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VOLUME 57
1971-72 Merit's Who's Who Among
American High School Students
Wheeler County High School
is pleased to announce the fol
lowing students for the 1971-72
Merit’s Who’s Who: Maria
Pope, Huey Spearman, Frankie
Grant and Wanda Ussery.
Students selected for recog
nition must be members of the
junior or senior class who have
demonstrated leadership in the
fields of academics, athletics,
extra-currirular activities, or
community service. Students
must take the ACT or SAT
examination during the 1971-72
school year.
All students chosen for this
award will be sent a letter of
congratulations and a biography'
form. The information they pro
vide will constitute their list
ing in the book. The 1971 edition
featured 85,000 students from
Report Os The
County Agent
Stop Thinning
By David H. Williams
Cool weather is here. That
means it’s time to stop thinning
planted pine stands. To many'
people, especially those who
liave always heard tliat thinning
should be done in the winter,
this doesn’t make sense.
But as George D. Walker,
one of our Extension foresters,
points out, “Planted pines
present a new twist.”
In planted stands a disease
known as “pine root rot” de
mands greater consideration
titan insects. Insects, pri
marily pine bark beetles, are
potential problems during the
warmer months, but they can
be controlled. But there is no
control at the present time for
pine root rot, which spreads
primarily during the cooler
months of September to March.
Walker explains that this fun
gus disease enters the freshly
cut pine stumps and spreads
to the roots of nearby healthy
trees.
Trees growing on sandy or
less fertile soils are more
susceptible to root rot, but it
is a potential threat in any
planted pine stand.
If summer cutting in planted
stands is not practical, a pre
ventive application of borax or
a new biological control should
be made on freshly cut stump
surfaces.
For additional information on
this disease, come by or call
for a copy of Circular 579,
“Annosus Root Rot in Planted
Pine Stands.”
Winter Grazing
Temporary winter grazing
crops are excellent sources
of forage for producing dairy
cattle and growing-finishing
beef cows. These crops should
be top-dressed with 60 to 90
pounds of actual nitrogen dur
ing mid-winter and early spring
for best utilization. One appli
cation of nitrogen in early Feb.
and another in mid-March
usually gives best results.
Most temporary winter
forage is highly digestible and
contains 20 to 25 percent pro
tein. Yearling beef cattle usual
ly gain from 1.5 to 2 pounds
per head per day. That’s ap
proximately 300 pounds during
the grazing season.
The stocking rate of animals
should be sufficient to consume
the forage as it is produced.
If cattle are unable to consume
all of the forage when rapid
growth begins in the spring,
you can fence off part of the
area and harvest it for hay
or silage.
Hay or silage should supple
ment grazing during the winter
when grazing crops make little
growth or the fields are too
wet. This practice means better
growth conditions for the plants,
and it also improves animal
performance.
Eagle To Be
Printed Early
Next Week
Anyone who wishes news to
be printed in the Wheeler County
Eagle December 24, please send
in to the Eagle by Monday
morning, Decemoer 20.
Wheeler County Eagle
18,000 public, private, and
parochial high schools through
out the nation.
On or before July 15, the
Scholarship Awards Committee
selects 1,000 semi-finalists
based solely on test perform
ance who will be notified by
mail and asked to complete a
financial need form and leader
ship questionnaire. The winners
will be selected on the basis
of need, performance, and lead
ership achievement. Winners
are notified by August 15.
Awards are paid to the college
the student will be attending.
Outstanding
Teenagers
Each year the high school
faculty is asked to nominate
four students who have complet
'ed the tenth grade and who
have distinguished themselves
in leadership, community, or
school service, extra-curricu
lar activities, scholarship or
sports.
Two national scholarships
are awarded of SI,OOO each
and ten SSOO regional scholar
ships. Each student nominated
receives a certificate in recog
nition of his being designated
an Outstanding Teenager as well
as local publicity.
We are pleased to announce
Wheeler County- High School’s
Outstanding Teenagers: Gina
White, Frankie Grant, Wanda
Ussery and Sherry Clark.
Governor's
Honors Program
All public school systems
and all nonsectarian private
schools are encouraged to
nominate sophomores or
juniors in high schools who
possess exceptional abilities,
unique potential or who had
made exceptional academic
achievement.
Such programs are conducted
during summer months between
normal school year terms at
institutions of higher learning
or other appropriate centers
within the state with facilities
adequate to provide challenging
opportunities for advanced
study and accomplishments by
such students.
The teachers of Wheeler Co.
High School were askedtonomi
nate those students whom they
felt were outstanding in their
particular subject matter
fields.
The 1971-72 Governor’s
Honors Nominees for Wheeler
County High School are as fol
lows:
English, Wanda Ussery;
Mathematics, David Cherry;
Science, Charles (Tony ) Stuc
key; and Social Studies, Frankie
Grant.
Santa Clause To
Be In Glenwood
Santa Claus will be in Glen
wood, Friday afternoon at 2:30
p.m., with gifts for girls and
boys.
Less formal proof of mar
riage and birth is now accept
able to the Veterans Adminis
tration on applications for bene
fits, the agency announced re
cently.
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Merit’s Who’s Who Among
American Teenagers
Left to right, Huey Spearman, Frankie Grant, Maria Pope
and Wanda Ussery'.
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Joe Burns, left, outstanding science student at Griffin High
School, and his teacher, Morris Lee, learn about the commercial
uses of nuclear energy' while visiting Chicago’s Museum of
Science and Industry. The two attended the recent National
Youth Conference on Science and the Environment. Joe was the
Macon division winner of the annual Georgia Power Company
sponsored trip for seven top Georgia high school science students
and their teachers. Each spring at the Georgia State Science
Fair in Athens one student is choosen from each of the power
company’s seven geographical divisions. Winners are selected
by a committee from the State Department of Education. Each
student chooses the teacher who will accompany him.
Two New Veterans’ Bills
Await President’s Signing
Both the United States senate
and house have completed act ion
on two bills which will have
far-reaching effects on certain
pensioners and recipients of de
pendency and indemnity com
pensation. The bills are on the
President’s desk and he is ex
pected to sign them into law
at almost anytime now.
Georgia Veterans Service Di
rector Pete Wheeler said,
“This pension bill will bring
about a number of major im
provements in the pension pro
gram.” He explained some of
the improvements as follows:
“Pension benefits payable to
more than 61,500 Georgia vet
erans and survivors will be
increased by an average of
6-1/2 per cent, and pensioners
will not lose any of their VA
pension as a result of increases
in their 1971 Social Security
benefits.
“Annual income limits will
be raised by 300 dollars. This
will provide an income limi
tation of $2,600 for single pen
sioners and $3,800 for pen
sioners with dependents under
the *new law.’ For those under
To The Citizens
Os Alamo
I wish to thank all persons
who supported me and helped
me to become elected City
Councilman of Alamo in the
recent election.
I am also grateful to those
persons of Wheeler County who
gave me moral support.
I accept this position with a ■
deep sense of pride. Pride in
your confidence in me and pride
in being able to serve such
fine people and a wonderful
City.
May God be our guide as we
combine our efforts for a better
Alamo.
Billy W'ilson
the ‘old law’ income limitations
will be increased to $2,200 for
single pensioners and to $3,500
for pensioners with dependents.
“The bill established a new
formula for the payment of
pension that precludes loss of
a pensioner’s aggregate income
in the future.
“In determining annual in
come, the amounts paid by a
claimant for unusual medical
expenses will be excluded.
“In the event a veteran loses
a dependent during the year by
marriage, divorce, or death,
payments of benefits would con
tinue until the end of the calen
dar year as though there had
been no loss of a dependent.”
Wheeler said that the bill
concerning dependency and in
demnity compensation (DIC) is
designed “to provide cost-of
living increases in DIC benefits
for widows, children and par
ents of veterans who died as a
result of service-connected
disabilities.
He said that in Georgia more
than 5,000 widows would re
ceive a ten per cent increase
and over 4,200 children would
receive a five per cent raise.
The bill also provides an aver
age increase of 6-1/2 per cent
in DIC for approximately 2,200
parents in Georgia.
“In addition,” said Wheeler,
“a new formula will be estab
lished for determining future
income of parents.
“Restrictions will be re
pealed whereby DIC can be
paid under a liberalized rule
to survivors where there was
an in-service waiver of govern
ment life insurance programs.
“An additional aid and at
tendance allowance of 55 dollars
per month will be granted to a
dependent parent receiving DIC
or death compensation, and the
special monthly allowance paid
for a child age 18 or older
and permanently incapable of
self-support wouldbe increased
from 32 dollars to 55 dollars,”
FARMLAND S VALUE
The value of an acre of
farmland is greatly affected by
the land’s potential for
nonfarm uses. For example,
farmland that had a potential
for industrial development
averaged $931 per acre in sales
value. This was more than four
times the value of an acre sold
exclusively for farming, which
averaged $215. Farmland that
could be put to commercial use
averaged ssos—twice the value
of land bought for farming.
Tutorial assistance at Vet
erans Administration expense
is available to a veteran study
ing under the G. I. Bill if
needed to pass a course essen
tial to his pregram of education.
Wheeler County State Winner In
Beautification - Conservation Contest
On Monday evening repre
sentatives from the Alamo Gar
den Club received the top award
in Georgia in the 1971 GEMC
GACD Beautification through
Conservation Contest.
Wheeler was the Group Five
winner in the contest and was
judged in November along with
four other group finalist. Union,
Ben Hill, Morgan and Gordon
Counties.
Results were kept secret un
til the presentation was made
at the Georgia Association of
Conservation Districts annual
meeting in Columbus Monday
night.
Competition continues to in
crease each year and Wheeler
finds herself winner over 130
Three From Wheeler
To Practice Teach
Winter Quarter
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Culver,
Sr., parents of Johnny, Pearlie
and Dollie Culver, are pleased
to know they have been assigned
to winter quarter student teach
ing.
Johnny, a Social Science
major will do student teaching
at Griffin High School, Griffin.
Pearlie, also a Social Science
major has been assigned to
Columbus High School,
Columbus.
Dollie, an Elementary Edu
cation major has been assigned
to student teaching at Monte
zuma Elementary School in
Montezuma.
Johnny, Pearlie and Dollie
are prospective 1972 June
graduates of Fort Valley State
College, Fort Valley. The three
will take a trip to the Bahamas
for a week upon graduation
in June.
Alpha Chapter Os
Delta Kappa Gamma
Holds Meet Dec. 9
The Alpha Omega chapter of
Delta Kappa Gamma met at the
Southern Case in Vidalia on
December 9th.
The Hazlehurst group was
hostess for the meeting and
the Christmas theme was car
ried out in the program and in
the table decorations. Martha
Finley made the attractive Santa
placecards and favors which
added so much to the festive
occasion. An arrangement of
red carnations highlighted the
head table. Adding to the beauty
of the tables were large orna
ments made by the art class
of Jeff Davis High School.
Games and Christmas carols
were enjoyed by all, then Mrs.
Malvin Lynn brought the pro
gram to a close with
inspirational thoughts about the
Christmas season.
Mrs. Hazel Joyce presided
over the business meeting. The
two new members, Mrs. Faye
Brewer and Mrs. Pauline
Thomas were especially wel
comed.
Mrs. E. R. Outlaw of Mcßae,
attended the meeting.
Those attending from
Wheeler County were Mrs. A.
P. Hopkins, Mrs. Emmett Joyce
and Mrs. L. L. Clark.
Alamo Residents
Get Your Doors
Decorated
The Alamo Garden Club will
again sponsor a contest for the
best decorated Christmas door.
Some suggestions for a winning
door are:
1. Camouflaging the spot
light; 2. Using a colored spot
light; and 3. Non-shiny back
ground outdoors.
The doors will be judged on
originality and overall appear
ance. Three cash prizes will
be awarded. Categories for
decorations include: 1. doors,
2. outdoor trees, etc., and 3.
business windows. The beauty
area sign will be placed in the
winners yard.
The judging will take place
Tuesday night, December 21,
between 7:30-8:30.
FRIDAY, DEC. 17, 1971
counties entering the contest
this year.
Being Group Five winner
brought with it SIOO cashaward
and for being Statewide winner
an additional S4OO check from
the Georgia Electric Member
ship Corporation.
On the judging tour each
county showed its program and
in Wheeler County the co-
Talmadge’s Tax
Credit Job Plan
Gets Panels OK
U. S. Sen. Herman E. Tal
madge’s tax incentive plan to
encourage employers in private
industry-business to hire wel
fare recipients took a step
closer to final passage the
other day when a House-Senate
conference committee approved
it unanimously.
The Talmadge proposal would
allow employers to reduce 20
per cent of a former welfare
recipients’ wages-salaries
from the employer’s taxable
income.
Under the plan, the hiring
must be done under provisions
of the work incentive Act of
1966, and if the former welfare
recipient is fired or quits his
job within 12 months of his
employment, the tax saving
would have to be paid back.
Sen. Talmadge, senior mem
ber of the Tax Writing Senate
Finance Committee, has been
promoting this concept for some
two years and lias introduced
a number of bills containing
the provision.
His measure was adopted by
the Senate last year, but died
in a legislative logjam caused
by revisions in the Social Se
curity Act.
The Senate passed the mea
sure again this year, and at
their recent session the con
ferees agreed to include it in
the conference version of the
pending tax bill.
The Georgia senior senator
used his position as a member
of the House-Senate conference
committee to accomplish this.
Inclusion of a conference re
port routinely guarantees final
passage of a legislative pro
vision.
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Governor’s Honors Program
Left to right, David Cherry, Frankie Grant, Tony Stuckey
and Wanda Ussery.
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Outstanding Teenagers
Left to right, Frankie Grant, Gina White, Wanda Ussery and
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operation and involvement of
County citizens was one decid
ing factor in favor of Wheeler.
As far as projects were con
cerned Heywood Gay, GEMC
Director of Field Services,
stated of Wheeler County, “You
Name It and They Did It.”
The Alamo Garden Club spon
sored the contest this year
and must express their appreci
ation to all involved in Wheeler
in the beautification efforts.
Those representing Wheeler
at the meeting were L. B.
Chambers, District Supervisor
from Wheeler; Jimmy James,
Soil Conservationist;Mrs.T. A.
Morrison, Club President; Mrs.
D. N. Achord, Club Member;
and Mrs. Jimmy James, Steer
ing Committee Chairman.
The Little Ocmulgee Electric
Membership was responsible
for much assistance in the ef
forts in W'heeler this year.
The Wheeler County Scrap
book and the winning awards
are on display in the Wheeler
County State Bank.
Mrs. Bond Named
To “Who’s Who Os
American Women”
Mrs. Ruth Allen Bond,
formerly associated with the
Wheeler County School system,
has been selected for listing
in the 1972-73 edition of “Who’s
Who of American Women.”
Selection of an individual for
this honor has been described
by the publishers as follows:
“The foremost consideration
in determining who will be ad
mitted to the pages.... is the
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extent of an individual’s refer
ence value through the world.
Such reference interest is
judged on either or both of two
factors: 1. The position of res
ponsibility held and 2. the level
of achievement attained by the
individual.”
Admissions based on position
include heads of state, pre
eminent governmental figures,
high ranking military or legal
officials, chief scientists, busi
ness, the professions and the
arts, and outstanding educators
from major universities and
colleges. To be selected on
the basis at individual achieve
ment, “a person must have
accomplished some con
spicuous achievement...some
thing that distinguishes her
from the vast majority of her
contemporaries.”
Mrs. Bond was born in Glas
cock County, and attended
Wrens Elementary School and
Wrens High School, graduating
Valedictorian in May 1933. She
received an AB degree from
Georgia State College for
Women in 1937. In 1952, she
received a Master of Education
degree from the University of
Georgia, a Guidance Certificate
in 1958, and a Supervision Cer
tificate in 1962. She has also
done post-graduate work at
"Georgia Southern College in
Statesboro, Denver University,
Denver, Colorado; Valdosta
State College, and Georgia State
University.
Mrs. Bond has been in the
education field since 1935. She
taught in Glascock, Madison,
Jackson, Wilco* and Toembr
County schools before coming
to Wheeler Courty in 1966.
Since 1969, Mrs. Bond has
been Consultant in Program
Planning and Development, and
Associate Director of the Way
cross Area Planning and De
velopment, and Associate
Director of the Waycross Area
Program for Exceptional Chil
dren.
From 1969 to 1970, she serv
ed as Off Campus instructor
in Compensatory Education and
Introduction to Exceptional
Children for Georgia Southern
College.
The honors which have come
to Mrs. Bond are numerous
and include her selection as
Vidalia Teacher of the Year
for 1957, and Vidalia Star
Teacher for 1960, 1961, and
1962. She holds an honorary
life membership in PTA.
She has participated in
numerous conferences on both
the state and national level.
Mrs. Bond has written a num
ber of articles for professional
publications.
Active in several profession
al, civic and church organi
zations, she has held many
leadership roles in these organ
izations.
Mrs. Bond’s professional af
filiation requires almost cons
tant travel and her professional
headquarters is in Waycross.
Her home, however, is on Mos
ley Street in Vidalia.
Georgia Leads
Rest 01 U. S.
In Moonshine
Georgia holds the dubious
honor of leading all states in
the amount of moonshine whisky
seized by the Internal Revenue
Service during the month of
October.
Revenue agents listed 65
Georgia stills containing nearly
50,000 gallons of mash destroy
ed during the month along with
2,700 gallons of actual distilled
spirits.
Altogether, 265 stills were
uncovered in 15 states in Oct.,
including 60 in North Carolina,
47 in Alabama, 23 in Missi
ssippi, 21 in Tennessee, 14 in
South Carolina, 6 in Virginia
and 2 in Florida, the IRS said.