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EARLY COUNTY, GA. Garden Spot Of _GOD’'S COUNTRY VOLUME 103—NO. 11 BOBCATS WIN 1-B WEST CROWN WITH VICTORY OVER TURNER COUNTY; COLQUITT HERE FRIDAY ASHBURN DEFEATED FOR EIGHTH STRAIGHT VICTORY The Blakely Bobcats clinched the championship for the 1-B West crown last Friday night in Ashburn, wallop ing the Turner County Rebels 40-7, while Camilla was eliminating Miller County with a 13-13 tie. This was Coach Ray Knight's eighth straight victory for the year and his second sub-region winner in four years. Big Hanson Owen, who was convert ed from center to fullback this year, got Blakely off to a quick first-quarter lead with a 29 yard gallop to pay dirt, and Coach Knight unveiled a new offensive weapon, sending in reserve end Ed Morton, who kicked his first of 4 extra point conversions. Morton was so successful with his toe that Coach Knight let him try a field goal in the final frame, but it fell short by a few feet. | TD No. 2 came in the first quarter when Milton White threw a bruising tackle on the Rebel safetyman fielding a punt, jarred the ball loose and also recovered on the Turner County 5, from where quarterback Trey Her-‘ ring sneaked across. J Gene White, Blakely's candidate for all-state honors, chalked up all but nine yards in Blakely's next 53-yard touchdown drive. He ran for 13 yards, took a pass from Herring for 25 and scored from the six. Ward Holman scored from the 2 for Blakely’s No. 4 TD, after Owen had given the drive a big shove with a 35-yard run. Again Morton booted the extra point. Turner County scored its touchdown just as the first-half buzzer sounded on a two-yard pass from Jim Williford to Jim Scott. Tom King hit the line for the extra point. Blakely committed 35 yards in penalties to boost the successful TD drive along. Herring passed to Owen for 21 yards in the third frame for Blakely’s fifth marker, and passed to Johnny Dixon for the final touchdown. the play cov ering 15 yards. Big Tommy Chandler, Jimmy Crow dis, Buck Grist, Bill George, Johnny Shoemaker, Milton White and Nelson Hattaway led the Bobcat defenders. Linescore: Blakely 14 13 6 7 —0 Turner Co. O 700 —17% Statistics: Blakely Turner Co. 13 Ist Downs 8 271 Yds. Rushing 63 63 Yds. Passing 21 6 Passes Attempted 9 3 Passes Comp. 4 100 Penalties 40 0 Fumbles Lost 1 l\figg STRIPES Wil b STRIPED 1 3 PONCHO \ ‘i TN\ STRIPES w o 1 @B/ (¥ N \ E P : Yy 13 F R STRIPES " e (YR | APPARGL far res! BOVS STRIPES are a high note of styie and combined with tha Poncho bottom . . . makes it TOPS! $2.98 CHARLES E. BOYETT DEPT. STORE Earlp Connty News FRIDAY NIGHT'S TILT IS LAST HOME GAME OF SEASON Those fighting Bobeats, with the 1-B West region championship safely tucked away, play their final home game here Friday night against the once-defeated, once-tied, but danger ous Miller County Pirates of Colquitt. The Bobcats must defeat the Pirates if they keep their perfect season rec ord intact. The Pirates, with everything to win and nothing to lose, will be playing the game fast and loose, and the 'Cats will have to play their best game of the season, if they are to win. Noth ing would please the Pirates more than to knock some of the luster off the Bobcats’ newly won erown. This is the final home game of the 1961 season for eight Bobcats. Playing their last regular home season game are these stalwart 'Cats—Hanson Owen, Gene White, Carlie Bell, Nelson Hatta way, Jimmy Middleton, Johnny Shoe maker, Richard Grist, and Cook Hous ton. Local fans will want to be present to give these players a “big send off” in their final game at old Blakely High School. Local school officials are expected to meet with officials from Blackshear, winner of the 1-B East race, to make plans for the playoff game. The site will probably be determined by a toss of the coin, and is to be played on November 17. Blakely closes the regu lar season against Worth County on November 10, JAKIN 4-H CLUB The Jakin 4-H Club met for the second time on October 24. Each mem ber told what projects he or she had selected for the year. We chose offic ers who are as follows: President, Larry Murkerson; Girl's Vice President, Marilyn Williams; Boys’ Vice President, Daniel Lanton; Secretary, Peggy Lord; Parliamentar ian, Oscar Evans; Reporter, Cynthia Minter. —REPORTER. il L A NOTICE Beginning Tuesday, November - & there will be a welding elinic for farm ers in the Blakely school area. Both electric and acetylene welding will be taught. Anyone interested in enrolling for this clinic should contact Tony A. Williams. BLAKELY, GA.,, THURSDAY MORNING, NOV. 2, 1961 Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts — “Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead” BLAKELY SCHOOL HONOR ROLL FIRST SIX WEEKS 12th Grade — Byron Collier. 11th Grade — Ralph Fudge, Susan Gilbert, 10th Grade — Angie Baxley, Bever ly Gilbert, 9th Grade — Beverly Gilbert. Bth Grade — Martha Perkins, Andy Singletary, Andy White. 7th Grade — Richard Crowdis, Rita Thomas, 6th Grade — Cheryl Houston, Danny White. sth Grade — Louie Ann Harris, Carole King, 4th Grade — Candy Clifton, Terry Davis, Rex Howell, Lynn Jernigan, Rebecca Knighton, Roger Sammons, Cliff Starr, Douglas Thompson, Ann White, Jan Layton. Ilene Reed. Shirley Mulkey, Bill Warrick, Art Redding, Robert Brown, Jeanie Clinkscales, Debbie Davis, Ronnie Hayes, Jim Hat taway, Ruth Perkins, Joe Peters, Gail Ssry, Allen White. | i Baptists To Load ‘ Car For Children’s Home November 6-7 Baptists of the Blakely District of the Bethel Association, will load their annual car of farm produce and other useful items for their Georgia Baptist Children’'s Home on next Monday and Tuesday, November 6-7. An empty car, will be placed by the railroad as usual at a convenient loading place at the Blakely Depot in which the donations from each church will be loaded. The members of the Blakely church who wish to contribute such items as canned fruits and vegetables, syrup, pecans, peanuts, potatoes, clothing, towels, quilts, sheets, meal, sugar and anything else that you know that the children could use, will please leave your donations at the Underwood Hardware Company Store. Be sure to mark the value of your donation and your name, so that the church will get credit for it. | Those who contribute corn, hay and heavy items will please place your contribution in the car at the depot, | and leave a list of the items with their weight, value and name of church with the Depot Agent or .° the Un-| derwood Hardware Store. I ‘{’hanks"fia" advance for your wone! derful co-operation. | JOHN UNDERWOOD, | Chairman, Children’'s Home Committee, Blakely District, Bethel Association. ‘ PILOTS OBSERVE FOUNDERS DAY The Pilot Club of Blakely observed Founders Day at the October meeting, held at the home of Mrs. H. M. Rupe on North Main Street the past week. Mrs. R. W. Mueller, president, pre sided, and was welcomed back, she having recently undergone surgery at the Albany Hospital. The meeting opened with the Pilot Blessing, led by Mrs. A. D. Wilkerson. The club had a one hundred percent] attendance, making the third consec utive meeting with a hundred per cent attendance. The excellent atten dance has been due to a contest led by Mrs. Iva Herring and Mrs. Mavis Cosby. The losing team was to enter tain the winning team, and since there was a tie members voted to have the dinner meeting at Riverside Fish Camp, and go Dutch treat. The Founder Day Program was pre ’sented by Mrs. Herring and Mrs. Cos by, members of the Membership and Pilot Information Committees. | Mrs. Cosby gave a brief history of Pilot International, quoting Mrs. Vir ginia Anderson, president of P. I, “No one man's freedom can be allowed | at the expense of another man's free- | dom.” She told the story of the writing | of the Code of Ethics by Pear] Sparks.i as she was en route to a convention | of Pilot International. | Principles of Freedom—Our Trust, is the theme of Pilot for the year. | Following her inspiring talk, Mrs. Iva Herring conducted a quiz program, ' asking questions based on the Found-. er's Day talk by Mrs. Cosby. Mrs.i A. D. Wilkerson was awarded thel prize, ’ Members contributed to the True Course Ever Fund as part of the' Founder's Day program, | Mrs. J. N Livingston, Miss Polly' Tye and Mrs. Mavis Cosby were joint hostesses with Mrs. Rupe, . During the business meeting money-' making projects were discussed. l The next dinner meeting will end' the attendance contest and in Decem- | ber the Christmas party and dinner will be in the form of a covered dish! supper. S CARD OF THANKS I want to thank each one for prayers, cards, flowers, gifts and visits, while I was in Phoebe Putney Hospital, Al-l bany, and since my return home. May God bless you as he has me. , MRS. R. V. ELLIS. Herman Warns Of Attack On Local School Control Atlanta, Ga. (GPS) — Here's a stern warning from U. S. Senator Herman E. Talmadge to the people of Georgia and the nation: “The stage is being set for an all out assault on the last vestiges of state and local control over public leducation at the next session of Con gress.” He pointed to the recent recommen dation of the Commission on Civil Rights that Congress require all school districts to submit integration plans to be enforced by the federal govern ment “as the shape of things to come.” He noted that the recommendation was “almost identical to that of the NAACP which has demanded that a program of enforced school desegre gation be implemented in commemora tion of the 100th anniversary of the issuance of the Emancipation Proclam- | mation in 1963, szid the senator. } “The political hypocrisy in which the issue was spawned and on which it‘ feeds is demonstrated by the fact thats the same radical demagogues who six years ago were demanding that the| South accept as the ‘law of the land’ the Supreme Court's unconstitutional edict that schools must be desegregat-{ ed ‘with all deliberate speed’ are the same persons who are now insisting that the federal courts must be by passed because they are going too slow. “The sad truth is that these unprin cipled individuals would be in favor of capital punishment by slow torture ‘if they thought it would gain them a few additional votes in the next elec tion.” S L Pilcher Committee To Make Study Of U. S. Operations Abroad Washington, D. C. — Congressman J. L. Pilcher of the Second Georgia district heads a Study Group of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs L%departed this week for a first “inspeetion tour of U.. 8. Govern l ment functions in some 15 countries in | Asia. the Middle East and Europe. | The Study Group will visit indi vidual projects in some of the remote areas of the world to examine on the spot operations of the verious under takings of the United States. The Group will be briefed on military preparations at various outposts, but will devote most of their time to civilian operations. Japan, Formosa, the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, |East and West Pakistan, India, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Israel, Turkey, and rSpain are included in the countries which will be visited by the Pilcher 1 Study Group. ~ Vietnam is the present focal point of international tension in Southeast Asia where General Maxwell Taylor is presently making a special evalua tion for President Kennedy. ~ “We are approaching this Study with entirely open minds”, Chairman Pilcher said just before departure. “We intend to see at first hand the various activities of the U. S. Govern ment and upon our return, the Study Group will issue a frank report on our findings for the guidance of the Foreign Affairs Committee in drafting legislation during the next session of Congress.” Congressman Pilcher headed a simi- | lar Study Group two years ago which visited U. 8. projects around the world.i The outgrowth of this mission was an | official report on American activities; abroad that became one of the most | widely studied Congressional reports | in years. Committees of the Congress, journalists and students of internn-! tional affairs utilized the Pilcher re- | port extensively in pointing up signif- | icant aspects of foreign programs un-| der U. S. auspices and support. | 1 “B” 'Cats End Season With | Victory Over Colquitt In the excitement of the varsity en-l joying a good season, local fans have] overlooked the fact that Coach Bobby | Davis has turned out a scrapping little team of junior-size 'Cats, made up of | 7th and Bth graders. The team closed | out the season in Colquitt the past Thursday afternoon with a 12-0 victory | over the Colquitt “B” team. Don| Cleveland got away for two 50-yard touchdown runs, for both Blakely! scores, ! e Wesleyan Service | . | Guild Program The Wesleyan Service Guild of the| Blakely Methodist Church presents the! study, Churches for New Times, at 8 p. m, at the church on Monday, | November 6, 13, 20, and 27. Mrs. Lester Shoemaker is in charge of this pro- | gram. Members are urged to attend, Authori ts Authority Selec - Wade Property For i & . \ Hospital Site | st .~ Members of the Early County Hos - pital Authority met at the home of the chairman, R. C. Singletary, Tuesday -morning and selected the Wade prop erty on Columbia Street, near the school building, as the site for the new “hospital, All members of the Authority were present, namely: Mr. Singletary, Dr. -W. C. Baxley, Leon H. Baughman, ‘iC. E. Wills. A. D. Wilkerson, and the secretary, Earl Pickle, and the engi ' neer, Mel Wayne, of Abreu & Robe ' son, the architect. [ A lot of legal and paper work must 'be done before actual construction i‘can begin, Mr. Singletary said, but it is hoped that all of this can be accom plished at a minimum of time and that a contract can be let early next year, Mr. Singletary added. ~ The hospital and equipment is to cost an estimated $600,000. The land was made available by the owner, John Wade Sheppard of Greenwich, Conn,, at a cost of SI,OOO per acre. The authority expects to purchase a tract of not less than 10 acres. e ——————————————————— ‘ Rev. Fullerton ‘ Guest Speaker At ‘ | Rotary Meeting The Rev. L. C. Fullerton, district superintendent of the Thomasville dis trict of the South Georgia Methodist Conference, was the guest speaker at the weekly meeting of the Blakely Rotary Club. The visiting minister, who was introduced by Rotarian Cecil Wimberley, spoke on the need of‘ strong leadership in high positions. Taking note of the perilous world situation, which he termed the most critical in history, the need for clear thinking and strong men was stressed in an interesting and thought-provok ing talk by Rev. Mr. Fullerton. Visitors at Friday's meeting, which was presided over by President George Gee, were Harold Croomberg, of Tea neck, N. J,, a guest of Rotarian Frank Tinney, and high school seniors Johnny Shoemaker and “Buck” Grist, guests of honorary member Carlie L;.n“ L i LOMAX ASSUMES POST IN ATHENS Thomas C. Buesse, president of the Georgia Loan and Investment Corpora tion, has announced that Roger E. Lo max, for seven-and-a-half years man ager of the Gainesville branch of the company, has been transferred to Athens and will be manager of the lo cal branch, located at 230 College Ave nue. Mr. Buesse saic Mr. Lomax had done an outstanding job in Gainesville and he is happy to have him in Athens. Mr. Lomax is a native of Morgan County, Ga., and a Navy veteran of World War 11. He is a member of the Gainesville Civitan Club, the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Masons, Royal Arch Masons, Eastern Star and the Riverbend Baptist Church in Gainesville, He is married to the former Miss Annelle Bridges of Blakely, Ga. Mr. Lomax has been wi‘h the con cern for eight-and-a-half years, being transferred to the Gainesville brnnch; in 1954, h GOOD MONEY MANAGEMENT REQUIRES: * Safety for your funds, * Safety in making payments, * Systematic thrift plan, * Protection against losing cash, * Proof of payments, * Complete records. You get all this at our bank, plus the happy feeling of doing business with a bank which enjoys serving you. FIRST STATE BANK BLAKELY, GEORGIA Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation “BLAKELY'S OLDEST AND LARGEST” PULL FOR BLAKELY - OR = PULL OUT $2.58 PER ANNUM [Muior Fitzhugh Fulton Gets Second Ouak Leaf Cluster Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. (Spe cial)~~Maj. Fitzhugh L. Fulton, Jr., of Talladega, Ala., 36 year old test pilot of the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards AFB, Calif., received a sec ond Oak Leaf Cluster to his Distin guished Flying Cross for his outstand ing professional ability in the success ful landing of a crippled 858 on April 13, 1960, The award was presented to him by General Bernard A. Schriever, Com mander of the Air Force Systems Com ‘'mand, in ceremonies held at Edwards AFB, October 5. Maj. Fulton was pilot of a 858 making a three engine takeoff on a test flight when mechanical malfunc tioning caused a complete failure of the hydraulic system, loss of seven of the eight tires in the right main gear, loss of the right aft wheel and part of the brake assembly, damage to the right wing and elevon area and damage in the number three engine nacelle. The citation accompanying the DFC stated: “Carefully appraising the sit uation, Maj. Fulton elected to attempt to land his damaged aircraft. After remaining aloft for several hours using up fuel, decreasing weight and other wise preparing for the emergency, Maj. Fulton skillfully executed a success ful landing without further sericus damage to the aircraft or injury to the crew, providing a wealth of invaluable data for further development of 858 aircraft.” The Major, who is Chief of the Bomber_Test Section, this year assist ed in the successful landing of two crippled Bsß's from Carswell AFB, Texas, on the runways at Edwards AFB. His knowledge gained from ex perience in landing of the 858 in April, 1960, was of great value for these air craft “saves.” His first Distinguished Flying Cross was presented to him for combat in Korea and the second one for a suc cessful landing of a crippled 857 at Edward AFB in October, 1954, -0 B — - The above is of interest to News readers, since Major Fulton was born in Blakely and lived here until he en tered high school. He is a son of Mrs. F. L. Fulton, of Talladega, and the late Mr. Fulton and is a nephew of Mrs. W. L. Moseley and Mrs. Grady |Holman. Sr., of this city. Cattlemen’s Association | To Have Southwell i Speak On November 21 Big things are in the air for the November meeting of the Early Coun ty Cattlemen's Association. First, Mr. Byron Southwell, Animal Husbandman from the Coastal Plain Experiment Station, Tifton, Ga., will be the guest speaker. Mr. Southwell's topics will be: “An All Roughage Ra tion for Ftttening Steers” and “Winter ing of Beef Cattle.” In addition to this, a dutch steak supper is planned. It has been re quested that all cattlement in Early County who plan to attend this meet ing, contact Judson Cooper, secretary for the association, prior to the meet ing so that he will know how many to prepare supper for. You may call Judson at 4754 or drop him a card in care of the Early Coun ty Extension Office, Blakely, Ga