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EARLY COUNTY, GA. GARDEN SPOT OF GOD’S COUNTRY VOLUME LXXXI NO. 12 BOARD WANTS ADDRESSES OF REGISTRANTS - t Below is a list of Early county registrants who have failed to fill out and return their selective serv ice questionnaire as required by the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940. Anyone knowing the. cor rect address of any of those listed below will confer a favor upon both the registrants and the Local Soard by reporting the address to the Local Board at the court house in Blakely: Sam Amerson, white Robert Buckner Carmichael, white Curtis Welch, white Otis Hall, colored Wallace Vinson, colored Jewel Lee Jones, colored John Henry Gilliard, colored Robert Williams, colored R. W. Hutchins, colored Louis Wallace, colored Johnnie Dawkins, colored Johnnie Lee Johnson, colored Freddie Lee Woods, colored C. W. Gilbert, colored L. C. Hall, colored Seaman Wright, colored Alfred Caesar, colored Homer Abrams, colored J. C. Moore, colored Aurelius Perry, colored Wiley Baity, colored James King, colored. Tom Adams, Jr., colored William Johnson, colored Joseph Hollman, colored Evirn Kelly, colored Willie Howard, colored Wilbur Vaughns, colored Willie Davis, colored Jesse Magnolia, colored James Millard, colored HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL AT WOMAN’S CLUB THURSDAY NIGHT The Blakely chapter Order of the Eastern Star will hold a Halloween Carnival at the Woman’s Club at Woodlawn Park tonight at 8 o’clock. The public is invited. No admission charges. November Bargain Balcony Specials Here are a few of the hundreds of dry goods, shoes'and ready-to-wear bargains now on sale in Weaver’s Upstairs Bargain Department: 81 x 99 Sheets, 4-year guarantee, $1.39 value 98c Double Blankets, part wool, $2.95 value, now $1.95 One table Ginghams, value 19c, only, yard 10c Men’s Shorts or Shirts, 25c value, only, each 15c Men’s Sanforized Overalls, $1.49 value, now, pair 99c Men’s Heavy Ribbed Unions, 98c value, now —59 c Work Shoes, men’s tan or black, $2.25 value, now $1.49 Complete stock Shoes for Women and Children TAKE THE STAIRS AT WEAVER’S AND SAVE l Weaver’s Upstairs Bargain Annex T. K. WEAVER & COMPANY Blakely Georgia ©trig (Coimtg JXcws Highway Death Toll Being Cut In Last Quarter In the last lap of the yearly race against death on the highways, Geor gia is beginning to cut down the lead death has had for nine months, ob serves Major Goodwin, as he reviews the records today. This observation is based on the fact that the lead was cut from 74 at the end of August to 69 during September and in contrast to 70 per sons killed in Georgia the first 20 days of October last year, only 41 were killed the same period this October, which further cuts the lead to only 40 over last year for the same period. Looking ahead on the record, Ma jor Goodwin finds that 98 persons were killed in October, 88 in No vember and 112 in December last year and observes that if the record of the past two months this year holds for the next three, Georgia will be in the front ranks of safety for 1941, with only a slight increase over last year and maybe save a life or two. A good record can be made if the drivers of Georgia will continue to heed the warnings of their State Troopers, who have been admonished to bend every waking moment to saving lives. D. A. R. TO MEET NEXT WEDNESDAY The November meeting of the Pe ter Early Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution will be held next Wednesday afternoon, Novem ber 5, at 3:15 o’clock, with Mrs. R. C. Singletary, Sr., and Mrs. E. P. Whitehead at the home of Mrs. Sin gletary. Mrs. Thomas C. Mell, of Atlanta, state regent, will be the honor guest of . the chapter. All members are urged to be present. BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 30, 1941. Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts —“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead/’ ROTARIANS AND GUESTS ENJOY BARBECUE Informality, coupled with fun and frivolity, was the keynote of the weekly meeting of the Blakely Ro tary Club last Thursday night, when the club held one of its big barbe cues, to which a host of Blakely business men were invited. A long outdoor table was erected at Kolomoki Park where the barbe cue was held. Rotarians Guy Mad dox, Dunbar Grist, Robert Stuckey and Oscar Whitchard were in charge of arranging the “feed,” and a swell job they did of it, too. The table was laden with ’cue, Brunswick stew and the other edibles which go to make up a first-class barbecue. Ev erybody had all they could eat and carried some home. The barbecue, which was pronounced “the best ever,” was prepared by Mr. John Murdock. The only business of the meeting was the calling of the roll by Ro tarian Chip Grubbs. The only speech was made by President Henry Wall, a short and snappy acknowledgment of thanks to the barbecue commit tee, which he delivered from the rear end of a truck. Note: The pictures made by a News photographer and which were intended for one of Georgia’s Sun day newspapers, were too dark for suitable engraving and hence were not used. Any Rotarian desiring to see the informal and candid shots ean do so by calling on Rotarian James Murdock. AID TO BRITAIN, RUSSIA— Lend-Lease Expediter Harriman, returned from Moscow conferences on aid to Russia, reported to the President that the Russian govern ment and people are determined to fight on at all costs but the Soviet armies “need substantial quantities of munitions and raw materials.” Treasury Secretary Morgenthau ad vanced the Soviet Union another $30,000,000 against gold Russia is sending to this country. The De fense Supplies Corporation authoriz ed payment of $36,889,000 to the Russian-owned Amtorg Trading Com pany for imports of manganese and other materials necessary to U. S. defense industry. The Federal Loan Agency an nounced disbursement to Great Brit ain of another $100,000,000 on the $425,000,000 loan to that country for which Britain put up as collateral British-owned American factories and investments. Both Houses of Congress passed the $5,985,000,000 new lend-lease appropriation and sent it to con ference to adjust minor differences. U. S. SHIPS SUNK— The 9,000-ton freighter Lehigh, flying the American, flag on a run from Spain to West Africa to pick up a cargo, was sunk in the South Atlantic on October 19. All hands were rescued. The American-owned freighter Bold Venture was sunk sev eral hundred miles south of Iceland October 16. The President told a press conference the sinking of the Lehigh seems to establish that mere ly keeping ships from actual com bat areas no longer protects them. The Navy Department announced the destroyer Kearny, “attacked by a submarine undoubtedly German” on October 17, reached port with 11 crew members missing, one criti cally injured and eight injured slight ly. The House passed and sent the Senate a resolution authorizing the arming of American merchant ships. PRODUCTION PROGRESS— OPM Production Director Harri son issued the following summary of production progress: Ships—all Navy and Maritime Commission contracts are ahead of schedule and by the end of November one 10,000-ton cargo ship will be turned out every day; Bombers—designs ready for mass production and four gigantic new plants will be in operation by next summer; Tanks—production be ing doubled by farming out to make 2,000 a month; Powder and Small Arms—abreast of schedule with 30 of 70 planned plants now in produc tion, 61 by spring. The President announced that by January 1 he will place before Con gress a program to step up tank out put to double the present contemplat ed production. He said the program is being developed primarily for this country’s own needs. Maj. Gen. Devers, armored force commander, speaking in Philadelphia, said there are already ample tanks for train ing purposes. THIS WEEK IN NATIONAL D-E-F-E-N-S-E - NOVEMBER 2 IS HAPPY DAY FOR DUCK HUNTERS Sunrise will find hundreds out on the lakes, rivers and in the swamps on November 2, for on that day duck season opens in Georgia. With a 60-day session ahead of them, hunters are looking forward to some good gunning for both the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Ducks unlimited have set the popula tion well above average. Wildlife Director Zach D. Cravey said the limit remains unchanged from last year—lo per day and 20, possession, except for bufflehead and redhead which have an aggregate limit of three. A change in regula tions this season will permit hunters to kill one wood. This change was made-, he explained, to permit hunt ers who accidentally kill a wood duck to possess it, which in' former years they have been unable to do legally. November 2 also marks the open ing season of geese, with the excep tion of Brant, Ross and snow geese which are protected throughout the year. The limit on honkers is three per day, six possession. Director Cravey said it is illegal to use live decoys or bait but that artificial decoys are permissible. He reminded hunters to obtain a federal stamp at the post office as well as a valid Georgia license. Hunting is permitted only from sunrise to sun set. SUBCONTRACTING— The OPM Defense Contract Dis tribution Division issued an Army complilation of existing contracts of fering the best subcontracting op portunities and announced a plan for prime contractor's to “adopt” whole small industries for the duration. Division Director Odium said the Cur tiss-Wright Airplane Company, for example, has adopted the aluminum industry and will farm out parts of its orders to those aluminum plants hard hit by curtailment of civilian production. The War Department announced the Quartermaster Corps will make its contract awards on a regional basis, direct negotiations will be made with bidders, and prices will no long er be “the dominating factor” in making awards. LABOR— OPM Directors Knudsen and Hill man and War and Navy Secretaries Stimson and Knox issued a joint statement that the interruption of defense production by strikes or slowdowns “is the greatest help ag gressors can get these days when ma terial on the battlefied is every thing.” They asked employers and employees to telephone the U. S. Con ciliation Service or the OPM in cases of labor difficulties so they can re ceive “immediate attention”. LIVING COSTS AND PRICE— The Labor Department reported living costs for moderate income families in large cities are now 9.6 per cent higher than before the out break of war in Europe. Price Ad ministrator Henderson, in a report to the President, said the U. S. needs price control legislation “and we need it fast.” PRIORITIES— Priorities Director Nelson issued an order entirely prohibiting the use of copper for non-defense construc tion after November 1 and after January 1 for 100 civilian articles such as toys, jewelry, dress acces sories, house furnishings and burial equipment. He also ordered con tinued through December the curtail ment of light truck production for civilian use. CIVILIAN DEFENSE— The President proclaimed Novem ber 11-16 “Civilian Defense Week.” The Proclamation asked Americans “to become better informed of the many vital phases of the civilian de fense program and of opportunities . . . for the participation of every individual. . .” Civilian Defense Di rector LaGuardia announced the theme of the week: “The only effec tive answer to total war is total de fense.” AIR— The War Department announced the present 54-group combat plane program is being expanded to pro vide organization of 84 combat groups—a virtual doubling of Army air strength. The new program calls for an increase in Air Force enlist- (C on t* nue< l on P a ß e 5) Advertising Campaign For Navy Recruits Is Resumed This Weeek Greatly encouraged by results ob tained in the first series of adver tisements seeking to enlist recruits, the U. S. Navy this week resumes its advertising campaign in many papers in the Southeast. The Navy, more than any other branch of the service, offers unusual opportunities to young men enlisting therein. These advantages are set forth in a booklet which The News has for free distribution to young men who are interested in “joining up.” The booklet may be procured by signing the coupon in the large advertisement on page 5 of The News and either mailing it or bring ing it to the Navy Editor, Early County News. Any Early county registrant who has not already received a call to report to the Local Selective Service Board is eligible to enlist in the Navy. BOBCATS GO DOWN TO DEFEAT BY CUTHBERT, 38-18 Too much Billy Lies spelled disas ter for the Bobcats last Friday night when they were overpowered by an elusive Cuthbert team, 38-18. A double and triple reverse play, which is almost as old as the old statue of Liberty, baffled the Bob cats completely and they never did catch the Purple Hurricane until they had crossed the goal line five times and had kicked 8 extra points. Julian (Man) Nobles played brilliantly for the Bobcats, eliminating Cuthbert’s lightning back, Herky Georgiades, with a long flying tackle that sent the little fellow to the sidelines early in the game. The Bobcats play West Bainbridge here Friday night. It still isn’t too late for the Bobcats to get in the playoff. Come out and support them. The game with West Bainbridge tomorrow night begins at 8:30 o’clock. Admission will be 20 and 40 cents. CHESTER STOKES BREAKS BOTH ARMS IN FALL Chester Stokes, of this city, suf fered two broken arms Tuesday last when he fell from a ladder while working at Fort Benning. Mr. Stokes was doing some finishing work on a building while standing on a six-foot ladder. The ladder tripped over throwing him to the concrete floor and fracturing both arms. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in “In the Navy,” also March of Time, at the Blakely Theatre Thursday and Friday. One Way of Doing our Share—the SAVINGS and LOAN WAY . . . One of the most important things for “we Americans” to do now, is plan our lives wisely so that we will be secure and free of want whatever the next few years may bring. Savings and Loan is doubly smart thrift, because it builds your savings for you, and provides you with funds when you need them. 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 SEVEN SELECTEES RECEIVE CALL TO ARMY SERVICE Four Early county white men and three Negroes have been called to active army duty and are to report to draft headquarters here next week. The following young white men who are to leave next Wednesday morning are: Grady Oscar Loyless, Wyatt Henry King, Grover Cleve land Alexander and George Henry Bell. Serving as a replacement for this group is Charlie Lamar Hous ton. They are to go to Fort Mc- Pherson, Atlanta. The Negroes who are to leave Thursday, November 6, are: Luther Wade, Willie Henry George and Cannan Joseph Furlow. To serve as a replacement for this group is Jos eph Mclntosh. They will be sent to Fort Benning, Columbus. LOW-INCOME FARMER HAS PLACE IN FARM DEFENSE PROGRAM The low-income farmer in Early County has a place in the Farm De fense program announced by Secre tary of Agriculture Wickard, no less than the large producer, it was stat ed today by W. T. Clearman, coun ty farm supervisor of the Farm Se curity Administration. “No matter how small the farm,” said Mr. Clearman, “it can be turned to the purpose of national defense which means, in the case of agricul ture, the production of more food for ourselves and for our friends overseas. “For every family on the Farm Security program, minimum produc tion goals have been established, and its farm plan will be written for the coming season with a view to pro ducing that which the Secretary says is needed abroad as well as at home.” The minimum production to be urged by every FSA family in Early county will be: wheat,, three acres; a 12-month garden, one-third acre; Irish potatoes, one-fourth acre; siweet potatoes, one half acre; rice, one half acre. For feed crops, increases from 50 to 200 per cent will be urged in every farm plan written, the better to assure larger production from livestock enterprises, with minimum goals as follows: oats and barley, three acres; hay, six acres; grain sorghum, two acres; soil building crops, five acres; improved pastures, one acre. Every family’s plan will include a miniumum of 100 chickens, with egg production to be emphasized; cows, two; hogs for market, one; hogs for subsistence, four. Every item in the program involves increase over the figures for the present production. Mr. C'learman pointed out that even if a farm is too small to produce feod or feed in amounts important to the national goals, the little farmer can do his part by raising produce for his own use, to avoid buying of stocks that will be necessary for shipment over seas. As for the cash crops of which the Secretary has asked increased production— peanuts, truck and to bacco—the amounts assigned to the individual small farmer will be cal culated according to county quotas.