The Pembroke journal. (Pembroke, Ga.) 1969-1976, September 11, 1969, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextWJ: * fyEL* 7 jjf ~. I Al •■<. ', ~ W F„ _ ’UBB^k 4 f<c .y n>rk \ A;<yr» * 23*-s Sai j-, j .: u^ i V 4<lk Jr U * ' TX¥ Zy .v AiA k v vc\ w 1 \Vi '• • > ' *^// <T*E Biter— Z '•■X/. ' t Qi £ W •Hw* Ad "11 LATE TOBACCO Estimating nearly half of the crop of 13 acres still on the stalk four days after the closing of their home market in Nashville, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson King of Berrien County look for a later opening date in future years. Fixed Date Sought For Tobacco Markets NASHVILLE (PRN) A firm, fixed date is being sought for the beginning sales on the 23 tobacco auction markets, with the aim of avoiding too-early opening as seen this year and other years. The Wednesday nearest Aug.l each year is the time proposed in a front page news editorial by Jamie Connell of The Berrien Press in Nashville. Illustrating was the plight of Wilson King who estimated half of his crop of 13 acres of tobacco still in the Berrien County field four days after the Nashville market closed. The markets opened July 23, the date chosen by the nine-member advisory board headed by the state commissioner of agriculture. Berrien County’s Bobby Rowan and William Lanier of the Georgia Farm Bureau Federation were the only members of the advisory board who held out for a July 30 opening date this year. “For the six years that I have served on the tobacco advisory committee, only once has a date been selected that I felt was best for the farmers, and that was in 1968 when the markets opened July 31,” said Rowan, senator of Eighth District. “Considerable pressure is brought to bear on the advisory committee by outside interests, namely the warehousemen QTY DAIRY CO String Ptnbroko with Homo Dolivory of Prado 'A ’ Dairy Product* LET US SERVE YOU mmUMZFD • HOMOGENIZED M|Ut Phono 764-6131 Stafotboro, Go, On———" w WWi—— — NFW POULAN nt ■ ■ SUPER 68 MORE POWER NOW! SAME POWER LATER! Top money maker for pulpwood and saw log production. You get super lugging power in the world's toughest saw. And the Super 68 keeps P’s power longer for maximum wood production. COLON FLOYD At Cloukenhoimers Corner outside of Georgia whose main concern is not the welfare of Georgia farmers but the selling of out-of-state tobacco,” Sen. Rowan explained. “An early market in Georgia encourages tobacco from Carolina because our sales floors will not be filled with Georgia tobacco unless farmers are nearly finished gathering their crops,” the legislator continued. “Our present system of date selection needs changing to protect Georgia tobacco growers,” Sen. Rowan emphasized, “and I feel a fixed date would be preferable.” Indication of the rush conditions imposed on the farmers by the early opening date was sales running heavy right up to the last day, with more than 244,000 pounds sold on the final day on the Nashville market which closed Aug. 21 with seven other markets. Many farmers failed to get tobacco on sale at markets where they usually sold, and many missed the sales which continued Aug. 25-28 on only four markets: Douglas, Claxton, Tifton and Moultrie. A clean-up sale seemed imperative. J.W. Dale Jr., Adel warehouseman, fought a losing battle in trying to hold the Cook County market open by court order. Final blow was the lack of government graders needed to conduct the sales. ‘‘Granted that Commissioner Irvin might have done the best he knew or was advised, the fact remains that the tobacco market opened too soon again,” The Berrien Press editorialized. “It would save much wrangling and would benefit the farmers and all concerned if the opening date were set for a certain time every year,” editor Connell asserted. “Through the years thd farmers are the ultimate losers and they continue to take it on the chin," The Press item observed, noting “as laboi, continues to become scarcer and more expensive it will be even more important to have sufficient time to market the tobacco.” Wendell Wood, Extension agent of Berrien County, pointed out that many workers leave the farmer in harvesting and go to work in the warehouses and for the buying companies, creating more labor problems in harvesting because of early market opening dates. Tobacco festivals, transportation facilities, housing accommodations, the Florida and Carolina markets and even to family vacations are contingent to an opening date that usually is set only a few days prior to the beginning chant of the auctioneer. “Now is the time to start getting a time set for the opening of the tobacco markets.” The Berrien Press stressed. Maddox Rebukes Religious Stand Os State Chiefs ATLANTA, (GPS) — Back home from the National Gov ernors Conference in Colorado Springs, Colo., Gov. Lester G. Maddox said while there he asked the other governors “to stand up for God” by signing a statement “to try God’s way to combat crime and immorality.” “I know you’ll find it hard to believe, but a few of the gov-l ernors at the conference didn’t want the resolution to even come up for a vote,” Gov. Mad dox said in an address to the Glenhaven Baptist Church in Decatur. The resolution he proposed stated: “Now, therefore, be it resolved, that we of this Na tional Governors Conference rise to personally and collec tively draw nearer to God, and, with a living faith in His infi-^ nite wisdom, dare to serve in a capacity above and beyond that • of more political and adminis trative leaders, but rather, by regular deed and daily example, provide the spiritual leadership ’ for which our people hunger and which God demands, in ord-, er that we and our people will have the will and the means to THE PEMBROKE JOURNAL, Thursday, September 11, 1969 IM®*’'- « 1 - ” r-irfSr ELEGANT BONNEVILLE—A new 455 cubic-inch V-8 engine rated at 360 horsepower is standard on all 1970 Pontiac Bonnevilles. This luxury car also has a new appearance front and rear, including a new distinctive grille, hood and fenders. In addition to the convertible, the Bonneville is available as a two-door hardtop, four-door sedan, four-door hardtop and a three-seat station wagon with dual-hinged tailgate. heal this great land so that we might all, once again, live in God’s peace.” The resolution was adopted as a policy statement by the conference, “but,” said Mad dox, “I still can’t get over some governors voting against it.” Continuing to discuss the con ference happenings, the Geor gia governor said: “I spoke out on a number of issues at the conference, and often I found that mine was a lone voice, at least when the television cameras were rolling and when other reporters were listening and recording what was being said. “Some governors came around later, however, and told me in private that they believed as I did and that they surely appreciated me standing up for what I believed was right. “They believe one way on certain issues, and yet voted another way. Well, I’m the man in my home, in my office and in a Colorado Springs washroom as I am tonight in Glenhaven Baptist Church'. I don’t try to hide my convictions, whether they are religious or political. “I try to tell the truth, as 1 see, and I suppose that’s why you see the name of Lester Maddox in the news so often. When a politician tells the truth, it’s so unusual that it makes news. I bare my soul to the world. I say what I believe and I believe what I say, and I think the world would be a better place if a lot more public figures did the same.” Hagan Seeks Humane Treatment For POWs WASHINGTON, D. C.—Con demning Communist treatment of American prisoners of war as “barbaric and uncivilized,” Congressman G. Elliott Hagan today co-sponsored a resolution in the House of Representatives urging North Vietnam and the Viet Cong to comply with Geneva Convention tenets and provide more humane treatment of American captives. Hagan said he hopes the res olution will create an “outpour ing of indignation across the country,” which will “mobilize public opinion” as a tool to se cure better treatment of Amer ican POWs in Communist pris on camps. “We know that Hanoi is high ly influenced by American pub lic opinion,” Hagan said, “and it is quite possible that if Amer ( ican public opinion expressed outrage at the barbaric and un civilized treatment our POWs are receiving then improve ments might be made by the Communists.” The resolution calls for speci fic compliance with Geneva TOS THEATRE Pembroke, Georgia SHOW TIMKi 4«Y MW». —Only One Camptate Saw 4mL MlgM Starting at •:« P. M. _ fram itM Mt. Sept. 10-11 Wed., && Thurs. THE BALLAD OF JOSIE (In Technicolor) Doris Day, George Kennedy Sept. 12-13 Friday & Saturday KING KONG ESCAPES (In Tedhnicolor) King Kong, Rhodes Reason Sept. 15-16 Mon., & Tues. PLAY DIRTY (In Technicolor) Michael Caine, Nigel Green Convention provisions on POWs which North Vietnam sighed in 1957. They include the identifi cation of prisoners, free ex change of mail between POWs and families, impartial inspec tion of POW camps, and re lease of seriously ill or injured prisoners. Hagan expressed the hope that this resolution could also favorably influence the North Korean Communists to release Captain David Crawford of Pooler, Georgia, and two other soldiers who have been held captive since their helicopter was shot down, August 17th. Captain Crawford and one of the others were reportedly seri ously injured in the crash. Defense Department officials list 342 servicemen as known captives in Communist POW camps, however, more than 1,- 200 servicemen are listed as “missing in action” and could be captives. The Viet Cong or North Vietnamese have never officially released the names of prisoners they hold. Intelligence reports and testi mony from servicemen who have escaped or been released (only nine have been released by the Communists) indicate treatment is harsh and cruel. RENEW YOUR PAPER SPECIAL STOCKERS SALE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1969 SHUMAN'S LIVESTOCK MARKET HAGAN, GEORGIA Sale Will Begin At 2:00 P.M. Plenty of buyers on hand to handle this type of cattle. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL 739-1976 *ow IS THE TIME FOR HOME Mill Mil SHUMAN - OWENS SUPPLY CO., he. Fthohonp* 653*2331 and 653*4394 PSMCTOKE GEORGIA Saddles Nl " s * l ’""* Reasonable Prices | ’ 11 Ga. Counties Share US. Funds, 1 Sens. Announce - ATLANTA, (GPS) —Eleven 1 Georgia counties will share a $126,886 grant from the De- - partment of Health, Education ’ and Welfare to provide educa -1 tional services to the children s of migratory workers, Geor f gia’s U. S. Senators Herman E. r Talmadge and Richard B. Rus -1 sell announced from Washing r ton. The announcement said the f grant would benefit more than - 1,700 children during regular and summer school terms in 5 Baker, Grady, Thomas, Haral -1 son, Polk, Berrien, Coffee, f Lowndes, Habersham, Lumpkin - and White Counties. (1 I J Li GPA Slates Ad Clinic ATLANTA (PRN) - Better help and service for newspaper readers and business firms in getting more benefits from advertising, both display and classified, will be the main goal of the fifth annual Georgia Newspaper Advertising Clinic, Sept. 19-20, at the Sheraton-Biltmore Hotel, Atlanta. More than 100 advertising executives and staff members are expected to attend according to Frank Hague, of the Warner Robins Sun and chairman of the clinic. Major speakers for the clinic will include Dick Bickerton, - -■ - ■ । । ■ -i - t —। I —n —~~~————— ATTENTION YOUNG DRIVERS Are you having trouble getting Auto Liability Insurance? Well look no more, I can write your Auto Liability Insurance, Get your license Joack in more cases. 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