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Passing The Torch
National 4-H Week is to be observed from
October 4-10. This is one organization that needs
no introduction or exaggerated flattery. With
a membership of nearly 3 million boys and girls,
it reaches into virtually every community.
Local 4-H Clubs and the 4-H program are part
of the nationwide educational system of the Co
operative Extension Service —a partnership of
the county governments, the State land-grant
universities, and the U.S. Department of Agri
culture. Any boy or girl from the age of 9
through 19 may join 4-H merely by signing up
and choosing a project. These projects cover a
wide variety of activities, in agriculture, home
economics, citizenship and persona} develop
» ment. Some 400,000 public-spirited men and
women guide the 4-H’ers.
National 4-H Week is a reminder of how pro
gress in a free nation is transferred from one
generation to the next—together with the
principles upon which freedom rests.
Youthful Senility
A study of the problems of growing old in
America has turned up a bit of information on
senility, which is supposedly one of the afflictions
of age, that may explain the aberrations of some
of our younger people. The study found that,
“senile traits are not peculiar to the aged. A
group of college students and a group of the
elderly were recently rated according to the
characteristics of senility, and the students were
found to lie the more neurotic, negative, dis
satisfied, socially inept and unrealistic. The
students, in sum, were more senile than their
elders.”
It is gratifying to discover that some of the
^more extreme exhibitionism and genera},'hell
^raising among a minority of youths is not the
work of imbeciles or communists, but rather
symptoms of early senility.
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ATLANTA (PRN) - Oh, it
was a glorious feeling!
My boat was slipping gently
along, at a nice easy pace. The
whole family was aboard,
enjoying the leisurely ride.
The slow rate of speed was
dictated by the fact that this
was the first time the 40-horse
Mercury had ever been
cranked. I had just gotten it,
and was out for the first time
on a break-in cruise.
I couldn’t help but think
back on all the times I’d
struggled to keep my old
motor going. Actually, it
wasn’t that bad, I guess, but
there had been times when it
wouldn’t crank, or when other
little nuisances developed.
This time there was no
worry about whether the
motor would get me where I
was going and back. This was a
once-in-a-lifetime experience
for me, my first new motor.
As 1 twisted the key and the
motor spurted to life, I
thought of the blisters I’d
gotten on my hands pulling
the starter rope on the old
motor. And the other blisters
I’d gotten from rowing in on
other times when the motor
failed for some reason or
another.
Maybe I had a bit more
compassion in my heart
because of this ... well,
certainly I knew what it was
like to need help, and also to
get help when needed.
At any rate, when I saw the
fella on the front deck of a
houseboat waving frantically,
trying to get my attention, I
pulled alongside quickly. He
had motor trouble, and could
he hitch a ride to a nearby
marina? Os course he could.
“Boy, I thought I’d never
Politics cja Parade
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Sanders running second to
Carter was a terrific shock to
the former governor’s friends
over the state, many of whom
were predicting a victory with
out a runoff. But, knowledge
able political observers realized
several weeks ago that there was
going to be a runoff. In our
last week's column, we predict
ed the results of the primary in
all races but the gubernatorial.
We had in the original copy
that Sanders and Carter would
be in a runoff, but deleted
it before printing because we
thought the pessimistic note
might hurt Sanders.
Concerning the rest of the
predictions, we hit the nail on
the head, i.e.; Maddox to win
without a runover, Burson to
be top man for Treasurer, Paf
ford and McDonald to be nomi
nees for Public Service Commis
sioners, Tommy Irvin to beat
Bill Lanier for Ag Commis
sioner, and Sam Caldwel to
win over Jeb Stewart. Also, we
named the five candidates for
Comptroller who had a chance
for the runover, and all five
were among the leaders.
However, we admit to one
wrong prediction several weeks
ago. At that time we said that
Charlie Jones would be second
man in the race for Lt.-Gover
nor. Unfortunately, Mr. Jones
didn't get the Negro vote as we
thought he would. Apparently,
the Negroes in Southeast Geor
gia don't have very close ties
with the big city blacks.
** * *
Now r that Carl Sanders has
changed his campaign tactics,
there is no reason in the world
why he can't win the runoff for
governor. In fact, running a bad
second to Carter is probably
a good thing. It shook up the
former governor and his sup
porters who were so terribly
over-confident.
Any number of people have
told the writer that they didn't
vote in the primary’ because
they were sure that Sanders
would win, or they expected a
runoff and wouldn't bother to
stand in line in the primary,
but would vote in the run-
BY DEAN WOHLGEMUTH
Georgia Game and
Fish Commission
A Friend In Need
get anyone to stop,” he
sighed. “I waved at boat after
boat, and they just waved
back and went on.”
It’s disheartening to realize
how few people are willing to
help other boaters in distress.
There’s an old unwritten law
of the seas that a captain of a
vessel must not fail to offer
assistance when needed to
another vessel. This has gone
by the boards on our busy
reservoirs these days, largely
because no one ever told
today’s boaters that this was a
responsibility of anyone who
operates a boat. They don’t
stop to realize that the day
may be very close when they
themselves will need help.
Os course, the stranded
boatman was partly to blame.
He didn’t know the proper
way to ask for help, though
chances are if he did, no one
else on the lake would have
known how to read the signal.
What he should have done
was either wave a white flag or
handkerchief. This is a
recognized distress signal.
Another signal is to extend
both arms, parallel to the
deck, and move his whole
arms in a tight circle.
Instead, he simply pointed
to the direction of the marina, j
or waved. The simple wave of
the hand meant nothing more
than “hello.” At least when he
pointed, I suspected
something was wrong.
If you, when you’re on the
water, ever see someone
waving frantically, or if you
see the above described
distress sign, please be sure
you stop and offer help. It will
be appreciated. And you
might enjoy the feeling you
get from helping others!
off for Sanders.
Another point to remember
is that No. 2 always tries harder,
and Number one tends to relax.
Carter, himself, won’t relax, but
his followers certainly will. If
the Sanders crowd really get
down to work, you can expect
just about everybody who is
for him to vote.
The Negro vote is the key
to Sanders winning. We haven't
seen any compilation of how
many voted in the primary, but
there wasn't many more than
100,000, out of a registration of
425,000. If even an additional
100,000 vote in the runoff, then
Sanders can expect at least
95 per cent of them to be in
his corner. Which is more than
enough extra to win.
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The Comptroller-General race
between Mac Barber and John
ny Caldwell is going to get real
hot. Both of these gentlemen
will get the endorsement of
some of the losing candidates
Al Hatcher has already an
nounced for Barber and is busy
calling his friends
Caldwell has accused Barber
of being a friend of Hubert
Humphrey, and Barber has
pointed to the friendship, for
him, of Lester Maddox, (who
offered Barber a year or so ago
the job of Executive Secretary
to the Governor), and the sup
port of staunch conservatives
Bill Bodenhamer, the private
school organizer, Dorsey Mat
thews, ultra-right wing legisla
tor; and Dixon Oxford, Reve
nue Commissioner under Gov.
Ernest Vandiver
We have tried to be com
pletely fair to all Comptroller
candidates during this cam
paign, since five or six of them
are our good friends and, also,
perfectly capable of doing a
fine job in the office. However,
some readers of this column
criticized us for not making a
prediction of the two who would
lead the primary vote.
Therefore, in line with NOT
riding the fence, we would pre
dict that Barber will win this
runoff.
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Can 87,000 boys and girls be wrong about dogs? This Georgia l ll'er. t ypical of the
thousands of dog fanciers across the 1 niled States, savs no. She is one of the 15,338
Georgia 4-H’ers participating in the l-H dog care and training program conducted by
the I niversity oi Georgia Cooperative Extension Service. Dogs account for 40
percent of the pel population and have their own week: National Dog Week,
September 20-27.
4-H'ers Salute Dogs During National Week
ATHENS—At last count i
there were over 26,000,000 i
dogs in the United States, i
accounting for 40 percent of
the pet population. These ca
nines are so highly thought of
they have their own week:
National Dog Week, September
20-27.
Many of the pet owners are
teenagers. In fact, the national
4-H dog care and training
program, supported by the
Ralston Purina Company, last
year enrolled 87,000 boys and
girls between the ages of 9 and
19. Tommy L. Walton, state
4 H leader with the University
of Georgia Cooperative Exten
sion Service, says 15,338 of
these 4-H project participants
are in Georgia.
Popular with city and subur
ban youths and rural young-
if Caldwell is the winner.
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Again the Republicans have
blown their chance to become a
real factor in Georgia politics.
They did so by nominating a
weak candidate for governor.
Nobody at all thinks that Hal
Suit has any chance against
Sanders or Carter, whereas
Bentley could have been about
50-50 to win against either.
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There has probably never
been as economical statewide
campaign waged as that of Bill
Burson, successful candidate
for the Democratic nomination
for Treasurer. Burson, who
traveled the length and breadth
of Georgia with his wife and
four children, spent only $4,-
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sters as well, the 4-H program
teaches them to better under
stand animals.* It also helps
them become aware of the
problems and responsibilities
of dog care and training. The
project develops pride of own
ership and leadership among
boys and girls who may not
otherwise have the opportunity
to own other animals.
Walton says a variety of
activities may be undertaken
by the young dog fancier.
Among them are obedience
training, grooming, readying
for shows, hunting, health and
nutrition and even teaching
young and old dogs new tricks.
Volunteer adult and teen
leaders, veterinarians, kennel
owners, professional dog han
dlers and county Extension
Service agents share their ex
periences and know-how with
the 4-H’ers.
One of the highlights of the
Georgia program is the 4-H dog
clinic held on the University of
Georgia campus each summer.
This clinic, sponsored by The
Jim Dandy Company, attracts
approximately 100 boys and
girls and their dogs for a week
of intensive training.
Participating in the program
is its own reward. But Walton
says youths who excel also
earn honors and nationwide
recognition.
On the county level four
gold-filled honor medals are
offered. County and district
awards are provided by the
Peeble Hill Plantation of
Thomasville. A wrist watch
goes to the top state winner
and 18 expense-paid sectional
trips to the 1970 National 4-H
Congress in Chicago add to the
incentive. In addition six S6OO
scholarships are presented at
the national level.
Walton says boys and girls
between the ages of 9 and 19
who are interested in joining
this 4-H program should con
tact the county Extension
Service agents. The Coopera
tive Extension Service super
vises the program, judges the
4-H records and names the
winners.
EllAMll FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. D.D. Manning, Pastor
Sunday School 10:00 A.M.
Morning Service 11:00 A .M.
i
Training Union 5:45 P.M.
Evening Worship .. . (PastorL ■ .7:00 P.M.
" Church Covenant"
■ Wednesday Prayer Service 7:<io P.M.
: "A Little Church With A Big Heart"
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First District
Colleges To
Get $323,000
WASHINGTON (PRN)--The
four colleges in Georgia’s First
District will share over
$323,000 in 790 student loans
under the National Defense
Education Act, according to
Congressman Elliott Hagan.
Georgia Southern College
will receive $229,381 through
500 student loans; Savannah
State College gets $37,678
with 175 awards; Brewton
Parker College is allotted
$30,143 for 60 awards, and
$26,046 goes to Armstrong
State College with 55 awards.
Hagan said the funds
provide 90% of the National
Defense Student Loan funds
of the participating colleges.
Under the program, each
institution of higher learning
must provide 10% institutional
matching monies. .
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