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DEVOTED TO THE HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY OF THE HOMES, SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES OF ALAMO AND WHEELER COUNTY.*
Volume 29-
MME SAVES
WAN MANY DOLLARS
Atlanta, July 22-The soldiers
in training camps in the south
eastern states are eating their
way right through the truck
farms of the district and there is
a merry and prolonged tinkle of
hard dollars as they fall into the
pockets of the growers, as a
result.
There are, in the office of the
Fourth Corps Area Quarter
master here, figures that would
indicate the total number of tons
of vegetables consumed daily by
the soldiers in Dixie, but to give
those figures would be revealing
something that Hit’er and
Hirohito would like to know.
Worked out, from these re
cords, on the basis of vegetables
supplied to each 100 man Army
mess, it is shown that just one
training camp with a strength
of 50,000 men, receives approxi
mately 2,878,000 pounds of fresh
vegetables ivery month and
that's 96 carloads.
And it is pointed out, that is
not just a one month source of
income to the growers. The
southeast, because of its climate
and soil adaptability, is one of
the greatest vegetable growing
areas in the nation, produce deal
ers assert. This, coupled with
th j fact that the Quartermaster
p .Iley of buying food supplies as
much as pissible in the area
where they are consumed, makes
the Army one of the biggest year
around customers of southeast
ern food producers.
This buying is done on a vast
scale at conveniently located
market centers and, by the
system adopted, a number of
farmers may pool their produce
into large shipments, each fai m
er receiving his proportionate
part of the cash returns.
At the inai ket centers, inspec
tors carefully check the vegeta
bles purchased, to insure that
the American soldier, the best
fed fighting men in the world, eat
only the top grades.
Talmadge to Reveal Facts
In Fight in Advertisement
Startling facts about the fight
the big Atlanta dalies ate making
on Governor Talmadge and part
of his record of accomplishments
as governor will be reveaed in an
advertisement in the Wheeler
County Eagle in the issue of
next week, said Talmadge head
quarters this week.
Names of News writers and
editors who received pay from
the state during the Rivers ad
ministration will be published in
advertisement, the statement
said.
WHY PAY MORE?
COLLEGE EDUCATION
$25.67 pays for four weeks all expenses
except books and laundry. Courses of
;fered: Commerce, Liberal Arts, Home
!Economics, Engineering, Aviation.
Second Summer Term-July 15
Fall Term—September 21
MIDDLE GEORGIA COLLEGE
COCHRAN, GEORGIA.
bounty Hugh
ALBERT L COBB TO
RUN MW
The Eagle is in receipt of the
announcement of Mr Albert L.
Cobb, of Savannab, as a candi
date for Congress from the First
Congressional district. From
newspaper reports Mr. Cobb
announced and paid his fee at
the required time, July 4ih, but
one of the check turned in as
part payment was turned down
and his name was taken from the
ticket. La er at the request of
Congressman Peterson, another
one of the candidates, his name
was permited on the ticket.
Mr. Cobb has a host of friends
over the district, having made
the race before. He is well known
and has a strong following, who
will back him to the limit. He is
beginning an agressive campaign,
and will be in Wheeler county
perhaps next week. Mr. Cobb
has many friends in this County
and will make a strong bid for
the seat in congress now held by
Mr. Hugh Peterson. His friends
will be glad to see him and are
planning to dotheir best to carry
this county for him.
FORCONGRESS
Albert L. Cobb
To The Voters of The First Congres
sional District of Georgia:
On July 4, 1942, I qualified as a
candidate for Congress in the Demo
cratic Primary to be held on Septem
ber 9, 1942, Mnd am now waging an
active campaign forthe nomination in
said primary.
As the people of our District gen
erally know, I have long and earnestly
advocated full parity prices for our
farmers; Rural Electrification for
every farm home; long- ime, low-In
terest Federal Farm loans that would
enable every farmer to own his own
farm and home, while full parity
prices enabled him to keep out
debt and provide htm with an incom e
on a level with other lines of busi.
ness; and retirement pensions for
every person at the age of sixty.
While I have preached these and
other progressive reforms, and still
do, our present Congressman has all
along opposed them, and still does-,
yet, the principal, piimary and para
mount issues of this campaign will
inevitably be, as they should of right
be, the unenviable record of the pre
sent Congressman during the pas
two years in opposing this country ’’
struggle to prepare itself against th e
mad Dictators of Europe and Asia
who long ago set out to destroy
Democracy and wreck America as a
Nation and as a People.
The Record will show, ard I shall
presently present it to you, that the
Congressman from the First Georgia
District has stood almost alone from
the whole South in fighting the Presi
dent of United Statesand our leaders
of Government in their efforts to save
America from Hitlerism and the Japs;
and upon that written Record, which
he cannot dodge or deny, I shall ask
his defeat at the hands of the loyal
men and women of our District on
September 9th.
Respectfully Yours,
ALBERT L. COBB.
ALAMO, GEORGIA. FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1942
WHEELER EOREST
EIREGONEERENGE
Plans for reducing losses by
woods fires are to be discussed
at a meeting to be held here in
the court house in the near future
under the auspices of the South
ern States Forest Fire Com
mission with headquarters in
Atlanta.
The idea is to aid in carrying
plans to all school children of
the county, as well as farmers
what each can do to keep down
wooes fires for the duration of
the war. The plan closely fol
lows the office of Civilion Defense
program or being ready to com
bat any woods and other fires
started by enemy aliens.
Among the leaders who will
be in Alamo for the meeting will
be R. F. Jordan, of this County,
Dr. C. L. Cover, Macon, and
W. L. Shaddix, of Athnta.
All farmeis of the County,
while and colored will be invited
to join in the meeting. The exact
date of which is to be set and
announced within a few weeks.
Mr. Shaddix was in this area
last week to help arrange for
the conference.
Library News
The W. P. A. School and com
munity Library is open everyday
from 12 o’clock to 6 o’clock P. M,
from Monday through Friday.
Everyone in ihscommunity is in
vited to come to the library be H
tween these hours.
There was displayed in the
library this month on “Nutri
tion.” Many pamphlets on that
subject were displayed and a
poster which shows how Mrs.
America buys food with care.
Nutrition is a very important
subject during this period of time
and I want to urge everyone to
taueadvantage of this opportuni
ty and read the material that is
available in the library.
We also have other good ma
terial on many other subjects
concerning the war period in
which we are facing today.
Library Clerk.
us people
By G. C. Barnhill
This thing we all keep talking
about inflation seems to be a
regular straight out mystery as
to the cause, the date it begins,
what it really is, what will stop
it, how much of it will it take to
blow us up, or blow us down.
Hope some of the fellows that
run for office will take time out
and give an understandable ex
plination to us.
Take this example of our stock
market, when the British left
Tobruk until they stopped, ac
cording to Dow Jones report our
industrial average went up SI.C9.
Tnen the Friday the British
stopped Rommell they went up
76, so no matter who wins, up
they go. Some think a stn ng
stock market will hedge inflation.
Now we are sure enough scared
of deflation that shrinks us up,
and we are scared pink of infla
tion that puffs us up. It looks
like we do not want to dry up,
neither do wt want to puff up
and bust. All this v hole money
setup is a regular puzzle, and if
you want to bear something get
some fellow to explain all about,
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Ether Waves Trick Physicist*
Ethei waves acting like particles
and streams of particles exhibiting
all the properties of waves have giv
en all physicists a new puzzle to
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GOV. IN ®ENI POLL
Athens, July 11—A “Red and
Black” poll conducted at the
University of Georgia last Thur
sday showed 91.7 per cent of the
students who voted favored Ellis
Ar nail as their choice for the
next governor of Georgia.
Conducted by Robert Joiner,
of Glenwood, and other Red and
Black staff members, the poll
was sponsored to Lind the student
opinion in the forthcoming Sep
tember election. The results of
the three question poll are as
fellows:
Whois your choice for Geor
gia’s next governor?
E.lis Arnall 91.7 per cent
Eugene Talmadge 8 3 per cent
Regardless of your personal
choice, who do you think will he
elected governor in September:
Ell.s Arnall 93.0 per cent
Eugene Talmadge 7.0 per cent
From all available info-mation,
do you think that the race issue
Was created by Governor Tal
madge merely as a talking point
in his present campaign?
Yes 91.0 per cent
No 6 0 per cent
No definite ans. 3 0 per cent.
The above item was written by
Robert Joiner, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. L Joiner, of Stuckey.
He graduated from Glenwood
High school in the class of 1941,
and won many school honors in
his school career. He is one of
the promising young, students
from Wheeler County at the
State University.
Walker-Riddle Wedding
Announced This Week
Announcement has been made
of the marriage of Arthur Allen
Riddle and Mrs. Inez Walker
which occured in Dublin July 3.
The ceremony was performed
oy Judge Wiley Adams, of
Dublin. Mv. Riddle will be in
the groupe to be called to the
service next week. They are liv
ing in the Graham community al
present. Mrs. Riddle will con
tinue there for the present. Their
many friends wish for them a
successful and happy voyage on
the sea of matromony.
BACKBYSTUDENTS
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ELLIS ARNALL '
ELLIS ARNALL —Backed by
the University of Georgia Stud
ents.
Are you entitled to wear a
“target” lapel button? You
are if you are investing at
least tea percent of your in-
ZraL- come in War Bonds every pay
Jag day. It’s your badge of pa
triotism.
PASTOR’S PARAGRAPHS
By J. F Snell.
Next Sunday, fourth Sunday
is the pastor’s day in Alamo,
There will be preaching Sunday
at 12:00 Noon War Time, and al
nine-fifteen Sunday evening.
He will also preach at Oak
Grove Sunday afternoon, at four
o’clock.
The Towns meeting closed
Friday night. Fine crowds greet'?
ed this pastor as he assisted Rev.
D. W. Shippey, of Lumber Ci y,
the Towns pastor.
The revival is in progress this
week at Spring E ill.
The revival will begin at Oak
Grove Sunday afternoon, eon
tinueing next week, services
morning and night. The people
of the community are urged to
join us and make this a real
revival. We need you and you
need us, so lets work together
for a real revival.
The Bay Springs revival begins
the tii st Sunday night, at nine
fifteen, coutinueing through the
second Sunday.
The Youth Fellowship of the
Shiloh church will have charge
of the service at Shiloh the first
Sunday night, in the absence oi
the pastor, who will be at bay
Springs beginning the revival
there.
Little Miss Yarborough,
of Lyons
At the Little Griffin Owens-
Saunders Hospital in Valdosta
last Saturday morning, July 11,
was born Little Miss Rebecca
Alice Yarborough to Mr. and
Mrs. Billy Yarborough, of Lyons.
The Yarborough baby will be
called “Becky.”
The people Alamo remember
Mr. Yarborough as the popular
manager of the Princess Theater
in Mcßae. While there he won
many friends in Alamo.
GOVERNOR
TALMADGE
Speaks At
STATESBORO
TUESDAY, JULY 25
12:30 to 2:00 P. M.
Program to be
Broadcast Over
WSB, WGPC, WSAV and
WRBL
From
1:00 to 2:00 P. M.
City Water Pump Broke
Down Wednesday Evening
The city water pump broke
Wednesday and left the city of
Alamo a dry town indeed. The
broken parts were taken im
mediately to sime point for
repairs, where it has been since.
Mayor Peebles reports it is
hoped and expected to be back
and ready for use by the first of
the week. No water has been a
very great inconvenience to the
people.
110% OF INCOME
IS OUR QUOTA
IN WAR BONDS
Go Church Sunday
Sin pie Copy 5c Number 3
EYES OF PURSUIT
AVIATION WORK
In paying tribute to the work
of the hundreds of civilian spot
ters doing the vital work in the
air defense of the country, Major
E. J. Swann, Regional Coma
mander of the Aircraft Warning
Service, points out that the op
eration of an interception system
would not oe possible without
such observation post efficiently
manned.
Major Swann said: “That
young man up there, flying a
thousand horsepowered ship, a
cannon with wings, has a tough
j)b. He has more power and pull
in his motor than 15 Fords. He
has a whole flock of machine
guns, he has instruments and
dials to watch.
“He sees ahead through pyralin
glass, through a narrow opening
no more than eight inches in
height. It isn’t much of a view
as you travel some six miles a
minute. If you are lucky, you
can see ell of one minute’s travel
ing time ahead. Except for that
he would be blined if it were not
for the spotters, who see for him
twenly-tive and fifty and a
hundred miles ahead. They are
the eyes uf.pursiut aviatien the
eyes of the pilot. They make his
work —his flying and fighting
possible.”
Many more volunteers to be
“eyes of the pilot”, spotters are
needed in the Wheeler County
area.
Applications may be made by
writing to (1) County Director of
Air Warning Service; or (2)
Ground Observes Section, P. O’
Box 196, Charleston, S. C.
JUDGE J. ELLIS POPE
SPEAKS OVER WTOC
NEXT MONDAY, 12:30
Judge J. Ellis Pope, of Lyons,
will speak to the voters ofihe
First Congressional District over
radio station WTOC, Savanni h,
next Monday, July 27, at 12:30
o’clock, in the interest of the
candidacy of Albert L. Cobb,
who makes his formal announce
ment this issue of the Eagle for
Congress.
Judge Pope is well known over
Georgia and more so in the First
District, and he will be heard by
thousands when be speaks over
the radio next Monday. He is an
excellent speaker and has been
heard many times during the
past several years both on the
stump and over the radio. He is
taking an active part in Mr.
Cobb’s campaign and will make
other addresses as the date of
the election draws near.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank each and
everyone for their kindness
shown during the illness and
death of our dear wife and
mother. May God’s richest bles
sing be upon all.
T. A. Hattaway
and Children.
Butler Child Reported
Improving Some Now
Hilton Butler, age 8. son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ottis Butler, who
fell from a truck last week and
was rather seriously hurt, is
beginning to improve to the de
light of the many friends of the
family.
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