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VOLUME 5f
Clean-Up
Glenwood
Campaign To Start
The Glenwood Civic Club in
conjunction with the city of
Glenwood will be attempting to
make Glenwood a cleaner and
nicer place to live. The clean
up will begin on April 12, and
end on Saturday, April 17.
We are in the process of
obtaining the services of a sal
vage dealer to come into Glen
wood to remove abandoned and
junked cars. By removing these,
we can help check and elimi
nate some of the following di
sease carriers such as rats,
flies, mosquitoes and mice. If
you've got junked cars within
the city limits or right in the
edge of Glenwood that you would
like moved, contact, Bernice
Yawn, Wayne Johnson, Jack
Clark or L. W, Kent. Some
people have been contacted and
have given their full co-opera
tion.
Good health is one of the
basic products we should strive
for, so remember, the health
of the community depends, to a
large extent, on the people’s
role in environmental sani
tation.
The Mayor of Glenwood has
pledged his support in the re
moval of rubbage, old applian
ces and other junk from our
town. The individual property
owner needs only to place this
refuse beside the street so tlat
it can be picked up by the
garbage truck. The civic club
will work on Saturday to help
collect the garbage which has
not been picked up. They will
be cutting vacant lots and doing
other things they think will help
improve the looks of Glenwood.
Without the help of every
landowner, homeowner or
storeowner, our efforts are in
vain. We know we can depend
on each person to do his share
in this campaign during the
week of April 12 -17.
The clean-up must not stop
after this week. It should be a
continuous part of our lives
and workday. True, this is bare
ly a beginning, but a beginning
is what we need and most wel
come now - the initiative and
the will to become involved. I
hope our community will be
come motivated and find the
necessary time to participate
in this campaign.
Wilbert C. Travis
Man Os The Month
Navy Petty Officer Third
Class Wilbert C. Travis, son
erf Wilbert B. Travis of Route 2,
Alamo, was selected "Man <rf
the Month’’ while serving with
Fleet Composite .Squadron
Three at the Naval Air Station,
North Island, San Diego, Calif.
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should be used as soon as
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sion home economists, they
say that bacon should not be
kept in the freezer for more
than a month.
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Washington: Revenue sharing, pollution abatement and other
urban problems were the topics of conversation at the National
League of Cities annual meeting in the Nation's Capital. Giving
these matters some close scrutiny are LIR: Mayor Jack A.
Leßoy of Ailey, Georgia. First District U.S. Rep. G. Elliott
Hagan and Mayor John P. Rousakis of Savannah. Georgia.
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AT LANTA . . ALCOHOL & TOBACCO TAX OFFICI AL JERRY WYNN unloads 5,820 packs of
bootlegged cigarettes seized in Georgia’s first raid since the tax increase. The State Revenue
Department wants private citizens that any cigarettes over the 1 carton limit brought into Georgia
from out of state are subject to up to SI,OOO in fines and 1 year in prison on misdemeanor
charges, plus tax penalties of up to SSO per carton for the possession and transportation of
non Georgia tax paid cigarettes. Hie sale of cigarettes without the Georgia tax stamp is a felony
bringing up to 10 years in jail. Vehicles and cigarettes involved in bootlegging charges can be
confiscated by the state.
Outstanding Home
Economics Student
Joyce Powell, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Neal B. Powell
erf Route 1, Glenwood, was
awarded the Crisco Trophy for
her outstanding work in Home
Economics at Wheeler County
High School’s Honor Night,
March 29th.
The beautiful trophy'was pre
sented to Miss Powell, a junior
at Wheeler County High School,
by Pam Cox, Treasurer of her
Future Homemakers of
America chapter. In presenting
the Crisco Trophy, Miss Cox
congratulated Joyce on the ex
cellence she has shown in hei’
work and said she “felt certain
her achievement in Home Eco
nomics would be a lasting in
spiration to other students.”
The award given was based
on the following characteris
tics: 1. Dependable; 2. Aca
demic; 3. Leadership; 4. Prog
ress during the year.
The person receiving this
award has been: 1. Very depend
able; 2. An A student in Home
Economics; 3. F.H.A. Presi
dent, Earned a State Degree,
Represented Home Economics
in Literary Meet-Received 4th
place; 4. Has made outstanding
progress during the school
year.
She is a student of Mrs.
Ruth C. Humphrey.
ALAMO, WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA 30411 - BOX 385
Honor's Night
Program At
Wheeler P.T.A.
Among the students receiving
recognition at the Honor’s
Night Program at P.T.A. of
the Wheeler County High School
were 30 of Mrs. Ruth C.
Humphrey’s Home Economics
students.
The awards were given as
follows: Junior Future Home
maker of America Degrees -
Glenda Moreno and Patsy
Mathis.
Chapter Future Homemaker
of America Degrees - Catherine
Elaine Bell, Carrie Bellamy,
Jenette Carter, Ellabe Davis,
Frankie Grant, Sandra Griggs,
Jacqueline Holloway, Elaine
Nesbit.
Cynthia Kinchen, Mary Linda
Hall, Pam Cox, Jane Ryner,
Dorothy' Johnson, Gail Green,
Carla Troup, Sandra Key.
Debra Campbell, Georgia
Rivers, Faye Browning, Bar
bara Robinson, Valeria Kin
chen, Barbara Powell, Marlene
Smith, Opral Troup and Stella
Watson.
State Future Home maker of
America Degrees - Annette
Nobles and Joyce Powell.
The Crisco Trophy for the
most outstanding Home Eco
nomics student of 1970-71 was
awarded to Joyce Powell.
James Mullins is supervising
principal and Norman Jarrard
is the assistant principal
The two locomotives, The •
General and The Texas, travel
approximately 10,000 miles
each at Six Flags Over Georgia
every season.
Calley’s Sister Thanks Supporters
Urges Continued National Effort
Gainesville, Fla. — Mrs.
Marian Kees ling, sister of Lt.
William Calley, Jr., urged
Americans Monday to continue
the effort to free her brother
and thanked those who have
already expressed their support
for Calley.
“We’re just so thankful for
all the people who have written
and made their voices heard
in this country,” Mrs. Keesling
said in an interview with a
radio station.
“We hope that even though
they have done so much they
won’t give up now because if
they do, you know, all that’s
Joint Easter
Sunrise Service
The Methodist and Baptist
churches of Alamo are con
ducting a joint Easter Sunrise
.Service at 6:15 a.m., which
will be held on the lawn across
the street from the Baptist
Church Annex. In case of rain
the service will be conducted
in the Baptist Church audi
torium.
The Rev. Raymond G. John
son, pastor of Alamo Baptist
Church will deliver the message
and will be assisted in the ser
vice by the Rev. Richard Alt
man, pastor of the Methodist
Church. Special music will,
also, add to the effectiveness
of the service.
All are invited to go to the
social hall of the Baptist Church
following the service for donuts,
coffee, and hot chocolate.
Spaghetti Supper
Ocmulgee Academy
Saturday Night
There will be a spaghetti
supper at Ocmulgee Academy
in Lumber City Saturday night
starting at 5:30 p.m.
There will also be Bingo
games played from 5:30 until
8:00 p.m. Top prize of the
evening will be a Springhill
Automatic rifle with scope.
All proceeds will go to the
Ocmulgee Academy.
The 30,000 pounds of raw
popcorn used at Six Flags Over
Georgia each season would,
when popped, stretch from
Atlanta to Six Flags’ sister
park, Six Flags Over Texas in
Arlington, Texas.
been done may be lost,” she
continued.
Mrs. Keesling, Calley’s old
est sister, called the station
.in support of a local drive to
gather petitions to be presented
to President Nixon urging that
he grant Calley executive clem
ency. Calley was given a life
sentence after being convicted
of murder in the death of 22
' Vietnamese civilians at My Lai.
Mrs. Keesling, wife of a
mathematics professor at the
University of Florida, said it
makes no difference toCalley’s
family whether he is freed by
executive clemency or through
FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1971
Turpentine farmers flssoc. Meeting
To Be Held In Valdosta April 21
Many South Georgia people
will have their first opportunity
to see, hear andappraise Geor
gia’s newest—and the Senate’s
“junior-est”—Senator when
tlie American Turpentine Far
mers Association’s 35 Annual
Meeting convenes in Valdosta’s
Municipal Auditorium on April
21st.
Senator David H„ Gambrell,
Gov. Carter’s appointee to
complete the unexpired term
of the late Senator Richard B.
Russell, will deliver the prin
cipal address before ATFA’s
convention of gum naval stores
producers, assembled from the
700,000 Grant For
Mental Retardation
Day Care Program
David E. Quinn, M.D.,
Medical Director of the South
Central Public Health District,
has been informed that a total
of $700,000 grant-in-aid funds
has been allocated to the Geor
gia Department of Public Health
for community mental retarda
tion day care and training pro
grams in fiscal year 1972 (July
1, 1971, to June 30, 1972).
These funds will be reserved
automatically for all local
health departments operated
training centers and for all
approved Purchase of Service
programs. However, program
narratives, budget requests,
and new contracts (Purchase
of Service only) will be required
prior to allocation.
We are informed that if any
county or counties or any pri
vate agency intends to apply
for funding of new mental re
tardation program or service,
this intent must be declared
and received by District Head
quarters, Laurens County
Health Department, 2121 Belle
vue Road, P. O. Box 1108,
Dublin, Georgia, 31021, by April
12th.
The purpose of this request
for a declaration of intent is
to assure that every county
in the District has equal op
portunity to receive a portion
of the available funds in mental
retardation.
For additional information,
call or write the District Medi
cal Director, South Central
Health District, laurens County
Health Department, 2121 Belle
vue Road, P. O. Box 1108,
Dublin, Ga. 31021. Our tele
phone number is 272-205 L
Jack G. Bell
On Dean’s List
Jack G. Bell, aAlamostudent
at Southern Tech, has been
named to the Dean’s List at
the Marietta College in an action
-based on his grades for the
Winter Quarter.
The requirements for the
Dean’s List at Southern Tech
call for a student’s having car
ried a minimum of 15 quarter
hours with at least a 3.0 or
"B” average and no failures.
Mr. Bell is studying Mechan
ical Engineering Technology.
judicial appeal. “We don’t care
how it comes,” she said.
She said the family has re
ceived no direct communica
tion from the White House and
it appears President Nixon
“plans to wait and see what
the judicial process will be.”
Nixon announced Saturday he
will personally reviewandmake
the final decision in the Calley
case after it has gone through
regular legal appeal channels.
Calley’s father and two
younger sisters have been in
seclusion at the Keesling home
since the conviction.
States of Georgia, Florida, Ala
bama and Mississippi.
Association President Jim L.
Gillis, Jr., of Soperton will
preside, and render his Annual
Report to tire Members.
Other features of the con
vention program will include a
popularized report of research
activities of the Naval Stores
Laboratory at Olustee, Fla.,
in the field of black acid paste
as a stimulant to gum flow,
by Ralph W. Clements, Naval
Stores Research Specialist. Mr.
Clements’ report —“Short of
labor? Use Acid Paste!” —
is beamed at the critical short
age of woods workers in the
gum naval stores industry.
Dr. Albert S. Trulock, widely
known Methodist minister, will
present “This Nation Under
God,” an inspirational script
ural selection with patriotic
overtones.
For the entertainment of
those attending, ATFA lias se-
Christian Life
Conference For
Y Club Members
The Southeast District YMCA
of Georgia is sponsoring
Christian Life Conference for
Y-Club members. This con
ference will be held during the
week end of April 30, May 1
and 2, at Epworth-By-The-Sea
on St. Simons Island.
An estimated number of six
hundred Y-Club members will
attend and represent some 35
towns in the Southeast District.
Jeff Davis High and Wheeler
County High are this year’s
hosts for Christian Life Con
ference. Y-Club members from
Jeff Davis and Wheeler County
will present parts of the rock
drama, Jesus Christ Superstar
on the first night of the con
ference. This drama portrays
the life of Christ in modem
language and dance. The Y
members involved feel that the
interpretation will be meaning
ful to the youth at Christian
Life.
The Midnite Sun, a band from
Blackshear, will furnish the
music for this drama.
The Y-members will be di
vided into groups and led by
rap leaders.
Winners Announced
In Ga. EMC Contest
MILLEN (PRN) - Stephen
Duncan, Central High Future
Farmers of America,
Carrollton, Georgia has won
first place in the FFA-Georgia
Electric Membership
Corporation Rural
Electrification Contest.
Stephen was announced the
winner at an awards banquet
at the Macon Hilton Hotel
given for the 163 boys and
their advisors who competed
in the contest.
Stephen won the right to
compete in statewide
competition when he won
second place in his area
contest. The first place and
second place boys are eligible
to compete at the state. As an
award for winning second in
the area contest, Stephen
received a SIOO trip to the
National FFA Convention.
For his efforts in winning
the state contest, Stephen was
awarded an additional S6OO
scholarship. This S6OO total
will be paid to the school
Stephen chooses.
The other winners and their
awards are as follows:
2nd - William White,
Atkinson County, S3OO
Scholarship; 3rd - Steve
Williams, Bowdon High, SIOO
Scholarship; 4th - James
Dodd, Brooks County, $75
Cash; sth -Barry Cronic,
Jackson County, SSO Cash;
6th - James Jackson, Heard
County, $25. Cash.
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cured Tim Arkansaw, popular
calypso and folk song enter
tainer of Atlanta. Mr. Arkansaw
is well known in Atlanta for his
appearances at The Playboy
Club, The Marriott, and many
clubs and conventions, and
statewide for appearances at
Stale And Local
Taxes Double
John Q. Taxpayer knows that
his taxes have been increasing,
but does he realize how much?
During the 12 year period, 1957-
1969, state and local govern
ment taxes per person more
than doubled in all but 10 states,
according to data compiled by
the Tax Foundation, Inc. and
reported in the April 1971 issue
of FINANCE FACTS, a monthly
report on consumer behavior
published by the National Con- •
sumer Finance Association.
If John Q. lived in Delaware,
he realized the greatest per
centage rise in state and local
taxes — 170 per cent. In other
words, for every SIOO John Q.
was paying in taxes in 1957,
he was paying $270 at end
-1969. In Maryland, the rise
was 156 per cent, New York, .
153 per cent and Nebraska,
151 per cent.
If John Q. lived in Louisiana
or Montana where taxes in
creased only 86 per cent, he
would have paid $lB6 in 1969
instead of the $270 he paid in
Delaware.
A portion of John Q.'s tax
money, if he lived in Maryland,
would have been spent on wel
fare — where spending on this
government function went from
$27 million to $193 million,
up 615 per cent. In New York,
welfare spending rose 515 per
cent ($359 million - $2.2 bil
lion) while in California, a 449
per cent rise ($416 million -
$2.3 billion) was reported.
BETTER GARDEN
You can build a better gar
den with mulches. They keep
the soil moist and cool, reduce
soil erosion, add organic matter
and retard weed growth.
Mulches also furnish food for
earthworms that loosen and
aerate the soil. Some good
mulching materials are grass
clippings, sawdust, pine straw
and compost.
BWB
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STEPHEN DUNCAN
In addition to the boys,
there was a chapter contest at
the same time. Six chapters
that were area winners
competed for the first place
award of a large trophy and a
$l5O trip to the FFA
convention for the Advisor.
The winner in the chapter
contest was Attapulgus-Mt.
Moriah, Climax, Georgia. The
chapter advisor is S.R.
Maddox. The other five
chapters which won in their
areas and competed with
Attapulgus-Mt. Moriah were:
Turner County, O.H. Rhodes
and E.V. Freeman, Advisors;
Reidsville High, W. Louie
Price, Advisor; Winder-barrow,
C. Fred Ingram, Advisor;
Murray County, M.D. Jackson
and D.P. Forrest, Advisors;
and Reidsville High, John
Kunney, Advisor.
NUMBER 1
“hospitality sessions” of the
Georgia Press Association and
other gatherings.
Other features on the lighter
side will includeATFA’sannual
Beauty Contest to select the
industry’s Queen and Calendar
Girl for the Association’s 1972
calendar.
A barbecue lunch will
conclude the day’s activities.
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Miss Pope Named
A Finalist In
Honors Program
Dorothy Maria Pope, a junior
in the Wheeler County High
School, has been named a fina
list in the Governor’s Honors
Program to be heldat Wesleyan
College during the summer erf
1971. She was selected for the
field of English.
The Governor’s Honors Pro
gram is an instructional pro
gram designed to provide gifted
tenth and eleventh grade
students enrolled in Georgia
public secondary schools chal
lenging and enriching edu
cational opportunities not
usually available during the
regular school year.
To be nominated in the aca
demic area, a student must rank
in the upper ten per cent of
his class and have a minimum
overall high school average of
■ B with an average of A in the
subject for which he is nomi
nated.
The statewide selecting,
auditioning and interviewing
committees spent many hours
reviewing I ^dominations in
order to ch^jb the final 400
students to participate in this
outstanding program.
Miss Pope is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Pope.
Her only brother is a senior
at Georgia Tech.
She has participated in
various school and community
activities. Some of her ac
complishments include: Regu
lar Sunday School attendance
and member of her church
choir. She has been an active
member of the Beta Club,
Tri-Hi-Y and Student Council.
In the 9th grade she was a
member of the cast of Oliver.
In the 10th grade, she was a
member of the trio which won
first place in Region C and 4th
in State, and a member of the
cast of the One-Act Play which
placed Ist in Region C, and 3rd
in State. She wrote and de
livered a Girl’s Declamation
which won first in Region C and
2nd in State.
In the 11th grade, she has
been a member of the Region
B Ist place trio; won Ist place
in Girl’s Declamation and
placed 2nd in Girl’s Essay.
She has also been chosen for
Merit Who’s Who Among
American High School Students.
Miss Pope is to be congratu
lated for her achievements
which have enabled her to be
selected to attend Governor’s
Honors Program.
The sports cars at Six Flags
Over Georgia's Happy Motoring
Freeway travel 171,000 miles
during each season, or equal to
more than eight times around
the world.