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Volumn 39.
New Fifth Forestry:
District Begins
Operations In Park
The new fifth Forestry District
began operating, Tuesday from head
quarters in the Little Oemulgee!
State Park according to information
from the Georgia Forestry Commis
sion.
District Forester, Miles S. Koger
of Augusta will supervise the new
district. Mr. Koger is a graduate
of the University of Georgia School
of Forestry, and has served as coun
ty ranger of Decatur County, Forest
Management Assistant in the Second !
District at Camilla, and Fire Con
trol Assistant in the Tenth District I
before assuming his new duties.
Counties composing the new dis-I
trict are: Telfair, Dodge, Laurens,
Treutlen, Wilcox, Turner, Irwin, Ben
Hill, Montgomery, Toombs, Wheeler, |
Jeff Davis, Bleckley, Pulaski and
Houston. All these counties are un-'
der forest fire protection except the
last four mentioned.
Prior to the formation of this dis
trict, the forestry districts in the ’
state conformed to congressional dis
tricts, with the exception of the |
fifth, which was too small to operate
as a unit. However, the rapid ex
pansion of the .State Forest Protec
tion Program the last four years has
made it necessary to create a new j
district. During this period, coun-,
ties under forest fire protection have
grown from 34 to 114 with several
additional counties expected to come I
under protection within the next
few weeks.
District headquarters personnel in
addition to Mr. Koger, include As
sistant District Forester, James Reid
of Fitzgerald, Management; Assist
ant District Foresters, Milton A. i
Pierce of Empire and Frank E. Crav
en of New York, Fire Control; all
graduates of the University of Geor
gia School of Forestry; State Fire
Investigator, Charlie Tilman of j
Moultrie and Secretary, Miss Edor-,
tha Geiger of Alamo.
Headquarters for the district is '
now in the process of construction
near the entrance to the park rec-1
reational area .on land given to the ;
Forestry Commission by the State.
Unitl this building is completed,!
temporary headquarters are set up
in the park club house with phone
number 6352. Land owners, desir- I
ing information or aid in timberland I
management or fire control are i
urged to contact this office or their
local county forestry unit.
Quarterly Conference
For Mt. Vernon Charge
At Ailey M. E. Church
The First Quarterly Conference
of the Methodist Churches of the
Mount Vernon Charge will be held
at Ailey Methodist Church Sunday
evening, July 6, at 8:00 o’clock. The
Rev. William Haywood. D. S., will
preside at the business session of
the conference, which will follow
immediately the evening service of j
worship.
All the officials of the Glenwood
and Landsburg Methodist Churches'
of this county are expected to be in j
attendance. Important business re- j
lating to the new Church Confer-i
ence year will be enacted.
The service of worship will be i
in charge of Rev. Edward H. Car
ruth, the pastor. Rev. Haywood will i i
preach at the service.
Rev. Hawood Will
Preach At Shiloh
Methodist Church
Rev. W. M. Haywood will preach
in the Shiloh Methodist Church on
Sunday morning, July 6.
This will be the first visit of the
District Superintendent to the charge
this conference year.
BIBLE QUESTIONS
85. Which of the Gospels has no
mention of children in it?
86. Who was called, in the Bible,
the .“beloved physician”?
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ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS
BIBLE QUESTIONS
83. The Second Letter of John is .
the shortest book of the Bible.
84. The Book of Obadiah is the '
shortest book of the Old Testa
ment.
County Offices Closed
Friday and Saturday •
The offices at the court house will
be closed all day Friday and Sat-.
urday, July 4 and 5. i
Wheeler County Eagle
Superior Court
To Begin Monday
The Grand Jury and Traverse
Juries will report Monday, July 7,
to begin the term of court which
was recessed on June 16.
The following list of traverse jur
i ;ors will report July 7, at which
I time the criminal docket will be in ;
order.
C. I. Josey, Sr.
M. C. Guin
W. S. Rowland
Hilton McAlum
J. J. Selph
J. T. Pitts
J. N. O’Quinn
R. L. Atchison
Eulas Webster
Vernon Hartely
R. A. Hogan
G. C. Barnhill
Ray Tanner
A. L. Joyce
F. M. Whitehead
G. R. Coleman
Milton Smith
J. P. Morrison, Sr.
R. W. Windham
W. R. Sumner
Proctor Chambless
H. O. Tuten
J. B. Montford
C. J. Adams
Jake Palmer
J. F. Geiger
L. G. Reynolds
Truitt White
J. Eschol White
W. C. Pittman
C. R. Dixon
W. R. Sammons
J. B. Bass
Troy Nelms
J. H. Clark
D. L. Stephens
J. G. Rivers
F. A. Irwin
Paul J. Hinson
B. C. Clark
Marvin Anderson
J. H. Dorsey
Jimmie Clark
G. C. Josey
Joe Swain
Roscoe Chambers
J. H. McDaniel
Leon A. McDaniel
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Talmadge In Top
Spot At National
Governor's Cons.
। Governor Herman Talmadge took
j a prominent part in the National
I Governor’s Conference at Houston,
I Texas, this week, when he led a
j discussion on the subject “Higher
Education”.
Governor Talmadge was consid
! ered particularly suited to lead the
I discussion on this topic, since Geor
। gia’s University system is one of
the primary projects of Talmadge’s
administration, and has made tre
mendous progress during the past
three years.
The discussion in Houston on
higher education dealt with Plant
Facilities, Curriculum, Adequate
Staffs, and Enrollment.
The Governor was highly praised
j for his handling of the discussion.
Georgia Tobacco
Sales Set July 21
Auctioning of the 1952 flue-cured
; tobacco crop will begin on July 21. i
That date was set Friday by the |
. board of governors of the Bright i
Belt Warehouse Association in a i
meeting in Raleigh, N. C. for sales i
to begin on markets of the Georgia-
Florida belt.
Are We Ready?
By J. Seaborn Winn,
Milner, Ga.
In times of trouble are we ready
To breart her storm-tossed tide,
Does our hand hold the rudder
steady,
As we sail Life’s Ocean wide?
In times of danger do we go
To Christ who conquers all,
And let Him take away our woe
And hold us, lest we fall?
In times of sickness do we feel
The Great Physician near,
With Gilead’s Blessed Balm to heal
And drive away our fear?
When for workers there is need,
Do we Christ’s call obey,
Or to His plea give little heed
And go the other way?
In trouble, danger, sickness, need,
All Christian Soldiers should
Gladly serve in word and deed,
Cheer others and do good.
Subscribe for The Eagle and know
all about your county’s affairs.
Alamo, Wheeler County, Georgia, Friday, July 4, 1952
Tor social security purposes world
i WAR II VETS GET 'FREE' WAGE CREDITS
A great many World War II vete
i rans may be accumulated wage cred
i its for Social Security purposes
I which they don’t know about, Wil
' liam K. Barrett, director of the State
| Department of Veterans Service,
! said today.
For service in World War 11, cer
; tain wage credits have been auto
jmatically established--no reporting is
I required. Today, on the other hand,
j many former servicemen who are I
j self-employed civilians are required
| by law to make net earning reports.
I Taken together, the “free” and re
! quired credits may add up to pro- |
; tection at a critical time for the
veteran or his surviving dependents.
j For social security purposes, serv
| ice in the armed forces during World
War II counts the same as civilian
employment. The law provides a
wage credit of $l6O a month for each
month of active service between ,
September 16, 1940 and July 24. j
Rountree-Lowe
| Church Wedding
i The Mount Vernon Presbyterian
I church was resplendent in its setting j
Tuesday afternoon, 5:30 o’clock,
when the Rountree-Lowe wedding
was celebrated within its hallowed |
walls and attended by a concourse j
of friends and kinsmen. The charm ,
of the occasion was all-prevading. |
The bride of the occasion, Miss I
Frances Rountree, only daughter of [
Mrs. Zell Mcßride Rountree and the
late Carl E. Rountree, was the cen
ter of widespread interest. The
groom, Wiliam J. Lowe of Alamo,
now stationed at Fort Lewis, Wash.,
is a son of Mr. J. G. Lowe and the
late Mrs. Lowe of Alamo. The af
fair brought together many rela
atives and friends of both families, j
The church was arranged with a
background of magnolia leaves,
plams and cut flowers. The taller
masses were topped with tapers,
which were lit by the usher-grooms
men, Lamar Wells, Jr., of Mount
Vernon and Edward Car«ell of Sa-]
vannah. Mrs. D. D. McGregor ren
dered an extended program of nup
' tial music. Miss Anna Morrison as
a vocal solo gave “I Love You Tru
ly” and in the course of the marriage
ritual sang “Prayer Perfect”.
Miss Rountree entered with her
uncle, Mr. Calvin Adams, who for
mally gave her away. Miss Peggy
Moore of Ailey was maid of honor
and Miss Mary Cobb of Mount
Vernon and Mrs. Edward Carnell of
Savannah served as bridesmaids.
Mr. Lowe was his son’s best man.
The double ring ceremony, with its
beautiful symbolisms, was pro
nounced by Rev. Ewell Nelson of
Vidalia.
The bride wore a white slipper
satin gown, with fitted bodice but
toned down the back, with full skirt,
a net yoke and long sleeves pointed
over the hand. Her finger-tip veil
of net was fitted to a Juliet cap,
covered with net. The dress and veil
were fashioned and made by Mrs.
Hoke Sharpe of Alston.
As something enriched with years,
the bride used a string of pearls
worn by her aunt, Mrs. Calvin
Adams, on the occasion of her marri
age. As borrowed item, the bride
carried a handsome handkerchief
I made by Miss Florence Adams, and
I the proverbial blue was represented
i in a handkerchief given by her aunt, |
I Mrs. M. B. Conner of Jesup.
The bride’s mother was gowned
in navy blue lace and white carna
tions formed her corsage. The grand
mother of the groom wore grey ny
lon, and her corsage was of pink car
nations.
Formally seated were Mrs. George
Roebuck of Mount Vernon, Mrs.
Gent Haralson of Alamo, and Misses
Patsy Wolfe of Uvalda, Nancy War
nock of Tarrytown and Carolyn Ful
mer and Nell Richardson, who had
the principal part in serving at the
reception at the community house
after the church rites. Mrs. Roe
buck and Mrs. Haralson directed this
charming feature. The bride’s book
was kept by Mrs. W. E. Palmer,
cousin of the bride.
At the community house, where
the setting bore a captivating and
enchanting air, as the guests mingled
in social pleasantry, after passing
the full-formed receiving line, punch
and dainties were served in gracious
style.
The display of bridal gifts at the
community house was viewed by
the guests and pronounced a rare and
valuable collection, attesting the
popularity of the bride. This fes
tive period lasted for an hour, and
before the happy bride and groom
left the house, a double line of well
1947.
These wage credits will be added
to wages received in civilan em
ployment, (if any) upon presentation
of veteran’s certificate of honorable
discharge, either when he applies
for retirement benefits at age 65 or
by his survivors in the event of his
death.
In fact if the veteran is no longer
living, his survivors may be eligible
for social security payments for
which they have never filed because
of ignorance of the law. Benefits
are payable regardless of any com
| pensation or pension that is payable
by the Veterans Administration.
Only six quarters of credit are
needed to provide benefits to sur
vivors or payments to old-age bene
ficiaries.
Barrett invited interested persons
to comie by the nearest branch of
fice of the State Department of Vete
। rans Service for advice and assist
| ance.
wishers had formed along the walk
way for the rice shower, which the
happy couple bore with the usual
haste. The newly married pair left
! immediately for a trip to Florida,
j It was. a beautiful affair, the charm
I and grace of which will long be re
| membered as an outstanding feature
I in the.social realm of Mount Vernon
I and vicinity.
[Vacation Bible School
i Landsburg Methodist
Church Next Week
The Landsburg Methodist Church
will hold a Vacation Bible School
during the coming week. The school
will open with the registration of
pupils during the regular Sunday
School hour Sunday morning, July
i 6, which begins at nine-thirty
o’clock.
The sessions of the Vacation Bible
School wil be held Monday through
Friday, from 4:00 to 6:15 p. m., July
7-11. There wil be classes each day
for Beginners, 2-5 years; Primary,
6-a ykars; and Junior Children. 9-11
years.
Miss Bertha Nell Key. Dublin Dis
trict Worker, will be the director
of the school. She will be assisted
by the pastor, the Rev. Edward H.
Carruth, and Mrs. Willie Gillis, Miss
Winona Bridges, Mrs. Carlton John
son, Mrs. Carrie Maddox, Mrs. L. B.
Chambers, and Mrs. Willard Mc-
Daniel.
Certificates for attendance will be
awarded by the pastor on Sunday,
July 13, at the regular preaching
service of the Church.
All children of the church congre
gation and community are cordially
invited to attend the sessions of the
school.
Last Rites For
T. D. Wooten Held
Friday Afternoon
Last rites for Thomas Durrell
Wooten, 63, prominent druggist of
Lumber City, who died Wednesday
afternoon of a heart attack, were
held from the Lumber City Meth
odist Church Friday afternoon at
4:30 o’clock. The pastor, the Rev.
I. L. Bishop officiated, assisted by
the Rev. M. M. Pierce and the Rev.
Lum Morrison.
Pallbearers were Dan McLean.
Reid Willcox Jr.. Howard Mcßride.
! Tom Haley, Joe Prescott and Frank
Thompson.
Honorary pallbearers were Bill
Williams, N. A .Mercer, Rod Thomp
son, Joe Nease, R. R. MacGregor,
Dr. C. R. Youmans, Dr. Duncan B.
Mcßae, Valda Wooten, D. R. Will
cox, Cicero Grindle and John Knox.
Mr. Wooten was born in Telfair
County on December 2, 1888, the son
of the late Tom and Fannie Wood
Wooten. He was a member of the
Lumber City Methodist Church, the
Masonic Lodge F. & A. M.; the Mc-
Rae-Telfair County Hospital Au
thority, and the local draft board.
He had operated a drug store in
Lumber City for many years, and
was held in high esteem throughout
the county.
Survivors include his wife, the
former Miss Lurline Bristow; one
son T. D. Wobten Jr.; a daughter.
Mrs. W. H. Wheeles, of Bartow, Fla.;
two brothers, S. G. Wooten and Lew
is Wooten, of Jacksonville, Fla.; a
sister, Mrs. Thomas Rhine, of Doc
tor’s Inlet, Fla.; and three grand
children.
Interment was in the Lumber City
Cemetery with Thomas Funeral
Home of Hazlehurst in charge of ar
rangements.
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“gateway” to county happenings.
Single Copy 5c
Quota Referendum
Tor Tobacco To
Be Held Soon
‘ | Flue-cured tobacco growers of
' , Wheeler County will vote in a refe
' rendum to be held soon on flue
j cured tobacco marketing quotas, ac-
I cording to R. D. Thomas, chairman
• of the County PMA Committee. The
■ referendum is being helfl to deter
mine, in accordance with the law
whether growers want quotas for
three years; whether they want
quotas for the 1953 crop only; or
whether they do not want quotas.
Marketing quotas will continue in
effect if more than two-thirds of
the growers voting in the referen
dum cast favorable ballots.
The purpose of marketing quotas
is to provide growers with a method
of adjusting supply to demand and
to help them obtain fail' prices for
the tobacco they produce.
Anyone who has an interest in the
1952 crop of flue-cured tobacco, eith
i er as owner, tenant, or sharecropper
| is entitled to one vote on the ques-
- tion of marketing quotas. Each per- .
■ son concerned, however, is entitled
1 to only one vote even though he
■ may be engaged in the production
’ of flue-cured tobacco in two or more
1 communities, counties or States.
Mr. Thomas pointed out that
acreage allofments will be continued
in 1953 if marketing quotas are ap
proved. Notices with specific acre
age allotments for 1953 cannot be
proposed in time for notifying farm
i ers if the referendum is to be held
1 prior to the opening of the markets
1 in July. A notice will be sent to
f each farmer containing information
r for which the farmer can compute (
r his 1952 allotment. The regular al
t lotment notice with the specific
acreage allotment for each farm will :
j be sent to farm operators as usual
i at a later date.
r He also stated that price support
r loans at 90 percent of parity will
be provided for 1953 crop tobacco
[ if the quotas are approved in the
referendum.
Former Resident
1 Dies In Douglas
Os Heart Attack
>
Funeral services were held in the
West Green Methodist Church Tues
day morning at 11 o’clock for Samuel
Marvin Pharr, 74, a former well
, known resident of Mcßae, who died
of a heart attack in the hospital in
Douglas Sunday afternon. The Rev.
Mr. Davis officiated, and interment
was in the Glenwood Cemetery with
Sims Funeral Home of Douglas in i
charge of arrangements.
Mr. Pharr was born in Gwinnett
■ County on June 15, 1878, the son of,
the late George Washington and
Ruth Johnson Pharr. His wife, the
former Miss Leila McAlum, died
several years ago. He was superin
tendent of waterworks in Mcßae for
19 years but was forced to retire
when he was injured in an accident.
He was a member of the Methodist
Church.
Mr. Pharr moved to West Green
four years ago to make his home.
He is survived by three children, I
Mayo Pharr, of Mcßae: Olin Pharr,
of Douglas; and Mrs. Gaines Meeks,
of Nicholls; his mother-in-law Mrs.
I
John McAlum; five brothers, Law
rence Pharr, of Atlanta; the Rev.
Theo Pharr, of Talbotton; Jim Pharr,
of Waycross; Charles Pharr, of Fort .
Pierce, Fla. and Lovie Pharr, of
Washington. D. C.; 10 grandchil- '
dren, and seven great-grandchildren. ]
Mrs. Tom Kent
Dies Saturday
In Vidalia Hospital
Funeral services were held Sun- (
member of the Glenwood Baptist i
Church for Mrs. Tom Kent who died (
Saturday in a Vidalia hospital after j
a brief illness. Mrs. Kent was a <
member of the Glenwod Baptist ,
Church and a past president of the i
WMU. i
The pastor of the Glenwood Bap
tist Church conducted the service, ।
assisted by the Rev. J. D. Rabun of ;
Lyons, and the Rev. R. L. Robinson ;
of Mt. Vernon.
Mrs. Kent is survived by two chil
dren, a son, Harvey Kent, Glen- '
wood, and a daughter, Mrs. Tom
Folk, Williston, S. C., and five
grandchildren.
Burial was in the Glenwood Ceme- ;
tery with Murchison Funeral Home
of Vidalia in charge.
Organizing and carrying out a rat
killing campaign around the farm is,
time well spent.
G. C. Barnhill
Visits Old Bailey's
Criminal Court
BY G. C. BARNHILL
Glenwood, Ga.
One of the best institutions we
have in our country for our protec
tion is our courts. Many of us fail
to add up the many benefits we de
rive from their operation during
the years. I had heard and read
some about the English courts where
we secured our proceedure from or
most of it. So in London is the old
est Criminal Court of the land,
known as Old Bailey’s Criminal
Court. Only criminal cases tried
here. One afternoon after studying
maps, I set out to find it and find
ing it I learned that it was full so
was unable to get in. An officer in
formed me that if I would come at
1:30 next morning, stand in line un
til 9:15, I would be able to get in
visitors section to observe the court
in session. Next morning I was
there on the minute. While in line
I took lessons as to how to act. I
learned that I was not to speak, not
to laugh or in any way show any
demonstrations after court went into
session, this was a bit hard on me
because I like to talk. On the min
ute two officers opened the doors.
We filed in. An English disabled war
veteran was kind enough to explain
the Court Chambers, showing me
the different officers as they came in
and took their places. The section
for Scotland Yard men, the location
of prosecution and defense attor
neys, clerk of court, his aides, prison
er section.
Every official and juror together
i with many attorneys from other Na
tions who were there studying the
proceedure. Then on the 9:30 min
ute every person arose to his feet as
the entrance of the Judge was an
nounced and remained standing un
til he took his seat. He wore a dark
robe with red bar of cloth from
shoulder to hip in front, close fitting
collar, his head was crowned with a
very pretty white wig which lay in
curls down to his shoulders, and he
carried a pair of white gloves and
' black cap in his hand. These crimi-
Inal judges always carry this black
cap and gloves in the event he has
to pass the sentence of death, before
: he does he must put on the white
| gloves then place the black cap on
his head, then say the fatal words
to some unfortunate human being.
The prosecution and defense at
torneys wore black robes and same
style wigs.
, A murder case was called. A jury
selected. Each juror stood, was
handed a Bible and a card with the
oath printed on it. Each said the
following as the juror stood alone,
Bible in hand, “I swear by Almighty
God that I will render a true and
impartial verdict according to the
evidence submitted for the prisoner
at the bar and Her Majesty, The
Queen’s Court”. There was dead
silence as one by one in clear tone
spoke this oath with Bible in hand.
The prisoners sat out in front of
the judge away from the atorneys
by two officers. The case it seemed
was in complete readiness for trial.
Many witnesses were called, each
took oath with Bible in hand. The
case was completed in one hour and
45 minutes. There was complete
silence where we who were observ
ing sat, one thing, behind us stood
two ofifeers who would have tapped
any who would talk on the shoulder
and lead them out without cere
mony.
Os course, I went away from Old
Bailey’s Criminal Court, the oldest
in England, very much impressed.
One other thing I could not help
noticing. The English police force
can be numbered in the multiplied
thousands. In London they are
everywhere. I did not see the fi^st
policeman carrying a pistol or gun
of any kind. I visited Scotland Yard,
went into buildings, was alone, not
with a tour and not one to be seen
there.
Changing cars in a small South
Carolina town and a small Georgia
town I saw two policemen who had
such large pistols attached to great
belts it seemed hard for them to
walk straight.
CORN DRYING
Using heated air makes it possible
to dry corn in any weather and per
mits the rapid drying of corn to a
safe storage moisture content at
costs of only two or three cents a
bushel, say University of Georgia
agricultural engineers.
—Eagle advertisements get results.
Number 10.