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THIS WEEK By Earl “Tige” MBhrV Pickle It is right peculiar the way one person’s resemblance to another will bring back little insignificant details and incidents of years gone by Whch only exist as fond memories, and which hadn’t been thought of in years. We saw a man the other day whose features immediately brought to mind our grandfather—our Grand father Lindsey, who quietly passed on to another world one beautiful spring morning in April twelve years ago. We don’t say it because he happened to be our ancestor, but he was probably one of God’s noblest creatures. In physical traits he was not unlike Lewis Stone, the motion picture actor. And he exemplified all the beautiful and homely virtues which Mr. Stone professes as Judge Hardy in the Hardy family movies. He was a devout Baptist and his cburch was his big love. As a kid we always knew right where to look for him when he was in church. He had one place in which to sit and he occupied this place each time serv ices were held. We can close our eyes and see him now—his white hair, his big palmetto fan lazily beating a breeze while he held a song book in his other hand. “Preach ing day” just wouldn’t have been preaching day if “Uncle Sam,” as he was affectionately known, hadn’t been there. He was a devout Chris tian and he was never quite so hap py as when he was listening to the Gospel being preached. But this is sort of straying from our subject, and we’re only telling all this because we are sorry we don’t possess many of his good traits and virtues which made him seem to Us one of the finest men who ever lived, despite the fact that he never was so well-known except in his own immediate environs and probably never did anything “big,” as the world sees things, in his more than three-score years and ten. Here is what we began to tell. It was a long, long time ago, or so it seems, but certainly it couldn’t have been more than fifteen or seventeen years ago. There was a new preacher at Grandfather’s church. This new preacher, being a young man, and no doubt inexperienced in his work, got up to preach. And for about fifteen minutes or longer, he began to tell what the church needed. The church should be painted. It need ed a new roof. A new stove w’as al so needed. He talked on like this for sometime. Finally, the old man could stand it no longer. He arose from his seat, cleared up his throat, as he had a habit of always doing before speaking (we can see him how standing there, slightly stooped, dressed in his black suit and shoes) and said: “Well, we came here to have preaching. I move we have preaching.” You could have heard that well known pin drop. But have preaching we did. And, as we remember, a very good sermon, tbo. In closing, we might remark that this man and our grandfather became the very best of friends and remained so until his death. Some headlines we would like to read: Blakely to Build New School I Building (we would want this set up in great big black type) . . . Nazis! Battling Like Hell to Defend Ber lin . . . (and another even better one) Berlin Burned, Hitler in Pris on .. . BlakelyX/olumbia Highway Finally Completed . . . Kolomoki Park to Be Completed ... 150 Men Enrolled in Early County’s New Chamber of Commerce. It just occurred to us that if all the cranks, and folks who think they Don’t Guess at the Weight of Your SCRAP IRON— /TS VALUABLE We Weigh and Pay Highest Market Price. We Buy and Sell Used Tires J. W. ALLEN NEAR DEPOT ALL TO BE ASKED TO BUY U. S. WAR BONDS, STAMPS A home-front army of 60,000 Georgians will take the field on May 1 in a ten-day campaign to enlist every income-receiver in the state as a steady purchaser of War Savings , Stamps and Bonds Marion Allen, ad j ministrator of the Treasury Depart ■ ment’s War Savings Staff for Geor gia, announced yesterday. During that period, Mr. Allen said, the members of this citizens army of volunteer “Minute Men” will knock on the door of every home in Georgia to secure the pledge of ev ery person who receives an icome that he will buy War Savings Stamps and Bonds on a regular purchase plan as long as the war lasts, or as long as his finances permit. “The pledges,” said Mr. Allen, “are to be made voluntarily, and no machinery will be set up to col lect the amounts promised. Instead, every pledgor will take upon him self the responsibility of buying the amount of bonds and stamps he has promised to buy. The campaign is based on faith alone—faith that Americans are eager to help defend their freedom and that they will not shirk. The purpose of the campaign is to enable the Government to know how much income it can expect when it starts figuring out how to meet the future costs of war, Mr. Allen said. “It can estimate needed taxes. It can estimate bank credits. It can estimate man-<power and production. Until now, though, it has not been able to estimate how much the peo ple themselves are willing to lend. “The pledges will tell the story, for in the next few months every state in the union will have com pleted a house-to-house canvass sim ilar to the one that we will hold in Georgia. “Thus, with some knowledge of what income may be expected from the sale of stamps and bonds, the government can place long-range or ders, speed production, build up home defenses and keep the war materials flowing steadily to our fighting men overseas. “The pledge campaign will reveal how much additional money must be raised from taxes. The greater the total pledged, of course, the less the burden of taxation that will be necessary. “Nobody will be coerced into signing a pledge. No one will be asked to pledge themselves to in vest more than they can afford. In the eyes of the government the man who says he will buy a ten-cent savings stamp a week, and keeps his pledge, is participating in the plan as .much as the man who can afford to invest a hundred times that much. “The pledge is also confidential. The Minute Man who will knock on on your door is required to keep secret the amount of your pledge. “Nor is the pledge an ‘order’ for bonds or stamps. The Minute Men cannot accept money, nor take an order for bonds or stamps. “The pledge will also be signed by persons who are already buying stamps and bonds because one pur pose of the campaign is to find out how many people are already par ticipating. There is a space on the pledge card where the signer may indicate what purchase plan he is already using.” The pledge campaign is the most far-reaching effort to reach all the know how to fun the war, and plain durn fools were placed in one line, that it would reach from hither to yon, and it would be a good idea if someone pushed them all in the river. Don’t say we didn’t warn you, but ladies are now making (and wearing) bracelets, chains and neck laces out of macaroni—yes, maca roni. Like some of tjjeir other fads, it is expected to spread like fire on a fox’s tail in a dry oat field. Have you ever thought what a wonderful world this would be if there were no wars. Just think if all this money now being spent for the destructions of lives and proper ty could be expended for something constructive—schools, churches, li braries. public buildings and hos pitals. This is wishful thinking, we admit, but is sounds good just the same. Os course, you’ve heard the one about the lawyer who was upbraid ing his witness because he wouldn’t answer a question “yes” or “no.” The witness tried to explain that there were questions that couldn’t be an swered “yes” or “no.” The lawyer was adamant. The witness asked permission to ask the lawyer a question. The judge and the lawyer agreed. So the witness said to the lawyer: “Are you still beating your wife? Please answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’.” EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY, GEORGIA IMPORTANT NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS Saturday, May 2, is the last day to pay poll tax and the last day in which to make tax returns. In order to be eliigble to vote in this year’s elections and in order to avoid tax penalty in making tax returns, this must be done on or before that date. Please come by and attend to this matter. J. L. HOUSTON, Early County Tax Commissioner. BIRTHDAY DINNER More than 100 people gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Mock, in the New Hope community, Sunday for a big barbecue dinner, the occasion being Mrs. Mock’s 57th birthday anniversary. Those who attended were: Mr. John Jordan and daughter, Mrs. D. E. Poole and family, Mr. Howard Lindsey, Mr. Albert Holley, Mrs. A. A. Downs, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Coop er, Mr. and Mrs. Idus Waller and children, Mrs. Kenneth Law, Mr. J. B. Bridges, Mr. and Mrs. Brink Hoo . ver, Mrs. G. W. Gay and family, ' Miss Lessie Houston, Mr. and Mrs. jW. T. Scarborough, Mr. Buddy Hol- lington, Mr. and Mrs. Randall Shef field, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Lindsey, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Tiner, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Tiner, Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Tiner and family. Miss Mildred Tin er, Mr and Mrs. Will Tiner, Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Tiner, Mr. and Mrs. Steph en Cowart, Mr. and Mrs. Marcine Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. Marcine Warren and family, Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Beach and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Broad water and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Newberry and family, Mrs. Smiley Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Dees, Mr. and Mrs. Druie Brunson and son, Mr. J. T. Rentz, Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Massey, Mrs. Stella Blackshear. people of the country ever made by the government with the exception of the national census, Mr. Allen said. “To carry on the canvass in the 159 counties of Georgia,” he contin ued, “more than sixty thousand pa triotic men and women have volun teered to work without pay and without thanks, except the gratitude of their government, until the job is done. “The volunteers who will do the actual work of canvassing each home come from every walk of life. Nearly every organization in Geor gia has offered its membership to serve as canvassing personnel. “The Agricultural Adjustment Ag ency and other branches of the De partment of Agriculture will con duct the canvass in the rural areas. “In the cities and towns the Le gion and the Legion Auxiliary, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Spanish-American War Veterans, the Disabled American Veterans of the World War, the P.-T. A., the Georgia Federation of Women’s Clubs, the Home Guard, Boy Scouts, National Association of Life Under writers, the labor unions, the Pilot Clubs, the Junior Chambers of Com merce, the Civic Clubs and many oth er patriotic organizations will make up the rank and file of the canvass ing army.” The state-wide organization has been set up like an Army, Mr. Allen said, with a “corps commander” in each Congressional district. The commanders are R. H. Gignilliat, Savannah; M. W. Tift, Albany; Jack B. Key, Columbus; Ely R. Callaway, LaGrange; William K. Jenkins and Raymond Kline, Atlanta; W. G. Lee, Macon; Roy Lytle, Rome; M. M. Monroe, Waycross; Frank Gabrels, Clarksville; and E. P. Peabody, Au gusta. FOR SALE! AT PRIVATE SALE All Property Owned by the Estate of E. L. Fryer, Sr., As Listed Below: Home on North Main street. Vacant lot north of Fryer’s Plumbing Co. Two barns and lot west of Davenport Service Station. Vacant lot across street from J. C. Loyless home. Vacant lot on Fort Gaines street south of J. C. McCuller home. Vacant lot north of Miss Willie Byrd Bush home. Vacant lot east of Miss Willie Byrd Bush home. Farm miles on Cuthbert road. Farm 10 miles south of Blakely, near Lu cile. One medium size Iron Safe. One Buick Automobile. One Dodge Hearse. One one-horse Wagon. L. B. FRYER - H. C. FRYER Executors |WESTERN AUTO ASSOCIATE STORE t || i ' |~ 1 Announces the Opening of a | Eli Bicycle Repair Shop ♦ We’re Bicycle Repair Experts We Give Bicycle Service at its Best. | Keep that Bicycle in the Best Running Order, t It might be some time before you can | Buy a New One. : So it’s your patriotic duty to | give the best care. ♦ When anything is not working perfectly about $ your bicycle bring it to us. We know what to do. ♦ We’ll check your bicycles without charge and ♦ get it ready for tip-top service at a slight cost. t Our repairman is an expert. iWESTERN AUTO ASSOCIATE STORE ♦ HERBERT HADDON, Owner-Manager X t ! Blakely, Georgia LOOKS FORWARD TO RECEIVING THE NEWS Plant City, Fla., April 17, 1942. Editor Early County News: Please find enclosed check for one year’s subscription to the Ear ly County News. It is a credit to a town of that size. It is full of pep. I look forward to it every week, as it brings me news from “Home, Sweet Home” in the Da mascus vicinity of good old Southwest Georgia. MRS. H. A. COLEMAN. NOTICE TO MERCHANTS AND STORE OWNERS By order of the Mayor and Coun cil, all store owners and merchants are required to close their doors to business by 12 o’clock, midnight, each Saturday night. POLICE DEPARTMENT. CARD OF THANKS To our many friends we wish to extend our heartfelt thanks for their many expressions of love and sym pathy during the recent illness and death of our mother. Family of Mrs. T. G. Harvey, Sr. Banking is Important Never before has commercial bank ing been more important to the in dividual as well as to the public. We are trying to do our part, and your sincere co-operation is greatly appreciated. .Bank of Early BLAKELY, GEORGIA Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. All Deposits Insured up to $5,000 Our Peanut Seed Shelters Are now in operation, hav ing been over-hauled and re worked throughout. For a Really First-Class Job o£ Shelling Your PEANUTS Spanish & Runners and all your other seed BRING THEM TO CASEY JONES (At old Duke Shelling Plant on Arlington Road) TRY AN AD IN THE NEWS