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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXXXI NO. 16
BRITISH CADETS
ENTERTAIN .
ROTARIANS
Cadets Gresham and Goodwin,
British youths in training at Turner
Filed, Albany, for service in the Roy
al Air Force, were guests of Ro
tarian Charles Boyett at last week’s
meeting of the Blakely Rotary Club
and entertained the club members
for some time with talks about their
native country and their impressions
of America. They also answered
many questions propounded by the
club members —furnishing an inter
esting program for the day.
Other guests at the meeting in
cluded Felix Barham, Jr., guest of
his father, Rotarian Felix Barham;
J. A. Hammack, guest of Rotarian
Guy Maddox; T. B. Clyburn, guest
of Rotarian Dick Rogers; S. W. How
ell, guest of Rotarian Idus Felder;
and Misses Evelyn Dußose, Dorothy
Leger, Meade Maddox and Ann Jean
Jones.
Vice President James B. Murdock,
Jr., presided over the meeting, with
Rotarian Henry Moye program chair
man for the day.
LUCILE MAN LOSES
FINGERS IN SHINGLE
MILL LAST FRIDAY
A. 0. White, operator of a shingle
mill at Lucile, had the misfortune
to lose two fingers and suffered ser
ious injury to the third, last Friday
afternoon when his hand got caught
in a mill while he was sawing
shingles.
His right hand became entangled
in the saw and severed his thumb
and forefinger and mangled the bone
in his middle finger. He was rushed
to a local physician where he was
operated on and given treatment.
IT’S
SHOE time at
WEAVER’S
For LADIES and CHILDREN—
Air-Step, created by Brown, and beautiful— $6.00
Velvet-Step, by Peters, priced s4.9s to $6.00
(The above may be had in various heels and
widths from AAA to B)
Sport Oxfords and Dress Shoes, priced
from - $2.95 to $3.95
(These include suede, crushed kid and patents)
Children’s Weatherbird Oxfords and Dress Shoes,
all sizes and widths, prices low.
For MEN and BOYS—
Nunn-Bush,
Crosby Square,
Roblee, made by Brown, priced from $5 to $lO
Brown-bilt, black and tan
Men’s Work Shoes, Peters Diamond
Brand $2.25 to $4.95
Lion Brand Work Shoes $2.00 to $3.95
BOYS: Have you seen the Sky-Rider shoes? Come
in today and see them. Ask about the Sky-Rider
Club. Get your Aviation pin with every pair.
Our Shoe Stock Is Complete. It Is Our Desire
to Correctly Fit Our Customers’ Feet.
T. K. Weaver & Co.
“Blakely’s Only Complete Store”
C. E. BOYETT, Owner BLAKELY, GA.
(Count]) JXcws
TELEPHONE
HEARING IS
POSTPONED
The Blakely Telephone Company’s
hearing, which had been set before
the Public Service Commission for
Wednesday, has been postponed until
December 17, it was learned here
yesterday.
Walter McDonald, chairman of
the commission, telephoned an offi
cial of the Blakely Lions Club that
he had been called to Washington on
important business and the case
would be heard on December 17th or
18th. The complaint for better tel
ephone service was filed several
weeks ago by the Blakely Lions
Club. Since the Lions Club filed its
complaint, the Blakely Rotary Club,
the City Council and the Board of
County Commissioners all have filed
resolutions with the Public Service
Commission asking for better tele
phone service.
POSTOFFICE WILL
CONTINUE CLOSING
MAIL AT 9 P. M.
Postmaster J. Emory Houston an
nounced this week that the postoffice
would continue receiving mail for
evening dispatch until 9 o’clock in
the evening. For the past several
weeks the mail has been kept open
until that hour to allow postoffice
patrons to get their afternoon mail
off on the night’s train. However,
it was only for a trial period until
the postal authorities could learn
whether there was sufficient mail to
warrant keeping the mail open that
late.
This week Mr. Houston learned
that the order would remain in ef
fect permanently, affording patrons
this new service which has hereto
fore been denied them.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 27, 194).
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts —“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead,”
LEND-LEASE AID—
The Department of Agriculture re
ported nearly 1,650,000,000 pounds
of agricultural commodities costing
almost $200,000,000 were delivered
to representatives of the British
Government for Lend-Lease shipment
from the beginning of operations in
April up to October 1. Animal pro
tein products, including cheese, evap
orated milk, dried milk, eggs, pork
and lard, made up the most impor
tant groups of commodities.
State Secretary Hull announced a
Lend-Lease agreement has been sign
ed with Iceland.
AGREEMENT WITH MEXICO—
The State Department announced
an agreement has been reached with
Mexico providing: 1. The settling of
a final fair price for American pe
troleum properties taken over in
1933—Mexico to pay $9,000,000 at
once as a token payment. 2. Mexico
to pay $40,000,000 in full settlement
of general and agrarian claims, at a
rate of $2,500,000 annually. 3. A
reciprocal trade treaty to be negotiate
ed at once. 4. The United States
to provide a $40,000,000 stabilization
fund to maintain the peso at its
present rate. 5. The U. S. to pur
chase up to 6,000,000 ounces of new
ly-mined Mexican silver monthly. 6.
The Export-Import Bank to establish
credit up to $30,000,000 —to be made
available in installments of $lO,-
000,000 a year—to aid Mexico in de
veloping its highways.
ARMING OF MERCHANT SHIPS—
President Roosevelt signed the leg
islation to repeal the three key sec
tions of the Neutrality Act. The
President also requested from Con
gress a new $380,050,000 appropria
tion for Navy, including $120,000,-
000 for “defense installations” on
merchant ships. Navy Secretary
Knox said the first armed U. S. mer
chant vessels will be plying the seas
within a week. He said ships plying
both the Atlantic and Pacific will
be armed. The arming of the ships
will require three to four months
to complete. The Navy will put gun
crews of from 12 to 18 men on all
ships as fast as they are armed.
The Maritime Commission report
ed the keels of 21 Liberty ships were
laid during October to bring the total
to 76. Four of these cargo ships
were launched in October, com
pared with three for September, and
three more are scheduled to be
launched this month. The Commis
sion added four ships to its six-ship
training fleet to help turn out 15,-
000 trained seamen for the deck, en
gine and steward’s department dur
ing 1942 and 1943.
NAVY—
The Navy announced capture by
the U. S. cruiser Omaha, in Atlantic
equatorial waters of the German
ship Odenwald, which was sailing un
der U. S. colors. The disguised mer
chant ship was on its way from Yoko
homa to Bordeaux with a cargo of
3,000 tons of war rubber and Ameri
can-made automobile tires. Secre
tary Knox told his press conference
the Odenwald was one of a number
of German vessels which had been
chartered to Japan interests.
Three destroyers, a submarine and
the battleship Indiana were launched
—making a total of three battleships,
18 destroyers and 13 submarines
launched so far this year. The three
destroyers were five months ahead
of schedule and the submarine three
months.
ARMY ORDNANCE—
President Roosevelt asked Con
gress for a supplemental appropria
tion of $6,687,000,000 for the War
De,partmerit, including $3,820,000,•<
000 for Ordnance and $779,000,000
for the Air Corps. Army Chief of
Ordnance Wesson, speaking in Hart-
HOSPITALIZATION
SERVICE APPROVED
BY LOCAL PHYSICIANS
The hospitalization plan of the
Georgia Mutual Hospitalization serv
ice of Thomasville, Ga., has been ap
proved by the Tri-Medical Society.
The Tri-Medical Society is comprised
of the doctors and physicians of
Early, Calhoun and Miller counties.
This hospitalization service is op
erated under the supervision of the
State Insurance Department. It is a
non-profit organization and guaran
tees to its subscribers hospital care
and treatment.
The hospital service has been in
dorsed by all the doctors in Blakely.
BETHEL ASSOCIATION
WORKERS COUNCIL
The churches of the Bethel Asso
ciation will, by the several Execu
tive Committees and leaders from
each church, meet at Edison Sunday
afternoon at 3:00. A good program
has been planned and it is hoped
every church will be represented.
THIS WEEK IN NATIONAL
- D-E-F-E-N-S-E
ford, Conn., said U. S. light and
medium tanks have greater fire pow
er, maneuverability and speed than
European models as well as “many
times the powers of endurance.” He
said the Ordnance Department has
also developed a light anti-tank ar
tillery piece “capable of knocking out
any known tank at very great
ranges.”
ARMY HEALTH—
The War Department announced
the death rate in the Army from dis
ease now is less than one-tenth what
it was in 1917-18, and the venereal
disease rate is less than half what it
was at that time. Chief of Army
Morale Osborn said most of the USO
buildings will be in use by Christmas.
The Army also announced field hous
es are being built in 37 camps to fur
nish additional recreational facilities
during winter months.
CIVILIAN SUPPLY—
Director of Civilian Supply Hend
erson announced passenger car pro
duction during February, 1942, will
be reduced by 56 per cent as com
pared with production in February,
1941—from 396,000 cars to 174,-
000 cars. An OPM automotive com
mittee recommended the effective
date for the order banning bright
work from automobiles be postponed
from December 15 to December 31.
The OPM made tentative allocations
of 112 airplanes to U. S. commercial
airlines during 1942.
SUBCONTRACTING—
The Maritime Commission an
nounced that because it started 14
months ago to “farm out” contracts
to small manufacturers, it is noiw
receiving machinery and equipment
for the emergency ship construction
program from 450 concerns in 32
States. The Treasury Department
issued a booklet on procedures called
“Doing Business with the Procure
ment Division.” Copies are available
without charge from the Treasury
Procurement Division. Washington,
D. C. The Contract Distribution
Division opened nine more field of
fices to bring the total to 66.
COKE AND COAL—
Fuel Coordinator Ickes reported
coke production during the first 10
months of this year was 16 per cent
greater than during the correspond
ing period last year. A record pro
duction of 65,000,000 tons is indi
cated for the complete year of 1941.
Mr. Ickes also said production of
Pennsylvania anthracite coal through
October, 1941, was nine per cent
above the corresponding period of
1940. If the percentage is main
tained, he said, total 1941 produc
tion will approximate 56,000,000
tons, the largest since 1934.
NEWSBOYS TO SELL
DEFENSE STAMPS—
The Treasury Department an
nounced plans have been completed
with newspaper circulation managers
for 500,000 newspaper carrier boys
to sell Defense Saving Stamps direct
to American homes.
AGRICULTURE—
The Department of Agriculture
said additional improvement in the
demand for farm products is indicat
ed for the next few months as a re
sult of increased consumer incomes
and increased Government buying.
Farm income from marketings in
creased 15 per cent more than the
normal seasonal' gain during the
period from June to September. The
Department also reported 10,420,-
000 persons employed in agriculture
as of November 1, the lowest No
vember level since 1925. Secretary
Wickard announced establishment of
a nation-wide organization of farm
ers and Department workers to make
plans for an agriculture post-war
I program.
CARROLLTON GIRL
MAKES “ALL A’S”
FOR EIGHT YEARS
Carrollton, Ga.—Jewell Roberts,
13-year old high school student, is
one young scholar who has no qualms
about showing her report card to the
parents. For the past eight years,
Jewell has made nothing but “A”
on all her subjects.
And six of the eight years of
her school career have been perfect
attendance years. Says Mrs. Myrtis
Henry, veteran of 35 years of tutor
ing: “Jewell learns the fastest of
any child I ever taught.”
OKRA IS GROWING ON
TREES AT SPARTA
Calhoun, Ga.—They’re growing
okra on trees at Calhoun.
At least J. D. Dorsey’s 16-foot
okra stalks seem large as trees. Mr.
Dorsey said he grew about 25 stalks
in a space of ground so small and so
crowded that the okra “had no way
to grow but up”. The stalks are
husky—as big as axe handles.
THANKSGIVING
OBSERVANCE
HERE TODAY
Blakely is today joining in the
state-wide observance of Thanksgiv
ing Day, the only exception being
the United States post office, which
observed the earlier Thanksgiving
last Thursday.
Business houses are closed for
the day, and the schools closed Wed
nesday afternoon for the week,
the school children having Friday
also as a holiday.
Union Thanksgiving services were
held early this morning at the Bap
tist church, with the message by the
Rev. W. F. Burford, pastor of the
Methodist church.
PLANS MADE FOR
SCOUT MEET HERE
ON DECEMBER 5
The annual Scout meet which is
to be held here on December 5 will
be held in the Woman’s Club build
ing, it was announced yesterday by
S. G. Maddox, Early district scout
chairman. The meeting will be held
on Friday night and all Early scout
executives, scouts, parents of the
scouts and others interested in scout
work will be asked to attend.
Because of the large crowd ex
pected to attend this dinner and
meeting, arrangements were made to
hold it at the Woman’s Club build
ing in Woodlawn Park. W. Y. Comp
ton, Chehaw scout executive, will
probably be the main speaker of the
evening, Mr. Maddox said.
ATTAPULGUS WINS SIX
MAN FOOTBALL TITLE
Those scrapping lads from Atta
pulgus, behind the brilliant running
of Fred Sim and the excellent block
ing of Jim Stockton, turned back
those highly-touted Colquitt Pirates
last Friday night 38-35 to win the
championship of the Southwest Geor
gia Six Man Football Conference.
Both sides scored the same num
ber of touchdowns but Fred Sim’s
educated toe spelled the difference
between victory and defeat. He ac
counted for 8 of his team’s points
with his drop kick ror points after
touchdowns.
BABY BOYVICTIM
OF PNEUMONIA
Jimmie Paul, 8-month-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jones, died Mon
day following an illness of two
weeks from pneumonia. Remains of
the little fellow were interred in the
Bluffton cemetery Tuesday afternoon
at 3:30 o’clock, with the Rev. S. B.
King officiating, and Minter, Fellows
& Forrester Funeral Home in charge
of arrangements. Pall-bearers were
H. P. Jordan and Joe Reese.
Jimmie Paul, whose death occurred
at a Cuthbert hospital, is survived
by his parents, one sister, Paula Wy
nell, age six, and a brother, James
Dudley, age 4.
Pay By Check=
One of the most valuable privileges
enjoyed by the average citizen in
this country is that of paying bills by
check, safely, conveniently and at
low cost. It is the American way.
Open a checking account
with us today.
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
URGES EARLY
SETTING OUT OF
PINE SEEDLINGS
Because early plantings stand the
best chance for survival, landowners
were advised by the Department of
Natural Resources to set out pine
seedlings as soon as weather condi
tions are favorable.
Commissioner Zach D. Cravey said
more rain is needed in most sec
tions of the state before satisfactory
plantings can be undertaken. How
ever, he advised landowners to place
their orders for seedlings now with
the Division of Forestry, of the
Department of Natural Resources,
so they will be on hand when the
drought is broken. Shipments will
be made according to date instruc
tions given by applicants if sufficient
time is allowed, the Commissioner
said.
The earlier in the fall or winter
they are planted, the better root
structure the seedlings will have by
summer to carry them through hot,
dry weather, Commissioner Cravey
said.
Despite the current drought, seed
lings at the nurseries in Flowery
Branch and near Albany have not
been affected since an expert irriga
tion system gives them sufficient
moisture at all times, Forester Wal
ter Dyal said. As a matter of fact,
he pointed out, they are exceptionally
fine and healthy this year.
Director Dyal said “lifting” of
seedlings at the nurseries already has
started and early orders have been
filled. Sold at production price, they
cost $2.00 per 1,000 for pines; $3.00
for black locust and $3.50 for black
walnut.
GLORIA JUNE PERRY
DIES OF PNEUMONIA
Gloria June Perry, nine year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Per
ry, of Cedar Springs, died at a Don
alsonville hospital Monday, Novem
ber 17, after an illness of only two
days. Death was attributed to penu
monia.
Gloria attended school at Cedar
Springs where she was a member of
the third grade and was loved and
admired by those who knew her. Fun
eral services were held on Wednes
day following the date of her death,
at the Cedar Springs Baptist church,
with the Rev. T. B. Mellette officiat
ing, assisted by the Revs. P. Z. Smith
and W. T. Wiley.
Burial followed in the Cedar
Springs cemetery with Evans & Son,
funeral directors, in charge of ar
rangements . The following served
as palUbearers: Alton Mercer, Milton
Sheffield, Curtis Holder and Leon
Baughman.
“Swamp Water,” from the story
by Vereen Bell, at the Blakely Thea
tre Thursday and Friday.