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Volume 21
$5,000 SALARIES CUT
IN MONTGOMERY
Mt. Vernon, Feb. 28-Effective
January 1, the board of commis
sioners of roads and revenues of
Montgomery county reduced its
salary account about 85,000 an
nually. This included tbe county's
part of the salary of County
Farm Agent J. R. Vaughn, who
was not re-employed for the
year in connection with federal
aid.
Agent Vaughn acting under
the Extension Bureau of the
State College of Agriculture,
affiliated with the United States-
Department of Agriculture,
within the past sixty days has
received and filed over 400
preliminary applications from
farmers seeking government
seed and fertilizer loans. The
question of his not having been
reemployed by the county, the
demand for a county agent to
manage the loans, as contended
in some circles, the proposition
on the partof the commissioners
to appoint a loan committee and
proceed without the county agent
in the service of the county —this
and other angles of the question
has precipitated an upstir in the
county.
The commissioners contend
that when the application blanks
are received, th? matter can be
expedited, with the aid of the
field agent and possibly another
representative of the loan depart
ment; a large number of appli
cants claim that unless the coun
ty agent is retained their loans
will be delayed. The matter is
held in abeyance until the blanks
arrive and until further instruct
ions may be had from Washing
ton.
What A Hen Will Do
Marketed at Dawson
Dawson, Feb. 26 -Forty five
cents doesn’t sound like a whole
lot of money for a nice fat hen.
Nevertheless 45 cents in these
times of “depression” is a lot of
money, and will buy a good many
items if placed in the hands of a
thrifty shopper.
An old negro mammy proved
the foregoing statement recently
when she brought a nice fat hen
to town and traded it for some
rations. Here’s what she got for
her hen:
5 boxes of matches.
2 bars of soap.
2 packages of washing powder.
3 pounds of meal.
2 packages of salt.
2 1-2 pounds of rice.
2 12 pounds of grits.
1 pound of lard.
The old woman spent her 45
cents with great care and much
thought, and that she got her
money’s worth is evidenced by
the eight items previously listed.
Among the recent evidences of
resourcefulness displayed bv
country editors is this one, re
lated of a Minnesota weekly. Ac
companying a news item to the
effect that bustles are coming
back, the editor reminds his fair
readers that “old papers are for
sale at this office at 10 cents per
bundle.”
Help Wanted.
WANTED—Reliable men age
25 to 50 to supply established
demand for Riwleigh Products
in Wheeler County, also City of
Mcßae, Ga , other good Locaji
ties available. Company furnishes
everything but the car. Good
profits for hustlers. Write the
W. T. Rawieigh Company, Mem
phis, Tenn.
Wtohr bounty
WHEELER COUNTY HI
MINSTREL TONIGHT
Don’t fail to come to tbe
Wheeler County High school
auditorium Friday evening,
March 3rd. at eight o’clock and
see what we have in store for
you. The latest vaudiville stunts,
song hits, jokes and dances of
the season. Our darkies have
charms that really charm. We
have an evening of real entertain
ment and laughs galore, wh^re
sadness, worry and depression
are no more. So come and help
yourself by helping us.
These funds to be sued for
athletic and library equipment,
which are badly needed.
Admissin, 10c and 25c. With
each 25c ticket or three 10c
tickets, 50 votes in the “Popu
larity Contest” are to be given
away. Thus our show helps other
causes than our own.
Alamo School News
O n Washington’s birthday,
February 22nd, Miss Matthews
had charge of a splendid chapel
program, which was as follows:
Devotional—Miss Matthews.
Song, America—School.
Washigton—Mr. Elarbee
Song—Mrs. Ridley, Miss King,
Mrs. Elarbee.
Reading—Mi»s Hartley
The Minute —Jeane McDaniel,
and Margaret Pierce
Reading—Yvonne Hartley
Musical reading—Miss Hartley
On each Wednesday at ten
thirty o’clock somo good program
is given by some department of
Ihe school. You should hear them.
There is a rumor that jokes,
songs, choruses and black faced
negroes are all scheduled to give
the town a treat in the shape of a
good minstrel at the school audi
torium Friday night, March 3rd.
Don’t miss it. For the price of
your ticket you will be given
votes for “Miss Popularity.’’
Boost your choice.
The Alamo teams gave Mcßae
an eyefull of the way they played
boll February 21st. The girls’
score showed the superiority of
the Alamo girls by a score of 46
to 17. The home town boys were
defeated by a score of 34 to 7.
Both boys and girls fought hard
to win and lose like good sports.
Listen for news of games. We
hope the season is not over.
There is a bill now pending in
the Georgia Legislature to abolish
the Banking Department. This
bill, if passed, will do away with
the unjust extravagant charges
in the matter of litigation of
closed banks. The liquidation of
closed banks will be transferred
from the Banking Department
and its employees to the deposi
tors who own the bank. The only
argument against the passage of
this Act is that the Banking De
partment makes regular audits
of banks. Is this argument sound?
We say not because, banks have
failed i n but a few days after
thorough audit by the Bonking
l Department. The auditor is not
i acquainted with local conditions
| nor with the ability of borrowers
। to pay nor of security held by the
I bank. You face the same situation
I with a non-resident liquidator.
; We unhesitatingly say that de
( positors and stockholders should
: have the right to administer the
affairs of the bank which they
own. This bill will not change the
I liability of the stockholders. How
(much better off would we be in
iin this country if those who
(owned the closed banks were
। liquidating them?—Thomasville
Press.
ALAMO, GEORGIA FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1933
GEORGIA FORESTRY
CONVENTION MEETS
Os inte?‘estto all persons resid
ing in the timber and naval stores
section of Georgia is the an
nouncement of plans for the an
nual convention of the Georgia
Forestry Associotion, to be held
April 28 • May 2, in Savannah at
Hotel Savannah. T. Guy Wool
ford, of Atlanta, President of the
association, expects the largest
convention this year yet held by
this progressive body of the
s tate.
Col. E. George Butler, who
first came to the attention of
inland Georgians two years ago,
as president of the Savannah
Chamber of Commerce when he
helped the tobacco farmers of
the state in getting better prices
for their crops, is general chair
man of arrangements. Bonnell
Stone, Secretary of the associa
tion, is chairman of the program
committee. One of the convention,
adding to its national scope, is
the fact that Dr. Charles H.
Herty, Director of the Georgia
Paper Laboratory, recently com
pleted arrangements i n New
York for the attendance at tbe
Georgia convention of represen
tatives of the American Paper
and Pulp Association, comprising
tbe largest manufaeiuring in
terests in the world.
BURNS FATAL TO
COLORED WOMAN
Ada King, wife of Sam King,
living near Erick, died last Satur
day night from burns received a
few days previously. She is said
to have fallen in the tire in her
home, and her clothing were
burned from her oody and other
bedding and clothing destroyed.
It is said that she was subject to
spells and was near the tire place
when she fell. Her husband was
not in the house at that time and
it was some time before she was
discovered.
Her husband, it is said, is also
subject to similar spells, and the
excitement caused by her death,
threw him into continued spells,
and that his condition is more
serious than ever befoie.
Womans Home Economics Class
I wish to thank those who have
so faithfully attended the class
this week, and want to urge that
more will come out to the meet
ings next week. I shall endeavor
to make them as entertaining and
helpful as possible. Next Mon
day,, Wednesday and Friday,
March 6th, 9th and 10th.
The next meeting will be held
at the court house, instead of the
school building, for the conven
ience of the ladies, at 4 o’clock.
We shall continue the study of
“Managing the Family Incon e.”
All you have to do is come. Abso
lately no charges.
MISS MATTHEWS,
Home Ex. Teacher.
Oak Grove School Honor Roll
Oak Grove school honor roll for
February.
First grade—Billie Clark,
Oscar Livingston.
Second grade—Eschol Clark,
Janet Clark, Mary Lizzie Adams-
Fourth grade —Lorene Clark,
Freida Clark.
Fifth grade—Leslie Clark Helen
McDaniel.
Eighth grade—Walter Clark.
An and ms
SPLIT ON SALES TAX
Newnan, Feb. 27. —A definite
split has developed between the
two presiding officers of the
Georgia house of representatives
over the proposal to levy a gen
eral retail sales tax. SpakerE. D.
Rivers is the author of a 5 per
cent sales tax measure, but Ellis
Arnall, speaker pro tern., has
issued a statement containing
outspoken opposition to any sales
tax proposal.
Before leaving bis home here
Monday to resume his duties in
the lower legislative branch as
one of Coweta county’s repre
sentatives, Mr. Arnall declared
that “any additional tax is ob
jectionable at this time.”
“There is absolutly no neces
sity for a general sales tax in
Georgia,” Mr. Arnell said. “In
times like this a program ol
drastic tax reduction and thrift
in our state government must be
followed and increase in taxation
or additional tax levies of anv
nature should be vigorously
resisted.”
“While it is true that our
eleemosynary institutions,
schoolsand pensioners are suffer
ing, yet it is also true that certain
other adjuncts of the state ari
enjoying a period of golden age
extravagance and prosperity.
With our schools on the verge of
closing, our old soldiers in want,
our charitable institutions over
crowded and daily turning awaj
worthy cases, the mighty state
highway machine rolls on, ab
sorbing 53 cents out of every tax
dollar paid in Georgia.”
Mr. Arnall suggested that “the
advocates of the general sales
tax should also be reminded that
no substantial reduction has yet
been effected in state govern
mental costs,” The speaker pro
tem. pointed out the fact that
“there has been too much superfi
cial talk aboutfeconomy in govern
ment and too little remedial
action. The people must insist
that governmental economy
should be practiced as well as
balked.”
“I strongly believe that our
state budget should be balanced
by retrenchment and economy
measures and by temporarily
diverting highway funds rather
than by subjecting the already
fagged and jaded taxpayers to
the sales tax, which after all,
merely seeks to get the most
feathers from the goose with the
least squawking,’’ Mr. Arnall
concluded.
Baptist Women’s Class
Beautifully Entertained
The Baptist Women’s Bible
Class, of which Mrs. W. G. Hart
ley is teacher, was entertained at
her home on First Avenue Wed
nesday afternoon, February22nd.
The living room was beautifully
decorated in red white and b’ue.
In the center stood a lovely
cherry tree.
Promptly at 3:30 o'clock, the
guests began to arrive unt i 1
twenty five ladies had gathered
‘round the tree. After a brief
(business meeting Mrs. Hartley
gave a talk on George Washing
ton, which was enjoyed by all.
A contest, “Washington” was
enjoyed, in which Mrs. H. P.
Holmes won first prize, a delicious
I cherry pie. Second paize was
given to Mrs. R. G. Jenkins, red,
j white and blue
Later in the afternoon dainty
| refreshments were served by the
| hostess, assisted by Mrs. G. L.
Hattaway.
DIET EXPERIMENT
WITH WHITE RATS.
The advanced Home Economics
class at Wheeler County High is
carrying on some diet experi.
ments with white rats in their
nutrition work.
The class secured two pair of
white rats twenty eight days old
from the Bureau of Home econo
mics at Washington, D. C.
The purpose of the experiment
is to watch tbe effects certain
diet will have upon the growth
and general wellbeing. The rea
son rats are chosen for this type
of experiment is that they will
eat the same food as you do and
will show the results of their
diet very much as you do. The
diet produces results in rats in a
much shorter time than it does
in you, as they live 30 times as
fast. One day in a rat’s life equals
a month in your own.
Much of the recent knowledge
in regard to food materials has
been found out by means of
animal experiment. The white rat
is indeed a friend to man-
On February 23rd, the class
weig each of their animals and
set up diets for them as follows:
Rat No. 1. female. Age 30 days.
Diet—Bread water, meat, vege
tables, milk.
Rat No. 2, male. Age 30 days.
Diet —Bread, water, meat, vege
tables and milk.
Rat No. 3, male. Age 30 days.
Diet —Bread and water.
Rat No. 4, female. Age 30 days.
Diet —Bread, meat, vegetables
and coffee.
These animals are kept in
cages and fed their diet pre
scribed for them every day.
Once a week they will be weighed
and result noted as to their
growth and general appearance.
Look in the next issue of this
paper to see how they are get
ting along.
Glenwood Wilsonian
Society Program
The Wilsonian Society, of Glen
wood High school, presented the
following program' Thursday
afternoon, February 23rd:
Song —“Flow Gently, Sweet
Afton”
Bible reading —M arg are t
Screws.
Prayer—Mr. Clyde
Poem —Alene Joiner
Debate —Resolved, That the
three dollar tag bill should be
passed by the legislature. Affir
mative —Muri Windham, F o y
Kent. Negative—Alene Joiner,
Lee Roy Clark.
Chairman —Quineile Pope.
The affirmative side won.
Talk —‘ ‘The value of a Literary
Society” —Miss Hilbun.
W. M. U. PROGRAM
Baptist Church Monday P. M
3:30 o’clock.
Subject — Our countrymen’s
salvation.
Hymn —My Country “Tis of
Thee.”
Prayer —Mrs J. M. Perdue.
Devotion —Mrs. M. C. White.
Hymn —Take My Life And Let
It Be.
Reading —Mrs. M. C. Hartley.
Talk —Mis Barlow
Talk—Mrs. W. R. McDaniel.
Prayer —Mrs. P. M. Mosley.
Special Music.
Offering.
Benediction.
The news announced over radio
yesterday morning of the sudden
death of Senator Walsh, Mon
tana. He had just been selected
Attorney General in the Roose
velt cabinet. He was married last
Saturday to a Cuban heiress.
Number 2
J. ELLIS POPE IN
SERIOUS CONDITION
Representative J. Ellis Pope,
of loombs county, is in a serious
condition at the hospital in Mil
ledgeville, as tbe result of an
automobile accident, which oc
curred eight miles from Mil
ledgeville last Friday .afternoon,
when he and Representative J.
Leonard Rountree, of Swains
boro, and E. S- Lane, of Millen,
togather with Mrs. Lane and
little son, were enroute home to
spend the week end, from Atlan
ta.
Mr. Pope sustained a broken
hip, pelvis and collar bone and
other injuries, while Mr. Lane
sustained a fractured skull, the
ohter occupants receiving only
minor bruises. Mr. Lane died
Sunday, while Mr. Pope remains
in a critical condition.lA motorist
passing the scene of the accident
took the injuried to the hospital.
The accident occurred when
a hog ran in front of the car.
turning it over’into a’ditch.
Mr. Pope is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Daniel Pope, of Glenwood,
and has scores of friends in this
county, who deeply sympathize
with him and his family. He be
gan the practice of law in Alamo
several years ago, before moving
to Lyons, where he has been
honored by the people of Toombs
county by his election to tbe Leg
islature and otherwise. Heis a
Brilliant young attorney, and bis
many friends in Wheeler and
Toombs counties wish for him a
speedy recovery.
“Miss Popularity” News
There seems to be a mad
scramble for voting tickets in
the “Miss Popularity” contest,
sponsosed by this paper and con
ducted by Mr. Sidney Ridley.
The contest is nearing its end
and we urge those young ladies
who are in the contest, and their
friends, to “make hay while the
sun shines.” We cannot tell
exactly who is ahead at the pres
ent time, but from the informa
tion that we have gathered, we
believe that every one of the eight
young ladies has determined to
win. Time will tell, and the time
is not far away.
Mr. Ridley says that those votes
given by these merchants two
weeks ago and good for 100 votes
each, will not be counted unless
turned into him on or before
March sth.
Those merchants who are co
operating with you and your
frjends in making this contest
possible, and who are also pre
pared to give you the best in
merchandise and service are:
Alamo Hardware Company, New
City Market, Durden’s Quality
Store, Peebles Pharmacy, and
Service Motor Company. You
may have free votes with your
admission to the minstrel show
at the school auditorum tonight
also. And lastly, we are giving
500 votes free with a new sub
scription, or a renwal to this
paper.
Two Bankruptcy Cases
Eugene D. White, of Mount
Vernon, has filed voluntary petit
ion of bankruptcy, in the federal
court here with Deputy U. S.
Clerk L. Q. Stubbs, through his
attorney, M. B. Calhoun, of
Mount Vernon. Assets were
giyea at $11,755,68 and liabilities
at $5,567 55. —Dublin Courier
Herald.
