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DEVOTED. TO THE HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY OF THE HOMES, SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES OF ALAMO AND WHEELER COUNTY..
Volume 31
CMWD M. 1
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The Parent-Teacher Association of
Glenwood High School met in the
school auditorium Friday evening,
September 16, at 3 o’clock.
First, the study course was excel
lently conducted by the study course
chairman, Mrs. Hilda H. Browning.
She conducted a devotional, after
which she presented our goal to work
toward for the ensuing year, and the
following teachers who made inspira
tional talks: Mrs. C. M. Reagan,
“The Working Mother;” Mrs. Virginia
Rainey, “Vitamins, the Basic Seven;”
Mrs. Mary K. Clark, “Infantile Pa
ralysis,” and Miss Annie Laurie Fow
ler, “Books.”
The fourth grade presented a very
inspiring program on vitamins which
was supervised by their teacher, Miss
Grace Hurst.
Our meeting was then called to or
der by our new president, Mrs. Wal
ter Pope, who proved to be very effi
cient.’ Two officers were elected to fill
the vacancies: Secretary, Miss Mary
Elizabeth Stone, and treasurer, Miss
Annie Laurie Fowler. Our vice presi
dent is Mrs. L. W. Kent. Our presi
dent presented her appointed commit
tees. Our decisive aim for the year is
recreation — playground equipment.
There being no further business,
Mrs. Harvey Kent, our Sixth District
supervisor, gave a very informative
talk on “A Standard P.-T. A.” Our
meeting then adjourned and we were
invited by the first, second and third
grade hostesses out to the lunchroom.
A delicious salad course was served.
The ninth grade won the dollar for
having the most parents present.
USSERY—OMERZU
Announcement is made of the mar
riage of Miss Doris Ussery, of Ala
mo, to Sergeant Anthony M. Omerzu,
of Cooperstown, N. Y., on June 1,
1944, in Hinesville, Ga.
Mrs. Omerzu is the attractive
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. V. S. Us
sery of Alamo. Sergeant Omerzu iu
from New York, but is now stationed
at Fort Crook, Nebraska.
She was dressed in powder blue
trimmed in navy and carried navy
accessories. She was teaching first
grade in Glenwood when she resigned
to join her soldier husband.
THOMPSON SAYS STATE
WILL BE OUT OF DEBT
WHEN ARNALL LEAVES
Georgia’s current and bonded in
debtedness will be completely paid off
“to the last dime” before Governor
Ellis Arnall leaves office, it was as
serted by M. E. Thompson, executive
secretary to the Governor, in an ad
dress before the Atlanta Exchange
Club.
With efficiency and economy ar
watchwords of this administration
Secretary Thompson said, Arnall’s in
sistence upon these administrative
characteristios will enable him to pay
the State out of debt before his term
is completed.
At the same time, he declared, the
State’s services to the people are be
ing increased, with higher salaries
for public school teachers, greater fi
nancial aid to the University System,
and more attention to the Welfare
Department, where "for the first time
all worthy cases are getting' old-age
pensions; facilities for the insane at
Milledgeville, for feeble-minded chil
dren at Gracewood, for the blind at
Macon and the deaf at Cave Springs
have been increased.”
Thompson said the Governor’s fin
est trait is “his personal and political
honesty."
TIMBER-CRUISING SERVICE
AVAILABLE TO FARMERS
The State Department of Forestry
is operating a timber-cruising service
for farmers and other timber grow
ers which is free, provided at least
five acres of timber are allowed to be
marked for cutting, according to an
nouncement by State Forester J. M.
Tinker. He added:
"Many far-sighted landowners have
had their entire stand marked fur a
selective cut, thus insuring them
selves of another profitable income
from their forests. Timber is a crop
and should be treated as such to in
sure an ever-present timber stand,
thus protecting the land from erosion
and producing a better ground cover,
or forest floor, which will help to pro
duce another crop of even better
timber at an earlier date, and insur
ing a profitable monetary income
from time to time for the landown
ers.
“The work has not stopped with
the timber cruising and marking, but
* in several cases has resulted in the
■ satisfactory sale of entire timber
tracks, thereby assisting the war ef
fort, as sawlogs cut from farm wood
lots are used in army truck bodies,
$ landing barges, battleships decking,
. P. T. boats, trainer planes, and other
vital things in the war e_ort. Woods
are forest arsenals, and are as impor
tant to winning the war as the fin
ished implements used on the battle
fronts.”
England was the birthplace of
: modern shorthand.
The equator is about 24,902 miles
long.
Pelican state is the popular name
for Louisiana.
YOUNG DEMOCRATS
TO COOPERATE IN
PARTYMEETINGS
The Young Democratic Clubs
of Georgia will co-operate with
the senior Party in Georgia in
promoting precinct meetings on
Thursday evening, October 5,
when President Roosevelt makes
his second major campaign ads
dress, directed particularly to
the Democratic workers assem
bled in precients all over the
nation.
“It is all part of a plan an
nounced by the Democratic
National Committee,” said James
D. Pippens, Chaiiman of the
Executive Committee, Young
Democratic Clubs of Georgia,
“which has for its primary pur*
pose a direct appeal from the
President to Party workers.
“Even though Georgia is cers
tain to be in our column on
November 7, we expect many of
these precinct meetings to b e
held over the State. TLe Young
Democrats will work with the
Democratic State Executive
Committee in carrying out the
plan.”
WHEELER COUNTY HAS
FULL-TIME COUNTY NURSE
Mr. R. G. Perdue, the sole County
Commissioner, through the co-opera
tion of the -State Board of Health,
has secured the services of Mrs. Des
sie C. Williams as County Health
Nurse for Wheeler County. Mrs. Wil
liams comes here from Telfair coun
ty and is highly recommended for this
position.
Mrs. Williams is a' resident of
Alamo. She has secured rooms with
Mrs. Louise White on Commerce
street. When anyone is in need of
her services they can contact her at
the County Health Office or at her
home here. >
ALAMO P.-T. A. MEETS
THURSDAY NIGHT
The Alamo P.-T. A. will hold
their regular monthly meeting
next Thursday night, in the
gymnasium building at 8:30
clock. This meeting is called
“Daddy’s Night” and we urge
every father and mother to be
present. A speaker from out of
town will be with us on this
occasion.
TApE YOUR PICK OF
TWO THANKSGIVINGS
ATLANTA, Sept. 28.—(GPS)—
There has been much controversy
over whether Georgians will observe
the fourth Thursday in November as
Thanksgiving Day or whether it will
be the fifth Thursday in November.
Governor Ellis Arnall settled the mat
ter once and for all the other day
when he announced:
“Georgia will have two Thanks
giving Days this years, and if the
war ends during November we will
have three.
“Congress has designated the
fourth Thursday, November 23, as
Thanksgiving Day throughout the na
tion and I will proclaim that date as
a legal holiday in Georgia.
“But the Georgia law fixes the last
Thursday in November as Thanksgiv
ing Day. The last Thursday falls on
November 30. So I will also proclaim
that date as a legal holiday.
“Georgians may observe both holi
days, or take their choice,” he added.
NO MORE HOME CANNING
SUGAR AFTER OCTOBER 1S
The issuance of home canning
sugar for the 1944 canning season
will be discontinued as of October
15, it was announced today by Rob
ert D. Reid, Jr., district rationing
executive OPA.
“I have just received authoriza
tion to this effect,” Mr. Raid said.
“Effective Sunday, October 15,
Local Boards'will no longer be per
mitted to issue certificates, coupons
or other ration evidences for Home
Canning of fruits and fruit juices,
nor for the Home Canning of pre
serve*, marmalades, jams, jellies and
fruit butters to be prepared from
fruit* and fruit juices.”
ALAMO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1944
ELECTRIC LINE FOR
HOMES NOW AVAILABLE
Mr. J. R. Chambless, superintend
ent of The Little Ocmulgee Electric
i Membership Corporation, here, an
) nounced this week that homess want
ing an Electric line built to their
home are requested to write to the
REA, Alamo, Ga., and ask for the
blank form, “Information and Re
quest for Electric Extension,” and
Mr. Chambless will be glad to send
them to the applicant.
The REA went into effect in 1935,
when there was only one out of every
10 farm homes supplied with electric
current, and today there are about 43
per cent of farms that are electrified.
The Eagle calls your attention to
an advertisement that appears else
where in this issue of the Eagle as to
how to apply for Extension Blanks.
The Little Ocmulgee Electric Mem
bership Corporation serves the coun
ties ot Wheeler, Laurens and Telfair.
SGT. H. F. WILLIAMS
DECORATED WITH AIR MEDAL
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Williams of
Helena have been informed by Head
quarters Allied Air Forces, Southwest
Pacific Area, that their son, Sergeant
Howard F. Williams, was decorated
with the Air Medal recently.
Sergeant Williams, who is a bom
bardier on a B-25, survived when his
plane was shot down on July 9. He
was rescued by a Navy plane and
was in the hospital only three days
before he was sent back to New
Guinea for active service.
His mother received the following
letter from his commanding officer:
August 25, 1944.
Dear Mrs. Williams:
Recently your son, Sergeant How
ard F. Williams, was decorated with
the Air Medal. It was an award made
in recognition of courageous service
to his combat organization, his fellow
American airmen, his country, hi^
home and to you.
He was cited for meritorious
achievement while participating in
aerial flights in the Southwest Pa
cific Area from January 10 to June
16, 1944.
Your son took part in sustained op
erational flight missions during which
hostile contact was probable and ex
pected. These fights included bomb
ing missions against enemy installa
tions, shipping and supply bases, and
aided. considerably in the recent suc
cesses in this theatre.
Almost every hour of every day
your son, and the sons of other Amer
ican mothers, are doing just such
things as that here in the Southwest
Pacific. 1
Their’s is a very real and very tan
gible contribution to victory and to
peace.
I would like to tell you how genu
inely proud I am to have men such
as your son in my command, and how
gratified I am to know that young
Americans with such courage and re
sourcefulness are fighting our coun
try’s battle against the aggressor
nations.
You, Mrs. Williams, have every
reason to share that pride and grati
fication.
Sincerely,
GEORGE C. KENNEY,
Lieut. Gen., Commander.
TENTH GRADE NEWS
The tenth grade of the Alamo,
Wheeler County, High School, has the
pleasure of having Mrs. Lee Evans as
homeroom teacher.
The junior class has elected the
class officers, as follows: President,
Christine Brantley; vice president,
Junior Tanner; secretary, Rosalind
Seabolt; treasurer, Frankie Holmes;
reporter, Elene Johnson.
We have failed to elect our grade
mothers, but intend to at an early
date.
We are sponsoring a chapel pro
gram Friday, September 22, 1944. We
would like to have as many visitors
as possible.
US PEOPLE
By G. C. Barnhill
When it comes to doing some real
helping for the folks who need it,
the people will respond. The oppor
tunity to contribute to the United
War Fund will be presented soon.
This fund is used for our service
men and women in camps, for little
children, for our war prisoners and
many other needed things. It is
great to help raise two hundred and
fifty million doHars for such a cause
as this. If your boy or girl is in
the service they have been bene
fitted by this fund thru the U. S. O.
or in some other way. Let us be
prepared to do our part when the
chance comes our way to help.
Services At Baptist
Church Sunday
Rev. H. H. Humphreys, of
Gainesville, will preach at the
Alamo Baptist Church Sunday,
at 12:00 o’clock, and Sunday
night, at 8:00 o'clock. All of the
services will be held on Eastern
War Time. Every one invited to
come.
WHEELER MEN LEFT
8 FOR EXAMINATION
There were 15 white men who left
! Alamo Monday morning for Fort Mc
- Pherson for their physical examina
• tion. The men that are accepted for
f the Army will return back home and
s will be called later on when they are
> needed. They left by train. Hereto
• fore they used bus service. The fol-
I lowing is the list:
I Milton Oren Graham, Glenwood,
Ga., Route 1.
> R. D. Dixon, Glenwood, Ga., Rte. 1.
William Correll Clark, Helena, Ga.,
: Route 1.
Edward Tanner, Glenwood, Route 1.
James William LaFavor, Glenwood
Georgia.
Deward Erastus Elkins, Helena,
Ga., Route 1.
Edward Jacquline Purser, Glen
wood, Ga., Route 1.
James Walter Fields, Stuckey, Ga.
Calvin Cooledge Johnson, Glen
wood, Ga., Route 1.
William Albert Mcßride, Alamo,
Georgia.
Harold Eschol Adams, Alamo, Ga.,
Route 2.
Clayton Randall Gillis, Alamo, Ga.,
Route 1.
James Clifford Clark, Alamo, Ga.,
Route 2.
Vernon Thomas Couey, Glenwood,
Ga., Route 2.
William Calvin Barrs, Alamo, Ga.,
Route 2.
WINTER LEGUMES AND
SMALL GRAIN
By M. K. Jackson, County Agent
Farmers are urged to begin plan
ning now to seed as much small
grain and winter legumes as possible
this fall. The acute shortage of labor
is going to pl aft an additional bur
den on every able-bodied worker and
on all machinery.
If you ’have a tractor for hire to
help in fall sowing of grain and le
gumes be sure to send this informa
tion to the County Agent’s office so
that ararngements can be made to
use it to the best advantage.
The most commonly used winter
degumes in the southern half of the
state are hairy vetch, smooth vetch,
Austrian winter peas and blue lupine.
These legumes should always be in
oculate even when planted on the
same fields for two successive years.
Commercial cultures of nitrogen fix
ing baqteria are usually available for
in *€hlatipn purposes. Some farmers
may prefer to use soil from a field
having recently grown a certain le
gume in addition to the commercial
culture method. This usually requires
about % bushel of this type of dry
soil per acre when mixed with seed
and run through a “knocker” fertil
izer distributor or abeut 1,000 pounds
per acre when broadcast.
Use 200 to 600 pounds of 18 per
cent super phosphate per acre in or
der to secure proper growth and ef
fective innoculation of legumes.
In seeding oats for grain about two
bushels per acre is recommended, or
twice this amount if it is to be
grazed. If oats are following a high
ly fertilized crop a top dressing of
100 to 200 pounds of nitrate of soda
in the spring is the most profitable
fertilizer. Oats planted on land qoi
previously fertilized should be fertil
ized with 200 to 300 pounds of 18 per
cent super phosphate and 25 to 50
pounds of muriate of potash, per acre
or their equivalent at planting time,
with the top dressing suggested
above.
Wheat should be seeded at the rate
of 1 to 1^ bushels per acres and on
rich soil where the preceding crops
were fertilized with 400 ta 600 pounds
of fertilizer high in phosphate, a top
dressing in the spring of 100 to 200
pounds of nitrate of soda is recom
mended. If the land has not had this
previous treatment it is best to use
250 to 350 of 2-12-6 or 3-9-6 or 4-12-4
at planting with the same top dress
ing treatment as suggested above.
Treatment for loose smut apd cov
ered smut of oats can be carried out
several ways. The spray method is to
mix one pint of formaldehyde with
one pint of water and place in a'hand
spray gun. (This will treat 50 bush
els.) As the oats are being shoveled
from one pile to another they are
sprayed and after completing this op
eration the treated pile is covered
with sacks for five hours or over
night before being used. Sow imme
diately or spread out to dry.
The sprinkle method requires the
adding of one pint of formaldehyde
to 40 gallons of water to treat 50
bushels of oats. Use a sprinkling can
to apply this solution as the oats are
shoveled from one pile to another.
Cover for five hours or over night,
then sow.
The dip method requires one pint
of formaldehyde to 40 gallons of wa
ter to treat 50 bushels of oats. The
oats are immersed in half-filled bur
lap bags until the seed are thor
oughly wet and then they are allowed
to drain. Let sacks set for two hour,
or over night, before sowing.
Oats given the formaldehyde treat
ment but not usd in sowing may be
used for feed provided they are thor
oughly dried and exposed to the air
F for several days.
. MANY BALLOTS BEING
SENT TO SERVICE MEN
i .... . ■
, Ordinary D. N. Achord is mailing
, to the Wheeler County Service men
ballots and has been for some time
i now. It is thought that approxi
mately 300 ballots will be mailed to
1 Service men before the time closes,
i Judge Achord is very anxious for
the Service men and woman of this
county to receive ballots.
I THE DRAMAIIC CLUB
ELECT OFFICERS
The Dramatic Club of the
Alamo High school held its first
meeting Wednesday.
The following officers were
elected:
President —Junior Tanner.
Vice President—Emily Harris.
Secretary and Treaßurei —
Wiilena Joiner.
Reporter —Clinton Jackson.
Sponsorei —Mrs. Lee Evans.
There were 38 members pre
sent at the first meeting. We
have some of our play material
already ordered from the publi
shing house. The first Wednes
day of every month was agreed
upon by the club as the meeting
date. We have agreed to pay 10
cent dues each month. This wib
take care of our expenses. We
expect to pioduce our first play,
“Meivins’s Courtship’* .some
lime in November. Watch foi
the announcement in the Eagle.
Clinton Jackson, Reporter.
NATIONAL NEWSPAPER
WEEK STATEMENT BY
PRESIDENT ROOSEVEL’I
“The American Press has met the
test of our greatest national crisis
with courage, loyalty and integrity,
declared President Franklin D. Roose
velt in a National Newspaper Week
statement. He s^ys:
“The free press of America is a
living symbol of democracy, and as
such, it is in the forefront of democ
racy's battle for survival. It is help
ing to win that battle and will hei;
to win the peace and a betteh am.
freer world in the future.
“The Press of America has upheld
the hand of the soldier at the front
and the worker on the production
line. By providing the people with
honest news, it has enlightened the
minds of the people and strengthened
their will. It has loyally shared in
the sacrifices imposed by the need t<
ration essential materials. It ha.
galdly and voluntarily abided by l
code of censorship.
“The American press has met the
test of our greatest national crisis
with courage, loyalty and integsity
and in observance of National News
paper Week 1 am happy to send
greetings.”
FARMERS IN NEED OF FARM
MACHINERY SHOULD FILE
APPLICATION AT ONCE
County farmers who need rationee
farm machinery should file an imme
diate application with the Wheetei
County Farm Machinery Rationing
Committee at the AA office, William
D. Giddins, county administrative of
ficer of the Agricultural Adjustment
Agency, said this week.
If an immediate application is
made, he continued, the requests can
be given appropriate consideration
when allocations are made. Applr
cants who have already applied for
rationed machinery but have not re
ceived it should visit the county of
fice and have the request reinstated if
their needs continue to exist.
Items of rationed farm machinery
subject to county quotas under the
1944-45 rationing- program, Mr. Gid
dins pointed out, are combines, corn
binders, corn pickers, hay loaders,
manure spreaders, mowers, pick-up
hay bailers, side-delivery rakes and
tractors.
The machinery allocated under the
1944-45 program is slightly larger
than that made available under the
original 1943-44 rationing program,
Mr. Giddins asserted. “In view of the
fact that machinery manufacturers
determine priorities as to dates of de
livery, the Wheeler County commit
tee will have no control over the date
of delivery of machinery. The com
mittee feels that manufacturers will
give fair and equal consideration to
all counties when distribution is
made.”
The county administrative officer
pointed out that machinery must be
sold in accordance with the manu
facturers’ available distribution, un
less it is determined that there is no
need in the county for the type ma-
I chinery allocated.
, “If this should happen," Mr. Gid
dins declared, “the County Farm
• Machinery Rationing- Committee will
> certify that the machinery is not
needed and will give permission to
■ the State distribution or branch man
ager to transfer the machinery to a
ceunty where there is a need and
where the machinery can make its
greatest contribution to the war food
f program.” * *
' Sea water can be made drinkable
' by adding silver oxide, and tartaric
- or citric acid.
>
i Go to Church Sunday
Sample Copy 5c Number 21
. NUMIS HOM
’ fOR WAR FUNB DRIVE
t, Eugene Bakci, executive di
rector of United War Fund of
Georgia, announces that the
state committee has completed
plans for the annual drive be
ginning October 9.
New York.—Four million volun
teer workers, in every community
in the United States are now laying
plans to start work in October, for
the second time in history, to secure
conributions to a united war fund
for the 19 war-related agencies com
prising the National War Fund, and
for the home front agencies of local
community chests. The total objec
tives of some 10,000 of these feder
ated community campaigns will be
in excess of 3250,000,000.
The beneficiaries of these funds
are our own armed forces, prisoners
of war, our merchant marine seamen,
and the war victims of our Allies.
It is estimated that 60,000,000 peo
ple are touched in some way by the
activities of the 19 member agen
cies of the National War Fund.
It is hoped that when the cam
paigns have been concluded that 35,-
000,000 individuals and family
groups will have contributed. At
one time with a single gift, Ameri
cans may contribute to the vital
welfare needs of their individual
community, to the well being, coin
fort and happiness of relatives in
the armed forces, and to emergency
relief for innocent victims of war
among the United Nations. A con
tribution to any of these community
war funds is a gift that goes to
every front—-to 91 major geographic
areas on six continents.
Forty-six and one-half cents out
of the National War Fund dollar
goes to V£pxk.fox oujr own armed
forces, through the activities of
USO, with its 3,000 units stretching
from Alaska to Brazil and from
Newfoundland to Hawaii; USO-Camp
Shows, which carries entertainment
to our service men and women in
every theatre of war and United
Sedmen’s Service with 104 club^
and units on six continents.
War Prisoners’ Aid gets five cents
out of the National War Fund dol
lar.
Civilians in coipbat zones, such aa
Russia and China, our Allies in oc
cupied countries and refugees' get
approximately 32 and one-half cents
out of the National War Fund dol
lar.
The remainder, including two
thirds of a cent for administration,
is held to meet emergencies which
will arise as a result of the invasion.
FIFTH GRADE NEWS
The fifth grade elected officers,
committees and grade mothers for
the school year 1944-45 as follows:
President, Geraldine Brantley; vice
president, Junior Gilder; secretary
and treasurer, Bessie Joe Pope; re
porter, Joel Kusnitz; host, Derwin
Gay; hostess, Christine McDaniel;
nurse, Nina Ruth Joiner; doctor, Paul
Manus; monitor, W. H. Hall; health
chairman, Wynette White; . safety
chairman, James Watson; attendance
chairman, Don Riddle; bulletin board
chairman, Betty Jo Bell; housekeep
ing committee, Betty Jean Mannis,
Ed Purvis, Geneva Purnuis.
Grade mothers, 1944-45: Mrs. Mor
ris Kusnitz, Mrs. Preston White, Mrs.
W. C. Riddle.
By Joel Kusnitz, Reporter.
INJURED MINISTER
HAS RETURNED HOME
Hinesville, Ga., Sept. 23.—Rev.
. Frank Elvery, pastor of the Presby
, terian Church at Douglas, who has
been at Cqmp Stewart Hospital fol
lowing an automobile accident sever
' al weeks ago, returned to his home
yesterday.
’ Mr. Elvery was severely injured
[ when he crashed his car into an
i army truck to avoid hitting a small
• colored boy on the Coastal Highway
’ in Liberty eounty. In addition to
I lacerations q^out the head, the min
i ister suffered a fractured knee cap,
1 and this injury necessitated his being
taken to his home in an ambuianee.
Mrs. Elvery, who accompanied her
husband, has been staying with
: friends here since the accident.
Some six million ton* of water are
, poured dally into th* Dead 8m by
th* Urn JordMn. ,
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