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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
garden spot of
GOD’S COUNTRY
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VOLUME 93 > NO. 29
Success to AH Who Pay Their Honest Debts—“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.”
LIONESSES WIN
VALLEY CAGE
TOURNAMENT
The Blakely Lionesses, the city’s
pride in the basketball business, won
the Chattahoochee Valley Basketball
tournament played in Columbus the
past week, making it two Valley
championships in as many years for
this high-stepping sextet.
The Blakely club had to get off
the floor to win this one, however.
After eliminating with ease two Co
lumbus teams, the Rainbows and the
Fair Forest, on Thursday and Friday
nights, the girls were pitted against
the up and coming Cuthibert team in
the finals. The Cuthbert team, re
iniforced and improving daily, led the
Lionesses throughout the game ex
cept for the final minute, when
Blakely slipped ahead iby two points,
froze the ball, and won 59 to 57.
The Blakely club displayed the spirit
of champions in the final frame, ov
ercoming a 17 point lead before
finally winning.
The scoring was as follows,: Dot
Willis, 20; Mary Eleanor Adams, 20;
Bernice Horne, whose last two points
put the Blakely team ahead, 9; San
dra Sheffield, 8, and Amanda Shef
field, 2. In presenting the trophy to
the Blakely team, the tournament
c-hairman spoke some words that de
lighted the hearts of Coaches Frank
Home and Bill Storey, stating that
the Blakely team “was the prettiest
and best sportsmen ever to play in
the Columbus gym.”
This week the Blakely girls are
playing in the Albany Gold Medal
tournament.
LIONESSES WIN FIRST
GAME IN ALBANY
The Blakely Lionesses overcame!
their first hurciie Monday night in the
Albany Gold Medal tournament, de
feating Bill Geer's Baker counity
girls 59 to 40. The Lionesses were
scheduled to play their second game
last (Wednesday) nigM, an account
of which will appear in next week’s
News.
NEGRO CONTRIBUTION TO
MARCH OF DIMES $400
Mrs. Alyce Dennis. Early county
chairman of the March of Dimes, re
ports that the Negro contribution to
the campaign was $400.00 instead of
$360.00, as previously stated in The j
News. Bessie Scott headed the drive j
for the colored people.
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IS ONLY TWO WEEKS FROM
SUNDAY
We are unpacking daily a wide
assortment of Ladies Dresses,
Pastel Toppers, Men's and
Children's Suits and other
Easter Finery
Chas. E. Boyett Department Store
(Owned by Loguc’s Inc., of Ga.) ;
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BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH J9, J953.
LOCAL INSURANCE
REPRESENTATIVE WINS
FREE CONVENTION TRIP
Leslie M. Moore, local representa
tive of Life & Casualty Insurance
Company, has been notified by the
home office has been qualified for
the company’s convention to be held
in Nassau, Bahama Islands, April
13-14-15.
The expense-free trip is awarded
to sales leaders on the basis of their
1952 records. Mr. Moore will be
joined in Nassau by more than 500
of the company’s representatives and
home office officials.
The Nassau Development Board
reports that this will be the largest
single group ever to visit the island
in a body.
Amebiasis Survey
To Be Continued
State Health Department officials
today reported to the Early County
Health Department and the practic
ing physicigns of the county on the
first 500 specimens examined in the
city-wide amebiasis survey, While
the exact figures cannot be made
public, the findings are reassuring,
Unusual amebic infection appears
to be limited to special groups rather
than being widespread in the popu
lation. The study is being continued
in an effort to locate and control
the cause of the higher incidence
rates discovered.
The need for continued public in
terest and cooperation was empha
sized since the survey will be mean
ngless without certain information
on the participants in the survey.
This data is available on many per
sons but it will be necessary to com
plete information as to place of res
eating places, etc., by call
ing or visting some of the assisting
families.
Direct reports are being made to
persons found positive and to their
family physicians. It is expected
that a summary of results can be
made public in several weeks. The
Health Department said that the Ear
ly County survey is the first planned
sampling survey on amebiasis ever
attempted anywhere and that the de
of success so far attained speaks
of the enlightened interest shown
by the citizens of Blakely and the
area in this public health
THE BOBCATS of Blakely Hi won
the opening game of the baseball
season the past Friday when they
went over to Columbia and defeated
the Hi school there 8 to 1. Follow
ing line-up started for Blakely: West
brook, pitcher; Willis McLendon,
catcher; Dutch Barksdale, 1st base;
Bert Tarver, 2nd base; Eric Lee, 3rd
base; Bill Bostwick, short stop; Tom
my Owen, left field; Lovett Dozier,
center field; Carter Davis, right field.
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THE Early County Post of The
American Legion was reorganized at
a meeting here Friday night and the
folio-wing officers were named: Dew
ey D. Cannon, commander; T. J.
Howell, Jr., 1st Vice Commander;
Luther T. Robinson, 2nd Vice Com
mander; O. R. Brooks, Jr., Adjutant
and Finance Officer; J. W. Bonner,
Service Officer; Shelly Simmons,
Sgt.-at-Arms; E. P. Martin, Chap
lain; Bernard Herring, Historian.
THE DEATH of R. L. Perryman,
of Leary, formerly of Blakely, oc
curred on Monday morning. i
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MISS OUIDA YARBROUGH, of
Blakely, and Mr. Sam Adams, of
Waynesboro, were united in mar-
DIST. 1 PTA SPRING
CONFERENCE HELD
HERE THURSDAY
The spring conference for District
1 of the Georgia Congress of Par
ents and Teachers was held here last
Thursday.
The morning session was held at
the Blakely Methodist Church. Lunch
was served at the Womans Club
house, and the program was con
cluded there.
Mrs. J. R. Pinson, Director First
District, presided and was elected
for another term. Elected to serve
with her were: Mrs. Turner Ball,
Albany, Assistant Director; Mrs. J.
J. Kane, Attapulgus, Secretary; and
Mrs. Julian Webb, Donalsonville,
Treasurer.
The welcome was extended by Mrs.
Victor Balkcom and E. H. Cheek, of
Blakely. Mrs. Max Hardy, of Lees
burg, responded. Mrs. R. R. Jones,
of Dawson, led the assembly singing.
The theme for the conference was
“Dreams and Deeds,” and this was
the topic of the inspirational talk
given by Mrs. N. A. McPhaul, of
Blakely.
Mrs. Pinson reported on the many
activities she has participated in as
First District Director.
Introductions were made by Mrs.
A. T. Lee, of Dawson, Assistant Di
rector. She introduced Mrs. H. M.
Kandel, of Savannah, State Presi
dent, and the following District of
ficers: Mrs. M. O. Arneson, Mrs. J.
L. Anderson, Mrs. Turner Ball, of
Albany; Mrs. T. B. Twitty, Jr., of
Camilla; Mrs. R. T. Tillman, of
Cuthbert; Mrs. W. H. Miller, of
Bainbridge; Mrs. W. H. Wall, Mrs.
Victor Balkcom, of Blakely; Mrs.
Julian Webb, of Donalsonville; Mrs.
Frank Shingler, of Enterprise, and
Mrs. R. R. Jones, of Dawson.
Mrs. Lucy Edwards, Lunchroom
Supervisor, told of the increase in
numbers of those eating in the
lunchroom, and the increase in the
cost of foods and asked that all
civic organizations write their sena
tors and congressmen for addi
tional Federal aid for the school
lunchrooms. A (majority of PTA re
ports showed this organization back
ed the lunchrooms in their commun
ities.
Mrs. Kandel, State President, was
the morning speaker. iShe said that
everywhere she went she was im
pressed more and more with the
importance of the Parent-Teacher or
ganization and she had found it to
be accepted as foremost among or
in our democracy. She
to pass this truth on to the
units and every member of the
PTA.
She cited life in 1897, with prac
no laws to protect children.
SOME HAPPENINGS IN BLAKELY
A QUARTER OF A CENTURY AGO
Clipping* from the Early County New* of
March 15, 1928
DEATH CLAIMS
MRS.J. E. MARTIN
OF ARLINGTON
Mrs. Evangeline Morton Martin,
73, wife of Joseph Elwood Martin,
of Arlington, died in the City Hos
pital in that city Monday morning at
5:15 o’clock. Mrs. Martin sustained
a stroke Saturday nig-ht. Arlington’s
Mrs. Martin, one of
best known and loved women, was
a native of Pamplin, Va., where she
was born July 24, 1879, and was a
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Charles S.
Morton. She formerly taught in
the Blakely schools and had many
friends here who received news of
her passing with sorrow, She bad
been a resident of Arlington since
1912.
.She was a member of the Arling
ton Methodist Church, where her
funeral was held Tuesday afternoon
at 4 o’clock, with the Revs. J. C.
Gilbert, Charles Allen, and Frank
Gilmore officiating. Interment was in
the Arlington cemetery, with Minter
Funeral Home of Blakely in charge
and the following serving as pall
bearers: Active, Clarence Howell,
Buddy Newberry, W. E. Gleaton,
C. C. Ray, Olin Newberry, and Bill
Calhoun; honorary, J. S. Cowart, D.
C. Saxon, J. M. Cowart, Dr. Lam
son, W. E. Bostwick, Carl Clements,
B. C. Ray, L. O. Cunnningham, B.
H. Askew, D. J. Salter, Dr. J. A.
Key, W. B. Bostwick, B. S. Bost
wick, W. A. Walker, F. A. Barham,
A. D. Harriss, J. E. Chancy, Henry
Haddock, and W. D. Jordan.
Surviving Mrs. Martin are her hus
band; four daughters, Mis. C. M.
Cowart of Arlington, Mrs. O. W.
Spann of Plains, Ga., Mrs. A. L.
Brown of Redbank, N. J., and Mrs.
W. Fesler of Hamden, Conn.; and
four brothers, Marshall Morton and
Henry Morton of Columbus, Finlay
Morton of Denver, Colorado, and
Morton of Lynchburg, Va. Nine
also survive.
She reviewed the progressive steps
that have been made and how PTA
has stood for child welfare, citing the
dates these laws came into effect,
and stated that although PTA may
not have brought about these ob
jectives that are now in force, PTA
for and endorsed them.
Mrs. Kandel was in charge of the
installation service of the new of
ficers at the close of the meeting.
Resolutions were read by Mrs. W. E.
Bostwick, of Arlington.
Mrs. Sevola Jones, president of
the Ella Jones PTA, Blakely, made
the announcements and gave the in
vocation.
Mrs. Sid Howell was in charge of
the luncheon, Mrs. Ben Haisten furn
ished the music during the luncheon,
and Mrs. Warren Baxley and Mrs.
Bert Tarver were in charge of the
decorations.
Registering the visitors were Mrs.
H. H. Davenport, Mrs. John Gleat
on, Mrs. Chester Stokes, Mrs. Bern
ard Herring. Serving on the flower
committee were Mrs. J. D. Rogers,
Jr., Mrs. A. L. Joiner, Mrs. Baxley
and Mrs. Tarver.
riage at the Methodist parsonage
here Saturday morning, Rev. Guyton
Fisher performing the ceremony,
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QUITE a NUMBER of fight fans
went over to Dothan last Monday to
see the Stri.bling-Avera fight.
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MR. JOSH DAVIS has returned to
Macon, after a week's visit here to
the home folks.
75 YEARS AGO
From Issue of March 15, 1878
WE NOTICE the names of John
Augustus Butler, of Arlington, and
John Frederick Minter, of Cedar
Springs, in the list of graduates of
the Augusta Medical College at its
last session.
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WE ARE glad to learn, through
Rev. W. F. Lloyd, that the people of
Colquitt have taken steps for the
erection of a new Methodist church.
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THE MAN who tips his hat on one
side, parts his hair in the middle,
walks the streets and squirts tobac
co juice more than half his time will
never do much in the way of busi
ness.
$2.00 A YEAR
LEGION AUXILIARY
ESSAY CONTEST
WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The winners in the American Le
gion Auxiliary Essay Contest were
announced Saturday. Ben Hunt,
Blakely High, was first place winner;
Jennie Lee Cannon, Hilton High
School, was second place winner;
and Claire Still, also of Hilton, was
third place winner. The subject was
“Why Every American Citizen
Should Be Concerned About His
Government.’’ These winners were
awarded cash prizes by the local
Auxiliary.
Chamber of Commerce
Membership Drive To
Be Concluded Friday
The drive for memberships in the
Blakely Chamber of Commerce will
be concluded Friday, when the
finance committee completes its solic
itation work, President C. E. Boy
ett has announced. Mr. Boyett said
that he was gratified, although not
totally pleased, with the response
from local people. There are still
many whio should take a part in this
important work, he stated, and they
will be given an opportunity to par
ticipate when the finance committee
calls on them Friday, he said.
The Ghamlber of Commerce works
on a very modest budget, just a bit
over $2,000 yearly, while the former
organization had a budget of $6,000,
Mr. Bioyett stated. Every dime is
spent where it will do the most
good. Letters go out daily from the
office to manufacturers who might
be interested in coming to Blakely.
Tourists, especially, are using the
office, seeking- information in regard
to travel and historical places of
interest.
The Chamber of Commerce is also
continuing its labor survey, and any
who is interested in finding em
in event some type of man
plant is located here is
to call by the office between
the hours of 10 o’clock and 4 o’clock
and register.
Members of the finance committee
who will seek memberships
are Bernard Herring, Edward Gray,
al j? e W nne ’ F le ’o C ' h f r Thompson,
r O. E. Martin, M f- and 1 Richard Grist.
LEGION ORATORICAL
CONTEST HELD
The Early County American Le
gion Oratorical Contest finals were
held at the Blakely-Union high school
on Monday night of the past week.
Bill Arnold, Americanism Chairman
of the Legion, was in charge of the
contest. Angie Hudspeth, Blakely
High, was first place winner of
$15.00; Ellen Still, Hilton High, was
second place winner of $10.00, with
Earl Pace, Jalcin High, winning third
place and $5.00. The district finals
were held Monday night a,t Camilla,
with Angie Hudspeth representing
the local American Legion Post.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our thanks for
the many flowers, cai-ds, and all the
other nice things our friends did
during the illness and death of our
loved one. May God bless each of ! |
you. !
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice MeGorkle
and Children. !
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BANKING
IN EVERYDAY LANGUAGE
We could list the various kinds of loans we make
by their individual titles. However, it’s just as sim
ple to say that we make as many kinds of loans as
there are worthwhile purposes.
If you have a sound reason to borrow and can
meet a few simple requirements, we’ll gladly make
you a loan.
See us about an economical solution to your cred
it problems.
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Blakely, Georgia
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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ROTARIANS HEAR
TALK BY NOTED
FARM ECONOMIST
A highly informative and thought
provoking talk featured last week’s
meeting of the Blakely Rotary Club,
held Friday at noon.
The speaker was J. W. Fanning,
economist of the Agricultural Exten
sion Service of the University of*
Georgia, who spoke on “Opportuni
ties in Agriculture.”
Introduced by Rotarian A. J. Sin
gletary, program chairman, Mr. Fan
ning named cotton, peanuts and to
bacco as the three important crops
which, because of acreage restric
tions, could only be expanded by
increased production per acre, which
he termed highly desirable. These
three crops total 45 per cent of the
agricultural cash income in Georgia.
Higher yields per acre can be pro
duced by increased efficiency in
farming methods, the speaker stated.
Necessary expansion in other lines
of agriculture are essential and
must come fro m small grains, corn,
legumes, and pasture grasses. To
meet this expansion soils need to be
rebuilt with lime and fertilizers,
stating that increased bog production
tied in with corn.
Noting that livestock and livestock
products now form a large part in
the agricultural economy, Mr. Fan
ning stated that expansion in perma
nent pasture grasses, small grains,
legumes, etc., were necessary if
livestock production is to be made a
profitable business. iPoultry and eggs
now form an important part of the
agricultural economy. Mr. Fanning
told of the remarkable growth of this
industry in recent years. Pine trees
also are one of the state’s most val
uable crops, the speaker stated, and
should be encouraged.
The talk, which was accompanied
toy motlon ,. P icture . , slides, ... proved
one
of the most interesting programs the
club members have enjoyed in some
time, and the speaker was thanked
by President Richard Grist for com
ing to Blakely and giving this talk.
Other visitors present at Friday’s
meeting were D. L. Maxwell, C. P.
Jenkins and Bernard Herring, guests
of Rotarian A. J. Singletary; Steve
Joiner, of Bartow, Fla., a guest of
Rotarian Tommy Tompkins; Winston
Felder, a guest of Rotarian Jaimes
Murdock, Jr.; Nonman Alexander-and
C. A. Bell, guests of Rotarian Col
lier Gay, Jr.; Edward Balk.com, a
guest of Rotarian Herman Cheek;
and James A. Hill, a guest of Ro
tarian Robert Stuckey.
VART UNIT TO MEET
On Monday night, .March 23, the
Blakely Volunteer Reserve Unit will
hold its next meeting. The time of
meeting will be 8 p. m. at the Voca
tional Agriculture building, Any
enlisted man wishing to join this unit
in the same rank held in regular
service can bring his discharge pa
perns along and join this unit.