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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
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VOLUME LXXX1II } NO. 27
Success to AH Who Pay Their Honest Debts—“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead."’
MADDOX AND
WHITCHARD HEAD
RED CROSS DRIVE
S. G. Maddox and Oscar Whitch
ard will head the drive to raise funds
for the Red Cross, Mrs. R. C. Sin
gletary, Sr., county chairman, an
nounced this week.
This year the drive wilil be known
as the War Fund drive, Mrs. Single
tary said, and loyal and patriotic
Early countians are called upon to
raise $1,600. With the Red Cross
needing so much more money than
in peace-time, the quota this year is
larger than heretofore and necessar
ily contributions must be larger.
With two such progressive and
civic-minded men as Mr. Maddox and
Mr. Whitchard to head the drive,
Mrs. Singletary said the fund is
certain to be oversubscribed within a
short time.
Tentative plans have been made
by Mr. Maddox and Mr. Whitchard
to hold the drive early in March,
probably around the 10-th or 11th,
and committees of workers are be
ing selected to go over the entire
county so that each person may be
given an opportunity to donate to
this most worthy and humanitarian
organization.
GRAND MATRON TO
VISIT LOCAL CHAPTER
OF EASTERN STAR
Blakely Chapter No. 282 Order of
the Eastern Star will receive a dis
tinguished visitor tomorrow (Friday)
night, when Mrs. Margaret Lane, of
Brunswick, Worthy Grand Matron of
the Grand Chapter of Georgia, will
make an official visit and inspection
of the local chapter.
An informal supper will be ten
deredthe Grand Matron at the Early
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the line officers of the chapter and
the Past Matrons and Past Patrons
and other members. The supper will
be held at 7:30 p. m., after which
the chapter will be opened and the
official visit and inspection will take
place.
WEAVER’ 8 —
WORK CLOTHES
DEPARTMENT
Lee Overalls, 9 oz. sanforized _. _________$2.45
Duck-Head Overalls, 8 oz. sanforized____ $1.98
Polly Brand Overalls______________ ______ $1.89
Khaki and Blue Matched Pants _________$1.95
Army Twill Khaki Suits _________$5.90
Matched Shirts, Blue, Khaki, Green_______ $1.95
On lot Duck-Head Khaki Shirts $1.00
Boy’s Overalls, sizes 2 to 16, $1 value 89c
Boy’s Matched Suits, Khaki or Blue $2.99
Men’s Work Shoes, Peters Diamond
Brand $2.95 to $5.00
Men’s Raw-Cord Oxfords, good
values__________________ $2.95 to $3.50
Men’s Work Gloves 98c to $1.50
Blue Chambray Shirts, pearl buttons $1.25
Blanket Lined Jumpers $2.45 to $2.95
Shop Caps—Chauffer’s Caps—Hunting Caps
Visit Our New Store on the Square.
We Will Always Save You Money.
T. K. Weaver & Co.
“ Blakely’s Only Complete Store 99
C. E. BOYETT, Owner BLAKELY, GA.
County $Stm
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, 1943.
Funeral Held Friday
Afternoon for Early
County Young Girl
Funeral services were held Friday
afternoon at four o’clock for Sybil
Ernestine Lane, young daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. James P. Lane, who
died Tuesday morning at an Augusta
hospital, after a long illness. Officiat
ing at the last rites were the Revs.
W. T. Wiley and Spencer B. King.
Interment was in Zion cemetery,
with Minter, Fellow's & Forrester
Funeral Home in charge of arrange
ments and Ben Mosely, Millard
Still, Lawrence Rollins, Vincent
Willis and John Arthur Brown
serving as pall-bearers. An hon
orary escort comprised the fol
lowing classmates: Ruth Gashwell,
Yvonne Ham, Avis Horn, Juanita
and Bernice Tedder, Virginia John
son, Betty Ann Houston and Geneva
Hay.
Sybil was born in this county on
October 3, 1928, and had spent her
young life here until she was carried
to Augusta for treatment some time
ago. She bore her long suffering
with patience and was cheerful
throughout it all, greeting everyone
with a smile and manifesting a
beautiful Christian spirit. She was
greatly loved by many friends who
sorrow over her passing.
Surviving are her parents; four
sisters, Mrs. Forrest Williams, Mrs.
Ben Mosely, Mary Lou Lane and Pa
tricia Lane; one brother, Harold
Lane; and one half-sister, Miss Eu
nice Hughes.
$519.60 RAISED FOR
ROY SCOUT WORK
A . total . . , of . $519.60 on was contnb- ,
uted . , , by 151 . local , people , to , carry on
the
tary, Jr., Early council chairman,
announced this week.
The drive to raise funds was held
last week and everyone contributed
to the drive in: a most co-operative
and whole-hearted manner, Mr. Sin
said.
REGISTRATION FOR RATION BOOK TWO
ON WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24-25-26-27
Plans were announced this week
for the registration in Blakely and
throughout Early county for Ration
Book No. Two, which is to be used
beginning March 1 on certain canned
and bottled foods, vegetables, fruits
and fruit juices, soups, and catsups
and sauces, and later in the purchase
of meat and other foods which may
become scarce.
In order to handle the gigantic
task of registration, the County
Board of Education has declared
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
February 24, 25 and 26 school holi
days so that the teachers of the
schools, both white and colored, may
assist in the registration of the
thousands who are expected to apply
for Ration Book Two.
The registration has been ar
ranged for the four-day period, be
ginning Wednesday and running
through Saturday, and will be held
in the following white schools:
Blakely, Rowena, Liberty Hill, Da
mascus, New Hope, Jakin, Hilton,
Cedar Springs and Colomokee. The
Negro schools to be used for regis
tration of the Negro residents will
be announced at the schools, The
hours of registration will be from
9 a. m. to 6 p. m., Central War
time.
In order to facilitate the registra
tion and to guard against a rush
on any single day, it has been ar
ranged to use the following schedule:
Those whose surnames begin with
the letters A, B, C, D, E, F or G
will register & on Wednesday, Feb. 24.
Those whose , , begin . ...
surnames
igSter Thursday,’ February _ M N
25.
surnames begin
the letters O, P, Q, K, b, 1 or u
will register on Friday, February 26.
(Fill Out This Blank and Bring to Place of Registration With You)
CONSUMER DECLARATION
PROCESSED FOODS AND COFFEE
I hereby certify that I am authorized to apply for and receive a War Ration
Book Two for each person listed below who is a member of my family
unit, or the other person or persons for whom I am acting whose War
Ration Book One I have submitted to the Board; that the name of
each person and number of his or her War Ration Book One are accu
rately listed below; that none of these persons is confined or resident
in an institution, or is a member of the Armed Forces receiving sub
sistence in kind or eating in separate messes under an officer’s com
mand; that no other application for War Ration Book Two for these
persons has been made; that the following inventory statements are
true and include all indicated foods owned by all persons included in
this Declaration:
COFFEE-—-
1. Pounds of coffee owned on November 28, 1942, minus I pound for
each person included in this Declaration whose age as stated on
War Ration Book One is 14 years or older .... ----------
2. Number of .persons included in this Declaration whose age as stated
on War Ration Book One is 14 years or older--------------
CANNED FOODS—
Include all commercially canned fruits (including spiced); canned veg
etables; canned fruit and vegetable juices; canned soups, chili sauce
and catsup. DO NOT INCLUDE canned olives; canned meat and fish;
pickles, relish; jellies, jams, and preserves; spaghetti, macaroni and
noodles; or home-canned foods.
3. Number of cans, bottles and jars (8-ounce size or larger) of com
mercially packed fruits, vegetables, juices and soups, chili sauce
and catsup owned on February 21, 1943, minus 5 for each person
included in this Declaration...............
4. Number of persons included in this Declaration----------
The name of each person included in this Declaration and the number
of his or her War Ration Book One is:
Print Name Number
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(Signature of applicant or authorized agent)
(Address) (City and State)
Chairman of County
Commissioners Speaks
To Rotary Members
An interesting talk on Early coun
ty and how its business is operated
furnished the topic for an interesting
talk delivered before the members of
the Blakely Rotary Club at its
weekly meeting held at the Early
Hotel Friday at noon.
The speaker was H. C. Fort, chair
man of the Early County Board of
Commissioners, who was introduced
by Rotarian Guy Maddox, program
chairman for the day.
Mr. Fort quoted some interesting
statistics regarding the Early coun
ty tax digest and tax collections, and
how this tax money is spent for road
and bridge building and other neces
sary improvements and maintenance.
Mr. Fort stated that prospects were
good for the county to be on the
pay-as-you-go basis by the first of
1944, by which time it is hoped all
the county’s indebtedness will have
been liquidated.
Rotarian Dick Rogers had as his
guest Mr. A1 Walker, of Cairo.
Friday’s meeting was presided over
by President James B. Murdock, Jr.,
with the musical part of the program
by Mrs. Ben Haisten, club pianist.
DEATH CLAIMS MISS
MAGGIE KIRKLAND,
RESIDENT OF JAKIN
Death claimed a beloved Jakin
lady on Wednesday of last week,
when Miss Maggie Kirkland died at
the home of her sister, Mrs. G. M.
McDaniel, in Jakin. Miss Kirkland
was a native of Early county and
was well-known and greatly admired
and loved by all who knew her. Her
sweet Christian life was a source
of much inspiration to those with
whom she came in contact.
Funeral services were held Thurs
day at the home ’of Mrs. McDaniel,
with whom Miss Kirkland resided.
Interment followed in the Jakin cem
etery.
Survivors include, besides Mrs.
McDaniel one brother, Mr. Joe Kirk
land, of Donalsonville, and a num
ber of nieces and nephews.
COLDEST WEATHER IN
NEARLY THREE YEARS
HIT BLAKELY MONDAY
After a day of high winds Sunday,
the mercury tumbled to a low of
16 Monday morning to make it the
coldest Blakely has experienced
since February 28th, 1940.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to thank my friends who
were so considerate of me for their
many courtesies extended since my
accident, especially when I was in
the hospital.
WILLIAM ALLEN,
Those whose surnames begin with
the letters V, W, X, Y or Z will reg
ister on Saturday, February 27.
Those registering for ration Book
Two must bring with them Ration
Book One (sugar-coffee) issued to
them at the first registration. One
member of a family can register for
the entire family unit by producing
all of Ration Books One issued to
that family, and an agent may act
for an applicant by bringing said
applicant’s Ration Book One and be
ing able to declare the excess foods
held by said applicant. This will
permit a landlord to register for his
tenants and obviate the necessity of
each of them having to call at the
place of registration.
These Are the Rationed Foods:
1. In jars, bottles and cans: fruits,
vegetables, soups, juices and baby
foods (except home canned).
2. Dried fruits.
3. Frozen fruits and vegetables
(except home frozen).
4. In bottles: catsup and chili
sauce.
5. Dehydrated soups are NOT
rationed.
As a service to its readers, The
News reprints below a copy of the
“Consumer Declaration” form re
garding processed foods and coffee
which each applicant must sign and
which contains the necesary informa
tion regarding the registration. It is
suggested that applicant have this
form clipped and properly signed
for presentation at the place of reg
istration. It will be noted that
each applicant is allowed to have
in his possession five containers
of the foods to be rationed, and
coupons will be removed from the
new ration books for any containers
in excess of that number:
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doing your part toward financing our
fight for freedom? If not, begin today! i
FIRST STATE BANK"
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Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Maximum Insurance of $5,000,00 for each depositor I
PULL FOR BLAKELY
—OR—
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$1.50 A YEAR
STATE WIDE
SALVAGE DRIVE
FEBRUARY 24
General William Bryden, Com
manding General of the Fourth Serv
ice Command, has instructed post
commanders in Georgia to assist in
the state-wide salvage drive of the
Army, Navy,; War Production, State
and County officials, February 24.
The participation of the Army, '
Gen. Bryden said, means that army
trucks and men, wherever possible,
will be sent by the post commanders
to nearby towns and communities on
February 24, to assist other trucks
and workers supplied by civilian
agencies, in collecting the heavy
scrap and assembling it at points to
be designated by the local WPB
salvage chairmen, ready for imme
diate shipment to war industries
plants.
“In the making of steel today in
our country, more than 50 per cent
produced comes from scrap metal,”
said General Bryden. “The battle
ships, tanks, airplanes, grenades,
guns or bayonets being used so ef
fectively against our enemies, were
made in part of scrap metal from
the homes and farms of our citizens.
“As the war progresses, more
steel is needed. That means that
more scrap is required in order full to
keep our steel mills running at
capacity. It is, therefore, up to
each and every one of us to keep
feeding this scrap metal to our steel
mills as the demand increases.
“Every post commander in the
State of Georgia under my control
has been directed to cooperate in
every way possible with the War
Production Board and the State and
County salvage committees in the
collection of civilian scrap and old
‘jalopies.’ requested all exempt
“I have also
ed stations not under my direct com
mand in Georgia, to render every
help possible to the civilian commit
tees and the War Production Board
in the collection of civilian scrap
metal and I feel certain that the
commanding officers of these sta
tions will render every possible as
sistsiicft*” * General
It was pointed out by metal is
Bryden that when scrap
collected, the job is only half done,
as he stressed the importance of
getting that scrap to the steel mills.
General
j Bryden. “It doesn’t accomplish its
’purpose until it is loaded on freight
| cars and delivered at the steel mills
land that the salvage is why officers at Army have camps in
and yards
structions to keep tbeir salvage
clean of piled-up scrap.”
HOLDERS OF “CERTIFICATES
OF WAR NECESSITY” MUST
HAVE TIRE INSPECTION
The local War Ration Board this
week called attention to the OPA
requirement that persons who have
received “Certificates of War Neces
sity” for commercial motor vehicles
must comply with the provisions con
cerning periodic tire inspection and
all other requirements .of the Reg
I ulations which relate to “Certificates
j of War Necessity.”