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Wheeler County Eagle
Volume 39
Beta Club To Present
The Show Boat
Minstrels March 20
Friday evening, March 20,
of the Wheeler County High
at 7:30 P. M. the Beta Club
School will present The
Show Boat Minstrels. This is
the show of the year. The
fun you’ve been looking for
and a show you don’t want
to miss.
The cast includes:
Captain Peppercorn, John
McDaniel.
Cynthia, his wife, Carolyn
Sears.
Colonel Danby, Billy
Brown.
Sylvia, his wife, Wylene
Smith.
Toby, the janitor, Jimmy
Hinson.
Ross Ashcroft, Roy Lee
Kent.
Vernon Jeffers, interlocu
tor, J. M. Clements.
Mrs. Lindsey, Peggy Brown.
Rosalea Lindsey, Jimmie
Lee Hattaway.
Lillian Durant, Jo Ann
Hartley.
Minstrels:
Petunia, Norma Harrelson.
Clematis, Eunice Cravey.
Rose, Joyce Monfort.
Violet, Francina Couey.
Buck, Charles Hinson.
Henry, Don McAlum.
Erasmo, Jerelle Harris.
Jerry, Billy Hartley.
Special numbers will in
clude:
1. Shortin Bread, three lit
tle darkies, Elizabeth Ann,
Al, and Gene Hopkins.
2. Chorus: “I Love You a
Bushel and a Peck”, Betty
Clark, Lane Hartley, Nell
Chambless, Peggy McDaniel,
Herman Rountree, Jimmy
Nicholson, John Clark, and
Sonny Hinson.
3. “Buttons and Bows” and
“Down by the Old Mill
Stream”, by Nell Chambless,
Sandra Clark and Joan Kent.
4. Ballet and Song, James
Mincey, Lee Roy Clark, Wade
Hartley, Junior Tanner, Fred
Chambless, and Morris Jen
kins.
Pianist, Mrs. Irvin Couey.
Chorus director, Mrs. Lee
Evans.
Minstrel Director, Mrs. A.
P. Hopkins.
Admission, 25 and 35 cents.
Come! Give yourself a treat
and support a worthy cause.
D. L Perdue Buried
Wednesday A. M.
Mr. D. L. Perdue of Alamo
who died Tuesday morning
after an extended illness was
buried Wednesday morning
at 10: a. m.
Funeral services were held
at Snow Hill Baptist Church
Mr. Perdue was 62 years old.
Survivors are; his wife, Mrs
Polly Perude, Step-son, La
mar Hurwitz, two sisters,
Mrs. M. C. White, and A. P.
Smith; four brothers, R. G.
Perdue, W. H. Perdue, C. P.
Perdue and Grover Perdue.
Honorary pallbearers were
R. G. Jenkins, L. M. Pope, J.
M. Clements, L. R. Page, Cleo
Raburn and C. C. Hartley.
Active pallbearers were his
nephews: G. C. Perdue, Jr.,
Otis Perdue, Howard Perdue,
Leroy Perdue, Theo Perdue,
Milton Smith, James White
and Julius White. Intern
ment was in Snow Hill Ce
metery.
Shiloh Methodist
Church Cooperates
In United Mission
The Shiloh Methodist
Church is co-operating in the
United Evangelistic Mission,
to be held, beginning with a
youth rally at Swainsboro on
the evening of Saturday, Ap
ril 18th. Services-will be held
at Shiloh beginning Sunday
morning, April 19th, and con
tinuing through Friday night
April 24th. The Reverend
Albert F. Eggleston of Chief-
WCH Juniors Sponsor
Fat And Lean
Basketball Game
Once again, the Wheeler
County High School Juniors
sponsored an exciting game
between the fat and lean wo
men of Alamo and the fat
and lean men. The men’s
game was exciting from be
ginning until the last whis
tle blew, the score being close
all the way, outcome, 43-42.
The Juniors wish to ex
press their appreciation to
the following for their par
ticipation:
Women (leans), Mrs. Alvin
Hartley, Mrs. Fred McDap
iel, Mrs. Ulister Harmon, Mrs.
Morris Jenkins, Mrs. O. C.
Adams, Mrs. W. Gillis, Mrs.
F. Fields and Mrs. A. P. Hop
kins. (Fats), Mrs. Lee Roy
Clark, Mrs. W. E. Gilder,
Mrs. G. W. Lancaster, Mrs.
E. Pickle, Mrs. T. Morrison,
Mrs. Louis Maddox, Mrs. Paul
Dixon and Mrs. Rabun Sum
ner. Men (Lean), Alvin
Hartley, Carl Pickle, Carl
Rowland, Fred Chambless,
Dewey Clark, Carl Nobles,
and Russell Harrelson. (Fats)
Mr. Ralph Chambless, Rev.
H. B. Lofton, David Hartley,
Eldridge Pickle, Vernon Hart
ley, Hugh and Robert Hill,
Wade Hartley, Mr. Gilder
and Mack Ryals.
Farm Bureau
News Column
Farm Bureau sponsored
House Bill 376, known as the
Agricultural Commodi ties
Authorization Act, has been
tabled. Farmers will be in
terested to note that this ac
tion was taken in the clos
ing days of the last session
of the Legislature at a vote
of 77 for with 32 against the
motion of tabling. This
marks the second year in
succession that Georgia far
mers’ efforts to pass legis
lation has failed.
The Bill, effecting only
farmers, would have enabled
the producers of food and fi
ber to hold referendums to
decide whether or not the
producers of a given com
modity would assess them
selves a given amount to bet
ter enable their group to im
prove marketing outlets, re
search, or other methods of
advancing their economic
position.
State legislators oy voting
for the passage of the Bill
would havt been saying, “I
have no objection for the
cotton producers, peanut pro
ducers, tobacco producers or
any other Geogia farmer to
hold referendums to decide
among themselves that they
wish to attempt to improve
their economic welfare.”
State Farm Bureau leaders
feel that the legislators vot
ing to table the Bill did so in
a sincere effort to give them
selves more time to study H.
B. No. 376. The Bill was not
killed, which means that the
Bill will again go before the
legislature in November.
Your Wheeler County Farm
Bureau will hold a mass
meeting in the near future
for tht purpose of discussing
this Bill, and our Tattnall
County legislators will be ex
tended an invitation to at
tend. The date will be an
nounced in the near future.
H. L. Wingate, President of
the Georgia Farm Bureau
Federation, will attend a
metting of the Board of Di
rectors of the American
Farm Bureau in March sche
duled for Chicago. One of
the main issues within the
board will be the question of
support prices. The Georgia
Farm Bureau head will lead
the southern group in a fight
against flexible price sup
ports and fop continued rigid
supports.
land, Fla., will be the visit
ing minister. Everyone is
invited to cooperate in these
services.
ALAMO, WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1953 Single Copy 5c
Lower Cost Cotton Production
Seen in New Seed "Coating"
A recent development in the field :
of seed treatments has been hailed ;
as a major contribution to agricul
ture, with unusual benefits particu
larly to farmers planting cotton.
Present outlook on the future
cotton market and mounting costs
of cotton production are of increas
ing concern to planters. More eco
nomical methods of cultivation are
imperative, agricultural authorities i
agree.
Leading growers of the South
have already shown that the so- ’
called “controlled” planting of cot
ton is the practical approach toward
solving problems created by the
high cost and scarcity of farm
labor. The planting of acid -delinted i
cottonseed with controlled spacing
is being widely practiced, thus elim
inating the waste of seed and mak
ing costly chopping, or thinning,
unnecessary.
Under good planting conditions
such a procedure works well. Un-i
fortunately, ideal weather condi
tions exist only rarely. When cool,
dampish weather sets in there is
always a big chance that seed i
might not come up to a stand. Soil .
borne diseases are likely to attack
the unprotected seed or tender 1
plants while their sprouting and
growing is retarded by the adverse
weather.
Protection Afforded
To protect acid delinted cottonseed ‘
during this critical period, to make ;
those seed live and grow better, I
agronomists and soil chemists have
worked together to find successful
seed treatments. The latest devel
opment is a combination protective
“coating” containing seed disin
fectant, plant food, vitamins and
growth hormones. This particularly
successful coating is visibly char- -
acterized by a purple-like color of t
the coating directly on the delinted j
cottonseed. s
To a marked degree the various i
approved seed treatments assure i
certainty of a good stand. The lew ;
coating process has demonstrated )
School Forestry
Projeect Added To
Glenwood School
A School Forestry Pii^eci
has recently been added to
the program of the Glen
wood Consolidated High
School F. F. A. Chapter it has
.been announced by D. L. Ste
phens, Vocational Agricultur
al Teacher. This project is
sponsored jointly by the Ga.
Vocational Agricultural De
partment and Union Bag &
Paper Corporation.
Mr. Stephens further add
ed that a suitable tract of
land within easy traveling
distance of the school will be
selected as the location of
the school forest. It is plan
ned at this time to make the
school forest approximately
10 acres in size. It will be
protected by suitable fire
breaks and appropriate signs
will be erected.
“On this school forest”, de
clared Mr. Stephens, “we
plan to carry on a complete,
well-rounded program of fo
restry activities. This will
include the establishment of
thinned and unthinned plots
and annual utilization plots,
fire break construction,
growth studies, a tree prun
ing project and other relat
ed activities.”
The Wheeler County Voca
tional Agricultural Teacher
also pointed out that a com
plete series of home projects
would be-made available to
all participating students so
that they might obtain first
hand experience in the grow
ing of trees and the harvest
ing of forest products.
The School Forest Program
is under the direction of E.
A. Davenport, Conservation
Forester for Union Bag & Pa
per Corporation from Sav
annah.
Methodist Church
Charge-Wide Revival
A charge-wide revival will
begin Easter Sunday at the
Methodist Church. Shiloh in
the morning, Browning in
the afternoon, and in Ala
mo at night and continue
in Alamo at night through
April 16th. Rev. David Mc-
Keithen of Richton, Miss., is
to be the revival preacher.
Everybody is invited to these
services.
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“PURPLE” COTTONSEED
New development to promote
germination and better stand is
a special protective coating for
acid delinted cottonseed. Coat
ing has a purplish color.
that better germination, healthy
young plant growth and stronger,
sturdier cotton plants can be
achieved. “Controlled” cotton culti
vation and this modern method’s
great economies are now, it ap
pears, a practical-reality.
James L. Achord
Vice President of
Nu Sigma Fraternity
Jafnes L. Achord of Alamo
has recently been elected as
vice-president of Nu Sigma
medical fraternity at Emory
University, where he is a
freshman in the School of
Medicine.
Emory University is a lib
eral arts college, with oppor
tunity so activity and fel
lowship in 17 social fraterni
ties. In addition there is re
cognition through member
ship in professional fratern
ities and honor societies, and
chances for expression in
music, dramatics, debate,
writing, and sports. The
university encourages devel
opment of student leadership
and talent in special interest
groups, and in student gov
ernment, religious activities,
an Air Force ROTC unit, and
publications.
Achord is also a member of
D. V. S. honor society, of
Theta Kappa Psi fraternity,
and of the Campus CJub.
Glenwood School
Menu
March 16-20, 1953
• MONDAY •
Lima Beans, Canned To
matoes, Corn Muffins, But
ter, Milk.
• TUESDAY •
Weiners with Beans, Slaw,
Dressing, Biscuit, Butter, and
Milk.
• WEDNESDAY •
Macaroni and Cheese, Eng
lish Peas, Bran Muffins, But
ter; Milk.
• THURSDAY •
Cooked Cabbage, Creamed
Potatoes, Cranberry Sauce,
Corn Muffins, Milk.
• FRIDAY •
Pimento Cheese Sandwich,
Potato Chips, Creamed Corn,
Milk.
Those from out of town
attending the funeral of Mr.
D. L. Perdue were: Mr. and
Mrs. Lamar Hurwitz of Lou
isville, Ky., Mr. and Mrs. Sy
Spann, Savannah, Mrs. Jack
Gross, Statesboro, Mr. and
Mr§. C. P. Perdue, Kingsland,
Mr. W. H. Perdue and son,
Roy, Mr. and Mrs. A. P.
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Milton
Smith of Florida.
Glenwood PTA Held
Regular Meeting In
School Auditorium
The Glenwood P. T. A. held
its regular meeting in the
school auditorium.
The meeting was opened
with a piano solo by Mrs.
Hall. The devotional was gi
ven by Sylvia Purvis and
Hannah Pope. Marilyn Kent
led the group in singing the
P. T. A. song. A special num
ber from the Senior Class
Program was given by Jack
Montford and Yvonne Stone.
The highlight of the even
ing was the educational and
inspiring talk “Is It Well
With the Child in the World
Community”, given by Mrs.
G. C. Barnhill.
Mrs. Milton Wommack
presided over the business
session. The Nominating-
Committee was appointed as
follows: Mrs. Marvin Ander
son, Mrs. Deleon Stone and
Mrs. Dixon Morrison.
The following announce
ments were made: the sen
iors will present a radio pro
gram in the school auditor
ium, Friday, March 13 at 8
o’clock; the first home base
ball game will be played on
March 31st at 2 o’clock at
the school; five counties of
the F. F. A. will have their
initiation program on April
3rd in the school’s gym.
Grade count was won by
the sixth and ninth grade.
Delicious refreshments were
served by the room mothers
of the ninth grade.
Civil Defense Leaders
To Hold 21-County
Meet At Brunswick
The vital role of Civil De
fense in the over-all national
defense program will be em
phasized at a 21 - county
meeting of local and State
CD officials in Brunswick on
March 27, it was announced
today by Blanton Miller, CD
director for Brunswick and
Glynn County.
Ernest Vandiver, state di
rector of the Department of
Defense and vice president of
the National Association of
Civil Defensse directors, will
be the principal speaker, the
announcement said.
Mayors, CD directors, state
legislators, county agents,
and others connected with
local defense organizations
will come to Brunswick for
this important meeting, the
local director said. The ses
sion will open at 10.30 a. m.
and conclude with a lunch
eon at the Oglethorpe Hotel
at which time Vandiver will
speak. Brunswick and Glynn
County will be hosts at the
luncheon. ,
Counties to be represented
include Tattnall, Toombs,
Appling, Glynn, Atkinson,
Bacon, Brantley, Bryan,
Camden, Charltin, Chatham,
Clinch, Coffee, Echols, Lan
ier, Liberty, Long, Mclntosh,
Pierce, Ware and Wayne.
“Freedom”, commented Di
rector Miller in announcing
the meeting, “is everybody’s
business. Civil Defense like
wise is everybody’s business,
and it behooves each one of
us to learn the harsh fact
that if this nation becomes
involved in hostilities with
Russia our backyards of to
day may become the front
Ines of tomorrow”.
He emphasized the fact
that “Russia has sufficient
bombers to blast many Am
erican cities simultaneously.
Civil Defensse can minimize
the destruction of property
and cut our casualties in half
if each citizen will accept his
responsibility and do his part
toward activating Civil De
fense in every rural and ur
ban area n the state and na
tion”.
A program or widespread
interest is being arranged
for the Brunswick meeting
with complete details to be
announced later, Mr. Miller
said.
Wheeler County
Easter Seal Leaders
Are Announced
District Easter Seal chair
man, C. B. McAllister of
Statesboro, announced here
today that Guy O. Stone of
Glenwood, has been appoint
ed 1953 chairman for Wheel
er county, R. L. Bell, of Ala
mo, has been appointed as
county treasurer.
This year’s Easter Seal ap
peal, sponsored by the Geor
gia Society for Crippled Chil
dren, will begin March 16
and extend through Easter
Sunday, April 5.
State chairman Fred J.
Turner of Atlanta had this
to say of the 100,000 handi
capped children in Georgia:
“The great majority of
means of receiving treat
these children have no
ment of any kind. Only a
comparative few are being
treated by existing agencies
and fitted for useful, happy
future lives.”
“The Georgia Society for
Crippled Children is organi
zed not to duplicate the
splendid work now being
done, but to provide broader
service to all.”
State treasurer Jack Glenn
at Atlanta said:
“I visualize the Society as
potentially the greatest force
we have to cimplify and guide
handicapped children’s work
and bring into concert pitch
and harmony private and
public welfare and health
groups.”
Easter Seal funds will help
make this possible through
the eight treatment centers
already established in Geor
gia, and through others to be
added as money becomes av
ailable.
Wheeler County
Polio Chapter
Met Wednesday
The Wheeler County Chap
ter of the National Founda
tion for Infantile Paralysis
met Wednesday afternoon at
the courthouse in Alamo.
Mrs. C. M. Jordan, Chair
man, presided at the meet
ing. An election was held
and all present officers were
re-elected for the new year.
Miss Mary Alice Clements,
Treasurer, reported a total
of $542.73 had been made in
Wheeler County through the
March of Dimes Campaign
for this year. Mrs. Agnes
Manley, Chairman of the
March of Dimes program as
well as all others who help
ed are to be commended for
this great job that was done.
Alamo PTA Met Last
Thursday, March sth
With 52 Present
The Alamo P. T. A. had a
meeting last Thursday, Mar.
sth, at 7:30 P. M., with 52
people present.
The Beta Club was in
charge of the program which
was enjoyed by all.
The business meeting was
as follows:
The nominating commit
tee handed in a list of offic
ers who have consented to
serve for the new year as
follows:
President, Mrs. Essie Clark.
Vice President, Mrs. M.
Kusnitz.
Secretary, Miss Georgia
Harbin.
Treasurer, Mrs. Louise
Morrison.
The hostesses served de
lightful refreshments in the
Home Ec. room.
The Bth and 10th grades
won the attendance awards.
The next meeting will be on
Thursday, April 2nd, at 7:30
P. M.
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