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Seasoned Timber
Tho athletic contests of the world
usually are won by young men. Seldom
4a we find in men over forty that com
bination of physical strength, endurance
and speed that makes the champion.
In times of war the mon who go "over
the top" are yuung men. as are the men
who tty our fighting planes and man oui
battleships.
In industry and In business there are
Certain types of work that can best be
done by young men at their zenith in
physical dexterity and stamina.
But It Is a different matter to outline
the policies of a giant corporation; to
lead a country at war; to understand and
solv* the complex problems of a great
nation; to be able to wm the confidence
and the full cooperation of leaders in
thought and action. For such important
tasks thoughtful persons demand men of
broad experience—"seasoned timber.”
The biggest job in the world today Is
the management of the United States of
America. Greatest country that it is—
in material resources and In the brains
to develop them—it has social and eco
nomic problems that can be coped with
only by a man of keenest insight; knowl
edge obtained by many years of close
touch with governmental affairs; and
long study of Agriculture, Industry, and
finance from a national viewpoint.
Virile, practical, influential, forceful
John N. Garner is the man of the hour
today. For thirty years in the House of
Representatives and for six years in the
Vice-President's chair—thirty-six years
of power and of leadership—he has
fought for constructive liberalism In
government; for true democracy; for
social justice; for economic Independence
of the American citizen. Seasoned in
statesmanship, he has the wisdom, the
practicality, th* understanding of men,
Iha Insight into great problems, the
extraordinary technique of politics, and
the human sympathy that only the years
can bring—those qualities that this great
nation so vitally needs today.
Galileo made scientific discoveries
after he was 70.
Henry Ford, at 75, Is still Improving
the Ford car.
Judge Gary, at 83, headed the giant
United States Steel Corporation.
Clemenceau, the Tiger of France,
guided his war-weary people at 77.
Benjamin Franklin, at 81. helped to
frame the American Constitution.
Gladstone, when past 85, was Prime
Minister of England.
Justice Holmes, at 90. wrote Impor
tant and exceedingly clear Supreme
Court decisions.
Joßn N. Garner, In his intellectual
prime, at 89, Is being called to the Presi
dency in 1940 by all classes of the
American people. He has the confidence
of the farmer. He has the confidence of
the working man In town and country
He hag the confidence of the man at the
head of an Industrial empire and the
men of financial power. Vigorous ol
body end mind, powerful of conviction
and courage, wise hi the affairs of state,
he will carry on all of the sound legis
lation that has Veen passed during the
term of President Roosevelt
A great patriot a great progressive
liberal, a gre^t Democrat, a great leader,
John Nance Garner will be the next
ptesident of the United States!
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Hints for Homemakers
By Jane Rogers
FJf fl
TWO large, sour apples, pared and
grated plus the juice and rind
of 1 lemon and 1 cup of sugar
cooked for five minutes with con
stant stirring makes a delicious fill
ing for two layers of spice or gin
ger cake. Cool filling before spread
ing, dust top of cake with powdered
sugar instead df frosting? Serve
cake soon after filling la placed <
between layers.
i
Kumquats and apples — both in ;
season now—make a delicious salad
combination. Prepare the fruit this !
way: Wash and wipe 1 box of kum
quats or enough to make % enp
when sliced very thin, discarding the
center seed part. Pare 2 large tart
apples or enough to make 1 and
% cup when cut in inch stripe. If
kumquats are sour sprinkle with a
little powdered sugar. Make a
salad dressing of teaspoon pap
rika, 1 .teaspoon salt, 2 tablespoons
sugar, 2 tablespoons lemon juice
and < tablespoons olive oil. Pour
over fruits which have been mixed
together. Serve from a salad bowl
with a few lettuce leaves or cfsm
Mgs fur garnish.
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Vice-President Garner—
Will He Respond 1 Cou
As Presidential Candidate?
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Garner Organization Claims ,
461 Delegates on First Ballot
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DALLAS. Texas.—John Nance Gar
ner, vice-president of the United States,
will go into the next Democratic national
convention with over 461 votes pledged
to him. according to E B Germany,
chairman of the State Democratic Exec
utive committee and co-chairman of the
Texas Garncr-tor-President committee
“We are convinced, from the deluge
of pledges we have received at the Dallas
headquarters, that there is a genuine
popular demand for the nomination of
Mr. Garner on the Democratic ticket
This comes, not from one section or
group of states, but from the entire na
tion. From Oregon and Vermont, and
from Georgia to the Southwest, we are
getting the most enthusiastic protesta
tions of friendship and admiration fin I
our stalwart Texas statesman.
"Mr Garner's way of thinking has cap
tured the public imagination of the
middle ground of America’s straight
thinking citizenry. If the politicians do
not listen to the voice of the people in
1940, 1 predict that the Democratic party
as an organization won't be worth shoot
ing. I have heard many comments that
the pol.ticians are going to pick the next
candidates for both the Democratic and
Republican parties. My advice to them
in both parties is to listen to what the
people are thinking. If they don't heed
the deep longings of the mass of Amer
ica's citizenry, they will be politically
dead after the next election. 1 repeat:
if the Democratic politicians attempt to
thwart the will of the people in the next
convention, the party of Jefferson and
Jackson won’t be worth the effort to put
it out of its misery."
In outlining the strength that he claims
for the Texan. Mr. Germany pointed out
that out of 1.100 votes in the Democratic
Mrs. W. G. Hartley rec* ives a
guest ticket to the Princess The. i
atre, Mcßae, with this capping
of tl e Eagle.
Mrs. W. O. Purser receive a
ticket to the Princess Theatu, i
Mcßae, with this clipping of the
Eigle. 1
Mr. W. C .liner reci ives a
guest ticket to Metro Th»atei i
Mt. Vernon with this clipping of
the Eagle.
Mr. D A. Morrison receives a
juest ticket to Metro Theatre, i
Mt. Vernon, with this clipping
>f the Eagle. ?
Salesmen Wanted
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of 800 Rawleigh consumers. No
experience needed. Sales way up
this year. Large sales means big
profits. Permanent. Full time-
Write Rawleigh’s Dept. GAG 5 i
104, Memphis, Tenn.
CHckanx From Lirga Family
John Dickens, father of Cha.-le*
Dickens, the novelist, had eight chll
dren, as follows: Fanny, later Mrs
Burnett; Charles; Alfred (died tn child s
hood); Letitia; Harriet (died In child ,
hood; Frederick; Alfred I .“.mart a»t
bugustus
WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE, ALAMO, GA. AUGUST 18, 1939
convention, the south and bordvr tute*
will furnish Mr. Garnar with 385, the
chief block of which U reprecaijted by
the 46 votet from Texas. The »outhsre«t
and western states, without coufiUng
California, and taking but two *f the
farm states. Nebraska and Wiscottsln
will yield Mr. Garner a total of 481 votes
“Now I am not Including tn this fore
cast of 461 the 210 additional votes Indi
cated from the states of New* ,York
Pennsylvania and California,” dgclarec
Mr. Germany. The Gallup poll In the les’
three weeks has printed definite tore
casts of public opining from these thrx
states, which together have 19 jiercen
of the total convention strength, Thea,
polls show, assuming that the Presides
will not be a candidate which is the o>)}
way that Democrats believing m th<
cuatinuance of its traditional patty pol
icies can think, that Mr. Garner Is tbs
choice of c ar 50% of the Berqo^rats In
New York and California bf ovet j
60% of the Democrats of Pennsylvania.
Out of these three states, two will glva
Mr. Garner a clear majority of the con
vention. the Texas leader peirrted out
"There Is no question in my mind.*
declared Mr Germany, “that the people
of the United States have very definite
convictions on the coming presidential
campaign. The principles Involved weigh
deeply on citizens everywhere. They
embrace Mr Garner because he stands
tor a principle that finds welcome re
action In every human being who
worries and sometimes wonders on the
future of his country.
“Mr. Garner's nomination by the
Democrats of this country Is inevitable.
It is ordained In the hearts of the Ameri
can people, and 1 view his nomination
and subsequent election as certain, with
the present trend of events."
M s. J F. Hsttaway reoeiv*. s »
guest ticket t o the Princes*
Tneatre Mcßae with clipping of
Eagle.
Mrs. L Purvis receives a
guest ticket to the Princess
Tneatre Mcßae with this clipping
of the E tgle.
Mr. H. R Freeiiian receivtsa
eue-it ticket V> the M- trn, Mt
Voi non .. ith tEta clippiug o. lh<
Eigle
M,. J. M. fridges receives a
guest ticket to Metro Theatre
Mt Vernon with t, is clipph g of
'be Eagle,
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THE SALES TAX
CONTEMPLATED
' BY
H. W. NALLEY
» It seems now that the Georgia Legislature
|irjn be pe-p®h»ened jabeut the first of September
by Governor Rivers.
, From appearances in the news items occupy
, Ing space in our daily press it seems that a suffi
i cient number of Legislators have been touudtd
» up to pass the sales tax and foist that nefarious
system of taxation up the people of Georgia.
Before the Legislature adjourned from its
S spring session there were two methods discussed
r for the purpose of raising the Lxes which they
say is essential to put over the various benefits
under the Social Security proposals', the Eietmo
synary Institutional wants and tbe school teach*
* era’ pay envelopes. These two propositions which
* they had up and debated long and loud, were the
Gross Income Tax method and the Sales Tax
proposition. The adherents on each of the piopo
silioas were unable to approach anywhere about
the necersary help to put them over. The House
claim to have done its work by voting the first of
these two method-* of taxation, but when it vas
sent over to the Senate there were numerous
pigeon holed in the various committees which
divided the thing up until it could never be patched
up sufficiently to find its way back to the floor of
that intelligent atmosphere, aY.d the whole mess
died a-borning The Legislative wisecracks reached
the limitation of thtfir numbered days, adj lurned
and left for home. Hence the rabbit’s toot that has
been making its tracks in the soft spots in the
legislative craniums. Now it ey have about ceme
to the conclusion that the rabbit’s foot has ac
complished its task and the Assembly must come
back again.
The Sales Tax proposal does away with
advalorem tax on land so that the money machines
out of Detroit and similar machines can purchase
all the lands in Georgia, free from taxation, and
thereby drive the people who have built Georgia,
and who alone can keep it built, into the by-ways
and hedges of civilieation to become tramps along
the highways which reduced them to poverty to
build. Sad day, this.
Instead why don’t they pass ahw putting a
graduated tax on lands. Give the home owners
their homes valued at $3,000 00 to reartheir
families on, and after this exemption is left, put a
graduated tax on the remaining acreage which a
man possesses. The first 500 bundled, say 25
cants per acre; the next 500 acres, 50 cents per
acre; the next 500 acree, 75 cents; an acre, and the
next $1 per acre. After a single owner reaches
2000acies in a single ownership put this burden
of taxation so »teep that it will have to be poured
back ipto the JUG This is the only way in which
Georgia can remain a State and keep home lovers
in possession of the State. Henry Ford in Detroit
nor any other foreign or home resident should be
allowed to o*n yast holdings of land in this Suite
exempted from taxation and erjoy its riches
without contributing a dime to the support of our
State Government. That will be a cold day for
mankind when it id accomplished.
COTTON COMMERCE
1938 Figure* Show Rank
of Marketa for Staple
Law Sous Ai lucraue
CsMUumptMm
DaparUßeat of Cotusnerce statia
tie* tar the 19*8 calendar year, now
avaUable, show that .shipments of
▲asartean eotton were made to 41
OUtereat countries, with Japan,
Failed Kingdom, and France the
largest foreign buyer* In the order
named.
The total exports to all countries
la IMS were 4.J16.000 bale*, which
MKapared with «.221,MW bale*, the
yearly average for the previoua five
year* aad an average ot 7,141,000
bales for the five-year period 1927-
1932.
Government agencies and leaders
ta the trade are working toward
poUeies which, it is hoped, will
hrtac about a reversal of this trend,
la the meantime. ’fhe relative im
portance of American Industry, as
the chief consumer of American
cotton, has been Increasing.
In view of the unfavorable export
situation, effort* are being ro
doubled to increase domestic con-
MHojxtioii. whicb in 1935, amoented
to 4,783,485 baiee. Chief among
these are the promotions behind
National Cotton Week, May 22 to
Mey 27, and the eateasive reeearcb I;
work being done to develop new
use* for tho staple.
In the latter connection, encour
actac progress la reported, accord,
tag to a review ta the current issne .
of The Arcadien Grower, farm
wg**ta* published by the distrib
»ter* of Areadian nitrate of soda.
Tho Grower further points out
that among *lbe recent develop
asaats, which today are increasing
the AsaaesUc consumption of cotton
The rbart httow pirlern the cotton
txperltii in 19^8 tv countriti,
that figure for the United
Sintef ret>reftntj tslimaieJ consumption
of dotnutic cotton tor the same Period.
■ Itunnlng
80/<>
5,783,C00
- IATAN — 1.028.000
- UNITED ONGOOM - 808 000
- ESANCi 450.000
- ETAIT ,77 o<x)
-GERMANY HH »1.000
- Canada flB 74 '.0® 0
- OtECHOJIOVAKtA ■■ >IIOOO
- SOLANO-DANZIG ■■ 144.000
- teiGiUM Bi ijo.ooo
- sweeten — eei »4.000
- NtTHERLAHOS UH 81.000
- BSITISH INOIA Ml 53.000
— CHINA m 43 000
- RNtANO M I, goo
- D4NMASX « 32.000
- XWANTUNC “ 31.000
— PORTUGAL 27.000
-rt INDO CHINA — 24.000
- COLOMBIA 20 000
- YUGOSLAVIA 14 000
- NO*WAY ,4 000
_ CHILE , 2 O OS
Ll’ OTHW COUNTIES UM H 000
on a scale large enough to have
significance, are cotton for road
-construction . . . for wrapping cot
ton bales ... for lining irrigation
ditches and eanals . . . for packing
fruit and vegetable products . . ,
for bagging commercial fertilizers,
nitrate of soda, raw sugar, and
other heavy commodities not here
tofore packed in cotton.
How Inflation
Hits Your Savings
By RAYMOND PITCAIRN
National Chairman
■ Sentinels of the Republic
“The very man who has the deepest
Interest in sound currency is the man
who earns his daily bread by his daily
toil.”
Daniel Webster said that nearly a
century ago. His statement was true
in his time, It was true years earlier,
and it is true today.
France proved Its verity as early as
1795, when currency inflation forced
workers and wage-earners to pay the
equivalent of $9 for a pound of bread
and of S4O for a bushel of potatoes.
Germany proved it shortly after the
■World War when inflation wiped out
utterly the average worker's savings,
and sky-rocketed the prices of every
thing save the barest necessities of life
far beyond his reach.
Russia proved It when her revolution
ary leaders used Inflation to help drag
every worker down to a state of regi
mented and dependent penury.
In every instance currency inflation
hurt the worker and helped the specu
lator. Always it crushes the thrifty
and exalts the gambler. How?
It achieves this effect not by reducing
the number of dollars In the earner’s
pay-envelope or saving’s account or
insurance estate, but by reducing the
actual purchasing power of those dol
lars.
It means that out of the same
income—or savings—he mart pay far
more for food and clothes and shelter
and everything else he buys.
That’s fine for the well-heeled specu
lator who profits by buying in a low
market and selling at Inflated prices.
Bui it’s hard on the worker—or on his
widow and children If he has entrusted
their future to insurance or savings
funds accounts, as most American
wage-earners de.
How can the average worker and
citizen escape this menace?
Well, as history has proved, the
blight of Inflation descends on a nation^
in one of two ways. It may be adoptK/W
deliberately as a method of raising v
prices But more often it comes as a
result of straining government re
sources through extravagance and debt.
Force the politicians to eliminate
wwstc and the piling up of public debt—
and you remove this threat at the earn
ings, the savings and the security of
every worker and his family.
He Got Back 15 Cents
Just before the opening of the spe
cial session of Congress In November,
1937, Vice-President Garner arriving
in St. Louis from San Antonio, en
route to Washington, made a bee-line
for a barber shop.
For 25 minutes, the Vice-President
relaxed for a shave at the hands of
Dexter Davis. Union Station barber
who has had Garner in his chair four
of the eight times 4n recent years he I
has stopped in St Louis.
I As he left the barber shop, he
banded the Negro shine boy a quar
ter.
“Thank you, suh," smiled the boy.
"That’s a quarter." reminded Gar
ner.
“Yes, suh, 1 know it’s a quarter,"
replied the boy.
। "Well. I want some change,” Gar-
I ner demanded.
He got back 15 cents.
, Hints to Gardeners
by Lyman White •
Flower Expert
Ferry Seed Institute
Selecting Garden Flowers '
SOME of the easiest flowers to
grow, those advised for the
flower gardener without much ex
perience. are the nasturtium, alys
sum and California poppy.
Jit you are interested in getting
brilliant color in your garden with
a minimum of effort, try growing
petunia and zinnia They require
quite a bit of care early in the sea
son, but once established they grow
luxuriantly, and nothing provides
| more color. Portulaca Is excellent
for a colorful edging, and cosmos
good for backgrounds. 4
For rock garden growth try some
of the following: African daisy,
alyssum, linaria, lobelia, phlox, sta
tlce, verbena and Virginia stock,
among the annuals, and hardly alys
: sum, columbine. English daisy,
’ forget-me-not and Iceland poppy, of
I the perennials.
For a window box. petunia, nas- -
turtium, lobelia, ageratum. pansy,.
annual phlox and verbena are?
effective.
Quick blooming flowers are the
nasturtium. Virginia stock, zinnia,
। sunflower, bachelor’s button and
alyssum.
Even though you may have ex
perienced trouble with wilt or rust,
you still may grow aster and snap
dragon, There are rust-resls'tant
■ strains of snapdragon and wilt
resistant strains of aster.
Seeds of certain flowers will ger
minate more readily it the seed coat
i is cut or nicked. Care must be taken
to cut only the coat, for injury of
the interior portion of the seed
may destroy it. Canna lily, all types
i of morning glory, perennial and an-
I nual sweet peas, lupin and moon
flower are some of the seeds that
may be thus treated. Overnight
soaking in warm water will ateo aid
the geraiinatlou of these seeds. • _
