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Dudley McDowell
Speaker at Rotary
Club Meeting Friday
The members of the Blakely Ro
tary Club, meeting last Friday
et noon at the Early Hotel, heard
an entertaining and enlightening
talk by Dudley H. McDowell, of
Washington, Mr. McDowell, a for
mer member of the club, Is at home
on a visit from the nation’s capital
■where he is assigned to duty in the
war department.
Mr. McDowell gave a vivid word
picture of life in Washington, of
its overcrowded condition and the
problems confronting that city in re
gard to housing and transportation
facilities. The speaker also spoke
of the sacrifices which Americans
must make if the war is to be won.
Facing two powerful enemies in
Germany and Japan, the former
with eight years’ preparation and
the latter twenty, it must not be
expected that America and her allies
can win a victory with the short
time they have been engaged in
building war machines, Mr. McDow
ell said. He prophesied that still
further reverses were to be expect
ed before the tide of war turns in
the Allied Nations’ favor.
Mr. McDowell, who was a guest of
Jlotarian Dunbar Grist, was intro
duced by President James B. Mur
dock, Jr.
Other guests at Friday’s meeting
included W. A. Hall, the guest of
Rotarian Guy Maddox, and Lowrey
Stone, guest of Rotarians Oscar
Whitchard and President Murdock.
Victory Roll Of
Surgical Dressings
Week Ending October 2
Mrs. C. E. Boyett, Sr.
Mis. George Brown.
Mrs. C. G. Brewer.
Miss Mattie Butler
Mrs., Ed Chancy.
Mrs. V. L. Collins.
iMrs. Felix Davis, Sr.
Mrs. II. C. Fort.
•Mrs. Lewis Fryer.
Mrs. George Gee.
Mrs. Richard Grist.
Mrs. C. A. Grubbs.
Mrs. A. H. Gray.
Mrs. Louis Haddock.
Mrs. Jessie Merle Howell.
Mrs. S. P. Holland, Sr.
Mr,s. Robert Hall.
Mrs. Billy Hall, Jr.
Mrs. Emory Houston.
Mrs. John Hudspeth.
Mrs. Guerry Loyless.
Mrs. Guerry Mashburn.
Mrs. J. II. Moye.
Mrs. Max Middleton.
Mrs. R. C. Singletary, Sr.
Mrs. R. C. Singletary, Jr.
Mrs. Lon Willis.
Mrs. E. P. Whitehead.
Mrs. Harvey Woolf.
Mrs. R. O. Waters.
Eastern Star, 22 hours.
Baptist and Methodist Business
Women’s Circles, 26 1-2 hours.
Stitch & Chatter Club, 33 1-2 hrs.
LOCAL INSURANCE CO.
HAS LADY COLLECTOR
In the industrial insurance busi
ness, the collectors are often re
ferred to as “policy men,” but this
term wouldn’t be correct English
When referring to the local Gulf
Life Insurance collector, for she is
a woman. She is Mrs. J. T. Jordan,
and, as far as can be ascertained,
the first woman to be employed by
an insurance company to replace
men who have been called into
service.
FOR RENT—Furnished rooms for
light housekeeping. R. Q. WHIT
TLE, 625 Church street.
Bethel Association to
Meet at Cuthbert
Tuesday, Oct. 27
The Bethel Baptist Association
will meet in annual session with the
Cuthbert Baptist church on Tuesday,
October 27. This announcement
will be read with great interest by
the more than six thousand members
of the Baptist churches in this sec
tion of the state. The Association
is composed of messengers from
forty-one churches in six counties.
The Executive Committee of the
Association, in a recent session,
voted to limit the meeting this year
to one day, the gas and tire ration
ing making it wise to do so, but the
program carries all the important
items of a two-day session. An un
usual feature this year will be night
sessions in four different points that
many who are unable to get to the
meeting at Cuthbert may have some
part and enjoy a portion of the
Association. The night meetings will
be held at Cuthbert, iShellman, Ed
ison and Blakely.
The Baptist churches in this and
adjoining counties will be appoint
ing their “messengers” and prepar
ing their annual reports in their
October meetings, this annual gath
ering being a very important part of
Baptist life and work.
Rev. Alfred Pullen, of Cuthbert,
is the present Moderator of the As
sociation, and Mr. W. H. Joiner, of
Coleman, is the Clerk.
COMMISSIONERS HELD
REGULAR MONTHLY
MEETING TUESDAY
The Early County Board of Com
missioners, meeting Tuesday in reg
ular monthly session, voted to ask
the Prison and Parole Board of
Georgia for 15 or 20 state prisoners
for road construction and mainte
nance in Early county. Labor con
ditions have become such, it was
stated, that road work is being
slowed down, hence the request for
convict labor.
The Board also voted to request
the State Highway Department to
take over road No. P. R.-59 from
Blakely to Saffold.
The Board voted to discontinue
the $25.00 monthly donation to the
County Library at the end of the
year 1942, and also to notify the
F. S. A. that county will not pay
any further rents for Farm Security
Administration office space after the
end of the current year.
Present at Tuesday’s meeting were
all members of the Board, namely :
H. C. Fort, chairman, L. H. Baugh
man, C. L. Cook, O. H. King and C.
B. Miller.
FIG TREE BEARS THIRD
CROP IN ONE YEAR
W. A. McLendon, of the Lucile
community, left some large purple
figs at The News office Saturday.
Mr. McLendon says they are the
third crop which the tree has pro
duced this year, and that a tree of
the same variety at the home of
Mr. W. O. Bryant is also now bear
ing fruit. They were of the purple
variety, extremely large, and very
tasteful.
COUNCIL MEETING
The Mayor and Council, meeting
in regular session Tuesday nig’ht,
transacted only routine business.
WANTED —To buy scrap iron,
rubber and metal. Located next to
Nathan Collier’s. J. B. BOWMAN.
LOST —Sheaffer Junior Fountain
Pen, between postoffice and Episco
pal church. Suitabe reward for re
turn to MRS. DEWEY JONES, at
postoffice.
LET’S ALL DO OUR PART
by getting all our scrap together to help
win the war.
Buy War Savings Bonds and Stamps
When a bank can serve you, we cor
dially invite you to discuss your needs
with us.
Bank of Early
BLAKELY. GEORGIA
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. AH
Deposits Insured up to $5,000
EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY, GEORGIA
Tires and Tubes
Issued by Rationing
Board Sept. 18-30
The local Rationing Board re
ports certificates were issued for
tires and tubes for the period Sep
tember 18th-30th to the following:
Passenger Car Tires and Tubes:
Dr. R. A. Houston, 1 tire; F. P. Da
vis, 1 tube; M. W. Balkcom, tire,
1 tube; Dr. J. G. Standifer, tire;
Dr. Holt Darden, 1 tire, 1 tube:
Holman Mule Co., 1 second grade
tire; Brown Widener, 2 tubes.
Passenger Car, Obsolete Types:
Jack Sammons, 2 tires; A. D. Nor
man, 2 tires; W. S. Ivey, 2 tires;
Rev. L. A. Norris, 2 tires; A. J. Sir
mons, 2 tires; Brown Widener, 2
tires.
Passenger Car Retreads: S. T.
Dunning, 2 tires; Benthall Machine
Co., 2 tires; Dr. W. A. Fuqua, 4
tires; Bessie Scott, 2 tires; Vinnie
Shierling, 2 tires; E. II. Cheek, 2
tires; W. S. Jones, 2 tires; B. T.
Warren, 2 tires; Rev. L. A. Norris,
1 tire; T. W. Simms, 1 tire; George
Gee, 2 tires; W. L. Mosely, 2 tires;
Dr. E. P. Whitehead, 2 tires.
Truck. Bus and Tractor Tires and
Tubes (New) : Pete Barrentine, 1
tire; 0. L. Hooten, 1 tube; E. A.
Reed, 2 tires, 2 tubes; Superior Oil
Co., 1 tire, 1 tube; C. P. Jenkins, 1
tire, 1 tube; J. W. Oldham, 1 tire,
1 tube; G. W. Nelson, 1 tire, 2
tubes; F. D. Grist, 1 tire; E. W.
Reese, 1 tire, 1 tube; C. E. Pickron,
1 tire, 3 tubes; E. L. Durham, 1
tire, 1 tube; Garrett Bros., 1 tire,
2 tubes; R. L. Jordan, 1 tire, 1 tube;
W. A. Hail, 1 tine, 1 tube; L. A.
Minter, 1 tire, 2 tubes; E. C. Mc
Dowell, 1 tire, 1 tube; Myles Ward,
1 tire, 1 tube; J. B. Hasty, 1 tire;
S. G. Maddox, 1 tire; T. T. Daniels,
tube; B. S. Perry, 1 tube; J. D.
ook, 1 tire, 1 tube; S. H. Taylor,
tire; C. E. Thomas, 1 tube.
Truck Retreads; J. W. Allen, 3;
Paul Brown, 3; J. E. Allen, 1; J. E.
Lomax, 2; Harvey Hatcher, 2; Jack
Slaton, 1; Q. E. Bowen, 1.
Automobiles issued to: R. C. How
ell, C. E. Martin. t
Governor Issues
Proclamation On
Forest Fire Control
Governor Talmad'ge last week is
sued the following proclamation:
“A nation-wide wartime cam
paign against forest fires is being
launched on the ground that such
fires destroy critical war material
and cause a low visibility of the air
unsuited to airplane defense and to
the use of anti-aircraft guns and
other long-range artillery. Georgia
“A considerable part of
has been marked off into critical
military areas where special efforts
are to be made to prevent forest
fires and to immediately suppress
any that do start.
“All Georgians realize the im
portance of cooperating with the
Army in every possible war to win
the war. Everybody can help by
being careful not to start forest
fires, and if we will do this, over 99
per cent of forest fires will be pre
vented.
“Georgia’s forests have been
heavily drawn upon to provide war
materials, and the dry refuse of
cut timber left on the ground can
make very destructive fires.
“The State Division of Forestry is
heading this wartime forest fire pre
vention campaign in Georgia, and
is seeking the co-operation of every
citizen. It will speak well for Geor
gia if this cooperation is given and
the State makes its best record in
forest fire control.
“As Governor of Georgia, I pro
claim a Wartime Campaign for
Forest Fire Control in Georgia to
begin October 1, 1942, and urge ev
ery citizen to cooperate.
“Signed: TALMA DUE,
“EUGENE
“Governor of Georgia.”
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to express to you in
this manner our deepest appreciation
of every manifestation of your
love and kindness during our re
cent bereavement.
The Family of Mrs. H. M. Haynes.
H. ED. MINTER
Fellows & Forrester j
i
Funeral Service |
and Merchandise
STOCK NEW, MODERN
AND UP-TO-DATE
Ambulance Service
RIVER STREET
TELEPHONE 168
Blakely, Georgia
STATE DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION HELD IN
MACON WEDNESDAY
The State Democratic Convention,
held in Macon Wednesday, formally
declared Ellis Arnall the Democrat
ic nominee for governor of Georgia,
Richard B. Russell for United States
Senator, and other state-house offi
cers nominated in the recent pri
mary, adopted a platform, and
named a new Democratic State Ex
ecutive Committee.
The session, largely attended and
in control of the friends of gover
nor-nominate Arnall, was harmon
ious, and the platform as adopted
was drafted by friends of Mr. Arnall.
The delegation from Early coun
ty, as announced following the Sep
tember 9th primary, included: Phil
ip Sheffield, A. H. Gray, Earl Pickle,
Frank L. Williams, R. E. Mills, W.
A. Hall, Sr., S. G. Maddox, C. I.
Houston, H. C. Haddock, B. D. Har
vey, W. B. Bostwick and E. A.
Reed. They were selected from
among the friends of Mr. Arnall,
who was the successful candidate in
Early county.
NOTICE OF SALE
GEORGIA—Early County:
By authority of an order of the
Ordinary of said county, there will
be sold at public outcry, on the First
Tuesday in November, 1942, at the
court house of said county, in Blake
ly, Ga., between the legal hours of
sale, to the highest bidder for cash
the following described land in said
county, to-wit:
All of the north half of lot of
land No. 349 in the 28th district of
Early County, Georgia, except that
part, containing 15 acres, more or
less, lying east of the Rock Hill
public road, described as commencing
at the north west corner of said lot,
running thence east along the north
line of said lot to the intersection
of said north line with the Rock
Hill public road, a distance of 3000
feet, thence south 7 degrees east
along said road a distance of 1640
feet, thence west parallel with the
north line of said lot a distance of
3185 feet to the west line of said
lot, thence north along the west line
of said lot a distance of 3185 feet
to the west line of said lot, thence
north along the west line of said lot
a distance of 1635 feet to the north
west corner of said lot and point of
beginning, containing 115 acres.
The said land will be sold subject
to the lien of a deed to secure debt
executed by Owen E. Hall to Land
Bank Commissioner of Federal Land
Bank of Columbia, the interest
which will be sold being the equity
of redemption in said land.
A deed will be executed to the
purchaser at said sale by the under
signed.
ERNEST S. SESSIONS,
Administrator Estate of
Owen E. Hall.
A. H. GRAY, Attorney.
NOTICE OF SALE.
GEOiRGIA—-Early County:
Because of default in the pay
ment of the debt evidenced by deed
to secure debt §excuted by J. H.
Grimsley to I. D. Felder, Sr., dated
February 14, 1941, recorded in Book
No. 50, page 579, in the office of the
clerk of the superior court of said
county, the undersigned as adminis
trators of the estate of I. D. Felder,
Sr., have elected to declare the full
amount of said debt due, and will,
by authority of the power of sale
contained in said deed, on the First
Tuesday in November, 1942, during
the legal hours of sale, at the court
house of said county in Blakely,
Ga., sell the following described
real estate which is described in
said deed, at public outcry to the
highest bidder for cash:
Parcel of land in the city of
Blakely, Early County, Ga., part of
No. 167 in the 28th district, de
scribed as beginning on the south
margin of River street at the north
west corner of the Lula Bird lot,
running thence in a westerly direc
tion along the south margin of River
street 112 feet, thence west of
south on a course which is parallel
to and thirty feet east of the east
line of the Temples lot, a distance
of 200 feet, thence in a sraight line
to a point on the west line of the
said Lula Bird lot which is 200 feet
from the point of beginning, thence
along said west line of the Lula Bird
lot 200 feet to point of beginning.
The said property will be sold
subject to the lien of a deed to se
cure debt thereon executed by J. H.
Grimsley to the Citizens Bank of
Colquitt, Ga.
A deed will be executed to the
purchaser at said sale.
This October 8th. 1942.
H. A. FELDER,
MRS. GEO. W. NELSON,
Administrators Estate of
I. D. Felder.
Wartime Program
For FSA Outlined
By Sec. Wickard
War orders for the Farm Security
Administration have reached Early
county. William T. Clearman, Farm
Supervisor of FSA in this county,
revealed today a communication
from Claude Wickard, Secretary of
Agriculture, who, writing as chair
man of the Nation’s Food Require
ments Committee, outlined a six
point war-time program for FSA
here as elsewhere, based entirely on
greater food production.
“There is no serious question that
those who can produce more will
produce more,” said Secretatary
Wickard in the directive received
by Mr. Clearman. “There is a se
rious question, however, whether a
great part of our farmers, a third
or more of them, can bring their
labor into full use and their land
into full production through their
own unaided efforts. Their wasted
labor, wasted time, and wasted pro
duction must be eliminated.”
On this preliminary the following
.six points were outlined:
1. To put the small farm operator
with idle labor and resources to
work on the Nation’s food production
line, and to keep him there, by:
(a) credit and supervision; (b) a
program of medical care, in order
that they may perform their farm
and home work efficiently; (c) debt
adjustment and improved tenure ar
rangements.
2. To establish, on the basis of
individual planning, food production
goals for all FSA borrowers.
3. To develop food processing,
storage, marketing and transporta
tion facilities.
4. To develop plans for housing,
transportation and adjustment of
farm labor.
5. To strengthen tenure arrange
ments and to call the public’s atten
tion to availability of land for lease
or ownership,
6. To help small farmers over
come deficiencies of equipment by
pooling their resources and efforts
and buying and using machinery to
gether.
Supervisor Clearman said it was
plan that these fit well into the
general purposes of Farm Security
Administration program, and that
already steps have been taken in
Early county to carry them into
effect. These steps, he said, amount
to a broadening of the objectives
which FSA has kept in sight from
the beginning.
FOR RENT —Residence on River
street. See MRS. MURRAY BRUN
SON.
WEAVER’S FOOD MARKET
SPECIALS FOR THIS WEEK-END
Pure Georgia Cane Syrup—Gallon 75c
Cooking Oil—Gallon____________ _____$1.35
Fort Howard Tissue______________ 2 for 15c
Tomatoes—No. 2 can___________ 10c
Royal Gem Corn—No. 2 can 10c
Pineapple—No. 2 can, sli. or crushed- 25c
Corn Flakes—Reg. 6 oz. size ____ 2 for 13c
Macaroni & Spaghetti_____________ 3 for 10c
Swift’s Oil Sausage—6-lb. can _____ $1.40
... MEAT DEPARTMENT ...
Smoked Sausage— Lb. _____ 23c
Hamburger Meat —Lb. _____ 20c
Good Steak— Lb._______________ 30c
All-Pork Sausage— Lb. _____ 30c
Gem Oleomargarine—Lb. 18c
Full Cream Cheese—Lb. 30c
We Pay Highest Prices for Chickens
Weaver’s Food Market
J. T. JORDAN, Mgr. BLAKELY, GA.
WE BUY PECANS
Beginning Monday, OCTOBER 12,
I will be open at my place to the
rear of the Amoco Service Station
to buy your Pecans.
Bring them to me. Highest Market Prices.
J. B. BICE
B5
THE LION’S DEN
Damascus High is very busy these
days. This is the fourth week of
school and sixth-week exams, are not
far away.
Our new superintendent, Mr.
Geer, started the term with the de
termination to make this .the 'best
year the school has ever had. And
if he keeps on as he has started, he
will be likely to succeed. We wish
him all the luck.
Our Fifth Grade, under Miss Sue
Grubbs, is studying democracy, a
very timely subject. The pupils are
planning a chapel program based on
democracy for one week from Fri
day.
The Fifth and Seventh Grades
are studying First Aid. Each mem
ber of the Seventh Grade is striving
to receive a Junior Red Cross Card.
Our “Hall of Fame” is located on
the front hall of the main building.
It consists of a bulletin .board and
racks. A display of work done by
pupils in various classes will .be
maintained here, but only work of
excellent quality will be displayed.
Incidentally, such recognition may
entitle pupils to higher grades (at
the discretion of the superintendent
and teachers).
Those rating recognition this week
from the Industrial Arts Class are
George Wiley and Lewis Carter.
Both boys have plywood notebook
backs on display. Trophies won by
clubs of the school are also on dis
play.
The bulletin board contains pic
tures and clippings which constant
ly remind us of our Scrap-Iron Cam
paign. All of us students have been
asked by our superintendent to
gather all the scrap iron we can
find. Everyone should be in the
serapdrive and, if you’re patriotic,
you won’t be left out long.
In home economics, the girls are
showing progress under the leader
ship of Mrs. A. M. Pickron. The
first-year girls are sewing aprons;
secorid-year girls are planning
luncheons and suppers; and the
third-year girls are completing a
study of school lunches.
PAULA PATE, Reporter.
WANTED — Man’s medium or
small size riding saddle. MICKEY
MIDDLETON.