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EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY, GEORGIA
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Mr. and Mrs, Herman Richardson
spent the week end in Atlanta. ;
Visit AMBER'S BEAUTY SHOP on |
Colquitt Highway, Phone 7441. i
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Farmer announce
the birth of a son. Tuesday, October
31, Baxley Clinic. ‘
Mrs. B. R. Collins left Wednesday |
to visit her daughter, Mrs. Victor
Yeargan, and family, in Rome, Ga. 1
Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Hancock and
son, Kenneth, of Albany, were Sunday |
guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Toole. |
Mrs. Ben Askew, of Scarborough.i
N. Y, is spending several days here|
with her mother, Mrs. P. H. Fitzger-|
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CAMELLIAS, Azaleas, shrubbery,
and perennials for sale at Mrs. Davis';
Backyard Nursery, 507 River Street, |
Blakely. 11-9 3tci
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Davenport, of |
Montgomery, Ala., spent the week end
with Mrs. Davenport’s mother, Mrs. |
H. T. Williams. !
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Wilkerson, oti
the Bancroft community, announce the |
birth of a daughter, Friday, Novem
ber 3, Baxley Clinic. ‘
Mr. Henry Hayes, who recently un-|
derwent surgery in the Veterans Hos-;
pital, Montgomery, returned home on;
Wednesday of the past week. l
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cleve Porter,!
of Abbeville, S. C. spent the week
end here with Mrs. Porter's parents, |
Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Thompson. 1
Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Pearson and |
son, Don, of Albany, spent Sunday here
in the home of their parents and
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee W.|
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Mrs. E. G. Brown is in Baxley Clinic'
undergoing treatment for a broken
shoulder. Mrs. Brown fell the past Fri-!
day while visiting in the home of Mrs. |
W. E. Hayes. 1
Sgt. and Mrs. Leonard Grantham?
and children, of Augusta, Ga., visited
in the home of Mrs. Grantham’s par-]
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hartley, the
past week end. |
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Holman and
young daughter have recently moved |
to Tifton, friends will be interested
to know. Mr. Holman has accepted
a position with The DeKalb Seed Co.,
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Smith, of New-l
nan, who have been visiting in the!
home of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Smith, Sr.,
at Rock Hill, returned home Wednes-1
day and Mrs. Julian Moore accompan
jed them to visit her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Fate Alexan
der.
Dr. and Mrs. Jack G. Standifer, Mr.
and Mrs William E. Collins, Mr. and
Mrs. Paschal Jenkins, Mr. and Mrs.
M. L. Simmons, Sr., Mrs. Maggie Doug-i
las, Mr. and Mrs. L. A, Pitts, and Mr.
D. M. Pearl were among those from
Blakely who attended the Fall Cere
monial of Hasan Shrine Temple in
Thomasville last Saturday.
Mrs. Jessie Merle Howell suffered
a broken left ankle on Friday of the-'
past week when her car collided with
another driven by Walter Nix. The
collision occurred at the home on
College and Lee streets. Mrs. Howell
was carried to an Albany hospital for
emergency care, and after remaining
there one day, was transferred to Hol
land Hospital. ;
Robert E. Tiner, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Will Tiner, of Blakely, Georgia,
has been accepted to begin his intern
ship in the School of Medical Tech
nelogy at Grady Memorial Hospital,
Atlanta, Georgia. Robert attended
Abraham Baldwin College for two
years and is presently enrolled in his
second year at the University of Geor
gia, where he is majoring in Medical
Technology.
The record drought of 49 consecutive
day (September 14th to November 2nd,
inclusive) was broken, but not re
lieved, the night of the 3rd when 0.11
inches of rain was recorded at the sta
tion on North Main Street. This was
the most extended period of rainless
days ever recorded by the present
local observer. Back in 1893 there was
a similar period, but it is not thought
that it was quite as long as the present
drought.
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Friends are interested to know that
Mrs. Mary Lou Sims is able to be out
following an operation at Holland
Hospital.
Sgt. and Mrs. Franklin L. Brown
announce the birth of a son, Franklin
Dale, on Friday, October 27, Holland
Hospital. Mbs. Brown is the former
Deloria Glover.
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BLAKELY F. F. A.
This past week Walter Frank Bax
ley, George Easom, Billy English,
and Carl Erwin entered some of their
purebred hogs in the Lixestock Show
held at the Southwest Georgia Fair in
Albany. All of these hogs won blue
ribbons.
Last week every member of the
chapter turned in their essay written
on “How To Meet the Future Water
Needs Through Soil Conservation Dis
tricts.” This essay contest is spon
sored each year through the Soil Con
servation Service. There are three
county prizes given by local businesses.
Within the Blakely chapter there is
one award given to the chapter winner.
This is the Howard Nelson Harrison
award sponsored by Mr. and Mrs.
George Nelson and presented at the
annual Parent-Son Banquet.
This week several members of the
chapter purchased purebred Duroc
gilts through the Chapter Pig Chain.
The following boys have gotten pigs:
Billy Temples, Cal Cox, Jan Jenkins,
Walter Frank Baxley, Johnny Cham
bers, Larry Cox, and Ned Taylor. Sev
eral other members will get their gilts
soon.
Several chapter members have pure
bred Duroc gilts and boars for sale.
Anyone interested in purchasing pigs
may contact Mr. Balkcom at 7195.
LINTON THOMPSON, Reporter.
FREEMAN HD CLUB
The Freeman H. D. Club met for
their monthly meeting at the court
house with 10 members and 2 visitors
present.
Mrs. Joe Bowman, president, presid
ed and opened the meeting with the
Pledge to the Flag, after which Mrs.
Floyd Tedder, hostess for the month,
gave an inspiring talk on Attitudes in
the Family.
Our Fair Booth was discussed. Mrs.
Bowman presented the club with a
fair check. She also gave Mrs. Deck
Williams, Mrs. Floyd Tedder, Mrs.
J. L. Jones, Mrs. Charlie Roberson,
Mrs. Guy White, Mrs. Curtis Allen,
Mrs. Wesley Allen and Mrs. Lewis
Jones a surprise gift for helping with|
fair booth. "
Before our last meeting our club
held Family Night with a covered dish
supper, at which time the quilt we
had been selling chances on was given
away. Mrs. Dack Williams got the
quilt and Mrs. Charlie Roberson re
ceived the prize for selling most
chances. The treasurer reported $42.00
on the quilt.
Mrs. Billy Glass, of the Blakely
Club, gave a demonstration on making
a picture of wire and artificial flow
ers. Mrs. Bowman presented her with
a gift. «
During the social hour Mrs. Floyd
Tedder served delicious refreshments.
—Reporter.
CARD OF THANKS
- Many thanks to you, my friends, for
the many kindnesses shown me during
my stay in the hospital. I am grateful
to each and every one of you.
Sincerely,
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TEDDER-WILLIS
Mr. and Mrs. James Whit Tedder, Jr.,
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Betty Jane, to James Thomas
Willis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Linton
S. Willis, Sr., of Blakely.
Miss Tedder is an honor graduate of
Damascus High School and attended
Georgia Southwestern College and Al
bany Vocational School.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Bynum and Mrs.
J. W. Tedder, Sr., of Blakely and the
late Mr. Tedder.
Mr. Willis is an honor graduate of
Blakely High School and attended
Southern Technical Institute. He is
presently serving with the U. S. Air
Force ‘at Keesler Air Force Base,
Biloxi, Mississippi.
The bridegroom-elect is the grand
son of Mrs. James J. Nicholson, of
Dawson, and the late Mr. Nicholson,
and the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L.
Willis, of Blakely.
The wedding will take place Decem
ber 16, 1961, in the Blakely Baptist
Church.
LUNCHEON HONORS
MRS. J. B. MURDOCK
Mrs. J. B. Murdock, who celebrated
her 77th birthday on Friday, Novem
ber, 3, was honored at a luncheon at
her home on Sunday, the following
relatives and friends being present for
the occasion: Mr. D. R. Deal, her
brother, of Thomasville; Mr. and Mrs.
Otis C. Deal, also of Thomasville; Mr.
and Mrs. Phil E. Talley and Dr. and
Mrs. Billy Faircloth and sons, Chip
and Mack, of Macon; Dr. and Mrs.
Laurence and son, Tim, of Augusta;
Mr. John Deal, of Marietta; Miss An
nie Mae Murdock and Mrs. J. T.
Vickers, of Dothan, Ala.; Miss Myr
tice Deal, Mrs. Margaret Deal Boyett,
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Arnold and
children, Margaret, Franklin, and Da
vis, Mrs. Chipstead Grubbs, Mrs. T. H.
Wiseman, Mrs. J. A. Hammack, and
Mrs. J. Ed Chancy.
W. S. C. S. And Guild Meet
The W. S. C. S. and the Wesleyan
Service Guild met on Monday night,
November 6, at the Blakely Methodist
Church for the study, “Churches for
the New Time.”
Mrs. Lester Shoemaker is in charge
of the study for the series and Mrs.
Cecil Wimberley gave the devotional.
Mrs. Wayne Foster gave an inspiring
talk on The Drive-In Churches. Mrs.
Iva Herring gave a history of our
own church, which was started in Fort
Gaines in 1821, up to the present.
A question and answer discussion
proved interesting and informative to
all. Mrs. Roscoe Hodges will have
charge of program on November 13.
—Reporter.
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QUARTERLY CONFERENCE
OF LEARY CHARGE
Leary — The second quarterly con-‘
ference of the Leary Methodist charge
will be at the Leary Methodist Church
at 11:15 a. m. on November 12. The
‘Rev. L. C. Fullerton will bring- the
‘ morning message. Dinner will be serv
ed at the church. Rev. Fullerton,
‘Thomasville District Superintendent,
will preside at the afternoon business
session.
! A unified report will be given from
‘each .church — Cordrays, Damascus,
Leary and Milford—so that many of
the church officials might attend a
commission workshop at Arlington
Methodist Church, beginning at 2:30
p. m.
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CARD OF THANKS
To each of you who remembered
me during my recent illenss, I am
very grateiul.
LEWIS PICKLE.
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