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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD'S COUNTRY
VOLUME 93 } NO, 18
ECONOMIST CITES
LAISD USE TRENDS
AGRICULTURE
Pointing to the present rate of
production in the United States, and
then taking a look at the population
which is increasing by two and one
half million a year, J. W, Fanning,
Agricultural Extension Service econ
omist, says that by 1975, 115 million
additional acres of crop land will
be needed to maintain our present
standard of living.
He estimates that around 30 mil
lion acres of cropland in various
parts of the country are idle each
year because of wet weather,
drought, lack of capital, soil erollcn.i
low fertility or other reasons. Much
of this idle land could be improvcdl
by erosion control, cover crops,
clearing of brush, drainage, or irri-‘
gation. |
Land use in Georgia adds up like
this, according to Fanning—two out
of every three acres are in timber
land (22 million acres in all), leav
ing 12 million acres for crops and
pastures and three million acres for
cities, rivers and roads. In 1914-15
Georgia farmers planted five millon
acres to cotton alone. Now less than
two million acres are used for cot
ton, peanuts and tobacco combined.
The trend is downward in crop land
and upward in pastyres, small grains
and legumes, he adds.
With a total tillable land area of
about 509 million acres, the United
States ranks high among the nations
of the world with the largest acreage
of arable land. All of Europe, except
that part which lies in the Soviet
Union, contains only about four-fifths
as much tillable land as the United
States. The Soviet Union is report
ed to have about 500 million acres
of tillable land.
About one-fourth of the land in
continental United States is crop-
Jand and more than half is perma
nent pasture and grazing land. Al
together, around four-fifths of Unit
ed States land area is at present
used for some kind of agricultural
production. If all other timber and
woodland is added to this, it consti
tutes nine-tenths of our total land
area.
The current trend in sweet potato
growing in Georgia is for fewer
growers to plant larger aceages.
All Hail To The New Year
1954
As the glad bells peal out at
the stroke of midnight to mark
the passing of the old year
and the arrival of the new, we
pause for a moment to express
our appreciation for the con
fidence, friendship and good
will which have been extend
ed to us during the past year
and to extend our best wishes
for a bright and happy New
Year.
Chas. E. Boyett Department Store
(Owned by Logue's loc, of Ga.)
WE CLOSE AT 8:00 P. M. ON SATURDAYS
Coarlp Conntp News
C. H. T. BANQUET
TO BE HELD THURSDAY,
JANUARY 7, 8 O'CLOCK
Joe Hanna, of Albany, and Heum‘
Lumpkin, of Columbus, visited Blake
ly the past week and made arrmge-‘
ments for the banquet which the
Georgia Power Company is giving in
honor of the Blakely workers in the
Champion Home Town Contest.
The banquet will be held at the
Woman's Club Thursday night, Jan
uary 7, at 8 o'clock.
At this time the bronze plaque and
the cash prize of SSOO will be pre
sented to Blakely as third-place win
ner in the contest. Invitations are
being issued this week to the ones
who gave so willingly of their time.i
which made possible the winning of
this recognition for Blakely. }
NEW YEAR'S EVE ‘
DANCE AT WOMAN'S
CLUB TONIGHT
Tonight, New Year's Eve, is the
occasion for the festive holiday dance
at the Blakely Woman's Club.
Mrs. Dudley McDowell, general
chairman, and her committees have
made attractive plans for the dance.
A five-piece orchestra will furnish
the music. A short, peppy floor
show will be presented and New
Year's favors will be distributed at
midnight.
Proceeds from this dance will be
‘used by the Woman’s Club in carry
ing out their chief projects for the
i”".
BLAKELY BOY
g SHOT ACCIDENTALLY
' —
} The only holiday accident reported
in Blakely was thaj of Wayne Lash
ley, 16-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Pete Lashley, of Blakely, who
was shot accidentally by a 410
‘gauge shotgun, the load striking him
in the stomach. He was placed in
' the local hospital, but is now report
'ed out of danger, and was dismissed
from the hospital on Wednesday. The
"accident occurred December 22.
. Young Lashley is said to have
placed the loaded gun against the
house, and the gun slipped and when
it fell the jar caused it to go off
and hitting him m the stomach.
All cattle lice may be controlled
with one and one-half per cent Meth
loxychlor spray, dairymen say.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, DEC, 31, 1953,
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts—*“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead,”
MASONIC BODIES
NAME OFFICERS
FOR YEAR 1954
The Masonic bodies of Blakely
have elected their respective slates of
officers for 1954, as follows:
BLAKELY COUNCIL NO. 39
ROYAL & SELECT MASTERS
Illustrious Master: A, J. Balkcom.
Deputy Master: L. B. Fryer, Jr.
Principal Conductor of Work: W.
H. Fain.
Recorder-Treas.: H, E. Bush, Sr.
Chaplain: B. C. Watson,
Chaplain Emeritus: J. S. Harts
field.
Capt. of Guard: C. P. Jenkins,
Conductor of Council: J. 0. Na
pier. |
Steward: C. P. Gay, Jr.
Sentinel: C. L. Spence.
These officers were installed by Dr.
J. G. Standifer, Past Illustrious
Grand Master.
BLAKELY CHAPTER NO. 44
ROYAL ARCH MASONS
High Priest: R. L. Reeves,
King: W, H. Fain.
Seribe: L. B. Fryer, Jr. |
Sec.-Treas.: H. E. Bush, Sr. i
Chaplain: B. C. Watson, l
Chaplain Emeritus: J. S. Harts
field.
Capt. of Host: J. O. Napier.
Principal Sojourner: C. P. Jenkins.
Royal Arch Capt.: C. P. Gay, Jr.
Master 3rd Veil: C. L. Spence.
Master 2nd Veil: V. L. McLendon.
Master Ist Veil: Dorsey Barbree.
Sentinel: Bernard Herring,
The above officers were instaled by
Dr. J. G. Standifer, Past Grand High
Priest.
‘ MAGNOLIA LODGE NO. 86
F.& A M
Worshipful Master: L. B. Fryer,
Jr.
Senior Warden: J. O. Napier.
Junior Warden: C. P. Gay, Jr.
Treasurer: Shelly Simmons. -
Secretary: H. E. Bush, Sr,
Chaplain: B. C. Watson.
Chaplain Emeritus: J. S. Harts
deid.
Marshal: Woodrow Houston.
Senior Deacon: C. L. Spence.
Junior Deacon: Bernard Herring.
Senior Steward: V. L. McLendon.
Junior Steward: Dorsey Babree.
Tyler: George Warrick,
The new officers were installed by
D. J. G. Standifer, Past Grand Mas
ter, as acting Grand Master, assisted
by J. E. Houston, acting Deputy
Worshipful Master, W. H. Fain, was
acting Grand Marshal. The retiving
Worshipful Master, W. H. Fain, was
presented a Past Master's jewel, J.
E. Houston making the presentation.
.
CHICKEN SUPPER AT
VFW CLUB ROOM
VFW members and thelr wives
are inviled to a chicken supper al
the VFW club room New Year's Eve
—=Thursday night—Commander Joe
Pittman has announced. Supper will
be served at 9 o'clock.
FINAL wabulation of the figures in
the Nevember presidential election
show that Herbert Hoover received
21,429,100 votes and his Democratic
opponent, Alfred E. Smith, received
15,005,497 votes, a majority of over
six million wvoles for Hoover.
* & 2
J. G. MABHBURN, 47, for many
years a rural mail carvier and well
known Blakely citisen, died at his
home on Fort Gaines street Bunday
afternoon after an illness of several
years,
| a 5 ¢
MR, AND MRS, Dallas Spurieck
and Miss Ellene Bawyer, of Spring
field, were puests several days (his
week in the home of Mr. T. & Saw
yer. I
2 2 @
MISS LUCY SHEFFIELD and M+
Edwin Bwann were married on Wed.
nesdey
SOME HAPPENINGS IN BLAKELY
A QUARTER OF A CENTURY AGO
Clippings from the luh County News of
December 27, 1928
REPORT GIVEN
ON SALE OF T. B.
CHRISTMAS SEALS
With 94 of the 1569 counties in
Georgia reporting their totals to
date for the 1953 Christmas Seal
Sale, Carl Fox, Executive Secretary
of the Georgia Tuberculoss Associa
tion, has announced that the total
moneys reported by those counties
amount to $196,167.87.
According to Mr. Fox, that total
in comparison with the total for the
same period last year, indicates that
now the prospects for a record
sale are brighter, although the cam
paign started off slowly because of
many other humanitarian drives and
various other reasons.
“Reports from various sections of
the Unted States,” Mr. Fox said,
show that practically all the states
started off slowly, but are now, be
cause of follow-up letters and radio
and newspaper publicity, boosting
their sales at rates comparable to
last year.
“In this connection, the Georgia
Tuberculosis Association wants to
take this opportunity of extending
its appreciation to wire news serv
ices, newspapers and rado and TV
stations throughout the State of
Georgia for their fine cooperation.
The success of the Christmas Seal
sales so far could not have been at
tained if it had not been for the civ
ic-minded spirit evidenced by these
important disseminators of news,”
Mr. Fox said.
According to the offices of the
state TB organization, a spirited fol
low-up campaign in all of the 159
| counties of Georgia will be launched
{in an effort to remind those who have
not already contributed, either be
cause of their Yuletide activities, or
the fact that they have either mis
(laid their self-addressed return en
|velopes or their Christmas Seals, or
iboth.
A. S. C. NEWS
. By R.R. McLENDON, Chairman
" The delegates to the County Con
‘vention met on December 18, 1953,
‘and re-elected the following commit
{tee of R. R. McLendon, Chairman,
'Liston Radney, Vice-Chairman, and
{Ralph Balkcom, Member, for the
ilhird consecutive year,
| Those producers who have re
ceived material on purchase order
must report the disposition of this
material by Jm 15, 1914. The
_to::t‘y office must be com
ol by this date, therefore, those
producers who do not make a report
will be placed on the county office
debt register.
All producers who have carried
out practices in addition to material’
received on purchase order must pro
iduce bills of sale, receipts, ete., and
report these practices by January
11, 1954, in order to receive pay
ment. |
i P—— ‘
i All producers who have not turn
ed in their 1935 peanut marketing
card will please do s 0 as soon as pos
sible in order that we may complete
our records. |
| MR, AND MRS, J. W, Bonner and
little daughter went up to Sasser
,uwmmmm
MR, AND MRE. P. D Dußose,
Miss Evelyn Dußlose, and Miss Paul.
ine Livingston came down from AL
lanta to spend the Christmas holi
days
‘ 75 YEARS AGO
From losne of Docosmber 27, 1878
PROFV. DOZIER will open the
spring term of the Mlakely Academy
umm’c:m'nw.
- MR A D SMITH, IR, and Miss
Molly Hall were marvied on Decem
;lm 19, Judge { N‘; lnu-fimuuj
. \
O MR JAR M. STEWART, JR., and
Miss Sallie B Pryer, doughter ui
holy bonds of matrimony on Bunday
marning last :
ADVERTISING RATE
TO BE ADVANCED
SLIGHTLY NEXT WEEK
In order to partly offset the ever
increasing cost of publication, The
News will advance its display adver
tising rate by 5¢ per column inch,
effective with the issue of January
7. The price of newsprint, already at
an all-ttime high, has again ad-|
vinced in price, together with all
other materials that go into the pub
lishing of the paper. Even at the
new rate, The News' rate is still un
der most Georgia publeations of a
similar circulation.
This advance notice is given in or
der that advertisers, if so desiring,
may reduce the space they are cur
rently using in order to keep within
their present advertising budget.
TAG APPLICATIONS
INVALID WITHOUT
AUTO LIEN DATA
Revenue Commission Charles D.
Redine has reminded Georgians that
they must submit information about
all lens against their cars before
they can get 1954 license tags. |
The commissioner said more than
90 per cent of the license tag nppli-‘
cations now coming in are without
the necessary information. "Wn’u!
having to send them back,” he said.
The Legislature passed an automo
bile title registration law at the
January-February session which re
quires all tag applicants to fill out ai
questionnaire, which they can ob
tain with their application forms. |
If there is no lien on the ecar the
applicant only has to ‘write “none”
on his application sheet. |
The tags go on sale January 1
and already there are many appli
cations. .
Commissioner Redwine said the
procedure on lien information is casy
and added that “Geoigia has one of
the simplest forms of registration
anywhere.”
Mayor Of Damascus, Ga.,
Receives Christmas Wishes
From Mayor Damascus, Syria
C. N. McArthur, mayor of Damas
cus, received a telegram from the
Damascus, Syria, mayor, during the
holidays. The telegram read as fol
llm:
Syrian Government laumdoa:!
Damascus Via RCA
Mayor, (‘&y of Damascus, Ga.:
‘ On behalf of the citizens of Da
mascus and on my behalf, this is to
wish you a Merry Christmas and »
Hapoy New Year., | take this oppor
tunity 10 confirm my wish for
strengthening the ties and relations
between the people of the United
States and those of Syria, and to
hope that the future may. through
the friendly relations of the new
era, bring lasting peace and m
nov.l:':h people of the whole
ABDUL n'&w ELMARDIN,
Mayor, Damascus, Syria.
MAY THE NEW YEAR BE BRIGHT
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS IS EVERY
AMERICAN'S RIGHT
+ + +» The Constitution says so, May
you catch your full share of it in
1954 . . . that is our sincere hope, as
another New Year's Day rolls
around.
First State Bank
Blakely, Georgia
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
PULL FOR BLAKELY
"—OR— .
PULL OUT
$2.00 A YEAR
FOUR-H ADVISERS
ADOPT SIX GOALS
FOR WORK IN '54
The 12,202 parents, teachers,
farmers, homemakers, and profes
sional, business and civic leaders who
annually volunteer their cervices as
adult 4-H Club advisers have adopted
six goals designed to strengthen 4-H
adult leadership in each county in
1964,
Set up by a group of state, district
and county advisers meeting during
the State 4-H Couneil meeting in
Milledgeville last August, and an
nounced this week by Miss Rhonwyn
Lowry, assistant state 4-H Qlu-b lead
er, the goals are expected to give
Aimpetus to the 4-H Club program
}nnmlly.
The goals are: Advisers’ cottage at
the State 4-H Club Center, a consti
tution for 4-H advisers, an Advisers
Council in each county, recognition
for all 4-H Club members, distriet
advisers meetings in 1954, and at
least one adviser from each county
'nt the State 4-H Club Council meet
ing. '
| The adult leaders’ plan for the
'conue at Rock Eagle calls for each
adviser giving a dollar during the
lyur.
Miss Lowry said committees have
’boon working on the constitution for
4 year, and added that it will be
ready to submit to the advisers in
Ihnury.
[ Advisers at the Milledgeville meet-
Jing felt that, if they met regularly
in each county and discussed prob
ikml. they would be better able to
serve 4-H. They also felt that the
lmu would have a stronger 4-H pro
‘gram if each boy and girl received a
(certificate of merit for completing a
|project.
| District advisers' meetings will be
‘hold in January in connection with
lrml‘r Extension district meetings,
and county advisers are urged to at
'tend these sessions.
l The goal of at least one adviser
from each county attending the State
!C-H Council meeting would increase
étho number of adult leaders on hand
for the special 4-H Advisers Day
program, and would give the volun
teer leaders an opportunity to meet
‘nearly 1,000 of the state’s outstand.
ing club members,
'FARMERS MEETINGS TO
BE HELD AT COLOMOKEE
i e mm——
| Beginning Wednesday night, Jan
vary 6, a series of farmers meetings
‘will be held at the Colomokee Com
munity House, it is announced.
' These meetings will be held on
each Wednesday night until further
notice. These meetings will be held
by E. H. Cheek, Voeational Agri
culture Teacher at Blakely-Union
High School.
| Approximately 100 million aseed
lings were produced by the Georgla
Forestry Commission for planting
'during the 1953.54 planting year.