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Volume 19
DELOIS CLEMENTS TO I
SERVE LIFE ON GANG
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Mcßae, June 23.—DeLois Cie or
ents, 19-year old youth who isj
accused of slaying his father s
best friend, L. J, Ciegg, ScotlandJ
merchant on April 8, was nB
placed on the witness stand fl
the defense this afternoon. ■
The youthful confessed slayfl
wept during the morning sessiW
•f the court, but during the after
noon he became stoic. Even when
the woman who he had made a
widow, collapsed on the witness
stand and had to receive medical
attention, he sat unmoved at the
trial and did not turn his head
toward the witness.
Efforts of lawyers for the de
fense today centered in endeavor
ing to show that Clements was
unsound and it is likely that the
principal arguments for the de
sense tomorrow will be centered
on .*hat point.
Court recessed this afternoon
after the state and defense had
rested and after two short argu
ments had been presented. Thd
concluding argument forth el
state will be presented by Solici I
tor General M. H. Boyer, tomorJ
row morning at 9 o’clock. He will
be followed by L.C. Harrell,princi
pal lawyer for defense. The casd
may reach the jury shortly after
noon tomorrow.
Witness told the same old story
Os the killing of Clegg that has
beenbrought out in press reports
of the tragedy. There were about
15 witnesses heard, these being
officers who worked on the case
and those who aided in finding
the body.
Monroe Clements, a brother of
Mrs. Clegg, but not a near re
lative of the accused youth said
on cross examination that DeLois
Clements appeared to be perfect
ly sane at times and at other
times he appeared “queer.”
Dr. F. R. Mann, while on stand,
was questioned in cross exami
nation as to the mental sound
ness of DeLois Clements. He
said that he could not qualify as
a “mental expert.”
Deputy Sheriff Luther Stevens,
of Macon, told of getting the con
fession from DeLois Clements,
how some of the money that was
taken from Mr. Clegg had been
recovered at the place where
Clements said ithad been hidden;
how the young man later had
shifted his confession and had
uicen full responsibility for the
crimeon himself.
Clements’ father, J. H. Clem
ents, a member of the lower
house in the state legislature,
and a sister, Mrs. Cook, were at
the trial table. The young man’s
mother was reported to be too ill
to appear in court.
Lawyer Zimmerman, of Green
wood, S. C., assisting the state
in the prosecution, and J. K.
Whaley, spoke just before re
cess was taken this afternoon.
The court room was crowed
throughout the session.
Mcßae, June 24.—D eLo i s
Clements, 19 year old youth, who
received a sentence of life term '
in prison this afternoon for the I
murder of his father’s best
friend, Luther J. Clegg, Scotland
businessman, told the court that
be had nothing to say.
Young Clements, the son of.
Legislator J. H. Clements of Tel
fair county, was not placed on
he stand yesterday in his own
defense.
When the jury returned its
verdict this afternoon, after de
liberating more than three hours,
recommending the prisoner to
the mercy of the court, which in
Georgia means life imprisonment
Judge Escbol Graham, asked him
if he had anything to say.
“Nothing,” said young Clem
ents.
The court then pronounced sen
tence, but in doing so he took oc
easion to deliver a lecture from
the bench to the young man.
Bad company, the court said,
may have had something to do
with the young man’s trouble.
“You have opportunities ahead
of you” said the judge. “You
may make your future life better
by being a model prisoner, by
obeying the prison rules. You are
still young. Be a good boy.”
As the final arguments were
made in court this morningyoung
Clement? showed some emotion.
The court room was crowded.
And the crowd waited until the
verdict was reached.
Witnesses yesterday sought to
show that young Clements was
mentally unsound.
DeLois Clements, who was sen
tenced in Telfair county superior
court yesterday to life imprison
ment, was brought back to Macon
tonight in custoday of two deputy
sheriffs, and was placed in the
Bibb county jail for safekeeping
pending bis assignment by the
prison commission.
Clements, considerably more
cheerful than before he left for
Mcßae for trial that might have
resulted in a death sentence, re
ceived the congratulations of his
jail mates on his return here.
His mind seemed to center about
Luther Stevens, the Bibb county
deputy sheriff to whom he con
fessed killing his father’s best
friend Luther J. Clegg.
“If I ever get out,” he said,
“I'll be good as a preacher. Not
one of these low preachers. I’ll
be good as a fine preacher, and
I never will get into anything
else. I’ve brought too much trou
ble to my father and mother.
Mother is real sick, with yellow
jaundice. She coulden’t eome in
the courtroom.”
The crowds in the courtroom,
the kind treatment of his old
। friends, being out in the fresh air
and having had a ha i r c rrt, all
• make him look like a different
j youth —and there was his safety
from the big death chair, and
the prospect that sometime, by
good behavior, he may receive a
parole.
ALAMO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1931
FAMILY ROW AIRED
IN JUSTIC COURT
County Policemam Long and
[Deputy Sheriff Sears were called
to the Alex Graham farm, sever
al miles southwest of Alamo
[Wednesday to quell a family row
khat had taken place on the farm
between Tucker White and .Wil
ber Johnson, that finally ended
bp in a general mixup between
borne of the children and the
[wives of both White and Johnson.
I In the melee Mrs. Johnson re '
Iceived several knife wounds
about her head and body, which
may prove serious. Mrs. White
received wounds from a brick,
land Johnson and White came out
with only minor bruises.
I White was brought to jail and
[yesterday morning was given a
commitment hearing before Jus
tice Mosley and bound over to
the superior court under §SOO
bond. The other parties were
released.
[Tobacco Field Meeting
At Experiment Station
The annual tobacco field meet
ing at Georgia Costal Plain Ex
periment Station at Tifton will
be held July 2nd, beginning at
10:00 A.M.
This meeting is held annually
in order that those interested m
tobacco production may become
acquainted with the nature of the
work being conducted at this
station. By becoming well ac
quainted with tne experiments
the grower soon realizes how
much help he can derive from
the results of these tests.
The ex per i ments now being con
ducted cover nearly every phase
of tobacco production including
fertilizers, rotations, varieties,
top dressing and various other
related questions.
It is hoped that all county
agents, vocational teachers and
other agricultural leaders will
find time to bring delegations to
this meeting. All farmers are
cordially invited.
Representatives of the Coast
al Plain Experiment Station, the
State College of Agriculture and
the U. S. Department of Agri
culture will explain in detail the
results obtained from the various
experiments as the visitors are
shown through the fields. The
Station officials are expecting a
representative crowd of farmers
from points throughout South
Georgia and North Florida.
League Union Picnic.
The Sugar Valley League Un
ion will have a Fourth of July
picnic at Little Tybee on Friday,
July 3rd. The Leaguers will car
ry dinner and have an enjoyable
dinner on the ground at the noon
hour.
In the afternoon various
forms of recreation will be enjoy-'
ed. Dart baseball will be enjoyed
by all who care to try their skill.
The girls will play indoor base
ball, and the boys will furnish the
feature attraction of a League
Union baseball game with some
good outside team.
All young people of the Lea
guers are invited to come and
have a good time.
For Sale
One refrigerator in ftrst-class-shape.
will sell cheap for cash. For informa
tion apply at Eagle office.
Mrs. Ada Ashley and Mr.
Sidney Stubbs, of Douglas, were
the guests of relatives here this
week.
In Momory of Mrs.
Effie Mcßae Pittman
I On the 22nd of July, 1840, there
came into the home of Gabrial
Clements and his good wife,
Margaret Mcßae Clements, a
bright little girl, destined to
write her name indelibly in the
. history of the country. This little
I girl was named Effie Mcßae
| Clements. At the age of twelve
i years she joined the, M.E.Church
at old Spring Hill, under the mas
terful preaching of the “wire
grass bishop of Georgia” the
Ri v. J D. Anthony. On the 26, of
Jilly, 1866, she was happily mar
tied to Jacob L. Pittman, and to
that union six children were
born, only four of whom are novi
living, and make up a part of the
1 . i citizenry of Wheeler county.
The livingonesare T.M.Pittman,
now in Louisiana, G. W. Pittman,
of Wheeler county, J.C Pittman,
Callahan, Floridr, and A. C. Pitt’-
man, of Wheeler’county.
Her husband fought in the
Confederate Army for four king
years, and was at Appomattox
court house when the lost cause
came to an end. Among the first
things when he got home, after
getting to where he could gel
around good from his wounds re
ceived in the Army, was to mar
ry this good woman and they
both lived and diedin the terri
tory now forming Wheeler coun
ty.
She was his sweetheart while
he fought for the “Stars and
Bars” and he was ever encour
g>i by her to fight a good fight,
and he did this in all of the bat
tles of life; and went to his re
ward many years before she
died, which was on May 15th,
1931, living with her baby child,
A. C. Pittman, one of our best
citizens;
This good woman had regal
blood in her veins and was first
cousin to the late John W. Clem
ents of Alamo, a neice of Danie)
F. Murdock and May Malcolm
Mcßay, and this makes her re
lated to Judge Max L. Mcßae, of
Mcßae, and a niece of Gen. J. H
Mcßae, Major General in the
United States Army, now retir
ed.
She lived as Caesar’s wife, evei
above suspicion and reared her
children to follow in her illustri
ous footsteps. Truly a good and
true, pure and noble woman has
gone on to her reward. She was
indeed and in truth the “salt ol
the earth” and her place can not
be tilled. Would to God that our
country was made of such pure,
true, noble and inspiring women
as she was in life. Bhe is dead
from a physical standpoint, but
her memory will live as long as
time is recorded.
It has been said that her pure
and sainted presence in theM.E.
Church was a great inspiration
to Rev. C. C. Hines and to “Bish
op” Anthony to preach with such
power as has seldom been ex
perienced in this part of the
country. She lived her religion
and all who knew her will truly
tell that she went to Heaven and
not to Hell. There is only one place
for such good Christians as this
good woman was all thru her'
pure and stainless life and that
place is in Heaven where dear
“Aunt Effie” will reign with
Jesus forever and forever.
Tis good woman left four living
I children, 33 grand children and
about 37 great grand children
i and all of them have been taught
I by her to follow in her pure and
• stainless tracks.
On the day she died she ate a
' hearty dinner and was talking
■about Jesus and the good things
He had done for her and her lov-
Roosevelt For
President Club Formed
o
In line with other counties,
Wheeler citizens got togather
this week and organized a
“Roosevelt for President” club.
Judge Wm. B. Kent was made
chairman of the meeting, he be
ing one of the staunch friends of
Mr. Roosevelt in this county.
The Augusta Hearld has the
following to say regarding Mr.
Roosevelt:
“Over in Meriw.eather county,
where Warm Springs is lacated,
they have started a real Roose
velt boom for the president. Gov
ernor Franklin Roosevelt, who
first went toWarm Springs some
years ago to receive treatment
for infantile paralysis and who
later formed the Warm Springs
foundation, to aid in the cure of
sufferers from the dread disease,
s extreamely popular in West
Georgia and the citizens of the
county assembled Saturday at
Greenville and started a move
ment to insure Georgia’s vote
for the New York governor for
the presidential nomination.
“From all accounts the move
ment for Governor Roosevelt is
far ahead of movements for any
other candidates and it appears
safe to assume that Georgia will
be among first states to pledge
its support for the man who was
Woodrow Wilson’s assistant sec
retary of the navy and who is
the leader of New York Democ
racy.”
Regular Services
Alamo M. E. Church.
There will be preaching ser
vices at the Alamo Methodist
church on Sunday, June 28th.
The pastor will preach at both
morning and evening services,
eleven and eight-fiifteen. He will
deal with timely and challenging
subjects, and urges the people of
Alamo to come out and think and
worship togather.
Sunday School will be at the
regular hour, 10 a.m.
Divorce statistics show that most
homes are wrecked during the first
four years of marriage, or, to put it
another way, during the period in
which the loving husband is making
futile efforts to convince his heart’s
desire that shortcake ought, at the
very least, to be one-half of one per
cent cake.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Barineau
spent last Sunday in Lumber
City with friends.
ed ones, and He just came and
took her on to Heaven as she sat
in her chair. She did not even
taste death, just passed on with
out a struggle. God loved her too
well to permit her to suffer the
pangs of death, and He just clos
ed her tird eyes, and upon the
wings of His angels He took her
on to Glory. She died with a
smile on her angelic face and
that smile was still on her sweet
and dear face when she was pla
ced in “mother earth”. It is
great to die as this good woman
did. We come in to this world
both naked and bare, we go thru
lit all bowed down with trouble
\ and care. When we die,.we go to,
i the Lord knows where, but if we
| have been a Christian here we’ll
ibe an angel There. We know this
is true as to dear “Aunt Effie”
as she lived as Christ ever want
ed her to live, and He took her
own to Him and in God’s own ap
pointed time we must all join
her in the place where there is
, no more parting, no more death,
but all is sweet contentment and
I eternal love in the regions above.
—W. B. K.
Number 18
CECIL NEILL WILL
PRESIDEJN SENATE
Atlanta, June 24 —The new po
litical deal in Georgia which has
affected the entire Democratic
organization was strikingly ap
parent Wednesday as the House
and Senate organized for the bi
ennial session of the Legislature.
New faces and new names ap
peared in official positions as
both branches settle down to
business.
Only W. Cecil Neill, unani
mously elected president of the
Senate after retirement of two
opponents, remained as a hold
over from the previous session.
New officials occupied the posts
of secretary of the Senate and
clerk of the House, which had
been held for many years by
D. F, McClatchey and Bismarck
Moore, Mr. McClatchey did not
offer for re-election to the post
and ended a career of service to
the Legislature that went back
nearly thirty years. He was suc
ceeded by John T. Boifeuiliet,
former member of the Public
Service Commission.
After an exciting race for
clerk, Mr. Moore announced his
retirment Wednesday morning
shortly after he called the House
to order and left the field to An
drew J. Kingery. He had held
the post for 16 years, being a fa
miliar figure in the councils of
the House.
Mr. Kingery was formerly as
sistant to Mr. Moore, serving as
reading clerk for two terms.
Arlie D. Tucker, of Berrien
County, was elected Speaker of
the House unanimously. He is a
young man and served as Speak
er Pro Tern, during the past ses
sion.
Not only was the make up of
the Legislatuer new, but the en
tire personnel of the state organ
ization has assumed new lines.
Governor-elect Russell will
take office Saturday, succeeding
Governor Hardman, the youngest
man ever to hold the high post.
The complete reorganization is
apparent even in the state Demo
cratic executive committee,
which is headed by Laurence
Camp, of Fairburn. He recently
succeeded G. E. Maddox, of
Rome, who was chairman for
many years.
We are in favor of the farmers
to quit planting cotton for one
year. All the large manufact
urers have more than a year’s
supply on hand and there is
Russia and China with big cotton
crops coming on that will halt
the United States from shipping
any cotton to these places and
too they will supply a large am
ount of the foreign trade that the
United States has been supply
ing. Let Thomas County be the
first county to quit cotton. Plant
feed stuff— something you can
sell at a profit.—Thomasville
Press.
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I BETH IML.J
Oran g e juice I
19 K is a Suave ^ub- I
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f J ^ar in m aking
j y dre^inc^ for
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juicy, oranges.
