Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for SEPT 1926 September 1926 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Candace Gravelle tealtree@comcast.net May 15, 2005, 2:55 pm The Cleburne News September 1926 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEWS", Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama for SEPTEMBER 1926 NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, September 2, 1926 R.D. NICHOLS GONE TO REST On August 24th at 3:30 p.m. the gates swung open and the loving voice said "come unto me and be at rest"., and R.D. Nichols, a boy of 16 years, departed this life. He suffered in patience for five months for he knew that there was a place free from pain and care when the lord called him to rest. It seems that was what done him the most most good. Every step of his life was bright and he wore a smile on his face which showed the love of god in his heart. Everybody loved R.D. that knew him, but the lord knows best and all that we can say to the bereaved relatives is to be prepared to meet R.D. over in the sweet land of rest where he is now waiting and where there is no more pain or death. He was laid to rest in New Harmony Cemetery on August 27th, Rev. J.W. Campbell conducting the funeral services. The pall bearers were Robert Ayers, Guy Jones, Lee Bryant, John Garish and Mr. Harris. Besides numberous relatives many friends regret that they had to say goodbye to R.D. for a little while. A Friend. ___ COUNTY COURT CASES The following cases are scheduled to come up for trial before Judge D.S. Baber in county court on Monday, Sept. 6th: Distilling Cases Albert McElroy John Long Jr. J.E. Bryant Henry Bryant Shep Owen Walter McWhorter Violating Prohibition Law Truman Dodson Equator Price Byron Holbrook ____ WRECK VICTIM IS NEAR DEATH The condition of Joe Hooper who was seriously hurt in an automobile accident near Jasper, Walker County, Alabama while enroute from his home at Haistings, Oklahoma to visit relatives and friends in Cleburne County a week ago last Sunday in company with his grandson O.K. Hooper and another party, was reported serious late Tuesday. At the time of the accident it is said, Mr. Hooper did not complain of any injuries and after care repairs had been made, continued his trip to the home of his brother R.F. Hooper near Fruithurst. A couple of days after reaching his brother's home, Mr. Hooper was taken seriously ill and has continued to grow much worse each day, and word from his bedside late Turesay afternoon was to the effect that all hope for his recovery had been given up and the end was momentarily expected. Mr. Hooper who was at one time a resident of this county, moved west many years ago, settling in Cotton County, Oklahoma, and was last year elected to the state senate; he had previously represented his county in the legislature. He is 87 years old. Mr. Hooper's family have been notified of his serious condition and two sons were expected to arrive her Wednesday morning from Oklahoma. Mrs. Hooper died several years ago. ____ LOCAL News Mr. and Mrs. Henry Norton and children left Tuesday morning on an extended visit with relatives and friends in different parts of Mississippi. __ Our old friend Jack Haley, accompanied by his wife, of Boaz, has been the guest of his brother Mayor A.J. Haley. The Boaz people had been visiting relatives in Bowdon, Georgia, coming to Heflin on Saturday. Mr. Haley has many old acquaintances in Cleburne and they are always glad to see him. ___ Mrs. L. Roy Galloway and little daughter of Birmingham were the guests of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Black last week. ___ H.V. Cheatwood who was seriously injured in an automobile accident near Heflin several days ago and who was removed to an Anniston hospital, is reported out of danger. __ NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, September 9, 1926 FRUITHURST News Mr. and Mrs. Buttram left this week for Esom Hill. __ Mr. Robert Hicks of Tennessee is visiting his mother Mrs. O.D. Hicks. __ Milton Simon left Monday morning for Birmingham where he will begin work. __ Andrew Wallace of Anniston is visiting his sister Mrs. J.A. Laminack. __ LOCAL News Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Edwards and son and John W. Edwards and daughter of Dossville, Mississippi, accompanied by Homer Hurt visited relatives at Edwardsville last week. John W. is a brother of Mrs. C.M. Coggin of Heflin and Mrs. Julian Greer of Edwardsville, moving to Mississippi about 25 years ago, this being his first visit back since moving away. "Since the Ford car has put us less than 2 days apart, 'daggone', if I intend to make my visits so far apart in the future" declared John W. to the Cleburne News. ___ W. S. Harris of the Lebanon community, and one of the county's most progressive and prosperous citizens, was in Heflin on Monday and announced while here that he was arranging his affairs to move to Tallapoosa this fall, having purchased a home in the Georgia town. Mr. Harris has lived in Cleburne all his life and has always been active in church and school work. The Cleburne News with their hundreds of other friends, while regretting to give them up, extend best wishes to this splendid family. ____ PINHOOK News Bob Dunn and children and Mrs. Zane Dunn all of near Edwardsville, spent several days last week with relatives near White Plains. Mrs. Zane Dunn and Mrs. Bob Dunn and children were the guests of Mrs. Sarah Dunn on Friday. __ MR. BENNETT SERIOUSLY ILL Forney Bennett was called from his home at Clarkston, Georgia to the bedside of his brother J.W. Bennett who was stricken seriously ill Sunday morning at his home north of Fruithurst. There is not a finer character than "Bill" Bennett who is a splendid christian gentleman, and the announcement of his serious illness will carry sorrow to hundreds. The condition of Mr. Bennett was thought by those who had watched at his bedside, last Tuesday afternoon, to be a little improved. However he is yet a very sick man. ___ LOCAL News Mrs. W.U. Almon left for Anniston this week where she will spend several week with her daughter Mrs. J.L. Yeatman. __ Mr. and Mrs. Lee Haywood and daughter little Miss Louise were the guests of Mrs. Haywood's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Wright of Carroll county, Saturday and Sunday. __ Duston L. Johnson and son Oco of Vernon, Texas have been visiting relatives at Edwardsville. They left Wednesday morning on a trip to Tennessee accompanied by the former's father, Henry Johnson. ___ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, September 16, 1926 DEATH COMES TO MR. HOOPER Joe Cooper, who was seriously hurt in an automobile accident near Jasper, Ala., about six weeks ago while enroute to Cleburne, died at the home of his brother, R.F. Hooper last Friday morning, his body being shipped back to his home at Haistings, Oklahoma, accompanied by his two sons who were with their father when the end came. Mr. Hooper was a prominent democrat in his home county and was recently elected to the state senate. He was eighty-odd years old at the time of his death. ___- LOCAL News Frank Thrasher of Seminole, Gaines County, Texas subscribed for the Cleburne News this week. Mr. Thrasher is a son of W.B. Thrasher who lived near Bell Mills for 27 years. __ MARS HILL News Mrs. Della Hicks and children met at her father's Jim Alewine's last week and helped pull fodder. __ Mr. and Mrs. Willard Surrett and little son Odum and Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Pruitt and Willie Pruitt from Cullman spent Sunday at the home of their father Henry Pruitt. ___ Miss Verda Crumpton is spending the week in Anniston with her sister, Mrs. P.L. Steadham. ___ MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED Marriage licenses have been issued to the following couples within the past few days: Chester Barr and Miss Beaul Lott M.F. McWhorter Jr. and Miss Pearl Groover Zach Bennefield and Miss Lilla Ivey Arthie Whitman and Miss Anna Owen Robt. Walker and Miss Florence Lee Farmer Jefferson Davis Campbell and Miss Ann Eliza Gidley Allen Bagley and Miss Linnie Richardson J.T. Mitchell and Miss Flora Mercer Earl Brown and Miss Nancy Laminack Austin Eason and Miss Lucille Gummings David Broyles and Mrs. Lester Duse __ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, September 23, 1926 MEN AND WOMEN ARRESTED IN A SERIES OF RAIDS LAST WEEK Wednesday of last week proved to be an unlucky day for moonshiners in the Borden Springs section when officers swooped down on an illicit still and captured Jesse Knott, Tom Lorren, Bud Seigler, Mrs. Pearl Knott, Mrs. Alfred Morris, Mrs. Tom Lorren, along with two other women. A large quantity of beer and 31 gallons of whiskey were destroyed in the raid by sheriff H.A. Jackson, deputies W.B. Burton and J.M. Haywood. In another sweep throught he southeastern part of the county by the same officers, accompanied by state officers John H. Draper and W.J. Linch of Oxford, three gallons of whiskey were found near the home of Lum Whitman who was arrested on a charge of violating the prohibition law. Last Sunday, G.W. Thrower, T.J. Turner and Bill Williams destroyed the "grandpa and grandma" of them all when they made a raid north of Muscadine. The two stills, running in full blast when the officers arrived on the scene, were of zinc construction. No. 1 was 4 feet high and 4 feet across on the top while No. 2 was 4 feet in high and 6 feet across the top, officers said. A copper "worm" seven feet long was also destroyed. Two young men, Charlie and Alta Coffey were caught at the still and brought to jail, where charged of distilling were made against them. State law enforcement officers raid a still three miles north of Borden Springs Monday afternoon and arrested four men. The men, E.E. Pettit, Marcus Wilke, Carl Brown and Albert Miller were committed to the Cleburne county jail. ___ ECHOLS GIVEN HIS FREEDOM Seab Echols, charged with murder and who has been in jail at Anniston for the past several months, was given his liberty here this week, when the state failed to make out a case. Another indictment for jail breaking was nol prossed. __ TRICKEM VALLEY News Mallew McElroy and wife and baby and L.A. McElroy and wife motored over to Mr. John Harris' Sunday afternoon. __ We are glad that Mrs. Josie Crumpton's little baby T.J. is getting better after a serious illness. __ Mrs. Beatrice Crumley is visiting her mother Mrs. Lucie Williamson this week. __ IN MEMORIAM OF J.C. BEAN The subject of this sketch, Bro. J.C. Bean, was born in Calhoun county, Alabama on Feb. 26, 1857 and died on the 8th day of June 1926. At the time of his death he was 69 years, 3 months and 12 days old. His parents were pious people but his father was taken from him by death in the first year before the civil war. He was reared to manhood by a godly mother who instilled into his mind the lofty principles of manhood which were his guide through life. He was reared in humble circumstances but was ambitious and devoted a good part of his young manhood in trying to secure an education which he succeeded in doing as far as the school of the day could educate him. After his days of schooling he taught for two or three years and finding that business appealed to him more than the teaching profession, he left the school room for a career of business. In all his business affairs he was frugal and businesslike and succeeded in building a large business interest in his adopted town of Heflin. Soon after coming to Heflin, he was happily married to Miss Lou Moore who still survives him with four sons and one daughter to mourn his loss, but who live to bless his memory. In his early manhood he professed religion and joined the Missionary Baptist church in Calhoun county and was baptized at old Bethlehem church in Calhoun county, being baptized by Rev. Asa Allen of blessed memory. In the year 1884 he came to Heflin to live and soon identified himself with the Heflin Baptist church where he was afterward made a deacon and served in this capacity as long as he lived. He was also superintendant of the sunday school at the Heflin Baptist church for twenty-six years consecutively, resigning that position on account of failing health. For many years he was the leading spirit of the Heflin Baptist church and was always interested in the work of is church and denomination. For the last eight or nine years his health was gradually giving away. Gradually he sank to the grave. He often told the writer that he was prepared for the change. He did not look foward to death with any dread or apprehension. He was a strong man in the religious life of his church and community. He was a man of patriotism. He loved his county and god. When his boys were called away to the Great World War, while he thought it hard to give them all up, still his devotion to his country was unswerving. He gave his boys all the advise that a true parent could give as to how they should conduct themselves in the world conflict. He was so happy when they came back. How proud he was of his boys! His life has been a benediction to his family, his friends, his state and county and church. He has wrought well on the trestle board of life and now has gone to the home of the good to await the coming of his loved ones and friends. Farewell, dear brother, till we meet in the city of god. There will be no sickness there. Your sufferings are over, pain all gone, rest in thy heavenly home till wife and children and friends shall come to meet you there and all shall be permitted to join you in the hallelujahs of the skies. Till then farewell. A true friend and former pastor, G.B. Boman ____ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, September 30, 1926 FRUITHURST News Miss Gertrude Huffman of Orlando, Florida is visiting her aunt, Miss Louise Jones. __ It was quite a surprize when Mr. Ivor Granath and Miss Katherine Fowler were married. We wish them the best success. __ H. Roy Savage of Gadsden is visiting home folks. __ Mrs. W.W. Gates was called to her home in the great beyond Thursday afternoon, Sept. 23rd. Her body was carried to Birmingham for burial. __ Mrs. A.B. Grant left Sunday for Wheaton, Illinois. __ Mrs. James Mallock of Ensley has been visiting her daughters, Mrs. E.R. Carlson and Mrs. F.L. Grant. __ LOCAL News Uncle Simon Stricklin, an honored Confederate veteran, is reported as being quite sick at his home here. __ The following marriage licenses were issued by the probate judge recently: Rembert Johnson and Miss I.V. Tanner Joe Robinson and Miss Lillie Eason Samuel H. Brown and Miss Ruby Marie Bailey Austin Eason and Miss Lucile Quinn W.F. Pate and Miss Pauline Moore Homer Rakestraw and Miss Essa Morrow ___ On Saturday, Sept 25th, Mr. Ocie Haywood and Miss Lola Holly stole a march on their friends and went to Jacksonville where they were happily married by Rev. McQuinney. Miss Holly is the attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. New Holly of White Plains. Mr. Haywood is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Haywood of Heflin. He holds a very responsible position with the Nixon Transfer Co. of Anniston. They will make their home in Anniston. ___ AN EXCELLENT WOMAN GONE TO REST Ola, a daughter of E.H. Taylor of south Cleburne was born August 25, 1902. She crept into childhood, sprang into womanhood. In early life she married and became the mother of three little boys, who, with her mother, father, brothers and sisters survive her. On the 30th day of August 1926 she departed this life, after a lingering illness of several months. She was just 24 years and 5 days old at the time of her death. She was a dutiful daughter, a kind and loving sister, devoted to her home and family. She had not reached the milestone that was marked the highest point in human life. She was full of vigor and in love with life and raptured with the world, and being weary for a moment, she lay down by the wayside and using her burden for a pillow, she fell into that dreamless sleep which kisses down her eyelids still. And yet, it may be best after all, that while the sky is blue and the seas calm, and whle eager wind are kissing every sail, to strike the unseen rock and in an instant hear the billow roar above a sunken ship, for, whether in mid ocean or among the breakers on the farthest shore, a wreck must at last mark the end of each and all. It is hard to part with sister and see the tender fingers of her little boys torn from her and yet, we are so glad to know her sufferings are over and to feel that she is safe in the arms of jesus. 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