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Volume 28
MORE RETAILERS
LOSE BEER PERMITS
IN “CLEAN-UP” DRIVE
2 Licenses in Bacon County;
One in Fierce Revoked
By T. Grady Head
Atlanta, Oct. 21—(Special) The
“direct action” campaign of the
Brewers and Beer Distributors
Committee of Georgia to elimi
nate the small minority of fla
grant law violators among the
state’s 3,500 beer retailers re
suited today in the revocation of
three mere licenses. The aetun
was taken by State Revenue
Commissioner T. Grady [lead, at
the request of Judge John S.
Wood, state director of the com
mittee, and followed public
hearings in the commissioner s
office here.
The three retail outlets involved
in today's action were Spells |
Camp and Three Sisters, both on I
the outskirts of Alma, in Bacon
county, and Beverly’s Place, near
Blackshear, in Pierce county.
Charges against all of them, said
Judge Wood, were that immoral
conditions, drunkenness and
drunken brawls were permitted
to exist.
These revocations brings to 39
the number of beer licenses
which have been cancelled
through the activities of the com
mittee, which has been function
ing since last February. During
the eight months of its existence,
committee investigators have in*
spected the operation ol 1,527
retail outlets, and 211 operators
have been warned by letter to
cease various illegal practices.
Praising the “clean up or cl< se
up” program and calling attcn*
lion to “the splendid work which
has been accomplished toward
placing beer retailing on a higher
plane in Georgia,’’ the Georgia
Junior Chamber of Commerce
passed a resolution at its conven
tion in Columbus last week
pledging the committee its entire
support. Ph resolution was
passed unanimously, according
to It. S. K-ndrick, executive
secretary of the Jaycee organiza
tion.
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR DA MCALUM
Funeral services for D. G.
Alum, 78, who passed away on
Friday of last week were held at
Shiloh last Saturday, conducted
by Rev. C. A. Morrison, pastor
of the Methodist church and int
erment was in the church
ce m etery.
Mr. McAlum was one of the I
best itnown citizens of thecounty. (
He was a member of the Metho*
dist church and the Masonic
order. His passing removes from
us one of its oldest citizens.
He is survived by his wife,
who before her marriage, Miss
Cassie Bridges; six children
living, Lem L., R. W., Suel,
Herman McAlum; Mrs. Fannie
Browning,Glenwood; Mrs Lethal
Dykes, Cedar Crossing; one
brother, R. R. McAlum, Alamo
Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Clements,
of the Spring Hill section, an*
nounce the birth of a daughter
Wednesday. Mother and daugh
ter doing nicely.
Mrs. W. C. Bryant, of Jack
sonville, Florida, is visiting her
parents, Mr, and Mrs. W. W.
Gilder, of near Alamo.
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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga., Oct. 20.—Because six storks did double duty not so many years ago in several Geor
gia communities, the campus of Georgia Slate College for Women finds itself embellished with 6 sets of twins
this good year 1940. Here tln y are—front row, left to right : Miriam and Nell Bennett, of Gay; Betty and Nell
Nelson, of Cartersville. Second row: Mary and Elizabeh Smith, of Ocilla; Avis and Agues Barlow, formerly of
Alamo now Milledgeville. Third row: Myrtle and Margaret Keel, Milledgeville; Lois and Elizabeth Pope,
Alamo.
GLENWOOD P.-T. A
METOCTOBLRI7
The regular monthly meeting
of the Glenwood Parent Teachers’
Association was held in the
Glenwood School Auditorium,
Thursday afternoon, October 17,
1940.
The president, Mrs. Kent
Currie, presided over the busi
ness session. A brief devotional
was conducted by Miss Gladys
Thompson.
Mrs. Currie called for reports
from the standing committee.
The chairman of the member
ship program, finance, safety,
and health committee presented
briefly the plans for the year’s
work. Mi-s Margaret Crews,
program chairman, announced
that the yearbook of the organi
zation would be distributed to
members within two weeks. Mr.
Burton Bell discussed an inter
esting safety crusade to be
formed by the pupils of the
grammar grades. The P. T. A.
voted to offer a prize of one dollar
to the winner of the essay on
safety.
Mrs. W. H. Kent, chairman ol
the finance committee, discussed
plans for the annual Hallowe'en
carnival to be held Friday niget,
November 1, in the school audi
j torium, beginning at six o’clock.
| The members of the various
committees v ere read. The
president announced that the
aims of the P. T. A. for the year
would be the completion of the
payment of the sanitation project,
which is now installed, and the
serving of free school lunches.
Mothers were counted and the
Senior class received the prize
of one dollar for having the
greatest per centage of mothers
present.
Miss Margaret Crews took
(charge of the program. The
I theme for the year is “The home
I and its relation to the child.” In*
| teresting talks were given by
Mrs. D. C. Colson and Miss
Esther Godbee. The members
enjoyed a film titled: “Sew tlie
Modern Way.
Delicious refresments were
served. The hostesses for the
ALAMO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, October 25, 1940
|nny®T SESSION -
DANIELL BAPTIST ASSO.
The fifty-first session of the
j Daniell Baptist Association was
held on Wednesday and Thurs
day of this week here. Alj
churches of the Association were
I represented, and one of the best
I sessions on record were held.
At Wednesday’s sessions Rev.
[Gower Latimer was reelected
( moderator and Rev. J, D. Rabun,
I was reelected as clerk, Rev-
James Bacon preached the
I introductory sermon on Wednes*
[ day.
About five hundred messengers
and visitors were prenentfor!
the Wednesday s session and all
the noon hour an old fashioned
basket dinner was served.
Rev. R. L. Smith preached the
I Missionary sermon on Thursday.
A barbecue dinner was served
on Thursday, and about three
hundred attended.
A part of the day’s program
was giver, over to the reviewing
work of the association for the
past fifty years, this being the
fifty-first anniversary of the
association Kev. Rev. J. D.
Rabun made and spoke of this|
report with great enthusiasm.
HALLOWEENJCARNIVAL
Plans are being made for a
(large crowd to attend the Hallo
ween Carnival at the Wheeler
County Gymnasium Thursday
! night, October 31st. If you want
to get the spirit of all Halloween
night just come right up and join
the crowd alone with the ghost, (
goblins and clowns.
A few things you will enjoy i
will be the hog-calling contest, (
the sack race and pie-eating con-1
test. You don’t have to cook for [
hubbie and kids that night, fori
we’ll have delicious food in the
case.
So save up your money and
let’s have fun!
afternoon were: Mrs. A F. (
Beacham, Mrs. Frankie Ward,
Mrs Guy River , Mrs. Howard
Ennis and Mrs. Grover Barnhill.
NOV. 30 CLOSING FOR
1940 AAA PRACTICES
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Farmers of Wheeler county
are reminded by County Agent
L. G. Whitaker, that November
30 is the closing date for carrying
out soil-building practices under
the 1940 AAA farm program.
“This means that farmer’s
participating in the AAA pro
gram must complete soil build
ing practices by November 30 if
they expect to receive credit on
this year’s program.
“Wheeler county farmers con
tinued this year to carry out a
broad program of soil improving
I practices, and by so doing made
a substantial contribution to the
Nation’s agricultural prepared
ness.
“We are vitally concerned to
day with strengthening the de
fense of oui 1 nation,” Mr.
Whitaker pointed out. “In this
regard, wears fortunate in that
we have an abundance of food
and fiber now, and our farms are
capable of producing plenty for
future use. The AAA Conserva
ition Program has given us the
opportunity to overhaul ano im
(proveour ‘farm factories’ unti
I now they are able to supply any
[ anticipated requirements.”
Among the most important
soil improving practices farmers
may carry out now are planting
winter legumes, applying phos
phate and lime, and terracing
their land.
WHE-CO-HI-ECHO.
Mrs. Nita Waters, fourth grade
(teacher, and Miss Beatrice Autry
with twenty-eight Highschool
| boys and girls attended the State
[Fair in Macon Friday, October
(18th. The group left Alamo at
[ 10:00 a. m. and stayed in Macon
[ until 9:00 p. m. Os special interest
were the ehibits of poultry,
horses, flowers. The fine arts
exhibits and the commercia'
exhibits.
Our school was well repre
sented by the FFA boys who
went up with Mr. Nicholson
Thursday.
Sample Copy 5c Number
GLENWOOD KEEPS
UP WITH TIMES
Attention is called to the page
devoted to the enterprising
business people of Glenwood in
thi- issue. Each of the advertisers
will appreciate the trade, and
extend a cordial welcome. The
social items are prepared by
Miss Betty Jean Rivers, our
correspondent at Glenwood, and
is gotton up with great pains.
Th?re are many pretty busi
ness places in Glenwood, and
when it comes to modern service
stations they have no superiors.
Read each one of their invitrtions
and it will prove interesting and
profitable. We congratulate
these progressive business places
for the spirit of cooperation.
Texas County Without
Bank, Hotel, Railway
Austin, Tex., Oct. 19—A county
with no lawyer, doctor, minister,
railroad, bank, hotel or theater
exists in Texas and is named for
a man nationally known. It is
Borden county and its county
seat is Gail.
County and county seat both
are named for the same individual
—Gail Borden, first producer of
condensed milk.
The county is no small one. It
has an area of 895 square miles.
Cattle raising is its principal
industry.
The fact that it lacks profes
sional men, railroad, theater
and hotel is one of the many odd
thing about Texas brought to
light by a WPA writers project.
The volume reports that over
night visitors at Gail, if not pri
vately entertained elsewhere, are
permitted to sleep in the county’s
unused jail.
Gail Borden is best known for
bis connection with the conden- [
sed milk industry, Before that
he had developed a meat biscuit
that was used extensively in the
southwest and Mexico. Born in
Norwich, N. Y., he lived in Ohio,
Indiana, Louisiana and Missis
sippi before coming to Texas in
1829. He published the only
newspaper in Texas during the
Texas war for independence.
Local and Personal News
That Will
Interest and Inform You
Will BatISE
Os 6,000 SETS
STATE BEW
18,000 Eggs Also Distributed;
Brood Stock Nearly
Doubled This Year
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This was figure and fact week
in the Division of Wildlife and
while the various compilations
i were being made, the count on
l bobwhite quail at the state game
I farm in Atlanta (Briarcliff Road)
showed that another record has
been set since Charlie Elliott took
over responsibility for the game
and fish.
The state game farm made its
first release of quail back in 1937.
Various sportsmen’s clubs and
others were sent quail for re
stocking farm areas.
Total number released in the
first season was 4.205. The fol*
lowing year, 1938, 5,540 quail
were released and last year (up
to September) only 139 bit ds
were distributed.
During this time 590 ehukors
were raised and released. Last
September there were 551 pairs
of quail at the game farm. With
brook stock the Division, under
the present set up, had made the
following releases through
Thursday, October 10:
Since January, 4,704 quail and
2,632 ehukors. There are on hand
1300 more quail already ear
marked for distribution over the
state within the next two weeks,
making the total production for
statewide restocking 6,004. The
ehukors don’t count, for they
were more ornamental than
practical.
But this is not the whole story.
During this period, 18,000 quail
eggs were sent out to junior
rangers, 4-H and FFA clubs.
Most of those were hatched
under bantam hens and indica*
lions are that 20 per cent of this
total will reach maturity, giving
the state 3,600 more birds in
protected areas.
This is the first time that eggs
ever have been distributed by
the Wildlife Division. There aie
the cold figures—close to 5,000
more birds planted in Georgia
fields than ever before. And, that
is not all yet. The wildlife Di
vision produced these with 551
pairs of birds. Besides doubling
the release population, the Di
vision added 449 pairs of birds to
the brook stock, giving a total of
1,000 pairs of birds, which, with
normal luck, should again
double the egg and quail pro*,
duction next year.
LEGION POST HOLD
MEETING OCTOBER 22
The Burns-Geiger Legion Post
held a meeting at Glenwood on
the night of October 22nd, and
elected the following officers:
Post Commander —E. H. Hat
taway.
Vice Post commander —W. D'
Hurst.
Post Adjutant—G. L. Hattas
I way.
Service Officer—E. J. Ennis,
The post expects to exceed its
membership of last year by its
next meeting night, whicli will
be November 6, at Glenwood, at
the office of Guy O. Stone, past
Post Adjutant.
All Ex Service or World War
Veterans are requested to be
present at next meeting.