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DEVOTED TO THE HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY OF THE HOMES, SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES OF ALAMO AND WHEELER COUNTY..
Volume 29*
ItEN KE BOVS
10 HSIB
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS: The President of the
United States of America, under
and by virtue of the authority eon
tained in the Selective Training
and Service Act of ,1940 and the
amendment of December, 1941,
has issued a proclamation which
contains, in part, tha following
provisions:
(a) Those who were born on or
aftsr July 1, 1924, but not after
August 31, 1924, shall be register
ed on any day during the week
commencing Friday, December 11,
1942, and ending Thursday, De
cember 17, 1942.
(b) Those who were born on or
after September 1, 1924, but not
after October 21, 1924, shall be
registered on . any day during the
week commencing Friday, Decem
ber 18, 1942, and ending Thurs
day, December 24, 1942;
(c) Those who were born on or
after November 1, 1924, but not
after December 31, 1924, shall be
registered on any day during the
period eonnnencipg Saturday, De
cember 26, 1942, and ending Thurs
day, December 31, 1942;
(d) During the continuance of
the present war, those who were
born on or after January 1, 1925,
shall be registered on the day they
attain the eighteenth anniversary
of the day of their birth; provid
ed, that if such anniversary falls
on a Sunday or a legal holiday,
their registration shall take place
on the day following that is not a
Sunday or a legal holiday.
I urge every male person who
is within the age limits set by this
proclamation to appear promptly
before the local boards in order
that the registration may be com
pleted without undue delay.
Done this 30, day of November,
1942.
Eugene Talmadge, Governor
By The Governor:
Elsie I. Ray, Secretary,
Executive Department.
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PASTOR’S_PARAGRAPHS
By J. F Snell.
Next Sunday, December 6,
being the first Sunday, there
will be preaching at Alamoat
twelve o’clock, LOon, at Brown*
Ing, at three thirty (note the
change of hour, please) In the
afternoon; and at Shiloh at seven
thirty at night Come be with, us
and worship with us at these
services.
Sunday, the pastor was at Bay
Springs. The church decided to
leave Sunday School off unt 1
aft^r Christmas. Then after
Christmas we are to make a sure
enough effoitto rally all to the
Bay Springs Sunday School.
The W. S. C. S. met
Monday Afternoon
The W. S. C. S. of the Metho
dist church met wi.b Mrs.
Currie, Monday afternoon, for
the fifth Monday. Sociai and
birthday party. Those having
birthdays were: Mrs. H. R. Hill,
Mrs. R. A. Hogan, Mrs. H. S.
Hurwitz, Mrs. R. G. Jackson.
Mrs. J. H. Walker. Mis. W. B,
Kent, Mrs. Maude Calder, Mrs.
Iris Crosby, and Mrs Brantley
Purvis. Games, contests and
stunts were et jiyed by those
present. Delicious refreshments
were served by the hostess.
Preaching Days Changed
At Alamo Baptist Church
The Services at the Alamo
Baptist Church have been
changed from the second and
fourth Sundays; to the fit st and
second Sundays. The public is
invited to attend.
Wheekr Gnimty Eagb
MEAT TO BE
RAH SOON
H's 2’4 Lbs. of Meat Now
Now it’s voluntary sharing. Soon
it will be ration. Why Share! Far
mers are producing 24 billion
pounds of meat which is more
than ever before produced, but we
have more people to feed our
fighting men here and abroad, our
allies on the battle fronts, our 128
million people at home.
Subtract from 24 billion pounds,
the 6^4 billion for .war needs; that
leaves 17^4 billion for civilians.
The average consumption for A
jUeriean public is 21 billion Lbs.
Civilians have enough money a
vailable to buy 21 billion pounds
or more. There is a shortage of at
least 3% billion pounds. In a situ
ation like (his it's the people who
are flush with money and fleet of
foot who get the meat. But in a
war people who are short of mon
ey and speed are as valuable to
the nation as the favored.
With no control on the quantity
bought, families short of money
and short of shopping time get
squeezed out. Adding a limit on the
amount that each may buy comes
still closer to evening up the chan
ce to buy. That is why meat pur
chases must be curbed and meat
shared. How much meat have you
been eating! Did you ever count
the pounds!
If you haven’t been eating 2*4
pounds per week sharing the meat
means no sacrifice. Nor will ra
tioning, when rationing is ordered
guarantee that you will get 2*4
pounds. It will improve your chan
ces, but only if you have the mon
ey to buy.
If you have been accustomed to
more than 2^ pounds, sharing the
meat does mean you must cut
down, but how much of sacrifice
is that!
Meat has no monoply on food
fun, nor has it monoply on food
values. Sharing the Meat Pro
gram applies to beef," pork, lamb,
veal, and mutton, except-such del
icacies as liver, kidney, head's,
tails, etc. Fish and poultry pro
ducts are also excepted.
While you figure on using alter
native foods give a passing thou
ght to the British who get about
1% pounds per week and the Bel
gians who get about 1/3 of a
pound per week—and don’t forget
thohandicapped in our own coun
ty whose pocketbooks are still too
small to allow the freedom you
enjoy. They are American too.
Farmers should count home slau
ghtered meat in 2*4 pound allow
ance. Meats slaughtered on the
farm for use in homes on the farm
should be counted in the 2*4 po
unds weekly sharing allowance, ac
cording to Secretary Wiekard,
Chairman of the Food’s Require
ment Committee.
AH families in the nation are be
ing asked to contribute alike to
the voluntary “Share the Meat”
Program by keeping weekly meat
consumption to 2*4 pounds per
person over 12 years of age—un
der 6 years % pound-—from 6 to
12 years I*4 pounds.
US PEOPLE
By G. C. Barnhill
We sure have had a kicking
time with part of the Georgia
School System for the last two
years. The Board of R gents
kicked eut some of the schtol
folks in charge of the University
System. In turn the Southern
Association of Colleges kicled
the University out of the As o
ciation. Then the voters kicked
the Board of Regents out of of*
flee. The kicking spirit was so
strong that the foot ball team at
the University this year kicked
all the ball teams out of the
Southern Association in a Lig
triumphant way, and won the
coveted honor of getting to go to
the Rose Bowl out in California
for the final game. So after all
the University keeps out in the
lead kicking, and for a greater
University System.
ALAMO, GEORGIA. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1942
Contest Nearing Home Stretch;
Second Vote Period Ends Next
Monday, December 7
If You Have Not Already Subscibed And
Vote For Your Favorite; Then You Should
Do So At Once; Many Changes In To
day’s Count Os Votes
VICTORY
The present “second period” vote offer in our big sub
scription contest, ends next Monday night, December 7th-;
and after that time subscriptions earn still LESS votes.
Every “club ’ of SIO.OO in subscriptions turned in during
the present vote offer earns an EXTRA 150,000 VOTES.
During the final “period" of the drive only 100,000 Extra
Votes are given on these clubs.
Long (erm subscriptions and extensions or second pay
ments) earn the greatest number of votes right now. Four
year extensions written on one year subscriptions already
secured earn the biggest possible number of. votes. A four
year extension ($4.00) on a Free Press subscription now
earns 76,000 votes. A four year extension on a. subscription
written for one year on The Eagle ($6.00) now brings
114,000.
Take a pencil and paper and figure just how many votes
a few of these long term extension^ will count for you.
Ten five year subscriptions to the Free Press, ($50.00),
earns a total of 800,000 regular votes. Ten five year sub
scriptions to the Wheeler County Eagle ($75.00), brings
1,200,000 regular votes. Besides these regular votes each
and every “club” will earn 150,000 EXTRA VOTES up to
next Monday night, December 7th,
Votes alone will win the awards and it will take plenty
ot votes to insure victory. Let your friends know how many
voles a real subscription will give you. They are going to
take the paper regularly so why not pay their subscription
for a lew years in advance, —it costs them no more with
the votes than without the votes, —and these votes will help
a candidate win a bigger award or commission.
THIS WEEK IMPORTANT
Make the present week YOUR BANNER WEEK. Gef in
every subscription possible while the present offer is in ef
fect,—GET THE BIG VOTES WHILE YOU CAN.
ATTENTION SUBSCRIBERS
If you have a favorite contestant in the list as printed
today and wish to help that contestant win a better prize
then PAY YOUR SURSCRim®N NOW. Your own sub--*-
seription, or a subscription sent to some friend will count
votes. Prove yourself a real friend and make your subscrip
tion for Five Years.
If you fail to see your favorite in the contest personally,
then send the subscription to this office and tell us who
you wish the votes credited to. We will send you the receipt
and the votes will go to your candidate
DON’T PUT IT OFF ANY LONGER,—ACT TODAY
VICTORY
THE LATEST VOTE COUNT
The following are the < andidatrs in our subscription contest with
the vote credit oi each bused on the business turned in up to closing
time yesterday. One glance at the list will show that it is' anybody’s
race up to this time. An entirely new worker or one of those who has
not already commenced an active campaign, with just a few LONG
TERM subscriptions eould take the lead with ease
DECIDE RIGHT NOW WHICH PRIZE YOU WANT TO WIN AND
THEN GO AFTER THE VOTES NEEDED TO WIN IT!—lt’s entire
ly up to you yourself.
VICTORY
WHEELER COUNTY DIVISION
BROWNING, Mrs. W. IL, Glenwood 557,000
CLARK, Mrs. L<m, RFD 1, Glenwood-- 5,000
CURRIE, Mrs. Gfen, RFD 1, Alamo 5,000
HARBIN, Miss Olene, RFD 2, Alamo__ 5,000
PURVIS, Mrs. Brantley, Alamo 620,000
RIDDLE, Mrs. Arthur, RFD, Alamo __ 556,000
TELFAIR COUNTY DIVISION
BAKER, Mrs. H. M., Helena 610,000
BATCHELOR, Mrs. Terry, Mcßae 6,000
BONEY, Mrs. Grady, China Hill 5,000
EVANS, Mrs. J. IL, Mcßae 555,000
GANDY, Mrs. .Mary Will, Mcßae 5,000
HEARD, Mrs. Joseph T., Helena 5,000
HINSON, Mrs. J. J., Mcßae 7^^615,000
McGREGOR, Mrs. Edith, Lumber City- ?aSSS, OOO
WOOTEN, Mrs. Will, Workmore 124,000
TELFAIR COUNTY DIVISION
MARCUS STUBBS
ACTING POST MASTER
Savannah, Ga., Dec. 2—J.
Marcus Stubbs. pr.mi.cnt Sa«.
vannah businessman, has been
sworn in as acting postmaster of
Savannah by Fedetal Judge A>
B. Lovett.
Mr. Stubbs was recommended
for the postmastersbip by Con
gressman Hugh Peterson, of the
First District, and his appoint
ment was approved by Post
master General Stanley Walker
ten days ago. He will serve as
acting postmaster until his ap
pointment for postmaster is
ratified by the United States
Senate.
CARD OF THANKS. (
We wish to thank the many
friends who assisted us in the
sickness and death ofourhus*
band and father. The many kind
nesses offered will always be
remembered by ua all. We ex
press our thanks to those who
offered even though we did not
have to call on them. We wish to
thank all for the floural offering.
Mrs. U. L. Gilder
Mr. and Mrs, J. F.
Hattaway and children.
‘E" is the most commonly
used letter in the English langu
age, but “8” is the most com
monly used capita].
THFLE-A FARM
NEWS MD MS
A leading farmer of the state, in
discussing the present cotton situ
ation, gives some interesting facts
about cotton quotas and a por
tion of his discussion is given be
low in the belief t will be of inter-'
est to cotton growers in our coun
ty-
“While the AAA Farm Program
was created by an Act of Congress
this same act provided that mark
eting quotas proclaimed by the
Secretary of Agriculture apply on
ly if two-thirds of the eotton
farmers participating in the refer
endum vote favorably. In the past, I
farmers have favored quotas ov- ।
erwhelmingly—quotas which as
sure eotton farmers of a fair
share of at national quota that is
sufficient for all emergencies and
at a price fair to both the fanner
and consumer. Past redections in
the acreage normally devoted to
eotton have permitted a tremen
docs increase in the acreage of
food and feed crops. In other
words, any alleged ‘ scarcity" of
eotton acres has been more than
offset by a large carry-over of
eotton and by an “abundance’’ of
food ami feed crops.”
“Regardless of any arguments
for or against marketing quotas,
farmers should consider seriously
the effect that any program may
have on our present ar effort. Due
to increasing shortages in farm
machinery, farm labor, and nitro
genous fertilizers, it is logical to
presume that available supplies of
these materials should be concen
trated on producing ar crops, in
cluding soybeans, peanuts, dairy
and meat products, and long sta
ple! cotton, rather than on an un
limited acreage of a surplus crop.
The eotton producer's decision
with respect to quotas should re
flect his conviction that food sup
plies for the coming year will be
amply provided for. An over-a
bundant supply of cotton will not
satisfy' the pangs of hunger”.
“The Agricultural Adjustment
Act provides that loans on cotton
may be made to producers at 90%
of the parity price, when and if <
marketing quotas are in effect,
and availability of loans has been ।
extended for a period of two years
after the war. There will be no *
price support without eotton mar- (
keting quotas and there is a ceil- I
ing on eotton goods. Cotton mark- I
eting quotas are truly the founda- .
tion of the the price support pro- (
gram.”
“Before coming to a definite de
cision on marketing quotas, farm
ers should also consider the dis
asterous effects on cotton prices
in 1937, when no price-supporting
loan program was in operation. In
this connection it also is well to
consider the effect on tobacco
prices in 1939 when tobacco pro
ducers voted to discontinue mark
eting quotas. As you remember,
the effect on tobacco prices was
such that farmers requested the
closing of tobacco markets until
tobacco producers could vote on
a marketing quota program.”
FINAL WARNINGON
QUESTIONNAIRES
Occupational Questionnaires
have been mailed to these men
several times and we cannot locate
them. IL anyone knows their
whereabouts or the location of
any man listed they are urged to ;
get in touch with the Local
Board, Selective Service, Wheeler
County, Alamo, Georgia.
Clarence L. Williams, white
Route 1, Ren z, -Georgia; Roose*
veltNewkirk.col. Route 2, Alamo,
Georgia; Melvin Milton Langston,
col. Stuckey, Georgia; Willis
Carlton McCullar, white, 320 E,
Harris St. Savannah, Georgia;
John D. White, white, Route 2,
Alamo, Georgia; William Martin
Taylor, col. Glenwood, Georgia,
Albert Dye, col. Routes, Box 24;
Lumber City, Georgia; Albert
Fulford, wjhite, Alamo, Georgia.
Sample Copy 5c Number 27
MBS MY NON
ENUSTIN MARINES
Savannah Additional enlist
ments of negross in the United
States Marines will be effected
through the Savannah recruiting
office in the post office building,
'it has been announced by Lieut.
‘Col. Arthur C. Small, officer in
charge.
Negroes between the ages of
l7 and 29 w ho are in good physi
cil condition and who possess a
fair education are eligible It r
enlistment in the Maiines, Cel.
i bipall explained. Ihey are given
recruit training at the Marine
Base at New River, N. C„ and
are assigned to general duty.
Negroes accepted will be en
listed and placed in an inactive
status until called to active
duty.
Already, Col. Small pointed
out. the Marines have enlisted
several hundred negroes who
now are in training. They will,
however, perform the same
duties as other Maiines.
Appli ca t s for enlistment*
should apply direct to the Savan
nah recruiting office.
MISS BONNIE MARTIN
JACK KING WED
Os interest is.the announces
ment of the marriage of Miss
Bonnie Martin, of this County to
Jack King, of Cairo, Georgia.
The ceremony was sblemniz d
recently in the presence of a
small assembly of friends with
Mrs. Leslie Stallard, o£ Virginia
as matron of honor and Serger nt
Stallard as best man.
The bride was groomed in a
crepe model of soldier blue with
accessories of brown and and a
corsage of sweetheart rose*.
Mrs. Kingis theyoungest daugh
ter o(^Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Martin
of this County. She received her
education in the Alamo High
School, Georgia Teachers College,
Statesboro, and G. A. 8., Macon
and for several years has been
employed as a teacher in the
Wheeler and Toombs Counties.
Mr. King is the second son of
Mr. and Mrs John R. King, of
Cairo and Thomasville. Here*
ceived his education in the Cairo
High School and later being
connected with Scott Construc
tion Company for several years,
tie has been in the United States
Army for the past several months
stationed at Fort Leonard Wood,
Missouri Corps of Engineers.
Alter the ceremony the bride
and groom left for a short honey*
moon trip after which Mr. King
returned to his post in the U. 8.
Army and Mrs. King returned
to resume her duties as teacher
in the Ohoopee school where she
will reside.
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In Memory
In loving memory of our wife
and mother, Mrs. Cleon Wood,
who passed away one year ago
today December 3.
Faithful and honest in all her
ways. Devoted and true to th®
last of her days. A faithful wif®
and mother, so^kind. What a
beautiful memory she has left
behind.
To each of us she did her beat
now may God grant her eternal
rest.
Cleon Wood
Mr. and Mra. Jeu®
Walden
Mr. and Mr®. Jame® T.
Purde®.