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DEVOTED TO THE HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY OF THE HOMES, SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES OF ALAMO AND WHEELER COUNTY-
Volume 30
J, I MITCHELL DIES
AFTER WILUIESS
Mr. J. I. Mitchell, 64. a prom
inent farmer of the Shiloh com
munity, died at a hospital in
Hazlehurst Thursday night, Oc
tober 26, following an illness of
several weeks. Mr. Mitchell has
been a resident of this county all
of his life, and was among the
best citizens of the county. He
has been a patron of the Eagle
since it began publication in 1913
and has always been a good and
reliable citizen.
Services were conducted at
Shiloh chucrch Thursday af
ternoon with Revs. Harris and
Snell conducting the rites.
. Interment followed in the church
cemetery.
Mr. Mitchell who was sixty
four years of age died in the local
hospital Tuesday followed an
illnes of several weeks.
Besides his widow he is sur
vived by two sons, A. G. Mitchell
and J. H. Mitchell, of Lumber
City; one daughter, Mrs. J. H.
Leggett, Ludowici;four brothers
W. E. Mitchell, Hazlehurst; P.W.
Mitchell, West Palm Beach, Fla.,
Vance Mitchell and Jim Mitchell
of Brunswick, and-five sisters.
Misses Olive and Fannie Mitchell
Brunswick; Miss Alma Mitchell
and Mrs. [shmaii Garcia, St.
Petersburg, Florida, and Mrs.
Rossie O’Berry, Evergreen, N.C.
Soil Conservation Service
For Wheeler County Now
Wheeler County has been voted
into the Ohoopee River Soil
Conservation District and ser
vices of the District are now
available for the farmers of
Wheeler county.
Mr. G. R. Peebles is located at
Alamo, as planning technican for
the Wheeler County Work Unit.
The Soil Conservation service
offers assistance to the farmers
ot Wheeler county in making soil
surveys and land use planning
Tais includes teracing assistance
along with a complete conserva
tion planning program so that the
farmers might maintain and
build the fertility of the soil to
increase the production of crops
which are of vital importance ta
the war effort.
All farmers are urged to take
advantage of these services. Mr.
Peebles office is located in the
County Court House and he will
be glad to have yau to call at his
office to discuss with you the
assistance that is available for
your individual farm.
Rev. Harris Off to
Conference This Week
The South Georgia Conference
of the Mvtbodist Cuurcbes met
in Tifton Wednesday, Kev. R. L.
Harris, and the delegates left
Wednesday.
Rev. R. L. Harris, the pastor
of the Alamo charge announced
before leaving that there will nOj
be any preaching at Alamo,
Browning and Sailoh on next
Sunday, November 7. The pastors
will up doubt be bssigned
Sunday.
MORGENTHAU BACK
FROM BATTLE TOUR
Washington, Nov. I.—Secretary
Morgenthau returned to the Treas
ury Monday after a three-week tour
of Mediterranean battle fronts to
discuss, final problems with Allied
military leaders.
He was accompanied by Harry D.
White, Treasury monetary expert,
and his confidential assistant, Fred
Smith. ; |
The trip was made by air.
COUNTY PRIMARY
i NEXT WEDNESDAY
o
The Wheeler County Dcmo
’ cratic Primary will be held in all
1 six of the pricents on next Wed
■ nesday, November 10, according
■ to the date set at a recent meet
-1 ing of the Wheeler County Demo*
i cratic Executive Committee.
Although there is no opposi
' tion to any df the candidates in
this county, it is general believed
that the voting will uu hij
throughout the county.
The Election managers for tach
district will be the Executive
Committeeman of bis distsict.
They are as follows:
J. H. Walker —Alamo
Ross McMillon —Erick
McArthur—-R. F. Jordan
Spring Hill —Frank Elton
Landsburg—A. J. Lowery
Glenwood —No name
The polls will opeu at 7 o’clock
A. M. and win cioae at 6 o’clock
P. M. in ail precients.
Appreciated Letter From
Friend in Armed Service
Hello, Emory:
Just a few words io all my
friends and loved ones back
home, whom 1 hope are tine these
days.
As for me, lam still kicking,
out nut so high at present as 1
am in the hospital with a Lec
tured leg.
Hope to be back on duty, soon,
for I lots rather be drilling than
lying in bed.
The war news sounds good
these days, and lets all hope and
pray it will be over soon, and
then back to good old civilian
life. I hope, I hope. But we’ve
got a job to do and we will do it
I am sure.
I am sending my best regards
to all.
Pvt. James F. Fields,
Co. M 377 tn Inf.
A. P. 0. 95
Care: Postmaster
Los Angeles, California.
I enjoy the Eagle very much
and keep sending it. Thanks for
your trouble.
HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL
SUCCESSFUL EVENT
The spooks and goblins all col
lected on Friday night the 29th
us October at the Alamo Gymna
sium. They had been invited
there by the Alamo P. T. A. who
were sponsoring a Halloween
Carnival.
Because of the cooperation of
■ the P. T. A. and the faculty with
the spooks and goblins theoffer
-1 ing was a success, both from a
i financial standpoint and a plaas
evening for all. The people of
i the community and the leaders
who took an active part are all to
' be commended.
i There was present a “House
; of Horros,” Bingo, Fishing Pond,
Do-Do Board, Turkey Drawing,
; Cake walks and refreshments.
i The main event which brought a
I great amount of friendly compe
tition was in the election of the
King and Queen of the Carnival.
Mrs. Kusnitz. Reporter
PECAN BUYERS AWAIT
OPA CLARIFICATION
Vidalia, Nov. 3.—With 150,900
* pounds of pecans on the local auc
l tion floor, few outside bids for pro
cessors and manufacturers were
. submitted, the buyers apparently
, awaiting classification of newly-an
l nounced OPA regulations. The
j warehouse management earned the
weight of the sale.
ALAMO, GEORGIA. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1943
C. D. HORTON HEADS
' COUNTYTEACHERS
The Wheeler County Teachers
met here at the court house on
Monday, October 19, at 3:45 o’-
clock for their first meeting of
the school term. County School
Superintendent W. H. Kent
opentd the meeting by asking al]
teachers to stand and sing whole
heartedly, “America.” After
wTi^h Rpv. I . L. Harris, pastor
ui me Alamo Melbuuist Church
gave an inspiring devotional.
Supeiintendent Kent then an
nounced that a nominating com
mittee which consisted of all
school heads ,of the county had
previously met in his office and
nominated the officers for the
enauing term. Mr. Green, of
Shiloh High school presented the
nominees to the association and
the following officers were elect
ed:
President—Supt, U. D. Horton,
of Union Junior High,
Vice President—Supu. C. A.
Estes, of Alamo High.
Sec.-Treas. —Mrs. L, M. Pope,
Fifth Grade of Wheeler County
High school.
Reporter—Mrs. Mary K.Clark,
Fifth Grade of Glenwood High
school.
The new president was pre
sented to the association by
Superintendent Kent. The presi
dent gave a short talk and pres
sented promising plans for the
ensuing term. A short business
meeting was held.
The guest speakers were int
erduced by Superintendent W.
H. Kent as follows:
First: The State School Sup
ervisor, Mr. J. M. Gooden. He
was heartdly welcomed by the
association as a whole. He rend
ered an inspirational talk on the
war crises. He pointed out the
great work that teachers could
carry on in helping to win “Vic
tory.”
Second: C. F. Carver, Os
Mercer University and a Sup^
ervisior of State Forest Fires.
His talk was enjoyed and worthly
iaformation was given to the
teachers to pass on to the pupils
in preventing forest fires.
Third: Mr, C. M. Jordan gave
information on a large costly
fire which caused a great loss.
The meeting then adjourned.
—Reporter.
US PEOPLE
By G. C. Barnhill
When John D. Rockefeller’s out
fit began to bore a hole in the
ground down in Florida looking for
some more gasoline, he had some
thing to bore the hole with, the
tools and the money to back them
up. After boring the hole down two
and one tenth miles they found the
oil. In a short time four hundred
barrels of crude oil was measured
up, and this Atlantic side of our
country is going to be the largest oil
field we have had, from statements
from some of the folks that know
what is under th e top of the ground.
Will be a sight to find all this oil
when we can’t even buy a new auto
mobile to ride around, stop now
and then so somebody can ask us
about our good luck that a new well
just reported here and there. If we
get plenty of oil wells we may stop
raising beef cattle.
SIO.OO Reward
I will pay $lO 00 reward for
information, who the parties
were that went to my house and
set the wood pile on fire Thurs
day, October 21st, while I was
gone from my home.
C. F. McGee, Alamo, Ga., Rt. 1,
CONTINUE MINIMUM
I PROVISION TO FARMS
The AAA farm for 1943 con
j tinues the S2O minum provision
i to operators of small farms, and
, also the “increase in small pay
’ ments,” accoi ding to William D.
। Giddins, Jr, county AAA ad
, ministrative officer.
The S2O minimum provision,
, which affects a large number of
. farmers, means that even though
a farmer’s allowance computed
for* special crop acreage allot
ments and production practices
is less than S2O, he may earn the
difference by carrying out addi
tional production practices.
The effect of this provision, as
in the past, will be to increase
the small farmer’s opportunity
so conserve and improve soil
lertility on his farm, Giddins
said.
There is still time in 1943 for
farmers to plant winter legumes,
apply lime and superphosphate,
build terraces, establish and
otherwise improve pastures, and
seed mixtures of small grain and
winter legumes.
The provision for increases in
payments under s2oois on a slid
ing scale so that farmers in the
lower payment brackets receive
proportionately larger increases
in payments than those in the
higher brackets, Giddins ex
plains.
The total payment computed
for auy person for any farm, if
less than S2OO, will be increased
by a specified amount. The
amount of increase ranges from
$8 for a S2O payment to sl4 lor a
SOO payment, and is sl4 for all
payments between S6O and $lB6.
Payments between $lB6 and S2OO
will be increased to S2OO.
farnlmoiho
RECEIVEJPAYMENTS
Wheeler County farmers will
soon be receiving payments for
agricultural conservation work
done this year, according to an
announcement this week by L.
B. Chambers, county AAA com
mitteeman.
Mr. Chambers pointed out that
approximately 225.000 farmers
will receive conservation pay
ments during the piogram year.
Total payments will amount to
about $10,000,000.
“Applications for payment
which have just been approved
and certified are the first to be
received in the State office under
the 1943 program,” Mr. Cham
bers said. "They were submitted
from approximately twenty fiv e
coumks.
We anticipate a large number
of applications from this county
in the next few weeks and these
will be bandied as rapidly as
possible, in oider that checks
may be speeded tuthe farmers,’’
Mr. Chambers urged that
farmers submit applications for
these payments as soon as pos
sible.
YOUNG NEGRO ON WAY
TO ARMY DROPS DEAD
Vidalia, Ga., Oct. 31.—Bennie
William Lockhart, a colored induc
tee transferred from the Miami,
Fla., selective service board to the
Toombs county board for induc
tion, dropped dead just as he was
attempting to board the special bus
in Lyons Friday .-.bout nonn. The
young Negro was 20 years of age
and his parents lived in Vidalia, his
father being a long-time em
ploye of the Seaboard Air Line here.
The boy who had no record of a
heart ailment and had passed his
cursory examination some time
W IMREIO
1 SPONSOR SHOW
i The Alamo Theatre Saturday
evening, at 10:30 o’clock, will
put on a special show for the
sole benefit of Sam Coleman, a
fellow citizen of the town of
Alamo, who has been very ill for
'some time. He was first carried
to Dr. F. R. Mann’s Hospital in
Mcßae, but latter taken to the
University Hospital in Augusta.
He is now at Ins home heie and
still very ill.
Under the courtesy of Mr. and
Mrs. Eddie Mellon the popular
and efficient owner and manager
of the Alamo Theatre is putting
this show on for sole purpose ol
Sam Coleman. Mr. and Mrs
Mellon are both to be commend
ed for this worthly deed. All ol
the proceeds will go to him
direct. The name of the picture
for the late show is: Tex Ritter,
In “Headed For The Rio Grande”
The admission to this show is 10
cents for children, adults will be
25 cents, but you can give as
much as you please for all goes to
Sani Coleman. This is one of Tex
Ritter's best western pictures.
“NO SALE” SAYS HUNTER
Vidalia, Ga., Oct. 31.—At this
week’s livestock sale in Vidalia, a
bird dog, a number 12 shotgun and
5 boxes of shells wer e lumped and
auctioned off by a hunter who had
probably temporarily soured on hie
uck. The complete outfit drew a
bona fide bid of SIOO, but the own
er declared "No Sale.” Bidder dia
not indicate whether he was mainly
1 interested in the dog or the 5 boxes
of shells.
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPT.
The health of Georgians remained
at a satisfactory level during the
first six months of 1943 when there
were 13,629 deaths —three less than
for the same period last year, ac
cording to semiannual report of Dr.
T. F. Abercrombie, director of the
Department of Public Health, to the
State Board of Health in session -in
Atlanta Thursday.
The report discloses an increase
of 13.5 per cent in the 34,956 births
recorded for the six-month period.
There were appreciable declines in
infant mortality of 12.9 per cent
and maternal mortality of 11.2 per
cent.
Tuberculosis, considered the lead
ing cause of death among the pre
ventable diseases, shows a decrease
with 590 deaths in the 1943 period
and 596 in 1942. This disease has
previously increased during war
time.
The report also shows a 71.6 per
cent decline in mortality from meas
les, the scarlet fever rate remained
the same, . and whooping cough
deaths increased from 46 to 103.
Three of the degenerative diseases
—cancer, diabetes, and heart disease
show slight increases in mortality,
while cerebral hemorrhage and ne
phritis indicate slight decreases.
This group, however, accounted for
a total of 5,151 deaths.
Automobile accidents declined 25.7
per cent, while all other accidents
increased 16.9 per cent.
The report shows that 87.6 per
cent of the population of Georgia is
receiving some form of local health
service being rendered by a staff of
573. persons.
Robert F. Maddox, chairman of
the State Board of Health, presided
at the meeting. The mepibers pres
ent were: Dr. C. L. Ridley, of Ma
eon; Dr. C. K. Sharp, of Arlington;
R. C. Ellis, Americus; Dr. J. A.
Corry, Barnesville; Dr. W. P. liar
bin, Jr., Rome; Dr. H. W. Clements,
Adel; Dr. R. L. Rogers, Gainesville;
Dr. D. N. Thompson, Elberton;
George Wright, Tifton; Dr. J. G.
Williams, Atlanta,; Dr. W. K. White,
Savannah.
Wanted—Cane mill at once, 60
gallon capacity. Apply Eagle
office. . 1
Sample Copy 5c Number 23'
IGOUNTI-WIDE W
! DRIVE NEXT JHURSMY
। Again the people of Wheeler
I County are being called upon to
■ give their scrap to the schools,
i giving their time, also furnishing
i trucks to haul this scrap to the
■ schools as a part of the Nation
wide Scrap Drive that is in
progress now.
The need for scrap iron has
become so serious that our
Government is launching a nation
wide scrap drive from October 1
through November 15.
Thursday, November 11, has
been designated as Lhe day to
collect Scrap in Wheeler County.
Scrap will be collected accord
ing to School districts and the
proceeds will be donated to the
schools. Trucks will go to your
place on next Thursday, Novem
ber Uth.
Each individual is asked to do
their part in collecting scrap on
next Thursday, November 11.
R. P. Lecaie, Chairman
Scrap Drive Meeting Held
A Scrap Drive meeting was
held here Monday evening lor
the purpose of making plans lor
the Scrap Drive lo be held over
Wheeler County next Ihuisday,
November 11.
The following committees wu e
appointed: G. R. Peoples am
S. A. Lee were lo contact truck
owners lo collect the scrap; J. K.
Uhambless, J. F. Nicholson and
R. P. Leckie are lo locale Hie
heavy scrap and make arrange
ments for the movement of this
icrap. Mrs. L. M. Pope, publi
city chairman, with the lady
teacbeis assisting.
H. N. Sears will contact the
business men of the town and
ask them to cooperate November
11, for the purpose of gathering
Scrap.
POULTRY AND EGG MEET
PLANNED IN ATLANTA
Athens, Ga., Nov. I.—Plans for
poultry and egg production in Geor
gia during 1944 will be mapped at a
poultry and egg conference ii» Atlan
ta November 4-5, according to T.
Walter Hughes, state supervisor of
the Food Distribution Administra
tion and Catherine Wood, poultry
specialist of the Agricultural Exten
sion Service.
Representatives of state and fed
eral agencies concerned with poul
try production will attend the two
day meeting, they said. Also invi
ted are all large poultry flock own
ers and poultry dealers in the state.
Major topics for discussion at the
conference are the southern egg
narketing program, grading and
standardization of the program, and
educational program for producers,
lealers and consumers, and detailed
grading techniques.
FDA regional officials will parti
cipate in discussions covering the
grading and marketing program for
the coming year, and will explain
the grades and standards of eggs
and poultry. Committees will be
organized to make recommendations
on the 1944 poultry program.
ONION SETS PUT OUT
IN VIDALIA SECTION
Vidalia, Ga., Oct. 29.—Onion sets,
expected top roduce spring onions or
shallots within the next 6 to 8
weeks are being set in the patches
by truck gardeners of this section
who have lowlands for planting pur
noses. A long dry spell in this com
munity will delay planting of fields
and patches on upland until rain
falls and seasons the land. Spring
onions are described as a fine crop
in this section and will be in good
demand and no OPA regulations
have appeared as yet, which would
tend to cut the good prices paid the
distributors of the small bunches
put up for home use, and delivered
* in the very early spring months.
