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1 EARLY COUNTY, GA. |
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXXXI NO, 21
SCHOOL BOND
ELECTION NEXT
WEDNESDAY
Voters of the Blakely-Union school
district will go to the polls on next
Wednesday and decide whether said
school district shall issue bonds in
the amount of $90,000 with which
to erect and equip a school building
in Blakely.
The trustees of the school district
have carefully surveyed the situation
and have reached the conclusion that
$90,000 is the minimum amount
needed in order to erect a building
anywhere near commensurate with
the needs. If the bond issue is ap
proved, work on the erection of the
new building will be started at an
early date.
There is likely to be little opposi
tion to the issuance of bonds, but
the Georgia statutes provide that
for the election to be legal, at least
two-thirds of the qualified voters
in said district must participate in
the election. Os this number, only
a simple majority is required to’
win the election.
Blakely-Union school district must
have the new building. There is no
arguing that fact, and the only
way in which the building can be
had is through the issuance of bonds.
Voters of the district should bear this
in mind and vote on next Wednes
day. Voting will take place at the
office of the Ordinary in the court
house in Blakely.
VISITORS ATTEND
ROTARY MEETING
Out-of-town visitors at last week’s
meeting of the Blakely Rotary Club
included Joe P. Stratton, of Sullivan,
Ind., a guest of Rotarian Marvin
Sparks; Dr. Ned Holland, of Fort
Jackson, S. C., a guest of Rotarian
Price Holland; Norman E. Boyett, of
New Orleans, a guest of Rotarian
Bill Boyett, and Felix Barham, Jr.,
a student at G. M. A., a guest of
Rotarian Felix Barham.
Short talks by these guests form
ed the program for the day, Dr.
Holland discussing in an interesting
manner life in the medical corps of
the U. S. army.
The meeting was presided over by
President W. H. Wall, with music
for the cluib songs rendered by Mrs.
Ben. Haisten, club pianist.
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Now to make Weaver’s your
shopping headquarters for
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NEW YEAR DRY GOODS BARGAINS
—Work Clothing—
Duck Head Overalls sl.69
Wisdom Overalls- $1.59
Lee Khaki Pants s2.49
Duck Head Khaki Pants sl.9s
Matched Pants sl.9s
Army Twill Pants s2.9s
Lee Overalls s2.2s
Peters Work Shoes s2.so to $4.95
Lion Brand Work Shoes s2.2s to $3.95
This is the last call at low last year’s prices.
Buy now . . buy now .. buy now i» . buy now
T. K. Weaver & Co.
“Blakely’s Only Complete Store”
C. E. BOYETT, Owner BLAKELY, GA.
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MAYOR AND
COUNCIL TO MEET
TUESDAY NIGHT
The first meeting of the year 1942
of the Mayor and Council of the
City of Blakely will be held next
Tuesday night. Important business
matters are to be transacted at that
time, which includes the election of
city officials for the new year. These
include members of police force, city
clerk and treasurer, superintendent
of the city’s municipal water and
light plant, manager of cold storage
plant, cemetery sexton and street
department employees.
A business license ordinance is al
so to be adopted.
There will be one change in the
personnel of city council. C. E.
Boyett will succeed S. G. Maddox
on that body, having been elected
last August for a two-year term,
Mr. Maddox not being a candidate
for re-election. Other members of
council include Oscar Whitchard,
also re-elected last August, and C.
R. Barksdale and L. B. Fryer, whose
terms do not expire until December
31, 1942.
R. C. Singletary will begin the
second year of a two-year term as
Mayor.
COMMISSIONERS TO
MEET TUESDAY
The first meeting of the new year
of the Early County Board of Com
missioners will ibe held next Tues
day, January 6. Among the business
to be transacted at that meeting
is the election of a county agent,
county physician, county attorney,
road warden, and the employing of
other county employees.
LIEUTENANT GRADY
HOLMAN, JR., CALLED
TO ACTIVE ARMY DUTY
Grady Holman, Jr., of this city,
has been called to active army duty,
his duties to begin Friday, January
9, at Fort Benning, Ga. Mr. Hol
man holds a commission as second
lieutenant in the infantry. He will
be with the 908th Infantry, at Fort
Benning.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 1, 1942,
Success to AU Who Pay Their Honest Debts—“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead/’
A Week of the War—
Great Britain’s Prime Minister
Churchill arrived in Washington for
a meeting of the “United States-
British Wdr Council” which includes
the heads of the two nations and
their ranking naval and military ad
visers. The White House announced
. the primary objective of the confer
ences as the “defeat of Hitlerism
throughout the world.”
The statement also said “it should
' be remembered . . . the present con
ferences in Washington should be
regarded as preliminary to further
conferences which will officially in
clude Russia, China, the Netherlands
and the Dominions . . . and other
interested nations will be kept in
close touch with this preliminary
planning.”
In a side-by-side press conference,
the President and Mr. Churchill
said they were working out a broad
development of strategy to be turn
ed over to the military for execu
tion in cooperation with all anti-
Axis countries.
Speaking before an informal ses
sion of Congress, the Prime Minis
ter proposed that following the
present war the “germ centers of
hate and revegenge” should be con
stantly policed so “the pestilence can
be controlled at the very begin
ning ...”
The War Front—
The Navy Department reported
, during the past week 14 enemy sub
. marines were sunk or damaged, one
enemy transport and one mine
sweeper were sunk and an addition-
> al transport and one seaplane tender
were “probably” sunk. The Depart
ment said enemy submarines had
sunk three merchant ships and
shelled two others. Wake Island,
with its 400 officers and men and
' 1,000 construction workers, was re
ported captured. The War Depart-
> ment said an American army bomber
■ sank ah enemy submarine off the
California coast. There was heavy
■ fighting in the Philippines and Ma
nila was declared an open city.
1 Other Foreign Relations—
A special House Committee inves
tigating air transportation returned
from a tour of the American Re
publics to report the Axis controls
airports within easy bombing dis
tance of the Panama Canal, stra
tegic airports in Brazil just across
from Africa, vast stocks of aviation
gas ’and oil in Brazil, and “no less
than 14” shortwave radios in Guate
mala alone and others in Mexico
which have informed German au
thorities abroad of the U. S. mer
chant vessel departures from the
United States. The committee also
reported finding the Nazis have per
fected plans for the sabotaging of
all utilities in Buenos Aires “and
that in a crisis they could probably
establish an operating base in Ar
gentina . . .”
The State Department announced
a new trade agreement with Cuba
and an accord with the Vichy Gover
nor of French Martinique to contin
ue the “status quo.” Secretary Hull
Hull issued a statement that seizure
of the islands of St. Pierre and Mi
quelon near Canada by the Free
French was “contrary to the agree
ment of all parties concerned and
certainly without prior knowledge or
consent in any sense of the U. S.
Government.”
The President wrote Prime Minis
ter Curtin of Australia, “we give
you our assurances that we consider
the safety of your great Common
wealth as a definite essential in ev
ery plan of defense . . .”
Production —
The President approved a plan
for combining the productive re
sources of Canada and the U. S. and
removing barriers such as tariffs,
import duties, customs and other
regulations. The American section
of the Joint War Production Com
mittee was asked to investigate what
legislative action was necessary to i
fulfill the plan. Canada has al
ready approved.
Parts of the OPM were reorgan
ized “to speed up war production,
to quicken the conversion of civilian
THIS WEEK IN NATIONAL
D-E-F-E-N-S-E
industry to war output and to widen
the participation of management and
labor.” OPM Contract Distribution
Division announced the three spe
cial “contract” trains which toured
the nation to exhibit the type of war
work small manufacturers might
handle, uncovered 11,000 factories
able to do some of the work. Among
them are a fish hook manufacturer
who can make springs for the Army
and a beer-can concern which can
make hand grenades. The first of
48 “department stores of subcon
tracting” was opened in St. Louis.
The “stores” will exhibit samples of
needed war equipment to prospective
producers. The OPM issued an esti
mate that nearly $4,000,000,000 in
war materials could be produced by
civilian-goods plants in 15 industries
if they are converted to war work.
Price*—
The Labor Department reported
its check of 18 foods in 19 cities
showed little net change in retail
prices during the first half of De
cember. Price Administrator Hen
derson moved to stabilize prices of:
leather, sugar, reclaimed rubber,
soles and heels, cotton “fine goods,”
glycerin, ethyl alcohol, and dry
colors. Mr. Henderson also asked
manufacturers of china, glass, lamp
shades, watches and silverware to
hold prices at not more than De
cember 1 levels.
Priorities—
The OEM announced war produc
tion demands will necessitate elec
trical power rationing and pooling
for the Southeast, Southwest, Pa
cific coast and part of the Middle
West during 1942 and 1943. The
Priorities Division ordered owners of
privately-financed defense housing
projects to make definite statements
on prices at which they will sell or
rent the properties they construct.
The Division also issued new orders
limiting uses of lead and tinfoil,
steel, burlap, wool, manila cordage,
refined sugar, wire and wire prod
ucts, spare tires, passenger cars and
light trucks.
Labor—
The President’s industry - labor
conference to plan uninterrupted
war production agreed: (1) There
shall be no strikes or lockouts; (2)
all disputes shall be settled by peace
ful means; (3) the President shall
set up a proper War Laibor Board to
handle these disputes. The President
accepted the plan without reserva
tions and said he would act at once.
The U. S. Conciliation Service re
ported settlement of 28 labor dis
putes. Labor Secretary Perkins an
nounced that during the past year
hourly earnings of factory wage
earners increased 14.7 per cent;
average hours rose 4.8 per cent; and
average weekly earnings■ of both
full and part-time employment rose
20.6 per cent.
Manpower for Industry—
The OPM Labor Division said the
U. S. has the manpower to .meet
1942’s need of at least 3,000,000
additional persons for war industries,
but there is a shortage of industrial
plant supervisors and skilled work
ers in some war crafts and occupa
tions. The Division said war indus
tries now employing 4,500,000 will
need 9,000,000 by June, 1943. These
additional workers can be raised
without serious economic disruption
by utilizing all existing sources—
women, Negroes, foreign-born, older
workers, and those displaced from
civilian jobs, he said.
Agriculture—
The Agriculture Department an
nounced a favorable economic out
look for agriculture in 1942 despite
entry of the U. S. into war, due to
the expanding war effort and pros
pective accompanying rise in indus
trial activity, employment and
wages. Agriculture Secretary Wick
ard said 1942 production goals call
for more milk, eggs, pork, beef,
canned vegetables, peanuts and soy
beans, and a cut in production of
wheat, cotton and tobacco. Mr.
Wickard also said the millionth ton
of American food shipped to Great
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DEFENSE RALLY
TO BE HELD HERE
SUNDAY NIGHT
A county-wide Civilian Defense
Rally will be held in Blakely at the
Methodist church Sunday night at
7:30 o’cock, it was announced this
week by Grady Holman, Jr., Early
county chairman.
The rally is in conformity to a
call by National Chairman LaGuardia
for similar rallies in all cities of the
United States. Problems confronting
the citizens of the county during the
war emergency are to be discussed
and the part the citizens can and
should play in the defense of their
country will be outlined.
The meeting is county-wide, said
Mr. Holman, and it is hoped that
every community will be well repre
sented Sunday night at 7:30 at the
Blakely Methodist church.
There are many ways in which
those not eligible for army duty may
assist their country in its fight for
the preservation of its way of life,
and much can be learned from next
Sunday night’s rally.
FORMER EARLY COUNTY
YOUNG MAN REPORTED
“MISSING IN ACTION”
Charles Andrew Boyd, former Ear
ly countian, has been reported “miss
ing in action” by the U. S. war de
partment. Young Boyd, who is a
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles IH.
Boyd, of near Dothan, was a mem
ber of the U. S. Navy, second-class
carpenter’s mate. The telegram to
his parents did not state in what ac
tion the youth was reported missing,
merely stating thatjt had been “in
the performance of his duty and in
the service of his country,” and add
ed that further information when re
ceived would be reported.
Young Boyd, born in Houston
county, lived in Early county, in
the Freeman Chapel community, for
many years. Some years ago the
family returned to Houston county,
where he enlisted in the Navy in
April, 1940. He was detailed to
the U. S. Naval Training Station at
Norfolk, Va., where he received his
basic Naval training, after which he
boarded a U. S. ship for service.
SUPERIOR OIL CO.
OPENS NEW PLANT ON
COLQUITT HIGHWAY
A new bulk and retail oil plant
and service station, handling Supe
rior oil products, owned and oper
ated by Rosby Justice, has 'been
opened on the Colquitt highway just
inside the city limits. Mr. Justice
announces that the best grades of
gasoline at the lowest prices will be
handled and that this new station
will give “24-hour perfect service.”
An advertisement concerning this
new enterprise will be found in this
issue of The News.
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TIRE RATIONING
TO BEGIN ON
JANUARY 5
ATLANTA, Ga.—The average cit
izen’s first real impact with war
time conditions—the rationing of
automobile tires—will come January
5, and the permits to buy tires will
be handled by the Citizens Defense
Committee.
Chairman Robert B. Troutman
said the Office of Production Man
agement had asked the committee to
take over the task.
Sale of new tires will be limited
to defense needs, and the plain citi
zen motorist will have to get by
with recaps or second-hand tires.
Two civilian needs to be given at
tention on the preferred list will be
bus transportation both for the pub
lic and for the schools.
T. M. Forbes, secretary of the
Cotton Manufacturers Association of
Georgia, was named state rationing
officer by Troutman.
Forbes said heads of local defense
committees had been notified to set
up boards ’to handle tire rationing
in their communities. If other com
modities are added to the restricted
list, distribution will be handled by
boards now being established, he
added.
After January 5 tires will be sold
only to persons certifying that they
will be mounted on:
1. Vehicles used by physicians,
surgeons, visiting nurses, or veteri
narians, principally for professional
services.
2. Ambulances.
3. Vehicles used exclusively for
fighting services and necessary pub
lic services, such as police cars, fire
engines, garbage trucks, and mail
delivery.
4. Trucks used exclusively for ice
and fuel delivery, transportation of
materials for construction and main
tenance of public roads, public utili
ties or production facilities, defense
housing, military establishments;
trucks used by essential roofing,
heating, plumbing and electrical re
pair services waste and scrap deal
ers, by any common carriers, and
for transportation of raw materials,
semi-manufactured goods and finish
ed products—except no certificates
will be issued to transport such raw
materials, semi-manufactured goods,
or finished products for personal or
family use.
5. Farm tractors or other farm
implements—except automobiles or
trucks —for which tires are essential
to operation.
6. Industrial, mining, and con
struction equipment—except auto
mobiles or trucks—for which tires
are essential to operation.
Owners falling into these classifi
cations, Forbes said, will take their
cars to an inspector, who will de
termine if new tires are necessary.
The inspector’s report will be passed
to the local board so a final decision.
There are approximately 500,000
passenger-car owners in Georgia.
CHANDLER’S SHOE SHOP
SOLD TO MR. BEATTY
Chandler’s Shoe Shop, on Cuthbert
street, for the past several years
owned and operated by Mr. T. S.
Chandler, was last we'ek sold to Mr.
Joe Beatty, of Camilla. Mr. Beatty
is a former resident of Blakely
where he was engaged in the shoe
shop business.