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(By Wellborn H. Fleming)
BOBCATS TACKLE DAWSON
IN DAWSON FRIDAY NIGHT—
Coach Earl F. Tarre takes the Bob
cats to the Terrell county capital
Friday night as the fourth week of
the Six Man Football conference gets
underway. Both Dawson and Blake
ly emerged victorious last Friday
night, Dawson coming from behind
late in the last quarter to defeat
Cuthbert 21-20, and the Bobcats de
feating Fort Gaines 28-0.
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FIRST “TOUCH OF FALL”
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY—
Blakely experienced the first
“touch of fall” last Saturday and
Sunday when the temperature, pre
viously running above 90, dropped
to 51 Saturday and was again down
to 52 on Sunday.
• • •
FREAK EGG SEASON IS
NOW OFFICIALLY OPENED—
Now co-meth forth Mrs. E. E.
White, of the Lucile community, who
bringeth in a funny-looking egg, to
officially open the freak egg season.
This time it’s an egg, of which any
self - respecting hen should ‘be
ashamed, and which resembles an
old-fashioned cameo of a woman’s
head with a hair style of some forty
years ago. This is what “Miss
Bjnkie” says it looks like to her.
Anyhow, it’s a queer-looking egg.
• • •
MISS ODELIA KING GETS
BID FROM FRENCH CLUB—
Miss Odelia King, of this city has
received,a bid from the French Club
at the Georgia State Womans Col
lege at Valdosta. To become a mem
ber of this club one has to average
B or above. Miss King is a Sopho
more.
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COTTON GINNING REPORT
SHOWS GAIN OF 1,124 BALES-.
Census report shows that 9,738
bales of cotton were ginned in Early
county from the crop of 1941 prior
ito Octoiber Ist as compared with
8,614 bales for the crop of 1940.
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ROBERT WEEMS ELECTED
TO REPRESENT COLLEGE—
At the last regular meeting of the
Student’s Association of Piedmont
College, Robert Weems was elected
to represent the college in the com
ing issue of “Who’s Who in Ameri
can Colleges.” This annual volume
contains the pictures and short biog
raphies of all who are selected by
various colleges throughout the
country. Mr. Weems, a Senior, is
also Vice-President of the Protropian
Literary Society, a men’s organiza
tion on the Piedmont Campus.
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SOUTH GA. A. M. E.
CONFERENCE HELD HERE
LAST WEEK—
The South Georgia Conference
of the A. M. E. Church, held
in Blakely last week, drew many
visitors to Blakely, the closing ses
sions on Sunday being attended by
several hundred from within the con
ference territory. The Wesley Chap
el church, host to the conference,
did an excellent job of entertaining
the many delegates in attendance.
Visiting ministers reported a success
ful conference year.
BENEFIT CHICKEN SUPPER
FRIDAY NIGHT
It is announced by members of
the Sardis church that a chicken
supper will be given at the home of
Mrs. L. E. Chancy on Friday night,
beginning at 8 o’clock, to which the
public is cordially invited. The pro
ceeds will go for the benefit of the
church.
Ainsworth Coal Co.
(SUCCESSOR TO)
Middleton & Ainsworth
REGAL
CHUNK—
and EGG—
Office Phone 120
House Phone 69
RESOLUTION
J. Carlos McFather was born in
Coleman, Randolph county, Georgia,
on August 4, 1902, and died in this
county on September 20, 1941.
His wife, the former Miss Mary
Helen Thomas, survives him.
He was engaged in farming and
turpentine business and was a direc
tor of the Bank of Early.
He was a member of the Early
County Board of Commissioners and
a member of the Baptist church.
During the twenty years of asso
ciation and business relations with
the people of this county, “Me” won
for himself many friends.
WHEREAS: J. Carlos McFather
was a valuable and loyal member of
the Early County Board of Commis
sioners :
THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED by said Board
of Commissioners:
First, That in the passing of J.
Carlos McFather this Board has lost
one of its most efficient and faith
ful members and each member has
lost a loyal friend.
Second, That these resolutions be
spread upon the minutes of this
Board, a copy furnished the wife of
our departed friend, and a copy
published in the Early County News.
Ordered by the Early County
Board of Commissioners, this the 7th
day of October, 1941.
BERT TARVER,
Clerk Board of Commissioners.
SORORITY NEWS
Friday night, for the first time in
a week, the Kappa Theta Pi Sorority
pledges were allowed to wear exact
ly what they pleased. This great
event followed a sorrowful week of
initiation for Leta Knighton, Doris
Childs, Edna Jay, and Eleanor
Pritchard.
Have you ever been blindfolded,
marched into a jail, and—left?
Well, I imagine you’d be as glad
as the above-mentioned to see your
sister sorority members coming to
liberate you.
If one of these pledges kept a
diary, it would probably run some
thing like this:
Monday—“ They” said no make
up, pompadours, or fingernail polish.
Gosh, do I look funny? And this aft
ernoon we paraded around the foot
ball field (of course, the team was
there, practicing!) in our mothers’
cast-off dresses, with bare feet and
stockings on our heads. Horrors!
Wednesday—Well, now I can nev
er truths ully say I haven’t ever been
in jail—’cause I have!
Thursday—l’m getting used to the
strange way I look, without lipstick
and my precious pompadour. I can
even face a mirror now!
Friday—We had the final initia
tion today. I feel wonderful now
that I’m an honest-to-goodness so
rority member. And our older sis
ters, to atone for this past week,
gave us a dance at Jane Bonner’s
cabin. We had a wonderful time
dancing and the hot-dogs, pickles,
potato-chips, and Coca-Colas (my
appetite again) were luscious!
—REPORTER.
HOWARD’S MILL
We are having some cool weather
at this writing.
Mrs. C. L. Pierce spent Sunday
with Mrs. J. E. Barefield.
Miss Dorothy Moulton dined Sun
day with Mrs. J. H. Williams.
Mrs. Elly Clark and children and
Mr. Edward Newberry, of Iron City,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J.
H. Sheffield.
Mr. Emmett Hill, of Donalsonville,
was in our burg Sunday.
Friends are proud to know that
Miss Gwendolyn Howard, who holds
a position at a Dothan hospital, is
doing nicely after an operation for
appendix recently.
Several enjoyed services at Bethel
Springs Sunday.
Lionel Barrymore, Lew Ayers and
Laraine Day in “Dr. Kildare Goes
Home” at Blakejy Theatre Thurs
day and Friday.
EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY, GEORGIA
This Week in
National Defense
(Continued from page 1)
sumer Commissioner Elliott reported
food prices have risen 29 per cent
since the war began as compared
to 18.4 per cent in the comparable
World War period and farm products
have risen 43.1 per cent as contrast
ed to 12.6 per cent during the last
war.
Price Administrator Henderson,
speaking in support of the pending
price regulating legislation, said
“even more frightening than the
present level price advances is the
fact that these advances have been
gathering momentum since the early
months of the year.” He said the
cost of living last August was 7 1-2
per cent higher than two years ago.
Since March alone, he said, the cost
of living is up 5 per cent.
PRIORITIES—
The Supply Priorities and Alloca
tion Board ruled that no new pub
lic or private construction can be
started unless it is essential for de
fense or the health and safety of
the people or does not involve use
of strategic materials. The ruling
applies to Federal, State and local
government buildings, roads and
highways, river and harbor improve
ments, residential buildings and all
commercial building. Efforts will
be made, however, to aid comple
tion of construction already sub
stantially finished.
The SPAB also voted to permit
building of 228 commercial aircraft
—with the reservation that Army
can take them if they are needed.
PHYSICAL REHABILITATION
FOR SELECTEES—
The President announced plans to
“salvage” 200,000 of the 1,000,000
selective service registrants who have
been rejected for health reasons. He
also announced he would initiate a
long-range program of Federal, State
and local cooperation to remedy con
ditions which have resulted in 50
per cent of men of army age being
physically unfit for military service.
The Federal Government would pay
for medical and dental treatment of
those men certified by local boards
as subject to health improvement.
Selective Service announced that
starting January 1, all registrants
will be given only one physical ex
amination—by the Army. At present
registrants are examined by local
board doctors and then by Army
physicians and cannot tell until the
final examination if they will be
accepted.
AIR—
OPM announced 1,914 military air
crafts were delivered during Septem
ber—a new monthly record. The
War Department announced it will
allow Army aviation cadets 30 hours
credit for flight training prior to
enlistment—thereby cutting in half
the flying time necessary in the Army
to win wings. Mimic air raids began
along the East coast from Boston
to Savannah to test ability of civilian
spotters and their communication
system.
NURSING—
The Red Cross announced a pro
gram to instruct 500,000 American
housewives in home nursing in the
next year. Courses will take six
weeks of class work and practical
experience. Miss Olvia Peterson, di-,
rector of public health nursing for
Minnesota, will conduct the program.
EMPLOYMENT—
The President’s Committee on Fair
Employment Practice asked any one
denied a defense job because of creed
or race or national origin to write
the Committee at Washington so an
investigation can be made and steps
will 'be taken. The OPM Labor Di
vision issued new reporting forms to
speed up surveys by the U. S. Em
ployment Service local offices of
situations where civilian factories are
closed by material shortages and
priorities. The OPM advised the
War Department that 34 companies
making most of the nation’s washing
machines can produce defense arti
cles and asked they be given pref
erential treatment to avoid lay-off
of workers.
LABOR—
The President, in a message to
the AFL convention in Seattle, said
the time has come when Federal
mediation machinery “must be used
before any recourse is taken to a
strike or lockout.” He said organiza
tional rivalries and jurisdictional con
flict must be discarded for the dura-
Jo Relieve wsft. dRS
Misery of
UQUaTABLETS. SALVE.NOSE MOPS
tion. Labor Secretary Perkins told
the meeting “it is of extreme im
portance that trade-unions develop
in the near future a pattern of self
imposed discipline.” She said the
closed shop, closed memberships and
high dues should be “restudied with
a view to the public welfare” and
to provide for those who “are not
joiners by nature.”
LABOR SAFETY—
Navy Secretary Knox told the 30th
National Safety Congress in Chica
go a killed or injured worker is as
much loss to defense as a wounded
soldier because “we have no time
to train replacement workers.” He
said time lost through injuries last
year would have built 455 battle
ships, 75,000 fighter planes or 15,-
000 heavy bombers.
PRODUCTION—
-OPM Director Knudsen, speaking
in New York, said despite tremendous
increases in British and American
production the Nazis will continue
to hold their lead in certain im
portant war items “for a long time
unless we step up our present pace.”
OPM Chief Statistician May said in
a New York radio speech that the
U. S. is devoting only 15 per cent
of its resources to defense while
Canada and Great Britain are de
voting 50 per cent —close to the ab
solute maximum. Mr. May said to
put U. S. production on a plane with
Britain's means drastic diversion of
materials, man-power and facilities
from civilian to military uses. He
said, for example, auto production
would have to be cut from 50,000
to 1,000 cars a week.
FOREIGN TRADE—
President Roosevelt told the 28th
National Foreign Trade Convention
in New York that equality of treat
ment and mutual benefit to all na
tions could be the only basic for
post-war commercial relations if
peace is to be enduring. Under Sec
retary of State Welles told the con
vention that trade agreements simi
lar to those made before the war
by the U. S. would be one of the
post-war ecconomic tools. Under Sec
retary of Commerce Chatfield-Tay
lor told the group “we must not re
peat the mistake of Versailles, of
stressing territorial and political ad
justments and asking little provision
for the basic of sound trade and eco
nomic reconstruction.” He said Eng
land and the U. S. must set the
trade pattern because only they have
the productive facilities, natural re
sources and capital necessary for
world economic order.
HELPING SOUTH AMERICA—
Speaking in Boston, Coordinator
of Inter-American Affairs Rockfel
ler said the U. S. “has practically
taken up the slack left in the trade
of the 20 Republics due to their loss
of the continental Europe markets,”
by increasing import purchases from
$450,000,000 to nearly a billion
dollars a year. He said the $700,-
000,000 made available to South
America for loans is being used by
Latin countries to build up industries
and agriculture “worth fighting for”.
He said actually only $37,000,000
is currently not repaid and that not
all funds available were borrowed.
Hilton Home Ec Class
Attend Demonstration
At Smith’s Bakery
The Hilton high school home eco
nomies class, of which Miss Josephine
Cook is teacher, were visitors to the
Smith’s Bakery here last week and
were shown through the plant and
witnessed a bakery demonstration.
The Hilton class includes, in addi
tion to the teacher, Veda Bynum,
Beatrice Batson, Louise Goins, An
nie Gowan, Lillie Houston, Viola
Hilton, Emma Jean Lisenby, Lorena
Martin, Mary Helen Rollins, June
Rabon, Jenny Rabon, Alma Stokes,
Frances Tabb, Annie Avelon White,
Maxine White, Juanita Wiley, and
Guerrylu Sheffield.
WILL BUY
YOUR
PECANS
Come to see me at
AMOCO
SERVICE STATION
J. B. RICE
Blakely, Georgia
BUY A DEFENSE BOND AND
HELP YOUR GOVERNMENT
We would be glad to make you a
loan on your cotton or peanuts. If
you sell them there is no better
place to put your money than in
a Bank.
Bank of Early
BLAKELY, GEORGIA
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. All
Deposits Insured up to $5,000
protection!
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A Complete Line of Ford, Chevrolet and
Plymouth Mufflers and Tail Pipes.
Grist Service Station
Pure Hog Lard
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ALLEN’S MARKET
Blakely, Georgia
Tax Commissioner’s
DATES
I will be at the following places on the
dates named for the purpose of collecting
taxes. Please meet me promptly:
Arlington November 6 and 25
Jakin November 7
NickelsvilleNovember 10, A. M.
Newberry’s Store■ November 10, P. M.
Damascus Nov. 11, Dec. 10
Rowena November 13
Lucile November 14
Hilton_lNovember 17
Cedar Springs November 18
Mock’s Store, November 19
ColomokeeNovember 20
Burkett’s Store November 21
My books close December 20, 1941, after
which executions will be issued.
J. L. Houston,
Tax Commissioner Early County.