The Ellaville Sun Friday, February 17, 1939 No. 33 SCHLEY SLANTS by Raymond Duncan CUMBERSOME COMMENT: QUOTATIONS FROM THE STREET Asked "how is everything?" C.B. (Britt) Barnes replied, "That's a mighty big question for a little man like me." Confessed a boy to his best girl in a Valentine's Day discussion of the filming of "Gone with the Wind," "if Scarlet was living today, I would love her instead of you." Hearing the legislature was considering putting the entire state on eastern standard time, Dan Rainey snorted, "If that's all they've got to do, they ought to adjourn." Two boys, 23 and 20, were stricken from the ranks of the younger generation this week, and the change upset them. An elderly lady asked them during the course of a street conversation, " ........... what is the younger generation coming to?" One of the boys began the old, old defense that it is doing all right. "Oh, cut in the lady, " wasn't talking about you boys---I mean the young folks!" From that day on, they will count that man a friend who calls them "wild young things." Challenged E.H. Morrison, 63, on Valentine's Day: "Yes, I'm really that old, but I can outrun the young boys in the turnip patch right now. They can beat playing ball, though." Told a state patrol car had passed a local driver the night before, Charles Richard McNeal declared, "I didn't know a Ford would run that fast!" THE BETTER QUOTATIONS NEVER MAKE THE PAPER But the better quotations never make the paper. Sometimes this seems rather ironical--printing the ones with the lesser punch and culling out the real ones. But fewer reputations are damaged by this censorship and--this is important--the warm old hearts of newspapermen pump away much longer. One day I am going to publish a little book of quotations that I had to withhold from various papers (all who are interested please send $2.50 in cash immediately). I recall exclamations of a college executive as the March wind blew off his hat; more than one woman of culture as she discovered a run in her stocking; a colorful preacher trying to describe to a reporter the intensity of response at his revival; a young girl summarizing the character of one who had "beat her time"; a primer boy relating his father's before breakfast address; and so on. Funny thing is the thread of similarity running through all. But wait, and buy a copy of the book. WITH BEST BIRTHDAY WISHES Birthday greetings to Mrs. M.C. Gettys, Feb. 8; Virginia Nelson, Feb. 12; E.H. Morrison, Feb. 14. QUOTING PAUL GILL: The Ellaville Sun Ellaville, Georgia Gentlemen: I thought you would be interested in learning of the response to a four-inch advertisement which I carried in The Sun last Friday. The add announced we were giving away a bowl of goldfish with each purchase of a tube of Biten's tooth paste which we were introducing in Ellaville. Within less than a day and a half, we had sold out the gross (144 tubes) which we had stocked. People from all parts of the county still are calling for the offer. I was more than pleased with the interest which this offer attracted, for it has served to introduce the new tooth paste to the public. Naturally we feel its quality will make it a favorite with the public. While we will be unable to renew the goldfish offer any time soon, we have a fall stock of the tooth paste. Cordially, Paul Gill Jordan's Drug Store Ellaville, Georgia "POSSUM" GILL IN GEORGIA RING MEET "Possum" Gill, Ellaville's contribution to the boxing ring, took a few jabs at the punching bag Thursday, tapering off for his bid for the Georgia Golden Gloves title in the opening round of the state tournament at Atlanta Monday night. Gill punched his way to the district championship in the 126-pound class in Cordele Monday night, outpointing Kenneth Fordham of Albany. It was the eight victory of "Possum's" career. CONCORD NEWS On Tuesday of last week many friends and relatives gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T.J. Cook, honoring the latter's father, Mr. David McMickle, whose 84th birthday occurred on this day. Each guest carried a covered dish of delicious food and the dinner was spread under the sheltering trees in the back yard. Mr. McMickle received many useful gifts. Mrs. Emmett Dillard was called to Columbus Friday on account of the illness of her daughter, Mrs. Johnny Grant, who resides there. Visitors at Mr. and Mrs. D.R. Murray's Sunday afternoon were Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Murray and family, Mr. and Mrs. James Hart and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. L.S. McMickle and family. Those spending the weekend at the S.M. Etheridge home were Mr. and Mrs. Enwood Etheridge and son, Stephen, Mrs. Blanche Coppaye, Misses Evelyn Shell and Mauree Etheridge, all of Macon. Mr. and Mrs. Elton Chapman of Oglethorpe were guests at the R.N. Chapman home Sunday. Mrs. Annie Hart of Ellaville spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Lawhorn. Friends of Miss Avoline Etheridge of Americus will regret to learn that she is ill at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S.M. Etheridge. Miss Evelyn Shell of Macon spent Saturday night with Miss Carolyn Lawhorn. Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Green and daughter spent Sunday at Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Dillard's. end # 33