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THE BLAKELY
BAPTIST CHURCH
SPENCER B. KING, Pa.tor
Our church last Sunday voted a
‘leave of absence’ to the pastor to
include the first two Sundays in Aug
ust, and planned that the congrega
tion should also ‘have a vacation’ —
and go visiting for those two Sun
days. The pastor is consenting, with
the distinct understanding that when
he returns on August 16, the con
gregation 'will also return.
How happy we are to receive back
into our membership the Rev. and
Mrs. J. S. Hartsfield and young
Lawrence! Their names on our roll
will mean much to us, and their
presence with us will mean still more.
May the Lord bless their coming!
Announcements for the week in
clude: Sunday School at 10:45,
studying NOAH. Preaching at 12:00,
the pastor speaking on “The Fifth
Freedom.” Training Union at 7:30,
with three good programs. Preaching
again at 8:30 (many of our folks
have forgotten this Sunday night
service, but some are ‘found faith
ful’) the pastor again speaks, the
subject being “The Invisible Christ.”
On Monday the Circles of the W. M.
S. meet, the Catherine Bryan with
Mrs. L. B. Lane at Mrs. H. C. Fry
er’s, the Ruth Ford with Mrs. J. E.
Lomax, the Agnes Graham with Mrs.
Eugene Bush, the Alice Huey with
Mrs. Alex Carswell, the Business
Women (at 9:00) with Mrs. C. H.
Loback. The Sunbeams will meet
in their room at the church. Other
organizations are meeting only once
each month during the summer.
On Wednesday night, at ’8:30,
our mid-week Prayer Service. For
three weeks this service will be di
rected by our good friend, Rev. Alex
Carswell, who has consented to
serve in the pastor’s absence.
THE BLAKELY
METHODIST CHURCH
REV. W. F. BURFORD, Pastor
Church School 10:50 a. m.
Morning Worship at 12:00.
Epworth League at 7:45.
Evening Worship at 8:30.
The W. S. C. S. will meet Monday
afternoon at 4:30 at the church.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday even
ing at B>3o.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
HORACE E. TIMMERMAN, Mini.ter
The regular services of the Church
of Christ will be conducted in the
city hall in Blakely Sunday at the
following hours:
Bible Study, 11:00 a. m.
Preaching 12 :00 m.
Lord’s Supper 12:45 p. m.
Preaching, 9:00 p. m.
You are cordially invited to attend
all the services of the Church of
Christ, where the gospel is preached
in its fullness and the worship is
conducted in its apostolic purity.
THE BLAKELY
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
P. Z. SMITH, Pastor
Sunday Services WAR TIME.
Sunday School 10:45 a. m.
Preaching 2nd and 4th Sundays
11:30 a. m.
Young People’s meeting each Sun
day 7:30 p. m.
Evangelistic Service each Sunday
8:30 p. m.
Week-day meetings:
Ladies’ Prayer Meeting Tuesday
4:30 p. m.
Regular Prayer Meeting Wednes
day 8:45 p. m.
EARLY COUNTY CIRCUIT
L. CECIL WIMBERLEY, Pa»tor
Hilton Church
Preaching services at Hilton Sun
day at 12 o’clock noon, Eastern War
Time, and at 9:30 p. m. This is
the beginning of our revival meet
ing. Rev. Frank Cheeves will be
with us Sunday night. Everybody
welcome.
Freeman Chapel
Regular preaching services at
Freeman Sunday afternoon at 4:30
p. m., Eastern War Time. Revival
services begin at Freeman Chapel
the first Sunday night in August.
(All announcements are Eastern
War Time.)
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July Term of Early
County Superior Court
Convened Monday
The July term of Early Superior
Court was convened Monday morn
ing by Judge C. W. Worrill, of Cuth
bert.
The civil docket, taken up that
morning, was completed by late aft
ernoon and the first week traverse
jurors dismissed for the term.
The grand jury was organized with
E. C. Mosely as foreman, J. M. Coile
clerk and H. D. Elliott bailiff. Aft
er receiving a charge from the pre
siding judge, that body, with the as
sistance of Solicitor R. A. Patterson,
began its deliberations. The body
had not adjourned up to Wednesday
at noon, but it was reported they
were nearing the conclusion of their
work.
The criminal docket of court will
be taken up next Monday morning,
it was announced by Judge Worrill.
SLEDGE-WHITTLE.
Mrs. Lois Sledge, of Sylvester, an
nounces the engagement of her
daughter, Edna Elizabeth, to Robert
Lamar Whittle, of Blakely, Ga., and
Belleville, 111., the* wedding to be in
August.
•Centering cordial interest is the
approaching marriage of Miss Edna
Elizabeth Sledge to Robert Lamai
Whittle, which is announced today.
The attractive bride-elect is the
daughter of Mrs. Lois Sledge, ot
Sylvester. For some time she has
been with the Farm Security district
office in this city and was formerly
with the same organization in Fort
Gaines, Blakely and Tifton.
Mr. Whittle is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. R. Q. Whittle, of Blakely. A
graduate of Berry College, Rome,
he taught for three years in the
schools of Porterdale, Fitzgerald and
Waycross. He is now a civilian in
structor in Radio Engineering at
Scott Field, Belleville, 111.
The marriage will be solemnized
in August.
MARTIN-HAY.
Os cordial interest to friends in
Southwest Georgia is the marriage
of Miss Catherine Hay, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Caiaphhas Hay, of
Blakely, to Mr. Julius Hampton
Martin, of Hilton and Cedar Springs.
The ceremony took place Sunday
evening, July 19, at 7 o’clock at the
home of Rev. and Mrs. R. E. Zach
ert, of Bainbridge, Ga., former pas
tor of Pine View and Cedar Springs
Baptist churches.
The bride was lovely in an en
semble of aqua marine sheer with
white accessories.
Mr. Martin is the son of Mrs. J.
W. Martin. He is one of Early coun
ty’s outstanding young men.
The Hay and Martin families
have been identified with the social,
civie, political and religious life of
Early county for many years.
RIGSBY-MERRITT
•Interest is enlisted in the an
nouncement made by Mr. and Mrs.
B. O. Merritt of Jakin, Ga., of the
marriage of their daughter, Eva
Ruth, to James Harold Rigsby, of
Bowdon, Ga., which was solemnized
in the Baptist pastorium in Donal
sonville at 4:30 o’clock Tuesday,
July 14. The ceremony was per
formed by Rev. Mr. Timmerman,
with only members of the family
present.
Mrs. Rigsby is the second daugh
ter of her parents. She received
her education in Jakin and gradu
ated from South Georgia College at
Douglas in 1939, where she was as
sociate editor of the South Georgian
and a member of the Kappa Delta
Society. She has been a member of
the Hilton School faculty since her
graduation.
Mr. Rigsby is the youngest son of
Mrs. Sara Ann Rigsby and the late
John M. Rigsby of Bowdon, Ga. He
received his education at Bowdon
High School and College and Geor
gia Teachers College at Statesboro,
where he obtained his B. S. degree.
He was a member of the lota-Pinu
Fraternity and Vice President of
Senior Class. He has been a mem
ber of the Early County Schools
since graduation.
Mr. and Mrs. Rigsby left imme
diately after the ceremony for Birm
ingham. Ala., and Chattanooga,
Tenn., where they will reside until
he is called to active duty in the;
Naval Reserve.
CEMETERY NOTICE—
Friday, July 24, has been set fori
the day to clean off the cemetery at
Bluffton, Ga.
—COMMITTEE.
EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY, GEORGIA
EARLY COUNTY 1942
TAX RETURNS SHOW
GAIN OVER 1941
Tax Commissioner J. L. Houston
announced Wednesday that compila
tion of 1942 tax returns, just com
pleted by the board of equalizers,
showed a gross gain of $105,090 and
a net gain of $56,465 over those for
1941.
Following are the comparative fig
ures:
Gross Net
1942 $3,363,725 $2,396,170
1941 3,258,635 2,339,705
Gain 105,090 $56,465
REVIVAL AT JAKIN
BAPTIST CHURCH
TO BEGIN SUNDAY
It was announced this week that
a revival meeting will begin at the
Jakin Baptist church next Sunday,
July 26, with the Rev. Henry Melton,
Colquitt County Association field
worker as guest preacher and the
Rev. Charles Allen, of Arlington,
pastor. Everyone is invited to at
tend this series of meetings.
WILLIAMS-LANE
A marriaage of interest to many
friends is that of Miss Edna Earl
Lane to Mr. Henry Forrest Williams,
which occurred Monday night, with
Justice of Peace J. C. Loyless per
forming the ceremony at his home
here in Blakely.
Mrs. Williams is the attractive
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Lane,
of this county. She attended school
at Hilton and has many friends in
the county who will be interested in
the announcement of her marriage.
Mr. Williams is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. T. Williams, of this city, and
is the popular proprietor and mana
ger of Smitty’s Grill.
MEETING OF W. S. OF C. S.
The regular business meeting of
the W. S. of C. S. was held at the
church Monday afternoon, July 20th.
Mrs. Singletary, Sr., being absent,
the Vice President, Mrs. J. H. Moye,
presided over the meeting. After the
opening song, “Lead On, O King
Eternal,” we were led in prayer by
Mrs. Lizzie Tindol.
Business was then gone into, re
ports given and correspondence read.
An interesting article, “America’s
Stake in Africa.” was given by Mrs.
Felix Davis. The devotional subject
being “Chaos and Darkness Heard
and Took Their Flight,” was given
by Mrs. W. J. Grist. Also a reading,
“Why One Woman Was a Mission
ary,” was given by Mrs. W. C. Cook.
After another song, the meeting
was closed with a prayer by Mrs.
Bonner.
—Supt. of Publicity.
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grown in this section were left at
The News office Wednesday. The
peppers were of the Bell variety and
were grown by Mr. Clifford Cosby.
The pods were giant-sized and four
of them filled a large paper bag.
PHILIP SHEFFIELD CHIEF
OBSERVER LOCAL AIR
OBSERVATION POST
It was announced this week that
Philip Sheffield is now chief observ
er of the local Air Raid Observation
Post, succeeding Alto Warrick. Mr.
Warrick bespeaks for his successor
the whole-hearted cooperation of
all who are called upon to do watch
duty.
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THOMPSON-JERNIGAN.
Monroeville, Ala.—The marriage
of Miss Carolyn Jernigan and Dr.
Leslie Gene Thompson, of Swains
jboro, Ga., was quietly solemnized at
I the home of the bride’s parents, Mr.
•and Mrs. John Robert Jernigan, Sat
-1 urday evening, July 11, at seven
(o’clock in the presence of the imme
diate family and a few close friends
The Rev. J. V. Springer, pastor of
the First Baptist church, officiated.
The marriage vows were taken be
fore an improvised altar in the liv
ing room. The background of
Southern Smilax was apcented by an
effective arrangement of Picardy
gladioli, flanked on either side by
tall branched candelabra. Miss Mary
Kay Jernigan, youngest sister of the
bride, lighted the candles.
Miss Vera Jernigan, of Camilla,
Ga., sister of the bride, was maid of
honor and the bride’s only attendant.
She wore a costume of navy blue
triple sheer with accessories of navy
and white. Her corsage was of pink
rosebuds.
•Charles Austin, of Mobile, was the
groom’s best man.
The bride wore a lovely two-piece
tailored suit of white imported shark
skin. The dress was along simple
but smart lines, having for its only
trimming navy blue saddle stitching.
Her hat was halo stlye, an original
model in navy blue, with a navy blue
veil caught in the back of the crown
and flowing gracefully over the
shoulders. Other accessories were
navy blue also. She wore a corsage
of red rosebuds.
Mrs. Thompson received her pre
paratory education in Monroeville,
where she was graduated from
Monroe County High School. She
attended Athens College, Athens,
Alabama; where she majored in com
merce and business administration.
Since completing her education, she
has held a responsible position with
the Peterman Agricultural Corpora
tion.
Dr. Thompson is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Bragg Thompson, of
Swainsboro, Ga. He received his
preparatory education in Swainsboro
and was graduated from Alabama
Polytechnic Institute with doctor’s
degree in vetedinary medicine in
June of this year. He is a member
of Alpha Psi Fraternity.
After a short wedding trip, Dr.
Thompson and his bride will make
their home in Vidalia, Ga., where he
will begin his pratcice in veterinary
medicine.
BETTY ARLEEN GRIFFIN
Colquitt, Ga.—Betty Arleen Grif
fin died Tuesday morning at 4:30
o’clock at Riverside Hospital, after
an illness of two weeks. She was 2
years old and greatly loved by all
who knew her.
Besides the father and mother,
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Griffn, she is sur
vived by five brothers and two sis
ters, namely: Mrs. Howard Tyson of
Bemingston, Ala., Mrs. Rayford Cox
of Columbus, Ga., Claud Griffin, Ru
by Inez Griffin, and one brother,
Clifford Griffin, who could not at
tend the funeral because of being in
the army.
Funeral services were held at
Pleasant View church, with the Rev.
Olin Parr, of LaFayette, Ga., con
ducting the services. Pall-bearers
were Jack Mathis, Ben Hill Phillips,
Robert Munday and B. V. Macon.
The remains were interred in Tabb
cemetery.
COLUMBIA ROAD GRADED
TO BLAKELY CITY LIMITS
The work of grading the new Co
lumbia road has progressed until the
grading is now within the city limits
of Blakely. Breakdowns in the trac
tors and the continued rains during
June and early July hampered the
work considerably. Since this is in
reality a military road, it is hoped
that it will be paved before winter.
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EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT
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WSB AT 10:30 P. M.
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WILLIS.
The fall season will soon be here and
we cordially invite the Farmers to discuss
then- needs with us. If you wish to hold
your cotton of peanuts we will be glad to
make you a loan on them. If you turn them
into cash, we would like very much for
/ you to deposit your money with us. Re
member, your deposits are insured up to
$5,000.00 on each depositor.
Don’t forget to buy War Bonds
and Stamps
Bank of Early
BLAKELY, GEORGIA
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BLAKELY CHAPTER NO. 282
ORDER EASTERN STAR
Holds regular meeting nights ev
ery second and fourth Thursday
nights, 7:30 o’clock p. m.
MRS. SALLY GOOCHER,
Worthy Matron.
Mrs. Nora Scarborough,
Secretary.