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| EARLY GOD’S GARDEN COUNTY, COUNTRY SPOT OF GA. j
VOLUME LXXXIII I NO. 32
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts—“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead/'
ED CHANCY IS
NAMED ROTARY
CLUB PRESIDENT
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J. Ed Chancy, prominent Blakely
business man and native and life
long resident of this city, was
chosen last week as the president of
the Blakely Rotary Club for the
year beginning July 1. The election
was held at the regular weekly
meeting of the Club Friday at
the Early Hotel. Mr. Chancy will
succeed Janies B. Murdock, Jr., and
will be the club’s seventeenth pres
ident. The club will complete in
June its sixteenth year, having been
chartered in 1926.
Thomas F. Debnam was elected
vice president of the club, Chipstead
A. Grubbs was re-elected secretary
and treasurer, Dunbar Grist was re
elected sergeant-at-arms, and Mrs.
Ben Haisten was again chosen as
club pianist.
Four members of the board of di
rectors were also elected to serve
for the year beginning July 1, name
ly: J. D. Rogers, Jr., Ed Sealy, R.
C. Howell and Price Holland. Other
directors are James B. Murdock, Jr.,
Thomas F. Debnam, Chipstead A.
Grubbs, and the incoming president.
The club is enjoying one of its
most successful years under the
leadership of President James B.
Murdock, Jr. The enrollment is now
29—twenty-seven of them active
and two honorary members.
The entertainment for last Fri
day’s meeting was furnished by Mrs.
Tom Debnam, who, in her talented
way, gave two humorous readings,
“Between Two Loves” and “Help
Wanted, New York Style,” which
were greatly enjoyed by the club
members.
Rotarian Ben Godwin had as his
guest last Friday his son, Fred E.
Godwin.
LIBRARY TO OBSERVE
THURSDAY HALF-HOLIDAYS
Mrs. Ben Haisten, librarian, an
nounces that the Early County Li
brary will be closed each Thursday
afternoon during the summer.
at W-E-A-V-E-R-’*S
One group Chambrays and Print Dresses,
all sizes, floral and stripes, at $2.00
One group Junior Seersuckers and Cham
brays, 9 to 17 $3.95
Other Spring Cotton Dresses, in seer
sucker chambrays, and piques and
gingham $4.95 to $8.95
COTTON PIECE GOODS
Seersucker, in stripes, checks and florals,
yard 39c and 59c
Floral and stripe Challis, 40 inches wide,
yard________________________________________________________ 59c
Prints, in fast colors, yard 20c and 29c
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 25, 1943.
Msut Ask for
Deferment Before
Being Reclassified
Persons who are planning to ask
for deferment from selective serv
ice are warned by Alex Carswell,
local draft board clerk, that they
must ask for deferment, if desired,
before they are reclassified by the
local board.
Mr. Carswell said this week that,
according to a new ruling by selec
tive service headquarters, a person’s
reclassification and induction notice
could be mailed the same day. This
makes it imperative, Mr. Carswell
said, for all persons contemplating
asking for deferment to file such
notice immediately.
After a person has received his
notice to report for induction it is
too late to file a complaint for de
ferment, he stated, and now since
reclassification and induction notices
can be mailed the same day, it is
quite possibile that a person wili be
notified to report for induction by
the time he knows that he has been
reclassified and placed in 1-A.
22 EARLY COUNTY
YOUTHS LEFT MONDAY
FOR ARMY INDUCTION
Twenty-two more Early county
youths left here Monday to report
for physical examination and army
induction at Fort McPherson.
They are: John Andrew Pipkin,
Adolphus Hampton Clark, Marshall
Fo-che Harris, Henry Jackson Lee,
Jr., James Wright Clower, Mack
Temples, Jr., Henry Roy Bates, Har
dy Grady Sammons, Emmett Win
gate, Robert Winston Hart, Thomas
Columbus Byrd, Emory Julian Car
ter, Johnnie B. Peterson, James
Rarnie Windsor, Charlie Henry
Jones, Dick Banbree, William An
drew Sanders, Huey Lee Moore,
Clarence Leon Cook, II, Marvin
Franklin,..lor Ka^teer# e s. Max Bern tein and
Th'omaf ~ oi
these
draftees, with the exception of the
three last named—Jones, Bergstein
and Bonner—were taken from the
local draft board. These three were
transferred from other boards.
MEATS, CHEESE, BUTTER, FATS AND COOKING
OILS TO BE RATIONED ON POINT SYSTEM
BEGINNING NEXT MONDAY, MARCH 29
Long expected, finally it is here,
Beginning next Monday, March 29,
meat will be point rationed in the
United States.
American eating habits are in for
a decided change, for besides meat,
also fats, butter, hermetically can
ned fish and cheese will be rationed.
We’ll all have to pull in the belt.
Not only will everybody eat less,
but they will probably consume
cheaper meats, too, since cheaper
cuts will be given lower point values
than the more tasty ones.
The tremendous requirements of
the government and more and move
spending power in the pockets of the
people have made rationing neces
sary. Even though there is a great
er demand for meat today than
there was in 1941, packers are only
allowed to distribute 70 per cent of
the beef, pork and veal they sold in
1941. Their lamb and mutton de
liveries are held down to 75 per cent
of their sales of two years ago.
The growth of the “black mar
kets” also had a lot to do with the
decision to ration meat. Illegal
slaughtering in both the city and
country, and distribution of scarce
meats to the highest bidders in the
retail trade, was said to be creating
unequal supplies in certain sections,
The exact extent of the “black
markets” has never been fully deter
mined. However, packing sources
point out that in January the slaugh
ter of pigs fell approximately 25
per cent below federal estimates,
Twelve per cent fewer cattle were
killed than expected. Although there
is no practical supporting evidence,
these sources believe that these fig
ures might reflect the activity of
the “black markets.”
Under the point rationing, from 2
to 2 1-4 pounds of meat will be
available for every American each
week. About 124.5 pounds will be
his share for the year. This com
pares with his consumption of 141
pounds in 1942.
Sixteen red point stamps will be
usable for the meat, fats, butter,
fish and cheese rationing per week,
Under the plan, the purchaser can
spend any amount of these 16 points
on any particular rationed item he
likes. For instance, he can turn all
of them in for meat, if he wants,
and not buy any fats, butter, fish or
cheese.
Red “A” stamps will be valid for
the week beginning March 29. “B”
stamps will become good in the week
of April 4. “C,” “D” and “E”
stamps will then be usable in the
succeeding weeks. All of the stamps,
except the “E” stamps, will expire
April 30.
Point vaules on various cuts of
meat will be established on a per
pound basis. That is, one pound of
pork spare-ribs will be worth a cer
tain number of points.
Under the latest rationing pro
gram, retailers will be allowed to
make change in stamps for the pur
chaser, if he finds it hard to pay off
in the exact number of points.
One-point red stamps, good only in
the week the change is being made,
will be valid.
Point values will be determined by
the quality of the meat. Choice cuts
will get higher point values; cheap
er prices will be given lower values.
For instance, meat cuts with a large
amount of bone and fat will be
marked lower than cuts with a min
imum of waste. As in the case of
other point-rationed items, however, revised
point values also may be
according to the available supply.
Official point charts will be the
same for every retail store in the
country. Approximately 150 meat
items will be priced. A separate
chart of about 60 types and cuts
will be provided for Kosher stores.
Under the order, all types of
will be rationed: fresh, froz
en, cured, and smoked beef, veal,
Meet the People...
(Each week in this space will be presented a picture
and word portrait of someone whose name is news.)
• Charles E. Wilson left the high salaried
presidency of General Electric to help
straighten out, at the invitation of the War
Si; M department, the difficulties that were slowing
up aircraft production. And, after surviving
recent WPB scuffles, he has emerged vic
torious to become vice chairman of WPB, in
charge of all production.
• His particular talents nicely supplement
those of WPB Chairman Donald M. Nelson,
v*: whose training makes him particularly cap
; able of allocating the goods Wilson is equally
mu capable of getting produced with what most
people hope will be a maximum of efficiency,
a minimum of red tape.
• The son of a widowed mother, Wilson went
to work at thirteen in the electrical equipment
business (for $3 a week), went to night school,
and before he reached the presidency of Gen
eral Electric in 1940 had mastered the details
Charles E. Wilson of production.
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lamb and pork; all meats and meat
products in containers of tin or
glass; all dried meats; tongues,
brains, hearts, liver, tripe, sweet
breads and kidneys; bouillon cubes,
beef extracts and similar coneen
trates; all dry and semi-dry and
fresh, smoked and cooked sausages;
suet, cod and other fats.
Poultry and game will not be ra
tioned.
About 4 1-2 ounces of butter will
be available to everybody per week
under the new rationing program.
The cheese supply will permit slight
ly less than 2 ounces per person,
Rationed 1 cheese will include
American, Swiss, brick, munster,
limburger, dehydrated grated, club,
gouda, edam, smoked, Italian and
Greek, all hard varieties, processed
cheese and cheese foods,
Cheese exempt from the rationing
order includes soft and perishable
cheese, cream, neuchatel, cottage,
pot, baker’s, brie, blue, liederkranz
and camembert. Cheese spreads and
cheese products containing less than
30 per cent by weight of rationed
types also will not be regulated,
Fresh fish and frozen, smoked,
salt, pickled fish and fish in contain
ers he rationed. not hermetically sealed will not
Food authorities are
urging increased consumption of fish
to obtain valuable protein otherwise
contained in meat.
Japanese conquests in the Orient
have closed up many former
sources of vegetable oils. Army and
lend-lease requirements of the gov
ernment have imposed a heavy drain
on our own domestic outlets for oils
as well as fats. Rationing of oil
and fats is the result,
Shortening, cooking and salad oils
will be rationed on the basis of 3
ounces per person a week. About
4 ounces of lard will be available for
every individual each week,
In announcing the fats and oil
rationing, the department of agricul
ture estimated that about 33 pounds
of these items will be produced for
each person this year. This would
allow a weekly fat consumption of
about 14.6 ounces,
Amid the latest rationing develop
ments, Harold L. Ickes, secretary of
the interior, announced that the
department was taking steps to ex
pand its services to producers on
land range and fisheries. Accord
ing to Ickes, the program would al
low for an increase in food supply
of 1.5 billion pounds of meat; 1.7
billion pounds of fish; 11 billion
pounds of milk; 1 billion pounds of
beans, and 100 million bushels of
potatoes.
A chart showing the various points
required for the purchase of any of
the rationed articles will be found
posted in the markets' and grocery
stores,
Butter and Cooking Fats
Frozen This Week
The OPA Sunday afternoon issued
an order prohibiting the sale of but
ter and all cooking fats until next
Monday, March 29, when the ration
ing of meats goes into effect.
Sellers of Butter Must Secure
Stamps from Patrons
Farmers and others who have be'en
accustomed to selling butter to their
neighbors or friends are not required
to register or to secure a license.
They must, however, receive ration
coupons for it just as the stores will
do. Once each month, on a definite
date which will be announced later,
these people will make out a brief
report stating the exact number of
pounds they have sold, and turn it
in together with the coupons they
have received to- their local county
rationing hoard. If
Farmers Required to Register
They Intend to Sell Meat
The matter of meat will be han
dled similarly with one exception.
$1.50 A YEAR
County War Boards
To Ask Deferment
For Farm Workers
By order of Secretary of Agricul
ture Claude R. Wickard, County
USDA War Boards have been di
rected to initiate requests for Se
lective Service Board deferment of
necessary farm workers and farm
operators not now in Classes H-C or
III-C, and whose deferment has not
been otherwise requested.
In addition, according to T. R.
Breediove, chairman of the State
USDA War Board, county boards
have been directed to appeal from
Selective Service decisions denying
II-C or III-C classifications whenever
they feel such appeals are justified.
This, he said, is necessary because
many essential farm workers who
are eligible for deferment are fail
ing to request such deferment.
Registrants, to be eligible for de
ferment in Classes II-C or III-C,
must be necessary to and regularly
engaged in an agricultural, occupa
tion or endeavor essential to the
war effort.
In making requests for reclassifi
cation, Mr. Breedlove said, County
War Boards have been directed to
provide the local Selective Service
Board with a statement of the
number of farm units of essential
farm products to be produced in
194i3 on the farm on which the reg
istrant works, in addition to such
other information as is necessary to
assist in the reclassification action.
Mr. Breedlove called attention to
a recently-established Army pro
cedure whereby men in the armed
forces over the age of 38 may be
returned to essential occupations.
He called on County War Boards
to notify farmers who have lost men
over 38 to the army that such a
procedure exists, and to offer as
sistance in getting such men in the
army to apply for return to essen
tial farm work.
W. H. SMITH ADDED
TO PERSONNEL OF THE
WEAVER FOOD MARKET
A new addition to the personnel
of Weaver’s Food Market is W. H.
Smith, who succeeds John T. Rey
nolds in the meat market depart
ment of the store.
Mr. Smith, who has had many
years’ experience in the market and
meat business, has for the past four
years been connected with one of
the larger Super-Markets in. Albany,
Georgia.
“We desire to continue offex-ing
our good customers the very best in
meats and groceries,” said Charles
Boyett, owner of T. K. Weaver &
Company, “and although our stpre
will adhere strictly to the policies of
the government regarding ration
ing, we do want to give our custom
ers their money’s worth, good meats
properly cut and prepared.”
Farmers will be required to regis
ter with the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture if they intend
to sell meat to anyone. Their quota
will be the amount which they sold
and gave away during the coire
sponding period of 1941. As cou
pons are required for butter, so they
will be for meat, and the stamps
which they receive will be turned
into their local boards in the same
manner.
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EARLY COUNTY
OVER QUOTA IN
RED CROSS DRIVE
Early county’s Red Cross War
Fund Drive has passed the quota
by one thousand dollars, as the
drive neared the home stretch, and
several districts are yet to be heard
from, it was announced Wednesday.
S. G. Maddox and Oscar Whitch
ard, co-chairmen of the drive, an
nounced that $2,682.09 had been
raised, with a number of workers
yet to turn in their contributions.
The co-chairmen have asked that all
workers continue their solicitations (
until every Early countian has had
an opportunity to give to this worthy
cause.
Mr. Maddox and Mr. Whitcl.ard
were high in their praise of all con
tributors and singled out the Negro
contributors who this year have giv
en the largest amount they have
ever contributed to the Red Cross.
Early county Negroes have given a
total of $526.00.
The drive will end this week and
when all figures have been tabu
lated the amounts and their donors
will be published in full in the Early
County News, the co-chairmen an
nounced.
REVIVAL MEETING
IS BEGUN AT THE
METHODIST CHURCH
A ten-day revival meeting, with
the Rev. Anthony Hearn, of Dublin,
as the visiting minister, was begun
Wednesday night at the Methodist
church. The meeting will continue
through Friday of next week.
The hours for the meeting, as an
nounced by Pastor Burford, are
8:15 in the morning and 8:00 in the
evening, during the week, and on
Sunday the regular hours of 11:00
a. m. and 8:00 p. m. will be ob
served.
Rev. Mr. Hearn is a former pastor
of the Blakely Methodist church ^
and has many friends here who are
glad of the opportunity to hear
him again, and to have him in our
city.
C. R. BARKSDALE, JR.,
RECEIVES M. D. DEGREE
C. R. Barksdale, Jr., son of Dr.
and Mrs. C. R. Barksdale, 6f this
city, is now “Doctor” Barksdale.
This Blakely young man received
his M. D. degree Monday night from
the University of Georgia School of
Medicine at Augusta, Ga. He also
holds an A. B. degree from Emory
Univex-sity, class of 1939.
C. R. is the second of the family
to receive his M. D. degree from the
University School of Medicine, his
father, prominent Balkely physician,
having been graduated from that in
stitution 43 years ago.
Friends will be interested to know
that the young Dr. Barksdale will
interne at the University Hospital in
Augusta.