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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME 9% } NO. 43
W. E. Dillard, of Savannah, president
of the Central of Georgia Railway Co.,
was the guest speaker at last week's
meeting of the Blakely Rotary Club,
held Friday at noon.
Mr. Dillard, who is a native of Geor
‘gia, having been born at Ellaville,
speat the day in Blakely, he and his
wife being guests of Rotarian and Mrs.
D. H. McDowell,
Mr. Dillard’s talk was devoted large
ly to the economy of Georgia and of
the part the railroads are playing in
that economy. He praised Early Coun
ty for its agricultural development
and Blakely for its successful effort
toward landing a factory for this city,
stating that the healthiest economy
was one based on both agriculture and
industry. He stated that the Central
of Georgia railway first came to Blake
ly in 1873, and in 1889 was continued
on to Columbia. He discussed the vast
changes in this section since the first
train rolled into Blakely.
Mr. Dillard told of the part his rail
road is playing toward both the agri
cultural and industrial development of
the area it serves, stating that it con
stantly strives to bring new industries
into Georgia and has been successful
in many instances. !
The distinguished visitor, who was
introduced by Rotarian McDowell,
was roundly applauded at the con
clusion of his interesting talk.
Nick Collins, who, as president of
the senior class at Blakely-Union high
school has been an honorary member
of the club for the past year, thanked
the Rotarians for their interest in the
school and for the privilege of meet
ing with them the past year.
Other visitors at Friday's meeting
included Hugh Redding; a guest of Ro
tarian Jim Crowdis; J. S. Moreland, of
Albany, a guest of Rotarian Barney
Wynne; Dr. J. G. Standifer, a guest of
Rotarian James Murdock; Dr. W. C.
Baxley, Robert Puckett and O. R
Brooks, guests of Rotarian Dunbar
Grist; Rotarian J. L. Bacon and F. C.
Lang, of Albany, and Gun Dunnaway,
guests of Rotarian Dudley McDowell.
President Bill Boyett presided over
the meeting.
CARD OF THANKS
1 wish to express to each of my
friends my sincere appreciation for
yopr cards, flowers, visits, and other
acts of thoughtfulness during my re
cent stay in the hospital at Cuthbert
and since my return home
MRS. MARY LOU SIMS
SPECIAL CLEARANCE
All Ladies’ Spring and Summer
Hats — our entire stock —at
1-2 PRICE
Friday and Saturday Only
CHAS. E. BOYETT DEPARTMENT STORE
Corlp Connip News
LOCAL WEATHER
SUMMARY FOR THE
MONTH OF MAY, 1955
Temperature: Mean maximum, 88.4;
mean minimum, 62.9; mean, 75.6; max
imum, 97 on the 10th; minimum, 53 on
the 3rd and 4th,
~ Precipitation: Total, 503 inches;
greatest amount in any 24-hour period,
2.19 inches on the 22nd.
Miscellaneous: Number of days
with 0.01 inch or more of rainfall, 10;
fog on the 10th, 13th, 14th, 15th; thun
der on the 9th, 11th, 14th, 15th, 16th,
20th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th; hail on
the 22nd.
J. G. STANDIFER, Observer,
U. S. Weather Bureau.
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W. A. Radney Dies
- At Panama City;
| r
Funeral Held Here
Wiley Andrew Radney, 74, died at
his home at Panama City Beach, Fla.,
at 11:57 o'clock last Friday morning.
Mr. Radney, who had resided at
Panama City Beach for the past year,
was a brother-in-law to Mrs. Ed Min
ter, of this city, and father of J. Wilton
Radney, formerly of this city. He suc
cumbed to an illness of several months
following a stroke.
A native of Randolph County, he
was born August 27, 1881, and was a
son of the late Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Rad
ney. He had resided at Century, Fla,,
for 30 years prior to his removal to
Panama City Beach and was a retired
merchant. He was a Mason, Shriner,
Odd Fellow, Knight of Pythias, Wood
man of the World, and Modern Wood
man. Held in high esteem by
many friends, the news of his passing
was received with sincere regret.
The body of Mr. Radney, who was
a member of the Masonic lodge at
Century, Fla., was brought to Blakely
for interment, graveside services being
held Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock in
the city cemetery, with members of
Magnolia Lodge No. 88 of Blakely in
charge of the impressive ceremony.
Minter Funeral Home was funeral di
rector
Surviving Mr. Radney are his wife,
Mrs. Minmde R. Radney; a son, J. Wil
ton Radney, of Panama City; a daugh
ter, Mrs. Eugene Roy, of Montgomery,
Ala; a sister, Mrs. Marvin Harrison,
of Panama City; a brother, T. W. Rad
ney, of Union, Miss; a daughter-in
law, Mrs. Gordon Gadney, of Brewton,
Ala., and three grandchildren, Jane
Radney and Billy and Mike Roy
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 9, 1955,
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts—“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.”
Death claimed Wilson Edward Fry
erer, 32, young citizen and business
man of Blakely, at 4:15 o'clock last
Saturday morning. ‘He died at Sumter
County Hospital, Americus, where he
had been undergoing treatment.
Mr. Fryer had been in ill health for
some time and his condition had been
serious for several weeks.
He was born in Blakely on March
3, 1923, and was the son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. C. Fryer. Stricken at the age
ed of 12 with an illness that forced him
to be careful of his health and to
remain on a rigid diet for life, this
young man faced life in a man
ner that was an inspiration to his
many friends, his cheerful disposition
and affable manner being maintained
through all his illnesses, including the
last. He was a great sports fan and
loved people, particularly the young,
‘was civic-minded, and active in church
‘work. being a leader in the Training
Union of the Blakely Baptist Church,
!of which he was a member. He was
‘associated with his father in the opera
tion of Fryer's Market & Grocery and
‘was a member of Magnolia Lodge No.
86 Free and Accepted Masons.
~ Funeral services for Mr. Fryer,
were held Sunday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock in the Blakely Baptist Church,
‘with the pastor, the Rev. W. E. Storey,
officiating, assisted by the Methodist .
pastor, the Rev. C. R. McKibben. Ar
rangements were in charge of Minter
Funeral Home and Reuben Roberts,
George Warrick, Onley Whitchurst,
Dorsey Barbree, Hugh Redding, and
John Ivey Cooper served as pall-bear
‘m. Following the church service,
the body was interred in the city cem
etery, with members of Magnolia
Lodge No. 86 Free and Accepted Ma
’m in charge of the service, a large
number of them participating in this
final tribute to their brother Mason.
| Surviving Mr. Fryer are his wife,
the former Miss Wynelle George, and
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Fryer,
all of Blakely; and two sisters, Miss
Beth Fryer and Mrs. Lillian Fryer
Davis, both of Albany. The sincere
sympathy of many friends is extended
10 these bereaved ones.
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Blakely-Hilton Food
Preservation Centers
To Open Friday
The Blakely-Union food preservation
center will be open Friday of this
week. Beginning the week of June
13, the Blakely center will be open
on Tuesdays and Thursdays and the
Hilton center will be open on Wed
nesday. These centers will observe
these days until June 27. After that
‘un center at Hilten will be open on
Wednesdays and Fridays and the
!lhhcly center on Tuesdays and Thurs
days.
Lewis Jones will be the supervisor
for both these centers. Patrons in sur
rounding communities can utilize the
facilities of cither or both of these
centers to preserve food for home use
E H CHEEK.
Veoe. Agr. Teacher
More than 1000000 quarts of food
were canned and about 64000 pounds
of food frosen under the 1954 North
Georgia rural community improvement
program
BLAKELY THEATRE
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
Robert Taylor and Eleanor Parker in
“MANY RIVERS TO CROSS”
“
SATURDAY
New Adventure Thrills!
“THE LAWLESS RIDER"
LATE SHOW SATURDAY
Betty Grable, Marge and Gower Champion in
“THREE FOR THE SHOwW"
SUNDAY AND MONDAY
Beity Grable, Marge and Gower Champion in
“THREE FOR THE sSnHow"
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TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
“THE YELLOW TOMAHAWK"
It Split the West in Twe!
427,000 SEEDLINGS
Early County citizens during the
1954-'55 planting season set out 427,000
forest tree seedlings to help lead Geor
gia to an all-time planting and state
nursery production of 117,210,007 seed
lings.
Species planted in Early County and
the number of each species planted
are as follows: Arizona Cypress, 500;
Longleaf Pine, 5000; Slash Pine, 421,.-
500; total, 427,000
The 117,210,007 seedlings produced in
Georgia’s four state nurseries once
again placed the state in first place in
seedling production among the 48
states,
The 1954-'55 report, released this
week by the nursery department of the
Georgia Forestry Commission, showed
that planting honors were divided be
tween the private citizen and landown
er and the forest industries. Each
group accounted for 374 per cent of
seedlings shipped from the four
nurseries.
The remaining production of slight
ly more than 25 per cent of the over
all production was in other categories,
including federal, state, and county
plantings.
Burke County, with 3396740 seed
lings, led the planting list. Runner-up
counties and the seedlings planted in
them were: Jenkins, 3,193.660; Charl
ton, 3,034,660; Dodge, 2,774,650,
Lowndes, 2,280.000; Camden, 2,181.778;
Decatur, 1,833.600; Laurens, 1.807400;
Crawford, 1,717,500, and Telfair, 1,004,
854 seedlings.
Davisboro Nursery produced m-{
900, Horseshoe Bend Nursery pro
duced 31,979,508 seedlings. Herty Nurs
ery produced 25380058 seedlings, and
‘;('l:htower Nursery produced 22321.-
EBAH!S‘I' PASTOR AND
FAMILY TO BE HONORED
AT CHURCH SUN. NIGHT
! The Rev. W. E. Storey has this week
completed ten years of service as pas
| tor of the Blakely Baptist Church.
| And the members of the church are
sphnnmhnotlfithemmu
| noticed, as would probably be the min
"m«‘: desire, 30 an “open house™ has
been planned for the church parior
on next Sunday evening at 8 o'clock,
;mm‘m\mum.m
{includes Mra. Storey and their twin
daughters, Anne and Annette.
! At this time not only members of the
pastor's congregation, but friends of
|every denomination who are not at
tending church services elsewhere are
invited to the church to express their
|appreciation to the pastor for Ma‘
ministry here
The church has enjoyed » remarks
includes the erection of the large edu
cutional building A complete church
auditorium renovation is planned for
the near future, and membership of
the church and all its auxiliaries is at
an all-time high |
| lis to express appreciation for the
work done here by the pastor that the
,“open house™ for him and his family
(will be held next Sunday evening at
§ o'clock in lieu of the regular church
| orvice
Fatimates of the damage caused cach
year by clothes moths and earpe! bee
ties in the United States range from
S2OO GOO 000 Lo §SOO 000 (00
ARMY RECRUITING :
STATION OFFICE TO
BE OPENED HERE
The United States Army Recruiting
Service announces the opening of an
Army Recruiting Station office here
in the post office building.
Assigned to the office is SFC, Emory
S. Burke. SFC. Burke is a veteran of
the Korean War. He is a member of
the Headland Masonic Lodge No. 438,
of the order of the Eastern Star No.
422, Headland, Ala.,, and a member of
the Albany Consistory, Albany, Ga. He
is married to the former Myra Earlene
Hardy, of Headland, Ala. They have
lthmchudm. Ny
y SFC. Burke's office hours will be
‘trom 8:00 'til 5:00 p. m. .on Mondays
and Wednesdays, and from 8:00 ‘til
12:00 on Saturdays. He can be contact
ed each day after 5:00 p. m. at 525 S.
Main street in Blakely,
SUMMER ARTHLETIC
PROGRAM TO OPEN
HERE MONDAY NIGHT
Monday night, June 13, will see the
opening of the summer athletic pro
gram in Blakely. This year four teams
of high school boys will compete in a
city softball league, al"ng with the
smaller boys' Little League Baseball.
Softball will be played every Monday
and Thursday, Little League baseball
every Tuesday and Friday. There will
be a double-headler every night, the
first game starting at 7:30. Games will
bephyvdmthchlzhnhuflloothdl‘
field. Next week's schedule is: 1
Monday 7:30, Panthers vs. Bulldogs;
8:30, Bears vs. Hornets,
Tuesday 7:30, Yankees vs. Cardinals:
8:30, Red Sox vs. Giants,
No admission will be charged and
everyone is invited to go out apd see
#ood baseball and softball.
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BLAKELY-UN!ON'
F. F. A. NEWS
Ao—— 1
Gordon Jenkins, president of the
Blakely-Union FFA for next year, will
attend the state leadership conference
next week at Jackson Lake. Mr. Larry
Taylor, nationally known authority on
leadership, will be in charge of the
conference. This will be a joint FHA
and FFA leadership conference.
Curtis Smith was selected as the
winner in the chapter painting contest
last week. Curtis will submit a report
on his activities in this contest to lh(
district office this week. |
At the graduation services last week. |
Marvin Singletary was selected as win
ner in the eighth grade. Marvin was |
winner of the Arlington Fat Cattle
Show and also exhibited & steer at
Donalsonville. He won first prize in
hMMdM'
bulleting uvhulnnnwdllul
his year's work in Vocational Agri
culture.
Harold Perry and Jimmy Temples
were selected a 8 co-winners of the
Danvel Balley apvard This award s
made annually to the senior h-ml
the best five-year record in Vocational
Agriculture and FFA work. Each of
these FFA members had outstanding |
records during their high sehool mnl
They entered various cattle shows
Judging contests. quartel contests na-
Uonal chorus, and served a 8 officers
for their chapter Md&u’wv-!
iies contributed 1o making the Mlake
ly-Union FFA a Gold Emblem chapter
TOM PETERS, Reporter.
WE KNOW YOU and YOU KNOW US
When you bank here, you deal with
fellow to'wnsmen who are sincerely inter
ested in this community and in you. Close
and friendly relationships with customers is
a pleasant feature of this bank.
First State Bank
Blakely, Georgila
Member Federal Deposit lnsurance Corporation
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1954-'55 TERM
The 1954-1955 term of Blakely-Union
school was brought to a close with the
high school graduation exercises at
the Methodist Church the past Friday
night,
A large crowd of interested friends
filled the church auditorium to witness
the colorful spectacle of a large num
ber of boys and girls completing their
high school careers and receiving their
diplomas.
The program was featured by an
address by Dr. Henry King Stanford,
president of G. S. C. W,. Milledgeville,
and an outstanding Georgia educator.
His remarks, addressed primarily to
the graduates, were impressive and to
the point.
Julia Oldham delivered the saluta
tory and Dean Cook the valedictory.
Other numbers on the program in
cluded the processional and recession.
al, by Miss Evelyn Dußose; the invo
cation, by the Rev. P. Z. Smith; pres
entation of awards, by Dr. J. G. Stand
ifer (see list of winners below): roll
call of seniors, by Nick Collins, class
president; presentation of diplomas, by
R. K. Sites, county superintendent of
schools; and benediction by the Rev.
K. V. Shutes.
Those awarded diplomas were: Bar
bara Dianne Balkcom, Mary Alice
Batchelor, Nellie Ann Chandler, Gracie
Patricia Anne Davis, Yvonne Davis,
Marian Erwin, Martha Leona Hodges,
Helen Frances Holman, Carolyn Ame
lia Hutto, Mamie Dale Johnson, Betty
Ruth Jones, Ruby Louise Jones, Jacky
Eugenia Loyless, Barbara Marsh, Lin
da Anne Morgan, Sarah Julia Oldham,
'Swann, Peggy Ann Swords, Evelyn
Merle Timmons, Peggy Ann White,
Martha Jean Wiley, Faye Harriet
Wynne, E J. Baker, Charles Rodney
Boyett, Oscar Maxwell Bynum, Henry
Echols Collins, Henry Dean Cook, Bobe
by Ray Glass, Byron Edgar Hayes,
Thomas Emory Jordan, Sidney Harrell
Illnna Rice, William Theodore Smith,
James Edmond Starling, Jw
ford Stll, Wilmer Joe
James Edward Swann, Bobby W. Ted
der, James Clifton Temples, James
Edgar Tucker, Willlam Henry Wall, Jr.
MEDAL AWARDS
Salutatorian Medal: To Miss Julia
) Daniel Bailey Award (outstanding
w ‘
work in vocatiofial agriculture):
Awarded jointly to Harold Perry and
Jimmy Temples.
D. A R Citizenship Medal: To Miss
Peggy White
- American Legion Gold Medal (for
winning first place in essay contest):
To Miss Peggy White
American Legion Bronze Medal (for
winning third in essay contest)
To Miss Alice mdw
Lc:':“ Scholarship Medal: To Dean
Masonic Scholarship Medal (23rd an
nual award given Magnolia Lodge
No BV & A lr?nbuucu
Harry Stone Medal (28th annual
award 1o the best all-round boy in the
senior class): To Nick Collins
About hall of all the electricity pro
’CM in the U 8 s generated by coal
and the amount of electric power o
| produced has inereased 8 times sinee
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