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‘EARLY COUNTY, GA.
Garden Spot Of
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME 101—NO. 46
State Revenue
Collections Show
Increase Over ‘59
State Revenue Commissioner Dixon
Oxford announced today that net
revenue collections for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1960 were $352,069,-
088.83, compared with $321,930,428.74
for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1959, an increase of $30,138,591.12 or
9.36%. The increase is a more signifi
cant $49,213,591.22 or 16.25% over the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1958, two
years ago. .
Net collections for the month of
June 1960, were $38,982,503.78 compar
ed with $31,136904.77 for June of
1959, an increase of $7.845.599.0{ or
25.2%.
Mr. Oxford pointed out that the
forggoing increase was derived under
existing tax rates and, therefore does
not represent any tax increase, but is
entirely from increased collections. As
he has stated previously during the
year, he attributes this both to ex
pansion of the State's economy and
stricter law enforcement.
He pointed out that the figures on
income tax’collections do not include
any employees’ withholding tax col
lections for the current year, which
are not due until next month, but do
include a portion of estimated pay
ments made by self-employed persons
for the current year, amounting to
$2,647,128.81. Enactment of the with
holding law was indirectly credit
ed with a sizeable increase in income
tax collections due to the fact that ap
proximately 75,000 new taxpayers
were added to income tax rolls because
of the department’s announced intent
to check employees’ names revealed
by withholding tax remittances against
returns for such persons for prior
years.
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Mrs. John Bushy
Dies Following
Long lliness
Mrs. Jennie N. Busby, 89, widow of
John Busby, died at the home of a
son, Reuben T. Jackson, in this city,
at 3:45 o'clock Thursday morning.
Mrs. Busby succumbed to a 6-month
illness.
She was a native of Dale County,
Ala.,, where she was born November
25, 1870, a daughter of Pete Nolan and
Mollie Cook Nolan. She had been a
resident of Early county for the past 60
years, and in addition to Reuben, is
survived by three other sons, Cleve
land and Lee Jackson, of Blakely, and
Henry Jackson, of Macon, Ga.; a
daughter, Mrs. Leila Bowman, of Ma
con; 28 grandchildren and 28 great
grandchildren.
Mrs. Busby was a member of the
Blakely Free Will Baptist Church,
where her funeral was held Saturday
morning at 11 o'clock, with the Rev.
J. E. Wood officiating, assisted by the
Rev. W. E. Storey. Interment was in
the city cemetery, Manry-Minter Fun
eral Home directing, and J. E. Beck
ham, Tom Morgan, Lester Earnest,
Willie Craft, Earl Jones, and James
Brownlee serving as pall-bearers.
The sympathy of friends is extended
to the members of the family.
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“BLAKELY’S OLDEST AND LARGEST”
Carlp Connip News
BETTY ARNOLD TO
ATTEND NATIONAL
FHA CONVENTION
Betty Arnold, 17, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Millard Arnold, will be
among the 1200 teen-age delegates to
the 1960 National Convention of the
Future Homemakers of America, July
11-15, at the Statler Hotel in Wash
ington, D. C.
Betty and 25 other FHA'ers were
chosen by the State FHA Association
to represent Georgia at the National
Convention. They will be accompan
ied by Mrs. J. Mac Barber, State Ad
viser of FHA, and Miss Inez Wallace,
State Supervisor of Home Economics.
The five-day convention, planned
and carried out by the teen-agers
themselves, will give Georgia dele
gates opportunity to exchange ideas
with FHA'ers from all states, Puerto
Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Theme
for the Convention, “Home—The Hub
of Good Citizenship,” is planned 'to
help delegates develop a better un
derstanding of their responsibilities as
citizens and the contributions the
home makes to training for good citi
zenship.
The Georgia group will leave for
Washington Friday, July 8, 3 days
early, in order to have time for sight
seeing in the nation's capital before
the opening of the convention.
Betty is a 12th grader at Blakely
High School, where she is a 4th year
Home Economics student. She is
State Chairman of Degrees for the
Georgia Association of FHA and pres
ident of the Blakely Chapter. She
holds the State Homemaker degree,
and was first place winner in the
District in Home Economics in the
Literary Meet. This is Betty's second
National FHA Convention. Last sum
mer she was a delegate to the Nation
al meeting in Chicago.
In addition to her FHA activities,
Betty is a cheerleader, library assist
ant, a member of FTA, Tri-Hi-Y, Glee
Club, and Science and Math Club.
She is currently Queen of the Na
tional Rattlesnake Rodeo, and was
first runner-up as Early County’s
Peanut Queen and as Miss Southwest
Georgia.
SQUARE DANCE CLASS
Why yes, we've been square dancing
for years, BUT—not SOUTHWESTERN
square dancing. This dance is literally
sweeping the entire country. In At
lanta alone there are 48 adult square
dancing clubs.
Now Blakely teenagers have an op
portunity o learn this fascinating
dance. Mr. A. V. “Bud” Fonts, golf pro
at the Blakely Town & Country Club,
is teaching square dancing in the
old “shell” building on Thursday
nights from 8 to 10, but after tonight,
July 7. no new dancers can be admit
ted in this class. Mr. Fonts is a quali
fied teacher and has taught in Savan
nah, Ga.,, and Bogaloosa, La.
CARD OF THANKS
We want to express our sincere ap
preciation for every act of kindness—
fthe gifts, flowers, cards and prayers—
shown us during the illness of our
lloved ones. May God bless each of you.
The Family Of
CLARENCE W. MOSELY.
Cows always should be handled
easily and gently, states H. K. Welch,
Jr., dairyman, Agricultural Extension
Service.
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts — “Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead”
C. W. Mosely,
Well-Known Early
.
Countian, Passes
Clarence Wilson Mosely, 78, Early
county retired building contractor and
farmer, of Route 5, Blakely, died in
Patterson Hospital, Cuthbert. at 3:15
o'clock Wednesday afternoon of last
week.
Mr. Mosely, a member of a family
prominent in Early county affairs for
more than a century, had been ser
iously ill for a month preceding his
death. Born in this county on Septem
ber 5, 1881, he was a son of Francis
Marion Mosely and Lucy Armstead
Mosely, and was a great-grandson of
Jesse Brown, one of the few Revolu
tionary War soldiers buried in Early
County. He was a member of the Cedar
Springs Methodist Church.
Funeral services were held Friday
morning at 11 o'clock in the Blakely
Methodist Church, with the Revs. Gas
ton Pollock, W. E. Storey, T. B. Mel
lette, and Cecil Wilmberley officiat
ing. Interment followed in Blakely
Cemetery, Manry-Minter Funeral
Home directing, and J. T. Jordan,
Millard Still, Gordon Hall, Leon H.
Baughman, Wallace Sheffield, and Bert
Puckett serving as active pall-bearers.
Composing an honorary escort were
Robert Puckett, Eugene Grace, W. T.
Williams, Frank Stokes, Grady Hol
man, Sr.,, and Dr. J. G. Standifer. The
last rites were attended by many
sympathizing friends.
Surviving Mr. Mosely are his wife,
Mrs. Lucy Corean Reed Mosely:; a son,
Wilson Mosely of Ellijay, Ga.: three
daughters, Mrs. Clarence Harper of
Live Oak, Fla, Mrs. Hollis Still and
Mrs. Martin Still, of Blakely; seven
sisters, Mrs. W. G. Wingate of Ellijay,
Mrs. Lucy Pigott of Crawfordville, Ga.,
Mrs. Ed Chambers of Ochlochnee, Ga.,
Mrs. Emma Lee Griffin of Albany,
Ga., Mrs. P. C. Johnson of Cedar
Springs, and Mrs. J. L. Underwood
and Mrs. Charlie Dunning of Blake
ly; 13 sgrandchildren; and 3 great
grandchildren.
Interesting Display
Of Artifacts Shown
An interesting and unusual display
of Indian artifacts were exhibited by
Chester Clardy, Early County Soil
Conservationist. and his son, Richard
Clardy, of McAllen, Texas, here re
cently at the Clardy Home on Arling
ton Street. |
The collection exhibited by Richard
came from Texas and Mexico. The.
most unusual and probably the most
valuable was the case containing a
sacrificial knife and arrow points made
of obsidian. This material is a shiny
black substance found in Mexico.
A display of bird points won a spe
cial award in the Texas Rock Show a
few years ago, and in the fossil collec
tion there can be found such things
as shark teeth and other arrow points
made of various rocks that came from
Utah, lowa and Florida.
The specimens are in glass cases
mounted on cotton. Many are said to
date back as far as 6,000 years and one
case holds artifacts which are claimed
to be 10,000 years old. The ancient
points are listed in an attractively
bound book, “The Texas Ahchoeologi
cal Society Bulletine of 1954.” Richard
is a member of the Archeaological
Society. His exhibits have been placed
in several state displays.
Richard’'s wife is the former Esther
Valdez. She says his collection is grad
|ually taking over the house. They have
thre echildren, Chester, Valerie. and
Darlene.
Chester Clardy has a room in his
home given over entirely to his col
lections. Items are labeled, placed in
groups and boxed according to sites
and materials. Shelves line one wall
of the room to hold the collection.
Arrow points, rocks, pottery, etc., are
displayed in a glass showcase and
labeled according to the site on which
they were found. Mr. Clardy has col
lections from 20 sites in Early county.
Recently Dr. Joe Mahan, Curator of
the Columbus Museum, visited Mr.
Clardy. At that time he declared
there were many items that might be
used at Kolomoki State Park Museum.
It is possible that there are others who
would want to donate to the museum
at Kolomoki,
Visitors from surrounding towns
three children, Chester, Valerie, and
play. They were listed from Edison,
Albany, Dawson, Bluffton, Pelham,
Fort Gaines, and Camilla. Others came
from Grand Rapids, Mich.,, and San
Bernadino, Calif. Guests were met at
the door by Mrs. Clardy and were
registered. Mrs. Clardy has collected
many unusual pieces of driftwood and
weatherworn pieces of wood. They
form lamp bases and are used in ar
rangements with pictures on the wall,
There are few who die well that die
in a battle.—~Shakespeare,
BLAKELY, GA., THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 7, 1960
Bank Bandit
Captured Near
Cedar Springs
Malone, Fla. — Injured professional
pride has landed Robert Dean Dickey
and his girl companion in jail to face
charges of bank robbery.
They were chased down by law of
ficers in nearby Georgia late Thursday
after the bank here had been robbed
at gunpoint twice within two weeks
by the same man. The gunman got
SIO,OOO Thursday in the second holdup.
Dickey, 25, of Chattahoochee, Fla,,
and Mrs. Sarah Ann McAlpin, 20, of
Sneads, were named in federal war
rants after the first robbery. They got
$1,500 in the June 17 job but over
looked $22,000 more in unlocked cash
lying around the bank.
They were arraigned before U. S.
Commissioner John H. Carter, Jr., at
Marianna and jailed in lieu of SIO,OOO
bond each.
Dickey was quoted as saying he
staged the second holdup because he
felt “that banker laughed at me” for
missing all the money in his first
visit.
“I didn't think I had a chance of
getting away with it this time,” Dickey
said.
The unmasked bandit, who told bank
personnel Thursday, “I want it all this
time,” forced bookkeeper Moody Rog
ers to fill up a brown paper sack with
cash. He saw to it that Rogers gave
him what money there was in the
bank’s open vault. Most of the cash
missed on his first foray was lying
in the vault, which was open then, too.
Law officers said the bank workers
have identified the pair as the bandits.
Formal charges were not filed imme
diately in the second holdup.
The woman, who had held the gun
in the first holdup, didn’'t come into
town on the second one. She was ac
cused of waiting outside Malone in
a getaway car and driving Dickey
away after he had abandoned the car
‘he was driving.
~ The bank president, Will Johnson,
saw the second getaway car and gave
law officers a description of it.
‘ Sheriff Dan White of Seminole
County, Ga., spotted the car, near the
‘community of Cedar Springs, The two
‘abondoned the vehicle after he gave
chase but were caught in a six-hour
ground search by officers from Ala
bama, Georgia, and Florida. Dickey
dropped his gun and surrendered.
~ Officers said that just about SIO,OOO
was found in the woman’s handbag.
She said they “had been just riding
around for the past 13 days” since the
first robbery and had spent about S7OO
of the $1,500.
Death Claims
Mrs. Mamie C. Nix
After Long lllness
Mrs. Mamie Clyde Nix, of Rt 3,
Blakely, diéd in a Miller County hos
pital, Colquitt, July 3, 12:30 p. m., fol
lowing an illness of six months. Mrs.
Nix, who was a native of this county,
had resided in Early and Miller coun
ties, in the vicinity of the New Hope
community all her life. A daughter of
the late James Anthony and Nellie
Houston Mock, she was born Septem
‘ber 27, 1899, hence was 60 years of age.
. She was a member of the Flat Creek
‘lßaptist Church, where funeral serv
ices were held Monday afternoon,
July 4th, with the Revs. Hugh White
and Claude Barfield officiating. Due to
‘the failure of immediate relatives
who lived at a distance to arrive as
‘expected, burial services were delayed
until July sth, and took place at the
Springfield cemetery at 5 o'clock, with
Manry-Minter Funeral Home in charge,
‘and the following serving as pall-bear
ers: Billy Mock, Buren Womble,
Johnny Womble, Lynwood Mock, Ches
ley Thomas, Griffin Houston.
! Survivors include her husband, Wil
liam Nix; a son, Clarence Nix, At
lanta; three daughters, Miss Winnie
Lou Nix, Blakely, Mrs. Fred Brown,
iAtlanu, Mrs. Paul Hammond, Bossier
City, La.; three brothers, Jimmy Mock,
ISebrlng. Fla., Henry Mock, Colquitt,
‘Bradley Mock, Blakely; three sisters,
Mrs. Charlie Thomas, Mrs. Stephen
‘Cannon, Blakely, Mrs,- Frank Warren,
Donalsonville,
| CARD OF THANKS
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I want to thank all of my friends for
‘the nice cards, lovely gifts and flow
.ers while I was in the hospital.
| MIKE MIDDLETON.,
- A small amount of household am
‘monia in a cup or bowl left in the
‘oven for an hour or so is an easy way
to remove grease from the oven, de
‘clares Miss Doris Oglesby, housing
‘equipment specialist, Agricultural Ex
‘tension Service,
PRISCILLA MOSELY
ATTENDS STATE
FHA CONFERENCE
Priscilla Moseley represented the
Blakely FHA Chapter as a delegate to
the State Leadership Conference held
at Lake Jackson June 20-24. Larry
Taylor, one of the nation's outstand
ing youth leaders from Hillsdale Col
lege in Michigan was in charge of the
conference. He worked with the 250
Future Homemakers and Future Farm
er officers on becoming good leaders,
and techniques of working democrat
ically with groups. Wholesome rec
reation was also included in the
week's scheduled activities.
Priscilla is 2nd Vice President of
the Blakely Chapter this year, head
ing the important degree program.
She holds the State Homemaker de
gree and is a third year Home Eco
nomics student. She is the daughter
iof Mr. and Mrs. Ben Moseley.
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‘Necessary Documents |
\ Listed For Filing
| Pension Claims
’ Atlanta — Thousands of Georgia
‘widows and children of World War
1I and Korean veterans, who are eli
!gible for pension for the first time un
der a new law effective July 1, should
have available certain records and
documents when filing a claim.
~ This is the reminder from Pete
Wheeler, director of the State Depart
ment of Veterans Service. The follow
ing documents are necessary, Wheeler
said:
1. Death Certificate.
2. Service discharge,
3. Marriage license.
4. Birth certificate for minor chil
dren.
Under state law, the above-mentioned
records will be furnished free for use
in filing claims.
- Widows of World I and Korean vet
erans, who meet income requirements,
can qualify for pensions if their hus
bands served at least 90 days in the
armed forces during either of the last
;two wars and were discharged other
than dishonorably.
Previously, for World War II and
Korean widows and children to be
eligible for pensions, the veteran must
have had a service-connected disabil
ity existing at the time of his death.
The new law sets the same eligibil
ity requirements for widows and chil
dren of World War I, World War II
and Korean veterans.
~ Field offices of the State Department
of Veterans Service will be glad to
advise and assist survivors of veter
‘ans about pensions, Wheeler said.
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‘ NOTICE
The Blakely canning plant will be
open for canning Thursday, June as,
and each Tuesday and Thursday there
after until further notice.
TONY WILLIAMS, Supervisor.
BOYETT’S BIG JULY
CLEARANCE AND BLANKET
LAY-A-WAY SALE
WILL BEGIN
FRIDAY, JULY 8
8:30 A. M. SHARP
See Our Large Ad On Page 2 For Many of The Great
Values at Low, Low Prices.
CHARLES E. BOYETT DEPT. STORE
PULL FOR BLAKELY
— OR =
PULL OUT
$2.58 PER ANNUM
Rotary Club
Held Weekly
Meeting Friday
Elder T. Crawford, president of the
Blakely Rotary Club for the year be
ginning July 1, outlined to the club
members some of the things he said
he hoped the club would strive to ac
complish at last week's meeting, held
Friday at noon,
The new president gave some inter
esting information on Rotary's history
~—rom its beginning in 1905 to its
present world-wide spread. He urged
the club members to work for a suc
cessful Rotary year.
A new member, Al Felder, was
welcomed into the club by President
Crawford. He comes in under the
classification, automobile-retailing.
Visitors at Friday's meeting includ
ed Jack Mitchell, of Albany, a guest
of Rotarian “Bubba” Haddock; Bob
Blalock, of Tifton, and James Single
ton, of Albany, guests of Rotarian
Charlie Houston; Guyton MecLendon.
of Fitzgerald, a guest of Rotarian Earl
Taylor; Dr. T. Eros, of Atlanta, a guest
of Rotarian Bill Arnold; Charlie Jen
kins and Dallis Thomas, both of Al
bany, guests of Rotarian Everett Cul
pepper.
Rev. H. Joe Mills
To Enter Chaplaincy
H. Joe Mills, former pastor of the
Lumber City Church, will enter the
Army Chaplaincy July 3. During his
four-year pastorate at Lumber City,
the church began full time work, reno
vated the auditorium and pastorium,
and received 120 members, 68 of them
for baptism. After a nine-week course
in the Chaplain's School at Fort Slo
cum, N. Y, he will be assigned tc
the Third Transportation Terminal
Training Group, Fort Eustis, Va. Mr.
Mills attended Georgia Tech, is a
graduate of Mercer University and
Southern Seminary. Mrs. Mills, also a
graduate of Mercer, is the former
Barbara Tonard of Atlanta. Trey have
'two daughters, Jennie Jo and Carole.
) —Christian Index.
'~ Rev. Mr. Mills, who was ordained
in the Blakely Baptist Church. with the
Rev. W. E. Storey conducting the or
dination service, is the son of Mr. and
‘Mrs. Ralph E. Mills, of Route 4,
Blakely.
CARD OF THANKS
Thanks to all my friends and rela
tives for the visits, cards, flowers, and
the gifts given to me during my stay
at Holland Hospital. Thanks to Dr. Hol
land and personnel for their kindness
shown me.
HAYWARD HOUSTON.