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DEVOTED TO THE HEALTH,^HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY OF THE HOMES, SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES OF ALAMO AND WHEELER COUNTY..
Volume 29
FOREST FIRE CONTROL
PLANS COMPLETE HERE
PlaSs to stop burning of
vojdlands in Wheeler and ad
joining counties were completed
here at a conference held at the
courthouse Saturday morning.
R. P. Leckie, County Agent, was
chosen Chairman, and R. G-
Perdue, County Commissioner’l
Vice Chairman, Miss Maude
Cook, Secretary. Among those
who attended the meeting were:
Joe C. Eubanks, Annie Laurie
Fowler, T. A. Fulford, W. E.
Currie, L. E. Tanner, W. L.
Sbaddix and others. Mr. Shaddix
is Secretary of the Forest ’Fire
Commission with headquarters
in Atlanta. W. H. Kent, County
School Superintendent, was
chosen Chairman of the Publicity
and Speakers Committee. The
forest fire plans for this year
have already been announced in
all schools of the county, Mr. j
K mt reported at the conference.
Mr. Falford was appointed
Chairman of an entertainment,
baojj pickers and fiddlers com-1
mittee for the purpose of calling
a mass meeting here later, and
to which the new Governor-elect
Ellis Arnall, will be invited, ij
was stated.
The Southern Commission is
furnishing much material to the
county this year in a campaign
to enlist teen age boys as volun
teer forest fire fighters for the
duration of the war. Material is 1
also being sent to schools by the *
Seaboard Airline, and the
American Forest Products In- 1
dustries of Washington. - - .
C. G. MW
AT HISHOME TUES.
Funeral services for Charlie
Caswell Sanford, 62, were held
at the Glenwood Methodist
church last Wednesday, con
ducted'by Rev. C. A. Morrison,
of Giiard, and Rev, J. H. Allen,
of Mt. Vernon. He died at his
home about five miles south of
Alamo last Tuesday after an
i Iness of two years.
Mr. Sanford was born and
reared near Glenwood. He was
one of the most prominent and
progressive faimere of Wheeler
County. He was a member of the
Glenwood Methodist church.
Survivors include his wife, the
former Miss Georgia Adams;
two sisters, Mrs. Jennie Adams,
of Jeff Davis County, and Mrs.
Georgia Frazier, of Palmetto i
Florida.
Burial was in the Glenwood
cemetery with Harri# and Smith
Funeral Home, of Mcßae, in
charge.
Jacqueline Brown is
State 4-H Winner
Miss Jacqueline Brown, daugh*
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Ceon Brown
of the Alamo High school, is
S ate winner in the4-H Rural
Electrification Project. She will
receive a free trio to Chicago
where she will attend the Na
tional 4 H Club Congress the
first week in December.
Miss Adams
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley. Adams
announce the birth of a daughter
on Thursday, November sth
Mother, and daughter are getting
along nicely. The young lady
will be named Linda Ann.
^lnunltj Sank
« KES FOR
J. t PAntRSON HELD
I Mr. James Curtis Patterson,
* 68, a pioneer citizen of Wheeler
county, died at his home here
Monday after being ill for seve
ral years. He was taken suddenly
worse a few days ago, and
passed away Monday night. He
was born in North Carolina, the
son of the late Mr. and Mrs. A.
G. Patterson, of the Alamo Naval
Store concern, and moved here
when a small boy where he
spent his life doing much to
build up the town. Mr. Patterson
was a charter member of the
Alamo Methodist church, and as
long as be was able he was a
| strong supporter of the church. .
Mr. Patterson was twice mar
ried. His first wife, the former
Miss Helen Dyal, of Hazlehurst,
died several years ago. He is
survived by his last wife who
was Mrs. Essie Tyler, of Soper
ton, and two step sons, LouL
Tyler, of Vidalia, and Frank
(Tyler, of Atlanta. He is also
survived by the following bro
thers and sifters: J. W. Patter
son, of Helena; Alex Patterson,
of Orlando, Fla ; Mrs. L. A.
Bond, of Jacksonville, Fla.; Mrs.
W. C. Futrill, of Jesup; Mrs. J
B Fordham, of Buford, South
Carolina; Mrs S W. Smith, of
Whitesville, North Carolina.
Ihe funeral was conducted in
the Alamo Cemetery Tuesday
afternoon at five o’clock by Isev.
E. C. Duwdy, of Helena, a former
pastor here, and Rev. J. F. Snell
of Alamo. The Summons Funeri l
Home of Soperton was in charge
The pall bearers were J. A. Pope,
R. G. Jackson, H. T. Graham, R.
G. Jenkins, U. B. Grii er, and
Aubrey Cox, of Alamo, and
, Sheriff G. R. Barwick and R. E
Ward, of Soperton.
I
PASTOR’S PARAGRAPHS
By J. F Snell.
Come out Sunday and hta r
the “new” preacher. We begin
our new year Sunday, and servis
ces will be held at the Alamo
Methodis > church Sunday morn
ing at twelve o’clock and Sunday
evening at eight o’ckck. The
public is invited.
Sunday afternoon, the pastor
will be at Oak Grove at four o’-,
clock for the service there. All
are urged to come out.
Bay Springs church missed
their service the second Sunday,
due to the fact that Conference
was in session that day. so the
pastor will preach at Bay Springs
the fifth Sunday, November 29. h
All are urged to come out 11:30
A. M., and 8:00 P. M.
A Temperance Dramma is be
ing planned for the prayer servi
ce at the Baptistchurch Wednes
day night, December 2, und r
the direction of Dr. Atticu«
Webb, of Atlanta, head of the
Anti Saloon League of Georg a
Twenty five local people v ill
participate. A more detailed
announcement will be reuady, it
is hoped, in time for next week’s
issue of the Eagle.
The public is invited to the
Thanksgiving service io be
held in connection with the union
p ayer meeting at theßap ist
church next Wednesday night.
A joint committee from each
church is arranging the program-
Come with us and lets observe
the President s request to have
a seasan of piayer.
ALAMO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1942
The Race Is On:-: They Are
Beginning to Vote in Our Drive
Pay Your Subscription Now And Vote For Your Favorite Candidate
In The List Printed Today; Subscription Price Is The Same And
The Votes Are Free. Help Your Favorite Win A Prize
Today we are printing the first count of votes in our subscription
contest. This vote count is based on the business turned in by the
contestants from the start of the campaign, but does not necessarily
snow the lull voting strength of and worker, but it does show the
positions held by the different workers
One glance at. this list will show that main sections are still with
out an ACTIVE representative, and opportunitv is actually beekon
‘° t,nter th ® raC ‘' Thcre is at llle <ime
iMOKE I RJZEb than there are active workers entered/ to win them
there is still plenty of time for a new worker to start and win the
Grand Capital Award of SSOO in War Boqdsl It is not how long you
work in a contest of this kind, but what you accomplish after you en
ter that counts. Your friends and relatives are the ones that put you
over as a winner. The subscription price of either the Telfair Eree
Press or the Wheeler County Eagle is the same with or without votes
When your friends give you their subscription for a vear in advance
they are doing only what they would do if there was no contest. Sub
scriptions under the new Postofficc ruling- MUST BE PAID IN AD..
\ ANCh. The votes on the subscription they pay to you are EREE,
and it costs them the same as if they paid' their subscription in the
usual way
THE PRESENT VOTE OFFER
During the present vote offer, every “chib” of SIO.OO will earn an
EXTRA 150,000 votes, and there is no limit to the number of these
“clubs” any worker may turn in. Surely you who are reading this
could go out and in just a few minutes collect ten dollars in subscrip
tions from your friends or neighbors and by the time the next vote
count is made, hold a good position in the list. Why not decide right
now to enter, to get right in and see what you can' accomplish. If
you fail to win one of the regular awards yort will be paid a cash
commission of 20% or one fifth of what you collect. You cannot lose
even your time, you have an opportunity to earn some really big
money in this contest and you will receive your pay in time for
Christmas
MORE WORKERS ARE NEEDED
We want more workers to enter the contest. When we decided to
oiler War Bonds or the cash cost of same as the prizes we fully ex
pectedmany to enter the contest, and share in the awards. We want
SOU to enter, no matter where you live or how small your commun
ity, your help will go a long way in making the contest the success
we hope for. This newspaper wants more subscribers and we arc pay
ing a Ing price to attain our goal. Why not get your receipt book at
onoe and get started?
NAMES OF ENTRIES AND NOMINATIONS
The following have entered the Contest nr have been nominated by
admiring friends up to closing time Saturday night. Those with only
5,000 votes, to their credit have not as yet started an active cam
paign. Those with over one hundred thousand votes- have turned in
one or more subscriptions. The standings printed below are based
upon the subscriptions turned in up to that time. This standing does
not necessarily show the full voting strength of any contestant but
does show the position held by each based on their business
Get your name in now, in time for next weeks count of votes. You
still get 5,000 votes for entering ami 100,000 extra votes on the first
subscription you secure. Your own subscription will count to your
credit in making the all important start
WHEELER COUNTY DIVISION
BROWNING, Mrs. W. R., Glenwood 131,
CLARK, Mrs. Lou, RED 1, Glenwood— 5,000
ENNIS, Mrs. Howard, RED 1, Glenwood 5,000
CURRIE, Mrs. Glen, RED 1, Alamo 5,000
HARBIN, Miss Olene, RED 2, Alamo.. 5,000
MORRIS, Mrs. Mae, ItFD 2, Alamo 5,000
PURVIS, Mrs. Brantley, Alamo 185,000
RIDDLE, Mrs. Arthur A., REI) 2 Alamo 165,000
WEBSTER, Miss Louise, RFD 1, Glenwood 5,000
TELFAIR COUNTY DIVISION
ALLIGOOD. Mrs. C. L., Lumber City 5,000
BAKER, Mrs. 11. M., Helena 170,000
BATCHELOR, Mrs. Terry, Mcßae 5,000
BONEY, Mrs. Grady, China Ifill 5,000
EVANS, Mrs. J. IL, Mcßae 175,000
GANDY, Mrs. Mary Will, Mcßae 5,000
HEARD, Mrs. Joseph T., Helena 5,000
HINSON, Mrs. J. J., Mcßae 180,000
POWELL, Mrs. Dudley, Lumber City 5,000
THOMPSON, Mrs. R. 0., Lumber City _ 5,000
Mc®OR, Mrs. Edith, Lumber City 143,000
BOY SCOUTS TO
MEET AT PARK
The first district annual meeting
or this year will be held at Little
Oemulgee State Park, near Mcßae,
on Friday night, Nov. 20, Scouts
Cubs, Scouters, and their families
will bring picnic lunches for a pot
Tigner E. Thrasher, is chairman
luck supper- beginning at 7 p. m.
of the Southern district, and will
preside at this meeting. Members
of the arrangements committee in
clude Jeff Smith, Dr. George Calli
han and Alex P. Smith
sists of J. T. Windsor and D. M.
The attendance committee con-
Mcßae, Eddie Reaves, of Milan,
W. S. Towns, of Towns, Charles
Jordan, Lumber City, C. D. Horton
Alamo; G- C. Barnhill, Glenwood,
John P. Peterson, Mt. Vernon;
and Claud Findlay, of Uvalda.
Each troop in attendance will
have some part on the’ program.
In addition Dr. Ed. F. Cook, pre
sident of the Central Georgia Co
uncil will be the main speaker.
This takes in the counties of
Montgomery, Telfair and Wheel
er, and all are asked to come and
bring a well filled basket.
Cedar Grove Seniors to
Present Play Tues. Night
Silas Smidge From Turnip
Ridge” is the name of the play to
be presented by the Senior Class
of the Cedar Grove High School
next Tuesday night, November
24th at eight o’clock. Everyone
is cordially invited to attend this
exciting entertainment.
J
Corporal and Mrs. J. C. Jacks
son, of the Army air corps,
Westover Field, Chipowee Falls,
Mass., spent some time here last
w ek with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. G. Jackson.
Mr. Jim Achord is spending
several weeks in Dayton, Ohio,
with his son, Mr. arid Mrs. Lon
nie Achord.
HELP WANTED — Housekeeper
and waitress wanted at once at
New Telfair Hotel, Helena, Ga.
LOCAL BOARD CALLS 38
WHEELER MEN TO ARMY
COFFEE RATIONING
TO START SATURDAY
Chairman W. M, Bridges of
the Local War Price and Ration-
ing Board states that at midnight
Saturday, November 21, 1942,
the coffee rationing regulations
become effective. At the present
time, Mrs. Consumer does not
have to register. Beginning
November 29, she will have to
buy coffee using Stamp No. 27
which has been allocated as the
first roasted coffee stamp. Stamp
No. 27 is in the left-hand corner
of War Ration Book 1, the book
that has been used for sugar.
The second stamp to bo used
will be No. 28; the third No. 26
and the fourth No. 25.
From Saturday. November 21.
through midnight Saturday,
November 28. no sales of roasted
coffee at retail to consumei s will
be permitted. All personsowning
War Ration Books whose age is
shown as 15 years or more on
such bookswill be eligible to buy
roasted coffee. By ro isted coffee
is meant, a pound of either
roasted coffee or a pound of any
mixture or compound containing
coffee. Coffee stamps in books ol
consumer whose age is shown on
their books as 14 or less are not
valid. Such stamps must remain
attached until War Ration Book
2 is issued.
If a consumer is still ineligible
to receive his Aur Ration Book
on account of having an excess
supply of sugar lie will receive a
book containing only those
stamps pertaining to coffee
which are numbers 20 through
28.
No green coffee may be sold to
any consumer.
Only Institutional users, such
as hotels, restaurants, drug
stores, hospitals, etc. will be
registered at this time. Thev
will register at the same Local
Boards where their sugar regis
tration is filed. They will include
the spme establishments in their
registering units for coffee as
they included in tbeir register
ing units for sugar. This regis
tration will ne done on November
23, 24. 25, 1942. Institutions take
inventory as of midnight, Nov
ember 21, 1942.
The allowable inventory tor
Institutions shall be the amount
of pure roasted coffee which they
used in the preparation of beve
rages during September and
October, 1942.
The first rationed allotment
will cover the period from
November 22, 1942 through
January 31, 1943
Suprise Meeting of Two
Brothers in Tucson, Arizona
Word wis received here last
Sunday by Mr. and Mrs. R. G
Jenkins, of the suprise meeting
of their two oldest sons, Comer
and Er.iest, in Tucson, Arizona,
last Saturday. Comer, who was
called to the Army last Juno,
has been stationed at Tucson for
a short while, and Ernest, who
enlisted in the Navy last Febru
ary happened to be in Tucson
last Saturday.
This suprise meeting is of
much interest to their many
friends in and around Alamo, as
they are glad to hear of this in
cident.
Sample Copy 5c Number 25
1 lie Local Board has called 88
more Wheeler county men, 27
. white and 11 colored, for service
"i the U. S. Army. The while,
will leave here next Sunday,
. November 22, and the clo.ed
will leave Saturday November 21.
The following i 8 a list of men
called into the service;
Whites
Sam Young, J eSß i e Hamilton
Lssery, Robert T. Graham,
Jessie Bowen Braswell, EuJas
Iroy SesM-s, James Clifton Mer.
7 rison, Adrian Bracewell, Gerdra
e Monroe Joiner, Harrison Adtji'-
p son Hill, Benjamin ; Raymond
r bwain, John Dewey Young
s Benjamin Griffin Crabb, William
Ottis Butler, Johnnie B. Carlton
] Davidson, Zanders McCoy Liv.
; ingston, Roger Henry Browp,
Carlton Angus Butler, Milton
Hyman Gowan, Leary Oaee
, Sears, Robert £ ar | Hinson.
; Richard Harris Conrad, Owen
, James Scarborough, Wilmer
Rush, Silas Ed win Purvis J T
Coney, Jr.. Jack Twillej, . Uo
William Honeycutt. • ..
Colored
Joe Tobler, Sam Alexai dur
Cuter, Robert Carson, Maxig
Troupe, Willie Troupe, Lester
Lee Edmond, Luther Wakefield
Harvey, James T. Turner, Isaac
King, Major Burnett, Wesley
Powell.
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MRS. J. H. ALLEN, OF
MT. VERNON, PASSES
Mrs. J. H. Allen, wife of Rev.
J H. Allen, pastor of the Mount
Vernon Methodist charge, died
Thursday night Os la.t week,
after a lingering illness from
tumor of the brain. Mys Allen
was born in Alabama. She was
hurried Sunday afternoon in
Shellman, on their fortieth wed*
ding anniversary. R ev . Leland
Moore, the Dublin District Sup,
erintendent, conducted tbe fun*
eral service, assisted by Rev J
Ed Fain, of Albany, now ’of
Wesley Monumental, Savannah.
Mrs. Allen was sixty years oldi
She is survived by her busband
and three children.-' Ralph, of
Fort Benning; Lieut. John, of
Louisana; and Margaret, of
Rome, and one grandchild.
Mrs. Allen was a refined and
Christian women of unnanal
ability and leadership. The Eagle
joins their many frienda in ex*
tending sympathy to the family^
Miss Hilda Sightier
Mayo Anderson Wad
Much interest to their many
friends in this county is th*
marriage of Miss Hilda Sightlor,
of Stuckey to Mayo Anderson, of
Glenwood.
The bride is the daughter of
Mrs. Ida Sightier,- and the late
Harmon Sightier, of Stuckey.
She is a graduate of the Glenwood
High school. She is a very ae*
complished young lady and i*
active in all religious and oivi*
activities in her community.
Mr. Anderson is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. G, M. Anderson, of
Glenwood, and ip highway patrol
foreman for the State in thia
County. .. .
The couple will be at tea*
with their many friends is
Glenwood. . 1
