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WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE. AIAMO, GA. 30411 FRIDAY, JAN. 29, 1971
Deaths And Funerals
Mrs. Fanny Ruth
Galbraith Howley
Fanny Ruth Galbraith Howley
of Seattle, Washington died
December 25. She was the
daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Galbraith of
Alamo.
She was graduated from the
Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta
as a registered nurse, l^ter
worked at John Hopkins Hos
pital in Baltimore, Md.
She was married to Frank
Howley in Washington, D. C„
later moved to Seattle. She
was one of the first staff of
Harborview Hospital. She
worked at Swedish Hospital,
where she retired after thirty
years, due to ill health.
She is survived by her hus
band Frank Howley; andsister
in-lsw, Mrs. Aaron Galbraith
of Daytona Beach, Fla.
Graveside services were held
in Glenwood Cemetery at eleven
o’clock January' 22, with the
Rev. Robert Kea officiating.
Mrs. Mary Hoots
Mathis
Funeral services for Mrs.
Mary Hoots Mathis, 76, of
Alamo, who died Saturday, Jan
uary 23, in the Wheeler County
Hospital following a long
illness, were held Monday
afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from
the Alamo Baptist Church with
the pastor, the Rev. Raymond
G. Johnson, officiating.
Burial was in the Alamo
Cemetery with Harris and Smith
Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.
Pallbearers were Dennis
Watson, Bradley Watson, Steve
Mathis, Jack Watson, Harold
Phillips and Leon Phillips.
Mrs. Mathis was bom in
Monroe County Mississippi on
July 17, 1894 the daughter of
the late I .awrence and Catherine
Soorrells Hoots. She was mar
ried to Edward D. Mathis 59
years ago in Mississippi and
was a member of the Alamo
Baptist Church.
Survivors include her hus
band of Alamo; four sons, Ed
ward Mathis of Fresno, Calif.,
Troy Mathis and Ira Mathis
of Alamo, and Leslie Mathis
of Amory, Miss.; three daugh
ters, Mrs. Maudie Mae Phillips
of Amory, Miss., Mrs. Mattie
Silas of Alamo, and Mrs. Bobby
For Rent
93 Acres In Cultivated Land
49 Acres Corn Base
8 Acres Cotton
2.1 Acres Wheat
Located Near Stuckey
Contact: E. H. Fulford, Rt. 6, Box 128
Dublin, Ga. 31021
Phone 272-5285 or 272-3144
TOP PRICES
For Pulpwood
WALLACE ADAMS
Woodyards
GLENWOOD ALAMO
HELENA VIDALIA
Gregory of Alma; 22 grand
children; 18 great grand
children; and one brcther, Roy
Hoots of Smithville, Miss.
John Powell Peterson
Funeral services for John
Powell Peterson, 63, who died
in a Vidalia hospital Friday
following a short illness, were
held at 3 p.m. Sunday in the
Mt. Vernon Methodist Church.
Burial was in the Mt. Vernon
Cemetery.
Mr. Peterson was a lifetime
resident of Montgomery County.
A member of the Mt. Vernon
Methodist Church and the Board
of Stewards. He was a former
mayor of Mt. Vernon and had
been associated with the Mt.
Venion Bank for 36 years and
at the time of his death was
executive vice president.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Katherine Harrell Peter
son of Mt. Vernon; one daughter,
Mrs. Herb Jones of Savannah;
and two sons, Ray M. Peterson
of Atlanta, and Capt. John Ed
ward Peterson of San Antonio,
Texas.
The family requested that
flowers be omitted and contri
butions made to Brewton Parker
College or the Mt. Vernon Meth
odist Church.
Murchison Funeral Home of
Vidalia was in charge of ar
rangements.
William F. Stuckey
Funeral services for William
F. Stuckey, 76, who died Friday,
were held at 11 a.m. Monday
in the Norwich Street Baptist
Church in Brunswick. Burial
was in Palmetto Cemetery.
Mr. Stuckey, who had lived
in Brunswick 26 years, was a
native of Dodge County, He
tad operated a furniture store
and a grocery business in Rhine
and Abbeville.
He had served as mayor of
Rhine, aiderman of Abbeville,
a justice of the peace, deacon
and trustee of his church, and
a school board trustee.
He was a member of Norwich
Street Baptist Church, the
American Legion, Masonic
Lodge, Royal Arch Masons,
Order erf Eastern Star, St. El
mer Commandary and Alee
Shrine Temple.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Carrie M. Stuckey of
Brunswick; four sons, four
daughters, three grandchildren
and a sister.
Mrs. Leila B. Dennis
Funeral services for Mrs.
Leila B. Dennis, 78, who died
Sunday in Dodge County Hospital
were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday
in Poplar Springs Baptist
Church. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Mrs. Dennis was the widow
of C. J. Dennis and a member
erf Poplar Springs Baptist
Church. She was a lifelong resi
dent of Dodge County.
Survivors include two daugh
ters, Mrs. Alice D. Hobbie of
North Augusta, S. C. and Mrs.
Johnny D. O’Neal of Lyons;
three sons, Emory Dennis of
Mcßae, Leslie Dennis of Coch
ran and Ernest Dennis of East
man; a sister, Mrs. Minnie
Lewis of Eastman; and a
brother, Johnny Parkers on of
Eastman.
Horne’s Funeral Home of
Eastman was in charge of ar
rangements.
Mrs. Mary C. Lucas
Mrs. Mary C. Lucas, 82,
of 937 New St., Macon, died
Monday in a Macon hospital
after a long illness.
Graveside services for Mrs.
Lucas were held at 2 p.m.
Tuesday in Mt. Moriah Baptist
Church Cemetery in Lyons.
Mrs. Lucas, the former Mary
Coe, was born in Tatnall Coun
ty and had lived in Macon a
year and a half, going there
from Mcßae. She was a mem
ber of Mt. Zion Baptist Church
in Tatnall County.
She is survived by a daughter,
Mrs. Gloria Anderson of Macon;
two sons, Perry Lucas of Mc-
Rae and Joseph Herman Lucas
of Brooklyn, N. Y.; 11 grand
children; and a brother, Man
son D. Coe of Lyons.
Hart’s Mortuary was in
charge.
Marine Corps Occup.
Guarantee Programs
If you are a high school
senior or graduate interested
in being a Computer Program
mer, Aviation Mechanic, Elec
tronics Specialist, Engineer,
Plumber or any erf a dozen
other jobs You should know
about the new Marine Corps
program which can guarantee
areas of occupational interest
to qualified men and women
Photographed nt construction site of Plant. Bowen.
Construction came high in 1970.
We spent $247 million
to supply you with electricity.
No need to tell you costs are rising. Your budget proves
that, and so does ours In last year's construction pro
gram we spent $247 million, an average of $253 for
every customer we serve.
And construction is only one item in our company's
budget. Fuel costs soared above SB3 million, up 32 per
cent over the previous year. The cost of borrowing
money rose to 8 7 s percent, which was nearly double
the rate in 1963.
But construction can’t wait for prices to drop. You
need power for the '7os so we must build now to meet
those needs. And wherever we build, conservation of
natural resources is most important in our plans.
You want reliable electric service and environmental
protection. We hold those wants in common. The price
for getting them is uncommonly high but not as high as
the cost of forgetting them.
Georgia Power Company
A citizen wherever we serve '
Birth Defects
Mothers’ March volunteers take the high roads and the low
roads Sunday afternoon in their campaign to raise funds to
continue the fight against this nation’s second greatest destroyer
of human life — birth defects. This newspaper applauds their
efforts and would like to travel with them, at least editorially.
Every year these dedicated women spend long hours to organ
ize the fight to prevent birth defects. Their efforts are beginning
to pay off. Modem medical research and treatment methods
are succeeding in preventing thousands of tragedies that would
otherwise have been caused by Rh disease or prenatal rubella
(German measles) infections.
But much more remains to be done. The March of Dimes
people are old hands at doing the “impossible,” as witness their
victory over polio. They tell us some 250,000 babies a year
are bom with significant defects of body or mind. They also
say that something can be done about it.
A healthy birthright for every baby is the March of Dimes’
goal. We’re for that and urge you to add your support when a
Mother’s Marcher calls on you.
before they enlist.
Previous experience is not
required. . .and you will be
tested to determine your eligi
bility. To get all the facts,
ask a Marine. See S/Sgt.
Charley Godwin at the Selective
Office on Mondays 3:00 - 4:30
p.m. or call Macon 743-0381
Ext. 2263.
Letter To The Editor
F rom
Jack A. Leßoy
President Georgia
Municipal Assoc.
Dear Sir:
On Friday, January 22, 1971,
President NixonpresentedCon
gress with the broad outlines
of his proposal to share federal
revenue with state and local
governments. If enacted into
law by the Congress, this pro
posal could well be the most
important domestic legislation
of this century.
The President proposes to
strengthen our state and local
governments by returning to
them $5 billion of our federal
income taxes. These funds could
be spent as state and local
officials see fit — with no inter
ference from Washington.
These funds could be used to
improve trash collection, to
improve our streets and high
ways, to improve our police
an^fire departments, to mod
ernize our local governmental
procedures and equipment, and
for many other purposes as
determined by our elected of
ficials.
The President also proposes
to take $lO billion from exist
ing, restrictive federal pro-
grams, add $1 billion to it,
and return those funds to state
and local governments to use
as they see fit in the following
broadly-defined areas: urban
development; rural develop
ment; education; transporta
tion; job training; and law en
forcement.
The President’s federal
revenue sharing proposal is
revolutionary. He proposes to
return to states and local gov
ernments decision-making
powers that are rightfully
theirs. He proposes to help
state and local governments
solve their own problems with
out undue federal interference.
If our increasingly urban
nation is to maintain its vitality,
it is imperative that our state
and local governments have the
capability to respond to the
people’s wishes. And if our
nation is to remain democratic,
it is imperative that local
priorities and programs be de
termined at the levels of
government closest to the
people.
Each citizen in our state
can help to achieve passage
of the President’s proposal by
writing his or her Congressman
and our Senators and urging
them to support and actively
work for the Administration’s
federal revenue sharing plan.
Sincerely,
Jack A. Leßoy
WE BUY PECANS
Ga. Pecan Auctions will not operate ;!
; the pecan auction this season, but Bill
! Warthen, Manager, Ga. Pecan Auctions ![
! will be paying highest prices for all
• varieties.
Sell your pecans at Brick Ware
! house, at underpass in Vidalia, Ga.
J Ga. Pecan Auctions also does
; custom cracking.
Murchison Funeral Home
Owned And Operated By
Mr. and Mrs. Julian W. Ouzls
Telephone 537-4121
537-7305
Agent For United Family Life
Insurance Company
VIDALIA GEORGIA
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Land Clearing - Earih Moving
Landscaping
Custom Farm Land Preparation
BROWNING BROTHERS
Glenwood, Ga. Mcßae, Ga.
523-3481 868-5571
Peanut, Tobacco
Growers Voting On
Commodity Comm.
By: David H. Williams
In 1961 the General Assembly
of Georgia created the Agri
cultural Commodities Pro
motion Act. This act enables
producers to organize the fi
nance programs under a
marketing order to improve
production and marketing prac
tices in agriculture.
The Act provides for the
establishment of a commission
for each agricultural com
modity defined in the law.
Each commission is a public
corporation, and formulates its
own policies. The development
of a commission by a commod
ity group is voluntary. No com
modity group is required to
form a commission under this
legislation unless it wants to.
Today there are eight organ
ized commodity commissions.
These are for peanuts, tobacco,
milk, peaches, sweet potatoes,
apples, cotton and eggs.
When each of these commod
ity groups elected to establish
a commission, a marketing
order was drawn. This order
sets forth the provisions under
which the commission will func
tion.
The Agricultural Commod
ities Promotion Act gives grow
ers an opportunity to vote
periodically on continuing the
marketing order which estab
lished their commission.
In Wheeler County and
throughout South Georgia,
growers of peanuts, andtobacco
are voting now on their market
ing orders. Marketing Order
No. 3 is for peanuts and Market
ing Order No. 6 is for tobacco.
The balloting began January
14 and will continue through
February 12. Every person in
Georgia who is a qualified grow
er of these crops is entitled
to vote. A qualified grower is
one who owns, rents or leases
a peanut and/or tobacco allot
ment in the state of Georgia.
The balloting is giving grow
ers an opportunity to go back
and look at progress their com
modities have made in the ten
years since the commissions
were formed.
Peanuts
The Georgia Agricultural
Commodity Commission for
Peanuts was formally set in
motion in 1961 by a 94 percent
vote of approval by farmers
themselves. Many growers be
lieve the commission, since
that time, has established an
enviable reputation within the
state, the nation--and even
internationally--for its model
programs erf research, pro
motion and education.
Cash farm income to Georgia
peanut producers has increased
enormously since the organi
zation of the commission. In
1960, for example, cash farm
receipts for peanuts were $52,-
982,000. In 1970, estimated pea
nut income was $143,820,000.
During this same period per
acre yields of peanuts in Geor
gia climbed from 1,210 pounds
to 2,250 pounds.
Tobacco
In 1970 Georgia tobacco
growers received $98.5 million
for 131.6 million pounds of
flue-cured tobacco. This is an
average price of $74.79 per
100 pounds. Georgia-Florida
tobacco sold for a higher price
in 1970 than it did in 1969.
Politics On Parade
By Sid Williams
*** ® h
ft o
Julius Caesar was called the
“noblest Roman of them all”
— after his death. Senator Rich
ard B. Russell deserves the ac
colade “the noblest Ameri
can of them all”, in death —
as he deserved it in life.
No public figure in our gen
eration can lay justified claim to
greater integrity, love of country'
and dedication to service than
Dick Russell. Few even ap
proach the pinnacle on which he
stood.
He couldn't get the nomina
tion for President because he
was a Southerner, but he would
have been elected to the office
overwhelmingly if he had been
nominated. But the prejudiced
Northern delegates to the con
ventions where Russell was a
candidate couldn't accept this;
they had rather lose the elec
tion than see a Southerner as
Chief Executive. And the na
tion suffered because of the
bigotry of a few hundred peo
ple.
Georgians will never forget
Dick Russell — not oniy be
cause of his qualities as a states
man, but for his great stature as
a gentleman and his devotion to
his fellow man, as well Future
generations will set their course
of life by the star of his great
ness,
»» » »
A number of people have
been trying to persuade Atlanta
Negro State Senator Horace
Ward to run for sth District
Congressman in 1972. They say
that if the District is re-ap
portioned this year so that Ne
groes are in a majority in the
new District (not too heavy ma
jority, though), then Senator
Ward would have an excellent
chance to win.
Their thinking runs along
these lines: First, Julian Bond,
Andrew Young or some other
radical Negro will undoubtedly
run. Second, Incumbent Fletch
er Thompson is not likely to
seek re-election in a re-appor
tioned district, but probably will
try for the U.S. Senate seat in
1972.
Third, they figure that Ward,
who is well liked in the black
community, would split the Ne
gro vote with the militant can
didates, but would get enough
white votes to at least put him
in a runover, which he would
easily win.
Their reasoning on much of
the white vote being for Ward
is that the Senator is a con
servative, and is liked by all
white people who know him
well. Therefore ,in a race be
tween Ward and a Negro mili
tant like Bond or Young, Ward
would receive 100% of the con
servative white vote, with only
the radicals supporting his mili
tant opposition. Most Atlantians
would figure that if they had
to have a Negro Congressman,
then Horace Ward would easily
This was the only belt that
tad an increase. All other belts
sold tobacco for a lower price
in ’7O than they did in ’69.
Through research and de
velopment of certain production
practices, Georgia growers
have been able to continue pro
ducing quality tobacco.
Tobacco growers have sup
ported this research, along with
educational programs, through
their commodity commission.
This support has brought about
stepped-up work in areas of
disease control, with emphasis
on rotation of crops and recom
mended tobacco varieties.
Al-Anon Meeting
Al-Anon is for relatives or
friends of alcholics who meet
to solve their common prob
lems.
If someone in your life is
fighting the battle of the bottle,
Al-Anon has an answer for
you, the answer is serenity
through strength and hope.
Mcßae Al-Anon’s meet every
Wed. at 8:30 p.m., in the Edu
cational Building of the Mcßae
Presbyterian Church. Tele
phone 868-2388. (Nursery is
provided).
A training program designed
to help clergymen deal more
effectively with problems of the
sick will be conducted at three
VA hospitals.
be the best man.
We can see a lot of logic in
such reasoning, so if Ward can
be persuaded to run — provided
re-apportionment is right for
him — he is very likely to be
the next Congressman from the
Fifth District.
All of the above, of course, is
based on Congressman Thomp
son not seeking re-election.
** * *
While we're on the subject of
Negroes in politics, it gives us
pleasure to report that State
Senator Leßoy Johnson is fast
losing his influence in the At
lanta Negro community. Our~
informants say that Johnson's
help hurt Carl Sanders in the
gubernatorial race with both
white and black, with some Ne
gro leaders leaving Sanders
when Leßoy announced for
him. It is reported, also, that
Johnson was beaten in a recent
effort to secure a post on the
sth District Democratic Execu
tive Committee.
And to further show his de
cline, we are told, when Negro
Jesse Hill lost the elect on for
membership on the State High
way Board, it was Negro legisla
tors who beat him (in secret
ballot), NOT the whites who
had promised to support Hill
the second vote around. Hill,
who is a partner with Leßoy in
various business enterprises, is
Johnson's “man”, and any de
feat for him is a defeat for the
Senator.
•* * *
After Senator Russell died
last Thursday, Governor Carter
stated that it would be at least
a week before he named the
person to serve through 1972.
Most political figures expect
this appointee will be former
Governor Ernest Vandiver, the
Senator’s nephew by marriage.
However, several other names
have been mentioned, and we
have no way of knowing whe
ther Carter has already made
up his mind, or even whether
Vandiver wants the job.
If the Governor does appoint
an unknown, such as Dave
Gambrell, it very likely means
that Carter will seek die post,
himself, in 1972. If he appoints
a strong political figure, such
as Vandiver, then that appoin
tee is likely to run for a full
term next year.
Bill Burson, State Treasurer,
says that if Carter intends to
appoint only a seat warmer, it
would be wonderful if the Gov
ernor named former Congress
man Carl Vinson to the post.
He points out that Vinson would
be low man in seniority, but
would be close to Russell in
knowledge of national affairs,
plus having top respect from
Washington political figures.
Sounds to us like a swell idea.
However, all the above can
amount to nothing, since Car
ter may have named the ap
pointee before this gets in print