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EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY, GEORGIA
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Visit AMBER'S BEAUTY SHOP on
Colquitt Highway. Phone 5045.
Mrs. J. C. Peters is spending this
week at Jekyll Island.
Mrs. Herman Clark and daughter,
Judy, visited Atlanta the past week..
Misses Sterlyn and Merlyn Davis
were at home from Atlanta for the
week end.
Mrs. Lucille Pippin is spending some
time in St. Augustine, Fla., with Mrs."
C. W. Pullen. |
Mrs. W. A. Radney, of Panama City,
Fla.,, was a guest this week of her sis
ter, Mrs. Ed Minter.
Friends regret to know that Miss
Annette Alexander is ill at her home
on South Main Street. .
Mr. Lehman Moody, of Spartaburg,
S. C., visited his mother, Mrs. J. L.
Moody, the past week end.
Mr. Frank Bridges and children,
John and Kathy, of Tallahassee, Fla.,
were visitors in Blakely Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Tatum and son, of
Savannah, are visiting Mrs. Tatum's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Felix Davis. |
Mrs. R. H. Dunlap, of Columbus,
and her mother, Mrs. B. B. Godwin,
who is visiting her, spent Sunday here.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Cheek and chil
dren, of Perry, Ga., spent the week
end here with Mr. and ‘Mrs. W. A.
Cheek. |
Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Sites, Sr., and
daughter, Dianne. spent Sunday in
Brewton, Ala., with Mr. and Mrs. H. L.
Weaver. i |
Mr. and Mrs. Hayes Middleton, of
Albany, announce the birth of a daugh
ter, Vicki Ann, March 10. Mrs. Hayes
is the former Annette Rose.
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Jones and three
children, Sandra, Billy, and Marilena,
of Lakeland, Fla., spent the week end
with the former’'s father and mother,
and other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Byron Howell, of
Thomasville, Mrs. W. C. Sullivan, of
Americus, and Mrs. S. K. Rhyne, of
Panama City, Fla., were Sunday guests
of Mrs. Ben Haisten.
The Peter Early Chapter Daughters
of the American Revolution will meet
this (Thursday) afternoon at 3:30
o’clock at the Town & Country Club,
with Mrs. Grady Holman, Sr, as
hostess, it is announced by the regent,
Mrs. J. E. Houston. .
A fire which required more than an
hour to bring under control destroy
ed two stacks of lumber and slightly
damaged a building on the yards of
Blakely Lumber Company last Wed
nesday night, according to Zack Crit
tenden, company manager.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Haddock, Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Sessions, Mr. and
Mrs. Gordon Hall, of Blakely, and
Mrs. Zack Williams, of Colquitt, at
tended the funeral of Mr. Robert L.
Haddock, in Gainesville, Fla., Sunday.
Mr. Haddock died the past Friday.
Mrs. W. L. Rhodes suffered broken
ribs in a car-truck collision at the
intersection of River and Church
streets Sunday morning. Her condi
tion Wednesday was reported as satis
factory at Baxley Clinic, where she is
undergoing treatment for her injuries.
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Mr. Fletcher Thompson underwent
an operation Tuesday at Phoebe Put
ney Hospital, His friends are glad to
know that his condition is reported
satisfactory.
Mrs. J. W. Bonner, Mrs. Dunbar
Grist, Mrs. J. G. Standifer, Mrs. W. E,
Bostwick, and Mrs. George W. Nelson
attended the luncheon and meeting of
The Georgia DAR Chapter Regents
'Club, held at the New Albany Hotel,
Albany, Ga., on Monday, March 6,
Mrs. Nelson, as the president of the
‘organlzatlon. presided. Over one hun
ired members were in attendance.
Dan McLeroy, formerly of Blakely,
has been named executive vice presi
dent of the Bank of Gulf Breeze, in
Gulf Breeze, Florida, is was learned
here this week. Gulf Breeze is near
Pensacola. Mr. McLeroy, who has been
connected with the Beach State Bank
at Panama City, has already assumed
duties with the Gulf Breeze bank and
he and his family are moving there
his week.
SMITH-PETERS
Mr. and Mrs. Roy C. Smith, of Hil
ton, Ga., announces the engagement of
their daughter, Abbie Kay, to William
Robert Peters, son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. L. Peters, of Huntington Park,
Calif.
The future bride is the granddaugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Smith, Sr.,
of Hilton, and the late Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Williams of Blakely. She was
graduated from Blakely High School
in 1960 and attended Vocational Busi
ness School in Albany. She is present
ly employed with Physicians National
Life Insurance Company in Albany.
Mr. Peters graduated from Hunting
ton Park High School in 1957 and is
now in the Air Force, stationed at Tur
ner AFB, Albany, Ga.
A wedding has been planned for
April 16 at 4:00, in the Hilton Metho
dist Church.
Friends and relativez of the couple
are invited.
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C. A. R. MEETING . |
The Captain Johnston Blakely So-]
ciety C. A. R. met at the home of Mrs.
H. M. Richardson recently with Sue
Hobbs, president, presiding. {
The creed was led by Flo Puckett; |
Louise Williams led the pledge to the
flag and Anne Singletary closed the
ritual.
The Society will entertain at a tea
in May honoring the mothers of the
Captain Johnston Blakely members.
The Program consisted of a report
on the State Conference in Albany
and was made by Sue Hobbs, Eleanor
Martin and Louise Williams, three
members of the local society who at
tended the conference.
The Captain Johnston Blakely So
ciety received the Blue Ribbon.
Delicious refreshments were served
by Mrs. Richardson to the nine mem
bers present.
OBSERVES 69th BIRTHDAY
E. W. Brundy, of Colquitt, cele
brated his 69th birthday Sunday, when
his children and friends called during
the day honoring him on this anniver
sary.
Attending the birthday dinner were
his five children and fourteen of his
nineteen grandchildren. Those present
were: Mrs. Thomas Rice, Shellman,
Mrs. J. E. Sheffield, Emmett Brundy,
and- Willie Brundy, both of Quincy,
Fla.; and Lester Brundy, of Deland,
Fla., and his sister, Mrs. Marion Jones,
of Blakely.
Guests from Thomaston, Albany,
Edison, Morgan, Blakely, and Colquitt,
Ga., and Panama City, Fla, called
during the afternoon.
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State Conference
D. A. R. Held In Albany
‘% The 63rd State Conference of the
‘Georgia Society of the Daughters of
the American Revolution was held in
Albany on March 6,7, and 8. Mrs.
Samuel M. Merritt, State Regent, pre-l
sided at all meetings.
Mrs. Herman M. Richardson, Statei
Chaplain; Miss Annette Alexander,
delegate from Peter Early Chapter; and
Mrs. Lawrence Cubbedge attended all
meetings. Mrs. W. E. Bostwick, vice-{
regent, attended several meetings. The
regent, Mrs, J. E. Houston, was unable |
to attend because of illness in her|
family.
Mrs. Herman M. Richardson, who, in,
June, had been appointed by the
State Executive Board to fill the un
expired term of State Chaplain, was
formally elected to this office by!
a unanimous vote. Miss Annette Alex- |
ander served as Co-Chairman of Pages
during the conference. Mrs. Georgei
Nelson presided at the Past Regentsl
luncheon on Monday.
L On Monday afternoon, a beautifu]‘
memorial service was conducted by |
Mrs. Herman Richardson, State Chap-‘
lain. This was an impressive and dig
nified merhorial to the 74 members
who had died since the last Confer
ence. A number of members of the
lPeter Early Chapter, D. A. R., attend-|
‘ed this meeting.
The following awards were won by
}the Peter Early Chapter: State Honor
Roll award; Hightower award; State
’Americanism award for best presen
tation of Americanism Medal for the
year (The Americanism Medal was
given to Mrs. Josh Davis by the Peter
Early Chapter); State Conservation
‘award; The John Floyd Gavel for be
;ing the first Society in the state to
send the first historical report on an
American Revolutionary soldier buried
}in Georgia. This was sent in about
Capt. James Alexander whose grave
‘was marked in Early County; Marilyn
;Waller, one of Early county's 1961
D. A. R. Good Citizens, won a $5.00|
‘award as the most outstanding Good
Citizen in the Southern District of
Georgia.
It will be of interest to know that
Mrs. D. V. Childs, Jr., State DAR
Chairman c¢f C. A. R, and State Sen
ior President of C. A. R. reported
$125 now in the C. A. R. National
Project for Patriotic Education Fund.
‘This fund is a memorial to Beverly
Barksdale, a former President of the
‘local C. A. R. Society, and is growing
from contributions throughout thel
state. ¢
4-H COUNTY COUNCIL
The Early County 4-H Council meet
ing was held March 4, 1961, Jayne
Middleton presiding. Penny Willis call
ed the roll and read the minutes of
the last meeting. ‘
The 4-H Sunday program was dis
cussed. A committee for the 4-H Sun
day program was appointed. Those on
the committee are as follows: Ronnie
‘Balkcom, Dorothy Phelps, Marilyn
Waller, Dan Blackshear, Jimmy Be
lisle, Jayne Middleton, and the agents,
Mr. Judson Cooper and Mrs. Myra H.
Thomas.
The meeting was adjourned.
JANIE TEMPLES, Reporter.
JAKIN GIRL MAKES
DEAN'’S LIST AT GSC
Jakin, Ga. — Georgia Southern Col
lege in Statesboro, has announced that
Miss Hazel Cannon, of Jakin, was on
the Dean’s List for the' winter quarter.
Miss Cannon finishegd the required
work for her Bachelor of Science de
gree March 10, and will receive her
diploma at graduation exercises to be
‘held at the college June 6. She has
accepted a teaching position in the
White Bluff School of Savannah for
the remainder of the school year. She
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mar
cine Cannon of Jakin. |
Lives of 38,200 persons were lost
in traffic accidents during 1960.
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Colonial Old Fashion
BREAD -16-oz. Loaf . . . . . . . . 2for3s¢
Cock-0-Walk
PEARHALVES . . . 303 can 25¢; No. 2% can 39c
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ICE CREAM 2 For §I.OO
CATSUP - American Beauty 14-oz. Bottle . 2 for 39¢
TREND - With Free Sweetheart Soap . Giant size 49¢
303 Can Standard
TOMATOES 10c
PREMIUM CRACKERS - Nabisco . . . 1-lh. box 27¢
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PEACH HALVES . . N 0.303 can 21Ic; No. 2% can 29¢
COFFEE — Maxwell House Reg. or Drip . 1-lb. can 70c
JOY . . . . . .. .. Regular 3ic; Giant 53¢
Yellow Rose
SHORTENING . 3 Ib. can 49c
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Pet or Carnation '
MILK-6Smallor3TallCans . . . . . . . 47¢
THE BEST MEAT IN TOWN!
Meddin’s Smoked Tenderized Lh
PICNICS 29c
CHUCKROAST - U.S.D. A. Heavy Beef .. . . Lh.49c
SAUSAGE — Sunnyland Pure Pork . 1-Ib. cello pkg. 35¢
WIENERS —Sunnyland . . . . . . Cellopkg.3s¢c
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POTATOES - Frost Maid French Fried . . 9-oz. pkg.'lo¢
McKenzie’s Mustard, Collards, or 10-oz. Pkg.
TURNIPS 10c
PARKERHOUSEROLLS . . . . . . . 2doz. 29
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RADISHES —Fresh, Crisp . . . . . Cello pkg. 10c
RED POTATOES —New Crop Fla. . . . 5-lb. bag 39¢
POLE BEANS — Young and Tender . . . . . Lbh.l9¢
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