The Andalusia Star-News from Andalusia, Alabama • 4

THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 19, 1956 PAGE FOUR THE ANDALUSIA STAR-NEWS Officers For 1956-57 Slf Anialuata Published Thursdays Br ANDALUSIA PUBLISHING COMPANY. INC Andalusia, Alabama The County Seat of Covington County Entered as second class matter at the Post Office in Andalusia, Alabama, under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Miss Myrtle Kervin Renamed President Of Baptist BWC Miss Myrtle Kervin, President of the State Federation of Baptist Business Women's Circles, was re-elected to serve another term as president of that group at a three-day session held at Shocco Springs last week. She presided at the State meetings and also led a discussion group. Other Andalusia Baptist ladies attending the State Federation meeting were Mrs.

Ada Bruce, Mrs. Obie Jeffers, Miss Mattie Smyly, Miss Hettie Morrison and Mrs. C. B. Fuller.

Mrs. Fuller remained at Shocco Springs for the Sunday School Assembly this week. Editor Business Manager Plant Superintendent Shop Foreman Ed Dannelly Byron Vickery Arthur Jones Ed Richburg Swimming Classes Slated For Ladies A beginner swimming class for ladies only will be held at the City Pool, beginning July 23 at 9 A. M. The classes will be one hour in length and will be held on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, for a period of three weeks.

Miss Patricia Seymour, recreation director, will be the instructor of the class. Facilities will be provided for the care of small children who can't be left at home alone by the lady swimming pupils. Registration must be made through Miss Pat Seymour at the Gables Apartments, by card or phone. The sessions will be entirely adult, and there will be no ad mission charged. i i nun i.

llL.amiiwiii...w-""' mi if tit vt 14 4 'J dt tj FJt' i K' I '-f-CJ 4 t. .1 a Lions Chib Installs New occasion. The Lions officials are. seated. Mrs.

Jimmy Utsey, Jimmy Utsey, outgoing president; Solon Dixon, who took the oath' as president for 1956-57; Mrs. Solon Dixon; second row, John O0OGG I row. Milt Boyd, director; Dige With farm buildings of adaptable wood it's easy to add another section. When you build with wood you know it's good. Hitch-Hikeis With Satchels Can Expect A Ride From This Fellow Hill West and Bob Anderson, directors; Melvin Faulkner, second vice-president; Guy Wiggins, first vice-president, James Caton.

director; and Bethea Cat-on, assistant tail twister; third highway with what he thought was a valise. At the intersection, Brooks was hailed by a highway patrolman and was told he had been clocked at 58 mph in a 40 mph zone. Brooks was handed a speeding ticket. The first man, seen with what Brooks thought was a suitcase, was a ptrolman operating a radar machine. "I'll never again pass a hitch-hiker with a handbag," was Brooks' comment.

HOSPITALIZED Tony Rolling, young son of Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Rolling, of RFD 2, Andalusia, was admitted to Hillcrest Infirmary for medical treatment on July 12.

Mr. Rolling underwent a tonsillectomy on July 18. Mrs. Roxie Wood, who recently underwent surgery at Hillcrest Infirmary, returned home July 16. Bishop, Lion tamer; Russ White, tail twister; Lawrence Gill as py.

director; Comer Corbilt, ireasur er: Emory Turner, third vice-president; and Raymond Shreve, secretary. (Photo by Watson) Rev. West Leads Slocomb Revival Rev. W. F.

West, of Birmingham, former pastor of the West Highland Baptist Church in Andalusia, is conducting a revival this week at the New Providence Baptist Church near Slocomb. Services are held each evening at 7:30 P. M. Rev. Buster Odom, formerly of is pastor of the New Providence Church.

Mrs. West and the West child' ren, Nancy and Bill, in, accom panied Rev. West to Andalusia and are visiting this week with the James Butlers on Robinson Avenue. Mrs. Mildred Jean Ammons, RFD 6, Andalusia, wife of George Ammons, was admitted to Hillcrest Infirmary for treatment of injuries received in an automo bile accident on July 14.

Mrs. Ammons injuries were termed painful but not serious. it ANDALUSIA MFG. COMPANY Complete PHONES Materials Jjf Office 22 Building Plant 423 Mil BRECK GANTT Those who knew him best, back through the years, said of Breck Gantt, upon his death: ''He was a sheriff of the old school." Thrice elected the chief peace officer of Covington County, Breck Gantt, who was the son of another sheriff, the late Sellers Gantt, and the brother of Tom Gantt, also a former sheriff, was a top power in county politics from the days in 1918, when he first won election, until ill health forced his retirement. As a peace officer, he was respected as an individual who carried his authority wisely and forcefully.

One of his old-time intimates remembered this week that Breck Gantt was seldom seen carrying a pistol on his person. He had weapons in his car, or where they could be had if needed. But he didn't have to carry a gun in his belt holster to show his authority as an officer. When death strikes an individual, the way to measure his public services is to determine the imprint of character that is left in memory. There are thousands who will attest that Covington County is a.

better place because Breck Gantt lived here. That is a high tribute to a man who was widely respected and loved. oOo "LITTLE HUGO" Can Alabama and the South afford to stand by and do nothing with the Democratic National ConVention fast approaching? With Senator John Sparkman opposing a pre-con-vention parley of Southern delegates until August 11, delegates who feel more strongly about the need for a fight to preserve segregation are taking action. Sparkman got himself elected the chief of the Alabama delegation despite the fact that he trailed former Congressman Laurie Battle by 25,000 votes in the Alabama voting. Now Sparkman finds himself completely out-of-step with many Alabama convention delegates.

Sparkman has shown no certain intention of making a heated scrap for segregation and this failure is catching up with the Senator. Already meetings have been held in Atlanta and in Montgomery to weld a strong "Southern bloc" at the convention. A third meeting is being booked for August 6 in Birmingham. Sparkman has tossed cold water on the plans by urging Alabama delegates to wait until August 11 in Chicago. No politician knows better than John Sparkman that this will be too little and too late.

John Sparkman represents the State of Alabama in the same capacity in which Hugo Black once served this state. Hugo Black took everything Alabama had to offer in political profits, then traded away his birthright for a seat on the United States Supreme Court. Hugo Black, the Supreme Court justice, would find a very empty welcome back home in Alabama if he chose to return today. John Sparkman should know that there are Ala-bamians who are now calling him "Little Let the Senator persist in his coolness towards the fight for segregation and Sparkman may find he is about as unwelcome in this state as is Justice Black. Alabama should join other Dixie states in forming a "Southern John Sparkman is toying with his political future when he fails to take the lead in this battle.

oOo "CAPTAIN JIM" The Alabama Department of Public Safety has presented Andalusia's Captain Jim Brawner with a plaque attesting his extraordinary services as a public official. Captain Jim was the individual who established the driver's license division of the Highway Patrol and at one time headed the Department of Public Safety. The plaque was given to Brawner by Bill Lyerly, 'the present highway patrol boss, and was signed by Lyerly and Governor James E. Folsom. This is something extra special, because Captain Jim was not an individual who curried the favor of the Folsom forces.

As a matter of fact, Captain Jim, in his 17 years with the Department of Public Safety, enforced driving license regulations with the same fervor that he carried out military orders during his World War I tenure, He was invulnerable to political pressures. That is a monument that stands to the glory of Brawner's service. Few state offices are so besieged with requests for political favors as the Driver's License Bureau. It is to that office that every city and county officeholder goes to have a license restored for some If the driver's license chief does not' withstand the political pressures, the highways of Alabama will be littered with wrecks of vehicles driven by, reckless and irresponsible individuals. Captain Brawner set up a high standard of efficiency for future Driver's License Division heads to follow.

For the past 17 years, political favors could not bring the restoration of driver's license to drunks and others who had lost their driving privileges. Thinking of the future 'safety on our state's roadways, we hope and pray that Brawner's successor will have the same sense of responsibility that this Andalusian demonstrated. oOo They better stop slashing the size of Uncle Sam's Armed Forces. Governor Harriman has suggested integration be accomplished at the point of the bayonet in the South. It will take a wartime Army to accomplish that.

oOo- They are not going to stir up any sentiment among agriculturists in the steel strike in yelling about the shortage of cotton bailing ties. The farmer carts his cotton to the gins and lets the ginner worry about the packaging. Mrs. Ola Harris, of Gantt, was brought to Hillcrest Infirmary on July 16 for treatment of a broken arm. She returned home July 18.

To Build or Remodel See us for YOUR building materials TERMS IF DESIRED ra 1 '2 Price V2 p'' Price NO REFUNDS Andalusia, Ala. Eo J.00 5 Starts FRIDAY, JULY 20 The installation of new officers of the Andalusia Lions Club on July 11 was a festive occasion with the wives of the new president and the outgoing chieftain attending to add color to the Navy Recruiters Given Citation National recognition for outstanding achievement in obtaining Navy enlistment has been granted the Andalusia Navy Recruiting Station, according to Chief Petty Officer A. W. Bishop, who is in charge of local recruiting efforts. The recognition, which came in the form of a "Navy Recruiting Station of the Month" certificate, was signed by Captain Roy S.

Benson, Director of Navy Recruiting in Washington, D. and was presented to the Andalusia recruiters by Lt. Comdr. M. E.

Thompson, officer in charge of Navy recruiting for Alabama. The awards were based on the recruiting results obtained by the Andalusia recruiters during the month of June, when a total of 17 enlistments were made, as opposed to an assigned enlistment of nine. In addition to Chief Bishop, other recruiters at the Andalusia Navy Recruiting Station include Chief Melton, Chief Mabry, and Petty Officer First Class Jack Justice. Local youths who enlisted during June and who are now receiving their recruit training at San Diego, Great Lakes and Bainbridge, are: Billy Joe Collins, James E. Shirey, Phillip N.

Canant, Fletcher B. Hays, Robert H. King, Harold Brog-den, Thomas A. Culpepper, Charles A. Waters, Rex.

W. Barnes, Winston Blackburn, Robert W. Vickery, Clifford Higdon, Jack R. Lunsford, Johnny H. Fussell, Bobby R.

Rainer, and James R. Sawyer. Out of the 17 men enlisted in June, 15 of them were high school graduates and qualified for various specialty ratings under the Navy's High School Graduate Training Program, Chief Bishop stated. Hillcrest Infirmary News Persons admitted to Hillcrest Infirmary during the past week for medical treatment are: Mrs. Emma Lee Eagle, RFD 5, Andalusia, admitted July 17.

She is employed at Alatex. Clarence J. Smith, of Mobile, admitted July 16. He is employed at Brookley Field. Linda Diane Gorum, 6, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. H. Gorum, admitted July 16. Mr. Gorum is connected with Gulf Life Insurance Company.

Leroy Stanford, 40 Tisdale Street, admitted July 15. Mrs. Naomi Hornsby, 205 Snowden Drive, wife of C. H. Hornsby, admitted July 14.

Colquett Lane, of Montgomery, nrtmittpH 14. Mrs. June Hood, wife of John Hood, of Georgiana, admitted July 15. Otis Ray Gunter, 9, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Floyd Gunter, admitted July 14, released July 15. Mr. Gunter is employed at the Covington Fertilizer Co. Eben Benefield, Ozark, admitted July 10. Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Chesser, of RFD 2, Red LeveL both admitted on July 13 and both released on July 17. Mrs. Etta Harold, wife of Randolph Harold, of Brewton, admitted July 9, released July 18. Mrs.

Bernice Livingston, wife of Hugh Livingston, admitted July 15. She is emplpyed at Alatex. Mrs. Beulah Matthews, wife of Bert Matthews, of RFD 4, admitted July 12. Ollie Meacham, 313 Pugh Street, admitted July 9.

He is employed at the Nehi Bottling Co. Mrs. Minnie Morrow, RFD 2, Red Level, admitted July 14. Mrs. Leola Nichols, wife of Robbie J.

Nichols, of Enterprise, Folks who carry suitcases and thumb rides on highways can expect a sympathetic reception from" Harry Fendley Drive-In projectionist, in the future. On Tuesday, Brooks was approaching the intersection of the Evergreen and McKenzie highways near the River Falls Bridge, coming to Andalusia from the Red Level sector. He noticed a by-stander on the MISS HENLEY IMPROVED Miss Susie Henley, who sustained a broken hip when she fell at her home on College Street on July 2, returned to Covington Memorial Hosrjital from a Montgomery infirmary on July li. Miss Henley's condition is reported greatly improved. She makes her home with her sister, Mrs.

Rosie Givens. BACK ON THE JOB LeRoy May was admitted to Hillcrest Infirmary on July 13 for treatment of an eye injury. He was released from the hospital on July 16 and returned to work on July 17 with the Alabama Electric Cooperative, where he is employed for the summer. admitted July 9. Mrs.

Jewel Mae Phillips, of McKenzie, admitted July 9, released July 17. Mr. and Mrs. Alton Ryland, 308 Perry Street, are medical patients. Mr.

Ryland was ad mitted July 11 and Mrs. Ryland on July 14. He is a salesman for the Andalusia Manufacturing and she is employed at Alatex. Mrs. Grace Shell, wife of Clarence Shell, of East Brewton, admitted July 11.

Malachi Stroud, RFD 2, admitted July 12. He is employed at Beesley Packing Co. Mrs. Christine Waters, wife of Oliver Waters, of RFD 4, admitted July 12. James L.

Williamson, RFD 3, Andalusia, admitted July 10. Mrs. Annie Madrid, wife of I Edward Madrid, admitted July 17 and released the following day. She is employed at Alatex. James C.

Douglas, RFD 5, Andalusia, admitted July 17. Robert R. Grimes, RFD 2, Enterprise, admitted July 17. Mrs. Lucine Mitchell, RFD 2, Dozier, admitted July 17.

Mrs. Mitchell's son, Willis Mitchell, was admitted as a medical patient on July 18. Herbert Wiggins, RFD 2, Red Level, admitted July 17. Diane Ludlam, 18 months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Benny Frank Ludlam, admitted July 17. Mr. Ludlam is employed at Hillcrest Infirmary. Mrs. Buck Cook, of Midland City, admitted July 17.

Surgery Patients At Hillcrest Infirmary Mrs. Eva Hiers, 610 Carlton Street, underwent major surgery on July 17. Feagin Sweatt, RFD 2, Red Level, underwent an appendectomy on July 15. Syble Hussey, 14, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Noah Hussey, underwent an appendectomy on July 14. Mr. Hussey is employed by the REA and Mrs. Hussey at Mrs. Ruby Bradley, wife of Leonard Bradley, of Wing, underwent major surgery on July 16.

Mrs. Dorothy Cooper, wife of James W. Cooper, of 204 Mohawk Street, underwent major surgery on July 16. Dona Sue McCutcheson, of Phenix City, underwent an appendectomy on July 13. She was visiting in Andalusia at the time she was stricken.

Mrs. Marcene Clark, 103 Barron Street, underwent major surgery on July 7. Mrs. Lela Radford, wife of James Radford, RFD 2, Andalusia, underwent major surgery on July 10. MATERNITY DRESSES INCLUDED IN THIS GROUP 1 Rack Lillian Russell Values to $5.95 Now Only 1 Rack Vicky Vaughn and Tpni Todd Values to $10.98 1 Rack L'AIGLON Values to $24.95 Now Only Other Summer Jantzen Owners and Operators One Lot Ladies Jantzen HOUSECOATS and 1 Rack TOPPERS and SUITS ALL SALES FINAL NO EXCHANGES Mrs.

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