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VOLUME LXXXI NO. 25
FEBRUARY AUTO
TIRE AND TUBE
QUOTA REDUCED
Early county’s February quota of
tires and tubes was slashed nearly
fifty per cent below the January
quota, it was announced by the local
tire rationing board after it had re
ceived its instructions from state
headquarters.
The February quota is 6 tires and
5 tubes fpr passenger cars and 18
tires and 31 tubes for busses and
trucks. No more than 25 per cent
of this quota may be sold in any one
week.
There was no change of importance
in the eligible list and the new quota
and instructions indicate a tighten
ing in the rationing program.
Early County Civilian Defense
Committee Chairman F. H. Brooks
announced that the names of all pur
chases of tires and tubes allowed by
the Early county rationing board
for the month of January will be
published in next week’s Early Coun
ty News and at two-week intervals
thereafter.
DEPUTY COLLECTOR TO
ASSIST PUBLIC IN FILING
INCOME TAX RETURNS
Marion H. Allen, collector of in
ternal revenue for the state of
Georgia, announces that representa
tives from his department will be
available to assist the public in filing
income tax returns for 1941.
The date for Blakely is February
11, and the deputy collector’s hours
on that day will be from 8:00 a. m.
to 5:00 p. m. He will be in the
postmaster’s office at the local post
office.
The collector also announced that
the internal revenue offices will be
open in the following cities every
day from February 2 to March 16,
from 8:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m.: At
lanta, Albany, Augusta, Columbus,
Macon, Rome, Savannah and Valdos
ta. The services of the personnel of
these offices is available to the pub
lic.
Tyrone Power and Betty Grable
in “A Yank in the R. A. F.,” at the
Blakely Theatre Thursday and Fri
day.
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BETTER GROCERIES LOWER PRICES
at WEAVER’S
Cooking Oil—Gallon can $1.35
Tomatoes—No. 2 can . 9c
Quart Mustard (delicious) 9c
Rice, Water Maid—3-lb. pkg. 25c
Tomato Catsup—l4-oz. bottle 10c
Pure Lard —Gallon bucket 95c
My-Rose Flour—24-lb. sack 89c
Argo Prunes—2-Ib. package 19c
Cut Beans—No. 2 can 10c
Hudson Lye—2 cans 15c
Oysters—2 cans for 35c
Fancy Pink Salmon —Can 19c
50c Groves Chill Tonic—Bottle 39c
24 lbs. Swans Down Flour $1.20
(10c Defense Stamp given with every sack)
MAKE WEAVER’S YOUR 1942
SHOPPING HEADQUARTERS
Weaver’s Cash &
Carry Food Market
—A Division of T. K. Weaver & Company—
C. E. BOYETT, Sole Owner BLAKELY, GA.
(Satin Count))
Grand Jury Names
Three New Members
Board of Education
The Early County Board of Edu
cation will have three new members
beginning April 1, it became known
the past week when the grand jury
of the January term of superior court
made their recommendations to the
court.
That body named John H. Wil
liams to succeed James W. Bonner,
Gi H. Owen to succeed Gordon Hall,
and H. C. Haddock to succeed H. E.
Hightower, .whose terms expire April
1, 1942. Mr. Haddock is a former
member of the board and served as
its chairman for many years.
The grand jury also appointed W.
R. Taylor as N. P. & Ex-officio J. P.
of the 1435th (Arlington) district.
Elsewhere in The News will be
found the general presentments of
the grand jury, which returned sev
eral indictments, five of them for
murder, before adjourning for the
term.
COUNTY AGENT IS
SPEAKER AT ROTARY
CLUB MEETING
J. F. Reid, Early county agricul
tural extensioh agent, was a guest
of the Blakely Rotary Club at its
weekly luncheon meeting last Friday
and spoke for several minutes on
the work in which he is engaged. Mr.
Reid, who was introduced by Ro
tarian Barney Wynne, program chair
man for the day, has only recently
come to this county to assume his
duties here and expressed himself as
well pleased with the reception ac
corded him by Early countians and
pledged his best efforts toward a
forward-moving program for the
farming and live-stock industry.
Other guests at Friday’s meeting,
which was presided over by President
Henry Wall, included Mr. W. L. De-
Ford, of eDnton, Md., who was a
guest of Rotarian Price Holland, and
Capt. R. L. Reid,' of Turner Field,
Albany, a brother of County Agent
Reid.
Ordinary D. C. Morgan will hold
his monthly term of court next
Monday.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 29, 1942.
Success to AH Who Pay Their Honest Debts—“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead."
Chairman Nelson of the War Pro
duction Board abolished the OPM and
transferred its functions regarding
production, purchasing, priorities,
materials, civilian supply and subcon
tracting to a new streamlined organi
zation under the Board. In addition,
Mr. Nelson created under the new
Board a progress reporting and a
planning unit to suggest improve
ments from time to time.
Mr. Nelson stressed two funda
mental differences between the old
and new organization: an increased
amount of authority and a more defi
nite delegation of responsibility to
promote speed.. He said the main ob
jective of the new organization was
the full mobilization in the war ef
fort of every national resource, large
and small.
Mr. Nelson named Ernest Kanzler
to convert auto industry facilities to
war use. Mr. Kanzler will have com
plete authority to do whatever is
necessary, Mr. Nelson said. He said
that he expected to appoint as many
other men with similar authority for
other industries as are necessary.
THE WAR FRONT—
President Roosevelt told his press
conference an inter-allied supply
council and similar joint commands
are in existence, and excellent prog
ress is being made to strengthen the
position of the United States in the
Southwest Pacific.
The Army announced Gen. Mac-
Arthur’s forces have repulsed contin
uous heavy attacks by reinforced
Japanese units on Bataan Peninsula,
inflicting heavy losses on the enemy
with comparatively low losses to the
defenders. The entire Japanese 14th
Army, together with other units,
landed on Luzon. U. S. Army forces
sank a Japanese cruiser and a large
tanker 100 miles off Jolo, and shot
down 16 enemy planes in the Philip
pines.
The Navy anounced the freighter
SS Brazos was sunk in a collision
120 miles southwest of Cape Hatter
as. anri during the past week U-boats
sank the City of Atlanta, the Lat
vian freighter Ciltvaira, the tankers
Coimbra and Allan Jackson, and
torpedoed the tanker Malay. The
Navy did not announce number of
U-boats sunk or captured but said
“some of the recent visitors to our
territorial waters will never enjoy
the return trip portion of their voy
age.” The U. S. Navy sank three
enemy merchant ships off Tokyo Bay
and torpedoed a 5,000-ton vessel in
Binanga Bay.
REPORTS TO THE NATION—
The Office of Facts and Figures,
coordinating the information activi
ties of aH Federal agencies to keep
the public informed of the war ef
fort, issued a 62-page booklet, “Re
port to the Nation”, outlining the de
fense and war programs from the be
ginning to the present. In separate
chapters the report discusses price
control activities, alien control, eco
nomic warfare, production of all nec
essary war items, civilian defense,
Objective of Japanese Drive
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As the Japs pushed down the Malaya peninsula against the British
this was their objective—Singapore. Above photo shows what a bee
hive of activity the most commercial point in Asia is, for sampans al
most choke the Singapore river.
A WEEK OF THE WAR
war financing and all other phases
of the national effort.
AUTO, TRUCKS AND TIRES—
The WPB ordered all production
of passenger cars and light trucks
for any purpose halted February 1.
The announcement of the order said
all military demands can be filled
from the stockpile of autos that will
be on hand by that date and which
cannot be sold without Government
permission.
OPA announced that there is no
prospect of rationing for used cars
or of commandeering of private cars.
OPA amended the auto freezing
order to permit transfer of title to
any vehicle under the terms of in
stallment contracts drawn up before
January 1 and repossession of any
vehicle involved in a breach of such
contract. The agency also amended
its tire freezing rules to allow clergy
men to purchase new tires and tubes.
OPA put a ceiling price on materials
used in retreading used tires. •
TRANSPORTATION—
The Interstate Commerce Commis
sion granted railroads permission to
increase passenger fares 10 per cent.
Exempt from the increase are special
fares granted tcf military or naval
men on furlough. Permission was also
granted to the Railway Express
Agency, Inc., to make an emergency
additional charge of 10 cents per
package sent at first, second or
third-class rates.
ARMY— ' >
The President said the United
Nations are collaborating with the
U. S. to effect transfers to the Ameri
can armed service of the Americans
who had enlisted before the war un
der foreign flags. War Secretary
Stimson announced completion of
plans for the formation of a 6th
Armored Division and two additional
all-Negro units: an infantry division
and an air pursuit squadron. The
House passed and sent to the Senate
legislation appropriating $12,500,-
000,000 to provide 33,000 new
Army planes and equipment for
them.
NAVY—
President Roosevelt asked Con
gress for $5,960,000,000 for the
Navy and signed a bill authorizing
establishment of a special limited
service Marine Corps composed of
World War veterans and older men to
be used in patrolling and guarding
vital facilities. The Navy announc
ed that students in school or college
who have not yet reached their 20th
birthday may enlist in the Naval Re
serve with permission to complete
the current school year before re
porting for duty.
CIVILIAN DEFENSE—
President Roosevelt asked Congress
for $100,000,000 to be used by the
OCD for air raid protection of civil
ians. Congress authorized the appro
priation and formally placed the re
sponsibility for civilian protection
with the OCD. The FBI announced
it will conduct special war traffic
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Funeral Services
Held Thursday for
Mrs. J. S. Osbon
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Funeral services were held last
Thursday morning at Zion Free
Will Baptist cjiurch for Mrs. Nolar
Parlier Osbon, whose death occurred
late Tuesday night at her home here.
Rev. W. T. Wiley conducted the
rites. Interment .followed in Zion
cemetery, with Minter, Fellows &
Forrester Funeral Home,in charge of
arrangements and James Johnson,
Bud Williams, Julius Williams, Les
ter Wiley, Frank Stokes and ‘M. Rol
lins serving as pall-bearers.
Mrs. Osbon, who was the wife of
John S. Osbon, was born in Brun
didge, Ala., on April 17, 1888, hence
was 53 years of age. She had been
a resident of this county for four
teen years and had many friends who
deeply regret her passing. She was
a member of the Free Will Baptist
church.
Surviving Mrs. Osbon are her hus
band; two brothers, Robin Parker of
Ozark, Ala., and John Parker of
Brundidge, Ala.; two sisters, Mrs.
Bertha McWaters of Brundidge, Ala.,
and Mrs. Annie Knotts of Troy,
Ala.; and the following children:
Worthy Osbon, Mrs. Lois Miller,
Miss Willie Bell Osborn, Miss Mo
delle Osbon and James Osbon, all
of Blakely, John S. Osbon, Jr., in
the medical department of the U. S.
army, Charleston, S. C., and Mrs.
Ida Berry of Columbus, Ga.
CIVILIAN TRADESMEN
URGENTLY NEEDED FOR
NATIONAL DEFENSE
Civil Service officials disclosed to
day that thousands of additional
civilian tradesmen are needed imme
diately in connection with the ex
pansion of the national defense pro
gram. The Navy Yard at Charles
ton, S. C., alone, needs hundreds of
machinists, caulkers and chippers,
pneumatic drillers, punchers and
shearers, rivet heaters and tool
makers, for immediate duty.
The Air Corps needs thousands of
engine mechanics, instrument me
chanics, sheetmetal workers, heat
treaters, propeller mechanics, wire
workers, and many other tradesmen.
The officials urged that qualified
tradesmen contact any second or
first-class postoffice where full de
tails may be obtained from the civil
service secretary.
FARM BUREAU MEETING
WEDNESDAY NIGHT,
FEB. 8, AT 8:00 O’CLOCK
An important meeting of the Ear
ly County Farm Bureau will be held
on next Wednesday night, February
8, at 8:00 o’clock. All members are
urged to be present, as officers for
ensuing year will be elected.
Farmers Find a Friend in
The First State
Cooperating with farmers is “right
down our furrow.” For years the
First State has paid particular atten
tion to the financial needs of the
farmers of this section. When we
help them we know that we are help
ing ourselves and promoting com
munity prosperity at the same time.
FIRST STATE BANK
BLAKELY, GEORGIA
Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Maximum Insurance of $5,000.00 for each depositor
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PULL FOR BLAKELY
—OR—
PULL OUT
$1.50 A YEAR
SPECIAL GUN
CARE URGED
OF HUNTERS
The Division is urging
hunters to cooperate with the na
tional defense program by taking
good care of their firearms and “to
make every shot count.”
Wildlife Director Zach D. Cravey
said hunters have not been asked to
abandon their sport and to prevent
the necessity of that, they should
voluntarily adopt conservation meas
ures. Copper, lead, steel and pow
der are essential war materials and
a drastic clamping down on them
may follow, he said.
“It may be altogether impossible
to obtain new guns and rifles as time
goes on, so hunters should be ex
tremely careful to clean and oil
them after each hunt,” Director
Cravey said. “In the field, don’t
waste ammunition by firing at game
too far away to kill because if it
is only crippled, that means a waste
of game as well as shot.”
Director Cravey declared that be
fore “this war is over we may be
needing our shotguns and rifles
for more than wild game and that
where enemy Germans and Japs are
concerned, the Division will waive
all closed season and bag limits.”
“In some of our allied nations
citizens have resorted to their hunt
ing firearms to protect the home
fronts from Fifth Columnists and if
Georgia hunters should be called
on to perform the same service, I
guarantee they will give a good ac
counting of themselves,” Director
Cravey said.
Early County
Bookmobile to Begin
Itinerary Monday
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The Early County Bookmobile, a
library on wheels, has delivered
to local library officials, and will be
gin making regular scheduled trips
next Monday morning, Mrs. N. B.
Solomon, chairman of the Early
County Library committee, an
nounced yesterday.
Mrs. Leila Sherman will serve as
regular librarian and driver of the
bookinobile and she will map out
her regular routes and they will be
announced later, Mrs. Solomon said.
The Bookmobile is a W. P. A.
project.
STATE GUARD GETS
SHIPMENT TARGET
PRACTICE RIFLES
A shipment of new single-shot tar
get practice rifles has been received
by the local State Guard, Supply
Sgt. W. C. Jordan has announced.
They are now being issued to mem
bers of the Guard, Sgt. Jordan said.