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Local 1940 Softball
Season Gets Under
Way This Afternoon
Local softball makes its 1940 de
but at the high school park this
afternoon, when the Blakely Dem
ocrats, sponsored by the Farmers
Warehouse, engage the Blakely high
school team in the first official game
of the season. The game will be
called at 4 o’clock.
At 2 o’clock today all softball
fans and those who expect to play
on one of the teams around town
are akked to meet at the ball park
and get in some practice and lim
bering up exercises. From this bunch
of players a first team will be se
lected to represent Blakely as a
team when this city plays Dothan
next week in the first out-of-town
game of the season. This game will
probably be played here. Further
announcements will be made later
by Tommie Owen, who is managing
the Blakely Democrats.
Admission for today’s game will
be 10c to everybody. Remember,
all who are iaterested in Blakely
having a softball team should be at
the ball park this afternoon at 2
o’clock.
Regular Meeting
Os Lions Club Held
Tuesday Night
At the regular meeting of the
Blakely Lions Club, held at the Hotel
Early Tuesday night, the Club voted
to invite the Blakely Rotary Club
to be their guests the third Tuesday
night in May. A committee com
prised of Lions Grimsley, Godwin,
Standifer, Pickle, Baxley and Mc-
Lendon were appointed to arrange a
special program for the evening,
provided this meeting can be ar
ranged.
Entertainment for Tuesday night’s
meeting was furnished by members
from the high school band, who
rendered several popular numbers
that were warmly applauded.
Lion J. G. Standifer asked the
'Club members as individuals to aid
in taking the census in every way
possible in order that Blakely might
show a large increase over the pre
vious census. If the census taker,
he said, has missed anyone known
by any Lion, he was asked to advise
the census taker so that these names
might be added.
MISS DOLLIE HIETT
TO TEACH DISTRICT
W. M. U. CLASSES
The Woman’s Missionary Union of
Bethel Association is to be favored
by having Miss Dollie Hiett, field
worker of the Georgia Union, with
them the week of April 21-26. Fea
turing her work, principally, will be
the teaching of the book, “Fruits of
the Years,” by Mrs. W. J. Cox. This
is the history of the Southern Union
as auxiliary to the Southern Baptist
Convention from its beginning in
1888 to 1938.
Four classes will be taught, as fol
lows: District I, Tuesday, April 23,
'Carnegie; District 11, Wednesday,
April 24, Edison; District 111, Thurs
day, April 25, Ft. Gaines; District
IV, Friday, April 26th, Blakely. All
classes are to begin at 10 a. m. with
the hostess church serving lunch.
On Sunday, April 21st, at 3 p. m.,
Miss Hiett will speak at the Baptist
church at Damascus (Early). All
the churches in District IV are in
vited to attend this meeting and
■any others they will.
Miss Hiett is no stranger in the
association, as she has visited with
the churches before and her ability
as a teacher is known.
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BLUE ISLAND, 111. . . Lawrence D. Goeckel (left), census enumerator,
really had a day’s work when he visited the Buss family to record
census facts. Mrs. Maud Buss, 40 years old, and Mr. Daniel Buss. 43.
holding Jack, 1 year old in his arms, are the parents of the others
shown in this photograph, 14 of the 15 Buss children were on hand to
greet the census taker.
Georgia CCC
Allotment Raised
By 94 Members
Atlanta, Ga.—Georgia’s allotment
for CCC camps for the quarter be
ginning April 1, was increased by
94 members according to official
notice received by Braswell Deen,
Director of The State Department of
Public Welfare. This increase brings
the total for the April quarter up
to 1171 from 1077.
Almost simultaneously with the re
ceipt of this news a party from na
tional offices headed by Brigadier
General James A. Ulio arrived in
Georgia for an inspection tour.
General Ulio accompanied by
Major Kenneth ,B. Bush, liason offi
cer from the office of the Secretary
of War visited the CCC Camp at
Villa Rica.
Accompanying the officials were
General George H. Van Horn, Fort
McPherson, Major Owen Summers,
district CCC executive officer and
H. B. Merriam, state supervisor of
CCC selection in the department of
Mr. Deen. Captain Parker S. Day
headed the receiving officers at the
Villa Rica camp. General Ulio came
to Georgia in place of national di
rector James J. McEntee, of the CCC.
General Ulio said he would leave
Georgia for a tour of southern states
before going to the Pacific coast.
WORK BEGUN ON
ROAD BASE ON THE
ARLINGTON HIGHWAY
Early countians saw definite as
surance that highway No. 62 from
Blakely to Arlington will be paved
this year, when a crew of workmen
began work Tuesday morning stak
ing off the road preparatory to lay
ing the road base. This portion of
the work is under supervision of
Zack D. Respess, state resident en
gineer.
County Commissioner Chairman
11. C. Fort announced Wednesday
that the work had started at Arling
ton and as soon as the job of stak
ing has been completed, the base
will be laid, which is to be followed
by the actual paving. The W. F.
Scott Contracting Co., of Thomas
ville, will do the paving.
EMPLOYERS WARNED
OF SALESMEN MAKING
MISLEADING STATEMENT
“It has been called to my atten
tion that certain book agents are
showing employers a receipt book
which is supposed to have the approv
al of the Social Security Board,”
said Mr. Victor Marget, Manager of
the Social Security Board Office at
Albany, Georgia. “Employers are
warned to be on the lookout for any
salesman who tries to sell them a
receipt book, stating that it approved
rfr recommended by the Social Se
curity Board. The Board has neither
approved nor recommended any type
of receipt,” he said. “However, all
employers are now required to give
receipts to their employees.”
Certain specified information must
be included on the receipt to the
employees but the wording is left to
the employer. In addition to the
amount of tax deducted, the receipt
must show the name of the employer,
the name of the employee, the period
of time covered by the receipt, and
the total amount of wages paid to the
employee during this period.
Employers are required to furnish
such receipts at least once a year
and may furnish them oftener —every
quarter, or every month, or every
pay day, as they see fit. The receipt
must be given to the employee within
two months after the end of the pay
period which it covers, and, in any
ease, when the employee leaves the
job.
EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY, GEORGIA
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MR. FRANK KING
TO MANAGE NEW
PETERS DRUG CO.
‘ Mr. Frank King is to be the man
ager of the Peters Drug Company,
successor to Balkcom’s Drug Store,
it was announced today.
Mr. King comes here directly
from Shamrock, Fla. He is a li
censed pharmacist and has many
years of experience to his credit in
the drug business. He was manager
of the Bennett Drug Company in
Way cross for seven years. For sev
eral years he was with the Lane
Stores in Florida and was manager
of the stores in Jacksonville, Miami
and Palm Beach.
The Peters Drug Company is be
ing remodeled throughout, a new
front is being added, with two at
tractive display windows being made
on either side of the entrance.
The opening of this store will be
announced later.
Turnip Greens Full
Os Vitamins; Urged
For Georgia Tables
Atlanta.—Georgia turnip greens,
loaded with five of the eight best
known vitamins and two of the min
erals most needed for health, were
urged today by Columbus Roberts,
Commissioner of Agriculture, for
place of honor on Georgia dinner
tables the next few weeks.
Out of state demand for Georgia
turnip greens, strong on the state
farmers’ market in Atlanta through
out the early spring, is falling off
fast as other green crops are now
being harvested in states north of
here. Other states are now buying
more and more of their own local
greens. Although those greens nev
er come near the Georgia state farm
ers’ market, the Georgia farmer is
hard hit by the competition. He
must depend on his own home mar
ket, the Georgia housewife buying
through her own local grocery, if
he is to sell his greens the rest of
the season, the commissioner said.
The remarkable health and nutri
tion value of turnip greens, as re
vealed in recent studies by the Bu
reau of Home Economics of the
United States Department of Agri
culture, makes turnip greens a bar
gain even at high prices, Commis
sioner Roberts pointed out.
Besides being rich in iron, needed
for healthy red blood cells, and cal
cium needed for healthy teeth and
bones, turnip greens also have five
of the eight most needed vitamins.
They have the provitamin which the
body converts into Vitamin A for
growth and well-being; B-l to stim
ulate appetite and prevent beri-beri;
B-2 to prevent pellagra; G to assist
chemical processes in all body cells;
K to normalize blood*clotting and
prevent hemorrhage.
“Eat turnip greens for your own
health and for Georgia’s agricultur
al prosperity,” Commissioner Roberts
urged.
A CARD FROM
FORMER WILD LIFE
RANGER GLAWSON
To the Sportsmen of Early county:
I wish to take this means of ex
pressing to the good people of Early
county my sincere appreciation for
every kindness shown me during the
six months I spent among you as
Wid Life Ranger. Because of your
courtesy and cooperation, my work
in the county was performed, not as
among strangers, but as among
friends.
To the officials of the county I
owe whatever success I may have at
tained, and I am grateful to each
of them.
As I leave to go to another field,
I should like to feel that you will
extend to my successor the same
friendly cooperation you gave me,
and if, in the future, I can serve any
of you in any way, I shall be happy
to do so.
With best wishes to all of you,
JOE T. GLAWSON. |
SIX-INCH
S-E-R-M-O-N
By REV. ROBERT
H. HARPER
MICAH’S VISION OF PEACE
Lesson for April 21: Micah 4:1-5
Golden Text: Micah 4:3.
His home a hamlet in the low
lands of Judah, Micah was one of
the common people and bitterly fa
miliar with the wrongs they suf
fered. Like Amos and Hosea, he
denounced social injustice.
But the day’s lesson concerns his
vision of future peace. Preceding
the era of peace, Micah saw a re
newed church, saw that Jehovah’s
house shall be “established on the
top of the mountains” and that
“peoples shall flow unto it.” Here
we find the law of spiritual gravity
—men are drawn upward by heaven
ly forces. The church must be ex
tended and strengthened to the ends
of earth before peace prevails. Wars
will not cease until hatred and greed
are banished from men’s hearts and
the will to war is replaced by the
will of God.
Prediction of national doom by a
country preacher, Micah, led (Jere
miah 26: 18) to the great reform
under Hezekiah. Later the prophet
saw the golden age of peace and in
language ever associated with his
name wrote of the time when men
shall beat their weapons of war into
the tools of industry and peace, and
nations shall learn of war no more.
He looked beyond the day when the
Assyrian should “come down like
the wolf on the fold” to the coming
of the Prince of peace. It was Mi
cah’s prophecy (second edition of
the lesson text) that led the chief
priests and scribes (Matthew 2:4-6)
to affirm that Christ should be born
in Bethlehem of Judaea.
Like the kings of Assyria, dicta
tors still strive for world dominion.
Can we believe with Micah that
“this man (Jesus) shall be our
peace?” Certainly every man may,
through faith in Christ, have peace
in his own heart.
DAVENPORT SERVICE
STATION UNDERGOING
A REMODELING
In order to render their customers
a better and more convenient serv
ice, the management of th Daven
port Service Station has this week
started a complete remodeling job
on their station.
A new and modern automobile lu
brication department, together with
other new equipment, is being in
stalled. Modern and new rest rooms
are being built. The building and
equipment are being renovated and
repainted, attractive show windows
and display cases will be installed
in order to attractively arrange the
merchandise. The work on the sta
tion will be finished within three
weeks. The station is not closed
for repairs, but is open as usual for
business.
HATTIE CAN’T KICK
DALLAS.—Hattie, the mule, had i
no kick coming. And she knew it. ■
After all she was thirty years old. I
And she was blind in both eyes. And ,
she was lame in both hind legs. And :
maybe the forelegs weren’t as good
as they used to be. So Hattie did
not mind it much when those men j
raised such a fuss about letting her
in the show ring at the weekly live
stock auction at Vidalia, Ga. Thirty
years is a long time. She could re
member when Teddy was the Roose
velt in the White House. And there
was not a newfangled horseless car
riage in Vidalia. Why, those men
were just young squirts then. And
she didn’t even mind when the top
bid was 35 cents. And the seller
took it quick. But Hattie’s feelings
were hurt. The bidder was a goat
buyer!
Time Limited for
Applications For
C. M. T. Camp
Opportunity is still afforded, al
though the time is limited, for young
men between the ages of 17 and
24 years, to submit applications,
become fully qualified for camp and
to be accepted for the C. M. T.
camp at Fort Barrancas, Fla. How
ever, Fort Barrancas can train only
a limited number and candidates are
accepted in the order that they
become qualified. Those who are
interested should apply to either
their county representative, Mr. J.
L. Camp, of Blakely, or to the C.
M. T. Camp Area Commander, Fort
Barrancas, Fla. The camp opens on
June 12, 1940, for one month.
''There is no military obligation in
attending C. M. T. camp. The pur
pose of these camps is to bring to
gether young men from all walks
of life, and from all sections, on a
common basis of equality, to teach
these young men the privileges,
duties and responsibilities of citi
zenship; to stimulate patriotism, self
discipline and team work, and to
develop the physical and moral
standards of American youth,
LOST—Tire on rim, size 7.50x16,
white side wall. Suitable reward.
Early County News or W. J. HUNT.
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS,
ANDREW COLLEGE— WiII open its
bookkeeping and accounting, and
its shorthand and typing depart
ments to men and women on June
fourth. These departments fully pre
pare you for bookkeeping, steno
graphic, secretarial, and executive
positions. Special attention given
deficiencies in arithmetic, spelling,
penmanship, and business English.
Regular fall term begins September
17th. Write at once for particulars.
Address: O. H. McLENDON, Direc
tor, Box 235, Cuthert, Ga. 4-11-8 t
SAVE ON FOOl)
and you will if you trade at Weaver’s
OLIVES—4-oz. Stuffed2sc
FlGS—Monarch, 30-oz. bot. 45c
CHERRlES—Maraschino, 7-oz. bottlelsc
PICKLES—Heinz Fresh Cucumber,
24-oz. bottle 21c
BABY FOOD—Stokeley’s or Heinz, 3 for 25c
SALT 3 pkgs. 9c
PEAS—Black Eye 2 lbs. 15c
RICE 3 lb. pkg. 19c
TEA—Wonder Tea, 1-2 lb. pkg2sc
PEACHES—No. can Argo, each 15c
SOUP—Hurff Tomato, 22-oz. can 10c
SUGAR r lO lbs. 48c
DATES 2 pkgs. 25c
KRAFT—Dinner 10c
BEANS 3 cans 25c
CAKE FLOUR—Swansdown, pkg.29c
CORN—Argo 2 cans 25c
MEAT—Best, lb., 9c
MlLK—Libbyss large 3 cans 20c
COOKING OlL—Gallon canßoc
OKRA & TOMATOES—Can 10c
FLOUR—Dixie Bred, 24 lbs.79c
BLAKELY BREAD—Loaf 10c
MORNING GLORY COFFEE—Lb 15c
SKINNER’S MACARONI 2 pkgs. 15c
KRAUT No. 2% can, each 10c
LIBBY’S CHILI SAUCE—Large bottle 22c
FORT HOWARD TISSUE 3 rolls 23c
RED KIDNEY BEANS With Gravy 10c
CHOPPED OLIVES—2^2-oz. bottle 10c
ZWIEBACK—Large package 18c
SUNSHINE ORANGE JUICE—I 2 ozs3 for 25c
RAISIN BRAN 2 pkgs. 25c
IVAN’S TOMATO CHIPS—Pkg., 10 oz. 20c
DILL PICKLES—I-2 gal. jar 25c
HEINZ VINEGAR—Red or white, qt. 20c
46 OZ. GRAPEFRUIT JUICE—Big R 15c
MEADOW LARK SALAD DRESSING—Qt. 23c
.... QUALITY MEATS ....
BACON—Sliced Ends, rind off, lb. (Friday and Sat-
urday only) 10c
PORK CHOPS—Lb. 15c
MIXED PAN SAUSAGE 2 lbs. 25c
WEINER’s or SMOKED SAUSAGE 2 lbs. 25c
.... PHONE 137 ....
-WEAVER'S-
CASH & MARKET &
ARRY *V»CROCERY
Miss Rebecca McLain
Passes at Jakin at
The Age of 95
Death claimed a beloved and prom
inent Early county woman Sunday,
when Miss Rebecca McLain, 95, died
at Jakin, after an illness of three
days. Her death was attributed to
pneumonia.
Miss McLain was born April 5,
1845, near Blakely, and with the
exception of a few years, she had
spent her entire life in Early county.
Her parents were Mr. and Mrs. John
■ i McLain, who came here from Scot-
land. Miss McLain returned to Scot
land on one occasion to visit some
; of her relatives.
She was a faithful member of the
Baptist church. Although she was
blind and helpless the last three
■ years of her life, it was said that
. no one had ever heard her com
i plain about anything. She accepted
i life as it was and seemed to enjoy
. every minute of it. She was known
, to her many friends as “Little
. Auntie,” and her keenest enjoyment
■ was in conversing with her friends.
, She had a keen memory and was
; deeply grateful for every favor, no
matter how small, that was render
ed her.
Funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon at the Open 'Pond
cemetery, with the Rev. H. G. Har
vey, of Jakin, officiating, assisted by
Rev. Mr. Brooks, of Donalsonville.
; Funeral arrangements were by Min
’ ter, Fellows & Forrester Funeral
Home, with the following serving as
pall-bearers: T. G. Harvey, Jr., B.
D. Harvey, Othni Minter, Lee Min
ter, Branson Minter and Mercian
. Minter.
FOR SALE Several hundred
bushels of corn. W. H. ROBERTS,
Donalsonville, Ga. 11-2 t