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EARLY COUNTY, GA. GARDEN SPOT OF GOD’S COUNTRY VOLUME LXXXI NO. 41 City Court Jury Awards Mrs. Hester $2500 in Damage Suit A city court jury has awarded Mrs. W. B. Hester $2,500 damages for the death of her son, Ferris Hester, which occurred April 27th, when he was struck by a car owned by Mrs. W. R. Leach and the Stuart Motor Company, of Stuart, Fla. The case came up for trial Mon day morning and was completed and given to the jury shortly before mid night of the same day. After a sev enty-minute deliberation, the jury returned a verdict awarding Mrs. Hester judgment in the sum of $2,500. Young Hester was killed instant ly on the afternoon of April 27th, 1941, when he was struck by Mrs. Leach’s car while riding a bicycle with another youth, Joe Brown, who was also killed instantly. Attorney A. H. Gray represented the defendant and Attorneys Menard Peacock and Rosser Malone, of Al bany, and Philip Sheffield, of Blake ly, represented the plaintiff. The original suit called for damages of $20,000. The case was tried before Judge James W. Bonner. ARTHUR JOHNSON GRADUATES FROM RADIO SCHOOL Pvt. Arthur L. Johnson last week graduated from the School of Ra dio at Scott Field, 111., where he has been stationed for the past several months since his induction into the armed services. From his post at ' Scott Field, Private Johnson will go to Las Ve gas, Nevada, to attend gunnery school. His friends here in Blakely, where he worked until he entered the service of his country, will be pleased to hear of his graduation. He is a brother of Mrs. Bennett Smith, of this city. Buy Where You SAVE Try WEAVER’S FOOD STORE WATCH OUR SPECIALS AND SAVE ON YOUR FOOD Early County News C. G. Brewer Is Named President Os Lions Club C. G. Brewer, Southern represent ative for the Benthall Machine Com pany, was nominated for the presi dency of the Blakely Lions Club at Tuesday’s meeting at the Early Ho tel. Lion Brewer is a charter mem ber of the club and will assume his duties in July following the state convention. Other officers are: E. H. Cheek, vice president; Robert Hall, 2nd vice president; C. C. Lane, third vice president; Earl Pickle (re-elected) secretary and treasurer; J. F. Reed, tailtwister; Herbert Hatton, Lion tamer; and J. G. Standifer and Phil ip Sheffield, directors. The speaker at Tuesday’s meeting was W. Lowrey Stone, local' attor ney, who was introduced by Lion Fred Godwin, program chairman. Sheriff Clarence E. Martin at tended the club as a guest of Lion J. G. Standifer. Lions Standifer and Thomas Fel der were appointed delegates to the International Convention by Presi dent Philip Sheffield, who presided over the meeting. , BLAKELY STUDENTS AT HUNTINGDON COLLEGE Miss Lorraine Pritchard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Pritchard, of Blakely, who is a sophomore student at Huntingdon College, Montgomery, Ala., was recently elected secretary of the Brannon Historical Society for 1942-1943. Miss Ann Nelson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Nelson, of Blakely, freshmen student at Hunt ingdon, was recently elected vice president for the Baptist Student Union for 1942-1943, while her twin sister, Miss Nan Nelson, also a fresh man, was elected sophomore repre sentative to the Athletic Association for 1942-1943. BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 21, 1942. Success to AU Who Pay Their Honest Debts —“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.” Blakely School Commencement Plans Announced Blakely school commencement ex ercises will begin Sunday morning at the Blakely Baptist church, when the Rev. Spencer B. King will deliv er the annual baccalaureate sermon at 12 o’clock to 39 members of the high school -graduating class. On the following Monday night, May 25, at 8:30 o’clock at the city hall, the grammar school music pu pils of Miss Evelyn Dußose will give their recital. On Wednesday night, at the same place, the high school pupils will give their recital. Thursday night at 9 o’clock at the Methodist church, certificates will be awarded to 41 grammar school pu pils who will next year enter the high school. The following night, Friday, May 29, the high school graduation exer cises will be held in the Methodist church. Thirty-nine boys and girls will be awarded diplomas by Super intendent T. B. Clyburn. Miss Mar garet Boyett will give the valedictory and the salutatory will be igven by James White. Members of the senior graduating class who are expected to receive di plomas at the graduation exercises on May 29 are: Charles McDonald Balkcom, John Fulton Moseley, Rob ert Hamilton Hoover, Pauline Livings ston, James A. Williams, James Ed ward White, Benamin Robert Mose’ ley, James Edward Collier, Fred Bostwick, Marie Inez Monfort, Har old Willis, Reuben Samuel Roberts, Clarence Faison, Hamp Clarke, Fred Pressley, Jr., Joe Brooks, Thomas Byrd, Bowdre Lucien Carswell, MiL ton Fletcher Bryant, Jr., Carlton Ralph Daniels, William Borden Bar ry, Jane Bonner, Mary Juanita-Cor ley, Mary Olivia Patterson, Margar et Boyett, Virginia Eleanor Pritch ard, John Andrew Pipkin, Iris Weathersby, Edna Williams, Neva Nobles, Fay Eugenia Thompson, Rena Belle White, Dorothy Whatley, Elon Marie Hayes, Peggy Louise Duke, William Clayton Jordan, Ed ward Wilson Fryer, Onley White hurst, Harry Sirmons. At the grammar school graduation exercises, Miss Frances Balkcom, class teacher, has announced that Marion Dunning will deliver the val edictory and Tom Jones the saluta tory. Thirteen boys and twenty eight girls will receive their certifi cates. They are: Winifred Alexan der, Mary Allen, Lucretia Anglin, Carol Beckham, Helen Chapman, Ruth Ann Clyburn, Wilma Cole, Marion Dunning, Martha Fudge, Marshaline Giles, Mabie Granger, Joanne Grimsley, Myrtice Grimsley, Mary Grubbs, Mozelle Harpe, Nancy Harrison, Joyce Hooten, Sara King, Alice Lanier, Velma McKnight, Dor othy Oldham, Helen Patterson, Bev erley Pierson, Carolyn Pullen, Nettie Quattlebaum, Gwendolyn Tolar, Car oline Whatley, Addie White, Edwin Brasington, Fred Darden, Marshall Day, James Hoover, Thomas How ard, Tom Jones, Lee Roy Lane, Bil ly McCormick, Billy Peters, Fred - ‘Get In the Fight, They Can’t Hurt Us!’ o ■ Jib This photo which arrived in New York from London by clipper, shows Adolf Hitler as he tried to cheer up wounded Nazi soldiers. There can be no doubt that the Nazis needed some sort of encouragement to keep them fighting and to bolster their morale for the much talked of “spring offensive,” after the many reverses they had experienced in Russia during the winter months. Evidently Der Fuehrer believed a * visit from him would do the trick. Conference of Law Enforcement Officers To Be Held in Albany Law enforcement officers who gather at Albany, Ga., for the sec ond quarterly conference of Law Enforcement Officers under the FBI Law Enforcement Mobilization Plan for National Defense on May 28, 1942, will hear Guy O. Stone, State Commander of the American Le gion, deliver a timely message. This announcement was made today by Special Agent in Charge F. R. Ham mack of the Atlanta Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The conference at Albany will meet in the U. S. District Court Room at 2 p. m. on May 28, and law enforcement officers from Wilcox, Sumter, Crisp, Turner, Worth, Lee, Dougherty, Terrell, Baker, Calhoun, Early, Clay and Randolph counties are being invited to attend the con ference. These quarterly confer ences of law enforcement officers permit them to discuss the latest developments and procedures in con nection with investigations relating to espionage, sabotage and Fifth Column activities. The primary pur pose of the conferences is to coordi nate the efforts of all law enforce ment in maintaining the interna] security of the country, and instruc tion is offered the assembled officers and representatives of the various police departments and sheriff’s of fices by FBI representatives in con nection with important phases of the work. The program for the closed session of the conference will include a dis cussion of the alien enemy control program. Some of the more import ant espionage cases in the United States will be reviewed by Special Agent in Charge F. R. Hammack and the sound motion picture entitled “Technique and Mechanics of Ar rest” will be exhibited to the as sembled officers. An open forum round-table discussion of matters of interest to law enforcement officers in connection with the national de fense program will be held and the proper method of reporting cases and results of investigations by law enforcement agencies will be out lined. Mr. Hammack stated that a very large number of law enforcement of ficers from this district are expected to attend the Albany conference and to coordinate their efforts with those of the FBI in combatting sub versive elements in the United States. evangellstTcrally SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT COLOMOKEE CHURCH Sunday afternon at 4:00 o’clock (War Time), pursuant to the resolu tions adopted by the Bethel Associa tion in its last session, there will be held an Evangelistic Rally for the churches of the Fourth district (Ear ly county) at the Colomokee Baptist church. These meetings in the oth er districts have been well attended and much good is being done. It is hoped the Sunday afternoon meeting will be the best of all, and every church is urged to send representa tives. Chairman Taylor has planned a good program, including brief ad dresses, on “Methods in Evangel ism” by Rev. Wilbur Bryant and “The Message” by Rev. H. B. Shep herd. Mr. Carlyle Brooks, of Atlan ta, will have charge of the music. Sawyer, Lloyd Dale Sheffield, Billy Taliaferro, Elvin Williams. Rotary Speaker Talks On Value of Churches To City of Blakely The Rev. H. B. Shepherd, of New Orleans, was the guest speaker at last week’s meeting of the Blakely Rotary Club, held Friday at noon at the Hotel Early. Rev. Mr. Shepherd, who was in the city assisting in a revival meet ing at the Baptist church, spoke for several minutes on the subject, “The Value of the Churches to Blakely.” He stressed the importance of these institutions to the business, moral and spiritual life of Blakely, and urged the full support of the Rota rians to the churches of this city. His talk was well received and ap preciated by the chib members. The speaker was introduced by the Rev. Spencer B. King, Baptist pastor. Ro tarian Price Hollapd was in charge of the program for the day. Other guests at the meeting in cluded Rotarians Henry Spence of Albany and Kes Forrester of Do than, who made up their attendance for the week. President Henry Wall, presiding, announced the appointment of sev eral committees to arrange for the banquet to be tendered Friday night to the members of the Senior Class of Blakely High School and to the Rotaryannes. WAR BOND AND STAMP PLEDGE CAMPAIGN IN EARLY COMPLETED The house-to-house canvass to get Early countians to pledge to buy war bonds and stamps has been completed, Executive Chairman S. G. Maddox announced yesterday, and the totals are now being com piled. A hasty check of the records shows that the percentage of Early coun tians who pledged to buy these bonds and stamps is very high and looks most encouraging, Mr. Maddox stated. The records will be com pleted and the exact figures will be released within a few days, he said. In making this announcement, Mr'. Maddox said that he was very pleased with the results and was greatly ap preciative of the work of all the lieu tenants, captains, majors, colonels, and others who sacrificed their time and business in order that the drive might be made. TYPHOID SHOT NOTICE To the Public: You can get your typhoid shots by calling at my office on Fridays and Saturdays during May and June. Will begin next Friday, May Bth. I will be in my office as much as possible on Fridays and Saturdays at the following hours: 9:30 to 12:30 in the morning and 2 to 5 in the afternoon. C. R. BARKSDALE, County Physician. “Checking” for Shopping Convenience-" < ► < ► < ► < ► 3 Housewives find it so convenient ♦ ♦ and economical to pay by check . . . ; ► Our simple checking account service I ► costs only a few cents per check . . . ♦ no heavy balance-in-the bank prob- ;; lems either. <► o o < ► O o o o I FIRST STATE BANK t BLAKELY, GEORGIA o Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. 1 Maximum Insurance of $5,000.00 for each depositor <► <► o PULL FOR BLAKELY —OR— PULL OUT $1.50 A YEAR Registrants to Be Sent Occupational Questionnaires Occupational questionnaires to list the civilian occupations and skills of registrants in the first and second selective service registrations (Octo ber 1940 and July 1941) who have not been inducted into the armed forces will be mailed to them not later than May 27, it was announced today by Brig. Gen. Sion B. Haw kins, State Director of Selective Service. The questionnaire must be filled out by the registrant and mail ed to his local board within 10 days after he receives it, the Director said. Pointing out the vital importance to the Nation’s war effort of the most efficient use of its manpower for war production, the Director urged all registrants receiving this questionnaire to give careful thought to their skills, experience and apti tudes when filling it out. He said: “The Government wants to know not only what you are doing now, but also what you can or might be able to do to assist in the war effort. It is not merely a question of train ing and experience, for you might have some aptitude that could be developed for important use in war production.” The handling of the occupational questionnaires for men of the First and Second Registrations will be entirely separate from that of the registrants of the Third (February 16, 1942) Registration, most of whom already have received their questionnaires, the Director said. Many of the registrants of the First and Second Registration al ready are in the armed forces, he pointed out, and therefore the ques tionnaires to them will be mailed from the Classification Record in each local board office instead of from the list of registrants. Fur thermore, the local boards will add to the questionnaires, when they are returned by the registrants, its current classification of each regis trant and whatever information is available pertaining to his physical status. _ . When the occupational question naires are returned to the local boards they will be checked for completeness and accuracy and di vided into the various sections of which they are composed. One sec tion will be sent to the Bureau of fb.e Census, Was." r.gtoi., D. C., for the attention of the Population Di vision. Another section will be re layed to the proper United States Employment Office for the area in which the local board has jurisdic tion. POULTRY SALE AT SEVOLA JONES’ STORE MONDAY, MAY 25 A poultry sale has been announced for Monday, May 25, from 8:00 to 10 a. m. (EWT), at Sevola Jones’ Store in Blakely. The following are the prices that will be paid: Colored hens, 16c lb. Leghorn hens, 14c lb. Fryers, 22c lb. Stags, 16c lb. Roosters, 12c lb. Turkey hens, 23c lb. Turkey toms, 18c lb. Ducks and geese, 10c lb. Guineas, 35c each.