The Ellaville Sun Friday, August 4, 1939 No. 5 SCHLEY SLANTS by Raymond Duncan SQUAWKING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE The squawking was on the other side of the fence this week in Morris Hill's "quarrel: over the chickens with his neighbor, Mrs. Dan Rainey. Only a wire fence separates the two poultry yards, and for a long time Morris has "accused" Mrs. Rainey of using a long handle spoon to lift eggs out of his hen's nests and a crooked fork to snipe his fryers for her frying pan. But Mrs. Rainey answered this week with a flat statement that she cannot match Mrs. Hill's shrewdness in "swiping" chickens. Mrs. Rainey accompanied Mrs. Hill for a visit to Mrs. Elkins Tondee who lives near here. Mrs. Hill put a bunch of grapes on the rear floor and left the door of the car open. They came out and started home. Half way there they heard a disturbance in the back seat. And a fryer was perched there. "I can't imagine how it got in the car," declared Mrs. Hill. But Mrs. Rainey charged that her neighbor put those grapes there to lure the broiler away. So, the Hill's and the Rainey's are "at! it" again. (Transcriber's note: Mrs. Hill was Mervin Gwendolyn Johnson prior to her marriage to Morris.) AND IT'S THE RYLANDER FOR MRS. RAINEY Ever since I became old enough to know that all drumsticks disappear with the first serving, I've heard about disputes between neighbors over chickens. But Mrs. Rainey is the first person to come around and tell me such an "argument" could be published without a mild expression on somebody's part. So she gets a week's award of a pair of guest tickets to the Rylander theatre at Americus for the best SLANT. And Manager I.T. Taylor reminds her the Americus playhouse is showing "Wuthering Heights," with Merle Oberon, Laurence Oliver and David Niven on Monday and Tuesday. The best SLANT each week wins a couple of passes. They go to the person who submits it, not necessarily the person involved. LIGHT THE CANDLES Birthday regards to U.H. (Kitty) Rigsby, July 30; Mrs. J.A. Murray of Talbotton, Aug. 2; Walter Jones and Mrs. W.D. Barwick, Aug. 4; Miss Marion Scott and Thomas Livingston, 6th; Miss Far Barney, 5th; James Edwin Stewart, Miss Hazel Barney, J.A. Murray of Talbotton and Victor Smith of Americus, 7th. IT'S FAMILY REUNION TIME Mrs. Tom Taxpayer arose at dawn yesterday to get out her best silver and linen and "put the little pot in the big one" to entertain "the preachers and their folks" for dinner. And Tom arranged for "the hands" to barbecue a pig Saturday night in preparation for a family reunion Sunday which will draw relatives from several states for an all-day get-together. The stir is because rural Georgia is rushing feverishly to complete a crowded round of revival meetings and family reunions before cotton bolls pop open and end the carefree "lay by time", annual period of relaxation and renewal of old acquaintances. Twice a day the faithful, augmented by numbers of lesser enthusiasm, go to the "meeting house" to hear sermons urging them to dedicate their lives to Christian service. And after the morning service the pastor and his family and the guest minister go home with one of the brethren for an old-fashioned dinner marked by the traditional platter of fried chicken. Only one feature of the behind-the-scenes activity is missing. The creak of the ice cream freezer and the stab of the ice-pick are not heard on many back porches this summer: REA power bolts through the farmhouse and a shiny new electric refrigerator makes ice cream and freezes little cubes of ice for the tea. So the children don't have to grind the freezer, and there is no cause for the old argument over who will lick the dasher. Middle of the afternoon there is a watermelon cutting. Then the divines move on to another brother's house for another hearty meal before returning to the house of worship for the evening exhortation. Between the services some member of the family has the thankless assignment of writing postal cards inviting the widely-scattered and distantly-related scions of the family to the annual reunion. Usually planned for a Sunday, these gatherings attract a throng which comes early to see how much Junior has grown since last year and find out if blonde young Sally has uncovered a prospect for a husband. At noon there is a barbecue or basket dinner in that grove near the house. Sunday school classes and church groups and community cliques are staging their annual outings, often at some swimming resort. But the men squirt tobacco juice between their fingers and tell each other that nobody is going to make any cotton, that the market will collapse instead of gaining strength and that it looks like the banknote won't be met in the fall. BOY SCOUT TROOP HERE IS PRESENTED CHARTER Ellaville's newly-organized Boy Scout troop received a charter and ten who had sought membership received Tenderfoot badges at exercises at the gymnasium last Thursday night. Claude Turner of Richland, a Scout leader, took part on the program. Tenderfoot badges were given Hughes Palmer, James Edwin Stewart, Warren Battle, C.T. Battle, Jr., Milton Williams, Horace Baker, Jack Brooks, James Fulford, Jack Tondee and Johnnie McCorkle. Homer Moore is scoutmaster and the troop is sponsored by the Methodist Sunday School. Counselors are Cecil Garrett, Dr. Arch Avary, Charles C. Wall, J.E. Stewart and C.T. Battle. ROOKS FARM BOUGHT BY BUTTS Dr. J.H. Butts of Waterloo, Iowa purchased the 201 acre Timothy Rooks farm Tuesday for $1550. The sale was held at public outcry. ANN STEVENS HONORED WITH BIRTHDAY PARTY Mrs. T.H. Stevens complimented her daughter, Ann, on her thirteenth birthday Monday, August 31 with a theater party at the Rylander. After the movie, refreshments were served at an Americus pharmacy by Ann Stevens, Hazel Rigsby, Jacqueline Rigsby, Hazel Ellis, Jane Hill and Truxton Stevens, Jr. BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Emory Hambrick announce the birth of a son, Jessie Stevens Hambrick, Friday night at Boyette's Clinic. HOSPITAL NOTES Miss Frances Short has been removed to her home in Friendship after a tonsil operation Thursday at the clinic. end # 5