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LOCAL MASONS
ATTEND MEETING
OF GRAND LODGE
Dr. and Mrs. J. G. Standifer,
William H. Fain, Ralph J. Balkcom,
and L. B. Jones attended the 167th
annual communication of the Grand
Lodge of Georgia, Free and Accept
ed Masons, in Macon the past week.
Dr. Standifer is a Past Grand Mas
ter; Mr. Fain, Worshipful Master,
and Mr. Balkcom, Past Master, rep
resented Magnolia Lodge No. 86,
Mr. Jones, Past Master, served as
Assistant Grand Tyler,
New officers elected and installed
in the Grand Lodge include Marshall
A. Chapman, Dublin, Grand Master;
Judge George P. Whitman, Atlanta,
Deputy Grand Master; B, Lee Amon,
Augusta, Senior Grand Warden;
Harvey C. Stephens, Bainbridge,
Junior Grand Warden; Cary W. An
derson, Savannah, Grand Treasurer;
Daniel W. Locklin, Macon, Grand
Secretary; Rev. John 8. Lough, Dub
lin, Grand Chaplain; C. Coke Brown,
Dublin, Grand Marshal; John C.
Kaufman, Brunswick, Senior Grand
Deacon; R. M. Vandergriff, Sr., At
lanta, Ist Grand Steward; Benjamin
H. Hill, West Point, 2nd Grand
Steward; William J. Penn, Jr, Ma
con, 3rd Grand Steward; C. J. Ow
ens, Newnan, Grand Tyler. Mr. Penn,
the new man placed in line, is a
member of Dougherty Lodge No.
591, of Albany. The Grand Lodge
of Georgin now has over 90,000
members, Visiting dignitaries were
present from Alabama, Louisiana,
Florida, South Carolina, North Car
olina, Virginia, and Connecticut. |
HOMER V. BEATTY
PASSES AT POOLER
Homer V. Beatty, 70, formerly of
Early County, died in a Savannah
hospital October 21 after a long ill
ness, and was buried in Hilicrest Ab
bey Memorial Park in Savannah.
He was born in Lee County on
June 29, 1883, and moved to Early
County at the age of five. He lived
in Early County until he woved to
Pooler, near Savannah, 25 years ago.
He has & number of relatives and
friends in Barly County.
Mr. Beatty is survived by his wid
ow, Mrs. Mallie B. Beatty; a daugh
ter. Mrs. J. R. Brown, of Sylvania,
Ga.: two sons, L. V. Beatty, of
Bloomingdale, and H. V. Buu;. I%e
of Pooler; a sister, Mrs. Willle Farm
er. of Morida; two brothers, Allen
Beatty, of Dawson, and Joe Beatty,
of Griffin; eleven grandchildren, and
one great-grandchild.
TRI-HI-Y MEETING
The Tradii-Y held its first -nflT
of go yoar Wednesday, October 21,
in Mrs. King's room,
va: u-gn‘:‘. M ‘;
o b ary Frances
Owen. The purpose of the meeting
was to elect two other officers, They
are: Faye Robinsen, secretary, and
Sue Williams, projects chairman,
We then joned the Hi-Y boys in
the audilorium where we were shown
very interesting pictures by
=m Morion of her trip to Europe.
The meoting was then adjouned.
Annic Mae Williams, Reporter.
CARD OF THANKS '
To all our friends who have been
so wonderfully knd and thougntful
since the Voss of our home by fire, we
take this method of sending our sin
cere and grateful thanks
Mit. AND MRS, CLIFF TAYLOR,
Sermecca lespedeza in combinat'on
with o maon clover produced more
than five tons of hay per acre in
tests . Whe Georgia Experiment Sta-
tion near Griffin in one recent year
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New FHA Members
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. Are Initiated
| The 26 new members of the
| Blakely FHA chapter were formally
'received into the chapter at a beauti
i!ul and impressive candlelight cere
imony on Monday night, October 26,
lin the high school auditorium, Par
lents, old FHA members, and inter
;entedb frierit;h"we;e prese:t. T};xc st:{aAe
]wns eautifully decorated in the ¥
colors, red and white, and the FHA
emblem was displayed. The letters
“FHA” were interwoven with red
berries across the front of the stage.
Each new member received her mem
bership card and badge from Presi
ident Martha Jane Rogers, Vice Pres
ident Doris Odum, and Sccutw
IMqr,\r Frances Owen, The eleven of
lficers of the chapter were seated on
| the stage.
| Preceding the initiation service
|the new officers for 1963-64 were
| installed with the official ceremony.
. Delicious punch and cookies were
i»erved after the program,
| The impressive ceremony marked
'a fitting climax to two days of fun
‘and work for the new members. On
‘the preceding Thursday, each of
'them came to school dressed in cos
‘tumes to represent various flowers,
At the chapel hour, they presented
for their schoolmates an interesting
‘and entertaining “Flower Show.”
Flowers winning ribbons for the
‘best costumes were: Blue, Gayle Far
iss (daisy); Red, Faye ’l'.dd.r (ca
‘mellia); and White, Loretta Harris
‘and Barbara Loyless (fern)., Joan
Puckett represented the red rose,
National FHA flower, and was
crowned “Queen of Flowerland.”
' Priscilla Jones was “Mary, Mary,”
from flowerland, who led the “flow
er orchestra” and sang “My Wild
Irish Rose.” Joan Mansfield and
‘Shelby Jean Greer were judges, and
Auline McKnight and Charlotte Hut
to made “arrangements” to enter in
the show. Much originality and tal
ent was demonstrated by the new
members,
On Saturday, the “flowers” turn
ed into “hoboes” and went about
town assisting busy homemakers.
The pay they received went into the
FHA treasury. The girls would like
to thank each homemaker who gave
them a job,
In such a busy week, the chapter
also managed to sell sandwiches at
the fair, and sell chances on an elec
tric mixer which was won by Mrs.
Fred Brooks. To the many people
who cooperated with them to make
these projects successful, they ex
press appreciation,
COMMISSIONERS TO
PRESS FOR COLLECTION
OF PAST DUE TAXES
The county commissioners are
planning to crack down on delin
auent tax payers. After instructng
the sheriff at the October meeting
to proceed with the collection of tax
fi. fas., at the meeting this week
the commissioners instructed the
treasurer to -?- for the colection
of tax deeds. The commissioners no
tified the county attorney to prepare
the necessary legal documents to sell
the property on which the county
now holds tax deeds. Property own
ers, against whom the county holds
tax deeds, will be given an oppor
tunity to take up these deeds before
legal action is taken, however, it was
fl‘l'l‘u'.
All members were present at the
meeting Tuesday. e
MRS. HENRY HOUSTON
DIES AT HER HOME IN
GRACEVILLE, FLA.
‘ Funeral services were held in the
Blakely Free Will Baptist Church
at 11 o'clock lagt Thursday morning
for Mrs, Annie R. Houston, wife of
Henry R. Houston, Sr., of Grace
ville, Fla., who died at her home
ithere on Tuesday after a prolonged
‘illness. Officiating at the rites
were the Rev., Waterman, of Grace
ville, assisted by the Rev. W. E,
Storey, of Blakely. Interment was
in the city cemetery, with Evans
Funeral Home of Donalsonville in
charge and Emory Houston, Jack
Alexander, Henry Nix, J. T, Jordan,
Leonard Houston, and John Ritchie
serving as pall-bearers.
Mrs. Houston was a native of Ear
ly county and a daughter of the late
Joe Ritchie and Georgia Lane Riteh
ie, and was born November 30, 1890,
She formerly resided in Blakely and
Vidalia, Ga. Friends and relatives
throughout this section are saddened
by her passing.
Surviving Mrs. Houston are her
husband, who is a son of Mr. J. L.
Houston, of Blakely; her stepmother,
Mrs. Joe Ritchie, of Iron City, Ga.;
three sons, H. R. Houston, Jr., Cur
tis L. Houston, and Lawrence O.
Houston, all of Albany; and three
sisters, Mrs. Frances Brown, Ozark,
Ala., Martha Ritchie, New York City,
and Doris Ritchie, Iron City, Ga.
' JURORS DRAWN FOR
| NOVEMBER TERM CITY
| COURT OF BLAKELY
l The following have been drawn to
serve as jurors at the November term
'of the City Court of Blakely, to be
|convened on Monday, November 16,
by Judge J. W. Bonner:
A. B. Temples, Emory Gilbert, R.
|J. Balkcom, Quincey Bowen, A, C.
Chandler, E. S. Boyett, W. R. Alex
ander, A, H. Mosely, Bruce Batch
lelor, J. E. Davis, J. G. Golden, L.
|J. George, J. T. Reese, 0. H. King,
Jr., W. T. Mitchell, Ralph English,
{B. Houston, C. E. Knighton, Stephen
Cannon, Millard Still, Charles Meeks,
Ed Easom, L. E. Blackburn, Thomas
J. Grier, Thomas E. Sasaser, B, D.
Mitchell, Curtis Allen, J. H. Hunt,
Winston Felder, C. E. Ellis, Edwin
iSwunn. Cecil Cooper, W, V. Miller,
Sr.. E. S. Gleaton, A. /L. Pritchett,
‘n. D. Knighton, Everett Evans,
'later George, W, L. louhhx. M.
Arnold, Herbert Sims, J. L. berts,
| Fred Chandler, J. O. Evans, Sr,, J.
| Frank Fuller, J. H. Dykes, Billie
Lewis, Sevola Jones, C. R. Davis, 8.
'T. Wills, Dorsey Barbree, George
| Sasser, Joe Bryan, E. T. Tedder, J.
|B. Rice, A. J. Singletary, C. J.
Armstrong, W. A. Giles, C. F. Helms,
| Bruce Houston,
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to thank each of my friends
for the comfort and cheer extended
to me, through cards, flowers, gifts
and visits, while in the hospital, and
their continued thoughtfulness since
:;w nt'_ukra home. ;n of these will
nger like sun my b
R o N I notas.
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Sizes 14 to 17 (14% on solids)
SLIGHT IRREGULARS OF £3.95
SHIRTS .
THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY ONLY
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WE WILL BE OPEN ALL DAY THURS.
DAY UNTIL CHRISTMAS
Chas. E. Boyett Department Store
EARLY COUNTY NEWS., RILAKELY. GEORGIA
} POPPY SALES FUNDS USED
} FOR REHABILITATION
’ AND CHILD WELFARE
' As long as there are wars there
iwill be disabled veterans and needy
children of veterans, who look to the
American Legion and the American
Legion Auxiliary for assistance,
| The poppy you buy on next Satur
‘day, November 7, will be one made
by a veteran hospitalized in a V., A,
‘Hospital in Georgia. According to
idoctors. poppy-making is a valuable
iform of occupational therapy for
‘the more than 3500 hospitalized vet
erans in the State, The psycholog
’ical effect of having work to do, and
being paid for it, rebuilds the pa
tient’s pride and self-respect. Their
‘wages are paid by the American Le
gion at the rate of $15.00 per thou
sand—above cost of materials used.
~ The distribution of poppies on Pop
py Day is conducted by volunteer
lworkem. without compensation. The
money derived from the sales, above
the cost of the Poppy, will be distrib
‘uted through the local Unit of the
“Auxilinr,v and can be used for Re
habilitation of Veterans and for
Needy Children of Veterans only.
| Be prepared Saturday to give your
dollars, quarters and dimes, and wear
the Poppy PROUDLY in MEMORY
of those who gave up their lives
that we might have freedom, and in
HONOR of the living Disabled Vet
erans who made the flower., In so
doing, you will be rendering a serv
ice to “God and Country.”
MRS. CHESTER CLARDY,
President P. H. Fitzgerald Unit
X;ll‘o 11 American Legion Aux
ary.
BROTHER OF MRS, JOHN
-~ HOLMAN DIES AT EDISON
~ Friends sympathize with Mrs, John
Holman in the death of her brother,
Marvin Edward Ward, 50, of Edison,
who died in the Martin Clinic in that
city the past Friday, Mr. Ward died
after a brief illness,
Funeral services were held at Mars
Hill Primtive Baptist Church Satur
day afternoon at 2 o’'clock, with El
der C. C. Houston and the Rev.
Ramus G. Freeman officiating. In
terment was in the church cemetery,
with Lunsford l{orutusri‘. Cuthbert,
in charge and Ralph McKinnon, C.
D. Duke, J. S. Coleman, Roy Mead
ows, Ennis Brooks and John Davis
serving as pall-bearers. An honorary
escort comprised Roy McLendon,
Thedford Turner, Wayne Godwin,
Dan Hammack, Harvey Pritchett,
Robert Cook, Mack Webb, and Bil
lie Lane.
Mr. Ward, a merchant and farmer,
was a native of Haleburg, Ala., where
he was born September 13, 1903, He
had been a resident of Edison for
32 years, i
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Alice Bass Ward; a brother, Vander
Ward of Edison; three sisters, Mrs.
Gordon Manry of Edison, Mrs. H. D.
Zorn of Bainbridge, and Mrs. Johu
Holman of Blakely: and his step
mother, Mrs, W, 1. Kelly, of Edhc’.
, CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our thanks to
the people who were so kind and
thoughtful of us in the death of our
,Moduo.dnhrthfood:mm
%mt.‘ We will remember of
iyou in our
i H. R HOUSTON and Children,
J. L. HOUSTON and Children.
Whether you come in our store for a cup
of coffee, to have a prescription filled, or
just for a friendly little visit, or to “pass
the time of day,” you are al.ways welcome
and we are glad to have you.
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HOWELL'S is the store of friendly serv
ice. Come to see us often.
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HOWELL DRUG CO.
HUGH REDDING, Owner Tel. 3634
Xtra Special
Food Values
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
Cooking Oil—C. S., Full Gallon 1.98
Flour—Tender Flake, 25-Ib. Bag 2.19
Turnips, Collards or Mustard—No. 2 Can 10¢
Tissue—Toilet, 4 Rolls 39¢
1-18¢c Pkg. Facial Tissue Free (68¢ val.)
Juice—Grapefruit, No. 2 Can 10¢
FISH ROE
Stew Beef—Brisket or Rib, Lb. 29¢
No. 1 Wisconsin Cheese—Lb. 49¢
We Reserve the Right to Limit Quantity
Ralph Scarborough
Market & Grocery
Phone 2114 Quick Delivery
MINTER FUNERAL HOME
BLAKELY, GA. PHONE 4184
Ambulance Service
All Funeral Supplies
Licensed Embalmer
COURTEOUS AND SYMPATHETIC SERVICE
We Service Any Insurance Policy and Are Agents
for Family Fund Insurance,
s
It will soon be time to plant Bitter
Blue Lupine, Sweet Yellow Lupine,
Oats, Clovers and Pensacola Bahia.
For quality seed and right prices
Puckett Brothers
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