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THIS WEEK
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If Blakely doesn’t hurry and do
something about getting that airport,
while federal money is available,
along about the year 1950, or maybe
sooner, it will find itself in the same
predicament and enjoying the same
distinction as a city today which has
not a railroad. It is our firm belief
that within ten years mail planes will
be flying through Blakely. And when
we say through—we mean through.
They certainly can’t stop if they do
not have a place to land.
This department had a news scoop
last week, but because our column
had already been planned we didn’t
get a chance to use it. Probably all
of you know it now, but for those
who don’t we would Ike to announce
it now. That greatest of all motion
pictures, Gone With the Wind, is in
our town today and tomorrow. Prices
have been hiked, as was to be expect
ed, but you’ll find it well worth the
money, and then some. It is exactly
as it was originally shown. Nothing
has been cut but the high price, but
after you see it you will want to do
a little cutting of your own. You’ll
want to slice off Scarlett’s pretty
little southern head for being so
devilish mean and selfish, and you’ll
probably want to admnister the same
fate to Ashley for being an all-round
nincompoop and jelly-fish.
This week a very appreciative and
interesting letter with some mighty
complimentary remarks, which our
extreme modesty prevents us from
mentioning, came from a reader in
Birmingham, Ala., which had the fol
lowing joke enclosed:
“There are some mighty interest
ing developments going on up our
street.”
“What is it”? asks the other fel
low.
“An irresisitible blonde has met an
immovable bachelor."
Recently we made mention here of
the different states wherein this col
umn is circulated. Very promptly
there came a letter from San Fran
cisco, California, from a reader who
prefers to be known as “One of your
3000-mile away Readers.” AU of
which reminds us of how nice it would
be if we had a postmark from each
state where these erudiate dispatches
are read. It would be just the thing
to finish out that scrap-book.
Bouquet for S. B. King
Mr. “Bo” Hayes, age 6, who is now
learning to read very rapidly with
the aid of his right forefinger, is a
fellow who doesn’t hesitate to speak
his mind if it is in behalf of one of
his good friends. “Bo” used to hold
citizenship papers here in Blakely,
but of recent date moved his voting
place back to Fort Gaines. A few
days ago there was a revival Being
held in Fort Gaines. And as seems
to be the custom, a group of grown
ups in “Bo’s” presence were shouting
the praises of the new preacher. All
of which caused “Bo” to shrug his
shoulders and astonish his elders with
these words: “Shucks, ain’t none of
'em as good as Brother King down at
Blakely.”
Ralph Swann got caught in the
draft last week, and he’s in the army
now. Ralph is one of the best liked
fellows ever to grow up around these
parts. About all we’ve go to say is
that with his sparkling wit and gay
words for everybody, it’s going to be
a better army with Ralph there.
There hasn’t been found a situation
yet that he couldn’t laugh his way
out. ,
It has been our painful duty (the
Boss sent us) to attend a couple of
farmers’ meetings of recent date,
and we’ve heard that word “parity”
mentioned so doggone often that we
can see it in our sleep—that is if
we ever get any sleep. But for the
life of us, we couldn’t give you a
sane definition of it—and we doubt
if all those who have been speakng
about it could either. (By the way,
any farmer who hasn’t investigated
the Farmers Bureau recently organ
ized in Early county should do so
immediately, if not sooner. It looks
all right. And eventually it will lead
toward helping you to get parity
prices for your products. There we'
go using that word again.)
This may or may not be true. Any
way, this is the way we heard it:
Presentments of Grand
Jury, April Term of
Superior Court
(Continued from page 1)
1937 model; poor condition.
14. One Ford Truck for bridge
use, 1938 model; fair condition.
15. One Chevrolet pick-up Truck,
1937 model; good condition.
16. Two Ford pick-up Trucks,
1937 model; fair condition.
17. Two Ford 2 yd. dump trucks,
1937 model; poor condition.
18. One Killerfair road plow; good
condition.
19. One Ford Trailer, dual wheels;
good condition.
20. Approximately 100,000 ft. of
lumber on hand and 60,000 ft. of
which is treated for bridge purposes.
21. Creosoting plant for the pur
pose of treating bridge lumber.
22. Normal stock of gas, oils and
greases on hand.
23. Buildings all in good condi
tion with metal tops.
24. One well-equipped garage.
25. Storage tanks, pumps and
pump hose, all in good condition.
26. One well-equipped blacksmith
shop.
27. One 50 Cat. road grader, 12
ft. blade, 1932 model; good condi
tion.
28. One No. 24 Adams road
grader, 12 ft. blade, 1936 model;
good condition.
29. One Adams road grader, 10
ft. blade, 1935 model; fair, condition.
30. One Adams road grader, 8 ft.
blade, 1930 model; fair condition.
31. One Galion road grader, 8 ft.
blade, 1937 model; good condition.
32. One Galion road grader, 8 ft.
blade, 1936 model; good condition.
All county roads and bridges are
in fair condition.
JOE GRIMSLEY, Supt.
To the Honorable Grand Jury of
Early County, Georgia:
Gentlemen:
On this, the first Monday in April,
1941, I, as County School Superin
tendent, wish to submit the following
status of the Early County School
System.
There are nine (9) white schools
and thirty-seven (37) colored schools
now operating in Early County,
whose quorum of instructional per
sonnel consists of one hundred and
sixty-two (162) teachers. Eighty
nine (89) of the entire quorum are
white teachers, thirty-four (34) of
which are natives of Early County.
Seventy-two (72) are colored, with
twenty-nine (29) natives of the
county. There are approximately
two thousand five hundred and fifty
(2550) white children and two thous
ands four hundred and fifty-four
(2454) colored children enrolled in
the county.
All schools are accredited. The
accredited elementary schools are:
Cedar Springs, Colomokee, Liberty
Hill, New Hope, and Springfield;
while Blakely, Damascus, Hilton, and
Jakin are accredited secondary
schools.
The number of teachers and grades
in each school was determined by
the State Board of Education and
the Economy Committee of the Geor
gia Legislature.
The state salary regulation of
teachers is set up by the State De
partment of Education, which pays
the teachers according to the type
of state certificate that they possess.
Certificate Standards of white
teachers which we now employ are:
Three (3) hold five year life pro
fessional; twenty-nine (29) hold
four year life professional; six (6)
hold four year provisional; seven
(7) hold three year life profession
al; four (4) hold three year pro
fessional; One (1) holds three year
provisional; eleven (11) hold two
year life professional; fourteen (14)
hold two year professional; Ten (10)
hold two year provisional; two (2)
hold one year with forty-nine (49)
months teaching experience; and, two
(2) hold four year college without
certificate.
Certificate Standards of colored
teachers which we now employ are:
Two (2) hold four year life profes
sional; Eight (8) hold four year pro
fessional; four (4) hold four year
provisional; two (2) hold three year
life professional; one (1) holds three
year provisional; eght (8) hold two
year life professional; ten (10) hold
two year professional; nine (9) hold
two year provisional; fifteen (15)
hold one year with forty-nine (49)
months’ teaching experience; eight
(8) hold one year certificates; and,
six (6) hold County License.
Due to an insufficiency of funds
the County Board of Education had
to borrow funds from the First State
Bank, Blakely, Georgia. $6,000 at
8 per cent per annum on April 15,
1940, for payment of teachers and
truck drivers, payable in three equal
payments — $2,000 each, on June 1,
July 1, and August 1, 1940. This
was met properly. Then on May 31,
1940, it became necessary again to
borrow $3500 at 8 per cent per an
num, payable on October 1, 1940,
to pay teachers and truck drivers.
This, also, was paid promptly. Then
on October 25, 1940, it became nec
essary to borrow $2500 at 8 per
cent per annum with which to pay
colored teachers, payable December
1, 1940. This was met promptly.
My books are open in the office
to you at this time, and at all times,
for thorough investigation. I attach
a recent audit of the books of my
predecessor, who left our county in
good standing at the close of her
tenure of office.
The money for salaries for all
teachers comes to the County School
A fellow in our town was ordered
by his wife to paint the dog house.
He objected. She insisted. Final
■ ly he settled the argument with these
classic words: “Just keep quiet about
that dog house, sweetheart, I’m the
one who has to sleep in it, and I don’t
like to smell fresh paint.”
EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY. GEORGIA
Superintendent and can be used for
no other purpose, as designated by
the State of Georgia. The amount
received each month for teachers’
salaries is $9355.00. The County
Board of Education supplements the
principals and vocational teachers.
The entire teacher pay roll for a
month is $10950.00. The State does
not pay any amount toward truck
drivers’ salaries; however, the Equal
ization Fund is used to supplement
bus drivers and teachers. The bus
transportation amounts to $2440.00
per month. Total pay roll for a
month is $13500.00.
There are four ,(4) sources from
which funds come to this office;
namely, The State of Georgia for
teachers’ salaries; State of Georgia
Equalization Funds; State of Geor
gia, vocational funds; and from Coun
ty Taxes. The Equalization Funds
are to be used to assist payment on
bus drivers and teachers’ salaries for
the two months that the State does
not obligate itself to pay.
$417.57 has been collected to date
for 1939 taxes, and $1948.43 for
1940 taxes. Once each month small
amounts are paid and collected pre
vious to these years. Funds coming
to this office other than these men
tioned above are none.
I would like to state at this time
that w e have definite assurance that
our schools will run nine (9) months
this year and that all past obligations
of the state have been met in full,
so far as any outstanding debt is
concerned. Other than a few cur
rent obligations during the year 1938-
39, there are none. For that amount
of the outstanding indebtedness dur
ing the year 1938-39, we have funds
set aside to pay that in full and it
will be paid as soon as the proper
data has been presented to me.
The term of H. C. Haddock, re
signed, and W. R. Pullen, appointee
by Judge Worrill, has expired. Ac
cording to law, it becomes your duty
to fill this vacancy.
No school or business of any stand
ard can progress by merely being
satisfied with its present status;
therefore, during my tenure of of
fce, I will endeavor to present plans
continuously for better child and
community interest and benefit.
First, health is the most essential
undertaking that any community
can work toward, for without health,
progress is stagnant. The greatest
asset to a community or county is to
sponsor and establish a health unit;
therefore, I hope you, the Honorable
Grand Jury, will recommend and
help to establish this health unit.
The greatest investment for our com
munity dollars is for health. Second,
no school is better than its princi
pal. From time to time our present
principals will be competing to prove
and improve their abilities as school
men. selecting co-workers of higher
child benefiting ideals, making ther
plans which will be a challenge to
other schools. When vacancies oc
cur, special efforts will be made to
secure better teaching personnel.
Third, a Bookmobile is planned for
an aid to reading for the entire coun
ty. Fourth, a vocational school is
being planned to help our countybboay a
and girls who do and who do not go
to college, which will prepare these
boys and girls for a practical life
at home and also will enable them
to hold stenographic positions any
where. The cost of this school will
be very little, if any. Fifth, we
have established five hot lunch rooms
out of the nine white schools. Plans
for another year are to have hot
lunches available to all the school
children in all schools. There have
been 23 hot lunch rooms establish-
NEWS and FACTS ... of Statewide Interest «
FULFILLING
A PUBLIC TRUST
This Committee is voluntarily cooper
ating with law enforcement officials to
protect Georgia’s legal beer industry
from law-violating beer dealers.
.We look upon that responsibility as a
public trust. Beer retailers who violate
Georgia law must be eliminated.
We will continue to be keenly aware
of the privilege of protecting this eco
nomically and socially important in
dustry for the benefit of all Georgians.
You can help us attain this worthwhile
objective by patronizing the whole
some, law-abiding retail beer outlets
in your community and reporting those
which violate the law to us.
DISTRIBUTORS
JUDGE JOHN S. WOOD, State Director
529 Hurt Building • Atlanta, Georgia
PUBLISHED IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED BREWERS INDUSTRIAL FOUNDATION
ed out of the 37 colored schools. The
hot lunch rooms are one aid to better
health for our boys and girls.
I’d like to say that I will appre
ciate any effort or efforts on your
part to help me make my tenure of
office the best that can be possible.
Any suggestions that you can and
will recommend for better child and
community education, I will be more
than grateful for such honorable ad
vice. Respectfully, I am,
Yours to serve,
B. R. B. DAVIS,
County School Superintend
ent.
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER
State of Georgia, County of Early:
Because of default in the payment
-of the indebtedness secured by a
Deed to Secure Debt executed by
Mrs. Hessie A. Cox to HOME OWN
ERS’ LOAN CORPORATION, dated
the 26th day of July, 1934, and re
corded in Deed Book 44, page 92-4,
in the office of the Clerk of Superior
Court of Early County, Georgia,
the undersigned, Home Owners’
Loan Corporation, pursuant to .said
deed and the note thereby secured,
has declared the entire amount of
said indebtedness due and payable,
and pursuant to the power of sale
contained in said deed will, on the
first Tuesday in May, 1941, during
the legal hours of sale, at the Court
House door in said county, sell at
public outcry to the highest bidder
for cash, the property described in
said deed, to-wit:
All that tract or parcel of land
situate, lying and being all of Lot
No. 10 in Block No. 56, in the City
of Blakely, Early County, Georgia,
and more particularly described as
follows:
Beginning at a point on the
East margin of North Main Street,
which point is 234 feet North of a
point where the North margin of
Butler Avenue intersects the East
margin of North Main Street by
extending across Main Street, and
from this beginning point run
thence North along the East mar
gin of Main Street a distance of
113 feet; thence East a distance
of 228 feet; thence South a dis
tance of 113 feet; thence West a
distance of 228 feet to the be
ginning point; bounded on the
North by lot No. 9 in said Block
owned by the estate of Mrs. J. T.
Williams, on the East by Lot No.
13 in said Block owned by the
estate of Mrs. J. T. Williams, on
the South by lot No. 11 in said
block owned by C. R. Daniels, and
on the West by North Main
Street—
together with all fixtures and other
personal property conveyed by said
deed.
Said property will be sold as the
property of Mrs. Hessie A. Cox,
and the proceeds of said sale will be
applied to the payment of said in
debtedness, the expense of said sale,
and as provided in said deed, and
the undersigned will execute a deed
to the purchaser at said sale as pro
vided in the aforementioned Deed to
Secure Debt.
HOME OWNERS’ LOAN
CORPORATION,
As Attorney-in-Fact for Mrs.
Hessie A. Cox.
J. W. BONNER, Attorney,
Blakely, Ga.
Have your headlights tested on
new Weaver machine. BLAKELY
MOTOR CO.
BLAKELY HI SENIORS
TO BE “GUESTS OF DAY”
AT WESLEYAN COLLEGE
Macon, Ga.—High school seniors
of Blakely will be “guests of a day”
at annual dormitory day on the Wes
leyan College campus Saturday,
April 19.
Blakely seniors will be among sev
eral hundred high school students
who are expected to visit the campus
to participate in an entertain
ment program and become acquaint
ed with the faculty, student body
and college facilities.
Registration of the seniors will be
gin at 9 o’clock Saturday. During
the morning the guests will play ten
nis, golf, and badminton, swim, ride
horseback and hike.
Winners of three $llOO scholar
ship which were open to high school
seniors early in the year will be an
nounced by Dr. Dice R. Anderson,
Wesleyan president, during the day.
An annual horse show in which
Wesleyan riding students will parti
cipate will climax the afternoon’s
activities.
A musical entertainment is plan
ned for the evening.
To relieve
Misery of
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NOTICE TO DEBTORS
AND CREDITORS
GEORGIA—EarIy County:
All creditors of the estate of Mrs.
S. A. Lee, deceased, are hereby no
tified to render in their demands to
the undersigned according to law,
and all persons indebted to said es
tate are required to make immediate
payment to me.
This April Ist, 1941.
F. C. LEE, Administrator,
Estate of Mrs. S. A. Lee.
FOR
SALE
SCREENED SAND
AND GRAVEL
DELIVERED
A. H. MOSELY
Jakin, Ga.