100 Years Ago
As it appeared in the Fifty Years Ago column in the October 1967 editions of the Rome News-Tribune
The “Womanless Wedding” planned in benefit of the Rome Red Cross was attracting much attention as some 50 prominent Rome gentlemen were to take part.
Most were garbed in feminine attire and cut all sorts of capers for the edification of the audience. The cast was composed of W.B. Mebane, who played the role of minister; Ed Dean, who was the blushing bride; Victor Smith, the manly groom; John Graham, the bride’s weepy mother; John H. Reynolds, the bride’s proud father; Andrew Cooper, maid of honor; Ab Dean, best man; Elmer Grant, groom’s mother; Dr. Synder, groom’s father; Lindsey Johnson, servant; John Weisendager, Hugh McCray, Reuben Towers, Mell Gammon and Evan Harvey, flower girls.
Distinguished guests included Miss Cat, the suffragette, Bolling Sullivan; Gertrude Hoffman, Dr. Smith; Mary Pickford, Harry Riley; Pearl White, W.S. Cothran; Pauline Frederick, Jim Maddox; Billie Burke, J.P. Jones; Norma Talmadge, Will Towers; Geraldine Farrar, Phillip Wilby; Theda Bara, Harlan Starr; Anita Stewart, Frank Woodruff; Madame Melba, Glover McGhee; Margery Wilson, Jim O’Neill; Lillian Gish, Dorothy Gish, the twins, Harris Best and Fleetwood King.
Sun., Oct. 8, 1967 Queen coronation highlights ball
A highlight of the 17th annual Cotton Ball, an event of this coming Saturday night in the clubhouse of the McClain-Sealock American Legion Post, will be the selection of a “Cotton Ball Queen.”
This year’s queen will be selected from a bevy of Queen Contest entries including Mrs. Linda Pilgrim, Miss Charlene Teems, Mrs. Patricia Baker, Mrs. Joan Boozer, Mrs. Claudette Godfrey, Miss Sonya Garrett, Miss Patsy Caldwell, Mrs. Patsy Smith and Mrs. Ferrell Knowles.
The new queen, who will be given a dozen red roses, an engraved silver bowl and other lovely gifts, will be crowned by last year’s queen, Mrs. Olivia Gaylor.
Serving as judges will be Henry Winkles, of Bremen, American Legion Department junior vicecommander; Dick Echols of Avondale Estates; George Bailey of Marietta and Mrs. Doyal Lambert of Marietta.
Reservations for tables at the ball, held annually under the sponsorship of the McClain-Sealock Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary, will be limited to 200 persons, and it is stated that there are only a few reservations left. Deadline for making these reservations is noontime this coming Friday.
Tickets must be purchased in advance, and they may be bought from members of the sponsoring unit at Lindale Pharmacy, Brackett’s Pharmacy, Landers’ ’ Pharmacy, Julia’s Beauty Shop or the Diane Shop.
Mrs. Julia Smith is serving as chairman for the 1967 ball, and states that many out-of-town state and district officers of the Legion and Auxiliary have accepted invitations. The colorguard of the local Post will assist the Auxiliary with the ball, proceeds from which will used toward a scholarship for a Pepperell High School senior.
Music for dancing will be provided from 9 p.m. to midnight by The Jazzmasters.
Tues., Oct. 10, 1967 Grizzard’s runs pace Darlington
Bob Grizzard gave a helping hand in all three of Darlington’s touchdowns Monday afternoon as the Little Tigers knocked off Garden Lakes in the Junior Midget football league play, 18-0.
In the other contest, West Rome and Pepperell battled to a 0-0 tie with the latter being the only team to penetrate the 10-yard line. It was strictly defense all the way.
Central Primary scored two touchdowns int eh middle frames for a 12-2 victory over St. Mary, while Pepperell had to score twice in the second half for a 13-0 victory over West End in Mite League games at the Rome Boys Club.
Tommy Gates and Terry Clements scored on 14 and nine-yard runs for the markers to pace Central Primary past St. Mary. Gates had 49 yards on only three carries, while Clement had 31 yards on seven trips.
Joe Carlson was by far the leading defensive man for the winners with a total of 20 tackles for the contest.
The only points for the losers came in the first period when Tony Bobo tackled Clements in the end zone for a safety, but that lead soon disappeared.
Mike Tucker caught a 12-yard pass from Mike McAteer for a touchdown, and Rip White came through with a two-yard tally, while Keith Pitts had one extra point in Pepperell’s victory over West End.
West End couldn’t get a sustained attack going offensively, but John Tatum did come through with 10 big tackles to lead in this department.
Grizzard broke the DarlingtonGarden Lakes game wide open early with a 65-yard touchdown run, and then came back with a 20-yard pass to Tommy Nichols for six more. He then raced 27 yards for the final counter.
Pepperell moved to West Rome’s two-yard line, but failed to score and the remaining portion of the game was played between the 30yard lines in a defensive duel that ended in a 0-0 tie.
Thurs., Oct. 12, 1967 For the birds former Kansan
WICHITA, Kan. (UPI) -- Desmond Slattery thinks a nice package of Kansas dust is just the thing for the birds.
“All the birds in their natural surroundings like dust baths,” says the former Kansan. “Some people say they do it to delouse themselves, but I don’t hold much with that. I believe there’s a surplus of oils that collects on birds through change of seasons and from time to time this excess becomes bothersome.”
Slattery, now a New Jersey public relations official, says he’s going into the business of putting Kansas dust in package form for bird owners so “their pets may fulfill their biological need to take dust baths.”
The idea for the birds came, says Slattery, while he was riding a bus in New Jersey and reading a paper with an article and picture of the Kansas dustbowl era in the 1930s.
“And due to other things I had read about the dryness in recent years,” says Slattery, “I began thinking of ways to use this surplus dust.”
Not disclosing exactly in what quantity or price his packages would be available, Slattery takes a $1 parcel as an example, claiming it would earn as much as $2 million a year.
Slattery was in Wichita recently to contact a plastics firm regarding shipping and dispensing containers. Slattery, a son of Jack Slattery, a fight promoter and onetime U.S. Agriculture Department employee, plans to operate his dust business on a drop-shipment basis, conveying orders he receives in New York to production points in Kansas.
He also plans to contact the government about obtaining a franchise for the firm.
So far Slattery hasn’t said just where in Kansas he’ll start digging for dust. For one thing the birdbath material isn’t as readily available as in the dustbowl days of the ‘30s.
As it appeared in the Fifty Years Ago column in the October 1967 editions of the Rome News-Tribune
Ellen Simmons Blair entertained a number of little friends at a picture party this week half a century ago.
After a pleasant program of pictures, the guests enjoyed refreshments at the Tea Garden. Those present were Patti Wright McGhee, Dottie Ledbetter, Martha Berry, Martha and Francis Ledbetter, Bill Ledbetter, Ann Elizabeth Hancock, Elizabeth Richardson, Mary Harbin, Mary Lou Hoyt, Dorothy Morton, Mae Morton, Ann Lawrence, Ethnelle Morton, Lucy Little Funkhouser, Howard York and Mattie Wall Glover.
*** Mrs. Francis Willingham and Mrs. Tim Willis had gone to Hot Springs for the former’s health. Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Funkhouser and family were making plans to move to Atlanta. … Herbert Rawlins, of Atlanta, was visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Rawlins on the Kingston Pike. John Jervis and Robert Betts left this week for Atlanta to enter Georgia Tech. … Mrs. John M. Graham and family and Mrs. Bolling Sullivan had returned from Canada where they had spent the summer. … Battey Coker was planning to leave for Vanderbilt University where he was to study medicine. … Denny and Alfred King, sons of Mrs. S.S. King, entered the University of Georgia, both boys having been made member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter at that place.
*** Mr. and Mrs. James Jackson Jr. announced the birth of a little daughter. … Mr. and Mrs. Will Brisendine motored up from Fort Valley and were spending the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. F.S. Barron. … Mrs. Thomas Fahy was visiting her son, Joe, who was a student officer at Fort Oglethorpe. … Note in an editorial: A scandal will do more to make people behave themselves than the most powerful sermon. …