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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. Bring Your COTTON STAMPS | TO OUR STORE | Largest Stock of Cotton Goods in Southwest Georgia for Your < Approval. 1 /JcOTTONjS < • s * 1 < ] J T. K. Weaver & Co. 1 “Blakely’s Only Complete Store” • C. E. BOYETT, Owner BLAKELY, GA. 1 Con ntn JXcws 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 i 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. < 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 (Continued on back page) 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 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ A ’ ► ;! Let Us Be of i Assistance to You— ! X z o ♦ Now that the busy fall season is ap- < J ♦ proaching, there are mahy ways in ;; t which a bank can be of service to <! ♦ you. We invite you to call to see ♦ I us and discuss your banking mat- ; * ters with us. 31 | FIRST STATE BANK I ♦ BLAKELY, GEORGIA 3 ♦ Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. f Maximum Insurance of $5,000.00 for each depositor < ’ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ PULL FOR BLAKELY —OR— PULL OUT $1.50 A YEAR 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.