The Ellaville Sun Friday, June 9, 1939 No. 50 MORE THAN 60 ATTEND REUNION IN HONOR OF T.J. JONES A most enjoyable occasion Sunday was the birthday dinner and family reunion given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T.J. Jones which was in honor of Mr. Jones 68th birthday. At the noon hour a basket dinner was spread on a table under the trees. Mr. Jones' sons furnished good string music throughout the day. About 60 friends and relatives attended including: Mr. and Mrs. Hilton West and children, Mrs. L.R. Witt and Miss Helen Witt of Plains, Mr. and Mrs. B.M. Jones of Albany, Willis Jones of Phoenix City, Ala., Mr. and Mrs. Horace Hill of Thomaston, Marvin Murphy, Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Albritton and Misses Riska and Lucile Albritton of Montezuma, Mr. and Mrs. Irving James of Dublin, Mr. and Mrs. George Hill of Phoenix City, Ala., Mr. and Mrs. E.W. Jones and children of Ellaville, Mr. and Mrs. L.C. Jones and family of Cordele, Marion Jones, Luther Jones, Mr. Will James, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wall, Mr. and Mrs. B.L. Devane and family, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Phillips and daughter, Warnie, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Brazil of Andersonville, Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Mathis, Jr., of Americus, Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Everette, and Miss Louise and J.T. Everett of Plains, Mr. and Mrs. Saul Stucky and family, Mrs. K. T. Jones, Mrs. Corine Mathis of Albany, Mr. and Mrs. Zack Jones of Doerun, Mrs. H.H. Lanford of Bir! mingham, Ala., Mr. and Mrs. C.M. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Albritton of Rupert, Messrs. G.S. and Dock Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. W.C. English and family of Oglethorpe, Messrs. B.B. and A.C. Brayout and Hugh Stevenson of Plains. SUN PURCHASES AND ABSORBS NEWS Raymond Duncan, publisher of The Sun today announces purchase of The Schley County News from J.L. Taylor of Talbotton. The Sun, absorbs The News with today's issue, becoming the official organ of Schley County. Duncan established The Sun July 2, 1937. The News was founded 52 years ago. SCHLEY SLANTS by Raymond Duncan NEIGHBORHOOD CONVERSATION IN A CAPSULE Multiply "Hot enough fer you" by a million and you'll have the gist of what has been said during the past week. THERE WAS NO POSTER Handy man Chester Wall of Jordan's drug store couldn't find a poster for the Rylander theatre billboard last Thursday morning. But he didn't want to fail on his job, so he plastered a sign for a picture which had been shown the previous Sunday. When "Possum" Gill of Jordan's came to work, Chester explained the situation. "Possum" reached for the weekly program sheet and pointed out this line, which Chester read aloud.: "Thursday: Theatre closed for graduation." This cleared Chester's mind on the matter, and he resumed his search of the theatre posters. Finally, he reported he couldn't find a picture by that name. TICKETS TO "LOVE AFFAIR" Because he revealed the above incident, "Possum" gets the weekly award of a pair of guest tickets to Rylander theatre for submitting the best SLANT. The Americus playhouse is showing a hit film, "Love Affair," starring Irene Dunn and Charles Boyer Monday and Tuesday and Manager J.N. Morgan tells the Ellaville boy, he and his date can't go wrong on this one. AN ANNIVERSARY FOR AN R.F.D. BOY Mail man Charles C. Wall completed 28 years of a rural letter carrier yesterday. Mr. Wall started out June 8, 1911, back in the buggy days. THE GRADUATES HAVE A WORD FOR IT A funeral procession at Hazelhurst halted the bus of Schley County high school graduates en route to Jacksonville Beach for the annual class outing. Students in the rear didn't know where they were or why they had stopped. Someone asked where they were. "Hazelhurst," was the reply. "Where is the hearse?" inquired a passenger. "There it goes," said a pupil near the front. "and Hazel is in it." (Thanks to Imogene Owen, herself a graduate, for this item.) BIRD SHOT IN SCHLEY CAME FROM MICHIGAN Walking in a field late last winter, Grady Snider of Hopewell found a shattered bird leg bearing a metal band. He sent the number of the license plate to the United states Bureau of Biological Survey. Last week he received a letter revealing the bird was a Mourning Dove released near Lansing, Michigan, March 27, 1938. The writer explained this feature of the Biological Survey is regarded as highly important, and thanked Grady for his cooperation. BIRTHDAY CONGRATULATIONS Kindest regards to Mrs. R.N. Chapman, May 26; Miss Sylvia McDaniel, June 3; Miss Louise Murray, June 6. Tomorrow, Saturday, June 10, will be the first birthday for "Chess" Chapman, Jr. SNAKE IN MAIL BOX C.T., Jr., and Warren Battle rode the rural mail route one day last week with their father, a substitute carrier. They enjoyed reaching for the mail boxes--until a black snake poked his head out of one of the boxes. BOXING WILL MAKE BOW HERE JUNE 22 Two Champs Appear On 12-match Card Boxing will be introduced to Ellaville Thursday night, June 22, with an attractive card of 12 amateur matches, featuring at least two Southeastern Golden Gloves champions and "Possum" Gill, the local boy who fought his way to the finals of the Southeastern Golden Gloves tourney in March. The program will be staged in the Schley County high school gymnasium. A wave of interest seen here last winter when Gill advanced from the supremacy of the Cordele division to the title fight of the Southeastern tournament in Atlanta indicated much enthusiasm would follow introduction of the sport to fans of this section. Several local boys already are in training and there is a strong possibility a committee will sponsor the formation of a team to represent Ellaville in the Golden Gloves competition during the winter. Anyone who is interested is urged to see Gill immediately, Friday or Saturday, if possible. The dozen matches which are being arranged for the June 22 debut will be carded for three rounds of two minutes each with a rest period of one minute between each round. At least two Southeastern champions are certain to appear and there is a strong possibility of a third being seen. The full program of matches will be announced next week. BROTHERS ARE FATHERS IN 18 HOURS Brothers living less than a hundred yards apart became fathers of eight-pound girls during an 18-hour period this week. Mrs. Jarrell Bryant of near Tazwell gave birth to an eight-pound daughter Monday and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Maude Bryant, became the mother of a girl also weighing eight pounds Tuesday--18 hours later. SCHLEY STUDENTS GIVEN DIPLOMAS AT SOUTHWESTERN Two Schley County students were among 71 graduated from Georgia Southwestern College at exercises conducted in the handsome new auditorium. They were Misses Agnes Terry and Anita Cosper. Dr. Walter D. Cocking, dean of the college of education, was the principal speaker. HOSPITAL NEWS Miss Virginia Rainey was removed from Boyette's Clinic Sunday and is improving to the delight of her many friends. Bob Hill underwent a tonsillectomy at Boyette's clinic Thursday. (I wonder what the good doctor is doing with all those tonsils?) Mr. Robert Young of Newnan is a medical patient at the clinic. end # 50