Issues 39 & 40 are missing from the film. The Ellaville Sun Friday, April 14, 1939 No. 41 SLAYER GIVEN LIFE SENTENCE Superior Court Session Ended Late Tuesday Joe Lockhart, Schley county negro, was under life sentence yesterday for the slaying of Tom J. Brown, also a negro. A superior court jury deliberated only 30 minutes late Tuesday in finding Lockhart guilty and adding a recommendation for a life sentence. Court adjourned late Tuesday after a two-day session. The following cases being cleared: C.A. Smith vs. J.A. Drew and R.E. Sullivan, suit of timber, mistrial. State vs. Alvin Wiggins, driving car while drunk. Plea of guilty. Ten Month sentence or $35 fine. State vs. Rodolph Risby. Having liquor. Plea of guilty. One or two year sentence which may be served under parole upon payment of $60 fine. Sate vs. Frank Brazzil, making liquor. Plea of guilty. One or two year sentence which may be served under parole upon payment of $60 fine. State vs. Moyle Adams, making liquor. Plea of guilty. Six month sentence of $35 fine. State vs. Bud Williams, pointing weapon at another. Verdict of guilty. Six month sentence of $35 fine. Judge W.M. Harper of Americus presided. E.L. (Tic) Forrester of Leesburg was solicitor. BILL KELLY, MIDWAY, CAPTURES MIBS TITLE Short, barefooted Bill Kelly, 13 year-old seventh grade student at Midway school is Schley county's 1939 marbles champion. The dark skinned mibster overcame the handicap of a bleeding knuckle to capture a close decision over Rodolph Usry, his lanky schoolmate at Midway, in the championship match of the county tournament here last Friday afternoon. Usry took the first (of) three games, 7-6, but Billy copped the second, 7-5, and the third, 7-6. Winner of the county meet, Kelly, son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Kelly, will be given a trip to Atlanta by The Sun, sponsor of the countywide event, where he will compete in the seventh annual state tournament held by The Atlanta Journal. A sixth-grade pupil, 14 year-old Usry is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Josh Usry. Advancement of Kelly, school champion, and his runner-up, Usry, to the finals assured Midway school of retaining the distinction of providing the title holder. Walter Stephens of that school won the 1938 crown. Top bracket of the meet was assigned the school champions and the lower was composed of runners-up. High scorers of the two divisions of each bracket clashed in the semi-finals. Three-game totals of the championship division were: First set, Clinton Miles of Fellowship, 11; Monroe Singletary of Ebenezer, 16; Eugene Eason of Glenn Holly, 12; second set, Jack Deriso of Ellaville, 14; Maurice Johnson of Concord, 9; Bill Kelly of Midway, 16. These results matched Kelly and Monroe Singletary in the semi-finals. Singletary won the first tilt, 7-5, but lost the second, 7-2, and the final one, 7-5. Three game totals of the runner up division were: First set, Charles Stewart of Ebenezer, 12; Richard Cook of Fellowship, 7; Joseph Eason of Ellaville, 18; second set, Rodolph Usry of Midway, 16; Charles Nelson of Concord, 16; Carlton Johnson of Glen Holley, 8. The semi-final engagement between Eason and Usry was climaxed by a thrilling finish. Usry grabbed the first game, 7-2 and Eason took the second, 7-6. With the count tied at six-all, Eason whacked the last marble near the edge of the ring but failed to knock it out. The drive gave Usry a perfect chance to thump it out, which he did. A fine crowd saw the tournament which was held on the court house grounds. Play was sponsored by The Sun and was under supervision of a county chairman, E.M. Palmer, superintendent of Ellaville consolidated school. Its success was made possible by the hearty cooperation of teachers of all schools in the system SCHLEY SLANTS by Raymond Duncan HE COULDN'T AFFORD IT FOR HIMSELF Julian (Possum) Gill of Jordan's Drug Store, checked his resources last week and decided he couldn't afford to buy a new suit for Easter. But before the week was out "Possum" was persuaded to "stand" for Chester Wall, the store's blackboy porter, to purchase one. TICKETS FOR "POSSUM" For confessing his plight over guaranteeing to pay for someone else's Easter suit although he couldn't afford one for himself, "Possum" gets a pair of guest tickets to the Rylander theater at Americus. The ducats are good for any show next week and he probably will take in "St. Louis Blues," starring Dorothy Lamour, which plays Monday and Tuesday. Tickets are given by this column through the courtesy of J.N. Morgan, manager of the Rylander. Remember, two passes are given each week for the best SLANT. WITH KINDEST REGARDS Birthday wishes to Mrs. C.C. Jordan and Tax Receiver Dan L. Rainey, April 6; Ethel Johnson, April 17; Olivia Ann Powell, April 19. Mr. and Mrs. C.B. Barnes celebrate a 39th wedding anniversary April 18. CONFESSES 50 MURDERS Floyd Bruce, Georgia bandit who with his brother Ray Bruce--captured near Ellaville recently--is awaiting trial for the machine gun murder of a postal messenger at Guthrie, Ky., reportedly has confessed the slaying of more than 50 men during his career. Press associations credited government inspectors with this statement. DUCKS CLOSE OUT SUNDAY SCHOOL Mrs. C.C. Wall gave each member of her children's Sunday school class a baby duck on Easter morning. The service had to be shortened because Mr. Wall, the superintendent, couldn't be heard above the quacks of the ducks and the excited conversation of the youngsters. MISS HORNADY FETES GRANDCHILDREN WITH EGG HUNT SUNDAY In honor of her grandchildren, Jack, Ed, Gilbert, Billy Drane and Margaret Gilchrist of Thomaston. Mrs. E(dgar) B(utt) Hornady invited a group of young people and children to an Easter egg hunt on the lawn at the Hornady home Sunday morning after Sunday school. Those enjoying this affair were the honorees, Margaret, Billy Drane, Gilbert, Ed and John Gilchrist, Misses Doris Elliston, Winifred Greene, Jeanette, Mattie Sue, Arbie Ann and Billy Strange, Walter, Bobby and Burt Strange. end # 41