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VOLUME 42.
TUESDAY'S ELECTION RETURNS
Approximately 1,074 voters
went to the polls in Wheeler
County Wednesday
All Democratic State and Coun
nominees were elected.
Adlai Stevenson in the Presi
dential Campaign received 923
votes, President Dwight D. Eisen- '
hower 151.
Constitutional Amendment No.
58 relating to The Wheeler Coun
ty School Board being elected by
the people from each Militia Dis
trict was carried: For 513; Against
492.
No one ran for the office of
Coroner. Morris Jenkins, bar
ber in Alamo, received 27 write
in votes for said office, and was
duly elected coroner of Wheeler
County.
The independent candidate
Harry P. Anestos who ran against
Prince H. Preston for Congress
did not receive a single vote.
FORESTRY NEWS
BY ALSTON CHERRY
Wheeler County Ranger
Phones: Day 118; Night 1231
Georgia sportsmen, who’re ex
pected to be out in Wheeler
County in ever increasing num
bers as the hunting season gets
underway, were urged today by
Wheeler County Forestry Unit to
observe all fire safety regulations
while in the field.
We want all hunters to enjoy
Wheeler County woodlands to the
utmost, but we ask them to ob
serve carefully all fire preven
tion rules. '
The Wheeler County Forestry
Unit will do all in its power to
protect the woodlands of this
county from fire, but we will
need your full cooperation to
make our program a success.
Since people start over 90 per
cent of forest fires, a little care
by everyone will make our fire
prevention program a success.
Here are a few simple rules
everyone can follow:
1. Always crush out your
smokes Drop your cigar, ciga
rette or pipe ashes only in a clear
spot and grind out the last bit
of fire with your shoe.
2. Always break your match in
two to make certain the flame
is extinguished.
3. Build fires only in cleared
spots. Clear all flammable ma
terial from the fire for six feet in
every direction. Keep your fire
small.
4. Completely extinguish the
fire. Drench caols with water
and stir them as you pour on
the water.
Your County Forestry Unit can
halt fires after they’ve started,
but with your co-operation in
preventing them, this won’t be
necessary. Good hunting and
let’s keep up our fire prevention
record.
Special Notice
To Sailors-To-Be
A special notice for sailors-to
be was issued today by Chief
Cecil Dickson USN, Officer in
Charge of the Navy Recruiting
Substation in Douglas.
According to the Chief, young
men around Georgia who are
thinking about Navy life need
not postpone their visit to the
recruiting station in order to be
home for Christmas; applicants
have until November 15th to join
the Navy and be assured of
Christmas leave from the Naval
Training Center.
Scotland W. S. C. S.
To Serve Supper
At Community House
The Scotland Woman’s Society
of Christian Service will serve
a sea-food or a chicken supper
on Thursday evening, November
15, beginning at 6 p. m. at the
Scotland Community House.
Plates will be SI.OO.
Proceeds from this supper will
be applied to the parsonage.
An added attraction to a good
supper will be an evening of ex
cellent entertainment. Cecil
Spooner will present two shows,
the slides he made in the Holy
Land. He will begin the first
showing at 7:00 p. m. and the
second show will be at 8:30
o’clock
Everyone is invited to attend
and see these inspiring slides and
enjoy a good supper with friend
ly “Scotlandites”.
Wheeler County Eagle
V 4!
Members of the Georgia Gene
ral Assembly visited the state
institutions located in Baldwin
County last week. The visit was
arranged so that legislators would
be more familiar with the varied
facets of state government. On
the campus of Georgia State Col
lege for Women, the group was
greeted by Dr. Robert E. Lee,
president, and students visited
with the lawmakers. On the
steps of historic Parks Hall are
(left to right) Janet Clark Joiner,
Alamo; and Robert Hill.
Preston Urges
Strong Farm Bureau
“A strong Farm Bureau is the
most effective way of protecting
the interests of farmers in Geor
gia and throughout the nation,”
Congressman Prince Preston said
today in commenting on the cur
rent membership drive of the!
Georgia Farm Bureau.
“Without a strong farm organ
nization to present the farm view
point in Washington, our agricul
ture is at a hopeless disadvan
tage,” Preston said. “Every other
segment of the economy hag ac
tive organizations at work for
their interests in the Capital.
Similar strong representation for
the farmer is absolutely essential.”
“Despite disagreement with
some stands taken by the Nation
al Farm Bureau, I am convinced
that at both State and National
levels the Farm Bureau has ac
complished tremendous good for
our fram population,” the Ist Dis
trict Representative continued.
“In H. L. Wingate, President of
Georgia Farm Bureau, our State
has one of the most outstanding
farm leaders in the nation. In
our own interest, we should each
do our part to see that he is
backed by a strong state Farm
Bureau organization,” Preston
emphasized.
“I speak from 10 years experi
ence in fighting for beneficial
farm legislation, when I say that
a strong Farm Bureau is essential
to present properly the farm view
point in Washington,” Preston
stated. “I am proud to re-new
my membership in the Georgia
Farm Bureau and I hope thou
sands of my fellow Georgians
who are devoted to the interests
of the farmers will hasten to do
likewise.”
Brewton Parker Jr.
College To Play
Alumni Saturday
Tl|e Brewlton Parker Junior
College Barons will play their
annual basketball game • with
their Alumni on Saturday night,
November 10. Game time is set
for 8:30 following a 7 o’clock pre
liminary tilt between the Brewton
Parker girls and Montgomery
County High School girls.
The Alumni game is not con
sidered on the Barons regular
schedule but is always one of
the toughest games of the year.
The Alumni always present a
very formidable aggregation
headed by numerous senior col
lege stars from over the state.
WANTED
Recipes for Wheeler County
Home Demonstration Council
Cook Book. Send your favorite
recipes with your name and ad
dress. Deadline is November 23.
The recipes must be tried by
you.
Mrs. T. H. Harden Jr.
Council President
Oweda Rowan
Home Demonstration
I Agent
ALAMO, WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1956
Historical Sketch
Os Glenwood
Baptist Church
By R. E. Rivers
The first record of the Glen
wood Baptist Church is contained
in a deed dated March 30th, 1892
from the Americus Investment
Company and P .Galbraith to J.
P. Leverett, deacon of Glenwood
Baptist Church and his succes
sors in office. This deed con
veyed title to lot No. 1 in block
34 in the Town of Glenwood,
Georgia. So far as is known no
further progress was made to
ward organizing a Baptist Church
in Glenwood until the year 1895.
During the year 1895 a band of
sixteen persons came together
and organized the Glenwood Bap
tist Church. Among those hav
ing a part in the organization of
the church were Mr. and Mrs. W.
A. Clonts, Mr. and Mrs. James T.
Geiger, Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Riv
ers, Mr. and Mrs. S. Dixon, Mr.
and Mrs. R. B. Conner, Mrs. Mar
tha Kent, Miss Georgia Kent and
four others.
In October 1897 James T. Gei-'
ger and W. A. Clonts, as deacons!
of the Glenwood Baptist Church, ]
acquired title to lot No. 2 in block j
34 in the Town of Glenwood, j
Georgia. In 1955 the Glenwood I
Baptist Church acquired title to I
lot 3 in block 34 in the town of j
Glenwood, Georgia. The church i
now owns a piece of land 150 ft. |
by 190 ft.
Soon after the church was or
ganized it was invited to use the
Methodist Church Building for
its monthly meeting. This offer j
was accepted and the Methodist j
Building, then located where a!
portion of the cemetery is now, ;
was used until the present audi
torium was completed late in
1898 or early 1899. This building
had a very high .steeple and the
bell, which was used to call the
faithful to all services, could be
heard for miles around. Due to
the ravages of wind and time the
steeple became weakened and was
lowered at the time the building
was remodeled in 1927.
Entrance to the original build
ing was through a vestibule.
There was a bay window effect
back of the pulpit stand. All the
original windows were very large,
pointed at the top and of stained
glass of different colors.
The church building was re
modeled in 1927 at a cost of ap
proximately $7500.00 at which
time a front porch was built, the
auditorium was enlarged and nine
Sunday School rooms added as
was a Baptistry.
The first pastor of Glenwood
Baptist Church was the Rev. J.
I. Lennon of Lyons, Ga. who died
September 28, 1898, while, pastor j
of the church. He was only 29
years old at the time of his death.
Other ministers who have served
Glenwood Baptist Church as pas
tors are G. J. Baker, J. D. Ra
bun, O. G. Brown, J. J. Edge,
J. C Brewton, S. R. C. Adams, J.
E. Taylor, J. W. Witherington, J.
C. Moore, H. H. Humphries, J.
C. Solomon, L. A. Kelley, E. A.
Kilgore, W. J. Williams, D. T.
Cox, W. P. Spivey, R. L. Robin
son, C. E. Vines, Seaborn Wynn,
Thad Persons, W. M. Kitchens
Jr., J. E. Hall and George Fields
Jr.
When the church occupied its
own building a Sunday School i
was organized with James T.
Geiger as superintendent. Mr.
Geiger served in this capacity for
many years. Others who have
served in this capacity include
Dr. W. A. Rivers, Dr. D. C. Col
son, J. T. Wicker. C. A Stewart,
R. E. Rivers, H. B. Montford, and
R. T. Gilder Sr.
Miss Leona Dixon, now Mrs.
C. J. Adams, was the first con
vert to be received in the new
church by Baptism.
When the original building was
constructed and for many years
thereafter it was generally recog
nized that on entering the build
ing the ladies would sit on the
right side of the aisle and the
men on the left side.
SWEET POTATO LOSSES
HIGH
Surveys for a number of years
have shown that up to 40 per
cent of the total sweet potato
crop of the South is lost due to
disease, late harvesting, poor stor
age, or rough handling. That in
formation is reported by Miss
Nelle Thrash, food preservation
specialist, Agricultural Extension
Service.
1 Alamo Student
Studies Soil
Fertility at Athens
Two brand New studies on soil
; fertility and the effect of gamma
' irradiation on girain sorghum have
been begun at the University of
i Georgia, Athens, by the first two
•students to register for the doc
j toral program in plant science.
. The students are Frank Henry
i Thomas, of Alamo, and Haskell
B. Harris, of Clarkesville, both
|of whom are already two-time
I graudates of the University.
| Their reseaerch when completed,
1 will result in Ph. D. degrees for
1 the student, and an increased
| scientific knowledge which may
I pay dividends to Georgia agri
| culture.
Until now Georgians who
I wanted to pursue doctoral study
! in the plant sciences has had to
j go out of the state, usually to the
jlarge institutions in the East and
! Midwest. The new program at
I the University is expected to
keep many of these top-ranking
! students at home.
Harris is studying while on
leave from his position as assis
tant agronomist at the Georgia
Experiment where since 1953 he
has been responsible for the
grain sorghum and soybean breed
ing program. His research study
here on mutations in grain sor
[ ghum is a continuation of this
| work.
A veteran of service with the
Army Air Force in World War 11,
he received his bachelor’s degree
in 1948 and his masters in 1951.
! Thomas’ study will be con
j cerned with soil fertility with re
i spect to phosphate fixation. Part
of all the fertilizers that is ap
plied to the ground is fixed in
the soil and is not available to
plants. Thomas intends to study
how this fixation varies from soil
|to soil and to determine what
I controls it.
Before coming to the Univer
sity Thomas ^aended Middle
Georgia College. He was gradu
i ated from the University in the
' class of 1954 and received his
Master of Sicence degree last
June.
Janice McDaniel
New Member Kappa
Phi Delta Sorority
New member of the Kappa Phi
Delta Sorority of LaGrange Col
lege have been announced by Pat
Freeman of Cuthbert, president.
They are:
Margaret Chang, Morristown,
N. J.; Monique Marie, Paris,
France; Lucy Ezzard, Columbus;
Faye Combs, Fairfax. Ala.; Janice
McDaniel, Glenwood- Kitty, Mc-
Neil, Atlanta; Shirley Whittle,
Havanna, Fla.; Kerstin Jonson,
Uppsala, Sweden; Jackie Dennis,
Franklin; Margaret Collings, At
lanta; Nancy Mitchell, Jones
boro; Sybil Brown, LaGrange;
Marion Chapman, East Point; Pat
Barnette, LaGrange; Dot Cosby,
LaGrange; Margie McDonald,
Thomasville; Janice Cole, Grant
ville.
Every student at LaGrange Col
lege is invited to join at least
one of the three sororities or one
of the three fraternities.
Women Become
Eligible For
Benefits At 62
Women become eligible for
their Social Security retirement
benefits at the age of 62, instead
of 65, beginning today.
The Dept, of Health, Education
and Welfare, which administers
the huge Social Security system,
reported that 311.000 women had
filed claims under the new law by
October 18. An estimated 850,-
000 women are eligible for the
earlier retirement benefits.
The first government checks
to women retiring at ages 62, 63
or 64 will be in the mails early in
December, the department said.
Men must still wait until 65 be
fore drawing their benefits. But
beginning next July any man or
woman eligible for social securi
ty may receive full retirement
benefit at age 50 or older if they
become permanently disabled.
Congress voted the changes at
its last session. President Eisen
hower opposed lowering the re
tirement age for women but
signed the legislation after Con
gress provided that earlier re
tirement would be provided at
a lower benefit rate.
W. C. H. S. Bulldogs
Split the Victory
With Collins
The W. C. H. S. Bulldogs split
the victory with Collins at Col
lins.
The girls took their victory at
71 to 61. Lane Hartley took the
honor of high scorer for the W.
C. H. S. girls with her 45 points
and was followed by Sandra
Clark 12, Georgia Seabolt 11, and
Jeanette Yawn 3.
The high scorer for Collins
was F. Sikes with 22 points.
Colilns boys took victory over
the W. C. H. S. boys by 68 to
38. Collins high scorers for the
boys were A. Williams and D.
Coleman each scoring 14 points.
James Clark was high scorer
for the W. C. Ik S. boys with
16 points.
Jeanette Seabolt, Reporter
Lumber City
Men Finish Supply
Handling Course
FORT LEE, VA.—Three Army
privates from Lumber City, Ga.,
were graduated from the supply
handling course at the Quarter
master School, Fort Lee, Va.
The men entered the Army last
May and completed basic train
ing at Fort Hood, Texas.
Chester U. Solomon, son of
Elijah Solomon and Luther A.
Robinson Jr., son of Luther A.
Robinson, are 1956 graduates of
Lumber City High School.
Alonzo Adams, son of Roose
velt Ellis, was graduated from
Lumber City High School in 1953.
I In the eight-week course, the
I men were trained to load and un
load supplies and equipment, to
operate materials-handling equip
ment and to assist in the receipt,
storage, issue, sale and salvage
of techinal or general materials.
Naval Stores Program
Approved For 1957
Approval of an improved Nava)
Stores Conservation Program for
1957 by the Secretary of Agri
culture was announced today by
John W. Cooper, Program Super
visor at Valdosta.
The 1957 Program includes new
and improved features to facili
tate the integration of Naval
Stores with the production of
other forest products including
pulpwood, poles, piling and saw
timber for the maximum returns
to the landowner.
With an increased premium on
tne better Naval Stores practices,
the land-owner is insured of mak
ing a higher profit on his timber
in the long run from both gum
and other products by working it
on a selective basis or limiting
working to the larger diameter
trees. A new 12 inch diameter
practice was added in the 1957
Program to encourage higher
standards of timber management
and increased farm income.
Use of spiral gutters or Varn
aprons tacked to the side of the
tree with double-headed nails
combined with the new bark hack
and acid method insures the
landowner against any loss by
jump-butting at the time of cut
ting timber for other products.
It also offers the timberland own
er a chance to increase his income
from timber products by from 40
to 80 percnt more than he would
receive if the timber above 9
inches in diameter were cut round
without first salvaging the tur
pentine values.
Area Foresters of the NSCP are
available to advise landowners
as to the best Naval Stores prac
tice to apply to their woods.
Landowners are urged to contact
the Area Forester for their terri
tory as shown in the following list
or to write to the Program Super
visor, NSCP at Valdosta for ad
vice on the newest techniques of
Naval Stores production.
Arthur G. Steedley, Mcßae, is
the local Area Forester.
Homecoming At
Mt. Olivet Sunday
The revival being conducted
this week by the Rev. James Hen
drix, of Pembroke, at Mt. Olivet
Methodist Church will come to a
close Sunday with homecoming
and dinner on the grounds at
noon.
Services will be at 11 a. m.
and 1:30 p. m.
Everyone is invited to attend
and bring basket dinner.
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Wheeler County
High Parent Teacher
Association Meets
The Parent Teacher Association
of the Wheeler County High
School held the regular month
ly meeting at the school on
Thursday evening, November 1.
The meeting war opened by the
group singing “America".
A group of F. H. A. girls had
charge of the devotional —their
subject being “Prayer”. Mrs.
Morris Kusntiz, Civil Defense
Chairman of the P. T. A. intro
duced the speaker of the even
ing, Sgt. Thompson, U. S. Army,
Savannah Filter Center along
with his assistant, Sgt. Shelnut.
Sgt. Thompson made a very in
teresting talk on Civil Defense
and in conclusion showed a film
on the importance of all working
together for Freedom as well as
protection.
Mrs. G. W. Lancaster, Presi
dent P. T. A., presided over the
business meeting. Mrs. Hum
phrey reported the First Aid
room was now complete and in
vited the group to visit same after
the meeting. Mr. Lancaster ex
pressed appreciation to the Ways
and Means Committee as well as
the school patrons for the success
ful way in which the Harvest Fes
tival was put over. Thanks came
from Mrs. Lancaster from the
P. T. A. We would also like to
thank each person contributing
in a material way or otherwise.
Through this fine cooperative
spirit the Harvest Festival was
a success.
The Parent Teacher Associa
tion voted unanimously to take
as their project for the school
year — Grammar School Play
I Ground Equipment. '
W.C.H. S.Wins ,
Victory Over Rentz
The W. C. H. S. girls and boys
won a victory over Rentz at
Cedar Grove on November 2.
Lane Hartley took the honor
of high scorer for the W. C. H.
S. girls with 31 points, Georgia
Seabolt 10, Sandra Clark 9, and
Jeanette Yawn 2. Leaving a fin
al score of 52 to 28 points.
Beverley Davison was high
scorer for Rentz’s girls with 18
points.
The W. C. H. S. boys took
their victory by 70 to 60. Ron
ald Rhodes led the boys with 19
points.
Rentz high scorer for the boys
was Cleveland White with 25
points.
Jeanette Seabolt, Reporter
Phil Campbell Asks
Asisstance of Local
University Alumni
University of Georgia alumni
from Wheeler County have been
urged by the president to help
fheir Alumni Society win the sil
ver loving cup which will be
given at the Georgia - Georgia
Tech football game in Athens,
December 1.
Phil Campbell, Georgia’s Com
missioner of Agriculture and cur
rent president of the Georgia
Alumni Society, recently chal
lenged the Georgia Tech Nation
al Alumni Association to a con
test in which the Society receiv
ing the largest number of con
tributing members prior to the
Tech game would be given a lov
ing cup by the president of the
losing Society.
Contributions made to the Uni
versity of Georgia Foundation are
used to help build a stronger state
University. At present the income
from the capital provides gradu
ate fellowships, undergraduate
scholarships, assists the Universi
ty in obtaining and keeping out
standing professors, and for mi
crofilming old Georgia newspa
pers for preservation in the Uni
versity Library.
The Georgia Alumni Society is
currently conducing a concen
trated drive among its Alumni for
active membership in the Society
for 1957.
The goal of the campaign is
10,000 active members during this
year. By October 10th 1,000 alum
ni had sent in their contributions
to the Alumni office in Athens.
Fresh apples are available the
year around, and the most plenti
ful supplies are from September
through April, says Mrs. Betty
Alexander, consumer information
specialist, Agricultural Extension
Service..
NUMBER 29.
Wheeler County
Council Meeting
Held In Court Room
The Wheeler County Homa
Demonstration Council met in
the court room with thirty seven
(37) members present The mee-t
ing was called to order by the
president, Mrs. T. H. Harden Jr.,,
presiding.
Devotional was given by Mrs-
John McDaniel with the group
joining in The Lord’s Prayer.
A Tupperware report was given
by Annette Coleman. A balance
of 815.00 profit on hand.
Miss Rowan discussed the T. H.
pajama project with the group.
The Council was invited to par
ticipate in the making of par
jamas. Several of the members
volunteered to make the pajamas.
The Council also voted to pre
pare a cook book to be sold dur
ing the month of December. The
Council urges every club member
to send in their favorite recipes
to the home demonstration
agent’s office. The cook book,
committee was:
Mrs. Morris Kusnitz, Mrs.
Mattie L. Sears, Mrs. Robert-
Hill, Mrs. Wallace Ryals, and.
Mrs. W. F. Anderson.
The Council also practiced for
the Kitchen Kabinet Orchestra.
The Christmas Bazaar was set
for December Bth at the R. E. A.
office.
The meeting was adjourned.
W. M. Herndon
Dies At Dublin
Funeral services for William
M. Herndon, 84. of Dublin, were
held Monday at 4 p. m. at the
Rock Springs Baptist Church
with the Rev. C. E. Vines and the
Rev. Henry Morris officiating.
Burial was in the church ceme*
tery with Redhill Masonic Lodge
in charge of the graveside serv
ides.
Mr. Herndon, who died Satur
day, was charter member and the
only living past master of the
Redhill Masonic Lodge.
A life-long resident of the Rock
Springs community, he was a
church deacon, a former Laurens-
County commissioner, and had
been a member of the Lauren®
County Board of Education for 24
years.
Survivors include five children,
B. F. Herndon, Mrs Felton Moon&
Mrs. Gladys Ballard, Miss Loren®
Herndon and Mrs. Randolph, aU
of Dublin; one sister, Mrs. J. X
Joiner, of Glenwood, and eight
grandchildren.
D. Reid Willcox Dies
In Middle Georgia
Hospital Wednesday
Drury Reid Willcox, 67, promi
nent banker, church leader and
resident of Lumber City died un
expectedly in Middle Georjjiat
Hospital in Macon Wednesday
afternoon at 2 o’clock after suP
sering a heart attack.
Mr. Willcox was born in. Teh
fair County, the son of Eli K.
and Mary Reid Willcox. He war
cashier of the Lumber City Bank;
and a member of the Lumber
Methodist Church.
Funeral services will be held
in the Lumber City Methodist
Church Friday afternoon at S
o’clock, conducted by the pastor;
the Rev. L. R. Lancaster.
Survivors include his wife, the
former Miss Bessie Mae Jarvis;
two sons, D. R. Willcox Jr., st
Montezuma, and Eli K. Willcox;
of Mcßae; two daughters. Miss
Mary Louise Willcox, of Denver;
Colorado, and Mrs. John McAr
thur, of Ailey; five grandchildren^
and one sister, Mrs. C. H. Lowery,
of Leesburg, Fla.
Pvt. James D. Powell
Now Serving With
Army In Germany
LEIPHEIM, GERMANY (ABT
NC—Pvt. James D. Powell, 2$
son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaiah Pow
ell, Route 2, Glenwood, Ga., re
cently arrived in Germany and
is now assigned to the 54th Engi
neer Combat Battalion.
Powell, a member of the hah
talions’s Company A, entered thr
Army in April of this year and
completed his basic training at
Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
From 1940 to 1950 Georgia’s
total population increased 10 per
cent, but during the same period
her rural farm population de
creased 29 percent.