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EARLY COUNTY, GA. GARDEN SPOT OF GOD’S COUNTRY VOLUME LXXXI NO. 28 VICTORY DINNER TO BE SPONSORED BY LIONS CLUB The Blakely Lions Club, at their noon meeting held Tuesday at the Early Hotel, voted to sponsor a Victory Dinner to be held Friday night, March 20th, at the Woman’s Club building in Woodlawn Park, and to which the public will be in vited. A prominent out-of-town speaker, yet to be chosen, will address the gathering. Proceeds of the meeting will go toward the purchase of de fense bonds. A ticket committee, comprising Lions Jack Standifer, Lewie Stein, Bert Tarver, Woodrow Grimsley and C. G. Brewer, will be in charge of ticket sales. Arrangements for the speaker and for the entertainment portion of the program will be in charge of Lions Philip Sheffield, Robert Hall, Felix Davis and “Tige” Pickle. Other business discussed at Tues day’s meeting included discussion of the second rule nisi hearing of the Blakely Telephone Company, which is to be heard before the Public Service Commission in Atlanta next week. A committee will attend the hearing. The rule nisi was issued against the telephone company when the Lions Club and other civic organ izations filed a complaint against the company’s service. Frank Fuller, of Jakin, was a guest of Lion Tarver at Tuesday’s meeting. President Philip Sheffield presided and a program of piano and solovox music was presented by Mrs. Ben Haisten and Miss Jane Haisten. STATE GUARD AND WILDLIFE CLUB HAVE BARBECUE TONIGHT A big bartiecue will be held Thurs day night in Kolomoki Park by the local State Guard and the Early County Wildlife Club, a member of the Guard has announced. Members of both organizations are urged to attend. The meats for the festive occasion are being donated by the Mosely Livestock Yards, of which W. L. Mosely is owner. The barbecue will begin at 8:30 o’clock, it was an nounced. Take the Stairs at Weaver’s and Save You go up-stairs but you get lower prices Hundreds of items priced C-H-E-A-P Men’s Overalls,, worth $1.39, only 98c $1.98 value Men’s plain toe Work Shoes. $1.48 $1.19 ladies’ Full Fashioned Hose, pair.. 75c Boys’ 8-oz. Overalls, sanforized, $1.39 value 98c One table 80x80 Prints, new patterns, yard 20c $2.49 Men’s Dress Pants reduced to $1.39 19c val. Ladies’ Ribbed Hose, special price 10c One table Broadcloth and Linene, yard 14c 35c Men’s Work Caps priced at 25c One table $2.95 value Ladies’ Hose, pair SI.OO $2.95 Comforts, close out price $1.69 One rack Ladies’ $2.95 Dresses reduced to 39c MAKE WEAVER’S YOUR SHOPPING HEADQUARTERS T. K. Weaver & Co. “Blakely’s Only Complete Store” C. E. BOYETT, Owner BLAKELY, GA. (Connig ;Xcws Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts —“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.” TELEPHONE CO. PURCHASES NEW SWITCHBOARD Mrs. Mattie Powell, owner of the Blakely Telephone Company, an nounced Wednesday that she , had purchased a common battery switch board, which, when installed, will eliminate the necessity of “ringing” for the operators. The new board was purchased at a cost of $3,500. Mrs. Powell declined to say the exact date when this new board will be installed, but said that it was purchased Tuesday night and would be installed just as soon as it is delivered. This is the first major step taken by the company to improve the telephone service since complaints were filed by local civic clubs against the service. The company has also employed a regular linesman to re work the company’s outside euip ment. Mrs. Powell said that when all contemplated improvements are made to put the plant in good work ing order, approximately SIO,OOO will have been spent. Blakely citizens and telephone us ers are especially elated that the new switchboard has been bought, thus eliminating the old magneto type phones and the necessity of “grinding” for the numbers. When the new board is telephone users will only have to lift the re ceiver io get the operator. COUNTY-WIDE HEALTH RALLY, WOMANS CLUB FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 There will be a county-wide Health Rally at the Woman’s Club building on Friday, February 27, at three o’clock. This meeting is sponsored by the Woman’s Club and by the Women’s Division of Civilian Defense for Early county. The principal speaker will be Dr. G. V. Rice, Regional Medical Direc tor, who will speak on “Hoiw We Can Improve Health Standards in our Homes.” He will also show movies on cancer and tuberculosis. Miss Phelps will have charge of a demonstration of First Aid. All women in the county are urged to attend this meeting. Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth in “You’ll Never Get Rich” at the Blakely Theatre Thursday and Fri day. BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 19, 1942. Rushing Defense Highway in Canal Zone i ■ * #■ I » - '■ ® Concrete crews in the Canal Zone are shown at work on * section of the new Trans-Isthmian highway that Uncle Sam is building at top speed across the Isthmus of Panama, to link the ocean terminals of the vital canal. The new highway will enable defense forces to move from one end to the other in two hours. Big rush of the moment is to beat the coming of the rainy season. A WEEK OF THE WAR President Roosevelt told his press conference the American people must realize they are faced with a world encircling war. He said the first U. S. objective obviously is to pre vent a break-through and at the same time cause as much damage to enemy resources as possible while we build up overwhelming superiority neces sary to ultimate victory. The Presi dent sent a directive to all Govern ment agency heads ordering them to “determine those employees who may be promptly released” for work in the agencies most directly involved in the war. Congress completed action on a $500,0-00,000 appropriation for aid to China, and the President signed it. The State Department announced ar rangements to coordinate and simpli fy economic warfare methods of the U. S. and Britain. The Agriculture Department said Lend-Lease agricul tural commodities delivered to the British Government totaled more than 3,300,000,000 pounds up to January 1, 1942 —enough to fill 69,000 freight cars and make up a train 575 miles long. RATIONING— Price Administrator Henderson an nounced' nation-wide rationing of re capped and retreaded tires will begin February 19. The rationing will be carried out through the same ma chinery now employed to ration new tires and tubes. Mr. Henderson said it is probable there will be no crude rubber available for retreading ex cept for the small number of ve hicles already eligible to obtain new tires and tubes. He said sugar rationing will be put in effect as soon as War Ration Book No. 1 is printed and distributed. The books contain 28 stamps and each stamp will entitle the holder to a specific amount —probably three quarters of a pound per person—each week. When the books are issued an appropriate number of stamps will be removed for any hoarded sugar in the family—as shown by a certified statement. False reports of sugar supplies will carry penalties up to SIO,OOO fine or 10 years imprison ment. CIVILIAN DEFENSE— OCD Director Landis said the OCD will be completely reorganized to “gear it for action.” He said “each person must have a clear and definite function; every person must be quali fied to perform that function. . .We need to organize our forces and then hold practice tests to see whether they can function.” The Division of Territories and Island Possessions re ported women and children are being urged to evacuate the Hawaiian Is lands. Gas masks are being distribut ed to the entire population, bomb shelters are being rushed to comple tion, and 1,000 reserve beds have been set up. The House approved an appropriation of $100,000,000 for the OCD. The War Department cau tioned civilians not to molest any military aircraft, friendly or enemy, grounded in civilian territory because such planes often carry live bombs or ammunition. THE WAR FRONT— The Navy announced U. S. attacks on the Marshall and Gilbert Islands January 31 inflicting enemy losses totaling 16 ships and 41 planes, and destroying fuel storage, ammunition supplies, hangars and other facili ties of the Japanese. The Navy said the power and surprise of the attack was emphasized by destruction of ap proximately 85 per cent of the large bomber force on the islands' and be tween 60 and 80 per cent of the ship ping sighted. U. S. losses were 11 scout bombers missing and super ficial damage to two ships. The State Department announced that at the request of the Netherlands Govern ment U. S. Army forces have been sent to Curacao and Aruba to assist in defense of the island's and their oil refineries. The Army reported a week of spo radic fighting in Bataan and said reinforced Japanese troops were pre paring for new assaults. During the week the Army and Navy reported at least 20 enemy planes were de stroyed. U. iS. losses included three tankers sunk in the Atlantic, an Army transport sunk off Hawaii, and a submarine sunk off Panama after collision with another U. S. vessel. A “Combined Chiefs of Staff” group composed of top-ranking U. S. and British military officals was named to coordinate the war effort. army— President Roosevelt asked Con gress for 23 billion dollars in supple mental appropriations for the Army. The War Department announced the Army Air Force will be expanded to 1,000,000 officers and men this year and 2,000,000 in 1943. The President ordered all personnel of the reserve -tp active service at dates to be set by War .Secretary Stimson. The President also ordered Federal departments and agencies to follow uniform practices in applying the Selective Service Act to Federal em ployees. Secretary iStimson announced all Army men will be immunized against yellow fever to make them available for service in areas where it is known to exist. He said to relieve the peo ple of Ulster from added strain the American Army Forces in Northern Ireland will be supplied with food and equipment from the U. S., except for some fresh food products available in Ireland. SHIPPING— American shipyards, now launch ing ships at the rate of one-a-day, will double production within 60 days and triple it within six or seven months, the Maritime Commission an nounced. President Roosevelt asked Congress for almost four billion dol lars in cash and contract authoriza tions to expand the merchant fleet. The President established a War Shipping Administration, headed by Maritime Commission Chairman Land, to control operation, purchase, (Continued on page 2) PUBLIC WARNED OF F. B. I. AGENT IMPERSONATORS J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has cautioned that all parties approached by any individual claiming to be a Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation should insist on the presentation of the official credential card of the FBI. There have been a number of instances wherein per sons have misrepresented themselves as Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and thereby have secured information, privileges, and prestige which would not ordi narily be accorded them by citizens and business concerns. Only recently there was a case where an impersonator posted part of a “G-'Men Club” advertisement on a card which he displayed to lend authenticity to his claim to be an FBI Agent. He sold applications for appointment to the position of Spec ial Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for $2.50 each and promised his victims that he would use his influence in their behalf. One of the victims of this hoax went so far as to give him over $l2O “as a deposit” for the gun and badge to be issued his son when he received his appointment. Another victim, who lived in a small town, dressed in his best garb and accompanied the im personator to a nearby ralroad sta tion so that Mr. Hoover could look hm over as his train passed through. Failure of persons contacted by impersonators to be alert not only causes embarrassment to the victims and the Federal Bureau of Investi gation but freuently imperils the war efforts of our country. As an illustration, the case is cited of the lindividual, who gained en trance to the restricted area of a large aircraft factory by merely rep resenting himself as a Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investiga tion. The guard on duty at the gate admitted him without requesting any identification data. Fortunately, the individual was only an unscrpulous insurance salesman. Had he been a saboteur, the guillibility of the guard might have resulted in more serious consequences. The official credential card of the Federal Bureau of Investigation con tains the photograph and signature of the Special Agent, properly au thenticated by the signature of the Attorney General of the United States and the Director of the Fed eral Bureau of Investigation. The card also contains an imprint of the seal of the United States Depart ment of Justice and is so designed as to make auteration or forgery practically impossible. Particularly at this time, in view of the many investigations pertain ing to matters of vital importance to the internal security pf the Na tion, it is imperative that persons con- 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 t farmers of this section. When we ♦ help them we know that we are help- ling ourselves and promoting com munity prosperity at the same time. I FIRST STATE BANK ♦ BLAKELY, GEORGIA i 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 CHINA SUBJECT OF INTERESTING ROTARY TALK Dudley H. McDowell, member of the Blakely Rotary Club, was the speaker at last week’s meeting of the club, held Friday at noon at the Early Hotel. Rotarian McDowell, who far many years was an official of the Standard Oil Company in Bombay, India, gave a graphic and descriptive story of life in the far East, with particular emphasis on China, which he visited frequently while a resident of India. Rotarian McDowell described the Burma Road and told of its vital importance to China, as is the rail road now being built parallel to the Burma highway. In his remarks, he told of the liv ing conditions, commercial interests and other outstanding characteris tics of the Republic of China. Ro tary Club programs the past week were devoted nationwide to a dis cussion of China. The speaker urged that Americans give China every as sistance possible in its struggle along with the other Allied nations in the war against Japan. Rotarian McDowell, who returned to Blakely some time ago after several months with the war depart ment in Washington, has again been called to service and will report on March 4th for the duration of the war, he announced last Friday. Rotarian J. B. Jones had as his guest Mr. Henry Walton. Vice President James B. Murdock, Jr., presided over the meeting in the absence of President Henry Wall. LOCAL WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE MQNTH OF JANUARY Temperature: Mean maximum, 61.1; mean minimum, 37.2; mean, 49.1; maximum, 76 on the 18th; minimum, 15 on the 11th; greatest daily range, 37 degrees. Precipitation: Total, 5.82 inch es; greatest amount in any 24-hour period, 1.78 on the Ist. Miscellaneous: Number of days with 0.01 inches or more of rain fall, 6; clear, 19; partly cloudy, 6; cloudy, 6; dense fog on the 3rd' and 18th; killing frosts on the 6th, Bth, 9th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 20th, 21st, 2'2nd, 29th; thunderstorms on the Ist, 3rd, 27th; light sleet and trace of snow on the 9th. J. G. STANDIFER, (Local Observer U. S. Weather Bureau. tacted by individuals claiming to be representives of the FBI be certain of their identity, and this can be done only by insisting upon the pre sentation of the proper credentials which all Special Agents of the FBI are directed to carry with them and display to any person from whom they may request information.