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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXXXI > NO, 7
WESLEY HARRIS
DIES AFTER BEING
STRUCK BY AUTO
Wesley H. Harris, 53, prominent
Early county farmer, died Sunday
night at 9:30 o’clock from injuries
sustained early Sunday morning
when he was struck by an automo
bile on the Blakely-Albany highway
near the latter city. The car which
hit Mr. Harris was driven by I. B.
Ingram, of Bluffton, who carried the
injured man back to an Albany hos
pital.
Funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon at four o’clock at
the Providence church, with the Rev.
Spencer B. King of Blakely and the
Rev. W. C. Chandler, of Columbus,
officiating. Interment followed in
the Blakely cemetery, with Minter,
Fellows & Forrester Funeral Home
in charge of arrangements and the
following serving as pall-bearers:
Shelly Simmons, Lester Odom, Jesse
Williams, Emory Gilbert, Guerry
Loyless, Cleveland Harris, Mack Tem
ples and Arthur Cain.
Surviving Mr. Harris, who was a
son of the late Mr. and Mrs. T. B.
Harris, are his wife, Mrs. Aileene
Robinson Harris; three children. Miss
Miriam Harris and John Lewis Har
ris, of Blakely, and Miss Frances
Harris, of Columbus; one brother,
Mr. Relerford Harris, of Blakely;
and the following sisters: Mrs. Mack
Temples, Mrs. Jesse Williams, Mrs.
Jack Giles, Mrs. Edgar Hayes and
Mrs. Harvey Middleton of Blakely,
Mrs. Lester Odom of Donalsonville,
Mrs. A. L. Cain of Columbus, and
Mrs. Pat Averitt.
DELINQUENT TAX
PAYERS TAKE NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that after
October 15th levy will be made and
property advertised for sale for all
delinquent taxes due the City of
Blakely. You can save additional
expenses by paying your delinquent
taxes now.
By order of Mayor and Council.
C. C. LANE, Clerk and Treas.
CHRISTMAS HERE IN
SEPTEMBER
That is what you will think when you see the
many bargains in our UPSTAIRS ANNEX
department. Quality merchandise on sale at
attractive low prices. Take the stairs at
Weaver’s and save.
SHOES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
Upstairs at Weaver’s
Men’s Work Shoes, $1.98 value for only $1.47
Ladies’ Dress Oxfords as low as $1.98
Children’s Shoes 98c to $1.49
BOYS’ OVERALLS, a regular 98c value, fiQr
only C
LADIES’ PRINT WASH DRESSES, 80x80, /*Q
FAST COLOR GINGHAM AND CHEVIOTS, 1 £
20c value for only 1 JL OC
BED SHEETS, 4-year guarantee, size 81x99, QO
each vOC
MEN’S HEAVY WEIGHT UNION SUITS,
SI.OO value, buy now for 01/C
Extra Special This Week End Only
One special table of Shoes—men’s, women’s and
children’s —all kinds, sizes, broken lots, shoes that
sold for as much as $3.95 —
Only $1.90 Per Pair
Take the Stairs at Weaver’s
and Save
T. K. Weaver & Co.
“Blakely’s Only Complete Store”
C. E. BOYETT, Owner BLAKELY, GA.
;Xcws
Arlington and Blakely
Lions Clubs to Have
Attendance Contest
Philip Sheffield, president of the
Blakely Lions Club, anounced yes
terday that the Arlington Lions Club
had accepted the challenge of • the
Blakely Club, and that an attendance
contest between those two clubs
would be held during the months of
October and November. The loser
of the contest will entertain the
winner. President Sheffield called
attention of Blakely Lions to make
every effort to be present at each
of the meetings during the contest.
4-H BOYS TO EXHIBIT
THEIR CORN AT THE
FAIR IN ARLINGTON
Early County 4-H Club boys will
exhibit their corn at the Tri-County
Fair in Arlington, it was announced
this week by County Agent J. E.
Leger. After checking- several of
the 4-H Club corn projects the Agent
found the yield to be very satisfac
tory. Up to now the yields range
from 31 to 45 bushels per acre.
This is considered good for this sea
son. Each member will select a
sample of his corn and place it on
exhibition at the fair in Arington,
which is to be held from September
29 through October 4.
NEW CHRYSLER AND
PLYMOUTH AUTOMOBILES
ON DISPLAY HERE
The Blakely Motor Company an
nounces in The News this week that
the new Chrysler and Plymouth au
tomobiles are now on display in
their show-rooms. The new cars
are said to have many improvements
over former models, and the sales
force of the company will be glad to
have the public call and inspect the
new cars on hand.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 25, 1941,
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts —“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead,’*
The President asked Congress for
nearly six billion dollars more for
lend-lease materials. Lend-Lease Ad
ministrator Stettinius was given pow
er to approve aid requests; this with
other changes is expected to cut from
30 to 15 days the period between
receipt of a request and actual au
thorization for assistance.
Mr. Roosevelt told Congress that
of the original seven billion appro
priated six months ago, all but $720,-
000,000 is “now moving through the
successive stages of allocation, obli
gation, production and delivery.” He
said $246,400,000 in materials and
$87,170,000 in service has been given
the anti-Axis nations.
The Defense Supplies Corporation,
an RFC subsidiary, contracted with
Amtorg Trading Corporation, a U. S.
corporation owned by Russia, for the
purchase of $100,000,000 of manga
nese, chromite, asbestos and plat
inum The supply agency arranged
to pay Amtorg half of the amount in
advance so Russia could use the
money to buy war materials here.
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau simi
larly advanced the Soviet Union $lO,-
000,000 on future gold deliveries to
the United States.
NAVY PROTECTING SHIPS—
Navy Secretary Knox told the
American Legion convention the
Navy is using all methods, including
convoys, to protect vessels of all
flags carrying aid to Britain. He said
the Navy has orders to capture or
destroy, by every means at their dis
posal, Axis-controlled submarines or
surface raiders in the waters between
the U. S. and l Iceland.
NEUTRALITY ACT
INTERPRETATION—
The State Department announced
that as a result of an interpretation
by the Attorney General that the
“United Kingdom” is only England,
Wales, Scotland and North Ireland,
American ships may henceforth car
ry war supplies and passengers to
parts of the British Empire not desig
nated by the President to be in com
bat areas. Under this interpreta
tion American ships are still barred
from going to France, Poland, India,
the United Kingdom, Australia, Cana
da, New Zealand and the Union of
South Africa.
NAVL EXPANSION PROGRESS—
The Navy reported it has contract
ed for 2,831 ships ,including 332
fighting vessels—every shp authoriz
ed under the seven billion dollar
program to create “the greatest ar
ray of fighting ships under one flag
the world has ever seen”: 32 battle
ships, 18 aircraft carriers, 91 cruisers,
364 destroyers and 186 submarines,
a total fighting fleet of 691 ships.
SHIPS—
The Navy announced development
of a 1,900-ton cargo vessel, the Sea
Otter, so “light in weight, simple in
construction, relatively cheap in both
original cost and upkeep. . .(it) will
challenge the submarine and provide
a new bridge to the free nations of
the world.” The vessel is so small
it can be built in inland yards in
two months. It will carry an anti
aircraft battery, be manned by only
a few men, make 12 knots, and be
capable of a 5,000 mild voyage.
The Maritime Commission took
over ships of the 'Alcoa line after
striking sailors refused to arbitrate
their dispute. The ships will be op
erated by the Commission on their
regular runs. The Commission an
nounced that on September 1, 104
ships had been completed of a total
788 being built for all purposes under
the Commission’s auspices. The an
nouncement said 14 ships will be
launched September 27 in joint cere
monies on the Atlantic, Pacific and
Gulf coasts.
PRODUCTION—
OPM Director Knudsen, speaking
on the radio, said “I would like to
see every American decide to give. . .
an extra hour or an extra half hour
or even an extra fifteen minutes to
his job from now on. . .If we get
the work we’ll get the guns. . .” The
War Department reported all 10 ma
chine-gun plants required for present
estimated needs are now in operation
and machine gun production has in
creased 460 per cent since August,
1941.
ARMY MORALE—
Army Chief of Staff Marshall told
the American Legion national con
vention at Milwaukee there is a dif
ference between “free discussion”
and “destructive measures to pro
mote discontent and destroy confi
dence in the Army.” He said “I sub
mit. . .the impossibility of develop
ing an efficient army if decisions
which are purely military in nature
are continuously subjected to investi
gation, cross-examination, debate,
ridicule and public discussion by
pressure groups, or by individuals
with only a superficial knowledge of
military matters, or of the actual
facts in the particluar case. . .Don’t
tear down what you are striving so
hard to build up. . .this country must
have the best army in the world.”
DEFENSE HOUSING
PRIORITIES—
OPM Priorities Director Nelson
announced several hundred building
materials such as steel, iron, nails,
THIS WEEK IN NATIONAL
D-E-F-E-N-S-E
bolts, electrical fixtures, ranges, etc.,
have been placed on a “defense hous
ing critical list.” Priorities on them
will be given to builders constructing
200,0100 privately-financed housing
units in 275 defense areas of the
U. S. and territories. Mr. Nelson
said the plan will apply to financed
homes selling for up to $6,000 or
renting for more than SSO a month.
First preference will be given to
homes under construction on Septem
ber 1 and for remodeling and re
habilitation work, and then for new
homes for rent and neiw homes to
be sold.
OIL, GASOLINE—
Defense Oil Coordinator Ickes
said gasoline restrictions will not be
lifted. Mr. Ickes said in the face of
a 12 1-2 per cent drop in gasoline
stocks compared to this time last
year, there is a demand of 11 per
cent more than last year. Deliveries
to East coast filling stations were
11.4 per cent lower last week than
the week before, and will have to
be cut more, he said unless the pipe
line is built from Texas to New
Jersey.
30-DAY MINE TRUCE—
Defense Mediator Board Chairman
Davis announced an agreement with
the United Mine Workers of Ameri
ca to reopen strike-bound “captive”
mines for a period of 30 days begin
ning September 22. The agreement
requires a three-day written notice
by either side before operations can
be halted. Negotiations on the "union
shop demand which led to the strike
will be resumed September 24. The
U. S. Conciliation Service announced
settlement of 37 labor disputes.
PRIORITY UNEMPLOYMENT—
OPM Associate Director Hillman
announced employers in Scranton
and Wilkes-ißarre, Pa., have agreed
to hire 1,335 power-machine opera
tors and 200 assistants from among
the 3,500 workers forced out of em
ployment in those two areas by the
silk shortage. Mr. Hillman also an
nounced a broad “model” program
of State and local cooperation With
OPM to alleviate unemployment in
the silk, automobile and rubber in
dustries in New Jersey.
PRICES—
A. C. Hoffman of the OPA Food
Section, speaking in Philadelphia,
said farm prices have risen more
than 49 per cent since the outbreak
of the war and stands now at 97 per
cent of parity in terms of things
farmers buy. Labor Secretary Per
kins said living costs at August 15
this year were 7.5 per cent more
than two years ago.
NURSES—
Surgeon General Magee announc
ed more than 10,000 nurses are
needed for the Army Nur§£ Corps,
including 4,000 Reserve nurses to
care for men still to be inducted this
year and an equal number to replace
the estimated 40 per cent who will
request discharge at the end of their
one year enlistments. Information
can be obtained from the War De
partment or the Red Cross, Wash
ington, D. C.
TAXATION—
Congress passed and sent to the
White House the $3,533,400,000 tax
bill for 1941, increasing the number
of taxpayers by an estimated 2,-
275,000 persons. The bill increases
corporation surtaxes and lowers the
present individual exemptions from
$2,000 to $1,500 for married persons
and from SBOO to $750 for single tax
payers.
Blakely F. F. A. News
Thursday night the Blakely FFA
chapter will hold its regular meeting.
This year there are 53 members of
the chapter.
James White, president of the
Blakely chapter and reporter of the
State Association, will attend the
Southeastern Fair in Atlanta Friday
through Wednesday of next week.
James and the other State Officers
will be in charge of the program at
the Fair on the FFA day.
This week the chapter obtained a
pnre-bred boar from A. H. Jennings
of Americus. The pig will become
the property of the pig chain.
Several members of the chapter
are going to organize an orchestra
which will play at FFA meetings and
other social functions.
—REPORTER.
STUDY CLUB MEETING
The first fall meeting of the Blake
ly Study Club will be held Wednes
day, October 1, 1941, at 3:30 p. m.,
at the home of Mrs. C. L. Glessner.
LIBRARY NOTICE
The Early County Library, a WPA
project, will be open from 12:30 to
5:30 p. m., in order that the school
children may get books during their
lunch hour.
Early and Calhoun
Boy Scouts Hold
Week End Camp
Thirty-six Boy Scouts, represent
ing troops in the Early and Calhoun
districts, held a camp the past week
end at Kolomoki Park. A feature of
the meeting was a court of honor
conducted by R. H. Stuckey, ad
vancement chairman of the Early
district. Mr. Stuckey awarded nine
second-class badges to Scouts.
The camp was conducted by Paul
Smith, assistant scout executive of
Ohehaw Council with headquarters
in Albany.
SIX-MAN FOOTBALL
ASSOCIATION TO OPEN
FRIDAY OF THIS WEEK
The Southwest Georgia Six-Man
Football 1941 season will get under
way Friday afternoon, although the
Blakely Hi team has an open date
for the opening day and will play
its inititial game on Friday. October
3, in Colquitt.
Teams comprising the conference
are Attapulgus, Blakely, Colquitt,
Cuthbert, Dawson, Fort Gaines and
West Bainbridge.
The season’s schedule follows:
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 top teams
with highest percentage averages
will engage in a Shaughnessy play
off. The winner of this play-off will
be crowned conference champion
and will be awarded the league’s of
ficial trophy.
SCORES or LAST
WEEK’S HIGH SCHOOL
FOOTBALL GAMES
Baxley Hi 18, Fitzgerald Hi 0.
Moultrie Hi 7, Americus Hi 6.
Albany Hi 30, Sylvester Hi 6.
Tifton Hi 58, Eastman Hi 18.
Jesup Hi 7, Bainbridge Hi 6.
Valdosta Hi 53, Camilla Hi 0.
Brunswick Hi 6, Savannah Hi 0.
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.
O
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
PROMINENT EARLY
COUNTY CITIZEN
SHOOTS HIMSELF
J. Carlos McFather, prominent
Early countian, died here at a local
hospital at 4:20 o’clock Saturday aft
ernoon, the result of gunshot wounds
said to have been self-inflicted at his
home a short time earlier.
Mr. MteFather was one of Early
county’s best known and most suc
cessful business men. Moving here
[from near Plains about twenty years
ago, he located at Lucile and en
gaged in farming and, the mercantile
business. He was also associated in
the turpentine business. Mr. McFa
ther was a member of the Early
County Board of Commissioners,
a director of the Bank of Early,
and a member of the Baptist church.
Funeral services were held at the
Minter Funeral Home Sunday after
noon. with the Rev. E. M. Overby
and the Rev. Spencer B. King offic
iating. Interment followed in the
Hebron church, near Plains, with the
Rev. J. R. Joyner in charge of the
burial services. Serving as pall
bearers were W. R. McKinney, Bert
Tarver, Bert Puckett, C. D. Duke, C.
L. Middleton, Howard Davenport, W.
T. Clearman and Bennie Houston.
Honorary pall-bearers included O.
H, King, L. H. Baughman, C. L. Cook,
and H. C. Fort, members of the
Board of Commissioners, C. E.
Martin, C. C. Swann, C. S. Mid
dleton, G. M. Sparks, H. A. Wal
ton, W. L. Stone, J. R. Puckett, J.
F. Grimsley, T. L. Parker, J. D.
Jones, C. B. Miller, M. L. Long and
H. J. Middleton.
Survivors include his wife, the
former Miss Mary Helen Thomas; his
father, Mr. Idus McFather, and two
sisters.
Mr. McFather’s death came as a
profound shock to his many friends
here in the county, where he is well
known and liked by his associates.
The esteem in which he was held was
verified by the many people, both
white and colored, who attended his
funeral, and by the profusion of
flowers which covered his bier.
ASSISTANT SCOUT
EXECUTIVE TALKS
TO ROTARIANS
Paul Smith, of Albany, assistant
scout executive oif Chehaw Council,
was a guest of Rotarian Emory Hous
ton at last week’s meeting of the
Rotary Club, and spoke of the Boy
Scout movement and of the benefits
of Scouting to boys. His talk was
informative and received 1 close at
tention from the Rotarians.
Thomas Deibnam was a guest of
Rotarian James Murdock.
Rotarians I. D. Felder and J. B.
Jones were granted temporary leaves
of absence until the crop gathering
season is over.
The meeting was presided over by
President Henry Wall.
SING AND SUPPER AT
CENTERVILLE CHURCH
There will be a sing and supper at
Centerville church Friday night,
September 26. Cecil Wade and sev
eral other singers will be there. Ev
eryone is cordially invited.