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EARLY COUNTY, GA. I
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VOLUME LXXX1II ) NO. 8
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts—“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead/’
County Scrap Metal Drive to Begin Monday
Former Blakely
Pastor Speaker at
Rotary Club
The guest speaker at last
meeting of the Blakely Rotary Club,
held Friday at noon at the
Hotel, was the Rev. O. B.
of Arlington, a former pastor
the Blakely Methodist church.
Taking as his subject, “The
Nerve,” the speaker told of the
of seeing and perceiving what
saw. Quoting from the
about the prophet of old “who saw
a new earth,” the minister
sied that the world would not
back to normalcy until the
Wanted a new earth rather than
new America or a new England.
accomplish this end, he said
first of all men would have to
men in the righteous sense and
work for a new world which
have its morals and spirits
He recalled how Woodrow
attempted to accomplish this
earth” through his League of
tions, but how it failed because
ers less far-sighted than
sought to build instead a new
ica.
“And build a new America
did,” he said, “a nation of
and wealth, and of people rolling
splendor. But what did it benefit
Not one thing, because all
wealth is now being spent to
another war and to fight
man, Hitler.”
Concluding, the speaker
“these mistakes we must not
again—our aim must always be
make a new earth.”
Earl “Tige” Pickle, a guest
President James B. Murdock,
briefly in regard to the srcap
campaign which will get under
here next week and asked for
Winter Winds Blow
Warm at Weaver’s
COATS SWEATERS . . JACKETS
You will find the most complete assort
ment of sweaters and jackets for the
entire family. Prices to suit your pock
etbook.
LADIES’ SPORT COATS—
Tailored and fur-trimmed, solid colors
and plaids, in very latest styles, priced
from______ $10.95 to $14.95
SKIRTS—
Ladies’ gabardine and wool skirts in
plaids and newest winter colors, priced
from_____...______ $1.95 to $3.95
SWEATERS—
Get a sweater to match, slip-over and
cardigan styles. Beautiful array of
newest fall and winter colors.
HATS—
Casual and chic styles suitable for dress
or sport wear.
BAGS—
Every woman prides herself in a new
bag. See our display in suede, fabrics,
kid and patent leather styles, Priced
from $1.00 to $4.95
GLOVES—
To make milady’s ensemble complete
add gloves in kid, suede or fabric mate
rials. Our stock is complete and priced
from $1.25 to $1.95
GIVE YOUR SCRAP—CAMPAIGN OCTOBER 5-10
T. K. Weaver & Co.
“Blakely's Only Complete Store 99
C. E. BOYETT, Owner BLAKELY, GA.
fectfj Coutitg
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER I, 1942.
RUBBER BOOTS AND
RUBBER WORK SHOES
NOW BEING RATIONED
Rubber boots and rubber work
shoes have now joined the list of
articles for which certificates must
be secured in order to purchase
them. The Local Rationing Board
announces instructions were this
week received placing these two ar
ticles strictly under the rationing
program. The order, effective Tues
day night, September 29, provides
that no rubber boots or work shoes
can be purchased without a certifi
cate from the local board.
The order further provides that
merchants must, beginning Septem
ber 30, visit the office of the local
board and secure inventory blanks
to be filed with the local board, and
also register with the board if they
have these two articles for sale or
intend handling them for sale. They
are forbidden to sell either rubber
boots or rubber work shoes without
certificate from the rationing board
after this date.
ST. LOUIS OPPOSES
NEW YORK YANKEES
IN WORLD SERIES
The St. Louis Cardinals, of the
National League, won out over the
Brooklyn Dodgers for the pennant
and are opposing the N.ew York
Yankees, of the American League,
for the world’s championship.
co-operation of the club ip gathering
this scrap.
Rotarians Emory Houston, Alfred
Felder, Ben Godwin and Richard
Grist were appointed by
Murdock to work on the scrap drive.
Rotarian Felix Barham was
gram chairman for the day and
had as his guest the Rev.
B. King, who introduced the
speaker.
Early Countians Asked to Contribute 100
Pounds Per Person During Campaign That
Will Be Inaugurated the Coming Week
Representatives from the county
and city governments, the three local
civic clubs and the principals of the
city and county schools met here
Monday night to map plans for gath
ering all available scrap metal in
the mammoth Newspaper Scrap
Metal Drive which will begin next
Monday.
School children, local clubs and
organizations and every patriotic cit
izen in Early county will be con
tacted and urged to do their share
in locating and gathering these scrap
metals. The whole county will be
organized as one great working unit
to gather this scrap to crush the
Axis.
Superintendent of Blakely Schools
T. B. Clyburn, county salvage chair
man, presided over the meeting and
said that all previous scrap cam
paigns will pale into insignificance
as Early county and all Georgia
answers the frantic appeal of Donald
M. Nelson, War Production Chief, to
“give every piece of scrap metal
you can spare.”
“Since 50 per cent of all steel
JUNK RALLY WEEK PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the week beginning October 5, 1942, has been set aside
as Junk Rally Week, to be observed by all within the bounds of
Georgia; and
WHEREAS, this has been done in response to an urgent appeal from
officials of the War Production Board, the Army, and the Navy;
and
WHEREAS, many steel furnaces and arms plants may be forced to
close, thereby leaving our soldiers and sailors with insufficient
weapons, unless the citizens of this County, this City, this State,
and this Nation rally to provide more scrap metals;
THEREFORE, we, Mayor of the City of Blakely and Chairman of the
Board of County Commissioners, do ask all residents of this com
munity and county to participate in the observance of the Junk
Rally Week, and thereby help the men of our armed forces in
their fight for our freedom.
This October 1st, 1942.
R. C. SINGLETARY, Mayor City of Blakely.
H. C. FORT, Chm. Board County Commissioners.
equipment and guns and machines
needed for the war effort must come
from scrap metal, and since the na
tional scrap pile is only sufficient to
last 30 days, the need is vital,” Mr.
Clyiburn added.
The quota in Blakely and Early
county has been set at 100 pounds
for each person in the county. This
means both white and colored citi
zens. According to the population
figures, Early county is therefore
asked to gather close to two million
pounds. This scrap will be sold aft
er it has been gathered and the
money donated to the Army and
Navy Relief Fund.
Each school principal in the
county will head the drive in that
immediate community. Get in touch
with your school principal and find
out where to dump your scrap. Aft
er the scrap has been gathered in
and placed at central points, Chair
man of County Commissioners H.
C. Fort will send a fleet of trucks
to pick up the scrap and bring it to
Blakely, where it will be piled on
the east side of the public square.
This drive begins next Monday,
and will continue through Wednes
day. Then on October 8, i. oi
; wil order the county trucks out to
jhaul it to Blakely. In a most co
j operative manner, Mr. Fort said of
“Let all good patriotic citizens
Early county gather all the scrap
they posibly can, and the county
trucks will haul it to Blakely, no
matter how many days it takes.”
I Here in Blakely, members of the
Blakely Woman’s Club will canvass
the city and ask that all scrap metal
be piled out on the street, from
where the city trucks will pick it
up and haul it to the big pile on
the east side of the square. Mayor
Singletary has pledged the services
of the street department in any
way possible to gather and haul
this scrap.
If anyone has a narticularly heavy
piece of scrap, like an old
bile, or mowing machine, or some
other exceptionally heavy piece of
iron, and wants it brought to the
scrap pile, they are asked to tele
phone 123 and a wrecker will be
sent to pick it up. This wrecker
service is being donated by Alfred
Felder, owner of the Felder & Son
Motor Company, who has pledged
his cooperation in moving the heavy
scrap.
Superintendent of Schools B. R.
B. Davis will serve as general chair
man of the school drive and the
following principals will be directly
responsible for making the drive a
success in their respective communi
ties:
F. B. Melton, Colomokee.
Miss Leona Hardee, Cedar Springs,
W. A. Geer, Damascus.
J. A. Hammack, Hilton.
R. K. Sites, Jakin.
J. W. Cox, Liberty Hill.
L. L. Roberts, Rowena.
Mrs. Maude Collier, New Hope.
T. B. Clyburn, Blakely.
“Give everything you can,” is the
rallying cry adopted at the meeting
Monday night. Articles which have
been saved as mementos or which
have not been used for some time
are expected to be found in the
huge scrap pile which will rise in a
mammoth heap on the east side of
the courthouse square. Old washing
machines, pots and pans, toys, tools,
and dozens of items in the home
will find their way to the scrap pile,
along with jalopies, old farm equip
ment, and larger items.
Remember the drive begins next
Monday, October 5. “Give, give,
give—everything you can!” is the
cry.
Let’s go, Early county, Watch
that scrap pile grow.
MISS REBECCA HARPER
PASSES AFTER ILLNESS
OF A WEEK
Miss Rebecca Harper, 83, died at
her home near Blakely on Wednes
day night of last week at 11:30
o’clock. She had been ill for a
week and passed at the home of a
nephew, Mr. Clarence Harper, where
she had lived for many years.
Funeral services were held Thurs
day afternoon at 6 o’clock at Flat
Creek church> with the Rev . John
g a) , nes officiating. Interment was in
F , at Creek ceTnetery> with the M in
ter> FelIows & Forrester Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements>
an(J Idug Wa]ler> Randa n Sheffield,
(Mmt ; 8 Lindsey; Vernon iLindsey, M.
H. Harper and Gene Nix serving as
pall-bearers.
Miss Harper, who was a native of
Randolph county, where she was
born January 24, 1859, had made
her home in this county for 40
years. She was known and loved
by many friends, to whom her death
brings sorrow. She was a member
of the Friendship Free Will Baptist
church.
STUDY CLUB MEETING
The Blakely Study Club will meet
on Wednesday afternoon, October
1942, at 4:30 o’clock at the home
of Mrs. J. H. Moye.
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BOBCATS LOSE OPENER
21-12; PLAY COLQUITT
HERE FRIDAY NIGHT
With a brand new team with the
exception of veteran Andy Lanier,
the Bobcats almost staged an upset
against the championship Attapulgus
team last Friday night on a rain
soaked field to open the six-man
football league. Final score: Atta
pulgus 21, Blakely 12. With a bit
0 j luck, the Bobcats might have
won _ Homer Bush, Jr., fleet-footed
sa f e £ y man, was injured early in
^ho game and the Bobcats suffered
a handicap during the remainder of
^he game.
Lanier was calling the signals and
c j[^ an excellent job, taking into
consideration that he is a new man
at this pos ition, having been a reg
ular linesm an on last year’s team.
Max Holman, playing his first year
of football, also showed promise of
rendering some real service.
Tomorrow (Friday) night the Bob
cats play in their own backyard,
when the Miller county Pirates, fresh
from a 34-to-0 win over Cuthbert,
come to Blakely for their first road
game. The home boys will be need
ing a lot of encouragement this
year and aI] f oot ball fans are urged
to p resen t. The kick-off will
take place at 8:30 o’clock.
PAGEANT AT THE
BAPTIST CHURCH
SUNDAY NIGHT
Pastor S. B. King announces an
extraordinary service at the Baptist
church next Sunday night. It was
just 150 years ago this month that
William Carey, the “Father of Mod
ern Missions,” set -out from Eng
land for India, and in commemora
tion of that history-making event,
Baptist churches all around the world
are celebrating with special services.
The local Baptist church is putting
on a pageant in five scenes that
be quite interesting. .Mrs. H. Grady
Smith, as Reader ’ and a cast of
twelve , . characters, , , together ,, with ... all ,,
the members of the young people’s
organizations, will present this
eant Sunday evening. The public
is cordially invited.
4,176 BALES COTTON
GINNED IN COUNTY
PRIOR TO SEPT. 16
W. R. Pullen, special agent of the
department of commerce announces
that 4,176 bales of cotton of the
1942 crop had been ginned in Early
county prior to September 16, as
compared with 8,590 bales to the
same date in 1941.
These comparative figures indi
cate a reduction in this year’s crop
of approximately 50 per cent from
that of 1941. Unfavorable weather
and the boll weevil have exacted a
heavy toll, these figures show.
BANK LOANS FOR
ALL ESSENTIAL NEEDS
are available as always at the
First State Bank §
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Wartime regulations discourage unnecessary bor- t
I rowing. The First State’s policies have always 4 4
done so.
But if you need funds in your business, for prop- !
erty repairs, or for sound personal uses, The First
State Bank officers will discuss your require
ments with you. No account necessary.
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FIRST STATE BANK
i BLAKELY, GEORGIA
♦ Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. ****
! Maximum Insurance of $5,000.00 for each depositor
! Throw Your Scrap Into the Scrap—Drive Neat Week *****
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Meeting of Second
District Executive
Committee Held
The Second District Democratic
Executive Committee, meeting at
Thomasville last Friday, ratified the
nomination of Representative E. E.
Cox in the September 9 primary,
adopted resolutions endorsing the
Congressman’s record and named a
new committee to serve for the next
two years,
P. M. Lancaster, of Sylvester,
Was named chairman of the commit
tee, succeeding H. G. Bell, of Bain
bridge; Wallace Harrell, of Quitman,
Was named as vice chairman; Nat
M. Williams, of Thomasville, second
vice chairman, and E. J. Ford, of
Sylvester, secretary.
The committeemen named for the
district for the next two years are
as follows:
District at Large: G. 0. Hall, New
ton, Baker county; Mrs. Turner
Brice, Quitman, Brooks county; B.
C. Ray, Arlington, Calhoun county;
W. J. Vereen, Moultrie, Colquitt
county; A. B. Conger, Bainbridge,
Decatur county; W. B. Haley, Al
bany, Dougherty county; A. H. Gray,
Blakely, Early county; G. B. Tru
lock, Grady county; P. Z. Geer,
Colquitt, Miller county; 0. E. Mc
Elvey, Pelham, Mitchell county; El
lison Dunn, Donalsonville, Seminole
county; Mrs. C. L. Thompson, Thom
asville, Thomas county; C. A. Chris
tian, Tifton, Tift county; J. N.
Sumner, Sylvester, Worth county;
H. B. Bell, Bainbridge, Decatur
county; and Judge B. C. Gardner,
Camilla, Mitchell county.
Committeemen:
Baker County: J. L. Wiley, L. D.
Lawrence.
Brooks County: Wallace Harrell,
jW. Calhoun R. Knight, County: Roy Lawson. E. T. Boynton,
IA • T MilW bounty: Sr
iColquitt Aaron Vick, Rev.
Josh Davis, J. B. Walters, J. C.
Gibson.
Decatur County :W. C. Sims H.
G. Bell, D. D. Smith, Mrs. Frank S.
j ones
| Dougherty County: Mrs. W. L.
M. M. Wiggins, M. W. Tift,
M. B. Peacock.
Early County: J. D. Rogers, J. B.
Gauldin.
Grady County: Howard T. Le
gette, R. E. Stringer, Jr.
Miller County: Broughton Hayes,
E. A. Sanders.
Mitchell County: C. K. Cox, W. C.
Cooper, L. G. Hinson, E. J. Vann,
Jr., Robert Culpepper, Jr., chm.
Seminole County: L. R. Robinson,
E. P. Stephens. J. M. Clark, Clar
Thomas County: J. L. Pilch
ence Floyd, C. D. Moore,
er, E. P. McCollum, R. W. McMillan,
T.' Turner. Lamb, R. R
Tift County: A. F.
Forrester. Kimble, J.
Worth County: F. M.
B. Bridges.
.SEED OATS, Hastings and Ful
ghum, at WEAVER’S.
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