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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
Garden Spot Of
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME 101—NO. 33
Senior Boys’ Entry Places
First In Science Fair
The first Science Fair held at the;
Blakely-Union School here the pastl
week was a big success and well at
tended. Luther Warrick and Warren
Gilbert were first-place winners with
a neon lighting exhibit. Luther is pres
ident of the Science and Math Club,
the sponsoring organization, and War-1
ren is president of the Hi-Y Club. They
are both Seniors.
The red ribbon, or second-place win-‘
ners, were Spencer Mueller and Rich-|
ard Culpepper, who exhibited Diseased‘
Teeth and parts of a tooth in diagram.
Third place, or the white ribbon, for
the High School division went to
J. O. Jarrett was a blue ribbon
winner. A Seventh grade student, he
showed a Steam Turbine. Blue ribbon
winners in groups were the Sixth
Grade, with a Communication exhibit;
and the Third Grade, with an exhibit
on simple machines. Red ribbons were
pinned on the Fifth Grade exhibit on
Magnetism and the Second Grade table
on Moving Things. Another Fifth
Grade (group) exhibit on Minerals,
Rocks, and Soil received a white rib
bon.
As winners, Luther and Warren will
attend the State Science Fair next
week at the University of Georgia in
Athens.
The fair evidenced the increased in
terest in things of a scientific nature.
The Elementary Grades used rather
ingenious devices to show thheir un
derstanding of scientific principles and
a considerable number of basic prin
ciples were represented in the exhibits
in the various fields by high school
students.
Noteworthy among the physics ex
hibits was the Wilson Cloud Chamber
~—that of a Ham Radio, installed by
Donald Widener and Charles Daven
port—proved to be of great interest
to adults and children alike.
Entries included: Physics — Neon
Lighting, Luther Warrick, Warren Gil
bert; Rising Wind Chart—Rick Hall;
Electro Magnet—Bobby White, Johnny
Farriss; Steam Turbine—Edward Mor
ton; Electric Arc—Johnny Dixon, Bill
Cox; Flow of Electricity—Jimmy
Crowdis; Volcano—Eleanor Martin;
Electric Arc—Eugenia Smith; and
operating Wilson Cloud Chamber—
Hayward Ellis, Tommy Barksdale,
Nancy Brown.
Biology: Formicarium—Diane Dur
ham; Trees (grown from seed)—Class;
Diseased Teeth—Spencer Mueller,
Richard Culpepper; Steam Turbine—
J. O. Jarrett; V of Life—Carol Brown;
Parts of a Flower—Veronica Bock,
Peggy Lovering; Ant Colony—Bobby
Posey.
Chemistry: Periodic Chart—Marilou
Clarke, Sylvia Rogers; Strong and
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Weak Electrolytes—Faye Brown, Linda
Willis; Chemical Symbols—Kay Still;
Atoms—Annie Clyde Baxley, Vashtii
Bridges; Preparation of Oxygen—Gail
'King, Cherry Bethea. |
General Science: Simple Machines—
3rd Grade; General Science—T7th
Grade; Earth and Space—sth Grade;;
Magnetism—>sth Grade; Moving Things
—2nd Grade; Solar System—Cathyl
Still; Solar System—Beverly Gilbert;‘
Hero’s Engine—Sonny King; Arrow-1
head Collection—Joey Brunson; Fores-i
try and Leaves—Cecelia Cox, Judy
Jenkins, Ann Hinson; Eclipse of the
Sun—Lynn Rogers, Vivian Nix, Char
lotte Whitehurst; Clouds—Flo Puckett.
Anemometer — Lindsey. Pickle; Hy
grometer — Steve Manry; Weather
Scrapbook—Spears Westbrook; Dino
saurs—Paula Smith; Rock Collection—
Joy Buckner; Shell Collection—Mar
garet Arnold; Seed—June Allen, Carol
Monfort; Electrolysis of Water—Ralph
Fudge; Communications—6th Grade;
Balance—Ronnie Balkcom; How Cli
mate Affects Our Lives—4th Grade;
Generator—Benny Clenney; Solar Sys
tem—Kathy Rice, Lois Rupe, Ray Per
kins.
Advisors for the Science Fair were:
Mrs. Edward Morton, Mrs. Warren
Cleveland, and Mrs. C. W. Pullen, Jr.
Judges were Mrs. H. T. Ward, Dr.
J. G. Standifer, of Blakely; Miss Henri
nel Middleton, of Damascus; and Mrs.
Mary Martin, of Edison.
:
Harvey Woolf, Jr.,
} : At Fort Jackson
i Recruit Harvey E. Woolf, Jr., son
of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Woolf, Sr., of
Blakely, Georgia, is presently assign
ed to Company A, Bth Battalion, 2nd
Training Regiment of the U. S. Army
Training Center, Infantry, at Fort
Jackson, South Carolina, where he is
iundergoing eight weeks of Basic Com
bat Training.
As a climax to this first phase of
training, he will march with his bat
talion in a review before the command
ing general of Fort Jackson. This
ceremony is witnessed by relatives
and friends of the trainees who attend
the “open house” held by each com
pany on graduation day.
CARD OF THANKS
We will ever be grateful for the ex
pressions of love and sympathy ex
tended us in the loss of our beloved
Mama Howell,
—HER FAMILY.
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts — “Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead”
Polio Death -
Rate Doubled
During 1959
Washington, D. C. — About 540 per
sons died of polio in this country dur
ing 1959, more than double the 255
victims in 1958, the Public Health Serv
ice has reported. *
The service said provisional figures
showed ‘the national death rate from
all causes last yeer was 9.4 per 1,000
population, a slight decrease from the
rate of 9.5 in 1958.
The death rate for tuberculosis was
not significahtly lower in 1959 than in
1958, the first year since 1944 that there
had been no real drop. The rate was 6.7
per 100,000 in 1959 and 6.9 in 1958.
For major cardiovascular-renal dis
eases, the death rate declined from
523.4 per 100,000 population in 1958 to
5179 in 1959.
For influenza and pneumonia the
rate was down from 33.1 per 100.000‘
to 325. }
- In the accident and violent death‘
categories, the rate for motor vehicle
fatalities dropped from 21.5 to 20 per
100,000 population; the suicide rate
dropped from 104 to 10.1; and the
‘homicide rate increased from 4.1 to 4.5.
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BLAKELYF. H. A
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Betty Arnold has been selected to
head Blakely's Future Homemakers of
America chapter for 1960-61, succeed
ing Gail King who has served as pres
ident this year. The president-elect is
écurrently serving as Ist vice-president
‘of the chapter, holds the State Home
‘maker degree, and is a 3rd year Home
i,Economics student. She won Ist place
'in the District Literary meet in Home
Economics at Pelham last week and
‘will compete at the State Meet on
'April 16. She will be a candidate for
State President of the Georgia Asso
‘ciation of FHA at the State Conven
‘tion in Atlanta, April 21-23. She at
‘tended the National FHA Convention
jin Chicago last summer and sang in
gthe National Chorus.
| Other officers elected to serve with
‘Betty are as follows:
, First Vice-President, Sue Felder;
2nd Vice-President, Priscilla Moseley;
Secretary, Phyllis Davis; Historian,
‘Kathy Rice,
| The remaining officers will be elect
ied at the April meeting.
| An inspiring devotional “If Jesus
Came to Your House,” was presented
‘by Priscilla Moseley.
| Sylvia Rogers, secretary, read the
'minutes of the last meeting. Several
‘committee reports were given.
- Kay Still and Julia Perry led the
group in several songs, and Janice
‘Mercer, recreation chairman, served
|delicious refreshments.
| CHERRY BETHEA, Reporter,
|Social Benefits For
| Self-Employed People
; Program Explained
; “Many self-employed people may not
|be getting the protection under the
’ socitey program they should be get
(ting,” W. W. Kirksey, District Manager
i of the Albany Social Security Office.
(said today.
| If you were self-employed during
11959, and had net earnings of S4OO or
more, you must file an income tax re
turn and pay self-employment tax on
your net earnings. This self-employ
ment tax is for social security pur
poses. The tax rate is 3%% of your
net income. Your income tax return
must be filed with the District Direc
tor of Internal Revenue for the district
in which you live, and must be filed
by April 15th. Your tax return must
be accompanied by payment of the
tax due. If your net earnings from
self-employment were S4OO or more for
1959, you must make this return and
pay the self-employment tax, even if
you do not owe any income tax.
Self-employed farmers may use an
optional method of reporting self
employment income which may be to
the farmer's advantage. Under this
optional method of reporting, a farmer
|with gross income of between S6OO and
SIBOO, may report either his actual net
income or two-thirds of his gross in
come. If his gross income is more than
1800 and his net is less than SI2OO, a
farmer may report either his actual net
or SI2OO. The optional method of re
porting allows a farmer with gross in
|come of at least S6OO a year to report
'self-employment income and receive
lsoclal security credits. He should re
|port using the highest amount, either
iactunl net or optional amount, becnuse‘
[future social security payments wm}
|be based on average earnings reported
,over a period of years. A representa-“
tive of the Albany office visits Blake
|ly every Monday. He may be seen at|
|the Courthouse at 10:00 a. m. :
BLAKELY, GA., THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 7, 1960
New Extension
Pasture Program
To Begin In Fall
Beginning this Fall in 32 counties
the Agricultural Extension Service of
the University of Georgia College of
Agriculture will launch a Big M pas
ture production program. It is design
ed to increase farm income from pas
tures by increasing yield per acre and
reducing cost per unit of production.
Minimum pasture goals which farm
ers in participating counties will be
challenged to meet are 200 pounds of
beef and 2,000 pounds of mik per acre.
Extension Director W. A. Sutton an
nounced plans for the Big M pasture
program this week. He said a major
objective will be to demonstrate that
efficier*, pasture production is a prof
itable enterprise in Georgia's agricul
ture which is basic to a prosperous
economy. One farmer in each of the
32 participating counties will be select
ed to conduct a complete pasture dem
onstration under the supervision of
the county agent- Here farmers may
observe results of efficient pasture
production and management recom
mendations of the College of Agricul
ture.
“Our aim throughout this program
will be to make farmers and business
men of Georgia more aware of the
contribution excellent pastures can
make to increasing farm income, and,
in turn, non-farm income in Georgia,”
Sutton asserted.
J. R. Johnson, Extension agronomist
project leader, said Georgia has an es
timated three million acres in per-‘
manent pasture, 1775600 acres of
‘which are classed as improved pas
ture. At present production of this
lpasture land generally is low. he said,
’due to lack of proper management, in
|adequate lime, fertilizer, weed control,
and use of inefficient pasture plants.
For this reason the Big M pasture
program will emphasize four major
steps: (1) Lime; (2) Fertilizers; (3)
Grass, and (4) Management. It's slo
gan is, “More Grass, More Beef, More
Milk, More Money.”
The Georgia Plant Food Educational
Society, Inc., will cooperate in the
Big M pasture program as sponsor, said
Johnson,
The Big M pasture program is a part
of Extension's statewide educational
program in agronomy to encourage
more efficient production and use of
grain. and forage crops by Georgia
farmers. It is the third in a series of
agronomy programs employing mass
‘media as educational techniques.. The
’tirst of these, on soil fertility, was be
gun in 1958 and the second, on corn
‘production. in 1959.
Georgia's farmers received an aver
age of $346 less in realized net farm
income in 1959 than in 1958, the At
lanta field office of the U. S. Depart
ment of Commerce reports.
The drop, from $1,903 to $1,557, was
due to lower receipts from broilers,
hogs and peanuts last year, the office
added.
But the farmer's average realized
|net farm income in the state last year
was still $338 more than it was in
1948, when it was $1,219, the office said.
Georgia was among 21 states in the
'nation to reflect such gains between
| 1949-59.
" A study of data compiled by the Ag
ricultural Marketing Service, U. 8.
Department of Commerce, showed that
Georgia's realized net farm income
increase in the decade was the eighth
largest among the 21 states.
But comparatively, the office added,
Georgia in 1959 still was 30th from the
top in the nation in average realized
net farm income,
Of 10 states listed in the South, all
but Florida and Texas had 1059 net
farm income below the national aver
age,
In the national as a while, a $25
reduction took place, with the drop
being to $2,364.
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|
Gospel Sing Sponsored
| By Beta Clubl
The Blakely-Union High School Botn'
Club is sponsoring The Florida Boys
Quartet, Thursday night, April 1, at
the new auditorium at 8 p. m, Admis
sion: SI.OO for adults, 50 cents for chil
dren,
Everyone is cordially invited to at-l
tend.
FAT CATTLE SHOW IS
PRONOUNCED A SUCCESS
Linton Thompson, 14-year-old Blake
ly FFA member and son of Mr. and
Mrs. O. F. Thompson, took top honors
and prize money at last Thursday’s
first annual fat cattle show. Linton's
920-pound Hereford steer was adjudg
ed the grand champion at the cattle
festivities, which included an address
by Phil Campbell, Georgia’s Commis
sioner of Agriculture, who lauded
farmers of Georgia for their success
ful efforts in promoting the livestock
industry.
Reserve champion honors went to
David Pearce, Jakin 4-H Club boy,
age 13, and the son of Mr. and Mrs.
‘Joe Pearce. David won these honors
SN e i
‘ THE GRAND CHAMPION BRINGS
66c PER LB.
The 910-pound Grand Champion
steer, exhibited in last week’s Ear
ly County Fat Cattle Show by Lin
ton Thompson, brought 66 cents per
pound and was bought by the
Blakely Peanut Company.
The reserve champion, exhibited
by David Pearce, of Jakin, was
bought by the Farmers Gin & Ware
house Company at a price of slc
per pound.
with an 850-pound steer which placed
first in the medium-weight classifica
tion. David also took first prize in the
fitting and grooming contest, and ex
hibited a steer which placed third in
the heavy-weight division.
~ Thursday’'s show in the afternoon
was held at the Moseley Barns and
there were 45 4-H Club and FFA
chapter member steers on exhibit. All
the exhibitors were boys except two
pretty young ladies, Marilyn Waller,
champion 4-H girl from the New Hope
community, and Sheila Pitts, a mem
ber of the Blakely 4-H. A large crowd
was on hand for the afternoon show
and for Commissioner Campbell’s
speech, and the calf scramble held at
Standifer Field at night.
A complete list of all winners were
as follows:
Light-weight: Roy Warren, Damas
cus FFA, Ist; Robert Crowdis, Blakely
FFA, 2nd; Dough Wright, Damascus
|FFA, 3rd; Raymond Barron, 4th;
Johnny Chambers, sth; LaDon McDow
ell, 6th; Ted Warren, 7th; W. A. Dowdy,
Bth; Eddie Pullen, 9th; Olin Thomp
son, 10th; Hilton Wright, 11th; Stanley
Still, 12th; Hulen Blackshear, 13th;
Ed Balkcom, Jr., 14th; Sammy Wil
liams, 15th.
Medium-weight: David Pearce, Ist;
Ronnie Balkcom, 2nd; Tony Rogers,
3rd; Bill George, 4th; Robert Swann,
sth; John Mosely, of Jakin, 6th; Dan
Blackshear, 7th; Reggie Dowdy, Bth;
Bill Nunnery, 9th; Linton Thompson,
10th; Wayne Balkcom, 11th; Ted Wal
ler, 12th; LaDon MecDowell, 13th.
Heavy-weight: Linton Thompson, Ist;
Ed Balkcom, 2nd; David Pearce, 3rd;
Carroll Waller, 4th; Olin Thompson,
sth; Norman Cannon, 6th; Marilyn
Waller, 7th; Jimmy Mock, Bth; Sheila
Pitts, 9th; Tony Rogers, 10th and 11th;
Elve Dykes, 12th and 14th; Reggie
Dowdy, 13th.
Car Lots: Hillside Farms, Ike New
berry, Sr., and Jr., Ist; Pitts Brothers,
2nd.
Pens of Three: Singletary Farms, Ist;
Olin Thompson, 2nd.
ADVANTAGES OF A CHECKING
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FIRST STATE BANK
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$2.58 PER ANNUM
Fitting, Grooming, and Showman
ship contest: David Pearce, Ist; Jimmy
Mock, 2nd; Elve Dykes, 3rd; Reggie
Dowdy, 4th; Norman . Cannon, Ssth;
Robert Crowdis, 6th; Ronnie Balkcom,
7th; LaDon McDowell, Bth; Bill George,
9th; Ted Warren, 10th; Joe Nunnery,
Jr., 11th.
Livestock Grading: Julian Houston,
Ist; Reggie Dowdy, 2nd; Carroll Wal
ler, 3rd; Norman Cannon, 4th; Sammy
Williams, sth; Jimmy Mock, 6th;
Marilyn Waller, 7th; Bobby Swann,
Bth.
Winners of calves in scramble con
test: Ben Fuller, Hoppy Tyler, Ray
mond Barron, John Mosely, of Jakin,
Sid Shingler, Jr., Ted Warren, Stanley
Steele, Larry Spann, Charles Perry,
Jimmy Tedder, Tony Rogers, Larry
Frith, Julian Houston.
Judges were W. S. Rice, livestock
supervisor, State Department of Vo
cational Agriculture; R. O. Williams,
Extension livestock specialist, Univer
sity of Georgia; Roy Gray, coach of the
judging team, Auburn University.
Ralph J. Balkcom was chairman of the
show and presented the awards and
prize money; A. J. Singletary intro
’duced Mr. Campbell, and Earl (Tige)
Pickle was master of ceremonies.
Those contributing scramble calves
were as follows: Haddock Farms,
|K. J. Hodges, Sherman Farms, R. C.
Howell, Singletary Farms, lke New
berry, Sr., and Jr, Billy Newberry,
Edwin Sasser, Liston Radney.
High School Students
Present Program At
Rotary Club Meeting
A group of Blakely high school stu
dents presented an enjoyable program
for members of the Rotary Club at their
cluded in the numbers were two vocal
selections by the high school quartet—
Mary Jane Owen, Angeline Jarrett,
Alita Bell, and Joy White—with Mrs.
Perry Bridges as piano accompanist.
Nan Seago gave a reading, “Why?”
which won second place for her in the
recent district meet and Julia Perry
gave a vocal solo. The program was
concluded with a piano solo by Susan
Gilbert. These talented young people,
who received hearty applause from the
Rotarians, were introduced by Marcus
Mulkey, high school band director.
The club named Rotarian and Past
District Governor James W, Bonner as
their delegate to the international con
vention, with Rotarian Elder T. Craw
ford as alternate. In the event neither
of them is able to attend, District Gov
ernor Warnell will serve as a proxy.
HaroldCroomborg, of New York, was
a guest of Rotarian Frank Tinney.
President Alfred Felder presided
over Friday's meeting and Rotarian
Richard Grist was Program Chairman,
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our thanks to
you, our friends and relatives, for
your kind consideration and sympathy
bestowed upon us in our darkest hours
of grief and sorrow.
| MRS. BYRON WELLS.
| and DAUGHTERS.