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VOLUME 58
Report Os The
County Agent
By David H. Williams
Safety And Health
American termers, those
few who grow enough food and
fiber for themselves and all
the rest of us, too, have taken
on another responsibility.
They have, that is, if they
employ one or more farm
workers.
The new responsibility con
cerns the Williams-Steiger
Occupational Safety and Health
Act which became effective
April 28, 1971. The general
purpose of this law is “to
assure so ter as possible
every working man and woman
in the Nation safe and healthful
working conditions and topre
serve our human resources.”
Four Areas
Four specific standards in
the act apply to agriculture.
These have to do with sani
tation in temporary labor
camps, storage and handling
of anhydrous ammonia, pulp
wood logging, and slow-mov
ing vehicles.
The regulations behind these
four areas are exact and often
complicated. So if you grow
crops or produce livestock,
and employ just one employee,
you may have to do some
studying and reading to find
out what you have to do.
Not every termer, of course,
is involved in all four areas.
But the typical termer is def
initely concerned with at least
one.
Requirements
The Occupational Safety and
Health Act (OSHA) requires
the farm employer to keep
accurate records and make
reports of work-related ill
nesses, injuries and deaths.
These records have a pre
scribed format and must be
kept up to ctote. They also
have to be available for in
spection by OSHA representa
tives.
Another requirement is that
you must display a poster
informing employees of job
safety and health protection.
You may have received such a
poster last year. It was the
center spread in a Department
of Labor publication entitled
“Recordkeeping Require
ments Under the Williams -
Steiger Occupational Safety
and Health Act of 1970.”
If you did not receive this
publication, and want more
information, you should write:
U. S. Department o( Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
1371 Peachtree Street, N. W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Junior - Senior
Girls Place
At Rock Eagle
While at District Project
Achievement at Rock Eagle
June 5-7, two girls from
Wheeler County placedintheir
area of competition.
Patty Adams, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Adams,
placed third in the Senior Gar
dening Project and Sarah Wil
liams, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. David Williams, placed
third in the Junior Public
Speaking project.
Those girls participating in
other projects were: Seniors:
Joy McNeal, Wildlife; and
Melinda McDaniel, Recrea
tion (Talent).
Juniors giving demonstra
tions were: Jennie Coleman,
Wildlife; Kim Hall, Dress Re
vue; Winnie Baker, Ento
mology; Johnnie Mae Conoway,
Conservation of Natural Re
sources; Wanda Evans, Recre
ation (Talent); and Karen
Wright, Clothing Textiles.
Walter E. Gillis
To Be Ordained
As Church Deacon
Walter E. Gillis of Lands
burg Community will be or
dained as deacon of the Beulah
Baptist ChurchonSunday, June
8, at 3:00 p.m.
The public is invited to
attend.
Wheeler County Eagle
ALAMO, WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA 30411 - BOX 385
Wheeler County
Neighborhood
Service Center
Will you search your heart
and see if you have love enough
to give?
Your Neighborhood Service
Center has been asked for
clothing. The Nursing Home
in Glenwood has people from
Central State Hospital who
have no-one. Our visits there
have caused the workers to
come away with tears. People
are there who have no clothes
except what they wore from
Central. They have no top
clothes nor underclothes.
We do not question God’s
work. Why they are like they
are nor why they were chosen
to be the ones afflicted. We
only know they exist and have
daily needs and but for the
Grace of God this could be
anyone. Will you help?
The needs are for mens
clothing of all sizes, as well
as belts, suspenders, shoes,
shoe laces, polish, etc. They
also enjoy caps and hats.
The ladies would like cos
metics, jewelery, belts, hats,
scarves, gloves, as well as all
articles of clothing.
May we invite the public to
go see the lovely building and
the kindness shown these
grown-up children who have
been placed in our midst. You
will get a blessing just from
giving a smile, a word, a
handclasp to show somebody
cares.
Bring anything you would
like to share toypur Neighbor
hood Service Center. We are
located by Little Theatre. We
will see that the peoples needs
are met with your help.
Please see that yourarticles
will be worthy to be worn by
one of God’s chosen.
Invitational
Softball Tourney
Set For Tifton
The Tifton-Tift County
Recreation Department will
sponsor a Non ASA Sanctioned
men’s double elimination in
vitational softball tournament
in Tifton, July 14, 15 and 16.
Anyone interested in enter
ing this tournament, please
contact E. B. Hamilton, Jr.,
Tifton-Tift County Recreation,
P. O. Box 6, Tifton, Ga. 31794
or phone 912-382-3405.
Revival Services
At Snow Hill
Baptist Church
Revival services at Snow
Hill Baptist Church will begin
on Monday night, June 19, and
continue through Sunday, June
25th.
Services will begin each
night at 8:00 o’clock. The
Rev. Larry Daniels, pastor,
will do the preaching.
The public is invited to at
tend.
Six Flags Over Georgia’s Log
Jamboree uses 26,000 gallons of
water each minute to propel its
hollowed logs.
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“MONARCH” REIGNS ON IN FOREST PRIMEVAL
An awe-inspiring sight greeted a group of Georgia Department
of Transportation officials who recently treked into the woods
of Spalding County. The men were out to make sure that a tree,
which happens to be the world’s second largest loblolly pine,
(the largest of its kind in Ga.) will be missed by a new road
passing through the area. The monster tree is at least a century
old. It stands 124 feet high with a 75-foot crown spread, a
14-foot, 8 inch circumference and a diameter of 4 feet 8 inches.
The officials determined that the road will miss the big tree, and
its lesser neighbors in the largely virgin stand of pines, by several
hundred yards. Above, the huge tree is measured by Highway
designers, Ron Colvin (L) and Henry Ashmore. (PRN)
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Sen. Hugh Gillis Receives Award
Sen. Hugh M. Gillis of Soperton, was presented the Dis
tinguished Service Award by the Georgia Forestry Association
at its annual meeting at Jekyll Island.
Citing his interest and knowledge of forestry', the award
was based on Senator Gillis’ long time support of good forest
legislation.
“Those of us in forestry know that we can call on Senator
Gillis when we need a friendly ear,” said Harold Joiner,
executive director of the Association, in making the presentation.
More than 600 persons from around the state were on hand
for the award presentation.
Sen. Gillis has long been associated with forestry in his
native Treutlen County, and surrounding area. He owns timber
land and his brother, Jim L. Gillis, Jr. is a former president
of the Georgia Forestry Association.
He was cited for his efforts as a member of the Association’s
legislative committee and in handling forestry programs during
his service in the Senate.
Sen. Gillis expressed appreciation to the Association,
saying, “I have always worked for good legislation and will
continue to support forestry programs when they are consistent
with the best interests of all citizens.”
Record Number Os Ga. Students
Nominated For Honors Program
“The fact that 3,180 Geor
gia high school students were
nominated to participate in
this year’s Governor’s Honors
Program indicates that the
project is as popular as ever,”
reports Margaret O. Bynum,
gifted student consultant for
the Georgia Dept, of Education.
The annual summer edu
cational project sponsored by
the department brings 400 stu
dents together on the W'esleyan
College campus in Macon, be
ginning June 14. One objective
of the program is to permit
gifted students to meet and
study with their peers from
across the state in advanced
classes where instruction sel
dom conforms to standard
classroom procedures.
Nominations for the project
were made last fall by 149
public and 56 private high
school teachers. This is the
first year private school stu
dents have been permitted to
enter the program.
Os the three thousand-plus
students nominated and taking
the required qualifying exam,
1,089 passed into the semi
finals.
We had approximately 100
people on statewide selection
committees toconductperson
al interviews with the semi
finalists, said Bynum.
She explained that this year
there will be several new
courses and course ap
proaches offered. “In art the
students will be allowed to
develop concepts and skills in
their own major media; Eng
lish students will examine man
and God through literature;
the physical education pro
gram has been revised; and
some of the students will be
encouraged to produce motion
pictures related to their
course concepts,” she said.
The 55 teachers engaged
for the project were drawn
from Georgia public and pri
vate schools, colleges and uni
versities.
Ocmulgee Academy
To Sponsor
Barbecue Supper
Ocmulgee Academy is spon
soring a Bar-B-Que Pork and
Chicken supper Saturday night,
June 17.
T. F. Simmons and The
Country Gentlemen will head
up the entertainment. Serving
starts at 5:30 p.m., entertain
ment at 8:00 p.m.
All members and friends
are invited to come out and
enjoy a good supper and good
entertainment.
Barry Goldwater, Senator
(R-Ariz):
“He (Nixon) is the first
{’resident who has had the
courage to do what should
be done in Vietnam.”
FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1972
Talmadge Announces That Senate And
House Conferees Agree On Rural Dev.
Macks Variety Fashions will
formally open their 12,000
square foot store Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, June 15,
16 and 17. The store is located
in the Telteir Plaza Shopping
Slate Receives
Federal Grants
For 4 Projects
A series of federal grants,
including funds to modernize
housing programs in Waynes
boro and Dublin, and a grant
to build a hospital in Douglas
ville, was announced from
Washington by Georgia’s U. S.
Senators Herman E. Talmadge
and David H. Gambrell.
The Douglasville grant,
totaling <5747,180, came from
the Department of Health, Edu
cation and Weltere.
Dublin received a grant of
$625,000 and Waynesboro one
for $600,000, both from the
Dept, of Housing and Urban
Development.
Also announced wasas24B,-
596.62 grant for the construc
tion of a building at the Dr.
John M. Meadows Memorial
Hospital in Vidalia.
Miss Jackson On
Dean’s List At
Fort Valley State
Miss Lee Artia Jackson fin
ished her freshman year at
Fort Valley State College
still remaining on the Dean’s
List.
She also received a certifi
cate of honor in recognition
of Academic Excellence. She
has returned to summer school
as a sophomore.
South Georgia United Methodist
Ministers Get New Assignments
New ministerial appoint
ments for 1972-73 for the
South Georgia Annual Con
ference were announced Fri
day by United Methodists at
tending their annual meeting
in Albany.
Approximately one-fourth of
the ministers received new
appointments, including the
Rev. Gilbert L. Ramsey, for
merly of the First United
Methodist Church in Tifton,
who was named superintendent
of the Savannah district.
The Rev. C. E. Steele, su
perintendent of the Savannah
district, was appointed to the
Porterfield Memorial United
Methodist Church in Albany,
site of the annual conference.
The Rev. William F.
Childres of Morningside Meth-
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ATLANTA, Ga. - Amy Carter, wearing a poka-dot party hat, joins her mom and dad, Governor
and Mrs. Jimmy Carter, in welcoming the “Lidsville” characters, “Mrs. Ring-A-Ding” and “Hiram
Hatfield” to their new and permanent home at Six Flags Over Georgia. The “Lidsville” characters
will be arriving at Six Flags on June 9, after a 3,000-mile journey from their former home in
California. The characters can be seen daily at the historically-themed park located on 1-20, just
west of downtown Atlanta. (PRN)
Center in Mcßae.
This brings to 6 7 the number
of stores for the Sanford, North
Carolina based chain and is
the first new store to be opened
in 1972. Seven to eight addi
tional stores are scheduled for
opening during the last half
of 1972; one located in
Sylvania.
The general offices and
warehouse for the four-state
operation are located in San
ford, North Carolina. Macks
Stores, Inc., opened its first
store in Sanford in December
1923, just forty-nine years
ago. It is interesting to note
that tlie number one store
still occupies that original
space, although it has been
enlarged several times.
Rev. W. E. McCord
Coming To Helena
Methodist Church
The new pastor of the
Helena-Scotland United Meth
odist Charge is the Rev. W.E.
McCord, who comes from
Pineview-Finley son Charge.
Mr. McCord has been in
the South Georgia Conference
for 18 years and is a native
of Indiana.
He and his wife, the former
Thelma Bottom, have two mar
ried sons. They, along with
their four year old grandson,
who makes his home with them
arrived in Helena, Thursday^
Mr. McCord will preach his
first sermon Sunday at the
Helena United Methodist
Church.
The Rev. Eric Sizemore,
the former pastor, moved to
Macon today where he will be
the pastor of Aldersgate United
Methodist Church. He will also
attend Candler School of
Theology this tell.
odist in Thomasville was
named chaplain at Magnolia
Manor home for the aging in
Americus. He succeeds the
Rev. Louis Cholson who re
tired this year.
The list of pastoral appoint
ments follows:
AMERICUS DISTRICT
Americus First, James R.
Webb, Jr.; Andersonville, Dr.
Henry S. Brooks; Byromville-
Lilly, W. B. Dowdy; Cochran
First, John McGowan; Coch
ran First associate, Charles
E. Cravey; Dawson, Aaron
Sellers; Ellaville, Ramus G.
Freeman; Helena-Scotland, W.
E. McCord; Lumber City,
James C. Moore; Oglethorpe-
Ideal, Dr. James Tucker;
Parrott, Harold Eubanks;
Perry First, Elick S. Bulling-
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The company originatedasa
partnership by its original
founder, A. H. Mclver, who
has been associated with the
company most recently as
Chairman of the Board until
last year when he retired.
The company was incorporated
in 1938 and became a publical
ly held corporation in April
of last year.
In 1971, nine new stores
were opened, making 1971 the
greatest expansion year ever
for the company and bringing
the number of stores in ope
ration to 67.
Charles Hale, former man
ager of the company’s Man
chester unit will manage the
new store. Mr. Hale and wife
Linda, are parents of one child.
Hale joined the company in
January 1968.
Donald McDonald, former
assistant manager of the com
pany’s Beaufort, South Caro
lina, store is assistant man
ager. He joined Macks in
February 1971. Mr. McDonald
and wife Sandra, have two
children.
The merchandise mix of a
Macks store has changed con
siderably in recent years, with
the accent on expansion in
apparel and housewares lines.
The extent of this expansion
would make a typical Macks
store a complete family shop
ping facility. In addition to the
usual variety lines expected
to be found in a store of this
type, you will find expanded
lines of popularly priced ap
parel for the housewife and
children.
The men’s and boys’ wear
department has also been
greatly expanded. Other typi
cal departments displayed to
please you are a pet supply
department, including tropical
and gold fish; a fishing tackle
ton; Pinehurst, Lonnie E. Dun
bar Jr.; Pineview-Finleyson,
L. H. Cochran; Sycamore,
Gordon C. Roberts; Wenona,
W. Eugene Scott; Chaplain,
Magnolia Manor, William F.
Childres.
DUBLIN DISTRICT
Alamo, Laurence Russ Jr.;
Bartow, Jack Bentley; Cole
man Circuit, Eugene C. Coch
ran; Dublin First, Ted Griner;
John Wesley Circuit, Kennedy
Raley; Lyons, James A. Agee;
Stillmore, William M. Wicker
Jr.; Swainsboro First, Donald
J. Sparks; Swainsboro Cal
vary, John M. Clements; Twin
City, Ralph Savarese; Uvalda,
Grable Page; Waldens, John
Taylor; Wheelei - County Cir
cuit, Joe B. Lanier; Wrights
ville Circuit, Tom B. Nichols.
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department; small and medium
sized appliances, such as elec
tric irons, toasters, curlers,
hair dryers, perculators,
stereos, recorders, home and
auto tape players, etc.
There are thirty-one de
partments, displayed and
priced to please the taste of
the most discriminating cus
tomer.
V. C. Mclver, the company’s
Senior Vice President and
Treasurer, said that the com
pany is greatly impressed with
the rapidly expanding economy
of Mcßae, and this new store
is an evidence ofthe company’s
confidence in the area.
See their advertisements on
page 3, page 9 and page 13,
of this issue of The Enterprise.
Annual Report Os
Georgia Warm
Springs Foundation
The annual report of the
Georgia Warm Springs Found
ation hospital for the year
ended September 30, 1971
shows that patients with physi
cal impairments caused by
arthritis, strokes, spinal cord
injuries and other neuromus
cular and musculoskeletal dis
orders came to the Warm
Springs center for medical
care from thirty-three states
and thirteen foreign countries.
Nine hundred ninety-one
individuals received care as
out-patients. Seven hundred
fifty-eight patients were ad
mitted to the hospital for treat
ment and received 24,458 days ’
care. The average length at
stay was 35 days. Ofthe 24,458
days’ care provided by the
hospital, 36% represented pri
vate paying patients; 20% was
sponsored by various State
Divisions of Vocational Re
habilitation; 36% by Medicare
and Medicaid; and the remain
ing 8% by private health organ
izations and other govern
mental agencies.
The Georgia Warm Springs
Foundation has full medical
responsibility for the evalu
ation and care of the student
patients at the Georgia Re
habilitation Center, a vo
cational evaluation and train
ing facility owned and ope
rated by the State of Georgia.
Services rendered by the
Foundation staff to the Georgia
Rehabilitation Center includes
Physical and Internal Medi
cine examinations, evaluations
and consultations, as well as
Physical Therapy treatments
and Nursing services.
Ga. Industrial
Developers Tour
9 County Area
On May 24th and 25th, the
Heart of Georgia Planning and
Development Commission
served as host to State Indus
trial Developers on a nine
county Indoctrination and
Evaluation Tour. Developers,
Heart of Georgia staff mem
bers, and local repre
sentatives traveled in a char
tered bus through the area,
while local spokesmen showed
available buildings and in
dustrial sites.
The Developers were also
guests at the monthly meet
ing of the Commission, which
was held at Stuckey’s Carriage
Inn in Eastman.
The Tour was declared such
a success by the Developers
that other APDC’s may
emulate it in the future.
Over 40 per cent of the
faculty at Columbus College
have received the earned doc
torate or the highest terminal
degree in their specialty. How
ever, the faculty is student
oriented rather than research
oriented, and the daily inter
change of ideas between stu
dents and their teachers is
customary at the college.