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EARLY COUNTY. GA.
Garden Spot Os
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME NO. 109 NO.—7
BOBCATS POUND PELHAM
FRIDAY NIGHT 41-13
The Early County Bobcats from
Blakely returned to their winning
form here Friday night but had to
come from behind to defeat the
Pelham Hornets, 41-13.
The Hornets jumped out front
on their first drive going 72 yards
with Bruce Johnson diving over
from the one and Larry Frosteg
booting the extra point.
Early county tied it up in the
same frame on a 15 yard touch
down pass from Franklin Arnold
to Danny White and Don Hayes
run for the extra point. A one yard
touchdown run by Arnold and
Hayes’ extra point put the Bobcats
in front to stay. In the same
second quarter, Early took a 21-7
lead, Don Hayes running one
yard for the score and Arnold
passed to end John Harper for
the EP.
The third quarter saw Harper
take a 4-yard touchdown pass
from Arnold. Hayes ran for
the point after.
Pelham narrowed the gap early
in the 4th period, Avera leaping
high to snare a Bruce Johnson
pass for a 4-yard touchdown.
Frosteg’s kick for the EP was
good but a penalty nullifed it
and the next try failed.
Don Hayes ran 8 yards for the
sth Bobcat score, but Holman’s
run for the EP failed. Holman
scored Blakely’s last TD on a
6 yard pass from Arnold. Hayes
again ran the extra point.
Linescore:
Pelham 7 0 0 6 13
Early 714713 41
Yardstick Pelham Early
Ist downs 13 22
rushing 292 81
passing 68 H 4
passes attmp. 8 22
passes comp. 5 H
penalties 30 50
passes intcp. by 0 1
fumbles lost 1 I
Although the caliber of their
opponents was different than in
the Terrell game, the Bobcats
looked a much improves team
over the previous week. Do Hay
es, who gained 114 yards rushing,
scored two touchdowns and ran 4
extra points, was the Bobcat’s
main offensive weapon, followed
by Arnold’s touchdown run and
two touchdown passes. Every
man turned in a top performance.
Danny White and Lodge Holman
picked up some good yardage.
Defensively the whole teamplay-
MRS. STRICKLAND
DIED IN EDISON
LAST FRIDAY
Mrs. Oza Coleman Strickland,
77, died at her Edison home on
Friday of the past week follow
ing an illness of four months. Her
husband was the late John Bennett
Strickland, well known Calhoun
county farmer.
A native of Randolph county,
where she was bom Sept. 26,
■IBB9, Mrs. Coleman had been a
resident of Edison since 1907.
She was a member of the Edison
Baptist Church, where funeral
services were conducted by the
Rev. B. W. Taylor and the Rev.
Marvin Smith the past Saturday
afternoon at 4o'clock. Pallbear
ers were Carchie Coleman, Billie
Coleman, J. SI Coleman, Troy
Turner. Sam Beckham, Ralph
Hilton, Murray Walton, Willard
Walton. Manry-Minter Funeral
Home, of Blakely, was in charge.
Survivors are one daughter,
Mrs. E. E. Plowden, Edison,
six grandchildren, two great
grandchildren, and one sister,
Mrs. Floy C. Allen, Shellman.
EASTERN STAR
Blakely Chapter #282 Order
if the Eastern Star will hold its
regular meeting Thursday, Sept.
28, in the chapter room at B*oo
p.m. At this meeting die District
Grand Deputies will be honored
so all members are urged to be
present.
A judge sitting on the bench,
has no more sense than the same
man sitting on a chair.
€omitg
ed well; the Hammond brothers,
Steve and Tony, John Harper and
Jerry Harrell, David Crowdis and
R. Simpson, Hoyle McLendon,
who started at center, Danny
Westbrook, Jack Dean, Warren
McLendon. Three of the "Lit
tlest” Bobcats saw some action,
Joe Peters, Ronnie Hayes, John
ny Crowdis. Hayes, on the last
play of the game made a first
down for the Bobcats on a 10
yard run.
Tomorrow night (Friday) the
Bobcats take to the road, going
up to Cuthbert to take on Ran
dolph County in another region
1-B game.
CHARLOTTE GRIST
PRESIDENT OF
SOPHMORE CLASS
Charlotte Grist
Charlotte Grist, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Grist,
North Main Street, a 1966
graduate of Early County High
School, has been elected Presi
dent of the Sophomore Class at
Gulf Park College for Women,
Long Beach, Miss.
Charlotte is a member of Delta
Chi Sigma Sorority, and pledge^
to Phi Theta Kappa Honorary So
ciety for students who have at
tained high academic standing at
Gulf Park College'.
J.W. DOBSON GETS
GNP PROMOTION
J. W. Dobson has been promot
ed to Manager, Purchases and
Stores, Northern Division, Great
Northern Paper Company, John
F. Marquis, Director, Purchases
and Stores, annonced today.
Formerly Manager of Pur
chases and Stores at the Com
pany’s Southern Division in Cedar
brings, Ga., Mr. Dobsonwillnow
direct the Company’s purchasing
function in Maine.
A native of Alabama, Mr. Dob
son is a veteran of eighteen
years in the paper industry with
pruchasing and stores manage
ment experience at Bowaters
Southern Paper Corporation and
the Coosa River Newsprint Com
pany. He attended the University
of Alabama and the University of
Chattanooga, and served in the
Air Transport Command, U. Si
Air Force, during World War 11.
Married and the father of two
children, Mr. Dodson and his
family will make their home in
Millinocket
ALUMNI LOYALTY
FUND DRIVE ENDS
OCTOBER 31
The Annual University Alumni
Loyalty Fund Drive will end Oct.,
31. The 1967 goal is 12,000 active'
members contributing $225,000.
Fund Chairman for Early County
this year is Phillip Sheffield
whose latest report indicates that
his county now has 18 active
members-
Professor: “Psychologists say
a hysterical girl is easily quieted
with a warm kiss.”
Student: “What do they say
about the best way to get them
hysterical?”
Success to AU Who Pay Their Honest Debts — “Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead”
BLAKELY LIONS
HEAR BOBCAT
BRASS TUESDAY
Part of the brass section of the
Early County High School Band
known as the Bobcat Brass play
ed for the Lion s Club Tuesday,
and received a big ovation from
Lions and their guests. Mrs. P.
U (Bam) Bridges introduced the
program.
Band members taking part on
the program were: Sue Taylor,
Danny Phillips, saxaphone;
Brownie Fryer, trombone; Sonny
James, drums; Tony Floyd,
sousaphone; Tom Kennedy, Mar
vin Bush, Tommy Harvey and
Buddy Bridges, trumpets. Lion
Roscoe Hodges arranged Tues
day’s program.
A special guest of the club was
Miss Patricia Bridges, who rep
resented the Lions Club in the
Peanut Festival beauty pageant
Tuesday night.
Two new members ,J. W.
(Buddy) Durham and Larry Mid
dleton were introduced by Presi
dent Vince Hilliard.
Other guests present were Fr
ank Buckner, Ernest Boone, band
director, Bam Bridges, Joe Shef
field, and Mrs. Thomas Harvey,
president of the Band Boosters
Club,guests of the club; Rip Fom
ain, of Macon, guest of Preston
Fulmer, Milton Fields, pastor
of the Blakely Freewill Baptist
Church, guest of Marshall Day;
Charles Coker, Albany, Steve
Carroll, Shreveport, La., guests
of Warren Cleveland; Jerry Ch
andler, of Dawson, guest of Pas
chall Jenkins.
ROTARY HEARS
LT. GOV. SMITH
LAST FRIDAY
Lieutenant Governor George T.
Smith was the speaker at last
Friday’s meeting of the Blakely
Rotary Club and he said that
"many of today’s ills in govern
ment and society was existed be
cause too many people didn’t
want to get involved.”
The Southwest Georgian who
defeated Peter Zack Geer- last
fall for the No. 2 Georgia polit
ical job said that a loud minority
often ruled because people failed
to speak up and state their
opinions-. "Last year”, Lt. Gov.
Smith stated, "700,000 voters
failed to go to the polls. They
didn’t want to get involved, caus
ing the Legislature to make the
decision in the governor’s race."
Mr. Smith injected some humor
in his Rotary talk, telling of some
unusual experiences and letters
he has received since becoming
lieutenant governor. Rotarian
Richard Grist arranged the pro
gram and the speaker was intor
duced by Mobley Howell.
President Lewis Fryer presid
ed and a selection of piano music
was rendered by Mrs. George
Warrick in the absence of Mrs.
Ben Haisten, club pianist.
Guests included Tuck Swann,
G. C. Davis, Billy Underwood,
Sevola Jones, Bobby Horton, Al
Wallace, Atlanta, B. Herring, J.
A. Ward, Claude Ward, both of
Dothan, George Warrick, Jimmy
Timmons, Billy Peters, Joe Shef
ffield.
Friday’s speaker will be Col.
R. H. Burson, head of the Georgia
Department of Public Safety. Ro
tairan Hal Haddock is program
chairman.
FIRST SERVICES
TO BE HELD
Father Neal O’Brien, pastor
nf the Holy Famil-v Catholic
Church, 109 Arlington Street, an
nounces that services will be held
there for the first time, next
Sunday, October 1, at 6 o’clock
P.M.
This also marks the second
anniversary of establishing a
Catholic church In Blakely.
Father O’Brien states that every
body is invited and welcome to
attend services at the church on
Sunday and that mass will be
held every Sunday at 6 o'clock
p.m.
Riots in Hong Kong have hurt
tourists business.
BLAKELY, GA, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPT. 28, 1967
1968 PEANUT FESTIVAL QUEEN”
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Miss Kathy Phillips (seated) is crowned Queen of the Early
County Fair and Peanut i estival by retiring Queen, Miss Sandra
Johnson. Runner up (1 to r) Shirley Causey, Carol McNeal,
(left) Lisa Jordan, Patricia Bridges (right).
a petite, 17-year Old, five feet
two inch brunette with brown eyes
and a senior at Early County
High School won the annual Pea
nut Festival beauty pageant here
at Legion fair grounds Tuesday
night. She is Kathy Phillips,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. D.
Phillips of Blakely. She won over
a field of 29 other beauties.
Present for the event was
Miss Sandra Johnson, 1966-67
queen, who expressed her ap-
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The Lucile Home Economic
Club placed first in the Com
munity Exhibits at the Early
County Fair and Peanut Festival
with a beautiful display of bottles;
the Rowena Community Develop
ment Club placed second, and the
Cedar Springs Home Economic
Club placed third.
Judged on theme, quality, gen
eral appearance, arrangements,
originality and educational value
the blue ribbon exhibit's title
was "Pick Up -Paint Up - Put
Up". With a renewed interest
in the field of collectible colored
glass, members of the club col-
"TROY STATE COLLEGE MAJORETTES”
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Troy State College has fourteen shapely majorettes who lead its band at football games this
fall. Six of them are shown above: Mary Ann Durden, Centerville: Rita Thomas and Kay Fariss,
both of Blakely, Georgia; Sharon O'Neal, Ft. Walton Beach; Annette Colley, Troy, and Cheryl
Clark, Montgomery.
predation for the honor of serv
ing during the past year. A
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
James Johnson, she will rep
resent Blakely in October at
the National Peanut Festival in
Dothan.
Miss Phillips was crowned by
last year’s queen, Miss Sandra
Johnson.
No. 1 runner was Lisa Jordan,
16, daughter o f Mr. and Mrs.
H. A. Jordan of Arlington. Lisa
lected bottles and jars, and held
several work days besides work
ing on them at home to make one
of the most colorful exhibits at
the Fair. Many were chosen for
their shape rather than value,
some of the bottles were glued
together for unusual shapes,
others w® 1 * cut. Materials used
in painting and decorating the bot
tles were displayed and as the
members explained, "A very im
portant item was use your im
agination, you mightbe surprised
with your results”....they were.
The Rowena Community De
velopment Club’sexhibitfeatured
attends Early County High, and
is an accomplished pianist and
organist, and flies the family
airplane.
Other girls sharing the lime
light are Carol McNeal, No. 2
runner-up, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Lysle McNeal, of Bla
kely; and Miss Patricia Bridges,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Perry
L. Bridges, No. 3 runner-up,
and Miss Shirley Causey, runner
up no. 4, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Stanley Causey.
The pageant is the highlight
of the Early County Peanut Fes
tival which will be ended here
Saturday night. Judges for the
pageant were: Dr. George W.
Gambill, president of Andrew
College, Cuthbert, Miss Doris
Cooper and Mrs. Joan Cannon, of
Elba, Ala.
Mrs. Norman Alexander played
the organ during the contest. Earl
(Tige) Piekle was master of cere
monies. Special entertainment
featured Sue Taylor and Jill Glea
ton playing guitars and singing.
Edward Balkcom was Legion
Beauty Pageant chairman and
Mrs. Charlie Houston, assistant
and Legion Commander Emory
Durham gave the welcome.
More details on the contestants
are as follows:
Kathy Phillips, 17, the daughter'
of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Phillips
of Blakely, Ga., is State Vice
President of the Future Home
makers of America, President of
the local Chapter, a member of
the Beta Club, and Senior Class
Secretary. She was voted "Most
Likely to Succeed", in the Senior
Class. Her hobby is sewing,
and her favorite food is shrimp.
She hopes to be a Baptist Mis
sionary.
Lisa Jordan, 16, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. H. A Jordan of
Arlington, is a member of the
Beta Club and is Chairman of the
honor Roll of FHA. Her hobbies
are swimming, horseback riding,
flying and playing piano and
organ, and her favorite food is
shrimp. She hopes to be a
therapist for handicapped child
ren.
Carol McNeal, 16, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Lysle McNeal of
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peanuts, under a rainbow and''as
entitled, "That's a Pot-of-Gold
at the End". Peanuts were shown
from planting to harvest, all cul
tured practices were shown.
"Original Homeglows" was the
title of the Cedar brings Home
Economic Club’s exhibit. Lamps
for every room of the home were
displayed, the kitchen, den, bed
room, nursery and porch.
Other creditable booths were
entered by the Blakely Young
Homemakers Club, FFA, Early
county HE Council, 4-H, Pilot
Club, Washing High, Kestler Ele
mentary School, DeSoto Regional
Library.
JOHN H. WILLIAMS PRESENTS FINAL CHECK
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John H. Williams, Sr., presents a check to the Regent of the
Peter Early Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution,
Mrs. Hubert Farr (right) as Mrs. Williams (left) stands by.
This is the last check donated by Mr. Williams to make a total
of SIO,OOO given to the Peter Early Educational Fund. The first
$5,000 was given in memory of Mrs. Fannie Askew Williams,
the last $5,000 in honor of Mrs. Mary Matlick Williams (pictured
here).
The Peter Early Chapter,
Daughters of the American Revo
lution has just received a check
for SI,OOO from JohnN. Williams,
Sr. Which makes a total of SIO,OOO
Mr. Williams has donated to the
Peter Early Educational Fund.
The money has been given over
period of 10 years, $5,000 was
given in memory ofhisfirstwife,
Mrs. Fannie Askew Williamsand
$5,000 in honor of Mrs. Mary
Matlick Williams.
On August 4,1958, Mr. Williams
presented the first check to the
Peter Early Chapter. Mrs. Fan
nie Askew Williams had been
interested in a Scholarship Fund
to assist Early County boys and
girls in going on to higher educa
tion following their graduation
from- Blakely High School. The
first $250 was reached slowly
and with much effort. After her
death, Mr. Williams kept remem
bering her enthusiam in securing
funds for students to pursue a
specific goal in education, and
began donating SI,OOO each year
as a memorial to Mrs. Williams,
FHA ANNOUNCES
TEACHERS OF THE
WEEK AT ECHS
The FHA posts clues through
out the week on the school bullen
tine board for the students to
"Guess Wno7’ ana tneir names
are revealed on Friday. Mrs.
Jimmy Holman and Terry Lam
bert were the Early County High
School teachers spotlighted this
week.
Mrs. Holman teaches High
School English and has taught
three years. She attended La
Grange College, her major in
terest in college was drama. She
is the former Mary Ansley,
daughter of the Rev. and Mrs W.
H. Ansley of Millen, Ga., she has
a twin brother, Tom Ansley. Her
husband, Jimmy Holman is owner
of Holman Tractor Co. They have
one daughter, Ansley.
Mrs. Holman is immediate past
president of the Woman’s Society
of Christian Service of the First
Methodist Church and a member
of the Fine Arts Club. Her hob
bies are reading and bridge. The
reason she likes to teach is,
"I enjoy the contact with the
students".
Terry Lambert is a tenth graae
English teacher at Early County
High School and advisor for the
Tri-Hi-Y; he has taught here
two years, and at Tuscaloosa
Junior High. He attended Bir
mingham-Southern College and
the University of Alabama Alumni
Association and Thota Chi fra
ternity. He is married to the
former Jean Everson of Damas
cus, Ga., they have one son.
Jay-
Mr. Lambert’s hobbies are
reading and sleeping, his pet
peeve is ignorance. The reason
he likes teaching is that "It
Beats Digging Ditches”.
LADIES' GOLF
The Ladies Golf Association
will have its regular luncheon
meeting Tuesday, Oct. 3, at the
Town and Country Club.
PULL FOR BLAKELY
— OR —
PULL OUT
$3.09 PER ANNUM
who was regent of the Chapter
from 1937 to 1940.
In 1959 Mr. Williams made the
Peter Early Chapter custodians
of the Fannie Askew Williams
Memorial Park at the covered
bridge over Coheelee Creek near
Hilton, and decided the land to
Early County that year. The park
is a lovely site for picnics and
near Coheelee Falls.
After Miss Mary Matlick and
Vlr. Williams were married in
1960. Mr. Williams decided to
enlarge the Peter Early Educa
tional Fund by honoring the pre
sent Mrs. Williams. As cus
todians of the Fund, the execu
tive board of the local chapter
accepts applications for loans and
already many Early County boys
and girls have benefited from Mr.
Williams' generosity.
This year Mr. Williams was
tonored in the 1967-68 DAR Year
oook with the poem:
"He who builds with weed or stone
must see his work decay
But he who shapes the human mind
builds for eternity."
HOSPITAL LIST
Admitted
Lechie Eldridge, Cathy Ben
jamin, Tom Alexander, Jimmy
Gowan, Minnie Strafford, Gail
Alexander, John Wimberly,
Arron Predinsky, Vance Walters,
Annette Chandler, Sandra White,
Robert Colson, Herbert Glass,
Gus Evans, Nan Wiley, Willie
Hudson, Bernice Turner, Lucille
Pippin, Gene Knight, Alma Ho
over, June Knight, Paul Williams,
Linda Davis, Leona McLendon,
Carolyn Wilson, Johnny Grier,
Tony Moore.
Discharged
Doris Thurman, Ader Palmer,
Tom Warren, Anna Riley, Willie
Harpe, Rubye Young, Fotch John
son, Lena Avery, Linda Mont
gomery, Audrey Wallers, Ruth
Tiner, George Spencer, Rubye
Terrell and baby boy, Nancy
Posey, Lois Pafford, Viola Sing
letary, Minnie Strafford, and
baby, Lois Allen, Tom Alexander,
Atha Lane, Robert Colson.
MARKET REPORT
Sales totalling $44,565.01 were
reported at Moseley Livestock
Barn Tuesday as 275 cattle and
370 hogs were sold. No. 1 Heavy
$19.05; Light No. 1, $19.00; No.
2's $18.60; No. 3's slß.3s;Heavy
$18.80; Rough’s $16.50; Heavy
No. 1 Meat $19.51; Light No. 1
$19.25; No. 2 Meat, SIB.BO.
FEEDER CALF SALE
Mosely Livestock Barn reports
that 837 steers and 404 heifers
were sold during the Feeder Calf
Sale last week. The sales totall
ing $144,786.67.
WILD MOWER
MUNCIE, Ind. - Some
thing naw in traffic accident*
was reported here. Elden Finley
was driving around his * lawn
atop a power lawnmower when
the brakes failed. The mower
charge® out into the street and
hit, a police car.