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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
Garden Spot Of
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME NO. 107—NO. 52
Mother, Daughter, Granddaughter
Killed In Automobile Accident
An Early County women, her
daughter and granddaughter met
death in an automobile accident
on a rain-slick highway on U, S.
27 near Perry, Florida, the past
Friday.
Killed instantly were Mrs. Wal
ter A. (Dianne) Floyd, 19, and
her seven-month old daughter,
Debra Dianne, both of Dothan.
Mrs. Irene Chancy Lewis, wife of
the late Pete Lewis, died in a
Gainesville, Fla., hospital several
hours later. Investigating offic
ers stated the Lewis car, appar
ently started slipping, crossed
the median, and crashed into an
other car, demolishing both ve
hicles, and injurying three other
persons. Injured, and now in the
Medical Center, Gainesville, were
Mrs. Elaine Core Carver, her
husband, Wiliiam Earl Carver,
35, and their nine year old daugh
ter, Kathryn of Rome, Ga, Keith
Grantham, 8, grandson of Mrs.
Lewis, was also injured, suffer
ing a broken leg and cuts. He is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry
|Grantham, of Tampa, Fla.
Mrs. Lewis, 42, was a native of
this county, resided on route ‘5
and was a member of the West
view Methodist Church. Her pa
rents were the late Mr. and Mrs.
Lawton Euzema Chancy. Funeral
services were held Monday af
ternoon in the Westview church,
the Rev. Harold Jennings and
the Rev. A, H. Fussell officiat
ing. Burial followed in the Colo
mokee cemetery, Manry-Minter
Funeral Home in charge. Pall
bearers were C. W. Shierling,
Hiram Sims, Glen Chandler, Ted
Tedder, Billy Glass, James Par
ker.
Mrs. Lewis is survived by a
daughter, Mrs. Larry Grantham,
Tampa, a son, Jerry Johnson,
and three brothers, James F.
and John C. Chancy, Blakely;
Hoover Chancy, Houston, Texas
Funeral services for Mrs. Floyd
and her baby were held at 10:00
a, m., Monday in the Johnson
Funeral Home chapel, Dothan.
Interment followed in the Mem
ory Hill cemetery. Mrs. Floyd
is survived by her husband, Wal
ter A. Floyd, of Dothan, a sis
ter, of Tampa and brother Jerry
Johnson, Blakely.
D’ville Humorist
Rotary Speaker
The Past Friday
Humorist Waldo McLeod, bet
ter known as just plain “Bo" Me-
Leod, editor of The Donalson
ville News and Atlanta Journal
columnist, paid a second visit
to the Blakely Rotary Olub the
past Friday, and Rotarians a
greed that the speaker and his
jokes improve with age.
In his sly, subtle manner, the
Donalsonville scribe punched and
jabbed with the humor, some pre
sented in a serious manner,
which amused and delighted the
Rotarians and their guests, Mr.
McLeod built his talk around the
current news happenings in the
United States, giving his own
personal comments along the
way. He was introduced by Steve
Colombe, who arranged the pro
gram,
President Charlie Houston pre
sided, and Mrs. E. T. Crawford
presented a program of piano
music during the luncheon,
Frank Toole
Frank Toole, 65, retired con
struction worker, 218 Hogan Ave
nue, Blakely, died of a heart
attack the past +Friday in Al
bany. A native of Donalsonville,
Mr. Toole had lived in Blakely
for many years and was a mem
ber of the First Baptist Church
of Blakely, where funeral ser
vices were held Sunday afternoon,
2 o'clock, the Rev. G. L. Brooks
officiating. Interment followed in
the Blakely cemetery, Pall bear
ers were Franklin Tarver, Guy
Welch, Bailey Bennett, Donnie
Kirkland, Sol Brunson, Willie
Craft.
Bryan Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs.
Annie Salter Toole, Blakely, and
a brotrer, Tom Toole, Phenix
City, Ale.
Exchange
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Carlp “Connip News
Jurors Drawn To
Serve At August
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Term, City Court
Traverse jurors drawn to serve
at the August, 1966, term of
Blakely City Court, to convene
August 16, 1966, are as follows:
Carey -M. Houston, John Me-
Dowell, H. A. Middleton, C. G.
Jordan, J. O. Napier, Howard
Harpe, Vinson Evans, W. F. Un
derwood, H. A. Jordan, Clarence
Tedder, M. T. Howard, C. R.
Sheffield, Jack Weaver, Gordon
‘Lane, C. M. Lindsey, John L.
Still, Hiram Sims, E. R. Adams,
Jerry Neal Talliaferro, R. B.
Smith, George Fincher, R. W.
Parr, Jim Gowan, Hugh L. Mar
tin, Johnny Miller, C. W. Craft,
I. M. Warren, Joe A. Cannon,
R. R. King, Q. E. Bowen.
Donald K. Tedder, Wayne Tra
wick, W. E. Collins, Lloyd Geor
ge, James Parker, John Mose
ley, A. D. Wilkerson, Eibert J..
Henderson, James C. Gentry,
Bert Puckett, Wesley Allen, C. B.
Williams, W. H. Balkcom, J. O.
Brown, R. L. Pullen, Talmadge
Fincher, Claude Pritchett, W. S.
Alderman, Jr., R. L. Swann,,
Gaston Cannon, John G. Golden,
G. W. Davis, Jr., M. F. Still,
H. G. Stanley, J. W. McCormick,
Shelton Bruner, A. H. Redding,
William Hudson, J. E. Cox, T. S.
Chandler.
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PFC McCormick Now
Serving In Germany
Wildflecken, German, (AHT
NC) — Army Private First Class
Bruce W. McCormick, 20, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. McCor
mick, Route 1, Jakin, is parti
cipating in a three-week field
training exercise conducted by
the Berlin Brigade in Wildflecken,
Germany.
During the exercise, scheduled
to end August 15, PFC McCor
mick is taking part in weapons
firing and tactical maneuvers as
part of Army program to main
tain the combat proficiency of
his unit, the 3rd Battalion of the
Brigade's 6th Infantry.
McCormick, an automatic rifle
man in the battalion's Company
A, entered the Army in Novem
ber, 1965, completed basic train
ing at Fort Benning, Ga., and
was last stationed at Fort Dix,
N. J. He arrived overseas in
March 1966.
McCormick attended Seminole
High School, Donalsonville.
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City Council Met
Past Monday Night
The City Council met Monday
night at the City Hall with May
or Hugh Redding presiding.
Beginning Monday, August 15,
all trash, garbage, ete., will be
disposed of at the new sanitary
land fill located on the south side
of Mill Creek off Highway 27.
The Council voted to put into ef
fect the hours for garbage to
be received at 7:30 a. m., to 4:30
p, m. Effective the same date
they have declared the old city
dump will be closed to dumping
or disposing of garbage, ete., and
anyone using this site for these
purposes will be subject to a
$25.00 fine,
The city signed an agreement
with Yellowhammer Cable Tele
vision Co,, to allow them to at
tach their cable to the city poles
at SI.OO per pole; the city will
receive two per cent of the gross
income,
A new policeman has been em
ployed by the Police Depart
ment. Wallace Sheffield, of Don
alsonville, This was verified by
the Council.
On Friday, August 19, Blakely
city officials are to be present
for the bond closing of the Gas
Revenue Certificates to be sign
ed in Atlanta at Peachtree-Se
venth Building. Mayor Redding,
City Attorney Phillip Sheffield
and City Clerk C. A. Bell are to
he present,
Attending the August business
meeting of the council were Ma
yor Redding, Alex Howell, Wal
ton “Red” Knighton, Ben Mose
ley and City Clerk C. A, Bell
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts — *“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead”
American Legion And Auxiliary Officers For 1966-67 Are Installed
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Auxiliary officers are (seated 1. to r.) Mrs. W. H. Cleveland, President; Mrs.
Clifford Starr, Ist vice-president; Mrs. R. L. Brookins, 2nd vice-president; (standing)
Mrs. W. H. Fleming, Sgt.-at-Arms; Mrs. Clyde Griffin, secretary-treasurer; and
Mrs. Aubrey Jenkins, historian.
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P. H. Fitzgerald Post No. 11 will be headed by these Legionnaires for the
coming year: Emory Durham, Commander; “Son” Jones, Senior Vice-Commander;
R. L. Brookins, Junior Vice-Commander; (standing) Charles Alford, Finance Offi
cer; Chester Clardy, historian; Clifford Starr, Chaplain; and Ralph Hobbs, Ad
jutant,
Legion Post Auxiliary
Post No. 11 Installs
New Officers Recently
"Officers of the P. H. Fitzger
ald Post 11, American Legion and
the American Legion Auxiliary
were installed at a supper meet
ing at the Legion Hall here re
cently. Commander Carey Hous
ton presided.
W. D. Harrell of Bainbridge,
National Executive Committee
man, speaker for the joint meet
ing, and installing officer, for
the American Legion offficers,
was introduced by the Command
er,
Mrs. Clifford Starr and Mrs.
W. H. Cleveland were recognized
for the preparation of the sup
per and Mrs, W. H. Fleming for
the decorations; Commander
Houston named three Legion
naires who contributed to the
program of the American Le
gion “over and beyond the call
of duty”. Lester Shoemaker, W.
H. Cleveland and “Son" Jones.
“It would be appropriate to use
the roll call of the Legionnaires
of the local post in naming the
members who have contributed
to the progress of the post”, he
said, “for all have had a part.”
Mrs. W. H. Cleveland, presi
dent of the Auxiliary, asked the
Sgt.-at-Arms to usher the install
ing officers, Mrs. Chester Clardy,
to the lecturn, Mrs, Clardy is past
president, and past district pre
sident, and is presently serving
as a district chairman.
Mrs. Cleveland was installed as
president for the second term
and officers to serve with her
for the 1966-67 year include: Mrs.
Clifford Starr, Ist vice president;
Mrs. R. L. Brookins, 2nd vice
president; Mrs. Clyde Griffin,
secretary-treasurer; Mrs. Aubrey
BLAKELY, GA., THURSDAY, MORNING, AUGUST 11, 1966
Jenkins, historian; Mrs, Lester
Shoemaker, Chaplain; and Mrs,
W. H. Fleming, Sgt.-at-Arms,
The chaplain led the dedication
prayer, and the gavel was turn
ed over to Mrs. Cleveland by the
installing officer,
National Committeeman Har
rell was installing officer for the
new slate of officers for the
American Legion, installing Em.
ory Durham as Commander; Son
Jones as Senior Vice Command
or; K. L. Brookins, Junior
Vice Corhmander; Charles Alford,
Finance Officer; Ralph Hobbs,
Jr,, adjutant; Chester Clardy,
historian; and Clifford Starr,
Chaplain,
The installation closed with a
prayer by Chaplain Starr, and
the incoming Commander, Emory
Durham, made a brief acceptance
speech,
Attractive arrangements of
marigolds and wide blue satin
ribbon down the center of the
tables carried out the American
Legion colors of blue and gold.
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HOSPITAL LIST
Patients listed as being admit
ted and discharged from Early
Memorial Hospital during thee
past week include:
ADMITTED
Michael Mc¢Neal, Samuel Green,
Denise Glass, Jimmy Cosby, Lilla
Clark, Altha Mae Thomas, Bruce
Lindsey, Tom Murrell, Glenda
Johnson, Ella Lay, Johnny Cham.
bers, Cody Pearce, Furron
Brooks. Betty Hollinhead, Betty
Weaver, David Powell, Ewell Mec-
Dowell, Fannie Blume, Viola
Curry, Mary Ann Middleton,
DISCHARGED
Martha Ann Gowan, Florence
Lominee, Drew Thompson, Tru
ale Scarborough, Bruce Lindsey,
Edwin Wilbur Bryant
Guest Speaker At
First Baptist Church
Edwin Wilbur Bryant, pastor of
the Normandy Village Baptist
Church, Jacksonville, Florida, will
be the guest preacher at the
First Baptist Church, Sunday,
August 14, in the absence of Dr,
C. D. Horton, pastor, who is on
vacation,
Mr. Bryant received his edu
cation in Georgia public schools,
Norman College, Mercer Univer
sity and Southern Baptist Theolo
gical S:minary. He was ordained
by the Tattanall Square Baptist
Church, Macon, Ga., while at
tending Mereey University, Dur
ing his Sominary years he sery
ed churches in Louisville, Ky.,
Before going to Normandy Vil
lage Baptist Church, he served
as a Chaplain for twenty-two
years-in the U, S, Navy, While
serving as Chaplain he had many
interesting contacts with South
ern Baptists around the world.
He is a brother of Mr. James
Bryant, local insurance man,
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Hursteen Rollins, Samuel Green,
Ewell McDowell, Stephen Hickox,
Luther Waller, Walter May, Dor
is Thurman, Lilla Widener, Myr
tle Jones, Calvin Harrison, Mary
Ann Middleton, Jimmy Cosby,
Louie Ann Harris, Ella Lay,
Grace Hollcy, Thelma Wilbourn,
Altha Thomas, Sadie Lowe, John
ny Chambers, Denise Glass, Em.
ma Brown,
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QUALIFIED
“I could never let a man kiss
me unless I was engaged.”
“Darn it! Just my luck.”
“But I am engaged.”
Blakely Jaycees
ToHold Labor Day i
Safety Break
The Labor Day Safety Break,
the ‘August 20 Horse Show and
Orientation Meeting on August
24, headed the agenda at the busi
ness and dinner meeting of the
Blakely Jaycees at the August 3 |
meeting, held at the Steak House.
President Phillip Moore presided,
Max Holman was a guest of
the club and gave a full report '
on plans and progress of the |
Horse Show to be held at the
American Legion Fair Grounds on {
Saturday, August 20. He stated
that approximately 900 inwita
tions have been extended to horse
owners in the TTri-State area
and at least 150 show horses will
be entered. The Jaycees are spon
soring the Horse Show; Howard
Pugh and Jimmy Chambers are
chairmen for the event.
Warren Garrett is Orientation
Chairman and will be in charge
of the program to be presented
at a meeting of the Calhoun
County Jaycees on August 25.
Membership chairman Vince
Hillard was commended by Pre
sident Moore for an excellent
job in boosting Jaycee atten
dance. g
Martin House was appointed
Chairman of the Labor Day
Safety Break. The next meeting
will be held at the Town & Coun
try Club on August 17. The in
vocation was given by Glenn
Sirmons.
Gordon Adkinson was welcom
ed as a new member. Lamar
Johnson and Steve Slappey were,
guests and seven Albany Jay
cees were in attendance. There
«were 32 members and guests pre
sent at the dinner meeting,
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State Draft
Quota Set
At 1,123
ATLANTA, Ga. (AP)—Geor
gia’s largest draft quota since
the Korean War has been set for
October, when 1,123 men are to
be called.
\ Col. Harry 0. Smith, state se
lective service director, said
that the state’s September quo
ta also has been raised. He said
the new quota of 1,023 is an in
crease of about 20 per cent,
The increases are part of a
nationwide change, under which
46,200 men will be called in Oc
tober and 37,300 in September,
The October quota is the larg
est since the 53,000 figure of
May, 1953. The national increase
for September is 6,000 men
more than the quota originally
set,
Smith said a drop in enlist
ments and a seasonal rise in
discharges account at least in
part for the increased callup.
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Thé Shop, Inc.
To Open Here
On August 19
The Shop, Inc., will open Fri
day, August 19, owned and ope
rated by Mr. and Mrs. Bruce
Houston, it is located on South
Main Street, two doors north
of the Post Office,
The Shop will carry ladies'
dresses, hats, bags, gloves,
sportswear, lingerie, and other
ladics apparel, They will stock
Bradley — Knits, Douglas-Mare,
Serbin ot Miami; Dolly Myers,
Laura of Dallas, Jucque Juniors,
and Kay Cusuals dresses; Mac
Shore and Terpy hlouses; Ma
jestic und Warners lingerie,
Mrs, Doris Howard, an exper
wenced saleslady, has been em
ployed by My, and Mrs. Houston,
Door prizes will be given away
CVErY hour on apening day, you
dO-not huve to be present to win,
Fall morehandise in cottons and
waol will e shown at the open
me and the owners plan to at
tend the Huliday Show at the
Merchandising Mart in Atlanta
this month,
The decor of the shop is Early
A\m rican with warm brown pan
cling and tixtures nsed through
it the store
Mr, and Mrs. Houston are well
known throughout this area, Mr.
Houston is a native and life long
resident of Early County and an
Insurance agent; Mrs, Houston
IS an Fnglish teacher at Early
County High School,
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Mayor Hugh Redding and family at their home on
Flowers Drive, the children (1 to r) are: Tom, Art, who
is standing at the hi-fi, Nan and Amy, sitting in front
of Mrs. Redding.
Mayor Hugh Redding has just
been elected for the second term
as mayor of Blakely. During the
past two years the city has
shown progress in many areas
including additional electrical
services with the changing over
of voltage along the transmission
lines from 2160 to above 4300
volts which has helped relieve
low voltage in many areas; addi
tional sanitary services have
been made available and the city
will have a sanitary land fill in
the future, certainly a step for
ward in progress; a two-way ra
dio has been installed to all de
partments of the city; natural
gas has been brought to Blake
ly to afford additional facilities'
for citizens and industry, intro
ducing a fuel not available here
to-fore; the city has cooperated
. with the Early County Redevelop
ment Corporation, Blakely-Early
County Chamber of Commerce
and the County Commissioners,
in establishing an Industrial Park
to entice new industry.
Mr. Redding came to Blakely
in June 1950, immediately after
graduating from Auburn Univer
sity. He is a native of Headland,
Alabama, the son of Mrs. T. 8.
Redding, of Headland, he is a
graduate of Henry County High
School, Headland, and a graduate
of Auburn University School of
Pharmacy,
He is a member of the Blakely
Lions Club, Magnolia Lodge, No.
86, F&AM, Hasan Shrine Temples,
the Touchdown Club and a for
mer president of that organiza
tion, and the First Baptist
Church of Blakely. He is a mem
ber of the Georgia Pharmaceu
tical Association, the Georgia
Municipal Association, formerly
served as vice-president of the
Town & Country Club and has
served on the Board of Directors
of the Early County Chapter,
American Red Cross for approxi
mately ten years.
Mayor Redding has three hob
bies, coin collecting, which he
started ten years ago, swimming,
and skeet shooting: the last he
participates in with his sons, Art,
The wholé tamily ‘swims fn their
pool in the back yard, the pool
maintenance is a family pro-
Ject. Their favorite pastime is
around the charcoal grill near
-the pool, and making homemade
- ice cream on Sunday afternoons.
Their record collection includ
. es all kinds of music, from Rock
. and Roll to Beethoven. They fa
vor Herb Alpert's Tiajuana Brass
- records and Al Hirt,
- Mr. Redding is married to the
- former Caroline Nowell of Head
- land. Their children are: Art,
who is a Freshman at Early
County High School; Nan, who
will be in the seventh grade;
Tom, a third grader; and Amy,
who will enter school for the
first time this fall,
Mrs, Redding’s hobbies include,
reading, sewing, cooking, golf
and bridge. She assists with the
bookkeeping at Howell Drug
Company and acts as her hus
band's secretary when necessary
in correspondence for his busi
ness and as mayor of the City of
Blakely.
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LIVESTOCK
MARKET
Sales totaling $30,298.53 were
recorded at Moseley Barns Tues
day, when 130 cattle and 318
hogs were sold. No. 1 hogs sold
for $25.05; No, 2's, 24.55; No. 3's,
23.90; heavy hogs, 24.81; and
No. 1 roughs, 19.20,
PULL FOR BLAKELY
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PULL OUT
$3.09 PER ANNUM
Coach Knight
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Previews ‘66
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Cats For Lions
A verbal look at the 1966 Bob
cat football team was presented
to the Blakely Lions Club- Tues
day at noon, when Coach Ray
Knight was the speaker,
Coach Knight, not much for
airborn football, having enjoyed
most of his success with the in
fantry-type game, presented some
of his pass formations. He re
viewed his _personnel, stating
that the Bobcats were large in
size and numbers, but not too
much experience, despite the
presence of several seniors. The
season opens on September 9, in
Columbia, Ala.
Tuesday’s program was arrang
ed by Lion Charles Roberts, who
introduced the speaker. President
Oree Thompson presided and Mrs,
Merle Haisten, club pianist, ren
dered a program of music dur
ing the luncheon.
Visitors present were Bill and
Lee George, guests of their fa
ther, Lion Whalen George; Craig
Cleveland, guest of his father,
Lion Warren Cleveland; Buddy
briages, guest ot his father, Lion
“Bam" Bridges; the Rev. Clark
Pafford, guest of Lion Oree
Thompson; Don McMillan, guest
of Lion C P. Jenkins; Jack
Crowder, guest of lion George
Warrick.
Football Schedule
For 1966 Season
Sep. 9 Columbia, Ala. ... There
Sep. 16 Terrell Co. ...... There
Sep. 23 Pelham ... ..., . . There
Sep. 30 Randoiph Co’ ... Here
O 700 . ....... Here
Oct. 14 Turner Co. ........ Here
Oct. 21 Seminole Co. .... Here
Oet. 28 Mitchell Co. ..., There
Nov. 4 Rehobeth, Ala, ... Here
Nov. 11 Cottonwood, Ala, There
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LOCAL WEATHER
Summary of the local weather
for the month of July, 1966:
Temperature: Mean Maximum,
93.8; mean minimum, 70.2; Mean,
82.0. Maximum, 101 on the 12
Minimum, 65 on the 23rd.
Precipitation: Total, 1.61 inch
es. Greatest amount in any 24
hour period, 0.53 inches on ‘the
14th,
Miscellaneous: Number of days
with 0,01 inches or more of rain
fall, 10. Thunder on the 2nd, 10th,
13th, 14th, 20, 27th. Fog on the
l4th. This was the driest July
recorded in the past 52 years.
Needless to say that the crops
and pastures suffered badly.
Some additional interesting rec
ords as to July rainfall. The
greatest monthly ramnfall for
July ever recorded in Blakely
was July 1916 when the total
rainfall was 30.25 inches or a
little over 2% feet. Around the
Bth of July in one 24-hour period,
17.25 inches was recorded. Every
mill dam in Early County was
bursted, Other heavy July rain
falls were 14.78 in 1948: 12.82 in
1955; 11.09 in 1919 and 10.20 in
1950. July 1966 was the driest
July ever recorded in the past |
32 years and probably the driest |
ver recorded. Other dry July
nonths were 1.95 inches in 1927;
%42 inches in 1915; 2,93 inches in
(920. The average July rainfall
or the past half century at the
veather station in Blakely is
3,83 inches,
DR. JACK G. STANDIFER,
Local Observer, U. S.
Weather Bureau.