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Mrs. Dan Dean and daughter,
Vicky, of Cuthbert, were visitors in
Blakely Saturday.
Rev. and Mrs. J. S. Hartsfield have
returned from a visit to Jacksonville
and Crescent City, Fla.
Bring your shoe work to EARLY
SHOE SHOP now in rear of Daniel’s
Store. Also sewing machine repair.
J. B. ARNOLD. 10-30-tf
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Pickle and
son, Johnnie, and Mrs. J. D. Pickle
spent the wek end in DeLand, Fla.,
with relatives.
Worried about your children’s
Easter Dresses? Let me make them
for vou. Dial 3863. MRS. CLYDE
GRIFFIN.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lindsey and
young son, Randy, of Atlanta, spent
the week end here with Mr. and Mrs.
Bruce Lindsey.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lightfoot
and son, Ricky, of Tennelle, Ala.,
were week-end guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Gray.
Camellias, $1.50 up; excellent stock
(no culls). Visit our yards today.
“GREENBRIER,” Mrs. Murdock’s
Flower Shop.
Mr. and Mrs. Tony A. Williams, of
Jakin, announce the birth of a daugh
ter, Deibra Suzanne, Monday, Febru
ary 23, Baxley Clinic, Blakely.
We carry all good polishes. i>et
us keep your shoes like new with
our fine shoe repairing. BLAKELY
SHOE SHOP.
Larry Middleton, who has been
serving with the U. S. Airforce in
Korea, returned home this week and
is spending a furlough with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Middleton.
NOTICE — Mary Ellen’s Beauty
Shop: Permanent waves, $5.00 wave
$3.50; $7.50 wave $5.00. 218 River
street, phone 4612. MARY ELLEN
NAPIER, Operator.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Prokopchuk,
of Cherry Point, N. C., announce the
birth of a son, Scott Daniel, Febru
ary 8, 1953. Mrs. Prokopchuk is the
former Miss Avis Horn . of Early
county.
AMBER’S BEAUTY' SHOP invites
your patronage. Located on Colquitt
highway, former Dykes store build
ing. Closed Thursday afternoons.
AMBER HOUSTON.
Mrs. Roy Har-.tley and granddaugh
ter, Lana Sue Yanchunis, have re
turned from Birmingham, Ala., after
spending several days in the home
of Mrs. Hartley’s daughter, Mrs.
Charles Patterson, and family.
Friends sympathize wth Mr. J. L.
Underwood in the death of his old
est sister, Mrs. W. C. Twitty, who
'oassed away at her home in Pelham
Tuesday night. Mrs. Tiwitty’s fu
neral will he held Friday irj Pelham.
Plant now—Hybrid Snapdragon
.plants now ready, also Rubrum and
late blooming Croft Easter Lily
bulibs. All kinds of fertilizers, plant
ing necessities, insecticides, etc.
“GREENBRIER,” Mrs. Murdock’s
Flower Shop.
The degree team of Magnolia
Lodge No. 86 F. & A. M., some 40
strong, will leave this afternoon for
Columbus, where they will confer the
Masters degree in full dramatic form
for Friendship Lodge at the Scottish
Rite Temple.
Plumbing jobs, such as bathrooms,
kitchen sinks, electric pumps, can
now be installed under the FHA Ti
tle 1 Plan, with nothing down—36
months to pay. See the BLAKELY
ENGINEERING COMPANY, P. O.
Box 448 or phone 2521, for free es
timate. (advt.)
Mrs. John Harper, Miss Betty Hunt
and Miss June Hunt spent Frday and
Saturday of last week at Georgia
Teachers College, Statesboro, going
there to attend the annual beauty
reveue in which Mrs. Harper’s daugh
ter, Johnnie Marilyn, was a contest
ant. Miss Harper accompanied them
home to spend the week end.
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Mr. Wade W. Brunson, of Birm
ingham, Ala., spent the week end
here with the home folks.
Azaleas, azaleas, azaleas, priced
at $1 to $5, best stock (no culls). See
them at “GREENBRIER,” Mrs. Mur
dock’s Flower Shop.
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Ainsworth have
returned from St. Petersburg, Fla.,
where they spent two weeks with
relatives.
STEAKS — T-Bone, Sirloin, 75c
lb.; Chuck Steak, 55c lb; Rib Stew,
45c lb. Phone 3724. JORDAN’S
MARKET.
Miss Dorothy Carter, of Tallahas
see, Fla., spent the week end here
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D.
M. Carter.
Friends of Mr. John Allen are
glad to see him able to be out again.
He has been undergoing treatment
in a Cuthbert hospital.
For your Laundry and Dry Clean
ing needs, telephone 4724. HOW'
ELL CLEANERS. Pick up and de
livery service and specialize in al>
terations. 7-24-tf
Friends here will he interested to
learn that Miss Mildred Balk com has
been elected president of the Rome
Pilot Club, an organization of Rome
business and professional women.
Azaleas and Camellias, finest qual
ity stock (no culls) priced reason
ably low this season. See them at
“GREENBRIER,” Mrs. Murdock’s
Flower Shop.
„ M rs T F. Jenkins, . of Asheville,
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cf r 9” Cuthbert, f° rm erly and Miss her Leila brother, Jackson Mr.
L. B. Jackson, of Fort Lauderdale,
Fla., visited friends in Blakely Sat-;
urday. Mrs. Jenkins and Mr. Jack-;
son formerly resided in Blakely a'
mi nr tier of years ago and friends
here were glad to greet them again.
MEETING OF COBB
BARKSDALE R. A.
The Coibb Barksdale R. A.’s met
Thursday afternoon with 11 members
present. The meeting was called to
order by our Ambassador-in-Chief
Jimmie Brewer. Jimmie George call
ed the roll and dues were paid.
Royce Albritton led our devotional,
which was followed by prayer. Our
program was very interestin, topic,
“Everybody Has the Right to Know.”
On the program were Jimmie George,
Lamar George, Chester Stokes, Olin
Sinquefield and Jimmie Brewer. Al
bert Hammack and Jimmie Brewer
were appointed as a committee to
take literature to the jail and hos
pitals.
Our next meeting will be on March
12. The purpose of this meeting is
to pray for the Annie Armstrong
offering for Home Missions. Each
member was asked to make this of
fering as large as possible.
Our enlistment committee, Ollin
1 and Olin Sinquefield and Chester
Stokes, were asked to visit newcom
ers and invite them to our chapter.
Our meeting was closed with sen
tence prayers.
Ollin and Olin Sinquefield were
hosts to a drug store party. Donald
Widener will be host at our next
meeting. Jimmie George has the de
votional.
JIMMIE BREWER, Reporter.
CARD OF THANKS
We certainly do appreciate the
kindness of all those who helped to
make our waffle supper a success,
especially the City.
We also appreciate the fine num
ber who came to eat.
THE PILOT CLUB OF BLAKELY.
DR. A. EARL TAYLOR
OPTOMETRIST
128 South Main Street
Telephone 4514
j BLAKELY, GA.
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EARLY COUNTY NEWS. BLAKELY, GEORGIA
BASKIN-KING.
Miss Eleanor Joyce King, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Oswald Harris
King, Sr., became the bride of James
Louis Baskin, of Lakeland, Ga., son
of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Baskin, of
Lakeland, at an impressive double
ring ceremony Sunday afternoon,
March 1, at the Blakely Baptist
Church, with the Rev. W. E. Storey
officiating.
The marriage vows were ex
changed in a setting of floor baskets
holding white glads, lahge white
chrysanthemums and pompom chry
santhemums, with a background of
potted palms and fern trees, inter
spersed with a group of seven
branched candelabra holding tall
white bridal tapers. Plumosus chains
were used around the choir rail and
along the two back window ledges,
which were lined with white candles.
White satin ribbon marked the re
served pews.
A program of nuptial music was
presented' by Mrs. Billy Hinton. So
loist Joe Ben Powell, of Lakeland,
sang “Because” and as the closing
prayer “The Lord’s Prayer.” Miss
Joan Beard, of Colquitt, sang “I
love You Truly.”
The petite brunette bride was giv
en in marriage by her father. She
wore a wedding gown of white ny
lon trimmed with chantilly lace fea
turing a long train outlined with
chantilly lace. Her tiara was of ny
lon, from which fell a fingertip veil
of illusion. She carried a white Bi
ble showered with white carnations
and white hyacinths, centered with a
solid white orchid.
Miss Betty King, of Blakely, sister
of the bride, was maid of honor.
Bridesmaids were Miss Patsy Exum
of Tifton, Miss Mavis Miller of Frost
proof, Fla., Miss Dorothy Keefe of
Ray City, Ga., and Miss Rebecca
Crawford of Blakely. Gowned alike
j n dresses of blue, pink, lavender,
green and yellow, the attendants
wore nylon net ballerina-length
dresses over matching taffeta. They
w'ere designed with tight bodices and
bouffant skirts and featured a sweet
heart neckline. They carried nose
gays of contrasting flowers,
Joan King, of Blakely, was flower
girl, and Candler Pierce, of Lake
land, was ring bearer. Bobby King
and Sam McPhaul lighted the can
dies and spread the aisle cloth.
The groom’s father sedved as best
man for his son. Usher-groomsmen
were Charles Shielding, Hardy Jim
Ring and O. H. King, Jr., bothers
of the bride, all of Blakely, and Dick
Merritt of Weston, Ga.
Mrs. King, mother of the bride,
wore a navy dress with a hybrd or
chid as a shoulder corsage,
Mrs. Baskin, mother of the groom,
chose a white wool suit for the oc
casion. She wore a purple orchid.
Following the ceremony the
bride’s parents entertained at a re
eeption in the parlors of the church,
Guests were greeted at the door by
Mrs. W. E. Storey. The bride’s book
wias given by Mrs. Mary Frances
Brady, of Atlanta, sister of the
groom. Mrs. E. T. Crawford render
ed piano selections during the re
eeption. The bride’s table was over
laid with a green satin cloth and held
as the focal point a three-tiered wed
' ding cake beautifully decorated with
Pink Perfection camellias and topped
, with miniature bride and
1 a groom,
The table was outlined with gar
lands of plumosus fern and camel
lias. The cake was cut by Mrs. John
Hudspeth.
Mrs. Robert Hall poured punch.
The tea table was overlaid with a
white cutwork cloth. An arrange
ment of blue irises, King Alfred daf
fodils and stock decorated the table.
Assisting with serving were Miss An
gie Hudspeth, Miss Mary Jane Hutch
ins, Miss Ann Collins, Miss Mary
Brownlee, Miss Patsy Allen, Mrs.
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Robert Collier, Mrs. Marion Mock,
Mrs. Don Bowman, Mrs. O. H. King 1 ,
Jr., and Miss Mary Ann Harper.
Later in the evening the couple
left for a wedding trip to Florida.
For traveling the bride wore a navy
blue and pink suit with a pink
biouse. Her accessories were navy,
her corsage was a white orchid.
The couple will reside in Ray City,
Ga., where the groom is engaged in
agriculture and livestock with his
father. Mrs. Baskin is a teacher in
the Lakeland schools.
FARR-HOUSTON.
Miss JoAnn Houston, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Hoke S. Houston, be
came the bride of St. Joseph Millard
Farr, of Panama City, Fla., at the
Blakely Baptist Church Sunday
morning, March 1, at ten o’clock.
The Rev. W. E. Storey officiated at
the double ring ceremony.
Mrs. John C. Houston, sister-in
law of the bride, was matron of
honor and was attired in a tan
spring suit. She wore a white hat
and brown accessories and a shoul
der corsage of yellow carnations.
Hubert Farr, uncle of the groom,
was best man.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father. She was becomingly
attired in a beige spring suit with a
white nylon blouse featuring a
shirred yoke. Her hat was trimmed
with clusters of pastel flowers on
each side and a small black veil.
Her accessories were black and her
shoulder corsage was a purple or
chid.
Mrs. Houston, mother of the bride,
wore a white and navy outfit and a
white felt hat. Her flowers were
pink camellias.
The couple left for points of inter
est in Florida for their wedding trip.
Upon their return Sgt. Farr will re
turn to his post at Tyndall Field,
Panama City, Fla. Mrs. Farr will
leside in Blakely, where she is em
ployed at Clary’s Stores.
Out-of-town visitors were Mr. and
Mrs. D. H. Thompson, of Sylvester,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brunson, of
Dawson, and Pvt. John C. Houston,
of Fort Jackson, S. C.
BRIDE HONORED
Mrs. W. C. Williams, a recent
bride, was honored Thursday after
noon, February 19, with a miscel
laneous shower at the home of Mrs.
John Dick Mock. Hostesses were
Mrs. Hoyt Houston, Mrs. Jim Tom
Worsley, Mrs. Gordon Thomas, Mrs.
Bud Miller, Mrs. Sidney Middleton,
and Mrs. John Dick Mock.
The bride, the former Meta Mae
Middleton, wore a becoming blue
dress with matching corsage.
Miss Sarah Middleton, sister of
the bride, kept the bride’s book.
Sandwiches, individual cakes, nuts,
mints and punch were served to
about fifty guests.
The honoree received many useful
and beautiful gifts.
DR. WHALEN L. GEORGE
CHIROPRACTOR
209 S. Main Street
Telephone 4434 Blakely, Ga.
Closed A11 Day Thursday
Blakely Methodist Church
C. R, McKIBBEN, Paator
C. P. Jenkins, Church School Supt.
9:45 a. m.: Church School.
11:00 a. m.: Sermon by Pastor.
6:30 p. m.: Junior and Youth
F ellowships.
7:30 p. m.: Sermon by Pastor.
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Wilson’s Certified Tripe—24-oz. Can 43c
Wilson’s Certified Corn Beef Hash 35c
No. 2 Can Green Peas with Snaps 2 fo* 33c
303 Cans Tomatoes 2 for 33c
No. 2 Can Long Cut Beans 2 for 29c
No. 2 l /z Cans Herring’s Hominy 2 for 33c
303 White Cream Style Corn 15c
15^2 -oz. Can Spaghetti, Tomato Sauce 15c
Pure Hog Lard—
3-lb. Jug— 48c; 6 lbs. 89c; 45-lb. can $5.98
Best Country Syrup—Gal._______ $1.35
Stew Beef—Lb. • 39c
Fresh Ham—Lb. 45c
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