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LOCAL NEWS
S. I. Bullard will leave one day
next week for Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. E. 0. Page, of
Miami, Florida, are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. R. W. Foster and
family this weak.
Mr. Marcus Bomar receives a
guest ticket to Metro Theatre
Mt. Vernon with this clipping of
the Eagle.
Mrs. V. C. Daves,of Vienna, is
spending several days here this
week as the guest of relatives.
Representative and Mrs J
Mcßae Clements attended the
State Democratic Convention in
Macon this week.
We were glad this week to have
Mesjers B. Z Swain, W. B
Butler and G. F. Johnson come
around and have their subscript
ion to the Eagle marked up.
Everett J. Foster, who is visit*
ing his parents here, wdl return
in a few days to Quanti o, Va ,
where he is stationed. He was
formerly st iti med at Wakesfield,
Mass.
Mrs. C. E. Hinson receives a
guest ticket to Metro Theatre
Mt. Vernon with this clipping of
the Eagle.
Mrs. J. H. Gross is spending
spending several days in Atlanta
this week with relatives and
taking in the Southeastern Fair.
Mr. J. L. Morrison, of near
Glenwood, was in Alamo this
week and made his annual visit
around to the Eagle office and
had his subscription marked up
for another year.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hinson and
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Stevens
spent some time in Atlanta, this
wtek, visiting the Southeastern
Fair.
Miss Beulah Holmes is spend*
lug some time in Mt. Holly, N. C ,
as the guest of hr r sister, Mrs.
Hindoo Robinson and family.
Mrs. D. 0. Col-.on receives a
guest ticket to Met o Theatre
Mt. Vernon with this clipping of
the Eagle.
Miss Virginia Hinson rpent
several days in Macon this week
as the guest of her sister, Mrs.
J. T. Sumner, J r.
Mr. Mark Biewer, of West
Newyark, N. J., spent a short
while her e this week as the guest
of Mr, and Mrs. H. 8. Hurwitz.
He was enroute to Florida.
Mrs. James White of the U. S
Ms rines, Annapolis, Maryland,!
is visiting his mother, Mrs. M.
C. White.
Mrs. R. A. Hogan receives a
guest ticket to the Princess
Theatre, Mcßae, with this clip*
ping of the Eagle.
WANTED—CattIe, hogs and
chickens, highest market price
paid for same. Will pay 17 cents
per pound lor friers; 13 cents
for hens. W. L. Simmons, Alamo,
Georgia.
Mrs.D. N. Achord receives
a guest ticket to the Princess
Theatre, Mcßae, with this clip
ping of the Eagle.
Mils Rebecca Pennington
receives a guest ticket to the
Princess Theatre, Mcßae with
this clipping of the Eagle.
Athens, Ga.—Larner V. Clem*
ents, of Alamo, has been pledged
to membership in Alpha Lambda
Tau fraternity on the University
of Georgia campus, Dean of Men,
H. J. Stegman, announc dat the
close of the fall rushing sesen.
May Need Giant Slippers
Among the odd things in the Tem
ple of the Sleeping Buddha in Peip
ing, China, is a pair of giant cloth
slippers which lie at the feet of the
Urge reclining figure of Buddha.
They will come in handy, it is said,
in case he ever walks in his sleep.—
Collier's Weekly.
McRAE, GA.
NOTE—Nite Shows Start at 7:30 P. M.
Today and Friday
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“4 Men and A Prayer”
WHAT THE DOCTOR
ORDERED
(EDITOR’S NOTE)—The follow
ing is an editorial that appeared in
the Macon News of Monday, Octo
ber 3rd, and as Mr. Jordan is one
of the foromost citizens of Wheeler
county and this section, being recent
ly elected State Senator from his dis
trict also being prominently identi
fied in the business and agricultural
interest of both Telfair and Wheeler
counties, we feel sure that his efforts
in establishing a co-operative associ
ation to help the farmers of this en
tire setion will be successful.
We commend Mr. Jordan for tak
ing this forward movement in the
interest of th farmers of South Geor
gia.)
Because cooperative buying and
selling is the only plan which prom
ises to equip farmers with the every
day tools of modern business, this
newspaper has urged repeatedly the
creation of bona fide farmer cooper
atives.
R. F. Jordan of Wheeler County,
has organized just such a cooperative
here. Its potentialities are almost
unlimited. Whatever limits do pre
scribe them are dictated by the ex
tent of farmer participation in the or
ganization.
It is built on plans which are fair
and practical. Its charter is the re
sult of a working knowledge of Geor
gia farm cooperative efforts in con
nection with a technical study of
charters of other co-operatives all
over the country.
There is every reason why farm- j
ers should have complete faith in
the enterprise. It will enable them !
immediately to purchase, supplies at
prices lower than would be possible
on individual purchases. It eventu
ally should enable them to handle
loans of certain types at lower inter
est rates than are possible at pres
ent from regular commercial sourc
"s. It will enable them to market
their products, and possibly, if de
velopment of the plan proceeds nor
mally, it will afford means for pro
cessing and standardization of farm
products.
The new co-operative is not lim
ited to any one phase of farming—
livestock, dairying, cropping or what
not. It is a service organization for
farmers to give them the equipment
which most businesses have.
Mr. Jordan, who heads the co-op
erative movement, has no axe to
grind in the plan. He is interested
in it for whatever it may accomplish.
He first became active in farmers’
co-operative efforts when he was ap
proached by Whcpler county citizens
interested in securing arural electri
fication project. Mr. Jordan had a
private electric plant, but junked it
and signed up for REA sereice for
his own dwellings and for every ten
ant house on his place to enable his
neighbor farmers to obtain enough
-imrsntee on the land to warrant a
project.
Later he continued his electrifica
tion work by assisting other county
rural communities in organizing elec
trical distribution co-operatives. He
gradually started what became in
effect a small and private farmers'
co-operative (if any co-operative can ;
be said to be private).
Then he and friends becamd inter-:
WHEELER COUNTY BAGLE ALAMO, GEORGIA October 6, 1938
•sted in the subject further and do
ided to undertake formation of a
•eal co-operative in Macon which
wentually could operate with sub
idiary offices as headquarters for
meh of thp farming operations of
"leorgia, Florida and South Carolina.
After a thorough study of farm
'o-operative charters on file in Wash
ington, and after consultation with
experts on the subject, sponsors- of
he Georgia plan prepared what is
one of the best operating plans for
n> such organization in the country.
Capital stock of the organization
has no voting power. It draws a
fixed dividend of six per cent. In
fact the money is lent to the organ
ization for operating purposes at 6
per cent. Provisions in the charter
"over pro rata retirement of capital
stock as the organization accumu
lates funds.
When a farmer makes a purchase
through the organization, he is given
a certificate, check-stamped with the
amount of his purchase. He pays
standard price for his purchase, just
as he would upon making it any
where else.
But at th;* end of the purhase sea
son he presents his certificates, and
receives n dividend on his purchase
investment.
The coupon system eliminates a
heavy job of bookkeeping.
When each farmer participates in
the co-operative by making his first
transaction through it, he is charged
with a dollar share of common stock.
This is tl^ voting stock of the or
ganization, and each holder of com
mon stock has equal voting power.
Thus a farmer who has bought a
bushel of beans through the coopera
tive has the safe voting power as a
man who has bought a carload of
oats and besides that has subscribed
to SIO,OOO worth of capital stock.
Mr. Jordan has no intention of
seeking to turn the organization to
his private gain or of permitting
anyone else to turn it to selfish pur
poses.
This project looks like just what
th.e doctor ordered for Georgia far
mers. It will stir up some determ
ined opposition, but somewhat sim
ilar co-operatives operates elsewhere
in the United States to the great
benefit of participating farmers and
! wihout any upset to the economic
! system of business in their territories.
Farmers have been stung so often
i on unfortunate projects whose spon-
I sors claimed the best of intentions,
i that it is only fair to proclaim when
i a good, decent self-help plan comes
; along.
The whole purpose of the organiza
tion is non-comercial, and it operates
on the same pricciple that an agency
acting for a large group of individ
ual farmers, with specialized buying
j and selling facilities, may pass along
I to the individual farmers advantages
in prices in distribution that they
could not possibly obtain acting sing-
It is modern business efficiency ap
plied to farm supply and distribution
without interference with each far
mer's right to manage his own bus
m/'ss as wdll as he enn in his own
interest and in the interest of agri
culture as a whole.
This co-operative, called the Equit
able Co-operative Association, de
serves the faith and understanding
CITATION
1
Georgia—Wheeler County:
Mrs. Alma Snow Heath, Guardian '
of Willie T. Snow, having applied to j
me for a discharge from her guard- !
ianship of Willie T. Snow, this is I
therefore to notify all persons con- j
eerned to file their objections, if any '
they have on or before the first Mon- ;
day in November next, else Mrs. Al- :
ma Snow Heath will be discharged
from her guardianship as applied for.
W. O. HARRELSON,
Ordinary, Wheeler County. (
CITATION.
State of Georgia, Wheeler County:
To Whom it may concern:
A. B. Baker of said county and
state having applied to the Court of
Ordinary of said county to have let
ters of administration upon the es-
I tate of B. R. Benton, deceased, late of
said county issued to the Clerk of
said court of said county or some
other suitable person, Therefore:
This is to cite all creditors and
heirs and parties concerned of said
deceased and said Estate to show ca
use if any they have at the next Nov
ember Term 1938 of the' Court of
Ordinary of said county, why letters
of administration should not be is
to the clerk of the Superior Co
urt of said county or some other suit
able person.
This the 3rd day of Oct., 1938.
W. 0. HARRELSON,
Ordinary, Wheeler County, Ga.
Hints for Homemakers
By Jane Rogers
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WE’VE been delving seriously
Into the decorating and mer
chandising field, and in our quest
for news of homefurnishing trends
we’ve discovered color is going to
play an extremely important part
Ulfs full and winter in the decora
tion of your home and mine. Os
all the colors, yellow with its tonal
range is to be outstanding. This
means It will be featured in uphol
stery fabrics, in wallpaper, in paint
and in draperies A logical choice,
yes. for it Is cheery, warm and
grand to live with during the dull
winter months.
Even your new fall window
shades will be In color A tone
called chrysanthemum yellow is the
newest one on the horizon. When
hung at your windows it gives your
rooms a rich warm glow that is
extremely pleasing, then too, it
seems to bring the sunshine in
doors even on grey days with the
result that your home is a more
pleasing, hospitable place to live in.
We’ve had another tip from the
decorators—hang two shades at
your windows they say—one to
inside color harmony, the secom
for outside street uniformity—and
thereby save as much as 43 per cent
heat. This lust is u substantial
item to consider when the winter
snow and cold set in in earnest.
Be sure your cloth shades are
hung on new rollers—of well sea
'< tied wood —only then can you be
■ ro your shades will hang straight
1 true, and will work smoothly
'•Mently. *
Business Guides
By C. E. Johnston
Director, Business Training
Schools,
International Correspondence
Schools
THE shortest definition of sales
manship is — service. Every
salesman should remember that one
reason why service is important is
that it builds in tho mind of the
buyer a feeling of satisfaction and
confidence that makes tho one-time
buyer into a steady* customer.
The most successful sales clerk
In any retail store is the one who
understands the merchandise he is
selling and the customers who buy.
The job of selling the right article
to the right person is of great im
portance. Many persons appreciate
having a clerk inquire as to the use
which is to be made of a certain
article and it is often good judge
ment on the clerk's part to express
an opinion as to tho material under
consideration. It is the ability to
give personal attention that sets
the successful sales clerk apart
from his or her associates.
♦ • •
Few persons say "Good Morning’’
or "Good Afternoon” well. It Is
possible to put a great d?al of feel
ing into two words and the person
who sells should learn that the :
proper delivery of the salutation Is |
very important Give it heartily [
and courteously, yet without over- :
emphasis Qf gush.
and participation of every Georgia i
fanner. It will save Georgia’s agri
cultural dollars for the men who earn
them.—Macon News.
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BETTER BUSINESS PREDICTED
One of the leading financial and statistical reporting syndi
cates in the country predict “BETTER BUSINESS AHEAD—
WHY WAIT?”
This same report, advises the business men of the country to
pay less attention to newspaper headlines and more attention to
their business, and you stand to share in the general pick-up in
business that they predict is on the way.
They list six big reasons why they forecast business improve
ment, as follows:
1. GOVERNMENT SPENDING: Two and a half billion dollars
will be poured out between now and the middle of the winter.
? v STEEL: Production is now 47 per cent —114 per cent above
the June low' Automobile and other orders can boost it near
60 per cent by Thanksgiving.
3. BUILDING: Latest figures point to a continuation of steady
advance in this vital industry.
4. CONSUMERS’ GOODS: Retail prices are going down, pay
rolls up—an ideal combination for a tremendous volume of
sales.
5. FINANCE: Banking statistics are improving, business fail
ures dropping, and sensitive commodity wices climbing—a
combination which spells “recovery ahead”!
6. STATISTICS:
TEXTILES: Production up 33 per cent in three months.
| 'SHOES: Production up 50 per cent in six months.
COMMODITIES: Sensitive index up 13 per cent in three
months.
BANK DEPOSITS'. Up two billion dollars since January.
The above is taken from a portion of Babson’s Reports, which
! is considered one of the most reliable financial report ing syndi
cates in the world, would indicate that business is on the upgrade,
and the person or business that waits for prosperity to arrive be
| fore forging ahead will be left at the switch and the other fellow
' will share in the profits of increased business.
So look on the bright side of life; don’t be a calamity howler
nor a pessimistic predictor, and remember that every cloud has a
I silver lining.
A lot of folks talk about hard times yet we spend more money
for gasoline and joy riding than we do on education.
A*lot of business men don’t believe in “relief’ to the other
fellow but if it’s coming their way, why, it’s a mighty fine thing.
We have about decided that Free Speech in this county means
that we want free speech for ourselves but deny this privilege to
the other fellow.
If a lot of the politicians were as much concerned over the
present as they claim they are of the future maybe we would get
along better. They are too much concerned with posterity to do
the present generation any good, and what we want is something
while we’re living, not flowers when we’re dead.
.
We are of the opinion that a number of Californians who vot
! ed for Mr. Downey, who promised them $30.00 every Thursday, did
not believe in his promise, but, it sounds good to hear someone
promise you something for nothing.
