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EARLY COUNTY, GA.,
Garden Spot Of
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME 99 } NO, 8
Early County is one of the Georgia
counties that has not completed a
map with the proper listing of all
the cemeteries in the county, and the
Peter Early Chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, is cooperating
with the Church of the Latter Day
Saints to properly list the graves’ in
scriptions.
At the request of Mrs. John Thig
pen, State Regent DAR, and Mrs.
Mary Givens Bryan, Department of
Archives ‘and History, the local DAR
Chapter agreed to list thé cemeteries
in the county. The grave inscriptions
will be obtained by the Church of
the Latter Day Saints, who will ex
change genealogical data with the
State Department of Archives and
History.
Mrs. George Nelson, regent, appoint
ed Mrs. H. M. Richardson, Mrs. P. H.
Fitzgerald, and Mrs. W. M. Barksdale
to list the cemeteries in the county.
The map showing the cemeteries will
be turned over to E. H. Hayes, of Cli
max, who is in charge of the ceme
tery records in this area. Upon the
ccmpletion a list will be sent to the
State Department of Archives and
Hicstory.
Cemeteries listed are: Blakely, Colo
mokee, Pleasant Grove, Enterprise,
Hall, Sowhatchee, Cedar Springs, Ja
kin, Midway, Springfield, Bethel, Lu
cile, Pine View, Cuba, George, Hous
ton, Liberty Hill, Damascus, Cross
Roads, Shady Grove, Bancroft, Sardis
Liberty.
Family ecemeteries include Grier,
Hutchins, West, Hayes, Haire, Collier.
Other cemeteries not listed may be
reported to Mrs. W. M. Barksdale.
LOCAL WEATHER
Summary for the month of Septem
ber, 1957:
TEMPERATURE: Mean maximum,
85.0; mean minimum, 66.9; mean, 70.8;
maximum, 97 on the 2nd; minimum,
57 on the 29th.
PRECIPITATION: Total, 14.64 inch
es; greatest amount in any 24-hour pe
riod, 4.28 inches on the 9th.
MISCELLANEQOUS: Number of days
with 0.01 inch or more of rainfall, 15;
thunder on the 4th, 10th, 16th, 17th,
18th, 19th., Fog on the sth, 11th, 20th,
21st. The excessive and continuous
rains inflicted terrific damage to the
unharvested peanut and cotton crops
and to a lesser degree on the corn crop.
J. G. CTANDIFER Observer,
U. S. Weather Bureau.
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Carlp Countp News
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts—*“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead,”
HEARING TESTS GIVEN
TO FOUR GRADES IN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Hearing tests were conducted in the
first four grades of the Blakely-Union
Elementary School the past week.
Audiometers were secured from the
State Department of Health by Mrs. A.
D. Smith, Jr., Early County Health
Nurse. Five members of the Ella
Jones PTA completed a short course
in conducting the hearing tests and
worked with Mrs. Smith and two of
ficials from the State Department of
Health.
The tests revealed that 12 per cent
of the children have impaired hearing,
and additional tests will be run in
three weeks when these children will
be rechecked.
Officials stated that “statistics show
that 87 per cent of retarded children
have impaired hearing.
Local PTA members assisting with
the tests were Mrs. Roscoe Hodges,
Mrs. Sevela Jones, Mrs. M. H. Rupe,
Mrs. Harvey Brown, and Mrs. John
Andrew Pipkin.
From Office Of
D. L. MAXWELL, County Agent
The Early County Peanut Festival
and Fair is only two weeks away.
Prospects for a good one are very out
standing. Our Fair has been for a
number of years one of the better ones
in the area, even better than some in
the larger towns around us.
The Community Exhibits always add
color, variety and interest to the Fair.
Many people and several organiza
tions devote a great deal of time and
energy to these exhibits.
This year, judging of the Communi
ty Exhibits will be conducted a little
differently than in the past. The ex
‘hibits wil be ji“ged according to blue,
red and white award groups. Those re
‘ceivi‘ng a blue award will receive
$65.00, red award 50.00, and white
}award $40.00. The prize money is the
same as in the past. Just the method
lof judging has been changed.
The Farm Bureau Swine Show, held
in connection with the Fair, is always
an interesting event, also.
. Prizes of $7.00 for first place, $5.00
for second place, and $3.00 for third
‘place are offered in each class. Classes
consist of boars under 12 months of
‘age; gilts and sows under 12 months
01l age; gilts and sows over 12 months
of age; and sows and litters.
Champion of the Swine Show will
receive a $15.00 award, and Reserve
'Champion will receive a SIO.OO award.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 10, 1957
19-TO-0 VICTORY
PLAY CUTHBERT HERE
FRIDAY NIGHT
The Blakely Bobcats return to the
home lair Friday night to tangle with
the Cuthbert Hurricane for the second
time this season. Blakely defeated the
Hurricane in the season's opener 14-0.
Friday night in Sylvester Cocach
Frank Buckner's lads extended their
regular season victories to No. 22,
knocking off the Worth County team 19
to 0. Because of illness and injuries
Coach Buckner was forced to shuffle
his lineup, and the combination look
ed better than anything he has shown
this year.
Quarterback Jack White worked his
first complete game and seems well on
the way to making a first-rate field
general. He mixed his plays well in
the Sylvester fray, and showed the
fans his strong passing arm, one of
the completed passes to Jimmy Rice,
who made a nice catch, setting things
up for a touchdown.
Harry Clifton, the shiftiest little run
ner in the conference, looked like the
Clifton of 1956. He scored the first
Bobcat touchdown on the second play
of the second quarter of a 24-yard
jaunt, and then accounted for the ex
tra point on a wide-sweeping end run.
Junior Lawson helped this drive along
when he recovered a Blakely fumble
on the 24 yard line to keep the touch
down drive alive. Again Lawson was
the most outstanding linesman on the
field.
Coach Buckner showed the fanstwo
new running backs Friday night. Tom
my Bell and Charles Davenport, soph
omores, playing in their first varsity
games, showed great promise. Bell
scored one of the touchdowns on a
pretty 28-yard run. Blakely's final
marker came in the final quarter when
Bobby McLendon went 35 yards for
the longest gain of the night.
Although the 'Cats whitewashed the
Sylvester team and the big Blakely
line held the Sylvester backs to no
first downs, it was quite a ball game.
The Sylvester line showed great deter
mination ,but couldn’t quite match the
strong Blakely forward wall of Johnny
Gleaton, Lawson, Jimmy George, Price
\Pittman, Sammy and Joe Owen, Jim
'my Rice, and Sonny Houston.
The punting duel of Sammy Owen
’and Sylvester’s Warren Bridges was a
fine feature of the Friday night game.
‘ln addition to Owen’s kicking, he
played a great defensive game.
- Between halves the bands of both
Blakely Hi and Sylvester Hi put on
a colorful show which drew praise
from the spectators.
~ Blakely backs’ rushing records (3
‘games):
Name Carries Yds. Av,
Eaiton .o o OB 130 « 46
B 60 6.6
e 1S 10 8
iMeLendon ... @ 224 4.9
een. 8. e 43 5.9
BTt TL) ee T 30 100
ey e 47 42
Beokes 00l Y 9 9.0
Davenport ... 1.8 14 23
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BLAKELY-UNION
F. F. A. NEWS
Ansley Moore, of the Blakely F. F.
A. Chapter, will attend the National
Future Farmers Convention in Kansas
City next week, October 14-17. He
will leave Atlanta with other members
of the Georgia delegation Sunday aft
ernoon. The convention opens Monday
evening and runs through Thursday.
Ansley was second place winner in
the painting contest sponsored by the
American Turpentine Farmers Asso
ciation and won a cash award of fifty
dollars which he is using to help de
fray his expenses to the convention.
The annual Blakely F. F. A. Green
hand initiation was held Thursday
night, October 13. All 27 candidates
were present. After the ceremony
the Greenhands were brought to the
door and permitted to enter the chap
ter room and carried through the of
ficial Greenhand ceremony which is
conducted by some few members and
the officers. At the completion of the
Greenhand ceremony, the initiati(m‘
committee, composed of Clarence Jones, |
chairman, Floyd Tedder, Holt Bynum,‘
Wilson Still, Labon Jordan and Shel
ly Goocher, had a special program |
planned for the Greenhands to partici
pate in. Immediately following the
initiation, refreshments were served to
the members and a few guests,
CHARLES DAVENPORT, Reporter.
HI-Y MEETING !
The first Hi-Y meeting for the
school year was held September 18.
The meeting was called to order by
President Woodrow Houston. The min
utes of the last meeting were read
and approved. Fred Grist and Marvin
Singletary gave an interesting report
of the Hi-Y and Tri-Hi-Y Camp which
met at Rock Eagle last summer.
Plans for the Youth Assembly were
discussed. The club is anxious to
present a good bill this year.
The club voted to pay $1.50 dues this
year, which must be paid on or be
fore the October meeting.
~ The devotional was given by LeSueur
‘Grier, after which the meeting was
closed with the Hi-Y Benediction,
| TOM BELL, Reporter.
’ AUTO ACCIDENT‘
Two Early county men died in an
automobile accident late Sunday aft-|
ernoon near Bainbridge on U. S. High
way 84. The dead are James Lee
Peterson, 34, of a Route 2 address, and
Calvin Temples, 30, of Atlanta, but
formerly of Blakely. The two men,
who were brothers-in-law, collided
with another car. The occupants of
the other car were from Memphis,
Tenn., and several are said to be in
a critical condition in a Bainbridge
hospital. The names of these were not
available. |
Peterson was killed instantly in
the crash and his brother-in-law died
en route to a Columbus hospital.
Double funeral services for the two
men were held Tuesday at 3 o'clock
at the Blakely Church of Christ, with
Herbert Sims officiating. Interment
was in the Blakely cemetery, with
Bryan Funeral Home in charge.
Mr. Peterson, a native of this coun
ty, is survived by his mother, Mrs.
William Thomas of Blakely; his wife,
Mrs. Sara Thomas Peterson; five young
daughters, Annette Katie, Frances,
Diane, Judy Anne and Janice Peterson,
all of Blakely.
Mr. Temples's survivors include his
wife, Mrs. Betty Thomas Temples; 3
sons, Danny, Wayne and Tommy Tem
ples; a daughter, Patsy, all of Atlanta;
and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Temples of Blakely.
FORMER EARLY COUNTIAN
DIES AT THOMASVILLE
Benjamin Franklin King, a former
Early countian, died at his home in
Thomasville the past Saturday follow- |
ang an illness of several months' dura
tion. He was 77 years of age and was
born in Miller county on August 15,
1880. He had resided in Thomasville
for the past 24 years.
Mr. King's funeral was held Monday
afternon at 2 o'clock at Mt. Zion Bap
tist Church, of which he was a mem
ber, with the Rev. W. E. Storey of
ficiating and Bryan Funeral Home in
charge. Serving as pall-bearers were
Leon Singleton, Rudolph King, Billy
King, Henry Baker, John Willis Baker,
and Buster McCuller.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Car
rie Askew King; five sons, Hugh and
J. P. King of Thomasville, Herman King
of Bainbridge, John C. King of Miami,
Fla, Joe Lee King of Tampa, Fla; two
daughters, Mrs. Mack MecCuller of
Bainbridge, Ga., and Mrs. Miles Stokes
of Lakeland, Fla; and two sisters.l
Mrs. Annie Jordan and Mrs. Mary
Hunter, both of Colquitt, Ga.
AGRICULTURE
STABILIZATION AND
CONSERVATION NEWS
By MARSHLINE GILES, Acting Coun
ty Office Manager Early ASC County
Committee)
PRICE SUPPORT AVAILABLE FOR
1957-CORN CROP
The local price-support rate for corn
will be based on a national average
of sl.lO per bushel. The national av
erage price support for corn from a
farm within the farm allotment for
commercial areas has been announced
at $1.36 per bushel.
Corn may be placed under price
support from harvest time through
March 13, 1958. Due to the diffiiculty
in c(ontrolling insects in farm-stored
corn all farm' stored corn loans willl
probably be called on May 1, 1958.
1958 COMMUNITY COMMITTEE
ELECTIONS
This year's Community Committee
‘cloctirm will be held by mail. Bal
lots have been mailed to all knownl
voters. If for any reason you have nnti
received a ballot, one can be cbtained
from the county office.
October 9 has been set as the final
date by which ballots must be post
marked or personally delivered by
farmers.
Persons who are elected Chairman
of the Community Committee will
serve as delegaces to the County Con
vention to be held October 24 for the
purpose of electing the County Com
mittee.
AMERICAN LEGION |
AUXILIARY NEWS
The Legion Auxiliary held its month-!
ly business meeting September 1 at]
the Legion building. I
The meeting was opened by the
president, Mrs. Marion Shoemaker.
The devotion was given by Mrs. G.
W. Whatley. After the Pledge of Al-|
legiance to the Flag, new and old bus
iness was discussed. Mrs. Vivian
Reynolds, treasurer, reported we had
donated sls to the Domiciliary at
Thomasville; also that we had pur
chased a stove for the outside kitchen
on the fair grounds.
It was voted and passed that the
Auxiliary pledge a given amount each
month to the Blakely Youth Center. !
We would like to invite each and
everyone to the fair and to eat with
us at the American Legion Auxiliary
kitchen.
REPORTER.
LIONS DISTRICT
GOVERNOR VISITS
BLAKELY CLUB
Lions International Governor Louis
H. Gilbert, of District 18-C, of Cordele,
paid the Blakely club an official visit
at noon Tuesday, and was the featured
speaker at the luncheon held at the
Woman's Club building,
Lion Gilbert chose for his subject
“Loyalty,” and delivered a highly in
spirational and thought-provoking talk.
He stressed the importance of one's
loyalty to God, to home, to public in
stitutions, and the importance of loy
alty as applied to every-day living.
His listeners were generous with their
applause at the conclusion of the talk.
Lion Gilbert has been an active
Lion since 1941, when he was inducted
into the Macon club, later transferring
to Cordele, where he has served as
president and past zone chairman. He
was introduced by President Alex
Howell.
Guests at the meeting were Lion
George W. Smoak, of Albany; John
Beck, of Eufaula; James B. Murdock,
Mayor George Gee, Carl Spence, and
Dr. J. H. Crowdis.
Reminders To Vets
Entering Training
Under Korean GI Bill
Three last-minute reminders to 750,-
000 veterans who are entering train
ing this fall under the Korean GI Bill
were issued today by the Veterans Ad
ministration.
First, veteran-students were remind
ed that they should have enough
money of their own to tide them over
the first two months of GI training.
It takes that long, under the law, for
a veteran's first monthly GI allowance
to reach him.
The VA’s second reminder has to do
with the monthly certifications of class
attendance. These should be signed
by the veteran and a representative of
his school, and sent to the VA prompt
ly after each month of training com
pleted. Late certifications invariably
mean late checks, J. M. Slaton, Jr.,
Manager of the Atlanta VA Regional
Office, warned.
The third VA reminder is for veteran
students who want to get part-time
jobs after school, to supplement their
GI allowances. There is no limit on
the amount of money GI students may
earn outside of class. In fact, they
need not report outside earnings of
VA.
The only “ceiling” on earnings ap
plies to veterans training on-the-job
under the Korean GI Bill. In their
case only, if earnings rise above a cer
tain level, GI allowances will be re
duced, Mr. Slaton said.
ROTARY CLUB MEETS
The Blakely Rotary Club, meeting
at noon the past Friday, was without
a program and devoted a few minutes
to discussion of matters of interest to
the club following the luncheon.
Visitors at Friday's meeting were
John Crouch, member of the Albany
Club, a guest of Rotarian Alfred Fel
der; E. A. Johnson, of Sarasota, Fla,,
a guest of Rotarian Dudley McDowell;
and Frank Buckner, a guest of Rotar
ian Bill Arnold.
President A. J. Singletary presided
over the meeting,
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2. SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
3. PERSONAL LOANS
4. REAL ESTATE LOANS
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JOHN M. JORDAN
Succumbing to an illness extending
over a period of four months, John
Mark Jordan, 68, of Cedar Springs,
died at the home of his son, William
A. Jordan, in Eufaula, Ala., on Wed
nesday of the past week.
A native of Columbus, Ala., where
he was born September 29, 1889, Mr,
Jordan moved to Georgia from Ala
bama and had resided here for the past
29 years. He engaged in farming until
ill health forced his retirement,
Mr. Jordan was a member of Liberty
Assembly of God Church, where his
funeral was held Friday afternoon at
3 o'clock, with the Rev. J. A. Fair
cloth and the Rev. Radford Jones of
ficiating. Interment was in Liberty
Cemetery, with Manry-Minter Funeral
Home in charge and R. C. Chancy, Ce
cil Garrett, David Smith, Edward
Jones, Charles Chandler, and Dewey
Windham serving as pall-bearers.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Bertha P. Jordan of Blakely; a son,
William A. Jordan of Eufaula, Ala.;
two daughters, Mrs. Eunice Welch of
‘Blakely and Mrs. Annis McCalvin of
Jakin; two brothers, Tom and Bob
Jordan, both of Ashford, Ala.; four
sisters, Mrs. Haudie Tolar of Geneva,
Ala, Mrs, Cullie White of Dothan,
Ala., Miss Birdie Jordan and Mrs.
‘Ressie McNeese, both of Ashford, Ala.;
fourteen grandchildren, and two great
grandchildren.
FUTURE HOMEMAKERS
INITIATE FORTY-FIVE
NEW MEMBERS
Forty-five new members carried out
the second phase of their initiation in
to FHA Monday. Each girl came dress
ed as some object found in the Home
making Department. Much originality
and talent was displayed in the clever
costumes. First prize for the most
original costume went to Mary Lou
Clark and Kay Middleton, who came
as salt and pepper shakers. ' They will
each receive a Future Homemaker
notebook. Second prize, an TA em
‘blem, was won by Sue Hobbs, who was
dressed as a needle and thread. Sue
‘Felder, as a flower arrangement, won
third place, and Honorable Mention
went to Faye Brown, a bar of Ivory
soap, Judy Buckner, a Simplicity pat
tern, and Cecelia Hale, a cup and
saucer. Other new members who par
ticipated in the initiation were Hilda
Causey, Jean Cleveland, Jacquelyn
Davis, Loretta Davis, Sue Evans, Jan
ice Hodges, Jean Lay, Marjorie Lan
drum, Peggy McKeller, Jewel Palmer,
Geraldine Revels, Linda Willis, Louise
Williams, Annie Clyde Baxley, Pauline
Bruner, Jane Chandler, Charlotte Jen
kins, Hilda Nolan, Anne and Annette
Storey, Juanita Tompkins, Merlyn Wil
liams, Jennifer White, Betty Arnold,
Connie Baxley, Mary Birge. Ica Ches
ter, Linda Clinkscales, Phyllis Davis,
Mary Ann Glass, Charlotte Hodges,
Stella Jackson, Peggy Jones, Juliarine
MeGahee, Kay Tyson, and Louise Wil
liams. These forty-five new members
brings the total FHA membership this
year to 111,
—REPORTER.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our appreciation
to all our friends and neighbors for
their every act of sympathy and kind
ness shown to us at the time of the
death of our mother and grandmother,
Callie Tiner.. g
The Family of Callie Tiner.