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MORRIS LEE. Mr. and Mrs. Alonza Richardson and son, David, of Atlanta, have re turned home after a visit here to Mrs. Richardson’s mother, Mrs. P. H. Fitzgerald. NOTICE — Mary Ellen’s Beauty Shop: Permanent waves, $5.00 wav« $3.50; $7.50 wave $5.00. 218 Rivei street, phone 4612. MARY ELLEN NAPIER, Operator. Roy Arnold and Mrs. Mary Elean or Adams, of Blakely, will graduate from, Andrew College, Cuthbert, at exercises to be held tonight (Thurs day), in the college auditorium. AMBER’S BEAUTY SHOP invites your patronage. Located on Colquitt highway, former Dykes store build ing. Closed Thursday afternoons. AMBER HOUSTON. Mr. and Mrs. Joe M. Sheffield an nounce the birth of a son, Samuel David, Saturday, May 16. The baby’s maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hall, of Cooledge, Ga., and the paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Sheffield, of Col quitt, Ga. Among the 133 candidates for graduation at the sixty-second an nual commencement exercises of the Georgia State College for Wom en on June 1, 1030 a. m., is Mrs. Dola Mae Houston Evans, of Jakin. She will receive her B. S. degree in Education. Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Baxley, Dr. and Mrs. S. P. Holland, Dr. and Mrs. J. G. Standifer, and Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Wall attended the ^regular meeting of the Tri-County Medical Society and the Ladies’ Auxiliary at Arlington the past week. The meet ing was held at the Arlington City Hospital The next meeting will be held in Colquitt on Wednesday, July 22. « ORKIN m ifSli IMl f iTiT World's Largest Pest Control Co. Call Albany 782 Collect * Dependability $ should come first in your choice of a * drug store. FRYER’S PHARMACY is a depend .! $ able drug store where you may -rely on the I ECONOMY QUALITY of of stock. price. PROMPTNESS of service. 471 „ i /A presc/p/pt/o/vs 4 s. Prescriptions a Specialty The Place You Save With Safety Mr. Earl Kimbrew, of Dothan, Al abama, will preach at Hentown Church of Christ on Friday night, May 29, beginning at 8:15, it is an nounced. Mrs. W. A. Fuqua and Miss Jane Fuqua were visitors in Neiwnan Sat urday. Lt. Col. LeRoy Thompson is at home from Washington, D. C., to spend several days with home folks. George Gee, III, who has been at tending Darlington School, Rome, has returned home for the summer. The Bluffton Swiming Pool open ed May 25. Good, clean swimming pool and new, clean dressing rooms. MORRIS LEE. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bridges and children, of Pensacola, Fla., were week-end visitors in the home of Mr. Bridges’ mother, Mrs. J. O. Bridges. FREE MOTH-PROiOF BAG' at HOWELL’S CLEANERS with each two dollars worth of cleaning. Phone 4724 for pick-up and dehvery. 5-28-tf Plumbing jobs, such as. bathrooms, kitchen sinks, electric pumps, can now be installed under the FHA Ti tie 1 Plan, with nothing down—36 months to pay. See the BLAKELY ENGINEERING COMPANY, P. O. Box 448 or phone 2521, .for free es timate. (advt.) MISS KELLEY IS WEB TO MR. BUDDY McDOWELL Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Kelley, of Colquitt, announce the marriage of their daughter, Miss Mary Belle Kelley, to Lemuel Wiley McDowell, of Damascus, youngest son of Mr. and Mi-s. E. C. McDowell. The ceremony took place Friday evening, May 15, at the home of the Rev. W. F. McDuffie, Cedar Springs. The bride wore a linen suit. Her corsage Was yellow carnations. Mrs. McDowell has been on the nurses’ staff of Houston & Rentz Clinic of Colquitt for the past three years. She is now 7 with the Southwest Georgia Hospital. employed Mr. McDowell "has been by McDowell Brothers, in timber business since graduating from high school. They will make their home with the groom’s parents. CATHERINE WALKER G. A. The Catherine Walker G. A.’s met Monday, May 25, with 8 members present. The meeting was called to order by the president. It was de cided that th G. A.’s would meet at 2:30 during the summer. Those on the program were Janet Stovall, Janette Jackson, Virginia Jackson, Evelyn White, and Pat Dixon. Delicious refreshments were served at the drug store by Mrs. Griffin. —.REPORTER, JAKIN H. D. CLUB The Jakin H. 11 . Club met at the home of Mrs. Marvin Cannon May 20, with 13 members present. The meeting was led by Mrs. Gordon Tolar, vice president. Devotional was given by Mrs. Marcine Cannon. The county dress review was discussed. Mrs. J. B. Gaulden modeled her dress. It was a very lovely di-ess of puckered ny lon. The judges were Mrs. Tom Smith and Mrs. Gene Martin, of Cedar Springs. Miss Smith gave a demonstration on making lamp shades. We took pictures of the club members. One of them modeled with her dress. We also took some more pictures of the other club projects. Delicious refreshments were served by the hostess. —.REPORTER. EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY, GEORGIA MRS. W. A. FUQUA HOSTESS TO D. A. R. MAY MEETING The Peter Early Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolu tion held its May meeting at the home of Mrs. W. A. Fuqua. The meet ing was held outdoors on the lovely lawn of the Fuqua home. The hostess served the guests de licious refreshments preceding the meeting. The vice regent, Mrs. Oscar Whitchard, presided in the absence of the regent, Mrs. J. W. Bonner. After the Ritual and Salute to the Flag were given, a business discus sion was held. Mrs. J. B. Jones gave an interest ing and inspiring talk on “Tribute to Old Glory.” A Flag Quiz was pre sented by Mrs. N. A. McPhaul, in which all members took part, and singing of “The Star Spangled Ban ner” by the chapter closed the meet ing. Those attending were Mrs. A. P. DeRosa of Atlanta, Mrs. J. G. Stand ifer, Mrs. R. C. Singletary, Mrs. N. A. McPhaul, Mrs. C. W. Pullen, Mrs. Dunbar Grist, Mrs. P. H. Fitzgerald, Mrs. J. E. Ohancy, Mrs. Leonard Houston, Miss Annette Alexander, Mrs Frank Gilbert, Sr., Mrs. F. B. Martindale, Sr., Mrs. Oscar Whitch ard, Mrs. J. A. Hammack, Mrs. J. B. Jones, Mrs. E. P. Whitehead, Mrs. W. A. Fuqua. REVIEW OF D. A. R. YEAR’S WORK By Mrs. J. W. Bonner, Regent Peter Early Chapter has an en rollment of 38 members, 8 of whom are non-resident members. We re gret to report the loss of 1 member by death, 1 by transfer, and 1 by resignation. We have 1 prospective member whose parpers have been sent to Washington for approval. Nine meetings were held in the homes of the members, with interest ing programs as outlined by the State Chairman. At the September meeting our Chapter celebrated its fortieth anniversary. All former chapter members were invited. One charter member was present. Approved Schools’ Work has been emphasized. One program on ap proved schools has been given. A box of clothing valued at $150.00 was sent to our D. A. R. School, Kate Duncan Smith, at Grant, Ala. A spe cial collection of $9.50 was sent to Tomassee School, Tomassee, S. C. The Chapter has qualified for the Hightower Award. Honor roll re quirements have been met. In our high school the Good Citizenship pro gram has been sponsored. A Good Citizenship medal will be given, and also a high school history medal and a grammar school hstory medal will be given to the pupils making the highest average grades in history. American patriotic music has been used at all the meetings. Two special programs of American music were given. A flag pageant and a flag quiz have been included in our programs. In February a patriotic program was planned. At that time one of our high school students read an original essay on the Constitution of the United States. In December the members bought fifty-seven boxes of Valley Forge Christmas and note cards. The profit of $28.50 was sent to the Valley Forge Memorial Bell Tower Fund. Twenty-two dollars has been added to the Building Completion Fund, making a total contribution of $3,22.00. The Chapter sponsors the Horizon Club of the local Camp Fire Girls’ organization. Our members are cooperating with the Womans Cluib and Parent Teachers Association in civil de fense work. Two D. A. R. Manuals for Good Citizenship, one in English and one in German, have been given to a German girl who is the wife of a local boy. In October four members of the Chapter Moultrie, attended a district meeting in Ga. In December seven members were guests of the Benja min Hawkins Chapter of Cuthbert at a luncheon honoring Mrs. Stribling, State Regent. Our Chapter has a student loan fund of $500.00 available to girls for educational purposes. Excellent publicity of all our meetings has been given in our local news-paper. ELECTRIC CURRENT TO BE CUT OFF 1 TO 4 P. M. SUNDAY It has been announced that the electric current in the city of Blake ly will be cut off Sunday afternoon from 1 to 4 o’clock, in order that the Georgia Power Company might cut in their power line at the new substation. BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH (Clay County) Beginning this week the prayer service and Bible Study period will be on Wednesday nights instead of Thursday night, as it has been in the past. Wednesday night at 8:00 o'clock. Sunday, May 31: I 10:00 a. m.: Sunuay SchoB. 7:00 p. m.: Training Union. All enrolled meinbeis are urged to be present at these meetings. Blakely Methodist Church C. R. McKIBBEN, Pastor C. P. Jenkins, Church School Supt. 9:45 a. m.: Church School. 11:00 a. m.: Morning Worship Service. 7:00 p. m .: Junior and Youth 8:00 p. m.: Evening Worship Serv ice. WHITE-MORRISON. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Winston White, Sr., announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Sandra Beth White, to Mr. Carlton Alexander Morrison, of McRae. The bride-elect graduated from Blakely-Union High School and Su lins College, Bristol, Va. While at tending Sullins, Miss White was a memiber of the Paint and Palette Club, Athletic Club, Red Cross, Vice President of Georgia Club, and Pro gram Chairman of the Y. W. C. A. Miss White received her B. S. de gree in Elementary Education from The Univesity of Georgia. While at the University the bride-elect was a member of Delta Dlta Delta Sorority, Art Club, and was on the staff of the Georgia Cracker. Mr. Morrison attended North Geor gia College at Daihlonega and Emory University, graduating with an A. B. degree. Since 1948 he has been af filiated with The Atlanta Journal and Constitution. The wedding will take place in June. PARTIES FOR BRIDE-ELECT Among the parties given for Miss Janet Reed prior to her marriage to Mr. J. Frank McGill on Sunday, May 19, were the following: Mrs. Hubert Farr, Miss Annette Alexander, Mrs. S. G. Maddox, Jr., and Mrs. Arthur Chapman entertain ed at a supper for the wedding par ty, out-of-town guests and close friends of the couple. A white and green color scheme was carried out. Guests were seated at long banquet tables and the bride’s table held a low arrangement of daisies. A salad course was served and the ice course reflected the bridal motif. Mrs. Henry Perry, of Fort Lauder dale, Fla., and her mother, Mrs. Josh Davis, entertained at a canasta party at the home of Mrs. Davis. Pink and blue flowers were used throughout the reception rooms and a bride’s bouquet marked the place for the honoree. A salad course was served by the hostesses. A piece of silver ■was presented the bride-elect. Mrs. Wilson Fryer entertained at a buffet supper and a canasta party honoring Miss Reed. Following the supper canasta games were enjoyed. Miss Reed was presented a china bowl. BLAKELY BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. W. E. Storey, Pastor 9:45 a. m: Sunday School. 11:00 a. m.: Morning Worship Service. 7:00 p. m.: Training Union. 8:06 p. m.: Evening Worship Serv . lce ‘ Read the ads in The News. SUMMER SALE! WHITE-JERNIGAN AGAIN OFFERS YOU ONE OF THE GREATEST MONEY SAVING EVENTS OF THE YEAR. WE LIST A FEW OF THE MANY, MANY MANY VALUES YOU WILL FIND WHEN YOU VISIT US. SALE BEGINS FRIDAY, MAY 29. WATCH FOR THE BIG CIRCULAR GOING IN THE MAIL NAMING MANY MORE OF THE VERY SPECIAL VALUES. CHENILLE BED SPREADS—Large size, in assorted colors and white, a $4.95 value, only, each $2.88 WORK SHIRTS—Men’s blue chambray, full cut and sanforized, sizes 14 thru 17, only, each __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 99c LADIES & CHILDREN’S SHOES—One lot assorted sizes and colors, loafers, ox fords, sandals, ballerina and dress shoes to close out at only, pair----------------- 1.00 SPORT SHIRTS—Men’s short sleeve sport shirts in white and assorted light summer colors of cool skipdent fabric, sanforized and fast colors, special only, each____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 99c MEN’S SHORTS—Assorted stripe patterns sanforized and full cut, a 65c value, for this sale only, pair____________________________________________:------------ 39c MEN’S U-SHIRTS—Full cut swiss rib combed yarn only. 39c each; 3 for 1.00 CHILDREN’S PANTIES—White cotton knit, assorted sizes _ __________ 8 pairs for 1.00 SHEETS—81x99 good quality type 128, special only, each _____________________________ 1.79 BATH CLOtHS—Look! (Buy a supply now) ...------------------------ ________ 20 for only 1.00 SHEETING—39-in. wide 80 square good smooth quality, a 39c value this sale only (limit 10 yds. to the customer) 5 yards for 1.00 i DRESSES—One group ladies’ spring-summer dresses from our name brand lines large assortment of styles, sizes and fabrics, reduced ------------------------------- 1-4 off DRESS MATERIAL—One lot pretty summer patterns of batiste, voiles and pique, regular 69c and 98c, special oniy, yd. _ 49c MEN’S SPORT COATS—All new spring-summer styles and materials reduced 10% off MEN’S SUITS, HATS, BELTS, SHOES, SLACKS, TIES, ETC., TO SELECT FROM. WE SELL GOTHAM AND DOVEDODN.HOSE, EVETTE SLIPS, GOWNS AND PANTIES, EXQUISITE AND NEETLINE BRASSIERES, LARGE ASSORT MENT PIECE GOODS AND ALL THE TRIMMINGS AND PATTERNS. ALL GIFT PURCHASES WRAPPED FREE White-Jernigan Co Quality Merchandise for Less Dial 4384 Blakely, Ga. On the Square On the average, from tiwo to three pounds of water are needed by the average cow for every pound of milk produced. BLAKELY CHAPTER NO. 282 ORDER EASTERN STAR Regular meetings are held at the Masonic Hall on the 2nd and 4th Thursday nights of each month. The time is 8:00 p. m., EST, during the winter and at 8:30 at other times. MRS. IVA McARTHUR, MRS. Worthy Matron. PEARL HOUSTON, Secretary. e I 'W A# I 7 tteja*ni£u 9 9 i uMJtkz! Armour’s Star Brand Lard lib. 19c; 3 lbs. 55c Jug Lard—3 lbs. 55c; 6 lbs. 1.05 Tomatoes—No. 1 Can 10c; 303 Can 2 for 25c Tomatoes—No. 2 Can 15c Vinegar—Qt. 2 for 27c; Gal. 39c Tomato Juice—12-oz. Can 10c; No. 2 Can 15c 12-oz. School Days P. N. Butter 29c No. 2 Can Pie Cherries 29c 12 Ozs. Catsup 19c Armour’s Red Link Sausage 3 lbs. 1.00 No. 2Y 2 Size Can Sweet Potatoes 35c 12-oz. Strawberry Jelly 29c Pet or Carnation Milk— Tall Can 15c; Small Can 2 for 15c Tall Can Sardines 23c HRYANT LOW PRICE TURNER TO ALL ONE READ THE ADVERTISEMENTS IN THE NEWS MASONIC NOTICE Magnolia Lodge No. 86 Free and Accept ed Masons holds reg IS. ular communications ■ on the first and third Monday nights in each month The time of meeting is 8:30 p. m., EST, during the summer and 8:00 p. m. at other times. Visiting brethren are cordially invited to attend. WM. H. FAIN, W. M. H. E. BUSH, Sr., Secretary. Read the ads in The News.