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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME 93 } NO. 6
C. W. REEVES |
DIES AT HOME
OF SON HERE
Mr. Claude Wilburn Reeves, 89.‘
died at the home of his son, Mr.
Rex Reeves, in this city Monday
morning at 10 o'clock. Mr, Reeves
succumbed to an extended illness.
Born in Clayton, Ala,, on July
14, 1864, Mr. Reeves came to Blake-
Jly from Dothan five weeks ago to
make his home here with his son.
He was a member of the Curtis
hg:morhl Methodist Church in Do
than.
Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon at the home of his
son here, with the Revs. C. R. Me-
Kibben, of Blakely, and A. G. Thom
as, of Dothan, officiating. Interment
was in Beulah cemetery, Dothan,
with Minter Funeral Home in
charge. Serving as pall-bearers
were David Gott, Rush Gott, Ted
Wadford, Oliver Tidwell, Cl{dc Geig
er, and J. B. Chapman. An hono
escort comprised Eddie Woods, Sr:x
Lane, M. G. Chapman, Sr., Alto En
nis, H. 8. Stringfellow, Carl Smith,
M. G. Chapman, Jr., and Rev. T. B.
Mellette,
Surviving Mr. Reeves are his wife,
Mrs. Mary Eudora Reeves: four
sons, Rex L. Reeves of Blakely,
Wayne Reeves of Hemphill, Texas,
Kline Reeves of Columbus and Ralph
Reeves of Tallahassee, Fla.; and three
daughters, Mrs. J. J. Chafin of Birm
ingham, Ala.,, Mrs. Henry Chapman
of Blakely, and Mrs. Clarence Hayes
of Montgomery, Ala.
These have the sincere sympathy
of many friends in their loss.
MYRNA BRUNER, 4-H
CLUB GIRL, TO ENTER
KIRVEN’S FASHION SHOW
Myrna Bruner, Early County Sen
jor 4-H Club Dress Review winner,
will be one of the ninety-odd mod
els in the Tri-State Fashion Show at
Kirven's Department Store lia Co
lumbus Wednesday. She wii! wear
a dress she designed and made
especially for the show. All partie
ipants in the show will be county
winners of 4H Club and Home
Demonstration Club Dress Reviews
in counties of southwest Georgia,
southeast Alabama, and northern
Florida. Each of the pariicipants
will model a dress she designed and
made.
The contestants in the show will
be entertained at a Juncheon and
each will receive a gift box of three
pairs of hose.
FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND
MONDAY ONLY
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Patricia Nvlon Hose, 51-15, first
quality, pair 69¢
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40-inch Spartan Sheeting, extra
heavy, a 35¢ value 5 yds. SI.OO
3
Men’s Army Twill Shirts, tan or
grey, fine quality, each 1.99
®
Men's Corduroy Sport Shirts, eight
colors, all sizes, each 3.95
®
... OUR NEW STETSONS ARE IN ...
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Chas. E. Boyett Department Store
(Owned by Logue's lnc, of Ga.)
WE CLOSE AT 8:00 P. M. ON SATURDAYS
Corlp Countp News
ROYAL ARCH AND
COUNCIL MASONS PLAN
FALL REUNION OCT. 15-16
Blakely Chapter No. 44 Royal
Arch Masons and Blakely Council
No. 39 Royal & Select Masters are
planning on a fall reunion on Thurs
day and Friday, October 15 and 16.
The Royal Arch degree work will
commence Thursday afternoon at 4
o'clock and continue after supper.
The Council degrees will be con
ferred Friday night beginning at 8
o'clock. W. J. Penn, Grara Secre
tary-Recorder of the York Rite bod
ies of Georgia, will be here to assist
in the work.
Bobcats Lose To i
Cuthbert; Quitman
Here Friday Night
The Bobeats lost a 14-to-0 decision
to the Cuthbert Purple Hurricane on
a muddy field in the rain the past
Friday night in Cuthbert. It was
a 0-0 affair at half time to show that
the Bobcats made it a contest. How
ever, the same rain that fell on the
Bobeats also fell on the Hurricane,
but on a dry field Blakely support
ers believe that the outcome might
have been different, for Blakely’s
fleet backfield of Rentz and Com
pany is more designed for dry
land running.
Tomorrow night the Bobcats re
turn to the home park and the op
ponent is the mighty Quitman elev
en, the team which has been pre
dicted will win the conference cham
pionship. This is the assignment
facing Coach Summerhill’s team
Friday night. It is hoped that the
home fans will turn out in large
numbers to cheer the Bobceats on te
vietory. A win over the highly
rated Quitman team would put Blake
ly back in the main fight as a con
ference contender,
Neves Bryant, Jr., At
U. S. Naval Submarine
Base At New London
New London, Conn. (FHTNC).—
It's duty at the U. 8. Naval Subma
rine Base here for Neves Bryant,
Jr., gunner's mate first class, USN,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Neves Bryant,
of Jakin, Ga. Bryant entered the
Navy in 1944,
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, OCT, !, 1953,
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts—“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.”
HELP CHILDREN
TO SURVIVE,
l PLEADS BURKE
l Atlanta, Ga.——“ Help the children
to survive,” was the plea issued to
day by Lt. Col. E. 8. Burke, Super
visor of the State’s Patrol Safety
Edueation Division,
Emphasizing his concern over the
safety of Georgia's school children,
Colonel Burke related that a total
of 221 persons under 19 years of
age were killed in traffic accidents
during 1952, There were 156 acci
dents involving school busses.
To afford greater protection to all
children riding busses to and from
gchool, Colonel W. C, Dominy, the
State’s Patrol Director, and Colonel
Burke have issued a list of rules
for all school bus drivers to observe
in approaching and crossing railroad
crossings. |
School busses must come to a
complete stop before crossing a vai!
road. Driver's vision must not be
obscured to his right or left or front.
Vision must not be obscured by stu
dents, by paper, pasteboard or metal
being used in lieu of broken glass,
Cracked or discolored glass shall bhe
|replaced. The bus should be stopped
{25 to 30 feet from the nearest rail.
The front school safety patrol
man will be sent from the bus a=d
will look in both directions to make
sure the way is clear . He will thea
proceed to a safe distance beyond
ithe farthest rail and will signal the
lthe driver to proceed across the
tracks. The driver should then shift
into low gear and accelerate motor
sufficiently to guarantee that he will
not choke down while crosisng. Un
der no circumstances will the driver
proceed until given the proper sig
nal by the patrolman. He will then
stop his bus 25 to 30 feet from the
farthest rail and pick up the patrol
man. Under no circumstances will
the driver attempt to cross a cross
ing when a train can be seen ap
proaching because of the chance of
the bus being stalled on the track
and the time involved in unloading
a bus of children who might become
frantie.
| In the event a bus is stalied on a
railroad crossing and can not be
cleared immediately, the driver must
immediately unload his bus and see
that all children are at a safe dis
tance from the track. He will send
two of the larger children, one in
each direction, with instructions to
go at least one-fourth of a mile to
flag any approaching traiz, and an
other to the nearest station to notify
the railroad agent. Never depend on
any mechanical device of warning at
any railroad crossing, as any me
chanical device is subject to failure.
| Do not depend on your knowledge of
schedules, A railroad has the right
jto run an extra train without your
| permission. Also, any train is sub
;j«-t to being late without notifying
{anyone. Each driver will please
Ivealize that his responsibility s
fgreat and his burden is precious,
{|We must not have a school bus-grade
THE BOBCATS of Blakely Migh
School will open the season here
Friday with the Graceville, WFla.,
2 ¥ 9
JUDGE M. J. YEOMANE will
convene the October term of Early
Buperior Com.bn.m.
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MR. J. P. DONALSON, of Okee
chobee, Fla., was a visitor in Blake-
Iy this week,
S ¥ 9
MR. JOHN A. LEWIE, an aged
citisen of Early county, died Tues
Mub‘bb-:u:u.m |
! MR T. N BOOKER, of Damas
cus, a Confederate veteran, died last
Sunday. ;
|. & B
| THE temperature dropped 10 47
|degrees Tuesday morning and blank
mu‘m%o’.m&m
GEORGE JOMNBON, a well
SOME HAPPENINGS IN BLAKELY
A QUARTER OF A CENTURY AGO
Clippings from lh my County News of
September 27, 1928
'LOCAL CHAPTER
MARCH OF DIMES
AIDS POLIO FIGHT
The Early County Chapter of the
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis is sending $175.00 from lo
cal March of Dimes funds to nation
al headquarters of the polio-flahti:s
organization to assure continu
polio research and to help meet
treatment costs for patients in coun
ties where high incidence has ex
hausted chapter treasuries.
Dr. Philip H. Spence, chapter
chairman, said the money was being
sent in response to an urgent ap
|ne-l by Basil O’Connor, president of
the National Foundation.
In his appeal to all 3,100 National
Foundation chapters, O'Connor said:
“We were well aware when we began
the year 1953 that we were faced
|wlth a carry-over case load of un
precedented size. We did not know,
however, that in the course of
events we would have to spend $5,-
500,000 for gamma globulin and
! nearly one-half million dollars for
field trials of a possible vaccine—
field trials whose certainty is now
apparent. This total of six million
dollars has had to come from the
‘Epidemic Aid Fund'.” |
O'Connor pointed out that as a
result of, these unanticipated ex
penses the National Foundation is in
danger of having to curtail its re-!
search program and its financial aid
'to patients who cannot pay polio
| treatment costs unaided. ‘
\ Chairman Spence said the execu
tive committee of the local chwur‘
| had discussed Mr. O"Connor's ap
peal thoroughly and had voted unan
imously to do its part in speeding
the triumph over polio and in shar
ing the unequal burden of treatment
costs, He explained that half the‘
net receipts of the annual March of
'Dimea in Early county is retained by
lthe local chapter for payment of
patient care bills as needed and for
It.he type of emergency now con
fronting the National roumfion.‘
|'l'ho other half goes to national head
|quarters for research, professional
|education and emergency aid to
!chapters during epidemics. |
| “The practice of extending help
(on & nationwide basis wherever it is
needed is basic to the National
| Foundation,” he said. “We are
lucky, in Early county, to be able
[to help others this vear. We never
{know when we will have to call on
other chapters for help. But if we
needed it, we'd get it promptly.”
| At the present time, Dr. Spence
#aid, the local chapter is helping to
{pay bills for two patients, neither
jof them stricken this year. ‘
| HEALTH OFFICE NOTICE 1
' The Health Office will be open
from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. every Satur
day, through the month of Oztober,
in order that the schocl children
may get typhoid and other immuni
' zations that they may need. It is
important that the children take ad
| vantage of this opportunity, as Mrs.
Gordon, County Nurse, will give no
| immunizations in the schools, except
'smallpox vaccinationg |
CARD OF THANKS ‘
We take this method to express
our appreciation for the many kind
nesses shown us in the recent death
of our mother, Mrs, Anna M. Me-
Eachern., May God's richest bless-
Mes be with each one
. HER CHILDREN,
crossing accident in our state this
year, concludes ILt Burke.
[known Negro of Wiakely, died Tues
day night.
D 5 e
MR. AND MRS. Harry Stone and
Nlittle daughter, Betsy, of New York,
are guests of Mr. and Mss. W, L.
Stone,
! 758 YEARS AGO
From loswe of Sept. 27, 1678
'RWMWMILJ
A. B Mills, who lives on the Port
mm‘.k.m. .flol. 1
. HUNT ETHERIDGE says he will
give the finder a quarter if he will
mmhnud:e:th:huu. ‘
THERE SEEMS 10 be & M.i
(Eiving away in the ravages of ahi
[yellow fever, but the death rate is
‘mnmbm-.u.01"d.h. l
JONES & FREEMAN blossom
ot with & bunch of short stops ads
this week, ;
YOUNGSTERS FROM
BAPTIST CHILDREN'S
HOME TO_ VISIT CITY
Thirty-five or forty children from
‘the Baptist Children’s Home at Hape
‘vme, will come to Blakely this week
‘end, arriving Saturday af*ernoon.
On Sunday morning they will pre
sent a program at the Baptist Church
in lieu of the regular morning serv
ice at 11 o'clock. This will be the
regular annual Children’s Home Day
in the church and an offering will
be taken for the Home.
- Members of the other churches in
the Blakely district of Bethel Asso
ciation are invited to attend this
service.
‘ The children will be guests in
the homes of Blakely citizens while
here, returning to Hapeville Sunday
afternoon. .
’BLAKELY GETS 4.48
INCHES OF RAIN DURING
1 THREE-DAY PERIOD
‘ i
~ The tropical hurricane which
moved out of the gulf and struck
the northwest coast of Florida last
Saturday dumped 4.48 inches of
rain on Blakely during a 3-day pe
riod. The barometric pressure drop
ped to 29.5 Jocally, Squalls and
gusts of wind up to 45 or 50 miles
per hour with steady rain marked
the passage of the storm. No serious
damage was reported in this section
except rain-soaked peanut stacks,
wind-blown cotton and fallen tree
limbs. The storm continued up
eastern Alabama to Columbus and
crossed middle Georgia and then on
to the Carolina coast.
AT DONALSONVILLE
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 7
According to Mrs. W. H. Miller,
distriet publicity chairman, P.-T. A.
leaders in the First District, Zone
Three, consisting of Miller, hlfi
Seminole and Decatur counties, wi
assemble in Donalsonville on Wed
nesday, October 7, for their Zone
conference. Mrs. J. R, Pinson, Jr,
of Baconton, district director, will
preside.
The fall will be a school
of instruction with the most
important phases of P.-T. A, work.
“We are looking forward with en
thusiasm to our P.-T. A. work in this
district this year, and especially to
our fall Zone conference,” Mrs J.
R. Pinson, Jr., district director, said
this week.
Registration for this meeting be
gins at 9:30 o'clock,
METHODIST W. 5. C. §.
The Circles of the Methodist W,
&g#mmm,m
at 3:30: y
| NFEUM. Fryer with Mrs
Berna erring;
""The Lula Bird with Mrs. Osear
‘Whitchard, with Mrs, James Dußose
as _co-hostess;
The Grace Deal with Mm. Mar
garet Boyvett, with Mrs, C, M. Deal
a 5 co-hostess;
j The Clara Butler with M. W, C.
Baxley,
SAVINGS Begin With
SAVING—-
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deposits :
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Blakely, Georgia
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PULL FOR BLAKELY
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$2.00 A YEAR
ROTARY DISTRICT
GOVERNOR VISITS
BLAKELY CLUB
The Blakely Rotary Ciub, a mem
ber of District 240 of Rotary Inter
national, was honored the past week
by an official visit from the gov
ernor of the distriet, Leo T. Barber,
prominent Moultrie business man.
The visiting official attended a
meeting of the eclub assembly on
Thursday night and heard various
committee chairmen report on the
activities of the Blakely club, offer
ing several suggestions which will
prove helpful in the club’s operation.
He commended the club for its ac
tivities and stated that it was one
among the best in this section of the
state.
On Friday at noon Mr. Barber
was the guest speaker at the club's
weekly luncheon meeting. In his
highly interesting and thought-pro
voking talk the speaker gave a brief
description of the mechanics of the
Rotary movement, how it is operated,
and then explained in detail the
four objects of Rotary, outlining
in an interesting and informative
manner how these objectives may
be reached.
Introduced by President Dick Rog
ers, the visiting Rotary dignitary's
address was warmly applauded at
its conciusion.
The Blakely elub, organized and
chartered in 1926, now has ferty
eight members.
Other visitors at Friday's meeting
included Charles Gammage, of Moul
trie, a guest of Rotarian George
Gee; Eugene Ackerman, of Thomas
ville, a guest of Rotarian Tommy
Tompkins; Dave Ward, of Albany, a
guest of Rotarian Raymond Single
tary; and Stanley Pierson and Al
Nixon, of Irvington, N. J., guests
of Rotarian John Amrich.
'luly County Home
Demonstration Achievement
l Day Is Planned
Plans were made by the Home
Demonstration Counecil Monday aft
ernoon for the Annual Home Dem
onstration Achievement Day which
swill be held October 15 in the
American Legion Hall. Each eclub
will participate by bringing articles
to be exhibited. A tour to see the
winning Home Ground mprovement
projects and the food preserved by
winners in the Year "Round Garden
ing Contest was planned.
" Mrs. Ike Newberry presided at the
'muu. Miss Ermine Waller, sec
retary and treasurer, read the min.
utes of the last meeting and gave
'the treasurer's report,
Other members present were:
ilu 8. A. Wright, Cedar lwh‘g
Mra. O. R, Brooks and Mrs.
sn-u.. Lucile; Mrs. ¥. C. IT
Hilton; M, Vimfl Willis and Mrs,
Winston Jones, Colomokee.
There are now 160,000
Isn the United States, nf-.. ..:'.‘!".-
sumer of agricultural products s
'bnn every 12 seconds.