85 years ago – February 14, 1941: Wine license issue decided

Dublin Courier-Herald, Dispatch And Press

Dublin City Council has decided to restrict sale of wine in Dublin to packaged goods only, prohibiting the sale “by the drink.”

This action resulted after W.M. Chandler of Albany appeared before the Council and called attention to the fact that the Georgia law makes it mandatory that licenses to sell wine be granted. 

Council had previously refused Mr. Chandler a license.

A large group of barbers appeared before Council to ask for the approval of an ordinance to provide that the mayor appoint three men to regulate sanitary conditions, rates, hours and other conditions of the barber shops in Dublin.

One barber, C.D. Braswell, spoke against the passage.

The vote was 5 to 2 with the Mayor not approving of the ordinance at the time but taking it “under advisement.”

Council rescinded a previous vote to hold an election on whether Sunday movie shows would be allowed in Dublin. Alderman Milo Smith said that the city charter makes no provision for such an election, and the previous action was rescinded without a roll call.

A request for allowance of Homestead Tax Exemption for 1946 was turned down. It appeared that the applicant was out of town when the time came to make tax returns and the exemption was not claimed. 

He had applied to City Hall, but exemption had not been allowed, resulting in the application last night.

Beer licenses were granted to L.M. Barron, Jr. and James Canady. 

In connection with the discussion of the wine license, which is $250, it was brought out that a town can refuse to sell a license to beer dealers or whiskey dealers but must grant wine licenses. 

This is a state law.

The city, of course, has the right to revoke a wine license if evidence is provided showing it to be a nuisance.

Council gave local wine dealers two weeks to dispense of any broken packaged wine and ruled that after that time only sealed bottles can be sold.

The buyer must take the bottle out of the store to drink it.

DRAFT BOARD LOSES A MAN

Stories in the Courier-Herald recently about some half dozen men who had moved since registering for the draft and asking for help in notifying the Laurens County draft boards resulted in all but one man being found.

This one, Josephus Parker, colored, is apparently not a draft dodger since he has written to his mother, who lives on Route 1, Dublin, telling her specifically to send him his war mail. However, he forgot to tell her where to send his mail, and the postmark on his letter can not be made out, and it is impossible to tell from it even the state from which the letter was mailed.

Anyone who happens to know Parker’s address will be doing him a favor by sending him a copy of this story or by writing him a post card, telling him to write the Laurens County Draft Board at Dublin at once.

Attention is called to all persons who have registered for the draft to write to the draft board if they move. They should give their names as they registered and both their new and old addresses.

Considerable trouble and delays have been caused by those persons who failed to give both addresses. 

TRAFFIC SURVEY IN DUBLIN

“Dublin does not have any unusually difficult traffic problems,” George Papageorge, Traffic Engineer of the State Highway Department, said after he and several assistants made a two-day survey of conditions here.

Mr. Papageorge also complimented Dublin Chief of Police J. W. Robertson on his grasp of the local traffic situation. “Mr. Robertson had studied the problems here, and I agree with the majority of his opinions of what is needed,” the chief engineer said.

He will now  make a full, written report to City Council. While he would not go into details about the recommendations likely to be made, Mr. Papageorge did say that he thought a stop and go traffic light at the intersections on Jefferson and Jackson streets (in front of the courthouse) would be a handicap, rather than a help.

He added that it was a real pleasure to visit Dublin again, having been here several years ago when he was with the construction division of the Highway Department.

SCHOOL BUS RULE CITED

Laurens County School Superintendent Elbert Mullis stated today that he had been informed that a few people are insisting on putting themselves and others on the buses when drivers and children are on the school buses on their regular school route runs.

“This is entirely against the rules of the County Board of Education, and bus drivers should not allow this to be done, “Mr. Mullis said. 

The school buses are run for the hauling of school children, and we should make it our first business.

“The public should not manifest any ill feelings against bus drivers for refusing to let them ride, for they are obeying their orders, and the public should help them to make better servants of the people, “Mr. Mullis added.

CITY LICENSE PENALTY

Clerk M.A. Roberts today called attention to the approaching deadline on paying city business licenses, which is March first.

All licenses were automatically and uniformly increased 11 per cent the first of this year, but this increase will not be collected provided the licenses are paid by March first.

In other words, those who fail to pay by March first will pay 11 per cent more than if they pay between now then.

DUBLIN LOSES 44-34

     By Barney Price

Air Lane High of Gainesville won an easy victory over Dublin High, 44-34, in the Hargrove Gymnasium last night.

The Irishmen took took the lead at the beginning of the game but lost it after the first two minutes, and Air Lane led the rest of the play.

However, at the beginning of the final quarter, the locals came within three points of tying the score.

At the end of the first quarter the locals were trailing by 11 points. The visitors’ team would break fast and had plenty of speed which enabled them to net 15 points in the first period.

The second quarter brought more excitement but the locals still trailed by 8 points at the half, although netting 13 points to the visitors’ 10. Score at half was Dublin 17, Air Lane 25.

In the third quarter, Dublin came back to make 11 points to Air Line’s 8, but still trailed by 5 points. The line-up:

F   Smalley  11

F   Thompson  2

C   Clark     7

G   Kersey    9

G   Bradshaw

Substitutions: Waller

Braddy  4

BREWTON HOSTS TEACHERS

Brewton Consolidated School was host to the Laurens County Teachers’ Association at its regular monthly meeting on Saturday.

Delegates to the Georgia Education Association convention at Augusta in April were selected as one matter of business.

Delegates named are

G.E. Currie, President of the Laurens County Teachers Association

R.O. Powell, Superintendent of Dudley Consolidated School

Miss Marguerite McKinney

J.E. Love

B.A.Jackson

J.H. Williams

M.W. Outz  

One feature of the meeting was an “open house,” for the teachers to tour the building. Several students of the school conducted the teachers and pointed out various types of work being done by the pupils.

During the business session, which was held in the gymnasium, a salad course was served y the patrons of the school.

Decorations of flags and colored streamers were used for a patriotic theme.

The program rendered was as follows:

Prelude – Miss Evie Norris

Introduction – Superintendent J.E. Love of the Brewton School

Devotional by Rev. J.L. Brown of Montrose

Address by Laurens County School Superintendent Elbert Mullis

Violin Solo by B.I. Keel, Band Director

Vocal Solo by Mrs. B.I. Keel 

CADWELL ROUTE 1

 By Mrs. J.C. Watson

Mrs. O.D.Knight and children are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elige Evans, and family.

Mr. and Mrs. Lennie Gay and children were guests of Mr. and Mrs Tommie Dixon and family recently.

Mr. and Mrs. Corris Coleman and children recently visited Mr. and Mrs. Melton Watson and children of Rentz.

Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Register had as their Saturday guests Mr. and Mrs. K.C. Watson and family and Mr. and Mrs. Carris Coleman and family.

Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Gay and children were guests of Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Watson recently.

Miss Mary Lee Evans recently visited Mr. and Mrs. O.D. Knight in Rentz.

HOWARD ROWE HONORED

Tenth grade student of Harmony High School Howard Rowe has received an Honorable Mention Certificate in the essay contest conducted by the Cotton Manufacturers Association on the “Importance of the Cotton Mills to Georgia.”

D.H. Knight, principal of Harmony School, pointed out that Young Rowe has received “A” marks all through his high school career and is an outstanding student. 

He will attend Berry Schools near Rome, probably leaving for Berry in April.

UNEMPLOYMENT TAX PAYMENT

All employers subject to the State Unemployment Compensation Law have now been granted permission to make their reports and remittances to the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation on a quarterly basis.

Commissioner of Labor Ben T. Huiet last week, by regulation, extended the privilege to approximately 2,000 employers who were reporting on a monthly basis. He previously had granted the authority to employers who filed applications and whose accounts were in a satisfactory condition.

Under the new plan, all employers will be able to file their returns to both the state and federal governments at the same time.

In a letter to employers notifying them of the change, Commission Ben Huiet said that he desired to cooperate with them in every possible way and to relieve them of any unnecessary expense in the preparations of reports, and elimination of any unnecessary forms.

NAZARENE CHURCH ZONE MEETING 

February 21st will be a special day at the Church of the Nazarene, located at 112 Telfair Street.

Reverend Victor E. Coursey, pastor, announces a program of interest and spiritual value for this one-day East Central Zone meeting

Rev. K.C. Mathis, Dallas Superintendent of the Dallas, Texas, District, will be the main speaker, delivering two addresses, one at 11 a.m. and again at 2:30 in the afternoon. He is conducting a successful program in the Dallas District after having served as a National Evangelist.

Nazarene churches which are expected to have representation at the zone meeting in Dublin are Mt. Olive, Emanuel, Manassas, St. Paul, and St. John. Visitors are also expected to attend the sessions.

Rev. P.P. Belew, Georgia District Superintendent,  from Atlanta, is accompanying Rev. Mathis on his visits to zones in the Georgia District.

A basket lunch will be spread at the noon hour, and Dr. Coursey urges all who attend to bring a lunch so that the entire group may enjoy a meal together and a season of good fellowship. 

DUBLIN ROUTE 4

 By Mrs. H.J. Cauley

Friends of Mrs. G.B. Daniels regret to learn of her illness and wish for her a speedy recovery.

Friends of Wedle Ussery are pleased to learn that he is improving after a recent illness.

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. John O’Neal, who announce the birth of a son.

Mrs. Calvin Gray and Miss Frances Flowers  were  the Sunday guests of their sister, Mrs. Y B. Cauley.

Mrs. Mollie Bell was a recent guest of Rev. and Mrs.J.L. Manning.

Mrs. Aubrey Lee Dukes and Mrs. H.J. Cauley spent Thursday with Mrs. A.J. Starley.

Friends of Hardie Ussery regret his illness and wish for him an early recovery.

CONDOR SHOOL NEWS 

The chapel program at Condor Consolidated School on last Friday was given by the sixth grade under the direction of Miss Mary Rountree, teacher.

Prayer and Scripture were given by Miss Ruby Jones, and a short biography of Mark Twain followed. 

Then Mary Hildee Watson followed with a play, “The Glorious White Washer” by Samuel Clements. 

The parts were taken by the following:

Tom Sawyer -Laura Lee Wasden

Aunt Polly – Martha Lake

Jim – Franklin Lawrence

Friends – Ben Rogers, Elmo Beacham, Billy Fisher, Marvin Darley, Johnny Miller, and Lennie Scott

Condor basketball teams played the Lowery School on Friday afternoon. All the high school students accompanied the team. 

The scores were 

boys –  14-10  – Condor

girls – 14-2 – Lowery

The time lost by the school is now being made up on Saturdays. The WPA lunchroom was closed on Saturday so the teachers had lunch together, with Mrs. Kirkpatrick in charge.

On Friday night there was a Hill Billy program. The PTA got a fine percentage as there was a good crowd. 

After the program, the ladies of the Methodist church sold cakes. They made almost enough money to cover the recent addition of the bathrooms at the parsonage.

FOX KILLED

J.M. Hester killed a fox late yesterday when he was called to the home of Miss Annie Chambers on Route 80 East, a few miles from Dublin.

Mr. Hester said today that he was passing the place and Miss Chambers called to to him. When he stopped, she told him that a fox was in the barn. He secured a gun and shot it.

So far as is known, it had not bitten anyone or any livestock.

Mr. Hester said he had not seen there would be any point in sending the animal’s head to the state chemists for a rabies test.

Several foxes with rabies have been seen or killed near here recently.

MARIE SCHOOL NEWS

Marie School, five miles north of Dublin, is among the few small schools in the county. Two teachers, Mrs. Paul Jones and Mrs. Hughes Pullen, with six grades, are kept busy from eight until four o’clock each day.

The Marie school bus provides free transportation for all school students. The upper grades are carried to the Dudley Consolidated School.

Marie School can boast that it has had a nine-months term year in and year out for the past 25 years.

Cleanliness is encouraged among the students through a “wash room,” which is available at all times. Each child is urged to bring 1 cent each week to purchase paper towels for their use. This plan proves very beneficial to the students and to the faculty.

A WPA lunch room has been added this year. Two splendid cooks, Mrs. West Wood and Miss Carrie Garner, are in charge.

Every child is fed a hot lunch in the middle of the day for the small charge of three cents per day. Nourishing, well-balanced and splendidly prepared meals are served in a very systematic way.

A sample week’s menu is given below to show what good meals are served daily. The teachers do not believe a better meal could be served at that small price.

Monday -Green peas, bacon, candied yams, corn muffins, pear-cheese salad

Tuesday – Fried salt pork, gravy, yellow grits, pear preserves, white biscuit, hot chocolate, fresh apple

Wednesday – Smoked bacon, fresh turnips, peach pickle, egg bread, diced grapefruit

Thursday – Black-eye peas, salt pork, potato souffle, corn bread, chocolate milk (iced), wheatie pudding

Friday – Fresh collards, salt pork, crackling bread, rice, tomatoes, peach pie

DR. C. G. MOYE WITH CLAXTON’S

Dr. C.G. Moye of Brewton, Georgia, is now associated with Dr. E.B. Claxton at Claxton Sanitarium.

Dr. Moye will have his office in the hospital where he will give a portion of his time.

He will still retain his office in Brewton, where he resides.

Dr. Moye has been a resident of Brewton and has practiced medicine there for a number of years.

He has been interested in and involved in school work, and as a Trustee of the Brewton School, its success has been largely due to his efforts.

He is a member of the Laurens County Board of Education.

He is a Director the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Dublin.

He is a graduate of the Georgia Military College in Milledgeville, the Atlanta College of  Physicians and Surgeons and of Emory University