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EARLY GARDEN COUNTY, GA. J
SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXXXIII F NO. 43
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B. C. MINTER
PASSES AT HIS
HOME IN JAKIN
Berrien C. Minter, 81, beloved
and life-long Early eountian, died
at his home in Jakin on last Wed
nesday after a three-day illness.
Mr. Minter was born in this coun
ty in 1862 and had lived here all
his life. He held the olfice of Jus
tice of the Peace for 42 years and
was a member of the hoard of dea
cons of the Baptist church for many
years and was very active in the
work of his church. He was also a
member of Magnolia Lodge No. 86
Free & Accepted Masons. His uncle,
Alonza Minter, was the first white
child born in Early county, and the
family has been active in Early
county affairs for many years.
Funeral services were held Thurs
day afternoon at 3r30 o’clock at the
Jakin Baptist church, with his pas
tor, the Rev. 'Charles Allen, of Arl
ington, officiating. Interment was
in the Jakin cemtery, with the Min
ter, Fellows & Forrester Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements
and the following serving as pall
bearers; C. C. Crook, E. C. Mosely,
J. Q. Harvey, L. J. Cannon, Wiley
Fort, and E. H. Hayes. Serving as
an honorary escort were the follow
ing members of the board of deacons
of the Jakin church: Messrs. Arnold,
Gay, Vester Cannon, C. G. iSiniard,
Whitaker and Runnells.
Surviving Mr. Minter are his wid
ow, Mrs. Leila O’Neal Minter, to
whom he was married on Jan
uary 24, 1886; eight children,
Othni B. Minter, Leon A. Minter,
Branson C. Minter, Miss Vesta
Minter and Miss Hattie Maude Min
ter, all of Jakin; Mrs. J. W. Davis
of Sarasota, Fla., Mrs. Roy Brooks
of Newton, Ga., and Thomas Lauris
ton Minter of Penney Farms, Fla.;
one brother, Dr.', M. M. Minter of
Donalsonville; and two sisters, Mrs.
B. C. Bivings and Mrs. R. H. Hud
son of Jakin.
A large number of friends attend-
Fair Warning!
Ration Stamp
S-H-O-E-S
EXPIRES
Tuesday, June 15th
VISIT OUR STORE NOW—MAKE
YOUR SELECTION OF SHOES
AND USE THIS VALUABLE RA
TION STAMP.
In other departments at our store you
will find quality merchandise at prices
you can easily afford.
‘‘YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME
AT WEAVER’S”
T. K. Weaver & Co.
“Blakely’s Only Complete Store”
C. E. BOYETT, Owner BLAKELY, GA.
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BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 10, 1943.
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts—“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.”
Rotarians Hear
Interesting Talk
On F. S. A. Work
The members of the Blakely Ro
tary Club, meeting Friday at noon
at Lay's Cafe, heard an interesting
talk on the operation of the F. S. A.
in Early county, with special em
phasis on the home management of
F. S. A. families.
The speaker was Miss Ted Phelps,
home supervisor of the F. iS. A. in
Early county. Miss Phelps, who was
introduced by Rotarian Ed Chancy,
program chairman for the day, gave
an enlightening summary of the
work done in Early county since the
inauguration of the Farm 'Security
Administration program. She ex
plained the help that is being given
families under the program to own
their own homes and farms, of the
requirements made in each case that
insures adequate food and feed
supplies, and of other interesting
phases of the work. Miss Phelps’
talk was enjoyed by the club mem
bers.
Other guests at Friday’s meeting,
which was presided over by Presi
dent James B. Murdock, Jr., in
cluded Mr. W. H. Fain, a guest of
Rotarian Lewis Fryer, Felix iBarham,
Jr., a guest of his father, Rotarian
Felix Barham, and Mr. Willie Gor
don, of Eastman, a guest of Rotarian
“Shorty” Hartsfield.
FIRST 1943 COTTON
BOLL REPORTED
Asbury Glynn, colored tenant on
Mr. G. M. Sparks’ Cowart place, east
of the city, reported the first cotton
boll of the 1943 crop to The News
Saturday afternoon. The boll was
the size of a small marble and As
bury was delighted to know that he
was the first to report a boll for the
new crop.
ed the last rites and many beautiful
floral offerings attested the love and
esteem in which Mr. Minter was
held by his host of friends.
Church of Christ
To Hold Series Of
Gospel Meetings
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A series of gospel meetings, to be
conducted by the Church of Christ,
will begin Sunday, June 13th, it was
announced this week. Services are
to be held each night at 8:30, and
the public is cordially invited to all
the services. The speaker during
these meetings will be Evangelist
Leonard Johnson, of Montgomery,
Alabama. The services will be held
in a tent on Fort Gaines street.
LOCAL WEATHER
SUMMARY FOR THE
MONTH OF MAY
Temperature: Mean maximum,
87.4; mean minimum, 62.7; mean,
75.0; maximum, 94 on the 21 st;
minimum, 52 on the 2nd.
Precipitation: Total, 5.25 inches.
Greatest amount in any 24-hour pe
riod, 2.64 inches on the 12th.
Miscellaneous: Number of days
with 01.01 inch or more of rainfall,
8 ; clear, 15; partly cloudy, 13;
cloudy, 3; thunderstorms on the 8 th,
9th, 24th, 30th.
J. G. STANDIFBR, Observer,
U. S. Weather Bureau.
ALBANY SRINE CLUB
PLANS CEREMONIAL
The Albany Shrine Club is plan
ning to have a ceremonial by Alee
Temple of the Ancient Order Nobles
of the Mystic Shrine in Albany on
July 5. If plans materialize, several
from 'Blakely expect to be in the
class.
“Yankee Doodle Dandy” at the
Blakely Theatre Thursday and Fri
day.
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FORMER EARLY
COUNTIAN IS VICTIM
OF HEART ATTACK
William Jefferson McCorkle, 46,
former Early eountian, was found
dead the morning of May 29 at a
lumber company in Albany where he
served as night watchman. A coro
ner’s jury returned a verdict say
ing that Mr. McCorkle came to his
death as a result of a heart attack.
He had been in poor health for the
past several years.
Funeral and burial services were
held at Rehoboth church near Amer
icus. Survivors include his widow,
of Milledgeville; his mother, Mrs. S.
K. Bush, of Washington, D. C.; two
sisters, Mrs. Beatrice Morris of
Blakely and Mrs. J. W. Thompson
of Americas; and three half-broth
ers, K. N. Bush of San Diego, Calif.,
J. F. Bush of Americus, and H. A.
Bush of Anticosta, D. C.
REVIVAL MEETING IN
PROGRESS AT THE FREE
WILL BAPTIST CHURCH
The revival at the Free Will Bap
tist church here in Blakely is now in
progress. Much good is being accom
plished. The pastor hopes to have
the full co-operation of the entire
town.
These services are being held
each day at 8 o’clock a. m. and 8:30
p. m.
Prof. H. Archie Harbin is in
charge of the music, and everybody
is invited to attend the services.
There will be no service on Satur
day night.
Sunday School at 9:45 a. m. Sun
day morning. Preaching at 11:00.
The meeting is likely to run longer
than Sunday and might run next
week, so if you are interested in the
welfare of your church and com
munity, come. If you are not inter
ested, come anyway. There is plen
ty of good gospel food for each and
every one.
REV. H. L. CATRETT, Pastor.
BARN BURNS WHEN
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
Heavy rains, accompanied by con
siderable lightning, dipped into low
er Early county Sunday night and
did considerable damage. Many trees
were toppled and several houses
were partially unroofed. Severest
damage was at the home of Clarence
McCorkle at Lucile. Lightning
struck Mr. McCorkle’s barn during
a downpour of rain, burning the
barn, killing a mule and destroying
all feedstuffs and some farm equip
ment.
Hilton Canning Plant
Has Already Opened
For Summer Season
The Hilton canning plant has al
ready opened its summer canning
season and it was stated this week
that indications are that the patrons
of the Hilton school district are go
ing to be ahead of point rationing
in 1943-’44.
Due to anticipated demands on
the plant this summer, it has been
put in good condition and is now
ready for maximum production.
Until further notice is given, it
is stated the plant will be open on
Monday, Wednesday and Friday of
each week. Cans will be available
at the plant at 3 cents for No. 2 cans
and 4 cents for No. 3 cans.
The following are the regulations
under which the plant will operate
this summer:
1 . Products must be in the plant
by 4:00 p. m., CWT.
2. Each person using the plant
will be responsible for cleaning his
working space and equipment before
leaving the plant.
3. The plant will open at 8:00
a. m.
4. The management will not be
responsible for cans left in the plant
overnight.
PULL FOR BLAKELY
—OR—
PULL OUT
$1.50 A YEAR
O. P. A. ISSUES
WARNING TO
GA. MOTORISTS
OPA headquarters, through the
local War Rationing Board, has
again warned Georgia motorists that
abuses of the use of gasoline may
likely result in the curtailment of
gasoline allotments to this state and
a reduction in the value of B and
C coupons, which already have been
cut to 2 1-2 gallons in some of the
Eastern states.
Owners of trucks with T coupons
are also again warned that gasoline
purchased with these coupons must
be used exclusively for the trucks
for which they were i9sufcd and any
violations of this provision of the
law will be dealt with severely. Serv
ice stations were likewise warned
against selling gasoline On T cou
pons for any vehicle other than
the truck for which the coupon is
issued..
OPA investigators have recently
ordered the suspension of several
Georgia service stations for viola
tions of the gasoline rationing laws.
The gasoline shortage continues
serious, and the OPA says to get
the complete picture of the war-time
shortage the following facts must be
understood: We are now supplying
enormous amounts of petroleum
products to our fighting forces over
seas; we are stocking England and
dozens of military and naval bases
all over the world; training planes
use 50 gallons of 100-octane gaso
line an hour; to train one pilot re
quires 250 hours in the air and
12,500 gallons of gasoline; when
flying in combat, army planes use
100 gallons of gasoline per hour per
engine; a flying fortress uses 400
gallons of 100 -octane gasoline per
hour; it is estimated that a modern
destroyer uses more than 3,000 gal
lons of oil an hour; an army trans
port burns 3i3,000 gallons of fuel
oil a day; there has been an 11,000
per cent increase in motorization in
World War II compared to the last
war, when an infantry division had
about 3200 horsepower in its motor
ized division, compared with 400,000
horsepower today; the army reports,
that in the first year of this war,
overseas shipments of all supplies
increased 600 per cent compared to
the first year of the last war, but
overeseas shipments of petroleum
products increased over 8,000 per
cent.
Thus it will be seen that mechan
ized war means an oil war—oil is
ammunition. Because we can’t use
gasoline we don’t have, the cut must
come where needs are least essential
to our war effort and public welfare
—in our non-essential driving, says
OPA headquarters.
JACK RABON’S HOME
BURNS AT NEW HOPE
Fire which originated from a
kitchen flue burned the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rabon, at New
Hope, the past Saturday. Only a
few household belongings were sal
vaged, as all members of the family
were away from home at the time
of the fire.
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