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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
Garden Spot Of
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME 102—NO. 32
W. V. MILLER
Jakin, Ga. — W. V. Miller, Sr., of
Jakin, Ga., passed away March 20,
1961, after a long illness.
Mr. Miller was born April 4, 1890, in
Houston County, near Cottonwood,
Alabama. He came to Jakin in 1919 and
was a retired farmer and merchant.
Mr. Miller formerly served on the
Board of Education of Early County
for fifteen years.
Funeral services were held Tuesday,
March 21, at 4 o'clock p. m., in the
Jakin Baptist Church. Officiating at
the last rites were the Rev. W. O.
Moon and the Rev. B. A. Rakestraw.
Interment was in Jakin cemetery.
Pallbearers were nephews of the de
eeased: John Miller, Joe Noles, Lamar
Miller, Dick Lamb, Grover Miller, and
M. C. Miller.
Surviving Mr. Miller are three sons,
W. V. Miller,, Jr., and J. W. Miller of
Jakin, and Robert Miller of Mineral
Wells, Texas; two daughters, Mrs.
Marvin Cannon of Jakin and Mrs. Max
Fleming of Panama City, Fla.; two
brothers, C. C. Miller of Cottonwood,
Ala.,, and B. F. Miller of Auburndale,
Fla.; a sister, Mrs. Odel Adams of
Ashford, Ala. Sixteen grandchildren
and two great-grandchildren also sur
vive.
NOTICE
+ To The Citizens of Blakely and Early
County:
We, the Blakely Police Department,
will have 24-hour radio and telephone
service. There will be an operator at
the desk at all times of the day and
night. We take all Sheriff's calls at
night.
Police Phone, 3444. :
Chief of Police Phone 6773.
Night Sheriff Phone, 2084.
G. H. OWEN, Chief of Police.
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Carlp Tounty News
Mrs. Perkins Is
Elected President Of
Ella Jones P. T. A.
~ Mrs. Jim Perkins was recently elect
ed president of the Ella Jones PTA
for the coming year. Other officers
Qelected to serve with her are: Mrs.
Frank Horne, vice president; Mrs.
‘Melvin Jordan, secretary; and Mrs.
Don Bush, treasurer.
The PTA held their regular month
ly meeting at the Blakely High School
Cafeteria, with Mrs. Lowrey Stone,
president, presiding.
| Think for Yourself was the topic of
the devotional given by Lowrey Stone.
Mrs. T. S. Chandler, Health Chairman,
was in charge of the program.
Perry Bridges, Early County Sani
tarian, presented an interesting and
very informative program on Health—
-IThe Community’s Concern. Using
humorous sketches and caricatures.
Mr. Bridges listed the ways the Coun
‘ty Health Department could be of help
to individuals. He stressed the impor
tance of having a family doctor and
stated that our streams, swf even the
air, may be endangered from a health
view-point, as we live in more con
gested areas.
Mrs. Stone announced Spring Con
ference in Leesburg on Tuesday,
March 28, and State Convention in Al
bany on April 13 and 14.
Miss Mildren Tarver's Fourth Grade
and Mrs. Williard Dußose’s First Grade
won the attendance awards.
Refreshments were served at the
close of the meeting, by members of
the refreshment committee.
CARD OF THANKS
Words cannot express our deep ap
preciation for the many acts of kind
ness shown us in the death of our
father. We are sincerely grateful for
the flowers, cards, letters and food
sent us. May God bless each of you.
The Family Of
W. V. MILLER, Sr.
BLAKELY, GA., THURSDAY MORNING, March 30, 1961
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts — “Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead”
SECOND DIST.
‘ Fo w. c. MEETS
| The Second District Georgia Federa
/tion of Women’s Clubs met in Blake-
Ily the past Wednesday, with over a
|hundred attending. Mrs. J. D. Hud
|dleston, president, presided.
| The Albany Junior Woman's Club
|was awarded the coveted Edna Peter
|[son Cup for doing the most outstand
ling work in all six departments; and
’was also winner of the Mrs. Joe E.
Craigmiles silver cup for the most
outstanding work in International Af
fairs.
The Albany Suburban Club was
presented the Silver Tray for their
contribution to Tallulah Falls. Mrs.
George Clark made the presentation
!and presented the . Silver Ladle, The
{Debra McCrea Balfour ladle, to the
Thomasville Junior Woman’s Club. ‘
The Albany Junior Woman's Club
placed first in the Fine Arts awards.
The Scholarship winners were Miss
’Janice Savoy, Moultrie, and Miss
|Katherine Meadors, Albany.
| In the Vogue Sewing Contest, under
}the Home Department, Mrs. Ross Gat-
Ilin placed first; Mrs. L. H. Mayer, 2nd;l
iand Mrs. Glen A. Dowling, 3rd. All
|were from Albany. In the High School
|Vogue Contest, winners were: Ernes
|tine Elder, of Norman Park, Ist; De
'nise Woodson, Albany, 2nd; and Emo
\gine Raglan, Moultrie, 3rd. ‘
l The Attendance Banner went to the
}ZOth Century Club. Tifton. ‘
| Mrs. Lloyd Hatchexj, Albany, was
{first place winner in the dried flower
|arrangements, expressing the Centen
inial Theme. Mrs. Joe Bricker, Pavo,
placed 2nd; and the 20th Century
iClub. Tifton, 3rd (entered by Mrs.
|Pinkston and Mrs. Killaby.) \
| Awards made according to the num
'ber of club members are as follows,
|listed in order, to clubs with over 50
{members; clubs with 31 to 50: and
|with under 30 members.
| Conservation: Albany Woman'’s Club;
'2oth Century Clnb.
| Education: Albany Woman's Club:
iMoultrie Junior Woman's Club;
Thomasville Junior Woman's Club.
I; Fine -Arts: JAlbzny Jupior Woman's
|Club; Moultrie Junior Woman's Club;
Thomasville Junior Woman’s Club.
Home Life: Albany Woman's Club;
Pelham Junior Woman's Club. and
Thomasville Junior Woman's Club.
International Affairs: Albany Junior
Woman's Club; Moultrie Junior Wo
man’s Club, and Thomasville Junior
Woman’s Club.
{ Public Affairs: Albany Junior Wo
man’s Club; Moultrie Junior Woman's
{Club, Thomasville Junior Woman's
'Club. l
Honorable Mention went to Albany
Woman’s Club and Moultrie Woman's
{Club. Public Affairs, Albany Womagn'’s
|Club and Blakely Woman's Club.
| The Moultrie Junior Woman's Club
made 100 per cent on the goal sheet.
| There are 25 clubs in the Second
|District; 17 senior clubs and 8 junior
|clubs.
| The Spring District meeting was
.held at the Blakely Woman's Club in
Blakely Heights. The meeting was
opened with the invocation and pledge
to the flag being led by Mrs. George
Nelson, chairman of over-all arrange
‘ments. Mrs. Fred Brooks, president of
;the Blakely Woman's Club, extended
{the welcome and. Mrs. McA. Isaacs, of
| Tifton, responded.
i Following the business session and
{the reports of the individual club ac
'tivities during the year, a movie was
ishown about Tallulah Falls, The Light
in the Mountains.
At the luncheon, held at the Town
and Country Club, Mrs. Warren Cleve
land, president of the Blakely Junior
Woman's Club, led the invocation.
Frank Tinney, well-known soloist,
gave a special musical program, Mrs.
George Warrick was accompanist.
Winners of the Vogue Sewing Con
test modeled their costumes during the
luncheon,
Mrs. M. H. Rupe, Mrs. Lysle Mec-
Neal, Mrs. E, W. Yarnall, and Mrs.
Frank Horne were in charge of the
registration. Mrs. H. M. Richardson,
Mrs. Warren Baxley, and Mrs. Robert
Collier were in charge of the favors.
During the refreshment break, Mrs.
Edward Sealy, Mrs. Lawrence Cub
bedge, Mrs. Edsel Bryan, Mrs. W. J.
Grist, and Mrs. Phillip Spence served
iced orange juice and crackers. The
iWoman's Clubhouse and the dining
{room at the Town and Country Club
|were attractively decorated by Mrs.
|Don Bush, Mrs. J. W. Bonner, Mrs.
|Robert Hall, and Mrs, Grady Holman,
:‘Jr.
' CARD OF THANKS
Many thanks to the staff at Doctor
|Baxley's Clinic, especially Doctor
Crowdis. Thanks aiso for the cards,
lgms and visits during my stay in
the hospital.
l DEBBIE WILLIAMS,
[ Mommie and Daddy, Too.
SPRING DRILLS, l
- GOLD WINS 14-6|
| Spring drills for the Blakely Bob
‘catss came to an end the past Friday
at Standifer Field, with the Gold team
‘winning over the Blue 14 to 6. A large
‘crowd of Blakely fans were on hand to
pre-view the 1961 Blakely grid ma
}chine and came away impressed with
what they saw.
Ward Holman piloted the Gold team,
and Trey He:cring was the field gen
eral for the Blues. Herring made the
lone Blue score, while Billy McFay
and Gene White accounted for the
Gold TD's. The Blue team lost some
of its effectiveness in the very first
quarter when Herring suffered a bro
ken bone in his right hand. Bobby
Gilbert, defensive specialist, took over
Herring's quarterback duties in the
final quarter.
| The lineups:
GOLD (14) POS. BLUE (6)
J. Crowdis LE J. Dixon
N. Hattaway LT J. Middleton’
B. Grist LG B. Fleming
H. Owen & 8. Cox
‘H. Ivey RG J. Shoemaker
B. Swann RT T. Chandler
E. Morton, Jr. RE C. Houston
W. Holman QB T. Herring
B. McFay RH B. George
R. Taylor LH B. Jones
G. White FB W. Swords
Subs: Blue—Danny Chandler, James
Collier, Rick Hall, Bobby Gilbert,
}Charles Perry; Gold: Jimmy King,‘
A. J. Layton, Carl Erwin, Ben Fuller,
Robert Crowdis. J
‘ Hanson Owen, center, a six-footer
}and senior next year, was elected to
captain the 1961 Bobcat machine. He
‘was elected prior to the Blue-Gold
;game by his teammates. A co-captain
‘will be chosen before each game. With
his size, desire and ability, Owen has
the potential of becoming one of the
best linemen, if not the best, the Bob
cats have turned out, and twice in
succession a member of the Bobeats
has been a Region B all-state line
man of the year—Frank Pickle in
‘1960, and Joe Owen, Jr., in 1959.
I Blakely FFA Chapter
To Participate In
Area Field Day
The Blakely FFA Chapter will par
'ticipate‘ in an area Forestry Field Day
program Friday, March 31, at Blake
ly in preparation for the second an
nual state-wide Forestry Field Day
competition for the Future Farmers
of America. |
Winner of this contest will meet 14‘
|other area winners in the state compe
tition in May. This area Field Day is,
being sponsored by Southern Land, |
Timber and Pulp Corporation and their |
Forester, Mr. Frank Estes, will coordi
nate the activities of the event.
Ten FFA members from the Blakely
Chapter will compete in the program
under the direction of their advisor
R. E. Balkcom. They are: Tommy
Chandler, Walter Ferguson, Danny
Chandler, Bobby Swann, Jimmy Weav
er, George Nash, Linton" Thompson,
Raymond Barron, Gene Howard, and
George Easom, I
A New Conclave
Of The Red Cross Of
Constantine Instituted
A new conclave of the Red Cross
of Constantine was formally instituted
under the name of Good Shepherd
Conclave, U. D, at the Masonic Temple
in Albany the past Saturday evening.
Dr. Jack G. Standifer, of Blakely,
was named Sovereign of the new con
clave; J. Orson Smith, of Bainbridge,
the Viceroy and Ruter E. Coleman, of
Albany, the Treasurer-Recorder. Mem
bers from Atlanta, Decatur, Dalton,
Blakely, Albany, Bainbridge, Moultrie,
Fort Valley, Macon, Valdosta, Tifton,
Fitzgerald, Bruswick, Waycross, and
Savannah, as well as Orlando and
Miami, Florida, were present, .
Many top-ranking Masonic officials
were on hand for this occasion, in
cluding Barnes E. Sale, of Atlanta, In
tendant General, Division of Georgia;
Thos. C. Law, of Atlanta, Past Grand
Sovereign, and John B. Phelps, of
Miami, the Hlustrious Grand Sovereign
of the United Grand Imperial Council
for the United States of America. The
Red Cross of Constantine is consider
ed to be the very top of the York
Rite of Freemasonry. A dinner party
at the Holiday Inn for all members
and their ladies closed the evening,
CARD OF THANKS
We sincerely thank our friends for
their many acts of love and kindness
and expressions of sympathy at the
time of the passing of our loved one.
We shall always remember you.
The Family Of
DURHAM HESTER.
BAPTIST REVIVAL
MEETING BEGINS
SUNDAY, APRIL 9
The annual spring revival meeting
at the Blakely Baptist Church will
begin on Sunday, April 9, and con
tinue through the following Sunday.l
April 16, it was announced this week
by the Rev. W. E. Storey, pastor of
the church. The visiting minister will
be Dr. James T. Burrell, pastor of the
Bainbridge First Baptist Church, and‘
the music will be under the direction;
of Marcus Mulkey, Jr., choir director
of the local church. Futher announce
ment concerning the hours of service
and other details of the revival meet
ing will be published in next week's
issue of The News.
’Rotarinns Told
Of Fat Cattle
Show And Sale
) Ralph Balkcom, chairman of the
Early County Fat Cattle Show Com
mittee, was a guest of the Blakely
Rotary Club at its weekly meeting the
past Friday and told the members
about the show and sale to be held on
April 20-21. He also showed an inter
esting film of last year’s show which
resulted in the sale of 175 head of
cattle for approximately $30,000.
Visitors present at Friday's meeting
included Rotarian Sam Weil, of Cuth
bert, making up his attendance; Tony
Williams. Voc. Ag. teacher at Blakely
Hi; and Rotarian John T. Phillips, Jr.,
and Bill Mills, both of Albany, guests
of Rotarian A. J. Singletary. -
President Elder Crawford presided
over the meeting and Rotarian Don
Bush was program chairman.
PRSI R s Dl ‘
Don’t Send Cash
To Pay Your 1960
Federal Income Tax
Don't send cash in the mail to pay
your 1960 Federal income tax because
it may be lost or misdelivered en
route andl vou would have to pay.
again, A, \C. Ross Director of Internal
Revenue warned Georgia taxpayers to
day.
Use a check or a completely filled in
money order, Mr. Ross advises., He said
this type of payment affords protec
tion in that taxpayers may order stop
'payment in event of loss, or misdeliv
ery.
Te make doubly sure that youx“
check or money order is delivered
properly, make it payable to Internal‘
Revenue Service and mail it to the
District Director of Internal Revenuol
for the district in which you file yuur,
return, Mr. Ross said. :
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SUNRISE EASTER |
SERVICE AT JAKIN !
SUNDAY MORNING |
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The churches of Jakin have planned |
a Community Ea§ter Sunrise Service|
for 6 o'clock next Sunday morning, |
the service to be held at the Jakinl
‘Baptist Church. Churches participat- |
ing in this service, to which the public |
is invited, are the Midway F. W. Bap
tist, Jakin Methodist, Jakin Church uf}
God, and Jakin Missionary Baptist. |
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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 wher 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. BARRON
Mrs. Addie Lou Barron, 49, wife of
J. J.'Barron‘. died at her home on
Blakely Route 2 Saturday afternoon
at 3 o'clock, succumbing to a lengthy
illness.
A resident of this county since 1929,
Mrs. Barron was born in Henry Coun
ty, Ala, on April 6, 1911, and was a
‘daughter of Mrs. E. G. McAlvin, of Al
bany, Ga., and the late Dr. McAlvin.
She was a member of the Langston
Chapel Methodist Church.
Her funeral was held Monday at 4
p. m. in the Bryan Funeral Home
Chapel with the Rev. Earle Wall offi
‘ciating. Interment followed in the
‘Blakely cemetery.
Surviving Mrs. Barron are her
husband; her mother; four sons,
Robert, John Wesley, Jack and Tommy
Barron, all of Blakely; a daughter,
Carolyn Barron, of Blakely; and two
sisters, Miss Jessie McAlvin and Mrs.
D. W. Zorn, both of Alba:;y.
Legion And Auxiliary
Enjoy Family Night
The American Legion Post and Aux
iliary held a Family Night meeting
Tuesday evening, March 14. at the
Legion Home. ;
Mrs. Felix Davis, Sr., and Mrs. Mavis
Cosby were hostesses for the evening.
After enjoying one of those delicious
covered dish dinners, for which the
Post and Auxiliary are famous, Mr.
Guy Dunaway, Post Commander, call
ed the meeting to order. He introduced
the honor guests for the evening—
winners of the oratorical contest, Miss
Betty Bowen, of Jakin High School,
and Miss Marilyn Waller, of Damascus
High School. The mothers and teachers
of these girls were also honor guests
and they were introduced. The Oratori
cal Contest is sponsored each year by
the Post. It is on some phase of the
Constitution and offers a splendid
opportunity for high school students
to study the Constitution.
4 Miss Betty Bowes. of Jakin, was
first place winner and was presented
a check for $25.00. Miss Marilyn Wal
ler, of Damascus, was second place
winner and was presented a check for
| $15.00.
, Everyone enjoyed very much hear
ing these girls speak. They had spent
much time on these speeches and we
are all very proud of them.
About 50 members, their families and
guests were present.
’ —REPORTER.
CARD OF THANKS
We feel certain you will appreciate
the frugality of phrases to express the
depth of our gratitude for comforting
words, floral tributes and the sustain
ing hand of friendship in our bereave
ment. We must trust and hope the
same understanding you so beautifully
expressed will interpret our thoughts
as we feebly say ‘thanks, and the
Lord bless you.
The pain of departure of someone
dear to us has been made less severe
by her friends and our friends and
neighbors.
The Family Of
MRS. J. L. RICKS.