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VOLUME 57
Report Os The
County Agent
Fertilizing Shrubs
By David H, Williams
Now is a good time to ferti
lize shrubs. That is, if they
haven’t been fertilized re
cently. :
Some homeowners make a
single heavy application of
plant foodto their ornamentals
ance a year, With most ferti
lizers, this is not the best
way,
Horticulturists tell us that
shrubs will better utilize the
fertilizer if it is applied in
several splitapplications. For
example, a light “feeding”’
in March, another in May,
then again in July, will give
good results with most shrubs
grown in Georgia.
Too much fertilizer at one
time can cause injury to the
root system of ornamental
plants. Splitting the same
amount of fertilizer intothree
lighter applications reduces
the chances of this injury.
As for fertilizer placement,
simply scatter it evenly
wnderneath the plant, and also
just outside the drip line. It
i 8 not necessary to remove
the mulch before fertilizing
shrubs.
In most cases special fer
tilizers are not needed. Field
grade - not as expensive.
Planting Azaleas
During the next few weeks,
homeowners all over Georgia
will be planting azaleas. And
many of these plants will give
disappointing results. Why?
‘Because of mistakes made in
planting,
One of the most common
errors is locating azaleas in
poorly drained areas. These
plants grow poorly, and may
eventually die, if the soil does
not drain well.
Another practice that often
results in poor growth is fail
ure (o add enough organic
matter tothe soil before plant
ing. Azaleas usually are more
vigorous if peat moss, pine
bark, leaf mold or some such
material is thoroughly mixed
with the soil. Half soil and
half organic matter, extending
out to at least a foot from the
trunk of the plant, is fine,
Another common error is
planging too deep. This can
severly stunt future growth
of azaleas, So plant em no
deeper than they originally
grew in the nursery,
Lawn Weed Control
Many homeowners wait too
late in the springtoeffectively
control broadleaf weeds in
their lawns. Tocontrol dande
lions, cudweed, wild geran
tum, henbit and dock, a spray
program should be started
this month,
The herbicide 2, 4-D is
effective in controlling most
broadleaf weeds in the yard.
Be sure to use theamine form
of 2, 4-D, as it reduces the
possibility of injury to sur
rounding shrubs.
People who want to prevent’
germination of crab grass in
their lawns should make a
preemergence herbicide ap
plication soon. March 1-15
is a good time to do this in
‘the southern part of the state, "
In North Georgia, March 15 -
April 15, is adesirable period
to apply pree~~~" "~ he:b’-
cides to the lawn, Check with
our office for recommended
materials and rates to use.
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F.B.L.A. To Hold
Bake Sale
Wheeler County High’s Fu
ture Business Leaders of
America will hold a bake sale
on Saturday, March 18, andon
Saturday, April 1, from 9:00
until 12:00.
The purpose of this bake
sale will be to raise funds for
the expenses of the annual
F.B.L.A. convention tobe held
in Atlanta in April. The bake
sale will be held in two lo
cations -- in Alamo in front
of the Alamo Supermarket,
and in Glenwood in front of
Hyman’s Food Store.
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PEANUT INDUSTRY HONORED - Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin, in behalf of
Georgia peanut farmers, accepts a plaque from state and national officers of the Future Farmers of
America during ceremonies in Atlanta. The award represented FFA recognition of the support
Georgia's Peanut Commodity Commission has given the FFA program. Shown with Commissioner
Irvin, | to r, are Roger Byrd, Georgia FFA President, Hazlehurst; Sammy Peebles, National FFA
Vice President, Brewton, Ala.; Jerry Baldree, president of the Berrien County FFA Chapter;
Dennis Sargent, National FFA Secretary of Bradford, Ohio and Cliff Saylor, National FFA Vice
President of Glendale, Arizona. (PRN)
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Use Os IRS Label
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Helps Avoid Errors
Many taxpayers errors,
particularly those that delay
refunds, can be eliminated by
using the pre-addressed label
on the tax package received
in the mail. Peel the label
- from the tax package andplace
it on your Form 1040,
Income tax returns with
labels can be quickly identi
fied and processed since they
contain necessary identifying
information, B, Javan Garner,
the local representative for
Internal Revenue Service,
said.
If your name or address
has changed, make the neces~
sary corrections on the label
and lightly strike through the
wrong pre-printed infor
mation. If you have a refund
due, this will help insure de
livery of the check to the
correct address,
Taxpayers should also be
certain that their correct so
cial security number is enter
ed on the label before they
file their return,
The filing deadline for 1971
returns is April 17,
Second Os Concert
Series Set Mar. 16
Despy Karlas, Pianist and
Eugene Eicher, Cellist, sets
the stage for the second per=-
formance of the Concert
Series at the Lamplighter Lit
tle Theatre on March 16, at
8:00 p.m.,
There is a limited number
of seats available, so call
568-5111 or 569-2531 for
reservations.
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posed to it at home?
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was lowered hurriedly.
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January CVAE Girl And Boy Os The Month
Rhonda Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Smith of
Glenwood, was selected Girl of the Month for the Wheeler
County CVAE Class, She is a teacher’s aide in elementary
education for Mrs. Ann Dixon’s third grade. She gets much
pleasure and experience from her work. She is a junior at
Wheeler County High.
Steve Brewer, grandson of Mr. and Mrs., Henry J. Brewer,
was selected Boy of the Month for the Wheeler County CVAE
Class. He is a teacher’s aide in elementary physical education
for Mrs. Guy Cox of the second grade. He derives much
pleasure and experience from his work.
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Good Citizen
Miss Kay Guin, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. E, M, Guin of
Glenwood, has been selected
by the Senior class andfaculty
members of Montgomery
County High School as DAR
GOOD CITIZEN for 1971-72,
I'he DAR award, sponsored
by the DAUGHTERS OF THE
AMERICAN REVOLUTION is
given to a senior girl chosen
by her fellow students and
faculty. The student is chosen
for her leadership, patrio
tism, and dependability.
The award was presented on
March 1, at a meeting of the
Daughters of the American
Revolution at the Country Club
in Vidalia. The DAR awards
were presentedtogirls repre
senting schools from this
area, After receiving their
awards, the girls explained
briefly what their plans were
for the future.
Kay is Chaplin of the Tri-
Hi-Y Club, treasurer of the
Senior Class, captain of the
cheerleading squad, member
of the M Club and the Drama
Club and was chosen as an
Outstanding Senior.,
Be assured that politics
will improve as fast as the
people who vote.
Food For
Thought
Raymond G, Johnson
Jesus said, “I am the bread
of Life’”’ (John 6:35). By this
He meant, ‘I am absolutely
necessary for eternal life,”’
Most people in America do
not believe this. They think
that Jesus is a luxury whom
they can very well get along
without. To them He is T-bone
steak and pie a la mode and
not the staff of life. He is a
mink stole that can be worn
or cast aside as whim dic~
tates.
Jesus insisted, “I am the
bread of life: he that cometh
to me shall not hunger, and he
that believeth on me shall
never thirst.’”” He is necessary
and He is enough.
“Break Thou the bread of
life, Dear Lord, to me,
As Thou didst break the
loaves Beside the sea;
Beyond the sacred page,
I seek Thee, Lord;
My spirit pants for Thee,
O living Word.”’
(A weekly column presented
by members of the Wheeler
County Ministerial Assoc.)
Wheeler 4-H
Clubs To Sponsor
Rabies Clinic
" A rabies clinic will be held
in Alamo and Glenwood on
Saturday, March 18. The vet
erinarian will be in Alamo at
the City Hall at 10:00 a.m.,
and at the City Hall in Glen
wood at 1:30 p.m.
The Wheeler County 4-H
Clubs will be sponsoring these
clinics to help dog owners of
both towns get their dogs in
noculated against rabies, and
thereby comply with city or
danicies,
In Alamo, the veterinarian
will have dog collars for those
who want to purchase them.
Also it is hoped that someone
will be available toetchnames
and addresses on the collars,
County residents outside the
two towns are also urged to
bring their dogs in to the
clinic.
A printing salesman hadbeen
bitten by his dog but didn’t give
#t much thought. But when the
wound failed to heal properly,
he began to worry and consulted
a doctor. The doctor took one
look at the wound and ordered
the dog brought in. Just as the
doctor had suspected, the dog
had rabies, It was too late to
give a serum, so the doctor had
no alternative than to tell him
that he would have to die of
hydrophobia.
The poor printing salesman
sat down at the doctor’s desk
and began writing. The
physician sought to comfort
him.
“Perhaps it will not be so
bad,”” he said. “You needn’t
make out your will now,”’
“I’m not making out any
will,” replied the p.s., ‘“l'm
just writing out a list of people
I'm going to bite.”’
some Benefits To Veterans fire
rree Os Taxation, Sauys Wheeler
Now that income tax filing
time is here again, the Direc
tor of the State Department
of Veterans Service, Pete
Wheeler, is reminding vet
erans that money received by
them as benefits is not sub
‘ject to income tax. He said
that disability compensation
and pensions, education and
training allowances, home and
automobile grants to the
seriously disabled, and death
- benefits paid to veterans’sur
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State Highways
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Says Billboards
J 0 Come Down
. Thursday (today) will mark
fanother milestone in the
'history of Georgia’s long bat
tle of the billboards. On that
morning, starting about 10
o’clock, State Highway per
sonnel will begin the first
removal of signs along a Fed
eral-aid Primary -- not an
Interstate ~- route.
The men will be removing
the first stages of signs on
U. S, 17 in Camden County,
moving north from the Florida
line. The first stage of signs
to be removed is limited to
small signs usually on trees
or other natural features.
The first stage of signs has
been virtually removed from
.the Interstate Highways over
the state, The second stage
of sign removal will be direc
ted against those signs erected
after the old 1967 law came
into existence, bhut erected
without a permit.
There are more than 45,000
outdoor advertising signs now
up on Interstate and Federal
aid Primary routes over
Georgia, Preliminary figures
show about 2000 would be af=-
fected under this secondstage
of enforcement of the new law
passed last fall,
Highway officials say they
are well pleased with the gen
eral attitude of cooperation
expressed by most sign
owners when violations have
been brought to their attention
so far, The highway engineers
are attempting to get as many
signs down as possible along
the major routes hefore tour=-
ist season starts to increase
the scenic quality of the roads.
Hagan Testifies
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Against Busing
ATLANTA (PRN) -- First
District Congressman G.
Elliott Hagan testified today
before the House Judiciary
Committee in his continuing
fight against forced busing of
school children.
In his testimony Hagan
stated that, ‘“The policy of
forced busing of our school
children away from their
neighborhood schools is a
devastating blow to the
orderly process of education
in our public schools, to the
.concept of local control of our
schools, and to our citizens’
freedom of choice regarding
their children.” Hagan
expressed his concern by
stating, “It is obvious that
neither education nor the
children were important in the
thinking of those who issued
the massive busing orders
which are destroying our
public school systems.” After
a forceful and concerned
testimony Hagan concluded
by saying, “I know this
distinguished Committee will
carefully consider the
proposals before them and I
strongly urge you to report
out a bill that will not only
help solve the serious problem
of forced busing but may very
well be the saving of our
public school systems here in
America. The people have a
valid plea and are making their
will known. We have a
commitment to heed their
plea and act accordingly!”
FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1972
vivors, are exemptand, there
fore, do not have tobe report
ed on federal income tax re
turns.
Income of military person
nel on duty in Vietnam or its
adjacent waters is aiso ex
cluded from federal taxation.
The entire amount of mili
tary pay received for such
service may be excluded from
the gross income of enlisted
personnel. A commissioned
officer may exclude up to
SSOO for each month of com
bat zone service.
“It should be emphasized,”’
said Wheeler, “‘that these ex~
clusions apply only for those
months that the taxpayer
serves in the combat zone,
or during the months he is
hospitalized as a result of
wounds, disease or injuries
Hagan Announces |
Beta Club Week
ATLANTA (PRN)
Congressman G. Elliott Hagan
today announced passage of a
proclamation designating one
week beginning the first
Sunday in March as “National
Beta Club Week.”
Hagan introduced an
identical bill in December of
1971 to give recognition to
the members of the National
Beta Club for the positive
accomplishments of its young
people, and to encourage their
goals of promoting honesty,
service, and leadership among
the high school students of
America.
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February CVAE Girl And Boy Os Month
Gail Yawn is the Girl of the Month for February. She is a
student at Wheeler County High School. Her work stations are
Wheeler County Library and Annice’s Beauty Salon in Glenwood.
Gail’s parents are, Mr, and Mrs. Bernis C. Yawn of Glen
wood. Mr. Yawn is the barber of Glenwood.
Frank Pickle, son of Eldridge and Louise Pickle of Alamo,
was selected to be Boy of the Month by his C.V.A.E. class
sponsor. Frank is working as an aide to Mr. Robbins in teach
ing the 2nd grade speech improvement class.
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WCHS-FBLA Wins Contests At
District 1l Mini-Conference
The Wheeler County Future Business Leaders of America
attended the second annual District II Mini-Conference at
Armstrong State College in Savannah on Saturday, March 4.
The local Chapter won four out of five contests entered.
Murray Couey won Boys’ Typewriting; Marie Cartwright won
Girls’ Typewriting; Minnie Cannon won Shorthand; and Patt
Dyal won Public Speaking.
The top three winners in each District in each contest will
compete at the State Leadership Conference to be held in
Atlanta, April 7-9.
Shown above, left to right, Sandy Screws, Ellen Adams,
Mrs. Arrington, Patt Dyal, Dr. Russell Mercer, Annette Nobles,
Jennifer Fulford, Martha Powell, Murray Couey, Beverly
Wilkinson, Minnie Cannon and Marie Cartwright.
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incurred in a combat zone.”
Wheeler added thatall mili
tary pay of enlisted men and
up to SSOO per month paid to
commissioned officers serv
ing in a combat zone will be
excluded from state income
tax, but he said that interest
earned by Gl life insurance
dividends left on deposit with
the Veterans Administration
is considered taxable, and,
consequently, must be report
ed on both federal and state
tax returns.
A section of the Internal
Revenue Code also provides
for the cancellation of certain
income tax liabilities of ser
vicemen who die as a result
of wounds, disease or injury
while on duty in a combat
area. Under this section:
(1) all federal income taxes,
Hagan said “*“This
recognition of the wonderful
efforts being put forth by the
young people. of our
community will not only
make more known what has
been done by American
youth, but it will also serve to
stimulate even further
accomplishments.”
“The National Beta Club
Week,”” Hagan further stated,
“will be in the spirit of our
American tradition for it
shows our appreciation of our
high school students who will
in time become the leaders of
this great Nation.”
NUMBER 49
whether on military pay or
not, are forgiven for the year
in which the serviceman was
killed or in the year in which
he dies of wounds, disease or
injury sustained in the com=-
bat zone; (2) if he entered the
combat zone in the year pre
vious to the one in which he
_was killed, all taxes are for
given; (3) if he was delinquent
in payment of personal in
come taxes for any preceding
year in which he served in a
combat zone, those taxes are
forgiven.
The Internal Revenue Ser
vice provides extension privi
leges for the filing of returns
by servicemen who are on
duty in combat zones. Appli=-
cations for tax refunds should
be filed with the IRS Center
where the tax return was filed.
Comm. Caldwell
Sending Field
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Investigators
Continuing his efforts of
““going to the people,”” Comp=
troller General Johnnie L.
Caldwell is sending insurance
field investigators to selected
cities and towns throughout
Georgia to answer questions
and assist in solving insurance
claim problems for Georgia
policyholders who are other=
wise unable to obtain the ser=
vices of the State Insurance
Department.
“When 1 took office, we be=
gan looking for away for all
Georgians in other parts of
the state to receive the same
help available to people in the
Atlanta area, despite the great
distances involved. The field
investigation team is the re=
sult of our efforts,”’ Caldwell
stated.
The insurance field investi
gator from Comptroller Gen.
Johnnie L, Caldwell’s office
will be in Eastman on March
13, to help with your insurance
problems. Field Investigator
Wally Krygier will be in the
Court House from 9:00 a.m.
until 2:30 p.m. through the
cooperation of the county com=
missioners and other public
officials.
Comptroller Gen, Johnnie
L. Caldwell also serves as
State Insurance Commis=-
sioner.
Thompson Acts
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To Raise Estate
.
Tax Exempfion
Georgia Fifth District Con=
gressman Fletcher Thompson
introduced legislation that
would raise the amount of
estate presently allowed for
exemption from inheritance
taxation from $60,000 to
SIOO,OOO,
The Atlanta-area Con
_gressman pointed out that,
“The law now provides that
the limit of an estate that can
be exempted from inheritance
taxation is $60,000, In
heritance taxation,”’ he added,
“is probably one of the least
mentioned features for re
vision of our Federal taxpro=-_
“gram, but one which is grossly
outdated and in dire need of
adjustment,”’
The Republican Congress=
man, in explaining his legis=
lation, stated ‘“The $60,000
ceiling set for estate tax ex-*
emption was perhaps reason=
able at the time it was set
'many years ago, However,’’ he
continued, “it has failed to
keep pace with inflation and
the devaluation of the dollar
throughout the years,
“lt is for this reason,”
Thompson concluded, “that I
providing for an increase in .
the $60,000 limit in estate
tax exemption to SIOO,OOO.