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WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE, ALAMO, GA, 30411 FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1971
Deaths And Funerals
Franklin M. Jones
Franklin M, Jones, 46, of
Richmond Hill, died Saturday
at the St. Joseph’s Hospital
in Savannah, after a long illness.
He was employed by Johns~
Manville Inc., as a maintenance
mechanic., He was a veteran
of World War Il and a member
of the Helena Methodist Church,
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
-Hazel Jones of Savannah; three
daughters, Miss Tammy Jones
and Miss Melanie Jones, both
of Savannah, and Mrs. Darlene
Scott of Eden; two sons, Gregg
Jones and Tony Jones, both of
Savannah; his mother, Mrs,
Edith Bizek Jones of Corning,
Calif.; two sisters, Mrs, Mary
Edith Langhoust of Marietta,
and Mrs. Mary Hoffman of Ba
kersfield, Calif,; and four
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Monday at 3:30 p.m. at the
chapel of Saxon-Massey
Funeral Home, Burial was in
the Forest Lawn Cemstery.
Edward H. Bell
Funeral services for Edward
H. Bell, 63, who died Saturday,
were held at 3:30 p.m, Sunday
in the chapel of Horne Funeral
Home in Eastman, Burial was
-in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Mr. Bell, a native of Dodge
County, was a retired service
station operator.
‘Survivors include his wife,
PoLiTicS O/ N PARADE
By R 4 Williams
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Governor Carter called a
meeting of State Department
Heads recently to bring them up
to date on his plans to revise the
drafting of state budgets. The
group spent more than three
hours, mainly listening to a
young man from the Texas In
strument Co. expounding his
ideas on budgets. The governor
seems to have accepted the pro
gram worked out by the gla
mou; boy, but nobody present
ever found out where he has
had experience in such matters.
As best we can understand it,
Carter wants to start with “zero
budget” and have department
heads explain the “why” of
every penny, and what cou'd
they do as an alternative. Os
course, the General Assembly
has always gone into such de
partment requests very
thoroughly over the years, par
ticularly so since they have a
budeet officer.
Then the governor proposes a
“decision package” for every
unit of activity within a depart
ment. In the larcer departments
this wou'd take weeks on weeks
of time for at least a dozen key
personnel, and the combined
“packages” would likely fill a
good sized room. It is hichly
questionable that the governor
wou'd ever get around to read
ing them all. And the cost pro
bably would run two or three
million dollars per budget.
The idea of a tight budeet is
commendable in Carter, of
course, but he has bitten off
more than he can chew in such
a time-consumine process. What
we think is that he was sold
the plan by a group of so-call
ed experts who make a good
livine doing this all over the
country. It's a part of his re
orsanization of state govern
ment, but we hear that the man
from Wisconsin whom he has
hired to head up this mammoth
job did the same thing in Wis
consin, and left that state's
government in a shambles.
One more point on Teorgani
zation. The governor promised
to save $50,000,000 a year. We
can't believe he can do this,
since $450,000,000 of the state’s
annual budget is taken up by
the four big departments, leav
ing only 50 million for all the
rest. Obvious'y, little can be
saved from the small depart
ments, and if he can cut 50
million from Health, Education,
Welfare and Highways, he's a
better economizer than all other
Georgia governors put together.
But, let's hope he can. :
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We became convinced in
Washington last week that
David Gambrell is definitely
going to seek re-election, though
Mrs. Myrtle C. Bell;a daughter,
Mrs. Edwina Gay of Eastman;
two sisters, Mrs, Doyle Steele
and Mrs. John Wahl, both of
Chauncey; and a brother,
Benard Bell of Memphis, Tenn.
st e i e ebet e P A2 R
Mrs. Lydia
Giddens Moore
Funeral services for Mrs,
Lydia Giddens Moore, 87, who
died Sunday, March 28, in Mc-
Rae Manor Nursing Home fol- -
lowing a long illness, were
held Monday afternoon at 4:00
o'clock from the Chapel of
Harris and Smith Funeral Home
with the Rev, Fred Cook of
ficiating, assisted by the Rev.
Harvey Strickland and the Rev.
Mr. Dixon.
Burial was in the Sweethome
Baptist Church Cemetery with
Harris and Smith in charge of
arrangements,
Mrs. Moore was born in
Dodge County on April 3, 1883,
She was married to the late
Samuel Bennett Moore, had
lived in Telfair County for 60
years and was a member of
New Hope Baptist Church,
Survivors include one daugh~
ter-in-law, Mrs. S, B, Moore;
one grandson, Benny Moore;
and two great-grandchildren,
all of Milan; two brothers,
Archie Giddens of Eastman, .
and Quint Giddens of Milledge
ville; and four sisters, Mrs.
Lou Peacock of Cochran, Mrs,
Lola Parkerson and Miss Ethel -
we have doubted it heretofore.
However, we don’t know a soul
who thinks he can make it.
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And, on the matter of keeping
an office, we now hear that
Ford Spinks, who was appointed
to the Public Service Commis
sion by Gov. Carter, has chang
ed his mind and will run for
the job in 1972,
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Repr. Bill Williams, of Gaines
ville, who heads the House
Committee on Reapportion
ment, tells us that his commit
tee wants to get the views of
anybody in the state who would
like to come before them on
this subject.
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Governor Carter has been dis
turbed that he was quoted in
correctly as being critical of pri
vate schools, so his press secre
tary sent out a letter and two
page statement to Georgia's
weekly papers, giving what he
said was the governor's correct
statement. We hear that a re
corded tape exists on the speech
and the truth can be ascertained
easily enough.
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Lt-Governor Lester Maddox
is receiving more speaking in
vitations than even as governor.
He has engagements way on
into next Fall. And his mail is
terrific.
And, Senator Herman Tal
madge has had a 40% increase
in mail since he became chair
man of the Senate Agricuiture
Committee.
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Lester Maddox has shown an
Atlanta Kiwanis Club audience
two issues of Life Magazine,
one in 1968 and one in 1969.
A story in the ‘6B one concerns
the rioting at the Democratic
National Convention that year
and shows a photo of the pur
ported riots with policemen
beating the *“poor” hippies and
yippies.
The 1969 issue carries a
story and picture on a riot at
Princeton University, and, lo
and behold, it is EXACTLY
the same picture. As the Lt.-
Governor said, “You just can’t
trust these fish wrappers.
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Senate Majority Leader Al
Holloway has a very charming
married daughter living in
Washington. Though wed sev
eral years, the couple have no
children, yet. When Al inquired
why, his daughter demurely in
formed him that “we won't
make you a grandpa until you
look the part”. We suggested to
the Senator that he send his
daughter a blank signed check
for such a complimentary re
mark.
Giddens of Clinchfield, and Mrs.
Matt Holland of Macon.
John W. Mathis
John W, Mathis, 76, of Hazle~
hurst, died Tuesday at Clyde-
Duncan Memorial Hospital after
a short illness,
The native of Telfair County
had lived in Jeff Davis County
for the last two years. He was
a retired Woods Rider and was
a member of Mount Galilee
Baptist Church in Telfair
County.
Surviving are three daugh
ters, Mrs, Mattie Leggett of
Alma, Mrs, Mary L, Mc-
Cormick of Bradenton, Fla.,
and Mrs. Lawrence Crocker
of Newberry, Fla.; a son,
Johnnie Mathis of Newberry,
Fla.,; a brother, Jim Mathis
of Hazlehurst; a sister, Mrs,
Ann Powell of Lumber City;
and two half sisters, Mrs.
Evelyn Chunnings of Cross City,
Fla,, and Mrs. Eliva Powell
of Hazlehurst.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, March 25, at 3 p.m,
at Mount Galilee Baptist
Church, Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Miles Funeral Home of
Hazlehurst was in charge.
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Mrs. Mary M, Napier
Mrs. Mary McLean Napier,
54, of Stone Mountain, died at
DeKalb General Hospital in De
catur Thursday, March 25, after
a short illness. .
The Telfair County native
had lived in Stone Mountain
for the last 12 years and was
a former resident of Lumber
City. She was a graduate of
Wesleyan College in Macon and
was employed as a teacher
at Columbia High School in
Decatur. She was a member
of Avondale Methodist Church.
Surviving are a son, A, Y,
Napier, Jr. of Madison, Wisc.;
a daughter, Mrs, Darrell Daw -
son of High Falls, N, Y.; her
mother, Mrs, D, C, McLean
of Lumber City; a brother,
Dan McLean of Lumber City;
two sisters, Mrs. Reid Willcox
of Montezuma, and Mrs. James
Craig of Jacksonville, Fla.;and
three grandchildren,
Funeral services were held
Sunday at 2 p.m. at Lumber
City United Methodist Church,
Burial was in Riverside Cema
tery near Lumber City.
Redness and watering of eyes
—glue sniffing ot
\ ’ ' Red, raw nostrils
& —sniffing cocaine
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Running nose ' ;
—heroin, morphine, codeine i S
S Profuse perspiration and body odor
e i oo T —amphetamines
Constant licking of lips i 1‘ ';- P
to keep them moist vRf ‘
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resulting in chapped raw lips ; L e &
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—amphetamines { o b \
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3 ! ‘.L;»;i L Long sleeve garments worn constantly
o 8 e } 3 to hide needle "tracks’
SELY — heroin or methedrine
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Drastic loss of weight \3‘ L N
$ : Y . —amphetamines
— heroin, opium k " it y
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T hese are a tew of the signs that
- ] sis thist a
g may indicate that a young person
( UL:i\f be al WSING arugs or using
Sunglasses worn at narcotics. While these symptoms are
inappropriate times and places not proot ot drug abuse (most
hiding dilated pupils —LSD could occur for several other reasons
they should serve to alert parents
and friends that a problem may exist
If vou're not sure, talk with
vour family physician. It you suspect
ask vour child point blank, “Are
: you taking drugs?
Staggering, disoriented It's a sad thing to have to ask
—barbiturates someone you love, but saying
Goodbye” is even sadder still
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Thomas-Wainright Funeral
Home of Hazlehurst was in
charge of arrangements,
Mrs. Ollis
Rawlins Giles
Mrs, Ollis Rawlins Giles,
46, of Rt. 2, Mcßae, died Tues
day morning at her home follow
ing a long illness, Funeral ser
vices were held Wednesday
afternoon at 3:30 o’clock from
the Macedonia Baptist Church
with the pastor, the Rev, Bobby
Ritch officiating.
Burial was in Sandhill United
Methodist Church Cemetery
with Harris and Smith Funeral
Home in charge of arrange
ments,
Pallbearers were Charles
Jones, J, W, Mills, Tom Ander~
son, Owen Scarborough, Jack
Jones and Oscar Hulett,
Mrs. Giles was born in Tel
fair County on August 20, 1924
the daughter of W, Y, andFlor-~
ence Welch Rawlins. She was
married to Charlie P, Giles
on April 9, 1965 and was a
member of Macedonia Baptist
Church,
Survivors include her hus
band of Rt. 2, Mcßae; three
sons, Jimmy White of Warner
Robins, Jerry Ray, U, S, Army,
Fort Bragg, N. C,, and Joey
Ray of Rt, 2, Mcßae; one daugh~
ter, Mrs. Janice Lenderman
of Macon; five grandchildren;
mother and father of Rt. 2,
Mcßae; four brothers, Russell
Rawlins of Hazlehurst, Herman
Rawlins of Bloomingdale, Ed
ward Rawlins of Rincon, and
M:urice Rawlins of Griffin; and
two sisters, Mrs. Beatrice
Burgamy of Charleston, S, C,,
and Mrs. Loutrelle Paulk of
Panama City, Fla,
Mrs. Doris C.
Burnette
Mrs. Doris C. Burnette, 32,
of Hazlehurst, died Tuesday,
March 23, at Clyde-Duncan Me~
morial Hospital after a short
illness.
The native of Toombs County
had lived in Hazlehurst for the
last year and was a member
of Eureka Baptist Church,
Surviving are two daughters,
Miss Patricia Burnette and
Miss Donna Burnette; four sons,
John Burnette, Jack Burnette,
Roy Burnette and Robert Bur
nette, all of Hazlehurst; her
father, Thomas J, Campbell
of Telfair County; her mother,
Mrs. Elton Anderson; and two
brothers, Jack Campbell and
Roy L. Campbell, all of Hazle~
hurst.
Funeral services were held
Friday, March 26, at 11 a.m,
at Eureka Baptist Church near
Hazlehurst. Burial was at
Hazlehurst Cemetery.
Miles Funeral Home of
Hazlehurst was in charge.
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SOCIAL SECURITY
NEWS & VIEWS
Are you going to be eighteen
soon? If you are presently re
ceiving social security benefits
and will be 18 in the next six
months you may need tocontact
your Dublin Social Security
Office.
Charles F,Hall, Branch Ma
nager, of the Dublin Office states,
“There are two conditions
which permit continuation of
benefits after age 18. The first
is a child who has been mental
ly or physically handicapped
prior to age 18. The second
is a full time student age 18 to
22 attending anapproved school.
(This can be a high school,
trade school or college),
In both instances you need to
contact the Dublin Office to
continue benefits.’”’ So if you
feel you qualify, call, write or
come by the Dublin Social Se
curity Office located at 114
East Johnson Street, the tele
phone number is 272-5347.
A representative of this office
may be seen at the Courthouse
in Mcßae, on Thursdays from
9:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon and
also at the Alamo Welfare De
partment on second Thursdays
from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Q, I am a widow with a son,
age 19, who attends school full
time. Can he work and earmn
money to help pay his tuition
without interferring with his
social security benefits pay
ment?
A, Yes, Your son could work
and earn up to SI6BO and still
receive a social security check
for each month of the year.
However, if he earns more than
SI6BO, he would lose some of
his social security payments.
If he earns over SI6BO, the
general rule is that one dollar
in benefits will be withheld for
each two dollars he earns be
tween SI6BO and S2BBO. In ad~-
dition, one dollar in earnings
will be withheld for each one
dollar of earnings over S2BBO.
Q. I am a 62 year old school
teacher, 1 plan to continue to
work until I am 65. However,
1 heard recently that I could
receive social security pay
ments during the summer
months when I am not working
even though my earnings for
the year will be about $6,000,
Is this true?
A, Yes. Although your earn
ings for the year exceed SI6BO,
social security benefits can be
paid for any month in which
you neither earn wages of more
than $l4O nor perform sub
stantial services in self
employment regardless of your
total earnings in the year,
Q. I will be 62 next year, I
have not worked under social
security in the past 20 years,
but I did for 12 years prior
to that., Can I receive social
security payments at age 62
based on work 1 did that far
back?
A, Yes. You receive credit
for any work you have done
under social security since Jan
uary 1, 1937, The amount of
work needed to qualify for re
tirement benefits is based on a
person’s date of birth, However,
in no case does a person need
more than 10 years work under
social security. Since you have
worked 12 years, you would
meet the work requirement.
Q. I do construction work
and change jobs often, Is there
any way I could check to see
if all my earnings have been
reported to social security?
A, There is. You should
obtain Form OAR-7004 ‘“Re
quest for Statement of Earn
ings’’ from your social security
office or nearest post office.
This is a post card form that
you should complete and mail
to the social security accounting
office in Baltimore, Maryland.
They will send you a listing
of your total earnings under
social security. The social se
curity office recommends that
you check your records about
every three years.
Social Security
Tax Withholding
Increased For 1971
While the Quarterly Tax Re~
turn for Household Employees
for the first calendar quarter
of 1971 is not due until April
30, the Internal Revenue Service
cautions that the Social Security
Tax on household wages paid
on or after January 1, is now
5.2 per cent for employees
and 5.2 per cent for employers.
A, C, Ross, District Director
of Internal Revenue Service for
Georgia, stated that housewives
who pay someone SSO or more
for household services during
any three month calendar quar
ter must report these payments
and pay the Social Security
taxes to the Internal Revenue
Service,
Form 942 Employees Quar
terly Tax Return for Household
Employers must be used to re
port these taxes. After the first
tax report is filed, a Form
942 will be mailed to every
employer in time for the next
quarterly report.
Mr. Ross said that anyone
who hires a maid, cleaning
woman, cook, governess,
housekeeper, gardener, chauf
feur, or other household em
ployee is liable for Social Se
curity taxes if cash wages of
SSO or more in a quarter are
paid to one employee. Money
given to employees for carfare
is to be counted in total wages
paid. However, the value of
meals is not included.
“Failure to pay Social Se
curity Taxes often comes to
light when maids and other
household employees apply for
I WAS GRATIFIED by speedy congressional action to put
through a long overdue increase in Social Security benefits. This "
will mean a great deal to 26 million Americans who have been
caught in the inflationary vise that now grips the country.
The Senate and House agreed to a bill that would grant a 10
per cent increase, across the board, retroactive to January 1, It
also raised the minimum monthly payment from $64 to $70.40.
This is not all we had hoped for in the Senate—we in fact had
gone farther than that—but it is a badly needed improvement.
I had introduced a bill to provide the retroactive 10 per cent
increase, to raise the minimum payment to SIOO, and to increase
annual earning limitations from $1,680 to $2,400. The Senate
adopted a bill the next day, sponsored by the Chairman of the
Finance Committee and incorporating almost all the provisions of
my legislation. However, the House of Representatives in confer
ence failed to agree at this time to the SIOO minimum payment
and the earnings increase.
We are hopeful for additional action on Social Security in the
months ahead. '
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- RAMPANT INFLATION and the ever-increasing cost of living’
‘rob the aged and disabled people of their savings and retirement’
benefits that they worked for during the productive years of their
livesf..: ~ e iy - 5 ot B, W 8 &
Inflation is'a cruel tax‘on these people. They are the ones least
able to bear the burden. Congress cannot expect the nation’s senior
citizens to continually suffer the consequences of an economy gone
haywire.
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THE SOCIAL SECURITY measure was included as an amend
ment to legislation to increase the public debt limit from $395
billion to $430 billion. 1 voted against the debt increase when it
was before the Finance Committee as a protest against excessive
federal spending policies.
Because of government obligations, there actually was no
choice. In fact, continued deficit spending by the government has
necessitated raising the debt ceiling year after year. And, of course,
as the debt goes up, so does the interest paid on that debt. Interest
is now approaching S2O billion a year.
This situation is the result of the pursuit of dollar diplomacy all
over the world and exorbitant spending for domestic programs
that could have been postponed or which weren't of much value
to start with,
The debt ceiling had to be raised, but I was compelled to
register a protest that I feel very strongly.
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KAISER
AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS
Hollis Johnson, Manager
Alamo, Georgia Phone 568-4691
benefits, The Internal Revenue
Service then has to secure de
linquent returns from the em
ployers,’ Mr. Ross continued,
“and if the delinquency covers
several years, the amount of
tax and delinquency penalties
could be substantial.”’
Conference On
"
Aging For
Georgia Bapfists
Baptist ministries ‘to and
through the aging’’ will be the
theme of 2 conference on aging
at the Georgia Baptist Assembly
in Toccoa, April 26-28.
Public officials will join Bap
tist leaders for the conference,
sponsored by state mission de
partments of the Georgia
Baptist Convention and by the
Georgia Baptist Woman’s Mis
sionary Union.
A retreat for retiredpersons
will be held simultaneously with
the conference.
Truce: A short pause for
nation identification.
Herman Talmadge
REPORTS FROM THE UNITED STATES SENATE