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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME 93 > NO. 36
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts—“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead/’
INSECT CONTROL
MEETING HERE
WELL ATTENDED
Approximately 130 farmers, gin
ners, warehousemen, insecticide and
equipment dealers from this county
and the surrounding area attended
the meeting on Cotton Insect Control
held here May 19.
Entomologists from Shell Chemical
Goirp., Jackson, Miss., Florida Agri
cultural Supply Company, Jackson
ville, Fla., and the Georgia Agricul
tural Extension Service, Athens, dis
cussed in a very interesting manner
the cotton insects common to the
cotton grower, their feeding habits,
life cycles, and their control.
According to the specialists, proper
timing of all poisonings is very es
sential. The cotton fanner should
observe his cotton very closely from
the time it begins squaring for boll
weevils and worms.
The entomologists pointed out that
poisoning should begin in Early coun
ty this week, when much of the
cotton will have produced squares
about the size of a pencil eraser.
Weevils that have been in hiberna
tion over the winter are in practical
ly all fields. Therefore, early control
will kill off these weevils and prevent
them from laying eggs in the new
squares. Again, proper timing is es
sential. Poisoning too early will miss
many of the late-emerging weevils,
and poisoning too late will give the
weevils a chance to lay eggs in the
punctured squares and much of the
value of the application will be lost.
Other important points that were
brought out during the meeting in
cluded the importance of making boll
counts to check insect infestations
and the importance of knowing which
insect you are combatting and which
poison is most effective. It was also
emphasized that once the boll
invades the cotton fields poison
should be used which will
both weevil and the worm thereafter.
Entomologists taking part in the
discussions included Dr. C. R. Jordan,
Georgia Extension Service; Dr.
man S. Mayeaux, Florida
al Supply Company; and Mr. W. R.
Smith, Shell Chemical Corporation.
Other commercial
and agricultural workers
on the program were D. L.
Extension Agronomist, Athens;
Wyyne Wells, FASOO, Tifton;
Johnson, FAlSCO, Quincy; J. C.
ardson, District Extension
Athens, and Ron Chase,
Poiwder Company, Brunswick.
A. J. Singletary, chairman of
x Early County Cotton
Committee, presided.
The Bluffton Siwimming Pool
open—good, clean swimming
new. clean dressing rooms.
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BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 28, 1953,
Rufus Middleton
Dies Of Self-Inflicted
Pistol Wound
William Rufus Middleton, 19, of
this city, who operated a service sta
tion on North Main street, died
Monday morning at 7:30 o’clock at a
local hospital from pistol wounds
suffered two hours earlier which a
coroner’s jury said were self-in
flicted. Mr. Middleton resided on
Powell avenue, where the fatal bullet
was fired.
A native of Miller county, where
he was born November 3, 1903, be
had resided' in Blakely for the past
eleven years. He was a member of
the Union Primitive Baptist Church
in Miller County.
Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon at 5 o’clock in the
Blakely Baptist Church, with the Rev.
M. L. White and the Rev. W. E.
Storey officiating. Interment was in
the city cemetery, with Woodall
Funeral Home of Albany in charge
and the following, all nephews of
the deceased, serving as pall-hear
ers: Jimmy Mulkey, Donald Sheffield.
Bruce Middleton, Larry Middleton,
Hoyt Middleton, and Otis Houston.
Surviving Mr. Middleton are his
wife, Mrs. Obie Sheffield Middleton,
Blakely; two sons, Garland Middle
ton, Dothan, Ala., and Hayes Middle
ton, Albany; four brothers, C. C.,
Fred, and Forrest, of Blakely, and
Howard Middleton, of Colquitt; and
one sister, Mrs. Lois Houston, of
Colquitt. Thes have the sympathy of
many friends in their loss.
VFW POPPY SALE
HERE SATURDAY
Saturday, May 30, Memorial Day,
is the annual VFW Poppy Day, Joe
Pittman, local post commander, has
announced. These poppies are made
by disabled war veterans, are pur
chased by VFW posts and the money
goes to disabled veterans and their
families.. The local post, purchased
1,000 poppies this year and gave them
to the Kolomoki Girl Scouts, of
whom Mrs. O. F. Thompson is leader.
These girls will be on the streets of
Blakely all day Saturday offering
them for sale. Profits derived will
go toward payment on the cost of
the Girl Scouts’ vacation trip.
We carry all good polishes, .aet
us keep your shoes like new with
our fine shoe repairing. BLAKELT
SHOE SHOP.
ROTARIANS HEAR
TALKS ON SENIORS’
WASHINGTON TRIP
An interesting account of the re
cent trip to Washington of the
Senior Class of Blakely-Union High
School was given to the members of
the Blakely Rotary Club at its meet
ing the past Friday at noon.
The program, in charge of Rotar
ian Homer Brinson, principal of the
school and one of the chaperones of
the party, was presented by two
members of the class and one of the
faculty members, Mrs. Dunbar Grist.
Christine Spence, president of the
Senior Class, thanked the Rotarians
for their contribution towai-d the
expense of the trip and for other
evidences of the club’s interest in
various school activities. Bobby Jean
Hall spoke on “What Impressed Me
Most in Washington,” which was an
interesting description of the tomb
of the unknown soldier, generally
regarded as one of the most im
pressive and beautiful sights in the
nation’s capital. Mrs. Grist then
gave a resume of the trip from its in
ception to the return of the group.
The chief points of interest visited
were given by Mrs. Grist, who praised
the entire class for the manner in
which each conducted himself dur
ing this trip, which is one of the
highlights in the lives of the
1953 graduates. Mrs. Brinson, also
one of the chaperones, spoke briefly.
Rotarian Brinson, who was attend
ing the last meeting of the club as
a member of the club, closed the
program with a message of appre
elation to the Rotarians for their co
operation with the school and for
many other courtesies extended him
during his six y e a r s as a
member of the club. He will leave
soon for Lyons, Ga., where he has
accepted the position of principal of
the school for the coming year.
President Richard Grist presided
over the meeting. The only other
visitor was Les Wall, of Cuthbert,
who made up his attendance here.
FIVE ACRE COTTON
CONTEST DEADLINE
IS JUNE 1
Early County farmers are being
urged to take part in the 1953 Early
County Five Acre Cotton Contest as
the June 1 deadline for entering
draws near.
The local contest was first spon
sored in 1951 by the Early County
Cotton Improvement Committee and
during the past two years 42 farmers
have taken part in it. Unfavorable
weather conditions in 1952 caused
several farmers to drop out after
they had etnered their contest plots.
According to County Agent D. L.
Maxjwell, the only requirements for
entering are that the contest plot
be five acres in one body, that the
application be made by June 1 and
that an accurate record be kept on
the five acres.
Separate divisions are set up for
white and colored farmers.
Application blanks are available at
the County Agent’s office.
SOME HAPPENINGS IN BLAKELY
A QUARTER OF A CENTURY AGO
Clippings from the Early County News of
May 24, 1928
THE Bobcats of Blakely Hi de
feated the Albany Indians here last
Thursday afternoon by the score of
3 to 2. It was a pitchers’ duel be
tween Tarver for Blakely and Fergu
son for Albany.
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THE Blakely schools will close for
the term next week. The graduation
I exercises will be held Friday night,
June 1.
* * *
MR. CARL F. TOLAR and Miss
Lollie Belle Roberts were married at
(the home of the bride’s mother, Mrs.
Jim Roberts, at Cedar Springs, last
Sunday night, Rev. W. T.
hanier performing the ceremony.
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AMONG the graduates at
jthorpe University this year is
| iiam Fleming Underwood, son of Mr.
I and Mrs. J. L. Underwood.
! CARLTON LINDSEY has complet
ed his pharmaceutical course and
•will return to his old post at Balk
corn’s Drug Store next week.
SENIOR CLASS
GRADUATION
FRIDAY NIGHT
The series of entertainments inci
dent to the closing of the spring term
of the Blakely-Union School which
began last week will come to a close
with the Jack & Jill Kindergarten
graduation tonight (Thursday) and
the Senior Class graduation Friday
night.
The opening program was a piano
recital by the pupils of Miss Evelyn
DuBose on Monday evening of last
week.
On Wednesday evening the pupils
of Mrs. E. T. Crawford were present
ed in a piano recital.
On Thursday evening the Junior
Class of the high school presented
their play, “Don’t Take My Penny.”
Each of these entertainments was
attended by good crowds.
Sunday evening the baccalaureate
sermon was delivered at the school
auditorium by the Rev. Harcourt E.
Waller, Episcopal minister, of Bain
bridge, who is also vicar of Holy
Trinity Church, Blakely. Rev. Mr.
Waller’s message, both eloquent and
timely, was heard by a large crowd.
Tonight (Thursday), beginning at
8:15 o’clock, the Jack & Jill Kinder
garten Class of Mrs. C. G. Brewer
will be presented in their graduation
exercises. The program will feature
“Mother Goose and Her Goslings.”
Graduates are Rick Hall, Patsy Aus
tin, Phil Clinkscale, Dianne Crowdis,
! Ralph Hobbs, Julia Davis, Donnie
Bowman, Billy Temples, Sonny King,
Robert Sheffield, Johnny Johnston,
Ed Brown, Jerry Gleaton, Sharyn
Shoemaker, Jimmie Middleton, Gor
don White, Carol Brown, Johnny
Craft, Walter Sessions, William Ses
sons, Beverly Gilbert, Linda Wdener,
Angeline Thompson, and Sara Cox.
j Under graduates are Mary Carol
j Kuczynski, Charlotte Grist, and Su
| zan Patterson. The public is cordial
ly invited to attend this program.
The Senior Class graduation exer
cises Friday night, beginning at 8
o’clock, will bring the commencement
season to a close and mark the end
of the 1952-53 term of school. First
honor - goes to Gracie Mae Posey and
second to Marilyn Middleton. To rep
resent the class as speakers are
Christine Spence to deliver the wel
come address and Gloria Sammons
the farewell address. They were
chosen by a vote of the honor stu
dents, those making an average of
j 90 and above. Others to receive di
plomas are Joanne Perry, Jean Pyle,
Glenda Tiner, Ann Martin, Milton
Cashwell, William Chambers, Janette
Brownlee, Mary Sam Bridges, Janis
Barrentine, Henrietta Day, Janette
Floyd, Betty Jean Lindsey, Laiwson, Carolyn
Sheffield, Nancy Ann Mar
tha Ann Jones, Eleanor Joiner, An
gie Hudspeth, Joan Jarrett, Bobbie
Jean Hall, Delorio Glover, Lillian
Mims, Sandra Sheffield, Amanda
Sheffield, Ouida Williams, Regina
White, Virginia Weaver, Jane Priest,
Shirley Scarborough, Elizabeth Wall,
Martha Ann Tooke, Ben Hunt, Har
rell White, George Earl Beasley, Har
old Day, Richard Nash, Charles Scar-
MR. AND MRS. Mack Strickland
announce the birth of a son on Mon
day, May 21.
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MISS Evelyn Sherman will receive
the degree of A. B. in Journalism
and Mr. Edwin S. Boyett will receive
1 the degree of Bachelor of Law at
j the 127th commencement of the Uni
I versity of Georgia this year.
75 YEARS AGO
From Issue of May 24, 1878
FOURTEEN bales of wool were
sold in Arlington last Tuesday at
i 21.55 per pound.
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MR. R. J. F. GRIST claims to
have the wisest old gobbler in all
^jg C0U ntry. Previous to the as
gembling of the district meeting of
j the A M E. Church in this place,
! he roosted on top of the hen house,
! but during the sessions of that body,
j he took his stand under the kitchen
at the side of a setting turkey hen.
On Monday night after the meeting
had adjourned, the old gobbler re
sumed his former position.
$2.00 A YEAR
Proposed School
Bond Issue Endorsed
By Lions Club
Members of the Blakely Lions
Club went on record Tuesday as fa
voring the proposed $275,000 bond
issue to finance school improvements
in Early county, after hearing a talk
on the subject by Lion R. K. Sites,
county school superintendent.
These bonds will finance improve
ments at Jakin, Hilton, Damascus
and Blakely, in addition to the
$1,336,000.00 program now under
way and being financed by the State
School Building Authority. Main im
provements at Blakely will be a gym
nasium and auditorium. A majority
of those voting will carry the bond
issue, and June 30 has been tenta
tively set to hold the referendum, Mr.
Sites stated.
Negotiations are now under way
by O. F. Thompson, a member of the
board of education, to obtain twenty
acres of land across from the pres
ent Wade Estate on which to con
struct these new buildings.
President Bob Durham presided
over the meeting and announced that
the next meeting on June 9 will be
held at the Womans Club in order
to take care of the crowd which is
expected to attend to hear Leo Aik
man, Atlanta Constitution columnist.
He also announced that the semi
annual ladies’ night party and instal
lation of new officers will be held
on June 25.
Visitors present at Tuesday’s meet
ing were George Gee, a guest of
Lion Charlie Dunning, and George
Hammond, a guest of Lion Bernard
Herring.
BLAKELY HIGH 1953
FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Sept. 18: *Morgan at Blakely
Sept. 25. :|t iCuthbert at Cuthibert
Oct. 2: * Quitman at Blakely
Oct. 9: * Daws on at Blakely
Oct. 16: * Pelham at Blakely
Oct. 23: ^Camilla at Blakely
Oct. 30 :* Rehobeth, Ala., at Blake
ly
Nov. 6: *Donalsonville at Blakely
Nov. 1.3: *,Sylvester at Sylvester
Nov. 20: Bainibridge at Bainbridge
* Denotes Region 2B Games.
Captain and Co-Captain-eleet for
the 1953-54 school year are:
Football: Captain, Herbert Swords;
Co-Captain, Carl Fariss.
Boys’ Basketball: William Amos,
Harvey Woolf.
Girls’ Basketball; Doris Odum,
Mary Stokes.
Baseball: Ted Smith, Bobby Bost
wick.
Coach. Steve Summerhill; Assist
ant Coach to be elected at an early
date.
THE LAW CATCHES
THE LAW’S HAND
No favorites are being played in
the enforcement of the law by the
Early county sheriff’s office. Sheriff
Swann reported this week that Dep
uty Julian Freeman arrested R. B.
Mosely, Negro, for possessing liquor
making apparatus. Mosely is an em
ployee on Deputy Freeman’s farm.
borough, William Odum, Julian
Tooke, Ronald Taylor, Bobby Loy
less, H. T. Cleveland, Max Jordan,
Chester McKnight, and J. D. Arnett.
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invite you to become one.
You'll like our air-conditioned bank on these
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SCHOOL BOARD
APPROVES BOND
ISSUE PROPOSAL
The Early County Board of Edu
cation Monday announced a proposal
to finance additions to four ‘white
schools in the county through a
$275,000 bond-issue.
Board Chairman F. B. Melton said
the issue would be presented to the
voters of Early County, probably late
in June.
The board Approved the bond issue
plan and instructed A. H. Gray, at
torney for the board, to begin prep
arations for the special election im
mediately.
Heading the list of school addi
tions to be financed through the
bond issue is a new auditorium-gym
nasium for Blakely-Union School.
The present auditorium, built dur
ing World War II, actualy is a mul
tipurpose room, Chairman Melton
said, and will seat less than 500
persons. The school this year has an
enrollment of 894 students.
In addition to its use as an audi
torium, the space has doubled as a
study hall and a dining hall.
The board estimates that $155,570
of the bond issue would be spent on
the Blakely-Union School.
Tentative allocations for other
white schools in the county from the
bond issue would include $14,640 to
Damascus; $70,340 to Jakin; and
$34,450 to Hilton.
The $275,000 will be in addition to
the $1,214,000 currently being spent
on Early County schools under the
Georgia minimum foundation pro
g 2 -am, Mr. Melton said.
He added that most of the state
program funds are ear-marked for
Negro schools in the county.
HOME DEMONSTRATION
COUNCIL SPONSORS
KIRVEN’S FASHION SHOW
The Early County Home Demon
stration Council is sponsoring a
Fashion Show, which will be present
ed this afternoon, May 28, in the
American Legion Hall, by Kirven’s
Department Store of Columbus.
Miss Lucia Claire Hutchinson, Miss
Georgia, 19i5‘3*. will be one of the
models in the show.
A well known stylist of California,
Miss Helen Graybar, will be commen
tator for the show.
Everyone is invited to attend. A
small admission fee will be charged,
all of which will go into the Home
Demonstration Council treasury.
SATURDAY HOLIDAY I
FOR CITY AND RURAL
MAIL CARRIERS
In observance of Memorial Day
Saturday, there will be no rural de
livery service and only one city de
livery service, and that in the busi
ness district, Postmaster Emory
Houston announces. However, the
positoffice will be open all day, dis
pensing the usual service, the post
master said.
MILITARY PICTURE
TO BE SHOWN
On Thursday night, June 4, the fa
mous motion picture, “The Wooden
Horse,” will be shown by the Blake
ly VART Flight at the Vocational
Agriculture building. The picture
will be shown at 8 p. m. and the pub
lic is invited to see this movie.