Wheeler county eagle. (Alamo, Ga.) 1913-current, November 12, 1943, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text1? IBlwkr Gnunty fe DEVOTED. TO THE HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY OF THE HOMES, SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES OF ALAMO AND WHEELER COUNTY- Volume 30 Montgomery County Home Coming Day December 19 (From The Montgomery Monitor) The Montgomery County Liens Club will sponsor a Home Coining Day on the; One Hundredth and Fiftieth Anniversary of Montgom ery County on December 19, 1943, the purpose of which will be to pay homage to the historical develop ment of the county on its birthday. Montgomery County was created by an Act of the General Assembly of Georgia on December 19, 1793. The Ccunty was named in honor of Major Richard Montgomery who fell at the siege of Quebec in 1775. The Colonial Congress passed resolutions of grateful remembrance and pro found respect for this hero and erec ted a monument in front of St. Paul’s Church in New York City in his honor. The celebration of the anniver sary of an event of histoi^cal im portance is essentially a sectional enterprise. The success of any cele bration depends upon the extent to which the various individuals with in the community share the respon-. sibility of the celebration. Committees have been named to work cut details aad arrangements for the coming event and will be an nounced next week. The morning session will be de voted to the historical religious de velopment of the county. Basket dinner will be served on the court house square. After dinner on the grounds a historical pageant will be dramatized. Friendships of former years will be renewed and new as sociations are expected to be made that will last long after the celebra tion is over. Each county created from Mont gomery will be invited to partici pate. These counties are Tattnall, Telfair, Laurens, Emanuel, Dodge, Toombs, Wheeler and Treutlen. The public is cordially invited to come and bring a basket dinner. With these rather preliminary fac tors in mind, the program Com mittee of the Lions Club is en deavoring to make this aniversary celebration a sectional event. With this statement of interest and pur pose it is hoped that those taking part on the program, as well as the guests, will become a united group in paying homage to Montgomery County on this her One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary. Future plans will be announced in the next issue of the Montgomery Monitor, which is owned and pub lished by Congressman Hugh Pe terson of Ailey, Ga. Congress man Peterson has been in attend ance with various committees to fur ther plans for the celebration. He has generously placed the entire facilities of the paper at the disposal of the Steering Committee of the Lions Club. Montgomery County has had the national distinction of having a United States Senator, George M.' Troup, who has also served two' terms as Governor of Georgia, being the last governor elected by the ' State Legislature and the first gover- | nor elected by the people of Gor-. gia- I Governor Troup was known as the Champion of State Rights. His last resting place is Rosemont plan tation, now Treutlen, formerly Montgomery County. Montgomery County has and is still enjoying the distinction of fur nishing the Congressman from the First Congressional District, Honor able Hugh Peterson who is from one 1 of the oldest and distinguished fam ilies in the county. It is anticipated by the Mont- ] gomery County Lions Club that this event will create national as well as state-wide interest. Program Committee. Home Coming Display Arrangements are being made for a complete display of all antiques in Montgomery county. In making preparation for the celebration, look around your home and decide what your friends would enjoy seeing on display. All articles will be carefully marked with the owner’s name, and a short history will be written and displayed with each article.. After the celebration each article will be returned to its owner. Let’s bring them out and enjoy There are many antiques iiw the them together during the Home Com- ing Celebration. 5 Suggested list—so years or older r —furniture, cooking utensils, dish j es, hand woven materials, dresses, . suits of clothes, blacksmith tools, farm implements, books, manuscript?, r | letters, rugs, pictures, portraits, . hardware, machinery, wedding dress es, baby dresses, looms, spinning ; wheels, buggies and wagons. This is only a suggested list but look in your treasure chesi and assls. in making this a real museum of the relics cf Montgomery county. Mrs. J. Wade Johnson, Jr., has been appointed as chairman of the committee to assist with this display. Other members of the committee will be announced next week. Mrs. Burns to Assist With Celebration The Montgomery County Lions Club has secured the services of Mrs. ■ Annie Johnson Burns, who is a mem ' ber of the staff of the State Depart - ment of Education, Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. M. D. Collins, State Superinten dent of Schools, has agreed to the i request of the members of the Lions Club by sharing the services of Mrs. Burns to Montgomery county. Mrs. Burns is a native of Mont gomery ccunty and is giving her en tire time to the celebration. Mrs. Alberta Heule, County Supt. of Schools, has offered all facilities they have always maintained, of the county have made an exten sive study of the history of the county. These experiences have made a splendid background for such a celebration. No other lessons in character building can be more wholesome and fruitful than a study of the lives of the forefathers of Montgomery county and the principles for which Letter Day” in Montgomery county. The Pageant of the schools in the county and all children are to take part in the writing, dramatizing and portraying characters in the historical pageant. For the past few years the schools Basket Dinner Begin now to make your plans for your basket dinner which will be shared with the hundreds of guests on the lawn of, the comt house square in Mt. Vernon. Montgomery , county is known far and wide as a leader in this state in such glorious hospitality, and now is the time to lut on the “big pot and the little one.” Every family in Montgomery coun ty is expected to participate in this I grand and glorious event. Remem ber December 19, 1943, as the “Red All Montgomery county people as well as people in the adjoining I counties are awaiting with more than usual interest the appearance ! . of the history of the county advan । tages and accomplishments. • Those who knew the county of relatively , a few years ago will see in it a story of progress, showing conclusively I that Montgomery county has helped to enlighten the “Empire State of [the South.” Montgomery county has shared • generously of her territory. Her [daughter counties have grown be yond the fondest hopes of most of its ambitious pepole, industrially, educationally and commercially. All our growth has been slow. It has been a steady progressive climb, the trend always upward. In many instances the daughter counties have outgrown the mother county in population and wealth. Georgia has awakened to what Montgomery county has contributed । to the Stat© and the members of the ' Lions Club have set themselves to the task of providing the opportunity for each individual in the counties to understand Montgomery county’s development and what it has meant to the Empire State. , The pageant will consist of a col jorful array of costumes beginning with the early Indian life of the tribes who lived up and down th rivers of the county. It is supposed that DeSoto visted the Indians on the banks of the Oconee River on ’ his historical march to Georgia I Mountains in search for g >ld. Other I chronological events of the develop • ments of the county up to the pres > ent date will be depicted. Appropriate music will be furnish* r e d and the Grand Finale will be the s dedication of the World War 2 Ser - by the Lions Club. ALAMO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1913 FOOD fICHIS m fBEEDON ISM The month of November marks thebeginning of the 1944 Feud Fight, For Freedom program- The slogan for this program is: “Produce and Conse; ve, Share and Play Square.” G. R. Peebles, of the Ohoopt e River soil conservation district points out t .t in the p -os.’'■ m a> Veil s -he sLgau, p,oduuti ->n comes tirest. B-fore we consci ve or share we must first produce. Numerous examples through*, out the county indicate that sm h practices as terraces, contour farming, strip cr pping, the establishment of crop rotations, a d the development of pasture land, will c intribute greatly to the meeting of production goals. Os equal importance is the utilization and management of idle or abandoned land. Nearly every farm in the c-umyLas. some idle land on it. Often this land is fairly good soil and could be returned to cultivation pro vided soil conservation pi aclices are established. Land not suited for cultivation will often grow grass, or hay . crops such as kudzn or sericea, two crops vitally needcd.inthe production of livestock and live*, stock products. All farmaisare urged to start th nkh g and working now in , terms of soil conservation as a means of making the laud pro duce to the maximum in 1944. , Conservation farming is the best guarantee that production wil] e obtained. , Alamo Basketball Teams Elect Officers for Term Oa last Friday morning at 11:00 o’clock the players < f the girls and boys’ basketball teams met in the library for the purpose of electing officers for the Athletic association. The officers elected are: Betty Bass, President; John Selph, vice president; Margaret Hinson, secretary-treasurer;and Frances Gilder, Reporter. Co-Captain for the girls are Evelyn La Favor and Carol Harrelson; John Selph is captain of the boys team. ‘ It was decided that each mem' ber of the association will pay 20 cents dues per month to defray various expenses. Our schedu e of games will be announced later Frances Gilder, Reporier. STOP! LOOK, and LOOSEN THE ALAMO THEATRE • liivi es all Service Men of Wheeler Ccunty to Stop at the Box Office and Get a FREE TICKET to the Show and Throughout His Fur lough. count, u»u a ISCBHSE NECSSARY The 4,000 county and cohi -5 m unity AAA committeemen in I Georgia, who were elected by . other f rme s, form one of the : impo. Hui groups of agricultural j workers who will help farmers to o >tam maximum wartime pro . duel on in 1944, says L. B. , Clumbers county AAA com* imiteema.,. Taere are m .ay things that die AAA committeemen can and will do now and in 1944 to help win die war,” Mr. Chambers slid. ’ They ian increase pro duction oi viu ly needed wai crops and livestock on their own farms by ca tying out’practices that io.-Serve and improve tod' fertility and increase y ields.” “ I’ney can help to inform their neighbors ui the 1944 farm goals and the provisions of the 1944 agricultural conservation pro* jgram. This wi'l enable every farm fatuity to use the program more effectively. “The committeemen can also help other agricultural workers to determine neighborhood and comm unity needs for planting .seed, farmingequipment, needed supplies and labor require* m nls.” "The committee men in some communities,” Mr. Chambers said, "have taken the lead in organizing farmers t> do mi re terracing, obtain lime, secure sued, and in other ways to cairy out needed practices on their farms. ” As soon as the provisions of the 1944 Agricultural Couservas tioa Program are approved, this information will need to be car* red to ihe farmers in their home communities. Mr. Chambers said the committeemen will attend county training meetings for local leaders, hdp worn out schedules for community meet ings, and encourage farmers to attend these meetings. The house occupied by R. P’ Leckie and Leßoy Clare opposite the Methodist church caught on tire Wednesday morning. The cause of the tire was a faulty flue but the quick work in extingu ishing the Hames. The building had a metal top, which prevented the firemen fiorn locating the tire at once, causing some dam* age to the roof. With exception to water, no other damage was done. BENEFIT SHOW A LAKE SUCCESS o The show that was sponsored by the Alamo Theatre last Satur day evening, was one of the largest successes in the history of this section, the people was here at the late hour from every ! section in this county, to contri bute to this worthy cause for Sam Coleman, a life long citizen of this pLce, who has been seri ously ill for several weeks. There were $103.85 raised for him through this medium, Mr. and Mrs. liddie Mellon, owners md manager of the Theatre are to be commended for this humi tarian act, for tl ey have only been residents of Alamo for the past thrie months and coming oere and putting on such a -hrustwortby deed to the sick. ■ ' ARN DESTROYED ' BY FIRE THIS WEEK , The barn of George Hartley 1 living about four miles north oi Alamo was destroyed by fire early Wednesday morning, with ' about 500 bushels of corn to gether with several hundred i bales of hay. The building was i - ' ned by VV. R. McDaniel of this place. Mr. Hartley just did get there in time to save his mules an 1 cattle, it is said. The loss falls h avy on Mr. Hartley. JOE HERMAN O’QUINN RECEIVES HIS WINGS Napier Field, Dothan, Ala. Nov, 3 —Joe Herman O’Quinn, age 22, of near Gienwood was graduated today as an Army Air Forces pilot and sworn in as a second lieutenant at the Army ' Air Forces Pilot School (Advanc* ed Singlo Engine), Napier Field, Alabama. Colorful outdoor ceremonies marked the commencement, and Colonel James L. Daniel, Jr., Commanding officer, presented silver pilot wings to the graduat ing cadets. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs, J. N. O'Quinn, of near Glenwood, Lt. O'Quinn is a graduate of the Glenwood High school. Previous to his acceptance for aviation cadet training February 4, 1943, be was employed by the Western Electric Company, Atlanta. He is married to the former Miss Juanita Adams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Adams, of near Alamo. US PEOPLE By G. C. Barnhill Guess somebody will be working on this marrying business right on. In some places when time has arriv ed to purchase the papers to get married with, the officer who sells them is so anxious to sell a good paper that will hold, a special pam phlet is issued to be given with the license telling how to stay married. Now this is time and paper wasted, because when a fellow once gets married, he is going to keep it up with somebody, pamphlet or no pam phkt, money or no money, job or no job, luck or no luck. From what the folks say that have been married, it is real interesting and if we men were not sudh forgetful creatures about the anniversaries, such as the first time we met, the birthday, the first kiss, the engagement day, the wedding day, the honeymoon and the first home meal together. Gra cious knows how sweet life could be, if we could just think. Sample Copy 5c Numbet 24 APPOINEMENTS SOUTH GEORCIA CONFERENCE Before the adjournment of the South Georgia Conference at Tifton St nday afternoon the appointments were read. Possibly under the us ual custom a number of changes were ordered. In W heeler County the Alamo and Glenwood the same ministers wer, returned, Rev. R. L. Harris,..Alamo Charge and Rev. Jobs H. Allen. 10 I’M, /> - i , i-Gieawoud Char ge. Dublin District are as follows: Leland Moore, superintendent; Adrian, T. H. Tinsley; Alamo, R. L. Harris; Bartow, E. A. Martin; Brew ton, R. O. Edenfield; Davisboro, J. C. Gilbert; Dexter, J. A. Godfrey; Dublin First Church, L. L. Cowen; entenary, R. E. Brown; Dudley, Ernest W. Seckinger; Garfield, W. L Willcox; Graymont-Summit, W. D. Ruburn; Kite, J. B. Hutchinson, Louisville, L. W. Walker; Lyons, David F. Cripps; Midville, W. A. Al sobrook; Mitchell, to be supplied; Mount Vernon, J. H. Allen; Soper ton, J. E. Wilson; Stapleton, to be supplied; Swainsboro, H. C. Griffin; Toombs county circuit, C. B. Ray; Uvalda, W. B. Taylor; Vidalia, C. R. McKibben; Wadley, W. E. Dennis; Wrens, Mount Moriah, J. A. Cook; Wrightsville, J. Frank Snell; Wrightsville circuit, N. F. Cham pion, supply; district missionary esc retary, C. R. McKibben. For a number of years The Eagk has taken a random reference to ministers who have served churches n this section or who in some man uer have connections or friendships n Wheeler county, hence men ion of the following ministers and heir locations: Wrightsville, Kev. J. F. Snell, Rev. C. A. Morrison is returned to Girard. Sylvania, Rev. A. W. Quillian. Rhine, Rev. C. L. Nease. Americus First, Mack Anthony. Cordele, Rev. M. E. Peavy. Hawkinsville, Rev. J. Edwin Darnhill. Buena Vista, Rev. A. B. Wall. Cusseta, Rev. C. L. Wall. Guyton, Rev. George R. Partin. East Highlands (Columbus), Rev. J- N. Shell. Hamp Stevens (Columbus), Rev. George F. Erwin. Cross Keys, Rev. M. A. Shaw’. Attapulgus, Rev. Theo Pharr. Baconton, Rev. D. A. Lastinger. Donaldsonville, Rev. M. W. Flan ders. Bainbridge, Rev. H. H. Heisler. Thomasville, Rev. J. C. G. Brooks. Ashburn, Rev. W. B. Cheshire. Hinesville, Rev. Frank Nalls. Homerville, Rev. B. G. Ossipoff. Waycross First, Rev. A. S. Tru lock. West Green (Waycross Circuit), Rev. I. K. Chambers. Tifton, Rev. W. A. Kelley. Rev. W. J. Erwin, formerly at Lumber City and a brother of Rev. George F. Erwin, formerly of the Mount Vernon Circuit, is appointed a chaplain in the U. S. Army. Rev. J. O. J. Taylor is agent of the Methodist Orphans Home. Clean Northern Cars I have 25 cars on my lot ad* jacent- to Ailey Hardware Com* pany, Ailey, Georgia, that I will sell or trade. Any of my friends that are interested in selling a good clean car see me immedi* ately. S. H. (Sly) Fountain, Ailey, Georgia. 010.00 Reward I will pay SIO.OO reward for information, who the parties were that went to my bouse and set ihe wood pile on fire Thurs* day, October 21st, while I was gone from my home. C. F. McGee, Alamo, Ga., Rt. 1. Miss Maude Cook and Mrs Carolyn Jordan Davis were din ner guests of Mr. and Mrs, R P. Leckie Wednesday.