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Blakely, Ga., February 5, 1942
Prepare to move that clock
up one hour when you retire
next Sunday night, for on Mon
day morning the nation go -
on’ daylight saving time. It s
another of those moves we
must fall in line with, like it or
not, and is for the duration oi
the war.
—o—
Many Early countians, both
white and colored, registered
last week for civilian defense.
Classes of instruction in sever
al phases of civilian protec
tion will be started at an early
date, and if war should come
to our door, this civilian train
ing program will be of vast
benefit in dealing with such an
emergency.
——o
The weight of Uncle Sam’s
forces —though still light—is
being felt in the Pacific thea
ter of the war. Some devas
tating blows have been dealt
the Japs in naval engagements
and the limited number of
plane pilots in that sector are
giving a good account of them
selves. And General Douglas
MacArthur and his gallant
band of men are still holding
out in the Philippines.
o
Yes, we may as well admit
that the whole world under
estimated the strength of the
Japanese war machine. The
little yellow imps seem to have
established a pretty tight cen
sorship on the progress of their
military preparations and
plans, and, consequently, their
successful (to date) forades
into the vast reaches of the
Pacific have surprised the en
tire world. Yes, they are go
ing to be hard to handle, but
they will be handled—and
handled roughly—befo're the
passing of many months.
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All male citizens of the
United States and territories
between the ages of 20 and
44, both inclusive, excepting
those who have previously
done so, will register on Mon
day, Feb. 16, under an amend
ment to the Selective Service
Act and by proclamation of
President Roosevelt. That day
has been declared a school
holiday in Early county and
the teachers will be in charge
of the registration, with the
enrollment taking place in the
school buildings of the county.
between the ages of 45
and 65 will be required to reg
ister at a later date.
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Although assured by those
in position to know that there
is enough food to amply care
for the needs of the people, re
ports come from many sec
tions of those financially able
to do so buying and storing
up sugar and canned goods and
other food supplies. Probably
those so doing would resent
being called unpatriotic, but
that is a mild word with which
to describe the hoarder —that
person who in his heart says,
“what care I if my neighbor
goes hungry, so long as I get
mine?” Sugar rationing is
already on the way as a result
of these practices, and other
food necessities may likewise
be rationed. And when the ra
tioning program is begun, it
might not be a bad idea for
the government to call for an
inventory of foodstuffs now
held in storage by every
American home ow’ner and a
return to the market of all
surplus foodstuffs held in those
homes.
The President’s 60th birth
day on Friday last was the oc
casion for a nation-wide cele
bration of dances and other
forms of entertainment to
raise funds with which to fight
infantile paralysis. Millions
of dollars were thus raised to
be used in the effort to fight
a disease which annually kills
or cripples thousands of Amer
icans—mostly children. Those
who had part in any way in the
raising of the fund have the
deep satisfaction of knowing
that their contribution, how
ever small, goes to a cause
that is indeed worthy. “Inas
much as ye have done it unto
one of the least of these . . .ye
have done it unto me.”
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CONSIDER IT A PRIVILEGE
If life is not all that you think it
should be, if you are compelled to
work hard and are never free from
responsibility, never solve all your
problems—consider it all a priviege.
If you feel that all of the time
you are working against certain
odds, that you are going against the
current, that it requires an unceas
ing battle to realize your ambitions —
consider it all a privilege.
If the longer you live the more
you are convinced you are in a
world of law, obedience to which
can bring you the only liberty that
is worthy of the name, and that
you must heed, recognize, and con
form to that law in every avenue of
life—consider that condition a priv
ilege.
If experience teaches you that
there cannot possibly be gains in
life without struggles, that nobody
has ever found a short cut to suc
cess, that somebody pays the freight
before somebody can deliver the
goods—consider it a privilege.
If you cannot always have your
own way in life, have never found
the best in life nor your real inner
self—consider that a privilege.
If the prayer of your life through
the years was not answered, and you
believed you were right; and none
but the Divine One could change
your viewpoint and therewith the
whole course of your life—consider
that treatment a privilege, and a
blessing.
If and when your country calls
you, asks you to sacrifice for it that
it may sacrifice for you, tells you
to hand over your time, your talent,
your money, your services, our life
if need be that honor may be vindi
cated and liberty enthroned—con
sider it a privilege.
If you are tempted times without
number to seek the easy course but
instead turn aside to join the few
that pass through the strait gate
and down the narrow way that leads
to life, and thereby become the
real master of the situation, with a
soul that you can call your own, and
live a life that enriches the world
—consider such a decision a privi
lege and the crowning attainment
of your life.—Nathan Howard Gist
in Grit.
KNOW YOUR TIMBER
By EMILY WOODWARD
Attention, Georgia Farmers!
Did you know that under the 1942
Agriculture Conservation Program,
provision is made for farmers to ob
tain forest tree seedlings without
paying cash for them? Is Georgia
taking advantage of this opportun
ity?
Under the plan, farmers through
contact with AAA offices should be
able to procure the seedlings at
SI.BO per thousand, payment to be
made from their earned 1942 Agri
culture Conservation payment. The
county AAA offices compute the
acreage each fanner may plant and
the number of trees he may order.
In addition to the regular soil
building allowance, a forestry al
lowance of $15.00 may be earned
only by planting forest trees.
Many Georgia farmers have some
lands not suitable for profitable pro
duction of cultivated crops which
could be used in such a program.
According to the provisions, loblolly,
long leaf and slash pine seedlings
should be available to the farmers
desiring to take advantage of this
opportunity; trees can be obtained
only during January and February
of 1942. With January almost gone,
there is little time left for getting
in on this offer.
The question is, what has Georgia
done about helping the farmers of
the State to share in this program?
There is great need for encouraging
Georgia farmers to include wood
lands in their production program.
Each farm would find it profitable
to grow such needs as fence posts,
fire wood, shingles, lumber. The
woodland will produce all these
and ultimately cash crops, from
trees sold for piles, poles, pulpwood,
etc.
Ask about this program, Mr. Farm
er! If you can get these seedlings,
it will pay you to do it. If you
can’t get them, you should know
why you can’t.
EARLY COUNTY NEWS. BLAKELY, GEORGIA
Washington, D. C.—Ration cards
which have been so much in use in
European countries for the past two
years, probably will make their first
appearance in this country shortly.
They will be used to carry out the
government’s plan to limit our pur
chases of sugar to 50 pounds per
person, per year.
Leon Henderson, head of the Of
fice of Price Administration, esti
mates that our total supply of sugar
during 1942 will be about one-third
less than it was last year. Last
year we used an average of 74
pounds of sugar per person, so a 50
pound limit should make the re
duced supply go around. Manufac
turers using sugar will also be
limited in the amount of sugar
which they will be able to purchase.
Although the present shortage of
sugar in the country is due largely
to hoarding by a small percentage
of our populace, there will be a de
creased supply this year because of
the difficulties of getting sugar from
the Philippines and from Hawaii
and because we must supply sugar
to many of our allies.
When rationing begins it is proba
ble that something will be done to
force those who already have hoard
ed sugar to use up their supply be
fore they can make further pur
chases. Although this may be dif
ficult to carry out, there are many
here who consider it important to
take advantage of this opportunity
to make it clear that hoarding
doesn’t pay. One suggestion is that
all housewives be required to regis
ter the amount of sugar they have
on hand with legal penalties set up
to cope with any false reports.
Asking for an end of sugar hoard
ing, Mr. Henderson said:
“Until the formal rationing sys
tem is insituted, every user of sug
gar can help the government by re
stricting his purchase of sugar to
minimum current requirements.
Retailers during this period, in
many cases, may be expected to
restrict the amount of sugar which
can be purchased by any one con
Sumer. Consumers can co-operate
by living within the restrictions im
posed by his or her customary
source of supply. No patriotic citi
zen will shop around for sugar in
order to build up a hoard. Those
who have stocks on hand are ad
vised to start using them now.”
Although sugar control will be our
first experience with ration cards,
it is expected that a similar form of
rationing will follow on many prod
ucts and that maximum price
schedules on various consumer
goods also will be put in force. Mr.
Henderson’s office has been await
ing the final action on the price con
trol measure before setting up gen
eral price control, but because of
the weakness in that measure this
branch of the government is gear
ing itself to use all of the powers
it has to put ceilings on prices.
There is much speculation here
on the amount of temporary unem
ployment which will be caused by
the shifting of practically all auto
mobile production facilities to pro
ducing materials of war. It is ex
pected that the number out of work
for a month or two may be consid
erable and plans are being made
to take care of them without caus
ing suffering among their families.
The President has asked for an un
employment appropriation of $300,-
000,000 to make it possible to pay
these people $24 per week during a
period of temporary unemployment.
It is not expected that labor un
ions will cause any trouble while
this shifting of workers to defense
is taking place, since both the C. 1.0.
and the A. F. of L. have accepted
the President’s peace plan for set
tling all problems peacefully during
the war period. Under the union
agreement, the C. 1.0. and A. F. of
L. each has designated a three-man
committee to consult with the Pres
ident on all defense labor problems.
John L. Lewis is believed to have
lost considerable power on the la
bor front by his effort to join forces
with the A. F. of L. without consult
ing Phillip Murray, C.LO. presi
dent, about the plan. Mr. Murray
and President Roosevelt spiked the
Lewis plan and now Mr. Lewis is
even excluded from being one of
of the C. 1.0. committee to consult
with the President. He still has con
trol over his powful miners group,
but his position in labor circles in
general has been considerably
dimmed.
With the new war board, headed
Perhaps We’ll Really Get Going Now!
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by Donald Nelson, now in full op
eration and making rapid strides in
cutting away the barriers to maxi
mum production of war equipment,
most government officials are be
coming increasingly optimistic over
the chances of industry reaching
the President’s huge production
goals for 1942 and 1943. The rapid
passage of the biggest appropria
tion of $12,525,872,474 to cover the
cost of 33,000 planes—shows that
congress is now doing all it can to
boost the program. The unanimous
house vote of 399-0 on this meas
ure indicates the determination of
all factions to achieve these goals.
SIX-INCH
S-E-R-M-O-N
By REV. ROBERT
H. HARPER
A BUSY SABBATH IN
CAPERNAUM
Lesson for Feb. 8: Mark 1:21-34
Golden Text: Revelation 1:10
Teaching in the synagogue, per
haps the one the centurion had built,
particular cases of healing, and the
gathering of the city at the door all
made that notable day in old Caper
naum a busy Sabbath for Jesus.
He “astonished” the people by his
teaching and “amazed” them by heal
ing the man who had an unclean
spirit. In that time many ailments
were attributed to the presence of
demons.
Jesus went home with Peter and
Andrew, as did James and John.
There he healed Peter’s wife’s moth
er. “And she ministered unto them.”
As soon as a man is healed of the
worse disease of sin he should begin
ministering unto his Lord.
In one afternoon the wondrous
news of the Great Physician went
over Capernaum and even into the
country about. At sunset the whole
city was gathered at the door and
Jesus “healed many that were sick
of divers diseases.” From that day
a ministry of compassion has spread
through the world. What a pity it
has been tragically interrupted by
appalling war.
The work of Christ’s followers is
comprehensive indeed, rightly touch
ing every phase of human life. Let
us find the final object of all the
manifold work of the church and
kindred agencies in the answer Jesus
made John’s disciples (Matthew
11:53.) Healing work of all kinds
should be done and through it men
should be brought to saving grace.
Much disease and many evils can
be done away in saving souls, but
saving souls is the chief concern.
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The time is coming when every
citizen not cooperating with the war
program will be stigmatized by his
neighbors, and will be about the
most unpopular person in the com
munity. The aid of everyone is re
quired in this effort, and it ough to
be given gladly.—Walton Tribune.
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If the government takes the rub
ber out of girdles; the metal orna
ments off hats; most of the wool out
of dresses and all the silk out of
dresses and hose, what is there left
for a poor woman to do but join
some organization and get into a
uniform?—Dawson News.
The DOCTOR
by W.E. Aughinbaugh, M.D.
BUILD RESISTANCE TO
COLDS
The common cold is looked
upon as the country’s most ex
pensive ailment. It costs its
victims both time and money
and while the exact cause has
not as yet been discovered,
medical science has proved
that anyone can, to a certain
degree, build up resistance to
the insidious germ. By build
ing up resistance, we do not
mean the foolhardy attempts
made by some to “harden”
themselves through exposure
to Arctic weather conditions.
We have all read about Polar
Bear clubs whose members
break through the ice for mid
winter swimming. Others be
lieve that walking barefoot in
the snow, going hatless and
without overcoats in zero
A HALF CENTURY AGO TODAY
Some Things of Interest That Happened
Fifty Years Ago.
(Excerpts from Early County News
of February 4, 1892.)
HILTON HAPPENINGS tells us
that: “Mr. Eb Grier was in the vil
lage Saturday. . .Mr. Idus Jay and
Misses Mary Freeman, Belle Slappey
and Mattie Freeman went to Blakely
Saturday. . .Mr. S. G. Murphey has
gone to Shellman.”
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COL. W. A. JORDAN is putting
the finishing touches on his little
home.
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MESSRS. Chas. Robinson, J. W.
Deal and Chas. Livingston went bird
hunting Monday, getting some 50
partridges.
LITTLE Miss Mary Powell won
the prize at the Sagwa show Wednes
day night.
MR. S. K. BUSH, living north of
Blakely, killed a hog weighing 405
pounds the other day.
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CEDAR SPRINGS ITEMS: “Miss
Ida Sheffield has returned from
Blakely. . .Mr. Charlie Deal, of Blake
ly, was here the past week. . .A wee
miss arrived at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. F. M. Mosely this week . . Mrs.
J. P. Lane and daughter, Miss Ida,
were visitors here last Saturday. . .
Master Robert Lane and sister, Miss
Susie Belle, were in our village last
Sunday . . . Mrs. Laura Purdue and
Mr. Charlie Roberts were among our
village folks last Sabbath. . .Mr. J.
L. Brooks is off on a trip to Co
lumbus.”
weather will preserve them in
some mysterious way from in
fection. It is more apt to bring
on pneumonia.
Building up the body’s re
sistance to disease of any kind
involves no such fantastic per
formance. It does demand
common sense, moderate living
habits, including care in diet,
with a daily supply of the so
called protective foods, plenty
of fresh air without any blasts
of icy wind, clothing that is
warm enough for comfort but
not too warm for steam-heated
homes and offices, sufficient
daily exercise, regularity of
routine and plenty of rest.
These are the things that do
more than all the medicines in
the world to help the body
build up resistance against
colds or any other sort of in
fection.
sheriff j. t. McAllister, of
Fort Gaines, was in the city Friday.
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MR. J. J. FAIN, of near Bluffton,
was in town Friday.
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MR. BIRD DuBOSE left Monday
for Patterson, Ga.
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MISSES Lila Jones and Maggie
Bell visited Bluffton last Saturday,
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DR. T. M. HOWARD was a visitor
to Arlington this week.
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MR. W. C. LIVINGSTON, of New
ton visited relatives here this week,
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MESSRS. W. B. Hattaway and
Chas. Sealy, of Bluffton, were visi
tors to Blakely on Monday last.
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MRS. Paul Hamilton Payne died
at her home in Augusta on the 28th.
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THE SCULPTOR
’Tis the Master who holds the mallet,
And day by day
He is clipping whatever environs the
form away;
Which under his skillful cutting
He means shall be
Wrought silently out to beauty,
Os such degree of faultless and full
perfection,
That angels’ eyes
Shall gaze on the finished beauty,
with new surprise,
That even His matchless skill
Could grave such image of fractured
and stubborn stone.
—Author Unknown.