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EARLY COUNTY, GA. GARDEN SPOT OF GOD’S COUNTRY VOLUME LXXXI NO. 3 EARLY COUNTIANS LISTEN TO RADIO SALUTE TO COUNTY PRESENTED BY RADIO STATION wsb Last Saturday night AT 7:30 O’CLOCK Hundreds of Early eountians flocked around their radios here last Saturday night to listen to WSB’s salute to Early county, which was transcribed here at the Woman’s Club last Thursday night, and put on the air from the Atlanta Journal’s 50,- 000 watt station the following Satur day night. Opening the program wa’s Marcus Bartlett, WSB staff announcer, who came down to Blakely to personally supervise the broadcast. The open ing musical number was by Mrs. Ben Haisten and daughter, Miss Jane Haisten, who rendered a delightful piano and solovox number entitled “Where the Mountains Meet the Moon.” These numbers were followed by a “battle of quartettes,” Mr. D. C. (Babe) Morgan and his Blakely Four, Mr. Horace Killebrew and his Cotton Choppers and an ac cordion quartette comprised of Miss Evelyn Dußose and three of her young pupils, Misses Ann Jean Jones, Dorothy Leger and Meade Maddox. Hal Middleton delivered an ac cordion solo and Perry (Bam) Bridg es delivered a vocal number, “Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes.” Misses Dorothy and Martha Clem ents rendered a yodeling and singing number, “Echoes from the Hills.” A sparkling and musical arrangement of Sewanee River in swingtime was given by Misses Cena Loback and Carolyn Middleton on the piano. Three very informative talks - VISIT WEAVER’S UPSTAIRS RARGAIN ANNEX Here you will find thousands of dollars worth of first-class merchandise at very low prices ... It is your golden opportunity to buy merchandise cheap. One table, Chambray materials, solid colors and stripes, limit 20 yds. to a customer, per yard 5c Men’s Overalls, a $1.39 value, discon continued brands only, pr. 99c Ladies’ Silk Dresses, new styles, mate rials and quality, easily worth $2.95 each, special price $1.98 Ladies’ Print Cotton Dresses, new stock, a bargain at 69c Men’s Work Shoes, plain toe only, all sizes ___sl.47 Prints, eighty-squares, wide selection patterns and colors, bought cheap, selling cheap, yard 19c Men’s Straw Hats, a clean up, you pick thfem 39c Ladies’ Dress Shoes, one table to se lect from, values to $395, odd sizes, many super values, pair SI.OO School Oxfords, misses’ and ladies’, two tones, all sizes, priced at only„ $1.95 BE WISE—TRADE AT WEAVER’S NOW Wi Upstairs Bargain Annex Chas. E. Boyett Blakely, Ga. (Sniip €wntj) JNews FACULTIES NAMED FOR SCHOOLS OF EARLY COUNTY FALL TERM TO OPEN SEPT. 15, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS ANNOUNCES Early county schools will open Monday morning, September 15, Supt. B. R. B. Davis announced yes terday. All schools have completed their faculty lists except for a va cany in the Colomokee, Damascus, Blakely, Jakin, Cedar Springs and Hilton schools, he said. Due to the loss by fire of the Blakely school building, school will be held in various public buildings, he said. Proposed sites, Mr. Davis said, include the Methodist and Bap tist churches, American Legion hall, city hall, county courthouse, Masonic Hall and the school gymnasium. All of these places are being fitted with every means to bring about conven ience for the students. Adequate heating, lights, water and sanitation are being installed. Modern green blacliboards with yellow crayon, said to be most restful to the eyes, are being installed. Modern movable (Continued on page 2) • eugolizing Early county from an ag ricultural, historical, civic and relig ious viewpoint were delivered by Mr. G. M. Sparks, Mr. O. F. Morton and the Rev. E. M. Overby. Much favorable comment has come in concerning the program and list eners think it was a well balanced program, having all types of musical numbers, classical, swing, rural and semi-classical and gospel songs, the latter being sung very delightfully by the two quarettes. BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 28, 1941. Success to AH Who Pay Their Honest Debts —“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead,” In a radio address to the Army on the reasons for extension of se lective service, War Secretary Stim son said the Government realized the personal sacrifice of additional serv ice but was also conscious of the danger to the U. S. He said “some of the most significant symptoms. . . which invariably forecast the coming of a new Axis attack. . . are occur ring in South America. . . the most dangerous avenue of attack against us.” The War Department announced that unless the international situa tion becomes more serious it intends to release by December 10 approxi mately 150,000 National Guardsmen inducted last fall, 20,000 selectees in ducted last November and December, and 10,000 Reserve officers. The re leases will be made upon application in accordance with the following pri orities: dependency and hardship, age of more than 28 on July 1, 1940. and marriage for those who have served 12 months. Men completing enlistments will also be released on request. AID TO BRITAIN, RUSSIA, CHINA The President announced aircraft ferry and air transport services to West Africa and the Middle-Eastern war zone to provide direct and speedy delivery to “a critical point in the front against aggression.” The route w’ill be so arranged that it will not pass through the zone of actual warfare, Mr. Roosevelt said. The President told his press con ference Russian needs fall into two categories: 1. materials immediately available to help them in their sum mer campaign; 2. materials which will be available for the spring cam paign next year. Russia will not get lend-lease aid, the President' said, because the Soviets have the neces sary cash for materials. The Public Health Service an nounced a 16-memiber U. S. medical commission will go to China to direct health measures for 250,000 Chinese building the 1,700 mile railroad along the Burma road. PRODUCTION — President Roosevelt told his press conference that on the average de fense production is up to estimates and in some cases actually exceeds estimates. He said, however, he still is not satisfied with armament pro duction. He said several hundred tanks manufactured this year have gone to the British; the quota of 61 anti-aircraft guns monthly is being more than met; 160 37-mm. anti tank guns will be delivered in Au gust, 260 in September and 320 in October; 340 81-imm. mortars will be made in August. OPM Director Knudsen told a press conference the rate of defense progress is sufficient to provide ade quate equipment for the Army within six or seven months. He predicted again the U. S. can out-produce any other nation but said that the nation is still not showing the correct spirit. Production rather than shipping, he said, is the greatest bottleneck in U. S. aid to Britain. War Under Secretary Patterson, speaking at Syracuse, said the Army will not have to resort to broom sticks instead of weapons for train ing because “America is at last push ing toward peak production. Tool ing up w’ill soon be over. Guns, tanks and planes are coming in daily in creasing numbers.” He cited pi>udui>- tion increases in the past six months: tanks, 800 per cent; other vehicles, 600 per cent; machine guns, 225 per cent; anti aircraft guns, 400 per cent and smokeless porwjder, 400 per cent. CIVILIAN SUPPLY— OPM and the Office of Price Ad ministration ordered anto production for the 1942 model year cut to 817,- 000 cars during the four months be ginning August 1, compared with 1,- 560,000 during the four months end ed July 31. General Motors, Chrys ler and Ford were asked to make 27.6 per cent cut from last year’s levels; Studebaker, Hudson, Nash, Packard, Willys and Crosley, 20.2. OPM Associate Director Hillman said unemployment in the industry would be headed off by transfer of workers to defense plants and other defense THIS WEEK IN NATIONAL D-E-F-E-N-S-E industries and the conversion of auto production machinery to de fense work along the same lines as similar moves in the silk industry. DEFENSE CONTRACTING— The OPM announced changes in Army and Navy purchasing policies to combat unemployment in plants and communities threatened with shortages of materials because of priority action and to utilize more of the nation’s productive capacities through subcontracting. The Govern ment can negotiate contracts at prices up to 15 per cent above cur rent quotations, deal with joint groups of small contractors, elimi nate bids and performance bonds when necessary, inspect products at the plant to, facilitate prompt pay ment and call for bids to be broken down into optional units to permit smaller firms to bid. AGRICULTURE— Price Administrator Henderson set ceiling prices of burlap, used at and in the packaging of feed fertilizer and agricultural products, at approxi mately 20 per cent below recent New York quotations. OPM announced 35 to 40 new egg drying plants w’ill be built by private interests at a cost of from $50,000 to SIOO,OOO each in Illinois, lowa, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, New York, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and Ohio, increasing capacity from 12,- 000,000 to more than 100,000,000 pounds annually to provide dried eggs to Great Britain. Similar projects are under consideration to expand milk drying, cheese and other concentrated food production for American and British requirements. CIVILIAN DEFENSE— Civilian Defense Director, La- Guardia arranged for the first State wide “blackout” to be held the night of September 12 in New Mexico. Twelve towns will be “bombed,” fires will be started in vacant lots and other emergencies will be re hearsed. Mr. LaGuardia also announced a training program for 100,000 volun teer nurses’ aides with the collabora tion of the Red Cross and local hos pitals. The Public Health Service called for 50,000 young women to begin professional nursing training this fall to meet a future shortage. At present, the Service said, there are 10,000 vacant positions for reg istered nurses in the nation’s hospi tals. CREDIT CONTROL— The Federal Reserve Board issued tentative regulations which it said will probably be placed in effect in September to increase the required size of down payments on install ment buying (they will be from 15 to 33 per cent) and to shorten to 18 months the time for payments on autos, airplanes, power boats, motor cycles, refgrigerators, washing ma chines, stoves, air-conditioners, radio sets and similar household appliances. OIL— Deputy Petroleum Coordinator Davis reported only a 10-d<ay supply of gasoline reserves on the Atlantic seaboard and Price Administrator Hendersen ordered a 10 per cent cut in deliveries to filling stations in East coast States. Filling station operators were told to reduce gas sales to their customers “equitably” but to allow necessary fuel to com mercial public and health vehicles. SHIPS— Maritime Commission Chairman Land, speaking in California, said the immediate goal in ship produc tion is more than 1200 merchant ships by the end of 1943 and the U. S. would be producing an average of two ships a day until then. The Navy launched the sixth sub marine since January 1 and announc ed that during the first half of Aug ust two minesweepers, two torpedo boats and two district craft were launched and 1-8 keels laid. BANKS TO CLOSE MONDAY, LABOR DAY The banks of Early county will be closed next Monday, September 1, in observance of Labor Day. THE BANK OF EARLY, FIRST STATE BANK. NYA TRAINS YOUTH FORNATIONAL DEFENSE WORK PROGRAM EXPLAINED BY MISS LOUIS FORT IN INTERVIEW HERE TUESDAY Today in this mechanized, war wrecked world, the man on the pro duction line as is vital as the man on the firing line. And America, for her own defense, needs both work ers in overalls and soldiers in khaki. To this new American army of production Early county may soon be contributing boys and girl who, through the National Youth Admin istration’s expanding Youth Work Defense Program, will have a chance to become these urgently-needed in dustrial soldiers, according to Miss Louis Fort, local youth personnel representative for NYA in Albany. In lune with America’s prepared ness effort, the N. Y. A. now is di recting its resources toward prepar ing youths for specific jobs in de fense industries. “Under a special appropriation from Congress,” Miss Fort explained in an interview yesterday, “the agency plans to send 3680,00 young people a yeai' into defense work do ing vitally necessary jobs in ship yards, radio, the country’s machine shops, and in similar industries. In Georgia alone during the next year about 8,000 will leave N. Y. A. proj ects to help keep the production line moving.” Miss Fort, who serves this area in selecting boys and girls for assign ment to work projects, interviews youth applicants every Tuesday in the County Sscshool Superintend ent’s office at Blakely. Youths inter ested in employment may also regis ter with Miss Marjorie Roberts and Miss Grace Weaver at this same of fice at any time. Early county youths who qualify for the N. Y. A.’s out-of-school work program will be assigned to one of the 17 resident centers in Georgia, operated to provide boys and girls between 16 and 24 with work expe rience which will help them secure private employment, according to Miss Fort. At ’.he resident centers throughout the state, youths live 24 hours a day from periods ranging from three months to a year, most of them leav ing to accept jobs in private indus try, she pointed out. Boys receive work experience in agriculture and in a variety of shops, including ma chine, sheet metal, wood, auto me chanics, foundry, forging, welding, radio repair, electricity, and others. Girls are offered “on the job” expe rience in sewing, crafts, homemaking, canning, gardening, radio, and light shop work. N. Y. A. workers get no hand (Continued on page 5) Let Us Be of Assistance to You--- Now that the busy fall season is ap proaching, there are many ways in which a bank can be of service to you. We invite you to call to see us and discuss your banking mat ters with us. 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 NEED SHOWN FOR INCREASED USE OF COTTON PRODUCTS EFFORT IS MADE BY VARIOUS AGENCIES TO STIMULATE HOME CONSUMPTION Acting in cooperation with the Cotton Prodding Industry and the Surplus Marketing Administration, U. S. Department of Agriculture in an effort to increase our home con sumption of 100 per cent American grown, processed, and manufactured cotton products, Mr. H. A. Walton, Chairman of the Early County Cot ton Industry Committee, revealed to day that existing personal inventories of cotton goods are barely sufficient to permit one change of wearing ap parel and household cottons per week. Mr. Walton said that although the United States is regarded as the cleanest nation in the world, this country could better its record sub stantially by increased purchases of cotton articles. The wardrobe of the average man is estimated to include 2.62 dress shirts, 2.46 suits of underwear and 2 pairs of pajamas. The average laborer posesses 1.50 pairs of over alls, 1.50 pairs of work pants, and 1.25 work shirts. In the average family there are 4 sheets, 4 pillow cases and 8 towels. “Naturally these figures are for the average man and family, and cannot be taken to hold good in every case”, Mr. Walton said. “We must remember that some families have substantially higher cotton inven tories than the national average. By the same token some families’ in ventories are very much under the average. “With such a vast quantity of cob ton articles readily available to the American consumer at reasonable prices, we should all take advantage of the opportunity to increase our supplies of cotton goods, not only to aid the eleven million Americans di rectly dependent upon cotton for a livelihood, but to benefit ourselves as well. “I do not think that there is any one who will not agree that the best pick-up for a good day’s work is a refreshing bath and a change to cool, clean cotton garments,” Mr. Walton continued. “Everyone can take ad vantage of this number one pick-up if he will increase his wardrobe of cotton shirts, trousers, underwear, socks and work clothes.” NOTICE TO CITY TAX DELINQUENTS This is to notify you that all city taxes must be paid. Please call and take care of same and save addition al costs. This August 19, 1941. C. C. LANE, Clerk.