Wheeler county eagle. (Alamo, Ga.) 1913-current, November 05, 1971, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextWHEELER COUNTY EAGLE, ALAMO, GA. 30411 FRIDAY, NOV. 5, 1971 Deaths And Funerals Mrs. Lula Haines Mrs. Lula Haines, 75, of Mt. Vernon, died in a Vidalia Nurs ing Home Saturday afternoon, October 30, after a long Illness. Mrs. Haines was born and reared in Johnson County, a daughter of the late Eliga Car ter and the late Mrs. Sallie Parker Carter. She was married to the late Alvin 0. Haines and had lived in Mont gomery County for 48 years. She was a member of the Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church. Survivors include one son, W. E. Haines of Mt. Vernon; two brothers, Martin T. Carter of Soperton, and Pleas Carter of Uvalda; six grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Funeral services were con ducted from the Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church at 4 o’clock Monday afternoon, Nov. 1, with the Rev. David Haygood officiating. Burial was in Long Pond Cemetery with Sammons Funeral Home in charge. Pallbearers were Emmett McCrimmon, Cecil Rackley, Tom Butler Adams, John Alex Hughes, J. M. Fountain and Walter Morrison. Walter Red Spires Walter Red Spires, 76, well known Telfair County resident, died in the Telfair County Hos pital Wednesday, October 27, after a long illness. Mr. Spires was bom in Tel feir County on June 13, 1895, the son of Red and Emma Wal- -,r in - . -ii- ~ -i ■ - -•— - — - - — —— Politics oln Parade fl # kx K V\\ RAX /vW ■nAJ\\m r\ 1w Ay y A* /ASX/ Am * PREDICTION — The Pub lic Service Commission will hand down an order in about ten days granting the Georgia Power Co. approximately 65% of the 45 million dollar rate increase they sought. This order, of course, will be sub ject to Phase 2 of President Nixon's economic program. ♦♦ ♦ ♦ We’re glad to see that the Atlanta Journal took our advice last week and got a good story on State Treasurer Bill Bur son's letter urging Gov. George Wallace to seek the Democratic nomination for President. Mr. Burson has received a great deal of commendation for his action, though some Negroes have ex pressed their displeasure with him for it. ♦♦ * ♦ The Bill Stuckey people con tinue to reiterate that he will run for the United States Sen ate next year, thus leaving his Congressional seat up for grabs. Apparently, there will be more candidates for this post than a dog has fleas. New names we have heard ment'oned are: Joe Roberts, Admin : strative As sistant to Mr. Stuckey, who, in cidentally, has been back in Georcia all this year setting up a Stuckey campaign: John Hen ry Anderson, of Hawkinsville, former legislator and cand : date for State Treasurer last year; Rcpr. Denmark Groover, of Jones County; and, announced by himse’f last week, Rcpr. Mit~h Miller of Macon. This, there's the ones men tioned earlier: Editor Harry Powell and Repr. W. W. Lar sen, both of Dublin; Henry Bishop. Mayor of Alma; and St ite Senator Roscoe Dean, of ip. There are probably others vho have slipped our mind, or we don't know about, but there is very likely to be about a dozen in the race when the entries close. ♦• * * And. in the First District, now represented by Cong. El liott Hagan, we hear that Bo Ginn, former Aide to both Ha gan and Senator Talmadee, al ready has p'acards up over the District. Plus, Pinky Masters’ lounse in Savannah is plastered with Ginn signs. If, by some chance, Cong. Hagan shouldn’t run for re election, the First is another district in which there will be a full supply of candidates. •• • • A lot of ta'k is going around that At>anta Neero Rev. An drew Young, who has been re- ker Spires. He was married to Miss Lola McDuffie on June 14, 1914, and was a member of the Helena Methodist Church. He was a retired timber man. Funeral services were held at the Helena Methodist Church Friday at 3 p.m., conducted by the Rev. Eric Sizemore, assis ted by the Rev. Harvey Strick land, pastor of the Milan Methodist Church. Burial was in the Midway Cemetery, with Harris and Smith Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Inez Doug las of Titusville, Fla., and Mrs. Emma Waters of Macon; a son, Alonza Spires of Macon; eight grandchildren; two great grandchildren; one sister,Mrs. Isabelle Bowen of Milan; and two brothers, Eschol Spires of Anniston, Ala., and Dewey Spires of Tampa, Fla. Mrs. Henry Rawlins Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of the Harris and Smith Funeral Home for Mrs. Henry Rawlins, the former Miss Annie Mae Browning, who died in a con valescent home inJacksonville, Fla., Saturday, after a long illness. Services were conducted by the Rev. James E. McCain, pastor of the Mcßae First Bap tist Church, with burial in the Turnpike Cemetery. Mrs. Rawlins was bom in Telfair County on March 7, 1894, the daughter of Leonard and Belle Vamadoe Browning. I apportioned out of the Fifth Congressional District, is a potential candidate for the U. S. Senate next year. Reasoning goes like this: If Young moves into the Fifth, he stands less chance of beating Thompson in 1972 than he did in 1970. Therefore, why not make the Senate race in which he could count on almost unanimous Ne gro support, and it might get him into a runover. Particularly so if there are a half dozen strong white candidates, as seems likely. Os course, Young would lose a runover against any white candidate, but such a strong showing would certain ly establish him as the top b ack leader in the state, and wou d give him great influence with government leaders at all leve s. Except for Julian Bond (spit on him) and the capable May nard Jackson, Vice-Mayor of Atlanta. Young would do better in the Senate race than any other Negro, particularly so since he is so close to Mrs. Coretta King. (All of the above is predicated on Congressman Fletcher Thompson not running for the Senate, or the courts overturn ing reapportionment.) ♦* ♦ ♦ Governor Jimmy Carter is doing a good thing — and poli tically wise — in taking him self to the people over the state. He has made two trips already — to Dalton and Savannah — and made himself available for anybody to come in and ta’k to him about State affairs or their own problems. This pro gram will be extended to cover Georgia, after the 1972 General Assembly has adjourned, but one more such meeting will be held this year, probably in Southwest Georgia. In essence, this is an exten sion of "Little Peoples Day" from the Capito' to the country. The Governor figures that a 'ot of people can't, or won't, come to Atlanta to see him — so he'll go to them. Past such meetings have been daytime only, but Carter will later extend this on into the evenings. »» • • In our opinion, Public Ser vice Commissioner Bobby Paf ford will run for the U. S. Senate next year, if the field is crowded with “rich and slick" candidates. ♦♦ • ♦ About 30 banks in Georgia have refused to accept deposits from the State of Georgia. They don't want to pay the in terest on the money. Survivors include two daugh ters, Mrs. Nelle Smith of Jack sonville, Fla., and Mrs. Earl Ussery of Rt. 1, Mcßae; one brother, James Ollie Browning of Orlando, Fla., and a sister, Mrs. Betty Brown of Cochran. Harris and Smith Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. James Farrell Peters Graveside funeral services were held in the Helena Ceme tery Sunday at 5:00 p.m. for James Farrell Peters, infant son of Henry Lee and Linda Faye Goff Peters, and were conducted by the Rev. James E. McCain, pastor of the Mcßae First Baptist Church. The baby was bom in the Telfair County Hospital Satur day, October 30. Surviving in addition to his parents are his grandparents, Mrs. Ida Lee Carnie of Louisiana, and Troy Goff of Greensboro, N. C.. Harris and Smith Funeral Home was in charge of ar rangements. Willie Cason Funeral services were held from the Cedar Grove Methodist Church Sunday at 3 p.m. for Willie Cason, 66, who died Fri day in the Glenwood Hospital after a long illness. Services were conducted by the Rev. Melvin Mims, with burial in the Cedar Grove Cemetery. Harris and Smith Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mr. Cason was bom in Lau rens County on October 11, 1905, the son of JlmandTeressa Redding Cason. He was a mem ber of the Parkerson Baptist Church. Survivors inc^^ML^ep daughters; mt . and two sisters, Mg&B|py Graham of Dublin, anch®Rnnie Black of Albany. Mrs. Zell Hartz Mrs. Zell Hartz, 83, of 857 New St., Macon, died in the Telfair County Hospital Satur day. She had been a resident of the Mcßae Manor Nursing Home for several weeks. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Monday in the chapel of Hart’s Mortuary with burial in West View Cemetery in At lanta. Mrs. Hartz was bom In Bul loch County but had spent most of her life in Macon. She was the widow of Sidney Hartz and was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church. Survivors include a brother, Robert H. Pridgen of Alamo, and several nieces and nephews. Homer Wilcox Funeral services for Homer Wilcox, 39, of Hazlehurst, who died Saturday from gunshot wounds received in an argument at a beer store, were held at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the Phil adelphia Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Wilcox was a native of Coffee County but had lived most of his life in Jeff Davis County. He was a farmer and a member of the Oak Grove Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons, Robert Wilcox and Roy Wilcox, both of Hazlehurst; two daugh ters, Miss Helen Marie Wilcox and Miss Christa M. Wilcox, both of Hazlehurst; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Wilcox of Denton; two sisters, Mrs. Agnes Kersey of Hazlehurst, and Miss Waunell Wilcox of Denton; twobrothers, Billy Wil- : MR. FARMER ; : Highest Prices Paid : : For Com - - : : Call Us Before You Trade. : ♦ $ : Tri ■ County Feed Service : Lumber City, Ga. } * : ! PHONE 363-4956 or 363-4473 ♦ ♦ * cox of Hazlehurst, and Fred Wilcox of Denton, and a number of other relatives. Miles Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Payton H. Ward Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. in Sand Hill Methodist Church for Payton Henry Ward, 70, a resi dent of Telfair County for many years, who died in Savannah Sunday after a long illness. Services were conducted by the Rev. Mr. Charles Dennis, pastor of the Bloomingdale Methodist Church, with burial in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Harris Bowen, Tom Baker, Willie Ash ley, Sam McVey, Cecil Brue and Olin Slater, of Bloom ingdale. Mr. Ward was bom in Putnam County on December 14, 1900, the son of W. R. (Boots) Ward and Mrs. Sallie Dumas Ward. He had lived In Savannah for 28 years and was retired from the Reliance Fertilizer Co. He was a member of the Meth odist Church. Survivors Include his wife of Savannah; two daughters, Mrs. Herman Rawlins of Blooming dale, and Mrs. Nora W. Prewitt of Savannah; two sons, Payton H. Ward Jr. of Bloomingdale, and Albert Leroy Ward of Gar den City; one brother, Gordon Ward, and a sister, Mrs. Fannie Jones, both of Rt. 2, Mcßae; nine grandchildren; four great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Harris and Smith Funeral Home was in charge at local arrangements. Ethridge Hoyt Horton Funeral services for Ethridge Hoyt Horton, 86, of Rt. 2, Mcßae, who died Tues day in the Telfair County Hos pital of an apparent heart at tack, were held Wednesday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock from the Chapel of Harris and Smith Funeral Home. Burial followed in Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery with Harris and Smith in charge of arrangements. Mr. Horton was bom in Tel fiiir County on January 18,1885, the son of the late Jack and Molly Green Horton. He was married to the late Lillie Rogers. Survivors include one daugh ter, Mrs. W. H. Knowles of Brunswick; four sons, Richard Horton and Jack Horton of Mcßae, Earl Horton of Vidalia, and William Horton of Rincon; two sisters, Mrs. Ida Swain and Mrs. Levy Browning of Mcßae; two brothers, Press Horton and Bob Horton of Mc- Rae; 36 grandchildren, and 17 great-grandchildren. Former Ailey Mayor Dies John Peterson, 69, died at his residence inAiley, Tuesday. Funeral services were held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Ailey Methodist Church. Burial was in the Peterson Cemetery. Mr. Peterson was a former mayor of Ailey, former chair man Montgomery County Board of Education and former state senator from the 15th district. He was owner of Ailey Insurance Co., president of Ailey Manu facturing Co. and former direc tor of the Montgomery County Bank. He was a member of Ailey Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mary Sue Peterson of Ailey; two daughters, Mrs. Waldo Floyd Jr. of Macon, and Mrs. Roger Durling of Louis ville, Ky.; and three sisters, Mrs. John Brewton of Vidalia, Mrs. D. C. Colson ofGlenwood, and Mrs. J. W. Palmer of Alley. Murchison Funeral Home in Vidalia was in charge of ar rangements. Services Held Sunday For Jim Walker Funeral services were con ducted here Sunday for Jim C. Walker, retired Gulf Oil dis tributor, who died Saturday at noon. Services were held at the Mcßae United Methodist Church, the pastor, the Rev. Robert Borom, officiating, assisted by Rev. Julian Tucker of Waycross. Son of the late John D. and Carrie Moore Walker, the de ceased was bom in Telfair County April 24, 1893. In 1917 he was married to the former Maude Catherine Williams, whose parents, John M. and Elizabeth Cameron Williams were also native Telfair Countains. Following overseas service in World War I, Mr. Walker returned to Telfair County, but soon moved to Fitzgerald, where he operated a grocery market for many years. In 1937 he moved his family to Mcßae where he operated for a short time a service station opposite the Telfair County Courthouse, but soon became Gulf dis tributor for Telfair and Wheeler counties. He continued in this capacity until 1961 when he was succeeded by his son, Jimmy. Active in business, civic and political affairs until declining health became an extended ill ness. Mr. Walker was the eldest of five brothers, well known to Telfair Countians. Among them were long-time Telfair Sheriff, John B. Walker, Horace Walker, a one-time state senator from Telfair and Charley Walker of Milan, all deceased. A survivor is retired Montezuma druggest, Dave S. Walker. A former state repre sentative and state senator, Mr. Walker was a charter member of the Mcßae Rotary Club and long-time member of the Mcßae Methodist Church. He was also a Mason. Additional survivors include a son, Jimmy, a daughter, Mrs. Bill Bowen, Jr., both ofMcßae; and three sisters. They are Mrs. Maude Williams and Mrs. Maggie McLendon of Milan, and Mrs. C. O. Walker of Fitz gerald. Mr. Walker left three grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. Pallbearers ere George Walker, Craig alker, John Walker and Brui Douglas, Jr., all of Mcßae, Billy Walker and Buck Owens of Milan, Bez Walker of Warner Robins, and Eddie Monsky of Atlanta. Honorary pallbearers were Frank Attaway, Dr. Fred Smith, T. L. Faircloth, D. Q. Harris, Jr., Edwin H. Bowen, A. W. Harvey, O. W. Harvey, Aaron Harvey, Johnny Green, Kerry Berman and Larry Dowdy of Mcßae; J.E.Dopson, Jr., Virgil Cameron and L. C. Jones of Jacksonville; J. D. Carpenter, R. W. Williams and Edward HoUie of Milan; and M. B. Livingston and Richard Waldrep of Route 1, Mcßae. Interment was in Milan Cemetery with Harr is and Smith Funeral Home in charge. About Pruning By David H. Williams One of the best ways we know to transmit disease from one fruit tree, vine or bush to another is to use pruning shears that are not clean. C. D. Spivey, one of our Extension horticulturists, says recent research shows that pruning shears can be kept clean — so clean that they will not carry disease from an in fected tree to a healthy tree in the pruning process. The procedure is simple — just dip the shears in rubbing alcohol before moving on to the next tree. (The old method — using clorox — is damaging to the shears). Spivey says another good practice is to wait and do all The Carnegie Commission on Higher Education issued a significant new report the first of October entitled New Students and New Places. This well-documented study traces the trends and developments of higher education in the United States and projects present activities into the future. The educators and business men on the Commission conclude that higher education in the United States will never again be the rapid-growth segment of our national activity which it has been for more than three centuries now. An increasingly larger percentage of population will go to college in the years ahead, but enrollments in higher education, which have doubled regularly every fourteen to fifteen years this century, will not match that pace of expansion in the years ahead. Indeed, the Carnegie Commission study shows that while there was a 124% increase in enrollment in colleges and universities during the decade of 1960 to 1970, and may be as much as 60% increase in the decade 1970 to 1980, there will be no increase during the decade of 1980 to 1990, and may even be a decrease during that period. Numbers Grow This elaborate study points out that while the percentage of increase will taper off or even reach a plateau in the years immediately ahead, we will continue to have an increase in the number of college age students attending universities throughout the country. The careful analysis made by the Carnegie Commission shows that the undergraduate degree credit enrollment as a percentage of the nation’s population in the age group from eighteen to twenty-one has grown steadily and will continue to oo so at least through this century. In 1940 this percentage represented 15% of that age group, in 1950 it had grown to 27%, in 1960 to 34%, by 1970 it was 48%, and is expected to rise to 59% by 1980, 67% in 1990, and 73% by the year 2000. If the increases in college enrollments in the next thirty years continued at the same rate as in recent years, the 1970 college population of eight and a half million would grow to some seventeen and a half million by the year 2000. the pruning in late winter. Ex cept muscadine grapes. Prune them sometime between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Dead limbs and twigs in fruit trees are another exception. These can be found better while the leaves are stUl on the tree. Early fall is a good time to remove these dead branches. Quail Nesting The quail hunter comes home with under the limit and wonders why he ditto *t do better. The amazing thing is not that he didn’t get his limit, but that he did as well as he did. Qua il have a hard time getting into the world in the first place, and then they have a hard time growing up. Would you believe that quail nestings are only about 15 per cent successful! Jim Byford, Extension Wild life specialist, citing studies conducted in Georgia by Inter national Paper Company and the State Game and Fish Com mission, says that’s the situ ation. In 1967 the success rate of quail nesting was about 16 per cent. Only 15 per cent were successful in 1968; 19 per cent made it in ’69. Two studies were made in With the more realistic projections of the changes that will take place in college age population in the years ahead, the total enrollment by the year 2000 will probably be sixteen million or less. Even this figure is some ten times the number of Americans in college as recently as 1940. Os course, that means that the growth from 1940 until 2000 would represent an increase of one thousand percent. One of the points made in the Carnegie Commission Report related to the size of educational institutions. The group of leading educators and business men expressed their concern about campuses that were either too large or too small. They seemed to be most concerned about those in the sprawling category of giant universities. They said: “We find no evidence that academic quality necessarily increases beyond a modest size. We ask that there be consideration for the costs of size as well as advantages.” Such costs include: * Loss of personal attention to students * Loss of personal acquaintance among faculty members * Increase of administrative complexity * Increase of disruptive events on campus * Loss of the chance to serve new areas with new campuses * Loss of the chance to diversify with new and different types of campuses. More Public The Commission studied the change in the numbers and percentage of students attending public and private institutions of higher learning. In 1900 , 62% of the students in American colleges and universities were in private institutions, and as late as 1950 there was an even division of approximately 50% in the private colleges and universities. By 1960, only 40% were attending the private colleges, and by 1970 only 25% of the students in the United States were enrolled in independent colleges and universities. Some of the summary conclusions pointing up the trends and future projections of the Carnegie Study were presented in the October 12 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education. They stated: “Higher education in the United States until about 1970. One revealed an 18 per cent success rate, the other 25 per cent. When only the months of May and June are considered, the success of quail nestings is very low indeed — three per cent in 1968 and seven per cent in 1969. According to Byford, the low percentages for these months are due almost entirely to predators. Local Young Ladies Invited To Enter Ga. Teen Pageant Young ladies of this area are invited to enter the Miss Georgia Teen-ager Pageant to be held in Atlanta on March 10th, 11th and 12th at the Sheraton Hall, Sheraton-Biltmore Hotel in Atlanta. The invitation was issued this week by Mrs. Sybil Shaffer, Executive Director of the Miss Georgia Teen-ager Pageant. Contestants will be judged on beauty of face, figure, poise and personality, scholarship, community service and leader ship. There will be noswimsuit competition. Contestants must be between 13 and 17 years of age as of September 1, 1972. Any teen-ager interested in entering the Miss Georgia Teen-ager Pageant may write for further information to Mrs. Sybil Shaffer, 215 Piedmont Avenue, N. E., Suite 1404, At lanta, Georgia 30312, or caU area code 404-659-4610. VENISON SOUP STOCK Deer meat produces a tasty soup. Extension home economists at the University of Georgia tell how it is done: Put bones left from dressing the deer in a large kettle. Add water to cover. Simmer for two hours. Cover and cool overnight in the refrigerator to harden the fat; then remove all fat. Pick any meat from the bones and return it to the jellied soup stock. Package for freezer storage. One cup of stock, plus two cups of water, makes a good base for noodle or vegetable soup. 1940 was largely for the elite; from 1940 to 1970, we moved to mass higher education; and, from 1970 to 2000, we will move to universal-access higher education - opening it to more elements of society than ever before. “We do not anticipate a further move to universal higher education in the sense of universal attendance; in fact, we consider this undesirable and believe that public and private policy should both avoid channeling all youth into higher education and create attractive alternatives to higher education. “But we clearly are moving from mass to universal-access higher education. “This creates problems. Positive Side ‘‘lt also creates opportunities for more nearly equal treatment of all of our citizens, for more nearly adequate service to all localities of our nation, for more varied responses to the increasingly varied composition of the enrollments in higher education, for new methods and new types of institutions, for a more thoughtful consideration of the future role of each of the major components of our tiniverse of higher education, for a more careful look at the essential nature of each of our institutions, for a more systematic examination of the effective use of resources. “The United States is creating a society in which more people will have had more education than ever before in history in any nation. Thus it is encountering new problems and opportunities for itself and charting new territory for other nations. “With a few major exceptions,, particularly Canada, whose situation roughly corresponds to that in the United States, most ether nations of the world are now beginning to move or are completing the move from an historically more elite system to mass higher education to meet the tec hnica! requirements of industrial society. “The United States is now going beyond those requirements and making higher education available to all who want it for whatever reason. It is reaching the stage of ‘any person, any study’.” (47)