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THIS WEEK
By
IL J"' Earl
■ " T ' se ”
Pickle
Man and boy, if we were a city
columnist with a lot of big-name
friends, this would be one week we
wouldn’t do a column. We would
just call up one of our big-shot ac
quaintances and have him or her,
whichever the case might be, to do
a gnest column. We not only have
to stand on tip-toe to see over all the
work which piled up on us over the
week-end, but we are lazy today and
don’t want to work. And, besides,
we’ve got the headache. The wag
who said that two heads are better
than one never had a headache like
ours.
Talking of guest columns, our old
buddy, Fred Godwin, whom we have
libeled on numerous occasions in this
column (and gotten away with it,
too), is scheduled to spend the sum
mer abroad, leaving next week with
several other draftees. Whether Fred
is to spend his time in Australia,
New Zealand or Ireland, we don’t
know just yet, as Fred hasn’t been
advised. But, anyhow, we’re think
ing seriously of inviting Fred to do
a guest column next week, provided
he can get some one to help him
with his spelling. If he accepts,
prepare yourself for some vitupera
tive remarks from the acid pen of
Groceryman Godwin.
Now that June has descended up
on us (we’re speaking of the month
of June, wise guy, so stop asking
“June Who?”), the season for brides
has officially opened. All of which
causes Mrs.’Roy Thompson, Jr., of
Atlanta, herself a bride of not many
months ago, to send us a letter de
ploring the sad neglect to which a
groom is subjected at the time of
his marriage. With which we hearti
ly agree, since the groom owns 50
per cent of the stock in any mar
riage. Mrs. Thompson sent along a
, little clipping written by a newspa
perman, who got good and tired of
seeing the bride take all the bows,
and wrote up a marriage to suit him
self. Here it is:
“Mr. Hiram Norcross became the
bridegrom of Miss Emily Lewis in a
pretty ceremony today. He was at
tended by Mr. Roy Schultz as grooms
man. As the groom appeared he
was the cynosure of all eyes.
“He was charmingly clad in a go
ing away three-piece suit, consisting
of coat, pants and vest. A pretty
story was current among the guests
to the effect that the coat was the
same one worn by his father and
grandfather on their wedding days,
but he shyly evaded questioning on
this sentimental touch.
“The sheer simplicity of the
groom’s pants was relieved by the
right pants leg being artistically
caught up by a hose supporter, re
vealing a glimpse of brown holeproof
sock above the genuine leather shoe.
“Blue galluses gracefully curved
over each shoulder were attached to
the pants fore and aft, while a
loosely knotted blue tie rode under
his left ear above a starched collar
with a delicate saw-edging. This gave
the effect of studied carelessness
which marks supreme artistry in
male attire.
“Mr. Schultz’s costume was essen
tially like the groom’s, and as the
two approached the altar a hush of
awed admiration enveloped the gath
ered throng.
“The presence of the bride was
also observed by many.”
All of which reminds us of George
(Bernard Shaw, the famous play
wright, critic, novelist, and what
have-you, and of the time he visited I
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Medal Winners,
Past and Present,
At Blakely Hi School
D. A. R. CITIZENSHIP MEDAL
1931 Alice Singletary
1932 Frances Balkcom
1933 Hazel Warrick
1934 Sadie Standifer
1935 Lucy Maddox
1936 Marjorie Standifer
1937 Ann Gunter
1938 None offered
1939 Carolyn Middleton
1940 Cena Loback
1941 None offered
1942 Elon Hayes
ROYAL ARCH MASONIC
SCHOLARSHIP MEDAL
1933 Sara DeWolfe
1934 Bill Standifer
1935 Mary Miles Camp
1936 Cena Loback
1937 Mary Standifer
1938 Margaret Boyett
1939 Kenneth Tabb
1940 Hal Beckham
1941 Faye Goocher
1942 Marion Dunning
MASONIC SCHOLARSHIP
. MEDAL (HIGH SCHOOL)
1933 ... Hazel Warrick
1934 Sadie Standifer
1935 Lucy Maddox
1936 Miriam Godwin
1937 Sara DeWolfe
1938 Ina Claire Godwin
1939 Mary Miles Camp
1940 Lowrey Stone
1941 Mary Standifer
1942 Margaret Boyett
THE HARRY STONE MEDAL
1930 Woodrow Grimsley.
19,31 Henry BuchannonX
1932 Lynwood Pickle
1933 Walter Hayes
1934 Grady Holman
1935 A. J. Singletary
1936 William Clearman
1937 James Warrick
1938 Bill Standifer
1939 Collier Gay, Jr.
1940 Arthur Sherman
1941 Ben Landrum
1942 Milton Bryant, Jr.
CITY COUNCIL MEETS
No business other than routine
was transacted by the Mayor and
Council at their regular monthly
meeting held Tuesday. All members
were present, namely: R. C. Single
tary, Mayor, and C. R. Barksdale,
Charles E. Boyett, L. B. Fryer and
Oscar Whitchard, Councilmen.
FOR SALE— SO Rhode Island Red
fryers. H. B. BUCHANNON.
Kay Kyser and John Barrymore in
“Playmates” at Blakely Theatre
Thursday and Friday.
Miami, Fla. Mr. Shaw professes to
hate publicity and possesses a cor
dial dislike for ordinary newspaper
men. But he really doesn’t, for ac
tually he loves the limelight better
than a 1938 debutante still seeking
matrimony. But a Miami newspa
perman took him at his word when
he visited Miami and went on to de
scribe at great lengths and with
choice adjectives Mrs. Shaw’s visit
and quoted her frequently. At the
end of his story he inserted these
biting and acid words: “Mrs. Shaw
was accompanied by her husband, a
writer.”
BLACK DUCKS: “Man and boy,
we’ve seen some strange things
around our town, but last week was
the first time we ever saw three black
ducks walking around the square at
night Three sure-enough ducks.”
—.Earl (Tige) Pickle, in the Early
County News (Blakely).
If any of several columnists we
could name but won’t had written
the foregoing, we should have asked,
“And how many pink elephants aci
companied the ducks?” But we know
that when Earl says he saw three
black ducks walking around the
square, that’s what he saw. We
really wish we could disbelieve this
report, because somehow we feel
that these ducks were birds of ill
omen. We shouldn’t be at all sur
prised if something were to happen
soon. —Olin Miller, in Atlanta Jour
i nal.
EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY, GEORGIA
EARLY COUNTY LIBRARY
RECEIVES PRAISE FROM
MISS WHEATCROFT
Miss Beverly Wheatcroft, Secre
tary of the State Library Commis
sion, visited the Early County Libra
ry Commission, visited the Early
County Library recently. She praised
the selection of books and also the
fact that the library is so well pat
ronized.
Miss Wheatcroft has made a real
contribution to the state in her un
tiring efforts to promote libraries in
counties where there have been none.
She has been unfailing in her inter
est and enthusiasm in assisting read
ers from communities without li
braries to secure books and also in
aiding clubs and schools to prepare
programs and in sending them books
for this purpose.
BABY GIRL DIES AFTER
BRIEF ILLNESS
Friends sympathize with Mr. and
Mrs. Glenn E. Maddox in the death
of their 11-weeks-old baby daughter,
Joe Ann, who died last Wednesday
night after a ten-day illness. The
funeral and interment of the little
one was at Webb, Ala., on Thursday
morning at 10 o’clock, with Rev. Mr.
Modema officiating, and Ralph Mills
and Martin Murkerson serving as
pall-bearers. Minter, Fellows & For
rester Funeral Home was in charge
of arrangements. Besides the par
ents, survivors include the following
brothers and sisters: Norma Ruth
Maddox, Emma Jean Maddox, Sam
uel Edward Maddox, Herbert K. Mad
dox, and Glynnean Maddox.
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Many of the prices quoted in our store are far below today’s government ceiling prices.
It is our intention to continue to bring you quality foods at the lowest possible prices.
Buy Now . . . Save Money.
THESE PRICES EFFECTIVE FROM JUNE STH THRU JUNE 13TH, NCLUSIVE
APPLE BUTTER— MATCHES 3 r 7” 12f MUSTARD—
prunMuice- C SILVER KING RICE 3 ‘
Qt. bottle i9c QUART SALAD DRESSING 28 c 2-lb. jar 23c
ARGO PRUNES— ICHFFSF Wisconsin, cream no CHILL TONIC—
Pound package .... 10c tnEWC Pound Z ‘ OC 666, bottlel9c
CORN FLAKES— PINK SALMON No. i tall ca> 22 c dessert PEACHES-
Kellogg’s . 2 for 13c CORNED BEEF Regular can - . 28c No. 2>/ 2 Sunshinelßc
POTATOES— in TALL SARDINES 2 ea„ s 2sc
New crop 3 lbs. 10c ft| j $. . o Gallon can 63c
GULF SPRAY VUUMHb UIL Gallon can 1.40 TEA, LIPTON’S—
Quart can 39c TOMATOES No. 2 can 10c 1-4 lb., glass free29c
PURE EXTRACT— TOMATO JUICE Campbell s 2 cans 15c Grapefruit JUICE—
-3-4 oz. bottle 10c SODA CRAmS 10c for 15c
TOMATO CATSUP— „.p.pp TT ro 1C SWEET PICKLE—
Heinz 14 oz. —2l c ltd All popular brands IDC I Quart, mix2sc
/agfa z W FLOUR A Jfhj
» SILVER MIST FLOUR—24 lb. bag
°f fi nest fl° ur °k ta i na bi e SAVINGS
Qt. Packer Jars, doz— 69c $1.15 Red Gravy Hog Food $2.85
Jar Rubbers, doz 5c Big Ace Grow. Mash $3.05
Mason Jar Lids, doz.— 10c it n x* 171 Off TH Hen Scratch, 50-50 $2.60
Mason Jar Caps, doz. 23c A - Big Ace Start. Mash $3.25
Pickling Spices, pkg. „ 10c This grade of flour is excellent. You Big Ace Laying Mash $3.00
Certo, bottle23c will surely be pleased with a Alco Broiler Mash 53.25
Sure-Jell, box 2 for 25c 24 lb. sack Horse & Mule Feed $2.60
Hundreds of other bargains in All of these Feeds in 100-lb.
our stores. Visit the store ftC ba .B»- Milled by Alco Feed
nearest you today. Mills.
BUY DEFENSE BONDS AND STAMPS NOW
WEAVER’S FOOD MARKET
C. D. DUKE, Manager BLAKELY, GA.
Lieut. Com. S. B.
McMurrain Dies at
Jacksonville, Fla.
Friends here regret to learn of
the death of Lieutenant Commander
S. B. McMurrain, of the United
States Navy, who died Sunday at
Hie Navy Air Base at Jacksonville,
Fla. His remains were interred in
the National Cemetery at Pensacola,
Fla., instead of at Arlington, Va.,
because of the desire of Mrs. Mc-
Murrain, Pensacola being their home
and the deceased having served many
years there at the Naval Air Base
as instructor in bombing and ma
chine gunnery. At the time of his
death Lieutenant Commander Mc-
Murrain was doing similar work in
the Chemical Warfare Division and
was stationed at Jacksonville.
Lieut. Commander McMurrain re
sided in Blakely several years ago
and will be remembered by many
citizens here. He was a brother of
Mrs. L. R. Thompson, who has just
returned from Pensacola, where she
attended the funeral services.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
HOLD MONTHLY MEETING
Only routine matters were trans
acted at Tuesday’s meeting of the
Early County Board of Commission
ers. The session was adjourned be
fore noon.
FOR SALE— Four-wheel trailer.
6.00x16 tires, all in good shape. J.
B. RICE, Blakely. Telephone 146.
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