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EARLY COUNTY, GA. GARDEN SPOT OF GOD’S COUNTRY VOLUME LXXXI > NO, 35 Boards Ordered to Classify at Once February Registrants Selective Service Local Boards throughout the nation have been in structed to start classification at once of the several million men who enrolled on February 16 and to pre pare to fill the Army’s June call for men, and possibly the May call, with these registrants and registrants from the first age group. Registrants of the second regis tration, July 1, 1941, were included with the registrants of the first registration, October 16, 1940, so that the registrants of both regis trations constitute one group which, for the purpose of this release, will be referred to as the first age group. Registrants of the third registration, February 16, 1942, will be referred to in this release as the second age group. Any Local Boards wkich have not completed the mailing of selective service questionnaires to all of the registrants of the first age group have been directed to continue to mail out questionnaires to such first age group. At the same time, the Local Board will proceed to mail selective service questionnaires to registrants of the second age group in sufficient numbers to insure the filling of the June call (estimated not to exceed the call of February, 1942) entirely from the third regis tration, if such action is required. In the event that the Local Board does not have a sufficient number of registrants of the first age group available in Class 1-A to fill its call for May, 1942, the Local Board may deliver for induction such number of men from the second age group as may be required to fill its call. The War Department has indicated that, beginning June 1, 1942, requi sitions will probably call for men of both age groups. Manhattan Shirt Sale ■ One table of slightly soil ed and broken sizes, all colors, some whites in cluded, good merchan dise far below today’s re placement cost. Retail values $2.00 to $3.50, only one table at $1.89 ■ “Buy DeSense Bonds and Stamps Today” T. K. Weaver & Co. “Blakely’s Only Complete Store” C. E. BOYETT, Owner BLAKELY, GA. (Scixlp Conntp News LOW-FLYING PLANE SENDS RURAL CITIZENS SCURRYING FROM “JAPS” To let his parents know that he was at home, an army corporal with his commanding officer, flew low over his home in the Cubp commun ity Saturday afternoon and had the whole neighborhood panicky from fear of a Jap invasion. The soldier was Corporal Parks Hester, who flew over the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Hester, late Saturday afternoon and dropped several flour bombs. Negroes working nearby started up some of the gosh-awfullest hollering and shouting which you have ever heard. Pandemonium really reigned there for several moments as the Negroes dropped what they were doing and scurried under the house. Peace was finally restored when Corporal Hester and his superior of ficer, who was flying him home for the week end, flew low enough to be recognized. McNAIR BROTHERS, SIX OF THEM, ALL IN U. S. NAVY If his name is McNair, his address is probably care the U. S. Navy. Lester and Charles McNair, who are well known in Blakely, both be ing the foster sons of Dr. W. 0. Shepard, of Bluffton, are in the Navy and have four other brothers who are also in the Naval service. They are: Dewey, Perry, John F. and A. G. McNair. Lester is visiting Dr. Shepard at Bluffton this week, it being the first time he has been at home since he enlisted. He has just returned from Iceland. One of the McNair broth ers was chief mechanic aboard the U. S. S. Augusta when that ship made its history-making trip out to sea with the President of the United States aboard, who went out to meet Prime Minister Winston Churchill for that now famous conference. BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 9, 1942. Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts —“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.” April 27 Date of Registration for Men Ages 45 to 65 Distribution of instructions to all local boards concerning the forth coming registration on April 27 of “all men who attained their forty fifth birthday on or before February 16, 1942, and have not attained their sixty-fifth birthday on April 27, 1942,” was announced today by National Headquarters, Selective Service System. Although the men to be registered on April 27 are not liable for mili tary service under the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended, they will be registered in much the same manner as men who enrolled in previous registra tions. Local boards, aided by volunteer registrars, will conduct the registra tion and will record the same in formation on registration cards as was recorded for men of the first three registrations. Hours of the registration will be between 7 a. m. and 9 p. m. on April 27, but State Directors have been authorized to begin registration on April 25 and to keep registration places open on April 26 as well as the following day or on any other additional days in advance deemed desirable. As the men of the fourth regis tration are not liable for military service, there will be no national lottery for them and no order num bers issued, although serial numbers will be placed on registration cards by local boards. Under the direction of the State Director, the Chairman of each lo cal board will be charged with pro viding registration places and secur ing volunteer registrars, without ex pense to the Government, -in such numbers as are necessary to com plete the registration in the local board area. The experience gained in the third registration will be used as a guide in fixing the numbers of registration places and registrars. Because of the difficulties which may be experienced with elderly reg istrants, registration places must be carefully located throughout the area, and sufficient registrars pro vided so that registrants will not face transportation difficulties or long delays at the registration places. The questions on the registration card pertain to the registrant’s name, place of residence, mailing address (if other than place of residence), telephone, age in years and date of birth, place of birth, name and ad dress of a person who will always know the registrants’ whereabouts, his employer’s name and address, and the place of his employment or busi ness. Coming to the Blakely Theatre today and Friday—Henry Fonda and Barbara Stanwyck in “You Belong to Me.” . , Building Navy Boats Bottoms Up e ' , . •; ;• v ' v v ✓ • .>• .• , •>•••' .» ’. . ; • J a! Above you see one phase in the assembly of U. S. submarine chas ers built by the Dravo corporation of Pittsburgh, Pa. The 173-foot craft are built upside down, sections being welded in that position. The hull sections are then braced and turned right side up. The bow section above is being turned over, preparatory to being Joined to the stern sec tion at left. Below: A wash drawing showing sub-chaser assembly line •fust to the left of the indoor barge assembly shop at the Dravo yards. «- District Governor Speaker at Tuesday’s Lions Club Meeting William B. Freeman, of Forsyth, Ga., addressed the noon meeting of the Blakely Lions Club at the Early Hotel Tuesday. Mr. Freeman, who is a prominent attorney of Forsyth, is district gov ernor of 18-C Georgia district of Lions International. He was paying the Blakely club an official visit. As the subject for his entertaining and inspiring address, Mr. Freeman chose “the importance of Lions Clubs throughout the world in rela tion to the war.” He said there are more than 4,000 clubs in the United States and eight foreign countries, with a membership of 160,000. “When this war is finally ended and hostilities cease and the world is again at peace, it will be the duty and privilege of Lions and other civic organizations to incorporate their principles in the terms of peace. These principles, which include un selfishness, charity and other com mendable virtues, shall be spread about the world in order for it to be a better place in which to live and that our nation might enjoy a better peace than it has ever known before,” the speaker stated. Mr. Freeman was warmly applaud ed' at the conclusion of his speech. He was introduced by Lion “Tige” Pickle. A report on the Lions Victory Dinner, recently held, was made, and it was announced the proceeds will go toward the purchase of a victory bond. Upon motion of Lion Jack Stan difer, a committee was appointed to meet with a committee from the Rotary Club and with the Mayor and City Council looking toward the mapping out of a rat eradication program for the city. Guests at the club Tuesday were W. L. Stone and H. D. Hitchoek. Lions Cook and Hatton, newest members of the club, were presented their lapel buttons by President Philip Sheffield. THURSDAY HALF HOLIDAYS FOR SUMMER BEGIN HERE TODAY Blakely merchants begin today the observance of the Thursday half holidays for the summer months. The business houses of the city observing the half-holiday will close at 1 o’clock for the remainder of the day. Shoppers are urged to bear the closing in mind and do their shopping before the closing hour. The half-holiday observance will continue through the month of July. WOMAN’S CLUB TO MEET FRIDAY AT 4 P. M. The Blakely Woman’s Club will meet Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock at the club building in Woodlawn Park. LOCAL WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH Temperature: Mean maximum, 68.2; mean minimum, 46.3; mean, 57.2; maximum, 82 on the 16th; minimum, 33 on the 4th; greatest daily range, 35 degrees. Precipitation: Total, 8.61 inches. Greatest amount in any 24-hour pe riod, 2.82 inches on the 21st. Miscellaneous: Number of days with 0.01 inch or more of rainfall, 12; clear, 14; partly cloudy, 5; cloudy, 12. Dense fog on the 12th, 14th, 15th, 16th; thunderstorms on the Bth, 13th, 17th, 20th. J. G. STANDIFER, Observer, U. S. Weather Bureau. ROTARIANS TOLD OF STATE CONFERENCE HELD AT MACON Rotarians James B. Murdock, Jr., and “Chip” Grubbs gave interesting accounts of the recent Rotary con ference in Macon at last week’s meeting of the club held Friday at ndon at the Hotel Early. Both pronounced the conference one of the best they had attended, with inspirational talks at each of the sessions and a round of enter tainment that made the occasion a delightful one. Presiding over Friday’s meeting was President Henry Wall, with the musical features of the program by Mrs. Ben Haisten, club pianist. Georgia Hosiery Mills Is Awarded Navy Contract The Georgia Hosiery Mills, of this city, has been awarded a contract by the U. S. government to knit socks for the Navy, it was an nounced yesterday by J. Melvin Mid dleton, owner and manager of the mill. The contract calls for 200,000 pairs of black mercerized socks, and within 30 days from date the Geor gia Hosiery Mills will be knitting these socks, Mr. Middleton said. When the mill begins the manufac ture of these socks, 60 per cent of the mill’s output will be for the government. In making this announcement, Mr. Middleton said that each Wednes day, from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m., is visitors’ day and the public is in vited to visit the mill on that day and watch the manufacture of these socks. BUSINESS LICENSE NOTICE All persons doing business in the City of Blakely must pay their busi ness license before May 1 to avoid penalty. Penalties will be strictly enforced. By order of the Mayor and Council. C. C. LANE, Clerk. Checking Account— You will find it very convenient to have 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. 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 Father-Son and Mother-Daughter Banquet at Hilton By EARL “TIGE” PICKLE. Songs, instrumental numbers and a minimum of speech-making round ed out a well-balanced program of entertainment at the annual Father- Son and Mother-Daughter banquet at the Hilton high school last Fri day night. This annual occurrence is one of the highlights of the Hilton school term and was attended by more than 150 patrons of the school and other invited guests. Opening with the FFA ritual, with each officer stationed at his post and stating the duties of his office, the program was presided over by John Arthur Brown, president of the FFA chapter, Virginia Tedder, president of the home economics club, and Catherine Houston, who acted as the announcer. Following the introductions of the parents of the boys and girls and other invited guests, the entertainment opened wih Annie Avelon White and Na thaniel Berry playing a guitar duet and singing a couple of popular songs. The entire program was built around a patriotic theme and the audience stood and sang “Let’s Remember Pearl Harbor,” which was followed by a very timely and well written speech calling for alertness and preparedness on the part of ru ral America. This address was given by FFA member Junior Houston. C. O. Brown, FFA advisor, and Miss Beth Williams, home economics teacher, took no part on the pro gram, but retired to the background after being introduced, and then let their pupils run the show. The pro gram closed with the combined memberships of the Future Farmer chapter and the home economics club singing their club songs. A delicious fish dinner with all the “trimmings” was served by the home economics club. The fish were prepared by Mr. Wood Smith, who has become something of a fixture around the Hilton school when any parties are pulled off. Mr. Smith and Mr. Byron Chambers, who as sisted him, took most of the bows at Friday night’s show for their culi nary ability in preparing the fish. There was some talk following the dinjier of hiring Mr. Smith to assist Miss Williams in teaching home eco nomics next year, but this rumor wasn’t confirmed by Supt. Sites, who was so busy “masticating mullet” that your reporter couldn’t get him ito say anything for publication. WILMER A. SMITH IS NOW SERGEANT Wilmer A. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wood A. Smith of this county, has been promoted from the rank of corporal to sergeant, it was an nounced today by his commanding officer at Gunter Field, Montgom ery, Ala. Sgt. Smith joined the Air Corps in August, 1941, and helps keep ’em flying now as technical supply sergeant at Glinter Field, a basic flying school of the vast South east Air Corps training center, where American and British aviation cadets win their wings.