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LOCALNEWS
Mr. W. G. Pullen, is back from
a trip to Florida points. •
Mrs. J. N. Shell and daughter,
Miss Elsie, were visitors
n Vidalia Tuesday.
Rev. J. N. Shell and Mr. Hob
son Walker were business visi
tors in Vienna Tuesday.
Messrs N. H. Sears and W. T
Spivey, of the McArthur dis
trict, were in Alamo Tuesday.
Rev. and Mrs. B. F West and
daughter, Miss Norma, of Mt.
Vernon. were guests Wednesday
of Rev. and Mrs. J N. Shell and
family.
Mr. Eason R. Mercer has re
turned to Atlanta, after an ex
tenden visit with his family and
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L
Mercer.
Judge R.W. Windham and Mr-
W. L. Webster, of the Sardi ß
section, were business visitors
in Alamo Wednesday.
The many friends of Mrs U. L‘
Gilder, of near Alamo, will be
glad to learn she is able to be up
again after haying been ill
for the past two week , and hope
she will continue to improve.
CM ®IE NEWS.
Albert Lamb was the guest or
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Lamb Sun
day.
Mrs. Jennie McMillan speni
Friday night with Mrs. J. R.
Bruce.
Mias Flossie Harrelson "is
spending a few days with Mr.
and Mrs, J, W. Purvis of Leland
Springs.
Misses Lorene and Rosetta
Harrelson were the guest of Miss
Norma Gay Sunday night for a
while.
Mr. and Mrs. Denton Mullis
were the guests of Mr. and Mis.
Lymon Jones Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Browning
epent Sunday with the latter’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R.
Bruce.
Mrs, 0. W. Bowden and daugh
ters of Scotland are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Gay.
Prayer meeting services will b<
held.at the home of I. H. Brown
ing next Saturday night. Every
one is cordially invited to attend.
A Word of Appreciation.
In behalf of the basket ball
teams, the faculty and student
body of the Wheeler County
High school, I wish to thank the
friends of the school who so
willingly gave money to the com
mittee to secure a new and much
needed basket ball for the tou r na
inent and to complete the season.
We appreciate the spirit with
which this was done and hope
our friends will consider them
selves amply repaid by the result
of the efforts of the players.
Thank you.
J. H. INGRAM, Coach.
Birthday Celebration.
One of the most enjoyable
affairs of the past week, was the
birthday dinner, at the home of
Mr. Art Guin, Sunday, Febru
ary sth, in honor of his father’s
seventy third birthday.
Among those present were;
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Windham
and family; Mr. M. C. Guin and
family, Charlie Rogers; Mr. R.J.
Smith and family; Misses Cora,
Edna, and Margaret Dixon; Mr.
Art Rogers and family; Horace
and Hilton Dixon; Mr. Woodrow
Windham and family; Mr. Frank i
Pitts and family; Mr. Everett
Wright and family; Mr. T. M. |
Clements and family; Mr. E. N. I
Smith and family; Revs. H. L.
Avery and G. G. Harrison; Mr-
Ussery and family; Mrs. J. T.
Windham and family; Miss Mat
tie Lee Echols; Mr. R. C. Living
ston and family; and Mr. Harvey
Carwell and family.
MADIELEE WINDHAM.
1 CLENWOOO NEWS
I
Mr, and Mrs. W. A. Ryals and
children visited relatives in
Sparta and Dublin recently.
Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Durden
have returned from a pleasant
motor trip to points in Florida.
Mrs. Emily Pope, of Canal
Point, Florida, is spending this
week with her daughter, Mrs.
A. J. Lowery.
The many friends of Miss
Hazel Riverswill be glad to know
that she is able to be out, after
an attack of appendicitis.
Mesdames W. J. Futral, J. J.
McDaniel, Eolia Moore and Lois
Windham attended the annual
meeting of the B. W. M. U. at
Vidalia last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Wall and
son, Jack, of Tuskegee, Alabama,
spent last weekend with relatives
here. Mrs. Wall was the former
Miss Evelyn Smith.
Mesdames B. G Dixon, R E
Rivers, C. E. McDaniel, and Dr.
W. A. Rivers attended the Baptist
Sunday School Institute at Mt-
Vernon Tuesday afternoon.
Messrs C. E. McDaniel and W.
A. Rivers attended the evening
session also.
Mr. and Mrs. W R. Browning
entertained the following with a
dinner party last Sunday: Mr.
and Mrs. H. R Freeman, Mr.
and Mrs. R. L. Smith and family,
Mrs. Robbie Murphy and chil
dren and Mr. and Mrs. L. J.
Wall, of Tuskegee, Ala.
Glenwood B.W.M.S.
Meeting.
The regular monthly meeting
of the Glenwood B.W.M.S. held
Monday afternoon was one of
the most interesting in some
time. The topic of study was Th*
Influence of the word In Home
land. The wonderful good that
the Bible has done inourowi
Southland was read and account
given us by own Missionaries
on the home field. Each member
was made to feel the real joy tha'
comes to those of heathen lands
when they accept Jesus Christ
as their personal Savior and
then give a Bible as their guide
to learn more of him.
It was with pleasure that the
society was honored with the
presecne of their pastor and his
wife, Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Wil
liams of Ocilla, they, after stay
ing over after the evening ser
vice on Sunday, Mrs. Williams
very beautifully gave a reading
that was so fitting.
A very brief business session
was held with a total count of
sixteen members present, tw<
visitors, and and two new mem
bers were enrolled. As many as
could were asked to give the
value of their Sunday eggs to the
iiidget treasure for incidental
expenses. All who could wert
urged to attend the annual meet
ing in Vidalia, February 9th.
The society was dismissed
with prayer by Mrs, Lois Wind
ham.
Tax Receiver’s First Round
I will be at the fo'lowing places
on dates named below for the
purpose of taking tax returns
for the year 1933:
February 20th, Spring Hill, 9
to 9:30; Clubhouse, 10 to 10:30; H.
I. Heath, 11 toll:30; Sumner’s
> r<-, 12 to 12:30; Avant's Siding.
1 to 1:30; Mt. Olivet, 2 t02:30,
February 21st, K. N. Adams,
9 to9:30; R. F. Jordan, 10 to 10:30;
B. Z Swain’s store, 11 to 11:30;
M. C Gnin’s st/n e. 12 to 12:30,
Glenwood, 1 to2:30; Stuckey, 3 to
4.
February 22nd, Landsburg, 9
to 9:30; Honeycutt’s store, 10 to
10:30; N. A. Wynn’s store. 11 to
12; Ochwalkee. 1 to 1:30; Snow
Hill church, 2;30 to 3:30; Oak
Grove school 4:30 to 6.
In Alamo every Saturday.
L. M. DANIEp, T. R.
WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE, ALAMO, GEORGIA
SHERIFF’S TAX SALES
GEORGIA—WHEELER COUNTY.
WILL BE SOLD before the court
house door of Wheeler County,
Georgia, on the first Tuesday in
March, 1933, to the highest bidder
for cash, within the legal hours of
sale the following described property,
levied on and will be sold under tax
executions issued by J. L. Sumner,
T. C., of said county, for state,
county and school taxes for the year
-1930, as follows:
Ten 10, acres of land in a square in
the South corner of lot of land No.
254, in the 10th, land district of said
county, levied on and will be sold as
the property of Hannah Lane.
Also at the same time and place,
ten 10, acres of land in shape of a
square in lot No. 200, in the 6th, land
district of said county, and adjacent
to Southeast lot line of said lot and
South of Twenty acres square in the
east corner of said lot sold to pay
1928 and 1929 taxes due by said
Pricilla Mackey, levied on and will
be sold as the property of Pricilla
Mackey.
Also at the same time and place,
Fifty acres of land being the Western
part of a tract of 246 acres of swamp
land as shown in plat of same on page
315 of deed book 5 of records of clerk
of superior court of said county, fifty
being bound on the North by lands of
acres John A.Morrison,south by land?
ofJ.H, Kent, on the East by remaining
part of said swamp land and on the
West by lands described as hill land
in said plat, levied on and will be
sold as the property of B. S. Calhour
and J. H. Kent.
Also at the same time and place.
Ten acres of land in a square in the
South corner of lot of land No. 218
in the 11th, land district of said coun
ty, levied on and will be sold as the
property of S. H. Beck.
Also at the same time and place,
Thirty acres of land in a square in
the South corner of lot of land No.
270 in the 10th, land district of said
county, excepting there from Ten
acres formerly sold for taxes in the
south corner of said lot, levied or
■ind will be sold as the property of
Mrs. Vinnie Evans.
Also at the same time and place,
forty acres of land in a square in the
North corner of lot of land No. 84,
in the 6th land district of said county,
levied on and will be sold as the
property of the estate of W. J. Joyce,
deceased.
Also at the s-me time and place,
Ten acres of load in a square in the
South corner of lot of land No. 108,
tn the 6th, land district ot said coun
ty, levied on and will be sold as the
property of Mrs. Ava Wood.
Also at the same time and place,
forty acres of land in a square in the
East corner of lot of land No. 271, in
the 10th, Jand distr ct of said county,
excepting there from thirty acres
formerly sold for taxes in the East
corner of said lot, levied on and will
be sold as the property of S. C. Selph
Also at the same time and place,
I’en acres of land in a square in the
North corner of lot of land No. 48, in
6th, land district of said county,
levied on and will be sold as the
property of the estate of Reuben
Wooten, deceased.
Also at the same time and place,
fifty acres o f land in a square in the
North corner of lot of land No. 107.
in the 11th, land district ot said coun
ty, levied on and will be sold as the
property of Mrs. J. S. Morris.
Also at the same time and place,
fifty acres of land in shape of a square
in the South corner of lot of land No.
151, in the 6th, land district of said
■ounty, levied on and will be sold as
he property of J. H. Kent and Thomas
Kent.
Also at the same time and place,
Fifty acres of land in shape of a
square in the South corner of lot of
land No. 474, iu the 7th. land district
of said county, levied on and will be
-old as the property of Mrs. Amanda
Bridges.
Also at the same time and place,
Twenty acres of land in shape bf a
square in the South corner of lot of
'and No. 180, in the 6th, land district
of said county, levied on and will bo
sold as the property of Silas Mackey
Also at the same time and place.
Twenty five acres of land in shape of
a square in the West corner of lot of
land No. 78, in the 6th, land district
of said county, levied on and will be
sold as the property of M. H. Clem
ents.
Also at the same time and place.
Ten acres of laud inshape of a square
in the South corn r of lot of land No.
257, in the lith, land district of said
county, levied on and will be sold as
the property of Mrs. E. C. DeLoach.
Also at the same ti ne and place,
Forty acres of land in the shape of a
square in the South corner of lot of
land No. 300. in the 10th, land district
of said county, excepting therefrom
Thirty acres formerly sold fortaxes
in the South corner of said lot, levied
on and will be sold as the property
of J. H. Selph.
Also at the same time and place,
Twenty five acres of land in shape” of
a square in the East corner of lot of
;and No. 72, iu the 11th, land district
of said county, levied on and will be
sold as the property of the estate of
Mrs. Christian Bright, deceased.
Also at the same time and place’
Town lot N 0.4,.4, in block lin the Town
of Alamo, Ga., fronting 50 feet on
Lucile Avenue and running back 150.
feet to an alley, levied on and will be
sold as the property of Mrs. F. W.
Dart.
Also at the same time and place.
Town lot No. 9, in block 1, in the
Town of Alamo, Ga., said lot front
ing 50 feet on Pearl Avenue and run
ning back 150 feet to an alley, levied
on and will be sold as the property
of Mrs. W. P. Heard.
Also at the same time and place,
Town lot No. 13, in Block A, in the
Town of Alamo, Ga., fronting 50 feet
on Lucile Avanue and running back
150 feet to an alley, said lot levied on
and will be sold as the property of
Mrs. G. A. Tanner.
Also at the same time and place,
Twenty acres of land in a square in
the North corner of lot of land No.
169, in the 6th, land district of said
county, exceptingthere from ten acres
formerly sold for taxes in the North
corner of said lot, levied on and will
be sold as the property of Mrs. P O.
Adams.
Also at the same time and place,
Twenty acres in a square carved out
of the East corner of lot land No. 415,
in the 7th, landdistrictof said county,
except ten acres sold in settlement of
1929 taxes, said land levied on and
will be sold as the property of O. F.
McEachin.
Also at the same time and place,
the Northeast one half of Town lot
No. 7, in the Town of Alamo, said
county, said lot fronting 25 feet on
Railroad Avenue and runningback
85 feet, levied on and will be sold as
the property of the estate of Mrs.
Isabele E Clements.
Also at the same time and place,
Town lot No. 2, in block 39, in the
town of Glenwood, said county, said
lot fronting 50 feet on 6th, Avenue
ind running back 150 feet to an alley,
’evied on and will be sold as the
property of Tim Newkirk,
Also at the same time and place,
Town lot No. 5, in block 27, in the
town of Glenwood, in said county,
said lot front’ng 50 feet on second
Avenue and running back 190 feet to
an alley, levied on and will be sold as
the property of C. A. Adams.
Also at the same time and place,
Twenty acres of land in a square in
be North corner of lot of land No.
59, in the 6th, land district of said
county, levied on and will be sold as
the property of L. H. Ryals.
Also at the same time and place,
twenty-five acres of land in shape of a
square in the East corner of lot of
land No. 272, in the 11th, land district
of said county, excepting therefrom
fifteen acres formerly sold for taxes
in the East corner of said lot, levied
on and will be sold as the property of
J. R. Ryals.
Also at the same time and place,
five acres of land in the South corner
of lot of land No. 156, in the 6th, land
district of said county, said five acres
of land lying and being in the shape
of a square, said land levied on and
will be sold as the property of Mrs.
A. L. Bridges.
Also at the same time and place,
all the Northwest one half of lot of
land no. 59, in the 11th, land district
of said county, containing 1011-4
acres more or less levied on and will
he sold as the property of W. E.
Currie.
Also at the same time and place,
all the Northeast one half of lot of
land No. 39, in the 11th, land district
of said county, containing 101 1-4
acres more or less, except one acre in
the South corner of said tract, levied
on and will be sold as the property of
W. E. Currie to satisfy the within tax
i-fa issued by J. L. Sumner. T. C.
if said county for the year 1931.
This February 6th, 1933.
H. N. Sears, Sheriff.
Wheeler County, Georgia.
SHERIFF’S SALE
GEORGlA—Wheeler County.
WILL BE SOLD before the court
house door of said county, within the
legal hours of sale, to the highest
bidder for cash on the first Tuesday
in March 1933. to the highest bidder for cash,
the following described property' to-wit:
Seventy-five acres of land, more or less, of
lot of land number one hundred and sixty
eight (168) in the 6th. land district of Wheeler
county. Georgia, same being the Southern
portion of of said lot. except Twenty acres
thereof owned by P. O. Adams, estate.
Said property levied on and will be sold
under and by virtue of an execution issued
from Wheeler Superior Court in favor of G. C.
Keen, and against C. A. Adams as the prop
erty of the defendute C. A. Adams, and being
found in his possession, written notice of levy
given defendant in fi-fa.
This Bth. day of February. 1933.
H. N. Sears, Sheriff.
POWER OF SALE
GEORGlA—Wheeler County.
Under and by virtue of a power of
sale vested in the undersigned by deed
made and delivered to it by Charles J.
Adams, dated June 16th, 1919, and
recorded in the Office of the Clerk of
the Superior Court of Wheeler county,
Georgia, in Book No. 3, Folio 489-90,
the undersigned will sell at public
outcry to the highest bidder for cash,
on the First Tuesday in March, 1933,
before the court housedoor at Alamo,
Wheeler county, Georgia, between
the legal hours of Sheriff’s sales, the
following described property, to-wit.
All that tract or parcel of land
situate, lying and being in the 6th
District,of formerly Montgomery, now
Wheeler county, State of Georgia,
consisting of whole land lot Number
One Hundred and Ninety-six (196)
containing Two Hundred, Two and
One-half (202 1-2) acres, more or less,
and One Hundred, One and One-fourth
(101 1-4) acres, more or less, of land
lotNumberOne Hundred andSeventy
eight (178) ,being the Northeast half
of said lot. The whole lying in one
body of Three Hundred, Three and
Three-fourths “303 3-4” acres, more
or less, bounded Northeast by lands
of C. R. Dixon; Southeast by lands
of J. W. Green: Southwest by lands
of Green Browning; Northwest by
lands of C. R. Dixon and C. J. Adams
Original let lines being the dividing
lines on all sides except the ^South
west side.
Description as of date of June
1919.
Said land will be sold as the prop
erty of said Charles J. Adams to pay
the indebtedness referred to in said
deed, and moreparticularly described
as follows:
One principal note for the sum of
Two Thousand and 00-100 dollars,
dated June 16tb, 1919, with interest
thereon from November Ist, 1928, to
March 7th, 1933, at the rate of 8 per
cent, per annum, less a credit of
J 142.10; also all expenses of this
proceeding. Said notes being made
and delivered to the undersigned by
the said Charles J. Adams, and the
amount of principal and interest due
to day of sale being $2553.00 together
with the cost of this proceeding De
fault having been made in the pay
ment of said indeptedness the power
of sale contained in said deed has
become operative. The proceeds of
said sale will be applied first to the
payment of said indebtedness, and the
balance, if any, paid to the said
Charles J. Adams, or his legal rep
resentative.
A deed to the purchaser will be
made by the undersigned.
This 4th day of February, 1933.
PHOENIX MUTUAL LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
SHERIFF’S SALES
GEORGlA—Wheeler County.
WILL BE SOLD before the court
house door of said county, within the
leagal hours of sale,on the first Tues
day in March, 1933, to the highest
bidderr for cash the following de
scribed property to-wit:
Ten acresof land in the East corner
of lot of land number 498, in the 7th,
land district of Wheeler county Geor
gia, said 10 acres of Land Lying and
being in the shape of a square in the
East corner of said Lot number 498,
said property Levied on and will be
sold under and by virtue of a Justice
Court execution issued from the
1344th, district G. M. of Telfair coun
ty, Georgia,in favor Horace walker,
and against J. W. Mcßae, and T. W.
SELPH, as the property of the de
fendant J. W. Mcßae and being found
in his possession.
Written notice of Levy given de
fendant in fi-fa.
This Bth, day of February 1933.
H. N. Sears,
Sheriff Wheeler County.
SHERIFF’S SALE
GEORGlA—Wheeler County.
WILL BE SOLD before the court
house door of said county, within the
lejral hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in
March 1933. to the highest bidder for cash, the
following described property to-wit:
One 1928, Model A. Ford touring car, Motor
number, A2090!85, said property levied on and
will be sold under and by virtue of an exe
cution issued from Wheeler Superior Court in
favor of the Universal Credit Company; and
against J. M. Wommack and J. T. Wommack.
Principals and W. A. Hartley and Mrs. J. R.
Hartley. Securties. as the property of the de
fendants J. M. and J. T. Wommack. and being
found in their possession.
This 9th. day of February. 1933.
H. N. Sears, Sheriff.
COTTON
Communicate with us before selling
or storing your cotton. We sell at
highest round lot prices. Also store
and make Liberal advances or send
ware house receipts.
There is lots of foreign and domestic
competition for your cotton when it is
handled by us. Our service and sales
will please you. Dont take the risk of
losing by fire damages, and theft.
Savannah Cotton Factorage Co.
(Capital, $100,000.00)
Savannah, Georgia.
Glenwood B.W.M.S.
Beautifully Entertained
One of the prettiest socials of
the New Year was the B.W.M.S.
social givbn Thurdsay, January
26th, from 3:30 until 5:30 o'clock,
at the home of Mrs. Maggie Riv
ers, on “The Hill,’’ with Mes
dames J. M. Bohannon, C.E. Mc-
Danil and L. A. Rivers acting as
hostess.
The spacious reception hall and
livingroom were beautifully deco
rated in yellow and green; jon
quils and yellow narassi were in
profusion. Punch was served
from a bank of green vines en
twined with yellow flowers.
Games, contests and piano solos
were enjoyed by the guest, these
being in charge: Miss Rubv Lee
Clegg, Eloise Johnson and Naomi
McDaniel. The magic candle
created quite a bit of fun, as is
revealed the future, many were
given some real sound advice.
At a very appropriate hour
dainty refreshments of jello,
cream and cake were served,
with a pretty yellow jonquil on
each plate.
Enjoying this pleasant after
noon were fifteen members of the
society, with quite a number of
their friends. It was indeed an
afternoon of much fun, and each
appreciated the efforta of the
social committee in making it so.
as well as the generous hospital^
ity of Mrs. Rivers.
Mrs. B. M. Pope,
Reporter
Alamo School News
The week beginning February
6th was fixed for the basket ball
teams. Four games were schedul
ed and cancelled because of un
favorable weather conditions. A
game with Soperton and two with
Sparta were “called off” at the
last moment and the teams went
to Workmore—ready to play,
but the rain prevented. However,
the games were olny postponed
and will be played later. Listen
for news of them.
The boys’basket ball tourna
ment is being held at Metter on
the 16th and 17th and 18tb. The
Alamo t am is scheduled to play
Hinesville at three o'clock on the
16th. Give them a boost.
Valentine Day did not pass
without being remembered in
the time honored custom by the
various grades.
A Georgia Day program is be
ing prepared for the 10:30 o’clock
chapel program for Wednesday,
February 22nd-no are Abraham
Lincoln and George Washington
foregotten. Come and enjoy the
program.
Mrs. C. A. Fields VS. M. L.
Stuart, S. Smith, Geo. Poolle, T.
W. Stuart, G. A. Wright, Webb
Moss, & Raymond Horne, Resi
dent defendants. & H Maneul,
Jess Frazier, D. S. Wells, Smith
Flagg, Satnual Byrd and J. S.
May, Non resident defendants.
Bill in Superior Court in
Wheeler County, Georgia, for
Specific Performance. March
Term, 1933.
To H. Manual, Jess Frazier, D.
S. Wells, Smith Flagg, Samuel
Byrd and J. S. May; Non resi
dent Defendants:
You are hereby commanded to
be and appear at the next term
of the Superior Court of said
County, to be held on the Fourth
Monday in March 1933, and make
your answer in the above named
and stated case, as required by
the order of said Caurt.
Witness the Honcrable EscL< )
Graham, Judge of the Superior
Court, Wheeler County, Georgia,
this the 16th day of Februaiy,
1933.
J. A. Pope.,
Clerk of Superior Court Wheeler
Co. Ga.
Ennis & Hattaway,
Atty, for Plaintiff.
