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Volume 28
Roosevelt Wins Thirty Nine States; Willkie Nine.
Presiddnt Has 468 Unit Votes
Democrats Gain Seats In Over
whelming Majority.
Washington, Nov. 6 —Ballots
by the millions added up higher
Wednesday to four more years
in the White House for Franklin
D. Roosevelt.
The Republican nominee,
Wendell L. Willkie, conceded
President Roosevelt’s victory,
and wired his congratulations
from his New York hotel.
With presidential election re
turns hourly becoming more
complete, tabulations which in
cluded final unofficial reports for
some states, showed Mr. Roose
velt ahead in 39 states with a
total electoral vote of 468 Wendell
Willkie held a lead in 9 states
having 63 electoral votes.
The wide Roosevelt margin
was eloquent of the decision a
majority of the electorate had
rendered in choosing between
DISTRICT BOY SCOUTS
TO MEET IN MCRAE
The November meeting of the
Southern District Boy Scout
Committee will be held at the
Methodist Church in Mcßae,
Tuesday, November 12, at Bp. m.
Plans for the annual meeting
of the District in December will
he an important matter to be
decided by the Committee. This
will include appointing coms
mittees on nominations, Pro
gram and arrangements.
Further arrangements for the
R >ll Call and inspection of each
Troop will be made. C. R. Rader
is'Roll Call officer for the Dis
trict, and the Roll Call will be
made during the latter part of
November. Mote definite pro
posals for mobilization of Scouts
will be suggested, in case the
Troops are needed in an emer
gency. The camping and activi
ties committee has charge of
mobilization.
A check-up on Troop advance
ment will be made to determine
the progress needed in order to
meet the requirements for the
\. A Drake Streamer, an award
which will be made by the
Council President.
Other discussion will center
around Cubbing, Senior Scout
ing, Advancement, Leadership
Training, Organization and Ex
tension, and Fince.
Membersof the committee are:
J.T Windsor, Mcßae; C. R.
Rader, Mcßae; G. C. Barnhill,
Glenwood; JohnP. Peterson, Mt.
Vernon; J R Nease, Lumber
City; J. II )bsm Walker, Alamo;
Paul W. Calhoun, Mt. Vernon;
Clifford Mcßride, Alston; Alex P.
Smith, Mcßae; Jeff Smith, Mc-
Rae, and D. R. Willcox, Lumber
City.
Scout Executive V. Carl
Sullivan an 1 Field Scout Execu
tive Wm. Carroll Tinsley will al
ter d the meeting from the Cen
tral Georgia Council office.
FOR S \LE—Coal or wood
heater, good as new. For parti
culars apply at Eagle office.
WANTED—Logs, pine, gum
and cypres. Advise what you
have to offer. C. B. Griner
Alamo, Ga.
WteWr Cnimtg Eagh
their present Chief Executive
and the nation’s third term
tradition which for 150 years had
stood as a barrier against more
than two terms in the White
House for any man.
It was the first time the ancient
precedent received a clear cut
test at the polls, and for the
legion of Roosevelt voters, the
result was what they had antici
pated in the light of disturbed
world conditions.
In the great states and small,
from New Hampshire to Cali
fornia, the citizens who exercised
democracy’s right of franchise
Tuesday seemingly rejected the
Republican candidacy of Willkie
by an overwhelming electoral
majority and returned the New
Deal to Washington with possibly
greater power than heretofore.
HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL
IHELD IN GLENWOOD
The annual Halloween carnival
held in the Glenwood school
building on Friday night Novem
ber 1, was a gala occasion. In
spite of heavy showers, a record
crowd was present, and spirits
were by no means dampened.
A variety of novel attractions
was set up in the halls and class
rooms. Food and drink of all
kinds were on sale during the
festivites.
At eight-thirty the crowd was
invited into the auditorium for a
free program. The grammar
grade teachers presented their
pupils in a series of Halloween
stunts and playlets. The program
was interspersed by lively cake
walks.
The crowning feature of the
occasion was the selection of the
queen of the carnival. Contest
ants for this honor were:
Eighth grade —Dorothy
Adams.
Ninth grade—Mae Rogers.
Tenth grade—N ell i e Rea
Thigpen.
Eleventh grade —Lynette
Fowler.
Marilyn Kent, crown bearer,
presented the crown to the
winner of the most votes, Dorothy
Adams.
The next regular meeting of
Che Glenwood Parent-Teacher
Association will be held in the
Glenwood school auditorium on
Thursday afternoon, November
14, at three o’clock. All members
and others who are interested
areuiged to be present.
$10,435.76 Received
In Wheeler County
Atlanta, Nov. I—Dr.1 —Dr. Joseph
M. Branch, director of the State
Department of Public Welfare,
announced that the total benefits
received in the state for the
months of July, September and
October amounted to $2,789,-
405 83. This sum was paid in
special assistance to the aged,
blind and dependent children,
surplus commodities, C C. C.
and general relief.
The total received in Wheeler
County amounted to $10,435.76.
ALAMO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, November 8, 1940
THIS IS A GREAT
WORLDTO LIVE IN
By Rev. C. A. Morrison
This is a great world in which
to live in. It is God’s handy
work. “He said it is good.” And
we must not belittle it. God made
it and prounced it very good. In
deed there are sorrows and
troubles in the world. Never the
less it is great and a wonderful
place.
I love this world. I love its
rivers, that sing deathless music
in their courses to the sea. I love
its mountains that lift their
“frowning heads in grandure
about the skies.”
I love its clouds. God’s air
planes that carry their treasures
to all the people.
I loveits birds. They are God’s
“feathered minstels.” I love
its flowers as they unfold their
“crimson secrets.” Only are
God’s thoughts blooming out
their beauties to make us glad. I
love to walk on its carpet of
grass, or wade, knee deep, in its
snows. I love to stand under the
arch of its resplendent sky. I love
to mingle with those beings with
which God has peopled it. I love
to play, and to work, and to
laugh and to weep, and to rejoice
and to sorrow with them. 01) it
is a wonderful world, in spite its
losses and crosses, considered
from the mere viewpoint of
beauty the world is bewitcbingly
fair.
Then there are other worlds
besides. There is the world of
pleasure; the world of fame; the
world of glory. However, much
of it one may get. He and it
meat part. The day of devorce'
ment comes, sure and certain.
The v orld can’t last; it fails; it
can buy bread, but not the bread
of life; water but not the water
of life. It has no power to bring
healing to the hurt of the heart;
it cannot bribe the ugly specter
of death from our thresholds.
It has no secret by which
the conscience may be satisfied,
and remorse be put out of life.
It’s defects are so great that one
cannot afford to invest in it too
heavily lest be come to a state of
perptual reward.
What shall it profit a man if
he shall gain the whole world
and lose his soul or what shall a
man give in exchange for his
soul?
Let us bow, in our imagina
tion, in Gethsemnae, and enquire
of the blood drops that fell from
our Lord’s brow. “Oh drops of
crimson; tell me the pi ice of my
soul.” Let us stand by the side
of the Centuran, and opening
graves tossing mountams, and
gaze with deep humiliation and
reverence upon His agony. As we
stand we hear a lone, Jone
haunting cry of utter abandon
ment: “My God, m.y God! Why
has thou forsaken me?” What
can it mean? It is a cry of the
dying son of God, wrestling with
the task of providing away of
Salvation for my soul.
The world and the fashion of
the world passes away. None of
it is abiding. But the soul lives
while God lives it is everlasting.
The question is to each of us
personally: time hastens, Jesus
waits for your answer and mine.
You must decide the question
A our self. What will your answer
be? Jesus is standing in Pilot’s
hall, f rindless despised forsaken
LIGHT VOTE POLLED IN
TUESDmjLECTION
Tuesday was a red letter day
for the nation. The largest vote
ever recorded is reported; esti
mated sixty-two million votes
polled. This is regarded as a
healthy sign of more interest
being manifested in our govern
ment.
The vote in Wheeler was light,
though heavier than in most
previous national elections. 615
votes were cast in the six pre-
Cients. According to the consoli
dations, each precient voted as
follows:
Alamo 251, as follows: Dem.
220; Rep. 16, Ind. 15.
Glenwood 126,as follows: Dem.
116; Rep. 3; Ind. 3; Pro. 1.
Erick 62, as follows: Dem. 35;
Rep. 3; Ind. 24.
Randsburg 57, as follows:
Dem. 41; Rep. 11; Ind. 5.
McArthur, 84, as follows: Dem.
64; Rep. 1; Ind. 15.
Spring Hill, as follows: Dem.
19; Rep. 1; Ind. 15.
HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL
HELD IN GYMNASIUM
The Alamo Parent-Teacher
Association sponsored a Hal
loween carnival here in the
Alamo gymnasium on Thursday
night, October 31.
Among the enjoyable entertain
ments were bingo, cake walks,
fish ponds, and fortune telling.
The main event was the crown
ing of a king and queen from the
grammer school in the Junior
carnival and a king and queen of
the Senior carnival in the High
school. Garland Rowe and Estelle
Brown, of the Senior class were
crowned Senior king and queen
and Julian Peebles and Mary
Frances Hinson, of the feurth
grade, were crowned king and
queen of the Junior carnival.
Among the four contests offered
were the sack race, the pie eat
ing contest, the most attractive
booth, and person dressed most
appropriate for Halloween.
Harold Gilder won the sack race,
Wade Perdue the pie eating con
test, the most attractive
booth was won by a division of
the P. T. A., and Charles Perdue
won the prize for being dressed
most appropriate for Halloween.
R. W. Stephens, superinten
dent of the school, announced
that approximately sllß 00 was
cleared from the carnival, with
the senior class reporting the
largest return. It was also
estimated approximately 600
people attended the annual
event.
US PEOPLE
By G. C. Barnhill
Now that the election is over, a
President has been chosen. We
can see s i many things to be
thankful for. Two seem to be of
special interest. The Republicans
seem to have fallen in love with
Thomas Jefferson, and the Demo
crats found a hero in Abraham
Lincoln.
by all. Soon you will bear the
spirit’s call. What will you do
with Jesus? What will you do
with Jesus? Natural you cannot
be. One day your heart will be
asking what will he do with me.
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FUNERAL SERVICES
RALEIGH S. PURVIS
Funeral services for R. S.
Purvis, 65, were held Tuesday
morning at ten o’clock at Mt.
Olivet Church, conducted by
Rev. L. H. Grimes, and interment
was in the church cemetery.
Mr. Purvis died at his home a
few miles north of Alamo Mon
day morning very suddenly. He
was in usual health Sunda.\
evening and died early Monday
morning. Mr. Purvis was one of
leading farmers of the county
He reared a large family, and his
sudden passing brought sorrow
to his many relatives and friends.
He is survived by seven sons,
W. H., S. J. Purvis,of Glenwood;
J. A. Purvis, of Brunswick; C. A.
Purvis, of Forsyth; J. M. and 0.
W. Purvis, of Barney, and I. W.
Purvis, of Alamo; four daughters,
Mrs. W. S. Skipper, of Helena,
Mrs. J. W. Lock, Mrs. N. Y.
Selphand Miss Lillie B. ll Purvis,
of Alamo. Three sisters, Mrs.
Jim Watson, of Alamo; Mrs.
Avey White, of Glenwood, and
Mrs. Jim White, of Dublin.
whe-co-heih;co.
BALL GAME
Alamo vs. Wilkes
We are proud of our 1910-41
basket ball team. Alamo teams
both boys and giris 1 played un
usually well. As we all know,this
was our first ball game of the
season. Their opponents were
the Wilkes High school team.
The score of the girls’ game was
14-28 in favor of W. C. H. S. The
score of the boys' game was 24
to 34 in favor of W. C. H. S. If
you did not see this game, be
sure you see the next one be
cause you are really missing
something.
The students who are taking
the second year course in Com
merce at Wheeler County High
school met Monday No/ember 4.
The purpose of this meeting was
to organize a Commercial Club
and to elect presiding officers.
The officers were elected Demo
cratic fashion: “The Majority
Rules.” The officers are as
follows:
President— ■ Nina Coleman.
Vice President —Tena Avery.
Secretary—Evelyn McGhee.
Treasurer —Eloise Hinson.
Advisor—Miss Autry, Com
mercial Teacher
Our decision concerning the
school paper, a most desired
publication, was to publish
Wheeler County High schoo*
news in our local county paper,
the Wheeler County Eagle. W.
have not gone into every detail
such as our club’s name and our
motto. Our colors are black and
white.
We shall hold our second meet
ing Monday November 11, AU
we ask of our members is coop
eration. If we can obtain that,
I’m sure this new addition to the
school’s pleasures will be carried
over in a most perfect manner,
Our guide and our watch-words
are “speed and accuracy.”
Evelyn McGhee, Secretary.
WE PAY $6 for selling ten $1
boxes. 50 beautiful assorted-
Christmas Cards. Sell for $1 —
your profit 60. Greeting Card
House, 160 Main, Ossining, N. Y,
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DRIFT BOW MEDICAL
ONUS ARE ^POINTED
Governor Rivers Tuesday an
nounced the appointment of 10
medical advisory boards for
Georgia's Selective Service Ad
ministration, naming a board of
eight specialists in each cong
ressional district of the state.
Members, serving as a board
of examiners, will recommend
deferments from military service
for those registrants who are
physically unfit for active duty.
Their recommendations can be
solicited by either local draft
boards or district appeal boards.
Each medical advisory board
consists of an internist, a surg
eon, orthopedist, radiographer,
clinical pathologist, eye, ear,
nose and throat specialist,
psychiatrist and dentist.
Although most of the cases to
come before the medical boards
will be investigations asked for
by local or appeal boards, it was
pointed out that registrants also
may call upon a medical advisor
for an examination which might
lead to deferment
Members of the medical advis
ory board for the First Cong
ressional district are:
Internist, Dr. J. C. Metts,
Savannah; suregon, Dr. C. F.
Holton, Savannah; orthopedist,
Dr. Barton Brown, Savannah;
radiographer (X^ray) Dr. Robert
Drane, Savannah; clinical patho
logist, Dr. Lee Howard, Savan
nah; eye, ear, nose, throat
specialist, Dr. G. H. Lang, Sa
vannah; phychiatrist, Dr. T. J.
Charlton, Savannah; dentist, Dr.
R. F. Sullivan, Savannah.
Payments by Employers
Non Taxable as Wages
Voluntary payments made by
employers to employees while
ihey are in military training in
connection with the National
Defense program are not taxable
as wages under the Georgia Un
employment Compensation Law,
under a ruling announced by
Commissioner of Labor Ben T.
Huiet.
The ruling, based on opinion
of counsel, was handed down in
response to numerous requests
from subject employers, who
thought not required to do so,
are paying their employees who
are called into military service
the difference between their
regular salaries and compesation
allowed by the government.
“As an encouragement to this
very worthy and patriotic move
ment on the part of employers,”
Commissioner Huiet said, “the
Georgia Unemployment Com
ensation agency is very happy to
cooperate in full measure. Any
payments made by employers to
employees while in military
service in connection with Na
tional Defense are not taxable as
wages under terms of the Geor
gia Unemployment Compensa
tion Law.”
“Contributions are levied upon
wages for services rendered and
since workers in military service
obviously cannot render service
to employers, payments volun
tarily made by employers to such
worker are not taxable.”
WANTED—To buy or hire 2
log trucks with trailers. C. B.
Griner, Alamo, Ga.