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PLANS ANNOUNCED FOR COUNTY-WIDE HOUSE-TO-HOUSE CANVASS IN INTEREST OF WAR SAVINGS BONDS AND STAMPS Early county’s set-up for the house-to-house canvass of the county to secure the pledge of every wage earner to buy war savings bonds and stamps has been perfected. The can vass will begin Monday and contin ue through the week. Early county’s quota for the pur chase of bonds and stamps for the month of May is $23,300. R. C. Singletary, Sr., is honorary chairman for the Early county drive, S. G. Maddox is executive chairman, James B. Murdock, Jr., is chief of staff, and J. Emory Houston is col onel for the city of Blakely and Bert Tarver is colonel for the rural section of the county. Their ap pointments, including’ the majors, captains and lieutenants are listed in this story, together with the dis tricts represented. Preliminary to the drive, meetings are being held in every area of the county this week. On Wednesday night Major Felix Davis assembled his group of Rock Hill and lower Lucile workers at the Hilton school house. Plans for the campaign were carefully made, and Mr. G. M. Sparks made some timely remarks concern ing the vital need of every patriot ic American buying his or her part of bonds and stamps in this trying time when American liberty and peace is at stake. On Thursday night, meetings will i be held at Damascus Blakely and' Springfield. At Damascus, Judge A. [ H. Gray will speak to Major Geer’s 1 corps of workers, the meeting to be held at 9:00 p. m. at the school aud itorium. Philip Sheffield will address the staff of Major Howell, representing the UnionnFreeman-Colomokee areas, at a meeting to be held in the city hall in Blakely on Thursday evening at 9 o’clock. Major Howell proposes to complete plans for his campaign at this meeting and urges every person named on his staff to be pres ent. Major Leon H. Baughman has des ignated the Springfield school audi torium as the place of his meeting to be held Thursday night at 9 o’clock. Judge James W. Bonner will speak to officers and workers of Major Baughman’s staff, and plans will be laid at this meeting to launch j the campaign in the Cedar Springs-; Jakin-Lower Lucile districts next) Monday. The meeting for the City of Blake-' ly, under the direction of Col. J. I Emory Houston, will be held at the I city hall in Blakely at 9 p. m. on 1 Friday evening, and Coolnel Hous-, ton urges every person whose name ' appears in the Blakely appointments to be on hand for this meeting. The following is the official per sonnel for the week’s campaign: CITY OF BLAKELY Division No. 1: Mrs. S. P. Holland, Sr., Major; Mrs. W. R. McKinney, Captain; Mrs. S. P. Holland, Jr., Mrs. Grady Holman, Jr., H. B. mer, John Underwood, Lieutenants. Division No. 2: Mrs. J. M. Coile, Major; Mrs. J. W. Bonner, Captain; Mrs. C. H. Loback, Captain; Mrs. Hunt Westbrook, Mrs. W. M. Barks dale, Earl (Tige) Pickle, Mrs. Oscar Hooten, Mrs. Ed Minter, Mrs. W. H. Wall, Frank Bridges, Lieutenants. Division No. 3: Mrs. J. D. Rogers, Jr., Major; Mrs. W. R. Stewart, Cap tain; Mrs. 0. H. Snyder, Mrs. Iva Herring, Mrs Ruth Warrick, Miss Evelyn Dußo.se, Lieutenants. Division No. 4: Mrs. Thomas Deb nam, Major; Mrs. Lewis Fryer, Cap tain, Mrs. Oscar Whitchard, Mrs. J. ANSWER THE KNOCK AT YOUR DOOR It’s Your Country Calling for Your War Bond PLEDGE, MAY 11-16 The Bank of Early Invites You to Discuss With Them Your Banking Needs Bank of Early BLAKELY, GEORGIA Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. All Deposits Insured up to $5,000 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 G. Standifer, Mrs. Dunbar Grist, Mrs. J. H. Williams, H. A. Walton, J. E. Beckham, Lieutenants. EARLY COUNTY Major: Leon H. Baughman—Ce dar Springs-Jakin-Lower Lucile. JAKIN: Roy McClellan, Captain; Clark Mosely, C. C. Crook, Mrs. Tom Harvey, Mrs. A. H. Mosely, Mrs. W. H. Roberts, Frank Fuller, Walter Williams, Lieutenants. REESETOWN & BURKETT’S STORE SECTION: Amos Reese, Captain; Mrs. Tullis Reese, Floyd Amos, J. B. Gaulden, Mrs. Sanford Burkett. Lieutenants. LOWER LUCILE DLST.: Mrs. C. B. Miller, Captain; E. J. Houston, !j. O. Evans, Mrs. P. W. Evans, John iM. Knight, Mrs. W. M. Sheffield, Mrs. T, T. Swann, Gordon Tolar, Mrs J. C. McFather, Lieutenants. HOWARD’S MILL COMMUNITY: Curtis Dunning, Captain; A. Arthur Eason, Gaston Cannon, Lieutenants. CEDAR SPRINGS COMMUNITY: Early A. Reed, Captain; C. H. Baughman, Miss Bina L. Smith, J. S. Willoughby, Mrs. Berrien Martin, J. A. Mercer, J. D. Hoover, Jim Pyle, A. C. Chandler, H. L. Margin, |C. A. Love, Charlie Hogan, Lieuten j ants. Major Geer Damaicui-Cuba-Ar lington. CUBA: Mrs. Adlin Mclver, Cap tain; Mrs. Tom Moore, Mrs. Ralph Moody, Lieutenants. CENTERVILLE: Mrs. Will Bry ant, Captain; Mrs. Chambers, Mrs. E. A. Dußose, Mrs. Leslie McLen don, Lieutenants. NEW HOPE: John Riley George, Captain; Lulleen Houston, Mrs. Sam Lindsey. Mrs. George Mock, Mrs. S. B. Blackshear, Lieutenants. TINER TOWN and LOWER NEW HOPE DISTRICT (down to Miller County Line) : Charlie Tiner, Cap tain; Chester E. Middleton, Lieuten ant. LIBERTY HILL: J. R. Prince, Captain; C. W. Bridges, Buck Toole, Mrs. M. L. Simmons, Lieutenants. OLD DAMASCUS: Mrs. S. J. Col lier, Captain; Mrs. Cecil Godwin, Mrs. Buddy Weblb, Lieutenants. DAMASCUS: H. C. Hddock, Cap tain; J. D. Haddock. Mrs. Tom Pull en, Mrs. Frank Mathis, Miss Sara Brown, Mrs. Bubber Haddock, Mrs. Roy Pullen, Mrs. Rush Whitehurst, Mrs. Paschall Jenkins, Mrs. Hugh Billings, Buford Houston, Mrs. H. C. Haddock, Miss Sara Brown, Lieu tenants. TABB-TOWN: Beechum Houston, Captain; I. A. Walton, Lam Douglas, Lieutenants. NICHOLS VILLE: Charlie Ross Davis, Captain; Bill Newberry, Otis Garrett, Mrs. W. C. Bryan, Lieuten ants. ROWENA: Rollin Taylor, Captain; Clarence Cook, Duncan Sasser, Mrs. Simon Taylor, Lieutenants. ARLINGTON: W. B. Bostwick, Captain; Mrs. W. W. Calhoun, Oscar Powell, Lieutenants. Major Sid Howell Union-Free man-Colomokee. FREEMAN ROAD: Bill Williams, Captain; E. W. Jones, Joe Bowman, Lieutenants. RIVER ROAD (Ebb Grier Place to Mrs. Nelson’s): W. J. Bynum, Captain; Jim Tedder, D. K. Bynum, Lieutenants. GEORGE NELSON’S PLACE TO RALPH HUTCHINS’ FARM: Mrs. George Nelson, Captain; I. D. FeW der, Fred White, Guy White, Lieu tenants. MIDDLE ROADS: G. H. Owen, EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY, GEORGIA Captain; M. W. White, W. G. Gill, Wesley Allen, Bert Puckett, Lieu tenants. GRIMSLEY’S MILL: Theo White, Captain; Gordon White, A. W. Stan ley, Lieutenants. SHELLY SIMMONS FARM (to Town): Shelly Simmons, Captain; Stuart Chandler, Fred Chandler, Lewis Floyd, Lieutenants. PLEASANT GROVE COMMUNI TY: John Hudspeth, Captain; R. W. Woolf, R. Cleveland Harris, Lieu tenants. INDIAN MOUND TERRITORY: Ross Averitt, Captain; R. Harris, W. J. Kenney, T. B. Kenney, Lieuten ants. CGC ROAD (to Blakely): Mrs. Berta Balkcom, Captain; Mrs. W. W. Brunson, Howard Harpe, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Ivey, Lieutenants. HARTLEY’S CROSS ROADS: J. L. Bethea, Captain ; J. Guy Collins, Charlie Tedder, B. B. Tedder, John W. Hall, Mrs. John W. Hall, Lieu tenants. NORTHEAST SECTION COLO MOKEE DIST.: K. J. Hodges, Cap tain; R. D. Hodges, Cecil Cobb, W. |D. Sammons, Jack Sammons, Mrs. Jack Sammons, Lieutenants. COLOMOKEE SCHOOL AREA (Paved Road, etc.) : James Balkcom, Captain; F. B. Melton, Mrs. F. B. Melton, Mrs. Fred Pipkin, Paul G. Bostwick. Herman Smith, Mrs. J. G. Corley, Henry Balkcom, W. J. Col lier. Lieutenants. ARLINGTON ROAD (Bancroft Area): W. J. Hunt, Captain; Tom Dozier. Ralph Lane, Mrs. Ralph Lane, Lieutenants. Major Felix Davis—Rock Hill and Blakely Rural. ROCK HILL: Mrs. Marie Wil liams, Captain; E. L. McLendon, Mrs. Freeman Hall, Clarence Mosely, J. R. Donnan, Lieutenants. HILTON: Gordon Hall, Captain; Mrs. P. E. Alexander, Mrs, C. E. Martin. Lieutenants. SOWHATCHEE: John B. Still, Captain; Homer Willis, Jimmy Wil ey, Emory Cannon, Millard Still, Lieutenants. UPPER LUCILE: Robinson Mc- Lendon, Captain; Mrs. R. R. McLen don, B. H. Thomas, Mrs. D. D. Can non, R. E. Mills, C. E. Wills, Robert Swann, Lieutenants. JULIAN-LOYLESS Mr. J. C. Loyless, of Blakely, an nounces the marriage of his daugh ter, Emmie Albina, to Staff Sergeant Donald E. Julian, Saturday, May 2, Graymont, Ga. Centering cordial interest in this section is the marriage of Miss Em mie Albina Loyless to Staff Sergeant Donald E. Julian, of Arab, Ala., and Turner Field, Albany. The cere mony was quietly solemnized Friday night, May 1, at 8 o’clock in Gray mont, with the Rev. David Cripps, pastor of the Methodist church, of ficiating. The bride was lovely in dusty rose crepe with navy blue accessor ies and a navy blue hat. After the ceremony the young couple left for a short wedding trip and on their return will be at home at 432 Ogle thorpe avenue, Albany, where they have an apartment. Mrs. Julian is the daughter of Mr. J. C. Loyless, of Blakely, who for many years was tax collector of Early county. Her mother was the former Albina Singletary, of Blakely. The last two years Mrs. Julian’ has lived in Albany, where she is secre tary to W. J. Grist, agent for the Standard Oil Company. Sergeant Julian is the son of Mr. Ruby Julian, of Arab, Ala. He has been stationed at Turner Field about a year. MRS. SOLOMON, JR., HONORED AT TEA Mrs. Barnett Solomon and Mrs. Thomas Debnam entertained in their home with a tea Thursday afternoon honoring Mrs. Barnett Solomon, Jr., a recent bride. Meeting the guests in the hall was Mrs. McKenzie Mangham. In the receiving line were Mrs. Solo mon, Mrs. Solomon. Jr., Mrs. Edward Hawkins of Dothan, Ala., mother of the bride, and the hostesses. Punch was served on the terrace, bright with blooming plants in box es and hanging baskets which over looked the lovely wooded grounds. In the dining room the guests were served heart-shaped ice cream with nosegay cakes encircled with lace paper tied with pink and green rib bons. The mints were shaped as wedding rings, hearts and bells. The table was covered with an ex quisite yenetiqn cloth and the cen terpiece was of gladioli, roses, gyp sophilia, and stocks. Crystal cande labra with pink tapers graced the table and mantel. Assisting the guests were Mrs. John Williams, Mrs. Price Holland, Miss Lucille Barksdale. Miss Thelma Duke, Mrs. Edward Morton, Mrs. Price Cochran, Mrs. Hubert Farr, Mrs. George Gee, and Mrs. Dan Ham mack of Edison. About 100 guests called. ROTARIANS HEAR INSTRUCTIVE TALK ON FIRST AID MEASURES Members of the Blakely Rotary Club, meeting last Friday at noon at the Early Hotel, heard an interesting talk on First Aid measures. The speaker was Dr. J. G. Standifer, lo cal physician, who is instructing a class in first-aid treatment as a part of the civilian defense program. His talk, highly instructive, was enjoyed by the Rotarians. Ben B. Godwin and H. Alfred i Felder attended the club as members ! for the first time and were welcomed I into its membership by Vice Presi dent James Murdock, Jr., presiding ;in the absence of President Henry I Wall. / If you are an eligible buyer ... one of the »j I g WwF * II I A many classes of ® 'X ' ' - people qualified to | | | I I MA fa I I 8 I US gMM M buy a new motor car « I I aSI a i J I I b|H HI under the Govern- I *J| I S ■ B. li B ment’s rationing plan „ ... your Chevrolet dealer will be glad to »J, JI wS w help you get a Certifi- v cate of Purchase and - IS. W A 1 obtain delivery of your new car with a I *1 I nMn il' minimum of trouble and delay. Remember—you get a long-lived, dependable, 7 economical motor car when you buy “The Finest Chevrolet of All Time.” ... It costs little to buy, operate and maintain. ... And, most important of all, it’s designed and built to serve you faith fully for a long time to come—it’s a quality motor car through and through. [ IT PAYS TO BUY THE LEADtR AND GET THE McKINNEY CHEVROLET CO. South Main Street Blakely, Ga. LOCAL MINISTER SPEAKER AT LIONS CLUB MEETING The Rev. Spencer B. King, pastor of the Blakely Baptist church, spoke interestingly on the need of a “re vival of religion” at the noon meet ing of the Lions Club held at the Early Hotel Tuesday. Lion Lewie Stein was in charge of the program and introduced the speaker. Frank B. Bridges was a guest of the club and was elected to serve as Scoutmaster of Troop 91, of which the Lions are sponsors. Other guests were Borden Barry, Robert Collier, Max Holman, Hal Beckham and Leonard George, first-class scouts of the troop, who were intro duced by Lion E. H. Cheek, scout master. President Philip Sheffield presided over the meeting and Mrs. Ben Hais ten furnished a program of piano music. RAT ERADICATION PROGRAM DISCUSSED AT COUNCIL MEETING A general discussion of the city’s rat eradication program was taken up at Tuesday’s meeting of the May or and City Council, held at the city hall. It was announced following the meeting that the program would be gin just as soon as the shipment of poison and other materials arrives. Carl Hobbs, of this city, has been employed to conduct the campaign. The program was instigated in an swer to a plea from the two local civic clubs. A board of tax equalizers and registrars was also appointed. H. C. Fort, W. L. Rhodes and C. S. Fryer will comprise the board, all members being re-elected. GOOD NEWS AWAITS SERGEANT COSTELLO IN AUSTRALIA Staff Sergeant C. J. Costello prob ably doesn’t know it yet, but some good news will reach him at his post “somewhere in Australia” just as soon as possible. His wife, Mrs. Costello, presented him with a beau tiful daughter at a local hospital last Friday, and the little girl has been named Vivian Arline Costello. Mrs. Costello is the former Miss Nellie Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Williams of this city. The Sergeant is a member of Gen eral MacArthur’s fighting forces. FOR RENT— House with bath and lights, on River street. See MRS. ■LEE GOOCHER. P. E. PAFFORD DIES AT HOME IN ATLANTA P. E. Pafford died at his home in Atlanta April 27, after an illness of long duration. Mr. Pafford formerly lived in Early county, where he taught school for a number of years. Survivors include his wife, the for mer Miss Ruby Anderson of this county, and two children. &?/? *- t^jfrrSS?-- L _' X&- " XJ lir! PHOENIX HOSIEBY WABDBOBE* You can't get your Mother a nicer gift than Phoenix Hosiery. For no matter which of the fine Phoenix fabrics you choose, she'll be thrilled with your gift. Phoenix are hose „ she'll wear with pride in their smartness, with comfort and certainly with economy be cause they wear so well and last so long! Lislesl.oo Silk $1.25 Nylonsl.9s $ ntX ch iMckclk' vuikajcf Cbftitit WYNNE’S DEPARTMENT STORE FOR RENT—Two or three-room apartment, furnished or unfurnished. MRS. CLAUDE LINDSEY, Liberty street. 30-ts LOST—Ring, with white stone, in front of Turner house on Cuth bert street. Finder please bring to Early County News office and re ceive reward.