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WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE, ALAMO, GA. 30411 FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1971
Deaths And Funerals
George Rountree
George Rountree, 99, died
Monday, May 31, atthe Wheeler
County Hospital after a short
illness.
He was a deacon of the Glen
wood Grove Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Desorta Rountree of Glenwood;
eight daughters, Mrs. Doshi
Mitchell of Ft. Pierce, Fla.;
Mrs. Lena Wade of Miami,
Fla., Mrs. Cora Williams,
Janice Rountree, Rosa Lee
Rountree, Renda Rountree and
Ann Rountree, all of Glenwood,
and Mrs. Mary Toblin of Macon;
eleven sons, Eddy Rountree of
Vidalia, Arty Rountree of Pom
pano Beach, Fla., James Roun
tree and J. C. Rountree of
Miami, Thamale Rountree of
Alabama, Troy Rountree of De
troit, Mich., George Rountree
Jr. of Douglas, Charlie Roun
tree, George B. Rountree,
Franklin Rountree and Albert
Rountree, all of Glenwood; 59
grandchildren, 48 great-grand
children and one great great
grandchild.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, June 6, at 3:30 p.m.
from the Glenwood Grove Bap
tist Church with burial in tire
Starlight Cemetery.
Smalley’s Funeral Home was
in charge.
Nathan Pearson
Funeral services for Nathan
Pearson, 88, prominent retired
termer of Rt. 2, Glenwood,
were held June 3, at the Saint
Paul A.M.E. Church in Glen
wood, at 3:30 p.m., with the
Rev. R. W. Lott officiating.
Politics oiii Parade
The biggest political surprise
lately among knowledgeable
Capitol observers was the de
cision by Zell Miller to accept
the job being vacated by Joe
Sports as Executive Director of
the State Democratic Commit
tee. Most people had figured
that Zell was completely hap
py as Adminstrative Aide to
Lt.-Gov. Lester Maddox, par
ticularly so considering the
warm personal relationship be
tween them.
Also, there was the possibility
that Mr. Miller would run for
Public Service Commissioner
next year. This he cannot do
now, since he has promised the
State Committee that he will
not seek political office in 1972.
This, of course, doesn’t mean
that he won’t get into the fray
in 1974, especially, he told us,
if he can help Maddox in an
other governor’s race.
A number of people have
thought that the Carter folks
promised Zell a political ap
pointment if one of the state
house offices becomes vacant,
but Miller told us flat out that
he has not been promised this.
What is kinda surprising, too,
is that Zell turned down a vice
president’s job with one of the
colleges in the University sys
tem, and at more money than
he is making with Maddox and
more than he’ll get in the Party
job. Particularly so, since this
vice-presidency could easily
have led to the presidency of
a college before too many years.
Mr. Miller told us that the
main reason he is leaving the
Lt-Governor is that he has
grown very tired of being tied
down to a desk five days a
week, and wants the chance to
move around a bit. He said that
he wants to help build the
Democratic Party into an or
ganization that will encompass
every Democrat in Georgia, no
matter what his political ideo
logy
Os course, there’s one more
reason he might be leaving
Maddox, which is that the Car
ter people may be seeking to
ease the tension between them
and the Lt.-Govemor.
Mr. Miller tells us. also, that
he definitely will not be involv
ed in legislative matters, and
most certainly will not lobbv
against his old boss.
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With his usual skill in pick
ing good people for a job, Les
ter Maddox has named former
Repr. Mac Barber, of Com
merce, to succeed Zell Miller as
his top aide. Several years ago.
His survivors include nine
children, Mrs. Eloise P. Hill
of Macon, Mrs. Lavesta P.
Rutland of Waco, Texas, Mrs.
Mamie P. Jordan of Kansas
City, Mo., Mrs. Mildred P.
Cummings of Columbus, Ohio,
Mrs. Eleanor P. Spearman of
Glenwood; Dr. H. L. Pearson
of Fort Wayne, Ind., N. E.
Pearson, V. L. Pearson and
A. 0. Pearson of Dublin; one
sister, Mrs. Methel Baker of
Glenwood; and 28 grand
children.
Mrs. Katie H. Carey
Mrs. Katie Harrell Carey, 54,
died in a Macon hospital Mon
day, May 31, after a long illness.
The native of Johnson County
had lived in Mt. Vernon for
35 years.
Surviving are six sons,
Franklin Carey of Glenwood,
Barnes Carey and E. W. Carey,
both of St. George, William
Carey of Alamo, Terry Carey
and Mrry Carey, both of Mt.
Vernon; three daughters, Mrs.
Vivian Myers and Miss Sue
Ellen Carey, both of Mt. Vernon,
and Mrs. Rachel Clark of Dub
lin; three sisters,Mrs. Bernice
Venson of Thomson, Mrs. Jane
Carey of Glenwood, and Mrs.
Lucille Mixon of Wrightsville;
a brother, J. A. Harrell of
Wrightsville; and 10 grand
children.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, June 2, at 5 p.m.
at Glenwood Church of God.
Burial was in Glenwood City •
Cemetery.
Murchison Funeral Home of
Vidalia was in charge.
Pallbearers were Jimmy
as Governor, he offered Bar
ber the job of Executive Sec
retary, but Mac turned it down.
Fortunately for the Lt.-Gov
ernor, he was able to persuade
Mr. Barber to accept this time.
We don't know anybody who
will do a better job for Mad
dox, or who has better relation
ships with the General Assembly
and all other facets of state gov
ernment. We congratulate them
both.
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At the last session, the Gen
eral Assembly passed a bill de
nying Gov. Carter the right to
reserve all the parking spaces
on the south side of the Capi
tol for his staff. But, Carter
vetoed the measure, on the basis
that his employees needed it.
(Apparently, he didn't want
them to have to pay for parking
like other state employees.)
Os course, some people paid
no atention to the ‘‘Reserved
for Governor's Office" signs and
parked in a space, anyway. They
undoubtedly figured, as we do,
that the parking area belongs to
the people of Georgia, NOT to
the governor.
So ,to stop this unauthorized
parking, Carter has made some
sort of a deal with Atlanta Po
lice to keep watch over these
spaces. We saw a motorcycle
officer putting a parking ticket
on one car and running another
would-be parker away. He in
spected every car parked along
that side of the Capitol, appar
ently knowing who was to be
there.
We have always heard that
State property around the capi
tol extends to the middle of
Mitchell St. and the City has
no authority over it So, if this
be so, how can city police give
tckets there?
•♦ • *
Governor Carter gave a
press party at the Mansion last
Thursday night and, so reports
go, let his hair down to the
reporters. Apparently, he wa«
hoping to build better relations
Needless to say, we weren’t in
vited.
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U. S. Senator David Gam
brell has bought a twin engine
plane .hired a pilot, and is com
muting back and forth to
Washington, plus traveling over
Georgia in it.
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Lt.-Gov. Lester Maddox will
go to Washington on June 14
to testify against the President's
revenue sharing plan. He says
he will offer alternatives “that
will work".
Carey, Bill Carey, Don Ennis,
Joe Wooten, Arlin Bridges and
Vance Oliver.
Onis Lester Hallman
Onis Lester Hallman, 58, of
Soperton, died in a Soperton
hsopital Sunday afternoon, June
6, after a long illness.
Mr. Hallman was a native of
Tattnall County and had been
a resident of Treutlen County
for 19 years. He was a son of
Mrs. Myrtle Flowers Hallman
Joyner of Glennville, and the
late Doras Hallman. He was a
member of White Springs Bap
tist Church and was a turpen
tine overseer.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Myrtice Kicklighter Hall
man; two sons, Mickey Hallman
in Viet Nam, and Lindell Hall
man of Seymour Johnson Air
Force Base, N. C.; two daugh
ters, Mrs. Markey Hallman of
Glenwood, and Miss Gloria
Hallman of Soperton; mother,
Mrs. Myrtle Joyner of Glenn
ville; four sisters, Mrs. Geral
dine Odom of West Palm Beach, :
Fla., Mrs. Maxine Martin of
Macon, Mrs. Goldie Kicklighter
of Glennville, and Mrs.
Lorraine Warren of Ludowici;
two brothers, Gene Hallman
of Macon, and Dane Hallman
of West Palm Beach, Fla.; and
5 grandchildren.
Funeral services were con
ducted from the Chapel ofSam
mons Funeral Home at 2 o’clock
Tuesday afternoon, June 7, with
the Rev. Royce Brady officiat
ing. Committal services were
conducted at Love’s Chapel
Cemetery in Tattnall County
at 5 o’clock Tuesday afternoon
with Elder James R. Boone
officiating.
Pallbearers were Jack El
lington, Parker Holton, Curtis
Ricks, Elvin Young, Gene Hall
man and Dane Hallman.
Mrs. Flora
Mizell Clements
Mrs. Flora Mizell Clements
age 87, of Rhine, died Wednes
day afternoon, June 2, at the
Telteir County Hospital after a
short illness. Funeral services
were held Friday afternoon,
June 4, at 4:00 p.m. at the
Rhine Methodist Church, with
Rev. Douglas English and Rev.
R. K. Carroll officiating. Burial
was in Bay Spring Cemetery
in Rhine.
Mrs. Clements was born in
Telteir County, but had lived at
Rhine, in Dodge County, since
she was five years old. She
was the oldest member of Rhine
Methodist Church, and was very
active until one month ago,
■ HERE ARE SEVERAL PROPOSALS before Congress deal
ing with national health care. Many of them do not appear to be
technically or financially feasible. One national health insurance
plan would cost SSO billion in the first year alone. This type of
plan would necessitate an increase in taxes and would be highly
inflationary.
One proposal, however, does merit approval. It is a bill to estab
lish a catastrophic illness health insurance plan.
I am greatly concerned about the devastating effect which a
major illness or accident can have on American families. It is
estimated that more than one million families in the United States
annually incur medical expenses which deplete or wipe out all of
their resources. These unfortunate families are too often faced
with the necessity of accepting charity, going on welfare, or having
to do without needed medical treatment.
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FINANCIALLY SPEAKING, catastrophic illnesses have be
come far more common over the past few years. Tremendous
progress has been made by medicine and science to sustain and
prolong life. Major illnesses and accidents that once proved fatal
can now be overcome.
The problem is that new cures and treatments often require
long hospitalization, expensive surgery, and continuing care.
Catastrophic illnesses do not strike often but when they do, the
results can be disastrous. Many families never recover financially
—even the children are saddled with unpaid bills for their lifetime.
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WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED, I believe, would alleviate this
tragic situation. The program would supplement private health
insurance. About 80 per cent of people under 65 in the United
States have some form of health insurance. Most of these policies
have limitations on length of hospitalization and amount of medi
cal expenses covered. The catastrophic illness plan would assume
responsibilities for expenses where private insurance stops.
The plan would be part of the Social Security Act and would
cover about 95 per cent of all Americans under 65. Those over
65 would have similar coverage under Medicare and Medicaid.
This is a step we should take immediately. A family must not be
destroyed financially by illnesses beyond their control. What good
are expensive, modern medical techniques if they are beyond the
resources of most American families?
I hope Congress will act swiftly and pass this much-needed
legislation.
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having just recently helped to
write a history of Rhine Meth
odist Church.
Survivors include two daugh
ters, Mrs. Cooper Jones of
Raleigh, N. C., and Mrs. G. F.
Thompson of Atlanta; two sons,
Frank M. Clements and Andy G.
Clements, both of Rhine; one
sister, Mrs. Susie Seigler of
Rhine; one sister-in-law, Mrs.
W. A. Mizell of Rhine; Bgrand
children, and 10 great grand
children.
Stokes-Southerland Funeral
Home of Eastman was in charge
of arrangements.
Mrs. Mary
Dykes Selph
Funeral services for Mrs.
Mary Dykes Selph, 85, of Hazle
hurst, who died Friday, June 4,
in Clyde Duncan Memorial Hos
pital in Hazlehurst, following a
long illness, were held Sunday
afternoon, June 6, from the
Redhill Holiness Church with
the Rev. Russell Lowery
officiating, assisted by Sister
Thelma Norris.
Burial was in the church
cemetery with Harris and Smith
Funeral Home in charge of
.arrangements.
Pallbearers were Don Dykes,
W. D. Knowles, Dennis O’Neal,
Joe Selph, Roy Selph and Warren
Selph.
Mrs. Selph was bom in
Telfair County cn September 1,
1885 the daughter of the late
Daniel and Louraine Spires
Dykes. She was married to
the late H. D. Selph and was a
member of Redhill Holiness
Church, She had been a resident
of Hazlehurst for seven and one
half years.
Survivors include two grand- -
sons, James Selph and Dallas
Selph, both of Brunswick.
Chris Spires
Funeral services for Chris
Spires, 56, of Rt. 2, Mcßae,
who died Thursday, June 3, in
the Telteir County Hospital fol
lowing a heart attack, were
held Saturday, June 5, from
Sandhill United Methodist
Church with the Rev. D. L.
Knowles officiating.
Burial was in the church
cemetery with Harris and Smith
Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.
Mr. Spires was bom in Tel
teir County on July 15, 1914
the son of the late Andrew
Jackson and Mamie Rawlins
Spires, and was married to
the Ethel Bowen on July 21,
1934.
Survivors include his wife;
four sons, Bobby Spires of
Columbus, Billy Spires and
Tommy Spires of Macon, and
Herman Talmadge
REPORTS FROM THE UNITED STATES SENATE
Rex Spires of Warner Robins;
two daughters, Mrs, Betty
Rawlins and Mrs. Sharon Harris
of Mcßae; 11 grandchildren;
and one half-brother, Jack
Everette of Orlando, Fla.
Mrs. Leila Tomberlin
Funeral services for Mrs.
Leila Tomberlin, 78, of Rhine,
who died Tuesday, June 1, in
Mcßae, were held at 4 p.m.
Thursday, June 3, in Rhine
Baptist Church with burial in
Bay Springs Cemetery.
Among her survivors is a
daughter, Mrs. Sara Harrell
of Alma; and two sons, Curtis
Tomberlin of Swainsboro, and
Billy Tomberlin of Macon.
Harlow C. Nash
Graveside services for Har
low C. Nash, 72, who died
Tuesday in Dodge County Hos
pital, were held at 11 a.m.
Wednesday in Woodlawn Ceme
■ tery in Eastman.
Mr. Nash, a lifelong resident
of Dodge County, was a retired
construction worker and is sur
vived by his brother, Roscoe
Nash of Chauncey.
Stokes-Southerland Funeral
Home of Eastman was in charge.
Pittman Infant
Graveside services for
Jeremy Jackson Pittman, the
intent son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles N. Pittman of Eastman,
were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday
in Greston Cemetery.
Survivors, besides his par
ents, include; a sister, Rhonda
Lynn Pittman and a brother.
Chuck Pittman, both of East
‘ man; and grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Guy Tripp and Mrs.
Charlie Pittman, all of
j | Eastman.
”1 Stokes-Southerland Funeral
Home was in charge.
Thadeus R. Harbin
Thadeus R. Harbin of Macon,
former resident of Mcßae, died
Wednesday night in Macon. He
is the son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. C. C. Harbin.
Funeral services were held
at Harris and Smith Funeral
Home Chapel Thursday after
noon (today) at 2:00 o’clock.
Burial was in McDuffie
Cemetery.
More than 650,000 ham
burgers are served at Six Flags
Over Georgia each season.
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It depends on how you measure.
It's only a fisherman's guess as to the size of "the
one that got away." But there's no guesswork when
it comes to the value of your electric service. Simply
consider what electricity does for what it costs.
For example, just two cents' worth of electricii,
will make 100 slices of cinnamon toast. Or wash
eight loads of dirty jeans. Or vacuum 36 rugs covered
with sneaker prints and puppy-dog hair.
Even if you don’t have 36 rugs to vacuum, elec
tricity is a whopping big value. In fact, our average
price per residential kilowatt-hour is well below the
national average. And has been for 40 years.
In time, inflation gets to all dollars, including
the powerful dollar spent for electricity. But when
ever you measure the value you get against the price
you pay, we think you'll agree: electricity is the big
gest bargain in your family budget. By far.
Georgia Power Company
A citizen wherever we serve®
SOCIAL SECURITY
NEWS & VIEWS
When should I file for re
tirement benefits? Charles
Hall, Branch Manager of the
Dublin Social Security Office
states, “A person planning to
retire should file three months
before he stops working. For
Medicare, one should file in
the three months prior to his
65th birthday. This assures him
the benefits or Medicare cover
age will start at the earliest
possible date.”
So to be sure your checks
start as early as possible, con
tact your Social Security Office
or if you have questions re
garding your Social Security',
the number in Dublin to call
is 272-5347.
The office is located at 114
East Johnson Street in Dublin.
The personnel there will be
glad to answer your questions
or assist you with any social
security matter,
Q. I plan to retire on Dec.
31st. When can I file my claim
for social security?
A. You should file your claim
early in October. It would be a
good idea for you to telephone
your Social Security Office now,
however, to find out just what
you will need to furnish when
. you file your claim.
Q. I need to see you about a
social security matter and it
is difficult for me to come to
your office since I work during
the week. Are you open on
Saturday?
A. No, our office is open
from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
Mondays through Fridays. It
is very possible that we can
handle your social security
questions by telephone. You
should telephone first and if we
cannot handle the matter by
phone other arrangements can
be worked out.
Q. I recently became dis
abled and 1 want to file a claim
for disability payments but I
am not able to come into the
Social Security Office to file
at this time. Can I take care of
this matter by mail or by tele
phone?
A. Yes, we will be glad to
assist you in filing your claim.
You should telephone our office
as soon as possible. We will’
complete the necessary forms
and send them to you for signa
ture. If it becomes necessary
for a personal interview, this
can be arranged later.
Q. I have a maid who works
one day per week and I pay her
$5.00 per day. Must I report
her earnings and pay social
security tax?
A. Yes. If you pay a house
hold employee as much as SSO.
in a calendar quarter, you must
report her earnings.
More Centers To
Open To Treat
Vets On Drugs
The drug abuse problem
among returning U. S. service
men has become so acute that
the Veterans Administration
now plans to open at least 10
more drug treatment facilities
than were originally planned by
the end of fiscal year 1973.
Georgia Veterans Service
Director Pete Wheeler says
that figures by VA medical
officials indicate that of the
estimated 200,000 hard drug
users in the United States, ap
proximately one-fourth of them
are veterans and most of them
have served onactive duty since
the beginning of the fighting
in Viet Nam.
“The number is increasing,”
said Wheeler, “and consequent
ly the VA lias had to revise
upward its plans for establish
ing drug treatment centers.
Last year the VA announced
plans for developing a total of
30 such facilities. Now it plans
to open 40 centers and even
this number is likely to be
increased.”
Announcement Os
National Domestic
Wheat Allotment
A national domestic wheat
allotment of 19.7 million acres
for the 1972 crop, the same as
the 1971 allotment, was an
nounced by the U. S. Department
of Agriculture. The national
domestic allotment is based on
ATLANTA (PRN» - This
week I would like to comment
briefly on several items. Your
response to previous columns
has been very encouraging to
me. Your comments are
welcome so let me again ask
you to let me know how you
feel about the problems and
opportunities we face.
Speaking of letting your
thoughts be known, I hope
you have heard about the
Goals For Georgia program,
which was the subject of this
column two weeks ago. This is
a program, which no other
state has ever attempted,
designed to let you have a
voice in determining where
Georgia will go in the future.
There will be open, well
publicized meetings in your
area later this summer.
I hope you will attend and
take part. If you cannot make
it to the meetings, but want
your ideas to be considered
just write: Goals for Georgia
Governor’s Office, Atlanta,
Georgia 30334.
Also this summer
educational television will be
conducting hour long
programs on each of the eight
areas of government. I along
with key legislators will be
ready to answer questions that
you phone in. A toll free
number will be provided. I
hope you will tune in and call
in. Dates and times will be
announced later.
Reorganization, the second
part of this year’s program, to
make your government more
efficient, economical, and
responsive is proceeding
exactly on schedule. I spent
three days last week going
over a stack of documents
about three feet tall
containing information on
every major department in
state government. Contained
in these reports were very
frank recommendations from
department heads on how
they could do their job better.
The cooperation of state
employees from department
heads on down has
been excellent.
Reorganization is my
opinion of a once in a lifetime
opportunity for Georgia. I’m
going to do everything I can to
make it a success. I need your
help. As you may have;
noticed some of those who
have enjoyed a special
privileged position are already
an estimated national yield of
<29.8 bushels per acre and par
ticipation of approximately' 92
percent.
The national domestic allot
ment is the acreage needed for
wheat production cn terms par
ticipating in the 1972 program
to produce the wheat required
for domestic use during 1972-
73. The Agricultural Act of
1970 provides for issuing do
mestic marketing certificates
to assure annual production of
not less than 535 million bu
shels of wheat.
Under the present farm pro
gram, the domestic allotment
is used to determine the amount
of acres to be set aside on
each term andthe total domestic
wheat marketing certificates a
producer may receive under
the program. There is no na
tional wheat acreage allotment
as in earlier programs. Now,
after a termer has met his
conserving base and set-aside
requirements, he may grow as
much additional wheat over his
allotment as he wishes.
State and county allotments,
individual term allotment, term
projected yields, and set-aside
requirements will be announced
later, USDA officials said.
Spier Flanders
Receives Promotion
Norwood Spier Flanders, son
of Mrs. Gwendolyn S. Flanders
of Scotland, was recently pro
moted to Army Lieutenant
Colonel while serving with the
office of the Deputy Chief of
Staff for Logistics, U. S. Army,
Pacific.
Col. Flanders is the Logistic
Action Officer with the Plans
and Readiness Directorate,
office of the Deputy Chief of
-for Logistics Head
quarters.
His wife, Nancy, the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Barnes
of Mcßae, and sons are with
him in Hawaii.
to the
People of
GEORGIA
beginning to get worried. They
have a right to be because the
plan presented to the
legislature is going to be
designed to help the average
unselfish hard-working
Georgian. That means a lot of
special interest are going to be
run off from the public trough.
When the squealing starts, and
you can be sure it will, just
take a look behind all the
noise. You will find a group
that has been getting fat off
your tax money and now is
worried about some lean days
ahead. Revenue sharing is a big
issue nationally and it should
be. I personally would like to
see more of our tax money
left here in Georgia to begin
with. But if the federal
government is going to take it,
I’m all for getting some of it
sent back with no strings
attached. It is a little hard to
keep up with just what the
Nixon Administration is
proposing. They change their
mind about twice a week,
however, it is clear that some
of these proposals have been
designed to favor the richer,
more popular states like New
York and California at the
expense of a state like
Georgia. I’ve been invited to
be in Washington June 15 to
testify on this matter. Only
two Democratic governors and
two southern governors,
including myself have been
invited, so I think I need to
make sure our views are heard.
Os course I would appreciate
any thoughts or suggestions
vou might have.
Finally as 1 mentioned
before w r e have three major
programs in progress this year:
Reorganization, Goals For
Georgia, Zero-Base Budgeting.
All three are closely related.
Reorganization will make
government operate more
efficiently. Goals For Georgia
will allow you to decide what
that more efficient
governmental machinery
should be working toward and
Zero-Base Budgeting will help
the Governor and legislature
make sure that we do things as
cheaply as possible. I plan to
discuss Zero-Base Budgeting
next week. It is complicated
and will require some hard
work within state government.
It will save money though, so I
think it is worth a little extra
effort.