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DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Mrs. May S.
McAllister
Funeral Services for Mrs. May
Sikes McAllister, 90, who died
Friday after an extended illness,
were held Saturday, May 3, at 11
a.na. at the Thomas-Wainwright
Funeral Home Chapel in Hazle
hurst.
The Rev. Richard Altman of
•ficiated with burial in the Hazle
hurst Cemetery.
Mrs. McAllister was a native
‘O/t Wheeler County and had lived
in Hazlehurst for a number of
years. She was a member of the'
Vidalia Methodist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, I
Mrs. M. B. Hostetter of Savan-!
ah; a son, Sam McAllister, Jr.
of Walterboro, S. C.
Thomas - Wainwright Funeral
Home was in charge.
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Mrs. Tommie Brown |
Funeral services for Mrs. Tom-;
mie Lofton Brown, 79, who died
Sunday at the Burke County Hos
pital following a lengthy illness
were held Wednesday at 3 p.m.]
at the Harris and Smith Funeral
Home Chapel in Mcßae.
The Rev. C. M. Butler and the i
Rev. H. C. Miller officiated with I
burial at the Little Rock Ceme-|
tery.
Mrs. Brown was a native of
Wheeler County.
Survivors include six daugh-!
ters, Mrs. Leroy O’Quinn of[
Waynesboro, Mrs. Hez Pope and
Mrs. Russell Lancaster both of'
Savannah, and Mrs. William!
.'Henry Coleman and Mrs. Murry |
Crawford, both of Helena, Mrs ;
Perde Demirgiam of Miami.
Harris & Smith Funeral Home [
was in charge.
J. W. Sheffield
Funeral services for J. W. Shef
field, 39, of Milan, who died Mon
day in the Telfair County Hos
pital were held Wednesday at 3[
pjn. from the Sweet Home Bap- [
list Church.
The Rev. Floyd Bohannon of- i
Jicated with burial in the church
.cemetery
Mr. Sheffield was a native of[
Dodge County and a member of;
the Sweet Home Baptist Church
He was employed by the Jones!
Lumber Co. of Milan.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.,
J. W. Sheffield of Milan, three I
sons, Carl, Benny and Mark, all
of Milan; three sisters, Mrs. Edna ■
Flanders, Mis. Alice Perdue both ।
of Cochran, and Mrs. Bernice;
Howell of Mass.; four brothers, I
What's Happening
Down on the Farm
The cost of local government is
rising sharply across the nation
and in Georgia. The bulk of taxes
for local government is obtained
from property tax. The trend in
cost of local government in the!
nation has been upward ever
since 1967.
Across the nation, the property]
‘tax accounted for $25 billion of;
the $29 billion which went into
focal tax coffers in 1967. This in-i
dicates the weight of taxation for i
local government carried by the
property tax. And in 1969, across) ।
die nation, the property tax to-''
tai is expected to be S3OO billion. ■ ■
Farmers are among the largest i!
owners of property due to the ]
nature of their occupation. Earm- j 1
era must have land in order to: ।
farm. By the same token, a small-1 ]
er and smaller percentage of the I'
total population make their living' ।
from the land. Across the nation' ]
Jess than 6 per cent of the pop- ■ 1
illation engage in farming as an; <
occupation. !]
That property (land) carries aI ]
disparity of burden may be seen | 1
when one accepts the fact that !1
the existing base carries little re-']
lationship to income or ability to?
pay
Even though agriculture owns; ]
a large portion of the local tax; ]
source base from which local gov- 1
emment obtains funds for stead- <
Uy rising cost of local government ]
—the truth is that farmers, them- 1
selves across the nation have a ।
per capita income of $1,717 com- ]
pared to a non-farm per capita ]
income of $2,636.
Thus, the major source of cost ।
of local government is carried the : ]
far less percentage of the popula- 1
tion (6%) when the income of that ।
same 6 percent group on a per ]
capita basis is much below the 1
larger percentage population. ।
The issue is not exactly one of ]
rural versus urban. Some 55 per ]
cent of the nation’s total popu- i
lation is labeled as rural.
Wilkins Sheffield, Archie Shef
field, Charlie Sheffield and Acie
Sheffield all of Eastman.
Horne Funeral Home of East
' man was in charge.
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Mrs. Van Dent
Culverhouse
; Mrs. Vann Dent Culverhouse,
78, of Mcßae, died Friday, May [
J 2, in the Telfair County Hospital,
i following a long illness. Grave
! side services were held Sunday
at 3:00 p.m., from the Knoxville
. i Methodist Church, with the Rev.
J. W. Herndon officiating, assist
ed by Elder R. T. Hancock of
Ft. Valley.
i Pallbearers were nephews, Rob
jert C. Dent, Wiley Dent, and J.
। William Dent of Macon, Paul
Dent of Hawkinsville, Dupree
; Dent of Ft. Valley, • and Jack
I Dent of Roberta.
। Mrs. Culverhouse was born in
i Crawford County on May 25, 1890
| the daughter of the late Emma
Jane Hooks and Sidney W. Dent.
She was married to the late Rob
ert Hall Culverhouse, Jr., on May
>l7, 1917 in Crawford County and
; was a member of the Primitive
Baptist Church.
Survivors include three daugh
[ters, Mrs. Josephine Hester of Ta- !
! coma, Washington, Mrs. Sarah C. '
1 Marshall of Roanoke Rapids, N. 1
[C„ and Mrs. Bob Mann of Me- 1
I Rae; two sons, S/Sgt. William ■
i Culverhouse of Hyannis Port, ;
[Mass., and Major (Ret.) Robert
; Culverhouse of Columbus; one ;
I sister, Mrs. E. G. Fountain of Ft.
[Valley; one sister-in-law, Mrs. W. 1
[S. Dent of Ft. Valley; and 19
grandchildren.
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Questions Answered
For Local Farmers
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What are the limiting factors
in soybean production? How can
you increase average yields by
ten bushels and thereby probably
[ double net profits?
These are just a couple of the
| many questions that will be an
[swered in the new Extension
; Service soybean program coming
। to Wheeler County.
J David H. Williams, Wheeler Co.
■ Agent, announced recently that
[“Soybeans for Cash.” an in-depth
| type program, is designed to show
i producers more about principles
lof growth of the soybean plant.
I This will permit farmers to bet
[ter recognize limiting factors and
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WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE, ALAMO, WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA
how to correct them.
The instructional phase of the
program is fourfold. Mr. McKin
non said. These four steps include
soils, growth and development,
pest control and harvesting, stor
age and marketing. Instruction in
these areas will be given by qual
ified specialists assisting the
. county agent.
In the present day of fast mov
ing technology, it is necessary for
successful farmers to keep abreast
of the latest developments, Mr.
McKinnon said. Educational pro-
I grams of this type is just one of
the functions of the county Ex
tension Service Office, he added.
Soil Stewardship
Week
Jimmy James
District Conservationist
You are encouraged to take
note of the special features this
week concerning the annual ob
servance of Soil Stewardship
Week.
This is a magnificent land we
live in and call America. Its va
riety, its beauty, and its ability
to help protect and help feed a
large portion of the world’s peo- [
pie is almost unbelievable.
In all of its majesty and great
ness it is ours. It is ours to love, I
honor and protect. It is ours to [
nurture and conserve in order
that those who come after us in
all the years ahead can enjoy its
abundance too.
Life itself depends upon the [
soil. Can there be a greater bless- [
ing? This is a good time to be !
reminded of the fact that Amer
ica does not really belong to us.
It is God’s and we are only his
stewards. Let's resolve this week
that we will not shirk our respon
sibility. We will pass it on to our
children and our children’s chil
dren in such a condition that it
will also be able to meet their |
needs.
It is a land that possesses values
that are yet unmeasured. As such |
it is deserving of a new and much ;
greater regard as a golden and |
irreplacable treasure. Let us give
it such regard as this.
Georgia has the biggest known [
tree in each of six species in the
United States, according to for
esters with the Cooperative Ex
tension Service. The trees and
their county locations are: buck
eye, Union County: pond cy
press, Echols; winged elm, Ful
ton; Oglethorpe oak, Oglethorpe;
Avoid Poisoning
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By Rebecca M. Walker
Here are a few tips I would like [
to pass along to Wheeler County I
homemakers on ways to prevent,
food poisoning.
Don’t let raw poultry or meat ;
come in contact with other foods,
especially foods to be eaten raw
or lightly cooked.
Before you handle or prepare
other foods, thoroughly wash your
hands and any equipment that
comes into contact with raw meat
or poultry.
Keep your kitchen counter
clean.
Keep foods properly refriger
ated, especially “Prepared” foods
such as potato salad, precooked
ham and custards.
Keep cooked foods very hot or
very cold—don’t hold them for
long periods at room temperature.
Don’t buy cracked or dirty eggs.
If you can fruits, vegetables or
other foods at home, be sure to
sterilize them properly. Check
by my office for detailed informa-:
tion on home canning of foods.
Don’t use canned foods if the
cans are swelled or bulged or the
contents have an off odor.
ANOTHER USE
Plastic shower curtains no lon-;
I ger nice enough for bathrooms
| duty may still be useful as covers[
[ for outdoor furniture and grills.
Just machine-wash them in soap
or detergent suds, along with a '
couple of bath towels which serve;
to rub the plastic clean. Remove 1
I the curtains before the final spin.!
iAllow to drip dry and cut them'
Ito size. If desired, glue weights
around the edgs to hold the cov
ers down when the wind blows.
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SCRUB DOWN
Does your child show up at din-'
ner with “maps” on his arms
where soap and water dribbled \
when his hands were washed? '
[Then it’s time to teach him the
Red Cross method for “washing
I down.” Doctors and scientists and >;
I lab technicians also have to scrub [:
| off dirt and germs by washing
j downwards from the elbow to;;
fingertips. >
It won’t hurt a child to know
that Supercleanliness is a rule on!
[ ships and spacecraft as well as in,
factories and hospitals.
This might also be a good time!
to teach your child what a “ship
shape” bathroom is. If he has
really washed the dirt down the;:
drain, it won’t show up on the”
towel or the bathroom fixtures. :'
The best careers have high
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[standards of cleanliness, so he
! might as well make it second na
iture to scrub and keep the sur
'roundings tidy.
IT'S A FACT!
Contentment is about eight
parts laziness.
Never Too Late
A thirty - eight - year-old-man
who dropped out of school when
he was fourteen has been award
ed a scholarship at Oxford Uni
versity. The enterprising individ
ual began his come back six years
previously when he returned to
the school he had left in his early
[teens. He returned, however, as a
caretaker rather than as a stu
dent. So he decided to use all his
spare time in making up for the
education he had missed.
The correspondence courses
that he took enabled him to win
the award as well. “I was abso
lutely astonished when I received
the news,” he said. “I took the
! correspondence courses before I
decided to have a go at the schol
arship, but I never thought I had
[a chance.”
You may be able to help one
[drop-out return to school or to
keep a young person from quit
ting school. You can point out to
him that, by fully developing
[one’s God-given talents, a person
[not only experiences self-fulfill
ment, but he is better fitted to
be of service to others. What is
; more, he gives praise to the
; Creator who placed in him this
potential for development.
“Be renewed in the spirit of
[your mind, and put on the new
man.” (Ephesians 4:23)
Help me be diligent. Holy
j Spirit, in putting to good use the
abilities you have entrusted to
me.”
Hospital Patients
The following patients were ad
mitted to the Telfair County Hos
pital last week: Mary B. Conley,
; Terrell Lewis, and Sadie E.
[Thompson of Rt. 1, Milan; Mary
McDonald, Barbara Jean Stud
istill, and Ophelia Mullis, of East
man; Ronnie Selph, Dorothy Joy
ner, Bobby Stevenson, Eliza Duke
Hobbie and Henry Brown of Mc-
Rae.
Montine Selph of Rt. 2, Milan;
I Harry Powell, of Rt. 1, Rhine;
[Joan Selph, and Flaxie Bell Lew
is of Rt. 2, Mcßae; Edith Butler,
of Mt. Vernon; Pauline Yawn,
and Eudell Reaves of Rhine; Lar
ry Peacock, and Jureline Burch of
Rt. 1, Helena.
Lillian Burrow of Abbeville;
Jewel B. Taylor, of Rt. 1, Mc-
Rae; Betty Pollard of Helena.
Millie Cox, John H. Clark, and
LaVanna Cravey of Milan; Vera
Webb of Jacksonville; Julia B.
Smallpiece of Ailey.
Pauline Brown, of Lumber
City; Monroe Butler, of Chaun
cey; Elise Upshaw of Cadwell;
Shirley Patterson, Walter M.
Pope, and Jerry F. McGhee of
Glenwood; Nellie Ruth Fulford,
William Dennis Allen, Ellen
Heights, John Heath, and Mag
gie Holiday of Alamo .
SCOTLAND
Mrs. H. S. Wimberly and Em
mett McMillan visited Mrs. Lu
cile Kemp in Glenville, Sunday.
Mrs. C. K. Colson visited her
father Gorden Veal in Oconee,
recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Miller
and children and Mr. and Mrs.
Kennon Ashley enjoyed a picnic
at the park Sunday.
The guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. ;
T. Ashley Sunday were, Mr. and I
Mrs. Kirkus of Eastman, and Mrs. [
Doris Holmes and daughter Lisa. [
Mr. and Mrs. David McGahee;
had as visitors Sunday their;
brother Jim McGahee and Mrs. [
McGahee of Atlanta, and Mr. and [
Mrs. James Andrew Jordon of [
Moultrie.
Elvie Ashley and sister Mrs. I
Raymond Crumet of Burnetts- [
ville, Ind., spent the week end i
in Alma, visiting relatives.
Mrs. S. R. McMillan of Mcßae ,
Manor, was the spend the day
guest of Mrs. H. S. Wimberly
recently.
Mrs. T. R. Britt of Baxley
spent the day with Mrs. Elvie
Ashley and sister Mrs. A. R. Cru
met recently.
[Textiles: Georgia's Leading Industry
(Editor’s Note: The Georgia Chamber of Commerce has
; proclaimed May 1-June 15 for a “Salute to Georgia Industry.”
; The following article recognizes the contributions made by
’ [ our mighty textile industry.)
Georgia’s economy hangs by a thread—the golden thread
; of its hundreds of textile plants which employ some 114.600
[ persons, making it the state’s No. 1 industry.
“In our nearly 400 plants, fibers are blended, picked,
! carded, drawn, combed, drafted, spun, twisted, wound,
j slashed, warped, woven, knitted or tufted,” noted Georgia
i Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice President Walter
i Cates.
These companies paid out more than $505 million in
wages alone last year, Mr. Cates said.
And here’s what Georgia’s textile workers contributed
[ in turn to the state’s overall economy:
They spent $127 million for food and like products; 5152
million for housing; $48.5 million for clothing and upkeep;
563.3 million on transportation; $27.7 million for medical care;
$26.8 million on recreation; $12.4 million for personal care,
and $42.2 million in local, state and federal taxes.
The industry, in addition to wages, pumped other tre
mendous sums into the general economy, Mr. Cates noted.
Last year, Mr. Cates reported, the state’s textile firms
spent some $175 million for miscellaneous operating supplies
and services, and SBO million in plant expansion construction.
[The industry's transportation bill alone was more than sl2
million.
“The outlook for the textile industry is great for 1969,
with the state’s plants planning to spend some SIOO million
on capital expansion, which is expected to provide jobs for
an additional 2,000 Georgians,” Mr. Cates said.
“The only cloud on the horizon is the increasing flood
of piece goods and garments from low-wage foreign coun
tries,” commented Mr. Cates. “These imports can be a serious
deterrent to expanding our existing textile industry and
could endanger jobs in Georgia.”
In the past five years, American textile production has
increased by about 33 per cent but foreign imports have
grown by 300 per cent.
“And it is almost a one-way street,” Mr. Cates observed.
“About 70 nations virtually prohibit the importation of Amer
ican textiles through high tariffs, taxes and outright bans.
“Hopefully, Congress and the new Nixon Administra
tion will take effective steps to protect this industry which
is so vital to Georgia’s economy.”
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Rev.
William
Smith
Births
SPURGEON WILLIS DENNIS
Sgt. and Mrs. Charles E. Dennis
of Apple Valley, California an
nounce the birth of a son, Spur
geon Willis, born in George Air
Force Base Hospital, Victorville
California on April 27. Mrs. Den
nis is the former Miss Caroline
Powers of Carrollton.
GDIS RICHARD WILLIAMS
Mr. and Mrs. Odis Williams,
THERE IS A POINT beyond which we cannot be pushed. We
have very nearly reached that point. The violent and premeditated
North Korean attack on our unarmed reconnaissance plane is only
one of a series of aggressive actions taken against the United States
by hostile nations.
We have given in. We have compromised our integrity time and
again in the interest of world peace.
But there comes a time when integrity can no longer be sacri
ficed—when we can no longer tolerate such atrocities. We cannot
and must not permit this incident to become another Pueblo affair,
where we permitted North Korea to dictate the settlement and
regained the Pueblo’s crew only by submitting our country to inter
national humiliation.
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THE FACTS OVER the past twenty years bear out the need for
immediate and strong action. In 1950, North Korea's invasion of
South Korea was branded an act of aggression by the United
Nations Security Council. Since the end of that war, North Korea
has consistently violated terms of the 1953 armistice. Even now
North Korea continues to hold as prisoners an undetermined num
ber of American servicemen. In 1968, North Korea forcibly pirated
the USS Pueblo, falsely claiming she had violated her territoriality.
Now North Korea has wilfully downed an unarmed American
plane and murdered thirty-one Americans. North Korea claims that
the plane was over her territory. This is utterly false. American,
Soviet, and North Korean radars all showed the plane a full 90
miles off the coast of North Korea when shot down, and that it
never came closer than 40 miles.
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THE TIME HAS COME for the U. S. to serve notice on North
Korea and all the Communist nations, on the United Nations, and
on all the countries of the world, both large and small, that we do
not intend to idly stand by and watch our ships taken from the sea
and our planes from the air, that there is a limit to our patience
and endurance, and that we are fast approaching that limit.
We will not make aggressive war. Nor can we afford to neglect
the defense and safety of our ships, planes and men against violent
and irresponsible attacks by two-bit countries like North Korea.
I urge strong and immediate action by the President and the Con
gress of the United States to insure this.
(not prepared or printed at government expense)
FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1969
; Jr., of Culberton, announce the
I birth of a son, Odis Richard, born
: in the Telfair County Hospital on
April 29. Mrs. Williams is the
former Miss Beatrice Richardson
lof Newton County.
TRACY LYNN VEAL
Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Veal
| of Helena, announce the birth of
a daughter, Tracy Lynn, born in
the Telfair County Hospital on
! April 29. Mrs. Veal is the former
; Miss Pauline Woodrow of Dodge
: County.
I
Herman Talmadge
REPORTS FROM THE UNITED STATES SENATE