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VOLUME 57
Report Os The
County Agent
By David H, Williams
Spring Bulbs
Spring flowering bulbs usual
ly perform well the first year
after planting. But oftentimes
they are not so successful the
second year and later. Why?
it could be that they don't
receive enough sunlight, or that
other favorable cultural con
ditions were not earried out.
Troy Keeble, one of our Ex
tension horticulturists, dis
cussed some of the reasons
spring bulbs don’t do well after
the first year.
For one thing, permanent
plantings beneath large trees
are seldom successful. This
is because of competition from
tree roots and a generally poor
soil. (Exceptions for planting.
under trees are Scillas, Crocus,
Winter Aconites and Snow=-
drops.,)
Success after the first year
is also limited in poorly drained
soils. Keeble says wet soggy
soils during the winter make
for conditions that cause rot
ting of bulbs, With most bulbs,
good drainage and aeration are
musts. And this means good
surface drainage as well as
percolation through the soil.
Slightly sloping land, plus deep
plowing, spading and the
addition of plenty of organic
matter, is also necessary.
The Pyracantha
This is the time of year when
pyracanthas put on their best
show, Many people, seeing the
beautiful plants laden with large
clusters of berries, want one in
their own yard,
If you decide to plant a pyra
cantha, select a location in full
sun. And be sure there is plenty
of room for the plant to spread
out. The pyracantha grows
rather large in time.
Plants are often grown in
containers and offered for sale
in this manner. Be sure to
remove the canat plantingtime.
And don’t forget to water the
plant at least once a week if
it doesn’t rain.
Little Ocmulgee
EMC Gets Loan
Os $274,000
G. Elliott Hagan, Member
of Congress, and Herman E,
Talmadge, Chairman Senate
Committee on Agriculture, have
announced a $274,000 Rural
Electrification Administration
loan approval to Little Ocmul
gee Electric Membership Cor
poration at Alamo, which serves
Wheeler, Laurens and Mont
gomery Counties in the First
District and Dodge and Telfair
Counties in the Eighth District.
The loan will finance 17 miles
of distribution line to serve
185 new consumers and to fi
nance four miles of new tie
line, conversion of 27 miles of
existing line to a higher
capacity, and increased sub
station capacity.
Wheeler Homemakers
Attend Meeting
Mrs. W, O, Purser and Mrs.
H. R. Purser, representing the
Wheeler County Homemakers
Council, and Miss Cindy Nelson
attended a District Home
makers Council meeting Thurs
day, November 17, in Thomas
ville,
A very interesting program
was planned for the ladies con
sisting of a fashion show and
forecast presented by one of
the local stores that morning,
and a demonstration of Christ
mas decorations and ideas by
Grady Wright, a well known
citizen of Dublin, that after
noon.
A delicious lunch was pro
vided by the Thomas County
Homemakers Council. The
Homemakers are looking for
ward to their next meeting,
which will be the state meeting
held at the Macon Hilton this
spring.
S R S
Americans and Russians
reported cooperating in
measuring the floor of the
Pacific. Nothing like having
someone to hold the other
end of the tape. : ,
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GOVERNOR CARTER BREAKS GROUND FOR NEW AERIAL SURVEY
Governor Jimmy Carter turns the first shovelful of earth for the State Highway Department’s new
Aeriel Survey Lab, as Director Bert Lance and other guests look on. The new half-million dollar
facility is being constructed at the Fulton County Airport, on a five-acre site donated by the
county. The Georgia Highway Department was a pioneer in aerial mapping, and is still a leader in
this field. Many new uses for photogrammetry have been developed in recent years, such as
measuring of earthwork quantities and maintenance surveillance, saving many thousands of dollars
for the taxpayers. This unit has outgrown its present building at Hartsfield International Airport,
due to it’s expanded services. All state-owned planes are already hangered at the Fulton County
Airport. (PRN)
i ARI R T D
Thompson Announces Grants To State
For Drug Confrol, Court Reform
Congressman Fletcher
Thompson announced two De
partment of Justice grants to
the State of Georgia, both under
the auspices of the Law En
forcement Assistance Admin
istration.
The Republican Congressman
said that $129,567 would go to
the Georgia Bureau of State
Planning and Community Af
fairs for court study and judicial
reform in the State, The pro
gram will be directed by the
Governor’s Commission on
Judicial Processes and is
funded by LEAA for one year.
A second grant, inthe amount
of $143,700, was awarded to
the State Planning Rureau for
the establishment of a central
office for the Georgia Nar
cotics Treatment Program.
This office will also coordinate
all drug abuse programs within
the State.
Thompson commented that he
hoped the central office would
have a significant impact on
drug abuse and related crime
throughout the State. ‘‘There
are some very good programs
now underway in the field of
drug education and control.
Their effectiveness should be
greatly increased by this oppor
tunity topool ideas, experiences
and resources.”’
LP Gas-One Os World’s
Most Versatile Fuels
ATLANTA (PRN) — When
liquefied petroleum gas was
turned on in a northwest
Pennsylvania farm home 59
years ago, a new era began on
the American scene.
In a little more than half a
century, LP-gas has become
one of the most versstile of all
fuels, serving millions of
homes, farms and ranches, and
commercial and industrial
establishments,
Piped from a central supply
system, delivered by tank
truck or transported in easy to
handle cylinders, LP-gas is a
convenient, portable and
clean-burning source of
energy.
Owners of modern homes,
vacation cottages, and resorts
can now use the same high
performance gas ranges, water
heaters, furnaces and heaters,
clothes dryers, and
incinerators as their city
neighbors.
It is used extensively in
ALAMO, WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA 30411 - BOX 385
He continued, “‘Of course,
the need for drastic revision
in some of our judicial proces
ses is well documented. This
project will review court proce
dures and administrative prac
tices and report to the Gover
nor’s Commission. Ilam hopeful
it will bring about a fairer,
more efficient judicial system
in our State,”’
Both projects are funded un
der Title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control And Safe Streets
Act of 1968,
Wheeler County
Neighborhood
Service Center
The Wheeler County High
School Chorus under the direc
tion of Mrs. Tommy Owens,
will present a Christmas con
cert Thursday night, December
16, at 8:00 p.m., in the Wheeler
High Cafetorium,
Numbers to be presented in
clude: Part 1, Sacred Num-~
bers; Part 2, Fred Warings
Choral series, “Twas The Night
Before Christmas,”” staged,
Part 3, Selections from
Handel’s Christmas ‘Mes
siah,’’ by the Vocal Ensemble,
No admission will be charged,
everyone is invited.
industry for portablie heat
requirements such as tar
kettles, plumber’s furnaces for
metal melting, torches for
cutting and welding, and
heaters for drying paint or
plaster. Unlike other
petroleum fuels, LP-gas does
not deteriorate or form
gummy deposits when stored
for long periods of time. This
makes it a choice standby fuel
for emergency use in plants
that utilize other types of fuel.
Industry has about 157,000
LP-gas operated fork Ilift
trucks. Elimination of noxious
exhaust fumes and reduction
of toxic carbon monoxide
gives the fuel particular utility
for lift trucks working in
confined areas such as the
hold of a ship or in a boxcar,
As an engine fuel, LP-gas
has a proven record of
superior performance and is
used in a wide variety of
vehicles including trucks,
buses, taxi cabs, tractors and
passenger cars.
Wheeler Co. High
School Chorus
To Present Concert
We would like to remind you
that there is still time to wet
toys to the center for
Christmas, Some child will not
be able to receive gifts for
Christmas unless you, who
care, provide them for the chil
dren,
Will you please search the
attics, basements or even the
playroom, Those you would like
to give please bring them to
the center or call 568-4812 or
568-4181.
Remember God lovedus, gave
us a great gift., Want you
share with those who care,
Thank You
Ga. Farm Bureau
Reports Record
Membership Gain
Georgia Farm Bureau Fed
eration has released the final
tabulation of membership for
1972 and will begin the new
year with an even stronger
voice, according to H, Emmett
Reynolds, President.
Total membership reported
on December 1, for the new
Farm Bureau year was 65,206,
a gain of 8,071 members over
last year and the largest gain
in membership since 1948,
Some 137 counties exceeded
Quota for 1972,
Reynolds attributed the large
increase to the fact that farm
ers are satisfied with the ope
ration, programs and services
being offered by the farm organ=-
ization and have confidence in
it and its future development,
Contacted in Chicago where
he is serving onthe Resolutions
Committee with the American
Farm Bureau Federation in
preparation for that organ
ization’s annual conventionnext
week, Reynolds said, “I am
extremely happy with our final
membership figure which
proves that farmers will
respond and become a part of
an organization which has shown
it can be a moving and vital
force in their behalf.”’
CONTACT
Do you have a problem or
need in your life or home?
Is life full of meaning and
purpose for you? Does happi
ness and joy characterize your
life? Regardless of whoyouare,
let me help if I can, Contactthe
Methodist Parsonage at 568-
2651 in Alamo,
lliss Diann Bass [lamed Winner
it 90th Mational 4-H Congress
Diann Bass was named
National winner, Monday, Nov.
29, in the Automotive Awards
Program at the 50th National
4-H Congress in Chicago. As a
state winner, Miss Bass was
the recipient of the all-expense
paid trip to the National 4-H
Congress by the Firestone Tire
and Rubber Co., where she
z;tered her record books for
tional competition., As Na
tional winner she will receive
a S7OO scholarship from her
donor, The Firestone Tire and
Rubber Co.
The National Automotive
Wheeler County
.
High Offers VOT
Through the cooperation of
the Wheeler County Board of
Education and the Business and
Office Education Service of the
State Department of Education,
Wheeler County High School
is implementing a new course
in its Business Education De~
partment, according to a recent
accouncement by Superinten
dent Wm, S, Clark.
The new course offered is
Vocational Office Training.
Norman Jarrard, Principal,
states that Vocational Office
Training is a cooperative work ~
training program for high
school juniors and seniors who
are preparing for fulltime em
ployment in office occupations.
Students in the program must
be at least sixteen years old,
These students will attend their
regular classes in the morning
hours, including one related
instruction period of V.00.T.
The students will be placed in
selected offices for on-the-job
training during the afternoon
hours.
Students taking V.O.T. will
receive one unit of credit for
their classroom work and one
unit for their on-the~job train=
ing. In addition, they will re
ceive an hourly rate of pay
commensurate with other em
ployees of similar experiences
and training. They will work a
minimum of fifteen hours a
week.,
Dr. Russell Mercer is the
State Supervisor of Business
and Office Education for the
State of Georgia.
Mrs. Marvin E, Arrington,
Jr,, a member of the Business
Education staff will coordinate
the program, Mrs. Arrington
has taught at Wheeler High for
the past 2 years and holds a
B.S. degree from Georgia Col~
lege, She will correlate the
V.O, T. classroom instruction
with on-the-job training by
vigiting students and planning
work experiences cooperatively
with the student’s supervisor
or employer.
Mrs. Arrington is a dedicated
teacher who has received prom
inent recognition as an Out
standing Educator of America
in 1970, Prior to this she was
listed in the National Register
of Prominent Americans, 19€9;
Star Teacher, 1968; and Out
standing Young Women of
America, 1967.
In addition to her respon
sibilities as V.O,T, Coordinator
she is active in civic and re~
ligious activities, She is
sponsor of the Wheeler Co.
F.8.L.A., secretary of the local
GAE, and Director of the Youth
Dept. in Sunday School.
Mrs. Arrington resides in
Mcßae with her husband and
three children. She is the for=
mer Jeanette (Bitsy) Seabolt,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. S,
Seabolt of Wheeler Co.
Golden Wedding
Anniversary
The children and grandchil
dren of Mr. and Mrs, Olin
Bennett Adams are honoring
them on their Golden Wedding
Anniversary with a tea at their
home from 3:00 o’clock until
5:00 o’clock on Sunday,
December 12.
All relatives and friends are
invited to attend.
FRIDAY, DEC, 10, 1971 , ' SINGLE COPY 5¢
honor is an unusual achieve
ment for a girl, but it is proof
enough that she can make it in
a “mans” world. Miss Bass,
who was cited for 797 activities
completed, said she began her
4-H career in forestry with
my ‘‘ultimate goal,’’ the title
of Master 4-H’er. Four years
ago she switched from the
forestry program, she says,
“to have a better chance at
becoming a state winner.”” I
realized that if I continued in
the forestry project I couldn’t
achieve this goal, since my
parents did not own any forest
land for me to manage.
Since entering the automotive
program, she has achieved
scores of automotive accomp
lishments. Some of her activi
ties included spending Christ
mas holidays replacing a worn
out starter in her brother-in
law’s truck and completely
overhauling the engine of her
family’s car,
Her automotive accomplish=
ments continue - 101 demon=-
strations, 24 talks, 22 inter
views and 18 tours conducted
for younger 4-H’ers. Exhibits,
experiments, 22 studies and
surveys and reading 209 publi
cations, further demonstrate
her automotive know-how. She
Mrs. Leonard Mills
Wins Bermuda Trip
For Highest Sales
Mrs. Leonard Mills, local
Distributor of Beauty Counselor
Cosmetics for 15 surrounding
counties, was recently awarded
a trip to Bermuda for the highest
sales in her area,
She and Mr. Mills will leave
from Atlanta via jet on January
6. They will spend a week in
Bermuda and while there they
will attend, along with 200 other
winners, conferences for the
1972 program planning for the
Southeastern States,
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Jim Goolsby, land use field assistant with the Surface Mined
Land Use Board, examines dune buggy damage on recently
graded and grassed, reclaimed mined lands. Roadways that
result from the operation of dune buggies and motorcycles
produce unwanted channels for surface waters to enter, thereby
resulting in erosion and gullying.
Dune Buggy Damage
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Macon, Ga. (PRN) -—
Sanford Darby, director of the
Georgia Surface Mined Land
Use Board, announced that
the reclamation of mined
lands is being seriously
hindered in many parts of
Georgia by damage from dune
buggies and motoreycles.
Darby stated that mining
operators grade to a rolling
topography lands affected by
surface mining and go to great
expense to revegetate
reclaimed sites. Irresponsible
individuals find recently
reclaimed lands excellent
places to pursue their sport of
cross-country dune buggy or
motorcycle riding. The
operators of these sport
vehicles enter illegally upon
lands being reclaimed and
completely ignore the fact
that they are causing serious
has contributed 18 news
articles, 47 radio shows and
three television appearances,
Her automotive achievements
have resulted in 7 county, 6
districts and 8 state awards.
During eight years in 4-H,
Miss Bass has been actively
involved in other projects. In
foods and nutrition, forestry,
recreation, and judging pro
jects, the national champion
accrued 39 additional awards.
She devoted much time to help
ing younger people, instructing
mentally retarded and low in
come children, as wellas driver
education students and school
safety patrols. In automotive
projects alone, she assisted
363 younger 4-H members.
As a national winner, Miss
Bass is the first 4-H’er to win
the automotive honor for Geor
gia and is the first national
winner for Bleckley County.
She has achieved her earlier
goal, not once, but four times,
she mastered as the recipient
of both the Eddye Ross and
Corn Meal scholarships, the
state automotive winner and
for participation in the National
4-H Conference in Washington.
At Cochran High School, she
was student government repre
sentative, Beta Club and Debate
Club member, majorette and
band member, She received the
University of Georgia Cer
tificate of Merit and was an
honor graduate.
Miss Bass is now attending
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural
et e e eA L S RS L Le M M
Community Church
Os God Revival
Revival services are in
progress at the Community
Church of God in Wheeler Co.,
with services each evening at
7:30.
The Evangelist is Juanita
Smith. Everyone is invited to
attend.
aamage to a mining operator’s
land reclamation program.
Newly reclaimed lands are
subject to soil compaction and
erosion. Dune buggies and
motorcycles destroy newly
established grasses and make
the trouble spots that yield
gullies.
Darby added, “It is most
disturbing to mining operators
reclaiming affected lands to
have an area ruined over a
weekend from a few people
having fun.” Operators of
these vehicles are reminded ¢
that it is illegal to enter lands
of another without permission
and cause permanent damage.
The Macon based reclamation
director has informed his field
staff to assist mining operators
to seek out and bring
appropriate = legal action
against the parties causing
damage to reclaimed lands. ,
NUMBER 36
College at Tifton, majoring in
Home Economics. She continues
to be active in student govern
ment, The freshman’s ambition
is a career with the University
of Georgia Cooperative Exten=~
sion Service.
She attended grades 1-4 in
the Mcßae-Helena Schools and
grades 5-7 at Lumber City
Elementary School where she
first became a member of 4-H,
She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Buck Bass of Cochran.
Her grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Bassos Mcßae, and
Mrs., C., C, Curtis of Milan,
New Training
Centers For
The Retarded
A statewide effort to estab
lish training centers for the
retarded in every Georgia coun=
ty has already led to “‘com
mitments’’ for a possible 75
to 85 new centers, according
to the State Health Department
psychologist who is co
ordinating the program. The
official also reports that a
strong source of grass-roots
support for the project has
turned up across Georgia from
parents of retarded youngsters
now awaiting admission tostate
institutions.
Dr. Tom McConnell, health
department coordinator of com=~
munity mental retardation pro
grams, says that responsestoa
survey of some 1700 parents
indicates that a neighborhood
center providing day-care and
training for their retarded child
would in many cases completely
eliminate the child’s need for
hospitalization.
Dr. McConnell, working
through local health depart
ments, has just completed a
series of 15 citizens’ meetings
-- one in each health district
in the state -- to explain the
details of the ‘“Title IV-A pro
gram’’ which will provide up to
75 per cent of training center
costs from U, S, Social Security
funds. Funding grants under
Title IV-A are administered by
the State Department of Family
and Children Services.
‘“The meetings generated a
great deal of interest and en
thusiasm,’’ said Dr.McConnell.
“We can already foresee the
opening of 75 to 85 new centers
just from commitments made
at the meetings.”’’
He explained that some 3000
retardates could be served by
the new centers when they are
in full operation. ‘“There are
only 63 centers operating in
Georgia now,’’ the psychologist
added, ‘‘and we could use 200,
There are probably 12,000 chil
dren in the state who need this
type of care.”’
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Veterans News
Q -- Will the recent Social
Security increase affect VA
pension and dependency and in
demnity compensation (DIC)
payments to dependent parents?
A -~ For those on VA rolls
on the date of approval of the
Social Security increases, pen~
sion or DIC will not be reduced
or discontinued, where re
quired, until January 1,
Q --lam a Vietnam veteran
interested in training under the
G, I, Bill, but arn not sure
what courses to take, Can VA
assist me?
A-- Yes. Eligible veterans
may receive vocational coun=
seling from VA at no cost to
help them derive greater bene
fits from their training. Appli
cation should be made to the
VA office nearest the veteran’s
home.
Q -~ In 1948, I purchased an
automobile with special equip
ment with a grant for disabled
veterans from the Veterans Ad
ministration. I now plan to buy
a new car. Will VA pay for the
adaptive equipment?
A-- Yes. You should apply
for this equipment on VA Form
10-1394,