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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
! GOD’S COUNTRY
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VOLUME LXXXIII NO. 14
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts—“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead."
Registration of Fuel
Oil and Kerosene
Users Nov. 19-20
Registration in Early county of
kerosene and fuel oil users for cook
ing and lighting and miscellaneous
uses will be held on Thursday and
Friday of this week, November 19th
and 20th, at the following sites:
Damascus High School (white).
Damascus High School (colored).
New Hope School.
Jakin High School (white).
Cedar Springs School.
Hilton High School.
Rowena School.
Arlington High School.
Liberty Hill School.
Early County Training School.
Colomokee School.
Blakely Washington High School
(colored).
The hours for registration will be
announced at these schools.
The registration at Blakely will be
at the court house on these days
from 10 a. m. to 8 p. m.
RECITAL AT METHODIST
CHURCH SUNDAY NIGHT
DELIGHTS LISTENERS
One of the most delightful services
given at the Methodist church since
the installation of the new electric
organ was rendered there Sunday
night, when three talented Turner
Field service men gave a recital.
A large crowd greeted these young
men and thrilled to the magnificent
voices of Privates Gildo Ferrando,
baritone, and Eugene Corriero, ten
or, and to the organ music of Private
William Reid.
Although the music was part ex
temporaneous, due to the fact that
part of the music was left in Albany
when these singers left in such haste
to meet their appointment, the pro
gram was a source of much enjoy
ment and a bright future was pre
dicted for all these young men by
those who. were fortunate enough to
attend the recital.
AMERICAN
COTTON
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TO KEEP YOUR FAMILY FIT -k
COTTON • • • tough,washable, last
ing. .. makes soap-and-water fresh
ness yours at small cost and little *
effort.
SIMPLE and easy to wash. No com
plicated instructions oneeded. Cot
ton is even stronger when wet than *
dry. Exact preshrinkage protects
style and fit. Boil, scrub and wring
it when necessary. Cotton can
take it.
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HEALTHFUL —Outside freshness Jf
helps inside 1 Vi.'
maintain health. Cot
ton can stand heat and washing to -
make it sterile.
THRIFTY —Cotton more than re- *
pays, with long wear and sturdy
service, the simple care that keeps
it fresh.
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Buy your cotton piece goods now while
our present stocks are near normal.
Many items in cotton goods are not ob
tainable through wholesale channels even
this early in the game.
T. K. Weaver & Co.
“Blakely’s Only Complete Store”
C. E. BOYETT, Owner BLAKELY, GA.
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BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 19, 1942.
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® This smile belongs to Master
Sergt. Sidney C. Howe, one of the
toughest soldiers in Uncle Sam’s
army. He lost his arm, and ma
chine gun bullets went through his
legs at Pearl Harbor. Army offi
cials tried to retire him, but he
“raised hell.” Sergeant Howe is
now a radio operator in Fourth
army air communications, He
wears a silver star for bravery un
der fire.
LIONS TO HOLD TURKEY
SHOOT FOR BENEFIT OF
EMPTY STOCKING FUND
The Early County Christmas Emp
ty Stocking Fund, which annually
plays Santa Claus to the under-priv
ileged children, will this year get a
boost from the Blakely Lions Club,
if plans being made by the club
prove successful.
The club at its noon meeting Tues
day voted to hold a Turkey Shoot
next Tuesday afternoon at three
o’clock, EWT, with the proceeds to
go to the Empty Stocking Fund. The
shoot will be held at the sand pit on
the Cuthbert highway just north of
the mill pond. The fun will begin
exactly at three o’clock and some
lucky fellow will win a Thanksgiving
dinner for only twenty-five cents.
Lions William Cox, Frank Reid and
“Tige” Pickle are on-the committee
to arrange the shoot. Men and la
dies are invited.
A WEEK OF THE WAR
COMPILED BY OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION
Washington.—President Roosevelt
ordered the Lend-Lease Administra
tion to make available as soon as
possible food, clothing and weapons
of war to the armed forces and the
citizens of the areas in North Afri
ca occupied by U. S. troops. “No
one will go hungry or without other
means of livelihood in any territory
occupied by the United Nations,”
the President said, “if it is humanly
within our power to make necessary
supplies available to them. Weapons
also will be supplied to the people
of these territories to hasten the
defeat of our common enemies.”
By late November 13 allied forces
had extended the Algerian zone of
occupation as far east as Bone, just
50 miles from Tunisia. When French
destroyers at Casablanca put up
strong resistance against American
naval units protecting U. S. troop
landings there, the U. S. surface
forces and dive bombers destroyed
an entire flotilla of French destroy
ers and light craft and left the 35,
000-ton French battleship Jean Bart
a burning hulk. All hostilities in
French North Africa ceased Novem
ber 11, 77 hours after the U. S. of
fensive began. In many places the
local population and U. S. troops
joined in Armistice Day ceremonies.
The war department said American
casualties were light.
The President described the Afri
can campaign as a smaller second
front launched in lieu of a big-scale
offensive against the Axis forces
across the English channel. He said
that during Prime Minister Church
ill’s visit to Washington in June it
was decided a major offensive across
the Channel could not have been
started until next year at the ear
liest. The African offensive was de
cided upon by the end of June, by
late July the number of men neces
sary and points of attack had been
determined, and the approximate
date was set by the end of August.
War Secretary Stimson said that
despite the fact that the Germans
must have been aware some sort of
large operation was in immediate
prospect in North Africa, Axis ef
forts to intercept it with numerous
submarines were futile. All U. S.
forces moved to their points pf at
tack, only one transport was torpe
doed, and troops from this ship pro
ceeded in their landing craft more
than 100 miles to their destination.
Under Secretary of War Patterson
reported 700,000 different items of
equipment and supplies were re
quired for the North African opera
tion.
Navy Jseven Secretary timL Knox said it took
five to^the^iddle last as ^
as it would to
carry them straight through Gibral
tar and into the Mediterranean.
OTHER WAR FRONTS
In a 10-hour offensive on Jap shore
positions on Guadalcanal November
21 > j* ir .f n d surface forces of t e
U. S. Navy destroyed at least
and probably more out of 75 land
ing boats found near Tassafarong ,
shot down 30 out of 31 Jap p an
attempting-to attack the U. S. s ip ,
silenced shore batteries and start
large fires. The U. S. heavy slightly ci
San Francisco was damaged
und 30 members of the rew ®
kdled when a disab ed a P P
crashed into it. The U. . d y
Buchannon was damaged a e 1
of her crew killed by a .-me
from an enemy shore atte y.
Navy communique m the a
of November 14 said the naval -
gagements in the Solomons ai
were still in progress.
General MacArthur headq ,
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reported November 4 t at • •
bombers scored hits on two more
Jap cruisers and damaged an enemy
transport at their Buin-Faisi base.
In New Guinea, Australian troops
wiped out the remainder of a Japa
n e se force in the Oivi-Gorari sector
and drew within 45 miles of the en
emy base at Buna. U. S. subma
rines reported the sinking of seven
more transport and auxiliary ships
and the probable sinking of a de
stroyer in far eastern waters, The
sinking of five more allied merchant
men in the Atlantic during .Septem
ber and October were announced.
SELECTIVE SERVICE—
The President signed legislation
lowering the draft age to 18 years.
At the same time, he announced a
committee of educators, working
with the War and Navy Departments,
would make a study of steps “to en
able the young men whose education
has been interrupted to resume
their schooling and afford equal op
portunity for the training and edu
cation of other young men of ability
after their service to the Armed
Forces has corne to an end.” He also
said that in the near future a plan
will be announced providing utiliza
tion during the war of facilities of
certain colleges and universities to
train a limited number of men of
the Armed Forces for highly special
ized duties.
NAVY—
Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief
of Staff to President Roosevelt, said
aircraft carriers, large and small,
escort vessels, landing boats and oth-
er kinds, of naval units are about to
be built “with a timing almost equal
to the pre-war mass production of
motor cars.” He said the U. S', is
building submarines in a little more
than one year, twice as fast as be
fore the war—aircraft carriers are
built in 17 months—battle
ships, that used to require five years,
now take three—destroyers require
six months, one-third of the former
time.
FARM PRODUCTION
AND PRICES—
Economic stabilization director
Byrnes said the ceiling on farm
wages has been lifted until Agricul
ture Secretary Wickard can deter
mine:
(1) The effect of farm wages on
farm production in the more critical
farm labor shortage areas, and (2)
where increases in farm wages may
threaten to cause an increase in the
price ceilings on farm products.
The first Agricultural Marketing
Administration contract for dehy
drated pork for shipment overseas—
calling for approximately 110,000
pounds, to be processed and deliver
ed within the next few weeks—was
awarded to the Midwestern Meat
Packer. The Agriculture Depart
mest said the use of hybrid seed
added 300,000,000 bushels to the
1942 com crop. Marketing quotas
will apply to the J.943-44 cotton
marketing season if approved by a
more than two-thirds vote of cotton
growers in the referendum of Decem
ber 12, Secretary Wic-kard stated.
RATIONING—
The Office of Defense Transporta
tion postponed its mileage rationing
program for commercial vehicles
from November 15 to December 1,
after the Office of Price Adminis
tration postponed its nationwide gas
oline rationing program for passen
ger cars from November 22 to De
cember 1. The OPA also postponed
its fuel oil rationing starting date
from November 1 to 23. The OPA
said all oil-burning equipment in
structures other than private homes
will be regarded by OPA as converti
ble to other fuels and therefore in
eligible for fuel rations, unless sat
isfactory proof is furnished to the
contrary. The ruling will be en
forced after the second rationing
period.
PRODUCTION AND
LABOR SUPPLY—
OES Director Byrnes asked War
Production Chairman Nelson to un
dertake a “vigorous program” to
standardize goods produced for civil
ian consumption and to eliminate
K CL
vilian Supply to ^ds, determine and said the it mm- will
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b / the 0ES P° 1C V grantee the
tntiail ^ ^
Labor Secretary Perkins, at the
re q UeS £ 0 .f the -yy ar an[ j Navy De
p ar £ments anc j the Maritime Commis
s i on> lowered the minimum age for
(women employed in war industries
f rom jg to years. The war agen
c j es gta ^ e( j t ,j, e con ti nU ed inclusion
- t acts of the 18-year
n war con r pro
v ; s j on would “impair seriously the
conduct of government business by
retarding essentiaI production . . .”
In ordering the change, Secretary
Perkins ruled that a contractor shall
“keep on file a certificate of age
s ] low j ng that every girl employed by
j g at ] east pg no g j r j un d er
18 giia |j be employed for more than
eight hours in any one day, or be
j. ween pjje hours of 10 p. m. and 6 a.
m , or j n an y W ay contrary to state
laws governing hours of work . . .”
Any woman worker under 18 must
gran ted a specific lunch period
f j t 30 minutes .
(Note: Since the above informa
tion was compiled and released, the
Navy has announced a" great naval
victory in the Solomons, in which 23
Japanese vessels were sunk, includ
ing twelve transports carrying thou
sands of Japanese soldiers. American
losses were two light cruisers and
six destroyers sunk.)
6,300 BALES COTTON
GINNED IN EARLY COUNTY
TO NOVEMBER 1
W. R. Pullen, special agent of the
Department of Commerce, an
nounced this week that the cotton
ginners census report for November
1 shows that prior to that date 6,300
bales of cotton had been ginned in
Early county from the 1942 crop as
compared to 10,409 bales to the
same date in 1941.
SERVICE AT HILTON
METHODIST CHURCH
SUNDAY 4:30 P. M.
There will be preaching services
at the Hilton Methodist church Sun
day afternoon at 4:30 o’clock. The
sermon will be by the Rev. W. F.
Burford, of Blakely. Everyone is
invited.
$1.50 A YEAR
Leads in Africa
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•’ This photo is the latest portrait
of Lieut. Gen. Dwight Eisenhower,
American commanding general in
the European theater of operations.
General Eisenhower led U. S. troops
in landings in the French colonies
in North Africa.
EARLY COUNTIANS TURN
IN 296,540 POUNDS SCRAP
METAL DURING DRIVE
Complete figures on the recent
Newspaper Scrap Metal Drive were
announced here this week and show
ed that loyal Early countians gath
ered a total of 296,540 pounds of
scrap metal and rubber, thus en
riching the Army and Navy relief
funds in the amount of $998.08.
Although this seems like a great
pile of scrap, T. B. Clyburn, salvage
chairman, said it is far short of the
goal of 100 pounds per person in
Early county. At 100 pounds per
person, this is only one-sixth of the
amount we should have raised.
There is yet much scrap in the
county which hasn’t been brought
to the salvage stations and it will be
brought in at a later drive, Mr.
Clyburn said. The date of the new
scrap drive will be announced later.
CHAIRMEN NAMED FOR
WOMAN’S DIVISION OF
WAR BOND COMMITTEE
S. G. Maddox, chairman Early
County War Bond and Savings
Stamps Committee, announced yes
terday that Mrs. Lewis B. Fryer
had been narfied chairman and Mrs,
Ed Sealy co-chairman of the Wom
an’s Division of this corhmittee.
In naming Mrs. Fryer and Mrs.
Sealy to these posts, Mr. Maddox said
the c-o-mmittee was careful in its se
lection so as to get two workers
who were really interested in this
work and who would give careful
consideration to all phases of the
buying of bonds and stamps. Mrs.
Fryer and Mrs. Sealy are diligent
workers, he said, and the committee
is very fortunate in getting them to
accept this responsibility.
“Mrs. Miniver,” that extra fine
picture you have been hearing so
much about, at the Blakely Theatre
next Monday and Tuesday.
War Bonds Sold
As Result of Rotary
Club Barbecue
Several thousand dollars worth of
war bonds were sold here last
Thursday as the result of a big
barbecue held that night at the OCIC
camp site in Kolomoki Park.
The barbecue was staged by the
Blakely Rotary Club and admission
was gained by the purchase of a
war bond. About a hundred were
present, including the Rotary mem
bers and their guests. No fixed pro
gram was rendered at the barbecue.
Following a short address of welcome
by President James B. Murdock, Jr.,
the roll call by Rotarian Henry Wall
and the invocation by Rotarian Bill
Burford, everyone assembled at the
long table and began to eat freely
of the delectable barbecue and
Brunswick stew which had been pre
pared in great quantities.
The stew and ’cue were prepared
by Mr. John G. Murdock, who is
considered an authority on arranging
a “feed” of this nature.
To quote an ancient, out-of-date
and too-much used phrase, “a good
time was had by all.”
EARLY COUNTY BOND
QUOTA FOR NOVEMBER
ONLY HALF REACHED
If Early county is to meet its No
vember bond quota, we have “got to
get up and go,” is the prediction of
O. R. Brooks, who- is in charge of
the bond drive.
Early this week the sales bad
reached the $14,0-00 mark, with less
than two weeks to go, Mr. Brooks
said. The quota is $30,000. All
committee workers are expected to
make a concerted drive this week so
that Early county will make its
quota.
MISS RHEA GOWAN
PASSES AT HOME
IN CENTERVILLE
Following an illness of several
weeks, Miss Rhea Gowan, 53, died
Saturday morning at 10:30 o'clock
at Centerville.
Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon at 4 o’clock at the Center
ville Methodist church, of which Miss
Gowan was a member, with the Rev.
L. Cecil Wimberley officiating. In
terment was in Centerville cemetery,
with Minter, Fellows & Forrester
Funeral Home in charge of arrange
ments, and R. T. Jackson, Justin
Gowan, Cyrus DuBose, Grady Du
Bose, Bill Hobbs, James Tedder and
Sam Roy Chandler serving as pall
bearers.
Miss Gowan, who was a native of
this county, where she was born
August 15, 1889, is survived by her
mother, Mrs. J. R. Gowan; two
brothers, Jim and Henry Gowan, of
this county; and one sister, Mrs. J.
H. Eason, of Cairo.
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% BANK LOANS FOR
♦ ALL ESSENTIAL NEEDS X
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are available as always at the *
First State Bank ♦
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! Wartime regulations discourage unnecessary bor
I rowing. The First State’s policies have always
♦ done
I But if so. 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.
FIRST STATE BANK
: BLAKELY, GEORGIA
♦ Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Maximum Insurance of $5,000.00 for each depositor 1
Throw Your Scrap Into the Scrap—Drive Next Week
PULL FOR BLAKELY
—OR—
PULL OUT
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