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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXXXI NO. 28
MRS. J. M. BRYANT
DIES FOLLOWING
LONG ILLNESS
Funeral services were held last
Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock at
the Minter Funeral Home for Mrs.
Mary Evans Bryant, 56, wife of Mr.
James M. Bryant, who died shortly
after midnight Wednesday, at her
home on River street. Officiating
was the Rev. Spencer B. King, as
sisted by the Rev. E. M. Overby. In
terment was in the city cemetery,
with Minter, Fellows & Forrester
Funeral Home in charge of arrange
ments, and Charles M. Dunning, John
Grubbs, Clarence E. Martin, Grady
Holman, Felix A. Barham, Raymond
C. Singletary, Austin Mobley and
Liston McArthur serving as pall
bearers. Many sympathizing friends
attended the last rites.
Mrs. Bryant had been in declining
health for several years, and her
death, while causing widespread sor
row, was not unexpected.
Mrs. Bryant was a native of this
county, where she was born on April
29, 1884, a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Reddick Evans. Most of her
life was spent here and she had many
friends whose hearts were saddened
by her passing. She was a mem
ber of the Blakely Baptist church.
Survivors include her father, Red
dick Evans, of Marianna, Fla., her
husband; three sons, Lieut. James
M. Bryant, Jr., and Raymond Bry
ant of Blakely and the Rev. Wilbur
F. Bryant, a student at the Baptist
Theological Seminary, Louisville,
Ky.; one brother, Julius Evans of
Marianna, and a half brother, Thomas
Lee, also of Marianna. These have
the sympathy of friends in their be
reavement.
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Shoes for the whole family. Peters Weatherbird Shoes
for the children that will please them.
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plaids 54 inches wide and priced at $1.95 per yard.
Don’t forget our McCall pattern service also. Silk Jer
sey in all spring pastel shades, 54 inches wide, at $1.49
per yard. Crown-tested Rayons, assorted patterns,
fast colors, prices begin at 59c per yard.
Rayon Jerseys in stripes, polkadots and floral
designs, all fast colors, per yard 69c.
Chambray in stripes and solids, pre-shrunk and
fast colors, 39c per yard.
Quadriga Prints, eighty square, newest patterns
and colors, price 20c per yard.
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INDIAN MOUNDS
VISITED BY
DR. F. S. HULSE
Dr. F. S. Hulse, of Atlanta, in
charge of state historical records,
who was in charge of unearthing
the mounds near Savannah, was a
visitor to the local Indian Mounds
last Thursday.
Dr. Hulse was loud in his pra se
of the mounds and commented that
they were the largest he had ever
seen and no doubt contained many
things which should prove of vital
importance in tracing the now un
known history of an early race of
people.
Said Dr. Hulse: “From the infor
mation we have gleaned from other
mounds, I would say these mounds
were erected probably some time be
tween the years 1000 and 1500. Ogle
thorpe found mounds in Georgia, and
they were made by the Indians and
not by a prehistoric race of men as
is sometimes claimed. For what
purpose these mounds were built no
one definitely knows, but they are
generally supposed to have some con
nection with the red man’s religion.
These mounds are the largest I have
ever seen and are probably the most
important. Blakely and Early coun
ty citizens should be extremely hap
py about this work, as it will attract
visitors from many places.”
Dr. Hulse was accompanied here
by Miss Corrine Brooks, of Albany,
district supervisor of state historical
records, and they were directed
through Kolomoki Park by a mem
ber of the News staff.
“A Little Bit of Heaven” at the
Blakely Theatre Thursday and Fri
day.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 20, 1941.
Success to AH Who Pay Their Honest Debts —“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead?’
GAME CLUB
HELD MEETING
THURSDAY NIGHT
Dudley H. McDowell addressed
the members of the Early County
Wildlife Game Protectors Club last
Thursday night at the Tom Bynum
lodge when the club held its month
ly meeting and barbecue.
Mr. McDowell spoke of India and
other foreign countries where he
lived for many years as a repre
sentative of a large oil corporation.
He retired more than a year ago
and is making his home in Blakely.
His talk was enjoyed and he was
warmly applauded upon its con
clusion.
A delicious plate of barbecue and
Brunswick stew was served by Mr.
Bynum and his aides, who were
thanked for their hospitality. C. P.
Gay is president of the club.
Present at Thursday night’s meet
ing were: Sam Owen, “Red” Ches
ter, H. A. Felder, Glenn Willis, Phil
ip Grier, Murray Jones, C. H. Lo
back, J. H. Moye, Jack Giles, Carl
Fryer, Carl Tolar, Bryant Turner,
Homer Willis, J. B. Rice, Max Mid
dleton, O. B. Childs, Woodrow
Grimsley, J. E. Lomax, Lewis Had
dock, Bill Loyless, Howard Daven
port, Ralph Scarborough, Ed Bruner,
Robert Stuckey, R. C. Howell, J.
W. Bonner, Hugh L. Martin, I. D.
Felder, H. C. Haddock, J. B. Jones,
Joe Owen, Rex Reeves, “Tige”
Pickle, Thomas Felder, Dr. W. H.
Wall, L. J. George, Jr., Cecil George,
Dr. W. A. Fuqua, Melvin Middleton,
Lewis Fryer, Jr., Alto Warrick, C.
C. Lane, W. L. Stone, C. M. Dun
ning, Julian Moore, Tom Bynum, E.
R. Brown, J. E. Widener, Dorsey
Barbree, C. A. Bell, Lester Camp,
G. G. Willis, H. A. Mobley, C. P.
Gay, Zack Respess, John McAllister
of Dothan, Grant Whiddon of New
ville, Ala., Milton Martin, Fred H.
Brooks.
THREE DRAFTEES
TO REPORT FRIDAY
FOR ARMY DUTY
Clerk S. W. Howell of the local
draft board announced this week
that three additional draftees, all
colored, had been ordered to report
Friday for a year’s active army duly
at Fort Benning, Ga. The three are
Robert Benjamin Byrd, Early B.
Graham and Kelly Lee.
If one of these men has to be
replaced for any reason, John Henry
Grubbs will serve as a replacement,
Mr. Howell also announced that
another registrant, John Thurman
Rabon, white, had been added to the
Early county draft roll.
Squabble At The Fire Plug
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ROTARIANS HEAR
KOLMOKI PARK
WORK DISCUSSED
The Blakely Rotary Club had as
its guest speaker at last Thursday’s
luncheon meeting Howard Smith,
supervisor of construction at the
Kolomoki State Park.
The work being done by the CCC
crew toward making the park into
a recreational center was discussed
in detail by Mr. Smith, who was in
troduced by Mr. Sid W. Howell, also
a guest of the club. A large lake
for fishing, boating and swimming
is one .of the chief attractions under
way at the park, Mr. Smith said.
The speaker also gave some data on
the large Indian mound on the park
site, but stated the archaelogical
features of the park site were not
to be handled by the present con
struction crew. Mr. Smith drew a
word picture of a park of extreme
beauty and one which should draw
many visitors upon its completion.
Other guests at Thursday’s lunch
eon included E. H. Cheek, of the
high school faculty and newly named
scoutmaster for the Lions Club
scout troop, a guest of Rotarian Alex
Carswell, and the Rev. Alfred Pullen,
a member of the Cuthbert Rotary
Club, who was a guest of Rotarian
Spencer King.
The meeting was presided over by
President Jim Bonner, with Rotarian
Robert Stuckey program chairman
for the day.
MISS THEO FLOYD
TO SPEAK FRIDAY
AT LEGION HOUSE—
Miss Theo Floyd, formerly of
Cedar Springs, Ga., but now with
the State Department of Health, will
be guest speaker at a meeting of the
American Legion Auxiliary Friday,
21st, at 3:00 p. m. This meeting is
in interest of the Ellis Health Law
and Miss Floyd will discuss health
problems of Early county. The pub
lic is invited to attend. •
Miss Floyd has spent many years
in California and Hawaii.
BUSINESS LICENSES
ARE NOW DUE
Business houses which are re
quired to have city licenses under
which to operate are notified that
payment of these licenses this month
will save additional cost. After
March 1 there will be a ten per cent
penalty attached.
C. C. LANE, City Clerk.
MATERIALS
WANTED FOR
AID OF BRITISH
The Georgia Department of The
American Legion in its Augusta con
vention adopted a resolution to ex
tend all possible aid to Great Britain,
including donations, if necessary. In
line with that resolution the Georgia
Division of the American Committee
for Defense of British Homes has es
tablished headquarters in Thomas
ville to receive, inspect, pack and ship
all material so that it will reach Eng
land in the shortest possible time.
The members of the local Post of
The Legion will receive and forward
to Thomasville any of the following
materials which any citizen mght do
nate:
Shot guns, gauge 10 to 20.
Rifles, pistols and revolvers, any
caliber, for which ammunition is
available.
Ammunition, any kind or amount.
Binoculars, anything serviceable,
6 to 8 power preferred.
Stop watches and steel helmets.
These materials are needed by the
British for their home defense, and
if any reader of The News has any
thing that might be of use the local
Legion post will gladly receive it.
“A Little Bit of Heaven” at the
Blakely Theatre Thursday and Fri
day.
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RUNNELS IS
SPEAKER AT
LIONS MEETING
“Fifth Columns at Home” was the
keynote of a forceful and dynamic
speech given by A. E. Runnels, sec
retary of the Albany Chamber of
Commerce, here Tuesday night be
fore the Blakely Lions Club on the
club’s first anniversary.
“There are fifth columnists in
Southwest Georgia,” said Mr. Run
nels. “I don’t mean the kind who
go around hurling wrenches into de
fense machinery, but I mean the
kind we contact every day—the kind
which has made us lax in our mor
als, diseased our minds and bodies,
and which has made us forsake our
religions.”
Mr. Runnels’ talk was built around
the ancient Biblical verse, “The child
grew and waxed strong and grew in
favor with God and man.”
“Because of laxity and a don’t
care attitude about healthy minds
and bodies, because of our search
for the easy way out, the defense
work now is going only 30 per cent
of what it should. Too many boys
are being turned away from the
draft offices because of ill health
and the inability to read and write.
‘The sad part of this,” continued
Mr. Runnels, “is that the men who
are being rejected because of ill
health return home with the smug
satisfaction of not having to go,
rather than with a worried coun
tenance due to the fact that ill
health didn’t permit them to go. Dur
ing the last war 26 out of each 100
could neither read nor write. Now
there are 25 out of the same num
ber who can neither read nor write.
Does that look like 25 years of
progress?
“What is it the American people
want when such a situation exists
as this? Today the classics of music
sell for $9. The same number of
the best swing music recordings sell
for only 35 cents. Supply and de
mand create the price. Isn’t there
something significant when the mu
sic which is suposed to be inspiring
and uplifting is selling at exorbitant
prices because th e lack of demand
has created a better price for swing
music? Does this not indicate the
way the youth of today are think
ing? This is only another insidious
fifth column at work.
“A disregard for tradition, lax
morals, the uneducated mind, an
unhealthy body are the fifth col
umns we have to fight at home.
These things we have to fight
against,” concluded Mr. Runnels, “if
we are to grow and wax strong and
grow in favor with God and man.”
His talk was listened to intently
and was warmly applauded. Lion
Earl Pickle introduced Mr. Runnels.
The program was arranged by Lions
C. C. Lane and Bill Loyless, with
President Warren Baxley presiding.
Entertainment for the evening
was by Tailtwister Fred Godwin, who
introduced a number of jokes and
pranks. Music was by Mrs. Ben
Haisten and Miss Jane Haisten on
the piano and solovox.
Lion Jack Standifer introduced
three new members who were at
tending their first Ladies’ Night
meeting. They were Alex Howell,
Lewie Stein and Otis Deal. Guests
present besides th Lions and their
dates were W. J. Grist of Albany,
Bruce Williams of San Diego, Calif-,
and Mr. and Mrs. Alto Warrick.