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Important County News
That Will
Mean Money To You
Volume 26
Wheeler County Schools
Finishing Successful Term
TEACHETS ALL PAID IN
FULL, FUNDS ON HAND
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Last week proved a gala time
for most of the public schools of
Wheeler County. Friday was
“closing” day for all the schools
with few exception in the entire
county.
The Graham school in charge
of Mrs. Emily Mann, of Mcßae,
and Mrs. Ralph Thomas, of near
Alamo, closed Friday afternoon
but gave the patrons and trus
tees and friends of the school a
picnic at the old school site where
the school building burned in
the spring, on last Saturday. The
County School Superintendent
and Mrs. W. H. Kent together
with other interested in school
work of the county attended the
exercises.
The Dempsey school in charge
of Miss Ilah Burch, of Helena,
and Miss Mary Irwin, of Alamo,
closed on Friday with appropri
ate exercises which were well
attended by patrons and the
trustees and friends. After the
exercises refreshments were
served at Kents Pool.
Oak Grove school was closed
Friday with appropriate exerci
ses which were well attended by
the community at 11:00 o’clock
a. m., after this a picnic was en
joyed. Mrs. C. E Rountree and
Miss Susie White, of Alamo,
were the teachers in charge.
Superintendent W. H. Kent at-,
tended these exercises.
Spring Hill school in charge of
Mr. E. C. Mathews, of Lumber
City, and Miss Ola Mims, of Mc-
Rae, gave a splendid program on
Friday which was well attended
by the community. Refreshments
were served after the program
with spread dinner on the
ground.
Browning school where Mrs.
Hubert Dent, Alamo, and Mrs.
M. C. Tucker, of Lyons, were
the teachers, also closed with a
picnic on Friday, while Cross
Roads school held their closing
exercises on Friday night and a
splendid program was given by
the seventh grade pupils and a
play by the faculty. Certificates
were delivered during the ex
cises to the seventh grade pupils
who had completed the work in
this grade for the year, by W.
H. Kent, Superintendent of
County Schools. The Cross Roads
school was conducted during the
tirm by Miss Alma Currie, of
Glenwood, D. H. Knight and
Miss Willie Nelle Weatherly, both
of Rentz. A community string
band furnished the music for
these exercises.
Landsburg school in charge of
Miss Irine Brantley, of Eastman,
and Miss Olivia Wyatt, of Dublin,
held their exercises during the
day, on Friday while Union
Chappel in charge of Miss Sallie
Robertson, held a picnic on the
grounds with appropriate ex*
ercises on Friday.
The Hope School cloeed Tues
day night. This school was taught
by Mrs. A. J. Grimes, and Miss
Nola Windham, of Glenwood, and
the school at Marie in charge of
Miss Mary Kent will close today,
Friday. Bo‘h of these schools
have arranged fine programs for
the occasion. And after these
there will be only four of the
High schools in the county still
in operation which will give their
commencement exercises during
the latter part of May and early
part of June. These four re*
gaining schools are Wheeler
REVIVAL SERVICES
CONTINUES HERE
The revival services which be
gan at the Alamo Methodist
church last Sunday are still in
progress. Rev. Flanders, pastor,
is being ably assisted by Rev.
Harrell, of East Point.
Much interest is being mani
tested in the services, which are
held in the morning, afternoon
and night. The morning services
are held in vacant building down
town, only men and boys attend'
ing. The afternoon services are
held at the church, as also the
night services.
Rev. Harrell is a very force
ful speaker and as the time goes
on interest is growing in every
service.
A special services is to be held
at the church Sunday afternoon
at three o’clock, at which time
he will speak to men and boys.
Miss Dorothy Rivers
Is Honored Again
Miss Dorothy Rivers, of Glen
wood, was one of the Seniors at
G. S. C. W., Milledgeville, whose
name appeared on the Deans List
for the winter quarter. It also
appeared in the daily press this
week. One has to make an aver
age of 87 and and above to make
Dean’s List and Miss Rivers has
made Deans’ list every quarter
for two years in Milledgeville.
Before going to G. S. C. W.,
she was a student at B. P. 1.,
Mt. Vernon, for two years, She
was noted the most out standing
student at B. P. 1., while there,
She is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. R, E. Rivers, and a grand
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. W. A.
Rivers, of Glenwood.
The faculty at G. S. C. W. are
urging her to go on and obtain
her Master degree, as they pre
dict for a brilliant career.
Telfair Singers to Meet
Sunday, May 2nd
The Spring session of Telfair
County binging Convention will
be held at Workmore school
building, nine miles south of
Mcßae, on paved routh 31 Sun*
diy, May 2nd, 1937. This is time
for the annual election of officers
and a large attendance is urged.
A number of prominent song
leaders and several quartets have
promised to attend. Visiting
singers will be taken
care of at noon hour. Plenty of
song books for all.
W. D. Horton, Pres.
Guy T. Dance, Vice-Pres,
C. C. Varnadoe, Sec’ty.
County High School, Glenwood
High School, Shiloh High School,
and Union Consolidated School.
Mr. W. H. Kent, county school
superintendent announces that
the year’s work forth? schools
of the county have been among
the most successful since the
county was organized back in
1912, and that all teachers have
been promptly paid at the end of
each month and with a likelihood
of enough funds with which to
complete the year’s work with
out the aid of a single dollar from
outside sources.
Miss Cla"a Bright, of B'ounts
town, Florida, is spending some
time here with relatives and
friends.
ALAMO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1937
FUNERAL RITES FOR
NR. A. D. GUIN
A. D. Guin, 37, of the Spring
Hill district, d ied at bis home last
Tuesday morning after an illness
of ten days. He contracted pneu
monia, from which he died. Mr.
Guin was one of the best known
farmers of the county. He was a
member of the Spring Hill Bap
tist church, and took quite an
interest in community affairs.
He was a member of the Spring
Hill school board.
Surviving are his wife, the
former Miss Mary Wright, six
children,Ellen,Kathleen, Wright,
Bunnell, Ralph and A. D., Jr.;
two brothers, M. C. Guin, of
Glenwood; and W. A. Guin, of
Vidalia, and one sister, Mrs. R-
W. Windham, of Glenwood.
CARD OF THANKS.
Throughthis medium, we wish
to thank each and every one for
the kindness shown us during
the illness and death our beloved
husband and father. Each word
of sympathy, the floral off rings,
every kind deed, and the faith
fulness of Dr. Rivers, and others
who so willingly and readily
rendered midical aid, helped us
to bare our burdens better. May
the good Lord bless each and
every one of you is our prayer.
Mrs. D. M. Morrison
and Children.
W. C. H. Fifth Grade News
By Edortha
The fifth grade of Wheeler
County High school prepared a
memorial day program and
rendered it on April 26 th,
“Southern Memorial Day”. The
program:
1. One flag, one land, one heart,
one hand, one nation forever
more, repeated in unison.
2. Song “Battle Hymn of Re
public”— By sth grade.
3. Flag salute by sth grade.
Day” by Lucille Burris.
4. “Why we have Decoration
5. Poem “The Day is Done” —
By Kathelene Cox.
6. Biography of John Gordon —
Doris Hattaway.
7. Biography of Robt. E. Lee —
Jean Gilder.
8. Song “Columbia, the Gem
of The Ocean, by sth grade.
9. Biography—Alex. 11.
Stephens —Maxine Currie.
10. Song, “America” —By all.
11. Pantomime “The Blue and
I’he Gray’’—Edortha Geiger and
Carolyn Byrd.
12. Song, “Star Spangled
Banner”—By all.
13. Song, “Dixie” —By all.
After school was out (3:30) the
sth grade, accompanied by sev
eral 7th grade pupils, (who were
invited because they, too, had
just completed study of the War
Between the States,) walked to
Alamo Cemetery to decorate
soldiers’ graves.
ATTENTION!
I will be open the first of next week
with new equipment, latest i n barber
work.
I invite all of my friends to come in
and I appreciate the patronage of all.
Located in J; F. Darby Bank building.
Call Around to see me while in town.
Sanitary Barber Shop,
R. G. Jenkins, Prop.
ALAMO, ; » ’ GEORGIA
Wfll KNOWN fflffl
MS MH LIFE
A. A. Purvis, a live stock
dealer, who had resided for some
years in Glenwood, shot himself
through the temle with a 22
caliber rifle early this morning,
and died a few minutes after the
shooting. He had been in bad
health for more than a year and
had made several threati of
taking his life. While he had re
covered from his illness appar
ently and was jovial in his family
connections at the breakfast table
a few- minutes before taking his
life, no reason was assigned by
him for the act.
Mr. Purvis it seems had
thoroughly made up his mind on
the proposition as he tried at the
drug store to purchase carbolic,
acid, and failing he burred the
gun for the purpose of killing a
hog for the market. After break
fast was served he went a short
distance to the district court
bouse in Glenwood and entered
the main court room and fired
only one shot with the rifle which
proved fatal.
He is survived by his wife and
several children and a number of
relatives in this and Laurens.
Interment will be in the Cedar
Grove cemetery Sunday after
noon.
They carried a profusion of
flowers and 11 rst decorated graves
of soldiers while they sang the
song “Cover Them Over With
Beautiful Flowers.”
Being eager to find a grave of
a grave of a Confederate Veteran
the group walked on 1 1-2 miles
farther to the “Bright home'
stead” and found a beautiful
spot about fifteen feet square
surrounded by a nice iron fence
and this fence was literally
covered with honeysuckle vines
in bloom. There were silver
maples trees, there too, Honey
suckle vines were all over the
ground. We found the gate and
entered the cemetery. We were
speechless! There were at least
fifteen graves there and all had
very nice “mornuments”. The
epitaphs were mostly of Mcßae,
and Clements families but one
bore name of “Brantley.” The
oldest date we found was 1816.
We were thrilled that we
decorated “Jacob W. Clements,”
grave who died in 1883 and we
later learned that he really was
a Civil War Veteran and that is
the original purpose of memorial
Day. . . .“To decorate Confeder
ate Veterans’ graves....” As well
as union ones.
One child remarked, “Some
folks live and die around Alamo
and never know of this interest
ing place so near us” We reached
home about 6:30 p. m.. tired and
happy.
Alamo Garden Club Held
Interesting Meeting Here
COUNTY HEALTH
WEEKLY LETTER
Continuing our articles on the
care of the preschool child. We
have this week a method of which
a mother may score her child
and determine to what extent he
measures up to the usual or to
that which is desirable.
A MOTHER’S SCORE SHEET
FOR PRESHCOOL CHILD
100 points
1. Has a healthy body total 60
Weight satisfactory 1
Muscles firm 1
Medium weight 1
Chest normal 1
Back normal 1
Feet normal 1
No deformity 1
Heart normal 2
Lungs normal 2
Nervous system normal 2
All other organs normal 2
Ears normal 2
Eyes normal 2
Nose normal 2
Throat normal:
Tonsils 2 Speech 1
Teeth in good condition 2
Glands of neck normal 1
Skin normal:
No eruption 1 Color healthy 1
Hair and scalp normal 1
Vaccinated for smallpox 15
Immunized against:
diptheria 15
11. Practices good healthy habits
in the home Total 33
Take a bath tv ice weekly 2
Face, hands, nails clean each
morning 1
Washes teeth twice daily 1
Washes hands before eating 1
Washes hands after toilet 1
Clean handkerchief each morn
ing 1
Attends toilet after breakfast 5
Drinks 2 glasses of milk daily 1
Eats one vegetable other than
potatoes (starchy) 1
Eats one green vegetable 1
Ea’s one whole grain cereal 1
Eats one fruit daily 1
Drinks 4 glasses water daily,
chews food well 1
Eats sweets only after meals 1
Sleeps 12-14 hours each night 1
Has nap in middle of day 1
Sleeps with windows open 1
Never goes out at night 1
One hour exercise in morning
in play 1
One hour exercise in afternoon
in play 1
Wears suitable clothes 1
Does not exercise after meals 1
Wears clothes suitable to tem
peture 1
Wears clothes comfortably loose
1
Removes outdoor clothes when
n the house 1
Shoes well selected:
Straight innersole, heels even 1
111. Has a healthy personality
Total 7
Keeps cheerful 1
Tries to do his best 1
Keeps his temper 1
Is resourceful 1
Works and plays well with
others 1
Is considerate of others 1
Plays fair 1
TOTAL 100
i Mrs. H. G. Smith and daugh
| ter and little granddaughter, of
I Preston, spent a few days this
week with her brother, Mr. G.
M. Blizzard and family.
Local and Personal News
That. Will
Interest and Inform You
Sample Copy 5c Number 10
GARDEN CLUB MAKE PLANS
FOR THE NEAR FUTURE
The Alamo Garden Club met
Tuessday afternoon, April 13, at
the school house with Mesdames
S. A. Lee, J. D. Peebles and
Milo C. Hartley as hostesses.
Reports from various commit
tees were heard. Mr. Pullium
was requested to tell of work
done on campus by F. F. A. ’s,
under his supervision. They
graded and leveled the campus
and put out crepe myrtles and
lots of native shrubbery. They
also put out 50 shrubs purchased
byP. T. A., and Garden Club.
Plans are slowly but surely
materializing for a beautiful
campus.
Most enjoyable afternoon was
spent by landscape gardening
club on Mrs. D. C. Colson’s
lawn in Glenwood recently. They
studied her different shrubs and
gained lots of information
from her experience with
shrubbery. Their trip was very
pleasant and educational. They
found Mrs. Colson the “perfect
hostess.”
She was invited and urged to
attend the Garden Club meeting
in Alamo and talk on her experi
ence and she honored us by ac
cepting. Her talk on planting
shrubbery was latter described
as a master piece. One beautiful
thought given was, “I do these
things to make more livable
and lovable my surroundings”.
Another was, “If I plant a tree
or set a hen at home I want to
go back again”. I wish space
permitted us to print her entire
address, which was concluded
by this expressive quotation
from Kibling:
“There’s not a pair of legs so
thin,
There’s not a head so thick,
There’s not a hand so weak and
white
Nor yet a heart so sick,
But that it can find some work
that’s crying to be done.
For the glory of the Garden and
for the glory of every one.”
Delicious refreshments were
served by the hostesses.
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Notice to Ail Farmers
Os Wheeler County
May 15, 1937, has been set as
the closing date for receiving
Worksheets. Worksheets must
be signed by this date in order
to be eligible to make applica
tion for Soil Conservation Pay
ments for the year.
Each Producer who files a
Worksheet on one farm which he
operates as owner, renter, share
tenant, or landlord of a share
tenant must submit Worksheets
for all such farms. If you oper
ate more than one farm you must
be sure that Worksheets are
signed on all of them.
I hope that you will look after
this matter at once in order that
you may be qualified to receive
such Payments as you will earn
on your farm in 1937.
Lee G. Whitaker,
County Agent.
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Many friends of Mr. Charlie
Morrison, will regret to learn
that he is quite ill at his home in.
Glenwood with pneumonia. The
Eagle joins his many friends in
wishing him a speedy recovery!
