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EARLY COUNTY, GA.,
Garden Spot Of
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME 99 ; NO. 7
ANNUAL REPORT PRESENTED BY
EARLY COUNTY WELFARE DEPARTMENT
The annual report of the Early Coun
ty Department of Public Welfare, made
public by Mrs. Marie S. Wilkerson, Di
rector, shows much progress has been
made in twenty years, of which she
says she is very proud.
In July, 1937, the Department of
Public Welfare in Georgia was organ
ized with each county participating.
Cooperation has been the impetus that
has pusfhed forward on various pro
grams and. Mrs. Wilkerson extended
warmest thanks and appreciation to
the County Commissioners, Welfare
Board, District Staff, State personnel,
all community organizations, Health
Department, ministers of the Gospel,
and individuals who have helped.
In July, 1937, there were 10 Old
Age Assistance cases who received
$94.90, an average of $9.49 each per
month. In June, 1937, there were 704
Old Age Assistance cases who received
$29,688.00, an average of $42.17 each
per month.
In September, 1937, there were two
cases receiving Aid to the Blind in the
amount of $21.50, an average of $10.75
each per month. In June, 1957, there
were 21 cases who received $991.00,
an average of $47.19 each per month.
In August, 1937, there was one case
with two children who received $30.00.
In June, 1957, there were 57 cases with
133 children who received $4,373.00, an
average of $77.00 each per month.
The Aid to the Permanent and To
totally Disabled program is five years
old. There are now 99 receiving $4,-
373.00, an average of $44.17 per month.
In July, 1937, there were 150 Gen
eral Assistance cases receiving $274.90,
an average of $1.83 each monthly. In
June, 1957, there were five General As
sistance cases who received $87.00, an
average of $17.40 per month.
Monthly payroll to recipients in July,
1937, was $421.30.
Monthly payroll to recipients in June,
1957, was $39,528.00.
The total amount for the year re
ceived by recipients of the four types
of assistance (Old Age Assistance, Aid
to Blind, Aid to Dependent Children,
and Aid to the Disabled) was $466,-
898.00. Participation of the county
figures four per cent of this, which is
$18,675.92.
In addition to the assistance pro
grams, other services are provided,
Mrs. Wilkerson said.
The Child Welfare program is grow
ing. Children were being furnished a
home, clothing, and other necessities
in June, 1957, at a cost of $404.33.
These children came from broken
homes and nine of them are to be
placed in adoptive homes. Early Coun
ty has four approved boarding homes
who are boarding children from other
counties as well as our own children.
Also, three children were under
supervision in adoptive homes and
three homes have been approved await
ing a child.
Services to unmarried mothers pro
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viding maternity home care until after
the baby is born began in July, 1956.
This service is being given to two at
this time.
The department refers clients to
Vocational Rehabilitation, Medical
State Aid, State Aid in Treatment of
Cancer, and Heart Clinic, and feels
that these services have done much
Itoward improvement of the health con
,ditions of the people in the county.
The Welfare Department, as Coord
inator of Services in the Community,
|is responsible for providing lodging,
clothing, and food for the people or
'of evacuees who might come to this
community in case of an emergency.
1 This ties in with Civil Defense, Mrs.
iWilkerson being Emergency Civil De
fense Welfare Director.
l County Board members of Early
County Department of Public Welfare
|are: J. L. McArthur, chairman; W. T.
Smith, vice-chairman; George Fincher,
’Wallace Sheffield, and Gordon Tolar.
i The office staff includes Mrs. A. D.
|Wilkerson, Director; Mrs. Iva J. Her
ring, Public Welfare Worker; Miss Sar
lah E. Lewis, Public Welfare Worker;
Miss Emily Jane George and Miss
;Lottie Be Phelps, Stenographers.
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.BLAKELY B TEAM BOWS
i TO D'VILLE 19 TO 14
; . Blakely’s B Bobcats, the most
i promising group of rookies in years,
lwith only two days of practice lost
ito a fast Donalsonville “11” here the
|past Thursday night, 19 to 14. The
| junior 'Cats started slow and let the
| Seminole boys score two quick touch
jdowns in the opening minutes of play,
and although from that moment on
Iclearly outplayed the visitors, they
jdidn’t have quite the scoring strength
ito overcome the big Seminole lead.
Webster McLain and Tommy Mec-
IDonald were the big guns i n the
EBlakely backfield, ably assisted by
| Quarterback James Dußose and Half
|back Gene White. McLain scored all
the Blakely points. On the line, the
{mainstays were Frank and Johnny
| Pickle, Hanson Owen, Cook Houston,
tand Hal Hobbs.
f Blakely's starting line-up was: Me
{Fay, LE; J. Pickle, LT; Hobbs, LG;
|Owen, C; Houston, RG; F. Pickle, RT;
Johnson, RE; Dußose, QB; McDonald,
RH; White, LH; McLain, FB.
| Score by quarters:
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Hakely .o 8 T 0 -1
' COMMISSIONERS MEET
{ Except for authoring a resolution
discontinuing the office of the Negro
county agent, effective as of November
1, the County Commissioners trans
| acted such routine business as the pay
i ment of bills at their meeting Tuesday.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 3, 1957
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts—*“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.”
LOCAL MAN
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}' A Blakely man was signally honor
ed the past week when James B.
‘Murdock. Jr., was elected president of
‘the Southeastern Florists Association
at the annual meeting of the associa
‘tion in Birmingham.
! The association comprises the states
of Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Louisi
‘ana, North and South Carolina, Ken
tucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi.
Mr. Murdock, operator of the Green
‘brier Floral Company here, is one of
Blakely's most public-spirited and en
terprising citizens. He is a former
Mayor of the City, serving a two-year
term—l9ss-1956.
~ He was educated in the city schools
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of Blakely, Emory University, Atlanta,
and American University, Washington,
iD' C. In World War II he served as
| Field Director of the American Red
| Cross, attached to the air corps.
' Mr. Murdock has been actively en
|gaged in flora: business since late 1945.
He served as Director, Vice President
and President for one a half terms of
Georgia State Florists Association; as
District Representative, Region 6,
Units C &D, F. T. D. A.; Director of
Southern Retail Florists Association
and is now serving his second term as
Director of the Southeasiern Florists
Association.
Mr. Murock is a memb~r and past
'president of the Blakely Rotary Club,
i Vice President of Chehaw Council Boy
! Scouts of America; member of the
'Blakely Methodist Church, having
|served on the official board for 15
|years; member of Kolcmoki State
Parks Commission; and is Director of
U. S. Highway 27 Association. He is
| 2 member of Pi Kappa Phi social fra
? ternity.
’ Friends are proud of this honor that
' has come to their fellow-townsman,
'and lor several days Mr. Murdock has
been busy accepting the congratula
!tions of these friends.
Good Sportsmanship
Campaign Sponsored By
Biakely Tri-Hi-Y Clubs
For the past two weeks the Junior
and Senior Tri-Hi-Y Clubs of Blakely-
Union High School have been carrying
| on a campaign in the school emphasiz
ing good sportsmanship.
At the beginning of the campaign
some of the members typed and mim
’eographed copies of yells for the en
tire high school student body. There
was a short write-up concerning our
campaign on these yell sheets, and
we urged the students to cooperate
with us in being good sports in the
home, the school, on the athletic field,
and everywhere.
Posters were placed at different
’positions in the building, if perhaps
| they should forget. One poster carried
| “The Sportsman’s Code” by CGrantland
| Rice] Another was “Christ, the Un
]seen Umpire.” Still another asked the
students to check themselves to see if
they were good sports. 4
We feel like our campeaign has been
a success. As Tri-Hi-Y members we
| would like to thank the whole com
munity for their fine example of good
sportsmanship at athletic events. We
know that this will continue—keeping
:Blakoly a clean town in which to live
|and do things worthwhile.
! GLORIA CHAPMAN, Reporter.
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}ERNEST DUNN, JR., TAKES
‘? PART IN NATO EXERCISES
| OFF COAST OF TURKEY
' Mediterranean Sea (FHTNC. —Ern
'est H. Dunn, Jr., yeoman first class,
' USN., of Blakely, Ga., with Tactical
Air Control Squadron 21, tock part in
the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza
tion exercise “Deepwater,” an amphib
ious assault landing on the beaches of
the Saros Bay Area off the Tracian
IPvnin.&ulu of Western Turkey during
September 24-28. “Deepwater” was one
of a series of regular exercises design
ed to test and train the military de
fensive capabilities of the land, sea
and air forces of the participating
NATO nations.
‘ CARD OF THANKS
May I express my sincere thanks to
each of you for the many cards, flow
ers, gifts, and visits, while I was in
the hospital and since my return home.
DAVID CANNON.
A talk, well prepared and eloquently
delivered, featured last week's meeting
of the Blakely Rotary Club, held at
noon Friday.
The speaker was John Ellis, admin
istrative assistant to Georgia's Second
district Congressman, J. L. Pilcher, of
Meigs.
The speaker, heard by an almost 100
per cent gathering of the Rotarians
and a number of their wives, spoke
with much feeling over the racial
situation and the conditions brought
about by the Supreme Court’s decision
outlawing segregation of the races in
the schools and President Eisenhower's
sending troops into Little Rock, Ark.
He cited the fact that Congress had
passed no law compelling integration
of the schools and that although the
supreme court had ruled that state
laws requiring segregation were un
constitutional, that court was without
authority to enforce that decision and
that only an act by the congress com
pelling integration would be legal.
Mr. Ellis stated that the supreme
court, the president and his advisers,
and certain other pressure groups
whom he dubbed “do-gooders” (with
appropriate adjectives to properly de
scribe them) overlooked certain biclog
ical facts, one of which is that black is
black and white is white, and that
no court decisions or acts of militarism
‘compelling mixing of the racescan al
ter this fact.
~ The speaker was given frequent ap
‘plause and a resounding ovation at the
‘end of his talk.
‘ Mr. Ellis was introduced by Rotarian
George Gee, program chairman for
lthe day.
‘ Receiving recognition upon the occa
sion of recent wedding anniversaries
were several Rotarians who were ac
companied to the meeting by their Ro
taryannes as guests of the club. These
were Rotarian and Mrs. Lowrey S.
Stone, Rotarian and Mrs. Herman Rich
ardson, Rotarian and Mrs. R. R. Mec-
Lendon, Rotarian and Mrs. Elder T.
Crawford, Rotarian and Mrs. James W.
Bonner, Rotarian and Mrs. Ellsworth
Yarnell, Rotarian and Mrs. Charlie
Houston, Rotarian and Mrs. Don Bush,
' Rotarian and Mrs. Barney Wynne, and
’Rotarian and Mrs. Earl Taylor.
Other visitors at Friday's meeting,
‘which was presided over by President
‘A. J. Singletary, were Wister Jay, of
‘Thomasville, a former Blakely resi
dent, a guest of the club; High School
Band Director B. E. Black, a guest of
Rotarian Don Bush; and Senior Class
members Rachel Alexander and Anne
Arnold, guests of honorary member
“Sonny” Houston.
W. C. HARRIS DIES
FOLLOWING ILLNESS
OF SEVERAL MONTHS
Willie Carter Harris, 76, well-known
Early county and Clay county farmer,
died Sunday in a Cuthbert hospital
following an illness of several months.
Mr. Harris was a native of Quitman
county, where he was born February
24, 1881, but had resided in Early
county near Bluffton for 53 years.
Funeral services were held Monday
at 11 o'clock at the family residence,
with Elder C. C. Houston officiating.
Interment was in Mars Hill cemetery
near Edison, with Bryan Funeral Home
in charge of arrangements and Roscoe
Hodges, Grier Mansfield, Russell Mans
field, K. J. Hodges, Herman Bass, and
Bernard King serving as pall-bearers.
Surviving Mr. Harris are his wife
and one son, Will Harris, Jr.
BAND BOOSTER
CLUB ORGANIZED
On September 24, 1957, B. E. Black,
director, called a meeting of all par
ents of the children in the band. Th
object of this meeting was to raise
money for music and for transportation
to out-of-town football games for the
band. The band has made excellent
progress and shows great ability. Their
performance at the Blakely-Dawson
game was wonderful.
In order to raise money, a Band
Booster Club was quickly organized.
Officers elected were Dr. Whalen
George, president; Mrs. Bob Durham,
vice president; Mrs. George Warrick,
secretary; Mrs. K. J Hodges, treasurer;
Ways and Means Committee, Mrs. W,
C. Baxley, Mrs. Paschal Jenkins, Mrs.
Bert Tarver; Publicity Chairman, Mrs.
Lewie Stein.
Membership cards were given to all
present and membership 'is not con
fined to parents. Be a “Band Booster”
member and help carry on the splendid
work that has started. Plans are be
ing made for many enjoyable enter
tainments that all of Early County
will enjoy. Buy your “Band Booster”
membership card today and help to
“let the music go round and round.”
LIONS DISTRICT
GOVERNOR TO VISIT
LOCAL CLUB OCT. 8
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Governor of Lions International 18-C,
who will pay an official visit to the
Blakely club next Tuesday, October 8,
according to an announcement by Pres
ident Alex Howell. A native of Perry,
Ga., Lion Gilbert aftended the Perry
public schools and Emory University.
He is field supervisor of the Georgia
Department of Labor, is a Mason and
a Sunday School teacher in the Cor
dele Methodist Church. President How
ell urges a 100 per cent attendance to
greet the new district governor.
CHILDREN’S HOME ORCHESTRA TO VISIT
BLAKELY BAPTIST CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY
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The Georgia Baptist Children’s Home
Orchestra will be featured guests at
the Blakely Baptist Church next Sun
day, October 6.
They will present a music program
in the morning worship service.
This is an annual visit to the Blakely
Baptist Church.
Walter Sheets is the director of this
well-trained children’s orchestra which
is known throughout the state - and
stays booked up several months in ad
vance., Mr. Sheets remarked that he
has the smallest and the youngest tuba
players in the nation. They are 7 and
8 years of age. Five of the sixteen
violinists are only 9 years old.
The Georgia Baptist Children’s Home,
with main offices at Hapeville, main
tains branch homes at Baxley, Hape
ville, and at Pine Mountain. There are
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MRS. TINER DIES
Mrs. Callie Tiner, 79, well-known
Early county lady and widow of the
late Charlie Tiner, died suddenly Sun=
day morning at her home in the New
Hope community. Death was attrib
uted to a cerebral hemorrhage.
Mrs. Tiner was a native of this
county and had residéd here all of her
life. She was a member of the New
Hope Baptist Church, where her fu
neral was held on Tuesday afternoon,
with her pastor, the Rev. Claude Bar
field, officiating, assisted by the Rev.
W. E. Storey, pastor of the Blakely
Baptist Church.
Surivors include two daughters, Mrs.
R. W. Hart of Blakely and Mrs. L. D.
Beach of Panama City, Fla.; and two
sons, L. O. and Will Tiner of Blakely.
Burial was in the Houston cemetery
near New Hope, with McKinstry Fu
neral Home of Colquitt in charge and
the following serving as pall-bearers:
Lemuel Tiner, Bobby Tiner, Rudolph
Hart, Paul Allen, Harry Beach, and
J. C. Beach.
Three out of ten families have diets
below National Research Council rec
ommendations on calcium, reports
Jihn Conner, dairy marketing special
ist, Agricultural Extension Service.
502 children being cared for at the
present. /
Baptist Churches and friends of the
Home in the Bethel Association play
an important part in the support and
in the maintenance of the Home.
Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Early, Quitman,
and Randolpli Counties compose the
Bethel Association.
Cash contributions from this asso
ciation for 1957 to the Home are $7,-
114.71. Nine freight cars of produce
and gifts are sent to the Home each
year. Last fall these cars had an ov
erall value of $2,787.86. :
John C. Warr, general manager, will
speak on the Home's program of Child
Care following the music program by
the orchestra.
All interested friends are invited to
be present at the Blakely Baptist
Church for this occasion.