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WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE, ALAMO, GA. 30411 FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1971
Deaths And Funerals
Emory Dennis, Jr.
Emory Delamar (Sonny)
Dennis, Jr., 37, died in
Memorial Hospital in Savannah,
Thursday afternoon, February
25, after a number of years of
failing health following an acci
dent in the spring of 1954 at
Middle Georgia College, where
he was a student.
Mr. Dennis was bom in Mc-
Rae on December 10, 1933 the
only son of Emory Delamar
and Mary Davis Dennis. He
had resided in Mcßae all of
his life and was a member
of the Mcßae First Baptist
Church.
Funeral services were held
Saturday afternoon, at 2:30 o’-
clock from the Chapel of Harris
and Smith Funeral Home with
Dr. Robert L. Cates, of Aiken,
S. C„ former pastor of the
Mcßae First Baptist Church,
officiating. A. G. Steedley gave
a touching eulogy on the life
of Mr. Dennis.
Pallbearers were Grady Wil
liams, David Dennis, Rudy Den
nis, Kyle Dennis, Jimmy Outlaw
and Johnny Davis.
Burial was in Oak Grove
Cemetery with Harris and Smith
Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.
THE GOVERNMENT’S EFFORTS thus far to stabilize the
American economy have not been very productive. Inflation con
tinues its rampage. The increasing cost of living robs people of
their earnings and savings. Unemployment has reached a danger
point, the highest in seven years.
The federal budget is virtually out of control. We seem to be
heading for a deficit approaching S2O billion this fiscal year, with
another multi-billion-dollar forecast and even planned by the
Administration—for next year.
The President is pushing very hard for his plan to share federal
revenue with local governments. Ihe way it looks to me, we
would be sharing a deficit instead of a surplus, of money that
is available.
Only a week or so ago, the Secretary of the Treasury asked
Congress to raise the national debt limit from the present ceiling
of $395 billion to $435 billion. They are asking for an increase in
the debt of S4O billion, the largest since World War 11. The claim
is made that asking for such a large increase at this time will
eliminate the need to seek another raise next year. In view of the
past record. I find this very hard to accept.
♦ * *
HIE PERILOUS ECONOMIC situation is further aggravated
by inflationary wage increases and subsequent rises in prices. This
is a cycle that must be broken if inflation is going to be controlled.
In the past I have opposed wage and price controls. Our expe
rience with such controls during World War II was catastrophic
and unsettling to businessman and worker alike. I have said that
wage and price controls should come only as a last resort.
In my judgment, we have reached that stage now. Because of
the state of the economy, because of rampant inflation that threat
ens the nation’s economic growth and prosperity. I have reluc
tantly come to the conclusion that wage and price controls need to
be instituted, at least on a temporary basis.
♦ * *
AT I HE SAME TIME 1 hope we will hear less and less about
deficit spending from starry-eyed government economists, and
more about reductions in federal expenditures—in every area pos
sible. 1 hope that the Congress will act in such a wav as to restore
the concept ot a balanced budget to respectability
We have pursued the policy of spend-now and pay-later for too
many years now, and look where it has gotten us. I suggest we
take the other road and exercise fiscal restraint in the years ahead.
TOP PRICES
For Pulpwood
WALLACE ADAMS
Woodyards
GLENWOOD ALAMO
HELENA VIDALIA
Survivors include his parents
of Mcßae; and grandmother,
Mrs. George Davis of Savannah.
Mrs. Dora
Cravey Taylor
Funeral services for Mrs.
Dora Cravey Taylor, 74, of
Helena, who died Sunday night
in the Telfair County Hospital
following a long Illness, were
held Tuesday afternoon, at 3:00
o'clock from the Rockwell Bap
tist Church with the Rev. H. C.
Miller officiating, assisted by
the Rev. B. L. Caldwell, pastor
of Rockwell Baptist Church.
Burial was in the church
cemetery with Harris and Smith
Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.
Mrs. Taylor was bom in
Telfair County on April 21,
1896 the daughter of the late
David C. and Jody Dowdy Cra
vey. She was married to the
late Herschel Vance Taylor on
February 10, 1912 in Telfair
County, had lived in Helena
for 25 years and was a member
of the Rockwell Baptist Church.
Survivors include three
daughters, Mrs. Benjamin
Knight of Thomaston, Mrs.
Pauline Jones of Macon, and
Mrs. Maurice Rawlins of Grif
fin; eight sons, Leroy Taylor
Herman Talmadge
REPORTS FROM THE UNITED STATES SENATE
and J. F. Taylor of Savannah,
Levy Taylor of Columbus,
George TaylorandFloydTaylor
of Atlanta, Willie Taylor of
Telfair County, Walter Taylor
of Jonesboro, and Jimmy Taylor
of Thomasville;andtwosisters,
Mrs. Walter Boney of Rhine,
and Mrs. W. M. Chambers of
Milan.
Miss Monica Mcßae
Memorial services for Miss
Monica Mcßae, 88, who died
Saturday, February 27, in Mid
dle Georgia Nursing Home fol
lowing a long illness, will be
held in the First United Meth
odist Church during the regular
worship service March 7.
Miss Mcßae expressed a de
sire that her body be willed to
Emory University School of
Medicine in Atlanta for medical
research and this has been
done, a spokesman said.
Miss Mcßae was a native
and lifelong resident of Dodge
County. She was a member of
the First United Methodist
Church and a retired member
of the Wesleyan Service Guild.
She was retired director of the
Department erf School of Com
merce of Eastman.
Survivors include several
nieces and nephews.
Stokes-Southerland Funeral
Home of Eastman was in charge
of arrangements.
Mrs. C. A. Coleman
Funeral services for Mrs.
C. A. Coleman, 78, who died
Saturday night, February 27,
in a Dodge County Hospital
following a long illness, were
held at 3:30 p.m. Monday in
the Parkerson Baptist Church.
Burial was in the church ceme
tery.
Mrs. Coleman was bom in
Laurens County, and had lived
most of her life in Dodge Coun
ty. She was a member of the
Parkerson Baptist Church.
Survivors include six daugh
ters, Miss Amalee Coleman of
Macon, Mrs. Ila Mae Rankin
of Tacoma, Wash., Mrs.
Barbara Faulkner of Douglas,
Mrs. Pearl Moore,Mrs.Chris
tine Giddens and Mrs. Josephine
White, all of Eastman; five
sons, Curtis L. Coleman of
Decatur, Andrew N. Coleman
of Sanford, N. C., William W.
Coleman of Goldsboro, N. C.,
Hudson Coleman andC.S.Cole
man, both of Eastman; a sister,
Mrs. Lantie Webb of Jackson-
WB
How long
does a dollar
bill last?
The Federal Reserve Bank estimates that
the dollar bill has an,average working life
of 18 months. But a housewife w ill tell you
that a greenback lasts her hardly any time
at all. These days a dollar bill buys less and
less of almost anything you can name.
But there is one very important excep
tion: electric service. In fact, the dollar you
spend for electricity today is worth nearly
$1.19 compared to the dollar you spent for
electricity in 1960.
In contrast, the purchasing pow er of your
dollar spent for all items making up the cost
of living has dropped to 75 cents. A dollar
spent for clothing is worth 76 cents; for
housing, 74 cents; for food. 77 cents.
So, you see. electric service is a rare
household bargain - low tn price, high in
usefulness, available at,your fingertips.
Georgia Power Company
.4 citizen wherever ire serve®
ville.
Home Funeral Home of East
man was in charge of arrange
ments.
Mrs. Ruthie K. Allen
Funeral services for Mrs.
Ruthie Kight Allen, 92, who
died Saturday, February 27,
in Fernandina Beach, Fla., were
held at 11 a.m. Monday in
Parkerson Baptist Church.
Burial was in the church ceme
gery.
Mrs. Allen was a native of
Laurens County and had lived
in Dodge County 40 years. She
was a member of Snow Hill
Baptist Church in Alamo.
Survivors include four daugh
ters, Mrs. Annie Mae Grimes
of Jacksonville, Fla., Mrs.
Estelle Hall of Helena, Mrs.
Louella Widener of Eastman,
and Mrs. Ruby Hyers of Fern
andina Beach, Fla.; three sons,
Thomas Allen of Rhine, Willie
D. Allen of I^argo, Fla., and
Oscar Allen of Gray; and a
brother, A. G. Kight of Way
cross.
Home Funeral Home of East
man was in charge.
Mrs. Othella
Walton Gresham
Funeral services for Mrs.
Othella Walton Gresham, 86,
of Helena, who died Wednesday
afternoon, February 24, in the
Telfair County Hospital follow
ing a long illness, were held
. Friday morning at 11:00 o’clock
from the Helena Baptist Church
with the pastor, the Rev. Dickie
Johnson, officiating.
Burial was in Oak Grove
Cemetery with Harris and Smith
Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.
Pallbearers were Deacons of
Helena Baptist Church, Charlie
Tillman, Clyde Beachum, C. J.
Maloy, Jr., Julian Crafton,
Frank Reiger, Marcie LaFavor,
V. C. Singleton, Jack Shepherd,
A. W. Hinson, D. A. Jolins on,
Grady Saunders, Pete Peebles
and Calvin Bryan.
Mrs. Gresham was bom in
Douglasville on October 18,
1884 the daughter of the late
Issac and Betty Slaughter
Walton. She was married to
the late W. W. Gresham on
May 8, 1906 in Douglasville
and was a member ofthe Helena
Baptist Church.
Survivors include one daugh
ter-in-law, Mrs. Edgar Gres
ham of Mcßae; andthree grand
children, Bill Gresham of
Smyrna, Joe Gresham stationed
with the U. S. Army in Germany,
and Miss Carole Gresham of
Mcßae.
Mrs. Emma
Knight Cravey
Funeral services for Mrs.
Emma Knight Cravey, 92, of
Telfair County, whodiedThurs
day, February 25, in the Telfair
County Hospital following a long
illness, were held Saturday
afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from
the Rebecca BaptistChurchwith
the Rev. J. W. Herndon, pastor
of the Mcßae United Methodist
Church officiating.
Burial was in the church
cemetery with Harris and Smith
Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.
Pallbearers were Willard
Raynor, Billy Bush, Alton Atta
way, Edsel Cravey, Corbett
Spires and Jim Knight.
Mrs. Cravey was bom in
Wilkinson County on January 26,
1879 the daughter of the late
Wade Thomas and Betty Vaughn
Knight. She was married to
Andrew Jackson Cravey on
September 30, 1902 in Telfair
County, had lived here for 75
years and was a member of
the Mt. Zion United Methodist
Church.
Survivors include two sons,
Tom Cravey and LutherCravey
of Telfair County; three daugh
ters, Mrs. J. D. Raynor of
Mcßae, Mrs. Ed Carpenter of
Telfair County,andMrs.Ernest
Attaway erf Macon; 17 grand
children; 25 great grand
children; 6 great-great grand
children; and one sister, Mrs.
Maxie Strom of Milan.
Attend Funeral
Among those attending the
funeral of J. H. (Hip) Holmes
held at the First Baptist Church
. of Mcßae, on Friday, February
19, included:
Mr. and Mrs.RobertHolmes,
Mark Holmes, Mrs. Everett
Foster, Dr. and Mrs. R. L.
Cate of Aiken, S. C.; Mr. and
Mrs. Charlie Mcßae of Lyons;
Mrs. Herman Clark of Warner
Robins; Mr. and Mrs. Bobby
Robbins, Mrs. Joe Bradley and
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pope of
Macon.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Griffin,
Mrs. J. J. Johnson, Mrs.
Beatrice Waters, Mrs. Leo
Phillips and Leo Phillips, Jr.,
of Cochran; Mrs. Johnnie San
ders, Mrs. Earl Hamrick, Mrs.
Charlie Wall and the Rev. and
Mrs. J. R. Smith of Jefferson
ville; Otto McLendon, Oris Mc-
Lendon, Mrs. Sheppie Maddox,
Mrs. Ruth McLendon, Mrs. Tom
Eason and Mrs. Mattie Glover
of Hazlehurst.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Holmes
and Mr. and Mrs. Luther Grif
fin of Dublin; Mr. and Mrs.
Rudy Cole of Mt. Holly, N. C.;
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Clitchen
and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J.
lamb of Atlanta; 0. B. Obeme,
and Mr. and Mrs. Chester R.
Murchison Funeral Home
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Mr. and Mrs. Julian W. Ouzis
Telephone 537-4121
537-7305
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BROWNING BROTHERS
Carl Browning Tommy Browning
Glenwood, Ga. Mcßae, Ga.
523-3481 868-5571
Pace of Clinton, Tenn.; Mrs.
Ernestine Gilder of Jackson
ville, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Paruben and Patsy Paruben of
Montgomery, Ala.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller,
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Griffin and
Mrs. R. S. Griffin of Cordele;
Mr. and Mrs. George Under
wood of Milledgeville; Mr. and
Mrs. Buler Thompson and Mrs.
W. D. Ussery erf Gordon; Mr.
and Mrs. Tai Hilliard of Rhine;
Mr. and Mrs. Robb Hill of
Hawkinsville; Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Cannon of Abbeville;
Clarence Thompson of Tooms
boro; Rev. Griffin Thompson
of Adrian; and Mr. and Mrs.
Billie Holmes of Tallahassee,
Florida.
Many erther friends and rela
tives from Chauncey, Milan,
Lumber City, Jacksonville,
Alamo, Glenwood, Scotland and
Helena attended. Also Dr. Ted
Phillips of Mt. Vernon and a
number of the Trustees of
Brewton Parker College where
Mr. Holmes had served as a
trustee for 16 years.
SOCIAL SECURITY
NEWS & VIEWS
MEDICARE - MEDICAID.
Many times the two are con
fused. Charles F. Hall, Branch
Manager of the Dublin Social
Security Office, reports “Many
people confuse Medicaid with
Medicare and call our office
regarding Medicaid.
Medicaid is handled through
your local Department of
Family and Children’s Services
and a person should contact
that office for information re
garding Medicaid.” Medicare
is for those who are 65 or older
and is a program of the Social
Security Administration.
Any question regarding Medi
care should be directed to the
Social Security Office in Dublin.
“Medicaid does not have age
restrictions, states Mr. Hall,
but Medicare does - you have
to be 65 or older.”
To find out more about Medi
caid contact your local Depart
ment of Family and Children’s
Services. To find out about
Medicare contact the Dublin
Social Security Office located
at 114 East Johnson Street.
The telephone number is 272-
534 7.
Q. My wife is 65 and lias
never worked under social se
curity. I’m 62 andstill working.
How can my wife be covered
by Medicare?
A. Since your wife has no
social security credit, she can
not qualify for Part A (Hospital
Benefits) under Medicare. She
can, however, take out part
B. (Other Medical Expenses).
This part is available toanyone
65 or older (within specified
time limits) as they must pay
the premium anyway. There is
away for your wife to be
covered for both parts and that
would be by your filing and
becoming entitled to Social Se-
curity benefits yourself. Be- i
cause erf your work neither you i
nor your wife could be paid,
but she could qualify for both
parts of Medicare. This is i
somewhat involved and I would i
suggest that you contact us for
details. i
Q. A friend of mine just re- 1
cently started getting social ।
security for his children. His
wife has been deceased over
six years. Can you expla in this? ;
A. Yes, indeed. This is one
of my pet projects, if you call ।
it that. I’m always on the look
out for childrenwhomightqual
ify. Prior to the 1967 Amend
ments, children could be paid
on a Mother’s social security
record oily if she had worked
1-1/2 years within the three
years before her death or en
titlement to benefits. The
amendments changed this so
that benefits could be paid if
she was fully insured. This has
permitted payments to many
children and the reason your
friend was so long getting pay
ment for his is that "he didn’t
get the word” sooner. We have
no way of locating cases of
this type so if you know of
anyone else who might qualify,
won’t you tell them to see us
please?
Q. Is the lump sum death
payment always three times
the amount of the monthly bene
fit?
A. No. First of all, the lump
sum death payment is made
only on the worker himself.
Not his wife, children or others
receiving on his record. Second,
the amount is based on the
worker’s benefit figured as if ,
he, or she, were 65 and not
necessarily the actual check
itself. Third, it is three times
this amount, but limited to a
Politics On Parade
By Sid Williams
A a & Me®!® ft B &
feet only poor whites on the
South and West sides — not the
North Side. Fortner Mayor Ivan
Allen can take a rightful place
in this front row.
« • • » • •
State Senator Bob Smalley,
of Griffin, recently denounced
State Treasurer Bill Burson on
the floor of the Senate for
“putting state money in an un
sound bank”. But, last week,
when a letter from Supt. of
Banks W. M. Jackson com
pletely absolved Burson of do
ing any such thing, Mr. Small
ey didn’t take the Senate floor
to admit his error. He merely
sent copies of Jackson’s letter,
and one from him, around to
the desks of legislators, where
it may never be read.
• ♦••••
All Georgians are saddened
by the death of veteran Public
Service Commissioner Walter
McDonald, who throughout his
public career as a legislator and
Commissioner rendered yeoman
service to the people of Geor
gia.
Gov. Carter has the appoint
ment of someone to fill the va
cancy until the next general
election, but nobody we talked
to had any idea of whom he
may appoint. They say that
since the surprising Gambrell
appointment they won’t try to
predict Carter's actions At any
rate, there will, undoubtedly, be
a host of candidates for the job,
and for the post being vacated
by Crawford Pilcher, in the
1972 election.
State Senator Hugh Carter,
cousin of the Governor, is al
ready asking for committments
to him for the '72 U. S. Senate
race.
Mrs. Martha Caldwell, wife
of the Comptroller-General, has
just undergone successfully a
serious operation. Their many
friends extend best wishes for
a full recovery.
• •••••
The only Negro patrolman
with the State Patrol is doing
a good job and is well liked by
his fellow officers.
• •••••
Governor Carter will likely
have five vacancies to fill on
the Appellate Courts during his
term of office, and you can be
pretty certain that one of them
will be a Negro.
• •••••
PREDICTION The gas tax
bill will pass the Assembly for
a one cent per gallon increase,
and the cigarette tax will be
compromised at 3c per pack
more.
minimum of sl92.OOanda maxi
mum of $255.00.
Q. I lost my social security
card and don’t know what my
number was. Should I just get
another number?
A. No. Once you have been
assigned a social security num
ber you should make every
effort to keep and use only
the one number. You really
have no problem, just fill out
another application for a Social
Security Account Number,
giving us the same information
you gave originally and checking
the item that you had a number
before. In a few weeks you
will receive a new card with
the same number you had
originally. The applications are
available at any Social Security
Office, most Post Offices, or
you can get one by calling or
writing a Social Security Office
for one.
Q. My son, age 20, who used
to get social security, has work
ed for the last two years. He
now wants to finish his school
ing. Could he get social security
again?
A. He certainly can. If he
qualifies as a full time student
and is not married, he can be
paid until age 22 or he finishes
school, whichever comes first.
File another application, or
have him do so himself, as
soon as he knows definitely
that he will return to school.
WATCH WEIGH I
Watching calories? Then
consider only lean meat. And
no flour on the chops, no
breaded foods, no added fats
or oils. And if you make gravy,
try using skim milk and only
seasonings for flavor.
Legislators who live in su
burban areas contiguous to cit
ies of 50,000 or more popula
tion should take a long, hard
look at House Bill 766, by
Reprs. Red Atherton, of Cobb
County, and George Busbee, of
Dougherty County. When they
do, they will begin immediately
to fight this bill.
No. 766 provides that cities
of the 50,000 size may annex
areas to it WITHOUT a vote
of the people.
This bill is designed primar
ily as a “Save Atlanta" law, but
it could apply to any city in
Georgia of the stated size. If
the bill passes, Atlanta will im
mediately move to annex Sandy
Springs and a great part of
South Fulton. At this writing,
the South Fulton folks are
aware of the danger and start
ing to oppose it, but the North
Fulton people haven't, so far,
heard about it. Or, at least,
they are not doing anything.
Under the proposed legisla
tion, a municipality can’t an
nex across county lines, nor
con’d it take in any part of an
other existing municipality’, but
। there the restrictions stop. All
Atlanta has to do to annex any
part of Fulton County is to
। promise to provide for the an
( nexed area the same services
, given the rest of the city.
, The City Council of a maior
citv, such as Atlanta, only has
[ to ho’d a public hearing, prom
. ise the same services, and the
area is annexed We are told
by Mr. Atherton that the At
lanta Mavor and Council have
. already been contacted and are
. readv to accent responsibility
, for various at-present unincor
porated areas of the county.
Elmer George. Executive Di
. rector of the Georgia Munici
। pal Assn., to’d us that he is
t staving out of the picture, not
r seeking to influence legislators
• one way ot the other, but, ob
viously, in his position he
would like to see it passed.
, As we wrote at least two
, years ago, in a long column de
■ voted exclusively to the subiect,
it’s too late to “Save Atlanta”.
The Negroes have already tak
, en over, and if such a bill
( should reverse the ratio of
i white vs colored population it
. would be only temporary.
। Sooner or later, Atlanta will
have a Negro Mayor (probably
immediately following Massell)
; and a Negro Board of A’der
• man. The chickens are coming
( home to roost with those upper
; crust Atlantians who pushed so
; hard for integration a few years
ago, figuring that it w’ould as-