From the files of Nov. 15, 1945
To and Fro
By EAGLE EYE
Times Square, Broadway and Liberty City are attracting Jackson H. Glover, PhM3c, who is now stationed at Brooklyn, N. Y. He writes the editor of the Tribune that he will be transferred to Norfolk, Va., in the near future.
Two packages of a popular brand cigarette, in their original covers sealed with tin foil and cellophane are among the prized possessions of N. J. Rains. A veteran of World War I, Mr. Rains was in the Veterans Hospital at Montgomery in February, 1943, when Mrs. Frank Dixon handed him four packages of the cigarettes, bearing the date, October, 1942. A few nights later while listening to a radio program Newt heard the announcement that green-wrapped cigarettes had gone to war and would no longer be available to civilians until after victory.
Gift subscriptions to the Cullman Library have been presented by Mrs. L. L. Otwell who is sending “Omnibook”, Mrs. Robert Rosson who is sending “Coronet”; Mrs. Bess Morrow who is sending “Reader’s Digest” and “Hollands” and Mrs. H. C. Arnold who is sending The National Geographic magazine for a year. An exhibit is on display at the Style Shop this week as a part of the local library book week observance.
Home after 43 months of service, the last ten of which were spent in the Pacific, is Cpl. Clyde Hudson, with two battle stars for fighting with the Winged Victory Division. Cpl. Hudson, who received his discharge at Camp Shelby, Miss., Sunday, Mrs. Hudson (Sue Edwards) and their daughter, Rebecca, left this week for a visit in South Carolina.
A check for $50. has been sent to the Chairman of Crippled Children’s Clinic in Birmingham by the Cullman Emblem Club. This money represented part of the $85. profit made by the club on the dance which it sponsored in October.
A Cullman boy, Ernest Wood, who is a student at Snead College at Boaz, gave a summary of the most important international developments within the last two weeks, at the meeting of the International Relations Club on that campus on Monday evening.
It’s the Army again for Donald G. Hancock! Pfc. Hancock, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Hancock of Rt. 7, Cullman, who recently returned from Camp Gordon, Ga., with a discharge, has decided that civilian life isn’t so much fun after all and has re-enlisted in the regular Army. He will leave on November 30th for Fort McPherson, Georgia.
“What a decade?” emphasized Ben F. Ray, prominent Birmingham attorney, as he reviewed world events during the past ten years in an address about the United Nations organization at the Rotary Club on Tuesday evening. The distinguished speaker was of the opinion that we should share the atomic bomb with all the members of the United Nations. He was introduced at the meeting by Rotarian O. B. Hodges.
While in Cullman last week Fiddlin’ Tom Freeman, of Route 1, Bremen, visited the Tribune office and told about having won first prize recently in a fiddling contest at Oakman auditorium. With a big political year coming up, Tom will have plenty of fiddling to keep him busy in ’46.
From Hartselle comes the Morgan County High football squad on Friday night for a game with the Cullman County High eleven. Last week the Bearcats fought hard to win over Mortimer-Jordan 28 to 0. The Hartselle team is expected to give our players more opposition than did Mortimer-Jordan, and the local fans are looking for a close score.
Notes Of A Cullman High Senior . . .
Again the doors of C. H. S. swung open on November 5 when its student body started the task again of preparing for future goals of citizenship, high ideals and a lift worth the preparation. Yes, they come in tweeds, plaids, sweaters and saddles—but all seeking the same goal of finishing first a high school diploma so they may start to college or begin on a career.
On the first day of school we were once again fortunate to have Mr. Bob Sapp with us. He gave us a very interesting talk about the Victory Loan Drive in which our quota was set at $1500.00 for the school. We always enjoy having Mr. Sapp, not just because he always knows a new joke for us but because we like Mr. Sapp himself.
Have you heard the latest? According to a letter received by Mrs. King, we will be wearing our graduation rings by Thanksgiving.
Miss Taylor’s Personal Problems for Girls class has already got off to a big start by making provisions for a first aid room for the school. This room was formerly a cloakroom but will be turned into a cheerful room which is being painted a light shade of blue and will be equipped with two beds, chairs, table, cabinet and other requisites that help to make a good first aid room. The girls are doing all the work and plan to take turns in keeping the room so that first aid can be given at any time. These girls are also planning four small dressing rooms for girls. Students like these are the students that make a better school.
Now, for the football scores… Cullman was defeated on November 2nd by Athens, when the score was 19-0. But, you can bet the Bearcats were really on the ball the night of November 9th when they defeated Mortimer-Jordan by the score of 28-0. This is the first football C. H. S. has played since ’42. You know that makes a lot of difference. I think Cullman has done a fine job this year so far considering circumstances.
—Dignified.
The People Say:
Editor, The Tribune:
The U. S. Army Engineers feel that if a project will show public benefits within twenty years equal to the cost of construction, it is a worthy one.
When the Army engineer builds he can say: “Here is what I’ve done.” One sees perhaps an imposing structure. He can say also that an accurate report of profits will be kept and presented to the taxpayers from time to time. People are impressed by figures that are preceded by the dollar ($) mark.
It is unfortunate from the financial standpoint, that money spent on library service goes largely for the intangible. One cannot say I spent $3.00 for a book, a certain number of children read it. In the future it will net them so much in cash or it will influence their morals to a specific degree. It is impossible to determine the amount of information and inspiration that is gained from reading good books.
For a number of years a group of citizens have endeavored to establish, in Cullman, a worthwhile library. Interest in this project is increasing and some groups have been generous in their support of it. However, our library is far from being what one expects in an otherwise progressive community.
Cullman needs a better library.
To get it will require the interest and assistance of hundreds of people instead of only a few.
—A Cullman Citizen.
Diary of a 10-year-old
By COLONEL II
November 8. We had a wonderful surprise to greet us when we got to school this morning. Mrs. Vines, our regular teacher, was back after being ill two weeks. At music we have been studying about harmony so today Helen Rainey, Jimmy Link, Wallace Glen and Barbara Woods sang a quartett, “Old Black Joe” and “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.” We lost another spelling match to Mrs. Creel’s room today. (It was the fourth time we’ve lost and we’ve won only one) but Lindsay Allen and I did our best to beat them. Early in the match they had 9 up and we were down to 2. (We each had ten to begin with). Later Lindsay and I were still spelling for dear life and only Mary Pylant was left on their side. But alas and alack, we both missed and Mary was the winner. Happy birthday to Leldon Wayne Schnittker who is twelve today.
November 9. A 1939 French coin, a two franc piece, is my latest money collection addition. Miss Warren gave it to me today. Now the football game tonight was more to my liking than the one last Friday. We beat Mortimer-Jordan twenty-eight to nothing.
November 10. At last we had our long awaited hike. We explored the woods around the City light plant, cooked our lunch near the old dam, and in spite of getting covered with beggar-lice and a bit damp in the rain we had a wonderful time. Edward Graf, Ken Austin Hill, Jere Alldredge and I went. “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” were on our bill of fare tonight. It was on a lot of other people’s schedule, too, from the way the crowded theater looked.
November 11. At our church this morning we had a Memorial Service for the four men who lost their lives in World War II. They were H. F. Chandler, Cecil Pesnell, Gus Hartwig, and Fred King. The Robert Schaefers had a family dinner party today with turkey, dressing, and all the trimmings. Yum, it was good.
November 12. We really worked hard at our cub meeting this afternoon to get our entries for the transportation and communications contest at pack meeting this week. The paint will have time to get dry, we hope.
November 13. This was our lucky day. But every P. T. A. day is Mrs. Vines’ room’s lucky day. We’ve won the prize every time yet. Today we had 15 mothers present.
November 14. Mother has been insisting that it is too early to play Christmas carols on the record player and I want to play them all the time. Miss Warren today came to my rescue by giving me a book of Christmas carols with two assigned for my next music lesson. So we’re going to have Christmas carols at our house in November. Happy birthday to Claudia Curd who is nine today.
