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Wheekr County Eagle
Official Orgnn Wheeler County.
Published Every Friday.
C. M. METHVIN, Owner
.1. 11. GROSS. Editor and Publlahar
Entered at the Post Office at Alamo
Georgia as second class mail matter,
May 16, 1913, under theact ot March
3rd, 1879.
SI.OO Per Year in Advance.
Graduating Address
by Walter V. Meeks.
Former Wheeler County Boy Makes
Parting Address to Classmotes
on Character
It has been but a few short years,
sicne in a revival held at the Metho
dist church in Glenwood, Ga., Key. J.
B. Griner being pastor at the time and
Rev. Allen assisted him, that Walter
W. Meeks, then a lad of only twelve
years of age, was converted. Just
three years after hia conversion in
August, 1908, in the Alamo Methodist
church, he was granted license to preach
the gospel by the Presiding Elder, E.
F. Morgan. He is now giving his life
for God’s service. His many friends
here lesrn with pleasure that he is
climbing successfully in his high calling.
When first converted he realized to
be a true child of God he must work in
His vineyard—hia first service was to
hold family prayer in his home, and
from that time on he has ever been
ready to do any work for his Master.
He graduated at Spaiks, Ga., May
22nd, 1913, and tho following is a speech
he delivered at the graduation, we
feel sure his many friends, who feel
quite an interest in him, as he is one
of our Wheeler county boys, will read
with pleasure:
Fellow Classmates, ladies and
Gentlemen:
With us the dawn of a new era is ap
proaching—the parting of the way is
not far distant. The time has come
when we must lay aside the robe of
superficialness atid think as citizens
of the world if wo wish to attain to
anything worth while. Wo must stand
firm, steadfast, unmovable and upright,
regardless of environment.
America has reached the day when
she needs men in the commercial world
who estimate some things higher than
they do the dollar. We need to get
afloat in the commercial world the val
ue of life and the meaning of living.
Let it become not merely tinged, but
thoroughly saturated with the ideas
and the ideals of life that they require
the man to have who stands behind the
□acred desk. The very need itself is
beckoning with outstretched arms for
somebody to coma to its rescue. So I
address you thia evening, fellow class
mates, with purpose in view that you
may go forth as beacon lights to intro
dues into the busy walks of life the
significance of the proper conceptions
and appreciations of the fundamental
elementsofa character not over-eager
for gain. Hence I have chosen to ad
dress you on “Character.”
The type of character which we should
covet cannot be estimated in dollars
and cents. It outweighs the heaviest
gold, and out-glitters the purest,
diamond. Stop, think of its intrinsic
worth; think of its gentleness; think of
its beauty. Stop, 1 say, and think
upon these things. Without character,
what conld you expect of your neigh
bor? What demand could you make
upon society? We would be swallowed
up by the uerils around us without any
source of rescue. Character firmly
established in the lives of all is our
hope. The elements of character in
the hands of God constitute power,
virtue, manhood and womanhood.
Character is a continued process of
growing. Let us give all diligence,
therefore, that we may develop it in a
perfect manner. For just as one link
breaks the whole chain, so one little
dee4 may destroy a noble character.
I have catalogued some of the ele
ments of character which I wish to
call your attention to in ascending or
der. according to my estimation.
The first I wish to call vour atten
tion to is intellect. Not that it is of
less value than the others, but because
it is so abundant, and so useless with
out the others. “Brains are cheap,”]
said the Philistines, and they spoke the
truth. Would that all our faculties
were as rich as our intellect. Lotus
'appreciate and cultivate them, how
ever. for it is will that helps to move
the world. Cultivate the ability to
think, reason, and decide, for such
things are profitable and desirable.
The second is reserve—the power to
hold oneself as does the general when
he is disposing of an army on which
the fate of an empire, or may be the
world, depends. This reserve includes
the blissful art of silence. Talk when
you feel like it, but keep to yourselves
the great things that may be revolv
ing in your minds until the iron is hot,
I
' and then strike with all your might.
Reserve also includes the power to
I wait, which is one characteristic of a
I great and strong man. Many a battle
has been lost because of over-eager
ness There was the greatness of fate
itself in the order of the American of
ficer who said: “Wait, men, until you
see the whites of their eyes.”
Time is a young man’s greatest ally.
That is v hy Iff holds the whip-hand of
the world. That is why he can afford
to dare, It is also why age dares not
to dare. With youih, tomorrow is
merely an accession of power; but with
age—ah, well! with age it is as Omar
says.
“Tomorrow I may be
Myself with yesterday’s seven thou
sand years.”
Courage—that all important and un
analyzable faculty of a man that makes
him stand flat-footed before obstacles
and opponents and dare the whoie world
—that element that, impels a man to
execute his own convictions regardless
of all the gossip and snare that msy
impede him. If you are courageous
you need not ttand in tho highways to
exhibit it, but face kfe like a man, and
let the world observe that you are men
and women of resolution and intrepidity
When you master a plan have the
courage to execute it. Caesar stood
in the Forum one day, and, as Macaulay
describes it, he said that the future
dictator of Rome might be Pompey, or
Cyassus, or still some one else whom
tfobody was thinking of—that some one
else being himself, of course.
And, indeed, Caesar would at that
time have been the last one that a
Roman would have picked out as the
master of the world, for he was young,
small, seemingly frail, an unspeakable
egotist, and fastidious in hia dress. I
have read that he even used perfumes.
And how cou'd the common eye discern
through ill of these external frippery
the lion heart, the eagle vision, and
the mind of conquest and empire? It
is needless forme to say that Caesar
realized his vision, and that he swayed
the rod of empire not only over the city
of Rome, or over Italy, but over the
whole world.
I recogmze that Caesar was a genius,
Rud furthermore, that he possessed
courage and valor—that quality that
makes a man do things. Courage is
power. If you are courageous, hand
some is your portion. Entertain it as
a rare gift and thank your God for it.
The last I wish to name is sincerity—
fidelity, the ability to be true—true to
friends, true to ideas, true to ideals,
true to your task, true to yourself,trie
to truth, and true to God. Take a stand
and stand by it until death if need* be,
rather than be a traitor. Then shun
the man who professes to be much and
is nothing. He is unwholesome. If
you miss the man who lies in his speech,
feel that you have teen blessed. If
you miss the nun who lies in his life,
know of a truth that God has favored
you. Be honorable and true and die
happy. Who would deny that the
martyrs Nero burned did n >t experience
joys in the consuming flames more
delicate and sweet than ever thrilled
epicure or lover? In my fancy I can
see them smiling as the tortures of the
roaring flames pierce their bodies, and
they recognize in their souls a sweet
and brilliant consciousness of fidelity
to the cause which they represent
Fellow classmates, let us so live that
when we come to tho end of the way
we may have a conscience void of
offense It is worth living for; it is
worth a world.
1 have heard the gentle response of
the instrument to the touch of one ail
but dearer than a brother, and often
times have I stopped him to tell him
that I could forgive the whole world if
sye had wronged me. I have sat under
the clear, sweet, vocal melodies as they
have buret forth in sweetness unspeak
able and said, “Blessed gift.” A“nd I
have listened to the combined vibra
tions of both as they winged themselvt s
upon the atmosphere. And in my
fancy, seen silence itself blush, and
wish that it were not; but all this does
not surpass character.
As I have seen the morning’s sun as
it peaked from behind the oriental
horizon, lifting the darkened veil and
: extending to the world’s new day that
which makes all nature respond, I have
stood in admiration and amazement. I
’ have gazed at the lily’s dew drop as it
sparkled with the brilliancy of a dia
mond, at the command of nature, until
its simplicity became a mystery. On
the other hand. I have watched the
noble character as it has gone in the
highways and hedges, implanting smiles
where sadness once ruled removing
■ heaviness of heart and establishing a
fount, of joy in its stead, relieving the
needy and oppressed; raising men of
lower estate to high ideals, righting
' the wrong and making peace between
God and man; and I have exclaimed
out of a heart of gratefalness that
there can be nothing more noble, ideal,
. or grand. That is character and ideal
man; yea, even more; it is man and
God combined.
The state fair opened in Macon
last Tuesday morning. Macon
leads in fairs and is a great place.
We have heard of several who
are contemplatidg going.
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WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE, aLAMO, GEORGIA.
SHERIFF SALES
GEORGIA, Wheeler County.
Will be sold at the court house door,
in said county, on the first Tuesday in
November, 1913, within the legal hours
of sale, to the highest and best bidder
for cash, all that certain tract or par
cel of land to-wit: Fifty (50) acres of
land known as lot No, 169 in the Ilth
land district of Wheeler county, Ga.
Thia land being the East corner of said
Jot No. 169, and bounded on the north
by lands of C. D. Adams, on the west
by the same lot, on the south by the
same lot, and on the east by lands of
Dan Pope, together with all improve
ments thereon. Said land levied upon
as the property of J. E. McAUum to
satisfy a mortgage fi fa issued on thel,
day of September, 1913, from the supe
rior court of Wheeler county, in favor
of Jerry Johnson and against the said
J. E. MeAllum. This9,day of Sept. 1913
J. F. WRIGHT,
Sheriff Wheeler County, Ga.
GEORGIA, Wheeler County.
1 will sell at the court hsuse door in
said county on the first Tuesday in
November, 1913, within the legal hours
of sale, to the highest and best bidder
for cash, the following described land,
to-wit: Fifty acres of lot of land No.
101 in the 394th district, G. M., in said
county, and bounded as follows; On
the north by lands of J. S. B. Sears,
on the east by lands of W. T. Clements,
on the south by lands of J. A. Clem
enta and west by the McArthur lands,
with all improvements thereon Said
land levied on as the property of W. H.
Padgett-to satisfy an execution issued
on the sth day of September, 1913,
from the superior court of Wheeler
county, in favor of The Farmers Bank
against W. H. Padgett, principal, and
Douglas S. McArthur, security. Writ
ten notice given to W. H. Padgett as
required by law. Thia the 10th day of
October, 1913.
J. F. WRIGHT,
Sheriff, Wheeler County, Georgia.
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Attorney at Law
ALAMO. - - - GEORGIA
J. P. TOMLINSON
Attorney at Law
ALAMO. - - - GEORGIA
E. P. DELL
Attorney at Law
ALAMO. - - - GEORGIA
HAMILTON BURCH
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Mcßae. ... Georgia
L. P. FORDHAM
Physician and Surgeon
ALAMO. GEORGIA
T. H. NELSON
Physician and Surgeon
ALAMO, GEORGIA
County Directory.
COUNTY OFFICERS:
ORDINARY, W. B. Kent-Ceurt Ist
Monday in each Month.
CLERK SUPERIOR COURT, J. D.
Brown.
SHERIFF, J. E. Wright.
TAX COLLECTOR, J. A. Martin.
TAX RECEIVER, W. T. Hadden.
TREASURER, Daniel Pope. *
CORONER, J. J, Brantley.
BOARD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: j
J. F. SIKES, Chairman.
J. A. CLEGG
THOMAS KENT,
W. E. CURRIE, Clerk.
Court Ist Tuesday in e ch month.
SUPERIOR COURT:
E. D. GRAHAM, Judge.
W. A. WOOTEN, Solicitor.
Court convenes Ist Monday in March
and September
If it’s money—we’ve got it, and you
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Ga., if you desire a loan.
/VOTICE OF ELECTION.
To determine the question whether
bonds shall be issued by the Town of
Alamo in the sum of Seven Thousand
and Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500,00),
for the purpose of purchasing a suitable
lot for School Buildings and erecting
thereon School Buildings thoroughly
equipped for school purposes.
To the Qualified Voters of the Town
of Alamo:
Notice is hereby given that on the
10th day of November, 1913, an election
will be held at the usual place of hold
ing elections in the Town of Alamo,
at which will be submitted to the quali
fied voters of said town, for their de
termination, ihe question whether
Bonds shall be issued by the Town of
Alamo, in the aggregate amount of
Seven Thousand, Five Hundred Dollars
($7,500 00), for the purpose of purchas
ing a suitable lot for School Buildings,
and erecting thereon School Buildings
thoroughly equipped for school purpo
ses; said bonds to bear date of January
Ist, 1914, (or as soon thereafter as the
same may be validated); to bear inter
est at the rate of six (6) per cent, per
annum, payable semi-annually on tht
first day of January and July in each
year; to be in denominations of Five
Hundred Dollars ($500.00) each; the
entire principal -amount of said bonds
to become due and payable thirty (30)
years from date of issue; principal and
interest to be paid in gold coin of the
United States, of the present standard
of weight and fineness, at the office of
some financial institution in the City of
New York, State of New York.
Polls will be open at ten o'clock, a.
m., and close at three o’clock, p m , at
the Justice Court House in said town.
Those desiring to vote in favor of
the issuance of said bonds will do so by
casting ballots having written or print
ed upon them the words “For School
Bonds”, and those desiring to vote
against the issue of said bonds will do
so by casting ballots having written or
printed on them the words “Against
School Bonds”.
Said election will be held as provided
for by Sections 440, 441, 442 and 443 of
the Code of the State of Georgia, and
ail laws amendatory thereof, and in
accordance with the provisions of the
Act approved August 16th, 1913, and
with the ordinances of said town rela
tive to elections.
Said election to be called and is called
by virtue of an ordinance passed by the
Mayor and Council of Alamo on the 7th
day of October, 1913, which Ordinance
is hereby made a part of this notice
and is as fallows, to-wit;
Ordinance Adopted by the Vayor
and Council of Alamo, October
7th, 1013
Whereas, An Act to establish a sys
tem of Public Schools in the Town of
Alamo, Georgia, and to provide for a
Board of Education of Alamo, and for
other purposes, was duly approved on
August 16th, 1913; and
Whereas, at an election held in the
Town of Alamo on September 24th,
1913, said Act was duly ratified by the
qualified voters of said town; and
Whereas, said Board of Education of
Alamo has been duly elected and quali
fied, and has duly recommended the
issuance of School Bonds in the sum of
Seven Thousand, Five Hundred Dollars,
and that the question of their issuance
be submitted t> the legally qualified
voters of the Town of Alamo at an
election to be held for that purpose; and
Whereas, hy the provisions of said
Act approved August 16th, 1913, it is
made the duty of the Mayor and Coun
cil of Alamo to order said election:
Now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED
BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL
OF ALAMO, and it is hereby ordained
■ and ordered by the authority of the
, same, that an election be called and
i held for the purpose of submitting
I to the qi uified voters of said town rhe
'question whether bonds, in said ag
| gregate su nos Savon Thousand, Five
। Hundred Dollars shall be issued by the
' Town of Alam > for the purpose of
:pureha»ing a suitable lot for School
' B lildinjs and erecting thereon School
i Buildings thoroughly equipped for
j school purposes; that such election be
held on the 10th day of November, 1913,
'in the Justice Court House in sa ; d town,
subject to the rules and regulations
! governing elections for Mayor aid
! Aidermen of said town, and the quali
fications of voters shall be P-e same;
1 and that a notice of election be publish
ed thirty (30) days next preceding the
1 day of election in the Wheeler County
. Eagle, said notice to be as above set
forth.
Be it further ordained, that all laws
and parta of laws of said town in con
flict with this ordinance be and the
same are hereby repealed.
Approved this October 7th, 1913.
H. L. SEARS,
G. M. ELKINS, Mayor Town of Alamo
Clerk of Council.
Town of Alamo, Wheeler County, Ga.
I, G. M. Elkins, Clerk of Council of
the Town of Alamo, do hereby certify
that the foregoiag is the ordinance
passed by the Mayor and Council of
Alamo on Tuesday, October 7th, 1913,
G. M. ELKINS,
Approved: Clerk of Council.
H. L. SEARS,
Mayor Town of Alamo.
Administratrix Sale.
Georgia, Wheeler County.
Under and by Virtue of an order from
the court of ordinary of said county of
Telfair, will be sold, at public outcry
on the first Tuesday in Novembrr, 1913,
at the court house door in said county
ot Telfair, between the legal hours of
sale, the following described property,
to-wit:
All of lots of land numbers 23, 24, 30
and 31, lying and being in the 6th land
district of what was formerly Mont
gomery county, but now Wheeler
county. Georgia, said lots containing
202 1-2 acres each, more or less.
All that portion of lots of land numb
ers 25, 29 and 30 lying without and run
ning to the edge of the Ocmulgee river
swamp, and lying and being in the 6th
land district of what was formerly
Montgomery county, but now Wheeler
county, Georgia.
All that part of let of land number
375 in the 7th land district of what was
formerly Montgomery county, but now
Wheeler county, Georgia, lying and be
ing without the Ocmulgee river swamp
and lying and being without the little
Ocmulgee river swamp, and running to
the edge of said swamps.
Terms of sale to be cash. This the
4th day of October, 1913.
MRS. ANNA H. MOBLEY,
Administratrix of Est. L. F. Hinson.
No^e to Debtors and Creditors
GEORGI A-Wheeler County,
All creditora of the estate of Abe!
T. Wright, late of Wheeler county,
deceased, are hereby notified to render
in their demands to the undersigned
according to law, and all persons in
depted to the said estate are hereby
required to make immediate payment.
This the 6th day of October, 1913.
JOHN T. WRIGHT,
Executor of the Will of Abel T. Wright
TAX LEVY NOTICE
GEORGIA. WHEELER COUNTY.
Court of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues
of sai4 County.
For the purpose of raising revenue with which
to pay the legitimate expenses and the lawful
indebtedness of said county. It is hereby ordered
that twelve (12) mills, or the sum of twelve ($12.00)
dollars per thousand be. and the same is, hereby
levied for said purposes for the year 1913, and to
so be divided as follows, to-wit:
1. To pay the lawful indebtedness of the county
for the legitimate expenses of the county for the
first year as provided by section 834 of the Code of
191 C 6 1-4 Milk
2. To build and repair public bridges
and to make other improvements, as
required by law 2 3-4
3. To pay sheriff •’ jailers’, and other
officers fees that may be legally entitled
to out of the county 8-4
4, To pay the expense of the county for
bailiffs at court.non-resident witnesses
in criminal cases, fuel, servant hire,
stationery and the like 1-2
5. To pay jurors per diem compensation 11-4
6, To pay the expenses incurred in
supporting the poor of the county and
as otherwise prescribed by the Code 1-2
Total 12 Mills
Let this order be entered upon the minutes of
this court, a copy of the same be furnished the
proper officers and be published and posted, as
required by law. Given under our hands and offi
cial signature this the 15th day of September. 1913.
J. F.SIKES. Chairman
J A. CLEGG
W. E. CURRIE. THOS. KENT
Clerk Commissioners of Roads & Revenues
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