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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
.GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXXXI > NO. 37
STATE GUARDSMEN
TO GATHER HERE
SUNDAY, MAY 3
250 EXPECTED HERE FOR TAC-
TICAL MANEUVERS, PARADE
AND BARBECUE.
Indian Mounds, located northwest
of the city in Kolomoki Park, said to
have been the scene of many a
bloody Indian conflict in days gone
by, will again see the presence of
troops on Sunday, May 3, when the
Early County State Guard will be
host to 250 State Guardsmen from
over the state, and when tactical
maneuvers, a big barbecue and a
final parade and review will be held,
First Lieutenant J. M. Coile, of the
local Guard, has announced.
Guardsmen from many points ov
er south Georgia will assemble here
on Sunday morning at 11:30 o’clock
After the introduction of high
ranking Guard officers and Fort Ben
ning army officers takes place, a
big barbecue will be held. Follow
ing the lunch hour, a tactical ma.
neuver will be held showing how
Guardsmen would react if this area
were under attack from the enemy.
At 3:30 o’clock a review of all
troops will be held at the Indian
Mounds area, with Fort Benning of
ficers inspecting the troops. Gover
nor Eugene Talmadge, commander
in-chief of the State Guard, togeth
er with his staff, has been invited
to review the troops, but it is not
known at present whether he will at
tend. Lieutenant Coile said that
the public is invited to the troop re
view and is asked to assemble at
the Mounds at 3 o’clock. Because
the presence of the public might in
terfere with the sham battle and
the maneuvers, it is asked to stay out
of the park area until the review is
held, Lieutenant Coile explained.
Howevery, everyone is invited to
view the parade at the Mounds and
the larger the'crowd the better, Lieu
tenant Coile added.
Bring your bicycle to the WEST
ERN AUTO STORE and have it re
paired by an expert workman.
WEAVER’S—
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Sew and Save
Week
Silk Dress Materials
One group silks regular 98c yard value
for 79c yd.
One group silks, regular 89c yard
value for . . \ . 69c yd.
One group silks, regular $1.19 yard
value for ... . 98c yd.
. PRINTED SILKS
. POLKA DOTS
. PLAIDS
. SOLIDS
. FLOWERED PRINTS
Get your other sewing materials at Weaver’s too.
“Buy Defense Stamps and Bonds NOW”
T. K. Weaver & Co.
“Blakely’s Only Complete Store”
C. E. BOYETT, Owner BLAKELY, GA.
(tart JXcws
Several Cars Derailed
In Train Wreck Eight
Miles West of City
The mixed passenger and freight
train of the Central of Georgia Rail
way was derailed at Smith’s Cross
ing on the old Columbia road eight
miles west of here Monday morning
about 10 o’clock, demolishing sever
al freight cars and damaging about
a half mile of track.
The cause of the derailment has
not been determined. All the
cars were empty except two, one car
rying a load of gravel and another
being loaded with merchandise. Loss
of goods was thought to be very
light.
The accident was in the nature of
a freak. It left five box cars prac
tically demolished all in one pile
and on these were piled two empty
tank cars. A stream of traffic pass
ed over the Columbia road all day
Monday carrying people to view the
wreckage. Wreckers and crewmen
were dispatched to the scene of the
wreck soon after the accident oc
curred. They immediately went to
work repairing the rails and remov
ing the debris. The line was repair
ed Tuesday and the trains ran on
schedule Tuesday night.
WEEKLY MEETING OF
ROTARY CLUB HELD
FRIDAY AT NOON
“Swamp Water,” Vereen Bell’s
popular story of the Okefenokee
swamp, formed the topic of an in
teresting paper given before the
Blakely Rotary Club at its weekly
meeting held Friday at noon.
Mrs. Dunbar Grist gave a resume
of the story which appeared in the
Saturday Evening Post and has been
made into a motion picture, and of
the author, who is a South Georgian.
Mrs. Grist was introduced by her
husband, Rotarian Dunbar Grist,
who was program chairman for the
day.
The meeting was presided over by
President Henry Wall, with the mu
sic in charge of Mrs. Sen Haisten,
club pianist.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 23, 1942.
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts —“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead/’
PLANS ANNOUNCED FOR REGISTRATION
IN COUNTY FOR SUGAR RATIONING BOOKS
The first nation-wide registration
for procuring sugar rationing books
will be held the four days—May 4,
5, 6 and 7—and Early county’s set
up for participation in that registra
tion has been completed, it was an
nounced Wednesday by F. H. Brooks,
chairman of the local Office of Ch
vilian Defense. The hours for regis
tration will be from 9:00 a. m. to
10:00 p. m.
Industrial and Commercial Users
Must Register April 28-29
Registration of retailers, whole
salers, institutions and industrial
users, including hotels, restaurants
and boarding houses will be held on
next Tuesday and Wednesday, April
28 and 29, at the following locations:
School Districts: Damascus school
building; Jakin school building; Ce
dar Springs school building; Hilton
school building. Registration for
the Blakely, Colomokee, Union and
New Hope school districts will be at
the court-room at the court house in
Blakely. The hours will be from 10
a. m. to 4 p. m., except at Blakely,
where the hours will be from 10 a.
m. to 6:00 p. m. Both white and
colored commercial users will regis
ter at the above named places.
It is pointed out that it is neces
sary that all commercial users reg
ister on the above dates. No stocks
of sugar can be replenished without
a certificate authorizing the purchase
of sugar or a stamp card on which
stamps have been placed represent
ing sales made. Retail dealers must
bring with them figures giving the
gross amount of entire sales for
the week ending April 25, also total
amount of sugar bought and deliver
ed to them in November, 1941, as
this will be the basis for registrar to
work out dealer’s inventory allow
ance. Commercial users should bring
With them figures showing the
amount of sugar purchased in each
month in 1941.
Consumers Register on
May 4-5-6-7
Consumers will register on May
4,5, 6, and 7, and the following in
formation is given for their benefit:
Any one member of each family,
if above the age of 18, may register
for the family. A book will be is
sued for each individual. A family I
may have on hand at the time ofl
registration as much as two pounds I
of sugar per person without having ;
any stamps taken from their ration- ,
ing books. For each pound per per-I
son above two, and up to six pounds,
one stamp will be taken from each
book. If a family has on hand as
much as seven pounds per, person,
applications will be taken, but no
books will be issued until the sup- I
ply is down to six pounds each or i
less.
The first stamp in the book will i
be good for one pound of sugar in j
the first two weeks; after that, the '
time period for which each succeed- i
ing stamp is good will be posted in I
stores and made public through the '
press and radio. However, regard- i
less of the time period in force, each i
stamp will be good for one pound |
of sugar. Stamps may be used only i
during the period stated, and if not
used during that time, are void. It
is urged that persons not buy sugar i
unless needed, even though they may ‘
have stamps for sugar purchases.
Business houses selling or using:
sugar will be issued sugar purchase
certificates. Hotels, restaurants and !
boarding houses will be classed
with stores. In the case of boarding >
Pearl Harbor Decorations
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Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, right, commander-in-chief, Pacific fleet,
awards the navy cross to one of 24 men so honored for bravery during
the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7. The presentation
took place aboard a battleship at this vital naval base. Lined up at
the left are other men who received awards. &
Wholesalers and Retailers, Industrial and Commercial Users
Will Register April 28-29; Consumers Will Register May
4,5, 6, and 7. Sugar Sales Prohibited Week of April 27.
houses, the proprietor must register
with the trade, and boarders must
register individually or by families.
If a boarder eats 12 or more meals
a week at his boarding house, he
should turn over his book to the
proprietor, who will attend to hav
ing his stamps cancelled.
Servants must register for them
selves and families, regardless of
whether or not they eat at the homes
of their employers. If they eat in
their employers’ homes, they may
turn their books over to their em
ployers to purchase their sugar along
with that for the members of the
employers’ families.
The following places for consum
er registration are announced:
COLORED CONSUMERS
Blakely Diitrict— Washington High
School, Early County Training
School, Pleasant Hill School, Pleas
ant Grove School, Bancroft School,
Prospect School, Shiloh School, Sar
! dis School, Friendship School, Zion
i Hope School, Hartley’s Gift School,
' St. Maryland School, Jerusalem
School, Bright Star School, St. John
School.
Jakin District— Jakin Colored High
School, Mt. Meighs School, Cross
Roads School, Good Hope School.
Damascus District— Kestler Junior
High School, Mt. Zion School, Salem
School, Old Town School, Oak Grove
School.
Arlington District— Piney Grove
School, Platteville School, Kiokee
School, Timmons School.
Hilton District Allen Chapel
School, Ebenezer School, Union Hill
School, Zion Watch School.
WHITE CONSUMERS
The following schools: Arlington,
Rowena, Damascus, New Hope. Lib
erty Hill, Jakin, Springfield, Cedar
Springs, Hilton, Colomokee. Regis
tration in Blakely will be in the
court-room at the couit house.
Registrars have been assigned to
the several places in the county
where registration will take place,
and public co-operation in the regis
tration is essential, as it was pointed
out that those persons failing to
register during that period of time
must w’ait at least two weeks before
: they can register for the ration books
; and must then apply to the local ra
| tion board to secure the ration
books.
I Pending the completion of the
I registration and issuance of ration
! books, sale of sugar is prohibited
during the week of April 27.
POLICE OFFICER GETS
HIS AUTO “TAGGED”
The current drive to put a stop to
illegal parking has included just
about everybody, Police Officer J. R.
Puckett found out yesterday, much
to his sorrow.
Officer Puckett parked his car on
the left side of Cuthbert street
while he dashed inside a store to
make a hasty purchase, and who
should happen along about this time
but Officer Ollin Goocher, who very
promptly hauled out his little book
and attached a ticket to Officer
Puckett’s car and is going to hale
him into Mayor Singletary’s court
next Monday and make him show
cause why he “dunnit.”
No doubt when Officer Puckett
pays that fine he will discover that
the way of the transgressor is hard,
even if it is a policeman who is do
ing the transgressing.
Navy Relief Society
Drive for Funds in
Progress This Week
The drive to raise funds for Navy
Relief is in progress this week and
Early county seems certain to make
its quota of $822, R. C. Howell,
chairman, stated yesterday.
“Although workers have been out
only a few days, many people are
contributing in a very pleasing man
ner,” Mr. Howell said. Workers who
are authorized to solicitt these funds
are: J. B. Murdock, Jr., J. D. Rog-
H. A. Walton, Oscar Whitchard
and C. H. Loback.
If this committee fails to call on
anyone who wants to make a dona
tion, they are asked to telephone Mr.
Howell at 110 and someone will
come for the donation.
REGULAR MEETING OF
BLAKELY LIONS CLUB
HELD TUESDAY AT NOON
The Blakely Lions Club met at
the Early Hotel Tuesday, with Pres
ident Philip Sheffield presiding and
the music by Mrs. Ben Haisten, club
pianist.
A round-table dscussion of Scout
ing activities was led by Lion Her
man Cheek, Scoutmaster of the Lions
troop.
An appeal for the Navy Relief So
ciety was made and Lions were ask
ed to contribute to this worthy fund.
Aged Early County
Lady Dies at Home of
Her Son in New Hope
Mrs. Mary Jane Watson Marlin,
aged Early county lady, died at the
home of her son, T. C. Watson, in
the New Hope community, Sunday.
Her death was attributed to heart
disease.
Mrs. Marlin was born in Randolph
county Ga., April 11, 1857, hence
was 85 years of age. She was a
member of the New Hope Baptist
church and had been living in that
community for the past two years.
Funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon at the New Hope
church, with Rev. Mr. Burrell of
ficiating. Interment followed in the
George cemetery, with the Minter,
Fellows & Forrester Funeral Home
in charge of arrangements and the
following serving as pall-bearers:
Sam Lindsey, Rush Howard, Otis
Deal, Raymond Harris, Luther Flem
ing and Griffin Houston.
Survivors include five sons, T. C.
Watson and J. H. Watson of Blake
ly, E. D. Watson of Douglas, Ga.,
and G. B. Watson and W. B. Watson
of Pepperell, Ala.; two sisters, Mrs.
Bet Swann of Carnegie, Ga., and
Mrs. Belle Page of Albany, Ga.
D. A. R. MEETING IN
ARLINGTON THIS P. M.
The Peter Early Chapter of the
D. A. R. will meet in Arlington to
day (Thursday) at 4 o’clock at the
home of Mrs. W. E. Bostwick, it has
been announced.
We Should Like to
Serve You ...
You would benefit in many
ways from a regular connec
tion with this bank. Nothing
would please us more than
to have your name on our
books as a depositor.
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
MALES 45 TO 65 TO
REGISTER NEXT
MONDAY, APRIL 27
SAME REGISTRATION PLACES
TO BE USED AS IN FORMER
REGISTRATIONS.
The Early County Draft Board
announced plans this week for the
fourth registration on next Monday,
April 27th, of “all men who attain
ed their forty-fifth birthday on or
before February 16th, 1942, and
have not attained their sixty-fifth
birthday on April 27, 1942.”
Although the men to be register
ed on April 27 are not liable for
military service under the Selective
Training and Service Act of 1940,
as amended, they will be registered
in much the same manner as men
enrolled in previous registrations.
Draft Board Clerk Alex Carswell
stated that the hours of registration
in this county will be from 7 a. m.
to 9:00 p. m., War Time. Registra
tion of whites will be at the white
schools of the county, the basketball
shell being the designated place for
registration in the Blakely district.
Colored males will register at the
following schools: Washington High
School, Early County Training
School, Bright Star School, Sardis
School, St. Maryland School, St.
John School, Shiloh School, Pleasant
Grove School, Pleasant Hill School,
Prospect School, Hartley’s Gift
School, Zion Hope School, in the
Blakely district; Ebenezer School,
Union Hill School, Zion Watch
School, in the Hilton district; Jakin
Colored School, Cross Roads School,
Mt. Meighs School, in the Jakin dis
trict; Kestler Junior High School,
Mt. Zion School, Salem School, in
the Damascus district; Piney Grove
School, Plattsville School, Timmons
School, in the Arlington district.
The places of registration will be
open from 7:00 a. m. to 9:00 p. m.,
it was announced by Mr. Carswell.
A corps of registrars will be on
hand at all places of registration to
facilitate the registration.
ROSCOE WILLIAMS, OF
U. S. NAVY. VISITS HOME
FOLKS AT JAKIN
Roscoe Williams, son of Mr. R. A.
Williams, of Jakin, has returned to
his duties with the navy after spend
ing several days with home folks at
Jakin. Young Williams was among
a group of sailors aboard the U. S.
oil tanker, Atlantic Sun, which was
torpedoed in the Atlantic early in
April. The tanker, which t did not
sink, had a terrific hole blown in its
side. Young Williams had a picture
of the torpedoed ship with him.
“Bad Lands of Dakota,” with Ann
Rutherford, Robert Stack and a no
table array of stars, at the Blakely
Theatre Thursday and Friday.