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Mrs. Nannie Bell
Corley Passes at Her
Home in Colomokee
Death claimed a beloved Early
county woman Monday morning,
■when Mrs. Nannie Bell Kaigler Cor
ley died at her home in the Colomo
kee community after an illness of
two weeks. Death was attributed
to uremic poisoning.
Mrs. Corley was the widow of the
late Rev. Jeptha G. Corley, Baptist
minister, who was well-known and
greatly beloved over Southwest
Georgia.
Mrs. Corley was born in Terrell
county on July 27, 1865, and had
been living in Early county since
1889. She was a member of the
Colomokee Baptist church.
Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon at the Colomokee
church, with the Rev. Spencer B.
King officiating. Interment was in
the Colomokee cemetery, with Min
ter, Fellows & Forrester in charge
of arrangements, and the following
serving as pall-bearers: T. B. Ken
ney, Herman Smith, Liston McAr
thur, Nelson Fellows, Russell Ham
mack, and Lester Ware.
Survivors include one son, J. G.
Corley, of Blakely; one daughter,
Mrs. Harris E. Milligan, of Newton,
Ala.; and one sister, Mrs. W. L.
Jaynes, of East Point, Ga.
Blakely Weather
Records Fourth
Oldest in Ga.
According to Climatological Data,
Georgia Section, of the U. S. Weath
er Bureau, Blakely station ranks
fourth in Georgia in the length of
record in years, the local station
having a weather record reaching
back 61 years. Only Savannah, Au
gusta and Atlanta outrank Blakely
in length of record.
The following is a list of stations
in Georgia with a weather record
'dating back 50 years or more: Sa
vannah, 90 years; Augusta, 83; At
lanta, 74; Blakely, 61; Gainesville,
60; Macon, 58; Athens, 58; Rome,
58; Thomasville, 57; Milledgeville,
56; Americus, 55; Quitman, 54; Toc
coa, 53; Albany, 52; Millen, 51; Co
lumbus, 51; Fort Gaines, 51; Canton,
50; Gillsville, 50; Monticello, 50;
Newnan, 50.
Dr. J. G. Standifer is the present
local observer of the U. S. Weather
Bureau at Blakely, with a service of
over 25 years.
EARLY COUNTY LADY
SUCCUMBS TO ATTACK
OF MENINGITIS
Succumbing to an illness of three
days from an attack of meningitis,
Mrs. Aubyn Kinney Addison, 44, died
at her home in the eastern part of
this county on Wednesday, March 20.
Funeral services were held at Live
Oak church Thursday afternoon at
three o’clock, with the Revs. E. R.
Eller, of Pelham, and H. L. Cartrett,
of Colquitt, officiating. Interment
was in Live Oak cemetery, with Min
ter, Fellows & Forrester in charge
of arrangements and the following
serving as pall-bearers: Bill Byrd,
Robert Hatcher, Harld Thornton, E.
B. Davis, Noble Mills and Howard
Thornton.
Mrs. Addison was born at Pelham,
Ga., on March 20, 1896. "She had
been a resident of this county since
1937 and had many friends who re
received news of her death With deep
regret. She was a member of the
Methodist church.
Surviving are her husband, Byron
L. Addison; six children, Mrs. Lon
nie Wilkins, Cedric, B. L., Jr., Emory,
Hugh Lee, and Omagene Addison;
rand the following brothers and sis
ters: J. W. Kinney of Pelham, M. C.
Kinney of Camilla, E. J. Kinney of
Atlanta, Mrs. J. N. NeSmith of Pel
ham and Mrs. Mark Cochran of Ca
milla.
6,421 BALES COTTON
GINNED IN EARLY
FROM CROP OF 1939
The final cotton ginners census
report for 1939, released by the De
partment of Commerce, Bureau of
the Census, shows a total of 6,4211
bales ginned in Early county, as com
pared with 10,749 bales from the
crop of 1938 —a decrease of 4,328
bales.
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CHANDLER’S
PEANUT SHELLER
Located on Farmers Gin &
Warehouse Co. Lot
—Best Service On —
APPOMATTOX SHELLER
Weekly Meeting
Os Rotary Club
Held Thursday
The organization, growth and op
eration of the Early County Library
were discussed at last week’s meet
ing of the Blakely Rotary Club, held
at noon Thursday at the Hotel Early.
The chief speaker was Miss Eula
Carpenter, of Albany, WPA district
supervisor, who gave praise to the
citizens of this county for the inter
est manifested in the library. She
was introduced by Mrs. N. B. Solo
mon, chairman of the library com
mission, who also introduced Mrs.
Lena H. Livingston and Mrs. Ben
Haisten, librarians. Mrs. Solomon
was introduced by Rotarian Bill Boy
ett, program chairman for the day.
A silver cup was presented by
Rotarian Spencer King to John
Mosely, grand champion winner in
the recently-held cattle show. The
club awards a silver cup each year
to the winner of the cattle show.
The meeting was presided over by
Rotarian Felix Barham in the absence
of President Henry Walton.
Funeral Held
For Well-Known
Jakin Citizen
Jakin, Ga.—Services were held
Tuesday morning, March 19th, for
John Berrian Webb, 65, well-known
Jakin farmer, who died Monday fol
lowing a stroke of paralysis, with
the Rev. Floyd Cherry, officiating.
Mr. Webb, a native of Damascus,
Ga., came to Jakin, where he had
been engaged in farming, and for
several years operated a bus for
the Jakin School. He was a member
of the Free Will Baptist church.
In his life were reflected the quali
ties of a good neighbor and friend.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Clif
ford Clinton Webb; nine children
Guary Webb of Covington, Ga., J.
B. Webb, Jr., of Donalsonville, Ga.,
Homer Webb of Orlovista, Fla, Jim
mie Webb of Pearl Harbor, Hiwaii,
Milton We'bb of Norfork, Va., Clif
ford Webb of Jakin, Mrs. Estelle
Davis of Winter Garden, Fla., Mrs.
Jewell Glass of Lakeland, Fla., and
Mrs. Dixie Banks of Orlovista, Fla.;
three brothers, H. B. Webb of Castle
berry, Ala., D. P. Webb of Winter
Garden, Fla., and W. K. Webb of De
land, Fla., and one sister, Mrs. J. B.
Lewis of Pansey, Ala.
Active pall bearers were J. B.
Webb, Homer Webb, Gary Webb,
Milton Webb and Clifford Webb, sons
of the deceased.
Honorary pall bearers were E. H.
Hayes, B. O. Merritt, Sr., T. G.
Harvey, J. C. Hill, T. J. Fort and
C. C. Crook.
Interment was at Springfield ceme- I
tery and was attended by relatives'
and friends from the entire section.
Evans and Son were in charge of |
funeral arrangements.
Jakin F. F. A. and
Home Ec. Club
Hold Banquet
The Jakin chapter of the Future
Farmers of America, with the Home
Economics Club co-operating, gave a
Father-Son, Mother-Daughter ban
quet at the Jakin school auditorium
March 25. This was the second
annual event of its kind sponsored
by the F. F. A. and Home Econom
ics department since the organiza
tion of the chapter by Mr. G. G.
Siniard in 1938.
The president of the chapter, Lee
Baughman, gave a short summary
of achievements of the chapter.
Our records show that our organiza
tion has been successful, not only
in the preparation of its members
for the vocation of farming, but
they have made some money while
learning.
We also had a motion picture,
“Georgia Schools Go to the Farm.”
In the picture we were shown that
vocational teaching means that
when a student goes to school he
carries home with him some practice
to carry out on the farm.
The picture brought out some |
facts about Georgia that showed
the future farmers and their future
wives have plenty to do to correct
the agricultural ills of the state.
On the 250,000 farms of Georgia
are 286,000 families, 35,000 of
which do not have a hen; 70,000 are
not growing sweet potatoes; 75,000
families are without cows, and 80,- [
000 without hogs. Seventy per!
cent of Georgia people are engaged
in farming, but not enough food
is raised to even feed the people on
the farms. Less than 1 per cent of
the work-stock used in Georgia are
raised on Georgia farms. All because
the farmers of the state are stress
ing money crops, such as cotton,
peanuts, peaches, watermelons and
tobacco. Yet in spite of the money
I crops, the per capita annual in
; come of Georgia farmers is shown
to be only $141.50.
There were approximately 250
i fathers-sons, mothers-daughters and
: guests present. Mr. G. I. Martin,
[Asst. State Supervisor of Vocation
'al Agriculture, and Miss Inez Wal-
I lace, Assistant State Supervisor of
Home Economics, attended.
JOE HARVEY, Reporter.
EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY, GEORGIA
BOWDEN HEN LAYS
TWO-IN-ONE EGG
When the owner’s away, the hens
will lay, Confucius say. But Master
Confucius didn’t live in the age of
high-speed mass production. So Mr.
J. W. Hamil, who was caring for the
poultry of Mr. J. W. Barrow, of
Bowdon, in his absence, found that a
hen had laid an egg within an egg.
The larger egg having complete
yellow and white measured 2 1-2
inches in diameter and 4 1-2 inches
around, while the enclosed egg com
plete with shell, white and yellow
measured 1 1-2 inches in diameter
and 3 inches in circumference.
And if there are any skeptics in
the crowd, the large and small shells
are on display at the Bowdon Bulle
tin office.
A SHOWER OF
New Dresses and Accessories
(v As Refreshing As
“April Showers!”
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Camel suede and patent finish
bags in smart new s*s nr*
styles! 1.
Bright Colored
scarfs
Prints and A
Plain Colors . 49 C
Ascot and square style
scarfs in rayon and chif
fon. A gay note of color
for Spring!
SPRING
FLOWERS g/ “HUMMINGBIRD”
kSr hosiery
New Spring Colors!
on your suit or coat lapel w 89c
this Spring! \
\ Dull! Sheer! Ringless!
Chinese Handmade It? \ n x-r 1 jo
, - M _ Beautiful 2 and 3
/ HANKIES |1 thread chiffon hose
1/ with silk body and ray-
Exquisite Il ~~ on picot top. Reinforced
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Pure white linen and ' n see t * le new
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handwork decorations! y Other “Humming Bird” Hose
2-thread silk chiffon hose with all $1 nn
Women’s Summer | silk picot top. Sheer and lovely! I.UV
SHOES K J Genuine crepe twist 3-thread
1 98 I / Special Hosiery Sale
•■? IJ -^ Ve can ’t tell the maker’s name, but it’s
• j Jj| ] one of the best nationally known concerns.
\ Smart ties and pumps JJ j yy e have only a few hundred pairs, new
in white and white with J spring colors, slightly irregular and im-
turf tan. Grand values! f* P erfect ’ re f ul * r pr o ice F^ 0 ’ but on $ 1 OH
this special sale, 2 pairs for—. l»vv
T. K. WEAVER & COMPANY
“Blakely’s Only Complete Store”
BLAKELY, GEORGIA
ANTIQUE BOTTLE SHOWS;
CONTENTS ARE MISSING
Monroe, Ga.—A 275 year-old am
ber-covered bottle (empty, doggone
it) is being proudly displayed in 1
Monroe by Mr. J. R. Bentley. The
glass continer, 14 inches long and 12
inches in diameter, is said to have
been manufactured in England, only
58 years after the first English
colony was established in America.
The bottle, a heirloom, will be passed
to Mr. Bentley’s son, great-great
grandson of the original owner,
Isaac Bentley of Alabama. Mr. Bent
ley will fill the bottle with wine and
exhibit it at the next family reunion.
Sonja Henie in “Everything Hap
pens at Night” at Blakely Theatre
Thursday and Friday.
USE
RED EDI GUANO
OVER GRADE AND BONE DRY
FOR SALE BY
People’s Warehouse Co.
H. C. FORT, Prop. Blakely, Ga.