The Pembroke journal. (Pembroke, Ga.) 1969-1976, November 27, 1969, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextPage 4 —THE PEMBROKE JOURNAL, Thursday, November 27, 1969 TL^ Ji- Si t-t _| tmi kiiwi mini imir iiiiwti | <r«C uw " »»' mm it iim mi n m< mi | JOURNAL *td»Uah«d In The CltV of Pembroke Every Thursday FRANK O. MILLER Editor Owner and Publisher MRS. NANCY BAZEMORE Asst. Editor and Advertising MRS. ALOHO STARLING . Local-Social Editor Substrictions strictly $5.00 a year Sent anywhere in the world. Our office open 5 days each week to serve you, Monday through Friday. Other times contact editor and owner. All copy must be in the office by Tuesday noon to make that weeks paper. Please help us to maintain this. Second Class Portage Paid at Pembroke, Ga. j Herman Talmadge REPORTS PROM THE UNITED STATES SENATE I IIIIS IS NATIONAL FARM-CITY WEEK and observances saluting agriculture are being held all over the country by local Kiwanis ( lubs This is a titling tribute to the largest and what I regard as the nation's most important industry. I know of no other endeavor more vital, not only to our national economy but to the health and well-being of every man. woman, and child in the country. The American farmer deserves a pat on the back lor a job well done. He comprises only 6 per cent of the population of the United States; yet, he has more than met the challenge of providing food and fiber lor a growing, prospering nation. More than that, he is primarily responsible for feeding untold millions of other people throughout the world. This is why 1 have been appalled in recent years to witness the tendency to relegate agriculture and farmers virtually to second class status in the American economy. In spite of his efficiency, hard work and abundant production, the American farmer on the average still earns only about two-thirds of the income of non farm segments of our society. Farm production costs are several times what they were l<> years ago. But farm income continues to lag and has even suffered a loss. As a matter of fact, net farm income last year was $2.3 billion less than it was 20 years ago. This is intolerable, and every possible effort must he made to raise farm prices and to reduce the cost-price squeeze and assure farmers their fair share of the national income. ♦ * * THIS IS ALSO A GOOD TIME to reemphasize the fact that what benefits our farmers and rural areas benefits urban areas, and vice versa. Most people have a tendency to forget the impor tance of agriculture to our cities, for example. The Georgia Agribusiness Council recently produced some sig nificant facts on this subject. More than 30 per cent of the manu facturing jobs in Atlanta are based on agricultural products. Agri business provides two-thirds of the total income in the State of Georg^ Agribusiness firms comprise 66 per cent of all manu facturing firms in the State. 62 per cent of Georgia's payrolls, ami 68 per cent of expenditures for new plants and equipment. These arc important facts. 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Founts oln Paradi // I \\ MH'ams The traitor Julian Bond, who makes sj>eeches all over the country against the United States, isn’t often reported in Georgia's daily press, but we have received a clipping from a newspaper in New York State which reports some of Bond’s traitorous remarks. We quote from the ‘Water town Daffy Times”, Watertown, N. Y., issue of Nov. 5, 1969. Speaking at an ATC meeting (whatever that is) Bond said: “when a government becomes Intolerable, it is not only your right, but your duty and your responsibility to strike it down”. When asked at the reception fol lowing his speech, if he then ad vocated the overthrow of the United States as it is today, his answer was "yes”. To the ques tion, would this be politically or by force, he replied, “By force”. A telephone call to the Man aging Editor of the “Watertown Times’’ brought the information that the editor had re-checked with his reporter to be sure that Bond made the statements at tributed ot him, and the reporter was positive that he did. If this isn’t treason, what is, then? And why isn’t he shot at sunrise? ****** It will be nice to see former Governor Marvin Griffin back in the Capitol in an official posi tion. Well, it’s a possibility. Mr. Griffin will run for the House of Representatives in the special election to fill the seat vacated - by Wallace Cato (appointed District Attorney as we said last week he might be), BUT ONLY without opposition. ****** Frank Downing, twice State Senator from Chatham County and presently a member of the । County Commission, will run for I Mayor of Savannah next year. 1 Ironically, his chief opponent Ls i likely to 'be another member of ■ the Commission. ****** The Georgia Petroleum Deal- ' ers Association and the Highway I Users Assn, are said to be ready 1 to support Governor Maddox’s : proposal to the 1970 General As sembly for a one cent increase in the state sales tax. but only • on condition that all auto license fees will be allocated to the State Highway Dept. ****** I । Governor Lester Maddox has 1 County Agent News By D. E. Meddvrs PLANTING PECANS Chances are a good many pecan trees will be planted in Bryan County this winter. De cember, January, February and March are the months to do it. Some of these trees will live and some won't make it. In most cases the determining fac tor will be how well they are transplanted. The following suggestions were passed along to me by R. L. Livingston, head of our Ex tension Service horticulture de partment. If they are followed, the death of young trees during the first growing season will be greatly reduced and the growth rate will be increased. First, dig the holes before buying trees. And dig large holes—two feet wide and three feet deep. Then transplant the trees immediately after they arrive. Place some topsoil mixed 50- 50 with peat moss in the bot tom of the hole. In case the peat moss is not available, use top soil to fill the hole. Place the tree in the hole and adjust the soil so the tree will be two inches deeper than it grew in the nursery. Remove broken or otherwise damaged roots from the trees. Place topsoil and peat mixture around the tree in increments of one foot at a time. Pull roots out in natural position and pack the soil with your feet. Con tinue to place soil in the hole in one-foot increments until the hole is level with the soil sur face. Next, using the sub-soil build a six-inch wall of soil around the tree at the outer edge of the transplanting hole. Place five gallons of water in the hole immediately after trans planting. Water each week with the same amount if there is no rainfall. The Great Seal of tbe United States was designed by Wdimm Barton and adopted m 17x2. ritten a personal letter to all State Department heads stating that he was quoted erronously by the Associated Press as having aid that “many such investiga ions of Department Heads were underway”. The Governor told the Depart ment Heads in the letter that “we have never called for the in vestigation of any Department Head, much less many, many Department Heads, but will con tinue to promote honesty and ef ficiency in government as you want it and the taxpayers of the state deserve it”. For the life of us we can’t understand how Attorney-Gener al Arthur Bolton and State Audi tor Ernest Davis can construe a state bond on any state govern ment official as covering honest 1 mistakes made by such official or employees of his department We thought, as does nearly ev erybody else for that matter, that bonds covered actual embezzle ment or misappropriation of state money. For instance, how can they say that Bill Burson, Director of the State Dept, of Family and Child rens Services, has violated his bond when the computer which paid out quite a few thousand dollars in error to ex-welfare re cipients was an honest error and one which was made after all the top executives in the depart ment agreed to go ahead and use the computer on checks? Inci dentally, all but about $19,000 of this money has been paid back to the state, and fraud actions have been taken against those who re fuse to pay it back. If such as this holds true, then the state might as well give up on trying to get top men to serve. For, why should any man be responsible, money wise, for errors his subordinates make, or he makes, if he hasn’t stolen any money? If this charge is held valid against Burson, how’ about the same charge against other de partment heads for errors their computers have made. And some of these errors involved much more than $19,000. Sounds like a lot of political shenanigans to us. ****** (Note to Editors: “Politics” will not he written next week, due to the Thanksgiving Holi days.) I-II Club News The Black Creek sth grade 4-H group met on Tuesday, No? vember 11, their regular meet ing date. Iris Lee gave devok tional according to Brenda Gai! Hewitt, reporter. Several poems were read and Mr. D. E. Meds ders, County Agent, showed a set of slides on pruning shrubs. One new member was added to the group, Michele Wilson. Teresa Bacon presented devo tional to the (Sth grade. Others participating on the program were Hamp Gardner. Kim Gar ing, Bobby Co n 1 e y anil Guy Goss who were the east in a play, Rhonda Smith exhibited a doll she had made and Debra Collins exhibited some brownies that she cooked. Wesley Wilkes, reporter for the 7th grade reported that several members of the group read poems and told the history of 4-H meetings. The Richmond Hill Cloverleaf group met on Friday, Novem ber 13 according to Debra Broughan, repor te r. Becky Newlin gave devotional before the members pla ye d soin e games. Charlie Cribbs and Sandra Smith joined the club. The Junior Club devotional was given by Debbie Hennesscc. Pam Hester and Julie Foster read to the group about Thanks giving. One new member. Don ald Hughes joined the club re ported Susan Ellis. The Senior group devotional was given by Janet O'Quinn. The new members who joined were: Danny Sheppard, Peggy Groves. Marie Gober. Woody Moore. Dottie Johnson. Susan Schwabe. Linda Hurst. Willetta Hemly. Allice Jones. Jeannenne Byrd, and Yevette Norris. Drivers Needed Gain Now to drive semi truck, local and over the road. You can earn over $4.00 per hour, aftei short training. For interview and application, call (615) 525- 9481. or write Safety Dept.. Na tionwide Systems. Inc. 3408 33 estern Ave.. N.W.. Know il’e. Tennessee. / By Evelyn R Strickland Office Manager * 1 = ■ r i '"f i 4; : Wallin $ J' ■« 1 i L j Back hoe at work on N. C. Harvey farm. ci t । 3- ■ ,• 4 sSkKBKi Beginning «f ditch on N. C. Harvey farm. Old Ditches Get New Look Draglines, bulldozers and other equipment have been busy on farms in the county for the past several weeks. The ma chines are repairing damage to cropland caused by heavy rains which began last May. Farm ditches, filled up with silt and debris, causing cropland flood ing and severe crop damage this year, are being cleaned out be fore next planting season. The cost for restoring the land is being shared with farm ers through thg Emergency Conservation Program admin istered by the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. A survey of damage was made by the ASCS committees, the County Agent and Soil Con servation Service last June. The survey revealed damage to 7,- 920 acres of farmland. Damage to tobacco was estimated at 807, ; corn, 60'. • peanuts. 4O''i ; and, soybeans, 607,. Total crop loss was estimated at $436,360. A request for emergency funds to cover eighty percent of the cost of restoring the land was made on June 14, 1969. The request was approved and work began in October. However, the ASCS office reports that more equipment is needed in the county to complete the job be fore December 31, the final date for using appropriated funds. For Salt- House for sale with two bed rooms and bath, to be moved. Call 653-1373. For Salt- German Shepard puppies 7 weeks old, ARC registered and pedigreed. Contact Mis S. A. Hood at 653-2111. SHOP AND SAVE Ladies Wool Slacks, Tall & Avg. Skirts & Sweaters ALL WEATHER COATS Insul-Knit Underwear by Hanes Men's-Boy's Jackets, Good Selection Levi's Sta-Prest Slacks & Jeans Men's Felt Hats, Wide & Narrow Brim ELECTRIC BLANKETS - $13.98 WELDERS GLOVES - $3.98 Use Our Lay-A-Way MILES DRY GOODS PEMBROKE, GEORGIA ASC FARMER COMMITTEES TAKE INITIATIVE IN FIGHT AGAINST POLLUTION Throughout the country, pol lution-abatement measures for agricultural lands are being developed by farmer - elected Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation (ASC) county committees and by State ASC Committees, reported Ross P. Bowen, Chairman of the Geor gia State ASC Committee. The Bryan County ACP De velopment Group is considering pollution abatement practices for inclusion in the 1970 Agri cultural Conservation Program. At a meeting held November 12, the Group discussed prac tices for controlling siltation of borrow pits and field ditches on farmland and oxidation ponds for hog parlors. This activity is the result of increasing concern about all types of water and air pollution, including agricultural - related pollution. Recent authorization was given for county and State development groups to include pollution - abatement measures in the Agricultural Conserva tion Program (ACP) which is administered by the Agricul tural Stabilization and Conser vation Service. Response has been prompt. Bowen, said. About 40 States ASCS offices have expressed interest and begun considera tion of measures which could be installed primarily for pol lution abatement and which would also have soil and water conservation benefits. Five States — lowa, Mis souri. Pennsylvania. South Car olina, and South Dakota—have received final approval of ACP pollution - abatement measures to date. So far. the primary purposes of these conservation practices are to help stop water pollution caused by farm feedlots and to help prevent siltation of streams and bodies of water. Included are provisions for diversion channels around farm feedlots; for desilting‘and set tling basins to h»lp control sedi mentation in areas adjacent or near to lakes, ponds, and streams; and for livestock sew age lagoons for hog operations. Mr. Bowen emphasized that ACP pollution - abatement measures will vary from State to State and county to county. In each instance they are being developed locally to meet local problems and conditions. The practices will have in common, however, the fact that they must be installed by farm ers or ranchers and must have soil and water conservation benefits in addition to pollu tion - abatement values. The ASG Committee Chair man pointed out that cost-shar ing practices approved for abat ing farm feedlot pollution will be available only for work done on farms. Basic ACP legisla tion provides that costs may be shared only for work having soil and water conservation benefits for farmlands. Under the ACP. costs are shared with farmers for con servation work needed on agri cultural lands in the public in terest. Generally, the public and the farmer each pay about half the cost. The 1970 ACP authorization for Georgia is $5,730,000. It is expected that about 30,000 farmers in the State will parti cipate in the 1970 ACP. A mature Saguaro cactus may weigh 10 tons. SOUNDS OF THE 70’s < M < '> v ? r! < |< I i ~ k -^ - cT wu 1 h* w « ir I 4 ® i Tv , ./I Sound spectrograms (word pictures) are being used by engineers at IBM’s Systems Development Laboratory in Raleigh, North Carolina, in seeking ways to improve the naturalness of speech “created” electronically by tomorrow’s computers. i A / *’ / This Christmas, decorate with light. We have a new 32-page booklet that shows you how easy it is to get into the Christmas spirit with lighted outdoor Santas, nativities, bells. Tasty recipes and great ideas for making decorations, too. Order yours soon — it’s free! । 1 | Advertising Department (Christmas Booklet) I Georgia Power Company P. O. Box 4545 Atlanta. Georgia 30302 I Name j Street | City State Zip Code I I Georgia Power Company Cards of Thanks My family and I wish to ex press our sincere thanks and appreciation for the cards, love ly flowers, the visits, phone calls, the abundance of food and the ones who were so faith ful in serving the food, during the time of the death of our loved one. 3Vords cannot ex press our feeling to you, but may God bless each of you al ways and keep you in His care. Mrs. R. L. Lane, and children. 3Ve would like to thank each one who has been so kind to us during Nancy’s illness and hos pitalization at Johns Hopkins Hospital at Baltimore, Mary land and since our return home. To have the interest of friends and relatives is a constant source of satisfaction. The sincere prayers, the beautiful flowers, the cheerful cards, the pleasant visits, and the useful gifts have all been deeply appreciated as well as the love offering we received. We would also like to express our appreciaiton to all our friends in Baltimore, Maryland for their many acts of kind ness. May God richly bless each of you. Mr. & Mrs. D. E. Miller and Nancy. George Westinghouse invent ed the air brake. • • » The torpedo mine is credited to Stephen Clegg Rowan. • • « The great surgeon Sir William Osler was born in Canada.