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VOLUME 42.
Russel Issues
Stern Warning To
"Radical" Demos
Another successful Georgia Jef
ferson - Jackson Day fund - rais
ing dinner has gone into the rec
ords. And, appropriately enough,
it was exclusively a Democratic
shindig with a distinct Southern
flavor.
More than 1,200 of the approxi
mately 1,500 Georgia Democrats
who bought tickets to the SSO -
a- plate dinner, held in Atlanta
the other night, heard U. S. Sena
tor Richard B. Russell, Gov. Mar
vin Griffin and others discuss the
Democratic Party in general and
the South’s status in it in par
ticular. They also heard some
unkind remarks about the Re
publican Party.
Sen. Russell, the principal
speaker, said much that should
be of vital concern to Democrats
everywhere. For one thing, he
warned “radical” Democrats not
to try to drive the South out of
the party. Said he:
Unless something unforseen
should happen in 1956, Georgia
will again give the Democratic
nominee the greatest majority of
any state in the nation.”
Georgia’s junior senator (he’ll
become senior senator upon Sen.
Walter F. George’s retirement
from the Senate next January)
said there has been less talk this
year from responsible Southern
Democrats about a third party or
bolt threat “than there has been
from many in other sections who
are regarded as powerful in the
party.”
Then he said emphatically: “We
have no intention of letting any
one drive us from the house of
our fathers without a last-ditch
fight.”
Sen. Russell also (1) hit at the
Republican Party as one that has
directed the government “as they
have always done, for the bene
fit of the few” and (2) character
ized the present U. S. Supreme
Court as “power drunk” and in
need of “some lawyers and
judges.”
Gov. Griffin introduced Sen.
Russell as a man who should have
been elected President of the U.
S. (Russell was a strong con
tender for the nomination at
both the 1948 and 1952 national
conventions.) In his remarks
about party affairs, the Gover
nor had this to say:
“Georgia has stood steadfast in
support of the Democratic Party.
Her loyalty has never been de
flected. She is the only state in
the union which has never cast
her electorial vote for any but a
Democratic candidate for the
presidency.
“There are some in the party
who have sought to crucify the
South. But they hail largely from
states which have deserted the
party in time of trial.
“If all the elements in the Dem
ocratic Party will surrened petty
differences and get together in
genuine harmony, then I say to
you, the Republican enemy had
best prepare for a mighty fight —
because if we are united the Dem
ocrats can win this next election
— and the people of this country
know it.”
As further proof of Georgia’s
loyalty to the Democratic Party
State Chairman John Sammons
Bell presented a check for $24,362
to National Demo Party Treasurer
Matthew McCloskey, of Phila
delphia, who was a special guest
at the dinner. The money, part
of that raised through the sale
of dinner tickets, covered Geor
gia’s quota set by the national
party.
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WINNER, ELEVENTH NATIONAL TRAFFIC
SAFETY POSTER CONTEST
A subscription to The Eagle is
a boost for Wheerel County.
Wheeler County Eagle
Barnhill Reelected
President Georgia
Rural Letter Carriers i
At the annual meeting of the
Georgia Rural Letter Carriers As
sociation, held at St. Simons last
week G. C. Barnhill, of Glenwood,
was elected president for the third
term and most other officers were
re-elected. i
The association, at the closing
session of the annual convention,!
also endorsed a bill pending in i
Congress which would increase '
postage rate to put the Post Os- I
fice Department on a paying
basis.
Re - elected along with Barn-,
hill were J. R. Bellflower of;
Chula, vice president; C. B. Me-;
Cook of Lizella, secretary; and
Carey Hilliard of fthine, Roy
Lynn of Waycross and Ray Wal- ‘
drip of Gainesville, executive
board members.
J. R. Winter of Winterville was
elected to the newly created post ■
of treasurer. Mrs. Herbert Porter
of Gray was elected president of '
the ladies auxiliary.
Elmus Jones Dies
Monday In Veterans
Hospital In Dublin
Elmus Jones, 85, highly es
teemed resident of Wheeler Coun
ty for 44 years, died Monday in
the Veterans Hospital in Dublin
after suffering from diabetes for
three years.
Mr. Jones was born in Shop
Springs, Tenn, on February 28,
1871, the son of Lorenzo R. and
Elvira Hankins Jones.. He was
married to Miss Olliffe Nash on
April 3, 1912, and they main
tained a hospitable, Christian
home in Wheeler County until
her death four years ago. He
joined the Church of Christ in
Allen, Texas at the age of 20, and
was a devout Christian until his
death, leaving a host of relatives
and friends to mourn his passing.
Mr. Jones was a Spanish-
American War Veteran and was
buried with full military honors
Wednesday afternoon. Funeral
services were held in Shiloh Meth
odist Church, at 4 o’clock, con
ducted by the Rev. C. A. Morri
son and the Rev. Jeff Corbitt, of
Alamo.
Pallbearers were military per
sonnel from Warner Robins, and
burial was in the church ceme
tery with Harris & Smith Fune
ral Home in charge of arrange
ments.
Survivors include one sister,
Mrs. Dessie Johnson, Os Martins
ville, Va.; a brother, James J.
Jones, of Lebanon, Tenn, and
several nieces and nephews in
cluding Mrs. Jean Nash Cox, of
Jesup.
Glenwood
Baptist Church
By George W. Fields Jr.
God is exceedingly good to
everyone of us, giving us life
I and the privilege of living in
His world. He offers us cleansing
from our sins, newness of life,
and the joys of worshiping Him.
. He is patient and gives us many
i opportunities to walk in His way.
But if a person continues to ig
nore Him by neglecting the
church and by failing to grow
in Christian life, then that per
j son will surely' reap the fruit of
his carelessness.
Sometimes the penalty comes
in a child who goes wrong. At
other time it is in misery of a
life that has missed its God - giv
en purpose. And finally it is in
an eternal destiny in Hell.
It is not God’s will for this to
happen. He would much prefer
that it did not happen to any
one. But there is a limit to God’s
patience.
The church offers to you His
invitation to come to His ban
quet table and partake of the
bread of life while you may. Food
'to satisfy your spiritual hunger
; is plentiful. There is a place for
you at His table. Come to church.
Services Every Sunday
Sunday School — 10:00 a. m.
Children’s Church— 11:00 a. m.
Morning Worship—ll:oo a. m.
Training Union — 7:00 p. m.
Children’s Church — 8:00 p. m.
Evening Worship — 8:00 p. m.
Come io church this Sunday
and every Sunday. You'll be
: glad you did.
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ALAMO, WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1956
Swine Specialist
Cites Danger of
Cholera Outbreak
Georgia swine producers may
be faced with a serious wide
spread outbreak of cholera if the
past two years’ trend away from
vaccination continues.
The statement was made this
week by Bill Hays, swine spe
cialist for the College of Agri
culture Extension Service, Uni
versity of Georgia.
Hays pointed out that vaccina
tion has fallen off considerably
in Georgia, and he added that
fewer and fewer swine producers
are protecting their hogs against
cholera.
“For this reason,” he continued,
the disease may spread fast once
an epidemic starts.”
Declaring that cholera is still a
deadly disease with hogs, the
swine specialist said very little
can be done to save the animals
once it becomes established in a
herd.
Hays explained that cholera
outbreaks occur in 10-to-15-
year cycles. He said these out
breaks come at a time when hog
prices have been low for some
time. “The number of hogs vac
cinated is low during low - price
periods.”
Pointing out that the use of
live virus was outlawed in Geor
gia last year. Hays said use of a
virus vaccine is the accepted
method at present. According to
veterinarians, a dose of immune
serum should be given simultan
eously with the virus vaccine.
It is recommended that only
healthy pigs' be vaccinated. Hays
stated that swine may be vaci
nated against cholera any time
after they reach five weeks of
age —provided they are grow
ing rapidly and are free from
both external and internal para
sites.
“If any sick pigs are noticed
after vaccination, a veterinarian
should be called at once,” Hays
stated.
Mrs. B. Browning
Funeral services for Mrs. Byan
kee Browning, 67, of Soperton,
were held Friday in the Shiloh
Methodist Church. Burial was in
the church cemetery.
A native of Wheeler County,
Mrs. Browning died unexpected
ly at her home Wednesday after
noon. She was a member of the
Methodist Church.
Survivors include four sons, J.
W. Browning, Winder; Homer
Browning, Dade City, Fla.; Del
ton Browning, Dublin; Gerald
Browning, Soperton; three daugh
ters, Mrs. Louise Dorsey, Griffin;
Mrs. Hazel Bell, Glenwood; Mrs.
Moena Kinchen, Soperton; two
sisters, Mrs. Fannie Bell Seabolt,
Alamo; Mrs. Love Adams, Thom
aston; three brothers, Silas
Browning, Atlanta; George
Browning and Herschel Brown
ing, Tampa, Fla.
Piedmont Hospital
Scholarships To
Be Awarded
A few scholarships remain to
be awarded for the September
class of the Piedmont Hosiptal
School Os Nursing in Atlanta, ac
cording to Miss Genevieve Gar
ren, School director.
Applications by high school
graduates between 17 and 30
years of age should be made at
once, said Miss Garren, to allow
time for checking qualifications
and records. The scholarships will
be awarded on a first - come -
first - served basis provided scho
lastic records meet certain stand
ards.
George R. Burt, hospital super
intendent, has announced that the
new hospital building on Peach
tree Road will be ready for use
before the end of the year. It is
slated to be one of the most mod
ern and best equipped in the na
tion. Piedmont is a nationally -
accredited non - profit, non - sec -
tarian institution which has
played a large part in Atlanta’s
growth as a recognized medical
center.
Application blanks and bro
chures giving full information on
the school and scholarships may
be obtained from: The Director
of Nurses, Piedmont Hospital, At
lanta.
Events of importance appear in
Thea Eagle each week. Read it.
Farm Bureau
News Column
BY M. K. JACKSON
Wheeler County farmers are
findging their cost of production
steadily climbing. With in- j
creased cost and declining farm ;
prices, the farmer is in a price -!
cost squeeze. It becomes impera- 1
five that farmers cut every cor
ner possible to obtain reduced
unit cost.
I should like to urge our farm
ers to consider the savings pos
sible through refund on farm used
gasoline. This saving was made
possible through your Farm Bu
reau. Let’s take a look at the his
tory of state and federal taxation
of gasoline.
Federal State Total
Gas Tax Gas Tax Tax Per G.
Year Cents Cents Cents
1921 0 11
1922 0 3 3
1926 0 3.5 3.5
1927 0 4 4
1929 0 6 6
1932 1 6 7
1933 1.5 6 7.5
1934 1 6 7
1940 1.5 6 7.5
1949 1.5 7 8.5
1951 2 6 8
1955 2 6 8'
1956 3 6.5 9.5
temporarily at least, to be a 9.5
cent per gallon tax. This is tanta
mount to 44 per cent sales tax on
gasoline. The federal gas tax of
3 cents went into effect last Sun
day. The increased federal gas
tax, along with increased fed^al
automotive taxes going into effect,
all last Sunday, means an increase
of sl3 billion in federal taxes
within the next 13 years.
Let’s every 7 farmer in Wheeler
County take advantage of the
federal and state gasoline tax re
fund on farm - used gasoline.
The combined refund, your’s for
filing an application, will total
8% cents per gallon, 5Va cents
of the 6% cents state tax and
3 cents of the 3 cents federal
gasoline tax. This totals $8.50
per hundred gallons. Your
County Agent will be glad to as
sist you in making refund appli
cations.
Your Georgia Farm Bureau
was instrumental in obtaining
legislation whereby farmers could
file for refund of the state gaso
line tax. Five and one-half of
the 6.5 state gasoline tax goes
for building and maintaining of
roads. It is this 5% cents that
farmers can obtain refund for
on - farm used gasoline.
Through policy of the 1,623,000
farm families in the American
Farm Bureau, AFBF after two
or three years of advocating such
refund of the federal gasoline tax.
Congress this year finally ap
proved such legislation. Farmers
can file for refund of the federal
tax used since January 1, 1956,
beginning July 1. Farmers will
want to become familiar with
filing for these refunds.
To The Citizens
Os Wheeler County
I hereby announce that I am
a candidate for Representative to
the General - Assembly of Geor
gia, subject to the Democratic
Primary Election to be held on
September 12, 1956.
I will deeply appreciate your
vote and influence.
This June 28, 1956.
MURRAY A. ADAMS
Important Notice
The First Quarterly Conference
of the Alamo Charge will be Sun
day, July 8, at 6 p. m. at the
Browning Methodist Church
This is a very important Con
ference. All officials of the
charge are especially urged to
attend. All chairmen, superin-,
tendents, and presidents are ex- i
pected to bring written reports on
proper forms. !
NOTICE
The County Agent’s Office will
be closed on Saturdays begin
ning July 7th.
This is in accordance with the
State Extension Office and the
local sponsor, County Commis
sioner of Roads and Revenues. j
M. K. JACKSON
County Agent
ORIS BRASWELL
County Commissioner
Plans Completed
For Big Talmadge
Rally At Dublin
Plans have been made' for a;
huge Talmadge rally to be held I
in Dublin on July 7 as the cam-1
paign of former Governor Her-'
man Talmadge gets under way. i
1 A big barbecue and speaking will
| be held at Lovett Park.
The Laurens county Talmadge
For Senate Club is in the process i
; of being formed, and at the meet
ing Thursday night Dr. Fred Cole- i
man was elected chairman and
Senator W. H. Lovett was named
vice chairman. The group also
voted for Dr. Coleman to appoint
officers and other personnel as
they are needed. Dale Thompson
was appointed secretary of the
group.
■ The following committees were'
appointed by the chairman: R. T.
Gilder, food committee; W. H.
Champion, Lois Crafton, Newton
Morris, Sara Orr Williams, news
and radio committee; Carlus Gay,
R. I. Stphens, and J. Felton Pierce,
guest committee; T. H. Firedman,
Keith Stone, Bill Jackson, pub
licity; Carlus Gay, Tillman Jones,
Edison Harbin, and Frank Brant
ley, traffic; A. O. Hadden, pub
lice address system.
John Pope. C. B. New, and all
members, welcoming committee;
R. A. Register, S. A. Lewis, E. B.
Dominy and Harold Ward on the
Platform committee; J. O. Og
burn, speaking stand; J. Felton
Pierce, H. Dale Thompson, W. E.
Lovett, J. B. Bedingfield, Al Hat
cher, and Carl K. Nelson on pro
gram committee.
The finance committee appoint
ed includes Rupert L. Hogan, W.
H. Lovett, W. H. Hobbs, Cordie
Adams, C. U. Smith, Lehman
Keen, George T. Morris, E. B.
Warnock, G. A. Sammons, How
ard Cordell, Wilbur Jones, Er
nest Oatts, Carlus Gay, Dr. John
Bell, L. K. Smith, O. B. Barron,
' I C. J. Bedingfield, A. T. Land, D.
jW. Knight, Millard Bell, F. F.
: Shurling, D. C. Palmer, E. L.
Rowland, Wallace Adams, Carl
ton Warnock. Walter Morrison,
1 Henry Williams, Walter Dyal, T.
' J. Braswell, Stewart Rogers, and
T. C. Bobbitt.
The Whole Family
Invited To First
Poultry Institute
Because Georgia’s poultry busi
ness is often a family affair, the
state’s first poultry institute will
be a family affair, too.
That’s the word from Dr. C.
K. Laurent, chairman of the poul
try division at the University of
Georgia, and Arthur Gannon, Ag
ricultural Extension Service poul
tryman at the College of Agri
culture.
The institute is scheduled for
August 21-24 at the Rock Eagle
4-H Club Center.
“Husband and wife team up
in the work of managing broil
ers or layers,” said Gannon, pro
gram chairman of the event.
“Sons and daughters who are
4-H Club members often start
the whole thing off by partici
pating in the Georgia poultry
chain — one of the largest in the
nation. Frequently the entire
family has a part in the fairly
new industry which meant $172.-
258,000 to Georgians last year.”
Gannon said that is the reason
the whole family is being invited
to the poultry institute.
The schedule each day from
morning until mid-afternoon will
provide information on the latest
developments in poultry research
and management. After 4:30,
though, pleasure will be the order
of the day. There will be fishing
in 110-acre Rock-Eagle Lake,
swimming, movies, and other rec
reation.
Gannon said eight out -of -
state speakers — each outstand
ing in some phase of the poultry
industry — are scheduled to be
on hand for the three - day event.
Registration will begin at 10
o’clock Tuesday morning. Au
gust 21. Wednesday has been
designated as “Broiler Day,” and
Thursday will be “Egg Producers
Day.”
Os the speakers lined up for the
event, Gannon said, “It would be
hard to find a more star - studded
group than has been secured for
Georgia’s first poultry institute.”
He added, “We are expecting a
large number of people, and reser
vations should be made as soon
as possible with Curtis Collier,
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METHODISTS TO ELECT TWO
NEW BISHOPS AT CONFERENCE
Record Numbers
Os Cotton Pests
Plague Farmers
Record numbers of boll weevils
and bollworms are being reported
all over Georgia, according to
County Agent M. K. Jackson,
and he added that Wheeler Coun
ty is no exception.
Jackson said there are consid
ably more weevils than there
were at this time in 1955. Boll
worms infestations are heavier
than they ever have been in the
county this time of year.
In Athens, Extension Service
entomologist and project leader
C. R. Jordan said the critical in
sects situation exists all over the
state. He said the situation is
about as bad as it can get. As
many as 75 per cent punctured
squares has been reported. In
some fields almost one bollworm
egg per bud has been found.
Farmers in Wheeler County and
throughout the state are con
cerned over the cotton insect
problem and are stepping up
their poisoning operations. Evi
dence that poisoning will help is
the fact that the weevil infesta
tion in treated fields averages
about 15 per cent. The average
infestation in untreated fields is
around 45 per cent.
It was pointed out that timing
of the insecticide applications is
very improtant. When 10 per
cent or more punctured squares
are found because of weevil dam
age, four applications of poison at
five-day intervals should be made.
Jordan declared that just one or
two applications will not do much
I good.
As for bollworms, the insecti
' cide should be put on when any
! number of eggs and four or five
j small worms per 100 buds are
! found. Poison should be applied
!at four or five day intervals as
। long as worms and eggs are pres
ent.
Both Jordan and Jackson em
phasized the importance of kill
ing the bollworms while they are
still young. The entomologist
pointed out that the worm starts
to work in the very top of the
plant. “To kill him,” Jordan con
tinued. “the poison nozzle has to
be put over the plant so the bud
will get good coverage.”
Jordan expressed the belief
that too many farmers are letting
: the nozzles drag through the cot
ton, not over it.
It was pointed out that one of
the most common mistakes is ap
plying the poison in the wind.
Jordan said it should not be put
on in winds more than five
miles per hour.
Extension workers and other
agricultural leaders are concerned
lest cotton insect damage this
year break the all-time high of
more than $50,000,000 in Georgia
in 1950. Cotton crop losses from
insects has averaged more than
$27,000,000 annually for the past'
; 25 years.
Jordan said there is no doubt'
| that controlling insects will pay ,
j off. “One additional boll saved
j per foot for row,” he said, “will
j pay for eight to ten applications
I of poison.”
The county agent called atten
tion to the Extension publication,
| “Cotton Insect Control”, and
urged farmers to contact his of
j fice for a free copy.
, Jackson said the bulletin and
1 other material which he has give
complete information on what in-
I secticides to use for various pests.
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"Keep Wheeler County Green'
NUMBER IL
Two new bishops of The Meth
odist Church will be elected whea
the Southeastern Jurisdictional
Conference meets at Lake Juna
luska, N. C., July 11-15.
They will fill vacancies created
by the retirement at the confer
ence of Bishops Clare Purcell,.
Birmingham, Ala., and Costen X
Harrell, Charlotte, N. C.
Fifty Georgians will be among
364 laymen and clergymen from
nine states and Cuba elected by
17 annual conferences to repre
sent more than 2,526,000 Meth
odists in the Southeast.
Church officials and visitant
are expected to push total at
tendance beyond 1,000, according
to the Rev. Dr. Lud H. Estes,.
Memphis, Tenn., conference sec
retary.
The conference committee on
the episcopacy will assign the
jurisdiction’s eight bishops to the
episcopal areas they will super
vise during the next four years.
Resolutions adopted by the
1954-55 annual conferences of
Georgia will ask the return of
Bishop Arthur J. Moore to the
Atlanta Area.
Another Georgia resolution wiH
ask the conference “to seek ways
of providing points of contact for
better understanding among
races.”
The jurisdiction, the largest of
six in the United States, is also
expected to present a strong,
statement in favor of retaining
the jurisdictional structure of the
church. Some Methodist leaders
in other areas have advocated
abolishing the system.
The quadrennial plans for the
local church and for educational’
institutions, adopted at the Min
neapolis conference in May, will
also receive the attention of the
delegates.
Dr. George E. Clary Sr. and Dr.
James W, Sells, executive secre
taries of the jurisdiction, Atlan
ta, will be up for re-election at
the sessions.
The conference also will elect
jurisdictional members to the de
nomination’s general and region
al boards and agencies, and plan
evangelistic, missionary and be
nevolent programs.
South Georgia delegates are:
Dr. George E. Clary Sr., a mem
ber of the South Georgia Confers
ence but a resident of Atlanta^
Dr. L. H. Cochran and Rev. Tom
Whiting, Macon; B. I. Thornton,.
Cordele; Dr. Zack Henderson,
Statesboro; Rev. Frank L. Rob
ertson, J. Q. Davidson, and Reu
Charles A. Jackson Jr., Colum
bus; Mrs. Scott A. Edwards, Rev.
Albert S. Trulock, and Rev. An
thony Hearn. Savannah; A. X
Strickland, Rev. Mack Anthony
and June Norwood, Valdosta;
Rev. J. Ed Fain and Dr. W. A
Blasingame, Moultrie; Rev. Frank
Nalls, St. Simons Island; W. E.
Bostwick, Arlington; Judge A. M
Anderson, Perry; Rev. J. Frede
rick Wilson. Albany; Tom Cot
tingham Jr., Dougals, and Walter
Harrison, Millen.
James Brophy
Confirmed As
U. S. Marshal
James F. Brophy’s nominatin'
as U. S. marshal for the Southern
Georgia District was confirmed
Monday by the Senate, the United
Press reported.
Brophy, a former resident of
Rhine, has been serving on a re
cess appointment since Septem
ber 1.
His appointment first went tn
the Senate in March of 1955. He
was sponsored by the Georgia
State Republican committee
headed by William A. Shartzer of
Atlanta.
The appointment was opposed
by Shartzer’s political opponent
W. Roscoe Turner of Dawsonviße;
who went to Washington to pre
test the appointment when it war
being considered by the Senate.
The Senate last year recessed
without acting on the nomina
tion and President Eisenhower
gave Brophy the recess appoint
ment. The President resubmit
ted the nomination to the Senate
last spring.
Extension poultry specialists
advise against use of pasteboard
box tops for feeding the chicks
longer than a few days. Regator
feeders should be placed arawd
the -brooder.