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EARLY COUNTY, GA. GARDEN SPOT OF GOD’S COUNTRY VOLUME LXXXI }> NO. 23 POLIO CAMPAIGN BEGINS IN EARLY COUNTY JAN. 19 CHAIRMAN CHAS. E. BOYETT NAMES ASSISTANTS IN VARIOUS DISTRICTS C. E. Boyett heads Early county as General Chairman for the Cele bration of the President’s Birthday. This year the celebration will be known as “Our President’s Diamond Jubilee Birthday,” and the Early county-wide drive for subscriptions, donations and funds will begin on Monday, January 19th. It will close on the President’s birthday, Janu ary 30th. This year the county has been divided into various districts cover ing each militia or school district in the county. Wide-awake men and women have been chosen by Mr. Boyett to head the campaign in the respective communities, and in dications point toward a gala year for Early county in this 1 great work. The following are Mr. Boyett's district committee members: Blakely: A. J. Singletary, James B. Murdock, Jr. Damascus: Bill Geer. Rowena: Clarence Cook. Jakin: Clark Mosely. Colomokee: Mrs. John W. Hall. Union: Mrs. John P. Hudspeth. Cedar Springs: Commissioner Leon H. Baughman. Hilton: Sheriff C. E. Martin. Lucile: Mrs. C. B. Miller. Liberty Hill: Mrs. William A. Hall. New Hope: Mrs. George Mock. Springfield: Mrs. Alice Trippe. Commenting on the drive for the funds with which to combat infantile paralysis, Mr. Boyett said:, “We are at war. We must overlook nothing that will contribute to victory. We must neglect nothing that imperils our chances of victory. Under nt> circumstances must we neglect our fight against infantile paralysis. As never before, this is the year.” Mr. Boyett further added: “Our great President is busy at his tasks in Washington, and we, in his 'second home,’ should show our appreciation of him by oversubscribing our quota and presenting that news to him as a birthday gift.” January Clearance AT WEAVER’S MEN’S SUITS and OVERCOATS 40 new Men’s Suits, including tweeds and shetlands, sizes 35 to 40; priced originally from $25.00 to $30.00, re duced to — sl7-95 35 new Men’s Overcoats, best materials, all sizes, originally priced $16.50 to $19.50, reduced to — $10.95 . . . The U. S. Marines needs fighting men . . . apply Postoffice, Columbus, Georgia T. K. Weaver & Co. “Blakely’s Only Complete Store” C. E. BOYETT, Owner BLAKELY, GA. ft trig (Kmmtjj JXcws T. K. WEAVER DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS Succumbing to an illness of sever al years’ duration, Thomas Kilby Weaver, 71, well-known and highly esteemed Early countian, died last ’Friday night at 9 o’clock at the home of his niece, Mrs. Harvey Sir mons, at Hilton. Mr. Weaver was a native and life long resident of Early county, where he was born on November 7, 1870, a son of the late .Mose and Mollie Weaver. He lived many years in Blakely and was for a number of years associated with Charles E. Boy ett in the mercantile business which still bears his name. 11l health forc ed his retirement, and Mr. Boyett purchased his partner’s interest in the business in May, 1930. Funeral services were held Sun day morning at 10:30 o’clock at Zion Free Will Baptist church, with bhe Rev. L. Cecil Wimberley officiat ing. Interment was in Ziojr ceme tery, with Minter, Fellows & For rester in charge of arrangements, and Stanley Causey, T. H. Sirmons, A. D. Smith, Meade Hilton, Troy John son and D. L. Hilton serving as pall bearers. Surviving are one sister, Mrs. M. N. Salter of Albany, and a number of nephews and nieces. Mr. Weaver had many friends throughout this section who received the news of his death with deep re gret. BOYS AND GIRLS TO GATHER WASTE MATERIAL HERE Earl F. Tarre is heading a com mittee of high school boys and girls for the collection of all waste ma terials, such as old papers, rags, rub ber, metals, coat hangers and other waste materials, needed for defense materials. Mr. Tarre, who is high school foot ball coach, says that a truck will be sent around to the residences of the city on Friday afternoons and Sat urdays for the purpose of collecting the materials. The materials will be sold, the proceeds to go for the pur chase of defense bonds for the school, Mr. Tarre said. BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 15, 1942. Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts—“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead/’ JANUARY TERM OF SUPERIOR COURT TO CONVENE MONDAY CIVIL DOCKET SCHEDULED FOR FIRST WEEK, CRIMINAL DOCKET THE SECOND The January, 1942, term of Early Superior Court will be convened on next Monday by Judge C. W. Wor rill, of Cuthbert. The civil docket will be taken up Monday morning. The criminal dock et will not be called until the second week, allowing time for the grand jury, with the assistance of Solicitor R. A. Patterson, to complete its deliberations. The following jurors have been summoned to serve at the January term: Grand Jurors C. P. Jenkins, J. G. Craft, R. E. Alexander, W. C. Cook, J. R. Prince, C. C. Crook. T. E. Peterman, W. R. Pullen, H. C. Fryer, C. M. Mock, Ralph B. Scarborough, N. M. Davis, J. S. Peterman, G. M. Sparks, Grady Smith, W. L. Rhodes, Sid W. Howell, H. H. Davenport, D. R. Deal, Curtis B. Smith, H. B. Jernigan, J. W. Bowen, H. B. Ainsworth, W. C. Har ris, Barney Wynne, D. B. Jernigan, W. R. Averett, R. H. Stuckey, Z. T. Webb, J. L. Underwood, W. R. Mc- Kinney, T. L. Dozier, B. M. Garrett, E. A. Dußose, K. J. Hodges, R. O. Lewis, C. W. Pullen, A. D. Harriss, F. A. Barham, J. O. Bridges. Traverse Jurors, First Week: C. B. Reese, C. W. Mosely, J. O. Oliver, Gordon Hall, J. W. Taylor (A), O. E. Garrett (A), J. R. Puck ett, C. L. Tabb, H. J. Middleton, T. H. Owen, S. G. Maddox, J. L. Clink scale. M. D. Sasser (A), M. L. Long, T. B. McDowell, J. T. Reese, J. M. Lane, B. O. Merritt, Sr., R. C. Ward, G. W. Swords, Willet McDowell, C. A. Bell, R. C. Singletary, Jr„ T. T. Swann, J. H. Dykes, E. C. McDowell, J. W. Strickland, C. E. Boyett, F. W. Pipkin, R. C. Singletary, Sr., R. C. Billings. J. H. Jones, J. E. Beckham, W. H. Balkcom, J. H. Whitehurst, C. M. Deal, L. A. Wiley, T. A. Bell, B. D. Harvey, Felix Davis, J. E. Widener, C. H. Loback, Tom Henry, E. B. Davis. I. M. Bramblett, Alma White, H. A. Walton, B. M. Lind sey, Sevola Jones, R. C. Harris, B. D. Toole, William Cox, Shelly Sim mons, J. G. Brantley. R. W. Parr. Traverse Jurors, Second Week E. L. Dußose, John Hall, C. F. Helms, J. Wesley Hatcher, L. A. Minter, C. I. Houston, F. C. Pick ron, B. D. Ingram, J. E. Lomax, Ivey Chambers, William S. Duke, J. C. Balkcom. J. G. Daniels. Jr., F. D. Grist, A. H. Lanier, T. B. Kenney, John M. Knight, O. C. Bell, Harry Mosely, John H. Williams, Sr., Ralph Lane, O. L. Hooten. W. A. Sheffield, B. H. Askew, Jr., J. R. Hudson, L. F. Douglas, J. W. Scarborough, E. L. Lewis, E. W. Jones, Roy McClel- The President, in a message to Congress, said he had directed Fed eral agencies to arrange a neiw sche dule of war production calling for 60,000 planes in 1942, including 45,- 000 combat crafts, and 125,000 in 1943, including 10Q,000 combat units; tanks in 1942 and 75,- 000 in 1943; 20,000 anti-aircraft guns in 1942 and 35,000 in 1943; 8,000,000 deadweight tons of mer chant ships in 1942 and 10,000,009 in 1943. The President told Congress he would order the U. S. armed forces to a world-wide front to find the enemy and “hit him and hit him again whenever and wherever we can reach him.” He said U. S. forces would take up positions if necessary in the British Isles, the Far East and on all oceans and bases within and without the New World necessary to protect the Western Hemisphere. The President proposed total ex penditures in the fiscal year 1943 of $77,000,000,000. Os this $56,000,- 000,000 would be for the war. He said total war expenditures are now at the rate approximately $2,000,- 000,000 a month and may surpass $5,000,000,000 a month during fis cal year 1943. The President said he could not predict unltimate costs “because I cannot predict the chang ing fortunes of war,” but he pro posed an increase in tax collections to $27,000,000,000. He asked care ful Congressional consideration of income taxes collected at the source, pay-roll taxes, excise taxes and taxes on State and local government bonds. Mr. Roosevelt said expenditures for farm aid, work relief and youth aid would be reduced by the end of the 1942 fiscal year $600,000,000 from last year and will be reduced another $860,000,000 next fiscal year when the total cost will be sl,- A WEEK OF THE WAR CIVILIAN COURSES FOR POLICE TO BE HELD BY FBI NEAREST MEETING AT ALBANY SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 26-30, INCLUSIVE In order that law enforcement of ficers in Georgia may be adequately informed concerning emergency du ties expected of them in times of war, the Federal Bureau of Investi gation will hold six-day Civilian De fense Courses for police in Albany, Athens and Columbus, Ga., during the period from January 26 to 31, 1942, inclusive. The courses to be offered are for the purpose of in structing local, county, metropolitan and state police agencies in the prob lems of civilian defense. These Civilian Courses for Police will cover the entire field of police emergency duties in wartime, from enforcing blackouts to stacking sand bags, and including many wartime and emergency duties. Special Agent F. R. Hammack of the Atlanta Field Office states that invitations are being extended to state, county and local law enforce ment officers in Baker, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay, Clinch, Col quitt, Cook, Crisp, Decatur, Dough erty, Early, Echols, Grady, Irwin, Lanier, Lee, Lowndes, Miller, Mitch ell, Randolph, Seminole, Sumter, Terrell, Thomas, Tift. Turner, Wil cox and Worth counties to attend the courses to be held at Albany. The courses at Albany will be held in the U. S. District Court Room lo cated in the U. S. Postoffice Build ing, and classes will last from 9:00 a. m. to 6:00 p. m. from January 26 to January 30, inclusive, with one hour off for lunch, while classes on Saturday, January 31, will be from 9:00 a. m. to 4:00 p. m. Only duly authorized law enforce ment officers will be admitted to the sessions, and in view of the emerg ency situation, as many officers as possible from each of the various law enforcement departments are urged to attend the school. lan, C. R. Daniels, W. I. Daniels, W. N. Dußose, C. C. Black, J. Emory Houston, W. M. Carter, H. H. Willis, W. B. Hogan, S. C. Owen, J. E. Er win, W. E. Howell, H. J. Hudson, Mack Strickland, G. H. Owen, H. C. Still, J. B. Widener, Sanford Wills, J. T. Cannon, A. E. Langford, Elzie Evans, B. E. Houston. R. A. Wil liams, W. R. Weems, W. T. Bates, L. B. Burkett, B. B. Tedder, B. B. Godwin, J. E. Davis, J. F. Adams, E. A. Cannon, John C. Holman, A. T Fleming, Dwight Harris, W. B. Hester, D. E. Thrash, J. W. Walters, B. H. Thomas, J. H. Moye, C. R. Davis, J. B. Still, J. S. Farr. C. E. Wills, J. L. Jones, Walter Williams, R. L. Thompson. 400,000,000 or about half of the sum for the present year. PRODUCTION PROGRESS — The Office for Emergency Man agement reports increased pooling of aircraft production facilities with in the industry and with the auto industry, and concentration on super- I ior types of planes. The OEM said lin almost every month'of 1942 addi- I tional plants will begin production of planes with parts supplied by in- I dustrial pools. The War Department reported at [ least one plant of each of the 13 types required for the munitions pro gram was completed in 1941, making a total of 28 now in operation. The announcement said 28 more will be i gin production soon. OPM Director Knudsen announc ed the auto industry must double its schedule war output to handle $5,000,000,000 additional war con tracts. OPM formed a 10-memiber indstry-labor committee to study con version of the industry to war prod ucts. EMPLOYMENT— Labor Secretary Perkins reported 15,000,000 workers will be engaged in war production by the end of 1942 —three times as many as were so employed in the fourth quarter of 1941. There will be only a relative ly small increase in total employ ment. however, Miss Perkins said, because many persons now working in civilian-goods industry will be shifted to war work. WPA announc ed 3,800,000 persons were unem ployed in December, p. 00,000 less than the previous month. CONSERVATION OF MATERIALS — OPM anounced industrial conser vation programs will be set up in more than 30 industrial centers to wreck old machinery and equipment to salvage needed materials; to mini (Contniued on page 5) TEST BLACKOUT HERE TONIGHT —COOPERATE In connection with all towns in the Albany district, Blakely will have a trial blackout tonight (Thurs day), January 15. To be effective, this blackout must be complete. All residents of Blakely and those ad jacent to the city are urged to com ply with the following instructions: When you see and hear the fol lowing signals—3 medium blasts of a whistle, house lighting flicked 3 times at short intervals, street lights flicked 3 times at short inervals and then turned off completely, the blackout is in effect, and the public is asked to: Extinguish all lights visible from the air. Warn others. If driving a vehicle, pull over to the curb and STOP. Keep streets clear for emergency traffic which must travel without lights. Don’t smoke in open. Don’t phone unnecessarily; keep lines clear for emergency local and long distance calls that must go through rapidly. End of blackout is signalled by 2-minute blast on whistle. Keep calm. Stay at home. The above instructions are ex tracts from bulletins issued by 4th Corps Area, the headquarters Inter ceptor Command and the State Of fice of Civilian Defense. POSTOFFICE LOBBY WILL BE LOCKED AFTER 9:00 O’CLOCK AT NIGHT Beginning Sunday night, January 18, the lobby of the Blakely post office will be locked at 9 o’clock at night and will not be reopened until 7:30 o’clock the next morning, Post master J. Emory Houston announced yesterday. The new ruling will go into ef fect Sunday night and will remain in effect for the duration of the war. Locking the lobby so as to pre vent entrance to the psotoffice will be taken as a precaution against damage to the building during the war, Mr. Houston said. To accommodate patrons who wish to mail letters at night, a mail box will be placed outside the building next to the street, Mr. Houston said. However, patrons are asked to not use this box in the daytime, as the mail will be collected from this box only in the mornings, and at no oth er time, the postmaster added. Men’s Wool and Leather combina tion Jackets, originally priced at $7.95, now reduced to $5.95, at WEAVER’S. Judy Canova in “Puddin’ Head” at the Blakely Theatre Thursday and Friday. Our Purpose— is to continue to serve you through out the year just as a banking in stitution should serve the public—of fair dealing to all and a sense of ap preciation for every account, no matter how large or how small. We invite you to talk to us about your banking problems. 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 EASTERN STAR OFFICERS FOR 1942 ARE INSTALLED IMPRESSIVE AND COLORFUL CEREMONY AT MASONIC HALL LAST THURSDAY NIGHT In a beautiful and impressive ceremony, the officers of Blakely Chapter No. 282 Order of the East ern Star were duly installed at the Masonic hall last Thursday night. The installation ceremonies were open to the public and, despite a rather cold night, a large crowd was present for the jccasion. The installation was in charge of the officers of Crape Myrtle Chapter of Albany, some fifteen of whom were here. Crape Myrtle Chapter sponsored the organization of Blake ly Chapter and the members thereof have continued to take a keen inter est in the welfare of their protege. Mrs. Kalah Hardy presided as Acting Worthy Grand Matron in the installation, with Mrs. Esther Huck aby as Acting Grand Marshal, Mrs. Ruth Smith as Acting Grand Chap lain, and Mr. E. H. Heidt as Acting Grand Se’cretary. The following officers were duly installed: Worthy Matron: Mrs. Sally Gooch er. Worthy Patron: R. E. Mills. Associate Matron: Mrs. Louise Thompson. Associate Patron: Dr. J. G. Stan difer. Secretary: Mrs. Nora Scarborough. Treasurer: Mrs. Pearl Houston. Conductress: Mrs. Cyllene Dunn. Associate Conductress: Mrs. Vel ma Smith. Chaplain: Mrs. Cleo Grubbs. Marshal: Mrs. Katherine Rice. Organist: Mrs. Ruth Warrick. Star Points: Adah: Mrs. Eunice Weathersby. Ruth: Mrs. Edna Mills. Esther: Mrs. Ruth Jordan. Martha: Mrs. Kavis Ivey. Electra: Miss Bessie Lewis. Warder: Mrs. Flewellyn Williams. r .Sentinel: W~ H.. Lvey._ During the installation. Mrs. Merle Haisten acted as organist and Mrs. C. G. Brewer sang during the flag ceremony at the installation of the Worthy Matron. Due to unavoida ble circumstances, Mr. R. E. Mills, Mrs. Edna Mills and Mrs. Flewellyn Williams were unable to be present and will be installed later. At the conclusion of the installa tion, Mrs. Mary Lee Martindale, the retiring Worthy Matron, was pre sented a Past Matron’s jewel, Mrs. Cleo Grubbs, Past Matron, making the presentation. Mr. W. H. Ivey, retiring Worthy Patron, was likewise presented a Past Patron’s jewel, Dr. J. G. Standifer, Past Patron, mak ing the presentation. The hall was tastefully decorated and it was a very colorful cere mony. Preceding the installation, de lightful refreshments were served. Included in the delegation from Crape Myrtle Chapter from Albany were: Mrs. Kalah Hardy, Mrs. Es ' ther Huckaby, Mrs. Ruth Smith, Mr. ; E. H. Heidt, Mrs. Alice Hamlin, Mrs. Ada Kemp, Mrs. Mattie Rx>e Heidt, Mr. J. I. Mason, Mrs. Louise , Altman. Mrs. Patsy Mason, Mrs. Vir ginia Hardee, Mrs. Florence White, Mr. Max Hardy, Mrs. Berta Newell, Mr. J. Haskell Hardee.