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VOLUME 57
Report Os The
County Agent
By: David Williams
Why Fertilize?
One reason farmers have to
fertilize their land is because
crops remove a lot of ferti
lizer elements from the soil.
For this reason, the grower
begins planning next year’s
fertilizer needs as soon as one
crop is harvested, and the
yield of his current crop has
a lot to do with how much
plant food he will buy the
coming season. Generally
speaking, the higher the yield,
the more plant food elements
removed from the soil.
For example, a 100-bushel
corn crop harvested for grain
removes 90 pounds of nitro
gen, 35 pounds of phosphate
and 25 pounds of potash.
Thirty-five bushels of soy
beans remove 20 pounds of
phosphate and 50 pounds of
potash.
We know that these nutrients
must be replaced, else yields
would dwindle away to prac
tically nothing.
Feeding Lawns
Extension recommenda
tions for fertilizing lawns in
clude 4-1-2 and 3-1-2 ratios
for general purpose use. Hor
ticulturist Gerald Smith says
there are a number of reasons
for including these ratios.
First, fewer urban home
owners desire to follow the
traditional practice of apply
ing standard mixed ferti
lizers, then supplementing
this with several applications
of nitrogen during the growing
season.
Second, he continues, re
search results concerning turf
fertility indicate that all of
the atMpted Southern grasses
respond best to a fertilizer
that is HIGH in nitrogen, LOW
in phosphorus and MEDIUM
in potassium.
Smith points out, however,
that approximately 4,000 soil
tests results from Georgia
lawns in two recent years
indicate a reverse fertility
level for phosphorus and pot
ash. In fact, 65 percent of
the lawn samples tested high
in phosphorus, while only 19
percent were high in po
tassium.
Recently several lawn ferti
lizer analyses have been in
troduced with a 4-1-2 or 3-
1-2 ratio. These include a
16-4-8 analysis as a 4-1-2
ratio and a 12-4-8 as a 3-1-2
ratio. Smith says there are a
number of analyses available,
including a 16-4-9 and a 12-
5-8, which are close enough
to these ratios to be useful
in lawn grass fertilization.
Wheeler High
School Chapter
Os Voca Meets
The Wheeler County High
School Chapter of VOCA met
February 14, in the CVAE
Room. The President, Randell
Tarpley, called the meeting
to order. Audra Harrelson
gave a devotional called High
ways and “the Way.”
The guest speaker for the
day was Mrs. Marie Causey,
who presented a most in
teresting and informative talk
on “Care to Prepare for your
Future.” Her talk covered
the four choices a person has
after graduation. They are:
(1) college, (2) work, (3)
marriage, (4) military' ser
vice. She also talked about
one’s ability to get along with
one’s fellow-workers. It was
a very enlightening talk.
Everyone enjoyed it very
much.
After Mrs. Causey’s talk,
the students were given an
opportunity to ask her ques
tions.
After the business of the
day, the meeting was ad
journed and Mrs. Ruth C.
Humphrey, club sponsor,
served the members delicious
home-made cupcakes topped
with vanilla cream frosting
with a red candy heart in the
center of each.
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Three Die In Auto-Truck Wreck
Three people died in an auto-truck wreck about 4:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon in Dodge
County near Chauncey. The accident occured about one mile south of Chauncey City Limits
on Georgia 165 (Chauncey-Rhine Road).
According to the Helena State Patrol, John Issac Spires, 29, of Rt. 2 Milan, driving a 1966
Chevy 11, headed north crossed the center line and struck a 1955 Reo bucket truck, headed south,
that was driven by Henry Lewis Jones, 32 year-old colored male of Lyons. Jones and another
occupant of the truck were not injured. The impact overturned the truck and demolished the car,
shown above.
Spires and two other passengers in his car were killed instantly. They were Jessie Mack
McCranie, age 18, of Milan; and Marcus Junior Kennedy, 48, also of Milan. Injured in the Spires
auto were, Carrell Herman Comer of Milan, with lacerations of the head and face; Carolyn Brown,
23, of Rhine, lacerations of the head, fractured jaw and pelvic; and Mary Ellen Brown, 20, also •
of Rhine, fractured pelvic and lacerations of the head.
Trooper R, E. Gilder of the Helena State Patrol Post investigated the accident, that is still
under investigation.
Methodist In
Helena To Hear
Guest Speaker
Dr. Richard McGrew,
spirit-filled Episcopal sur
geon, will speak at the Helena
United Methodist Church on
Saturday, February 19, at 7:30
p.m., on the subject of Divine
Healing in 1972.
He will also speak at the
11:00 o’clock service Sunday
morning.
Dr. McGrew, a native of
Pensacola, Florida, has been
used as a channel for physical
healing through scientific and
spiritual means. Many people
have been reported as being
healed in Dr. McGrew’s
services.
He comes to the Helena
area as a charismatic
Christian and a member of
the Full Gospel Business
Men’s Fellowship Inter
national.
Miss Atchison
Selected To Join
Honorary Society
Miss Anita Atchison ofMet
ter, was among the eight
Brewton Parker College stu
dents selected for member
ship in Phi Theta Kappa, a
national junior college hon
orary society at Brewton
Parker.
Students which rank in the
upper 10 per cent scholas
tically of the student body
and who are approved by the
Academic Committee are eli
gible for membership. Mem
bers must maintain a “B”
average or better to retain
membership in the organi
zation.
Miss Atchison’s grand
parents are Mr. and Mrs.
Robert L. Atchison and Mrs.
Bob Simpson of Glenwood.
ALAMO, WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA 30411 - BOX 385
Joseph Pope, Jr.
Receives Degree
At Georgia Tech
Three hundred forty-four
candidates met requirements
to receive degrees at Georgia
Tech’s 93rd commencement
Dec. 4, in Atlanta. This num
ber includes 12 doctorates,
99 masters degrees and 233
bachelors degrees. Because
of an ice storm Dec. 3, com
mencement ceremonies were
canceled and graduates are
receiving their degrees by
mail.
A graduate from your area
is Joseph A. Pope, Jr. of
Alamo.
Chester Varnadoe
Completes Training
Navy Airman Chester D.
Varnadoe, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel D. Varnadoe,
and husband of the former
Miss Norma J. Smith, both
of Lumber City, graduated
from recruit training at the
Naval Training Center in Or
lando, Fla.
A graduate of Telfair County
High in Mcßae, he is scheduled
to report to the Naval Train
ing Center in Jacksonville,
Florida.
Ocmulgee Academy
To Sponsor
Winter Carnival
Plans are complete for the
Winter Carnival to be held at
Ocmulgee Academy, Friday
night, Feb. 18th. Activities
will begin at 6:00p.m. Crown
ing of the Kings and Queens
will take place at 7:30.
Many activities have been
planned - Bingo, Crazy Hal
Sale, House of Dark Shadows,
Hay Ride and Cake Walk. Also
the concession stand will be
open.
County ASCS
Office To Be
Closed Feb. 21
Since Monday, February 21,
is a National Holiday in ob
servance of George Washing
ton’s birthday, the Wheeler
Co. ASCS Office will be closed
that day, according to Gene
Harris, Chairman of the
County Agricultural Stabili
zation and Conservation Com
mittee.
“We’re right in the middle
of the sign-up period for the
1972 Farm Set-Aside Pro
grams, so it’s particularly
important that formers know
the office will be closed that
day,” he explained. “We sure
don’t want a former making a
special trip to town just to
sign up in the form programs
and then discover it’s a holi
day, and the office is closed.”
The sign-up period for the
1972 Feed Grain, Wheat and
Cotton Programs continues
through March 10, and farm
ers may come in to sign up
any time between 8:00 a.m.
and 5:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday — except for Monday,
February 21. It is the only
holiday which occurs during
the sign-up period.
The actual anniversary of
Washington’s birthday is
February 22, but since
passage of the “Monday Holi
day” law by Congress, the
holiday is observed on the
third Monday in February,
whatever the date.
Mr. Harris pointed out that
1972 is only the second year
of this change in observance
of some legal holidays.
A man’s conscience al
ways seems to do more good
talking when he is willing to
listen, although that's when
it sound boring.
Sen. Talmadge Urges Pres. Hixon
To Release farm Credit fonds
Georgia’s senior U. S. Sen.
Herman E. Talmadge, chair
man of the Senate Agriculture
Committee, in a letter to
President Richard M. Nixon
adriotly accused the adminis
tration of political double
talk in withholding form credit
funds while at the same time
issuing a special message on
credit needs for American
farmers.
In his letter to the Presi
dent, Sen. Talmadge pointed
out that a credit shortage of
“crisis proportions” has hit
Georgia and other states and
strongly appealed to Nixon to
release $75-million for the
Farmers Home Administra
tion (FHA).
Funds were appropriated by
Congress last year for this
program, but presidential
budget planners have refused
to spend the money, it was
pointed out.
Sen. Talmadge noted in his
letter, which followed appeals
for help from Georgia farm
ers, tliat the President, him
self, just a few days earlier
asked for legislation to vastly
expand the credit authority
Food For
Thought
By Richard G. Aultman
We live in the midst of a
changing world. We can all
agree with that. And we can
also agree tliat there is much
that needs changing, But there
is one source of change which
is often needed, but a source
which we seldom consider —
that source is ourselves! It’s
so much easier to look else
vhere to find the cause of our
own discontent or ill
temperedness. It doesn’t both
er our consciences when the
ills of society can be blamed
upon poverty, pollution and
the Viet Nam War. Yet self
introspection may be very re
vealing.
A young woman lived under
very discordant conditions at
home. She was dissatisfied,
and her discontent was evi
dent in her face, her manner
and the terne of her voice.
Trifles irritated her, and had
it been possible she would
gladly have traveled to the
end of the earth to get away
from her disagreeable en
vironment. Some time after,
a friend met her and saw in
her smiling face that a change
had taken place. “How are
things at home?” he inquired.
“Just the same,” was the
reply, “but I am different.”
A change in oneself can
mean a change in the whole
scene. Dr. W. E. Sangster
was once asked to cheer up a
young man who was recuperat
ing after a nervous break
down. The young man com
plained of a grey world, a
world with no purpose, dull,
meaningless. Then he fell in
love! It became a lovely
world...glorious mornings....
it’s good to be alive, he said.
It’s so often true that our
own little world would be much
more pleasant, more cheer
ful, happier if we would let
some changes occur in us.
And the lives of people whom
we touch could also be af
fected in the same manner.
The Christian changes his en
vironment because his own
life has been changed by God.
His violent, corrupt, selfish,
evil, deceitful nature has been
replaced by the characteris
tics of the Spirit of God which
are love, joy, peace, gentle
ness, goodness, foith. God
does make such a change in
the lives of genuine Chris
tians. The Bible says, “If
any man be in Christ, he is a
new creature (creation): old
things are passed away; be
hold, all things are become
new.” (I Cor. 5:17).
Wheeler County
Ministerial Assoc.
FRIDAY, FEB. 18, 1972
of the FHA in order to im
prove conditions in the
nation’s rural areas.
At the same time, the Geor
gia senator told the President
the FHA has turned down 94
initially approved credit ap
plications in Georgia because
the White House has refused
to release the FHA funds.
Approximately three
fourths of the former-appli
cants are expected to be forced
out of business if the loans
are ultimately denied, it was
Lamplighter
Little Theatre
Concert Set
Reserve tickets foi' the 1972
Concert Series for the Lamp
lighter Little Theatre of Al
amo will go on sale Monday,
February 7. Reservations may
be made Monday through Fri
day between 3 and 5 p.m.
at the theatre box office, phone
568-5111 or by calling 568-
2531.
Selection of seats may be
reserved for all three con
certs if you purchase season
membership. However, seat
ing by choice for future con
certs will be on the basis
of availability of remaining
seats.
Admission prices are: Stu
dents’ membership for the
three concerts is $6.00; A
dults’ membership for the
three concerts is $9.00; Res
ervations for individual con
certs will be $2.50 for stu
dents and $3.50 for adults.
The Concert series will in
clude: February 24, Ben Tru
luck and Ensemble Music from
Carnegie Hall to Broadway;
March 16, De spy Karlas,
Pianist; Eugene Eicher, Cel
list; and April 20, Charles
Ellington, Tenor.
Farmers Warned Os Grass
Tetany Deaths In Cattle
ATLANTA (PRN)
Commissioner of Agriculture
Tommy Irvin warned Georgia
cattlemen this week that his
office is receiving an increasing
number of reports of cattle
deaths due to grass tetany and
livestock owners should watch
and manage their herds
properly to prevent losses.
Irvin said the condition,
which occurs particularly in
beef cattle, results from
grazing on wheat or other
cereal crops or in animals
exposed to changeable
weather conditions.
Symptoms are irritability
and convulsions in cattle and
in many instances animals are
found dead in the pasture
without the owner having
Rep. Hagan Wins
President’s Praise
ATLANTA (PRN) - In a
recent letter, President
Richard M. Nixon expressed
his appreciation to
Congressman G. Elliott Hagan
for the latter’s remarks
concerning the President’s
Indochina peace initiatives.
Nixon stressed that he valued
Congressman Hagan’s
‘‘understanding and
cooperation” on the issue.
In his remarks on the floor
of the House of
Representatives, Hagan said “I
believe we should support the
President in his plan for peace
efforts for there is no doubt
but that much has gone into
the working of this strategy.
Naturally, it is earnestly hoped
that the negotiations
undertaken by the President
and others will bring peace
and our POW’s home.”
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emphasized.
“It will be a great tragedy,”
Sen. Talmadge asserted, “if
we allow thousands of small
formers to be forced into the
city” because of the dwindling
FHA credit funds.
For several years, before
and since he became Senate
Agriculture Committee chair
man, Sen. Talmadge has been
pushing hard for a rural de
velopment program designed
to stop the flow of population
from rural to urban areas.
His goal: “To stem the
flow and hopefully to reverse
it.”
16 Complete
Nursing School
At Eastman
The Eastman School of
Practical Nursing under the
Manpower Development
Training Act announces grad
uation exercises to be held
Friday night, February 18, at
8:00 o’clock at the First United
Methodist Church of Eastman.
The sixteen students to re
ceive certificates are: Linda
Burnham, Barbara Bedsole,
Mary Anna Coleman, Sara Jo
Gray, Bernice Mullis and
Linda Williams of Eastman;
Kathleen Berryhill, Jeanelle
Perkins, Jeanette Peyton,
Ruby Lawson and Margaret
Mullis of Cochran; Tillie Hor
ton and Laura Williams of
Mcßae; Sherry Schunck, Hazel
Thompson of Lyons; and Carl
Cooper of Milan.
The speaker for the
occasion will be Sen. Pete
McDuffie of Eastman.
Mrs. June Williams, R.N.,
is the school instructor and
Carl Hooks of Dublin, is the
MDTA Supervisor.
The public is cordially in
vited to attend.
observed anything unusual,
the Commissioner added.
The condition is caused by
a deficiency of magnesium and
sometimes calcium in the
bloodstream, Irvin said.
Affected animals should
receive treatment immediately
and such treatment requires
intraveneous injections of
calcium and magnesium salts
by a veterinarian, he added.
To help avoid losses farmers
were advised that cattle on
heavily fertilized pastures
should have access to hay or
dry pasture. Supplementary
feeding with magnesium rich
minerals or the feeding of two
•ounces of magnesium oxide
per head per day during the
danger periods greatly reduces
the threat.
Hagan continued, “Until
any action is taken or results
are made known, we should be
unified in backing our Chief
Executive in striving for what
every citizen of this land
wants an honorable and
orderly ending of the war in
Vietnam and our prisoners of
war released and returned
home with their loved ones.”
Nixon noted that the public
response to his proposals had
been “gratifying.” But, he
stressed, “Equally important
has been the bipartisan
support from members of the
House and Senate who
recognize the need for a
Congress united with the
President in this effort to
restore peace and return our
servicemen held as prisoners of
war.”
NUMBER 46
Water Disposal
Systems
By Jimmy James,
Soil Conservationist
Today’s modem farm
machinery cannot perform as
expected on badly eroded and
gullied land. A complete water
disposal system is needed on
sloping landtopreventerosion
and to permit the most
efficient use of today’s larger
tractors.
A water disposal system
consists of grassed waterways
and parallel terraces. Paral
lel terraces are designed to
slow the water down, allowing
it to soak into the soil That
rainwater which does not soak
into the soil slowly runs along
the terrace channel to the
grassed waterway. The water
way being sodded with grass,
,allows the water to move out
of the field without creating
gullies and removing top soil.
Parallel terraces are
parallel to each other, pre
venting short rows and also
prevent crossing the terraces
themsleves since all forming
operations are on the contour.
Cost sharing is available
to Wheeler County landowners
on a 50-50 basis through the
Rural Environmental Assis
tance Program. Contact meat
the County Administration
Building if I can be of assis
tance.
Fish Ponds
A pond tliat provides good
fishing is a worthwhile invest
ment and the beauty spot of
any form. Any paid intended
primarily for fishing also may
provide other recreatiai
benefits, such as boating,
swimming, picnicing and
water for wildlife. ^Vater for
livestock and irrigation are
also stored for ready use.
Most ponds will produce
some fishing. Fish biologists
tell us that ponds properly
constructed and managed will
produce four times more fish
than those not constructedand
managed properly.
Field crops receive lime
and fertilizers as recom
mended. Ponds need lime and
fertilizer in the spring and
summer for the same reasons
that crops need them. Another
major mistake made by some
land owners is to over-fish
one specie of fish while under
fishing another specie.
The Tri-County Resource
Conservation and Develop
ment project has a full-time
game and fish biologist to
help landowners manage their
game and fish. If you aren’t
satisfied with your fishpond,
contact me at 568-2431 and we
will be glad to assist you.
Sign-up this month for cost
sharing on construction offish
and wildlife and multi-purpose
ponds through the Rural En
vironmental Assistance Pro
gram.
FOREST FACT
Georgia leads all states in the
amount of forest land in
private ownership, and is
second in the nation in the
amount of commercial forest
land. Ours is also the leading
pulp and paper state in the U.-
S., too, according to Extension
Service foresters. There are 15
pulp and paper mills in
Georgia, processing approx
imately 7 million cords of
pulpwood annually.
SUN IMPAIRS VISION
Three of four hours without
sunglasses on a bright day can
reduce the ability to see after
sundown from 50 to 90
percent. After only one day in
the sun, it takes a full week
without further exposure to
recover normal night, vision.
So, beware! Wear sunglasses
whenever you’re exposed to
the bright sunlight.