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DEVOTED TO THE HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY OF THE HOMES, SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES OF ALAMO AND WHEELER COUNTY.
Volume 27
$90,000 GRANTED
TO LOCAL REA
Mr. J. W. Simmons, Jr., Super
intendent of the Little Ocmulgee
Electric Membership Corporation,
announces that the corporation
has been successful in obtaining an
additional allotment of $90,000 for
extension of their REA lines in
Telfair, Wheeler and Laurens
counties.
This new allotment from the
Rural Electrification Administra
tion will make possible new lines
distributed over the three coun
ties which will constitute between
100 and 150 miles to serve around
450 customers, bringing the load
of the corporation to approximate
ly 800 customers strung through
Telfair, Laurens and Wheeler.
Negotiations are underway at
present for the purchase of the
Altamaha Associations’ rural line
age in Toombs County, which will
add some 52 miles of line and ap
proximately 100 customers to the
Little Ocmulgee Association’s load.
According to officials, the trans
fer, which will entail approximate
ly $30,000, has already been work
ed out.
At present the Little Ocmul
gee Corporation has 217 miles of
rural lines in three counties valued
at approximately $125,000 with
some 425 customers. Addition of
the Altamaha Association and the
newly-approved extensions will
give the corporation a total valu
ation of approximattly $245,000
with 376 miles of power lines
strung in four counties serving 900
rural families.
NEW TREATMENT FOUND
FOR SCREW WORMS
A new treatment for screw
worms has been developed by the
U. S. Bureau of Entomology and
Plant Quarantine.
The screw worm, an insect para
site that each year kills livestock
worth several millon dollars in the
South and Southwest, can be ef
fectively and economically con
trolled.
The new treatment consists in
applying finely ground diphenyla
mine—a crystalline chemical long
used in the dye industry—to any
break in the skin of cattle, sheep,
horses, or hogs, which may be ex
posed to screw worm flies that lay
the eggs from which the destruct
ive worms hatch.
Diphenylamine, the tests show,
poisons young screw worms hatch
ing out in wounds on animals.
Enough of this powdered chem
ical to kill any worms that may
hatch for several days will stick
to the animal tissues.
The Bureau recommends appli
cations every three days until all
injuries have entirely healed. Oth
er screw worm treatments recom
m ended by the Department of Ag
riculture must be used every day
for satisfactory results.
However, the diphenylamine
will not kill large screw worms.
Benzol stil is prescribed for the
first treatment of wounds that
have become infested. Once the
arge worms have been killed by
benzol, however, applications of
diphenylamine every three days
will prevent the development of
others.
Diphenylamine has the advant
age of being non-poisonous to ani
mals as well as easy to apply and
low' in cost.
The old method of controlling
the screw worm by using berizol
and pine tar oil is still very effect
ive if used properly. The benzol
and pine tar oil can be obtained
at cost from the county agent’s
office.
CITATION
GEORGlA,—Wheeler County.
W. A. Rivers, guardian of
Woodwrod W. Stone, having ap
plied to me for a discharge from
his guardianship of Woodrow W.
Stone. This is therefore to notify
all persons concerned to file their
objections, if any they have, on
or before the first Monday in Au
gust next, else W. A. Rivers will
be discharged from his guardian
ship as applied for.
W. O. HARRELSON,
Ordinary, Wheeler County.
WheeUr Cmmty ^agh
Tobacco Sorting Dem.
To be Held 10-11th.
In order for farmers of Wheel
er County to become better ac
quainted with the most profitable
ways of sorting and preparing to
acco for selling, we are holding
sorting demonstrations at the fol
lowing places:
Place Time
Winship Farm—July 10, 9:30 a. m.
Joe B. Clark Farm—July 10, 3 p.m.
Dr. D. C. Colson Farm—. July 11,
9:30 a. m.
J. N. McDaniel Farm— July 11, 3
p. m.
A specialist from the Tobacco
Section, U. S. Bureau of Agricul
tural Economics, Washington, D.
C., will be here to conduct these
demonstrations.
Farmers arond each one of the
packing sheds are asekd to attend
these demonstrations. This spec
ialist has had extensive experience
with flue-cured tobacco. He is
also a Federal tobacco grader, and
therefore will be able to demon
strate packing tobacco down in
the pack sheds, sorting, grading
and preparing for selling.
NEGRESS STABBED
TO DEATH BY HER
HUSBAND
The only fatality reported so far
in this section from July 4th, was
the stabbing to death of a colored
woman by her husband last night,
when J. C. Hinson, colored, stabbed
his wife, Mary Hinson, in the
throat, severing her wind-pipe and
her jugular vein.
According to a statement from
Sheriff John B. Walker, it appears
that a baseball game was played
Tuesday afternoon and later in
the everting a dance was held at a
colored dance hall and that Hinson
and his wife were both under the
influence of whiskey; they had a
fight and Hinson stabbed his wife
with a dull knife or some kind of
dull instrument; she was brought
to the office of Dr. F. R. Mann
where an endeavor was made to
stop the flow of blood but the
wound was so big that it was in
vain, and she succumbed at 1:30
last night.
Hinson worked at a logging
camp of the Lee H. Shepard &
Brothers Lumber Company and he
and his wife had rooms with Betty
Coleman. Her body was prepared
for burial by the Telfair Colored
Funeral Directors and will be
shipped to Bellamy, Ala., Wednes
day, for burial.
Hinson took French leave and
no trace of him has been found
at this time.
—Telfair Free Press
25 MEN WANTED
FOR MARINES
During July twenty-five men
will be accepted for enlistment in
the United States Marine Corps
from this area, of which Macon,
Ga., is headquarters, it has been
announced by Lt.-Col. J. M. Tilds
ley, officer’ in charge.
Applicants must be between the
ages of 18 to 28; 64 to 74 inches
tall; of good moral character; in
excellent physical condition and
with at least one year of high
school education or the equivalent.
Full information concerning en
listment may be had from the
headquarters in Macon.
We have added as regular cor
respondent to our columns for
i each week's edition a skit written
■ by G. C. Barnhill of Glenwood,
j and will be under the caption,
‘ “Us People.” Mr. Barnhill is to
have the responsibility of these
I skits and he plans to feature in
| just a few words current happen
i ings, and will make special note of
i unusual accomplishments by our
I citizens in their line at times. We
I hope that this will add just a bit
to our paper, increasing interest.
- We plan to carry this until Janu
; ary Ist, 1940. We invite com
ment either for or against as we
want to print in our columns
things interesting.
ALAMO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 7, 1939
BAPTIST REVIVAL
BEGINSONEBDAY
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(Rev. C. E McDaniel)
Alamo Baptist Church begins its
revival Wednesday afternoon at
4:00 p. m., July 12. The public
is cordially invited and is urged
to attend all of the services which
will be held at 4:00 and 8:30 p. m.
daily, except Sunday, when the
services will be at 11 a. m., and
8:30 p. m.
Rev. C. E. McDaniel of Glen
ville, Ga., has been engaged to as
sist the pastor, Rev. L. B. Strick
land for the meeting. Bro. Daniel
is well-known in this section, hav
ing preached at Alamo last sum
mer in revival work and having
also preached in several other
churches of the county, and he,
too, invites you to attend these
services.
Col. G. L. Hattaway will lead
the singing and the public is cor
dially invited and urged to be pres
ent at the beginning of the servic
es so as to assure a good song ser
vice throughout the meeting.
The Stuckey Home
Demonstration Club Met
The Stuckey Home Demon
stration club met Friday, June
30th. The subject for the after
noon was Home Industries.
Mrs. R. D. Jenkins and Miss
Esther Godbee, the home dem
onstration agent, gave some new
ideas for the use of burlaps in
making useful gifts for the home.
Miss Godbee made the meeting
a very pleasant one by giving
each one present several colors
of wool thread to makesomething
original to bring to one of the
future meetings. She also had
surprise packages for each one.
Mrs. John Robinson will have
for her subject in July ’’Home
Improvement.”
Those present were Mesdames
W. J. Ryals, John Robinson, R.
D. Jenkins, Ennis F’owler; Misses
Hazel Anderson, Jessie Lee
Fields, Esther Godbee, and Nell
Robinson.
Salesmen Wanted
Rawleigh Route available at
once. Good opportunity nearby
for man over 25 with car. Sales
way up this year. Write at once.
Rawleigh’s, Dept. GAG, 5-105,
Memphis, Tenn.
Helena Youth
Survives Bout
With Train
Jake Mullis, 16-year-old white
youth was severely injured early
Sunday morning when he went to
sleep on the Seaboard Railroad
track near the City Case in Helena.
It is reported that Mullis had
been drinking and lay down on the
end of the crosstie and fell asleep
when an extra freight train passed
by, hitting him and knocking him
down the fill at this point. He suf
fered several severe bruises and
three broken ribs but Dr. W. H.
Born, railroad physician states his
injuries are not serious.
ATTENTION, PLEASE
The Wheeler County Eagle pre
viously published a news article
announcing a fertilizer demonstra
tion contest that was sponsored
by the Chilean Nitrate Company,
hrough cooperation of the Glen
wood Chapter of Future Farmers
of America, and ianaged by Bill
Keene of the Glenwood Chapter
F. F. A.
The possibility is that a number
of people, who might be interest
ed in the demonstration,, failed to
considerately observe the an
| nouncementnouncement.
As it concerns people through
-out the State and especially this
- . section, by bringing to light many
phases of successful farming, some
extempeoraneous information will
be given here in a concentrated
form.
The demonstration consists of
two . nd one-half (2 1-2) acres of
cotton. It is located on the farm
of Mr. A. M. Keene, and beside
the Alamo-Lumber City highway.
Two acres of the cotton was
side-dressed with two hundred
(200) pounds of Chilean Nitrate
of soda per acre. One-half acre
was left without any side-dressing.
This half acre is in the middle of
the demonstration area, and is
used as a check plot in determin
ing the value of side-dressing cot
ton with Chilean Nitrate of soda.
The cotton is now in the pro
ductive stage and is typical of the
cotton crops in this and surround
in:'- counties. It has been grown
by approved methods which were
gathered by compiling methods
, used and results obtained al GeOr
| gia experiment stations, and then
extracting the methods which
would provide abundant produc-.
tion in this locality.
, Bill has also provided for much
of the success of the demonstra
tion by working diligently and with
a purpose—to make the demon
stration predominte att other sim
ilar demonstrations in Georgia,
and equal oo any in the South.
The growing of the cotton is sat
isfactorily completed, but tha isn’t
the sole factor which governs the
winner of the contest. The en
tire population of Wheeler, and
adjoining counties can assist in
promoting the demonstration to
the winning point. They can do
this by visiting the demonstration
area and by guessing the yield of
the side-dressed plot and the plot
which received no side-dressing.
Guessing cards will be provided
visitors, by Bill Keene, upon arriv
al at the demonstration site.
The contest will provide an op
portunity for old-timers and other
participants to match their opin
ions.
A prize of two (2) dollars will
be awarded the person who esti
mate is nearest the actual yield.
Participants should visit the dem
onstration before August 1, 1939,
as the cotton bolls will be open by
that time.
All fertilizer demonstrators and
agents arc also cordially invited
to visit the demonstration, look it
over, and express their opinion
relative to the management and
condition of the cotton.
We are looking for everyone in
Wheeler Counoy to participate in
this event.
Glenwood Chapter, FFA.
Robert Joiner, Reporter.
The Eagle to Carry
Market Price of
Farmers Products
The Eagle was asked by Com
missioner of Agriculture Hon.
Columbus Roberts, to carry to!
the people of Wheeler County
the prices of farm products. Mr t
Roberts realizes the best way is
i through the local newspaper is
' the most profitable way to reach
j them. With the recent poll of the
‘National Fertilizer Association
i shows that in 35 States 53 per
' centof the farmers take a weekly
‘ newspaper.
Jessie Mae Fields receives a
' guest ticket to Metro Theatre
i Mt. Vernon, with this clipping
1 of the Eagle.
“Uncle Bill”
Crawford
Has Birthday
July 4th was a gala day at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E.
Crawford, known by his many
friends as “Uncle Bill’’. On this
occasion he celebrated his 79th
birthday. Everything good to
eat, including barbecue, was
spread on a long table, and the
great number of his friends and
relatives enjoyed the occasion
with him.
The many friends of “Uncle
Bill” join in wishing him many
more years of health, happiness
prosperity. The following were
present:
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Crawford
and family, Alamo; Mr. and Mrs.
Willie Crawford and family, of
Stuckey; Robert Joiner and
family, of Alamo; Mr. and Mrs.
Norris Shavis and family, of
Soperton; Mr. and Mrs. John
Crawford, of Alamo; Mr. Jim
Crawford, of Alamo; Mr. Jessie
Crawford, of New York City;
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Crawford and
Miss Carrie Crawford, Sparta;
Mr. and Mr s. W. E. Crawford
and daughter, Alice, of Peoria,
Illnois.
GLENWOOD FFA MEETING
The Glenwood FFA Chapter held
a regular meeting Friday night,
June 30, 1939.
Some of the major discussions
were: A program of work for
ensuing year. A program of work
committee was appointed by the
president. They were: Hyman
Gowan, Ladson Crawford and
John Chambliss. A motion was
made, and unanimously carried,
that we devote 45 minutes of each
meeting to the study of conducting
meetings according to parliamen
tary procedure. This will con
tinue until all member’s are famil
iar with parliamentary procedure.
A nominating committee was
pointed for the purpose of nom
inating officers for the 1939-40
team. The committee consists of
Murray Crawford, Hillery Light
ler, W. D. Hurst, Jr., and Burman
Purvis. Plans were made for at
tending state FFA camp at Jack
son Lake. Members of this Chap
ter will attend camp the week of
July 10 th.
ROBERT JOINER,
Reporter.
US PEOPLE
By G. C. Barnhill
Together, with Father Time, we
go into the last half of 1939. A
good harvest is the prospect for
Wheeler county, watermelons pay
ing off, tobacco, cotton, cattle,
hogs, largese farm subsidy ever
voted. Have you helped your wife
provide for the chickens? 9327
chickens at Horseshoe Bend Farm.
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Clark.
Mr. and Mrs. L. W, Kent and
daughter, Shirley, Mr. and Mrs.
J. J. McDaniel, Mr. and Mrs.
R. D. Jenkins; Leroy Clark, Foy
• Kent and Miss Lucy Hartley
enjoyed a Fourth of July fishing
trip on the Canoochee river.
OUR WEEKLY MARKET LETTER
Atlanta priecs on livestock and
produce as quoted on Saturday
was:
LIVESTOCK: Corn-fed hogs,
80-240 lbs. 6.75;-245-300 lbs.
6.50; 300-400 lbs. 6.25 down; ISO
-175 lbs. 6.50; 145 lbs. 5.25 down.
Sows and stags: 180-400 lbs. 5.75;
400-500 lbs. 5.25 down. Few grass
fat steers and heifers bring 6.50
to 7.50, mostly 5.75 to 6,25; fat
cows, 5.25 to 5.75; canners, 3.50
to 6.50; good heavy bulls, 5.50 to
6.00.
Sample Copy 5c Number 18
‘Mt C. N. SUES PASSES
JI ms HOME IB Jffl
Mr. Charles M. Sikes, well
known throughout this section
passed away at his home in Alma
Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock
after about six weeks illness,
Mr. Sikes was born in Mont*,
gomery County, February 7,
1862, and was the son of Matthew’
and Jeanette Bone Sikes. He was
a member of the Primitive
Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held in
the Yawn cemetery at Suomi
Wednesdayafternoon, conducted
by his brother, Elder T. E.
Sikes, of Vidalia.
Pallbearers were Ben Sikes, of
Alamo; F. A. Clements,of Helena;
Douglas Sikes, James Yawn,
Panton Sikes, and Neal Sikes, of
Suomi,
He is survived by two daugh
ters, Mrs, J. A. McArthur, of
Atlanta; Mrs, H. H. Lee, of
Alma; three sons, W. M. Sikes,
Fred Sikes, of Jacksonville, and
Sidney Sikes, of New Smyrna,
Fla.; 17 grandchildren; 14 great
grandchildren; and two brothers,
Elder T. E. Sikes, of Vidalia, and
Mr. Joe Sikes, of Alamo.
Interment was in the Yawn
cemetery with The Alma Funeral
Home in charge.--The Telfair
Enterprise.
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
Monday—Tuesday, July 10—11
“LOVE AFFAIR”
Irene Durme, Chas. Boyer. A
great romance, and as new as
tomorrow’s headlines. Also news
and comedy.
Wednesday July 12
“NAVY SECRETS”
Foy Muray, Grant Withers.
Big navy and newspaper thrillers
Also good comedy.
Thursday—Friday, July 18—14
“TRADE WINDS”
Fredric March, Joan Bennett,
Ralph Bellamy, Ann Sothern. A
glorious thrilling Love Story.
Comedy both days. “Kit Carson”
Friday.
Saturday, July 15
“CHEYENNE RIDES AGAIN”
Tom Tyler’s best western “Kit
Carson” and our gang comedy.
Mrs. Eugene Ellington and
little daughters, Patty and Ina,
of Dublin, are visiting Mrs.
' Ellington’s parents, Mr. and Mrs,
I A. C. Burkhalter.—The Telfair
Enterprise.
PRODLCE: Butterbeans, 75-90;
snaps, 80; cabbage, 1.75 cwt; can
taloupes, 50; corn, 12 to 15; okra,
1.40 to 1.50; onions, 80 to 1.15 per
-50 lbs.; peaches 75 to LOO for half
bushel; sweet potatoes, 2.25 per
cwt.; tomatoes, 1.25 to 2.50 per
crate; watermelons, 15 to 20 each;
carload shipments, 150 to 275 fob
POULTRY; Large, ungraded
eggs, 16-17; medium, 14; large
graded and candled white eggs 20;
medium 17: heavy hens, 14; leg
horns, 10-11; fryers, 16-20; roost
ers, 9c; ducks, 8c; geese, 6c.
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