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VOLUME 56
Carter Will Not
Ask For Hike
In State Sales Tax
Indications are that Geor
gians won’t be burdened with
an increase in state sales tax—
at least not in the immediate
future.
This became apparent re
cently when Gov.-elect Jimmy
Carter ruled out any intention
on his part to ask the General
Assembly for a statewide sales
tax increase in the upcoming
1971 session.
At the same time, he said
he would not support any local
option taxes, even for Metro
politan Atlanta. Carter said he
had considered a sales tax in
crease in Atlanta to finance
the city’s rapid transit system,
but that he has rejected the
plan as an administration-spon
sored measure.
Atlanta Mayor Sam Massell
is a strong advocate of the
local sales tax increase pro
posal.
Carter said lie would be try
ing to collect S6O-million in
new state revenue and would
attempt to get it by ending
special sales tax exemptions,
altering state income tax ex
emptions to conform with fed
eral tax forms and taxing luxury'
items, “such as cigarettes.’’
Meanwhile, the incominggov
ernor is hard at work on his
budget and revenue proposals
to be presented to the General
Assembly.
Two From Wheeler
On Dean’s List
Two Wheeler County students
have been named to the 1970
Fall Quarter edition of the
Dean’s List. This is indeed an
honor for these Wheeler County
students, commented Dr. Pope
A. Duncan, Vice-President,
Georgia Southern College,
Statesboro.
“They have exemplified the
quality of work that is both
outstanding and challenging and
it is especially an honor for
them to be named to this List
from a student body' of nearly
6,000,’’ Duncan continued.
Those listed are:
Albert Perry Hopkins, who’s
average was 4.00 GPA; and
John Hughes Hinson, who’s
average was 3.66 GPA.
LIVE IN 1971
Perhaps you thought you
lived in 1970. However, there
is a person in your county who
can put some living in your life
in 1971. She is your county
Extension home economist.
Give her a call. She is listed
under the county government
phone listings.
Winter Halts
Fire Ant Attack
Georgia’s fire ant eradi
cation program, which has come
under attack from conser
vationists, has been suspended
for cold weather months but
will be resumed in the spring,
a State Department of Agri
culture spokesman says.
Spraying of a chemical called
Mirex from aircraft under a
state-federal program has been
completed in Bibb County as
well as in Baldwin, Jones,
Twiggs, Wilkinson, most of
Monroe, Bleckley, Laurens,
part of Johnson, Treutlen,
Wheeler, Montgomery, Appling,
Jeff Davis, Bacon and parts of
Telfair and Coffee.
The third and final applica
tion of the spray will resume
in the spring for parts of Lamar,
Upson, Monroe, Crawford,
Peach, Macon, Houston, Dooly-
Pulaski, Dodge, Telfair, Wil
cox, Irwin and Coffee Counties,
according to the spokesman.
S.B.A. Loan For
Nursing Home At
Lumber City
Senators Richard B. Russell
and Herman E. Talmadge an
nounced this week a small
business administration loan
that will guarantee a twenty
year lease of $1,013,520 for
Telfair Extended Care Facility,
Inc., in Lumber City.
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TAX COLLECIORS KNOW IHFIR FIGURES State Revenue Commissioner John Blackmon
finds this message very appropriate for announcing a new policy by his department to process first
this year all state income tax returns filed on Form 500 R and having no errors. Ihe billboard
message is being posted all over the state as a public sen ice and is the theme of an all out publicity
effort to tell the public how thev can get their state returns through the processing cycle in record
time
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HER FORM couldn't have been better as Miss Georgia. Nancy Carr of Midland Ga , presented
Governor Lester Maddox with the correct state income lax form launching a new State Revenue
Department "tight form' policy. I his year all stale income tax returns filed on the right form -
500 R with no errors will be processed first to save time and money. "I he Right Form Properly
Filled Out Gets Attention" is the policy campaign message to be posted statewide and used in
radio and l\ public service announcements through April IS Pictured at left is Stale Revenue
Commissioner Jolin Blackmon (PRN)
Georgia Float Wins
Peach Bowl Trophy
A colorful float representing
the State of Georgia was named
winner in the third annual Peach
Bowl Parade competition at
December 29.
First place trophy was pre
sented to Harold A. Dye, Deputy
Time To PlanK
Tree Seedlings
With an improvement in
moisture conditions over the
past week, now is an excellent
time to get your tree seedlings
in the ground.
Ray Shirley, director, Geor
gia Forestry Commission, Ma
con, states that there are less
than six million tree seedlings
available for sale this planting
season. He repoi-ts that more
than one-third of the remaining
available stock is in improved
or “super” loblolly pines.
Shirley emphasized that all
of the improved loblolly pine
tree seedlings were grown from
certified seed. The loblolly pine
has best growing results from
Middle Georgia to North Geor
gia.
James C. Wynens, chief, Re
forestation Division, said the
improved or “super” loblolly
pine seedlings sell for six dol
lars per thousand. A trans
portation charge of $.50 per
thousand trees is added if trees
are delivered by State truck to
the County Ranger’s Head
quarters.
For ordering and planting
procedures, on all tree seed
lings, contact your local county
forest ranger.
ALAMO, WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA 30411
Director of the Georgia Depart
ment of Industry and Trade,
for the State float designed by
Red Dingier of Macon.
The 32-foot float, colored
blue, yellow and white, featured
representations of a dogwood
blossom, an American Flag,
and three columns typical of a
Southern mansion. Float ten
ners proclaimed GEORGIA,
THE UNSPOILED and GEOR
GIA, STATE OF ADVENTURE.
“Everything is Beautiful”
was the theme of the holiday
season parade held in down
town Atlanta. And the State
followed through by adorning
its entry with three beautiful
girls: Alice Brown of Dawson,
Miss Georgia Agriculture;
Joyce Jowers of Wray, Georgia
Peanut Princess; and Carol
Wells of Dalton, Georgia’s
Junior Miss.
SCHOLARSHIPS AV AI LA BLE
There are thousands of
dollars worth of scholarships
available to boys and girls in
every' county in Georgia. Your
son or daughter just might win
one if he or she is active in 4-H
Club work. Call the county
Extension agents for informa
tion on 4-H projects and
awards.
FAR AS POSSIBLE
That’s where you want to
make your cash gifts go. Be
sure to check the sales and see
what they have to offer you.
Remember to evaluate the
offer to see if the saving is
valid. Don’t buy impulsively
just because an item seems
inexpensive.
BOX 385
Miss Jean Browning
Girl-OF-Week
At Brewton Parker
MISS BREWTON PARKER
COLLEGE 1970, Miss Jean
Browning, is the GIRL-OF
THE-WEEK at Brewton Parker
for January 6.
The lovely young lady named
this week is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. R, Browning
of Glenwood. She is a 1969
graduate of Montgomery County
High School where her activities
included Home Economics in
which she received a State De
gree. She was Head Majorette
in the high School tend and
was listed in Who’s Who Among
American High School Students.
.Jean has continued her music
activities at Brewton Parker
College. She is a member of
the College Choir, Baron Sing
ers and Band. Jean’s major
is Piano and her minor is
Voice. Her music talent is
presently being used as
Organist in the First Baptist
Church in Glenwood. She is
also teaching private piano
lessons.
The attractive young lady
claims gunnery, interior deco
rating, horseback riding, and
(A course, music, as her
hobbies.
M ODERN HO MEM A KIN G
Today’s homemaker does
things differently from the way
her mother and grandmother
did them. That’s good One
reason she is doing her home
making differently is because
she has the services of the
University of Georgia at her
fingertips. The county Exten
sion home economist, is the
official representative of the
University. Call her to see if
she can help you be a more
modern homemaker.
FRIDAY, JAN. 8, 1971
1971 Wheat, feed Grain And Cotton
Programs Announced By Seel. Os Agri.
“Fai'mers are entering a new 1
era with the programs an- t
nounced today for 1971-crop i
wheat, feed grain, and cotton,’’
according to Secretary of Agri- <
culture Clifford M. Hardin. i
“The Agricultural Act of 1970 I
provides the way to break with
the past by enabling farmers i
to employ their land and capital ]
resources in planting the crops (
they can best produce. At the i
same time, the Act continues j
the protection of farm income
through payments and loans. i
“A major departure from i
current programs frees farm- 1
ers from rigidplanting restric- '
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Wheeler County I
Local Unit GE A 1
Christmas Banquet (
The Wheeler County local ,
unit of Georgia Association of
Educators (GAE) entertained
with a Christmas banquet in
the high school cafetorium
honoring the educational staff
of the county.
The attending guests were
welcomed by our president,
Mrs. Sam Thurman. A very
delicious menu was prepared
by the gracious staff of the
lunchroom. Attractive Home
Ec. girls of Mrs. Harris and
Mrs. Humphrey’s department
were attired in seasonal dress
and served in the holiday set -
ting which was beautifully deco
rated by Mr. Bartlett’s art
department.
The program was presented
by Mrs. Tommy Owen’s high
school chorus. The harmoniz
ing well trained voices set the
atmosphere for a gala tide of
seasonal entertainment for all.
After the program, special
guests were recognized by Supt.
Billy Clark. The County Board
members attending with their
wives were: Mr. and Mrs. Van
zell Newton, Mr. and Mrs. Lon
nie Chambers, Mr. and Mrs.
Alton Clark,Mr. andMrs.Clady
Cox and Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Mitchell.
On the expiration of Mr.
Alton Clark’s term, Supt. Clark
presented him an engraved 1
plaque for the untiring services
he rendered our county and its
educational welfare. Mr. Clark
responded with a gratifying
thanks. Other gifts were pre- !
sented by our Vice-President, 1
Ralph Hardy, to Supt. Clark,
our Supervising County Prin
cipal Jim Mullins, and our EIP
project director, Mrs. Evelyn 1
Morris.
Another enjoyable and hum
orous event was still in store. 1
Mrs. Thurman invited all guests
to join in singing Christmas ‘
Carols. The first carol was
led by the coaching staff of
our county. The next carol was
led by our principals. All guests
joined in and the occasion was
ended with a gala affair.
GAE Reporter,
Mary K. Clark
Change In 1971
CAP Permitted
The provisions of the annual
set-aside programs provide
producers more freedom of
choice and flexibility concern
ing the acreage and types of
crops that may be produced.
The permitted acreage for
CAP signers for 1971 and sub
sequent years is changed as
follows:
1. Compliance with individual
nondesignated allotments and
feed grain bases on the farm
will not be required. However,
the permitted acreage for an
allotment or feed grain base
crop designated under agree
ment will remain zero.
2. Provisions previously in
effect for off-setting com
pliance will not be applicable.
Contact the local ASCS Office
for any questions regarding the
above.
tions applied to each crop on
the basis of production patterns
reaching back several years.
The 1971 programs give farm
ers a much wider choice in
using their acreages without
losing program benefits.
“While loans will continue
to protect against depressed
prices, the new provisions place
greater emphasis on market
needs as the guide for
producers’ planting decisions.
The acreage provisions an
nounced today are designed pri
marily to keep the overall ex
cess productive capacity in
check to prevent a return of
surpluses.
“Corn of the feed grain group
offers a difficult decision for
farmers in 1971. However, each
ir dividual can better relate his
particular operation to the mar
ket than can the Government.
Under the new program,
a broader use of acreage for
corn or other crops is now
possible without a farmer being
forced out of the program.
Wheat and grain sorghum pro
ducers have a similar choice.
“With tight cotton acreage
and marketing controls re
moved, the way is now clear
Johnnie Caldwell
Invites Public To
Comptroller’s Office
Immediately following the in
auguration of Governor Jimmy
Cartel' at noon on Tuesday,
January 12, he will administer
the oath of office to the other
constitutional officers in the
House chamber. Johnnie L.
Caldwell, the new Comptroller
General, has invited the public
to see the Comptroller’s office
following the ceremony in the
House Chamber. “I would like
to invite my friends, my sup
porters and the people of
Georgia to come by and see
how their state government
works.”
Caldwell will receive people
in the main office of the Comp
troller General, Room 238 State
Capitol. This function is de
signed so as not to conflict
with the Governor’s reception
or other official functions.
“It is just a chance,” Cald
well commented, “for me to
see many of my friends and
supporters so that I can thank
them for their help during the
fall elections.”
Caldwell won the Democratic
nomination in a field of nine
candidates and then beat his
Republican opposition in the
November General Election to
become Georgia’s twenty
second Comptroller General.
State Meat Inspection
Now Equal To Federal
Al LANTA (PRN; .. The
Georgia Department of
Agriculture red meat
inspection program was
certified Tuesday by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture as
being equal to Federal meat
inspection, according to
Commissioner of Agriculture
Tommy Irvin.
The certification means that
all red meat slaughtering and
processing
for intra
state sale
and con
sumption is
.officially
inspected
by repre
sentatives
of the State
Department
of Agricul-
ture to insure quality and
wholesomeness.
To earn certification
Georgia had to develop laws,
regulations, financing, staffing
and on site inspection services
equal to that carried out by
Federal inspectors in meat
plants shipping products
across state lines. The state has
SINGLE COPY 5C
for producers who can raise
this crop competitively. Pre
viously, marketing quota penal
ties for overplanting made this
impossible.
“Hopefully, the Act will en
courage shifts in cropacreages
from farm to farm that will
make each a more successful
financial operation for farmers
who want to shift completely
out of wheat, feed grain, or
cotton production. The pay
ments will continue on a grad
ually reducing level to help
them make the transition.
“The keystone of the new
approach gives farmers the op
portunity to relate a much lar
ger portion of their acreage
to the market as they determine
and continue to participate. As
a result, the interplay of market
needs and farmers’ planting
decisions will play a much
greater role in price than in
several years.”
Vets Annual
Income Report
Must Be Returned
By Jan. 15
The Veterans Administration
today reminded 800,000 recip
ients of monthly pension checks
to carefully fill out, sign and
promptly return their annual
income questionnaires—by Jan.
15 at the latest.
VA noted that two-thirds of
the veterans and dependents,
including parents of deceased
veterans drawing dependency
and indemnity compensation,
have returned the question
naires received with their Nov.
1 checks.
The questionnaires request
information on the amount of
income the beneficiary received
in 1970, and the amount ex
pected in 1971.
Since 1971 pension payments
will be based on this infor
mation, it is important that
questionnaires be filled out ac
curately and completely, sign
ed, and returned no later than
the January 15 deadline, VA
explained.
The veterans’ agency stress
ed that if they are not returned,
beneficiaries, under the law,
will not only lose next year’s
benefits, they may also be re
quired to refund payments in
1970.
VA urged veterans and de
pendents who need help with
annual income questionnaires
to contact the nearest VA office.
been working on development
of its meat inspection program
since 1967.
The State Department of
Agriculture employs 125
trained inspectors. Some 46
veterinarians around the state
are employed on a part time
“on call” basis to officially
condemn meats of
questionable quality primarily
because of livestock diseases.
The state ' inspectors
themselves can condemn
meats because of age or
unsanitary quality.
State inspectors are trained
in Federal meat inspection
schools in Texas and Nebraska
before assuming duties in
Georgia meat slaughtering and
processing plants.
In announcing certificatior
of the state’s meat inspection
program Irvin said state
inspectors are now inspecting
the slaughter and processing of
about a million animals a year,
all of which are consumed
within the state.
The 1970 budget for the
state meat inspection program
was almost $2 million, half of
which is paid by the federal
government.
NUMBER 40
Veterans To Get
Increase In
Pension Checks
State Veterans Service Di
rector Pete Wheeler reported
today that Congress has
approved and sent to the Presi
dent a bill that provides that
virtually all VA pensioners will
receive about a 9.9% increase
in pension benefits and those
who received a 15 percent in
crease in Social Security pay
ments beginning Jan. 1, 1970,
will not lose any of their VA
pension as a result of the Social
Security increase.
“This legislation, if signed
into law, increases the income
limitations and rates for vet
erans, widows and children
drawing pension as well as for
parents receiving dependency
and indemnity compensation
payments. With regard to the
veteran without dependents, his
income limitation will be in
creased to $2300 per year and
the rates of pension range from
a minimum of $29 to a maxi
mum of sl2l. The veteran with
dependents will have his income
limitation increased to $3500
per year with the rate of pen
sion with one dependent rang
ing from $34 to a maximum of
$130; two dependents from $34
to a maximum of sl3 7, and three
dependents or more from $34
to a maximum of $142. In the
case of a widow alone, the
income limitation is $2300 with
rates ranging from sl7 to $Bl.
In the case of a widow with
dependents, the income limi
tation will be $3500 with rates
ranging from s4l to $99 with
the rate being increased by
sl7 for each additional child
over one. The rate of pension
is increased from SIOO to sllO
per month for veterans and from
SSO to $55 per month for widows
who are patients in nursing
homes or require aid and at
tendance of another person.
Similarly, the rate a veteran
receives per month when he is
permanently housebound is in
creased from S4O to s44,’’says
Wheeler.
Also in this bill there is a
provision for pensioners under
the so-called “old law,” where
income limitations are in -
creased from SI6OO to SI9OO
for the veteran or widow without
dependents and from $2900 to
$3200 for the veteran or widow
with dependents.
Day I in, Inc.
To Offer Stock
Amnon Barness, Chairman
of the Board of Daylin, Inc.,
parent company of Stripe Dis
count Stores, with a store loca
tion at 312 Oak Street, Mcßae,
announced the company’s in
tention to file a registration
statement in January 1971,
covering an offering of its com
mon stock presently estimated
at approximately 700,000
shares.
Approximately 400,000
shares will be newly issued
stock offered by the company
and up to approximately 300,000
shares would be presently out
standing stock offered by cer
tain stockholders.
Rod Black, a spokesman for
Stripe Discount Stores stated
the offering would be made
through a syndicate of under
writers and only by means of a
prospectus.
GOT A PROBLEM?
Got a problem in your yard,
on your farm, in your small
business, with your agri
business? Call your county
agent. He has the latest
research-based information to
help you solve these problems.
He can also help you with soil
tests, educational programs and
so many other things that you
won’t know how to appreciate
him until you give him a call.