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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
Garden Spot Of
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME 101—NO. 31
CHERRY BETHEA OF BLAKELY
HI GEORGIA'S BETTY CROCKER
HOMEMAKER OF TOMORROW
Georgia's Betty Crocker Homemaker
of Tomorrow is Cherry Blanche Be
thea, of Blakely high school, Blakely.
Miss Bethea, daughter og Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Bethea, received the high
est rating in a written examination on
homemaking knowledge and attitudes
administered to 9,153 senior girls in
258 schools throughout Georgia. She
will receive a $1,500 scholarship from
General Mills and becomes a candidate
with 49 other state winners and the
representatives from the District of
Columbia for the title of All-American
Homemaker of Tomorrow.
On April 23, all state winners and
their school advisors will begin an
expense-paid tour of New York City,
colonial Williamsburg, Va., and Wash
ington, D. C. The tour will end in
Washington on April 28, when the
All-American Homemaker of Tomor
row will be announced at the American
Table Dinner in the Statler-Hilton
Hotel. Score in the original test and
personal observation on this tour will
be the basis for selection of the na
tional winner, whose scholarship will
be increased to $5,000.
Sara Nell Whigham, of Cairo high
school, rated second in Georgia and
will receive a SSOO scholarship.
Mrs. Charlie Houston, home econo
mics teacher in Blakely high school,,
has a unique record in the Betty
Crocker Search for the American
Homemaker of Tomorrow. In 1957 one
of her students, Priscilla Jones, was
named Georgia state Homemaker of
Tomorrow and later the same year
won the national award as All-Ameri
can Homemaker of Tomorrow.
In 1956, 1958, and 1959 one of Mrs.
-Houston’s students ranked second in
the state. This year, Mrs. Houston has
scored again. Cherry Blanche Bethea,
of Blakely, becomes Mrs. Houston's
second state Homemaker of Tomorrow
—her fifth winner in six years.
Miss Bethea, like Blakely’s other
winners, “just loves to cook,” as she
says. “Whenever I have any spare time
I help mother in the kitchen, getting
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the meals and making desserts. I'm not
sure just yet what I want to major in
in college, but I wouldn't be surprised
if it turned out to be home economics.”
She plans to enter Valdosta College
at Valdosta, Georgia, next fall.
Miss Whigham, state runnner-up, has
been active in 4-H Club work for the
past seven years and is now president
of her chapter of the Future Home-‘
makers of America. She plans to en
ter the University of Georgia next!
fall and will probably major in home
economics. ‘
The test in this sixth annual national
homemaking program was designed
and judged by Science Research Asso
ciates of Chicago. The school of each
state Homemaker of Tomorrow will
receive a set of Encyclopedia Britan
nica. The national runner-up will re
ceive a $4,000 scholarship; third place
winner a $3,000 award and fourth place
winner a $2,000 grant.
| SOIL CONSERVATION
NEWS
By CHESTER CLARDY
“America—The Beautiful” is a col
lection of 16x20-inch natural color
photographs (one from each state).
Each picture is titled by name of state
and has an appropriate legend. We will
have these pictures on exhibit in
Blakely from December 5 until Christ
mas.
The exhibit was arranged by the
Visual Information Section of the Soil
Conservation Service, Washington, D.
IC., and has only been shown in about
20 locations. It has been shown at the
University of Chicago, Field Museum
of Natural History, (Chicago), Purdue
University, Michigan State, and a num
ber of State and County Fairs.
Another series of pictures will be
made this summer. “Water for Ameri
ca”. We will ask for them soon as they
are available.
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts — “Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead”
E. T. CRAWFORD
NAMED PRESIDENT
OF ROTARY CLUB
Woodrow Kirksey, manager of the
Albany office of the Social Security
Administration, was the guest speaker
at last week's meeting of the Blakely
Retary Club, held at noon Friday. Mr.
Kirksey, introduced by program chair
man Richard Grist, answered several
questions regarding some of the pro
;visions of the Social Security Act fol
lowing his brief talk and showing of
a motion picture film prepared by the
Social Security Administration.
~ The club nominated Elder T. Craw
ford, Vice President and Cashier of
the Bank of Early, for its President for
}the year beginning July 1. Rotarian
Crawford, who has been a member of
the club since 1945, expressed his ap
preciation to the Rotarians for his
nomination and pledged his best ef
forts for the coming Rotary year, at
the same time asking for whole
}hearted support from each Rotarian.
To serve with Rotarian Crawford:
Vice President, Dunbar Grist; Secre
tary-Treasurer Elsworth Yarnall, (re
elected); Sgt.at-Arms, John Amrich.
The three new directors are Turner
Hendry, Earl Taylor, and “Pete” Un
derwood.
Visitors at Friday's meeting, which
was presided over by President Alfred
Felder, were: Hugh Redding, a guest
Los Jim Hill; Ambrose Martin, of Jack
sonville, Fla, a guest of Clarence
!Martin; John Holman, a guest of
Robert Stuckey; Buddy Hodges, of Al
bany, a guest of Pete Underwood;
Harold Phillips, a guest of Zack Crit
tenden; and Rotarians Bob York, of
Valdosta and Neil Knighton, of Cuth
‘bert, making up their attendance here.
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MRS. HOUSTON IS
; NAMED ‘HOMEMAKING’
TEACHER’ OF THE YEAR
New York — In recognition of her
successful campaign to acquaint the
‘Blakély community with the value of
homemaking education for teens, Mrs.
Charlie L. Houston, homemaking teach
er at Blakely High School, Blakely,
Georgia, has been named a “Homemak
ing Teacher of the Year” by “Seven
teen” Magazine. She is one of ten edu
cators throughout the country to re
ceive this honor.
A panel of leading educators selected
Mrs. Houston’s project from hundreds
'of entries submitted by teachers from
coast-to-coast. Her citation marks the
second annual “Seventeen Salute to
Homemaking Teachers of the Year”
program, designed to emphasize and
give recognition to the importance of
high school homemaking education in
teen-age school, family, and commun
ity living.
Mrs. Houston began her campaign
by interpreting the homemaking pro
gram to other students and teachers in
the school. Members of the FHA pre
pared booklets to explain the club’s
purpose and attract new girls while
other students designed bulletin boards
illustrating various aspects of home
economics.
To interest parents in the program,
a school “family night” was planned.
Students also invited their parents to
attend classes and participate in round
itable discussions concerning dating
iand allowances, and the school year
FAT CATTLE SHOW
SET FOR NEXT WEEK
Plans have been completed and
everything is in readiness for Early
county's first Fat Cattle Show and
Sale to be held in Blakely at Standifer
Field on March 31 and April 1.
General Chairman Ralph Balkcom
states that this should be one of the
largest and best shows and sales ever
held in this section, judging from the
interest now being made evident in
this approaching event. About 60 en
tries from FFA, 4-H and other groups
have already been recorded for the
show.
I The show opens at 10 a. m. at Standi
fer Field, to be followed by a fitting
land grooming demonstration at 2 in
the afternoon. The grading contest will
lbe staged at 4 o'clock.
{ Main speaker for the evening is Phil
Campbell, Georgia's Commissioner of
Agriculture. Just prior to Mr. Camp
bell's address, beginning at 8 o'clock,
will be the selection of the grand and
reserve champion. The last event for
|the night will be the calf scramble,
BLAKELY, GA., THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 24, 1960
CORN PRODUCTION
AWARD GOES Tol
DAMASCUS BOY
Atlanta, Ga.,, — For producing 181.34
bushels of corn on one avre, Randall
Everson, of Damascus, was named first
place winner of the southwest Georgia
FFA - Corn Production Award. He
cleared an extra $75 for his winning
acreage.
Young Everson received his recog
nition along with 391 other Future
Farmers attending the annual luncheon
of the Georgia Vocational Agriculture
Hundred Bushel Corn Club at the
Dinkler Plaza Hotel here. Fifteen farm
ers who participated in vo-ag classes
were also honored.
Dr. Claude Purcell, State Superin
tendent of Schools, presided over the
meeting. The Vo-Ag Hundred Bushel
Corn Club was formed by the State
Department of Education ten years
ago, and its annual luncheon is spon
sored by the Cotton Producers Associa
tion. D. W. Brooks, CPA General
Manager, presented the keys and cer
tificates to the members.
Everson and eleven others who were
district winners received their keys
and cash awards from Henry J. Reid,
representing the Chilean Nitrate Edu
cational Bureau. Other southwest Geor
gia winners were Leroy Sellers, Syl
vester, and Everett Free. Pelham.
State winner of the Corn Produc
tion award was Hubert Bailey of
Dawsonville who received $l5O.
Everson produced 181.3¢ bushels of
Dixie 18 on one acre. He planted on
April 12 using 400 pounds of 4-12-12
at planting time and side dressing with
120 pounds of Anhydrous and 400
pounds of 5-15-15. His spacing was 34
inches between the rows and 10 inches
in the drill.
Teacher of agriculture at Damascus
is N. C. Alexander.
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EARLY COUNTY H. D.
1 COUNTY COUNCIL
MET MARCH 9
The Early County Home Demonstra
tion County Council met on March 9,
1960, at the American Legion Building.
‘Mrs. Vincent Willis, president, pre
sided, and the inspirational was given
by Mrs. W. T. Clearman.
\ Lucile Club was hostess for the day
;and St. Patrick’s Day was used as the
theme in decorations and favors.
~ Mrs. W. E. Hobbs welcomed the
goup and introduced Mr. George
Temples, who gave an interesting
demonstration on flower arranging.
~ All the clubs were represented and
plans were made for the County Dress
Revue which is to be held in May.
Following the buusiness session, re
freshments were served by the Lucile
Club. Mrs. Chester Clardy won the
surprise package.
—Reporter.
Crops that have high income per
acre value are the ones that profit
most from irrigation, declare engineers,
Agricultural Extension Service.
closed with a Parent-Daughter ban
‘quet.
~ As their third step. Mrs. Houston's
students encouraged community accep
tance of the homemaking program by
operating a nursery for small children,
'speaking to women’'s clubs and assist
ing the American Legion in prepara
ition for the Early County Beauty Pa
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at which time several pure-bred calves
will be turned loose on the football
field, and the boys who catch the
calves will be awarded the calf as a
prize. This is always one of the fun
niest, most interesting and exciting
events of a cattle show, Mr, Balkcom
stated, and a number of boys have al
ready registered to take part in the
scramble.
The sale of the cattle will take place
on April Ist at the barns of the Mose
ley Livestock Company, Mr. Balkcom
stated. Other members of the planning
committee are W. H. Haddock, Dr.
Don Bush, R. R. McLendon, Dr. Rafe
Houston, J. C. Rogers, Ivey Chambers,
Robert Puckett, C. P. Jenkins, Ted
Whitchard, Ed Balkcom, Norman Alex
ander, Joe Cannon, and County Agent
Judson Cooper,
The sponsoring organizations who
have underwritten the expense and
prize money are Blakely Lions and
Rotary Clubs, Jaycees, American Le
gion, Early County Farm Bureau,
Early County, and City’of Blakely.
Blakely Teams Winners In
Invitational Tournament
The host Blakely Cats staged a come
from-behind rally in the third period
here Saturday night to whip Woods
Jewelry of Albany, 106-98, and cop the
first annual Blakely Invitational Bas-‘
ketball Tournament championship. |
Trailing 54-49 at the start of the third
frame, Blakely came storming back
behind the accurate shooting of guard
Bobby Davis and center Frank Miller.
With Davis throwing in 10 points for
the frame and Miller adding seven
plus beautiful work on the backboards
the Cats squeaked ahead, 78-73 affer
the quarter’s end.
The barrage continued in the final
stanza but this time big forward Curtis
Gleaton took over and personally led
the charge. The 6-4 hustler threw in
12 markers for the quarter to push his
mates on to the victory.
The game started nip-and-tuck from
the beginning and the count was dead
locked after the first period, 26-26.
However, Woods managed to sneak out
front, 54-49 at the half.
The victory was racked up in the
third frame, though, when Davis and
Miller began to rip the cords. In that
quarter, the score changed hands 10
times with Blakely finally taking the
lead.
Davis, pushing in long set shots, took
high-scoring honors for Blakely with
28. Davis’ total came from 12 baskets
and four free throws and all 12 of his
two-pointers striped the cords from at
least 25-30 feet out.
| Gleaton Next
~ Gleaton was next in line for the
Blakely scorers with 25 points, 12 com
‘ing in the final quarter when he sent
his team home free. John Hughes rack
ed up 21 points for third-place honors.
The 6-footer lacked only one personal
fouling out from the first minute of
play in the third period but still made
several neat thefts to set up shots for
Gleaton.
Miller and Bobby Terrell rounded
out the starting five and the only five
who saw-aetion for the winners. Miller
got 17 points and Terrell 15.
Angie Cuttaia set the pace for Woods
with 28 points, followed by Bill Morse
with 22,
In a consolation tilt, Columbus Police
defeated Albany’s Blues, 77-62 as Carl
Meador threw in 31 points to pace the
winners. Meador maintained a three
game average of 30 points per game
during the tourney.
~ Jack Roth and his 15 led Albany's
scoring while Bob Fowler was next
with 13.
Blakely's girls captured their res
pective title by defeating Smithville,
63-61 in a preliminary tilt to the men's
action. Ann Hamil hit the bucket for
26 points for Blakely but had to re
linquish game honors to Joan Ivey who
had 27.
Championship Score by Quarters:
Blakely 26 23 290 28-—lO6
Woods Jewerly 26 28 19 24— 98
Consolation Score by Quarters:
Columbus Police 9 21 21 26-77
Albany Blues 18 14 17 13—62
Girls Score by Quarters:
Blakely 15 16 18 14—63
Smithville 17 18 12 14—61
Semifinals
The host Blakely Cats and Woods
Jewelry of Albany advanced to the
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championship game of the first annual
Blakely Invitational Tournament with
semifinal wins Friday night.
In the first contest, Woods had little
trouble in downing the Albany Blues,
91-78.
The nightcap saw Blakely have to
call upon John Hughes and Curtis
Gleaton for two free throws apiece in
the last 13 seconds to whip Columbus
Police, 78-717.
With only 13 seconds showing on the
clock and the host Cats trailing the
Police by 75-74, Carl Meador of Colum
bus fouled Blakely's flashy guard,
Hughes.
Winning Margin
~ The 6-footer calmly dropped in both
foul tosses and put his mates out front.
76-75. Then Gleaton was fouled with
}four seconds left and he made a couple
o fcharity. throws and Blakely was
‘ahead, 78-75.
i Columbus called time out with three
seconds to go to get the ball in the
front court. However, the Cats just
watched as Buggie Collins drove in for
a layup, staying far enough away
from Collins not to foul.
In a preliminary girls game, Blake
ly's Lionesses nipped Jones Oil of Al
bany, 47-45 with Ann Hamil throwing
in 22 points for the winners. Glenda
Eubanks, of the losing team, took game
scoring honors with 24.
All-Tournament
The champion Blakely Cats and run
ner-up Woods Jewelry of Albany domi
nated the 10-man All-Tournament team
picked in Blakely Saturday night.
Blakely placed Bobby Davis, John
Hughes and Curtis Gleaton while
Woods' representatives were Angie
Cuttaia, Bill Morse and Ed Subbotich.
Columbus Police with Larry Ondecker,
and Carl Meador and the Albany Blues
with Jack Roth and James Hughes,
rounded out the “all” team.
Four-Year-Old Girl
Dies Suddenly
Hattie Marie, 4-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. X. M. Taylor, of Blakely
Route 1, died suddenly last Friday
night. The little girl died at the home
of her grandmother, Mrs. Annie Mae
Shattles, near Cuthbert, where she
was taken after being ill.
Services were held in Bryan Funeral
Home Chapel at 2 o'clock Sunday af
ternoon, with the Rev. W. H. Ansley
officiating. Interment was in the City
Cemetery.
Besides the parents, survivors in
clude six brothers, Fred, Monroe, X. M.,
Jr.,, Frank, Rufus, and David Tayler;
and a sister, Alice Mae Taylor, all of
Blakely.
The Taylor family, who had resided
here for the past few months. have the
sympathy of friends in their sorrow.’
CARD OF THANKS
I am deeply grateful and want to
thank my friends for every evidence
of their kindness, show in many ways.
during my recent illness in the hospi
tal.
WADE WRIGHT.