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Important County News
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Mean Money To You
Volume 27
PETERSON ASKS
PHOSPHATE PROBE
Washington, Jan. 25th' —Hope
ful that gret and valuable de
posits of phosphate rock can be
uncovered, the joint Congres
sional committee named toinves
tigate phosphate resources pro
poses investigation by the Geo
logical Survey.
“The committee probably will
sponsor legislation to provide
funds for the Gelogical Survey
to study and survey phosphate
reserves,” said Representative
Peterson (Democrat,) of Georgia
vice chairman.
“I intend also to introduce a
bill t protect American process
patents. At this time the Rus
ston government is infringing
upon American patents for the
flotation process method, and un
der court decisions can export
phosphate to this country. I
_.ould prevent that.,’
House Endorses Wesleyan
College Campaign
The House of Representatives
last Thursday gave unanimous
and unqualified endorsement to
the Wesleyan College Cam
paign for raising SOOO,OOO to
repurchase the physical proper
ties of the college lost last year
in a for-do ure sale. The reso-
Suti .n. presented by John W.
Carrington, Bartow, urged peo
ple of all denominations “to see
that this old college secures
funds for the repurchase of her
properties,” which means con
tinued service.
Alamo Garden Club Holds
Meeting
“The year begins with wind
and cold, beneath the frozen loam
lies quietly Brown dormant
bulbs that by strange mistery
will greet snow —wearied eyes
with cups of gold.
The home of Mrs. W. E Cur
rie was thrown open to the Ala
mo Garden Club on Jan. 11th at
3:30 p, m. with Mesdames W. B.
Kent, W. E. Currie. J. D. Peeb
les, C. B. Hogan, and Mrs. H. N.
Sears as hostess, The home
was beautifully decorated with
fragrant cut flowers and potted
plants.
The business session was en
tered into with all the zeal of
which a number of ladies are
capable —The roll was called and .
each member responded “with
new plans to try this year.” Re- ]
ports of various committees were ■
heard! The prize for the pret
tiest outdoor living Christmas
tree was awarded to Mrs. T. A,
Morrison,
The club house committee re- 1
ported that plans are slowly but ■
surely materializing fortheerec 1
tion of a club house. ’
Other business disposed of — ’
The club was delighted to add
the name of Mrs. Simmons to 1
their roll —Her husband is REA 1
Supt.
The business session adjourn- ■
ed to enjoy the following pro
gram.
Methods for making and renos
vating lawns by Mrs. J. F. Nich-
i li
olson.
Music: Miss Jacqueline Rad
ford.
Delicious pound cake, icecream
and hot coSee was served to .
about 40 guests after which the .
cluo adjmrntd declaring they
had had a most delightful even ,
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Tomorrow this may be YOUR child!
The strong young boy, or the healthy little girl that
waved to you as you left home this morning, may be the
next victim of infantile paralysis.
It’s a DREADFUL THOUGHT,
One to put aside — but not with a shrug,
It CAN happen to you!
That is why it is so important that every Georgian
do his share in the drive for funds to fight infantile paralysis
January 30, on the President’s birthday.
The crutches and braces of this beautiful child
are a plea to YOU. They represent suffering — but worst
of all, hopelessness.
Infantile paralysis is not a disease of a far-off coun
try, or state. The recent epidemic in Tattnall and Candler
counties, the increasing number of cases reported to the
Georgia Board of Health, prove that.
Let’s give, so that medical science can find the cause
of the menace, thus bringing about a prevention.
Let’s help our county chairman raise money by local
celebrations on the President’s birthday.
Let’s buy a button,
Let’s HELP!
JUNO CHARIER NEK
Future Farmers Terrace
Frms In Wheeler County
The members of the Alamo
Chapter of Future Farmers of
America have been studying the
job of terracing the home farms
and have terraced many farms
in this county for the farmers.
The school bought two instru
ments which are being used. We
started terracing the sarms for
individual farms No/ember, Ist
and have run a total of app oxi*
mately 240,000 feet or about 18
hundred dollars worth.
The boys have been working
in the shop building hammer
ihandles, plow beams, tables,
swings, wagon bodies, chair
rockers, wheel barrows and va
rious other farm and home needs
The sevnth regular meeting of
the Alamo Chapter was held Jan.
25th, 1939. Several minor things
was discussed, such as contests
etc. There was a good attend*
ence of all members of the or.
ALAMO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27 1939
ganixation,
We as a group decided to start
a hog raising experiment or test
at the school house. We will
have three (3) young pigs, each
in a separate pen. The test will
run about one hundred days. It
is for two purposes, one is to
raise money for the club and the
other is to find out which feed
are best for hogs. The first pig
will be fed corn, mineral mix*
tures and water. The other
will be fed Purinas prepared
hog feed, mineral mixtures and
water. The corn and part of
the mineral mixtures will be giv
en by the members of the club,
and part of the Purina feed will
be furnished by the PurinaCom*
pany. Accurate records will be
kept.
Reporter,
Hubert Tuten.
Eggs For Sale
Pure Stock —Speckled Sussex
eggs for sale. Per 15 SI.OO. Ben
H, HUI, Glenwood, G*,, Rt. 1.
Power Line Has
Been Approved
The Little Ocmulgee Electric
Membership Corporation an
nounces that they are just in re
ceipt of a letter from the Exam
ining Division of Rural Electri
fication Administrrtion at Wash
ington advising them that their
recent application for extension
of appioplimately 100 miles of
additional rural power lines has
been approved by the division.
This application wks submitted
to REA the first week in Janua
ry in person by the Attorney and
Superintendent of the local corp
oration. The greater part of this
proposed mileage is in Laurens
County,
Construction is now well un
der way on the mileage previous
t ly allotted to this corporation.
t Above statement by G. L. Hat
। taway. Project Attorney, Alamo,
j Georgia, and J. W. Simmons,
1 Jr., Project Superintendent,
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3 Russell Asks Congress To
1 Insure sls Pensions
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' Washington, Jan. 23 —Senator
r Russell, Democrat, Georgia, ask
* ed congress today to set sls a
1 month as the federal contribu
f tion to the needy aged in all
states regardless of the local con*
' tribution.
1 He said that under existing
law aged persons in Georgia re-
3 ceived only $8 a month! His ,
bill would increase the total beni
efit to sl9—the present payment
of $4 from the state and sls from
the federal government.
The Russell bill would deny
the sls payment to any state
x which reduced its own benefit
u rate below that paid in the last
quarter ol 193 b.
RURAI ELECTRIFICATION
ADMINISTRATION PRO
GRESS BULLETIN
REA has approved a contract
between the project sponsor.- and
L. M. Harvey, Pensaeola, Florida
for building this project, con
sisting of 202 miles of line to
serve some 580 farms. The sue.
cessful bid was $106,726 and in
cludes materials and labor. The
total cost, with meters and over
head added, will be $123,807.
This is an average of $6lO per
mile. Administrator Carmody
has wired the engineer to have
work start at once. The con
tract calls for the work to be .
completed by late spring.
The Georgia Cresoting Compa- ।
ny will furnish 30 carloads of (
poles; Aluminum Company of
America will furnish about 505 ,
miles of wire, and the General j
Electric Co. will ship 261 trans (
formers, ranging from 1-1-2 kva
to skva.
Construction of these lines
will provide nearly 32,000 man ‘
hours of employment in direct
l^bor alone.
All who wish to get service
from the new lines should sign
up for it at once and make ar
rangements for wiring and
plumbing installations. The
route of the line is now being
laid out. and the network is plan
ned to reach areas where enough
member service Qontracts’have'
been signed to make construc
tion economically feasible, Il
insufficient conti acts have been
signed in any particular area,
the lines will be routed another
way.
Experience has indicated that
usually a number of request for
service come in after coustruc
tion has started. These requests
cannot ordinarily be granted un
til the contractor finishes build
ing the project as planned and
laid out before his crews arrive.
Priority must be accorded those
lines for which service contracts
are signed early Construction
of other lines must depend upon
the availability of funds after the
main project is built.
The normal progress schedule
for REA prodjects has been es
tablished on the basis of average
conditions. Local conditions be
yond the control of anyone often
cause delays. One of the most
frequent causes of delays is the
difficulty in securing rights of
way—No REA funds may be us
ed to pay for rights of way. This
’ bulletin is not intended to cen
sure any organization or indi
vidual, but to place factual in
। formation in the hands of those
. with a direct interest in your
project.
Superintenent,
J. W. Simmons, Jr.
Engineer,
J. B’ McCrary,
Attorney,
Contractor,
Pensacola, Florida.
DO YOUR PART NOW
Mrs. Guy O. Stone, of Glen
wood, Wheeler County chairman,
urges that every one attend the
entertainments sponsored by
the local committees of the
county, to raise funds for the
aid in the fight against infantile
paralysis. Fifty per cent of the
money raised is kept in the
State to aid the unfortunate ones,
who are afflicated with this
dreaded disease.
1 Come out and do your part,
Sample Copy c Number 46
GLENWOOD P.-T. A
TO SPONSOR HORSE
ROGJN FEBRUARY
On Friday, February TOth, at
1:30 o clock the Glenwood Parent
Poachers Association is sponsors
ing a horse race at the Horseshoe
B nd race track six miles north
of Glenwood.
Phe Horseshoe Bend Farm is
One of the original plantations
once owned and operated by
Governor GeorgeM. Troupe and
is now owned and operated by
It. L. J ■ Cullen, of Chicago.
A well known band will furnish
nusic, and a number of promin
■nt speakers will be present.
Honorable Eugene Talmadge will
be presented by Judge Eschol
Graham, of Mcßae.
Entrants already signed for
are well known racers for stables
m Atlanta, Reidsville, Eastman,
Glennville and other points.
ALAMO FFA ENTER
OAT CONTEST
A mooting of the Alamo
chapter of Future Farmers
of America was held January 11,
as one of the regular meetings.
Much discussion was held
concerning the State Camp ab
Jackson Lake in Newton county,
jeve.ral members are planning
r >o go to the camp in the summer.
pUi advise.-, Mr. J. F. Nichelson
aaysthat li> will arrange to carry
a good many wishing to go
she Alamo chapter has entered
an oat production contest spon
sored by the Barrett Soda,
company, arcadine soda£
lliere are two acres of oats
planted on the farm of R. E.
Tuten, planted November 20.
They will be divided into one
half acre plots. The first plot
will have 100 pounds per acre^
the second will have 200 pounds
per acre, and the third will have
300 pounds per acre. The fourth
plot will have no soda.
The judging of the oats will be
done by people passing by of
the production per acre. Prizes
will be given to nearest estimate.
After the oats are rype they will
be harvested and measured or
weighed.
Hubert Tuten, Reporter.
SHILOH TO STAGE
PROGRAM SATURDAY
Everyone is invited to come to
Shiloh High School on Saturday
evening, January 28.
A program that each and every
one will enjoy. Reading, Singing,
f’ap Dancing, The Big Apple, A
Baby Show, Eats and Drinks.
Plenty of fun for everyone.
Come out and help us so that
we may help the cripple
children.
The Committee.
State Workers To Eat
‘Hot Dogs’ and Like 'Em
Austin, Texas, Jan. 23. —Gov*
ernor W. LeeO’Daniel announced
that as an economy measure in
Texas he would decline to ap*
prove expenses accounts listing
more than 35 cents for a meal.
“If state employes don’t know
where to get meals for those
prices, I’ll point ’em out,”
O'Daniel said. “I’ve been eat*
i ingin those places ever since I
I came to Texas,”
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