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Volume 21
808 JONES
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I HEREAFTER.
There is no substitute for
prayer. Fine music, fine preach
ing, splendid organization, the
most efficient religious machin
ery—nothing will take the place
of prayer.
Prayer will not take the place
of anything else. I tell my boys
and girls in the Bob Jones Col
lege that they need not ask God
to help them pass examinations
if they haven’t studied. God
doesn’t do for men what they can
do for themselves. God sends the
sunshine and the rain, but He
won’t cultivate the soil and
gather the wheat. He won't chew
3ur food for us. He does for us
what we can’t do for ourselves.
A man is a fool to get under a
tree in a thunderstorm and ask
God not to let the lightning strike
him. That sort of acting is tempt
ing God. If duty calls me under
a tree during a thunderstorm,
then I have a right to ask God to
take care of me.
“The steps of a good man are
ordered by the Lord.” There is
no such thing as an accident in
the life of a man who is surrend
ered absoultely to God. I get
abroad a railroad train. The
engineer is careless, the train is
wrecked, and I am killed. God is
not responsible for the careless
ness of the engineer or for the
■wreck if I am surrendered to
Him. I go down the street and I
am shot from the alley by an
assassin. God is not responsible
for the sin of the assassin. But
God sent me down the street in
time to come in contact with the
bullet if I am really surrendered
to the Lord.
Nothing can harm consecrated
Christian people. Fire can’t burn
them. Water can’t drown them.
Death can’t kill them. That is the
faith that made the early church
unconquerable.
“The blood of the martyrsis
the seed of the Church.'’ It used
t^gost something to be a Christi
»u. Jesus Christ called His fol
lowers to a life of suffering. He
didn't offer them ease or earthly
reward. He offered them a cross
and a shroud. He sold the cause
to them. They said, “The cause
is worth dying for,” and they
followed Jesus.
Cashier of Alamo Bank
Robbed Thursday Night
Some one entered the room of
Mr. H. K. Murchinson at bis
home in Vidalia Thursday night,
while he slept and raffled his
pants pocket, relieved him of
SIO.OO in paper money, three or
four dollars in silver, watch and
chain. The thief entered the back
door, had to pass through two
rooms to reach the room where
Mr. Murchinson slept. This was
done with out awakening any
member of the family, and the
victim did not know that he bad
been robbed until he awaked this
morning and started to dress,
when he discovered the robbery.
The robbery was reported to the
police and early arrest is ex
pected.
WtoUr bounty
WHEELER BOYS TO
FOREST CAMPS
The committee for relief work
of Wheeler county in connection
with the United States Depart
ment of Labor for the relief of
the unemployed, meet and ap
proved the applications of nine
teen young men to be sent to
camps to be employed in the
Government owned parks and
forests of the United States.
Each man will receive a cash
allowance of thirty dollars a
month, most of which will be
alloted to his dependents at
home. Beside the cash allotment
they will receive food, clothing,
and shelter in camps, for a
period of six months.
Those recommend from this
county is as follows:
Glenwood —Carl Mcßae, Carl
ton Brooks, Vivian Harrison,
Morris Bridges, Tillman Mat
thews, Wilburn Pope, Mitchell
Riner, Willard Wright, Victor
Adams, Bernice McDaniel,
Ernest Shaw, Hurbert Gay.
Alamo—Walter Padgett, Grady
Register, Melvin Smith, Carl
Browning, Parcus Padgett,
Cavada Miller, Bennett Achord.
This is an unusual opportunity
for these young men, in that it
gives them a chance of seeing
new and interesting sights and
with that a course in the con
servation of our forests, a thing
lacking in many of the citizens,
of our country.
The county wishes for these
young men a profitable six
months, and hope they shall re
fleet honor upon the communi
ties they represent.
Alamo School News.
April 26, Memorial Day, the
following program was rendered
with the fourth grade in charge:
Song—School.
Devotional —Gladys Causey.
Declamation —Hugh Hill.
Reading —Addie Lee Worn mack,
Piano solo —Jewell Brown,
Memorial Day —Mrs. Walker.
Salute to the flag —Fourth
grade,
American creed—Bertie Sim
mons.
America’s answer— F r a n c i s
Hill.
Silent tribute to Confederate
Soldiers—School.
Song—School.
Every Southerner should
pause long enough to remember
the Confederate dead and ap
plaud them because they had the
courage of their convictions.
April 28, the high schoo
faculty accompanied the Alamo
contestants to Sylvania, to com
plete in the District meet. Those
representing Alamo were:
Prose and poetry and reading
—Addie Lee Wommack.
Piano —Jewell Brown.
Declamation —Hugh Hill.
Essay writing—Sybil Sterling,
W. E. Currie.
Home Economic s —Helen
Wicker.
Alamo won second place in the
[district in spelling—losing first
place by only one point. Helen
Wicker, won first place in Home
Economics, and will represent
this district in Athens. Alamo
has reason to be proud of this
young lady. Give her a boost.
The seniors are at work on
their play. “Cinderll Rose.”
Then, too, the Juniors—Senior
recption is to be held at Col.
Hattaway’s home May 5. These
things explain why the seniors
ALAMO, GEORGIA FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1933
SENIOR CLASS
of
WHEELER CO. HIGH
PRESENTS
“CINDERELLA ROSE”
j By Jay Tobias
i FRIDAY EVENING,
I MAY 12, 1933. 8:15 P.M.
Cast of Characters:
Rose Higgins—(Cinderella Rose) — Oreta McDaniel
Alayne, (her cousin) .1 Jewel Brown
Hiram Higgins, (her uncle) Hugh Hill
Cassie Higgins, (her aunt) Addie Lee Wommack
Bob Shannon Eulus Webester
Ted Shannon Ed Walker
Angelina Hobbs Oppilee Keen
Mrs. Hobbs Margaret McDaniel
Genevive Swenson Lorene Hartley
Sammy Simmons W. E. Currie
The Lee Man Milton Hirrelson
The News Boy J. D. Hinson
Extras: James Geiger, Julius White, Willard Hinson, Ruben
Jackson. Sibyl Sterling, Marjorie Ryals, Dorothy Hinson, Lou-
Ella McVey, Helen Wicker, Willie Mae Harrelson, Veda Mimbs,
Velma Seabolt, Flora Belle Palmer, Rachel Jackson, Ouida
Clark and Ernest Jenkins.
Synopsis of Acts:
Act 1. The Rose Tea Room. A morning in September.
Act 2. The Same. Two O’Clock two weeks later.
Act 3. The Same. About Three O’Clock P. M. a week later.
Play Coach: Miss Annie Mary Hartley.
Music: Mrs. J. Sidney Ridley.
Admission — Children 15c — Adults 25c.
THE SENIOR CUSS
PRESENTS PUT
Attention every body! The
senior class of Alamo has some
thing in store for you that you
cannot afford to miss, Friday
evening, May 12, 1933, at 8:15
o’clock, in the high school audi
torium they will present their
annual commencement play. The
play is a comedy —roya 11 y
Mirth Quake. “Cinderella Rose”
by Jay Tobias, the same author
who wrote “Meet Uncle Sally.*'
This play is just as good and has
as many laughs if not more. It
will make you forget your cares
and worries and feel gay and
young again.
We have extras between acts,
in fact every minute is filled
with real entertainment. The
proceeds from this play will be
used to cover commencement
expenses. So come, forget your
worries, enjoy the evening with
us, both will be benefitted.
Admission; Children 15 cents;
adults 25 cents.
appear so important this week.
On April 25, Scotland and
Alamo played base ball with the
home town boys winning by a
score of 10 to 12. All base ball
fans are urged to see these
games.
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
j losing by fire damages, and theft,
j Savannah Cotton Factorage Co.
(Capital, $100,000.00)
I Savannah, Georgia.
HELEN« WS
NEEI AT SIMM
Alamoas well as the people of
Wheeler County will be happy to
know that Miss Helen Wicker, of
the senior class of Wheeler Coun-
High School, won Ist, p'ace in
the Home Economics Contest at
Sylvania, Friday, April 28. 1933
Miss Wicker won over all the
other Contestants of the Ist
District.
Miss Marie Matthews, Home
Economics teacher of Alamo,
and Miss Wicker, Will go to the
State High School Contest in
Athens May sth, and 6th. of this
week, where Helen will centest
against the winners of the other
nine districts of the state. We
are expecting her to win again,
so give her your support and a
word of good cheer.
Wheeler Singers Meet
At Landsburg Sunday
The Wheeler County Singing
convention meet with the Lands
berg Methodist church last
Sunday with the following lead
ers present:
H. G. Hammon, C. E. McDaniel,
Hilton Scarbro, J. T. Towns, Ben
Jordan, W. H. O’Quinn, J. T.
Brack, H. B. Montford, L. H.
Peace, Uless Bracewell, L. C.
Towns, Norman Gillis, J. T. Day,
Woodrow Johnson, George
Avery, Ruby Simpson and Hugh
Avery.
The little solo singer Miss
Neomia McDeniel sang beauti
fully, being accompanised at the
piano by Mrs. H. G. Hammon.
There were many beautiful
selections rendered, quartets,
duets, as well as class songs,
I Say if you want to be treated
MISS DELL SUCCEEDED
BY MRS. MCMILLIN
Washington, May 2. —Dissap-
pointment over the failure of the
administration to reappoint Miss
Jessie Dell, of Sylvania, as a
member of the Civil Service
Commission was expressed Mon
day by Senator Richard B.
Russell, Jr.
The nomination of Mrs. Benton
McMillin, of Tennessee, widow
of the late former Democratic
national committeeman for that
state, was submitted to the
senate Monday as the sccessor
to Miss Dell.
“1 am genuinely disappointed
that Miss Dell is not to remain
as a member of the Civil Service
Commission,” Senator Russell
said Tuesday. “While I under
stand Mrs. McMillen is an ad
mirable lady, I am naturally
disappointed that a Georgian is
to be replaced.”
Miss Dell has been a commis
sioner eight years. Previously,
for some years she was an attache
of the War Department in Was
rington.
The candidacy of William E.
Tate, of Atlanta, former national
commander of the Disabled
American Veterans, complicated
the situation, since Miss Dell was
a candidate for reappointment
and Senators George and Russell
had indicated that she would be
acceptable.
Glenwood School Attends
Bicentennial Pageant
On Tursday April 27th, a party
of six cars left Glenwood early
in the morning and motored to
Savannah to attend the pageant.
The parry was lead by Senator
R. E. Rivers.
The trip included a tour of the
city to see the historic monu
ments and buildings, a visit to
Savannah Beach, a trip through
the Morning News plant, a visit
on the steam ship “the City of
St. Louis”. Picnic lunch out at
the Savannah Sugar Refinning
Plant, a trip through the sugar
factory, a visit to Telfair Art ß
Academy and the Independent
Presbyterian church.
Next came the pageant and
regardless of the weather con
ditions it was unanimosly agreed
that the day was a grand success.
The party included besides
Mrs. R. E. Rivers, Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Ryals, Mr. C. P. Ennis,
Miss Gladys Hall, Miss Johnnie
Hilbun, Mr. Marcus Bomar, Mr.
Marvin Morrison and Mr. Wen
dell Currie.
The pupils who went on this
trip were: Primrose and Alma
Palmer, Willa Mae Towns, Helen
Reynolds, Reta Mae Ennis, Nora
Bell Fowler, Cleo Gowan, Ruby
Moran, Viola Moran, Reba Mor
rison, Nonene Purvis, Alene
Joiner, Dorothy Rivers, Maud
Hilbun, Quinnell Pope, Eloise
McDaniel, Virgina Ryals, Eliza
beth Chambliss, Bonnll Couey,
Robert Rivers, Alden Stewart,
Foy Kent, Tillman Williams,
Willard McDaniel, C. R. Stanford
and Herman Mcßae.
royally just go to Landsburg,
those people know how to pull
to gether in away that makes
one feel welcome and glad that
you are there.
The writer did not arrive in
time for the dinner hour, but
saiw the ladies puting away the
fragments and it seemed that
there was eats left after every
body had helped themselves.
The next session meets at
Alamo the sth Sunday in July.
H. B. MONTFORD, Sec.
I> umber 11
AUTO WRECK FATAL
TO DAVID HARRIS
A wire to Mr. J. L. Harris,
that his brother, David Harris,
of Fort Pierce, Florida, was
killed in an automobile accident
Wednesday evening.
Mr. Harris was formerly a
resident of this county, coming
here from North Carolina, later
going to Florida, where the un
fortunate accident occured, Mr.
Harris leaves the following rel
atives to mourn his passing:
Father and mother, Mr. and
Mrs. N. L. Harris, two brothers,
J. L., W. L. Harris, three sisters,
Mrs. C. A. Hattaway, Mrs. E.
Franklin, all of this county, one
sister, living in North Carolina.
The brothers left Thursday
afternoon, for Fort Pierce to ac
company the body back to Alamo.
Little M. L. Register
Has Accident Saturday
M. L. Register the nine year
old son, of Mr and Mrs. J. W.
Register, had the unfortunate
experience of getting his leg
broken, Saturday afternoon. He
was playing around the Pittman
black smith shop when he tried
to open agate, the hinge givening
away letting the gate fall catching
his leg in such a manner, that the
bone was broken, between the
knee and ankle. He was rushed to
the home of Dr. J. F. Hall
where the fracture was set. The
last reportis that he is resting
nicely.
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Letter to Oak Grove School
Chattanooga, Tenn.
April 28th, 1933.
Mrs. L. M. Pope,
Oak Grove Schohl,
Alamo, Ga.
Dear Mrs. Pope:
We are taking the liberty of
writing you with the request that
you thank the various pupils for
the very interesting letters they
were kind enough to write after
receiving the pencils we sent
them. In these bustling, hurrying
times it is refreshing to receive
such corrospondence, and we
want to congratulate you, as well
as the children, on the well writ
ten: letters.
We are sending you, under
separate cover, a few copies of a
little Pictorial circular which
some of the children might enjoy.
With best wishes for the con
tinued success of Oak Grove
School.
Sincerely yours,
The Chattanooga Medicine Co.
As Oak Grove School has clos
ed. The Editor was requesed to
publish this letter in order that
different pupils might read the
reply to their missives.
Fowl Thefts Visits
Erick Community
Burgulars have been visiting
in the Erick vicinity here of late,
on last Friday night, the thefts
raided Mr. Cleon Brown and Mr.
W. A. King and the next morn-
Mr. Brown and Mr. Keen saw
that their fowl flock had been
thined out considerably. The
report of shortage Was, 1 turkey
gobbler and an estimate of about
25 hens of Mr. Brown’s and about
30 hens from Mr. King.
The burgulars escaped wit out
a sound to be detected, and got
away in such a manner until they
have not yet been captured, and
left no clues for our officers to
work upon,
