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THIS WEEK
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The First State Bank here in
Blakely has established a record in
deposits which it or no other bank in
Blakely has ever done before. When
the statement of condition of this
bank was published several days ago,
it showed that the deposits were
$1,017,266.84, thus the First State
Bank became the first bank in the
history of hanking in this county to
reach the one million dollar mark in
deposits. This speaks well for . the
financial condition of Early county
and for the executive ability of the
directors and employees of this bank.
The directors are W. B. Haley, J. T.
Haley, Grady Holman, S. G. Maddox,
C. E. Boyett, F. A. Barham, R. C.
Howell and Grady Smith.
This certainly is a young man’s
war. Remember a few years ago
when a youngster was seen around
town driving a goat to a wagon.
He was the envy of all the other
kids as he drove his team down the
street. That just seems like yester
day. Or maybe it was the day be
fore. Anyhow, it wasn’t very long.
Now this kid is in the Navy. A real
fighting sailor, with several trips
across the big waters to his credit.
He is still young in years, but aged
5n experience, He was home a few
days ago and while here left us a
poem which we think you ought to
read. Come in, Baker Bridges, of
the Navy:
The Prayer of a Sailor
Now I lay me down to sleep
I pray the Lord my soul to keep,
Grant no other sailor,take
My shoes and sox before I wak'*.
Dear Lord, grant me in my sleep
Keep my hammock on its number,
May no clew or lashing break
And smash my doom before 1 wake.
Keep me safely in Thy sight,
Grant no fire drill tonight
And in the morning let me wake
With haunting smells of sirloin steak.
Lord, protect me in my dream,
Make things better than they seem.
Grant four years may quickly fly
And all hardships pass me by.
Take me back to solid land
Where they scrub no decks with .sand,
Where no demon typhoon blows
And the women wash the clothes.
And speaking of letters from the
boys in the armed service, pay close
attention next week when we print
Sergeant William Wilson’s letter.
Sergeant Wilson is apparently down
in the Solomon area and he took ex
ception to what we said here recent
ly about what the soldiers might do
to Marine Harry B. Grier when they
read what he said about them being
a bunch of USD fighters. Sergeant
Wilson was puh-lenty burned up
about it and he got us “told-off” in
a most magnificent manner. Judging
from the tone, of his letter, when one
has something to say about the Ma
rines it certainly better be compli
mentary, or else you should smile
when you say it.
We believe there are more people
who can tell you how to run a news
paper than any other business in the
World.
It appears from reading the week
ly press that Tom Linder’s Market
Bulletin is riding a high wave of un
popularity. It always did seem to us
a rather expensive way to waste ink
and paper.
One bill in particular we hope the
ini gust Georgia Legislature will pass
is the Home Rule Bill. This bill has
been introduced in past legislative
sessions each time this body meets,;
but it always dies an immature I
death. It foolish to us to 1
seems
takfr Assembly tip the time of the whole whether Gener- Po- j
al to decide i
dunk in extreme north Georgia
should have two or four years for
the term of mayor.- It seems to us I
if Podunk wanted a two-year term
for mayor- or a four-year term, or i
whether they wanted no mayor at all, j
was a matter entirely up to the,
good citizens of Podunk to decide.;
The way this present law works is
just a farce. We hope the Home
Rule Bill is passed before the legis
lature adjourns.
Subscriptions for the Boy Scout
work in Early county for the current
year are to be taken this week,
Make your contribution as large as
possible. Proper development
youth is a work that should go on,
vnu or no war. and you may rest as
sured that your money is being well
invested when it goes to the Boy
Scout movement,
... CHURCH...
ANNOUNCEMENTS J
THE BLAKELY
METHODIST CHURCH
REV. W. F. BURFORD, Pa.tor
Church School 9:45 a. m.
Morning Worship at 11:00.
Epworth League at 6:00.
Evening Worship at 7:00.
The Circles of the W. S. C. S. will
meet Monday afternoon at 4:30
o’clock as follows:
The Eugenia ® Fryer at the home
of Mrs. R. C. Singletary, Sr.;
The Trudie Smith at the home of
Mrs. John Holman;
The Clara Butler at the home of
Mrs. Butler.
Preaching at Langston
Preaching at Langston Sunday
afternoon at 3:00.
THE BLAKELY
BAPTIST CHURCH
SPENCER B. KING, Pa.tor
The ‘TIME’ had us guessing last
Sunday, and some of us guessed
wrong, and consequently attendance
at Sunday School was off quite a
bit. Remember, we are on ‘Central
War Time’—the same we had a
year ago—and we have come back
to our old hours for service: Sunday
School at 9:45, Training Union at
6:00, Preaching Services at 11:00
and 7:00. Everybody invited.
Our people seem greatly interest
ed in the BOOK OF JOHN,—Sunday
School lessons and morning and even
ing texts from this great Gospel, the
themes for next Sunday are: “Jesus
Affirms His Deity” at 11:00, and for
the evening hour that very interest
ing passage, “When Jesus Wrote
Upon the Ground.”
The Woman’s Missionary Society
meets at the Church on Monday at
3:30. They will remember this is
their ONLY meeting at the church
for February. The Sunbeams have
their monthly meeting in their room
at the same time.
Prayer Service on Wednesday
evening at 7:00 at the Pastoriuni.
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH
REV. JAS. B. LAWRENCE, D. D.,
Vicar
Tuesday, February 9: Holy Corn
munion 11:00 a. m. All members
and friends are urged to attend.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
HORACE E. TIMMERMAN, Minister
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Regular-services in the home of j
D. M. Carter on Cuthbert Road: I
Bible Study, 10:00 a. m.
Preaching 11:00 a. m.
Lord’s Supper 11:45 a. ni.
Preaching- Mid-week 7:30 p. m. the,
Bible Study in
home of D. M. Carter Wednesday.
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BLAKELY FREE WILL
BAPTIST CHURCH
REV. H. L. CATRICK, Pastor
Services every first and third Sun
days in month. !
(Sunday School 9:45 a. m.
Morning worship 11:90 a. m.
League service 6:30 p. m.
Evening worship 7 :30 p. m.
Everyone is cordially invited.
THE BLAKELY
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
P. Z. SMITH, Pastor
Sunday School 10:00 a. m.
Preaching 2nd and 4th Sundays
11 :00 a. m.
Young People’s meeting each Sun
day 6:30 p. m. Service Sunday
Evangelistic each
7:30 p. m.
Week-day meetings:
Ladies’ Prayer Meeting Tuesday
3 :00 p. m.
Regular Prayer Meeting Wednes
day 8:00 p. m.
SERVICES AT PINE VIEW
BAPTIST CHURCH
There will be services at Pine
View Baptist church every second
and fourth Sunday and Sunday
night in each month, Everybody is i
invited,
REV. E. T. DAWSON. Pastor.
SUMMARY OF WEATHER
FOR MONTH OF JANUARY
Temperature: Mean maximum, J
63.7; mean minimum, 42.2; mean,
8 Maximum, 80 on the 24th
Rn( , 2gth . minimum% 2 3 on the ‘20th.
Precipitation: Total, 5.57 inches;
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greatest amount in any 24-hour pe
riod, 1.77 inches on both the 8th
and 18th.
Miscellaneous: Number of days
with 0.01 inch or more of rainfall,
clear, 9; partly cloudy. 12;
cloudy, 10; killing frosts on the 10th,
lith and 14th; dense fog on the
8th and 25th; thunderstorms on the
17th and 18th; high winds on the
j 4th and 19th.
j J. G. STANDIFER. Observer,
U. S. Weather Bureau.
EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY, GEORGIA
Mrs. Lucy A. Roach
Dies at Her Home
In Geneva, Ala.
Geneva, Ala.—Funeral services for
Mrs. Lucy A. (“Grandma”) Roach,
age 96, who died here Wednesday,
Jan. 20, after a short illness, (were
held at the Geneva Baptist church on
Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock. 'Rev.
W. M. Bush, of Troy, officiated, and
burial was in the city cemetery.
Mrs. Roach had been a resident of
Geneva for 45 years, having moved
here from Hartford when her late
husband was elected probate judge
of Geneva county in 1898. She was
very active until her last illness,
gh e was interested in affairs of the
outside world and always voted in
local and national elections. She was
the mother of the late D. G. Roach,
who also #served as county probate
judge. Two F. A.
Survivors include: sons,
Roach, of near Geneva, and Joe
Roach, of Greensboro, Ala.; three of
daughters, Mrs. Molly E. Hartley
Beaumont, Texas, Mrs. H. J. Childs
of Geneva, and Mrs. J. G. Turner of
Georgetown, Ga.; also, fifty-one
grandchildren, ninety-two
grandchildren, and thirty great-great
grandchildren.
Mrs. Roach was the grandmother
of Mr. S. L. Hartley, of Blakely,
who is her oldest grandchild, and
whose mother is the oldest child of
Mrs. Roach.
DISTRIBUTION OF
COMMODITIES TO
END THIS MONTH
Mrs. Marie S. Williams, Early
County Welfare Director, announces
that she has received the following
information from B. S. Miller, Direc
tor of the State Department of Pub
lic Welfare:
Effective February 1, 1943, regu
lar distribution of commodities to
individual family cases, institutions,
housekeeping aide, demonstration
projects and others will be discon
tinued.
After February 5 distribution to
schools will be handled by B. R. B.
Davis, county school superintendent,
until the commodities now on hand
are exhausted.
COMMISSIONERS HOLD
MONTHLY SESSION
The County Commissioners, meet
ing in regular monthly session Tues
day, transacted only routine business
matters.
MALLIE SIMMONS
PROMOTED TO SERGEANT—
Boca Raton Field, Fla.—(Corporal
Mallie L. r o- Simmons, Jr., t on 20, of f Da
mascus, Ga., who is stationed at Boca
Raton Field, La., one of the Army
An Forces P Technical Technical Schools Schools has has
been promoted to the giade o j
Sergeant. Young Simmons gradu
a £ e d f rom Damasus High School and i
of Mrs Less i e Simmons. !
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5, 1942.
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to wait a few minutes for our train.
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GRAND MASTER E. D.
WELLS PAYS MAGNOLIA
LODGE OFFICIAL VISIT
Last week, at a special meeting,
Magnolia Lodge No. 86 Free and Ac
cepted Masons was honored with an
official visit fro mthe Most Worship
ful Grand Master of the Grand
Lodge of Georgia, the Hon. E. D.
Wells, of Savannah.
The Grand Master was tendered a
supper at the Early Hotel, to which
were invited the line officers and
Past Masters of the lodge. After
the supper, the lodge convened in
regular session and the Grand Mas
ter was received in due form.
In his address, Mr. Wells stressed
the Symbolism of Masonry and
brought to light what Freemasonry
really stands for and what it has to
offer to a war-torn world. A large
concourse of Masons were present
from the local lodge as well as visi
tors from Bluffton, Damascus and
Columbia.
LOCAL BOARD WANTS
ADDRESSES OF REGISTRANTS
Alex Carswell, clerk of the local
Selective Service Board, wants to
know the addresses of the following
registrants, and will appreciate any
information toward this end that may
be given by anyone: Colored—Jos
eph Hallman, William Johnson, Wil
bur Vaughns, R. W. Hutchins, John
nie Dowkins, Willie Howard, Carey
Reynolds, W. C. Doster, Albert
Hayes, Orange King, Pheumos Wool'll
Stringer, Jene Williams, Evirn Kel
ly, Anderson Smith, Homer Thomas;
White—Lester Ebe Bundy.
ANDREW HOLMES
PROMOTED TO SERGEANT—
Camp Burner, N. C.—The promo
tion of Andrew Holmes from the
grade of Corporal to that of Serg
eant has been announced here by
Colonel H. W. Huntley, post com
mander. Before entering the service
Sergeant Holmes lived on Route 2,
Blakely, Ga., and is a son of Mrs.
Vena Holmes.
Men are dying for the Four
Freedoms. The least we can
do here at home is to buy
War Bonds —1C% for War
Bonds, every pay day.
CITATION.
GEORGA—Early County:
To all whom it may concern:
Myrtle Scott Diemmer having, in
proper form, applied to me for per
manent letters of administration on
the estate of Walter Asa Scott, late
sa j d county, this is to cite all and
singular the creditors and' next of
kin of said Walter Asa Scott to be
and appear ff at my office within the
^ a owed by law> and show should caus e,
w hy permanent administration
nob b e g ran t e d to Myrtle Scott Diem
mer on said Estate. Witness my
hand and official signature, this 4th
da ^ of February, 1843—^
Ordinary, Early County, Ga.
MAKE THIS BANK YOUR BANK
We invite you to make this
bank your bank during 1943. We
will appreciate the opportunity
of serving you and rendering any
assistance within our province.
Come to see us about your bank
in problems.
Bank of Early
BLAKELY, GEORGIA
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. All
Deposits Insured up to $5,000
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Mtke WEEKEND!
SEED POTATOES—Cobbler or
Bliss, peck 65c
MEAL—Home Ground, peck 50c
RAISINS—Sun-Maid Seedless 2 pkgs. 35c
SWEET POTATOES 8 lbs. 25c
TEMPLE ORANGES—Dozen 35c
PINEAPPLE ORANGES—Tree ripe, doz. 25c
PURE LARD—6-lb. bucket ______________________ $1.19
PRESERVES—Pure Grape, 12-oz. jar 20c
EEL BECK SYRUP—Gallon ________________________ 80c
TENDER FLAKE FLOUR—5-lb. box 40c
PEANUT BUTTER—Blue Plate or Luxury, pint_ 30c
.... QUALITY MEATS • • • •
BACON—Smoked Sugar Cured, not sliced, lb. 30c
STEAK—Chuck, lb. 35c
OLEO—Sweet Sixteen, lb. 20c
FISH—Mullet, lb. 15c; Trout, lb, 25c
PAN SAUSAGE—Mixed, lb. 20c
STREAK-O-LEAN JOWL BUTTS—Lb. 19c
Ralph Scarborough
(In the Arcadia Market Location)
Phone 39 We Deliver
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