The Ellaville Sun Friday, Oct. 28, 1938 No. 17 SCHLEY SLANTS by Foy Evans RAYMOND DUNCAN IS SICK--THE SUN GOES ON It was because of the unfortunate illness of Editor Raymond Duncan that I was given the responsibility of editing this issue of The Sun. Having first become sick last Thursday, Raymond was up and around Sunday and confident he would be able to give his full attention to The Sun this week. But a relapse early in the week put him back in the sick bed, and he called me in to lend a helping hand. It is, at that, a coincidence that my service on this paper should begin with so great a task just one week before I was supposed to become a regular staff member of The Sun. It is my sincere desire that this issue of The Sun meet the approval of its many faithful readers........ AND A HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO........... Patsy Barnes, who celebrated her second birthday on Oct. 23. Lillian Cooper, Rupert, and J.W. Hambrick, Oct. 20. J.M. Cook reached the ripe old age of 82, Oct. 23; and Mrs. Lizzie Park, visiting Oglethorpe, who has been ill, was 81 the same day. Martha Jones Elliston, Rupert, Oct. 25; Fred Rainey, Oct. 29; Oct. 30 was a birthday with Supt. J.L. Duncan, Mrs. J.L. Lindsay, Mrs. Carlton Wall, Jim DeVane and Griffin Bell all celebrating. Mrs. Floyd Moore, Nov. 1; Martha Jane manning, Nov. 2; and Frances McGinty, Rupert, Nov. 3. To Mr. Theo Wimbish goes top honor this week with 90 candles on his birthday cake Thursday, Oct. 27. Betty Ruth Martin, Butler, Oct. 31; and Wannie Phillips, Nov. 3. WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Cooper of Rupert, celebrated their 47th anniversary October 22. NINETY YEAR-OLD MAN PRAISES GOD T.A. Wimbish Observes His Birthday "Eating 'Possum" T.A. Wimbish, one of Schley county's oldest citizens who celebrated his 90th birthday Thursday "having the best time any poor man ever had," attributes his long and happy life to "faith in a kind God." Still keen of wit though his sight and hearing are not quite what they used to be, Mr. Wimbish ate possum for his birthday dinner he has every year he can remember. "Life is just a span," he reminisces. "I can remember my youth like it was yesterday--my disappointments and triumphs--and I can see where the Lord has been mighty kind to me for I am the last of the crowd I knew in my youth. I believe I am the oldest living person in Schley county today." Having lived a clean, healthful life, he says, "I took care of myself and in all the 56 years I lived with my wife there was not 15 times sundown caught me away from home." "Punctuality--that's one of the vital things in life and one of the keys to a long and happy life," he added. Diet, even after 90 years of life, does not give Mr. Wimbish the least bit of trouble. He does not recall the time he complained about a meal or the time he was particular about what he ate. "The first thing I ever ate was a piece of fat meat, and since that day I've loved hog meat above all others." Noting the "wonderful" changes that have occurred in transportation, farming methods, and life itself, he recalls the days when "we had no roads through most of the county, and our farming tools were handmade from trees." Though he was only 16 years old when the Civil War ended, Mr. Wimbish remembers some of the horrors of the National Cemetery at Andersonville. "I was at Andersonville when the Yankees hung those six thieves you hear so much about," he asserts, "and I saw one of them break the rope they hung him with. He got away then. He ran hard but the Yankees caught him." According to him the war was "absolutely uncalled for." It was, he believes, the result of jealousies that should never have arisen between the "northerners who brought the first slaves into the United States and the southerners who found a practical use for them." Mr. Wimbish enjoys smoking a cigar and has "taken a drink or two--enough to get drunk--but I've regretted it." "I have several boxes of cigars given me for birthday presents, and I hope the Lord is kind enough to let me live long as it takes me to smoke them, though I'm ready to go any time he wants me now that I've reached ninety," he declares. "I can see no harm in smoking. Nor do I condemn a man for taking a toddy when he wants one, but it's disgusting to see a man loaded up with liquor like he was trying to kill a bear." Though he is proud to say his memory "is almost perfect," he does not remember ever making an enemy in his life. "I never tried to. It's easy to be friendly, and I like to talk about a man's good habits instead of his bad ones that most people bring into their conversations." Cursing is the most foolish habit a man can acquire, he thinks. As for dancing---well he had his day. And a big time it was, back when it was against the law of the church to dance. "I don't see any harm in dancing. I never did. And because of my views I got thrown out of the church three times when I was a youngster. But every time I got right up and joined again. After all, I didn't think I'd sinned, and the church is the Lord's house." But he declares emphatically, religion isn't what it used to be. They don't practice it like they used to. And there are no morals like there used to be. "People used to walk straight. Now you have to look on the records to see if they belong to the church." He advises everyone to practice kindness to those whom he associates and faith in God. Mr. Wimbish was born in Schley county Oct. 27, 1848, and received his education in the Buena Vista schools. He was married to Miss Mattie Perry also of Schley county, and is father of one girl and two boys. One son, Perry, lives in Americus, while Mr. Wimbish lives with the other, Grady, on his farm a few miles south of Ellaville. The youngest of nine children, Mr. Wimbish points out that his brothers and sisters have died in exactly the order they were born--a natural phenomena that seldom occurs. ATHLETIC CLUB BASKETBALLERS OPEN NEW SEASON TUESDAY Hugh Benton Sports Shop Plays in Initial Contest Having shown up well in practice and anticipating a successful season, Ellaville's athletic club basketball team will inaugerate its season here next Monday night at 8 o'clock with the Hugh Benton Sports Shop of Columbus. Rivals in the upper bracket of amateur basketball teams of this section, the Ellaville and Columbus teams promise to put on a scrapping game sprinkled with brilliant play. Ben Snipes, manager of the latest edition of the A.C.'s said Thursday that team prospects were good as could be expected but "we can't exactly tell what we have until we play under fire." Reports from Columbus rank the Hugh Bentons in a class with Nehi this fall. Team officials are: Mac McCrory, coach; Ben Snipes, manager; Bill Manning, captain, and Marvin DeVane, alternate-captain. Though he was unable to name a starting line-up for the opening game, Snipes listed the eight players slated to see heavy service Monday night. They are Billy Manning, Barney Usrey, Jack Owen, Marvin DeVane, Henry Robinson, Ben Snipes, Maurice Williams and Lewis Dyess. Second game scheduled for the Athletic Club will be played here Tuesday week, Nov. 8 with Butler. A preliminary game is being planned. A week later a three-year rivalry that has become more heated each year will be renewed here when the Nehi Reds of Columbus play the local A.C.'s. That is as far as the schedule has been arranged. However Snipes said he does know of one professional game with the House of David team will be played here around March 1. Practices are held three nights each week in the local gymnasium under the direction of Mac McCrory, who snipes praised highly. THEATRE PROGRAM The Sun announces today the beginning of a series of advertisements by the Rylander theater of Americus in which complete weekly programs will be announced. A regular schedule of program announcements is being planned by Manager J.N. Morgan for the benefit of his customers in the trading area covered by The Sun. Mr. Morgan calls attention to the steady flow of the best motion pictures of the year coming to his theater every week and advises readers of The Sun to consult their paper for theater announcements that will keep them well informed. (ADVERTISEMENT) RYLANDER, A Martin Theatre We appreciate your patronage. Admission Prices 10, 15 and 25 Cents. Friday, October 28 Mother Carey's Chickens with Anne Shirley, Ruby Keeler, James Ellison, Fay Bainter and Walter Brennan Added Attraction: Pathe News; Two Shadows Saturday, October 29 Charles Starrett in Law of the Plains Added Attraction: Mickey's Amateurs Beginning a New Serial, Something Different--It's New! Chapter No. 1 if "Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars." Saturday Midnight Show 10:30 Peter Lorre in Mysterious Mr. Moto Grey Owl's Little Brother; Hock Shop Blues Sunday, October 30 American Legion, John D. Mathis Post No. 2, Presents Vacation From Love with Dennis O'Keefe, Florence Rice, Reginald Owen & June Knight Three Men in a Tub; Isle of Pleasure Jimmy Dorsey and Orchestra Monday, Oct. 31-Tuesday, November 1 Spencer Tracy & Mickey Rooney in Boy's Town Added Attraction: Pathe News! Mickey's Trailer Wednesday, November 2 King of Alcatraz with Gail Patrick, Lloyd Nolan Added attraction: Photografter; Fisherman's paradise Thursday and Friday, November 3 and 4 Bing Crosby and Fred MacMurray in Sing You Sinners Added Attraction: Pathe News; What a Lion WHY NOT QUALITY INSTEAD OF QUANTITY by Charles Wall, Jr. Now that the sound of the dull, stupid voices has abated, it is time to think of the men and women who in the years to come will be steering the ship. The ones I'm speaking of are the youths that you will find on our college campuses. With a few honorable exceptions, the college undergraduate is a horrible sight. He is the gentleman who finally reaches his senior year in his institution only to find that "If" is his favorite poem. He is the fellow that if only somebody would give him a chance, he would show them. Occasionally there is a touch of "common sense" on a campus, but as a general thing the young men are striving for bid things but have their eyes set at a place where they will have an $18 job for life. If because of their father's connections they achieve a higher status, they may be seen from now until eternity coming to work every morning to do the same job at the same wage. And endeavoring not to notice the groups of slightly lower social standings. Because they are on the inside with the boss. At the tender age of 21 they are thinking of insurance and suburban home and existence of such lukewarmness that no jury would convict the wife for giving, a cleaver instead of a kiss. The above, my friend, are the American educated, who start learning to die before they begin to live. And during the time they clutter up the earth while mankind sits by and pities them. If there is a genius around seeking outlet for his talents, I suggest that he look into the matter. In the meantime, educate our rising youth to the value of an education as to what he is supposed to do with it. end # 17