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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
♦ GOD’S COUNTRY J
VOLUME 93 > NO. 31
Plans Made To Try To Make
Blakely Champion Home Town
An enthusiastic group met at the
City Hall the past Friday afternoon
to discuss ways of improving Blake
ly and to formulate plans to enlist
the support of the entire community
to make Blakely the Champion Home
Town of 1953.
•Mayor J. G. Standifer stated that
the goals for municipal development
had already been set up. The water
and sewage project has been com
pleted, and the sewage disposal plant
is under construction. The school
program will begin some time during
the summer, and two housing proj
ects will be completed this year.
It was pointed out that Blakely is
located at a strategic point on
Highways 27 and 62, half way be
tween Columbus and Tallahassee and
half way between Dothan and Al
bany. A new paved highway, No.
39, will run through Blakely, ' and
Highway 200, from Damascus, comes
into the city on the east.
(Blakely has reorganized a Chamber
of Commerce and is on the alert for
industries to locate here. The Mayor
pledged his support toward making
Blakely a Champion Home Town.
Mrs. . Harvey Jordan, of Leary,
showed a movie of her town before
and after they worked cooperatively
to make Leary a Champion Home
Town. The results of “seeing our
selves as others see us” was brought
forcefully home to her audience
and inspired committee chairmen to
begin work to set up goals for their
committees.
Joe Hanna, of the Georgia Power
Company, spoke briefly to the group.
He stated that the 1952 Scrapbooks
were on display at Rockefeller Cen
ter and that Georgia was receiving
thousands of dollars worth of pub
licity through this medium. He said
that Georgia towns are dressing up
to encourage tourist trade, and many
new industries are locating in Geor
gia.
Mrs. E. P. Whitehead announced
appointment of the following com
mittees:
Beautification: Mrs. Robert Hall,
Mrs. Arthur Chapman, Mrs. J. W.
Bonner, Mrs. Grady Holman, Sr.,
Mrs. James A. Hill, J. B Murdock,
Jr., H. A. Walton, Mrs. E. S. Boyett,
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BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 23, J953.
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts—“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead."
Mrs. J. J. Hewitt, Mrs. J. D. Rog
ers, Jr.
Municipal Development: Dr. J. G.
Standifer, Homer Bush, Sr., A. L.
Pritchett, George Gee, W. P. Smith.
Tourist: Dunbar Grist, Earl Pickle,
Fletcher Thompson, Herman Collier,
Mrs. C. R. Daniel, Mrs. J. F.
Sr Howard Davennort
Recreation: Mrs. A. D. Wilkerson
Mrs. Josh Davis, Mrs. D. L. Maxwell,
Mrs. J. A. Hammack, Jack Clifton,
J Billy peters, Lloyd George, Oscar
Transportation: J. E. Houston,
Mrs. Lowell Hall, Mack Strickland,
Guy Dunaiway, Miss Mayme Perry.
Religious Welfare: Mrs. N. A. Me
Phaul, C. R. McKihben, W. E. Stor
ey, Mm. Oscar Whitchard, Mis. J.
G Standifer, Mrs. D. j. M. Carter, Mrs.
J. C. Temples, Houston Mrs. L. Underwood,
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Youth: Lester Shoemaker, Mrs. W.
A. Cox, Bronson Twining, Gus
Mrs. Richard Grist, Miss Ann Smith.
Education: Mrs. Guy King, R. K.
Sites, Mrs. R. 0. Singletary, Sr., Miss
Annette Alexander Mrs l^s. Charlie
Houston, Tommy Ward
Jones
Business and Industry: Phillip
Sheffield, C. E. Boyeitt, D. H. McDow
t G. Brewer, Raymond Singletary,
R. C. Howell, Charlie Dunning, Dr.
Whaien George.
Health and Sanitation: Mrs. Ruth
Gordon, Dr. W. H. Baxley, Dr. J. H.
Crowdis, Jr., Mrs. Phillip Sheffield,
Mrs. V. F. Balkeom, Herman Smith,
Sam Ray Chandler, Mrs. J. M. Mid
dleton, Mrs. W. H. Wall.
Agriculture: D. L. Maxwell, Roscoe
Hodges, A. J. Singletary, Mrs. Evelyn
Gee, Miss Beverly Pierson, Mrs. Rob
ert Stuckey, C. A. Bell, Grady
man, Jr., John Williams, Jr.
Advertising and Publicity: Mrs.
W. M. Barksdale, Miss Marshline
Giles, Miss Gwen Tolar, Earl
Scrapbook Committee: Mrs. E. W.
Yarnell, J. E. Beckham, George Tem
pies, Mrs. Dudley McDowell, Mrs.
W. M. Barksdale, Mrs. Felix Barham,
Jr., Bessie Scott.
A report of progress is to be made
by these committees at a short meet
ing to be held at the city hall on
Monday afternoon, April 27.
The Steering Committee is com
posed of Mis. C. G. Brewer, Mrs.
P. Whitehead, and Mrs. Roscoe
Hodges.
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F. H. A. Members
Give Banquet In
Honor Of Mothers
Mothers of the Blakely FHA girls
were guests at a banquet given in
their honor on Friday night in the
high school auditorium. The room
was decorated with the FHA colors,
red and white, and spotlighted at
end , of . the , auditorium ... .
one was a
large FHA emblem outlined with red
a background of green
the shape of a fan :
PHA Prayer song was sung by the
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expended the welcome to the 120
peppl ® attending.
Following the meal the piogram
^ as opene d by members repeating the
FHA A «eed. Dons Odum introduced
^ueste. Those ^eluded were:
FHA chapter mothers, Mrs. D. Rog
e J j a . ^ rs - p: Batchelor, Mrs. H. Mid
dleton, advisers and chapter presi
from neighboring schools, local
tru f te f% and fatu1 ^ ^embers.
A Tnbute f to Our Mothers, m
tPe f °rm of a musical reading, was
fjlHntrn.W^d introduced, ^akrivV Blakely s Candidate candidate
f p r State Vice-President this year..
| President Marilyn Middleton, FHA, National Vice
.of gave a report on
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Middl ^ n gan}? « The Bells of St
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Lillian Mims, Vice-President in
charge of degree work, awarded de
gress of achievement to members who
, , attained . the high standards. The
following girls received their Junior
Homemaker degree: Frances Brown
l® e : Bernice Weaver, Mary Alice
£ nver - Swords, Helen Holman, Betty Odum, Anne Morgan, Margie
Julia Odum, Peggy White,
| Faye Wynne Joanne Moore, Fleda
Mercer- Amelia Hutto Jackie Loy
■ I? a 5' J1 *j a,tracia Hudspeth, Ame Lou
I Thoi * rereiving . . Chapter degrees
were: Magalme Lindsey Martha Jean
Wiley, Martha Ann , Hones Faye
Robinson Gloria Sammons, Christine
j bpence, Fleda Mercer, Joanne Moore,
Amelia Hutto,
j Presented as applicants for State
! Homemaker degree, which is con
|f? kj° rred n °J} a * May the 1-2 coming m Augusta State Conven- were
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Mary Frances Owen Alice Batchelor,
Hons Odum, and Martha Jane Rog
ers.
Doris Odum presented honorary
memberships to four persons who
had made an outstanding contribu
tion to the chapter and helped to
advance the homemaking program.
These were Mrs. Roscoe Hodges,
Mr. Edward Balkeom, Mr. Charlie
Houston, and Miss Eleanor Bowman.
A brief summary of the FHA ac
complishments during the year was
given by four senior FHA’ers, Chris
tine Spence, Regina White, Gloria
Sammons, and Jean Pyle.
The program was closed b,y group
singing led by Marilyn Middleton.
Officers of- the Blakely chapter
are: President, Doris Odum; 1st
Vice President, Christine Spence;
2nd Vice President, Lillian Mims;
.Secretary, Marilyn Middleton; Treas
urer, Betty Samlnons; Swann; Parliamentarian,
Gloria Historian, Alice
Batchelor; Chairman of Projects,
Faye Robinson; Chairman of Public
ity, Martha Jane Rogers; Chairman
of Recreation, Regina White; Chair
man of Bulletin Board, Patricia
Hudspeth; Song Leader, Ina Frances
W'aller. Mrs. Charlie Houston is
adviser.
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WALLACE STRICKLAND, son of
the late Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Strick
land, died at the family home in this
city at 11:25 o’clock Tuesday morn
ing from a cerebral hemorrhage. He
was 31 years old.
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THE BOBCATS lost a game to
Cuthibert Hi, 6-1, in that city the past
Friday afternoon.
* * *
WORK is rapidly nearing comple
tion on the new recreation c enter
being built just north of Blakely by
Mr. J. B. Tarver. It is expected
the new park will be opened about
May 15.
* * *
MRS. R. C. SMITH is down from
! .Atlanta for a few days.
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MR. B. V. LEE, who suffered a
stroke some two weeks ago, remains
critically ill.
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REVS. J. S. and L. N. Hartsfield
spent Sunday in Tallahassee, Fla.
Baptist Revival
Meeting Continues
Through Sunday
Much interest is being, shown in
the spring revival meeting being held
at the Blakely Baptist Church this
week.
The series of meetings was opened
Sunday morning, when Dr. Lewis H.
Wright, the guest minister, preached
the opening sermon from the text:
“Arise, let us go hence.” The open
ing service was largely attended and
the evening congregation filled the
church audtiorium. The attendance
at each of the services, both morn
ing and evening, has been large.
Dr. Wright, the guest preacher, is
a well known Baptist minister who
has held pastorates at the First
Church in Spartanburg, S. C., and
more recently at Bainbridge. He re
signed the Bambndge . . pastorate to
do fuptime evangelistic work. His
messges thus far have been im
pressive and listened , to , intently * 4 . 4 - 1 , 1 by %,,
members of the congregations. He
w ;u continue to preach twice daily
during the remainder of the meet
in*, .t S o’clock i„ the and
g in the evening, except the Sunday
services, ’ which will be at the regular
, hours, 11 m . the .. morning . a __, d Q •
the evening.
The Rev. Pierce Edmunds, a pastor
in the Bethel Association, is directing
the singing at each of the serv
ices and holds a children’s song serv
ice each afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.
Pastor W. E. Storey has expressed
his appreciation of the spirit of co
operation being shown by friends of
all denominations and again extends
a cordial invitation to everyone to
attend the remaining services of the
meeting.
COUNTY AGENT D. L.
MAXWELL SPEAKER AT
ROTARY CLUB MEETING
County Agent D. L. Maxwell was
the guest speaker at last week’s
meeting of the Blakely Rotary Club,
held Friday at noon.
Mr. Maxwell discussed in an inter
esting manner the Rock Eagle Park
project, a 4-H Club camp near Eatoii
ton, Ga., which is being made into
one of the finest camping spots in
the state. He gave a resume of the
growth of the 4-H Club movement
in Georgia, which was started as a
Corn Club in Newton county in
1905, and which now has more than
30,000 members in Georgia.
Mr. Maxwell was introduced by
President Richard Grist, presiding
over the meeting.
The club voted to make a cash con
tribution to the Senior Class of
Blakely Hi toward its expenses on
the Washington trip.
Rotarian Andrew Avery, of Bain
bridge, made up his attendance at
Friday’s meeting.
IN BLAKELY
A CENTURY AGO
County News of
19, 1928 i
MISS MARY AMO'S, of Forsyth,
is a visitor in the home of Mrs. G.
M. Sparks for a few days.
* * *
MR. C. S. FRYER has started
work on the erection of a new dwell
ing just north of his residence on
North Main street.
75 YEARS AGO
From Issue of April 18, 1878
DR. DOSTO'R is attending the
Georgia Medical Convention in At
lanta.
* * *
WE K 5 job of recover
j ing the courthouse has commenced.
* * *
THE BEST sample of oats we have
seen this year was grown by Mr. A.
T. Lane, of Miller county.
* * *
THE NEWS carried an article
describing the Wilson safw, an inven
tion of C. J. Wilson, of Macon, in
this issue.
$2.00 A YEAR
Rules, Regulations,. And Awards
Announced For Flower Show To
Be Held Here Thursday, May 7
Blakely’s spring florwer show, spon
sored by the Parent-Teacher Associa
tion, will be held on Thursday, May
7, from 2 to 8 p. m., at the American
Legion Hall. Extensive preparations
are now being made to make of this
show one of the outstanding
flower shows of the season.
Officers of the Association who
are in charge of arrangements of the
show are are as follows and a list of
the rules and regulations and other
information may be obtained from
either of them:
Mrs. Sevola Jones, president; Mrs.
John Hudspeth, general chairman;
Mrs. John Holman, schedule chair
man; Mrs. J. D. Rogers, Jr., staging
chairman; Mrs. Robert Hall, classifi
cation chairman; Mrs. O. H. Snyder,
entries chairman; Mrs. R. C. Single
tary, Jr., judges and hospitality
chairman; Mrs. Warren paxley, pub
licity chairman.
A complete list of the rules, reg
ulations and different divisions and
arrangements follows:
RULES FOR EXHIBITS
1. Exhibits must definitely be
placed by 11:00 a. m. for
2. Exhibitors are responsible
all containers and properties brought
in.
3. Exhibitors are allowed only one
entry in a class.
4. All exhibits must toe placed by
the committee except in arrangement
classes, where exhibitor may place
arrangement in allotted space.
5. All arrangements must be made
by exhibitors themselves.
6. Flowers and other materials
used in artastics arrangements need
not be grown by exhibitor.
7. No exhibit may be dismantled
before. 8:00 p. m.
8. Horticultural entries must be
named.
9. Any un-naimed specimen will be
placed in a non-competitive group.
10. Horticulture must be grown
by exhibitor.
11. The decision of the judges
shall be final.
12. Sizes of niches: 2i8 in. wide,
18 in. deep, 32 in. high; color, green.
13. Containers for specimen
blooms will be furnished.
HORTICULTURE
section i—R oses
Hybrid Teas—Patented
CLASS
1— 1 Bloom
2— 3 Blooms, same variety
3— 3 varieties, 1 bloom each
Hybrid Teas—Radiance
4— 1 Bloom
5— 3 Blooms, same variety
Non-Patented HT, Other Than
Radiance
6— 1 Bloom
7— 3 Blooms, same variety
8— 3 varieties, 1 bloom each
Tea
9— 1 Stem
10— 3 varieties, 1 stem each
Hybrid Perpetuals
11— 1 Bloom
12— 3 Blooms, same variety
13— 3 varieties, 1 bloom each
Floribunda—Non-Patented
16—One stem cluster
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17—.3 varieties one-stem cluster
each
Climbing Cluster Type
18— 1 Stem
Climbing Non-Cluster Type
19— 1 Bloom
Collection
20—Collection of five
SECTION II—ANNUALS
21— 'Siweet Peas, 3 stems
each 22— Sweet Peas, 3 colors, 1 stem
23— Pansies, 3 stems
24— Calendulas, 3 stems
25— Phlox, 3 stems
26— ’Petunias, 3 stems
27— Larkspur, 3 stems
28— Nasturtiums, 3 stems
29 —Cornf 1 ower, 3 stems
30— 'Lupine, 3 stems
31— Hollyhock, 1 stem
32— Feverfew, 3 stems
SECTION III—PERENNIALS
33— Shasta Daisies, 3 stems
34— Field Daisies, 3 stems
35— Marguerites, 3 stems
36— Painted Daisies, 3 stems
■37—Geiibera, 3 stems
38— Candytuft, 3 stems
39— Verbena, 3 stems, 1 color
40— Verbena, 3 colors, 1 3tem
each
41— Blue Salvia, 3 stems
42— i -Hemerocallis (day lily), 3
stems
43— Carnations, 1 stem
44— Stock, 1 stem
45— Columbine, 1 stem
46— Snapdragon, 1 stem
47— Pinks, 3 stems each
48— Delphinium, 3 stems
49— Ageratum, 3 stems
50— Poppy, 1 stem
SECTION IV—BULBOUS
GROUP TUBERS
51— Easter Lily, 1 stalk
52— Amarlyllis, 1 stalk
53— Gladiolus, 1 stalk
54— Bearded Iris, 1 stalk
55— Bearded Iris, 3 stalks
56— 'Dutch Iris, 1 stalk
57— Dutch Iris, 3 stalks
SECTION IV—COIiECTlON
58— Any one flower, 5 blooms
(Container must be fumimed for
this entry)
SEC. VI.—HOUSE PLANTS
SEC. VII—AFRICAN VIOLETS
SEC. VIII—MISCELLANEOUS
(Exhibits not fitting in other
classes!
SEC. IX—ARTISTIC
ARRANGEMENTS
1. “■Medley in Roses” (Roses with
own foliage, any coolr)
2. “Blazing Sun,” (arrangement of
red, yellow and orange) in
3. “Rosy Dawn,” (any flowers
shades of rosy pink)
4. “Purity,” (white flowers in
white container) (Vic-
5. “Symphony of Flowers,”
torian arrangement) Character,” (an
6. “Flowers With
arrangement with accessories)
7. “To Market To Market,” (com
position of flowering material in
combination with fruit and/or vege
tables) DIVISION
SEC. IX—JUNIOR
Kindergarten, 1 st, 2nd, 3rd Grades
1. Arrangement in my favorite
container.
2. Tea Party Table, (must include
flower arrangement )
4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th Grades
1. Miniature arrangement, (not
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