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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
i GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXXXIII } NO. 31
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts—“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead."
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WAR CERTIFICATE
TO BE AWARDED
FARM FAMILIES
War duty in the field, in pasture,
and in poultry yard will be recog
nized on completion of the 1943
farm mobilization drive, when Coun
’ ty USDA War Boards will award
Certificates of Farm War Service to
farm families who have enlisted for
home front duty.
Certificates of Farm War Service
will signify that a family has enlist
ed in all-out farm war production.
The 11x14 inch certificates will bear
the signature of Secretary of Agri
culture Claude R. Wickard and the
chairman of the County USDA War
Board.
“This certificate,” said T. R.
Breedolve, chairman of the State
USDA War Board, this week, “is a
simple word of appreciation and en
couragement to the fighting units of
the food front—the nation’s farm
families. On the long, hard work
of these families, on their ingenuity
in overcoming every handicap im
posed by total war, will depend to a
considerable measure the outcome of
the war.
“Our farm operators and their
families had begun to convert their
production to crops which would aid
the forces fighting the Axis even
before Pearl Harbor. For three years
in a row now they have broken all
production records with emphasis on
the war-needed crops and meats.
“This year, food production goals
of many commodities have been set
still higher. Even with the shortage
of labor, machinery and transporta
tion, if weather is generally favora
ble, our farm families will rjach
their goals and break production rec
ords once more.”
The 1943 farm plan, now being
prepared by farmers, will form the
basis of the awards.
“Maisde Gets Her Man” at the
Blakely Theatre Thursday and Fri
day. a
“THIS WEEK”
at W-E-A-V-E-R-’-S
MEN — HERE IS A
CHANCE FOR YOU
Gulf-Tone Spring Suits, newest patterns,
all 100% wool materials $24.50
Men’s Sport Coats, snappy styles and
colors $12.95 up
Manhattan Slack Suits, see the new col
orful yet practical combinations.. $5.95 up
Manhattan Sport Shirts, all colors . . $2.25 up
Spring Botany Ties, solids, stripes and
figures $1.00
Manhattan Shirts, white and colored pat
terns $2.50 up
Mansco (by Manhattan) Shorts and Un
dershirts _______________________________________________ 65c
Crosby Square Shoes, all styles $6.00
Gladstone Traveling Bags (see our new
luggage department) $22.50 up
Hats by Etchison and Wright, styled for
spring... $3.95
Received This Week — Limited supply all
leather dress-kits by Dressner & Son. Their
luggage is an excellent buy. Select one now
for your soldier friend, It will certainly make
him happy. :::::::
T. K. Weaver & Co.
“ Blakely’s Only Complete Store 99
C. E. BOYETT, Owner BLAKELY, GA.
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BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 18, 1943.
First Ladies
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Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, wife
of our Chief Executive, and Mme.
Chiang Kai-shek, wife of China’s
generalissimo, are pictured as they
posed for the cameras and spoke
with reporters on the lawn of the
White House. China’s first lady
came here to seek aid for the war
riors of her war-torn country.
Musical Numbers
And Talk Feature
Rotary Meeting
Members of the Blakely Rotary
Club, meeting at noon last Thursday,
with President James B. Murdock,
Jr., presiding, enjoyed an excellent
program of music and a short talk.
Contributing to the musical pro
gram were Misses Evelyn DuBose
and Carolyn Holman, with
accordion numbers, and the Blakely
Girls’ High School Glee Club, under
direction of Mr. Virgil Oswald,
rendered three song numbers,
sus, Savior, Pilot Me,” “Drink to Me
Only With Thine Eyes,” and
landia.”
Corporal Lawrence Hartsfield,
the U. S. Marines, who was a
of Rotarian Ed; Chancy, spoke
estingly of the work of the
their routine, and of some of
exploits in the foreign field.
Hartsfield, who is a son of Rev.
Mrs. J. S. Hartsfield of this city,
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fh (Each and word week portrait in this of space someone will be whose presented fame a is picture news.)
• Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby is a pretty, trim
fill little woman in her late thirties who has suc
cessfully combined motherhood with a career
■ —in fact, several careers.
• Before she was catapulted from the war
■L department’s public relations bureau into her
present position as director of our first wom
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en’s army, was, at one or
another, parliamentarian of the Texas legis-
1 lature, with her a lawyer, husband a (former banker and Texas co-publisher,
governor,
M< \ i William Pettus Hobby), of the Houston Post.
■■ 'x. ■Le, • As director of the WAAC Mrs. Hobby holds
a rank corresponding to that of colonel in the
** * * and is frequently addressed “colo
. army as
;i| nel.” She apparently doesn’t object to that,
but definitely does not want to be called “ma
dame director.” Soft-spoken, deliberate and
V: not the least officious, she is known as a good
Mrs. Oveta Culp executive.
^ Hobby *
War Boards Ready
To License Meat
Handlers, Farmers
Permits and complete instructions
for registering farmers, butchers,
and slaughterers for the sale of
meat are expected to be in the hands
of county war boards this week or
early next week, according to T.
Walter Hughes, state supervisor of
the Food Distribution Administra
tion.
Under new FDA regulations, ev
eryone who slaughters livestock after
March 31 for the purpose of selling
meat must register and secure a
permit.
“A fair share of meat for every
one will be assured as soon as the
orders of Secretary Wickard are op
e rating smoothly,” Mr. Hughes said,
,< The { j overn . ment is re l y ing on
’^operation of farmers, 'live
stock dealers, slaughterers
butchers and housewives to
out the black market in meat,” said
Mr. Hughes, “The meat orders
elastic and make provisions for ad
justing local situations. No particu
lar hardship is involved. The orders
were carefully worked out with one
purpose in mind—to guarantee the
civilian population and the armed
forces a fair share of good, sanitary
meat. Every requirement of the
orders is essential if the government
is to protect our meat supplies.”
Farmers, livestock dealers, slaugh
terers and butchers may secure full
details of the government order
from the local USDA War Board.
CAN MAIL 8-OUNCE
PACKAGE TO MEN IN
OVERSEAS SERVICE
You may now mail that overseas
son or friend a package—but not a
very big one.
Postmaster J. Emory Houston said
this week that, according to new
postal regulations, it is permissible
to send a package to men in the ov
erseas service if the package weighs
no more than eight ounces and is
sealed and sent as first-class mail.
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The Richelieu, newest of French warships, limped into New York har
bor with only three of her four propellers operating and her hull pierced.
The 35,000-ton battlewagon, shown above, will be repaired and refitted
before going to sea against the Axis. Accompanied by U. S. and French
destroyers, the Richelieu rode out a severe North Atlantic gale. 3
Mrs. W. T. Greene
Dies at Bluffton
In Her 81st Year
Succumbing to a six-week illness,
Mrs. William Tucker Greene, 81,
died at 2:40 o’clock last Thursoay
morning at the home of her daugh
ter-in-law, Mrs. H. C. Greene, in
Bluffton. She had recently suffered
a stroke and her death was not un
expected.
Funeral services were held Friday
morning at 11 o’clock at the home
of Mrs. H. C. Greene, with the Rev.
Charles Allen officiating. Interment
was in Bluffton cemetery, with the
Minter, Fellows & Forrester Funeral
Home in charge, and R. G. Mans
field, K. J. Hodges, I. D. Ingram,
G. M. Bell, Jack Bell and F. W. Bell
serving as pall-bearers.
Mrs. Greene, who was the o!
resident of Bluffton, was born in
Orion, Ky., on November 15, 1862.
had lived in Bluffton since 1887
\ and was loved by many friends. She
a member of the Christian
church.
■Surviving are her daughter-in-law,
with whom she had made her home
for the past 14 years, four grand
chidren, and two great-grandchil
dren.
RED CROSS WORK ROOM
VICTORY ROLL
Brewer, Mrs. C. G.
Chancy, Mrs. J. E.
Davis, Mrs. Felix
Fort, Mrs. Herbert
Gray, Mrs. A. H.
Grubbs, Mrs. C. A.
Fryer, Mrs. L. B.
Holland, Mrs. S. P., Sr.
Smith, Mrs. Herman
Waters. Mrs. R. 0.
Whitehead, Mrs. E. P.
Robert Stack and Diana Barry
more are featured in “The Eagle
Suadron,” the thrilling picture com
ing to the Blakely Theatre Monday
and Tuesday.
PULL FOR BLAKELY
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PULL OUT
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$1.50 A YEAR
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'When Sergt. Ben Kuroki lets go
with his .50 caliber machine gun
from the turret of a Liberator bomb
er over Axis-occupied territory he’s
proving to the people around Co-
7 ,ad, Neb., that their confidence in
the family on the Kuroki farm was
not misplaced. Sergeant Kuroki is
one of four Nebraska-born brothers
of Japanese ancestry serving with
the U. S. army.
Methodist Revival
Meeting to Begin
Next Wednesday
A ten-day revival meeting will
begin at the Methodist church on
next Wednesday, March 24, it is
announced today by Rev. W. F. Bur
ford, pastor of the church.
Coming as the guest speaker for
the meeting is the Rev. Anthony
Hearn, of Dublin, a former pastor
of the Blakely church, who is well
known and pleasantly remembered
by the majority of Blakely citizens,
who are glad to know that he is re
turning for the meeting.
The opening service will be at 8:00
o’clock Wednesday evening, and the
hours for the week-day services, as
announed by Pastor Bu-rford, are,
8:15 in the morning and 8:00 in the
evening.
The public is cordially invited to
attend the services, which will con
tinue through Friday evening,
April 2.
MEETING OF BLAKELY
LIONS CLUB HELD
TUESDAY AT NOON
The Blakely Lions Club held its
regular meeting at the Early Hotel
Tuesday at noon, with President C.
G. Brewer presiding. A round-table
discussion of club problems was held
and no other program given.
To arrange for the club to .spon
sor a stunt to be given at the State
Convention in June at LaGrange,
President Brewer appointed Lions
Derrell Felder and Virgil Oswald on
a committee to arrange the stunt.
These stunts are one of the features
given at the convention each year
and the Blakely club is going to at
tempt to bring back one of the cash
prizes.
MR. FARMER—
Producing Food for Victory Is Your
Job; Providing Credit Is Ours : ;
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♦ ❖ In 1943 you, and the other farmers of
America, face the biggest food-production
i job in history. This bank wants to help
you meet and surpass your goals. To this !
♦ ♦ end, we are ready with credit for every
sound purpose, and invite you to discuss
your credit needs with us.
t FIRST STATE BANK i
♦ BLAKELY, GEORGIA
l Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
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Maximum Insurance of $5,000.00 for each depositor
QUOTA PASSED
IN COUNTY RED
CROSS DRIVE
With a number of districts yet to
be heard from, the Early County
Red Cross War Fund has already
passed the quota mark and reached
near $1,800, S. G. Maddox and Os
Whitchard, chairmen, announced
Tuesday afternoon.
“Although we have reached our
quota,” Mr. Maddox and Mr. Whitch
ard stated, “let’s not let up in our
efforts, but go ahead and reach
$2,000. Every one should have a
part in raising this money and we
hope the committees will continue
working and contact everybody who
already made a donation.”
The following committee of wom
en have canvassed the residential
section of fllakely in the fund drive:
Mrs. J. A. Hammack, Mrs. Robert
Hall, Mrs. Grady Smith, Mrs. C. R.
Pritchard, Mrs. Sevola Jones, Mrs,
Oscar Sanders, Mrs. Ed Chancy, Mrs,
Carl Fryer, Mrs. C. A. Grubbs, Mrs,
C. L. Tabb, Mrs. Tom Debnam, Mrs.
C. G. Brewer, Mrs. Raymond Sin
gletary, Jr., Mrs. Lewis Fryer, Mrs,
C. P. Gay, Mrs. E. H. Cheek, Mrs.
Cary Houston and Mrs. S. P. Hoi
land. Also assisting in the resi#en
tj a i canvas were the members of the
Blakely high school sorority: Misses
Mary Elizabeth Brooks, Betty Jane
Bryant, Leita Knighton, Audrey
Mobley, Edna Jay, Doris Childs,
Ruth Ann George and Miriam Hoot
en. •
It was stated that a full report
of the drive will be given in next
week’s issue of The News.
RAINEY W. HAISTEN,
NATIVE OF BLUFFTON,
DIES IN MIAMI, FLA.
Rainey Wilson Haisten, 36, of Mi
ami, Fla., former resident of Bluff
ton, died on Tuesday of last week.
Funeral services were held at Mi
ami on Tuesday morning at 10
o’clock, with the Rev. C. Roy An
gell, pastor of the First Baptist
church of Miami, officiating. The
body was then brought to Bluffton
for interment, with brief funeral
rites at the grave by the Rev. Charles
Allen, of Arlington, and the Minter,
Fellows & Forrester Funeral Home
in charge of arrangements. Serving
as pall-ibearers were Bernard King,
Mitchie Bell, Karl Foster, Curtis
Reed, and Grier Mansfield, all of
Bluffton. Accompanying the body
from Miami were Mrs. R. W. Hais
ten, Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Haisten and
Miss Clyde Petty.
Mr. Haisten was born at Bluffton
on January 25, 1907. For the past
11 years he had resided at Miami.
■Survivors include bis mother, Mrs.
Laura Crawford Haisten; his wife,
Mrs. Judy Mae Womack Haisten;
one sister, Mrs. C. E. Torbert; and
three brothers, Bruce H. Haisten,
Barnett G. Haisten, and Millard J.
Haisten.