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VOLUME 56
Nixon's Welfare
Proposal Is Too
Costly - Maddox
Gov. Lester G. Maddox
doesn’t think much of the
Nixon administration’s propos
al to revise the national wel
fare program. And he ex
pressed his views on the issue
in no uncertain terms in a
speech to the American Busi
ness Club in Augusta. Said the
governor:
"Look at the burden the
American taxpayer already
bears from an oftentimes
wasteful and inefficient wel
fare program. Even our best
efforts to streamline this pro
gram and improve its efficien
cy will be an uphill battle a
gainst our booming popula
tion.
"Yet, rather than to increase
welfare’s effectiveness, the at
titude of our national govern
men over the last two decades
has been to smother the grow
ing welfare problem with a
mountain of dollars.”
Turning to the present ad
ministration’s approach to the
problem, Gov. Maddox assert
ed:
"And now, the United States
House of Representatives has
passed a radical welfare revis
ion proposal, which, if passed
by the Senate, would make
welfare away of life for tens
of millions of Americans who
would rather provide for them
selves—and could.
“It is our duty to provide
for the handicapped, the help
less, and those too old, too
young, or too sick to provide
for themselves. But the pres
ent welfare proposal goes far
beyond that, and if it is imple
mented, I am convinced that
this program would be the
most destructive legislation in
terms of pride, personal in
itiative, and individual accom
plishment ever to come out of
the U. S. Congress.”
The governor contended that
this proposed program during
the first year would increase
the number of welfare recip
ients from 10 million to some
22 million, and said he believes
it would increase the number
on welfare to more than 40
million at a cost of over SSO
-by 1976.
"All of the additional mil
lions of persons who would be
added to the welfare rolls, in
stead of having an incentive to
work, w'ould be given an in
centive not to work beyond a
certain point,” Maddox said.
Their initiative would be dealt
a death blow.
“It would amount to noth
ing less than a welfare state,
complete with a guaranteed
income. And when this hap
pens, the productive people of
this country, who are already
carrying a heavy load, would
be burdened down with even
heavier taxes in order to pay
the tremendous welfare bill.”
Rev. Johnson Will
Deliver Message
On Holy Land
Rev. Raymond G. Johnson,
pastor, will deliver the second
in a series of messages on the
Holy Land this Sunday, Aug
ust 16, at 8:00 P.M. at Alamo
Baptist Church. The talk will
be around the theme “The Mis
sionary Enterprise of the Early
Church” and will be illustrated
with color slide pictures of
such cities as Jerusalem, Em
maus, Sebaste, Joppa, Corinth,
Athens. Rome, and other places
of significance in the apostolic
church.
Mr. Johnson reports that the
first message in the Holy Land
series was delivered last Sun
day night and was warmly re
ceived. He was given a fifteen
day tour of the Holy Lard a
little over two years ago by
the First Baptist Church of
Ashburn of which he was then
pastor. He desires to share
some of the blessings of the
tour with the people of this
community.
Wheeler County Eagle
ALAMO, WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA 30411 — BOX 385
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Georgia’s representatives to the American Legion’s Boy’s Nation discuss their
week-long program with Senator Richard B. Russell at his capitol office in Wash
ington. The two high school seniors are Michael P. Haggerty (right) of Albany
and Stephen E. Daniel of Smyrna.
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i Security Guards
Assigned To 10
Ga. State Parks
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Following a two-day orien
tation-training session in At
lanta, ten security guards have
assumed their duties at ten of
1 । Georgia’s most populous state
' parks, it was announced by
j State Parks Director John L.
Gordon. This is an innovation
in the state’s park system.
After the orientation session i
in the offices of the State
1 Parks Department, the men
went to the Georgia Police
' ; Academy at State Patrol Head
quarters for officer training.
They received training in ।
public relations and courtesy
' : in enforcement, laws governing !
' arrests, basic state laws appli- :
• cable to state parks, the me- I
' chanics of arrest, and other
: subjects related to guarding
the safety and well-being of
1 park visitors and property.
These security officers and
the state parks to which they
are assigned are:
Hal Clubb, Elijah Clark Me
morial Park; G. W. Forrester,
1 ■ Fort Yargo; Harvey S. Brown,
Franklin D. Roosevelt Park;
1 ■ L. M. Hunt, Georgia Veterans
i Memorial Park; Lamar Stapp,
Hard Labor Creek Park.
Frank McMichael, Indian
Springs; Tom Cox, Red Top
Mountain; Charles Whitfield,
1 Tugaloo State Park; Max E. I
' Nicholson, Vogel State Park. :
and B. F. Young, Stephen C. ;
Foster State Park.
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Notice
The First Eaptist Church at
Alamo is accepting sealed bids I
। on the old pastorium building, i
This building must be removed i
to allow construction of a new
Sanctuary, Bids must be sub- \
mitted to the following per
sons by August 25. 1970.
Jimmy James
i T. C. Fulford
R. U. Bell
Rev. R. Johnson
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J om « L. Waldron (left) end William J. StuMn (right) read GEORGIA Magazine while Mn.
Ann E. Lewie looki on. The two men ore principals of Communicotions/Soufh, Ine., Atlanta
publishing company which has purchased the 13-ycor old magazine ond will publish it
i monthly beginning in January, 1971. Mrs. Lewis started GEORGIA Magazine in 1957.
Opening Os Schools
Announced By Clark
William S. Clark. Superin
tendent, Wheeler County
Schools, announce school will
open for teachers on August
17, and students will begin on
August 21. The faculty for the
1970-71 school term is as fol
lows:
James W. Mullins, Supervis
ing Principal; and Norman L.
Jarrard, Assistant Principal.
FIRST GRADE:
Clara C. Montford, Janice
Outlaw, Jeannette P. Fields,
Willard F. Graham.
SECOND GRADE:
Mary S. Simpson. Linda F.
Taylor, Bernice A. Cox.
THIRD GRADE:
Annie E. Dixon, Bethalene
! B. Harvey, Faye C. Sharpton.
FOURTH GRADE:
Mary G. Clements, Eleanor
P. Spearman, Mary J. Lord.
FIFTH GRADE:
Faye C. Hartley, Anne C.
Dixon, Daniel M. Taylor.
SPECIAL EDUCATION:
PRIMARY:
Sue B. Williams, Gladys M.
Williams.
SENIOR HIGH:
Vondall L. Hall.
ELEMENTARY:
Gladys P. Smith, Edna C.
Terrell, Mary J. Brown, Lula
G. Culver.
JR. HIGH:
Joyce E. Croft, Miriam F.
: Hall. Julia M. Wright.
Junior High and Senior High
I Teachers:
ENGLISH. FRENCH AND
SPANISH:
Hazel E. Joyce, Frances Mul
. lins, Joseph King, Yvonne S.
Butler. Mattie C. Hinson.
MATHEMATICS:
Mike Perry, Annie M. Hop-
. kins. Marv K. Clark.
LIBRARY SCIENCE:
Margaret W. Johnson, Eu
nice B. McNeal.
SOCIAL STUDIES:
Stan Cook. Jerry B. Hartley.
Comei' Moon, Barbara D.
Moore.
SCIENCE:
Ted A. Morrison, Ralph E.
Hardy, Mary N. Gillis.
VOCATIONAL,
EDUCATION:
Ruth C. Humphrey, Christine
C. Harris, James W. Graham.
BUSINESS EDUCATION:
Jeanette S. Arrington, Nor
man L. Jarrard.
INDUSTRIAL ART:
Palmer Crawford.
KINDERGARTEN:
Wyolene W. Hogan, Bertha
M. Howard.
SPEECH & DRAMA:
Harvey E. Robbins
PUBLIC SCHOOL MUSIC:
Inez Owens, Elizabeth S.
Clark.
CREATIVE ART:
Ernest Bartlett, Jr.
BAND:
William Moats, Jr.
READING SPECIALISTS:
Evelyn M. Morris, JoAnne
D. Taylor.
SPEECH THERAPY:
Carolyn G. Thurman. Nell
Thompson.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION:
Alan Conn Harwell.
VISITING TEACHER:
Ann B. White.
GUIDANCE
COORDINATOR:
Marie H. Causey.
Clark states that he believes
this is one of the finest facul
ties that Wheeler Couny has
ever experienced, although,
the Wheeler County High
School was voted, in 1969-70.
by the Georgia Business and
i Industry Association and the
Georgia State Department of
' Education as the outstanding
: high school in the Ist Congress
ional District. The faculty and
I will strive to make it even
better during the 1970-71
school term.
Two Local Students
Candidates For
Degrees At GSC
Two residents of Wheeler
: County are candidates for de
i grees at the 30th Annual Sum
-5 mer Commencement Exercises
at Georgia Southern College.
Aug. 18, in the Hanner Gym
nasium Fieldhouse on the GSC
campus.
Dr. Winfred L. Godwin,
President of the Southern Re
i gional Education. Board, will
i be the commencement speak
: er.
| Candidates and the degrees
' are as follows:
Clara Clark Montford,
i daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N.
| G. Clark of Alamo, is a eandi
j date for a BS Degree in Ele
, mentary Education.
Michael Carey White, son of
■ Mr. and Mrs. James E. White,
I Sr. of Alamo, is a candidate for
| a BM Degree in Organ.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1970 SINGLE COPY 5c
Two Wheeler Co. 4-H’ers Set To
Attend State Congress In Atlanta
Two Wheeler County 4-H’ers
! are going" to Atlanta next week
hoping to earn a trip to Chi
| cago this fpll.
Kenneth Hartley and Butch
Smith will be participating in
the 28th State 4-H Congress,
August 17-20.
They earned their trips to
i Congress by winning first
place in the Southcentral dis
; trict project achievement meet
j ing in June.'Kenneth will give
Elkins Reunion Held
At Little Ocmulgee
Sunday, August 2
The Elkins reunion was held
| at the Little Ocmulgee State
j Park on Sunday, August 2.
Those attending were, Mr.
। and Mrs. Oris Harrell and chil
dren of Brunswick, Mr. and
! Mrs. Harold Land and children
) of Waycross, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Rich and children, Mr.
and Mrs. J. L. Underwood and
children, Mr. and Mrs. James
Broyvn, and Mr. and Mrs. Carl
ton Brown and Barry of Sa-
I vannah.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ussery,
I Lloyd and Tony Ussery of
| Jacksonville, Fla., Mr. and
| Mrs. Joe O’Quinn, Mr. and
! Mrs. Frank Hammock and
Greg of Moultrie, Deward El
| kins, Melba, Denise and Sher
ri, Mr. and Mrs. Gerrell El
kins, Mrs. Barnell Schell, Wel
don Schell and children of Ha
zlehurst.
Leon Wilkes, Mrs. G. C.
Wilkes of Jacksonville, Mr.
and Mrs. Price of Mcßae, Mrs.
j Jessie Elkins of Eastman, Miss
j Elizabeth Cooper of Mt. Ver
i non, Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Adams
I and children, Mr. and Mrs.
j Carl Adams and children, Mr.
i and Mrs. O. B Adams of Ala
mo.
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Larry G. Swanson
In Flight Training
i Navy Ensign Larry G. Swan
' son, husband of the former
, Miss Dale S. Brewton of Mc
। Rae, is attending flight train
' ing at Training Squadron-Two,
! Naval Air Station Whiting
j Field, Milton, Fla.
During the five-month pro
gram he will receive instruc-
I tion on aerial precision and ac
j robatics, basic instruments, ra
| dio ihstruments, formation and
! night flying.
Fashion Note For Youngsters
Toys Are Being Worn This Year
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If vour young son asks his buddy, “what are you wearing to
dav?" — don’t be surprised. He’s not turning into a junior
fashion plate. He’s just deciding which of his toy cars he should,
wear out to play.
Wearable toys are the newest play idea from Tonka Toys, the
well-known makers of steel _
toy vehicles. Called Tonka-
Totes, these accurately-detail
ed, fast-moving little cars are
equipped with individual
carrying clips so Junior can
“tote" his favorite racing cars
or trucks wherever he goes.
Well-dressed young automo
tive fans can wear a veritable
fleet of toy cars, clipped to
pockets and belts or attached
to specially-designed hard hats
and racing helmets. Easily re-
a demonstration in the Hous
ing and equipment project and
Butch in Pecan Production
project.
More than 300 boys and girls
will attend the Congress, ac
cording to David H. Williams,
County Agent.
For some 4-H’ers, Club Con
gress is the highlight of their
career. For others—state win
ners in each of the 40 projects
—it is a stepping stone to the
National 4-H Congress and an
expense paid trip to Chicago.
In addition to the project
competition which is scheduled
for Tuesday and Wednesday,
the local 4-H’ers will have op
portunities to meet Georgia’s
leaders in education, industry
and government.
While in Atlanta, the Wheel
er County boys and girls will
be special guests at several
banquets and luncheons. On
Monday, the Georgia Power
Company sponsors a luncheon
for the 1969-70 State Council
officers and district electronic
and wildlife winners. That eve
ning all delegates to the Con
gress have a banquet hosted
by the Citizens and Southern
National Bank. A party follows
the banquet on the roof of the
hotel.
Tuesday’s program features
a special breakfast given by
the Savannah Sugar Refining
Corporation and a banquet
hosted by the Atlanta Journal-
Constitution.
Spittlebugs
By David H. Williams
Spittlebugs can be a real
problem in Coastal Bermuda
grass this time of year. In fact,
they can cause heavy damage
if not controlled. Grass which
was not burned last spring is
highly susceptible to attack by
these pests.
Full utilization of the grass
is a good way to control spit
tlebugs during hot weather.
Removing the grass by mow
ing or grazing will prevent a
dense mat and thus keep the
insect population down.
DEATHS
Clarence Varnadoe - Lumber
City
John Daniel Gunn - Milan
James Lemuel Browning -
Mcßae
Mrs. Nettie Burnam - East
man 1 ’1
moved from the clips, the cars
are ready for action on the
nearest sidewalk or playroom
drag strip.
Low friction tires and axles
for high - speed performance
are combined with high
strength stainless steel and
polycarbonate construction for
durability. A two-car launcher
and turn-around ramp are also
available in sets.
NUMBER 19
And on Wednesday Kenneth
and Butch hope they will be
featured in the parade of state
winners during the annual
banquet of the Congress. They
will be guests of the Agri-Busi
ness Club, Atlanta Chamber
of Commerce. Following the
program and banquet, they
will attend a farewell party as
guests of Southeastern District,
Ford Motor Company Tractor
and Implement Operations.
Wheeler County’s delegates
to the Congress will return to
Alamo on Thursday.
Annual Officer's
Conference At
Rock Eagle Aug. 17
Mrs. Emmett Joyce, Wheeler
County Tri-Hi-Y advisor will
accompany a group of local Y
Clubbers to the annual Offi
cer’s Training Conference at
Rock Eagle August 17th ac
cording to Joe Flowers, Dis
trict Director. The young peo
ple going are Jonnette Rivers
and Maria Pope. They will ar
rive on Monday afternoon in
time to register and the week
officially begins on Monday
night at 7:15 P.M.
The week long conference
will feature “Theme Interpre
tations” each evening with a
special event planned for that
night. Monday will be the op
ening session and Tuesday will
feature the Miss Georgia
YMCA Teenager Pageant;
Wednesday will be the Choral
Presentation by the conference
chorus, “Old Fashion Tent
Meetin’ and a World Service
and Extension presentation;
and Thursday a Passion Play
written by David C. Jordan,
Jr., State Program Director
will be presented outdoors
making this the first time a
drama has been done this way
at the conference.
800 young people from all
over the state will be involved
in the classes on Creativity,
Involvement, Parliamentary
Procedure, Communication and
Meaning of the YMCA as well
as office instruction. There
will be District meetings, the
election of officers for the state
“Y” Council and this year the
SE District will run two young
ladies for secretary.
This begins the official Y
year and the theme for the
year as well as the Theme for
the Conference will be “Here
is My Life” according to Flow
ers. In some areas of the dis
trict the mail canvass cam
paigns are underway while in
others plans are being made
to close them out and others
to begin them and Director
Flowers stresses the fact that
through public support can the
programs survive and make a
, ! headway in the lives of the
। young people.
The conference will end of-
I ficially on Friday following the
■ morning service.
Soybean Insects
By David H. Williams
Soybeans, like most crops,
' are subject to insect attack.
Several insects can cause ser
ious reducation in yield and
i grade of ’beans. Fortunately,
however, this crop can tolerate
; quite a bit of insect damage at
certain times during the grow
; ing season without a loss in
: yield.
The best thing to do is study
: your soybean crop and insect
’ situation carefully. This will
I help you control the pestsr
i when necessary, without
i spending too much money on
। insecticides. There is no sub
■ stitute for frequent, careful in
spection of soybean fields.
If you are in doubt about ap
plying insecticides, check by
our office. We have informa
tion that will help you know
when to treat, and also the
j materials to use.