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THIS WEEK
EBy
Earl
“Tige”
Pickle
One of our favorite columnists,
Dudley Glass, who writes for our
favorite morning newspaper, The At
lanta Constitution, hauled off one
day last week and left his usual
morning subject of case waitresses
and daschund dogs, and gave • your
reported an almost full-length column
spanking because we said in this
column recently that Tobacco Road,
the stage version, owed its long run
to filth, dirt and sexy scenes. We
also said that the American mind had
struck a nerw low when it paid the
long green to patronize this parti
cular brand of entertainment (?).
This remark, too, drew a dirty look
from Mr. Glass’s prolific typewriter.
If there be some of you who
knoweth not Mr. Glass, and we doubt
if there is, because about everybody
we met on the street last week want
ed to know if we saw what Dudley
Glass said about us, we shall briefly
introduce him. Mr. Glass is a col
umnist who operates opposite from
Ralph McGill on the editorial page.
He is also widely known as the fel
low who prints Ollie Reeves’s bril
liant verse. As for us, we first met
Mr. Glass as a movie critic on the
late Atlanta Georgian. The movies
which he recommended were no bet
ter and no worse than those which he
rebuked, which only proves that a
critic may or may not know what
John Doe will pay two-bit pieces to
see.
We only remarked that Mr. Glass
is a former movie critic or reviewer,
whichever you like, so as to show
you that he more than has a legiti
mate excuse to tell us that we don’t
know whatinthehell we’re talking
about when we said what we did
about Tobacco Road. But the critics
can lay no claim to the success of
Tobacco Road, because on its open
ing night, all the critics who went
at all, wrote the next morning that
Tobacco Road would be interred a
few days hence along side other
Broadway efforts which had failed
to make the grade. But, alas, and
alack, the critics were wrong again,
and by word and mouth the fame of
Tobacco Road began to spread and
soon the SRO sign was hanging out
side. This was the same thing which
happened to Hellzapoppin, with the
exception of a lone writer, of whom
Mr. Glass and we hold the same anti
pathy.
It would be silicide for us to argue
With Mr. Glass, remembering that
he has spent much time inside a
theatre studying t>he drama from a
critic’s angle, but we would like to
close this piece by asking just one
question of him: Mr. Glass, of the
people who read the book, saw the
play or the movie version, did a
greater per cent of these people com
ment on the excellent acting and the
great social story which it taught, as
you contend, or did they mention that
“horsing” scene by Ellie Mae and
other scenes which nan this one a
close second as a purveyor of filth
and dirt?
Yes, we know dirtier plays have
been closed for lack of patronage
and we also know that maybe ten
years hence Tobacco Road wouldn’t
get through the second act. Our be
lief is just like we said, that the
American mind, and when we say
the American mind, we mean the
mind of the play-going public, which
covers a cross section of this great
country of ours and speaks for us ail
in a general way, is ripe or, at least
was ripe, for this particular brand of
show. Tobacco Road is just what w r e
said it was. Plain dirt. Opinions to
the contrary notwithstanding. As the
fellow said: “No matter how thin you
slice baloney, it’s baloney just the
same.”
A weekly newspaper seldom if
ever runs across any spot news which
gets in print before everybody knows
about it. Some one once said that
one of the chief joys of running a
country paper was to write the news
after everybody knew it. But our
paper really got a break, a good one
and a bad one, a few -weeks ago
when the school building was struck
by lightning and burned down. In
case there are some who are read
ing fast, we would like to explain
that W c aren’t proud the building
burned, but since it did burn we
were glad that we could print the
story first. When we say we got a
bad break, we mean that all our
RFD edition and the out-of-town
papers had already been printed and
put in the mail. Hence those read
ers didn’t read about the fire until
a week later. But our city sub
scribers read it in their paper the
first thing the next morning, even
if their edition had already been
“put to bed” about the time the fire
began. A couple of members of
the force came down the night of
the fire and tore out part of the
paper to make space for the story,
which explains why some of our
readers read it the next morning
and some waited a week.
Speaking of the school building
burning, we were watching the
building go up in ruins, a bit mourn
ful about our old alma mater and
of the fact that most of our papers
had already been printed, when we
noticed young Ted Whitchard, a
fourth grader and son of Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar Whitchard, with a sort
of sad expression in his eyes.
“What do you think about the
fire, Ted?” we asked.
“I guess it’s all right,” he whined,
“but our room hasn’t caught fire
yet.”
It’s a tragic occurrence, indeed,
which doesn't have a bit of humor.
LOCAL ROTARIANS
ENTERTAIN THE
CUTHBERT CLUB
(Continued from page 1)
At this juncture of Mr. Conger’s
talk his . audience applauded very
warmly.
Mr. Conger scored the labor unions
who strike on defense projects and
[those individuls or corporations who
seek to swell their coffers at the ex
pense of government financed de
fense projects. “The staggering sums
which have been appropriated by the
Congress will not only require sacri
fice and service by our people, but
will demand burdensome taxes. Our
people are willing to bear these add
ed burdens, and are willing to
shoulder their responsibilities. But
they demand that there shall be no
scandal or waste. They will not tol
erate swollen war profits on Gov
ernment contracts. If industry ex
torts any undue profit because of
speed and the nation’s need, it must
be recaptured in taxation. Wealth
and money, and industry owe a duty
to the state they must not and will
not shirk. The men who work in the
production of munitions and arms
likewise owe a duty which at least
a part of them cannot or do not per
ceive. Strikes in essential works and
productions must cease. Fifth col
umnists and labor agitators must be
stopped. Men employed in necessary
defense works or engaged in the pro
duction of arms and munitions have
no more right to strike than a soldier
in line of duty has the right to desert.
In a National emergency there is but
one union. This is not the AFLor the
CIO. There is but one supreme
union, and that is the Union of these
forty-eight states, the United States
of America. That Union must rule,
or our democracy will perish.”
Paraphrasing the words of the im
mortal Patrick Henry, amid heavy ap
plause, Mr. Conger closed his talk
with this quotation: "Others may
choose their own course, but as for
me and mine, I had rather die stand
ing with face uplifted, serene in the
consciousness of right as God gives
us the power to see the right, than
to live kneeling with bowed head,
begging crumbs from a ruthless and
heartless dictatorship.”
Entertainment portion of the pro
gram consisted of a reading entitled
“A Baseball Game,” by Miss Juanita
Corley, and several vocal selections
by Perry (Barn) Bridges. His num
bers included “Mighty Like a Rose”,
“I Got Plenty of Nothing”, and
“Wonderful Mother of Mine”. These
three selections and the reading by
Miss Corley were warmly applauded.
Present at Friday night’s program
besides the speaker, Mr. Conger, and
his wife, who is well-known over the
state for her club work, were Mr.
and Mrs. Dick Rogers, Mr. and Mrs.
V. L. Collins, Dr. and Mrs. W. H.
Wall, Dr. and Mrs. S. P. Holland,
James Murdock, Miss Myrtice Deal,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Boyett, Perry
Bridges, A. J. Singletary, Miss Mary
X. Brown, A. T. Fleming, Earl Pickle,
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Barham, H. A.
Walton, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Carswell,
Miss Jaunita Corley, C. A. Grubbs,
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Moye, Judge and
Mrs. J. W. Bonner, Mr. and Mrs. T.
0. Whitchard, Jr., Miss Winifred
Brooks, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Fryer,
Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Sparks, Mrs.
Lawrence Cubbedge, all of Blakely,
and Mr. and Mrs. Alvan Hobbs, Mr.
and Mrs. Alfred Pullen, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Gay, Mr. and Mrs. William
Lies, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Howell,
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Drake and Mr.
and Mrs. Gus Elliott, who represent
ed the Cuthbert Rotary Club.
TRI-COMMUNITY
IMPROVEMENT CLUB
The club met with Mrs. Wallace
Sheffield and Miss Victoria Sheffield
on Friday afternoon, at four o’clock.
The devotional was given by Mrs.
J. B. Gaulden, followed with a song,
“What A Friend We have in Jesus,”
by the group. The club was honored
by having two visitors from the
Cedar Springs club, Mrs. J. S. Wil
loughby, who gave a very interesting
talk on vitamins, and Mrs. Berrien
Martin, who gave a splendid talk on
Meal Planning. At the conclusion of
the program. Miss Delia Jernigan
gave a discussion on Nutrition. Fol
lowing the program, drinks and games
were enjoyed.
There were sixteen present in
cluding three new' members, Mrs. C.
P. Houston, Mrs. Floyzell Houston,
and Mrs. Bennie Houston.
The next meeting will be held with
Mrs. J. H. Dykes on Friday after
noon, June 20.
THE CEDAR SPRINGS
WOMAN’S CLUB
The Cedar Springs Woman’s Club
held its regular meeting Wednesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. S.
Willoughby.
Nutrition was the theme for the
program. Miss Delia Jernigan gave
an interesting talk on “The Dietary
Needs of a Family.” Mrs. Willough
by discussed “Vitamins,” giving spe
cial emphasis to the results caused
by deficiency of each. Mrs. W. B.
Martin talked on “Meal Planning.”
Mary Ann Houston and Eugenia
Reed assisted Mrs. Willoughby in
serving refreshments.
The following members were pres
ent: Mrs. J. W. Tye, Mrs. Otho Bat
son, Mrs. E. A. Reed, Eugenia Reed,
Mrs. Charles Smith, Mrs. Sibley
Pyle. Mrs. R. B. Pyle, Mrs. Alton
Mercer, Mary Ann Houston, Rachel
Smith, Miss Delia Jernigan. Mrs. W.
B. Martin, and Mrs. J. S. Willoughby.
The next meeting will be held on
Wednesday, June 25, at 4 p. m., at
the home of Mrs. R. B. Pyle.
CAKE WALK AND ICE
CREAM SUPPER ON
FRIDAY NIGHT, JUNE 27
A cake walk and ice cream supper
will be given at the home of Mrs.
Luther Bridges on Friday night, June
27, for the benefit of the Pleasant
Grove church. The public is invited.
EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY, GEORGIA
PHONE
4pcal Happenings
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(By Wellborn H. Fleming)
GASOLINE WILL BURN,
SAY COLLINS, COX—
“Bo” Collins nearly lost a nice au
tomobile Monday night upon his
return from a fishing trip with W.
C. Cox. Stopping at the home of
Mr. Cox to divide the fish, Mr. Col
lins struck a match over his out
board motor, which had been leaking,
and it quickly ignited, setting fire to
the back end of the car. The fire de
partment soon extinguished the blaze
with only a minimum of damage.
Be more careful, “Bo.”
• • •
C. L. MIDDLETON BUYS TON
BLACKBERRIES IN ONE DAY—
Who would have thought that
blackberries could be so plentiful
after the prolonged drouth? There
are evidently many of them in Ear
ly county. One day last week C. L.
Middleton, who buys blackberries for
an Albany firm, bought 2000 pounds
—a ton—of them. Up to the pres
ent time he has bought over 5,000
pounds.
• • •
T. A. BELL HURT IN FALL—
T. A. Bell was painfully but not
seriously hurt in a fall at his home
on Albany road last Saturday night.
Mr. Bell tripped and fell, fracturing
a few ribs and cutting an ugly gash
on his head. He will be confined to
his home for several days.
• • •
DOT AND CHUCK’S REAL
PIT BARBECUE ANNOUNCED—
Dot and Chuck’s Real Pit Barbe
cue will be opened on Friday, ac
cording to an announcement in this
issue of The News. The new business
is located at the fork of Albany and
Damascus roads. Mr. and Mrs. C. C.
Franklin are the proprietors, Read
the announcement elsewhere in this
issue.
BLAKELY!
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Time to put - '■>
Gearshitting / Z ft
in storage! I ff
Time to put away old ideas about motor- jH/
ing—take up the bright new joys of this y A J Em
spring. Try Fluid Driving in a Chrysler!
Why Shift Gears?
Chrysler’s Fluid Drive takes the work
out of motoring . . . eliminates shifting '
from stop and go driving. You’ve no idea transmission do it automatically for
what a difference Fluid Drive makes you. It’s a new sensation .. . more akin
until you try it! to gliding along in a plane than to the
Just set your gearshift lever in "high” ° ld type ° f jerky ’ B earshift motoring,
and pull out ahead. When you want Wouldn’t you like to go Fluid Driv
to shift gears, you let the Vacamatic ing today?
BLAKELY MOTOR COMPANY
Coart Square . . Blakely, Ga.
J. FRANK GILBERT, JR., NOW
AT FORT SILL, OKLA.—
J. Frank Gilbert, Jr., who last
week was inducted into the army,
has been assigned to F. A. Replace
j ment Training Center at Fort Sill,
Okla.
• • •
12,000 BABY CHICKS ARE
DELIVERED TO EARLY
COUNTY FARMERS —
There should be no shortage of
chickens in Early county in the near
future. In the past three weeks
12,000 baby chicks have been deliv
ered to farmers in Early county, ac
cording to Miss Ted Phelps of the
F. H. S.
• • •
WORLD BIKE RIDER
VISITS BLAKELY—
Blakely was visited by the “Ped
aling Georgian” last Friday, when
Prof. Fred A. Birchmore, musician,
singer, lawyer, explorer, author and
teacher of Athens, Ga., dropped by
to give his regards. Prof. Birch
more has traveled 40,000 miles
over the world on a bicycle. He has
been featured by Robert L. Ripley,
Life Magazine and the Saturday
Evening Post. Prof. Birchmore has
had many narrow escapes from, death
in his travels through 43 countries,
one of them in India where he ran
over a deadly cobra snake while,
spinning along the road. The spokes
of the bicycle decapitated the snake.
Prof. Birchmore is now with the
South Georgia College at Douglas.
• • •
BLAKELY HAS A
808 CAT TAMER—
If there is some one who wishes
to have a bobcat tamed, just let our
friend, “Red” Morgan, know about it.
Recently one of Red’s friends bought
a bobcat from Mr. Dude Harpe for
50c—'provided Red would catch it,
which he did without getting a
scratch. Red put the cat in a sack
leaving a small hole for the cat’s
head. In Headland, Ala., where Red
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WHAT DOES THIS CHILD PRAY FOR?
“God bless Mommie and Daddy too..
she loves them and needs them so. How im
portant it is that they protect her.
We would appreciate the opportunity of
discussing with you your banking needs.
Remember that there is no better place
to have your money than in an insured bank.
Bank of Early
BLAKELY, GEORGIA
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. All
Deposits Insured 1 up to $5,000
has many girl friends,, he was dis
playing the cat and shewing that he
could manage it, when suddenly the
cat came out of the sack. Red’s boy
friend tried to hold the cat, but the
cat slapped back and he nearly lost
a hand. The last seen of the cat he
was going down the road. Ordinary
D. C. Morgan said that he did not
know that he had raised a bob
cat tamer in the family.
NEGRO MINSTREL AT
NEW HOPE—
A Negro Minstrel will be present
ed at the New Hope school Wednes
day night, June 25, at 9 o’clock.
Proceeds will go to the New Hope
Baptist Training Union. Admission,
10c and 20c.
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