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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. ■ at Weaver s • ••• 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. tori!} Cotmlg Jfetpg 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. With U. S. Warriors on Guadalcanal y&SSS?: m Kg M ....... ■ m ! v.-.’ 11 til* Ii,n M 1 ■ I! ! Sit® m I i - jflpf V ' •* : - m V PRv: ;: WiSmmmik -- Three officers of the U. S. marines who made it hot for the Japs on 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 y ri "j (• i ~~L '22 i I o z N I BUY WAR V / /through your GEORGIA IN NOVEMBER ★ 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. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ! BANK LOANS ALL ESSENTIAL FOR NEEDS are available as always at the t First State Bank t ♦ ♦ i l Wartime regulations discourage unnecessary bor l rowing. The First State’s policies have always 0 ♦ ♦ done I 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. i : : ♦ FIRST STATE BANK i BLAKELY, GEORGIA ♦ Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. \ Maximum Insurance of $5,000.00 * for each depositor I »♦♦♦♦»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Throw Your ♦♦ Scrap ♦♦ ♦« ♦♦♦♦ Into ♦♦♦♦♦♦ the Scrap—Drive ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦« Next Week i A PULL FOR BLAKELY —OR—— PULL OUT $1.50 A YEAR