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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME 9% } NO, 44
BLAKELY-UNION
Nellie Ann Chandler, Dean Cook,
Julia Oldham, Peggy White, Patricia
Hudspeth, William Hudspeth, Joan
Mansfield, Royce Richardson, Patricia
Ferguson, Thomas Grier, Beverly
Barksdale, Merlyn Davis, Sterlyn Da
vis, Charlene Dunning, Lynn Hodges,
Martha Ellen Houston, Sydney How
ell, Lisms Loyless, Patricia Ann Mar
shall, June Sims, Tommy Barksdale,
Tommy Bell, Nancy Brown, Carol
Clifton, Charles Davenport, Janet De
kle, Ida Kirkland, Janice Knighton,
Janice Mercer, Eileen Tarver, Faye
Brown, Judith Buckner, Sandra Burke,
Ica Chester, Sue Felder, Jim Grist,
Cecelia Hale, John Ralph Jarrett, Kay
Middleton, Jimmy Rogers, Ann Storey,
Janie Chapman, Earl Cheek, Byron
Collier, Judy Cox, Charles Culver,
Barbara Enfinger, Pam Houston, Sterl
ing McLain, Priscilla Mosely, Hanson
Owen, Jimmy Peters, Kathy Pittman,
Kathy Rice, Dianne Sites, Olin Thomp
son, Guy Welch, Gene White, Kay
White, June Allen, Bill Cox, Jimmy
Crowdis, Susan Gilbert, Amelia Gooch
er, Gerry Hause, Bobby Hightower,
Ward Holman, Eleanor Martin, Ed
ward Morton, Mary Jane Owen, Rachel
Rice, Lynn Rogers, Marjorie Snell
grove, Betty Timmons, Joy White,
Milton White, Judy Allen, Angeline
Baxley, Earline Thandler, Sidney
Chandler, Carol Cheek, Judy Clark,
Patsy Collins, Lindsay Dennis, Dianne
Dußose, Beverly Gilbert, Jenene Gray,
Omar Howell, Susan Howell, Ramona
Jones, Jenelle Parker, Sheila Pitts,
Elizabeth Sessions, Ann Singletary,
Deborah Shutes, Christine Tarver,
Linton Thompson, Guyla White, Nor
ma Willis, Beverly Ann Gilbert, Ralph
Hobbs, Cathy Still, Janice Temples,
Angeline Thompson, Linda Widener,
Penny Willis v
B-A-S-E-B-A-L-L
SOFTBALL SCHEDULE
Thursday, June 16
7:30 Panthers vs. Bears
8:30 Bulldogs vs. Hornets
Monday, June 20
7:30 Panthers vs. Hornets
5:30 Bulldogs vs. Bears
LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
Friday, June 17
7:30 Yanks vs. Red Sox
830 Cards vs. Gilants
Tuesday, June 21
7:30 Yankees v Giants
#8330 Cards v&. Red Sox
FATHER'S DAY IS NEXT SUNDAY
JUNE 19th
Remember him with a fine
gift from Boyett's. We are
especially proud of our se
lection of Sport Shirts and
Slacks.
... FREE GIFT WRAPPING ...
CHAS. E. BOYETT DEPARTMENT STORE
Carlp Counip News
Baptist Pastor And
Family Honored
At ‘Open House’
.
The pastor of the Blakely Baptist
Church, the Rev. W. E. Storey, Mrs.
Storey, and their twin daughters, Anne
and Annette, were the honored guests
at an “open house” in the church edu
cational building Sunday evening from
eight to ten o'clock.
The occasion marked the tenth anni
versary of Mr. Storey as pastor of the
church, and the “open house” was
planned in order that friends might
have an opportunity to express their
love and appreciation for him and
his family.
During the evening several hundred
friends, members of the Baptist church
and of other churches in the city
called to express their appreciation
to Mr. Storey for his untiring efforts
in behalf of the Christian religion in
Blakely and to congratulate him upon
the success of his ministry here.
It was on the second Sunday in
June, 1945, when the minister preached
his first sermon to the Baptist congre
gation. A review of the church rec
ords shows that the church has enjoyed
a remarkable growth, both in numbers
and gifts, during the ten years which
have since passed. During those ten
years there have been 505 additions to
the membership of the church, 205 by
baptism and 210 by letter. The church
membership, 560 in 1944, is now 796,
The Sunday School enrollment 10
years ago was 390. Today it is 791.
The Training Union, with an enroll
ment of 54 ten years ago, now has a
membership of 213.
The Woman's Missionary Society's
enrollment has increased from 208 to
300 since 1948 (previous figures not
available).
Contributions to the church budget
ten years ago totaled $3.219.00. In 1054
the contributions totaled $12.534.00.
Gifts to missions, $1.900.43 ten years
ago, rose to $5328.79 the past year.
An outstanding achievement of Pas
tor Storey’'s ministry was the erection
of the educational building at a cost
of approximately $55.000, including the
furniture. The building was first oc
cupied on February 19, 1950. Money
raised for the building fund during
the ten years is $71.57000. Plans are
under way to begin work at an early
date on the complete renovation of the
church auditorium, plans and specifica
tions having already been drawn.
The church membership, holding Mr
Storey in love and esteem, point with
pride to the accomplishments of the
past ten years and look forward to fur
ther progress as the pastor begins an
other year's work |
BLAKELY,'GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE ,16 1955,
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts—“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.”
W. H. ANSLEY
The Rev. W. H. Ansley will be the
new pastor of the Blakely Methodist
Church for the coming conference
year and the Rev. C. R. McKibben,
pastor of the church here for the
past three years, will go to the church
at Sylvester, it was learned Sunday
when the pastoral appointments were
announced by Bishop Arthur J. Moore
at the concluding session of the South
Georgia Conference.
The new pastor comes to Blakely
from the church at Brooklet in the
Savannah district. He and Mrs. Ans
ley have two children, a son and a
daughter, who are twins and who have
just graduated from high school.
Mr. McKibben has been pastor of
the church here for the past three
years and he and his family have
made many friends here who regret
to see them leave.
The Rev. F. C. Meyer has been re
turned to the pastorate of the Blakely
Circuit for another year.
The Rev. W. V. Dibble, a former pas
tor of the Blakely church, has been re
turned to Asbury Church, Savannah,
and the Rev. Roy J. Bond, also a for
mer pastor here, has been returned to
his position as Executive Secretary of
the Conference Board of Education.
The complete list of appointments
for the Thomasville District, of which
the Blakely church is a member, fol
lows:
J. B. Smith, District Superintendent.
Albany, Avalon: Harold A. Raines.
Albany, First: J. Frederick Wilson.
Albany, First-Associate: J. Berrien
Minter.
Albany, Palmyra: W. Russell Ed
wards.
Albany, Morningside: W. Max Hill
Albany, Trinity: Fred McLendon.
Arlington: C. E. Smith,
Attapuigus: A. C. Prickett.
Baconton: Richard J. Magie (AS)
Bainbridge: J. R. Webb, Jr
Barwick: Paul L. Harwell, Jr. (AS),
Blakely: W. H. Ansley.
~ Blakely Circuit: Fred C. Meyer.
Boston: Frank Perry.
Brinson: L. A. Lemons,
- Cairo: L. E Williams.
Cairo Circuit: W. A. McClelland
Calvary-Bethel: B. M. Fulford.
Camilla: L. M. Spivey.
Colquitt: Carlton Anderson.
Dixie-Pideock: James W. Chester
Donalsonville: Alvis A. Waite, Jr
Edison: R. G. Freeman
Faceville: G. W. Bates (AS)
Leary: C. L. Glenn
Meigs-Ochlochnee: A. A. Waite, Sr
Metcall: T. E Pickren,
Newton Circuit: W, J. Stanford
Pavo: Clayton P. Studstill
Pelham: Oscar M. Bell
Sale City: J. B. Gresham
Thomasville, First: 0. C. Cooper
Thomasville, Dawson Street: C. W
Hancock.
Thomasville, Pairview: £ E Hart
West Bainbridge: R. C. Kale.
Whigham-Climax: J. E Lackey
Sec. of Missions: C. W. Hancoek
Sec. of Evangelism: J. R. Webb, Jr
The change in pastorates will take
place on Sunday. June 28
CAED OF THANKS
Many thanks to all my friends for
their remembrances of me while | was
in the hospital at Dublin. Everything
was genuinely approciated
M L SIMMONS
BLAKELY THEATRE
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
Sterling Hayden, Alex Smith, Dean Jagger in
“THE ETERNAL SEA”
SATURDAY
Gene Autry in
“LOADED PISTOLS"
LATE SHOW SATURDAY
“SEA OF LOST SHIPS”
SUNDAY - MONDAY -TUESDAY
Tyrone Power and Maureen O'Hara in
“THE LONG GRAY LINET
One of the Screen's Supreme Achies ements
WEDNESDAY
Walt Disney s Story Of
“ROBIN HOOD"
TALKBYF.S. JONES
[——
A former Early countian and native
of Blakely came back home for a
short while Friday to talk to the mem
bers of the Blakely Rotary Club.
He was Frank S. Jones, of Bain
bridge, prominent banker and citizen
of that city, who left his native town
over fifty years ago and has been a
resident of the Decatur county city
since. But he has returned to Blake
ly frequently and kept in touch with
the progress of his “old home town"
’md maintained the friendships formed
throughout the years.
) Mr. Jones “just talked,” as he ex
pressed it, about memories of the
|townnndeountyof 50 years ago.
‘His reminiscences of the events of his
‘boyhood and of the early schools and
ichurchec and of the leaders of that
day proved highly interesting to the
Rotarians who gave him a warm wel
come “back home” and a round of ap
plause at the conclusion of his talk.
He was introduced by Rotarian Dud
ley McDowell, program chairman and
a friend of Mr. Jones for many years.
Other visitors at Friday's meeting,
which was presided over by President
Bill Boyett, included G. C. Spillers, of
‘Tulsa, 0k1a.,, and Dr. Emmett Martin,
of Haines City, Fla., guests of Rotarian
Clarence E. Martin, and Rotarian Dan
Forrester, making up his attendancge
here.
EDGAR D. HAYES
‘ DIES AT HOME
: IN BLUFFTON
} o Aot o
Edgar Dennis Hayes, 81, Clay county
retired farmer, died at his home in
Bluffton the past Friday after a
long iliness.
Mr. Hayes, a native of Randolph
county, had resided in Clay county for
;lhvpm.fiye-nmdm held in
high esteem by those who knew him.
l He was a member of Vincent Meth
‘odist Church, where his funeral was
held Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock,
with the Rev. R G. Freeman, of Edi
son, officiating. Interment was in the
church cemetery, with Minter Funeral
'Hamc in charge of arrangements and
i.lor Pate, Boyd McFay, Stewart San
ders, E J Eubanks, Curtis Hubbard,
and Roy Mclendon serving as pall
bearers
Surviving Mr. Hayes are his wife,
Mrs. Trudie F. Hayes: two sons, Alver
Hayes of Ashiord, "Ala. and Russell
Hayes of Bartow, Fla.; three daughters,
Mra. Florence Home of Bartow, Fla,
Mrs B B Redding of Bluffton, Ga,
and Mrs. Albert Chandler of Blakely;
2 sister, Mrs. Ella Mann of Columbus,
Ga: M grandchildren, 2 great-grand
children, and several nicces and
nephews
CLINTON 5 JARRETY
ADVANCED IN RANK TO
TELEMAN SECOND CLASS
Washington, D €. (FHTNC) - The
Bureau of Navy Personnel announced
the advancement on May 16 of Clinton
8 Jarrett 1o teleman second elass
USN, while serving ot the U § Nawval
Air Facility, Naha Alr Base, Oki
nawa. He is the son of W. B Jarreit,
of Route 1, Blakely, Ga. The avance
ment is the resull of successfully eom
pleting the Navy -wide compelilive ex
aminations held in Febevary
New 4-H Project
To Honor Boys
\
For Farm Work
A new national 4-H Club program
that will recognize Georgia members
with outstanding agricultural project
records is in operation for the first
time this year, according to R. J.
Richardson, state 4-H Club leader.
~ Called “4-H boys' agricultural pro
gram,” the new project was arranged
through cooperation of the Agricultur
al Extension Service, the National
Committee on Boys and Girls Club
Work, Chicago, and the International
Harvester Co., the sponsor.
Richardson said the agricultural
project encourages senior 4-H boys to
carry a combination of agricultural ac
tivities which provide a balanced pro
gram in keeping with the potential and
needs of the family farm,
Purpose of the program is to have
4-H boys develop a pride in and re
spect for agriculture; adapt and ap
ply the latest agricultural practices and
research to farming operations, and to
participate in helping the family
achieve its goals for progress in farm
ing, happy family living, and commun
ity improvement. °
The new program will recognize
the achievements of boys in all 4-H
agricultural programs, including dairy,
electrie, field crops, forestry, garden
ing, meat animal, poultry, soil and wa
ter conservation, and tractor main
tenance.
Two medals are available for win
ners in each county. The Georgia win
ner will receive an expense-paid trip
to the National 4-H Club Congress in
Chicago this fall. At the Congress,
six national winners will receive
S3OO college scholarships each.
BLAKELY SCOUTS
AT CAMP OSBORNE
Twenty-one members of Blakely
Scout Troop Number 91 are spending
this week at Camp Osborne, near Al
bany. The youths, accompanied by
Scoutmaster Lester Shoemaker, left
Blakely Sunday afterncon and will
Treturn on Saturday morning They
made the irlp by truck through the
courtesy of Farmers Gin & Warchouse
Company. .
Those attending camp are
Charles Davenport, Jody Middieton,
Albert Hammack. Chester Stokes, Fe
lix Davis, Jr. Larry Shoemaker. Joe
Brown, Steve Houston. James Dußose,
Jr, Flenn Parr, Charles Bush, Richard
Grist, Jr. Frank Pickie. LoSeger Grier,
Tommy Bell, Léßoy Bentz. Luther
Warrick, Jr, Jim Grist. Al Warrick,
Warren Baxley, Jr. and Hilton High
tower, Jr
Swimming Classes Begin
It you would enjoy learning to swim,
improving your strokes, or receiving
Junior or Senior Life Saving instruc
ton, come out to the City Pool
Classes are held every day Mounday
through Friday. at the following times
Beginners: 10.00-11.00 & m
Intermediates 1100-1200 5 =
Swimmers 13029 pm
Jr. and Br. Lite Saving 2303 %
P m
Come on in -the »ater's fine
MARILYN MIDDLETON
COACH FRANK BUCKNER
WE KNOW YOU and YOU KNOW US
When you bank here, you deal with
fellow townsmen 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, Georgia
Member Federal Deposit lnsurance Corporation
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’ BIG STEAKS,
~ NEW 4-H FiLM,
; IS RELEASED
j The release of “Big Steaks,” a new
‘Georgia-made movie designed to help
4-H Club members raise better beef,
iwu announced this week by W. A,
Sutton, associate director of the Agri
cultural Extension Service,
“Big Steaks” shows the experiences
of a typical 4-H boy in feeding, man
aging, fitting, grooming, and showing
his steer to become a blue ribbon win«
?mr. Lamar Cobb, Seminole county
io-fl'er. plays the part of the club boy
in the movie.
~ Cobb didn't have to “act” for his
role in the picture, stated Film Direc
tor J. Aubrey Smith, Extension edi
tor-visual education. This was Lamar’s
‘ueondmrtoenmnnmlmallntho
Seminole county fat cattle show and
sale where “Big Steaks” was filmed.
Incidentally, Lamar's steer won the
grand championship of the 1955 show.
Royce Hall, Seminole county agent,
is shown in the movie as he advises
‘about good beef management and pass
es on research information and Exten
sion recommendations to help the
4-H'er produce a quality animal.
~ Phil Spooner, cattle farmer near
Donalsonville and a member of the
University of Georgia Board of Re
gents, plays the part of a local beef
herd owner and is shown helping the
“young cattleman” with his beef proj
ect
The movie includes actual scenes
from the Seminole county fat cattle
show, including showmanship, judg
ing, and auction.
“Big Steaks” is 13 minutes long and
is in color. In addition to being
shown by county agents to encourage
boys and girls to grow better beef ani
mals in Georgia, it is designed also for
television.
R. O. Williams, Extension Service
livestock marketing specialist, served
as the film's technical adviser. Paul
Crawford, Extension agricultural en
gineer, was the sound recording en
gineer
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LIONS ENJOY
PROGRAM OF MUSIC
A program of songs was presented
10 the lfim Club at the noon
meeling on by Mrs. Earl Cun
ningham, of Valdosta, and her sister,
Mrs. O F. Thompson, whom she is vis
iting here. Mrs. Cunningham and
Mrs. Thompson opened the program
with & duet, “The Rosary.” and M
Cunningham did as a solo “The Roses
of Picardy,” and encored with “The
Loveliest Night of the Year” Easch
number was roundly applauded ;
Pregident Bert Tarver, who presided
over the meeling, announced that la
dies” night would be held on the night
of June 23, instead of the 24th as had
been previously announced, due to a
conflict in arranging the program.
Bob Wiggins, of Cuthbert, attended
the meeting. & guest of Lion J. T. Man
ry. A program of luncheon music
was given by Mrs. Ben Haisten, club
pianist. who also served as accompan
it for Mrs Cunningham and Mrs
Thomgasaon
~ Cars serapped in the yoar 1925 aver
aged less than 22000 miles Cars
serageed in 1945 averaged 81000 miles