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WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE, AI-AMO, GA. 30411 FRIDAY, SEPT. 3, 1971
Deaths And Funerals
James P. Brewer
James P. Brewer, 74, of
77 Varnedoe Ave., Garden City,
died Monday, August 23, at
Candler General Hospital in
Savannah after a short illness.
The native of Telfair County
was a member of the Inter
national Machinists Union, the
First Baptist Church of Garden
City and the Frank F. Baker
Lodge No. 46.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Myrtice Brewer of Garden City;
two daughters, Mrs. William
C. King of Garden City, and
Mrs. Edward Reddick of Spring
field; three sons, James Byron
Brewer of Garden City, Fain
Brewer of Tuscaloosa, Ala.,
and Comer Brewer of Spring
field; four sisters, Mrs.
Florence Varnadoe, Miss Julia
Brewer and Mrs. Margie Smith,
all of Lumber City, and Mrs.
Audrey Sibley of Macon; four
brothers, Clarence Brewer and
Morris Brewer, both of Lumber
City, Leon Brewer of Hazle
hurst, and Huey Brewer of
Warner Robins, and six grand
children.
Funeral services were held
at 4 p.m. Tuesday, August 24,
in the First Baptist Church in
Garden City with burial in Hill
crest Abbey West.
Saxon-Massey Funeral Home
was in charge.
Barbara Sue Hulett
Funeral services for Barbara
Sue Hulett, 5, of Rt. 2, Alamo,
who died Thursday, August 26,
from injuries received when 1
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The victory of the Lester t
Maddox forces over the Jimmy f
Carter crowd in last week's Sen- (
ate Democratic caucus could f
have a great deal of significance tl
for legislators in the 1972 ses- f
sion of the General Assembly, y
insofar as Carter’s reorganiza- •]
tion proposals are concerned.
Obviously, if the Maddox r
group sticks together they can t |
kill all of the reorganization pro- t]
gram. But. this is not likely, j
since most of these Senators will t
be willing to vote for what they
think good in the proposals.
Maddox, himself, told us last
week that he will support every
part of reorganization that will
help promote efficiency and eco- $
nomy in state government, and e
that Carter “won’t have any
body any stronger for him than
I for the parts of the program f
which will accomp'ish good for f
the people of Georgia." Presi
dent Pro-Tern Hugh Gillis and
newly-elected Majority Leader
Eugene Holley have said essen
tially the same.
But. the victory bv Maddox ’
insures that both House and ’
Senate will not be stampeded *
by the Governor into giving Car- ‘
ter a fast endorsement, without 1
debating thoroughly the pros '
and cons of each proposal. In f
fact, we understand that the
rural caucus in the House de- ’
cided at their meeting last week
that they would scan the reor- 1
ganization plan with a fine i
tooth comb. It's iust human 1
nature among po'iticians that 1
thev wou'dn’t be qu'te so critical
if the Governor had the power <
which many previous Chief '
Executives have had.
Finally, the Maddox victory
assures Georgians that any re
organization proposal that sur- 1
vlves the Assembly will bear the
honest conviction of a maioritv
of both House and Senate that
it will be good for the state
»» • •
We have been writing that the
State Department of Veterans
Service has so much power in its
corner that there is no chance
that the Governor can succeed
in placing this department un
der “Human Resources” or any
where e'se. Our oo : n ; on is borne
out bv the mammoth campaign
that Georgia veterans are wag
ing ag? nst such a p'as. Hun
dreds and hundreds of letters,
petitions, phone cal's, etc. are
going to the Governor, and,
later, legislators will be deluged
with such.
An example of such pressure
is the Aumrst issue of “The
Georgia Legionn’ire" which
headlines the Legion's fight on
she was hit by an auto, were
held Saturday afternoon at 3:00
o’clock from the Friendship
Baptist Church with the Rev.
W. J. Padgett officiating.
Burial was in the church
cemetery with Harris and Smith
Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.
Miss Hulett was born in Tel
fair County on July 17, 1966
the daughter of Robert Andrew
and Sally Mae Smith Hulett.
Survivors include her par
ents, one sister, Sheila Teressa
Hulett, and one brother, James
Kirk Hulett, all of Rt. 2, Alamo;
and grandparents, Mr. and .Mrs.
Hoke Smith of Jacksonville.
Emmitt Hobson
Hattaway
Graveside services for
Emmitt Hobson Hattaway, 75,
of Wheeler County, who died
Friday, August 27, in the Macon
Hospital following a long
illness, were held Saturday
afternoon at 3:00 o’clock at
Stuckey Cemetery in Wheeler
County, with the Rev. Carlton ,
Anderson of Fitzgerald, of
ficiating.
Burial followed with Harris
and Smith Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.
Pallbearers were Daries
Jenkins, Arthur Joiner, Herbert .
Joiner, Gary Jenkins and Henry
Wilcher.
Mr. Hattaway was born in
Johnson County, Ga., on August .
5, 1896 the son of the late
I-ce A. and Nancy Rebecca Ster
ling Hattaway. He was married (
to the late Julia Mae Eskew.
the proposal, with a stinging
front page editorial by Editor
George Osborne, concluding as
follows: “Shall we sit idly by as
the Whiz Kids emasculate this
fine department? I do not know
your answer, but mine is:
HELL NO’.’’
The Governor can't help but
realize that he has a tiger by
the tail. Therefore, we make
the prediction that he’ll with
draw this part of his reorganiza
tion proposal.
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Another part that he'll pro
bably withdraw is the idea of
doing away with the farmers
Market Bulletin, or charge a
subscription price. Os course,
constitutional Comm issio ne r 1
Tommy Prvin can veto this, but
he probably won't have to Al
ready a lot of people, both
rural and urban, are voicing
protests, and the Governor will
hear plenty from them.
• • • •
We have said all along that
there’s something fishy about
the whole reorganization idea.
We have thought that a great
deal of the work being done on
it bv the crowd of Young Turks
Carter has brought in is nothing
but window dressing. Now we
have what we consider posi
tive proof that this is so.
A member of the reorganiza
tion team swore to two people
in a certain state department
that his group had made AB
SOLUTELY NO RECOM
MENDATIONS to the governor
on what to do about this depart
ment. BUT, when Carter made
public his tentative plan — say
ing that it was the team's recom
mendations — he placed this
department in a new category.
Therefore, we can only con
clude that the whole reorgani
ration program was drawn up
months ago, and all the work
on it has been nothing but a
waste of time and money. If
this be true, are we also cor
rect in our oft-written belief
that the who'e scheme origi
nated in the minds of the At
lanta power structure?
• » • •
A friend of ours driving
through Texas recently came
upon a huge oil fie'd near Big
Spring. In the middle of it was
a sign which read as follows:
“This property is owned by the
Georgia School of Technology,
Atlanta, Ga ”, and depicted also
was a large Yellow Jacket.
Does Georgia own this oil
fie'd. or was the sign the prank
of some Tech students working
there during the summer?
Survivors include two sems,
Emmitt Nolan Hattaway of Ma
con, and Gerald B. Hattaway
of Columbus; three grand
children and one great grand
child.
Thomas Fisher, Jr.
Funeral services for Thomas
Wilmore Fisher, Jr., 58, of
Cochran, who died Thursday,
August 26, in Methodist Hos
pital in Memphis, Tenn., follow
ing a long illness, were held
Sunday at 3 p.m. in First United
Methodist Church of Cochran.
Burial was in Cedar Hili Ceme
tery.
Mr. Fisher, a lifelong resi
dent of Cochran, was owner
of Fisher Insurance Agency and
a past president of the Cochran
Rotary Club. A former boy
scout leader, he was a member
of the Cochran Masonic Lodge
No. 217 and the Middle Ga.
Independent Insurance Associ
ation. He was also a member
of the Dublin Elks Club and a
member of the official board
of the First United Methodist
Church of Cochran.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Freida Wainwright Fish
er; a son, Thomas Wilmore
Fisher 111 of Cochran; a daugh
ter, Mrs. Jerry V. Crook 111
of Memphis, Tenn.; a brother,
J. J. Fisher of Cochran; two
sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Fisher
Taylor of Los Angeles, Calif.,
and Mrs. Ralph Lankford of
Lyons.
Fisher Funeral Home of
Cochran was in charge.
Mrs. Nittie Powell
Gay
Funeral services for Mrs.
Nittie Powell Gay, 84, of Rte.
1, Jacksonville, who died Sun
day morning in The Telfair
County Hospital after a long
illness, were held Tuesday at
3 p.m. in Mt. Galilee Baptist
Church near Jacksonville, with
burial in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Gay was a lifelong resi
dent of Telfair County and a
member of Shelton’s Chapel
United Methodist Church.
Survivors include four daugh
ters, Mrs. Nittie May Kearce
of Waltham, Mass., Mrs. Irene
lake and Mrs. Kate Browning,
both of Orlando, Fla., and Mrs.
Jcmmie Ray of Jacksonville;
a son, Fulton Gay of Columbus;
one brother, Carl Powell of
Lumber City; two sisters, Mrs.
Mary Thomas of Hazlehurst,
and Mrs. Mandy Rogers of Jack
sonville, Fla.
Thomas-Wainright Funeral
Home of Hazlehurst was in
charge.
SOCIAL SECURITY
NEWS & VIEWS
“Teleservice — the fastest
and easiest method of handling
Social Security matters.”
Charles Hall, Branch Manager
of the Dublin Social Security
Office, wants to remind those
in the Dublin area that the
services of the Dublin office
are as near as your phone.
Work reports, changes of ad
dress, and filing of claims are
only a few of the services
that can be handled by phone.
If you have a problem or a
question pertaining to social
security, write or visit the
Dublin office located at 114
East Johnson Street; or call
the Dublin office at 272-5347.
(If you live in Mcßae or East
man, dial Operator and ask
for WX 1500 for toll free tele
phone service to the Dublin
Office.)
Q. I will be ready to file
for my social security in July
of 1971. I am a widow and
cannot drive a car. It is very
difficult for me to get to the
social security office. Is there
any' other way I can file my
claim other than going the 20
miles to the social security
office?
A. Yes. Telephone your
social security office and tell
them your situation and inmost
instances the whole thing can
be handled right then and there
over the phone.
Q« 1 recently became dis
abled. I have been told there is
a six months waiting period
before you can file a claim.
Is this correct?
A. No. We urge you to file
for your disability payments
as soon as you determine you
will be disabled for at least a
year. Early filing means we
have ample time to process
your claim and pay you the
first check on time.
Q. 1 will be 65 next Septem
ber and expect to stop work
at that time. What should I do
at that time to get my social
security payments started?
A. You should not wait until
the month you are 65 to apply.
See the people at the social
security office two or three
months before you reach that
age. They will assist you in
filing an application for these
payments as well as for hospital
and health insurance protection
under Medicare.
Q. When I got my social se
curity card in 1936 I gave my
first name as "Rick.” That is
only a nickname, and now that
I am out in the Business world,
I use my real name, "Richard.”
Will that make any difference
when I apply for benefits? Maybe
I should get a new number
since that is such an old one.
A. The number you got in
1936 is good for life. The social
security law was passed in
August, 1935, and some cards
were issued in 1936; however,
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FOR FAST EFFICIENT SERVICE CALL 568-3881 OR 568-4621 ALAMO, GEORGIA
no earnings were credited to
the numbers till 1937. All earn
ings credited to you since then
are still credited to your num
ber. The only thing you need
to do is complete a change of
name card, OAAN-7003, since
you are now using your real
name. You can pick up this
form at the post office or your
social security office.
Area Technical
School To Begin
Fall Quarter Soon
Ben Hill-Irwin Area Vo
cational-Technical School’s fall
quarter will begin Monday, Sept.
20. Applications will be
accepted for Practical Nursing,
Diesel Mechanics, Welding,
Drafting, Radio and T.V.,
Machine Shop, Food Services,
Accounting, Clerical and Secre
tarial Science.
If anyone is interested in
enrolling for the fall quarter,
they should get in touch with
the school at their earliest
convenience.
A large enrollment is antici
pated next year, so if anyone
is interested, it would be ad
visable for them to get in touch
with the school as soon as
possible.
If meat is not frozen after
bringing it home from the
market, keep it in the coldest
part of the refrigerator. If not
used immediately, meat can be
kept in the refrigerator until it
starts to turn brown. Then it
ought to be prepared or frozen.
When storing meat above
freezing temperatures, it’s best
to leave it in the store wrapper.
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JF peanuts
We have the newest and most
jS> modern facilities to clean, dry,
sample, and store your peanuts V ~
in this area.
We invite you to come in and “
watch your peanuts weighed and jSH
jCg? graded. sSv
COTTON & PEANUT TRUCKS & TRAILERS
ARE AVAILABLE AT YOUR REQUEST
CHECKS WILL BE WRITTEN AS SOON AS
GRADING IS COMPLETED
GOVERNMENT LOANS & PRICE SUPPORT
ARE AVAILABLE HERE
Fall Schedule '
Announced For
Six Flags Over Ga.
Six Flags Over Georgia of
ficials have announced the fall
operating schedule for the220- 1
acre family entertainment cen- 1
ter.
Six Flags will revert from
daily operations to a week end
schedule after Labor Day week 1
end and will be open Saturdays ;
and Sundays, during September,
10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Week end '
operations will continue during
October and November, 10a.m. 1
to 6 p.m.
Over 2-million guests will
have visited Six Flags Over
Georgia during 1971 when the
park ends its fifth season oi
.operation on November 28.
Faye Gissens
On Dean’s List
Faye Gissens of Helena, was
among the two hundred andnine
students at Georgia South
western College in Americus,
named to the Dean’s List at the
end of Summer Quarter.
To attain this honor, a student
must have earned credit in at
least three academic courses
(normal load) and must have
received an average grade of
3.20 (B, 3.00) or higher. Some
of these students also completed
requirements for August
graduation.
A wag says his hardest
job is making his money go
where it should.