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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
garden spot of
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME 93 } NO. 33
FLORIDA
ROTARY CLUB
SPEAKER
Members of the Blakely
Club, meeting at noon the past
day, enjoyed an excellent talk, a
gram of songs, and the showing
a motion picture of a football
Dr. Sidney H. Davies, pastor of
First Methodst Church,
Beach, Fla., delivered an
al talk on the subject: “Four
a Man Must Do If He Would
His Record True—Learn to
without confusion, clearly; act
honest motives, purely; to love
fellow-man, sincerely; to trust
God and heaven, securely.”
minister, in developing his talk,
cussed in detail these four “musts
in writing the record true, and in
doing spoke with an earnestness
sincerity that made a profound
pression and he was accorded
hearty ovation at the end of
address.
Lonnie A. Tharpe, of Macon,
two numbers, “I Heard the Voice j,
Jesus Say” and “My Cathedral,
with Mrs. Ben Hasten as piano ac
companist. Mr. Tharpe, well-known
and talented singer of Macon, was
in the city leading the singing at the
revival meeting at the Blakely Meth
odist Church, and Dr. Davies was the
guest speaker at the revival. They
were introduced by Rotarian Charlie
McKibben, pastor of the church and
(program chairman for the day.
Following this part of the pro
gram Rotarian Bill Arnold showed a
colored movie of the Ole Miss vs.
Georgia Tech football game, which
was played in the Sugar Borwl in
New Orleans and which Tech won.
President Richard Grist welcomed
into the club two new members, Jim
Hill and A. D. Wilkerson.
Other guests at Friday’s meeting
included Mrs. W. E. Storey, a guest
of Rotarian Bill Storey; Mrs. Robert
Stuckey, a guest of Rotarian Robert
Stuckey; James White, of Nashville,
Tenn., a guest of Rotarian G. W.
White, Jr.; Billy Peters, a guest of
Rotarian Dick Rogers; G. T. HU, a
guest of Rotarian Glenn Clark; and
William Clearman, a guest of Rota
rian James Croiwdis.
P.-T. A. TO MEET TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AT 3:30
The Ella Jones P.-T. A will meet
at the Blakely-Union school auditor
ium Tuesday afternoon at 3:30, it
has been announced by the president,
Mrs. Sevola Jones, and a good at
tendance of parents is urged.
Special Purchase
MEN’S SHORT SLEEVE
SPORT SHIRTS
Values to $4.95
Single needle construction found only
in HIGHER PRICED SHIRTS—fine,
sheer washable Cottons and Rayons.
We pass these savings on to you—all
first quality—only
Chas. E. Boyett Department Store
(Owned by Logue’s Inc., of Ga.)
We Close at 8:00 P. M. on Saturdays !
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BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 16, 1953.
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts—“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.”
Home Town Contest
Meeting City Hal!
Friday 3:30 P. M.
The Mayor of Blakely, Dr. J. G.
Standifer, has entered Blakely in
the Champion Home Town Contest
sponsored by the Georgia Power Co.
This contest will be based on the
progress made in our community
from October 1, 1952, to October 1,
1953. The purpose of the contest
is to make every citizen more aware
of his home town and the part that
eaich individual can have in its im
provement.
Mayor Standifer has appointed
Mrs. C. G. Brewer, Mrs. E. P. White
head, and Mrs. R. D. Hodges to act
as a steering committee. They will
announce their committees this week,
which will include Beautification,
Municipal Development, Tourist,
Recreation, Transportation, Religious
Welfare, Youth, Education, Health
and Sanitation, Business and Indus
try, Agriculture, Advertising and
Publicity, and Scrapbook. It is hoped
that everyone in the community will
participate to make Blakely a better
home town.
All interested citizens are urged to
atend a meeting at the City Hall Fri
day afternoon, April 17, at 3:30
o’clock, when the contest will be pre
sented and discussed in detail.
| Kenneth Tabb One Of
Speakers At Exec. Training
Conference At Emory
Blakely friends of Kenneth Tabb,
of Decatur, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.
L. Tabb, of Blakely, will be interest
ed to know that he was Qine of the
speakers at a Conference on Execu
tive Training held on Emory Univers
ity Campus, Friday, March 27, and
held under the auspices of the
Emory University Chapter of the
Society for the Advancement of
Management.
Mr. Tabb, of Emory University
Class of ’49, .spoke on Trainee’s Eval
uation of Training Plans and Pro
grams, and received congratulations
from Emory officials and many oth
ers for the manner in which he dis
cussed his subject.
Mr. Tabb is manager of Firestone
Tire & Rubber Company, Firestone
Stores, Decatur, Ga., one of that
company’s larger stores.
BAPTIST REVIVAL
MEETING BEGINS
HERE SUNDAY
The revival meeting at the Blake
Baptist Church will begin ncfxt
Sunday, April 19, and continue
through Sunday, April 26, it is an
nounce< f by the pastor, the Rev. W.
E. Storey.
Dr. Lewis H. Wright, who recent
Iy resigned the pastorate of the
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First Baptist Church at Bainbridge,
Ga., to enter full time evangelistic
work, will be the guest preacher. Dr.
Wright will be with the church in
everv service, bearinning ," Sunday
morning, tv, the 1041 19th. r\,. Dr. w. Wright is
highly recommended as a forceful
speaker and is an outstanding minis
ter of the Baptist denomination.
Rev. Pierce Edmunds, one of the
highly respected Bethel Association
Pastors, will be the song leader and
soloist.
In announcing the revival services,
Pastor Storey said: “We feel that
we are indeed fortunate to have
these men helping us in our meet
ing. Services will be held twice
daily, each Sunday at the regular
hours and at 8:00 a. m. and 8:00 p.
m. during the week. The public is
cordially invited to attend every
service!”
REBECCA CRAWFORD
MAKES DEAN'S LIS f
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Valdosta, Ga.—Rebecca Crawford,
daughter of Mr. and Mi-s. E. T.
Crawford, of Blakely, made the
Dean’s List at Valdosta State College
for the winter quarter, according to
J. A. Durrenberger, Academic Dean.
Miss Crawford, a sophomore at
VlSiC, earned this honor by maintain
ng a 2.3 quality point average out of
a possible 3.0. She is a member of |
the Glee Club, Sports Club and ;
YWCA.
Rural community development is
an organized effort on the part of the
majority of people within a given
area to make their community a bet- ,
ter place in which to live and rear!
a family.
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SOME HAPPENINGS IN BLAKELY
A QUARTER OF A CENTURY AGO
Clippings from the Early County New* of
April 12, 1928
NO. 1 HOGS brought 7.55 at
Tuesday’s bog sale. Total weight of
those sold was 25,210 pounds.
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MRS. T. D. LASSETER died Tues
day afternoon from pneumonia at
her home in Sowhatchee.
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MR. AND MRS. M. T. Chipstead,
Miss Mayme Perry, Mi's. J. S. Perry
and Mra. Ben Perry spent Sunday in
Tallahassee, Fla.
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EDWIN BOYETT was down from
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the University of Georgia to spend I
,
the soring holidays.
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MR. A. B. MULLIGAN, of Spar
tanburg, S. C., is a guest of the
family of Mrs. W. A. Barksdale.
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UNCLE BOB DUKE, the old sol
dier, says tell the poultry raisers
they can rid their fowls of mites
bv giving them an occasional dose of
kerosene in dough. The chickens
will not be palatable for eating for
EASTERN STAR
INSTALLATION
FRIDAY NIGHT
Blakely Chapter No. 282 Order of
the Eastern Star will hold a special
meeting tomorrow (Friday) night at
the Masonic Hall in Blakely, at
which time the officers for 1953-54
will be installed. The meeting will
be opened to the public. The install
ing officers include: J. Emory Hous
ton, of Blakely, Past Grand Patron,
as Grand Installing Officer; Mrs.
Claudia Singletary, of Thomasvillo,
Past Grand Matron and present
Giand Secretary, as Grand Marshal;
Mrs. Enimalu Brown, Past Matron,
of Tallahassee, as Grand Chaplain;
Mrs. Thelma Dozier, of Colquitt,
Grand Esther, as Grand Secretary;
Mrs. Carol Hinton, of Blakely, as
Grand Organist; Chapter Sweet
hearts, Ann and Annette Storey, of
Blakely; Mascot, Cook Houston, of
Blakely. The Choir includes Mrs.
Fanny Belle Smith, Mrs. Louise
Thompson, Mrs. Vivian Reynolds,
and Mrs. Frannie Manry.
The new officers to be installed
are: Worthy Matron, Mrs. Iva Mc
Arthur; Worthy Patron, Woodrow
Houston; Associate Matron, Mrs.
Kate Brewer; Associate Patron,
Ralph J. Balkcom; Secretary, Mrs.
Pearl Houston; Treasurer, Mrs. Na
d j ne Johnston; Conductress, Mrs.
Grace Houston, The appointive of
ficers include: Mrs. Mozelle Miller,
Chaplain; Mrs. Sarah King, Marshal;
Mrs. Evelyn Beckham, Organist;
Star Points—Aidah, Mrs. Frances
cheste] .. Ruth> Mra- Clyde Paul;
Esther, Mrs. Ann Pickle; Martha,
Mrs. Bonnie McClellan; Electra, Mrs.
Mary Harley, and Warder, Mrs.
Gladys Bush; Sentinel, J. T. Jordan.
BLAKELY MEN ATTEND
DEDICATION OF FACTORY
FOR BLIND AT BAINB’DGE
The Georgia Factory for the Blind,
a self-sustaining institution owned by
the state, and furnishing employment
to scores of blind and near-blind
persons, and located at Bainbridge,
was dedicated at appropriate exer
cises on Thursday of the past week.
The principal speaker was Major
General Harkon, U. S. Quartermaster
General. Vaughn Tyrrell, director
and principal instigator of this new
Georgia industry, was master of cer
emonies. Others taking part on the
program were Lt. Governor Marvin
Griffin, Welfare Director Alan Kem
per, Secretary of State Ben Fortson,
Comptroller General Zack Cravey,
State Treasurer George Hamilton,
and others, among whom was J. D.
Rogers, Jr., of Bilakely, a member of
the State Board of Education,
In addition to Mr. Rogers, others
from Blakely attending were Repre
sentative Leon H. Baughman, H. A.
Felder, and “Tige” Pickle. _
We carry all good polishes. j_.ei
us keep your shoes like new with
our fine shoe repairing. BLAKELh
SHOE SHOP.
several weeks after the last kerosene
dose.
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MR. AND MRS. Carl Gaulden, of
Camilla, were visitors to Blakely
Sunday.
75 YEARS AGO
From Issue of April 12, 1878
THE INDIANS confined at St.
Augustine, Fla., have been ordered
by the Secretary of War to be tak
en to Fort Sill and released.
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THE AMOUNT of money collect
ed by us last week has had quite a
depressing effect — not from its
weight, but want of weght.
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CAPT. J. D. JONES requests us
to give notice of a meeting of the
Early Guards on Saturday, the 20th
inst. They will also meet on the
26th and be present at the decora
tion of the soldiers’ graves.
PULL FOR BLAKELY
—OR—
PULL OUT
$2.00 A YEAR
Methodist Revival
Meeting Concluded
Sunday Night
The revival meeting which was be
gun at the Blakely Methodist Church
on Sunday, April 5, was brought to
a close Sunday evening.
The meeting proved to be one of
the most successful and inspirational
held in the church in many years,
with large attendance throughout the
week. The visiting minister, Dr.
Sidney H. Davies, pastor of .the
First Methodist Church, Daytona
Beach, Fla., delivered strong gospel
messages twice daily and the singing
was under the direction of Lonnie
A. Tharpe, of Macon, who also ren
dered a solo at each of the services.
At the concluding service Sunday
night the Rev. C. R. McKibben, pas
tor of the church, expressed his ap
preciation to Dr. Davies, Mr. Tharpe,
and all who contributed in any way
to the success of the meeting, and
especially thanked memibers of other
denominations in the city for their
fine spirit of cooperation.
P. M. A. NEWS
By R. R. McLENDON, Chairman
PMA Committee.
Sec. Benson Announces Changes In
PMA Committee Operations
Greater uniformity, efficiency and
economy in the operation of State
and County offices of the Production
and Marketing Administration are
called for in changed operating meth
ods announced by Secretary Ezra
Taft Benson.
Under the new policy, which is to I
take , , effect _ , immediately, . ,. _ the . . local ,
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policy-forming and policy-execution
functions of these farm program of
fices are being separated. The pro
gram and administrative policy
forming functions will continue to
rest with the State PMA Commit
tees, which are elected by farmers'
themselves. j
The policies which are determined 1
by the State Committee, however, l
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will be carried out by committee i
employees under the direction of a
State Administrative Officer, work
ing under the committee’s direction I
and responsible for it. All State j
committeemen, including the chair-,
man, will work on when-actually-am
ployed basis, rather than as full-;
time employees.
At the county level a county of
fice manager, selected by the county
committee and responsible to it, will
dairy out the policies determined by
the county committee and be respon
sible for day-to-day operations.
County committeemen, like the State
committeemen, will work only on a
part-time basis.
For your Laundry and Dry Clean-! 1
ing needs, telephone 4724. HOW
ELL CLEANERS. Pick up and de
livery service and specialize in at I
terations. 7-24-tf;
YOU CAN PAY YOUR
BILLS EASIER
AND WITH CONVENIENCE IF YOU
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HAVE A CHECKING ACCOUNT
AND A CANCELLED CHECK AF
FORDS THE BEST RECEIPT OF ALL.
If you do not already have such an account, i
we invite you to open one at this bank today. A r. l
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First State Bank
Blakely, Georgia
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ill
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MAID OF COTTON
TO BE SELECTED
AGAIN FOR 1954
Plans for selection of a Georgia .
Maid of C'otton again for 1954 were
announced this week by J. B. Moses,
secretary-treasurer of the Georgia
Cottonseed Crushers Association and
chairman of the Georgia Maid of
Cotton Committee.
Continuance in the .Maid of Cotton
Contest, sponsored by the. National
Council of America, in which
participated for the first
last year, results from the fa
public response and general
which the program in Geor
has enjoyed to date, Moses ex
Launched last spring, the Georgia
of Cotton program resulted in
number of county contests being
to select winners for nine con
districts who in turn com
in the state finals in Atlanta.
on the basis of background,
and appearance, each
agreed to travel as a
ambassador for the cotton
in the event she was chosen
of Cotton.
Miss Christelle Taylor, of Alma
Atlanta, won the honor of be
Georgia’s first Maid of Cotton
October and has since ably rep
Georgia’s cotton industry
in the national contest at Mem
and at many public appearances
the state, Moses asserted.
Moses pointed out that last year’s
rules will remain unchanged
this year. August 1 has been
as the deadline for holding coun
contests. District contests are to
completed by September • 1 and
State final contest will be held in
about September 15, he con
Any girl interested in competing
the Maid of Cotton title may ob
detailed information from . her
or Home Demonstration
Moses declared.
IN THE OLD
DAYS DISCUSSED IN
LIONS CLUB MEETING
Blakely in the days was the'' sub
ec t of a most interesting talk to the
of the Lions Club Tuesday
Dr. J. G. Standifer, a life-time
Dr. Standifer enumerated many
changes and developments
has seen in Blakely during the
years he has lived here,
was observing his birthday on the
of his talk.
Guests at the meeting included
“Tuck” Swann, D. H. Me
J. B. Jones, James Murdock,
and Ed Ingram, of Edison, and
Howard, of Headland, who is
connected with Boyett Depart
Store in Blakely. :
President Bob Durham presided
the meeting and introduced’ the
Seed treatment is the first' and
important step in the control of
and gummy stem blight
watermelons.