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WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE, ALAMO, GA. 30411 FRIDAY, JAN. 1, 1971
Deaths And Funerals
Mrs. Geneva M.
Brown
Mrs. Geneva M. Brown, 81,
former Glenwood resident, died
in Hinesville Sunday, Dec. 20.
Mrs. Brown had lived in Hines
ville for the past 4 years. She
was a native of lAurens County,
a daughter of the late Sol Mc-
Connell and Mrs. Bianthie Gay
McConnell. She was married to
the late Terrance V. Brown, Sr.,
and was a member of the Baptist
Church.
Survivors include one son, T.
V. Brown, Jr., of Dublin; four
daughters, Mrs. J. W. Lord,
Glenwood, Mrs. J. C. Johnson
of Hinesville, Mrs. Hilda Price
and Mrs. F. R. Long, both of
Pierson, Fla.; one brother,
Argene McConnell, W. Palm
Beach, Fla.; 20 grandchildren;
and 8 great grandchildren.
Funeral services were con
ducted from Bethel Baptist
Church in Wheeler County at
3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, Dec.
22, with the Rev. Michael Fisher
and the Rev. Charles Pollock
officiating. Burial was in the
church cemetery with Sammons
Funeral Home in charge.
Pallbearers were grandsems,
Terry Johnson, Frederick Fos
key, Tyrone Foskey, Randy
Brown, Fred Scarborough and
James Adams.
Clarence Jackson
Lowie
Funeral services for Clarence
Jackson Lowie, 63, of Mcßae,
who died Wednesday, December
23, in the Telfair County Hospital
following a long illness, were
held Thursday, December 24, at
3:30 p.m., from the Helena Bap
tist Church with the pastor, the
Rev. Dickie Johnson officiating,
assisted by the Rev. R. L. Harris,
pastor of the Helena United Meth
odist Church.
Burial was in the Helena Ceme
tery with Harris and Smith
Funeral Home in charge of ar-
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rangements.
Pallbearers were members of
the Helena Lodge #536 F&AM.
Mr. Lowie was bom in Toccoa
on March 21, 1907 the son of
I the late William Oliver and Mary
Herron Lowie. He was married
to the former Beulah Strozier
on August 23, 1934 in Rentz,
and was a member of the Helena
Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife of
1 Mcßae; seven daughters, Mrs.
Edgar Howard and Mrs. Bobby
Coleman of Mcßae, Mrs. H. D.
Strickland and Mrs. Tommy Pat
terson of Atlanta, Mrs. Hazel
Howard and Mrs. Robert Wenerd
of Macon, Mrs. Bobby Horne of
Dublin, Mrs. C. F. Beasley and
Mrs. Calvin Bryan of Helena,
and Mrs. A. W. Walker of
Fitzgerald; one brother, Robert
Lowie of Woodbine; 21 grand
children and 10 great-grand
children.
Hilton F. Rawlins
Funeral services for Hilton
Frederick Rawlins, 45, of Cor
dele, who was killed Wednesday
night, December 23, by gunmen
in a liquor store holdup where
he was employed, were held at
2:00 p.m., Sunday, December 27,
from Rockwell Baptist Church
here in Telfair County.
Burial was in the church ceme
tery with Dekle Funeral Home of
Cordele in charge of arrange
ments.
Mr. Rawlins, a native of Telfair
County tad lived in Cordele about
four months.
He is survived by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. James Thomas
Rawlins of Macon; a son, Fred
erick P. Rawlins of Cordele;
and a grandchild.
Mrs. Annie Stone
Powell
Mrs. Annie Stone Powell, 94,
a well known resident of Mcßae
for many years died Wednesday,
December 23, in the Telfair
County Hospital following a long
illness. Funeral services were
held Saturday afternoon at 2:00
o’clock from the Chapel of Harris
and Smith Funeral Home with
the Rev. J. W. Herndon, pastor
of the Mcßae United Methodist
Church officiating.
Burial was in the Springhill
Cemetery with Harris and Smith
in charge of arrangements.
Pallbearers were Freddie
Husbands, Glenn Walker, J. C.
Anderson, Lawrence Alligood,
Russell Brewer and Julian
Brewer.
Mrs. Powell was bom in Car
roll County on March 14, 1876
the daughter of the late William
Prentice and Josephine Embry
Powell. She was married to the
late Thomas J. Powell in 1905
and was a member of the Mcßae
United Methodist Church. Mrs.
Powell was a member of the
first graduating class of La-
Grange Womans College, re
ceived her AB degree from what
is now Georgia College at Mill
edgeville. She taught school in
Savannah, Carrolton, Willachoee
and Telfair County, and was the
first to participate in adult edu
cation in Telfair County.
Survivors include two sons,
Robert W. Powell of Waycross,
and Prentice Powell of Mcßae;
three grandchildren, Mrs. Glenn
Walker and Vance Powell of Way
cross, and Mrs. Freddie Hus
bands of Myrtle Beach, S. C.;
four great grandchildren; and
one sister, Mrs. 0, F. Mcßae
of Mcßae.
Walter Jackson
Phillips
Funeral services for Walter
Jackson Phillips, 58, of Okeecho
bee, Fla., who was killed in an
auto accident there Wednesday,
December 23, were held Sunday
afternoon at 2:00 o’clock from
the Sandhill United Methodist
Church with the pastor, the Rev.
Charles Burdette officiating.
Burial was in the church
cemetery with Harris and Smith
Funeral Home in charge of ar
rangements.
Pallbearers were nephews.
Mr. Phillips was bom in Tel
fair County on November 23,
1912 the son of the late George
Thomas and Nellie Vickery Phil
lips. He was marriedtothe form
er Miss Tess Raburn and was a
retired veteran of the U.S. Army.
Survivors include his wife of
Okeechobee, Fla.; one son,
Walter Mitchell Phillips of the
U. S. Navy, stationed in Africa;
two daughters, Mrs. Jerry Scott
of Junction City, Kansas, and
Mrs. Jolin Carney of Miami,
Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. V. C.
Cameron and Mrs. Arnold Ray,
both of Mcßae; and six grand-
IX THE MIDST of all the public clamor over the war in Viet
nam and crime in the streets, which runs hot and cold depending
on events, one critical national problem remains a constant source
of irritation to the American people.
Spiraling inflation and the ever-increasing cost of living pierces
the well-being and livelihood of everyone. Inflation is a tax. It
cuts deep across the board, but it is especially cruel to people
with fixed incomes, such as Social Security and other benefits
It bears down heavily on those with low and middle incomes.
These are people who are least able to protect themselves from
rising food prices and other increases in the cost of living.
Inflation is both a national and international problem. It threat
ens our economic growth and prosperity. Someone accurately
commented that inflation pollutes the economy just as surely as
noxious gases pollute the atmosphere. Also, with much of the
world on a dollar standard, confidence in the U.S. economy must
be maintained and inflation controlled in order to prevent a world
wide financial crisis.
FOR A FAIR PICTURE of how inflation came about, let us
look back on government spending policies of the past few years.
We can go back to the mid-1960s when the federal government
decided that we could have guns and butter, that domestic spend
ing could be increased and the S3O-billion-a-year war in Vietnam
fought at the same time, without damaging the economy
This police was adopted in consort with members of Congress
who apparently believed that if spending some money was good,
then spending more money must be better. I did not count myself
in this group ami reported to the Joint Economic Committee in
1966 that the increasing cost ot Vietnam and excessive domestic
spending could only lead to inflation or the need for more taxes,
or a combination of both. And that is exactly what we base now.
Taking the fiscal years of 1965 through 1969. let's see what
happened:
Federal spending increased by more than $66 billion, a rise of
56 per cent in just this short time. The deficit. 1965-1968. totaled
539.4 billion, and came to a staggering $25.2 billion in 1968 alone.
The consumer price index rose from 2 per cent in 1965 to
more than 6 per cent in 1969. Interest rates and tight monex
curtailed business activity, particularly in housing. Unemployment
is dangerousb. high at about 5 per cent.
In short. Americans are paying through the nose for a fast and
loose fiscal police of sears past Now there are predictions for a
fiscal 1971 deficit approaching S2O billion.
It makes one wonder how long it will be before this lesson is
learned and we get back on the road to a balanced budget.
children.
Mike John Sellers
Funeral services for Mike John
Sellers, 72, of Rt. 2, Mcßae,
who died Monday, December 21,
in the Telfair County Hospital
following a long illness, were
held Wednesday afternoon, De
cember 23, at 3:00 o’clock from
the Central Grove Church with
the Rev. J. C. Towns officiating.
Burial was in the church ceme
tery with Harris and Smith
Funeral Home in charge of ar
rangements.
Pallbearers were grandsons
and nephews, Bill Home, Daniel
Boyd, Lindsay Swida, Fritz Gay,
Jr., Jackie Hinson, Mike Hinson
and Ernest Sellers, Jr.
Honorary pallbearers were,
Joe Selph, Walter Barrett, Will
McEachin, J. C. Anderson, Jack
M. Walker, Bill Mcßae, Donnie
Selph, Oakley Selph, Lawrence
Alligood, Dr. Duncan Mcßae and
Pete McDuffie.
Mr. Sellers was bom in Telfair
County on February 11, 1898
the son of the late Jerry and
Anna Smith Sellers. He was mar
ried to the former Miss Vada
Kearce on June 18, 1918 in Tel
fair County and was a member
at Central Grove Church.
Survivors include his wife of
Rt. 2, Mcßae; four daughters,
Mrs. Lorene Boyd of Helena,
Mrs. Lois Swida of Dublin, Mrs.
Hazel Hinson of Alamo, and Mrs.
Mildred Gay of Mcßae; 10grand
children; 7 great grandchildren;
two brothers, Henry Sellers and
Ernest Sellers of Mcßae; and
three sisters, Mrs. Lucy McCoy
of Lyons, Mrs. Ethel Snellgrove
of Miami, Fla., and Mrs. Annie
Browning of Ailey.
Social Security
YOUR Social Security Office.
Yes, it is “your” office because
it’s sole purpose is to assist
you in Social Security matters.
The Dublin Social Security Of
fice has personnel trained to
assist you in all phases of social
security from issuing social se
curity cards to filing claims.
Then they help keep your
record, address and othei’
matters related to your Social
Security correct. So if you have
a question or a problem regard
ing Social Security call Dublin,
272 - 534 7, write P. O. Box 1140,
Dublin, Georgia 31021, or come
in to the office located at 114
East Johnson Street, Dublin.
The office hours are from
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday
through Friday. A representative
of this office may be seen at
the Courthouse, Mcßae, on
Thursdays from 9:30 to 12:00
noon and at the Alamo Welfare
Department on second Thursdays
from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m
Herman Talmadge
REPORTS FROM THE UNITED STATES SENATE
Q. I recently moved and need
to change my address so that
my check can be received on
time each month. How can this
be done?
A. There are several ways to
change your address on your
check. You can call the nearest
social security office, send your
new address by letter or contact
a social security representative
in your area. Always show your
claim number when reporting a
change of address.
Q. I am age 56 and totally
disabled. My husband is not in
good health either. I have never
worked. If my husband was to
die, would I be eligible for any
social security?
A. If a widow has no children
in her care under age 18 and is
age 50 or over and totally dis
abled, then she may qualify for
benefits as a disabled widow.
This would be decided by medical
records showing the severity of
the person’s condition.
Q. I retired from the Army
in 1954 after 20 years service.
Is it true that I get free social
security for my military service
from September 1940 on?
A. Not if you retired on length
of service. If your retirement
was based on disability rather
than length of service the answer
would be “Yes.”
Q. Medical Insurance pre
miums started at $3.00; then
went to $4.00. On the first erf
July 1970 they were again in
creased to $5.30. Why?
A. The increases are neces
sary to keep the medical in
surance program on a pay-as
you-go basis. Each December
the Secretary of Health, Edu
cation and Welfare must deter
mine the premium rate that will
apply during the 12-month period
beginning the next July 1. The
rate is based on the estimated
cost of Medicare benefits and
administrative expenses in the
coming year.
Georgia Power
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Ad Os The Week
A Georgia Power Company
newspaper advertisement has
been named "Ad of the Week”
by a national publication.
Headlined “One Size Fits All
When the Christmas Presents
are Electric,” the ad was given
top honors by Utility Spotlight,
an executive service publication
of Corporate Intelligence, Inc.,
New York City.
The advertisement was select
ed from among approximately
200 electric, gas, telephone and
water utility advertisements pub
lished in the nation. It appeared
in 230 weekly and daily Georgia
newspapers.
The copy described the ad
vantages of selecting electrical
appliances as gifts during the
holiday season. A coupon in which
a Christmas booklet was offered
also appeared in the ad.
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USED CARS
We are planning to buy a
used car. From everything we
hear, it is particularly hard to
tell whether a used car is a good
buy or not. Can you tell us
what to look for in picking a
used car?
Even before you start to
look at cars, you should figure
out what you can afford to pay.
Remember to include the cost
of the car, estimated finance
charges, the cost of running the
car, and insurance and taxes.
Determine what features
you need in a car, such as size,
horsepower and luggage space.
These will be determined by
the size of your family,
whether most of your driving is
in the city or on the highway,
and whether you travel a great
deal.
Cars between two and four
years old are usually the best
buys. Be sure to test drive the
car. If there is anything about
the way it runs that you don’t
like, but want the car anyway,
try to make an arrangement to
have the car fixed by the dealer
before you but it. Don’t buy it
until it runs to your
satisfaction. If you have any
doubts about the way the car
runs, ask to have it examined
by an outside mechanic. If the
dealer refuses, buy from a
different dealer.
Remember that a
six-cylinder engine can operate
on less expensive gas than an
eight cylinder engine. An
estimated cost of gas for a year
is between S2OO and S3OO.
It is usually best to trade
with an authorized new and
used car dealer. Such dealers
are franchised by the company
that manufactures the cars they
sell, and have been investigated
by the company for financial
responsibility and business
reputation.
You should be wary of a
dealer who urges you to “Buy it
now, three other people want it
too,” who advertises
“Repossessed cars at bargain
prices, who tries to sell you a
more expensive car than the
one you are interested in. who
won't agree to fix anything that
is wrong with the car, won’t let
you test drive the car, and who
won’t tell you the total price,
including the finance charges.
Make the biggest down
payment you can afford, as this
reduces your finance charges.
Thirty per cent is good. Be sure
everything is written into the
contract, and get a written
warranty. Keep copies of
everything. Be sure to get prices
from different dealers.
USING CREDIT
A year ago. 1 got into a lot of
trouble using credit. 1 finally
got my bills paid up a couple of
months ago. Now, 1 must make
several big purchases, and the
only way 1 can do it is to charge
them. I am terribly afraid of
going too much in debt again.
Please give me some guidelines
to avoid this trouble again.
Today’s “easy” credit has
been hard on lots of people. At
the beginning of 1970, the
amount owed by American
consumers, not counting house
payments, came to 122.5
BILLION dollars.
The most important thing to
remember in using credit is that
you will have to pay for what
you buy eventually. Study
your income realistically to
decide how much you can
afford each month. Don’t go
over it, even if it means doing
without. Remember, you
should reserve 25 per cent of
your income for lodging and 20
per cent for food. Above that
will be such costs as utilities
and clothing.
Under the Federal
Truth-in Lending law, the
merchant must tell you the full
amount of money he is
charging you, including all
service and finance charges.
Additionally, any con tract that
you sign should state clearly
the price of the merchandise,
the trade-in allowance, the
down payment, the amount of
money owed after deducting
the trade-in allowance and
down payment, any costs not
included in the finance charge,
the amount that must be paid
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Georgia
In Higher Education
By Dr. DuPree Jordan, Jr.
ATLANTA (PRN) The
variety and diversity of higher
education in Georgia is much
greater and more impressive
than most citizens realize.
Students come literally from ail
parts of the world to take
advantage of the educational
facilitiesin this state.
Andrew College down in
Cuthbert, Georgia, for
example, is a relatively small
school, well known in that area
but relatively unknown in
other parts of Georgia and the
nation. With a total enrollment
under three hundred students,
Andrew- College has more than
one hundred of those from
outside the state, including
students from Bolivia. Costa
Rica. Holland and Venezuela.
This institution has some 5,000
living alumni, and a most active
program on its unique campus.
A Small United Nations
Covenant College is another
very small Georgia institution
of higher education, just inside
the Tennessee border near
Chattanooga. Covenant draws
the overwhelming majority of
its student body from outside
Georgia, including scholars
from Canada. Kenya. Vietnam.
Mexico. India. Japan and New
Guinea. This representative
cross section of the world
provides an unusual climate for
learning and educational
challenge. Although relatively
new. Covenant is proud of its
academic standards, and
constantly striving to improve
the advantages offered to its
students.
LaGrange College has been a
strong economic element in its
community for many years,
and is one of the oldest
institutions in Georgia, started
in 1831. The present
enrollment is under six
hundred students, but there
have been more than 22,000
alumni who claim LaGrange
College, some 4.000 of whom
are active today. The present
student body has almost a third
of its membership outside
Georgia, including five foreign
countries.
Grow ing with Atlanta
Oglethorpe College is
each month, the number of
payments, the date they are
due, and pre-payment and late
payment provisions.
Many stores are now using
what is called revolving or
open-end credit systems. This
means that as you pay on the
bill you can continue to charge.
Be careful not to charge so
much that you exceed your
limit. Also remember that you
pay a service charge for the
privilege of not paying the full
bill.
For large purchases, such as
refrigerators, televisions and
furniture, you may sign an
installment contract which
allows you to pay so-much a
month for the merchandise.
Sometimes interest on
installment plans can be as high
as 36 per cent. It may be
cheaper to borrow the full
amount from the bank or credit
union, and pay for the
merchandise in cash.
Be careful:
The contract may contain
an add-on clause which allows
you to add purchases to the
original contracts as you make
payments. If you miss even the
last payment, the merchant can
repossess everything listed on
the contract, not just the last
purchase.
• The contract may contain
an acceleration clause, which
allows the merchant to demand
the total amount of money you
owe if you miss one payment.
• Balloon contracts may be
risky. In this type of contract,
the first payments are for less
than the last, for instance 11
payments at $25 and the last at
$250. Such payments can be
very difficult to meet.
Atlanta market area food
stores sell 105,000 dozen eggs
everv dav of the week
another long-established
institution with a proud
tradition and some 10,000
alumni scattered all over the
world. But Oglethorpe, begun
in 1835. is also a dynamic,
active college, keeping pace
with the rapid growth of
Atlanta. Oglethorpe’s
enrollment has been growing in
recent years, and there are now
almost 1.200 eager students on
campus, half of them from
outside of the state, including
eight foreign countries. New
programs are being introduced
and carefully considered on
this busy campus, led by Dr.
Paul K. Vonk, who is not only
President of Oglethorpe but
also serves as President of the
Association of Private Colleges
and Universities in Georgia.
Down in Macon is Wesleyan
College, started in 1836, just a
year after Oglethorpe, and that
institution currently has about
half of its student body from
outside Georgia, even though it
is located right in the center of
the state. Its enrollment
includes outstanding scholars
from Indonesia. Spain, and
Japan. Its alumni number some
15,000, more than half of
whom are active today.
Up in the north Georgia hills
is another unusual Methodist
institution. Young Harris
College, which has been
performing a unique service to
students in that part of the
state for many years. Most of
its present students, of an
enrollment just under four
hundred, come from Georgia,
but there are some foreign
students from Great Britain.
The personal instruction and
individual guidance obtained
on this campus are
characteristic of most of the
independent colleges and
universities in Georgia, and
provide the great motivation
for those who are willing to
make great personal sacrifices
to utilize the facilities of these
institutions.
Next week we will consider
some of the issues being
debated in the field of higher
education, and see how they
apply to the colleges
mentioned in this article, and
to other colleges and
un versifies throughout
5 Georgia.