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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
- VOLUME 93 } NO, 12
CHRISTMAS SEAL
SALE TO BEGIN
NOVEMBER 16
County residents will get a close
look at the 19563 Christmas Seal on
November 16, when the sale begins
and will continue through December,
The ‘Seal Sale, which will be con
ducted by mail throughout the coun
ty November 16 through December,
is the only source of funds for the,
tuberculosis prevention and control
activities of the association, The lo
cal campaign will be a part of the
47th annual Christmas Seal Sale to
be held throughout the country :!v
the 3,000 voluntary associations -
filiated with the National Tubercu
losis Association.
The tuberculosis association hog:t.
with the proceeds of the 1053 Seal
Sale, to expand its efforts to fight
the spread of this disease. Last year
Early county citizens contributed
$434.00 to support the association’s
work. At least $600.00 will be need
ed to carry on programs planned
for 19564,
We know that the Christmas Seal
Sale will be a success. We know the
warm hearts and good sense of the
ti’filicfllflhd citizen of Early eoun
'We are very grateful to the Pilot
Club for their support and assist
ance in getting out these seals w{
you.
D. CLYDE MORGAN, %
Chairman,
MRS. RUTH C. GORDON,
Co-Chairman.
BESSIE SCOTT,
Colored Chairman.
BOY SCOUT SPEAKER
AT MEETING OF THE
BLAKELY LIONS CLUB
In observance of Boy Scout Week,
the Blakely Lions Club heard a talk
Tuesdaya by one of the members of
the troop which the club sponsors.
The speaker was Warren Baxley,
Jr., son of Dr. and Mrs. W. C, Bax
ley. Warren told of his trip to the
International Boy Scout Jamboree
which was held in California the
past July. His talk, given in an in
teresting and humerous manner, was
mb enjoyed by all the club
and he was wiven a warm
round of applause at its conclusion,
Lion Paschall Jenkins presided ov
er the meeting and announced that
the club netted an estimated S6OO
on the community birthday calendar.
He also announced that the annual
club turkey shoot, the proceeds of
which will go toward the mp‘?
stocking fund, will be held as usual,
and named Lion W, C. Cox to head
the committee in making arrange
ments,
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Corlp Connip News
CLYDE J. WARD DIES
IN VET HOSPITAL AT
LAKE CITY, FLA.
Clyde J. Ward, former resident of|
Blakely, died on Thursday of last
week in the Veterans Hospital inl
Lake City, Fla. Mr. Ward had been
ill for some time. '
Funeral services were held Friday
at High Springs, Fla., his residence.
His body was then brought to Blake
ly, where brief graveside rites were
conducted at the Blakely cemetery
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with'
interment following in the cemetery.‘
Surviving Mr. Ward are his wife,
the former Miss Ruth Strickland of
Blakely; three brothers, C. P, Ward
of Daytona Beach, Fla., A. S. Ward
of Geneva, Ala, and F, H. Ward,
also of Geneva; and five sisters, Mrs.
R. R. Gleck of Plant City, Fla., Mrs.
‘W. 0. Daughtry of Hartford, Ala.,
Mrs, J. C. Dancy of Geneva, Ala,
iand Mrs. J. F. Thompson of Orlan
do, Fla.
Mr. Ward had many friends of
former years in Blakely who learned
with regret of his passing.
HOWELL CLEANERS BUYS
NEW CLEANING UNIT
Elsewhere in today’s News your
attention is called to an advertise
ment of Howell’s Cleaners, announc
ing the purchase and installation of
a new dry cleaning unit. Alex How- ]
ell, the owner, states that this ma
chine is the very latest in cleaning
cquipment, and that it cleans gar
ments six times cleaner than the
old type equipment. 1
Th.s new machine is equipped with
a distilling equipment which distills
the cleaning fluid each time gar
ments are run. This assures clean
fluid each time any garments are
cleaned. ‘“No garment is cleaner
than the cleaning fluid used,” Mr.
Howell stated. When any garment is
cleaned on this machine, it is pure,
clean and odorless, Mr. Howell added.
Howell's Cleaners is holding open
house Sunday afternoon from 2 to 6
‘o'clock in order that their customers
lnd friends might have a chance to
‘see how this equipment works.
' CARD OF THANKS s
. We wish to take this method of
expressing our sincere thanks for the
many evidences of kindness shown
to us during the sickness and death
of our loved one. May God's richest
blessings be bestowed upon ench
and every one.
G. W, HOUSTON,
W. W, HOUSTON,
; GORDON HOUSTON,
v HOKE HOUSTON.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, NOV, 12, 1953,
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts—*“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.”
MRS. S. L. BUSH
DIES AT HOME
IN THIS CITY
Mrs, Ada Odom Bush, 74, native
and life-long resident of Early coun
ty, died at her home in this city
Monday morning at 11:40 o’clock.
She had been in ill health for sever
al months,
Mrs, Bush, who was a daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Will Odom,
was born on August 23, 1879, and
had resided here all her life. The
friends she had made learned with
sadness of her passing. She was a
member of the Hilton Methodist
Church.
Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon at 3 o’clock at the
Minter Funeral Home, with the Rev.
W. E. Storey officiating. Interment
was in the city cemetery, with Bob
Bush, Gene Bush, Homer Bush, Sr.,
Homer Bush, Jr., Kenneth Odom,
and Mack Odom serving as pall-bear
ers.
Surviving Mrs. Bush, who was the
‘widow of the late S. L. Bush, Jr.,
are a son, H. C. Bush, of Birming
ham, Ala.; a daughter, Mrs. M. C.
'Chuter. of Blakely; a brother, Will
‘Odom. of Florala, Ala.; a sister,
Mrs. Vera Lee, of Pensacola, Fla.;
and three grandchildren. These have
the sympathy of friends in their be
reavement. .
IBIAKELY FUTURE
HOMEMAKERS OBSERVE
NATIONAL FHA WEEK
Future Homemakers in the Blakely
chapter joined with other FHA'ers
all over the nation in observing Na
&‘? ~flIA Week last week—Novem-
The group carried out special ac
tivities each day to make people
in their families, school and commun
ty more conscious of the ams and
purposes of their organization and
mr;mmmu“:' o "i- Pub
uem:;:,. Tayor Toek B Bt
'“A e R e
were sent to the local paper,
.- Tuesday was School Day and the
girls placed flowers on the desk of
Principal G. W. Hauvase and elected
the Boy and Girl of the month.
Wednesday they observed as Com
munity Day and met in the Home
making Department to teach all the
new members their favorite folk
'm and square dance steps. This
was in preparation for the big com
munity recreation program they have
planned soon, involving the four
Early county high schools.
Thursday was Family Dt{'ud the
girls put into use again their Family
Fun E‘. which has been completey
reorganized and refilled and is ready
for its third successful year with
FHA drhfi:ud their families, ekt
qu Day and sent Christmas
gifts overseas through the World
Christmas Festival,
’ Saturday was “Friend Day” and
approximately 40 of them boarded a
‘bus and attended the anmual fall
, district meeting in Vienna,
| Sunday was “Church Day” and the
group brought their week's activities
to a fitting close by atlend ng the
SR S
. a
clal service for them, e
LEON BAUGHMAN
.~ NAMED COUNTY
i CHM. J. &J. DINNER
! Leon H. Baughman has been
named chairman of the Jefferson-
Jacksen Day dinner, to ralse funds
for the Democratic Party, in Atlan.
a on December 2, James V. Car
michael and George D, Stewart have
‘announced. ‘
| Tickets for this dinner are .“,Ofli
each and can be purchased from
(Mr. Baughman or “Tige” Piekle,
whom Mr. Baughman named (o assist
| with the sale in Early county. It is
hoped that & number of Early coun
tians will attend the dinner, which u%
to honor Senator Walter George,
who will be the principal speaker, i
MIDGET FOOTBALL |
TEAMS TO CLOSE OUT
SEASON TUESDAY NIGHT
The midget foothall teams of
Blakely will play here nest Tues
day night and close oul the season
for the year 1953 :
It will be Jaek Clifton’s Notre
Dame's Irish pitied inst the Geor
;i:‘:ollw‘ Wmv Bill Arnold
g youhgsiers are playing some
real foothall and fans desiving 1o
sce what the Blakely Bobeats of
few years hence are going o look
like should avail themselves of the
opportunity of sceing these e
teame pla
The Mt‘u' i set for B o'clock
;BLAKELY AND |
DONALSONVILLE
PLAY 7 TO 7 TIE
Playing their final home game of
the season before a large crowd, thel
Blakely Bobeats wound up with a
T to 7 tie with the Donalsonville
Indians here Friday night.
Included in the large erowd which
gathered for the annual homecoming
day festivities were a number of
fans from the Seminole city.
In pre-game ceremonies pretty
Claudette Fleming was crowned
queen by Captain Herbert Swords,’
with Evelyn Timmons, Sara Hall, and |
Joan Mansfield as her attendants.
This followed the midget game, and
then the big game got under way.
In an underdog role, the Bobcats
outplayed the Indians for three
quarters and then saw apparent vie
tory go out the window when M. L.
Simmons tossed a short pass to Steve
Bush in the fourth quarter for a
60 yard touchdown., Clliff Cannon,
one of the shiftiest and fastest run
ners in this conference, then hit the
line for the extra point.
Blakely's touchdown came in the
second quarter on a bullet pass from
Herbert Swords to “Red” Watson
from four yards out, and then tossed
another in the exact spot to Ted
Smith for the extra point. It was
Aurey Rentz's end scoops that set
up the score, with some important
yardage from Fullback Al Felder,
Blakely almost pulled ahead of the
Indians on the final play of the
game. Swords tossed a pass to Har
vey Woolf, who was knocked out of
bounds on the five-yard line. The
play covered 30 yards.
Blakely's line played a magnificeat
game, led by Royce Davenport, Ted
Sirmons, Carl Fariss, Bill Barks.
dale, Crawford Swann, and Jimmy
Tucker.
Donalsonville’s outstanding player
as Clff Cannon, who carried the
m T e T .. # 4
defense.
SCOUT ROUND-UP HELD
HERE MONDAY NIGHT
The annual Scout round-up was
held here Monday night at the Amer
ican Legion Haall. About two hun
dred were present. These included
Cub Secouts, Boy Scouts, Explorer
Scouts, and parents.
Appearing on the program was
Philip Sheflield, distriet chairman,
W. E. Nexsen, field executive of the
Chehaw Council, who made awards
and presented merit badges, Ray
mond Singletary, finance chairman,
who spoke in behalf of the fund
drive which was held Tuesday, W. G.
Boswell, regional deputy executive,
of Atlanta, and Bernard Herring,
who was master of ceremonies
SENATOR RUSSELL TO
SPEAK IN DON'VILLE ON
FRIDAY, NOV. 20
It s announced that Senator
Richard B. Russell will speak In
Donalsonville on Friday, November
20, before members of the Three-
Noteh R. E. A, and members of the
Farm Bureau of Early, Decatur,
Seminole and Miller counties.
Royal Ambassador
Conclave Held At
Mt Hebron Church
The R. A's of Bethel Association
will hold their meeting at the Mount
Hebron Baptist Chureh on Sunday,
November 15, beginning at 3 p. ».
Theme for the program is “R A's
Deslare Mis Glory.” |
R AVs from each chapler in the
Association will present the program
Churches having ne R A, organi
sation are urged to take their bhays
to this Asseciational Conclave |
MRS, LEE KNIGHTON, |
Ass'n. Young Peoples Fupt
LIBERTY HILL 4H CLUB
The Liberty Hill 4-H Club was
called 1o order by our president,
Marion Jones
We discussed rat polsoning and
what kind of peisen it takes o kil
rafa
‘Wo decided 10 have our bext'
meeting on Thursday, Decomber 17
instend of the first Thursday
The mecting was then adiourned
lf';i WALLER, Reporier
AUXILIARY WOMAN'S
- EXCHANGE AND BAZAAR
‘ ON DECEMBER 17-18-19
The American Legion Auxiliary
will conduct a Womans Exchange
and Bazaar at the Legion Home on
December 17, 18, and 19, Any wom
an (not just Auxiliary members) can
cousign almost anything that they
want to sell on these days.
This will provide an outlet for
those who make fancy-work, aprons,
bedspreads, quilts, dolls, jewelry.(
ete. It will also afford an oportun- |
ity to turn into cash many things |
that are no longer needed by one
family that will be eagerly nouxht'
by another,
All items must be delivered to the
American Legion Hall after 9 o'clock
a. m.,, Thursday, December 17, and
all unsold items will be picked up
by 5 o'clock p. m. &umhnnm
‘bor 19. Each item will priced
by seller. 20 per cent of selling
price will be retained by the Aux
iliary,
WOMAN'S CLUB TO
MEET FRIDAY 3:30 P. M.
The Woman’s Club will hold their
regular meeting at the club house
Friday, November 13, 3:30 o’clock.
The Library Committee has ar
ranged a most interesting program,
using the following local speakers:
Mr. F. M. Hunter, teacher of adult
education night classes at the Blake
ly-Union Schoo!; Miss Evelyn Du-
Bose, school librarian, and Mrs. R.
C. Singletary, Sr., a long-time mem-.
ber of the city library board. |
As a climax to the program abon.‘
the Mildred Fleming dancing niool'
of Blakely and Bainbridge wil “.1
tertain the club. |
The Education Committee will
serve as hostesses: Mrs. Oscar
Whitchard, Miss Annette Alexander,
Mrs. J. H. Crowdis, Jr., Mrs. C. R.
Daniel, Mrs. P. H. Fitagerald, and‘
Mrs. R. C, Singletary, Sr.
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HOME IN LUCILE
Mrs, Sarah McMullen Houston, 86,
widow of the late William Ciason
Houston, died at her home in Lucile
the past Saturday, following an il
ness extending over a period of 21
months,
Mrs. Houston was a native of Miller
county, where she was bormm Dec,
19, 1867, and was a bmu of
Clayton and Ellen McMu She
had resided in l.ra:onu for the
past Afty years. was greatly
loved by many friends and relatives
who had known her throughout the
vears.
She was a member of the White
Plain Free Will Baptist Church,
where her funeral was held Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock, with the Rev,
Roy Roberts officiating. Interment
was in the church cemetery, with
Minter Funeral Home in charge and
e Bt
aynes, n
Murkerson, and Joe Brown McMullen
serving as pall-bearers.
Bum‘ Mrs. Houston are four
sons, W, W _Houston, Gorden Hous
ton, G. W, Houston, and Hoke
Houston, who have the sympathy of
| friends in their Joss,
THE HIGHWAY TO HAPPINESS
—A SAVINGS ACCOUNT
It may not be paved with wealth,
but a substantial savings reserve in
the bank gives you a mighty com
fortable feeling., Build your sav
ings regularly at our neighborly,
friendly bank. .
&
.
First State Bank
Blakely, Georgia
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
PULL FOR BLAKELY
i
PULL OUT
152,00 A YEAR
DR. KEATON, OF
DOTHAN, ROTARY
CLUB SPEAKER
Dr. J. A. Keaton, well-known ear,
eye, nose and throat specialist, of
Dothan, Ala,, was the guest speaker
at last Friday's meeting of the Blake
ly Rotary Club,
Introduced by Rotarian A. D. Wil
kerson, program chairman, Dr. Kea
ton talked on the subject of “A Good
Neighbor.,” An outstanding church
layman in his home city, the speaker
dealt largely in syiritual values and
how to be a good neighbor, outlining
many ways in which one can be a
good neighbor and of the joy and
satisfaction one receives from per
forming some friendly service or act
for his neighbor. A number of
beautiful poems illustrated the truths
which the speaker brought in his in
spirational address.
President Dick Rogers welecomed
into the club as an honorary mem
ber Miss Doris Odum, president of
the senior class at Blakey-Union
school, and G. W. Hause, supervising
principal of the school.
~ Other visitors at Friday's meeting
‘were Dr. D, C. Hastings, of Dothan,
La guest of Rotarian Jim Crowdis,
and Bill Williams, of Albany, &
'xueat of Rotarian Jim Hill,
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W. M. U. RALLY AT
MORGAN CHURCH
The first associational W. M. U,
!Rally of the new church year will be
held with the Morgan Baptist
tClmrc:h Friday, November 20, at
2:30 p. m.
Mrs. E. L. Culbreth, secretary of
the third associational distriet, will
Ipmldo over the program whose
theme is “Jesus Saves.”
Each member of the executive com
nittee, every W, M. 8. president,
I-n‘ others are expected to attend.
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EARLY COUNTY FAIR
| PRONOUNCED SUCCESS
. W. T. Morgan, commander of the
jocal post of the American Legion,
| announced yesterday that the Early
County Fair, held recently and which
was sponsored by the Legion, was
most successful from a financial
standpoint and he thanks all those
who were responsible for making
it sO,
l The proceeds will go toward de
veloping the Legion's property, with
‘& portion of it earmarked for im
provements to the stage in the
Legion Hall,
P.T. A. TO MEET TUESDAY
NIGHT SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
The Ella Jones Parent-Teacher As
soclation will meet at the school
bullding next Tuesday night ot 8§
o'clock, it has heen announced.