The Florala News from Florala, Alabama • 1

Chancery 9-18-35 FUNERAL IS HELD FOR MRS. CLAUD JONES, APRIL 6 Was Sister Of Mrs. J. W. Snipes, Prominent Florala Woman and Widely Known Here Mrs.

Claud Jones, age 39, of Samson, Route 3, died at her home 2:35 p.m., April 5th, following an illness of only one week, death being due to pneumonia. Mrs. Jones, before her marriage, was Miss Lola Simmons, a member of a large and prominent Geneva county family. She was a sister of Mrs. J.

W. Snipes of Florala and had many other relatives in the city. was a member of the Corner Creek Methodist church, having been a member since early childhood. She was a gifted singer and took an acfive part in singing societies. Survivors are: Husband, Claud Jones; two daughters, Hilda Grace and Frances; one son, Eugene; mother, Mrs.

W. L. Simmons; sister, Mrs. J. W.

Snipes of Florala; brothers, Julian H. Simmons, Bloomingdale, R. L. Simmons, Samson; Jackie Simmons, Route W. L.

and Levy Simmons of Port Arthur, Tex. 1-bearers were: John Geohagan, A. B. Lowery, Prof. H.

M. Neal, Ace Henderson. Music was furnished by the Samson quartet, composed of- R. H. Phillips, Rheoben Thompson, Charlie Stephenson, Hiram Eddings.

The songs the quartet sang were her favorites, "Eternal Memories," "Hold To God's Unchanging Hand" and "Meet You In the Morning." Funeral services were held from the Corner Creek Methodist church near Samson at 2 p.m. April 6, with Rev. Harris of Rose Hill, Alabama, and Rev. Jones of Florala officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery with Shepherd Fuheral Home of Florala directing.

April 10-17 Designated As Crippled Children's Week Over Alabama To the Citizens of Covington County: The week of April 10-17 has been designated as Crippled Children's Week. As Chairman of the Crippled Children's Clinic Fund for Covington county, I call upon all citizens to contribute freely to the alleviation of these victims of circumstance. Approximately thirty children are now on Covington's waiting list. This list is composed of cases personally examined and approved by Dr. William G.

Hannon, State Orthopedic Surgeon. If you as citizens of Covington county will give liberally of your means-however great or however humble those means might be--these sufferers will find hope. A's an example of the practical way in which this clinic gets results, I might mention to you an actual case. A baby born December 15, 1937, fifteen a was miles from Andalusia. This baby had clubbed feet.

Through the help of the Andalusia Community Council, the County Welfare Department, and certain individuals who were interested in helping, this baby was carried to Mobile when it was only six weeks old. Its legs were placed in casts. Because of the fact that modern science took hold of this baby's life in due time, the doctors predictions now are that this baby will grow normally and naturally, and will have no further trouble with its feet. At Easter time we always think of the man whose great love purchased immortality for the human race. He calls upon you and me to share with our fellow men, especially all those who suffer, this love.

Give of your best. ALLEN COOK, Chairman of Crippled Children's Clinic Fund. Mrs. Maudie Grimes, 40 Dies Near City, Friday Mrs. Maudie Grimes, wife of Lenwood Grimes, died at her home six miles south of Florala, Friday, April 18t at 6:80 a.m.

She was born in Hillsborough county, South Carolina, and was forty years of age at the time of her death. Funeral services were conducted at the Clear Springs church with Rev. Williams of Bradley, officiating. Burial was in the Clear Springs cemetery. Mrs.

Grimes is survived by her husband, Lenwood Grimes and three children--Minnie Lou Grimes, J. D. and Gleemie Grimes. Brothers are: John Quincy Adams, Valpariso, Calvin Adams, Samson, and Angus Adams, Falco, Ala. She is also survived by one sister- Mrs.

Gertrude Clarke. Evans Funeral Home of Florala directed arrangements. The florala FLORALA, COVINGTON Florala Baptist Church Celebrated Anniversary Sunday The above is the likeness of the beautiful fifty-thousand dollar First Baptist Church of Florala, which sixty-sixth anniversary was celebrated by its members on last Sunday with a Founder's Day Pageant. Left, Rev. John Maguire, the pastor, has served the church since August 1936.

For nine years prior to his coming to Florala he was associate director, department of education and training of the Baptist Executive Board, Montgomery, and is known throughout the country for his untiring work. He has directed a remarkable progress for growth and training and 348 members have been added to the church roll during his twenty months with the church, a nursery has been added; repairs in the sum of $2,000 secured for church building and Pastorium; Chapel completed and cleared of debt. -000- Last Sunday afternoon at the First gation was seated in Florida. Baptist Church here, the mem- In the year 1881 a third building bership celebrated the sixty an- was erected on present site. On sec- niversary of the establishment of that institution, with a Founder's Day pageant written by Mrs.

Julian Newman, directed by Miss Juliette Hughes and accompanied by Miss Birdie Hughes at the organ. An hour before the published opening hour, three o'clock, Reverend John Maguire, pastor, personally 1 ushered the first arrivals of large crowd of members and visitors who filled 1 every avaiable seat in the spacious auditorium for the occasion. Characters presenting the leading parts were: "Spirit of the Past" Mrs. John Maguire; "Spirit of the Present" Miss Winnie Shepherd; and "Spirit of the G. G.

Hart. of Stage scenery presented a closed door with the wording, "Memories 1872-1938" that opened first upon a late group of "Church Pioneers," composed of Mesdames S. E. Hart, J. W.

of Hurston and Mr. John Smith before thor-, a background depicting a woodland scene with and a road winding its way between great trees and leading to a typical "Old Church" in the distance. The door remained ajar while a choir of twenty-five voices rendered 52 "Faith of Our Fathers." Scene 2 portrayed a wedding scene at the second church buiding in the the year 1881, with Mr. David Garner, groom, and Miss Miriam Brabham, bride. Miss Ruth Hughes sang 1915 Love You Truly." Scene 3 showed Mrs.

Whitt and a group of Sunbeam children. Music, Uni- "Bring Them In" by the choir. Scene 4 was a group at prayer, feathe turing Mesdames Clyde Smith, J. as Evans and Mr D. Matthews, with the choir singing "Sweet Hour of Prayer." Scene 5 presented "Women Workers" with Mesdames T.

C. Penton, Mamie Quillin and W. H. Arnold, with the choir rendering "To The Work." Scene 6 opened upon Mrs. J.

Watson with a group of children from the missions while the choir sang "Rescue the Perishing." The ordination service was presented by Rev. A. C. Greene and Messrs. T.

A. Goodwin and Rayford Holley, to the tune of "Take My Life and Let It Be," as scene 7. Appropriatey presented at each stage of the service Mrs. Maguire read from the pages of an old album, briefly reciting an historical outline of the development of the church. First presentation revealing a picture of little church while the choir softly sang, "The Little Church in the Wildwood The first pastor was Rev.

P. D. Bulger, who was also the Community's school master, and the building served both 1 church and school house. A second church building' was set on the Alabama-Florida state line to accommodate the growing community and convenience of a scattered settlement. Building was located on site of present Greenwood Cemetery and named, "Cedar Grove" suggested by a group of cedar trees standing nearby.

Because of its unusual location on state line, preacher stood in Alabama while his congre- News COUNTY, APRIL 7, 1938. Covington County Schools Present Annual Spring Program Here Approximately seven hundred dren from the schools of Covington County and the City of Florala joined with one hundred eighty-five teachers in presenting a most interesting program to some three hundred visitors at the Armory in Florala, Saturday, April 2. The program was featured by music, pageantry, demonstrations, art exhibits and flower shows, all of which grew out of the regular work of the schools throughout the year. The program was arranged by pupils and teachers under the direction of county school authorities and with the help of Mrs. R.

H. Ervin, teacher of music, and Miss Martha Jane Ballard, teacher of Art, both of Troy State Teachers College. Every school in the county, system was represented by participants in the celebration. SPARKS WILL ADDRESS VOTERS AT COURT HOUSE Will Face Covington Countians Coming Saturday Night In Behalf Of His Candidacy For Governor Chauncey M. Sparks, candidate for Governor, who says Political Pie will be turned into cornbread if he is elected, will address the voters of Covington county at the court house in Andalusia on Saturday night, April 9th at 7:30.

Sentiment favoring Spark's antiGraves and "clean government" stand and has crystalized rapidly during the last week or SO as he spoke throughout the state. Sparks promises a parade from the capitol the day he is inaugurated. "There won't be any pie for politicians in my adminonly be cornbread," says he. Shakespeare's "12th Night" At DeFuniak Springs April Eighth DeFUNIAK SPRINGS, April who likes a good show will want to see the all-state touringcompany of the Federal Theatre Project in Shakespeare's immortal, uproarious comedy, "Twelfth Night" on Friday evening, April 8th, first evening of the West Florida Spring Music and Arts Festival. This company has produced "Twelfth Night" before large and appreciative audiences, numbered by thousands, in cities and towns from Jacksonville to Sarasota and St.

Petersburg. Selected by Mrs. Rolla A. Southworth, state director of the WPA'c women's and professional projects, as the outstanding play presented during the present theatrical season by this notably company, "Twelfth Night" has been acclaimed by adults and children, by educators and newspaper articles as a "high artistic achievement" and "uproarious comedy," and the company's trips about the state as a "Triumphal tour." According to Mrs. Dorothy Thomas Lynch, state director of the Federal Theatre Project, this play was originally produced by the F.T.P.

to show high, school students of Florida that Shakespeare, greatest playright who ever lived, is not highbrow literature but is still good fun, and in addition to stage presentations in many parts of the state, the Federal Players have five times broadcast scenes from this play over the radio. This play, it is announced, is but one of the dozen of more major features of the two-day Festival arranged by the West Florida Music Festival Commission, upon which dozens of local committees are working throughout this section of the state, and with the fullest cooperation of the Florida Works Progress Administration. Number 5. Death Claims Mrs. Nancy J.

Johnson Near Here Thurs. Mrs. Nancy J. Johnson, age 59, died at her home on the FloralaHacoda road, Thursday, March 31st at eleven a.m. She was the wife of the late Mr.

Columbus Johnson and has been an invilid for several years prior to her death. Funeral services were held at the Corner Creek church Friday, April 1st at 10 a.m. with Rev. Jones officiating. Burial was in Corner Creek cemetery.

Surviving are: Three sons Harrison, Luke and Rufus Johnson; one daughter, Mrs. Mary Francis Holmes; one sister, Mrs. Mary E. Robbins, Enterprise, one' brother, W. J.

P. Butler, of Wetumpka, Ala. Evans Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Tom Gibson crashes the news again this week by informing us that his baseball mind has suffered three changes already this year; first he was a HOLD-OVER then a HOLDOUT and now he's a STRONGHOLD. JOHN BRANDON CARRIES OWN POLITICAL TRADITION JOHN BRANDON State Treasurer John Brandon, candidate for the office of Secretary of State, is carrying on the political tradition that has made the name Brandon a familiar one in Alabama's history.

Mr. Brandon, a brother of the Governor W. W. "Plain Bill" Brandon, held the office of Secretary State from 1927 to 1931 and is oughly familiar with its duties the work of a state pardon board member which falls on the secretary of state. He is the son of F.

T. J. Brandon, Methodist minister who served years in the North Alabama Conference, and Caroline Woodward Brandon. He is a member of the Methodist Church, and a member of Masonic Order, Knights of Pythias, and the Elks. He was married in June of to Miss Laurie Hunter of Montgomery, and they have one child, Mary Ella Brandon, a senior at the versity of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, who will cast her first vote in May 3 primary--for her father secretary of state.

County Agent Notes By M. WILKIN Walton County, Florida NOTICE TO FARMERS As yet the County Agent's office is unable to give farmers any definite information concerning their exact cotton acreage ta be planted this year. Several meetings were held last week for the purpose of giving farmers the approximate acreage to be planted. We hope to be able to give the exact acreage that each farmer can plant by the end of this week. Farmers who expect to receive the largest payment in 1938 program must not plant corn in 15 to 20 percent of their cultivated land.

This land can be planted to peanuts, cowpeas and velvet beans for hog feed or land can lay out and be given rest. The rest of the land can be planted in any combination desired. Without this is acreage planted to above crops a farmer will forfeit all payments in 1938 program. Example: If a farmer has 25 acres in cultivation and has been given five acres of cotton plant, he would plant five acres cotton, five acres of crops for hog feed without corn, the balance of his farm would be planted to any other crop desired. BAPTIST REVIVAL IN PROGRESS HERE Dr.

L. O. Leavell, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Gadsden, Alabama, and Mr. W. G.

Stroup, Music and Educational Director of the Highland Baptist Church, Shreveport, Louisiana, compose the evangelistic team for the revival that is now in progress at the local First Baptist Church. During the first week of the revival the evangelist has preached each evening to a very large congregation. On Tuesday evening the church had as its guests a group of about fifty people from DeFuniak Springs, which occupied the center section of the auditorium. The Junior Department of the Sunday School also filled a section of the auditorium. Wednesday evening was Intermediate night and was well attended by this group from the Sunday School.

Thursday night was Young People's night and Friday night will be Adult night. A' very large group of adults is pected at the service. There will be no services at all Saturday. Regular services will be held Sunday beginning with Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. Mr.

Stroup will sing in the Young People's Department assembly. HARRISON ASKS TO RETAIN POST P. S. COMMISSION W. C.

HARRISON W. Clint Harrison, member of the, Alabama Public Service Commission, qualified with the office of the retary of State Friday as a for Seat No. 2. He has held the sition since his appointment July 1, 1936, to fill the unexpired term of Frank P. Morgan, reigned.

A native of Faunsdale, in Marengo county, Harrison was a member of the State House of Representatives from that county throughout the Miller administration and during the present administration up until the time of his appointment to the Commission. He was floor leader of House during both terms and sponsored much progressive legislation, particularly for the common schools of the state, attempting in 1932 to have funds for these schools made preferred claims. He introduced legislation to pave the way for rural electrification in Alabama. At the age of 14, he left home to go to Washington, D. where he served as a page in the National House of Representatives and later become secretary to his Congressman, the late George W.

Taylor. He attended business college and studlied law at night and graduated from the law department of Georgetown University at Washington in 1899. Returning home, Harrison entered into law partnership at Demopolis with Taylor and Benjamin F. Elmore, now a circuit judge. He later served as circuit solicitor in Marengo, Clarke, Choctaw and Monroe ties and as court reporter in the circuit as now constituted.

He is now a resident of Gallion, Marengo county, and is 58 years of age. First Baptist Church Rev. John Maguire, Pastor SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 1938. School: Mr. M.

B. Cosby, Supt. Attendance last Sunday-200. Worship Service. Sermon by Dr.

L. O. Leavell. Subject, "The Revealing Cross. Preaching Service.

Union. Miss Louise Bean, director. Attendance last Sunday-96. Mr. W.

G. Stroup will speak at the B. T. U. Assembly at 6:30.

7:30 Evening Worship Service. Sermon by Dr. Leavell "The Redeeming Cross." SANITARY PROJECT FOR FLORALA NOW IN FULL OPERATION Free Work Assured City Dwellers Through Newly Found Source; Employment For Idle Men Through the PWA a countysanitary project has been put into operation throughout Covington county. Florala was allotted fifteen laand Mr. A'.

L. Lacy, of Anniston, will be supervisor of the Florala project. Those needing sanitary work done may now have it done free. All the owner of any property will have to do is to furnish the material. Sometime ago a survey 1 was made and it was found that many homes in Florala were badly in need of sanitation.

It is the duty of every citizen of Florala to cooperate in this sanitary movement and help clean up Florala and make it the most beautiful town in South Alabama. J. M. PARKER IS FOUND DEAD AT HOME NEAR FALCO ond Sunday in April, same year, it was formally dedicated as the First Baptist Church of Florala. Rev.

Wiley F. Martin was called as pastor and services were held each Sunday thereafter. Mr. and Mrs. S.

T. Spradley were the first couple to be married in this church. Among the early pastors were: Bulger, Brooks, Martin, Boswell, Allen, Faulkner, Bennett, Railey, Gable, Stewart, Edmondson, Parker, Vandiver, Shoemaker and Page. In 1924 the church at Lockhart burned and its membership was added to the Florala Baptist Church roll. The union remains the same to this day.

In November of 1920 Dr. N. O. Patterson, architect-preacher, was called as pastor. He had already built 37 churches during his ministry, and set out to build one here.

At a meeting in January of 1921 the sum of $33,000 was subscribed for the present church building. Mr. J. E. Hughes and his son, J.

T. subscribed $11,000 each, and another son, Henry, $1,000. J. T. Hughes also donated the pipe organ.

Dedication and cornerstone laying held Jan. 22, 1922. During last 20 months Pastor Maguire has directed a remarkable progress for growth and training. 348 members having been added to church roll during this period. A nursery added; repairs in the sum of $2,000 secured for church building and pastorium.

Chapel completed and cleared debt. A reading of "Old Church" by Mrs. John Maguire; prayer by the pastor; a short talk by Mallie Martin, son of the late Rev. Wiley F. Martin; song by the congregation and benediction concluded exercises.

Florala's Own Rosa Miller Is Starred In "Start Cheering" The attractive and charming Joan Perry, Florala's Own Rosa Miller, will be here in "Start Cheering" at the Strand Theatre on and Thursday of next week. She is a lovely descendant of one of Florala's oldest families, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Miller and the granddaughter of the late Dr. R.

L. Miller. At the age of nineteen she began her career as a dress model in New (Continued to second page) Mr. J. M.

Parker, who was better known as "Uncle Snap" Parker, was found dead Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr. A. D. Youngblood where he had been boarding since Christmas. Mr.

and Mrs. Youngblood left home Sunday morning to visit some relatives and upon returning that afternoon about 2:30, they discovered the lifeless body of Mr. Parker. Mr. Parker had been in ill health for the past year, and had been feeling bad and complaining several days before his unfortunate death.

However, he told Mr. Youngblood about ten o'clock Sunday morning on the eve of their departure from the home that he was feeling alright and to take his auto and not to hurry back on his account. A Covington county coroner's jury empanelled by John C. Evans, county coroner, decided that Mr. Parker's death was due to an heart attack.

Mr. Parker was born in Geneva county" and for several years made his home near Hacoda. Approximately sixteen years ago he moved to this community, near Falco, where 1 he lived until his untimely death. His age was given as fifty-eight. Funeral services were held at the Corner Creek church Monday at 3 p.m.

with Rev. L. W. Carleton, pastor of Florala Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment was made in the Corner Creek cemetery.

Survivors are his wife and three sons, Pershing, Edwin and Allen Parker; one daughter, Florine; three brothers, Frank, Will and Bascomb Parker; one sister, Mrs. Phillips of Geneva. Pall-bearers were George Kelly, J. J. Zorn; Colon Barton, Bernice Atkins, D.

A. Barton and O. B. Kelly. Evans Funeral Home in charge.

TO PLAY ANDALUSIA TEAM (Whirley) Last week we acknowledged that we believed the Andalusia professional baseball team is good; now we give them an opportunity to prove or disapprove it. Plans have been completed to bring together that team and the newly organized Florala team next Sunday afternoon at 2:30 on the Andalusia field. Considering the fact that both teams are just beginning the spring training an interesting game is expected. The Andalusia batterymen will have had twe- weeks of practice while the infield and outfield will have had only one week of working together. The Florala boys had not had as yet, quite as much practice as they will have together, it is our opinion that they can give a worthy account of themselves.

In fact, one of the red-capped boys remarked: "Why should we worry about working together, we've never been out of practice." Yessir, you can believe us, when Smilin' Ed and Dr. Fred untangle their wings and those balls begin to fly, the game's gonna be good, and we want you to see it. Don't forget that the game will be played in Andalusia Sunday at 2:30. "JOLLY JUVENILE MINISTREL" TO BE PRESENTED AT PAXTON The Elementary grades of Paxton Junior High School will present the "Jolly Juvenile Ministrel" Wednesday night, April 13th at eight o'clock in the new Paxton school building. No admission will be charged, so come out and enjoy a few hours' real fun and merriment..