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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME 93 ^ NO. 32
CONDUCTING
LIVESTOCK
SCHOOL TODAY
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Three specialists of the Georgia
Agricultural Extension Service of the
University of Georgia are conduct
ing a Livestock Short Course today
(Thursday) at the American Legion
Hall in Blakely.
In reminding Elarly county farm
ers of this event, County Agent D.
L. Maxwell pouted out that every
livestock producer, regardless of
size, should find the meeting very
worthwhile and practical. The pro
gram is developed around the theme,
“Problems of Livestock Production
in 1953.”
The program for the day is as fol
lows :
9:15-9:36: Opening Remarks by
County Agent.
9:30-10:00: Looking Ahead At
Your Livestock Business, C. G. Gar
ner, Extension Marketing Specialist.
10:00-10:40: Feeding for Profit—
Hogs, R. O. Williams, Extension
Livestock Specialist.
10:40-11:30: More Returns Per
Animal, Charles E. Bell, Jr., Exten
sion Livestock Specialist.
11:20-12:00: Feeding for Profit—
Cattle, Mr. Williams.
12:00-1:30: Recess for Lunch.
1 :30-2:30: Reducing Overhead and
Operating Costs, Mr. Bell.
2:30-3 :30: Suggestions for Selling
Livestock and Livestock Products,
Mr. Garner.
The County Agent points out that
ample time will be given for ques
tions, answers and discussions from
the audience.
FLOWER SHOW ON
MAY 7 IS AN
IMPORTANT EVENT
An important event will take place
May 7. It is the FLOWER SHOW
which is being sponsored by the
Blakely P.-T. A. Better get the
garden tools out and start to work.
Give those roses, lilies, larkspur and
other flowers some extra attention.
A puny little plant you have in your
yard now may produce a prize
winner by May 7.
The show isn’t restricted to fancy
flower arrangements, but has a hor
ticulture section, too. So men, join
the ladies in the yard work. You
may be just the one to take home a
blue ribbon.
No time for more words . . .
Let me find that hoe and
I’ve got to work to do. I’ll
you posted.
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Ladies’ Candy Stripe Kedettes $2.95 and $3.95
Booster Oxfords in denim for ladies, navy and
white $3.95 and $5.95
Chas. E. Boyett Department Store
(Owned by Logue’s Inc., of Ga.)
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BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 9, 1953.
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts—“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead/’
Pre-School Clinic
For April Announced
By Health Dept.
Damascus (White) : Damascus Hi
School, 10 a. m. April 13.
Liberty Hill, Cedar Springs, Hilton
and New Hope: County Health Of
fice, 10 a. m. April 17.
Jakin (White) : Jakin Hi School,
10:00 a. m. April 20.
Early County Training School
(Negro); 10:00 a. m. April 6.
Washington Hi and Affiliated
Schools (Negro) : Washington Hi
School, 10:00 a. m. April 16.
Damascus & Victory (Negro):
Kestler Hi School, 10:00 a. m. April
23.
Jakin (Negro) : Carver Hi School,
10:00 a. m. April 30.
Every pre-school child who expects
to enter one of the Early County
Schools next fall should attend one
of these clinics.
It is desired that a parent accom
pany the child.
The schedule for Blakely-Union
was inadvertently omitted in last
week’s Early County News. The
clinic will be held April 14, 10 a. m.,
at- the Health Office.
BLAKELY WOMANS
CLUB TO MEET 3:30
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
The Blakely Womans Club will
meet Friday afternoon, April 10, at
3:30 o’clock, at the club house. All
members are urged to be present.
Program: Color film on Colonial
Williamsburg, Virginia.
Hostesses: Mrs. Robinson McLen
don, Mrs. Felix Davis, Jr., Mrs. S.
G. Maddox, Jr., Mrs. Luther Robin
son, Mrs. J. M. Middleton, Mrs. W.
A. Fuqua, and Mrs. Fletcher Thomp
son.
LOCAL WEATHER
SUMMARY FOR THE
MONTH OF MARCH
Temperature: Mea ,, .
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73.8; . . 51.4; mean.
mean minimum,
67.6; maximum, 84 on the 31st;
minimum, 37 on the 26th.
Precipitation: ,. . rp Total, . , 2.99 o qq inches,
greatest amount in any 24-hour
riod, 1.08 inches on the 11th.
Miscellaneous: Nu.mber of
with 0.01 inch or more of
11; fog on the 1st and 11th; strong
winds on the 25th, 26th, 27th.
J. G. STANDIFER,
U. S. Weather
HIGH SCHOOL
GIRLS ENTERTAIN
ROTARIANS
Three Blakely-Union High School
students, Jacqueline Widener, Glenda
Tiner, and Ann Martin, with Miss
Evelyn D.uBose as piano accompan
ist, presented a program of songs
at last week’s meeting of the Blakely
Rotary Club, held at noon Friday.
These young ladies are this week
representing the high school in the
music department at the Literary
District Meet and some of the num
bers they rendered are the ones
which they will give at the meet.
Jacqueline Widener sang “Chan
sonette” and “Will You Remember
Me?” Anne Martin’s number was
“Pale Moop,” and Glenda Tiner’,s se
lection was “Ah! So Pure!” The
three then sang “In a Monastery
Garden” and “Wings of the Morn
ing.” These talented young ladies
received a “big hand” from the Ro
tarians, and along with Miss DuBose,
their accompanist, were thanked by
President Richard Grist for their pro
gram. Rotarian Homer Brinson was
program chairman.
Rotarian Bill Boyett ? attendance
committee chairman, reported that
Biakely had joined with four other
Rotary clubs in an attendance con
test during the month of May.
Visitors at Friday’s meeting in
cluded George Gee, III, a guest of
his father, Rotarian George Gee;
Jim Richards, of Rome, a guest of
Rotarian J. B. Jones; and Hal Davis,
of Ozark, Ala., a guest of Rotarian
Phillip Sheffield.
JAMES B. BEASLEY
DIES AT HOME
NEAR BLUFFTON
James Bryant Beasley, 81, died
his j lonl g near Bluffton on Wed
nesday morning of last week, suc
eumbing to an illness of several
; wee ks.
A native of Randolph county,
where he was born November 3.
| 1871, Mr. Beaslev had resided near
B)uffton for the past yelar and was
j engaged in farming. He was a son
[of the late Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Beas
'ley and was a member of the Flat
Creek Baptist Church.
His funeral was held Thursday
morning at 11 o’clock at the Colomo
kee Baptist Church, with the Rev.
Charles Allen officiating. Interment
was in Colomokee cemetery,
Minter Funeral Home in charge and
^he Active, following Rufuis serving Williams, as Gordon
kins, Grady Milner, Tommy
Rawleigh Flanagan, Chariie Wil
liams; honorary, P. C. Harrell, Curtis
Reed, Lawrence Hayes, Lewis Har
rell.
Surviving Mr. Beasley are the fol
lowing children- C. H. Beasley,
ford, Ala.; A. T. Beasley,
ville, Ala.; Miss Pearl B.
Gordon Beasley, both of Bluffton;
A. W. Beasley, Columbus, Ga.; E.
C. Beasley, Columbia, Ala., and Mrs.
Bernice Hodges,
FISHING LICENSE— 1953 and ’54
license now due. We have them.
WESTERN AUTO STORE.
SOME HAPPENINGS IN BLAKELY
A QUARTER OF A CENTURY AGO
Clippings from the Early County New* of
April 5, 1928
CHARLES L. GLESSNER, promi
nent local attorney, died at,his home
on South Main street Monday morn
ing after an extended Ilness.
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THE RESIDENCE of Mr. and
Mrs. J. B. Tarver on College street
was destroyed by fire last Tursday
night.
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THE American Legion Auxiliary
Unit of Early County Post No. 11 was
organized at a meeting held at the
home of Mrs. T. J. IJowell, Jr., on
March 16, with the following
Mrs. Curtis L. Middleton, President,
Mrs. J. W. Bonner, First Cice P 1€s '
ident; Mrs. P. E. Alexander, Second
Vic-e President; Mrs. O. R. Brooks,
Secretary; Mrs. L. T. Robinson,
Treasurer; Mrs. Shelly Simmons,
Chaplain.
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I THE Blakely Hi Bobcats lost
j I Colquitt Hi last week, 4 to 2, and
to Dawson, 5 to 2. They easily de
feated Cuthbert Hi yesterday, 9 to 0.
JAMES H. ODUM
DIES SUDDENLY AT
LAKELAND, FLA.
James Hobibs Od.um, 72, of this
city, who most of his life had been
a traveling salesman but maintained
his residence here with his sister,
Mrs. C. M. Baggs, died suddenly of
a heart attack in Lakeland, Fla.,
Sunday night.
Born in Newton, Ga., on Septem
ber 9, 1880, Mr. Odum was a son of
William Calton Odum and Annie
Blackburn Odum and came with his
parents to Blakely when a young
boy. He resided here for a number
of years. While traveling 1 he re
turned frequently to Blakely for
week-end visits and continued the
friendships he had formed early in
life, and the news of his passing
was received with sadness by the
friends and neighbors who loved him.
His body was returned to Blakely
Monday and funeyal services were
held Tuesday morning at the Minter
Funeral home, with the Revs. W. E.
Storey and C. R. McKibben officiat
ing. Interment was in the city
cemetery, with Lowell Hall, Mike
Correll, Hoyle Fleming, Henry Wal
ton, A. D. Harriss, and Dunbar
Grist serving as pall-bearers. An
honorary escort, all close friends of
Mr. Odum and the family, included
J. E. Chancy, W. R. Alexander, Wil
ton Howell, H. C. Fryer, J. II. 'Wil
liams, Sr., R. E. Alexander, Grady
Smith, J. B. Jones, Herbert C. Fort,
J. J. McLendon, Phillip Sheffield,
Alvan Fleming, J. B. Murdock, Sr.,
and L. R. Thompson.
Surviving Mr. Odum are his wife,
Mrs. Sarah Cheney Odum, of Atlan
ta; a son, James H. Odum, Jr., also
of Atlanta; two sisters, Mrs. C. M.
Baggs and Mrs. Grady Smith, both
of Blakely; three nieces, Mrs. L. P.
Grant and Mrs. Carl Me Kenney, of
Albany, and Mrs. Alvan Fleming, of
Blakely; and three nephews, Justin
M. Robinson of Albany, and Ray
.mond and Roy Odum of Augusta.
BLAKELY - UNION
F. F. A. NEWS
On April 6, 1953, the Blakely
! Union Chapter of the Future Farm
j f Ameri . ca held its monthly meet
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The first thing on the program
! was a film on Rural Rat Control,
Next ’ Clifford Singletary said the
sp e ech that , he will say m Tifton
Monday. Next the quartet sang
SO ngs they are going to sing at Ca
I milla Friday and at Tifton Monday.
j Mr. Cheek gave us the dates on va
contests,
! JIMMIE TEMPLES, Reporter.
VART UNIT TO MEET
THURSDAY NIGHTS
Beginning Thursday, April 16,
Volunteer Air Reserve Unit
meet each Thursday night at 8:00
i o’clock, it has been announced.
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BOB BUSH left last night
for Wilmington, N. C., for a
as pitcher with the baseball club
that city.
MR. AND MRS. C. L. Tabb
nounee the birth of a son on Tues
day morning, April 3.
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MISS POLLY STONE is here
Atlanta on a visit to the family of
] ler brother, Mr. Lowrey Stone.
75 YEARS AGO
From Issue of April 5, 1878
THE DEATH of Mr. Jesse B.
yfosely, age 57, near Cedar
was noted in a lengthy article,
WE REGRET that rust is mak
ing its appearance in the wheat in
some portions of the county. Mr.
•John B. Mulligan showed us a couple
of stalks from his place that were
badly affected with rust. Judge S.
J. Collier informs us that rust has
made its appearance in a portion of
his crop.
$2.00 A YEAR
Methodist Revival
Meeting In Progress
Here This Week
A revival meeting’, which began
Sunday morning, is in progress this
week at the Blakely Methodist
Church and will continue through
Sunday night, it is announced by
the pastor, the Rev. C. R. MicKifoben.
The pastor delvered the two Sun
day sermons and the Monday morn
ing message was also delivered by the
pastor, the attendance being large at
these services.
The guest minister, Dr. Sidney H.
Davies, pastor of the First Methodist
Church, Dayonta Beach, Fla., arrived
Monday and delivered the evening
sermon. He will preach twice daily
through the remainder of the meet
ing—at 8:00 a. m. and 8:00 p. m.,
except Saturday, no services being
scheduled for that day. The Sun
day services will be at 11:00 a. m.
and 8:00 p. m. Dr. Davies is one of
the outstanding Methodist ministers
of Florida and good crowds have
greeted him since his arrival here.
Adding to the effectiveness of the
series of meetings is the singing un
der the direction of Lonnie A.
Tharpe, of Macon, who also renders
a solo at each service. Mr. Tharpe,
a talented tenor, is chairman of the
board of stewards of Centenary
Methodist Church, Macon, and is
song director of that church for the
evening services.
Pastor McKibben and his congre
gation extend a cordial invitation to
everyone to attend the remaining
services of the meeting.
RED CROSS FUND
DRIVE A SUCCESS
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j , y county , , s quota , for n the , Arner- ,
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lean Red Cross roll call has been
ersuhscribed, Fund Chairman J. D.
Rogers, Jr., has announced. Total
amount collected was $2,084.00. The
quota was $2,069.00.
PREACHING DAY CHANGED
TO FOURTH SUNDAY AT THE
COLOMOKEE BAPTIST CHURCH
It has been announced that the
preaching day at Colomokee Baptist ”
Church has been changed to the
fourth Sunday in April instead
the second Sunday. The change is
for the month of April only.
Pullen’s Farm Has Entries
Accepted for Atlanta
W. R. Pullen, Pullen’s Farm, Da
mascus, Ga., Shorthorn breeder, has
had five animals, two bulls and
females, . . accepted , , , by the sale , com
mittee for the Southeastern
al Show and Sale to be held in At
lanta, April 15. According to the
sale committee chairman, Don
ley, Aurora, Ill., a total of nineteen
bulls and thirty females have been
accepted from sixteen breeders in
Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, and
South Carolina.
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BILLS EASIER $
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HAVE A CHECKING ACCOUNT
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If you do not already have such an account, j
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we invite you to open one at this bank today. * H
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PULL FOR BLAKELY
—OR—
PULL OUT
BIDS ASKED ON
NEW SCHOOL
BUILDINGS
Early county’s school building pro
gram will apparently get under way
in the early summertime, it has
been learned. The State School
Building Authority, of which Speaker
of the House Fred Hand is chair
man, has called for bids on the Early
county projects to be submitted by
May 6 at 3 o’clock, State C&pitol,
Room 311.
Bids have been asked on the fol
lowing projects: Washington Ele
mentary and Hig-h School, Negro
school at Blakely; Blakely-Union
High and Elementary School; Kest
ler Elementary School, located at
Damascus; and Jakin Elementary
School—the latter two being schools
for Negroes.
The three projects will cost an
estimated $1,300,000.00, Supt. of
Schools R. K. Sites announced.
Bidding documents may be obtain
ed at the office of the architect,
Raymond S. Weibb, 300% Broad
Avenue, Albany, Ga.
CONG. PILCHER
HAS NUMBER OF
FREE PAMPHLETS
Congressman J. L. Pilcher an
nounced today that he has available
for the benefit of his Second District
constituents publications of interest
to farmers, housewives, mothers and
educators.
Mr. Pilcher said that so long as
supplies of the publications are avail
he will be happy to honor
requests for them from interested
constituents. He warned, however,
that j n some cases supplies are some
limited and advised ,that re
Quests for the documents .be made
as soon as possible.
| Among the useful publications
available for distribution are copies
of the Department of Agriculture’s
fine cook book entitled Family Fare,
containing dozens of recipes and also
a variety oif loiw-cost, high nutrition
menus.
Also available are copies of “In
fant Care” published by the Chil
dren’s Bureau of the Federal Se
curity Agency based on recommen
by a numbfcr of distinguished
j : physicians specializing m child care.
Agriculture Yearbooks are availa
ble only for the following years;
1^48 “Grass,” 1950-1951 ‘‘Crops in
j Peace and War,” 1952 “Insects” and
'an extremely limited supply of the
1942 Yearbook, “Keeping Livestock
j Healthy.”
The Publications mentioned above
I are available in addition to the pam
' plets offered by the Congressman in
' an Agriculture Check-List mailed to
constituents earlier this . week.
If interested constituents will ad
dress , their requests to the Honorable
j L Pilcher, 348 Old House Office
i Building, Washington, D. C., he will
be - delighted to forward the desired
material,
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We carry all good polishes, r.et
us keep your shoes like new with
our fine shoe repairing. BLAKELY
j SHOE SHOP.