DEVOTED TO THE HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY OF THE HOMES, SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES OF ALAMO AND WHEELER COUNTY.
Volume 29
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111 LAURENS MH.
Washington, March 17.—The
establishment of an outlying ad
vance naval aviation base at Dub
lin, in Laurens County, was an
nounced Tuesday by Congress*
man Carl Vinson, chairman of
the Naval Affairs Committee of
the House, subject to surveys
now being made of the Laurens
County terrian by engineers of
the Naval Department.
The development, if approved,
will involve an expenditure of
between two and three million
dollars, and will implement the
Atlanta Naval Air Station.
The Dublin base, it was point
ed out by Vinson, will be the fo
cal point for far flung training
fields for Naval Reserve fliers.
Fields will be scattered through
out the section, serving usefully
in schooling student pilots in
actual flying.
“It the survey establishes, as
I am sure it will, that the Dublin
site is suitable, the development
will in tact enhance and magnify
the importance of the naval avia
tion training station at Atlanta,’’
said Vinson. “That station will
remain headquarters of naval
aviation training in Georgia, and
activities at old Camp Gordon
will be increased along with its
personnel.
’lt is a pleasure, and perti
nent, to announce, in view of
reports to the contrary, that the
Navy Department has no thought
of diminishing, let alone, aban
doning the Atlanta station which
has already proven its value, and
to emphasize that further naval
training Georgia can but multiply
the importance of the Atlanta
station, which, I repeat, will be
headquarters for the naval avia
lien training program,’’ he said.
PASTOR’S^ARAGRAPHS
*By J. F. Snell.
Sunday. Maree22, isthefourth
Smday and “Preaching Day ” at
Alamo and Oak Grove; services
at Alamo 12 noon, and 8:30 P. M.;
an lat Oak Grove 4:00 P. M., all
War Time. The pastor has plan
ned a special message for Sun
day night on “The Man Who
Denied To Trust God.” Come
and enjoy the service with us.
Our charge was represented at
the Laymens District Rally at
Dublin last Thursday night, also
at the Vacation School Institute
at Glenwood yesterday.
Good crowds greeted the
pastor at Shiloh Sunday both
morning and evening.
A First Aid class is meeting at
Bty Springs now two nights in
the week. The first class met
Tuesday flight of this week. This
is under the direction of the Red
Cross. The pub ic is invited to
take advantage of this privelige.
Tire Ration Board
Reports on Issues
Statement of Certificates issued by local Rationing
Board for the purchase of tires and tubes during the
month of February, 1942.
Passenger car type Tires Tubes
Walter A- Ryals 2 2
Truck and Bus type
Glenwood Consolidated school 1
Lowell Lamar Clark 1
Wilmer E. Currie 2 3
Charlie B. Griner 11
W. M. Bridges, Chairman, Local Rationing Board.
Wteta Chnwiy Eagb
NRS. W H. KENT
RE-EMU AW
Mrs. W. H. Kent was re-elect
ed director of the 6th district
division Os the Georgia Congress
of P.- T. A. at the spring confer
ence held in Mcßae Friday. Mrs.
E. G. Dallmus was reelected co.
director, and Mrs. Mary Kent
Clark, of Glenwood, as district
secretary and treasurer.
The meeting opened with uni
son singing “America The Beau
tiful,” with Mrs. Jeff Smith, of
Mcßae, leading. Due to absence
of the local president, Mrs. M.
L. Goodwin, Mrs. Smith and
Supt Millican, welcomed the
guests, Mrs. 0. L. Chivers re*
sonded.
Mrs. R. A. Long, president of
the Georgia Congress, was pres
ent and spoke on general Parent
Teacher work.
The national secretary, Mrs’
Charles Center, spoke on the
P. T, A. and “war emergency.”
Mrs. Kent report disclosed the
fine work accomplished during
the year and she expressed ap
predation to the district chair*
man, councils and local presi
dents, who gave splendid reports;
they showed outstanding work in
nutrititional lunches and recre
ation.
’ Those serving as Judges of the
publicity book were, Mrs. Center
Mrs. Sessions and Mrs. Cleon
Brown. The courtesy resolutions
were brought in by Mrs. 0. L.
Chivers of Dublin.
The officers were installed by
Mrs. Center, and Mrs. Long
announced the plans for the state
convention, which will be held in
Gainesville, April 14 to 16.
Luncheon was served at noon
the table being attractively deco
rated with spring flowers. The
lunch was served by the Home
Economics girls and the school,
! Mrs. Ridley teacher, assisting.
Honor was accorded Union
P. T. A., of Wheeler County for
large attendance at meeting, and
the conference closed with Mrs.
Kent reading the P. T. A. war
I
, pledge.
Dr. W. A. Rivers And
Mrs. Sara Adams Wed
I ■ -
• A marriage of cordial interest
of this county and throughout
< the state is that of Dr. W. A.
' Rivers, prominent practicing
* physician of Glenwood, and Mrs.
! Sara Winifred Adams, of De*
Ridder, La. The impressive ring
! ceremony was solemnized at the
1 Baptist Pastorium in Mcßae,
Monday, March 16, Rev. A, D.
' Woodie, pastor of Mcßae Baptist
1 church officiating.
1 Dr. Rivers is the father of R.
1 E Rivers, Deputy Internal Rev-
I enue Col’ector, of Macon.
’ The couple will make their
■ home in Glenwood.
ALAMO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1942
Maggioni and Co.
Offers Vegetable
Wheeler Farmers
By: J. Reid Horne, Secretary
Telfair County Chamber of Commerce
For the past several weeks the County Agents
of Telfair and Wheeler counties have been inter
ested in securing for farmers a contract with
some large cannery that would give the farmers
a guaranteed price for his commodities.
The L. P. Maggioni Company, of Savannah, is
now offering to the farmers of Telfair and Wheeler
counties a contract for stringless snap beansand
field peas. They will be located at Mcßae, Geor
gia, every day during harvest period to accept
deliveries of these commodities and will pay farm
ers immediately upon receipt. A guaranteed
price of $60.00 per ton for string beans and $30.00
per ton for field peas will be paid.
The moral and financial responsibility of this
Company has been thoroughly investigated and
found to be reliable in all respects. It is a Georgia
concern and has been in business for eighty-one
years.
Representatives of this Company advise that
beans and peas under contract in this area will be
canned for the United States Armed Forces.
Growing these two crops will be patrotic on the
part of the farmer as well as being a good cash
crop, with prices guaranteed.
This Company realizing that most farmers
have a plentiful supply of field peas and do not
have stringless snap bean seed available have
made arrangements for the farmers under con
tract to receive these seed and pay for them during
harvesting season. They have shipped and we
have on hand two hundred twenty bushels of these
bean seed and you may receive them immediately
upon signing contract.
You may contract to grow field peas of any
variety such as New Era, Cow, Clay, Unknown,
Iren Speckle, Speckle Purple Hull, Whippoorwill
and many other varieties. Do not grow Black eye
peas, Sugar Crowder or Mush Peas.
Farmers wishing to sign contracts for beans and
peas of to look further into the contract may come
to the Wheeler County Agent’s office or Telfair
County Agent’s office for such information. Bean
seed will be issued at these offices immediitely
upon signing contracts and you will not be re
quired to pay for them until harvesting time.
Sign a contract, get your seed now and plant
Beans by April sth, for best yield. Lets help feed
our Armed Forces.
DEATH OF MRS.
MORNIE WATSON
Mrs. Mornie Watson age 65,
died at the home of her son, ,
Sanffold Watson, a mile south of
Alamo Tuesday morning. She ,
was a native of this county, and
before her marriage she was
Mis* Morina Purvis. She was
the mother of twelve children.
She has 25 grand children and
three great grand children.
She is survived by five sens,
Dan, Jim, Saffold, Rollie and
Joe Watson, five daughters, Mrs.
Maggie Forest, Mrs. Bessie Gay>
Mrs. Dora Cason, Mrs. Annie
Belle Gay, and Miss Emily Wat
son, all of this county.
Interment was in the Watson
Purvis cemetery in this county,
Rev Lennie Grimes officiating.
MEN WANTED
18 to 52
For National Defense worn in
Southern Airplane Plant. Must
have finished ninth grade. Must
pay part tation in advance.
Balance payable after employed.
If interested write immedi
ately to R. C. Patterson, P. O.
Box 831, Savannah, Georgia,
Stating age and address.
Bonds buy bombs, Stamps buy
bullets'. Buy U. S. Defrnse Bonds
or Stamps eeery pay day!
JOHN LOUIS CALHOUN
COMPLETESTRAINING
Sheppard Field, Texas—Private
John Lewis Calhoun, Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Calhoun,
of Lumber City, has been
graduated from the world’s
largest Air Corps Technical
School at Sheppard Field, Texas,
where he has been attending
•lasses for the past severs]
months.
Private Calhoun, attached to
the 317th Technical School
Squadron while in the school
here, was graduated Mareh 10.
Prior to enlistment he attended
the Shiloh High School.
Having undergone intensive
training designed to give him a
complete working knowledge of
the battle birds, he is now quali
tied as one.of the eight specialists
necessary to keep one plane in
the air. Graduates of this techni
cal course are eligible to be
shipped to any tactical unit main
tained by the Air Corps.
NOTICE
All service stations in Alamo
will be closed Sundays by limi
tation order L 70. The govern
ment orders 78 hours per week
6 days 7 to 7 week day* only.
Too little; too late; too bad,
i There still is time to buy U. S’
Defense Bonds and Stamps.
MRS. W. H. MORRIS
passessaturday
Mrs. Fannie Morris, wife of
Mr. W. H. Morris, of Stuckey
died at her home last Saturday,
after an illness extending over
three months. Mrs. Morris was
a good lady, sponsoring civic
and religious dirties up to the
time of her illness.
i She is survived by her hus
band, Mr. W. H. Morris, one
daughter, Mrs. L. F. Padgett, of
Augusta; two sons, R. B. Morris (
and Hubert Morris, all of Lumber
City; two sisters, Mrs. Ben D.
Patrick and Mrs. J. T. Page, of
Vidalia; two brothers, B. H.
Padgett and C. W. Padgett, of
Vidalia.
Funeral services were con- (
ducted by Rev. G. G. Harrisom
at the Snow Hill Baptist church’
and interment was in the church
cemetery.
Pallbearers were: J. S. Morris,
Zack Morris, Ben D. Patrick, E.
R. Rogers, M. H. Morris and H.
I. Robertson.
Harris and Smith Funeral
Home, Mcßae, in charge.
Business Course Night And
Day at Middle Ga. College*
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President L. H. Browning has
just arranged to begin classes in
full business courses at Middle
Georgia College during the even
ing as well as the regular day
classes. Tbishas been undertaken
because of the great demand in
the war emergency. The college
is placing boys and girls in At
lanta and Washington at salaries
ranging from $1440 to $1660 per
year and there are not sufficient
students to fill the demand.
Several of the regular students
have been selected by
the F. B. I. and that organization
is calling upon the colleges for
more students.
Special students who desire to
prepare for this emergency will
not be required to take auy work
except that which they apply for
after consultation with the
commerce teacher. The aim of
both teachers and students will
be quick preparation for a de
finite job.
The evening classes will be
especially convenient for school
teachers and high school gradu
ates who have not had an op
portunity to enter college. Also
men and women who desire to
work during the day and take
these specials will be glad of this
opportunity to increase their pay
check.
The classes will begin next
Monday, March 23. Evening
classes will be held from 8:30
until 10:00.
The commerce department of
his college has specialized in
typewriting, bookkeeping, filing
a nd machines. The college owns
the following machines: Mimeo
graph, Memoscope, hectograph,
adding machines, Monroe
G.F.A. Peanuts
MAY BE SECURED
> By Presenting AAA Certifi
cate at Office of
CARROLL & HATTA WAY
Alamo, Georgia
Sample Copy 5c Number 38
COUNTY WIDE MASS
NEETIWTURDAY
A county-wide mass meeting
of farmers, business men, and
State and Federal Agricultural
workers will be held in the
Wheeler County court house in
Alamo Saturday, March 21st, at
1:30 o’clock in the afternoon.
This meeting is to be under
auspices of the Wheeler County
Agricultural Council.
A radio will be set up in the
court house to receive a program
which will be broadcast over
radio station WSB in Atlanta,
from 2:00 P. M. to 2:30 P. M., by
members of the Georgia State
Agricultural Council.
Robert Strickland, Chairman
of the State Council will discuss
“Why the Agricultural Council
Were Organized.”
M. D. Mobley, State Director
of Vocational Education, will ex
plain “Why We Must Increase
Food Production.”
Walter L. Brown, Director of
the State Agricultureal Extension
Service, Athens, will talk on
“Building the County Program
—and Carrying It Out."
Tom Linder, Commissioner of
Agriculture, will tell County
Groups “How To Organize for
Efficient Processing and Market*
ing.”
Paul W, Chapman, Dean of the
College of Agriculture, Athens,
will explain that “The County
Council Is the Key to Agricultural
and Businsss Progress in Geor
gia.’’
At the time of the Wheeler
County meeting, similar meets
ings will be in session in all other
Georgia Counties. This is the
first state-wide assembly of
farmers, business men and State
and Federal Agricultural workers
called to discuss not only the
farm production program, but
how production relates to needed
processing and marketing facili
ties in every county of Georgia.
Following the thirty-minute
radio broadcast, which com
mences at 2:00 P. M., the County
Council will hold a special pro
gram to be developed on subjects
contained in the booklet, “Agri
cultural Area Map of Georgia,"
the cover of which is reproduced
on this page. This booklet con
tains information that will be
enlightening to every farmer in
the County and also suggest
some potential processing and
marketing projects that may be
started in given counties in
Georgia.
—On Pay Day, Buy Bonds—
i
> Calculator, Dictaphone, elect ic
bookkeeping machine, addresso*
. graph, grapbotype and compto*
। meter.
The price per month will be
$6.67 fees and $1.50 for use of
i machines.
