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Important County News
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Volume 26k
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COUNTY HEALTH
WEEKLY LETTER
The area of Wheeler county i»
246 square miles. The population
estimate for January Ist, 1938,
judging from the number of biri h
and death certificates is 10,245.
This gives the county a populatk n
density of 38.80 per square mile.
There are 6,791 whites or 66.25
percent. There are 3,453 colored
or 83.72 per cent of the popu
lation. There were 121 birth cer
tificates recorded for births dur
ing the year 1937, 55 of these
were white, 66 were colored.
There were 33 white and 36
colored deaths recorded lor the
year. We have reason to believe
that many of the births were not
recorded in this county, since in
Telfair county we have recorded
for the year one birth for every
40 people, and Wheeler county
one birth for about every 38 peo
j 'e, The percentage of colored
and white are about the same in
both counties.
During the year only 43 people
were vaccinated against small*
pox. Vaccination against this dis
ease costs only one nickle which
pays for the vaccine.
During the yerr smallpox dis
ease has increased 95 per cent
over 1936 in the United States.
This sudden increase took place
mainly in loway where the peo
ple have neglected for a number
of years to have their children
vaccinated against it' Last week
_ there was a ease of smallpox re-
West Georgia.
Pieaaeget 'vaccinated before
we have cases occur Ing in our
community.
Court Rules 5c Purchaser
Qualified tor Jury Duty
Kelso, Wash., Jan. 16—You
can qualify as a jury member in
Washington by spending a nickel.
That was the ruling of Judge
J. E Stone, when an attorney
challenged a jury member on the
ground he was neither a free
holder nor a tax payer. The court
ruled the purchase of a five-cent
cigar made the purchaser a tax
payer.
Mr. and Mrs. Waters announce
the birth of a daughter in their
home on last Friday.
Special Notice to
All Tax Payers
r
This is to notify all Tax Payers, both
| white and colored that I will be in my
office, beginning February Ist., every day
except the days that I will be on my
regular rounds, from this date until the
books close.
Every one that is entitled to tax ex
emption must file application not later than
April Ist., as this is the end of time allow
ed by law. These applications will cost the
sum of 50c each for the first year after
which there will not be any charge, as the
50c covers the entire cost of exemption from
now on.
With this means I am notifying all that
they must file application before the time
is out so that you may get the benefit from
I this exemption.
L. M. DANIEL, T. R.
Wheeler County. j
Whiter (tanttj lank
GLENWOOD P. T. A.
MONTHLY MEETING
The Glenwood P. T. A. held it’s
regular monthly meeting at the
High School building, Thursday
afternoon January 13th, with
grs. W. H. Kent president, pre
siding.
Tee meeting was opened with
prayer by Miss Thompson, fol
lowed by short talks given by
Miss Peterson on “The Librory
as the center of the High School/’
and Mrs. D. C. Colson on “The
Influence of books on one’s life.’’
The main feature of the after
noon was a very interesting and
instructive talk on P. T. A. work
in its different phases given by
the guest speaker, Mrs. R E. L.
Majors, of Claxton, President of
our district P. T. A. work. She
was accompanied bi’ Mrs. Hall,
of Lyons.
A seort business session was
held and a count of the mothers
present made The dollar for
largestattendance by grades was
won by the eleventh grade.
Delicious refreshments carry
ingout the Valentine motif was
served by tee refreshment com
mittee, Mrs. E. A. Pope and M rs.
W. J. Ryals.
Joe Swain Hurt Daring
Basketball Game Here
Joe Swain, young son of Mr.
B. Z. Swain, received a serious
injury while playing with the
Shiloh basketball team against
Workmore at the gymnasium
here Wednesday night.
His left arm and wrist were
fractured in three places, requir
ing x-ray examination before
setting. Dr. Snow gave first aid
but the patient was sent to the
office of Dr. Mann at Mcßae.
Young Swain collided with one of
the Workmore players during a
rough and tumble game.
Miss Ann Dudley, ofColumbus,
is the new county nurse taking
the place of Mrs. Margaret
Fowler McNair, who leaves for
Macon the first of the coming
month. Miss Dudley came in
several days ago and assumed
।her duties.
ALAMO, BORGIA, FRIDAY, January 21, 1938
SWEDENBORG WAS A PIONEER
IN MANY REALMS OF SCIENCE
Marking the 250th Anniversary of His Birth, Plans Are
Made to Commemorate His Contributions to
Science and Philosophy
EM A NUEL SWEDENBORG, ths
250th anniversary of whose birth
will be observed on January 29. 1938,
was one of the great scientific pioneers
of his day. Part of his life was devoted
to a science almost unknown in his
time, psychology.
Though he lived and died before the
American Revolution, Swedenborg
evolved a psychological system aston
ishingly modern in Its views of the in
dividual’s relation to society, and In its
completeness, answering many ques
tions only partially dealt with by psy
chologists of today.
Two centuries ago thinking on the
subject of the nature of the mind was
almost entirely confined to the philoso
phers, who produced dead and abstract
theories; they did not. base their
psychology on any practical observa
tion of nature. Swedenborg began his
study of the mind and its relation to
the body by thorough research In phy
siology, and In these studies was the
first to arrive at certain modern con
ceptions of the functions and activity
t of the brain and the nervous system.
This physiological approach is now
taken as a matter of course by modern
psychologists, who study exhaustively
the mechanisms of mental life and the
machinery which underlies our think
ing. Swedenborg, with his training as
a philosopher, was not satisfied to stop
at this point, but carried bls Investiga
tions Into the nature of mind or spirit
tn Its relation to the body. He came
to regard the body as the region tn
which mind or spirit functioned. In his
; earlier work he wrote of tae actions
of the body in their effect on states of
mind; one volume he publishod treated
of the interaction of various states of
mind.
Freud and other modern psycho)
ogists have developed similar views
' to Swedenborg's, that the mind is made
up of different forces and Impulses and
functions op different levels of con
sciousness; Swedenborg held the view
. 200 years ago that the mind functions
on different planes and that we are
usually unconscious of most of Its ac
' tivities. He held that the practical
| problem of life for each human being
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Swedenborg’s Contribution to Physiology
By MAX NEUBERGER, M. D.
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Professor of the History of Medicine, University of Vienna
Everybody that has even made a slight acquaintance with the two chief
anatomical-physiological works of the Swedish Aristotle knows that there is
scarcely a chapter in them but surprises us with brilliant anticipations of
modern science. Wherever we penetrate into the mine of Swedenborg’s
। physiology we strike a vein of metal so rich that the united strenuous efforts
r of several savants will be needed to raise the whole of it.
' Metro Theater
Mount Vernon, Ga.
PROGRAM
Daily 4, 7:45 and 9:15 P. M.
Saturday Shows begin at 3 p.m
Mat. 10 15 20 Night 1015 25
Monday—Tuesday
“THE AWPUL TRUTH”
Irene Dunn and Cary Grant.
Funnest show of all. Don’t miss
it. Also “Servant of the People”
and comedy.
Wednesday
“LOVE ON TOAST”
John Payne and Stell Ardler.
Brand new comedy drama, you’ll
like it “On Toast” “Mysterious
Pilot,” ami comedy.
Thursday and Friday
“MADAME X”
Gladys George, Warren Willi*
am, John Beal. Greatest drama
the v orld has ever known. A
mother love weighed in the
balances. Also “Mysterious
Pilot,” Thurs. “Custer’s Last
Stand” Friday and comedy both
days.
Saturday 1
“THE HOLLYWOOD ROUND
UP”
Buck Jones in a real and new
western. “Custer’s Last Stand”
,nd Caarley Can e comedy.
is to evolve aarmony out of these con
flicting mental forces, and states that
this can be achieved by mental growth
on the spiritual plane.
Unlike the idealistic philosophers
who preceded him lie believed that
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Emanuel Swedenborg
spiritual growth cannot be achieved
In withdrawal from everyday life. The
“natural" is the servant and expres
sion of the spiritual, and natural things
have a correspondence with spiritual
things. The “sours" salvation or men
tai health depends on a practical life
of usefulness in the natural world,
with acknowledgment of a divine pow
er which is greater than the individual
and operates through him for good.
According to Swedenborg, the
earlier Christian Ideal of withdrawal
from the world and complete self
abrogation was psychologically un
sound. In the ordinary business and
pleasures of life the personality finds
expression and growth in usefulness
to society, and In recognition of the
divine harmony that operates through
all things.
Information regarding the life and
achievements of Swedenborg will be
sent without charge by application to
the Swedenborg Foundation, New
York City.
• COLORED TEACHERS
HELD MEETING
Song
Scripture
1 Song
The activities for Fields Day
were planned by a committee
elected by the teachers ot this
county, Mrs. Yopp is secretary
of this committee, a fee of 25
' cents will be paid by each teacher
of this county, to purchase prizes
for the winning contestants. The
Field Day exercise will be March
4, 1938, at Horn’s Mission.
Two reverends gave encourage
ing remarks. One being from
this county, Rev. Z. 0. Cray and
Rev. Yopp, from Eastman.
We were honored with three
members of the S. T. and A_
College staff at Forsyth.
Mr. Pete Herbert, son of
President Herbert, mentioned a
few of the various fields that S.
T. and A. College are now work
ing, at which time he introduced
one of the speakers, Mr. Burket.
Mr. Burket, the registrar at
S. T. and A. College, told of the
very convenient way that has
been planned by the college to
assist teachers in securing better
certificates.
Mr. Edwards, dean of S.T. and
' A college spoke very forcefully
' on the subject, “ What Am I Re«>
quired to Find?’’
Young People’s Class
Hold Business Meeting
The Young People’s Bible Class
of the Alamo Baptist Sunday
School held its regular monthly
meeting at the home 01 Misses
Sibyl Sterling and Margaret
Haitaway Wednesday evening
January fifth. Seventeen mem
bers were present.
Aftei the business meeting the
following program was rendered
by Miss Parker.
Devotion—Evelyn Burris.
Poem —Ernest Jenkins.
Talk, “Forgetting the things
behind us”— Margaret McDaniel.
Talk, 'The way’'—Josephine
Pierce.
Poem —Miss Parker.
The hostess.then took charge.
A contest . was enjoyed after
which delicious refreshments
cere served.
The next mseting will be held
it the home of Mrs. J. D. Peeb
les.. and we urge every meMber
jf this class to be present.
Margaret McDaniel.
Reporter.
Stray Christinas Letter
Yields SSOO in Atlanta
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa
Glaus —
But he needs a few lessons in
correct addressing.
The dead lettc r office of the
Atlanta Post Office Saturday was
holding for, some generous and
care ess giver a letter containing
ssooin currency.
It will be held for 12 months,
and if not claimed, it will bi
tutned into the general funds ol
the post office.
The lebtc r was mailed in North
Carolina to a party in that state,
and boro a Georgia return ad
dress.
The addressee failed to call al
General Delivery for the letter,
and after the 10 day period it was
sent to the ■ Georgia return ad
dress.
Th« sender failed to claim the
letter st the Georgia post office
and it went to the dead lettei
office in Atlanta.
A clei k, opening the letter, al
most dropped it when he unfolded
a single sheet of letter paper
bearing a “Merry Christmas’'
1 greeting,"ahd found SSOO in $lO,
1 S2O and SSO bills.
The first reaction of the clerk
was: “It’s phony,” but examina
tion revealed ;t is good legal
tender in crisp new bills.
The letter bore six cents post
’ age, and was unusually bulky,
but nothing about the envelope
indicated its value. —Atlanta
Georgian.
Mr. W. H. Kent our county
superintendent, was present and
gave some very encouraging and
interesting remarks that were
enjoyed by. all present.
A large number of trustees
from several schools of this
county also some visiting teach
ers from Telfair county were
present.
Gladys-E. Pearson, Reporter.
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Warning Notice
All Parties are hereby notified
not to trespass or otherwise on
Town Lots No’s 1 and 2 and the
' Northeast side of Lots 19 and 20
: of Lot No. 50, also 20 along the
। N. E. side of lots No’s 1 19 20 in
' the Town of Alamo, Ga. This
' Estate of J. H. Stroud.
This 21 day of Jauuary 1938.
I By Ted Stroud.
Wooden Shoes in Demand
' There ure approximately 1,000 es
tablishments lu the Netherlands nak-
Sample Copy 5c Number 47
MOTHER OF L PURVIS
PASSES TO BEYOND
I
Kites were held last Friday in
Wesley Chapel lor Mrs. Charles
Purvis, 89, who died last Thurs
day at her hom^ seven miles
south of Douglas. The Rev. F. M.
Roberts officiated, assisted by
the Rev. D. J. Pearson. Mrs.
Purvis, familiarly known as
“Grandmother Purvis,” she bad
been a resident of Coffee county
65 years and had lived in the
home, where she died since 1896.
. She was a native of Montgo
mery county near Long Pond.
St e being the only daughter of
th late Mr. and Mrs. William R.
Ryals, her father having died
over 80years ago in Montgomery
c junty. She was the only daugh”
ter in a family of nine children,
ind had outlived all the others,
including four brothe-s who
served io the War Between the
States, by 19 years. She was a
nemoer of the Methodist church.
She is survived by three sons,
v. H. Purvis, of Nichols; L.
Purvis, of Alamo, and John
Purvis, of Kirkland, and three
laughters, Mrs. W. W Mapp
>nd Mrs. N. T. Douglas, of High
Point, North Carolina, and Miss
Delilah Purvis, of Douglas. She
•vas the grandmother of 48 and
the great-grandmother of 47.
Future Farmers Meet
The Alamo Chapter, Future
Farmers of America met here
yesterday iii the Wheeler County
Highschool building.
A program of work was ad
opted, some of the outstanding
items were; Raising a $150.00
i pledge for the State F. F. A.
, camp now under construction on
Lake Jackson, Newton county:
Promoting home improvemets
at the homes of it’s fifty one
members; promoteing coopera
■ live buying and selling, mainta
ining schoolastic grades and
many other local activities ot
maj >r importance to the develop
ment of this community.
The meeting was presided over
by Robert Hill, president, and
past State treasurer of the Geor-
I gia association. An educational
and entertaining program was
1 rendered by Mayron Rowe, Dan
, Thomas and others, Dan Thomas
was elected parliamentarian,
Hubert Tuten farm watchdog,
Roger Brown and Mayron Rowe .
. conducters to fill out the needs 3
in addition to 1 egular officers.
An initation team is to be de- 5
veloped and sent to Mcßae- J
Helena Chapter, upon invitation, J
1,0 initiate the charter members
of that Chapter. ‘
The Future Farmers of Am- J
erica is a National Argination of
studen ts of vocational agriculture
in High schools having a depart
ment under the provisions of the ;
Smith-Hughes and George-Deen 4
Acts in the United States Con- j
- gress. I
Mrs. A. C. Faulk had as her I
guest last week in her mother,
Mrs. L. Hall, of Vidalia.
Little Raymond Stevenson
grandson of Mr. and Mrs. H. A<
Knopf, is improving and is ex
pected out again soon. j
Miss Annie Maude Sears has
returned from quite an extended
visit to her sister in Washington,
N. C.
Women for Jury Duty
Women are eligible for Jury duty In
23 states In the Union and th* District i
of Columbia.
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