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❖ EARLY COUNTY, GA. GARDEN SPOT OF GOD’S COUNTRY <► VOLUME LXXXIII ^ NO. 14 Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts—“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.” Early County 4-H Clubs to Have Display Courthouse Saturday The courthouse here in Blakely will resemble a veritable arsenal of foods, farm products, and canned fruits Saturday, when scores of the county’s 313 4-H Club boys and girls gather to display their work in cele bration of National 4-H Club Achievement Week.. County Agent J. F. Reid an nounces that the wide corridors of the courthouse will be filled with booths displaying the canned fruits and vegetables and handiwork of these boys and girls. All exhibits are to be placed by one o’clock and the judges will award cash prizes at 2 o’clock. Miss Frances Hatcher, home ^demonstration agent, and County Agent D. C. Brumbalow, both of Clay county, and N. D. Mc Rainey, Baker county agent, will serve as judges. There will be booths displaying canned fruits, vegetables, pickles, preserves, corn, cotton, sweet pota toes, and booths showing the adept ness in handiwork, such as rug-mak ing and other useful household arti cles. National Achievement Week brings to a close a great year in 4-H Club work here, Mr. Reid explained. The boys and girls here have been engaged in varied projects this year which include home demonstration, garden, corn, potatoes, cotton, for estry, wildlife, poultry, beef cattle and hogs, food and nutrition, health, clothing, home management and salvage. One of the projects of which mem bers are most proud is the Rifle Club. Scores of members are en rolled and have diligently practiced shooting the rifle all the year. Following the judging of the ex hibits, a program will be held in the court room upstairs. Skits, songs and readings will be given by the members, for which medals and war stamps will be awarded the winners. Saturday’s achievement day is ex pected to draw hundreds of people to Blakely, making it the largest 4-H Club day ever held here. Melvyn Douglas and Joan Craw ford in “They All Kissed the Bride” at Blakely Theatre Thursday and Friday. More Winter Needs 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. Cftrig Counts ^ctug BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 12, 1942. Crawford Williams Dies Suddenly Of Heart Attack Succumbing to a heart attack, Crawford Williams, well-known cit izen of this city, died suddenly Sat urday morning at 9 o’clock at his home on Liberty street. Mr. Williams, who was 56 years of age, was a native of this county, and had many friends in this section who were saddened by the news of his passing. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock at the Sardis Methodist church, of which he d'as a member, with the Rev. W. T. Wiley officiating. Interment was in the Sardis cemetery, with Minter, Fel lows & Forrester in charge of ar rangements. The pall-bearers were his four sons, Alton, James, Theo and O. B. Williams, and his two sons-in-law, Quentin Edmondson and Idus Brownlee. A large number of friends attended the last rites. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Callie Sullivan Williams; the four sons previously named; two daugh ters, Mrs. Idus Brownlee, of Blakely, and Mrs. Quentin Edmondson of Barnwell, S. C.; one brother, J. D. Williams, of Blakely, and ten grand children. These have the sympathy of friends in their bereavement. ROYAL ARCH AND COUNCIL CLASSES TO BE HELD NOV. 24-25 Plans of the local Masonic bodies for the Royal Arch and Council fall class have been changed and the dates have been moved up to Tuesday and Wednesday, November 24th and 25th, it was announced this week. Already a large number of Blue Lodge Masons are signed up for the higher degrees and others are expected to join the class. Sev eral prominent members -of the Georgia Grand Chapter and Council are expected to be present on this occasion. Truck, Bus Operators Must Have Certificate Of War Necessity Operators of trucks, busses and taxis must have their Certificates of War Necessity before applying to the local War and Rationing Board for their mileage rations, the local War Price and Rationing Board an nounced today. The Certificates of War Necessity, issued by the Office of Defense Transportation, form the basis for the issuance of transport rations to these commercial vehicles, it was explained. When applicants go to the board they must have with them these certificates, together with prop erly executed application for a mile age ration. Each War Necessity Certificate states the number of miles the ve hicle for which the certificate js is sued will be allowed to travel during a three-month period. The certifi cate also states the number of gal lons of gasoline needed to cover this mileage. The OPA rationing board will de termine the amount of transport rations to be issued for the vehicle on the basis of the mileage -allowed on the certificate. In no case is the board permitted to allow, more gaso line than is stipulated on the certifi cate. In the eastern gasoline rationed area the transport (T) rations take the place of the service (S) rations. All outstanding S coupons will be come invalid at 12 rOl a. m. Novem ber 21. The T books will be tailored to the allowable mileage by tearing out coupons. COMMISSIONERS HELD MONTHLY SESSION HERE THURSDAY The Early County Board of Com missioners, meeting Thursday last, voted to age a convict as janitor of the court house, with the work on the building and grounds to be un der the supervision of the sheriff’s office. The Board also voted to sell to the C. C. Foster Construction Com pany three pieces of road machin ery now in the county’s possession. It was brought out at the meeting that the government had been in correspondence with county officials in regard to the amount of road building machinery the county now owns, and was likely to com mandeer part of the machinery un less it was sold to some company working on government projects. The Foster company is engaged in government contract work and will use the machinery in their work. On the motion to sell the machinery Commissioner C. L. Cook voted in the negative. The Commissioners approved a new bond submitted by Tax Commission er J. L. Houston. Present at Thursday’s meeting were H. C. Fort, chairman, C. L. Cook, 0. H. King and Leon H. Baughman. 4 After Seven Days on a Raft at Sea & ivSS m Hi i ! saw >$iij I: :K 'N j 1 gg w - j& K*M ■it* <•*■" ■ ■; ■ ;x : , A 1 i®! r I 1 V V • .*r ii 5lgll 1 ■ *41 li :S $ ------- * They can still smile as they look back the horrors of days on seven on a raft built to hold four, during which they saw one of the original nine leap to his death in delirium, and another die of exposure and starvation. They are the survivors of the crew of a Flying Fortress forced down in the vast Pacific. The heroes are pictured as they con valesced aboard a U. S. aircraft carrier, examining a bottle and can in which their water and tomato juice spoiled. Rev. W. F. Burford Returned to Blakely Church By Conference The Rev. W. F. Burford has heen returned to the pastorate of the Blakely Methodist church for an other year. This became known Sun day when assignments were an nounced at the closing session of the South Georgia Conference in Savan nah. Rev. Mr. Burford has served the church here for one year, during which time the church has enjoyed a substantial growth in membership and closes the year with an excellent financial report. The news of the return of Pastor Burford was re ceived with pleasure by the many friends he and Mrs. Burford have made during their residence here. The Rev. L. Cecil Wimberley, who has served the churches on the Blakely Circuit the past year, was assigned to the Chauncey church, in the Americus District. The new ap pointment is a promotion for this popular young minister. The appointments for the Thomas ville district as announced at the Conference, are: W. M. Haywood, district superin tendent; Albany, First Church, H. T. Freeman; Albany Trinity-Grace, J. W. M. Stipe; Arlington, L. S. Hol loway; Attapulgus, W. C. Bryant; Baconton, D. A. Lastinger; Bain bridge, H. H. Heisler; Barwick, F. C. Meyer; Blakely, W. F. Burford; Boston, H. P. Stubbs; Brinson, Mar vin Vincent; Camilla, N. H. Wil liams; Cairo, M. P. Webb; Cairo Ct., J. W. Lilly; Colquitt, J. W. Patter son; Donalsonville, C. L. Nease; Ed ison, J. P. Touchton; Faceville, J. A. Wiggens .(S); Leary, W. W. Taylor; Meigs-Ochloeknee, W. S. Johnson; Metcalf, J. 0. Aiken; Pavo, J. W. Hays; Pelham, E. J. Grimes; Sale City, James Agee; Thomasville, J. C. G. Brooks; West Bainbridge, J. Paul Barrett; Whigham-Climax, B. R. W. Knowles; District Missionary secretary, E. J. Grimes. Rev. E. M. Overby, a former pas tor here, was returned to the church at McRae. Another former Blakely pastor, the Rev. 0. B. Chester, who has served the church at Arlington for the past five years, was assigned to the church at Talbotton. THE COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETS The newly-organized -Commercial Club of Blakely High School staged its first social activity Monday night with an old-fashioned moonlight pic nic complete with a barn fire. The fun was added to by some 35 mem bers walking out to our newly discovered picnic grounds and after arriving everyone was ready for all that good food which everyone so cheerfully contributed. We wish to thank Miss Morgan and the faculty members who helped to make this such a success. It was suggested by more than one of our members that we have a picnic every Monday night. —REPORTER. Joan Crawford and Melvyn Doug las in “They All Kissed the Bride” at Blakely Theatre Thursday and Friday. $1.50 A YEAR All Passenger Car Owners Must File Tire Inspection Record In order to retain their right to use mileage ration books already issued them, passengeV car and mo torcycle owners in Early county must file with their local War Price and Rationing Board the new application form and tire inspection record, it is announced by a local board member. The forms, which are being used in other sections of the country as an application for a basic “A” ra tion, are now available at nearby service stations, garages and other conveniently located places. Auto ists and motorcyclists are urged to pick up copies at once and mail them to the War Price and Rationing Board as soon as they are filled out. “Local ear and motorcle owners will continue to use the coupon books already in their possession,” the lo cal board said, “but they need to turn in the new forms anyhow, in or der to give the board a record of the tire serial numbers and to get for themselves a tire inspection record to be used for the periodic tire inspections. “Those who fail to turn in one of the new forms will be subject to a call from the board after November 22 to explain why he hasn’t done so, and he may have his ration book re voked. “The form is simple. Most of the information can be obtained from the vehicle registration card. The most important information needed to fill out the application, however, is the list of serial numbers on every tire which, you or any relative living in your house, own for that vehicle. “The serial numbers are the in dented numbers on the tire walls. They are not to be confused with any raised numbers appearing on the tires. In case the serials numbers have been obliterated, only the brand name of the tire need be listed.” The rationing board urges car owners with more than five tires for each vehicle to dispose of these ex cess tires at once, since the ration ing board will demand an explana tion from any car owner who lists more than five tires. Excess tires can be sold to the Government through the local office of the Rail way Express Agency. DEATH CLAIMS LITTLE BOY AFTER ILLNESS OF ONLY A FEW HOURS Julian Moore Still, 2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Millard F. Still, of the Sowhatchee community, died; late Wednesday of last week, follow ing an illness of only a few hours. Funeral services for the little fel low were held the following after noon at the Zion Free Will Baptist church, with the Revs. W. T. Wiley and T. B. Mellette officiating. In terment was in Zion cemetery, with Minter, Fellows & Forrester Funeral Home in charge of arrangements and Jim, Hollis, Martin and J. B. Still serving as pall-bearers. Survivors include his parents and two brothers, John Millard Still and Jimmie Oxford Still, who have the sympathy of friends in their be reavement. Organ and Song Recital at Methodist Church Sunday Night A special organ and song recital will be presented at the Methodist church Sunday night beginning at 7:30 o’clock, by three young men of Turner Field Albany—William Reid, Pvt., Aii- Corps, organist, assisted by Eugene Corriero, Pfc., Air Corps, tenor, and Gildo Ferrando, Pvt., Air Corps, baritone. The/ public is cor dially invited. THE PROGRAM: Organ Prelude and Fugue in F Major (Bach). Prelude and Fugue in G Minor (Bach). Prelude and Fugue in G Major (Bach). Tenor Caro Mio Ben (Giordano). Musica Proibita (Gastaldon). Questa o quella per me pari sono, Rigoletto (Verdi). Organ Ave Maria (Schubert). Legend (MacDowell). To a Wild Rose (MacDowell). Baritone Homing (Del Riego). Thy Beaming Eyes (MacDowell). Invictus (Huhn). Duet for Baritone and Tenor Solenne in quest’ ora (Forza del dest.ino) (Verdi). Organ Lament (Spiritual). Londonderry Air (Irish Folk Tune). Ode to Thanksgiving (On themes from Beethoven). Program Note* WILLIAM REID'—Private William Reid has recently been assigned to the Post Chapel as Organist and Di rector of Music. He comes with a rich background of training and experience, having received the de gree of Bachelor of Music from Syra cuse University and Master of Arts from Columbia University. A resi dent of Albany, he was winner of the Georgia State Piano Contest. While in college, he became a mem ber of Delta Kappa Epsilon, social fraternity, and Phi Mu Alpha, Sin fonia, men’s professional musical fraternity. Private Reid’s profes sional experience has been wide and varied in radio, concert and church, and the teaching of music. He was director of the Glee Club, Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Center, New York City; in charge of all sing ing in the “Showplace of the Na tion,” and on the Music Hail of the Air programs, Sundays, WJZ. He has done conducting of chorus, or chestra and band and has appeared in concert as a pianist, organist and accompanist. Last year in New York City he was a member of the facul ty of Cardinal Hayes Memorial High School and was organist and choir master Trinity Episcopal Church, Morrisania. GILDO FERRANDO—Studied in Pittsburgh; Member of Pittsburgh Opera Society; has done work in oratorio and church; operates radio tower at Turner Field. EUGENE CORRIERO—From New York City; studied voice with Mala testa of the Metropolitan Opera and Brunnelli, composer and ar ranger for the Metropolitan Opera, and coached with Zenatello, the teacher of Martini; has done radio work, recitals and church singing; since going to Turner Field, Pfc. Corriero has been studying voice with Mrs. 0. D. Culpepper, of Al bany; his duties at Turner Field are those of Link Trainer Instructor. 1 BANK LOANS FOR I ♦ «* ALL ESSENTIAL NEEDS are available as always at the X First State Bank I ♦ X X * 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 I State Bank officers will discuss your require- X ments with you. No account necessary. X ♦ FIRST STATE BANK : BLAKELY, GEORGIA Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. 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