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Style, Power Mark 1958 Chevrolet Trucks
Fresh styling, more power, and many chassis improvements
mark the 1958 Chevrolet truck line. This Low Cab Forward
heavy-duty model has a new 348-cu.-in. 230-horsepower engine
designed for durability with sodium-cooled valves, heavy bear
ings, and other heavy service features. Combustion chamber is
wholly within the cylinder bore. AU 1958 Chevrolet trucks have
dual headlamps and redesigned grille, hood, and fenders.
Ga. Traffic Deaths
Drop 19 Per Cent
For Nine Months
Georgia’s traffic death toll con
tinues to show a downward trend.
In fact, for five straight months,
which makes a total of seven of
the first nine months of this year,
highway fatalities have shown a
marked decrease compared with
a year ago.
This encouraging news was dis
closed in the latest consolidated
statistics of the Georgia Depart
ment of Public Safety’s Accident
Reporting Division, just released
by Col. W. C. (Peck) Dominy, di
rector.
Covering the first nine months
of this year compared with the
corresponding 1956 period, the re
port showed there were 159 fewer
traffic deaths, or a decrease of 19
percent. The total dropped from
832 to 673.
Os the total, 572 persons were
killed in rural area accidents this
year compared with 707 a year
ago, a decrease of 135, or a 19
per cent decline. Urban area fa
talities totaled 101 this year
against 125 last year, a drop of
24, or a minus 19 per cent. There
were 23 fewer pedestrians killed
throughout the state, the total
coming down from 127 to 104, or
an 18 per cent drop.
At the same time, many thou
sands more vehicles traveled
377,189,404 more miles on roads
within the state. The compara
tive nine-month mileage totals:
11,607,396,137 in 1957 and 11 230,-
206,733 in 1956. Motor vehicles
registered in Georgia rose from
1,280,500 to 1,342,000, an increase
of 61,500.
As a result of all this increased
travel, plus other factors, Geor
gia’s death rate (the number of
persons killed to each 100-million
miles traveled) went down from
7.4 to 5.8, a decline of 22 percent.
In seven months showing a down
ward trend in traffic deaths the
percentage decreases went like
this: January, 40 per cent; Feb
ruary, 24; May, 17; June, 26;
July, 26: August, 12, and Sep
tember, 41 per cent. March and
April showed increases of 11 and
12 per cent, respectively.
Halloween Carnival
At Union School
In Wheeler County
The P. T. A. at Union School
in Wheeler County is sponsoring
a Halloween Carnival at the
school Friday night, October 25,
to which everyone is invited.
Serving will begin at 7:00 p. m.
and friends and patrons of the
school are urged to eat their sup
per there. Sandwiches, hot dogs
and other good food will be on
sale.
BETTER FAMILY
RELATIONSHIP
In 1956 fifty-two county-wide
Family Life Institutes and 86
Family Life Achievement Days
were held in Georgia with ap
proximately 4,900 persons attend
ing, reports Miss Audrey Morgan,
family life specialist, Agricul
tural Extension Service. The
meetings stressed better family
understanding with particular em
phasis on child and adolescent
problems.
Advertise in The Eagle.
Wheeler County Eagle
Navy Commissions
Open To
College Graduates
Both men and women who hold
college degrees are eligible for
officer’s commissions in the Navy,
according to Chief Mack Barden,
USN„ of the Dublin Navy Re
cruiting Substation.
Barden said that the commis
sions are being offered under the
Navy’s Officer Candidate Pro
gram which requires a 120 day
course of intensive instruction
previous to actual commission
ing. During this training period,
explained the Chief, the young
men and women in the program
are classed as “Officer Candi
dates”.
Benefits, pay, and privileges of
naval officers continue to grow,
th? Chief .stated., •• rd age limita
tions on initial application for
commissioned status are liberal;
under existing regulations, male
college graduates 19-26 are eligi
ble, while the age limits for fe
male applicants are 18-30.
Full particulars are available
at any Navy Recruiting Substa
tion, or by writing “Naval Officer.
Post Office Building, Macon,
Georgia.”
Homecoming At
Mt Carmel Holiness
Baptist Church Oct. 27
There will be a homecoming
at Mt. Carmel Holiness Baptist
Church next Sunday, October 27.
Everyone has an invitation.
Rev. John Hoey Matthews of
Douglas will do the preaching.
The Matthews family will be
there to sing.
Glenwood Baptist
Church News
Mrs. T. T. Walker, who directs
the choir at Brewton-Parker, has
been engaged to work with our
choir. She will be meeting with
the choir each Wednesday night
following mid-week service and
also leading our choir program on
Sunday.
The Rev. Walter Spivey, a for
mer pastor, will fill the pulpit
next Sunday morning. Brother
Spivey’s many friends in Glen
wood are looking forward to hear
ing him again:
Henry I. Whitfield Jr.
Presented Letter
Os Appreciation
M/Sgt. Henry J. Whitfield Jr.,
son of H. J. Whitfield, of Edison,
was presented a letter of appreci
was presented a letter of appresi
ation at MCASS, Beaufort, S. C.
It was delivered by Major C. E.
1 oßswell, C. O. of H&HS on Oc
tober 3, 1957. M/Sgt. Whitfield
was awarded this honor by the
Commanding General of the Nav
al Amphibious Base, at Little
Creek, Norfolk, Virginia. The
letter quoted in part, “Through
your willingness to work many
extra hours you set an example
for all of the enlisted members of
this command.” His duties were
Passenger Traffic Officer and also
NCO in charge of the Disbursing
Office. M/Sgt. Whitfield Jr., cur
rently is residing at 2703 Jones
St., Beaufort, S. C,, is now as
signed to the MC Supply Depart
ment.
ALAMO, WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1957
• Wheeler County
Basketball News
I On Tuesday night, October 29,
: the Wheeler County High School
; Bulldogs will see their first ac
' tion cf the new year on their
। home court. The Bulldogs chose
! Cadwell for their early opponents
’ and these rivals promise an in
teresting cage game. The Bull
; dogs unanimously invite their
; fans tc come share thrilling mo
ments in this their first seasonal
game, and they urge their fans
to continue supporting them in
all games at home and in other
i towns. Come on be a sport, be
' come a fan and remain one.
। Cooperation and work are two
' essential elements which make
! a good team and our teams show
I both these elements. Then too,
, we are lucky in having our for
mer guards return, and their re
turn is spiked with the gain of
good new material plus hard, vig
' orous work of former players. The
I Bulldogs are proud of all ma
; terial—new and old—and they
! want you to help welcome the
| entire group by appearing at our
| games and supporting us.
i The girls team consists of the
following:
Bitsy Seabolt, Captain; Judy
Purvis, Co-Captain; Lorine Clark,
Earlwanna Ryner, Verma Har-
1 relson, Georgia Seabolt, Eileen
- Adams, Hilda Purvis, Glenda
Hartley, Cindy Gilder, Gwen
Clark, Patty Ryals, Patricia Mel
. vin, Linda Mcßae, Lou Ann
White, and Evelyn Ward.
. i The boys team consists of the
.! following:
[ Ronald Rhodes, Captain; Roger
(Pitts, Co-Captain; Cleveland
। White, Jimmy White, Thomas
. Cherry, Earl Stinson, Brinson
Miller, Daris Ussery, Ronny
r i Towns, Richard Clark, Clyde Mc
।! Alum, Johnny Adams, B. H.
. I Achord, Burnard Jackson, Wayne
' Womack, Billy Coleman, Mickey
:i Nelson, Ted Morrison, Wesley
,' Hartley, David Smith, and Mark
. । Stanley.
• | Eugene Cravey is our team
: i manager.
. j The cheer leaders consist of the
. I following:
. j Barbara Watson, Elena Hinson,
■ Susie Dennis, Janice Seabolt,
.' Elizabeth Ann Hopkins.
.; The Wheeler County High
I School basketball schedule is as
, i follows.
! Date Day Team Place
। Oct.
I 29 Tue. Cadwell Here
I Nov.
; 1 Fri. Broxton Here
' I 8 Fri. Lumber City Here
I 12 Tue. Glenwood There
; j 15 Fri. Pitts Here
'| 19 Tue. Adrain There
’' 22 Fri. Toombs Cen. Here
j 26 Tue. Mcßae There
• i
i Dec.
3 Tue. Milan There
6 Fri. Dudley There
10 Tue. Soperton Here
13 Fri. Broxton There
14 Sat. Lyons There
' 17 Tue. Mt. Vernon Here
jl9 Thu. Toombs Cen. There
’ ! Jan.
’ | 3 Fri. Hazlehurst There
'I 7 Tue. Milan Here
l l 10 Fri. Lumber City There
' 14 Tue. Mcßae Here
1 17 Fri. Glenwood Here
1 18 Sat. Cadwell Here
21 Tue. Soperton . There
24 Fri. Pitts' There
- 28 Tue. Hazlehurst Here
31 Fri. Dudley Here
; Feb.
4 Tue. Adrain Here
7 Fri. Mt. Vernon There
11 Tue. Lyons Here
OES School oP
Instruction To Be
Held On October 29
i District Grand Deputies Fran
; ces Heath and Tom Hughes an-
I nounce that Telfair Chapter Or
j der of Eastern Star will hold a
i school of instruction for District
' 127 in the Lodge Hall in Mcßae
'; on Tuesday, October 29, at 8 p.
. m.
■j Included will be Towns, Lum
' i ber City, Hazlehurst, Millman
‘ Chapter, Telfair and Mt. Vernon.
1 1 The Grand Lecturer, Dorothy
। King, of Albany, will preside.
H. K. Welch Jr., dairyman, Ag
ricultral Extension Service, rec
• ’ ommends these six practices in
; milking: proper preparation of
: the udder, rapid milking, proper
; care and handling of machine,
regular milking hours, kindness,
' and no interruptions while milk
ing.
Health Service In
Georgia Costing $5
Yearly Per Person
For a cost of a little over $5.00
per person, Georgians during the
fiscal year 1956-57 received the
benefits of health department
' serveies, hospital construction,
operation of Battey State Hospital
and polio vaccine.
Total state and federal money
spent for these benefits was $lB,-
484,752.
' This and other information re
viewing past accomplishments
and outlining new programs was
presented October 17 to the State
Board of Health by Dr. Thomas
1 F. Sellers, director of the Geor
‘ gia Department of Public Health.
Dr. Sellers reported that prog
’ ress is being made in setting
up a model screening center for
’ the mentally disturbed at the Eu
■ gene Talmadge Hospital in Au
gusta but that recruiting a staff
! is a big problem.
New and proposed hospital con
struction was outlined to the
: Board. There have been 56 new
hospitals since the Hill Burton
Act of 1946. Recent new hospitals
: have been built in Cumming,
Forsyth, Homerville and Colquitt:
new construction is going on at
’ Monrce, Warm Springs and Dal
las; new projects are approved
1 for Lawrenceville arid Jesup; and
1 additions are being built at La
-1 Grange, Columbus., Brunswick,
Albany, Gainesvilel, Franklin,
1 Duluth, Thomasville, Marietta
and Athens.
The Board was informed that
, a plentiful supply of flu vaccine
is expected in Georgia in the next
few weeks; and that 472.934 per
’ sons had received three injections
of polio vaccine since the polio
program began two years ago.
The Board adopted rules and
. regulations for control of water
, purification plants and sewage
, treatment plants. All regulations
• are in keeping with the princi
ple that the user of water from a
[ stream m'usu use omY a reason
able amount and must return used
, water to the stream in good con
dition. The regulations give de
tails for submitting plans and
specifications for proposed
water or sewage plants, and set
j । up requirements for regular re
. ports to the State Health De
partment concerning physical,
, chemical and bacteriological qual
ity of water. One regulation per
, mits owners of water purifica
tion plants, sewage plants, and
, industrial waste treatment plants
, to apply to the State Health De
, partment for a certificate of ap
, proval for stream use.
> The Board also heard a report
: on the progress of a program on
> hospital care for those unable to
I pay, as set up by the 1957 Gene
> ral Assembly when a Hospital
! Care Council was created to ad
! vise and assist the Georgia De
partment of Public Health in set
> ting up such a program. The
. program will encourage local re
> sponsibility and will support the
preservation of the professional
. freedom of physicians and the
> local control of hospitals. Coun
. ties wishing to receive funds must
> put up matching funds on a form
> ula to be developed.
; The Board voted to recommend
: to the foremen of county grand
: juries that a dentist be appointed
: to the Board of Health where
: possible within the framework of
i present laws.
; I
! I Bake Goods Sale
The Young Matrons Circle of
the Alamo Baptist Church will
hold a bake goods sale on Novem
ber 2 at the R. E. A. building.
College Bonds Sold
The University System Build
ing Authority has sold $6-million
. worth of bonds to finance con
: struction of a classroom building
: at Georgia Tech and completion
. of the University of Georgia’s
Science Center in Athens. With
held from the market since last
। April because of the “tight mon
. ey” conditions, the bonds were
sold at an interest rate of 4% per
cent, which State Auditor B. E.
■ Thrasher Jr., chairman of the Au
thority, thinks is good consider
' ing the “present market condi
tions.”
It is hard to plan a truly bal
anced diet without ; the use of
, milk, John Conner, ^airy market
ing specialist, Agricultural Ex
tension Service, points out.
1957 FAIR EXHIBITS
Community Exhibit Food Preservation Bay Springs Club Red Award
Seniors:
Name Exhibit Club Award
Helen Fulford Muffins Alamo
Helen Fulford Chocolate Cake Alamo
Helen Fulford Fudge Alamo White
Helen Fulford Apron Alamo Red
Peggy Chambers Crochet (pink) Glenwood Red
Peggy Chambers Crochet (yellow) Glenwood Blue
Mary Ann Fulford Dress Alamo Red
Mary Ann Fulford Skirt Alamo
Mary Ann Fulford Stool Alamo Blue
Helen Fulford Trashbasket Alamo White
Juniors: Exhibit Club Award
Sue Windham Biscuits Alamo Blue
Sue Windham Pictures Alamo Red
Inez Brown (Apron Glenwood
Bobbig Sikes Dress (pink) Alamo Blue
Bobbie Sikes Muffins Alamo White
June Cox Cookies Alamo
Faye Tillman Dress Alamo
Faye Tillman Pickles Alamo Red
Jane Lawrence Flour Muffins Alamo Red
Jane Mallory Pound Cake Alamo White
Melba Darden Trinket Case Alamo White
Melba Darden Tray Alamo White
Melba Darden Shoes Alamo
Peggy Edge Cookies Alamo
Peggy Edge Fudge Alamo
Jo Ann Horne Pillow Case Union Blue
Linda Ryner Peach Exhibit Union Blue
Linda Ryner Pear Exhibit Union Blue
Linda Ryner Tomato Exhibit Union Red
Kay Harrelson Angle Food Cake Union Blue
Vickie Harrelson Chocolate Cake Union
t
Boys — Juniors: Exhibit Club Red
Tommie Windham Napkin Holder Alamo Red
Keith Evans Med. Cabinet Glenwood White
Hugh Hill HI Corn (yellow) Alamo
Eloise Wilkerson Corn Alamo
G. L. Pope Corn
Chester Ray Corn Alamo Red
Alton Browning Corn Alamo Blue
Donald Williams Corn Union
Donald Williams Peanuts Union Red
Women: Exhibit Club Award
Mrs. L. A. Peavy Bed Spread Red
Mrs. Darris Jenkins Table Cloth - Napkins Stuckey Blue
Mrs. Marvin Tillman Aluminum Tray Shiloh
Mrs. Bennett Achord 2 Pumpkins Snowhill
Mrs. Ben Irwin Apron Bay Springs Red
Mrs. Ben Irwin Special Crochet Bay Springs Blue
Mrs. Ben Irwin Bed Spread Bay Springs White
Mrs. Ben Irwin Dress Bay Springs Else
Mrs. E. L. Rhodes Tray Bay Springs Red
Mrs. E. L. Rhodes Trashbasket Bay Springs Red
Mrs. Ben Irwin Baby’s Cap Bay Springs Blue
Court Upholds Ga.
Coastal Natural Gas
Corp. Franchise
Judge Luther Alverson of Ful
ton Superior Court (Atlanta) on
October 17 handed down a sweep
ing decision in favor of the va
lidity of the certificate of pub
lic convenience and necessity;
which the Georgia Public Serv-;
ice Commission last March ■
granted to Georgia Coastal Natur-,
al Gas Corporation of Alma, au
thorizing it to serve some twen-,
ty-five cities and counties in i
Southeast Georgia, including Me-1
Rae. Alamo and Glenwood, etc.'
Several weeks ago South Geor- j
gia Natural Gas Company, headed '
by Hugh Morrow of Birmingham,;
filed suit to enjoin the Georgia,
Public Service Commission and ‘
Georgia Coastal Natural Gas Cor-1
poration from giving effect to the i
certificate and sought to have it
declared null and void. The suit
attacked the Georgia statute of
1956 relating to certification of j
natural gas pipelines and also con- j
tended that the evidence which J
Georgia Coastal had introduced
before the Georgia Commission
was not sufficient. Judge Alver
son overruled all contentions of
South Georgia Natural Gas Com
pany and upheld the consitution
ality of the Georgia statute and
the decision of the Georgia Pub
lic Service Commission in favor
of the franchise of the Georgia
Coastal Naturla Gas Corporation.
Georgia Coastal is headed by
Valene Bennett of Alma, Presi
dent, Roy Richards of Carrollton,
Chairman, and James Polhill of
Louisville, Treasurer. The Com
pany, which has strong financial
backing, hopes to commence its
construction program in the near
future and to bring greatly need
ed natural gas to the above-men
tioned cities and communities in
Southeast Georgia.
NAVAL STORES PRODUCTION
In naval stores production, trees
less than 10 inches in diameter
should not be worked, according
to Dorsey Dyer, forester, Agri
cultural Extension Sendee. In
average timber, 10-inch trees will
yield about 12 percent more gum
than nine-inch trees. This may
be the difference in profit and
loss in the operation.
SINGLE COPY 5c
. Farm Equipment
Field Day at
Abraham Baldwin
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural |
i' College is combining a short i
! course with the annual meeting j
; of the Tift County Farm Bureau ;
' to make one of the big days of j
: the year at the college. The short ]
I course phase of the program will I
’ be “Farm Equipment Field Day”
^beginning at 1:30 in the after
‘ noon. This part will be made up
; entirely of demonstrations con
; sisting of: 1. Seed bed prepara-]
| tion; 2. Planting and fertilizing;^
I 3. Cultivating and insect control;
J 4. Harvesting; 5. Maintenance of
I farm equipment; 6. Farm electri- ,
i fication. At 3:30 o’clock all dem-'
j onstrations will be repeated so i
| that those in attendance may view i
I two phases of the program. Com- j
j mercial firms are cooperating in | ’
the program. The latest- equip- ;
ment will be used. i (
Late in the afternoon a barbecue I.
i will be served followed by an ad-! (
! dress by Senator Herman Tal
! madge. Recognized as one of
the outstanding orators in the na
tion, Mr. Talmadge will deal with ;
the farm situation. People from ,
all over South Georgia are ex- ,
pected in attendance.
Dean T. M. Cordell, Short, :
Course Director at the College, in ; ]
announcing the program, said it j ■
is expected to be one of the big-1;
gest days of the year. People I <
planning to attend should make I >
reservations for the barbecue at ]
Mr. Cordell’s office. ]
Homecoming at i
Sardis Baptist J
Church Sunday J
Homecoming at Sardis Baptist 1
Church will be Sunday, October
27, beginning at 10:30 a. m. 1
The choirs from Brewton-Park
er Junior College, Mt. Vernon, i
and the Georgia Baptist Chil- (
dren’s Home, Baxley, will be ,
present. The morning message ‘
will be delivered by the Rev. '
George Fields, Pastor of the Glen
wood Baptist Church, former Pas- (
tor at Sardis.
Lunch will be served at 12:30, ]
and afterward a s-hort service ,
will be held. Friends and members ।
are invited and expected to at- .
tend.
NUMBER 27.
Wheeler County
High School Annual
Fall Festival
The Wheeler County High
School Parent-Teacher Associa
tion is sponsoring their Annual
Fall Festival, Thursday evening,
I October 31. Fun for all and
! eats go with it—make your plans,
j now to attend.
I Barbecue with all the trim
: mings will be served beginning
j at 6 o'clock at the Agriculture
Building, plates to be 50 cents
and SI.OO. Make plans now for
the entire family to eat their
evening meal with the school.
The kiddies from infant to 6
years will enjoy the “Kiddy
Rides”. Also the “Balloon Dart”
will be a feature of the evening
for the young ones.
Don’t miss the “Witches Brew"
to be servd by Miss Harbin and
Mrs. Sharpton along with cakes,
pies and other goodies. The coun
try Store will be open so shop for
groceries for the next week. The
Fish Pond is always a treat, don’t
miss it, your catch may be a nice
one.
Comic books will be on sale, be
sure and carry home a supply,
there may be one about “Sput
nik”. Madame Lazonga will be
there to tell your past, present
i and future. You will want to
j see her.
The evening would not be com
plete without eating a good ole
“Hot Dog with a Coke,” see Mrs.
Hartley and Mrs. Mallory, they
will fix you right up.
A movie along with a comedy
will be shown—don’t miss the
show.
A floor show will be the high
light of the evening. The new
auditorium will be the scene of
the show displaying some of the
talents of the children of Wheeler
• County High School.
Bring the entire family as there
will be entertainment for all and.
let us all have a good time to
gether and support our school.
Farm Housing Loans
Are Available Now
The construction and repair of
farm houses and other farm build
ings may be financed by Farmers:.
Home Administration loans, Her
man T. Langley, the agency’s lo
j cal county supervisor, said this
I week.
He said the same kind of Farm
I housing loan program is available
las last year when American.
| farm owners borrowed $21,300,-
I 000 to construct, improve, or re-
I pair farm houses and other es
sential farm buildings, or to pro
vide water for farmstead or
household use.
I Farmers Home Administration,
I loans are provided only when a
bank or other lender cannot ade
quately serve the farm owner’s!
credit needs, at the present time.
The agency does not compete with
1 conventional or cooperative lend
' ers, Mr. Langley said, but does
; supplement the credit services
' supplied by other sources. Bor*
! rowers agree to repay the hous
i ing loans within the shortest time
। consistent with their repayment
! abilities, but no loan schedule
। can go beyond 33 years. The in
terest rate is 4 percent.
Although housing loans go only
to farm owners, an owner may
borrow to repair or build a house
or other farm buildings for his
tenants or farm laborers. A bor
rower must be an Amercican citi
zen. Any farm involved must be
big enough and operated in such
way as to be considered an actual
farm, and it must produce a sub
stantial part of the operator’s an
nual cash income. Farmers can
not use farm housing loans t<
buy land and refinance debts,
Mr. Langley cautioned loan ap
plicants against starting construc
tion work or incurring debts for
work or materials before their
loans are closed, if they expect
to obtain their financing through
the Farmers Home Administra
tion.
Farmers buy their building ma
terials wherever they please, us
ually from local dealers. They
obtain their building plans from
any reliable source they choose.
The Farmers Home Administra
tion has a limited number of
plans that applicants may use if
they want to.
During construction the agency
makes periodic inspection
make certain that sound construc
tion standards are followed.
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