Volume 22
808 JONES
OMMENTS
I 0N
HEREAFTER.
A friend of mine who is a
minister was urging laymen to
go out and conduct services and
win people to Jesus Chi ist. A
prominent Doctor of Divinity
said, "That is dangerous. Lay
men might start heresy.' 1 My
friend replied "Heresy doesn t
usually begin with laymen. It
usually starts with the preach
er.’’ My friend was right.
I have just returned from
Chicago where I have been en
gaged in an evangelistic cam
paign. I spoke at night in a large
tabernacle and at noon I spoke
in a down town theatre under
the auspices of a group of Chris
tian business men. The noonday
^ervice was broadcast every day
pasthe week over one of the radio
stations in Chicago. For four
years, every day, this group of
business men bring in preachers
to give the gospel to the people.
They are doing a great work.
One of the laymen said tome,
"Dr. Jones, we are glad to have
you preach the old time gospel.
Nothing else will work'. We have
to be careful to avoid bringing
ministers here who do not believe
in the old time religion. We lay
men want the gospel.’’
God is raising up laymen in
many sections of this country.
The Business Men’s Evangelistic
Clubs are doing a great work.
Mr. 0. C. Holland, the national
secretary of the organization,
lives in Cleveland, Tenn., in the
very shadow of the Bob Jones
College. Mr. Holland was for
years one of the leading business
men in Montgomery, Ala. A few
years ago he was converted
under the ministry of an evange
list. He is giving now his life to
winning people to Jesus Christ
and toorgamzing Business Men’s
Evangelistic Clubs.
Since modernism is getting
into some of the pulpits of this
country, and since old time
gospel preaching is going out of
date in some of our churches, it
is my prayer as a minister of the
gospel that God will raise up lay
men to carry the message to the
The country is filled with
d'e^ted churches and little
comm unity school houses. The
people are hungry for the gospel.
The laymen ought to be conduct
ing services in these school
houses and deserted churches
and bringing the lost to Christ.
God bless the consecrated lay
men!
Time Extended For
Emergency Crop Loans.
The time for filing applications
for Emergency Crop Loans, has
been extended from April 30th,
to May 15th. Mr. M. L. Tread
well announces that he will only
keep one office open in his terri
tory and that is at Mt. Vernon,
which will be open every day
from now until May 15th.
Mr. Treadwell furtherannounc
ed that there has been 231 checks
received for Wheeler county
up to this time, and all but eleven
have been delivered. This will
total about §IB,OOO 00 as against
425 loans last year, with a tatal
loaned of about $45,000.00.
RUSSELL DENIES
TALMADGE FOE
Washington, April 27 —Senator
Richard B. Russell, Jr., sail to
day that the previous statement
he issued denouncing as false a
story appearing in the Macon
| Telegraph and other papers in
I Georgia, charging him with for
[ menting opposition to Governor
Talmadge "stands as issued.’’
"You cannot make the state
ment too strong,’’ he declared.
He added that he does not anti
cipate a contest with Governor
Talmadge in 1936 and has every
reason to believe that he will not
have the governor as an opponent
when he comes up for reelection.
His statement follows:
"My attention has been called
to a newspaper article emanat
ing from the Macon Telegraph,
which charges me with 'forcing’
a citizen of Georgia 1 against his
will’ to become a candidate for
governor in opposition to the
incumbent who is seeking re.
election.
"This article appeared in a
paper that has never said one
kind word concerning me and
which willingly distorts the truth
and resorts to deliberate false
hood on any occasion when they
think such a course will injure
me or place me in a false light.
Any person in Georgia who sees
this paper is familiar with the
bitterness it always displays in
matters concerning me.
"It is perhaps unneceary for
me to state that the article is
wholly false and is a great injus
tice not only to me but to the
man mentioned as a probable
candidate for governor. I have
never had the remotest idea of
becoming involved in the cam
paign for governor this year,
either directly or indirectly, and
no living man can truthfully say
that I have sought to induce him
to enter the campaign or that I
have advised any person to run
or not to run.”
Glenwood B W. M. S.
Program
Song—How Firm a Foundation.
Bible study-—Mrs. D. T. Cox.
Prayer.
Special song—Mrs. D. T. Cox.
Organization for Evangeliza
tion—Mrs. Maggie Rivers.
The Triennial Convention —
Mrs. W. J. Futral.
The Southern Baptist Conven-
I tion —Mrs. Ida Morrison.
Baptist Hundred Thousand
Club —Mrs. C. E. McDaniel.
Song—He Leadeth Me.
Baptist World Alliance —Mrs-
W. R. Browning.
Story, How Columbia joined
the Baptist World Alliance —
Miss Aryada Ryals.
How loyal am I—Mrs. Lois
Windham.
Closing prayer.
MRS. A. J. GRIMES.
Program Ch’m.
Turpentine Still
Burns at Glenwood
The turpentine still of Mr. C
j M. Jordan at Glenwood burned
|one day this week A number of
< barrels of gum were destroyed
| and the frame work.-, were de
|stroyed,but it is said the still
and worm may be repaired and
I put in use again. The plant will
ino doubt be in operation again
ivery soon.
j There was on insurance carried
lon the plant and is a total loss to
I Mr. Jordan.
ALAMO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1934
MISS AVANT BITTEN
BYMAD CALF
Miss Fannie Avant, di.ughter
of Mr. L E. Avant, of the Erick
community, was the victim a few
days ago of a bite from a mad
calf. She was milking the mother
of the calf when it became play
ful, it was though, striking her
hand with its teeth, cutting a
small gash. It was latter found
that something was wrong with
the calf and it began having fits
and foaming at the mouth..
It was remembered that sever
al weeks ago a mad dog passed
through the community and is
supposed to have bitten the calf
and it also was reported in other
sections of the county and came
through Alamo, it is said.
Miss Avant began taking the
Pasteur treatment Wednesday
morning, and it is hoped that
she will not suffer any ill effects
trcm the experience. Mr. Avant
had the calf killed.
Special Stamps To Be
Sold for Mother’s Day
The special issue of Mother’s Day
stamps were placed on sale in the
post office Thursday, May 3.
The stamps are being placed on
sale throughout the nation on that
day in anticipation of Mother’s Day,
which comes this year on Sunday,
May 13.
The stamp is a national tribute to
mothers, and President Roosevelt is
understood to have been one of the
first to advocate the issuance, after a
suggestion of the American War
Mothers. As she accepted the first
sheet recently off the press at Wash
ington from Postmaster General
James A. Farley, Mrs. Roosevelt, wife
of the President, said that the Moth
er’s Day stamp is expected to be the
most popular special issue ever
brought out.
These stamps are on sale at the
Alamo post office and all other post
offices. They are beautifully engraved
and every one that has a mother
should use same on this occasion.
Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 13th.
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Rabies Said to be
Rare Disease
Editor, Eagle:
’ ’My attention has just been
called to an article in your issue
of Anril 6th, in which it is said;
“Eight persons in Dublin are
taking the Pasteur treatment
against rabies as a result of be
ing exposed to contact or being
bitten by dogs suffering from
rabies.”
The greatest authorities tell
us that rabies is a disease of ex
tremely rare occurrence, but we
are constantly having rabies
scares, which are cf no benefit
to anyone and are of very real
danger to timid, nerve people.
The late Dr. W. O. Stillman,
distinguished President of the
American Humane Association,
wrote and published in the
“National Humane Review” an
elitorial entitled “Rabies Scans
As a Fine Art,” in which he said
“The editor of this magazine,
who has been the active head of
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Pension Che ks Mailed
To Ordinaries in State
Atlanta, May 3—Captain A. L.
Henson, director of the veterans
service office today mailed checks
aggregating $47,230 to the ordinaries
of the various counties for the pay
ment of Confederate pensions.
The money will go to 3,151 pen
sioners of the state. Each will receive
sls to apply as the first payment for
the month of March, 1934.
The Confederate pensions are paid
with money derived from the ten per
i cent tax on cigars and cigarettes.
COL CALHOUN PASSES
AT HOME TUESDAY
Mt. Vernon, May 1. —Marcus
Benton Calhoun, 57, prominent
attorney, county official and
churchman, died at his home
here at 4 o’clock this moaning,
after suffering with chronic mal
ady for several months.
Terminating his service as
court stenographer under fudge
Dave M. Roberts, at Eastman,
Mr. Calhoun, located in Mt. Ver
non for the practice of law in
1904. In addition to a successful
law practice, he has served as a
trustee of Brewton Parker Insti
tute, mayor of Mt. Vernon, mem
ber of the two councils and a
director of the Mt. Vernon bank.
He was a deacon in in the Baptist
church and active in religious af
fairs. He was serving his third
term as county commissioner.
He was senator from the Fif
teenth district in 1909 10.
June 14,1906, he married Miss
Annie Griffith of Athens, who,
with five children, survive; Mrs.
W. L. Richey of Claxton; Thomas,
Miss Sara Frances, Marcus, Jr.,
and Leila Calhoun; sisters, Mrs.
L. L. Campbell of Mcßae, Mrs.
G. K. Murichison of Vidalia and
Miss Lizzie Calhoun of Vidalia,
half sister.
or—
Mr. Calhoun’s death came as a
severe shock to his many Wheeler
county friends and relatives. He
practiced law in our courts and
was well and favorably known to
our people.
Funeral services were held
from the Mt. Vernon Baptist
church at 10: 30 o’clock Wednes
day morning, followed by inter
ment in the city cemetery. Quite
a number from Alamo attended
the funeral.
Young People Union
Organized
The Wheeler County Young
Peoples’ Union, was organized
at the Methodist church in
Alamo last Sunday at the county
wide Young Peoples’ Rally.
There were splendid delegations
of young people from the several
Methodist churches of the coun
ty. Rev. B. A. Pafford, preached
an eloquent sermon at the morn
ing hour and the young people
rendered an excellent program
in the afternoon. A most sumptu.
ous dinner was served by the
ladies of the church in the Sun
day School rooms at the noon
hour.
The following officers of the
Wheeler County Young Peoples'
Union were elected:
President Miss Kathleen
Mitchell, of Shiloh, V-President
Miss Quinell Pope, of Lands
burg, Secy. Miss Adel Gurgane
ous, of Glenwood, Treas. John
McCord, of Alamo; Publicity
Supt.; Miss Hazel Rhodes, of
Bay Spring.
The Y. P. Union Council, com
posed of all the officers of the
Union and the Presidents of each
local Y. P. Divisionof the county,
will meet in Alamo next Monday
night, to perfect the organization
and outline a policy for the Union.
The senior class of Glenwood
High school will present their
play, “The Price Tag” Friday
evening, May 11th, at the school
auditorium at 8:30 o’clock. The
admission will be 15c and 25c.
They are expecting a large
audience, as the play is a new
one and one of the best of Mobley
productions.
CIAXTON PEOPLE
PAY PARKER'S fEE
Claxton, May 2.—Friends of Con
gressman Homer C. Parker today had
R. E. L. Majors, editor of the Claxton
Enterprise return to him his check
for $25 to cover his newspaper an
nouncement fee, in Evans county.
This money was raised within a few
moments after it was learned that Mr.
Parker had forwarded his announce
ment to the local paper and his check.
Accompanying the check was the
statement ‘‘l am requested by a gtoup
of your Evans county friends to re
turn herewith your check covering
your newspaper announcement fee in
the Enterprise, together witli the
statement that ‘you still have friends
in Evans county who are willing and
anxious to take care of this iten of
expense for you,’ and that they take
this method to show you that they
appreciate the great record you have
made in Congress,
Alamo P. T. A. Carnival
Success
The P. T. A. carnival held in the
Hurwitz building Friday evening,
April 27th, was a "howling” success.
Hotdogs, pies, ice cream, drinks,
candy, peanuts, and crackers were
sold at the‘‘dutch kitchen”, Twenty
one cakes were walked for, fortunes
were told, inches measured, baby
dolls were knocked down, and fishing
was done. Everything was sold in the
country store from a box of matches
to sacks of Hour. At the appointed
time the ‘‘unknown nut” appeared
and made the program complete with
a fancy—foolish dance.
The people of the community were
so friendly and pleasant that it is be
lieved that the social side of the
carnival was as great a success as the
financial side. Plans are being dis
cussed for a bigger and better affair
next year. Don’t miss it.
With the money made on this pro
ject the hundred books needed to
make the library a first class one will
be bought. Some have been ordered.
During the summer months the people
of the Alamo district are invited to
join the library and read the books
for which they have worked so faith
fully.
Thnak You
The spring carnival was a success.
Why? Because cooperation was the
motto of every one. The I’. T. A.
motto: “Pull together always,” was
certainly expressed in the beautiful
spirit of loyalty manifested by the
patrons and friends of our school.
We wish to thank Mr H. S. Hurwitz,
who so graciously permitted us to
use his empty store building: Mr. and
Mrs. H. K. Murchison, of Vidalia,
who outlined the plan and then helped
to execute it; Mr. Sidney Ridley,
master of cermonies; Mr. L. Purvis,
whose truck was available for all
hauling; the ladies who made twenty
one beautiful cakes; the ladies who
made pies, sandwiches, candy, ice
cream, etc, and the ladies who served
on committees. If you are not included
in the above we now thank you for
your contribution to the spring carni
val. Last, but not least, we thank
every person who attended the carni
val —without them the evening would
not have been completed.
Mrs. L. M. Pope, P. T. A. Pres.
Mrs. G. L. Hattaway, Cham.
Carnival Committee.
Saturday Mey sth Last
Day to Pay Poll Tax
If you are interested in voting
in the the election this fall, you
must pay your poll tax by next
Saturday. Only poll tax is re
quired to get on the voters’ list,
regardless of how much prop
erty tax you owe. Do not let this
matter slip you, for you will be
unable to vote in the coming
election if your poll tax is not
paid.
The amount is small, even if
you owe for more than one year,
as no cost is added to poll tax.
Look after this matter at once.
Number 11
PARKER OFFERS
FORRE-ELECTION
CONG. HOMER C. PARKER
Congressman Homer C. Park
er’s formal announcement ap
pears in this issue of the Eagle
for reelection to Congress from
the First Congressional District
of Georgia, election to be held
September, 12th, next. He was
first elected to fill the unexpired
term of the late Congressman
Charles G. Edwards, serving
something over eighteen months,
and reelected to the 73rd Con
gress of which he is now serving.
He is asking the people of this
district to be returned to Con
gress on his record of service in
the short terms. Congressman
Parker has supported the
Roosevelt policies, while at the
same time he cannot be used as
a “rubber stamp,” a “yes man”,
but uses his judgment and acts
accordingly. He is not a man to
be led by anyone blindly, but
votes his own convictions.
As far as humanly possible,
he has apparently tried to work
impartially for the district, with
out favoring one section above
another, and after having
been tried, heis found to be true
to every trust, and the First
District can well afford to trust
him in the future as their rep
resentative in Congress.
Asa young member of the
Congress his ability was early
recognized, he being assigned to
some of the most important com
mittees, being chairman of Elect
ions committee and other assign
ment being the Rivers and
Harborsand Flood Control. All
of which goes to show that he
has not been asleep on this job.
Read his announcement fol
lowing:
Announcement
To The People of The First C'ongies
sional District of Georgia:
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for reelection to Congress from
the First Congressional District of
Georgia subject to the Democratic
Primary that is to be held in said
District on September 12, 1934.
I ask for your supporton rny record
of service in the two short terms,
eighteen months and twenty two
months, that I have served as your
Representative in the 72d and 73d
Congresses.
Yours sincerely,
HOMER C. PARKER.
For Sale
Genuine Covington wilt resist
ant cotton seed—-Also choice bay,
Alamo Union Warehouse Co.
W. E. Currie
A singing convention contest
to be held at the Alamo Chapel
Baptist tonight, Friday May 4th
at 8:00 o’clock. Col. Wm. B. Kent
to make a talk. Both white and
Colored are invited. Admission
10c to all.
