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EARLY COUNTY, GA.,
Garden Spot Of
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME 99 } NO, 9
FAIR AND PEANUT FESTIVAL
SET FOR NEXT WEEK
MRS. JOHNSON,
ARLINGTON’S OLDEST
RESIDENT, DIES
Arlington, Ga.—Mrs. § M. Johnson,
95, oldest resident of this city and one
of its most beloved women, died the
past Wednesday following an extended
illness.
Mrs. Johnson, a native and lifelong
resident of Early County, was born
April 11, 1862, and was a daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. John A. Tim
mons. She was a member of the Arl
ington Baptist Church, where her fu
neral was held Friday morning at 11
o'clock, with the Revs. T. L. McCon
nell and Lambert Jones officiating.. In
terment was in Timmons cemetery,
H. R. McKinstry & Son Funeral Home
in charge and Charlie Will Johnson,
George Johnson, Horace Andrews, Dor
sey Andrews, Foster Bullard, and Jim
my Bullard serving as pall-bearers.
The board of deacons of the church
formed an honorary escort.
Surviving Mrs. Johnson are the fol
lowing children: Mrs. Hull Andrews
of Carnegie, Ga., Miss Claude Johnson
of Arlington, Ga., Mrs. B. M. Brown of
Lyons, Ga., Mrs. F. L. Bullard of Ma
rianna, Fla.; a sister, Mrs. T. J. Dancy,
of Fort Myers, Fla.; fifteen grandchil
dren and twenty-four great-grandchil
dren.
BETA CLUB
The Beta Club will continue to pub
lish the school paper “The Bobcat,”
this year.
Beta members chose the new mem
bers they will “tap” and plans were
made for the tapping ceremony at a
recent meeting of the club.
. The program was a pane! on Teen
Problems. Those on the panel were
the Rev. W. H. Ansley, Mrs. R. R.
McLendon, Carole Tiner, Alice Ham
mack, Fred Grist, and Carleen Bell.
Officers for the year are:
President: Alice Hammack.
Girls’ Vice President: Carleen Beil.
Boys’ Vice President: Chester Stokes.
. Secretary: Duane Mellette.
Treasurer: Glyndell Thompson.
Parliamentarian: Fred Grist.
Reporter: Beverly Barksdale.
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Carlp Counin News
| The annual Early County Fair and
| Peanut Festival is scheduled to get un
| der way next Monday, October 21, and
continue through Saturday night, Oc
| tober 26, O. R. Brooks, general man
'ager, has announced. The fair and
l festival is again sponsored by the local
! post of the American Legion.
| The James H. Drew Shows will be
jon the Midway, beginning Monday
‘night. The fair is expected to get in
full swing on Tuesday, with the live
'stock and other exhibits to be judged
[and winners announced On Tuesday
night the queen’s contest, to select the
‘Early County Festival Queen, will be
{held. More than a score of Early
’county‘s prettiest girls have announced
as candidates, according to Edward
'Balkcom, beauty contest chairman.
| This contest will begin at 8 o’'clock.
. Contestants are Priscilla Marshall,
Carole Tiner, Judy Whitehurst, Glyndell
'Thompson, Sydney Howell, Barbara
| White, Sterlyn Davis, Carole Clifton,
'Alice Hammack, Ann Arnold, Carleen
| Bell, Kay Tison, Merlyn Davis, Key
iStil], Charlene Dunning, Beverly
! Barksdale, Sally Montgomery, Duane
| Mellette, Peggy Knighton, Sandra
| White, Helen Ellis, Grier Haddock.
i Wednesday has been designatd as
.Colored Schools’ Day, and all children
|and their teachers will be admitted
free to the grounds prior to six o’clock.
| Friday is white schools’ day.
| Officers of the fair and festival are
| Mr. Brooks, general chairman: D. L.
lMaxwell. mahager exhibits; A. J. Sin
| gletary, manager; Chester Clardy, sec
| retary-treasurer. Committee chairmen
|are Miss Miss Myra Hester, girls' and
| women's division; Edward Balkcom,
| beauty contest; W. B. Hobby, tickets;
| W. H. Fleming, publicity.
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;TAKES PART IN NATO EXERCISES
! IN EUROPEAN WATERS
t U. S. Atlantic Fleet (FHTNC).—San
'ders Odom, Jr. boilerman first class,
|USN, of Bay street, Blakely, Ga.,
|aboard the destroyer USS John Paul
IJones. took part in- North Atlantic
,Treaty Organization exercises in Eu
'ropean waters during the latter part
lof September. More than 200 vessels,
i with attached air support, from NATO
countries took part in the operations,
Imarking the first time since 1953 that
| forces under NATO have been engaged
iin large-scale combined fleet maneu
! vers.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 17, 1957
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts—*“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.”
SHELLMAN MINISTER
SPEAKS AT MEETING
OF ROTARY CLUB
The Rev. Ralph Porterfield, pastor of
the Shellman Methodist Church, was
the guest speaker at last week's meet
ing of the Blakely Rotary Club, held
at noon Friday.
The visiting minister, a son of the
late Rev. Ralph Porterfield, Sr., talked
to the club members on various philos
ophies of life, of those who take more
out of life than they put into it, and
conversely, of those who find happiness
in trying to put as much into life as
they take from it. A most interesting
speaker, and possessed of a keen sense
of humor, Rew. Mr. Porterfield gave
the Rotarians a thought-provoking and
highly-entertaining talk. He was in
troduced by Rotarian Alfred Felder,
program chairman.
Other visitors at Friday's meeting,
which was presided over by President
A. J. Singletary, included C. C. (Tuck)
Swann, a guest of Rotarian Clarence
Martin; Dorsey Barbree, a guest of
Rotarian Jim Crowdis; and Warren
Baxley, Jr., Jimmy Brewer, and Jack
Howell, members of the senior class
at Blakely Hi, guests of honorary
member Woodrow Houston, Jr.
Lions Club To Again Aid
In Securing Toys For
Empty Stocking Fund
The Lions Club, again this year,
counts it a privilege to help in secur
ing toys for the Empty Stocking Fund.
In this connection this announcement
is being made. Every one who has old
or new toys that they would like to do
nate to the Empty Stocking Fund is
requested to carry them to the City
Fire Department at their earliest con
venience. This is not too early to bring
in these toys, as the old toys will have
to be fixed and painted before they
can be used. If you have toys and
cannot carry them to the City Fire
Department, please contact the Empty
Stocking Fund committee from the
Lions Club and they will see that the
toys are picked up. This committee is
composed of the Rev. W. H. Ansley,
the Rev. W. E. Storey, C. P. Jenkins,
‘and Dr. Whalen George.
~ Remember, unless those who have
are wiling to give those who have ‘not
‘will be unable to receive—when others
are being made happy by receiving
‘their Christmas toys.
' AGRICULTURE
STABILIZATION AND
CONSERVATION NEWS
By MARSHLINE GILES, Acting Coun
ty Office Manager Early ASC County
| Committee)
Sign-up for 1958 Conservation Reserve
Program Began October 7, 1957
The 1958 program offers incentives
for placing entire farms under Conser
vation Reserve contracts and for devot
ing the entire Conservation Reserve
acres to trees for forestry purposes.
These incentives include the provision
for signing up land under the non-di
version payment rates and the possi
bility of increasing the non-diversion
rate from 30 per cent of annual rate
to 50 per cent, or even 100 per cent,
where the designated acreage is to be
devoted to trees or the entire farm
placed under contract and- devoted to
trees.
Revised Price for 1957 Corn Crop
The minimum price support rates for
1957-corn crop were revised October 1,
1957. This revision was necessary in
part to help stabilize the feed grain
market now, and the hog market in
the future.
| The price for non-commercial areas
‘is now $1.40 per bushel.
| County Convention
The Chairman of each newly elected
Community Committee will meet for
the County Convention October 24,
1957, for the purpose of electing the
1958 County Committee. The new
Community and County Committeel
will take office on November 1, 1957.
The Official Board of the Blakely!
«Methodist Church, along with theiri
pastor, W. H. Ansley, this Tuesduyl
evening, October 8, 1957, hereby go on'
record as earnestly favoring and main- |
taining the established precedent of |
our South Eastern Jurisdiction System. 1
We further call attention to the fact|
that this present plan was the distinct’
basis which drew our church body
into its present union. We would also !
have it understood that we would vig
orously protest any further encroach-|
ment from any source to change or to '
destroy our present South Eastern Ju-'
risdictional System,
Respectfully submitted, ‘
W. H. ANSLEY, Pastor.
W. C. BAXLEY,
Chairman of Board.
A battery about the size of an ordi
nary flashlight cell with 63 times greater
potential voltage and 10 times longer
storage life, expected to create an en
tire new use for batteries, was recent
ly announced.
BLAKELY BOBCATS
SCORE WIN OVER
CUTHBERT, 42706
The twenty-third consécutive victory
of Coach Frank Buckner's Blakely
Bobcats came at the expense of the
Cuthbert Purple Hurricane last Friday
night, In this game, the second be
tween these two teams for this year,
the 'Cats overpowered a game but
outclassed eleven.
Blakely is now enjoying its longest
winning streak in football history and
hasn’t lost a regular season game since |
1954. They have been twice defeated
in play-offs.
Tackle Junior Lawson opened up the‘
flood gates in last Friday night's vic
tory, blocking a Billy Snipes kick mid
way the first quarter and falling on
the ball. From there Harry Clifton,
Bobby McLendon and LeSueur Grier‘
chalked up yardage across the goal
line in six plays, with McLendon go-‘
ing the final 10. Grier smashed the
line for the extra point.
Center Price Pittman set the wheels
in motion for TD No. 2, intercepting
a pass on the Blakely 15. Three plays,
one an 18-yard dash by Harry Clifton,
moved the ball to the 50. Here Grier
went the distance to the goal line,
and McLendon bucked the extra point.
Blakely scored another quick one
shortly before the half when Jmmy
George hawked a Cuthbert fumble on
the 19 and on the first play Clifton
scatted into the end zone, and Quar
terback Jack White, who called a
beautiful game, sneaked over the ex
tra point.
Opening “the third quarter, Larry
Enfinger showed some real speed in
going over for a touchdown from the
15, after Clifton, White and reserve
Fullback Tommy Bell had moved the
ball from the 39 after the Kkickoff.
White passed to Jimmy Rice for the
extra point.
Harry Clifton got a swift TD for the
Bobcats next, taking a punt on the
Blakely 36 and behind some terrific
blocking went 64 yards for the score.
Junior Lawson and Johnny Gleaton
delivered some key blocks to the 20
to set Clifton free. Grier accounted
for the extra point.
With six minutes having elapsed in
the third quarter, Coach Buckner sent
in an entire new team, a bunch of |
lightweights, most of whom had never
been battle tested—Albert Hammack at
quarter, Charles Davenport and Ches
ter Stokes at half slots and Bell at
fullback, Roscoe Nash, Herbert Peters
and Verna Sammons at ends, Charles
Bush and Marvin Singletary, tackles,
David Wynne and Sonny Houston (the
only regulars), guards, Jody Middle
ton, center. A fast bunch of little guys,
fired up by their first game, they kept
moving the ball at will, piling up six
firstdowns and one touchdown. En
finger, back in the line-up, momentar
ily sneaked the ball over from the 3,
and Chester Stokes made the extra
point. This TD drive covered 40
yards.
The Cuthbert score came shortly be
fore the final whistle. Billy Snipes,
whose kicking and passing was a
‘bright feature of the game, fired a
long one to Oscar Tye, who scamper
ed all the way to the end zone. The
pass and run covered 63 yards.
Blakely line-up: Ends, Sammons,
Nash, Gleaton, Peters, Brewer, Rice;
]tackles, Bush, Lawson, Singletary,
Grist, George, Warrick, J. Owen;l
Iguards, Wynne, Houston, Shoemaker.|
S. Owen; centers Middleton, Pittman;
backs White, Clifton, Hammack, Bell,~
McLendon, Davenport, Enfinger, Grier,
Stokes.
The Blakely and Cuthbert school
bands performed between halves and
received applause from the spectators.
Blakely invades the nest of the Pel
ham Hornets next Friday night in
what is expected to be the big game of
the conference.
STATISTICS
Blakely Cuthbert
.18 Ist downs . 5
433 yds. rushing 70
.0 yds. passing . 120
1 2 passes attempted . 10
0 passes completed il
1 punts : 5]
42 punting av. 31.2|
1 ... fumbles lost 1]
2 pass inct. by . 0
60 penalties 14|
BAND BOOSTER CLUB ,
MEETING FOR MONDAY [
NIGHT, OCT. 31, CALLED OFF
There will not be a meting of the
“Band Boosters Club” Monday night,
October 21, 1957¢ This is the opening
night of the Early County Peanut
Festival. The next meeting will be
held on the third Monday night in
November, unless further notified. |
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According to Gerald Smith, horticul
turist, Agricultural Extension Service,
the soil for pansies must be fairly
rich to produce an abundance of good
sized flowers. . i
E. M. Black, 55, native and for many
years a resident of Blakely, died at his
home in Leary early Sunday.
The death of Mr. Black, who had
been ill for some time, was attributed
to asthma and a heart condition,
Born here on April 19, 1902, he was
a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles
C. Black, and was one of a large
number of children. A mechanic by
profession, he had resided in both Arl
ington and Leary, a number of years
in each of these cities.
Funeral services were held in the
Blakely Baptist Church, of which the
deceased was a member, Monday aft
ernoon at 3 o'clock, with the Revs.
Charles Allen, of Leary, and W. E.
Storey, of Blakely, officiating. Inter
ment was in the Blakely cemetery, with
H. R. McKinstry & Son, Colquitt, di
recting. Serving as pall bearers were:
Active, R. L. Perryman, J. M. Dixon,
R. E. Wilkinson, Ray Stewart, C. T.
Griffiin, Hollis Sawyer; honorary,
Charlie Lunsford, Frank Lunsford,
Paul Camp, J. G. Loyless, and Dr. W,
C. Baxley.
Surviving Mr. Black are his wife,
Mrs. Vashti Smith Black; four chil
drer, Emory, Bobbie, Charles, and
Shirley Ann Black; a brother, Charlie
C. Black; three sisters, Mrs. C. R.
Pope, Mrs. C. E. Sheeran, Mrs. W. g
Mallette; and two half-sisters, Mrs.
Hallie Shingler, and Mrs. Edna Steph
enson,
These have the sympathy of friends
in their loss.
FHA GIRLS TO ATTEND
ALBANY MEETING
Blakely Future Homemakers will at
tend the annual fall District Meeting
in Albany Saturday, October 19. Over
1500 girls from FHA chapters in South
west Georgia are expected. Theme of
the day’'s meeting will be “Showboat”
and guest speaker will be Mr. “Pete”
Donaldson, president of ABAC. A song
leading contest to pick the Song Lead
er for District 1 will be held. One of
the four contestants will be Blakely
FHA's chairman of Music, Carole Tin
er. Highlighting the afternoon pro
gram will be a skit, “The FHA Ga
zette,” featuring the most outstanding
projects and activities of chapters in
this District last year. The Blakely
group has three parts in this skit.
Priscilla Marshall and Emylee Houston
will tell about the American Home
maker of Tomorrow contest, Carleen
Bell, Sandra White and Cherry Bethea
will report the Community Fashion
Show and Duane Mellette will tell
about her landscaping project, assisted
by June Sims.
Chairman of arrangements for Dis
trict Meeting for the Blakely group is
Sara Alexander, who has made clever
badges for each member in the shape
of small anchors.
Each chapter is inviting a boy to
attend the meeting with them this
year, and the boys will represent the
chapters in the roll call, Bobby Me-
Lendon will represent the Blakely
chapter.
Mr. Wallace Sheffield will take the
Blakely group on his school bus.
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Georgia freezer-locker plants are
processing more foods for more home
freezers than ever before in spite of
the decrease in the number of plants
in the state, according to a recent re
port to members of the Georgia Froz
en Food and Meat Canning Associa
tion.
Paul Wilkins, Farmers’ Cooperative
Service, U. S. Department of Agricul
ture, who made this report, pointed
out that local processing and freezing
of ,meats is a must for home freezers
in both rural and urban areas.
- Many locker plants are replacing
lockers with departments for process
ing meats, fruits and vegetables for
home freezers and thereby rendering
better service to farmers and home
makers, according to a report by Bob
Madeira, executive secretary, National
Locker Association. Madeira said that
local processing plants have ample
spaee for chilling and freezing meats,
modern equipment for cutting and
wrapping, and the skill to do the job
as it should be done.
John Corbitt, Turner County Frozen
Foods, told members of the association
of a quick method of curing and ten
derizing hams that may revolutionize
the industry. By this method the time
of curing is reduced from months to
days, losses due to spoilage are prac
tically eliminated, and the quality is
superior in many ways, Corbitt said.
A scientific study of the 81 locker
plants and the 46 meat curing plants
in the state with the aim of improving
the operations and management was
announced. The study will be con
ducted by Dr. N. M. Penny, head, de
partment of agricultural economics,
Georgia Experiment Station.
Above developments were reported
at the annual meeting of the asociation
held recently at Radium Springs. New
officers elected at the meeting are:
F. D. Garrard, Vidalia, president;
Marc Lazaro, ‘Atlanta, vice president;
Jeff Rose, Albany, convention vice
president; J. G. Woodroof, Experi
ment (re-elected), secretary-treasurer;
and directors, L. K. Bethune, Valdosta;
Miss Nelle Thrash, Athens; Alvin Wal
lace, Griffin; Harold White, Athens;
and John Woods, Newnan.
JAKIN HALLOWEEN
CARNIVAL OCTOBER 29
There’ll be, thrills, eats, and lots of
fun at the Halloween Carnival October
29 at Jakin High School.
Beginning at 5:00 p. m., barbecue
plates will be sold in the lunchroom.
All of the proceeds from these will go
to the Athletic Clubs.
After the supper, hot dogs, drinks,
peanuts, and candy will be sold, while
visits are made to the country store,
grab bag, side show, house of horrors,
and fish pond.
At 8:30, the program will begin in
the school auditorium. A door prize
will be given and the Dramatics Club
will present a play entitled “Charlie
Sees a Ghost,” The admission will
be $0.25.
Primitive ice creams were made in
China as far back as 3,000 years ago,
reports John Conner, dairy marketing
specialist, Agricultural Extension Serv
ice,