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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXXXI NO. 38
EARLY COUNTY
UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS $413.00
Unemployment benefits amounting
to $413.00 were paid to workers in
Early county under terms of the
state Unemployment Compensation
law in the first three months of
1942, Commissioner of Labor Ben
T. Huiet has announced. Number of
checks was reported at 48.
Total payments for the quarter,
he reported, amounted to $1,528,599,
the highest quarterly volume on rec
ord, and an increase of 75 per cent
over the previous three months’ pe
riod. In the corresponding quarter
of last year, only $717,983 was paid
out in benefits to eligible workers.
For the most part, the high volume
of payments reflected a concentra
tion of unemployment among auto
mobile, leather, construction and
seasonal workers, many of whom
received benefits for practically the
maximum duration of 16 weeks,
Commissioner Huiet said. In the
Atlanta area, where the cessation of
automobile manufacturing threw sev
eral hundred workers out of jobs,
payments totaled $542,359, or more
than one-third of the state total.
A balance of $33,528 In the Un
employment Trust Fund, from which
benefits are paid, was reported at
the end of the quarter.
SGT. JAMES CHANCY
RECEIVES PROMOTION
Staff Sergeant James F. Chancy,
of this county, now stationed at the
Southeast Air Corps Training Cen
er, Montgomery, Ala., has been pro
moted to Technical Sergeant, it was
learned here this week. Sergeant
Chancy is a son of Mr. and Mrs. L.
E. Chancy, of this county.
THE WESTERN AUTO STORE
now has a completely equipped bicy
cle repair shop. Let us do your work
for you.
Suggestions That Will Make Your Mother
Happy on Her Day—Sunday, May 10th
HOSIERY
UNDERWEAR
SLIPS
PANTIES
DRESSES
HATS
BAGS
COSTUME JEWELRY
HANDKERCHIEFS
HOUSEHOLD LINENS
BLOUSES
FLOWERS
DRESS MATERIALS
GOWNS
BED JACKETS
PAJAMAS
Visit our store now and make your selection
early. Weaver’s Gifts wrapped attractively
at no extra charge.
T. K. Weaver & Co.
“Blakely’s Only Complete Store”
C. E. BOYETT, Owner BLAKELY, GA.
Early County News
Results Announced
In County-Wide
Essay Contest
First place in the essay contest
sponsored by an Atlanta department
store went to Lucy Mabel Middleton,
a Damascus high school senior. The
contest was county-wide and open to
high school students. The essays
were written about any local person
who had contributed to the county’s
growth and progress.
Second place in Early county went
to Iris Weathersby, Blakely high
school student.
Miss Middleton wrote about Ar
thur G. Powell, prominent Atlanta
attorney and a former member of
the Georgia Court of Appeals. Judge
Powell was born and reared in Early
county and spent his early law prac
tice days in this section.
Miss Weathersby wrote of Dr. J. G.
Standifer, well-known Blakely physi
cian, who has been actively identi
fied with the practice of medicine,
Freemasonry and educational work
in this county.
The contest was sponsored by
Rich’s of Atlanta in celebration of
that store’s diamond jubilee which
begins next month. Miss Middleton
received a $25 War Bond, together
with a free trip to Atlanta for her
self and English teacher, Mrs. Hunt
Westbrook. Second prize of a $lO
War Savings Stamp was awarded
Miss Weathersby.
EARLY COUNTIAN
IS ELECTED TO
PH BETA KAPPA
Another Early countian has gain
ed membership to Phi Beta Kappa,
highest honorary scholastic fraterni
ty in the nation. He is Edgar Kel
ly, son of Mr. S. E. Kelly, of this
county, and he received this honor
last week.
Mr. Kelly will graduate from the
University of Georgia next month.
He was not present when the an
nouncement was made at Athens, as
he is now in New York City, where
he is stationed with the U. S. Navy.
Buy your pies, cakes, rolls, cook
ies and other delectables from
SMITH’S BAKERY.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 30, 1942.
Success to AH Who Pay Their Honest Debts —“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.”
Registration for Sugar
Rationing Four Days
Next Week, May 4-7
F. H. Brooks, chairman of the
local Office of Civilian Defense, an
nounced yesterday that plans have
been completed for the registration
for sugar rationing books in this
county on next Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, May 4-5-
6-7.
The hours for registration have
been set from 9:00 a. m. to 10:00
p. m., with a few exceptions in the
colored schools, where the hours will
be from 800 a. m. to 8:00 p. m.,
and registrars have been assign
ed to each of the places of
registration, which will be the coun
ty schools, except in Blakely, where
the court-room in the courthouse
will be used.
Commercial and industrial users,
hotels, restaurants, boarding houses,
wholesalers and retailers registered
throughout the county on Tuesday
and Wednesday of this week. The
registration next week is for house
hold consumers.
Places of registration have been
announced as follows:
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 court house.
COLORED CONSUMERS
Blakely District— Washington High
School, consolidated with True
Vine School and Deal School,
Early County Training School,
Pleasant Hill School, Pleasant
Grove School, Bancroft School,
Prospect School, Shiloh School, Sar
dis School. Friendship School, Zion
Hope School, Hartley’s Gift School,
St. Maryland School, Jerusalem
School. Bright Star School, Mace
donia School, St. John School, Hayes
Grove 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, Plattsville School consoli
dated with Zion Hill School, Kiokee
School, Timmons School.
Hilton District Allen Chapel
School, Ebenezer School, Union Hill
School, Zion Watch School.
The following information is giv
en for the benefit of consumers who
are eligible to register for the sugar
rationing books:
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
may have on hand at the time of
registration as much as two pounds
of sugar per person without having
any stamps taken from their ration
ing books. For each pound per per
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
ply is down to six pounds each or
less.
The first stamp in the book will
be good for one pound of sugar in
the first two weeks; after that, the
time period for which each succeed
ing stamp is good will be posted in
stores and made public through the
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* At sea . . . These soldiers aboard an American transport headed
for Australia test their vocal cords by singing around their “orchestra,”
which is composed of two of their buddies who brought their guitars
along. Note that these men are garbed in lifebelts, just for emer
gencies, of course.
press and radio. However, regard
less of the time period in force, each
stamp will be good for one pound
of sugar. Stamps may be used only
during the period stated, and if not
used during that time, are void. It
is urged that persons not buy sugar
unless needed, even though they may
have stamps for sugar purchases.
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.
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 is pointed
out that those persons failing to
register during that period of time
must wait 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 books.
Pending the completion of the
registration and issuance of ration
books, sale of sugar is prohibited
from April 27th to May sth.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q. How much sugar may be
bought with each stamp?
A. 1 pound with each of the first
four stamps.
Q. Can the same amount of sugar
be bought with each stamp?
A. Not necessarily. The ration of
sugar may be changed from time to
time, and will be publicly announced
by the Government.
Q. How long is each stamp good
for?
A. Each stamp will be good for
the period to be announced by the
OPA.
Q. Can stamps be saved up and
all sugar be gotten at one time?
A. No.
Q. Do Ration Books have to be
taken in person to the store to buy
sugar?
A. No. Not necessarily. The
mother or the father, or any one of
the children, or anyone connected
with a family may take some or all
the War Ration Books to the grocer
to buy the entire household’s supply
of sugar.
Q. Can a stamp be torn out and
taken to the store to buy sugar?
A. No. Book must be taken and the
stamp torn out in presence of the
storekeeper or his employees.
Q. Suppose I order sugar by tele
phone?
A. Before the person making the
delivery can deliver the sugar. War
Ration Book must be shown, and in
his presence stamps torn out —not
more than one from each book—to
cover amount of sugar ordered.
Q. What if more sugar is needed
than Ration Book permits?
A. If absolutely necessary to have
more sugar for home canning, ill
ness or some other special reason,
go to Local Rationing Board, who
will decide whether to allow the
additional amount, and how much.
They may issue a special certificate
permitting one to buy a specified
amount of sugar for a specified pur
pose. War Ration Book will not be
needed in buying sugar with this
certificate.
Q. What must be done if War Ra
tion Book is lost, stolen, destroyed
or mutilated?
A. Report the facts to the Local
Rationing Board at once.
Q. Can War Ration Book be sent
by one back to his family for use?
A. No. Book is issued to be used
Blakely’s Troop 91
Makes Good Record
At Scout Camporee
At the Chehaw Council Scout
Camporee held in Albany April 17-
19, Boy Scouts of Troop 91 made an
A rating. They were graded on:
aid, signaling, nature study, com
pass, tracking, knot tying, map ori
entation, use of knife and axe, scout
pace, judging, measuring distance,
and scout badge. In addition to
this, we were were graded on our
general camping ability, which in
cludes: cooking, appearance of camp
site, cleanliness, care of equipment,
uniform and scout-like conduct. ‘
The two patrols which represented
Blakely competed against over 270
scouts from all over Southwest Geor
gia. There were 17 members of
Troop 91 present. The two patrols
were under the splendid leadership of
Scoutmaster E, H. Cheek and Junior
Assistant Scoutmaster Borden Barry.
The two patrols which participated
in the camporee consisted of the fol
lowing members: Wolf Patrol—Hal
Beckham, Robert Collier, Holt Dar
den, Tom Howard, Allen Grissette,
and Robert Earl McCormick; Black
Panther Patrol—Max Holman, Jun
ior Dunn, Leonard George, Billy Far
ris, Billy Peters, Earl George, Roy
Pritchard, and Fred Darden.
Troop 91 has been operating for
only one year and has made a fine
record during this short period. It is
our hope that we will make an even
better record in the following scout
ing years.
Troop 91 wishes to extend our vote
of thanks to Mr. S. G. Maddox for
providing our transportation facili
ties.
ROBERT COLLIER, Scribe.
THIEF TAKES TWO TIRES
FROM TRUCK HERE
The first automobile tires to be
reported stolen here since the tire
rationing program went into effect
were taken from a truck Saturday
night. The tires were taken from
the rear of a truck as it was parked
in front of Smith’s Bakery. The
tires were not on the wheels but were
lying in the truck, which was the
property of the Georgia Furniture
Company.
HOLLAND HOSPITAL
ADMITTED TO AMERICAN
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
The S. P. Holland Hospital, of
this city, is now a member of the
American Hospital Association, a na
tional organization, it was learned
here this week. To gain member
ship to this organization; a hospital
must meet strict requirements, and
Early countians should be delighted
that their hospital has gained suffi
cient recognition to hid member
ship in that organization.
At the same time the hsopital be
came a member; Dr. S. P. Holland
was also invited to become a person
al member of the organization.
by or for the person to whom issued.
The sugar it permits to be bought is
intended to be used by the person
to whom issued or by the family of
which one is a member and with
whom he lives.
Q. Do the War Ration Stamps en
title one to get sugar for nothing?
A. No. They only entitle one to
buy sugar.
Wc 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
250 GUARDSMEN
TO GATHER HERE
NEXT SUNDAY
Plans are being made here this
week by the local State Guard unit
to entertain the more than 250 State
Guardsmen from over Southwest
Georgia who will attend the big bar
becue here in Kolomoki Park Sun
day, Commander O. R. Brooks an
nounced yesterday.
The Guardsmen will meet here
Sunday morning to practice warfare
on a “make-believe” enemy. Classes
will be held in chemical warfare,
bayonet practice and the throwing of
“Molotoff bombs,” it was stated by
Commander Brooks. He explained
that the “Molotoff bomb” is an in
cendiary bomb economically made of
a bottle filled with oil and gasoline
which the Russians had used • very
successfully in destroying German
tanks. It was perfected by the
high-ranking Russian official, Molo
toff, who is said to be second only
to Stalin in the Soviet empire.
Army officers from Fort Benning
and high-ranking State Guard offi
cials from Americus, Albany and
Perry will attend to witness these
maneuvers and demonstrations.
Among these will be Major L. W.
Smith, of Albany, who is head of
the 14th district, to which the local
unit belongs. Governor Eugene Tal
madge, commander-in-chief of the
State Guard, together with his staff,
has been invited to attend the meet
ing, but it is not known yet whether
or not he will be present.
Corporal C. M. Dunning, who is
the barbecue connoisseur of the lo
cal unit, is preparing the barbecue
and other edibles and reports that
he is preparing for a crowd of
more than 250.
A review and parade will be held
following the dinner and demonstra
tions, to which the public is invited.
The parade will be held near the
famed Indian bounds located in Ko
lomoki Park.
EARLY COUNTY FARM
BUREAU TO MEET HERE
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6
The Early County Farm Bureau
will meet Wednesday night, May 6,
at 9:30 o’clock, at the Early county
courthouse, it was announced yester
day.
Mr. H. L. Wingate, Georgia Farm
Bureau President, will be present.
All members are urged to attend
and bring new members. Officers of
the bureau state that “now is the
time for a good many members to
renew their dues to the bureau.”
Mr. Wingate is an unusually good
speaker. Those who hear him will
be well repaid. Mr. Wingate is a
south Georgia farmer from Pelham.
“HELLZAPOPPIN”
“Hellzapoppin’,” with Olsen and
Johnson, Martha Raye and a sterling
cast of supporters, at the Blakely
Theatre Thursday and Friday.