Heard County GaArchives News.....Heard Co. Newspaper Notices January 1940 January 25 1940 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Candace Gravelle http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00023.html#0005680 September 17, 2004, 10:15 pm News and Banner, Heard Co Miscellaneous Newspaper Notices from "The News and Banner", Franklin, Heard County, Georgia JANUARY 1940 NEWSPAPER Issue of January 5, 1940 FRIGHTFUL EXPLOSION KILLS TWO, INJURES SEVERAL OTHER MEN The explosion of a large boiler at the Herman Bell sawmill near the old Powers place, five miles east of Franklin, Tuesday afternoon completely wrecked the site. The mill workers had just eaten their dinner right near the boiler furnace, and were starting up the saw when the explosion occurred without warning of any sort, blowing the rock and mortar casing of the boiler in every direction, while the boiler itself was blown up- grade some hundred yards or more. Rufus Ragland, about 45, was warming himself at the engine and was literally torn to pieces. He was buried at Macedonia Wednesday. Mack Bell, also seriously injured, died at a hospital in Newnan during the night. Tillman Ragland, only son of Rufus Ragland, was also seriously injured but late reports from the hospital indicate his recovery. Lewis Lee, Frank Screws, two negroes by the name of Bonner and Charlies Raymond were more or less injured while all were knocked down and covered by dirt, mud and soot. Some others about the mill escaped without injury, but of course were shocked by the impact of the frightful explosion, the cause of which has not been determined. ____ THREE COUNTY DEATHS NEAR TOGETHER SEND SORROW TO FRIENDS Mrs. J.L. Paschal, 72, died Friday at the home near town and was buried from Franklin Methodist church Saturday at a lovely funeral conducted by Rev. J.C. Adams. She was reared in Heard County and had hosts of friends. Surviving are her husband and one daughter, Mrs. Mercer Hammond; one sister, Mrs. Charlie Wilson, LaGrange. Mr. James R. Rollins, 75, died at Loftin on January 2nd and was buried the next day at Ephesus. Mrs. Henry Smith, 89, near ridgeway Dec 30th, and was buried at Ridgeway Dec 31st. She is survived by her husband and one daughter, Mrs. J.S. Burgess. Mrs. Charlie Veal of Franklin is a granddaugther. These deaths bring sorrow to many. They were good people and will be missed. Lewis & Lipford directed the funerals. _______ TEXAS Community News Lewis and Mrs. Golden spent the holidays with relatives at White Plans, Ala. __ Miss Era Mulkey spent a few days lsat week with W.C. Costley and family in LaGrange. __ Carey and Mrs. Brannon and Edna, LaGrange, Hugh Mickle and family, Franklin, spent Christmas day with Dr. and Mrs. Mickle. ___ Bonnie and Mrs. Cook and son of Wellington, Texas, visited his mother, Mrs. J.C. Cook last week. Buster Cook returned home with them. ___ Fred Gore and family of Ridgeway, spent Monday with Mose and Mrs.Drummond. ___ Mrs. C.M. Mickle has gone to Atlanta where she will undergo treatment at a hospital. __ PARAN Community News Mrs. Dora Sanders seems a bit better. She has suffered with her back for several months. __ We were sorry to learn of the death of Will Ridley. The family and relatives have our sympathy. ___ We have been absent for some time on account of sickness and death of our only living brother, F.M. Pepper, 80, of West Point. He passed away Dec 4 and was buried in West Point Cemetery Dec 5. __ Little Permelia Crouch, three years old, has gotten able to walk now, she couldn't walk any until recently. __ HOME NEWS, SUGGESTIONS, GOSSIP Frank Stephens Jr., Vidalia, spent the holidays with his cousin Steve Lipford. __ Mrs. Jean Sledge and children, Roopville, spent the holidays with Mrs. Angie Crockett. __ Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Awbrey and family, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Awbrey, spent Sunday and Monday with Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Awbrey in Roanoke, Ala, where 21 children, grandchildren, all of them together, made it a happy new year reunion. __ Many Heard County friends learn with regret of the death Monday of Postmaster C.T. Hightower of Hogansville. __ Mrs. B.F. Cagle, on Monday, attended the funeral at Bethel of Mr. Spence Thomas, her cousin, who died Sunday after a short illness. He was a native of Heard County where he had resided all his life, a son of the late Virgil Thomas, and leaves a widow, a son, Spencer Jr., and two daughters, Mrs. Martha McWaters and Miss Elizabeth Thomas, all of Heard County. ___ The News and Banner hopes to keep all correspondents who have served in past years, asking that they make their reports short, write regularly and give the news of their communities, with visiting of near neighbor reports omitted. ___ Mr. and Mrs. J.S. Tompkins this week moved into their new cottage on the highway at Tompkins Mill. It is to be both a convenient home and later will also furnish accomodations for a tourist camp. Their many friends delight to see them in their new cozy quarters. ___ Those who have recently attended "Gone With the Wind" still showing to packed houses in Atlanta are: Mr. and Mrs. V.O. Smith, Mrs. G.A. Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Stanton Adams, Mrs. W.M. Paschal, Mrs. Frank Gearreld, Misses Virginia Paschal and Florence McCutchen, Messrs. O.W. Burns and Alonza Adams. ___ Mr. Harvey Lane, Atlanta, spent Wednesday with his mother Mrs. Sallie Lane. __ Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Lancaster are in Villa Rica with their daughter, Mrs. Leon Tarpley, who is ill. They expect to return today. ___ Mrs. A.J. Daniel has returned from a holiday visit to Rev. and Mrs. Pierce Harris in Jacksonville, Fla. ___ Mrs. T.H. Lipford, on Monday, attended the funeral of her Aunt, Mrs. Sam R. Crain, who died Sunday. Mrs. Crain, 68, was the youngest sister of Mrs. M.J. Stephens. Burial at Newnan. ____ Mr. J.A. Pike has moved back to the old home county of Heard after a year spent at Concord. ____ NEWSPAPER Issue of January 12, 1940 CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our many friends and neighbors for their assistance, comforting words and kindnesses to us in the late tragic death of our son, Mack Bell. We are due special thanks to Rev. Adams, Rev. Thomas and the Davis Striplin quartet. Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Bell. ____ BELOVED OCTOGENARIAN PASSES TUESDAY LAST Mr. E.O. Kitchens, 81, beloved Heard countian and father of a popular and prominent family, died at his home at Waresville, Tuesday, after a serious illness of only a few days, though feeble for quite a while. Funeral services and interment were at Paran Baptist church just over the line in Alabama Wednesday afternoon, attended by a large concourse of relatives, neighbors and friends. Surviving are six daughters, Mrs. I.E. Middlebrooks, Mrs. John Cooper, Mrs. Larry Green, Mrs. J.N. Arnett, Mrs. B.T. Adams, Mrs. J.H. O'Neal; four sons: J. H., Alfred, E.O. Jr., and Ernest Kitchens; his widow, a second wife. _______ MRS. NONA SIMONTON JONES DIES WHILE VISITING IN ATLANTA Mrs. A.N. Jones (nee Miss Nona Simonton) died of a heart attack while visiting near Atlanta Sunday last. She was 60 years of age and was reared in Heard County, a lady of high character with hosts of friends. Surviving are four daughters: Mrs. E. W. Cook, Mrs. Elton Jones, Mrs. George Pippen, Mrs. Walter Sanders; three sons: W.W., W.R., and Wayman Jones; two sisters: Mrs. John Maxwell and Mrs. H.B. Taylor; four brothers: C.W., C.T., C.A. and Cecil Simonton. Postmaster Carl Simonton of Franklin, is a nephew. The body was brought to Franklin Tuesday for interment in the family lot at Salem, her home church, and near her birthplace, after an impressive funeral service conducted by her pastor, Rev. J.C. Adams, Lewis & Lipford, morticians, directing. ____ HOME NEWS, SUGGESTIONS, GOSSIP Dr. A.J. Lane is back at his drug store after a few days at a hospital. He feared appendicitis but found his trouble less serious. ____ Mr. Render Heard has accepted a place in the general offices of the Callaway Mills at LaGrange. __ A big tree close to Mr. Bob Patterson's house near town crashed under it's weight of ice Sunday, crushing the front porch. __ R.L. Davis, Heard County resident for many years, died at his home near Newnan Thursday, and was buried at Franklin cemetery Friday afternoon. He is survived by his widow, who was formerly Miss Ludie Wright, and several children. ____ Mrs. Carrie Dell (Darden) Hayes, former Heard countain, died in Atlanta this past week. Interment was at Hogansville Tuesday afternoon, when hosts of friends, including a number from Heard County, attended to pay their last respects to the good lady. Mrs. Hayes was a cousin of Mrs. Ben Cagle and Mr. Daniel Archer, of Franklin. ___ Up to now 1940 has been the wild man so far as weather is concerned. The entire country except the far south has been in the throes of ice and snow. Sunday and Monday were decidedly icy days at Franklin and all thru the county, doing quite a bit of damage to timber and shrubbery. Further north great damage was done to electric and telephone lines. The GA Power Company hard hit, the damage running into the thousands of dollars, but a force of some 450 men soon had service restored for which the public was duly grateful and Southern Bell did likewise. The Franklin exchange did not fail. ____ Mrs. V.O. Smith is in Florida to visit her sister, Mrs. D.A. Few. ___ Mr. Dent Goodson has a position with the Census, and is serving in Coweta County, while a Carroll man has Heard County. ____ Will Ford, an aged and feeble minded negro living on the Hightower place near Corointh has been missing several days. Clothing identified as his were found this week some four miles away near where the Taft Highway crosses New River. ____ Mr. C.R. Wilson, after some 40 years away from Heard County, last week removed to his old home place a mile west of Franklin and expects to make many improvements on it. ___ Mr. and Mrs. H.J. Mickle, accompanied Mrs. C.M. Mickle to Emory Hospital for treatment. ___ FROLONA Community News Alvin Vaughan and family of LaGrange, spent the weekend with their parents, L.J. and Mrs. Vaughan. ___ Mrs. V.M. Nation and children spent Sunday with Mrs. Brince Noles of Ridgeway. ___ Sherman Powers, Fred Gore and John Noles and families all moved near LaGrange last week. We regret to see these good neighbors leave us. ___ Miss Jewell and Lowell Lesley of LaGrange, spent the weekend with their parents, G.C. and Mrs. Lesley. ___ NEWSPAPER Issue of January 19, 1940 MRS. HUGH W. STRIPLIN DIES EARLY SUNDAY LAST All Heard county was saddened Sunday last over announcement that Mrs. H.W. Striplin had died rather suddenly early that morning. She had been in ill health for several months, but had appeared much improved in recent days. Mrs. Striplin was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Denney and was among the county's most highly cultured women,when in health a leader in church, school and community life. The impressive and largely attended funeral was held Monday at Antioch Baptist Church with interment in the churchyard cemetery. Surviving are the husband, former Representative H.W. Striplin, two daughters, Misses Averill and Mildreth Striplin; the parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Denney; one brother, Louie Denney, Atlanta; one sister, Mrs. Render Caswell, Barnesville. ____ Mr. T.W. Coleman, 79, died at his home near Centralhatchee Wednesday and was buried at Bethel Primitive church Thursday. Surviving are some seven children, four daughters and three sons. ___ As we go to press, information is that Mrs. W.D. Byrd, after a long period of ill health, died early yesterday. We could not get further particulars. ___ Mrs. William Robards, 75, died Tuesday near Enon Grove and was buried Wednesday at Elim church in Coweta County. Suviing are the husband and a large family of children and other relatives. ____ CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our many friends and neighbors for their assistance, comforting words, and kindesses to us in the recent illness, death and funeral of our death wife and mother, Mrs. Annie Paschal. Words can not express our feelings of gratitude. ___ WOODLAWN FARM NOTES We've gloried in some grand fires from burning wood from the havoc wrought on the huge old tree by recent ice and storm. Chistachee, Indian name for "home of many rabbits" may well be applied round about Woodlawn. T.P. Sanders and sons last winter killed one hundred fifty odd. J.M. Brown this season has caught 34 alive in boxes. Hep had to make a rabit song as she hopped around preparing: Rabbit has and rabbit fry and soup from parboiled rabbit; from dumplin's tender in a pie, we get the rabbit habit. The familes of T.P. and Calvin Sanders have moved to the Yates place, Mrs. Laura Yates having gone to LaGrange to make her home with Lehman's family. The L.J. Tollersons live near us now on the old Jake Brown home land. G.W. and Mrs. Harris with their adopted nephew, Paul McClendon, return to Woodlawn. Paul has been our great friend since he as orphaned of his father here at the age of three. Using stencil and colored crayons he developed, at home, his first word interest in reading and in writing about his own pictures. Learning to love nature from the study of trees and flowers and in watching things grow that he planted and cultivated, he is now in his fifteenth year, a model son of the soil. He tells me he does not smoke nor curse and that he means always to use his influence against wines and whiskey for the terrible harm they do. He is now in Miss Bartlett's class at Franklin school and dotes on his teacher. Hurrah for boys like Paul. Misses Ruby and Lourah Chapman and brother Roy of Atlanta, were recent guests of their Aunt, Mrs. Ethel Davis here. ___ William Wallace McIntosh, age 78, died at his home, Bowdon, R2, Thursday, following an extended illness. ___ GLENN Community News Walter and Mrs. Harry announce the marriage of their daughter Oweta, on Dec 16th to Earl Wilkinson of Roanoke, Ala, where both are employed. _____ CENTRALHATCHEE HIGH SCHOOL (ALUMNI) NEWS Seems like the wedding bells have been ringing recently among CHS graduates. Among them are: Miss Ouie Spradlin class of '33 to Mr. Buchanan; M.D. Marchman '36 to Miss Leola Dorough '34; Vester Caswell '37 to Miss Edith Eason of Roopville; Rabon Hughey '36 to Miss Frances McCulon of Columbus; Arlin Milam '35 to Miss Anne Williams of Newnan; Miss Wenona Faver '35 to Mr. Harvey of Atlanta. ___ HOME NEWS, SUGGESTIONS, GOSSIP Mr. H.J. Noles has pneumonia, has been right ill for several days. ___ Mrs. H.J. Noles returned Saturday from an extended visit to south Georgia and Virginia. ___ Mr. and Mrs. H.J. Mickle were in Atlanta the first of week, Mrs. C. M. Mickle being at Emory hospital for an operation. ___ Mr. John Miller has accepted a position with a large feed house in Attalla, Ala. ___ NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, January 26, 1940 H.J. NOLES DIED AFTER ATTACK OF PNEUMONIA H.J. Noles, 55, resident of Franklin for a number of years, died at his home on College Hill Saturday at 1 p.m. after a virulent attack of pneumonia from which he had sufferend only a few days. Mrs. Noles was away when he was stricken but hurried home from Virginia. Mr. Noles was reared in the western section of Heard County and had resided here all his life. He is survived by his widow, one daughter, Mrs. D.L. Johnson of Adrian, GA, and one son, O.Watson Noles, Norfolk, VA; four brothers, Georgie, Frank, Will and Charlie Noles; two sisters, Mrs. Challie Cosper and Mrs. Bob Hill, all prominent citizens of Heard County. Charlie Noles resides in LaGrange. The funeral was conducted Sunday at 1 p.m. by Rev. Herman Caldwell at Macedonia Baptist Church in the community where Mr. Noles lived many years, with Lewis & Lipford directors. ____ AGED CITIZEN PASSES ON FRIDAY, JAN 19 J.N. Stephens, 87, one of Heard county's old and beloved citizens, passed away Friday night last, after a brief illness. He is survived by three sons and two daughters, all of whose names we could not get. G.W. Stephens, prominent businessman from Miami, Fla, is one of the sons. Funeral services were conducted Sunday at Prospect Methodist Church of which he had been a member many yars, conducated by his former pastor, Rev. J.C. Adams. ____ HOME NEWS, SUGGESTIONS, GOSSIP Mrs. C.M. Mickle is doing find after an operation in an Atlanta hospital. ___ Mrs. Dan Johnson of Adrian, is visiting her mother, Mrs. H.J. Noles, who has been ill since the death of her husband. ___ The snow and freeze is the worst the oldest citizens ever remember in Heard County. It also broke the record in Atlanta and other southern sections. The mails have come at least once a day but the bus lines have been very much handicapped and in most places have no schedules at all. Not a few have had falls trying to walk on the frozen pavements but no serious accidents have been reported. The school busses have been unable to travel this week and as a consequence, no school. ___ Miss Myrle Jackson spent Tuesday in LaGrange, whence called by the illness of her grandmother, Mrs. W.M. Jackson, is a hospital there for an operation. ___ Messrs. O.W. Burns, Tom and Powers Goodson and Bonnie Garrett went down into south Georgia on a hunting trip first of the week, returning in the snow and declared they could have had better luck in the hills and dales of Heard. ___ The Southwest Georgia singing convention will meet Sunday in Newnan court house. It is always largely attended. ___ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/heard/newspapers/gnw272heardcon.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 18.1 Kb