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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXXX NO. 42
FARM PLANNING
BOARD IS TO BE
ORGANIZED HERE
TO DRAFT PROGRAM TO MEET
AGRICULTURAL NEEDS OF
THE FARMERS
A farm planning board, comprised
of farmers and business men of
Early county, will be organized here
this week in cooperation with the
county agent’s office, to draft a long
time agricultural program to meet
the agricultural needs of the farm
ers of Early county, it was announced
today by County Agent J. E. Leger.
Committees representing the farm
ers, business men, local civic clubs,
vocational teachers, farm security
supervisors and others will be ap
pointed and asked to aid in the plan.
“It is the purpose of this farm
planning board,” Mr. Leger said, “to
establish a fact-finding committee to
find the needs and problems of Ear
ly county farmers and then establish
some plan to be used over a long
period of years to remedy or elimi
nate these needs and problems.”
Objectives are: (1) to inaugurate
a live-at-home program. Too many
farmers are failing to produce suf
ficient vegetables and produce for
the needs of their families, Mr. Le
ger stated. Others fail to raise suf
ficient feed stuffs; (2) Soil improve
ment. This phase of the work is
to plant more cover crops, terrace
land where needed, and drain and
ditch land in other places; (3) More
and better livestock is another aim
of the planning board.
Home improvements is another
aim of the planning board which will
be taken up, Mr. Leger stated. To
increase the attractiveness of farm
homes by making needed repairs,
such as painting, building fences,
curbing wells, and planting trees.
An improvement toward a better
health will also be included. The
draining of ponds, screening of
houses and erection of sanitary toil
ets will be included in the board’s
objectives.
Putting idle land to work is a par
amount objective. Much land in
Early county, Mr. Leger stated, is
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Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts —“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.”
DONALSONVILLE
MINISTER SPEAKS
TO ROTARIANS
“True Values Will Last” was the
subject of a talk delivered before
the members of the Blakely Rotary
Club at their luncheon held at the
noon hour at the Hotel Early last
Thursday.
The Rev. E. B. Brooks, Baptist
pastor of Donalsonville, who was in
troduced by Rotarian Spencer B.
King, was the speaker, and his talk
was based on the 27th verse of the
12th chapter of Hebrews.
Among those things which will
survive the present world turmoil,
the speaker said, are God’s world,
God’s word, and God Himself. The
talk, one of the most interacting and
encouraging the Rotarians have had
the pleasure of hearing, was well re
ceived and, and at its conclusion re
ceived hearty applause.
An added feature to the day’s
program was a ventriloquist act giv
en by Mr. John Gary, whose voice
throwing exhibition provoked a bit
of merriment, and was thoroughly
enjoyed.
The meeting was presided over by
President Henry Walton, with Mrs.
Ben Haisten rendering an enjoyable
program of music.
M. ROBERTS NEW
MANAGER OF LANIER
FURNITURE CO.
Mr. Mauriece Roberts is now man
ager of the Lanier Furniture Com
pany, it was announced this week.
He has already assumed his duties
and will be happy to have the public
call on him for its furniture needs.
Mr. Roberts is experienced in the
furniture business, having worked
for a number of years with Mather
Brothers, one of the south’s largest
furniture dealers. He worked in all
departments of this company’s fur
niture business. He also held the
position of manager of the stores in
Lakeland, Fla., Rome and Gaines
ville, Ga.
capable of producing but because it
has been neglected, is now idle and
not bringing in any income. Con
verting this land to pastures and for
ests will be another of the aims of
the board.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 6, 1940.
Flotsam and Jetsam
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• FRANCE ... A group of Belgian refugees, carrying what is left of
their worldly possessions, file along a road in France to a haven far
from the Nazi blitzkrieg.
THIRTY-NINE RECEIVE DIPLOMAS AS
BLAKELY SCHOOL CLOSES SPRING TERM
Thirty-nine boys and girls, repre
senting one of the largest classes
ever to graduate at Blakely high
school, received their diplomas last
Friday night at the school auditor
ium, to bring to a close the school
term of 1939-40.
Top honors and awards were di
vided between Cena Loback, Lowrey
Stone and Arthur Sherman. Miss Lo
back, besides delivering the valedic
tory jointly with Lowrey Stone, re
ceived five medals and awards for
work in the home economics depart
ment, the band, and her regular
school work. This is the largest
number of awards ever received by
any student in the Blakely schools,
it was said.
The following program was given
by members of the senior class:
Salutatory: Rachel Middleton.
Class Poem: Vivian Williams.
Prophecy: Olin Seago.
Last Will and Testament: Joanna
Sherman.
Giftorian: Virginia Holman.
Valedictory: Lowrey Stone and
Cena Loback. (These two students
maintained the same averages in
scholastic work during their senior
year.)
The invocation was by the Rev.
Spencer B. King and the benedic
tion by the Rev. E. M. Overby.
The following awards and medals
were presented by Superintendent
Alex Carswell:
Medal, given by Magnolia Lodge
No. 86 Free and Accepted Masons,
of Blakely, for the highest four-year
average in high school, to Lowrey
Stone.
Scholastic Certificate, to G. W.
White, Jr.
Home Economics pins, to Doris
Childs, Leda Knighton, Eugenia
Thompson, Grace Willis, Pauline Liv
ingston, Polly Pullen, Cena Loback,
Vivian Williams, Janice Palmer, and
Ruby Averitt.
Home Economics medal, given by
Peter Early Chapter D. A. R., to
Nadine Gentry.
Harry Stone medal, awarded an
nually to the best all-round boy in
the senior class (based on scholas
tics, athletics and dependability), to
Arthur Sherman.
Band medal, awarded by the Na
tional High School Band Association
for A-l rating in drum solo, to
Hugh Eubanks.
Band director’s medal, to Arthur
Sherman and Cena Loback.
Loving cup, awarded to band mem
ber who has been of most benefit to
band and director, to Cena Loback.
(This is an award inaugurated this
year, and is to be known as the
James B. Murdock, Jr., award. The
award will be made annually to the
most outstanding member of the
high school band.)
Citizenship medal, awarded by
Peter Early Chapter D. A. R., to
Cena Loback.
Music practice pins, to Alice La
nier, William Monfort.
Sherwood music certificate, to
Dynva Miller.
Royal Arch Masonic medal, to the
student in grammar school with the
highest four-year average, to Hal
Beckham.
D. A. R. certificate, to Cena Lo
back.
The following students received
high school diplomas: Myrtle Allen,
Willie Barrentine, Doris Evelyn
Barnes, Mary Daphine Chapman,
Mildred Irene Daniels, Mary Lee Dar
den, Helen Durham, Enid Godwin,
Pauline Haddock, Pauline Hayes,
Jeanie Hartley, Virginia Holman,
Odelia King, Frances Lane Loback,
Rachel Middleton, Vera Nobles, Mary
Janice Palmer, Lorraine Pritchard,
Marylyn Reeves, Virginia Ruth Rob
erts, Joanna Sherman, Eleanor Sin
gletary, Tabitha Ann Spurlock, Iva
Hazel Stephens, Vivian Williams,
Moody Chandler, Roy Clark, Hugh
Eubanks, John Gilbert, Walton
Knighton, James Stephen McCuller,
Walter Clyde MeGahee, Bill Sanders,
Olin Seago, Howard Sherman, Billie
Claud Spence, Lowrey Stone, Gor
don White, Jr., Julian Williams.
Grammar School Graduation
Thursday Night
Thirty boys and girls, completing
the seven grades of grammar school,
were awarded certificates at the
grammar school graduation exercises
held at the school auditorium last
Thursday night, when the following
program was given:
Processional.
Invocation: Rev. E. M. Overby.
Salutatory: Audrey Mobley.
Song: Class.
History of Free Schools in Geor
gia: Bryan Respess.
Class History: Billy Farris.
Class Poem: Guerrylu Sheffield.
Valedictory: Hal Beckham, Mary
Elizabeth Brooks. (These two stu
dents tied for first honor.)
Class Song.
Presentation of Awards and Di
plomas: Supt. Alex Carswell.
Benediction: Rev. E. M. Overby.
The following were awarded cer
tificates of graduation from grammar
school to high school: Cona Ann
Bush, Betty Jane Bryant, Mary
Elizabeth Brooks, Ruth Ann George,
Frances Granger, Mollie Sue Her
ring, Miriam Hooten, Catherine How
ard, Marion Landrum, Audrey Mob
ley, Ruth Rabon, Ruth Reynolds,
Nelle Singletary, Frances Whatley,
Nadine Wood, Guerrylu Sheffield,
Rachel Clearman, Hal Beckham,
Raymond Bryant, Robert Collier,
Clarence Day, Holt Darden, Billy
Farris, Winston Felder, Leonard
George, John Hunt, Sidney Jones,
Robert Earl McCormick, Bryan Res
pess, Bobby Strickland, Norman
Thomas, Allison Williams.
FREE WILL BAPTIST
REVIVAL MEETING
NOW IN PROGRESS
Attendance has been good at the
revival meeting, which began last
Sunday at the Free Will Baptist
church, Pastor T. B. Mellette stated
Wednesday. The meeting will con
tinue through next Sunday evening’s
service.
The meeting is being conducted
by the Rev. K. V. Shutes, of Thom
asville, a former pastor of the
local church, and services are held
twice daily, beginning at 7 in the
morning and at 7:45 in the evening.
The public has a cordial invitation
to attend the meeting, Pastor Mel
let stating in his announcement that
“we covet an interest in the read
ers’ prayers, and earnestly solicit
your cooperation and attendance.”
C. G. BREWER IS
NEW PRESIDENT
OF LIONS CLUB
C. G. Brewer, local representative
of the Benthall Machine Company,
was elected president of the Blakely
Lions Club at the club’s regular
meeting held at the Hotel Early on
Tuesday night.
Mr. Brewer will assume the presi
dency on the first Tuesday night in
July, at which meeting the club will
observe ladies’ night.
Other officers elected were: J. G.
Standifer, Ist vice-president; Will
iam Cox, 2nd vice-president; Horace
B. Jernigan, 3rd vice-president; Earl
Pickle, secretary and treasurer (re
elected); Mauriece Roberts, tail
twister; Bill Loyless, Lion tamer;
and Page Pryor and Felix Davis, di
rectors.
President Warren Baxley presid
ed over the meeting and Mrs. Merle
Haisten, club pianist, furnished a
program of piano music.
EARLY COUNTY
LIBRARY VACATION
READING CLUB
Appreciating the benefits derived
from vacation reading clubs, children
are enrolling rapidly at the Early
County Library. Time for joining
expires June 15th and reading club
closes August 15th.
The theme for vacation reading
clubs in Georgia for 1940 is “Travel
ing by Books.” Children completing
the course and receiving certificates
from the State Library will be given
credit in the school next fall.
CITY PLANS TO
PUSH PROGRAM
OF PAVING
The Mayor and Council, meeting
Tuesday night, took steps to speed
up the street paving program in
Blakely, when WPA resident engin
eer, Z. D. Respess, was asked to
make surveys and blue prints of
the following streets:
Robinson avenue, from River
street to Columbia road. This is the
street running in front of the city
school.
Church street, from Whittle Serv
ice Station to College street.
Liberty street.
Arlington street.
One block of street running from
Cuthbert street to College street, be
tween the residences of Mrs. C. E.
Boyett and Mr. T. B. McDowell.
Surveys have already been made
of the first and last named of these
projects.
Work is to be speeded up on the
surveying of these projects so that
applications might be made for WPA
assistance before July 1.
The Council also instructed City
Marshal Ollin Goocher to enforce
collection of past due taxes, and he
“was authorized to make levy for
taxes on property not paid by the
20th day of June.
WHY A BANK ACCOUNT?
BECAUSE
Through the use of a checking account you obtain
the most ECONOMICAL and SAFE method known
for the transaction of business.
ECONOMICAL—Not only in the cost of service re
ceived but more so because of the saving in time
necessary to complete a transaction—and
SAFE—Because this method eliminates the risk in-
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curred in handling actual cash, and because a
check must bear the endorsement of the payee be
fore it becomes negotiable by others.
FIRST STATE BANK
BLAKELY, GEORGIA
Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Maximum Insurance of $5,000.00 for each depositor
PULL FOR BLAKELY
—OR—
PULL OUT
$1.50 A YEAR
FOREMOST AUTO
STORE NOW OPEN
FOR BUSINESS
NEW ESTABLISHMENT TO HAVE
OPENING SALE BEGINNING
FRIDAY MORNING
Blakely’s newest business establish
ment, The Foremost Auto Store, an
nounces in The News this week an
opening sale to begin Friday morn
ing. A large display advertisement
tells of the many special offerings for
this sale.
The new store, occupying the
former Cash* Drug Store building,
corner public square and South
Main street, has just been opened
to the public following the remodel
ing of the interior of the building
and the repainting of both interior
and exterior. The owners are the
Gilbert brothers, Hubert and Frank,
with the former as manager. It is
home-owned and home-operated.
The Foremost Auto Store, in addi
tion to the regular line of auto sup
plies and accessories, will handle the
well-known Majestic Radios, in both
console and table models; the Bruns
wick tires (“famous for quality”) ;
Paramount batteries for alj makes
of cars; and Admiral bicycles, in
all sizes, featuring the fore-wheel
brake.
Manager Hubert Gilbert states
that it will be the store’s policy to
keep the line of merchandise up to
the minute in every respect, and he
and his younger brother, John,
invite the public to come in and
look around. They, naturally, are
proud of the new store, which is at
tractively displayed, brilliantly light
ed, and a creditable addition to
Blakely’s business enterprises.
HILTON CANNING
PLANT TO BEGIN
OPERATION JUNE 7
The Hilton canning plgnt will be
open to the citizens of Early county
on Friday, June 7, and will there
after operate on Monday, Wednes
day, and Friday of each week during
the canning season.
The plant will be open from 7:00
a. m. until 5:00 p. m. each canning
day, and a helper will be present
during these hours to aid in your
canning work.
A maintenance tax of l-2c for
No. 2 cans and 1c for No. 3 cans
will be charged. We have on hand
a few cans which may be bought at
3c and 4c. All fees MUST be paid
on the day on which the canning is
done.
May we insist that those who come
to can bring first quality vegetables
which have been gathered not more
than five hours? This is very essen
tial if we are to prevent spoilage.
O. F. MORTON,
Teacher of Voc. Agriculture.
Watch for the announcement of
the formal opening of the Peters
Drug Company.'