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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXXXI > NO. 9
FUNERAL IS
HELD FOR MR.
HAMP GRIMSLEY
Funeral services for Mr. Hamp H.
Grimsley, '56, well-known contractor
and carpenter of this city, were
held Thursday afternoon at 4:30
o’clock, at the Pleasant Grove
church, with the Revs. L. C. Wimber
ly, E. M. Overby and A. L. Miller
officiating. Interment followed in
the church cemetery, with the Min
ter, Fellows & Forrester Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements
and R. C. Howell, Bertis Bowman,
Casey Jones, Curtis Loyless, Tom
Grier and Luke Bridges serving as
pall bearers.
Mr. Grimsley died Wednesday
night at his home in the western
part of the city after an illness of
two months, part of which time was
spent in a Cuthbert hospital. ' The
high esteem in which he was held
was attested by the large number of
friends who attended his funeral
rites. He was a a native of Early
county, where he was born August
25, 1885, and was a son of the late
H. H. Grimsley, Sr., for many
years Ordinary of Early county,
and Mrs. Grimsley. He was a mem
ber of the Pleasant Grove Methodist
church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Erie Bynum Grimsley; one son, Olin
Grimsley of Tallahassee, Fla; five
daughters, Mrs. Ernest Bundy of
Blakely, Mrs. Aubrey Willis of Quin
cy, Fla., Mrs. Milledge Sinquefield,
and Misses Hilma and Myrtice Grims
ey of Blakely; one brother, Joe S.
Grimsley, of Port St. Joe, Fla.; and
five sisters, Mrs. Della Singletary of
Blakely, Mrs. Amos Fain of Ariton,
Ala., Mrs. M. S. Freeman of Preston,
Ga., Mrs. G. T. Freeman of Camilla,
Ga., and Mrs. Arrie Grimsley, of
Troy, Ala. ,
RED STAR AT WEAVER’S
TAKE THE STAIRS AT WEAVER’S
AND SAVE
Men’s Plain Toe Work Shoes. This shoe
easily worth $2.00, now only $1.39
Men’s Dress Oxfords, all sizes; $2.50
would be cheap; price today $1.98
Men’s Denim Pants 98c
Boys’ Overalls, sizes 4-16; a star value
at 69c
Men’s Khaki Pants, regular $1,69 value,
$ priced now for only $1.19
Men’s Shirts or Shorts, 22c value, for
only 15c
Men’s 2.20 wt. Overalls, priced now for
limited time only 99 c
80 square Print Dresses, while they last__„ 69c
Girls’ School Oxfords, new stock, won
derful value $1.98
SATURDAY, October 11, Only
One table Ginghams, Chambrays and Broadcloths,
special price, yard
(Limit 10 yards to customer) •Vw
Weaver’s UPSTAIRS
BARGAIN ANNEX
(T. K. WEAVER & COMPANY)
CHARLES E. BOYETT
BLAKELY, GEORGIA
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REGULAR MEETING
OF LIONS CLUB
HELD TUESDAY
The Blakely Lions Club registered
a good attendance at their noon
meeting held at the Hotel Early
Tuesday, as the club began its two
month attendance contest with the
Arlington club. The loser in this
contest is to entertain the winner.
The meeting was given over to a
discussion of business. Lions B. R.
B. Davis, chairman of the safety
committee, reported that the school
boy patrol in the county had been
organized and that the members
had already been supplied with
badges. An order has been made
for the caps and belts and they will
be distributed soon, Lion Davis said.
Lion Herman Cheek reported that
the 'Scouts were still active and had
recently attended a district Scout
meet held at Kolomoki Park.
President Philip Sheffield presided
and Mrs. Ben Haisten rendered a
program of piano music.
COMMISSIONERS MET .
IN MONTHLY SESSION
HERE TUESDAY
The Early County Board of Com
missioners of Roads and Revenues,
meeting in regular monthly session
Tuesday, adopted a motion to the
effect that henceforth “all new roads
to be cut by Early county must be
approved by the Board of Commis
sioners in regular session.”
The Board adopted resolutions of
respect to the memory of the late
Mr. J. C. McFather, a member of the
Board at the time of his death some
weeks ago.
No other business, other than
routine matters, was attended to at
Tuesday’s meeting.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 9, 1941.
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts —“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead?’
AID TO BRITAIN, RUSSIA—
Lend-Lease Expediter Harriman
and Lord Beaverbrook, heads of the
U. S. and British missions to Mos
cow, announced in a joint statement
the United States and Great Britain
have ’‘decided to place at the dis
posal of the Soviet Government prac
tically every requirement for which
the Soviet military and civil author
ities have asked.” The President
told his press conference his rule of
thumb of 50-50 allocation of war
material production between this
country and anti-Axis foreign pow
ers is still in effect on the average.
Agriculture Secretary Wickard,
speaking in Memphis, Tenn., said
this country has shipped or bought
about a billion dollars worth of
food, and “within the next year we
expect to ship or buy at least anoth
er billion dollars worth.” Federal
Loan Administrator Jones announced
the third disbursement of $75,000,-
000 on the $425,000,000 loan to Brit
ain. He also announced a second
disbursement of $20,000,000 of the
$100,000,000 'authorized for the
Amtorg Trading Corporation, a U.
S. corporation owned by Russian
interests.
FREEDOM OF RELIGION IN
RUSSIA—
President Roosevelt told his press
conference that W. Averill Harri
man, chief of the American Mission
to Moscow, has been specifically in
structed to take up with the Russian
government’the question of religious
freedom in the Soviet Union. Ear
lier he issued a statement that “it is
hoped ... an entering wedge for
the practice of complete freedom of
religion is definitely on its way” in
Russia.
POST-WAR INTERNATIONAL
CORPORATION—
Supreme Court Justice Jackson
told the annual convention of the
American Bar Association that “at
the end of this war we must either
throw the full weight of American
influence to the support of an inter
national' order based on law, or we
must outstrip the world in naval
and air and perhaps in military
force.” The tragedy and irony of
the present position of the United
States, he said, is that this country
which would not join a League of
Nations which advocated economic
sanctions, is “now imposing those
very sanctions against half the world
in an effort to turn the fortunes of
war.”
INFLATION CONTROL—
Price Administrator Henderson,
speaking in New York, said that the
country is now experiencing the
“jagged, irregular price advances”
with which inflation starts. Unless
inflation is restricted, he said, it
will prevent arming and undermine
the priorities system because “the
getting of materials will depend not
on the buyer’s need but the seller’s
greed.”
He said a doubling of prices
means a reduction in value by 50
per cent of every insurance policy,
annuity, savings account, pension or
other form of savings.
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau,
speaking in Chicago, said the Treas
ury is anxious to divert into defense
stamps and bonds spending produced
by pay increases nad bonuses. He
suggested every Christmas bonus be
paid in defense bonds or stamps.
Partially to combat inflation, the
President plans to ask Congress to
extend the Social Security program
to 80,000,000 persons—double the
number now covered. Increased pay
roll taxes under the program would
remove additional funds from circu
lation.
TAXATION—
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau,
in his Chicago speech, also said de
fense expenditures are “inadequate”
and the 1941 tax bill was “a good
Rotarians Enjoy
Accordion Music at
Weekly Luncheon
Miss Evelyn Dußose and three of
her pupils entertained the members
of the Blakely Rotary Club with an
enjoyable program of accordion mu
«ic at last week’s meeting of the
elub, held at noon Friday at the
Hotel Early. The three young muj
sicians assisting Miss Dußose were
Meade Maddox, Dorothy Leger and
Anne Jean Jones, and some of their
renditions were “Long, Long Ago,”
“Dolores,” “T h e Swallow” and
“When You and I Were Young,
Maggie.” The group received the
hearty applause of the Rotarians.
Two new members, Barney Wynne
and Thomas Debnam, were received
into the club and extended a cordial
welcome by President Henry Wall.
A one hundred per cent attend
ance was registered at last week’s
meeting.
THIS WEEK IN NATIONAL
D-E-F-E-N-S-E
start” 'but not large enough to raise
the necessary revenue, check infla
tion or take the profit out of war.
He said the U. S. is trying to be the
arsenal of democracy by devoting
only 20 per cent of factory and
mining output to defense, only 30
per cent of durable goods produced,
only 16 per cent of national income.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue
announced it will prosecute dealers
attempting to make large profits by
misrepresenting the new Federal
taxes as larger than they are or by
pretending to absorb the taxes them
selves when actually passing them on
to the consumer.
FARMING OUT—
-OPM Contract Distribution Divis
ion Director Odium called on smaller
manufacturers to “drum up a sub- ,
contract on your own, if possible,”
and asked larger manufacturers to
pass on their backlog of work to
small concerns facing shutdown for
lack of civilian materials on defense
orders. Bradley D. Nash, of the
Financial Section of O'PM’s Contract
Distribution Division, told the Ameri
can Bankers Association in Chicago
the Division field offices will be pre
pared to consult and advise prime
or subcontracting groups and their
financial representatives to inform
them of availability of properly
equipped subcontractors, location of
machinery and other equipment
which may be required. Mr. Odium
has said as many as 200 offices
might be opened.
Under Secretary of Naval Forres
tal instructed all bureaus and offices
of the Navy and the Marine Corps
in ways to help spread Navy de
fense work among smaller manufac
turers.
EMPLOYMENT, LABOR
TRAINING AND SUPPLY—
Labor Secretary Perkins said to
tal non-agricultural employment of
39,542,000 last month was 3,640,-
000 workers more than in August,
1940, and 1,166,000 more than in
August, 1929. Miss Perkins said
the “unusual” demand in the can
ning industry is giving the country
its “most extraordinary expansion
of employment in history.”
The OPM Labor Division reported
it has given assistance to almost
1,800 defense contractors employing
more; than 2,500,000 workers during
its first year, and has established 22
District Offices. The WPA said its
in-plant defense training program,
which trains workers for four weeks
in plants which usually later hire
them, is operated in 72 cities and
24 states. Federal 'Security Admin
istrator McNutt announced shortages
of qualified workers exist in 126 or
514 occupations selected as essen
tial to defense, and are expected in
an additional 38 occupations before
November 1.
SHIPS—
The Navy announced 38 keels were
laid and 26 ships launched from
September 1 to October 3. The De
partment predicted “even greater
acceleration in October.” The Mari
time Commission chartered two
ships to the Irish Free State to be
under Irish flag with Irish crews,
and chartered three more to carry
nitrates to the U. S. from South
America.
CIVILIAN DEFENSE—
The Department of Justice an
nounced the OCD and FBI have com
pleted plans for “FBI Civilian De
fense Courses” in 55 U. S. cities and
territories where FBI field headquar
ters offices are located. The courses
will train police and other officials
for various law enforcement duties
in emergencies. OCD Director La-
Guardia said 85 hospitals have start
ed courses in the program to train
100,000 nurses’ aides and 153 Red
Cross chapters have also started
their courses. He announced a com
mittee of public and parochial
(Continued on page 5)
Additional Early
Cotinty Registrants
Report Next Week
Another contingent of Early
county registrants have been order
ed to report next week for induction
into the U. S. army.
On October 14th Wilton Morgan,
Byron Hinton Barefoot, George
Horace Houston, Ottis Eugene Hall
and Foy Ray Williams, «11 white
registrants, will report to the Local
Selective Service Board for induc
tion into Fort McPherson. George
i Henry Bell will serve as replace
ment in the event any one of the five
named fails of induction.
Three colored registrants will re-
I port on October 15th for induction
into the army at Fort Benning. The
three are John Arthur Fuller, Den
nis Washington Teart and Johnnie
Lee. Luther Wade will serve as re
placement.
NEW BOOKS
AT EARLY
COUNTY LIBRARY
Shirer: Berlin Diary.
Churchill: Blood, Sweat and Tears.
Schulberg: What Makes Sammy
Run?
Remarque: Flotsam.
Smith: Low Man on a Totem
Pole.
Forester: Captain from Connecti
cut.
Maclnnes: Above Suspicious,
Goodrich: Sound of Wings.
Brush: You Go Your Way.
Wren: Uniform of Glory.
Norris: The Venables.
Wees: A Star for Susan.
Corby: Two I Love.
Greig: Rich Twin, Poor Twin.
Doner: Doctor’s Party.
Brining: All of Their Lives.
Walpole: The Blind Man’s House.
Doner:, Chalice.
Miller: White Cliffs.
Hancock: Meet the Warrens.
Brand: Riders of the Plains.
Seltzer: Treasure Ranch.
Hill: Rose Galbraith.
Hull: Through the House Door.
‘Trace: Trigger Vengeance.
Kelly: Marriage Is a Private Af
fair.
Cronin: Keys of the Kingdom.
DuMaurier: Weep No More.
Coyle: Who Dwell with Wonder.
Baldwin: Temporary. Address,
Reno.
Miller: When a Girl’s in Love.
Colver: There’s Only One.
Dowdey: Sing for a Penny.
Rice: Eight Faces at Three.
Collier: Fire in the Sky.
Williams: The Strange Woman.
Doner: Not By Bread Alone.
w. l. rhodesTnamed
MEMBER OF NATIONAL
REEMPLOYMENT COM.
Governor Talmadge has appointed
W. L. Rhodes of this city as a mem
ber of the National Reemployment
Committee for the Local Selective
Service Board Area. Mr. Rhodes
will assist young men returning from
military service to secure jobs. The
committee consists of one appointee
from each county and Mr. Rhodes
represents Early county on the com
mittee. He will gladly assist in
any way he can the young men dis
charged from the service looking
for employment.
• • •
BOBCATS OPEN HOME
SEASON HERE FRIDAY
NIGHT WITH FT. GAINES
Blakely’s fighting Bobcats open
the home season here tomorrow (Fri
day) night against a scrapping Fort
Gaines team. The kick-off is sched
uled for 8:30 o’clock and Athletic
Director J. A. Hammack urges a
large attendance to support the Bob
cats in their first home game.
ALEX CARSWELL APPOINTED
CLERK LOCAL BOARD— .
Alex Carswell, former superin
tendent of the Blakely public schools,
has been appointed clerk of the
local Selective Service Board, to
replace S. W. Howell, it was an
nounced last week. Mr. Carswell’s
appointment is temporary.
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 BLAKEtY
—OR—
PULL OUT
$1.50 A YEAR
BOBCATS LOSE
OPENING GAME
TO COLQUITT
Somt fast and elusive running by
“Lick” Radney, Colquitt’s fleet-foot
ed halfback, who set the ball in
scoring position, a couple of passes
from Long to Byrd, one in the third
quarer and one in the fourth, spell
ed defeat for the Blakely Bobcats
last Friday night as they lost their
opening game 14 to 6 to the unde
feated Miller county Pirates.
The first ’half was a nip and tuck
affair, with neither side threatening
to score except early in the second
quartet, when Radhey (returned a
punt to Blakely’s twenty yard line
and two line plays took it to the one
yard line, where Sirmons knocked
Brown out of bounds. A line play
failed to gain as a mass of Bobcats
stopped the Pirates cold. Tedder
took the ball from behind his own
goal line and ran it out for a first
down for the prettiest play of the
game. The half ended a few min
utes later with Colquitt in possession
of the ball, attempting to pass.
Colquitt scored first early in the
third quarter, after Bryant was forc
ed to kick. Radney faked a line
plunge and went to the 6 yard lim.
Then he picked up three more at the
line. On the next play Lanier came
in fast to smear Radney for a three
yard loss. The next play, a pass
from Long to Byrd scored. The
extra point was wide. The Pirates
scored again early in the fourth
quarter on an almost identical play.
Radney put the ball in scoring po
sition and Long passed to Byrd for
the marker. This time Long’s kick
was good and the score was 14 to 0.
New life seemed to come to the
Bobcats at this juncture and Blake
ly took the ball deep down in their
own territory after an exchange of
kicks. Bryant passed to Tedder, who
made a first down. He passed to
Nobles, who made another first down
and then a long pass from Bryant to
Ben Mosely netted a first down on
Colquitt’s one yard line. Here Joe
Tedder, who was the Bobcats best
player Friday night, went scamper
ing around left end fora touchdown
Bryant’s pass for he extra point was
batted down.
For an inexperienced team the
Bobcats gave an excellent account
of themselves and show promise of
being a title contender with just a
little more seasoning. Nobles play
ed a good game for a first year man,
as did Willis, who relieved Bryant
at quarterback.
In the other games over the con
ference, West Bainbridge defeated
Dawson 13 to 12, and Fort Gaines
licked Attapulgus 18 to 14.
The lineup for the Blakely-Colquitt
game: „ ,
Blakely Pot. Colquitt
Sirmons le Moore
Lanier c La Y tur l
Mosely re Byrd
Bryant qb Long
Tedder hb Radney
Nobles fb Brown
Substitutes: Blakely—Byrd, Balk
com, Willis, J. Mosely; Colquitt—
Bryan.
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.