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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
Garden Spot Of
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME 102—NO. 31
WELL-KNOWN
Joseph Rodolphus Owen, Blakely's
oldest merchant, and well-known busi
ness man of this city for more than
sixty years, died at Dothan Nursing
Home, Dothan, Ala., at 2:38 o'clock
Thursday morning, succumbing to a
six-week illness. |
Mr. Owen, born August 7, 1877, was
83 years of age. He was a native of
Pulaski County, Ga., and was the son
of Anderson J. and Henrietta Miller
Owen. He came to Blakely as a youth
70 years ago and had resided here
since. He had engaged in the mercan
tile business since his early manhood
and was the owner of quite a bit of
real estate in addition to his mer
cantile establishment at the time of
his death. Mr. Owen formerly served
on the City Council of Blakely for
several years and was a member and
former steward of the Blakely Metho
dist Church. He taught the Men'’s
Class of the Sunday School for many
years and took an active interest in
the church until declining health pre
vented. He enjoyed the friendship and
acquaintance of many residents of
this area who knew him best as
“Rocky” and who are saddened by his
passing. He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Martha Brooks Owen; a daugh
ter, Mrs. E. C. Smith, both of Blakely;
a grandson Jimmy Killebrew, of Au
burn, Ala.; a granddaughter, Mrs.
Ann Killebrew, of Newton, Ala.; and
two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mr. Owen were
held Friday morning at 11 o'clock in
the Blakely Methodist Church, with
the Rev. Cecil Wimberley, the pastor.
and the Rev. W. E. Storey officiating.
Interment was in Blakely Cemetery,
Manry-Minter Funeral Home in
charge. Serving as pall-bearers were:
Lester Shoemaker, J. T: Jordan, “Red”
Knighton, R. C. Singletary, Earl (Tige)
Pickle, L. B. Fryer, Jr.
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Southwest Georgia
Medical Society
Holds Meeting
The Southwest Georgia Medical So
ciety and the Auxiliary held their
regular bi-monthly meeting at the
Womans Club in Blakely Wednesday,
March 15, with Dr. and Mrs. Jack G.
Standifer as hosts. Since this was the
meeting nearest the 30th of March,
Doctors Day was observed.
There was no business but the pro
gram was presented by the Auxiliary.
Mrs. W. H. Wall, program chairman,
presented Miss Elizabeth Sessions who
rendered several beautiful songs. She
was accompanied by Miss Beverly Gil
bert, at the piano, who also gave mu
sical selections. Mrs. P. H. Fitzgerald
spoke on the Memoirs of a Doctor's
Daughter and a Doctor’s Wife. Later
each doctor gave some amusing inci
dents from his experiences. Carnations
and favors were given the doctors by
the Auxiliary. Dr. Jack Standifer act
ed as Master of Ceremonies and gave
a brief sketch of St. Patrick.
Those present included Dr. and Mrs.
H. L. Lasseter and Dr. and Mrs. R. L.
Jennings, of Arlington; Dr. and Mrs.
H. J. Merritt, and Dr. and Mrs. T. W.
Rentz, of Colquitt; Dr. J. L. Lyons, of
Edison; Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Baxley,
Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Crowdis, Dr. and
Mrs. S. P. Holland, Dr. and Mrs. H. W.
Prater, Dr. and Mrs. J. G. Standifer,
Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Wall, and Mrs.
» nH Fitgerald, of Blakely.
ARMY RECRUITER
CHANGES SCHEDULE
FOR BLAKELY
Master Sgt. H. W. Arnold announces
a new schedule for Blakely, which
calls for a visit to Blakely on each
Wednesday afternoon from 2 to 4
o'clock. Sgt. Arnold will be at either
the Selective Service Clerk’s office or
the postoffice. He has announced that
young men may now enlist for three
years—not four—with a written guar
antee for school and training desired.
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Early Counip News
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts — “Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead”
BLAKELY, GA., THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 23, 1961
MRS. J. L. RICKS
Funeral services were held Friday,
March 17, at 3 p. m. in Sowhatchee
Baptist Church for Mrs. Gracie Eliz
abeth Ricks, who died Tuesday even
ing at 6 o'clock. The death of Mrs.
Ricks, who was the widow of the late
Judson L. Ricks, came suddenly from a
cerebral hemorrhage.
Officiating at the last rites were the
Rev. W. T. Bodenhamer, the Rev. T.
B. Mellette, and the Rev. Bill Boze
man. Interment was in the church
cemetery, Bryan Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements and serving
as pall-bearers were Bill Turner, Frank
Turner, Hursteen Rollins, H. S. Still,
Wayne Thomas, and Carlton Thomas.
Mrs. Ricks was a native and life
long resident of Early county, where
she was born February 7, 1874 and was
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Holley
Weaver. She was a member of the
Sowhatchee Baptist Church and was
greatly loved by many friends. She
had lived in the Sowhatchee commun
ity all her life until recently when
she moved to Cedar Hill Homes. She
still maintained her home in Sow
hatchee.
Surviving Mrs. Ricks are four sons,
Dr. Henry Ricks of Jackson, Miss., W.
'S. Ricks of Natchez, Miss., Claud
Ricks of Winslow, Ariz., and Harvey
Ricks of Titusville, Pa.; three daugh
ters, Mrs. Mary Still of Blakely, Mrs.
T. E. Bush of New Smyrna Beach,
Fla., and Mrs. Frank Turner of Zephyr
hills, Fla; a son-in-law, Dr. A. B. Pig
man of Hazard, Ky.; two daughters
in-law, Mrs. C. B. Ricks of Tallahassee.
Fla, and Mrs. D H Ricks of Oklahoma
City, Okla. Twenty-three grandchil
dren and 26 greai-grandchildren also
isurvive.
|
»!BIul(ely Man
| urchases Fort
s
- Gaines Drug Store
! By WILLIS S. COX in Fort
{ Gaines News-Record
| Rcbert Hall, owner and proprietor
|of the Hall Drug Company, of Blake
]‘ly. Ga., has purchased the Collier
| Mills Drug Company of Fort Gaines,
land assumed charge as owner on
| March 14, 1961.
‘F Mr. Hall will operate the husiness
|under the firm name of the H:ll Drug
({Company and he states that lis son,
'Robert Jr., will be the residen. mana
}ger. The prescription department will
|still be in the hands of our capable
| pharmacist, Mr. Gerald Adaris. Mr.
| Hall states that the business will be
:operated along the same lines, with a
desire of rendering maximum :ervice,
las has been the policy of Collier Mills
land his associates.
| “As for Mr. Hall, the writer has
| known him for a long number of
years. He started in the drug business
some 38 years ago. In 1943 he yruchased
the Howell Drug Company in Blake
ly and since that time he has operat
ed, and will continue to operate, the
'Hall Drug Company in Blakely. He is
|a public spirited, affable gentleman
|wi'.h a pleasing address and has made
a distinct contribution to the business,
|civie, social and religious life of his
community. We trust that his business
connection in Fort Gaines will be a
! profitable venture.
He and his son will alternate in the
management and operation of the busi
‘ness here. Mr. Hall states that his son
may eventually move to Fort Gaines,
but for the time being he will com
|mute from Blakely. If and when he
|decides to cast his lot with us, we
|shall wish that he will enjoy living
in Fort Gaines as much as the people
(hero will enjoy having him. . . .
| While we regret to lose Collier Mills
| as operator of our drug store, we are
|happy to weleome Mr. Hall and his
iassociatcs to Fort Gaines and shall
(with for them much success.
|
| CORRECTION
| In listing the survivors of Sgt. James
D. Hester, an account of whose death
was carried in last week's issue of
| The News, the name of M/Sgt. P:srks‘
| Hester, only brother to the deceased,
of Maxwell Field, Ala., was inadver-|
|tently omitted. The News is glad to
| make this correction.
5 CARD OF THANKS ,
| I wish to thank each and every one
|who were so thoughtful of me while
’in the hospital, and for the kind deeds,
flowers, calls, visits and cards. Thank
| you again.
[ MRS. GUERRY LOYLESS.
CLUB SPEAKER
Dr. Sam Parkman, of Athens. manag
er for Foundation Seeds, was guest
speaker at last Friday's meeting of the
Blakely Rotary Club, held at thc Town
& Country Club. Seed Technology was
the speaker’s subject and it dealt with
the various phases of seed testing,
development, proper storing, etc. The
talk was illustrated with color slides.
The speaker was introduced by Rotar
ian A. J. Singletary, program chairman.
Two members were received into the
club—Charlie DeLoach, owner of the
Blakely Telephone Co., and Harry
Prater, a physician recently moving to
Blakely. They were inducted into the
slub by Rotarian Jim Bonner, past
district governor, who touched briefly
on Rotary rules and principles.
Other visitors at Friday's meeting,
which was presided over by President
Elder Crawford, were Jack Sutton, of
Jakin, a guest of Rotarian Clarence
Martin; Walter Laubenthal, of Mobile,
Ala., a guest of Rotarian Jim Crowdis;
Maynard Holmes, of Abbeville, Ala.,
a guest of Rotarian Pete Underwood;
Mrs. Dorothy Bacon Bisbee, of New
York, a guest of Rotarian Don Bush;
and Cecelia Hale, Blakely high school
senior, a guest of honorary member
Jimmy Rogers. &
Fourth Six Weeks ]
\
Honor Roll
\
12th Grade — Jimmy Rogers, Mari
lou Clark. |
11th Grade — Pam Houston, Sonny
Collier, Jimmy Peters.
10th Grade — Ralph Fudge, Susan
‘Gilbert.
- 9th Grade — Judy Allen, Guyla
White.
7th Grade — Andy Singletary, Mar
tha Jo Perkins, Margaret Arnold, Jim
King, Harvey Causey, Charlotte Grist,
Andy White.
l 6th Grade — Joyce Collier, Rita
! Thomas.
sth Grade—Shirley Causey, Henry
,Dunahoo. Charles Hobbs, Cecile Eu
l‘oanks. Sandra Smith, Brenda Rollins,
' Jane Lomax.
4th Grade — Dempsey Beckham,
Elyse Bowman, Patricia Bridges, Mar
garet Dußose, Martha Dußose, Louie
lAnn Harris, Carole King, Elaine Mid
dleton, Adrian Goocher, Tommy Hall,
Ann Hasty, Daphene Hodges, Margaret
Jenkins, Janis Kidd, Ginnie Manry,
Bobby McDonald, Martha McKellar,
Nicky Tedder, Sue Johnston, Frances‘
Howell, Peggy Cooper, Carol McNeal,
Harold Dunaway, Deborah Day, Carl‘
Hobbs.
3rd Grade—Rex Howell, Roger Sam
mons, Jan Layton, Ruth Perkins, Terry
Davis, Lynn Jernigan, Ann White,
Allen White, Rebecca Knighton, Ron
nie Hayes, Jeanie Clinkscales, Bill
Warrick, Cliff Starr.
BLAKELY F. F. A.
The winners in the chapter Public
Speaking Contest that was held re
cently were Jimmy Belisle, Ist place;
Jimmy Tedder and Linton Thompson,
tied for 2nd place; and Jan Jenkins
placed 3rd.
The Blakely Lions Club donates
money tor cash awards given to these
winners, The first-place winner will
be presented the Cliff Singletary
award at our annual Parent-Son Ban
quet April 14, given by the chapter.
The cash awards given by the Lions
Club will be presented by the club
president, Mr. R. E. Balkcom.
The judges for the chapter Public
Speaking Contest were Lowrey 8.
Storie and Tom Morgan. Refreshments
were served by the Chapter Sweet
hearts,
Wednesday, March 15, four mem
bers of the Blakely FFA Chapter, Hal
Hobbg, John Odom, Bradley Knighton,
and Tommy Williams went to Tifton to
participate in the District Land Judg
ing Contest,
Friday, March 31, the Southwest
Georgia Forestry Field Day will bé
held at Blakely, We expect to have
160 to 180 FFA members from South
west Georgia to compete in the ten
events of this forestry field day. |
The Southern Land, Timber and
Pulp Corporation will sponsor this
event, including the Barbecue supper.
Linton Thompscn and Olin Thomp
son and Mr. Balkeom attended the
Georgia Hundred Bushel Corn Club
luncheon in Atlanta Wednesday, March
22, These two members of the Blake
ly chapter produced more than 100
bushels of corn per acre this past
year,
JOHN ODOM, Reporter.
Legible Writing 1
Or Printing Needed ‘
On Tax Returns
Legible printing of taxpayers’ names‘
and addresses on the top lines of 1960‘
individual Federal income tax returns
will assist both the taxpayers and In
ternal Revenue Service, A. C. Ross,
District Director for Georgia, said to
day.
“A carefully printed or typewritten
identification of the person or per
sons filing will make it immediatcly;
possible for the Revenue Service to
credit the return and any accompany
ing payment to the right source,” Mr,
Ross said.
It also will help speed refunds to
those whose returns call for refund
checks, he added.
“When taxpayers move, particularly
during or near the filing period, they
should make sure the postmaster gets
their forwarding address especially if
they are due refunds.”
The taxpayer who has printed and
signed legibly knows his return will
be properly processed; the IRS in turn
can do that processing with greater
speed and accuracy, Mr. Ross stressed.
|
Damascus Methodist
Church To Hold Life
Mission March 28-30
The Damascus Methodist Church
will hold a special Pre-Easter Spiritual
Life Mission for three night, March
28-30, at 8:00 o’clock. The Rev. Sam
Buchannan, of the Palmyra Methodist
Church in Albany. will be the speak
er. The Rev. Charles Cox, associate
pastor at the First Methodist Church
in Albany, will lead the singing.
- Rev. William E. McTier, pastor,
states that three themes will be con
sidered on the three nights. “Personal
Spiritual Enrichment, effective Christ
ian witness and the glorious necessity
of Christian discipleship will be lifted
up,” said the Rev. McTier, who invites
all in the community to be a part of
| these worship services, which will be
preceded ezch afternoon by visitation.
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Free Will Baptist Church
To Have Revival
The Blakely Free Will Baptist
Church will begin revival services
next Sunday, March 26, and continue
through Sunday, April 2.
The pastor will do the preaching
and will discuss subjects leading up
to the Resurrection. Then on Easter
'Sunday morning he will preach on
that great event from which comes all
}the hope and joy of the Christian, Mr.,
Whit Mercer will lead the singing.
Services will begin each evening ati
8:00 o'clock. Every one is invited to at-,
tend. I
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Billy Ferguson Serving ‘
Carrier USS Saratoga |
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MEDITERRANEAN (FHTNC) —'
Billy Ferguson, airman apprentice,
USN, son off Mr, and Mrs. W. E. Fer-|
guson of Route 5, Blakely, Ga., is!
serving aboard the attack aircraft car-}
rier USS Saratoga, operating with the
Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean.
The Saratoga, flagship for Com-|
mander, Carrier Division Six, has!
visited Spain, Italy, France and Greece. |
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.« - . Lost My Receipt
These sad words are used many times when
explaining the payment of a bill.
There is never any arguments or misunder
standing when you pay your bills by check.
A cancelled check is proof-positive that a bill
has been paid. Open a checking account at the
First State Bank. You'll like our friendly, con
fidential way of“doing business.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA
Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
“BLAKELY'S OLDEST AND LARGEST”
PULL FOR BLAKELY
- OR =
PULL OUT
$2.58 PER ANNUM
MRS. JOHNSON
‘
- LENGTHY ILLNESS
Mrs. Anna Justice Johnson, 83, wife
of William Wyatt Johnson, of Lucile,
died in a Donalsonville hospital on
Wednesday of last week, succumbing
to a lengthy illness. Born in Miller
County on March 24, 1877, she was a
daughter of James Justice and Della
Thurston Justice and was a member of
Pine View Free Will Baptist Church.
She had been a resident of Early coun
ty for 17 years.
Mrs. Johnson's funeral was held Sat
urday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the
Flat Creek Missionary Baptist Church,
with the Rev. Hugh White and the
Rev. Connie White officiating. Inter
ment was in the church cemetery,
Evans Funeral Home of Donalsonville,
in charge and the following serving
‘as pall-bearers: Active, Joe W. John
'son, Milton Johnson, Wyble Lofton,
‘Harold Johnson, Bill Lofton, Bill Bar
rett; honorary, Grady Cobb, L. T.
Shiver, Henry Adams, Crozier Batche
lor, J. W. Nix, Dick Widener, Clifton
McCorkle, Pete Houston, Martin Mur
kerson, Edd Easom, Bud Miller, and
Oliver Houston.
~ Surviving Mrs. Johnson are her
husband; three sons, Joe Johnson of
Donalsonville, Déster Johnson of Col
quitt, and Raleigh Johnson of Albany;
three daughters, Mrs. Jim Bush and
Mrs. Ben Williams of Colquitt, and
Mrs. Leßoy Lofton of Blakely; a bro
ther, Tom Justice of Blakely; 25 grand
children, and 38 great-grandchildren.
"‘Day Of Triumph” :
To Be Shown Today
The Early County Jaycees' sponsored
film, “Day of Triumph”, will have two
showings at the Blakely High School
Auditorium today—one at 8:45 a. m.,
and one at 8 p. m. There will be a
1:00 p. m. showing today at Damasc
cus.
The picture was shown at the Jakin
school auditorium yesterday at 10:30
a.m.
The proceeds from these showings
will be used by the Jaycees for needy
community projects.
Day of Triumph depicts the adult
'life of Christ and memorable scenes
taken from the Bible include, among
others, the Sermon on the Mount, the
'Lord's Supper, the Crufixion, and the
{ resurrection.
It has been announced that the
Jaycees have arranged to show the
film at the Hilton school auditorium on
Saturday, March 25, at 7:30 p. m. They
'will donate their proceeds from this
showing to the Hilton Baptist Church
Building Fund.
The Jaycees hope capacity audiences
will attend the showing of this very
touching picture. Tickets are SI.OO for
adults and 50 cents for children. A
limited number of tickets will be sold
at the door.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to thank each of my friends
for the many prayers, gifts, letters,
cards. flowers, visits, phone calls, and
many other things you have done for
me while I was in the hospital, and
since I came home. May God bless
you.
MRS. OBIE MIDDLETON,