Wheeler county eagle. (Alamo, Ga.) 1913-current, June 12, 1914, Image 1

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    Wheeler County Eagle
tOLUAS 1
SUCCESSFUL MEN
Thrift A Habit
It can be formed any time in life by old and young,
man or Woman. Mr Carnegie formed the habit
white young and it has certainly served him well.
How to Get It
Whatever your income may be, begin by saving a part
of it. Open an account at our Bank and the result
will be—independenee,
We pay interest on time deposits.
Bank of Alamo
“OUR BANK IS YOUR BANK"
Clean Up Day
The Citizens of Alamo are
hereby invited to assist in clean
ing up Gar town, Monday June
15th, not commanded but re
quested to help.
Lets every body make up our
minds to clean up and see to it
that it is done, Remember the
day and lets be busy on Mon
day June 15th.
J, P. TOMLINSON, Mayor.
Bladder irritation#, kidney troubles,
dull headaches, weariness, pain in
back and side], all show the kidneys
heed to be toned up, strengthened,
their regular action restored. Foley
Kidney Fills will do it surely anC
kuickly. They give good health, free
dom from pain, a return of appetite
and sound sleep. Try them. Alamo
Drug Co.
Statement of the Condition of the
Bank of Alamo
Located at Alamo, Ga., at the close
of business June 2, 1914.
RESOURCES
Demand Loans. .... $ 4,875.00
Time Leans... . $ 47,077.51
Overdrafts, secured 514.91
Overdrafts, unsecured 634.38
Banking House 4,541.00
Furniture and Fixtures 1,941.00
Due from Banksand Bank-
ers in this State 3,284.50
Due from Banks and Bank-
ers in other States 1,492.87
Currency- ....... $1,148.00
Silver, nickles, etc 518 81
Cash Items 847.10 2,013.91
Safety Boxes,. . 100.00
Due us by Wheeler C0„..._ 153.23
XIWM. ... n,w . .
Total ............... 66,628.31
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock paid in 15,000.00
Surplus Fund - —3,760.00
Undivided profits, less cur-
rent expenses, interest
and taxes paid 1,536.54
Individual deposits subject
to eheck ....... . 20,365.61
Time Certificates 10,884.61
Cashier’s Checks 91 55
Bills payable, including time
certificates representing
borrowed money 15,000.00
Total „ $ 66,628.31
STATE OF GEORGIA,
Wheeler County.
Before me came J. B. Forbham,
Cashier of Bank as Alamo, who
being dulv sworn, says that the above
and foregoing statement is a true con
dition of said bank, as shown by the
books of file in said bank.
J. B. FORDHAM,
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this 10th dav of June, 1914.
Mrs. R. L. LEE
N. P., W, Co. Ga.
ANDREW CARNEGIE.
The first money Andrew Carnegie
earned was $1.2? for a week's work as
"bobbin boy" In a Cotton Mill. He was
then twelve years old, bnt soon became
a messenger boy to a telegraph office at
$2.50 per week. ’When to a few months
more he was receiving $25.00 a month as
telegraph operator, he says he thought
the pinnacle of fortune had been reached
for him. Shortly afterwards, on $35.00 a
month he Invests $500.00 in ten shares
of Adams Express Co. stock which paid
him a dividend of SIO.OO a month. This
proved his thrift and laid the foundation
for him to speak in after years with
authority upon this question.
"As a rule,” he says, "you will find
that the saving man is a temperate man,
a good husband, father and a peaceful,
law-abiding citizen. Nor need the say
ing be great, it is surprising how little
it takes to provide for the real necessities
of life. A little home paid for and a few
hundred pounds, a very few, make all
the difference. These are more easily
acquired by frugal people than you ml, fl
suppose. Great wealth Is quite another
and far less desirable matter.” He says,
“To die rich is to die disgraced.”
Spring-Hill Picnic
On Friday June the 19th at
Shamrock Springs the Spring
Hill B. Y. P. U., will entertain
the public with a picnic and a
nice program on the line of B.
Y. P U. work. Weare expect
ing some able speakers who will
interest those having the oppor
tunity of hearing them Come
and bring a well filled basket
and spend a day of profit and
Pleasure.
The Busy Bee society held
their regular meeting at the
Freewill Baptist church last
Thursda.y afternoon. A nice
program was rendered by the
children and refreshments were
served.
Preparations should be made
for the school fair whichwili be
pulled off in the early fall. Let
everybody talk fair and raise
something that they will be
proud to exhibit. We have the
best county in the state and
some effort should be made to
show up what her lands are
capable of producing.
We received the following let
ter from Mr- R. M. Lord, one of
the good farmers of Glenwood
route two: ‘‘lam sending you
a cotton bloom this morning,
gathered . from my thirty acre
field that will average nearly
thirty itches high and becoming
beautifully decorated each morn
ing with blooms. Wishing the
Eagle much success.” Thanks
Bro Lord, may your harvest
even be greater than expected—
Ed.
Mr. W. P. Mead, who lives in
the Landsburg district, sent us
in two well developed cotton
blooms from his farm. His let
ter states that the crops in his
neighborhood are looking fine.
Mr. Head is another of the up-to
date farmers of Wheeler and be
lieves in progressive farming as
is shown by the interest taken
in advertising to his brother
farmers what his farm is capable
ot producing.
Remember bargain seekers,
the big sales are due to start up
soon.
ALAMO. GEORGIA. FRIDAY. JUNE 12, 1914..
Cotton Mill At
Dublin Burned
Dublin, Ga , June 10—The
Oconee Cotton Mills in Dublin,
was burned this morning about
3 o’clock. The mills were not
running at the time, about forty
thousand dollars worth of im
provements had recently been
made. The plant was built in
1902 at a cost of $210,000. With
the improvements added it rep
resented about two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars. Ths plant
was originally built by William
Pritchett and was known as the
Dublin Cotton Mills. Recently
it changed hands and was named
the Oconee River Cotton Mills.
Bank Statements Appear
In This Issue
In this issue will be found the
quarterly statement of the coun
ty’s three live banks, Bank of
Alamo, Wheeler County Bank,
located at Alamo and the Farm
ers Bank, located at Glenwood.
The statements show that they
are each in fine shape. The de
posits carried in the three banks
amount to nearly SIOO, 000,00.
They are three of the solid insti
tutions of the state and receive
a liberal patronage.
Colored Farmers
Making Success
The worth of our colored popu
lation as farmers is being clearly
demonstrated every year. Many
of them have their own farms,
while those that do not own
their farms are tenants on some
good white man’s farm and are
making a success as farmers.
They deserve the commendation
of the farming people. James
Holmes, a tenant on the farm of
Mr. C. R. Outlaw, is not only a
good farmer but he ranks among
the good truck growers, that
the soil of Wheeler seems to be
so much adapted to. This week
he sent to the Eagle office a
specimen of his mammoth tur
nips and collards- The turnips,
three in number, weighed eleven
poundsand the, collard measur
ed two feet across the top.
Holmes is one of Mr. Outlaw’s
favorite tenants and is given all
encouragement to make all that
the land will produce The limit
has not been reached on Wheeler
soil and we can yet expect
Holmes to come with even
greater achievments in the truck
growing business. Holmes ex
pects to have on display at the
fair in Alamo this fall, some of
the fine products of his farm.
Judging from the stream of
cotton blooms that every mail
brings to our office, Wheeler's
cotton crop is well advanced.
Mr. S. E. Mauney who lives a
few miles from town, and an ex
pert as a farmer, reported the
first cotton bloom of the season.
He has a twenty acre field that
is in bloom and from which he
expects to gather twenty bates
of cotton. This is the kind of
farming Wheeler county farm
ers are doing. Mr. Mauney also
plants corn, cain, potatoes and ’
different kinds of forrageand is
one of the county’s all round
farmers.
BOND ISSUE OVERWHELMINGLY
LOST IN WEDNESDAY’S PRIMARY.
What has been the custom in
all elections recently held in
Wheeler county, on all questions
pertaining to the public develop
ment of the county, was the re
sult in the election held last
Wednesday, which gave the tax
piyers an oppi rtunity to raise
the lequired amount for the
erection of tout ty buildings
and $20,000.00 for road improve
ments with bonds There were
only 383 votes cast in thecounty,
319 votes in favor of the bonds
and 64 against. Two thirds of
1374 would have been necessary
to have carried the issue, while
there were less than one-fourth
of this number polled.
The majority of the voters did
not feel enough interest in the
election to go to the polls and
cast their ballots either for or
against the issue. Even in the
Alamo district only 175 votes
were polled, with 390 or more
registered voters. The Erick
district really showed more in
terest in the, county’s welfare
than did either of the other five
districts, coming up with 89
votes, every vote being cast in
favor of bonds.
Every opportunity has been
given the people to declare them
selves on this question and if the
will of the people has not b«en
expressed, the ones that stayed
away from the polls have no one
to blame but themselves. If you
were in favor of bonds and re
mained at home, the result is
what it would have been had you
voted against it—ls you did not
vote you were against the bond
issue Nothing remains to be
done now only for the commis
sioners to proceed to levy a tax
necessary to raise the money.
The majority of the taxpayers
of the county have said by their
actions that they are in favor of
raising the money by direct tax
ation and their will should be re
spected to the extent that no
time be lost by the authorities
in levying the amount and let
the work on thecounty buildings
proceed. Delay in the matter
RENT RENT RENT
Stop and Think a Minute
HOW MUCH RENT DO YOU PAY A YEAR? Then
think how many years vou have been paying it. How
much more have you paid in rent than the house that you
are living in is worth. Build your house and then lay
your ‘‘RENT MONEY’’ aside for the proverbal rainy
day. Ynu will be surprised how much happier you and
your family will be when you can say “Our Home.”
You complain about the high cost of living, when you
could cut a good part of it down by not paying rent. You
say you can’t afford it, it will cost too much. Yes you
can, others have said the same thing, but they now own
their own home, and we sold them the material.
We sell everything that goes into a house, at a close
price, give you good up-to-date material, and prompt,
unexcelled service. Come to see us or let us know and
we will be glad to come and figure with you.
P. S. That qeighbor of yours has put in screens.
All of the flies that have been bothering him will come to
your house now. What are you going to do about it?
You should put in screens and let them go to the other
neighbor.
Jenkins Uumber Go.
VIDALIA, GA.
‘'EVERYTHING IN BUILDING MATERIAL”.
Closing ot Union
Springs School
Last Saturday was a glad day at
Union Springs Schoo*. This is one of
the best school in Laurens c< t niy 11 d
has two of the best teachers in the
State in the person of Prof. L. B.
Whipple as principal and Miss Leila
Stanley as assistant. Early in the
morning ths crowd began to assemble
and before the exercises began the
school grounds were covered with one
of the largest crowds ever assembled
at Union Springs school.
The exercises of the school occupied
the forenoon and all of the children
acquitted themselves with great credit
to themselves and to their teachers
who had charge of their training.
Every body seemed in a good humor
and proud of the children aid of the
teachers were reej cnsible ior tie
great showing made by each pupil
At nson ths largest table seen in
Laurens county in many months was
spread and the crowd ate until! they
; were all contented and enough was
left for twelve baskets. At 2p. m.
the crowd was again called to order,
and after suitable music the speaker
of ths occasion was intrtduced ly
Mr. Miller Sears in a few well chosen
words. The speaker of the occasion
was Judge Kent, of Alamo.
has ceased to be a virtue and the
people are tired and disgusted
with teasingand humoring those
who would have these delays
tolerated for an indefinite time.
Our grand juries have recom
mended that those in authority
proceed with the work, and if
the cord that.holds us in this
predicament has not been clip
ped, no better time than this
could be selected to do the work.
Governor Slaton refused T. W.
Hardwick challenge for joint de
bate, as did also T. S. Felder de
cline, which ends the matter of
debates on the senatorial race
for a successor to the late Sena
tor Bacon- Hardwick is a de
bater and it may be that he can
induce some one to meet him.
Mr J. A. Barlow of Glenwood
route three, was a pleasant caller
at the Eagle office this week. He
had his subscription marked up
for the year.
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