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Ijunior Fire Marshal helmets worn by singer Pat Boone’s
daughters (Debby, 2t4; Lindy, 3%; and Cherry, 5) are a far
cry from the famed coonskin of their great-great-great-great
great grandfather “DanT’ Boone. Modern-day bonnets were
donnea in honor of National Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 4-10),
,the start of the nationwide school Junior Fire Marshal pro
gram. Four million boys and girls will campaign against fire
hazards during the year-long educational program sponsored
by the Hartford Fire Insurance Company in cooperation with
elementary schools and fire departments. Pat’s highlander garb
is from his new 20th Century Fox movie, “Journey to the
Center of the Earth,” which will be released in December.
OCMULGEE FAIR TO OPEN
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH
The annual Ocmulgee Fair gets ■
under way at the Callihan Race- j
way in Mcßae on Monday, Sep- i
tember 28th.
The Ocmulgee Fair Association, |
composed of the Telfair County ;
Farm Bureau and the Telfair
County Home Demonstration ;
Council anticipates a good fail
this year. Eight community ex- ,
hibits are being prepared. For the
past several weeks the members
cf the various Home Demonstra
tion Clubs have been busy as- j
sembling materials for these com- !
munity exhibits. In addition to the I
community exhibits, The Telfair j
County Schools, the Daughters ol j
the American Revolution, the Me-1
Rae Recreation Department, the
Army Reserve Unit, the Boy
Scouts and others plan to have
exhibits at the Fair. There will
also be livestock, poultry, crops'
and crafts exhibits.
The Holly Brothers Amusement;
Company will feature a ferris ■
wheel, kiddie rides and other con-!
cessions on the Midway.
Make your plans to include a ■
day at the Fair. i
S. O. Varnadoe Dies
Unexpectedly In
Macon Hospital
Funeral services were held Fri
day at 4 p.m. in Memorial Chapel;
in Macon for Stephen Owen Var
nadoe, 70, formerly of Lumber
City, who died unexpectedly
Thursday in a Mocan hospital.'
The Rev. Claude Mason officiated,
and burial was in Macon Me
morial Park.
Mr. Varnadoe was born in Tel
fair County the son of the late
Thomas Varnadoe and the late ।
Emma Walker Varnadoe. He I
moved from Lumber City to Ma-1
con 11 years ago where he was|
a carpenter.
Survivors include his wife, the j
former Miss Vena Williams, one '
daughter, Mrs. Carolyn Davis, of]
Macon; two sons, Roscoe Varna-J
doe, of Macon, and J. T. Varna-;
doe, of Roberta; four grandchil-|
dren; two brothers, John Varna-!
doe and James Varnadoe, both of
Lumber City, and six sisters', Mrs.
J. C. Hatton. Mrs. C. S. Renfroe.
Mrs. J. M. Harris, Mrs. Fred
Walker and Mrs. Ossie Sears, of;
Lumber City, and Mrs. Maude.
Harris, of Atlanta.
Ocmulgee Fair Arts
And Crafts Exhibit
The Arts and Crafts at the
Ocmulgee Fair is under the direc
tion of Mrs. A. L. Crider, Superin
tendent.
Mrs. Crider says, “Let’s make
this exhibit the best we’ve ever
had. Everyone has some favorite
piece of handwork or craft she
would like to share with others,
so please exhibit it, also your pies,
cakes, rolls, etc. in the Fbod De
partment.”
Your subscription is an impor
tant item to The Eagle. Send it in
Wheeler County Eaigle
Boy Scout Kickoff
Breakfast Saturday
I The Boy Scouts will kick off
: their annual finance campaign j
Saturday, September 26, with a >
> breakfast at the Alamo Case at I
;7:30 a.m. Approximately 15 men
; will attend the breakfast and par
■ ticipate in the first fund raising
. effort.
The challenge will be given by
I Harry Davis, Chairman, Manager ■
■of the Alamo Shirt Co., with;
' Team Captain Reymond Mequire |
I and Billy Lowe.
i The public is urged to cooperate
! with the workers who are giving
their time and energies. When
contacted please give a contribu
tion.
Twelfth Grade
Elects Officers
; The twelfth grade of Glenwood
! High School has elected the 1959-
! 60 officers as follows:
President — Glenn Anderson;
’Vice-President — Harvey Bright;
! Secretary—Barbara Johnson;
j Treasurer —Sharon Johnson, and
Reporter—Ruby Sumner.
! The senior class is planning a
’ school newspaper and Annual.
The paper will be published once
! a month. The Annual will be sold
near the end of the school year.
The Glenwood seniors are look
i ing forward to a successful school
year. I
George Sears
Funeral services for George |
Sears’ of Macon, formerly of ;
I Wheeler County, were held at j
I Cedar Grove Methodist Church j
I Sunday;- Among his survivors are !
। two nieces Mrs. D. J. Sears and |
; Mrs. G. M. Joiner, of Glenwood.
i _— |
Lum Young Dies
In Dublin Hospital
Funeral services were held in
j the Cedar Grove Methodist I
i Church Monday for Lum Young, I
! 43, of Dublin, who died unex-!
pectedly Sunday in a Dublin hos- j
pital. The Rev. J. S. Wetzel of- j
ficiated, assisted by the Rev. i
j Henry Morris and the Rev. W. A. |
’ Page and burial was in the church !
cemetery.
Active pallbearers were wild
life rangers.
Mr. Young had been a wild
life ranger for eight years. He was
the son of the late William Young
and Mrs. Dicie Pope Young and
was a veteran of World War II;
a member of the American
Legion and Veterans of Foreign
Wars.
Survivors include six brothers,
Dewey Young, Herbert Young and
Cleve Young, of Dublin; Willie
Young, of Cedar Grove; Sam
| Young, of Cochran Field, and
( Wesley Young, of Mcßae; one
sister, Mrs. W. B. Howell, of
Warner Robins and a half-sister, j
Mrs. Ola Silver, of Towns.
ALAMO, WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA,FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1959
F. H. A. Members <
Initiated Sept. 18
1
The Glenwood F. H. A. Chap
ter held the initiation for it’s new
members, Friday, September 18. ]
During the school day, those j
who were initiated were required ,
to, among other things, do the fol- ]
lowing: i
1. Every time they met an old ]
: member they were required to
repeat the F. H. A. Creed if asked ।
to. 1
2. Carry all books in a paste- ।
! board box pulled by a rope or (
string handle. ]
3. Wear blue jeans wrong side j
out with one leg rolled up above .
the knee and the other leg rolled i
down all the way. Wear shirt
wrong side up and on backwards. ।
4. Bow every time they met a ,
teacher. '
5. Wear a picture of their fa- j
vorite movie star around their
neck. 1
Friday night the girls went to ;
F. H. A. court and through the ;
dark room, followed by a peanut .
boiling for both the F. H. A. and j
F. F. A. chapters.
Those girls who were initiated ।
are as follows: Shirley Adams, ■
Cheryl Barwick, Elaine Bell, Judy ।
Camp, Sandra Horne, Betty Jean
Jernigan, Sandra Johnson, Janice
Pope, Juarffta Powell, Zora
Powell, Arzona Roberson, Betty 1
Selph, Sue Vann, Mary Ann ■
Wooten, Eloise Wilkerson and ,
Patsy Wright.
The Chapter Mothers who as- ■
sisted our advisor, Mrs. William ,
Fields, with the peanut boiling
were: Mrs. Marcus Bridges, Mrs. ]
J. M. S. Thomas and Mrs. G. W. ]
Phillips. ।
HOME NOTES ,
By SHIRLEY HARRIS '
Home Demonstration Agent
If you were to be marooned on 1
i a desert island and could take 1
along only one food which one 1
would you choose?
If you chose the sweet potato |
' it would be a wise selection be-;
J cause the sweet potato is one of
| the most nutritionally complete j'
: foods known. It is high in energy I
i and high in vitamins. During the
j Civil War when troops were, 1
dangerously short of rations they i 1
found they could live indefinitely '
on sweet potatoes alone. It is
believed that the Japanese could •
not have held out so long as they 1
did in Okinawa if they had not! 1
been able to find sweet potatoes; ;
as they went on night raids for 1
foods. 1
Now that fall is here, it is 1
time to think of heavier meals and ;
the sweet potato is one of the <
most satisfying dishes alone or 1
with meats and other foods.
You probably prepare sweet j 1
potatoes in many ways for your]
family and yet still perhaps miss j j
out in the many other delicious j
ways to serve this valuable food, i 1
The combination of sweet po- j:
tatoes and ham in patties, season-! i
ed with a dash of turmeric or : j
powdered dry mustard, is a com-! ।
bination that is hard to beat.
Sweet potatoes with apple rings ; ,
and bacon make a delightful:
package of flavor and texture. |
To prepare sweet potatoes with !
I apple rings and bacon to serve
i four people you will need four
। medium, cooked, whole fresh
I sweet potatoes. Remove the skins
• from the potatoes and then place
on top of e£ch potato an apple
ring—about three-fourths inch ■
thick, cut from a fresh apple.
! Next wrap a strip of bacon around
i the apple ring and potato. Place
I the bacon-wrapped potato in a
I greased baking pan. Then, mix
I two tablespoons of sugar and
I one-half teaspoon of ground cin
! namon and one-third cup of fresh
। orange juice. Pour the sugar and
i orange juice mixture over the
j potatoes and apple. Bake in a
| preheated, moderate oven (375
! degrees) for 45 minutes or until
dene.
The sweet potato is not only a
nutritionally fine food, but it has,
an interesting history, as well.
Did you know that the sweet
potato is a member of the morning '
glory family? Did you know that
it has been cultivated for such a I
long time that no one knowsl
exactly where or when it had its \
beginnings as a wild plant? Early :
Spanish explorers were probablyl
the first to take the vegetable to
the Philippines and East Indies
from where it was carried to the
Orient by Portuguese travelers.'
DeSoto found sweet potatoes!
growing in Indian gardens in the
part of our country which is now;
Louisiana.
Cong. Preston
Defends REA In
House Speech
WASHINGTON— Congressman
Prince H. Preston strongly de
fended the Rural Electrification
Administration (REA) in a U. S.
House speech that followed at
tacks on its activities by some of
his colleagues.
“I am one of those who believes I
that it was a good policy to set'
up REA to bring light and power I
to the farm family, and I am one I
of those who believes it is good
policy to keep REA so that the j
farm family may continue to have |
service and at rates it can afford,”
the Statesboro Congressman said.
Speaking during the closing
days of the Congress, Mr. Pres
ton said he was making the talk
“to clear the air a little” follow
ing attacks on the REA.
“Rural electrification under the ■
REA is a grass roots operation,” |
Mr. Preston said. “Local busi-[
nesses, organized by local people i
and run by local people, borrow:
from REA the capital they need I
to finance the construction of j
elctric facilities in the rural areas, ]
When the lines and plants are
built, the local people operate the
facilities and pay back the loans
with interest.”
The Georgia Democrat said that
“for the last several years, the
interest charges has been 2 per
cent. The loans run for 35 years.”
“And what are we getting in |
return?” he asked. “First, we are
doing the rural electrification job
in America on a free enterprise
basis. Instead of bureaucrats, we;
have local people running the!
show.
He said “we have been able to
proceed with the rural electrifi
cation job without interfering
with the existing utilities. ' '
“We are creating as a result of j
the REA financed system alone a j
market estimated at something in I
excess of a billion dollars a year
for refrigerators, TV sets, motors,
washing machine ?, water systems,
transformers, freezers. poles, elec- j
trie frying pans, bairn cleaners, |
etc.,” he said.
“We have helped the farmer, at
least in some small measure, to
meet the cost-price squeeze by
enabling him to utilize the low
cost services of Willie Wirehand.
“We have put joy and happiness
into the lives of millions of rural
people who had come to think of
modern living as something re
served for city folks,” he said “It
has been charged that the rural I
electric systems, now that they I
have reached most of the farms,
are looking for new fields to
conquer,” Mr. Preston said. “Spe-|
cifically, it is said that they are j
threatening to take away the j
cities from the power companies.” I
To this charge, he said “I have
looked through the Rural Electri
fication Act and if I understand
the American language correctly,
I do not believe REA loan funds I
may be used to take a light and 1
power customer away from an-!
other utility.”
“The law prohibits* the REA Ad-1
ministrator from making loans]
to serve persons who have serv- ]
ice,” he said. “Moreover,” Mr.'
Preston stated, “the law prohib-1
its the REA Administrator froml
making loans to serve any per-'
son, w)io may or may not have ■
service, in any incorporated town
with a population of 1,500 or:
over.” ]
Pvt. Leroy White
Arrives In Germany
SCHWEINFURT, GERMANY—
Army Pvt. Leroy C. White, son.
of Mr. and Mrs. Chestle White, ]
Route 1, Alamo, recently arrived
in Germany and is now a member ]
of the 37th Armor.
White, a mechnic -in Head
quarters Company of the armor:
in Schweinfurt, entered the Army :
in December 1958 and received
basic training at Fort Jackson,:
S. C.
The 20-year-old soldier is a 1957
1 graduate of Wheeler County High j
School. |
HELP IN THE KITCHEN
i Sharing kitchen work is good]
’ for family relations and it can:
I also be a means of serving meals:
] more efficiently and quicker,
points out Mrs. Mana T. Pratt, I
: nutritionist, Agricultural Exten- (
sion Service. She suggests desig-
I nating jobs according to indi
: vidual interest and capability, but(
1 switching jobs around so that no j
. one feels “stuck” with the same j
job all the time.
Senator Russell
Pledge All-Out Fight
Against 'Rights' Bills
The stage has been set for an
all-out battle over civil rights in
the new session of Congress early
next year.
This was made clear by Senator
Richard B. Russell of Georgia who
j served notice on the Senate that
i Southren forces will “fight with
I every weapon at our command”
| against a drive to enact civil
I rights legislation next year.
In a Senate speech shortly be
■ fore the 1959 session adjourned
| Russell sharply attacked announc
ed plans to bring up the civil
rights issue early in the next
session, probably in February.
“I wish to make it perfectly
clear that the Senator from Geor
gia and Senators from the much
malingned Southern states are
■ not a party to any agreement or
| any understanding of any kind
! dealing with this matter,” Russell
i said. “It would be futile to expect
| our cooperation in bringing up
। any of these so-called civil rights
] bills which have been under dis
j cussion.
Russell declared that the ad
vocates of so-called civil rights
legislation plan a “political Ro
man holiday” at the South’s ex
pense next year.
“We will fight with every
weapon at our command to defend
the rights of our states, the lives
I and happiness of our people, and
the Constitution of the United
States,” he said.
Russell, who is leader of the
' Southern forces in the Senate,
Imade the South’s position clear
during debate on the proposal to
extend the life of the Civil Rights
Commission. Russell led the fight
against extending the Commission i
I but the measure was passed over i
j the vigorous opposition of the ]
। Southerners.
| This was the only civil rights I
action taken at this year’s session, j
The threat of long and determined
opposition by Southern Senators
blocked action on all other pro-
i posals at this session.
; Russell and other Southern
; Senators obviously are saving
their major ammunition for next j
year when the attempt will be
made to enact a series of what
Russell termed “vicious and vin
dictive” bills aimed at the South.
“A great many people, in mak
ing their calculations and their
plans, seem to think that the
states of the South are still to be
I treated as* if they were conquered
I provinces and not entitled to have
equal rights,” he said.
Russell denounced the proposal
lof some members of the Civil
(Rights Commission to withhold all
i federal aid to schools and colleges
I that are not integrated. He termed
that a form of “educational geno
cide.”
“Talk about guilt by association.
I This goes much beyond that. That
I is guilt by residence in a state. In
] the name of equal rights, children
] who are American citizens are to
|be denied any rights whatever
I because they live in a state that
| does not immediately adopt the
। policies of Myrdal and his dis-!
■ ciples.”
] Russell said the American peo-!
; pie have become the victims of i
the slogan of “civil rights.”
“There is not a more popular ]
: slogan anywhere—North, South, j
] East or West —than that of civil j
' rights,” he said. “But more crimes :
: have been committed legislatively I
lin the name of civil rights than |
। any other slogan of which I have i
: knowledge.”
Seniors To
Stage Minstrel
; Due to the Fair in Mcßae the
! Seniors have changed the date for
presenting their minstrel from Oc-1
] tober 2 to October 9th at 8:00 p.m. |
The cast will include: Carolyn |
Hall, Richard Clark, Henry Vin
: son, Janie Sue Welch, Mary Leila
Clements, Verma Harrelson, Patty
Ryals, Wendy White, Tony Clem
lents, Tommy Graham, Donald
I Davenport, Marie Sears, James I
; Thigpen, Janice Seabolt, Helen (
! Fulford, Leon Monfort, Elizabeth |
Oliver, B. H. Achord, Bernard
| Jackson, Betty Sue Taylor, Pianist
—Mrs. Marvin Clark, and Director
] —Mrs. A. P. Hopkins.
The admission will be 60 cents
I for adults and High School
: students and 30 cents for children.
; Come, You’ll have fun and the
: seniors the “mon.”
। A poor spirit is poorer than a
poor purse.—Horace
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Governor Vandiver Proclaims
"Farm Bureau Day" September 29
Alamo Takes First
Step In Improvement
The first step toward improv
ing Alamo’s central business dis
trict was taken here when the
railroad depot was moved from
the heart of town. Plans also call
for the removal of the adjoining
pulpwood yard.
The woodyard and depot cover
ed the block in the center of
Alamo’s main business section.
The request for its removal has
been under consideration for sev
eral months. Seaboard Air Line
officials and city officials worked
out the solution of moving the
depot and woodyard west one
block.
With pulpwood one of the prin
cipal industries in Wheeler Coun
ty, the city sought to have the
yard moved to a more suitable
location yet have it convenient
for pulp men. The new location
is the only available site at the
present time.
The depot, previously located
in the corner of the block, had
been considered a traffic hazard
as it blocked the view of north
and south bound traffic on State
Highway 126 running through
Alamo. In its new location it is
nearer the center of the block
and will also have more available
parking space. The depot is being
remodeled.
Tentative plans call for the
vacated block to be used for
needed parking space or to be
grassed and flowers and shrubs
planted.
j L. H. Crawford
i Purchases Drug Store
Ladison H. Crawford, formerly
of Glenwood has recently pur
chased Lockhart’s Drug Store in
Chamblee. He has changed the
name to the Clinic Prescription
Shop.
Mr. and Mrs. Crawford are
j residents of Doraville, where
! they and their two daughters re
side at 4631 Tilly Mill road.
The new store owner got his
degree in pharmacy from the Uni
versity of Georgia in Athens. He
worked with Jacobs chain stores
for two years, and has been with
Lockhart’s Drugs for six years.
Mr. Crawford is the son of Mrs.
I W. E. Crawford and the late Mr.
Crawford of Wheeler County.
Billy Lowe Named
Scout Master Os
Local Scout Troop
Billy Lowe, Wheeler County
High School Coach, of Alamo, has
accepted the position of Scout
Master for the local Boy Scout
Troop, according to Edward
Towns, Chairman of the organiz-;
ing committee.
The organizational meeting will;
be held next week. Announce
ments will be made at school, Mr. ]
I Towns said.
1 - I
Gladys F. Edenfield
' Completes Basic
(Military Training
I fort McClellan, ala.—
i Recruit Gladys F. Edenfield, 18,
I daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
i M. Edenfield, Glenwood, complet
l ed eight weeks of basic military
i training September 9 at the Wo
men’s Army Corps Center, Fort
McClennan, Ala.
Recruit Edenfield received drill
and physical fitness training and
instruction in Army history, tra
ditions and career fields.
She is a 1959 graduate of Mont-
I gomery County High School, Mt
I Vernon.
I fames H. Graham
Funeral services for James
Hubert Graham, 9, of Uvalda were
conducted at 3:30 p.m. Friday at
the Oak Grove Baptist Church
| with burial following in the
| Walker Cemetery.
A native of Wheeler County he
had lived in Uvalda for seven
years. He died in an Atlanta hos
pital Thursday morning.
Surviving are his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Rayford L. Graham;
three brothers, R. L. Graham Jr.,
Don Graham and Joe Graham, all
of Uvalda.
The body was at the resi
dence until the time of the fu
neral. Sammons Funeral Home of
Soperton was in charge.
‘ I Governor S. Ernest Vandiver^
*
] in a salute to Agriculture, has of
' ficially proclaimed September
' 29th “Farm Bureau Day” in Geor«
. 1 gia’s 159 counties.
. j “It is essential that our farm
. people co-ordinate their interest
! by supporting the new program
[ so ably outlined by the member
> : ship of the Georgia Farm Bureau
i Federation,” the Governor de-
I
I dared, “and I, S. Ernest Vandive^
£ ■ Governor of Georgia, do hereby
proclaim and set aside September
' 29, 1959 as ‘Farm Bureau Day’ in
Georgia, and call upon the people
, of our State to work together for
[ the best interest of Agriculture
and our State and Nation.”
] Governor Vandiver commended
the Georgia Farm Bureau Federa
tion, the American Farm Bureau
Federation, and the various Coun-
‘ ty Farm Bureaus declaring the
: Farm Bureau units have “con
tributed much to the progress,
' prosperity and happiness of the
1 farm people of the State.”
The Governor added, “I am con*
fident this organization will con
-1 tinue to serve the interest oft
1 ■ farmers and other groups when
1 i sound thinking is demanded oft
1 ' our leaders when all segments at
: । our economy are affected by these
1 decisions.”
’ Governor Vandiver said “this
' organization can do more effective
] and constructive work and render
■ i greater service to our common
wealth by substantially increas
ing the membership in each of the
one hundred fifhy-nine counties.”
The proclamation came in ad
vance of Farm Bureau Day when
. thousands of farmers will be in
( viting their neighbors to join their
I local Farm Bureau chapters and
I assist in determining the policies
I of the organization.
Y. M. C. A. Program
] Planning Caravan
I To Tour Georgia
Jerry Bryant, Associate General
‘ Secretary of the State Y. M. C. A.
! of Georgia, heads this year’s staff
' of program specialists participat
ing in the annual State Y. M. C. A
• Program Planning Caravan. Other
Caravan leaders in this area will
' be Mrs. Martha Bryant, State
’ Program Secretary, Bob Hender
■ son, South East District Secretary,
and David Jordan, Jr., North East
District Secretary.
The Caravan is a special fall
training program for new Hi-Y
and Tri-Hi-Y officers and advis
ors. Beginning in the North East
District, it will tour the entire,
state during the months of Sep
tember and October, making pre
sentations in some 20 high schools
throughout Georgia. Total attend
ance for the period is expected to
exceed 2,000 Y club leaders.
Each three-hour session features
! a graphic presentation of the ob
| jective and plans for the 1959-60
I club year through the use of
! audio visual aids. There are also
| special classes for each officer,
] and closing program of inspiration
I and dedication. Each club attend
i ing will receive a packet of
i materials to assist this year.
I Stops in Southeast Georgia are
I scheduled for September 28
| through October 1. They will be
at the Dublin High School, Dub
lin; Screven County High School,
Sylvania; Appling County High
School, Baxley; and the Waycross
Y. M. C. A.
Letter To The Editor
They shore are having a
wrangle about the moving of the
pulpwood yard. A pretty good
way to judge this thing is by
seeing how many people you
would make happy and how many
] you would make mad by moving
iit.
I think there would be more
I people hurt by moving than is
: actually wanting it moved, but
■ ■ now thats just one opinion. How
: ever, it does look like the busi
ness section of town is better for
a business than the residential 1
। section.
These small towns better realize.
। that when it comes to choosing
between a little industry and a
, little inconvenience they better
. choose industry.
I hear some of the city fathers
, say they were elected on the
: promise to move the pulpwood
! yard—lt shore would be interest
ing to see them try to get RE
ELECTED on the same promise.
Yours Truly,
LITTLE CREEK LUKE-
NUMBER 23.