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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
Garden Spot Of
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME 102—NO. 30
Second Dist. Georgia Federation
0f Women's Clubs To Meet In
Blakely Wednesday, March 22
The Second District, Georgia Feder
ition of Women's Clubs, will hold its
innual spring meeting on Wednesday.
March 22, at the Blakely Woman’s
Club Building. The Blakely Woman's
Club and the Blakely Junior Woman'’s
Club will be co-hostesses. $
Registration will begin at 9:30 a. m.,
and the meeting at 10:15 a. m. Club
presidents will be expected to present
a two-minute report highlighting their
year’s activities.
Awards to be presented are as fol
ows:
Three certificates of award will be
presented to each department: one for
clubs with over 50 membership; one
for clubs with under 50, and one with
clubs under 30. These are for outstand
ing work.
There will be cash awards presented
by the District and the Albany
Woman's Club for student essay win
ners in the Conservation Department,
The Mrs. Joe E. Craigmiles silver
cup will be presented to the club do
ing the most outstanding work in In
ternational affairs.
The Edna Peterson cup will be pre
sented to the club who does the most
outstanding work in all departments.
The Debra McCrea Balfour ladle
will be given to the club giving the
most percapita to Tallulah Falls school
toward its maintenance fund.
The Ruth Reid Monahan tray will be
ziven to the club who gives second
highest per capita to Tallulah Falls.
Dried arrangements from each club
expressing the “Centennial Theme”
State law requires that voter's namel
be removed from qualified voters ]ist;
if that person has failed to vote within !
the past three years. This is notice!
that unless those who have not voted
within this time come in person, and
continue their registration before;
April 1, their names will be removed |
from qualified voters list. Please ap- |
ply in person at this office. =
C. M. DUNNING, '
Chairman Early County |
Board of Registrars. 3-16 2t |
PRE-EASTER CLEARANCE
MEN’S LEATHER BELTS
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By Textan. %2 inch, 3 inch, and 1-inch, all first
quality. Over 100 at Sale Price. Discontinued
styles. Clean-up for brand new Men’s Belt De
partment coming to Boyett’'s Soon. Several
styles and colors, most all sizes. Over 100,
Regular 1.50 to 2.50, Sale 59¢ each or 2 for SI.OO
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CHAS. E. BOYETT'S DEPT. STORE
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are to be judged and winner sent to
State Convention.
' All club winners of the Vogue Sew
ing contest will model their costumes.
Penny Art entries will be on display.
All Federated Club women are urg
ed to attend. Reservations for the
luncheon at $2.00 to be held at the
Blakely Country Club must be made
by Monday, March 20, with Mrs. Fred
Brooks, Blakely, Georgia, Telephone
4115. Mrs. Brooks is president of the
Woman’s Club and Mrs. Warren Cleve
land is president of the Junior Club.
Mrs. J. D. Huddleston, of- Boston, is
District President.
Committees for the meeting are as
follows: Over-all Arrangements, Mrs.
George Nelson, Mrs. Harvey Brown,
Mrs. Warren Cleveland, and Mrs. Fred
Brooks; Registration, Mrs. M. H. Rupe,
'Mrs. Lysle McNeal, Mrs. E. W. Yarnall,
Mrs. Frank Horne; Refreshments, Mrs.
Edward Sealy, Mrs. L. L. Cubbedge,
Mrs. Robert Collier, Mrs. W. J. Grist,
Mrs. D. H. McDowell, and Mrs. Phillip
‘Spence; Favors, Mrs. H. M. Richard
son, Mrs. Warren Baxley, Mrs. Robert
Collier; Deccrations, Mrs. Don Bush,
‘Mrs. Robert Hall, Mrs. J. W. Bonner,
‘Mrs. Grady Holman, Sr.
Reservations must be made with
Mrs. Fred Brooks by Monday evening,
March 20. (Not later than Monday
evening.)
Thomasville “Vet”
’ Presents Program
For Rotarians
’ Dr. Grady Young, well-known
Thomasville veterinarian, entertained
'the members of the Blakely Rotary
Club with an illustrated talk on
“Graphology”. The., doctor, who has
adopted as his hobby the study of
handwriting as an index to one’s char
acter, held the attention and interest of
the Rotarians as he gave his interpreta
tion of the traits of character revealed
in various styles of penmanship. Intro
'duced by Rotarian Rafe Houston, pro
!gram chairman. Dr. Young was given
a “big hand” at the close of his pro
gram.
’ Only visitor at Friday's meeting
other than the visiting speaker was
high school senior Bobby White, a
’guest of honorary member Jimmy
'Rogers. President Elder Crawford pre
sided and Mrs Ben Haisten presented
ia program of piano music.
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts — “Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead”
SCIENCE FAIR
WINNERS ARE
ANNOUNCED
First place winners at the Science
Fair at Blakely High School were
Richard Grist and Billy McFay. They
exhibited a biology project showing
that the body is a good conductor of
eleciricy. They dissected a turtle and
found the vagus nerve. They tied off
the nerve and let is be subject to
zinc and copper which are very good
conductors of electricity. When the
zinc and copper were crossed and
}touched the nerve, it caused an in
crease in the heart beat. The vagus
|nerve is directly connected with the
'heart. 30 hours after the dissecting, the
‘heari was still beating and 27 hours
after the disceting there was still move
ment in the legs. This exhibit attract
ed a large crowd.
‘ John Golden and Edward Balkcom
placed second at the Science Fair, ex
!hibiting a wind speed and direction
indicator. Frank Pickle and Frank Sto
vall, and Spencer Mueller were third
place winners, with a physics project
illustrating induced current. And re-.
ceiving honorable mention were Anne
and Annette Storey, exhibiting a model
of a tornado in action.
Elementary exhibits winners were
the sixth grade, with an exhibit on
Heat. The fifth grade, with an exhibit
on Electricity, Magnetism. and Ma
chines, received second place. The
seventh grade, with an exhibit on
Living Things, received third place.
Winners in the elementary exhibits
for the first four grades and the spe
cial class . were: First place, Second
grade with an exhibit on the Three
Forms of Matter. Second place, Fourth
grade, with an exhibit on How Plants
Grow. And third piace, Third grade,
with A Balance of Nature exhibit.
~ Awards for individuals vrojects in
elementary school were: First place,
'Judy Brown, and Kathy White, an un
usual switch; second place, Cliff Bush,
shell collection; and third place, Mike
‘Bush, model of an early telephone.
Judges were Fred Darden, Cuthbert,
‘Mrs. Edna Gay, Fort Gaines, and Mrs.
;Nat Houston, Colquitt.
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Easter Seal Chairman
; Names Committees
i Mrs. R. W. Mueller, Early county
Easter Seal Chairman, has announced
}committees. Mrs. C. W. Lay and Mrs.
{B. J. Turner will distribute coin con
|tainers. The Tri-Hi-Y is in charge of
|distributing Bunny Cards at Blakely
High School. Miss Bessie Lewis and
Mrs Iva Herring will distribute eoin
containers to Jakin High School and
Damascus High School respectively.
Kate Slaton for Washington High
School, Carver and Kestler. Bunny
Cards will be distributed at Blakely
High School this week to give the stu
dents a chance to contribute to the
Easter Seals.
BLAKELY, GA., THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 16, 1961
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The above were the seven Cooperative Weather Observers in ”the
United States who received the Thomas Jefferson Award for 1960.
Dr. Standifer represented the South.
SGT. HESTER
DIES FOLLOWING
LONG ILLNESS
James Durham Hester, a technical
sergeant in the United States Airforce,
and a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B, Hester,
of the Cuba community, died in the
Keesler Field AFB hospital on Thurs
day of the past week following an ill
ness of several months.
Stricken while serving in Japan last
year, Sgt. Hester had been undergo
ing treatment there since last Novem
ber, until February 1 of this year,
when his condition worsened and he
was flown to Keesler Field, Biloxi,
Miss., where he remained until his
death. He had served sixteen years in
the service of his country, six years in
the Navy, and the past 11 in the Air
force. He was born in Decatur County,
December 22, 1920, hence was 40 years
of age, but moved to Early county in
the Cuba community when one month
of age, and had spent his entire life
here except for the time of military
service. He was a graduate of Damas
cus high school and attended Abraham
Baldwin College, Tifton. He was a
member of the Cuba Presbyterian
Church, where funeral services were
held Sunday afternoon at £ o'clock
with the Rev. M. G. Bradwell, pastor
of the Covenant Presbyterian Church,
Albany, officiating.
Bryan Funeral Home was in charge
of burial, which was in the Bush Ceme
tery. Sgt. Hester was interred with
full military honors by a detail from
Turner Airforce Base, Albany. Six
Airmen served as pall-bearers and
seven Airmen fird a volley of three
shots at short intervals, after which
a Marine Corpsman bugler sounded
the final “Taps”. Two other Ajrmen
took part in the service, one who gave
the command to fire and another who
presented a United States flag to Hes
ter's widow. A third Airman from
;Keesler. Sgt. Shumaker, had accom
panied Sgt. Hester’s body to Blakely
and had remained here until the final
rites.
Survivors, in addition to his parents,
are his wife, Mrs. Althalee Greer Hes
ter, three children, daughter, Gail, and
| sons. Michael and Scott.
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Betty Arnold Wins
Honorable Mention
In Betty Crocker Contest
Miss Betty Arnold, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Millard Arnold, won honor
able mention in the contest for Betty
Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow for
Georgia. Betty, president of the Blake
‘ly F. H. A, is a Senior at Blakely
High School. The state winner is
}Marybeth Martin, of Decatur High
}Schoo]. Betty is now a pupil of Mrs.l
Priscilla Jones Collins, 1956 national
‘winner in the American Homemaker
of Tomorrow, who succeeded her(
iteacher. Mrs. Charlie Houston, at‘
Blakely High School. |
FORMER BLAKELY |
LADY DIES AT SON'’S l
HOME IN ALBANY
Mrs. Doyl Mann Jones, a former
resident of Blakely and widow of the
late Zack Jones, died suddenly at the
home of her son, Charlie Jones, at 202
Oglethorpe Ave., Albany, at 10:20
o'clock Monday morning.
Mrs. Jones, a native of Columbus,
Ga., formerly lived here but for the
past three years had made her home
in Albany with her son. She was born
March 8, 1881, therefore, was 80 years
of age. She was a member of the Bluff-l
ton Baptist Church, where her fun
eral was held Wednesday morning at
11 o'clock, with the Rev. Charles Al
len officiating. Interment was in Bluff
ton cemetery, Manry-Minter Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements, and
grandsons of the decepsed serving as
pall-bearers, |
~ Surviving Mrs. Jones are five sons,
Jim Mack Jones of Fort Gaines, J. D.
Jones of Pineville, N. C., Paul Jones
of Birmingham, Ala., Lane and Char
lie Jones, both of Albany; two daugh
ters, Mrs. Gordon Braswell of Austell,
Ga.. and Mrs. J. T. Reese, of Jakin; 29
grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren,
and one great-great-grandchild.
Lt. Gov. Byrd To
To Speak At Early
Fat Cattle Show
Lt. Governor Garland Byrd will be
the speaker for the evening at the
Early County Fat Cattle Show on
iApril 21. At that time the selection of
the Grand and Reserve Champions of
the Fat Cattle Show will be made. |
~ The first part of the Fat Cattle
Show will be held at Moseley’s Live
stock Yard on Thursday, April 20,
‘beginning at 2:00 p. m.
On Friday night at 7:30 the Grand
\and Reserve Champions will be named
at Standifer Field at the Blakely High
School. A Calf Scramble is scheduled
for 9:00 p. m. Friday night.
The Fat Cattle Show committee met
recently at the Voecational Agriculture
Building of the Blakely High School,
Ralph Balkcom is chairman. At the
planning meeting the committee dis
cussed the possibility of a Parade and
Barbecue.
TO ATTEND 4-H CLUB
COUNSELOR'S SCHOOL
Three Early County 4-H Club mem
bers will go to Rock Eagle this week
to attend the Counselor's School for
the Rock Eagle 4-H Center.
Marilyn Waller, Dan Blackshear, and
‘Jimmy Mock have been accepted to
attend the school, where they will
study to act as a Counselor at the
!Rock Eagle Camp this summer. They
lwere accepted because of their out
standing 4-H Club work. ‘
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BAND BOOSTERS CLUB ‘1
The regular monthly meeting of the .
Blakely High Band Boosters Club will
be held at the high school auditorium |
on Monday night, March 20, at 8 p. m.
All band parents and members arel
urged to be present to participate in
business discussions and projects re
ports.
—Reporter.
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~ Florida's St. Johns River is the only
important river wholly within the
U. S. whose course is in a northerly‘
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”“\V \ = ing National 4.-H Club Week.
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B \2 S\ N 4-H girls and boys and leaders
Y 7\\ \ in our state along with the
N\ ) “ two million members and 400
\\ thousand volunteer leaders in
\’> o the other 49 states.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA '
Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
“BLAKELY'S OLDEST AND LARGEST”
PULL FOR BLAKELY
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MRS. JIM GOWAN
Mrs. Trudie Annie Justice Gowan,
63, of the Centerville community, died
suddenly in a local clinic at 12:30 a. m.
Sunday. The wife of Jim Gowan and
a daughter of S. A. and Mamie Bentley
Juistice, she was born in Jackson
County, Fll, on December 3, 1897, but
had resided in the Centerville com
munity most of her life.
She was a member of the Centerville
‘Methodist Church, where her funeral
was held Monday afternoon at 4
o'clock with the Rev. W. E. McCord
and the Rev. . . . Garrett officiating.
Interment was in the church cemetery,
Bryan Funeral Home in charge, and
‘Martin Murkerson, Curtis McCorkle,
James Davis, Louis Floyd, S. R. John
son, and Wilmer Davis serving as pall
bearers.
Surviving Mrs. Gowan are her hus
band; five sons, Justin H. Gowan and
Frank Gowan of Blakely, James A.
Gowan of Auburndale, Fla, Jack R.
Gowan of Fort Mead, Maryland, and
Julius Gowan of Melmore, Ohio; three
daughters, Mrs. Jeanette Enfinger of
Blakely, Mrs. Juanita Harper of Bain
bridge, and Mrs. Joyce Pace of Tiffin,
Ohio; two brothers, Henry Justice of
Blakely and Evans Justice of Birming
ham, Ala.; a sister, Mrs. Callie Ridley
of Blakely; 35 grandchildren, and one
great-grandchild.
Ella Jones P. T. A.
Holds Parent Education
Study Course
The Ella Jones PTA held a Parent
Education Study Course at the Blake
ly High School recently. Mrs. Roscoe
Hodges is Study Course chairman and
planned the four-hour course around
“School Needs”
Taking part on the panel were: R. K.
Sites, County School Supt, Frank
Buckner, Supervising Principal; H. T.
Ward, Guidance Counselor; Mrs. J. O.
Brown, Mrs. Edward Morton, Mrs.
Hubert Farr, Mrs. Ralph Balkcom, and
Mrs. Cecil Hall.
Curriculum in Elementary School,
Guidance and Testing ,Financial Stand
ing of the County Schools, and other
!school needs were discussed. It was
{also stressed that something is needed
ifor the High School students who will
lnot 80 on to college. The completion
jof the two Study Courses will make
Ithe Ella Jones PTA eligible for the
IGold Sceroll.
ATTEND BETA CONVENTION
.I Seventeen members of the Blakely
Beta Club attended the State Beta
Club Convention in Atlanta during
the week end. They were: Byron Col
lier, Jimmy Crowdis, Milton White,
Louise Williams, Linda Willis, Pam
Houston, Judy Buckner, Susan Gil
bert, Charlotte Hodges, Linda English,
Faye Brown, Mary Lou Clarke, Jim
Grist, Angeline Jarrett, Carroll Scar
borough, Anne Storey. Annette Storey,
They were accompanied by Mrs.
Bowman, their advisor, and members
of the Jakin Beta Club and Mrs. Wil
‘bur Evans, advisor for the Jakin Beta
lClub.
The two clubs chartered a school
‘bus driven by Carlton Searborough.
I Americans spend about 1.7 billion
dollars annually for dental care.