The Ellaville Sun Friday, October 21, 1938 No. 16 213 NOW ON WPA Ninety more persons went to work on WPA Thursday, bringing to 213 the total employed on all farm relief projects in Schley county. Mrs. O.C. Hill, county registrar, announced 425 have applied for employment and reiterated certifications are being rushed by the Columbus district office as rapidly as possible. Workers are paid every 15 days. SCHLEY SLANTS by Raymond Duncan Last week's paper was dedicated to the hope that it might cause our people to stop and think. Entirely unsolicited comments from subscribers all over this section convince us that dedication was realized. Many, many of our farmer friends---a host through personal acquaintanceship and others through the columns of the paper---have gone far out of their normal way to let us know they enjoyed reading our agricultural edition. And that they appreciated its purpose, and felt it would be achieved. We want to say we are sincerely grateful for these generous words--they mean much. Anyone in the newspaper business constantly meets many people who stand ready to say warm words they do not mean. But they are not farmers. When the average farmer tells you something you can bet 100-to-1 he meant it, for seldom does he have an axe to grind. We are placing chief emphasis on local reaction to the diversified farming movement because local reaction is the more important. But outside response was heavy, and significant. Since last Friday, letters have been coming in from out-of-town subscribers, advertisers, editors and persons who do not usually receive the paper. And many newspapers have praised the edition editorially. Some of the letters were written for publication, and we shall print several of them next week when there is more space. Others included personal references and to publish them would reveal poor taste. A symposium of some of the comment will appear later to allow our people to know what favorable notices they are getting over the state. HEARTIEST BIRTHDAY WISHES Sincere birthday congratulations to Arthur and Grady Murray, Ellaville brothers (not twins), Oct. 14; W.H. James, 14th; Marcus Dillard, 15th; Mrs. R.E. Dillard, and Miss Inez Smith of Americus, 16th; L.B. James, 18th; Miss Carolyn Franklin, 21st. Mr. and Mrs. T.J. Cook observed their 20th wedding anniversary Sunday, Oct. 18. Don't forget to write, call, or bring birthday or wedding anniversaries in your family or among your friends to this department--lots of people (who know from experience) say an advance "plug" in this column usually has a cash value. Ellaville friends will be interested in the announcement by Mr. and Mrs. C.M. Dellinger of Cordele of the birth of a daughter Friday, Oct. 14, at Adams hospital in Cordele. The baby has been named Willa Ione. Mrs. Dellinger is the former Miss Willa Sanborn of Americus and taught school here several years. SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS ENTERTAINED FRIDAY Miss Mattie Lee Echols was hostess at a lovely Halloween party Friday night complimentary to the Junior Sunday school class of the Baptist Sunday school and friends of the class. After the games and contests were enjoyed the hostess served punch and cookies. The guests included Marie Driver, Mary Jane Bliss, Martha Perry, Gwendolyn Miles, Sybil Daniel, Elizabeth and Henrietta Oliver, Ann Stevens, Jane Hill, Inez Williams, Sara Stringfellow, Estelle Driver, Geida Murray, Jacqueline Jordan, Warren Battle, Carlton Jordan, Charles Daniel and Pep Perry. PASTIMES HAVE A HABIT OF BEING LIKE STREET CARS by Charles Wall, Jr. Each year some new sport, pastime or amusement enters the lives of the American people. It comes along and seems to capture the time and enthusiasm of thousands of people. This year, as every other year we have had our fling at a crazy pastime. All of which has given me a grand idea. It seems that some people crave thrills, spills, speed and excitement. Why not inaugurate a cup race for trucks, buses and moving vans. What could be more exciting than these maniacs of the highway jockeying for positions on the turns, ramming each other through the fence and pounding down the stretch, tail boards flapping, chains rattling and motors knocking across the finish line. What chance do you think the foreign drivers would have against our heavy footed truck drivers? Why, any motorist can tell you they couldn't pass 'em any place, let alone the curves. Too, and perhaps it would rid our highways of a few of the monsters on the road if only for the day that the race was in progress. Which would be a gift from heaven. Our highways are becoming a race track and a sea of blood. A holiday from this is about to become a necessity. If we have any more ideas like this we may become a candidate for president in 1940. The motorist vote would carry every state in the Union, even Maine and Vermont. SYRUP CANS We are carrying this year an unlimited supply of one-gallon and one-half gallon syrup cans. Try us for your needs. THE SUWANEE STORE Homer L. Moore, Manager Ellaville, Ga. end # 16