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VOLUME 58
Report Os The
County Agent
By David H. Williams
Consider Our Land
It Provides Us With
Many Blessings
Spreading acre by acre and
mile by mile across Wheeler
County, Georgia and the heart
of North America is the
largest single expanse of pro
ductive land on earth — the
United States.
It is an awesome land,
magnificent in the variety and
richness with which God en
dowed it. And it, in fact, God’s
land. He has entrusted it to
our care during our lifetime.
Soil Stewardship Week, May
7-14, is a good time to be
reminded of this fact.
Soil, water and sunshine —
we have no greater blessing.
Our very lives depend on it.
From these resources must
come more and still more
food -for our own growing
needs and to help those abroad
who are hungry.
It is the land where we
can add to the supply and
quality of our water; and where
our timber will be grown.
It is the land where our
outdoor recreation needs can
be met; and where our wild
life will be produced.
It is the land of democracy,
where we rely on the volun
tary exercise of individual
responsibility rather than
regulation by government as
the favored avenue to accomp
lishment.
It is the land of still un
measured values, deserving
new and higher regard as a
vital and irreplaceable
treasure.
It is a land privately owned,
for the most part, but it be
longs to all of us -- whether
we live in the biggest asphalt
and concrete city or on the
most remote and isolated
farm. All of us depend on
the land —for our very lives.
Consider it. Consider it
well. Then pledge to support
our farmers and one agricul
tural workers in being good
stewards and conservationists
of it.
Soil Stewardship Week is a
good time to begin.
District Family
Planning Meet
Held In Eastman
A District Family Planning
Interagency meeting was held
at the Dodge County Health
Department on Wednesday,
May 2nd. This South Central
Health District meeting was
attended by 40 people in
cluding representatives from
the Department of Family &
Children Services, Office of
Economic Opportunity, Heart
of Georgia, and health depart
ments of the various counties
in the area.
Miss Paula Gibson, Family
Planning Consultant from the
State Health Department, pre
sided. Several informative
films were shown and there
was much group discussion
about reasons and needs for
Family Planning, or spacing
of children. Families have a
right to freedom of choice
in deciding when they want to
have children.
Family Planning clinics are
being held in each county in
the South Central Health Dis
trict. These clinics are being
coordinated by the Health De
partment, Department of
Family & Children Services,
and Office of Economic Op
portunity.
For more information call
your local health department.
Eighth Grade
Graduation
On May 21, the eighth grade
graduation service will be held
from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., at the
Wlieeler County Junior High.
The guest speaker will be
William S. Clark, County
School Superintendent.
After the program there will
be an open house soall parents
can tour the school.
The public is cordially in
vited.
Wheeler County Eagle
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Field Day Event Held Al Ml. Vernon
Wheeler County recently
took part in a “Field Day”
event held at Mt. Vernon Ele
mentary School. The students
participating were in the 4th
through the Bth grades from
Alamo, Mt. Vernon and Lyons.
The first and second place
honors won, in both literary
Thoughts For Soil
Stewardship Week
Jimmy James
Soil Conservationist
A growing population in the
United States and throughout
the world is a constant re
minder of the increasing de
mands being made on our land
....and on the resources as
sociated with the land. Food,
shelter and clothing must
come from the land for this
increasing population.
By the year 2000 — just 28
years from now -- the total
number of people on earth is
expected to reach six billion.
This will be an increase of
two billion, 900 million people.
Population in North Amer
ica is expected to increase by
64 percent, Latin America by
157 percent, Europe by 15
percent, Africa by 151 per
cent, and Asia by 89 percent.
Here at home, more Ameri
cans will want more products
of the land more often.
Food which has been in sur
plus may never again be in
that category'. Agricultural
leaders feel we can increase
food production to meet our
domestic needs for the fore
seeable future.
With good stewardship of
the soil, water and other na
tural resources, we can pro
duce more per acre and we
can farm more land more
intensively.
These are some thoughts
we should ponder on during
this Soil Stewardship Week.
Ocmulgee Academy
To Sponsor Supper
Ocmulgee Academy will
sponsor a Hamburger Steak
Supper Saturday night, May
13, beginning at 5:00 p.m.,
at the school.
There will be bingo follow
ing. Everyone is invited to
attend.
Wheeler County School Plant Survey
William S. Clark, Wheeler
County School Superintendent,
announces that all schools in
the system rated 100% on the
school plant survey that was
conducted by the State Dept,
of Education on May 3.
This survey included all
facets of the school system
to determine the condition
of the buildings and fecilities
in regard to the maintenance
and operation of the plant.
All schools in the state are
inspected annually and given
a percentage rating according
to the condition of the build
ings and faculties. This in
spection includes outside care
and appearance of grounds
and shrubbery and physical
appearance of buildings inside
and athletic events, were as
follows:
4th - Spelling - Denise Har
relson, Ist; 6th - Spelling -
David Frost, 2nd; Bth - Spell
ing - Annette Lee, 2nd, and
Jolly Clark, 2nd.
6th - Speech - Eric Cox,
Ist; 7th - Speech - Becky
Meguiar, 2nd; Bth - Speech -
Ronnie Benton, 2nd.
7th - Creative Writing -
Ed Tuten, Ist.
4th - Broad Jump - Tony
Lee, 2nd; sth - Broad Jump -
Daisy Carter, Ist; and Michael
Harvey, 2nd; 6th Broad Jump-
Ga. Homemaker
Os The Year
Deadline Aug. 1
County Farm Bureau wo
men leaders are reminded
that August 1 is the deadline
for submitting nominations
for consideration in the Geor
gia Homemaker of the Year
Program for 1972.
Nominations will be judged
on accomplishments and ac
tivities during the period of
June 1, 1971 to June 1, 1972,
according to Mrs. L. T.
Whitehead, State Chair
woman, Georgia Farm Bureau
Women.
Nominations may be made
by any group or club, but the
official form for nomination
must be used.
Judging will be based on
several factors including
home management, partici
pation in community affairs,
and performance in home
making.
The 1972 Georgia Home
maker will be announced on
Home maker’s Day, October
5, at the Southeastern Fair.
The winner will be presented
a silver engraved tray “Geor
gia Homemaker of The Year -
1972” and will be awarded
an all expense paid weeks
vacation for herself and fami
ly at the Wanderer Motel on
Jekyll Island.
The Georgia Homemaker
Program is sponsored by the
Georgia Farm Bureau Fed
eration, Georgia Home Eco
nomics Association, and
Georgia Extension Home
maker Council.
and outside. Classrooms,
halls, restrooms, lunchroom,
shops and gymnasium are in
spected for cleanliness and
condition of paint. Storage
space and safety devices were
also evaluated.
The state evaluator report
ed that this perfect rating is
seldom scored by any school.
Mr. Clark states that this
excellent rating has been pos
sible through the cooperation
and continued efforts of the
school administration, facul
ty. student body and cus
todians. They are to be com
mended for this demon
stration of personal pride and
civic responsibility in the
care of the school buildings
in Wheeler County.
Gwen King, 2nd; and Randy
Thigpen 2nd; 7th - Broad Jump
- Andy Edge, 2nd; and Bth -
Broad Jump - Bertha Dixon,
Ist.
4th - High Jump - Connie
Geter, Ist; sth - High Jump -
Terry Griggs, Ist; and Robert
Jones, Ist; 6th - High Jump -
Gwen King, Ist; and Johnny
Mackey, 2nd.
7th - Shot Put - Dee Hall,
2nd; and Bth - Shot Put -
Tim Hurst, 2nd.
4th - 75 yard Dash - Harry
I^ewis, 2nd; sth - 75 yard
Dash - Sharon Johnson, 2nd;
and David Wright, Ist; 6th -
75 yard Dash - Gwen King,
2nd.
Bth - 100 yard Dash - Pres
ton Gillis, 2nd.
7th - 2.20 yard Run - Willie
Thomas, 2nd.
4th - 440 Relay - 2nd, Ann
McArthur, Rosie Thomas,
Lillian Moore, Sabrina Clark;
and 2nd, Derek Rhodes, Harry
Lewis, Charles Smithand Wil
liam Wring; sth - 440 Relay -
Ist, Sharon Johnson, Jeannie
Newkirk, Daisy Carter and
Mary Powell; Bth -440 Relay -
2nd, Preston Gillis, James
Turner, Wendell Hall and
Ernell Harvard.
Time For
Rededication
L. B, Chamber, Supervisor
Ohoopee River Conservation
District
This is Soil Stewardship
Week in Georgia! It’s a time
when people give thanks for
the rewards of good steward
ship in caring for the soil,
water and all natural re
sources. It’s also time for
every steward of the soil to
rededicate himself to the care
of these natural resources
for future food production.
The annual observance of
Soil Stewardship Week began
in the year 470 in Vienne,
France. It started out as
France. It started out as
Rogation Day. Crops hadfeiled
and hunger was widespread.
The people — depending on
the fruits of their soil each
year — had scanty reserves
and little money. The Bishop
of Vienne called for prayer
and penance on the three days
just before Ascension Day.
LTom France, the custom of
Rogation Days has spread
throughout the world ina week
long observance. The State
Soil Conservation Committee
and the Association of Soil
Conservation District Super
visors -- in cooperation with
other agricultural agencies —
sponsor Soil Stewardship
Week in Georgia. It must be
remembered that good stew
ards of the Soil and Water
today are conserving these
resources toproduce our foods
for the future.
The growth rate of jobs for
scientists and engineers which
increased during the 1960’s
slowed in 1970, according to
a Bureau of Labor Statistics
survey. The 1970 figure of
1,075,000 is approximately the
same as the 1969 figure.
FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1972
(Hay 1972 Designated Senior Citizen
Ittonth In Georgia find The nation
May 1972 has been desig
nated Senior Citizens Month
in official proclamations
issued by President Nixonand
Gov. Jimmy Carter. “Action
Wheeler Co. High
Places In Track
And Field Meet
The Tri-Angular Trackand
Field Meet was held April 29.
Wheeler County High took
first and second places in
several events. Benjamon
Robinson placed first in the
880 yd run time at 2:11.9;
George Stevenson placed first
in the broad jump with a jump
of 19 ft. 4 ins.; Hollis King
ran the 2 mile run in 11:04
placed second; Larry Harvey
placed first in the shot put
with a throw of 44 ft. 7 ins.;
and Erum Davis placed first
in the 120 high hurdles timed
at 18.5 seconds.
The next track meets are
the Region Class B Track
Meet May 10, and the State
Track Meet May 18, 19 and
20, which will be held in
Jefferson. James Woods is
the coach.
Wheeler County
Junior High
Superlatives
The following students were
selected to receive honors at
the Junior High Graduation
on May 21; Valedictorian -
Ed Tuten; and Salutatorian -
Annie Maude Kinchen.
Honor Graduates:
Kim Hall, Bertha Dixon,
Ronnie Benton, Lillian New
kirk, Ed Tuten, Annette Lee,
Annie Maude Kinchen, Jennie
Coleman, Jolly Clark, Janet
Powell, Paulette Polk.
Bruce Aldridge, Ronnie
Screws, Terry Wright, Karen
Wright, Sylvia Howard, Mari
Ann Crawford, Wanda Howell,
Cindy Davis, Ann Chambers
and Karen Batten.
Outstanding Athletes:
Bertha Dixon and Ronnie
Benton.
Sportsmanship Award:
Bobby Cox and Karen Wright.
Spelling: Annette Lee.
Cheerleaders:
Kim Hall, Sheila Williams,
Cindy Davis, Pamela Bess and
Sylvia Mackey.
Band:
Annie Maude Kinchen, Karen
Wright, Elaine Smith, James
Troup, Jolly Clark and Darren
Brown.
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BRUNSWICK, GA. - An inter-governmental, inter-service front of solidarity in support of a strong
national defense was mounted at the recent air show featuring the Navy’s Blue Angels at Glynco
Naval Air Station. LTR: Capt. H.J.H. Cooke, Congressman G. Elliott Hagan, Lt. Gov. Lester
Maddox, Rear Admiral James Ferris, new Chief of Naval Air Training, Brig. Gen. Eugene M.
Lynch, commanding officer of the U.S. Army Flight Training Center and Capt. C.B. Stafford.
Maddox and Hagan agreed that if “all Americans could see the aerial performance of the Blue
Angels there would be no opposition to an adequate defense budget.” tPRNI
Now’’ is the theme for this
year’s festivities honoring
older persons for their con
tributions to society and
focusing attention on their
needs and accomplishments.
Gov. Jimmy Carter, in pro
claiming May Senior Citizens
Month in Georgia, called upon
all citizens of the State to
honor the 368,000 older Geor
gians and meet the challenges
of this “The Action Y'ear”
in the White House Conference
effort. The elderly population,
he said, “provide a tre
mendous reservoir of talent,
energy and experience” for
the State of Georgia.
Senior Citizens Month has
special significance this year
since this is “The Action
Year,” the follow-up year to
the 1971 White House Con
ference on Aging. The 3,500
persons who met in Washing
ton last Nov. to discuss the
needs and problems of the
Mrs. Terrell To
Be Woman’s Day
Guest Speaker
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Mrs. Edna C.
Terrell
The members and the Rev.
L. H. Hall of the Alamo Mis
sionary Baptist Church, re
quest your presence to their
annual Women’s Day Program,
Sunday, May 14, at 2:30 p.m.
The speaker for the after
noon will be Mrs. Edna C.
Terrell. She is a graduate of
the Wheeler County School.
She received her B.S. degree
from Albany State College in
Albany. She has done additional
study at Atlanta University
in Atlanta, and Georgia Sou
thern College. She is presently
employed as a teacher of
Special Education by the
Wheeler County Board of Edu
cation. She is deligent and a
faithful worker in all com
munity projects.
Mrs. Terrell is the daughter
of the late Rev. Eddie Coats
and Mrs. Minnie W. Coats of
Alamo.
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elderly adopted a wide range
of recommendations for im
provements in all aspects of
the older American’s life.
It is anticipated that this
year’s celebrations will focus
the attention of the entire
nation on the country’s fastest
growing segment of the popu
lation and result in far-reach
ing programs on the local,
state and national level to
meet their needs.
President Nixon has pledged
his administration to take im
mediate action wherever pos
sible to implement the recom
mendation of the Conference.
The Federal Government has’
already made available to the
States greatly increased fluids
to provide services to older
persons and to develop a
recognized role in the com
munity and a meaningful life
in retirement through such
projects as the new Retired
Early Childhood
Educ. Program
Tests Reviewed
The Georgia Board of Edu
cation will reconsiderpolicies
for releasing Statewide Test
ing Scores at its May meeting,
reports Jack P. Nix, state
superintendent of schools.
The tests were given last
October to Georgia public
school students in the fourth,
eighth and twelfth grades.
When the board adopted
policies a year ago pertaining
to the testing program, it was
decided that local boards of
education should be respon
sible for the release of system
and individual school test re
sults. The policy was based
upon the feet that local boards
are constitutional bodies and
the feeling that local school
officials were in a better po
sition to properly interpret
the scores to citizens within
each school district.
Georgia Asst. Atty. Gen.
Lee Perry advised the board
at its April meeting that there
was a conflict between the
board policy on releasing the
scores and the state’s open
records law.
In a special meeting May 4,
the board reviewed its original
decision to release scores by
congressional districts and
decided to vote on policy
changes during its regular
monthly meeting May 18th.
Nix said scores for
individual students will not be
released publicly since re
vealing them would constitute
an infringement of the indi
vidual’s constitutional right to
privacy.
NUMBER 6
Senior Volunteer Program
(RSVP) and the Nutrition Pro
gram.
Across the state, local com
munities, organizations, rec
reation departments, church
es, councils on aging and
others concerned with senior
citizens are celebrating the
month with cook-outs, open
houses, local Senior Citizens
Days, luncheons, teas and bus
trips. Wrapping up the month
long festivities is the annual
state-wide picnic sponsored
by the Atlanta Area Associ
ation of Senior Citizens Clubs
May 31, at Grant Park in
Atlanta, which annually draws
about 3,000 members of senior
citizens clubs from the entire
state.
Hugh Gillis
Announces For
State Senator
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It has been my prfvilec*
to serve you over the past
several years in the Georgia
State Senate. Although real
izing that we have ac
complished much together,
there are many challenges
to be met in this highly tech
nical day and age in which
we live....especially in agri
culture, education, industry
and mental health.
Ours is no longer a horse
and buggy age, nor is it an
environment in which we
merely place our hands to the
plow in the furrow.
I would like to be a part
of this vast, new, unexplored
twentieth century. I would like
to contribute what knowledge
and skills I have been fortunate
enough to acquire to join with
you in making the 20th Sena
torial District an integral part
of this new and challenging
society.
I humbly believe that the
many committees that I have
been privileged to chair or
serve on, such as Chairman
of the Appropriations Com
mittee, Chairman of the Penal
& Correctional Affairs Com
mittee, the Agricultural Com
mittee, Rules Committee, Ef
ficiency, Economy & Reorgan
ization in Government Com
mittee, Banking & Finance
Committee, and most import
ant, being elected by my fel
low-Senators to serve as
President Pro Tempore of the
Senate.
In this position, it has been
my privilege to assist the
Lieutenant Governor in his
duties and replace him in his
absence. I am proud to say
that we have worked in har
mony together, to provide the
proper leadership necessary
to move Georgia forward.
I believe from the depths
of my heart that my record
warrents my again asking for
your vote and support to re
turn me to this high position
of trust.
Therefore, I am announcing
my candidacy again to repre
sent you for another two years
as your Georgia State Senator.
At the proper time, I shall
qualify and announce my plat
form, which will be construc
tively planned to meet the
needs of every citizen of our
District.