Wheeler county eagle. (Alamo, Ga.) 1913-current, March 29, 1935, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextVolume 23 808 JONES "OMMENTS ON T7 HERE ano CHEREAFTER. “Communism is making in roads in labor organizations, a man said recently. I replied, ‘‘You need not worry much about communism and labor in Am reica. A large percentage of the members of labor organiz itions are old time, orthodox Christi ans. You better look for com munism in the schools and col leges oi America. If this natio 1 ever becom s communistic labor will not be to blame. You may blame the modernists in your pulpits and yotr modernistic college professors. On February 19 representative H^lamilton Fish, Jr., made a radio iftip A:ch in which lie said, The growth of communism and left wing socialism, its half brother and sister, is more rapid and extensive in American colleges than in any othere sphere of Communist activity. It is a sad and tragic commentary on Ameri can life and our institutions that in edifices of learning the young er generation of Americans should be taught that everything is wrong, rotten, corrupt, and oppressive in f r -e America, and everything peaceful, beauti ful, humanitarian, and prosper ous in Soviet Russia. Our lead ing universities such as Colu mbia, N Y. University, College of the City of N. Y., Chicago, Wisconsin, California, Washing ton State, North Carolina. Pen nsylvania, Oberlin, Harvard, Wesleyan, Smith, and Vassar are the worst offenders and are honey combeu with Socialists, near Communists, and Com munists teaching class hatred, hatred of religion, hatred of American institutions, including the American flag.’’ I absoutely agree with Representative Fish, am not guessing. Communism and Atheism are doing their deadly work in many educational institutions in this nation. I ap peal to theold time, plain, mid Jie of the road American. If we don’t do something about it the educational leaders will wreck our country. The hope of this nation is in the plain every day, , honest to goodness Chiistian American. Wheeler County Singers To Meet At Bethel Church Next Sunday, at Bethel church Wheeler County Singing Conven tion will meit. Ev ry body invited to come and spend the day. Jack Towns. Sec’s. NOTICE A nice chicken dinner, sand ; wiches and cold drinks will be | sewed at Standard Oil Station] near Churt house next Monday j and Tuesday by Baptist W. M U. ) We wil 1 appreciate the patro ] nage of all the visiting people] here at court. Notice to Debetors Through this medium I wish to ask everyone owing the late Dr. T. H. Nelson to see me or Dr. J. D. Peebles at the drug store, and arrange to settle up their accounts. If this is not possible at this time come in and make some arrangements so that the accountsbemay adjustedsatisfactory Please give this your attention at once. MBS.T. H. NELSON. Wheeler dnuttlu Eagle —— — ————— —^TIT 111 mm .■■■—, »l» — | Ul« ■—■—■■■—_l LI JI I —II IIIHHTWH ——— - - -r • .11—*.■ rr—ci l—- ■■ i a— m imw——— ■—-SIWUI MELON GROWERS TO ELECT MEMBERS A series of highly’ important meetings for the watermelon growers of Georgia has been called for this section of the State, April sth, and continuing through April 9th, according to announcement by Lee G. Whitaker, county agent. The meetings will be held as follows: Moultrie, 10 A M. April 5tL; N«shville 10 A. M. April Gtb; Oglethorpe 10 A.M. April Bth; and Dublin, 10 A. M. April 9ih. The purpose of the meetings is to elect Georgia representatives of the advisory committee under the marketing agreement and license for the watermelon in dustry of the Southeastern stales, which has been promul gated by the Secretary of Agri culture, it was stated. All individuals, partnerships, corporations, or any other busi ness unit engaged in theproduc tion of watermelons in Georgia will be entitled to partcipate in the district from which they ship melons, it was stated. Wheeler County growers will vote at Dublin, on April9th, 1935, Further information concerning this election may be obtained at the county agent’o office. Planting Seed For Sale Covington (Cook) wilt resisant and Wilson big boll wilt resist ant cotton seed. W. E. CURRIE, 3 29 35. TALMADGE SIGNS BIUJOR POLL Atlanta, March 23. —The 28 year old Georgia prohibition Jaw will be at stake in a state wide referendum May 15. A vote on repeal of the bone dry statute became certain when Governor Eugene Talmadge signed a liquor bill late yester day. a few hours before it would have been effective automatically. Bills legalizing beer and wine awaited the governor’s action today. The beer bill reached his office after he had left yesterday. Both the beer and wine measures call for state wide votes on May 15 also. The first blast in the prohibi tionits’ campaign against repeal was fired immediately upon tie signing of the liquor bill. It came from Bishop W. N. Ainsworth of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, who led the fight against the repeal measute. Governor Talmadge in a brief statementon putting his name to the bill said, “I have reached the conclusion there has been so much agitation for a vote on repeal until the prohibition law would not be enforced unless a majority of the people of Georgia speak on it by their ballots. “The election laws provide that in the general elections balloting is by popular vote. The laws providing for the county unit vote in Georgia are not elec tion laws but primary laws for | nominating candidates.” Opponents of reperl attempted 1 unsuccessfully to have the refer i endum conducted on the county : unit basis. ; A majority in the statewide । vote on May 15 will determine I the liquor election. If the dry law is repealed the question of legal whisky will then be left up to each county । ALAMO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCI 29, 1935 HOUSEWIVES OPEN ] BOYCOTT ON MEAT Los Anaeles, March 27, —More than 10,000 Los Angeles house - wives went on a meat strike lo day. They prepared to bombard । Secretary of Agriculture Henry | A. Wallace with letters demana ing federal aid in lowering the high cost of living. The organizations', the House wives’ League of Los Angles and Southern California and the United Conference Against the High Cost of Living, thre w their combined memberships of more than 10,000 into the war. Meatless minues were broad cast through the city by house to house canvass, telephone and and radio in an effort to make the meat boycott airtight. “Within a few more days we expect to have the entire city organized,” sain Mrs Margaret M. Matteson, secretary of the Housewives’ League, which has 3,000 members. “And we won’t slop until we have everyone ui the nation’s 10,000,000 house wives pledge to feed theii families without meat unles prices are brought within reason.” The meat boycott is directed primarily at the the packers, not the neighborhood butcher, according to Mrs. Matteson. Mrs Matteson, a for mer Washington social leader, and autil of Dorris Duke Cromwec. "world’s richest girl,” is conti dent of the campaign’s success She recalled that in 192(5 Un. league fought and won a drive against the high cost of ice. Unless the baker and t h < candlestick maker take a tip from what’s hapening to the butcher Mrs. Matteson warned, they will be next in line for “boycott.” Rally o£ Baptist Churches. On the Fifth Sunday in March at 3 o’clock there will be held at Ailey Baptist Church a meeting of the Baptist Churches of the Daniel Associaiisn for the pur pose of advancing the Kingdoms work, The program will begin by short talks from pastors Rabun, Brewton and Howard also Moder ater Jackson and Mrs. Stephens, Superintendent of the W. M. U. After which there will be general discussions and plans adopted for 1935 work. Every body is invited, but the pastor, S. S. Superintendents, Officers, Deaconsand teacheis of the churches must be present. Chairman Laymen Committee Daniel Ass’n. Dempsey School School is progressing nicely with very good attendance for the beginning of our seventh month, Plans are being made for the closing program which will be given the last night of school. Our Honor Roil is somewhat larger for the sixth month. FIRST GRADE Ivallee Childers. THIRD GRADE James Brown. FOURTH GRADE Avery Lee Thompson, Carlos Jones. FIFTH GRADE Pearline McGowan. SEVENTH GRADE Nell Harville. Walter Flanders, of Douglas, college was the guest of his parents, last week end. MIL LEVY PAPERS SIGNED BYJJOVERNOR Governor Talmadge. Wednes day signed the 15 mill ad valorem tax measure, which would limit to that amountall taxes collected on tangible property in George . The measure must be ratified bv the people at the general elec lion of 1930 before becoming law. The bill would give five mills of the ad valorem tax on tangible property to cities, five mills to counties and five mills to the counties. In his recent message to the General Assembly, the Governor said if the bill were approved by the people, he would call an im mediate session of the Legisla lure to revamp the state’s tax structure. The state would receive no money from the tangible prop erty tax, and would have to find new sources of revenue. Appreciates Co-operation. 'Die Alamo Baptist church wish to thank all the religious organizations for the splendid cooperation and work they are doing, with the help of the pas tor, Rev Strickland. The Sunday School, with the help of the Superintendent, Col. G L. Hattaway. seems to have grown, having ninety-six present last Sunday, the third Sunday in April, which is Easter Sunday, will be our Rally day. Au Easter program will be arranged. Do^il forget the date and be present. 'Die W. M. U. is progressing rapidly with the nelp of tht president, Mrs C. C. Hartley, file organizations, Sunbeams, G. A , and Y. W. A. We wish to thank all these officers for their splendid work. We also wish to thand the W. M. U. committee for the help in beautifying the church ground with a very beautiful selection of shrubbery. We wish to invite eveiyone to the B. Y. P. U , Senior oj Junior class every Sunday evening seven o’clock. Church services every second and fourth Sunday an eleven o’clock A. M. and eight o’clock PM. The public is cordially invited to attend all these services. Miss Tommie Keen. National Theater Program National Theater, Mcßae, con tinues with its big parade of hits. Always a good We-tern on Saturday, at 10 to 15 cents. No show over 25 cents. On Monday and Tuesday, April Ist to 2nd, hits begin. Be sure to be at the National “20 Million Sweethearts” Stars! stars and more stars! Dick Powell, Ginger Ginger Rogers and others. On Wednesday —Warren Wii iiams comes in luraity. Even our artist couldn’t unscramble this merry matrimonial mixup!.... Everybody wanted somebody who wanted somebody else—un til one little girl with big ideas solved the problem by marrying them all!. . . . You’ll never stop laughting when she starts get ling rid of them and discovers the marriage circle has turned into an infernal trangle. Thursday and Friday, you’ll see Richard Barthelmess, five women tried to teach him love! Again the golden beauty of Jean Muir —1934’8 blazing star senaa tion—illuminates the screen. GOOD CITIZEN PASSESTO BEYOND Mr. Henry E. Graham, 78 one of the oldest aud most respected citizens of Laurens county, died at his home near Cedar Grove last Tuesday morning. Mr. Graham bad been in declining health tor some time, but his passing caused sadness through out the co m muni ty and f co res of friends in Wheeler county were shocked to learn of bis death. He was a member of one of the larg est and best known families in ibis and Laurens counties. Hi was honest and upright in all of dealings with his fellowman. iperated large farming interest on his estate for a long number of years and at the time of his death his life’s accumulations stands as a monument to his Jiri't and management, vniu cumbred, no doubt. Kind to every one and passed out of this life leaving behind a record of honor and square dealings with all man kind. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Riley Watson, with whom he made his home, three sisters, Mrs. F. B. Browning, Laurens county, Mrs. Mary Johnson and Mrs. Martha White, both resid ing in Wheeler county and num bers of other relatives. Funeral services were hold at Snow Hill Baptist church Wed nesday, conducted by Rev. L B. Strickland, pastor of the Alamo Baptist church, assisted by Rev. Eubanks, of Dublin and Rev. G. G. Harrelson, of Scotland. Inter ment was in the Snow Hill ceme eery. The pall bearers were: Let Couey, Alfred Grimes, Martih Johnson, Miller Sears, C. J. Graham, Harris White, W. E. Grimes, and Jack Lowery. Funeral arrangements in charge of Currie Funeral Home, Alamo. Teachers of Zone £ And 2 Have Final Meeting The final meeting of the Help ing Teacher Service met in Alamo March 23, 1935. The two zones had a joint meeting. Miss Jane Franseth acted as chair man. The results of the Stanford Achievement tests which were given a few weeks ago were dis cussed and compared with the results of the tests given at the beginning of the year. There was much improvement in nearly all the subjects. Language and geography didn’t show as much increase as some of the other subjects. The teachers of each grade met to discuss the weaknesses and accomplishments in their particular grade. It was found that two of the greatest reasons for the weaknesses was poor attendance, and laca of material. It was decided that even though a helping teacher can not be here next year, that a program of progressive education would be carried on as nearly as possible. Mr. Hallford, superintendent of the Shiloh school presented a gift to Miss Jane Franseth from the teachers of this county as a token of their appreciation. — NOTICE Wheeler Camp 1214 of the Woodmen of the World cordially invites all members to be present at a call meeting Friday night, March 29. W. H. Morris, Jr., Con. Com. J. T. Rivers, Fin Seot’y. Number 9 MR. POPE N. BROWN DIES AT MCRAE Mr. Pope N. Brown, 63 years of age, one of the county’s best citizens, passed away at his home in Mcßae, Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock after an illness lasting two weeks and three days. Mr Brown was born in Jeffer son county, Ga., the son of the late James M. and Clarrisa Rogers Brown of South Carolina. He was married to Miss Emma Auld of Alamo, September 2nd, 1908. In March of the same year ne began carrying the United States mail at Towns and lived there a number of years where w was a prominent figure in every community and civic en terprise and could always be de pended upon for his cooperation nd loyalty. Generous and chai i table, he was always the first to answer the call of the needy and distressed. His deeds of love and -oi vice to his friends and neigh >ors were many and his passing is mourned by all who had the privilege of knowing him. He was a member of Towns Methodist church and bad never moved his membership to Mcßae, where he has resided since 1928, Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon from the home on Huckabee St , conducted by Rev. J. M. Glenn, pastor of Mcßae Methodist church, as ■doted by Rev. P. Q. Cason, pastor of Mcßae Baptist church and Rev. C. F. Barton, pastor of Helena Methodist church. Honorary pall bearers were J. E Murdaugb, Dr. C. C. Smith, i. S. Stamps, Dr. G. C. Paulk, W. D. Horton, R. A. Harris, J. C. McEacbin, O. F. Mcßae, W. B. Fuller, T. J. Smith, Victor Vaughn, John B. Walker and Ed Towns. Active pall bearers were George Wilcox, Lee Geiger, J. T. Wind sor, Paul Bogle, C. A. Ryals, and Judge Eschol Graham. He is survived by his wife and one son, Elbert N. Brown; three sisters, Mrs. W. S. Livingston, Mrs, B. B. Pace, of Townsand Mrs. Frank Watson of Fonifay, Florida. He also leaves two brothers, H. L Brown of Towns, J. H. Brown of Alamo and an uncle, Luke Rogeis of Swains boro. Interment was nade in Vidalia cemetery with S. P. Aiken Un dertaking Company in charge. — Telfair Enterprise. COURT RECESSED UNTIL MONDAY The spring term of Wheeler c ounty superior court convened, last Monday morning, with Judge Graham presiding and Solicitor Boyer in charge of the states affairs. The grand jury was organized by electing Mr. W. Henry Clark foreman, L. F. Clements clerk and Daniel Achord bailiff. When the body returned to the court room Judge Graham delivered bis usual strong and convincing charge to the body. The civil docket was taken up and the business concluded in the afternoon and jurors dismiss ed for the term. The grand jury remained in session until vester. day afternoon and recessed until next Monday morning when they will reconvene. IThe criminal docket will be taken up next Monday morning