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EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY. GEORGIA
Early County News
Ofticial Organ City of Blakely
and County of Early
Published Every Thursday
OFFICE IN NEWS BUILDING
South Main Street
BLAKELY, GEORGIA
W. H. FLEMING
Publisher
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Blakely, Georgia
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Blakely, ,Ga., November 1, 1962
From The News Files
Of 25 Years Ago
¥From Issue of October 28, 1937
ROTARY, Its Ideals and Objectives,
was the theme of a splendid talk given
at last Thursday's meeting of the
Blakely Rotary Club by Rotarian
George Hunter.
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WITHOUT and advance warning,
the first freeze of the winter swooped
down on southwest Georgia Sunday
morning, when a killing frost and a
thin skim of ice was seen by early
risers.
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MESSRS. Bill Grist and Barnett
Solomon, Jr., attended the Georgia
Tech-Auburn football game in Atlanta
Saturday.
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FRIENDS will be pleased to learn
that Hardy Jim, young son of Mr. and
Mrs. O. H. King, who has been con
fined to his bed with fever, is much
improved now.
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FRIENDS of Mr. Lamar 7Tools, a
former resident of Blakely, will be
interested to know that he has re
turned to Georgia to make this state
his permanent home.
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MR. AND MRS. Allen Autrey, of
Ocilla, announce the birth of a baby
boy on October 20.
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REV. Spencer B. King and Mrs.
King, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Hobbs, Mrs,
Lester Camp, Mrs. Ollin Goocher, Mr.
T. O. Whitchard, Mr. Murray Jones,l
Mrs. W. R, Alexander, and Mr. and
Mrs. Underwood attended the Bethel
Association, which was in session at
the Morgan Baptist Church Tuesday
and Wednesday,
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MRS. R. M. Underwood, Mrs, Carl
Fryer, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd George,
and Mrs. Alfred attended the musical
tea given by Miss Kathryn Underwood
in Albany, Sunday afternoon.
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MRS. G. D. Oliver and sister, Mrs.
Annie Mcßae, of Rochelle, Ga., left
Wednesday morning for Port Arthur.
Texas, to spend some time with their
brother, Mrs. Joseph Jameson, and
family.
50 YEARS AGO
THE STORK recently paid a visit
to the home of Mr. and Mrs, Hill Buch
annon and left a geunine American
boy.
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DR. Sam D. Rambo left Monday
morning for his home in Marietta,
after being 'here for several days on
business.
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MR .AND MRS. F. A, Barham went
over to Alabama (Andalusia) last Sat
urday to visit Mrs. Barham's mother,
Mrs. M. B. Gunn.
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REV. ROCK MOSES, col, besides
being a preacher, is also quite a far
mer, for he brbusght us in a nice
watermelon this mornine,
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SAM Fullmore, a heavy set young
darky attempted to kill Sol Long, an
old Negro blacksmith, last Friday by
cutting his throat with a knife.
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MR. J. C. Holman, of Hartford
Ala, senior member of the firm of
J. C .and W. C. Holman, spent Sunday
in Blakely wih his son, Mr. Grady
Holman,
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THE STORK paid a visit to Mr. and
J. B. Grimsley last week and left a
baby boy,
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From Issue of October 27, 1887
CANE grindings are now in full
blast, although the drought cut the
cane crop short in this section,
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BORN unto Mr. and Mrs. W, A, Jor
dan on the 16th, a baby boy.
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CEDAR SPRINGS News: by H. G.
A. says: “Wagons pass through here
constantly loaded with negroes going
up to work on the Blakely extension.”
“Mr. James Roberts, of Twilight, ac
companied by his sister, Miss Susie,
spent Sunday here with relatives.”
Miss Fannie Brooks and Mrs. O. E.
Hall visited relatives here last Sun
day. Miss Lizzie Lee has returned
in Atlanta. Mrs. R. H. Brooks is visit
ing the family of Mr. J. L. Brown.
Miss Mattie Stinson, of Ala., is the
guest of Mrs. E. H. Kellum. Dr. J. H.
Crozier has sold a half interest in
his plantation here to Prof. R. T.
Rutherford.
Mary Catheiine Pittman
Enrolled As Freshman
In Schoo! Of Nursing
Augus.a, Ga. — Miss Mary Cather
ine Pittman of Blakely, has earoiled
in the freshman class of the Medical
College of Georgia School o! Nursing.
The daughter of Mrs. Mary Ellea
Napier of Blakely, Miss Pittman is a
iraduate of Blakely High School and
attended Augusta College,
Being a collegiate program, the
3chool of Nursing curriculun inecludes
courses in general education in addi-‘
tion {0 those which emphasize varicus
aspects of nursing. Students take the'
Igual college courses in English. his
tory, chemistry, biology, mathematics,i
and psychology. Miss Pittman will also
receive instruction in medical-surgical
nursing, public health nursing, mater
-lal-child health nursing, psychia.ric
wrsing, nutrition and other appro
priate subjects. Satisfactory comple
tion of the four-year program leads '
to the granting of the degree of |
Bachelor of Science in Nursing. ‘
Students attend classes both in the'
School of Nursing and in the clinics
of the Eugene Talmadge Memorial
Hospital, the medical college’s teach- '
ing hospital. :
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PEANUT PRINCESS FINALISTS — Four ‘ nalists in the Georgia Peanui Princess pa
gent held recently, are shown with the winner, Tift County’s Ann Vaughan. Shown
(I-r) are Miss Vaughan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Vaughan, Rt. 1, Tifton, Georgia,
Brenda Tippins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Tippins, Rt. 1, Claxton, Georgia, Cheryll
Dockery, runner-up, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Dockery, Broxton, Georgia, Joy
White, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. White, Sr., Rt: 1, Blakely, Georgia, and Anita
Coley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Coley, Jr., Rt. 2, Cochran, Georgia.
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North Church Street Phone 723-3530 Blakely, Ga.
"EDGAR GLASS, 61,
| OF MILLER COUNTY,
DIED FRIDAY A. M.
Edeer Class. 61, a retired former
of Miller County, died suddeniy Fri
day, Octobe 19, about 11:30 a. la., of
Ia heart at cek, ;
A native of Miiler County, Mr.
Glass had resided in Miller County for
the pa<t 10 vears He wes a moember
of the Free Will Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon at Flat Creek Baptist Churc
in Miller County, he Rev, J. 3. Lov
ering of Colquitt officia'ed. He was
assisted by the Rev. Lewis Williams nf
Bainbridge. Interment was in the
. church cemetery, McKenstry and Son
| Funeral Home in charge of arrange
ments, with the following serving as
ballbearers: Joe D, Evans, Martin
Evans, Billy Glass, Joe Glass, Ray
Glass, Earl Glass.
Mr. Glass was the son of the late
|Mr. and Mrs. John Glass.
. Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Estelle Glass, two sons, Richard Glass
of Rt.‘ 1 Blakely; James E. Glass of
Lake City, Fla.; two daughters, Mrs.
B. J. Lashley of Attapulgus; Mrs.
Henry Evans of Cedar Springs, Ga.;
several grandchildren and a number
of nieces and nephews.
Cuthbert Garden Club
‘ To Hold Antique
Show November 8
The Cuthbert Garden Club will
have their annual Antique Show Tea,
Thursday, November 8, at the Recrea
tion Center, hours 1 p. m, to 9 p. m.
Out of Town an.que dealers will
show, and a special feature of the
show will be private collectors of this
area. Anyone who would like to dis
play their antiques are cordially invit
ed to do so. Ii interested, contact Mrs.
Vernon Philline of Outhhart,
Memters of he Gorc:a Club will
serve tca during the shew,
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COLUMBUS GA.
Blakely Woman’s Club
To Sponsor Benefit
Bridge, Tea Nov. 8
The Blakely Woman's Club is spon
soring a Benefit Bridge Party on
Thursday afternoon, November 8, 2:30
to 5:00 p. m. The proceeds will go to
ward termite treatment for the club
house,
In addition to Bridge, canasta and
other games will be played.
The charge is SI.OO for players, 75¢
for tea guests., Participants in games
will brir g .ables, cards and tallies.
The Woman’s Club wi!l serve refresh
ments and donate bprizes for games,
There will be a prize {or each table or
a club may use the two or more prizes
as they wish. There will be door prizes
'for the bene’it of all, including tea
| guests.
Tea guests are askad to come at 4:30
As an added at.raction there will be a
display of Holiday flower arrange
ments. Guests will be told of many
ideas for arranging decorations for the
home. Local florists will cooperate in
arranging the display.
Clubs or individuals interested in
playing games or coming for tea will
please make reservations with the fol
lowng committees by November 6:
Bridge, Mrs. E. W. Yarnell, Mrs.
Frank Tinney.
Canasta, or other games — Mrs. Ed
Minter, Mrs. Mary Crowdis, Mrs. John
' Strickland.
Tea guests — Mrs. W. J. Grist, Ml's.
Chipstead Grubbs.
The public is cordially invited to
participaie in this endeavor to raise
iunds for this important project.
Perfect Attendance }
Awards Given Sunday ‘
At Baptist Church}
Three members of the Blakely Bap-l
tist Church received attendance‘
awards Sunday morning for having
attended Sunday School every Sunday‘
‘or nine years. Mrs. Lloyd George,
Charles Davenport and Lloyd George
were presented their nine year bar by
Supt. Sevola Jones at the Sunday
School hour.
Mrs. L. B. Lane and John Ralphl
Jarrett received their Bth year bar;
Norma Willis, Ann Hasty and Fred
Sessions received their Tth year bar.
Fiith year bars went to Mrs. C. . |
Middleion, Berald Brooks. Carmen
King and Lee George. Third year bars '
~vent to Robert Collier and Jimmy
King. Second vear bars went to L. 8.1
Lane and Mary Ann King. |
Receiving first year pins were: Bill
Houston, Mrs. John Ralph Jarrett,
Preston Brooks, Jimmy Barksdale,
Arthur Chapman, Kent Chapman, and
Elizabeth Gay. ‘
- Completion of the presentation of
‘awards, for his years of service as a
Sunday School teacher, he was pre
sented a gift from the Sunday School
as a token of appreciation.
Mr. Underwood has elected to retire
from teaching and will now be in one
of the classes being taught by some of
the men he once taught in his Sunday
School class, back when they were
boys attending the Blakely Baptist
Sunday School.
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VOTE FOR PROGRESS. Cast a bal
lot FOR Amendment No. 57 on No
vember 6.
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Thursday, November 1, 1962
Cuba H. D. Club
The Cuba Home Demonstration Club
held its regular monthly meeting
October 24, at the Cuba Community
House, with 11 members present. Mrs.
Winston Jones, vice-president, pre
sided. The meeting was called to order
with a song and the devotional was
given by Mrs. Jones. -
The minutes were read and approv
ed. All members were informed about
Achievement Day and the exhibit at
the County Fair. The club won 3rd
runner up for “Club of the Year”, and
3rd place cn th> Scrapbook. The club
also had the most members present
and were in charge of registration.
Also some of the members helped in
the kitchen. A white ribbon was won
on the exhibit at the fair.
' New ofiicers were elected for the
coming yéar. They are as follows:
} President, Mrs. Tyner Cooper; vice
' president, Mrs. Marcine Cooper; sec
retary-ireasurer, Mrs. Charlie Moore;
reporter, Mrs. Sam Lindsey.
The following were relected chair
men: Gardening, Mrs. R. C. Taylor.
- Food Preservation, Mrs. G. S. Bleck
srear.
| Family Life, Mrs. Luther Waller,
" Nutrition, Mrs. Idus Waller.
Clothing, Mrs. C. E. Middleton.
Handicraft, Mrs. E. C. Reese.
Home Improvement, Mrs. Charlie
Thomas.
Landscaping, Mrs. Ferol Cooper,
4-H Advisor, Mrs. Bradley Mock.
Recreation, Miss Ermine Waller,
Scrapbook. Mrs. Winston Jones.
It was reported that the club would
be hostess to the County Council No
'vember 14. Plans were made for the
meeting.
~ Miss Waller led the group in some
%games. Refreshments were served by
the hostess, Mrs. Winston Jones.
The group adjourned by wishing
Mrs. Joe Warren, former secretary and
treasurer, good- luck and goodbye as
she is leaving to join her husband in
Washington State. She has served the
club for the past two years in a very
commendable manner.
Arlington Child
Died Last Friday
Dola Milner, three year old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm D. Mil
ner, of Arlington, died in a Colum
bus hospital on Thursday, October 25,
following an illness of three weeks.
Funeral services were held Satur
day, 2 p. m, in the Arlington Baptist
Church, the Rev. E. B. Coon officiat
ing. Burial was in Oak Grove ceme
tery, Arlington, with Bryan Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements.
Pall bearers were Sharkey Milner,
‘Herschel Milner, C. H. Milner.
Also surviving are two sisters,
Twill Marie and Starlett Milner. Ar
lington; paternal grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Milner, Morgan; ma
ternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C.
B. Blackburn, Arlington.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to thank my friends and rela
tives for the kindness shown me dur
ing my illness. The cards, flowers and
prayers were greatly appreciated.
May God's richest blessings rest upon
each of you.
J. E. EVANS.