap
[ plication with me to declare no
! Administration necessary.
Said application will be heard
;at my office Monday, February
• 3, 1969. at 10:00 o’clock A.M., and
; if no objection is made an order
[ will be passed saying no Admin
-1 ■ istration is necessary.
■: January 7, 1969.
' D. N. Achord, Ordinary.
Notice
i General Motors Acceptance;
1 Corporation will sell at public
sale for cash on 2-11-69 at 11 A.M.
1 J. P. Morrison, Jr.—Glenwood, |
Georgia 65 ADM Stereo and Ra-J
dio C0mb—1777003 one N RCA
TV—A777023 N 65 Frig. Ref 86A-!
39641, N6B DCDAN Gas Dryer
( 125A2784 Serial number N 67
; King Gas Heater, 282-77, and 67 ;
ITV Antenna. GMAS' reserves the I
: right to bid at such sale. 43-2 t [
Mistletoe State [
Park Slated For
New Facilities
Contract has been let for db-!
velopment of Mistletoe State PkrfcJ
in Columbia Courrty and the new:
I facilities are expected to be com-!
; pleted by late this summer; it I
was announced by State Pbrfcs'
Director J®hn L. Gordon. Con
struction work will begin im-1
mediately.
j Improvements include tent |
campsites with water and’ efec
' trical facilities, parking areas and j
: drives, bathing beach and' bath-1
ihouse, rest stations, tackle box-1
iconcession stand, and 5 comfort'
: stations.
Tire 1.920-acre park, easily ac- :
jcessable via U. S. Highway 221 I
•an<i Georgia 150, and also byway i
sjof f-20 west out of South Caro-i
.ilina, is located about 10 miles!
I from Appling on the shores of
:, 78,000-acre Clark Hill Reservoir, i
! “Before too long now," ob-;
. served the parks director, “ang- [
fers will be able to combine the
-Ipleasure of a visit to Mistletoe)
. with that of hooking large-1
FRIDAY. JANUARY 31, 1969
1 mouth black bass, bream, crap
pie, rainbow trout or channel cat
fish from the well-stocketf reser
voir.”
Further information about the
park and its new facilities may
be obtained from Park Superin
tendent Roger Bennett, Rbute 1,
Appling, Ga. 30523.
j
SI,OOO To Be Awarded
To Student Winner Os
Handicapped Essay
An award of SI,OOO will be
made to the eleventh or twelfth
: grade student who submits the
“Ability Counts” winning report
in. contest sponsored by the Pres
ident’s Committee on Employ
; ment «f the Handicapped. The
1969 competition invites juniors
and seniors to submit a report of
! 750 words or less on the subject
; “What Every Employer Should
Know About Handicapped Work
! ers:”'
; The Georgia student’s report
that is selected for first place in
( the State will automatically re
[ceive SIOO and will be given an
i expense-paid trip to Washington,
)D. C., according to Jack P. Nix,
Stare Superintendent of Schools.
Both the statewide and national
; contests have five cash awards
! for reports considered as out
! standing. The top five entries al
j so will receive parchments signed
I by the president and' their schools
| will be presented plaques. Dead
. line for entires- is Feb. 28.
I Contest rules are available from
! H. E. Van Orden, Executive Sec
> retary. Governor’s Committee,.
! Room 103, State Office Building,
Atlanta. 30334.
Last year, four Georgia high
schools received recognition from
the President’s Committee for
their participation in this event,
Atlanta’s North Fulton High
School, Thomasville High School,
Pelham High School and Smy
rna’s Campbell High St-hool.
North Fulton High School’s win
: ner, C. Ann Prescot, placed first
! in the State contest.
The “Ability Counts” competi
; tion is approved by the National
: Catholic Edu-eation Association
! and the Georgia High School As-
I sociatforr.
Classified Ads
FOR SALE — House known as
W. G. Hartley's home and ad
joining vacant lots with large
pecan trees. For information
contact Mrs. Olin Hartley,
Wrightsville, Ga. or local' in
formation call Logan 8-4771.
27-4 t
Tc-ith par'itimi:’:-;
on Savings Ll.imp :':.y in y ~:r ci;. ,-
room, and help ea-.i: ‘..J;: .c aa
active interest in gov ernm :nt. li pi.-t
that money leaned to America b. :ks our
freedom wherever it is ch. liengcd, while
producing generous rewards for the
saver.
A wallet card, reproducing Old Glory
and bearing “A Pledge to My Country”
on the reverse, is an added incentive for
new savers to join in Stamp Day. When
albums are exchanged for Bonds, a per
sonal certificate is awarded.