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WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE, ALAMO, GA. 30411 FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1971
Deaths And Funerals
Jam?s Curtis Ritch
Funeral services for James
Curtis Rlwfi7“s4, cf Ocala, Fla.,
who died Wednesday, March 3,
in the Veterans Hospital in
Gainesville, Fla., were held
Saturday afternoon, March 6, at
3:00 o’clock from the Oakcrest
Baptist Church in Ocala, Fla.
Burial was in Highland Mem
orial Park with Hiers Funeral
Home of Ocala, in charge of
arrangements.
Mr. Ritch was a native of
Banks C ounty, Georgia, and had
lived in Ocala for nine years
where he was an Insurance
Agent. He was a member of
the First Baptist Church of
Eustis, Fla., and was a veteran
of World War 11, having served
in the United States Army.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Madlyn E. Ritch of Ocala,
Fla.; mother, Mrs. Bertha Ritch
of Cellwood, Fla.; four sons,
James L. Ritch and Billy C.
Ritch of Ocala, Fla., Bobby
Ritch of Mcßae, and Jack Ritch
of Ocilla; one sister,Mrs. Fos
ter Hill of Zellwood, Fla.; one
brother, W. B. Ritch of Eustis,
Fla.; and eight grandchildren.
James 0. McCranie
Funeral services for James
Oscar McCranie, 66, who died
Sunday morning, were held at
3 p.m. Monday in Uvalda Bap
tist Church. Burial was in the
City Cemetery.
Mr. McCranie was a native
cf Dodge County, an employee
of the State Highway Department
and a member of Sweet Home
Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Bessie Dowdy McCranie
of Uvalda; three daughters,
Mrs. Ed McNatt of Vidalia,
Mrs. Billy Sanders and Mrs.
Randall Glisson, both of Uvalda;
three sisters, Mrs. Minnie Can
non of Warner Robins, Mrs.
Ola Thompson at Helena, and
Mrs. Mildred Buchanan of Mc-
Rae; two brothers, Dennis Mc-
Cranie of Eastman, and Fred
McCranie of Winter Garden,
Fla., and five grandchildren.
Hawkins Hulett
Funeral services for Hawkins
Hulett, 61, of Milan, who died
Thursday, March 4, in the Tel
fair County Hospital following
a long illness, were held Friday
afternoon, at 3:00 o’clock from
the Friendship Baptist Church
with the Rev. A. J. Giddens
officiating, assisted by the Rev.
Pope Hulett.
Burial was in the Hulett Fam
ily Cemetery with Harris and
Smith Funeral Home in charge
of arrangements.
Pallbearers were Tom
Steverson, Billy Harrell, R. C.
Spires, J. P. Hulett, William
Steverson, Hurston Pitts, Jake
Fumey and D. L. Hulett.
Honorary pallbearers were
Franklin Hulett, Virgil Walker,
Wimbric Walker, Geiger Wells,
Roy Roberson, Franklin Boney,
Bruce Douglas, Graham Maloy,
H. C. Selph and Sylvester Jones.
Mr. Hulett was born in Tel
fair County on March 12, 1909
the son of the late Andrew and
Mary Vickery Hulett. A retired
farmer, be was married to.
TOP PRICES
For Pulpwood
WALLACE ADAMS
Woodyards
GLENWOOD ALAMO
HELENA VIDALIA
the former Irene McLeod on
December 3, 1928 in Telfair
; County.
, Survivors include his wife
of Milan; four sons, Oscar Mann
i Hulett of Lumber City, Thomas
I Hulett and A. J. Hulett of Rhine,
and Gerald Hulett of Milan;
three daughters, Mrs, Jessie
Hulett and Mrs. William
Register of Jacksonville, and
Mrs. Bobby Pittman of Rhine;
one brother, I>evy Hulett of
Milan; one sister, Mrs. Grace
Jowers cf Rhine; 21 grand
l children and 2 great-grand
children.
Mrs. Naomi W.
Carroll
Funeral services for Mrs.
Naomi Williams Carroll, 53,
who died Saturday at her resi
dence in Vidalia, were held at
4 p.m. Sunday in Blue Springs
Baptist Church with burial Ui
the church cemetery.
Mrs. Carroll was bom and
reared in Laurens County, a
daughter of the late George
Sterling and the late Mrs. Vir
ginia Smith Sterling. She had
been a resident of Vidalia for
15 years and was a member
of Blue Springs Baptist Church,
Rockledge. She was married
to the late George Williams,
after whose death she was mar
ried to Clem Carroll who sur
vives her.
Pallbearers were Phillip
Sterling, W. G, Sterling, Hones
Sterling, Roger Sterling, Eu
gene Chester and Homer
Wilkes.
She is survived by her hus
band, Clem Carroll; a son,
James Edward Williams of Vi
dalia; four daughters, Mrs.
Virginia White of Helena, Mrs.
Geraldine McCranie of East
man, Mrs. Jo Anne Maddox of
Dublin, and Miss Brenda Wil
liams of Vidalia; four step
sons, Herman Carroll of
Albany, Irvin Carrollcf Colum
bia, S. C„ Ernest Carroll and
and J. I>ee Carroll of Vidalia;
three step-daughters, Mrs.
Daisy L. Lupgion of Lake Goo,
Mich., Mrs. Nellie Wilkes of
Miami, Fla., and Mrs. Evelyn
Rogers cf Jacksonville, Fla.;
three sisters, Mrs. Mary Wit
hers of Rockledge, Mrs.
Georgia Lee Norris cf Lollie,
and Mrs. Emma Nell Garnto of
East Dublin; three brothers,
Tommy Sterling of Rockledge,
Jimbo Sterling of East Dublin,
and Johnny Sterling of Lollie.
Sammons Funeral Home of
Soperton was in charge.
Mrs. Lula S.
Patterson
Funeral services for Mrs.
Lula S. Patterson, 81, who died
Saturday afternoon, March 6,
at Mcßae Manor Nursing Home
following a long illness, were
held Monday morning at 11:00
o'clock from the Midway United
Methodist Church with the Rev.
Harvey Strickland, pastor of
ficiating.
Burial was in the church
cemetery with Harris and Smith
Funeral Home in charge of
i arrangements.
, Mrs. Patterson was born in
Telfair County on September
20, 1889 tiie daughter of the
late Warren and Maggie Spires
Selph. She was married to the
late Tommy Patterson and was
a member of Midway United
Methodist Church.
Survivors include one son,
Mack Patterson of Augusta; one
brother, Scarber Selph cf Milan;
18 grandchildren and 30 great
grandchildren.
Attend Funeral
Among the out of town friends
and relatives attending the
funeral of Emory De la mar
CSonny) Dennis, Jr., on Saturday
afternoon, February 27, were
Mrs. George Davis, Mr. and
Mrs. George Davis, Jr., Steve
Davis, Mr. and Mrs. James
Cowart, Mike Cowart, Mr. and
Mrs. John McCrary, Mrs.
Wayne Cowart, Mrs. Kathleen
Lynn, Mr. and Mrs. A. D.
Kelly. Mrs. Elane Kelly, the
Rev. and Mrs. Agee and Mrs.
Ruby Catman cf Savannah.
Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Dennis,
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Dennis,
Mrs. Hamp Johns, Mrs. Jack
Rawlins, Mrs. Rub Fordham,
Mrs. Hortense Perkins and
Shadie Graham cf Eastman;
Leslie Dennis of Cochran; Carla
Dennis of Atlanta; Mrs. Thom
well Hobby of North Augusta,
S. C,; Mr. and Mrs. Leon
Ryals of Chamblee.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Wil
liamson of Valdosta; Mr. and
Mrs. Vernon George, Jeff Geor
ge and Mrs. Ed Wooten at
Waycross; Mrs. Dan Faxworth,
Hollis Faxworth and Mrs.
Argyle Atwood of Brunswick;
Mrs. Ollie Parsinka, Mrs.
Johnny O’Neal and Denny Den
bow cf Lyons.
Rudy and Jeff Dennis cf
Kansas, City, Mo., David Dennis
of North Hampton, Mass.; Mrs.
Johnny' Davis cf Hazlehurst;
Kenny and George Willcox of
Lumber City; Mr. and Mrs.
James Earl Williams of Tifton;
and Don Harbin of W’inter Park,
Florida.
In Memoriam
Jerome H. (Rip) Holmes was
a successful man. His success
was not measured in terms of
material gain. His contributions
to the community were his
assets. It is doubtful if any
member of the First Baptist
Church of Mcßae has equaled
his contribution; yet he never
was fully satisfied in having
done his best. There was so
much Rip felt could and needed
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$359 million at work.
That’s how much we’ll spend
for construction this year.
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In periods of inflation some industries can delay construc
tion until costs level off and interest rates drop. Not so the
electric industry. A generating plant may require five to
seven vears from drawing board to completion.
Georgia Power's construction budget for 1971 is $359
million. That's nearly six times the budget of 10 years ago.
To serve your needs, we must build more and larger plants.
And construction costs have soared.
Look what s happened since I 960: a utility pole that
cost $29.13 is $39.85 today; copper wire has doubled in
• price, from 30 to 60 cents a pound; a turbogenerator tagged
at $lO million would be sls million now.
Our budget also allots many millions of dollars to en
vironmental protection. For we take the long view. Serving
your need for dependable electric energy is our business.
But helping to improve the environment is our commit
ment. Wherever we serve.
Georgia Power Company
.4 citizen wherever hc serve'
to be done to magnify his love
for Christ.
Born in poverty with ten bro
thers and sisters to be sup
ported on a smal' farm, it took
ambition to get . n education.
Brewton Parker College in Mt.
Vernon met this need by giving
him an atheletic scholarship.
It was there that Rip met Agnes
Griffin and together they met
head-on problem after problem
cf making a livelihood. Neither
lived above nor looked down
on the average working person.
They believe beauty lives in
people, and in improvement of
their environment.
The First Baptist Church cf
Mcßae was richly blessed by
Rip’s leadership as a deacon
for some thirty-six years. No
person on the deacon board
had to guess where Rip stood
on any' given issue. He was
frank to express himself. When
errors were committed, con
fessions were made. He never
wanted to stand in the way at
progress for the Lord. His
frankness cost him some
friends who really could not
help admiring him.
Wien a commixiity project
needed help, there was no great -
er man toseekthanßipHolmes.
Being a Charter Member at
Mcßae Lions Club, formed
some twenty-eight years ago.
made him a valuable man for
civic duty. During this time
he served anal] important com
mittees and was its most re
liable and dependable member.
The Korean War found Rip
as a director of ISO activities.
Like all good Americans, he
longed for freedom from war
and had a compassionate feel
ing for those who contribute
to making his wish a reality'.
Rip’s heart strings were tied
to Brewton Parker College
where he served as its Trustee
for sixteen years. He never
forgot what education can mean
to a poor country boy. The
Baptist Doctrine was instilled
in Rip there at school and
continued to be part of him.
His two gxeatest words were
"Mercy and Faith.’’ Rip felt
these two qualities were con
veyed to man by the Holy Spirit
by unmerited grace.
His family, church, com
munity, and friends will cherish
his memory and sorely miss
him. Certainly I will miss him.
Arthur G. Steedley
Truce: A short pause for
nation identification.
Civil Disorder
Manual Is Now
Being Prepared
The Civil Disorder Technical
Assistance Unit, established
within the Georgia Department
of Public Safety last August 1,
made considerable progress
during its first five months of
operation.
This was shown in a year
end report of the unit s 1970
activities submitted to Col. Ray
Pepe, state public safety di
rector.
Since its inception, the report
said, the unit has Commwi
cated with the University Sys
tem in an effort to open lines
of communications between law
enforcement agencies and the
universities “whereby we hope
to be able to detect student
unrest in time to attempt to
prevent any major incidents.’*
The report continued:
“Area planners in law en
forcement throughout the state
are being contacted and urged
to establish riot control training
within their districts, with this
unit supply ing assistance.
"A Civil Disorder Manual
is now being prepared for the
Department at Public Safety
by this unit with the thought
that it will be a basis for
planning and training for emer
gencies that may arise in Geor
gia. This manual should be
available for distribution in
early 1971."
SOCIAL SECURITY
NEWS & VIEWS
“Time.” Time is valuable.
So to help you save “time”
when you wish to ask a question
or discuss your social security
why not call or write the Dublin
Social Security Office before
you visit. Claries Hall, Branch
Manager of the Dublin Office
states “A phone call or letter
is often the easiestandquickest
way to handle Social Security
questions or matters.”
Reporting changes or filing
Tobacco Plants
Brick Warehouse, Vidalia, Ga.
; Hicks 319 ;
Va. 115 2326 !
N. C. 95 McNair's 30
Place your order for the above
। varieties. They will be available after !
; March 15, call Bill Warthen, 537-4383 <
; by day and 537-4430 at night.
'■ ' - - --- - 7-.- . - :
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
VIDALIA GEORGIA
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Land Clearing - Earth Moving
Landscaping
Custom Farm Land Preparation
BROWNING BROTHERS
Carl Browning Tommy Browning
Glenwood, Ga. Mcßae, Ga.
523-3481 868-5571
claims can, in most cases, be
handled by phone also. Thus
saving a trip to the Social
Security Office. So if you wish
to save Time call or write
the Dublin Social Security Of
fice - you’ll be surprised how
much can be done by phone or
letter.
The telephone number is 272-
5347 and the address is P. O.
Box 1140, Dublin, Georgia 31031.
A representative of this office
may be seen at the Courthouse
in Mcßae on Thursdays from
9:30 a.m. to 13:00 noenandalso
at the Department of Welfare
in Alamo an weend Thursdays
from 3:30 to 4:30 pun.
Q. A y oung man who lives
dawn the street from m is
getting social security
ability checks. He is only above
21 years old, and I know he
had only worked for about 2 or
3 years before he was disabled.
How can he be eligible for
benefits with so little work 1 ?
A. In 1967 a change was made
in the amount of work required
for workers disabled before
age 31. These young disabled
workers were made eligible
for benefits with less work
under social security. Workers
who are disabled while they
are young are deprived at the
ability to work and support
themselves and their families
at an age when many of them
have not yet had an opportunity'
to establish any real financial
security.
Q. I have been appointed pro
gram chairman of my civic
club. Part of my job is to
arrange for guest speakers at
our regular meetings. How can
I arrange to have a social
security representative speak
at one of our future meetings?
A. Just call or write to your
Social Security Office. Give the
time and place of your meeting
and ask that a social security'
speaker conduct a program at
your meeting. Your social
security' office will make every
effort to arrange for a speaker
to present whatever program
you specify for your meeting.
Q. I applied for social se
curity retirement benefits, and
my claim was denied. I was
advised I need 18 quarters of
credit under social security,
and 1 have only 14 quarters.
What will happen to the money
I’ve paid into social security
iftl-niyer earn the rest of the
credit I need?
A. It will remain in the social
security trust funds. Social Se
curity is a federal insurance
program. No benefits are paid
unless certain eligibility re
quirements are met. One of
these require stsents is for a
worker to have eanted a spe
cific ^umbers of quarters of
sregu severity coverage. Your
soda; security office will be
glad to e.xp.'am hon you may
eara~ther adtfftKwai coverage
tvOfttk.
Federal Bldg. In
Ga. Would Honor
Richard Russell
U. S. Sen. Herman E. Tal
madge has introduced legisla
tion to designate the proposed
340-million U. S. courthouse
and federal office building in
Atlanta as the “Richard B.
Russell Federal Building.”
The bill was cosponsored by
Sen. David H. Gambrell, who
was recently appointed by Gov.
Jimmy Carter to fill the un
expired term of the late Sen.
Russell.
Sen. Talmadge pointed out
that Sen. Russell began pushing
for a new federal courthouse
more than a decade ago.
Naming the building for him
“will be appropriate recogni
tion of the leadership Sen, Rus-
Politics oln Parade
Sid (['xX hid Hams
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Principal speaker at the Jef
ferson-Jackson Day Banquet
last week, U. S. Senator Henry
Jackson, gained the approval
of practically all his hearers for
his position on national and in
ternational affairs, particularly
national defense. Wthout ques
tion, he would be a strong con
tender for Georgia's electoral
votes if he should win the
Democratic nomination for
President.
Speaking of the presidency.
State Treasurer Bill Burson be
lieves that th strongest Demo
ticket for the party would be
that of Muskie and Talmadge,
if Herman would accept the
Vice-Presidential spot. Since
he’s not up for re-election to
the Senate in 1972, Talmadge
could take the nomination and
still win re-election to the Sen
ate in 1974 if the Democrats
lost the presidency.
Senator Hollings, of South
Carolina, had been a favorite
for second place on the Demo
ticket next year, but his Mexi
can divorce seems to have kill
ed his chances.
Bills come up in the Assem
bly next week to increase the
pay of the Director of Public
Safety and the Director of Cor
rections. Very likely, salary' in
creases for other department
heads will be added on as
amendments.
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We applaud Governor Car
ter's appointment of Senator
Ford Spinks to fill the Pub’ic
Service Commission vacancy
left by Walter McDonald. We
think Sninks will be a credit
to the post. At least, he knows
somethin" about Georgia poli
tics, un'ike most of Carter's
other appointments.
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Several Senators have men
tioned the finesse with which
Bobbv Rowan handled the pre
siding officer's job last week,
and how “he would make a
good Lieutenant - Governor".
TheyT’robably know it already,
but Senator Rowan is being
urged by many of his South
Georgia constituents to make
that race in 1974.
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Mrs. Marjorie Thurman had
mi®ht as well go ahead and re
sign as Democratic National
Committeewoman. The Carter
crowd may not be able to throw
her out of the office, but she'll
be A lame duck for the next
year and a half and won’t be
able 1 to do the Georgia Party
much good. Anyway, we're a
firm believer in the old Jackson
ian adage that “to the victor
be!on"s the spoils” — and Car
ter won.
sell provided in securing this
badly needed facility for At
lanta, ” Talmadge said, adding:
“Moreover, the new federal
building will stand as a per
manent tribute to Sen. Russell,
widely regarded as one of the
most outstanding United States
senators of all time.”
Sen. Gambrell said he was
activities in behalf of the pro
ject as president of the Atlanta
Bar Association in 1965-66.
“For this reason and because
of my very high regard for
tiw late Sen. Russell, I am
extremely pleased to cosponsor
this resolution,” he said.
Wallace Spencer
Reports To Germany
P.V.L. Wallace Spencer from
FL Jackson, S. C., U. S, Army,
has visited his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. L. Spencer, Jr., at
Lumber City, Rt. 1.
While he was home his sister,
Evelyn, and his brother, Jessie,
both students at Savannah State
College, visited their parents
also.
When P.V.L. Spencer re
turned to duty he reported to
Germany,
DON’T BURN
If you haven’t burned those
fallen leaves yet, don’t! Com
post ’em. Decomposed leaves
are just as effective as peat
moss as a soil amendment. And
leaf mold is good worked into
the soil before planting shrubs,
flowers or ported plants. Check
with your county Extension
agent on how to make a com
post pile.
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We congratulate former Pub
lic Service Commissioner Alpha
Fowler, Jr. on his appointment
as Chairman of the state ASC
Committee, by U. S. Secretary
of Agriculture Clifford M. Har
din. Mr. Fowler has a strong
background in agriculture.
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The names of two more po
tential candidates for Congress
in the Bth District in 1972 are
being bandied about, — Mayor
Henry Bishop, of Alma, and
Wallace Jernigan, chief aide to
Congress Stuckey, who says he
won't run for that post again
Folks at the Capitol will miss
the popular Mrs. Eleanor
Owens, secretary to Lester Mad
dox for more than four years.
Mrs. Owens has resigned, effec
tive March 15, However, she'll
probably accept a position in
some other branch of state gov
ernment.
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Charlie Kirbo, affable and,
shrewd new Chairman of the
Democratic Party of Georgia,
had a birthday last week and
his staff threw' a little party for
him, climaxing it with a gift
of a miniature pair of boxing
gloves — in recognition, obvi
ously, of the controversial na
ture of the job.
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JEFFERSON - JACKSON
DAY DINNER NOTES — Les
ter Maddox’s two ■ sentence
speech getting more applause
than anybody else’s (folks were
ready for brevity') . . . Senator
David Grambrell, as MC, sur
prised most people with his
speaking ability', but he was far
too loquacious .... Jimmy
Carter’s faux pas in saying that
Senator Russell once “adjourn
ed the Senate Finance Com
mittee" to come and have lunch
with Talmadge and Carter. Rus
sell wasn t chairman or mem
ber of the Finance Committee
. . . Senator Herman Talmadge,
as usual, speaking most elo
quently and materially in his in
troduction of Jackson . . . form
er Governors Carl Sanders and
Ernest Vandiver being wel
comed effusively at the recep
tion for Senator Jackson and
being greeted by scores at
the dinner. Both, obviously, are
still extremely popular . . . Sev
eral people we heard promising
George Bagby their support if
he runs for Public Service Com
missioner next year
Erle Cocke, Jr. still in fine
form .... and party Executive
Secretary Joe Sports being prais
ed warmly by Chairman Gram
brell.