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Westbrook Retires
As Agronomist Of
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Extension Service
E. C. Westbrook has retired as
agronomist for the Agricultural Ex
tension Service of the College of Agri
culture,
W. A. Sutton, associate Extension
director, said in making the announce
ment that Mr. Westbrook's name is
closely associated with the progress
Georgia has made in cotton and tobac
co production.
Mr. Westbrook was employed by
the College of Agriculture in 1014,
shortly after he received his B. 8. de
gree in Agriculture from the institu
tion, to direct fertilizer experimental
work. He has continued to serve Geor
gia agriculture except for a year and
a half in the field artillery during the
first world war,
Returning in 1919, he found that the
boll weevil had already entered the
western part of the state. “Farmers
were searching for new money crops
to take the place of at least some of
the income that would be lost from
cotton as a result of the weevil” he
said.
A small acreage of bright leaf or
flue-cured tobacco had been tried and
the results were encouraging. But
farmers were unfamiliar with tobacco
production. Mr. Westbrook was given
the assignment of heading up a tobac
co production and research program.
Since that time cigarette production
has expanded from a $1,000,000 crop to
a $78,000,000 crop, production from 2.-
500,00 pounds to 166,000,000 pounds.
From 1931 to 1950 Mr. Westbrook was
a joint employee of the Agricultural
Extension Service and the cotton di
vision of the U. S. Bureau of Plant'
Industry. He devoted most of his time }
after 1930 to helping farmers to im
prove cotton production. !
Twenty-five years ago only three
per cent of the cotton in Georgia had
a staple length of one inch or lonnvr.i
and there were approximately 300 “so
called” varieties of cotton planted in
the state. As a result of the One-Va
riety Program, in which Mr. Westbrook
played a large part, 95 to 98 per cent
of the cotton in recent years has had
@& staple of one inch or more, Instead
of 300 varieties, approximately 95 per
cent of the cotton acreage .n Georgia
recently has been planted to only five
varieties
Mr. Westbrook will continue his ag
ricultural work. Chairman of the ad
visory committee of the Georgia Crop
Improvement Association for several
years, he is now employed by the
GCIA. He will devote his efforts to
acquainting farmers and seed handlers
with the value of certified seed
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MORRIS TRACTOR COMPANY
AL 4 BLAKELY. UA
NOTICE OF SALE :
WHEREAS, on October 4, 1954, C. H.
Hammond executed his security deed
to H. A. Felder to the following de
scribed lands, to-wit:
Two certain lots in the City of
Blakely, Georgia, together with all im
provements thereon, fronting on Mitch
ell Street a distance of 92-4/7 feet, and
extending back south 100 feet, said lots
being in the shape of a rectangle, the
northwest corner of said parcel of
land being 92-4/ feet east from the
intersection of Andrew Street and
Mitchell Street, and being part of lot
of land No. 166 in the 28th District of
Early County, Georgia. Said lands be
ing the same tract of land conveyed to
Winnie Hubbard by J. C. & W. C,
Holman Mule Company by deed dated
June 21, 1938, and recorded in Deed
Book 47, page 341, Early County Deed
Records.
WHEREAS, said security deed was
executed and delivered for the pur
pose of securing a promissory note to
H. A. Felder in the principal sum of
$87547, together with interest from
November 4th, 1954, at the rate of 8
per cent per annum,
WHEREAS, said indebtedness be
fme in default as of November 4th,
NOW THEREFORE, the premises
considered, there will be sold at pub
lic outery to the highest and best
bidder for cash, before the courthouse
door at Blakely, Georgia, between the
legal hours of sale, on the first Tues
day in December, 1955, all right, title
and interest which the said C. H.
(Cage) Hammond owns in the lands
above described, in order to satisfy
said indebtedness.
The proceeds of said sale will be
applied first to expenses of said sale;
second, to payment of principal and
interest of said indebtedness, and the
remainder, if any, paid to said C. H.
(Cage) Hammond,
This November Ist, 1955,
H. A. FELDER,
The Holder of said security deed.
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CEMETERY WORK OF
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EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY, GEORGIA
JAKIN HI BASKETBALL
SCHEDPULE FOR 1955-56
The following is the Jakin High
School basketball schedule, as an
nounced by C. L. Brooks, principal:
Jakin vs. Edison: Nov. 17, away.
Jakin vs. Attapulgus: Nov. 23, home.
Jakin vs. Colquitt: Nov, 20, home,
Jakin vs, Fort Gaines: Dec. 2, home,
Jakin vs. Mt, Pleasant: Dec. 6, home.
Jakin vs. Damascus: Dec. 9, away.
Jakin vs. Albany: Dec. 13, home.
Jakin vs, Blakely: Dec. 16, away.
Jakin vs. Whigham: Jan. 3, home.
Jakin vs. Newton: Jan. 5, home,
Jakin vs, Arlington: Jan. 6, home,
Jakin vs, Mt, Pleasant: Jan. 10, home.
Jakin vs. Fort Gaines: Jan. 13, away.
Jakin vs. Attapulgus: Jan. 17, away.
Jakin vs. Colquitt: Jan. 19, away.
Jakin vs, Newton: Jan. 24, away.
Jakin vs, Edison: Jan. 27, home.
Jakin vs. Blakely: Jan. 31, home,
Jakin vs, Albany: Feb. 3, away.
Jakin vs. Whigham: Feb, 7, away.
Jakin vs. Newton: Feb. 9, home.
Jakin vs. Climax: Feb. 10, away.
Mr. Brooks states that “we have a
gymnasium for the first time, which
we are very proud to have.”
When using crayon games at a chil
dren’'s party, it is a good idea to wind
transparent celluloid tape around the
paper covers to keep them from break
ing so easily.
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Telephone 4434 Blakely, Ga.
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bring out the best in him. It isn't a simple challenge
to meet. Life is a school with a stern headmaster:
lessons lost are seldom made up. In our homes,
churches and schools, our children learn their
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to have the best personal, religious and ,
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