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I’ EARLY COUNTY, GA. |
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXXXI NO. 6
FALL TERM CITY
COUNTY SCHOOLS
OPENED TUESDAY
OPENING DAY ENROLLMENT IS
REPORTED LARGE BY
SUPERINTENDENT
Delayed one day because a fleet of
new school busses failed to arrive on
time, the Blakely and Early county
schools opened Tuesday morning with
a large enrollment in all of the
ten consolidated schools, County
School Superintendent B. R. B. Davis
announced.
The Blakely school is being con
ducted in various . public buildings
over the city this year because of a
fire which destroyed the 28-year-old
school building here last June. The
grammar grades are being taught in
the high school gymnasium and the
high school in the county courthouse.
The Masonic hall and an office build
ing on Cuthbert street will also be
used as school rooms. One hundred
and sixty-six pupils enrolled the first
day in the high school department,
T. B. Clytburn, Blakely principal, an
nouncement. No count of the gram
mar grades had been made at the
x time of this announcement.
A complete list of all teachers in
the county, as announced by Super
intendent Davis, follows:
Blakely: T. B. Clylburn, principal;
J. A. Hammack, athletic director and
history; Earl F. Tarre, coach and
science; Miss Lundie Whaley, Eng
lish and French; Miss Ella Jones,
study hall; Miss Mary X. Brown,
home economics; Miss Alyce Rhodes,
English and Spanish; Mrs. Mary
Lee Martindale, mathematics; E. H.
Cheek, agriculture; Miss Evelyn Mor
gan, commercial; Miss Elaine Styles,
English and history; Miss Frances
Balkcom, 7th grade; Mrs. Edna Ses
sions, 6th grade; Miss Mary Rainey
and Miss Sylvia Bell, sth grades;
Miss Mildred Tarver and Miss Mar
jorie Warren, 4th grades; Miss Ed
na Smith and Mrs. B. R. Collins, 3rd
grades; Miss Miriam Harris and Mrs.
Cecil Duncan, 2nd grades; Miss
(See SCHOOLS, back page)
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Many Driver Licenses
Returned for Lack
Os Proper Address
Major John E. Goodwin announced
this week that there are over 3,000
driver’s licenses that have been re
turned to the office of the Depart
ment of Public Safety unclaimed for
lack of proper address.
Goodwin further stated that he be
lieved a large number of these peo
ple would be trying to locate their
license and if they have moved, or
for any other reason gave insuffi
cient address, they are requested to
write the Department of Public Safe
ty, P. O. Box No. 1741. All of these
unclaimed licenses have been filed
alphabetically and could easily be
pulled and re-mailed to the proper
address.
Major Goodwin also stated that
road checks would soon be started
and he was desirous of everyone
having their driver’s license by that
time, as it is a misdemeanor for any
person to drive an automobile with
out one in their possession. He elab
orated on this by stating that having
a license at home would not prevent
a person from being arrested on a
misdemeanor, as this license is sup
posed to be on the person at all times
when driving.
BOY SCOUTS TO CAMP
AT KOLOMOKI PARK
THIS WEEK END
The two Blakely troops of Boy
Scouts and those from Arlington,
Edison, and Leary will enjoy a camp
this week end out at Kolomoki
Park, it was announced this week.
The boys, with the Scout Masters,
Mr. J. L. Camp, chairman of the
Soout activities committee, and per
haps other Scout leaders, will go out
to the Park Friday afternoon and
return Sunday morning.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 18, 1941.
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts —“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead/’
DEFENSE PLANNING—
The Supply Priorities and Alloca
tion Board ordered its executive di
rector, Donald M. Nelson, to compile
an over-all list of U. S. and lend
lease defense needs as part of a
detailed master plan for the defense
effort. The SPAB ruled that no ma
terials will be allowed for new plants
for civilian goods if the materials
were needed for military purposes.
AID TO BRITAIN—
British Foreign Minister Eden in
formed the United States all mate
rials received by Great Britain under
the Lend-Lease Act were used ex
clusively for war purposes and that
none is being diverted to private
channels. Secretary of State Hull
said there had been some misunder
standing about British exports and
the message explained what the two
Governments are undertaking to do
cooperatively.
Federal Security Administrator
McNutt said the U. S. Employment
Service plans to seek several thou
sand American specialists between
18 and 50 for employment by the
British Technical Corps as radio
and automobile mechanics, electrical
wiremen, instrument repairers, met
al workers and other technical trades
men, for service in England repair
ing vital equipment used by the
British armed forces. Mr. McNutt
said men needed for national de
fense jobs in this country will not be
accepted but selective service head
quarters have authorized local draft
boards to grant deferment in Class
118 foi- men joining the C.T.C.
The Commodity Credit Corpora
tion made available for Lend-Lease
operations in the past two weeks
100,130 bales of cotton and 1,345,-
000 bushels of corn. The Red Cross
announced it will send a delegation
to Russia to study and report on
most urgent needs in that country
and how to meet them.
SHIPS BUILT—
The Maritime Commission an
nounced the largest mass launching
of ships since the World War will
take place September 27 when 12
ships slown down the ways. Four oth
er new merchant ships in the 500-
ship long-range program are being
delivered to operators between Sep
tember 11 and, Sptember 19, making
a total of 110 vessels completed
under the program. The Navy De
partment announced launchings of
two cruisers and one minesweeper.
The Maritime Commission said to
meet increased demand for officers
in the merchant marine it has open
ed competitive examinations for ca
det appointments. Applications must
be submitted to the Commission be
fore November 8.
SHIPS ATTACKED—
The Mariime Commission an
nounced the U. S. freighter “Steel
Seafarer” was sunk in the Gulf of
Suez. The State Department re
ported the “Sossa,” operated by an
American firm, was. sunk near Ice
land with 24 men lost, and the
“Montana,” an American-owned ship,
was torpedoed on the way to Ice
land with a cargo of lumber.
ARMY SAFETY—
The War Department estimated
that, despite rigors of field maneu
vers this fall, there will be a consid
erably lower accident and death
rate for the 752,000 troops partici
pating than for a corresponding num
ber of civilians. The estimate pre
dicted 236 deaths and 40,000 admis
sions to hospitals for disease and
injury.
AIR—
Assistant War Secretary for Air
Lovett told the press Army war
games will provide a preview of the
“world’s finest” military aircraft
but “in point of quantity ... we
still have a long way to go although
production is now beginning to roll
and . . . should enable us to equip
combat units . . .one squadron every
other day.”
The Air Corps announced it is
testing a new four-engine flying
fortress which is bigger and has more
fire power than models naw in use
by the U. S. and Great Britain.
OIL, GASOLINE—
The Special Senate Committee in
vestigating the oil situation said the
only shorage of petroleum products
or of transportation facilities “is a
THIS WEEK IN NATIONAL
- D-E-F-E-N-S-E
IMPORTANT NOTICE
TO AUTO DRIVERS
You are given this warning that the city ordi
nance against speeding will be rigidly enforced during
school hours on the public square, on Arlington road
from souare to beyond Legion hall, and on Cuthbert
street from square to “big ditch.” The lives of the
school children must be protected. We ask your co
operation in the obeyance of all traffic laws on all
streets, but particularly on the above-named streets
during school hours. Drive slowly and carefully.
By order of Mayor and Council.
CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT.
‘shortage’ in a large surplus which is
desired.” Acting Oil Coordinator
Davies issued a statement saying,
“the admittedly low condition of pe
troleum stocks on the East coast con
tinues to mean shortage . . . (and)
the necessity for public cooperation
continues.” SPAB refused to grant
priorities on steel plates for con
struction of a 1,500-mile petroleum
pipeline from Texas to New York.
Mr. Davies said the Southeastern
pipeline between Port St. Joe, Fla.,
and Chatanooga, Tenn., will deliver
1,260,000 gallons of gasoline and
other petroleum products daily to
Georgia and Tennessee within sixty
days.
PRICES,
INFLATION CONTROL—
The Labor Department announced
retail food prices are at The highest
level in 10 years—l 2.3 per cent high
er than a year ago. Treasury Sec
retary Morgenthau, speaking in Bos
ton, said “inflation is no longer dis
tant . ..We are facing it and ... if
we are selfish and shortsighted . . .
the consequences may haunt us and
our children for years, but if we
look at the problem with firm resolve
we can beat this thing.”
Mr. Morgenthau said control of
consumer installtaent credit, pur
chase of defense bonds and stamps
and tax-anticipation notes are not
enough to prevent consumer purchas
ing power from forcing prices up.
He suggested extension and increase
of social security benefits, an unem
ployment compensation “wage” for
the workers and reduction in non
essential expenditures in Federal,
State and local governments. He also
suggested release of Government
held surplus stocks of food to hold
down food prices.
PRIORITIES—
Priorities Director Nelson made'
mandatory all priority ratings, is
sued ratings to assure civil air lines
continued operation at high efficiency
and to give assistance to 20 essential
industries in obtaining repair mate
rials.
PRIORITY UNEMPLOYMENT—
The Bureau of Employment Se
curity and representatives of the
OPM Contract Distribution Division
and Labor Division began a nation
wide survey to find jobs for workers
laid off because of production and
curtailment due to shortages and
diversion of materials to defense.
NEW PLANTS—
The Defense Plant Corporation
and the War Department authorized
and awarded contracts for construc
tion of six aluminum, magnesium and
ordnance plants, totaling $94,579,-
000. OPM recommended to the War
Department construction of an alum
inum plant at Troutdale, Ore., to
produce 90,000,000 pounds annually.
FARMING OUT—
Acting Navy Secretary Forrestal
announced creation of the Naval
Contracts Distribution Division to
cooperate with the OPM in speeding
up production by using facilities of
small plant sand employees whose
industries are threatened by shut
down or dislocation because of pri
orities. Undersecretary of War
Pattei-son directed the Army’s 815
purchasing offices to bring more of
the nation’s industrial facilities into
the defense program “to eliminate
distress caused by loss of business”
because of defense priorities.
DEFENSE HOUSING—
The Defense Housing Coordinator
distributed to all Federal Resenre
banks and branches application
forms for special credit for the re
pair and remodeling of homes in de
fense areas.
AGRICULTURE—
Agriculture Secretaj-y Wlckard an
nounced the 1942 *arm program,
calling for all-time record produc
tion—especially of hogs, eggs, evap
orated milk, dry skim milk, cheese
and chickens —to improve nutrition
in this country and ,o aid other na
tions.
RAILROAD LABOR BOARD—
President Roosevelt set up a five
man board to investigate the dis
putes between unions and railways
and to report its findings within 30
days. Wayne Lyman Morse, dean
of the University of Oregon Law
School, heads the Board.
Ellis Arnall Speaker
At Lions Club Ladies’
Night Gathering
Speaking before a ladies’ night
gathering of the Blakely Lions Club,
Georgia’s young attorney general,
Ellis Arnall, delivered a dynamic ad
dress here Tuesday night, the key
note of which was “What of America
and What of Her Future?” Mr. Ar
nall scored those who spread the
policies of the totalitarian govern
ments and those who are preaching
internal strife in our own state of
Georgia.
“The time has come,” he said,
jvhen we have got to face the issue
squarely and realistically, and meet
force with force, to preserve our hu
man rights and liberties. We cannot
afford to follow the example of the
fourteen other countries which have
been swallowed by the Nazis, stick
ouf heads in the sand like ostriches
and refuse t o see the immediate
danger; if we db, we, too, shall go
the way of them. Force is the order
of the day; we must speak the lan
guage of the mad men.
“Our real danger comes from with
in,” said the attorney general. “I
don’t mean these dangers exist in
Chicago, New York, or some other
distant city; I mean they exist right
here in the state of Georgia. Our
state is not immune to these insid
ious influences.” Mr. Arnall exhib
ited books, newspapers, and booklets
which are being printed and distrib
uted in Georgia, and which teach
the doctrines of Communism and
Naziism.
Mr. Arnall related a story con
cerning Hardy Scott, secretary of the
Communist party in Georgia. Scott
came into the attorney general’s of
fice, and when he was asked what the
Communists were doing in regard to
the selective service act, replied-:
“Our men are going into the army,
but late in the evenings and at night
when the boys are sitting around the
camp our men will ask this question
of them: ‘What have you got to
fight for’?” To this Mr. Arnall re
plied: “Certainly Scott doesn’t know
the temper of the real American sol
dier or he would never instruct his
men to ask a question like that.”
Amid heavy applause, Mr. Arnall
closed his address by admonishing
his listeners to “teach, live, breathe
and preach the principles of democ
racy and at the same time prepare
ourselves in armaments, equipment,
and manpower.” Mr. Arnall was in
troduced by President Philip Shef
field, who presided over the meeting.
Program Chairman Fred Godwin
arranged a delightful program of
entertainment and presented: Evelyn
Temples, cute little high school ba
ton twirler, who did her twirling
act; Perry (Bam) Bridges, who ren
dered two vocal selections. “The Road
to Mandalay” and “When Irish Eyes
Are Smiling;” Miss Evelyn Dußose
and her accordion class, Ann Jean
Jones, Meade Maddox and Dorothy
Leger, who gave several selections.
Lion members and guests present
included: Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Brew
er, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Cheek, Mr.
and Mrs. Felix Davis, Wilson Daven
port, Miss Mary Rainey, Mr. and
Mrs. Otis Deal, Fred Godwin, Miss
Lillian Fryer, Dr. S. P. Holland,
Woodrow Grimsley, Miss Marjorie
Warren, Miss Mary X. Brown, Melvin
Middleton, Sid Howell, Wilton How
ell, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Lane, Mrs.
Earl George, Bill Loyless. James B.
Murdock, Jr., Miss Ophelia Carr. A.
T. Fleming, Paul Smith, Miss Wini
fred Davis, Earl Pickle, Miss Joseph-
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SIX-MAN FOOTBALL
SEASON TO OPEN
ON SEPTEMBER 26
SCHEDULE ARRANGED HERE AT
MEETING AND RULES AND
REGULATIONS ADOPTED
The coaches and athletic directors
of the football teams of the South
west Georgia Six-i Man Association
met here on last Wednesday night
and formulated rules and regulations
and adopted schedules for the sea
son which opens on Friday, Septem
ber 26.
The meeting was presided over by
Pat Dyar, athletic director of Col
quitt high school, who was unani
mously re-elected president of the
association for another year. J. A.
(Butch) Hammack, of Blakely, was
elected vice-president and Coach Bil
ly Talbert, of Colquitt, was elected
secretary and treasurer.
The same teams and schools com
pose the conference as last year
with the exception of Edison, which
dropped from the league and was
replaced by Attapulgus. Teams com
prising the conference are Attapul
gus, Blakely, Colquitt, Cuthbert,
Dawson, Fort Gaines and West
Bainbridge. Several teams also
boast new coaches. Blakely has Earl
F. Tarre; Colquitt, Billy Talbert;
West Bainbridge, D. L. Humphrey;
Attapulgus, W. P. Denny; Dawson,
E. B. Bennett; Cuthbert doesn’t have
a coach as yet; and Fred Smith, of
Gaines, being the only coach who
was in the conference last year.
The following is the schedule as
adopted Wednesday night:
September 26
Blakely: Open date.
Fort Gaines in Cuthbert.
Dawson in Attapulgus.
Colquitt in West Bainbridge.
October 3
Attapulgus in Fort Gaines.
West Bainbridge in Dawson.
Blakely in Colquitt.
Cuthbert: Open date.
October 10
Colquitt in Attapulgus.
Fort Gaines in Blakely.
Dawson in Cuthbert.
West Bainbridge: Open date.
October 17
Cuthbert in Colquitt.
West Bainbridge in Fort Gaines.
Blakely in Dawson.
Attapulgus: Open date.
October 24
Blakely in Cuthbert.
Attapulgus in West Bainbridge.
Colquitt in Dawson.
Fort Gaines: Open date.
October 31
West Bainbridge in Blakely.
Cuthbert in Attapulgus.
Fort Gaines in Colquitt.
Dawson: Open date.
November 7
Cuthbert at West Bainbridge.
Attapulgus in Blakely.
Dawson in Fort Gaines.
At the close of the regular season
on November 7, the four bop teams
with highest percentage averages
will engage in a Shaughnessy play
off. The winner of this play-off will
be crowned conference ehampion
and will be awarded the league’s of
ficial trophy.