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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’'S COUNTRY
VOLUME 97 } NO, 12
MRS. J. T. BEASLEY
LENGTHY ILLNESS
Succumbing to an illness of several
months' duration, Mrs. Mary Jordan
Beasley, 80, widow of the late John T.
Beasley, died at her residence on Jack
son street at 10:20 o'clock o'clock Fri
day night.
Mrs. Beasley's death was attributed
to a heart condition.
A native of Randolph county, where
she was born September 22, 1875, she
was a daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. J. J. Jordan. She had resided
here most of her life and was loved by
many friends who are saddened by
her passing. Through her long illness
she was visited by many of these
friends and enjoyed greatly having
them call. She had a cheerful word
for each of them.
Funeral services were held Satur
day afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in the
Blakely Baptist Church, of which she
had been a member for many years,
with her pastor, the Rev. W. E. Storey,
officiating, assisted by the Rev. W. H.
Ansley, Methodist pastor.
Interment was in the city cemetery
with the Minter Funeral Home direct
ing, and the following serving as pall
bearers: Active, Lowrey S. Stone, John
Holman, Emory Houston, George War
rick, Fletcher Thompson, and Crozier
Batchelor; honorary, Lloyd George,
Linton Willis, Howard Davenport, W.
L. Stone, Alto Warrick, G. K. Church,
and E. P. Whitehead.
Surviving Mrs. Beasley are the fol
lowing children: Earl Beasley, Mrs.
Herman Clark, Mrs. Cecil George, all of
Blakely; Ralph Beasley, of Lake Wales,
Fla.; Bridges Beasley, of the U. S. Ar
my; Mrs. Winton Woodward, of Way
cross, Ga.; and Miss Ree Mills, At
lanta, Ga. A number of grandchildren
also survive. These have the sympathy
of many friends in their loss.
THANK YOU
The White Pond Woman's Auxiliary
wishes to express their appreciation
and thanks to each and all ;h:#
services in any way in helping to op
erate the “Eating Stand.”
Thanks to all members of the Aux
iliary for their time and effort to make
it a success, each one who baked pies
and cakes for sale, and especially do
we appreciate the use of the refriger
ator from Houston-Snyder, the gas
stove from General Gas Co., also the
coffee cups from Clary's 5 & 10. Al
that was made from the booth wil go
on church bullding fund. Again, we
say thanks and may God bless each
of you.
—PRESIDENT.
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SLACKS, SLACKS, AND MORE SLACKS!!'—Sises 27
through 44 Al weel Flannels, Gabardines, and fancy
patterns —same with matching belts—Part wools hlended
with Dacron, Nylon and Rayon $6.95 1o 51595
CHAS. E. BOYETT DEPARTMENT STORE
WECLOSE AT RO P M ON SATURDAYS
Corlp Countp News
F. H. A. MEMBERS
PUT ON PROGRGAM
| FOR ROTARY CLUB
‘ Members of the Blakely-Union
chapter of the Future Homemakers of
America furnished a delightful pro
gram for Blakely Rotarians at their
‘weekly meeting held at noon the past
Friday.
~ The girls presented a skit which
‘was given by them at the recent state
F. H. A. meeting in Albany, and which
received wide commendation from the
hundreds who saw it. It was designed
in the nature of a celebration of the
tenth anniversary of the F. H. A,
The F. H. A'ers were accompanied to
the Rotary meeting by their adviser,
Mrs. Charlie Houston, who called at
tention to the fact that Blakely—
along with all F, H. A, chapters over
the nation—was observing F. H. A.
Week. The program received a hearty
round of applause at its conclusion.
Rotarian Price Holland, who, along
‘with Mrs. Holland and Rotarian Dun
bar Grist and Mrs. Grist, recently spent
several days im Puerto Rico on a good
will tour, gave an interesting account
of that trip.
Other guests at Friday's meeting in
cluded two members of the Blakely-
Union Senior Class, Ginger Chandler
and Eunice White.
The meeting was presided over by
President Dunbar Grist and Rotarian
Alfred Felder was program chairman.
FUNERAL HELD
WEDNESDAY FOR
R. E. HOLLOWAY
Funeral services were held the past
Wednesday afternoon at Minter Fu
neral Home for Raymond E. Holloway,
75, with the Rev. W. E. Storey of
ciating and J. B. Duke, Sr., E. W. Yar
nell, Dan McLeroy, Sidney Jones, J.
B. Duke, Jr, and T. B. Kenney serv
ing as pall-bearers.
Mr. Hollway died Tuesday at the
Crest Hospital, Savannah, where he
had been wflent for the past seven
years. He been ill for a long num
ber of years. A native of Calhoun
county, he resided inn Blakely for
ceveral years and was a member of
the Baptist church. Friends here learn
ed with regret of his assing.
Surviving Mr. Holloway are his wife,
Mrs. Trudie Holloway; a step-daugh
ter, Mrs. E. W. Yarnell, both of Blake
ly; and three brothers, Ivey and Har
vey Holloway, of Dothan, and Theo
Holloway, of Marianna, Fla,
Single barrel, double barrel, lever
action, pump and automatic guns that
will provide more good meat for your
table are sold at BECKHAM'S,
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 3, 1955,
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts—*“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.”
\BI.AI(ELY-GUI‘I‘MAN
The Blakely Bobcats were halted in
their efforts to gain a seventh straight
victory here Friday night, when they
were held to a scoreless tie by the
Quitman Pirates. The heavier Pirate
backs ripped the Blakely line, but
couldn't quite muster the scoring pow
er, although they had the ball on
Blakely's two-yard marker when the
game ended.
Blakely's regular quarterback, Perry
Jarrett, watched the game from the
bench, being sidelined with a broken
toe and a bruised shoulder, received
in the Colquitt game. Quitman, too,
was crippled on the opening kickoff,
when Evans Rambo, big fullback, was
helped from the field with an injured
knee.
i Quitman took the opening kickoff
‘and with Lester Duncan and Jim Hard
wick alternating the ball, marked off
three quick first downs before surren
dering the ball. Blakely took the punt
and three running plays failed a first
down and Aubrey Rentz punted. That
was the tenor of the night's proceed
ings, Blakely playing a defensive game
and Quitman controlling the ball. i
~ Midway the second quarter, the Bob
cats made their only serious threat.
Johnny Holman swept his own left
end and scatted 65 yards for a touch
down on a beautiful run, only to have
it rubbed from the record by a Blake
‘l’ clipping penalty, the only infrac
tion of the rules made by the Bobcats
all night.
} Quitman’'s serious scoring threat
came in the final three minutes. Blake
ly fumbled on their own 16 and the
Pirates’ C. Long hawked the ball. Dun
can and Jim Hardwick went to work
and worked out a first down, on the
Blakely six, but the bell saved the
Bobcats as time ran out with the Pi
rates on the two-yard marker,
~ Statistically, the game was a moral
victory for Quitman, who chalked up
11 first downs to the Bobeats' three.
Blakely Quitman
First downs - o n
Yards rushing 58 173
Passes attempted 2 2
Completions ' 0 [
Fumbles rec. by [ 1
’ Punts 4 3
Punting average ns 233
‘ Penalties, yds. 15 10
BOBCATS PLAY IN ‘
SYLVESTER FRIDAY
Still looking for victory No. 7, the
Blakely Bobeats journey down to Syl
vester Friday to engage the hfl‘l
What appeared a few weeks ago to
be an “easy game” for the Bobeats
has changed complexion completely.
The Eagles are improving, while the
Bobeats will probably have to play
the game without the presence of
Quarterback Perry Jarrvett, who still is
sidelined with that toe injury. John
Reid Stovall, who called a creditable
game against Quitman is expected to
open against Sylvester.
The 00 tie game with Quitman
can't entirely be blamed on the ab
sence of Jarrett. Of course, he was
missed. When you take the best quar
terback in the region and =it him on
the bench, naturally the team is going
1o be handicapped. He is a great
quarterback, is excellent on defense
and he is the leader. But even with
all this, the Bobeats were “fat” But
;M had every cause to be. They have
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
Burt Lancaster in
“THE KENTUCKIAN"
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SATURDAY
“BLACK HORSE CANYON"
LATE SHOW SATURDAY
Faith Domergue and Marshall Thompson in
“CULT OF THE COBRA”
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SUNDAY -MONDAY-TUESDAY
Olivia deHavilland and Robert Mitchum in
“NOT AS A STRANGER”
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WEDNESDAY
Deborah Kerr, Van Johnson, John Mills in
“THE END OF THE AFFAIR”
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J. S. BRUNSON
- SUCCUMBS TO
John Swann Brunson, 70, native
and lifelong citizen of Early county,
who resided on Lee Street, died in a
local hospital Friday night at 7:30
o'clock.
Mr. Brunson, who was a farm over
‘uer for a long number of years, suc
cumbed to an extended illness.
A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Rufus
H. Brunson, he was born in this coun
ty on July 23, 1885. He was widely
related and held in high esteem by
the friends who have known him
throughout the years.
Funeral services for Mr. Brunson
were held Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock in the Blakely Baptist Church,
with the Revs. W, E. Storey and W. H.
Ansley officiating. Interment followed
in the city demetery, with Minter Fu
neral Home in charge and Rlymond‘
Singletary, A. J. Singletary, Lawrence
Lane, Ralph Lane, O. B. Weaver, and
C. C. Cannon serving as pall-bearers,
Surviving Mr. Brunson are his wife,
Mrs. Pearl Landrum Brunson; two
sons, Homer Brunson, of Oldsmar,
Fla, and Walter Brunson, of Lake
Wales, Fla; two daughters, Mrs. Lee
Timmons and Mrs. R. K. Sites, both of
Blakely; nine grandchildren; and one
great-grandchild. These have the sym
pathy of many friends.
SENATOR GEORGE TO
SPEAK TO LIONS AND
ROTARIANS HERE FRIDAY
Senator Walter F. George will speak
to a joint meeting of the Blakely
Lions and Rotary Clubs Friday at
noon, Presidents Ed Gray and Dunbar
Grist have announced. |
The senator will be the honored
guest at a barbecue dinner to be held
at Kolomoki State Park. Wives of the
club members and a number of other
guests are expected to hear Georgia's
distinguished senior senator. |
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been playing at peak performance
from the first day the season opened,
and naturally, they were due for a let
down. But, to their eternal ecredit,
they rose to the occasion when the sit
uation demanded ‘it. Even with all
the yardage the big Quitman m‘
made, they never came near scoring
until the final two minutes, and hl‘
was set up by a fumble on the 16-yard
they had to,
Some new faces showed in the
Blakely lineup. In addition to Stov
all, John Pritchett and George Jones
played some good ball. Pritchett start
ed the game and kicked off and Jones
showed up well in subbing for hard
tackling Junior Lawson.
BOBCATS BOX SCORE (7 Games)
Rushing: Clifton, 61 carries. made 470
‘nm for 17 yards average: Rentz
91-444-48; Holman, 35-210-73; Jarrett,
53-136-25; Zoeckler, 18-117-65; Stovall,
2 carries, a minus 4 yardage |
- Passing: Jarrett, 31 attempts, 18
completions for 218 yards; Stovall 2
attempts. no completions
Passes cought: Holman 8 for 120
yards with 15 yards average. MeDuf
:.tur &40-10; Rentz, 1 for 17; Clifton.
| 15 yards, 15 aversge; Cougeer
“!v“-'l; Sites, 1-10-10
Scoring: Clifton, 30; Rentz. 29: Hol
man, 20; Jarrett, 7, Sites, 7; MeDuffie.
6. Zoeckier, @
NEW ’56 CHEVROLET
TO BE ON DISPLAY
HERE FRIDAY
Scheduled for showing Friday at the
showrooms of Tompkins Chevrolet
Company is the new 1956 Chevrolet.
Chevrolet says the latest models
carry increased horsepower, a fleeter,
more rugged performance and are of
fered in the broadest array of bodies
ever produced by the company,
Among outstanding safety figures in
the 1956 Chevrolet line are the availa
bility of seat belts and shoulder har
ness; improved, precision-aimed head
lights and crash-tested door locks to
minnimize the possibility of doors be
ing sprung open by shock or collision.
There are 19 models in the 1956
series, inncluding the One-Fifty Series,
the Two-Ten Series, the Bel Air Se
ries—and in the place of the two sixes
of different horsepower that were pres
ent in the 1955 line, six-cylinder output
will be concentrated on one 140-horse
power engine with an 8 to 1 compres
sion ratio. This engine may be coupled
with either the Powerglide automatic
transmission or the manual shift.
There are many other improvements
in the new 1056 Chevrolets which the
personnel of Tompkins Chevrolet Co.
will be glad to explain to those visit
ing the showrooms on South Main
street Friday. A cordial invitation is
extended to everyone to view the
new ‘56 Chevrolet.
Fox Hunters To
\
Gather Here For 3
Day Hunt Next Week
Fox hunters from three states are
expected here next Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday, when the Southwest
Gergia Fox Hunters Association holds
its bench show and hunts at Kolomoki
State Park, Harvey Ricks, of Donalson
ville, president, has announced. Bill
Smith, president of the Southwest
Georgia Fox Hunting Club, with
headquarters in Blakely, the organi
zation sponsoring the three-day event,
says a crowd of 400 or more is
‘expected. ) |
" The convention officially gets under
‘way at 6 o'clock on Wednesday night,
Nov. 9, when the visitors will be enter
tained at a barbecue and Brunswick
stew dinner. At 8 o'clock the same
night, the bench show will be held
Thursday moming at daybreak the
first cast comes off, and the second
will be held beginning at daybreak on
Armistice Day. Arrangements have
been made to house and feed the vis
ftors right on the Kolomoki State
Park property. Bill Smith, who s
making the arrangements for this
event, states that all fox hunters are
invited, and the hunt is open to any
breed of dogs. The registration of the
members and the numbering of the
dogs will begin at | p. m. on Wednes
day
Kolomoki State Park, the scene of
the three-day event, is located 5 miles
northwest of Blakely, west of U. S
Highwa: 27.
CARD OF THANKS
4 wish o thank my many friends
for the lovely flowers, letters. ecards
and visits, and every act of kindness
shown me while | was in Moultrie Hos
pital. May God bless each of you
MRS MODE STINSON
S-E-R-V-I.C-E
Yes . .. service is a big word—and a big job—
and one we think is extremely important. It's
something a customer demands and we think you
get the very best service possible when you use our
bank. e a.’c.
We consider service to be the most important
item in our banking business, and you get serv
ice in every department.
* Visit our bank aud get you share of our
“friendly service.” sl
First State Bank
Blakely, Georgia
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Athens, Ga.—Georgia is making the
best cotton crop this year in the his
tory of the state, E. C. Westbrook, cot
ton specialist of the College of Agri
culture Extension Service, said the
past week,
Yields of 1 1-2 to 2 bales per acre
are common throughout the state and
quality of the gber is said to be ex
cellent,
The crop is not as large as in former
years due to the smaller acreage
planted but the U, S. Department of
Agriculture estimates yield per acre
will be 378 pounds. The second highest
yield of 317 pounds was made in 1951,
Westbrook said the record yield this
year could not be attributed to favor
able weather alone. A large part of
the success this year, he said, was due
to more extensive use of certified seed
of good varieties, better fertilization,
better insect and disease control and
thicker spacing.
Of cotton ginned through Septem
ber, only 9-10 of 1 per cent had a sta
ple length shorter than 1 innch. Eight
|per cent of the cotton ginned through
September 30 had a staple length of
1 inch; 446 per cent had a staple
length of 1 1-16 inches and 3.3 per cent
had a staple length of 1 3-32 inches.
Commenting on the cotton surplus,
Westbrook said farmers could not
rightfully be blamed for the problem.
The success of a program to a large
degree is determined by policies form
ulated at the top level, he said, adding:
“No matter how successful farmers
are in doing their job they can not
overcome weaknesses in policies at the
top level”
“LUCKY DAY SALES”
TO BE CONDUCTED
AGAIN SATURDAY
Another “Lucky Day Sales” will be
eon&?bd next Saturday, Nove::h::
at building, ne
to the m Store. These sales have
been conducted by the WSCS of the
Blakely Methodist Church over a pe
riod of several weeks, the proceeds
being used to refurnish the Methodist
parsonage. Many people in Blakely
'and Early County have been benefited
by these sales, because here whole
[m can buy good used clothing at
a very low cost. Members of the
WSCS and their friends have gener
ously donated coats, dresses, under
wear, shoes and every type of clothing
for these sales. A drive is being made
by the committee this week, to replen
ish the stock for the big event on
Saturday. Anyone wishing to donate
clothing for the sale may bring the
inmclu to the store on Saturday
morming. or notify the committee,
which is mrd of M. J H
Crowdis, Jr., Mrs. Oscar Whitchard,
Mrs Fred Brooks, and Mrs. Chester
Clardy
CARD OF THANKS
We are deeply appreciative of every
kindness shown us at the time of the
passing of our love one. It's comfort
ing ot 2 time like this 10 know that
you have such thoughtful and sympa
thetic friends
The Family of J. 8 Brunson,
' Little, medium and big red wagons
in best quality and price at BRECK
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