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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXXXIII > NO. 6
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts—“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead."
County Democratic
Executive Committee
Elected Sept. 9
The following were named Demo
cratic Executive Committeemen for
Early county in the primary held
Wednesday, September 9:
Arlington: W. C. Bryan, E. B. Da
vis.
Blakely: A. T. Fleming, W. A.
Fuqua, R. C. Singletary.
iCedar Springs: E. A. Reed, L.
H. Baughman.
Oolomokee: E. S. Collins, J. L.
Bethea.
Cuba: J. B. Bridges, W. T. Bates.
Damascus: W. H. Haddock, I. A.
Walton.
Freeman: None elected. (Present
members, Lewis Jones and George
Nelson.)
Jakin: J. H. Sutton, Branson
Minter.
Lucile: W. B. Reagan, Jr., H. J.
Cosby.
Rock Hill: Emmett McLendon,
Gordon Hall.
Urquhart: Shelly Simmons,'R. C.
Harris.
SOLDIER LOSES ARM
WHEN HE FALLS
UNDER TRAIN HERE
Clifford Harrell, 28-year-old soldier
from Fort Bragg, N. C., suffered the
loss of his right hand, severed a
few inches above the wrist, when
he fell from a moving freight train
here last Friday night.
Harrell was said to have caught the
train at Hilton, 10 miles west of
Blakely, and was apparently at
tempting to jump from the train
as it was coming to a halt. His right
arm fell on the track and it was
severed.
Young Harrell, who is the son of
J. H. Harrell, of Bluffton, was car
ried to a Cuthbert hospital. He has
a brother reported now to be a
Japanese prisoner, captured at Wake
Island, where he was employed as
a construction company chief.
•WEAVER’S*
Welcomes Early County
School Teachers
Personally would we like to welcome
every school teacher in the Early County
System for the 1942-43 school term.
We cordially invite you to visit Weaver’s
and make our store your shopping head
quarters. You will find adequate stocks
of dry goods, shoes, ready-to-wear, cloth
ing, gifts, foods, groceries and feeds in
“Blakely’s Only Complete Store.” You will
enjoy prices you can afford to pay.
Many of you are returning to Early
County and to Blakely for another term.
We hope that you are already among the
many satisfied customers of our store and
we solicit your further patronage.
T. K. Weaver & Co.
“Blakely’s Only Complete Store”
C. E. BOYETT, Owner BLAKELY, GA.
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BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 17, 1942.
EARLY COUNTY NAMES
DELEGRATES TO STATE
DEMOCRATIC MEET
The Early County Democratic
Executive Committee, meeting
Thursday, named the following dele
gates and alternates to the state
Democratic convention to be held in
Macon on October 7:
Delegates: B. D. Harvey, Jakin;
Philip Sheffield, Blakely.
Alternates: A. H. Gray, Earl
Pickle, Blakely.
The rules for holding the primary
provide that the delegates to the
convention shall be chosen from
among the friends of the guberna
torial candidate receiving a majority
of the votes in the county. Early
county was carried by Ellis Arnall,
and the delegation was selected
from among the supporters of Mr.
Arnall in this county.
Flag Program at
The Baptist Church
Sunday
Pastor S. B. King announces that
on next Sunday night, at 8:30, there
will be a unique program at the
Baptist church, Lieut. W. M. Mar
hsall, Post Chaplain at Turner Field,
Albany, bringing the message, to
which everyone is cordially invited.
The Young Men’s Bible Class is
presenting to the church two flags—
the National Colors and a Christian
Flag—and the Dorcas Class a Serv
ice Flag, with stars for the members
of the church who are now in serv
ice. The program will include mar
tial music, Mr. Derrell Felder at the
piano, a quartette from Turner
Field will sing, and brief talks pre
senting the flags will be made. The
State Guard, the Boy Scouts and the
Cub Scouts are requested to attend
uniform and to sit together so
each group may be recognized. The
audience is requested to join in
singing of the fourth verse of “The
Star Spangled Banner” and the
and fourth verses of “America”
the “Pledge” to the Flags.
Mrs. Emma H. Roberts
Passes at Age of 89
After Long Illness
Death claimed a beloved Early
countian when Mrs. Emma Harrison
Roberts, 89, died Saturday afternoon
at 7 o’clock, after aiv illness of sev
eral months at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Frank Melton, in the
Golomokee community.
Mrs. Roberts, who was the widow
of R. S. Roberts, was born in Quit
man on April 16, 1853. She had
been a resident of this county for
45 years and had endeared herself to
many friends.
Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon at 5 o’clock at the Melton
residence, with the Revs. Charles Al
len, Bill Browne and S. B. King of
ficiating. Interment was in the Blake
ly cemetery, with the Minter, Fel
lows & Forrester Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements, and the fol
lowing serving as pall-bearers: Ac
tive, Emmett Williams, John Hall,
Clifton Parriah, Hubert Maddox, L.
L. Roberts, Charles Roberts, Reuben
Roberts and Frank Roberts; Honor
ary, James Balkcom, Welborn Balk
corn, Gordon Hall, Fred Pipkin, Bry
ant Tedder, W. J. Collier and Buren
Davis.
A host of sympathizing friends
attended the last rites and many
beautiful flowers were in evidence.
.Surviving Mrs. Roberts are two
daughters, Mrs. F. L. Williams and
Mrs. F. B. Melton, and two sons, Ar
thur D. Roberts and Reuben S. Rob
erts, all of Blakely; twenty grand
children and five great-grandchildren.
ROTARIANS HEAR
TALK ON TYRANTS
AND DICTATORSHIPS
“Tyrants and Dictatorships” form
ed the topic for an interesting and
informative talk delivered to the
members fcf the Blakely Rotary Club
at their regular weekly meeting
held last Friday at noon at the Early
Hotel. The speaker was Judge A.
H. Gray of the local bar. His talk
embraced the history of the various
tyrants and dictators from the first
Roman Caesar to the present time.
The various causes for the rise of
the dictatorships and the remedy
for them were discussed by the
speaker, who urged his hearers to
always be on the alert for any in
fringement on the rights of the citi
zens, to be jealous of their free
doms, and to perform their duties as
jurors when called upon -to do so.
The speaker, who was introduced by
Rotarian Emory Houston, program
chairman, was warmly applauded by
the club members at the conclusion
of his excellent talk.
Guests at Friday’s meeting in
cluded Harry Bonham, of Maeon, a
guest of Rotarian Richard Grist;
Rotarians Kess Forrester and Ralph
Mattson of Dothan, and Henry
Spence, of Albany.
The meeting was presided over by
President James B. Murdock, Jr.
MESSAGE FROM DICK RUSSELL
TO THE PEOPLE OF EARLY COUNTY:
Permit me to express my sincere appreciation for
the splendid vote of confidence given me in last week’s
Primary. My duties in Washington were such that I
was denied the pleasure of campaigning Georgia and
talking to the people face to face as I like to do.
Six years ago I promised the people that if they would
work for me on election day I would work for them
every day for the next six years. I renew that pledge,
and assure you that I shall strive to the limit of my
ability to justify the confidence of my friends and to
protect every right and interest of the people of
Georgia.
Sincerely,
RICHARD B. RUSSELL.
Jury Finds in Favor
Of Plaintiff in Suit
Against Railroad
A city court jury early Tuesday
morning returned a verdict in favor
of Mrs. Mamie Sara Howell in a suit
for damages against the Central of
Georgia Railway, growing out of the
death of her husband, William J.
(“Buddy”) Howell, who died a few
hours following a crash between the
automobile he was driving and a
stationary flat car which obstructed
the street and railway crossing, on
Cuthbert street the night of March
22, 1942.
Damages in the amount of $35,
916.00 were awarded to Mrs. How
ell, which was the amount asked for
in the suit. The case was heard be
fore Judge J. W. Bonner of the city
court of Blakely, The trial lasted
all day Monday and went to the jury
about 11 o’clock p. m. The suit
was filed against Merrill P, Calloway,
as trustee of the Central of Georgia
Railway Company and Southeastern
Railway Company. Leonard Farkas,
of the firm of Farkas & Burt, of Al
bany, represented the defendant.
Philip Sheffield, of Blakely, and
Vance Custer, of Bainbridge, repre
sented Mrs. Howell.
A motion for a new trial has al
ready been filed by Attorney Farkas,
the hearing on which has been set
by Judge Bonner for October 31.
GROUP OF 4-H CLUB
GIRLS ENTERTAINS
MEMBERS LIONS CLUB
A trio of 4-H Club girls furnished
the entertainment for the Blakely
Lions Club at the regular meeting
held Tuesday at the Hotel Early.
Lion J. F. Reid, county agent,
was program chairman for the day.
Comprising the trio were Misses
Carol Beckham, Alice Lanier and
Joyce Hooten. Miss Lanier also ren
dered a piano selection.
A committee composed of Lions
Philip Sheffield, J. F. Reid and J. G.
Standifer was appointed to investi
gate the advisability of sponsoring a
carnival in connection with the 4-H
Club Achievement Week which is to
be held at a later date.
Lion Edward Balkcom, • a member
of the Lumpkin, Ga., club, was a
guest at the meeting. Lion Balkcom
is a former Blakely young man and
is teacher of Vocational Agriculture
in the Lumpkin school.
Vice-President Charlie Lane pre
sided in the absence of President
C. G. Brewer.
OFFICER BREAKS HAND
Marshal Ollin Goocher, of the city
police department, broke his right
hand in a fall last Saturday night.
While pursuing a Negro whom he
sought to arrest, Officer Goocher fell
and broke one of the small bones in
his hand. The break was not very
serious, and after visiting a physician
and having the injured member treat
ed, he was on the job the next day.
PULL FOR BLAKELY
—OR—
PULL OUT
$1.50 A YEAR
FUNERAL IN FORSYTH
FOR EARLY COUNTIAN
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED
Funeral services were held last
Thursday afternoon at 4 o’clock in
Forsyth for John Benjamin Graham,
68, who was accidentally killed at
the Woodall place east of the city
on Wednesday afternoon when he
was crushed by a tractor dropping
into gear and running over his body.
Mr. Graham, who was a native of
Monroe county, where he was born
October 9, 1874, had been a resident
of this county for about a year and
was engaged in farming operations.
He was held in high esteem by those
who knew him.
He is survived by five children,
J. P. R. Graham of Decatur, Ga.,
C. R. Graham of Chamblee, Ga., R.
A. Graham in the U. S. service, Dru
ry Graham of Blakely, and Mrs. J.
L. Maclin of Albany; one sister, Mrs.
W. A. Stokes; and two brothers, L.
T. Graham of Albany and J. W.
Graham of Milner, Ga.
Interment was in Forsyth ceme
tery, with Minter, Fellows & Forres
ter Funeral Home in charge of ar
rangements.
Final Returns
Anounced of Primary
Held Sept. 9th
Complete returns from the state
primary of September 9th show that
in the race for governor Ellis Arnall
defeated Eugene Talmadge, the pop
ular vote being 174,198 for Arnall
and 127,488 for Talmadge. The coun
ty unit vote was: Arnall 261, Tal
madge 149.
For United States Senator, Rich
ard B. Russell, the incumbent, de
feated W. D. Upshaw, carrying every
county in the state.
Winners in the other races were:
Secretary of State: John B. Wil
son, incumbent, re-elected without
opposition.
State Treasurer: George B. Ham
ilton, re-elected without opposition.
Comptroller-General: Homer C.
Parker, re-elected, defeating E. B.
Dykes.
Attorney General: T. Grady Head,
who defeated Randall Evans, Jr.
State School Superintendent: M.
D. Collins, re-elected without oppo
sition.
Commissioner of Labor: Ben T.
Huiet, re-elected without opposition.
Public Service: Commissioner: Per
ry T. Knight and James A. Perry,
re-elected without opposition.
Prison and Parole Commission:
Vivian L. Stanley, incumbent, de
feated Mary D. Goudelock.
Associate Justice Supreme Court:
Samuel C. Atkinson, incumbent, de
feated J. M. Bartow Bloodworth.
Associate Justice Supreme Court:
W. Frank Jenkins, re-elected without
opposition.
Judge Court of Appeals: Nash R.
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Fall Term Blakely
Public Schools Opened
Monday Morning
The Blakely public schools opened
here Monday with a complete faculty
and an enrollment above that of
last year, B. R. B. Davis, superin
tent of schools, announced.
T. B. Clyburn, principal of the
Blakely school, said that the enroll
ment was much larger than that of
last year, with 175 pupils enrolling
in high school and 354 in grammar
school.
Due to the fact that Blakely’s
school building was destroyed by fire
in June, 1941, classes are still being
conducted in makeshift buildings,
With the grammar school classes at
the basketball shell and the high
school in the former Fryer boarding
house on Cuthbert street, which has
been purchased by the local board of
trustees and remodeled and convert
ed into a school building. School
officials are elated over these build
ings, as they are a decided improve
ment over last year, when classes
were held in local churches, the court
house and other public buildings.
Due to the ban on building materials,
now being used in the war effort,
Blakely will not be afforded a regu
lar school building until after the
war is over, it was explained.
The following is a complete facul
ty list and the subjects which each
will teach, as announced by County
School Superintendent Davis:
High School
Principal and Athletic Director:
T. B. Clyburn.
Home Economics: Miss Mary X.
Brown.
Mathematics: Mrs. Mary Lee Mar
tindale.
English: Miss Evelyn Stiles.
Vocational Agriculture: E. H.
Cheek.
Spanish: Mrs. Alyce Rhodes Den
nis.
Commercial: Miss Evelyn Morgan.
English and Social Science: Mrs.
Christine Carter Cox.
Science: Mi's. E. D. Morton.
Librarian: Miss Ella Jones.
Grammar School
Principal: Virgil O. Oswald.
Sixth Grade: Mrs. E. H. Cheek
and Mrs. Tom Bynum.
Fifth Grade: Mrs. Austin Mobley
and Mrs. Sylvia Bell Houston.
Fourth Grade: Miss Mildred Tar
verand Miss Marjorie Warner.
Third Grade: Mrs. B. R. Collins
and Mrs. Edna Smith Golden.
Second Grade: Mrs. Miriam Har
ris Jarrett and Mrs. Cecil Duncan.
First Grade: Mrs. Lena Franklin
Freeman and Miss Verne DuBoae.
All music pupils, both in high
and grammar school, will be taught
by Miss Evelyn Du Bose.
Broyles, re-elected without opposi
tion.
Judge Court of Appeals: Jule W.
Felton, re-elected without opposition.