The Smithern Demurrat Dept. History Archives and Subscription, $2.50 Per Year We Advocate Measures, Not Men Single Copies, 5c Each VOLUME LX ONEONTA, ALABAMA THURSDAY, NOV. 26, 1953 NUMBER Visiting Oneonta This Week Was Senator Faulkner, Governor Candidate THIS IS THANKSGIVING ING A frosty day to start it off, perhaps a mite of snow, Mother's in the kitchen, a-mixing pie crust dough, Grandpa's at the table with his napkin 'neath his chin, Waiting for the moment when they bring the turkey in; Biscuits in the oven and cider on the shelf, Pass your plates for seconds or pitch in and help yourself! Nuts and apples by the fire, pipes and easy chairs, Turkey hash tomorrow, folks but who the dickens cares? Oneonta Loses Homecoming Game But Not Their Spirit Queen And Maids Honored At -Time Ceremony By Virginia Paris In honor of graduates of Onconta High School, formerly Blount County High, the Redskins made a valiant attempt to defeat Pell City last Friday right, November 20. We were defeated but even that failed to spoil the festivities which were planned. Friday afternoon the school had a parade in Oneonta with cheerleaders, bands and floats.
Miss Homecoming, Nellie Joyce Tucker, and her two maids, Joan Deerman and Sylvia Bracken, reigned over the parade and game. The cheerleaders, in a convertible, led the parade and the band followed them. Next came the Junior Three float, which was based on "Victory is Our Cry." They had a large white football trimmed in red and a cheerleader in red and white. The other floats in the parade followed the theme, "School Days." Each class took one line of the song and illustrated it. The first line, "School days, school days," was chosen by the Senior I class which won first prize.
They covered a truck witha school house made of pine cones. Through the windows children were seen studying and at the door a teacher stood with school bell. It was a perfect replica of the little old school house, complete to the pine cone American flag placed across the front. The next line in the song is "Dear old golden rule days," which the Senior II class chose. Their float was a large white book representing the book of golden rules.
With the book they had an old fashioned quill and inkwell. The background was white with gold lettering of "Golden rule days." The Junior I class had the line of the song, "Readin' and Ritin' and Rithmetic, with which they won second prze. The float featured a large blackboard with the three subjects and there was a classroom with the students and teacher. A small pony and cart, filled with students on their way to school, followed. Then there were several students dressed in old fashioned school clothes, who walked to school.
The senior class built a float for Miss Homecoming, who was our "Queen in Calico." The queen was attended by her two maids and all three were dressed in charming calico dresses. The float was a rose garden Gith a miniature picket fence. On each side, written in red roses, was "Queen in Calico." Third prize, won by the Jr. I class was "I Love You Joe." There were several boys Panthers Down Redskins 39-13 The Pell City Panthers ruined the Oneonta Redskins' Homecoming football game here last Friday night by a score of 39 to 13. The first score of the game was a 40 yard run by Pat Masters for Oneonta in the first quarter.
the score in the second quarter, when Charlie Gray went over the line from the three. The score was tied 6 to 06 at halftime. But Pell City took over complete command at the beginning of the second half and showed a well balanced and finely coached team. They scored five times in the second half, while Oneonta counted once in the closing minutes of the game when Phillips went for 10 yards. Pell City closed its season here with a perfect record, winning 9, no defeats and no ties.
Oneonta won four and lost six. Mrs. Stafford Dies In Birmingham Mrs. R. D.
Stafford, 53, died Wednesday November 18, at the home of her son Quinton Stafford in Birmingham. Injured in June, 1952 in an accident in which her husband was killed she had been ill since that time. The former Lex Udora Harvey, she was reared on Straight Mountain. Her parents were the late John E. Harvey and Margaret Glover.
Mrs. Stafford was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons, Quinton Stafford, Birmingham, and Elwin Stafford of Detroit, two daughters, Mrs. A.
O. Gilliland, Rt. 4 Oneonta, and Mrs. Lama Traffenstedt, Detroit; three brothers, V. E.
Harvey, E. C. Harvey, and V. G. Harvey, all of Rt.
4 Oneonta; three sisters, Mrs. Velmer Clements, and Mrs. W. F. Shirley, both of Rt.
4 Onconta, and Mrs. J. M. McGill, of this city. Last rites were held at 3:00 o'clock Thursday, at Mt.
Carmel, Revs. Blalock and Johnson conducting. Interment was in adjoining cemetery, with nephews serving as pallbearers. Emergency Aid Funeral chapel was in charge. STRAYED- One white face heifer, 470 tag No.
834; one white face cow, 600 tag No. 826. Notify Paul Freeman, Rt. 1, Blountsville, Ala. Phone 76.
Sacred Harp Singing At Blount Courthouse the annual Fifth Sunday Singing will be held Sunday, Nov. 29. We expect the biggest singing of the year. Singers are coming from all adjoining counties. All who can, bring a lunch for noon hour.
J. M. Alexander, chm. Victor Harvey, vice chm. Mr.
and Mrs. Cecil Crow and son Bill, of Washington, D. visited Mr. Crow's mother, Mrs. M.
M. Crow, here the first of this week. Mrs. Ethel Bains has been quite 111, and has been a patient at New Jefferson Hospital. A daughter, Lila Jane, was born November 23 to Mr.
and Mrs. J. D. Harris (Ruby Yancey) at a local hospital. Mrs.
Jack Windham (Ina Faye King) underwent an operation at South Highlands this week. L. D. Bentley, and P. M.
West attended a soil conservation meeting in Montgomery the first of the week. Items of Personal Interest Items of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Worlund of Greenville, announce the birth of a son, Steve Gilbert, on Sunday, November 22. Mr.
and Mrs. Arvil Weems, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stracener, Robbie and M. D.
spent last week end with Mr. and Mrs. Donald (Red) Tipton, and children Ann and Dixie of Baker Hill. Mrs. Pruett Dies At Residence Here Mrs.
Penelope Elizabeth Pruett, 78, wife of Samuel C. Pruett, passed away Saturday, November 21, at the residence here. An invalid for some twenty years, she had been confined to a wheel chair during most of her illness. She was bedfast for the past nine years. Mrs.
Pruett had been as well as usual until the night before her death. Becoming ill during the night she died at 8:30 a. m. A native of Cleburn County she was reared at Chulafinny Her parents were Galen B. Johnson and Annie Rouse.
Married to Mr. Pruett in 1891, her home was formerly in Boaz. Mr. and Mrs. Pruett moved to Oneonta in 1922.
A member of Lester Memorial at the time of her death, Mrs. Pruett was first affiliated with the Little- Brick Church where she was active in religious work. A consecrated Christian, displayed faith and courage throughout her long illness. Surviving Mrs. Pruett besides her husband are two sons Eugene T.
of Oneonta and S. Ernest of Pinson, four daughters, Mrs. G. W. Cox of Boaz, Mrs.
H. M. Mahoney of Clinton, Mrs. Frank McArdle of Birmingham and Mrs. C.
Alldredge of Gadsden, four brothers, J. T. Johnson, Oneonta, L. S. Johnson, Big Springs, Texas, L.
W. Johnson, Oroville, California and A. L. Johnson of Turlock, five sisters Mrs. Lillian Allen Pages, Boaz, Mrs.
Eddie J. co*ker, Arab, Mrs. Annie J. Matthews, Miss Nell Johnson and Mrs. Earl J.
Stone all of Oneonta; twelve grandchildren and four great grand children. One son Basil died several years ago. The body lay in state at Lester Memorial Sunday afternoon from 1:30 until 2:30. The Revs. Robert Murphree, R.
A. Tuck and Paul Doyal were the officiating clergy. Pallbearers were G. W. Cox, H.
M. Mahoney, E. C. Alldredge, F. O.
McArdle, George E. Cox, Julian Tyson, Dr. Hugh Praytor and Dr. Wilson Bellenger. Interment was in Oak Hill with Brown Service directing.
Joe M. Young Dies At Local Hospital Joe Manley Young, 40, of this city died November 19, at a local hospital. He had been ill for a long time. Son of Mrs. Frances Bicknell Young of Rt.
3 Oneonta, and the late Will Young, he was reared in this county. Before his illness, Mr. Young was employed by Majure Gas and Appliance Co. Surviving, besides his mother, are his wife, Mrs. Louise Puckett Young; one son, Larry; four Chaplain L.
E. Saul, of Levittown, N. is visiting his sister, Mrs. Grady Brown and family this week. Mr.
and Mrs. Colonel Black of Snead Crossing and Mrs. Paul Owen of McLarty spent the week end in Chattanooga with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Black and enjoyed the Look Out Mountain I attractions.
Mr. W. C. Towns is suffering from an abscessed tooth in a local hospital. Mrs.
Odell Alcorn (Flora Warren) and children, Betty, Billy and Andrea, of 414 Farrar Street, Murfreesboro, will leave on December 3 for Ankorage, Alaska, to join their husband and father, Odell Alcorn, who is stationed there. They spent Saturday night with her brother, Cecil Warren and family in Oneonta. R. L. Gibbs Dies On Route 1 Horton Robert Lee Gibbs, age 82, died at his residence on Rt.
1 Horton at 7:30 a. m. on Monday, November 23, 1953. Mr. Gibbs was a pioneer citizen of the northern part of the county and was favorably known to many people in this section of Alabama.
A native of Etowah County, he was the son of Harvey J. and Tabatha Clayton Gibbs. He has been a resident of Blount County for many years. Surviving are five sons, Harvey, Hobart and Gordon of Tarrant, Clarence, of Birmingham, and Arnest, of Rt. 1, Horton; one daughter, Mrs.
Bessie Bain, of Gadsden; two sisters, Mrs. Mollie Latham and Mrs. Edith Stevens, both of Gadsden; nineteen grandchildren and twelve greatgrandchildren. Funeral services were held at Gibb Cemetery today (Wednesday) and were conducted by Rev. Joe Higginbotham.
Interment was in adjoining cemetery with Oneonta Brown-Service in charge of burial. Mrs. Ruby Musick Dies at Age of 86 Mrs. Ruby Ann Musick, age 86, of 4240 Jackson Street, passed away Friday morning at the residence. Survived by six daughters, Mrs.
S. E. Wright, Mrs. C. P.
Maddox, Mrs. F. B. Hanson, all of Birmingham; Mrs. S.
L. Whitten, of Albertville, Mrs. A. C. Brown, of Bishop, and Mrs.
E. E. Matthews, of Memphis, four sons, C. E. Musick, of Birmingham; H.
W. Musick, of Boaz, D. J. Musick, of Petaluma, and H. L.
Musick, of Oneonta; several grandchildren; great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Sunday at 11 a. m. from Douglas Baptist Church, Douglas, the Rev. Copeland officiating, interment adjoining cemetery.
Grandsons served as active pallbearers. Brown-Service, Norwood, directing. -Birmingham News One-third of pedestrains killed between October and March are hit between 5 and 8 p.m., first hours of dusk and darkness. Cows need four to five pounds of clean water for each pound of milk they produce. brothers, Claude, Forney, Fred and James, all of this county; three sisters, Miss Cenia Young, Rt.
3 Oneonta, Miss Lela Young and Mrs. Brady Brooks, both of Oneonta. The funeral, held at Lebanon Methodist church at 2:00 o'clock Friday, was conducted by Revs. Phillips, Dempsey and Higginbotham. Burial was in Lebanon Cemetery, Brown Service in charge.
Pallbearers were Carl Wooten O. T. Bailey, Herby Bailey, Elbert Bowling, Rufus Phillips and Bice Logan. Popular Publisher Of The Baldwin County Times Three Arrested On Robbery Count Two persons were held here for armed robbery in West Virginia while a third was held in the Jefferson County Jail at Birmingham. Blount County Sheriff W.
C. Copeland said Virgil Thompson 21, and Phillip Sheridan, about 21, were arrested near Locust Fork last week. and placed in the County Jail here. Warrior police arrested Eugene Parker 17, at Warrior in Jefferson County shortly afterwards. Officers said the three are wanted for the armed robbery of a Kayo, W.
service station about midnight Tuesday. They were picked up on information from West Virginia authorities that the trio was in Alabama. Copeland said Sheridan was armed with a 38 calibre pistol, but that none of the trio offered any resistance to arrest. Birmingham Post-Herald Offices Move From Court House Between now and January first 1954, we will be in the process of moving the records, furniture and out of the Court House to Temporary Quarters so the old building can be demolished in preparation for the New Court House. The following County officers will be located in Brick Building on Route 25, near Housing Project; Probate Judge, Tax Assessor, Tax Collector, Sup't of Education, Register In Chancery, Clerk of Board of Revenue, County Engineer.
The Sheriff, Clerk of Circuit Court and Judge of Law Equity Court will be located in Activities Building. The County Solicitor and Circuit Solicitor. will be located in Chambers Building across highway from old Court House. We ask the indulgence of the public. Be patient with us.
If during the time of moving you don't find the office you are looking for in the old Court House, go to the new temporary quarters. Our regular routine will be somewhat disrupted but we will do our best to be ready to wait on you at all times. We expect to have a Court House, when completed, that the people of Blount County will be proud of. L. Q.
Box, Chairman, Board of Revenue 26N3t Services Held For Marcia Ann Ingram By Mrs. J. H. Bradford Correspondent Funeral services for Marcia Ann Ingram, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Vel Ingram, was held at Mt. Carmel Church near Snead Monday at 2:00 p. m. with the Revs. Ralph Mathis and Bryant officiating.
Burial was in the adjoining cemetery with Collier-Butler Funeral Home directing. In addition to the parents, she is survived by one brother, Johnnie Ingram; one sister, Judy Lynn Ingram and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Ingram and Mrs. Addie Saye.
1PEU State Senator Jimmy Faulkner, and a candidate for Governor, was a visitor to Oneonta on Monday of this week. Senator Faulkner, who is a weekly newspaper publisher, is well known to many of the of our county. While this was not a purely political trip, Senator Faulkner did not mind talking about the forthcoming race for the Governor's office. Faulkner, made a talk on educational problems and outlook before the Oneonta Lions Club Monday night. Jimmy Faulkner is a young man who came up ladder the hard way.
Born in Lamar County in North Alabama, Jimmy's father died when the boy was 12. He immediately went to work helping his mother. Jimmy says he's been interested in helping schools ever since that time he served as school janitor. Faulkner's mother taught school for about 39 There was never a year that she made more than $1,000, the young candidate said. Faulkner worked his way through college by serving on the library staff and waiting on tables.
Today Jimmy Faulkner is a successful business man. His paper has made a profit through the years, and he has been able to accumulate a modest capital for expansion. According to political observers, Faulkner is the one man in the state who has the support of all groups education, labor, agriculture and the small business He has the spark of youth and the eagerness of a young man who admittedly wants to accomplish big things for the people of Alabama. Faulkner is married to the former Evelyn Irwin, of Bay Minette, and they have two sons, Jimmy, 15 and Wade, 12. ed around a large slate on which was written their theme.
The Oneonta High School Band and the Grammar School Band marched in the parade. Both bands are under the direction of Mr. Maley. Taking part in the parade were several cars representing clubs and graduated classes of the school. The Beta Club decorated a car in black and gold.
The Future Nurses of America had a car for the club and also one decorated with Christmas Seals for their drive. The parade ended at the high school where the Queen's float was left for the fans to see at the ball game. The judges who awarded first prize to the Senior I class, second prize to the Junior I class and third prize to the Junior II class were Mrs. Bill Wittmeier, Rev. Paul Doyle and Rev.
H. J. Beasley. Pictures of scenes in the parade will appear in a later issue of the Democrat. Royalty--King and Queen of Rock Springs School, who were crowned October 29, are Tommy Trammell, 9, and Etta Lou Gober, 10.
Tommy is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Trammell, and Etta Lou is the daughter of Last Rites Held For Mrs. Ida Reece By Mrs. J.
H. Bradford The funeral services for Mrs. Ida Reece were held at the Walnut Grove Baptist Church urday at 2:00 p. with the Rev. G.
E. Holcomb officiating. Burial was in the Morton's Chapel Cemetery with CollierButler Funeral Home directing. Survivors include her husband, Eli Reece; two sons, Eather and Floyd Reece of Detroit, two daughters, Mrs. Pauline Stanfield of Altoona, Rt.
3, and Mrs. Virginia Reece Sibert of Jacksonville; five grandchildren and ten greatgrandchildren. Mrs. Reece was a member of Walnut Grove Baptist Church. W.
T. Gibson Dies In Tarrant City Correspondent Funeral services were held at the Cleveland M. E. Church Tuesday for W. T.
(Will) Gibson of Tarrant City, formerly of Cleveland. Services were conducted by Rev. M. C. Lewis of Cleveland and Rev.
Harold Martin, pastor of First M. E. Church, Tarrant. Mr. Gibson is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Emma Blackwood Gibson; one son, Alton of Birmingham; two brothers, Oscar Gibson of Pensacola, Florida, and Emmett Gibson, of Arkansas. Brown Service of Birmingham, was in charge of funeral arrangements. Burial was in Cleveland cemetery. Christmas Decorations Friday will see the official opening of the Christmas season in 1 Oneonta when the switch is thrown to light up the street decorations. Work began Monday on the stringing of seasonallycolored lights in the business section.
The work will be completed Friday with the erection of street streamers bearing the traditional Christmas messages, the project being handled by the Merchants' Committee of the Chamber of Commerce. The Alabama Power Company and the City of Oneonta are cooperating in the installation of the decorations. ONEONTA THEATRE November 27 Thru Dec 3 NEELY Fri-Sat "Torpedo Alley" and "Home in Oklahoma" Sun-Mon The Jury" 3-D Tuesday "The Twonky" Wed- Thu "Reaching From Heaven" BLOUNT DRIVE-IN Fri-Sat "Battle Circus" Sunday, "Red River" South on Thursday "Call Me Madam" Plus Blount Car Night. Adm. $1.00 Per Car.
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