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Important County News
That Will
Mean Money To You
Vol ume 27
130 MILLION DOLLAR
BILL ORE HOUSE
Atlanta, Feb. 21—Spending of
approximately 130 million dollars
for operating the Georgia state
government, and all of its allied
agencies, for the next two years,
beginning next July 1, and in*
eluding legislative appropria
tions, fixed it co i e and federal
grants, may be authorized before
close of the present session of
the General Assembly.
Less than a million dollars of
this, Low ver, would represent
revenue from state taxes. In
cluded would be suc‘l items as
fees collected by the University
Sy stem a.id other state agencies;
federal grunts for roads and
education, end earnings of
agencies from fees, boarding,
rents, and interest on invest
ments and property.
The estimate is based on anti
cipated state revenuesand is set
forth in the appropriations meas
ure by Rep W. H. Key, chair
man of the appt opriations com
mittee, which is now being
considered by the House.
This bill provides $20,171,400
for the 23 state departments and
agencies operating on direct ap
propriations from the general
tax fund, for the year beginning
July 1, and $27,181 f ,278 for de
partments operating on allocated
funds. Revenues from other
sources last year totalled
$16,657,934.
Estimating that revenue and
equal appropriations, this would
indicate possible ttite expendi
tures of $65,101,612 for 1939-40.
and a like amount— plus $200,000
additional —for running the
General Assembly the following
year.
House m mbers, who are con
sidering the appropriations bill
item said that|the measure would
probably take the rest of this
week to complete.
The Senate passed a resolution
favoring a teven months school
term and declaring it favored
dancing such a school year.
CARD OF THANKS
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We wish to thank the good
people of the community who
stood by us in the tTckness and
death of our dear mother and
for the beautiful fiovers. May
God bless ever one of you is our
prayers.
B. H. Hathaway
and Family
W. E. Hathaway
J. W. Hathaway.
Poultry Sale
A regular poultry car sale will
be held in Alamo on Thursday,
March 2, at which the following
prices will be paid:
Co! hens 13c
Leg. hens 10c
Fi yers 14c
Stags 10c
Roosters ....8c
Turkey hens .._.22c
Tu’ key toms 20c
Ducks 10c
Geese 8c
Lee G. Whitaker,
County Agent.
Used Cave for Glass Work
The first glass maker in Scotland
was George Hay (1566-1625). He
took advantage of a peculiarly
formed cave at Wemyss, on the Fife
coast, and set up his furnace there
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ESTABLISHED FOR THE WELFARE AND BEST INTEREST OF WHEELER COUNTY.
EUGENE OWENS DIES
: AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Funeral services for Eugene
i Owens, 25, were held today kt
■ twelve o’clock at Bay Springs
church and interment was in the
, Mcßae Cemetery. He was a son
. of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Owens
and a nephew^ of Mrs. W. C.
. Coleman of this place.
He was educated at the Uni
versity of Georgia, finishing his
course two years ago. After
' completing his school work was
, employed by Emanuel county as
county demonstration agent, but
, remained only Jor a short time
when bis health failed him. He
returned home to his parents,
residing a few miles from Alamo
and continued ill until his death.
Funeral services were con
ducted by the pastor, Rev. C. A.
Morrison, of the Bay Springs
Methodist church.
Besides his parents he is sur
vived by one sister, Miss Mara
Ethel Owens, one brother, Billie
Owens, Jr.
Eugene Owens was one of the
most popular young men of the
county, having prior to his
University course, he graduated
from the Wheeler County High
school. His passing casts gloom
over the entire community.
Miss Grace Foskey
Weds W. E. Coleman
Glenwood, Feb. 22 —Wrists Grace
Foskey, the daughter of Harrison
Foskey, who lives near Glenwood,
md Will Earle Coleman, of near
, Glenwood were married Satur
day afternoon, Feb. 18, at the
courthouse in Alamo. Judge
Harre'son, county ordinary per
formed the ceremony. The bride
was dressed in black crepe dres*.
The groom is a farmer. They will
live near Glepwood.
Infant Swallows Nail
Last Tuesday February 14th,
C. P. Gibbs, who lives on the
farm of Mr. W. H. Thomas a few
miles west of Alamo, brought to
tue office of Dr. M.Kusnitz his
small child, who had swallowed
an eightpenny nail. The nail was
located under the X-ray of Dr.
Kusnitz. The child was immed^
lately rushed to a specialist in
Atlanta, where the nail was re
moved from it’s wind pipe. After
only a short time the child was
brought home, and at last report
is doing nicely.
Glenwood Epworth
League Held Meeting
The Epworth League of the
Glenwood Methodist Cnurch
held its regular monthly social
at the church, February 13.
There were twenty-nine mem»
* bers and visitors present. The
program of the evening consisted
of a speech made by Edgar O’-
Qquin. The games were led by
Minnie Lee Thigpen and Jeanette
Browning.
After an hour of fun and
laughter, those present were
served delicious refreshments
by Mary Elizabeth Stone, Grace
Hurst, and Mary Nell Lowery.
Almost everybody agreed that
it had been the most delightful
league social that they had ever
attended.
Scholarship Dated 1643
A scholarship given by Lady Alowl
son ot London, England, tn 1643, to
Harvard college, Is the oldest awarded
। la Um Catted States.
ALAMO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24,1939
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i The Wheeler County Teachers’
, Association met Tuesday after
noon, February 14th, as guests
of the Union school. The opening
number “Calling Me” rendered
by the Union Gleeclub was most
enjoyable. The Rev. Jim Sum
merford, of Helena, conducted
the devotional.
Mr. T. M. Purcell, snpt. of
Cochran schools was the main
speaker of the occasion. He w»8
introduced by Mrs. Carson
Knight, supt. of Union school.
The keynote of his talk was
“progress" and ’twas inspira
tional as well as informational.
Mr. Jim Gooden, of the State
Department of Education was
present and was recognized and
invited to talk.
Mr. A. C Mobley, president
of the association, presided over
the business session. Delegates
to attend State G. E. A. in At
lanta March 25-26 were elected
as follows: Superintendent W. H,
Kent, A. C. Mobley, Miss
Rebecca Pennington, Miss Jewel
Biown, alternates: Mr. J. O.
Hinson, Mr. R. W. Stephens,
Miss Mary Winham and Mrs.
Carson Knight.
Announcements were made by
Superintendent W. H. Kent.
Teachers were urged to prepare
programs in celebration of all
important days viz: George
Washington Bj’thday, Georgia
Day, and many others. All
teachers are familiar with these
important days.
A motion was made that the
association draw up resolutions
and mail in to our senator and
representative asking them to
support Georgia’s Educational
program. This was as a gesture
of friediy cooperation. This was
carried. A committee was ap
pointed of which Mr. R. W.
Stephens was chairman.
The business session adjourned
after accepting Mr. Mobley’s
invitation to meet with Glenwood
school in April.
The Union P. T. A. and faculty
served a lovely plate the color
note being of St. Valentine’s and
George Washington's birthday.
Girls dressed in lovely old
colonial costunes served the
plates and gave to each teacher
a little minature hatchet and
cherry tree stump. These were
made by 4-H club pupils.
The meeting was refreshing
and enjoyable from every stand
point.
Know Your Language
By C. L. Bushnell -
School of EnglioK
Intornational Correspondence
Schools
THERE is no surer sign of care
less writing than the abuse of
"and which.” “And which" can be
used correctly, but even so it usu
ally makes an awkward sentence.
When used as in the following sen
tence it is not only incorrect but
ridiculous, for what the writer is
saying'is that it was the bone that
slunk off with its tail between its
kgs. ‘
“We stumbled over a dog
gnawing a bone, and which
slunk off with its tail between
its legs." .
"Between” and “among” am
often confused. The former should
refer to two persons or things; the
latter to more than two.
“The candy was divided, between
the (wo children.” *
“The candy was divided among
the five children.”
When Antelope. We« Useful
A study of ancient stone pictures
on the Columbia river suggests that
the residents tamed antelopes as both
bssiu es burdsn and w milch “cm,"
Proposes Newsprint
Mill and To Develop
Pulp Industry in State
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Atlanta, Feb. 23—A bill pro
viding for the state to set up a
Georgia Wood Pulp Development
and Conservation Authority,
with provision for development
ot a five million-dollar newspiint
nnill, was offered Thursday by
Senator Reese F. Jordan of the
Fifteenth Senatoral District.
^The proposed authority, like
the present hospital authority,
would issue bonds for construc
tion of a pulp mill for manu
facturing newsprint. The mill
would be leased to some corpora
tion on a basis whereby the plant
would revert to the State.
The plan would speed develop
ment of the pulp industry in
Georgia, the author claimed.
PRINCESS
THEATRE
Mcßae, Georgia
Program
Mon. aud Tues. Feb. 27 to 28
“TRADE WINDS"
Fredric March —Joan Bennett
Wed. Mar. 1
“THE KING OF CHINATOWN”
Lloyd Nolan
Thurs. and Fri. Mar. 2to 3
“YOU CAN’T TAKE
IT WITH YOU”
Jean Arthua—Lionel Barrymore
James Saewart—Ann Miller
Sat. Mar. 4
“PALS OF THE SADDLE”
The Three Mesquiteers
After 6 o’clock P. M.
“TOM SAWYER DETECTIVE”
Baptist B. T. U.
The Daniel Baptist B. T. U,
Ralley will be held at the Vidalia
Tabernacle church Friday night,
February 24 at 7:30.
7:30 P. M. Song and prayer.
7:40. Dev. Matt. 28: 18. Peter
3:14-15, Rev. C. E. Vines.
7:50. Roll call of churches.
Recognition of visitors.
8:00. Special music.
8:05. Grouping the churches
and rolls by Rev. Gower Latimer,
8:20. Open discussion.
8:40, Special music.
8:45. Prayer for Southwide
Baptist Revival.
8:55. Business. Completing B.
T. U. associational workers.
Announcements.
9:30. Song and prayer.
9:40. Adjournment.
U. S. CIVIL SERVICE
EXAMINATION FOR
POSTMASTER HERE
The United States Civil Service
Commission announces an open
competitive examination for
postmaster in this place.
Applications must be on file
with the United States Civil
Service Commission at Washing
ton, D. C., not later than March
10, 1939.
Applications must be properly
executed on form 10 and must
be on file with the Civil Service
Commission, not later than
the hour of closing business on
the date specified above.
This examination is held pur
suant to an Act of Congress,
approved June 25, 1938, which
placed Presidential postmaster
positions within the classified
civil service.
Agricultural Heads
In Car Wreck Last Week
Messrs L. G. Whitaker, county
agent and J. F. Nicholson, voca
tional agriculture teacher in the
Wheeler County High school,
narrowly escaped serious injury
on Tuesday of last week, when
their car was struck by a car
driven by Dr. M. J. Wilson, who
was coming in from a side road
at Avant’s siding between Alamo
aud Mcßae.
Mr. Whitaker escaped with a
scar above the left eye, but was
unconscious for a time. Mr.
Nicholson was badly shaken up
They were taken to Mcßae where
they received first aid treatment
and later they were able to come
home. The car was owned by Mr
Nicholson and the body was
bent pretty badly, but was in
running condition when they
were ready to return home. The
Wilson car was unharmed, it is
said.
HOME ECONOMICS
MEETING IS HELD
The Home Economics Meeting
was held Feb. 17 with the presi
dent Fredda McMillan presiding.
There were thirty members
present. The minutes were read
and approved by the club.
Then there was a “heart"
centest, The prize was won by
fourlgirls; Grace Hatta way, Mary
Snow, Margaret Pierce and Avil
Clark.
The following program con
cerning home was given. “Beau
tification of the Home” by Eloise
Geiger.
“H" for health, happiness and
hospitality, by Grace Hattaway.
“O” for order, by Mary Snow.
“M” for morals, by Margaret
Pierce.
“E" for ease, economy, by Jean
McDaniel.
After the program, dainty
refreshments were served and
enjoyed by all.
Open faced tomatoesandwichs.
Olive Sandwiches.
Fig newton.
Grapefruit juice.
The Club adjourned with plans
for the next meeting being on
March 17.
Eloise Geiger, Reporter,
Origin of Name “Michigan**
The name "Michigan” Is the AV
gonquln Indian word for “great lake’
■ and was first applied to Lake Michl
gan. The name for the lake appears
on old maps as far back as 168 b,
I though on some of these maps the
lake la called “Lake Illinois or Uttk
Local and Personal News
That Will
Interest and Inform You
Sample Copy c Number 50
GLENWOOD P. T. A.
HELD IT’S MEETING
On last Thursday afternoon
the Glenwood P. T. A. held it’s
regular monthly meeting at tne
Glenwood school.
At 2:30 the parents assembled
for the study course which was
conducted by Miss Johnny Pet
erson. An interesting round
table discussion on "Soon we
Shall Vote", the topic for study,
was particicipated in by all con
ceived.
Immediately following the
study course the group planted
an oak tree, emblem of the
National Congress of Parents
and Teachers, in honor of Mrs.
Alice McLellan Birney who
founded the organization.
Mrs. Harvey Kent who is pres
ident of the Glenwood P. T. A.
put in the first spade full of dirt
and was followed by the other
officers; each member also took
part in the planting by putting
a spadeful of dirt around the
tree.
After a business meeting at
which a committee was appointed
to investigate the best ways and
means of improving the sanitary
conditions of the school. The P.
T. A. took part in a Silver Tea in
celebration of Founders Day.
Students from the Senior class
presented an anniversary acros*
tic; each speaker displaying the
letters of the thunders names,
Birney-. Hearst telling the story
of Congress growth and dev
elopement. Grace Hurst accepted
for the- P. T. A. the silver which
had been so liberally given.
Metro Theatre
Mount Vernon, Ga.
The Friendly Theatre
PROGRAM
Your Recreation and Entertainment
Centre
No show over 25 cents
Daily at 3:30—7:45—10 to 11:15
Saturday show begins at 3:00 p. m.
Shows, matinee, 10, 15, 20c. Night,
10-15-25 c
Mon. and Tues. Feb, 27—28
“THE SHINING HOUR’’
Joan Crawford, Melvin Doug
las, Margaret Sullivan, Robert
Young. Five grand stars in one
of the year’s most different and
interesting entertainments. Also
news aud comedy.
Wed. Mar. 1
“TOUCHDOWNA RMY"
John Howard, Mary Carlisle.
A grand football romance with a
West Point setting. See this
Also selected short subjects.
Thurs. and Fri. Mar. 2—3
“THE CITADEL"
Rodert Donat Rosalind Russell.
From a great novel read by mil
lions. This is MGM’s supreme
masterpiece. Also good comedies
Sat. Mar. 4 ,
“UTAH TRAIL”
Tex Ritter and his Tornadoes
in a better than ever western.
Gene Autry and 3 stooges and
comedy. Big specials coming
every week.
Red Coral Always Prized
It is red coral that is and always
has been prized, not solely for Jew
elry and buttons, but as a charm to
bring safety, health and secrets not
revealed to the ordinary person. As
ancient Gauls rushed headlong In
to battle, they trusted their safety to
their swords, strength and the
“magic” coral imbedded in their
shields or helmets. Many Italians
and Indians regard coral as protec
tion against the “evil eye.” The
world’s red coral comes from the
reefs off the Mediterranean coast of
Africa, says the Washington Post,
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