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VOLUME 57
Group Studies
Pond Biology
At Ga. College
Macon Telegraph
Six students and three pro
fessors at Georgia College at
Milledgeville remain hard at
work on a research project
despite the tact that summer
school has ended.
Supported by two grants, they
are studying the aquatic biology
of four local ponds.
The students are financed
by the National Science Found
ation (NSF), making GCM the
oily college in the state to
receive an NSFgrant for under
graduate research in biology.,
The three faculty members
and their research are being
supported by a private grant
from E. J. Grassman of New
Jersey, who is associated with
Georgia Kaolian Co.
The researchers are working
to determine the differences
between two types of ponds.
Two of the ponds are com
mercially fed catfish ponds;
and the other two ponds are
being fertilized with an in
organic source of fertilizer.
Dr. David Bayne, assistant
professor of biology, com
mented that catfish farming is
a growing industry and much
of the information gathered
could be useful to catfish
farmers.
As Dr. Bayne and Dr. Harriet
Lipscombe, assistant professor
of bioloby, pointed out, there
are two rather unusual aspects
concerning the students and the
research project.
“A research project is not
something that undergraduate
students ordinarily come in
contact with. Research projects
are generally reserved for
graduate students,” Dr. Bayne
• said.
Then there is the 8.R.A.,
or Biology Research Annex.
The B.R.A, is, simply, the col
lege’s old laundry' which has
been converted intoa laboratory
for this project.
Here the researchers work
among old pressing machines,
store their gear in cubicles
which were once used for sort
ing laundry, and use an old
drain for a wet lab.
While the summer phase of
the project will end in about
two weeks, the research will
continue through 1971-72. Dr.
Lipscombe said it would take
about a year before any real
conclusions could be drawn.
The third faculty member
involved in the research and
in supervising the work of the
students is Sloan Caldwell, bi
ology instructor.
The six undergraduates and
their projects are:
Paula Cowart of Bainbridge -
- Classification of higher plants
of four ponds. A progression
of the plants is being made
and studied as concerned with
ecology.
Kathi Bergin of Marietta -
Classification and study of uni
cellulor and colonial algae in
four ponds and the comparison
of algae in fertilized ponds
versus fed ponds.
Randall Johnson of Macon -
A comparative study of the
abundance and stratification of
Odonata larvae and adults on
two ponds.
Ann Grimes of Alamo - A
comparative study of rotifera
and microcrustacea in a fed
and fertilized pond.
Amy Lanier of Decatur (a
student at Agnes Scott College)
- Classification of protozoa and
studies on encystment and ex
cystment of a hypotrich.
Karen Carson of Macon -
Classification and study of fi
lamentous algae.
Robert L. White
Receives Medal
Army Chief Warrant Officer
Robert L. White, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Lovett White of Lum
ber City, recently received the
Army Commendation Medal
near Phu Loi, Vietnam.
CWO White received the
award while assigned as an
Aircraft Maintenance Tech
nician in the 334th Aviation
Company, 3rd Squadron, 11th
Air Cavalry, Phu Loi, Vietnam.
The Warrant Officer’s wife,
Patricia, lives at 302 Tracy
Ter., in Warner Robins.
Wheeler County Eagle
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WASHINGTON: FIRST DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE G. ELLIOTT HAGAN enjoys talking ui
his office with members of Girl Scout Troop 329 and their leaders from Vidalia, Geoigia. The girls
worked and saved for over two years to earn money for their trip to the Nation’s Captial. (PRN)
Subcommittee Plans
Drug Bill Hearings
ATLANTA (PRN)
Hearings will commence in
early September on the
Administration’s major drug
treatment and rehabilitation
legislation before the Special
Subcommittee on Drug Abuse
in the Armed Forces,
subcommittee chairman G.
Elliott Hagan (D-Ga.)
announced today.
The subcommittee, recently
reestablished by House Armed
Services Committee Chairman
Ga. labor Dept.
Sets Testing Date
For Roper Coip.
The Georgia Department of
Labor announces that they will
be taking applications and
screening prospective em
ployees for The Roper Cor
poration, which is the new in
dustry that will be moving to
Mcßae soon.
The types of job openings
.which will be available will
be, Fork Lift Operators, As
sembly Line Workers, Press
Operators, Paint Shop Ope
rators and Welders.
The testing will be held on
Monday, August 23, from 9:00
a.m., until 3:00 p.m. The meet
ing place will be at the Telfair
County School Superintendent’s
Office across from the Court
house.
Sgt. Bobby Wright
Reenlists For
Three More Years
Sergeant First Class Bobby
I). Wright, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Dalton Wright of Alamo,
recently reenlisted for three
years in the regular Army while
serving with the U. S. Army
Training Center at Ft. Camp
bell, Ky.
Sgt. Wright is a Senior In
structor of Race Relations in
the Center’s Headquarters
Company Committee Group. He
holds the Bronze Star Medal,
. two awards of the Army Com
mendation Medal and the Com
bat Infantryman Badge.
Four Charged In
Hog Feed Theft
The Macon Telegraph
Bibb County sheriff’s depu
ties have charged four persons
in the theft of 15 tons of hog
feed last month from Hatcher
Milling Co. at 1360 Fifth St.,
Macon.
Samuel Wallace Tribble and
his wife, both of 2899 New
I Clinton Road, and Eddie Morris
Vaughn and Homer Boone, both
of Rhine, have been charged
i with theft by taking, the of
ficers reported.
i The following is what
i allegedly happened:
, Deputies said Tribble, an
, employee of the milling com
pany, sold the feed for SSO a
ton to Vaughn and Bowie, who
ALAMO, WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA 30411 - BOX 385
F. Edward Hebert (D-La.), will
be following up on the
extensive investigation into
drug problems in the Armed
Forces which it conducted last
year.
Chairman Hagan said the I
subcommittee will attempt to i
expedite hearings so as to
report legislation to the full
Armed Services Committee at
the earliest possible date.
At its hearing in September
the subcommittee is planning
to call the Secretary of
Defense, the Honorable Melvin
R. Laird, and the Director of
the White House Special
Action Office for Drug Abuse
Prevention, Dr. Jerome H.
Jaffe. The subcommittee will
also hear representatives of the
Veterans Administration,
Department of Health,
Education and Welfare,
Department of Justice, and
the Office of the Surgeon
General of the United States,
as well as public witnesses.
1 In addition to the
A d m instration’s major
proposal on drug treatment
and rehabilitation in the
armed forces, H.R. 9503, the
subcommittee will consider
such other legislative matters
as may be appropriate to the
hearings on this measure.
i As a result of its probe last
year, the Hagan panel issued a
detailed report derived from
1,000 pages of printed
hearings. Chairman Hagan said
that the Department of
Defense response to the many
recommendations of the early
investigation has been
encouraging.
“It is particularly
interesting to note,” said
Congressman Hagan, “that the
1 consensus figures on drug
abuse issued by the
subcommittee are proving to
Pvt. Kenneth Smith
Completes Training
i Army Private Kenneth W.
> Smith, 19, whose parents, Mr.
> and Mrs. Richey W. Smith, and
, wife, Deborah, live on Rt. 1,
Lumber City, recently com
pleted eight weeks of Basic
Training at Ft. Jackson, S. C.
operate a hog farm in Dodge
County.
Investigator Harry B. Harris
said Tribble would contact the
two men at night, open the
gates of the company and then
load the feed in their 2-1/2
ton trucks. I
Harris said Tribble made at
least three such transactions,
selling the feed at the cut-rate
price.
Off icials of the milling com
pany have estimated their loss
at $3,000. The feed generally
sells for between $74 and $77
a ton, Harris said.
Harris said the operation was
investigated by himself, in
vestigator Robbie Jackson and
GBI agent Jim Hooks.
I
be more realistic now that
sensationalism has subsided
and more accurate testing
methods are available.”
Serving with Congressman
Hagan on the military drug
abuse subcommittee are:
Floyd V. Hicks, (D-Wash.);
Richard C. White, (D-Tex.);
Bill Nichols, (D-Ala.);
Durward G. Hall, (R-Mo.);
John E. Hunt, (R-N.J.); and
C.W. (Bill) Young, (R-Fla.).
Wheeler County
Churches Make
Improvements
Most all the churches in
Wheeler County have made im
provements during the past
year.
The Sardis Baptist Church
have landscaped their grounds
and added a new organ. The
lawn has been re-worked and
re-grassed along with new
shrubbery and this makes the
church more attractive.
The Bethel Baptist Church
lias built a new educational
building and done a repaint
job on the church. Their ceme
tery near the church is always
well kept. This is a beauty
area in this community.
Alamo Baptist have built a
new sanctuary and plans are
for their entire educational
plant to be re-worked and when
this is completed we feel will
add much to the spiritual value
as well as the property value
of our church.
Glenwood Baptist have the
new Tennis Court and Play
ground and every time you ride ..
by you see people and children
enjoying it.
Landsbury Methodist Church
have renovated their entire
church, adding carpet, a porch
and a new paint job. It is
setting just behind the State
Park which the church and com
munity takes pride in keeping
and this makes a real addition
to their community.
The faithful members of the
Friendship Baptist Church are
still working on their Sanctuary
and building. They seem toenjoy
this project as you pass by
and see the dinner spread cm
the tables ready for the men
when they quit working.
If you have deme something
to your church please let us
know as we would like to let
our County know that we are ■
all working together to make
our churches more beautiful
and make our lives more useful
by making God’s house a more
beautiful place in which to
worship.
Eli Willcox, Jr.
Completes Training
Army Private Eli K. Willcox,
Jr., 18, whose parents live cm
Church Street in Lumber City,
recently completed eight weeks
of Advanced Individual Training
as an Armor Reconnaissance
Specialist at the U. S. Army
Armor Center at Ft. Knox, Ky.
A wag says his hardest
job is making his money go
where it should.
FRIDAY, AUG. 20, 1971
Wheeler
Program
Beginning with the 1971-72
school term every student who
attends the Wheeler County
Schools will finu a program of
work to meet his or her needs
at all levels of interests and
desires.
The over-all titles of new
programs are:
1. Technical-Vocational Pro
gram - which will be housed
in a new Technical-Vocational
Center on the High School
campus. This program is de
signed for high schools with
1,000 or less enrollment. This
project will cost $200,000.
Money for this has been ap
proved as follows: $150,000 to
come from State and Federal
Funds for Vocational Educat ion,
and $50,000 to come from State
Probation Os Long
Co. Welfare
Director lifted
State Welfare Director T.
M. Jim Paraham announced that
he has reinstated Long County’s
Welfare Director Mrs. Ada
Hendrix to permanent status
on the basis of recent field
reports which showed that the
County Department lias made
considerable progress in cor
recting errors which were un
covered by a State investigation
team last June. Parham at that
time placed the County Director
on probation and took immediate
steps to provide the Long Coun
ty Department with technical
assistance from State Office
eligibility specialists.
Parham noted that the in
tensive supervision and in
service training which the State
has provided to the Long County
Department for the past several
weeks has enabled the County
Department to correct pro
cedural errors which were
identified in the State’s investi
gation. He added that a further
analysis of the situation re
vealed that 21 of 44 errors
were so minor that they re
quired no reporting or reim
bursement to the Department
of Health, Education and Wel
fare, although State policy re
quires that the grants be
adjusted. Eight of the remaining
errors were due to mistakes
made by recipients and not by
the Long County staff.
Observance Os
Farm Safety Urged
As a follow up to Farm Safety
Week, Alpha A. Fowler, Chair
man of the Georgia Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation
State Committee, urged farm
ers to make a continuing effort
to promote agricultural safety.
Agriculture continues to be
one of the most dangerous in
dustries in our country. The
rate of accidental death re
mains second only to that of
the construction industry.
In his proclamation of Na
tional Farm Safety W’eek,
President Nixon said, “There
is sharp irony in the fact that
this great industry, so accomp
lished in the scientific nurture
of plant and anima) life, re
mains among the industries in
which human life is most pre
carious and accident rates are
. highest.”
A safety check list, used
regularly, can help prevent ac
cidents, Fowler pointed out.
“Is all the farm machinery
in good operating order? Is
life-saving equipment in place
at the farm pond? Have all
precautions been taken about
storage and handling of farm
pesticides? What safety hazards
need correction in the farm
buildings? In the farm home?
A good safety check list would
cover all these items and
more.”
Chairman Fowler re-empha
sized the need for safety con
sciousness throughout the agri
cultural community so as to
provide a safer place in which
to work and live.
Offers Ga.’s First Complete
Comprehensive Public Educ.
and Local Funds.
This program is organized
as follows:
1. C.V.A.E. (Coordinated-
Vocational-Academic Edu
cation) - Mrs. Ruth Humphrey -
The program has been
organized to assist the student
learner in developing the cor
rect attitudes, skills, and
understandings, related to his
chosen occupation. It is de
signed to enable the student
to be better personally and
socially adjusted, to be a more
competent individual, and tc
liave more appreciation for the
dignity of the world of work.
Emphasis will be on career
development and guidance.
2. Prevocational and Vo
cational which includes:
A. Child Care - Mrs. Chris
tine Harris - Day Care with
3 and 4 year olds. Mrs. Harris
and her students (to be selected
according to interests, recom
mendations, and qualifications)
will serve a special need of
parents as well as the 3 and
4 year olds. This will prepare
students for work in day care
centers and nurseries in our
area and state.
B. Floral Culture, Forestry
and Agriculture - J. W. Graham.
3. Business Education-Mrs.
Jeanette (Bitsy) Arrington -
This program prepares the stu-
Exam To Qualify
Before IRS Sei
Persons who are not certi
fied public accountants or at
torneys but want to qualify to
represent clients in tax matters
before the Internal Revenue
Service must submit their
examination application by Aug
ust 31. The right to represent
clients in tax and other matters
is limited to persons who meet
the highest standards of tech
nical proficiency and ethical
conduct.
Walter Coppinger, District
Director of Internal Revenue
for Georgia, said that the
Special Enrollment Exami
nation for the Atlanta District
will be given at Atlanta on
September 27 and 28.
Interested persons can get
applications and additional in
formation by writing to District
Director SP:EE, P.O. Box 1642,
Atlanta, Ga. 30301.
Completed applications, ac
companied by a fee of $25
payable to the Internal Revenue
Service, should be mailed to
the Director, Audit Division,
Internal Revenue Service,
Washington, D. C„ 20224.
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APPLE SEASON’S HERE - Pretty Judy Black of Dallas, Ga.,
reminds us that Georgia apple harvest is underway throughout
the state. Although packing and shipping in South and Central
Georgia is about over the harvest is just beginning in North
Georgia. (PRN)
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dent for the business world
with the requisite skills, at
titudes and knowledges for suc
cessful employment.
4. Auto Mechanics which in
cludes all types of engines. This
will prepare students for the
job.
5. Construction - Palmer
Crawford - This program will
include special training in
woodwork, carpentry, plumb
ing, brick masonry and elec
trical training. This also pre
pares the studentfor jobs avail
able.
11. Gifted Students - Mrs.
Linda Taylor, Supervisor
(grades 2-6 throughout county).
This is an additional unit of
the Special Education Program.
It is for the intellectually gifted
students. It will be systemwide
from kindergarten through
grade 12. It extends opportuni
ties beyond our schools aca
demic curriculum.
111. Model Reading Program
under the direction of Mrs.
Evelyn Morris, Supervisor and
Mrs. Yvonne Butler, Reading
Specialist. We were selected
for this by the DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION MODEL
READING PROGRAM. This will
include grades 1-12. This Pro
gram will be under the leader
ship of the Georgia Department
of Education.
IV. Vocational Rehabilita
tion Program under the direc
tion of Miss Julia W'right. This
is an on-the-job training pro
gram to enable students, on
leaving high school, to be pre
pared for the world of work,
V. Early Childhood Pro
gram - This program includes
3, 4 and 5 year olds and will
be housed in the Junior High
School. Some of the people
working in the program will
include Mrs. Wylene Hogan,
, Mrs. Hanna Rocker, Mrs. Ber
tha Howard, and Mrs. Elizabeth
Clark.
Besides these newprograms,
our regular curriculum in
cludes a modern kindergarten
program; 12 units in Special
Education; 2 elementary
schools with a guidance pro
gram (Glenwood and Alamo);
the Junior High which includes
grades 6,7 and 8; anda modern
and up-to-date high school
which offers the following: Eng
lish including Humanities with
reading throughout the system;
Modern Math; expanded and up
dated Business Education De
partment with modem equip
ment; Social Studies; Spanish;
Science; Home Economics;
Agriculture; well-equipped li
brary including Library Sci
ence; and a Fine Arts Depart-
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ment which includes Art, Music,
Drama and Speech. This Pro
gram in Fine Arts includes
grades 1 thru 12.
Proper equipment for inno
vations, enrichment, and in
structional purposes include:
closed circuit T.V. with micro
teaching; educational T.V.; con
trol machines; overhead pro
jectors with screens in each
room; film strip machines;
carousels; language masters;
language laboratory equipment.
All schools including lunch
rooms are air-conditioned.
Not only are we fully accredi
ted in all departments with
the Georgia Accrediting Com
mission, Southern Association
of C olleges and Schools and
standards prescribed by the
Georgia Department of Educa
tion. All schools in Wheeler
County have met all standards
since the beginning of standards
as a means of determining
quality education in the public
schools. We have been rated
the top 11 igh School of the First
Congressional District, 1970-
71; and are also the Class B
State Champions in drama and
basebail.
Allstate Insurance
To Give Refund
To Policy Holders
Comptroller General Johnnie
L. Caldwell announced that All
state Insurance Company will
refund “up to one million dol
lars to policyholders on their
homeowners insurance begin
ning in about 60 days.”
The company will also roll
back their homeowners insur
ance policy rates next week to
their pre-June 1969 levels, in
compliance to a ruling by the
Georgia Supreme Court.
Caldwell said that “the court
upheld the Comptroller Gen
eral’s office challenge of the
Allstate homeowners insurance
rates as being excessive. It is
the first time in the nation
that a state has successfully
challenged an insurance rate
change under the Open Com
petition or ‘file and use’ rate
law like the one we have here
in Georgia.”
“In talking to company of
ficials I have learned that they
are not considering any further
legal actions and are proceeding
to rectify the situation.”
After Monday all new busi
ness and renewals will be issued
at the 1969 rate according to
company spokesmen, Caldwell
commented. This rate is ap
proximately 19% lower than
current premiums.
“Not oily will 30,000 policy
owners get the appropriate re
fund of their premium money
back,” Caldwell noted, “but it
will also include a seven per
cent interest rebate.”
“This department will care
fully monitor the refund process
and we may even send our
examiners to the company to
verify the accuracy of their
records.”
“I believe that this is one of
the most significant actions ta
ken by this department in the
protection of the consumer,”
Caldwell observed. “It has
taken a long time to bring this
to a successful close; but I
believe that the effort was worth
it.”
“Now that a ruling has been
made, I hope that all insurance
companies will follow the spirit
and intent of the Open Com
petition I-aw in all fields of
insurance, so that additional
legal action will not be
necessary.”
Comptroller General Johnnie
L. Caldwell also serves as State
Insurance Commissioner.
Large houseplants can be
rough on carpets and floors.
And they are difficult to move.
Why not put them on kitchen
style turntables. The turntables
protect the carpeting, and also
make it easy to rotate the
. plants toward the light.