DEVOTED TO THE HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY OF THE HOMES, SCHOOLS ANDCHURCHES OF ALAMO AND WHEELER COUNTY.
Volume 29T
JILL KW REGENTS
SIDE WITHJALMADGE
Atlanta, July 15. —The Slate
Board of Regents by a vote of 10
to 5 Monday ousted Dean W. D.
Cocking of the University of
Georgia and President Marvin S.
Pittman of the Georgia Teachers
C illege at Statesboro.
The hearing in each case was
limited to one hour to a side,
although Dean Cocking asked for
a continuance because of new
charges against him and Presi
dent Pittman sought a half hour
more time and was granted 15
minutes.
The same regents voted for
Cocking who had supported him
before when the result was eight
to seven to reemploy him. How*
ever, three of the original eight
had been removed by Governor
Talmadge and their successors
ined up solidly with the seven
who had supported the governor
all the time.
Supt. Willis A. Sutton of the
Atlanta city schools, was quests
ioned about his attendance the
international educational meet*
ings as the trial of Pres. Pittman
ended. He bad made a voluntary
statement for Dr. Pittman in
which he said:
‘ President Pittman has made
ooi of the most honest state
ments to this board I ever heard
If Georgia does not want that
kind of a Christian gentleman as
a teacher, then may God have
mercy on Georgia.”
Mr. Peters asked Dr. Sutton
if he indorsed all the reports
m .de at the interracial confer
ee oe he attended.
“No Ido not, but there were
1000 good things said there to
every bad one," Dr. Sutton re
plied.
Immediately after the result
was announced Regent Woodruff
moved that Dr. Cocking be ex
onerated of the charges against
him. Regent Peters objected.
Governor Talmadge, who had
had his lunch brought to bis
table, ordered the board to go
into the hearing of the charges
against Dr. Marvin Pittman of
Georgia Teachers collge.
The Governor accused Dr.
Pittman of too much political
gcdvity.
President Harmon Caldwell, of
the University of Georgia, made
the closing plea for Dean Conk
ink. After the result was an
nounced he would not cemment
t,n reports that be might resign.
The floor and gallery of the
Hou-eof Representatives were
packed and jammed with inten
sely partisan spectators, about
equally divided in their yelling
and applause. Around the walls
stood numerous state highway
patrolmen in plain clothes.
Crux of the state’s case against
Dean Cocking was the reading of
the excerpts by Regent Peters,
from the book ‘‘Brown America”
written by Edwin Hfembree, of
Chicago, president of the Rosen
wald Foundation; tracts publish-
Lshed by the Commission of In
terracial Relations of Atlanta,
and testimony by Mrs. Sylla W.
Hamilton, formerly a teacher at
th • Un ve -sity of Georgia, and
statement by Regent Peters
that Dean Cocking was disburs
ing ctossinuate such things as
his (racial equality) through our
b .ckdoors.
He then read an excerpt from
the book stating “the South is
coming to realize the cost of
prejudice is great in mainten
a, ce of two school systems, two
I braries; two section waiting
rooms, separate passenger cars
and wnite and colored nurses
and county welfare agents.”
MISS BARNHILL AT
■ BLUE RIDGE COLLEGE
Blue Ridge, N. C., July 14 —
! Among the outstanding college
students who are attending the
summer session of the Y. M.
C. A. Graduate School, at Blue
Ridge, this summer is Mary
Frances Barnhill, of Glenwood,
Georgia.
Miss Barnhill is among the
small group picked from students
of colleges and universities all
over the country to be awarded
working scholarships for a suin',
mer of study and recreation in
the beautiful mountains of North
Carolina.
As a result of a special arrange
ment made by the Blue Ridge
School, several boys and girls
who are outstanding on their
respective college campuses are
1 given scholarships which allow
1 them to do small jobs on the
' grounds of the college. Thus,
they are able to gain regular
college credit at little expense to
themselves, while at the same
time enjoying a vacation in this
famous resort section.
Students attend one or two
classes each morning, put in a
certain number of hours on their
jobs, and are free for the rest of
the day to enjoy themselves in
swimming, boating, mountain
climbing, tennis, baseball and
many other forms of recreation.
Students are chosen on the
oasis of merit from a large list
of applicants. No student is ac
cepted whose record is not in the
upper third of his class.
Miss Barnhilj is spending her
second summer at Blue Ridge,
and this year is serving in the
college cafeteria. She is taking
a course in marriage and the
family, and recently made a trip
with a group of other students
to the Craggy Mountains. She is
a graduate of the University of
Georgia.
She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. G. C. Barnhill, of Glen- ,
wood.
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Quarterly Conference
Meets at Glenwood
The third quarterly confer
ence of the Mt. Vernon charge
will be held at Glenwood Metho
dist church, Sunday, July 27, at
8:30 p, m.
Rev. W. A. Kelly, Dublin dist
rict superintendent, will preach
at the regular evening service,
after which the conference will
' be conducted. All officials are
requested to be present. Let
there be written reports from
dl departments of the churches.
T e public is invited. Come let
. us make this a great service for
the Kingdom of God.
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McKinley Wright, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Reed Wright, of near
Alamo, is home on a tea days
vacation from Maxwell Field,
' Alabama, where he is in the
headquarters squadron, of the
' army. He has just completed a
, course in Draughn’s business
college, given him by the govern
( ment. McKinley was an honor
, student in high school, and his
p omotion is well earned.
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! FOR SALE—SO acre farm
’ located in the Erick district, near
Avant’s siding. 37 acres in culti
’ vation, good land, other in woods.
' Part cash and terms. Apply for
’ particulars at Harrelson’s store,
^Avant’s siding.
ALAMO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 18,1941
prominent citizen
i OF LUMBER CITY DIES
Lumber City, July 15—John A.
s McLean, mayor of Lumber City,
i merchant and prominent citizen
died at his home Monday of a
> heart attack. He had conducted
his business all day and ex>
pressed himself as feeling fine.
Surviving are his wife; three
daughters, Mrs. Frank T.
Thomason, of Carroilton; the
Misses Cornelii and Alma Me*
Lean, of Lumber City; three
sisters, Mrs. Walter Barrett, of
Coquinelle, Ore.; Mrs. John
Wimberly, of Scotland, and Mrs.
L. A. r King of Mcßae; and two
brothers, Morris McLean, of
Kansas City and Wilmer McLean
of Mcßae.
US PEOPLE
»
, By G. C. Barnhill
This war reporting from over
1 on the other side, sounds like
We have been trained in politic
cal campaign headquarters. Ail
the time we have been guessing
that this was dictator operation.
To hear both sides sounds like a
big election reporting in this
country. One side will claim
they are going to get all the votes
by a big majority, and when we
hear from the other headquart
ers, they will get more than tte
other crowd. So we do not know
how how it is going on by listen
ing in. We hear enough to know
that our country is acting very
wise, in carrying on a great de
fense program.
Enlisted in Marine Corps
Three Glenwood youths enlist
ed in the U. S. Marine Corps in
the Marine recruiting station in
the Municipal auditorium,Macon, i
July 11. They were: Thomas L. i
Edenfield, son of Mr. andMnf
Thomas W. Edenfield; Harold M.
Clark, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lon
nie L. Clark, and Charles J.
Selph, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry
J. Selph, Edenfield enlisted in
the regular Marine Corps for
four years while Clark and Selph
enlisted in the Marine Corps
Reserve for the duration of the
emergency
The young men were all trans
ferred to the Marine Barracks,
Parris Island, South Carolina,
for their initial training.
Young men 17 to 30 years of
age may voluntarily enlist in the
regular Marine Corps for four
years or in the Marine Corps
। Reserve for the duration of the
National Emergency. The Marine
Corps recruiting station in
Macon will accept an inlimited
number of youths for enlistment
in the regular marine corps and
the reserve have the same pay,
promotions, clothing allowance,
and opportunities for travel and
education.
Applicants for enlistment must
be white, single, 17 to 30 years
of age, 64 to 74 inches in height,
of good moral character, normal
physical condition and a graduate
of grammar school.
Men desiring to enlist immedi
ately in the Marines should cal
'in person at the Marine Corps
recruiting station in the Munici
pal Auditorium, Macon.
LOST—Duroc Jersey male hog
. weight about 275 pounds. Last
■ seen near M. B. Adams place.
, Notify Fred R Coleman, Alamo,
and receive reward.
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Unit OCMULGEE
' MOW OPEN.
It is of great interest to the
the people of this section to
know that their state park, Little
Ocmulgee, is now open to the
public.
Little Ocmulgee Park, with its
winding roads, rustic, early
American style buildings, its 265
acre lake and natural growth is
truly beautiful, Eight miles of
trails wind through the beautiful
forests of pines, moss ridden
magnolias, oaks and natural flow
ering shrubs.
For six years the United Stat*
es government and the Stale of
Georgia have been developing
this magnificent recreation cent
er for the people of this state.
Park officials predict that this
park will be the most visited of
the state parks.
Little Ocmulgee offers swim
minsr. picnicing and barbecue
facilities, dancing, hiking and
boating, motor and rowing, to
those who visit it. Also fishing is
allowed on Monday and Thursday
of each week.
There is no admission for
entering the park. It is located
2 miles from Mcßae on the Dub
lin highway.
McCullough-Fulford
Miss Nellie Ruth McCullough
aad Grady Fulford were united
in marriage on last Monday
evening, Ordinary Achord offici
ating.
The bride is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Carl McCullough, of
Stuckey. She is a recent graudate
of the Glenwood High school,
and is a very pretty and talented
young lady. The groom is a son
of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Fulford,
of this place. He is one of the
county s young progressive
planters and is making good in
his chosen field.
They are making their home
with the parents of the groom.
Wheeler 4-H Club News-
Wheeler county was well rep
resented at the district contest
at Douglas Thursday and Friday,
July 10 and 11th.
Thelma Foster and Jackie
Brown were the district winners
in team demonstration contest.
They will compete in Atlanta at
the Southeastern Fair for a free
trip to Chicago. Carolyn Mor
rison and Mary Elizabeth Stone
tied with Chatham county in the
dairy team demonstration con
test. They will compete in Ma
con for a trip to Memphis.
The others that represented
Wheeler county were Estelle
Foster —declamation, Imogene
Clark—Rifle, Jewel Montford —
Style Revue, Verma Watson—
Paint demonstration, Lucile
Clark and Myrtice Johnson—
bread making.
Carolyn Morrison and Eloise
Hinson wona4 H club scholar
ship to Abraham Bald win, Tifton.
Mary Elizabeth Stone won a
scholarship to the South Georgia
College, Douglas.
REPORTER
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Notice to Farmers
Wire fencing and roofing for
sale. Nothing down. 3 years to
pay. First payment September
first 1942. If interested write,
giving location. Lewis Palmer,
Mt. Vernon, Ga.
EDUCATIONAL VALUE
OF N. Y. A. TRAINING
Just out side Brunswick at
> Blythe Island where the Nations
, Youth Administration is con
। Structing its newest resident
work experience center several
Wheeler County boys are helping
change the South’s label to
"Economic Opportunity Number
One.”
The Blythe Island project is
the N. Y. A.’s latest model for
democracy, providing jobs fo
unemployed youth and increasing
their chances for private employ
ment. Officials say that it is
destined to assume a command
ing role in this section in trans
forming what has been called an
economic problem iuto an econo
mic opportunity.
The Wheeler county boys, now
using their hands and their
beads in actual construction
work, are Hymur Brooks and
Roy Bell.
Oue of 17 resident centers in
the state, the new N. Y. A. pro
ject is designed to give unem
ployed youths between the ages
es 17 and 24 a community of their
own where they can find out not
only how to make a living but
how to live as well.
Taken over by the N. Y. A.
from the C. C. C. last January,
the plant is serving as a practical
work laboratoroy for approxi
mately 200 boys from this area.
There they have an opportunity
to rotate their work among
different jobsand discover where
their real abilities and inter
estslie.
The abandoned CCC camp in
cluded a large dining hal’, four
barracks capable of housing 50
boys each, an infirmary, recrea
tion hall, office building, storage
facilities, staff quarters, and a
recreation field. Now under con
struction and scheduled to be
completed by the first of July
are four new shop buildings of
prefabricated design, two of
metal and two of wood. These
additional units will bouse two
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wood shops, sheet metal, machine
welding, and automechanics
shops.
The Wheeler county youths
work an average of 120 hours
each month. Each receives S3O a
month in wages, S2O of which is
deducted for room and board.
Construction work, with which
they now are occupied, includes
excavation for foundations, in
stallation of reinforced founda
tions, forming, pouring, and
finishing of concrete walls, fabri
cation and erection of portable
wooden buildings with standard
truss roofs, wiring up the build
ing and wiring in machinery,
and painting.
In addition to the actual ex
perience in these fields, con
struction work serves as a prov
ing ground for developing sound
work habits and good safety
practices. Every youth is first
put through this phase to see if
he can “take it.’’ If be comes
through with flying colors he
will be moved to more advanced
shops.
Sponsored by the Glynn County
Board of Commissioners and the
Board of Education, the new
project draws its boy’s primarily
from southeast Georgia, but the
present group represents about
38 counties in all. The youths
are practicing citizenship through
i a youth council of their own
1 which enforces discipline in the
, barracks, directs all youth acti
। vities, operates a canteen, and
sponsors social functions.
Sample Copy 5c Number 14
. WHEELfR 4H GSLS
' CONIESI WINNERS.
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Douglas. July 12.-Nineteen
■ district winners won award sat
t the third annual Southeast Geor*
i gia District 4-H Club conti st
' which ended here today and will
' be eligible to apply for working
scholarships at South Georgia
College, J. M. Thrash, president
said today, ’
Participants from 23 South
eastern Georgia counties cc m
peted in the various 4-H in*
dividual and team demonstrations
and contests held on the campus
of South Georgia College. Ap*
proximately 185 4-H boys and
girls began competition Thurs
day in clothing contests, bread
making, dairy food demonstra*
tions, health contests, eggmerk
eting, leadership demonstration,
livestock demonstration, dairy
production and declamation
contests.
District winners announced in
the 4-H health contest were
Catherine Monses, ofChatham,
and conway Vickers, of Coffee.
In the Southeastern Fair team
demonstrations for boys, district
winners announced were Kay
Devane and Colon Register, of
Berrien county. In the girls’
class, Marjorie Brown and
| Thelma Foster, of Wheeler
, county, were named district
team winners.
The 4-H clothing contest drew
an unusually large number of
! girl contestants from 20 counties.
District winners were Dorothy
Anderson, of Telfair county;
Mary Ware, Montgomery county;
Lucille Taylor, of Toomas coun
ty, and Mary Ruth Brown, of
Emanuel county.
Red, white and blue ribbon
awards as well as a number of
cash prizes were given to 154
other 4-H Club members for out
standing paint demonstrations,
yeast bread contests, quick bread
making and other activities.
Cash awards were made to six
4-H girls for muffins and biscuits
adjudged the finest among the
many submitted by contestants
from nine counties.
Grows Twin Cantaloupe
Willie Wilson, of near Alamo,
farming with Henry Johnson,
brought to the Eagle office a twin
cantaloupe last Saturday. Both
melons were well developed and
joined together as siamies twins.
Wilson states that he made
gooq on his cantaloupe crop this
year, notwithstanding the long
drouth.
Revival Services at
Snow Hill Church
Revival services will begin at
Snow Hill Baptist church next
Sunday morning, July 20th, at
11:15 o’clock. Every one is in>«
vited to come out and be with
■?. We hope to have a large
attendance.
Roberson Grows Fine
Dixie Bell Melons
Lovett Roberson, one of the
good colored farmers of the
county, operating a government
farm a few miles west of Alamo,
brought to our office Tuesday a
fine melon, of the Dixie Bell
variety, weighing 43 pounds,
। Roberson states that he only
, planted a few rows, but were
I all fine, of which he sold quit* a
number on the local market.
