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FUNERAL RITES HELD
FOR MRS. HOLMES
Mrs. Mary F. Holmes, 65, wife
of Mr.C. C. Holmes of this place,
died at her home here Monday
morning at eleven o’clock, after
a short illness. Mrs. Holmes was
the daughter of the late Rev.
Hillier T. Wright of this county,
and was a good Christian lady.
She was a member of the Alamo
Baptist church and was inter
ested in all religious and civic
activities of her church and com
munity. Her passing brings sor
row to her many friends through
out the county.
Survivingare her husband, ten
children, H P. Holmes, Harvey
Holmes and Miss Beulah Holmes,
of Alamo; Ernest Holmes, of
Glenwood; Jerome Holmes, of
Mcßae; Doyle Holmes, of Plant
City, Florida; Mrs. Addie Hee
Thigpen, of Adrian; Miss Hassie
Mae Holmes, of Charlotte, N. C.;
Mrs. W. A. Hartley and Lamar
Holmes, of this county; three
sisters, Mrs. T. 0. Martin, Mrs.
♦•t- W’lliamson, and Mrs. Ricks,
of Glenwnod; three brothers, J.
F. Wright, of Alamo; Everett
Wright, of Spring Hill, and G.
W. Wright, of Glenwood.
Funeral services were con
ducted from the Alamo Baptist
church Tuesday afternoon by
the pastor, Rev. B. L. Strickland,
assisted by Rev. J. D. McCord,
pastor of the Alamo Methodist
church. Interment was in the
Alamo cemetery.
If a Penny Could Talk
(By Geneva Sears)
Fifth Grade Alamo School.
If the average penny could
talk, it would relate many strange
tales. I am one of the many pen
nies made in Washington, D. C.,
in the year 1819. It is not very
funny to be putinto a mold and
have a face and date made on you,
but when I think how happy we
make people, especially little
people, I don’t mind being mash
ed. I am one of the few little
pennies that belonged to a little
girl who had nickle and I came
out as a tithe.
One fourth Sunday in Novem
ber I was carried to Sunday
school and put in a missionary
collection plate. In a few days I
started on my trip across the
waters to lelp little boysand girls
away over there. It took me a
long time to get there as I had
togoon trainsand boats and was
a tPed little penny when I landed
There are a lots of
things pennies can do there. We
help to build schoolsand churches
for the people. We also help to
get books, but the biggest thing
I want to do is to carry missio
naries to teach little children for
they love me better than grown
people. I know people had rather
have all kinds of money than
pennies, but I've got a joke on
them. For does’nt it take pennies
to make nickles, nickles to make
dimes,and dimes to make dollars?
So, really, I am the beginner of
all the money. That’s why I fee)
so important and am glad lam
a little penny.
Mrs. C. C. Hines
Helena, Dec. 19.—Mrs. C. C.
Hines, 84, widow of the late Rev.
C. C. Hines, died at her home in
Mcßae Sunday evening from a
heart attack.
The funeral was held from her
late residence Tuesday morning
and interment was in Oak Grove
cemetery at Mcßae.
Whaler (tatity Sagk
RANSOM GETS WIRE
FROM HOPKINS
Washington, Dec. 19. —Stirred
by the attack of Governor Tal
madge of Georgia on civil works
policies, Harry Hopkins tonight
wired Ronald Ransom, Georgia
administrator, he was ready to
cease activity in the state’s rural
sections if those in civil works
jobs could getother employment.
The telegram was dispatched
shortly after the civil works head,
upon being informed of the
governor’s attack, declared:
“All that guy is after is head
lines.”
Hopkins was informed of Tai
madge’s criticism, as he left the
White House after discussing
civil works matters with Presi
dent Roosevelt.
Raising a clenched fist for em
phasis, he stated:
“He doesen’tcontribute a dime;
but he's always yapping. Some
people just can’t stand to see
others making a living wage.”
Talmadge was quoted as at
tacking the civil works wage
scale as too high with the state
ment that if the rate were main
tained farmers and “practically
all other lines of private business
in Georgia will be up against it
for labor next spring.”
Hopkins returnrd to his office
and sent Ransom the following
telegarm:
Governor today quoted as say
ing Civil Works administration
is endangering farm labor. As I
advised you, weare planning to
discontinue civil works at the
beginning of the planting season
in Georgia. I am prepared to
withdraw civil works immediate
ly from all rural sections in Geor
gia. Our rules specifically prohi
bited the employment on civil
works of any employed worker.
Please advise whether persons
on civil works can get other em
ployment. If so, civil works
should be stopped immediately.
Senators Russell and George ur
eing extension of quota. Can not
understand conflicting state
ments.”
Two More New Buildings
Going Un in Alamo
Permits have been granted for
the erection of two new buildings
for Alamo. They were granted to
MiloC. HartFy and Mrs. S.A.
Lee. Mr. Hartley will build a
brick residence on his lot facing
Railroad avenue, and Mrs. Lee
expects to build on her lot sac
ing Lucile avenue.
Mr. Hartley already has the
brick and other material on the
ground for the building and work
is already in progress. Mrs. Lee
expects to begin her building at
an early date.
B. Y. P. U. Program.
Sunday night, December 24th,
at seven o’clock.
Scripture Reading —Mrs. W.
G. Hartley.
Discussion No. I—Sibyle Ster
ling.
Discussion No. 2—Zelma Hart
ley.
Discussion No. 3 —Helen
Wicker.
Discussion No. 4 —G. C. Hart
ley.
Discussion No. s—Fannie5 —Fannie
Foster.
Discussion No. 6—Mrs. G. L.
Hattaway -
TOMMIE KEENE,
Group Captain No. 1.
The Eagle wishes all a Merry
Christmas and prosperous New
Year.
ALAMO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1933
CAPTAIN DUNAWAY
TO LOSE JOB
Atlanta, Dec. 19—The consti
tution says Rollie Lawrence,
Baldwin county deputy sheriff,
will replace Superintendent B.
H. Dunaway of the Milledgeville
prison farm January 1, and War
den W. R. Proctor will trade jobs
with Captain W. W. Beard, now
in charge of the prison tubercu
lar hospital.
The changes were known to
have been discussed by the pri
son commission, but Commission
Vivian Stanley said no formal
action had been taken one way
o r another. Chairman E. L.
Rainey wauld say only that an
nouncement would be made in a
few days of the prison executive
personnal for 1934.
Governor Talmadge, however,
said the plans for the changes
had been reported to him by the
commission.
The Constitution says plans
are under consideration to “find
a place” for Dunaway at the new
$1,500,000 prison in Tattnall coun
ty, but nothing definite in that
connection has been settled.
No Back Taxes On
Veterans’ Property
Georgia will not change veter
ans no back taxes on property
purchased with compensation
money but in the future they
must return such property for
taxation, A. L. Henson, veterans’
service officer has announced.
He said he had received a ruling
to this effect from the state tax
commission, concurred in by the
governor.
Georgia exempted property of
veterans purchased with com
pensation money from taxation
in 1925 but the United States
Supreme Court, in a Tennessee
case, ruled such property was
not entitled to tax exemption.
Automatically that also set aside
the Georgia law and veterans of
the World War were writing
Henson in large numbers want
ing to know if they would have
to pay back taxes.
The ruling, Henson said, will
settle that all veterans will have
to do, as far as Georgia laws are
concerned, is to return such
property for taxation from now
on.
Georgia Farmers Make
Hogs Bring Better Price
Thomasville, Dec. 16. —With
the price of live hogs down as
low as $2.65 per hundredweight,
too low to reimburse them for
the costof fattening, the farmers
of Thomas County have been
busy for some time killing hogs,
preparatory to putting them into
bacon for later use and sale.
While many cars of hogs are
sold through the cooperative
sales here each year and hund
reds of truckloads are sold to
local and distant packing plants,
several hundred thousands
pounds of meat are cured in
storage plants here in addition
to that cured at home.
After it has been properly
cured it is taken out by the
farmers who hang it up and
smoke it, making it into home
cured bacon which brings a much
better price, even though there
is considerable loss due to
shrinkage in weight as against
the sale of live hogs.
Farmers who kill hogs for their
own use or that of their families
and employes do not have to pay
the processing tax, it is stated,
while that sold to packers and
butchers must carry a tax
W. B. KENT, JR. PASSES
BAR EXAMINATION
Dublin, Dec. 20- Miss Aretha
Miller, youthful secretary to W.
A. Dampier, Dublin attorney, to
day became Dublin’s first woman
lawyer.
She was notified by Judge J.
L. Kent that she was among
those to pass the state bar
examination and is now ready to
practice law in Georgia courts.
Others passing the examina
tion at the same time were
Calhoun Hogan, Lloyd Larsen,
Neeley Peacock, Dawson Kea,
W. B. Kent, Jr., and Douglas
Thomas.
Miss Miller is the first lady to
be admitted to the bar in the
Dublin judical circuit and one of
the very few in the entire state
of Georgia.
W. B. Kent, Jr., is of Alamo,
son of Judge and Mrs. Wm. B.
Kent. He is one of our most
brilliant young men, and his
many local friends are delighted
to learn that he has successfully
passed the bar examination and
will enter the practice of his
chosen profession, one in which
his father before him ranks
among our most eminent jurists
Alamo School News
Three very interesting pro
grams have been given in chapel
in the past three weeks. The
fourth grade, under Mrs. Walk
er’s supervision, commemorated
Tnankegiving with a play, read
ings, songs and appropriate
devotional. The fifth grade, with
Mrs. Pope in charge, gave a
program emphasizing good
English. Frances Hill, as Miss
Alamo, became interested in
good English and promised to be
true to him forever as the Spirit
of Progress appeared to light
the way for them. Miss Winn’s
third grade gave a health play,
showing that proper food must
be eaten for people to be happy.
The third grade, “Rainbow
Orchestra” accompanied the
class as the boys and girls sang
songs.
Mrs. J. H. Gross visited the
sixth grade well burdened with
candies last week. The children
were delightfully surprised and
are enthusiastic in their remarks
about Mrs. Gross’ ability as a
candy maker.
Mrs. H. N. Sears and Mrs.
John H. Sears visited the eighth
graders and showered them with
good things to eat. If the boys
and girls are as active as the
good mothers our school will
continue to be “on the boom.”
The basket ball teams have
played line games in the last few
weeks. Our girls defeated Soper
ton, Eastman and Lumber City
and lost to Mcßae and Chauncey.
The boys lost by one point to
Soperton, defeated Eastman and
Lumber City, to lose to Mcßae
and Chauncey. The games with
Mcßae were so close and excit
ing that the boys and girls feel
that they can defeat them after
Christmas.
Those on honor roll for Nov
ember:
2nd grade—Doris Hattaway,
Inez Browning, Edortha Geiger,
Maxine Currie, Charles Webb,
Jacqueline Brown.
3rd grade—Grace Hattaway,
Jean McDaniel, Herman Sumner,
Olene Harbin, Edward Rawlings.
4th grade—Austin Browning,
Fred Elaroee, Burnell Manus,
Burman Pope, Adrian Purser,
Sara Hurwitz, Yvonne Hartley.
sth grade—Frances Hill,
Birdie Simmons, Geneva Sears.
CM M BEGIN
THURSDAY HORNING
Ninety men were placed on the
Civil Works job in Wheeler conn
ty Thursday morning. Notice
to this effect was received by
local authorities Wednesday
night, and word was dispatched
to those called during the night,
and the quato were ready to
report for work by morning.
We have not received informa
tion as to the number distribut
ed in the different districts of
the county, and possibly others
than those assigned for work
this week will be given employ
ment later.
Two days work this week
offers a short payroll before
Christmas, but will aid some.
After Christmas work will be re
sumed and it is hoped that work
will be in full bias tall over the
county.
We are glad to learn that this
work is now assured, and hope
that it may continue until spring
opens up at least.
Methodist Stewarts Elected
At a meeting of the officers of
the Alamo church recently, the
following stewarts were elected
for the ensuing conference year:
J. H. Walker, Chairman.
C. H. Barineau, Sect’y Treas.
J. A. Pope,
R. A. Hogan,
R. A. Eakes,
F. W. Elarbee.
6th grade —Henrilea Clark,
Nelson Causey, Louise Harrel
son.
7th grade—Louise Barlow.
Kathleen Cooper, Robert Hill,
Josephine Pierce.
Bth grade—McKinley Wright,
Annie Maude Sears, Ethielda
Weitmon.
9th grade—Mary Elarbee
Fred McDaniel.
11th grade—Louise White,
Ruby Thompson, Lester Barrel
son.
Numbers of the grammar
school children have contributed
readers and books suitable for
the grade libraries. These have
been placed in the grade cabinets.
Those contributing books to the
high school library are: Miss
Winn, Kathleen Cooper, Miss
Annie Pope, Glenwood; Mrs. J.
C. Means, Sycamore; Rebekah
Clark, Miss Thomas, Mrs. J. N.
Shell, Mrs. Ridley, Mrs. L. M.
Pope, Aldon Hattaway, Derre'
Sikes.
The library is sadly in need of
books of fiction. Look through
your books and see what you
can contribute.
The boys and girls are inter
ested. Numbers of them brought
eggs to the P. T. A. to be sold to
raise funds to buy books. Some
brought money instead.
Believe it or not, there are
seven sets of twins in our school.
Two sets in the eighth grade are
named Mary and Martha. At P.
T.A Meetings when their parents
begin to vote it takes a good
mathematician to keep an ac
count of the double vote.
Let Us Sell For You
Your used clothing, bed linens,
window shades, curtains furni
ture, kitchen things, or anything
that can be used. Garden seed
complete line of fresh garden
and flower seed on hand at all
times. Loose Brown Sugar
candies, etc.
MCRAE SEED STORE
Mrs. C. R. Callahan, Manager
Mcßae, Georgia,
Number 44
WHEELER CITIZEN
PASSES TO REWARD
Mr. Daniel Pope, one of the
oldest and most honored citizens
of the county, died at his home
near Glenwood on Saturday
morning, December 16th, at 3:30
o’clock, He was 79 years of age,
having been born June 6th, 1854
in Laurens county, the son of
John Pope, of Laurens county.
His wife preceded him to the
grave about six months.
Mr. Pope had been in failing
health for some time. He was the
first treasurer of Wheeler county,
which office he held for many
years, and was one of the coun
ty’s most honorable and substan
tial citizens. He was a. member
of the Glenwood Methodist
church. His passing removes
from the county one of our most
noble and faithful Christian citi
zens a distinctive loss to his
community and church.
Surviving him are seven sons
and one daughter, Miss Annie
Pope, B. M. Pope, Walter Pope,
and E. A. Pope, of Glenwood; W.
M. Pope, of Macon; J. Ellis Pope,
of Lyons; L. M. and J. A. Pope,
of Alamo; one sister, Mrs. Jane
Hammonds, of Glenwood; five
brothers, Henry Pope, John T.
Pope, Geo. M. Pope, James E.
Pope, of Glenwood; Charles A.
Pope, of Ft. Meade, Florida.
Funeral services were conduct
ed from the Glenwood Methodist
church last Sunday afternoon at
3:30 o’clock by the pastor, Rev.
.BF. West, of Mt. Vernon, assist
ed by Rev. J. N. Shell, of Rey
nolds, Rev. Theo Pharr, of Ocilla,
and Rev. C. A. Morrison, of
Chauncey. Interment was in the
Glenwood cemetery.
The pall bearers were six of
his sons.
The honorary pall bearers
were, Dr. W. A. Rivers, Dr. D.
0. Colson, L. B. Chambers, J. G.
Snellgrove, D. H. Durden, C. L.
Galbraith, C. H. Barineau, Sheriff
EL N Sears, Dr. J. D. Peebles,
and A. J. Lowery,
Murchison Undertaking Com
pany, of Vidalia, in charge of
funeral arrangements.
Alamo P. T. A. Meets
On the first Tuesday in Decem
ber the regular meeting of the P.
F. A. was held in the school audi
torium. The by laws were read
and approved, the library situa
tion discussed more in detail.
The November finance committee
gave a good report and an in
teresting Christmas program
was given.
Mr. McCord gave an inspiring
talk on “The Spirit of Giving.”
The seventh grade gave a play,
emphasizing this thought: If you
don’t attend P. T. A. each first
Tuesday you miss a “peppy”
meeting.
The fifth grade won the dollar
for having the most mothers
present, thereby causing every
child in school to envy them. Did
you do your part for your child?
The Georgia Supreme Court
Wednesday reversed the ruling
of the Harrelson Superior Court
in which the action of Governor
Talmadge in removing Chairman
J. W. Barnett, of the State
Highway Board, had been ap
proved. The case was reversed
on the grounds that the trial
judge erred in overruling the
demuf-rer to the answer of the
respondent, Mangham, who was
appointed to succeed Barnett.
The decision was rendered by
four of the six justices. Tal
madge will ask for a rehearing.
