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GEORGIA,
WHEELER COUNTY,
All creditors of the Estate
of William H, Thomas, Sr.,
Deceased, late of Wheeler
County, Georgia, are hereby
notified to render an account
of their demands to the under
signed according to law and
all persons indebted to said
Estate are required to make
immediate payment to me,
This July 28, 1971,
Jack M, Thomas, as Executor
of the Will and Estate of
William H, Thomas, Sr., De
ceased, Route 2, Alamo, Ga,
30411,
Duncan Graham, Attorney
Post Office Box 545
Vidalia, Ga. 30474, 18-4 t
COURT OF ORDINARY,
WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA
To any Creditors and All
Parties at Interest:
Regarding Istate of DANIEL
NEWTON ACHORD formerly of
Second Avenue, Alamo, Wheeler
County, Georgia, notice is here
by given that LOUELLA
PERDUE ACHORD and
EDYTHE BOGLE the heirs,
have filed application with me
to declare no Administration
necessary,
Said application will be heard
at my office Monday, September
6, 1971, and if no objection
is made an order will be passed
saying no Administration
necessary.
July 29, 1971,
T. C. Fulford, Ordinary 18-4 t
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
June 30, 1971
; What the Association Owns:
Loans and interest receivable on loans $11,961,331
Lessreserve forbaddebts . (321,167)
Net eron 11,640,164
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Securities and interest
receivable onsecurities 204,006
Investments and interest receivable
onthoseinvestments 538,965
Land and buildings
atdepreciatedvalue . 48,731
Equipment at depreciated value ________ 23,804
B O e 081 A8
JollOwned . 126,177
What the Association Owes:
Money borrowed from the Inter
mediate Credit Bank for loans
and interest due on that money.__.______slo,67B,49B
hetaens - - 100,TH
Total owed by Association $10,785,242
The Net Worth of the Association:
Non-Voting Stock - Class A
Owned by 700 investing members ______ $71,055
Voting Stock - Class B
Owned by 745 investing members _____ 686,045
Equity reserves paid inby members ______ 594,658
Reserves which have been built up
from net earnings as protection
to members’ investment 562,177
Total net worth (the amount your
association owns exceeds that
whichitowes) i ~51.913,935
Board of Directors
Henry D. McArthur . Vidalia, Georgia
Hardwick Lanier_____________ Metter, Georgia
D H Callaway.. .. Collins, Georgia
fovD Cowart. Je . _TwinCity, Georgia
Segal Durrence Reidsville, Georgia
EmettJoyce . Alamo, Georgia
R e Malard . . Melter Georgia
Durward Mosley ____________Lyons, Georgia
RobertE. Youmans ____________ Lexsy, Georgia
Collapse Os Law,
Order Inspired
By Court, Maddox
Why has there been such a
serious breakdown in law and
order in this nation?
“First of all, the law is no
longer clear,” said Lt, Gov,
Lester G, Maddox who posed
the question in the keynote ad
dress at the Georgia Sheriffs
Association’s annual convention
in Rabun County.
“For many decades,”® he con=
tinued, ‘‘disagreements about
the law could be referred to
the Supreme Court of the United
States, and this August body of
jurists would put the question
to the U, S, Constitution, and
any muddling of the law was
given instant clarity.
“But now, we have men on
the bench, of the U, S, Supreme
Court who have put aside the
U, S, Constitution and, instead,
have looked into their own book
of whims, prejudices and per
sonal theories for the resolu
tion of conflicts in law,”’
As an example, the former
governor referred to the First
Amendment to the Constitution
which he said very clearly
states: ‘“Congress shall make
no law respecting an establish~
ment of religion, or prohibiting
the free exercise thereof.,.”
“All in the world our found
ing fathers intended with this
phase was to guarantee that
the federal government would
not impose any religion upon
any citizen or prohibit any citi
zen from worshipping whenever
and wherever he pleased,”’
Maddox contended.
“And yet, the Supreme Court
OHOOPEE
Production Credit Association
100 East First Street
Vidalia, Georgia
Counties Served
Toombs, Tattnall, Montgomery, Wheeler,
Emanuel, Candler
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comes along and says that this
means the federal government
is obligated to prohibit children
in public schools from being
led in prayer and Bible reading,
whether the children and their
parents want such spiritual
* guidance or not.””
Declaring that “there are
dozens of other examples where
the U, S, Constitution has been
twisted and used to back up the
whims of a handful of would
be dictators,” the lieutenant
governor cited his ownpersonal
experience as a case in point.
Said he:
“When the federal govern
ment forced the closing of my
private business establishment,
the Pickrick Restaurant, they
claimed that the ‘lnterstate
Commerce Clause’ of the Con
stitution gave them that right.
Let me read you that part of
our Constitution. It says, ‘The
Congress shall have power to
regulate commerce with foreign
nations, and among the several
states, and with the Indian
tribes.’
““Now, just because some of
the food I served came from
out of state, and some of the
customers I served were citi
zens of other states, the federal
police state said they had a
right to ‘regulate’ my business,
force me to serve people whe~
ther 1 wanted to or not, and
thus trample upon my consti
tutional rights as a free citizen
engaged in private enterprise,
“Why, by that logic, if any
citizen happens to be wearing a
wristwatch made in Japan, the
federal government has a right
under the commerce clause to
tell that citizen what time he is
to get up and what time he is
to go to bed.”’
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Income and Expense
For 12 Months Ended June 30, 1971
The Association’s Income Was:
Interestearnedonloans ________ $813267
Interest earned on securitiesowned _________ 7,251
Interest earned on other investments . 4,266
loanservicetees . - . o 30,967
Otherincotie ... - L o laac 21081
Total Income of Your Association. . . __ $876,432
The Expenses Incurred by the
.. Association Were:
Interestonmoney borrowed . $699,666
Diractors’expense ... . L T\odh
palavlas o n s L T
Mwmploveebenetits . 9288
Travel expense 11,022
Cost of space occupied — 9,627
Communications .4,362
Printing and officesupplies ________________ 3,196
Furniture and equipment expense _ 3,752
Data processing services purchased _____. 4,776
Advertising, public and member
relations L)
Traing .. oot BT
Miscellaneous expenses ... 2,509
Taxes (other than income taxes) 396
Abstracts, title opinions, record
reports filingete. .- o o O LMG
Federal and other income taxes . _____ 825
Addition toreserve forbaddebts . _________s6,964
Total operating expenses
of your Association .. . $800,459
NET EARNINGS FROM S
OPERATIONS: o 0 oo 0 SOORT)
Income from distribution of
earmingsorPlCß - 0 L S 0
Nelearnings . o o L 800,046
Adjustment for prioryears —— 10
FINALNETEARNINGS —______sso,os6
Officers
HentyD MeArthur oL L o President
Hardwick Lanier___________ Vice President
N.Kenneth Alford ___________General Manager
Representatives
Norwood Massey_Vidalia, Georgia
Malcolm Coleman ____ Vidalia, Georgia
Marlin Rhodes __Swainsboro, Georgia
Joe DeLoach Metter, Georgia
Ronald Collins Reidsville, Georgia
WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE, ALAMO, GA, 30411 FRIDAY, AUG, 6, 1971 ;
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Counseling
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Program To Begin
For Overseas Vets
Starting August 15, the
+ Veterans Administration, Of=-
fice of Education and Depart
ment of Labor will jointly em=-
bark ona wide-ranging counsel
ing program for overseas
servicemen and women, ac
cording to A, W, Tate, Direc~
tor, Atlanta Veterans Adminis
tration Regional Office.
Mr. Tate said VA has been
counseling on a personal basis
and in group orientations ser
vicemen in Vietnam since 1967,
and during FY 1971, for
example, provided information
and help on GI Bill benefits
to about 955,000 servicemen
in Vietnam and in the United
States, The VA provides such
service in all State-side mili
tary hospitals,
The new cooperative program
will be sponsored by the De
partment of Defense on a three
months test basis to determine
the effectiveness of the aug
mented service,
Mr. Tate said the VA, Office
of Educationandthe Department
of Labor will be headquartered
in Okinawa, Germany and Viet
nam, Using a three-man team
concept (one each from VA,
Education and Labor), they will
brief service personnel in Viet
nam, areas of JapanandKorea,
and at military installations
and other areas of large troop
concentration in Europe.
When a team visits service
men, the Labor Department
representative, for example,
will discuss the labor market
and such topics as how to apply
for jobs and unemployment
compensation,
The Education representative
will discuss scholarships,
liberalized entrance require
ments available at some col
leges and universities, types
of curricula at various levels
of education, and in some cases
provide individual counseling,
The VA member will talk about
veterans’ programs, services
and benefits.
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Baptists Use
Norman As
Conference
Norman College properties
are currently being used by
Baptist groups for conferences,
retreats, and assemblies. Ulti
mate use of the facility will be
determined by the Georgia Bap~
tist Convention,
Churches, associations, and
departments of the Georgia
Baptist Convention’s State Mis
sion program have been using
the facilities of the former
Baptist Junior College.
Air-conditioned dormitories,
a chapel-auditorium, and a
cafeteria provide ready-made
accommodations for theassem
bly-type operation, according
to Dr. Searcy S, Garrison,
executive secretary-treasurer
of the Convention,
The college discontinued its
academic program in June be
cause of heavy indebtedness
and a shrinking enrollment.
In announcing the closing of
the college, the trustees of
fered the property tothe Con
vention with the suggestion that
it be used as an assembly.
Subject to approval by the
full Convention when it meets
in November, the Convention’s
executive committee voted to
accept the college’s assets and
liabilities and to extablish an
assembly to serve Baptists in
the southern section of the state.
Veterans News
A veteran’s mobile home and
a lot to put it on can now be
purchased with a “G, 1.”” loan,
A, W, Tate, Director, Atlanta
Veterans Administration Re
gional Office, reminded Georgia
veterans this week,
The Veterans Administration
official points out that loans
up to SIO,OOO can be guaranteed
on a mobile home purchase by
a qualified veteran, and up to
$17,500 can be approved if both
a lot and a mobile home are
purchased.
VA guarantees up to 30 per
cent of the loan on purchases °
Murchison Funeral Home
Owned And Operated By
Mr. and Mrs. Julian W. Quzts
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.
523-5381 868-5571
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Classified Ads
ALLIGATORS IN FARM PONDS
Do not kill the alligators in
your farm pond. If you want
them out, call 868-2717 day,
or 867-2541 night, or write
card. 1 have permit to trap
live. Thompson Alligator Re
search Farm. Mcßae, Ga, 31055
7-ts
FOR SALE OR RENT - House
in Alamo, with three bedrooms
and two baths. If interested
contact John Hatten at 868-5466
after 5:00 p.m. 8-ts
et 2t 1B ettt e < S PB4 A .
FOR SALE - Nice Dwelling in
Alamo City Limits, Formerly
the home of Mrs. NaomiCouey.,
The price is right, Call Jon,
S. Stamps Agency in Mcßae,
10-ts
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FOUND an artifical leg, Anyone
knowing owner, call 568-3211,
Alamo, 15-ts
REDUCE safe & fast with
Goßese Tablets & E-Vap
. “water pills’’ Curl’s Pharmacy
in Alamo, 17-6tpd
SEMI-DRIVERS NEEDED NOW
Openings are now available in
this highly paid profession. No.
experience necessary, Local
and over the road driving with
pay averaging over $5.00 per
hour after on the jobtype train
ing. For immediate application
call area code 404-432-1751,
or write Astro Systems, Inc.,
Mercer Marine Terminal, 2701
Hargrove, S.E., Smyrna, Ga,
30080, 17-2 t
AUCTION SALE - Thursday, }
August 19, 1:00 p.m, at the
Farm. Registered Spots, Duroc |
and Yorkshires, Guilts and
Bears. Barbecue lunch will be
available, Phone 568-4000, W,
Preston White, Alamo, Ga.
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that meet VA specifications,
it was noted.
The current interest rate on
mobile homes is 10,75 per cent.
On the lot and permanent im
provements, the interest rate
is seven per cent, the same as
the current rate for loans on
conventional homes, .
Mobile homes purchased with
VA guaranteed loans must be
at least 40 feet long and 10
feet wide, Lots must meet VA
standards with regard to lo
cation and utilities, Tate ex
plained.
TAKE NOTE: Drive careful
fully. Tires and cars aren’t the
only things that can be revalled
. by their maker. s
WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES
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Six Months (In Wheeler County) .. . ___..___...... 8125
One Year (Outside Wheeler County) ________ . - 280
Six Months (Cutside Wheeler County)___ $1.50
Subscriptions Plus 3% Sales Tax Payable In Advance
NATIONAL EDITORIAL
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Talmadge s Farm
Credit Bill Gefs
Senate Approval
Georgia’s senior U. S, Sen.
Herman E, Talmadge, chair
man of the Senate Agriculture
Committee, has won a big
second round in his three-part
_campaign to expand the federal
credit program for rural
Americans,
His farm credit bill was ap
proved by the Senate without
objection on a voice vote.
Sen. Talmadge hailed Senate
passage of this legislation as
the second step in his efforts
to provide adequate credit for
rural areas of Georgia and
the entire nation,
The first step was the Sen
ate’s approval of a bill which
Talmadge had introduced toex
pand the authority of the Farm
ers Home Administration to
provide operating loans for
farmers who are unable to get
credit from other sources, Last
May 11, the Senate approved
the bill which would increase
the limitation on the agricul
tural credit insurance from
SIOO-million to SSOO-million.
This legislation would in
crease the ceiling on operating
loans from $35,000 to $50,000
and change the operating loan
program from the direct loan
program to an insured loan
program, In addition, it would
increase the maximum amount
‘of FHA loans which could be
made for water and waste dis
posal facilities.
As the second step in the
Talmadge program of credit
for rural America, the Senate
Agriculture Committee ap
proved a bill to modernize the
Farm Credit System. The Geor=
gia senator immediately
brought this legislation to the
Senate floor and it was ap
proved just the other day by
voice vote.
This bill, commented Tal
madge, “will provide a badly
needed overhaul for a credit
system which was begun in
1916, This system has served
the nation’s farmers well, but
changes were needed to make
the system more flexible and
more responsive to the needs
of modern American agricul
ture,”’ He continued:
“This legislation will make
the system more efficient and
increase its ability to bring
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capital from the central money
markets to the farms of the
nation...Jt will attempt to meet
a severe credit gap whichexists
in rural America.”
~ Sen. Talmadge expressed a
hope that the House will take
early action on both of these
Senate-passed bills, He also
noted that his committee al
ready has begun action on the
third plank in his legislative
program -- his bill to provide
a comprehensive credit system
for non-farm rural borrowers.,
Talmadge said that since this
bill was introduced by him and
seven other Agriculture Com
mittee members on July 7 “we
have received tremendous sup
port for this legislation. Al
ready the bill has 40 sponsors.”
He added:
“l am not in favor of pro
viding a handout for anyone,
but I am determined to see
that rural Americans have ade
quate credit to finance their
businesses and to improve the
quality of life in their areas,”
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Vets Attending
School Must
Return Cert Cards
As the summer session at
- Georgia’s colleges and univer
sities draw to a close, the
Veterans Administration re
minded veterans studying under
the GI Bill not to forget to
return their certification of at
tendance cards.
A, W, Tate, Director of the
VA Regional Office in Atlanta,
explained that “cert” cards of
veterans preparing for careers
at institutions of higher learn
ing must be filled out and re=-
turned to VA during the last
full month of every enrollment
period.
If the card is not returned,
Tate pointed out, the veteran
cannot be paid for his final
month of training, or auto
matically enrolled if he plans
to re-enter school for the fall
semester,
Veterans training below col
lege level, however, must mail
their “cert’’ cards to VA every
month to continue receiving
their checks.,
Mr, Tate urged veterans, de
pendents, survivors and ser
vicemen interested in training
to contact their nearest VA
office or local service organ
ization representative,
, A magnet on the side of a
jrefrigerator will keep a grocery
‘list within easy reach.