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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME 93 l NO. 31
J. D. ROGERS, JR •>
NAMED PRESIDENT
OF ROTARY CLUB
J. D. Rogers Jr., local insurance
man, was elected piesident of Hie
Blakely Rotary Club for the year
beginning July 1 at the meeting of
the club the past Friday.
Others elected , , with . , Ro- _
to serve
tarian Regers are: Vice president,
Robert H. Stuckey; secretary and
treasurer, Chiphead A. Grubbs (re
elected) ; sergeant-at-arms, Ellsworth
Yamell (re-elected); directors, Rich
ard Grist, retiring president, James
r Crowdis, ,. Robinson r , , . McLendon, t i and
James Murdock, Jr.
Mr. Rogers will become the 27th
president of the Blakely club, ’ which
was chartered , , , . 1926, and which ...
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now has a membership of approxi
mately 50 Blakely business and pro
fessional lessionai men men.
Two young ladies fx-om the Blake
ly-Union high school, with Mrs. Os
car Powell as piano accompanist,
px-esented an enjoyable program at
Friday’s meeting. Anne Martin sang
“The Lord’s Prayer” and “You Be
long to Me,’ and rendered a saxo
phone solo, “Don’t Know Why I Love
You Like I Do.” Angie Hudspeth,
Early county winner in the American
Legion oratorical contest, gave an
interesting and informative talk on
“Our Constitution—Wox-th Having,
Worth Defending,” and joined Miss
Max-tin in a vocal duet, “Mocking
Bird Hill.” These young ladies and
Mrs. Powell, introduced by Rotarian
James Murdock, Jr., program chair
man, were thanked by President
Richard Grist for their enjoyable pro
gram.
LOCAL INSURANCE
MEN WINNERS OF TRIP
TO DAYTONA BEACH
P. E. (Bill) Loyless and G. W.
Clark, of Blakely, have won a trip
to Daytona Beach, Fla., as delegates
to Life Insurance Company of Geor
gia’s convention April 26-29, it was
announced by the company this week.
Their outstanding records during
1952 qualified them and their wives
for the convention. Both are agents.
Mr. Loyless has been associated
with Life of Georgia since 1946.
Mr. Clark has been associated with
the company four years.
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Boyett's Is Loaded With
New Easter Things
LADIES' AND CHILDREN’S DRESSES
SHOES FOR EVERYONE
—and—
MEN’S NEW SUITS HAVE JUST
COME IN.
MR. GRADY PEAVY, special represent
ative of GLOBE TAILORING CO., will
be in the store all day FRIDAY. Come
by and select your summer suits or
slacks.
Chas. E. Boyett Department Store
(Owned by Logfue’s Inc., of Ga.)
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BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 2, 1953.
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts—“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead."
HILTON SCHOOL HOME
EC. BUILDING DESTROYED
BY FIRE LAST WED. P. M.
The home economics building at
Hilton High School was destroyed by
. Tucker was partially damaged by
the blaze. Damages were estimated
at $12,000. build
The one-story frame school
mg . was completely destroyed m a
matter of minutes, but firemen from
Blakely and Columbia baited the
flames before they had a chance to
^S*^** 6 0 " e C ° rneT ° f
Everything in the home economics
building was lost, including electric
sewing machines valued at $1,000.
Two electric ranges, a refrigerator,
an( j a jj cocking utensils were also
destroyed.
Mr. Tucker said the fire apparent
^ cau » ht ia » cloakroom. Swept
along by a brisk north wind, the nre
S p rea( j rapidly throughout the entire
building. school
Accommodations in other
buildings will be made for burned
0 ut Hilton High School students, the
principal Said.
The home economies building had
contained classrooms for the first
3 lower grades in addition to those
for home economics students. The
school has 266 students and 12
teachers.
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Red Cross Fund
Campaign Coming To
Successful Ending
The Early County Red Cross Roll
Call ended Tuesday, and although all
campagn workers haven’t reported,
it is believed by J. D. Rogers, county
chairman, that the quota will be
reached or exceeded. Early county s
quota was $2,069.00.
In making this announcement, Mr.
I Rogers expressed his thanks to the
workers all over the county for the
splendid job which they did. He
stated that every worker graciously
accepted the responsibility and did an
excellent job. There were 83 white
volunteer workers and probably Mr. as
many colored, Mr. Rogers stated.
Rogers was particularly pleased with
the woi-k of the Negro workers head
ed by Bessie Scott. More than
$200.00 was contributed by them.
The exact figures of the campaign
will be announced next week, Mr.
Rogers said.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to thank each of my friends
for their remembrances of me with
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cards, flowers and vists while was
in the hospital.
MRS. FRANK Me DONALD.
W. F. CLINKSCALES
DIES FOLLOWING
EXTENDED ILLNESS
William Foster Clinkscales, 69, a
resident of Early county for approx
imately 41 years, died in the State
Hospital the past Friday. Mr. Clink
scales had been in declining health
for some time.
A native of Seneca, S. C., where
he was born in October, 1883, he
was a son of the late Mr. and Mi-s.
A. J. Clinkscales, coming here with
the family in 1912 to make his
home. He had engaged in farming
for a number of years. The friends
he had made during his long resi
dence here received with sadness the
nqws of his passing. He was a mem
ber of the Blakely Baptist Church.
Funeral sex-vices were held Satur
day afternoon at 3 o’clock at the
Minter Funeral Home, with the Rev.
W. E. Storey officiating. Interment
was in the city cemetery, with Rusk
Howard, Robert Puckett, Sam Clink
scales, Hal Clinkscales, N.oi-man Al
exander and Brinson Bowman serv
ing as pall-bearers.
Surviving Mr. Clinkscales ai’e two
sisters, Mrs. Richard Alexander and
Mrs. Alice Trippe, both of Blakely,
and a brother, Jeff Clinkscales, of
Damascus. These have the sympathy
of friends in their bereavement.
FUTURE FARMERS
APPLY FOR AMERICAN
FARMER DEGREE
Dui-ing the past week several of
the Blakely-Union FFA members
have been working on their applica
tions for the American Farmer de
gree. This is the highest degree that
a Future Farmer may obtain. The
qualifications for this degree are:
1. Must hold each of the three pre
requisite degrees, Greenland, Junior
Farmer, and Georgia Planter.
2. Must have satisfactorily com
pleted at least three school years of
instruction in vocational agriculture.
Must be out of high school for at
least twelve months.
3. Durng the pei-oid covered by
his application the candidate must
have invested at least $500.00 in
farming. lead-
4. Must show the ability of
ership and cooperation in community
activities.
The members applying for this de
gree are George Pyle, Therman Jen
kins, Tom Riley, Winston Chandler,
and J. W. Dux-ham. Most of these
boys are continuing in vocational ag
riculture through young farmer class
es. These five applications from one
chapter are believed to be the high
est number ever submitted in one
year. The degrees are given at the
National Convention this fall.
JIMMIE TEMPLES, Reporter.
DAMASCUS SENIOR
CLASS SPONSORS THE
DIXIE RHYTHM QUARTET
Dempsey Rainwater and the Dixie
Rhythm Quartet, sponsored by the
Damascus Senior Class, will appear
in the high school auditorium thex-e
Saturday night, Api-il 4, at 8:00
o’clock. Admission will be 30c and
60c. The public is cox-dially invited.
■—REPORTER.
SOME HAPPENINGS IN BLAKELY
A QUARTER OF A CENTURY AGO
Clippings from the Early County News of
March 29, 1912
THE Albany Indians defeated
Blakely Bobcats in a pretty game
Albany last Friday, score 3 to
{Barksdale, The Bobcats’ line-up: Lee,
lb; Tarver, p;
jss; Owens, If; Davis, cf;
2b; Stokes, rf.
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MISS DOROTHY SOLOMON,
student at Converse College,
tanburg, S. C., is spending this
at home with her parents, Mr.
Mrs. N. B. Solomon.
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MR. AND MRS. H. M.
have returned from Colquitt and
again making their home in
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j A SON, Lews Alexander
json, arrived at the home of Mr.
] Mrs. L. D. Patterson on March 10.
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MR. JIM STUCKEY died at
I home in Montgomery on March
(He was a brother to S. J. and R. H.
Stuckey, and Mrs. J. M. Bethune,
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M. E. REVIVAL
TO BEGIN HERE
SUNDAY A. M.
Revival services will begin at the
Blakely Methodist Church next Sun
day and continue through the follow
ing Sunday, April 12, it is announced
by the pastor, the Rev. C. R. McKib
ben. The guest preacher for these
services will be Dr. Sidney H. Davies,
Pastor of the First Methodist
Church, Dayton Beach, Fla. Dr. Da
vies has been pastor of some of
Florida’s largest Methodist churches.
He was born and reared in England
and came to America in 1926. He is
a graduate of the Universty of Car
diff in Wales and also bolds degrees
from four American universities—
Oglethorpe, Vanderbilt, Temple, and
Yale. He has been a contributing
editor of The Christian Advocate, The
Pator, The Pulpit Digest, and The
Young People’s Weekly, and book re
viewer for the Miami Daily News.
His evangelistic work was begun in
the Seaman’s Mission in England.
After coming to America, for a time
he was associated with the Ameri
can Mission Board. He has done
evangelistic work in Kentucky, Ala
bama, and Florida. In the Method
ist Evangelistic Missions programs he
has conducted meetings in New York,
New Orleans, and Cuba. Dr. Davies
will preach his first sermon in Blake
ly on Monday might, April 6, and will
remain for each service through the
close of the meeting- Sunday night,
April 12. The Pastor wili fill the
pulpit for the two services next Sun
day and on Monday morning.
Mr. Lonnie A. Tharpe, of Macon,
Ga., will direct the singing for the
services. He will arrive in time for
the evening service Sunday and will
remain through the meeting. Pastor
MicKibben has been associated with
Mr. Tharpe in Centenary Church,
Macon, where he is the Chairman of
the Board of Stewards and directs
the evening music. He is a most
capable song leader and is in great
demand all over Macon as a soloist
for church and civic meetings. He
is recognized as Macon’s best tenor.
On Tuesday night, April 7, the
Men’s Chorus of the Colquitt Meth
odist Church will be present and pre
sent a twenty-minute program of
song. This chorus is exceptionally
good and all should avail them
selves of the opportunity to hear it.
The servees on the two Sundays
will be 11:00 a. m. and 8:00 p. m.
During the weekdays the services will
be at 8:00 a. m. and 8:00 p. m. The
nursery of the chUrch will be open
during the evening services for the
convenience of mothers with small
children. A capable nurse will be in
eharg-e.
The public is cordially inivted to
attend these sei-vices.
Barbara Balkcom To
Represent Blakely-Union In
Homemaking At District Meet
Barbara Balkcoim, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Balkcoim, has been
selected to represent Blakely-Union
in Homemaking at the Literary Dis
trict Meet in Camilla on April lo.
The contest will be in Home Nursing.
Barbara, a sophomore and second
! year homemakin# student, was select
j | ed from eleven other girls In her
class at the close of several weeks of
study in Home Nursing in prepara
tion for the District event.
The contest will include a written
and a practical test over the various
skills used in caring for the sick at
home.
Lillian Mims representing the
| school in this same event last yeax,
1 first place in the state.
won
MBS. J. A. HIGHTOWER died
her home in Damascus on March
She was a daughter of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Wash Keaton.
MR. JAMES MURDOCK, JR.,
recently returned to Emory
ty to resume his studies.
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MRS. ED CHANCY is
the state convention of the D. A.
in Augusta this week.
75 YEARS AGO
From Issue of March 28, 1878
COL! B. C. WOOTEN, of Albany,
is mentioned as a candidate
Congress from this district .
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DR. DOSTOR has put the old well
in order at the Buchannon corner and
j \ thousands who delighted to drink
j its pure water in days gone by can
j ag-ain quench their thirst from the
j new “oaken , bucket” „ that hangs in
I said well.
$2.00 A YEAR
TO LEAD SINGING AT
BLAKELY METHODIST
CHURCH REVIVAL
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LONNIE A. THARPE, of Macon
who will lead the singing at the
revival meeting at the Blakely
Methodist Church, which begins
Sunday morning, April 5, and con
tinues through Sunday, April 12.
PRESCHOOL CLINIC
SCHEDULE FOR
Damascus (White): At
High School, 10 a. m., April 13.
Libei'ty Hill, Cedar Springs, Hilton
and New Hope: County Health
fice, 10 a. m. t April 17.
Jakin (White): Jakin High School,
10 a. m., April 20.
Eai-ly County Training School
(Negro): 10 a. m., April 6.
Washington High and
Schools (Negro): Washington
School, 10 a. m., April 16.
Damascus and Victory
Kestler High School, 10 a. m., April
23.
Jakin (Negro): Carver
School 10 a. m., April 30.
Every preschool child who expects
to enter one of the Eai-ly
schools next fall should attend
of these clinics.
It is desired that a parent
pany the Child.
REGJNA WHITE, NICK
COLLINS FHA GIRL AND
BOY OF THE
Blakely FHA girls have
Regina White and Nick Collins
Girl and Boy of the Month.
Regina, daughter of Mr. and
J. L. White, is an outstanding
member. She selves as an officer
the chapter, being recreation
man. She has been a member of
HLY for 3 years. She takes an
tive part in the MYF organization
her church and has served as
urer of this organization for
years.
Nick, son of Mrs. V. L Collms
Vice-President of the local
chapter. He is serving as Hi-Y
urer this year. He is president
the Sophomore Class arid was
lected as “Best All Around Boy
his class. He is also a member
the Beta Club.
(Both students are popular and
pendable and FHA members
they made a fine choice in
them as Girl and Boy of the
Martha Jane Rogers,
I 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. r !'
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See us about ah economical solution to your cred
it problems.
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First State Bank
I Blakely, Georgia
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' Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation fli
PULL FOR BLAKfLY
—OR—
PULL OUT
CRAVEY REQUESTS
CO-OPERATION IN
CLEAN-UP DRIVE
Atlanta.—Pursuant to Governor
Herman Talmadge’s act in proclaim
ing the period between April 18
through April 27 as Spring Olean-Up
Time in Georgia, Safety Fire Com
missioner Zack D. Cravey has called
upon all Georgians to make this
year’s drive the most comprehensive
ever held.
“We are making- tremendous
strides toward fire-safety,” the Com
missioner said, “but we still have a
long way to go. No better time can
be chosen to clean up our premises
and remove all fire hazards tiffin in
the Spring.”
In his proclamation, Governor
Talmadge uiged all citizens to co
operate with “your Safety Fire Com
missionei-, your local Fire Depart
ment and civic organizations during
the campaign.” He pointed out that
the continued loss of life and the
destruction of property by fire be
comes more and more a direct chal
lenge.
LIVESTOCK SCHOOL
TO BE HELD HERE
THURSDAY, APRIL 9
Gounty Agent D. L. Maxwell an
nounced this week plans for a Live
stock Feeding and Management
School to be held at the American
Legion building on next Thursday,
April 9, beginning at 9:15 a. m.
The theme of the school will be
“Problems of Livestock Production
j in 1953.”
Diiceussions will be led by C. G.
! Garner, Extension Marketing Special-
1 ist, Athens; Charles E. Bell, Jr., Ex
, tension Livestock Specialist, Athens;
and R. O. Williams, Extension Live
' j stock Specialist, Tifton.
Topics to bg discussed include
(“Looking Ahead At Your Livestock
Business,” Mr. Garner; “Feeding
.Hogs I for Profit,” Mr. Williams;
“More Returns Per Animal,” Mr.
Bell; “Feeding Cattle for Profit.”
! Mr. Williams; “Reducing Overhead
'and Operating Costs,” Mr. Bell; and
“Suggestions for Selling Livestock
and Livestock Products,” Mr. Garner.
Mr. Maxwell states that ample
time will be allowed for questions,
answers and discussions from those
attending-.
The meeting-will begin at 9:15
a. m. and adjourn at 3:30 p. m.
Accoi-ding to the County Agent,
a school of this nature held last
spring was well attended and proved
very helpful to all the farmers. Over
100 farmers attended the school last
year.
HOLY TRINITY EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
The Rev. H. E. Waller, Vicar
E-aster Day, April 5, 1953, 6:00
p. m.—Service of Holy Communion
and Sermon.
j Visitors are welcome.
j ! We all good polishes, c-et
carry
\ us keep your shoes like new with
f our fine shoe repairing. BLAKEIA
SHOE SHOP.