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VOLUME 56
Grand Jurors And
Traverse Jurors
Drawn For October
The following Grand Jurors
were drawn for October Term,
1970, Wheeler Superior Court
to report Monday, October 12th
at 10:00 a.m.
Lewis Mercer, Anter Lee
Woodard, Oris Braswell, Roger
Lee Bonner, C. H. Hinson, J. L.
Clegg, Ruth Joyce, Nellie Ruth
Fulford, Grady Cox and Tom
Hughes.
Betty Jo Thomas, Gus Strong,
L. C. Moon, Julian Smith, L. W.
Kent, Jr., Ronald E. Rhodes,
S. L. Grimes, Lamar Stovall
and Clarence Cravey.
Mrs,. J. T. Manus, Laveder
Mae Moore, J. N. McDaniel,
Phillip Evans, Mrs. RalphGillis,
W. C. Brown, Billy Wilson and
Helen F. Hartley.
The following Traverse Jurors
were drawn for October Term
of Wheeler Superior Court to
report Tuesday, October 13,
1970, at 9:00 A.M.
Jeff Ryals, Fannie Benton, A.
J. Browning, Jimmy Lynn Pope,
R. H. Manley, Mrs. A. B. Grimes,
Jr., Bernis C. Yawn, Wm. W.
Adams, T. A. Hartley and Lewis
L. Maddox.
Mrs. G. W. Phillips, Willie
Lee Stevenson, O. C. Rabun, W.
S. Rowland, Walter E. Gillis,
M. E. Aikens, Mrs. W. E. Cole
man, W. L. Johnson, C. C. Cole- .
man and Cora Lee Clark.
Josephine Stevenson, John
Walter Clark, Annie Frances
Harmon, Hilton McAlum, Jimmie
D. James, C. W. Manus, Rabun
Grimes, Mrs. Lanier Gillis,
Morris Jenkins and Grover Cole
man.
Vera Price, Eschol E. Adams, ,
L. B. Chambers, Vernon Clark,
J. B. Bass, W. O. Goss, Mrs. (
W. A. McNeal, John Tipton, Carl
Adams and Harvey Geo. Bright. ,
Mrs. James E. Brown, Mrs.
C. M. Horne, Mrs. John Tipton,
Herman Pickle, J. M. Harrelson, ]
Billy Owens, Tommy Tipton, T.
H. Mercer, Robert L. Vamadoe
and Jessie S. McDaniel. (
Mrs. Emmitt Currie, Mrs.
Bobby Dixon, Mrs. R. U. Bell,
Gwendolyn L. Purvis, Merdis
Walker, Ida Mae Burnett, Ralph
Daniel Home, Mrs. Russell Vann,
J. B. Monfort and Vera Aldridge. ;
George Greene, Mrs. Bobby ,
Cox, Mrs. 0. B. Evans and Lada
Mae Travis.
Church Loyalty
Day At Alamo
Baptist Church
The new church year will be
launched at Alamo Baptist Church
with Sunday, October 4, des
ignated as Church Loyalty Day.
The slogan adopted for this spec
ial day is “All the family at all
the services.’’Theßev. Raymond
G. Johnson, pastor, reports that
attendance goals have been set
for all services, and that he is
expecting these goals to be ex
ceeded. A goal of 16 has been
set for Sunday School as against
an attendance last Sunday of 143,
and a goal of 80 for Training
Union as against 72 in attendance
last Sunday. The goal for Morning
Worship is to fill all available
space, and the goal for Evening
Worship is to fill the main audi
torium.
Church Loyalty Day' will be a
time when the members and fri
ends of Alamo Baptist Church
will demonstrate their faithful
ness to Christ and to the church.
The pastor will speak at the 11
a.m. service on the subject, “The
Weapons of our Warfare,” and
the service will close with a
time of dedication. At the 7:30
p.m. service, the pastor will
preach on the subject “What’s
Right with the Church?” Train
ing Union will be held at 6:30 p.m.
Those elected by the Alamo
Baptist Churchtoleadthe various
departments for the new church
year are as follows: Director of
WMU, Mrs. W. H. Thomas, Jr.;
Director of Church Training, R.
E. Tuten; Director erf Sunday
School, E.L. Pickle; and Director
of Brotherhood, Dick Tuten.
Those elected to new terms of
active service as deacons are
Walter Riddle, Norman Jarrard,
Palmor Crawford and Harry
Brett. Mrs. Inez Owens is the
new choir director.
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cue from billboard in background.
Japan Is First Billion Dollar Off
Shore Customer For U.S. Farmers
Georgia residents are well
aware that U. S,-Japanese trade
is extensive, Ross P. Bowen,
Chairman of the Georgia Agri
cultural Stabilization and Con
servation (ASC) Committee,
commented recently.
“Almost everyone recognizes
that Americans are important
customers for Japanese goods.
I wonder how many of us realize
that the Japanese are major
customers for American goods,
especially for American farm
commodities.
“In fact, Japan imports more
U. S. Agricultural products than
any other country in the world—
a record sl.l billion worth during
the 1970 fiscal year,” Bowen
said.
He pointed out that feed grains,
soybeans, wheat, cotton and to
bacco are important farm crops
in Georgia and that exports of
these farm products to Japan
have gone up dramatically in
recent years.
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Psychology professor Dr. 1.. J. Peacock examines a seem
ingly-talkative cinnamon ring-tailed monkey used in re
search at the University of Georgia If the lively little
ape seems to favor his captor, it - not surprising. Our
primate cousins are closer to man it: body structure than
any other animal, and biologists haw long relied on them
for valuable comparative research data in medicine and
allied fields. Now, psychologists haw discovered the apes
and are using them to unlock mental mysteries. Dr.
Peacock will head a new doctoral program at the uni
versity that takes these facts into account In the program,
students can earn a PhD degree in psychology while
specializing in the study of non-human primates. It will
be the first American university program in primatology
— the study of monkies, apes and the like.
ALAMO, WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA 30411 - BOX 385
More than six million tons of
feed grains were shipped to Japan
last fiscal year—just about one
third of U.S. feedgrain exports...
Soybean exports to Japan had a
$251 million value, and wheat
exports of $136 million. Japan
is our best cotton customer,
taking one-fourth of its cotton
from the U. S. during the last
fiscal year.
The ASC committee chairman
reported that Secretary of Agri
culture Clifford M. Hardin at a
luncheon sponsored by the
National Grain and Feed Associ
ation, Washingtai, D. C., Sep
tember 15, took note of the
Amerit an-Japanese trade story,
calling it unprecedented.
Secretary Hardin also said:
“The Japanese economy has
paralied that nation’s growth in
trade. In the years between 1960
and 1965, Japanese shipments
in world trade more than doubled.
By 1969, they had almost doubled
again, reaching sl6 billion. Ship-
ments to the United States in
creased in those nine years by
more than four times —$4.9
billion
"The Japanese householder’s
disposable income has more than
tripled since 1960. His demand
for meat, milk and eggs— a
good ‘horseback’ measure of con
sumer prosperity— has in
creased by more titan four times
in 15 years.
“He is diversifying his eat.,ig
habits as his income goes up.
For example, per person con
sumption of wheat flour in this
traditionally rice-eating society
has increased by 30 percent in a
decade and a half.
"Ten years ago, Japan’s agri
cultural imports from the U. S.
were $440 million. In the fiscal
year just past, they were more
than twice as great— nearly
sl.l billion....
“But the agricultural exports
are only one aspect of a bene
ficial trading relationship that
can be summarized very simply:
In terms of total exports, the
United States is Japan’s best
customer, and Japan is the United
States’ best off-shore customer.
"As you might expect, two
thirds of U. S„ shipments to
Japan last year were raw mater
ials, mineral fuels, and food
stuffs, while 90 percent of Japan’s
shipments to the U. S. were
manufactured goods.
“This is the basis of bene
ficial world trade— an exchange
of goods based, primarily on pro
duction efficiency.
“It is this principle that led
Japan to look to efficient pro
ducers on the broad farmlands
for the feed grains needed to
satisfy its people’s rising de
mand for livestock products.
"As a result, imported feed
grains have triggered a rapid
expansion of Japanese livestock
production. This has brought Jap
anese consumers more meat and
poultry at better prices: it has
opened opportunities for Jap
anese farmers for new and pro
fitable livestock enterprises; it
has meant an important and ex
panding feed grain market for
world agriculture....
"Almost the whole range of
U. S. farm commodities finds
Japan a leading customer.
“Japan wants, needs, and can
afford these products, and the
U. S. can supply them in any
system of international trade in
which price, quality, and avail
ability are the primary factors...
“In a world of competition,
export expansion means sales
manship and service as well as
price, quality and availability.
The producers and marketers
of the major U. S. agricultural
products have understood this,
and they support some 68private
trade organizations formed to
deve lope markets overseas in
cooperation with the Department
of Agriculture. This is, of course,
a mutual effort-- with many
strong Japanese organizations
bringing to it their special know
ledge, their special abilities.”
Eastman Elementary School Damaged
By fire Monday Loss Set $400,000
An early morning fire heavily
damaged Eastman Elementary
School Monday and caused Dodge
County to call off all school
classes for the day.
The fire destroyed the old
section of the elementary school,
a structure which once housed
Eastman High School. The cause
of the fire had not been deter
mined.
No one was injured in the
fire which started about
12:30 a.m.
Eastman firemen fought the
blaze about four hours before
bringing it under control. Help
from the Mcßae Fire Depart-
People Ought To
Be Put Ahead
Os Politics, Lester
Too many politicians put their
politics ahead of the people, Gov.
Lester G. Maddox declared in a
speech to the Atlanta Exchange
Club.
“You know,’’ he said, “1 enter
ed the campaign for the office of
governor in the first place be
cause 1 was disturbed to see so
many top public officials cam
paigning on one platform and
living on another when they got
into office. Too many of them
put their politics ahead of the
people, the peace, and the prog
ress of our state.”
Maddox said one of the great
est disappointments to him since
he has been governor “is having
high-ranking public officials
come into my office and live
one life, then go outside my office
and live another.” He continued:
“In fact, some of them have
come to my office and advised
me, ‘Governor, you had better
not do this, or you’ll lose some
votes.’ Or they tell me, ‘Gover
nor, I have an idea that ought
to get a few more votes.’
“But it isn’t politics that should
be the first consideration in the
affairs of government. The peo
ple should come first. Their
best interests should be con
sidered above all else.”
Gov. Maddox said that
Exchange Clubs throughout Geor
gia have carried out many pro
grams aimed at bettering the
communities they serve, just as
his administration has sought
betterment on a state-wide scale.
He added:
“We have promoted honesty,
efficiency and morality in
government, just as you have
followed these principles in your
businesses, and with the help
and support of Georgians from
every corner of our state, state
government is serving the people
better than ever before.”
Crop Irrigation
Meeting To Be
Held October 6
Crop irrigation is becoming
increasingly important to pro
fitable farming.
To help keep farmers informed
cm irrigation a meeting has been
set up for October 6, at 7:30 p.m.
This meeting will be held at
the County Agent’s Office in
Alamo.
Engineers from the Coopera
tive Extension Service, Univer
sity of Georgia will present the
program. A farm management
specialist will also help out by
discussing the economics of ir
rigation.
These people will discuss dif
ferent irrigation systems, water
supply requirements, crop res
ponse, and expected costs and
returns, among other topics.
They will also be available to
answer questions of those at
tending.
Anybody with an interest in
irrigation is invited to attend
this meeting.
FRIDAY, OCT. 2, 1970
ment was called in cm a standby
basis.
The fire’s cost was high, in
part because a lot of repair
Federal Land
Bank To Meef
In Swainsboro
More than 350 farmers, grow
ers, ranchers and guests are
expected at the National Guard
Armory in Swainsboro, cm Thurs
day evening, October 15, for the
annual meeting of the Federal
land Bank Association of Swains
boro.
The meeting will be called to
order promptly at 7 p.m. by
Willis McLain, President from
Lyons.
Dolan Brown of Twin City will
then serve as Chairman of the
meeting. Other events will be
the election of two (2) Directors
for three year terms and reports
of Directors on important actions
taken by the board during the
year. A special resolution per
taining to age limit of Directors
is to be considered. A financial
report for the period ending July
31, will be presented by the
Manager. Other activities in
clude free barbecue and special
entertainment by the Michael
Wall Trio of Soperton.
In addition to PresidentMcLain
and Director Brown, other Direc
tors includeElmoßich of Swains
boro, Fate De Loach, Vice -Presi
dent of Metter, and Homer Dur
rence of Manassas.
The Federal Land Bank As
sociation of Swainsboro makes
and services loans to farmers
in Candler, Emanuel, Jenkins,
Montgomery, Screven, Tattnall,
Toombs and Wheeler counties.
It is owned entirely by the mem
bers it serves.
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Georgia Tobacco Queen Competes
For Miss Georgia Agriculture
The Georgia Tobacco Queen,
Miss Linda Joyce Lanier of
Lyons, will compete with fifteen
beauty queens for the title of
“Miss Georgia Agriculture” on
Queens’ Day, Sunday October 4th,
at the Southeastern Fair in At
lanta. Miss Lanier, the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Lanier,
is a junior at the Georgia Sou
thern College in Statesboro.
The entrants will appear at
the Fair Center at 3:00 p.m.
in the bathing suit competition
and in the evening dress com
petition at 5:00 p.m. The winner
of the “Miss Georgia Agricul
ture” title will receive an en
graved trophy, a $200.00 savings
bond and will receive special
honors during 1970-71 from the
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work had been done in the old
section of the elementary school
during the summer, including
installation of some air-condi
tioning units.
Two new sections were added
cm the old building during recent
years after it became an elemen
tary school.
The fire, which is believed to
have originated in the library,
destroyed in addition to the li
brary 12 classrooms, did exten
sive damage to the principal’s
office and three other class
rooms, with minor damage to
about six more classrooms. Ap
proximately 7,500 books and all
of the visual teaching aids were
destroyed.
The school housed 1,006 pupils
and about 600 are without class
rooms as a result of the fire.
According to Edward L. Mc-
Cranie, Dodge County School
Brewton Parker
To Offer Rapid
Reading Dev. Class
Rapid and developmental read
ing is being offered at Brewton
Parker College during the fall
quarter according to Dean Aaron
H. Swain. The new course will
carry two hours of college credit
for those desiring to enroll at
Brewton Parker for the course.
Length of the program will
be eight weeks with two and
one-half hours per week devoted
to the course. The course is
designed to increase both vocabu
lary and comprehension. A per
son should increase reading
speed from three to five times
his present rate according to a
spokesman.
The program will begin on
October 13 and all those with
an intei'est should contact Dean
Swain at Brewton Parker College.
Georgia Department of Agri
culture. Also, she will be award
ed a trip to Atlanta in January
1971 to compete in the “Fairest
of the Fair” which is sponsored
by the Georgia Association of
Agricultural Fairs.
The winner of the bathing suit
competition will receive an en
graved trophy and a $25.00 sav
ings boid. All contestants will
receive an engraved sterling
silver charm.
The reigning “Miss Georgia
Agriculture,” Miss Laurie Rowe
<rf Tifton, held the title of Geor
gia Tobacco Queen until July
31st at which time Miss Lanier
was crowned the 1970-71 Georgia
Tobacco Queen.
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superintendent, county equip
ment is already on the scene
removing rubble preparatory to
replacement of the building. An
estimate of the loss was set
at $400,000. Exact cause of the
fire has not been determined.
It is under investigation by the
state fire marshall’s office.
Bachelor Os
Science Degree
At No Cost
Under the Walter Reed Army
Institute of Nursing Program
(WRAIN) the Army will pay quali
fied applicants $292.10per month
plus tuition, books, and fees.
For the first two years, the
student (male or female) attends
a four-year college of her choice.
For the final two years the
student completes studies leading
to a Bachelor of Science degree
at the University of Maryland
School of Nursing. The student
nurse is in residence at the
Walter Reed Army Medical Cen
ter during this period and there
is a salary adjustment since
food and lodging are provided.
Instructors are drawn from Army
medical personnel as well as
Maryland University faculty
members.
Upon graduation, the nurse re
ceives an appointment as a first
lieutenant in the Army Nurse
Corps and receives over $700.00
per month. After 12 months, the
nurse becomes eligible for pro
motion to Captain. The full obli
gation to the Army is for three
years service.
Students who have already
taken the Entrance Examination
Board, and have applied to a
college, can complete an ap
plication before the cut-off date
of March 15, 1971. For further
information on the program, con
tact any local Army recruiter,
or write the Army Nurse Coun
selor at: Nurse Recruitment, US
Army Third Recruiting District,
1628 Virginia Avenue, College
Park, Georgia 30337
6ED Test To Be
Given Oct. 3
At East Laurens
The General Educational De
velopment Test (GED) will be
given October 3, at the East
Laurens High School beginning
at 8:00 a.m. The test has five
parts: Reading Comprehension,
Literature and Punctuation, Gen
eral Science, Social Studies and
Math. The test takes an average
of seven hours to complete.
Persons under twenty must
lave special written permission
before the test date to be eligible
to take the test. To obtain the
written permission, contact
Catherine Kirkland, Coordinator
of Adult Education, State Depart
ment of Education, Atlanta, Ga.
Successful completion of the
test qualifies the person for the
High School equivalency certifi
cate. For additional information,
contact Allen Smith, Dublin, 272-
9520, or Eastman, 374-2240.
Child Injured
Sonya Page, 7 year old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Page
of Mcßae, was injured last
Thursday afternoon, September
24, about 6:00 o’clock when she
ran into the side of an auto on
Oak Street in front of Mcßae
Pastry Shop, according to the
Mcßae City Police Department.
The driver of the car was
identified as Eyle Kenneth Dabbs
of Hueytown, Ala. No charge
was made against him.
Little Miss Page received
bruises to the right hip and
several stitches in the back of
her head.