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Toming
Events
The Georgia Museum of Art
will be closed for the holidays
from December 19 to January 3.
PUBLIC LIBRARY
CALENDAR
An interesting collection of
dolls, loaned by Linda and
Nancy Hughs, daughter. of Mr.
and Mrs. M. P. Hughs of 252
West South View Drive, will be
on display in the Library ex
hibit windows through January
2. Some of the dolls were made
in Europe during the war and
sent back here by Mr. Hughs
while he was in military serv
ice,
Library Story Time over
WGAU Friday, 5 p. m. Mrs.
John Barner will be ihe siory
teller.
Library will be closed Dec
ember 24, 25 a.ad 26.
Hours of opening: Monday
sthrough Friday, 9 a. m. until 9
p. m., Closad Christmas Eve,
Christmas Day and Monday,
December 26.
The Branch Libraries at Bo
gart, Lexington and Watkins
ville will be closed Christmas
Eve, Christmas Day and Dec
ember 26, 27 and 28.
Dunbar Branch will be closed
December 24, 26, and 27.
Ladies Bible Class of the
Tuckston Church will held a
party on Thursday afternoon,
3 o'clock -t the home of Mrs.
G. P. Strickland on the Lex
ington Road. All members are
urged to attend. :
PERSONALS
Mr, and Mrs. Leßoy Hart, jr.,
and little daughter, Dale, arrived
Friday to spend the holidays with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leßoy
Hart on Milledge. Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Gash and young sons, Tom
my and Jimmy will not join the
Harts this year, as they will be
with Mrs., Gash’s parents in New
Orleans.
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‘Mr. and Mrs. Jim Johnson of
Birmingham, Ala., and Mr. and
Mrs. Monroe Phillips and little
daughters, Judy and Beth, of Tif
ton arrived Friday to spend the
Christmas holidays with their par
rents, Mr. am’ik M*rs. ‘.'T A. Johnson.
Miss Sue Fambro is spending
the Christmas holidays in Atlanta
with Mr. and Mrs. James Stovall.
They will be joined today by Mr.
and Mrs, Albon Woods and little
daughter, Sue. B’ess.‘
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Stephens
are in Columbus visiting Mrs.
Stephen’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
C. E. Doughtie. Before returning
to Athens.they will visit Mr. C.
‘W. Stephens, .sr.,.in .Wrens. |
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Pitts,
(Cleo Jane Webb) of Chattanoo
ga, Tenn., are spending the holi
days with - their mother, Mrs.
Teémpie Harris Webb on Hil
street.
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Mr. and Mrs. Clarence W. Jones
left Friday to. spend the helidays
with their kinspeople in Batavia,
{llinois.
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Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Bedgood are
spending the Christmas haolidays
with My, and Mrs. W. M. Rogers
in Jacksonville, Florida, and from
there will go tc Hollywood, Flor
ida for a visit. 3
‘Mr. and Mrs. Sam Buttrill are
in Decatur spending the week-end
with their son and daughter, Mr,
and Mrs. Jaek. W.ebb. and children.
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Jenkins
and son, Michael and daughter,
Molly Jane, left Thursday for Ce
lumbus, Ohio to be with relatives
over the holidays.
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Miss Ellen Blair of Savannah
spent the week-end with her
mother, Mrs. iargaret Harris
Blair, on Cherokée, who returned
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Junior Assembly Entertained
Children At Christmas Parties
According to its long-standing
tradition, and in the true Christ
mas spirit, the annual White Well-
Baby Clinic Christmas party was
held on Friday, December 16th at
Lyndon House. The huge tree
shining with lights and ornaments;
the gifts and bags of candies and
fruits lying under its branches the
gladsome sound of carols and joy
ous Christmas hymns; the excited
wonder of children’s faces—all
made a perfect setting for the ar
rival of Santa Claus and his dis
tribution ‘of presents. After San
ta’s departure, Mrs Thomas H.
Fickett, chairman of the clinic,
‘and her committee, served ice
cream to the several hundred
mothers and children present.
A similar party for the Colored
Well-Baby Clinic was held on
Monday afternoon, December 19th,
at the auditorium of the Union
Baptist School on Baxter Street.
Here a number of older students
stayed to sing carols before the
arrival of Santa Claus, and little
three-year-old Shirley Plummer
delighted every one with her ren
dition of ‘“Jingle Bells.” After
Santa had brought his bit of cheer
and departed, Mrs. W. A. Mathis,
chairman of the clinic, and her
committee served ice cream to all
present. |
At this season of the year, the‘
Junior Assembly wishes to ex
press its thanks to the many per
sons who make possible such
parties as these, and the continua
tion of its services to the puklie,
by their support of the money
making projects of the Assembly
and by their excellent good will
g.ild cooperation in all ways possi
e. |
The Assembly is rhost grateful
to Dr. W. W. Brown, head of, the
Health Department, and to the
very faithful and interested nurses
assisting him and working at vari
ous times with the clinics—MTrs.
Mrs. Sarah Gay Celebrated
Nintieth Birthday Dec. 22nd
Thursday afternoon Mrs.
Sarah Gay celebrated her nintieth
birthday. She was honored with a
party given at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Milton C. Gay on the
Lexington Road,
The living room was beautiful
with the sparkling Christmas tree
and arrangements of violets. Mrs,
Gay received many lovely gifts
which were beautifully wrapped‘
some of them tied with ribbon
centered with handsome camellias.
The dining room table was!
covered with a ilnen and lace
cloth, and centered with a tiered
cake iced in white embossed with |
red roses and it held ninety red
candles.
with her to Savannah today for a
visit.
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Mr. and Mrs. George Dudley
Wier and son of Tifton were
among the Christmas visitors in
Athens. They were guests of
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joel
Wier, and of Dr. and Mrs. Stewart
Brown in Royston.
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Dr. and Mrs. James R. Patrick
and children, Miss Mary Morton:
Patrick and Mr. James Patrick, jr.,
of Athens, Ohio are guests of Miss
Hattie Patrick and Mrs. B. P. Bus
sey on South Jackson Street. They
were joined for the week-end by
Mr. and Mrs. James Summerour
and Mri. Patrick Summerour of
Washington.
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Mr. and Mrs. Sam Woods,
Bloom{fieid sireet, had as their
guests for Christmas, their chil
dren, Mr. and Mrs. John Brown
(Florence) and children, Bob, Tom
and Jan of Marietta; Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Woods, jr., and children, Ben
‘and Nita, of Gainesville, Mr and
Mrs. Jack Woods and children and
Ted Woods of‘ Athex;xs.
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Mr. Calvin D. Wheeler, of New
Orleans, spent Christmas Day with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Wheeler on K‘ing Avenue.
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Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Wilcox, of
Bunnell, Fla., arrived Friday to
spend the holiday season with
their parents, Mr, and Mrs. Frank
Prater on Hodgso'n I.Dn've.
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' Major and Mrs. Burton Chand-
Louis Smith, Mrs. Jack Tipton,
and Mrs. B, L. Arnold—for the
apportunity of working with them
in an effort to maintain and im
prove the health of the commun
ity.” It especially wishes to thank
those doctors who through the
years have given their skill to the
ministering of the clinic patients,
and many hours of their time. The
Assembly thanks Dr. Lewis 8.
Patton and Dr. W. H. Cabaniss for
their treatment of throat and
head diseases and for the many
tonsilectomies performed by them;
Dr. John A. Simpson and Dr. Lin
ton Gerdine for their many years
of service with the youngsters in
the White and Colored Well-Ba
by Clinies; Dr. Tom A, Dover and
Dr. H. G. Byrd for their excellent
attention to the health of pros
pective mothers; the dentists —
Dr. James Allen, Dr. N. G. Slaugh
ter, Dr. Charles F. Elder, Dr W.
Marion Reed, Dr. E. Wayne Sat
terfield, Dr. R. B. Moore, and Dr.
J. H. Strong—for their treatment
of the teeth of the children of
the city and county schools, and
Mrs. E. C. Westbrook for her capa
ble assistance at these e¢linics; and
those other doctors who, from
time to time, treat clinic patients
in their line of duty at the hospi
tal.
The Assembly is always appre
ciative to St. Mary’s Hospital for
the consideration it gives to clinic
cases and to its excellent coopera
tion with, and understanding of,
the aims of the Junior Assembly.
And so, the Assembly wishes to
all in the town the most merry of
Christmases, and the brightest
New Year yet experienced.
“Love and joy come to you,
And to you your wassail too,
And God gless you, and send you
A happy New Year,
And God send you
A happy New Year.”
. Publicity Chairman
Mrs B. F. Gay and Miss Anna
Belle Robertson met the guests at
the door. Mrs. W. D. Amis poured
coffee from a silver service and
Mrs. Otis Gay and Mrs. Hal Davi
son served punch,
Others assisting in the dining
room were Misses Edith and Nell
Brightwell Mrs, W, M. Avera and
Miss Edith Avera,
The guests called between four
and six o'clock to wish Mrs. Gay
“Happy Birthday”.
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Gay and two
sons, of New Orleans, La., came up
to spend the holidays with their
parents and to be present for the
birthday of their grandmother,
Mrs. Gay.
ler, of Washington, D. C., Mr. and
Mrs. Joel A. Wier, jr., and their
three children of Atlanta, and Mr.
and Mrs. George Dudley Wier and
their young son, of Tifton, spent
Christmas with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Joel A. Wier, sr.
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Friends of Mrs. Thad Hawkins
will regret to know of her illness
at her home on Hampton Court.
LACA Entertained
At Christmas Party
Members of the Life Agency
Cashiers’ Association of Athens
were entertained at a delightful
Christmas party Monday evening,
December 19, Miss Mary Ruff
hostess, at the home of her sister,
Mrs. C. M. Ridlehuber on Hamp
ton Court.
The guests joined in singing
Christmas Carols, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Farrcr at the piano. Various
amusing games were enjoyed dur
ing the evening, and Santa Claus
was there in person with:a gener
ous bag of gifts, which were re
packed after the party was over
and turned over to the Salvation
Army for distribution among
mountain children.
Delicious refreshments were
served, the Christmas motif being
carried out in the refreshments,
as well as other decorations.
Plans for the January meeting
will be announced later.
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Field
Mrs. Carl Field's
Pupils Gave
Christmas Recifal
Monday afternoon the piano pu
pils of Mrs. Carl Fields met at her
home on Cobb street for a musical
Christmas party.
Each pupil played a piece by
memory. A musical contest fol
lowed, with prizes being awarded.
During the social hour carols
were sung, with Martha Jean Hale.
accompanying. Gifts were ex
changed, followed by refresh
ments being served.
Members of the class are: Nan
cy Skelton, Debora Terry, Barbara
Beusse, Gloria Melton, Kenneth
Chance, Peggy Adams, Bobby
Lampkin, Mary Jean Pickelsimer,
Patricia Ward, Frances Dixon,
Johnny Carter, Berthene Carey,
Virginia Johnson, Martha Jean
Hale, Alda Joe Carey, Sylvia
Smith, Eleanor Freeman, Betty
Davis, Delores Hamby, Betty
Henderson, Julie Curtis, Mary
Davis, Thomas Duncan, Sandra
Henderson, June Porterfield, Jim=
my Duncan, Joyce Johnson, and
Aubrey Capes.
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Leftover cooked broccoll makes
a delicious soup when combined
with chicken stock or bouillon and
milk. Season well with salt and
pepper, an herb or two, and a
sliver of garlic. Remove the garlic
before serving.
A delicious winter salad is made
by molding l‘rph cider with un
flavored gelatin and adding diced
raw apple and celery, Use red
skinned eating m leave
the peel on for eolor.
THE BANNPRIHERALDIATHENS. GPORGIA
L adies Garden Club
Fnioved
Chrisimas Meefing
The Ladies’ Garden Club had an
unusual meeting in December, ihe
highlight of the ccegsion being a
tea sponsored by Mrs. J. P. Bon
durant, Mrs. Leroy Hart and Mrs.
William Tate, and a demonstration
of Christmas decorations by Miss
Willie Vie Dowdy with a tour "to
Mrs. Pauline Park Wilson’s home
on Cloverhurst.
The Ladies’ Garden Club ap
preciated the opportunity to visit
Mrs. Wilson’s home and see the
decorations that were used.
During the business meeting
Mrs. J. P. Bondurant gave a re
port on the flower show the La
dies’ Garden Club held in Novem
ber and thanked the following
erncerns that had helped them:
Mrs. M. G. Nicholson, for her
home, committee chairmen, Ex
tension Service and Mr. A: F.
Darden, Landscape Architecture
Department and Mr. Hubert
Owens, Forestry school, N. and N.
Cafeteria, the Athens Banner-
Herald, radio station WRFC, Ath
ens Police Department, Home Eco
nomics Cafeteria, Athens Concrete
Products Comapany, and Athens
Lumber Company.
Mrs. Bondurant read the list of
members who won ribbons at the
flower show. This list was previ
ously published in the Athens
Banner-Herald.
Unusual Gift
Mrs. M. G. Nicholson told of
the gift of a large collection of
rose bushes which were given to
the founders of Ladies’ Garden
Club. This gift was made thrcugh
the efforts of Mrs. C. H. Dawson
bv the Canard-Pyle Company of
West Grove, Pa., of which Mr.
Robert Pvle is the president. Mr.
Pyle ig also first vice-nresident of
tlole American Horticultural Coun
cil.
The Ladies’ Garden Club voted
to particinate in the Bobbin Mill
Garden Club Christmas Doorway
Decoration Contest. Our part was
to be the selection of the best
three doorways from the homes
of members who had decorated
their doorways. These three win
ners would be in the Bobbin Mill
Contest. Mrs. Bondurant appoint
ed a committee for the selection.
Further business was the voting
to contribute to Red Cross, the
money to be used in the Veterans
Hospital in the area to provide
Christmas Cheer.
The following new members
were welcomed: Mrs. E. C. Long,}
Mrs. Henrv Holliday, Miss Mary
L. Wier, Mrs. Howell Erwin, jr-.,}
Mrs. Earl McCutchen, Miss Lois
Lampkin and Miss Lucy Lampkin.
The Ladies’ Garden Club was
adjourned with the invitation for
the members to see the fine selec
tions of flowers for the hospital,
and there were many wishes for a
Merry Christmas to all.
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Parties Honor
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Miss O’Callaghan
Miss Pat O’Callaghan of San
Antonio, Texas, here on a visit
with her grandmother, Mrs. M. P.
O’Callaghan on Prince Avenue, is
being complimented with a num
ber of pretty parties. ;
On Tuesday afternoon between
5 and 6 o'clock her grandmother
entertained for her at a lovely
Christmas tea, the guests includ
ing her school mates and members
of her dancing class when she
lived here several years ago.
Nineteer. of her friends called and
a merry time marked the hour
Other affairs are planned in her
honor, each a charming compli
ment to an attractive visitor.
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Thurmond
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Mrs. Drewry is 45.
Miss Thurmond, 28, is a grad
uate of the University and chose
secretarial work as her career. She
is a daughter of the late Dewey
Thurmond, one of Athens leading
young merchants before his death
several years ago. Miss Thurmond
displayed considerable talent in
her profession as a secretary and
is regarded by acquaintances and
friends as a young woman of re
finement and gracious breeding.
She is secretary of one of the In
termediate Departments in the
First Baptist church Sunday
School. Miss Thurmond maiored
in secretarial courses while a
student in the University and aft
er her graduation became Secre
tary to Dean Drewry in the
Journalism School. After serving
i that capacity until 1946 she
joined the secretarial staff of the
Agricultural College and recently
has been secretary to Dr, Paul W.
Chapman, assistant dean of the
Agricultural College.
Mrs. Drewry has a Master’s De
gree in Chemistrv and at one time
taught in the Science Denartment
in the Universitv. Since the court
granted both the Drewrys a total
divorce, they are said to have con
tinued on friendlv terms and were
seen together with their young <on
on more than one occasion. Mrs.
Drewry is said to have declared
after the shooting that, that same
night she and her son and her for
mer hushand had supper together.
She said they were to be re-mar
ried. The Associated Press today
quoted Milton Drewry as having
said that reconciliation was dis
cussed but no definite decision was |
reached in his presence. |
Roast a loin of pork for Sunday
dinner and serve with a fruit
garnish. For the garnish choose
cinnamon apples, minted pears, or
canned peach halves filled with
currant feelly
Pan-fried bananas are delicious
with pork chops or hamburgers.
Just cut the bananas crosswise in
to halves and fry slowly in a lit
slz huttar or margarine until thew
are very tender; turn them %o
brown evenly.
Navt time won make oatmeal
muffins try adding some freshly
cut dates to the batter.
Rehersai Dinner December 25th
Honors Wier-Lawrence Attendants
On Sunday evening Miss Vir
ginia Wier and Mr, Ted Lawrence
cem‘plimented at a rehearsal party
given at the home of Miss Mag
delene Glenn on Madison avenue.
_ The living room was decorated
in handsome blue and white ar
rangements., In the dining room
red berries and greenery carried
out the holiday motif. The deli
cious dinner was served to the
twent'y guests, members of the
wedding party and the families.
Each guest was presented with
match folders embossed with the
name of the bride and groom.
Miss Glenn wgs assisted in en
tertaining by Miss Mary Paul
Glenn.,
Series of Parties
On Tuesday afternoon, Decem
ber 20, the popular bride-elect
was honor :d at a seated tea given
by Mrs. Ed Fortson at her home,
244 Bloomfield.
Beautiful Christmas decorations
were used and the refreshments
carried out tte Christmas motif.
Dinner Farly
Tuesday evening Miss Gloria
Butler gave a seated dinner for
Miss Wier. 1
The gleaming Christmas tree
and other seasonal decorations ad
ded to the festivity of the occa
sion.
Covers wvere laid for twelve
guegts and a delicious course din
ner was served. At the close of
the dinner the guest of honor was
presented with a piece of flat sil
ver.
Informal Dinner
On Wednesday evening Miss
Wier and Mr. Lawrence were
complimented with an informal
dinner given at the country home
of her uncle, Mr, Paul Glenn. Miss
Mary Paul Glenn was hostess.
The beautiful house was ablaze
with Christmas lights that extend
ed a heartiy welcome to the guests
Funeral Notice
WHELESS. — Master Paul Darel
Wheless, age 8 years, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Claude Wheless of
the Jefferson Road, died Fri
day morning, December 23rd,
1949, at four o’clock after an
illness of four years. Besides
his parents he is survived by
two sisters, Mrs. H. N. Archer,
Montgomery, Ala.; Miss Joyce
Wheless of Athens; two broth
ers, Mr. Billy Wheless, Mr. H.
J. Archer of Athens; grandpar
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Whe
less of Athens, and Mrs. J. P.
Sims of Jefferson, Ga. Funeral
services were Saturday after
noon, December 24th, 1949, at
two (2:00) p. m. 'clock frem the
Attica Baptist Church with
Rev. A. E. Logan and Rev. J.
D. Mathewson officiating. In
terment Attica cemetery. Mec-
Dorman Funeral Home, 220
Prince Avenue.
ROLAND.—Died Sunday, Decem
ber 25th, at a local hospital, Mr.
J. A. (Pete) Roland of Craw
ford, Ga. He is survived by one
.daughter, Mrs. G. .L. Rice
Crawford, Ga,; one son, Mr. A.
G. Roland, Sr., Crawford, Ga.;
and one grandson, Mr. A. G.
Roland, Jr., of Crawford, Ga.
The funeral was this, Monday
afternoon, December 26th, at
three (3:00) o’clock from the
Crawford Baptist Church. Rev.
J. H. Wyatt, pastor of the Lex
ington Baptist Church, officiat
ed, and was assisted by Rev. J.
Ray Melear, pastor of the
Crawford Methodist Church,
and Rev. David Jordan, pastor
of the Crawford Baptist
Church. Mr. Ralph Bray, Mr.
W. M. Faust, Mr. J, P. Stokely,
Mr. J. W. Stockton, Mr. C, R.
Crawford, Mr. C. S. Howard,
Sr, Mr. C. B. Hargrove, and
Mr. O. J. Sims served as active
pallbearers. Deacons of the
Crawford Baptist Church: Mr.
W. W. Amstead, Mr. M, Bianch
ard, Mr, Earnest L. Bray, Mr.
J. T. Faust, Mr. E, H. Furcron,
Mr. J. L. Harris, Mr. E. S. Hurt
and Mr. W. A. Wall served as
honorary pallbearers. Interment
was in the Crawford Ga., cem
etery. Bernstein Funeral Home.
McCONNELL.—The friends and
relatives of Mrs. J. C. McCon
nell of 788 Prince Avenue; Mr.
and Mrs. Upson Sanders, Mrs.
Flora Thomas, Mr. H. G. Mc-
Connell, all of Athens, Ga.; and
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. McConnell,
Cariton, Ga., are invited to
attend the funeral of Mrs. J.
C. McConnell, Tuesday morn
ing, December 27, 1949, at
eleven (11:00) o’clock from the
graveside in the Oconee Hill
cemetery. Rev. G. M. Spivey,
pastor of the Young Harris
Methodist Church, will offici
ate. Mr, James Farmer, Mr.
Robert Farmer, Mr. Broughton
Power, Mr. J. W. Johnson, Mr.
Olin Price and Mr. Upson San
ders will serve as pallbearers
and will please meet at Bern
stein’s Chapel at ten-thirty
o’clock. Interment will be in
Oconee Hill cemetery. Bern
stein Funeral Home.
SEAY.—The relatives and friends
of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Seay of
the Jefferson Road; Mrs. Mat
tie Watkins of Athens; Mr
and Mrs. Lonnie Thompson of
Athens; Mr. and Mrs, E. O.
Sims of Athens; Mr. and Mrs.
William Seay, BPBraselton, Ga.;
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Seay of Ar
noldsville, Ga.; S-Sgt. and Mrs.
Roger Seay of Fort Bragg, N.
C.; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lee
Seay of Jacksonville, Fla.; Mr.
Harwell Seay, Jr., of Athens;
Pfc. Robert Seay of Alaska;
Mrs. Clarence Luther of Nich
oison, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. Early
Seay of Commerce; Mr. and
Mps. Dan Seay of Commerce;
and Mrs. Lizzie Seay of Com
merce, Ga., are invited to at
tend the funeral of Mr. H. J.
Seay, Wednesday morning, De
cenrber 28th, 1949, from the
East Athens Baptist Church at
eleven (11:00) o'clock. Rev. H.
R. Burnley, pastor, will offici
ate, and will be ' assisted by
Rev, Dan Schuitz. Gentlemen
selected to serve as pallbearers
will meet at Bridges Funeral
Home at fen-thirty o'édlock. In
terment will be in Gordon'lf
e -* e~emetery in Madhonl
““aes Funeral Home.
as they arrived.
The decorations carried the
holiday cheer throughout the
Louse. A delicious dmner was
served to vix couples and the fav=-
crs were minature Santa Clauses
with handpainted faces.
Miss Glenn presented Miss Wier
with one of her beautiful water
colors. oo
Pope
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will to a large measure duplicate
its 1948 Italian elections efforts
when it opposed its more than
four million members on a man
to-man, parish-by-parish cam=-
paign against the Cummunist
dominated popular front which at
that time went down to defeat
Opposing Forces
There was still evidence, how
ever, of bitterness between hot
heads of the opposed forces of the
church and Communism.
Early today stones were hurled
through newspaper show-windows
of Communist Unita, and pro-
Communist Rinascita and Avanti.
Italy’s small,recently organized
Nationalist Party urged that lead
ers of all political parties make a
“Holy Year truce” to avoid irci
dents and disorders.
At Saint Peter’s Great Square,
thousands of Romans gathered
under a brilliant sun. They were
held back, however, from the
Basilica during the hour in which
the Pope made his visit. Admit
tance at this time was limited to
seminarists and pilgrims from oth
er countries and other parts of
Italy. The Basilica was crowded
when the pontiff, wearing a white
ermined red velvet cape and mo-~
zetta (a short cape and hood), was
brought in his portable chair from
his Vatican apartment, down the
S)yal staircase and to the Holy
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Man Held For
In-Law Murder
COLUMBIA, Tenn., Dec. 26—
(AP)—Sheriff Flo Fleming said
tcday Raymond Hicks Walls, 42, is
being held without charge in the
Christmas Day slaying of his fath
e.-in-law.
Lora Tosh, 53, was killed by a
shotgun charge at Walls’ home
near here, and Fleming said he
wiil obtain a warrant charging
Walis with murder.
The shariff caid he had learned
of no motive for the shooting, but
that Walls came to jail and sur
rendered after the slaying.
Tosh, a farmer, was a native of
Limestone county, Alabama,
PLEAL GUILAY
MOSCOW, Deec. 26—(AP)—
Twelve Japanese army officers
pleaded guilly before a Soviet
military court in Siberia to charg
es of develiping deadly germ war
fare before and during World War
Two, Moscow’s official press and
radio reported today.
TRAFFIC COP
DIRECTS STORK
WASHINGTON—(AP)— Police~
man Clifton I. Panciera was di
recting traffic. A woman came
up and told him her daughter was
about to have a baby.
Panciera tried to flag a cab to
take her to the hospital. But they
were all full. So he gave a boy
a dime to telephone for an ambu
lance.
He went to the home and found
the baby was due to arrive any
minute, which it did, with Pan
ciera doing *“what they told me
in rookie school.”
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Motor Ciub Endorses
Highway Users’ Program
ATLANTA, Ga.,—By following
the recommendations of the State
Highway Users Conference, Geor
gia can lower motorists’ taxes and
at the same time carry out the
greatest road program in its his
tory, George T, Dickson, president
of the Dixie Motor Club declared
today. ;
He referred to the recently an
nounced recommendations of the
Conference that Georgia adopt a
policy of earmarking for road
purposes all revenues collected
from state taxes on motor vehicles
and motor fuels and that the tem-~
porary increase in the state gaso
line tax, adopted this year, be
permitted to expire on the sche
duled date.
“After conducting a survey of
the financial outlook for Georgia’s
highways and roads, the Confer
ence has found that by earmark
ing road user tax revenues for
road purposes, we can underiake
a record-breaking program of
road construction and improve
ment even with the expiration of
the temporary increase in the
state gasoline tax on the srheduled
date of June 30, 1951,” Mr. Dick
son said. “The Dixie Motor Club
has reviewed this survey and is
in hearty accord with itz recom
mendations.
Highly Impressed |
“We are highly impressed with
the fact that, by following the
recommendations of the Confer
ence, Georgia will have more
than $269,700,000 of state and
federal funds to spend on its state
and local roads during the fiscal
period 1950 - 1953. This is not only
a staggering amount of money in
its own right—it is almost twice
the amount Georgia spent for the‘
same purposes in the preceding
four-year fiscal period.” |
He expressed confidence that
the recommendations of the Con=
ference will be adopted as a policy
of the state.
“The expiration of the tempor
ary gasoline tax on the scheduled
date would only be the fulfiliment |
of a sacred pledge to the motor
ists,” he said, “This one-cent ad
dition to our six-cent a gallon
state gasoline tax was adopted un
der pressure as a temporary ex-!
pedient with the clear understand- l
ing that Georgia motor vehicle
owners would be relieved of its
onerous and unjust burdens as
soon as time afforded the oppor
tunity to straighten out the entire
fiscal structure of the staie, We
are sure this nledge will be kept,l
and the temporary gasoline tax |
increase will expire on its sche
duled date without interference
from any source.”
2nd Highest
Under the temporary levy, he
pointed out, Georgia motorists are
now paying the second highest
state gasoline tax rate in the na
tion, and the additional federal
gasoline tax of 1 1-2 cents a gal
lon makes a total impost of 8 1-2
cents on every gallon of gasoline
they buy.
In regard to the Conference rec
ommendation that state highway
user taxes be earmarked for high
way purposes, Mr. Dickson said
newspaper reports Indicate that
leaders of the state government
are now looking with favor on this
policy.
“It, too, is a procedure that is
no more than just. State gasoline
and motor vehicle taxes were
imposed solely for highway pur
poses, and should be used solely
for that purpose. However, the
adoption of this peolicy in Georgia
will not just be of benefit 4o the!
motorists—it will advance the en~
tire economy of the state.”
MONDAY! DECEMBER 26, 191 y,
‘World Having
Flood Of
Droughts
By SHERRY BOWEN ™wm
AP Newsreatures Writer
The world is having a flood of
droughts. Water shortages are
reported all the way from New
York City to the jungles of Africa,
Water shortages are an oly
story—millions of year old. Th;
‘modern droughts mean serious
loss to many people. But the
chances are they will be no more
than an inconvenience to you.
On the other hand, it some of
the long-ago droughts had not
i’ happened, you might not be here—
or you might be two other fellows,
One theory about why dinosaurs
{disappeared from the earth has to
do with drought. Of course, temp
erature change, mountain building
! and other things are in that theory,
too. But some experts think that
La key factor was that things got
dry. The plants on which dino
’saurs lived didn’t grow any more
and the animals starved to death.
'The mammals got their chance to
‘develop.
~ Of course, all the dinosaurs and
‘all the mammals did not live on
‘plants. Some of them ate other
animals. Your ancestor, one the
ory says, was a little beast that
looked something like a rat and
lived on insects.
All this happened millions of
years ago. But the earth didn’t
stop changing from wet to dry and
back again either on part or all of
its surface. Another theory hints
there was another drought when
your ancestor was an ape-like ani
mal swinging by his hands through
the tree branches. Drought killed
the trees and the animal had to
stand up and take a long step
toward becoming a man.
Pushed Around
Even when he was a real man,
theorists say, he didn’t stop being
pushed around by drought. One
belief is that large parts of Asia
and Europe began to get dry about
3,000 B. C. Later there were still
other changes from wet to dry
and dry to wet. The dry pericds,
it is thought forced some peopies
to move from their homes.
The people who moved into
Greece and much later created the
golden age there may have moved
there because their old homes
dried up. The Hyksos who con
quered Egypt around 1700 B C.
may have been on the move be
cause of drought.
Certainly, for example, the Sa
hara desert was a well watered
area some thousands of years ago.
Remains show that men lived
there comfortably up to the late
stone age.
Again, when the Roman Empire
was breaking up, many of the bar
barians which come down against
it in wave after wave may have
moved out of Asia because of
drought. Some of your ancestors
may have been among them.
Droughts Small
So far, today’s -droughts are
small potatoes compared with
some of the old ones. They are
like the dry years in ancient
Egypt when the Nile did, not rise
high enough to flood all the land.
The pharachs staged great reli
gious festivals when the height of
the river in flood was measured.