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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXXXI NO. 1
PEANUTS PEGGED
AT TOP PRICE
OF S9O A TON
$74 TO 94 FOR VARIOUS TYPES
DEPENDING UPON
GRADES
Washington, D. C. —Georgia pea
nut planters were assured a top price
of S9O a ton for their Spanish pea
nuts under a loan and diversion pro
gram announced by the Department
of Agriculture last week.
The plan is designed to peg pea
nut prices at from $74 to $94 for the
various types, depending upon grades.
The department will authorize pro
ducer co-operatives to buy peanuts
from the growers at designated
prices.
The diversion program, details of
which will be announced later, was
designed to turn surplus peanuts into
oil and other by-products.
The G. F. A. Peanut Association
at Camilla, Ga., is the authorized co
operative for Georgia.
Most of Georgia’s peanuts are
Spanish and runner types and the de
signated prices by grades for these
are:
Southeastern Spanish—U. S. No.
1, S9O a ton; No. 2, 83, and No. 3,
$77.
Runners—U. S. No. 1, SBO a ton;
No. 2, $74 and No. 3, $67.
WOMAN’S SOCIETY OF
CHRISTIAN SERVICE
The general meeting of the Meth
odist Woman’s Society of Christian
Service will be held at the church
Monday afternoon at three o’clock.
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T. B. CLYBURN NAMED ]
HEAD BLAKELY SCHOOLS J
FOR COMING YEAR
T. B. Clyburn, of Blue Ridge, Ga.,
was last week elected by the board
of trustees as superintendent of the
Blakely schools for the coming year.
Mr. Clyburn has been head of the i
Blue Ridge schools for ten years and
comes to Blakely highly recommend
ed. H 6 succeeds Alex Carsiwell, who
has been superintendent of the lo
cal schools for four years and who <
recently resigned.
There still several vacancies <
on the faculty to be filled, and as '
soon as the new superintendent ar- <
rives, the board will fill these vacan- ;
cies. The entire personnel of the 1
faculty will then be published. j
ROTARY CLUB HOLDS i
WEEKLY MEETING t
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Rotarian Felix Barham was the ]
speaker at last week’s meeting of the ,
Blakely Rotary Club, held at the j
Hotel Early at noon Friday. He had j
recently returned from a vacation j
trip in North Georgia, the Carolinas
and Tennessee, which included a trip ,
through the Great Smoky Mountains (
National Park, and he gave an in- |
teresting account of the points of in- (
terest visited. j
Rotarian E. L. Fryer, Jr., of Rome, .
Was a guest of his brother, Rotarian j
Lewis B. Fryer, and spoke briefly to ,
his former fellow club members. Ro- ,
tarian Robert Stuckey had as his .
guest Mr. DeLoach, of Atlanta.
Rotarian Dudley H. McDowell was
welcomed back into the club after |
an absence of several weeks.
President Henry Wall presided over
the meeting, with the music by Mrs. .
1 Ben Haisten, club pianist.
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Barbara Stanwyck and Henry
i Fonda in “The Lady Eve” at the
i Blakely .Theatre Thursday and Fri
. day.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 14, 1941.
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts —
MANY EXPECTED I
HERE TO HAVE PART
IN RADIO PROGRAM
WSB TO MAKE TRANSCRIPTION <
OF “SALUTE TO EARLY” ON
NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT
Many persons from all over Early
county are expected to come to i
Blakely next Thursday, August 21, j
at 8:00 p. m., Eastern Standard i
Time, when a special salute broad- i
cast is presented here in the Worn- i
an’s Club building by radio station i
WSB, Atlanta. The show will be
free to the public. <
A number of very good enter- 1
tainers are expected to appear on j
the show. All of them will be res- 1
idents of this county, making the 1
broadcast entirely a local perform- 1
ance. Auditions will be held to se- I
lect talent for the show on that (
night in the club building at Wood- ‘
lawn Park. *
Citizens from all over the county 1
are cooperating to make this one of *
the best entertainments ever put on *
here. All persons who attend will get 1
to take part in the presentation, since 5
the program will be concluded with (
a mass singing by the entire audience. J
Everyone is requested to arrive early, .
so that necessary preliminary an- *
nouneeiments may be made before the j
activities get under way.
Music, singing and other varied ■
features are included in the salute
broadcast. Brief talks will be made
by prominent local men and women.
Interesting facts about the history i
and potentialities of Early County 1
are to be mentioned on the half-hour •
salute.
On the night of the show, WSB is
to bring its equipment here to trans
cribe the entire program. Then on
Saturday night, Aug. 23rd, at 7:30
P. M., Eastern Standard time, the
show will be heard over WSB.
Many persons who have never seen
a radio show will get to watch WSB
handle one with all of the latest
broadcasting equipment. No efforts
are being spared in making this a pre
sentation of the highest calibre, and
one of which the people of Early
County can be proud.
This series of salute programs is
being sponsored by WSB to acquaint
persons everywhere with the advan
tages to be found in Georgia. Many
sections of the state have never had
their true values adequately present
ed to the general public, 'but it is
expected that this radio series will'
serve to remedy that siuation.
THIS WEEK IN NATIONAL
D-E-F-E-N-S-E
President Roosevelt placed air
plane fuels under export control,
limiting’ shipment to points in the
Western Hemisphere, the British Em
pire and unoccupied territories of
countries resisting aggression. Secre
tary Hull told his press conference
any move of Japan into Thailand
would be a matter of concern to the
United States. Treasury Secretary
Morgenthau announced the lend-lease
administration has ordered 10,000,-
000 yard's of cotton grey goods to
make uniforms for Chinese soldiers. I
AID TO RUSSIA—
The State Department announced
extension of the trade agreement be- <
tween the U. S. S. R. and the United
States until August 6, 1942, to in- i
sure “continunance during the emer- i
gency period of our established com- i
mercial relations with the Soviet i
Union on the basis of the 1937 com- ]
mercial agreement.” Russia will pay
cash or will earmark gold for all 1
material bought, the Department ]
said. i
SILK—
The Office’of Production Manage- 1
ment “froze” all silk supplies in the !
country because minimum require- 1
ments of the Army and Navy for silk 1
powder bags and parachutes will con- -
sume total stocks. Price Administra- 1
tor Henderson said the action should ■
not result in retail stocking price in
creases for stocks on hand. OPM
formed a special commodity section i
to handle problems es obtaining sub-
“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead/’
LOCAL BOARD
WANTS ADDRESSES
OF REGISTRANTS
QUESTIONNAIRES ARE RETURN
ED FROM ADDRESSES GIVEN
AT TIME OF REGISTRATION
The Early County Selective Serv
ice Board would like to know the
present whereabouts of the follow
ing Early county registrants whose
questionnaires have been returned
from the address given at time of
registration:
Robert Williams, Route 2, Blakely,
Ga.; Keaton Allen, Rt. 4, Box 6,
Blakely, Ga.; Artha Johnson, Rt. 2,
Arlington, Ga.; Johnnie Lee Johnson,
Rt. 1, Box 33, Blakely, Ga.; Willie
Howard. Blakely, Ga.; R. W. Hutch
ins, Rt. 1, Blakely, Ga.; Bobbie Hall,
Route 4, Blakely, Ga.; Cyril Alexan
der Hodges, Rt. 1, Hilton, Ga.; Sol
omon Boy Hutchins, Rt. 2, Blakely,
Ga.; Bobbie B. Daniels, Blakely, Ga.;
Johnnie Dowkins, Rt. 1, Blakely,
Ga.; W. K. Oliver, Rt. 2, Blakely,
Ga.; Walter Od'oms, Rt. 2, Box 87,
Blakely, Ga.; William Larkin Robin
son, 137 Lilly st., Blakely, Ga.; Are
lious Perry, Rt. 4, Blakely, Ga.;
Steven Roberson, Rt. 1, Arlington,
Ga.; R. B. Rogers, Blakely, Ga.;
James Warren, Rt. 3, Blakely, Ga.;
Wilber Vaughns, N. Main st., Blake
ly, Ga.; James Carl Trawick, Rt. 3,
Blakely, Ga.; Eddie B. Slaton, Rt.
3, Box 6, Blakely, Ga.; Seaman
Wright, Rt. 2, Blakely, Georgia;
Freddie Lee Woods, Rt. 3, Blakely,
Ga.; William Wells, Church st.,
Blakely, Ga.; Curtis Welch Rt. 1,
Cedar Springs, Ga.; Benjamin Mor
gan Franklin, 124 Liberty st., Blake
ly, Ga.; John Henry Gilliard, Rt. 5,
Box 6, Blakely, Ga.; L. C. Hall, Arl
ington, Ga.; C. W. Gilbert, Rt. 2,
Box 118, Damascus, Ga.; Robert
Gary, Rt. 1, Box 47, Hilton, Ga.;
Alfred Caesar, Rt. 2, Blakely, Ga.;
Jeremiah Clark, Blakely, Ga.; Wal
ter Brown, Rt. 1, Hilton, Ga.; Wiley
Baity, Bean City, Fla.; Browder
Thomas Aplin, Rt. 1, Damascus, Ga.;
Homer Abrhams, Blakely, Ga.; Sam
Amerson, Blakely, Ga.; Tom Adams,
Jr., Rt. 3, Blakely, Ga.; Mixon Ray
Williams, Faulkner Hotel, Barbour
ville, Ky.; Lonnie Richard Wilkerson,
Rt. 2, Pittsview, Ala.; Henry Wil
liams, Rt. 2, Arlington, Ga.; Laurie
Lee Moore, State Hospital for T. 8.,
Alto, Ga.; J. C. Moore, Rt. 3, Blake
ly, Ga.; John Grier, Rt. 5, Blakely,
Ga.; Carey Reynolds, Blakely, Ga.;
Jewell Lee Jones, Rt. 3, Donalson
ville, Ga.; James King, Rt. 1, Da
mascus, Ga.; Winston Johnson, Hil
ton, Ga.; Lewis Jackson, Bay street,
Blakely, Ga.; Ervin Kelly, Rt. 1, Box
8, Hilton, Ga.; McDonald Smith, Rt.
1, Hilton, Ga.; William Henry Phil
mon, care W. C. Wilder, Old Cordele
Road, Albany, Ga.; R. L. Kimble,
jRt. 2. Damascus, Ga.; Woodrow No
[bles, Rt. 1, Arlington, Ga.
stitute materials, allocating rayon
yarn and manufacturing capacity.
Federal Security Administrator
McNutt called for immediate regis
tration by State Employment Service
of the approximately 175,000 silk
industry workers being forced out
of work by the raw silk shortage. The
Department of Agriculture reported
more than 150 different cotton stock
ing designs are available to the hos
iery industry, and stated 89 per cent
of the 16,000 knitting machines can
knit cotton as well as silk.
ARMY—
The War Department announced a
campaign to convert to armament
production thousands of consumer
goods factories facing eventual shut
down because of diversion of raw ma
terials to the defense program, and
said it already has a list of 500 such
plants.
The Department expanded its of
ficer candidate schools to provide op
portunities for one in each 100 sol
diers to receive a commission. Ad
vancment during the first year will
be available to about 58 per cent of
all trainees, the Department said. It
reported 100 Canadian officers and
65 junior officers from the Latin
Ameri -an Republics are now enrolled
in various courses with the U. S.
Army.
SELECTIVE SERVICE—
The Senate passed legislation
authorizing extension of service of
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LIST OF JURORS FOR
AUGUST TERM CITY
COURT OF BLAKELY
The following have been drawn
for jury service at the August term
I of the City Court of Blakely, to be
convened next Monday morning by
■ Judge J. W. Bonner:
C. M. Mock, W. O. Gilbert, R. R.
McLendon, C. G. Jordan, W. E.
Howell, Grady Holman, Jr., W. L.
• Cooper, A. J. Reese, W. B. Hester,
■ T. B. Chambers, Tom Henry, J. B.
■ Perry, T. W. Jenkins, R. L. Swann,
■ C. E. Pickron, John M. Knight, W.'
I F. Williams, M. F. Still, C. R. Mc-
’ Nair, H. B. Jernigan, G. T. Fincher,
J. F. Garrett, A. E. Langford, P.
W. Evans, A. H. McKinnon, W. H.
Ivey, Sevola Jones, W. M. Carter,
, L. O. Runnels, J. R. Prince, Elzie
Evans, Fred Sammons, Tom Grier,
W. R. McKinney, C. E. Thomas, S.
L. Bush, W. J. Kimibrel, A. V. Can
non, Ollin Goocher, E. L. Durham,
H. L. Hicks, J. C. Peters, Hugh L.
Martin, R. C. Harris, Wesley Allen,
R. E. Mills, W. R. Howard/ C. B.
Miller, W. T. Clearman, A. D. Rob
erts, R. E. Alexander, J. R. Lindsey,
T. E. Peterman, Rufus King, M. T.
Howard, Roy McClellan, W. M.
Barksdale, C. E. Knighton, John
Hall, S. W. Houston, J. E. Tabb.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
GIVES ADVICE ABOUT
HEAT PROSTRATION
With the thermometer reaching
new highs daily advice about heat
; prostration is given by the Georgia
' Department of Public Health in
recommending the use of sodium
. chloride, salt, for those persons ex-
■ posed to high temperatures.
’ The use of sodium chloride for heat
exhaustion is especially recommended
; for workers to make up for the salt
J from the body lost in sweat. Sodium
’ chloride tablets are available in a
T convenient size and are inexpensive,
r These tablets are now being supplied
’ im dispensers near drinking fountains
1 in many industrial plants. Where
r these tablets are not available, a
- little salt added to the drinking
’ water will answer the same purpose.
; One gallon of sweat, containing 0.3
, per cent salt, would contain approxi-
- mately a heaping teasipoonful of salt.
’ In some industries where workers
’ are exposed to intense heat, according
- to Dr. Cecil K. Drinker, of the Harv-
■ ard School of Public Health, the
’ amount of sweat produced by the
body may amount to as much as two
- gallons a day.
Wo.’kers having symptoms of heat
’ sickness in mild attacks may feel
dizzy, develop a headache, become
faint, vomit, and experience a sud
den soreness of many muscles of the
body. Following the attack, the per
son is siek for a few days and during
this time should stay-in bed or rest
at home.
In severe attacks of heat prostra
tion, the worker may lose conscious
-1 ness and become delirious. Since an
attack of heat prostration may result
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NEED STRESSED FOR
HOME CONSUMPTION
OF COTTON CROP
SALES PROMOTIONAL EFFORTS
HAVE IMPORTANT BEARING
ON STAPLE’S FUTURE
Sales promotional efforts of the
Coton Producing Industry and Cot
ton Trades Industry in cooperation
with the Surplus Marketing Admin
istration of the U. S. Department of
Agriculture were commended here
today as having an important bear
ing on the future of American cot
ton.
Declaring that cotton can hope to
'maintain its position of leadership
in fiber markets only through an ag
gressive and determined effort to
develop new markets and to better
its place in established markets, H.
A. Walton, chairman of the Early
County Cotton Industry Committee,
said that the programs to increase
domestic cotton consumption under
taken by the National Cotton Coun
cil, the Cotton-Textile Institute, and
the Federal Government were al
ready showing telling effects.
“It is significant to note that do
mestic cotton consumption has in
creased from 5,000,000 bales in 1935
to 7,500,000 in 1940, to a probable
10,000,000 bales in 1941,” Mr. Wal
ton said. “Cotton today would be
in a better position were it not for
the fact that its foreign outlets for
7,000,000 bales a year are this year
taking less than 1,000,000 bales of
American cotton. It is probable
that this situation as regards ex
ports will remain unchanged at least
for the duration of the current
world conflict. For that reason we
must redouble our efforts to increase
the home consumption of our great
est fiber.”
Mr. Walton said that through such
activities as the Supplementary Cot
ton Stamp Program, the Cotton
Stamp Plan, the Federal Mattress
Program, and the encouragement of
such new uses as home insulation
made from cotton and high grade
writing paper using cotton as a raw
material, the SMA was endeavoring
: to increase United States cotton
consumption.
“The cotton industry itself has
1 under way an all-inclusive program
■ to promote the greater use of cotton
through established markets,” he
said. “The National Cotton Council
has a staff of trained scientists who
are constantly seeking new uses for
cotton and cottonseed products. On
i the success of these various pro
i grams depends the future of the
’ industry.”
■ in serious illness, it is always advis
i able to place the affected persons at
once under the care of a physician.
; Certain foods are recommended to
1 help prevent heat sickness, including
• milk which contains 0.3 per cent of
- sodium chloride and is one of the
> best sources of .Salt, both for the
• treatment and the prevention of heat
; prostration. Meat is another excel
: lent source of salt in the diet. In
general, people who drink alcoholic
• beverages to excess are more likely
• to be overcome by heat than those
i who are temperate in their drinking
: habits.