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EARLY COUNTY, GA. GARDEN SPOT OF GOD’S COUNTRY VOLUME LXXXI NO. 43 DEATH CLAIMS MR. OWEN E. HALL OF ROCK HILL Mr. Owen Elijah Hall, 89, one of the oldest and most highly esteemed citizens of Early county, died at his home in the Rock Hill community Monday morning at four o’clock. He had been ill for about three weeks. Funeral services were held Tues day morning at 11 o’clock at his home, with the Rev. W. E. Brown of ficiating. Interment was in Rock Hill cemetery, with Minter, Fellows & Forrester Funeral Home in charge of arrangements, and Ernest Ses sions, Ottis Hall, Lowell Hall, Free man Hall, Emmett Williams and John Hall serving as active pall-bear ers. An honorary escort was com posed of A. H. Gray, H. C. Haddock, J. W. Bonner, B. R. B. Davis, D. W. Sasser, John H. Williams, F. B. Melton, and F. M. Mosely. Mr. Hall was a native of Stewart county, where he was born Novem ber 11, 1852. He came to this county in December, 1869, when he was 17 years of age and had resided here since, engaging in farming throughout the years. He held mem bership on the County Board of Ed ucation for many years and also served on the Board of County Commissioners. He was a member of the Rock Hill Baptist church. Up until his last illness, Mr. Hall was unusually active for one of his years. 'Surviving Mr. Hall are the fol lowing children: C. H. Hall of Ma con; J. B. Hall of Iron City; M. D. Hall of Albany; 0. E. Hall, Jr., of Ocean Park, Calif.; Mrs. R. T. Mc- Grady and Miss Cora Hall of Blake ly; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Smith and Mrs. Mattie Swann of Blakely; one brother, J. B. Hall, Sr., of Blakely; eighteen grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Many friends throughout this sec tion mourn the passing of this el derly Early countian, who was so highly esteemed by his fellow citi zens. I I W /J||| I - J / FATHER’S DAY Sunday, June 21st 20 WAYS TO MAKE DAD HAPPY: Manhattan Shirts Neckwear Handkerchiefs Sport Shirts Hosiery Pajamas Slippers Traveling Bags Sport Slacks Slack Suits Curlee Suits , Straw Hats Sport Coats Raincoats Swim Trunks Sport Sweaters Hickok Belts Stetson Hats Bill Folds Beach Robes DON’T FORGET FATHER ON HIS DAY, JUNE 21 T. K. Weaver & Co. “Blakely’s Only Complete Store” C. E. BOYETT, Owner BLAKELY, GA. Conntn JNew Early County Makes Good Showing in Bond Buying for May Early county didn’t quite make its bond quota for the month of May, but the amount of sales was large enough to cause Bond Chairman S. G. Maddox to be in a jubilant mood. Early county, in population compari son, has the largest quota of any county in southwest Georgia. The amount of bonds bought during the month of May was $18,600, a little more than $4,000 short of the quota of $23,300. “This,” said Mr. Maddox, “is a little more than SI.OO worth of bonds for each person in Early county. I hope all loyal Early countians will continue to buy bonds and that the June quota will look even better than this.” NAVY RECRUITER TO VISIT BLAKELY THREE DAYS DURING JUNE A recruiting agent from the Al bany U. S. Navy Recruiting Sub station will be in Blakely in the interest of securing recruits for the Navy on Thursday, June 11, Fri day, June 19, and Monday, June 29, it was announced this week by W. J. B. Conner, recruiter-in-charge. It was stated that the recruiter will be stationed at the postoffice building all day on each of these days, and anyone interested in en listing in the Navy may secure all desired information at the postoffice on any one of the above named dates. C. L. TABB SUCCEEDS FRED E. GODWIN AS AIR RAID WARDEN C. L. Tabb has been appointed chief air raid warden of Early county by the Civilian Defense Corps. Mr. Tabb succeeds Fred E. Godwin, who has been called into the mili | tary service. BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 4, 1942. Success to AH Who Pay Their Honest Debts —“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead/’ SPRING TERM OF SCHOOL CLOSED WITH GRADUATION EXERCISES FRIDAY NIGHT Forty Young Graduates Receive Diplomas Last Friday Night at Methodist Church, When 1941-’42 Term of Blakely- Union School Is Officially Ended. Forty young graduates—sixteen girls and twenty-four boys—re ceived their diplomas at the gradua tion exercises of the Blakely-Union school, held Friday night in the Blakely Methodist church. The church auditorium was filled to capacity to witness the colorful exercises which brought to a con clusion the high school careers of the twenty-four boys and girls and ended the 1941-1942 term of the school. With Ralph Daniel, class presi dent, announcing the numbers, the following program was presented: Processional: Miss Evelyn Du- Bose. Invocation: Rev. W. F. Burford. Class Song: Class. Salutatory: James White. Class History: Jane Bonner. Prophecy: Elon Hayes. Last Will and Testament: Wilson Fryer. Giftorian: Pauline Livingston. Valedictory: Margaret Boyett. Raymond C. Singletary, Jr., chair man of the Blakely-Union school dis trict board of trustees, awarded di plomas to the following graduates: Jane Bonner, Margaret Boyett, Peg gy Duke, Pauline Livingston, Elean or Pritchard, Iris Weathersby, Mary Patterson, Eugenia Thompson, Rena Bell White, Elon Hayes, Juanita Corley, Virginia McDowell, Dorothy Whatley, Edna Williams, Neva No bles, Marie Monfort, Ralph Daniel, Bowdre Carswell, Fred Pressley, Jr., Wilson Fryer, Onley Whitehurst, Milton Bryant, Jr., Mack Balkcom, John Moseley, Ben Moseley, James Collier, Joe Brooks, James White, Reuben Roberts, John Pipkin, Robert Hoover, Clarence Faison, James Wil liams, William Jordan, Hamp Clark, Thomas Byrd, Borden Barry, Daniel Bailey, Harry Sirmons, Harold Wil lis. Awards of medals were made to the following: , The Peter Early Chapter D. A. R. medal, to the best all-round girl in the Senior class, based on scholar ship, dependability and patriotism, to Elon Hayes. The Magnolia Lodge F. & A. M. medal, for the highest general aver age for the four years in high school, to Margaret Boyett. The Harry Stone medal, to the best all-round boy in the Senior class, based on scholarship, athletics and dependability, to Milton Bryant, Jr. These medals were presented on behalf of the D. A. R., the Masonic Lodge, and Mr. Harry E. Stone, by Dr. J. G. Standifer. For the most outstanding member of the Blakely F. F. A. chapter, a $5.00 award was made to James White by Mr. E. H. Cheek, chapter advisor. The program was ended with the singing by the class of their class song, and the recessional by Miss Evelyn Dußose. Serious Business Under Discussion K I iWiMi ||| qm Wo Meeting in Chicago to consider problems raised by the war emer gency are, left to right, Will Harridge, president of the American league; Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, high commissioner of baseball; and Ford Frick, president of the National league. “Little Commencement’’ Presented Thursday Night The “Little Commencement,” or Grammar School graduation exercis es, under the direction of Miss Frances Balkcom, grade teacher, were presented at the Methodist church last Thursday night, when certificates were awarded to a class of 41—-13 boys and 28 girls. A large crowd also attended this pro gram, which was as follows: Pre-Graduation Music: Miss Alyce Rhodes, pianist. Processional: Grand March from “Aida.” Invocation: Rev. Spencer B. King. Class Song: Follow the Gleam. Salutatory: Tom Jones. Dedication: Ruth Ann Clyburn. Giftorian: Winifred Alexander. Solo, The Beautiful Blue Danube: Nancy Harrison, with Carol Beck ham, accompanist. Valedictory: Marion Dunning. America: Class and Audience. Talk: Miss Ted Phelps. Delivery of Awards and Diplomas. Benediction: Rev. W. F. Burford. A scholarship medal, given by Blakely Chapter No. 44 Royal Arch Masons, for the highest general aver age for the four years in grammar school, was awarded to Marion Dun ing, the presentation being made on behalf of the Chapter by Dr. J. G. Standifer. Perfect attendance certificates were awarded to Billy McCormick, Sara King, Carol Beckham, and Hel en Patterson, who were neither ab sent nor tardy during the entire school year. Members of the class receiving certificates included: Winifred Alex ander, Mary Allen, Luctetia 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 erly Pierson, Carolyn Pullen, Nettie Quattlebaum, Gwendolyn Tolar, Car oline Whatley, Addie White, Edwin Brasington, Fred Darden, Marshall Day, James Hoover, Thomas Howard, Tom Jones, Lee Roy Lane, Billy McCormick, Billy Peters, Fred Saw yer, Lloyd Dale Sheffield, Billy Tal iaferro, Elvin Williams. SPECIAL SESSION OF MAGNOLIA LODGE TONIGHT (THURSDAY) Magnolia Lodge No. 86 Free and Accepted Masons will meet in spe cial session tonight (Thursday) to confer the Entered Apprentice de gree. Tomorrow (Friday) night the degree team and members of Mag nolia Lodge will go to Damascus to assist the Lodge at that place in conferring the Masters degree on six candidates. Lieutenant Coile Speaker at Meeting Os the Lions Club First Lieutenant J. M. Coile, of the local State Guard Unit, was the principal speaker at Tuesday’s meet ing of the Blakely Lions Club, giving an enlightening talk on the pro cedure of the Guard Unit. Lieut. Coile said that the unit was organized with thirty men, and now has fifty-five men and officers. He explained the organization of the local Guard units and outilned the duties they would be called on to perform. The State Guard Unit has 7,500 men and there is still a “cry ing need” for more volunteers, Lieut. Coile said, despite the fact that when these units were first organ ized the personnel was limited to 5,000 men. Lieut. Coile was introduced by Lion Jack Standifer, who presided in the absence of the president. Guests Tuesday included Brown Hobbs, W. C. Jordan and Billie Lane. Lion Fred Godwin, who is sched uled to go into the Army next Wed nesday, was made a member-at-large by the club. A delightful program of piano music was given by Miss Carolyn Middleton, substituting for Mrs. Ben Haisten, the club’s regular pianist. STANDARD RED CROSS FIRST AID CLASS TO BE ORGANIZED HERE Mrs. R. C. Singletary, chairman of the local chapter of the American Red Cross, announced yesterday that a standard Red Cross first aid class will begin here and all who are inter ested in enrolling in this class are asked to meet at the city hall Fri day afternoon at 5 o’clock. The min imum age limit, Mrs. Singletary ex plained, is 17 years. FIRST OPEN COTTON BLOOMS THIS WEEK The honor of the first cotton bloom for the year 1942 goes 'to W. H. Haddock, of Damascus, with Cyrus L. Peterson running a close second. Early Tuesday morning Mr. Had dock brought in a bloom. About the same time Wednesday Mr. Peterson deposited his bloom on ye editor’s desk. Now the race is on to see who gins the first bale. (We just had a most brilliant idea. Whoever gins the first bale, let him bring it to the News office and leave it. We will give that party a full-page write-up.) HILTON CANNING PLANT OPEN ON MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY The Hilton canning plant will be open each Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 8 to 4 o’clock, it was announced yesterday. Cans will be available at the canning plant at 3c for No. 2 cans and 4c for No. 3 cans. OUR LOANS Speak Louder THAN WORDS Hyou need money temporarily for some sound business purpose, come in and lay all the facts before us. If these facts warrant the loan, there will be no other obstacle. We have money to lend and we are lend ing it every day. This is the best proof we can give of our willingness to lend. 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 WPA SCHOOL LUNCHROOMS DO GOOD WORK In Early county during the last school year 390 children were served an average of 7,908 hot lunches monthly in the school lunchrooms staffed by the Works Project Admin istration of Georgia. The WPA school lunchrooms in Early county are among the 991 WPA staffed lunchrooms in Georgia which during the school year served more than 23,000,000 hot lunches, according to State WPA Administra tor Harry E. Harman, Jr. Located in 147 of Georgia’s 159 counties, these WPA staffed lunch roms which are locally sponsored by the P.-T. A. and other appreciative groups, serve only hot lunches with three or more items on a menu which is scientifically arranged by a WPA supervisor with home econom ics training and prepared under su pervision. “The value of the school lunch program is beyond question,” Mr. Harman said. “School officials from all sections of the state have advised us that since the inception of the program in their respective schools the children have gained weight, been more regular in their classes and have improved in their studies.” With the closing of the schools for the year many of the WPA workers who have been assigned to the lunch rooms have been transferred to work in victory gardens and on projects where the produce from the gardens will be canned and dehydrated for use in the lunchrooms next fall, it was announced. ROTARIANS ENJOY DANCE NUMBERS GIVEN BY MISS MIDDLETON Miss Carolyn Middleton, talented young dancer of this city, who has for the past year taught dancing in the Kingstree, S. C., schools, enter tained the members of the Blakely Rotary Club with several tap dance numbers at last week’s meeting of the club, held Friday at noon at the Hotel Early. Miss Middleton, who was introduced by Rotarian Claude Howell, program chairman for the day, received hearty applause from the club members and was thanked by President Henry Wall for her program of entertainment. The program of music was by Mrs. Ben Haisten, club pianist, who also played the accompaniment for Miiss Middleton’s numbers. Mr. A. D. Roberts was a guest of Rotarian Claude Howell. The Early County Library will be open each day from 9 a. m. to 7 p. m., except Thursday afternoon, when a half-holiday will be observed.