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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXXXIII > NO. 13
Registration for Fuel
Oil Set for Thursday
And Friday, Nov. 5-6
The fuel oil and kerosene dealer
registration dates have been set in
Early county for Thursday and Fri
day of this week (Nov. 5-6), it was
announced Monday by the Office of
Price Administration.
The registration will be handled
in a manner similar 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 at
close of business September 30,
1942, total capacity of fuel oil and
kerosene storage facilities, and total
number of gallons delivered since
October 1 through November 4 for
which the dealer or distributor has
accepted “promissory or coupon
notes.” It was pointed out that reg
istration cannot be completed with
out this information as outlined, and
in order to save time, dealers are
cautioned to bring these
with them.
All except primary suppliers
receive inventory coupons in 1
lon and 100 gallon
for the difference between
stock as of October 1 and
maximum storage capacity.
suppliers will register with
boards and will be licensed by
in Washington, and will function
fuel oil rationing in the same
ner as the licensed distributors
tion in gasoline rationing.
F. H. Brooks, of the local
said registrations will take place
the school houses in Damascus
Jakin on November 5-6 between
hours of 4:30 and 6:00 p. m.,
at Blakely on the same days
the hours of 10 a. m. and 6 p. m.
.Spencer Tracy and Katherine
burn in. “Woman of the Year”
the Blakely Theatre next
and Tuesday.
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• ••• BLANKETS • •• •
Size 72x84, Double Blankets,
25% Wool____________________________ $7.95
Size 72x84, Double Blankets,
5% Wool_____________________________ $3.50 to $4.95
Size 72x84, Double Blankets,
Cotton_________________________________ $1.95 to $2.95
Good Cotton Blankets, single size 98c
..... BED TICKING • •••
8-oz. Feather Ticking, best quality, yd. ... 39c
Best Quality Cotton Ticking, yd.____ 19c to 25c
Good Quality Ticking, yd. 15c
See our wide assortment of Bed Spreads,
Sheets and Pillow Cases.
T. K. Weaver & Co.
“Blakely’s Only Complete Store ”
C. E. BOYETT, Owner BLAKELY, GA.
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BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 5, 1942.
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts—“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead/’
PASTOR BURFORD IS
ATTENDING SOUTH
GEORGIA CONFERENCE
Rev. W. F. Burford is in Savan
nah this week in attendance up on
the annual session of the South
Georgia Conference.
Pastor Burford, who has concluded
his first year’s pastorate of the
Blakely Methodist church, carried
with him an excellent report from
his church, with all financial obliga
tions met in full and a substantial
growth shown in the church’s mem
bership for the year. A new elec
tric organ recently installed in the
church is one of the year’s accom
plishments.
The many friends made by Mr.
and Mrs. Burford during their year’s
residence here are hopeful that they
may be returned by the Conference
to the church here for another year.
EXCESS PEANUTS
CAN BE USED
FOR OIL ONLY
An order prohibiting the use of
1942 “excess” peanuts for any pur
pose other than crushing for oil has
been issued by the Commodity Cred
it. Corporation.
The order is designed to help meet
war demands for vegetable oils by
requiring that all excess peanuts,
that is, all peanuts not produced on
allotted acreages, be moved into oil
channels. Allotments were set up
for growers to provide the peanuts
for the edible market.
The agriculture department in
Washington also reported that farm
ers marketing over quota peanuts in
bags under the peanut marketing
program will receive $2 a ton more
than for excess peanuts in bulk.
The department said bagged
“quota” peanuts would bring no
tra payment because they are grown
largely on acreages normally
for that crop where sales,
and storage methods are well
tablished.
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Guadalcanal are shown enjoying a breathing spell after they and their
men had first driven the Japs from positions on the Matanikou river.
They are standing on a spot held by the Japs only a few hours before.
Left to right are Maj. Gen. A. A. Vandergrift; Col. Gerald Thomas and
Col. Merritt Edson.
FIGURING YOUR SHARE OF THE VICTORY TAX
Here’s interesting and useful in
formation for taxpayers who have
business expenses and individuals
who received compensation for in
jury or sickness for they will be able
to deduct these items from income
before figuring out their 5 per cent
victory tax levy. The victory levy,
a new import placed on top of the
regular income tax, will go into ef
fect on January 1, on incomes over
$624 a year. Periodic collections
will be withheld from the pay check
of wage and salary earners.
Thus a wage earner who makes
between $20 and $24 a week, for in
stance, will find 50 cents withheld
weekly from his pay check and a
man who makes between $70 and
$80 a week will find $3.10 deducted,
(in certain cases, such as wages paid
to servants and fees paid to' public
officials the tax will not be collected
at the source but will be payable in
the same manner as regular income
levies).
At the end of the year, the mar
ried taxpayer will be permitted to
claim a credit of 40 per cent of the
tax, plus 2 per cent additional for
each dependent, up to a maximum
of $1,000. The single person can
claim credit for only 25 per cent of
his tax, or a maximum of $500.
Thus, when the year ends, the
taxpayer could take credit for the
amount he had paid during the pre
ceding 12 months in premiums on
life insurance for himself and his
family, if the insurance was in
force on September 1, 1942.
He could take another credit, if
his outstanding indebtedness at the
end of the year was smaller than
the smallest amount he owed in the
period beginning September 1,
1942, and ending with the close of
the preceding taxable year. For
instance, if the smallest amount he
owed at any one time between
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September 1, 1942, and December
31, 1942, was $200 and he only
owed $100 on December 31, 1943,
he could claim credit for $100 in
figuring his 1942 victory tax.
A third credit would be available
for the amount of government bond
holdings of the taxpayer on Decem
ber 31, 1943, exceeded his holdings
on December 31, 1942.
A married person, making $3,000
a year, would have $118.80
held from his pay checks during the
year 1943 as victory tax collections.
If he had no dependents, he would
have a total credit of 40 per
or $47.52.
If he paid $25 insurance
miums, cut his outstanding
$25, and increased his bond
$25, he could claim the full
but no more, as immediate credit.
If his victory tax was already
ly paid, he could apply this
against his regular income tax.
his victory tax had not been
held, $47.52 would be deducted
he would pay the remainder
with his regular income tax.
LOCAL WEATHER
SUMMARY FOR THE
MONTH OF
Temperature: Mean
81.7; mean minimum, 55.0;
68.3. Maximum, 88 on the
minimum, 34 on the 27th.
Precipitation: Total, 1.09
Greatest amount in any 24-hour
riod, 0.57 on the 26th.
Miscellaneous: Number of
with 0.01 inch or more of
4; clear, 18; partly cloudy,
cloudy, 2. Thunderstorms on
5th and 26th; light fog on the
dense fog on the 5th, 25th, 30th.
J. G. STANDIFER,
Local
AMERICAN LEGION TO
PROMOTE WAR BOND
SALES IN NOVEMBER
The Treasury Department of the
United States will conduct a nation
wide drive during November to stim
ulate the sale of War Bonds. The
American Legion has accepted the
responsibility for organizing this
drive.
A canvass of every individual in
Early county will be made during
the month and citizens are asked to
make an extra effort to purchase
more bonds than usual.
The quota for Early county is
$30,680.00, and to meet this quota
every individual who can possibly do
so must purchase one or more bonds.
O. R. Brooks, of the local Le
gion Post, in commenting on this
undertaking by the American Le
gion, said: It is absolutely essen
tial that we buy bonds, There can
be no half way measures in this
war. We win or we become en
slaved. Invest for freedom.
“When the canvasser makes his
call, give him a check for the amount
you wish to purchase, made payable
to the Treasurer of the United
States. Your bond will be mailed
or delivered to you.”
MRS. J. W. OLDHAM
DIES AT HER HOME
IN THIS CITY
Mrs. Sarah Talulah Oldham, 66,
wife of Mr. J. W. Oldham, died at
her home in this city at 1 o’clock
Saturday morning after a brief
illness.
Mrs. Oldham had been a resident
of this city for about two years and
had many friends who were sadden
ed by the news of her passing.
Her funeral was held Sunday aft
ernoon at 3 o’clock at the Wages
cemetery, Bogart, Ga., with Minter,
Fellows & Forrester in charge of
arrangements. (Serving as pall-bear
ers were Odell Tiller, Monroe Tiller
and William Tiller, brothers of the
deceased, and Henry, Tommie and
Corley Oldham, brothers of her
husband. Mrs. Oldham was born in
Oconee county and was a member
of the Methodist church.
(Survivors include her husband;
one son, George F. Oldham, of
Blakely; three brothers, Odell Tiller
of Abbeville, S. C., Monroe Tiller
and William Tiller of Bogart, Ga.;
and four sisters, Mrs. Nona Miller
of Covington, Ga., Mrs. Fannie Gun
nels of Monroe, Ga., Mrs. Della
foster of Atlanta, and Mrs. Emma
Cook of Bogart. These have the
sympathy of riends in their bereave
ment.
BOARD OF EDUCATION
IN SESSION TUESDAY
In their regular monthly meeting
held Tuesday, the County Board of
Education granted leaves of absence
to the three county vocational teach
ers who have been called into the
army. They are E. H. Cheek of
Blakely, G. G. Siniard of Jakin,
and Norman Alexander of Damascus.
Boy Scout Work
Discussed at Meeting
Here Last Wednesday
The Early District Committee of
Chehaw Council, Boy Scouts of
America, met out at Kolomoki Park
last Wednesday night to map plans
the coming year.
Raymond C. Singletary, Jr., was
host to the gathering at a steak sup
per preceding the transaction of
business matters. The supper was
prepared under supervision of James
B. Murdock, Jr.
Problems of the district were dis
cussed. It was stated that plans
are being made to transfer the Ja
kin Scout Troop to the Tallahassee
(Fla.) Council because of the dis
tances involved. It was also decided
that the two troops in Blakely will
be merged into one and under one
Scoutmaster and one assistant. The
troop will be under joint supervision,
of the Rotary and Lions Clubs.
E. H. Cheek, former Scoutmaster
of Troop 91, brought out that there
were perhaps twice as many boys in
Scouting as a year ago. The troops
have participated in a number of
Council activities, the Council Cam
poree being attended by nearly 300
Scouts, and the summer camp gave
the boys many valuable experiences,
Mr. Cheek said. Both Mr. Cheek
and Mr. J. L. Camp, former Scout
master of Troop 90, stressed the
importance of consistent, strong
leadership. Since this kind of lead
ership is difficult to obtain, it was
decided to merge the two troops.
The help of the Council in direction
of the program, material and train
ing, the former Scoutmasters said,
was necessary to successful Scout
operation.
Mr. Murdock, who is president of
the Rotary Club, appointed Thomas
F. Debnam and Oscar Whitehard to
the new troop committee, while Bu
ren Davis and Dr. J. G. Standifer
were named by Lions Club president
C. G. Brewer to represent that club
on the committee.
It was planned to secure new and
permanent headquarters for the
troop.
It was announced that plans call
for the older Scouts, those over 15
years of age, being given opportun
ity to organize a Senior Scout unit.
They wil be privileged to engage in
emergency service training and air
scouting and will be entitled to
wear a new uniform which is being
developed.
It was reported that the Cub Pack
is being reorganized and that a new
Cub Master is being recruited to
succeed D. H. Brunson.
Dr. J. G. Standifer was appointed
by the Scout Executive to succeed
J. Emory Houston as District Com
"mission.
The committee voted to put the
annual financial drive for the second
week in November.
W. Y. Compton, Chehaw Council
Scout Executive, represented Council
headquarters in an advisory capacity.
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! BANK LOANS ALL ESSENTIAL FOR NEEDS
are available as always at the t
First State Bank t
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But if you need funds in your business, for prop
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State Bank officers will discuss your require- %
ments with you. No account necessary. i
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BLAKELY, GEORGIA
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