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-THE PEMBROKE JOURNAL. Thursday, March 20, 1969
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(Papers Merged December 29, 1967)
Published in The City of Pembroke Every Thursday
fkank O. Miller. Bditor, Owner and Publisher
Ifta Frank O. Miller. -- Asst, Editor
Official Organ of Brqan County and The City of Pembroke
Herman Talmadge
REPORTS FROM THE UNITED STATES SENATE
IT WAS RECENTLY MY privilege and honor to be named
Chairman of a new Senate Finance Committee Subcommittee on
Veterans’ Legislation. This is an important assignment, and I am
pleased to have an opportunity to help discharge the debt we owe
those who have so honorably served in the defense of our great
nation.
There are more than 26 million veterans in the United States —
with some 464,200 in Georgia—and an additional 800,000 return
from service each year. The establishment of my Subcommittee,
the only one of the Finance Committee, will assure that all legis
lation relating to veterans’ affairs will be given the attention it
deserves.
We have come a long way toward fulfilling the nation’s obliga
tion to its veterans. But as time passes, needs and opportunities
change. We must constantly be on the lookout for new and better
ways to improve veterans’ service programs.
♦ * *
THE TOP PRIORITY of the Subcommittee this year will be in
the area of death benefits for the families of servicemen killed in
combat zones. These benefits have not kept up with the increased
cost of living and in some ways are not as equitable as they
should be.
I have introduced two bills to substantially increase monthly
death benefit payments and lump-sum insurance payments, and to
generally expand the overall servicemen's death benefits program.
My first measure would increase monthly payments to widows
under the Dependency and Indemnity Compensation program.
This would be especially helpful to widows of men in the lower
pay grades of enlisted men, which actually comprise five-sixths of
the deaths in Viet Nam. I also propose to provide an additional
monthly payment for each child of the deceased serviceman.
My second bill calls for an increase in the lump-sum death pay
ments paid under the Servicemen’s Group Life Insurance Program,
from SIO,OOO to $15,000. This increase will be more in keeping
with today's increased costs and, in addition to helping the widow
meet outstanding expenses, it can assist in seeing a child through
school.
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I AM PROUD TO HEAD this Subcommittee, and the bills I
have introduced are an indication of the kind of positive action
I want to take in order to do more to better serve our veterans.
We put green
in the cloverleaf
And in city streets, county roads,
schools, police and fire protection.
Plus many other vitally important
public programs.
Yes. our tax dollar runs full circle
in helping pay the way for thousands
of things that benefit all of us. in
some way, every day.
Our 1968 tax bill totaled $52,260,000.
That included federal income, state
income and state property taxes. And
tax payments to 154 counties, 449 cities
and 184 school and fire districts.
Just like you. we pay taxes —in full
measure. And we have ever since our
company was founded. It's one more
way of practicing good citizenship.
Wherever we serve.
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Twenty-nine Highway Dept, employees of the Jesup (sth) Div. were presented certificates and lapel pins denot
ing periods of service varying from 15 to 35 years. Shown above L to R are:
FRONT ROW: G. N. Wilbanks, 35 Yrs.; Ronnie I Weaver, 15 Yrs.; Wade Andetson, 15 Yrs , Johnnie Cowart,
15 Yrs.; George Shuman, Jr., 15 Yrs.; Richard Ellis, 30 Yrs.; William C. Johnson, 15 Yts
CENTER ROW: Joel D. Mullis, 15 Yrs.; Clinton Spivey, 15 Yrs.; Billy W Foskey, 15 Yrs.; Frank 0. Williamson,
20 Yrs.; John M. Fountain, 15 Yrs.; W. L Hursey, 15 Yrs.; L M Rowland, 20 Yts.
BACK ROW: Thomas H. Bacon, 15 Yrs.; Charles D. Gay, 15 Yts.; James R. Wallace, 20 Yrs.; Fred W Collins,
20 Yts.; Joseph W Smith, 15 Yrs.; Ivy M. Hendrix, Jr., 25 Yrs ; Charles B. Cone, 30 Yrs., William H. Carter, 25 Yts.
Personnel receiving awards but not available for the photograph were as follows: Lamar R Adams, 25 Yrs.
Robert R. Taylor, 25 Yrs.; Woodrow McDaniel, 20 Yrs.; Hinton Blitch, 15 Yrs.; Rufus Lightsey, 15 Yts., Dtudie D
Murray, 15 Yrs.; Hugh Smith, 15 Yrs.
ASCS News
By Evelyn R. Strickland
bounty Office Manager
MEASUREMENT SERVICE
ELIMINATES GUESSWORK
Making sure that crop acre
age and land uses fully meet
farm program provisions will
pay off for participating pro
ducers in Bryan County during
1969, Chairman H. L. Page of
the Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation County Com
mittee said today.
It’s always good business to
know the correct acreages of
the crops you plant,” the Chair
man said, “and it is especially
important this year because of
the program provisions under
which we operate.”
Failure to certify to the exact
acreage being devoted to each
crop and land use can result in
a substantial reduction in the
payment otherwise earned un
der the cotton, wheat, and feed
grain programs. So, all operat
ors of participating farms are
being encouraged to obtain
measurement service to elimin
ate t)ie guess work arid assure
maximum benefits under the
programs.
“If a farmer is not sure about
his acreage,” Page said, “a
measurement service is avail
able through the county ASCS
office. And now is a good time
to apply for the service. Once
your acreage has been staked
off by an ASCS reporter, com
pliance will be assured if you
abide by the staked areas.”
If a producer requests meas
urement service and the service
discloses that he has already
planted more than the permit
ted acreage or is deficient of
diverted acreage, he will still
have time to alter his plans to
fully comply. On the other hand,
producers will not be able to
change their certifications if
the farm is spot cheeked and
the acreage is found to be in
error. Errors in reporting can
result in loss of all or a sub
stantial part of payments other
wise earned.
“Guessing about acreages can
be costly,” Page said, “and no
one should lose money, either
through overplanting or under
planting. The ASCS office
stands ready to provide infor
mation about their measure
ment service and to explain oth
er details of the farm pro
grams.”
Request measurement service
at the county ASCS office. The
charge for a typical farm is
quite modest.
STANDARDIED TOBACCO
SHEETS EXTENDED TO
ALL MARKETS
The use of standardized
sheets for marketing untied to
bacco will be extended to all
flue-cured markets in 1969, ac
cording to H. L. Page, Chair
man of the Bryan County Agri
cultural Stabilization and Con
servation Committee.
The industry-wide Flue-Cur
ed Tobacco Marketing Commit
tee has recommended this ac
tion, and it has been agreed to
by all segments of the tobacco
industry, Page added. Under the
plan growers place their tobac
co on the standard sheets at the
farm and the tobacco remains
on the same sheet until it
reaches the processing plant.
The pre-sheeting method was
used in the Carolinas and Vir
ginia in 1968.
In making its recommenda
tion for extending the stand
ardized sheeting to Georgia and
Florida markets, the Commit
tee reported that the plan had
worked well during the past
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FIRST LT. JOSEPH WEBSTER, right, son of
the Joseph H. Websters of Morgan City, was
awarded the silver star and bronze medal for
heroism in action in Vietnam. Presenting the
award is Lt. Col. Robert Price.
marketing season. The standard
sheets improved the display of
tobacco on the auction floors,
reduced weight losses, eliminat
ed damage from dumping, and
resulted in savings in labor.
All segments of the industry
share in the cost of the stand
ard sheets as follows:
1. Growers purchase the
standard sheets for their first
deliveries of tobacco,
2. Warehousemen purchase
sufficient standard sheets to
give each grower replacement
sheets at the time his tobacco
is weighed in or on the day of
sale, but in no event later than
the day following the day of
sale.
3. Buyers furnish replacement
sheets to warehouses on the day
following the sale, including
Saturday, unless mutually
agreed to the contrary with the
warehouseman.
The standard sheets are made
of 714 ounce material and are
96”x96”. Sheets should be ob
tained well in advance of the
opening of the markets, Page
concluded.
Social Security
Squibs
Good, better, best
Never let it rest
Till you get the answers,
You’re sure to fail the test.
You’d be surprised how
many different kinds of peo
ple can and do collect Social
Security. It’s a complicated,
insurance program and you
need to know all the facts be
fore you can really tell just
what it can mean to you.
For instance, did you know
that if you become completely
disabled, you may be able to
receive Social Security checks,
even if you're only 25 or 30
years old. Did you know that
there is never any charge for
getting a new’ or replacement
Social Security card? Did you
know that you should always!
use the same Social Security
number for everything— work
credits, income tax reports,
savings accounts — and if
your name changes, you should
get your Social Security- card I
changed. Did you know that!
you can get a copy o f yourl
Social Security record, free of I
charge, and so can find out I
if you have full credit for
the work you have done. Did
you know that Miss Kauf
man, a Field Representative I
for Social Security, comes to
the courthouse in Pembroke
Georgia the second Monday ot
every month.
She will be-here on Monday,
April 14, 1969 from 9:30 to
10:30 A.M.
Marine scientists say that if
man ever communicates with
another animal, it will be with
his mammal cousin, the dol
phin or porpoise. Underwater
recordings at the marine life
center, the Gulfarium, at Fort
Walton Beach, Fla., indicate
that speech patterns of com
munication exist among dol
phin.
forlale
For Sale: Eight head of
horses, all types; good saddles
and taek. One mile West of
Bloomingdale on Godley Road,
4 7/10 miles off Route 80. Con
tact Jack Wood, Box 97, Eden,
Ga.
FOR RENT
5-room furnished house, just
re-finished, natural or LP Gas,
water; at city limit on States
boro road. Phone 653-4918.
FOR SALE
House for sale — five room
house and bath on lot, with
runnifig water; deep well and
electric pump; located in Har
vey subdivision about 314 miles
from Pembroke. See or call 653-
2458 for further information.
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I Teleohonei 653-2311 and 653-4394 PEMBROKE GEORCiiA
Bryan County High
School Honor Roll
For 4th Six Weeks
Twelfth: Clara Carter, Pa
tricia Cowart, Janell Lewis,
Carolyn Warnell, Billy Downs,
Greg Harvey, Frank Miles,
Dwight Newman, J. O. Wilson.
Eleventh: Billy Conley, Glynn
Miles, Linda Kay Bacon, Miriam
Morris, Janice Martin.
Tenth: Shirley Bacon, Diane
Thompson, Allen Greene, Wil
liam Lane, Glynn Sims, Hoybes
Bacon, James Carter, Roger
Futch, Brenda Cowart, Deloris
Ennis, Jade Jordan, Diane
Smith, Barbara Wilson.
Ninth: Henry Murchinson, !
Warren Miller, David Floyd, ।
Joyce Cowart, Vicki Hagin, <
Patti Page, Melanie Speir, 1
jDiane Kennedy, Carol Ann
Curry, Lynn DeLoach, Evon 1
Newman, Gwen Sims, Betty Un- '
derwood. ।
Eighth: Annie Gillard, Shelly :
Hester, Becky Lane, Angie ■
Newman, Debra Roberts, Dale
Callaway, Curtis Carter, Patty
Baxter, Donna Jordan, Maxine
Shuman, Pam Odom, George 1
Hagin, June Bacon, Flo Bacon, 1
Brenda Douglas, Vickie Futch,
' Ferra Lane, James McClelland,
Steven Newman, Lester Eugene
Wiggins.
Seventh: Michelle Bush, Russ
Shuman, Joey Jarriel, Nancy
Alford, Don Owens, Kenny
Meekins, Connie Bowers.
Sixth: Grady Hughes, Joyce
Jarriel, Brenda Collins, Janice
Tyson, Diane Cowart. Patty
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Guitars, basses, organs—even flutes these days music is electric.
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And we at your investor-owned electric light and power company
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Mock, Jo Ann Speir, Lisa Wil
liamson.
Fifth: -Beth Blitch, Marcia
Owens, Jimmie Lantz, Penny
NeSmtih, Brian Sheffield, Janet
Burke, Cindy Carruthers, Terri
Fiveash, Ruth Lanier, Kenny
Sikes, Elaine Stewart.
Fourth: Vicki Cribbs, Darlene
Lanier, Elizabeth Strickland,
Marlene Threatt.
County Agent
News
Weeds In Pastures
Late spring is the time to
start controlling weeds in pas
tures. 2,4-D herbicide, which is
easy to apply and economical to
use, will do a good job.
Many broadleaf weeds are
killed rapidly by 2,4-D. Some
weeds, however, such as wild
onions, goldenrod, smartweed
and curly dock, require repeated
applicaitons for two or three
years for complete control.
This word of WARNING:
Crops such as cotton and tobac
co are very sensitive to 2,4-D.
Only the amine form of 2,4-D
should be used during the
spring and summer. Even then,
if the herbicide is being used
on pastures that are near to
bacco fields, nrecautinns should
be taken to insure that the 2,4-D
does not drift onto the tobacco.
Perhaps you will want to drop
by my office for additional in
formation regarding rates and
methods of application.
Willie Oliver 111
ELLABELLE — Master Wil
lie Oliver 111 died Saturday aft
ernoon of bums at the Shrine
Hospital f« Crippled Children
in Ohio.
He was a native of Bryant
County.
Survivors are his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Willie Oliver Jr. of
Ellabelle; four sisters, Rosalyn,
Verlena, Anita and Carletha
Oliver; a brother, Michael Oliv
er; his paternal grandparents.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Oliver Sr.
of Ellabelle; his maternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs
John Pidgen of Ellabelle.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday at 1 p.m. at St.
Paul A.M.E. Church with burial
in Knight Cemetery.
Small’s Funeral Home is in
charge.
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