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YT i i 1 1 i 11 Pullman Democrat Democrat JUl (Eitllman (Eullman Olownto VOLUME 46 NO. 44 CULLMAN. ALABAMA, THURSDAY. MAY 1948 10 PAGES S2.0O A YEAR i a i 1 li 1 II I I NEWS-VIEWS-OBSERVATIPNS ANCIENT VINTAGE The Mitchell Motor Ford dealers, will have a 1924 Model light truck entered in the parade Saturday. It is believed to be the oldest Motor vehicle still running in the county.

It was purchased as a touring car by Leonard Kreitlein local merchant, and years later converted into a light delivery truck. A 1925 International Truck still in service, will be displayed by Pylant Motor Co. AIR COVER A feature of the big parade here Saturday will be an "aerial cover" of the parade provided by 477th Base Unit, Air Force Reserve, Birmingham Commanded by Major J. R. Grimmer.

The planes will execute maneuvers and will be an added at- 1 traction at the Festival Saturday afternoon. President J. Oldacre secured this attraction only Thursday. GOVERNOR WEDS--Cullman's Governor James E. Folsom, 39- year-old widower was married Wednesday to Jamelle Moore, 21, an employee of the State Highway Department in Montgomery.

They were married in the Rockfprd Baptist Church at 4:30 P. M. The bride is a native of Berry, and met -Folsom when he was campaigning for Governor two years ago. The new "first and the Governor will leave tomorrow on a honeymoon trip. "Big Jim" was to have been present for the Festival here Friday and Saturday.

Whether he and his bride will come to Cullman this week end, is unknown. Tax Notice STATE OF A A A A A COUNTY Under arid by virtue of a decree of the Probate Court of said County, will, on Monday, June 7, nroceed to sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, before the court house door of said County, the following described parcels of real estate assessed to the following named owners and "Owner Unknown" for the payment of taxes fees and interest as shown opposite each parcel This May 6, 1948. BIRDO WINDSOR Tax Collector Beat No. 1--Tony Arndt, NEV 4 of SWy 4 Sec. 33 T.

10-R4w, tax and cost $27.45. Beat No; 21--Mrs. Nettie Camp, 6 acres on North side of of and 3 acres in NW corner of NWV 4 of NEV 4 Sec. 34 Tp. 8-R.

IE and cost $6.47. Beat No. 3--Carl Barnett, Part of NEV 4 of SEy 4 and Pt. of NWy 4 of SEV 4 Fee Simple to SWy 4 of less 4 acres to Whaley, Sec. 35-Tp.

11 R. 3w, Tax and cost, $10.66. Beat No. 3--O. G.

Lambert, Lots No. 4-5-6 Blk. 36, Williams addition to Steppville, and cost, $12.12. Beat No. 9--Columbus Williams 13 acres in A Square in SE corner of NEy 4 of NEy 4 32-Tp.

Tax and cost, $19.65. Beat No. 15--Mrs. J. M.

McBray er, SWy 4 of NWy 4 S. 23-Tp. 9-5w tax and cost, $12.84. Beat No. 19--Henry Sewell, of NEy 4 of NEy 4 S.

21-Tp. 9-R 2w, tax and cost, $9.30. Beat No Resident, Mrs Estelle Ford, 15a. in SWy 4 of NWy 4 S. 8-Tp.

9-R. 3w, tax and cost, $5.31. Beat No. 15 Non-Resident, Doyal Hyatt, NWy 4 of NWy 4 13, Tp 9 R. 5w, SEy 4 of NEy 4 S.

29- Tp. 10-R. 5w, tax and cost, $7.40 (SEy 4 of NEy 4 15-Tp, 12 R. 5w,) Beat No. 18, Non-Resident, W.

L. Nix, admr. for J. N. Nix Est, Tract 823 and 824 in of SEV 4 of --m-- I I I I Hart, Moss, Waldrop Win Local Races: Asso.

Board Race Takes Official Count Runoff Candidates Are Knight And Ellard; Windsor And Sparks; Scott, Andrews, Brandon, And Trimble Or Glasscock; Elliott Walks In Only three local races were decided without a run-off in Tuesday's Democratic Primary Election. Graf Hart, incumbent, swamped Clanton Goodwin in the Tax Assessor's race by an unofficial vote of 3099 to 1825. Grady Moss fpr Coroner won-over Ernest Hauk by a vote of 2787 to 1796. The race between L. J.

Carr and T. O. Waldrop for member of the County School Board was a nip and tuck affair. The unofficial vote is, Carr 2179; Waldrop, 2280. E.

T. Knight lead the field of four for Chairman of the Board of Revenue, with 1616 votes to Oscar A. Ellard's 1472. They will be in the run-off on June 3rd. S.

L. Bradley was third with 1122 followed by Gable with 645. C. T. Scott led the field of ten in the Associate Member Board of Revenue race with 1672; followed in order by Geo.

M. Andrews, 1091; J. Brandon, 1067; D. S. Trimble i 1063.

The official count may include J. C. Glasscock with all unofficial tallies. Four of the above will be in the run off for the two member places. Birdo Windsor with 2363 votes lacked about 200 votes of receiving a clear majority in tfte six-man race for Collector, He will be in the run off with John Sparks, who received 1136 votes.

Carter Manasco with 2476 led Carl Elliott 2309 in the Congressional race in the county, but was badly defeated in the nine County district, by a vote of nearly two to one, Manasco carried only Cullman, Blount and Pickens Counties --all. by a small vote. Only 5,000 votes were cast in the Primary, wherein the total vote in an interesting county race is usually around 7,000. Mack R. Heatherly, Cullman Candidate for president Alabama P.

S. Commission, lost the county to Gordon Persons, incumbered by a vote of 1100 to 2781. John Sparkman with 2741 swamped Phillip Hamm, Folsom aspirant for U. S. Senate, who received 866 votes.

Scattered reports from over the state indicate that Cullman's Governor J. E. Folsom, was defeated for one of the delegates to the party's national convention. The Queen The President Thousands Visitors Are Cullman Girl Wins- Letter At Florence State Teachers College At a recent banquet in an uptown cafe for basketball players of the State Teachers College at Florence the letter was award ed to' Mildred Nixon, Route 7, Cullman. Miss Nixon was one of four cheerleaders.

This is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country All members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2214 Cullman County, are urged to participate in the Strawberry Festival Parade on Saturday, May 7th. Call Comrade Dunson at 109 for further information. Lets turn out and put on a good show. Thronging Cullman Streets For 8th Strawberry Festiva Roofs Must Be Cleared For Parade; No Parking To Be Allowed Saturday On Decorated All Decorated Streets Along Parade Route Cullman's Eighth Annual version of the Cullman County Strawberry Festival will get underway tomorrow morning with thousands of people assembling to view the Industrial and School Exhibits, followed by the Junior Parade in which 4,000 children representing everf school in the county will take Floats will be included from every school. The Cullman City School will have three floats.

Climaxing Friday's festivities will be the crowning of the Bang and Queen at 8:00 P. M. at St. Bernard Gymnasium. The Grand'Parade starts at 10:00 A.

Saturday, in which 21 huge floats will be the center of attraction, and five bands will be interspersed therein. Roiite of the parade has already been published. The Flower Show opens at 11 A. with the Luncheon for Distinguished Guests at 1:00 P. M.

at 2:30 a Band concert will be givea at High School Field, a Community Singing at 5:30 and a Stredt Dance at 7:00 will be followed by the Grand Ball at St. Bernard at P. M. By police orders, no one will be allowed to congregate on any rooE Saturday morning to view the parade and no cars may park on decorated streets and especially along the route of the parade. These orders will be inforced by the Police Department.

Debonair and handsome, is the president of the Cullman County Eighth Annual Strawberry Festival Association, Jesse M. Oldacre, shown above. Petite and beautiful is Queen Joyce Leeth, who will preside over her court of seven attractive Princesses. Much credit for the success of the present event, is due the-untiring efforts of the two pictured above. War Dead Monument To Be Dedicated A monument dedicated to the servicemen who lost their lives in World War II, will be unveiled, Friday, May 7th, between 10 A.

M. and 11 A. M. on the lawn of the Cullman County Court House at the base of the flag pole. This memorial monument is sponsored by the AMVET Post No.

7, Cullman, Ala. less 1 and acres to R. tax and cost, $4.16. Beat No. 16 Non -Resident, Mrs.

Archie R. Coehn, heir to Anna R. Frank SE 3 4 of less 2 4 a. in SW "corner and 2 a. in NE corner of of S.

2-Tp. 9-R 5w, tax and cost, $6.37. Beat No. 7 Non Resident, Frank Jones, MR of of Sec. 16 Tp.

13-R. 4w, tax and cost, $10.37. Beat No. 18 Owner Unknown, last known owner, D. S.

Holmes, Beginning 200 Yds West of NE corner of South One Dead Are Injured In Truck- Car Wreck of NE 3 thence thence West 285.6' thence' North 285.6' thence East 285.6' to point of beginning, being 2 acres, more or less, in of NEy 4 S. 36-Tp; 3w, tax and cost, (for years 1943-44-45-4647 and cost) Beat 12--Owner unknown last known owner, R. J. All that part of SEV 4 of SEV 4 lying and being South of Houston and Latest Airview of Cullman pictured above was made at an elevation of by Herbert Wagner from an amphibian plane piloted by Junior Ponder. The view was taken from above the city cemetery looking north-easterly.

The shape streets prominently outlined above are Main Street, West (Logan Street) running North and Seventh Street running East. At the bottom of the i the King home in West Cullman. Photo Wagner. Blountsville road and West of old Jasper road Sec. 9 Tp.

11-R. 5w tax and cost for the years of 194344-45-46-47, $7.49. BIRDO WINDSOR May 6-13-20. FOR SALE One 2-horse wagon. C.

Collier, Route 1, Cull- Itp. man. THANK YOU, VOTERS! I deeply appreciate the splendid vote given me in Tuesday's primary, and hereby solicit the vote and support of all the voters in the run-off election, June 8th. I pledge to the public the same courteous and.efficient service, in another term as Tax Collector, as my office has given in the past. 4 Thank you every one.

Sincerely, BIRDO WINDSOR CARD OF THANKS To my many friends over the county, who supported me in Tuesday's Primary, I wish to ex- tend my most sincere -apprecia- tion. I ask their continued suppor in the June run off, and solicit the vote of all those who voted for other candidates in the race for Associate Member, Board of Revenue, who were eliminated Very sincerely, GEO. M. ANDREWS East Point Scene Of Collision; W. J.

Ayers Succumbed At 9:00 A. M. today a passenger car driven by W. J. Ayers, 45, resident of Holly Pond, Route 1, collided with a TVA contract truck near the East Point intersection on the GuntergVille Highway.

Moss and Drinkard Ambulances rushed nine victirrxs to the Cullman Hospital, where Ayers died at 11:30 o'clock. Others in the Ayer car injured were: Mary Ayers, 20, daughter of the deceased, critically injured, of internal injuries, deep lacerations, teeth knocked out; A. L. Clark, shaken up; Audrey Clark, 20, broken jaw, badly cut and bruised. All of this group are residents of Holly Pond, Route I- Those injured in the truck ares Bertal Nunnelley, Cullman, Route Cecil Heaton and Wm.

Thompson of Cullman, Route Cnas. Braswell, of Cullman, and Humphrey, Cullman, Route 18- Some of the above were seriously injured, some were only slightly hurt. C. T. Scott Thanks The County Voters I wish to express to the and my many friends, my thanks and appreciation for thfe vote I received in Tuesday's Democratic Primary Election.

I feel that I have been especially honored Ly the confidence, help, support aiut votes given me in my race for As- sociate Member of Board of Revenue. I shall exert every effort- to justify the confidence yam have shown me. I am thankful, I feel humble, I have be'en honored and I shall always remember it I will appreciate ygyp help, support and vote, Respectfully, T. SCOTT 1 Returns From Tuesday's Primary Election By Beats In Cullmon County For Representatives And County Offices CANDIDATES CONGRES Manasco Elliott TAX ASSESSOR Goodwin Hart TAX COLLECTOR Sparks BEAT ONE 1 2 3 4 5 6 135 67 101 107 125 79 210 71 115 108 95 68 B-3 7 2 1 2 4 5 79 27 123 40 35 11 96 88 118 60 13 10 93 47 95 66 161 35 30 48 75 17 4 5 251 90 124 157 140 102 107 63 160 81 49 20 6 48 5 25 31 7 17 16 15 18 8 3 8 8 14 10 45: 27 8 6 23 30 20 12 11 59 48 60 45 12 1 2 49 6 48 14 13 36 12 37 15 89 16 12 B-17 B-18 B-21 1 2 1 2 19 20 1 2 22 86 21 57 42 16 4 19 89 66 19 29 27 112 11 79 38 85 38 81 26 84 58 67 21 58 42 63 31 56 26 30 59 61 72 101 22 26 62 152 58 131 122 Windsor A I A BOARD Ellard 63 35 49 Knight 182 55' 94 ASSOCIATE BD. OF REV.

Andrews 65 28 20 Brandon 97 33 Glasscock 45 22 Scott 91 36 Trimble 82 30 44 78 179 37 83 39 15 50 24 17 1 101 31 140 53 25 23 1 50 0 28 0 8 0 38 0 15 7 67 1 51 0 5 8 28 29 50 37 85 1 22 6 25 7 13 10 37 33 46 32 45 48 96 92 16 99 106 33 25 83 66 39 23 5 16 25 20 32 2 7 25 1 7 4 0 13 17 2 5 55 24 44 37 11 2 27 4 85 13 44 16 2 60 30 35 23 36 38 15 52 36 16 45 80 49 90 47 71 32 21 42 26 32 42 23 38 48 11 33 5 5 40 0 45 4 26 23 24 25 26 123 33 15 26 40 43 36 81 49 23 27 19 42 28 97 141 29 48 9 30 31 11 31 32 33 36 30 28 26 38 15 56 21 31 22 65 105 53 65 51 3 70 37 28 57 2 72 29 34 13 17 121 26 29 27 27 12 16 1 8 28 19 41 23 224 116 82 23 30 3 2 12 25 38 29 18 19 46 29 4 19 4 56 18 9 74 39 92 12 4 27 22 9 42 18 12 14 17 18 10 12 25 20 42 19 19 57 11 18 15 26 36 14 175 47 16 43 19 60 19 7 56 74 52 39 29 50 36 12 9 11 20 54 15 07 42 83 16 80 59 92 42 108 19 43 16 21 0 2 15 0 9 1 0 30 37 11 3 6 0 4 28 1 2 0 7 2 20 5 0 12 9 0 2 0 0 27 28 3 3 35 69 36 6 4 24 27 2 1 0 10 5 30 9 2 16 9 87 7 4 86 18 154 32 5 44 32 13 59 0 58 0 10 13 70 7 24 13 15 42 44 6 9 46 42 7 14 2 27 45 19 2 16 77 80 4 8 29 11 46 18 30 22 39 36 15 20 4 4 18 7 4 26 8 13 16 102 38 30 7 27 7 4 3 2 20 96 40 21 27 19 5 2 6 2 16 22 23 8 12 15 14 89 31 12 96 23 24 5 0 28 13 3 2 15 0 0 54 19 37 9 5 4 8 41 6 1 3 45 21 9 3 Absentees 115 57 i 38 138 32 109 48J 80 29 30 38 TOTAt 231S 182S 2372 1481 IGlf 110S 108Z 45 65 A I I 1 1 hk i.