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Local 4-H’er
Places At
State Contest
Lavon Moody, an outstand
ing young 4-H’er from Pem
broke participated in the locgl
4-H barbecue contest a couple
of months ago and won first
place.
He competed with other 4-
H’ers from all over Georgia in
the state barbecue contest
October 4 at the Southeastern
Fair in Atlanta and placed 2nd
in the state.
Shown left to right are: M'r.
Ralph White; a member of
the Georgia Poultry Federa
tion; Mr. Clyde Ware, a Sears
Roebuck Foundation represen
tative, presenting the award;
Lavon Moody, and Mrs. Leona
B. Henley, Associate County
Extension Home Economist.
The 4-H Broiler Barbecue Con
test is sponsored each year
for 4-H’ers by Sears Roebuck.
Sky IL
ASC Chairman
Discusses Farm
Situation
The significance of wheat,
feed grains, and cotton must be
recognized in appraising the
current farm situation, accord
ing to H. L. Page, Chairman of
the County Agricultural Stabi
lization and Conservation
(ASC) Committee.
He pointed out that Secre
tary of Agriculture Clifford M.
Hardin, testifying before the
House Committee on Agricul
ture, said programs for these
commodities affect most farm
ers and set the pattern for
other commodity programs.
The Agriculture Secretary
offered two approaches to new
legislation on wheat, feed
grains and cotton —a ‘set-aside’
program and a ‘domestic allot
ment’ program. Either could
serve to divert land from crop
production in excess of market
demand and to sustain farm in
come. Present farm programs
expire after the 1970 crop.
In his testimony ’ Secretary
Hardin said, “The most persist
ent characteristic of American
agriculture during these past
years has been the ability of
American farmers to produce in
excess of our markets, both
foreign and domestic. It is my
firm belief that whatever series
of programs we ultimately de
cide upon must provide the re
straints on production that will
permit satisfactory levels of
price and income and will neith
er inhibit the growth of mar-
Jaycee’s “Toys For Tots”
Campaign Now Underway
The annual “Toys For Tots”
program of the Bryan County
Jaycees is now underway, ac
cording- to project chairman,
Edward Williamson.
Monday night the Jaycees
completed and erected a “Toys
For Tots” structure located di
rectly next to the Pembroke
Police Station. Williamson ex
plained that the structure feat
ures a hinged door through
which toy contributions may be
dropped.
The “Toys for Tots” program
is an annual affair sponsored
by the Jaycees each Christmas
Season. Discarded, outgrown,
and slightly damaged toys are
collected, cleaned, and repaired
by the Jaycees and Jaycettes.
On Christmas Eve the toys are
delivered to the homes of un
derprivileged children whose
Christmas morning might
otherwise be bleak and unful
filled.
Ray Harrison, Jaycee presi
dent, commented that the “Toys
for Tots” program has been
very successful during the last
few years because of the gen
erosity and support of local
citizens.
“We are hoping” Harrison
said “that the added conveni
ence of the Toys for Tots pick
up point beside the police sta
tion will encourage the people
of our community to be even
more generous this year.”
“Although the Toys for Tots
campaign will be underway
from now until Christmas, we
wish to encourage interested
parties to contribute as early
as possible. In this way, the
Jaycees and Jaycettes may now
begin work on toys in need of
repair,” explained campaign
chairman Ed Williamson.
“Young blood doth not obey
an old decree.” — Shakespeare.
kets nor place needless ob
stacles in the way of efficient
farm operation.”
ASC Committee Chj i r man
Page expressed hope that while
Congress considers farm pro
gram legislation Americans in
all- walks of life will gain more
understanding of the farm sit
uation today—and the benefits
to everyone of American agri
cultural efficiency.
He cited some of the basic
facts about wheat, feed grains,
and cotton.
These crops occupy over half
the harvested cropland in the
United States and are among
those which have led the tech
nological revolution in U. S.
agriculture.
For decades-—SO to 100 years
—crop yields-per-acre general
ly inched upward a little at a
time. Then about 25 years ago
the technical ‘break-throughs’
came —in plant breeding, fertil
izers, chemicals for weed and
insect control, farm equipment,
scientific farm management.
Much the same jump in yield
per-acre occurred in the other
feed grains as in corn. Grain
sorghum yields have tripled in
30 years; oats, rye, and barlev
have almost doubled.
Page said the basic meaning
behind the statistics is that
Americans eat better for less
real cost than any other people
in the world.
Continued agricultural effici
ency, he predicted, will help
maintain this record, provide
equitable farm income, and re- 1
duce government costs for farm
programs.
Two Georgians
On Appalachian
Trail Council
ATLANTA — (GPS) Two
Georgians — Miss Robin Jack
son and Henry B. Morris, both
of Atlanta — have been ap
pointed to the Appalachian
Trail Advisory Council by U.
S. Secretary of the Interior
Walter J. Hickel.
Miss Jackson, who is assist
ant to State Parks Director
John L. Gordon, and Morris,
an active member of the Geor
gia club affiliated with this
outdoor recreational program,
are among 34 representatives
of 14 states appointed to the
council by Secretary Hickel.
“We of Georgia’s parks de
partment are pleased and
proud that Miss Jackson re
ceived this appointment,” com
mented Director Gordon. “She
has done an outstanding job
in this area of outdoor recrea
tion. It is a distinct honor to
the Parks Department and to
the State of Georgia.”
The Appalachian National
Scenic Trail follows Appala
chian mountain ridges and
valleys for some 2,000 miles
from Mount Katahdin, Maine,
to Springer Mountain, Ga.
Representation on the Ap
palachian National Scenic
Trail Advisory Council is
drawn from each of the trail’s
14 states, including private
landowners and participating
clubs of the Appalachian Trail
Conference and the Wilder
ness Society.
Mrs. Dot Reed is a patient in
the Claxton Hospital for test
and x-rays.
County Agent
News
By D. E. Meddera
Acid Soils Are
Georgia’s No. 1
Fertility Problem
Despite a doubling of lime
use since 1964, acid soils are
still the state’s No. 1 fertility
problem, says P. J. Bergeaux,
Extension Service agronomist
with the University of Geor
gia College of Agriculture.
Farmers applied only 501,
000 tons of lime in 1964. In
1965, first year of Extension’s
“Stamp Out Acid Soils” pro
gram, consumption was up to
776,000 tons. Slightly more
than one million tons of lime
were applied in 1967 and con
sumption stayed close to that
level in ’6B and ’69.
But lime use has not kept
pace with the increasing use
of fertilizers, particularly nit
rogen. Crop removal of caL
cium and magnesium, plus the
acidifying effect of ammonium
nitrogen fertilizers, is resulting
in critically acid soil condi
tions on many Georgia farms.
Georgia soils are inherently
acid in the first place. In the
native state the pH ranges
from 5.2 to 5.8. pH of 6.0 to
6.5 is needed for maximum
produation of most crops
grown in the state.
These acid soils must be cor
rected by liming in order to
produce high quality crop
yields. Farmers cannot obtain
full utilization of applied fert
ilizers without it.
, The Cooperative Extension
Service has announced that it
, will continue the emphasis on
lime. Its agronomy depart
ment, in cooperation with co
unty agents, will launch a
“Lime for Profit” program in
every county next year.
Sponsored by the Georgia
Plant Food Educational So
ciety, the program will satu
rate farm communities with
information on the value of
liming. Farm demonstrations
will be established on major
soil types throughout the state.
The new soil and plant anal
ysis laboratory now under
construction on the University
of Georgia campus will be
used to pinpoint areas requir
ing significant corrective
action.
The Plant Food Educational
Society will appoint a com
mittee to work with the Ex
tension agronomists in enlist
ing active support of ail fert
ilizer and lime companies. In
addition, these companies will
encourage their salesmen to
stress the importance of lim
ing in a total farm fertilization
program.
Mike Merrifield
Returns Home
Friends of Mike Merrifield
will regret to learn that he is
a patient in the Charleston
Naval Hospital, Charleston, S.
C. Mike was transferred to the
hospital from aboard the USS
Saratoga, suffering with a back
condition.
Mike received a week - end
pass from the hospital which
allowed him to visit his wife,
the former Lynn Wadsworth of
Pembroke, and her family. Mrs.
Merrifield has been residing
with her parents during the last
four months while Mike was
out to sea.
Mike will remain in the hos
pital in Charleston for an in
definite length of time while
undergoing treatment for his
condition.
Rockefeller backs longer
term for narcotic pushers.
Maddox To Seek
$135,000 To Buy
Canyon For Park
ATLANTA — (GPS) The
“new” town of Westville, lo
cated in Lumpkin, Ga., is a
restored Georgia community
of 1850, with a collection of
historic Georgia machines, im
plements, vehicles and build
ings.
A little over a year ago
Gov. Lester G. Maddox spoke
at the founding of Westville.
The other day he returned to
Westville to speak at the Gov
ernor’s Day celebration, a part
of Westville’s “1850 Fair.”
“I believe, as most of you,
that Westville is destined to
become one of Georgia’s and
the Southeast's major tourist
attractions,” the governor said.
After discussing various phases
of the “new” town, Maddox
said this:
“In just a few minutes, when
I finish here, I am going with
some of your community mem
bers to visit a place which has
come to involve the hopes of
many of you here today —
Providence Canyon.
“This is one of the beauty
spots in this area, of all this
region, and in fact, of the
world in my opinion. This is
Georgia’s own “Little Grand
Canyon,” and its potential as
a tourist attraction, especially
in conjunction with Westville,
is almost unlimited, and I be
lieve, with you, that it should
be developed and preserved as
a state park.”
Gov. Maddox said he under
stands that the U. S. Bureau
of Outdoor Recreation would
be in position to provide half'
the funds needed to purchase
this property as a state park
site. Then he said:
“I would like to be able to
tell you today that I will
furnish the other half of the
$270,000 out of my current
contingency funds, but the
condition of that source of
funds at this time makes such
a promise impossible.
“I believe, however, that the
Georgia General Assembly
would see the wisdom of
such an investment, and I plan
to ask them in January to ap
propriate the additional funds
needed to make the dream of
a Providence Canyon State
Park a reality.
“I am sure that this move
has the wholehearted support
of all legislators in this area
and would win the approval
of the General Assembly as a
whole. But, in the unlikely
event that sufficient funds are
not made available through
such channels, I do promise
you today that the needed
money will be made available
from my fiscal 1971 contin
gency funds.”
WMS Meets
The afternoon WMS General
Meeting of First Baptist Church
met Oct. 14th at the church.
Mrs. Charles Warnell W.M.U.
director gave the program “A
Spark Catches Fire.” The Pray
er calendar was given by Mrs.
L. M. Anderson.
W.M.S. elected officers for
coming year are: President,
Mrs. Lena Boyette; Activity
Prayer Chairman, Mrs. Earlis
Pevey; Program Chairman,
Mrs. Grover Denmark. Benedic
tion was given by Mrs. Ben
Brewton.
Mr. and Mrs. Red Anderson
and daughter, Julie of Savan
nah spent Sunday with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. L. M. An
derson of Pembroke. Visiting
her parents Tuesday were Mrs.
Vincient Cirincione of Savan
nah.
outdoors
ATLANTA (PRN) - One
of the things that seems to
have a hard time getting across
to folks these days is that
rights and privileges come only
through the acceptance of
responsibility.
All sportsmen have a right
that they are in danger of
losing. If they intend to keep
it, they’re going to have to
accept more responsibility.
Now, it’s not easy to get
folks to take time to read a
column on gun safety, I’m
sure... they’d rather read
about a hunting trip, or where
to go, or how to be mpre
successful.
Let’s face it though, all of
us are interested in getting
back home safely from all our
hunting excursions. And
regardless of how experienced
we are... or think we are
with firearms, we all need to
take stock occasionally and be
reminded of the need for the
utmost caution in using
firearms.
Unless the sportsman takes
more initiative in hunting
safety, he’s going to find it
harder and harder to convince
the public and the lawmakers
that gun control is foolish.
For example, already in
this young hunting season,
numerous hunting accidents
have occurred, many of them
fatal.
One of the things that
seems to cause a tremendous
percentage of “hunting”
accidents (in quotes because'
many things blamed on
hunting are not always
directly connected with the
sport) is simply stupidity in
handling firearms. A
newspaper clipping crossed my
desk just this morning, of how
a hunter was riding on top a
car, jumped off and as he did,
the gun “accidentally
discharged, hitting a
companion.”
Maddox Praises
Youth Ranch For
Spiritual Role
ATLANTA — (GPS) On
numerous occasions Gov. Les
ter G. Maddox has voiced his
faith in Georgia’s young peo
ple. And he did it again the
other evening when he join
ed several hundred teen-agers
at the Atlanta Youth Ranch
in Forest Park.
The Youth Ranch, which is
incorporated under Georgia
laws as a nondenominational,
non-profit Christian youth cen
ter, is open to anyone regard
less of race or religion, and is
said to be dedicated to win
ning teen-agers to a personal
.knowledge of Jesus Christ at
its weekly evening gatherings.
“The Atlanta Youth Ranch
is like a light on a hill; it is
a ray of hope on the horizon
of the lost,” Gov. Maddox told
the youths.
“Organizations like this have
helped to make America great.
And in our society where so
much evil is being hurled at
us the forces of darkness, it
is marvelous to see Christian
young people who are not
ashamed of the “old-time
religion’ and the morality of
our forefathers.”
The governor said those
gathered at the Youth Ranch
who have taken their stand
for Jesus “will never be found
taking part in a riot, leading
an insurrection, burning down
a business, attacking a police
man or spitting on the Amer
ican flag.” He continued:
“None of you who trust in
Christ as your Saviour will
encourage, condone or parti
cipate in communism which
denies God and is destruc
tive of private free enterprise
and liberty as we know it.
“None of you who has taken
a trip down the aisle of the
church to signify your com
mitment to the Lord will ever
be found taking a trip on LSD
or smoking pot.”
“Why?” Gov. Maddox ask
ed. “Because you have found
the security, the resources, the
precepts and the guidance of
Almighty God which provide
the proper foundation upon
which to build a life and estab
lish happiness and peace. And
therein lies the hope of Amer
ica,” he declared.
BY DEAN WOHLGEMUTH
Georgia Game and
Fish Commission
Gun Safety
Is Your Duty
It takes some kind of
stupidity for a person to ride
on top a car, with or without a
gun, loaded or not. Similar
stories are not at all infrequent
among gun accident statistics.
One of the more common
such accidents involves having
put a loaded gun in a car.
Another inexcusable cause
of hunting mishaps, is
mistaking another person for
game. Just minutes ago, I
talked with a visitor in my
office, who said a few years
ago while he was sitting in a
tree stand while deer hunting,
another hunter mistook him
for a squirrel and shot him in
the stomach with a .22 rifle. It
knocked him from the stand,
and he was knocked
unconscious.
It is completely
inconceivable to me how
anyone can mistake another
human being for any game, be
it a squirrel, deer, dove or
quail... yes, all of these have
been supposedly the targets of
persons who have shot others.
For your life’s sake, and
the sake of all others, please
be absolutely certain, beyond
a shadow of a doubt, that
what you’re shooting at is
actually the game you’re after.
Yes you .. . I’m not talking to
“other people,” I’m talking to
YOU.
As for protecting yourself,
don’t be like the guy who
doesn’t turn on his headlights
on his car at sundown because
they don’t help him see. At
that time of day, my
headlights go on because I
want others to see me.
This year, especially while
deer hunting, wear blaze
orange or red or yellow, so
that you can be seen. And
whatever you do, DON’T wear
anything with a patch of white
showing. Camouflage is out. If
you wear brown, wear one of
the bright colors too.
Don’t let I
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be your hang-upl
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THE PEMBROKE JOURNAL, Thursday, November 7, 1969—
Mrs. Bill (Mittie) Harden,
mother of Mrs. Louise Jones
from Richmond Hill, visited
Mrs. G. N. Wilbanks Oct. 18th
27th. They were close friends
and after finishing school both
married and drifted apart. This
is the first time in 50 years
they have been together. While
she was here they both attend
ed revival services at the Chris
tian Church, Oct. 19-26. The
ladies enjoyed the homecoming
observed at the church with a
basket lunch served in the
Youth Center at the noon hour
on Sunday. After so long, they
enjoyed being together.
Week-end guest of Mr. and
Mrs. J. Q. Scott were Mr. and
and Mrs. E. W. Marsh from
Winter H»vo nj p] a
NOTICE TO MY BRYAN COUNTY FRIENDS
I have just opened a modern Barber Shop in
my Home in Harvey Subdivision. Will be open
all day each
THURSDAY - FRIDAY - SATURDAY
Other Days By Appointment
Telephone 653-4792
DAVID A. PAIGE
Special Offer While It Lasts
20,000 S&H GREEN STAMPS
With Each Home Purchased
FOR BEST PRICES AND SERVICE
IN MOBILE HOME BUYING.
See CECIL E. KENNEDY, JR.
Route 2, U. S. 301 North
STATESBORO, GA. 30458
Telephone 764-5895
Friends of Johnny Mikel]
will be glad to learn that he
has returned home from the Sa
vannah Candler General Hos
pital after having test and X
rays made, prior to his hospit
alization in Savannah he was a
patient in Claxton Hospital for
a week.
Little Mike Edwards visited
his grandparents a few days
last week, Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Edwards.
Mrs. Jack Arnold, Lin, Susan,
and Pamela of Macon, Ga. were
week-end guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Owens and family.
Supper guests of Mr. and
Mrs. J. Dixie Harn Tuesday
night were Miss Ann Parrish
and Mrs. Tiny Finley
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