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THE LUDOWICI NEWS
'7OLUME 16.-NO. 26.
Survey Under Way
For R. E. A. Lines
in Long County
County Agent W. M. Cowart
says that we now have practical
assurance of some rural electri
fication for Long county. The
proposed sections to be served
are located along the Macon and
Darien road, the upper Rye
Patch road from Ludowici to
Rye Patch, and a portion of the
Poplar Head section.
To be assured of this service.
the right of way for the line is
to be donated to the Canoochee
Electric Membership Corporation
and assurance given that enough
■current will be used to pay inter,
est on the cost of the line and to
<cover cost of maintenance.
If assurance of consumption is
■given to offset the three per
mile consumer requirement, we
will have no difficulty in obtain
ing this service.
Engineers are in this section
this week making a preliminary
survey and will be in position to
give out information on the ex
act route proposed for the R. E.
A. lines.
The Fe ieral Government in its
rural power program is trying to
-clear every obstacle. In addition
•to loans for line construction,
REA will finance adequate wiring
and plumbing for farm homes
and buildings. No loans are
made directly to individuals.
Wiring and plumbing funds are
extended on a group basis so
that advantage can be taken of
savings from large-scale opera
tions.
The Federal Govern na en t
(through the Electric Home and
Farm Authority) also aids in fi
nancing the purchases of appli
.ances and equipment.
Children Gather for
Mother’s Birthday
The Savannah Press of Monday
has the following to say about
Mrs J. A. Pinkston, mother of
A. G. Pinkston, who made her
home in Long county for many
years and who still returns at
intervals to visit her son.
Mrs. Susanna Sherdon Pink
ston, who has lived more than
one-fourth of her four score
years without partaking of any
solid food, whatever, today pass
sd another milestone on her life’s
journey, her eighty-fourth.
For 23 years Mrs. Pinkston,
the widow of Rev. J. A. Pink
ston, Baptist minister of Long
county, has lived on a liquid diet
through an incision in her side,
live operation, performed by a
local physician, was necessarj' to
save her life. Hec diet for years
has consisted of three pints of
milk, one soft drink and three
eggs beaten up to liquefy them.
Children of Mrs. Pinkston will
gather at the home ot a daugh
ter, Mrs. W. C. Brewer at Thun
derbolt, tonight to celebrate the
occasion. In addition to Mrs.
Brewer, five sons, C. M. Pink
ston of Haines City, Fla.; J. M.
and W. C. Pinkston of Lake
Wales, Fla.; A. G. Pinkston of
Ludowici and P. G. Pinkston of
Glennville. and a number of
grandchildren, are expected to
be present.
Rev. Omer Jones to
Return for Revival
The Rev. M. A. Murray filled
his appointment at Jones Creek
Sunday.
Following the service, it was
decided io hold a series of serv
ices, beginning on the second
Sunday in June, and the Rev. J.
Omer Jones of Lawrenceville
will be extended an invitation
for the third consecutive year
to conduct these services.
Mr. Jones is a great favorite
with the Jones Creek eongrega
t’on and they look forward to his
visits with much satisfaction.
John C. Beasley is
Chairman Tattnall
Co. Commissioners
The appointment of John C.
Beasiay of Glennville by Judge
J. T. Grice as chairman of the
board of commissioners of Tat
nall County is of wide interest ;
in Long County and is quite a '
compliment to Mr. Beasloy’s
business ability.
Heretofore the chairman of
the board was selected from one
of the four members and the re
cent session of the Georgia leg
islature passed a law whereby
the chairman was to be named
bs Judge Grice for a term until
1940 when he will have to be
' elected from over the county at
large.
I The duties of Mr. Beasley wil‘
f be to act as purchasing agent
for the county and at each meet
ing he will have to submL to the
board an itemized statement.
He will have no say so in the
policy of the board and will be
u.«able to vote on matters, ex
cept in case of a tie.
Generations Gather
for Tomb Removal
Six generations of descendants
of Abram Daniel, who died in
Liberty county in 1832, gathered
at Tayler’s Creek Monday after
noon and removed his tomb from
the family graveyard to the Tay
lor’s Creek cemetery, where his
•wife, Jane Moore Daniel, who
died in 1859, and othfr members
of his family, are buried.
Dr. J. Wallace Daniel, a great
grandson, headed the committee
on removal and had the affair in
charge.
Dr. Charles W. Hendry and J.
Bruce Daniel, also great grand
sons, Mrs. L. M. Branch, a great
great grand daughter, and Mrs.
Branch’s daughters, the Misses
Betty and Leland Branch, who
are another generation removed,
attended the affair from Ludo
wici.
Miss Nell Shaw
is Improving
Miss Nell Shaw, daughter of
the J. L. D. Shaws, who has
been confined to her bed for four
weeks, following an attack of
pleurisy, is improving, but will
have to “take it easy” a little
while longer, according to her
physician. Her sister, Miss
Vivian Shaw, came out from Sa
vannah Sunday and returned
Monday morning,
LUDOWICI. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1939
School News
It was like music to ou” ears
when it was announced by the
local and county Boards of Edu
cation that our school would con
tinue throughout the nine months
term. We are indeed grateful to
our trustees and patrons for pro-
viding tnis means of maintaining
our school. Especially are we
thankful when we look about us
and see such a large per cent of
the schools closed.
Last Friday and Saturday Mr.
and Mrs. Bell, Misses Bullington
and Grier attended the Georgia
Education Association in At
lanta. This was the smallest rep
resentation our school has sent
in the past five years. Mr Bell
reported that there was about
one third of the usual crowd at
tending the Association. This
was probably due to thefinan-jl
cial condition of schools through
out the state. i
For the past two weeks the
minds of the pupils and teachers 1
have been filled with doubt and ।
anxiety because of the possibii- >
ity of closing school. But on
Monday morning everyone came
back to school refreshed and 1
I with new enthusiasm and we^
[hope to get ahead of the spring ( <
! fever this year.
Speaking of spring fever re- m
minds us that our attendance has [
decreased on account of a num
ber of cases of flu. Several of
the faculty members and quite a
number of the students have
been out on account of flu. The
seniors are missing Nell Shaw
and are mighty glad to know
that she shows a decided im
provement. The sophomores
w ish for Dewey Gordon a speedy
recovery.
Last Saturday afternoon the
L. H S. baseball club played its
first game of the season with
Commercial High of Savannah.
In spite of the high score of
Commercial H igh we must praise
James Warren for his gtod
pitching.
We hope our readers are keep
ing in mind the One Act Play
Contest for April 7th, The Con
test for the “C” schools in the
first district will be held here.
1 The play selected for ourdramatt
; ic club is a light tragedy, “The
Love Sotfg”- The characters are
: played by Mary Stafford, Mar-
Jguerite Hodges and James War
i ren. There wihl be two sessions
[of the plays presented, one in
: the afternoon and the other at
Jiignt.
The Dramatic Club will enier
■tain the visitors, judges and play
Leasts with a lawn party at tjie
Lhome of Betty Bnanch on the
, I afternoon of April 7th, after the
• first session of the plays.
Norma Groover will represent
our school in the music contest
at Vidalia on April 22nd. She will
play the following selections:
[ Scotch Poem by McDowell, Turk
ish March by Mozart and Bach’s
f Two Part Invention No. 15.
3 M. C. Smith will represent L.
r H. S. in declamation. His Orat
f ion is “Crime in Your Home”
I by J. Edgar Hoover.
3 Betty Branch will represent
r our school in the reading con
s test. The selections have not yet
. been announced by the Associa-
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Nephew of J E Moody
Dies in Florida
The remains of James Henry
Tillman, who died at his home
in Canal Point, Fla., on Thurs
day of last week, were brought
here by rail Saturday and car
ried to Glennville for funeral
and interment.
Mr. Tillman, who was a neph
ew of J. E. Moody, chairman of
county commissioners, was well
known in that section of the
county where he had been a
frequent visitor at his uncle’s
home.
Elim Organizes
Baseball Club and
Elects Officers
The Elim Baseball Club has
j been organized for this season.
The Club members selected the
name, E im Crackers.
Officers were elected as fol
lows:
Field Manager—W. E. Floyd,
; Sr.
Captain —William Way
Sec. & Treas. —Miss Wilma
Floyd.
Twenty members were enroll
’ed.
I The Club will sponsor a chick-
len pilau at the diamond at
[Elim Tuesday night, April 11th.
Proceeds to be used for purchas
ing baseball equipment.
If you want a good supper for
only 25 cents, come and bring
your friends and meet our boys
We’re on the job.
The Crax have a good record.
They have played 3 games and
> won 2 of them. Let’s give them
our support.
R. L. Dawson Buys
G. S. RDach Estate
R. L. Dawson, Solicitor Gen
eral of the Atlantic Judicial Cir
cuit, has closed a deal whereby
he has become the owner of the
estate of the late Dr. Geo. S.
Roach of Ludowici.
This valuable property, which
fronts on the ACL Railway, has
probably the finest pecan grave
in the county and a commodious
two story residence.
Mr. Dawson, who has held the
property under a lease for some
time, has already begun im 1
provements, one of the first be
ing the painting of the bouse
which his family occupies as a
home.
Library Board
Meeting Today
Mrs. Helena Beetchy of Sa
vannah, district supervisor of
WPA libraries, is meeting with
the Long County Library Board
today.
The local library is filling a
great need in the life of our
reading public and the meeting
today is being held with the
idea of stimulating and increas
ing its efficiency and reader in
terest.
Mrs. David B. Smith, who un
derwent a major operation in a
Jesup hospital yesterday morn
ing, is getting along as well as
could be expected, to the delight
of her many friends.
$1.50 PER YEAR
State Pension Rolls
Slashed 38 Per Cent
Beginning May Ist
Announcement of a slash in
the pension roils of the state de
part of public welfare, beginning:
with May payments, was made
Monday by Director Braswell
Deen.
The combined State. FederaT
and County funds have been al
lotted to the counties on a basis
of thw relation of the county’s,
population to the State’s popula
tion, and, this is to advise that
beginning with payment of ben
efits for the month of May. 1939.
the maximum monthly total for
the three types of assistance in
Long county is $378.00. The
maximum monthly total will re
main at this amount in subse
quent months and until you are
advised of a change by this De
partment.
The reduction in our monthly
awards is 38 per cent. Long
county having received $608.00
per month since last July. This
will necessitate discontinuance
of a large number of awards.
Awards will be suspended
rather than the cases closed un
til mire funds are available.
Deen made the announcement
immediately after returning
from Washington where he con
ferred with the social security
board several days on the Geor
gia pension program.
The director said that the tot<u
payments would be cut from
$434,000 a month to $270,000 a
month, as a result of Georgia’s
financial condition.
“This will mean the Cutting
off of 16,000 persons who re
ceived checks during March”,
Director Deen said. At present
'here are about 50,000 receiving
pensions, wh :h average $8.32
per month.
The Georgia legislature ad-
journed March f 8 without pro
viding the additional revenue
Governor Rivers asked to finance
his program of Little New Deal
services such as welfare, schoohr
and health.
School leaders, asserting they
are confronted with closing as a
result of inability to pay teach
ers, are urging a special legisla
tive session. Rivers Saturday
announced he was trimming the
state payroll by more than 400—
with other slashes to follow —to
meet the situation resulting from
deficiency of revenues to meet
appropriations.
The superintendent of the
state hospital for the insane an
nounced “harmless” patients
would have to be returned by
that institution to their homes.
Mr. Howard at Home
Representative T. L. Howard
was in town Monday, and in a
discussion of the recent legislat
ive session, remarked “that not
a great deal was accomplished”,
but he also said that failure to
pass new tax legislation, would,,
he believed, result in a genera)
revision from the top downward
which might work to the good
of the tax . payers.
Mr. Howard was looking and.
feeling quite well.
