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Short Stops Miss Marilyn Reeves, of Dothan, spent the week end in Blakely. Mr. Woodrow Grimsley, of Chil dersburg, Ala., spent the week end in Blakely. Mrs. T. F. Davis, of Fort Valley, is visiting her parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. G. Standifer. For fresh pure Milk, call HALL’S DAIRY. All cows regularly tested by State Veterinarian. Miss Melba Sparks and Miss An nette Alexander, of Augusta, were week end visitors in Blakely. Miss Ouida Mobley, of Atlanta, was a recent guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Mobley. Ray Lindsey left Tuesday for Mo bile, Ala., where he has accepted a position for the summer months. Misses Maribel and Clarice Weav er left Sunday for St. Louis, Mo., to spend the summer with their brother. Miss Eugenia Thompson left Tues day for Columbus, where she will attend Truman-Smith Business Col lege. Miss Betty Fuqua left Wednesday for Tallulah Falls, where she will spend several weeks at Gamp Chat tooga. We pay highest cash price for blackberries, delivered in Blakely. CURTIS L. MIDDLETON, opposite postoffice. Mr. and Mrs. Julian Pippin, of Sylacauga, Ala., are in Blakely this week visiting Mr. Pippin’s mother, Mrs. Lucile Pippin. Mrs. E. F. Atkinson and daughter, Mary Ann, of Jacksonville, are visit ing Mrs. Atkinson’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Buchannon. Mr. C. H. Loback and Mr. Thomas F. Debnam attended the convention of the Southeastern Peanut Associa tion in Pensacola, Fla., last week. Little Misses Delores and Ouida Henley, of Viena, and Dot Whelchel, of Rochelle, are spending some days with their great-aunt, Mrs. Spencer B. King. The friends of First Lieutenant John H. Williams, Jr., will be inter ested to know that he has been trans ferred from Burkank, Calif., to Camp Davis, N. C. Blackberries—Rolling stores and country stores will accept them in trade. We pay highest cash price delivered in Blakely. CURTIS L. MIDDLETON. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Barham, of Toccoa, and Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Bar ham and son, Felix, Jr., left Wed nesday to spend several days at Pensacola, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Coggins, of Stuart, Fla., are now making their home in Blakely. Mr. Coggins is construction engineer with the new flying field near Bainbridge. DR. O. H. PATRICK, of Pelham, is located in the building next door to the WESTERN UNION and is prepared to test your eyes and fit glasses. He is here ONLY ON TUES DAY. If you are having eye trouble visit Dr. Patrick. The date, TUES DAY ONLY. VISIT US THESE HOT DAYS Refresh yourself with a delightful cold drink or delicious ice cream. Linger a while under the cooling fans. A good place to meet your friends. THE PLACE YOU SAVE WITIH SAFETY Now Serving This Community for Nearly 30 Years BLAKELY, GEORGIA Miss Patsy Dunn, of Chattahoo chee, Fla., is visiting her aunt, Mrs. J. C. Peters. Miss Marjorie Standifer, of Al bany, spent the past week end with home folks in Blakely. Mrs. N. H. Strickland and Mrs. S. F. Gammon, Sr., of Miami, Fla., are guests of the family of Dr. J. G. Standifer. Private Julius (Dude) Harpe, of Fort McPherson, will return to his post Friday following a ten-day fur lough. We carry all good polishes. Lei us keep your shoes like new with our fine shoe repairing. BLAKELY SHOE SHOP. Lieutenant and Mrs. 0. F. Morton and baby daughter, of Brandenburg, Ky., a’-e guests this week of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Sessions. Messrs. Charles E. Boyett and Ralph Scarborough attended a meet ing of the Georgia Retail Grocers Association in Atlanta this week. Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Richardson, of Pensacola, Fla., spent the week end in Blakely with Mrs. Richardson’s mother, Mrs. Julia Mae Williams. Rev. H. B. Shepherd spent Tues day with the family of Rev. Spencer B. King, coming for Mrs. Shepherd and their small daughter, Beverley, who returned with him to their work in Louisiana. Friends of Homer P. Williams will be interested to know that he has been promoted to the rank of Tech nical Sergeant. Sgt. Williams is sta tioned at the infantry school at Fort Benning as instructor. His friends throughout the county will be interested to know that Mr. B. R. B. Davis, county school super intendent, has gone to Rochester, Minn., where he will undergo treat ment at the Mayo Clinic. Friends of Pvt. Jaek J. Cox, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Cox of this county, will be pleased to know that he has reached his destination, place not announced but supposely some post in the present theatre of war. Blakely friends will be interested to know that the name of Miss Lor raine Pritchard is included in the Highest Honor Roll of Huntingdon College, Montgomery, Ala., as an nounced today by Dean L. L. Clifton. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kent, of De troit, Mich., were visitors in Blakely this week. Mr. Kent is a former res ident of Blakely, but has been mak ing his home in Detroit for 25 years. This is his first visit to his old home in a quarter of a century. Mrs. E. F. Maddox, who had been visiting the family of her son, Mr. S. G. Maddox, left Saturday for An dalusia to visit relatives before re turning to her home in Barnesville. Mr. Maddox accompanied his mother, returning in the afternoon. Friends will be interested to know that Mrs. Robert I. Scott, formerly Miss Mary Miles Camp, has been awarded a gradership in English at the University of Alabama, and will do this work in connection with her regular studies during the summer months and until her graduation in December. EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY, GEORGIA C. R. Barksdale, Jr., has returned home from the Georgia Medical Col lege, Augusta, for the summer vaca tion. Miss Edith Hay, of Montgomery, Ala., and Miss Mozelle Hay, of Dub lin, Ga., spent the week end with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Hay. Dr. and Mrs. E. H. Hanna, of Mil ledgeville and Atlanta, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Murdock this week. Mrs. Hanna will be remember ed here as Miss Lillian Jay. Early county friends will be inter ested to know that Lawson White, with the chemical division of the army at Max Dill Field, Tampa, was recently promoted to Staff Sergeant. MARTINDALE-GAY. Miss Emma Frances Gay became the bride of Pfc. Franklin Barton Martindale, Jr., Monday evening, June 22, at a ceremony performed at nine o’clock at Mcßae Methodist parsonage by Rev. E. M. Overby, a| former pastor of the Blakely Meth odist church. The bride wore navy blue sheer with matching accessories. Gardenias fashioned her bouquet. The bride is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Collier Parramore Gay. Her mother before her marriage was Miss Gladys Stein, daughter of Mrs. Sam Stein and the late Mr. Stein. The bride’s father is the youngest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Gay. Her brothers are Sam Stein Gay, of Wilmington, N. C.. and Col lier Parramore Gay, Jr., of Blakely. Mrs. Martindale graduated from Blakely High School in the class of 1937. After attending Georgia State Woman’s College for two years she was a popular member of the Hilton school faculty for three years. The groom is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Barton Mar tindale, of Jacksonville, Fla., and stepson of Mrs. Mary Lee Martin dale, of Blakely. He moved here With his family at the age of ten, and has made many friends. His sis ters are Mrs. D. P. Gannon, of Jack sonville, and Miss Frankie Martin dale, of Blakely. His only brother is Newman Boyd Martindale, of Charleston, S. C. Pfc. Martindale graduated from Georgia Military Academy in the class of 1937 and later attended Middle Georgia College at Cochran. Before his induction into the U. S. Army last February, he helped es tablish the Early Furniture Com pany, in which he holds half interest. After the ceremony the couple had a short wedding trip before leaving for Anniston, Alabama, where they will make their home while Mr. Mar tindale is stationed at Fort McClel lan. The couple has many friends here who look forward to their return to Blakely to live after the end of the war. MR. AND MRS. C. C. SWANN ENTERTAIN— Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Swann enter tained Saturday evening in honor of Miss Bernice Hay, whose marriage to Mr. James Harold Durden occurred Sunday, June 21. Pastel shades of summer cut flowers carried out the color scheme. Covers were laid for Miss Hay, Mr. Durden, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Hay, father and mother of the bride, Mrs. R. L. Swann, and Mr. and Mrs. Swann. EAR CORN for sale. See H. H. WILLIS. WANTED— To buy scrap iron, rags and metal. Located next to Nathan Collier’s. J. B. BOWMAN. WILL LEASE Barber shop equipped with chairs, lavatory, cabinets, mirrors, showers, etc. Main street, Edison, Georgia. Write J. D. PARKER, 1310 Comer Building, Birmingham, Ala. Gene Bush’s Market On these hot summer days when planning a meal seems an ordeal, why not dismiss this worry from your mind by telephoning Gene Bush’s Mar ket and let us do the planning for you. We have a choice line of fresh vegetables and fruits, a wide variety of meats, and a large se lection of fancy groceries from which to choose, which makes a meal both wholesome and de lectable. Let us help you in planning your meals. Whether it’s Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner, we have the ingredients for an enjoyable meal. GENE BUSH Telephone 41 : : Quick Delivery HENSON-TABB. Miss Beth Tabb and Jimmy Hen son were married in a simple but im pressive ceremony performed by the Rev. John Branscomb, pastor of the First Methodist church in Tampa, Fla. Mrs. Henson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Tabb, of Hilton. She was graduated from the Hilton High School and since that time has been employed in Tampa. Mr. Henson is the son of Mrs. M. J. Henson, of Huntington, W. Va. He graduated in Jackson, Ky., and is now conected with the Ames Com pany of Tampa and San Francisco. After a short wedding trip, Mr. and Mrs. Henson returned to Tampa, where they reside at 3812 Tenth avenue. ALEYWINE-TEMPLES Os interest to their friends is the announcement of the marriage of Miss Marion Temples of this city to James Taylor Aleywine, of Arling ton, announced the past week. The ceremony was performed on Wednes day night, June 10, at the Baptist pastorium, with the Rev. Spencer B. King officiating, in the presence of a few close friends and relatives. Mrs. Aleywine is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Temples, Jr., of this city. She is a student in the Blakely high school and plans to continue her studies this fall. Mr. Aleywine is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee Aleywine, of Arlington. i The couple, at present residing in Blakely, plan a honeymoon trip to Montgomery in July. DURDEN-HAY. Miss Bernice Hay became the bride of James Harold Durden at a quiet but impressive ceremony tak 'ing place at 1:00 oclock Sunday in the First Baptist Church, Blakely. The Rev. Spencer B. King performed the ring ceremony before a small group of relatives and friends. Immediately after the ceremony the couple left for a short wedding trip to points of interest in Florida. Upon their return they will make their home in Graymont, Georgia. MOUNT-JUSTICE. Mr. and Mrs. J. 0. Justice an nounce the marriage of their daugh ter, Laurine, to Fred D. Mount, of Panama City, Florida, on June ninth. Mrs. Mount is the sister of Mrs. J. B. McGuller, of this city, and was formerly bookkeeper for Blakely Welding and Machine Shop. Mr. and Mrs. Mount are making their home in Jacksonville, Fla. FOR SALE Peanut stacking poles and slats, car lots or less (one pole and two slats sc), any quantity. HARTLEY’S HANDLE CO. 25-3 t FOR SALE— 1940 International pickup truck, in excellent condition, with good tires. J. B. RICE, Blake ly, Ga. Beatty’s Shoe Shop Let Us Repair Your Shoes Expert Workmanship Invisible Half-Soling ALL WORK GUARANTEED ONEAL POWELL, Manager Cuthbert Street SOME HAPPENINGS IN BLAKELY A QUARTER OF A CENTURY AGO Clippings from the Early County News of June 21, 1917. MR. FRED H. BROOKS, of Thom asville, was in the city Monday. * ♦ nt MiR. CURTIS MIDDLETON is at home from Athens for the summer. • * • MESSRS. C. S. Middleton and A. E. Alexander returned Sunday morn ing from a short trip to the national capital. Dr. Middleton took advan tage of the Confederate Veterans’ reunion rates to look after some business in Washington concerning a patent for a machine which he has been hatching for some time. * ♦ • MR. MURRAY FAIN and Mr. Ew ell Hammack, two of Uncle Sam’s soldier boys, have been visiting rel atives in the city this week. * * * MRS. P. H. FITZGERALD and lit tle daughter, Nancy, have returned from an extended trip to Birming ham. « * • AFTER having been the grand parents of fifteen boys, Mr. and Mrs., Willie Wiley were very much rejoiced this morning when the news reached them of the arrival of little twin girls at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wiley. One weighed six and the other seven pounds. * * * THE County Commissioners held their adjourned meeting Friday and lapped into Saturday. They ratified their agreement at the May meeting and adopted an order creating a new militia district from parts of Urqu hart and Rock Hill. • * * REALIZING the need of a cold storage room in Blakely to preserve the pork, beef, etc., to be raised in Early county under the new method of diversified farming, a number of public spirited citizens of Blakely have undertaken to raise funds by public subscription and erect a mod ern cold storage room in connection with the city ice plant. The build ing and equipment will cost $5,000 and the house is to be 30x60 feet. MY ROSE FLOUR 12 lbs4Bc 24 lbsß9c 48 1b551.73 MASON FRUIT JARS Pints69c Quarts 79c >/ 2 Galsl.lo Table Potatoeslo lbs. 33c 46-oz. can Grapefruit Juice2oc 46-oz. can Orange Juice23c Prune Juice —Quart 20c Welch’s Grape Juice —Pt. 25c; Qt. 45< Good Corn Meal—Peck 35c Smoked Sausage—Lb. 20c Bologna Sausage—Lb. 20c Best White Meat—Lb.2oc Wisconsin Cheese—Lb. 28c Kraft American Cheese 2 lbs. 59c Come to See Us —We’re Glad to Have You BRYANT TURNER Spot Cash to All One Low Price to All THE First National Bank of Blakely authorizes the announcement that anybody desiring to purchase a Liberty Bond of any denomination can procure the same from the bank, or if you haven’t the ready cash, the bank will furnish you money at 6 per cent for the necessary period of time. The bond will be sufficient security for the loan. FOR RENT Three apartments, recently remodeled and repainted, for rent. See MRS. W. A. FUQUA. FOR RENT— Two or three rooms for rent unfurnished. MiRS. R. M. DUKE, 368 Cuthbert street, Blake ly, Ga. FOR SALE— I 934 Chevrolet se dan, in good mechanical condition, 5 tires, $125.00 cash; also one 1 3-4 horsepower garden tractor, $75.00 —a bargain. See O. R. BROOKS. Hear ELLIS ARNALL radio WSB station SATURDAY, 10:15 P. M. June 27th ★ ★★★★★★ Come to NEWNAN, JULY 4th For an Afternoon of BAND MUSIC—POLITICS BARBECUE for ALL AmalVs Speech will be Broadcast over WSB—2 to 3 P. M.