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DEVOTED TO THE HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY OF THE HOMES, SCHOOLS ANDCHURCHES OF ALAMO AND WHEELER COUNTY.
Volome 29
Chamber of Commerce To
Sponsor Building Program
P .
The Alamo Chamber of Commerce
held its monthly meeting at the
Alamo school building Thursday
night of this week, and as a part
of the program had a very bounti
ful supper served to all members
and guests present, which totaled a
bout 85.
The main topic of the meeting was
the report of the temporary com
mittee on plans to secure a build
ing to adequately house all of the
federal agencies or agricultural a
gencies operating within the terri
tory. The report was received very
enthusiastically and a unanimous
vote was cast for the proposal with
a request that the County Commis
sioner proceed to execute the pro
posal. The building will be, ac
cording to temporary suggestion, a
two-story building, the ground floor
carrying about 24 offices and an
auditorium, and the second floor
carrying about 18 offices, and to be
similar in design, as far as possible,
in appearance, to that of the pres
ent courthouse.
A permanent committee was ap
pointed to work with the Commis
sioner, and consisting of C. M. An
derson, W. C. Brown, Mrs. Z. O.
Thomas, Guy O. Stone, R. F. Jor
dan, M. C. Hartley, W. A. Ryals,
with associate members Miss Leila
Jordan, Miss Esther Godbee, Miss
Ann Dudley, L. F. Jones, and L. ®.
Whitaker.
The next meeting is to be held
at the courthouse the third Wed
nesday night in May at which time
officers for the new year will be
elected.
A RESOLUTION OFFERED BY
THE ALAMO CHAMBER OF COM
MERCE AND ACCEPTED BY REP
RESENTATIVES OF THE VARI
OUS DISTRICTS OF WHEELER
COUNTY, GEORGIA.
WHEREAS, it is genarally agreed
that there is a very great need, and
even an urgent need, of additional
office space to care for the vari
ous agencies working within our
County, a part of which are inade
quately housed in the courthouse
and a part of which are unable to
secure any space whatever, and
WHEREAS, it is the general opin
ion of this group duly assembled
that there is a possibility of secur
ing aid from some of the agencies
of the Federal Government to assist
in building additional office space.
for said agencies,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
by this body duly assembled with
its representatives from the various
districts of the County, that we re
quest of the Commissioner of Roads
and Revenues of the County of
Wheeler, the Hon. R. G. Perdue, that
he secure blue-prints and estimates
of office space similar to the plans
presented tonight or plans suitable
for housing said agencies and at the
earliest opportunity available that
he make the necessary contact and
if possible contract with such agency
for the erection of said building
upon the best terms available for
the County.
RESOLVED FURTHER that each
of us pledge our full and undivided
support to said project and to the
Commissioner in his efforts to se
cure same.
Respectfully submitted.
G. L. HATTAWAY, Chmn.
Approved unanimously.
Application Blanks Ready
For Federal Housing Auth.
Wheeler Counto is to r< c dv’
$112,000 from the Federal Hous
ng Administration, the chance
to replace your old home with a
modern up to date house with all
th Jco vjnience? of city homes.
This is made possible t) r >ugh
the cooperation of our govern
ment and the people of the rural
sections. For those that ere in
terested in securing the Federal
Housing Aid see Mr. C eo i Brown
on Saturdays and Mondays in
Col. Hattaway's office
Mrs. C. M. C a's, of Sivannah,
is the guest of Mrs. J. D. Peebles
for a few days.
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COL. W. O. PURSER
COUNTY OH
GETS APPOINTMENT
■I
Col. W. 0. Purser was ap
pointed on Monday as a member
of the Board of Review in the
Unemployment Compensation
Division of the State Depart
ment of Labor by Gove;nor
Eugene Talmadge to fill the un
expired term of Harry E. Not
‘tingham, said term ending
November 14. b, 1946
Tois Board’s duty will be to
hear all cases in which therein
an appeal taken from the decision
of the regular board when
either the employer and employee
, is not satisfied with the judgment
of the Bond.
The membership of the Board
of Review as now constituted
consists of three members —for
I the two year term, Duey John
|son, lepreseniiog the labor side
of the controvei sy, Joe Quillian,
for the four year term, repres
enting the tin ploy er and Col.
Purser the third member of the
board, now wita the six yeai
term.
The posiii ,n pays for the time
this Review Board is setting.
The appointment at the hands
of the Governor is we 1 deserved
by Mr. Purser, and we anticis
pate tor him a splendid success
in this appointment. Best wishes
of the Eagle go with him in this
appointment.
PASTOR’S PARAGRAPHS
By J. F. SNELL
The Spring Revival begins at
Alamo Sunday night, April 20, at
8:00 p. m. The services will be
held daily at 10:30 a. m. and 8:00
pm. Toe pastor will do the
preaching and the local choir
will do the singing. Emphasis
will be put on the music at the
night service. Miss Ruby Den
nard is to play the piano and
Mr. Carlisle will lead the singing.
All music lovers are invited to
join us.
The pastor will preach at Shiloh
Sunday, at 11:30 a. m. and at
Spring Hill at 3:30 p. m. The
people are urged to attend these
services.
The second quarterly confer
tnce is to be held at Shiloh
Church Tuesday, May 13.
Mr. R F. Jordan, charge lay
'eider, gave the stewards of the
i charge a splendid fish supper
Tuesday nigbt, on the river near
ALAMO, GEORGIA, ((FRIDAY. April 18 , 1941
WW YOU LIKE
. YOW«
EzeryDay Mothers are send s
ing their children’ to scbool no
thinking of the danger they are
in by walking to and from school
It is true in school they are
taught traffic laws and regula*-
lions. The need for safety and
care is impressed on them ie
peatedly. This has done much ton
keep the accident rate down in
Wheeler County, but as they go
to and from scbool, sometimes
playing as they go. sometimes
in blinding rain or in the dusk of
long afternoons, the safety
lessons that has been taught in
school is forgotten for an instant
—long enough for tragedy to
strike.
In Wheeler County where a
considerable number of children
find it necessary to walk. Don't
you feel it is our duty to help
protect their lives as much as
possible? For a small sum of
monty and the NYA help we
could very easly have paved
streets in Alamo. Let’s work
together, See your town officials
today
COL PURSER’S HOME
DAMAGED BY FIRE
A fire which came near causing
serious damage occurred with
Mrs. W. O. Purser on Tuesday
morning, from an electric stove
which was left wjileMrs. Purser
carried a friend to Little creek.
A pan of grease which was left
over from a fish fry was left on
the fire by mistake, caught up in
blaze and fired a portion of the
over head ceiling and one wall of
the cooking room and littered
the entiie house with smoke and
ashes. Mrs. Purser arrived just
in time to brave it out and locate
the trouble without calling on
neighbors to aid in extinguishing
the fire, and save the building.
Mr. John Stamps was over Wed
nesday to adjust the damage
caused.
Snow Hill Club News
The Snow Hill Club, met with
Mis. Bill Humphrey for the
April meeting. The meeting be s *
ing ifi charge and called to order
by our new president, Mrs.
Harvey Gilder. Roll called and
minutes of last meeting read by
the secretary. There were ten
members present. We were glad
to have our former present, Mrs.
A. P. Smith with us. An Easter
contest and egg hunt was a very
enjoyable part of the meeting-
Mrs. Robert White winning
the prize for the contf st and
Mrs. E. S. Hartley winning the
prize for finding the largest
number of eggs. Miss Godbee
gave some very interesting ways
of serving boiled eggs. The
members drew for meeting
places and recreation for the
1 remainder of the year.
! The meeting adjourned to meet
‘ with Mrs. Otis Couey in May,
I . —Reporter.
j Lumber City. Over thirty people
were present. Every body went
away, after a delightful feast of
’ fish and social hour. Thanking
Mr. Jordan for this happy oc
a
casion.
The Lumber City charge has
paid their acceptance for Beneo
vlences for the entire year. Fine
h record! Rev. W. J. Erwin, pastor
is to be congratulated on this
S’ splendid record. It is hoped we
e will have half of our Benevolences
r by May 15, the date set by the
r conference for this to be done.
THOUSANDS OF JARS
I MWYMLECIED
- Atlanta—Citizens throughout
the state are responding to the
3 campaign of the Georgia Agri
cultural Extension Service and
- Radio Station WSB, Atlanta, to
* conserve food for national defense
i through the collection of jars for
■ canning purposes.
1 Many grocers have reported
1 the collection in the first week of
’ more than a thousand containers.
1 Agricultural Extension workers
‘ in each county are in turn collect
ing the jars and distributing
them to their proper places.
Tois project is being under
taken as a supplement to the
Federal Government’s Triple-A
program of granting a benefit
payment of $3.00 to families '
canning the required amount of
fruits and vegetables specified
for 194 L It is estimated that the '
cast of containers for each
family’s supply of conserved food
will be about $20.00, and it is s
proposed to cut this cost con*- I
siderably through distribution ;
of containers donated by the i
public.
Donations of such containers
to this cause may be made to the <
A& P stores, Rogers stores.
Piggiy Wiggly stores or any of 1
the independent grocery stores
who are eager to cooperate in
this national defense movement.
Counter cards and window
streamers to denote cooperating
stores are being distributed by
WSB throughout the state so
that persons will know where to
bring the jais they wish to do
nate. Ci flection of containers
will be made promptly and at
dtsigra'ed intervals for distii
bution to supply immediate need
for them in certain communities
of the state,
Officials of the the Extension
Serviceare pointing out that this
program is of vital concern to
the people of Georgia and the
entire nation. They have stressed
its importance as a national
defense project of great magni
tude,
US PEOPLE
By G. C. Barnhill
As we pillowedour heads Sun
day night, there was still ringing
in our ears the music of another
Easter day. Looking into the
faces of those that are trained to
sing, listening to the great chorus
music. We cannot help realizing
just a little what music is mean
ing to the world. To those who
are trained and to those that are
training, let us who are not
trained, and cannot be trained,
, siy. Weare greats ul to you as
your voices ring out in victory,^
, encouraging many traveling this
। road of life.
; To those who touch the keys
> of the instruements of music.
to you a great talent has been 1
given. Now all of us trained and
untrained join in one chorus. We
Thank You.
Masons Elect Vaughn
Lumber City, April 14 —The
M isons met here Monday night
and elected the following officers:
J. D. Vaughn, W. M.; John Knox,
S. W; J. C. Ryals, J. W.; T. D.
Wooten, treasurer; D. R. Wilcox,
Secretary.
A complete bedroom suite for
as low as $1 each week. Georgia
Fumi.ure Company, Ailey.
PENSION FUNDS
i ^RELEASED
Atlanta—The Social Security
Board approved release of Geor
gia old age pension funds for
April Tuesday but emphasized
that this action did not constitute
a decision on an administrative
controversy between state and
federal officials.
The board withheld temporari
ly at least, the state’s fund for
the remaining two months of this
fiscal quarter and an official ex
plained “a lot of things needed
clarification.”
As the board convened, Gov
ernor Eugene Talmadge issued a
statement charging “political
opponents .. . are willing punish
these old, helpless people, these
cripples, and blind people, to try
to play their dirty filthy politics.”
Informed later of the release
of April funds, he did not com
ment.
In his written statement, he
said it was the responsiblity of 1
the Georgia delegation in Con
gress to see that Georgia got its
tull share of social security fund” f
■nd added be was satisfied the
elegation would notallow “dis- i
criminations.’’ i
Tax Commissioner’s i
Third and Last Round
Thursday, April 24th
9:03 to to 10:00, N. A. Wynn's store
10:30 to 10:45. Landsburg courthouse
11:00 to 1:30, Glenwood; 2:00 to 3:30>
Stuckey.
Friday, April 25th
9to 9.T5, Mt. Olivet church; 9:30 to
10, Harrelson’s store; 10:15 to 1t45,
Avant’s siding; Il to 11:30, Hinson’s
station, on highway; 1:30 to 2, Me-
Alum’s, Sims store; 2:15 2:45, Shiloh;
3 to 3:15, R. F. Jordan’s; 3:30 to 3:45,
Springhill school house; 4 to 4:15>
Springhill Club House.
Will also be prepares to receive
returns and payments of special
taxes. All parties operating a busi
ness is subject to special taxes. Please
meet me and make settlement as re"
quired by Law.
L. E. Tanner, Tax
• Com. Wheeler County.
Glenwood Students Had
Picnic at National Park
Mrs. Blanche Reed, Commerci
al teacher at the Glenwood High
ichdbl, carried her shorthand
class, which is composed of
twelve girls to the National Park,
near Mcßae, Tuesjlay alternoon,
on a picnic. .: 4^
The girls enjoyed walking over
the park and played several
games, after which they cooked
bacon, eggs and frizd potatoes
on the furnace in the park. This
was lots of fun the girls said.
A very nice time was had by all.
Those who went were:
Ray Nita Stewart, Grace Hurst,
i Alma Lee Mo-rison, Betty Jane
Rivers, Juanita Gillis, Lynette
: Fowler, Lawanrah Browning,
Maudie Nae Riley, Eloise Evans,
Eunice Evans, Esther Whited, J
Irma Johnson, Mrs. B. L. Reed 1
ind Nolan Hattaway,-drove.
County Council of P.-T. A.
to Meet in Glenwood Fri.
The Wheeler County Council of
Parent-Teacher Association will I
meet in Glenwood, at the school
auditorium, April 25th, at 3o’
clock p.m., (instead of 2:30 as
previously stated.) Mrs. A. J.
Hargrove, District Director of
P. T. A. work will be with us,
also aTguest speaker. Parents
and Teachers of all schools in
the County have a cordial invita*
tion to be with us.
Sample Copy 5c Number
WHIG SCHOOL
I BUILDING 818
r The Browning school building
• was destroyed by a fire of un
known origin on Monday evening
I about six o’clock, about an hour
! before sunset School had been in
! operation during the day and the
^building was locked up and
every body was gone at the time.
Before aid could reach the build
ing all the building and the
fixtures were too far advanced
to save either the building nr the
furniture.
School vas held in the oak
grove near by for Tuesday until
arrangements could be made to
cany on in some other building.
It is not known just wbatamount
)f insurance the building was
carrying, if any, as we goto
press, but it is understood that
t was practically a complete
loss. The School Board of the
school met and later arranged to
remove to a small building on
Harrison White farm in the com
munity, where school will con
tinue until other arrangements
are made.
No fire had been in the build
ing since the early morning hour
m the opening of the school.
The tire originated in the op
posite end of the building from
where the fire was used in early
part of the day.
SHERIFFINDICTED
IN WILKINSON
Irwinton, April 14-SheriffT.
Sanders of Wilkerson County
Monday faced two indictments,
one charging a felony, the other
a misdemeanor, Superirr Court
records showed.
While details of the felony
charge had not been disclosed,
the misdeameanor indictment
listed 40 counts charging exces
sive cost bills in highway patrol
cases.
Indictments were returned
Friday after Solicitor 0. 8.
Baldwin of the Ocmulgee Circuit
had appeared before the jury.
Sheriff Sanders, who denied
the charges and furnished $1,500
bond, was on duty Monday.
He declined to comment on the
charges, saying he would have
the cises tried in court here the
third Monday in May.
Birthday Party Given
Gene White, the little son Os
Mr. and Mrs. Robert White,
celebrated his sixth birthday
anniversary at their home near
Alamo. Twenty small boysand
girls enjoyed the afternoon, play*
ing games on the lawn. An int*
eresting feature of the party was
. an Easter egg hunt, where the
> young folks enjoyed searching
for the bright colored eggs.
The table was spread under a
large pecan tree in the back yard
and was attractive with a beauti-*
ful birthday cake of white with
six pink candles.
Delicious cake, ice cream in
cones, and a bowl of bright
colored Easter eggs were served
the guests by Mrs. Whith and
those assisting her, Mrs. D. W.
Wright, Mrs. Dock Ussery, Mrs.
J. W. White, Mrs. Joe Couey,
Mrs. Odis Couey. Jeaneb Couey,
Evelyn Burris, Geraldine White
and Quinelle Couey.
Little Gene received many
1 lovely gifts. ,
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Attend The Methodist Revival*
