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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXXXI NO. 32
DR. W. H. WALL
NAMED TO HEAD
ROTARY CLUB
Dr. W. H. Wall, local practicing
physician, has been named president
of the Blakely Rotary Club for the
year beginning July 1. He was nomi-'
nated at last week’s meeting of the
club held at noon Thursday and will
become the sixteenth president of the
club, which was chartered in 1926.
Others officers elected last week
to serve with Dr. Wall are: Vice
President, James B. Murdock, Jr.;
Secretary and Treasurer Chipstead A.
Grubbs (re-elected); and Sergeant
at-arms, Dunbar Grist (re-elected).
The Board of Directors includes the
new president, vice president, secre
tary-treasurer, the retiring president,
James W. Bonner, and Charles E.
Boyett, Dick Rogers and Guy Mad
dox.
The entertainment feature of last
week’s meeting was provided by
James White and Arthur Sherman,
piano pupils of Miss Evelyn Dußose,
under whose direction the program
was given. James White’s selections
included Mozart’s “Fantasia D Min
or” and Schubert’s “Impromptu A
Flat’”, Arthur Sherman’s numbers
being Chopin’s “Impromptu A Flat”
and Mokrej’s “Valcik.”
Four members of the Cuthbert
club, Albert Holland, Bill Lies, Eck
Patterson and Harry Howell, made
up their attendance here, and Dr. J.
A. Quillian, of Athens, was a guest
of Rotarian Marvin Sparks.
HEN TRIES TO LAY
EGG IN BIRD-HOUSE
Roswell, Ga.—“ Delusions of gran
deur,” spectators pronounced it as an
excited hen tried to lay her egg in
a bird-house near here.
The neurotic nester was first
noticed perched high in a walnut
tree trying to force entrance into a
box through an opening meant only
for wrens and sparrows and such.
After trying other homes, the
chagrined chicken settled for an old
hamper in the garage. A disappoint
ed cackle announced the laying of
the egg a short while after.
Question: how did mama expect
to get biddie down out of the tree?
LADIES’ SPORT OXFORDS, dress shoes in Spectator,
black and white and all white, $ “1
price A •
PATENT LEATHER OPEN TOE PUMPS, also in blue,
brown and white dress shoes, Qt
price 1
“SLINDER-LINE” SHOES, all colors, $Q
PETERS “VELVET STEP,” we have just received 150
pairs very newest creations, brown and white Spectator
and ties, price, all widths Q C
CHILDREN’S SHOES—
We have the largest and most complete stock of chil
dren’s shoes in Southwest Georgia. Mothers, you wHI
find every style you can imagine, and to fit the little one’s
feet. We are carrying their shoes in various widths, too.
Prices range from SI.OO to $2.95 per pair.
VISIT WEAVER’S SHOE DEPARTMENT
TODAY
T. K. Weaver & Co.
“Blakely’s Only Complete Store”
Chas. E. Boyett : : Blakely, Ga.
®arlg Conntg JNews
PLANS BEING
MADE FOR NEW
AUTO LICENSES
Drivers were advised by tjie De
partment of Public Safety today not
to apply for new licenses yet.
Major John Goodwin, commission
er, said numerous applications and
fees are coming into the Department
every day, only to be returned to
senders. He said the exact date for
opening the renewal period has not
been set but that it likely will come
early in April. Regular application
forms, which the driver must fill out,
will be made available when the
opening date is announced.
New legislation, enacted by the
current general assembly, will be ef
fective this renewal period. It pro
vides that minors who live with a par
ent who has a driver’s license may
secure theirs for 25'cents. Also a
wife, or husband as the case may be,
whose spouse already has a license
may obtain one for 50 cents.
Under the present setup each
driver, with the exception of chauf
feurs, pay $1 each. Chauffeurs pay
$2 and will continue to do so under
the new plan.
CHARLES D. KING
DIED SUNDAY OF
HEART ATTACK
Succumbing to a heart attack,
Charles Daniel King, 92, died here
Sunday morning at 8 o’clock. Mr.
King was sick only a few hours.
Funeral services were held with
interment in the Bush cemetery
Monday morning at 10 o’clock, with
the Rev. H. L. Cataret officiating
and Minter, Fellows & Forrester in
charge of arrangements. Serving as
pall-bearers were Bethel Nix, Alvin
Day, T. H. Ball, Tony Edwards,
Grover Stevens and Sam Moore.
Mr. King, who had been a resi
den of Blakely for about three years,
was a native of Decatur county,
where he was born April 20, 1849.
He was a member of the Salem Free
Will Baptist church. He is survived
by four children, namely: Mrs. An
nie Ball of Broxton, Ga., Mrs. Aman
da Earnest of Blakely, Jimmie Lee
King of Colquitt, and Mrs. Clyde
Stevens of Bainbridge. These have
the sympathy of friends in the
death of their father.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 20, 1941.
Success to All Who Pa y Their Honest Debts —“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.”
By LAWRENCE M. RAMBO,
in Atlanta Comtitution
Christmas Day dawned wet, cold
and miserable somewhere in the mid
dle of the North Atlantic. Exactly
three months had passed since I en
listed in the Canadian Army, and I
was on a liner bound for England
with a great awe in my heart of Co
lumbus for his unprecedented voyage
across that awful gulf in a small
wooden boat.
The sailors said the ocean was
comparatively peaceful for a winter
voyage, but my stomach knew better.
So I spent a very merry Christmas
hanging over the rail alternately, be
ing superbly sick and looking for a
submarine that might sink the ship,
thereby drowning me and letting the
fish I had fed so well have what was
left of me all in one piece.
The submarine never materialized,
but my cabin-mate, evidently a fel
low with sadistic tendencies and a
cast-iron stomach, bedeviled and be
guiled me into trying to eat with the
expected results. Luckily, after much
experimenting, I found that by tak
ing one swallow of rum, hurriedly
followed by great quantities of dry
bread which acted as a plug, I had a
slight chance of surviving. It was
also essential to crawl immediately
into my bunk and lie flat with closed
eyes and a strong grip on the posts
to prevent rolling. One roll and all
must be done over.
It is good to be able to report
that I was not the only sick man
aboard. I had a cabin, but others
less fortunate, were given hammocks.
And I testify that the theory that
a hammock rolls with the ship and
so prevents seasickness is an out
rageous lie. That boat hounded like
a Georgia fox hunt with a hundred
hounds running a sight race. And
every wave brought a new chorus.
THE BRITISH NAVY
WASTE NO TIME
Though the trip seemed to take
a long time due to adverse weather,
we came across fairly fast in reality.
The British navy doesn’t waste time,
and we never felt in any danger un
der its protection.. The only casual
ties were three men who actually lost
their false teeth plates over the ra.l
during a bout of seasickness. None
of them could see anything funny
or ridiculous in the incident, but
everybody else howled with laughter.
Except that we were bound for an
English port, none of us knew our
port of debarkation or our final desti
nation. But without sighting any
thing more dangerous than our own
warships and planes, we eventually
ended our trip “somewhere in Eng
land.” We were unanimously glad
to arrive, though, like fools, were a
bit regretful that we didn’t see a
little naval action. There was a Ger
man raider in that part of the At
lantic at that time, but we were too
well protected to be attacked.
Britain, the countryside, is as beau
tiful as I had heard—one of the few
places I have seen that lived up to
expectations. Because space is at a
premium, it is a model in conserva
tion and, as a result, extremely neat.
It has an air of permanency and age
without decay that is seldom seen in
America. Life is lived in normal
times, more as it is lived in the south
than anywhere else I have been. Peo
ple realize that another day will come
tomorrow, and they take enough
time to really live. At the risk of
using an overworked phrase, I’ll re
peat what I thought at first sight
and what I heard numerous Cana
dians put into words: “It is easy to
understand why the English have
always fought for and held this coun
try.” I would also like to add that
any race of men that has survived
this monstrous climate for centuries
should prove too tough for a hun
dred Hitlers. It is eternally cold,
wet, foggy and generally unpleasant.
THEY WANT HELP
FROM AMERICA
When I first went to Canada to
enlist, the confidence of the Cana
dians and lack of talk relating to the
progress and outcome of the war was
very noticeable after the furor I had
heard in the States. Here the calm
ness is astounding. There are no
glaring headlines or “extras,” and
except for casual conversation very
little is said about the war or its
phases. Everyone is confident that
the war can only end in an English
victory. “Now that America is be
ginning to realize her responsibility
and to help us, we are bound to win,”
they say, “but it may take a long
time.”
The people take the bombing
merely as a tedious job that must
be endured. When the air raid
alarms sound—they make a noise like
the last trumpet announcing the
crack of doom—folks calmly go to
bomb shelters or even continue what
they happen to be doing at the time.
I have noticed that nearly every
person writing of the British under
bombing have mentioned their devil
may-care attitude, but it is still
amazing when seen at first hand with
the realization that a thousand
pounds of high explosives are liable
to land on their heads at any mo
ment.
Os course, the bombings do, in
fact, mean more than just a tedious
FORMER BLAKELY BOY, IN CANADIAN
ARMY, WRITES OF TRIP TO ENGLAND
job, for it hurts these folks, who
have built their homes on per
manency and an established order of
living, to have it all destroyed over
night. On the other hand, there is
little evidence of destruction out
side the cities mentioned in the
papers as having been heavily bomb
ed. The countryside is practically
untouched.
ENGLAND EVERYWHERE
IS AN ARMY CAMP
Thought there is serenity here and
lack of idle talk about what they are
going through, no one, could visit
here and make the mistake of think
ing peace reigns supreme. England
is an armed camp where everyone
is in uniform of one of the services
<—from girls in their teens to the
greybeards of the Home Guard. And
all are anxious to do their share in
taking up Churchhill’s offer of “toil
and blood and sweat.”
'The blackouts have been one of
the most disagreeable features of the
war to me, though I have seen little
other than the eternal training.
WJien the sun goes down:, outside
lights go off and windows are cover
ed. Since there is usually too much
fog for the light from the moon and
the stars to penetrate, the darkness
seems to have solidity, There is not
much night life. People simply go
home to bed, which may be an ex
cellent procedure along the road to
good health, but is stinking procedure
for enjoying life.
Before leaving Canada, I heard
the food rationing was rather slim,
but I am most happy to say that
it causes no tightening of belts. There
are no complaints and rationing
seems to be more a measure of thrift
than of necessity.
Americans and American news oc
cupies almost as much space in the
papers as news directly concerning
the Empire. People keenly realize
the vital part the United States must
play. They have unlimited confi
dence in America’s power of produc
tion and in the American’s ability.
Os course, they hope ultimately for
the United States’ wholehearted co
operation short of actual war.
HEAVEN HELP U. S.
IF ENGLAND LOSES
I have never professed to be a
statesman with an infallible knowl
edge of what governments should do
in a crisis, even though I did faith
fully attend the great American in
stitution where all political problems
are solved, the barber shop. How
ever, even with the lack of knowl
edge which I admit, I am bound to
say that I believe absolutely that
the United States should give this
country all possible aid. They em
phatically do not want men here;
they want material, which is a light
tax when measured by what a British
defeat would mean to the Americas
and compared to the money and blood
which these people are pouring out.
Heaven help America if England
loses. And above all, heaven help me.
It is hard for the English to un
derstand why there is so much hem
ming and hawing in the United
States when it is evident that speed
is essential if the aid is to be of
value. The apparently willingness
in the States to go half-way and yet
refuse all possible aid which might
bring the war to an end quickly also
confounds them. But I have yet to
hear any word of criticism of the in
action on the other side.
Wendell Willkie has just complet
ed his visit here and he captivated
the English. He was accorded al
most a royal welcome, and given as
much publicity as he received at the
height of his campaign. Before he
came, most Britons were very anti-
Willkie and pro-Roosevelt, th e lat
ter continuing to be the most popu
lar man in England, excepting Prime
Minister Churchhill and the King.
And now back to the interminable
training and studying that is mak
ing this army the best in the world,
and which seems destined to be of my
greatest part in this war. I can un
derstand now why once in the army,
a man finds it difficult to get out.
So much drilled into the head, little
room is left for anything but mili
tary. But when and if the blitz
comes, no doubt we will all be most
thankful for it.
INSURANCE COMPANIES
HAVE ASSETS OF
$28,000,000,000
Total assets of the 365 legal re
serve life insurance companies in the
United States exceed $28,000,000,-
000 including 124,000,000 with face
value of $111,000,000,000 owned by
64,000,000 policyholders, equal to
S9OO per capita life insurance of
each American.
The five largest companies own
54.2 per cent of the total assets, the
TNEC survey showed.
The companies’ holdings are so
vast they must invest $10,000,000
a day including Sundays to keep
funds busy.
Investments are necessarily con
fined mostly to bonds with the vast
assets of companies being “only avail
able for big business,” it is asserted.
OTHER EARLY
COUNTIANS TO
REPORT TO ARMY
Several additional Early county
young men will report this week and
next to the Early county draft board
for induction into the U. S. army for
a year’s military training, it was an
nounced Tuesday by Draft Board
Clerk S. W. Howell.
On Saturday morning James Frank
Jarrett, Earl Sanders and Millard
Hudson will leave for Fort McPher
son at Atlanta. In case either of
these are not accepted for induction
into service, Joseph Swann Freeman
and Sherrod Hall Sessions will serve
as replacements. These young men,
all white, are volunteers, it was
stated by Mr. Howell.
On next Tuesday, Al Junior Bates,
John Henry Grubbs and Milton James
Henderson, volunteers, and Solomon
James Brown, draftee, will report to
the local board for entrainment to
Fort Benning, Columbus. Willie
Davis and Elmer Booker, both draf
tees will serve as replacements. This
group are all colored.
These young men go to join other
Early countians preceding them into
camp to “do their bit” in Uncle Sam’s
preparedness program.
KILLER REYNOLDS TO
TAKE ON CUTHBERT
CHAMP FRIDAY NIGHT
The largest crowd of the season
attended the Lions Club all-Negro
boxing bouts here last Friday night,
when Killer Reynolds unleashed a
series of rights and lefts and knock
ed out Goat Wimbleroy in the
fourth round.
Plans are already completed for
Friday night’s bouts. Killer Rey
nolds will fight the champion from
Cuthbert. All the other Blakely
winners from last Friday night’s
bouts will also fight opponents from
Cuthbert.
Os course, there will be another
of those fun-provoking battles royal,
the boxing committee announces,
and it was urged that all fans should
turn out early, as it looks like a
sell-out. The fights will be held at
the high school basketball shell, be
ginning at 7:45 o’clock.
GEORGIA FSA FAMILIES
CAN 4,594,244 QUARTS
FRUITS. VEGETABLES
The 19,789 active farm security
families in Georgia last year canned
4,594,224 quarts of vegetables, fruits
and meats, or an average of 216
quarts per family.
The 1940 figure represents an in
crease of 1,335,376 quarts over the
1939 total of 3,258,848. The gain
in food preservation -was attributed
to the purchase of more pressure
cookers by FSA borrowers and in
creased garden and truck crop
acreage.
In addition to canning, the fam
ilies turned their attention to the
drying of fruits and vegetables with
1,843,806 pounds of vegetables and
134,892 pounds of fruits being dried
and stored away for future use.
SERVICE
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you in any way we can. There are
many ways in which we can do so and
we believe you will find this to be true.
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TO SEE US
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BLAKELY, GEORGIA
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WORTHY GRAND
PATRON VISITS
LOCAL O. E. S.
Blakely Chapter No. 282, Order of
the Eastern Star, was host last Thurs
day night to Mrs. Grace Lynn, of
Atlanta, Worthy Grand Matron of the
Grand Chapter of Georgia. This was
also inspection night as well as an of
ficial visit and the officers and de
gree team of the local chapter did
splendid work. Two candidates were
received into the chapter.
The Grand Matron, in her address,
stressed service as well as the close
relationship existing between the
Masonic fraternity and the Order
of the Eastern Star.
Refreshments were served prior to
the regular meeting and corsages
were presented the visiting ladies.
Other distinguished guests who ac
companied the Worthy Grand Ma
tron on her official visit were Mr.
and Mrs. John Large, Mrs. Fred
Sinith and Mrs. A. G. White, of Al
bany, and Mrs. Mary Edge, Mrs.
Ella Cannon and Mrs. Pansy Caven
der, of Americus.
Mrs. Mary Lee Martindale, Worthy
Matron of Blakely Chapter, presided,
assisted by the line of officers. A
full attendance of the chapter was
present.
EARLY COUNTY MAN
REPORTS REAL NEWS
“FOX BITES DOG”
T. A. Clark, who resides east of
the city on the Damascus road, has
discovered something even more re
markable than Diogenes, honest man
or the north Georgia rabbit which
spit in the bull dog’s face.
Last Thursday night, Mr. Clark
was awakened by his 3 month old
hound puppies howling. The young
dogs were sleeping under the house
with their mother. Sensing some
thing was wrong, Mr. Clark grabbed
his trusty old shot-gun and 10, and
behold, what did he discover under
the house but a big fox which was
attacking the puppies.
Mr. Clark fired away and killed
the fox. The old dog dragged the
fox from under the house and the
fox was still holding one of the pup
pies.
Mr. Clark sent the fox’s head off
to check on the possibility of rabies.
BELATED BLIZZARD
CLAIMS MANY LIVES
A severe blizzard raged over the
Dakotas and Minnesota the past
week and then swept eastward and
southward. Between 75 and 100
people perished in the storm, which
came up with a sudden fury. The
cold wave dipped deep into the
South. The temperature in Blakely
dropped to 31 Tuesday morning fol
lowing a rainfall Sunday of 1.15
inches. Rain was reported much
heavier noi-th of Blakely.
“Youth Will Be Served,” featuring
Jane Withers, at the Blakely Theatre
Thursday and Friday.