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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXXXI NO, 33
TROUT SEASON
TO OPEN APRIL 1
IN GEORGIA
Trout season, closed in Georgia
since last November, will open April
1, Wildlife Director Zack D. Cravey
announced yesterday.
Excepted, however, are streams in
the Chattahoochee National Forest
management areas where angling
will become legal on Saturday, April
18. From then through August 30,
at least one stream in each of the
four areas will be open every week
end.
The Director reminded fishermen
that the state-wide closed season
on all warm fish (which takes in all
but trout in Georgia’s icy mountain
creeks, lakes and rivers) will begin
April 15. Protected during their
spawning period, the warm water
fish (the bass, bream, perch, crappie,
catfish and others) will offer sport
again on June 1.
First of the famous trout streams
in the management areas to open this
season will be Rock Creek Lake and
Rock Creek Drainage in the Blue
Ridge area; Moccasin Creek in the
Lake Burton area, and Jack’s River
Drainage (with the exception of
Rough Creek) in the Cohutta area.
Plans for the new season in the
management areas were signed by
Director Cravey and U. S. Forest
Supervisor Hugh Redding, whose
agencies cooperate in the manage
ment of the Chattahoochee National
Forest.
Streams both within and without
the areas have been heavily restock
ed with trout to replace those taken
by last summer’s sportsmen, the Di
rector said. The creel limit is 10
fish and the' minimum size is seven
inches in the area streams; in other
trout waters, the creel limit is 25
and the minimum size, eight for
rainbow and brown; seven for
‘specks.’
“SPRING IS HERE”
at W-E-A-V-E-R’S
Spring is the beautiful season of the year.
Weaver’s has tried hard to bring you color
ful dress materials, ladies’ ready-to-wear,
suits, shoes and accessories, despite- the
fact we are limited in purchase selection
because of war conditions. Visit our store
today. Shop for your new Easter outfit now.
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Curlee Suits for Spring
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Sewell Suits at low prices
Don’t forget the boys and girls and kiddies. Weaver’s
stock is most complete for every family member.
Buy Defense Bonds and Stamps Now
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An American submarine, patrol
ing on the surface, keeps a large
American flag flying from her con
ning tower, taking no chances for
being mistaken for an Axis “rat
tler.” Parts of picture have been
deleted by navy censor.
OREN REYNOLDS LOST
WHEN S. S. BARBARA
SENT DOWN BY ENEMY
The grim realities of war, with
its acompanying heartaches, was
broug-ht to another Blakely home this
week when Mrs. Vivian Reynolds re
ceived notice that her son, Oren
Reynolds, was not among the surviv
ors of the S. S. Barbara, destroyed
“somewhere” by enemy action.
Young Reynolds enlisted some
time ago in the Merchant Marine
and the Barabara was one of the
many steamships of the fleet. Just
where the ship went down is not
known.
Oren was at home on a furlough
several weeks ago, spending several
days here with his mother. He had
been a member of the Merchant Ma
rine for some time. News of his
death was received with sadness by
his friends.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 26, 1942.
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts —
TWO BLAKELY
YOUNG MEN MEET
'TRAGIC DEATH
The whole community was both
shocked and saddened by a tragic
accident which Sunday night claimed
the lives of two prominent young
men of this city.
The dead are Vernon L. (Bo) Col
lins, 34, and William J. (Buddy)
Howell, and their death occurred
when the automobile in which they
were riding ran into a mixed freight
and passenger train parked on the
Cuthbert street crossing of the
Central, of Georgia railroad. Mr.
Collins died within a few minutes
after the tragic accident and Mr.
Howell died early Monday morning
in a Dothan hospital where he was
carried immediately after the acci
dent. Jack, the two-year-old
son of Mr. Howell, who was riding
in the car, escaped with only minor
injuries.
Funeral services for Mr. Collins
were held Tuesday morning at the
family residence on Cuthbert road,
with the Revs. W. T. Burford and D.
T. Cox officiating. Interment fol
lowed in the Blakely cemetery with
Minter, Fellows & Forrester in
charge of arrangements and the fol
lowing serving as pall-bearers: C. E.
Boyett, E. S. Boyett, J. D. Rogers,
R. L. Whitehurst, Billie Hall, W. R.
McKinney, William Cox and Felix
P. Davis. Honorary pall-bearers
were William Jordan, K. M. Arnold,
Roy Alexander, Jr., Robert Press
ley, Bobbie Mueller, Bert Tarver,
Willie Jim Hammack and Dewey
Jones.
Mr. Howell’s funeral was held at
the family residence on Lee street
Tuesday afternoon at four o’clock.
The Rev. E. M. Overby, of Mcßae,
a former pastor of the Blakely
Methodist church, officiated, assisted
by the Rev. W. T. Burford, present
pastor. Interment followed in the
city cemetery, with Minter, Fellows
& Forrester Funeral Home in charge
of arrangements, and W. H. Had
dock, Philip Sheffield, E. S. Boyett,
A. D, Harriss, Alfred Felder, J. Em
ory Houston, Bert Tarver and Sam
Owen serving as pall-bearers.
A native of Early county, Mr.
Howell was born April 14, 1917. He
was the second son of Mr. and Mrs.
S. W. Howell. For several years he
served as deputy sheriff of Early
county and since that time had been
connected with the Farmers Gin &
Warehouse Company and also en
gaged in farming operations. He is
engaged in farming operations. He
was a member of the Methodist
church. Surviving are his parents;
his wife, the former Miss Mayme Sa
rah Maddox; a son, Jack, Jr.; and
two brothers, Sidney Wilton Howell,
Jr., of Blakely, and Alex Howell, of
the United States Navy.
Mr. Collins w r as born in Hartford,
Ala., on March 20, 1908, hence ob
served his 34th birthday last Friday.
He came to Blakely in 1929 and was
for a number of years engaged in
the insurance business. Recently he
had purchased the Blakely Motor
Company and this was the business
in which he was engaged at the
time of his death. He was a mem
ber of the Blakely Methodist church
and the Blakely Rotary Club. A
graduate of the Alabama Polytechnic
Institute, Auburn, Ala., he was a
member of the Phi Delta Chi frater
nity. Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Annetta Hightower Collins; two
children, Ann Hilton Collins and
Henry Echols (Nick) Collins; his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Collins,
of Hartford, Ala., and one brother,
Forrest Collins, of New York.
The high esteem in which both
these young men were held was evi
denced by the many floral offerings
and the large attendance upon their
funeral rites. Both Mr. Howell and
Mr. Collins were well known over
southwest Georgia and their untime
ly death cast a pall of gloom over
the entire city.
IMPORTANCE NOTICE
TO TAX PAYERS
March 31st is the last day for fil
ing homestead exemption applica
i tions. Please attend to this matter
| at once.
J. L. HOUSTON, T. C.
“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.”
CHAMPION STEER
IS EXHIBITED BY
BILLIE PETERS
Twelve-year old Billy Peters, com
pleting his first year in active FFA
work, took away top honors at the
Fifth Annual Fat Cattle Show and
Sale at the Blakely Livestock Com
pany yards Tuesday, when he dis
played the grand champion steer.
Bobbie Fleming, last year’s grand
champion owner, exhibited the re
serve champion.
Young Peters is the son and only
child of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Peters
of this city, and has the reputation
of being one of the hardest workers
in his chapter, E. H. Cheek, adviser,
said. Refusing the advice of his
father, young Peters purchased a
different steer from the one his fa
ther had selected, and his foresight
was rewarded Tuesday when the
judges selected his entry for the
grand champion.
Bobbie Fleming ran Billie a close
race for top honors, but was nosed
out at the finish. Bobbie is the son
of W. Hoyle Fleming, co-owner of
the Early County News.
In the 4-H division, little pint
sized Mickey Middleton, also grow
ing cattle for the first time, cap
tured first prize. He is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Max Middleton, of this
city.
A complete list of the winners in
all divisions is given below:
4-H Group
First, Mickey Middleton; 2nd, El
eanor Bowman; 3rd, Lamar Cannon;
4th, Eleanor Bowman; sth, Rufus
McKinnon.
FFA Lightweight
First, Leonard White; 2nd, Wil
liam Wright; 3rd. George Temples;
4th, Walter Hatcher; sth, Charles
Shierling.
FFA Heavyweight
First, Billie Peters; 2nd, Bobbie
Fleming; 3rd, Donald MacArthur;
4th, Harold Jones; sth, James White.
In the grooming contests, places
were offered to the exhibitor who
showed the cow which had been best
cared for. These winners were as
follows:
FFA Heavyweight Division: Ist,
Billie Peters; 2nd, Max Holman;
3rd, Bobbie Fleming.
FFA Lightweight Division: Ist,
Walter Hatcher; 2nd, Vivian Willis;
3rd, William Wright.
4-H Division: Ist, Rufus McKin
non; 2nd, Lamar Cannon; 3rd Mick
ey Middleton.
Tuesday’s show was not without
its share of glamor, there being four
young ladies with entries. They
were Agnes Davis of Milford, Vau
dine McLendon and the little Bow
man sisters, Edith and Eleanor.
The sale, which immediately fol
lowed the show, saw the grand cham
pion sell for 14 cents per pound and
bring a total of $132.30. The re
serve champion weighed 1,090
pounds and sold for 13.75 cents,
bringing $149.87. The champion
weighed 945 pounds.
REPORT OF COUNTY
TIRE RATIONING BOARD
F. H. Brooks, chairman of the
Early County Civilian Defense Com
mittee, announced yesterday that
the local Rationing Board had issued
certificates for the purchase of tires
and tubes to the following during
the week of March 16-21:
W. C. Austin: 2 passenger car
tires and 2 tubes; eligible class 1-A.
Mayhaw Co: 4 trailer tires; eligi
ble class Obsolete.
People’s Funeral Home: 2 ambu
lance tires; eligible class B.
H. L. Martin: 1 truck tire, 1 tube;
eligible class E-9.
City of Blakely: 1 truek tire, 1
tube; eligible class C-4.
H. E. Hightower: 2 tractor tires;
eligible class F.
Mrs. J. S. Sherman: 2 tractor
tires, 2 tubes; eligible class F.
W. A. Hall: 1 truck tire; eligible
class E-9.
R. C. Singletary, Sr. & Jr.: 1
truck tire, 1 tube; eligible class E-9.
JAMES WHITE GETS II
RATING AT FESTIVAL
James White, piano pupil of Miss
I Evelyn Dußose in the local high
school, represented Blakely at the
Second District Music Festival held
in Quitman last week and received a
II rating. His selections were Bach’s
Invention No. 14 and Mozart’s Fan
tasia in D Minor.
Velvet Beans for sale $2.50 bush
el. RICHARD GRIST, at Grist’s
Service Station.
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Ready for shipment to an ord
nance department loading plant to
be filled with explosive, this 500-
pound demolition bomb is getting a
final examination in a bomb manu
facturing plant at Philadelphia.
Fins were attached for photograph
ic purposes. Ordinarily bomb fins
are attached at air fields.
BLAKELY ROTARIANS
HEAR ADDRESS BY TOM
DAVIS AT DOTHAN
Last week’s meeting of the Blake
ly Rotary Club, held Friday at noon
at the Early Hotel, was given over
to a discussion of the Rotary forum
held in Dothan in the afternoon and
night of the preceding Thursday.
Rotarians Henry Wall, James B.
Murdock, Jr., and Alvan Fleming,
among those attending the Do
than meeting, discussed the address
of Tom Davis, president of Rotary
International, delivered in the even
ing at' the Dothan high schol audi
torium, there being Rotarians in at
tendance from twenty-seven clubs in
Alabama, Georgia and Florida. Mr.
Davis has recently returned from a
tour of the British Isles and the Latin
American countries and his address
was devoted primarily to the work
of Rotary in that part of the world.
Rotarian Tom Debnam had as his
guest at last week’s meeting his fa
ther, Mr. T. S. Debnam, of Suffolk,
Va.
Presiding over the meeting was
President Henry Wall, with the music
by Mrs. Ben Haisten, club pianist.
EASTER SUNDAY
COMES ON APRIL 5
Easter Sunday comes this year on
April 5. Easter is the first Sunday
after the Paschal or full moon on or
after the vernal equinox. The ear
liest date it can possibly happen is
on March 22, which occurred on
March 22, 1818. It will not occur
on that date again until after the
year 2000. It occurred as early as
March 23 in 1913 and in 1845. Next
year Easter will not arrive until
April 25th, which is the latest pos
sible date it can come. It has not
come this late since 1800 and will
not happen again until after the
year 2000.
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a checking account if you do not already
have one. There is no better receipt
than a paid check properly endorsed.
We cordially invite you to discuss
your needs with us and let us
serve you in any way we can.
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LARGE CROWD
ATTENDS LIONS
VICTORY DINNER
•
Despite inclement weather, more
than 125 persons attended the Lions
Club Victory Dinner Friday night at
the Woman’s Club building and heard
Abe Conger, prominent Bainbridge
attorney, deliver a forceful and in
teresting address.
Mr. Conger said that we are liv
ing in the most wonderful country
in all the world, and that even
countries which are our allies and
are working with us to destroy the
forces of evil do not have the priv
ileges and freedom Which we have
enjoyed for many decades and are
yet enjoying.
“But in order to maintain these
freedoms and privileges every man
and woman in this great country of
ours must exert every possible ef
fort and sacrifice practically all of
our luxuries in order to insure a
complete victory. Strikers who hold
up defense projects must go, along
with other fifth columnists, who seek
to destroy our way of life,” the
speaker said.
Mr. Conger was introduced by
Philip Sheffield, president of the
Lions Club.
Other features of the evening’s
entertainment included the playing
of the National Anthem as a trumpet
solo by Kenneth Tabb. Miss Enid
Godwin, attractive and talented
young dancer, gave a very interest
ing number, singing and dancing to
the new popular song, “We Did It
Before, and We Can Do It Again.”
Mrs. Rosser Malone, of Albany, gave
two delightful vocal numbers, which
received applause. Her first number
was “Keep the Home Fires Burn
ing,” and for an encore she chose
the humorous “American Lullaby.”
To close the entertainment portion
of the program, an information quiz
filled with humorous and informative
questions was held. Taking part in
this feature was a group of ladies
composed of Mrs. W. H. Wall, Miss
Sylvia Bell, Miss Helen Ghipstead,
Mrs. Oscar Whitchard, Miss Louie
Fort and Mrs. J. G. Standifer. The
quiz was conducted by Earl “Tige”
Pickle.
The program and dinner were held
in the main room of the attractive
new Woman’s Club building in
Woodlawn Park. The dining hall
was attractively decorated, the pa
triotic motif being carried out, with
decorations of flags and clusters of
balloons bearing the “God Bless
America” slogan. A downpour of
rain failed to dim the enthusiasm of
the ticket holders and a large crowd
was present. The delicious dinner
was prepared and served by mem
bers of the Woman’s Club.
Clark Gable and Lana Turner in
“Honky Tonk” at Blakely Theatre
Monday and Tuesday.