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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
~ .VOLUME LXXXI NO. 44
Oscar Whitchard
Heads United China
Relief Drive Here
Oscar Whitchard has been named
chairman of the United China Relief
drive in Blakely to raise funds for
the relief of the Chinese war suffer
ers.
The drive will begin Friday morn
ing and Mr. Whitchard has already
appointed a committee to solicit
these funds. Serving on this com
mittee are R. C. Howell, W. L.
Rhodes, H. C. Fort, Bert Tarver, S.
G. Maddox, C. H. Loback, R. C. Sin
gletary, Sr., J. D. Rogers, Jr., J. E.
Houston, C. E. Boyett,and B. B. God
win.
The fund which we will send is
not for military equipment, Mr.
Whitchard explained, “it is to pro
vide money for food, clothing, hous
ing relief hospitalization, rehabilita
tion, in business and home and
training for leadership to enable
those |n civil life to better care for
themselves. China will always be
our friend if we save them now.”
This campaign is being conducted
throughout the United States and
more than 1700 cities have contrib
uted to this United China Relief
Fund. Blakely’s quota is S3OO.
Mr. Whitchard asks that everyone
contribute when they are contacted
by the solicitors. “Every one real
izes that China is fighting our war
and has been doing so for nearly
five years. China’s resources are be
ing rapidly depleted, what with 50,-
000,000 refugees and 2,000,000 or
phans, poor transportation, scarcity
of hospitals, ether for only one out
of ten operations. How can they
endure? How much longer can they
hold out? We must not let them
down.”
FATHER’S DAY, June 21. Gifts
at WEAVER’S.
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—UPSTAIRS BARGAIN ANNEX—
Boys’ Dress Shirts, regular 69c value,
special this week ... - 49 c
Men’s Dress Shirts, a regular $1.49
value, special this \yeek 98c
Men’s Overalls, 8 oz. Sanforized,
regular $1.49 value SI.OO
80x80 Prints, new patterns, fast
colors, reg. 25c yard, now 19c
Ladies’ Shoes, values to $3.50 and
$4.00, reduced this week to $1.98
Men’s Work Shoes, regular $2.45
retail value, priced now $1.49
Bed Spreads, crinkle, pretty colors,
regular $1.25 value, only 79c
Men’s Dress Pants, assorted materials
and patterns, regular $2.49 value $1.49
Many prices in this department considerably lower
than government ceiling prices. Visit our store today.
“Buy Victory Stamps and Bonds Now”
T. K. Weaver & Co.
“Blakely’s Only Complete Store”
C. E. BOYETT, Owner BLAKELY, GA.
Early County News
Sub Training School
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isi sill 1 ij
<■ Filled with water, this tower rep
resents a deep body of water from
which future underseas crews of the
British navy are trained to escape
by use of the Momsen lung and
other escape devices. The tower is
at New London, England.
JAMES WHITE AWARDED
MITCHELL SCHOLARSHIP
TO VANDERBILT
James E. White, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Gordon W. White, of Blakely,
has been awarded a $250 Mitchell
Scholarship to Vanderbilt Universi
ty, it was announced yesterday by
the University Committee on Schol
arships.
This award was based on scholar
ship, leadership, and future promise
of the applicants.
Young White was this year pres
ident of the Blakely FFA chapter,
State FFA reporter, member of ths
State FFA band, outstanding pian
ist, Georgia Planter, and second
honor graduate at Blakely high
school. James left Monday to at
tend school this summer.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 11, 1942.
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts —“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.”
Mrs. Carl Spence
Os This City Dies
In Dothan Hospital
Mrs. Pearl Neeley Spence, twenty
six, wife of Carl L. Spence, died
in a Dothan hospital at 2 p. m. Sat
urday, following a short illness.
Funeral services for Mrs. Spence
were held Sunday afternoon at 6:00
at the Baptist church, of which she
was a member, with the Rev. Spencer
B. King officiating, assisted by the
Rev. Wilbur Bryant and the Rev. W.
F. Burford. Interment followed in
the city Cemetery, with Minter, Fel
lows & Forrester in charge of ar
rangements and the following serv
ing as pall-bearers: Elton Spence,
Bill Spence, Dunbar Grist, Richard
Grist, Bernard Coker, Lloyd George,
Jack Kingery and Jack Coe.
Mrs. Spence was a native of Jack
son county, Ala., where she was
born on April 2, 1916. She had
lived in Dothan most of her life
and was graduated from the high
school there in the class of 1935.
Since her marriage to Mr. Spence
two years ago she had made her
home in Blakely and during that
brief time had endeared herself to
many friends who are saddened be
cause of her passing.
Surviving are her husband; her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Neeley
of Dothan; three sisters, Mrs, L. E.
Parker of Headland, and Mrs. B. J.
Gordey and Mrs. Inez Roberts of
Dothan.
Motorists Are Urged
To Reduce Speed to
40 Miles Per Hour
Although the Georgia speed limit
has not been changed from 55 miles
per hour on passenger cars, Governor
Talmadge and Major John E. Good
win, Commissioner of the Depart
ment of Public Safety, have request
ed the co-operation of all motorists
to reduce their speed to 40 miles
per hour.
“The people of Georgia must real
ize that their contribution in the way
of tire and gas saving may be al
most as important as the part played
by the men at the front,” these of
ficials stated.
“There is not an ounce of of rub
ber to be wasted. Anyone who does
waste rubber, through fast driving,
unnecessary driving or in any other
manner, is definitely weakening the
position of America and the United
Nations. I realize that the public
wants to believe that ‘some way’ will
be found to cure the situation be
fore the worst happens, but wishful
thinking cannot alter the hard facts,”
Major Goodwin said.
Statistics just recently compiled
show that an automobile being driv
en at 60 miles per hour will use 33
1-3 per cent more gas and 150 per
cent more rubber than one driven
40 miles per hour.
Major Goodwin concluded: “Every
effort must be made to make the
rubber we have serve our country
as long as possible. One may see
from the above that the program for
speed reduction will do much toward
conserving rubber.”
Jakin Canning Plant
Now in Operation
The Jakin canning plant has been
in operation for the past two weeks.
The plant will be run as in the past,
without charge to the patrons of the
community for the use of the plant.
We can in tin cans and the cans are
available at the canning plant. The
cost of the cans will be No. 2 (pint)
3c, No. 3 (quart) 4c. The plant will
operate on Tuesdays and Thursdays
and if the volume is sufficient it
will operate six days per week.
We have all heard so much about
planting Food for Victory and hav
ing a Victory Garden, now let’s not
defeat what you have already ac
complished by letting your surplus
products go to waste. I hope you
will take advantage of the facilities
which are to be had at the plant and
keep me working at the plant every
day. I know of nothing which gives
me greater satisfaction than to know
I am helping families store up food
for future use.
G. G. SINIARD.
FATHER’S DAY, June 21. Gifts
at WEAVER’S.
Rabbi Alfred Woolf,
Os Montgomery, Is
Rotary Club Speaker
Rabbi Alfred Woolf, of Montgom
ery, was the guest speaker at last
week’s meeting of the Blakely Rotary
Club, held Friday at noon at the
Early Hotel.
Rabbi Woolf, who was introduced
by Rotarian Barney Wynne, pro
gram chairman for the day, deliver
ed an eloquent and thought-provok
ing talk on the subject, “Is God on
Our Side?” The speaker is a native
of Germany, having left that coun
try to come to the United States in
1935. He spoke of the philosophy
of the Nazi form of government, and
of conditions existing in Germany at
the time of his departure. God has
no place in the Nazi theory of gov
ernment, he said. He then spoke of
the opportunities to be found in
America under a democratic form of
government, and urged that in plan
ning our war efforts and for the
peace that is to follow that “we
should be on God’s side.” “God is
on the side of those who are on his
side,” he concluded.
The young Rabbi impressed his
hearers with his thought-provoking
talk and his masterful handling of
the English language.
Guests at last Friday’s meeting,
which was presided over by President
Henry Wall, included Abe Berman,
a guest of Rotarian Barney Wynne,
Wilmer Smith, a guest of Rotarian
James Murdock, Jr., Philip Sheffield,
a guest of Rotarian Henry Wall, and
Felix Barham, Jr., a guest of Rota
rian Felix Barham.
New Blakely-Union
Canning Plant to
Open Here Monday
A new, up-to-date canning plant,
located on the school grounds ar
Blakely, will be opened to the public
Monday, June 15, it was announced
this week. This plant, an addition
to the Vocational Agriculture de
partment of the Blakely-Union
school, is for the use of anyone de
siring to can any kind of vegetable,
fruit, and meat. The plant will be
operated on a cooperative basis. Pa
trons of the plant’ will be able to
buy their cans there. The cost of
these cans will be 4 1-2 cents for
No. 3 (quart) and 3 1-2 cents for
No. 2 (pint). The cost of the cans,
which also includes cost of fuel, will
be the only charge made for the
use of the plant.
People wishing to use the plant
Will bring their products on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday of each week.
It is hoped in this time of national
emergency that everyone will avail
themselves of the use of these can
ning facilities. National defense
efforts may be measured by the
number of cans of preserved food
one has in the pantry.
Those who patronize the local
canning plant will find that this is
much cheaper and an easier method
of preserving surplus commodities.
The plant will be under the super
vision of E. H. Cheek, Vocational
Agriculture Instructor, with Miss
Mary X. Brown, Home Economics
Teacher, assisting.
FEDERAL MOTOR
VEHICLE STAMPS ARE
NOW ON SALE
The federal motor vehicle stamps
went on sale at the local postoffice
yesterday, it was announced by Post
master J. Emory Houston.
All automobile owners are re
quired to purchase this stamp before
June 30. It is absolutely necessary
that this stamp be purchased, as they
will have to be shown when motor
ists register for gasoline after July
1. The stamps cost $5.00 each and
are good for one year.
LIONS AND ROTARIANS
TO HOLD JOINT MEETING
HERE FRIDAY, JUNE 19
A joint meeting of the local Lions
and Rotary clubs will be held Friday,
June 19, to hear an address by
Chief Horrocks, Navy recruiting of
ficer, stationed in Albany.
Shows Mates How
Ken Overlta, former world’s mid
dleweight boxing champion, shows
his fighting pose in front of a train
er plane at the naval air station at
Corpus Christi, Texas, where he Is
on duty as an aviation machinist’s
mate, second class. Ken also
teaches his' sailor-mates how to
box. * •
BLAKELY F. F. A.~
QUARTET TO COMPETE
IN STATE MEET
Members of the Blakely Future
Farmer Chapter Quartet learned last
week that they would represent all
of southwest Georgia in the state
quartet contest at Lake Jackson on
August 29. Members of the quartet
are Mack Balkcom, Andy Lanier,
Fred Presley, and Wilson Fryer,
with James White pianist. Three
quartets from other sections of the
state will compete.
Applications Accepted
From Negroes for
Marine Corps
The U. S. Marine Recruiting Head
quarters in Macon is now accepting
applications from Negroes, it was
announced today by Major R. S.
Pendleton, Officer in Charge of Ma
rine Recruiting in Georgia. Appli
cations may be filed at any time,
and examinations will be held every
Monday at the U. S. Marine Recruit
ing Headquarters at 453 Cherry st.,
Macon, Ga. Application blanks may
be secured from the U. S. Marine
Recruiting Stations in Rome, Atlan
ta, Augusta, and Albany, or by
writing directly to the Dfarine Re
cruiting Headquarters in Macon.
All Negroes enlisting now will be
placed on an inactive status until a
training center is established in the
vicinity of New River, N. C.
In order to qualify for enlistment,
the applicant must be between the
ages of 17 and 20, be of good phy
sical condition, never have had a
venereal disease or tuberculosis, and
have at least an eighth grade edu
cation.
Don’t forget FATHER’S DAY,
June 21. Gifts on display at
WEAVER’S.
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
Urges Care in Filling
Out Occupational
Questionnaires
An uigent appeal to men in this
area to aid the war effort by using
more care in filling out their occupa
tional questionnaires was issued to
day by Brig. Gen. Sion B. Hawkins,
Director of Selective Service for the
state of Georgia.
“Effective mobilization of our
manpower for wartime industry and
agriculture must be accomplished if
we are to win the war,” Director
Hawkins declared. “For this purpose
it is essential that the occupational
inventory be completed speedily and
accurately.
“Preliminary reports indicate that
many of the questionnaires coming
into draft boards and United States
Employment offices are faulty or
incomplete,” he added. “This occu
pational inventory is a vital part of
the Nation’s war program, and it is
of the greatest importance that reg
istrants fill out their quesionnaires
clearly, fully and accurately.”
Director Hawkins urged all regis
trants who have any difficulty in fill
ing out the questionnaire to go to
their employer for help. Help in
filling out the questionnaire is also
available at any office of the United
States Employment Service, local
draft board office, and many Veter
ans’ posts and labor unions.
According to Director Hawkins’
report, incorrect or incomplete ques
tionnaires are running as high as 50
per cent of the total number submit
ed. “This is a very serious matter,”
he pointed out, “since it is necessary
to call in the registrant for an inter
view in such cases in order to cor
rect the errors or supply the miss
ing information. This means not
only inconvenience to the person
called in, but increases the expense
and the time required for perform
ance of this occupational inventory.”
Questionnaires have been or are
being sent to all men who registered
with the Selective Service System, so
that eventually the government will
have a complete inventory of all its
manpower between the ages of 18
and 64. Specifically, the data col
lected will be used for three princi
pal purposes: First, to avoid the in
duction into the armed forces of
men who are more urgently needed
in war production; second, to replace
workers now deferred from military
service on occupational grounds
whenever possible with vocational
trainees or other qualified persons
who, because of age, sex or other rea
sons are not suitable for military
service; third, to speed up war pro
duction by promoting the transfer
of workers from non-essential to es
sential work.
RALPH E. BROWN WINS
TRIP TO FLORIDA GIVEN
BY INSURANCE CO.
Ralph E. Brown, local representa
tive for the Bankers Health and Life
Insurance Company, has been award
ed a trip to Florida with all expenses
paid for outstanding work accom
plished in his district.
Mr. Brown will leave June 19 in
company with other agents on a
several days’ trip to places of inter
est in Florida.
FATHER’S DAY, June 21. Gifts
at WEAVER’S.