Volume 22
Galbraith Wins Tax
Collector’s Race To-Day
Day Eair and Warm, With voters all Ready to Go,
Heavy vote Polled Over County. All Candidates
Received Complimentary Votes.
Galbraith Wins Tax
Today (Friday) was election
day in Wheeler; The Tax Col
lector's race was the only office
in which a vacancy occurred, but
considerable interest was felt in
all of the candidates, bringing
out a large vote in each precienct
in the county. The registration
list was not quite as large as
formerly, there being only about
one thousand registered voters,
wherin former registration lists
far exceed this number.
C. L. Galbraith, received the
plurality of the votes cast, and is
duly elected Tax Collector of
Wheeler county. He is one of the
county s best citizens, and will
The following is the unconsolidated vote of Candidates:
AEM L G S
WA. BRASWELL 39 50 13 17 14 31
J. CLIFFORD FOWLER 2 11 3 27 0
C.L. GALBRAITH 52 21 18 44 95 15
C. C HARTLEY 61 2 2 0 3 0
L. PURVIS 80 31 16 9 14 4
W. M. STERLING 1 0 0 0 0 0
R, W. WINHAM 4 5 54 9 22 7
Stuckey News Notes
Mrs. Fred Yates. Miss Allinc
Meeks, Mrs. J. J. Wynn, of
Macon, and Miss Margaret Hall,
of Ustis, Florida, returned to
their home, after spending the
week with Mrs. L. A. Hatta way.
Mrs. Yates will be remembered
as Miss Lillian Meeks.
On last Sunday Mrs. Beulah
Meeks and son and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Yates, of
Macon, spent the day very,
pleasantly with Mrs. Meek’s
sister, Mrs. L. A. Hattaway.
Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Hattaway
and son, Vailman, of Tampa, i
Florida, spent a few days very
pleasantly with their parents,'
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Hattaway.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Hattaway
and sons, of Eastman, visited
the former’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. L. A. Hattaway.
Erick Social News
Misses Velma and Jessie Sea- j
bolt visited relatives and friends
near Sardis and Spring Hill last
week.
Miss Mary Tillman, spent last
put i^eek end with her parents,
Mr.“and Mrs. J. F. Tillman.
Miss Emily Tillman, who is in
training at St. Luke’s hospital in
Jacksonville, Florida, is home for
a two weeks’ vacation.
Alamo Baseball News
The Alamo boys have organized
a baseball team which has been
very successful so far. The boys
have played eight games winning
five out of the eight. This we
think is a very good record for
the boj s
The other games scheduled
are as follows:
Uvalda in Uvalda Monday.
Glenwood in Glenwood Tues
day.
The lineup for the team is as
follows:
First base— Hugh Hill.
Second base—Hiram Sears.
SThird base—James White.
Short stop—Bob Seigler.
Catcher—Zelma Hartley.
Pitchers—M urias Hartley,
Billie Owens.
Out fielder —J u1 i u s White,
Clady and Grady Cox, Vernon
Hartley, Lamar Hurtz.
Wtolrr (totity lEagk
fill this important office with
credit to himself and to the satis
faction of all.
The campaign has been short
and quite exciting, while all of
the boys remained in good humor,
and now that the battle is over,
all will bury the hatchet, so to
speak, and all be good friends as'
before.
Here is hoping that Mr. Gal
braith will find his new job pleas
ant and profitable and that he
may have the cooperation of all
in making us one of the best Tax
Collectors we have ever had.
The following vote received by
each candidate:
Cross Roads News
The Cross-Roads Home demon
' stration club met at the home of
Mrs. N. A. Wynn’s last Friday
'.afternoon, July 27th. The follow
ing officers were elected:
President—Mrs. N. A. Wynn.
V President—Mrs. J. F. Wil
; liamson,
See. Treas.—Mrs. George
i Bright.
Reporter—Mrs. S. P. Gillis,
i Eighteen members were pre
; sent, as follows: Mesdames N. A.
; Wynn, J. N. McDaniel, George
Bright, J. F. Williamson, Henry
Williamson, W. E. Coney, S. P.
. Gillis, J. L. Day, Nomie J. John
| son, Martha Ryals, Noah Bright,
I Grady Foskey, Jewel Evans. Kit
Bright, Doc Etheredge, Dora
Collins, Dorce Wynn, and Miss
I Esther Godbee.
About 65 quarts were canned,
(such as corn, beans, peas,
peaches, tomatoes, soup, and
ketchup.
The next meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. P. B. Ryals
lon Thursday, August23rd. Every
body is invited to attend.
Candy Packages
“Break and take” packages of
candy will be forbidden after
; July 30, according to orders an
j nounced by the National Recov
’[ery Administration under the
; Codes for the candy manufactur
i ing and wholesale confectionery
I industries.
Prohibitions of these so called
“break and take” or “pick and
draws”, packages in which a
lottery element is present, were
contained in the Codes when they
were approved,buttheir applica
tion was stayed because the in
dustry appeared divided on the
subject. A public hearing was
held on the question on July 10,
at which it appeared that only a
' minority favored continuance of
i the practice. The interval granted
j until July 30 before the Code
■ provisions go into effect is to en
! able present stocks to become
! exhausted.
The boys are working hard
and they appreciate the support
of the people of their community.
ALAMO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST, 3 1934
PARKER MOUSED
BY BIS HOME FOLKS
Statesboro, July 26. —The Bui
loch county grand jury today in
dorsed Congressman Homer C.
Parker for reelection.
Parker is a native of Bulloch
county and prior to his election
to Congress served as the solici
tor of the City Court of this
county and also as mayor of
Statesboro. During the World
War, Parker saw active service
in France and following the
Armistice he served several years
in the regular army and a major
in the judge advoate general’s
department.
From 1927 until 1931 Congress
man Parker was adjutant general
of Georgia and since September,
1931, he has represented the
First congressional district in
Congress.
The resolution adopted by the
grand jury follows:
“Be it resolved, by the grand
jury of Bulloch county. That we
most cordially commend the
candidacy of our fellow citizen,
Honorable Homer C. Parker, for
reelection to Congress from the
First district of Georgia, and in
vite for him the active and hearty
support of the voters in each and
every county of the district.
“His splendid record of public
service, as solicitor of our City
Court, as mayor of Statesboro,
as captain, major and judge ad
vocate in the United States army,
as adjutant general of the state
of Georgia, and as congressman
from this district, has atall times
been characterized by an unfail
ing devotion to duty and intense
loyalty to every interest of his
constituency.
“He is in the prime of life and
the experience he has gained in
Washington has rendered him a
most valuable member of Geor
gia’s delegation in the national
capital. Far outranking his op
ponents inabilityand experience
and in every other essential
qualification for this high office,
he is again presented to the vot
ers of the district in the confident
belief that his majority in this
election will be much greater
than that received by him in
either of his previous races.’’
Divorce Granted to Holt’s
Clearwater, Fla., July 30.—A
divorce has been granted by the
Circuit court in Pinellas county
to Dr. John G. Holt, Professor of
Philosophy and Psychology in
the University of Tampa Mrs.
Holt, who is living in North
Carolina, a is daughter of A.
J. Grimes, of Glenwood. The
couple were married in 1914.
For Representative
To the voters of Wheeler County:
I hereby announce my Candidacy
so re-election to the General Assembly
of Georgia, subject to the rules and
regulations of the Democratic pri
mary to be held September the 12th.
If re-elected I shall earnestly en
deavor as I have in the past to pro
mote the best interest of the County
and State.
Thanking you for your past con
sideration and hoping for your con
tinued support, I remain.
Sincerely yours,
J. McRAE CLEMENTS.
LOST—Black and tan hound
dog, about two years old, left
borne about three weeks ago.
Reward for information leading
to recovery of same. JACK B.
GROSS, Alamo, Ga,
FORMER W. C. H. BOY
MAKES RECORD
Macon, Aug. 1. —By entering
the U. S. Marine Corps Edwin M.
Clements, Route Two, Lumber
City, has traveled to distant
countries and visited the princip
al seaport cities in the United
States. After obtain ingad mission'
in this service at the District
Headquarters, Municipal Audi
torium, Macon, and completing
the Marine basic and sea schools,
he was assigned to the Detach
ment of Marines serving aboard
the battleship U. S. S Arkansas
on January 6, 1934. Since that
time he has visited Cuba, Panama,
England, France, Italy, and
Gibraltar, where from last re
ports he planned to visit cities in
northern Africa. Until his ac
ceptance he resided with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Murdock
H. Clements.
Sea service is among the
choicest of the varied duties of
Marines and is eagerly sought.
Only the best of the high school
graduates accepted in the Marine
Corps are selected for this duty.
Cruising about the world, often
under the eyes of foreign observ
ers, it is essential that members
of Marine Detachments afloat bt
the highest type of young Ameri
can manhood.
Young men admitted into the
Marine Corps are selected from
high school graduates who sub
mit evidence of their educational
and physical qualifications bj
mail, and are then notified to ap
pear for final examination.
Rosevelt Watching Georgia
From reliable sourcesit is said
that the national adminstration is
watching with interest the gub
ernatorial and congressional
races in Georgia.
Mr. Rosevelt is naturally much
interested to learn if politicians
who have been critical of the
President’s policies will be ap
proved by the people. Success of
Congressmen who voted against
Mr. Rosevelt, and other office
holders, will not, as a matter of
course, be as pleasing to the
Washington government as
would be the case had it received
their full corperation through
the drive to revive the shrinking
and stricken country.
There can hardly be any doubt
but what the eyes of Wasington
are on Georgia as election time
nears.
Memorial Services
Memorial services for M. B.
Calhoun and Albert Sidney
Johnson, will be held by the
Oconee Bar Association at the
court house, at Mt. Vernon at
10 o’clock A. M. August 6th,
1934. The public is invited to at
tend.
Congressman Homer Parker
Speaks in Mt. Vernon Tuesday
In answer to a strong demand,
Congressman Homer C. Parker
will address the citizens of Mont
gomery county at the noon hour
of court Tuesday, August 7. At
this period he will review his
stewardship. His coming will be
hailed with delight by a large
following, and supporters ex
tend an invitation to the public
to hear him discuss the issues of
the day. This notice is authorized
by members of his campaign
committee in Montgomery coun
ty.
Forests and Grain Fields
Are Burned in Far West
Sanfrancisco, July 30—Fires
kept on eating through forest,
grain fields, pastures and brush
covered areas of mountain and
.pacific states today.
On a score of fronts, thousands
of men battled to curb the sweep
of flames. A few new blazes
sprang up and many of those
starting during record breaking
hot weather last week continued
to creep forward.
Winds and hot sun continue to
hamper tigters in parts of west
ern Montana, northern Idaho
and eastern Washington, where
the smokeof fierce conflagrations
still lingered.
Hard lightinging by 150 men
and Inians brought a stubborn
blaze on Blue creek in the Spo
kane Indian reservation under
controle but authorities said the
slightest breeze would again
send it beyond controle.
Two separate fires broke out
in the Colfax, Wash., area, one of
them burning over a 20 mile
front before being checked.
Thousands of acres of grain
and pasture land were swept in
Idaho and eastern Washington.
Nearly 6,000 acres of pasture
was burned over in the Snake
river area. One farmer lost 1,100
acres of standing wheat and 2,-
500 sacks of wheat. Near Sites,
Idaho more than 2,000 acres of
wheatland was blackened. All of
these fires were reported con- |
Notice
August specials at National
Theater, Mcßae.
On Monday and Tuesday the
National will show “Mystery of
Mr. X” Debonair Montgomery
as a dashing, delightful thief
who is a combination Sherlock
Holmes, Raff less and Casanova!
He stole jewels —and the heart
of a lovely lady. But he was fore
ed to turn sleuth when a whole
city was thrown into a banich by
a criminal who left no clews! It s
thrilling!
You won’t solve it until the
end—but you’ll love the romance
—and the thrill to the mystery!
Robert Montgomery in Mystery
of Mr. X.
And on Wednesday, its bargain
day. Bring the whole family.
“Tell Us His Name” She alone
had dared to experiment with
love! She alone knew it’s joys
and sorrows!
“I like it that way” will be
presented on Thursday and Fri
day. Universal rings the bell
with the merriest, funniest,
fastest and spiceist eomedy—
drama with music of the year.
Saturday also has big picture.
The roaring Barbary cost ac
cepted her with no questions
asked. Aa the girl who knew
many men—but never heard of
love! Wharf Angel.
Mrs. Mather Clements
Dies in Mississippi
News was received here last
week of the death of Mrs. Mather
Clements at her home in Laurel
Mississippi, Sunday July 22nd.
Mrs. Clements and family
formerly lived at Towns but
moved to Mississippi after the
: death of Mr. Clements about five
years ago.
i Funeral services and bural took
i place their Monday afternoon —
Telfair Enterpriee,
Number 24
i trolled.
Howard Flint of the Spokane
forest service office, said a large
fire near Curley in the Colville
national forest of eastern Wash
ington was believed out of con
trole. Flint said winds and hot
weather had made the fire situ
ation extremely critical.
One thousan men were fighting
fire in north central Washington.
A blaze in the Lake Chelan
। area was reported out of control
despite the efforts of 300 men.
। Another in Kittitas county near
Colockum pass was burning
unrestrained and 340 men were
battling it.
A new fire was reprrted de
stroying heavy timber near
Warm Springs creek 50 miles
south of Salmon, Idaho. Tem
peratures of 100 and above dur
ing the week-end, plus the dry
ness of forests, worried forest
serice workers in Utah and south
Idaho.
Four hundred men were try
ing to stop a 4,000 acre forest
blaze. It was headed for marginal
timber bordering the nearby
desert country and fighters ex
pressed the belief they had it
curbed on two sides.
Plans for rebuilding in the
little lumber town of Dorris, in
northern California, a large part
which was destroyed by tire
Saturday, were taken up. The
i loss was estimated at $300,000.
A Monster Watermelon
Mr. Ivey Kerby, grandson of
Mr. A. 0. Bell, of the McArthur
district, brought to our office
this week the largest melon we
have had the pleasure of tasting
this season, and no doubt the
largest raised in the county this
season. It weighed 75 pounds,
and of the improved Stone
Mountain variety. It was of a
very fine flavor, and satisfied the
melon appetite of the office force
and a number of visitors. Mr.
Kirby certainly has the art of
growing melons, especially with
the unfavorable seasons we have
had this year. We extend thanks
to him for remembering us with
the largest melon.
Emergency Relif Committee
Called
i
The Georgia Emergency Relief
Administration Committee for
Wheeler county is called to meet
in Alamo next Monday morning
at ten o’clock.
The following gentlemen com
pose this committee:
W. Henry Clark, J. L. Sumner,
K. N. Adams, L. F. Clements, W,
E. Currie. This is by order of
Governor Talmadge.
Evcson-Whittlngton
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Evcson,
of Jersey, City, N. J., announce
their marriage, which wassolem
nized in Palatka, Florida July
sixth. Mrs. Evcson will be re
membered as Miss Ruby Whit
tington, who on several occasions
visited her aunt here, Mrs. H. S
Taylor.
Mr. and Mrs. Evcson will make
, their home in Jersey City, where
Mr. Evcson holds a responsible
: position with the Pennsylvania
' railroad.
