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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXXXI > NO. 40
EARLY COUNTY
SELECTEES LEAVE
FORARM Y DUTY
SEVEN WHITE AND THREE COL
ORED REGISTRANTS TO
BEGIN YEAR’S TRAINING
Seven young Early county white
selectees, all volunteers, reported
Monday morning to the local Selec
tive Service Board and entrained for
Fort McPherson, Atlanta, for their
year’s military training, it was an
nounced by S. W. Howell, clerk of
the Board.
The young men leaving Monday
were Wilson Thomas, Martin Cherry,
Earl Lee Thomas, Willie Cherry,
Ewell Clarence McDowell, Arthur
Lee Johnston and Woodrow Wilson
Cherry.
Serving as replacements should
any of the above fail to he inducted
into service are Norman Otis Deal,
Wallace Council Strickland, Homer
Leslie Prince and Thomas R. A.
Stevens.
Three colored selectees, all vol
unteers, will report to the Board
today to be sent to For Benning,
Columbus, to begin their military
training. These are Simon Bailey,
Robert Lee Lewis and J. B. Pitts.
Their replacements are Willie B.
Reddick, Thomas C. Reddick and
Cecil McCoy.
NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS!
All dog owners are hereby noti
fied to have their dogs treated for
rabies, provided same has not been
done within a year. Ten days after
this notice all dogs without treatment
tags will be taken up.
CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT.
SHOWERS OF
FOOD VALUES
BALLARD’S OBELISK FLOUR
12-lb. bag6sc; 24 1b5.51.15
MY ROSE FLOUR
12 lbs3Bc; 24 lbs. 70c; 48 lbs. $1.35
MEAT—Streak-O-Lean, lb. 15c
SYRUP—Jimmie Boy____ V 2 Gal 30c; Gallon 55c
TEA—Orange Pekoe, Vg-lb. package 23c
FLY SPRAY—Black Flag 20c; Qt 35c
KRAFT PARKAY
B| MAYONNAISE 17c
PINT 25c pound
PEANUT BUTTER—Quart 23c
APPLE JELLY—Quart 21c
SALAD DRESSING—Quart 123 c
SUPER SUDS 2 for 15c
GRAPE JUICE—Pint 15c; Quart 25c
PEACHES (Sunshine) —No. 2 1 /} can 2 for 25c
HEINZ BABY FOOD .. 2 cans 15c
P. & G. SOAP or OCTAGON SOAP 3 for 12c
HONEYSUCKLE TOILET SOAP 3 bars 10c
SUPER FLOATING SOAP—It floats 3 for 10c
.... TENDER QUALITY MEATS ....
SMOKED SAUSAGE (red links) 2 lbs. 25c
WESTERN SPRING LAMB—WESTERN BEEF
WEINERS 2 lbs. 35c
PURE PORK SAUSAGE—Lb. 20c
CHUCK STEAK—Lb 25c
PIC-NIC HAMS—4 to 6-lb. size, lb 19c
.... FISH ....
SALT FISH—Lb- 10c
FRESH SEA PERCH—Lb 10c
FISH STEAKS—Boneless, lb. 25c
-WEAVER'S-
CASH & AAARKET &
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Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts —“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.”
ROTARIANS HEAR
TWO INTERESTING
SHORT TALKS
N. M. Irby, of the University of
Georgia system, who has recently
spent several days in Early county
on an inspection of the Early coun
ty school system, was a guest of
the Blakely Rotary Club at its
weekly luncheon meeting last Fri
day. He was introduced to the
Rotarians by County School Super
intendent B. R. B. Davis, who was
also a guest of the club. Mr. Irby
spoke for several minutes on school
matters and was given an attentive
hearing. He also answered a num
ber of questions propounded to him
by the club members.
Another speaker on the day’s pro
gram was the Rev. A. B. Hawkes,
Baptist minister of Thomaston,
whose message was on “Philosophies
of Life.” From this theme the
speaker delivered an inspiring short
talk that was warmly applauded by
the Rotarians. Rev. Mr. Hawkes
was introduced by Rotarian Spencer
B. King.
Other guests included C. D. Duke,
a guest of Rotarian Alex Carswell,
and “Bud” Holmes, of Atlanta, a
guest of Rotarian Bill Boyett.
Vice President Raymond Single
tary, Jr., presided in the absence of
President Jim Bonner. The music
part of the program was by Mrs.
Ben Haisten, club pianist.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to in this manner express
our deepest .appreciation for every
act of kindness and word of sympa
thy expressed during our recent
bereavement.
MRS. SAM LINDSEY,
JAMES LINDSEY.
Ladies’ spring and summer dress
materials at WEAVER’S.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 15, 1941.
BLAKELY HIGH
SCHOOL BAND AT
JACKSON, MISS.
PARTICIPATING IN NATIONAL
REGIONAL COMPETITIVE
MUSIC FESTIVAL
The Blakely High School Band
left Wednesday morning for Jack
son, Miss., where the National Re
gional Competitive Music Festival is
being held today and Friday.
The band is making the trip by
chartered bus and is accompanied by
Band Director Guyton McLendon
and Superintendent Alex Carswell.
The trip will be made by Montgom
ery, and the return route will.be by
Mobile. The party will arrive in
Blakely early Saturday night, Mr.
McLendon said.
In addition to the regular march
ing and concert band, the following
individuals will participate in the
competitive contests: Evelyn Tem
ples, twirler; Harold Long, trumpet;
Arthur Sherman, trumpet; Margar
et Boyett, xylophone. All these
students rceived a class 1 rating in
the state music festival, which en
titles them to compete in the na
tional festival.
The following students are mak
ing the trip to Jackson: Bryan Res
pess, James Collier, Jane Bonner,
Ralph Daniels, Felix Barham, Wilson
Fryer, Cona Ann Bush, Lanez King,
Robert McCormick, Maxine Moody,
Mary Patterson, Lucy Merle Hart
ley, Rosemary Fulton, Milton Bry
ant, Billy Cook, Miriam Hooten,
Audrey Mobley, Bowdre Carswell,
Martha Patterson, Frances George,
Kenneth Tabb, William Middleton,
Winston Felder, Edwin Brasington,
Mack Balkcom, Ray Lindsey, Zack
Smith, Ruth Reynolds, James White,
John Pipkin, Bobby Gibbs, Peggy
Duke, Betty Jane Bryant, Arthur
Sherman, Margaret Boyett, Jean
Nelson, Ann Nelson, Nan Nelson,
Evelyn Temples, Tommie Fulton,
Ann Rogers, Joan Grimsley, Vivian
Jay and Harold Long.
Kay Kayscter and His Orchestra
in “You’ll Find Out” at Blakely
Theatre Thursday and Friday.
THIS WEEK IN NATIONAL
d-e-f-e-n-s-e
OPM Associate Director Hillman
told his press conference he was
drafting plans with the AFL and CIO
for a four-shift, 160-hour week for
all defense industries able to use
extra labor. Mr. Hillman said the
plan provided a shut-down of produc
tion only on Sundays from 7 a. m.
to 3 p. m. to repair machines. He
recommended that defense industries
pay a bonus to workers who volun
tarily forego vacations.
Labor Disputes
The War Department announced
that only three one-hundredths of
one percent of the total time worked
has been lost because of labor trou
bles on its $1,200,000,000 construc
tion program. Administrator Straus
of the U. S. Housing Authority re
ported “work has not been delayed
by a single hour by a single strike
on anv defense housing built by
USHA.”
Aid to Democracies
President Rosevelt, directing what
everever action is needed, to speed
the production of heavy bombers,
said in a letter to War Secretary
Stimson that command of the air by
the democracies must be achieved
even if it means “a great strain on
our production effort.” The Presi
dent, requesting the Department of
Agriculture to establish an Office
of Agricultural Defense Relations,
wrote Secretary Wickard that “the
most vital operating functions of ag
riculture in the defense program are,
first, the guarantee of an adequate
supply of food for . . .this nation
and. . . those nations whose defense
is essential to the defense of this
country; second, the provision of
sufficient agricultural raw materials
for expanded defense production.”
Cabinet Officers Speak
Secretary of War Stimson said in
a radio speech that American free
dom will not be saved “unless we are
ready to sacrifice, and if need be,
die. . . it is within our power to turn
the tide of darkness back” by using
the Navy to “secure the seas for
the delivery of our munitions to
Great Britain. . . and . . .hold in
check the onward rush of the tide
of Naziism until the other defense
forces of all the democracies are
completed.”
SEVERAL THOUSAND
BABY CHICKS FOR
FSA BORROWERS
128 FARMS IN EARLY COUNTY
TO HAVE PART IN FOOD
FOR-DEFENSE PROGRAM
When the several thousand baby
chicks they have “on order” come
cheeping out to the farms of 128
Farm Security Administration bor
rowers in Early county who have
agreed to do their bit in the Depart
ment of Agriculture’s FOOD-FOR
DEFENSE program, these folks must
be ready to car e for them, Super
visor William T. Clearman says.
This week these new “defense
farmers” will be getting their in
structions to prepare for the induc
tion of these war-food producing
birds.
Instructions have been given as to
how to build cheaply a dependable
brooder. The Blakely F. F. A. boys
and Mr. Cheek and the Vocational
Department at the Early County
Training School have been very co
operative in helping with these dem
onstrations.
“We women know who generally
has to do most of the work of chick
en raising,” Miss Ted M. Phelps,
Home Managerment Supervisor, said,
“so while the men make brooders
we had better decided how we are
going to keep our hens alive and
laying.”
Small feed mills are being bought,
grain to feed chicks has been
planted, and it is planned to have a
group meeting in the near future
to discuss the problems of market
ing.
Some 12,000 chicks have been or
dered to add to the flocks of 128
Farm Security borrowers in Early
county this spring throughout this
Food-for-Defense campaign, Mr.
Clearman said. Special supplement
al loans are being made to these
families for extra milk cows and
brood sows as well as poultry, he
explained. This is all a part of the
general effort to increase production
of those strength-giving foods for
which there’ will be such a great
need during the present war emerg
ency.
“These folks are volunteering for
this food production job with the
same kind of wholeheartedness that
many of their sons have shown in
volunteering for actual army serv
ice,” Mr. Clearman said. “Word
comes now that more than men or
guns England needs food. The
folks who stay on the farm, it
seems, will this time have the most
important job of all to do.”
Mr. Stimson said “at least a year
will pass before we can have an army
and an air force adequate to meet
the air and ground forces which
could be brought against us if the
control of the seas passes into Axis
hands. . . If we should allow the
present strategic moment to pass un
til the power of the British Navy
is gone, our Navy would become
merely a secondary power instead
of the decisive and winning power.”
Secretary of Agriculture Wickard
said at Charlotte, N. C., “I see no
course for the U. S. that gives any
real promise of keeping us from be
coming deeply involved n this world
conflict . . . Any course we take in
volves risks.”
The U. S. has two choices, he
said: either to support England or
to let Hitler take England and “pre
pare for the richest conquest of all
—the U. S.” He said “we had bet
ter take risks on getting aid to Eng
land than to risk bombing raids and
tank attacks on our own fields.”
Production Effort
Production Director John D. Big
gers, speaking in Philadelphia, said
defense contractors must apply
“every known technique, every prac
tical pressure for speeding produc
tion.” Defense Purchases Director
Donald M. Nelson, speaking in Wash
ington, said “we have got to begin
to realize once and for all that we
are in a real life-or-death emer
gency—not just a make-believe one.”
OPM Director Knudsen, in a let
ter to all machine tool builders said,
“Let’s forget everything except the
welfare of the country.”
Production Progress
Speaking in Detroit, Mr. Glancy,
OPM Ordnance Director, said the
military plane program is on sche
dule with “our combat planes sur
passed by none;” the naval program
is “generally ahead of schedule;”
and many army and navy air fields
and bases are “well ahead of sche
dule.” O. P. M. reported 1,427 mili
tary planes manufactured in April
—a new record.
Major General Wesson, Army
Chief of Ordance, speaking in Ro
chester, N. Y., reported U. S. arma
ment to be of latest type and “thor-
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COSTUME RECITAL
TO BE PRESENTED
BY MUSIC PUPILS
“Mrs. B. Natural’s Party,” a cos
tume recital, will be presented by
Miss Evelyn Dußose’s nupils at the
school auditorium Tuesday, May 20,
at 8 p. m. The public is invited to
attend. Following is the cast:
Mrs. B. Natural—Jackie Allen.
June Natural—Joyce Hooten.
Miss Cheer, a nurse—Alice Lanier.
Doctor Joy—Dorothy Oldham.
Jack, a sailor—’Winifred Alexan
der.
Rose, the bride—Dorothy Leger.
Lieutenant Pep—Ted Whitchard.
Camp Fire Girls—Carol Beckham,
Kay Hodges.
Hame Bone—Hardy Jim King.
Lady from Spain—Meade Maddox.
Gypsies—Gwendolyn Tolar, Ida
Marcia Middleton, Peggy Scarbor
ough, Ree Mills, Peggy Grubbs, Ann
Jean Jones, Jeanine Still, Mary
Rogers, Ann Rogers, Meade Maddox,
Eleanor Joyce ping.
The following pupils have met the
requirements for the Honor Roll
this year: Ann Jean Jones, Dorothy
Leger, Norma Ann Jones, Joyce
Hooten, Ida Marcia Middleton,
Gwendolyn Tolar, Jeanine Still,
Winifred Alexander, Ann Rogers,
Mary Rogers, Peggy Grubbs, Ree
Mills, Carol Beckham, Ted Whitch
ard, Jackie Allen, Eleanor Pritchard,
James White, Arthur Sherman, Mary
Elizabeth Brooks, Lanez King, May
me Hudspeth. Alice Lanier com
pleted the work required, but has
to make up lessons lost when she
broke her arm.
MIDDLETON HARDWARE
COMPANY NEW STORE
BUILDING COMPLETED
The new Middleton Hardware Co.
brick building, located on the west
side of Cuthbert street, was this
week completed and store employees
are busy moving all merchandise
from the old to the new location,
and the store will be formally open
ed to the public Friday and Satur
day, H. J. Middleton, owner, an
nounced.
The new store is a handsome and
imposing structure built of brick
and concrete, with large plate glass
windows across the front. The store’s
offices are also located in the new
building to the right of the main
entrance.
This new building adds much to
the beauty of the Cuthbert street
business section and the owner and
employees are justly proud of the
new store.
BETHEL BAPTIST S. S.
CONFERENCE EDISON
SUNDAY, MAY 25
The Bethel Baptist Sunday School
Conference will meet at Edison
Baptist church Sunday, May 25th,
at 2:30 p. m.
Features of the program are:
Devotional: Rev. W. R. Taylor,
Arlington.
Reports from churches on special
work done in Sunday School.
Demonstration: “The Sunday
Morning Assembly Program,” C. W.
Lowe, Edison.
Departmental Conferences: Direct
ed by departmental leaders.
“A Jaunt Into June:” W. H. Join
er, Coleman.
“The Standard of Excellence:” C.
L. Barlow, Cuthbert.
Every church in Bethel Associa
tion is requested to send Sunday
School officers and teachers to this
meeting.
Our Banking Facilities
are always at your disposal, and
we are glad to render service com
mensurate with sound banking
principles. We cordially invite
you to discuss your problems with
us—perhaps we can be of assist
ance to you.
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
PLANS FOR LIVING
AND PRODUCTION
COMPLETED BY FSA
142 FAMILIES IN EARLY ARE
INCLUDED IN LARGE LIST
IN THIS AREA
Plans for living and for produc
tion in 1941 by approximately 65,-
000 small farm families in the
states of Alabama, Georgia, South
Carolina and Florida have been com
pleted as a basis of loans from the
Farm Security Administration.
In Early county, plans for im
proved farm and home management
have been made for 142 families,
involving loans of approximately
$23,185.00.
These loans are made only after
sound farm and home management
plans, calling for adequate supervis
ion, are approved. The first prin
ciple involved is that conditions
under which low-income families
live will be improved, and that pro
grams of production within their
capacity to perform and their abil
ity to repay loans will be mapped out.
The completion of these loans, it
was pointed out by W. T. Clearman,
FSA Supervisor for Early county,
may be expected from past expe
rience to be of great value both
from social and economic viewpoints.
Not only may it be expected that
the living conditions of 142 families
be improved, their outlook as Amer
ican citizens broadened, and their
contributions to local and national
life increased, but the flow of their
investments and of their increased
income will, as in the past, add
greatly to the well-being of their
community and county.
“However,” said Supervisor Clear
man, “the plan is no less important
than the loan. It establishes an ob
ligation of the FSA borrower to
himself and to his community. It
sets before his eye a goal of achieve
ment higher than he might .have
looked to otherwise and puts his af
fairs in systematic order so that
his future operations will grow in
hope and practical aims.
“The Farm Security Administra
tion stands, therefore, not only for
lending but also for planning and
for helping to carry out the plans.
The farm is linked with the home.
Production is linked with living.
The farmer is helped not only as a
farmer but also as a person who
seeks and deserves fulfillment of
his place in a democratic society.
The real opportunity dies in the
plan, and the loan is the means of
carrying out that plan.”
JUNIOR PATROLMEN
RETURN FROM TRIP
TO WASHINGTON
Ray Dykes, of Jakin, and Bowdre
Carswell and Winston Felder, of
Blakely, have returned from Wash
ington, D. C., where they went in
company with other junior patrol
members on a trip made possible
each year through the cooperation
of the Georgia State Patrol. These
boys report a most enjoyable trip.
WOMAN’S SOCIETY OF
CHRISTIAN SERVICE
The meeting of the Methodist
Woman’s Society of Christian Serv
ice will be held Monday afternoon
at 4:00 o’clock at the church.