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WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE
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PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
J. 1 GROSS, Propreton.
Entc _at the Post Office at
Alamo, Georgia, as second class
nail matter, May 16th, 1913, under
Governor Talmadge Monday
called a special election for July
5 to fill the vacant congressional
seat of the tenth Georgia distrct.
The successful candidate will
serve out the unexpired term of
the late Congressman Charles II
Brand.
Studying Increased
Use For Cotton
Efforts to find additional agri
cultrial and commercial uses for
cotton are being pushed by the
Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nomics, U. S. Department of
Agriculture. More than a dozen
research projects and surveys
are under way, and encouraged
by past success in this field the
bureau is hopeful of discovering
a number of new uses lor the
fiber.
At Raleigh, N. C , the bureau
is making a teat of the weather
ing qualities of cotton bagging
as compared with other types of
covering for cotton bales. Cotton
bagging, for covering cotton
bales, has proved to be a suita
ble covering for transporting, for
compressing and for withstand
ing the strains of handling in
domestic and export shipments.
Fora c>mplete appraisal, how
ever, of the usefulness of cotton
bagging it is necessary to ascer
tain the comparative resistance
of cotton and of other materials
to exposure, and the comparative
protection to the contents of the
bale. Storing cotton in the open
is a common practice on cotton
plantations and has been re
sponsible for heavy losses on ac
count of weather damage to
cotton wrapped in tire usual jute
covering.
The bureau has continued its
study of packaging practices in
flour mills of the United States.
In the crop year ended June 30,
1932, there was an increase in
use of cotton and paper, whereas,
the use of burlap and of wooden
barrels is on the decline. When
the bureau ascertains the serv
fee requirements for packages in
the industry, it will cooperate in
developing cotton fabrics suitable
for these containers. A similar
survey of containers for packag
ing feed and sugar is progress
ing.
,In an effort to develop a suita
ble and economical cotton fabric
for patches on cotton bales the
bureau has experimented with
three different weights of cotton
patching material. Patches from
these different patterns were
applied to gin pressed bales and
tested at the compress. The re
sults of these tests show that
cotton patches are practical and
economical, and that they give
the bale a neat appearance and
provide a suitable surface for
identification marks.
Cotton barrel top covers to be
used by potato, poultry, and
other produce shippers have
been developed. Test shipments,
using barrels of potatoes covered
with cotton barrel covers, show
that a light weight cotton fabric
is both practical and economical
The cotton cover has the added
advantage of furnishing a suit
able surface for trade marks or
brand names.
The bureau is making a
technonlo^ical study of tin
quality of cotton required by the
tire, thread and pyroxylin in
dustries.
Governor Talmadge Tuesday
made it clear that lie would not
call a “beer” session of the legi
stature, and that he had no idea
of calling an extraordinary for
any other purpose because of the
make up of the present senate.
H ■ said the last legislature failed
co pass either on beer or repeal
of the Eighteenth amendment,
and that he did not want to run
the Hsk of having and antagoni
stic senate “trifle” with his $3
auto tig order, nor did be want
the present senate in session
because of its “highway bloc”
until the chief executive’s dispute
with the highway department is
settled. He said the whole liquor
question should be made an issue
in the election of the next legi
slature. He proposed to suspend
all but $3 of the auto tag tax in
1934. The governor reiterated
his statement of several weeks
ago that he did not consider
“legalizing the sale of beer an
emergency in Georgia and would
not call the legislature into extra
session for that purpose.” He is
right.
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with this important project-
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Presidential Luck
-—o—
That whether Presidents are
esteemed successes or failures
is largely a mater of luck or
drvumstance as illustrated by a
recent article by former Con
tress man Goll ier of Mississippi,
iow a member of the Tariff
Commission.
Mr. Collier entered Congress
vith the advent of the Taft ad
ninistration in 1909. Being a
southern Democrat, he was not
tspecially enthusiastic about
President Taft, but he has the
■andor to say a good word for
hat distinguished but unfortu
nate executive. He says:
“Few of our Presidents by
raining, environment and ex
rerience were better equipped
for chief magistrate than Taft.
Ie had been secretary of war,
governor general of the Phil
ippines and a Federal judge.
Che failure of his administratior
vas not brought about through
>o fault of President Taft. It
vas inevitable, and was the re
sult of circumstances too power
ul for any one man to circum
vent. Unfortunately it began at a
ame when the country was still
suffering from the panic of
1907.”
Different circumstances at
tended the administration of the
late President Coolidge, who was
privileged to serve during a
period of unusual prosperity,
and unusual popularity, as a re
sult. But President Hoover came
intooflice just as the boom balloon
vas about to burst, and he was
blamed for the depression which
neither he nor any other exe
cutive on earth could have pre
vented.
Now President Roosevelt has
tikon office with economic con
ditions at the lowest ebb in many
years If these conditions im
prove greatly during his admin
istration, as everyone hopes and
believes they will, he will be
hailed as a great President. If
his policies do not work out well
he will be condemned by the
public and iiis administration
will be considered a failure.
It is a great honor to be Presi
dent of the Uni ed States at any
time, but it is infinitely more
comfortable to be President when
the countiy is prosperous.
WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE, ALAMO, GEORGIA
jLiGHER cotton prices, higher prices for other
farm products will bring brighter days to Georgia.
More money for the farmers means more money for
the stores, more money in the banks, more employ
ment in the cities and a general revival of business.
Everything is more cheerful in Georgia when cotton
prices are increasing.
Better prices will mean great things for a great
state!
But even with other prices on the upgrade — the
dollar you spend for ELECTRIC SERVICE will buy
even more in comfort and convenience than it bought
before. The price of your electric service has been
going down steadily since before the war; it never
took the boom-time leaps upward that other prices
took and it doesn’t go up now.
Lower in price than ever before — its low price re
duced even lower within the past few weeks — elec
tric service in the home is ....
the biggest bargain of all
Now, as never before, Georgia homes can really
afford to USE electric service.
A CITIZEN WHEREVER WE SERVE
Hints for Homemakers
By Jane Rogers
BO / I
FOODS should always be coverod
in the refrigerator to prevent
the mingling of odors and to keep
vegetables and fruit moist. Gb ■ m
ing. transparent cellophane bags
are now made especially for the
purpose. They are gi case-proof,
moisture-proof and odor-proof, and
permit the most varied foods, such
as meats, cheese, and onions, to he
side by side without contaminating
each other,
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Rolls, cookies, pie crusts and
other pastries can be made more
attractive by brushing them lightly
with white of egg just before re
moving them from the oven. This
gives the crust a slight glaze and
improves its appearance.
Hints for Homemakers
By Jane Rogers
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C~ ONVENIENT corner shelves
may be easily installed by any
housewife who can use a hammer
and saw. By using pressed wood
you can make each shelf out of a
single board.
After" doing home work children
usually have ink on their fingers.
To remove these stains rub with a
cloth moistened with household
•sunonia and rinse in clear water.
AN ENJOYABLE ECONOMY
A GOOD way to extend both
the frosh and canned fruits
which you serve this season
is to put them in a rice ring.
This makes them not only attrac
tive and appetizing, but it is a
real economy since it makes the
fruits go much further. Rice
rings are simple to make, and
give a festive appearance to the
dish. Here are some reci; ’s for
combinations of fruit and rice
which you will like.
All in a Ring
Rice Circles with Fins: Cook
one cup rice in boiling. salted
water until tender, tir.. . and
pack into butt ! imi : I
ring molds, and chill. Turn out
onto small - plates, and till cen
ters with figs from a No. 1 can.
Pour the fig syrup over the rice,
and garnish with whipped cream.
Serves six.
Parisian Fruit and F>e Me
lange: Boil one cup and
drain. Add one- egg yelk and
two tablespoons su; ; r slightly
beaten together, pack into a but
tered ring mod, an ; c-ii. . Turn
out and fill center with the
drained contents.of a No. 2 : j can
fruits for salad. Pour ' -.■er one
cup creamy custard sauce, or pass
it on the side after serving des
sert. Serves eight
Fruited Rice Ring: Boil one
third cup rice as usual, and drain.
Soften on- tablespoon geiatin 'n
four tablespo. ns cCd water, and
dissolve in the co: ’ nts . ore
S-ounee can of crrZi. ’ mm-ap-le
and one-fourth ciw sugar brought
to boiling. Cool, and when it be
gins to set, fold in the rice .’.nd
“A Nick el "Five Cents,
One Twentieth of a
Dollah!”
Changed into electric service,
five pennies wiU do any of those
things:
Cook a fuH meal for a family
of five.
Preserve the food and make
the icc for 20 hours.
Keep the house clean for a
week with a vacuum
cleaner.
Burn several lamps aH evoss
ing. s
Iron clothes for more than an
hour.
Run the radio four hours foe
three evenings . ... or do scores
of other jobs that were impossible
a few years ago, before electric
service became so cheap that it
was within reach of even the most
modest income.
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i one cup beaten cream. Turn into
s a wet ring mold, and chill. Turn
11 out, and fill center with slied
. ; oranges or whole fresh straw
• ■ berries, depending on the season,
i Serves eignt.
A Mound cf Goodness
i i Rice Mound with Pineapple
'Cuter: Soften one tablespoon
• gelatin ill four tablespoons cold
> water, and dissolve in one-half
' c-up toiling canned pineapple
: s» *up .3 'al a No. 2ls can cf
j sliced pineapple. Add one-fourth
: cup sugar, .nd let cool. When it
I I begins to thicken, add one cup
licooked r c-. ono-haJI teaspoon
i - vanilla and one cup beaten cream,
land pad. in a fancy m-ld.
■ Chill. Add enough water to rest
■ of pineapple syrup to make one
~ cup. ad ' cm--half cup sugar and
~ eight cloves. .-.nd bring to bailing.
Cook tic pmeappl slices from
- tii- No. 2’j can in this syrup un
i til very sort and the syrup thick.
I Chill. Lay c': rries in center of
r i slices and garnish with whipped
-1 cream. Serves six to eight.
A Special Treat
i Buttersr’dcl Rice Ring Filled
:■ mff/i Apricots: Boil one-half cup
1 rice three minutes in salted
■ water, drain and add two cups
scalded milk. Cover and cook in
■ double boiler until almost tender.
: Melt togather until thick one
i : tablespoon bu-ter and two-thirds
i cun brown sugar. Ed i to rice .and
- i continue cooking until rice is very
■ tender and mixture thick. Add
t two sliphtiv-beaten egg yolks.
■ cook one minute longer, and pour
! into a buttered ring mold. When
set and cold, turn out onto a
plate. Meanwhile, boil one-half
cup sugar with the apricots for
three or four minutes, chill and
fill center of rice ring. Serve
plain or with plain or whipped
I creanh Serves eight.
i Tile following recipe includes
pineapple as well as apricots with
' the rice.
Fruit Rice Parfait'. Press out
; all the syrup from the crushed
pineapple in a No. 2 can, drain
the contents of a No. 2 can of
apricots, and combine the syrups,
tiring to boiling, add one-fourth
cup rice, boil five minutes, then
। cook over boiling water until riee
■ is very tender and the liquid all
. absorbed. Add one-fourth cup
sugar, the drained pineapple and
: the apricots pressed through a
sieve. Chill thoroughly. Just
before serving, fold in one cup
beaten cream. Pile lightly in
glasses and garnish with a bit
of preserved ginger. Serves eight
to ten.
An Old Faverite
And here is an old favorite in
i a new g>jise.
Peach Rice Pudding: Mix to
' gether one and one-half cups
boiled rice, one-third cup sugar
and one-fourth teaspoon nutmeg.
Cut the sliced peaches from a
one-pound can in pieces and add
them and enough peach syrup to
just moisten. Pour into a but
tered baking dish, dot with one
tablespoon butter, and bake in a
I moderate oven—3so’ to 375’—for
about twenty-five minutes. Serve
warm or cold with thin cream
. flavored with nutmeg. Serves sixA