Volume 19
CLAY CONFESSES
IN MURDER CASE
Swainsboro, Ga., June 2. —
Sheriff Otis Coleman here today
confirmed the reported confes
sion of George Clay in connection
with the murder of Ellie B. Me
Bride on Wednesday night, Max
13 at a filling station near this
city. In the conlession, officers
said, Clay implicated H.L Dixon
and Cliff Hightower, but he die
not implicate Erwin Davis.
The sheriff said that Clay ac
companied them to the scene o'
the crime and described in detail
how Mcßride had been murder
ed.
The pistol, which was found
near the burned rilling statioi
was unloaded and apparently
had not bean fired. Its owner i
as yet unknown.
Clay is alleged to have told ofti
cers that Dixon dropped ikt
r.isto! wh°n he stumbled over a
'.^Aub of a tree while carrying on<
of th slot machihes to the sp< t
where they were broken open.
ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT
AT B. P. I. JUNE 8-12.
The second annual encampment ,
at Brewton Parker Institute for i
young people of the churches of
the Daniel Baptist Association is
to be held next week, beginning
Monday morning, June 8, and
ending Friday night, June 12.
This encampment is held under
the auspices of the Woman’s
Missionary Union of the asso
ciation, and has the personal su
pervision and direction of a num
ber of the most prominnent
ladies of this section. The young
people 12 years of age and over
will be permitted to register and
■attend, the encampment being
entirely free to them as to enter
tainment in the dormitories and
instruction in the classes.
Last year the encampment
held atß P.I. was such a decided
success and proved so proti
table and pleasant for the young
people that the leaders come to
feel it should be made a per
manent institution. There will
be one essential difference this
year in the plans as compared
with last. This is that for the ap
proaching encampment, the boys
and girls will be admitted for
the full five days. Last year, the
• 4jscameon Monday and left
•sday. This year, both boys
.... girls are to come Monday
and stay through Friday. This
plan is to be followed so that
more can be accomplished
through the teaching of the clas
sea. Children under twelve are
not to be admitted this year.
Rev. D. B. Nicholson of Athens
was given authority some time
ago to secure the teachers for
the week, and to perfect a full
program of all events and hours.
The general plan is similar to rhe
last year’s program. He has se
cured some state workers as
members of the faculty, and the
others will be ladies of the Daniell
Association. There will be rec
reaction features, entertain
ments, sermons, and addresses
on the program. It is expected
that a sermon or special address
will be given each day near the
noon hour, about 11:30, and an
other at night.
The association is devided into
five districts. The Missionary
Union has a district secretary in
each district, who will secure the
provisions and arrangement for
one day, thus taking the round
in the five days.
Registration is already under
way. The young people who want
their names registered for free
entertainment for the five days
Whaler OJnanty lEaglr
Skyscrapers Grow Out of the Picture at Madison Square
A PHOTOGRAPHER sent recent
ly to get a picture of Madison
Square for contrast with a twenty
flve year old postcard just un
earthed. was unable to bring the
whole of the Empire State Build
ing, half a mile north, within the
range of his camera.
Skyscrape re sprouting all around
the Square have dwarfed the
trees in whose shade O. Henry
walked with the Caliph of Bagdad
on-the-Subway, not so long ago.
The Cremo sign, too, has vanished,
though the cigar it advertised is
bettei' known today than ever as
one from whose manufacture all
possibility of spit contamination
has been removed.
Common to both photographs is
the monument of Major General
William Jenkins Worth at the in
tersection of Broadway and Fifth
Avenue. This monument in honor
. the famous Texas general was
CHILD IS KILLED
IN AUTO WRECK.
Soperton. Ga., May 31.—
Martha Louise Gillis, three-year
old daughter of former Senatoi
and Mrs. Jim Gillis, of Soperton,
was killed today in an automobile
crash between Pavo and Hollis in
[bomas county, according to
word received here last night
Mrs. Gillis was slightly injured,
it was learned, but was not taken
to a hospital.
The Gillises, who wern en
route to Tallahassee, Fla., for the
commencement exercises of the
Florida State Woman’s college,
will return to Soperton late to
night with the body of the child
Funeral arrangements have not
been made.
Martha Louise is urvived by
her parents, two brothers, J. H.
Gillis, Jr., and Hugh Gillis; her
grandfather, N. L. Gillis, Sr.,
and several uncles and aunts.
may send their names in to Miss
Edith Gate?. Mt. Vernon. There
will be room for about sixty boys
and sixty girls.
Each student will be expected
to furnish bed linen, cover, pil
low, towels, soap, and such other
toilet articles as needed. Each
one is also requested to bring a
glass, knife, fork and spoon. It is
suggested that nothing costly in
this line be brought; but that if
the student wishes, he or she
might furnish a fairly nice set
and give it to the school.
Epworth League Social.
Rev. and Mrs. Roy Gardner
entertained at their home Tues
day evening, May 27tb, with a
League social in honor of the
Senior class and the school tea
chers. About forty five young
people were present and enjoyed
the affair.
The Seniors attending were:
Jimilea Martin, Raymond John
son Walter Ussery, and teach
ers present were: Misses Leg
g e 11, Yarbrough, Hitchcock,
Griner, Parker, Ransom, Sargee
and Mr. C. W. Miller. Lively
games and stunts were enjoyed.
Refreshments of ice cream and
cake were served.
ALAMO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1931
erected in 1869. It remains al
most the only object unchanged
in the second picture.
The cameraman of a quarter
century ago, who probably wore
the kind of high-water pants then
in vogue among the sporting
gentry of the old Madison Square
Garden, pointed his lens from the
third floor of the Flatiron Building
—an outstanding landmark then.
Georgia Pastors’
School in Macon.
The Georgia Pastors’ school
opened with registration at Wes
leyan in Macon on Monday morn
ing. About 250 pastors and other
church workers from North and
South Georgia are expected to
attend, among them Rev. and
Mrs. Roy Gardner, of the Alamo
Charge.
General causes, as well as caus
es in Bible, missions, social ser
vice, and Christian education will
be offered.
Among the visitors arc such
leaders in the Methodist Church
as: Rev. A. W. Martin, Nashville,
Tenn; Dr. G. E. Rosser, Wesley
an; Rv Reese Griffin, Albani;
Dr. W. T. Watkins, Emory Uni
versity, Dr 0 E. Goddard, Nash
ville, Tenn; Rev G E. Clay, Ma
con; B. H. Smith, Sunday School
secretary of North Georgia Con
ference; Dr Ed F. Cook, Macon;
and R L Russel, of Atlanta.
Bishop John M. Moore, presid
ing bishop of the Georgia Con
ferences, will speak from the
platform each night the first
week, and Dr. T. D. Ellis will be
the platform speaker the second
week.
Wheeler County High
School Closes Term.
The Wbeelr County High
school, after one of its most sue
cessfui terms, came to a close
last Monday evening, when nine
teen boys and girls reciv< d di
plomas, presented by Superin
tendent F. W. Elarbee.
The School auditorium could
not a c co m mod ate the large
gathering of patrons and friends
of the school, and many weie
forced to stand through the ex
ercises.
One of th j main features of the
evening’s program was the ad
dress by Hon. W. W. Larsen, of
Dublin, member of Congress
from the Twelfth Congressional
District.
On Sunday mornining the com
mencement sermon was preach
|ed oy Dr. Brewton, of Vidalia.
Read The Eagle but dont Wait
Ito borrow your neighbors.
Yesterday’s photographer went up
near the roof of the same struc
ture, but couldn't bring In all the
surroundings.
An item missing from the mod
ern picture is the wagon laden
with beer barrels. The up-to-date
cameraman would have to go
snooping w'ith a flashlight in the
stilly night to catch a detail like
that.
Service at the Alamo
Methodist Church
Mr. Grover C. Barnhill, of
Glenwood, will speak at the Ala
mo Methodist Church on Sun
day morning, June 7th, at eleven
o’ clock. Mr. Barnhill is lay lead
er of the Me Rae District, and
Inis held many other positions of
honor in the South Georgia Con
ference.
He is a gifted speaker, and al
ways brings a good message. He
is tilling the Methodist pulpit in
the absence of the pastor, Rev.
Roy Gardner, who is attending
the Georgia Pastors’ school, ano
at his request. Everyone invited
to come out and hear him.
League Baseball.
The Leagues of the Sugar Val
ley Uuiun have organized a base
ball league. Quite a number oi
games have benn played by teamr
composing the League and non
members.
The official season began Sat
urday afternoon with a hotly con
tested game between Alamo and
Hay Springs, Bay Springs win
ning ten to eight. Only League
players were used on both teams
To be eligible for games, play
ers must be a member of an Ep
worth League and attend at least
half of its regular meetings. Scot
land, Glenwood, S hil oh, and
Helena, will also have teams in
this baseball league.
The purpose of the games is
not to make money, but to de
velop sportsmanship and whole
some atheletics among the young
people. To do this the teams must
have equipment for playing, and
they have very little equipment
at present. The people of Alamo
and of the other communities
are urged to come to the game,
and to help the boys by paying
the small admission fee which
will be charged. No money will
be made on the games, but all
will be spent on equipment to
carry on the games, and give
pleasure during the summer
months. Cjme, help the boys.
Roy Gardner,
J. B. Purvis.
WHEELER COUNTY
SINGING CONVENTION
By far the greates small ses
sion of this convention was the
one which met in the Bay Springs
C lurch last Sunday. The con
vention was good from the begin
ning with good singing, good at
tendance, line spirit and fellow
ship.
The following leaders were
present: Prof. L. H. Peace, Pai •
on Bracewell, Warren Bridges,
W. Henry Clark, Seward Cooper,
Little Bud Avery, J. L. Cooper,
Rozer Bracewell, W. H. O’Quinn,
Jhip Avery, Hilton Scarborough,
Eulis Bracewell, Opal Anderson,
Cannie Scarborough, Lucile
Avery, Luie Burges, Avis Burges
Tommie Selph, OwenThompsoi
and A. N. Webster.
In the list above you will note
quite a lot of young leaders wh<
were from BrthelChurchsection,
sou could see every ear mark ol
practice and training in' these
leaders which did good work and
vnich was appreciated by every
one present. If Prof. Peace will
veep up this work he will have
some singers in the Bethel sect,
ion of the connty.
The next session will be held
at the court house in Alamo, on
the sth Sunday in August at.
vhich time, it is expected that
we have either Fortner family or
Vaughn’s best quartet. It is
understood that if finances can
be arranged, either of these part
ies can be had on this occasion,
An expression as to who you want
would be appreciated by ’ ne offi
cers of the convention along with
some money guarantee and hos
pitable backing from the county
at large. Early arrangements
will have to be made.
Again thanking Bay Springs
church and community for their
great hospitality and kindness.
W. E. Currie.
Mr. Kelly Sears.
Has Serious Accident.
Mr. Kelly Sears is confined to hb
tied, suffering from br u s ie s and
burns sustained when his trnck. load
ed with timber, overturned near thi
Winship place on Tuesday of last
week. Mr. Sears and the driver were
on the truck, when they encountered a
sand bar in the road, which caused
the truck to swerve that caused it to
overturn, throwing Mr. Sears out and
one of the pieces of timber pinnirg
him down, and it was with consider
able effort that he was released, and
then, but not before the gas ftom the
tank caught fire and was gradually
making its way toward Mr. Sears and
scorched his leg. Fortunately, how
ever, he was rescued just before the
tank exploded, which would have
burned him to death.
The large piece of timber fell across
his hip and pinned him down, and the
extent of the injury has not been
learned, but it is thought that bis in
juries are quite serious and may be
some time before he will be able to be
out again.
Card of Thanks.
We wish to thank each and
every one who were so kind to
us during the sickness and death
of our dear husband and father;
also for the beautiful floral offer
ings and the many consoling
words of sympathy. May God’s
richest blessings rest upon all.
Mrs. Clyde Holms and children
When Mr. and Mrs. Carl W
Collins tied for valedictory hon
ors at the Georgia State College,
in Tifton, Ga., Mrs. Collins re
tired in favor of her husband.
Miss Nannie Holland and Miss
Margaret Fowler, of Glenwood,
are guests of friends and relati
ves in Tifton and points of Flori
da.
Number 15
WILHOIT RK IS
AS STATE SENATOR
Judson P. Wilhoit of Warren
ton, discussed in political circles
for some time as a possible ap
pointee to the state highway
board, has resigned his seat as
a member of the next state Sen
ate from the Nineteenth district.
Mr. Wilhoit declined to state
that his resigns' n preceded any
appointment bo See, however,
and issued p brief statement
which read as follows:
“It is true that my friends are
urging my appointment on the
state highway board.” he said.
"However, I have net been ten
dered the appointment, but, re
alizing that my senatorial district
would be without representation
in the event I should be named,
i deemed it only fair to these
people that I give notice that I
will not qualify so that an elect
ion may be held in time for the
district to have representation
’throughout the entire session of
the General Assembly.”
After receiving the resignation
the executive office immediately
notified Ordinaries of Greene,
Warren and Taliaferro counties
to call a special election to fill the
vacancy.
The Atlanta Journal said that
trie appointment of Wilhoit to
succeed John R. Phillips of Louis
ville as a member of the highway
board “was strongly indicated"
by the resignation. Richard B.
Russell, Jr., Governor-elect, who
must either reappoint Phillips or
his successor on Jan. l,has made
no statement, however.
HEAD-ON COLLISON
MONDAY NIGHT LAST
Two cars, one driven by Her
man White and the other driven
>y Gershon Joiner, ran together
ast Monday night about ten
I’clock, between the school build
ng and town, when the Joiner
;ar met the White car, Joiner en
•oute to his home at Stuckey and
he White car coming in the di
ection of town. Each car had a
mmber of boys and girls in them.
It is said that the Joiner car
>ad slowed down just before the
accident to take on a passenger,
"ho he was to take to the school
building to repair a car, and
uat the other car attempted to
mrround another car, when the
foiner car struck the White car,
dmost demolishing same and
hrew all of the occupants out,
□adly lacerating and bruising
them up. Dorsey Joiner, who
was riding in the White car was
thron out and possibly received
the most serious injury.
Both of the cars were badly
damaged, and nothing short of a
miricle saved the occupants, as
they were thron in every direct
ion from the cars. It is said the
young ladies, daughters of Mr.
John W. White received some
painful bruises and lacerations.
They were all brought to the
irug store here and received
first aid treatment, several stitches
were necessary to close the wound on
the foot of one of the White girls,
and the Joiner boy was taken to his
home at Stuckey, where it is under
stood, that he is getting along as well
as could be expected. It was first
thought that he had received internal
injuries, but hopes are now held out
tor an early recovery.
The girls injured are the daughters
of Mr. and Mrs. John W. White of
the Snow Hill community, in whose
car they were riding and the young
man thrown out is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Joiner of Stuckey. The
car driven by Gershon Joiner belong
ed to Mr. Delmus Sears, of GlenmoocU
