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WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE, AMMO, GA. 30411 FRIDAY, AUG, 13, 1971
Deaths And Funerals
Dick Bowen
Dick Bowen, 6G, died Thurs
day morning, August 5, in Dodge
County Hospital. Funeral serv
ices were Field at 4 p.m. Sunday
afternoon in Pleasant Grove
Baptist Church near Rhine.
Burial was in the church ceme
tery.
Mr. Bowen was a member
of Pleasant Grove Baptist
' Church and a lifelong resident
of Dodge dGounly.
Survivors ■ include his wife,
Mrs. Lena Hilliard Bowen;
mother, Ji4rs« i Lola J. Bowen
of Rhine; sdvdn sisters, Mrs.
Lizzie Hullett, Mrs. Claude Hil
liard, Mrs. Ethyl Sanford, Mrs.
Esther Spires, Mrs. Ruby
.Spires, all from Rhine, Mrs.
Edna Mackey of Abbeville, and
Mrs. Etta Reaves of Milan;
several nieces and nephews.
Stokes-Southerland Funeral
Home of Eastman was in charge.
Mrs. Annie V.
Giddens
Mrs. Annie V. Giddens, 65,
of Mcßae, died Sunday in the
Telfair County Hospital follow
ing a brief illness. Funeral
services were held Monday
afternoon at 4:00 from the
Macedonia Baptist Church with
the pastor the Rev. Bobby Ritch
officiating.
Burial was in the church
cemetery with Harris and Smith
Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.
Politics oln Paradi
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Asl f Olli & 1
We have been writing recently
about the favoritism shown by
the federal government to
Frontiers, Unlimited, the public
relations and survey agency
founded by Julian Bond and
several other Atlanta Negroes.
As we wrote last week. Fron
tiers owes the government $43,-
000 on an unfulfilled contract,
and Fifth District Congressman
Fletcher Thompson is trying to
make the OEO collect this
money.
Now. in spite of this, the
U. S Army — according to the
Albany Times, a Neero weekly
paper — has awarded Frontiers
another contract to work to at
tract potential ROTC candidates
from the black community
Amount of the contract is not
given, but the word “substantial"
is used.
The area of concentration will
be Georgia, Alabama, Florida,
M'ssissinni, North Carolina,
South Caro'ina and Tennessee
Frontiers will place ROTC ad
vertising throughout those states.
Obviously, this contract will be
very, very lucrative for Fron
tiers.
We suggest Cong. Thompson
ascertain the money involved,
from Washington sources, and
advise the public. .
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Recently, we wrote about the
bill in the Georgia General As
sembly which would allow col
lective bargaining by labor
unions with units of government,
including state, county and
municipal. We wondered if the
Association of County Commis
sioners and the Geor"ia Munici
pal Association were fighting the
bill. Now, we hear that they are
and are sneaking to legislators
all over the state.
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Public Service Commissioner
Bobby Pafford has bough; 40
acres of land (where's the mu'e)
in Butts County and installed a
mobile home thereon. Says he'll
be happier living in his accus
tomed rural area than in the
big city.
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When Gov. Carter disclosed
the tentative proposals for his
reorganization of state govern
ment, he didn't publicize his
“alternatives". ,|t least, we
didn't pet a copy and we have
seen nothmg of such in the daily
press. However, we have now
secured a copy, and it is most
revealing.
For instance, here are some
of the alternatives Carter sug
gests — and it just might be
that this is what his reorganiza
tion team will propose to the
legislature:
The Public Service Commis-
Pallbearers were Clark
Giddens, A. J. Giddens, Grover
Giddens, U-onard Hart, Frank
McVey and Charles Gunn.
Mrs. Giddens, a lifelong resi
dent of Telfeir County, was
bom on January 13, 1906 the
daughter of the late John and
Dollie Towns Vaughn, and was
married to Walter Giddens on
December 2, 1923.
Survivors include her hus
band; five sons, Clark Giddens,
James Edward Giddens, Walter
Giddens, Jr., and George T.
Giddens, all of Mcßae, and
Scott Giddens of Pensacola,
Fla.; six daughters, Mrs. Ruby
Gunn and Mrs. Susie Smith of
Mcßae, Mrs. Polly Moon of
Perry, Mrs. Willie Sanders of
Albany, Mrs. Katie Tate of
Macon, and Mrs. Mary Gunn
of Dublin; 24 grandchildren and
three great grandchildren.
Lewis Hudson
Caldwell
Funeral services for Lewis
Hudson Caldwell, 64, who died
Friday, July 23, in the Dodge
County Hospital in Eastman,
were held Sunday afternoon,
July 25, at 3:00 o’clock from
the Sandgrove Baptist Church
with the Rev. Hubert Hollis,
lias tor of the Third St. Baptist
Church in Macon officiating. .
Burial was in the church
cemetery with Harris and Smith
Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.
Pallbearers were James
sion to be merged into the Dept,
of Business Regulation under
the Comptroller-General.
The Inspection Division of the
Labor Dept, also under the
Comptroller-General.
The Employment Security
Agency from the Dept, of Labor
to the Dept, of Human Re
sources.
Combine the University Sys
tem and the Dept, of Education,
or put the Planning and Policy
Board over the Regents and the
Board of Education.
A Dept, of Finance to include
Revenue, Treasury and Ac
counting, or to bring the Trea
sury into the Dept, of Adminis
tration.
Civil Defense (Dept, of De
fense) into the Dept, of Public
Safety.
The State Patrol into the
Dept, of Transportation.
Those are just a few of the
alternatives the Governor says
might be best. But, nobody will
really know exactly what he
wants until the full plan is dis
closed about Dec. 1.
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Speaking of reorganization,
the State Departments of the
American Legion and the Vet
erans of Foreign Wars have
adopted resolutions and issued
statements against placing the
Dept, of Veterans Service in the
Dept, of Human Resources.
Other such organizations are al
so conducting a fight against
this proposal. In our opinion,
this provision of reorganization
has no chance of being effected.
Incidentally, the grouping of
agencies under Human Re
sources was worked up by Jim
Parham. Director of Family and
Chi’drens Services, and Ellis
McDougall, Director of Cor
rections. If this goes through,
Parham will be the first head
of the new agency. Later, he will
go to a professorship at the
Univ, of Georgia, and Mac-
Dougall will be Director of Hu
man Resources.
SCOOP — If George Wallace
seeks the Democratic nomina
tion for President next year,
Lester Maddox won't run, him
se'f. but will campaign for Wal
lace in the various state pri
maries.
HUMOR OF THE WEEK —
Recently at Camp Stewart, Les
ter Maddox spoke to a group
of small children from the Sa
vannah area. Afterwards, he
told them to ask him any ques
tions they desired. One little
black boy queried: “Governor,
whv are you so bald,” The Lt -
Governor's answer is a classic.
He sad: "Son, I'm bald because
I lost my hair."
Caldwell, Joey Milton Scar
borough, Jerry Brown, Brady
McDuffie and Donnie Watson.
Mr. Caldwell was bom in
Milan on October 2, 1906 the
son of the late Henry Hudson
and Elvine Scarborough Cald
well. He was married to the
former Gracie Caldwell and
was a member of the Third
St. Baptist Church in Macon.
Survivors include his wife of
Macon; three sons, Roy Cald
well of St. Mary’s, Bennie Cald
well and Eddie Caldwell of
Macon; one brother, Henry
Grady Caldwell of Macon; and
one half-sister, Mattie Lou of
Savannah.
Doyle Steele
Doyle Steele, 61, died Satur
day in Dublin. Funeral services
were held at 3 p.m. Monday in
Chauncey Baptist Church with
burial in Chauncey Cemetery.
Mr. Steele, a lifelong resi
dent of Dodge County, was a
member of Eastman First
Christian Church and was re
tired from Robins Air Force
Base.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Eva Bell Steele; two
daughters, Mrs. Lester Graham
and Mrs. Harold Barrentine,
both of Dublin; a son, Gary
Steele of Chauncey; and a bro
ther, Walter B. Steele of East
man.
Horne Funeral Home of East -
man was in charge.
Mrs. Rosa Bell
Grimes Cox
Funeral services for Mrs.
Rosa Bell Grimes Cox, 67, of
Alamo, who died Saturday were
held Sunday afternoon at 4:00
o’clock from the Snowhill Bap
tist Church.
Burial was in the church
emetery with Harris and Smith
Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.
Mrs. Cox was bom in Wheeler
County on July 16, 1904 the
daughter of the late Pate and
Polly Clements Grimes. She
was married to Elisha Cox and
was a member of Snowhill
Baptist Church.
Survivors include her hus
band of Alamo’; four sons, James
Spires, Jerrell Spires and
Ernest Spires of Macon, and
Deron Spires of Milledgeville;
10 grandchildren; 8 great
grandchildren; one sister, Mrs.
Fhotogmphnl nt Ih. Edwin I. Hatch Phmt. n. r It . l. v
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■■ HO E * -1 -rs i
It's a big, expensive job,
bringing you electricity.
Right now. hundreds of men are at work building
two giant new plants and enlarging a third They're
readying them to supply you with plenty of electricity
in the years to come.
The 1970’s will see a need for electric power
unmatched in any previous decade. To meet this
need, we've budgeted a million dollars nearly every
day just for construction.
One important reason our building budget is so
high is because we care about the environment
Enough to have spent more than SI 1 million on clean
air equipment through 1970. And by 1977 we'll
have spent better than 559 million to protect both
air and water quality.
At Georgia Power, we feel we have a double
commitment. Because man depends on electricity.
And on a clean environment.
Georgia Power Company
A citizen wherever iff serve®
J. C. Rogers of Okeechobee,
Fla.; one brother, A. J. Grimes
of Alamo; one half-brother, Bill
Grimes of Hazlehurst; two half
sisters, Miss Virginia Grimes
of Jacksonville, Fla., and Mrs.
Jeanette Carter of Darien.
Julius Burnie Scott
Julius Burnie Scott of Tampa,
Fla., formerly of Mcßae, died
Tuesday, August 3, ina hospital
in Tampa. He had lived in
Tampa for 32 years and was
married to the former Mildred
Louise Tompkins, also of Mc-
Rae, 42 years ago.
He is survived by his wife;
two sons, Julius L. Scott and
Robert E. Scott; and one daugh -
ter, Mrs. Joyce Sjoblom; and
five grandchildren, all of
Tampa, Fla.
SOCIAL SECURITY
NEWS & VIEWS
“PRESC RIPTIO4 DR UGS. ”
“Does Medicare pay for pre
scription drugs?” This is a
familiar question asked of the
Dublin Social Security Office.
According to Charles Hall,
Branch Manager of the Dublin
Social Security Office, pre
scription drugs which can be
self-administered are NOT
covered under Medicare.
However if it is necessary
for the doctor or his nurse to
administer the drugs in the
course of treatment, then Medi
care will pay for the drug.
Also, drugs and biologicals
necessary during a hospital stay
are covered under Part A of
Medicare.
For the answer to any ques
tions you have regarding Y OUR
Social Security, call 272-5347.
The personnel of the Dublin
Office will be glad to answer
and discuss your questions.
The address of the Dublin
Social Security Office is 114
East Johnson Street.
Q. I just heard from a neigh
bor of mine that drugs 1 buy' at
the drug store are covered by
Medicare. I don’t remember
being told this when I signed
up for Medicare. Is this true?
A. No. Prescription drugs or
drugs which you can administer
to yourself are not covered
under either part of Medicare.
The drugs and biologicals you
receive while a patient in a
hospital are covered under Part
A of Medicare. If a doctor has
to administer the drug, then
it is covered under Part B or
supplementary part of Medi
care.
Q. I have a maid working for
me and I pay her S2O a week. I
understand that I am to pay
social security taxes on her
earnings. Where do I get the
forms to report these earnings
and where do I report and send
the taxes?
A. All Internal Revenue Of
fices have the forms for re
porting these earnings. The
earnings are to be reported to
the District Director of Internal
Revenue by the end of the first
month following the end of the
calendar quarter in which the
wages are paid.
Q. I work as a waitress;
therefore, most of my earnings
come from tips. I heard from
a friend of mine that tips are
now covered under social se
curity and that I should keep a
record of the tips I receive.
Is this true?
A. Your friend is correct.
Tip earnings are now covered
under social security, but only
if you make over S2O in tip
earnings in each month. You
should keep a record of the tips
you receive each day. Your
employer will later ask you for
a record of your tips so he
can report the earnings to the
Internal Revenue Service for
you.
Q. I have heard that I should
check on my earnings under
Social Security at least once
every three years. Can I just
write the Social Security Office
) SEEDS FROM
yTHE SOWER
I By Michael A. Guido, Metter, Georgia
Sometimes God straight
ens out Uis people by bend
ing them over. It takes dis
cipline to make disciples. But
while fie chastens them, He
does not cast them off. Man
has cast-offs. God has none.
It is promised in Psalm 94: 14.
“The Lord will not cast off
His people, neither will He
forsake His inheritance.’'
The Bible tells of two men
who “went out from the
presence of the Lord." One
was Cain. The other was Jo
nah. When Cain went out, the
Lo ■' left him alone. He did
not go after him. But when
Jonah went out, the Lord did
not leave him alone. He went
after him. Why the differ
ence? Cain was not one of the
4 C . to the
People of
MBh^ GEORGIA
ATLANTA (PRN) - This
week 1 would like to talk with
you about a subject which I
concerns me very deeply and i
one to which 1 have no ready
answer or easy solution.
The war in Vietnam has
dragged on now for over a ;
decade. The cost of lives and
badly needed tax dollars has
finally reached a point at
which the American people i
have said - enough. There is
no doubt in my mind that we i
went into that conflict with ।
the best of intentions. We felt I
that a commitment had been I
made and ought to be '
honored. We believed that it
was not right to allow 1
communist aggression to be
rewarded and a small nation to I
be conquered. There is no 1
doubt in my mind that this ।
country still believes in J
honoring its commitments and
in halting the spread of 1
communism.
There is also no doubt that 1
America is powerful enough to 1
have accomplished those 1
things we set out to do. But a >
decision was made at high i
levels that the full resources of
this nation would not be
committed. History’ will be the
judge of the wisdom of that
decision.
I am convinced and I
believe that the vast majority
of American people are
convinced that since we are
not going to do what it takes
to win it is time to come
home. Os course, we must ।
insure that the return of our '
prisoners of war is guaranteed I
and that the safety of our I
remaining troops is not 1
jeopardized during the :
withdrawal period. But we 1
must come home.
in Baltimore for this infor
mation?
A. Y'es. You can receive this
information by writing to our
accounting office in Baltimore.
Be sure you include your ac
count number and date of birth
in your request. Your local
Social Security office has a
card, OAR-7004—Request for
Statement of Earnings, which
is used specifically for this
purpose, which you may obtain
by simply writing or phoning
the office.
S&H Green Stamp
Dedicates New
S.E. Dist. Center
Jackson S. Smith, Jr., presi
dent of the S&H Green Stamp
Division of The Sperry and
Hutchinson Company, officiated
at dedication ceremonies in At
lanta last week marking the
completion of construction of
the stamp company’s new South
eastern Distribution Center.
The 5.6 million cubic foot
warehouse will distribute mer
chandise to approximately 100
S&H redemption centers in
Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi, South Carolina,
North Carolina and Virginia.
The new facility, located in
Gwinnett County’ on 1-85 north
of Atlanta, replaces a smaller
warehouse in East Point (At
lanta) as well as regional offices
currently located in Atlanta’s
Corporate Square office park.
S&H, the nation’s oldest and
Lord’s children. But Jonah
was.
There is a difference in the
t divine dealings with men. The
day of reckoning for the god
i less is future. But the godly
are subject to family disci
, pline now.
f Jonah was disobedient,
and he was disciplined. What
a terrible time he had. The
1 Lord who left Cain severely
alone, left Jonah severely not
e alone. He chastened him.
That was proof that He loved
; him and owned him.
1 A long time ago one
i wrote. “God may chasten and
1 correct, hut He never can
t neglect, may in faithfulness
reprove, but He ne’er can
cease to love.”
In this war, those who have
stuck by our presidents and
those who have most strongly
supported our commitment
have been those who have
been asked to bear the
heaviest burden. The working
people of this country have
sent their sons to fight and die
for the lucky and wealthy.
Those who through political
influence or legal technicalities
have been able to avoid
military’ service have been the
ones who have burned our
flag, provided moral support
to our enemies and publicly
called for our defeat.
Now even those who were
the most faithful and who
were willing to make the
greatest sacrifices have decided
that the time has come to
bring our troops home. I
agree.
In the coming years and
months there will be those
who will attempt to shame our
country’ for what we have
tried to do. There will be
those who will continue to be
more interested in
manipulating the issue for
personal political gain than in
seeking an early and honorable
end to the war. They will fail
and the people of America will
reject their selfish and
misguided attacks upon our
country and the men and
women who have served and
are serving her so well in this
war.
I always welcome your
comments on any matter, but
I will particularly welcome
them in this column. As I said,
I do not pretend to know all
the answers. I have tried to let
you know my feelings. I
would appreciate knowing
yours.
largest trading stamp firm,
purchases merchandise from
650 of the country’s leading
manufacturers including many
Georgia firms. In 1970 approx
imately $8 million worth of
products were purchased by
S&H from Georgia manu
facturers.
B. E. Allen Named
Land Agent By
Union Camp Corp.
B. E. Allen, who became
Director of Woodlands for Union
Camp Corporation in 1965 and
who first joined the Company
28 years ago, has been appointed
Corporate I.and Agent.
Mr. Allen’s new assignment
was announced by Executive
Vice President Samuel M.
’ Kinney, Jr.
In his new capacity Mr. Allen
will be involved with identify ing
and planning for the future use
of certain lands presently owned
the Corporation, Mr. Kinney
stated. He will be working
closely with the Woodlands
Division and Resource Develop
ment Department at the cor
porate headquarters in Wayne,
N. J.
Mr. Allen will be head-
Herman Talmadge
REPORTS FROM THE UNITED STATES SENATE
EDITOR'S SOir: Senator Talmadge's weekly columns from
Washington will he suspended for the August recess of Con
gress. They will be resumed when Congress reconvenes in
September ;
IM IED SIA lES FOREIGN IRADE affects almost every
aspect of American life, lobs and incomes rise and tall with the
fortunes of our trade policy . Production and consumption of every
thing from clothing to food to automobiles is controlled by trade.
Every man. woman, and child in the United States has a vital
stake in our foreign trade policy.
The United States is now engaged in fierce trade competition
with powerful and aggressive competitors. Our economic founda
tion is being seriously threatened. We are being out-produced,
out-traded, out-worked, and out-maneuvered at every turn
Much of this stems from the fact that we have no firm foreign
economic policy. As a result, the U.S, finds itself reacting on a
dav-to-day basis to problems that arise.
FOR DEC ADES, the I nited States has promoted free trade,
low tariffs, and liberal quota systems. As a result, our trading
partners have reaped the benefits
The European Common Market, six allied nations of Western
Europe, is the greatest trading power in the world. Japan has be
come the second largest industrial nation in the free world, thanks
to I S. aid and technology. These countries enjoy almost full
employment
At the same time, from 1966 to 1969, imports displaced some
700,000 American workers. Almost no segment of America's work
force has escaped the flood of imports. The textile industry alone
is losing 100,000 jobs a year.
It is time we began to look after our own interests. We need to
protect job opportunities tor Americans.
Our present policy is outmoded, unrealistic, and economically
disastrous Ihe United States allows other nations to flood our
market with cheap labor imports, while these same countries shut
out American goods with high tariffs and quotas.
As a member of the Subcommittee on International Trade. I
shall work for a trade policy that recognizes foremost the interests
of America, and our workers.
^WASHINGTON “ 1
AND SMALL
I BUSINESS
it ■>■■■-^ll j
Will the Flood Ebb?
The ideological, diplomatic
and global aspects of the ad
ministration action to throw
open thf doors of trade with
lied China will undoubtedly be
an absorbing topic of both
learned and frenzied discussion
by pundits of all hues
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But there is a facet of this move
that so far Is being largely
overlooked. That is the possi
hilitv of the corapcHtion for
the American consumer by a
nation of an estimated K 00,000.-
000 people organized In the
communist manner
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.As is well known, the nation
is already flooded with imports
from low cost laboi nations
The nation's independent busi
ness people, voting through the
.National Federation of Inde
pendent Business have long
favored a revision of tariff laws
so that import duties would be
based on the difference between
the L’.S wage scale and that
existing in the country from
which the goods originate
Currently, the official atti
tude appears to be that Red
China really does not have much
to sell in the American market.
* * ♦
But this overlooks the facts
of life shown in the past few
years that people who wish to
build their economy, and who
have a supply of low paid, hard
working people, can become
producers and marketers.
* * *
This reasoning overlooks the
emergence of Japan as a major
marketer of autos and motor
cycles. among other items, in
this country. It overlooks the
fact that substantial supplies
F' >'Vl<”i»l Inn of IR>t«ln
quartered in Savannah.
A native of Anderson, S. C.,
he attended Clemson College
and received his B.S. degree in
Forestry from the University
of Michigan. He worked with
the South Carolina State Com
mission of Forestry for almost
four years before joining Union
Camp in 1943.
After service with the Navy
during World War 11, he re
joined the Company in 1946 as
public relations forester. Sub
sequently he has held the posi
tions of Special Assistant to
the General Manager of Wood
lands, Superintendent of Land
Acquisitions and Conservation,
Assistant Manager of the Sa
vannah Woodlands, Savannah
Woodlands Manager and most
recently Director of Woodlands
for the Corporation.
Mr. Allen has held a number
of offices in the Society of
American Foresters, including
vice president for four years
and a member of the council
for 10 years. In 1963 he was
elected a Fellow of the Society.
He has also been active in a
wide range of other forestry
organizations.
Flight-recorder tape, which
stores all pertinent data concern
ing the operation of commercial
aircraft, is made of an alloy con
taining 76 per cent nickel. The
recording tape is nine ten-thou
sandths of an inch thick.
ol plywood come from Inchon.
Korea, that men handier pours
in from Taiwan, not to men
tion Hong Kong, and many
other part* of the world who
up until a few years ago never
sold ant thine in this ronntrv
What fm th< । confuse .' th<
outlook i> the fact that tin
Chinese people are accustor • i
to winking hard, thm tradi.a u
ally they have been capaoh
artisans .And owishado mg
all this is the fact that these
masses <>t people av m tin In s
ierical primitive stage of co-a
munism in which the only
glory is ..Hiking fur th< il*
faie of the state
♦ * *
Thus, the Red ( hinese gov
ernment possesses the capabil
ity of becoming the worlds
leading producer of low cost
goods. If they lack any techni
cal skills, and this is a doubt
ful point, there is no question
they can offer sufficient awards
to acquire such skills.
It is quite passible, or inure
likely probable, that the United
States will in due course come
face to face with the major
economic enigmas of the timo
Abraham Lincoln once stated
the proposition to some de
gree when he said that a na
tion could not exist half free
and half slave. By the same
token, how can a world econ
omy survive when the marke*
places are w ide open to both
the products of free enterprise
and the products of slave la
bor. Under present laws and
regulations, the United States,
already suffering from a trade
deficit, is most vulnerable.
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