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DEVOTED. TO THE HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY OF THE HOMES, SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES OF ALAMO AND WHEELER COUNTY-
Volume 31
COUNR CHAPTER
KED GROSS KI
WHEELER COUNTY CHAPTER,
RED CROSS, ELECTS OFFICERS
At a call meeting of the Wheeler
County Chapter of the American Red
Cross officers were elected for the en
suing year. They are as follows:
Chapter chairman, Mrs. Wallace
Ryals; vice chairman, Mrs. J. P. Mor
rison, Jr.; secretary-treasurer, Mrs.
Talmadge Morrison.
Committee chairmen: Home Serv
ice, Mrs. Wallace Adams; Vice Home
Service, Mrs. Guy 0. Stone; Year
Publicity, Mrs. L. M. Pope, Mr. G.
C. Barnhill; Vice War Fund, Lelia
Jordan; Junior Red Cross, Mrs. C. E.
Wrye • Disaster Preparedness, J. Mc-
Rae Clements; Home Nursing, Mrs.
Oliver Thomas; First Aid, Mrs. L. L.
Clark, Jr.; Nutrition, Miss Esther
Godbee; Production, Mrs. G. R. Pee
ples, Mrs. W. O. Purser, Mrs. W. E.
Currie, Mrs. Walter Hurst, Mrs. Rob
bie Murphy.
While the boys are doing the fight
ing, we through our Red Cross want
the future. We want to pledge that
this will be a good year for our
tion, which we have had the in the
past and know that we will have in
to back them—and this can be done
by the entire county’s full co-opera
chapter.
Miss Livingston, with the Red
Cross wil be in the County Tuesday
September 19, 1944, and our regula’
meeting will be held at the Glen
wood Methodist Church that Tuesday
night at 8:30 o’clock, E. W. T. W<
want every one to attend: let us urg<
you to make ararngements now to at
tend this meeting, for Miss Living
ston will bring us a message that if
worthwhile—and will help us get of
to a good start.
SGT. THOMAS L. DIXON
COMMENDED FOR SERVICE
The following letter will be reat
with much interest by his manj
friends here of Tec. 4th Sgt. Thoma:
L. Dixon, son of Mrs. H. C. Coleman
of near Alamo. Sgt. Dixon is an Ala
mo products. He graduated here ai
the Wheeler County High School witl
honors. The following eltter is from
his colonel, Medical Corps, Command
ing, James H. Fosee, stationed in the
European theater of war:
To: TEC 4 Thomas L. Dixon, MD.
2nd Auxiliary Surgical Group:
During the period 22 January to 2
May, 1944, you were a surgical tech
nician on a thoracic surgical team o
this group on temporary duty at the
33rd Field Hospital. Throughout thi:
period you were subjected to frequen*
enemy bombing and shelling. Yoi
never permitted these dangers to in
terfere with the performanc of you’
, duties. You often worked long hour?
with littl rest in caring for wounded
soldiers undergoing surgical opera
tions. Your tireless efforts, depend
ability and devotion to duty have
greatly contributed to the success of
this organization and many hornet
throughout our nation will always be
grateful to you for aiding in the carr
of wounded members of their fam
ilies.
I commend you for your devotior
to duty.
JAMES H. FORSEE,
Colonel, Med. Corps, Commanding
SEABOARD RAILWAY
ADVERTISES GEORGIA
Norfolk, Va., September 8, 1944.
—Anticipating substantial tpo^twar
expansion in industry and agricul
ture, and as part of a campaign de
signed to further publicize the terri
tory it serves, the Seaboard Air Line
Railway is currently featuring the
state of Georgia in its advertising
in newspapers and national maga
zines.
Announcement of this was made
from Norfolk, Virginia, by L. R.
Powell, Jr., and Henry W. Ander
son, Receivers of the railway, adding
that it is the Seaboard’s aim in ad
vertising Georgia to focus attention
on the natural advantages and re
sources of the state, and thereby
attract the favorable consideration
of those who may be interested in
the opportunities for future de
velopment in this state.
The advertisement featuring
-Georgia, which has already had its
preview in newspapers in the state,
is attractively illustrated and enu
merates some of the state’s basic
assets, depicting by means of char
acteristic symbols a few of its bet
ter known raw materials and manu
factured products.
BAPTIST CHURCH TO START
BUILDING PASTORIUM
The members of the local Alamo
Baptist Church has launched plans
for a concrete block Pastorium to be
built at an early date. The blacks are
already on the church ground and the
work wil start at an early date. The
finance committee is composed of the
following: Martin Johnson, Will Sum
ner, Mrs. J. D. Peebles, Mrs. R. E.
Tuten, J. H. Darsey and M. C. Hart
ley.
SENIOR CLASS ELECT
OFFICERS FOR YEAR
The Wheeler Couuiy High
School Senior class of 1944 45
held their election for the pur**
pose of electing officers. The
following were elected:
President —Clinton Jackson
Vice President—Richard Crow
Secretary—Mary Wood
Treasurer —Frankie Watson
Class Reporter—Frank Irwin,
Jr.
Grade mothers will be elected
later.
The senior class will present
their officers in a chapel progiam
Friday afternoon. The program
to include:
Scripture—Frank Irwin, Jr.
Prayer —Frankie Watson
School Citizenship — Clinton
Jackson
Poem —Mary Wood
Song—Class
ConstHuiion Day, September
17 —Richard Crowe.
Patriotic songs —Class and
assembly.
—Kepler.
ITEMS OF INTEREST ABOUT
THE GEORGIA BLUER
HOME TOWNS PROGRAM
ALMA, Georgia, was the first town
to form its local Better Home Town
Committee. The Alma committee con
sists of seven men and two women:
J. J. Jones, bank cashier and insur
ance agent; Otis W. oJnes, superin
tendent of Alma schools; B. A. Bish
op, undertaker and a member of city
council; C. J. Broome, Jr., editor of
Alma Times; W. R. Greenway, farm
er and member of County Commis
sioners; Mrs. A. J. Tuten, president
of W. M. U. and vice-president of
State P.-T. A.; Mrs. Bill Williams,
president of • -Woman’s Circles.
’They have great plans for making
Alma “An ideal Place to Live In,’’ ac
cording to Mr. J. J. Jones, chairman
of the committee.
VILLA RICA, through its Civitan
Club, presented the Better Home
Towns Program at a meeting or rep
resentative citizens who went into
action and formed their BHT Com
mittee.
Fifteen progressive citizens arc on
Villa Ricas panel: Frank S. Pope,
BHT chairman, cotton broker; Alfred
H. Stockmar, manufacturer; A. A.
Parker, County Commissioner of
Roads; F. T. Wilson, editor, The Villa
Rican; W. B. Candler, H. L. Suteon,
R. C. Owen, H. G. Cliatt, E. J. Wil
liams, S. N. Richardson, H. L. Reid,
J. H. Griffin, Mrs. S. C. Connally, Mrs.
H. D. Anderson, Mrs. J. E. Powell.
Georgia’s Better Home Towns Pro
gram is gaining national attention.
Tide Magazine said:
“Economists generally agree that
the southern states are in for an in
dustrial boom after the far, but just
what states will share it remains to
be seen. At least one, however, is not
standing by listlessly until the war
ends to find out; from Atlanta the
Georgia Power Company firmly asks:
WHA TABOUT GEORGIA? And,
having posed the question, the com
pany outlines a program which it be
lieves will deliver the right answer.”
Other national publications have
commended Georgia’s program.
Good news! The Better Home
Towns Program is going to have its
own radio newscast, beginning Tues
day, September 12.
Originating over the Blue Network
station WAGA in Atlanta, the news
cast-called GEORGIA NEWS—will
be on the air Tuesday and Thursday
from 9:15 to 9:30 p. m.. Central War
Time and Saturdays from 6 to 6:15
p. m., Central War Time. Careful
study has resulted in a hookup of
these stations with WAGA for a
state network broadcast: WRLC,
Toccoat; WLAG, LaGrange; WRGA,
Rome; WALB. Albany; WGAC, Au
gusta: WDAK, Columbus, and
WBML, Macon.
Be sure to tune in! It’s YOUR
program.
The Fourth Quarterly
Conference At Spring Hill
The Fourth Quarterly Con
ference for the Alamo Charge
will be held at Spring Hill Fri«»
day, September 22.
Rev. Leland Moore, Superin'*
tendent of the Dublin District
will preach at 12:00 o’clock.
Lunch will be served at the
noon hour. All officers are urged
to be present.
The first locomotive ever operat
ed in the United States was bought
in England.
ALAMO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1241
Two Recipes for Point-Free Pork
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Point-easy pork is good eating if
thoroughly cooked to bring out the
full, rich flavor.
Rural housewives who have mod
em gas ranges supplied with "bot
tled” or "tank” gas are fortunate,
for they can easily maintain the
constant low temperature necessary
to cook pork so it-is uniformly
browned, with a crisp but not hard
crust so that it slices neither crum
bly nor dry.
Cooking pork is fuel-saving be
cause of the low temperature used,
and that, too, is important, for bu
tane and propane tn these gases
have gone to war. They fortify
high-test aviation gasoline, treat
and cut metals, and make synthetic
rubber and dynamite.
Here are point-wise recipes for
homemakers who want to take ad
vantage of economical pork cuts:
Drumsticks.
(Serves 6)
1% pounds lean pork, ground
INSECTICIDE DDT TO
• SAVE HUMAN LIVES
Cleveland, Sept. 12. —Brig. Gen.
James S. Simmons of the Army Med
ical Corps, predicted today that the
newly-developed insecticide “DDT“
will “exceed even penicillin in its
ultimate usefulness in the preserva
tion of health and the saving of
human lives.
“The discovery and the field of
application of DDT in control of
inscct-borne diseases will, in my
opinion, prove to (be the outstand
ing medical advance made durnig
this war,” General Simmons told the
American Association for the Ad
vancement in Science.
THE PASSING OF
MRS. GARFIELD LOVE
I have been asked to write this by
the faithful husband and father.
Dear Nannie will be with us no
more in this sin-cursed earth, but she
will live with us in spirit as long as
we are permitted to walk on this
mundane sphere.
The River took lovely Nannie, but
it can’t snatch her memory from our
lives. We will all love and cherish
her as long as we live. Such a fine
little ladv, such an ideal wife and
such a precious mother and delightful
friend.
This good lady carried a queenly
bearing, a modest face, a smiling lip
and one of the most winning ways
known to the woman-world.
All who knew her will truly tell
that she went to heaven and not to
hell. She had one ambition in life,
and that was to make the best wife
possible, and be a loving and devoted
mother. She did all this and more.
She did not have to work, but she
w’orked that she might make her
home what God would have her.
Many traded at the store where she
worked with no other purpose than
to trade with dear Nannie, such an
agreeable and pleasant lady with
whom to do business. She will be
missed more than we can tell. Never
can she come back to live with her
loved ones, but they can go to be
with he r forever more. Please do
that. You will know her in heaven
and she will know you. So live till
you will- be with her in the heavenly
clime, and love her all the time.
Goodbye, dear Nannie; we will
meet you in heaven. Your lovely
bearing will no more grace our
streets, but we can go to you, and we
all can shout and sing around the
Great White Throne in the Glory
Land.
In the Resurrection morning, King
Jesus will come a-shouting.
And we must meet Him in the air;
lovely Nannie will be “There.”
Don’t you want to go “There" where
King Jesus reigns all th tim.
And b with angelic Nannie all the
eime in the heavenly clime?
8-6-44 W. B. K.
Grand Coulee Dam contains
enough concrete for a highway from
Los Angeles.
One of the oldest schools in the
world is Moslem University of Cairo,
Egypt. It was founded in 970 A, D.
% cup fine bread crumbs
1 tsp. salt
Vs teaspoon pepper
. 1 egg, beaten
1 tbsp, grated onion
% cup milk
Combine all ingredients. Mix«*vell.
Shape into cakes resembling drum
sticks. Insert a wooden skewer into
each cake. Roll in crumbs or flour.
Brown in hot fat. Cover. Fry over
very low flame about 20 minutes
longer. Brown 2 tbsp, flour in 2
tbsp, pan drippings. Add 1 cup hot
water. Cook, stirring constantly un
til thickened. Season with salt and
pepper.
Sausage Rolls.
(Serves 4)
12 link sausages
12 thin slices of bread
Broil sausages. Remove crusts
from bread. Roll each sausage in
Slice of bread. Toast under broiler.
Garnish with tomato wedges and
parsley.
WORK BEGUN ON REPAIRING
DAM AT OCMULGEE PARK
Work was started Tuesday of last
week on the Ocmulgee State Park, lo
cated in Wheeler County, near Me
Rae. The Eagle had previously rui
an advertisement calling for bids to
repair thed am that was broken some
time ago. The E. C. Ryals Construc
tion Company, of Augusta, was the
successful bidder on this project.
When this project is completed it will
lie one of the bests wimming and
fishing resorts in South Georgia.
The Federal government, with _th<
co-operation of the state authorities,
will restock this huge pond with al!
sorts of fish.
LITTLE ROCK HOLINESS
CAMP MEETING CLOSED
The little Rock Holiness camp
meeting which has been in progress’
for the past week, came to a close
Sunday, with a large crowd present.
Sunday was Homecoming Day at this
historic campground. Deacon Utly,
with his Stamps-Baxter Quartet, of
Macon, was present and furnished the
music and did the singing betweer
the preaching services. They were sr
enthoused they promised to be back
again one year from Sunday. Rev.
J. A. Cowart, the pastor, and his
committee, H. F. Williams, H. E
Watson, O. L. Rawlins, had every
thing well planned in advance for
this meeting.
At the noon hour Sunday a bounti
ful dinner was spread by the people
of the little Rock community and also
friends from a distance, and every
one that was present was invited up
to the tables to eat. Everything that
could be mentioned to eat was on the
tables, and there was plenty left for
another large gathering.
Laurel and Hardy
At Alamo Theatre
Move over Dagwood, here come
Laurel and Hardy.
Mal St. Clair, who directed the two
famous comedians in 2tOh Century-
Fox’s hilarious hit, “The Dancing
Masters,’’ opening Thursday-Friday,
September 21-22, at the Alamo Thea
tre, is working on a series of comic
strips involving the two comedians, to
appear in syndicated form in many
newspapers throughout the country.
Before St. Clair took up the mega
phone, he was a successful sports and
comic strip cartoonist.
“Working with Stan and Oliver has
given me enough ideas to last the
next three years,” says Mal. “I
think the antics of the boys in comic
strip form will be tremendously pop
ular with American readers of all
ages.”
Lovely Trudy Marshall appears in
the romantic lead of the new Laurel
and Hardy laugh riot which was pro
duced by Lee Marcus. Others in the
cast include Robert Bailey, Matt
Briggs, Margaret Dumont and Allan
Lane.
The weird Alaska is believed to be
a corruption of a native term, Al
ay-ek-sa, meaning “The Great Land.”
North Carolina leads all states In
percentage of native-born popula
tion—99.6 per sent
W. S. C. S. MET WITH
MRS-^M^ BRIDGES
The W. S. C 8. met Monday
afternoon, Septenpcr 4th, at tb c
home of Mrs. W. M. Bridges,
and a very interesting program
was given by Miss Maxine
Currie, Mrs. J.H. Walker and
C. 13. Griner, and Mrs. Robert
Peoj ks taking part. Mrs. W. E.
Currie bad charge of the busi
ness sis .ion.
Mrs. Earl Ryals was welcomed
oy the Society as a new member.
The October meeting will be
acid at Mrs. Clyde Hinson’s
home with Mrs. C. A. Estes and
Mrs Earl Ryals in charge of the
progyam.
Mrs. Bridges was assisted by
am- daughter, Mrs J. Aubrey
Fussess in serving delicious re
freshments.
SGT. WILLIE R. JORDAN
RETURNED FOR TREATMEM
MITCHEL FIELD, N. Y., Sept.,
1944.—Sergeant Willie R. Jordan, oi
Alamo, Ga., just returned with othi i
.rounded men by ambulance plain,
from England, wasts to be sure the
name of the medical corps man who
saved his life gets into this story.
Sergeant Jordan is a sunburned
chap with a lot of laugh wrinkler
around his eyes, but looked mighty
serious as he explained how he got
hit in the right foot during an artil
iery barrage at St. Lo on July 9th
Five minutes after he got hit the
“medic,” Private oJe Funk, of Los
Angeles (“Be sure and ipention him,”
says Jordan), came up and gave the
sergeant sulpha drugs, a shot of mor
phine and bandages to stanch the
deeding. Then they had to wait out
i two-and-a-half-hour artillery bar
rage before being abel to make an
ither move. Private Funk got the
sergeant to a first-aid station in th<
rear finally.
But before leaving the invasion
front. Sergeant Jordan knocked ou
a machineg un nest in front. He
watched bursts of smoke coming fron
t 100 yards away, and took a sho:
directly above the - smoke. The ma
-hine gun stopped chattering in
itantly.
A C-47 brought Willie back to Eng
and, and less than a month later he
vas on his wav to the United States
n a huge ambulance plane, a C-54.
there were 'sixteen other wounded
ilong, and a nurse who played card?
with the boys and passed out hot food
wd medicines.
Before the war Willie Jordan got
around a bit. He was a baker ir
Tacksonville, Fla. But now he hopes
o be shipped near his hometown.
SOIL CONSERVATION NEWS
By G. R. Peeples.
Complete conservation plans were
made last week on the farms of J
Mcßae Clements, M. C.. Ryals, Zade
Frost and O. L. Ryals.
J. Mcßae Clements, Alamo, plans
to reterrace 154 acres of his farm.
He plans to establish four meadow
mtlets to take care of the excess ter
’•aco run off water. The meadow out
'ets will be seeded with lespedaz ser
icea. Mr. Clements also plans to es
‘•ablish twenty-five acres of perma
nent pasture.
M. U. Ryals, Glenwood, plans to
•errace 56 acres of his farm. Mr.
Ryals plans to establish one meadow
seeded to lespedeza sericea to take
-are of terrace rvn-off water. As soon
as Mr. Ryals is abel to socure wire to
do necessary fencing he plans to es
tablish 16 acres of permanent pas
ture.
■ Zade Frort. Glenwood, plans to ter
race forty-eight acres of his farm.
Mr. Frost clans to establish a meadow
outlet to take care of terrace run-off
water. Mr. Frost also plans to es
tablish seven acres of permanent pas
ture.
O. L. Ratals. Glenwood, clans to ter
race fiftv-four acres of his farm. Mr.
Ryals plans to build a farm pond for
fish and watering stock as soon as he
is able to secure labor. Mr. Ryals
also plans to establish six acres of
permanent pasture.
GLENWOOD MAY HAVE
A NEW BANK
Mr. M. F. Brice, a prominent busi
nessman of Vidalia, and with some of
the business men of Glenwood, is
planning to organize a bank at an
early date. The bank will be incor
porated and will have the Federal De
pository Insurance which will no
duobt meet with the approval of the
Wheeler oCunty citizens. This will
be the only bank in the countv that
will have a Federal Insurance Depos
it, and the person that will have a de
nosit to make can rest assured that
he can get it back. The town of Glen
wood has been noted for several
years as a progressive and co-opera
tive community and is alwavs invit
ing new business into its midst.
With thia new bank and plans are
now underway for a shirt or an un
derwear factory, this will no doubt
make Glenwood one of the best trad*
Inp centers in south Georgia.
Sample Copy 5c Number 19
H KHDIST
CHURCH MICJIU
BROWNING METHODIST
CHURCH DEDICATED
Dedication of the new Brown Meth
odist Church took place Sunday, Sep
tember 3, 1944. The dedication ser
mon was delivered by the Rev. Leland
Moore, district superintendent of the
Dublin district. The ritual ceremony
was carried out in due form of the
Discipline of 1940 of the Methodist
Church. It was held at 1:30, Eastern
War Time. The following partici
pated: Rev. Leland Moore, assisted
by the pastor; Rev. R, L. Harris; a
local preacher, Rev. Carlton Ander
son. of Stuckey, and the local trustees
of the Browning Church, T. M. Heath
and O. B. Adams. The church was
beautifully decorated with several
different kinds of flowers. At noon a
basket dinner was served in the pine
grove across the road. The table was
well loaded with a wide variety of
food which was immensely enjoyed
by the throng of people present. B.
r. Jordan was table manager, and
(>. B. Adams was in charge of re
freshments.
Afternoon gatherings often become
dull and uninteresting, but this was
not true in this case. The pastor, who
was master of ceremonies, had se
lected special talent from other
churches to speak on selected sub
jects.
W. E. Currie furnished special mu
sic and singing which was enjoyed by
all. R. F. Jordan spoke on “Finan
cial Obligations.” His message was
brief and to the point of a nice col
lection.
Jeter Hertz had as his subject,
“What I Think of a Country Church.”
His talk was edifying and spiced
with native wit, which the congrega
tion seemingly enjoyed to the high
est degree. J. H. Walker spoke on
‘‘Community Co-operation." His talk
was on the level and brought out
some very fine points which heg reat
y emphasized. First, he co-operated
himself when he was asked to speak,
and with humble confession he laid
□own his gentle strategy and drove in
for the kill. He expressed his own
ippreciation to the men and women
□f the community for giving of their
monye and labor in order to make
this occasion possible. He realized
that they must co-operate with the
Diety and with one another and that
they recognize the holy altar as the
place to solve all human problems.
The loving esteem the people had for
him showed that they appreciated
his speech and sincerity.
Mrs. C. M. Jordan was to speak on
“Church School.” Rev. Leland Moore
□poke in her behalf on this subject,
and as his style, he handled it with
efficiency.
Mrs. Johnnie Clements was to
speak on “Beautifying Church and
Church Grounds.” Due to conditions
beyond her control, as well as Mrs. C.
M. Jordan, they were unable to ap
pear on the program, which was re
gretted throughout the length and
breadth of the Alamo charge.
Pauline Heath and Mary Wood
served as registrants. R. T. Wood, A.
L. Holliday, D. N. McNeal and some
young boys of the community were
general managers of the church
grounds.
There were several of the county’s
most outstanding men present, name
ly: J. A. Pope, clerk of the court
>f Wheeler County; R. G. Perdue,
County Commissioner of oßads; C. M.
Jordan and R. F. Jordan, both naval
store operators: K. N. Sears, engaged
m logging and farming, and R. A.
Eakes, former school superintendent
of the county. It was very much to
our sorrow that he was taken ill and
could not remain for the afternoon
urogram.
The deeds of the church ground,
donated by J. H. Walker to the Meth
odist Church have beenput on record
in the county seat. The same was
handed to T. M. Heath.
To those who were so nice to help
make this occasion a success we wish
to express our deepest appreciation.
To the Eagle, we extend our thanks
for carrying the complete program.
To Mr. Eddie Mellon, for furnishing
the piano and the seats. We also
wish to thank Mr. Roger Perdue and
Mr. Talmage Morrison for helping to
set the church grounds in order.
Rev. Carlton Anderson is assisting
the pastor in a series of meetings
this week. Everyone is cordially in
vited to attend. It goes without say
ing the pastor has given his time and
energy to the organization work and
deeply appreciates the co-operttion of
the people.
—PAULINE HEATH.
MME. CHIANG ENTERS
NEW YORK HOSPITAL
New York, Sept. 11.—Madame
Chiang . Kai-chek, wife of China’s
generalissimo, arrived here early to
day and entered Columbia Presby
terian medical center for treatment,
it was learned.
Madame Chiang has been under
a doctor’s care in Ri 0 de Janerio
since arriving there July 13 by plane
from China. When she left China
it was reported she was suffering
from nervous exhaustion, insomnia
and chronic. urti«aria t an inflamwa*
tion of tha ikin.
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