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VOLUME 17.-NO. 8.
February 14 Is Date Set For the
Long County Democratic Primary
February 14 was set as the
date for the Long county Demo
cratic primary with entries set
to close at noon on December 5
as result of action taken by the
county Democratic executive
committee in its meeting held
here last Saturday afternoon.
Entrance fees for candidates
were set as follows: Coroner, no
fee; ordinary and city surveyor,
$5; all other offices, sls.
Judge M. Price is chairman of
the committee and R. L. Daw
son is secretary.
It was the decision of the rules
committee that any candidate,
in order to receive the nomina
lion, must receive a majority of
the votes cast.
In the event of a run over it
would be held on Feb. 27.
Offices to be filled at this time
are:
Judge of City Court
Clerk of Superior Court
Sheriff
Tax Collector
Tax Receiver
Ordinary
County Surveyor
Coroner
It is understood that all in
cumbents, with the probable ex
ception of coroner, will again be
candidates. In several instan
ces it is brobahle that there will
be contests.
Fred Chapman Goes
to Portsmouth, Va.
Wilber Fred Chapman, brother
of F. Lloyd Chapman of Ludo
wici, recently completed his ini
tial training as a U. S. Marine
at tne Recruit Depot, Parris Is
4and, S. C., and has been trans
terred to Marine Barracks, Ports
mouth, Virginia, Captain A. C.
Small, Marine Recruiting Officer
at Savannah, Georgia, has an
nounced.
While at Parris Island he qual
ified as a sharpshooter with the
service rifle and pistol, and re
ceived intensive instruction in
drills, physical exercise, and
nomenclature of small firearms
At Portsmouth advanced instruc
tions will be given in these sub
jects and in combat and tactic
principles.
Young Chapman formerly at
tended Ludowici High School.
He enlisted in the Marines Oc
tober 23, at >he Marine Recruit
ing Station. Savannah, Ga.
Hugh Chapman in a
Savannah Hospital
Hugh A. Chapman, who was
injured Saturday night when
the automobile in which he and
Pau Simmons were riding over
turned near Glennville, is in a
serious condition. He was car
ried to the Oglethorpe San tarium
Wednesday night suffering from
complications resulting from a
deep gash in one leg.
The injured men remained by
the road for several hours before
they were found early Sunday
morning by Griffis Howard. Sim
mons’ injuries were slight.
THE LUDOWICI NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Howard to be Hosts
to Family Reunion
The thirteenth annual reunion
of the descendants of John S.
Howard and Georgia Wilkinson
Howard begins today at the home
of J. Law ton Howard and Mrs.
Howard.
A turkey dinner opens the
festivities Thursday, a seafood
supper Thursday night, and Fri
day a picnic and hunt in the
woods. About 50 are expected.
Up until February of this year
there were ten children, S. 11.
Howard, the oldest member of
the family, having died in that
month. The other children who
are living are: T. L. and J. Law
ton Howard, Ludowici; W. H.
Howard, Orange Park, Fla.; 0.
S. Howard, Middleburg, Fla ;
Mrs. Mattie Long, Tampa, Fla.;
C C. Howard, Augusta; Mrs
Nettie Mann, Lake Butler, Fla.;
and H. P. Howard, Haines City,
Fla., and J. S. Howard, Lake
Butler, Fla.
Mrs. Rosa Smith, one of the
two living aunts, who lives in
St. Petersburg, Fla., is expected
to be present. Mrs. Ida Lever
ett, also of St. Petersburg, the
other living aunt, is unable to
attend on account of illness.
Besides the Howard family,
which will of course attend the
seafood dinner tonight, Mrs. J.
Lawton Howard, who is Ludo
wici’s postmaster, has invited
all employees of the postoffice,
with their wives, husbands and
sweethearts.
Methodist Women
Elect Officers for
Ensuing Year
The following officers and
committees have been elect'd
for the ensuing year by the
Methodist Wi man’s Missionary
Society:
Mrs. S. VI. West, president:
Mrs. A. R. Theus, vice presi
dent; Mrs. J. B. Daniel, treas
urer; Miss Lillian China, assist
ant; Miss Mary Daniel, corres
ponding secretary; Mrs. F. B.
rtiornton, recording secretary.
Mesdames L. B. Warren, A.
C. Smith and J. B. Daniel, su
perintendents of Christian so
cial relations,
Mrs. Cape Hall, superintend
ent of supplies.
Mrs. W. Park Smith, super
intendent of Bible and missions.
Miss Vlary Winn Grier, super
intendent of literature and pub
licity.
Miss Julia Mae Phillips, su
perintendent of World Outlook.
Mrs. P. V. Long, superintend
ent of young womens work.
Installation of these officers
will take place at the meeting to
be held next Monday.
Judge M. Price had as guests
Tuesday and Wednesday on a
hunting trip, P. L. Ward of At
lanta, Dr. E. K, Pirkle and E.
Harris of Cochran and Raleigh
Woods of Hazelhurst.
LUDOWICI. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1939
W. A Rimes in a
Waycross Hospital
W. A. Rimes, who was carried
to tlie Waycross hospital Sunday,
underwent a m Hoc operation
there Wednesday. Mis condition
is satisfactory. Mrs. Rimes is
in Way cross with him.
Raymond Pierce
Dies In Jesup
Many friends in Long county
will regret to hear of the death
Wednerday afternoon of Judge
Raymond Pierce of Jesup after
a short illness. Judge Pierce
was judge of the city court of
Jesup, an outstanding attorney
of this section and a half-broth
er of Congressman Ben Gibbs.
Births
Mr. and Mrs, Vernon Earl
Hoiden of Baton Rouge, La., an
nounce the birth of a daughter
on November 5. She has been
named Chai ley Elise for her ma
ternal grandfather and her ma
ternal great aunt. Mrs. Holden
was before her marriage Miss
Mary Evelyn Hutto of Baton
Rouge, a grand-daughter of the
late Dr. D. W Baggs of Ludo
wici.
Ludowici High
School News
Hillis Baxter—Wilma Smiley
Winton Smith —Norma Groo
ver
Reese Irwin —Penia Howard
David Chestnutt—Marin ell e
Parker
Mr. Brantley — Nobody
Treutlen Pai ker —Willie Mae
Mobley
Milledge Smith —Betty Branch
Lvneli McCulloug h — G ra d ?
Ryals
Joe Long —Eugenia Woodrum
John Crowley —Ruth Davis
The New One—Myrle Gav
Vestal Dash er-Oma Lee
Branch
Jack Tippins—Willie Lee Daw
son
Oscar Milligan-Frances Gill
James Warren —Billie Anne
Robson
Billy Skinner—Margaret Mo
ran
Earnice Hodges —Mary Davis
Mr. Lee —Everybody
Robert Stafford Frances
Wheeler
The Ludowici High Wildcats
played their last football game
of the season last Wednesoay in
Claxton. Claxton triumphed
with a large score. But we
should remember that great foot
ball teams are the result of long,
hard years of training. This is
Ludowici’s second year in the
football field. We now turn our
attention to the basketball court.
We hope to win all the games
we play this year.
The Beta Club attended the
show in Jesup last Wednesday
night. They gave a Thanksgiv
ing basket. The new members,
Jewell Long, Margaret Moran,
Billy Skinner, Norma Groover
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Heart Throbs
New Road to
cmmun'ty;
Atlantic Lawyers
Attend Anniversary
D.uner Judge Grice
Judg* and Mrs. J. T. Grice of
Glennville entertained twenty
seven lawyers of the Atlantic
judicial circuit Monday evening
at their home in honor of the
fifty ninth birthday anniversary
ot Judge Grice, the thirty-sec
ond anniversary of the marriage
of himself and his wife, and the
sixth anniversary of his promo
tion from the office of solicitor
general to that of Judge of the
circuit.
Judge and Mrs. Grice served
a bountiful supper in the spa
cious dining room of their home
They explained that the meal
took the place of the regular
Thanksgiving feast; as they did
not obse ve Thanksgiving last
Thursday as many others did.
Judge Grice stands high in the
esteem of the lawyers who prac
tice in his court especially those
who reside in the Atlantic cir
cuit. Mrs. Grice is a gracious
hostess, presiding at such func
lions with grace and dignity yei
with ability to make everybody
present feel at home. In im
promptu short talks the guests
expressed their joy at being in
vited.
Attending from Ludowici
were: Judge M. Price, R L
Dawson, T. E. Dawson and H.
M. Hodges.
Nearly every lawyer in the
Atlantic circuit was present and
a happy surprise to Judge an I
Mrs. Grice w r as the presentatio
by the group of a beautiful flom
•amp. The presentation speech
was made by Judge M. Price of
Ludowici.
Miss J. M. Phillips to
Become Bride Os
W. R. Chapman
Mrs. Richard 1 . Phillips of
Ludowici announces the engage
ment of her daughter, Julia Mae,
to William Rogers Chapman of
Ludowici. The marriage will
take place during the Christmas
holidays.
Miss Phillips, younger of ti e
two daughters of Mrs. Phillips
and the late Mr. Phillips, is a
graduate of the Ludowici High
School. She is most attractive,
is a general favorite and is act
ively engaged in church work.
Mr. Chapman, a member of
one of the old and prominent
families of the county, is the
younger of the two sons of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Wright Chap
man.
He is a naval stores operator
and holds a position with the
state revenue department with
headquarters in Brunswick, and
it is there that he and his bride
will make their home following
their marriage.
Mrs. Frank L. Swanson and
son, Frank L. Swanson Jr., ar
rived here last Thursday from
Cedar Bluff, Ala., for a visit to
her parents, the S, B. Dußosej
Bene.it the Entire
Users Are Grateful
A much needed road, which
leaves the old Ludowici-Hines,
ville road at the 4 mile post and
passes near the J. H. Barrett
hon e and on to the Ludowici-
Rye Patch road at the J. L. La
mer place, is nearing comple
tion.
t his road is a splendid asset to
the entire neighborhood. The
R. F. D. and school bus routes
have been greatly benefited by
this artery of travel.
Mr. Lanier, coun y road sv
perintendent, is to be congratu
lated on the splendid job he has
done and Long county is lucky
in having a man of his broad ex
perh nee as its road builder.
The right of way and soil used
for this project were donated
by J. H. Barrett and Mrs. L. G.
Mitcham.
To our present board of com
missioners go our sincere thanks.
J. H. Barrett.
Need to Turn Anew to
^Source of Freedom
At this time when freedom is
being throttled in almost every
nation on the earth we need to
turn anew to the source of free
dom. The testimony of the ages
is that the open Bible has and
does set men free. In those
countries where the Bible is
taken away from the people, the
■H Ople are in bondage. Democ
racy and freedom comes only in
those lands where the Bible is
read and studied b.\ the people.
Is ihe Bible an op°n bo k in
wmr ham. ? Are you giving
\ou> ehildien the benefit of this
Source of freedom? In the
hurty of this day have you for
gotten to tm l e the Bible a part
of yo ir lite? Each one of us
must do his or her part to make
the Bible an open Book in every
home of our land. Without this
Bible the American people will
lose their freedom.
Come out to church Sunday
morning and let us think lo
gether more about this Source of
Truth, The Bible.
W. Park Smith.
Be sure you see the Bible dis
play in the window of Branch’s
Pharmacy,
City Ejection to be
Held December 6
A municipal election will be
held Wednesday. Dec. 6. for
mayor, five aidermen and re
corder.
Qualifying for re election
were Mayor, H. C. Long; Aider
man, H. P. Rimes, L. M. Branch,
J. V. Warren, J. L. D. Shaw.
M. L. Treadwell did not qualify
for re election. Others qualify
ing for aldermen were J. W.
Godfrey and L. H. Smith Jr.
The five high men will be elect
ed. T. J. Parrish, who is the
present recorder, is offering for
re-election.
Mrs. Howard Mann of Lake
Butler, Fla., is spending several
days here with her sister, Mrs.
J. Law ton Howard.
$1.50 PER YEAR
