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VOLUME 55
ASC Committee
Nominations Invited
ASC community committees
should always be the farmers
who can best represent their
neighbors, according to J. O. Per
due, Chairman, Agricultural Sta
bilization and Conservation Coun
ty Committee. Slates of nominees
for membership on ASC commun
ity committees have been estab
lished at the ASCS county office.
The community committee elec
tions will be held the third week
in September.
‘‘The committee system is the
backbone of the farm programs,”
the Chairman declared. “Its re
sponsibilities include the conser
vation of natural resources on
farms, the stabilization of agri
cultural commodities, and price
support activities which protect
and improve farm income. We
need the best possible cross-sec
tion of farmers to insure effect
ive administration of the various
measures.”
In Wheeler County, Mr. Perdue
explained, 400 farmers took part
last year in one or more pro
grams administered by the ASC
committees. Funds disbursed un
der the Committees’ supervision
amounted to $366,969.04. Os this
amount $42,502.28 was for price
support loans aimed at increasing
market returns above what farm
ers would receive on an unsup
port market. Included in the
price-support program in the
county are such major commodi
ties as corn, soybeans, oats and
rye.
Last year, also, 2400 acres of
farmland were improved under
the Agricultural Conservation
Program cost-sharing arrange
ment. The total investment in
conservation was about $29,-
589.77. with about half coming
from the participating farmer and
the balance from ACP.
The Chairman pointed out that
lists of eligible voters in each
community are available in the
ASCS County Office. He ex
plained that any local resident
who is eligible to take part in an
ASCS farm program may vote in
the community committee elec
tions, and he may hold office as
a committeeman regardless of
sex. race, color, religion or na
tional origin. Further information
regarding qualifications of com
mitteemen is available at the
ASCS county office.
Farmers who are eligible to
vote in the community committee
elections also have the right to
nominate by petition candidates
for committee membership. A
candidate can be any farmer who
is eligible and who has indicated
that he is willing to serve. Such
petitions, each one nominating
one farmer and signed by six or
more eligible voters, may be filed
at the county office any time be
fore 8-14-69. Eligible votes may
sign as many petitions as they
wish. Additional nominations may
be made by the incumbent ASC
community and county commit
tees. The nominating procedure
seeks to insure fair and impartial
elections by reducing vote splin
tering of minority group candi
dates.
The election of ASC commun
ity committees throughout the
Nation will be held this year dur
ing the third week in September.
In Wheeler County, the elections
will be held by mail September
5 through September 17th, and
ballots returned to the Wheeler
ASCS County Office. Each com
munity election will choose three
community committeemen and
two alternates. The regular mem
bers elected will serve as dele
gates to the county convention,
where farmers will be elected to
fill vacancies on the ASC county
committee.
Legal Holiday
Gov. Lester G. Maddov has pro
claimed Monday, Sept. 1 as a le
gal holiday in Georgia, and all
departments of the state govern
ment and the State Capitol will
be closed on that date. Reason:
It'll be Labor Day.
In issuing the proclamation.
Maddox said the day is a period
for “exceptional vigilance on our
roads and highways ’ and urged
all citizens to observe that day
to protect the lives of others.
Calves born on Georgia farms
during 1968 are estimated at 772,-
000 head. According to the State
Crop Reporting Service, this is a
three percent increase over the
1967 calf crop.
Wheeler County Eagle
ALAMO, WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA 30411 — BOX 385
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MICRO-MESSAGES FOR THE MOON from 74 heads
of state plus four U.S. documents are contained on this
11/2 inch diameter silicon wafer in a Time Capsule left
on the moon by the Apollo 11 astronauts.
The messages were reduced to 1/200th of their origi
nal size by a new information technology process de
veloped by the Sprague Electric Company Semicon
ductor Division, Worcester, Mass.
By etching the micro-messages in an ultra-thin, 4-
millionths of an inch, quartz (silicon dioxide) coating
on the silicon wafer, a record able to withstand the
extreme conditions of space will remain permanently
on the moon to signify the historic event.
The Sprague process allows the pin-head sized mes
sages to withstand temperatures over 1800°F indefi
nitely, something far beyond the abilities of microfilm
and other previous micro-reproduction techniques.
Holland Chevrolet
Company Robbed
Wednesday Night
Holland Chevrolet Company
was entered and robbed sometime
J last Wednesday night or early
J Thursday morning, August 14.
Entry was made through a win
: dow at the rear of the building.
, I From there the burglars removed
>' a plate glass window between the
. back shop and the office of Mr.
r Holland. From there they had ac
। ’ cess to other offices in the build
i ing.
- ■ A small amount of money was
:(removed from one safe, which
f( was said to be a professional job
■। by local police and GBI agents,
i also a small amount of cash was
। taken from the cash register in
hthe parts department.
An undetermined amount of
>; cash and checks were taken from
' a deposit which had been made
’■up, but not deposited in the bank,
5 ’ according to the Mcßae City Po
-1 lice Department. Most of the
’ checks were later found in the
1 : building.
1 ( Investigation is continuing,
r
ASC Co. Committee
Election Convention
r i
Set For August 29th
;: The county convention where
. farmer-chosen delegates will elect
, ■ farmers to fill vacancies on the
[ Wheeler County Agricultural Sta
. bilization and Conservation ASC
. Committee will be held August
29, at 10:00 A.M., according to Mr.
J. O. Perdue, Chairman ASC
, I County Committee, at the Wheel
' er ASCS Co. Office.
The convention will be open to
; the public, and any person inter
• ested in observing the voting pro-
I cedure may attend. However, only
■ farmer delegates to the conven
. tion may participate in the elec
. tion process. Election is by secret
I ballot.
ASC county and community
■: committeemen are in charge of
. the local administration of such
( farm action programs as the Ag
' ricultural Conservation Program,
the Cropland Adjustment Pro
gram, the feed grain program,
the wheat program, the upland
cotton diversion program, acre
age allotments and marketing
quotas.
1 ' The purpose of this convention
is to verify the results of the com-
' mittee elections of 1969.
Youth Arrested In
Mcßae Thursday
; Walter McDuffie, Jr., age 17, of
Rt. 1, Rhine, was arrested Thurs
day, August 14, in connection
with the alleged theft of hubcaps
; and music tapes from several au
. tomobiles in the parking lot of
. Mcßae Products Co., according to
, the Mcßae Police Department.
: He is now out on bond pending
next term of court.
■ FHA Workshop
Wednesday, Aug. 27
At Wheeler Co. High
I The FHA Workshop for plan
ning the program of work of the
1969-70 school term will be held
at 8:30 A.M. Wednesday, August
: 27th in the Wheeler County High
School Home Economics Depart
ment. It usually takes until about
11:30 or 12:00 noon.
Please bring paper, pencil and
I ideas to use for programs, proj
; ects, and activities of the FHA.
We need you to help plan pro
. grams for a successful FHA Pro
.! gram of Work. Interested persons
are invited.
School To Open
August 29ih
Mr. William S. Clark an
nounced today that Friday, Aug
(ust 29th would be the first day
bof school for children. Children
will not attend school on Labor
.Day but will return on Tuesday,
' September 2nd for the second
' day of school. The first day will
be a full day beginning at 8:15
with lunches being served.
It is every important that stu
dents enroll the first day of I
school and attend regularly.
Parents are reminded that
' Georgia law requires that a
■ health certificate be obtained
from the County Health Office
for each child entering Georgia
’ schools for the first time.
Teachers will report for work
Jon Monday, August 25 at 8:00
A M. for four days of planning.
Hospital Patients
The following patients were ad
' mitted to the Telfair County Hos- ■
pital last week: Catherine White, J
Geraldine Seabolt, Doris Stever
■ son, Sam McVey, Rosie R. Pur
vis, Lendon Batten, Adell Smith,
Jerry Sapp, John E. Vaughn, and
Jimmy Dykes of Mcßae; Virginia
Colson, of Eastman; Judy Mc
: Cranie, Mildred Morgan, of
Chauncey; Preston Vaughn, Gail
Dopson, Mike Keen, Phillis
Spires, James M. Brophy, and
Christine Dinkins of Rhine.
; Jessie Howell Mitchell, Brian
I Scott, Ann Brewer, of Lumber
City; Billy Wilson, Viola Wood
ard, H. G. Samples, and Margaret
Holloday of Alamo; Sandra Wil
liams, Rosa Lee Livingston, Pau
line Lane, Faye Beasley, Ella
Roberson, Phoebe Lowery, Mital
da Denise Evans, of Milan; Su
san Cravey, Mary Etta Pollock,
Allan Hancock, Willie L. Lanson,
and Louise W. Bryans of Helena.
Becky Morris, Ann Hayes,
George Miles, Marilyn Miller,
George F. Evans, and Mrs. Eliz
abeth Wallace of Hazlehurst;
Ruel C. Holloway of Tallahassee,
Fla.; Harold Richardson, of Glen
wood; Minnie J. Wallace, and
Julia Bell Smallpiece of Mcßae
(Manor.
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Contentment is about eight
[parts laziness.
Wheeler Co. 4-H'er
Set For Atlanta,
Hope For Chicago
Kenneth Hartley and David
Williams are in Atlanta this week
to participate in the 27th annual
State 4-H Congress. However,
their hopes are for one of the
nearly 40 coveted trips to Nation
al 4-H Congress in Chicago in the
fall.
Kenneth earned his trip to Club
j Congress by winning first place
in his project in the Southcentral
; District contest earlier this year.
; His respective projects are Hous
; ing & Equipment, Electronics,
i Landscaping & Leadership.
| According to Mr. Williams,
; County Extension agent, he
joined nearly 300 other district
j champions from throughout the
j state to vie for the state titles
; and right to represent the state
lat National 4-H Congress.
i State 4-H Congress is one of the
! main highlights of the 4-H year,
I the Extension agent points out.
i In addition to the project compe
i tition which is scheduled for
j Wednesday and Thursday, the
|4-H’ers will have opportunities to
I meet Georgia’s leaders in educa
; tion, industry and government.
; While in Atlanta, the Wheeler
County boy will be special guest
at several banquets and lunch
' eons. On Tuesday, the Georgia
Power Company sponsors a lun
cheon for the 1969-70 State Coun
cil officers and district electronic
land wildlife winners. That eve
jning all delegates to the Con
gress have a banquet hosted by
■ the Citizens & Southern National
‘ Bank. A party follows the ban
■l quet on the roof of the hotel.
' Wednesday’s program features
1 1 a special breakfast given by the
' Savannah Sugar Refining Corpo
! ration and a banquet hosted by
; the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
1 ' And on Thursday Kenneth
■: hopes he will be featured in the
'parade of state winners during
I the annual banquet of the Con-
■ I gross. They will be guests of the
f । Agri-Business ' Club, Atlanta
i Chamber of Commerce. Follow
! ing the program and banquet,
i they will attend a farewell party
as guests of Southeastern District,
Ford Motor Company Tractor and
Implement Operations.
Wheeler County’s delegate to
| the Congress will return to Ala
' mo on Friday.
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Thomas Reunion
Held August 2
I Barnesville News-Gazette
I
I The annual reunion of the
■Thomas family was held on Sat-'
| urday, August 2nd at the old
' I home place, near Milner, the Miss'
| Lois Ranch.
I Mrs. Douglas Thomas and Miss ■
i Elizabeth Thomas were hostesses;
Ito a large gathering of relatives,
■ from Kentucky, Mississippi, Flor-i
। ida, South Carolina, California j
(and all sections of Georgia.
A bountiful picnic lunch was'
1 spread in the shade of towering i
pecan trees. Along with the tra-,
ditional wooden keg of lemonade,
and homemade ice cream.
Mrs. Richard Hartje from Los
Angeles, California, and Miss
| Lois Pope, at the University of
I Tennessee both called to express|
; regrets that they could not be
! present this year, and to wish the
| assembly well.
.! The youngest member present
| this year was Tamsy Caroline,
.I nine months old daughter of Mr
1 and Mrs. Donald Armstrong, of
Atlanta.
There have been six new addi
; tions to the family since last
year. Virginia Caroline, born to
Mr. and Mrs. Joel O’Quinn, of
Washington State, Tamsy Caro-
■ 1 line born to Mr. and Mrs. Donald ’
Armstrong, of Atlanta, Douglas I
Fain 111 born to Dr. and Mrs.
Douglas Thomas II of Jackson,;
I Miss., and Anna Christine, born
। to Mr. and Mrs. James Thomas ’
Jr. of Hattiesburg. Mr. Richard
Hartje married to Miss Virginia
Fain, and Miss Sara Ann Lane
, married to James O’Quinn Jr. i
During the afternoon young- ■
sters got acquainted with each ‘
, other and enjoyed playing foot-;
ball, croquet, hide-and-go-seek,
chess, canasta, and fishing in the 1
. pond, while grownups reminesed;
and caught up on family news.
At the close of the day as each
■ one went their separate way, it I
was surely agreed that “This has
been a Good Day.”
Mrs. L. M. Pope of Alamo, at
tended the reunion.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1969
Patrol Predicts 36 Road Deaths
I Over Long Labor Day Weekend
I
A massive traffic enforcement :
operation —- similar to the one i
' staged during the past Fourth of 1 1
July holiday weekend — will be
I carried out by the Georgia State I
1 Patrol over the long Labor Day
1 I weekend.
In announcing plans to cope !
with the heavy traffic on Geor- j
gia’s highways during the action-I
■ packed, summer-ending holiday I
weekend, Col. R. H. Burson, di-/
•: rector of the Georgia Department ■ ।
■I of Public Safety, warned motor-1
■lists that this will be a “no-holds-I;
barred” crackdown on traffic law-1
; , breakers. State troopers have I
‘ I strict orders to “get tough” if
I need be.
‘ ] The Labor Day holiday period I
■ | officially begins at 6 p.m., Aug.).
■ i 29, and continues to midnight i
i Monday, Sept. I—a total of 781'
' i hours.
‘ i Despite careful safety campaign:
’ planning and an 011-out effort by]
I the patrolmen throughout the en- J
forcement operation to maintain। ।
। safety on the roads, indications j:
are that tragedy will strike—and!:
' strike hard.
For example, after studying/
j past holiday experiences and|
■ present trends in the traffic ■]
’: arena, the patrol predicts that at I
I least 36 persons will be killed and ।
360 others injured in 1,128 acci-!
I dents during the long weekend. I
(Last year during Labor Day’s I
■ 78-hour holiday period 32 per-1'
Isons lost their lives—an all-time |
’ ; record for that particular holiday I
! j weekend—and 390 others were,
I injured in a total of 764 acci- i
’' dents.)
■ I In an effort to turn the tide, |
Nas many as 1,000 patrolmen, GBI■
: I agents, license examiners, radio;
! I operators and agents from other|
Golf Tournament
Held At Little
Ocmulgee Sunday
, i
In the Four Ball Golf Tourna-’
I ment held at Little Ocmulgee i
, State Park Sunday, 104 players/
I participated, with a total of 52:
i teams.
| Winners in each flight were:
I Championship—Robins and Kee-^
; ney of Cordele, winners of the I
: tournament, who shot a 100, 8 un-| |
Ider par; 2nd, Adams of I
I Glenwood, and Culpepper of]
Athens; and 3rd, Hall and Her-^
I rin of Milledgeville.
Ist Flight— Ist, Steward andh
Swann of Macon, who shot a 102; I f
2nd, Collins and Gailly of Macon/
■who shot a 105. Jj
2nd Flight—lst, Selph and Wil- ,
I liams of Macon, who shot a total; (
1108; 2nd, Stype and Miller of (
■Jesup, who shot a total of 111. I,
| 3rd Flight — Ist, Harris and 1 <
'Ward of Mcßae, who shot a 114; 1
j 2nd, Beasley and Kirkland of/
Jesup, who shot a 115. ;t
Golf pro Ray Gentry reported ]
: that the tournament was very | <
' successful and would like to (
thank all participants, D. Q. Har-'
ris, starter, Bo Harris for the 1
tent for the score keepers and ]
Dr. George Callihan, starter and (
score keeper. ; ]
I 1
Governor Urges
Vast Expansion ;;
Os Private Educ. ;
Gov. Lester Maddox has called ]
I for a vast expansion of private | (
education in Georgia and through-1 i
out the nation.
In a recent speech to the Co- j (
I lumbus Rotary Club, the governor
asked the church of Georgia to I (
open their educational buildings ■ j
las private schools to offset what (
he called federal encroachment on ;
ithe public school systems.
“We have thousands of church
■educational buildings in this
; country that are used only a very
(few hours each week, and the
i greatest thing that could happen'
would be for thousands of these I
buildings belonging to the |
churches in Georgia and through-1 (
■ out the nation to be opened as; (
private schools,” he said, adding «
। that increased and stronger •
schools of private education will ’
help public education. 1
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state enforcement agencies will ।
be used in the gigantic safety |
drive. In addition to regular pa- I
। trol cars, unmarked cars, air- 1
plane spotters and the special i
roving “tactical squads” will be
I utilized in rounding up traffic vio
lators, Col. Burson said.
“On top of that,” he safety di-
I rector said, “we’ll have 68 Vascar
: units in operation, 25 more than
we had during the Fourth of July]
'enforcement campaign.” (Vascar
|is a miniature, cigar-box-sized
'speed-timer device placed under
! neath the patrol car dashboard.
I It is reputedly a foolproof instru
ment when it comes to clocking
| speeders going in all directions.) ।
Col. Burson, Lt. Col. L. G. Bell, ]
and Maj. Porter Weaver, the pa-I
; trol’s commanding officer and 1
; chief strategist in mapping the I
I enforcement drive, will direct the I
I huge operation from strategic'
I points throughout the state.
Road checks will be made at ]
! odd hours at unannounced places |
all over Georgia on a 24-hour ba- ■
sis, it was pointed out.
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Georgia Pastors'
School August 25-28
A theology professor, a Chris
tian education specialist, and a
■ nationally known lay renewal
worker will make up the faculty
of this year’s Georgia United
Methodist Pastors’ School.
The four day interracial school |
is scheduled for August 25-28 at
Wesleyan College in Macon. More;
I than 600 pastors from the North I
I Georgia, South Georgia and Geor- ■
I gia Conferences are expected to
I attend the sessions, according to
the Rev. Dan Rice of Decatur.
I dean of the school.
I Dr. K. Morgan Edwards of
] Claremont, California, professor!
I of preaching at Claremont School
lof Theology, will be preacher of;
■the week. Dr. Edwards, who has
'published several books and lec-
I tured on college and university ■
i campuses across the nation, will ।
deliver several lectures and ser-1
: mons on “Clues for Discipleship!
During Revolution.”
। ■
Anderson Family
Reunion August 3
The family and friends of the ;
late Mrs. Cora Allen Anderson;;
met at the home of Mrs. Lewis j
N. Mims on Sunday, August 3, for .
their 6th annual reunion in re
membrance of Mrs. Anderson.
After thanks was returned, all
bountiful dinner was served in-1 ]
side the screened in area. After I
dinner, while sitting around and ■ ]
enjoying the fellowship of each ■ (
other, the oldest of Mrs. Ander- I f
son’s daughters, Mrs. Jessie i
Wooten took the floor and read i
a delightful story we all enjoyed, I ]
titled “Family Reunion” by Clara j
M. Bode. During the day surprise j
snapshots were made of every-1'
I I
one.
Those attending were, Orris; 1
Webb of Bushnell, Fla.; Mr. and j 1
Mrs. W. Z, Wooten, Mr. and Mrs. ■ 1
George Lowery, Mrs. J udy I'
Mimbs, Bubby Mimbs, Mr. and!'
Mrs. Howard Wooten and Mr.;'
and Mrs. Frank Webb of Mcßae;]
Mrs. A. L. Clements of Bruns-1'
wick; Ralph Clements of Atlanta;;
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Anderson I
of Jackson.
Mrs. Geneva DeFoe, John Al- ■
len, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Dunn, i 1
William and Renee, Mr. and Mrs. i ।
Jerry Anderson, Judy and ;
Charles, and Miss Penny Ander- !
son of Hazlehurst; Mrs. Martha :
White, Mrs. Mutt White, Drew, 1
Phyllis, Bobby, Edwin and Sabre
of Baxley; Mr. and Mrs. J. B. •
Bass, Bobby, Buddy and Benny 1
of Alamo; Mrs. Edna Mims, Mrs. I
Lewis Mims, Mr. and Mrs. Ev- ] 1
erette Gordon and Cynthia of ;
Lumber City. !
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DEATHS
Dewey Lee Hester, Sr. - Soper- .
ton 11
John C. Moseley - Uvalda ; <
Crabapples, grown in many |
Georgia yards as ornamental ]
plants, are edible and ideally ;
suited for processing, according '
to horticulturists with the ni- '
versify of Georgia Cooperative 1
Extension Service. । ’
NUMBER 20
Baptist Training
Session At Norman
College Campus
Norman College will be the site
of a church training assembly in
Norman Park August 25-28, spon.--
sored by the Church Training De
j partment of the Georgia Baptist.
] Convention.
Group conferences will empha^-
size work with mentally retarded’
persons, the deaf, and general
church leadership training.
Dr. R. J. Robinson, pastor. First
I Baptist Church, Augusta, will be
; the inspirational speaker. Mike
; Winesett, minister of music and
■ youth, First Baptist Church, Ca
i milla, will direct music.
i The Rev. Charles A. Fanshaw,
I Georgia Baptist minister to the
1 deaf, Cave Spring, will lead a
I conference on how churches may
minister to the deaf in their com-
! munities.
Work with the mentally retard
ed will be discussed by Mrs. Doris
Monroe, consultant for work with
exceptional children and mental
ly retarded, Baptist Sunday
School Board, Nashville, Tenn.
The choir from Gracewood
School for Mentally Retarded,.
Augusta, will sing as a special
feature.
Dr. Albert Cardwell, pastor,
■ First Baptist Church, Macon; and
Forset Watkins, from the Sunday *
School Board training depart
ment, will lead conferences.
A folk musical will De present
i ed by the combined youth choirs
from the First Baptist Churches
, of Albany and Camilla.
Garnie A. Brand, secretary of
'church training, expressed opti
mism that many Baptists in South
Georgia will avail themselves of
this unusual training opportunity
in their area.”
Boundaries For ASC
Committee Elections
J. O. Perdue, Chairman, Agri
cultural Stabilization and Con
servation County Committee, to
day designated the boundaries of
each community within the coun
ty where elections of ASC com
munity committees will be held
September sth through Septem
ber 17th, 1969. The elections will
be by mail and ballots returned
to Wheeler ASCS County Office.
Boundaries of the various com
munities where elections will be
held appear on committee-elec
tion posters which are displayed:
at various public locations'
throughout the county. A listing
of boundaries is also available at
the ASCS county office.
The Chairman reminded farm
ers that the elections will choose
three committeemen and two al
ternates for each community. The
chairman, vice chairman, and
third regular member of the
elected ASC committee will also'
serve as delegates to the county
convention to be held soon there
after, where farmers will be
elected to fill vacancies on the
ASC county committee. The al
ternate committeemen will serve
as alternate delegates to the con
vention.
Farmers eligible to cast ballots
in the community committee elec
tion will be all those who are
eligible to participate in one or
more of the national farm pro
grams which the committeemen
help to administer locally. The
farmer may be an owner, tenant,
or sharecropper. Persons not aE
legal voting age who are
charge of the farming operations;
on an entire farm are also eli
gible to vote in the elections. Eli
gibility to vote— or to hold office
as a committeeman—is not re
stricted by reason of sex, race-,
color, religion, or national origin.
Election notices have been sent
to all eligible voters on record.
A list of such voters is availah4e
for public inspection in the ASC’:
county office.
August is one of the most im
portant gardening months in the
year, according to Extension Ser
vice horticulturists with the Uni-'
versity of Georgia. It is the time
to plan fall harvest and fall and
winter gardens.