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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXXXIII }> NO. 2
White Schools of
Early County to
Open Sept. 14
The white schools of Early county
will open for the 1942-’43 term on
September 14, it was announced this
1 W’eek by the office of County Super
intendent of Schools B. R. B. Davis.
The following teachers have been
elected by the local trustees and
approved by the Board of Education
(provided they meet the necessary
qualifications) :
Blakely - Union: T. B. Clyburn,
Principal; E. H. Cheek, Miss Mary
X. Brown, Miss Ella Jones, Miss Ev
elyn Morgan, Miss Elaine Stiles,
Miss Lundie Whaley, Mrs. Mary Lee
Martindale, Miss Alyce Rhodes, Mrs.
B. R. Collins, Miss Verne Dulßose,
Mrs. Edna Smith Golden, Miss Sylvia
Bell, Miss Mary Rainey, Miss Mar
jorie Warner, Miss Miriam Harris,
Miss Mildred Tarver, Mrs. Cecil R.
Duncan, Mrs. Lena Franklin Free
man.
Cedar Springs: Miss Leona Har
dee, Principal; Miss Bina Lou
Smith, Miss Rachel Smith, Miss Re
bekah Ray, Mrs. Mayme Martin Wil
liams.
Colomokee: F. B. Melton, Princi
pal, Miss Geta Smith, Miss Margaret
Ivey.
Hilton: L. C. Parrish, Principal;
C. 0. Brown, Mrs. Richard L. Ber
ry, Jr., J. F. Lindsey, Miss Eva
Ruth Merritt, Mrs. Ernest Sessions,
Miss Victoria Sheffield, Mrs. Inez
Whitehurst, Miss Mildred Martin,
Miss Eurice Hay, Miss Louise Miller.
Jakin: R. K. Sites, Principal.
Liberty Hill: Miss Margaret Bugg,
Miss Sara Owen, Mrs. Eunice King
White.
New Hope: E. L. Williams, Prin
cipal; Miss Eppie Lindsey, Miss El
len Smith, Mrs. Dola Mae Houston
Evans.
Rowena: L. L. Roberts, Principal;
Miss Verne Wright, Miss Elizabeth
Phillips.
The list is not complete, and it
was stated a later announcement
SECOND WEEK
SPECIAL OFFERS
WEAVER'S BARGAIN ANNEX
E. S. (BILL) BOYETT NOW IN CHARGE
10 yds. LL Sheeting 99c
Men’s 220 Wt. Overalls sl.l9
Turkish Towels, 27x15 10c
Men’s Herringbone Pants, $2.00
value, for— $1.67
Men’s Herringbone Shirts, $1.69
value, f0r 51.39
Ladies’ Crepe Dresses, worth $2.95,
only -■ $1.95
One lot Men’s Denim Pants —± 98c
Men’s Plain Toe Work Shoes sl.79
Men’s Straw Hats, $2.00 values,
close out ß9c
36-in. Dress Prints, new patterns, yd.____ 15c
20c value Play Cloth, all colors, yd 15c
The above prices in effect through August 24th,
as long as supply lasts
TAKE THE STAIRS AT WEAVER’S
AND SAVE
T. K. Weaver & Co.
BARGAIN ANNEX DEPARTMENT
BLAKELY, .... GEORGIA
Counts Ntwg
TALMADGE TO SPEAK
IN ARLINGTON NEXT
THURSDAY, 4:30 P. M.
Governor Eugene Talmadge, seek
ing re-election for a fourth term in
the primary on September 9, will
speak at Arlington next Thursday,
August 27, at 4:30 p. m., according
to an announcement in today’s News.
Voters of this section are invited to
hear the governor’s address.
LT. LE ROY THOMPSON
IS GIVEN IMPORTANT
ASSIGNMENT
Friends will be interested to know
that Lieut. Le Roy Thompson, Jr.,
was recently assigned to the Uni
versity of California, second largest
university in the United States, as
Assistant Professor of Military Sci
ence and Tactics in the Signal Corps.
Lieut. Thompson’s first asignment
after leaving Fort McPherson was to
General MacArthur’s headquarters.
He was selected by the Chief Signal
Officer in Washington to install and
maintain a 10,000-watt short-wave
transmitter and have charge of army
radio communications between there
and the United States. He was turn
ed back at the port of embarkation
due to a physical disability and
landed in a hospital instead of Aus
tralia.
After two months in a government
hospital at Fort Ord, Calif., he was
assigned to the Presidio of San Fran
cisco, where he remained on duty
until transferred to the University
at Berkeley.
LOCAL CANNING PLANT
TO BE OPEN WEDNESDAY
Next week the Blakely-Union can
ing plant will be open on Wednesday.
After September 1, the plant will be
open upon request to E. H. Cheek,
vocational agriculture teacher.
will be made when the roster is com
pleted.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 20, 1942.
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts —“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.”
Reduction Ordered in
Blakely Telephone
Company Rates
Following a hearing on a rule nisi
in Atlanta last Friday, the Georgia
Public Service Commission ordered
a reduction in the rates of the Blake
ly Telephone Company, said reduc
tion in rates being “subject to res
toration if and when the Blakely
Telephone Company property is
properly rehabilitated and placed in
such operating condition as to pro
vide reasonable and adequate serv
ice.”
The new rates, ordered by the
Commission, are;
Business Service, urban and ru
ral, $2.00 per month.
Residence Service, urban and ru
rural, $1.50 per month.
The order handed down by the
Commission says, in part:
At the hearing on August 14,
1942, the company offered no evi
dence and through counsel pleaded
for additional time within which to
make the long overdue improve
ments (previously ordered), but the
Commission felt that in fairness to
the subscribers they should not be
compelled to continually pay rates
out of proportion to the character
of telephone service being supplied.
The rates now applicable in the
Blakely Telephone Exchange are
Business Service, urban and rural,
$3.00 per month, and Residential
Service, urban and rural, $2.00 per
month.
Therefore, in the opinion of the
Commission, the prescribed rates
should be commensurate with the
class of service now being rendered
in Blakely, Georgia.
The reduction in rates contained in
this order will be subject to restora
tion if and when the Blakely Tele
phone property is properly rehabili
tated and placed in such operating
condition as to provide reasonable and
adequate service. It is, therefore,
ORDERED: That effective with
the next (billing date, the following
schedule of rates shall be the maxi
mum rates that can be charged by
the Blakely Telephone Company for
unlimited exchange telephone serv
ice at the Blakely, Georgia, telephone
exchange:
Business Service, unban and rural,
$2.00 per month.
Residence Service, urban and ru
ral, $1.50 per month.
ORDERED FURTHER: That the
rates set forth herein shall be the
maximum charge for the class of serv
ice indicated.
ORDERED FURTHER: That in the
event of failure of the company to
make every reasonable effort to prop
erly rehabilitate its telephone plant
in a reasonable period of time, this
Commission will again give full con
sideraton to further reductions in
rates at this exchange.
ORDERED FURTHER: That the
rates herein set forth shall be sub
ject to restoration without hearing,
upon a satisfactory showing being
made by the Blakely Telephone Com
pany to the Commission that ade
quate and reasonable service is be
ing provided at the Blakely Exchange.
BY THE ORDER OF THE GEOR
GIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMIS
SION, this the 14th day of August,
1942.
W. R. McDONALD, Chairman.
A. O. RANDALL, Secretary.
SING AT GRIGGS SUNDAY
A sing wil be held at the Griggs
school building next Sunday, August
24. One of the features of the
sing will be the Vaughn-Union quar
tet, of Panama City, Fla. Mr. Har
vey Ethridge will also be present.
Nurse From Corregidor Sees War Plant
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Ensign Ann Bernatitus, who was the only navy nurse on the island
of Corregidor and who made a dramatic escape to Australia in a sub
marine, is shown with Lieut. Thomas C. Griffin of Chicago, during a
tour of a war plant there. They are standing beside a riveting machine.
Griffin was one of the fliers of Gen. Jimmy Doolittle’s party that
bombed Tokyo last April. c-
Interesting Items
About Early County
Boys in the Service
WILMER SMITH PROMOTED
TO STAFF SERGEANT—
Wilmer A. Smith, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Smith, of this county,
has been promoted from the rank
of Sergeant to Staff Sergeant, it was
learned this week. Staff Sgt. Smith
joined the Air Corps in August of
last year. He is stationed at Gunter
Field, Montgomery and helps to
“keep ’em flying” as technical sup
ply clerk.
ENSIGN MILTON MARTIN
REPORTED SAFE—
Ensign Milton E. Martin has been
reported safe somewhere in the vast
Pacific area, according to a letter re
ceived here a few days ago by his
mother, Mrs. Eugene Martin, of Hil
ton. Although he could not reveal
his exact location, it is thought that
he is some place where the U. S.
fleet is in action. He sent his re
gards to his Early county friends
and expressed a yearning to know
all the news “back home.”
ENSIGN CLEARMAN GRADUATES
FROM U. S. NAVAL SCHOOL—
Ensign William E. Clearman, of
the U. S. Naval Reserve, last week
graduated from the United States
Naval Training School at Fort Schuy
ler, N. Y., after completing an in
doctrination course. Ensign Clear
man is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W.
T. Clearman, of this county, and
joined the Navy several months ago.
EARLY COUNTY YOUTH
QUALIFIES AS AERIAL
GUNNER—
Leon Edward Baughman, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Leon H. Baugman, of
Cedar Springs, last week graduated
from the nation’s largest flexible
gunnery school at Harlingen Army
Gunnery School, Texas, located in
the semi-tropical Rio Grande Valley.
At the time he received his diploma
as an aerial dealer in sudden death,
young Baughman was also promoted
to Sergeant and presented a pair of
silver gunner’s wings. Sergeant
Baughman, upon his graduation, de
parted under sealed orders to join
combat duty.
SGT. E. L. WHITE
NOW AT CAMP POLK—
Staff Sergeant Elijah Lee White
has arrived at Camp Polk, La., for
duty with the 11th Armored Division
and has been assigned to the Medical
Detachment, 41st Armored Regi
ment. The 11th is one of Uncle
Sam’s newest armored divisions.
Staff Sergeant is the son of Mrs.
Irene White, of this county.
Herman w. McMullen
IS RATED METALSMITH—
Herman W. McMullen was recent
ly advanced to the rating of Avia
i tion Metalsmith, second class, at the
Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla.,
j according to an announcement from
■ the public relations office of that
station. He is a son of Mr. John T.
McMullen and voluntarily joined the
Navy some time ago.
DUPONT STRONG IS
PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN—
DuPont Strong, son of Mrs. W. W.
Fleming, has recently been promoted
from lieutenant to captain, it was
learned the past week. Capt. Strong
is with the U. S. Air Corps some
where in Australia with General
MacArthur’s forces. He has pre
viously been in action in both the
Philippines and in the Netherlands
East Indies.
HENRY CHAPMAN
TRANSFERRED—
Staff Sergeant Henry G, Chapman
has been transferred from Camp
Blanding, Fla., to Ozark, Ala., and
has been promoted to First Sergeant,
it was learned here this week.
ELLIS ARNALL TO
SPEAK AT BAINBRIDGE
TUESDAY AT 7:00 P. M.
Ellis Arnall, candidate for gover
nor of Georgia, will address a south
west Georgia crowd at Bainbridge
next Tuesday, August 25, at 7:00
p. in., EWT. The Decatur county
friends of Mr. Arnall are planning a
big rally for the gubernatorial can
didate and invite everyone to hear
the address next Tuesday evening.
REV. W. F. BURFORD
SPEAKER AT MEETING
OF LIONS CLUB
Rev. W. F. Burford, pastor of the
Blakely Methodist church, addressed
the noon meeting of the Lions Club
held Tuesday at the Early Hotel.
The subject of his talk was “Serv
ice and Its Meaning,” and congratu
lated the club on the service it was
performing in the community.
Lion J. G. Standifer, a mmeber of
the steering committee which is seek
ing to secure an airport for Blake
ly, made a report on this project
and said that plans were progressing
favorably.
Lion Lewie Stein reported on the
local telephone situation and an
nounced that the club had been suc
cessful in getting the rates lowered
by the Public Service Commission.
The club has been working for sev
eral months to get the service im
proved or the rates reduced.
Vice-President Robert Hall presid
ed in the absence of President C. G.
Brewer and Lion Bert Tarver was in
charge of the program.
“RAINY-DAY FUND”
LIKED BY FARMERS,
NFLA OFFICIAL SAYS
Farmers in Early county served
by the Blakely National Farm Loan
Association are showing considerable
interest in the Federal Land Bank
of Columbia’s future payment plan,
according to Fred W. Pipkin, Pres
ident of the Association.
The future payment fund, com
monly known as the “rain-day fund,”
Mr. Pipkin explained, is a plan
whereby Federal Land Bank borrow
ers can make advance payments on
their loans and receive interest op
them compounded semi-annually at
the same rate they pay on their land
bank instalments.
“Most farmers are familiar with
President Roosevelt’s anti-infliation
program,” Mr. Pipkin said, “and the
future payment plan was inaugu
rated to help promote this program.
In my opinion, this is the best addi
tion to the bank’s loan repayment
plan that has been made since it was
organized in 1917.”
“BABES ON BROADWAY”
Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland
in “Babes on Broadway” at the
Blakely Theatre Monday and Tues
day.
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$1.50 A YEAR
Tire and Tube
Report of Local
Rationing Board
The Local Rationing Board reports
that certificates were issued for the
purchase of new tires and tubes and
retreads to the following for the pe
riod August Ist through 17th:
L. A. Morris: 3 obsolete tires;
classification, B.
C. H. Pate, Sr.: 1 obsolete tire;
classification, B.
O. H. King: 1 truck tube; classi
fication, E-9.
C. O. Brown: 2 passenger car re
treads; classification, B.
Boyd Whittington: 2 truck re
treads; classification, E-9.
Hollis Sawyer: 1 tire, 1 tube; clas
sification, E-9.
A. D. Norman: 2 obsolete tires;
classification, B.
S. T. Dunning: 2 passenger car
retreads; classification, B.
Arthur Toole: 1 truck retread;
classification, E-9.
E. W. Reese: 1 truck tire, 1 tube;
classification, E-9.
Bill Bostwick: 2 truck tires, 2
tubes; classification, E-9.
K. J. Hodges: 1 truck tire, 1 tube;
classification, E-9.
A. C. Spence: 2 passenger car
tires; 2 tubes; classification, C-5.
L. D. Beach: 2 obsolete truck
tires; classification, B.
Early Reed: 2 truck tires, 2 tubes;
classification, E-9.
B. D. Harvey: 3 truck tires, 3
tubes; classification, E-9.
E. D. Morton: 2 passenger car re
treads; classification, D-2.
J. B. Hasty: 1 truck retread; clas
sification, E-9.
L. O. Tiner: 2 tractor tires; clas
sification, F.
W. T. Hodges: 1 truck tire; clas
sification, E-9.
Henry Hayes: 1 truck retread;
classification, B.
K. M. Arnold: 2 truck retreads;
classification, B.
J. F. Gilbert: 2 truck retreads;
classification, E-9.
S. G. Maddox: 2 truck retreads;
classification, E-9.
G. B. Miller: 2 truck tires, 2 tubes;
classification, E-9.
John Harper: 1 truck tire, 1 tube;
classification, E-9.
J. L. Underwood: 1 passenger car
tire; classification. Obsolete.
B. C. Williams: 1 truck tire; clas
sification, E-9.
C. L. Cook: 1 truck tire, 1 tube;
classification, E-9.
L. T. Sexton: 4 obsolete tires;
classification, B.
J. B. Hasty: 1 truck tire, 1 tube;
classification, E-9.
G. C. Hunt: 1 truck tire; classi
fication, E-9.
Pete Barrentine: 1 truck tire, 1
tube; classification, E-9.
L. A. Smith: 1 truck tire; classi
fication, E-9.
M. F. Still: 2 truck tires, 2 tubes;
classification, E-9.
T. T. Daniels: 2 truck tires; classi
fication, E-9.
Lewis Floyd: 1 trailer tine* clas
sification, B.
Albert Temples: 2 truck tires;
classification, E-9.
W. H. Ivey: 1 truck tire; classifi
cation, E-9.
A. J. Eubanks: 1 truck tire; classi
fication, E-9. «
Harvey Sinmons: 2 truck tires, 2
tubes; classification, E-9.
Lewis Jones: 1 truck tire, 1 tube;
classification, E-9.
H. E. Hightower: 2 truck tires, 2
tubes; classification, E-9.
Jessie Perkins: 1 truck tire; clas
sification, E-9.
H. C. Cole: 1 truck tire, 1 tube;
classification, E-9.