85 years ago: Laurens voters give FDR big margin

Dublin Courier Herald, Dispatch and Press

LAURENS GIVES FDR BIG MARGIN

Dublin and Laurens County, as well as Georgia and the rest of the “Solid South,” gave President Roosevelt an overwhelming majority to help defeat Wendell L. Wilkie in the presidential election on Tuesday.

A total of 2,814 votes were cast in the county , with 2,379 for the Democratic candidate, and 435 for Wilkie, divided between the Republican and Independent Democratic tickets, according to unofficial returns.

In the Dublin District, the vote was 1,191 for Roosevelt and 161 for Wilkie.

One district of the county, however, gave Wilkie a majority, but another blanked him. 

In Pinetucky, the vote was 30 for Roosevelt and 35 for Wilkie, while in Harvard, the President polled all 54 votes cast.

The votes in the districts of the county follows:

                      Roosevelt        Wilkie

Cadwell                119              14

Jackson                72               9

Reedy Springs    155              52

Burch                   79                30

Harvard               54               0

Oconee                 34               10

Carters                 19                13

Rockledge           82                9

Lowery                 67               36

Buckeye               18                3

Bailey                   50               5

Smith                   47                3

Burghamy           48               2

Dudley                 66               14

Hampton Mills  212              15

Pinetucky            30               35

Dublin                 1191             101

In the 1936 election, President Roosevelt polled 2,624 votes in Laurens County to Republican Alfred M. Landon’s 304. 

ARMISTICE DAY PARADE

Plans for observing Armistice Day here this year on a more pretentious scale than ever before, including a parade such as is seldom seen except in cities much larger than this, were off to a start today under the sponsorship of the Dublin-Laurens Post of the American Legion.

E.F. Moxley, Post Commander, announced that floats for the parade had been entered from Dudley and Rentz and that others from Cadwell and Dexter are expected.

Business firms, civic, and patriotic organizations here and over the county have also been invited to make entries, and several such floats have been promised. Among them will be one from the Ritz Theatre. The Legion Post will also have an entry.

The Dublin High School Band and local Boy Scout troops have agreed to take part in the parade.

All individuals and groups are extended an invitation to do likewise.

POPPY DAY SALE

“Poppies glowing on every coat on Poppy Day here” on Saturday, November 9th, is the aim of members of the Woman’s Auxiliary of the Laurens – Dublin American Legion Association, led by Mrs. M.H. Hogan, Poppy Sale Chairman.

Mrs. Hogan, assisted by Mrs. E.F. Moxley, President of the Legion Auxiliary, and by the members as well as a bevy of young girls, will sell the little red poppies that carry such significance in a war-torn world today. They will be in the downtown section of Dublin all day Saturday.

Citizens are urged to cooperate in the sale.

Governor Rivers has proclaimed a state-wide observance of Poppy Day, and Dublin Mayor Dee Sessions urges that citizens of Dublin join this drive for Poppy Day.

WAGONS MUST HAVE LIGHTS

Corporal H.L. Beatty of the Dublin branch of the  Georgia State Patrol, today issued a warning against horse-drawn vehicles on highways at night without lights and promised that in the future cases would be made against such violators.

It is a misdemeanor to operate any wagon, buggy, or similar vehicle at night without some sort of light to warn approaching automobiles.

The necessity for such action is caused by the increasing number of highway accidents due to wagons and buggies without lights, Corporal Beatty explained.

“It is also to the interest of all farmers and landowners to see that their horse-drawn vehicles have lights when they are used at night since it will result not only in saving lives but also in saving expensive damages whenever such a vehicle is struck by an automobile,” he said.

There is also an increase in driving automobiles while under the influence of liquor, Corporal Beatty stated. Cases are made daily against offenders, and increased severity of the courts may be expected if there is not a decrease in violations of this nature, he pointed out.

XMAS LIGHTING SCENE

One hundred and eighty-five separate gifts have been made toward the Christmas lighting scenes to be placed on the Court House Square, according to the financial chairman, Rev. R.W. Eubanks, Jefferson Street Baptist Church Pastor. He said that the citizens have responded to the call for help in this project in larger numbers than any other civic or business proposition in Dublin during the past.

 “It seems that everybody is highly interested,” he stated, “but there are still a few who have not made donations as yet. If those few will promptly help, we will have all the money we need to put the program over in a great way.

“Dublin and its citizens are to be congratulated for their interest and cooperation. There will be a large number of visitors to our city this Christmas.

“I am certain that this year Dublin will be more beautifully lighted than it has ever been, and then Nativity and Yuletide scenes will make an impression on the minds of old and young which will be beneficial throughout their lives,” Rev. Eubanks concluded.

Various committees for the mammoth Christmas lighting program are being named by General Chairman Bob Hightower, and hearty responses to requests for services, as well as for funds, are being received every day by the Chairman and general committee

Carpenters who will give their services for a few hours work are asked to call Mr. Hightower at the Ritz Theatre. 

A portable band stand will have to be erected on a vacant lot in the city and later moved to the Court House lawn. This stand must be ready by December 12th.

Clyde Greenway of Cadwell High School and boys in his vocational department have been asked to bring 25 trees which are 12 feet in height to the city by December 8th. These trees will be silver and transplanted on the Court House lawn.

Superintendent L.H. Cook and boys of his Rentz High School have been requested to build the manger scene.

Ten students from Rentz, Cadwell, Dudley and Dexter will compose the committee of 40 youngsters to make plans and erect the grandstand that will be used in the dedication service on the Court House lawn here on Thursday night, December 12.

Vocational teachers from each of these schools will accompany the students to Dublin and supervise the plans for the grandstand, which will accommodate 200 musicians and singers. This work will probably be done at the school and later brought to Dublin for placing in the Nativity Scene.

D.T. (Red) Cowart and Clarence Deveraux have been named on the Unveiling Committee. Custodians of the property to be used in the lighting effects are Freeman O’Neal, J.M. Couric, and W.W. Walke, who represent civic clubs.

DUBLIN LADIES URGED TO PLAN 

LGHTS FOR HOMES

Dublin ladies are urged to begin laying plans for lighting their homes and premises at Christmas time, so that the homes may tie-in with the downtown lighting program to make Dublin a “glorious city of Christmas lights,” beginning December 12 and continuing until after the Yule Holidays, Bob Hightower, General Chairman of the Lighting Committee, said today.

The mammoth Christmas lighting program for the Court House will be ready by that date, and plans for the lighting of McCall’s Point, the intersection of Bellevue Road and U.S Route 80 West, are being completed.

Dublin clubs are expected to participate in this program, and donations of the civic groups are evidence of their interest.

The Parnassus Club sponsored, last year, a city-wide contest for home lighting, but no announcement has been made yet about this season’s contest, but it is hoped that there will be one.

Almost all money needed for the downtown lights is in sight, and Mr. Hightower invites everyone to give to the fund.

COUNTY SCHOOLS SHOW INCREASE

Laurens County School Superintendent Elbert Mullis has announced that enrollment in the schools showed a substantial increase in enrollment for the second month of the 1940-41 term over the first month. Only two schools, Marie and Cross Roads, reported the same enrollment. No schools had less.

In the county’s system’s 20 white schools, enrollment jumped from 3,536 to 3,831, an addition of 295 pupils for the month.

Colored schools in the county showed a corresponding increase.

Enrollment in the white schools for the second month as compared with that of the first month follows:       2nd 1st

Baker           88   81

Bethsadia      108  103

Brewton        235  208

Cadwell        267  216

Cedar Grove    390  380

Condor         256  190

Cross Roads     38   38

Dexter         448  446

Dudley         454  440

Harmony        141  134

Lovett          51   42

Lowery         211  207

Marie           49   49

Montrose       114  109

New Bethel      96   88

Olivet          58   50 

REMODELING AT COURT HOUSE

Work has begun on remodeling the rest rooms at the Laurens County Court House, the contract having been awarded to the firm of Dublin Architects and Builders, local contractors.

Mr. Roos of the firm said that the contract was let at $2,600.

All of the rest rooms, which have long been in need of repair, are being modernized.

T.B. CHRISTMAS SEALS ON SALE

Dublin Mayor Dee Sessions today endorsed the 1940 Christmas Seal campaign sponsored in Dublin and Laurens County by the Parnassus Club,

Mayor Sessions’ statement was: “With a sense of fulfillment in my official duty as mayor and with whole-hearted commendation as a private citizen, I hereby endorse the purchase of Christmas seals as a method of raising funds for the great national fight against tuberculosis.

“I hope that all of our citizens will buy as many seals as possible this year. Let every greeting card and gift package that goes forth from Dublin carry these small decorations, attesting that our community is alive to its responsibilities and is doing its part in a great national drive.”

Dr. O.H. Cheek, Laurens County Health Officer, added his approval to the campaign which will open on Thanksgiving Day.

Dr. Cheek said:

“I am glad to give my earnest support to the coming Christmas Seal Campaign and recommend it as a worthy cause for community interest.

“In Dublin and Laurens County we have a year-round program for tuberculosis prevention and control. I also recommend that purchasers of Christmas seals follow the progress of that program and see for themselves what headway is being made.”

Mrs. T.W. Hill, Chairman of the Parnassus Club T.B. Seal Sale Committee, in reply to inquiries, explained that the double-barred cross of the anti-tuberculosis Christmas seal campaign and the American Red Cross are not the same.

“In 1920, by mutual agreement, an alliance between the American Red Cross and the National Tuberculosis Association was made,” she explained.

HILBUN STORE OPENS TOMORROW

A cordial welcome to the public is extended today by Carl D. Hilbun to the opening of a new hardware store on the corner of South Jefferson and Madison streets tomorrow.

Mr. Hilbun has been connected with the hardware and kindred lines of merchandise in this section for years and is thoroughly familiar with the best brands in quality hardware and appliances.

He will handle Westinghouse refrigerators, G-E ranges, DeVoe Paints, and other standard lines of merchandise.

The public is cordially invited to visit Dublin’s newest store at the formal opening tomorrow, or any time, at their convenience.

NEW LEADERS AT CHURCH

Beginning on Sunday, November 10, services will be held each Sunday at the Church of the Nazarene in Dublin, Rev. Victor E. Coursey, the new pastor, announced today.

Rev. and Mrs. Coursey have taken apartments at Onlee Tourist Inn. They came from Columbia, South Carolina.They have two sons, Everette and Greer, who will enter school here.

They will take over the pastorate of the local Nazarene church and other Nazarene churches in this section.

Mrs. Coursey will assist her husband as a speaker and singer in conducting services in this section.

A revival service will begin in Dublin on November 10 and continue through November 14. The public is cordially invited to attend. 

This Sunday Rev. and Mrs. Coursey will be at Mount Olive Nazarene Church.

DEXTER SCHOOL NEWS

     By Jane Jolley

The Junior Class of Dexter High School recently elected these officers for the following term:

President – Emory Collins

Vice President – Opal Davis

Secretary and Treasurer – Ruby Darsey

Reporter -Jewel Silas

The following students are on the Honor Roll because they have 100 percent attendance, “A” in deportment, and “A” average in scholastic work:

First grade:

Jack Warren

Varela Warren 

Billy Garrett

Hazel Ward

Billy Skipper

Harris Neil Fennell 

Kathleen Horne

Lillian Mullis

Faye Warren

Second grade:

Helen Patisaul

Franklin Fennell

Imogene Lord

Third grade:

Marjorie Lord

Fourth grade:

Betty Jean Brown

Eugene McaCnt

Virginia Patisaul

Dorothy Jolley

Fifth grade:

Muriel Dozier

Lois White

John William Warren

Seventh grade:

Howard Warren

Evelyn Daniel

Lawrence Warren

Christine Ezelle

Robbie Nell Graham

Sara Kitchens

Nontine Alligood

Eighth grade:

Edsel Silas

Frances Downs

Vernon Alligood

Bessie Lou Mullis

Nell Brown

Ninth grade:

J.B. Thomas

Joyce Waites

Christine Sirmons

Tenth grade:

Grace Edwards

Mary Reese

James Reese, Jr.

Buford Edwards

Eleventh grade:

Callie May Bass

Gladys Williams

Jane Jolley 

Frances Sapp

HOLIDAY NOTICE

Monday, November 11

Armistice Day

Being A Legal Holiday

We will Not Be

Open for Business

Citizens & Southern Bank

of Dublin

Farmers & Merchants Bank

of Dublin

(Members Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)

DUBLIN WINS

The Dublin High Irishmen trampled Vidalia for a 13 to 7 victory yesterday afternoon in Vidalia. Vidalia started off like they were going to run away with the Irishmen, but the locals realized their standing and began to fight harder.

The Vidalia team was leading Dublin by one point at the half, but the fighting Irish struck back with a bit of razzle-dazzle in the third quarter to score the deciding Dublin touchdown.

At the half, the Dublin High School band, under the direction of Jack Powell, furnished thrilling and outstanding music for the crowd. Clad in green and white uniforms, the band marched up and down the gridiron playing thrilling music.

The Irish line-up:

Hudson     LE

Daniel     LT

Gilder     LG

Pearson     C

Davis      RG

Gay        RT

Black      RE

Thomas      Q

Kersey     RH

Clark      LH

Bradshaw    F

BREWTON WINS

With only a minute left to play, Brewton’s High School six-man team scored a touchdown to win over Rentz 15-12 at Brewton yesterday afternoon.

Just as Coach Eugene Heckle’s outfit, with the Laurens County football champonship under their belt, stood to lose their final game to Coach David Frazier’s boys, Brewton’s backfield took the ball with the score 12-8, and by a pass from Jordon to Maddox, put it over for the tally with one minute to play.

Bracewell, for Rentz, and Jordan, for Brewton, previously had turned in outstanding performances for their respective teams.

DEXTER TEAM TO PLAY DARIEN

Dexter High School’s six-man football outfit will journey to Darien tomorrow for their last game of the season.

The game will start at 2:30 p.m.

Ending their first football season, Coach Ramond Smith’s Dexter boys have shown promise of developing into a first-rate threat to six-man circles of southeast Georgia another year. Considerably lighter than most of their opponents this year, they have, nevertheless, made up for it through consistent practice, and their record is one to be taken with due consideration.

Pinetucky News 

     By M.L. Carey

Joe Brantley is ill at the home of his daughter in Macon. Mrs. Brantley and son, Jim Ellis, are at his bedside. Friends trust he will soon improve.

Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Roberts and granddaughter, Edith, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Roberts and son, P.H., on Sunday.

Congratulations to Freeman Earl Kennedy on his birthday anniversary on November 11.

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bohannon and Betty and James were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Roberts and P.H., Jr.

Bernard Register of Tennille, Mr. and Mrs. Williard Shepard and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Bass of Dexter were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Register.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Underwood and Mrs. Eugenia Hall of Garretta were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Carey.