The Florala News from Florala, Alabama • 1

FLORAL On Beautiful LAKE JACKSON FLORALA Gateway To WEST FLORIDA bindery 7.1 I. PUBLISHED WEEKLY ON THUBSDAY FIFTY-SIXTH YEAR SERVING SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA FLORALA, COVINGTON COUNTY, JULY 19, 1956. FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR No. 21. SUBSCRIPTION: $2.50 the Yeai Damascus Homecoming Sing and Revival Next Sunday, the fourth Sunday, is the time of the annual all day singing and homecoming at Damascus 'church six miles west of Schedule Changed For Drivers License Exam Floyd Bunn, who is Examiner for Drivers License for Covington County and spends each Tuesday in Florala, announces that he will not be" giving examinations for Demo Primary To Be Held To Ilominale Mayor.

Councilmen City Authorities Call On County Executive f'i i I Coturnix Quail Gives New Hope For Bird Hunters By REN THRASHER Department of Conservation An old world quail with the habits of a meadow lark and an unbelievable reproduction rate may bring back Alabama's quail hunting. The Alabama Department of Conservation is experimenting with a bird, Coturnix Japonica, a native of Asia, for possible introduction in Alabama. The bird apparently will live and multiply under conditions found in this state. There is a passage in the Bible, "And it came to pass, that at even the quail came up, and covered the camp; and in the morning the dew lay around about the host," Exodus This is descriptive of the Israelites' flight from Egypt, when they lacked food and the Lord sent quail to alleviate their sufferings. The Coturnix quail, which is found in all other parts.

of the world except our own western hemisphere, was the bird mentioned. The Department of Conservation in April obtained 100 pairs of Coturnix from the Missouri Conservation Commission, which in turn had imported them to this country. At present Alabama has approximately 2,000 birds and they Disabled Veterans Elect Officers For Year 1957 Members of the Disabled American Veterans Organization held a meeting July 13 for the election of officers for 1957 and named James H. Vaughan, Commander; H. O.

Martin, first Vice Commander; E. L. Rawls, second Vice Commander; Allie C. Hodge, Adjutant; J. J.

Johnston, Chaplain; Clyde M. Love, Judge Advocate; and Gus Dukes, Sgt. at Arms. Rapid Growth Made By Insurance Firm MOBILE, Ala. The loyal American Life Insurance with headquarters here, during its first year of operation now has more than $40,000,000 life insurance-in-force, covering 50,000 policyholders and giving the company an annual premium income in excess of $1, 250,000.

Jimmy Faulkner, Loyal American president, in his report to the company stockholders this week states: "We have been advised by reliable and competent authority that the growth and progress of our company in its first year sets a record for a needy organized life insurance company. "In connection with the figures relating to our first year's growth, we believe it is important to invite your attention to the fact that the new business which we have se 35 Men Drawn To Comprise Venire For Covington Grand Jury From These. Presiding Judge Will Draw From Hat Names of 18 To Serve Through 1956. Records in the offices of Curtis H. Rodgers, Circuit Court Clerk, shows that the names of thirty-five men have been drawn from the Covington County Jury Box, to comprise the venire for the Covington County Grand Jury which has been called for Wednesday, July 25th, 1956.

From this venire, the presiding Judge will draw from a hat the names of eighteen men and these first eighteen names drawn will serve as grand jurors for this county for the' remainder of 1956 or until excused by the Court. A duly empaneled grand jury is the most powerful inquisitorial or investigative body that can be constituted or formed within a county, and have a legal right to make inquiry into any matters where they deem the laws of the State may have been violated. Mr. Rodgers indicates that approximately a hundred presentments will be made to the forthcoming grand jury, and of these there are presently seven murder cases. Those men whose names have been drawn from the jury box and who are being summoned to appear in Andalusia on July 25 at 9:00 o'clock for possible jury service are as follows: Adams, Clifford L.

telephone, Andalusia Beat 1. Cook, Fred salesman, Andalusia Beat 1. Dunn, Charlie, farmer, Andalusia, Beat 1. Fuqua, Elija county employee, Andalusia Beat 1. Florala.

For many years this has been an annual event looked forward to I on which old friends meet and en joy a day singing and renewing fellowship. Singing is scheduled to begin at 10 o'clock a.m. and continue into the afternoon. A revival meeting will-begin at 7:30 Sunday evening and the church is expecting many of the old! friends to be back agajn and take part in the revival. Bro.

Tom Hart of Florala will be the song leader with the pastor doing the preaching. The revival will continue through the following Sunday night. LINGERING ILLNESS IS FATAL TO MRS. CASSADY Mrs. Selma Cassady, .50, died at her home in Florala Monday, July ICth, following a lingering illness.

Survivors include her husband, Tank her mother, Mrs. Mary Smith, Arcadia, Florida; three sons, Noah Cassady, U. S. Army in Korea; Ollie and Steve Cassady, both of Florala; three daughters, Mrs. Lfllie Thomas, Misses Janette and Christine Cassady, all of Florala; three brothers, John and George Smith of Miami, Florida; and M.

Smith of Arcadia, three sisters, Mrs. Omey Farmer, Arcadia, Florida; Mrs. L. Cassady, Samson, Mrs. Lucile McKin-ney, Laurel Hill, Fla.

Funeral services were held on Wednesday afternoon at four o' clock at the Corner Creek Metho dist Church with Rev. Garland, the pastor, officiating. Burial was in the Corner Creek Cemetery with Evans Funeral Home directing. Tatum Bedsole Home From Geneva Hospital Tatum well-known citizen of Hacoda, and rural mail car rier out of the Samson post office. returned home last week-end much improved after a few weeks in' the Geneva County Hospital where he is a member of the hospital board Mr.

Bedsole was working with his tractor around his home and garden and was attempting to lift the hitch of an attachment when suddenly he began to black out. He called Mrs. Bedsole and then fell face down as rain began falling. Since that time, "Tate," as his many friends know him, has suffered severe head pains accomp anied by grogginess and nearly constant sleepiness. But late re ports are that he is slowly improving and hopes soon to be up again.

Paxton Co-op Market Sales Steady To Lower At Monday's livestock auction at Paxton Co-op Market 140 hogs of fered were slightly lower than last week with No. 1 heavy selling at 15.90, No. 1 Light, 15.78, and Feeders at 18.50. Cattle were little changed with 35 head offered. No.

1 good or choice common steers sold for 15.00; heifers, 13.00, and bulls, 13.00. Lewie R. Adams To Take Part In Arctic 'Proiect 572 West" Army Specialist Second Class AHamc snn nf Mr anrf Mrs. Roy Adams, Route 2, Florala, is scheduled to depart from Seattle this month for the Arctic to take part in "Project 572-West." The project will carry supplies and equipment to distant early warning (DEW) radar stations in the northern regions of Alaska and Canada. Because of ice and weather conditions, the DEW bases can be re-supplied only during the short Arctic summer.

Specialist Adams is a member of the 571st Transportation Terminal Service Company. The unit is expected to return to its home station at Fort Eustis, in October. Adams entered the Army in March 1949 and received basic training at Fort Chaffee, Ark. Adams attended Alabama State Teachers College at Troy. His wife, Anna, lives in Williamsburg, Va.

i Drivers License from August 6th! through August 18th. Examiner Bunn will be back on the job after a vacation on Monday, August 20th and will return to Florala for regular examination day, Tuesday, August 21st. Mrs. Carpenter Sane Says Stale Authority Mrs. Edith Elizabeth Tindell Carpenter, 48-year-old mother of three children, who is charged with first degree murder in the fatal shooting of her husband on May 27th at the home in Florala, has been adjudged sane by State mental authorities, according to information from Sheriff Cliff Meredith last week, and she was returned to the Covington County jail.

The murder charges against Mrs. Carpenter will be presented at a meeting of the Grand Jury on July 25th. Questioning of Mrs. Carpenter following the shooting early on a Sunday afternoon of May 27th, were inconclusive. She told investigators that there was a man in the neighborhood of whom she was afraid and that she shot her husband, Columbus Carpenter, when she mistook him for this man.

Mr. Carpenter was fatally wounded by a charge from a shotgun. The couple had two children and each had one child by previous marriages. George R. Williams, 80, Succumbs At Laurel Hill Rural Home Early In Week Mr.

George R. Williams, age 80, passed away suddenly at his home on Laurel Hill, Route Two Saturday about noon, July 14th. services were held Wednesday morning, July 18, at ten o'clock from the Enon Church with Rev. V. D.

Marraman officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. Survivors are: Wife, Mrs. Lizzie Baggett Williams; nine sovis, Mitchell of Columbus, J. D.

of Apop- ka, Wilson of Lockhart; Mark of Florala, Stella Route; Henry Williams of Greenville, Lellon of the United States Army; L. C. of the U. S. Marines; Larry of.

the U. S. Army; and Roy of Laurel Hill Route 2. Six daughters: Miss Toy Williams of Laurel Hill Route Mrs. Lessie King ofOvieda, Mrs.

Alice Rushing of Waterproof, Mrs. Clemmie Laird of Laurel Hill, Route Mrs. Frances Reid of Apopka, and Miss Mabel Williams of Laurel Hill Route one sister, Mrs. Mary Moehle of Mobile; one brother, Dan Anderson Williams, of Auburndale, two nephews, Edward and Earnest Peters, Mobile; 28 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Evans Funeral Home in charge of funeral arrangements.

Police Report July 9 Through The 17th The Florala Police Department made 22 arrests for the period July i9 through July 17 as follows: Reckless driving, no driver's li cense and insufficient brakes, no driver's license, 6, assault with knife, disorderly conduct, public drunkenness, violation prohibition law, (untaxed skeeter juice), vagrancy, carrying concealed weapon, driving while license revoked, and driving while under the influence of liquor, viloation of traffic ordinance (leaving scene of accident), reckless driving, driving while intoxi cated, total 22. One white man was given 30 days for vagrancy. We are having complaints daily for speeding in certain sections of town. Fair warning is being given. We haven't given speeding tickets in some time, but drivers are Warned to quit senseless speeding before we give them tickets.

There is no excuse, for speeding. JOHN E. WATSON, 1 Florala Chief of Police. a Committee For Primary A resolution appears in this number of The Florala News giving notice that the County Democratic Executive Committee is being requested by the Mayor and City Council to call for and make necessary provisions for a city primary election at which Democratic nominees for mayor and councilmen will be made. The County Committee is being called together by Chairman James Prestwood of Andalusia for the purpose of fixing dates and making other necessary provisions for the primary elections.

There is no executive committee for the City of Florala and this makes it necessary for County Committee to provide for city primaries. County Chairman Prestwood has informed E. N. Clark, City Attor ney, that the County Committee will co-operate in every way possible and will call the committee men together at once and set dates for the first and second primary. This will be announced through Tin News next week.

Due to the closeness of the time fixed by law for the general elac-tion, the time for the primary will necessarily have to be at an early date. The run-off primary, if one is necessary in order for candidates to receive a majority of the ballots cast in the first primary, must be at least 30 days before the general election which will be on Sept. 17, as fixed by law. Provisions for the election, and qualifications of candidates, will be announced in next week's issue of The Florala News. Smut Is A Corn Disease; Samples At News Office Herman Suggs brought in a stalk of corn Monday afternoon which contained what most people would call a "freak" ear cf corn and later in the afternoon Willon Matthews, colored man of Lockhart, brought in a similar ear which was found in his garden.

Both had the appearance of a coconut hanging from its parent tree I or perhaps similar to a miniature bunch of bananas hanging from its; bush. Both freaks or diseased ears had a "creepy" feeling when you touched the soft, jelly-like or tumorous spores. According to "Plant Diseases," the yearbook of agriculture, United States Department of Washington, D. corn in this part of the country is susceptible to the common smut which was identified in Europe in 1754 and first recorded in the United States in 1922. Common smut is perhaps the most conspicious and easily recognized of all corn diseases, 'and those brought to The News office Monday have all the appearance of being afflicted with the "common smut." Those on display had the galls or tumors ranging in size from breadlike structures to six inches or more in diameter which are distinguishing symptoms.

Ears of corn are especially vulnerable to infection where the largest galls are formed in the ears because they have so much embryonic tissue. Corn, a warm-season crop, is sub ject to many diseases, most of which cannot be prevented by seed treatment. The galls or tumors are at first covered with a glistening, whitish- green menbrane. As the gall enlarges, the membrane ruptures, exposing a powdery black mass of spores. These galls may occur wherever young, rapidly growing tissue is exposed to infection.

The factors determining the in cidence of common smut are not fully understood. Dry weather in late spring and early summer seems to favor its spread and development and corn grown on heavily manured soils often shows lot of smut. Hail damage and injuries from cultivating machinery increase the prevalence of smut by exposing the host tissue to infection by the smut fungus. Detassel-ing corn in fields often increases smut because the tissues are exposed at the break in the upper (Continued on Page 2) WILLIAM P. WILLETTE William P.

Willette, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse L. Willette, 601 E. Fifth Florala, recently was commissioned a second lieutenant in the artillery after being graduated from the Officer Candidate School at Fort Sill, Okla.

He entered the Army in January 1955 and received training at Fort Gordon, Ga. Lieutenant Willette attended Alabama Polytechnic Institute. GASKIN GRANDMOTHER CALLED BY DEATH AT 87 Mrs. Leona Adkinson Nobles, 87, died at her home in Gaskin Community late Monday afternoon, July 16th. She was a member of the Baptist Church.

Survivors include seven sons, Opha Nobles, Casper Nobles, Oscar and Evvie Nobles, all of Florala; Albert Nobles and Alfis Nobles of DeFuniak Springs; Roy Nobles of Panama City, Fla. Funeral services were held at three o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Eight Mile Baptist Church with Rev. H. B. Shepherd, pastor of the Florala Baptist Church and Rev.

McDrmiel officiating. Burial was in the Eight Mile Cemetery with Evans Funeral Home in charge. Former Florala Boy Make Grade In City Of Atlanta Mr. Ferrin Y. Mathews was ap pointed to the position of Associate City Attorney of the city of Atlan ta, Georgia, on April 1st, and is now serving in that capacity.

Prior to his appointment, Mr. Mathews was a member of the law firm of Carpenter, Kaye, Mathews and Karp, with which he will re main associated in his private practice. Mr. Mathews is a graduate of the Florala Elementary and high schools. He attended the Univer sity of Alabama for one year and later received a Bachelor of Science degree in Textile Engineering, Chemical Option, from Georgia Tech.

He graduated from the La mar School of Law, Emory University, Atlanta, in 1951 with a Juris Doctor degree in law. While at Emory, Mr. Mathews was a mem ber of the Bryan Society which is an honorary scholastic society of the Law School. Mr. Mathews and his wife, the former Carol Barge, of Atlanta, with their two children, Holly Fer- ralyn, age two and one-half years, Ferrin Young, Junior, age eight and one-half months, now reside in Sandy Springs, a suburb of At lanta.

Mr. Mathews is the son of Mrs. Murray H. Mathews and the late Murray Matnews, ana tne SOn OI Mrs. J.

iuauiew uj. una city. 300 Alabama Selectees To Answer August Call SWe Selective Service Director James W. Jones said today Alabama will be required to furnish 300 men for the August induction call to fill its share of a nationwide quota of 13,000 men. Jones stated that the Army will receive all 13,000 men to be inducted in the month of August.

The State Director pointed out that the August call will not include any reg istrants under 22 years, of age un less they have volunteered for service. Covington County is to furnish Butler, Crenshaw, Escambia, Coffee, Conecuh, Geneva, 2. are multiplying rapidly. Since be ing brought to Alabama these birds have produced through a second generation. Biologists have stated thai a 'carpenter could spend 'full time building wire pens for the birds and would never be able to build enough pens to keep up with the reproduction which originally sprang from the 100 pairs of birds.

The Coturnix seems to have no undesirable traits. The bird, averaging approximately two ounces smaller than the Bob White, seems to prefer the open fields and pas tures rather than the bob white type of cover. The Coturnix feeds much as do the field larks seen throughout Alabama. The sad plight of Alabama's quail population is said to be a result of clean farming methods and pasturage. These factors apparently suit the Coturnix very well.

This bird may supplement the native stock to bring back good bird hunting to the state. Coturnix usually nest twice a year, iwith five to 18 young per nest, averaging six young per clutch. The young birds are hardy, beginning the search for food as soon as they have pipped their way clear of the egg shells. At the age of six weeks the female is mature and laying eggs. The male ma-(Continued on Back Page) Lockhart Girl Among 43 Graduate Nurses Miss Herwanna June Lytle, whose parents Mr.

and Mrs. H. C. Holland live in Lockhart, will be among the 43 seniors to graduate from the Lillie Jolly School of Nursing in Houston, Texas, on July 27. Miss Lytle is a graduate of Cov ington County High School in Flor ala.

At Nursing School she was a member of the Baptist Student Union, the Young Woman's Association, the Mission Band and the Mexican Baptist Goodwill Center. She plans to continue her nursing career at Memorial Hospital in Houston, where she was in training. Fellowship Supper For Christian Home Planned Good attendance and progress is reported1 for the revival meeting at Christian Home Methodist Church five miles west of Florala. A fellowship supper is planned by the membership for Friday night at 7:00 All members are urged to attend and contribute food. The general public is cordially invited.

'Prophecy Speaks' Study Series In Florala Tent A series of Bible Studies in the "Prophecy Speaks" will begin Saturday, July 21st at 7:30 p. m. The series will be presented in the tent located behind the 'telephone building in Florala. Everybody welcome. cured, other than the weekly premium business purchased, has been acquired at a very conservative cost to the company in the amount of only $8.29 per $1,000 of insurance-in-force, a figure considerably below that which many companies pay to acquire new business." The Loyal American Life Insurance organized in Alabama, now is licensed to do business in Florida.

With reference to this new Florida business, Faulkner said: "On April 2.8, our company purchased the weekly premium insurance from another company in Florida. This acquisition created a weekly premium income of $10,000 for our company, and in addition an agency group and oth er personnel of 130 persons. It permitted Loyal American to be licensed and operate in the State of Florida." Faulkner also stated in his re port: "In examining the enclosed financial statement for our first year just ended, I invite your at tention to items of importance to you as stockholders but which can rot be set forth as a tangible asset For instance, the large amount of insurance-in-force that has been ac quired actually constitutes an investment in the future which we condifently expect will produce satisfactory profits. However, this investment did require the use of some of the company's surplus funds, and therefore the surplus item is not as large as it was a vcar ago. However, the worth of LOYAL AMERICAN is much larger today than it was a year ago because of the increase in the amount of the insurance in force which we have secured, to say nothing of the value of our developing organization and good will." Jim Brawner Retires From State Position Captain Jim Brawner, of Andalusia, who set the wheels in motion for the Drivers License Division of the Alabama Department of Pub lic Safety (Highway Patrol) is retiring at age 70, according to information released in Andalusia last week.

Brawner, who has devoted most of his three score and ten years to a life of public service, voluntarily retired from the Highway Patrol on July 1st. He had been with the State Patrol, which he headed as the Director of Public Safety during World War II, for the past 17 years. In his retirement, Captain Braw ner, will make his home with his sister, Mrs. L. E.

and her family in Andalusia. Prior to World War Capt. Brawner was named Andalusia Postmaster. At the conclusion of the war he was sales manager of the Henderson-Waits Lumber at Caryville, and at one time held a position with M. Lurie Son in Florala.

In 1922 he was named to a second term as postmaster, a job he held until 1935. Hayes, Tom retired, Andalusia, Beat 1. Hooper Mallette McD. DeJ. Andalusia Beat 1.

King, Herbert, electrician, Andalusia Beat 1. Little, Abner, gas station, Andalusia Beat 1. Pollard, Robert salesman, Andalusia, Beat 1. Russell, Shelby REA employee, Andalusia Beat 1. Willis, Don, merchant, Andalusia, Route 1, Beat 1.

Wilson, Harry, cleaner, Andalusia, Beat 1. Yonce, R. Soil Conservation, Andalusia Beat 1. Bozeman, Albert salesman, Opp, Beat 3. Burns, Clarence E.

Mgr. Gas Appliances, Opp, Beat 3. Johnson, Robt. Chalmas, merchant, Opp, Beat 3. Jones, William Fulton, farmer, Opp, Route 2, Beat 3.

Kelsoe, Robt. P. O. Clerk, Opp, Beat 3. White, R.

Enoch, textile, Opp, Beat 3. Grant, Howard farmer, Doz- ier, Route 1, Beat 4. Martin, Warren farmer, Flor-ala, Route 1, Beat 7. Jackson, Sam, Veneer Mill, Flor-ala, Beat 9. Nobles, Opha, carpenter, Florala, Beat 9.

Wells, Ruf us, bricklayer, Florala, Beat 9. Willette, Jesse insurance salesman, Florala, Beat 9. Burlison, Edward, farmer, Opp, Star Route, Beat 13. Harrell, Lofie farmer, Opp, Rt. 2, Beat 13.

Long, Hubert farmer, Andalusia, Route 6, Beat 15. Wheeler, E. farmer, Gantt, Beat 15. Langford, Hugh farmer, Opp, Route ,3, Beat 17. Wiggins, Lawson farmer, Doz-ier, Route 1, Beat 17.

Bullock, Robt. farmer, Andalusia Route, Beat 18. Carter, Follie, farmer, Andalusia Route 3, Beat 20. Wiggins, Dewey, farmer, Andalusia, Rt. 3, Beat 20.

Colvin, Glouver, farmer, Andalusia, Route 5, Beat 21. Revival To Begin Sunday At Natural Bridge Church A revival meeting will begin at Natural Bridge Church Sunday night, July 22. Singing begins at 7:30 p.m. and preaching service to Everybody's invited..