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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’'S COUNTRY
VOLUME 97 } NO, 46
Jet Pilot's Body
Found Four Miles
From Crash Scene
The search for the pilot of a jet
plane which crashed six miles from
Blakely on the Damascus highway,
came to a close Thursday afternoon,
when a Negro farm hand, Berry Ward,
discovered the pilot’s body about 3/p.
m. Thursday on the farm of Willet
McDowell, some four miles from the
scene of the crash.
Ward, having heard about the re
quest that a search be made for the
missing pilot, began a search of the
area where he lived on the McDowell
farm. He discovered the body, still
strapped in the plane’s ejection seat
and with the parachute unopened, ly
ing at the base of a pine tree.
Officials report that+the pilot's body
apparently crashed into the big pine
tree, ripping limbs from one side of
‘the tree as it plunged to the ground.
Coroner L. B. Jones stated that the
body was believed to be that of Navy
Lt. Harold L. Lake, 26, of Jackson
ville, Fla.,, who disappeared the pre
vious Saturday on a flight to Dallas,
Texas.
The body was remved to Albany
late Thursday for an autopsy and
identification, and was then shipped
to Jacksonville for the pilot’s funeral
and interment.
The Navy jet fighter had crashed into
a swampy area on June 23, exploding
on impact. Navy, Air Force and Ma
rine officials had spent most of the
past week in draining the swampy
area and searching for parts of the
plane. They requested Thursday that
a search be made for the pilot’s body,
after finding no evidence that the air
man was in the plane when it crashed.
' ATTENTION, ALL
s MOTORISTS!
We appreciate the cooperation most
of you have given us in connection
with observing speed and traffic regu
lations in Blakely; however, our cam
paign for better driving is definitely
still in effect and this is fair ‘warning
to you that traffic tickets will surely
be made against you if you continue
to violate the regulations established.
Drive with care. Slow down. Help
us make our city safer each day from
a traffic standpoint.
G. H. OWEN, Chief of Police.
Blakely, Ga., July 2, 19586.
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Carlp Connip News
JOHN PUCKETT TELLS
ROTARIANS OF STAY
‘ AT BOYS STATE
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John Puckett, one of the local rep
resentatives at Boys State, held re
cently in Atlanta, and son of Mr, and
Mrs. J. R. Puckett, of this city, was
‘a guest of the Blakely Rotary Club
at the meeting held at noon Friday,
and gave the Rotarians a highly in
teresting and detailed account of the
experiences of the boys who attended
the annual session held on the campus
of Georgia Tech.
John was signally honored at the
session by being elected as one of the
alternate delegates to Boys Nation, to
be held in Washington, D. C.,, at an
early date, and was also elected a
member of the “City Council.” John
also was one of 20 honor graduates
from the Boys State session.
~ President Dunbar Grist, presiding
over the meeting, presented Lewis
Fryer, Jr., the club’'s newest member,
with a framed copy of the Objects of
Rotary.
~ Rotarian Jack Clifton was program
chairman and introduced the speaker.
FORMER ARLINGTON
RESIDENT DIES AT
HOME IN ALBANY
Earl C. Hudgins, 59, a native of Cal
houn County and for most of his life
a resident of Arlington, died at his
home in Albany Sunday afternoon. He
had been ill for four months.
His funeral was held Tuesday after
noon at 4 o'clock in the Rowena Free
Will Baptist Church, of which he was |
member, with Rev. Mr. Roberts of
ficiating. Interment was in Arlingtoni
cemetery, with Bryan Funeral Homein
charge, and James W. Clower, Robert
Lisenby, Norman Clewer, Cliff Jordan,
Charles Davis, and L. A. Wiley serving
as pall-bearers. .
Surviving Mr. Hudgins are his wife;
two brothers, J. E. Hudgins of Tusca
loosa, Ala, and Jimmy Hudgins of
Dade City, Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. Jew
el Jones of Edison and Mrs. Bessie
Davis of Boylston, Ala; seven sons,
Grady Hudgins of New York City,
Billy, Thomas, Harold, Earl, Joe, and
David Hudgins, all of Albany; and two
daughters, Mrs. Frances Smith of Eu
faula, Ala., and Mrs, Ruby Shivers of
Albany.
BALL GAME IN PAMASCUS .
SUNDAY AFTERNOON 3:00
The Damascus-Hilton ball teams will
tangle with the Korea nine Sunday
afternoon at 3 o’clock. The game will
be played on the Damascus diamond.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 5, 1956
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts—*“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.”
} Superior Court
The following have been drawn to
serve at the July Term, 1956, of Ear
ly Superior Court, it is announced by
Clerk Court Bert Tarver:
Grand Jurors
Harvey Woolf, John J. Amrich, W.
H. Ivey, Winston Felder, A. L. Joiner,
C. F. Roberson, W. T. Clearman, Ralph
Scarborough, L. B. Fryer, Sr., L. A.
Wiley, J. B. Rice, Robert Hall, Martin
Still, W. L. Cooper, R. D. Hodges, Boyd
Whittington, Willie Tom Smith, W. T.
Bates, W. C. Cook, H. C. Fryer, R. C,
Howell, J. H. J. Waller, A. J. Single
tary, Carlton J. Houston, C. F. Helms,
W. B. Jarrett, W. J. Kenney, J. R.
George, Chester E. Middleton, L. J.
Waller, J. R. Owen, J. L. Clinkscale,
E. C. Mosely, J. P. Hudspeth, L. W.
Cleveland, W. A. Reese, C. 1. Houston,
Gordon Jenkins, C. A. Bell, Charles
E. Boyett.
Traverse Jurors—First Week
(Third Wednesday)
B. E. Houston, J. C. Still, Emmett
Smith, J. H. Williams, Jr., W. H.
Chandler, Jr., Ewell McDowell, Jessie
James, A. C. Chandler, H. C. Middle
ton, L. B. Lane, H. C. Tedder, J. R.
Puckett, A. D. Smith, Sr., B. J. Turner,
C. E. Knighton, Billy Newbkerry, C. F.
Horne, H. C. Fort, S. C. Owen, Hoyle
McLendon, W. G. Tolar, Sam Moody,
W. V. Willis, R. L. Swann, C. P. Gay,
Jr., H. A. Walton, L. J. George, G. C.
Davis, J. N. Owen, Oscar Whitchard,
Joe Nunnery, C. E. Wills, John C.
Holman, E. L. Lewis, Jr., F. A. Bar
ham, Sr., Tom Howard, Douglas Da
’vis, L. O. McDowell, Mack Temples,
W. A. Cox, John R. Jarrett, J. F.
'Fuller, F. A. Barham, Jr.,, Rex Jones,
J. D. Cook, Shelly Goocher, O. B. Ev
erson, H. O. Bell, J. F. Lewis, C. G.
Bostwick.
Traverse Jurors—Second Week
(Fourth Monday)
J. O. Evans, Jr.,, W. A. Cheek, O. D.
‘Newberry, O. H. King, Jr., Vinston
Hilliard, J. E. Houston, L. F. Warrick,
Jr,, E. L. Cox, Sevola Jones, Bernard‘
‘Harris, Billy Lewis, F. G. Plowden,
Sibley Pyle, H. E. Hightower, G. H.
Powell, Max Holman, Barney Wynne,
iJohn M. Gilbert, J. H. Jones, H. G.
Killebrew, Herman Eubanks, M. L.
Simmons, Joseph E. White, G. O. Lind
sey, G. S. Blackshear, Robert Collier,
Joe Brown, W. I Daniels, C. P. Gay,
Sr., Guy H. Dunnaway, Alma White,
James Brownlee, I. G. King, Butler
‘Houston, D. E. Martin, F. L. Williams,
Charlie E. Houston, Lester George,
Arthur L. Chapman, Clifford J. Starr,
H. G. Griffin, G. F. Pickle, Quincey E.
Bowen, Charlie Thomas, H. E. Bush,
Jr., Boyd White, Jim Gowen, W. R.
Middleton, J. E. Beckham, J. H. Regan,
W. P. Smith, Julian J.n’h/loore, James |
H. Dußose, J. E. Hartley, Ben Mose
ley, J. H. Radney, Harvey Hatcher, |
J. L. Bethea, Sr., Fred H. Brooks, T.
R. Moody, E. A. Cannon, S. W. Tomp
kins, H. L. Martin, Chester Stokes,
Thomas H. Gilbert, R. E. Balkcom,i
C. A. Grubbs, John Howard, H. H.
Willis, W. H. Wright, E. C. Spence, |
C. B. Reese, W. S. Avirett, J. T. Jor
dan, Roy Smith, A. B. Temples, E. T.
Ward, Ray Taliaferro, A H. Redding.
HOMECOMING AND REVIVAL l
Sunday, July 15, will be Homecom
ing Day at Bethel Baptist Church,l
Clay County, with a revival the fol- |
lowing week. Services will be held |
daily at 11:00 a. m. and 8:00 p. m. Rev. |
Charles E. Reynolds, Eufaula, Ala., will |
be the evangelist. An invitation isl
extended to all to attend these serv
ices.
REV. GEORGE GRIDER, Pastor.l
The Great Wall of China is thought
by astronomers to be the only work
of man that would be visible to the|
human eye from the moon. The struc-l
ture is 2,000 miles long.
BLAKELY THEATRE
_—
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
Margaret O’Brien and Walter Brennan
“GLORY”
You’ll fall in love with Margaret as she herself falls in love
SATURDAY
Howard Duff and Victor Jory
“BLACK JACK KETCHUM, DESPERADO”
LATE SHOW SATURDAY
“THE SCARLET SPEAR”
SUNDAY—MONDAY—TUESDAY
William Holden and Kim Novak in
“PICNIC”
WEDNESDAY
Mickey Rooney and Coleen Gray in
; “THE TWINKLE IN GOD’S EYE”
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Mrs. Marcine Ezell
Dies Following
Extended Iliness
Succumbing to an illness of several
months’ duration, Mrs. Nellie Bridges
Ezell, wife of Marcine Ezell, died at
her home on Route 3, Blakely, Friday
morning at 8:35 o'clock.
A native and life-long resident of
Early County, Mrs. Ezell was a daugh
ter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
W. Bridges and was born February 15,
1913. She was greatly loved by many
Ifriends who are deeply saddened by
her passing.
' A member of the White Pond Free
Will Baptist Church, her funeral was
iheld in that church Saturday after
'noon at 4 o'clock, with the Rev. W. F.
McDuffie officiating. Interment was in
IBlakely Cemetery, with Bryan Funeral
Home in charge and the following
serving as pall-bearers: Active, Sevola
Jones, Idus Brownlee, Cherry Hous
ton, Bill Sanders, Dallas Lisenby, Ben
Mosely; honorary, M. L. Simmons, H.
C. Fort, Sam Clinkscale, Jesse Wid
ener, Raymond Singletary, Willet Mc-
Dowell, Sam Owen, Joe Owen, John
! Harper, Guy Maddox, C. C. Swann, A.
J. Singletary.
1 Surviving Mrs. Ezell are her hus
band; a son, Bridges Ezell; two sisters,
|Mrs. E. L. Lawrence of Homestead,
Fla, and Mrs. H. A. Middleton of
'Blakely; three brothers, O. L. Bridges
of Panama City, Fla., C. W. Bridges
land G. Dick Bridges of Blakely, and
several nephews and nieces.
Mrs. Ezell will be greatly missed,
| particularly by ‘her friends in the
i Liberty Hill community, where she
Ihad resided for the past 20 years and
was very active in church and school
work.
Items Of Interest
From Office Of
The County Agent
D. L. MAXWELL, County Agent
¥ OUR 4-H CLUB CAMP
Our most successful 4-H Club Camp
was held last week at the State 4-H
Club Center, Rock Eagle.
Forty of our club members were
among the 320 campers from Calhoun,
Clay, Decatur, Lamar, Rockdale, and
Schley Counties.
Seeing the multi-million dollar Cen
ter for the first time was a treat for
‘many of our boys and girls.
On Thursday, Early County Club
members were in charge of the as
sembly program,
Billy Mock, president of the Coun
ty 4-H Club Council, presided and in
troduced Tommy L. Walton, State 4-H
Leader, who was speaker for the day.
Myrna Bruner was in charge of the
devotional.
Faye Tiner led the singing, accom
panied by Lynda Lindsey, pianist.
Marilyn Waller and Dan Blackshear
led the Pledge to the Flag and the 4-H
Pledge.
Alice Jean Middleton gave a read
ing. ’
The Hilton Community Improvement
Club meets Thursday night at 8:00
o’clock, at the Hilton School. 4-H Club
members will present the program.
Colomokee Farm Bureau meeting
Friday night at 8:30 at the Community
Center. A. S. C. Manager C. F. Mathis
will discuss the Soil Bank program.
EXCESSIVE SPEED
BLAMED FOR 92 OF 454
HIGHWAY DEATHS
Excessive speed is blamed for 92
of the 454 highway deaths in Georgia
through June 10 this year,
Col. W, A. Jones, deputy director
of the Department of Public Safety,
said there were 61 deaths in 503 acci
dents where the speed limit was be
ing exceeded. An additional 31 deaths
in 851 accidents were blamed on vio
lation of “safe speed” laws.
During the same period there were
37 deaths in 624 accidents caused by
driving under the influence of alcohol.
' Georgia's highway deaths so far this
year show an increase of 38, or nine
per cent over the same period a year
ago.
Jakin Lady Dies
Following lliness
Of Several Days
Funeral services were held last Wed
nesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
Jakin Free Will Baptist Church for
Mrs. Mary Harvey Ivey, 72, who died
in a Bainbridge hospital on Monday
morning following an illness of sever
al days.
Mrs. Harvey, the wife of A. D. Ivey,
was a native of Jakin and had lived
there all her life. She was a daughter
of the late Mr. and Mrs. Tom Harvey
and a member of the Jakin Free Will
Baptist Church. The services were
conducted by the Rev. Chester Pelt
and the Rev. Jim Pelt. Interment
was in Open Pond Cemetery, with
Ivey Funeral Home of Bainbridge in
charge and Wallace Harvey, Joe Har
vey, Chalker Williams, S. T. Dunning,
W. T. Hudson, Graham Harvey, Thom
‘as Harvey, and Billy Harvey serving
as pall-bearers.
’ Surviving Mrs. Harvey are her hus
band; four sons William Edward Ivey
of Rocky Ford, Colo., Quinten Ivey of
Atlanta, Ga., Carl H. Ivey of Birming
ham, Ala., and Ralph Ivey of Bain
bridge, Ga.; two daughters, Miss Lois
Ivey of Atlanta, Ga., and Mrs. George
Parker of Woodcliff, Ga.; five broth
erfijgit.. W. -W. Harvey of Greensboro,
N, C., Harris Harvey of Port-St, Joe,
Fla., Milton Harvey, Quitman Harvey,
and B. D. Harvey, all of Jakin; three
sisters, Mrs. Hubert Dodd of Forsyth,
'Mrs. W. T. Hudson, Sr,, and Miss Dot
Harvey, both of Jakin, and seven
grandchildren. ‘
THIS ISSUE OF NEWS
PRINTED ON TUESDAY
This issue of the Early County News
was printed Tuesday afternoon in or
der that the office might be closed for
the July 4-5 holiday. Anything of in
terest which might have happened in
or around Blakely after noon Tuesday
will not be found in this issue.
VONCIL’S DANCE STUDIO
WILL REOPEN SEPT. 1
Voncil Taylor will reopen her danc
ing school September 1. All who are
interested may contact Mrs, Taylor at
651-A Academy Street, or call 1391,
Bainbridge, Ga. Classes will be held
as in the previous years in tap, ballet,
toe, acrobatic, ballroom, and modern
dancing. Registration day will bei
announced later.
BANK DEPOSITS
BUILD PROSPERITY—
Bank deposits reflect the growth of any
community and are a powerful factor in the fi
nancial strength of it. They form the founda
tion of bank credit, which serves the needs of
business and industry. So bank dollars are
strong dollars, working constructively for sound
local progress.
If you do not already have an account at »
this bank, we invite you to open one today.
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First State Bank
Blakely, Georgia
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Cofporation
PULL fFOR BLAKELY
—OR~—
PULL OUT
$2.00 A YEAR
$282,993,373 1S
State’s Tax Take
For Past Year
The State Revenue Department has
collected a whopping $282,993,372 for
the fiscal year ending Saturday,
June 30.
With income from agencies outside
the Revenue Department, Georgia is
expected to have collected $293,493,~
373 for the fiscal year.
l Revenue Commissioner T, V. Wil
liams said the net take by his agen
cies has soared over last years's total
by $56,753,398. Last year's collections
by the department set a record.
The record-breaking increase was
brought about by additional taxes ap
proved by the 1955 special session of
the Legislature and by increased ef
fort in collections.
The commissioner said 300,000 more
persons are filing income tax returns
now than were submitting returns
when he took office 18 months ago.
Some 700,000 state income tax returns
were filed this year.
Collections for June of this year
were more than $6,000,000 above the
same 30-day period last year, he
added. ;
In addition to the collections made
by the Revenue Department, the com
missioner estimated that an additional
$10,500,000 would come into the state
coffers from other sources. These
sources include corporation fees col
lected by the secretary of state, agri=
culture tag fees and the like.
Coming state income from all
these sources would give a grand total
of $293,493,373.
Of the total amount collected, sll,-
677,000 came from floor taxes on to
bacco and alcoholic beverages and
from delinquent tax accounts. These
are “non-recurring,” Mr. Williams said,
“and cannot be relied upon to be again
collected during the next fiscal year.”
Mr. Williams said he feels his de
partment can continue improving nor
mal collections and collect enough
delinquent taxes “to finance the budget
for the coming fiscal year without ad
ditional taxes.”
Next year’s budget will be slight
ly more thah'flb?m%—not, ao::t
--ing the contingent section of $55,000,-
000 more if funds are available.
’COLOMOKEE H. D. CLUB
{ HOLDS MEETING
The June meeting found most of
its members present. The President
called the meeting to order at the
specified time. Our chorister led the
club song. The devotional was taken
from Proverbs 3:6, teaching Christian
Living in Perilous Times.
The roll was called and dues col
lected. The members answered with
household hints. The minutes were
read and approved. The treasurer’s
report was given.
Mrs. Jack Sammons gave a good re
port on the trip to the meeting at Rock
Eagle and has other helps for other
meetings.
It was decided that our club pay the
expenses of one 4-H member to go to
camp.
The July meeting will be a picnic
at Cyprus Park on Friday, July 27.
Miss Hester gave a demonstration
on the benefits of cornice boards. She
showed some that are easy to make.
Refreshments were served by the
hostesses for the month, :
—REPORTER.