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VOLUME 56
Farm Bill Far
Short Os Needs,
Talmadge Says
To say U. S. Sen. Herman E.
Talmadge and other farm state
senators are displeased with the
compromise farm bill, passed
by the Senate and sent to Presi
dent Richard M. Nixon for his
signature, would be a gross un
derstatement.
Sen. Talmadge, a member of
the House-Senate Conference
Committee which put together
this farm legislative package,
refused to sign the report. He
predicted that the measure could
result in significant farm income
losses in the Southeast.
Senate Agriculture Committee
Chairman Allen Ellender (D-La.)
predicted that sections of the
bill, inserted under extreme
pressure from the administra
tion, “could be disastrous to
the cotton South.’’
Sen. Talmadge, third-ranking
member of the Senate Agricul
ture Committee, agreed with the
chairman and said it was the
first time in his Senate career
that he was forced to choose
between voting for a reduction
of farm income or “absolute
economic disaster for the Ameri
can farmer.”
In a stinging denunciation of
the Nixon administration's posi
tion, Talmadge said it was either
“a bad bill or no bill at ail.”
He referred to the fact that
had the conference bill not been
accepted the nation would have
returned to the discredited and
unworkable 1958 farm program
which resulted in vast farm sur
pluses, low market prices and
scandal.
The Georgia senator, in a Sen
ate floor speech, objected to
the reduction of cotton acres
eligible for payments from 16.3-
million this year to 11.5-million
next year. Another provision al
lows the secretary of agriculture
to further cut cotton acreage in
1972 and 1973.
Sen. Ellender said on the Sen
ate floor that it was the first
time he had ever sat on a con
ference committee when the con
ferees from the House side were
not free agents.
Sen. Talmadge agreed, declar
ing that the House members,
“were at the mercy of the ad
ministration and notabletoagree
to any change to the House bill
without the administration’s con
sent.” He branded the Presi
dent’s arguments backing dispo
sition as “petty and irrelevent.”
He also said provisions in the
bill will reduce support pay
ments to cotton growers from
the present 38.5 cents per pound
to 35 cents per pound. The sena
tor suggested that in some cases
mans farmers in the Southeast
could no longer find it possible
to grow cotton.
The G f ’ian promised his
senate .gues and served no
tice ot secretary of agri
culture mat I am not about to
let thi matter drop here.’’
Se Imadge promised to
use )Sition as a ranking
me .he Senate Agriculture
Committee to “look over the
secretary s shoulder in his ad
ministration of the program.’’
Ordinary
Arrested In Cairo
The Grady County ordinary,
Carlton Hall, was arrested
Friday and released on bond of
SIO,OOO on charges of malprac
tice in office.
Hall was named in 26 indict
ments returned by the county
grand jury Tuesday and au
thorities said hundreds of mar
riages he performed may be
subject to annulment.
Hall was served the warrant
in his office by Sheriff Lane
Waldrop, and court officials said
the ordinary probably will stand
trial in Superior Court in March.
No plans have been made to
remove him from office in the
meantime.
In Georgia, the county
ordinary is usually considered
to be the official in charge of
election machinery, but he also
may perform other duties.
Court officials said they did
not plan to question the legality
of the marriages Hall performed
at this time, but made it plain
that many of them probably could
be annulled on request-
Wheeler County Eagle
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The Georgia Tech Atlanta Gas Light Company entry in the national clean air competition
successfully completed the 3.500 mile course operting only on compressed natural gas (CNG).
Purpose of the contest which began in Massachusetts and ended in California was to encourage
developemnt of motorized vehicles with low pollution emmission levels. Natural gas creates
virtually no pollutants whether burned on your kitchen range or in an automobile engine.
Pre contest testing proved the lech-Atlanta Gas Light car was operating far below federal
standards tor 197 5 automotive emmissions; 3.500 miles later similar tests revealed a negligible
degradation ol the earlier tests Ihe car is a standard, production line vehicle which underwent a
simple conversion to allow it to utilize compressed natural gas or gasoline as fuel.
Betty Crocker Homemaker Os
Tomorrow Test To Be Given Dec. 1
Awards including SIIO,OOO in
college scholarships will be at
stake Tuesday, Dec. 1, when
high school senior girls here
join 648,000 others in schools
throughout the 50 states and the
District of Columbia in the writ
ten knowledge and attitude ex
amination of the 17th annual Betty
Crocker Search for the American
Homemaker of Tomorrow.
Chosen on the basis of test
scores here, the winner for the
local high school will receive a
specially designed silver charm
from General Mills, sponsor of
the education program. Addition
ally, her paper will be entered
in competition with those of all
other school winners in the state.
The State Homemaker of To
morrow will receive a $1,500
scholarship and, together with
the winners from the other 49
states and the District of Colum
bia -- each accompanied by a
school adviser --will tour Wash
ington, D. C., and Colonial Wil
liamsburg, Va., next spring.
Second-place finishers in each
state receive SSOO educational
grants. Schools of State Home
makers of Tomorrow are
awarded complete sets of En
cyclopaedia Britannica by En
cyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Culminating the tour for state
winners will be announcement
of the 1971 Betty Crocker All-
American Homemaker of To
morrow, whose scholarship will
be increased to $5,000. State
Homemakers of Tomorrow rank
ing second, third and fourth in
the nation will have their scholar
ships raised to $4,000, $3,000
and $2,000. National judging is
based on original test scores
plus personal observation and
interviews during the tour.
Initiated by General Mills in
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W ISHING ION (PRN): In keeping with the season. First
District C ongressman G Elliott Hagan "got the bird in the
Nation s Capital In this case, the "bird" is a Georgia-grown
Dimpled Dartin' turkey. Ten of the birds were presented to
the ten Georgia Members of the U.S. House of Representatives
by Callaway Farms of Rayle. Ga. in time for Thanksgiving
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ALAMO, WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA 30411 - BOX 385
the 1954-55 school year to em
phasize the importance of home
making as a career, the Betty
Crocker Search — only national
scholarship pregram exclusively
for high school senior girls —
will have awarded more than $1
3/4 million in educational grants
upon completion of this year’s
program. During its 17-year his
tory, almost seven and three
quarters million senior girls
have been enrolled.
The test to be administered
here and throughout the nation
Tuesday (Dec. 1) was prepared
and will be scored by Science
Research Associates, Chicago,
which also selects the school,
state and national winners.
Burson Selects
Blanchard To Be
His Chief Aide
State Treasurer-elect William
H. Burson has appointed Patrick
G. Blanchard of Augusta as assis
tant treasurer, it was announced.
Blanchard’s appointment be
comes effective in January when
Burson takes office.
The 27-year-old appointee is
director of advertising and public
relations for the Georgia Rail
road Bank and Trust Company
of Augusta. A native of Columbia
County, Blanchard received a
degree in business adminis
tration from Georgia Southern
College at Statesboro in 1965.
Bill Burson, former director
of the State Department of Family
and Children Services, defeated
Jack Ray, who switched from
the Democratic to the Republican
party several years ago, in the
race for state treasurer.
Health Board
Praises State's
Drug Program
Members of the State Board
of Health toured Central State
Hospital in Milledgeville Thurs
day, praised “considerable
strides” made in general patient
care at the large mental hospital,
and specifically lauded Central
State’s new pilot program treat
ing victims of drug abuse and
alcoholism.
Dr. Roy L. Gibson, Columbus,
chairman of the Health Board’s
mental health committee, told
the members that everyone
seems to be asking, “What is
going to happen to Central State?
He said that the Board’s primary
interest is in improving the qual
ity of patient care at the hospital
while continuing to reduce the
facility’s heavy patient load.
There are now approximately
8300 patients at the 128-year-,
old hospital. The count exceeded
12,000 in 1964, before decentral
ization efforts were accelerated
by the Health Board, including a
construction program of small
regional hospitals and stepped
up community services.
According to Dr. Gibson, ef
forts will continue to be aimed
at reducing the number of Central
State’s patient to 6,000 which
he called “a more realistic”
size.
After touring the new 31-bed
drug and alcohol unit, the Board
members learned of additional
health department efforts to treat
drug users and alcoholics. State
mental health director Dr. Addi
son M. Duval, in a “status report
on alcoholism and drug abuse
programs,” revealed that a total
of 119 beds are now available
for drug and alcoholism patients
in the new Central State unit and
at the Georgia Mental Health
Institute in Atlanta.
Dr. Duval’s report indicated
that by January of 1971, an ad
ditional 20 beds would be in use
in the Georgia Regional Hospital
at Atlanta, and 40 more at the
state's regional mental health
facility at Augusta.
G.E.D. Test To
Be Given Dec. 12
At East Laurens
The General Education De
velopment Test (GED) will be
given December 12, at the East
Laurens High School, Dublin, be
ginning at 8 a.m., sponsored
by Laurens County Board of Edu
cation through Heart of Georgia
Shared Services Project.
The test takes approximately
5 to 7 hours to complete the
five sections: (1) Reading and
grammar (2) Social Studies (3)
Literature (4) Science (5) Math.
This test qualifies persons
successfully completing the test
for the high school certificate
issued by the State Department
of Education.
For additional information
contact Allen Smith, Heart of
Georgia School Systems, Box 518,
FRIDAY. NOV. 27, 1970
Wheeler County Bulldogs Hom Playing
Class B, first Game With Toombs
Basketball fans down in “Big
Red Country’’ are anxiously
awaiting the unveiling of the 1970-
71 edition of their beloved Bull
dogs.
The past four years have found
the Dogs in Macon for the State
Class C Tournament, but this
year brings more changes than
a new edition of Sears-Roebuck.
First, Wheeler County is com
peting in Class B for the first
time, and this means new teams
and tougher competition. The
Bulldogs are certain to miss the
familiar faces of graduating
seniors Kenny Couey, John Bass
and Johnny' Stevenson. Another
familiar face that will be missed
around town is that of Melvin
Sweat. Sweat has built Wheeler
County into a Basketball Power
house in the past five years.
His successor, Mike Perry, is
no stranger to State Tourna
ments and the Basketball Wars.
Perry was an All-American at
Valdosta State and C oached teams
to State at Mitchell County and
Union High of Leslie.
Perry has found much to smile
about since his arrival in Alamo.
No less than seven boys walk
the halls towering 6’3” or better
and an eighth boy, 5’10” Jumping
Jack, James Simmons gives the
Dogs an eight man dunking crew.
Three year regulars, Tommy
Fulford and Skip Clark give valu
able experience. Both were
double figure scorers last year.
Clark was one of the area’s top
! playmakers and is expected to
run the Dogs offense from the
point position. Fulford had minor
knee surgery over the summer
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Movie On Israel
Set For Jaybird
Spring Baptist
I “His Land” the thrilling story
. of Israel from ancient to modern
times, a one hour color feature
motion picture, will be shown
on Sunday night, November 29, at
I 7:30 p.m., at Jaybird Spring Bap
. tist Church.
I The movie, with a popular
musical score composed and ar
ranged by Ralph Carmichael, will
take you on a musical journey
into the soul of a nation.
The pastor, the Rev, L. H.
I Britt, and members of Jaybird
Springs Baptist Church invites
। everyone to come see the movie
> on Sunday, November 29, at 7:30
p.m.
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Brewton Parker
Choir To Perforin
In Holy Land
The Brewton Parker College
I Choir, under the direction of
। Miss Hildegard Stanley and the
Bell Choir, directed by Bob Neil
I will be performing in concert
in Tel Aviv, Bethlehem, Nazareth
and Jerusalem from December
21-30 while on tour. Governor
Lester Maddox has designated
i the Brewton Parker Choir as
his “AMBASSADORS OF GOOD
WILL,’’ while oi the tour.
In the official proclamation,
he said: “I, LesterMaddox.Gov
emor of the State of Georgia,
do hereby designate the Brewton
Parker College Choir and the
Brewton Parker College Bell
Choir as the official "AMBAS
SADORS OF GOODWILL’’ from
the State of Georgia to Beth-
I lehem, Jerusalem, Nazareth and
Tel Aviv.”
There are 77 members of the
Brewton Parker College Choir
and 12 members of the Handbell
। Choir. Among the numbers per-
I formed will be hello and goodbye,
I in Hebrew.
Ocmulgee Academy
Barbecue Supper
There will be a barbecue sup
i per at Ocmulgee Academy on
’ Saturday, November 29.
, Serving will begin at 5:30 p.m.
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and has been slow rounding into
shape.
A healthy Fulford gives
Wheeler the undisputed ruler of
the boards. “1 have never seen a
more aggressive rebounder’’
says Fulford's coach. The
6’3 1/2” 190 pound senior tips
out on the rebound machine at
11’2”.
6a. State Parks
Nominated For
National Award
The Georgia Department of
State Parks is among five state
agencies in the United States
nominated by the National Sports
Foundation to receive the
National Gold Medal Award for
excellence in the field of park
and recreation management, it
was announced by State Parks
Director John L. Gordon.
The winner will be selected
by the Sports Foundation in the
near future.
Georgia’s state parks depart
ment received this national
recognition on the basis of its
accomplishments and continuing
programs launched in 1970.
One of the more outstanding
developments of this year brought
to the attention of the contest
judges was the department’s
completion of a recreation area
for the exclusive use of the
handicapped at Fort Yargo State
Park near Winder, Gordon said.
Commenting on his depart
ment’s nomination for this cov
eted national honor, the parks
director said:
‘‘Georgians really have a state
parks system they can be proud
of, and this nation-wide recog
nition substantiates it. The nom
ination is the climax of the most
progressive four years in the
history of the Georgia Depart
ment of State Parks, and it signi
fies a very encouraging beginning
to a brand-new decade.”
Pat Blanchard Named
Asst. State Treasurer
AUGUSTA, Ga. (PRN)
Georgia State Treasurer-Elect,
William H. (Bill) Burson
announced today during a
press conference, the
appointment of Patrick G.
Blanchard as Assistant State
Treasurer of Georgia effective
during January 1971.
Blanchard, 27, is presently
serving as the Director of
Advertising and Public-
Relations for the Georgia
Railroad Bank and Trust Co.,
Augusta.
A native of Columbia
County, Ga., he attended the
Columbia County Public
Schools and received his
Bachelor of Business
Administration Degree from
Georgia Southern College,
Statesboro, in 1965. He has
also earned two educational
certificates in commercial
banking through the American
Institute of Banking.
Blanchard has completed
his first year of study at the
Bank Marketing School.
Northwestern University.
Evanston, 111., and is currently
working toward completion of
this course of study.
He began his banking career
with Georgia Railroad Bank &
Trust Company in January of
1966. He has served in the
operations department and as
an auditor of the bank and
was named Assistant Director
of Advertising and Public
Relations in October of 1967.
During August of 1969 he was
promoted to Director of
Advertising and Public
Relations.
His activities in civic affairs
have been many and varied.
During 1968 he was named
one of the Top 30 Young Men
of the Augusta Area by the
Chamber of Commerce of
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When it comes to shooting,
the Bulldogs are blessed with
two of the State’s best. “Robert
Bellamy and Russell James are
uncanny,” quotes Perry. Local
fans have tabbed them as the
“Twin Net fanners.” Both can
play that string music. James’
amazing long range bombing is
even more incredible when you
note that he is missing the first
joint of the middle three fingers
in his shooting hand.
We have excellent height and
depth say the Bulldog head men
tors. Freddy Woods, Albert
Wright and Vernon Howell give
us three boys over 6'4”. “Woods
could be the best big boy around
if he wants to be,” says Perry.
Sophomore Saul Taylor, Jr., Ken
ny Elton and Benjie Robinson are
boys that can be called on to
start at anytime and also give
us a fine lift from the bench.
College coaches have labeled the
ball handling wizzard, Taylor,
as a “can’t miss” prospect.
The 6’2” Elton has just reported
from football, but he’s already
impressed the coaching staff with
his hustle and scoring ability.
We think we'll have a fine
basketball team says Perry, but
so does every team around. Con
solidation has improved every
one, and it’ll really be a question
of who has improved the most.
The one thing that could be a
big factor for us is that we
consolidated last year and might
have an edge since our boys
have been together for a year.
We feel our region (4B) is
one of the strongest in Class B
this year. We know Treutlen
County and Northwest Laurens
will be strong, but many feel
O.A.E.A. Meeting At
Ocmulgee Academy
The regular monthly meeting
of O.A.E.A. of Ocmulgee Aca
demy will meet at the school
on Thursday night, December 3,
at 7:30.
All interested persons and
members are urged to attend.
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PAT BLANCHARD
He currently serves on the
Board of Directors of the
Greater Augusta Arts Council
and was recently named to the
Board of Directors of
Georgia Southern Coll,
Foundation as Chairman of
the Business and Industry
Division.
Blanchard, a Vice-President
of the Richmond County-
Democratic Executive
Committee, has been active
with the committee since
1966.
He is married to the former
Gwen Banks of Statesboro.
Georgia.
Speaking about his
appointee, Burson said. "He is
the only man in Georgia of
whom I know who possesses
the unique qualifications of
being both an experienced
journalist and a knowledgeable
banker.”
In his campaign for State
Treasurer, Burson earned 156
out of the 159 counties in
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NUMBER 34
that Montgomery County may be
the team to beat. We should have
a pretty good idea by Christmas
how the teams will stack up
since we have five of the eight
teams in the Region here for
our Christmas Tournament. Cer
tainly we should get an iaea of
our strength since we also have
Perennial Powers, Baldwin High
of Milledgeville, Appling County
and Claxton in the fold.
We’re certainly proud to be a
part of the basketball tradition
here at Wheeler County says
Perry, but at the same time,
we’re hoping the kids don’t set
their goal at just going to Macon
but rather will shoot for that
coveted STATE CROWN, which
lias never rested in Alamo. It
certainly is within reach if we
dedicate ourselves to it.
Basketball Roster
James Simmons, #5; Tommy
Fulford, #10; Kenneth Elton, #11;
Skip Clark, #l4; Benjamin Robin
son, #ls; Saul Taylor, #22; Ver
non Howell, #25; Mack Smith,
#3l; Albert Wright, #32; Freddie
Woods, #33; Russell James, #4O;
and Robert Bellamy, #4l.
Coaching Staff: Head Coach -
Mike Perry, Valdosta State; B-
Team - Ralph Hardy, Paine Col
lege; 9th Grade - Stan Cook,
Jacksonville State University; Jr.
High - Comer Moon, Georgia
Southwestern.
Georgia Outdoor
Recreation Plan
Georgia is taking another sig
nificant step in the continuing
development of its plans for out
door recreation resources as a
study of the “Demand” for out
door recreation progresses with
in the next few weeks. H. Oliver
Welch, State Planning and Com
munity Affairs Officer, an
nounced that the Bureau of State
Planning and Community Affairs,
in cooperation With a number
of state agencies, will conduct a
thorough study of the outdoor
recreation participation of the
people of Georgia and their
wishes for improved and
expanded facilities.
The study will involve over
2,400 families throughout the en
tire state. Each family will be
asked about the types of rec
reation in which they participate
and how often they participate.
They will also be asked what,
if anything, prevents them from
participation as much as they
would like. The information from
this study will be combined with
a “Supply” study which began
early in October. The results
of these two studies will be
compared to learn what Georgia’s
present and future needs for
outdoor recreation are.
This "Demand” study is a
joint effort of the State Game
and Fish Commission, the Geor
gia Recreation Commission, the
Soil Conservation Service of the
U. S. Department of Agriculture,
the Area Planning and Develop
ment Commissions throughout
Georgia, and the Bureau of Bus
iness and Economic Research
cf Georgia State University.
Mr. Welch indicated that the
present series of studies of rec
reation supply and demand are
the most comprehensive ever
to be undertaken in the State
cf Georgia and will furnish in
formation necessary for sound
planning for the recreation needs
of the people of Georgia.
Families from every county
in the state will be asked to
provide information, and the
maximum cooperation of all those
participating in the study is of
great importance for the success
cf this phase of the planning
program. The outcome will lead
to benefits for dll in the state.
LEARN BY DOING
Georgia 4-H Club members
enrolled. in 360.995
learn-by-doing projects- and
activities last year. These
projects were valued at more