VOLUME 58
Postmaster At
Glenwood Goes
To Convention
Marcus A. Bomar, Post
master at Glenwood, is a
delegate from Georgia to the
68th annual national conven
tion of the National Associ
ation of Postmasters of the
United States, being held this
week at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Nearly’ 2,500 Postmasters
from the 50 states, Puerto
Rico, and the Virgin Islands
are attending this annual
event, according to the Host
Postmaster Allen E. John
ston.
The annual convention, held
in a different location each
year, affords Postmasters an
opportunity to hold business
sessions, educational meet
ings, seminars, panel dis
cussions and consultation
sessions with top officials
of the United States Postal
Service.
Postmaster General E. T.
Klassen, the featured speaker
at the Salt Lake City gather
ing, is being joined by several
of his top aides to discuss
policy and operational mat
ters with the field managers
of the Postal Service - the
Postmasters of the country.
Often termed the nation’s
largest business, the Postal
Service employs nearly 750,-
000 people, with a Postmaster
in charge at each of the
nation’s 32,000 post offices.
The offices vary in size from
the largest at New York City
with more than 42,000 em
ployees to the small rural
offices where the Postmaster
often handles the entire busi
ness alone.
The National Association
of Postmasters of the United
States, with nearly 30,000
members, is headed by the
Postmaster at Terre Haute,
Indiana, Frank L. Miklozek.
Galena, Kansas Postmaster
Emmett E. Sutherland is the
national Secretary - Trea
surer.
Each year the Association
honors the former Post
masters General with a
special breakfast during the
convention in their honor. In
vited to attend this year are
James A. Farley, John A.
Gronouski, J. Edward Day,
Lawrence F. O’Brien, W.
Marvin Watson, and Winton
M. Blount.
The Association has a
Chapter in each state in the
nation and maintains a
national office at Washington,
D. C.
Headquarters for this
year’s convention is the Hotel
Utah. Delegates are staying
in 23 other hotels throughout
the city for the convention
which will continue through
September 21.
Veterans Corner
EDITOR’S NOTE: Veterans
and their families are asking
thousands of questions con
cerning the benefits their
Government provides forthem
through the Veterans Adminis
tration. Below are some
representative queries. Addi
tional information may be ob
tained at any VA office or
your local veterans service
organization representative.
Q — My husband was a
World War II veteran. He pass
ed away recently, and I am
wondering if he is eligible for
a headstone?
A-- Yes. Any deceased
veteran whose last period of
military service was termi
nated honorably is eligible for
this benefit administered by
the Army.
Q — Can I be released
from liability for a home I
bought with a GI loan if my
job requires transfer to
another location?
A— Yes, if the loan is
current, the buyer agrees to
assume your liability, and VA
accepts him as a good credit
risk. A release from liability
does not automatically restore
your GI home loan entitlement,
however. A separate appli
cation must be submitted to
VA for that.
Waiting for the breaks in
life is a sure-fire way to
miss most of them
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Who/e Block Was Destroyed or Damaged in Eastman Fire
Stuckey Timberland and Vacant Store Building Are To Left of Blazing Hardware
Eastman Hardware
Destroyed by Fire
From The Macon News
A late afternoon fire Sunday
destroyed a downtown hard
ware store and damaged five
other businesses in Eastman.
Fire units from area towns
joined the Eastman Fire De
partment in fighting the blaze.
Mopping up operations con
tinued early Monday.
Cause of the blaze has not
been determined. The East-
Who’s Who Among
School Students
Honors Brooks
Anthony Brooks a senior
at Eastside High, Greenville,
S. C., was recently notified
that he is to be featured in
the Sixth Annual Edition of
Who’s Who Among American
High School Students, 1971-
72, the largest student award
publication in the nation.
Students from over 18,000
public, private, and parochial
high schools throughout the
country are recognized for
their leadership in ac
ademics, athletics, activities
or community service in the
book. Less than 1.5% of the
junior and senior class
students nation-wide are a
warded this recognition.
Mr. Brooks is the grandson
of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Anderson of Glenwood. He
is active in church choir,
church basketball, and school
intramural sports and has
also been chosen as 1 of 4
Furman University scholars
from Eastside High.
In addition to having his
biography published in the
book, he will also compete
for one of ten $1,000.00
scholarship awards funded by
the publishers and will be
invited to participate in the
firm’s annual “Survey ofHigh
Achievers” later in the ac
ademic year.
He plans to attend Furman
University upon graduation in
June.
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Ocmulgee Bass Masters
The Ocmulgee Bass Masters held a fish fry for members
and their families last Thursday night at Little Ocmulgee State
Park. The 65 attending enjoyed a delicious meal of fish,
hushpuppies, french fried potatoes, slaw, salad, cake and tea.
Shown above frying fish are R. L. Dixon, Buck Cravey, Les
Spires and Frank Thompson, Jr.
ALAMO, WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA 30411 - BOX 385
man Fire Chief, Red Coleman
said there were indications
that an explosion in Eastman
Hardware Co. triggered the
blaze.
Eastman Hardware Co.,
which occupied what once
were four buildings, was des
troyed. Eastern Finance Co.,
adjacent to the hardware
store, was damaged from fire
and water.
Intense heat caused wind
ows to break in several firms
across the street in downtown
Eastman.
Firms damaged included
Smith’s Jewelers, a Southern
Bell office, Economy Auto
and the Fabric Shop. A build
ing owned by the Stuckey Tim
berland Co., the only other
building on the fire side of
the street was slightly
damaged.
No serious injuries were
reported, however, several
firemen received minor in
juries. Electrical power and
telephone service were tem
porarily disrupted by the
blaze.
Several serious fires have
caused extensive damage in
Eastman within the past few
years, hi May of 1971, fire
originating in the Dodge
Theater destroyed it and three
other buildings covering half
a block.
A ■ fire in the fall of 1970
left the Eastman Elementary
School a rubble.
Ocmulgee Academy
To Have Barbeque
Supper Saturday
Ocmulgee Academy at Lum
ber City, is sponsoring a bar
beque pork and chicken supper
Saturday, September 30. Serv
ing wHI begin at 6:00 p.m.
All members are asked to
bring salad and a cake.
The Shell Family of Hazle
hurst, will fUrnish the enter
tainment. All proceeds will go
to the school.
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Chip R. Bell
Named Director
Charlotte Bank
Directors of North Carolina
National Bank have elected
Chip R. Bell of Charlotte as
an officer of the bank.
Effective October I, he be
comes a training officer.
Mr. Bell is a native of
Alamo, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ray U. Bell of Alamo.
He is a graduate of the Uni
versity of Georgia (1966) and
earned a master’s degree in
industrial sociology at George
Peabody College (1971).
He was an instructor at
Fort Benning, and a platoon
leader in Vietnam during three
years as an Army officer.
He joined NCNB as training
supervisor in 1971 after com
pleting work on his master’s
degree.
Mr. Bell is married to the
former Nancy Rainey, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack R.
Rainey of Walnut Ridge, Ark.
NCNB, the 37th largest bank
in the U.S., now has 13l offices
in 43 North Carolina com
munities and foreign branches
in London, England, and
Nassau, the Bahamas. The
bank is the major subsidiary
of NCNB Corp., a holding com
pany with nine other finance
related subsidiaries.
Albert P. Hopkins
Graduates From
Georgia Southern
Albert P. Hopkins, Jr. of
Alamo, who graduated from
Georgia Southern College,
August 15, with a Bachelors
Degree in Business Adminis
tration with a major in Ac
counting, made the Dean’s List
for the summer quarter as
announced from the office of
Lloyd L. Joyner, Registrar.
To make the Dean’s List a
student must make a grade
point average of 3.3. Mr. Hop
kins’ average was 4.0.
He went to wor kim me diate ly
after graduation in Atlanta,
with The Arthur Anderson Co.,
one of the big eight auditing
firms in the United States.
He is the son of Mrs. A. P.
Hopkins.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 29, 1972
fUcßae - Telfair Jaycee County
fair To Begin Monday, October 2
The annual Mcßae-Telfair
Jaycee’s C ounty Fair will open
in Mcßae on Monday of next
week, and will be in progress
the entire week. The event
will be held at the Jaycee Fair
Grounds — the same place as
in the past several years.
The teir will open each day,
Monday tlirough Friday, at 6:00
Wheeler Farm
Bureau Seeks
More Members
A 1973 membership goal
of 250 members has been
announced for the Wheeler
County Farm Bureau ac
cording to a report from H.S.
McNeal county President. The
goal is an increase of some
70 members over the present
membership.
In announcing plans of the
membership campaign now
under way Mr. McNeal said
that the local county chapter
expected to reach or even
exceed the goal by state con
vention time in early No
vember. “We’ve made great
progress in Farm Bureau
during 1972 in serving the
growing needs of Georgia
farmers,” he stated, “and
our membership committee
will be doing all they can to
pass this information on to
all Wheeler countians.”
Local membership chair
man, Junior Thomas, re
ported that Georgia ranked
Ist in the nation in 1972 in
percentage of membership
gain. “We had a total
membership of 68,000 this
year,” he said, “and we are
shooting for a goal of 70,000
for 1973.” Mr. Thomas went
on to say that he expected
Wheeler county to do its part
in reaching the state goal.
In commenting on the
membership drive, President
McNeal said, “It’s more im
portant than ever before for
farmers to become an active
part of Farm Bureau work.
With less than 5% of our
total population left on the
farms to provide the food
and fiber for our great nation,
its vital that we combine our
efforts and strengthen the
voice of the farmer; not only
in the legislative halls but
to the consumer as well.”
State President H. Emmett
Reynolds, Arabi, said, “As
the largest general farm
organization in the state Farm
Bureau is successfully re
presenting the views of agri
culture and serving the needs
of farmers. As our member
ship grows, so grows the
strength of Farm Bureau. I
urge all Wheeler County
farmers and others as
sociated and/or interested in
the future of agriculture, to
get their 1973 membership
and join in the efforts of
Farm Bureau.”
The annual meeting of the
local chapter will be held on
October 7, at Wheeler County
High School Cafeteria for
barbeque supper. All mem
bers and those interested are
invited to attend.
“We will be trying to reach
everyone, “membership
chairman Thomas said,
“however, anyone interest
ed may contact the county
office or any' member of the
membership committee for
their 1973 membership.”
The District meeting was
held at the Nic Nac Grill
in Statesboro.
The following leaders at
tended the district member
ship kick-off: Mr. and Mrs.
H. S. McNeal, Mr. and Mrs.
Gene Harris, Mr. and Mrs.
David Williams and Mr. Jack
Thomas.
Mr. McNeal says that
Wheeler plans to go over the
top in obtaining our member
ship quota.
p.m. On Saturday, October 7th,
the gates will open at 4:00 p.m.
The judging of all exhibits will
be, held on Tuesday, October
3rd. Wednesday night, October
4th, will be school day at the
fair. One of the highlights of
the fair each year is the ex
hibit hall where individuals
and groups exhibit all kinds
of ideas as well as material
things. These exhibits have
increased both in number and
quality each year.
EDUCATIONAL
EXHIBITS
County-wide educationalex
liibit booths may be set up by
any youth or adult organization
in Telfair and Wheeler coun
ties. These exhibits should
Wheeler County
Neighborhood
Service Center
The Wheelei - County Nei
ghborhood Service Center has
been in contact with a nearby
company for the purpose of
seeking employment for
Wheeler County Citizens.
The employer informed this
Center that they had job open
ings for those needing
employment. This Agency
is involved in raising the
standards of living for the
people of the County who
qualify for our aid. Some
of the projects we are en
gaged in at the present are:
Getting jobs, getting better
housing, and in helpingpeople
plan the number of children
they desire, or the spacing
of children. We’ve been told
by health authorities, that
laving children too close
together in age, not only en
dangers the child but also
the mother.
Another project we par
ticipate in is helping the D.
F. C. S. (welfare) with eli
gibility of food-stamps. The
Welfare issues cards so that
food-stamps may be bought
at Wheeler County Bank, but
we too can help a person find
out if he or she is eligible
for them.
A visit from you is always
. appreciated, come inanytime
between the hours of 8-5 if
you desire the aid of either
of the workers of this office
in any of the areas mentioned
' above or in any other that you
might think the staff could
lend assistance.
This is your office, make
use of it - let it help you,
if possible, with your pro
blems. If unable to come to
the Neighborhood Service
Center the hours specified,
your director will be glad to
make a special appointment
for the time to fit your need.
STATE YOaiCOHTtSTS
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VOCA Boy And Girl Os September
Randell Tarpley and Rhonda Smith, seniors at Wheeler
County High School, have been named VOCA Boy and Girl for
the month of September.
Their selection was based on dependability, loyalty, leader
ship and progress in Career Development.
Randell is President ot VOCA, and Rhonda is Vice-
President. The sponsor of VOCA and CVAE Coordinator is
Mrs. Ruth C. Humphrey.
Randell is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Tarpley of
Wheeler County, and Rhonda is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Smith of Glenwood.
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represent the activities of the
community, school, club, or
organization, and should be
educational in nature.
Request for space for edu
cational exhibits must be made
to the Telfair County Exten
sion Office by no later tian
Friday, September 29th. Space
is still available for clubs and
organizations interested in
making an educational exhibit,
and this space will be allocated
on a first-come basis. There
will be no charge for entering
educational exhibits.
Youth clubs and organ
izations will compete in
separate category for prizes
than will adult groups. Three
prizes in both the youth and
adult division will be awarded.
The prizes are as follows:
First place - Blue Ribbon and
$lO6. Second place - Red
ribbon and $75. Third place -
Student Council
Election Held At
Wheeler High
A great deal of excitement
has been going on around
Wheeler County Junior High
this week. The students have
been choosing officers for
Student Council.
The election was held on
Thursday, September 14. The
following students were
chosen: President, Dee Hall;
Vice-President, Johnnie Mae
Conaway; Secretary, Merri
Clark; Treasurer, Micheal
Butler.
Room Representatives:
6th grade- Janice Carter,
Tammy Evans, Sharon John
son; 7th grade- Diane Ryals,
Jessie Brown; Bth grade-
Carla Rogers, Sue Towery, _
Special Education, John Con
away and Everett Troup.
Willie Davis Gets
Job Corps Center
School Diploma
Job Corpsman Willie Davis
ofGlenwood, was awarded his
general equivalency high
school diploma at the Breck
inridge Jobs Corps Center
in special award ceremonies
Sept. 18.
The G. E. D. Diploma is
earned by corpsmen only
after successful completion
of a wide range of academic
studies and after passing a
written test administered at
the University of Kentucky,
Henderson Community Col
lege.
Corpsman Willie Davis is
completir ’ studies in Building
Trades.
Corpsman Willie Davis is
completing studies in Building
Trades.
NUMBER 26
White ribbon and SSO. Exhibit
booths must be completed by
10:00 p.m. on Monday night,
October 2nd, and must remain
in place through Saturday
night, October 7th. Persons
desiring to work on educational
exhibits may do so between
the hours of l-sp.m. on Satur
day; 1-6 p.m. on Sunday, and
11 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Monday.
INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITS
Individuals of all ages may
enter a variety of items in
the county teir. The gates to
the fairgrounds and exhibit
hall will be opened for persons
to bring in their individual
exhibits from 11:00 a.m. until
6:00 p.m. on Monday, October
2nd. All individual exhibits
must be in place by Monday
night with the exception of
freshly cooked foods which
may be brought in before 9:00
a.m. on Tuesday, October 3rd.
Four-H Club and FFA mem
bers as well as termers in
Telfair and Wheeler counties
are urged to exhibit crops in
the Agricultural Department.
Contact W. K. Warren, super
intendent of the Agricultural
Dept., or consult a teir cata
logue for more information
on what crops may be ex
hibited and how they should be
prepared for exhibit.
Any boy or girl of school
age may enter individual ex
hibits in the Arts and Crafts
Division, as well as the Sci
ence Division. There will also
be divisions for girls and
ladies in the areas of canning,
cooking, clothing, needlework,
crocheting, paintings and
handicrafts.
FAIR BOOKS
All persons or groups who
desire to exhibit items or
ideas in the county feir are
urged to consult a teir book
or catalog for complete rules
and regulations regarding
entering exhibits in the teir.
Fair Books may be obtained
from the Mcßae-Telteir Jay
cees, the County Extension
Office, and most of the schools
in Telteir County.
Jay Bird Springs
Chiropractors
Attend Seminar
Dr. Janie W. Deese and Dr.
James C. Deese of Jay Bird
Springs Health Resort re
cently returned from Dallas,
Texas, where they attended
a special research seminar
conducted by the inter
nationally noted Parker
Chiropractic Research Foun
dation. The bimonthly Par
ker Seminars attract thous
ands of doctors and their
assistants from all over the
United States and Canada, and
from Europe and Australia.
Featured instructor for the
September 14-17seminarwas
Dr. Russell Erhardt, leading
researcher and lecturer in
chiropractic roentgenology.
Dr. Erhardt, has appeared
before scientific audiences in
most of the major cities ofthe
world to teach the basic con
cepts of X-ray interpretation.
Prominent contributors to
the chiropractic field con
ducted comprehensive cour
ses in neurological and orth
opedic examination and ad
vanced studies in detection
and treatment of spinal mis
alignment.
Dr. James W. Parker,
president and founder of the
Research Foundation, spoke
to more than one thousand
doctors, wives and assistants
in the closing banquet cere
monies, emphasizing the
dedication of today’s highly
trained members of the
modern chiropractic pro
fession.
We would like to see one
politician stand up on his
hind legs and tell minorities,
which seek special privi
leges, to jump into the lake.
