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Rendering of the new inland barge port now being built by the Georgia Ports Au
thority on the Chattahoochee River at Columbus. Letting of the contract forf $479,397.00
brought to nearly 90% the amount of Governor Vandiver’s $11,500.000 ports expansion
and development program that has been put to work “keeping pace with Georgia’s vigor
ous growth in shipping and world trade.” When the Columbus port is completed early
in 1963, the Georgia Ports Authority will operate three inland barge ports at Augusta,
bainbridge, and Columbus, and two deep-water ports at Brunswick and Savannah.
Army Engineers To Remove
Old Contraction Works
South Of Columbus
In preparing the Chattahoochee
River for its new role as a modern
barge channel, Army Engineers are
about to remove some of the last evi
dences of its former role as a busy
steamboat route in the exciting days
of the paddle-wheelers.
More than fifty years ago the Corps
of Engineers installed contraction
works consisting of rows of timber
piling in the river for a considerable
distance below Columbus. Georgia, in
order to assure sufficient depth for
steamers to reach the river port even
in low-water periods. When the new
lake is filled behind the big Walter
F. George Dam now nearing comple
tion near Fort Gaines, Georgia, the pil
ing in the lower part of the lake will
be covered more than 10 feet deep, but
the river ends of the jetties in the
upper end of the reservoir below Co
lumbus is left in place would obstruct
necessary dredging operations and pre
sent a hazard to traffic when the
channel is opened_.};'p‘ navigation.
The Engineer plan to remover all
piling in the 12-mile stretch of the
river immediately below Columbus for
a distance of 25 feet back from each
side of the navigation channel The
piling near the river banks will be
left in place to continue to stabilize
the channel.
The approximately 3,000 timber
piles to be removed will be pulled by
a crane mounted on a barge. The job
will be started around August 15 and
will take about three months,
The most efficient method to remove
the piling was determined on the basis
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TAX LEVY MADE
Early County Commissioners met in
‘regular monthly session Tuesday, and
j adopted the 1952 tax levy for 1962. The
l levy remains the same as last year, ex
,cept for the addition of 4% mills for
. the retirement of hospital bonds. All
members of the board were present,
namely: Sevola Jons, chairman, V. L.
McLndon, C. S. Chandler, B. C. Wil
liams, Donald MeArthur. Lowrey S.
lStone served as acting clerk in the
1 absence of Bert Tarver, who is under
going treatment in an Albany hospi
tal.
of test performed on July 14, in con-
Junction with personnel of the Mobile
ZEngineer District, by the Float Bridge
. Company of the 151st Engineer Group
stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Mr. O. L. Adams, Operations Division
. chief in the Mobile Distriet office, said
!rthat the excellent work performed by
, the members of this military unit en
| abled the Corps of Engineers to formu
|late plans to remove the piling in the
; most expeditious and economical man
ner.
g The Corps of Engingers is currently
constructing a barge channel in the
| Apalachicola and Chattahoochee River
from Apalachicola, Florida, to Colum
bus, Georgia, and Phenix City, Ala
‘bama, as a part of a comprehensive
development of the Apalachicola,
Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers for
navigation, flood contrel, power pro
‘duction. stream flow regulation, and
| other beneficial uses. The Walter F.
George Lock and Dam, which will pro
vide a 9-foot channel depth in the
' Chattahoochee River from Fort Gaines
to Columbus and Pheniy City, is one
:oi four dams in the overall develop
ment. It is scheduled for completion
- next year.
BLAKELY, GA., THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 9, 1962
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts — “Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead”
Blakely F. H. A.
Girls Win Camp
Championship
Sixteen Blakely Future Homemakers?
set a new record as winners of the|
camp championship at State FFA-FHA;
camp at Lake Jackson last week. The'
girls amassed a total of 39 out of a
possible 40 points, the highest score
any chapter has made during the en
tire summer camping program. {
The group won the softball and
volleyball championships, and the
swimming and diving meet. Represen- |
tatives in the swimming were Sydney‘
Chandler, Jane Chandler and Beverly '
Gilbert, and in diving, Beverly Gil-“
bert. In additien. the following girls
won individual championships: Shuf
fleboard, Jane Chandler, Sydney
Chandler; Horseshoe, Marcia White,
Mary Ellen Wasdin; Ping Pong, Jane
Chandler; Basketball Shooting, Sydney
Chandler.
The Blakely chapter presented thel
vesper service for the 501 campers in
the beautiful amphitheater on Tuesday
night. Participating in the programi
were Kay Mercer, Cathy Still, Judy
Clark, Beverly Gilbert, Elizabeth Ses
sions, and Jack Tedder of the FHA |
chapter. |
Mona Jones was elected to represent |
the Blakely chapter on the camp coun
cil. |
Excellent talent programs were pre-r
sented each night. The Blakely group
was represented by Elizabeth Sessions,
who sang on Wednesday and Thursday |
programs and Beverly Gilbert, who
danced on Wednesday night.
In addition to the activities mention
ed, the girls enjoyed folk games, square
dancing, crafts and other sports during
the week. Girls attending, other than
those already named were Celia Hol
man, Norma Willis, Mary Lee Chand
ler, Charlotte McLendon, Ann Still and
Jean Dußose. The girls were accom
panied by Mrs. Charlie Houston, FHA
advisor,
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Thompsen Wins
Golf Title For
hird Ti
| Third Time
Olin Thompson, 18-year-old Blakely
gzolfer, won the Town & Country Club
championship for the third successive
time Sunday when the club completed
its yearly tournament. Thompson edged
Trey Herring on the 35th hole, after
the lead had changed numerous times
during the one-day playoff,
Mrs. Nell (Carlton) Houston won the
women's championship, followed close
ly by Mrs. Mariclare (Bernard) Her
ring, with Mrs. Grace (Lewis B.) Fryer
taking consolation,
In the women's division in the first
flight Mrs. Agnes (Everett) Culpepper
was the winner; Mrs. Betty (A. J.) Sin
gletary, runner-up and Mrs. Jean
(Sam) Clinkscales, consolation.
In the men's division, the winners
were as follows:
Ist flight — Bill Arnold, winner;
Bert Puckett, runner-up; Bernard Her
ring, consolation,
2nd Flight — J. O, Brown, winner;
Reuben Roberts, runner-up; Carlton
Houston, consolation,
| 3rd Flight — Ted Whitchard, win
‘ner; A. J. Singletary, runner-up; Max
| Holman, consolation.
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Mrs. E. B. Wills
Dies In Cuthbert
After Long lliness
’ Mrs. Charles Annie Cole Wills, wel]
known Early county lady, died in a
Cuthbert hospital, Sunday afternoon at
6:45 o'clock, following an illness of
two weeks. She resided on route 3 in
the Centerville community.
Mrs. Wills, wife of the late Eugene
Braswell Wills, was 93 years of age,
having been born on March 11, 1872, in
Webster county, but had been a resi
dent of this county since 1898. She was
a member of Pineview Baptist Church
where her funeral was held Tuesday,
August 7, at 4 p. m, the Rev. Lee
Wilson and the Rev. Jesse Pollock of
ficiating. Interment followed in the
Blakely cemetery with the following
serving as pall-bearers: George Tedder,
Cliff Taylor, Jim Bob Chambers, D. W.
McLain, W. E. Hobbs, Wilmer Davis.
Manry-Minter Funeral Home was in
charge.
Survivors include four sons, Clinton
E., Sanford T. and Owen Wills, all of
Blakely, and Alton C. Wills, Columbus;
one daughter, Miss Annie Mae Wills,
Blakely; and two grandchildren.
Bobcats Begin
? .
~ Grid Practice
id
Friday, Auvg. 17
Ray Knight, who tegins his fifth
year as B;al'(ely high school head
football coach, has issued call for his
Bobceats to report for practice on Fri
day, August 17 at 5 o'clock, at Standi
fer Field.
Following two days of running and
limbering up, the 'Cats will go to
Kelomoki State Park for a ten-dayl
training period.
Blakely's first game will be against
the Scminoles in Donalsonville, the
right of September 14. Most teams in
ti:is area open on September 7, but
Coach Ray Knight was unable to
schedule @ game on this date. Worth
County and Brooks County, both have
up- to A classification and dropped
the Bobceats, 1961 region and South
Georgia B champions, from their sched
ules. Blakely went undefeated in regu
lar season play last year, winning in
ten regular games, two playoffs, but
was defeated 0-6 by Fort Valley for
State B crown.
This year Blakely has a nine-game
schedule, with the first four games
away from home, the next four at
home and the ninth against the strong
Marianna, Florida eleven in Marianna.
The schedule is as follows: Sept. 14,
D'ville, there; Sept. 28. Terrell Coun
ty, there; October 5, Miller County,
there; October 12, Pelham, here;: Octo
ber 19, Cuthbert. here; October 26,
Turner County, here; November 2, Clio,
Ala., here; November 9, Marianna, Fla.,
there.
A total of 36 boys are expected for
the first practice. They are Bill Cox,
Rick Hall, Jimmy Crowdis, Wayne
Swords, Lindsey Pickle, Butch Moore,
Sonny King, Jerry Mercer, Tommy
Chandler, Ronnie Still, Bobby Swann,
Robert Crowdis, Danny Chandler, On
ley Whitehurst, Ed Morton, Jr., John
ny Dixon, Linton Thompson, Elve
Dykes.
Howard Nix, Milton White, Billy
Fleming, Ward Holman, Bobby Gil
bert, Bill George, Charles Perry, Trey
| Herring, Linton Willis, Wayne Knigh
| ton, Mike White, Andy White, Will
| Fldridge. Don Cleveland, Steve Manry
| Walter Sessions, Don Harper, Johnny
| Chandler. Managers are Phil Clink
| scales, Benny Chandler and Cliff Bush.
Coach Knoght's assistants are Wuayne
Profitt, Bill Cooper and Bobby Davis.
Blakely Boy Scouts
Enjoy Survival
Camping Trip
Seven Boy Scouts of Troop 91 re
turned home last Friday from camping
on Notchaway Creek.
Wednesday morning they put their
fishing boats in the water near Leary
planning to go down Notchway Creek
to the Flint River and on to Bainbridge,
where they were picked up Friday af
(irnoon.
| Butch Moore, Bobby Posey, Lee
| George, Earl Varnum, David Crowdis,
Joe Sheffield and Mike Middleton were
|accompanied on the three-day survival
camping trip.
The Scouts were allowed to carry
‘only one pound of food with them—to
last the three days. They fished and
hunted rabbits along the trail. They
camped on the banks of the creek.
Survival camp-out is in keeping with
the President's suggestion that Scouts
take a more dactive part in outdoor life
~not participate in Scouting through
a book only.
AGRICULTURAL
STABILIZATION AND
- CONSERVATION NEWS
By WARREN N. CLEVELAND,
County Office Manager
1963 Committee Election
The 1962 community committee,
‘which is the 1963 nominating commit
tee, met August 2, 1962 and nominated
the following farmers for the 1962
committce for their respective com
munity:
Blakely-Cuba: A. D. Harriss. Sam
Clinkscales, Grady Holman, Jr., Idus
Brownlee, C. E. Middleton, R. L.
-Swann, Sam Owen. Mack Temples,
C. L. Tiner and Tom Howard.
Colomokee-Urquhart: W. V. Willis,
Emory Durham, Lewis Jones, Cecil
Cobb, Ben White, Ralph Jenkins, John
Lee White, Joe Owen, Dudley Enfing
er, and ‘W."J. Collier. ;
Cedar Spring-Rock Hill: Roy Smith,
Wade H. Wright, Stanley Causey, Ray
D. Smith, C. E. Knighton, Jr., Odell
Odum, J. H. Radney, Joe Brunson,
Dwight Harris and E. E. MeGahee.
Jakin - Lucile: Wilbur Evans, Vinson
Evans, Renfro Carter, Jack Cannon,
Carlton Houston, Rudolph Reese, Jerry
Pearce, Cecil Dußose and Martin Still.
Arlington - Damascus: E. L. Lewis,
Jr,, Cecil Godwin, C. L. Jester, Char
les Davis, George Lewis, Charles
‘Bridges, Billy Newberry, Leslie Prince,
Lynn Pullen and Turner Hendry. ‘
Each eligible voter was mailed a
ballot Tuesday, August 7, containing\
the ten nominees from his community.
He will vote by striking through all‘
but five names and placing the bal
lot in the plain white envelope and
placing it in the brown window win
dow envelope where the office address
will show through the window and
mail or return it in person to the
ASCS office by August 24, 1962.
" Any eligible voter who fails to re- |
ceive a ballot should contact the ASCS |
office where one can be obtained. ’
The ballots will be tabulated pub
licly by the county committee in the’
Early ASCS County office Monday, |
August 27, 1962, at 9:00 a. m.
Any questions on eligibility to vote
and hold office will be settled by the
county committee subject to appeal to
the State Committee.
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Notice Is Given
About River Depth
Construction at Columbia Lock and |
Dam has progressed to the point where
the coffer cell being placed this date
will restrict the usable width of the
river to about 80 feat. The increased
velocities will prohibit any but small
craft passing the construction site. It is
expected that the remaining cells, to
completely block the river, will be
placed, the pool raised above the dam
and the river opened to traffic through
the lock in about 30 to 40 days.
Due to lack of sufficient rainfall and
the reduced flow in the river resulting
from the filling of the Walter F. George
Reservoir, restrictive shoals and burs‘
continue to form. Some of the more
critical locations on the Apalachicola
are at river miles 48,5, 654, 78.6, 78.8,
824, 90.0 and 99.0«
The U. S. Pipeline dredge Guthrie
is currently working at about mile 785
and will continue working the more
critical points in the system a¢ rapidly
as possible,
It is recommended that the draft of
all vessels operating on the river be
limited to 6.0 feet until further notice.
Our community room is available for small
civie club gatherings, committee meetings, and
other groups doing civic and community work.
This is a free service. Call for reservations.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA
“YOU always come FIRST at the First State”
“Blakely’s Oldest and Largest”
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Mrs. Clemmie Steven Jones, one of
Early county's oldest and beloved citi
zens, died Monday night at 8:40 o’clock
at the home of her son, Winston Jones,
on route 3, following a two weeks ill
ness in her 96th year.
A resident of Calhoun county, Mrs.
Jones was the widow of John Newton
Jones, and had resided in Blakely and
Early county for sixty-six years. She
was a member of the Blakely Bapti;t
Church, of which she was a regular
and faithful attendant, until her in
firmaties prevented, and where her
funeral was held Tuesday afternoon
at 5.30 o'clock. The officiating minis
ters were the Rev. Lee Wilson and the
Rev. W. E. Storey. Interment was in
the Blakely cemetery, with Manry-
Minter Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements and the following serv
ing as pall-bearers: A. D. Hariss,
J. B. Jones, F. B. Melton, Roy Ted
der, W. J. Collier, Ralph Scarborough,
Ralph Balkcom and Lewis B. Fryer.
Survivors include, in addition 1o
her son. four daughters, Mrs. C. J.
Armstrong, Mrs. Duncan Hall, Blake
ly; Mrs. Clayton Stephens, Tupelo,
Miss.; Mrs. Cecil Beard, Moultrie, and
27 grandchildren and 27 great-grand
children.
Five Classifications
Of Vets Eligible For
Commisary Buying
Atlanta — Five classifications of
veterans, veterans’ survivors. or de
pendents of veterans are eligible for
cards which entitle them to make pur
chases at United State Commisaries, it
was reported this week by Pete Wheel
er, Director of the Georgia Department
of Veterans Service.
The privilege of making commisary
purchases, otherwise reserved to mem
bers of the armed forces, is a valuable
benefit, and enforcement of the en
titlement regulations is very strict, he
said.
The benefit is limted specifically to
the following groups:
1. Widows or dependent children of
men who died while on active duty
with the Armed Forces.
2. Retired military personnel.
3. Widows and dependent children
of deceased retired military personnel.
4. Veterans who have a tota) service
connected disability and are receiving
regularly scheduled out-patient treat
ment from the Veterans Administra
tion.
5. Veterans considered to be totally
disabled while receiving treatment in
a VA hospital for a service-connected
disability (or the member of his fam
ily he designates to perform this privi
lege for him-,
Personnel of the Georgia Department
of Veterans Service will assist veter
ans or their dependents in securing a
letter from the Vetrans Administration
stating their qualifications which must
accompany their request for privileges
to the Commissary Officer. The near
est office of the Department of Veter
ans Service is located at Blakely. The
‘manager is Tom Morgan.