The Ellaville Sun Friday, September 2, 1938 No. 10 SCHLEY SLANTS First Shock in 24 Years Mrs. U.H. Rigsby was recovering this week from the first electric shock she has suffered in almost 24 years as a telephone operator here. Mrs. Rigsby was dazed for several minutes after lightening struck a transformer at the local office about 9 o'clock, ripping off her headphones. At least 10 minutes after the bolt, her senses still were so numbed she could not hear people who were trying to come to her aid. She heard them and was able to speak just as they planned to break the door. First days of the week the veteran operator was unable to speak above a whisper. She remained off duty and under care of a doctor, however, did not know Thursday when she would return to work. H.J. Wright, district manager of the telephone company, expressed the opinion the bolt struck a line many miles away. Had it struck such a high voltage transformer directly, he declared, the entire building would have been destroyed. Peanut-Picking Time It's peanut-picking time in south Georgia and that means fresh boiled green pinders. Parched goobers are just the thing for the ballgame and the circus, but the real delicacy of the nut is brought out when boiled green. Saturday afternoons in harvest time find little boys eager for some "extra money," hawking peanuts on the street of all small towns. Most of them though, are smart to offer both parched and boiled bags. Peanut boilings of an evening are popular in other parts of the goober belt. A neighborhood crowd gathers around a huge syrup kettle to watch a bushel or more of nuts boiled by a roaring fire. But from the number of romances which reportedly come out of such affairs, one would think the main interest is back there in the shadows. Mr. Autry Resting Well Despite his advanced age, Mr. J.D. (Bell) Autry of LaCross was resting well this week after amputation of his right hand at Americus last Friday. Mr. Autry becomes 78 years old Sept. 11. Birthday Wishes Birthday greetings to Carlton Johnson, Aug. 23; Clavert Beckwith, Aug. 29; Richard Malcom Miller of Putnam, Aug. 31, and Mrs. Susie Larkin, Sept. 6. Modern Youth A slant on youth, observed in Americus Thursday: A high school boy riding over town in a Buick automobile to collect weekly payments of 20 cents on a newspaper route he carries. Mechanical Peanut Picker Schley countians gaped this week at the latest mechanical marvel to be introduced in this county. Henry Hart has purchased a machine to take up and shake peanuts. He declares the device does the work of 20 men and just as effectively. Bouts Scheduled Two Ellaville boxers are matched for bouts on the Americus community center's amateur ring program next Thursday night. Julian (Possum) Gill, 126 pounder, faced (faces?) Jimmy Walters of Unadilla, who weighs 125. Lewis Dyess meets Richard Saunders of Montezuma, a former member of the boxing team at the University of Georgia. Gill scored a knockout victory over William Franklin of Americus on the card there last Thursday night and recently took a three-round decision from Ralph Simmons in an Atlanta appearance. The Ellavillan floored his opponent in the first round. OUT OF THE PAST 25 Years Ago--1913 Charles F. Crisp Institute opened Monday, Sept. 1, with an enrollment of 85 students. Mr. Watts Etheridge left for Bronwood to accept a position with his uncle, Judge J.L. Murray. MAYBE ONE WILL GET THERE by Charles Wall, Jr. Here I sit in this hot weather pawing through by fan mail, (six letters) three bills, two notices, and a letter in a wispy hand from I don't know where, asking me to write another column on "What Is New York Like," because they are thinking of going to the World's Fair in 1939. Now all of us are thinking of the same thing but 95 per cent of us will never get there. But here goes a county boys version of a city much too big for any of us. New York is an avenue of swells in a sea of misery. It is a city of sophistication where a stranger will tell you the story of his life, as quick as you can bat an eye. New Yorkers are hard and indifferent, a fact which is borne out completely by the immense sale of slobber in their newspapers. They can spot a fraud quicker than a man can pick up a five dollar bill he has just found laying in the middle of the street. This is why the policy racket is a major industry and a large body of residents believe that a colored man from Harlem is God. The people live and die like hermits in neighboring apartments. Even if they speak the same language which is rare, they consider it improper to acknowledge their neighbor's existence, although they would give the shirt off their back for some back-fence pow-wow. They even spend hours deciding where to eat and what to do. Some of the buildings in New York are very high. This is because land is very valuable. It is full of statues of the dead, they are all hideous, so I'm told. It has subways where you can go anywhere without finding a seat. It is a large town with a very minute mayor. His name is LaGuardia, and he is two thirds of something and one third nerves. See you at the World's Fair and we will find out more about the town, I hope. YOUNGER SET ENTERTAINED AT PICNIC Mrs. W. A. Murray and Mrs. J.E. Harden entertained with a picnic Friday night at Murray's pond, honoring the members of the High School set. Swimming and boating were features of the entertainment. Those attending were: Dixie (Dyxie) Standridge, Mignon Hill, Clara Mott, Marion Mott, Dorothy Lowry, Hilda Cosper, Mary Frances Perry, Helen Stevens, Elsie Rainey, Hilda Manning, Jimmy Harden, Edwards Murray, Carl Hobbs, Charles Lumpkin, Woodrow Daniel, Finis Allmon, Fred Rainey, Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Murray, Mr. and Mrs. R.E. Sullivan, Madison and Collins Sullivan and Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Harden. HOSPITAL NOTES Miss Leila Williamson of Birmingham, Ala., who underwent a tonsilectomy at Boyette's clinic Monday, was resting well yesterday. Miss Virginia Franklin underwent a tonsilectomy at Boyette's clinic Thursday morning. COUNTY LINE CHURCH TO BE 87 YEARS OLD County Line Baptist church passes the 87th anniversary of its founding late this month, church records reveal. Twenty-one pastors have served the church since it was organized September 26, 1851. The church was affiliated with the Columbus Association until the Freindship Association was formed many years later. The Rev. Henry Comp was its first pastor and he served for several years before his death in 1861. The Presbytery of Elders included W.T. Patrick, Henry Comp, William H. Oliver, W.K. Westbrook, William Pace, William Mott, Richard H. Conner, Ann Oliver, Brythany Westbrook and Adeline Jenkins. Martin L. Harp was chosen clerk. The church was rebuilt in 1896 and again in 1923, when it was leveled by a storm. Pastors and clerks listed on the official record follows: Pastor Henry Comp Martin L. Harp, clerk John Howell Henry Comp John Howell Jas. B. Harsby, clerk E.H. Wilson G.W. Weekly Isaac Hart W.F. Duncan, clerk Thos. Bell J.W. Souter, clerk G.W. Weekly Charlie Walters J.M. Bray J.T. Wade J.M. Edwards, clerk S.H. McMahan C.D. Carter T. Gaultney A.C. Wellons C.D. Carter W.J. Ballew J.A. Nelson J.T. Flourney S.S. Williams J.W. Hambric, clerk J.A. Lowry H.J. Johnson C.E. Hambric, clerk E.L. Jenkins C.D. Carter C.S. Edwards, clerk Coleman Daniel end # 10