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WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE, ALAMO, GA. 30411 FRIDAY, FEB. 19, 1971
Deaths And Funerals
George Talley Jr.
George Harry Talley Jr., 52,
of Ocala, Fla., died Thursday,
February 11.
The Lyons native and former
resident of Mcßae, had lived
in Ocala since 1957 and was
co-founder of the Talley Box
Co. He was a member of the
First United Methodist Church
in Ocala, the Golden Hills Golf
and Turf Club and the Ocala
Elks Lodge. He was a veteran
cf World Wa^-, 11.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Mary F. Tapey of Oc^la; two
daughters. Miss Harriett Tal
ley of Ocala, and Mrs. Jane
T. Austin of Leesburg, Fla.;
two sisters, Mrs. Carolyn Wil
liamson of Adel, and Mrs.
^'lvia Denmark of Savannah;
,d a brother, William G. Talley
cf Leesburg.
Funeral services were held
Friday, February 12, at 3:30
p.m. at Hiers Funeral Home
in Ocala. Burial was in High
land Memorial Park.
Tommy Dykes
Funeral services for Tommy
Pykes, 46, of Helena, who died
Friday, February 12, in the
Telfair County Hospital follow
ing a brief illness, were held
Sunday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock
from the Chapel of Harris and
Smith Funeral Home with the
Rev. H. C. Miller officiating,
assisted by the Rev. James
Bear hum.
JBurlal was in Brown Ceme
tery with Harris and Smith in
| cha-ge of arrangements.
Mr. Dykes was bom in Dodge
/ County on April 4, 1924 the
son of the late John Ed and
Mattie Poole Dykes. He was
married to the former Arnell
Waters on November 30, 1952
in Mcßae.
Pallbearers were James
Hutto, Sonny Harrell, Wayne
Young, Jeff Dykes, Wesley
Young and Gerald Young.
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Woodyards
GLENWOOD ALAMO
HELENA VIDALIA
Survivors include his wife
of Helena; three brothers, John
Ed Dykes, Jf., and Raymond
Otis Dykes of Helena, and Wil
liam B. Dykes of Chauncey;
and three sisters, Mrs. Alice
Hutto, Mrs. Leila Harrell and
Mrs. Becky Beasley of Helena.
Mrs. Ida Ola Watson
Funeral services for Mrs.
Ida Ola Watson, 82, erf Jackson
ville, who died Friday, Feb
ruary 12, in the Telfair County
Hospital, were held Sunday
afternoon at 2:00 o’clock from
the Blockhouse Baptist Church
with the pastor, the Rev. Wade
Ward and the Rev. Charles
Burdette, pastor of Jacksonville
United Methodist Church of
ficiating.
Burial was in the church
cemetery with Harris and Smith
Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.
Mrs. Watson was bom in
South Carolina on October 18,
1888 the daughter of the late
I^arkin and Sallie Pepper
Mayes. She was married to
the late John Madison Watson.
Survivors include five daugh
ters, Mrs. Willie Mikell of
Jacksonville, Mrs. Ruth Yeo
mans of Lumber City, Mrs.
Lillie Bush of Lithonia, Mrs.
Mildred Williams of Macon,
and Mrs. Eva Highsmith of
Pridgen; three sons, E.C.Wat-
MEN NEEDED
in this area to train as
LIVESTOCK
BUYERS
LEARN TO BUY CATTLE,
HOGSAND SHEEP
at sale barns, feed lots and
ranches. We prefer to train
men 21 to 55 with livestock ex
perience. For local Interview,
write age, phone, address and
background to:
NATIONAL MEAT PACKERS
TRAINING
236 E. Town. dept.
Columbus, Ohio 43215
son of Jacksonville, Grady Wat
son and James Watson of Jack
sonville, Fla.; daughter in law,
Mrs. H. C. Watson of Jackson
ville; one sister, Mrs. T. S.
Davidson of Hawkinsville; five
brothers, Elgie Mayes of Hawk
insville, Earl Mayes, Fred
Mayes, Paul Mayes and Estell
Mayes, all of Ft. Valley; 25
grandchildren; and 27 great
grandchildren.
Mrs. Ethel Cross
Graveside services for Mrs.
Ethel Cross of 112 Terrace
Dr. N.E., Atlanta, who died
there Tuesday, were held Wed.
afternoon at 3:00 o’clock at
Arlington Cemetery with Dr.
Robert V. Ozment officiating.
Mrs. Cross was bom in Mc-
Rae the daughter of the late
Thomas J. and Lula Haynes
Curry. She was a member of
the First United Methodist
Church in Atlanta.
Survivors include three sons,
Thomas B. Cross and Mark
C. Cross of Atlanta, and Charles
K. Cross of Columbia, S. C.;one
sister, Mrs. Donald Kitchem
cf Edgewater, Fla.; one bro
ther, Mark Curry of Tampa,
Fla.; nine grandchildren and
three great grandchildren.
SOCIAL SECURITY
NEWS & VIEWS
DID YOU KNOW - Forty two
million, eight hundred fifty
seven thousand, six hundred
and seventy-one dollars ($42,-
857,671.00) are paid by Social
Security to beneficiaries in
Georgia EACH MONTH? This
money is paid for Old-Age,
Dependents, Survivors, Dis
ability and Health Insurance.
IMPRESSED? It is even more
impressive when you consider
this is only ONE state. Charles
Hall, Branch Manager of the
Dublin Social Security Office
reminds us “Social Security
helps to protect YOU, YOUR
DEPENDENTS, or SURVIVORS
against loss of income due to
retirement, death or disability
-- and for those over 65, there
is Medicare to help with doctor
and hospital bills.”
“If you can imagine such
an amount,” states Mr. Hall,
“total benefits paid monthly
are two billion, five-hundred
fifty-nine million, three thous
and, one hundred and seventy -
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Tides of the economy ebb and flow,
but you can tie to one sure value:
electricity.
Price is what you pay for what you get. Throughout the
history of the electric industry the trend in the price of
electricity has been downward. In the past 10 years, for
example, our average price per residential kilowatt-hour
has dropped almost 16 percent. You know what's hap
pened to other goods and services.
Value is what you get for what you pay. For two
cents' worth of electricity you can brew 50 cups of
coffee. Or toast 100 slices of bread. Or wash eight loads
of clothes. That's getting your two cents’ worth — and
more. Much more.
No man can tether time or tide. The economy waxes
and wanes. Prices rise and fall. Through the years, ours,
too. But electricity remains a value. The biggest bargain
in your family budget. By far.
Georgia Power Company
A citizen wherever ire serve®
seven dollars a month.”
If you have questions regard
ing your social security, Mr.
Hall invites you to call 272-
534 7 in Dublin, write Box 1140,
Dublin, Ga. 31021, or visit the
Dublin Office, located at 114 E.
Johnson St., Dublin. “Our per
sonnel are there to help you.”
Q. I am receivir^ social se
curity benefits, and am return
ing to work. Do I need to report
this?
A. If your earnings for the
year will amount to more than
SI6BO, you will need to report
this toyour local social security
office. Call them for assistance
in completing the necessary
reports to stop or adjust your
monthly benefits. You should
have an estimate of your earn
ings for the year handy when
you call.
Q. I have been receiving
social security since my father
died. I will soon be 18. Will
my social security benefits
stop?
A. If you are a full-time
student and are not married,
you will be able to receive
social security until you are 22.
Or if you are unable to work,
you could receive social
security as long as you are
disabled.
Q. I’m not sure how old I am.
I believe I will be 62 next
June, but my brother says I
will be 61. I can’t get a birth
certificate. What should I do?
A. Call our office and we
will help you. The number is
272-5347, in Dublin. We can
help most folks solve these
problems by telephone. One of
our staff will discuss with you
several possible records of
your age and assist you in
getting these records. Now is
the time to call so that we "
can get your age problem solved
before you are 62.
John Phillip O'Keefe
Dies In Augusta
Veteran Hospital
Graveside services for John
Phillip O’Keefe, 76, of Scotland,
who died Tuesday in the V.A.
Hospital in Augusta following
a long illness were held
Wednesday afternoon at 3:00
o’clock from the Oak Grove
Cemetery with the Rev. William
Smith, pastor of the Mcßae
Catholic Church officiating.
Pallbearers were Cecil Cook,
W. P. Dockery, H. B. Barnes,
Roscoe Coleman, George Ervin,
Norwood Flanders and Wade
Nunn.
Mr. O’Keefe was born in
Falls River, Mass., on Novem
ber 21, 1894. He was married
to the former Ann Wagstaff
on April 2, 1929 and was a
member of the Catholic Church.
He was a graduate erf MIT
Institute in Mass., a World War
I veteran and a retired City
Editor of the New York News.
Survivors include his wife
of Scotland; one step-son, Major
John P. Clements of Augusta;
one step-daughter, Mrs. Bill
Grace of Lyons; three sisters,
Miss Mary O’Keefe of New
York City, Miss Helen O’Keefe
and Mrs. T. V. Page of Spring
field, Mass.; and one grand
child of Atlanta.
Harris and Smith Funeral
Home was in charge of arrange
ments.
Veterans Corner
EDITOR’S NOTE: Below are
authoritative answers by the
Veterans Administration to
some of the many current ques
tions from former servicemen
and their families. Further in
formation on veterans benefits
may be obtained at any VA
office or your local service
organization representative.
Q — I am a recently dis
charged veteran. Is there some
type of insurance available to
me?
A— If you have a service
connected disability, you may
qualify for Service Disabled
Veterans Insurance. You must
apply within one year of the
date of notice that service
connection is granted, but you
may apply before requesting
or receiving a grant of service
connection. Upon receipt of your
application for this insurance,
VA will determine if you are
eligible. Also a veteran may
convert his Serviceman’s Group
Life Insurance to an individual
permanent policy within 120
days after separation from ser
vice.
Income Tax Prepared
Federal And State
Lewis Mercer Building
Alamo, Ga.
Tuesday Os Each Week
Beginning January 26
John A. Owens
Dublin, Ga. Phone 272-0122
Murchison Funeral Home
Owned And Operated By
Mr. and Mrs. Julian W. Ouzis
Telephone 537-4121
537-7305
Agent For United Family Life
Insurance Company
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Landscaping
Custom Farm Land Preparation
BROWNING BROTHERS
Carl Browning Tommy Browning
Glenwood, Ga. Mcßae, Ga.
523-3481 868-5571
Q — I want to enter college
next summer. Should I advise
the VA now, or enroll and
advise the registrar of my vet
eran status at that time. •
A— You should inform the
VA as soon as possible of
your plans to enroll.
Talmadge Cites
Efforts To Cut
Highway Deaths
“Just how serious is the
traffic accident problems?”
asked Sen. HermanE. Talmadge
in addressing the Genuine Parts
Company’s Seventh Annual
Seminar in Atlanta.
“The answer is that we are
in a situation that is a trans
portation paradox,” the senator
said. “We have over 100 mil
lion vehicles on our streets
and highways. We have the lar
gest and most modern system
of highways in the world. At
the same time, we have the
largest highway death toll in
the world.
“For instance, in 1969 ap
proximately 56,400 people died
in traffic accidents. An ad
ditional two million persons
were injured. The economic
loss is estimatedatsl6-billion.
"These are grim and shock
ing figures. But we cannot let
this be the last word. To all
of us in Congress — and you —
who are deeply concerned, it
must be our objective that the
volume of serious traffic ac
cidents be significantly re
duced. ’ *
In talking about some of the
major actions taking place in
Washington on motor vehicle
safety, especially in Congress,
Sen. Talmadge said “we should
first try to put the automobile
and driver in proper pro
spective through some current
statistical data. These figures
are staggering.”
He said the Federal Highway
Administration estimates that
passenger car travel reached
a total of 850-billion vehicle
miles during 1969. In that year,
there were 86,861,000 cars
registered throughout the coun
try.
“The auto population con
tinues togrow, "Talmadge said,
“but not everyone realizes how
fast. The number of motor ve
hicles as a whole is increasing
twice as fast as the population.,
our increase per day in people
is about 6,000 persons. For
motor vehicles, the daily in
crease is 12,000.”
Sen. Talmadge, in his wide
ranging speech on traffic safety
in Georgia and throughout the
nation, reviewed the federal
government's concern and in
volvement in attempting to re
solve this ever-increasing
problem.
He talked about laws passed
in recent years by the Congress
in this field and about the agen
cies created to make auto
mobiles safer, from bumper
to bumper and from top to
bottom. He elaborated with im
pressive figures.
“But safety, of course, in
volves the driver more than
the vehicle,” Sen. Talmadge
asserted. “Os all the factors
affecting the competence of the
driver, alcohol seems to be
most important. In fact, alcohol
is considered to be a contri
buting factor in about half of
the highway accidents.”
Sen. Talmadge concluded his
remarks in these words: “ I
mentioned previously that there
are two elements to vehicle
Politics On Parade
By Sid Williams
/A MA Mb I FOi Z&
Lt.-Governor Lester Mad
dox lost the reorganization
fight in the Senate last week
by only two votes The tally on
the crucial amendment was 30-
26, and if two of "No” votes
had changed to “Aye”, the Lt.-
Governor, as the presiding offi
cer, could have cast the decid
ing vote in his favor. The 53-3
vote on the final ballot meant
nothing except that all but three
Senators saw the handwriting
on the wall and got on the win
ning side.
A number of persons have
asked us why Maddox called up
the measure so quickly, when
he could have delayed it several
more weeks. The answer is that
he called it up, first, out of a
sense of fair play, and, second,
he thought he had the votes to
win. Four Senators, who had
pledged themselves at 12:00 to
join him, changed their po
sition later.
Governor Carter, coming so
close to losing, when a governor
in his first legislature should
have things all his own way,
showed his fundamental weak
ness, and we predict that be will
lose many future battles in the
Senate.
Very few Georgians realize
what power this law gives Car
ter. ft makes him a virtual dic
tator over state government.
Under the law, he can abolish
any department, agency, board
or commission in the Executive
Branch of State government.
He can fire whomever he pleas
es in these agencies. He can
transfer one agency to another,
in whole or in part, or he can
consolidate any agencies,
boards, etc. he desires.
In other words, over at least
half of state government, he
can do what he darn well
pleases
There has never been a Geor
gia governor with this much
pow'er. and the people of Geor
gia will — SOON — regret
having given him such power
through their elected Represen
tatives and Senators. In tact.
Carter will make so many ene
mies that he, himself, will like
ly regret having sponsored the
bill.
Now that the Governor has
what he wanted, we're interest
ed to see how he effects the SSO
million saving which he has
promised.
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We hear on good authority
that the Atlanta Board of Edu
cation will back dowm and al
low Memorial Day to be cele
brated in Atlanta schools, rath
er than replacing it with the
holiday declared for Martin
Luther King, Jr.’s birthday.
safety — the vehicle itself, and
the driver. Let me say one
additional thing about drivers.
“Out of all the millions of
vehicle drivers in the United
States, those between the ages
of 20 and 24 are the most
numerous group. For the coun
try as a whole, nearly one
half of our drivers are under
30 years of age.
“Thus, one of our most im
portant programs is that invol
ving driver education courses
in high schools throughout the
country. This makes possible
behind-the-wheel, first-hand
learning for over two million
high school students.
“And it's paying off. Records
indicate that students who have
pursued driver education
courses have had 60 per cent
fewer violations, and 30 per
cent feweraccidents than others
who have net had these
courses.”
WASH CORDUROY
Methods for laundering cor
duroy are generally the same as
for most cotton fabrics. For
the most part, say Extension
clothing specialists, corduroys
are machine washable and
dry able. They suggest turning
all items inside out to avoid
lint clinging to the pile. And
check lint screens on both
washer and dryer to be sure
they are clean.
The frogfish at Marineland
of Florida dangles a leaf-like
flap of skin from a slender
filament on top of its head.
This serves as bait to attract
small edible fish.
Incidentally, next week we’re
going to reprint an expose on
King's sexual life, as printed in
the column by Drew Pearson
and Jack Anderson, which ap
pared in the Atlanta Constitu
tion on August 21, 1969
Governor Carter, whom 90%
of the press opposed in the
1970 campaign, is apparent,y
carrying his vindicitiveness to
the hapless Capitol reporters.
He has barred them from the
coffee urn and the rear portion
of the executive offices.
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We hear that Bill Trotter will
soon resign as Democratic Na
tional Committeeman, thus
leaving the governor a choice
of replacement.
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Malone Sharpe, Lyons attor
ney and close friend of Lester
Maddox, is quietly digging up
support for a race for the U. S.
Senate in 1972. A lot of con
servatives are said to be flock
ing to his banner.
* * * * * *
United States Senator Henry
Jackson, who will be the prin
cipal speaker at the Jefferson-
Jackson Day Dinner next
month, is obviously a serious
candidate for the Presidency in
1972. While in Georgia, he and
his wife will engage in a mul
tiplicity of appearances before
varied, groups.
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A close friend of Governor
Carter is telling people that he
was sitting in the room when
Jimmy Carter promised Ernest
Vandiver the Senate appoint
ment when Senator Russell died.
And, it is conceded by the
knowledgeable ones, the reason
Carter delayed so long in mak
ing bis appointment is that he
was trying to figure out a grace
ful way to get out of keeping
his promise to Vandiver and
Russell.
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Governor Carter’s income tax
proposal is in trouble in the leg
islature. Too many solons real
ize that it won’t help the poor
man, but will severely penalize
the middle class.
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We are happy to report that
Miss Martha Tate, well known
to all Georgians of the political
world, who was one of Senator
Russell's most capable employ
ees, has decided to stay with
Senator Gambrell. The Sena
tor’s phone number, incidental
ly, is the same as Russell’s —
255-3531.
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Our prediction for the new
State Chairman of the Demo
cratic Party of Georgia — Con
ley Ingram, Marietta attorney.