Volume 19
Wedding of Miss Manning and
Prof. Miller Impressively Solemnized
Miss Hattie Marie Manning
and Prof. Clarence W. Miller
were united in marriage at the
Country home of Mr. and Mrs.
R. G. Perdue, at seven o’clock,
Friday evening, January 22nd,
in the presence of the faculty
and a few close fi lends.
The rooms were beautifully
decorated in white and green. In
the living room the altar was
formed of narcissus, ferns and
smilax and candlelabra holding
green tapes.
Preceding the ceremoney a
program of piano music was giv
en by Mr. D. S. McVickers, Mrs.
O.R. Osborn, and Mr. McVickers
sang “All For You.’’
To the strains of the wedding
march, played by Miss Marion
Bullard, from Lohengrin, the
bride, accompanied by Miss Avis
Perdue, as maid of honor, and
the groom, accompanied by Mr.
Edwin Clements, as best man,
entered and were met at the alt
ar by Rev. J. N. Shell, pastor,
who performed the ceremony.
The flower girl was Yuonne
Hartley, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Milo Hartley. She was at
tired in white organdie, and car
ried a bouqut of narcissus and
orange blossoms.
The other attendant was Odus
Kipler, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
O C. Kibler. He wore a suit of
black satin.
t The bride was lovely in her
wedding attire, which was a
modish two piece suit of blue
tricord, with trimmings to match.
Her close fitting turban was of
black and accessories of black.
Immediately after the cere
mony Prof, and Mrs. Miller left
for a trip to points unknown, as
ter which they will make their
home in Alamo.
Mrs. Miller is the daughter of
Mr. W. L. Manning, of Dalton,
Georgia. She is a graduate of
G. S. C. W- Milledgeville, and is
connected with the Wheeler
County High school.
Prof. Miller is the son of Mrs.
J. C. Miller, of Junction City,
Georgia. He is a graduate of
Emory University. He is now
principal of the Wheeler County
High school.
Death of J. T. Buttersworth
Mr. J. T. Buttersworth, age 37,
son of Mrs. J. R Buttersworth,
of Glenwood, died in Savannah
last Saturday of cerebal hem
orrhage. He was a resident of
Titusville, Florida. He was a very
industrious and capable young
man, and his untimely death
brought sorrow to many.
He is survived by his widow
and two children, one sister.
Durelle, and son, Elmore, his
mother, Mrs. J. R.Buttersworth;
two brothers, J. A. and C R.
Buttersworth and one sister,
Mrs. J. O. Morrison, aL of Glen
wood.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at Glenwood Sunday afternoon
by Rev. L A. Kelley, of Lumber
City, and interment was in the
Glenwood cemetery.
The pall bearers were: R. E.
Bivers, Guy 0. Stone, W. R.
Browning, E. M. Browning, Max
L Segall, and W. H. Grier.
Cave man ideas, excuted in
modern fashion, won a bride for
Kurt Waehn, a Vienna actor.
Last year he shot and seriously
wounded Great Maren,an actress
Now she is going to marry him
Wbeehr (Unimty lEaglr
Miss Manning is
Honoree at Shower.
One of the most delightful af
fairs of the week was the miscel
laneous shower given Friday, at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. G.
Perdue.
This shower was given in
honor of Miss Hattie Manning,
whose marriage to Prof. Clarence
W. Miller took place later, at
seven o’clock in the evening.
The home was beautifully de
corated in green and white. Nar
cissus being the chosen flower.
Assisting the hostess in dis
pensing hospitality to the guests
were Mrs. J.O. Perdue, Misses
Avis Perdue, Dorothy Hinson,
Gladys Perdue, Helen Wicker,
Ruby Jones and Vivain Clements.
The guests included:
Mesdames F. W. Elarbee, Milo
Hartley, Hobson Walker, R. A.
Eakes, Hugh Hill, Clyde Weit
man, J. H. Stroud, M. C. White,
Daniel Achord,Monroe Clements,
J. Mcßae Clements, J.D. Peebles,
T. H. Nelson, O. C. Kibler, 0. R.
Osborne, J. R. Osborne, D. L.
Perdue, J. H. Gross, C. C. Hart
ley, L.G. Whitaker, W.H. Gross,
Mrs. Berry and Mrs. Hurwitz.
Misses Ruth Leggett, Dorothy
Henderson, Gresham, Esther
Hurwitz, Marion Bullard.Claudia
Mae Wicker, Mary Sue Kibler,
Mary Alice Clements. Elizabeth
McKiiney, Rebecca Williams and
Worthey Holland.
Birthday Celebration.
Mr. E. T. Waters, one of the
best known and highly respected
citizens of the county, celebrated
his 77th birthday at his home in
the Spring Hill section on Thurs
day of last week. A large number
of friends and relatives metat his
home to pass the day with Mr.
Waters, including a number
from adjoining counties.
Mr. Waters has been identified
with religious and civic activities
of the county for many years,
and it is certainly gratifying to
him to have his neighbors and
friends togather and join with
him in celebration of this event,
and to wish him many more
birthdays.
Notwithstanding his advanced
years, he is yet in resonably
good health, and goes about his
daily duties and is an inspir
ation to those who come in daily
contact with him.
His children are,Jordan,Daniel
|Walers; daughters, Mrs. Jim
Turner, Misses Rosa and A rvelia
Turner and and a number of
grand children, all of whom
were present. Rev. G. G. Harri
son, of Scotland, was also pre
' sent, and engaged in the pleasur
jes of the day.
School News Appreciated.
Last Saturday January 23rd at ten
: o'clock the teachers of Wheeler coun
-ty met at Glenwood High School. The
I teachers of Glenwood with the help
lof the teachers from Cross Hoads,
| Horseshoe Bend, Hope and Lands
* burg furnished the program. Other
i teachers of the county joined freely in
। the round table discussions.
At noon a bountiful dinner was
; served by the ladies of Glenwood P.T.
: A. which was enjoyed by all present.
। This was a great occasion and the
I teachers of Wheeler county are loud
iin their praise for the faculty and
members of the P.T.A. of the Glen
wood High School.
Rev. 0. J. H. Heughan of Taun
ton, Eng , was carried into court
on a stretcher to testify against
a driver whose auto hit him.
ALAMO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1932
TRUSTY KILLED BY
STATE FARM AUTO
Milledgeville, Jan. 26. —For
the second time in a week spect
acular escape occurred at the
Georgia state penitentiary here
early today.
Three fugitives fleeing madly
in a stolen automobile ran down
and instantly killed an aged
trusty who sought to stop them.
The trio were: Aubrey Smith,
notorious, Georgia gangster, Abe
Powers, “gentleman” convict of
bunco fame, Roy Gardner, serv
ing a short term for car break
ing.
The trusty, who was found
dead under the wheels of the car
in which twoof the convicts made
their escape, was “Uncle John"
S. Williams, serving a life sen
tence on conviction of slaying
several negroes at his farm sev
eral years ago.
Posses with bloodhounds were
believed near capture of Powers
this afternoon.
Gardner and Smith, who sepa
rated from Powers after escaping
from prison stole an automobile
belonging to Dr. Richard Binion,
prison physican, and fled.
Posses and bloodhounds were
called out and posted on every
road leading from Milledgeville.
Williams, 70 year old trusty,
was waiting to check the speed
ing auto on a highway near the
city limits.
He stepped out to Hag the car
as it came down the highway
when it swerved directly at him,
killing him instantly, With a roar
it sped on. Officers in other towns
throughout Georgia were warned
to be on the lookout for the big
sedan.
The three men had been con
fined to the tuberculosis camp
and were locked in a steel cage.
They had mysteriously cut a hole
in the bottom of the cage to make
their way out,
Last week Leland Harvey and
Jack Martin, penitentiary pals
of Smith, and both notorious in
Georgia prison records, pried
their way to freedom from the
death cell here.
The death of the trusty, Wil
liams, recalled his trial a decade
ag > on charges of operating a
murder farm from which 11 ne
groes had mysteriously disap
peared. Eleven negroes who tes
tified against Williams in a peon
age hearing which preceded his
indictment were found slain.
Powers was the member of the
Floyd Woodwar “bunc” gang.
Freak Collard Leaf.
Mrs. A-. Street, a residene of
Alamo, who always has a good
garden, when vegetables of some
kind may be found, but this sea
son has not been so favorable to
truck growing, and of course!
she suffered with others. But one
peculiar feature about her cal
lards that attracted her attention
was the peculiarity in which
some of the leaves grew. One
shown us, very healty and large,
contained a sucker leaf, with
rose like pedals, growing out in
the center of the leaf, very un
common to the callard family.
Farmers Meeting at Mcßae.
Mr. W. T. Anderson, editor of
, the Macon Telegraph, will de
i liver an address at the school
! auditorium in Mcßae, Wednes-1
day evening, February 3rd, at 8|
o’clock. This will conclude the i
outlook meetings that have been |
held in in the two counties in the i
past few weeks. The public is j
cordialyl invited to attend.
Infected Pimple Results
in Death of G.S CW. Girl.
Milledgeville, Jan. 25. —Mary
Vivian Floyd, 17, student at the
Georgia State College for Women,
died at the Park memoial hospi
tal early today. Death came as a
result of blood poisoning which
was caused from an infected
pimple on Miss Floyd’s face.
Funeral services were con
ducted at Moore’s funeral par
lors this morning at 11 o’clock,
Rev. A C. Harris, officiating.
Members of her class, and col
lege authorities attended the
private service. The body was
carried to Ocilla for burial.
Miss Floyd was the daughter
of Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Floyd oi
Ocilla. She was a member of the
sophomore class and very popu
lar on the campus. The death
of Miss Floyd was the first of a
student at G.S.C.W. since 1920.
Marketing Body
To Have Birthday.
Valdosta, Jan. 24—On Feb
ruary 4, the Sowega Melon asso
ciation will be 12 years old—-a
strongand successful co opertive
melon marketing association,
retaining today the greater num
ber of the 179 melon growers
who composed the orginal mem
bership.
In an official statement an
nouncing the approaching aunual
meeting, this is said concerning
the organization:
“With a meager beginning
when only 179 growers agreed
•to patronize it, Sowega has grown
i 12 years to be the largest
organization of its kind in the
world. Some will remember
when the Florida members ob
jected t o their melons being
shipped into markets bearing a
label with these words: ‘South
west Georgia Watermelon Grow
ers’ association,’ and their ob
jection was well taken and the
same changed to Sowega, which
looked just as good on a Florida
melon as it did on a Georgia
melon.”
C. H. Cannon, Colquitt county
farmer, is president of Sowega,
and J. J. Parish, of Adel,is secre
tary-manager, who has been in
charge of the operations since
the organization was perfected.
Wheeler Count) Schools.
Could not the teachers of the gram
' mer grades over the county get their
; pupils interesed in sending some
school items each week to the Eagle
and either before or after they are
i printed, discuss the expressions used
;in these items before their English
| classes to an advantage? Let some
'schools try this plan. The benefit
I derived from such an exercise when
properly managed will more than
i compensate for the truble.
Service at Uuion
Primitive Baptist Church
Eider T. E Sikes, of Vidalia,
will preach at Union Primitive
Baptist church about three miles
south of Alamo next Sunday.
The public is coadially invited to
attend.
TIME EXTENDED
ON AUTO LICENSE
An extension of 20 days from Feb
ruary first in the time for buying
automobile license tags without extra
fees or penalties was voted by the
State Revenue Commission Thursday
afternoon.
Although members of the commis
sion were doubtful as to their legal
right to grant the extension, they de
cided that the linacial emergency de
manded it, and that it would be phys
ically impossible to sell all the tags
before February first.
SCHOOL TESTS
The schools of the county are
this term placing emphasis on
arithmetic. The County Super
intendent is personally conduct
ing a test on the multiplication
table given to the fifth, sixth and
sexenth grades in all schools of
the county. This test is given
in three minutes time and is ex
actly the same for the three
grades in all the schools. The
paper of each pupil is accurately
graded.
The average of each grade is
obtained and will be published in
the Wheeler County Eagle, about
two schools each week, till all
schools are heard from. Pupils
of the county may watch for the
Eagle each week and find how
their class compares with same
grade in other schools of the
county in this test. While many
papers will be perfect we do not
expect any class to be perfect
for the figures given will rep
resent the average of the whole
class including those pupils who
Just attend school about every
othi-r day as well as the new
pupils that just entered school
yesterday. Below will be found
the result of the test at Marion
and Union.
Fifth Sixth Seventh
Marion 30 69 80
Union 54 54 75
Daniell Association
Sunday School Meet.
With B. P. I. on fifth Sunday
in January, 1932, 2:30 o’cloct at
Brewton-Parker Institute.
Opening song, conducted by
Mr. M. L. Stevens.
Devotional, conducted by Rev.
J. D. Rabun.
Song, conducted by Mr. E. M.
IS weat.
I Relations of the Sunday School
Ito the Church —By Rev, C. E.
iMcDaniel.
I Relationsof the Sunday School
Ito the Church —Discussed by Dr.
|j. C. Brewton.
The responsibility of the
Church to the S. S. —By Rev.
J. A. Riser.
I The responsibility of the
'Church to the S. S. —Discussed
by Dr. J. W. Palmer.
I Song conducted, by Mr. E. M.
[Sweat.
The need of a Sunday School
convention in Daniel Association
—By M. E. Burns.
Special song by the Harmony
Sunday School—ln charge of
Mr. E. M. Sweat.
Suggested plan for organizing
the Daniel S. S. convention —By
Rev. J. C. Smith.
Open discussion of the last
subjects —Opened by Prof. A.M.
Gates.
Song conducted, by Mr. E. M.
Sweat.
Organization of the Daniel As
sociation Sunday school conven
tion adjourn.
Not that it matters now, but a
columnist brings it up that John
Masefield, England’s poet laure
ate, once tended bar in a saloon
near Jefferson Market in New
York.
Number 49
MOTHER KILLS HER
DAUGHTER AND Stif
Cordele, Jan. 27.— Apparently
in a fit of despondency, Mrs.
Bessie Walters Marshall, belov
ed 50-year old Cordele resident
last night shot and fatally
wounded her daughter, Mrs.
Frank Barwick, 24, of Youngs
town, Ohio, and then killed her
self.
Friends of the family said she
had been in ill health and bad
grieved much because bar daugh
ter and Mr. Barwick planned to
leave today to return to tbeir
home in Ohio.
Late last night members of the
family heard shots in the bath
room of the Marshall residence.
Mrs. Barwick had been shot in
the back as she leaned over a
lavatory washing her hands. She
was killed instantly, Mrs. Mar
shall shot herself and died
shortly afterwards.
The mother was regarded as
an expert shot and shooting was
her hobby. The bullets whish
took her life and that of the
daughter were fired from a pistol
which Mr. Marshall had given her
shortely after their marriage
many years ago.
Mrs. Marshall and her daugh
ter were unusually devoted. Mr.
and Mrs. Barwick came here re
cently to be with Mrs. Marshall
during her convalescence from
an illness.. The mother recently
had returned home from a hos
pital at Planes, Ga.
The Barwicks planned to re
torn home to Youngstown today.
Mr. Barwick is a civil engineer
there. He was graduated at
Georgia School of Technology in
Atlanta. The Barwicks were mar
ried only seven monthsago.
Mrs. Marshall had prepared a
lunch for the Barwicks for their
trip home and members of the
family were preparing to retire
at the time of the shooting.
The daughter was a popular
member of Cordele society and
was one of the most beautiful
young women of this city.
No inquest was held. Funeral
services were conducted this
afternoon at the First Methodist
church, of which both were mem
bers. Interment was in Sunny
Side cemetery.
Surviving Mrs. Marshall are
her husband, an employe of the
Railway Express agency here; a
sister, Mrs. C. T. Christian, of
Elberton; four brothers, Cliff
Walters, of Cordele; John Walt
ers, of Winston Salem, N. C. and
Joe Walters, of Columbus; Vir
giniaßose Marshall, a daughter
and Hugh Marshall, a son.
Cemetery Notice.
We wish to thank the people of
this community for their service
in clearing up the Alamo ceme
tery. We did not complete our
work, and we wish to announce
through the Eagle that we will
meet again on Wednesday, Feb
ruary 3rd. to finish the work.
Please do not forget the date, as
the cemetery is greately improv
ed in looks after our first effort,
but still there is a lot more work
to be done.
If you cannot come, send some
one in your place, and if all who
should be interested in this work
will come to our rescue on date
named above, the grounds will
be more beautiful and a pride to
us all.
Mrs. Jane Elvash of Chicago
has been arrested for swindling
a score of men after promising
' to marry them.
