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VOLUME 56
Youth Choir Os
Ashburn To Be
At Alamo Baptist
The youth choir of First Bap
tist Church, Ashburn, will pre
sent a sacred music concert at
the evening service of Alamo
Baptist Church Sept. 13 at 8:00
o’clock.
This twenty-five voice choir
of teen-agers is under the di
rection of Joe Rendek, Minister
of Music and Education of the
Ashburn church.
The youth of Alamo Baptist
Church, who are promoting the
musical service, are exepcting
a large attendance.
Walter Edward Cox
Funeral services for Walter
Edward Cox, 88, of Alamo, who
died at his residence there
Sunday, following a long ill
ness, were held Monday after
noon at 3 o’clock from the Ala
mo Methodist Church, with the
Rev. Lamar Raburn and the
Rev. Lennie E Dunbar offi
ciating.
Burial was in the Alamo
Cemetery with Harris and
Smith Funeral Home ini charge
of arrangements.
Mr. Cox was born in Laurens
County on August 18, 1882. He
was married to the late Ella
Elizabeth Coleman on October
27, 1901 in Laurens County and
was a member of Browning
Methodist Church.
Survivors include three
daughers, Mrs. Maggie Gibbs
and Mrs. Hattie Morris, both of
Alamo, and Mrs. Mattie Mc-
Donald of Scotland; four sons,
Thomas Cox of Plant City, Fla.,
Lee Cox of Suffner, Fla., Jack
Cox of Cannon, and Oscar Cox
of Orlando, Fla.; 25 grandchil
dren; 43 great-grandchildren;
three sisters-in-law Mr's. E. R.
Coleman of Leesburg, Fla..
Mrs. C. L. McCumbers and
Mrs. Tommie Coleman of
Glenwood.
John B. Elton
John Brooks Eltors, 77, of
Hazlehurst, died Tuesday, Aug.
25, at Clyde Duncan Memorial
Hospital after a short illness.
The Washington County na
tive had lived in Jeff Davis
County for the last 33 years.
He was a member of the First
Baptist Church in Hazlehurst
and was a retired construction
worker.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Martha Jane Elton of Hazle
hurst; three sorts, Billy Elton
of Decatur. John (Ridd) Elton
of Atlanta, and Vickers Elton
of Macon, and two sisters, Mrs.
J. C. Martin and Mrs. Ralph
Thomas, both of Aalmo.
Funeral services were held
at 2 p.m. Thursday, August 27.
at First Methodist Church in
Hazlehurst. Burial was in Scot
land Cemetery.
Miles-Funeral Home of Hazle
hurst was in charge.
Mrs. Carrie Holliday
Services for Mrs. Carrie Hol
liday, 81, who died Sunday in
a Dublin hospital, were held
a: 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Beth
esda Baptist Church with bu
rial in Holliday Cemetery.
Mrs. Holliday, a native of
Washington County, was a
member of the Bethesda Bap
tist Church.
Survivors include three
daughtres, Mrs. C. A. Pilcher
and Mrs. Gordon Ward, both of
Dublin and Mrs. Hugh Burch
of Alamo; two sisters, Mrs.
Alice Guril and Mrs. Ethel
Peoples, both of Birmingham,
Ala.
Revival Services
At Snow Hill
Revival services will begin
at Snow Hill Baptist Church
on Monday night Sept. 7, and
continue through Sunday,
Sept. 13. with services each
evening at 7:00 o'clock.
The Rev. J. E. Smith, pas
tor of Highland Park Baptist
Church, Hanahan, S. C., will
be the guest speaker.
The patsor, the Rev. James
L. Waller and members invite
everyone to attend.
Wheeler County Eagle
ALAMO, WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA 30411 — BOX 385
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95% Pure — A new waste treatment plant that is designed to
achieve a 95 percent reduction of biological oxygen demand in
waste water is displayed at Allis-Chalmers headquarters before
being shipped to a cheese company for installation. John McNeil
(on platform), manager of Allis-Chalmers Water Pollution Control
Department, describes the operation of this first “Bio-Module”
system to company group executives C.J. Trone, Dr. Paul Wargo,
and G.O. Haglund.
Brunswick Cpuntry
Club 3rd Annual
Championship
; The Brunswick (Ga.) Coun-
■ try Club’s 3rd annual Mem
ber-Guest Championship is in
the possission of two low han-
| dicappers, a rarity in low net
play. Fred Alexander (8),
teamed with Jekyll Island
. guest Wally Adams (5) to re
cord 62-50-122 over the week
end. Ray Hightower-Sammy
i Gaughf excelled in the Ist
flight, Captain Furin-Gordon
Helms in the second, and Rudy
Welch-Sonny Miller in the
; third . . . Mary Melnyk, mother
of the National Amateur cham
pion Steve (he begins defense
of his title this week), enjoyed
one of her better rounds at
that course Saturday, a gross
73 And Doris Helms broke a
record she held with two other
Brunswick Ladies Golf As-
i sociation members by using
only 26 putts for 18 holes.
Rehabilitation
Week Proclaimed
By Gov. Madox
To commemorate the 50th an
niversary of the establishment
of vocational rehabilitation
servieces in Georgia, Governor
Lester Maddox has ; proclaimed
the week of August 24 Georgia
Rehabilitation Week.
The first civilian Vocational
Rehabilitation Act was pessed
in June 1920, by the United
States Congress and signed by
President Woodrow Wilson.
August of that year the Gen
era 1 Assembly of Georgia
enacted legislation permitting
the State of Georgia to partici- ’
pate in the provisions of the :
; act.
i The program is adminisitered
by the Georgia Department of
Education under - the super
vision of John S. Prickett Jr.,
assistant state superintendent.
To date 150,000 physically
and mentally handicapped
Georgians have been rehabili
tated and returned to produc-
; tive lives, Prickett said.
In honor of the 50th anni
versary, Mrs. Victoria Johnson
. of Waycross, has been selected
I as representative of those citi
i zens who have been rehabili
' tated in the state during the 50
J years.
Notice
Special price on Baler Twine, 1
top quality 330 lb. tensil I
■ strength. Oconee Tractor Co.,
I Inc., Mcßae, Ga. 21 -3t |
Grazing On Farm
Program Diverted
Acres Not Permitted
Wheeler County farmers co
operating in the 1970 feed
grain and wheat programs
were reminded that they may
not graze livestock on diverted
acreage until Oct. 1. Haying or
other uses are not permitted on
acreage which farmers agreed
to divert from production in
return for farm program bene
fits.
J. O. Perdue, Chairman of
the Wheelei’ County Agricul
tural Stabilization and Conser
vation (A SC) Committee,
pointed out that the farm pro
gram agreements, entered into
by producers cover the entire
calendar year.
He pointed out that as part
of the effort to balance produc
tion with demand, feed grain
and wheat producers agreed to
divert a portion of their crop
land from production and
maintain it in a conserving use.
In return for participating in
the programs they earned sup
port payments or wheat mar
keting certificates, and their
program crops are eligible for
price-support loans.
“All farm program payments
in Wheeler County have now
been made," the ASC Commit
, tee Chairman said. ‘I want to
remind farmers that their di
verted acreage must continue
to be maintained, however, and
that no grazing is permitted
until Oct. I,' 1970. Haying is
not permitted.” He explained
that in event of intentional
violation, a farmer may lose
all program benefits.
He also reminded farmers
that erosion, weeds, insects,
and rodents must be controlled
on acreage diverted under the
1970 feed grain and wheat pro
grams.
Notice
The First Baptist Church of
Alamo has extended the dead
line for bids for the old pas
torium building until October
2, 1970, to coincide with the
awarding of the contract for
the construction of the new
sanctuary For further informa
tion contact the following per
sons:
Jimmy James
T C Fulford
Ray Bell
Rev Raymond Johnson
FOR SALE—IOO acres of land,
joining Union Bag and Conti
nental Can Co. If interested,
call after 5 oclcck. 523-2256.
Glenwood. 22-2 t
Poison Plants May
Be Growing In
State Corn Fields
Are you growing poison
plants in your corn field?
This is a question local corn
• producers need to answer, ac
| cording to David H Williams,
Wheeler County Extension
i Agent The reason they need to
; know is so they can eliminate
the plants before they cost
farmers a lot of money at har
vest time
The poison plants Williams
: is talking about is called cro
। talaira. It is infesting many
corn fields in Georgia. When
corn is harvested, the crotalaira
seed pods are shattered and the
poison seed are mixed with the
corn grain'. Separation of the
corn and crotalaria seed is
| costly, time-consuming and
। difficult. Frequently a few’ seed
: are not removed during the
grain cleaning procedures.
These seed, if ground into
feeds for animals, cause poison
! ing ar.'d income losses may fol
j low.
How poisonous is crotalaria
' seed? Williams said several
: references state that all types
j of livestock are sensitive to the
' alkaloid toxins of the seed.
Six to eight seeds will kill a 50
I pound pig in a week. If fewer
I seeds are fed over a longer
| period of timp, animals may
1 die two to nie months later.
I A chicken may be killed in one
' to two months by feeding a to-
I tai of 80 seeds.
Animals fed low level doses
! of the alkaloid in crotalaria
j contaminated feeds may not
I die. However, they may be
। ' chronically ill and unthrifty.
' ' If fed such contaminated feed
j over a long period, sufficient
। | poison may accumulate to kill
, | the animal.
Feed companies know the
[ . dangers of crotalaria and they
I will reject an entire lot of corn
1 in which one crotalaria seed is
I „
; found.
i The only practical way to
keep crotalaria seed out of
I corn grain and feeds is to pre
: vent the growth of crotalaria
in the corn field, the county
agent said.
Methodist Laymen's
I Day Set October 11
Laymen in the North Geor
j gia, South Georgia and Georgia
I Conferences of the United
I Methodist Church will observe
' Laymen’s Day on October 11.
The observance will put lay
i men into nearly 1,700 church
pulpits in Georgia for one day.
i They will be “preachers for
the mbrning,” directing their
remarks to the church and its
mission. Many will speak on
1 the national Laymen’s Day
theme “Common Faith -Com
mon Commitment.”
Laymen in Georgia will join
! with laymen in all United
Methodista churches across the
nation in emphasizing laity in
volvement. The annual observe
for the 10.8 million member
denomination began in 1928 in
, what was then the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South.
In North Georgia the ob
servance is being co-ordinated
by Joe Dekle of Logansville,
director for the Board of the
Laity. The observance in the
South Georgia Conference is
being co-ordinated by James
Snead Jr. of St. Simor.'s Island,
director for the oßard of the
Laity. T. R. Wilson of Atlanta,
i lay leader of the Georgia Con
ference, is co-ordinating the
emphasis in his conference
Dr David W Self of Evans
ton, 111, is general secretary of
the United Methodist Board of
the Laity The former Alabama
| educator said intent of the lay
witness on Laymen’s Day is to
express “to all that we are dif
ferent now because we know
Christ than we would be if we
dit not know him”
Materials being used by lay
men across the nation have
i been prepared by a university
professor, a broadcasting exec
utive and a thology professor
A magnet on the side of a
refrigerator will keep a gro
cery list within easy reach.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1970 SINGLE COPY 5c
Voting Now Underway For ASC
Committee Posts In Wheeler Co.
। Wheeler County farmers are
now receiving mail ballots for
election of ASC community
committees, announced J. O.
erdue, Chairman of the County
Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation (ASC) Commit
tee. Marked ballots are to be
! put back in the mail or return
ed to the County ASCS Office
i by Sept. 11.
| In each of the five ASC com
munities in the county, elegi
ble farm voters will elect 3
. committeemen and 2 alternate
i committeemen to serve for one
: year. ASC community commit
i tees aid the County ASC Com
| mittee in administering Gov
j ernment farm programs. The
! Community committeemen' al-
I so elect members and choose
I officers for the County ASC
: Committee.
I In the community committee
| elections, voters may vote for
i up to three persons. The ASC
Chairman said it is important
that farmers know that they
are to vote for only three be
cause in the past they have
voted for five candidates. Vot
ers may select from the candi
dates listed on the ballot or
may write in choices.
I Mr. Perdue pointed out that
the elections are by secret bal
lot. He said, ‘When a voter has
marked his ballot, he should
I fold it and seal it inside the
plain envelope he received
I along with the ballot. He
| should put the plain envelope
inside the envelope addressed
to the County ASCS Office
and seal that envelope.
“Then he should sign and
date that outer envelope on the
back. This is very important
because his ballot cannot be
counted unless he has signed
and dated that outer envelope.
I “This dual envelope system
iis for the voters’ protection,”
I Mr. Perdue explained. “The
I plain envelope guarantees a
I secret ballot. The outer envel
j ope insures that only eligible
i voters vote. Before the votes
i are counted, the plain envel
| opes are removed from the out-
I r 4Ws Get $1.4 Million for
Education in 10-Year Period
$186,000
$170,000 —yvOl
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$150,000 afr I
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$140,000 a ra 8
$130,000 “T \ | ■J i J II B
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$120,000 7'l I B I | ■ H
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$100,060 L fl' ® B
1961 ’62 ’63 ’64 ’65 ’66 ’67 ’6B ’69 '7O
A total of 286 scholarships
valued at $166,700 are offered
this year to current and former
4-H members. These bring the
dollar amount of educational
grants given during the last
decade to $1.4 million.
The figures were compiled by
the National 4-H Service Com
mittee, Chicago, which obtains
funds from private sources.
Some 45 of 60 donors contrib
ute funds for scholarships which
range from $300.00 to $1,600.00.
Each business firm or founda
tion sponsors a specific pro
gram such as safety, or under
writes scholarships to be used
in pursuing specific courses of
study such as forestry.
Several companies have been
supporting 4-H in this manner
for about 50 years. Among the
pioneers are Montgomery Ward;
International Harvester Com
pany; The Santa Fe Railway
System; Chicago and North
Western Railway Company; The
Sears-Roebuck Foundation and
Kerr Glass Manufacturing Cor
poration.
In the learn-by-doing 4-H pro-
er envelopes and shuffled to
make it impossible to identify
any individual ballot.”
When ballot envelopes are
received in the County ASCS
Mr. Perdue said, they remain
sealed and are deposited in a
sealed ballot box immediately
where they will remain until
the County ASC Committee
publicly counts the ballots on
Sept. 15 at 9 a.m. at the Wheel
er County ASCS County Of
fice.
Any farm owner, tenant, or
sharecropper who is of legal
age may vote if he has an in-
New Facilities
Now In Use At
Mistletoe Park
State Parks Director John L.
Gordon announced the opening
of a new white said beach,
bathhouse and concession area
at Mistletoe State Park near
Appling.
Mistletoe Park, which open
ed its gates to campers and
picnickers for the first time
last May, is located 10 miles
north of Appling in a highly
scenic area on the Clark Hill
Reservoir. Some 40 miles from
AAuAgusta, the 1,1920-acre
park is reached via Georgia
Highway 47 and from South
Carolina byway of 1-20.
As one of Georgia’s largest
state parks, Mistletoe is unique
in that all utility lines are in
stalled underground, leaving
uncluttered the many beauti
ful scenic views available, it
was pointed out.
Further information about
the park and its facilities may
be obtained by writing Rogers
Bennett, Park superintendent.
Mistletoe Park, Appling, Ga.,
or by contacting the Georgia
Department of State Parks, 270
Washington St., S.W., Atlanta,
Ga. 30334.
grams, scholarships are award
ed to national or regional win
ners who usually are high school
juniors or seniors, or college
freshmen.
There are 45 such programs
which range from achievement
to veterinary science.
The scholarships can be used
for a regular four-year college
course or in vocational schools,
short courses, business training,
nursing and the like.
Among other scholarship do
nors of long tenure arc The
Firestone Tire & Rubber Com
pany; Coats & Clark Inc.; West
inghouse Electric Corporation;
Eli Lilly and Company; Sim
plicity Pattern Co. Inc., Stand
ard Brands Incorporated; Allis-
Chalmers; Carnation Company
and Ford Motor Company Fund,
4-H programs are supervised
by the Cooperative Extension
Service with program awards
arranged by the National 4-H
Service Committee.
Information on specific pro
grams may be obtained by con
tacting the county Extension |
office. i
NUMBER 22
terest in a farm and is eligible
to participate in an ASCS pro
gram offered in his commun
ity.
Any person who belives he is
an eligible voter but who has
not received a ballot by Sept.
sth should get in touch im
mediately with the County
ASCS Office at Alamo, Georgia
in order- to obtain a ballot.
Harry S. Johnson
Harry Stanley (Stan) John
son, age 18, died Auguht 31 as
a result of injuries susstained
in an automobile accident. He
resided at 932 Old Jesup Road,
Brunswick, Ga.
He was a graduate of Glenn
Academy, an employee of First
National Bank of Brunswick
and was attending. Brunswick
Junior College. He was on the
Annual Staff. He was an active
member of the Taylors United
Methodist Church and served
on the Administration Board.
Survivors are: His parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. Harry Johnson;
three sisters, Mrs. Wanda Johr»-
son Lane, Miss Debra Johnson
and Miss Teresa Johnson, all
of Brunswick; maternal grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. E, G.
Manning, Brunswick; a niece,,
Beth Lane; several aunts, un
cles and counsins.
His paternal grandparents,
were the late Mr. and Mrs.
Thad I Johnson of Wheeler
County.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in the
Taylor United Methodist
Church ir.i Brunswick, with
burial in the churchyard ceme
tery. Reverend Thomas E. Bar
rett officiated.
Active pallbearers were Mike
Jones, Randy Jordan, Tommy
Ellis, George Counts, Jr., Rod
ney Downey Paul Joiner, Har
dy Self, and Bobby Tohmas.
Honorary Pallbearers were
the Administration Board of
I the Church: Dr. R. N. Weeks,
Dr. Ben Galloway, Hugh Gar
ner, E. R. Gray, Jr., Jerry M.
Payne, W. Walker, and Dr. W.
A. Alsobrook.
Mrs. John H. Clark
Funeral services for Mrs.
John H. Clark, 74, who died
Sunday in the Dodge County
Hospital, were held at 11 a.m.
Tuesday in the chapel of
Horne Funeral Home. Burial
was in Haralson Cemetery in
Wheeler County.
Mrs. Clark was a native of
Montgomery County, but had
lived in Dodge County for the
past 50 years. She was a mem
ber of the Little Rock Metho
dist Church in Wheeler Coun
ty-
Survivors include four daugh
ters, Mrs. Freda Adams of Per
ry, Mrs. Dorohty Bell of East
man, Mrs. Adrian Reed and
Miss Montine Smith, both of
Macon; two sons, Annel John
Clark of Kennesaw and James
H. Clark of Albany; and a sis
ter. Mrs. Cora C. Dodson of At
' lanta.
Family Reunion
The descendants of the late
W. H. (Bud) and Naomi Clark
: will meet Sunday, Sept. 6, at
the Little Ocmulgee State
| Park, Mcßae, for their annual
reunion.
I A basket lunch will be serv
ed at noon.
Notice
REGARDS FOR CONVICT
ION : A law has now been es
tablished granting a state re
ward of SIO,OOO for information,
leading to the arrest and con
viction of the murderer of a
law enforcement officer. An
other portion of the law
grants a $200.00 reward for in
formation leading to the ar
rest and conviction of a person
charged with selling dangerous’
I drugs and narcotics.
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