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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXXXI > NO, 51
EARLY COUNTY
GINS STATE’S
FIRST BALE
H. C. and W. H. Haddock, of
Damascus, took the honors this year
for producing and ginning Georgia’s
first bale of 1941 cotton. The bale
was brought to the Farmers Gin and
Warehouse Company about 4 o’clock
Friday afternoon and ginned. It
weighed 405 pounds. There were
trwo other bales of cotton produced
in Georgia the same day but the
Messrs. Haddock were given the
honor of ginning the first bale by
only a few hours.
The bale was carried to Atlanta
by W. J. Howell, of Farmers Gin and
Warehouse Company, and was sold
at auction, bringing 26 1-2 cents per
pound.
Early’s second bale was ginned by
Emmett Williams, who ginned the
first bale last year.
WORKMEN BUSY RAZING
BURNED SCHOOL BUILDING
Workmen are busy here this week,
a task which was begun Monday,
razing the old Blakely high school
building, which was struck by light
ning and burned several weeks ago.
John B. Stokes received the contract
and a crew of about 40 men are de
molishing the walls and salvaging the
bricks and other material which might
be suitable for use in rebuilding.
(Note: No announcements have
been made concerning the new
school building but it has been rumor
ed that the school board hopes to
build a new building at the site of
the old one at a cost of approximately
SIOO,OOO which will include the
school’s equipment. An extra six
acres of land will be bought or
leased, which will give the school a
12-acre tract of land.)
OUR
Greatest Flour Sale I
You simply won’t believe your eyes when
you read these low prices on fine flours. Every
single sack is fully guaranteed.
Plain FLOUR Self'Rising
FIRST PREMIUM
12 L B B k G 35c
24 “ko 65c
48 l b b ag _ . *1.28
SPUN-GOLD
12 l b b ag . 40c
24 l Lg 75c
48 l b b ag 1 $ 1.48
POLKA-DOT
12 'bXg ... 53c
24 l b b ag 99c
48 l b b ag _ $ 1.95
This is your gain. We bought this flour at
a low price and we are passing the gain on to
our customers.
WEAVER’S FOOD MARKET
BRYANT TURNER DIXIE FLOUR STORE
ALL WEAVER’S ROLLING STORES
Comrtg JX'cws
Funeral Held Here
Thursday for Former
Blakely Citizen
Funeral services for Mr. John
Peel Donalson, 75, of Slater, Fla.,
who died on Monday night of last
week at Lee Memorial Hospital, Fort
Myers, Fla., following a cerebral
herorrhage, were held in Holy Trini
ty Episcopal church, Blakely, last
Thursday morning at 11 o’clock. Of
ficiating was the Rev. James B.
Lawrence, of Americus. Interment
followed in the city cemetery, with
Minter, Fellows & Forrester in charge
of arrangements. Serving as pall
bearers were L. D. Fain, J. L. Fain,
Aubrey and Dick Parker, of Talla
hassee, Leon Gainey of Bainbridge,
Sid Howell and A. H. Gray of Blake
ly-
Mr. Donalson formerly lived in
Blakely for a number of years and
had many friends here who learned
with regret of his passing.
He is survived by his wife; two
daughters, Mrs. Lucy Riggs and Mrs.
Eugenia Howell, of -Graham, Texas;
and one son, John Donalson, of
Birmingham, Ala.
SHORT-CIRCUITED
WIRES DURING RAIN
ELECTROCUTES MULE
Let no one tell you that water isn’t
an excellent, if not the best, con
ductor of electricity. A mule tied to
a tree near Farr’s grocery store last
Saturday night met his doom during
a heavy rain. A string of badly-worn
wires touched the trees and the water
hit the wires and ran down the tree
to the mule, causing the animal to be
killed instantly. The mule was the
property of Mayor R. C. Singletary.
Clarke Gable and Hedy LeMarr in
“Comrade X” at the Blakely Theatre
Thursday and Friday.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 31, 1941.
Success to AH Who Pay Their Honest Debts —“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead/’
t. b. McDowell
FUNERAL RITES
HELD FRIDAY
Funeral services for Thomas B.
McDowell, 66, prominent citizen of
Blakely, whose death occurred on
Wednesday last, were held Friday
morning at 10:30 o’clock at the
MrDowell residence on Cuthbert;
street. Officiating was the Rev. F.
G. Cocks, of Tampa, Fla., a former
pastor of the Blakely Baptist church
and close friend of the deceased,
assisted by the Revs. S. B. King and
E. M. Overby. Interment followed
in the city cemetery, with the Minter,
Fellows & Forrester Funeral Home
in charge of arrangements and the
folio-wing serving as pall-bearers:
Active, Charles E. Boyett, Sid How
ell, Tom Grier, S. G. Maddox, A. D.
Harriss, A. H. Gray, R. C. Single
tary, W. C. Cook, Price Holland and
Emmett Freeman; Honorary, R. O.
Waters, C. R. Barksdale, John L.
Underwood, W. A. Hall, Frank S.
Jones and A. E. B. Alford of Bain
bridge.
Many friends attended the last
rites and a profusion of flowers at
tested to the high esteem in which
the deceased was held.
Mr. McDowell died suddenly fol
lowing a heart attack at his planta
tion north of the city, and his death
came as a shock to members of his
family and friends. A native and
life-long resident of Blakely, he had
been prominent in the affairs of his
home city and county for many
years. He was at the time of his
death chairman of the Early County
Selective Service Board, had served
as Mayor of Blakely, Chairman of
the Early County Board of Commis
sioners and once represented the
Ninth Senatorial district in the Geor
gia General Assembly. He was a
member of the Baptist church and
served for several years on the
Board of Deacons of that church.
He had large farming and mercantile
interests, and was one of the city’s
most uublic-spirited citizens. He had
many friends who feel a deep loss
in his passing.
Mr. McDowell is survived by his
widow and one brother, Dudley H.
McDowell.
Acting Secretary of State Welles
said present Japanese activities di
rected toward Indo-China endanger
“peaceful use by peaceful nations of
the Prafiic . . . jeapordize the pro
curement by the United States of
essential materials such as tin and
rubber . . . necessary for . . . our de
fense program . . .” He said the
safety of other areas, including the
Philippine Islands, also is endan
gered.
The President, issued a statement
that the United States has been
letting oil go to Japan “with the
hope—and it has worked for two
years—of keeping the war out of
the South Pacific for our own good,
for the defense of Great Britain and
the freedom of the seas . .
Mr. Roosevelt told his press con
ference events in the Far East are
bringing to the American people a
greater awareness of the danger of
the whole world situation. But as
yet, he said, the public is not suffi
ciently cognizant of the perils . of
the situation, any more than it real
izes the dangers of war in the West.
ARMY—
Secretary of War Stimson said
production of vital items has been
increased with the cooperation" of
American industry during the past
“100 crucial days” as follows: light
tanks, 475 per cent; medium tanks,
467 per cent; smokeless powder, 127
per cent; machine guns, 93 per cent;
TNT, 92 per cent; training planes,
55.7 per cent; bombers, 17. S per:
cent.
The War Department said Army j
expansion has progressed faster in j
the past year than the manufacture
of modern weapons, but since it is ,
more important to know how to {
employ a weapon tactically rather j
THIS WEEK IN NATIONAL
D-E-F-E-N-S-E
MR. J. M. STEWART
DIES SUDDENLY
AT ALBANY
Mr. James M. Stewart, 83, died
suddenly at his home -in Albany early
Monday morning. He had been ac
tive and in good health and his
death came as a shock to his many
friends.
Mr. Stewart, who was a native of
Blakely, retired at -the age of 70
■with rank of conductor after 45
years of service with the Central of
Georgia railroad. He had made his
home in Albany for 50 years and was
a member of the First Methodist
church of that city, where funeral
services were held Monday afternoon,
with interment in Crown Hill ceme
tery.
Mr. Sterwart is survived by his
wife, the former Miss Emma Neta
Redding of Coleman, to whom he
was married in 1909; two daughters,
Mrs. J. W. Joiner, Jr., and Mrs. J.
S. LeGette, of Albany; one son, Mr.
W. F. Stewart, of Atlanta; one sis
ter, Miss Leila Stewart, of Albany;
and one grandson, Mr. Bill Stewart,
of Atlanta.
POSTOFFICE TO QUIT
CLOSING ON THRUSDAY
Postmaster J. Emory Houston an
nounced yesterday that the Blakely
office would discontinue closing on
Thursday afternoons whqn the regu
lar Thursday afternoon holidays are
over.
In the past it has been the custom
of the postoffice to close on Thurs
day all the year. But according to
the new order of business, Mr. Hous
ton states that the office will be kept
open i.he year around for the con
venience of the patrons except the
Thursdays during the summer when
the other business houses are closed.
Mr. Houston also announced that
complete service from 8 o’clock a. m.
to 6 o’clock p. m. is now available
at the postoffice. It has previously
been the custom to keep all windows
closed during the time the postoffice
employees were putting up the mail.
Now all windows, including the stamp
and c. o. d. and package and money
order window will be kept open all
the day during th e hours between
8 a. .n. and 6 p. m.
than to know how to fire it, “little
training value is lost by the substi
tution of a stove pipe for a mortar
or on oak bough for a machine gun.”
If a company has fewer guns than
men, the guns are rotated so each
man has a chance to learn how to
handle them.
The War Department said it is
giving four types of tests to discov
er a trainee’s ability and to help find
his “right” place in the Army. Se
lective Service headquarters an
nounced that 752,572 twenty-one
year-olds registered on July 1.
HIGHWAYS—
Congress passed a $320,000,000
defense highway bill for construc
tion of roads and experimental air
plane landing strips, and to pay
states for damages from Army and
Navy maneuvers.
AID TO BRITAIN—
Federal Loan Administrator Jones
announced the RFC has authorized
a loan of $425,000,000 to the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and North
ern Ireland to pay for war supplies
Great Britain ordered before the
Lend-Lease Act was passed. Mr.
Jones said Great Britain has put up
collateral which includes securities
of U. S. corporations, capital stock
of 41 British owned U. S. insurance
companies worth $500,000,000, and
the earnings of U. S. branches. of
41 British insurance companies which
have net assets of approximately
$200,000,000. The loan matures
in 15 years and bears interest at 3
per cent per year.
POWER—
OPM Director General Knudsen
named J. A. Krug, OPM Power Con
sultant, head of a special power unit
to assure an uninterrupted supply of |
(Continued on page 6)
Rotarians Hear Talk
On Defense Stamps
And Bonds
J. Emory Houston, Blakely post
master, was the guest speaker at
last week’s meeting of the Blakely
Rotary Club, held at noon Friday at
the Hotel Early.
Mr. Houston gave an interesting
talk on the Defense Savings Bonds
and Stamps, how they are handled,
the purpose of their sale, and con
cluded his talk with a brief comment
on postal receipts at the local office,
which, he stated, were showing a
substantial increase.
The talk given by Mr. Houston,
who was introduced by Vice Presi
dent James B. Murdock, Jr., presid
ing in the absence of President Hen
ry Wall, was enjoyed by the Rota
rians.
The music for the luncheon meet
ing was given by Mrs. Ben Haisten,
club nianist.
TWO COUNCILMEN
TO BE NAMED IN CITY
ELECTION TUESDAY
Blakely’s annual city election, at
which time two members of -City
Council are to be named to serve a
two-year term, 1942-’43, will be neld
next Tuesday, August sth.
Candidates whose names will ap
pear on the ballot are Charles E.
Boyett, prominent local business
man, who will be elected to fill the
place on Council now held by S. G.
Maddox, who is not a candidate for
re-election, and Oscar Whitchard,
present member of Council who has
served in that capacity for several
terms.
Hold-over members of Council
are C. R. Barksdale and L. B. Fryer,
whose terms do not expire until the
end of 1942.
This is an off-year in the Mayor’s
election, R. C. Singletary having
been elected last August and is serv
ing the first year of a two-year term.
Since there is no contest for either
of the places on Council, the vote
will probably be light.
DEPUTY SHERIFF SWANN
CONTINUES ILL WITH
BRILLS FEVER
The many friends of Deputy Sher
iff C. C. (Tuck) Swann will be
pleased to learn that he is show ; ng
signs of improvement after being
quite sick at his home with Brills
fever for the past three weeks. Word
from his home yesterday was to the
effect that he is improving but
yet too weak to sit up.
IN APPRECIATION
In grateful appreciation to those
who were so thoughtful of me dur
ing my reecnt illness. Thanks for
every inquiry and every visit.
MILTON BRYANT.
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
PULL FOR BLAKELY
—OR—
PULL OUT
$1.50 A YEAR
MRS. GOLDEN
ACQUITTED IN
MONDAY’S TRIAL
Mrs. J. E. Golden, who was con
victed of manslaughter and given a
7 to 12 year sentence at the October,
1939, term of Early superior court
and later granted' a new trial by
the Georgia court of appeals, was
tried here again Monday in superior
court and acquitted.
Mrs. . Golden was indicted along
with her husband for murder in con
nection with the fatal shooting of
their neighbor, Mr. J. W. Dunning,
on the morning of June 12, 1939.
At the October term of court Mr.
Golden was convicted of manslaugh
ter and given a sto 8 year sen
tence. He appealed for a new trial,
which was denied, and was later
pardoned by Governor Rivers with
out having served any of the sen
tence. Mrs. Golden was granted a
new trial, which was continued from
the April term of court because of
the illness of the defendant.
In the trial Monday Mrs. Golden
was represented by Judge J. W. Bon
ner of Blakely, Judge M. C. Edwards
of Dawson, Attorney P. D. Rich of
Bainbridge, and Attorney Raymond
Wheeler of Donalsonville. Judge A.
H. Gray, of Blakely, assisted Solici
tor R. A. Patterson in the prosecu
tion of the case.
Other cases disposed of during the
two days’ court, prior to adjournment
Tuesday included:
C. Anthony, charged with assault
with intent to murder, pleaded guil
ty and was given a two-to-five year
sentence.
Bob B. Daniels, pleading guilty to
simple larceny, was given a sen
tence of not less than two nor more
than four years.
Millard Hardwick, charged with
simple larceny, pleaded gujlty and
was sentenced to not less than two
nor more than four years.
Gene Nix, charged with simple
larceny on two counts, pleaded guil
ty and wsa given a suspended sen
tence of not less than two nor more
than four years on each indictment.
Gene McDonald and Horace Hayes
appeared before Judge Worrill in
Cuthbert on July 17 and pleaded
guilty to an accusation of simple
larceny, and were given two-year
sentences.
The grand jury, which completed
its work Tuesday afternoon, elected
Gordon Hall as a member of the
County Board of Education to suc
ceed his uncle, O. E. Hall, who had
served on the Board for many years.
They also recommended adoption of
the Ellis Health Law, which makes
it mandatory upon the County Com
missioners to make the law operative
in Early county, since the April
jury also recommended its adoption,
and, unaer Georgia laws, the recom
mendation of two successive grand
juries makes the law operative.