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Volume 18
SMOOTH CHECK ARTIST
LIFTSSERVICE STATION
The Currie Service station
here was the victim of a clever
fraud one day last i week, when
L F.Hayes, representing himself
to Mr, K.W.Currie, in charge of
the stat’on, as an advanced rep
resentative of Fairbanks pump
and water outfit, and wisihng to
make his station headquarters
for his men and trucks during
an intensive''campaign among
the farmers in this section in sel
ling his machinery, selecting
this section as an ideal one, due
to the prospects of a great dairj -
ing country.
His first request was for stor
age space in the garage for his
two Dodge trucks that he stated
would be in the next day, and
also inquired as to the mechanics
employed by the station, as 1 e
wished on his return to hs'C
some minor repairs done to hh
car. Assured that the best woik
men would be at his command,
he told Mr. Currie that he was
due back in Dudley, in Laurens
county at six o’clock that even
ing, &nd that he would return
the Knowing day.
Stating that it would be imos
sible for him to be here with his
men and trucks, be arranged
with Mr. Currie to have all tick
ets for gas and oil signed by
drivers, so that he might keep
up with them and pay the bills
promptly. At this point the stat
ion proprietor was completely
’’sold,” as one of the best custo
mers he had had for several daj s
was in the person of Mr. Hayes,
and every request from the new
customer was cheerfully granted
As he started to depart, how
ever, he suggested that he had
just as well pay for the storage
of his cars in advance, which also
sounding good to Mr. Currie,
tendering a check for $28.80
drawn on the Dudley Bank,which
Mr. Currie “latched hold”, giv
ing him the difference less SB.OO
storage charges in real good
money, amounting to $20.80. The
motor in his car still runing, on
receipt of the change he stepped
into the car and sped away.
Patting himself on the back
for the luck that had come upon
him so suddenly, some one who
had listend to the transaction
suggested to Mr. Currie that he
had been "stung”,but after be
ing urged to do so, he reluctantly
called up the Dudley Bank, in
quiring as to the value of the
check, was informed that the
bank did not know such a person
ind the check was worthless.
A^r^ty call was made for
County^Policeman Long and he
and Mr. Currie got in behind
the way it was thought Hayes
went, but after a fruitless jour
ney over many miles thay re
turned home, Mr. Currie only
$20,80 loser, but much wiser.
Little Thelma May.
In gathering buds for His
throne, God sent His death an
gel to the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Will May on January 9th, and
plucked the sweetest flower, lit
tle Thelma, their only daughter,
six years of age.
Thelma was a beautiful child,
with lovely curls. Every one that
knew her loved her. She had a
sunnay disposition, always smil
ing and so considerate of mother,
even in her last hours, with suf
fering from burns that caused
her death.
We know it is hard to under
stand why her parents were cal
led on to give up the light ot
their home, yet we know that
SKELTON’S BODY
FOUND IN STREAM.
Abbeville, Ga. Feb, 5.—-Reced
ing waters of the Ocmulgee river
here todiy exposed the body of
Frank Skelton, well known East
man business man, who disap
peared on the night of Dec. 16.
The body was entangled in grape
vines, which kept it from floating
Trie body was found by Call
Ball, Negro, who had peen em
ployed by Sheriff G.C.Rogers, of
Dodge county, to watch for it.
The body was found near the
city, at a point between Poor
Robin Spring and Half Moon
bend landing, in water about
four inches deep, on the Wilcox
county side of the stream.
Coroner Dock, of Dodge county
aeld an inquest, the jury reach
ing the verdict the he "came to
bis death by drowning after be
■ng exposed to the cold weather
of the night of Dec. 16.”
A large crowd gathered at the
■>cene as soon as news spread ol
the finding of the body. People
came from Abbeville. Rochelle,
Rhine, Eastman and other near
by towns
The river is more than four
feet lower than on the night that
Skelton with two companions
from Eastman tried to get out of
a swamp. Skelton went ahead to
get a truck, which had been par
ked near the bridge in this city,
but that was the last seen of him
A boat which Skelton had used
was found overturned near the
point where his body was found
today.
The body was taken to East
man, where fundal will be held.
Commissary at
Ochwalkee Burned.
The commissary and office
buildings of the Love Lumber
Company, at Ochwalkee burned
last Sunday night, entailing a
loss of four thousand dollars or
more, with $25.00 insurance.
It is understood’that the night
watchman kept a tire in the stove
in the office during the night,
and while he was out on his
tour of inspection that the buil
diug caught on fire, possibly
coals from the stove rolled outon
'he floor.
The contents of the building,
it is learned, were destroyed,
consisting of the office fixtures
and a large stock of goods car
ried in the commissary.
The buildings were situated
some distance from the mill,
which was not endangered by
the fire, but had the fire spread
to the mill and the lumber, con
sisting of millions of feet, the
loss would have been great.
■■ ""n -
With no desire to be unjust, a
judge in Tampa, Fla.recently ex
cluded an exhibit offered in evi
dence in the trial of Louis Flynn
for theft. Flynn was accused of
stealing a hive of bees from H.B.
Sigsby and the prosecution offer
ed to introduce the hive in evi
dence, but the judge said “no.”
So “Exibit B” was not admitted
to the courtroom.
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God doeth all things well and
makes no mistakes.
Lei us humbly bow in submiss
ion to His will and not think of
Thelma as dead, but only sleep
ing in the arms of Jesus, and by
living as God would have us,
some day be with her again,
where there is no parting, sor
row or pain.
A FRIEND
ALAMO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1931
MRS. TANNER AND
DR. BREWTON WED.
Vidalia, Ga.—Dr. J. C. Brewton,
pastor of the First Baptist Church,
and Mrs. B. H. Tanner, of Douglas,
also a leader in the Baptist denomi
national woman’s work, were married
January 29thIn Jacksonville Florida.
Mrs. Brewton as Mrs. Tanner, was
well known here, where she has often
visited as guest of her daughter, Mrs-
B. F. Brice. She is prominent socially
and has for a number of years been a
leader of the women’s work of the de
nomination.
Dr. Brewton and his bride will make
their home in the pastorium on Church
Street, next door to the church.
Program The Mcßae
District Institute.
Rebecca, February 17th, Mi
lan, 18th, Uvalda, 19tb, and Ha
gan, 20th. Hours, 10 a .m. to 3 p.
m.. each day.
Devotional—by Groupe leader
of respective groups.
The Agencies in the Unified
program of Christian Education
—Rey. M.A.Shaw.
The District as a Unit in this
Unified Program—Rev. G. C, G.
Brooks.
The Unified Program in the
Local Church —Rev. G.E. Clary.
The Program of Chrstian Edu
cation and Benevolences —Rev,
H.C. Jones.
The God’s Acre Plan Rev. Roy
Gardner.
A Call to Prayer —Rev. M. A.
Shaw.
DINNER on the grund
Departmental groupe’s discus
sion:
Children’s Division —led by
Miss Julia Bass.
Young People’s Division led
by Rev. Roy Gardner.
Adults and Administration —
led by Rev. G.E. Clary
This program is in the inter
est of the work done heretofore
by the Board of Education, Sun
day School, and Epworth League.
That is enough to prove the im
portance of it. And it is sincer
ely hoped that all persons who
should be interested in this
great work will begin at once to
make preparations to get as
many as they possible can to at
tend the Institute nearest them.
No speech will be longer than
twenty minutes, so we can have
a little time in between for qusti
ons.
The Sunday School making the
greatest of attendance points in
three Institutes will be given a
nice 3x 5 ft. Bible world Map,
on spring rollers. Attendance
points to b Q gotten as follows:
Multiply the number of Sunday
school members (15) yeats of
age and over) attending the Insti
tute, by the number of miles
they had to travel to get to the
Institute; and then by the num
ber of hours of the program
they heard. This Map is worth
going after It will be worth
much to your Sunday School and
Church. Do your best for it. It
will be at'the Institute so you
can see it.
Yours for a great round of In
stitute,
M.A.Shaw,
District Secretary.
Tax Receiver’s First Round.
I will be at the following places on
dates named below for the purpose of
taking tax returns for the year 1931:
February 16, Spring Hill, 9 to 10;
Clubhouse, 10:30 to 11; Erick, Sum
ner’s store, 11:30 to 12:30; Avant’s
siding, 1 to 1:30; Mt. Oliyet, 2 to 3.
February 17, R. F. Jordan's store,
9to 10; B. Z. Swain’s store, 10:30 to
11; J. W. Clement’s store, 11:30 to 12;
Stuckey. 12:30 to 1:30.
February 18, Landsburg, 9to 10;
Honeycutt’s store, 10:30 to 11:30; N.
A. Wynn’s store, 12 to 1; Ochwalkee,
1:30 to 2: Glenwood, 2:30 to 4.
February 19, Snow Hill church, 9 to
10; Oakgrove school house, 10:30 to
12:30; Alamo, 1 to 4.
W. T. BROWNING, T, R.
The Ford Service
Station Entered
During Tuesday night the Ford
Service station was entered by
party or parties, gaining en
trance through the front door>
supposedly with the aid of skele
ton key. The front door was in
tact as left the night before.
The lock on the rear door Was
broken, which was ol the pad
lock make, locked from the in
side of the building. This fait
gave rise to the supposition that
the building was entered from
the front doorand the burglars
departedjfrom the rear.
Only the steel vault was inter
fered with as could be learned by
those entering the building
Wednesday morning. The vault,
of a portable type, was lying down
on the floor some distance from
its original location, and the door
prized open and the contents rif
led. A crobar was possibly used
to pry open the door. Mr. Bari
neau, the manager, stated that
he did not know exactly the
amount of money left in the
vault, but not very much, but
several checks were in among
the money, which was all taken
along, but it is not supposed that
the checks will be presented for
payment
During the same night, it is
understood that one of the tool
housss of the Seaboard at Erick
was broken open and gasoline
stolen. Prepetrators are not con
necltd with the above burglars,
however, as far as the public
knows.
W. M. U. Daniel Association
The W.M.U. of the Daniel Asso,
will hold their Annual meeting
at the Soperton Baptist church (
Feb. 10-31.
Program
9:4s—Hym ’Jesus Calls.
Devotional, Mrs. L.S.Barrett.
10.10 —Recognition of pastors
and Visitors.
Welcome, Mrs. Jim Gillis.
Response, Emmadella Brooks.
10:25 —Roll Call of all associa
tional officers.
Song Joy to the World.
10:50_— Superintendents re
port.
Questional and answers led by
Supt.
11:45 —Special music.
Address by State worker, Miss
Mary^Christian.
12:30—Announcemants.
1:00 —Lunch.
2:00 —Afternoon Session.
Hymn, The Kingdom is Com
ing.
Watchwords in unison.
Laborers togather with God,
Ist Cor. 3:9.
That the world may know,John
17:23.
Prayer.
2:10—Roll Call of churches
with each organization leader
answering by presenting stand
ard of excelence chart.
3:oo—Objectives for 1931.
3:20 —Reports of committees.
Presentation of officers for the
year.
Special music.
Consecration Service, by Mrs.
E.L.Tanner.
All members are urged to be
present, and take part in the.
meeting, as matters of vital im
portance to Kingdom work will
be discussed.
* Mrs. M.B.Calhoun,
Pres, Chu.
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WELL YELDS BONES
OFSLAIN BABY.
Folkston,Ga Jan. 31 —A grand
mother, Mrs. J.F. Walker, was
in jail here to night charged by
her husband with the murder
of two infant grandchildren.
Her husband was in another
Cell Charged by his wife with as
suit with intent to murder, arson,
manufacturing liquor and hog
stealing.
In still another cell a son, Elzit
Walker, was held for manfactur
ing liquor along with'a son in law
Lipton'Wildes.
Sheriff W. H.’Mizell swore ou
the sevral warrants for the Wall
ers and Wilds following a com
mitment hearing on’ Mrs Walk
er’s charge against her husband
of assult with intent to murder.
During her testimony at tin
bearing, Mrs. Walker said her
husband burned a’.house on the
Dr. Fleming farm .and another
on the John Wildes farm some
tin e prior to his alleged attack
on her.
Walker, retaliating, charged
his wife with the murder of an
infant child of a daughter about
three years ago. He said the child
was first buried in the yard ol
thier home and later disinterred
and tossed into a'stream.
The second infant was killed,
Walker said, about a year ago,
the body placedin a sack, weight
ed with bricks and thrown into
an old well onan'abandoned farm
nearby.
Sheriff Mizell and two depu
ties bailed out 12 feel of wate
from the welland found a partol
a baby’s bones, some bricksand
a fragment of sack. No trace
could be found of the first body.
Walker, the Sheriff said, told
him his son Elzie and his son in
law, Lipton Wildes, aided him in
the operation of a small still on
his place.
The Walkers have lived about
seven miles from here during the
last eight years.
Sheriff Mizell is holding the
quartet without bond pending
instructions from Solicitor Gene
ral A.D. Spencer, of Waycross.
Here’s What Each Member
of Congress Cost U.S.
Washington, Jan. 29. —Ameri-
can taxpayers contribute $38,816
a year to maintain a Senator and
SIB,BOB for a member of the House
of Representatives.
The cost of both Congressional
bodies for the year was disclosed
to day in the annual legislative
appropriation bill, which was re
ported to the House.
The appropriatin for the House
is more than $8,000,000 and for
the Senate, over $1,200,000. This
includes clerical help, police,
stenographers, printing of docu
ments and similar expenses. ’’
Senators and Representatives
receive the same salary, SIO,OOO
each.
The mileage for Representat
ives is given as $175,000, and
Senators, $51,000, being figured
at the rate of 20 cents a mile. •
Clerk hire for Senators cost
$724,200 while for Representat
ives it is $2 200,000
It costs $11,460 a year to main
tain the office of Vice President
Curtis and $10,140 for the office
of.Speaker Longworth, Mainte
nance-for the automobiles of the
Vice President and Speaker are
fixed at $4,000 each.
Tht annual cost of keeping a
member of Parliament is $8,135
annually. They receive but $2,000
’ annual salary.
Number 50
MINISTER DIES '
IN_AUTO CRASH
Rev. Leroy’A. Broun, 50. pas
tor of the Methodist church at
Lumber City, was killed and four
persons were injured when alight
touring car driven by Rev. Mr.
Broun overturned several times
after a rear tire blew out at Bub
bling Spring, near Danville,
about 5 o’clock Saturday after
noon.
The injured:
Mrs. T. D. Wooten, of Lumber
City, internal injuries, left knee
dislocated, ankle crushed. Iler
condition was said to be serious.
Mrs. L. A. Broun, wife’of Rev.
Mr. Broun, minor injuries.
Saraline Wooten, 12, daughter
of Mrs. T.D.Wooten, sprained
back and lacerations of the body.
Miss Nell McGregor, of Lum
ber City, cuts and bruises.
The. injured persons' were
take to the Middle Georgia sana
torium early Saturday night. Rev
Mr. Broun’s bo iy was taken
to Hart’s chapel at Macon. Miss
McGregor is a sister of Mrs. A.C.
Raby, of Macon.
The party was on route from
Macon to Lumber City when the
right rear tire blew out. The car
“ran wild” for about 100 yards,
it was said, turned over three
times and came to a stop fat ing
towards Macon. Mr . Broun
walked half a mile for help.
Bubbling Springs is about 35
miles from Macon and six and a
half miles south of Jeffersonville.
Jaqk Eawards, of Milledgeville,
•a brother of MrSG Broun, went
to Macon after the accident and
other relatives were expected. A
barty left Lumber City lateSatur
day afternoon, it was reported.
Rev. Mr. Broun went to the
First Methodist church at Lu m
ber City several months ago. He
was formerly pastor of the Ella
ville Methodist church for two
rears,
Rev. Mr. Broun is survived by
his wife, who before her marriage
was Miss Charlie Edwards, of
Decatur, Alabama; two sons, Le
roy A. Broun, Jr., of Fowler,Cal.
and Paul Broun of Lumber City;
two daughters, Mrs. EdMcEade,
of Davisboro, Ga, and Miss Lou
ise Broun, a student at the Geor
gia State College for Teachers at
Athens; his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J.F.Broun, of Decatur, Ala
bam, and two sisters and one
brother.
World Friendship News.
Twenty Alamo boys and girls
met at the Methodist Church last
Friday afternoon for the World
Friendship Club meeting. After
an interesting program and Bible
catechism a checkingup to see
what the World Friends had
been doing the past week on
tbair individual standard of effi
ciency.
Those who made an average of
80 per cent or above arc:
Annie Maud Sears, 100
Millie Weitman, 80
Belle Hinson, 80
Etheida Weitman, 80
Lois Pope, 80
Elizabeth Pope, 80
Only six made the honor roll
this week, but they hope to
have a largo number next week.
If he makes a truthful return',
a Cincinnati beggar will come
within one of the higher income
tax brackets accoding to a news
dispatch. He is said to }ive in a
swell hotel, own an expensive
automobile, and net about SSO a
day from his street begging ope
rations.