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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXXXI !> NO. 41
233 FARMERS IN
EARLY COUNTY
GET FLB LOANS
In Early county, 233 farmers se
cured land bank and land bank
commissioner loans totaling $325,-
200 for the period May 1, 1933, to
December 31, 1940, according to a
release issued by the Farm Credit
Administration of Columbia, S. C.
In 1940, 25 farmers of the county
availed themselves of the short
term credit service offered by their
production credit association, the
amount loaned being $23,805.
Both national farm loan associa
tion and production credit associa
tion ar e affiliated with the Farm
Credit Administration. Land bank
and land bank commissioner loans
are made for the purchase or im
provement of farms or for the re
financing of mortgage indebtedness
on farm land. Production credit
loans are made for the growing of
crops and livestock, and for almost
every purpose for which a farmer
needs short-term credit.
WPA PROJECTS
VISITATION DAY
Today (Thursday), May 22, is W.
P. A. Projects Visitation Day in
Early county. The theme for the
day is “Americans at Work.” Open
house is being held during the day
on all W. P. A. projects in the coun
ty. Such projects operating in Ear
ly county are the Early County Li
brary, sewing room, commodities,
education and school lunch. The
school lunch projects are in the
Colomokee, Hartley’s Gift and Early
County Training Schools.
Graduation Gifts
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suitable gift selections for the
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FOR BOYS
Botany and Nor-East Neckwear
Manhattan Sport Shirts
Wilson Brothers Socks
Sharkskin Slacks, all colors
Manhattan Handkerchiefs
Manhattan Pajamas
Glass Belts and Suspenders
Leather Traveling Bags
Crosby-Square Shoes
Curlee and Merit Suits
Manhattan Shirts
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FOR GIRLS
Humming Bird Hosiery, silk and nylon
Panties
Satin, Crepe and Jersey Slips
Gowns in crepe or satin materials
Batiste Gowns and Pajamas
Housecoats in summer materials
Pajamas in silk satin and crepe
Evening Bags
Linen Handkerchiefs
Organdy and Pique Flowers
Sachets
Costume Jewelry
Silk Dresses
Bathing Suits
Sun and Play Suits
T. K. Weaver & Co.
“Blakely’s Only Complete Store”
Chas. E. Boyett : : Blakely, Ga.
ConntD JJew
ATLANTIAN IS
GUEST SPEAKER
AT ROTARY MEET
The part the automobile industry
is playing in the national defense
program was interestingly discussed
in a talk to the members of the
Blakely Rotary Club in their weekly
luncheon meeting at the Hotel Early
last Friday.
The sp.eaker was Dr. D. P. Whelch
el, of Atlanta, representative of
the Ford Motor Co., who was a
guest of Rotarian Idus Felder. The
retooling of the several automobile
plants for manufacture of planes
and tanks and the mass production
of these implements of war formed
a major task which this industry
has undertaken and the accomplish
ment of which is soon to be realized.
The speaker, picturing a rather
gloomy outlook of the world situa
tion, stressed the importance of a
united effort on the part of the
American people toward the build
ing of a fighting force sufficient to
cope with any emergency.
Rotarian Henry Wall was elected
as delegate to the international con
vention to be held in Denver, Colo
rado, in June, and Rotarian Guy
Maddox was named as his alternate.
Friday’s meeting was presided ov
er by President Jim Bonner, with
the musical part of the program in
charge of Mrs. Ben Haisten, the
club pianist.
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.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 22, 1941.
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts —“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.”
Maj. Gen. Hershey, Selective Serv
ice Deputy Director, speaking in
Lafayette, Ind., said that misguided
patriotism of employers was allow
ing many men to be drafted who
are more useful in industry. Em
ployers and registrants should not
hesitate to appeal classifications, he
said.
“All of us should carefully con
sider where we are best fitted to
serve,” Gen. Hershey said. “It is
certainly neither desirable nor nec
essary that each man dedicate him
self to a future in the armed
forces.”
Selective Service Headquarters di
rected immediate classification of
the 10,000,000 remaining registrants
in order to obtain complete data on
skilled workers and potential sol
diers, and amended its regulations
to permit induction of some of the
registrants previously barred be
cause of comparatively minor crimi
nal records.
Gen. Hershey proposed amendment
of the Selective Service Act to Con
gress to allow deferment by age
groups so that those selected ar e of
an age that will permit them to
serve effectively in the reserve forces
for ten years, as now required. He
said only 11 per cent of the men
inducted befor e March 1 were from
31 to 36 years and the greatest
number were from 18 to 27.
Labor Training
President Roosevelt asked Con
gress for $158,000,000 to train 3,-
000,000 additional defense workers,
of which 268,000 would be trained
in engineering, 10,000 in chemistry,
physics, and production supervision,
and 500,000 in courses teaching
rural youths industrial skills.
Sub-Contracting
Francis J. Trecker of the Defense
Contract Service, speaking in San
Francisco, said that no more than
50 per cent of the nation’s machines
are being used in defense produc
tion. He said if contractors do not
voluntarily farm out their orders,
sub-contracting would be made man
datory because there is so much
work to be done all machines must
be used.
Labor Disputes
The Defense Mediation Board
announced settlement of 5 strikes,
including controversies involving 61
plants and 160,000 employees of the
General Motors Corporation and
8,100 employees of the Bendix Avi
ation Corporation. The U. S. Con
ciliation Service reported settlement
of 33 strikes.
Agriculture
The Department of Agriculture,
in a general crop report, said condi
tions indicated: (1) a winter wheat
crop of about 653,000,000 bushels,
larger than 25 of the last 30 years;
(2) a good, but not exceptional, rye
crop, about 12 per cent above last
year; (3) a hay crop, probably larg
er than last year; (4) better pasture
conditions in 43 of the 48 states;
and (5) milk production and egg
production per animal at new high
FISHING LICENSES
MAY BE HAD AT
SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Instead of having to send off to
Atlanta for their licenses from now
on hunters and fishermen may get
them in this county, Zack D. Cravey,
Wildlife Division commissioner, an
nounced.
He said they will be sold here by
Clarence E. Martin, sheriff, in the
courthouse.
The state-wide fishing season
opens June 1 and all fishermen above
16 years of age must hold a license
unless they fish only in the county
of their legal residence and use only
worms for bait. Licenses cost $1.25
for Georgia residents and $5.25 for
non-residents.
Current hunting licenses expire
Aug. 1, and although the season is
closed except for rabbit, fox, wild
cat and skunk, a valid permit must
be held to hunt those animals, Com
missioner Cravey said.
Sale for both hunting and fishing
licenses will include a badge to con
tain the permit which the sportsman
will wear in order that the Ranger
may see it. Commissioner Cravey
said Rangers will not sell licenses
themselves but that they will give
advice or information or assist in
any other way possible.
Under the previous administration
it was possible to buy license only
in Atlanta. To facilitate the trans
action for hunters and fishermen,
however, the general assembly pass
ed a bill which Governor Talmadge
recently signed placing the sale back
in each county.
THIS WEEK IN NATIONAL
D-E-F-E-N-S-E
records as a result of higher prices,
an early spring, new grass and lib
eral feeding.
The Commodity Exchange Admin
istration requested exchanges to
study additional curbs on speculation
in all agricultural commodities.
Price Control Administrator Hender
son asked four commodity exchanges
to confer with him regarding pre
vention of undesirable speculation in
cocoa, pepper, rubber and coffee.
Air Progress
Maj. Gen. Arnold, Chief of the
Army Air Corps, speaking in Wash
ington, said the air force “is well on
its way and will be ready when
called on.” The War Department
announced the first 21 of a larger
number of “flying fortresses” had
flown to Hawaii to strengthen the
island defenses.
The Navy asked Congress to en
act legislation permitting training of
Reserve enlisted men as pilots. The
President asked Congress for $61,-
800,000 to expand the Civil Aero
nautics Administration landing field
program from 250 to 399 projects.
Army
The War Department announced
that it has selected the location of
camp sites needed for “possible ex
pansion of the Army” and is ready
to start work on the new camps im
mediately if necessary. The Army
announced its anti-aircraft strength
had been more than tripled in the
past year and a large portion of anti
aircraft regiments are equipped to
transport every gun and every man
in one movement.
The Army announced it will con
struct five new recreational camps
in the South Atlantic States. WPA
announced nearly 1,100 WPA library
employees are assisting in the opera
tion of libraries serving the Army.
Navy
The Navy commissioned the 35,-
000 ton battleship “Washington”.
The Navy announced it acquired 26
auxiliary vessels during April at a
total cost of $11,750,000.
The Department directed that
men enlisting in the Naval Reserve
be released from active duty after
the emergency regardless of the
length of their enlistments.
Ships
Maritime Commission launched six
new cargo ships and asked operators
of American inter-coastal vessels for
40 of their 108 ships for the 2,000,-
000-ton shipping pool for national
defense and aid to Britain. The
Commission also conferred with
' Great Lake shipbuilding companies
regarding the construction inland of
sea-going vessels which could be mov
ed to the Atlantic via the Mississippi.
The Senate passed and returned
to the House for concurrence in
amendments a bill authorizing the
President to take over foreign ships
in U. S. ports.
Foreign Relations
President Roosevelt, notified of
voluntary French collaboration with
Germany, issued a statement “it is
inconceivable” the French people
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$219.08 PAID TO
EARLY COUNTIANS
IN JOB INSURANCE
Job insurance in the amount of
$219.08 was paid to unemployed
workers in Early county by the Bu
reau of Unemployment Compensa
tion in April, Commissioner of Labor
Ben T. Huiet reported today. Num
ber of checks was reported at 50.
Despite increased benefit rates
provided under the new amend
ments which became effective April
1, total payments for the month
amounted to only $220,149, with
number of checks reported at $31,-
620. In comparison, $232,341 was
paid out in March, and $354,782 in
April of last year.
Increase was noted, however, in
the amount of weekly benefit checks.
Commissioner Huiet said the aver
age size of payments was $6.96 as
compared with an average of $6.33
for the first three months of this
year, $6.26 in April of last year,
and $6.31 for the current year of
1940.
The defense program resulting in
widespread employment opportuni
ties throughout the state accounted
for the slump in payments. Commis
sioner Huiet said.
The Georgia State Employment
Service, he announced, made 9,616
placements of unemployed men and
women in jobs, a new 1941 record.
The number was approximately 2,600
more than in March, and about
1,200 more than in April of last
year.
Analysis of placements made dur
ing the month showed 9,103 were in
private employment and the remain
ing 513 on public works projects.
Swimming, the best exercise on
earth. Try our pool at WOOD
LAWN PARK.
CORNERSTONE OF
WOMAN’S CLUB
BUILDING IS LAID
Ceremonies for the laying of the
cornerstone of the Blakely Woman’s
Club’s attractive and modern new
club building, now under construc
tion in Woodlawn Park, were held
Monday afternoon, with a large at
tendance upon the ceremonies.
The honor of applying the wet
cement to the cornerstone of this
new edifice was given to the Rev.
Spencer B. King, pastor of the
Blakely Baptist church, who briefly
eulogized the efforts of the Woman’s
Club in behalf of the things for
community betterment.
Mrs. H. Grady Smith, first secre
tary of the club, read the first min
utes of the club, together with the
names of the forty-four charter
members, which were placed inside
the cornerstone. Alvan T. Fleming,
editor of the Early County News,
spoke in praise of the part the
women have played in the upbuild
ing of a community and pledged the
efforts of his paper toward assisting
the Woman’s Club for community
betterment. He placed inside the
cornerstone a copy of the Early
County News which carried a story
of the Woman’s Club’s successful
efforts to build a club house.
Mrs. C. R. Pritchard, who was in
charge of arranging the club’s first
year book, placed inside with the
other valuables a copy of that year
book.
Much applause went to J. B. Tar
ver, as he placed into the cornerstone
the deeds to the ground on which
the building now stands. Mr. Tarver
donated the beautiful building lot
on which the club house stands. The
house is being erected in Woodlawn
Park. Mrs. C. S. Middleton, the
club’s pioneer mother, placed inside
the cornerstone a current event.
The current event was a story of
Rudolph Hess, number three Nazi
who recently fled from Germany.
Mrs. Robinson McLendon, club
president, was in charge of Mon
day’s program and presided at the
ceremonies, but the honors and a
loud round of applause went to Mrs.
S. P. Holland, the club’s first presi
dent, whose untiring efforts were
instrumental in getting the new
club building.
These ceremonies were followed
by the actual laying of the corner
stone by Rev. Mr. King, who, upon
conclusion of his talk, placed a his
tory of the Blakely Baptist church
inside the cornerstone. This history
was prepared four years ago when
the church celebrated its one hun
dredth anniversary.
The Blakely Woman’s Club is a
comparatively young club, having
been organized February 17, 1939,
at the home of Mrs. C. S. Middleton.
It began with 44 charter members,
who are: Mrs. Victor Balkcom, Mrs.
F. A. Barham, Mrs. C. G. Brewer,
Mrs. O. R. Brooks, Miss Helen Chip
stead, Mrs. Evelyn Cowles, Mrs. F.
P. Davis, Sr., Mrs. F. P. Davis, Jr.,
Mrs. D. R. Deal, Mrs. Robert Hall,
Mrs. S. P. Holland, Sr., Mrs. Victor
Hutchison, Mrs C. H. Loback, Mrs.
C. S. Middleton, Mrs. H. J. Middle
ton, Mrs. C. L. Middleton, Mrs. I. A.
Parnell, Mrs. H. Grady Smith, Mrs.
Bryant Turner, Mrs. W. H. Wall,
Mrs. R. L. Whitehurst, Mrs. T. B.
McDowell, Mrs. Lewis B. Fryer, Mrs.
C. S. Fryer, Mrs. R. R. McLendon,
Mrs. H. A. Felder, Mrs. Ralph M.
Hobbs, Mrs. S. P. Holland, Jr., Mrs.
Iva Herring, Mrs. J. Frank Gilbert,
Mrs. W. M. Barksdale, Mrs. Cecil
When You Borrow
Money • • •
you naturally figure on how you are
going to pay it back. We make
loans payable monthly and we
would like to have the opportunity
of explaining this to you if you need
to borrow money.
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FIRST STATE BANK
BLAKELY, GEORGIA
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FSA FAMILIES’
AIM IS “FOOD
FOR DEFENSE”
Answering the call for “Food for
Defense” with an enlarged program
for food production, FSA Supervis
or William T. Clearman said the
Early county offices are buzzing
with activity as plans for individual
cooperation by each family are de
termined.
Supervisor Clearman advises that
this program in Georgia calls for
special undertakings to produce ad
ditional food requirements for “Na
tional Defense,” as well as larger
production for home use.
Practically every FSA borrower
in this county will add from 50 to
100 chickens to his present flock, and
in addition will take on one or more
of three operations to produce mar
ketable products needed in supplying
England and her allies as provided
for in the fund allocation for food
in the Lend-Lease appropriation,”
Mr. Clearman said.
Aided by supplemental loans, re
habilitation families will undertake
one or more of the following three
enterprises: (1) One additional brood
sow, to produce four hogs for the
market; (2) two more milk cows for
production of marketable dairy prod
ucts; (3) 50 chickens for meat and
for egg production, which are in ad
dition to the 50 required for all
families.
Other aims of the FSA “Food for
Defense” program, as explained by
Mr. Clearman, are as follows:
(1) Increase in normal incomes of
small families through perpetuation
of the broadened program; (2) de
velopment in this section for better
handling of larger production, of
processing plants, such as creamer
ies, farm markets; (3) better sub
sistence for the grower and the con
sumer, through an accelerated “live
at-home” program; (4) improved
land; and, (5) first and last, a move
toward effective and profitable
change in the agricultural economy
of this section through its release
from a one-crop system.
TWO REGISTRANTS
CALLED THIS WEEK
Two Early county white selectees,
Norman Otis Deal and Wade Leon
Jarrett, reported Wednesday to the
local selective service board for
the beginning of their year’s mili
tary training. They were sent to
Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Serving
as replacements should they fail to
be inducted into service are Bob
Riddley Houston and James Perry
Bruner.
These men formed the quota for
call No. 11 from this county.
Duncan, Mrs. G. F. Mueller, Mrs. W.
L. Rhodes, Mrs. Alex Carswell, Mrs.
J. B. Murdock, Mrs. Porter Smith,
Mrs. T. O. Whitchard, Sr., Mrs. C.
A. Grubbs, Mrs. Grady Holman, Sr.,
Mrs. J. C. Peters, Mrs. Leila Sher
man. Mrs. H. E. Minter, Mrs. R. C.
Singletary, Sr.