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WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE, ALAMO, GA, 30411 FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1971
Deaths And Funerals
James Steve Allen
James Steve Allen, 71, a
former well known resident of
Helena, died at Glenvue Nursing
Home in Glennville Monday,
May 10, after a long illness,
The native of Telfair County
was a naval stores operator
and had lived in Glennville for
many years., He was a member
of Helena Baptist Church,
Surviving are five daughters,
Mrs. Lowell B, Smith of Lyons,
Mrs. Homer W, Stevenson of
Eastman, Mrs. Edwin Whatley
of Fitzgerald, Mrs. Melvin
Sands and Mrs. Gennis Folsom,
both of Glennville;a son, CWO-4
Raymond S. Allen, USN, (ret),
Virginia Beach, Va.; a sister,
Mrs. Temple Stewart of Mcßae;
a brother, Murphy T. Allen of
Jacksonville, Fla.; 15 grand
children, and two great-grand
children.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, May 12, at 2 p.m,
at Glennville Free Will Baptist
Church. Burial was in Oak
Grove Cemetery in Mcßae.
Rimes Mortuary of Glennville
was in charge.
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S. J. Hilliard
Funeral services for S, J.
Hilliard, 44, who died Thurs
day, May 13, inMacon Hospital,
were held at 3:30 p.m, Satur
day, May 15, in Pleasant Grove
Baptist Church near Rhine.
Burial was in the church
cemetery,
A native of Dodge County,
My, Hilliard was a member of
Abbeville Masonic Lodge and
PoLiticS o~ N PARADE
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This is the third consecutive
week we have printed an item
on which the daily news media
has not yet reported. This one,
however, we know that the At
lanta Journal and Constitution
are aware of, but just won't
print. At any rate, here goes.
U. S. Senator David Gambrell
has hired a Negro with a record
of criminal arrests as his North
Georgia office manager. This
person is Benny T. Smith, an
Atianta black militant, whose
moral character is sadly lacking
and who doesn't even have the
respect of the black community,
Here's a part of Smith's po
lice record:
In 1954, he was arrested for
discharging firearms within the
city.
On June 26, 1964, he was
arrested for inciting a riot.
In 1966, he was arrested for
assault with intent to murder.
A Negro officer, Sgt. Perry,
made the arrest.
Previous to this, he was ar
rested on a lottery charge.
Also, he has been charged
with abandonment of 10 minor
children. It is said that his wife
left him and filed suit for di
vorce when an 18 year old girl
came up with an illegitimate
child by Smith. We don't guar
antee this about the child, but
the Negro community talks
about it as a fact,
We haven't checked into what
happened on these charges; pro
bably they were all dismissed,
since Atlanta judges are very
reluctant to send a black mili
tant to jail.
The better class of Atlanta
Negroes are dumfounded that
Senator Gambrell would hire
Smith to head his Atlanta of
fice, or even work for him in
any capacity. Smith is a known
troublemaker. He has been as
sociated with Rev. David Aber
nathy and was one of those in
charge of the SCLC's Poor Peo
ples Campaign.
Now, we don't blame Smith
for taking the job. There are
many Negroes and white peo
ple who wou'd jump at the
chance to work for a United
States Senator. But, how in the
world can Gambrell be so
asinine as to hire someone with
Smith’s reputation to work for
him. Either he didn't know it,
didn’t care, or couldn’t find any
better Negro to take the job.
If he didn't know it, then
he is sadly lacking in common
sense for not thoroughly investi
eating all potential employees.
If he didn't care, then he has
an acute disrespect for the peo
was co-owner and operator of
Hilliard and McCranie Trucking
Co., in Eastman,
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs., Mildred Pruett Hilliard;
a son, Scotty Hilliard of Doug
las; and a grandson,
Stokes-Southerland Funeral
Home was in charge.
Willie E. Cravey
Funeral services for Willie
E, Cravey, 70, of 734 Wheatley
St., in Americus, who died Fri
day night, May 14, at the
Americus and Sumter County
Hospital after a long illness,
were held Sunday, May 16, at
1 p.m. from Reese Park Chapel
with Father Peter Sheridan of
ficiating. Interment followed at
4 p.m, at the Milan Cemetery.
A native of Telfair County,
Mr, Cravey had resided in
Americus for the last 30 years,
retiring in 1965 from the
Seaboard Coastline Railroad,
He was a member of the
Brotherhood of Railway Train
men and St. Mary’s Catholic
Church,
Mr. Cravey was the son of
the late Lochlin M, Cravey
and Mrs, Harriet Ann Riggins
Cravey,
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs, Willie Brown Cravey of
Americus; one daughter, Mrs,
Harriet Grace of Americus;
three grandchildren and one
great-grandchild.
Active pallbearers were P, B,
James, Charles Knowlton,
Herbert Moon, Gerald Jackson,
Jack Matkowsky and Ralph
Clanton,
ple of Georgia. And if he says
he couldn't find anybody else,
then he didn’t try, for we can
name several decent Negroes
who have a fine reputation and
wouid have done him a good
job.
It is said that both Atlanta
Negro Senators, Horace Ward
and Leßoy Johnson, were
aghast when they heard about
Smith’s new job.
If Gambrell now fires Smith,
he has incurred the enemity of
the Atlanta Negro militants, plus
the white radicals. If he keeps
him on, the white people of
Georgia will be disgusted. So,
it seems to us that Senator
Gambrell has committed a
faux pas which should keep him
out of the Senate race.
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Some people are beginning to
ask questions as to how much
of the State’s money and the
Georgia Democratic Party’s
money the Carter people are
spending to promote Senator
Gambrell's candidacy. For in
stance, was the letter from Har
old Hill, Assistant Attorney-
General, inviting people to the
Atlanta Bar Assn. meeting, at
which Gambrell was honor
puest, on state-paid-for station
ary, and from where did the
postage come.
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Still on the coming Senate
race, a poll was conducted in
Macon between five potential
candidates. The results came in
like this: Maddox first, then Sam
Caldwell, Carl Sanders, David
Gambrell and Bill Stuckey. They
were the only ones listed on the
ballot.
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Governor Carter is said to
be highly dissatisfied with the
leaders of his reorganization
program. He has found out that
they are not as smart as he
thought in the becinning, and
wants to make some changes,
but doesn’t know exactly what
to do.
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The daily news media haven't
given the proper publicity to the
constitutional amendment being
introduced in the Congress by
Fifth District Representative
Fletcher Thompson, so we'd
like to tell our readers that the
effect of this amendment, if
passed by the Congress and
ratified by the necessary num
ber of states, wou'd be to re
store freedom of choice in the
schools of Georgia. We suggest
you urge all our Representatives
and Senators to support Thomno
son’s effort.
Pallbearers at Milan were
Cyrus Cravey, Karl Cravey,
Harold Cravey, Ben Cravey,
Jeff Brown and Cliff Walker.
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William Van Ward
William Van Ward, 82, of
Dublin, died Wednesday, May
12, at the residence of his
daughter, Mrs. Rudolph V,
Johnson, 291 Oak Haven Ave,
in Macon,
Funeral services for Mr.
Ward were heldat 3 p.m, Friday
in Saxton Heights Baptist
Church in Dublin., Burial was
in North View Cemetery.
Mr. Ward was born inJasper
and was self-employed and re
tired from the timberbusiness.
He was a member of Jefferson
Street Baptist Church in Dublin,
Survivors include his wife,
the former Lottie Beacham;
two sons, William Van Ward,
Jr. of Macon, and Irvin Wilkes
of Chicago; three daughters,
Mrs, David Camp and Mrs,
Rudolph V. Johnson, both of '
Macon, and Mrs. Robert Cas
well of Myrtle Beach, S, C.; "
and a sister, Mrs, Leila
Tomberlin of Rhine; and 13
grandchildren, and two great
grandchildren, ;
Memorial Chapel was in
charge.
Mrs. Sidney Wells Sr.
Funeral services for Mrs,
Sidney Wells Sr., 74, of Cordele,
who died Saturday, May 15,
in Crisp County Hospital, were
held at 4 p.m. Monday, in the
Cordele First Baptist Church
with burial in Sunnyside Ceme~
tery.
Mrs, Wells was a native of
Dooly County, but had lived in
Cordele most of her life. She
was a member of the Cordele
Woman’s Club, American Le
gion Auxiliary, Cordele Garden
Club, United Daughters of the
Confederacy, Cordele First
Baptist Church, the Women’s
Missionary Union and Ada Wil
liams Bible Class.
Survivors include her hus
band, Sidney Wells Sr. of Cor
dele; four sons, Sidney Wells
Jr,, William Lee Wells, Charles
Wells and Marvin Wells, all of
Cordele; three daughters, Mrs,
John T, Williams of Cordele,
Mrs. George D, Walker of
Athens, and Mrs. Herman Baker
of Macon; two brothers, R, M,
McKinney and L. F, McKinney,
hoth of Cordele; and three sis
ters, Mrs. Tom Slade Sr. and
Mrs. George Kelly, both of
Cordele, and Mrs. H, C, Grindle
of Lumber City.
Dekle Funeral Home had
charge of arrangements.
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Horace O. Williams
Funeral services for Horace
" 0, Williams, 63, of Eastman,
who died Sunday in the Dodge
County Hospital, were held at
2 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel
. of Horne Funeral Home, Burial
was in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Mr. Williams was a lifelong
- resident of Dodge County and
a member of the Bay Springs
Freewill Baptist Church, He
was a retired employee of Rob
ins Air Force Base.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs., H, O, Williams of
Eastman; three daughters, Mrs,
Lois Hodges of Minot, N, D,,
Mrs. Donald Durden of Helena,
and Mrs. Josie Moore of Macon;
three sons, Jack Williams, Wil
bon Williams and Ricky
Williams, all of Eastman; four
sisters, Mrs. R. L. Stuckey
and Mrs., Mary Lee, both of
Eastman, Mrs. Maggie Wil
liams of Tampa, Fla., and Mrs,
G. F, Martin of Columbus, Ohio.
Horne Funeral Home had
charge of arrangements.
Cecil Clark Dinkins
Funeral services for Cecil
Clark Dinkins, 75, a retired
employee of Seaboard Railway,
who died Tuesday, were held
at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Rhine
Methodist Church with burial
in Bay Springs Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Christine Dinkins; and a
daughter, Mrs. Edythe Arnold
of Decatur.
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Mrs. Thomas Toner
Mrs. Thomas Toner of New
York City, New York, diedthere
unexpectedly Monday, May 17,
Mrs. Toner is the former Miss
Anita Harrell of Mcßae.
Graveside services will be
held here Friday morning, at
11:00 o’clock from Oak Grove
Cemetery with the Rev, James
McCain, pastor of the Mcßae
First Baptist Church officiat
ing. Harris and Smith Funeral
Home is in charge of local
arrangements.
Mrs. Toner is survived by
her mother, Mrs. Anna Harrell;
and twobrothers, Waldo Harrell
and Raymond Harrell.
Mrs. P, N. Rawlins
Mrs. Emmie Grimes Rawl
ins, widow of Preston N.
Rawlins, of Mcßae, died Tues~-
day, May 18, in the Fairfax
Hospital in Falls Church,
Virginia,
Mrs, Rawlins, the former
Miss Emmie Grimes, was born
on November 3, 1911 in Daniels
ville, Madison County, Georgia,
the daughter of Thomas Allen
and Lula Bullock Grimes., Mrs.
Rawlins moved to Athens, while
a child, and remained there
until her marriage to her late
husband. In the year 1931, fol
lowing her marriage, Mrs.
Rawlins came to the City of
Mcßae and was a permanent
resident until the date of her
death,
The last illness and death
of Mrs, Rawlins took place in
Virginia during a visit to the
home of her daughter, Betty
Rawlins Cox.
Funeral services are incom
plete at this time and will be
announced by Harris and Smith
Funeral Home in Mcßae.
We’ve held the line on electric rates
as long as we could.
Now inflation forces us to ask for an increase.
Utility companies are not exempt from
the onslaught of inflation. Like other
businesses and industries. public utilities
suffer from soaring costs and interest
rates. So they, too, in time must raise rates
to be able to continue providing quality
service.
At Georgia Power Company, we've cut
expenses in every way possible short of
jeopardizing the quality of our electric
service. But efficiency alone can’t stem
the surge of inflation. Costs have risen
faster than our ability to absorb them.
Faced with these increases, plus greater
demand, we simply cannot assure depend
able service at prices lower than they were
10 years ago.
Since 1960, our average price per res
idential kilowatt-hour has dropped about
16 percent. Yet, during the same period,
the dollars required for new construction
have risen from $42 million to $363 mil
lion per year. The cost for borrowing
long-term money is up from 4-7/8 percent
to 87/8; for fuel, from $23.7 million
to $82.9 million.
Construction costs
Everything we buy to provide you with
electricity has gone up. Look what's hap
pened to construction costs in only 10
years. Copper wire, for example, has
doubled in price from 30 to 60 cents per
pound: finished steel is up 25 percent; a
turbogenerator that cost $lO million is
sls million. Similar increases apply to
other materials, supplies, wages, too. Our
construction budget for 1971 tops $363
million—that's an average of $376 we're
investing this year for each customer we
serve. And over the next three years, we'll
have to spend more than one billion doi
lars to keep pace with your electric needs.
Frankly, we'd like to delay building, as
many industries can do, until costs level
off. But it just isn't possible. A generating
plant may require five to seven years from
drawing board to completion. The growth
.SOCIAL SECURITY
NEWS & VIEWS
Summer’s approaching. June
is just around the corner. June
is a month famous for Weddings.
If you will soon be a June
Bride, Charles F, Hall, Branch
Manager of the Dublin Social
Security Office wants to remind
you to be sure to stop by and
have your name changed on
your Social Security card.
Or even easier, call the Dub
lin Social Security Office and
they will mail you a card to
complete and have your name
changed, It’s easy and your
Social Security record will be
kept ‘‘up to date’’ with that
new name you are so proud
of, So call, write or come by
the Dublin Social Security
Office, The address is 114 East
Johnson Street and the phone
number is 272-5347.
A representative of this office
may be seen at the Courthouse
in Mcßae, and at the Welfare
Office in Alamo, on Thursdays -
Mcßae, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00
noon and Alamo, from 3:30 to
* 4:30 p.m,
Q. I plan to be married in
July, when should I have my
name changed on my social
security card?
A, As soon after the wedding
as it’s convenient to do so,
call or come by the Social
Security Office and we will
take care of it for you.
Q. I have heardthatthe Medi
care premium will be in
creased, what is the new rate
and when will it be effective?
A, The new premium rate
for most people will be $5.60
per month effective July 1.
Q. I plan to retire next year,
when should 1 begin getting
together proofs that Iwillneed?
A, It’s a good idea to begin
NOW, call the Social Security
Office and we will advise you
what proofs you need and how
to get them,
Ocmulgee Academy
Junior-Senior
Trip To Florida
The Junior and Senior
Classes of Ocmulgee Academy
will leave on May 25th for
Florida. The group will be given
a guided tour of the historical
sites of Old St. Augustine. They
will be visiting attractions such
as Patten’s Wax Museum,
Zorayda Castle, Fountain of
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of the state and the great increase in the
demand for electricity make it imperative
that we build more and larger plants. A
manufacturer can turn away customers
if business conditions are unsatisfactory.
but an electric company must serve every
body who applies for service.
Interest rates
‘Since building can’t wait, we must bor
row millions of dollars to finance our con
struction program. This money has to be
raised in the nation’s money markets in
competition with other industries seeking
investment funds. Although long-term
interest rates have shown a slight decline
this year, we paid a record-high 8-7/8 per
cent for money borrowed in 1970.
Fuel costs
The severe fuel shortage of last year
was accompanied by skyrocketing prices.
In 1969, the average cost of all coal de
livered to our plants was $7.55 per ton.
In 1970, the average cost rose to $9.00
per ton and, in December. reached $9.90
per ton. This represents an increase of
more than 30 percent in only one year.
Environmental concern
Another factor in our increasing costs
is the huge sums required for environ
mental protection. In the next six years,
we'll spend more than $47.7 million for
this purpose, in addition to the millions
already expended. This money won't help
Youth, Old Jail, Lightner
Municipal Exposition and many
other educational points of in
terest.
From St. Augustine the group
journeys to Marineland where
they will see some of the more
intelligent animals of the sea
perform their trained acro
hatics,
The group goes on to Daytona
Beach, where they will be stay
ing at the Holiday Inn over
looking the beach. Here they
will visit for two days and two
nights.
From Daytona, the group
leaves for Orlando, to tour
the site of Disneyland. Here
they will stay a day and a
night.
After touring Disneyland and
the “City of the Lakes’’ the
group packs up for a return
trip backto Ocmulgee Academy.
Sixth Grade 4-H’ers
Work For Cleaner
Wheeler Roads
Thursday, May 6, several
girls from the 6th grade 4-H
Club got together and decided
to clean up Wheeler County by
picking up trash along the Scot-
to generate one kilowatt-hour of electric
ity, and therefore won't produce one cent
of additional revenue. But it is money
well spent.
At three major plants the company is
constructing cooling towers which will
cool for reuse the water needed in pro
duction of electricity. No heated water
will be returned to rivers adjacent to the
plants.
Many millions also are being spent for
electrostatic precipitators to prevent dis
charge of fly ash from plant stacks. This
equipment is being installed in new units
and is replacing older. less efficient de
vices in existing plants.
History of rates
The price of electricity is lower today
than it was in depression years. Since
1933, there have been 10 general reduc
tions in Georgia Power’s rates and only
three small increases. Yes. vour electric
bill may be higher now— because you use
electric service in SO many more ways.
During the past year. our residential
customers paid an average price of only
1.65 cents per kilowatt-hour. That was 21
percent below the national average. Our
price has been well below the national
average ever since 1929. and will still be
so. even with the requested increase.
How much increase?
Utility companies such as Georgia
Power cannot raise rates at will. We must
apply to the Public Service Commission
which makes its decision after careful
studyand deliberation. We have petitioned
for increases which. for an average res
idential customer using 725 kilowatt-hours
per month, will amount to about 6%
cents per day, or about $1.90 per month.
We can’t expect you to welcome an
increase, nor do we welcome having to
ask for one. But we sincerely hope you
will understand the reasons which make
it necessary.
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Georgia Power Company
A citizen wherever we serve®
land Road. They worked for
nearly an hour and a half and
accumulated quite a large
amount of trash, most of which
was cans and bottles.
Afterwards, the tired girls
said they were glad to do their
small part to make Wheeler
County more attractive to
travelers.
The girls who participated
were Donna Spires, Wanda
Evans, Linda Snellgrove and
Merri Clark, President of the
Club. They were assisted by
Denise Harrelson, an up and
coming 4-H’er and Miss Cindy
Nelson, Extension Home Econo
mist.
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