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' EARLY COUNTY. GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
Dt ae s aan L B Bl B e e
VOLUME 93 } NO. 6
LIONS DISTRICT
GOVERNOR VISITS
BLAKELY CLUB
The Blakely Lions Club wds honor
ed by a visit from the district gov
ernor, Joseph M. Grollman, of Bain
bridge, at the noon meeting Tuesday.
Mr. Grollman spoke on Interna
tional Lionism, telling of the tremen
dous growth of this organization,
now stretching into 46 countries with
close to one-half million members.
He appealed to the members to be
proud of their affiliation with Lions,
but not to grow smug, to rvespect
other organizations, because all serv
ice clubs had the same aim--to make
the world a better place in which to
live. o
Mr. Grollman's talk was injected
with humor and his listeners, who
gave him a rising ovation when he
was introduced, applauded warmly
at the conclusion of his talk. “Tige"”
Pickle introduced Mr. Grollman.
The speaker was accompanied to
Blakely by several members of his
cwn club, O. A, Kitchens, who is dis
trict cabinet secretary, L. S. Cobb
and Bill Townsend. Other guests
were Barney Wynne and Herman
Smith.
President C. P. Jenkins presided
over the meeting and the Lions trio,
“Red” Bell, Tom Jenkins, and Dick
Bridges, rendered two numbers, ac
companied by Mrs. Ben Haisten,
club pianist.
YOUNG BLAKELY BOY
SERIOUSLY HURT IN
AUTO ACCIDENT
A six-year-old Blakely boy was
seriously injured and his parents and
sister received cuts and bruises in a
two-car smash-up on the north side
of Blakey near Gene's Drive-ln the
past Wednesday night about 9:
o'clock. e
Jimmy King suffered a head frac
ture and is in an Atlanta hospital
undergoing treatment. He was re
ported Tueeday as imoroving. Mr. |
and Mrs. Guy King and another
child, Carmen, were not seriously in
jured, sithough Mr. King, who was |
driving, was thrown from the car,
as was Jimmy. |
The driver of the other car,
Charles W. Jones, also of Blakely,
was jalled following the accident
and charged with reckless driving
and driving under the influence, in
vestigating officers reporied. ;
BOYETT'S
Gonsolidation Sale
Continues Through
Saturday
Many New Items Added
Chas. E. Boyett Department Store
Earlp Conntp News
MRS. ROBERT L. LEWIS
DIES IN HOSPITAL AT
| DONALSONVILLE
" Mrs. Robert L. Lewis, 74, of Route |
4, Blakely, died in a Donalsonville
hospital the past Sunday., She had‘
been in ill health for a long time but
had been a patient in the hospital
for only eight days prior to her‘
death,
~ Mrs. Lewis was a native of Early
county and a daughter of the late
)Mr. and Mrs. Gotham Mischer. She
was a member of the Sorimrfleldi
Free Will Baptist Church, where her
funeral was held Monday afternoon
at 4 o'clock with the Rev. H. L.
Catrett officiating. Interment was in
the church cemetery, with Evans
Funeral Home in charge and Jack
Newbecrry, Jesse Regan. Von Bowen,
Don Helms, Stanley Knight, and Joe
Brown McMullen serving as pall
bearers.
Mrs. Lewis is survived by her hus
band; a son, Idus Lewis of Colum
bus; six daughters, Mrs. Beatrice
Philmon of Chattahoochee, Fla.,
Mrs. A. T. Rutledge of Avon Park,
Fla., Mrs. Gladys Harris of Wachula,
Fla.,, Mrs. John Fuqua of Stark,
Fla., Mrs. J. N. Macon of Columbus,
Ga., and Mrs. Dena Pope of Al
bany, Ga.; sixteen grandchildren and
five great-grandchildren.
These have the sincere smpathy of
many friends in their bereavement.
ELBC'!;RIC 1..0A1.)‘G
NCREASI ON
GEORGIA FARMS
The Georfil-f—.:u:r who wired hie
house for electricity 156 years ago
with only electric lights in mind may
be losing money today with an over
loaded wiring system.
When a wire is overloaded, voltage
is reduced and electricity is lost
through the heated wire.
G. E. Henderson, University of
Georgia agricultural engineering pro
fessor, reports that in 1930 the
average farmer with electricity in
this country used only 35 kilowatt
hours per month. This average
reached 89 k. w. hours per month in
1940 and is estimated at 170 k. w.
hours monthly in 1953,
l The addition of a wide variety of
guppl‘uncu that make farm life more
comfortable and save the farm fam
iy many hours of labor brought
about this load increase,
| CARD OF THANKS
. 1 am grateful for every evidence
of your kindness during my illness,
both at home and while in the hos
pital, and want you to know that |
appreciate everything you did for
me. Sincerely,
; MRS, C. J. COX.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPT, 24, 1953,
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts—*“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.”
HARMONEERS TO
GIVE CONCERT
) HERE TONIGHT
’ The Harmoneers Quartet will ap
pear in concert here tonight (Thurs
‘day) at 8:30 o'clock in the Ameri
can Legion Home on Albany Road
under auspices of Post 5259 Veter
ans of Foreign Wars, Advance tick
ets are 7be for adults and 50c for
children; at the door, SI.OO for
‘adults and 50¢ for children,
’ The Harmoneers Quartet was or
ganized over 10 years ago by a
group of men who loved to sing.
Since that time they have made
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Cegs »hey are heard daily on sev
eral radio stations by transcription,
also others by Victor recordings, for
vhich they are nationally known.
Charles Key is the piano accom
panist Members of the quartet are
Fred C. Maples, baritone, an orig
nal member of the Harmoneers Quas
tet: Seals “Low Note” H ton, bass:
Bo Bens 1 Crews second tenor,
and Wallace Happy Edwards.” first
tenoy
A treat ¢ 1o a W e
ear the Has ght in the
13-MONTH-OLD BABY
GIRL DIES AFTER ILLNESS
OF THREE DAYS
Linda Faye Durham, the 13-month
old baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Emory Durham, died Monday in a
Cuthbert hospital following an illness
of only three adys.
Funeral services were held Tues
it Tk e &
ure b
Charles Allen, of Leary, and the
Rev. Ramus hn-u. of Edison,
conducting the rites. Burial follow
ruh tho“ch‘unh cemetery, with K.
as pall-bearers and Minter m
u.::nzcn lan‘.: sister h::.dl.
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and her parents, who have the sin
cere sympathy of friends in their
bereavement.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
| Fort G.ho‘ Street
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Berviees § {olbm:
! 10:00 &, -.wun.-a'e
BLRER o S Davia, Minister
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of Dothan. ,
~ The public s invited .
CONG. E. E. OOX spoke at the
[eourthouse in Blakely last Friday
night in bebalf of the Democratic
naminees for presudent and vice pres
ident, Al Bmith and Joseph T. Rob
inson
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J. W, CAUBEY, well-known Early
county farmer, died ot his home in
Muw.m
W. ). GRIST, k. C. Singletary, B
E. Collins and J. L. Ricks have heen
appoinied o represent Barly county
#t the Blate Demoxratic Convention
illmn!‘:fl:v.?vflwk
TY CORB has announced that he
will retive from baseball at the
close of the 1928 season. The “Geor
gia Peach™ has compiled a lifetime
A N GRAY and W. W. Vieming
are dolongies from EBarly county to
(the Democratic Convention of the
SOME HAPPENINGS IN BLAKELY
A QUARTER OF A CENTURY AGO
Clippings from !b:lurly County News of
September 20, 1928
BOBCATS DEFEAT
MORGAN HORNETS
IN OPENING GAME
| The Blakely Bobcats got away to
a good start in the opening football
game of the season here Friday
night when they overpowered the
Morgan Hornets 39 to 0.
Blakely scored early in the first
quarter when Gene Watson skirted
end from the five yard line, after
galloping thirty yards to set up the
initial TD.
The Bobcats pushed over two
more in the second frame . Carl
Fariss recovered a Morgan fumble
on the 13, Junior Woolf picked up
7 yards and Aubrey Rentz scored
his first of four touchdowns from 4
yards out. Quarterback Herbert
Swords passed to Ted Smith for the
extra point. Blakely closed out the
second quarter as Rentz scored from
the 1 yard line, and Swords hit
Smith in the end zone for the extra
point.
Rentz hit pay dirt in the third
quarter from the one yard line, aid
ed again by a Red Watson 356 yard
gallop. :
' In the fourth quarter Rentz hit
{ Ted Smith for a first down on the
|35 yard line, a gain of 15 yarda
(Red Watson was pulled down from
behind on the one yard line, from
| where Rentz again scored, and then
skirted right end for the extra point.
l With the reserves playing, Buddy
| Sites recovered a fumble on the 50,
| Herbert Swords got away on a 45
yard run, from where on the third
|pluy Rentz hit Watson with a pass
for the final touchdown.
| Blakely 614 61339
| Morgan 0 0 0 o—o
Scoring touchdowns: Blakely, Wat
son 2, Rentz 4. Extra points, Smith
2, Rentz 1.
PLAY IN CUTHBERT FRIDAY
! NIGHT
The Bobeats will tackle the power
lmmmucwm
day night for their second pame of
the season. A large number of local
(fans will no doubt accompany the
{"Cats to the Randolph city.
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fILAK!LY- UNION
| F. F. A. NEWS
Several Blak FFA membems
have dnd!ob;?ldunn to feed
out for the Soring catte shows
Those procuring calves tius far are
BRL B, se B 2
Bobby Meclendon, Lewis Jones,
er members plan to place steers on
feed in the next week or so,
In the Early County Corn Contest
'mwlhhfly County Farm
Bureau, checks are being made on
‘the yields of contestahts in the chap
[ter. * 8o far, the following boys have
'made yields of fifty-five bushels or
better: Harold Pu;y. George P"“_-
| Gordon Jenkins, Cl HW.
ward Deal, and Harrell White. The
gflmn:z winners will be checked the
last uvaw.
. JIMMY TEMPLES, Reporter.
Extension Service poultryman H.
W. Bennett says baskets of warm
eges should be placed before a fan
cor under refrigeration immediately,
second District 10 be held in Albany
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| MISS EVELYN DuBOSE lefy last
week for Millen, where she will
have charge of the musie dopartment
in the school there for the ensuing
; m' » 5 &
’ MISS MYRTICE DEAL left Sun
day for Albany, where she will teach
in the public schools during the com
ing term. |
78 YEARS AGO
(From losne of Septombeyr 20, 1878)
AN INTERESTING meeting is i
mnt&-;l:'u:lm |
MRS MOLLY POTTER, widew of
the late Rev. Irn L. Potter, died re
mfiylul.n:i:h:vl“m 1
THERE WERE 62 deaths in Mewm
phis in one day last week from yel
low fever, |
DISTRICT GOVERNOR
OF ROTARY TO VISIT
BLAKELY CLUB FRIDAY
President Dick Rogers of the
Blakely Rotary Club has announced
that Leo T. Barber, of Moultrie,
governor of District 240 of Rotary
Internation, will visit the club here
Friday on his official visit. The Ro
tary official will also conduct a
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meeting of the club assembly at the
Woman's Club tonight (Thumsday),
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when members of the assembly will
report on plans for the vear's opera
tion of the eclub
Mr. Barber is a past president of
the Moultrie Club, a graduate of
Mercer University, class of 1917,
and is very active in all phases of
civic work in his city and county,
having been president and director
of every sort of enterprise in Moul
trie In addition to being a financier,
he 8 In the comtracting business, and
¥ & member of the Legisiature from
his home county of Colguitt
ilhtu of Interest
~ From Office Of
The County Agent
0. L. MAXWELL, County Agent
The importance of a soil test
shoald not be overlooked in planning
your winter cover crop and winter
grazing program. Proper and effi
cient fetilization can be carried out
only when vou use & soil analysis as
2 Dasis,
~ The Maobile Soil Testing Unit
from the Tifton Experiment Station
has been making a fall visit to the
county for the purpose of running
s many soil samples as possible in
one day. However, with more and
mure farmers in more counties us
ing this service, it is difficult for the
Unit to get to every place at the
best time. Consequently, Early
County will not have the Unit in the
county until mid-November, which
i too late for testing soil for winter
cover crops and winter grazing.
Right now it is taking four days
1o send the soll samples to the
Tifton Station and get a reply. This
s fast work, so if you desire to have
soll tests run on any of your ha':]
contact any of your agricultu
workers and they will be glad to as.
sist you,
Avparently, not too many samples
are being sent in at present, so this
5 a good time to get quick results,
Ordinarily it takes 10 10 14 days to
hear frem soil samples sent to the
station
SAVINGS Begin With
SAVING -
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There is no other way . . .
Open an account today . . .
215% paid on time
deposits
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First State Bank
Blakely, Georgia
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
PULL FOR BLAKELY
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PULL OUT
$2.00 A YEAR
LOCAL FARM
BUREAU TO TAKE
FARM POLICY POLL
County and community Farm Bu
reau leaders will begin a series of
meetings this week in every part of
the county for the purpose of get
ting the farmers’' opinion on a Na
tional Farm Program.
These meetings will be in keeping
with the policies of the Georgia
Farm Bureau, which has bheen order
ed by the American Farm Bureau
and the Secretary of Agriculture to
conduct this survey.
Farm Bureau members and non
members are being asked to take
part in this poll.
Specific questions on which the
farmers’ recommendations are need
ed deal with price supports, crop
insurance, soil conservation, produc
tion and marketing, farm credit,
foreign trade and research and edu
cation.
_ R. D. Hodges, Early County Farm
Bureau president, Wallace Ivey, pres
ident of the Colomokee chapter, and
County Agent D. L. Maxwell attend
ed an area meeting last Friday in
Cuthbert, at which Pittman Carter,
assistant to the vpresident of the
Georgia Farm Bureau, went into de
tail in explaining the poliey opinion
poll. Mr. Carter emphasized the
importance of this poll, and urged
every farmer, regardless of his Farm
Bureau affiliations, to take a part in
it. “It is our opportunity to speak
for ourselves,” stated Mr. Carter,
“and if we do not take advantage of
it, we can blame no one but our
selves,” he concluded.
Every farmer will receive a no
tice of the meeting to be held in his
community, and officials hope that
everyone will take part
MRS. HARRIS HAYES
DIES WHILE VISITING
DAUGHTER IN ALBANY
Mrs. Gussie Hayes, wife of Harris
Hayes, succumbed to an illness of
& year's duration Saturday morning
at 9 o'clock. She died at the home
of a daughter, Mrs. Hiram McDowell,
in Albany.
Mrs. Hayes, who was a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs, Lucius Horn, was
born in this county on February 3,
1579, hence was, 74 years of age.
She was a life-long resident of the
county and was & member of the
Pleasant Grove Methodist Chureh.
The friends she had made throughout
the years of her life received the
news of her passing with sincere re
gret,
Mrs. Hayes' funeral was held at
the Pleasant Grove church Sunday
afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, with the
Rev. J. Roger Long and the Rev.
Fred C. Meyer officiating. Interment
was in the church cemetery, with J.
B. King, Shelly Simmons, Clande
Sawyer, Chartie Pittman, Judd Me-
Dowell, and R. E. Sims serving as
pallbearers and Minter Funeral
Home in charge,
Surviving Mrs. Yayes are her hus
band; a son, John Hayes of Albany;
two daughters, Mrs. Hiram McDow
ell of Albany and Mm. Roswell Jen
kins of Cottondale, Ala.; and three
sistors, Mrs. Charlie Whatley of Arl
ington, Mrs. Clay Driver and Mmn,
Means White of Blakely,