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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. L
METTHURSDAY
The Glenwood Parent Teacher
Association met in the Glenwood
school auditorium Thursday, at
3 o’clock.
This meeting dedicated to the
founders of the P. T. A. move
ment known as “Founder’s
Day.”
The following program was
had, developing the theme.
“Happy Birthday to our
Founders.”
Devotional—Miss Hazel Under
wood.
Founder’s Day—Mrs. Foy
‘Kent. o .
Pageant—Silver tea—Special
music.
Ninth and tenth grade mothers
were hostesses for the afternoon.
Let us remember our Parent
Teacher association Creed” by
Benjamin O- Wist.
We believe in the home as the
most significant institution de
veloped by mankind for the
maintenance of and development
of social welfare.
We believe in the school as the
best agency yet created to serve
the home—the building of human
character.
We believes in the parent whose
unselfish love, for the interest in
the child makes possible the
fullment of an ideal.
We believe in the teacher
whose faith in the future never
dies —whose love of the child
transcend all save that of his
mother.
We believe in the child, the
inspiration of today, hope of
tomorrow; the building and
binding tie of parents; the soul
of teaching.
And so we believe in the Parent
Teacher Association; not as an
organization of parents created
to supplement the school in a
task beyond it? But as our
organization of parents and
teachers created by those in the
interests of their most priceless
prossession. The child.
POULTRY SALE NEXT
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10
A poultry sale be held in Alamo
on Tuesday, February 11, from
2:00 until 4:00 P. M. at which the
following prices will be paid:
Colored hens 13.
Legon hens 10
Fryers 1?
Stags —.lO
Roosters 8
Turkey hens 16
Turkey toms 13
Ducks and Geese 8
Guineas (Each) 30c.
Lee G. Whitaker,
County Agent.
Welfare Funds
Are On Increase
•
M-s. Coleman, welfare direc
tor, reports an increase of $268
for special public assistance re
ceived February Ist.
This increase in aiotment
brings the county’s monthly
budget up from $1,664 to $1,872
and is to be used for placing ad
ditional aged persons on the old
age assistance rolls.
B. T. U. Rally Monday Night
The B. T. U. Rally will not be
held at its usual date, but will be
Monday night, February 10th,
at the Alamo Baptist church.
All churches are expected
to attend this meeting.
■tain tomty Eagk
PETERSON OPPOSES
LEASE-LEND BILL
Washington, Feb. 3.—As the
House Monday began considera
tion of the lease-lend aid to Brit
ain bill, a partial poll of the
Georgia delegation disclosed only
one inem ber—Congressman
Hugh Peterson, of the First
District —opposed to the legisla
tion, All others, excepting Cong
ressman Pace, who couldn’t be
reached, indicated support of the
bill.
Peterson has asked for time
and will speak against the bill as
reported by the committee.
Carl Vinson, chairman of the
Naval Committee, will speak in
support of the measure, and it is
probable, also, that Congressman
Cox will participate in the gen~
eral debate that will continue
through three legislative days.
Final vote on the bill will be taken
probably Friday, with its certain
passage foreshadowed.
THE ANNUAL REA
MEMBERSHIP MEETING
The Little Ocmulgee Electric
Membership Corporation held
its annual meeting at the court
house here Thursday, February
6,1941. Sixty or more members
were present.
Among business transacted
was the election of directors for
the new year, as follows: R. F.
Jordan, W. F. Whatley, Hugh
Jones, A. O. Cook, Mrs. W. F.
McEachin, Mrs. Hugh R. Hill,
L. B. Chambers, E. L. Evans and
W. C. Brown.
The financial report of the
Cooperative was an interesting
part of the meeting and showed
that the Cooperative billed 514
members in January 1940, and
billed 861 in December, 1940,
showing an increase of 347 mem
bers for the year. The financial
income for the Cooperative for
1940 was $23, 430 93, with the
total expenses listed $16,555 63,
leaving a gain of $6,875.30.
REA has alloted to this Coop
erative for construction and
wiring $413,687.00, and to date
450 miles has been built with
possibly 100 miles addition on
which construction is now be
ginning.
At the meeting of the Directors
of the Cooperative on the same
date, following the membership
meeting, R. F. Jordan, of Lumber
City, was reelected President,
W. F. Whaley, of Jacksonville,
was reelected Vice-President
and Mrs. H. R. Hill, of Alamo,
was electee. Secretary Treasurer,
to succeed L. E. Tanner.
The prospects for greater
business for 1941 were shown
for the Cooperative.
US PEOPLE
By G. C. Barnhill
Looks like good by to the silk
stockings for a while. Now comes
the cottons and the woolens for
the style, they are red, yellow,
green, in fact all the gay colors.
You get a pocket book to match
the stockings in color. A bale of
cotton should be very valuable,
one pair of good grade lisle, will
cost you a dollar. Since Hitler
messed up Paris the style fixing
place, these folks who makes the
styles have been having a time
finding a city upety enough to
say, what to wear, to be up to
date, They are trying to design
nate Vienna. Looks like New
York or Reno could do this.
ALAMO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, February 7,1941
W IS HOME
WITHMJT NOW
Just a lonely old house all
shattered by the death of our
precious mother, whom we loved
and who loved us.
Whose going left us saddened
and bowed in grief too deep for
Expression.
We know mother, that we
should rejoice that you have
gained new heights where you
still sing the sweet song and lul.
labies that you loved to sing
while with us and that your eyes
so long in darkness have caught
the heavenly vision that gleams
from the great white throne.
Even now, while we muse the
echo of your voice reverberates
again and again ’till it seems a
reality.
Her exemplary life of courage
and fortitude is a benediction
that we shall always cherish.
Her true philosophy of living
was a marvel to us and this pot.
ent attribute gave hope and
courage and a clearer under
standing of temporal and spirit
ual things that dominate our
lives,
Her sweet sympathetic nature
was manifested more and more,
and she often reminded us of
little favors she wished done for
the less fortunate- Often we
made little gifts and spoke words
of encouragement to those whose
life was not so abundant.
The inspiration of her patient
life and her noble spirit of love
and kindness is a great influence
and an incentive to emulate the
Christian spirit that governed
her long life.
We think we could build no
greater monument to mother’s
memory than commemorate her
golden deeds of love.
This is a tribute of love to our
mother, Mrs. Mary Jane Nash.
Mrs. E. J.
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R. F. JORDAN
Again Heads REA
Removes Bead From Ear
After Twenty-Four Years
Douglas.—A young Douglas
min got rid of a 24 year old ear
ache recently. The organ was
given the victim as unusual
amount of trouble one day, and
the wife decided to investigate.
A probe yielded a small bead and
brought long sought comfort to
the sufferer.
The man suddenly remem
bered inserting the bead in his
ear as a small child and being
unable to remove it.
GEENWOIW f. f. J.
CHAPTER NEWS
By James Pope
The Glenwood FFA Chapter
has gotten off to an unusually
fine start this year with 53 mem
bers enrolled-thus it is the
largest in the chapter’s history
and again, for the second year in
succession, the largest chapter
in Wheeler county.
At the beginning of the year,
the president appointed a pro
gram of work committee which
worked diligently with him to
draw up an annual program of
work. The committee was wide
awake in regard to the possibili
ties of the Glenwood chapter and
as a result they formulated a
program of work in which was
set forth approximately 75 major
objectives, Indications point the
way for this to be a banner year
tor the Glenwood chapter.
In the three chapters in
Wheeler county, there are twenty
two boys enrolled with the Junior
Farmer degree, which is the
highest honor that a local chapter
can confer upon its members.
Os the total of twenty two,
twenty are enrolled in the Glen
wood chapter, while several
more are eligible for the honor.
The school forestry project,
which is managed by the Glen
wood FFA chapter, is progress
ing nicely. Already, this year,
jobs in thinning, fire break
construction, and measuring
have been completed.
Os the entire plot, which con
sists of twelve acres, small areas
will be burned, while others will
be allowed to remain unmolested
by fire. Some areas will be
thinned while others will remain
unthinned.
The chapter will keep an ac
curate record of the growth of
each area and make a study of
the differences between the
burned area, the unburned area,
the thinned area, and the uns
thinned area.
The project is today one of the
ideal forestry projects used for
demonstration purposes in Geor«*
gia.
she project is located on the
Alamo-Glenwood Highway No.
30 and is marked by a large
signed “Glenwood School FFA
Chapter Forestry Demonstration
Project.”
The members of the chapter
have been unusually alert to
vender services to the com
munity in countless ways.
They’ve recently assisted the
farmers of the community to
transplant several acres of slash
pine seedlings. They’ve also as
sisted farmers in constructing
approximately 200,000 feet of
terraces.
Members have shown much
interest in the establishment of
permanent pastures and the
planting of winter legumes. As
result of the study, many acres
of winter legumes have been
planted as well as some perman w
ent pastures.
Several boys have recently
purchased feeder steers, while
many have procured pure bred
gilts and dairy cattle. Still many
more have been unusually suc
cessful with poultry projects.
The vocational building which
has for a long time been in pro*
gress on the Glenwood school
campus is at last nearing com
pletion.
This proves to be very good
news for the entire community
and especially to the FFA boys
who will have many advantages
which were previously lacking.
WHEELER WELEARE
BOARD REVISED
The Wheeler County Welfare
Board made changes this week in
which Mrs. Pansie Coleman was
replaced by Miss Leila Jordan
Director and Ernest Jenkins was
succeeded by Miss Bonnell
Couey as Clerk. The new setup
began functioning this week.
Mrs. Coleman has been engaged
in this work for several years,
as also Ernest Jenkins as clerk.
Miss Jordan formerly held a
place with the Federal Farm
Security Administration, and is
one of the best qualified young
ladies in the county for the work
that she has been chosen. Miss
Couey has recently been engaged
withlhe Currie Motor Company
at Hazlehurst, and is also well
fitted for her new position.
All of the old members were
relieved and new ones chosen.
The new Board is composed of
the following: Guy O. Stone,
Chairman; J. H. Walker, Natt
Wynn, Kelly N. Sears, and Ross
McMillan. These men come from
every section of the county and
are in position to know the needs
of the people in their respective
communities.
The new set up is expected to
function in this capacity and give
their best thought to their
duties.
State Troopers
Create Excitem’nt
Atlanta —Two state highway
patrolmen, guns in their hands,
strolled briskly into State Treas
uier George B. Hamilton’s office
Thursday and gaping corridor
crowds came running in.|
In the minds of some flashed
the thought that Governor Eu
gene Talmadge might be ousting
Hamilton, as he did in 1936.
The state treasurer quickly
the excitement, however, by ex
plaining he had called the troop
ers to escort the assistant, H.B.
Hixon, to a downtown bank to
exchange $20,000 in small bills
for notes of larger denomination
In the building will be a com
pletely furnished wood shop,
blacksmith shop, agricultural
class room, cannery, and several
extra rooms which will be used
for storage rooms.
The motion picture outfit
owned by the Glenwood FFA
chapter has been used advant
ageously in showing several films
of high educational values. Os
special importance was the
“Newsouth”, an educational
picture with a showing time of
forty-five minutes which was
recently enjoyed by dozens of
high school pupils.
From an article by the editor
of the school paper, I quote,
“With audio-visioual educational
facilities agricultural education
technique becomes revolu
tionized,”
While the accomplishments ol
the past are gratifying, the
greater achievements will be
seen this year.
Robert Joiner, president of the
Glenwood chapter, visualizes the
future progress of the chapter:
“Although the Glenwod chapter
has, during the past two years,
accomplished scores of extre
mely worthwhile objectives, we
do not confine our aspirations to
those achievements of the past
years. But on the contrary, we
will be alert to inaugurate any
reform which will augment the
progressiveness of the chapter.”
Sample Copy 5c Number 44
PASTOR’S PARAGRAPHS
By J. F. SNELL
Sunday, February 9th. is
preaching day for Bay Springs
services scheduled to be at eleven
o’clock in the morning and seven
o’clock in the evening. The entire
community is invited and urged
to come. The Sunday School is
held at three o’clock in the
afternoon.
Sunday School will be held in
Alamo and Shiloh at eleven o’-
clock Sunday morning.
The first quarterly conference
was held in the Alamo Methodist
church Tuesday, February 4th.
About twenty officers were pre
sent, Bro. Kelley, the District
Superintendent, preached an en
thusiastic message in the morn
ing and held conference in the
afternoon. Reports indicated all
departments of all the churches
are doing fine work.
Let’s keep our mind in all
program on “Compassion Day”
Sunday, March 2nd, when eight
million Methodist are asked to
give one million dollars for world
relief in the war regimes of the
world. One fourth goes to work
in our own army camps; one
fourth to mission work, the
British and others can’t carry
on, and one half for human suf
fering in China and Europe. Get
your offering ready for that day.
Lets do our part.
About a dozen more subscri
bers for the Advocate are
needed. Won’t you help us reach
our quota—37?
SENIOR CLASS TO
SPONSOR CONTEST
The Senior class of the Wheeler
County High school will sponsor
a Fidler's Contest Convention
March 21st. Every one can enter,
with string insturuments. There
will be prizes given to winners,
and the proceeds to go to the
Senior class trip this summer.
The trip is planned afterschool,
just where they will go this time
is not fully decided upon, but
judging from the past an ideal
trip will be enjoyed by all who
go. This is quite an education: 1
journey, and places of enjoyment
and educational worth is selected
for this occasion.
This is worth much to those
who are leaving us for other
schools, never to be in school
with us again. Give them all the
encouragement you can and it
will be appreciated.
For further information re
garding this convention, see
Clyde Fulford, president of the
Senior class Wheeler County
High school.
Near Reunion Occasion
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Hattaway,
of near Alamo, had as their
dinner guests last Sunday quite
a large number of relativesand
friends. It turned out to be a
near family reunion and was
greatly enjoyed by all present.
Those in attendance were: Mrs.
Hattie Dent, Savannah; Hubert
Dent and daughter, Alamo; Mrs.
Jessie Dent, Mrs. Essie Hatta
way, Miss Myra Hattaway, Mr.
and Mrs. T. J. Jackson and
daughter, Wrightville; Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Franklin and daugh
ter, Harrison; R. O. Hattaway,
Sandersville; Mr. and Mrs. L. A.
Hattaway and grand son,
Stuckey; Mrs. J. L. Harris and
children, Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
Hattaway and two daughters,
Miss Sibyl Sterling, Mr. and
Mrs. G. L. Hattaway and child
ren, Alamo.