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EARLY COUNTY, GA. J
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME 93 ^ NO. 27
WORKERS NAMED
FOR ANNUAL RED
CROSS ROLL CALL
The annual Early County Red
dross Roll Call gets under way here
this week end, and will continue
through the month of March, or un
til, the quota of $2,069.00 has been
raised, Fund Chairman J. D. Rogers,
Jr., has announced.
Campaign workers for the county,
with the exception of Blakely, were
announced yesterday by Mr. Rogers,
and are as follows:
Damascus: Joe Bryan, Clyde Poole.
Arlington: W. B. Bostwick, J. M.
Garrett.
Cuba and New Hope: Mrs. Sam
Lindsey, Mrs. Charlie Moore.
Lucile: R. L. Jordan.
Jakin: B. C. Williams, C. L.
Brooks.
Cedar Springs: Mrs. L. H. Baugh
man.
Hilton: A. W. Tucker.
Freeman: Woodrow Brownlee.
Urquhart: Mrs. J. E. Cox.
Coloimokee: Mrs. F. B. Melton.
Springfield: J. B. Gaulden.
Colored (Entire County): Bessie
Scott.
Each of these workers is asked to
appoint others in their communities
to assist with the drive, and to bring
their reports as soon as the drive is
completed, Mr. Rogers stated.
PILOT CLUB OF
BLAKELY TO BE
PRESENTED CHARTER
The Pilot Club of Blakely will be
presented its charter Saturday night
at 8 o’clock at a banquet to be held
at the Blakely-Union High School
Building.
Mrs. Willie Joe Hortman, of the
Cuthbert Cluib, who is sponsor of this
eiub, will give the invocation, and
Miss Elzabeth Greene, of Atlanta,
District Governor, will present the
charter. Miss Martha Carter, of
Fitzgerald, District Extension Chair
man, will bring greetings from Pilot
International. Miss Mary Miller, of
Brunswick, former First District
Governor, will be guest speaker.
Dinner will be served by the
Blakely-Union FHA and their trio
will sing.
Members from 39 clubs in Geor
gia, Alabama and Florida have been
invited.
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Chas. E. Boyett Department Store
(Owned by Logue’s Inc., of Ga.)
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BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 5, J953.
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts—“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.”
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Former _ Blakely
Young Man Dies
In Chicago
Norrnan E. Boyett, 44, of Albany,
native and former resident of Blake
ly, died unexpectedly in Chicago
last Friday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock.
Southeastern sales manager for
+he Foell Packing Company, Mr.
Boyett was attending a business con
ference in that city when he was
stricken ill with a heart trouble on
Wednesday. Three doctors and a
rurse were summoned and were in
Mr. Boyett’s hotel room with him
continuously. He was thought to be
improving Friday and was sitting up
in his rooni when he suddenly passed
away, a doctor and nurse being with
him when death occurred.
A native of Blakely, Mr. Boyett
was the youngest son of Mrs. Charles
E. Boyett, Sr., and the late Mr. Boy
ett and was a brother to Charles E.
Boyett and Edwin S. Boyett of this
city. He was reared to young man
hood here and had many friends who
were both shocked and grieved to
learn of his death. He belonged to
Sigma Nu fraternity at the Universi
ty of Georgia, was a World War II
veteran, and lived in New Orleans,
La., Columbus, Miss., and Savannah
before moving to Albany some four
y ears ago.
The vice president of Foell Pack
ing Company, whose officials held
I Mr. Boyett in the highest esteem, ac
companied the body to Albany and
attended the funeral.
Funeral services were held Mon
day morning at 11 o’clock, with Dr.
Leonard A. Stephens, pastor of the
First Baptist Church of Albany, of
ficiating, assisted by Dr. Jack G.
Hand, pastor of the First Presbyter
ian Church. Interment was in Crown
Bill cemetery. Three of Mr. Boy
ett’s Blakely friends, W. J. Ham
mack, Glenn McCabe, and William
A. Cox, were among the honorary
pall-bearers. A number of other
Blakely friends attended the funeral.
Surviving Mr. Boyett are his wife,
the former Miss Mary Elizabeth
Smith, formerly of Blakely; a son,
Norman E. Boyett, Jr., of Amarillo,
Texas; a daughter, Miss Mary M.
Boyett, of Albany; his mother; two
brothers, Charles E. and Edwin S.
Boyett; and a sister, Mrs. C, D.
Duke, Jr., of Edison.
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EARLY COUNTY
POLIO CAMPAIGN
OVER THE TOP
The 1953 March of Dimes Cam
paign netted $1772.00, the largest
amount ever collected by a Dimes
drive in this county, Mrs. Alyee R.
Dennis, Chairman, announced this
week. The response of Early coun
Lans was prompt, cheerful, and gen
erous. The county goal of $1500
was oversubscribed by $272.00.
Special project workers on the
March of Dimes were the Beta Club
of Blakely,' which collected over
$600.00; Mrs. W. E. Storey, Chair
man of the Mothers March, which
netted $250.00; Blakely Theatre,
with donation of $150.00; Bessie
Scott, chariman of the drive in the
Negro community, which turned in:
$352.01, the largest sum ever to be j
collected by this group.
Each person who contiibuted and j
each worker who voluntered his
services in the interest of this ef
fective and successful campaign is
deserving of the warmest commen
dation, said Mrs. Dennis. The con
tributions gained through your help
will go far toward assisting our polio
victims to regain health and happi
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Members of the Early County ;
Chapter of the National Foundation
for Infantile Paralysis are H. H. I
Brinson, E. Storey, County Vice Chairman; Chairman; Dr. Mrs. S. W. P. J
Holland, Chapter Physician; Mr. Bill
Cheek, Treasurer; Miss Betty Rob
erts, Secretary.
Alice Batchelor To Be
Candidate For State
FHA Vice President
It was bright and early Saturday
morning (about 5 a. m.) when 42
sleepy-eyed Future Homemakers
from Blakely crawled out of their j
beds and began preparing for the I
big day ahead. They dressed, pack- ■
ed a picnic lunch and hurried out to
the school house where a bus was
waiting to carry them to the long
anticipated FHA District Meeting in
Meigs. Even a flat tire on the way
couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm of
these girls. They arrived eager for
the activities of the day. Highlight
ing the morning session were the
campaign speeches by the candidates
for state offices. The first candi
date to be introduced was Blakely’s
own Alice Batchelor, who was being
presented by the Blakely chapter as
a candidate for State Vice President.
Other interesting events of the
morning program were a brief talk
, by Mrs. Bernice McCullar and sev
eral members of the ABAC quartet.
Blakely’s Marilyn Middleton, Nation
'll Vice President, led several songs
and relaxers.
At noon the girls enjoyed those
picnic lunches out on the grass.
They also enjoyed having one mem
ber of the ABAC quartet eat with
them as their guest.
The afternoon program included
an interesting and inspiring talk by
the Rev. Olin C. Cooper, of Thomas
ville, and an “Arthur Godfrey”
show, with Mr. Pete Donalson act
ing as Arthur Godfrey.
But the moment which is remem
bered most vividly by the Blakely
girls is when the report of the
election was given, showing that
Alice Batchelor had been elected as
one of the two candidates for State
Veep. These two candidates will
again make their speeches at the
State Convention, where the final
election will be held. The FHA
ehapter wishes to express its appre
ciation to Mr. H. H. Brinson, Mr.
Edward Balkcom, Mr. George Tem
ples and others who helped them
with preparations for the meeting.
Tired, but happy, the 42 girls ar
rived back in Blakely late Saturday
afternoon feeling that the day had
been another wonderful experience
for Future Homemakers.
VART UNIT TO MEET
On Monday, March 9, the Blakely
Volunteer Air Reserve Training Unit
wil meet at the Vocational Agricul
ture building. The time of the meet
ing will be 8 p. m. There are still
vacancies for anyone wishing to
join this unit.
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PEACHES WIN
FROM LIONESSES
BY CLOSE SCORE
In a game that went right down
to the wire, the famed Atlanta
Peaches defeated the Blakely Lion
esses here Saturday night 52 to 48
before a packed house in the
Blakely gym.
This was Blakely’s second loss of
th@ year> and both handed them by
the p 6ach es. The score was tied at
52 - a ll at the end of the first quartel ,
M the half BlakeIy held a two-point
advantage and at tbe end of the
;hil . d the p eaches had pulled two
points ahead of the BIakely crew .
Cage fans who overran the seat .
ing capacity , of the Blakely gym
treated to a fancy exhbition of
maj , ov league Basketball by Tate,
AtlaTlta forward, who hit the nets
for 35 points, 21 of them being free
s/hots, with the sharp-shooting Peach
, hittling the net for 21 out of 2 2
(brows
Blakely’s little All-American, Mary
Eleanor Adams, was the big gun for
tbe bome se xtet, accounting for 23
)loints _ Dot Willis scored H, Ber
r;ic€ Horne 8> and San dra Sheffield,
one _ ba ]f D f (he twin-sister act re
cruited from the high school team,
was cred ited with six. Sandra’s twin
s] - s ( er> Amanda, who was her run
rilng ma te on the high school team,
p ] ayed guard in Saturday night’s
fva y . The Blakely guards did some
() £ ( be season ’ s Best work, but Tate,
( be p eaeb es’ two-time All-American,
was j usb too much.
Line-ups:
Blakely (48) Pos. Atlanta (52)
Adams, 23 . F .....- Tate, 35
Horne, 8 .. F ______ Carver, 2
Willis, 11 __________F____Stainbrook, 3
Moseley G Pinkston, 1
McLendon ___________ G ------------ Durham
Pumphrey G Turner
Subs: Blakely, S. Sheffield (6),
Pierson, Maddox, A. Sheffield; At
ianta, Maddox, McCurdy (10).
CONTEST
FINALS MONDAY NIGHT
The general public is urged to
attend the county finals of the
American Legion Oratorical Contest
on the American Constitution. Three
schools will be competing in this
worthy content designed to stimulate
interest of great importance to all
Americans. A good crowd will be
expected at the Blakely-Union school
next Monday night at 8 o’clock.
Prizes for the first, second, and
third places will be awarded, $15.00,
$10.00, and $5.00, respectively.
BILL ARNOLD.
MRS. PRYOR LOU
LANE DIES AT
HOME NEAR COLQUITT
Succumbing to a three-week ill
ness, Mrs. Pryor Lou Lane, wife of
the late Glover Lane, of Route 3 Col
quitt, in Early county, died at a lo
cal hospital Sunday night at 11:30
o’clock. Mrs. Lane, who was born
in June, 1896, was 56 years of age.
She had been ill for three weeks.
A native of Miller county, Mrs.
Lane was a daughter of the late Mr.
and Mrs. R. L. Sheffield and had
been a resident of Early county for
about forty-five years. She had
many friends who are saddened by
her passing.
Mrs. Lane was a member of Oak
Grove Baptist Church.
Her funeral was held Tuesday
morning at 10:30 o’clock at the New
Hope church, with the Revs. Carlton
Houston and Pierce Edmonds offi
ciating. Interment was in the George
cemetery with Minter Funeral Heme
in charge of arrrangements and Mar
erne Ezell, Rusk Howard, Carl Wes
ley, Luther Waller, Austin Middleton
and Chester Middleton serving as
pall-bearers.
Surviving Mrs. Lane are a daugh
ter, Mrs. J. H. Harris, of Blakely; a
son, Fred Glover Lane, of Dothan,
a brother, Wright Sheffield, of
Colqutit, and a sister, Mrs. L. C.
George, also of Colquitt.
Foresters for the Agricultural Ex
tension Service, University of_ Geor
gia, say that the return from the sale
0 f f or€S t products is laiger than any
other single cfop in Georgia.
$2.00 A YEAR
Mrs. T. Holmes Floyd,
Of Opelika, Ala., To
Visit Womans Club
The Blakely Womans Club will
present Mrs. T. Holmes Floyd, dra
rnatic reader of Opelika, Ala., a&
guest artist at the regular- March
meeting on Friday afternoon, March
13, at 3:30 o’clock. This meeting
will be held as a silver tea with
friends of dub members cordially in
vited to attend.
Mrs. Floyd has chosen to read on
this occasion “Dear Ruth,” a three
act romantic comedy written by Nor
man Krasna, and a short
tragedy, “The Minuet,” by Louis
Napoleon Parker. “Dear Ruth” is a
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modern play, while the shorter one
is a poetic drama of the French
Revolution.
iMrs. Floyd’s professional back
around includes graduation from the
Curry School of Expression at Bos
ton; graduate work in dramatics at
Boston University; summer sessio is
at the Laura Plonk School of Dra
matic Arts in Asheville, N. C.; fac
ulty positions at Wayland College in
Texas and at Judson College in Ala
bama; and experience with White
and Brown Chautauqua Circuit.
The hostesses for the tea are Mrs.
C. L. Tabb, Mrs. C. R. Daniel, Mrs.
C. A. Gruibhs, Mrs. Barney Wynne,
Mrs. Guy Dunaway, Mrs. C. G.
Brewer, Mrs. Josh Davis, Mrs. D. L.
Maxwell, Mrs. C. R. McKibben. Mrs.
Roscoe Hodges, and Mrs. Bryant
Turner. Other committes assisting
are: Chairs, Mrs. S, W. Tompkins,
Mrs. W. R. McKinney; Decorations,
Mrs. Robert Hall, Mrs. J. A. Ham
mack.
MISS PENNY BUSH
DIES FOLLOWNG
EXTENED ILLNESS
Miss Penny Kennedy Bush, of this
city, died at the State Hospital last
Saturday, following an extended ill
ness. Her body was returned to
Blakely and her funeral was held at
the Minter Funeral Home Tuesday
afternoon at 2 o’clock, with the
Rev. Pierce Edmonds officiating. In
terment was in the city cemetery,
with Curtis Loyless, Gilbert Plowden,
John Moseley, Dallas Lusenby, Ben
Moseley, and Raymond Singletary
serving as pall-bearers.
Miss Bush, who was born in this
county on October 8, 1889, had re
sided here all her life, and the news
of her passing was received with re
gret. She is survived by a half
brother, Leonard Brooks, of Phoenix
City, Ala., a sister, Mrs. R. R. Cain,
also of Phoenix City, and a number
of nephews and nieces.
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j MRS. WARREN
PELHAM DIES
AT COLOMOKEE
Mrs. Dolly A. Pelham, 77, widow
of the late Warren Pelham, of CoTo
moke.e, died on Monday night of the
past week following an extended ill
n ess.
Born in Miller county on January
12, 1876, Mrs. Pelham had been a
resident of Early county for twenty
two years and had many friends
who are saddened by her passing.
Her funeral was held Wednesday
afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at Mars
Hill Church, Edison, of which she
was a member, with the Revs. Mr.
Kelley and Mr. Houston officiating.
Interment was in the church ceme
tery, with Minter Funeral Home in
charge and W. J. Collier, Curtis
Loyless, Fred Sammons, Herman
Smith, Bill Bostw.ick, and Roy Ted
der serving as pall-ibearers.
Surviving Mrs. Pelham are two
sons, Henry Pelham of Blakely and
Bert Pelham of Donalsonville, and a
daughter, Mrs. Burgess Williams, of
Blakely.
BAINBRIDGE MINISTER
C'lIFQT QPFAItFD AT
DATAnv KUiAKl ri LLUtS im MFFTIWP Mtt 1IINC*
Meeting at noon the past Friday,
members of the Blakely Rotary Club
, heard , an informative , taft ... by a vis
I iting minister. The speaker was the
Rev. John Sharp, pastor of the
First Methodist Church, Bainbridge,
and his subject was “Rotary.”
The minister gave a brief history
of the founding of the Rotary move
ment and then devoted the remain
der of his highly interesting talk to
the Rotary motto, “Service Above
Self,” enumerating many ways in
which the club member ,might put
that motto into practice. The min
ister, introduced by Rotarian A. J.
Singletary, program chairman, re
ceived warm applause at the con
clusion of his talk.
Visitors at Friday’s meeting, which
was presided over by President
Richard Grist, were E. B. Stillman,
of Clear Lake, Iowa, a Rotarian
making up his attendance here; Eu
gene Thompson, of Quincy, Fla., a
guest of Rotarian Earl Taylor; A.
L. Davis, of Ozark, Ala., and Bruce
Bowen, of Quincy, Fla., guests of
Rota-nan Phillip Sheffield.
F. F. A. HAS
RADIO PROGRAM
The Blakely-Union Chapter of the
Future Farmers of America has
planned several _ radio programs
which are now on WOOF, Dothan,
Ala. Several of the officers are in
charge of the programs.
So for listening pleasure on Tues
day afternoon, be sure to listen to
this program. (It will be at 5:15
E. S. T. Tuesday.)
JIMMIE TEMPLES, Reporter.