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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXXXI NO. 43
HIGH DIVIDENDS
RETURNED EARLY
COUNTY FARMERS
Enactment of legislation sponsor
ed by the American Farm Bureau
Federation will mean a sizable pay
roll in Early county this fall, accord
ing to R. M. Stlies of the Georgia
Farm Bureau Federation.
The legislation to which Mr. Stiles
refers, according to President R. C.
Singletary of the County Farm Bu
reau, is the 85 per cent of parity
mandatory loan bill recently ap
proved by the Congress and signed
by the President.
“This legislation will mean ap
proximately $20.00 more per bale
for cotton this year,” Mr. Singletary
said. “Early county produces ap
proximately 10,700 bales, which
means an increased income of $214,-
000 to producers in the county.
“The effects of the Farm Bureau’s
program on income to farmers can
not be emphasized too strongly,” Mr.
Singletary said. “If the added
amount of income that the Farm
Bureau will bring to this county this
year came in the form of a new in
dustrial payroll our citizens would
be jubilant.
“This legislation was written 'by
organized farmers, sponsored by
them, and passed in the Congress
through their efforts and cooperation
with their friends in position of leg
islative authority. One of the most
important features of the measure is
the fact that it will cost even less
money than the present farm pro
gram.
“It did not have the official bless
ing of the Department of Agricul
ture or the Administration and is
one of the most brilliant victories in
the long history of the Fann Bu
reau. It is an example of what or
ganization can do for farmers and
is a challenge to all farmers to
join the Farm Bureau and thereby
increase its facilities to serve them
even better in the future.
“The only progress famers have
ever made in their fight for parity
of prices and parity of income is
through organized effort and if they
are to retain the progress that they
have made and continue to move
forward they must form a united
front,” Mr. Singletary said, and
he urged those who have not done so
to join the County Farm Bureau at
once.
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FATHER’S DAY
Sunday, June 15th
20 WAYS TO MAKE DAD HAPPY:
Manhattan Shirts Neckwear
Handkerchiefs Sport Shirts
Hosiery Pajamas
Slippers Traveling Bags
Sport Slacks Slack Suits
Curlee Suits Straw Hats
Sport Coats Raincoats
Swim Trunks Sport Sweaters
Sport Belts Stetson Hats
Syphon Bottles Vacuum Bottles
DON’T FORGET FATHER ON HIS DAY
JUNE 15
T. K. Weaver & Co.
“Blakely’s Only Complete Store”
Chas. E. Boyett : : Blakely, Ga.
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COTTON STAMP PLAN
DISCUSSED AT MEETING
HERE MONDAY NIGHT
An estimated $12,000 and prob
ably more, if farmers will cooperate,
will be paid out here the latter part
of June, Assistant County Agent H.
B. Fulmer told a group of Blakely
merchants at the city hall Monday
night.
The Surplus Marketing Adminis
traton, of Washington, D. C., is is
suing cotton stamps to all farmers
who have reduced their cotton acre
age and cooperated with the feder
al program, Mr. Fulmer said. These
stamps will be issued about the lat
ter part of June and can be used in
the purchase of any goods made of
cotton in the United States. The
stamps will be issued in booklets of
from 50 cents to $5.
Sixty pei - cent of Early county
farmers have already filled out these
forms, Mr. Fulmer said, which means
that Early county will receive ap
proximately $12,000 from the cot
ton stamp plan, anti will receive
several thousand more, if all farm
ers will cooperate. The last day on
which to qualify for these stamps, he
said, is June 15, and all farmers are
urged to attend to this important
business before that date.
POULTRY SALE NEXT
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11
County Agent J. E. Leger an
nounces a poultry sale to be held in
Blakely next Wednesday, June 11,
from 11:00 a. m. to 1:00 p. m., and
at Arlington from 2:30 p. m. to 4:00
p. m. The following prices will be
paid at the sale:
Colored hens, 15c lb.
Leghorn hens, 12c lb.
Colored fryers, 17c lb.
Legnorn fryers, 16c lb.
Bareback fryers, 14c lb.
Stags, 14c I'b.
Roosters, 9p lb.
Turkey hens, 17c lb.
Turkey toms, 14c lb.
Guineas, 30c each.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 5, 1941.
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts —“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.”
GRADUATION
CLOSES 1940-’4l
TERM OF SCHOOL
Thirty-seven boys and girls re
ceived their diplomas last Friday
night, as the Blakely high school
1940-1941 term came to a close.
The valedictory was given jointly
by Josephine Hunt and Mary Standi
fer, who were tied for top honors in
their senior year. Other students
listed on the program were:
Address of Welcome: Ray Lind
sey, president.
Class History: Emily Singletary.
Prophecy: Ben Landrum.
Class Poet: Herman Collier.
Giftorian: Nadine Gentry.
Last Will and Testament Zac
Smith.
The Harry Stone medal, given an
nually to the best all-round boy in
the senior class went to Ben Lan
drum. Qualities for which this med
al are given include dependability,
athletics, scholastics. This medal is
given by Harry Stone, telephone ex
ecutive, of Atlanta.
To Arthur Sherman went dual
honors of receiving the J. B. Mur
dock, Jr., loving cup and the Band
Director’s cup. The Murdock cup is
awarded to the band member who
has contributed most to the band.
The Band Director’s cup is awarded
to the outstanding boy member of
the band. Frances George received
the Band Director’s cup for being
the most outstanding girl member of
the band.
Mary Standifer received the Ma
sonic medal, which is an annual
award to the student in the senior
class who has maintained the highest
average in four years of high school.
The award of medals was made
by Supt. Alex Carswell. The invo
cation was by the Rev. E. M. Overby
and the benediction by the Rev. P.
Z. Smith.
The following students received
diplomas: Robert Brooks, Herman
Collier, Thomas Hatcher, Ben Lan
drum, William Mosely, William Mid
dleton, Arthur Sherman, Austell
Sirmons, Mary Frances Averitt, Ruby
Averitt, Vivian Brunson, Sara Ful
ton Eubanks, Frances George, Sara
Alice Hayes, Vyvyan Jay, Wilda Mc-
Grady, Polly Pullen, Emily Single
tary, Mary Standifer, Kathleen
White, Frazier Clarke, Bobbie Gibbs,
Mack Jarrett, Ray Lindsey, Zac
Smith, J. D. Willis, Lucile Averitt,
Sara Averitt, Athlene Childs, Nadine
Gentry, Nancy Grubbs, Josephine
Hunt, Zelda McDowell, Nancy Mc-
Lendon, Reba Sessions, Sara Single
tary, Agnes Waters.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GRADUATION PROGRAM
THURSDAY NIGHT
Graduation exercises of the sev
enth grade of the Blakely school
were held last Thursday night, when
the following program was presented
under supervision of Miss Frances
Balkcom, grade teacher:
Invocation: Rev. S. B. King.
Salutatory: Bobby Fleming.
An Original Story: Frankie Mar
tindale.
Origin of Names of Blakely and
Early County: Rufus Johnson.
Address: B. R. B. Davis, County
School Superintendent.
Supt. Alex Carswell awarded 'cer
tificates to the following: Doris
Herndon, Leonard White, Caudie
Roney, Marjorie Thompson, Wilhel
mina Spence, Wynette Loyless, An
nette Loyless, Vereene Woolf, Fran
kie Martindale, Norma Ann Jones,
Hoyt Middleton, Faye Goocher, Knox
Tabb, Charles Shierling, William
Monfort, Bobby Fleming, Roscoe
Barrentine, Lurlene Jordan, Louis
Patterson, M. C. White, Elzy Hart
ley, Jeannine Knighton, Peggy Ann
Williams, Mary Kate Mosely, Jack
Allen, Evelyn Temples, Ernest Dunn,
Jr., Homer Bush, Milton Pierson,
Sidney Strickland, Cecil Gibbs* Roy
Pritchard, Sarah Griswell, Marjorie
Harrison, Rufus Johnson, Martha
Clements, Tommie Fulton.
The Masonic medal, awarded to
the pupil for the highest four-year
average in elementary school, was
won by Faye Goocher.
The benediction was by the Rev.
E. M. Overby.
Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland
in “Strike Up the Band” at Blakely
Theatre Thursday and Friday.
BOARD WANTS
TO LOCATE
REGISTRANTS
The local Selective Service Board
is desirous of locating a number of
Early county registrants who have
changed their address since registra
tion day last year. Questionnaires
recently mailed to them have been
returned for lack of information as
to the present address of these reg
istrants. The following are those
the Board desires to locate and the
addresses given on registration day:
Jesse Carrolton Roberts, 311 But
ler street, Blakely, Ga.; Esther
Smith, Rt. 2, Blakely, Ga.; B. J. Al
exander, Rt. 3, Blakely, Ga.; Jabo
Alexander, Rt. 6, Blakely, Ga.; Jas.
Edmond McDowell, Rt. 3, Blakely,
Ga.; Thomas Lloyd Washington, 607
W. Broad st., Albany, Ga.; Edgar
Brown, Rt. 3. Blakely, Ga.; George
Thomas, Rt. 2, Blakely, Ga.; Roger
Erwin Trawick, Rt. 1, care Jack Mc-
Griff, Columbus, Ga.; Willie Adams,
Rt. 2, Blakely, Ga.; C. B. Bell, E.
Railroad st., Blakely, Ga.; Thomas
Harvey Sirmons, Blakely, Ga.; Rob
ert Love, Rt. 1, Blakely, Ga.; Frank
Jackson, Rt. 2, Blakely, Ga.; Law
rence Joe Smith, Church st., Blake
ly, Ga.; Robert Riley Aaron,* 541
Lemon st., Dawson, Ga.; John Wes
ley Taylor Blakely, Ga.; Holsey Tin
son, 012 Wall st., Albanv, Ga.; Mil
lard Cross Lawton, 266 Liberty st.,
Blakely, Ga.; Bennie Lindsey, Blake
ly, Ga.; J. B. Jackson, Rt. 2, Blake
ly, Ga.; Clem Mack Hutchins, Rt. 2,
Blakely, Ga.; Lewis Jackson, Bay st.,
Blakely, Ga.; Bobbie McDaniels,
Blakely, Ga.; Mitchell Barrett,
Blakely, Ga.; Sam Emerson, Blakely,
Ga.; Albert Brown, Blakely, Ga.;
Fred Reynolds, Blakely, Ga.; Solo
mon B. Hutchins, near cemetery,
Blakely, Ga.; Thomas Carl Scott,
Box 390, Blakely, Ga.; William Al
exander Sherman, Blakely, Ga.;
George Leonard, Route, Blakely,
Ga.; John Wesley McLendon, Blake
ly, Ga.; James Edward Williams, Rt.
4, Blakely, Ga.; Cyril Alexander
Hodges, care O. W. Holmes, Mar
shall, Texas; Willie James Wells, Rt.
5, Blakely, Ga.; Ermon Heddick, No.
1221 on same street George Brannon
lives on, Blakely, Ga.; E. D. Ander
son, Rt. 3, Blakely, Ga.; Denis Rob
erson, Rt. 2, Blakely, Ga.; Dock Lee,
Route, Blakely, Ga.; Henry Hunter,
6446 CCC, Ft. Benning, Ga.; R. W.
Hutchins, Rt. 1, Blakely, Ga.; Wil
liam Larkin Robinson, Dougherty
county jail, Albany, Ga.; Jesse Fos
ter, Rt. 5, Blakely, Ga.; William
Carey Powell, Rt. 3, Blakely, Ga.;
Joe Thomas, Rt. 3, Blakely, Ga.;
Roosevelt Wells, Rt. 3, Blakely, Ga.;
Jewell Lee Jones, care Clark Mosely,
Jakin, Ga.; James Warren, Colquitt,
Ga.; Pat Butler, Rt. 1, Blakely, Ga.;
Jack Rawls Rt. 3, Blakely, Ga.; John
Henry Gilliard, Rt. 5, care Ray
Sanders, Blakely, Ga.; Willie D.
Lewis, Rt. 1, Blakely, Ga.; Genii
Fateh Johnston, Rt. 2, Arlington,
Ga.; Hubert Adams, care General
Delivery, Belle Glade, Fla.; Artha
Johnson, Rt. 2, Arlington, Ga.; Jol
lie T. Shorter, Rt. 2, Blakely, Ga.;
Von Milton Leeper, Blakely, Ga.;
Theorgile Sirmons, Rt. 1, Arlington,
Ga.; Leonard Anthony Blacker, Rt.
1, Box 2, Arlington, Ga.; Oscar Holl
man, Rt. 1 Box 30, Blakely, Ga.;
Robert Williams, care Miss San Var
nia Grain, Blakely, Ga.; John C.
Bivens, Arlington, Ga.; Sam Carey,
Summer, Fla.; Jimmie Reynolds,
Blakely, Ga.; Johnnie Lee Johnson,
Rt. 1, Georgetown. Ga.; Willie G.
Russell, Route 4, Blakely, Ga.
Blakely F. F. A. News
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Wednesday of last week, the
Blakely F. F. A. Chapter held its
regular meeting. Plans for the sum
mer camping trip were made. Also,
the officers for 1941-42 were elected.
The members of the chapter plan
to spend a week at Panama City be
ginning June 16. Most of the mem
bers will go on this trip.
The following officers were elect
ed: James White, president; Mack
Balkcom, vice president; Danuel
Bailey, 2nd vice president; Joel Mc-
Dowell, secretary; Thomas Byrd,
treasurer; Hal Beckham, reporter;
Max Holman, parliamentarian; and
E. H. Cheek, adviser. These officers’
terms will begin September 1.
—REPORTER.
C. H. LOBACK IS
ELECTED DIRECTOR OF
PEANUT ASSOCIATION
At a convention of the Southeast
ern Peanut Association, held in Pen
sacola, Fla., last week, C. H. Loback
of this city was elected one of the
directors to serve the association
during the coming year. Mr. Loback
is general manager of the Blakely
Peanut Company, and his friends are
delighted to learn of this honor ac
corded him.
REPRESENTATIVE TO
ASSIST VETERANS
WITH THEIR CLAIMS
The present administration pro
poses (o carry th e aid of the Veter
ans Service Office to the home com
munities of disabled veterans, their
widows, orphans and dependent par
ents, by making available to them
the service of skilled and trained
field men to aid them in the prepa
ration and prosecution of their
claims without the necessity of go
ing to Atlanta to get this personal
service.
With the idea of carrying this serv
ice to the veteran, the Service Office
has recently put into the field five
trained men to work with and help
those unfortunate persons who are
so richly entitled to this service.
Paul D. Leverett, of Moultrie,
has been appointed field representa
tive to cover this section of Georgia,
and, beginning next month, he will
be available on the fourth Wednes
day of each month, when he will be
at the American Legion Home in
Blakely to work with the local Le
gion Service Officer and veterans
who need help with their claims,
Commander-elect W. C. Cook, of the
local post, announced this week.
LOCAL WEATHER
SUMMARY FOR
THE MONTH OF MAY
Temperature: Mean maximum,
91.8; mean minimum, 61.3; mean,
76.5; maximum 101 on the 24th;
minimum, 48 on the 14th; greatest
daily range, 37 degrees.
PRECIPITATION: Total, 1.54
inches; greatest amount in any 24-
hour period, 1.12 inches on the 7th.
MISCELLANEOUS: Number of
days with 0.01 inch or more of rain,
2; clear, 20; partly cloudy, 10;
cloudy, 1. Dense fog on the 19th;
thunderstorm on the 24th. The
drouth had reached serious propor
tions by the end of the month. Gar
dens and pastures are burned badly,
ponds and streams are dry, corn is
curling and even peanuts and cotton
are suffering.
J. G. STANDIFER, Observer,
U. S. Weather Bureau.
CITY COUNCIL MET
TUESDAY AFTERNOON—
The Mayor and Council met in
their regular monthly session at the
city hall Tuesday afternoon. No
business, other than routine, was
transacted. All members were
present.
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“We Couldn’t Celebrate Our
25th Anniversary Until . . .”
Mr. Brown always promised his wife a two week
trip to celebrate their 25th Anniversary. But when
the time came, he didn’t have the cash! A Person
al Loan from us financed their trip—and Mr.
Brown is paying back the convenient way, in
small weekly amounts.
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
CITY URGES
CONSERVATION
OF ELECTRICITY
The Mayor and Council, at a
special meeting last Thursday, issued
an appeal for conservation of elec
tric energy by the citizens of Blake
ly during the present emergency
resulting from the prolonged drouth
in the eastern section of the United
States and the increased use of elecr
tricity by the government in its
program of national defense.
The appeal, sent out in letter form
to all'local consumers of electric en
ergy, follows:
“The National Defense effort,
especially in aluminum production
for airplanes, is demanding NOW ev
ery kilowatt of electricity possible.
The power companies are unable to
furnsh them and at the same time
allow us the amounts we have been
accustomed to use, because the
worst drouth in 37 years has lowered
their reservoirs.
“Accordingly, our government has
asked us to voluntarily and drastic
ally reduce our consumption of elec
tricity until the rains come and fill
the reservoirs again. We know that
every man, woman and child of
Blakely will be only too glad of an
opportunity to make some personal
sacrifice in the interest of the Na
tional Defense effort.
“Our merchants and business men
have already signed a voluntary
agreement that drug stores and fill
ing stations will close at 9:30 ,p. m.
on Saturdays and at 9:00 p. m. on
other days; all other business houses
will close at 9:30 p. m. on Satur
days and at 7:00 p. m. on other
days. The Blakely Theatre has
agreed to curtail its hours of doing
business; the business houses have
agreed to cut off all outside lights
and signs; the City will reduce the
street lighting to a minimum; the
flood-lights at the school building
will be turned on only for one hour
each week for the State Defense
Corps drill.
“To meet the emergency, the
above will not be enough. It will be
necessary for us to get along with
less electricity at home. Your May
or and Council, therefore, ask each
of you to burn as few lights as
possible, to use as little electricity
as you can, and to radically cut
down on outside use of water.
“This emergency is only tempor
ary, BUT IT IS SERIOUS. We know
you will be glad to do your part.
“Respectfully,
“R. C. SINGLETARY, Mayor,
“C R. BARKSDALE,
“L. B. FRYER,
“S. G. MADDOX,
“OSCAR WHITCHARD,
“Councilmen.”
Let our flowers express your sen
timents. GREENBRIER FLORAL
COMPANY.