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LOUISVILLE FINDS
SCORES.OF DEAD
Louisville, Ky., Jan. 27. —Sud-
den realization that flood victims
in Louisville alone may total hun
dreds broke upon this harassed
city today as police started bring
ing bodies out of the completely
submerged west end.
While sun beat down, and the
rampaging Ohio after chewing a
of the city away in four days,
held steady at a level of 57.1 for
13 successive hours, police in
vaded the totally submerged area
along the water front, poorest
residential section and hardest
hit by the record-shattering
rise.
J. Ray Barrett, deputy coron
er, said that 120 bodies have been
taken out the West End. but as
all city officials joined him in re
luctance to discuss the situation,
he maintained that the victims
died of heart failure, exposure,
and pneumonia. Barrett insisted
that none of these had drowned.
Police in boats brought the
dead back to half a dozen depots
where nine undertakers of the
city had been sworn in as deputy
coroners by Coroner John M.
Keaney. There were conflicting
stories of methods of disposal of
the dead. The city is fighting
groggly against steadily increase
ing illness and the threat of epi
demics, despite arival of fresh
loads of doctors, nurses, medical
supplies, 600 federal soldiers and
hundreds of police flown here
today in response t o Mayor
Neville Miller’s radio plea for
help.
Dr. Hugh Rodman Leavell, city
health officer, said badly decom
posed bodies, how many he did
not know, had been taken to
trenches in highlands cemeterys
for burial. No idenification was
attemted because of the urgent
sanitary problem, he said. He
maintained he did not know the
sex or the age of any of theie vic
tims; that he did not know whe
ther they were Negroes or white.
From other sources came reports
officials denied, that the city in
cinerator plant was being used
as a crematory.
“We have no way of knowing
haw many dead we will find
when the waters go down.’’ Dr.
Leavell said, as he went about
the work of relief, exhausted by
a four-day vigil. “They just told
me they found three more bodies
in a bouse in the northeastern
section of the city. The death
total should run into hundreds,
certainly it will not go into thous
ands.
“We have innoculated between
75,000 and 1000,000 people al
ready against typhoid. We have
all the doctors, nurses and medi
cal supplies on tne way. with the
exception of cloride of lime. We
need all we can get of that for
disinfecting purposes.”
Just as Louisville couldn’t
seem to realize the magnitude
of the surging waters that have
reached eleven feet above the
previous record of 1934, neither
could they seem to grasp the
possibilities of a death toll of
great proportions.
Tne Ohio never before has
done this, they seemed to believe,
it just couldn’t be real, it could
eut happen.
Mrs. V. C. Daves, of Vienna,
was the guest this week of Mr.
and Mrs. J.H. Gross and family.
Anyone interested in house
furnishing, musicalinsturments,
call on J. M. Wimberly, Scotland,
Ga.
WbTebr County Bagb
FARM LOAN BODY
TO MEET MONDAY
Arrangements are complete
for the annual meeting of the
Vidalia Production Credit Asso
ciation, which will be held on
February first, at the City Hall in
Vidalia at 10 o’clock, according
to Mr. W. A. Chapman, president
of the association, who said that
a large attendance of farmers are
expected.
The Vidalia Production Credit
Association serves Montgomery,
Tattnall, Toombs and Wheeler
counties and furnishes short
term credit for production and
other purposes to its members.
The association now has a mem
bership of approximately 800 and
Mr. Chapman says that every
member is expected to attend
the annual meeting at which a
complete report of last year’s
operations will be made, directors
will be elected and plans made
for 1937 operation.
The meeting will be attended
by Mr. J. Edwin Tiddy, of the
Production Credit Corporation
of Columbia, who will address
the stockholdersat the conclusion
of the business session.
The officers and directors of
the Vidalia Production Credit
Association are: W. A. Chapman,
president; J. B. O’Conner, vice
president; Marshall Ewing, sec
retary-treasurer; Directors: W.
A. Chapman, J. W. Moore, H. R.
Hill, J. B. O’Conner and C. L.
Cheney.
Gillis Replaces Mcßae
On Highway Board
Governor Rivers appointed Mr.
Jim Gillis, of Soperton, to the
State Highway Boad and he was
promptly confirmed by the sen
ate. Mr. Gillis is one of the most
sutstanding and popular men in
this section, and is a very popu
lar choice amoung all. Mr. Gillis
has best wishes of his many
Wheeler friends, where he is well
known and admired, all feeling
that he will be fair and impart
ial and that our interests will
received due recognition from
him. His appointment will meet
with universal satisfaction
throughtout the state and con
tribute to the success of the
Rivers administration.
Baptist W. M. S.
Held Meeting Monday
Circle No. 1, of the Baptist W.
M. S., met at the home of Mrs.
M. C. White Monday afternoon.
This being the first meeting of
the year, the following officers
were elected.
Mrs. R. T. Harville—Chairman.
Mrs. W. R. McDaniel—Co
chairman.
Mrs. M. L. Dominy—Secretary
Treasury.
Mrs. G.L. Haitaway —Personal
service.
After the program a social
hour was enjoyed, and delicious
refreshments were served.
Our next meeting will be with
Mrs. W. R. McDaniel.
Lindley Camp’s
Army Expensive
Atlanta, Jan. 28.—Governor
Rivers today received an audit
which showed the Georgia state
military department accumu
lated a deficit of approximtely
$147,000 during the last three
years of Ex-Gov. Eugene Tal
madge’s administration.
The audit was submitted by
* Bute Auditor Tom Wlsdoua.
ALAMO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1937
TALMADGE OFFICE
SPENT $27,772.12
Atlanta, Jan. 23. State Auditor
Tom Wisdom reported today it
cost $27,772,12 to operate Gov
ernor Eugene Talmadge’s office
in 1936 “of which $2,720.71 was I
for the upkeep and operation of
an automobile for the use of the
governor.”
The total governmental cost of
operating the department of the
chief executive, Wisdom said,
was $60,283.63 which also in
cluded an item of $18,713 37 for
“litigation. ”
The report was made in Wis
dom’s annual audit of the exe
cutive department directed to
Governor E. D. Rivers.
The “litigation” item included
sl6, 500 to “special attorneys’’
paid from special interest on
state deposits paid by banks
during the legal fight over the
governor one man control of state
finances.
The banks, the audit said, paid
in $30,662.34 of which $3,930.73
were paid into the state treasury
and $26,731.61 was “withheld
from the general fund subject to
payment on executive order.”
“From this fund $26,731.61,”
Wisdom reported, “certain pay
ments were made aggregating
$22,903.36 of which $16,500 was
to special attorneys and $6,403,36
transferred to the military de
partment.”
In his comments on this item,
Wisdom quoted a law reading
“all moneys collected from ary
source or any account, to which
the state is entitled, not other
wise directed, shall be paid into
the state treasury.”
The report listed Sam D.
Hewlett, Talmadge attorney, as
having received $6,000 for per
sonal service as a special at
torney; Hugh Howell, Talmadge
lieutenant and former chairman
of the state Democratic executive
committee, $5,000 in the same
capacity; W. S. Mann, $5,000;
Berry Wright, $250, and Graham
Wright, $250.
Other attorneys’ fees listed as
coming from oilier sources were
SSO to W. M. Lester, attorney for
a legislative committee; an ad
ditional $857.96 to Barry Wright,
and $172.26 in “travel expense”
to Hewlett.
The only item listed in the re
port as having been paid Tal
madge for “personal service”
was his salary of $7,500.
Wisdom’s itemized report if
expenses for theautomobile “for
the use of tl,.egovernor” showed;
Gasoline, oil and grease, $2,-
228.59; repairs, $230.91; insur
ance,sls9.s9, and tires and tubes,
$320.54. Against this, Wisdom
reported, a claim collected for
repairs, was $218.91.
Large Land Deal
Made in Ben Hill
Abbeville, Jan., 27.—One of the
the largest land deals made in
this section lately was the sale
of the S. B. Reid home place in
Ben Hill county.
The land which belonged to the
John Hancock Life Insurance
company of Boston was sold to
J. Hobson Walker, Alamo, for
SB,OOO. It included 1,150 acres,
much of which was uncut timber
land.
The transaction was made
through W.H. Wilkinson, Abbe
vill real estate dealer, and Ben
Zeseman, Abbe/ill lawyer.
This cool speel wi 1 probably
be the end ot a good many grunts
and squeels.
The Preachers Column
By Rev. M. W, Flanders
Are You A Christian
How may a person know that
he is a Christian? Simply as they
knew it in the days of the birth
of Christianity. The early follow
ers of Christ believed in him,
followed him as he led the way,
trusted him as their Lord and
Master. They endeavo cd to obey
his commands and exemplify his
S,'i it. .hey felt hi.- presence
and knew he would nut fail them
along the journey of life. Thi y
had a real experience that was
unshakable. Their faith in Christ
was so well founded they would
die by it. They personally knew
Je;,us a- their Savinm .
Christian and Service
Service was a real joy to early
Christians. They were not
ashamed to confess him with
their tongues. They counted it a
privilege to go out and win a
brother and be a witness for
Christ. They were in their places
fighting agaust the evils of their
day ar.d were ready to die for the
cause of righteousness. They
v ere so determined to serve their
Master in “Rescueing the peris
siting and care for the dicing’
that nothing could stop them.
Mob lineals, imprisonments,
and physical sufferings seems to
have added to their zeal for
service.
Today’s Christians
A man said to me sometime
ago: "I ti y io be a Christian and
am a memuer of a church but
the action on the pari of ceriain
members his about disgusted
me. That is the reason I do not
attend services more than I do.”
Now here is a man who look some
v ry solemn vows chat he would
bo loyal to his chiu ch »nd active
in the progiam as to its support
and progress. Inst, ad of stand
ing by ins church and using his
laflience toward making the
church a success and teacli men
how they ought to Jive by his
good example, he would with
draw himself into his own little
shell as much as to say, “Let the
people that I do not like take my
Church and go to the devil with
it. ’’What does the church mean
to that man and what does that
man mean to his church? ft
means only that he is passing
those who need bis moral and
spiritual support up, or that his
idea as to what aChristian should
be is vague, or that he is not
sincere.
Os course there are those in
the church who are weak and
need help. In fact, we need each
other —we need to mix and
mingle together at church and
Sunday School. We should per
sonally live so close to our Savi
our that our individual lives will
reprove those who are not travel
ing onward and upward. The
Church of the living God will
grow more perfect as men and
women become more Christ like.
The world finds Christ where he
is needed and we, as Christians,
must not and cannot withhold our
selves from those who need us,
whether they have their names
on some church roll or are just
sinners out in the world.
The responsibility is very great
and the greatest institution on
earth is the Church. A doctors
prescription should be the only
thing that would keep us from
church and Christian services.
Men cannot develop spiritually
when they let "unfinished busi
ness” interfere with their Chris-
RED CROSS APPEAL
The appeal from Red Cross
Headquarters is most urgent.
We were first asked for our
quota which was $50.00 to aid in
the flood disaster. Another tele
gram asked that we double this
amount as the needs were so
great. The third appeal was that
we send five times our quota.
The Committee here and Glen
wood have worked untiringly and
feel very grateful for the responce
they received.
We haven’t gone five times our
quto but are still working and
numbers have promised to give.
Any amount will be appreciated.
We haye forwarded $150.00 to
Headquarters from the Wheeler
County Chapter.
For humanity’s sake —Give.
Disaster might come our way
sometime.
SfED LOAN BILL
fASSLI) IWAI
Washington, Jan. 27. —The
senate today approved a $50,-
000,000 Seed and Crop Production
Loan bill, designed to aid impo
verished farmers in setting out
their 1937 crops after furious
debate over properity of federal
relief aid.
The Senate passed the measure
after a brisk debate opened by
Senator Carter Glass, D., Va.,
who challenged the validity of
relief expenditures by the federal
government and cited a veto
message written by President
Grover Cleveland 50 years aco in
defense of his stand.
Glass’ attack aroused Majority
Leader Joseph T. Robinson to a
vigorous defense of federal
policy.
President Roosevelt To
Visit Georgia in March
Washington, Jan. 27. —Thomas
J. Hamilton, editor of the Au
gusta, Ga , Chronicle, said today
President Roosevelt planned to
visit Georgia March 8.
Hamilton said the President
told him he would leave Wash
ington March 7 by train, motor
to Columbia, S. C., to Macon by
way of Augusta, then take a
special train to his Warm Springs
home. Mrs. Hamilton and L. S.
Moody, of Augusta, accompanied
Hamilton to the White House.
Mr. Roosevelt planned, Hamil
ton said, to stop at Columbia for
breakfast with Governor Johnson
on March 8, and have luncheon
early in the afternoon at Au
gusta
Hamilton said the President
told him he wanted to make
brief stops during the March
trip at Louisville and Milledge
ville, former capitals of Georgia.
The Georgians said Mr. Roose
velt indicated interest in the
proposed $22,000,000 Clarks Hill
dam on the Savannah river.
tian duty on the Lord’s Day. A
Christian lieing in bed on Sun
day or running out on his church,
seeking for pleasure or comfort
when they should be at church
teaching a Sunday School class
or setting in a class and lending
his moral support has retrog
raded far from the early Chris
tian and from what Christ is ex
pecting of us today.
What kind of a church,
Would my church be,
If every other member
Was just like me?
Number 49
WHEELER FARMERS
JOIWMII
The Horseshoe Bend Farm
Manager, Mr. N. W. Jones was
in to see us the other day and
stated that he had just sold 1000
bushels of the wilt resistant cot
ton seed that he had developed
on the farm.
Mr. Jones also stated that the
ones who bought these seeds bad
agreed to have special sale days
for this particular cotton pro
duced from these seed, around
the middle of each month, so that
a number of buyers can be pre<
sent on the day of sale and all of
the cotton can be brought togeth
er at your local gin or warehouse-
This being done will naturally
encouarge more buyers to attend
these sales. The U. S .Standard
is 90 points on one inch staple
and 120 points on one and one
sixteenth inch staple, this should
encourage all farmers to improve
their staple so as to realise the
profit in so doing. No matter how
large or small the farmer may
be, he will surly profit by this
method.
The Horseshoe Bend Farm of
this county has established this
and, it is hoped that the people of
the county will come together
and form a “Community One
Variety Program” in Wheeler
County.
Premiums on the lint from this
seed will more than pay the dif
ference between this seed and
other varieties. It would be a
good a good idea to see and talk
with Mr. Jones and let him fully
explain the aduantage it will be
to form this program in our
county.
To plant with ordinary seed it
at oil mill prices it will cost 66c
per acre for the seed.
By paying about SI.OO more
for better seed per acre the value
of the lint be increased $5.00 to
$7.00 per acre.
LAST RITES OF MRS.
EUGENE CALDWELL
Funeral services were held
Tuesday morning from Bay
Springs Methodist church, for
Mrs. Eugene Caldwell, who died
at her home near here Sunday
night, conducted by Rev. S. D.
Had, of Vidalia, assisted by Rev.
M. W. Flanders, pastor of Alamo
Methodist church.
Pallbearers were: Otba Hinson,
Ross McMillan, E. L. Rhodes,
Claude Stevenson, Ben Irwin,
and Alvah Irwin.
Mrs. Calwell was born in
Thomson, the daughter of Mr.
Jim Reese and the late Mrs.
Reese and was 63 years old of
age. She was a member of the
New Hope Baptist churh, in Tel.
fair county.
Surviving are her husband,
her father, Mr. Jim Reese; two
sons, J. G. Caldwell and H. E.
Caldwell, of this county; three
daughters, Mrs. D. L. Meaders,
of Patterson; Mrs. E. U. Nichols,
Telfair county; Mrs. J. B. O’-
Quinn, of this county; two broth
ers, J. M. Reese and Baxter
Reese, of Thomson; threesisters,
Mrs. D. H. Swann, Mrs. Wells
and Mrs. Harden, of Atlanta.
Interment was in Oak Grove
cemetery in Mcßae.
A card received from Julius
White, at Haines City, Florida,
a few days ago, stated that he
was getting along fine and was
I working rsgulary,
