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EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY, GEORGIA
93,000 KILLED
1NU.5.1N1960
The National Safety Council reports
that 93,000 persons were killed in acci
dents in the United States last year,
more than two-thirds of them in traf
fic crashes and in the home.
The number killed was the highest
total since 1957 but the death rate was
a record low, the council said. .
The council estimated the economic
loss at $13.4 billion, It covers both fatal
and nonfatal accidents, the council said
in reporting that more than nine mil
lion persons were injured in accidents
in 1960. It said 1 of every 19 persons in
the nation suffered a disabling injury
last year.
Although accidental deaths last year
were 1 per cent higher than the 92,080
in 1959, the death rate per 10,000 per
sons dropped to 51.7, compared to the
nrevious record low of 52.2 in 1959, The
eouncil attributed the drop to a 2 per
ecent increase in population.
Motor vehicle accidents, as in pre
vious years, was the No. 1 killer, with
some 38200 deaths, the biggest toll
since 1957 and compared to 37,910 in
1959.
Home accidents — poisoning, fires,
burns and firearms—ranked second to
traffic with 27500 fatalities, some 500
more than in 1959.
Public accidents not involving motor
vehicles took the lives of 16,500 per
sons, equaling the 1959 toll.
Deaths from work mishaps totaled
13.800, about the same as in 1959. Ac
cidents at work resulted in the loss of
280 million mandays, which the council
said was equivalent to an entire year's
shutdown of a hypothetical plant em
ploying 1 million workers.
The report showed 7,300 persons lost
their lives in fires, a 6 per cent in
crease over 1959; 6.500 persons drown
ed, a 1 per -cent hike over 1959, while
firearms deaths totaled 2,300, a 2 per
eent boost over 1959,
The catastrophes last year, all in
volving airplanes, caused more than 50
deaths each. The report showed 326
passengers and 37 crew members were‘
killed in 10 accidents which occurred ‘
in the domestic passenger-carrying
operations of scheduled air carriers.
The passenger death rate per 100 mil
lion passenger-miles, based on prelimi
nary information was 1.00, compared!
with a rate of 0.69 in 1959, |
In the first nine months of 1960, the
eouncil said 27 passengers were killed
in passenger train mishaps. There were
9 deaths for the first nine months of
1959. Deaths in all railroad accidents
for nine months in 1960 totaled 1,630,
with 14,336 injured.
Preliminary estimate of fire losses‘
made by the National Board of Fire
Underwriters was $1,108,000,000, 6 per
eent more than the comparable dsti
mate for 1959,
A basic requirement for membership
in the Future Farmers of America is
that a boy must be a student of voca
tional agriculture in high school, al
though he may retain his membership
for three years following graduation.
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
GEORGIA, EARLY COUNTY:
All creditors of the estate of Mrs.
Claude Lindsey, deceased, late of said
county, are hereby notified to render
in their demands to the nndersigned
according to law, and all persons in
debted to said estate are required to
make immediate payment to me.
This February 21st, 1961,
WILLIAM THOMAS MORGAN,
Executor of the Last Will and
Testament of Mrs. Claude Lind
sey, Deceased. 2-23-6 t
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N. Main St. Tel. 5351
Girls’ Basketball Tournament
In Progress At Blakely Gym
The 1-B West girls’ basketball tour
nament got underway Wednesday
night at the Blakely High School gym
nasium, with the final game scheduled
to be played on Saturday night,
BLAKELY F. H. A.
Seven girls have been selected by
their home economics classes to com
pete for the Crisco Award.
They are: Judy Allen, freshman;
Amelia Goocher and June Allen,
sophomore; Betty Arnold, Faye Brown,
Kathy Rice. and Charlotte Hodges,
Junior and Senior Classes.
The Executive Council will elimi
nate three of these girls after which
a panel of judges will select one of
the remaining four to receive the
Crisco Trophy at graduation. This does
not necessarily mean that the girl be
a senior,
The judges will consider the follow
ing qualifications in selecting the girl:
Class attitude, home projects, A aver
age in home economics. and their
scholastic record in other subjects.
The Crisco Award is presented by
Proctor & Gamble to an “Outstanding
Student in Home Economics”. The
trophy given is a very beautiful one
of walnut and gold which has been
on display in the home economics de
partment throughout this year.
LINDA WILLIS, Reporter.
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The Damascus Parent-Teacher Asso
ciation met recently in the school
auditorium with Mr. Lynn Pullen,
president, presiding. Mrs. Mary Jane
Hammack, Visiting Teacher for the
Early County Schools, gave an inter
esting talk on the Relationship of
Parents, Teachers and Children. She
emphasized that Love was very im
portant in this relationship.
Rooms 3 and 12 won the room counts.
P. T. A. SUNDAY DINNER
Mr. Lynn Pullen, president of the
Damascus PTA, announces that the
PTA will sponsor a smorgasboard din
ner on Sunday, February 26, from 11:30
a. m, until 2 p. m. Prices of plates
will be 50 cents and one dollar.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to take this opportunity to
thank our many friends and relatives
for every kindness shown during the
sickness and death of our loving hus
band and father. May God bless each
of you.
The Family Of
R. A. CLEVELAND.
B eSS T 7
NEWS FLASH:
All Other. Compact
Cars in P re Oil
A A AN 0 T
Econom Trials For
Second Straight Year
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HERE ARE OFFICIAL RESULTS
Fcrione
Rambler American Custom with Overdrive is Over-all
Winner in Miles Per Gallon.
Tops entire field with 26.859 miles per gallon averaging over
40 miles per hour while circling the tough 3.7 mile stop
and-go road course at Daytona Speedway.
Rambler takes first 6 places—sweeps 8 of the first ten places
in Class 6 . . . includes Falcon, Corvair, Lark 6, Tempest 4.
TRY THE ECONOMY KING TODAY —
DAMASCUS GIRL l
HONORED AT G.S. C.
(From The Sou'wester, Friday, ‘
February 17, 1961)
The Sou'Wester has chosen Miss
Marion Jones, of Damascus, Ga., as our
Girl Personality for this issue.
Marion is a graduate of Damascus
High School where she established a
splendid record. She was presicent of
her class, secretary of the Bet: Club,
secretary-treasurer of the “D" Club,
treasurer of FHA, reporter of th: Lira
matics Club, assistant editor [ the
school annual, and a Superlative .n her
senior year.
Since coming to GSC, she has become
one of the most popular and most ac
tive girls on campus. She is president
of the “Y"” Cabinet, a Marshal, club
editor of the Sou'Wester, social chair
man of A. S. V. Sorority, vice-president
of S. A. B, and was recently selected
as a Swuperlative. Marion has also
maintainea a regular position on the
Dean’s List. In between classes and in
the afternoons, she worker in the Cam
pus Store.
When asked what she liked most
about GSC, she answered, “The friend
ly atmosphere and the general atti
tude of the students, I also enjoy
working in the Campus Store and com
ing in contact with both students and
the personnel of the college.” Marion
thinks the college could be improved
by the speedbreaks being lowered and
by students showing more school
spirit. “G. S. C. shouldn’t just be a
suitcase college; more students should
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Marion is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Jones, Route 1, Damascul.‘
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Blakely Livestoc |
Market Report:‘
688 hogs and 39 cattle sold for 339.-i
334.67 at Moseley Barns' weekly auc
tion Tuesday, light No. 1 meat-type
hogs topping the market at $17.15 per
hundred weight. |
Other prices were as follows: No. 1
hogs, 1694; No. 2's, 16.65; No. 3's,
16.05; No. 4's, 15.90; heavy hogs, 16.05,
and No. 1 roughs, 14.10. |
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CARD OF THANKS |
We, the children of the late Wyatt
J. Godfrey, Sr., want to thank our
relatives, neighbors, and friends, for
the visits, phone calls, cards, flowers,
food, and those attending the funeral.
His Children:
ALMON GODFREY,
CLARK GODFREY,
MRS. RALPH LANE,
O. R. GODFREY,
MRS. FRED JORDAN,
ARTHUR GODFREY,
WYATT GODFREY, JR.,
MRS. LOYD LOGAN.
When pruning hardwood trees such
as oak and maple, paint scars with an
asphalt paint, advises Extension For
ester C: Dorsey Dyer at the University
of Georgia College of Agriculture.
These are more subject to attack by
fungus type diseases and in many cases
tend to “bleed’ more than pines.
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A BRIEF CEREMONY, and the first bulldozer
moves in quickly, a thick crust of Georgia
soil curling against the big blade. A new
electric power plant is begun.
This year the construction budget of the
Georgia Power Company is the largest in its
history — $6114 million.
Why ? Everyone is using more electricity—
in homes, stores, factories and on the farms.
There is plenty of power for them to use,
and there is plenty more on the way.
For example, construction will be continued
on Plant McDonough, a 500,000-kilowatt,
steam-electric generating station near At
lanta. When completed in 1964, this plant will
produce enough electricity to serve about
540,000 homes.
Existing power plants are being expanded.
New ones are being planned. Construction
every year includes many substations and
hundreds of miles of transmission and dis
tribution lines.
It all adds up to the kind of electricity you
want —abundant, dependable and at a price
lower than ever.
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