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Volume 18
Dick Russell is Easy Winner in Run-over Primary
WHEELER COUNTY SEPTEMBER TERM
GRAND JORY PRESENTMENTS.
We, the Grand Ju ors, chosen
and sworn to serve at the Sep
tember term of Wheeler county
superior court, beg leave to sub
mit the following recommends
tions:
We, the committee appointed
to examine the books of the vari
ous justices of the peace and N.
P’s. of the county find books cor
rectly kept.
C. L. Galbraith,
W.R. McDaniel,
* H. D. Rivers,
Committee.
We. the committee apponted
to examine the public property
of the county find the courthouse
in good shape, except the follow
ing: Some seats need improving,
one door knob improved. Find
jail in excellent shape, screens
need repairing on windows. We
recommend that the material be
bought to make the necessary
repairs on the floor that is need
ed. Also recommend that longer
sewerage pipe be replaced from
jail to courthouse, and from jail
to septic tank Find chaingang
in good shape, mules and harness
in excellent condition.
H. D. Rivers,
A. W. Bohannon,
C.L. Galbraith.
Committee.
We recommend to Board of
Education that the county school
superintendent’s salary be re
duced to SIOO 00 per month.
We recommend that our county
farm demonstrator’s salary be
redued to SIOO.OO per month.
We recommend that the janitor
at courthouse be raised from
$20.00 per month to S3O 00.
We recommend that our rep
resentative have the fish law
changed so as to give open season
beginning June 1, instead July 1.
Committee appointed to exam
ine the county books and report
back at March term of Wheeler
superior court: W. S. Sumner,
R E. Rivers, J. Mcßae Clements
We recommend that Mr. Joe
Sikes write the history of the
county.
We recommend that the follow
ing be raised on the pauper list:
Miss Julia Cox from $2.50 to $5,
John Ricks, $5 to $lO. E.G.S Cox
$5 to $lO. Also the following be
added to the list: Mrs. Aleck
Pope, $5 per month; Sarah Low
ery, $5 per month; M. M. Day and
wife, $lO per month; Vannie But
ler, $5 per month; Henry Horn,
$5 per month.
Wa recommend that our county
Board of Education proceed to
collect the school funds that were
lost in the Alamo bank, from the
Surety bonding company, accord
ing to law.
We recommend that the regis
tration bopks of Wheeler county
be revised and kept according to
law.
We want to commend our coun
ty commissioner for his faithful
ness to his work.
We want to commend our coun
ty policeman for his work and
recommend that our county com
missioner keep him employed.
We recommend that our clerk
be paid SI.OO additional for his
services.
We want to thank our Judges
and Solicitor for their faithful
ness in the discharge of their
duties.
We recommend these present
ments be published in the Wheel-
WhMn bounty lEagb
Mr. F. E. Forrester
Claimed By Death.
Mr. F. E- Forrester, 60, one of
the best known citizens of the
county, died at the sanitarium in
Milledgeville last Saturday morn
ing and his body brought to his
home in Glenwood. Mr. Forrester
had been in broken health for
some time. For a numberof years
he was chief of police of Rochelle,
and served as deputy sheriff of
Montgomery county for some
time, he was industrious and
was held in high esteem by all
wboknew him. He wasa member
of the Masonic lodge He is sur
vived by his widow and four
children, one son, Settles, in U.
8. Navy; Mrs. R. D. Jenkins,
Mrs. Neva Finn, of Savannah,
Mrs. Nellie Grindel, Savannah,
Funeral services were held at
the Baptist church Sunday after
npon, conducted by Rev. D. S.
Grindel of Savannah, and inter- (
ment was in the Glenwood ceme
tars, in charge of the lodge of
Masons. i
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to thank each and
every one for their kindness,
sympathetic words and floral of
ferings, during the illness and
death of our husband and father.
MrsF. E Forrester and children.
CONSOLIDATION OF THE
ELECTIONRETURNS
The consolidated returns of
the second democratic primary
election held in Wheeler county,
October first for the nomination
of a democratic candidate for
Governor, resulted as follows:
George H- Carswell received
236 votes.
Richard B. Russell, Jr. receiv
ed 317 votes.
Riceard B. Russell, Jr., receiv
ed a majority of 81 votee in the
county.
The meeting of the new execu.
tive committee, called for the
purpose of reorganization, the
following officers were duly elect
ed:
R. F. Jordan, Chairman.
J. Mcßae Clements Secretary.
J. G. Snellgrove,
J. T. Clark,
Monroe Clements,
Committee.
The follpwing delegates and
alternates were appointed to the
। State Convention in Macon on
■ October 17th. as follows:
Delegates Alternates
H. L. Sears J. H. Gross
R. E. Rivers Max L. Segall
. Peter S. Twitty, commissioner
, of game and fish, called the at
tention of Georgia huntnters to
. the closing of the dove season
. Tuesday until November 20,
when it will be reopened for sev
eral weeks.
[
Coming, Dr. O. J. Baggarly,
optometrist of Atlanta, and will
t be at Peebles Pharmacy, Alamo
’ all day. If your glasses need
changing don’t fail to see him
* Friday, October 10th.
" er County Eagle and that SIO.OO
be paid for same.
- C. C. HARTLEY, Foreman.
8. A. RAY. Clerk.
ALAMO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER J, 1930
SINGING CONVENTION
CONVENES SUNDAY.
The extra session of the Wheel
er County Singing Convention
will be held at the court house in
Alamo next Sunday, October 5.
Those in close touch think this
r
will be the best convention ever
held here, and indications are
that the largest crowd of people
ever in Alamo will be here next
Sunday.
One special feature of the oc
casion is the coming of the Fort
ner family, of Thomaston, con
sisting of three quartets. The
Fortners are coming Saturday
afternoon so as to be here all day
The convention will open ex
actly at 10 o’clock, Eastern Stand
ard time. The public is invited.
The following gentlemen are
requested to act on entertaining
committee for next Sunday: H.
N. Sears, L. Purvis, G. L. Hat
taway, Dr. J. D. Peebles, Wm’B
Kent, H. W. Nalley, R.M. Walker
and Hobson Walker.
The following gentlemen will
please arrange program for Bun
day’s session of the singing t
vention prior to 10 o’clock:
Montford, C. E. McDaniel, D. H.
Gillis, L. C. Towns, and G.
Wright.
4th. Quarterly Conference
To Meet at Cedar Grove
The fourth quarterly confer
ence of the Alamo charge will
meet at Cedar Grove, Friday,
October, 10th. at eleven o’ clock/
At this conference many import l
ant matters will be taken up, '
and it is urgent that every offlei
al of each church be present.
Stewards, Trustees and Sunday
School Superintendents will be
nominated and elected for an
ether year. The entire work of
the year will be renewed, both
spiritual and material and various
important matters will be dis
cussed. Some of the churches
will probably pay out in full on
their finances at the conference.
It is hoped that all the churches
will bear good reports. All church
members of the Alamo charge
and all friends of the church are
cordially invited to attend.
V. S. Ussery Appointed
County Game Warden
^Mr. V. S. Ussery has been appoint
ed county game warden for Wheeler,
hoving received his Commission this
week. He will in the near future re
commend the appointment of deputy
game wardens, which he hopes to
place in each dictrict of the county
, for the convenience of the public.
When this is done the public will be
put on notice where they can obtain
hunting license. The opossum season
osened on the first of October, but the
bird season opens on the 20th. of Nov
| ember. He hopes that all who wish to
take advantage of the sporting season
. will procure hunting license and be
ready for the opening of the season. ,
’ New Business Opens
in S. E. Swain Building
The Hub store is the latest addition
to the business houses in Alamo which
opened in the S. E. Swain building
last week. Mr. H. Winner is manager
। of the business here. They carry a full
line of dry goods, shoes, notions and
J ladies ready to wear-
1 See the Hub’s opening announce
-1 ment appearing in this issuue of the
Eagla- The Hub stores are located in
parts of the country, Alamo was se
lected as one of the good trade terri-
J tories and Ideated here- The public is
invited to visit their store and become
acquainted with the management and
see what they have to offer.
Good Citizen Called
To Great Beyond
Mt H. A. Morrison, 70 one of
the pioneer citizens of the coun
ty, died at his home about a mile
from Glenwood last Monday aft
ernoon, after being confined to
his bed for seven weeks. He was
stricken with a heart attack, but
later contracted pneumonia from
which he died.
Mr. Morrison was one of the
county’s most substantial citi
zens. He was a member of the
Glenwood Methodist church. He
was a good man and his passing
pauses sorrowing among all
those that knew him. He is sur
vived by his widow, three sons,
abd three daughters. He is also
survived by five brothers, J. L
p. M., W. C.,and Dan A. Morris
on; five sisters, Mrs. Lizzie Pope,
Mrs. Mary McDaniel, Mrs. Mag
gie Stone, Mrs. Vickie William
son, and Mrs. Etta Browning.
Interment was in the Glenwood
cemetery Tuesday afternoon,
conducted by Rev. L. W. Walker,
pastor of the Methodist church.
Bishop Moore to Speak
la Mcßae Oct. 9th.
j Bishop John W. Moore, Bishop
of the North and South Georgia
Methodist conference will preach
atthaM’Rae Methodist church
Thursday night, October 9th. at
•Yght o’ clock. He is an able
and interesting speaker and is
known as .one of the out standing
scholars of the methodest church
It is expected that a large num
ber of people from over the
M’Rae district will go to hear
him.
< Large Rattler Killed
A large rattler was killed last
Saturday afternoon by Mr. Bob
Humphrey, assistant county
warden, near the new bridge, on
Alligator creek. Mr. Humphrey
detected the reptile lying quietly
under some brush, near the
highway. He took no chances, but
secured a shotgun and immedi
ately ended its existance.
It measured five and one half,
with fourteen rattles. This was a
real large snake, and one of the
most deadly rebtiles that infest
our country.
1 '
Relic of Legal Barbarism
• 0
ST. LOUIS,Sept. 28.- A ruleof
the common law which prevents
husband or wife from testifying
for each other in Federal Court
was termed a “relic of legal bar
barism” by Judge William Ken
-1 yon, of the United States Circut
Court of Appeals, here today.
His openion states:
“In this day and age, when a
I married woman is exercising
• every civil and political right—
-1 to say that a wife can not testify
in favor of her husband in a
criminal case because of some
rule of the common law of 1789 —
> appears an absurdity and a relic
of legal barbarism which should
' not longer be recognized. Such a
, rule does not fit present conditi
ons.
I “It would seem a strange ad
-1 ministration of justice that if a
wife were the only witness who
’ could »hpw the innocence of her
j busband when he was accused of
- some crime in the Federal Court,
- her mouth should be sealed onac
’ count of some ancient doctrine
® —of identity of intrest or inter
ference with domestic happiness.
Has Landslide in State Over
His Opponent, George H.
Carswell. Will be Youngest
Governor in History of the
State. Son of Chief Justice
Russell. He is 32 Years of
Age.
EXPENSE ACCOUNT
FILED BYCANDIDATES
ATLANTA, GA. Sept. 29.—Ex
pense accounts of candidates in
the September 10 Democratic
primary on file at the state capi
tol today show John M. Slaton
heading the list with expendi
tures of $55,320,83,
Mr. Slaton, who unsuccessfuly
opposed William J. Harris for
the nomination of United States
senator, spent $16,649,64 of this
amountin newspaper advertising
$12,512,66 for stampsand station
ary, $10,281,10 for salaries of
headquarters workers and sl,
654,40 for beadquarters renUl.
Numerous other miscellaneous
expenses were listed.
The report, duly certified to as
prescribed by law, also shows
that Mrs. Slaton contributed $29,
000 to her husband’s campaign
fund. Mr. Slaton putin $19,570,
83, John W. Grant, his brother
in-law, gave SI,OOO. and Mrs. A.
Clarke gave $5,000. Other names
listed were Mrs. K. S. Blanchard,
$750; Mrs. Philips, S3OO, and
Cash, S2OO.
Mr. Slaton was the first candi
date for major office to file, al
though time limit for filing ex
pires tomorrow. Os the 42 candi
dates listed on the ticket 21 bad
filed late today, however. None of
the five candidates for governor
had entered their accounts. The
law prescribes that failure of the
successful candidates to file
within 20 days after the primary
will mean they cannot be declar
ed the nominee by the state con
vention, which meets this year
on October, 17 in Macon.
Next to Mr. Slaton the largest
amount yet recorded is that spent
by Homer C. Parker, candidate
for Comptroller General Parker’s
affidavit shows expenditures of
$4,065. The entire list now on file
in the office of Comptroller Gen
eral William B. Harrison, is as
, follows:
Nat H. Ballard, defeated for
secretary of state, $524; George
j M. Napier, attorney general: $4,
; 45; W. J. Speer, treasurer, $536,-
■ 25; B. M. Bullard, defeated for
comptaoller general, $589,70;
k John J. Hunt, pension commissi
> oner, $1,905; R. DeT. Lawrence.
• defeated by Mr. Hunt, $434,27;
: Perry T. Knight, unopposed for
I public service commission, S2OB,
k 40; 8. Price Gilbert, unopposed
• for supreme court, slsO(entranc 0
fee); Nash R. Broyles, for court
■ of appeals, $603,24.
i W. F. Jenkin l , unopposed for
> court Os appeals, slso(entrance
■ fee); Samuel C. Atkinson, for su
f preme court, $567,66; Robert B.
> Blackburn, defeated by Mr. At
• kinson, $895; Calvin Parker, pub
- lie service commission, $1,878,32;
• J. J. Flynt, defeated for secre
• tary of state, $2,780; j. J. 8.-own
Number 32
Wednesday’s run-over prima
ry in Wheeler resulted in favor
of Richard B. Russell, Jr. by a
safe majorty over’hls opponent,
George H. Carswell. The Alamo
precinct was carried by Carswell
120 to 66, while the Glenwood
precinct went for Russell 155 to
17. Smaller vetes were polled in
the other four precincts, Carswll
carrying Erick, and McArthur,
and Spring Hill by small major,
ities, while Russell carried
Landsburg by substantial ma
jority.
The registration for the county
was supplemented some since
the last primary, hence a larger
vote was polled, ther being 558
votes polled in the county against
428 in the primary of September
lOth. Interest was keen by sup
porters of both candidates, re
sulting in unusual interest in the
primary where there were no lo
calcandidates|to induce voters to
the polls. All over Georgia demo- .
crats in overwhelming numbers
Wednesday nominated Richard
B. Russell, Jr., for Governor to
succed L. G. Hardman when the i
latter’s term expires m June
1981. Nomination is equivalent to
Election, Final returns give Rus
sell 338 county unit votes from
128 counties to 87 county unit
votes in 33 counties for his oppo
nent, George H. Carswell.
Russell also had a more than 2
to 1 lead in the popular vote re
ported over Carswell. Georgia
democrats select their party
nominees on a basis of county
units. There are 414 county unit
votes in the state, 208 being nec
essary for a mojority. Each coun
ty has twice as many unit votes
as it has representatives in the
state house of representatives.
Mr. Russell is 32 years of age,
and unmarried, and the son of
Chief Justice Richaad B. Rus
sell, Sr , of the state supreme
court. He will be tbe youngest
governor in the history of the
state.
He will be the third bachelor
to occupy the governorship of
Georgia unless be joins the ranks
of the benedicts between now
and his inaguration next June.
The other two bachelors to
occupy the chief executive’s
chair were General James Ogle
। thorpe, the founder of Georgia
and Alexander H. Stephens, who
was governor after the Civil war.
। During that conflict Stephens
, served as vice president of the
Confederate states.
। defeated for commissioner of
com merce and labor, 244,22; G.A.
John, prison commission, $886,90
Dorsey Davis, defeated for attor
ney general, $765; L. P, Patillo,
; defeated for state treasure, sl,
184,06 and william B. Harrison,
i comptroller general, $3,354,4