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Official Organ City of Blakely
and County of Early
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Blakely, Ga., June 25, 1942
Prospective candidates for
Representative in the General
Assembly from Early county
have only until July 4 to quali
fy, according to rules adopted
at a meeting last Saturday of
the democratic executive com
mittee. The only announced
candidate thus far is J. O.
Bridges, present Representa
tive, who seeks re-election.
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Gasoline and tires may be
difficult to obtain, but that
does not alter the fact that
drivers of motor-driven vehi
cles have only till next Tues
day, June 30, to renew their
driver’s license. And, to add
to the motorist’s woes, the fed
eral auto stamp, costing $5.00,
should also be in the possession
of the car owner by that
date. Major John E. Goodwin,
commissioner of the depart
ment of public safety, has an
nounced there will be no ex
tension of time for securing
the driver’s license, hence the
motorist who has not yet sent
for that important little docu
ment had best do so at once.
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News from the fighting
fronts the past week has had
little in it to lend comfort to
the peoples of the Allied Na
tions. The visit of Winston
Churchill, British prime minis
ter, to the United States
is generally accepted as pre
liminary to some strategic mil
itary move, either the opening
of a new front on the continent
of Europe to relieve the Ger
man pressure on the Russian
army, or to reinforce the Brit
ish position in north Africa in
an attempt to protect the Suez
canal, the loss of which would
be a serious blow to the cause
of the Allied Nations. The
fact that Mr. Churchill is ac
companied by a staff of mili
tary experts indicates that
some move of great importance
is imminent.
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Governor Talmadge has an
nounced that he will open his
campaign (for re-election as
governor, .presumably) at
Moultrie on Saturday, July 4.
On that .occasion we may ex
pect His Excellency to , rant
about “white supremacy” and
tell all about how the issue in
this race is “nigger, nigger.”
All of which is pure poppy
cock and will appeal to none
but the uninformed and un
thinking. Even the Governor
knows that the state constitu
tion forbids the mixing of races
in the state’s schools and col
leges and that no one in his
right mind entertains the idea
that any effort will be made to
alter that provision of the con
stitution. But the Governor,
now in extremely bad standing
with thousands of Georgians
because of his pernicious polit
ical meddling with the state’s
university system (which med
dling has caused most Georgia
colleges to be dropped from
the accredited list), is going
to build himself a straw man
—“white supremacy”—and at
tempt to go back into the gov
ernorship on the prejudices of
those who are gullible enough
to swallow the stuff he plans
to dish out in this campaign.
We do not believe there are
enough voters of this, tj pe to
re-elect him to another term as
governor.
It is interesting to note from
some of our exchanges that
some of the editors of the
Georgia press who were out
spoken in their support of Gov
ernor Talmadge two years ago
have had nothing to say thus
far, while others have openly
: declared their opposition to
the Talmadge candidacy.
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( WHERE ARE THE RIGHTEOUS?
Even amid the growing horrors of
Nazi rule, there must still be many
sane and righteous men in Germany.
They probably hope to assert them
selves some day, and do their best
to restore the enlightenment, culture
and humanity of the Fatherland in
its best days, before this modern
craze for power.
The old Germany was sentiment
ally idealized, and was known to
Americans by the best of it. Now it
is judged by the worst of it. It has
immensely deteriorated under Hit
ler’s rule, in nearly all the things
that count for civilization, but there
are still values in German character
and talent that should be preserved.
The Lord offered to save Sodom;
and Gomorrah if only a handful of i
righteous men could be found there
in. That generous undertaking fail
ed, and they were wiped out by fire
from heaven. Similar fire is now
wiping out Nazi Germany, city by
city, as the enemies it has raised up
grow stronger and concentrate on "
their self-protecting task.
If sane and righteous Germans 1
have the courage to oppose their ’
brutal masters at whatever cost, it 1
is time for them to get busy.—Fitz
gerald Herald. 1
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FINISH THE JOB
Historians and philosophers will
probably tell us one day how this '
war came about. In our humble 1
opinion, it was a very long and com
plicated historical, social and philo- 1
sophical process.
Accumulated evil broke loose over
this globe of ours. In allowing it ‘
to become confident, virulent and
aggressive, we all played a part.
And now we are facing an enemy '
whose conscience and hands are not
tied by any moral, physical or politi
cal brakes. Therefore, the task with 1
which we are confronted is exceed
ingly hard and needs all of our in
tegrity, sacrifice and courage. We
must keep on multiplying our mate
rial resources and moral efforts until '
our victory is complete and uncon
ditional.
Only then shall we have the chance 1
of realizing the Four Freedoms and
the eight points of the Atlantic Char
ter. Only then shall we be in a po
sition to build a world worthy of our
efforts.—Tri-County News.
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DON'T WAIT UNTIL WINTER TO
BUY THAT COAL
Government officials are again urg
ing that all consumers fill their coal
bins as soon as possible. There is
no coal shortage, and there won’t
be—the coal industry is completely
able to fill war demands and normal
demands alike. But, if we wait un
til winter before ordering, a serious '
strain on our transportation systems
will result. So, if you use coal, call
your dealer today.—lndustrial News-
Review.
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LOAFERS ARE SCARCE
Loafers are becoming as scarce as
hen’s teeth. The man without a job '
these days just doesn’t want to
work, and if he isn’t careful, the law
will ask him some very embarrassing
questions.—Dawson News.
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One running a newspaper has the
best opportunity to make a fool of (
himself of anyone in the world. And ,
about half the public expects him to
do it and is very willing to lend ev
ery assistance. Calhoun County (
Courier.
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Most of us are now forced to do i (
the larger part of our buying at ,
home. With the necessity of con- j
serving tires and with gas rationing, (
all of us—except the favored few— ]
are forced to patronize our neigh- ,
bors and friends. Maybe after a <
while we will find real pleasure in
patronizing our own friends and ,
neighbors and keeping our money ,
circulating in the home community. .
—Sylvester Local. ,
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The announcement that illiteracy, 1
rather than disease, has been the 1
cause of more army rejections than <
any other factor is no credit to a i
nation claiming to lead the world in 1
education. The army requires at ■
least a fourth grade education for a i
soldier and other branches of the :
service require even a higher stand
ard. Postwar plans should include a
system of education that will abso- •
lutely do away with illiteracy in
America.—Dawson News. i
EARLY COUNTY NEWS BLAKELY, GEORGIA
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Washington, D. C. (NWNS). —
, I Those who keep close tabs on the
, the pulse of public opiion say that
the people’s anger rose to the high
est point since the beginning of the
war when the story came out about
the Nazi’s having cold-bloodedly blot
ted out the whole population of a
Czechoslovak town.
Ever since the war started govern
ment officials have been alarmed
over the lack of patriotic fervor in
certain parts of our country and
many a morale-building campaign
has been launched from this city to
make us more keenly aware of the
need for bringing the Axis nations
to their knees in the quickest possi
ble time.
But that one story, widely cir
culated in newspapers and over
radio, about the mass-murder in
the little town of Lidice, Czecho
slovakia, did more to make our
nation’s blood boil than any propa
ganda from this city ever could do.
Probably the most brutal, terrify
ing, horror-story that ever came out
of this war or any other war, the
Germans released it themselves to
boast about the revenge they meted
out to a town which, they alleged,
had given shelter to the murderers of
Reinhard Heydrich, the Number 2
man in the German gestapo.
In their release the Germans’ own
official message was:
“After these facts had been as
certained all male grown-ups of the
town were shot, while the women
were placed in a concentration camp,
and the children were entrusted to
appropriate educational institutions.
The township was leveled to the
ground and the name of the com
munity extinguished. The inhabi
tants of Lidice near Kladno number
ed 483.” (According to the British,
the population was 1,200.). This
total blotting out of a community
and the massacre of all of the peo
ple in it has made Americans in sim
iliar small towns in this country
shudder at the heinous depths to
which the Germans will descend—
and it has sent a wave of hate
against Hitler, much stronger than
anything which has been felt before,
surging throughout this country.
Our government, based on fig
ures gathered by them as well as
by other governments of the Unit
ed Nations, estimates that over
500,000 civilians in conquered
countries have been executed by
the Nazis, by far the greater
number being in Poland and Jugo
slavia.
Our domestic worries over gaso
line, rationing, etc., seem of such
inconsequential importance compared
with the life-and-death struggle fac
ing the millions of people in Europe
that it may seem poor taste to even
discuss them in the same breath. But
we must remember that the final de
feat of Hitler depends to a large ex
tent on keeping things humming in
this country. If our transportation
is stalled, our health foods limited
or our domestic economy too greatly
disrupted, we couldn’t do the war
job that is necessary to assure vic
tory.
That’s why it is considered essen
tial here to keep automobiles in the
people’s hands rather than confiscate
them, ration only where it is essen
tial and control the people’s cost of
living. To many Easterners the de
cision to build a pipeline to carry oil
to the East, and proposed plans to
supply rubber for tires, and perhaps
welcomed as a possible continuation
of normal living, but the whole pur
pose of devoting so much energy to
this problem is in no sense aimed at
continuing pleasure driving but to
continue absolute necessary trans
portation. The government realizes
that our whole economic system is
hitched to the automobiles and that
without automobiles there would be
serious disruptions in our system.
Consequently, the pipeline will be
rushed through in an effort to pro
vide necessary gasoline as well as j
fuel oil for next winter. As for
rubber, there is still little prospect
of getting new tires for automobiles
this year or next, but all possibili
ties are being explored. The Presi
dent is urging everyone to turn in I
every available piece of scrap rub
ber, which is vitally needed for our
war program. If the scrap collec
tion is great enough, efforts may be J
made to use some of it for tires for
the most necessary purposes.
Acording to Joseph Weiner of
the War Production Board, it is like
ly that we will soon be rationed
on cocoa, coffee, fuel oil and electric
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power, but there is no immediate
need for rationing on most foods or
of clothing.
“Basic requirements of living,”
said Mr. Weiner, “can be met in this
country to a degree which in all
other countries would be so satisfac
tory that most of them did not even
experience it in peace.”
Congress now has before it a new
all-time record appropriation bill
asking $39,417,827,337 for the war
department ■ which, if passed, will
bring the money appropriated for
the war to just about 200 billion
dollars.
SIX-INCH
S-E-R-M-O-N
By REV. ROBERT
H. HARPER
Alcoholic Facts Versus.
Drinking Propaganda
Lesson for June 28: Proverbs 21:17;
Isaiah 5:20-23; Hosea 4:11; Joel
3:2-3; Ephesians 5:18.
Golden Text: Proverbs 1:10.
The lesson caption is quite modern
in its wording, but the thing it
names is very ancient, as the group
ing of Scripture passages would in
dicate.
Drinking propaganda is now
loosed upon the American people as
never before, with the evident in
tent to fasten upon them, in time of
stress, a habit they will find hard to
break. No doubt it taxes the ingen
uity of those who profit by such
propaganda to advertise alcoholic
drinks in a convincing way. Not
long ago they advised MODERA
TION in drinking. Now they would
seemingly steal upon people by ad
vertisements that picture flowers,
birds and other beautiful things,
with a whisky bottle and a fancy
name at the bottom. It is said that
birds are sometimes intoxicated by
eating certain berries; it is suggest
ed that liquor advertisements show
inebriated birds and a cat ready to
pounce upon them.
Be not deceived by drinking
propaganda. Over against it set ap
palling alcohol facts—teo numerous
to detail in limited space. Evils of
strong drink, with attendant evils,
were known in Isaiah’s time (verses
22. 23 of the lesson text), in Ho
sea’s time (verse 11), and in Joel’s
time (verses 2,3).
The most appalling thing to con
template is the national ruin that
will follow when a people have be
come a nation of drunkards. Read
again the passage from Joel.
The only remedy for the drinker,
and it is a sufficient one, is in the
divine help. “And be not drunken
with wine, wherein is riot, but be
ye filled with the Spirit.”
Women may not have any more
backbone than men, but some of
them certainly show’ more of it.—
Monroe Advertiser.
onr Job Is to Save
Dollars
Buy
War Bonds
Lil Every Pay Day
A HALF CENTURY AGO TODAY
Some Things of Interest That Happened
Fifty Years Ago.
(Excerpts from Early County News
of June 23, 1892.)
THE Early County Democratic Ex
ecutive committee met Friday. Due
to some former members joining the
People’s Party, the new committee
consists of: Blakely, D. D. Strong,
J. C. Chancy, T. M. Howard; River
(28th), J. L. Odum, R. H. Brooks,
0. E. Hall; Damascus, J. A. High
tower, I. F. Coleman, T. E. High
tower; Cedar Springs, W. A. How
ard, J. L. Brooks, J.. H. Crozier; Ur
quhart, C. R. Narramore, H. J. Hayes,
R. S. Grimsley; Cuba, William Hous
ton, S. A. Lindsey, B. M. George;
Arlington, H. C. Sheffield, A. J.
Lewis, S. B. Timmons.
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THE commencement exercises of
the Cedar Springs Academy were
held last Friday. Prof. Kelly’s pu
pils had prepared an interesting pro
gram. Col. R. H. Sheffield made the
principal address, being introduced
by Col. C. C. Bush, of Colquitt. Those
taking part on the program included
Clarence Mosely, Howard Toole,
Lessie Mosely, Brown Regan, Misses
Ida Sheffield, Clyde Mosely, Maude
Sheffield, Eva Vickery, Connie Shef
field, Eugene Porter, Ralph Mosely,
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might cause a breakdown.
Our bins of Genuine IHC
Parts and our Blue Ribbon
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maintained for your con- xiigWITS
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BRING YOUR COWS AND HOGS TO US!
Our pens are located at
the old Early County
Club yards near Bryant’s ' 7 ‘ ■
Mill. We buy, trade
sell. Your business will
be appreciated.
Telephones: Office 256; Residence 186
Mosely Livestock Yards
W. L. Mosely, - Blakely, Ga.
Sissie McGlamory, Robert Pyle, Leia
Pyle, Florrie Mosely, Alma Lasseter,
D. M. Roberts, Jr., Nathan Cain, J.
R. Knight, Florence Kellum, Charles
Howard, Nannie Crozier, Claudie
Roberts, Nellie Crozier, Nola Rob
erts, Della Golden, Willie Howard,
Ed Golden, Ola Roberts.
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MR. R. L. HOWELL has moved
back to Blakely from Bainbridge.
MRS. W. C. COOK and children
have returned from a visit to Troy,
Ala.
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MRS. R. C. KNOWLES, of Jersey
City, N. J., is the guest of Mrs. B.
M. Fryer.
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MR. J. B. HOBBS brought in the
first watermelons of the season last
Saturday.
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THE DEATH of Mr. Jim Temples
is chronicled in The News this week.
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MRS. LULA CHANCY, Misses
Mary Ashley Hightower and Carrie
and Rebecca Grist attended the ded
ication services of the Baptist church
in Fort Gaines last Sunday.
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MISS LINA JONES, <f Bluffton,
is the guest of Miss Fannie B. Jones.