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VOLUME LXXXIII } NO. II
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts —“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead/’
Civilian Defense .Units
To Have Forest
Fire Fighters
Atlanta, Ga.—Those who want to
do some fighting on the home front
can join the Forest Fire Fighters of
the Civilian Defense for the dura
tion, according to State Forester
Walter Dyal, who has been selected
as coordinator of all agencies under
taking forest fire control in the state.
The plan is for the county unit of
Civilian Defense to enlist Forest
Fire Fighters in each civil, or mi
litia district, whose special respon
sibility is to suppress fires consider
ed detrimental to war efforts in
their districts, and to respond to
calls for aid in other districts in
the county.
In viey of the scarcity of fire
fighting equipment and tools, such
as fire trucks, handpumps, and rub
ber swatters, Mr. Dyal says the For
est Fire Fighters will have to use
rakes, pine brush, hoes, shovels, old
sacks, and other tools and materials
on the farms in fighting fires.
As soon as local units of the For
est Fire Fighters are formed, it is
stated, a short course in methods of
fire fighting is to be given by district
foresters and their assistants. The
Division of Forestry, it is stated, is
issuing a forest-fire-fighting manual
as an aid to the FlFF’s.
The Office of Civilian Defense
has been assigned to Forest Fire
Control to aid in the war effort, it
is claimed, because of the necessity
for protecting critical war materials
provided by the forests and to pre
vent the smoke and haze of forest
fires from interfering with airplane
observations and operations, also to
prevent forest fire smoke from ob
scuring targets of anti-aircraft guns
and artillery.
From the standpoint of forestry,
Mr. Dyal says that forest fire haz
ards are greater than usual because
of the slash left in the forests by
heavy logging operations in meeting
war demands for timber ,also, be-
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priced $ 19.50 to $ 35 . 00 . You will find a com
plete range of sizes from 34’s to 48’s.
Men’s Hats by Stetson, Etchison and Wright,
all colors, sizes, etc., priced from $2.95 to
$ 7 . 50 .
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T. K. Weaver & Co.
Blakely’s Only Complete Store”
C. E. BOYETT, Owner BLAKELY, GA.
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BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 22, 1942.
O. R. BROOKS OFFICIAL
RECRUITING OFFICER
FOR MARINE CORPS
O. R. Brooks was this week com
missioned official -recruiting officer
for the U. S. Marine Corps in
Blakely and Early county. Any
young man desiring to join up with
the Marine Corps is asked to contact
Mr. Brooks at his office in the Ameri
can Railway Express building.
‘The Marines are best trained and
best equipped outfit in the U. S.
armed forces,” Mr. Brooks said, “and
any young fellow who is thinking of
entering the service of his country
would do well to investigate the
possibilities of the Marine Corps.”
The age limit is from 17 to 25.
In cases where men possess unusual
qualifications, men from ages of 25
to 30 are accepted, Mr. Brooks said.
Application blanks may' be se
cured from Mr. Brooks at his office
on Cuthbert street. He invites any
young man in Early county to come
to his office, where he will explain
the details of entering the Marine
Corps.
BABY’S ARRIVAL PAID
FOR IN NICKELS
Pvt. James Smith, of the U. S.
Army, stationed at Greenville, Miss.,
is a happy man today for two rea
sons—first, because he became the
father of a son last Friday, October
16, and second, because he doesn’t
have to be worried about a hospital
bill. Because Mrs. Smith had been
looking forward to this event and
had been preparing acordingly, she
had been saving all the nickels she
could. get her hands on, and last
week when the baby arrived she
counted out 700 shiny nickels and
paid the doctor “cash on the barrel
head.” Quoth the attending physi
cian, wiping a beady brow, after he
had counted the five-cent pieces: “I
didn’t know there was this much
metal money this side of Fort
Knox.”
cause every effort should be made to
rehabilitate the depleted forests for
future needs.
Rotarians Hear
Interesting Talk On
Character Building
Character Building and Idealism
formed the topic for an eloquent ad
dress delivered before the members
of the Blakely Rotary Club at its
regular weekly meeting held Friday
at noon at the Early Hotel.
The speaker was the Rev. W. F.
Burford, pastor of the local Method
ist church and member of £ e
club. He stressed the need S’ r
character building in early life, in
the home, in the schools and church
es, and in various walks of life, and
the application of idealism in com
munity, and national life. The need
for unity of purpose in all endeav
ors was also stressed in this interest
ing talk by the speaker, who was
introduced by Rotarian Alvan Flem
ing, program chairman for the day.
Rotarians Bill Boyett, Robert
Stuckey and Dick Rogers were ap
pointed a committee for gathering
books and magazines for the service
men at the Bain-bridge Air School,
and were instructed to enlist the
support of the Lions Club and the
Boy Scouts in this work. -These
books and magazines, if left at the
Rogers 5c & 10c Store, will be deliv
ered weekly to the boys at the Bain
bridge school.
Last Friday’s meeting was pre
sided over by President James B.
Murdock, Jr.
WHAT CAN BE DONE
ON EARLY COUNTY SOIL
A well-known farmer of Early
county sold from his farms in Blake
ly last Saturday, October 17th, the
following varieties of vegetables:
Collards, mustard, turnips, field .peas,
Kentucky Wonder beans, tomatoes,
okra, sweet and hot pepper, and
squash.
BLAKELY CHAPTER FUTURE FARMERS
OF AMERICA AWARDED PLAQUE AS THE
TOP RANKING CLUB IN STATE CONTEST
Three years of diligent labor bore
fine fruit for E. H. Cheek last Satur
day at Macon, when his Blakely chap
ter of the Future Farmers of
America was awarded a plaque for
being the top-ranking chapter in the
State of Georgia and Mr. Cheek was
made an honorary Georgia Plantei
along with Commissioner of Agricul
ture Tom Linder, Robert Strickland,
of the Georgia Trust Company, and
other well-known Georgians.
What makes Mr. Cheek’s record
so remarkable is that he accomplish
ed the task of building the number
one chapter within a period of three
years. He came to Blakely in 1939
from the Baker county schools, or
ganized the first FFA chapter here,
started from “scratch,” and at the
end of his first year gained recogni
tion in many, of the district contests.
Along with the plaque for having
the best chapter in Georgia, his
chapter was also awarded a first
place tie in the state secretary con
test. He was also awarded a war
bond and a cash prize in two other
contests. Joel McDowell is the chap
ter’s efficient secretary.
Awards and cash prizes are given
on the following basis: Project
programs, leadership, cooperative ac
tivities, community service, conduct
of meetings, financial and recrea
tional activities.
The job of which the, Blakely
chapter is proudest is the building
of a modern canning plant, which
rendered valuable service to the city
of Blakely and surrounding com
munities. The chapter was advised
that because of the war and a short
age of materials that the canning
plant couldn’t be erected this year,
but Mr. Cheek went right ahead and
built it anyway, and during the short
canning season preserved more than
13,000 pints of fruits and vegetables
for frugal Early countians. The
plant is modern in every respect and
is located on the high school campus.
During the year just ended the
Blakely chapter engaged in a variety
of educational and financial activi-'
ties, which included pure-bred hog
and cattle raising, fertilizer demon-
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strations, terracing lands for Early
county farmers, reforestation, rais
ing pure-bred chicks, peanuts, corn,
.summer legumes, oats and dairy
cows.
There are no slackers or lazy
workers in the Blakely chapter, for
Mr. Cheek requires each of the^53
members to engage in some kind of
financial activity. This year the
boys established a rather enviable
record, making a total of $4,862.13
on ten projects, which ranged from
raising hogs and cattle to garden
and truck crops. The chapter alone
on other small projects made a total
of $480.00 to carry on chapter ac
tivities and to take recreational
trips. This year the boys took a
trip to Houston Lake, went fishing
and swimming and engaged in other
wholesome recreational activities.
Fruits of Mr. Cheek’s three years
of work here can be readily seen all
over the county. Improved farm
lands, cover crops, young pine tim
ber and pure-bred hogs and cattle
are to be found all over the county.
The chapter has been active in
war and defense efforts. The mem
bers have collected hundreds of
pounds of rags, rubber and scrap
metal and turned it in to junk deal
ers to be used in making war im
plements. The chapter members al
so bought almost $1,500 worth of
war bonds. Besides the boys’ regu
lar projects they have a war gar
den, or a peanut crop, which is re
ferred to as the “Uncle Sam Proj
ect.”
Members who attended the state
rally in Macon with Mr. Cheek Sat
urday were Tom Jones, Charles
Shierling, Sanders Cheek and Billie
Peters. Young Peters exhibited the
grand champion at the Early County
fat cattle show this year.
Prospect for another banner year
has been dimmed by reason of the
fact that Mr. Cheek has joined the
U. S. Army Air Corps and is now
awaiting a call to active duty. School
children and school authorities regret,
very much to see him go, but are
looking forward to his safe return
after the war.
Bethel Baptist Ass’n.
Meets Tuesday in
Annual Session
The Bethel Baptist Association,
meeting at Cuthbert October 27, will
be unique in two particulars: It is
to be a ONE DAY meeting, and
there will be four NIGHT SES
SIONS.
These night meetings, held at
Cuthbert, Shellman, Edison and
Blakely, with identical programs,
will review the day sessions, so the
many who could not get to Cuth
bert may be informed as to what
has been don-e, and close with an
address by one of the speakers
visiting the association. In Blakely
this message will be brought by Rev.
D. B. Nicholson, of Athens, Director
of Student Work for the Georgia
Baptist Convention.
The program for the day session
at Cuthbert includes reports on the
various phases of denominational
work submitted by Carnegie, Shell
man, Fort Gaines and Georgetown
churches, and reports by the leaders
of the Auxiliaries in the Associa
tion: Mrs. L. C. Clark, Cuthbert, for
the W. M. U.; Claud W. Lowe, Edi
son, for the Sunday Schools; Miss
Ruth Snelson, Coleman, for the
Training Union; and C. L. Barlow,
Cuthbert, for the Baptist Brother
hood.
Cuthbert, host of the association
this year, is expecting a large del
egation to this one-day meeting, and
will serve lunch at the noon hour.
Rev. Gordon L. Brooks preaches the
sermon.
“THE LADY HAS PLANS”
Paulette Goddard and Ray Milland
in “The Lady Has Plans” at the
Blakely Theatre Thursday and Fri
day.
PULL FOR BLAKELY
—OR—
PULL OUT
$1.50 A YEAR
WILBUR BRYANT
SPEAKER AT TUESDAY
MEETING OF LIONS CLUB
Chaplain Wilbur Bryant, lieuten
ant (jg), of the U. S. Navy, spoke
to the members of the Blakely Lions
Club here Tuesday and gave an in
teresting account of the chaplain’s
duties, which was interspersed with
a touch of Navy humor. Chaplain
Bryant is a Blakely young man
now at home on furlough, and his
talk was very much enjoyed by all
the members.
Other guests at Tuesday’s meeting
were Rev. Spencer B. King, a guest
of Lion “Tige” Pickle; Eugene Sikes,
who has recently moved to Blakely
and is in charge of the local AAA
office, a guest of Lion Felix Davis,
and Lion Lyle Ormsbee, a special
representative of Lions Internation
al, a guest of the club, who spoke
briefly on the job confronting the
Lions Cluibs during the war.
Vice President Herman Cheek pre
sided and Mrs. Ben Haisten render
ed! a program of piano music.
OVERSEAS PACKAGES
MUST BE MAILED NOT
LATER THAN NOV. 1
Postmaster J. Emory Houston this
week again cautioned parents and
friends of service men overseas to
mail their Christmas packages by
November 1 to assure delivery by
Christmas day.
No clothing or foodstuffs may be
sent and all packages must be strong
and tightly wrapped. Making a few
suggestions, Mr. Houston says the
following items may be sent: Hard
candies, cigarettes, cigars, pipes, to
baccos, razors and razor blades,
books, bill folds, stationery, service
diaries, toothpaste and toothbrushes,'
and other articles which are not per
ishable, breakable or inflammable.
FUEL OIL REGISTRATION
DATES SET FOR OCT. 27-28
The Fuel Oil and Kerosene Dealer
registration dates have been set for
October 27 and 28, it was announced
this week by the Office of Price Ad
ministration.
The registration will be handled
in a similar manner to the dealer
registration in Gasoline Rationing.
Every retail dealer, jobber, distrib
utor, and supplier who sells fuel oil
or kerosene will be required to reg
ister, indicating their inventory on
hand as of October 1, as well as
their maximum storage capacity. All
except primary suppliers will receive
inventory coupons in 1 gallon and
100 gallon denominations for the
difference between their stock on
hand as of October 1 and their max
imum storage capacity. Primary
suppliers will register with local
boards, and will be licensed by OPA
in Washington, and will function in
fuel oil rationing in the same man
ner as the licensed distributors func
tion in gasoline rationing.
F. H. Brooks, of the local office,
said registrations will take place at
the school houses in Damascus and
Jakin on October 27 h 28 between the
hours of 4:30 to 6:00 p. m.. and at
Blakely on the same days between
the hours of 10 a. m. and 6 p. m.
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! BANK LOANS FOR
♦ ALL ESSENTIAL NEEDS
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| are available as always at the
♦ First State Bank
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♦ Wartime regulations discourage unnecessary bor
rowing. The First State’s policies have always
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. J
FIRST STATE BANK
: 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 Next Week
Victory Roll Of
Surgical Dressings
Week Ending Oct. 17
Mrs. J. W. Bonner, Mrs. C. E.
Sr., Mrs. C. E. B-oyett, Jr.,
Mrs. C. G. Brewer, Miss Mattie But
ler, Mrs. Ed Chancy, Mrs, V. L. Col
lins, Mrs. Otis Deal, Mrs. P. D. Du
Mrs. F. P. Davis, St., Mrs. H,
C. Fort, Mrs. Lewis Fryer, Mrs.
George Gee, Mrs. C. L. Glessner,
Mrs. C. A. Grubbs, Mrs. C. P. Gay,
Mrs. A. H. Gray, Mrs. J. Albert
Hammack, Mrs. John Holman, Mrs.
Grady Holman, Jr., Mrs. S. P. Hol
land, Sr., Mrs. Emory Houston, Mrs.
John Hudspeth, Mrs. Guerry Loyless,
Mrs. Gary Mashburn, Mrs. Max Mid
dleton, Mrs. J. C. Peters, Mts. R. C.
-Singletary, Jr., Mrs. R. C. Single
tary, Sr., Mrs. Sam Stein, Mrs. E.
P. Whitehead, Mrs. R. O. Waters,
Mrs. Dunbar Grist, Mrs. John Hol
man, Mrs. Lon Willis, Junior Red
Cross 41 1-2 hours, Stitch & Chat
ter Club 30 1-2 hours, Eastern Star
22 hours, Baptist and Methodist
Woman’s Circles 30 1-2 hours.
What is the Victory Roll of Surg
ical Dressings?
The Victory Roll is the names of
workers who give eight hours or
more each week to the. Surgical
Dressings program.
Why is it necessary? Because the
chapter promised that a number of
workers would give a given number
of hours each week to the program.
Is it ever possible to make less
hours and be on the roll? Yes, when
you have made the extra hours in
any previous week. Sometimes the
Victory Roll hours are reduced to six
each week. This happens when we
are well ahead with our quota and
enough women have come in during
the week to reduce the quota re
quired of each individual.
Added to the workers this week
were members of the Commercial
Club whose hours will contribute to
the Junior Red Cross. These were
organized by Miss Evelyn Morgan.
Miss Betty Fuqua is the Junior Red
leader.
Has your name been on the Vic
Roll? Make up your mind to
have it there this week. The Red
Cross and our army need you. You
not fail.
It doesn’t matter how much or
how little in hours you give, you
receive credit at National Head
quarters in Washington for each
half hour given to this worth-while
cause.
SECOND QUOTA SURGICAL
DRESSINGS COMPLETED
Mrs. George Gee reported Wednes
day morning that the second quota
surgical dressings were completed
at the Red Cross work room Tues
day afternoon.