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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXXXI }• NO. 50
MRS. CHAMBERS
PASSES AT HOME
IN SOWHATCHEE
SUCCUMBS TO ILLNESS OF LONG
DURATION. FUNERAL
HELD WEDNESDAY
Mrs. Lena Lane Chambers, beloved
lady of the Sowhatchee community
and wife of Mr. John G. Chambers,
died Monday at 12:25 o’clock. She
had been ill for about three years
and her death was not unexpected.
Funeral servces were held Wed
nesday afternoon at 3 o’clock at
the Zion Free Will Baptist church,
of which church Mrs. Chambers was
a member. The Revs. Floyd Cherry
and Chester Pelt officiated. Inter
ment was in Zion cemetery, with the
Minter. Fellows & Forrester Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements and
the following nephews of the de
ceased serving as pall-bearers: J. P:
Lane, Ralph Lane, Gordon Lane, Ce
cil Lane, Billie Lane, Wilmer Lane,
Leon Lane and Ernest Chambers.
Mrs. Chambers was born in Early
county on January 26, 1879, hence
was 62 years of age. She was a
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
William B. Lane. She was an active
worker in her church and greatly
loved by her neighbors and friends.
.Surviving are her husband; four
children, Mrs. M. D. Avirett of Co
lumbus, Miss Annette Chambers and
Mrs. Marvin Kidd of Atlanta, and
Mrs. Nevada Mercier of Savannah;
four brothers, Tom Lane of Damas
cus, Jim Lane, Charles C. and Roy
Lane, all of Blakely; and one sister,
Mrs. Willie Wiley, of Damascus.
Four grandchildren also survive.
The sympathy of friends is extend
ed to those who sorrow over the pass
ing of their loved one.
Final Summer
Reductions on
Piece Goods and
Ready * to* W ear
Regular Now
Price Per Yd.
54-inch Jerseysl.49 SI.OO
Eyelet Embroidery SI.OO .79
Triple Sheers .98 .69
Chiffon Voiles .59 .49
Crown Tested Rayons .59 .49
Sharkskin-Checks and Solids .59 .49
Spun Rayons, in solids and
prints .69 .49
Dotted Swiss- .59 .49
Coverts and Gabardine .59 .49
Dotted Swiss .39 .29
Voiles and Dimity .25 .19
LADIES 9 DRESSES
$7.95 values now $3.95
$4.95 and $3.95 values now 2.95
LADIES 9 HATS
$1.95 values now sl.oo
T. K. Weaver & Co.
“Blakely’s Only Complete Store"
C. E. BOYETT, Owner BLAKELY, GA.
Comiti) JNew
CITY ELECTION FOR
TWO COUNCILMEN TO
BE UNCONTESTED
There will be no contest in the
election on Tuesday, August 5, to
name two members of City Council,
but there will be a new member on
Council beginning next January.
Oscar Whitchard, present member
of Council who has served several
terms on the body, has no opposition
and will be named to another two
year term.
S. G. Maddox, another member of
Council, who has also served several
terms, is not a candidate for re
election and will voluntarily retire
from the body at the end of the year.
Charles E. Boyett, prominent Blake
ly business man, will succeed Mr.
Maddox, having qualified for that
position prior to the closing of en
tries <m Monday, the deadline for
qualification.
Other members of Council whose
terms do not expire until the end of
1942 are C. R. Barksdale and L. B.
Fryer. R. C. Singletary is serving
the first year of a two-year term as
Mayor.
4-H CLUB MEMBERS
ATTEND CAMP SAWYER
4-H Club members from five coun
ties are attending Camp Sawyer this
week. Counties in attendance are
Early, Lee, Baker, Calhoun and Mill
er.
A diversified program has been
planned for this camp. The program
will include recreation and education.
The camp will be run on a regular
schedule with regular hours for
swimming, taking part in various
kinds of games, as well as organized
instructions. County Agents and
Home Demonstration Agents from
the various counties have charge of
the camp.
Weaver’s greatest Flour Sale next
week. Wait for it.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 24, 1941.
Success to AH Who Pay Their Honest Debts — “Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.”
WORK OF BUREAU
OF UNEMPLOYMENT
IS REVIEWED
■ t
16 PER CENT INCREASE SHOWN
FOR FIRST HALF OF YEAR IN
JOB PLACEMENTS
Reviewing operations of the Bu
reau of Unemployment Compensa
tion of the State Department of La
bor for the first 6 months of 1941,
Commissioner of Labor Ben T. Huiet
today reported an increase of 16 per
cent in placements of unemployed
workers in jobs and a drop of $762,-
500 in unemployment benefits over
the same period in 1940.
Jobs filled by local offices of the
Employment Service Division, he
said, totaled 52,445, or 7,253 more
than in the same period of last year,
while benefits paid by the Unemploy
ment Compensation Division amount
ed to $1,414,9)37 as compared to
$2,177,437.
Increase in job placements, coin
cident with the drop in benefit pay
ments, was attributed to marked
business improvements arising from
the national defense program. As
workers obtain employment or con
tinue at their regular work, Com
missioner Huiet said, the less de
mands are made upon the Unemploy
ment Compensation Trust Fund.
Significantly, placements made in
private employment jumped 27 per
cent, with a total of 49,473 report
ed as compared to 38,964 in the same
period of 1940. The remaining place
ments made by the offices were on
public works projects.
The active file of the Employ
ment Service, which carries the work
histories of all persons who are
actively seeking work through em
ployment offices in Georgia, contain
ed the names of 117,345 persons, as
compared to 174,209 at the end of
June last year.
Benefit payments for the six
months period, represented by 208,-
364 checks, brought the cumulative
total to $9,097,732 since the first
payment was made in January of
1939. The cumulative number of
benefit checks was reported at 1,-
433,637.
Indicative of the number of per-
The War Department asked Con
gress for legislation to retain the
National Guard, Reserve and Select
ees for duration of the emergency.
President Roosevelt told his press
conference that unless Congress acts
the Army faces serious disintegra
tion.
The President said no violation of
contract or faith would be entailed
in such extension of service, because
the Selective Service Act had pro
vided for such extension of service
by Congress in the event of a nation
al emergency.
The War Department announced
initial deliveries of the A-24, a new
dive bomber that can outperform
those used by other nations. The
Department said rifles and sub-ma
chine guns are now being produced
at a daily rate of 1,500, compared
with 289 one year ago. Under Sec
retary Patterson issued a statement
of Army progress showing expendi
tures increased six-fold in the past
fiscal year.
LEND-LEASE AID—
President Roosevelt sent Lend-
Lease Administrator Hopkins to Lon
don for a new survey of British
needs, and assigned two Army gen
erals to speed the flow of munitions
and food to Britain. The Surplus
Marketing Administration purchased
30,000,000 pounds of tobacco, 2,-
544,000 bushels of corn and 75,000 ,
bales of cotton for shipment abroad :
under the Lend-Lease program.
CIVILIAN SUPPLY —
The OPACS announced a program |
to give preference over other civilian :
needs to repair and maintenance!
parts for privately-owned automo- [
biles,trucks, trailers, tractors, house- ■
hold refrigerators, stoves, ranges and |
water heaters, pumping fixtures and i
THIS WEEK IN NATIONAL
D-E-F-E-N-S-E
EFFORT TO INCREASE
CONSUMPTION OF
PEACHES MADE
PUBLIC URGED TO MAKE BEST
POSSIBLE USE OF
ABUNDANT CROP
Plans for a pubilc-spirited co
operative effort to increase the con
sumption of fresh peaches during
the period of July 24 through July
30 were announced today by Morris
Williams, Area Supervisor of the
Surplus Marketing Administration,
U. S. Department of Agriculture.
Mr. Williams stated that the Geor
gia Association of Peach Growers,
the South Carolina Peach Growers
Association and the North Carolina
Mutual Peach Growers Society,
who have combined marketing efforts
through the Georgia-Carolina Peach
Marketing Board, are among the co
operative growers’ organizations. The
Food Trades Industry is also co
operating with the United States De
partment of Agriculture in this ef
fort to increase the home-consump
tion of fresh peaches and make the
best possible use of the abundant
peach crop.
“Fresh peaches in season are one
of the most popular fruits on the
American market,” he said. “This
year’s crop is believed to be the
finest and largest in many years.
Fresh peaches are one of the import
ant protective foods listed as a
‘Blue Stamp Item’ by the Secre
tary of Agriculture. It is the aim
of the Surplus Marketing Adminis
tration to aid the growers, consumers
and industry of America by encour
aging increased consumption of these
needed commodities.”
He added that this cooperative ed
ucational campaign will augment
the Food Stamp Plan under which
fresh peaches and other basic health
, protecting foods are available to
needy families by means of Food
Stamps at this time.
One of the aims of the campaign
will be to encourage home canning
and preserving. This is in accord
with the objectives of the National
Defense Conservation and Nutrition
program, which urges adequate food
supplies.
sons who received benefits, Commis
sioner Huiet said 19,767 first bene
fit payments were made by the Un
employment Compensation division.
furnaces, hospital equipment, surgi
cal instruments and eye-glass frames
and parts.
SHIPS—
The Maritime Commission said ex
pansion of the merchant ship-building
program requested from the Congress
would provide 566 new ships by the
end of 1943. Although only one of
the 312 emergency cargo ships was
scheduled for delivery this year, at
least 10 will be in operation by De
cember 31, the Commission said. The
fastest ship construction during the
last war was seven months and 24
days, the Commission said, but it
now hopes to reduce the time to 4 1-2
to 5 months, with two ships com
pleted every day in 1943.
The Maritime Commission took
title to 16 more Danish vessels and
to four Italian vessels under pro
visions of the Ship Requisitioning Act
and the Coast Guard seized 15 other
Italian ships and one German ship
to be put into service as soon as
sabotage damage is repaired.
President Roosevelt signed legis
lation giving him power to grant de
fense materials priority in merchant
shipping space and loading facilities.
ALUMINUM COLLECTION—
OPM Conservation Chief McCon
nell announced housewives’ donations
of used aluminum ware during the
collection campaign July 21-29 should
permit construction of more than
2,000 additional fighting planes. He I
said tests indicated a minimum of !
15,000,000 net pounds usable in de
fense manufacture will be collected I
in the national campaign. Civilian!
Defense Director LaGuardia said
State Procurement offices of the !
Treasury Department will direct
shipment of collected material from
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WEEKLY MEETING OF
ROTARY CLUB HELD
AT NOON FRIDAY
Phillip Sheffield, local attorney and
president of the Blakely Lions Club,
was the guest speaker at ast week’s
meeting of the Blakely Rotary Club,
held at noon Friday at the Hotel
Early. The theme of Mr. Sheffield’s
address was “The Crying Need of the
South for Statesmen.” Although
brief, the address was to the point
and received the close attention of
the club members, who expressed
their appreciation for the timely mes
sage at the speaker’s conclusion.
Mayer R. C. Singletary was a
guest of his son, Rotarian Andrew
Singletary.
Rotarian Alex Carswell was elected
a delegate from the Blakely club to
the District Assembly in Milledge
ville, held there the first three days
of this week.
President Henry Wall presided
over the meeting, with the music part
of the program by M“rs. Ben Haisten,
club pianist.
Adoption of Ellis
Health Law Is
Recommended
The Early county grand jury, in
session this week, recommended the
adoption of the Ellis Health Law
for Early county. That body’s ac
tion will make it mandatory upon
the Cdunty Commissioners to put the
law into effect in Early county, since
the April grand jury also recom
mended its adoption, and under the
state laws, the recommendation of
two consecutive grand juries makes
it incumbent upon the Commission
ers to place the law in operation.
The grand jury, after two days’
deliberation, recessed Tuesday after
noon until next Tuesday, when it
will reconvene to conclude its work.
W. A. Hall is foreman of the jury
and J. H. Hunt is its clerk. The body,
before beginning its deliberations,
heard an unusually strong charge
from Judge C. W. Worrill.
Short Session of Court Held for
Trial of Civil Cases
The civil docket of the July term
of court, called Monday morning,
was completed in one day and the
first week jurors were dismissed for
the term. The criminal docket will
be taken up next Monday morning.
‘PATRIOTIC’ CORN
GROWN IN ELBERT
Elberton, Ga.—How can farmers
shoiw their patriotism in the present
crisis? W. P. Robinson can suggest
a plan—grow “patriotic” corn.
Mr. Robinson showed amused citi
zens recently a large ear containing
red and white grains.
WEAVER’S GREATEST FLOUR
SALE NEXT WEEK. WAIT FOR
IT.
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.
FIRST STATE BANK
BLAKELY, GEORGIA
Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Maximum Insurance of $5,000.00 for each depositor
I PULL FOR BLAKELY
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LARGE ATTENDANCE
UPON MASONIC
CONVENTION HERE
THIRTY-FOUR LODGES REPRE
SENTED AT GATHERING
LAST THURSDAY
Some 250 Masons attended the
38th annual session of the Second
District Masonic Convention which
met m Blakely last Thursday. A
heavy rain and thunderstorm, which
came shortly after the start of the
meeting, considerably cut. down the
attendance and, in a measure, ham
pered the workings of the meeting.
After a formal opening of Mag
nolia Lodge No. 86, host of the con
vention, the lodge was turned over
to the officers of the convention,
with Mr. H. H. Wind, of Cairo, Wor
shipful Master, presiding. Dr. M.
Preston Agee, of Augusta, Grand
Master, was unable to be present
due to illness, but his place was
aibly taken by Hon. Zach Arnold, of
Fort Gaines, Deputy Grand Master.
Other Grand Lodge officers present
included Frank C. Jones, of Thomas
ville, Grand Treasurer, and Judge C.
W. Monk, of Sylvester, Ist Grand
Steward. The presiding officers of
the three York Rite bodies of Geor
gia, including J. Orson Smith, of
Bainbridge, Grand Master of the
Grand Council, J. Warner Neal, of
Columbus, Grand High Priest of the
Grand Royal Arch Chapter, and
Frank B. Willingham, of Forsyth,
Grand Commander of the Grand
Commandery of Knights Templar,
were all present and addressed the
convention.
The address of welcome was given
by Mr. R. C. Singletary, Sr., Mayor
of the City of Blakely, and the re
sponse was by Mr. R. L. Singletary,
of Thomasville.
A splendid barbecue with extras
was served by the ladies of Blakely
Chapter No. 282, Order of the East
ern Star, assisted by the other Ma
sonic ladies of Blakely. At the sup
per hour Hon. Joe A. Moore, of
Milledgeville, Past Grand Master, de
livered an inspiring address.
After supper the meeting was re
convened. After the reports of com
mittees and other business, Col. W.
L. Lee, of Columbia, Past Grand
Master of Alabama, delivered an
address and this was followed by a
short talk by William J. Penn, Jr.,
Grand Secretary-Recorder of the
Georgia Grand Chapter, Council and
Commandery. R. E. Bridges, Past
Master of Ancient Landmark Lodge,
of Shanghai, China, was introduced
and gave an interesting talk.
At the annual election the follow
ing officers were elected for the year;
Worshipful Master, J. F. Deariso,
of Sylvester; Deputy Master, J. M.
Richards, of Thomasville; Senior
Warden, R. E. L. Patillo, of Moul
trie; Junior Warden, W. A. Morgan,
of Elmodel; Sec.-Treas., P. A. Seig
ler, of Albany; Senior Deacon, H. C.
Stephens, of Bainbridge; Junior Dea
con, L. R. Goff, of Camilla; Senior
Steward, J. E. Houston, of Blakely;
Junior Steward, J. N. Peacock, Jr.,
of Albany.
The 1942 meeting will be held at
Cairo at the invitation of Cairo
Lodge No. 299. Retiring Worship
ful Master H. H. Wind gave a brief
talk and assured the convention of
a hearty welcome to his home town
next year.
There were 34 lodges represented,
(See CONVENTION, back page)