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DEVOTED TO THE HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY OF THE HOMES, SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES OF ALAMO AND WHEELER COUNTY-
Volume 28
GLENWOOD P.-T.A.
HELD REGULAR MEETING
The regular monthly meeting
of the Glenwood Parent-Teachers
Association was held in the Glen
wood school auditorium, Thurss
day, November 14
We had a splendid attendance
in spite of the rainy weather,
and from the expression of int
erest and enthusiasm we feel
sure our school will have an
outstanding PPA this year.
The meeting was called to
order by the presid nt, Mrs, K.
W. Currie. Mrs. J. P. Morrison
with some of her pupils gave
the devotional.
Mrs. W. H. Kent, chairman of
the finance committee, reported
that we would have a faculty play
on Friday night, December 13.
We hope to have a large atten
dance.
We will begin our study course
for the year, Thursday Noyem
ber 28, at three o clock in the
school auditorium.
After counting mothers, the
seventh grade won the dollar foi
having most mothers present.
Miss Margaret Crews, program
chairman, took charge of pro
gram and distributed the year
books to members.
One of our''special features
of the program, was a very ins
spiring message brought to u®
on “music appreciation" by Mrs.
Julien Peterson, of Ailey.
The members enjoyed a
“musical sail’’ given by the
second gi r.ut pupils.
Our County School Superin
tendent, Mr. A. 11. Kt nt gave us
a very interesting talk/*
Delicious refreshments were
seryed by the hostesses, Mrs.
Wallace Ryals, Mrs. Harvey
Goodwill, Mrs. Mayo Anderson,
Mrs. W. 11 Kent, Mrs. Charlie
Anderson and M rs. Clyde Conner
3rd and Ith grm mothers.
"Show me the home wherein
music dwells, and 1 shall show
you a happy, peaceful, and con
tented ho tne." —Longfellow.
—Reporter.
Uncle Natchei Returns
In A New Radio Series
An old favorite, Uncle Natchei,
returns to the airwaves on Suns,
day, Nov mber 24th. For the
fifth consecutive season, the
Natural Chilean Nitrate folks
presents this lovable old Negro
Character with the group of
young folks. Uncle Natchei will
continue the type of program
that has proved so popular in the
past —dramatized stories of
highlights and sidelights of early
Southern history. The young
folks will supply the many old
songs which always have been a
feature of the Uncle Natche l
program.
Important stations all over the
South will carry the new Uncle
Natchei series. The Chilean
Nitrate folks invite you to listen
to all Une.: Natchei programs.
Exact hour of each broadcast
will be listed in the radio time
tabk-.s in al, n wspapers which
publish a radiolisting.
“We 1 tv. no ot er stove to
offer"—one advertised has been
^-jU, ano without another is
iderc-d t m matter must close.
This i- the story of the adver
tiser, and speaks for itself. A
tgree line advertisement in the
Ehgle brought inquiries from all
parts of the county; yet some
should be advertisers say adver
tising does not pay.
Whiter County Eagb
SCOOTS TO HOLD
ANNUAL MEETING
Scouts, Cubs, Scooters, and
their families from Montgomery,
Wheeler and Telfair counties
assemble at Mcßae on Thursday
night, November 28, for the
annual meeting of the Southern
District.
Organized in July of this year,
the Southern District of the
Central Georgia Council will
have its first big assembly when
the families of all those con
nected with Scouting get to
gether at the high school gym
nasium in Mcßae. Should the
weather be too bad for meeting
there, the group will move over
to the Home Economics building.
The annual meeting will follow
lines of similar meetings held in
other Districts of the Central
Georgia Council last year. Each
Troop will have a table, and all
the Scouts and their families of
that Troop will be together. An
arrangements com mittee for each
Troop will aid in deciding how
the Troop families will prepare
their Pot-Luck dinner. Each
family may make its individual
arrangements, or the mothers
may decide to specialize on one
or two types of food for each
and set the table together.
Following the dinner, there
will be a program of entertain
ment withan out of-townspeaker
and activities by the various
Troops, including the dramatizat
tton “What Am I Bid fora boy?"
The election of officers will also
ake place at the meeting.
I. C. KEEN ANSWERS
LAST CALL THURSDAY
Funeral services for I. C. Keen,
retired farmer, were held on
Thursday of last week from the
Bethlehem Baptist church in
Laurens county. Mr. Keen was a
native of Laurens county, but
spent several years in Wheeler
county. He was a very industri
ous and reliable citizen, and up
to a short while ago, was very
active in religious and civic affairs
in his community.
Survivors include his wife; two
sons, Raymond Keen, of Alamo,
and Alton Keen, of Sumter,
South Carolina, two daughters,
Miss Marie Keen, of Alamo, and
Miss Aline Keen, of Sumter,
South Carolina.
Congress Changes
AAA ‘Yield’ Rule
Washington, Nov. 18 —Legis-
lation designed to expidite the
yearly determination of the
“normal yield’’ of corn, wheat
and cotton farms was passed by
the house today and sent to the
White House.
An amendment to the farm
act of 1938. the measure would
I remove the necessity of waiting
until the current year’s yields
are recorded before determining
the normal yield for the next
year. Normal yields form the
basis upon which acreage quotas
are set.
A committee report said the
| bill would enable farmers to get
; their normal yield figures for
1941 several months earlier than
would be possible under existing
law.
Miss Annie Maude Sears re
turned home Sunday after hav
ing spent some time in Thomas
ton as guest of her sister, Mrs
C. Lowery,
ALAMO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, November 22,1940
SCHOOL LUNCH
PROGRAM GROWING
Atlanta, Nov. 15—With proper
assistance and cooperation from
local officials and organizations
the School Lunch Programs in
Georgia could be doubled and at
the same time the National De
fense Program could be aided
according to Dr. Joseph M.
Branch, director of the State
Department of Public Welfare.
Participation in thelaunch pro
gram is now increasing through
out the state, Dr. Branch stated.
For the month of September,
1940, 3142 schools and 335,221
children were eligible, whereas
in October 3268 schools and
352,551 children were eligible
for participation in the use of
Surplus Commodities in the
School Lunch Programs.
These lunch programs are
certified by county welfare de
partments on the basis of need
and for undernourishment, and
commodities are issued by the
Surplus Commodity Division of
the State Department of Public
Welfare.
Sponsors of the program may
be branches of the local govern
ment, health and education
departments; local clubs such as
P. T. A., American Legion, Red
Cross, Women’s Clubs and
Luncheon Clubs.
As sponsor the persons or
organizations will arrange to
supply those things not already
available that are necessary to
conduct the type of program the
school desires. These may in
clude space for eating, cooking
and storage; utensils; additional
food commodities; labor and
supervision; furniture; refriger
ation; baking and canning equip
ment; seed, garden plot and
gardening tools; transporation;
building material.
While it is an established fact
that a program using raw com
modities only, provides im
measurable benefits, a complete
School Lynch Program made
possible with adequate facilities
furnished through active local
sponsorship and cooperation
should be the goal of every elegi
ble school in Georgia.
Large supplies of Surplus
Commodities await distribution.
Hungry schools want,and need
them.
Concert to Be Held
Alamo Baptist Church
The Melody Boys heard daily
over Station WBML at 6:45 A. M.
and 12:15 noon in Macon, will
be in concert at the Alamo Baptist
church next Wednesday night,
November 27th, at 7:80 o’clock.
The group consists of Arvin
Burron, Kenneth Schroggin,
Morgan Paul, Jimmie Hood and
“Cousin’’ Horace Floyd.
Hear them in a concert that
will be delightfully different.
An admission of 15 and 20
cents will be charged.
If Great Britain goes down,
the United States will be left
alone, the sole remaining demos
cracy in the world, completely
surrounded by totalitarian dicta
torships. At no time since the
founding of the United States of
America has this country been
confronted with a peril so fright
ful as that which confronts us
today. If the combined military
and naval might of Germany,
Italy and Japan can succeed in
overthrowing the British Empire,
the United States will be next
on their schedule for subjuga
tion.
MUNICIPAL ELECTION
ON FIRST TUESDAY
~
The voters of Alamo will be
called on to name three aidermen
on the first Tuesday in December.
Three aiderman to be elected for
two years. Remember that no
, lice of intention to offer for this
'place must be in thehands of the
town clerk before the election.
Very little time is left for this to
be done. Anyone wishing to get
on the ticket can do so by calling
on the town clerk.
The places to be filled, we
understand, are those of L. G.
Whitaker, C. E. Hinson, and
Candler Hogan, They have served
for two years, and the field is
open for those who wish to offer
for these places on the council.
JOHN L. BAKER
DIES SUDDENLY ■
I
John L. Baker, 60, died at his 1
home in Glenwood on Friday of 1
last week, being stricken with a 1
heart attack and passed away ’
very suddenly. Mr. Baker moved
to this county 26 years ago, and
was for a number of years a verj 1
prosperous farmer.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Miss Ada Holton, of Ba
ker county; Johnnie Baker, of
Glenwood; Bam Baser, McLennie
Fla.; Mrs. Edgar Morrison, Mrs,
DeLeon Stone, Mrs. Clyde Con
ner, Glenwood; Mrs, C. B. Brant-
Ry, St. Augustine, Fla; Mrs. Joe
Brantley, Stuckey; Mrs. Thomas
Jones, Uvalda; two sisters, Mrs.
Mary Falser and Mrs. Esther
Spears, Augusta.
Funeral services were held
from the Glenwood Baptist
church, conducted by Rev. R. L.
Robinson, of Mt. Vernon, assist
ed by Rev. C. A. Morrison, ol
Alamo, and interment was in the
G1 e n woo d cemetery.
Murchison Funeral Home, of
Vidalia, in charge.
TO FRIENDS
AND THE PUBLIC
The Eagle Dry Cleaners is the
latest enterprise for our town
and community. The very latest
and best machinery is installed
for this work. We are prepared
to handle the work to the satis
faction of all, and solicit business.
The plant is located in the rear
of the Eagle office, where we
have a small room cut off from
the other business, and every
detail of the work will be cared
for by experienced help and
shall have my personal super
vision. Cooperation is earnestly
solicited, as without same failure
must be the result, but with your
help and influence Alamo can
soon boastone of the most mo
dern dry cleaning plants in this
section of the state.
Our telephone number is 44,
and when in need of service call
us and we shall be glad io serve
you on short nptice. It is our
intention to have a regular sche
dule to pick up the work, but
until we have such, bring us or
for any service in this line.
Remember me when in need of
dry cleaning.
Merrill Gross.
Murray Crawford and Hilton
Smith, are spending the Thanks
giving Holidays at home, after
being away in college at Jackson.
Mrs, J. O. Perdue and little
son, Charles, spent Thanksgiving
with relatives in Macon.
Sample Copy 5c Number 33
NEWS Os BURRO
BALLIN OUR CITY
Combine the laughs of slap
stick, the ludicrous pantomine of
Harpo Marx, the sporting thrills
of a heated basketball game and
then add a lot of local color and
mix with a batter of some good
cause and you have a general idea
of the concoction that will be
pour into the Alamo Gymnasium
on Monday, November 25, at
7:30 o’clock.
Burro Bal), where people play
regulation basketball astride the
friskiest he rd of donkeys that
ever escaped a glue factory, will
soon be in town. Their appeara
nce was made possible here
through the efforts of the High
school tor the benefit of the
Junior class.
Burro Ball is the most absurd
offshoot of basketball ever con
cocted by the hair brained ex
ponents of goofy sports. The
most prominent and fun loving
people in town will let their hair
down and saddle the burrors and
see what they can do about
winning a basketball game.
It doesn’t take much of an
imagination to visualise the
foolish situations which may
result from the efforts of deter
mined donkeys to get into the
swing of things and play a little
basketball with them,
All in all, it’s just a bundle of
fun witli either the spectators or
the riders having the most
pleasure
JOHN F. GILDER
DIES MONDAY
John F. Gilder, 66, a widely
known farmer of the county, died
at his home a few miles north oi
Alamo on last Monday morning,
Mr. Gilder had been in failing
health for some time. He was
the son of the late William and
Martha Hightower Gilder. He
was a good citizen and had lived
in this county for a number of
years, coming here from Laurens
county, where he was among the
most prosperous farmers.
He had been suffering for
several months with heart
trouble, having been under treat
ment of physicians during his
illness. He developed pneumonia
a few days ago which hastened
his death. He was an active
church worker. He was a mem
ber of the New Bethel Baptist
church.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Miss Minnie Cooper, one
daughter, Mrs. Clifford Alligood,
of Milan; five sons, Norman and
Lee Gilder, Helena; Fred, John
Henry, and Jack Gilder, Alamo;
twenty eight grandchildren and
two great grand children; one
brother, U. L. Gilder, Glenwood,
and one sister, Mrs. Ike Walker,
of Hinesville.
Funeral services were held
from New Bethel Baptist church,
in Dodge county, at eleven o’-
clock on Tuesday, Rev. W. H.
Pitts and Rev. Henry Johns offi
ciating. Interment was in the
church cemetery.
Active pallbearers were: G. N
Gilder, Wm. F. Gilder, J. H.
Gilder, G. H. Gilder and Alton
Cooper. Honorary: Vivan Fair
cloth, Luther Clark. W. 11.
Gilder, Jr,, Coot Causey, B. H.
and Eschol Gilder.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Lowery and
children, of Thomaston, spent
: last week end with Sheriff and
Mrs. H N. Sears and family.
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LUNCH KITCHEN
AT UNION SCHOOL
The long looked for lunch
kitchen for Union High school
became a reality this week, and
the children are now receiving
warm lunches enjoyed by many
other schools. Miss Gertie Lee
Boyer, connected with a like
project in the Wheeler County
High school, is superintendent
of the Union project assisted by
others.
She states that the arrange’
ments at Union are ideal, with
everything convenient and a
most excellent kitchen. The
children are happy to be served
a warm lunch each day of school.
The Superintendent, Mr. Eu
banks, and the trustees of the
school have worked dilligently
for some time on this project,
and it is gratifying to all that
their efforts have been rewarded.
HAWKINSVILLE^
ATTORNEY DIES
Hawkinsville, Nov. 20 —Howard
E. Coats, one of Pulaski county’s
most prominent citizens died
here early Wednesday in a local
hospital from pneumonia. He
was 63 years old.
Funeral services will be held
at 10 a. m. Friday in the First
Baptist church here and inter
ment will be in the Riverside
cemetery in Macon. The Rev. E.
B. Collins of the Hawkinsville
Baptist church and the Rev. J.
A. Davis of the Hawkinsville
Methodist church will officiate.
At the time of his death Mr.
Coates was attorney for the city
of Hawkinsville. He was a direct
or of the Pulaski County Bank
and one of the biggest farmers
in this county.
Mr. Coates was graduated
from Merer and was admitted to
the bar in 1895. While a student
at Mercer be was a member of
the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
He served two terms as a leg
islator and two as a senator from
Pulaski county. He was promi
nent in state Democratic circles,
having served on state, county
and local committees for the
party many times.
The well-known Pulaski coun
tian was the son of the late Rev.
and Mrs. Edward John Coates of
Wilkinson county. His mother
before her marriage was Miss
Martha Hughes.
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B. T. U. Rally
The B. T. U. rally at the
Glenwood Baptist church for
the regular monthly meeting
November 8, with the B. Y. P. U.
members from the following
churches: Alamo, Stuckey and
Glenwood.
The program was concerning
Thanksgiving. devoting how
blessed we really are.
After the program the meeting
was turned over to the President
of the B. T. U. rally and follow
ing the business meeting, the
hostesses of the church enter
tained.
—Reporter.
Fifth Columnists are at work
all over our country. They are
working right here in Georgia.
Their work is insidious and
dibabolically cunning and deadly
i dangerous. Let’s all of us be on
G guard against their subtle propa
-1 ganda of racial and religious
prejudice.
