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Volume 26
SHILOH HIGH SCHOOL
AWARDED MUSEUM
The Shiloh High school has
been awarded one of the sptciaj
Museums of Georgia’s minerals,
rocks, and clays distributed by
the Department of Natural Re*
sources, Division of Mines, Min
ing and Geology. This Museum
consists of seventy-six speci*
mens of minerals, rocks, and
clays collected from all parts of
the state. Each specimen is
mounted on an individual plant!
and properly labeled to sho a 1
what it is, what part of the stale
it came from, and its use.
The purpose of the museum is
to encourages study of Georgia s
natural resources. We should
know more about Georgia’s
mineral wealth which has played
and is continueing to play a vital
part in Georgia’s development,
according to Mr. Richard W.
Smith, acting director of the
department.
The museum is on display in a
glass cabinet made to order in
our library. We have on tile near
the cabinet materials and infor*
mation about the museum furni*
shed by the department.
The Department explains that
only one museum can be furni
shed to a county. We invite any
one interested in this display to
come to our school and study the
exhibit whether in school or not
Should any teacher be interested
in bringing their class for a study
of this kind we shall be glad to
have them. The study should be
interesting and educational to
everyone.
Farm Home Destroyed
By Fire Wednesday
The home of Mr. Charlie Mc-
Gee, near Oak Grove church, was
destroyed by fire on Wednesday
of this week. From the informa*
tion obtained veryflittle of house*
hold goods were saved, and to
gether with the loss of household
effects, about one thousand
pounds of meat and several cans
of lard were destroyed.
Mr. McGee is a farmer and the
loss falls very heavily upon him.
Dr. M. Kusnitz spent several
days in Atlanta this week on
business.
Special Notice to
All Tax Payers
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
this exemption.
L. M. DANIEL, T. R.
Wheeler County.
Wheeler county eagle
COUNTRY HOME I
DESTROYED BY FIRE
The palatial home of Mis. B.
R. Benton, about eight miles
south of Alamo, was destroyed ।
by tire last Tuesday morning
about 10 o’clock. The origin oi
the tire is said to have been from
a defective flue.
The family was preparing to
visit a sick sister when they dis
covered the fire and all aid was
summoned as quickly as possible,
but Die flames had gained such
headway when help arrived that
only a few pieces of household
goods were saved. All efforts
were turned to the out buildings
when it was seen that the house
could not be saved and by heroic
work the barn, located near the
house, was saved. In the out
buildings were stored quantities
of feed stuffs and all live stock.
Circle Number One
Held First Meeting
Circle No. one of the Alamo
Baptist W. M. S. held their first
meeting of the year last Tuesday,
January 26, at the home of Mrs.
R. G. Jenkins, with 11 members
present.
Devotional—Mrs. W.G. Hartley
Prayer—Mrs. R. G. Jenkins.
The following officers were
elected for the year.
, Chairman—Mrs. R. T. Ha rville.
Co-chairman—Mrs. Adderholt.
, Secretary—Mrs. C. E. Wrye.
Treas. —Mrs. Harold Burgess.
Personal Service Chairman:
Mrs. Jenkins.
Meeting closed with prayer by
' Mrs. Zelma Hartley, after which
delicious refreshments were
. served and a social hour enjoyed
5 by all.
, February meeting will be held
. with Mrs. Zelma Hartley. Every
. member urged to be present.
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1 Next Friday Night At
8 Glenwood High School
e The public is invited to attend
' Stunt Night and an oyster sup
>l per at Glenwood Consolidated
n school on the night of February
4th, next Friday night.
ALAMO, EORGIA, FRIDAY, January 28, 1938
Modern Tankers Cut Costs
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Th« “J. W. Van Dyke” In the Delaware River, Immediately after her
launching.
THE "J. W. Van Dyke," the new
18,500-ton tanker which The At
lantic Refining Company will put
Into service next month, offers a
graphic Illustration of the strides
the petroleum industry has made In
handling the sea transportation of
Its products since the 224-ton brig,
the "Elizabeth Watts," sailed for
England in 1861 from Atlantic docks
with one of the first cargoes of oil to
be carried on the high seas.
Tanker transportation costs are
an important element in determin
ing what the motorist pays for his
gasoline, and the ability of the
American tanker fleet to provide
efficient, low-cost transportation Is
one of the outstanding examples of
the progressive efficiency of the la
dustry as a whole. Cargo capacity.
Wheeler Young People
Held Meeting at Shiloh
The Wheelfir County Union of
Young People met at Shiloh
Wednesday night, January 11th.
The program was as follows:
Song—Jesus Calls Us.
Scriptu e Reading.
Special Song—LivingFor Jesus
—Mrs. Halford.
Story: The Beloved Parson—
Lelia Josey.
Hot tea and sandwiches were
served as refreshments during
the social hour following the
program.
There were forty-nine young
people present; fifteen from
Alamo, seven from Glenwood,
and twenty-seven from Shiloh.
His Own Acres
In Wilkes county, this week, a
tenant farmer will, for the firs'
time in his life, be able to look
over the acres of the farm he op
erates and call them “mine.” He
will be the first Georgia tenant
farmer to purchase the land he
works, by reason of a loan from
federal government, made under
the provisions of the Bankhead-
Jones act.
The individual who thus be
comes the pioneer in a new move
ment for farm ownership is 85
years of age, the father of four
children, and has been a farmer
all of his life though never before
a landowner.
The government, in thus aid
ing farm tenants, to become
owners of their fields and forests,
is instigating a program that can
do more for the stability of the
nation and for the preservation
of the ideals of Americanism
than any other federal activity of
recent years.
For only the man whose feet
are firmly planted upon his own
good earth knows in full the
meaning of citizenship. He feels
he is a part of the nation in full
est sense, an owner of a portion
of that soil sacred to all true
patriots, and a contributor to the
permanent improvement of the
material heritage of America.
sea speed, the time required to un
load cargo are among the principal
factors that determine the ability of
a tanker to transport Its cargo at ।
minimum cost.
On a single trip the "J. W. Van
Dyke” will bo able to carry 6,662,000
gallons oi gasoline—enough gasoline
to supply the average requirements
of nearly 10,000 motorists for a full
year, or enough to run an automobile
in the low-price elase 17 times
around the earth. Her sea speed of
over 13 knots will enable her to
mako the trip between Texas Gulf
ports and Philadelphia in the unusu
ally fast time of six days. Pumping
equipment will make possible the
discharge of cargo at the rate of
630,000 gallons an hour, approxi
mately three times the usual dis
charge rate.
Only the man who owns land
'can fplly understand th,e neces
sity of defense against foes from
without or from within. Only the
man who has a a permanet stake
in his country knows properly
the share in national growth and
the eternity of life which is ex
emplified in his children and his
children’s children who shall in
herit the home place after he is
gone.
When each farmer owns his
, land and when economic condi
, tions permit him to operate that
> land for fullest independence,
unshackled by constant burden
, of debt, then shall the ideal of
j American freedom be realized.
Every worthy man lifted from
the status of tenant to that of
owner constitutes one step
farther down the Ung highway
toward that ideal. —The Atlanta
Constitution.
Cadwell and Alamo
Game on Friday
Friday night at 7:30 Alamo
boys and girls basketball teams
and the Cadwell teams will meet
on the Cadwell court.
Both Cadwell teams are rated
among the best in Laurens coun
ty, and the two Alamo teams are
regarded as champions of Wheel
et county, hence a big battle and
a lot of interest is centered in the
contest Friday night.
Too Much Goat
Atlanta—The Senate today
passed and sent to the House a
bill prohibiting goats from run
ning at large in Telfair county —
home county of former Governor
Eugene Talmadge.
Senator Paul Lindsay, Atlanta,
asked if the bill was retroactive
before a vote was taken.
‘‘Telfair county produced one
billy goat who ran at large too
long,” Lindsay added.
Rev. and Mrs. M. W. Flanders,
; of Wrightsville, were visiting
। friends here today. They have
> many old friends here who are
always glad to have them visit us,
BAPTIST W. M. S. ;
ELECTS OFFICERS
The W. M. S., of the Alamo
Baptist church held iheir regular
business meeting in December i
and relected the following ofii* i
cers for 1938: i
President —Mrs. M. C. Hartley. <
Vice pres. Mrs. R. G Jenkins. ;
Sec. and Treas. —Mrs. M. C. I
White. ’
Pianist —Mrs. M. L. Dominy. i
Publicity and Literature Chair*
man —Mrs. C. E. Wrye.
Mission Study Chairman —Mrs. ;
J. D. Peebles.
Stewardship chairman —Mrs. W.
R. McDaniel.
Personal service chairman —Mrs.
G. L. Hattaway. I
Program chairman —Mrs. M L <
Dominy.
Circle No. 1 chairman —Mrs. R. s
T. Harvelle. '
Circle No. 2 chairman —Mrs. J- £
O. Perdue. 6
White Cross chairman —Mrs. W. 1
J. Brooks. I
Y. W. A. counceler —Mrs. Daniel 1
Achord. (
Intermediate G. A. counceler— 1
Mrs. C. E. Weye. (
Sunbeam Leader—Margaret 1
Hatta way. 1
R. A. counceler —Mrs. J. F. :
Hattaway.
Jr. G. A. counceler —Mrs. Zelma 1
Hartley and Mrs. Dominy.
Young peoples director—Mrs.
Pearl Barlow.
Golden Jublie chairman —Mrs 1
Taylor.
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 10 15 25
Monday—Tuesday
“SOMETHING TO SING
ABOUT”
James Cagney, Evelyn Doro
and Wm. Frawley. Cagney wise
cracks, Cagney dancing, singing
and the voice of Miss Doro all
' combine to make this the season’s
best musical Selected shorts.
Wednesday
“LIFE BEGINS WITH LOVE"
Jean Parker, Douglas Montgo*
mery, Edith Fellows. Here’s one
of the peppiest snappiest love
stories of all and a suprise in
every reel. “Mysterious Pilot,”
and comedy.
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Thursday and Friday
“DOUBLE WEDDING”
Wm Po ell, Myra Loy, John
Beal, Florence Rice One of the
season’s “double wedding” is
better than ths Thin Man. See
for your self. Also "Mysterious
Pilot,” Thurs. “Custer’s Last
Stand” Friday and comely both
days.
Saturday
“PARTNERS OF THE PLAINS
Wm. Boyd western. Another
hop along Cassady thriller. Don’t
fail to see it. Also "Custer’s
Last Stand” and a football
comedy, Popeye.
Baby Chicks For Sale
BARRED ROCK baby chicks
$lO per hundred. Also hatching
eggs and pullets for sale. Horse*
shoe Bend Farm, Glenwood, Ga.
Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Spears
s and little sou, Joe, spent last
, I week end with relativea at Collins,
Sample Copy 5c Number 48
SU HIGH SMI
USMSMESS
Efforts have been made to
make the Shiloh High School
serve the community well. In
order to get as near maximum
educational results as possible,
all elements of the school have
had to function harmoniously.
Tnovgh all have done a good part,
one Department, the Library, has
done exceedingly well.
The importance of a library as
an educational factor wasempha*
sized at the beginning of attempts
to bring the Shiloh Consolidated
school to full state educational
recognition and approval. Con*
tinued progress has been made
since.
About a year ago the WPA as
signed to Shiloh school a full
time librarian to work with the
assistance and direction of the
school’s Teacher-Librarian. With
the assignment of a full time
librarian the services of the
library were extended to the
community on the same basis as
to the students in school. In ac*
cord with this new service the
name of the library was changed
to Community instead of School
Library.
Attention will be called to some
of the accomplishments of the
past year under the direction of
Miss Lizzie Snith, WPA Librarian
and Mrs Ernest Hallford, Teach
er-Librarian. Miss Smith has
served since the beginning of
WPA assistance, Mrs. Halllord
from the beginning of our Li
brary’s re-organization. Adequ
ate furniture has been provided.
During the last year circulation
among adults has been about
1,000, among children 3,000, giv
ing a total circulation of about
4,000. Old obsolete and old text
books have been discarded and
51 new be 2l4 books added includ
ing an expensive setof reference
books. The Gerogia Library
Commission has loaned us 250
books during the year. 463 books
have been mended and a total of
over S2OO has been spent for Li
brary improvement during the
year.
The WPA has recently assign
eda full time worker, Mrs. Higgs,
for the purpose of repairing
books. Another recent attraction
to the Library was the installau
tion of specimens of all of Geor
gia’s Minerals, Rocks and Clays
in a handsome glass cabinet.
Warning Notice
I I ll<~
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 January 1938.
By Ted Stroud.
Rev. C. Feheclzzli, bishop of
the Coptic church of Ethiopia,
and graduate of Oxford, England
University, was in Alamo for a
few days this week. He is a very
polished colored man and claims
to speak fifteen languages. He is
touring the country in the inter
est of his native people He spoke
at the school building Thursday
morning.
The Wheeler County Singing
Convention will be held at Bulah
church next Sundav, January
30th. The president, W. E. Currie,
• especially invites every one to
( attend.
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