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DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Charlie O’Neal
Funeral services were held
in the Chapel of Harris and
Smith Funeral Home on
Wednesday, February 2, at
3:00 p.m., for Charlie O’Neal
of Helena, who died at his
home Monday afternoon, Jan.
31, after a long illness. The
Rev. Russell Lowery of East
man, officiated and burial was
in the Helena Cemetery.
Mr. O’Neal was bom in
Wheeler County on July 17,
1910, the son of Samuel and
Julianne Clark O’Neal, and
was married to Miss Elvie
Lee Johnson on March 19,
1942.
Survivors include his wife;
three sons, George T. O’Neal
of Tifton, Olin L. and Hap
O’Neal; and two daughters,
Mrs. Mattie Belle Lloyd and
Miss Elvie O’Neal, all of
Helena; a sister, Mrs. T. M.
Griffin of Orlando, Fla.; and
four brothers, Arthur Lee O’-
Neal of Vidalia, Ernest
O’Neal of Lumber City, Wes
ley O’Neal of Plymouth, Fla.,
and Robert O’Neal of Gaines
ville, Fla.
Harris and Smith Funeral
Home was in charge of ar
rangements.
Benjamin Williams
Benjamin Carlton Williams,
70, of Fitzgerald, died last
Thursday in an Albany
hospital. Funeral services
Politics olm Parade
J>y //pX Williams
S & Is
We wrote on Friday of last
week about the possible head
on collision between Gov. Car
ter and Congressman Brinkley
over election as delegate to
the Democratic National Con
vention, and everybody who
receives this column tod read
it by Monday morning. On
Tuesday, the daily news media
gave it a big play — but, of
course, they didn’t credit this
column with the scoop.
*****
We have talked to several
Floridians lately, and they all
tell us that George Wallace
will get nearly as many votes
in that state’s primary as all
the other candidates put to
gether. They may be a little
optimistic, but there seems
to be no question that he will
lead the field handily.
*****
A certain state department
head was highly commenda
tory over State Senator Stanley
Smith’s performance in the
Senate on Thursday. He said
that the Senator made a fine,
dignified speech in his
criticism of Gov. Carter’s
high-handed tactics in trying
to pressure the General As
sembly. He said that Smith
handled himself better on the
floor of the Senate than any
body to has seen in recent
years.
*****
Capitol politicos are won
dering why Speaker of the
House George L. Smith is
sticking with Jimmy Carter
in the reorganization fight.
They say that, of course,
George honestly believes that
certain parts of reorgan
ization would help the state,
but that they can’t understand
why the powerful Speaker has
given aid and comfort to a
Chief Executive who, very
clearly, has his eye set on
being a virtual dictator of
state government.
George L. Smith has served
in the House under many gov
ernors, and has alway s worked
closely with them for the best
interests of the people of
Georgia. But, why does to stay
with Carter — these politicos
ask — when the people, from
all walks of life, want no part
of a reorganization that will
destroy the various elected
officials, as well as taking
away many rights of the aver
age citizen.
Only George L. can answer
this question — and he’s not
talking now, at least publicly .
*****
Several weeksago, we wrote
that Dr. Lawrence McDonald,
prominent Atlanta physician,
who lives at a Marietta ad
dress, was thinking seriously
about running for Seventh Dis
trict Congressman this year.
Well, Dr. McDonald will make
were held Saturday at 11 a.m.
in First Baptist Church.
Burial was in Evergreen
Cemetery.
Bom in Jacksonville, Mr.
Williams was a retired em
ployee of the State Highway
Department.
Paulk Funeral Home of
Fitzgerald was in charge of
arrangements.
Arthur H. Register
Arthur Hobson Register, 73,
of Warner Robins, died Tues
day following a lengthy illness.
Funeral services will be an
nounced by McCullough
Funeral Home.
Mr. Register was a Laurens
County native and had lived in
Warner Robins for 10 years,
moving from Hazlehurst. He
was a retired farmer and a
member of the Sandy Valley
Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Kennie S. Register; four
daughters, Mrs. Allene Yawn
of Hazlehurst, Mrs. Joanne
R. Capes of Tampa, Fla.,
Mrs. Karen Upshaw of War
ner Robins, and Mrs. Betty
Thompson of Macon; four
sons, Arthur H. Register, Jr.
and J. C. Register, both of
Warner Robins, Earl Register
of Centerville, and William
Register of Hazlehurst; three
sisters, Mrs. Julia Coleman
of Dublin, Mrs. Smantha
Stapleton of Lumber City,.
Mrs. Lucille Edwards of Lake
it official at a press con
ference on Tuesday, Feb. 8.
And, on the subject of
candidates for this race, a
secret meeting was held in
Floyd County last week to
discuss a possible coalition
of labor and Negroes to op
pose Congressman John W.
Davis.
This group could be ex
pected to draw from the left.
Dr. McDonald, who is a top
official with the Jolin Birch
Society, would draw right wing
votes. Thus leaving Davis with
the middle, which far out
numbers the other two.
*****
Repr. Sam Nunn, of Perry,
is so interested in making
the race for United States
Senator this year that he has
tod Gordon Scarbrough, a for
mer head of Georgia Jaycees,
write a letter to many prom
inent Georgians, urging them
to support Nunn for the job.
Sam, Incidentally, was named
by the Jaycees as one of
Georgia’s five outstanding
young men in 1970.
*****
There are a number of can
didates for the posts of Na
tional Democratic Com
mitteeman and Committee
woman, with Jolin Amos, of
Columbus, as perhaps the
most active, and — some say
— the best chance to take the
Committeeman place. In pre
vious years, these jobs have
been given by the delegates
to the National Convention,
but we’ve heard that the rules
have been changed so that the
State Executive Committee
will select the man and woman
for the posts. If this be true,
then, obviously, Gov. Carter
will have the say-so. But, if
the delegates do the selecting,
there’s no way to tell who
would win.
*****
The selection of delegates
to the Democratic National
Convention is going to be the
most gosh-awful mess this
state lias ever seen. There’ll
be hundreds ofcandidates,and
the winners will be a mixture
of whites, blacks, men,
women, young and old, and of
all creeds of policital thought.
They, of course, can vote as
they please at Miami, and are
likely to divide their votes so
thoroughly that the state will
have no influence in choosing
the nominees.
There is, of course, a pos
sibility that the Wallace-Mad
dox people will comprise a
big share of the delegates,
particularly from the rural
districts. And, we expect the
Julian Bond crowd will domi
nate the cities. So, we may
see a duplication of 1968,
with Bond and Maddox each
controlling half the delegation.
Worth, Fla.; and two brothers,
Harley Register of Camilla,
and Debbie Register of Lake
Worth, Fla.
Robert Calvin Wynn
Funeral services for Robert
Calvin Wynn, 88, of Mcßae,
who died Saturday, Feb. 5,
in the Telfair County Hospital
following a long illness, were
held Monday afternoon at 2:00
o’clock from the Chapel of
Harris and Smith Funeral
Home with the Rev. Bobby
Ritch, pastor of Macedonia
Baptist Church, officiating.
Burial followed in Oak
Grove Cemetery with Harris
and Smith in charge of ar
rangements.
Pallbearers were Curtis
Wynn, Ralph Cook, Jack
Rogers, Daniel McLean,
Jackie Ryals andßr inson Cox.
Mr. Wynn was boro in Wil
kinson County on July 29,1883
the son of the late James and
Mollie Winn Wynn, and was
married to the late Ancie
Mimbs in 1901, in Lovett, Ga.
He moved to Telfair County
in 1925, and was a member
of the First Assembly of God
Church in Newark, Del.
Survivors include two
daughters, Mrs. E. W. Dew
hurst of Newark, Del., and
Mrs. A. M. Brown of Pompano
Beach, Fla.; one son, Paul
Wynn of Mcßae; six grand
children; 19 great grand
children; one brother, Norman
Wynn of Atlanta; and two sis
ters, Mrs. Lucille Burgamy
of Macon, and Mrs. Louise
Cox of Milledgeville.
Charles W. Grindle
Clarence W, Grindle, 70,
died January 31, at the Medi
cal Center.
Funeral services were at
4 p.m., Tuesday, February 1,
in the Evangel Temple, with
burial in Riverdale Cemetary.
Mr. Grindle was born on
August 24, 1901, in Gaines
ville, son of the late David
and Lou Allen Grindle.
He was owner and operator
of the former Grindle Drug
Store and had lived in Colum
bus for the past 35 years.
ATLANTA (PRN) - “If we
don’t see at least 10 coveys
today, I won’t consider it a
successful day.” announced
Floyd Moye as we started out.
Well, I thought, that sure
sounds good but knowing
quail hunting like I do, I
personally would hate to set a
goal too high.
“On top of that,” Floyd
joked, “I’ll have to get at least
two birds!” Now, THAT
didn’t strike me as being my
problem. Floyd is modest
indeed over his shooting
ability. He may not be a
Buffalo Bill or a Daniel Boone,
but I’ve never noticed any
deficiency in his shooting
ability, and I was sure we’d
have good enough shooting
that he could at least fill that
goal.
Fred Morris, an Atlanta
carpet dealer, joined us after
we had made one short turn
around a small field that
usually harbors a covey, right
close to the dog kennels at
Floyd's Redbone Fanns Quail
Preserve. Just as Fred walked
out to join us, a single bird got
up behind me. Spinning
around, 1 sent a quick shot
after the quickly departing
bird, but thought I had
missed.
“Hunt dead,” Floyd called
to the dogs, then answering
my look of puzzlement, “you
hit that bird. 1 believe he went
down in those bushes.” It
took several minutes, but sure
enough, Floyd's liver and
white pointer found the bird
lying in a small branch which
w among the trees.
\\ hile we were on a quail
preserve, we were not hunting
pen raised birds. While
Redbone offers its customers a
choice of pen raised or wild
birds, many of their customers
prefer pen raised birds. So,
about once a year, Floyd
invites me down to help keep
his wild bird population under
control. He knows there’s
little danger of me denting his
bird supply very much . . .his
wild birds stay pretty wild,
what with all the hunters that
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Nellie F. Grindle; and
a son, Herbert F. Grindle,
both of Columbus; two sisters,
Mrs. Maude Smith of Lumber
City, and Mrs. Joe S. Ray
of West Green.
Mrs. Janet Mann
Hungerford
Mrs. Janet Mann Hunger
ford, 57, of Mcßae, died Tues
day in the Grady Memorial
Hospital in Atlanta, following
a brief illness. Funeral ser
vices were he Id (today) Thurs
day afternoon at 3:00 o’clock
from the Chapel of Harris
and Smith Funeral Home with
the Rev. W. Robert Borom,
pastor of the Mcßae United
Methodist Church officiating.
Burial followed in Oak
Grove Cemetery with Harris
and Smith in charge of
arrangements.
Mrs. Hungerford was born
in Mcßae on August 19, 1914,
the daughter of the late Wil
liam Simeon and Floris Per
kins Mann, and was married
to Ed Vernon Hungerford, Jr.
Survivors include her hus
band of Mcßae; two sons,
William Mann Hungerford of
Sarasota, Fla., and Ed V.
Hungerford 111 of Houston,
Texas; and twograndchildren.
New Peanut
Yield Record
Established
A young Colquitt County
former has established a new
individual peanut yield record
for Georgia — and possibly
the Nation as well — with a
fantastic yield of over three
tons of peanuts per acre.
The 6,414 pound per acre
yield was grown by Rudolph
Sumner, Rt. 1, Omega, last
year on 9.5 acres and sur
passes by 1,183 pounds the
previous record set in 1970.
Symbolic of the tremendous,
record-breaking peanut crop
in Georgia during 1971, Sum
ner’s yield is thought to be a
BY DEAN WOHLGEMUTH
Georgia Game and
Fish Commission
Quail Hunting Goals
Hard To Make
work over his land. He has
plenty of birds, but they can
usually be found pretty deep
in the woods, and he doesn’t
have to to concerned about
me getting too many.
By the time we broke for
lunch, we’d found only one
pair of birds other than the
first one. I did manage to
scratch one of those two, also,
so I bragged to Floyd that “if
the ultimate goal is two birds
apiece, anything I get this
afternoon is gravy.” I had to
needle him a bit, though, that
as yet we’d found only
scattered birds, not a single
covey. We still had all 10
coveys to go.
If things started slow in the
morning, the trend reversed
right after lunch, surprisingly.
I’ve usually found birds
moving well fairly early in the
morning and late in the
afternoon, but seldom have
done much good in the early
part of the afternoon.
Yet, by 3:30, we had put
up four coveys, and all three
of us had several birds. On the
fourth covey rise, I picked out
a bird and got my shot off.
“Got him!” I shouted. “Did
you get him?” Fred asked. “I
saw one go down, and thought
he was mine.” To which Floyd
added, “Well, I saw one go
down, but I’m not sure I hit
him.” Each of us had shot just
once, but when the dogs had
made a quick turn over the
area, they had brought in not
one, not two, but three
birds. . .all of us had
connected.
From then on things went
slow until the last hour of
light. Floyd was having doubts
about getting the other six
coveys.
Finally, just at dusk, we got
up covey number eight. I
managed somehow to hit a
double, bringing my bag to
seven for the day. Dark as’t
was getting, we didn’t n ark
one of the birds too well, and
it was difficult to find him, so
we gave up, two short of the
goal of 10 coveys. I didn’t
care. I was satisfied with my
take.
new national high, although
no official individual yield fig
ures are available. Know
ledgeable representatives of
the peanut industry say they
cannot recall a higher per
acre yield ever having been
produced except possibly in
research demonstrations.
Georgia’s over-all yield of
2,490 pounds per acre on 510,-
000 acres during 1971 is con
siderably below Sumner’s
yield record, but marks anew
high for the state which has
experienced almost yearly
yield increases in peanut pro
duction since 1961.
By far the largest crop
ever harvested, the 1971 pro
duction is estimated at over
1-1/4 billion pounds (up some
144 million pounds over 1970)
and brought growers a monu
mental $171,437,000.00, $26
million more than 1970’s pro
duction.
Sumner’s fantastic yield
was produced on 9.5 acres
almost equally divided among
Florunner and Florigiant
varieties planted in a skip
row pattern which, effective
this year, has been excluded
from the U. S. Department
of Agriculture’s skip-row
planting provision.
The crop was planted on
May 18, using certified and
registered seed after herbi
cide had been applied to the
land for grass and weed con
trol. Two new fungicides, Ben
late and Bravo, were used
for controlling leafspot, a
severe economic disease in
peanuts.
Sumner’s yield makes him
the winner of the 1971 Georgia
Money-maker Peanut Club.
50th Anniv.
Patch Selected
For Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts in Middle Geor
gia will be wearing a new
Golden Anniversary Patch on
their coats and sweaters this
year. Miss Cathy Hess, 13,
Cadette Troop 148, Dublin,
designed the patch which is
3-1/2 inches in diameter, with
red, yellow and green colors
blending smoothly for an at-
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
„ n _ n E. Herman Warnock
' rawe . o in cc County Arttorney , .
Mcßae, Georgia 31055 7 J
tractive design. A large “50”
on the patch represents the
commemorative anniversary
all Girl Scouts in Middle Geor
gia are observing, for 1972
is the 50th Anniversary of
the Middle Georgia Girl Scout
Council.
To highlight the “Golden
Year,” a patch contest to
design the 50th Anniversary
emblem was opened to all
Girl Scout troops in Middle
Georgia last foil. From the
entrees submitted, a special
committee selected the three
best-looking and most artis
tically designed patches, and
these three subsequently com
peted for the title of the 50th
Anniversary Patch.
Final votes were tabulated
this past week, according to
Mrs. J. Rene Hawkins, An
niversary Committee Chair
man, with Cathy Hess’ patch
receiving the most votes.
Second place to Miss
Belinda Sue L. 12, Junior
Troop 187, Macon; and third
place to Miss Dana Wiggins,
9, Junior Troop 113, Sanders
ville.
The 50th Anniversary patch
will be distributed to Girl
Scouts in March during Girl
Scout Week, March 12-18, at
which time many Middle Geor
gia communities are planning
special 50th Anniversary Girl
Scout Week celebrations.
Ga. Jaycettes
Present Check
To State Hospital
Georgia Jaycettes have pre
sented $3651.93 to Southwes
tern State Hospital in Thomas
ville, Gracewood State Hos
pital in Augusta, and Central
State Hospital in Milledge
ville. Each hospital will re
ceive $1217.31.
Each local Jaycette chapter
throughout the state contri
butes to the state mental health
fond throughout the year. This
is done by each Jaycette con
tributing a set amount to the
fund and local clubs also hold
projects to raise additional
monies.
WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE, ALAMO, GA. 30411
FRIDAY, FEB. 11, 1972
Georgia Jaycettes asked
each hospital what they could
best use the money for in
presenting the gift to them.
Gracewood is building a new
duckpond in a newly developed
park for their patients enjoy
ment. Central State Hospital
will use part of their money
for sponsorship of bowling
teams with the rest being
used as needed. Southwestern
State Hospital has asked that
their share be used for new
draperies in the hospital.
Georgia Jaycettes have long
been known for the outstand
ing work that they do in the
field of mental health. Aside
from the work on a state level
each local club also works
in their local communities
doing mental health work.
Many forgotten patients at
each of the hospitals are spon
sored by Jaycette clubs. These
patients are remembered
often with gifts and visits
from Georgia Jaycettes.
A Larger Slice
Os The Pie For
Medical Care
A larger slice of the Ameri
can consumer’s budget pie
now goes for medical care,
according to the February’,
1972 issue of FINANCE
FACTS, a monthly newsletter
on consumer financial be
havior published by the
National Consumer Finance
Association.
Reporting on a study by
the Department of Health,
Education and Welfore, the
newsletter notes that personal
health care costs have risen
$47.5 billion in 20 years to a
cost of $58.0 billion during
1970. Increases in prices ac
counted for $22.1 billion of
the rise, population growth
for $8.3 billion, and increased
use of services for $17.1 bil
lion.
The American consumer
who has been hospitalized re
cently can attest to rapidly
rising hospital dally services
charges. During a five year
period — from fiscal 1965
to 1970 — these charges rose
at an annual rate of 12.8 per
cent compared to 5.7 per cent
for all medical care prices
and an average of 6.2 per cent
annually for physician’s fees.
The rise in medical care costs
may be compared to a 3.4 per
cent rise in the Consumer
Price Index from December
1970, to December 1971, (the
smallest increase in four
years).
As the American family re
slices its budget pie to reflect
overall rising prices, the
medical care slice grows lar
ger and larger and larger.
Scotland
Week end visitors of Mr.
and Mrs. J. S. Crapps were
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Peavey of
Utah, and Sam C. Crapps and
sons of Marietta.
Mrs. Eloise Elton of Alamo,
was the recent guest of her
sister, Mrs. Abbie Harris,
Mr. Harris and Miss Kay
Harris.
Mrs. E. T. Ashley accom
panied her daughter, Mrs. W.
P. Dockery and Mr. Dockery
to their home in Macon, for
a few days visit with them,
Mr. and Mrs. Max L. Ashley
and Mr. and Mrs.E.T. Ashley
Jr.
Mrs. Hattie Morris has re
turned to her home after
spending several weeks visit
ing her daughter in Monroe,
Michigan.
Mrs. Gwen Flanders made a
trip to Athens, during the week
end.
Mrs. H. S. Wimberly at
tended Open House of the
Lyonia Garden Club at the
Civic Center in Mcßae, Tues
day afternoon.
Mrs. Abbie Harris went to
Macon, for a few days to be
with her mother, who is a
patient in the Middle Georgia
Hospital.