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Cozin Clairence's Corner H # proud of Mr family trZI^S I'm Just Ilka moat sveryone else. Mine haa always bam a mmm ot great pride wife ma. Yaw ham probably heard of the old saying though, about everv bodyha?l-c , .Wtm ?- ^ to their family closet. Mlna'a dlffaraot. W. tried keeping 'em la dtara but ftare ]uat waao't room, so. w had a lot 'om nm looaa. We can all remember the )oy 1 cwaa when we were yotaig stera a> vl.it Uncles. Aim and qpuslna. 1 Ulead ihs uncle, the boat They always sasmad m be a lot broader minted. Aunts wars. well, they ware r,t aunt, and that's .bout all could aver aay for 'om. Except one. She was aorta I didn't realise H-O-W colorful udiU after I was grown. Things had a little different meanly ?_ This one undo I had that waa so fascinating anuwu an adventurer, the daring swashbuckling kind. To mo he embodied the vary ultimate of brevary and cunning. I think he Just about represented to ma oU the fearless man that kept pushing our frontier. Westward toward the Pacific Ocean. He waa a big mm. phy??c?"y- ' he auod about 6-3 in his stocking feet and waa about ax handle wlte across the shoulders. His strength waa a source of great pride with him and he fre quently foiatd opportunities k> demons trata it. IH never forgot the time we were about to leave Grandpa's We had finally managed to get repacked In our a hi nay new T? model, all necks had boon hugged, and all the goodbye said. Pa had her all wound up and you never heard as pretty a sound as that "t" made when Pa raced the motor. He gave her the spark and we were all braced for the ^!i?n ?f ** "ecr.tch ?tP which would haveuordln arlly left the most beautiful swirl of light brown dust In Grandpa's front yard. But nothing happened. We dlte't go any place, at least, not on our first attempt. This sort, embarrassed Pa because he bad planned, I know, o depart as Impressively as possible. He J"st sorts grunted, reed Justed all the complicated con tro*?? A?*?d his good-bye grin again at Grants and Grand ma, and made another attempt ? launching Henry Ford's Prtde and Joy toward a re entry Into our borne atmo sphere. After a third insuc cessful attempt to make an ;?PJ"e"1re departure Pa gave forthwith some of his choice epithets. 1 was always the Etr-ewhen 1,6 soru had his dander iq>. The things be d say at those tlmea always soujded exciting to me and Invariably signaled some dreatlc activity to follow. Ma waa still scolding him for '' common l.n gua?a" is I children ? and (ha mo girls got out ao ha could levestlfMi this ?* paralleled calamity. Whan ha waa rUad ha dltta't pay any ?a acoithng and 1 guess I waa ao proud at him at thaaa tlmaa becauaa that proved a> me that ha, ?>o,waa a man o< courage In hla of Ma. She waa the groimd my prodlgloua Uncle RuMn let out an earth ahaktng roar o^ laughter. He'd bean lifting ix> one hind wheel each dim Pa had tried a> take off. We all knew that Pa waa in a x> we ring rage but ha had remarkable self control, aped ally when he faced hla brother , Rvddn. Anyhow, we made it away from there on the fourth attempt. And it waa one of the smoothest and quietest take - off? I'd ever seen Pa make. None of us spoM to him dl the color of his face got back K> normal. I could hardly wait to get back home B> tell all the Uda how strong my uncle was. Needless ?> say, none of them would believe it, but that was klnda unimportant to me. My toy stemmed from the tailing. Yeah. I Was real proud of my Undo Rubin, even though he was attppoaed to be one of the block sheep of the family. The fact that he was a mean gambler, specializing in marked cards and loaded dice didn't dim hla luster in the least. He waa a stalwaft HERO and a man that would fight at the drop of a casual accusadon that he was a cheat. His flats and his brawn were his weapons' never a gun or t knife. Grandma used to lament that he'd probably come home some day with some fellow's lnldals carved into his anatomy. I learned that he came In on several occasions bearing some examples of the biaded art. but he was always the victor in these minor skir mishes and won the money too. You can probably under stand my bolsh sense of pride when I tell you that he has been the only member of the family that was ever able to give us any publicity thttever amounted to anything. Yes, sir our family name was In the headlines of all the big State Newspapers when he dis patched two of his adver saries to BOOTH1LL as s result of their having accused him of using loaded dice In a crap game. Immediately after this melee he had some most urgent business In Mexico, and as far as any of us know he has been aMexican ever since. Ma seemed to think we were all disgraced for life. She even talked about our changing our name, having Pa sell out his business, and moving plumb outta the comtry. This would have been the curelest blow of all if Ms had prevailed. You <Ln pa yem en t -Ann ouncet Mr, and Mrs. Robert Chle McCombs of Murphy announce the engagement of their daughter, Marjorle Ann, to Charles Richard Garland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lee Garland of Culberson. OBITUARIES MRS. ROBERTA ROGERS BLAIRSVILLE - Mrs. Roberta Seabolt Rogers, age 54, passed away Friday a.m. Dec. 21, in a local hospital, after an extended illness. She was (he daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Seabolt of Fan nin County, Ga. She was the wife of Mr. F. R. Rogers, a prominent businessman In Blairsville. Surviving in adddon to the husband are two daughters, Mrs. Betty Collins of Balrs vllle, and Mrs. Louise Lance of Morganton, Ga.; 7 sons, Ray, Charles, Billy, Donald, Tommy, Clark, and Bobby; two sisters, Mrs. Lola Pat ton, and Mrs. Inda Mason of Blairsville; three brothers, Hobert, Clinton, Hayden Sea bolt, all of Blairsville; ten grandchildren, and one great grandchild. Services were held Sunday at 2:00 p.m. in the Bairsvllle see, I would have been de prived of the many oppor tunities I had of giving my version of this exploit to all the other kids that were mighty proud, themselves, of hearing the exciting details from the real live nephew of this brave Mexican. Methodist Church with the Rev. Ryon Seawrlght and Rev. Don Sneller officiating. Aldns Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. W. P. TANNER Culberson ? William P. Tanner, 68 of Culberson died Saturday morning December 21 in a Murphy hospital after an extended illness. Mr. Tanner was a veteran of World War I and a lifelong resident of Cherokee County. Surviving are the widow, Mrs Evelyn Young Tanner; three daughters, Mrs. Fran ces Mason of Culberson, Mrs. Oma Lee Rich of Douglasvllle, Ga. and Miss Eva Fay Tan ner of the home; six sons, Larry, Grover, John, Carl, Robert and J ack of the home; two sisters , Mrs. Lela Hol brook of Blue Ridge, Ga., and Mrs. Mary Kelley of Culber son; a brother, Frankof Clay ton, Ga; and a grandchild. Services were held at 11 a.m. In Snow Hill Baptist Church. The Rev. Calvin Thompson officiated and burial was in the church cemetery. Town son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. rHOW DO YOU MEASURE A BANK? J, Well, first - can It offer you the services you need? Is It, like The Citizens Bank & Trust Co., a full-service bank with checking and savings accounts, many kinds of loans so that one or more of them suit your needs exactly? Does It, like Citizens offer these services in conveniently-located offices? How read ily is your bank's free and friendly advice on money matters? 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