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DEATHS AND FUNERALS
JohnP/ Bomar
John Parkep.,Bomar, 69,
died Saturday night in Wheeler
County Hospital. Funeral ser
vices were held at 3 p.m.
Monday in Glenwood United
Methodist Church with burial
in Glenwood Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Norris
Windham, Joe Chambers, John
Tipton, Larry Turner, Colon
Clark and Vivian Joyce.
A native of Wheeler County,
Mr. Bomar had lived in Altur
as, Fla., 29 years, returning
to Glenwood seven months ago.
He was a member of Glen
wood United Methodist
Church.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Rita Joyce Bomar; two
sisters, Mrs. B. H. Mcßae
and Mrs. B. A. Abt, both of
Mt. Vernon; and a brother,
Marcus A. Bomar of Glen
wood.
Sammons Funeral Home of
Soperton was in charge.
Wilbur E. Bowen
Wilbur E. Bowen, 52, of
Brunswick, died there recent
ly following an extended ill
ness. Funeral services were
held from the Chapel of Chap
man Funeral Home with the
Rev. Leo Weaver and the Rev.
Guilford Prickett officiating.
Internment was in Brunswick
Memorial Park Cemetery.
Politics oln Parade
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In his reorganization legis
lation, Governor Carter suf
fered the most devastating
defeat of any governor in re
cent history. The Senate con
tributed most to his humili
ation, but the House did a
part, also. The daily news
media has said that he lost
only 45 sections out of 243,
which, to the unitiated, sounds
like a victory.
But, the real story is that
all of those lost were the
sections that really did the
reorganizing. They were the
guts of the proposal, while
those won were trifling, in
the main, and could have been
obtained through regular
legislation merely by working
them out with constitutional
officers, department heads
and legislators.
Instead, the Governor cre
ated a great hullabaloo over
reorganization, spent $3,000,-
000 of tax money, and tad
untold hours of time wasted
by state employees. Besides
bringing barrels of criticism
on himself and destroying a
great part of his political
influence.
Now, he will try to recoup
all that he has lost through
regular bills. But, there is
small chance of much success
in this, particularly in the
Senate, and, more particular
ly, because of his ill-advised
criticism of Senate President
Pro-Tern, Hugh Gillis.
At any rate, the sound drub
bing may teach the Governor
a little bit about politics.
Heavens knows, he has a lot
to learn.
♦ * ♦ ♦
The many friends of the
veteran Frank Skrine, Assis
tant State Purchasing Agent,
regret to know that he suffered
a bad heart attack on Thurs
day of last week. When this
column was written, lie was
resting fairly well in the hos
pital, but doctors couldn't be
sure that he is opt erf the
woods, yet. - V
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In accordance with our pol
icy of every now and then
paying tribute to an up-and
coming young man in Georgia
politics, we want to write a
few words about Hamilton Jor
dan, the Governor’s Executive
Secretary’. Hamilton was a
complete novice in politics
when he started with Carter,
and got off on the wrong foot
with some legislators and
others. In feet, the writer
had a few critical words to
say about his “air of im
portance.”
However, it is said that a
smart man learns quickly,
and Mr. Jordan has done ex
actly that. He has learned
that he is not quite the fount
of all wisdom and influence,
and that political opponents
today may be desirable bed-
Active pallbearers were W.
T. McGovern, Harvey Ander
son, J. R. Lowie, Oscar Hic
kox, Curtis Coleman, Wilbur
Gammage, Joe Swan, Hilton
Coleman and Jerry Barton.
Honorary pallbearers were
Dr. W. E. Harden, Dr. M. G.
Smith, B. F. Newkirk, Herbert
Strickland, Julian Mosley, H.
G. Worthy, Charles Grace,
Harry Johnson, T. W. McGee,
Joe Lloyd, Harvey Burney,
Wilbur Gamer, John Willis,
Paul Flowers, Jennings Over
street, Marion Martin, Frank
Taylor, Cleo Vamadoe, Jim
Hodges, Cecil Lovett, Roy
Belcber and Members of Car
penters Local #856.
Mr. Bowen, who had been a
resident of Brunswick for 46
years, moved there from
Toombs County. He was a
member of Arco Methodist
Church and the Carpenters
Local #856.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Hazel Coleman Bowen;
one son, Sam Bowen of Bruns
wick; two step-sons, Darrell
Shephard of Ft. Dix, N. J.,
and Charles Shephard of
Brunswick; one daughter, Kim
Bowen of Brunswick; one bro
ther, H. M. Bowen of Bruns
wick; one sister, Mrs. J. C.
Goins of Brunswick; three
grandchildren and several
nieces and nephews.
fellows some other time. So,
we now believe that Hamilton
is showing a lot on the ball
and has a good future in Geor
gia politics if he so desires.
Os course, being the grandson
of the late venerable Hamil
ton McWhorter, the best pol
itician of his day in the states
helps a lot, too.
♦ * * *
Senator Frank Eldridge, of
Waycross, told us last Friday
that he will not be a candidate
for Congress in t!ie Bth Dis
trict this year, but would, in
his words, “try to stay in the
Senate and help Bobby Rowan
be elected Lieutenant-Gover
nor.”
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What won’t a politician do:
Senator David Gambrell’s lat
est newsletter included a pic
ture of himself — supposedly
snowbound in Gainesville re
cently — helping push an auto.
The fellacy is that the pix
clearly shows the tires com
pletely free of snow. A smart
aide would have heaped a few
shovelfulls around the wheels
before taking the photo.
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Kepr. Howard Atherton, of
Cobb County, has prepared a
bill for introduction in the
General Assembly which
would set up additional hos
pital authorities in any county
with a population of 100,000
or more (which includes
Cobb). Such an authority
would have all the rights and
privileges of present authori
ties. Obviously, this bill
means that a municipality
could create such an authority
and receive both federal and
state funds.
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Did you know that Angela
Davis, admitted Communist
and accused murderess, has
special privileges in her Cali
fornia jail cell? She has the
right to grant interviews, full
visitor privileges, a two-cell
|si|jtc4 ' and ^col^r television.
Some state politicians tell
us that the 10% which the
State Highway Dept, holds back
on contractors money until
the job is complete is figured
by the contractor as clear
profit.
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“The Red and Black,” stu
dent newspaper at the Uni
versity of Georgia, published
an editorial in their Jan. 13
issue favoring the legalization
of marijuana.
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Jan Cox, gubernatorial can
didate in 1970 and potential
senatorial candidate this year,
has written a book entitled
“Magnus Machina” (The
Great Machine), and is offer
ing it for sale at $4,95. W'e
haven’t seen a copy, but we
would guess it is political
in subject matter.
Mrs. Ben C. Fowler
Mrs. Ben C. Fowler, 58, of
Helena, died Tuesday in the
Telfair County Hospital fol
lowing a long illness. Grave
side services were held
Wednesday afternoon at 3:00
o’clock from the Woodlawn
Cemetery in Eastman, with
the Rev. Robert Borom, pastor
of the Mcßae United Methodist
Church officiating.
Burial followed with Harris
and Smith Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Fowler, the former
Maravene Harrell, was bom
in Dodge County on December
12, 1913, the daughter of the
late Walter V. and Annie
Browning Harrell. She was
married to Ben C. Fowler on
December 24, 1933 in Hazle
hurst, and was a member of
Ingleside Baptist Church in
Macon.
She and her husband had
made their home in Macon
for the past 30 years, having
just recently moved to Helena.
Survivors include her hus
band of Helena; one son, Ben
C. Fowler, Jr. of Warner
Robins; one daughter, Mrs.
Daniel I. Millis, Jr. of Panama
City, Fla.; five grandchildren;
and three sisters, Mrs. Grace
Shelton of Alexandria, Va.,
Mrs. Mary Lou Smith of Ma
con, and Mrs. Florence Shel
ton of Atlanta.
Mary T. Joyce
Mrs. Mary Thomas Joyce,
77, died Friday in Telfair
County Hospital after an ex
tended illness. Funeral ser
vices were held Sunday at
3 p.m. in the chapel of
Thomas-Wainwright Funeral
Home in Hazlehurst, with
burial in Riverside Cemetery
near Lumber City.
Mrs. Joyce was a native of
Montgomery County but had
resided in Lumber City for
several years.
Survivors include her
husband, Lonnie Joyce; two
daughters, Mrs. Bernice Tip
kins of Baxley, and Mrs. Lois
Hutchens of Butler; five sons,
James Joyce of Dublin, Joel
Joyce of Sacramento, Calif.,
Byron Joyce of Alamo, Harold
Joyce of Brunswick, and
Robert Joyce of Palatka, Fla.;
a brother, Walter Thomas of
Palatka; two sisters, Mrs.
ATLANTA (PRN) Well, I
guess they’ve thought of just
about all of it by now. 1 just
learned that nowadays, you
can lease all sorts of outdoor
equipment such as campers,
motor homes, travel trailers,
camp trailers and boats of just
about any sort.
1 don’t mean rent for a
weekend. I mean longterm
leases, from six months to two
years. . .longer if you want, I
suppose.
This may seem strange, but
as it was explained to me it
really does make sense after
all. First of all, I’ve seen quite
a few people disgruntled with
an expensive purchase of such
equipment. It really wasn’t the
equipment’s fault, it was the
fault of the buyer simply
because he didn’t know what
to get to fit his needs. By the
time he learned of his error, it
was too late . . he’d already
spent his hard-earned dollars
for purchase price. Thus he
had the choice of either
sticking with his mistake, thus
not fully enjoying it properly,
or else he had to sell it and
take a beating, then buy
something better suited or go
without.
And if he tried again to find
something that suited him
better, he might just make the
same mistake again, getting
something else that wasn't
right for his needs.
Suppose, for example, a
fella wanted to buy a
recreational vehicle. He
couldn’t decide whether to get
the small economy size or the
fullblown super family size.
Checking his budget, he
bought the small one . . .only
to find he couldn’t fit his
family in it. So he trades it in,
gets the biggest, and finds it
won’t fit in the campgrounds
he visits. Now, if he isn’t
bankrupt already, he goes
back and gets the medium
Lola Bridges of Palatka, and
Mrs. Annie Dowdy of Savan
nah; step-mother, Mrs. Emmy
Thomas of Savannah; 13 grand
children and 14 great grand
children.
Mrs. Madie Y.
Rawlins
Mrs. Madie Yawn Rawlins of
Macon, died in a local hos
pital there Sunday. Funeral
services were held at 2:00
p.m., Monday from the Rock
well Baptist Church with the
Rev. Eugene Cook officiating.
Burial followed in the
church cemetery with Hart’s
Mortuary of Macon in charge
of arrangements.
Pallbearers were Pete
Yawn, Charlie Yawn, Ben
Stanley, V. L. Thomas, James
Thomas and Harry Thomas.
Mrs. Rawlins, the former
Madie Belle Yawn, was bom
in Telfair County on Sept.
4, 1907, the daughter of the
late James Eph and Carrie
McCrimmon Yawn. Mrs.
Rawlins had lived in Macon
for 10 years. She was a mem
ber of the Rockwell Baptist
Church.
Survivors include her hus -
band, James T. Rawlins of
Macon; one grandson, Fred
erick Rawlins; and one great
granddaughter, Tammy Rawl
ins, both of Cordele; one bro
ther, H. D. Yawn of Rhine;
three sisters, Mrs. Maggie
Pearl Stanley of Rhine, Mrs.
Hulda Bell of Cuthbert, and
Mrs. Douglas Fumey of Ma
con; and mother-in-law, Mrs.
Mamie Rawlins of Macon.
Lonnie McDaniel
Lonnie McDaniel, 74, of
Brooksville, Fla., died in a
local hospital there. Funeral
services were held at 2 p.m.
Friday, January 21, in the
chapel of Hart’s Mortuary in
Macon, with burial in Macon
Memorial Park.
Mr. McDaniel was bom in
Wheeler County, had resided
in Brookville, Fla. 12 years,
going there from Macon. He
was retired from Southern
Railway, an Army and Navy
veteran of World War I and
Barracks 1979, the American
Legion, and was a member
of Tabernacle Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife,
BY DEAN WOHLGEMUTH
Georgia Game and
Fish Commission
Lease Your
Leisure
sized one, just right for his
needs
Had he been leasing, he
could have started with the
small one, tried it a time or
two, and if it didn’t fit his
needs, try a size a bit larger.
He could have worked on up
until he found the right one.
In the meantime, he wasn’t
sacrificing his investment,
because the lease contract
allowed him to trade up at no
loss. On top of that, when he
finds the one he likes, he has
an option to purchase with
lease costs applied.
Boat leasing may be big
business, because like campers,
first-time purchasers may net
be sure what will suit their
needs. It may be even harder
to decide exactly what boat
you want. You’ll have a
selection . . .including
runabouts, sailboats,
houseboats and even bass
boats.
I’ve known quite a lot of
poeple who bought a fancy
runabout for a high price, then
later learned they had
difficulty fishing from it and
wished they’d bought
something on the order of a
bass boat which would not
only provide fishability, but
was also a good runabout for
skiing and weekend cruising.
And if it’s sailboats you
want, that’s even more
difficult to select, especially if
you've never sailed and don’t
know how. This package deal
is a dilly .. .it includes not
only the boat, but teaches you
how to sail, and when you’ve
paid the price for the sailing
lessons, you own the
boat.. .and it all comes at a
price which isn’t anyting to
gripe about, just for the boat
alone. It looks like this
newcomer on the Georgia
scene, may have come up with
the solution to a lot of
problems for Georgia outdoor
lovers.
Mrs. Lillian Gladys Johnson
McDaniel; one son, Calvin E.
McDaniel of Macon; two
daughters, Mrs. W.E. Monroe
Jr. of Eatonton, and Mrs. R.
E. Connally of Comith, Miss.;
nine grandchildren; four great
grandchildren; two sisters,
Mrs. Arlie Spivey and Mrs.
Florence Tyler, both of
Macon; and several nieces
and nephews.
Billy Lee Spires
Funeral services for Billy
Lee Spires, 32, of Macon,
who died there Saturday, were
held Monday afternoon at 3:30
o’clock from Sandhill United
Methodist Church.
Burial followed in the
church cemetery with Harris
and Smith Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.
Pallbearers were Earnest
Spires, Jack Spires, Max
Avery, Thomas Avery, Jimmy
Spires and Al Lewis.
Mr. Spires was bom in
Telfair County on November
2, 1939, the son of Mrs. Ethel
Bowen Spires and the late
Chris Spires and was married
to the former Peggy Batch
elor.
Survivors include his wife
of Macon; two daughters,
Rhonda Gail Spires of Macon,
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Landscaping
Custom Farm Land Preparation
BROWNING BROTHERS
Carl Browning Tommy Browning
Glenwood, Ga. Mcßae, Ga.
523-5381 868-5571
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO OWNERS OF MOBILE
HOMES WITHIN WHEELER COUNTY
Pursuant to Georgia Laws 1971, pp. 631-2 and the en
abling resolution of the Commissioner of Wheeler County, this
is notice to the respective owners of the mobile homes now lo
cated within Wheeler County or located in this county as of
January 1, 1972:
You are required to obtain from the office of the Tax
Commissioner (Wheeler County Courthouse) a permit authorizing the
present location of any such mobile home. The cost of such permit
is $3.75 and upon the payment of such cost a green decal shall be
issued by the Tax Commissioner, which decal will be prominently
displayed on the mobile home.
Also, it is the law that prior to moving any mobile home,
either for relocation within the confines of Wheeler County or
relocation beyond such confines, a permit must be obtained at
the Tax Commissioner's office authorizing such relocation. The
cost of this permit is $3.75. A red decal is issued for this pur
pose of relocation.
Providing, further, all municipal and county ad valorem
taxes must be paid in full prior to the issuance of any of the
foregoing decals.
And, providing, further, any person failing to comply with
or violating the provisions of such resolution and said Georgia
Law shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished as for a misdemeanor (up to one year in the
penitentiary and/or a fine to $1,000.00.)
/s/ E. Herman Warnock
_ _ _ - E. Herman Warnock
drawer. County Attorney - ~ _
Mcßae, Georgia 31055 J J
and Donna Spires of Milan;
mother of Mcßae; three bro
thers, Chris Robert Spires
of Columbus, James Thomas
Spires of Macon, and Rex
Spires of Warner Robins; and
two sisters, Mrs. Betty Rawl
ins and Mrs. Sharon Harris
of Mcßae.
Dock Sei ph
Dock Selph, a prominent
retired farmer and lifelong
resident of Telfair County,
passed away Wednesday, Jan
uary 19th, in the Telfair Coun
ty Hospital.
Mr. Selph was born on Jan.
8, 1900, the son of Daniel
and Amanda Selph. He was
married to the former Mar
jorie Evans on August 3,1929.
Funeral services were held
on Thursday, January 20th,
from Siloam Baptist Church
with the Rev. Hubert Windham,
pastor of the Milan Baptist
Church, officiating. He was
assisted by Rev. Herman Mat
thews of Vidalia, a former
pastor of Siloam Baptist
Church.
“God’s Tomorrow” was
sung by Mrs. Gene Williams
with Miss Vicki Williams at
the piano.
Pallbearers were J. W.
Yawn, Weyman Butler, T. D.
WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE, ALAMO, GA. 30411
FRIDAY, JAN. 28, 1972
Selph, W. D. Knowles, Floyd
Knowles, Mitchell Shepherd,
Emory Hulett and Henry Selph
Jr.
Honorary pallbearers were
Lewis Seay, Dave Williams,
Joe Hardy Marchant, Curtis
Knowles, Billy Walker, Joe
Selph, Howard Evans and Jim
Vaughn.
He is survivedby one daugh
ter, Mrs. Allen Marchant;
three sisters, Mrs. W. H.
Yawn, Mrs. W. O. Butler and
Mrs. Aline Tharp; one
brother, Henry Selph, Sr.; and
two grandchildren, Inez and
Jim Marchant, all of Milan.
Harris and Smith Funeral
Home was in charge of the
arrangements.
Ten Music
Festivals For
Baptist Youth
Four thousand Baptist youth
are expected for ten statewide
music festivals in February,
sponsored by the church music
department of the Georgia
Baptist Convention.
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Announcement
I wish to announce my candidacy for
election as Wheeler County Board of
Education member from McArthur
District in the County wide election to
be held Tuesday, February 1, 1972.
I have 3 children attending school in
Wheeler County. If elected I shall con
tinue to support the schools to the best
interest of the children in our County.
I will appreciate your vote.
Respectively,
Harry Mitchell
Two-day festivals are sche
duled each weekend in Feb.
at Norman Baptist Assembly,
Norman Park; andthe Georgia
Baptist Assembly at Toccoa.
On Feb. 11-12 and Feb. 18-
19, meetings are also planned
for Rock Eagle 4-H Center
at Eatonton.
Choirs and ensembles for
senior high and junior high
ages will sing during the Feb.
4-5 and Feb. 11-12 weekends.
Sessions for hymn players,
song leaders, and orchestras
will also be included.
Junior choirs (ages 9-11)
will perform on Feb. 18-19
and Feb. 25-26.
Performances are evalu
ated by a panel of experienced
church and school musicians,
and awards are given.
The state events follow a
series of 24 district festivals
which were held in cities
across the state in January.
Paul C. McCommon, church
music secretary for Georgia
Baptists, said the festivals
are designed to raise the stan
dards of music in the
churches, to inspire church
musicians, and to acquaint
the churches with the graded
choir program.