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IF I HAD ONLY ONE
HOUR TO LIVE
(In the exchange paper from < ox
College at College Park, ‘ ‘ Iho * ox
swain,” there was a short article
stating h few* of the students state
ments of the things that they would
(do if they had only one hour to live.
I have tried to see all the students and
faculty and determine what their last
acts would be if they knew that their
life would be cut off in exuctly one
hour.) ,
Doris West wYiuld see Davis if she
Could find him. Frances Cruse would
try to make progress somewhere, but
I could not discover who he is. Mill
Brown said that he would go grab a
girl, and William Kelley would go to
see his best girl. Billy Thomas was
in almost the same boat, as lie said
that he w'ould chase a blonde. Bishop
would go to see his girl; but she would
not huve all the hour, as he wunta
time to pray. Watts didn’t say quite
the same thing, but it carries the
same meaning evidently, ns he said
that he would go to Douglasville.
Cricket Rogers sftid that sin* would
get married and at least start on her
honeymoon. Mr. Braswell seemed of
the same mind as he said that he
would get married in the first five
minutes an<d in the last five he would
buy a pitchfork to practice with for
the later life.
Rosie Spence would write a theme
disclosing his philosophy of life and
an embryonic scientific theory that he
has. Frances Floyd would go to t al
houn, and we wonder why? Miss Car
penter said that sho would go to At
lanta until we reminded her that it
would take an hour to reach her des
tination. Then she decided that she
would let the hour pass as it would.
Jack Stone if lie didn’t
have ONE MORE GOOD time that it.
would not be his Wood, the
barber, is quito confident that he will
spend his last hour talking and laugh
ing. Portwood is also of this mind.
Doyco Williamson says that he
would put up one prayer and then
make a flying trip to his home town,
Buchanan. James Roe and llancel
Tucker would eat; so would Martha
Millians and Margaret McGee.
Lillian Collins would get good quick
will, arrange her business papers,
goodbye. Cotton Williamson would
just be himself. Tom Harding would
cry and Dick Spence would say his
prayers and tell the w’orld what he
thought of it. Mr. Strozier would toll
the world also what lie thinks of it
and get a load off his chest. Mr.
Hart says that he would make a lot of
calls long distance and tell every one
what ho thought of them. These calls
would be collect, he said.
Upshaw and Alex P. Fendley would
get drunk so that they would not
know when the end came. Tuggle
would smoke innumerable cigarettes.
Mr. Roberts would read history and
not see anyone. Leeman Simonton
would choose a quiet spot and medi
tate. Mrs. Howell would wish for
more time to think. Jewell Pressley
would put someone on the right road.
Frances Hughes and Reba Burnham
would get religion in a hurry. Myrl
Hearn said that a book would not hold
all the things that she would do if she
knew she had only an hour to live.
CLydia said, “Oh boy.’ ’
- Otis said that he would first pray
for his sins to be forgiven; then he
would call Miss Annie Mao Beasley,
of Newnan, on the telephone.
Mr. Ingram said that he would think
of all the foolish things that he had
done and wish that he had not. Fae
BlaCkwelder said that he would spend
his hour wishing that it were two.
Mary Green would also pray for an
other hour.
Almost every one thought that they
ought to pray a little and Roland
Harris, Margaret Cheney, Lois Carden,
Elbertine Tompkins, Margarette Pow
ell, Kate Willingham and Fred Wil
liams said that they would spend their
last hour in prayer. Mildred Weaver
would spend all her money and then
pVay. Miss Downs would make her
-will, arrange <her buxines* (paper®,
make a few special requests and no
tify some friends that she was about to
die.
Marion Baker would eat, Jewell
Strickland would eat hot dogs with
onion. Fanny Moore would wait for
death scared to death. Mr. Howell
said that he hated to leave work un
finished ho he would complete the re
port he Was working on. Plunkett,
Enk, and Bernard Harris would get
dog drunk. Ixmgino would make her
will and Thelma Andrews would write
her one and only a long, sweet letter.
Bill Trent would continue doing as
lie was when he found out that he was
going to die. Earl Brown would go
home and read his Bible. Ed Neely
would make whoopee and he Would
have Luta Herndon to help him as she
Maid that she would do the same thing.
Hamm said it would not do to tell the
things that he would do if he knew
that death was approaching him in the
next hour. Mable L’arper said that
she would go home.
When T found Barksdale, he was
sitting with Gracip and said that he
would get good immediately and tell
St. Peter to open the pearly gates for
him. Lovett Newell would shoot a
certain member of the faculty and in
vite alt the students to witness the
performance. Ailcen would try to
discover all the things that she
always wondered about and no one
Would ever tell her. Edith Woodward
would tell St. Peter to move over.
M iss Weaver would sit down and rest
for she would not have to complete
her work.
Louise Geer would give up the ghost.
Louise Tyus would study her lessons
for a change. Helen K’ays would go
home to see the family. Horace Cook
would buy a shroud and Louise Pierce
would either dance or swim. Mary
Merritt and Clarice Cross would sit
and wonder what to do during the last
hour until it was gone.
The Chappel twins said that they
would think about dying and get mar
ried. Stanley was also very romantic
and said that he would spend the first
forty-five minutes with Lucille, the
last fifteen eating.
Grace Elder would go to bed. Field
ing Towns would make liis will and
write some goodbye notes. Joe Trim
ble would bid every one goodbye and
kick the bucket. Mrs. Capps says that
she would not be afraid. Mildred
Lovvorn would spoon awhile. Ellen
Perry would get drunlc and then buy
a rubber coffin so that sho would
bounce right down to . Inez
would go crazy. Evelyn Lovinggood
would tell every one that she met not
to be a school teacher. Frances Sewell
would get something good to eat.
Emmie Lu would go home and kiss
every one goodbye.
What would you do if you know that
you had only one more hour to live?
I think that I would learn to play a
harp as I would not need it where I
am going, and I want to say that I
have played one once.
WHY IS THIS PLACE
CALLED GENOLA?
The answer to this question has
1 finally been learned and we shall pass
it on to you. The story is told, and
there is reason to believe it, that the
post office here was named for two
bautiful young ladies.
Judge W. C. Adamson’s wife was
named Minna-Ola. Judge Adamson
\\*as congressman from the fourth dis
trict for twenty years. He was prom
inent during Wilson’s administration,
serving on the ways and means com
mittee. Clifton Mandeville, who was
the father of the present Mr. Mande
villc, had a daughter named Eugenia.
Mr. Mandeville was treasurer of the
old A. & M. school until the time of
his death.
Both men were prominent, but the
post office could not be named for
both of them. It was decided to call
it Genola, taking the Gen from Eu
genia Mandeville’s name and Ola from
Minna Ola Adamson’s.
THE WEST GEORGIAN
Bill Collier: “We certainly have a
fine bunch at our table. They saved
me the tenderest part of the meat
when I was late for dinner yesterday".
Pickle: “What was that?”
Bill: “The gravy.”
Lyman Moore: “I saw in the paper
that in some out-ofthe-way corners
of the world the natives still use fish
for money.”
Billy Thomas:: “What a sloppy job
they must have getting chewing gum
from a slot machine.”
Marguerite Jones: “I wish the
French had won the French and Indian
war.’ '
Edna Fuller: “Why?”
Mar. J: “That’s what they did on
iny examination paper.”
Mr. Strozier (in cafe): “Do you
serve crabs here?”
Waiter: “We serve anyone, sit
down, sir:”
During Cotton’s high school days the
(oath of one of the opposing teams
make the statement “That boy cer
tainly is brave.” When asked why he
(•aid that he replied, “To venture out
on those legs.”
Allyn: “Do you know, dad, that in
come parts of Africa a man doesn’t
know his wife until lie marries her?” k j
Mr. Gunn: “Why single out Afri
ca?”
Then Eleanor B. pawned Wilton
Spence’s ring that he had given her as
:i token of everlasting love, when he
asked for it she sent him to the store
and he had to buy it back.
Doris Wiggins: “Portwood is suffer
ing untold agony”.
Frances Crews: “What is the mat
ter with her?”
Doris: “She has an inflamed throat
and cannot talk about it.”
Dr. Boyd: “Now if I subtract 25
from 37 what’s the difference?”
Billy Baker: “Yeah. That’s wliat
T say. Who cares?”
Student: “Mr. Lavender, your car
is at the door”.
Mr. L.: “Yes, I hear it knocking.”
Blanch: “My Beverly just ran off
with another woman. Oh, I just c-can’t
control myself.”
Florence: “You musn’t try, dearie,
You’ll feel better after a good laugh”.
Miss Carpenter: “Gordon, dear, we
have been going together now for a
long time. Don’t you think we ought
to got married?”
Mr. Watson: “Yes, you’re right—
ißut who’ll have us?”
Doris Wiggins went running up to
to the store and said, “Mrs. Howell,
has Mr. Braswell bought his fig new
tons yet?” Aw now, let’s chip
in and get her some.
Dickey: “Did you vote for the
honor system ?”
Tom Harding: “You bet I did,
four times.”
Hobs: “Boss, will you give me a
dime for a sandwich?”
Lovvorn : “Let’s see the sand
wich. ”
Mr. Bonner: “Have you finished
making up your map?”
Jewel Strickland: “No, I can’t find
my compact.”
Dear Editor: I want to know how
long girls should be courted. Joe
Ford.
Dear Joe: The same a short one.
Editor.
Dear Editor: How can I avoid fal
len arches? Paul Revene.
Dear Paul: Don’t walk under
them. Editor.
Davis: “What would you say if I
told vou I saw some mice over a foot
long?”
k Puckett: “RATS.”
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