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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXXX > NO. 39
SOFTBALL TO
GET UNDER WAY
MONDAY NIGHT
The Blakely softball season gets
under way here next Monday night
at the high school park, when the
Blakely “Democrats” play the Lokey
Ice Company, a fast and snappy ag
gregation from Dothan. The game
will be called at 8:15 o’clock, Man
ager Tommy Owen says. An admis
sion of 10c will be charged.
The Democrats will be sporting
their new uniforms when they take
the field Monday night. The secur
ing of these uniforms was made
possible through the generosity of
Mr. S. G. (“Roosevelt”) Maddox,
Manager Owen asserted.
Here is the schedule of all home
games t \as announced today:
Monday, May 20: Lokey Ice Co.
Wednesday, May 22: Dew Drops.
Friday, May 24: Lokey.
Friday, May 31: Dr. Pepper.
Monday, June 3: Purity.
Wednesday, June 5: Lokey.
Friday, June 7: Dew Drops.
Monday, June 10: Dr. Pepper.
Wednesday, June 12: Open.
Friday, June 14: Purity.
All these teams are from Dothan.
All the above games will be played
on the local field and will start
promptly at 8:15 o’clock, Central
Standard time.
On June 4 the Democrats will |
play an all-star Dothan team in Do- i
than.
Clip this schedule and keep it
handy, Mr. Owen said, and keep up
with the dates the Democrats are
playing.
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NO EXTENSION IN
TIME TO SECURE
DRIVER’S LICENSE
1 Atlanta, Ga.—There “absolutely”
'■ will not be an extension in the period
; to renew drivers’ licenses this year,
Major Lon Sullivan, commissioner of
Public Safety, announced.
The dead-line is June 30 and driv
. ers who fail to renew by then must
. undergo the rigid safe driving exami
nation. The rule, Major Sullivan said,
■ requires those without valid license
: to stand the tests, whether they are
beginners, or have moved here from
another state, never obtained a Geor
' gia license or if they had one former
ly and allowed it to expire.
Major Sullivan said the renewal
period opened April 15 and gives
drivers 75 days to renew, two weeks
longer than they had in 1939.
“Thus, we feel there is no reason
for extending the period and that
definitely-will not be done,” he said.
“Drivers who want prompt service
should apply at once and not wait
until the last minute when there will
be a rush.”
He said applications are coming in
faster than they did last year and
that more than 50,000 new licenses
have been issued. Applications can
be secured at filling stations, police
offices, garages and) sheriff’s offices.
Each application should be accom
i panied by the stub from the driver’s
| present license as well as a check
| or money order made payable to the
Department of Public Safety.
The Commissioner urged applicants
in filling out their licenses to be
sure to give correct descriptive in
formation asked for on the applica
tion, copy correctly the license num
ber from the old permit and sign the
application.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 16, 1940.
Success to AH Who Pay Their Honest Debts —
BARBECUE AND PUBLIC SPEAKING
MONDAY OPENING FEATURES OF
W. P. A. WEEK OBSERVANCE HERE
A barbecue and public speaking
will be the program for the day next
Monday, May 20th, when W.P.A di
rectors and representatives from five
Southwest Georgia counties gather
here to mark the opening of “This
Work Pays Your Community Week,”
a week which is being observed
throughout the nation to acquaint the
public with the work being accomp
lished by the Professional and Service
Division of the Works Progress Ad
ministration.
Randolph, Quitman, Calhoun, Clay
and Early are counties which will take
part in this program.
The program and barbecue will be
held at the local high school shell,
the exact time to be announced later.
The Blakely Lions Club is sponsoring
this part of the celebration in co-op
eration with supervisors and directors
of the local W.P.A. projects. Lion
E. H. Cheek heads a committee which
will prepare the barbecue, which will
be served at 25c per plate.
In connection with the regular
program, a moving picture, “The
Green Hand”, which deals with the
Future Farmers of America move
ment will be shown at 7:30 p. m. in
the shell. This picture, according to
advance information, was filmed en
tirely in Georgia and uses an entire
Georgia cast of boys and girls. It is
reported to be one of the most en
tertaining and educational films ever
to be made outside of Hollywood. No
admission will be charged to see this
film and everyone, especially the
FLOWER SHOW
RULES AND
REGULATIONS
The third annual flower show will
be held here tomorrow (Friday) at
the American Legion Hall, it was an
nounced today by Mrs. Chester H.
Loback, general chairman of the
show. This show is an annual fea
ture of the Blakely Garden Club.
The show will be conducted a bit
differently from last year, it was an
nounced, in that every flower lover
and grower in the city will be allow
ed to make an exhibit. In the shows |
previously only members of the Gar- |
den Club were allowed to exhibit.
Several hundred people are expect
ed to attend this show which opens
Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock and will
be kept open until 8:30. All exhibits
must be completed and ready for the
judges by 11 a. m., it was announced.
The flower show last yfear was
termed twice as large as the one
before and the show this year, Mrs.
Loback said, will be even larger in
size and attendance. Several hun
dred people attended the show here
last year.
The judges this year will be as
last year, three prominent club
women, whose nanyes will not be an
nounced until after the show. The
following rules, regulations and
classifications will govern the show,
the rules committee .announced:
Competition is open to all ama
teur flower growers, whether they i
be members of the local garden
club or not.
Entries will be received from 8 i
a. m. to 11 a. m. o’clock only.
Doors will be closed promptly '
at 11 o’clock to every one except!
judges and those directly in charge.
Decision of judges will be final.
Visiting hours will be from 2 p. m.
until 8:30 p. m. o’clock.
All entries must be labeled ac
cording to exhibitors desired classi
fication.
The Garden Club assumes no re
sponsibility for exhibits and contain
ers.
Every entry must be grown by ’
exhibitor.
Prizes will be awarded the most!
outstanding rose, the most outstand
ing display of entire show, and the
entrant who has the greatets number i
of blue ribbons.
Awards will ge made as follows;!
Excellent, blue ribbon; very good,.
“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.”
farmers of Early county, are urged
to see this picture, Mr. Cheek said.
To emphasize the importance of
“This Work Pays Your Community
Week,” Mayor Grady Holman has is
sued a proclamation urging the resi
dents of Blakely and Early county to
visit and inspect the W.P.A. projects
in Early county. These projects will
be open all day throughout the week
of May 20-24 and guides selected
from among the workers will conduct
the visitors through these projects.
According to an announcement by
Mrs. Catherine McDonald, assistant
supervisor, the following is a list of
the Early county projects and the
hours they will be opened:
Lunch room, Colomokee, 8 a. m. to
2 p. m.
Library, city hall, daily from 9 to
6 o’clock.
Surplus commodity warehouse, rear
of the Blakely sewing room, from 9
a. m. to 12 noon, and from 1 p. m.
to 3 p. m.
The sewing rooms at Damascus
and Jakin will observe the same hours
as Blakely.
The average citizen in any com
munity with several projects in opera
tion has only a hazy notion of the
activities that take place there, ac
cording to sponsors. Thus they be
lieve that a personal visit will not
only clear the confusion, but may re
sult in valuable suggestions from the
visitors for carrying on the present
work and expanding future efforts.
The supervisors, sponsors and workers
extend an invitation to the public to
inspect all of these projects during
the week of May 20-25.
BAPTIST REVIVAL
MEETING BEGUN
i LAST SUNDAY
A series of revival meetings, to
. continue through next Sunday even
. ing, was begun at the Blakely Bap
tist church last Sunday morning.
The two Sunday sermons and the
early morning service Monday were
delivered by the pastor, the Rev.
Spencer B. King,
The Rev. Harry V. Smith, pastor
of the Baptist church at Forsyth,
arrived Monday and beginning with
I the evening service on that day
i has been preaching twice daily,
bringing to his hearers strong evan
gelistic messages.
The attendance has been large
and a great deal of interest is being
manifested in the meeting.
Services are held twice daily, be
ginning at 7:10 in the morning and
7:45 in the evening. The morning
service is concluded at 7:45.
Pastor King extends a cordial
invitation to every one to attend
the services, take part in the sing
-1 ing, and in every way work toward
I the success of this effort to bring
. i about a revival of religion in Blakely.
' | red ribbon; good, white ribbon.
Classifications: Group 1, roses:
I Best individual rose, any color or
variety. 2. Best three roses, same
variety. 3. Best vase of more than
three roses. 4. Best specimen of
I single flowering rose. 5. Best two
! or three branches of climbing rose.
I 6. Best Polyanthus rose.
GROUP 11.
Bulbs and tuberous rooted plants:
! 1. Single specimen in container. 2.
Display of one variety in container.
GROUP 111.
Annuals, perennials, biennials: 1.
Best display of one color. 2. Best
display of mixed colors. 3. Best dis
play of annuals, perennials, biennials,
mixed in one container.
ARRANGEMENTS
1. Flowers in unsual container. 2.
Artistic arrangements, adult. 3. Ar
i tistic arrangements, 12 years and
under. 4. Arrangement of pairs of
! vases. 5. Most artistic arrangement
lof old fashioned flowers in antique
container. 6. Minature. 7. Arrange-
I ment of ornamental growing plants
! in receptacle for sun parlor or porch,
! including hanging shelves, bottle ter
! rariums, aquariums, wall pocket and
i pot plants.
CITY COURT TO
CONVENE HERE
NEXT MONDAY
The quarterly jury term of the
City Court of Blakely will be con
vened by Judge James W. Bonner
on next Monday, May 20.
The following jurors have been
summoned for service: H. H. Grim
ley, W. H. Balkcom, T. F. Daniels,
W. J. Newberry, W. C. Houston, T.
B. Chambers, S. E. Kelly, Gordon
Jankins, J. C. McFather, J. L. Un
derwood, Sevola Jones, J. B. Caul
den, Dwight Harris, W. W. Mans
field, J. T. Alexander, J. S. Pyle, W.
C. Jordan, C. L. Howard, W. C. Cox,
B. L. McNair, J. R. Donnan, H. L.
Bryan, W. C. Harris, M. L. Sim
mons, I. A. Walton, Milton Martin,
M. C. DeWolfe, C. W. Reed, J. E.
Tabb, H. E. Minter, J. B. Perry, L.
D. Patterson, W. K. George, J. M.
Lane, W. T. Clearman, H. H. Daven
port, E. S. Collins, F. A. Barham,
R. O. Lewis, Grady I. George, C. W.
Shierling, S. P. Land, R. C. Harris,
F. B. Melton, Will Tiner, Owen
Wills, J. D. Haddock, T. A. Bell, G.
M. Moulton, E. A. Land, W. L.
Rhodes, Ralph S. Scarborough, Theo
White, S. B. Burkett, C. B. Miller, J.
F. Adams, S. S. Timmons, J. E. Er
win, A. C. Chandler, C. C. Swords.
BAND RETURNS
FROM NATIONAL
MUSIC FESTIVAL
The Blakely High School Band,
Guyton S. McLendon, director, re
turned Sunday from West Palm
Beach, Fla., where they participated
in the Eighth Regional National Mu
sic Festival and Competition held
there.
The following were the ratings
received by the band, as announced
by Director McLendon:
Drill Band, Class 11.
Concert Band, Class HI.
Hugh Eubanks, drum Solo, Class I.
The states of Georgia, Florida,
North Carolina, South Carolina,
West Virginia, Tennessee, Maryland,
Virginia, and the District of Colum
bia were represented in the festival.
The band took part in the down
town parade, which featured 23 of
the best bands in the United States.
Another highlight of the festival in
which the Blakely band took part
was the mass concert of all the bands
under the direction of the cele
brated conductor, Dr. Frank Simon,
faculty member of the Cincinnati
Conservatory of Music and director
of the Armco Corps band.
Blakely people accompanying the
band were Superintendent Alex
Carswell, Mrs. Nathan Collier, Mrs.
Earl George, Mrs. W. C. Jordan,
Mrs. Bryant Turner, Mr. and Mrs.
Alfred Felder, Mrs. Charles E. Boy
ett, Mr. Herman Eubanks, Mrs. Guy
ton McLendon, and G. W. White, Jr.
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You’ll be surprised how rapidly regular,
systematic savings mount up, especially when
they are augmented by the liberal interest we
pay on Savings Accounts.
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COLUMBUS MAYOR
TO ADDRESS LIONS
AND ROTARIANS
Mayor Edward Murrah, of Colum
bus, Ga., prominent Muscogee coun
ty citizen and distinguished member
of the Columbus Lions Club, will ad
dress a joint meeting of the Blake
ly Rotarians and Blakely Lions at
the Hotel Early next Tuesday night,
when the Lions play hosts to the Ro
tarians and other guests.
Mr. Murrah is well known through
out the state, having taken an active
part in Georgia Lionism for a num
ber of years. He is a past District
Governor of Georgia Lions clubs and
at the time he held this honorary
position Mr. Murrah had the entire
statg as a district.
At present Mr. Murrah holds the
distinction of being Columbus’s
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! U k
MAYOR EDWARD MURRAH
of Columbus
first citizen, being the youngest may
or in the history of the Muscogee
county capital. He is 39 years of
age, is married, has two children,
and is a graduate of Georgia Tech.
He has also been a member of the
Columbus city commission for the
past four years, being also the
youngest man ever to sit in this
body. Mr. Murrah is part owner
and manager of the Murrah office
building.
The meeting next Tuesday night
will be the first time the Lions and
Rotarians have met in a body since
the Lions club was organized last
February, and it promises to be one
of the most entertaining and enjoy
able civic meetings ever to be held
here.
A feature of the program will be
the introduction of several Rota
rians who will be called on by the
toastmaster to make impromptu
talks. Earl “Tige” Pickle will act
as toastmaster and promises to keep
things going at a lively clip. Lion
Jack Standifer will introduce Mayor
Murrah. President Warren Baxley
will deliver the address of welcome,
and Lion Bill Loyless will introduce
the toastmaster. A quartette, com
posed of Frank Gilbert, “Red” Bell,
Guyton McLendon and Frank
Bridges, is going to give forth some
of that famous old barber-shop har
mony.
Besides the regular members of
the Lions and Rotary clubs who
will be present, invitations have
been extended to other prominent
citizens of Blakely, including Mayor
Grady Holman, H. C. Fort, chairman
of the county board of commission
ers, Senator J. 0. Bridges, Repre
sentative Curtis L. Middleton, Dr. C.
R. Barksdale, member of city coun
cil, and Pastor E. M. Overby of the
Methodist church.