The Ellaville Sun Friday, August 17, 1939 No. 7 SNIPES ASSIGNED TO GRIFFIN POST Bernard Snipes of Ellaville Tuesday was assigned to the Griffin district of Georgia state patrol as a trooper. One of 55 additions to the patrol, Snipes has attended a training school at Atlanta for the past several weeks. MILTON CARTER GOES TO OCONEE Milton Carter of Ellaville this week was elected superintendent of Oconee junior high school in Washington county. SCHLEY SLANTS by Raymond Duncan ......AND YOUR OWN HOME TOWN Arthur Brisbane, one of the greatest editors of all time, once wrote, "the two most interesting cities in the world are New Orleans and your own home town." Many of us will never know whether to agree about New Orleans' right to such a distinction, but just about everyone will hold out for the old home town until the last gasp of breath is wrenched out. And hundreds will be here Friday to take another look at the old home town, and its people--mainly those whom they knew when the years hadn't been piling up. The most interesting thing I have noticed in preparations for the affair is the quickness with which so many have said, in effect, "I'm looking forward to seeing the folks Friday because it's getting something started. But I am hoping there'll be a start right now to put on a big one next year." Dan Rainey, for instance, who was graduated from high school back in the twenties, declared, "I've been wanting us to have a reunion of my class for ten years and something ! like this is the only way." It is interesting to think of the number of reunions and graduating classes and old gangs, etc., that could be brought about during a week of such get-togethers. And it looks like this is going to happen next July. HE TRIED OUT THE BARBECUE Clyde Hill gave his son Byron, home from college for the summer, a negro hired hand and a new cultivator with orders to try out the machinery. Later in the day he went out to the field to see what progress had been made. He found the negro, sitting on a plush (somebody else's word on this) pillow, riding the cultivator. Where was Byron? Well, he had smelled something he had smelled before, and he had liked every time he had smelled it---somebody was barbecuing a hog in the woods nearby. And Byron was testing the barbecue because he felt the machinery wouldn't spoil as quickly as the meat. MRS. DIXON GOES TO THE SHOW For suggesting this little incident which will be appreciated by everyone who ever amused himself by field work, Mrs. Eugene Dixon gets this column's weekly award of two passes to the Rylander theater at Americus. "Juarez." starring Bette Davis and Paul Muni, both academy award winners, plays there Monday and Tuesday and Manager I.T. Taylor says she can't go wrong on this one. MANY HAPPY RETURNS OF THE DAY Birthday regards to Miss Sara Harden, 16th; R.E. Sullivan, 18th; Mrs. Naomi Souter, and Misses Adelle and Estelle Etheredge--twins--20th. Mr. C.C. Jordan celebrated his birthday Tuesday by paying his subscription to The Sun--he has a mighty fine idea there. BERNICE WALL ENTERTAINED AT BIRTHDAY PARTY Mrs. T.W. Wall was hostess to a delightful party Saturday honoring her daughter, Bernice, who celebrated her 12th birthday. The honoree received many beautiful gifts. The guests were entertained by various games during the earlier part of the afternoon. The birthday cake was iced in white and adorned with 12 pink candles. Delicious ice cream and sweet crackers were served. Those present besides the honoree were Austin and Violet Greene, Mary Louise Fulford, Hazel Wall, Winifred Snipes, Betty Raybon, Rosa Myrick, Roy and Charlie Myrick, Frances Wall, Agnes Sellars, Henry Sellars, Eugenia Snipes and Louise DeVane. Assisting the hostess was the honoree's sister, Miss Hazel Wall. HOSPITAL NEWS Esther McMath of Macon County was a surgical patient at Boyette's clinic Monday. Larry McLeod is recovering from a tonsil operation at Boyette's clinic Saturday. end # 7