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VOLUME 58
Report Os The
County Agent
By David H. Williams
In Containers
Georgia homeowners are
growing more and more plants
in containers for patio beauti
fication. And shrubs and trees
are being planted in large
containers in towns and cities
in street beautification pro
jects.
In these situations, plants
do not perform as expected.
Usually, this is due to poor
soil preparation.
The importance of proper
soil aeration and water
holding capacity is greatly in
creased when plants are grown
in restricted soil volumes in
containers instead of in the
ground. Seldom will topsoil
alone be satisfactory in con
tainers.
A reliable formula for im
proving clay-type soils is to
combine one-third topsoil,
one-third construction sand
and one-third organic matter.
In the sandy soils of South
Georgia, a combination of one
half topsoil and one-half or
ganic matter will usually give
good results.
Sphagnum peat moss, pine
bark and decomposed fall
leaves are examples of good
sources of organic matter for
container soil mixes.
Large Fruit
Most all tree fruits have
been endowed by nature with
the ability to bloom and set
more fruits than they can de
velop into large fruits at ma
turity.
C. D. Spivey, Extension
horticulturist, says this
doesn’t mean these fruits are
inferior in quality. They are,
however, smaller in size. And
as Spivey points out, “This
year we have an unusually
heavy crop.”
But there is something that
can be done about the situation,
he adds. That is, thin or take
some of the fruit off the tree.
A good rule of thumb is to
remove enough of the green
immature fruits so that there
will be one fruit left every six
inches on the tree. Do this
thinning job as soon as pos
sible — after all danger of
cold weather is over.
Spider Mites
In recent months, accord
ing to Extension Horticulturist
Gerald Smith, spider mites
have been especially heavy on
ornamental plants such as
Japanese Hollies, azaleas and
junipers. Many homeowners
in Wheeler County are finding
that situation to be true here.
These very small pests can
reduce the vigor of shrubs.
They also dis-color the
foliage, leaving the leaves with
a dusty look.
One effective way to con
trol spider mites is to use a
strong jet of water directed
on the underside of the leaves.
This does a surprisingly good
job of dislodging the pests —
and their eggs, too.
Gerald says to repeat the
spraying at weekly intervals
until the mites are no longer
evident.
Wheeler County
Library News
The 1972 Vacation Reading
Club will open on Friday, June
2nd. All children from pre
school 'trough eighth grades
are urged to join our reading
program.
The Wheeler County Public
Library is open on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday, from
9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
You may check books from
the bookmobile from the
Oconee Regional Library on
the following dates:
Wednesday, June 14, June
28, July 12, July 26, and Aug.
9.
The bookmobile has sche
duled the following stops in
Wheeler County:
Harden’s Store - 8:40-9:00;
George Rowe’s Home - 9:15-
9:30; Lowery School - 9:40-
10:00; Bethel Church - 10:15-
10:30; Glenwood (uptown) -
10:45-11:45; Shiloh (at church)
- 1:25-1:45; Springhill Com
munity House - 2:00-2:15; But
ler’s Store - 2:40-3:10.
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Celebrities Visit VA Hospital — Marcie Auton, the reigning Miss DeKalb County, and Tommy
Nobis of the Atlanta Falcons, visitedthe VA Hospital in Decatur last week, stopping at the bedside
of Vietnam veteran William Miller of Alamo. The visit, sponsored by the Tucker Jaycees, was in
conjunction with the celebration of Armed Forces Day last Saturday.
Awards Given
To Alamo Shirt
Co. Employees
> Awards presented to Alamo
। Shirt Company Employees,
. were accepted by plant man-
ager, Jimmy Fields, on be
half of the employees on May
19, at the annual meeting of
;■ Oxford’s Shirt Division held
at Kingwood Country Club in
Clayton.
The presentation was made
by Thomas K. Patterson, Vice
president of Oxford Menswear
and General Manager of the
Shirt Manufacturing Ope
ration.
These awards were the first
of their kind given by the shirt
division for “Customer Ser
vice’’ and “Outstanding Per
formance.”
The “Customer Service”
award acknowledged that the
Alamo Plant maintained in
process inventory controls and
kept the administrative effort
properly advised of the dates
I when goods would be avail
able for shipping to the cus-
I tomer.
The “Outstanding Perfor
mance” award recognized that
Alamo Shirt Company, and its
employees, did the best job
for the shirt division in terms
of quality, customer service,
and overall cost control.
Miss Wilburn
Graduates At
Bob Jones Acad.
One hundred and six seniors
from Bob Jones Academy,
- preparatory school for Bob
Joies University in Green
ville, S.C., received diplomas
at commencement exercises
in the Rodeheaver Auditorium
on the university campus Sat
urday, May 27. Diplomas were
awarded by Dr. Bob Jones in,
President of the university,
assisted by James Munro, act
ing academy principal. In
cluded in the graduating class
were students from 24 states
and 4 foreign countries.
Among the graduates was
Miss Ruth Rebecca Wilburn,
daughter of Rev. and Mrs.
B. J. Wilburn of Glenwood.
During the last six months
of 1971, eight percent of the
280,000 Vietnam-era veterans
। added to the labor force were
unemployed. The remaining
92 percent of 257,000 found
jobs.
ALAMO, WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA 30411 - BOX 385
7 From Wheeler
To Graduate
At Ga. Southern
Seven Wheeler County stu
dents at Georgia Southern Col
lege are candidates for
degrees at the 44th annual
commencement program
scheduled for June 3, in the
W. S. Hanner Fieldhouse on
the GSC campus.
Dr. JolinE. Johns, President
of Stetson University, will de
liver the commencement ad
dress to the 871 Georgia Sou
thern seniors and graduate
students who are candidates
for this commencement.
Presiding will be Dr. Pope
A. Duncan, GSC President,
Georgia Southern’s Deans,
Jack Averitt, Graduate School;
Starr Miller, School of Edu
cation; Paul LaGrone, School
of Business; and N. W. Quick, ■
Vice-President of Georgia
Southern, will present the can
didates to Duncan for grad
uation.
Candidates and their de
grees from Wheeler County
include:
Larry Eschol Clark, BS in
EDU; Harry Keith Fields,
BBA; Gary Martin Jenkins,
BS in EDU; Maurice Lynn
Johnson, BS in C.J.; Harry
Gene McAlum, MBA; Michael
Carey White, BM; and Sue
Bennett Williams, MED.
Special remarks will be
made to the graduates by
Newelle Anderson, President
of the Georgia Southern Col
lege Alumni Association.
L. R. Clark
Announces For
Clerk 01 Court
I hereby announce my
candidacy for re-nomination
as a candidate for the Office
of Clerk of the Superior Court
for Wheeler County in the
Democratic Primary to be held
August 8, 1972.
I promise that I will continue
to keep the records of this
office in order and serve the
public to the best of my ability
as I have always strived to do
in the past.
Your continued co-operation
and support will be greatly
appreciated.
Sincerely,
L. R. Clark
Change Made
In Farm Credit
Service Loans
A joint announcement was
made in Vidalia, by Neill K.
Alford, General Manager of
the Ohoopee Production Credit
Association, and Raymond L.
Evors, Executive Vice-presi
dent of the Swainsboro Federal
Land Bank Association, which
can .be significant in agricul
tural financing resulting from
the implementation of the
Farm Credit Act of 1971.
The new act permits Land
Bank and Production Credit
Associations to provide im
proved and expanded credit
services to farmers, growers
and ranchers. The announce
ment cited as principal
changes; flexibility in pro
viding Land Bank loans based
on credit factors; and the
dollar amount of individual
loans can now be larger than
was previously possible. The
maximum loan can now be
based primarily on the ability
of a borrower to repay.
Rural residence loans can
now be made to non-farmers
for moderately priced, single
family homes in rural areas
and open areas of towns of
less than 2,500 population.
Land Bank and Production
Credit Association loans can
also be made for farm-related
businesses for on-the-rtrm
services directly related to
the on-farm operating needs
of the farmer, including
custom operators.
Financially-related ser
vices such as credit life in
surance and electronic farm
record keeping can be offered
borrowers
All of the changes in policies
controlling Farm Credit Ser
vice loans will enable the banks
and associations to have more
flexibility and latitude in pro
viding credit for farmers,
growers, ranchers and their
cooperatives.
Miss Adams
Receives Degree
At Brenau College
Miss Martha Ann Adams,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.
M. Adams of Alamo, graduated
from Brenau College in
Gainesville. She received a
BA degree in History during
Commencement exercises in
Pearce Auditorium at Brenau.
FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1972
Georgia Forestry flssoc. To meet fit
Jekyll Island, Queen To Be Chosen
There will be 28 county
forestry queens who will vie
for the title of Miss Georgia
Forestry on June 4-5, at the
annual meeting of the Georgia
’ Forestry Association. Miss
Dianne Brown of Columbus
is the reigning queen.
The three day session, June
4-6, will be held in the Aqua
rama on Jekyll Island. As
sociation President, Noll A,
Van Cleave will preside.
Van Cleave said tliat the
speakers will key their re-
Floyd Critical 01
Big Spending
By Univ. System
Why does the cost of ope
rating institutions of higher
learning keep rising?
Perhaps House Appropri
ations Committee Chairman
James H. “Sloppy” Floyd
threw some light on the situ
ation the other day when he
strenuously objected toa Uni
versity System of Georgia
request for some “emer
gency” money to buy, among
other things, $lO ashtrays,
S4OO credenzas, $750 secre
tarial desks with $l5O chairs,
a S6OO sort and a $25,000
organ.
It all came about when Uni
versity System Chancellor
George Simpson went before
the State Fiscal Affairs Com
mittee and asked for the
money.
“Look at this,” declared
Floyd as he held up a list
of the requested items.
"Here’re five secretarial
desks for $750 apiece. I dent
know many businessmen who
pay $750 for their secretary’s
desk. It looks to me like
someone ought to go into this a
little deeper and see why
they’re spending so much
money on secretaries.”
The 7th District repre
sentative from Trion demand
ed to know what the $25,000
organ and other items would
be used for. Simpson replied
that the university system is
growing at the rate of “a new
Georgia Tech” every year.
“That’s good,” said Floyd.
“But what’s that got to do with
organs and sofhs? I don’t
think that’s an emergency.”
He went on down the list of
expenditures which totaled
$2.4-million for the entire
system.
"Carpet for lounge areas —
look here, they’re buying six
at $1,700 apiece. You think
that’s an emergency?”
“1 don’t think we’re throw
ing anything away,” Simpson
replied.
“I’m not going to argue
with you over essentials,”
Floyd told Simpson. “Butwhat
about the lounge furniture and
organ?”
“That’s all part of the ex
panding college scene,”
Simpson responded.
Floyd, after losing his bat
tle on a 11-1 vote, said he
was not satisfied with most of
it. He added: “I’ve been going
over this list all morning.
I’m just trying to watch the
taxpayer’s money.”
Donna Kay Webster
Receives Degree
At Georgia College
Number of candidates for
degrees at the June com
mencement at Georgia College
has jumped from 343 last year
to 377 for 1972.
Speaking to the graduates
at the June 3 ceremonies, will
be Dr. William C. Simpson,
Academic Dean-Elect. Com
mencement will begin at 11
a.m., on GC’s front campus.
Among the degree can
didates is Donna Kay Webster
of Alamo, who will receive a
Bachelor of Science Degree.
marks to the convention
theme, “Building Georgia
Forests Builds Georgia.”
The general session speak
ers and topics are John A.
Blackmon, commissioner,
State Dept, of Revenue of
Atlanta, “Forestry and the
State”; Dr. Stephen G. Boyce,
director, Southeastern Forest
Experiment Station of Ashe
ville, N.C., “Georgia’s For
est Supply”; and Jack Warren,
forester, Georgia Coopera
tive Extension Service of
Athens, “Occupational Safety
and Health.”
Panels on “Small Land
owner Opportunities” and
“Equipment and Procurement
Innovations” will beheld. The
panels will be moderated by
Ray Shirley, director, Geor
gia Forestry Commission of
Macon, and Glenroy Dowdy,
forest land manager, Land
Resources Division, Bruns-
Baxley Firm
Gets Citation
The Savannah Morning News
The FRP Co. of Baxley has
been named a recipient of the
coveted commerce citation,
the President’s “E” Award
for excellence in exporting.
FRP, a subsidiary of Mon
santo Co., whose international
naval stores division is a
major supplier of gum rosin,
was cited for making “a de
termined effort to develop
its export markets” and for
succeeding “in effecting a
substantial increase in over
seas sales.”
The award, which covers a
1969-71 period, also was pre
sented for the following
reason: “Through its negotia
tions with foreign firms to
handle marketing operations,
initiation of flexible pricing
policy, and rapid delivery of
its products through improved
transportation facilities, the
company has competed effec
tively against foreign gum
rosin producers, and in so
doing, has made a significant
contribution to the nation’s
export expansion program.”
Hagan Bill Is Scheduled
For House Floor Action
WASHINGTON (PRN)
Congressman G. Elliott Hagan,
Chairman of the Special
Subcommittee on Drug Abuse
in the Armed Services,
appeared before the full House
Rules Committee today in
connection with his bill, H.R.
12846, the Military Drug
Treatment and Rehabilitation
Bill and in a half-hour session
under the Chairmanship of
Congressman William M.
Colmer (D-Miss.), was granted
an Open Rule allowing for an
hour debate on the Floor. In
effect, this committee action
is necessary to provide for an
orderly procedure on the
Floor of Congress when ihe
Bill is called up for debate in
the near future. Both the Bill
and the presentation were
applauded by the Committee,
recognizing the efforts of
Cong. Hagan toward the
establishment of an effective
drug abuse prevention and
rehabilitation bill for our men
and women in the Armed
Services.
In addressing the
Lawmakers, Cong. Hagan
stated, “We on the House
Armed Services Committee
have been looking into this
serious problem continuously
since August of 1970. At that
time, a Special Subcommittee
conducted an extensive probe
of the drug problem among
our military members and held
hearings in the United States
and Southeast Asia. Those
hearings, consisting of some
1,051 pages, were printed and
a detailed report was
published including some 65
findings, conclusions and
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The 1972 Miss Georgia
Forestry will receive a SSOO
scholarship to the college of
her choice in Georgia, ac
cording to Harold Joiner,
executive director, GFA, of
Atlanta. During her reign, the
Wheeler 4-H’ers
To Attend District
Project Meeting
Twenty-two Wheeler County
4-H members will be attend
ing the Southcentral District
Project Achievement Meeting
at Rock Eagle 4-H Center
June 5-8.
This is an annual event in
which 4-H members from 26
Southcentral Georgia counties
compete in the various 4-H
projects.
The event is for junior
members from the seventh
and eighth grades and senior
members from high school.
District competition is as high
as the junior members go.
Senior first place whiners will
receive an expense paid trip
to Atlanta in August for 4-H
Congress where state winners
will be decided.
The seniors attending from
W'heeler County and theirpro
jects are: Thomas Mercer,
Agronomy; Fredrick Burnette,
Beef; Alphonso Powell, Ento
mology; Patty Adams and
Samuel Moore, Gardening;
Gary Coleman and Melinda
McDaniel, Recreation; Joe
Griffin, Public Speaking; Brent
Coleman, Swine; and Joy Mc-
Neal, Wildlife.
The junior members and
their projects are: Karen
Wright, Clothing; Johnnie Mae
Conoway, Conservation; Kim
Hall, Dress Revue; Darren
Brown, Electric; Winnie
Baker, Entomology; Dee Hall,
Housing and Equipment; Tom
my McNeal, Petroleum Power;
Bobby Cox and Wanda Evans,
Recreation; Ronnie Benton and
Sarah Williams, Speaking; and
Jenny Coleman, Wildlife.
Cloverleaf District Project
Achievement for fifthandsixth
grade members will be held
at Tifton on June 28.
REP G ELLIOTT HAGAN
recommendations.
“More recently, twelve
hearings were held involving
some 26 witnesses and
individual Members made
visits to military installations
at home and abroad to
reexamine the drug problem
among our servicemen.”
In closing, Congressman
Hagan stated that he was
“encouraged by the progress
already made by the services
in moving ahead against drug
abuse. There are good signs
that the programs are taking
hold and this Bill is essentially
what the professionals say
they need - from the top
military doctor to many of
those working with the
problem in the individual
services • to support those
programs.”
NUMBER 9
queen will attend various
forestry functions throughout
the state.
The pageant participants
will be presented at a Luau
on June 4th. The Association
will host the contestants at a
luncheon and banquet on June
sth.
The queens and counties
represented in the pageant
are Debbie White, Bryan; Dale
McCormick, Bulloch; Holly
Jones, Candler; Jackie Alane
Kenimer, Carroll; Marilyn
Jane Rush, Chattooga; Caro
lyn Mathis, Clinch; and Vickie
Lee Norris, Columbia.
The list includes Susie Wo
mack, Cook; Beth Womble,
Decatur; Mary Clinkscales,
Early; Kathy Smith, Emanuel;
Betsy Bums, Fannin; Marsha
Long, Glynn; and Lui Easom,
Harris.
Also competing for the title
are Lynne Mayo, Henry; Dawn
Jenkins, Lee; Julia Busby,
Liberty; Betty Lou Futch,
Leng; Terri Duke, Macon;
Joni Browning, Montgomery;
and Vickie King, Muscogee.
Mary Smith, Oconee; Lyn
nette Tatum, Pickens; Eliza
beth Alsbrooks, Richmond;
Robyn Ray, Telfair; Betty
Jean Martin, Thomas; Kathy
Mitchell, Ware; and Dianne
Collins, Wilkinson complete
the list.
Two Credit
Co-Ops Join
In Management
The Federal Land Bank As
sociation of Swainsboro, and
Ohopee Production Credit As
sociation have joined to form
what will become known as
Farm Credit Service of Vi
dalia according to Dolan E.
Brown and Henry D. McArthur,
Chairman of the Board of Di
rectors of the respective
organizations. The two asso
ciations begin their combined
ope rations on June 1, with
offices, in addition to Vidalia,
being located in Swainsboro,
Metter, Reidsville and Alamo.
Farm Credit Service is a
new trend coming about in tlie
Farm Credit System, accord
ing to Mr. Brown and Mr.
McArthur, and has as its goal
to be more effective and re
sponsive to the credit needs
of termers in the area served.
Short and intermediate term
loans and long term loans will
now be available to farmers
in Tattnall, Candler, Emanuel,
Toombs, Montgomery and
Wheeler Counties through the
local Production Credit Asso
ciation and Federal Land Bank
of America offices, which will
be known as Farm Credit Ser
vice effective June 1.
The combined operation
serves more than 1700 mem
bers with total loan volume
in excess of 28 million in the
chartered territories, which
includes land bank loans serv
iced in Jenkins and Screven
Counties,
“Both associations, being
farmer owned credit coopera
tives, have a high percentage
of joint membership,’’accord
ing to Mr. McArthur, “and
the directors of each associ
ation feel this is a move in
the right direction to provide
the best possible credit and
related service to our mem
bers.”
Mr. Brown summed up by
saying, “I am convinced chat
one-stop loan service to our
area farmers will benefit them
greatly and I heartily endorse
this forward step.”
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