The Phenix-Girard Journal from Girard, Alabama • 1

THE PHENIX-GIRARD JWJRNAL PRICE 5 CENTS PHENIX-GIRARD, ALABAMA, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 4, 1938. VOL. XXX NO. 44 Personals Election Officials For November 8 Phenix Lions Club To Entertain Election To Bo Held Tuesday November 8 Russell County votes on three elections next Tuesday. Owing: to technicality in Election of April 26 the people of Russell County vote again on issuing bonds in the sum of Forty Thousand Dollars to help build ii jm! in i'lienix City.

The Federal Government has already ap proved the request of the County for a grant of 132,000 to aid in the construction and equipment. On the same day the people of the whole state vote on two amendments to the Constitution of Ala. No. one, if passed would seriously cripple every small County. No.

2 is local and applies only to Morgan County and does not go into effect until endorsed by the people of that County in another election. Below we give a copy of the entire Democratic ticket as shown by absentee ballot. A cross mark in the circle at the top votes the whole ticket. Mr. L.

L. Patterson of Washington D. C. spent several days with his brother Mr. A.

L. Patterson last week. Miss Nina Jo Anthony, popular senior at the University of Alabama will spend the week end with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Walter Anthony.

Messrs Rutledge Freeman, Joe Bird and Edgar Rogers, students at the University of Alabama will visit relatives here this week end. Mr. and Mrs. Roy L. Smith and Mr.

and Mrs. I. I. Moses were among those from Phenix City attending the funeral of Dr. L.

J. Lewis in Seale Friday. Mr. and Mrs. F.

B. McClellan and attractive children visited their parents Mr. and Mrs. F. B.

McClellan Sr. in Abbeville, Ala. last week. The Russell County Red Cross Roll Call workers will have a supper meeting in the Lions Hall on November 10. I.

C. Wheelis is Chairman of the Roll Call and it is predicted that it will be a most successful one under his able leadership. Gus Bell, of Mobile, district governor of Lions clubs in Alabama will attend a meeting of the Phenix City club on November 11, it was announced at a session of the Club Tuesday. No meeting will be held next Tuesday night it was stated, the dinner in honor of Mr. Bell taking the place of the regular session.

Mr. Bell will be entertained in the club ball. A number of state club officials are expected to attend the session. Several visitors are also expected. It will begin at 7 oclock instead of the usual time of 6:30 oclock.

A program will be presented at the meeting. A committee to arrange this was appointed Tuesday night. The group consista of D. E. Newsome, S.

Lauderdale and R. L. Ray. Another committee was appointed to work with the chamber of commerce in publishing a pamphlet advertising Phenix City. Those named were Dr.

M. L. Shaddix, A. L. Patterson and H.

L. Blake. The club voted to take part in the opening of the new Russell county courthouse on November 14. Routine business was transacted at the meeting. Roy Smith, president, presided.

Parsons Inspect New Phenix Post Office The new postoffice in Phenix City was inspected by over 1,500 persona Sunday afternoon as the public was given an opportunity to view its interior. Phenix City postoffice officials planned to occupy the building at the close of business at 6 o'clock Monday night After 7:30 mail was available in the lock boxes in the new building. Both offices were closed from 6 to 7:30 when the transfer was being made. Doors to the handsome structure were opened at 2:05 o'clock Sunday and the building was crowded until 6 o'clock when closed. Many of the visitors were from Columbus and other cities in this section.

J. F. Freeman, Phenix City postmaster, was present to welcome those visiting the building. Others receiving the visitors were William B. Mims, clerk in charge of the Gir ard station; M.

C. Smith, Mrs. W. E. Sherrer and Miss Dorothy Reese, clerks in the main office.

Built at a cost of $68,000 which included the lot, the new post office is one of the most modem and best looking among the offices of its size in the state. It is located on Fourteenth street opposite the new Russell county courthouse. Mr. Freeman has requested patrons holding keys to the boxes in the old office to turn them in Tuesday. Nearly 400 boxes are located in the new office, the majority of which have been rented, but the few remaining may be procured by calling at the office, Mr.

Freeman said. Work on the new building was started early in the summer. Formal opening exercises will be held at a later date. row THE W16MT. FRANKS DUE IN NOVEMBER Final Rites Held Today For L.

J. Lewis DEMOCRATIC PARTY Phinix City Pave Streets In City Phenix City commissioners voted Tuesday to pave approximately a mile of itreeta in the city with the aid of a PWA grant and instructed the city attorney and city engineer to draw up plans, specifications and ordinances for the surfacing, drainage and placing of curb and gutters on the streets. The resolution passed by the board at its meeting assessed property owners $1 per lineal foot for the placing of the curb and gutters. This assessment is necessary, Homer D. Cobb, commissioner who introduced the resolution said, because of the financial condition of the city.

Mayor Ashby Floyd and Mr. Cobb voted for the resolution while Commissioner A. L. Gullatt voted against it. Mr.

Gullatt Baid he wanted the people to have the paving, but as all property owners are now paying an additional five mills in taxes ftfr paving already in the city whether it is on their Btreets or not, he did not feci that they should be asked to pay any more. In reply to a question by Mr. Cobb, Mr. Gullatt said he did not have any other plan to offer in order that the people could get the paving. Mr.

Cobb told the board that he was in favor of the paving for two reasons. He said the PWA grant would allow the city to have the work done at a large saving and also it would put many people on the relief rolls to work. Stating that farmers are now working on county projects, he said it was up to the board to furnish work for those in need in the city. Mayor Floyd agreed with him and said there are numbers without work and that he personally had helped scores. Frank Snellings, who was at the meeting told the board that many had called on him for help, stating they were unemployed.

Work on the project is expected to begin about December 15. Drawing up the plans and publishing the ordinances will result in the delay, it was stated. Recently the city was given a PWA grant of $56,000 to pave four miles of streets with the ctiy to furnish $43,000. The remaining' three miles will be paved later. Property owners desiring their street to be paved should circulate a petition and if two-thirds sign it, the work will be done, it was stated.

The first streets to be paved were fixed by the board as follows: Fourth avenue from Sixteenth St. to the end of the anvenu. Seventh avenue from Sixteenth street to South Railroad street. Fifth avenue from Sixteenth street to Seventeenth street. Fifth avenue from Dillingham street to the fill.

Tenth avenue from Dillingham street to Eleventh street. After the meeting the board held an executive session with Chief of Police O. O. Gay. Purpose of the meeting and its outcome were not announced.

For United States Senator Lister Hill For Governor Frank D.ixon For Lieutenant-Governor A. A. Carmichael For Attorney General T. S. (Buster) Lawson GIRARD TEACHERS OBSERVE NATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK For State Auditor Howell Turner For Secretary of State John Brandon Rev.

J. E. Franks of Ashland, will assume the duties of pastor of First Baptist church, Phenix City immediately following the fourth Sunday in November, it was announced Monday by C. H. Wood, clerk of the Phenix church.

The new pastor Sunday presented his resignation to his congregation in the Baptist church, Ashland, Ala. He was recently called to succeed Rev. Claude Bond, who left the Phenix church to fill the pulpit of a church in Nantucket, Mass. Mr. Franks is well known among Alabama Baptists, and knows well the outlines of the state and Southern Baptist work.

He has appeared on the program at the assembly of the state convention and served on important committees of the convention. He has also served as moderator of the Carey association, Ciay county, for the past four years. Mr. and Mrs. Franks are native Alabamians.

They received their scholastic training at the old Baptist Collegiate Institute, Newton, and Howard college, Birmingham, Ala. Their work for the past approximately seven years has been with the Ashland Baptist church. During this time the work there has been greatly strengthened along all lines, including a steady increase in church membership, the payment of an old church debt and several permanent property improvements accomplished. For State Treasurer Charles E. McCall For Superintendent of Education A.

H. Collins Election Officers to serve for Rua sell County in the elections to be held November 8, 1938. Beat 1, Box 1 Managers: W. D. Malloy, W.

J. Gamble, C. R. Bussey. Clerks: Mrs.

Annie Duke, Mrs. Bessie Brooks. Returning Officer: Joe Gibson. Beat 1, Box 2 Managers: George Hamilton, J. M.

Payne, Jr. Z. T. Spear. Clerks: Mrs.

Wilma Ray Mrs. Eugene Spain. Returning Officer: Charlie King. Beat 1, Box 3 Managers: J. E.

Hornsby, P. Blake, Jimmie Mathews. Clerks: Mrs. Leila Raiford, Miss Kate Floyd. Returning Officer: Frank Barnes.

Beat 1, Box 4 Managers: Fred P. Matthews, O. C. Gibson, Monte filler. Clerks: Mrs.

Minnie Hayes, Mrs. Ethel Gullatt. Returning Officer: E. T. Pritchett.

Beat 1, Box 5 Managers: Olin Whitmen, Hawse Wright, Dixie Jones, Clerks: P. F. Hollar, Clarence Wilson. Returning Officer: J. T.

Tyler. Beat 1, Box 6 Managers: Will Scott, E. B. McCann, Emmett Tillman. Clerks: Mrs.

Bernard Glass, Mrs. L. G. Blau. Returning Officer: Howard Mitchell.

Beat 2 Managers: O. B. Brpwn, Fate Stilwell. Clerks: B. D.

Bishop, W. C- Jenkins. Returning Officer: W. J. Arrant.

Beat 3 Managers: A. A. Dudley, B. W. Capps, Fletcher Herring.

Clerks: Zack Phillips, Willie Jenkins. Returning Officer: Canty Wynn. Beat 4 Managers: J. I. Williamson, John T.

Smith, Josh Thigpen. Clerks: John Henry Thigpen, Mrs. Burrell Smith. Returning Officer: A. J.

Smith. Beat 5 Managers: A. J. Taylor, C. N.

Perry, Geo. A. Ferrell. Clerks: Mrs. O.

M. Cochran, Miss Lilly Tucker. Returning Officer: W. F. Hunter.

Beat 6 Managers: F. P. Pitts, G. F. Chambers, T.

R. Hardwick. Clerks: Mrs. Blanche Thompson, Mrs. Lilly Dixon.

Returning Officer: W. H. Simmons. Beat 7 Managers: Albert Pitts, George Mathews, John Q. Evans.

Clerks: Mrs. Sam Anderson, Mrs Marie Pitts. Returning Officer: Ralph Mathews Sr. Beat 8 Managers: O. A.

Willis, H. A. Simms, J. W. Owens.

Clerks: Mrs. John McLendon, Bums McLendon. Returning Officer: T. J. Kite, Jr.

Beat 9 Managers: W. O. Motley, E. J. Sims, W.

H. Davis. Clerks: Mrs. Martha Currington, Mrs. W.

O. Motley. Returning Officer: Bert Cliatt. Beat 10 Managers: H. D.

McGough, J. Mitchell, B. I. Burt. Clerks: Mrs.

H. L. Burt, Mrs. A. W.

Pitts. Returning Officer: Dr. W. T. Joiner.

Absentee Box Managers: W. C. Duncan, Mrs. W. L.

Hobbs, J. S. Bird. Clerks: Mrs. J.

E. Hornsby, Miss Clara Fletcher. Returning Officer: I. C. Wheelis.

We, the appointing Board of Russell County, Alabama, hereby appoint the above and foregoing to serve as Election officers the General election, the election on Constitutional Amendments, and the bond issue election, all of said elections to be held on Tuesday November 8th 1938. This the 1st day of November 1938. C. B. Gullatt, Judge of Probate.

E. A. Kimbrough, Sheriff. yr. L.

Hobbs, Clerk Circuit Court R. C. 44-lt For Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Haywood Paterson The teachers of the Girard Elementary school are assembling materials suggested by the National Education Association for the purpose of observing in a very definite way National Education week. Beginning on Sunday emphasis is laid upon the importance of fair play on the golden rule. On each succeeding day of the week, including Saturday, a topic will be emphasized.

The work of the student will take the form more or less of assembling materials and making booklets together with original papers prepared on the various topics to be studied throughout the entire week. The parents and friends of the school are invited to attend any day during the week to observe the work being done. For Associate Member of Public Service Commission Place No. 1 Fitzhugh Lee For Associate Member of Public Service Commission Place No. 2 W.

C. Harrison Sup- For Associate Justice of the reme Court, Place No. 1 William H. Thomas For Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Place No. 2 Joel B.

Brown For Representative in the 76th Congress from Third District Henry B. Steagall You Can Bank On This Funeral services for Lucien J. Lewis, 68, Russell county commissioner who died at the city hospital Thursday morning as the result of a pistol wound in the head reported to have been self -inflected at his home in Seale, were held at the Seale Methodist church this morning at 10:30 oclock. Rev. T.

S. Harris officiated, assisted by Rev. T. J. Gross of Phenix City and Rev.

J. C. B. White of Seale with interment in the family lot in Seale cemetery. Russell county offices will be closed until noon today in respect to Mr.

Lewis and officials will attend the Services. Active pallbearers: were J. L. Pollard. Pat Perry, Tom Perry Marvin Johnson, W.

R. Forrester and T. C. Perry. Honorary pallbearers will be I.

I. Moses chairman of the Russell commission and W. A. Dozier, member of the board; H. A.

Ferrell, county solicitor; H. Dixon Smith, Howard Bickerstaff; H. E. Weathers, C. G.

Brown, R. H. Pitts, B. C. Stark, G.

Jennings, W. B. Oliver, Dr. John Prather, W. H.

Chadwick, A. C. Pitts, C. R. Dudley and W.

H. Brannon. High tribute to Mr. Lewis was paid by Mr. Moses yesterday.

Stating he had known him for many years, he lauded. Mr. Lewis as an official and a man and said his death was not only a great loss to Russell County, but to his large circle of friends. Mr. Lewis died at 10:30 oclock at the hospital.

He had been in declining health for a period of from eight to ten years. He is reported to have fired a .32 calibre pistol the bullet entering in the left side of the head and coming out at the back of the head. The shot was fired about 7 oclock and an ambulance from Britton Dobbs was rushed to Seale to bring Mr. Lewis to the hospital. Mr.

Lewis had been in the drug business at Seale since the age of thirteen. He served as county commissioner for ten years and at one time was superintendent of the county schools. He was elected commissioner again in May, 1936 and took office in January. His father was the late John A. Lewis, prominent attorney of Crawford, who was a brother of Ulysses Lewis, the first intendant or mayor, of the city of Columbus.

Due to the condition of Mr. Lewis health, the county commissioners have been holding their meetings at Seale, convening for a session there last Monday. Mr. Lewis had been under the care of a specialist and suffered intensely from a stomach complaint. He told a friend this week that he could not sleep comfortably for his suffering.

He was married to Miss Tommie Perry, of Seale, January 1916. Mrs. Lewis has been postmistress at Seale for thirty years. Besides his wife he is survived by several nieces and nephews, one he raised, Lucien Pitts of Seale. For Circuit Solicitor of Third Judicial Circuit Geo W.

Andrews, Jr. RUSSELL DAIRY CATTLE GIVEN FAVORABLE REPORT For State Senator Twenty-Seventh Senatorial District W. A. Dozier YMi TONNA66 PASSIKI6 THROUGH THE DETROIT RJVER. IS GREATER.

wan through any OTHER. RJVERW THE WORJLD For Member House of Representatives Russell County Place Now 1 Chas. T. Clayton For Member House of Representatives Russell County Place No. 2 H.

0. (Hub) Booth For Sheriff J. Shannon Burch For Tax Collector J. H. Roberts A SURVEY OF 10,000 RURAL HOMES SHOWS THAT 87 OF THE WOMEN ON Farms NEVEH HAVE ANY VACATION For Tax Assessor G.

B. Pittman, Jr. Board of For Members of County Education Vote for Two Jack P. Denson E. E.

Johnston. The recent survey conducted by the U. S. department of agriculture, bureau of animal industry, with Vet-emiary Inspector Thomas C. Berry in charge, gives a favorable crosscounty picture of dairy herds and individual cows in Russell county.

There were thirteen dairies, with a total of 567 cows, eleven individuals, with a total of 22 cows making a grand total of 539 tested, the results being that no suspects, or reactors were found in the entire number. Dr. M. L. Shaddix, health officer, commented: It is to be regretted that every cow in the county now producing milk could not have had this test made, as every precaution possible should be taken to assure milk consumers of the safest milk and in this we find the dairymen, as a whole, are in full accord.

Milk certainly stands at the top as a food and on questioning the school children over the county we are convinced that the consumption is not more than 50 per cent of what it should be. Dr. Shaddix advises the U9e of more milk and states the safest from the standpoint of cleanliness is the cheapest on physical analysis. 746 MILLION FARM INCOME, SEPTEMBER Putting aside a part of your income now is easier than trying to get along with no income later. What you save now may prevent a tremendous lot of misery in old age.

Begin saving now. Open a savings account with us. Phenix' Girard Bank Phenix City, Alabama Safe because it I sound- WASHINGTON, The Bureau of Agricultural Economics estimated farm cash income during Septmber was $764,000,000. This included in government benefit payments. The farm cash income including benefit payments during the first nine months of this year was estimated at $5,377,000,000, or 13 per cent leas than the $6,170,000,000 income tor the same period last year..