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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 S T lb TuStf ' I. •. » - "S ■r - M • N w \ 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. May We Help? | * ♦ We stand ready to assist you in any £ way we can in regard to your bank- X ing problems. Call on us for any advice which we may be able to offer during the busy season which * we are now entering. < $ ♦ -» FIRST STATE BANK J BLAKELY, GEORGIA > Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, t Maximum Insurance of $5,000.00 for each depositor PULL FOR BLAKELY —OR— PULL OUT $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.