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SHEP OIL COMPANY
BLAKELY, - - GEORGIA
Gas, Oil, Tires, Tubes and Accessories.
Let us wash and grease your car. Expert
tire repair. Call us for service. Phone 161,
Blakely, Ga.
Come to THE IDLE HOUR BOWLING
ALLEY for recreation. We serve sand
wiches, cold drinks and cigarettes.
J. O. SHEPARD, JR., Mgr.
CITIZENS TO
THE COLORS!
—By—
DOROTHY BALK.COM
Big part, little part,
Every bit counts.
Just do some part
And do it with a bounce!
So many local Americans are tak
ing part in our nation’s program of
defense, and; in such varied ways—
From DuPont Strong, playing his
part in a plane over the Philippine
Islands; from Bridges Beasley, fly
ing in bomber protection of the Pan
ama Canal; Joe Bridges and Moody
Chandler among Blakely boys help
ing to guard the waters of the Pa
cific; Alex Hotwell and Ben Landrum
training for naval duty in the At
lantic, and others in uniform, right
on to here at home where civilians
have already bought Defense Bonds
from our Post Office amounting to
$4,162.50, and to the twelve-year
old American! girl who, when asked
whether her family had any alumi
num to give, replied:
“I had some little doll pans and
dishes that were aluminum that I
had when I was little. I was just
kind of keeping them, but I decided
they would do more good if I gave
them to be made into airplanes, so
I did.” Fay Goocher was doing her
part.
One of the things the civilians of
this country have been asked to do
is to write to the boys in uniform,
particularly to the draftees, because
it gives them a boost to hear from
their home town; it helps their mo
rale. They say the boys away from
home are hungry for letters, pleased
to be thought of by “those they left
behind.”
The addresses of American boys
from Blakely and .Early county now
in the Service change, of course,
from time to time, but usually some
of the Post Office personnel can ad
dress the letters for you and will
take time out to do this bit.
Truly, the boys in uniform are
doing their part in the defense of a
nation which is both ours and theirs.
As one instance, consider the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Murray Brunson,
drafted from his drug store job in
Miami. Known through his boyhood
here as Edgar, he now is Private Ed
gar C. Brunson, of Battery A, 32nd
Battalion, Bth Training Regiment,
Field Artillery Replacement Training
Center, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and as
such, is subject to this week-day
schedule:
5:00 a. m.—'First call; 5:15, Rev
eille, assemble in the battery street
on whistle signal, after reveille
make up bunks and clean tent; 5:30,
Breakfast; 6:00-10:45, Training;
11:00, Noon meal; 12:00-2:30 p. m.,
Training; 2:30-4:00, Organized ath
letics; 4:20, Assemble and inspection
of men in ranks; 4:30, Retreat for
mation (ceremony in which respect
is paid to the colors); 5:00, Evening
meal; 10:00, Tattoo, “Lights out;”
10:30, Taps (all men to be in bed
by this time; bed check is made).
The boy who used to play tennis
on the Blakely High campus is grown
up now, has been called by his
country and is being trained as a
specialist in wire communication. He
is being instructed in signal work
such as: Field Messages, Wire Lay
ing Devices. Command Post Installa
tion, Map Reading.
Asked whether Edgar likes being
in the Army. Mrs. Brunson replied:
“He either likes it or he’s trying to
take being drafted in the right spir
it, for in his letters home he never
complains.”
ROBERT H. STUCKEY
HAS NARROW ESCAPE
IN AIRPLANE CRASH
A high voltage power line running
across the south end of the local air
port was credited with having caused
the crash of an airplane, piloted by
Robert H. Stuckey, be re late Tues
day afternoon.
Mr, Stuckey was attempting to
land when he hit the power line
which stalled the plane, crashing it
to the ground. Mr. Stuckey mirac
uously escaped death, sustaining on
ly a bruised forehead and a minor
cut on his left arm. The plane, the
property of a local flying group, was
demolished.
Have an attractive line of Christ
mas greeting cards. Will appreciate
your order. MRS. J. B. LIVING
STON.
TWO MEN ARRESTED
FOR BURGLARIZING
DAMASCUS STORE
Two 21-year-old men giving Quin
cy, Fla., as their home address, were
arrested last Friday morning by Dep
uty Sheriff C. C. (Tuck) Swann as
they were walking down the railroad
track between Damascus and Col
quitt, and charged with burglarizing
a Damascus store Thursday night.
Groceries, candies and clothing val
ued at S4O were taken from the
store. When the two men were ar
rested they were wearing some of
the stolen clothing, Deputy Swann
said.
The men arrested were Curtis
Camp and A. D. Johnson and both
have previously served sentences, at
taches in the sheriff’s office said,
Camp for burglary and Johnson for
larceny. The men were also charged
with stealing an automobile in Tal
lahassee, which they abandoned near
Damascus when the car stalled. They
attempted to burn the automobile
before abandoning it, authorities
stated. Both are now lodged in the
Early county jail.
Accidental “Bombing” Sends
Local Harlemites Hurrying
For Bomb Shelters
A flying ship, presumably from
Darr Tech, Albany, had Negro resi
dents of North Church street scurry
ing for impromptu bomb shelters
here last Friday morning when- the
ship, fying upside down, accidentally
dropped two canvass airplane covers
which fell right in the center of
Blakely’s Harlem district.
Negro residents, seeing the .bundles
fall, thought it was an invasion and
confusion and pandemonium reigned
in Harlem for a few minutes until
the “bombs” were discovered to be
harmless covers for airplane engines.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our friends, both
white and colored, who tendered us
favors and courtesies at the time of
the death of our mother.
Dock Jordan and Family.
We have installed the most modern
and up-to-date
ELECTRIC and ACETYLENE
WELDING EQUIPMENT
in our regular repair shop located in the
rear of our new hardware building and
will appreciate your giving us a trial on
your next welding or repair job.
OUR WORK GUARANTEED ~
SATISFACTORY
MIDDLETON HARDWARE
COMPANY
EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY, GEORGIA
Rejected Registrants
Should Be Reinstated
In Their Former Jobs
Selective Service registrants who
are rejected at Army induction cen
ters because they do not meet Army
physical standards should be rein
stated in thfeir former jobs, Brig.
Gen. Sion B. Hawkins, State Direc
tor of Selective Service, declared to
day, instructing all local boards to
utilize every facility at their dis
posal to aid these men.
Pointing out that the Selective
Training and Service Act requires
former employers to reinstate men
inducted into the Nation’s armed
forces who satisfactorily complete
their miitary training. Director Haw
kins asserted that employers like
wise have a moral obligation to re,
instate former employees who were
not actually inducted but who had
patriotically answered a call for serv
ice. He said:
“A man who responds to the call
i for military training in fulfilling his
obligation to his country. When, for
some reason beyond his control, he
cannot be inducted into the Nation’s
armed forces, he must be considered
as having discharged his responsibili
ty under the law and should be pro
tected in doing so. Every effort
must be made to prevent hardship
in such cases.”
Director Hawkins emphasized that
the mere fact that a selectee has
been rejected by the Army does not
mean that he is physically unfitted
for his civilian occupation. Army
standards, he pointed out, are very
exacting due to requirements of the
training program and the possible
hospitalization or pensions for those
who break down. For those reasons,
he iterated, only a comparatively
small per centage of eligiibles can
qualify for induction.
While State Selective Service
Headquarters is advised that most
Georgia employers are reinstating re
jected selectees in their former jobs,
the Director said, the Selective Serv
ice System wants to make certain
that none are treated unjustly. Re
employment Committeemen affiliat
ed with Georgia local boards, he an- ;
nounced, will aid rejected selectees
as assiduously as they are assisting I
returning soldiers to obtain employ
ment.
Georgia local boards also were in
structed by the Director to warn all
registrants ordered to report for in
duction to arrange their affairs so as
to prevent undue personal hardship
should they be rejected at Army in
duction centers.
Local boards, he said, should ad
vise registrants that when they are
notified of their call they should
point out to their employers the pos
sibility that they may not be accep
ed 'it the inductive center.
“The employer can then be pre
pared to replace the man if he is ac
cepted,” Director Hawkins asserted,
“or to continue his employment if
he is rejected.”
Director Hawkins also suggested
that any selectee who is rejected by
the Armv immediately notify his em
ployer of the rejection.
1942 CHEVROLET
TO BE DISPLAYED
HERE FRIDAY
The new 1942 Chevrolet will be
on display tomorrow (Friday), it is
announced today by the McKinney
Chevrolet Co., local Chevrblet deal
ers.
New massiveness characterizes the
new car, according to company en
gineers, and is presented in three
lines, ranging from an economy
model that incorporates unusual re
finements to a luxury line surpassing
all previous presentations in the
lowest-price field.
The new car is presented in the
Master Deluxe and Special Deluxe
series. The Fleetline series, intro
duced mid-season last year in sedan
only, is represented again by sedan,
known as the Sportmaster, and the
new Fleetline six-passenger Aerose
dan, said to be one of the most at
tractively styled models in the en
tire showing.
Many new improvements are noted
in the new series of cars, all of
which will be explained to the public
as they visit the showrooms of the
McKinney Chevrolet Company, where
the car will be on display.
Following are the 1942 lines and
models:
Fleetline Series—Sportmas'ter Se
dan and Aerosedan.
Special Deluxe Series —Sport Se
dan, Town Sedan, Five-Passenger
Coupe, Business Coupe, Cabriolet,
and Station Wagon.
Master Deluxe Series—Sport Se
dan, Town Sedan, Five-Passenger
Coupe, Business Coupe, Coupe Pick
up, and Sedan Delivery.
HILTON HIGHLIGHTS
Hilton High School opened Tues
day, September 16, with 398 stu
dents. More are expected to enter.
High school classes are busy or
ganizing into clubs. The senior class
organized last week. The freshman
class organized today. The sopho
more and junior classes will organ
ize sometime this week. The home
economics classes will organize into
one club next week.
Mr. Rigsby, the athletic coach, is
busy organizing basketball teams.
He has good prospects for our bas
ketball teams this year.
EMMA BEATTY, Reporter.
Notice of Beauty Parlor
Increase in Prices
The Beauty Shops of Blakely are
grateful to the friends of Blakely,
Early county and surrounding towns
for their patronage. Each operator
tries to give her (best for you. In
view of the fact that all materials
used in the Beauty Shops have ad-
much in price in the past
few weeks, we find it necessary to
make some advance in our prices. It
is the wish of the shops to post you
in advance and give you this week to
take advantage of the old prices.
After Saturday, September 27th,
we will be compelled to put our new
prices into effect.
Stop by and the operators will be
glad to explain the prices to you.
Vanity Box Beauty Shop,
Cinderella Beauty Shop.
See the New
1942
CHRYSLER and PLYMOUTH
Now on Display in
Our Show
Rooms
BLAKELY MOTOR CO.
Blakely, Georgia
START A CHECKING
ACCOUNT TODAY—
It’s an excellent way to keep up with
your business transactions and to
have a permanent and accurate rec
ord of your disbursements. Come in
and talk to us about it.
Bank of Early
BLAKELY, GEORGIA
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. All
Deposits Insured up to $5,000
Attention, Farmers!
Just a few more weeks before peanut pick
ing time is here, and as usual we are ready
to serve you with the latest improved ma
chinery———
Lilliston and Liverman
PEANUT PICKERS
and
BALERS
See Our Allis-Chalmers
TRACTORS
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