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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXXXI NO. 14
QUAIL SEASON
OPENS THURSDAY,
NOVEMBER 20
For most hunters the season really
gets into full swing Thursday, Nov.
20th, the day quail shooting (becomes
legal.
And that, along with a report by
Wildlife Director Zach D. Cravey that
the quail supply is the best in years,
is good news to hunters. For almost
to a man, Georgia hunters choose
Bobwhite as their favorite game.
Turkey season already has opened
in a group of Coastal Area counties
and will open elsewhere in the state,
as will the season on ’coon and bear,
on Nov. 20. Deer (except in counties
which will be closed altogether on
this game) duck, goose, coot, squirrel
and ’possum also can be shot.
Director Cravey reminded hunters
of the bag and possession limit of
two for turkey and the bag limit of
15 and possession and weekly limit
of 30 for quail. He urged hunters
to observe the limits and also not
to shoot the last few quail in a
covey.
The closed season on doves con
tinues until Dec. 1 and shooting hours
on this migratory bird will be from
sunrise to sunset while duck, geese
and coot are protected after 4 p.m.
Director Cravey also announced
that trapping is legal from Nov. 20
to March 1 on fox, opossum, mink,
muskrat, raccoon, bear, otter, skunk
and wildcat. Special licenses must
be purchased by trappers, fur deal
ers and dealers’ agents and can be
obtained only from the state Reve
nue Department, Atlanta.
Jean Arthur and William Holden
in “Arizona” at the Blakely Theatre
Thursday and Friday.
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FALL AND WINTER SUITS,
OVERCOATS, AND TOP
COATS IN 1941’s NEWEST
STYLES AND PATTERNS
ARE ON DISPLAY NOW.
COMPLETE RANGE OF SIZES
AND QUICK ALTERATION
SERVICES MAKES IT A
PLEASURE FOR YO U TO
BUY YOUR WINTER OUT
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Join the American Red Cross
1941 Campaign Now On
T. K. Weaver & Co.
“Blakely’s Only Complete Store’’
C. E. BOYETT, Owner BLAKELY, GA.
JNews
Driver’s Licenses
Returned Unclaimed,
Address Unknown
State Patrol Headquarters in Don
alsonville reports that driver’s li
censes issued to the following per
sons and addressed to Blakely have
been unclaimed at the postoffice and
returned to Patrol Headquarters in
Atlanta:
Eunice Miller Route 4, Blakely.
Vesta Cox Gibson, Blakely.
Jas. Austin, Rt. 2, Blakely.
Eva Tanner Williams, Camilla.
John Williams, Rt. 2, Blakely.
Hushel Amzy Williamson, Route
5, Blakely.
Jos. Ernest White, Route 5,
Blakely.
Dan Jackson, Blakely.
John Wesley Knight, Blakely.
Troy King, Blakely.
Lester Johnson, Blakely.
Any one knowing the whereabouts
of any of these parties is asked to
tell them to write to State Patrol
Headquarters in Donalsonville, giv
ing their correct address, and the
Patrolmen will assist them in getting
the license.
Charlie Dowdy’s Prairie
Boys at Hilton High
School Friday Night
Charlie Dowdy and His Prairie
Boys, hill-billy band heard daily over
radio station WAGF, Dothan, are
coming to Hilton Friday night for
one of their entertaining and fun
provoking shows. The show, which
will be at the high school auditor
ium, lasts one and one-half hours
and is a show well worth seeing, ac
cording to the announcement.
In addition to this entertainment,
there will also be a show and cake
walk. Admission will be 15 and 25
cents.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 13, 1941.
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts —“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead/*
REV. E. M. OVERBY
IS ASSIGNED TO
McRAE CHURCH
The Rev. E. M. Overby, pastor of
the Blakely Methodist church for the
past six years, has been assigned to
the church at Mcßae, Ga., for the
coming conference year, it was learn
ed Sunday when appointments were
announced at the annual session of
the South Georgia Methodist Con
ference at Valdosta.
Succeeding Rev. Mr. Overby here
will be the Rev. W. F. .Burford, who
comes to Blakely from the Mcßae
church.
The Rev. L. C. Wimberley, who
has been serving as supply for the
Early County Circuit, is returned
for another year.
The appointments for the Thomas
ville district, of which the Blakely
church is a member, are:
W. M. Haywood, district superin
tendent; Albany, First Church, J. E.
Fain; Albany, Trinity-Grace, J. P.
Touchton; Arlington, O. B. Chester;
Attapulgus, W. C. Bryan; Baconton,
D. A. Lastinger; Bainbridge, H. H.
Heisler; Barwick, F. C Meyer; Blake
ly, W. F. Burford; Boston, H. P.
Stubbs; Brinson, Marvin Vincent;
Camilla, N. H. Williams; Cairo, W.
E. McTier; Cairo Circuit, J. W. Lil
ly; Colquitt, J. S. Willis; Donalson
ville, C. L. Nease; Early County Cir
cuit, L. C. Wiipberly, supply; Edi-,
son, J. S. Johnson; Faeeville, J. A.
Wiggens, supply; Leary, W. W. Tay
lor; Meigs-Ochlocknee, J. W. M.
Stipes; Metcalf, J. O. Aiken; Pavo,
J. W. Hays; Pelham, E. J. Grimes;
Sale City, James Agee; Thomasville,
J. C. G. Brooks; West Bainbridge,
J. Paul Barrett; Whigham-Climax,
B. R. W. Knowles; District Mission
tary Secretary, E. J. Grimes.
The Blakely church has enjoyed a
substantial growth under the admin
istration of Pastor Overby, the re
modeling of the interior of the
The President, speaking by radio,
said “The choice we have to make is
this: Shall we make our full sacri
fices now, produce to the limit, and
deliver our products today and every
day to the battlefronts of the entire
world? Or shall we remain satisfied
with our present rate of armament
output, postponing the day of real
sacrifice—as did the French —until
it is too late?
“The first,” the President said,
“is the choice of realism—realism in
terms of three shifts a day; the full
est use of every vital machine every
minute of every day and every night
—staying on the job and getting
things made, and entrusting indus
trial grievances to the established
machinery of collective bargainings.
The second choice is the approach of
the blind—for them there is still
‘plenty of time’—-And their tomb
stones would bear the legend “Too
late’ . . .”
In a statement issued regarding
Civilian Defense Week November
11-16, the President said “Each and
every citizen as a civilian must do
his share for defense. . . We must
halt the waste and unnecessary use
of critical materials required for
defense. We must work longer
hours. . . And each of us must .be
trained in some task that is essential
to our total defense. . .”
LEND-LEASE AID—
The President arranged a $1,000,-
000,000 loan to Russia under the
Lend-Lease Act. The loan carries no
interest. Repayment—partly in ma
terials —will start five years after
the war ends and is to be completed
in 10 years from that time. Ob
serving the 24th anniversary of the
Soviet revolution, the President tele
graphed the Soviet Government “I
am confident that the sacrifices and
sufferings of those who have the
courage to struggle against aggres
sion will not have been in vain. .
The Navy authorized construction
of 50 escort vessels for transfer to
Great Britain under the Lend-Lease
Act at a cost of $300,000,000. The
State Department announced a lend-
THIS WEEK IN NATIONAL
D-E-F-E-N-S-E
ROWENA 4-H
CLUB ENTERTAINS
ROTARIANS
Members of the 4-H Club of the
Rowena school, under supervision of
Principal L. L. Roberts, entertained
the members of the Blakely Rotary
Club at their weekly meeting held
at noon last Friday, the entertain
ment being in the form of a “radio
program” and consisting of a num
ber of short talks relative to 4-H
club work, harmonica solos, and
other novelty numbers, and closing
with the singing of “God Bless
America.” The group of young peo
ple received hearty applause from
the Rotarians and were thanked by
President Henry Wall for their en
tertainment. Rotarian J. E. Leger,
program chairman for the day, in
troduced the youngsters.
Rotarian Marvin Sparks, speaking
for Rotarian James B. Murdock, Jr.,
Red Cross roll call chairman who was
absent because of illness, urged a
ready response on the part of the
public to the Red Cross campaign for
memberships.
Barnett Solomon was a guest of
Rotarian Thomas Debnam.
church building being one of the ac
complishments to which he can point
with pride. Some progress has also
been made toward the erection of a
Sunday School annex, brick for that
purpose having been purchased and
placed on the ground.
Pastor Overby announced today
that the service next Sunday morn
ing will conclude his ministry here,
there being no night service on this
closing day. He and Mrs. Overby,
whose many friends regret to give
them up, will leave on Thursday for
their new home. The new pastor,
Rev. W. F. Burford, who is closing
a four-year ministry at Mcßae, will
arrive in Blakely the same day and
begin his ministry here the follow
ing Sunday.
lease agreement with Cuba involving
an undisclosed amount of U. S. de
fense supplies for that country and
supplies of sugar, tobacco and man
ganese in return.
OTHER FOREIGN RELATIONS—
State Secretary Hull announced
the U. S. transmitted to Finland a
peace offer from the Soviet Union
with the advice that Finland must
give evidence of willingness to dis
continue military operations against
Russia if Finland wishes to keep
U. S. friendship. Mr. Hull also an
nounced that if Germany does not
now pay $2,967,000 damages for
sinking the Robin Moor, the claim
would be grouped with other pending
cases for adjustment after the war.
The President told a press conference
the U. S. is considering withdrawing
Marine detachments from China.
Japan dispatched a special envoy to
the U- S. for further discussion of
Far Eastern problems.
SHIPS ATTACKED—
The Navy announced the U. S.
Salinas, Navy oil tanker, reached port
safely and without loss of life despite
serious damage from a torpedo the
night of October 29-30 while in a
convoy near Iceland. The Navy re
vised its list of casualties on the de
stroyer Reuben James to show two
known dead and 98 missing and given
up for dead. The vessel was tor
pedoed while convoying near Iceland.
There were 45 survivors.
NAVY STRENGTHENED—
The President transferred the en
tire Coast Guard to the Navy Depart
ment and asked Congress for an ad
ditional $449,820,000 for the Navy.
The Coast Guard transfer gave the
Navy 230 patrol and auxiliary ves
sels and a large number of in-shore
and port craft.
SHIP BUILDING—
The Navy reported that during the
first 10 months of J 941, keels were
laid for 115 new combatant ships,
34 ships were launched and 25 ships
were commissioned. The Maritime
Commission reported the first three
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Many Jobs Filled
By Georgia State
Employment Service
Jobs Allied by the Georgia State
Employment Service, a division of
the State Department of Labor, pass
ed the 100,000 mark at the end of
October, to establish an all time rec
ord high for any previous 10-months
period.
The exact number of 101,109,
Commissioner of Labor Ben T. Huiet
said, represented an increase'of 20
per cent over the corresponding pe
riod of last year and 5.1 per cent
more than for the entire year of
1940. In the first ten months of
last year, a total of 84,132 place
ments were made, while 96,222 jobs
were filled during the entire year.
Commissioner Huiet said more
than 73,000 different men and wom
en filled the jobs, adding that in
some instances the same person was
placed in two or more positions
Significantly, he added, of all the
placements made during the ten
months, 96,488 were in private em
ployment with 4,611 placements on
public works projects accounting for
the remainder.
Generally improved business con
ditions arising from the national
defense program accounted largely
for the increased placements, espe
cially in private industry.
“The increasing upsurge of con
tract construction, industrial pro
duction and other lines of activity
has resulted in the gains being made
by local employment offices in Geor
gia in matching men and jobs,” he
stated.
October placements of 13,177
were the second largest during the
period and were approximately 5,006
more than were made during the
same month of last year.
August was the peak month, with
13,341 placements. Placement gains
were reported in every month with
the exception of March, when a
slight decrease was noted.
Placements by months follow:
January, 8,216; February, 6,489;
March, 6,968; April, 9,616; May,
10,957; June, 10,199; July, 10,235;
August 13,341; September, 11,911,
and October, 13,177.
BOBCATS LOSE FINAL
GAMES OF SERIES 34-13
Those felicious felines, formerly
known as the fighting Bobcats, closed
out the most disastrous season in the
annals of local football here last Fri
day afternoon when they lost to At
tapulgus, 34-13.
The prettiest play of the game
came in the third quarter when
Blakely was forced to punt. Sirmons
got off a long high one that sailed
to the Attapulgus 10 yard line. Sims
took it standing on the ten yard line.
Surrounded by a quarter of Bobcats,
who evidently must have stopped to
admire Mr. Sims’ beautiful catch and 1
form, the elusive Attapulgus back
set sail for glory land and a touch
down, a run of 70 yards. The Bob
cats never quite recovered.
Julian Nobles demonstrated that
he is definitely college football ma
terial, the way this writer sees it,
and some enterprising fellow should
see that he gets a trial with some
college team before the season opens
next year.
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HONOR ROLLS
EARLY COUNTY
SCHOOLS GIVEN
COLOMOKEE
Ist Grade: Billy Rabon, Tom Ra
bon, Charles Scarborough, Shirley
Scarborough, Joyce Nolan, Wilmer
Forehand.
2nd Grade: William Monday, Sy
ble Craft, Bobbie Jean Hall, Betty-
Hayes, Melvin Ready.
3rd Grade: Lonnie Btitler, Emily
Harris, Jack Patterson, Ann Jarrett.
4th Grade: Agnes Bostwick, Sam
mye Bostwick, Charles Bostwick,
Junior Freeman, David McCraine,
Betty Roberts.
sth Grade: Ann Pate, Mary Alice
Pearce, Lottie Be Phelps, Billie Rob
erts, Jean Tedder, Reese Tedder.
6th Grade: Louise Hayes. Bill Sam
mons, Janet Reed, Fred Shellhouse,
Sara Shellhouse.
7th Grade: Russell Freeman, Ra
mona Hartley, James Hoover,.
CEDAR SPRINGS
2nd Grade: Vida Williams Joye
Faircloth, Betty Jean Mercer, Lolly
Locke.
3rd and 4th Grades: Geraldine
Helms, Glynn Justice, Sallie Mae
Grubbs, Bobbie Ann Baretfield Beth
Hayes, Gloria Perry, Roland Weeks.
sth and 6th Grades: Elaine Lord,
Anna Martha Messer, Hortense Shef
field, Vivian Mercer, Merle McKel
ler.
7th Grade: Lanelle Plymail, Joan
Weaver, Frances Grubbs, Eloise
Barefield.
LIBERTY HILL
Ist Grade: Ada Lee McKinnon,
Genita Nobles, Sara Thomas, Charles
Bridges, Joyce Toole, Earnie Reath
Davis, Adolphus Aplin.
2nd Grade: A. B. Nobles, June
Pate, Daniel Toole, Mae Belisle,
Elvin Nix.
3rd Grade: Lester Earnest, Re
becca Grier, Landon Tiner, Eloise
Cherry.
4th Grade: Cora Lee McFay.
6th Grade: Cartha Moore, Frances
Rogers.
7th Grade: Alice Clenney.
SPRINGFIELD
2nd Grade: Vinson Evans, Stanley
Knight, Ronnie Reese, Bryant Mc-
Mullin, Armogene Hicks.
3rd Grade: Julia Jernigan, Nellie
Hilton, Maxine Mock, Sadie Mc-
Donald. ... ....... ..
sth Grade: Judson Evans, Agnes
Hilton.
6th Grade: Louise Knight.
Blakely F. F. A. News
The Blakely-Union Chapiter of F.
F. A. held its regular meeting last
Thursday at 2:30 p. m., with Daniel
Bailey presiding.
The meeting opened with the elec
tion of two honorary members, Mr.
T. B. Clyburn and Mr. B. R. B.
Davis.
A program consisting of very in
teresting talks by members of the
chapters followed. Bobby Fleming
spoke on the “Management and Care
of Beef Calves;” Leonard White
spoke on “The History of FFA;”and
Joel McDowell on his project pro
gram. Fred Presley, Borden Barry,
and W. C. Sheffield added their part
to the program by playing several
entertaining musical numbers.
Plans for a weiner roast to be
held at the next regular meeting
were made. —.REPORTER.