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War Savings Bond
And Stamp Sale Drive
To Open Friday
Georgia Minute Men tomorrow
will take the field to begin the
much-heralded house-to-house can
vass to pledge 1,000,00 Georgians to
buy War Savings Bonds and Stamps
regularly.
Modern prototypes of the Minute
Men of Lexington and Concord will
enroll as many income-receiving cit
izens of Georgia as possible in a
crusade to crush the Axis by invest
ing in Uncle Sam’s War Savings
Securities.
Urging Georgians to make a suc
cess of the pledge campaign, Marion
H. Allen, state War Savings admin
istrator, said: “Now is the time,
pledge yourselves to buy as many
War Savings Bonds and Stamps as
you can afford each week or month.
“To do this,” he continued, “sign
one of the pledge cards which will
be brought to your door by a repre
sentative of our huge volunteer
army of campaign workers.”
If you are already buying War
Savings Bonds or Stamps through a
regular plan, such as the payroll de
duction plan, sign the card anyway,
setting out the amount being
bought, it was pointed out.
Appealing to citizens of Georgia
to enlist in this crusade to break the
Axis and keep the fires of freedom
ablaze, Arthur Lucas, state War
Savings chairman, urged his fellow
citizens to sign pledge cards when
the volunteer worker knocks at their
door.
A master organization plan, pre
pared by Captain C. Arthur Cheat
ham, for all Georgia’s 159 counties,
is now in effect, and more than
60,000 of the volunteer Minute Men
are participating in the canvass.
Captain Cheatham said, “Georgia
must not and cannot fail in this im
portant program.”
Rotarian Tells Club
Members of 40 Years’
Experience in Blakely
“Forty Years in Blakely” was the
theme of an interesting talk deliver
ed before the members of the
Blakly Rotary Club at their weekly
meeting held at noon last Friday at
the Early Hotel.
The speaker was Rotarian Felix
A. Barham, a charter member of
the cluib and owner of the Barham
Jewelry Company. Rotarian Bar
ham came to Blakely forty years
ago and he told of many interesting
experiences during his residence
here and of the transformation of
Blakely from a small village of about
eight hundred inhabitants to a thriv
ing little city of approximately 3,000
souls. His talk was enjoyed by the
club members. He was presented by
Rotarian Alvan Fleming, program
chairman for the day.
Rotarian Victor Manget, of Al
bany, made up his attendance here
at Friday’s meeting.
Vice President James B. Murdock,
Jr., presided, with the music by Mrs.
Ben Haisten, club pianist.
COUNTY SCHOOL MEET
BEGINS TODAY
The first county-wide school meet,
both literary and athletic, began to
day. The literary meet is being held
at the Hilton and Jakhi schools, the
grammar schools meeting at Hilton
and the high schools at Jakin.
All athletic events will be held Fri
day at Damascus.
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Don’t Guess at the Weight of Your
SCRAP IRON—
ITS VALUABLE
We Weigh and Pay Highest Market Price.
We Buy and Sell Used Tires
J. W. ALLEN
NEAR DEPOT
Report of Local
Rationing Board,
April llth-28th
The local Office of Civilian De
fense announced Wednesday that
the Local Rationing Board issued
i certificates for purchase of auto tires
and tubes to the following for the
period of April 11th through 28th
i (eligibility classification given):
i S. B. Blackshear: 2 school bus
tires, 1 tube; classification, D-2.
Early County: 4 truck tubes;
classification, E-2.
Cleve Ellis:. 1 tractor tube; clas
sification, F.
W. A. Fuqua: 1 tractor tire, 1
tube; classification, F.
H. E. Minter: 1 truck tube; clas
sification, E-9.
Otis E. Garrett: ’2 tractor tires,
2 tubes; classification, F.
J. F. Reid: 2 passenger car re
tread tires; classification, B-4.
C. S. Middleton: 5 truck retread
tires; classification, E-9.
J. B. Hasty: 1 truck retread tire;
classification, E-9.
Ralph E. Hutchins: 1 tractor tire,
1 tube; classification, F.
I. D. Waller: 1 truck tire, 1 tube;
classification, E-9.
Farmers Gin & Warehouse Co: 2
truck tires, 2 tubes; classification,
E-9.
W. A. Hall: 1 truck tire; classi
fication, E-9.
B. D. Toole: 1 truck tire, 1 tube;
classification, E-9.
T. K. Weaver & Co.: 1 truck tire,
1 tube; classification, E-9.
C. R. Barksdale: 2 passenger car
tires, 2 tubes; classification, A.
J. G. Standifer: 1 passenger car
tire; classification, A.
F. P. Davis: 1 tractor tire; classi
fication, F.
T. K. Weaver & Co.: 5 truck re
tread tires; classification, E-9.
D. C. Patrick: 2 truck retread
tires; classification, E-9.
Howard Griffin: 2 truck retread
tires; classification, E-l.
Mayhaw Company: 2 truck tires,
2 tubes; classification, E-9.
Mayhaw: 2 obsolete tires; classi
fication, E-9.
George White: 1 obsolete tire;
classification, B.
Charles E. Thomas: 1 bus tire;
classification. D-2.
Guy White: 1 tractor tire, 1 tube;
classification, F.
J. D. Rogers, Jr.: 4 retread truck
tires; classification, E-9.
Mrs. Hilton O. Jones; 2 school bus
tires, 1 tube; classification, D-9.
Dallis Lisenby: 2 truck tires, 2
tubes; classification, E-9.
Nantze Soring Farm, Inc.: 2 truck
tires, 2 tubes; classification, E-9.
W. A. Hall: 2 tractor tires; clas
sification. F.
People’s Warehouse Co.: 1 truck
tire, 1 tube; classification, E-9.
R. C. Singletary, Sr. & Jr.: 2 trac
tor tires, 1 tube; classification, F.
Oldham Lumber Co.: 1 truck tire,
1 tube; classification, E-9.
W. C. Guest: 2 truck retread
tires; classification, E-9.
Dr. E. C. Smart: 1 passenger car
tube; classification, A.
W. H. Chandler: 2 obsolete tires,
2 tubes; classification, E-9.
C. C. Swann. Dep. Sheriff.: 1 pas
senger car tire, 1 tube; classifica
tion, C-2-3.
Homer Reddick: 1 truck tire;
classification, E-9.
JOHN CROZIER DIED
AT VETERANS HOSPITAL
IN ATLANTA TUESDAY
Capt. John H. Crozier, member of
a family long prominent in the Ce
dar Springs community, died at the
Veterans Hospital in Atlanta Tues
day, it was learned here Wednesday.
He had been there for treatment for
the past several weeks.
Captain Crozier was a World War
veteran, and is said to have been
the youngest American soldier to
attain the rank of captaincy in the
overseas forces. He had recently
been connected with Moody Field,
Valdosta, in the capacity of clerk in
the quartermasters department.
Funeral services will be held at
the Cedar Springs Baptist church
this (Thursday) morning at 11
o’clock.
Captain Crozier is survived by his
mother, Mrs. Mattie Crozier; his
wife; one son; and a brother, Dr.
Gordon Crozier, of Valdosta.
In Memory of B. F. Jones, Who
Passed Away April 30, 1935.
“Daddy, we still miss you
As our eyes wander to the vacant
chair,
But we feel that you are
Safely resting over there.
Paceful be your sleep, dear father,
Oh, ’tis so sweet to breathe your
name,
For we loved you dearly in life;
In death our love is still the same.”
—His Daughter, Mrs. Joe Belisle.
EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY, GEORGIA
Blakely F. F. A.
Chapter Holds Annual
Father-Son Banquet
A program filled with plenty of
speech-making and music was ren
dered by the Blakely FFA chapter
at the Woman’s Club last Wednes
day night, when the chapter held
its annual Father-Son banquet.
Fallowing the usual FFA ritual,
with President James White presid
ing, the following program was
given, Mack Balkcom acting as pro
gram chairman:
A vocal solo, “We Did It Before
and We Can Do It Again,” was sung
by Fred Pressley.
Report on cattle show by Max
Holman.
A quartet composed of Fred Press
ley, Wilson Fryer, Andy Lanier and
Mack Balkcom, sang “Honey Chile,”
“Steal Away” and Jeanie With the
Light Brown Hair.”
A speech, “Too Little, Too Late,’
by Andy Lanier.
A harmonica solo by Borden Bar
ry, playing “Braham’s Hungarian
Dance No. 5” and “The Beer Barrel
Polka.”
Report on chapter activities by
James White.
Dr. W. H. Wall, president of the
Blakely Rotary Club, presented a
loving cup to Billie Peters for ex
hibiting the grand champion steer
in the annual fat cattle show spon
sored by the Blakely Rotary Club.
Trumpet solo by Kenneth Tabb.
Vocal solo by Fred Pressley, ac
companying himself with the guitar,
playing and singing “When the
White Azaleas Are Blooming.”
A talk on the care and raising of
swine by Joel McDowell.
Harmonica solo by Tom Jones.
Following the program, Advisor E.
H. Cheek introduced the guests of
the evening, after which a delicious
plate of barbecue and Brunswick
stew was served by the high school
home economics class, of which Miss
Mary X. Brown is teacher.
MAY 2 LAST DAY
TO REGISTER FOR THIS
YEAR’S ELECTIONS
Georgia voters must register on
or before May 2 in order to partici
pate in this fall’s primary and gen
eral elections, according to a recent
ruling of Attorney General Ellis Ar
nall.
Arnall pointed out that the Geor
gia election law permits citizens to
pay their poll taxes and register up
to a date six months prior to the
general election, which occurs this
year on November 3, making May 2
the last day for registration.
Any person qualified to vote in
the general election is also eligible
to vote in any primary to select
candidates for the general election,
he explained. This year’s state pri
mary falls on September 9.
Arnall urged every conscientious
Georgian to register, and register
now.
“Full participation in governments
al affairs is the patriotic duty of
every citizen second only to support
ing the war effort,” he declared.
LOST—ißing, with white stone,
in front of Turner house on Cuth
bert street. Finder please bring to
Early County News office and re
ceive reward.
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 2% 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
AUTO ASSOCIATE STORE
♦ I "I Announces the Opening of a- —
| gSS Bicycle Repair Shop
| We’re Bicycle Repair Experts
We Give Bicycle Service at its Best.
1 Keep that Bicycle in the Best Running Order.
I It might be some time before you can
Buy a New One.
: So it’s your patriotic duty to
| give the best care.
j When anylhing is not working perfectly about
t 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. ®
| WESTERN AUTO ASSOCIATE STORE
♦ HERBERT HATTON, Owner-Manager
: Blakely, Georgia
BETHEL BAPTISTS
PLAN EVANGELISTIC
RALLIES FOR MAY
The Bethel Baptist Association
plans a series of Evangelistic Rallies
in the four districts for the four
Sunday afternoons in May, with the
expectation of interesting the mem<
bership of all the churches in the
meetings they plan to hold in July.
At the session of the Association
last fall, a resolution was passed by
that body which reads in part: “That
a Committee on Evangelism be
named . . . That the month of May
be observed in all our churches as a
season of prayer and preparation,
that district meetings be held each
Sunday afternoon, on May 3 at
Friendship church; May 10 at Cole
man; May 17 at Salem; and May 24
at Colomokee.”
The chairman of the committee,
Rev. Spencer B. King, of Blakely,
asks that all the Baptist folk in this
section (and others also will be wel
comed) meet in the Rallies as indi
cated. Interesting programs have
been planned and it is hoped that
a large attendance will be on hand
at each of the meetings.
FOR RENT— Two or three-room
apartment, furnished or unfurnished.
MRS. CLAUDE LINDSEY, Liberty
street. 30-ts
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
Shellers
Are now in operation, hav
ing been over-hauled and re
worked throughout.
For a Really First-Class
Job of Shelling Your
PEANUTS
Spanish & Runners
and all your other seed
BRING THEM TO
CASEY JONES
(At old Duke Shelling Plant on
Arlington Road)
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