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Cecil Passmore, Jr. Honored By Hometown Folks
State Senatorial Candidate
Cecil Passmore, Jr. was
honored at a Hometown Day
in Dexter, Georgia, Saturday.
A crowd of approximately
2,000 people enjoyed an old
fashioned Bar-B-Que and live
entertainment at a day billed as
New Plant
For 6a.
A plant for packaging and
distributing DuPont fibers will
be built five miles south of
Athens, the company an
nounced.
Occupying a 400-acre tract,
tire plant will employ about
200 persons and will begin
operation early next year, it
is said.
Blood Donors
Save Lives
On June 15, Mrs. Helen
Coleman, Mrs. Evelyn Mc-
Daniel, Miss Beth Rice and
Mrs. Elaine Owens attended
the South Atlantic Red Cross
Blood Planning Program in
Tifton. Much information was
obtained. We desperately need
your help, so; "Let this sink
in!’’
These days a blood trans
fusion that’s given to save a
life can cause a death. Why?
Because blood from com
mercial sources is ten times
more likely to be the cause of
hepatitis than from The
American Red Cross and other
community blood banks that
depend upon volunteer blood
donors.
Shocking? Os course.
So, you ask, why' doesn’t
all blood in American hos
pitals come from volunteer
donors? Reason: A mere three
percent of all Americans are
donating one hundred percent
of all the blood that’s freely
given in America. It’s rot
enough.
The Red Cross gets no
money for the blood you do
nate. The oily charge that’s
ever made is to help meet tire
cost of processing the blood.
Another important tact is
when you donate one pint of
blood, your immediate family
has total coverage of blood
needs for one year. Donation
of one gallon entitles the donor
to have the blood needs met
indefinitely.
In order for Wheeler County
to be on the Red Cross Pro
gram, we need donors. So,
roll up your sleeves. Please,
to keep people you know alive
and well.
In order for Wheeler County
to stay on the Red Cross
program, we need your help.
c Aid in planning the program,
committee assistants and don
ors are needed.
There is a possibility of
getting the Blood Mobile to
come to Wheeler County in
August if there is enough re
sponse. Please contact Mrs.
Elaine Owens, Publicity
Chairman, 523-5566 or Mrs.
Helen P. Coleman, 523-5113,
Blood Program Chairman.
Wheeler County Eagle
ALAMO, WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA 30411 - BOX 385
the “Biggest Day” in the
history of the small middle
Georgia community.
Passmore and his wife,
Faye, expressed appreciation
to hometown supporters and in
an address to the enthusiastic
crowd, Passmore stated his
concern for rural
opportunities, vocational
education, and mental health
programs for the State of
Georgia. The young Laurens
Notice To
Area Nurses
Mrs. Genevieve Jones, R.N.,
of the Education Supervisor
Board of Examiners of Nurses
for Georgia, will hold an Open
Forum Meeting on Planning
for Nursing.
The Meeting will be held on
June 29, from 3:30 p.m. to
5:00 p.m. in the Auditorium of
the South Georgia College
Humanities Building on the
South Georgia Campus.
All area nurses are urged
to participate.
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Senator Hugh M. Gillis Honored
Sen. HughM. Gillis of Soper
ton, was honored by the Grand
Chapter of Georgia, Order of
The Eastern Star, at the An
nual Meeting and Installation
of Grand Officers on Wednes
day, June 14, at the Macon
City Auditorium.
Mrs. Alma M. Harris, newly
installed Worthy' Grand Ma
tron, introduced Senator Gillis
to the statewide assembly of
Grand Officers and members
of the organization.
Departing from the usual
program agenda, Sen. Gillis
was among the few private
individuals ever recognized
for public service, due to his
leadership as C hairman of the
Senate Appropriations Com
mittee in securing $200,000
for the construction of a Chapel
County businessman and
farmer said, “It is the duty of
all concerned citizens to
participate in Government.”
He encouraged more active
participation by all Georgians.
Passmore emphasized that he
was seeking the support of all
Lumber City
Pastor Resigns
The Rev. Jolin E. Gray,
pastor of Lumber City Baptist
Church, has resignedtoaccept
the pastorate of Rhine Baptist
Church. The resignation is to
be effective July 1, and the
Rev. Gray will assume his
duties at Rhine on Sunday,
July 2nd.
The Rev. Gray is a native
Georgian, educated in Ro
chester, N. Y., at the Uni
versity of Rochester-Colgate
Divinity School. He has served
in Mississippi, Tennessee,
Ohio and New York. For the
past seven years he has been
serving churches in southwest
Georgia.
of All Faiths at Gracewood.
The need for the Chapel at
Gracewood was first recog
nized by members of the Order
of The Eastern Star, who have
been pushing the project for a
long time. The organization
made the initial large contri
bution and drew attention to
their efforts by contacting law
makers and local civic organ
izations.
The campus at Gracewood
is home to 1,800 residents,
who have long been in need of
a chapel for various religious
activities. Following the erec
tion of a Chapel of All Faiths
at Central State Hospital in
Milledgeville, members of the
Order of The Eastern Star
set as their goal the securing
of a similar chapel for Grace-
citizens in the 20th Senatorial
District, but was especially
dependent on the working
people to make his bid for the
State Senate a success.
Roger Lord, a Dexter
businessman and chairman of
the Big Day stated, “I have
lived in this community all my
life and this is the largest
crowd I’ve ever seen in
Dexter.” Citizens from all over
the 20th District were present
as the Laurens County
residents and other supporters
honored Passmore and his
family.
Dr. Fred Smith
Suffers Massive
Heart Attack
Dr. Fred A. Smith,
prominent Mcßae physician,
suffered a massive heart at
tack Saturday while making
his nightly visit to patients in
the Telfair County Hospital.
Dr. Smith was rushed to the
Medical Center of Central
Georgia in Macon, where he
is under treatment of special
ists.
wood School and Hospital.
Following his presentation
to the Grand Officers and
members Senator Gillis said,
“It has been my privilege to
have a small part in assisting
in your most worthy project
of constructing a Chapel of
All Faiths at Gracewood, and
it will be an enduring tribute
to your untiring efforts to aid
Georgia’s handicapped chil
dren and youth. ’*
Money for the Chapel will
be available July Ist, at which
time construction will begin.
The building will be equipped
with wide doors and ramps
for wheelchair patients. The
diversity of the church ser
vices will assist in meeting
the spiritual and emotional
needs of the patients at Grace
wood and their families.
FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1972
Report Os The
County Agent
By David H. Williams
Cotton And Weeds
We don’t see it as much as
we used to, but some growers
are still spraying chemical
weed killers over the top of
young cotton. They are asking
for trouble, for this practice
often causes stunted growth,
deformed bolls, delayed ma
turity and reduced yields.
Directed postemerge herbi
cide spraying is the better
. way. Nozzles spraying the drill
are set below the level of the
growing bud of cotton plants.
And spray patterns from drill
nozzles are aimed in a stag
gered fashion so that spray
from each nozzle crosses the
drill under the foliage of the
crop. This directs herbicide
spray below the more sensi
tive, easily-injured portion of
the plants, gives good cover
age in the critical drill area,
and keeps spray from one
nozzle from materially inter
fering with spray from another
nozzle.
Os course, there are prob
lems involved with directed
spraying. Two of them are
windy weather and roughareas
for gauge shoes to run on.
As Gene Seigler, one of our
Extension engineers, points
out, there are no 100 percent
solutions to either.
But keeping pressures low
(around the 20 psi mark)helps
maintain placement control in
light winds. And using longer
gauge shoes reduces the
bouncing effect caused by
rough and irregular rowareas.
June About Gone
This is the last week of
June — and thus the last week
of June Dairy Month. We’ve
heard a lot about “Ole Bossy”
and her industry this month,
and just about all the good
words spoken for and in be
half of dairying are deserved.
No doubt about it — dairy
farmers have made tre
mendous progress in recent
years. For example, output
per man-hour in dairying
doubled during the 1960’5. This
compares favorably with the
increased productivity in all
other farm work.
During 1947-70, according
to estimates by the Bureau of
labor Statistics, output per
man-hour on the typical
American form increased an
average of 5.9 percent per
year. In manufacturing, the
increase was just under 3
percent per year.
Small Grains Hit
Wheat rust and other small
grain diseases are significant
ly affecting yields in Georgia
this year. Estimates based on
a survey by county agents
show a range of from 10 to
60 percent of a normal crop
for wheat, just under a 50
percent crop for barley, and
about a 75 percent crop for
oats.
The wheat yield is indicated
at 28 bushels this year, com
pared with 38 bushels in 1971.
This yield could be somewhat
lower if damaged wheat is
not harvested. Damage to
small grains has been heaviest
in the southern part of the
state.
Medical Chief
Will Retire
The medical director of the
12-county South Central State
public Health District will re
tire effective July 1.
Dr. David E. E. Quinn of
Dublin, has held the office
since 1963. Ollie Askew, a
public health district officer,
will direct the district office
temporarily.
The district includes Ben
Hill, Bleckley, Dodge, Jeff
Davis, Johnson, Laurens,
Montgomery, Telfair, Treut
len, Toombs, Wheeler and Wil
cox counties.
Don’t hesitate to let the
other driver go even if you
have the right of way, suggest
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Company and The Telfair
Enterprise. A wrong move
could make you dead right.
Airplane Crash Kills Two
Near Milan Sunday Night
The bodies of two Jackson
ville, Fla., men were recover
ed Monday from the wreckage
of a small airplane, shown
above, in a wooded area near
Milan.
Officials identified the men
as Richard Bradley and Walter
Mathews. They wereonaflight
from Birmingham, Ala., to
their home in Florida.
Residents heard the crash
about 11:15 p.m. Sunday and
Food For
Thought
Have you ever considered
how very modern the oldest
book in the Bible is? The book
of Job although it is not pri
marily a book that deals with
science, yet it contains some
very accurate scientific infor
mation.
1. In Job 26:7, we read “He
hangeth the earth upon
nothing.” What could better
describe the law of gravity?
Ancients had absurd ideas —
some believing the world sup
ported by a turtle, other, by
Atlas’ broad back. The “found
ation” of the earth, thought
to be stationary, was shown to
Job to be literally “nothing.”
Nowhere else is this daring
statement made.
2. In Job 38:31, we read
“The sweet influences of
Pleiades....” The brightest of
this constellation, Alcyone, is
the pivot around which our
solar system revolves. The
"Influence” of this one star
is sufficient to hold worlds
in place and keep them swing
ing smoothly in space.
3. In Job 8:16, we read “....
Green before the 5un....” Our
humble yardful of grass is the
scene of a wonderful chemical
process by which each blade is
transformed from pale yellow
to deep green as chlorophyl
is absorbed from the sun.
Overturn a board left lying
on the grass —notice the
nearly white blades. Return
in a few days and you will see
them turning “green before the
sun.”
4. In Job 38:8, we read “The
morning stars sangtogether.”
Modern science lias dis
covered that light rays are
vocal, and that if our ears
were more finely tuned, we
could hear them. (See Psalm
19:1-3)
The only possible ex
planation for these marvelous
truths so beyond their time
in their understanding of crea
tion is the declaration of
Genesis 1:1, “In the beginning
God ...”
B. J. Wilburn, Sr. pastor
Sardis Baptist Church
Wheeler County
Ministerial Assoc.
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Savannah: This trio is unanimous in their support of a strong
national defense posture for the U.S.A. Louisiana Congressman
I Edward Herbert (left) chairman of the U-S House Armed
Services Committee -of which Congressman G. Elliott Hagan
(center) is a ranking member — was the speaker for an Elliott
Hagan Appreciation Dinner in the Hostess City. The First
District affair was attended by Hagan supporters from all over
the Coastal Empire Master of Ceremonies for the occasion was
Dr. Darnell Brawner (right) head of the Interveners, an active
anti-busing group. (PRN)
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later a helicopter with search
lights was called to the scene
from Ft. Stewart in Hines
ville.
Lewis B. Wilson Airport in
Macon reported losing radio
contact with the craft about
11 p.m.
Wheeler County
Ministerial Assoc.
Revival Crusade
The Association meeting in
the Glenwood United Methodist
Church on Monday, June 18th,
discussed the possibility of
joining with other churches of
neighboring counties in a Re
vival Crusade. This to be con
ducted by Dr. E. J. Daniel
and his team.
Dr. Daniel is one of the
great preachers of our day.
He has held Crusades for and
wide with outstanding results
being felt in the churches
around the crusade sight. He
preaches with such force and
power that many have found
new life through Jesus Christ
our Savior.
We hope that all churches
and all people will support
this great endeavor for Christ
and His Church. The Crusade
will be in October and the
location and exact date will
be announced in later articles.
We urge our Christian
friends to join us in prayer
and labor that this Crusade
may become a reality for our
area.
Annual North-South
High School
All-Star Game
Jim Joiner, recently grad
uated, and standout athlete at
DeLand High School, enjoyed
a banner game Saturday at
Wolfson Park in Jacksonville,
Florida.
Mr. Joiner is the youngest
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Dorsey
Joiner of De Land, Fla., and a
former resident of Wheeler
County.
Joiner, who caught for the
Bulldogs and appears to be
headed for the first base job
next season at Seminole Jr.
College in Sanford, Fla., was
used as a designated pinch
hitter for the pitcher in the
annual North-South High
School All-Star Game.
The North rolled to a 13-0
decision and made a sweep
of the action with an earlier
victory Friday night.
Mr. Joiner, who was drafted
in the ninth round by the Balti
more Orioles of the American
League, swung a hot bat as
he pounded a triple, double
and a single to account for six
runs.
A real great effort by a
young man who will continue
to make his mark in baseball.
NUMBER 13
The Georgia State Patrol
said the plane crashed about
two miles south of Highway
280 just east of a country road
between Milan and Workmore.
The wreckage was found about
500 to 600 yards from the
road.
Cause of the crash has not
been established. Airport of
ficials in Macon said a flight
plan from Birmingham to
Jacksonville would normally
carry a craft in the general
area of the crash, so ap
parantly the pilot was not lost.
The plane crashed about 1/2
mile from the home of Oakley
Selph, Jr., who lives on the
Workmore-Milan road. Mr.
Selph who saw the plane crash
shortly after 11:00 p.m., im
mediately called the Georgia
State Patrol who notified the
Sheriff’s Department and Civil
Defense Units to help aid in
the search.
Mr. Selph stated that all
units were very quick in re
sponding and were there by at
least 11:30 p.m.
The units who helped in the
search and rescue for the plane
were: Mcßae-Telfeir County
Civil Defense Auxiliary Po
lice; Baxley-Appling County
Civil Defense; Hazlehurst
Civil Defense (independent
Unit); Douglas-Coffee County
Civil Defense; Glenwood Civil
Defense Unit; Lumber City
Civil Defense Unit (in
dependent unit); Fitzgerald
Civil Defense Unit; Laurens
County Civil Defense Unit;
Harris and Smith Funeral
Home; Telfair County Sheriff’s
Department; Georgia State
Patrol and the State Forestry
Department.
Tracy C. Clark
On Dean’s List
At Abraham Baldwin
Tracy C. Clark, son of J. A.
Clark of Alamo, has been
named to the Dean’s List at
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural
College in Tifton for the Spring
Quarter. A total of 193 stu
dents of the 1,731 students
enrolled for the Spring Quarter
were honored by being named
to the academic honor roll.
This represents 11 percent of
the student body.
To be eligible for the Dean’s
Honor List, a student must
carry at least 15 hours of
college course workandmain
tain a 3.3 (B) academic aver
age.'
“Making good grades at the
college level reflects on the
student’s community,” com
ments Academic Dean Dr.
Loyal V. Norman. “This re
flects the student’s determi
nation, ability and high school
training.”
Mr. Clark is majoring in
Math at the Tifton Junior Col
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Ga. Baptist
150 Years Old
On June 29
The Georgia Baptist Con
vention is 150 years old Thurs
day, June 29, (today).
On this date, a service at
the site of the Convention’s
founding will feature a review
of the beginnings, songs from
the period, an address by the
president, recognition of past
and present leaders, and “din
ner on the grounds.”
The commemorative pro
gram will begin at 10:30 a.m.
in the church building where
the Convention was constituted
June 29, 1822.
Powelton Baptist Church is
on Hwy. 22, between Crawford
ville and Sparta, approxi
mately 11 miles from each
town.
James A. Lester, author of
a new history of the state’s
largest religious group, will
review the events of June 29,
1822. A former Convention
staff member, Lester is editor
of the Tennessee Baptist news
magazine.