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Short Stops
Miss Vivian Jay was at home from
Atlanta for the week end.
Insure your chicks with Ballard’s
Feeds, at JORDAN’S MARKET.
Milton Bryant, Jr., left Monday
morning to enter Gordon College at
Barnesville, Ga.
Phone your orders to 196—JOR
DAN’S MARKET—and get them de
livered FREE.
We repair, buy, sell Sewing Ma
chines at old Beatty Shoe -Shop
building, North Main street.
Mi - , and Mrs. Roy Crouch, of
Dawson, were week-end guests of
Mr. and Mrs. T. O. W-hitchard.
-Mis-s Annell Bridges spent thfc past
two weeks in Sylacauga, Ala., visit
ing friends and relatives.
Miss Maxine Turner, of Cuthbert,
was the guest of Miss Dorothy -Car
ter last Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. J. J. Hammack, of Coleman,
was a week-end guest of her son,
Mr. J. A. Hammack, and family.
Miss Frances George, of Atlanta,
spent the week end here with her
parents, Mr. -and Mrs. Earl George.
Miss Dorothy King left last week
for Girard, Ga., where she will teach
in the school for the 1942-’43 term.
Mesrs. Jeptha and Vinson Lee, of
Baltimore, Md., are spending a few
days here with their ■ mother, Mrs,
B. V. Lee.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Peek, Mrs.
Tom Miller and Miss Alice Miller,
of Damascus, were visitors in Blake
ly Tuesday.
Sgt. Henry Lane, of Keesler Field,
Miss., is at home on a short furlough
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
S. T. Lane.
Robert Hoover, son of Mr. \and
Mrs. Brink Hoover, left last week
to attend Chapman Springs school,
College Park.
We carry all good polishes. Lei
us keep your shoes like new with
our fine shoe repairing. BLAKELT!
SHOE SHOP.
Early Shoe Sho-p and -Clothing
Store now open. Come -and see us
at old Beatty Shoe Shop building,
North Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. Don S. Bridges and
daughters, of Atlanta, visited in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Bridges
several days this week.
Mr. and Mrs. D. Hodges and Miss
Agnes Hodges, of Brinson, were din
ner guests one day last week of Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Hammack.
Friends will be interested to kno-w
that Pvt. George W. Whatley, who
was inducted into the army a month
ago, is now stationed at Fort Bragg,
N. C.
Misses Jamie Hudson and Bonnie
Farris and Corporals Don Johnson
and Waiteman Collins, of Dothan,
were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert S. Hatton.
C. L. Tabb is spending several
days in Atlanta this week where he
will select hundreds of Coats, Dress
es, and Hats which will be on sale
beginning this week end at TABiB’S
READY-TO-WEAR.
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When Sickness
i Strikes Home i
i You want the best Physician, and the
best Physician requires the aid of a
i good druggist. New discoveries in
medicine and new ideas require the
modern druggist to be up-to-date. We
invite you to visit our modern, well
equipped
PRESCRIPTION DEPARTMENT i
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Your prescriptions will be carefully
compounded by a Registered Druggist
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THE PLACE YOU SAVE WITIH SAFETY J
Now Serving This Community for Nearly 30 Years jf
BLAKELY, GEORGIA 5
Lane Middleton, of Albany, is vis
iting relatives in Blakely.
Book your orders for baby chicks
early at JORDAN’S MARKET.
-Mrs. T. N. Rich has returned
from a several weeks’ visit to Day
ten, Ohio.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Brooks has
returned from a several weeks’ visit
to Tallahassee, Fla.
For fresh pure Milk, call HALL’S
DAIRY. All cows regularly tested
by State Veterinarian.
Miss Marjorie Standifer, of Atlan
ta, spent the past week on her va
cation with home folks.
Mrs. Ralph Hobbs, Jr., of Selma,
Ala., is spending this week with her
mother, Mrs. Ben Baisten.
Bobby Fleming has returned from
a stay of several days with the family
of Mr. C. L. Middleton, in Albany.
Mr. Hugh Eubanks is spending sev
eral days in Lake Charles, La., with
his brother, Pvt. Herman Eubanks.
Miss Virginia Holman left recent
ly for Atlanta, where she entered
the school of nursing at Piedmont
Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Powers, of
Sneads, Fla., were recent visitors in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Chandler, Sr.
Mr. Lewie Stein left this week
for Newport News, Va., to accept a
position with an automobile com
pany in that city.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Chandler
announce the birth of a son, Robert
Earl, Tuesday, September 8, at the
Holland Hospital.
Mrs. T. F. Davis returned last
week from Orlando, Fla., to spend
some time with her parents, Dr. and
Mrs. J. G. Standifer.
Miss Madge King left the past
week for Norman Park, where she
will resume her work as teacher in
Norman Junior College.
Friends are glad to know that Mr.
J. O. Bridges, who has been under
going treatment in a Dothan hos
pital, is reported improving.
Mr. James E. Warrick, of Detroit,
and Mrs. Dennard Wootten, of Abbe
ville, Ga., are visiting their mother,
Mrs. L. F. Warrick, this week.
Crawford Swann, young son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Swann, was
carried Sunday to a Cuthbert hos
pital, where he is undergoing treat
ment for spinal meningitis.
Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Temples have
received a cablegram from their son,
Corporal Jack G. Temples, of the
Signal Corps, stating that he had
arrived safely in Great Britain.
After a ten days’ visit with rela
tives, Mrs. F. B. Martindale, Jr., left
last Friday to join Pfc. Martindale
at Franklin, Indiana, where they
will make their -home while he is
stationed at Camp Atterbury, Ind.
C. L. Tabb is spending several
days in Atlanta this week where he
will select hundreds of Coats, Dress
es, and Hats which will be on sale
beginning this week end at TABU’S
READY-TO-WEAR.
EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY, GEORGIA
Mrs. Arrie Grimsley and son, Sgt.
Dick Grimsley, who is stationed at
Columbia, S. C., were visitors to
Blakely over- the week end.
Miss Marilyn Reeves, of • Dothan,
spent the week end here with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rex Reeve?
She had as her guest Miss Catherine
Stephens, also of Dothan.
-Mr. and Mrs. C. A. F. Cox and
children, of Slocomb, Ala., spent
Sunday with Mrs. Cox’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Chandler, Sr. Miss
Frankie Martindale returned with
them for a few days’ visit.
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.
Mrs ,, _ Robert , I. Scott, Jr., formerly
Miss Mary Miles Camp, who has
been attending the University of
Alabama summer school, was joined
by kr husband, Robert I. Scott, Jr.,
of Ellington Field, Texas, in a re
cent trip to Bellerose, L. I., where
they visited Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Scdtt,
Sr. They also visited Mr. and Mrs.
J. J. Goman and Mr. and Mrs. Minor
Hudson, of Washington, D. C. Mrs.
Scott is here for -a few days on a
V!sit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
L Camp, before she returns to the
University of Alabama for the Fall
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HOUSTON-BELL
Arlington, Ga.—Of sincere inter
est throughout the state is the an
nouncement made by Mrs. Henrietta
McNair Bell, of Arlington, Ga., of
the marriage of her daughter, Alice
Sylvia Bell, to Pvt. Leonard Houston,
Camp Wheeler, Macon, Ga.
Marked by its dignity and sim
plicity, the wedding ceremony was
performed on September 8 at the
Arlington Methodist church in the
presence of the immediate families
and close friends, with the Rev. 0.
B. Chester, pastor, officiating.
The bride was beautiful in a
stylish aqua blue two-piece suit, stud
ded with rhinestones. Her becoming
hat of black felt emphasized her
brunette beauty. Matching acces
sories were of black, and her cor
sage was of bridal roses and lilies of
the valley.
The bride’s twin and only sister
is Mrs. Ernest Joiner, of Galveston,
Texas. Her only brother is Oliver
McNair Bell, of Youngstown, Ohio.
Mrs. Houston is a niece of Mrs.
J. N. Sistrunk. of Ashboro, N. C.,
and of Mrs. S. Roland Hopkins, of
Gainesville, Fla., and her maternal
grandmother is Mrs. R. O. McNair,
of Arlington.
Mrs. Houston received her early
education in the Palatka, Fla., public
schools, where she won many honors.
She was graduated from the Uni
versity of Georia in 1941 and is a
member of the Blakely school fac
ulty.
Mr. Houston is the son of J. L.
Houston and the late Mrs. Houston,
of Blakely. His brothers are Emory
Houston and Woodrow Houston, of
Blakely. The groom’s only sister is
Mrs. J. T. Jordan, also of Blakely.
He is a graduate of the Blakely
high school, and attended the Uni
versity of Georgia, Athens.
The bridal couple left immediately
after the ceremony for a wedding
trip to New Orleans.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs.
J. T. Jordan, Mr. and Mrs. Emory
Houston, Mr. Woodrow Houston,
Blakely; Mrs. Ernest Joiner, Galves
ton, Texas; Mrs. Robert Cook, Edi
son; Miss Georgia Askew, Miss An
gelina Cunningham, Miss Rachel
Cunningham, Arlington.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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THE BLAKELY
METHODIST CHURCH
REV. W. F. BURFORD, Pastor
Church School 10:50 a. m.
Morning Worship at 12:00.
Fourth quarterly conference will
be held Sunday afternoon at 5:00.
E-pworth League at 7:45.
Rev. W. M. Haywood, D. S., will
preach Sunday evening at 8:30.
THE BLAKELY
BAPTIST CHURCH
SPENCER B. KING, Pastor
School Days! We are welcoming
back geveral of our teachers> and to
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the new ones we extend a most c01 ,
dial greeting and invitation to make
, ours their ch urch-home while thev
are with us . As our young people
Take up thei , r books and make their
daily pi]grimage to their schcol
ro , om we would urge thflt they niust
not neglect Sunday School Young
People > s servi ce and the two preach
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ing services at ihe church on S un
days . Let us be as faithful in the
cultivation of the spiritual life as we
are the inte ii e otual. How about it?
For next Sunday> Bi ble School at
10:45, the pastor’s subject at 12:00
is “Forward, March!” and at 8:30,
“A Dauntless Faith.” Training Un
ions at 7 :30.
On Monday the Circles of the W.
M. S. meet at 5:00, the Catherine
Bryan with Mrs. C. C. Middleton;
the Ruth Ford with Mrs. Fletcher
Thompson; the Agnes Graham with
Mrs. R. L. McCormick; the Alice
Huey with Mrs. J. M. Jernigan; the
Business Women’s Circle with
Miss Ella Jones and Mrs. D. M.
Wade, at Mrs. Wade’s, at 9:00; the
Y. W. A. with Miss Ina Claire God
win at 8:30, the Junior G. A. with
Miss Jane Fuqua at 5:00.
On Wednesday evening at 8:30
the mid-week Prayer Service at the
church.
EARLY COUNTY CIRCUIT
L. CECIL WIMBERLEY, Pastor
Cedar Springs Church
No morning service Sunday on ac
count of our fourth quarterly con
ference to be held at Hilton.
Evening worship at 9:30
EWT. Sermon by the pastor. Come!
Quarterly Conference at Hilton
Sunday
Worship services at 12:00; sermon
by Rev. W T . M. Haywood, District
Superintendent.
Shortly after worship dinner will
be served on church grounds. Then
after the good dinner we gather in
the church for the business confer
ence. All stewards and other offi
cers are urged to report.
Mr.’ and Mrs. T. C. Weathersby,
of Valdosta, spent the week end in
Blakely with Mrs. Weathersby’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Allen.
Pat O’Brien and Brian Donlevy in
“Two Yanks in Trinidad” at the
Blakely Theatre Thursday and Fri
day.
SOME HAPPENINGS IN BLAKELY
A QUARTER OF A CENTURY AGO
Clippings from the Early County News of
September 6, 1917
MAJOR T. F. JONES, prominent
Blakely citizen, died Monday morn
ing after a lengthy illness at 72
years of age. Major Jones was for
many years county school commis
sioner of Early county and did
much to foster the school interests of
the county. He also served a num
ber of terms as mayor of Blakely
and also as City Councilman. He
Was long identified with the business
life of Blakely and Early county,
both in mercantile and farming lines.
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THE Blakely public schools had
an auspicious opening Monday and
the attendance was up to the aver
age of first-day attendances.
* * *
JIM PET FUDGE, Herbert W. Mc
Kinnon, Persis E. Alexander, Em
mett E. Martin, Ben James Flournoy
and William A. Averitt make up
Early county’s first contingent in
the army draft and reported this
morning to the local board. They
left today for Camp Gordon, near
Atlanta.
* * *
THE supreme court last Saturday
granted a new trial to Ulysses Gools
by, charged with the murder of
H. J. Villipigue in E-arly county.
* * *
THE County Commissioners in
their Tuesday meeting, fixed the
1917 tax rate at 10 mills, which, add
ed to the state levy of five mills,
makes $15.00 per thousand our peo
ple must pay for state and county
purposes.
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OWING to continued ill health,
Mr. J. L. Brooks has sold out his
large furnish store on South Main
street to the Tarver Furniture Co.
Mr. Tarver announces his intention
to continue the business at the pres
ent stand as well as the one on
Cuthbert street.
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ATTEND the patriotic service at
the Methodist church Friday night.
A free-will offering will be taken up
for the benefit of the Red Cross.
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BLACK-EYED PEAS 3 lbs. 25c
GOOD CORN MEAL—Peck 40c
DELTA SYRUP—1-2 gal-_ 33c; gal. 63c
GOOD GREEN COFFEE 3 lbs. 50c
CATSUP—14 ozs. 10c
TOMATO JUICE—20 ozs. _ 10c
GRAPEFRUIT JUICE—46 ozs. 20c
WHOLE APRICOTS—No. 2 l / z size 19c
LIBBY’S FRESH PRUNES-No. 2</ 2 size 19c
MEAT—Lb. 20c
SMOKED SAUSAGE—Lb. ._ 20c
MY ROSE FLOUR—12 lbs. 48c; 24 lbs. 89c
IW IVORY SOAP' large tried.
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LB. 3 18 .
29c 85c
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DUZ—Medium 10c; Large __ 25c
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THE friends of Mrs. W. M. John
son will regret to know that she has
ill for several days.
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GORiPOiRAiL C. H. Arnold, former
of the Machine Gun Company of
the Second Regiment, left Macon
Wednesday for Fort Leavenworth,
where he will receive three
training prior to being as
as second lieutenant, says the
News. Mr. Arnold recently
some days in Blakely with his
Rev. and Mrs. W. E. Arnold.
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A BABY GIRL arrived yesterday
the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
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MISS CLAUDE DAVIS left Fri
for Valdosta, after a visit of ten
days to her sister, Mrs. J. B. Jones.
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: Tuesday
Ladies’ Prayer Meeting
4:30 p. m.
Regular Prayer Meeting Wednes
day 8:45 p. m.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
HORACE E. TIMMERMAN, Minister
Regular services of the church
be conducted at the home of D.
M. Carter on Cuthbert street:
Bible Study, 11:00 a. m.
Preaching 12:00 m.,
Lord’s Supper 12:45 p. m.
Preaching, 9:00 p. m.
You are invited to attend all the
services of the church.
“Search the scriptures for in them
ye think ye have eternal life and
they which testify of me.” John 5:39.
THE BIBLE IS RIGHT.