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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
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VOLUME LXXXVIII > *NO. 21
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts—“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead/'
LOCAL WEATHER
SUMMARY FOR
THE YEAR 1947
Temperature: Maximum, 99 on
August 6;, minimum, 21 on Febru
ary 10; mean, 65.9.
Precipitation: Total, 69.55 inch
es; greatest amount in any one day,
4.81 inches on March 8; driest
months, October, 1.27 inches; August,
1.33 inches; February, 1.32 inches.
Wettest months: March, 11.30 inch
es; May, 10.41 inches; November,
10.11 inches.
SUMMARY FOR MONTH OF
DECEMBER
Temperature: Mean maximum,
63.0; mean minimum, 42.5; mean,
52.7; maximum, 78 on the 7th and
8th; minimum, 29 on the 26th.
Precipitation: Total, 5.40 inches;
greatest amount in any 24-hour pe
riod, 1.29 on the 12th.
Miscellaneous: Number of days
with 0.01 inch or more of rainfall,
11; clear, 11; partly cloudy, 6;
cloudy, 14; killing frosts on the 1st,
2nd, 26th, 27th; light fog on the
31st; heavy fog on the 15th.
J. G. STANDIFER, Observer,
U. S. Weather Bureau.
FORMER EARLY
COUNTIAN DIES
IN DELAND, FLA.
Mrs. Mary Pounds Young, of De
Land, Fla., died Friday, January 2,
after an illness of a year. She was
the wife of Joseph A. Young. The
family moved from Early county to
south Florida 25 years ago, and for
about 20 years her home has been in
DeLand.
Funeral services were held Satur
day afternoon at the Stetson Bap
tist church, with the Revs. D. B.
Townsend and Lester Rigdon con
ducting the ceremony. Interment
was in Oakdale cemetery and she was
laid to rest beneath a flower-covered
grave. by the
Mrs. Young is survived '
following children: Chester L. Young
of Perry, Fla., Mrs. Nellie Jones,
Mrs. Ida Brinson and Lola Young of
Jacksonville, Mrs. Ruby Molett of
Daytona Beach, and Robert Young
of DeLand; three brothers, Rufus,
J. P. and Carlton Pounds; and a sis
ter, Mrs. Mattie Lou Padget, all of
DeLand.
Mrs. Young was the aunt of
A1 Steele, Mrs. Charlie Moore, Mrs.
Lester Amos, and Glyeen and Oscar
Young, all of Blakely.
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BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 8, 1948.
BLAKELY ROTARY
CLUB HOLDS REGULAR
WEEKLY MEETING
The members of the Blakely Ro
tary Club,./meeting at noon the past
Friday, were entertained with a pro
gram of accordion music. The guest
entertainer was Hal Middleton, of
Camden, S. C., former Blakely resi
dent, and his. program was warmly
applauded by the Rotarians.
The club welcomed as an honorary
member, Billy Roberts, president of
the senior class of the Blakely-Union
school.
Rotarian Dunbar Grist had as his
guest J. E. Johnson, of Glenn Ridge,
N. J.
The meeting was presided over by
President Oscar Whitchard. Rotarian
Guy Maddox, program chairman, in
troduced Mr. Middleton.
BLAKELY - UNION
F. F. A. NEWS
Last week the public speaking elim
ination was held and two or three
boys were picked out of each class.
The winners in the first class are:
William Balkcom, Martin Sheffield,
and Walter Hodges; second class,
Reese Tedder, Charles Bostwick, and
Sammye Bostwick; third class, Hez
ekiah Flanagan, Homer Brinson,
Billy Jarrett, and Tallice Hinson;
fourth class, Ray Shierling, Bob
Pritchard, and George Hammond. We
are going to have another elimination
at a later date and three or four
boys will be picked out to compete
against each other.
The Chapter has a purebred pig
chain, which enables a boy to get a
hog without paying any money. He
pays back a purebred pig later on
when the gelt farrows. Also, he can
just pay for the hog. Boys who
want pigs are Ted Whitchard, Martin
Sheffield, Johnny Harris, Carlton
OalTin, Bobby Temples, Chester Mc
Knight, Bostwick, Charles Hezekiah Bostwick, Flana- Sam
mye Sheffield,
gan, John Flanagan, Felton members
and Melvin Ready. Other
of the Chapter to get grade hogs are
Homer Brinson, Darnell Hoover, Jack
Howard, and Edd Jones. We also
have two apprentice teachers, Mr.
Bankston and Mr. Whiddon, down
from the University of Georgia.
SAMMYE BOSTWICK, Reporter.
EARLY COUNTIANS WIN
LIVESTOCK CONTEST
Damascus, Ga.—Winners in a re
cent livestock judging contest in
cluded several cattle owners from
Early county. State "The contest was spon
sored by the Fair Association.
The winners announced were Law
j rence Mitchell of Damascus, Donald
| Reese of Jakin, and Charles Brunson
of Blakely-Union.
JURORS DRAWN
JANUARY TERM
SUPERIOR COURT
The following have been drawn to
serve at the January, 1948, term of
Early superior court, to be convened
on Monday, January 19, it was an
nounced this week by Superior Court
Clerk Bert Tarver:
Grand Jurors: J. B. Jones (B), M.
D. Sasser, S. T. Dunning, C. C. Crook,
B. H. Askew, Jr., Boyd Whittington,
W. T. Hudson, Lewis Jones, W. D.
Sasser, Will Tiner, Roy McClellan,
Sr., S. C. Owen, L. D. Patterson, W.
D. Callahan, S. P. Land, Jack G.
White, Z. T. W’ebb, L. A. Minter, A.
D. Ivey, J. R. George, J. D. Rogers,
Jr., C. F. Tolar, J. W. Williams, S.
E. Kelly, T. W. Reese, Herman
Smith, C. C. Chambers, J. W. Miller,
C. S. Chandler, H. L. Martin, C. E.
Wills, J. Ed Chancy, B. D. Mitchell,
Alma White, J. D. Haddock, J. B.
Gaulden, O. H. King, Sr., J. L. Clink
scale, George U. Mock, F. L. Will
iams, J. B. Smith, L. 0. Tiner, W. L.
Rhodes, Oscar Whitchard, John H.
Williams, Sr., E. C. McDowell, W.
L. Cooper, J. O. Evans, Sr. W.
Traverse Jurors, First Week: J.
Hatcher, Marvin Belisle, T. H. Smith,
D. H. Askew, Jr., J. G. Craft, B. I.
Bostwick, Sanford Wills, Gordon
Hall, J. W. Grimes, L. F. Muray, John
Newberry, R. D. Grist, Roscoe Rog
ers, J. C. Hudson, N. E. Evans, D. J.
Salter, John R. Jarrett, J. J. Chiles,
Earl Beasley, Bruce L. Batchelor, B.
D. Toole, Carrol Rogers, E. A. Du
Bose, H. O. Perry, Bradley Mock,
W. G. Tolar, C. W. Mosely, L. E. Mc
Lendon, C. E. Thomas, C. E. Boyett,
Metz Tabb, A. V. Cannon, G. L.
Dykes, C. L. Tabb, L. D. Lawrence,
C. M. Cowart, David Gilbert, Abner
W. White, C. J. Armstrong, Smith, D. D.
Knighton, W. T. Bates, W. A.
L. H. Taliaferro, W. A. McLendon,
M. A. McDowell, Jr., F. F. Gleaton,
B. Houston, George Cosby. A.
Traverse Jurors, Second Week:
D. Harriss, M. L. Simmons, Sr., C. B.
Ricks, C. E. Knighton, Sr., B. O.
Middleton, J. B. Rice, I. D. Brown
lee, W. I. Daniels, W. A. Walker, W.
F. Turner, R. W. Woolf, G. E. Gil
bert, E. E. MeGahee, W. T. Clear
man, Jr., C. W. Shierling, J. L. Jones,
G. M. Lane, Alvin Day, E. J. Hous
ton, Julian J. Moore, Edwin
L. O. Runnells, Sam Lindsey, C. J.
Taylor, Josh Davis, Charlie E.
ton, F. G. Plowden, John Harper, W.
R. Alexander, C. C. Swann, Freeman
Hall, G. W. White, Jr., T. M. Pullen,
James Bryant, J. H. Regan, L. A.
Wiley', G. O. Lindsey, J. E. labb, Hal
Clinkscale, J. W. Cannon, J. H.
Harpe, Sr., P. G. Bostwick, W. D.
Sammons, A. H. McKinnon, J. R.
Batchelor, Marcine Ezell, C. L. Cook,
J. M. Garrett, F.- A. Barham, Sr.,
B. I. Bostwick, Jr., L. W. Cleveland,
Lowrey S. Stone, R. J. Balkcom, J.
H. Timmons, D. R, Deal, Ralph B.
Scarborough, Horace Williams,
Cobb, _ .. , Wayne lT „ Brown, M. L. Simmons, .
Jr., Gordon White, E. T. Crawford,
B. E. Houston, E. T. Tedder, Wesley
Allen, R. C. Harris, J. G. Loyless,
C. L. Jester, Jr., A. J. Eubanks, Fred
H. Chandler, Warren Hill Chandler,
W. H. Haddock, C. Q. Cannon, How
ard Harpe, Mack Strickland,
Goocher, G. E. Redmond, W. M.
ter, H. J. Hatcher, W. R.
Carl Ivey, J. C. Still, C. E.
B. J. Turner, K. J. Hodges.
Careful attention given to
Radio troubles. WILLIS RADIO
SERVICE. 6-5-tf
SOME HAPPENINGS IN !
BLAKELY I
A QUARTER OF A CENTURY AGO
Clippings from the Early County News of
i January 4, 1923
MR. J. B. MURDOCK has opened
a meat market in connection with his
grocery business.
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MR. C. D. DUKE has bought the
Elder home on So*uth Main street
and will move with his family into it
immediately.
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J. B. JONES assumed the office of
Mayor Monday, succeeding P. D. Du
Bose. Members of Council are J.
G. Butler, L. B. Fryer, R. C. Single
tary, and J. O. Bridges. The follow
ing city employees were re-elected:
W. W. Fleming, clerk and treasurer;
L. C. Hobbs, marshal; E. R. Adams,
superintendent of public utilities;
T. Reynolds, street superintendent;
J. J. McLendon, manager ice and cold
storage departments; B. I.
bookkeeper for ice and cold storage
departments; B. V. Lee cemetery
sexton. v
MISS AGNES DOWNS was among
the college set spending the holidays
in Blakely. She is a student at An
drew.
J. C. LOYLESS
DIES OF INJURIES
RECEIVED IN FALL
Death came at 1:30 o’clock Satur
day morning to John Chesterfield
Loyless, native Early countian and
prominent in business and political
circles for many years.
Mr. Loyless died at a local hospital
from complications following an acci
dental fall sustained nine days pre
vioushly in which he was seriously
injured. and
Mr. Loyless was a native
life-long resident of Early coun
ty and was born September 21,
1874, hence was 73 years of age.
He was a former tax collector of this
county, having- served in that capac
ity for twenty years. He was also
formerly a justice of the peace and
member of the Blakely city council.
At the time of his passing he was in
the retail grocery business. He was
a member of the Langston Methodist
church and Magnolia Lodge No. 86
F. & A. M. He enjoyed a wide ac
quaintance and knew as many Early
countians as perhaps any other man
of his time. The many friends made
throughout the years received the
news of his passing with deep regret.
Funeral services for Mr. Loyless
were held at his residence on Powell
avenue Sunday afternoon at three
o’clock, with the Rev. W. V. Dibble
officiating, assisted by the Rev. W.
E. Storey, and the Minter Funeral
Home in charge. After the service
at the home, his body was interred
in the city cemetery with the im
pressive Masonic ceremony, Pall
bearers were J. E. Houston, C. M.
Dunning, J. T. Jordan, W. C. Jordan, all
W. H. Ivey, and H. B. Fulmer,
past masters of Magnolia Lodge. J.
G. Standifer acted as worshipful
master.
Surviving Mr. Loyless are four
brothers, Joe Loyless and Vance Loy- of
less of Miami, Fla., J. G. Loyless
Blakely, and E. M. Loyless of East
Point; two sisters, Mrs. D. M. Pearl
of Blakely and Mrs. Carl Lanier of
Damascus; four sons, Curtis H., J.
C., Jr., and P. E. (Bill) Loyless of
Blakely, and Jesse Loyless of Donal
sonville; and three daughters, Mrs.
J. E. Jarrett of Bluffton, Mrs. Donald
E. Julian of Albany, and Miss Bessie
Loyless of Blakely. A number of
grandchildren also survive.
GEA TO MEET
HERE WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY 28
\ study group program of the
Georgia Education Association will
be held at the Blakely-Union school
j on Wednesday afternoon, January
j 2 8, H. H. Brinson, week. Teachers principal, from an
nounced this
tbe counties of Calhoun, Early, Mill
er and Baker will be present for
this program.
The meeting will begin at 4 o’clock
and end that evening with a dinner
j n the school cafeteria, Mr. Brinson
stated.
BILL CHEEK TO HEAD
BAPTIST BIBLE CLASS
At the annual election of officers
of the Young Men’s Bible Class of
the Cheek Blakely Baptist president; church, Bill R.
was elected R.
McLendon, vice president; M. T.
Jones, secretary; and H. A. Walton,
treasurer. C. M. Dunning is the re
tiring president. Miss Annie Grier
is the class teacher.
DR. STAFFORD RAMBO was
down from Bluffton yesterday.
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MR. FRANK COLEMAN left Mon
day for Albany, where he will ^m -
bark in business for himself. Mrs.
Coleman and their young son, Frank,
after spending some time in Fort
Gaines, will join Mr. Coleman later.
MR. JUSTIN ROBINSON and
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Miss Kathleen Robinson, of Albany,
spent the week er.d in Blakely with
relatives and friends.
MRS. BERNARD HERRING and
two children spent the week end in
Camilla.
MISS Johnnie Maude McLain, of
Dothan, was a guest last week in the
home of Mr L F Warrick,
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MESSRS. Clark and LeSeuer Hil
ton have been guests of Blakely
friends and relatives the past week.
MR. A. C. FRAZIER is able to be
out again after an illness of several
days.
FIRST 1948 HIGHWAY
FATALITY RECORDED
HERE LAST SUNDAY
Early county’s first highway fatal
ity for 1948 was recorded here Sun
day night, when Emmett Miller,
14-year-old Negro boy, died in Hol
land’s Hospital from injuries received
when he was hit by a truck late Sun
day afternoon.
Deputy Sheriff Alex Howell, the
investigating officer, said the boy
jumped into the path of a truck while
playing with othei boys beside the
road. The youth, the deputy said,
was watching a car approaching from
the east and apparently did not see
the truck coming from the opposite
direction. Billy Andrew Jones,
Early county, was the driver of the
truck, and no cases were docketed,
Deputy Howell stated.
FORMER BLAKELY
CITIZEN DIES AT
MICANOPY, FLA.
Francis Marion Widener, 65, form
er his Blakely resident, died Saturday at
home in Micanopy, Fla. His fu
neral was held Monday at Micanopy
Baptist church,, with the Rev. C. A.
Cook officiating.
Mr. Widener was born October 2,
1882, at Blakely, and was a son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Widener. He
moved to Micanopy in 1925.
Surviving are one son, Milton M.
Widener, of Micanopy; four broth
ers, J. B. Widener and J. L. Widen
er of Blakely, L. V. Widener of
Bainbridge, and Z, E. Widener of
Jacksonville, Fla.; and two sisters,
Mrs. Nellie Davis of Blakely and
Mrs. J. C. Spooner of Donalsonville.
FELDER PURCHASES
SMITH PROPERTY
A real estate deal involving several
thousand dollars was consummated
here this week when H. A. Felder,
Blakely automobile dealer, bought
the city property of the late Mrs. R.
C. Smith. The property includes the
buildings now occupied by Howell
Drug Company, Tolar’s Barber Shop,
the building next to Beckham’s which
has been in use by Howell Seed &
Feed Company as a warehouse, Davis
Cleaners, Citizens Oil Company, and
Cox’s Cleaning & Presing Shop. The
purchase price was not announced
for publication.
Mr. Felder stated that the build
ing which had been used as a feed
warehouse had been leased by a Mr.
Durham, of Columbus, and that a
Western Auto Associate Store will be
located in it.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL
TO MEET TONIGHT
The first meeting of the Mayor
and City Council for the year' 1948
is scheduled for tonight
Clerk George Roberts announced.
The meeting was postponed from
Tuesday because some of the coun
cil members were out of town.
Principal business to come before
the body will be the election of city
employees for this year.
INTERMEDIATE G. A.
The Intermediate G. A. met
day afternoon at the church. The
by program was opened with a
Betty Roberts We had a playlet
entitled “Letters to the Principal.”
For our community missions we
planned to help needy children. The
with meeting was closed by Betty Roberts
a prayer for our Girls’ Training
School.
•—REPORTER.
j Our Resolve
As we enter this, another year, it will be our re
solve to render the best possible banking service to the
people in this section. During the years since this
bank was founded—it was in 1903—we have built our
reputation on giving our patrons and friends service.
And thus it will be this year and all future years. We
invite you to call on us when you need help or advice
of a financial nature. Whether you come to make a
loan, to ask for your statement, or just for a little
friendly chat, you may know that you will always re
ceive a cordial welcome.
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COMMISSIONERS
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SESSION TUESDAY
The Board of County Commission
ers diet in regular session Tuesday
for the first meeting of the New Year
and transacted much business before
adjourning to the Blakely-Union
school, where the members were
dinner guests of Principal Homer
Hodges Brinson.
A motion was passed to abolish
all prison labor at the county work
camp and return the prisoners to the
state. This resolution is to take ef
fect February 1, 1948. Another res
olution affecting the operation of
the work camp, such as bridge build
ing and building and maintaining
roads, is printed in full elsewhere in
this paper. The resolution affect
ing the camp was passed for economy
reasons, it being pointed out that the
county spent more money in 1947
than it received.
Another resolution was passed to
pay the county attorney a retainer
fee of $300.00 per year, and any oth
er duties imposed upon the attorney,
which are not included as present du
ties, shall be paid for at the custom
ary attorney’s rates.
It was announced, although no res
olution was drawn, that J. B. Jones,
member of the county board of
equalizers, had been employed, for a
period of six months to get all prop
erty which is not already there placed
on the tax digest. It had been
brought to the attention of the board
that much property in Early county
is not being returned for taxes.
Attorney A. H. Gray advised the
board that the $50.00 per month sal
ary raise granted to Tax Commis
sioner J. L. Houston several months
ago, following, the passage of a bill
to that effect in the last General As
sembly, was not legal, and the board
ordered that his salary be decreased
to the previous $300 per month. All
local bills, passed in this session of
the General Assembly have been de
clared illegal because of improper
advertising, Mr. Gray told the Com
missioners.
Time for the payment of 1947
county taxes was extended to Feb
ruary 1, 1948. After that date pen
alties will be imposed upon delin
quent tax payers. board
All members of the vie re
present, namely: R. C. H®well, chair
man, L. H. Baughman, E. P.'Jenkins. L. McLen
don, J. L. Bethea, and C.
THREE NEW MEMBERS
ENROLLED IN LIONS CLUB
AT TUESDAY MEETING
Three new members were wel
comed into the Blakely Lions Club
by President Hal Clinkscales Tues
day, when the club held its regular
meeting. They are J. O. Napier,
Warren Hunt, and Onley' Whitehurst,
No program, other than piano mu
| sic by Mrs. Haisten, was given, and
the time was taken up discussing
\ projects engaged in by the club,
| Nine Blakely-Union girl students
who assisted the club in its automo
bile project, were special guests of
the club. Those present were Mary
Rogers, Virginia Chandler, Carolyn
Dunning, Gloria Bush, Polly Ann
Stovall, Nell Gentry, Emily Bush,
Ann Edmur.dson, and Louise Bynum,
j Other guests at the meeting in
eluded Dick Barbree, C. M. Dunning,
j Sevola Jones, and D. N. Whiddon. presented
j Lion Oscar Powell was
j a pin by President Clinkscales, sig
nifying that he had been a member of
; the Lions organization for ten years,
He was a charter member of the
I Arlington club, which he served as
i president and as secretary-treasurer.