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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXXX1V } NO. 2
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts—“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead."
Christmas Mail To
Men Overseas Must
Be Mailed By Oct. 15
Postmaster J. Emory Houston call
ed attention this week to the fact
that from September 15 to October
15 is the time to mail Christmas
packages and cards to Service men
overseas.
Here are the rules as set forth by
the post office department:
Cards should be sent first-class
mail. Packages must be plainly label
ed “Christmas Gift Parcel.” Only one
package may be mailed in any one
week by the same person to the
same addressee. No request from
the addressee is necessary. Parcels
must not weigh more than five
pounds; must not be more than 15
inches in length or 36 inches in
length and girth combined. Perish
able matter or inflammable materials
(including matches of all kinds and
lighter fluid) will not be accepted.
Because of the great distance this
mail must be transported and the
handling and storage it must under
go, it is very essential that the
package be well wrapped, Mr. Hous
ton pointed out. It is permissible
to use metal, wooden or double
faced corrugated fibenboard boxes,
but packages in shoe boxes can not
be sent, as they are too fragile. Make
sure the address is legible and com
plete, and get it in the mail between
September 15 and October 15, Mr.
Houston cautioned.
BASING OF COLUMBIA
ROAD COMPLETED
Basing of the Columbia road was
completed this week. All the grad
ing, side drains and cross drains are
in and the road is now being re
scraped and shaped. All that is now
needed on this road for its comple
tion is the top-dressing of asphalt
and gravel. This is an important
road, both from an economic - amt"
military standpoint, and since the
good work already done will in a
great measure go to pieces unless
the top is put on, it is hoped that
the State Highway Board will see
fit to finish this road.
SACK TO SCHOOL
Shoes! Shoes! Shoes!
Black Suede, Brown Suede, Crush Kid
and Calf, in pumps, ties, high and junior
heels. Nationally advertised brands.
Air Step, Velvet Step, Miracle Arch,
Jolene.
GIRLS’ SCHOOL OXFORDS
in Brown, Black, Red, Leather and Rub
ber soles, made by Buster Brown, Golo,
Craddock Terry. All ladies’ shoes in
AAA to C widths.
CHILDREN’S SHOES
White, brown, black, high top Oxfords,
and Peters Dress Shoes, made by Peters,
Weatherbird, Kreider, Brown-Bilt.
Charles E. Boyett
Department Store
BLAKELY, GA.
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BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 26, 1943.
Troy White Dies
Of Injuries Received
In Auto Accident
Troy White, 42, died at his home
in the western part of the city Sat
urday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. His
death resulted frpm injuries received
several days previously in an auto
mobile accident.
Funeral services for Mr. White
were held at the city cemetery
Wednesday afternoon, with the Rev.
W. F. Burford officiating. Inter
ment was in the city cemetery, with
the Minter, Fellows & Forrester Fu
neral Home in charge of arrange
ments, and Jack Peters, Lester
Moore, Claude Owen, Gene Bush,
Millard Arnold and Eddie Lee Willi
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ford serving as pall-bearers.
Mr. White, who was a son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Elijah White, was
a native of this county, where he
was born June 21, 1901. He was a
member of the Baptist church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Irene
Culpepper White; one son, Elijah
Lee White, in service in the U. S.
army; one daughter, Miss Willie
Mae White, of Blakely; and fourteen
brothers and sisters.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
TO HOLDERS OF “B” AND
“C” GASOLINE BOOKS
The local war rationing board this,
week called attention to a new rul
ing of the OPA, which requires that
all old style “B” and “C” gasoline
rationing books must be exchanged
for the new style books prior to
September 1, when the old style
books become void. The old type
“B” and “C” books have printed on
each coupon, “One Unit of Gasoline.”
The new type Woks which replace
them have printed on each coupon,
“Mileage Ration.”
The board asks those who hold the
old style books to present them either
by mail or in person to the Local
War ’’Pi'itfd" ■& 'Rationing' -Board' _as .
soon as possible to be exchanged for
the new type coupons. It is urged
that holders of books not wait until
September 1 to make the exchange,
which would create a rush impossi
able to handle in one day.
Machines En Route to Munda
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An “LCT”—landing craft tank—being loaded with light tanks for a
quick dash to the Munda air field which was taken from the Japanese.
Important Dates To
Remember in Your
Rationing Calendar
August 29—Red Stamp Y becomes
valid and expires October ,2.
August 31—Red Stamps T, U, V
and W expire; deadline for tire in
spection for holders of C gasoline
ration books.
September 1—Blue Stamps U, V
and W become valid and expire Oc
tober 20; deadline for use of old
type B and C gasoline ration books.
September 5—Red Stamp Z be
comes valid and expires October 2
September 12—Brown Stamp A in
Ration Book 3 becomes valid for
rationing of meats, fats and cheeses
and expires October 2.
September 19—Brown Stamp B in
Ration Book 3 becomes valid for
rationing of meats, fats and cheeses
and expires October 2.
September 20—Blue Stamps R, S
and T expire.
September 26—Brown Stamp C in
Ration Book 3 becomes valid for ra
tioning of meats, fats and cheeses
and expires October 20.
September 30 —Deadline for tire
inspection of holders of A gasoline
rations.
October 3—Brown Stamp D be
comes valid for rationing of meats,
fats and cheeses and expires Octo
ber 30.
October 10—Brown Stamp E for
rationing of meats, fats and cheeses
becomes valid and expires October
30.
October 17—Brown Stamp 9 be
comes valid for rationing of meats,
fats and cheeses and expires Octo
ber 30.
October 31—Coupons 15 and 16
in Ration Book 1 for canning sugar
expire; shoe stamp No. 18 in Ration
Book 1 expires; sugar stamp No. 14
expires; deadline for tire inspection
for holders of B gasoline rations.
November 21 —No. 6 coupon in A
gas ration book expires.
REV. J. S. HARTSFIELD TO
PREACH SUNDAY MORNING
AT METHODIST CHURCH
Pastor W. F. Burford announced
this week that the Rev. J. S. Harts
field will preach at the Methodist
church next Sunday morning at
eleven o’clock in the absence of the
Pastor. The public has a cordial in
vitation to attend the service.
There will be no evening worship
service at the church.
stops with the aim of reaching the
1 centers of some of the most produc
tive areas. The caravan is expected
to draw spectators, however, from
miles around.
The caravan was worked up with
the assistance of the U. S. Forest
Service, the War Production Board,
the War Manpower Commission, the
War Activities Committee of the
Pulpwood Consuming Industries, the
Southern Pine Association War Corn
mittee, the Southern Hardwood In
dustry’s war committee, and the
Southern Cypress Manufacturers As
Eociation.
: Cutters of pulpwood are asked to
! pledge three additional days of cut
ting of pulpwood during the remain
der of 1943 to help relieve the crit
ical shortage which has developed in
this industry.
| The Early county committee corn
mittee to further the pulpwood cam
paign is composed of County Agent
J. F. Reid, County School Superin
tendent B. R. B. Davis, J. B. Hasty
. W. W. Barnes.
Caravan Will Impress
Need of Increased
Pulpwood Production
The vital need for increased pulp
wood production will be brought
home to the Southeast during the
next few weeks when the War De
partment’s “Army Salute to Wood
Caravan” tours ten southeastern
states, covering 4,200 miles and mak
ing 38 stops. The caravan will make
its first stop in this state on Thurs
day, September 16, at Albany.
The War Department organized
the caravan to show the wood cut
ters of this area the importance of
the production of pulpwood and oth
er forest products to the war effort.
This traveling exhibition is tied in
with the Victory Pulpwood Cam
paign, which this newspaper is sup
porting.
The caravan comprises 250 infan
try troops, small artillery and bat
tle equipment, jeeps and other com
bat vehicles. War heroes, just re
leased from hospitals, will be on
nand to tell how important pulpwood
and other forest products are to the
men fighting on the battlefronts.
Capt. John Edwardson, U. S. A., is
in; ‘charge j3f“the-jujravan.
Under Secretary of War Robert T.
Patterson, in announcing the ob
jectives of the caravan, said that it
is designed to stimulate the produc
tion of pulpwood and lumber and
overcome the threatened shortages
which otherwise will hamper the pro
gress of the Allied fighting forces.
Shortages of 2,500,000 cords of
pulpwood and six billion board feet
in lumber now threaten the war ef
fort.
“The War Department realizes
the magnitude of our actual and im
pending operations cannot be main
tained without more adequate sup
plies of forest products,” Mr. Pat
terson said. “More supplies must
come from all parts of the country,
with particular reference to the
South at this time. The basic econ
omy of the country, of course, must
be maintained, at least in its mini
mum requirements, and overall in
creases in production are important.”
The South produces, normally,
about 40 per cent of the domestic
output of pulpwood and lumber.
Besides the 38 stops, where the
caravan will make camps, Army of
ficers, war heroes, and representa
tives of the pulp and lumber mills
will make a number of side trips
into mills and wood-cutting camps.
There they will make direct appeals
to the workers to exert every ef
fort to maintain maximum produc
tion. Patriotic and civic groups have
been invited to participate in the
parades and demonstrations which
will be a feature of the nightly war
shows in the towns and small cities
where the caravan stops.
A variety of exhibits showing how
pulpwood and other forest products
are helping to win the war form a
large part of the caravan. These
exhibits, on trucks, include: The
new jettison paper-board gas tank
made for war planes; life rafts made
of rubber and paper; skis and tobog
gan sleds; supply and flare para
chutes made of paper and rayon;
smokeless powder made of pulp
wood; walkie-talkie radios; water
tight paper-board containers used to
transport ammunition, food and oth
er supplies; a Higgins landing boat
and assault boats; a 10-foot section
of a pontoon bridge; a lamnier air
craft propeller blade, and charcoal.
Army equipment in the caravan
includes amphibious and land jeeps,
scout cars, flame thrower’s, anti
aircraft searchlights, Very (flare)
pistols, anti-aircraft machine guns,
37 mm. tank guns, sealed machine
guns and fixed mounts, bazooka
guns, and other weapons.
iSix war heroes, fresh from the
battlefields and just released from
hospitals, will participate in the
nightly war shows. Four of these
will be from the army, one from the
marine corps and one from the
navy. the
While unable to reach all
pulpwmod and lumber producing
areas, the army selected the 38
$1.50 A YEAR
Frank J. Pullen Is
District Forester for
Second Cong. District
Recently five new district foresters
were added to the State Department
of Forestry staff. Originally there
were only four foresters in the state,
but the districts have now been di
vided into Congressional districts and
each has a district forester.
Frank J. Pullen, whose headquar
ters is in Albany, is the district for
ester for the Second Congressional
District, which is composed of the
counties of Baker, Brooks, Calhoun,
Colquitt, Dougherty, Decatur, Early,
Grady, Mitchell, Miller, Seminole,
Thomas, Tift and Woi'th.
Duties of a district forester con
sist of giving the people any infor
mation or advice about their wood
to give advice on thinning,
pruning, marketing, estimating tim
ber, planting, fire protection, and
other phases of forestry.
District Forester Pullen urges that
all pulpwood available be placed on
the market in order to relieve the
paper shortage. He also urges that
woodland not be clear-cut, but that
the pulpwood be taken from the
dense stands, thereby improving
the forest as well as receiving a
profit from the woodland.
Anyone who desires information
is urged to contact the District
Forester.
DEP. COLLECTOR HERE
MONDAY TO ASSIST IN
FILING TAX RETURNS
Marion H. Allen, collector of in
ternal Revenue, Atlanta, announced
this week that field deputy collectors
are to be sent to assist Federal in
come and victory tax payers with the
preparation of declaration of esti
mated income and victory tax re
turns which are required to be filed
this year on or before September 15.
One of these deputy collectors will
be at the postoffice in Blakely on
next Monday, August 30, from 9 a.
m. to 5 p. m.
Since this estimated return is
something entirely new to all income
taxpayers, it is expected that the
services of the deputy collector will
be in great demand here Monday.
In addition to the visits of the
field deputy collectors to various
cities, it is announced that the fol
lowing internal revenue offices will
be open every day from 8:30 a. m.
to 5:00 p. m. from August 30 to
September 15, inclusive: Albany,
Amerieus, Athens, Atlanta, Au
gusta, Brunswick, Columbus, Dub
lin, Gainesville, Macon, Newnan,
Rome, Savannah, Thomasville, Val
dosta, Waycross.
CANNING PLANT OPEN
ON TUESDAYS ONLY
Effective at once, the Blakely
Union canning plant will be open on
Tuesdays only—from 9:00 a. m. to
4:30 p. m.
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Carry a bank account and do business
X by check and you will add character as well
♦ volume business.
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We invite do banking with i f
you to your
us. We will appreciate it, and your interests
will be carefully looked after.
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FIRST STATE BANK
♦ BLAKELY, GEORGIA
! Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Maximum Insurance of $5,000.00 for each depositor
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PULL FOR BLAKELY
—OR—
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Veterans Service
Anxious to Assist
Dependent Parents
The Veterans Service Office at the
state capitol is anxious to contact
every dependent parent of members
of the armed forces while serving in
the military or naval branches to as
sist them to establish rights they
are entitled to under federal law,
mainly insurance and pensions, ac
cording to C. Arthur Cheatham, state
veterans service officer. Mr. Cheat
ham said his office also desired to
contact every man or woman dis
charged from service to establish
rights to compensation for wounds
or injuries, if any, he received while
serving.
“If a man or woman became dis
abled in the service,” he asserted,
“they should contact this office to
assist them in developing their
claim.”
Vocational training is provided for
disabled veterans for those who de
sire that.
On July 13, 1943, the President
signed legislation to provide more
adequate and uniform administra
tive provisions in veterans’ law per
taining to compensation, pension,
and retirement pay payable by the
Veterans’ Administration, and for
other purposes. Payment of com
pensation will not be made to any
widow without child, or child, whose
annual income exceeds $1,000, or to
a widow with a child or children
whose annual income exceeds $2,500.
Whereas records relating to each
individual soldier that served in the
first World War from Georgia, set
up in the Veterans Service Office in
Atlanta, number over one hundred
thousand, those to be filed in connec
tion with the present World War will
far exceed that number, Mr. Cheat
ham said.
RED CROSS
RECORD OF WORKERS FOR
THE PAST WEEK:
Mi’s. J. E. Chancy, 9 hrs.
Mrs. C. A. Grubbs, 7 hrs.
Mrs. Wihrrd DuBose, 7 hrs. -
Mrs. Emory Houston, 7 hrs.
Mrs. P. D. DuBose, 3 Vi hrs.
Mrs. J. S. Hartsfield, 1 Vi hrs.
Mrs. J. G. Standifer, 3 hrs.
Mrs. C. L. Tabb, 3 hrs.
Mrs. C. B. Miller, 2 hrs.
Mrs. R. C. Singletary, 1% hrs.
Mrs. Grady Smith, 4 hrs.
Mrs. B. F. Fuller, 2 hrs.
Mrs. J. L. McArthlr, 2% hrs.
Miss Victoria Sheffield, 2% hrs.
Miss Marjorie Weaver! 2% hrs.
Miss Lilia Widner, 2% hrs.
Mrs. Ollin Goocher, 1 Vi hrs.
Miss Faye Goocher, 1 Vi hrs.
Mrs. G. W. Whatley, 1% hrs.
Mrs. Iva Herring, 1 hrs.
Mrs. H. C. Fort, 3% hrs.
Mi's. J. B. Rice, 2 hrs.
Mis. J. C. McFather, 1 Vi hrs.
Mrs. Ray Stewart, 3 Vi hrs.
Miss Verne DuBose, 3 hrs.
Mrs. Joe Grimsley, 3 hrs.
Mrs. L. E. Harris.-2 Vi hrs.