From the files of April 25, 1940
Joppa News
The order of the day around Joppa this week has been land preparation and planting. Mr. Waylon Ogletree reports that he has some 40 acres of ground prepared and ready to plant. Mr. Ogletree also said that he has some 10 acres of corn already planted.
Mr. J. M. Taylor and sons have done extensive land preparation in the past few days with tractor and plows.
Mr. Woodrow Morris and family have moved back to the Joppa community. Mr. Morris is at present employed by Uncle Sam as a “nose counter”.
Mr. Hill, proprietor of the Joppa Nursery has been engaged in building and expansion, which indicates that his ever growing business of growing and selling nursery stock and general farming is more than ever feeling the effect of the improved economic condition of the people in the Southland. Mr. Hill furnishes houses, and part time employment to some 12 or 15 families. Mr. Hill has just recently completed the building of a new house and barn for the accomodation of one of his employees.
The Joppa Jr. High School has about completed the project of landscaping the school grounds. Some sixty-five dollars worth of plants and shrubbery have been placed on the campus.
The health of the community seems to be very good at present. Mr. Ollie Roberts has returned after spending several days at the Cullman Hospital. He continues to show improvement.
Mrs. L. B. Newman has returned from Birmingham where she underwent a major operation. Her condition at present indicates that she had a successful operation and is now showing much improvement
Mrs. J. W. Gober motored to Birmingham where she spent the week-end with her parents who live in Bessemer.
Miss Dimple Marsh and a few relatives motored to Auburn and spent the week-end with a sick relative.
The annual Spring Fiddler’s Jamboree will be at the Joppa School Saturday night, April 27th. All musicians are urged to come. Cash prizes will be awarded the winners.
Mt. Pisgah News
Sunday School attendance is very good during the beautiful Spring weather.
Little Dora Dean Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dolphus Smith of Alabama City is still ill at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Doc Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Huddleston spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Perry Waldrop.
Miss Wanda Dye was the Sunday dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Dye.
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Lackey and family visited relatives near Eidson Chapel, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Green were the Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Cook.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Drinkard were the guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Farley, Sunday.
Mr. Charlie Wyatt Huddleston was the Saturday night and Sunday guest of Mr. L. J. Dye.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Waldrop spent Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. William Waldrop.
Buddy Ivey is reported to be recovering from the flu.
Irene and Lila Huddleston were the week-end guests of Lura Brown.
Mrs. Earl Tipton, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Farley and Mr. B. F. Moses went to Birmingham last Monday and returned Tuesday after Mr. Lester Farley underwent a slight operation.
Miss Ruby Powers spent Wednesday night with Miss Florence Harper.
Mr. and Mrs. Ossie McGriff spent Friday night with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Johnston.
Mr. Jesse Dye and Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Reid and family were the guests Sunday afternoon, of Mr. and Mrs. Doc Smith.
The mumps seem to have taken a new start around. As usual something always breaks out about decoration time. It is the second Sunday in May, just two weeks off. Everyone is given a cordial invitation to attend.
Miss Lurena Stapler spent the week-end with Miss Perlin Adams.
Amateur Typewriting Champion To Be Here
Barney Stapert, former World’s Amateur Typewriting Champion, who was featured at the New York World’s Fair, will demonstrate his typewriting skill at 10:30 o’clock, Monday morning, April 29th, at the Cullman County High School.
A recognized authority on touch typewriting, Mr. Stapert says. “It is important to be correctly seated at the typewriter in a comfortable, relaxed position in order to obtain the best results and not be subjected to physical fatigue. It is equally important to develop a rhythmical touch of the fingers on the keyboard which will automatically improve your accuracy and typing speed.”
Mr. Stapert’s official record in the last International Typewriting Contest held in Toronto, Canada, was 136 net five stroke words a minute for one solid hour of typing. During the hour’s grind, Mr. Stapert struck 42,773 keys giving him an average of almost 12 keys for each of 3,600 seconds.
During his demonstration on correct typing form, Mr. Stapert emphasizes finger rhythm on the keyboard, proper posture, concentration and the elimination of waste motion. While writing, he carries on a conversation and answers the questions of different persons who wish to get information from him on typewriting subjects. Mr. Stapert’s remarkable power of concentration, enables him to recite the States of the Union and their Capitals in less than a minute while typing at full speed.
Mr. Stapert who lives in Hawthorne, New Jersey, received his early education in Paterson, New Jersey. He is now making an educational demonstration tour of the United States so that students and others interested in typewriting may benefit from his experience and ability.
Mr. Stapert is a member of the Educational Department of the Underwood Elliott Fisher Co.
Mr. J. H. Rigney, Representative of the Underwood Elliott Fisher Company, is sponsoring Mr. Stapert’s demonstrations in this city.
To and Fro
T. A. Horsley, Zone Manager of Southern Dairies, Birmingham, is sold on the quality of Cullman county strawberries. Last week he showed two of the Festival Committee members an order for 30,000 pounds of strawberries and “berries from Cullman fields” were on the preferred list.
M. J. Roberson, Sales Manager of Comby-Hodges Milling Company, Birmingham, expressed his willingness Wednesday to help make the Second Annual Cullman County Strawberry Festival a success. The splendid support of many of the leading business men in our big neighboring city shows the fine spirit which is weaving the folks of Alabama closer together.
Wm. R. (Bill) Griffin told the fellows at Rotary Wednesday evening that his recent trip to Dallas, Texas, gave him the greatest experience of his life. Mr. Griffin had the pleasure of meeting many celebrities among whom were Martha Berry, renowned founder of the Berry School of Georgia, and Father Flanagan, famous for his boys’ work.
Jim Lyon, of San Diego, Calif., was in Cullman today demonstrating the use of the electric brooder. Brooderman Lyon is a pioneer in the field. His electric brooder is the oldest on the market. County Agent C. T. Bailey assisted Mr. Lyon in the demonstrations.
City Commissioner Eugene O’Connor of Birmingham, through the Alabama League of Municipalities, has sent an inquiry to Mayor Dunlap and the members of the City Council of Cullman to learn the attitude of the citizens of Cullman as to Day Light Saving Time in this summer. Daylight Saving Time calls for the advancement of the clock one hour. It is being successfully used in Georgia and many other states. To date the Kiwanis Club and the Rotary Club has approved this plan. If enough cities throughout the state vote favorable for Daylight Saving Time it is understood that Governor Frank M. Dixon will issue a proclamation placing Alabama on the new schedule this summer.
Morris Stephens of Paris, Ark., Clyde Cata of Van Buren, Ark., Thomas Sample of South Carolina, Shuler Linbury of Burlington, N. C., and Girard Glenn of Trimble, Ala., all students of Gupton Jones Embalming School in Nashville, Tenn., were in Cullman last week visiting Ernest Hauk, who is also attending the school for Morticians.
Willard McKoy, who has been employed for the past three years in Racine, Wisconsin, has returned to Cullman to spend several months with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. T. McKoy of Logan. Since just before Easter, Willard has been taking treatments for a headache which began about Christmas. In the Wisconsin General Hospital and Mayo Brothers Clinic at Rochester, Minn., he was found by physicians to be in perfect health except for the continued headache, for which they can give no explanation. The malady is very new and there are only a few cases on record, but Willard hopes that a new serum, which was developed by specialists only last summer, will be successful in treating the puzzling illness.
One solid week of sun bathing and surf bathing on Florida’s most famous, lifeguard-protected Summer beach is ahead for some Alabama couple, possible from Cullman, who will be married this June, came the announcement this week.
The Daytona Beach Chamber of Commerce is offering a seven-day expense-paid honeymoon to the most typical bride and groom of 1940.
A photograph of the couple, taken together and sent to the Daytona Beach civic organization, is the only entry requirement.
The free honeymoon begins July 14th.
Queen Margaret II To Reign
QUEEN MARGARET II TO REIGN—When the 1940 Cullman County Strawberry Festival opens Miss Margaret Engel (above) will reign as Queen of the celebration. Eleven other local beauties and princesses representing several North Alabama towns will form the royal court. (Wagner Photo)
