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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
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VOLUME 93 > NO. 25
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts—“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead,”
VALUE OF 1952
VEGETABLE CROP
UP 42 PERCENT
Georgia’s 1952 commercial vege
table crop showed an increase in
value of 42 percent over 1951 in
spite of the prolonged drought and
an acreage decrease of more than
5,000 acres, according to L. E. Farm
er, marketing specialist for the Uni
versity of Georgia Agricultural Ex
tension Service.
Commercial vegetables grown in
Georgia last year for fresh market
and processing were valued at $17,-
646,000 as compared to $12,388,000
in 1951, Farmer said. He attributed
most of this increase to improved
production practices.
“While prices for most of these
crops were higher last year than in
1951, improved production practices
sueh as selecting proper market va
rieties, proper fertilization, protec
tion from disease and insects, and
careful preparation for market had
a great deal of influenct upon these
higher prices,” declared Farmer.
Watermelons led all other truck
crops last year with a value of $6,-
188,000. This is an increase of $1,-
741,000 over 1951 on the same
acreage of 45,000.
Tomatoes were second with a val
ue of $2,846,000 as compared to
$1,908,000 in 1951, an increase of
$9(38,000 on 600 acres.
Cabbage was third, with a $1,847,
900 value as compared to $477,000
in 1951, an increase of one and a
half million on 1,250 fewer acres.
Cantaloupes accounted for $1,-
155,000 from 6,000 acres as com
pared to $659,000 on 6,500 acres in
1951.
Emphasizing the importance of
vegetables and fruits to the economy
of Georgia, Farmer said that “con
sidered from the standpoint of over
all cash farm income, the $40,000,
000 cash income from fruits and
vegetables may not seem so signif
icant, but is quite significant con
sdered from the istandpoint of high
income per acre, suitability to small
farms, the time of the year the in
come is realized, and the relatively
short production period.”
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BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, FEB. 19, J953.
Chamber Commerce
Compiling Labor File;
Enlists Aid Of Public
The Blakely Chamber of Com
merce is compiling a file of the
available labor supply, male and fe
male, white and colored. The com
merce body announced that this file
is necessary as a talking point in ob
taining an industry for Blakely.
The first question a manufacturer
asks is “what about your labor sup
ply?” And if this question can’t be
answered satisfactorily, the manu
facturer begins to look elsewhere for
a place to locate his plant.
Anyone who is interested in obtain
ing employment should a factory be
located in Blakely is asked to go to
the Chamber of Commerce office and
register. This applies to everybody
in Blakely, Early county, or neigh
boring towns, male and female,
white and colored, a member of the
board of directors stated.
VOLUNTEER AIR
RESERVE UNIT TO MEET
On Monday, February 23, at 8:00
p. m., the Blakely Volunteer Air
Reserve Training Unit will meet in
the Vocational Agriculture building.
Any enlisted man of any branch of
service may join this unit with the
same rank and privileges that he
held in his old unit. He will be eligi
ble for promotion and retirement
and can be called to active duty only
by an act of Congress. Anyone m
terested in joining this unit is en
couraged to attend this meeting. Any
Air Force Reserve Officer in this lo
cality is also encouraged to affiliate
with this organization. staffing
The following officers are
the Flight: Lt. Earl H. Cheek, Com
manding Officer; Lt. C. P. Gay, Jr.,
Adjutant; and Lt. R. E. Balkcom,
Operations and Training Officer.
Any of these officers will be glad to
discuss with you the advantages to
you and your country in joining this
unit.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to in this manner express
to you, my friends, my sincere ap
preciation for every evidence of
your kindness during my recent ill
ness in hospital. I shall hold you in
grateful remembrance.
MRS. W. W. HADDOCK.
We carry all good polishes. Let
us keep your shoes like new with
our fine shoe repairing. BLAKELT
SHOE SHOP.
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ROTARIANS
HOSTS TO
ROTARYANNES
The Blakely Rotary Club staged
probably the most elaborate party in
its 27-year history Friday night,
when the Rotarians were hosts to the
Rotaryannes and invited guests from
Blakely and surrounding towns, the
number totaling 175 or more.
The scene of the festive oc
casion was the American Legion
Home, which was beautifully decorat
ed by a group of Rotaryannes. The
Valentine motif was earned out in
decorations and party favors. • Each
lady guest was presented a compact
bearing the Rotary insignia.
A highly entertaining program
was gven by Dr. George “Pete’’ Don
alson, president of Abraham Baldwin
College, and himself a governor of
Rotary from another district. Mr.
Donalson regaled his audience with
an almost solid hour of humor and
philosophy, served up in the inimita
ble Donalson style, which is well
known all over Georgia as the best
in after-dinner speaking. The musi
cal portion of the program was also
a product of Abraham Baldwin Col
lege. the college quartet composed
of Grady Johnson, Jr., Carlton Kir
by, Jimmy Collins and Sonny Reed.
Featuring Grady Johnson at the pi
ano, the quartet sang the old and
the new, the sweet and the funny
songs, and the audience applauded
vigorously for encore after encore.
Friday night’s program was ar
ranged by Rotarian Raymond Single
tary, who introduced the speaker.
President Richard Grist presided over
the meeting and delivered the wel
coming address to the ladies and
guests.
A dance followed the dinner, which
featured a “surprise” local orehes
tra. Members of this hand are
Mrs. Ben Haisten and Josh Davis at
the pianos, Hugh Eubanks with the
drums, and Millard Still, Jr., guitar.
Present for the sumptuous dinner,
which was prepared and served by a
committee headed by Mrs. Phillip
Sheffield, were President and Mrs.
Richard Grist, Mr. and Mrs. Ray
mond Singletary, Dr. and Mrs. J. G.
Standifer, Mr. and Mrs. Dunbar
Grist, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Ingram
of Fort Gaines. Mr. and Mrs. John
Amrich, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Puckett,
Mrs. W. J. Grist, Mr. land Mrs. C. A.
Gruibbs, Miss Nancy Grubbs, Rev. W.
E. Storey, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Yar
neil, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Pickle, Dr.
and Mrs. E. P. Whitehead, Mr. and
Mrs. John Holman, Misses Marilyn
Middleton, Marshaline Giles, Betty
■Roberts, Anne Martin, Mrs. Albert
Killingsworth of Fort Gaines, Mr.
and Mrs. Dan Hiammack, Mr. and
Mrs. Cliff Ramibo, Mr. and Mr. and
Mrs. C. D. Duke, Jr., all of
Mrs. Alex Htovell, Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Clifton, Mr. and Mrs. Oree Thomp
son, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Culpep
per, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hunt, Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Arnold, Mr. and Mrs.
C. P. Jenkins, Mr. and Mrs.
Powell, Mr. and Mrs Sam Clinkscales,
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Brown, Mr. and
Mrs. Winston Felder. Mr. and Mrs.
H. A. Felder, Mr. and Mrs. John
Gleaton, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Clark,
Mr. and Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. Josh Davis, Mr. and
Mrs. G. W. White, Jr., Mr. and
E. S. Boyett, Mr. and Mrs. R. H.
Ramsey of Dothan, Mr and Mrs.
B. Jones, H. A. Walton, James B.
Murdock, Jr., Mr. and Hrs. R. O.
Waters. Jr., Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Sin
gletarv, Mr. and Mrs. Lowrey S.
Stone, Miss Jeanette Clark, James
M. Brvant, Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Mad
dox, Jr., Dr. and Mrs. S. P. Holland,
Mr and Mrs. John Gilbert, Mr. and
Mrs. C. E. Martin, Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard Houston, Mr. and Mrs. R.
R. McLendon, Mrs. Nancy Seago,
Dr. and Mrs. Earl Taylor, Dr. J. H.
Crowdis, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cheek
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Cheek, Dr. and
Mrs. R. A. Houston, Mr. and Mrs.
S. W. Tompkins, George Gee, Mrs.
Evelyn S. Gee, Mr. and Mrs. W. S.
Keenholts of Bronxville, N. Y.,
and Mrs. C. P. Gay, Jr., Mr. and
Mrs. D. H. McDowell, Mrs. J. E.
Freeman, Mrs. J. H. Move, Mr. and
Mrs John H. Williams, Jr., John H.
Williams, Sr., Mrs. Melvin Middle
ton, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hattaway,
Mrs. Louise Baldwin, Mr. and Mrs.
Walton Knighton, Mr. and Mrs. Felix
Barham Mr. and Mrs Barney
Wynne, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Daniel,
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Brinson, Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Chancy, Mr. and Mrs. L.
R. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
1 Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stuckey,
Mrs. Alvan Fleming, Mr. and Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs Oscar
Whitehaid. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bon
ner, Mrs. Ed Minter, Mr. and Mrs.
E. T. Crawford, Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Rogers, Jr., Mrs. Margaret D. Boy
othersf. iSS MyTtke Dea1, and p0ssibly
Banks To Observe
Washington’s Birthday
Monday, February 23
February 22, Washington’s Birth
day, falling on Sunday, the under
signed banks will not be open for
business on Monday, a legal holiday,
BANK OF EARLY,
FIRST STATE BANK.
Redwine Counsels
Prompt Filing Of
State Tax Returns
File your State tax returns early
and avoid possible grief, State Rev
enue Commissioner Charles D. Red
wine is advising Georgians.
“The earlier you file returns, the
less likely you are to get caught in
the last minute rush,” he declared.
“And if you’re late, the law com
pels us to charge a penalty and in
terest.”
In a series of advertisements run
ning in this paper, Mr. Redwine is
urging Georgians to file their state
tax returns as soon as possible. He
said that early returns will prevent
a possible penalty and interest which
must be charged on all late returns.
“We hope, however,” the Commis
sioner said, “that all tax payers will
make it unnecessary for us to file
such a penalty.”
Mr. Redwine said that the State
Revenue Department checks Federal
returns, plus having other sources
of information on incomes, so it is
unlikely that any citizen who should
file a state return will be able to
avoid doing so.
The Self-Employed
Now Have Protection
Under Social Security
If you are one of the millions of
self-employed people who will file
their second annual social security
tax report this year, you now have
insurance protection under social
security, Victor Manget, manager of
the Albany Social Security Office,
announced today.
These are the people who made a
social security report of their self
employment earnings for 1951, who
are filing similar reports for their
earnings for 1952, and who will have
paid the social security tax for each
year. Social security reports on
self-employment earnings are made
on special forms and are sent to the
Director of Internal Revenue at the
time of filing Federal income tax
returns. self-employ
Mr. Manget says that
ed persons who have been in work
that counts toward social security
since January 1, 1951, now have
insurance protection at least until
mid-1955 from that work alone. If
they reach 65 and retire before then,
they will be entitled to monthly
old-age benefit payments; in case of
death before mid-1955, there are
certain survivors insurance pay
ments which can be made to their
families.
Many persons now self-employed
had previously worked for wages in
employment covered by social secur
ity. This work is credited, of
course, toward being insured, and
the credits may be added to those
earned in self-employment, accord
ing to Mr. Manget.
Your social security account num
should be shown on your self
employment return so that you will
be given proper credit for your
earnings. If you have never had an
account numlber, or if you have had
cne and lost your card, you should
set in touch with your nearest social
security office. In Albany, it is in
the Albany Theatre Building, Room
204.
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RED CROSS QUOTA
FOR COUNTY SET
AT $2,067.00
Early county’s quota for the an
nual Red Cross Roll Call has been
fixed at $2,067.00, D. I). Knighton,
.. ounty chairman, has announced.
The fund drive will get under way
on Monday, March 2, and continue
for one week or until the quota has
been subscribe d.
J. D. Rogers, Jr., has been named
chairman of the drive and he will
appoint campaign workers.
5ANK S, POSTOFFICE
-j-q g £ CLOSED MONDAY
Both Blakely banks, the First
State and the Bank of Early, will be
closed next Monday, February 23,
in observance of George Washing
ton’s birthday. Monday will be the
legal holiday since Washington’s
birthday—the 22nd—falls on Sun
day.
Postmaster J. Emory Houston
stated there will be no rural delivery
or window service, but there will be
one city delivery in the downtown
area.
$2.00 A YEAR
February 21-28 To Be Observed
As National F. . A. Week
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HIS DAILY CHORES
The week of February 21-28 has
been proclaimed National FFA Week
by the National Association of Fu
ture Farmers of America.
Future Farmers of the Blakely,
Hilton, Jakin and Damascus FFA
chapters here in Early county will
join more than 360,000 FFA mem
bers in 8,500 local chapters through
out the nation in observance of Na
tional FFA Week.
This year ma.rks the 25th year—
vhe Silver Anniversary-—of the Fu
ture Farmers of America. Through
out Georgia the 16,447 members in
297 local chapters will hold special
programs in observance of this week
which marks the beginning of their
Silver Anniversary year
“National FFA Week seeks to fo
cus attention on the work of the
Future Farmers today who will be
the successful farmers of tomorrow,’’
points out state FFA president Wes
ley Patrick of Quitman. ‘‘The Week
is celebrated each year during the
week of the anniversary of the
birthday of George Washington.
“Most people think of Washington
as an engineer, a general, the first
president and the father of
country, but he was also the, first
scientific farmer. He was one of the
first in the nation to practce contour
planting, crop rotations, and other
soil conserving methods. It is out of
our deep respect for Washington,
the farmer in whose progressive
ways we seek to follow, that we Fu
ture Farmers of America
set aside the week of his birthday as
National FFA Week.”
The FFA is a national organiza
tion of farm boys studying vocation
al agriculture in high school and
was founded in 1928 by a group of
■vocational agriculture students meet
ing in Kansas City, Missouri. Since
then it has grown to be the world’s
largest farm boy organization with
members extending throughout
48 states, Hawaii and Puerto Rico,
PERSONAL LOANS
One of the many services rendered by this bank
is our Personal Loans. If you need money to meet
some unexpected expense, like hospital bills, and
so forth, and have a regular monthly income, we
invite you to discuss your needs with us. You’ll 1
find our monthly repayment plan easy and con
venient.
We invite you to bring all your financial prob
lems to us. Our fifty years in the banking busi
ness has given us wide experience which we are
glad to pass on to our customers. f
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First State Bank )
Blakely, Georgia ii
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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jits help objective themselves. is to help farm boys
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“Through their organization, FFA
boys receive leadership training, gain
recognition for outstanding farming
accomplishments, and are able to
participate in recreational activities,’’
points out T. G. Walters, state FFA
advisor. “Every Future Farmer has
on his own farm a supervised farm
ing project which is the training
ground where he’s learning to be the
successful farmer" of tomorrow,’’ he
added.
The FFA is sponsored nationally
hy the agricultural education branch
0 f the U. S. Office of Education nad
maintains its national headquarters
j n Washington, D. C. Here in Geor
K j a> the FFA program is administer
e( j through the State Department of
division of agricultural
; education,
JEMMIE TEMPLES, Reporter.
AMERICAN LEGION
ORATORICAL CONTEST
TO BE HELD
The annual American Legion Ora
j torical Contest on the U. S. Consti
will be held by all high . scho Is
in the county by February 27. T e
county finals with each being repr -
j rented will be held by March -
iir| y high school boy or girl in e
i County 1S eligible for participation n
tl* ls contest. If you are intei ested
in this contest see your high school
principal. Gash awards of twenty
five dollars will be given the win
ners. Bill Arnold is chairman of
this contest for Early county.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to express to our friends
my sincere appreciation of their
many acts of kindness, the visits, the
beautiful flowers, cards and letters
received, while in hospital and at
home. May God bless each and ev~
of you, is my prayer.
MRS. T. W. JENKINS.