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DEVOTED TO THE HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY OF THE HOMES, SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES OF ALAMO AND WHEELER COUNTY-
Volume 29
CHRISTMAS HAIL
MUST BL DECHER I
The bulk of Christmas mai
must be in the post offices by
December 1 this year .if deliveries
on time are to be assured, acs
cording to Smith W. Purdum,
Second Assistant Postmaster
General. Mr. Purdum is re
sponsible to Postmaster General
Frank C. Walker for smooth and
efficient air and railway mail
service.
Unprecedented wartime de
mands on the postal and trans
portation systems, plus a pros
pective record volume of Christ
mas mailings, were cited by Mr.
Purdum as ncessitating earlier
mailings than ever before. “It is
physically impossible for the
railroads and air lines, burdened
with vitally important war mat
erials, to handle Christmas
m tilings as rapidly as in normal
tijses’’, Mr. Purdum said. “If
the bulk of parcels and greeting
cards are held btcr until the
usual time —the period of about
December 15 to 23-they simply
cannot be distributed in time,
and thousands of gifts will reach
their destination after Christ
mas.”
In 1941, about 21,950 mail cars
were required between Decem
b;r 12 and 24 to deliver Christmas
mails—enough cars to make a
ti ain 270 miles long. This year,
tle extra cars needed to move
holiday mails are largely bqing
used by the armed services, and
a evere shortage is in prospect.
The postal service usually bor
rows about 2,500 trucks from
Army and other Government
agencies, and rents about 10,000
from private owners, to handle
the Christmas mails. This year,
it will be extremely difficult to
obtain enough of these vehic'es
tj meet even a substantial part
of the need. The Army needs its
own trucks and private owners
are reluctant to let someone else
use their tires.
Railroads are cooperating by
coverting some hundreds of steel
bjx cars and similar equipment
for mail transportation, and
Joseph B. Eastman, Director of
Defense Transportation, has
ordeied that unnecessary travel
be curtailed to the limit during
the holiday season. But these
measures cannot assure deliv
eries of gifts on time unless the
P jiilic cooperates by mailing
early and thus spreading the
transportation load over a longer
period than usual.
Mr. Purdum called attention
t j the task of the Post Office
Department in moving millions
o pieces of mail every day to and
ii om soldiers, sailors and
marines throughout thewoild.
This extraordinary job must be
kept current, even while the
holiday rush of mailings is hand
led. Also, he pointed out, the
postal establishment is operating
with many thousands of inex
perienced personnel, employed
t.ke the place of men called to
t>e armed services Toe new
employees naturally cannot
handle the holiday mail jam with
tn : smoothness and speed of the
po tai vttii.aus whom theyre
p.ace.
In view of-all of these bandi-’
c ps tj the tervice, Mr. Purdum
a ded, postal patiucs shou d
mail their gilts by December 1 if
th y wish to insure that their
L lenus will nut be disappointed
hl Christmas.
First Fits in England
Figs were introduced into Ens.
land in the reign of Edward VL
IHhnkr Cnuntu Eaak
DRIVE ERR FARM
I SCRAP IMPERATIVE
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Donald M. l^elson wires the
Eagle that an intensive drive for
B heavy scrap from the farms of
' the United States is imperative
’ to keep the steel mills going
r Wheeler County farmers are
urged to co-operate. Below is a
portion of the telegram received
1 here this week from Mr. Nelson:
* Washington, D. C.
November 25th, 1942
Wheeler County Eagle
Alamo, Georgia,
“The government is asking the
American farmers to dedicate
the remaining weeks of 1942 to
an intensified sciap hunt. Stee
1 mills need more heavy scrap and
1 the farms are one of the main
sources of this type of metal.
All salvage committees are being
instructed to continue to make
available to the farmer all their
I
transportation facilities and
manpower and to co operate with
you in every possible way. The
n .tun is looking to the American
farmer. lam sure with your
hely he will come through.
Donald W. Nelson, Chairman.
CARD OF THANKS.
I wish that it was possible for
me to express my gratitude in
person, to all who assisted me in
sickness, death and funeral of
my husband. To the Doctor’s
and those who were faithful to
every call, and to our neighbors
who gave freely in every way
that was needed.
May God richly reward each
one of you.
Mrs Georgia Sanford.
Gilder-Poiries Marriage
Is Solemnized in Florida
Miss Monteen Gilder, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey I’.
Gilder, became the bride of
Aviation Cadet Robert G. Poirie-,
Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
G. Poirics, Sr., of Lee, Mass., at
5:00 o’clock in the afternoon on
November 15ib, in Lake City,
Florida.
The bride wore a street length
dress of soit blue wool. She wore
a alack felt fur trimmed bat black
accessories and carried a bouquet
0* white orcbids.
Miss Lois Fender, of Jackson
ville, Florida, was the biidis
maid of honor. She wore a dress
of black creyse with a yok of
powder blue. Her accessories
were black.
Aviiatioa Cadet Paul Cookson,
of the Naval Air Station in Jack
j sonville, was the best man for
Cadet Poii ies.
’ The bride attended Wheeler
’ County High School in Alamo,
’ Georgia.
, She latter attended Kaiglers
’ Business School in Macon, Ga.
The bride groom is a graduate
1 of Lee High School Massa
} chusetts He also attended Boston
? Univeisity before entering the
t Navy last April. He will receive
1 his wings iu about a month.
3 Cadet Poiries and bis bride
' will make their home in Jackson
ville, where he is connected with
the Naval Air Station.
There many friends wish them
j much happiness.—The Jackson
। ville (Florida) Journal.
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ALAMO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1942
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HAVE YOU VOTED FOR YOUR FAVORITE
WORKER IN OUR SUBSCRIPTION CONTEST
Don't Wait To Be Asked To Subscribe; Send Or Bring Your Subscrip
tion To This Office And Tell Us Who You Wish The Votes Cred
ited To In The Conteest; Second Period Ends Soon.
If you. have a friend in the list printed today who has entered our
big subscription contest and who you wish to help, then pay your sub
scription now while it counts big in vote value.
They’re beginning to vote now and while the list of ACTIVE work
ers is much smaller than we had hoped for, those who are actively
engaged in taking subscriptions are putting up a battle for a ‘‘place”
in the standings. It does promise to be a “battle royal” before long
between the different workers in the two districts. Which of the two
counties will carry off the high honors is the question, now heard on
every side. Who will win the BIG CAPITAL AWARD when the race
ends! Every prize in the list is well worth every, effort put forth to
win it, and votes alone', will put your favorite over the top.
If your favorite candidate has not asked you to subscribe! as yet,
owing to not being able to go to your home or place of business then
why not come to the office and pay your subscription now. Owing
to the tire andgas situation it is impossible for workers to cover
much of tne territory covered by this papers circulation, so instead
of putting off paying your subscription untd you see your favorite
contestant, prove yourself a friend indeed by sending in your sub
scription end surprise the candidate with the votes which cost yo i
nothing.
OLD AND NEW COUNT ALIKE
New subscriptions and renewals both count the same in vote value,
also old account?. If your subscription is in arrears come in and
make a settlement right away so that you will not miss a copy of the
paper. We want to keep your name on our subscription list and have
you for a subscriber, but under the new ruling all subscriptions must
be be paid inadvance.
STILL TIME TO ENTER
Under the generous plan of conducting our subscription contest it
can be truly said that IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO ENTER. Every
worker will receive a prize or liberal cash commission. You can get
a receeipt book now and get out among your friends and in no* time
have votestoyour credit. You can draw a cash commission of 20%
every time you report your subscription sales if you wish. This com
mission will!, of course, be deducted from your prize at the close of
the contest. If however you fail to win a prize you will have already
received your commission. COULD ANYTHING BE MORE FAIR!
You are bound to win something if you get a receipt book and' put
forth the slightest effort-i Don’t wait any longer Enter Today!
WHEELER COUNTY DIVISION
BROWNING. Mrs. W. R., Glenwood— 260,D00
CLARK, Mrs. Lon, RFD 1, Glenwood.. 5,000
ENNIS, Mrs. Howard, RFD 1, Glenwood 5,000
CURRIE, Mrs. Glen, RFD 1, Alamo.— 5,000
HARBIN, Miss Olene, RFD 2, Alamo.. 5,000
MORRIS, Mrs. Mae, RFD 2, Alamo. 5,000
PURVIS, Mrs. Brantley, Almo — 375,000
RIDDLE, Mrs. Arthur, Rfd. 2, Alamo.. 356,000
TELFAIR COUNTY DIVISION
ALLIGOOD. Mrs. C. L., Lumber City .. 5,000
BAKER, Mrs.i H. M., Helena 365,000
BATCHELOR, Mrs. Terry, Mcßae 5,000
BONEY, Mrs. Grady, China Hill 5,000
EVANS, Mrs. J. H., Mcßae — 360,000
GANDY, Mrs. Mary Will, Mcßae 5,000
HEARD, Mrs. Joseph T., Helena 5,000
HINSON, Mrs. J. J., Mcßae 370,000
POWELL, Mrs. Dudley, Lumber City — 5,000
THOMPSON, Mrs. R. 0., Lumber City _ 5,000
McGREGOR, Mrs. Edith, Lumber City.. 240,000
VICTORY
fe Over the Top by New Year’s Is the
*, Plea of Secretary Morgenthau »
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. i i Novssbsr 13. 1942^-^
As of today twenty-one bIUM* American
workers are investing aigh^ par MOt of their k
salary — every pay day -in UnitM statsd ® ar Savings
Bonds. This is a very ^em^rkabto tribute to our
armed forces who are fighting this war. But this
Job is only two-thirds accomplia&ed.
There are nine million additional American
’workers who are not investing la War Bonds every
pay'day. / V
This appeal is directed to two groups of
Americans: . • J \
thirst - the twenty-one million people who are v
investing eight per deni'of tbeir wages. We ask ~
them to increase their investment to ton cent >
or more. / \ ’
Second'- the other nine million whom we ask to
Join the Payroll Savings Plan and to invest ten - *
per cent or more of their earnings. jA
It is our earnest hope hero mt tho Treasury
Deportment that by New Year's Day thirty million
Americans will be investing ton per coat or more
of their wages in War Bonds through tho Payroll
Savings Plan. > Ji & f * ¥
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ALAMO BOY CITED
FOR BRAVERY
News has just been received
here that Corporal Wiley E.
Kinchen, of Alamo has been
cited for bravery at Eglin Field,
Florida, Commanding officer,
Graudison Gardner, has issued a
certificate of honor to Corporal
Kinchen commending him for
good behavior and bravery whon
an air plane fell May 18, 1942, at
Fixed Gunnery School. Eglin
Field, Florida, and two officers
were about to burn to death.
Corporal Kinchen, it seems, ran
up quickly, and bravely, and
extinguished the fire, rescued
the men, and rushed them to a
hospital. The men thus reseued
and saved were Lieutenant J. R.
Mulford and Aviation Cadet O.
C. Tina ale, both of Spence Field,
Georgia.
Corporal Kinchen is a son ol
Mrs. Dave McNeal and a grand
son of Mrs. Wiley Stevens, both
of Alamo. He is known as one of
the finest young men who has
gone from Wheeler County to the
service. His many friends con
gratulate him and wish for him
continued good luck throughout
the duration.
PASTOR’S PARAGRAPHS
. By J. F Snell.
Next Sunday, the fifth Sunday
the pastor will preach at Bay
Springs st eleven thirty o’clock
Sunday mornifig, and eight o’-
clock Sunday night. The public
is invited.
Wednesday night, December
2, Dr. Atticus G. Webb, of At
lanta, bead of the Anti Saloon
League of Georgia, will be in
Alamo and will speak at the
Union prayer meeting hour. Dr.
Webb is one of the best informed
men on the temperance cause, in
the United Slates. Georgia is in
deed fortunate in having him
direct its temperance cause.
Alamo people do not Otten have
the opportunity to bear a man
of his ability. Everybody is urged
to turn out. , ,
'< Ail appointments willcontinue
this year as they were last year,
so that the pastor will preach
the first Sunday in Alamo at
at twelve o’clock noon; at Brown
ing at four thirty P. M.; and at
Shiloh at eight o’clock Sunday
night, December the 6th.
Thad Gibbs Fell
From Tractor
Mr. Thad Gibbs, of the Brown>
ing community, is in Dr. Mann’s
hospital in Mcßae in a very seri
ous condition the resultof falling
from a tractor whi'e plowing
Wednesday morning. He has a
broken jaw bone, badly bruised
head, several broken ribs, and a
strained arm, beside minor
bruises. His condition the doctor
thinks is very serious, but it is
hoped by the doctors and his
many friends that he will soon
rally and be up.
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Wheeler Singers at I
Dublin Next Sunday 1
There will be no session of the
Wheeler County Singing Con ven
tion held in this county next
Sunday. It has been more than
80 years since we failed to have
a tession on each sth Sunday of
the year.
Laurens county has invited our
convention to Dublin. We have
■ accepted and urge all that can
Sample Copy 5c Number 26
, IE L Clin RESTS
IN AUHO REHM
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, Mr. Uriah Lemuel Gilder, 65
i died at his home near Snow Hill
, church November 19th and was
, hurried in the Alamo cemetery
k last Friday at 4:30 o’clock, after
I a lingeringing illness of heart
• trouble. Mr. Gilder was.a much
i respected and loved citizen of
; the county, a member of the
Alamo Baptist church, and *
i friend to every body. He will Le
much missed in the county.
Mr. Gilder was survived by Li*
wife, the former Mias Hellie
Couey, to whom he wasmarriid
January 2, 1902. He was born
and spent all his life in the same
community. He was the son of
the late William Gilder and Ma <
tie Hightower Gilder. He is a’so
survived by one daughter, Mrs.
J.F. Hattaway, of Alamo; two
adopted daughters, Mrs. T. H.
Harden, Jr., of Glenwood, and
Mrs. J. Vernon Hattaway, of
Richmond, Virginia; and three
grandchildren, and several nieci 8
and nephews.
The funeral was conducted
from the Alamo Baptist church,
last Friday afternoon, Rev. Thoa.
E. Moye, pastor, in charge, as
sisted by Rev. C. A. Lowery, and
Rev. J. F. Snell, of the Alamo
Methcdist church. The pall
bearers were: Martin Johnson,
Thomas Gilder, Hightower
Gilder, Aaron Johnson, Eschol
Gilder, and Morris Johnson. The
honorary pall bearers were: J.
H. Walker, M. C. Hartley, W. 0.
Purser, Harvey Holmes, R. G.
Jenkins, and J. H. Dorsey, and
Harris and Smith Funeral Home,
of Mcßae, in charge.
James Mercer Completes
Special Training Coarse
Camp Murphy, Fla., Noy. 20—
Private James E. Mercer, son of
J. H. Mercer, of Glenwood, has
successfully completed a special
course of instruction at the Signal
। Corps' school at Camp Murphy,
Private Mercer was selected
[ for this specialized training en
the basis of his aptitude as
, measured by a written examina*
tion. He graduates from the
, school well-fitted for more im*
portant service in the American
Army.
Espy Awarded Alamo* *
Dublin Road Contract
The State Highway Board
Wednesday opened bids on nine
construction projects on which
the low bids aggregated $918,801
exceeding highway engineering
estimates by $78,400.
Two projects on which bids
and contracts follows:
Wheeler County—Concrete
paving of 6 862 miles of the
highway from Alamo to Dublin,
. beginning at Alamo. Espy Pave
' ing and|Construction Company,
Savannah, $189,793 01. Estimate,
। $172,195.45.
i Telfair County—Concrete pav
i ing of 1.731 miles of tne Scotland
Mcßae Highway, from Scotland^
to State Route 27. Weiner Con
struction' Conpany, Valdosta
$91,300 79 Estimate, $72 219 66
to attend this session, where
you can hear Jots of quhrtets and
good singing leaders.
W. E. Carrie.
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