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EARLY COUNTY, GA. GARDEN SPOT OF GOD’S COUNTRY VOLUME LXXXI NO. 13 WINGATE SPEAKS TO FARM BUREAU HERE TONIGHT E. L. Wingate, President of the Georgia Farm Bureau, will address the Early County Farm Bureau As sociation members and all other in terested farmers and Early county business men at the court house tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 o’clock, R. C. Singletary, president of the local bureau, announced today. Mr. Wingate is leading the fight in Georgia for Georgia farmers to receive parity prices for their prod ucts, and every business man in Early county should avail himself of the opportunity of hearing Mr. Wingate, Mr. Singletary said. Chief matters to be discussed to night are the farm legislation for the next year and the prices for oil stock peanuts for next year’s crops. Another equally important matter to be discussed is the Parity Loan leg islation. This loan now extends to farmers an 85 per cent parity price for their products, but this loan ex pires this year and unless immediate action is taken to extend the loan, farmers’ products will automatically drop back to the 52 per cent, Mr. Singletary said. “These subjects are of vital im portance to everybody and I hope every farmer and business man in Early county will come to. the courthouse tonight to hear this in formed and helpful speaker,” Mr. Singletary said. WEEKLY MEETING OF ROTARY CLUB HELD AT NOON FRIDAY The weekly meeting of the Blake ly Rotary Club was held at noon Friday at the Hotel Early, with Vice President James B. Murdock, Jr., presiding in the absence of President Henry Wall. Mt. Jimmy Rankin, of Atlanta, was a guest of Rotarian Jim Bonner and spoke briefly to the club mem bers. Sheriff C. E. Martin was a guest of Rotarian Ed Chancy. Weaver’s Upstairs Bargain Annex TAKE THE STAIRS AT WEAVER’S AND SAVE Now is the ideal time to buy your Winter dry goods needs Men’s Heavy Ribbed Unions, SI.OO value 69c Men’s Plain Toe Work Shoes, $2.00 value $1.49 27-inch Solid Color Outing, 15c value, yard 10c 60 x 76 Single Cotton Blankets, SI.OO value— 59c 66 x 80 Double Part-Wool Blankets, $2.95 value sl.9s Fast Color 28-inch Play Cloth, 15c value, yard 12y 2 c Men’s Bell Cord Overalls, all sizes, $1.65 value sl.39 56 x 60 Best LL Sheeting, 15c value, yard l2%c Use Weaver’s Lay-Away Plan for Christ mas purchases. Buy now ~. . and save. T. K. Weaver & Co. “Blakely’s Only Complete Store" C. E. BOYETT, Owner BLAKELY, GA. Countn JKcws Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts —“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.” SPEAKS HERE TONIGHT I Wr lit / S' ■ Ll—J JM » E. L. WINGATE Os Pelham, who will apeak to the members of the Early County Farm Bureau Association at the court house tonight (Thursday). LOCAL DRAFT BOARD CHANGES METHOD OF PHYSICAL EXAMS. Alex Carswell, local draft board clerk, announced today that the lo cal draft board, according to orders from national headquarters, had changed its method of giving physi cal examinations to selective service registrants. Heretofore all physical examina tions have been given by local phy sicians, but now draftees will have to go to Fort Benning. Mr. Cars well said that next Monday, Novem ber 10, twelve white men will report at Fort Benning for examination. On the following Thursday twelve Ne groes will go for the same purpose. These men are to be gone one day only, being carried to Fort Benning by bus and returned home the same day. Vivien Leigh and Lawrence Oliv ier in “That Hamilton Woman” at the Blakely Theatre Thursday and Friday. BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 6, 1941. EARLY COUNTY BOY LIKES LIFE IN U. S. NAVY U. S. Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Fla., October 25, 1941. Early County News, Blakely, Georgia, Dear Mr. Editor: I have been reading the Navy Re cruiting ads appearing in various pa pers with a great deal of interest. If you feel that the following would be interesting to your readers, please feel free to publish it. It may result in great benefit to some worthy young men in our community. Just about three months ago, on July 9th, to be exact, I made a de cision to offer my services to Uncle Sam. At the same time, I was equal ly determined to get into a branch of the service where I might benefit myself. You guessed it ... I joined the Navy! Chief Kingery, Navy Recruiter at Albany, Ga., gave me some good ad vice and I followed it. lam now at the Naval Air Station in Jackson ville, Fla., under instruction for duty with Aviation Ground Crews. No, I had no previous experience. Hundreds of Georgia boys, inexpe rienced like myself, are here with me. The studies I am following may not take me into the air, but I’ll be on the ground, “KEEPING THEM FLYING.” Some of these days I’ll be com paring notes with my friends I left behind in Early county, and have a hunch many of them will be say ing, “I wish I had joined the Navy when you did.” Naturally, a few months from now, special schooling such as I am get ting may not be so easy to get in the Navy. If this communication should re sult in just one more recruit for THIS WEEK IN NATIONAL D-E-F-E-N-S-E AID TO BRTAIN AND RUSSIA— -OPM Materials Director Batt said in a radio speech from Washington he had returned from the aid con ference in Moscow with the thought that the “sensible, sane and selfish” course for the U. S. “is to deliver the goods—everything we can possi bly provide—into the hands of peo ple who can use them . . . against the enemy while he is still thousands of miles from our shores . . .” The Martime Commission an nounced delivery of the first sixty emergency cargo boats being built for the British. The President sign ed the $5,985,000,000 second lend lease appropriation and created in the Office of Emergency Manage ment a Lend-Lease Administration with Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., as Administrator. PAN-AMERICAN RELATIONS— The Export-Import Bank author ized a $6,000,000 credit to the Ban co Obrero, Venezuela, and announced special credit arrangements with banks in Latin America will be made to facilitate trade among the nations of the Western Hemisphere to enable the American Republics to procure essential requiremnts for de velopment of their resources and stabilization of their economies. PRICES— The Labor Department reported its daily price index of 28 basic com modities rose 1.3 per cent during the week of October 17 to 24, bringing prices in the index to more than 34 per cent higher than a year ago. Price Administrator Henderson announced a comprehensive program to stabilize prices of all products made of copper, brass, or their al loys. He also issued a price sched ule on glycerine and bed sheets. Sheet prices will be approximately 15 per cent below current market levels, Mr. Henderson said. FACTS AND FIGURES— Archibald McLeish, Librarian of Congress, was appointed by the President to direct a new Office of Facts and Figures to “formulate programs designed to facilitate a widespread and accurate understand ing of the status and progress of the national defense effort.” The new office will advise Government agencies how they can best present information and data on national defense to keep the public fully in formed. EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES— Secretary of Labor Perkins re ported average hourly earnings of factory wage earners were 74.5 cents during August. Federal Security Administrator McNutt announced 545,700 jobs were filled through the State employment services during September—ss per cent more than last year. Wage-Hour Administra tor Fleming said he favored a pro gram of wage stabilization which would not freeze wages at present levels, but would first adjust exist ing differences between one plant and another doing the same work LIONS CLUB SEEKS IMPROVEMENT IN ’PHONE SYSTEM ■With twenty of its twenty-one members present at Tuesday’s meet ing, the Blakely Lions Club, after a lengthy discussion, voted unanimous ly to direct a letter to the Georgia Public Service Commission asking for an improved telephone system in Blakely. The letter is to bear the personal signature of each member of the Lions Cluib. The club voted to also insert a paid advertisement in the local paper asking cooperation of the public toward improving the local telephone situation. Members present at Tuesday’s meeting and voting for an improved telephone situation are as follows: C. G. Brew er, Herman Cheek, Felix Davis, B. R. B. Davis, Wilson Davenport, Otis Deal, Fred Godwin, Woodrow Grims ley, Robert Hall, Sid Howell, C. C. Lane, Bill Loyless, Lewis Fryer, Jr., Leonard Houston, Lewie Stein, Phil ip Sheffield, J. G. Standifer, Earl “Tige” Pickle. Bert Tarver, Thomas Felder. Only absentee at Tuesday’s meeting was Lion William Cox. Lion Jack Standifer was welcomed back into the club and gave a short inspirational talk on “national uni ty.” Thomas Felder was welcomed into the club as a new member. His classification is real estate dealer. Guests attending were Frank Full er, of Jakin, a guest of Lion Felix Davis, and J. E. Widener, a guest of Lion Pickle. this Great Navy of Ours, I shall feel that I have done just a little more than having offered my services. From one Early County Cracker, who knows a good thing when he sees it, I am Very sincerely yours, HIRAM ASTOR LOFTON, Seaman 2nd Class, U. S. Navy. Home Address: Blakely, Ga. and make provisions for adjust ments to increases in the cost of living. * LABOR DISPUTES— The President directed Secretary of War Stimson to take possession of and operate the Bendix, N. J., plant of Air Associates, Inc., after a dispute developed at the plant over the reinstatement of strikers on the recommendation of the Defense Mediation Board. Colonel Roy M. Jones, in charge of 2,100 soldiers who took over the plant, said, “em ployees desiring to return to their jobs will be given all necessary pro tection . . .” The Defense Mediation Board be gan hearings on the labor dispute involving captive coal mines in the Appalachian area after the United Mine Workers voted to accept the President’s request to return to work in the interest of defense pending settlement of the dispute. The U. S. Conciliation Service re ported settlement of 30 other labor disputes. DEFENSE HOUSING— Defense Housing Coordinator Palmer reported 1,285 publicly-fi nanced defense homes were com pleted during the week ended Octo ber 2,5, bringing the total ready for occupancy to 46,572. Homes being built or already completed under the defense program now number 101,- 785. DENTAL CARE FOR SELECTEES— Lt. Commander C. R. Wells, chief dental officer of the Selective Serv ice System, said in a speech in Texas that the program to rehabilitate se lective service registrants with phy sical defects that can be remedied will begin with the treatment of 100,000 men for dental defects. The men will be treated by dentists in their own communities at the ex pense of the federal government. CIVILIAN MORALE— The Office of Education announced that in cooperation with the Office of Civilian Defense it will develop a School and College Civilian Morale Service through which “hundreds of thousands of teachers, educational leaders and citizen volunteers” can participate in the defense program by organizing “Freedom’s Forums” in schools, colleges, clubs, churches and libraries to discuss national problems “with respect to facts and without hysteria.” CIVILIAN SUPPLY— Priorities Director Nelson ordered a 35 per cent reduction in the use of steel by non-mechanical ice re frigerator manufacturers and a 17 per cent cut in production of domes tic washers and ironers. Mr. Nelson [said that in one year 32,000 tons of steel would be saved by the latter cut. ARMY — Secretary of War Stimson an nounced that specially selected Sig nal Corps reserve officers are in England , studying air-raid defense prior to assignment with the U. S. (Continued on page 5) IN GOVERNOR’S RACE yy.i."* i ■. -W ■ ■a«.SW.'.«AWA , A' »yX»»' ? ® f 4 ■* ELLIS ARNALL Attorney General of Georgia, who has announced his candidacy for Governor in next summer’s pri mary. REV. E. M. OVERBY ATTENDING SOUTH GEORGIA CONFERENCE Rev. E. M. Overby, pastor of the Blakely Methodist church, acompan ied by Mrs. Overby, is attending the annual session of the South Georgia Conference of the Methodist Episco pal church, which opened its ses sions in Valdosta Wednesday. Pastor Overby carried an excellent report from the local church, show ing all obligations met in full, and a substantial growth in the church membership. Rev. Mr. Overby has been pastor of the local Methodist church for six years, and has thereby establish ed a record, if The News is not mis taken. During these six years he and Mrs. Overby have endeared themselves to the people of Blakely and many have expressed the hope that the conference will return them to the local church for another year. COMMISSIONERS IN SESSION HERE TUESDAY Only business transacted by the Board of County Commissioners at their regular monthly meeting Tues day was to establish a chaingang in Early county. Convicts to be used are those convicted of misdemeanors and felonies. The chaingang is to be conducted according to the rules and regulations as set up by the state of Georgia. Road Superin tendent Joe F. Grimsley was employ ed as warden. He was employed by the month and can be “dismissed at the pleasure of the board,” the reso lution read. All Commissioners were present except C. B. Miller, who was recent ly appointed to fill the unexpired term of the late J. C. McFather. Mr. Miller is ill at his home near Lucile. Over Here as |i?' “Over There” gt /[IMBW y KF? Ifiwm wJU O Ur B°y s Are 'Ujty i I fll Democracy’s Unflinching fer 4 iCTrWwtL Champions W '"' 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 ELLIS ARNALL TO MAKE RACE FOR GOVERNOR Declaring that the time had come “for Georgians to insist that political dictatorship shall no longer throttle and hamstring the operations of our state,” Ellis Arnall, the state’s at torney general, in a radio address Saturday night, announced his can didacy for Governor of Georgia. “We Georgians need to start a crusade at home to dethrone dicta torship here and to redeem the rep utation and honor of our state,” Ar nall went on, and stated that the main issue in the campaign would be “efficient, honest, democratic admin istration of public affairs vs. tyran nical political domination of the state government. “It is ‘Democracy vs. Dictator ship’,” Arnall explained. “As a rel atively young man, I have the ener gy, the enthusiasm, and the willing ness to fight ,for these democratic principles. I am going to take this fight directly to the people,” he de clared, and got off to running start by opening his campaign at an un precedented early date, with the 1942 democratic primary still ten months away. A native of Newnan, Ga., Ellis Arnall had a typical “small-town” boyhood, working after school and through the summers in his father’s grocery store. He studied law at Mercer and the University of Geor gia, and graduated with honors. He practiced law at Newnan, served as speaker pro tern of the House of Representatives, became attorney general in 198 9, and was unopposed for reelection last year. Although Arnall, in the course of directing the activities of the state’s law department, has been called upon to render more opinions than any attorney general in history, he has still found time for outside work. , He has carried on a vigorous speaking campaign throughout the state against Communism and has cooperated with the FBI in its drive against un-American activities. He headed the Georgia Roosevelt Clubs in 1940, directed the President’s Birthday Celebration in 1941 which raised a record sum to fight infan tile paralysis, and several years ago served as President of the State Jun ior Chamber of Commerce and of the Young Democrats. Arnall still lives in his native Coweta county, and despite the pres sure of his work, spends a good part of his time as a “family man,” with his wife and young son. An effective and forceful speaker, he is frequent ly called upon to teach Sunday School classes and to speak to young people’s groups. With an outstanding record of ef ficiency in the Attorney General’s office. Ellis Arnall has established himself as a persistent advocate of honest, economical and serviceable government. He can be counted on to run a colorful, spirited, out spoken race for the governorship. TAX BOOKS NOW OPEN The Early county tax books are now open for payment of 1941 state and county taxes. Pay promptly and avoid extra costs. J. L. HOUSTON, Tax Commissioner.