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-THE PEMBROKE JOURNAL, Thursday, December 5, 1968
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1-75 Now Makes
High Falls Park
More Accessible
ATLANTA, (GPS) — With
the recent opening of a 28.8-
mile stretch of lnterstate-75
highway between Forsyth and
McDonough, High Falls State
Park is now more accessible
than ever before to all comers.
The park is located about mid
way between Macon and At- ■
lanta, some 8 miles southwest
of Jackson.
State Parks Director John L.
Gordon pointed out that with
the opening of the section of
1-75 south between Forsyth and
McDonough, Georgia and out
of-state motorists will find this
popular park a scant 1.8 miles
away.
In season at the park, fish
ermen enjoy reeling in large
mouth bass, bream, crappie and ;
channel catfish. Or merely for
sightseeing, visitors find the
two launching ramps welcome
conveniences at High Falls.
There are boats for rental and
small motors (10 hp. maximum)
are permitted.
Campers enjoy a thoroughly
modern comfort station which
includes automatic laundry fa
cilities. Lakeside pine grove
tent sites take on added attrac- .
tion with concrete tables, cook
ing grills, water and electri
city.
Located on the site of High
Shoals, a ghost town in the
188 O’s, High Falls State Park
is endowed with breathtaking
scenery and turn-of-the-century
landmarks, it was pointed out.
Col. and Mrs. J. M. Stubbs
of Barksdale AFB, La., spent
several da's last week with
Col. Stubbs mother, Mrs. Ruth I
Stubbs of Lanier. Col. and Mrs.
Stubbs returned home last Wed- I
nesday.
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HEAVY PLOW AT WORK -
In photo above, two huge bull
dozers pull plow that is burying
gas line near Eden. Pipe in the
foreground is being prepared by
crew at right for next pull.
PHOTO AT RIGHT shows
Talmadge Segars, head of the
construction firm checking the
work of the big plow. Furrow
is only evidence of pipe line.
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PLOWING IN GAS LINE - The gas pipeline in lower foreground
is being plowed in by the giant rig that pulls it into hole being
dug by a giant plow. Line at left awaits next pull.
Bryan County Jaycettes
will Sponsor a Bake Sale
Dec. 7, from 2 'til 6 P.M,
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INSPECT EQUIPMENT - Gene Young (left). City Cas Superintendent, and Paul Gilder (right), of
the Robert Grey engineering firm, look over equipment used for installing gas pipelines in Pem
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' WORK IN HAGAN - This trenching machine is digging trenches
for gas lines in Hagan, and will move on into Claxton.
Ingram Heads
Public Health
Program Staff
ATLANTA (PRN) - Dr.
John H. Venable, director of
the Georgia Department of
Public Health, announced
today the appointment of
James L. Ingram as Emergency
Medical Service coordinator
for the state.
“American Medical
Association findings suggest
that up to 10.000 lives could
be saved in the United States
every year if adequate and
immediate medical services
were available to traffic
victims," Dr. Venable said. "In
Georgia, we intend to attack
this public health problem
with vigor. The addition to
our staff of Mr. Ingram, who
will help plan, implement and
coordinate emergency medical
service activities for the
department, is a beginning
step."
A native of Mississippi,
Ingram has had more than 26
years of administrative
experience in the health field.
He holds a B.S. degree in
City Names Gas
Superintendent As
Work Continues
Eugene Young. Claxton native
who has just completed a tour
of duty in the US Air Force, has
been named Gas Superintendent
for the City of Claxton Gas Sys
i tern. He began his new duties
early this month.
In his new post he has been
working closely with contractors
who are now constructing the
new gas system in Pembroke,
Hagan and Claxton.
Transmission line construction
crossed the Ogeechee River at
Dasher's and was slated to be
moving toward Blitchton this
week. Four-inch pipe is being laid
as the main transmission line by
Houston Pipe Company of War
ner Robins.
Meanwhile construction crews
to) Parnell Construction Com
nv are at work to Pembroke,
f Claxton and Hagan, laying dis
. tribution lines in residential areas
of all three communities. Smaller
pipe is used within the cities.
The transmission line is being
placed on highway right of way.
The line parallels highways 80
and 280, and will pass under
neath Interstate 95 near Blitch
ton. A huge plow, pulled by two
large bulldozers are used to
' plow in" long lengths of pipe
sections—some as long as 3200
feet.
A hook is welded to one end of
the pipe, it is hooked just behind
the plow, and the plow is lowered
into a hole dug to the depth of
30 to 36 inches. Then the bull
i dozers begin the pull.
The length of pipe is pulled
along behind the plow, which
leaves only a narrow gash on the
surface indicating where the pipe
has been buried. The sections are
then joined by welding, and the
gash “dressed" so that there is
little or no sign on the surface.
At the river the plow was pull
ed through the river, burying the
pipe in the river bed. Cables and
winches were used to pull the rig
1 through the river, at low water
this time of year.
The plowing method is also
used in some places within the
। cities, using a smaller plow. But
lin other locations a trenching
machine, using a rotating steel
I belt, digs the narrow trench in
I which the pipe is laid.
I Holes are bored under paved
■ streets and other obstacles to
I make a passage for the pipeline,
j Lengths of kraft-wrapped pipe
I along the highways, and candy
striped pipe along city streets
mark the plans for the construc
tion work that is moving rapidly,
according to company spokesmen.
Young is busy contacting pro
perty owners, helping with loca
tion problems and routing the
pipe along the proper city streets.
He expects to begin taking appli
cations for service in the near
f uture,
Mr. Lester M. Smokes, who
is stationed at Charleston Navy-
Base, and his wife and son
spent the Thanksgiving holidays
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ellie Smokes Sr., of Pembroke.
The whole family enjoyed a
nice Thanksgiving dinner to
gether, and Mr. and Mrs.
Smokes and so n returned to
Charleston Friday afternoon.
WANTED
Painter wants work. Has had
15 years experience. For- free
estimate, call 653-4792.
Pharmacy from the University
of Mississippi,
The Emergency Health
Service office of the State
Health Department is located
in the First National Bank
Building in Decatur.
CREATIVE HOBBIES
LEAD TO JOYFUL
SELF-DISCOVERY
Don’t worry about what
motivates you, psychologists
suggest. Just be sure that some
thing does . . . something posi
tive.
It’s important, they say, to do
your own “thing” — and if you
haven't got one, to get one! Ev
ery day is a new beginning.
Take a whiff of fresh air and get
on with it . . . paint a picture
. . . make a dress . . . design a
ring . . . bind a book . . . take up
weaving ... do something! If
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Painting
you don’t know how, sign up for
classes.
The dividends in self-discov
ery are enormous.
“The hand of man is the in
strument of his creativity, life
and talents,” a man of wisdom
wrote. “Busy hands generally
go with a normal and a healthy
mind.” So—get busy!
Just consider the fabulous
mechanism of your hands. Look
at them with wonder. They
were given to you to do things
... to create ... to contribute
. . . and the biggest contribution
Firing
will be to your own inner self.
Doing your own thing is an in
side job, too! You’ll even look
prettier with a new “thing” to
make you sparkle and come
alive.
While you're about it. take
good care of your hands. They
Pottery
deserve it! Hold your arms out
once in a while and shake them
-get the blood going. There are
more nerves leading from the
hand to the brain than from
any other part of the body. This
explains their endless adapta
bility.
The hands however have very
little moisture of their own so
every time you put them in wa
ter. replenish the moisture loss
with a good emollient such as
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Looming
Desert Flower which has six
extra rich emollients known to
be compatible with the skin.
Massage them sometimes. Work
over each finger-then the back
of the hand, and the wrist, and
smooth the lotion right on up
your arm to your elbow.
Meanwhile get going. Have a
fling with your own "thing” —
it's the doing of it that counts.
It was Grandma Moses who
said. "Painting's not important.
Keeping busy ts.” And whether
you become all wrapped up in
ceramics, painting, weaving, de
sign, pottery or bookbinding —
it's a good idea to keep that rich
hand lotion right with your
tools and equipment.
Thoughts to Get You Started
PAINTING will keep you
utterly absorbed for hours on
end. You’l! need tubes of basic
colors, brushes, a jar for them,
linseed oil. turpentine, sketch
books and canvas boards.
THE POTTER’S WHEEL
adds grace of motion to the
hands. When you can fill a niche
in your home with a colorful
vase or bowl that you have made
by hand, you get a glow just
looking at it. and rake in com
pliments galore.
JEWELRY? ENAMELING?
You may just solve your gift
Advice to Holiday Drivers: Stop for Coffee
Even Santa Claus, who covers
more distance in one night than
many drivers do in a year, takes
regular rest breaks to insure his
safety. Tiue, the jolly old elf
doesn’t drive a motor vehicle.
His travels, however, do under
score the need for modern mo
torists to stop regularly at road
side restaurants for coffee and
snacks that help reduce high
way hypnosis.
The fact that the coffee at
many establishments will be
free during the Christmas and
New Year’s travel periods
makes Santa all the more recep
tive, as he shows here, with
one of his pretty helpers.
If you’ve been driving your
car for long distances without
stopping, take a lesson from St.
Nick. Monotony can cause a
serious accident, killing or in
juring you and others.
This is particularly true dur
ing the end-of-the-year holi
days, when more motorists are
making extended trips to visit
friends and relatives than at
any other time. There are, as
Santa knows, several ways for
drivers to cope with the tire
some uniformity of many long
roads.
Turning on your radio and
opening a window can help, as
can moving your eyes from side
to side for a few moments. Keep
some fruit drops in your car and
slip one in your mouth when
you begin to droop. Frequent
coffee breaks are. of course, one
of the very best ways to break
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Silvcrsmithing
problems forever with an un
usual one-of-a-kind-bracelet, or
a lovely bowl that you have
“fired” yourself.
CERAMICS If you feel real
ly enterprising, get some self
hardening clay and start by
yourself. An art dealer will tell
you what you need, or you can
join a class.
HOW ABOUT BOOKBIND
ING? It’s a fascinating craft!
Rebinding valuable books,
mending your favorites, making
leather portfolios, learning to
hand-tool them all mean grati-
Ihe Secret Is Out
"I wonder why Scotsmen are
so good at golf'’"
“They realize that the fewer
times they strike the ball the
longer it will last.”
Natural Gas
Will Be
Available In A
Few Weeks
1. Service is free NOW, (SIO.OO Deposit is required. If you use GAS and
discontinue use, Deposit will be refunded or deposit will be refunded in 12
months if you don't use gas.)
3. Gas is Clean—Safe—Cheap.
4. No smudge or soot or smoke if properly adjusted.
5. Gas is non toxic. It can be freely breathed for snort periods with no
iii effects.
6. Gas will be odorized — You will smell it if you have leaks.
7. Service line to your house will be installed with minimum damage. No
busies, trees or shurbs will be hurt. The no-grass scar will be level and
heal in a couple of months—sooner with a little grass seed.
J- p us ers can convert economically. They will save up to 40 per cent
♦ «-n ,r g as by converting. It would be false economy to give up to S4O
to S6O savings a year because you own a tank. You are ahead to let the
tank sit empty—or sell it.
tural^g, t 0 W '** k® s P ent ' n your home to bring you advantages of na
the GaS > r u OV ' d . eS A times the hot water as electricity at one-halt
® ost - Cheaper than LPby 40 per cent. About one-fifth the cost of elec
heat'ng' Comparable (about same price) to oil—but more effici
ent. (And you don t run out).
12. You can cut wood cheaper, (if you don't count your labor.)
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the dangerous monotony of
long-distance driving.
During the Christmas and
New Year’s holidays, thousands
of restaurants across the coun
try will serve free coffee to
drivers as an incentive for them ,
to get off the highway for brief .
rest periods.
"If we save only one life,” re
marks an official of the National
Coffee Safety Stop Program, “it
will have been more than worth
the effort.”
Many restaurants will have :
“free coffee” signs posted near ■
their entrances. The signs serve ;
as compelling reminders. “Driv- i
ers, of course, are urged to make I
regular stops for coffee when- ।
ever they need a break,” con- :
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Bookbinding
fying hours, and you can make
decorator pieces of your own
book collection.
SILVERSMITHING? Make
your own heirloom pieces! Turn
a sheet of silver, copper or
For Sale by Owner
Three bedroom house, one business building,
one utility house, one Bar-B-Q building Located
4 miles North of Pembroke just off State High
way 67. Located on 1 acre of ground.
Contact H. H. HODGES
tinues the spokesman. “We are
sure that this will help reduce
the traffic toll.”
Cooperating in the accident
control program are the Inter
national Association of Chiefs
of Police, the American Associ
ation of Motor Vehicle Admin
istrators. the International
Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike
Association, and safety officials
of the Armed Forces.
Stop wherever you see the
free coffee sign, they urge, and
if you don’t see one, stop any
way. “It will help keep you
alert and alive.” The coffee
stop program — as endorsed by
Santa Claus — is putting both
drivers and passengers on the
road to highway safety.
bronze into beautiful bowls,
pitchers, etc. That’s how Paul
Revere started — and he went
down in history!
The professor of chemistry
was giving a demonstration of
the properties of various acids.
“Now,” he said, "I am going
to drop this fifty-cent piece into
this glass of acid. Will it dis
solve’”
“No, sir," replied one of the
students.
"No’” said the demonstrator.
"Then perhaps you will ex
plain to the class why it won’t
disolve.”
"Because,” came the answer,
"If it would you would n't drop
it in."