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EARLY COUNTY NEWS THURS., SEPT. 28, 1967
BLAKELY, GEORGIA 31723
Official Organ of Blakely and Early County
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Politics oA n Parade
“By
Although the national election
is more than a year away, there
is already a great amount of talk
about the presidential race, par
ticularly concerning whom the
Republicans will field against
President Johnson. (We take for
granted that LBJ will run again,
though some wishful thinkers ar
gue that he will step aside, par
ticularly if his popularity ratings
are as low next summer as they
are now. No practical politician
believes this, however.)
Five GOP leaders are princi
pally talked about as the only
possibilities of receiving the nom
ination of their party. They are:
Governor Romney, Governor
Reagan, Governor Rockefeller,
Richard Nixon and Senator
Charles Percy.
Until recently, it was conceded
that Nixon and Romney were in
the lead. But, when Romney
made the statement that he was
brainwashed in Vietnam, his
standing plummeted downward.
Nixon, then, probably leads the
field at present, and most cer
tainly among the professionals
and those who attended the last
GOP convention, many of whom
will be back next year.
The pollsters say that Governor
Reagan is moving up rapidly,
and (hat if Nixon doesn’t win on
; the first ballot, then Reagan may
; get the nomination. His major
• strength lies in the conservative
■ wing of the party, which, in past
: years, has been dominant in the
: gop.
; The other two leading contend
• ers, Rockefeller and Percy, are
• liberals, and if the delegates lean
I toward this philosophy, then
Rockefeller could be considered
J. the one toward whom the dele
gates would be inclined, primar
ily because he is thought to be
the strongest candidate against
President Johnson on the liberal
I side.
But, Rockefeller has stoutly
I maintained that he is not a can
• didate, and apparently will make
> no effort to secure the nomina
’ tion Very obviously, though, he
I would accept a draft. Consider
; ing this, the politicians believe
that Sen. Percy has no chance
■ for the top spot, but could con
* ceivably win the nomination for
I Vice-President.
Right now, the smart boys be
; lieve that Nixon will win at Mi
; ami next year, but that Johnson
• will beat him in November.
. This writer believes that the
’ GOP convention will deadlock for
’ several ballots and that, event
’ ually, they will get together on
► Rockefeller. We think, also, that
► LBJ would find the New York
> Governor harder to beat than
any oiher Republican, though we the matter of dress.
Everytime you graduate from the school of experience, some
body thinks up a new course. _
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Respectfully, I
'fey
would bank on Mr. Johnson to
win narrowly in November. (Os
course, if the Vietnam conflict
has ended favorably by then, the
President could have another
landslide.)
One reason we believe Rocky
would be so strong is that Martin
Lucifer King, Jr., has made a
deal to support him. This was
consummated when Rockefeller
visited Atlanta about three years
ago to talk at King’s church.
Since then, the SCLC head has
sniped at Johnson continuously,
and recently made the statement
that he would oppose the Presi
dent next year. Also, SNICK and
various other militant Negro or
ganizations are bitter with LBJ
and will do all they can to take
the Negro vote away from him.
We would guess that they can
handle about half of them .
If this be true, then Rockefeller
will start off with a broad base
of support in the big city states,
only 12 of which are needed to
carry the electoral majority. Add
to this the regular Republicans
(unless the conservatives bolt)
and Rockefeller has a lot of
votes.
Then, we have to consider the
George Wallace potential candid
acy. If the former Alabama gov
ernor runs, and the other two
candidates ' are Johnson and
Rockefeller, Wallace will carry
6 or 7 Southern states, plus get
ting a whale of a vote in many
other sections of the nation. No
one could predict now how the
various states would split and
who would wind up with the elec
toral vote, but if no candidate re
ceived a majority, the House
of Representatives would choose
a president. Our opinion is that
the Wallace candidacy would
help President Johnson.
The whole situation is high
ly fluid, and could change com
pletely during the next twelve
months.
As a Democrat, though, we’re
afraid. If for no other reason
than that the famed Washington
seeress, Mrs. Jeanie Dixon, has
predicted that the Democrats
will lose the White House in 1968.
And her record of correct pre
dictions runs over 90%.
******
THE GOVERNOR’S LOSS IS
OUR GAIN — Lester is doing
pretty well in his battles against
liquor and gambling in Georgia,
but he’s about lost his war on
mini-skirts. They're all over Cap
itol Hill, and we males are not
sorry. But, the Governor should
n’t be surprised; he’s been mar
ried long enough to know that a
woman always gets her way in
M/h'ams
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FROM
OUR
FILES
25 Years Ago
(From the issue of October 1,1942)
THE ST. LOUIS Cardinals, of
the National League, won out over
the Brooklyn Dodgers for the
pennant and are opposing the New
York Yankees, of the American
League, for the Worlds’ Champ
ionship.
MISS REBECCA HARPER, 83,
died at her home near Blakely
on Wednesday night of last week
at 11:30 o’clock. She had been
ill for a week and passed at the
home of a nephew, Mr. Clarence
Harper, where she had lived for
many years.
• *•*
W. R. PULLEN, special agent
of the department of commerce
announces that 4,176 bales of
cotton of the 1942 crop had been
ginned in Early County prior to
September 16, as compared with
8,590 bales to the same date in
1941.
WITH A BRAND NEW TEAM
with the exception of veteran Andy
Lanier, the Bobcats almost stag
ed an upset against the champion
ship Attapulgus team last Friday
night on a rain soaked field to
open the six-man football league.
Final score: Attapulgus 21, Bla
kely 12.
••**
LIEUTENANT JOHN H. Wil
liams, Jr., has recently been
promoted to captain, itwas learn
ed here this week. Captain Wil
liams entered the service more
than a year ago as a first
lieutenant in the reserve corps.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Williams of this city, and
his friends here will be pleased
to learn of his promotion. He
is stationed at Ft. Bliss, El
Paso, Texas.
FRIENDS WILL BE interested
to know that Carl E. Greene has
volunteered his services to his
country by enlisting in the U.S
Marine Corps. He is now station
ed at San Diego, Calif.
MISS WILLIE BARRENTINE,
who holds a position in the war
department at Washington, D. C.
has returned after a few days
visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Pete Barrentine.
• •••
MISS ELLA FULLER AND AL
vin Earl Taylor were married
September 19 in a ceremony at
South Side Baptist Church in
Birmingham in the presence of
a few close friends. The Rev.
John H. Buchanan read the vows.
50 YEARS AGO
(From the issue of Sept. 29,1917)
OUR OLD FRIEND, Mr. J. K.
Ritchie, of the State of Miller,
was looking after business in
town Saturday and dropped into
The News office to renew his
subscription, saying he couldn’t
do without the paper.
MR. B. B. GOODWIN went over
to Hartford, Ala , Tuesday morn
ing, being called there by the
serious illness of his father.
***•
MESSRS, EWELL HAMMACK
and H. C. Jernigan, members of
the U. S, fighting forces at Camp
Wheeler, Macon spent Sunday in
this city.
• •••
L. B. FRYER, Secretary of the
Early County Fair Association,
announces everything is in read
iness for the fair, which is to
be held on October 16 thru 20.
MR. J. T. BRUNER, JR., one
of the best known and most highly
esteemed citizens of the Pleasant
Grove neighborhood, died on the
15 inst., and was buried at Bethel
cemetery.
**••
THERE WAS NO HANGING
in Blakely last Friday. Governor
Dorsey respited the condemned
man until Friday, October 5,
before which time he will pro
bably take definite action on the
prison commission’s recommen
dation that Gene Armstrong's
sentence be commuted to life
imprisonment.
75 YEARS AGO
(From the issue of Sept. 29,1892)
THE WIND FOR THE PAST
few days has been blowing from
the east.
• ••*
THE STREET LAMPS WERE
lighted last night for the first
time in quite a while-
DR. B. R. DOSTOR AND SON,
B. R. Dostor, Jr., left Friday
for Philadelphia, where the lat
ter will enter the Jefferson Me
dical College.
BLAKELY COTTONMARKET:
Good middling, 7 l-2c; strict
middling, 71—8 c; middling, 7c;
strict low middling, 6 7-8 c; low
middling, 6 5-Bc.
*•*•
COL. H. C. SHEFFIELD, of
Arlington, was in Blakely Tues
day.
STORAGE SPACE
SHORTAGE FOR
GEORGIA CROPS
Current estimates of Georgia’s
1967 corn and soybean crops range
from 96 to 120 million bushels.
Many millions of these bushels
will be looking for a home within
the next two months. However,
there are only about'6.s to 8.0
million bushels of commercial
storage space in Georgia and very
few of these are available to
farmers on a rental basis. No
one knows how much on-farm
storage there is in the State but
it is doubtful if there is on-farm
space for over 15 millionbushels.
With crops such as we have this
year, the storage space is woe
fully short.
This lace of storage space will
be reflected in depressed prices
for corn and soybeans at har
vest-time. Current estimates
are $1.15 a bushel for corn and
$2 40 a bushel for soybeans
- some say they will be lower.
There is still time, however, to
prepare storage space and avoid
these low prices. Farmers with
storage space should begin now
to prepare it for receiving grain.
All space should be cleaned
thoroughly and leaks repaired.
Flat storage should be reinforced
and ductwork installed for aera
tion.
For farmers who wish to install
steel bins, they are being made
available by the Commodity Cre
dit Corporation through county
A. SI C. offices. Bins will be
of the 3,250 bushel size and will
cost $457 to SSOO each. This
amounts to about 15^ per bushel
of storage space. Pouring a
foundation and bin erection will
probably add another two cents
per bushel. Total cost, however,
will be only about half the erect
ed cost of a new bin. Many farm
ers may want to investigate this
source of storage space.
Another alternative which may
work well in some counties is for
some firm or firms to store
grain on a rental basis. All
soybeans and some corn is elig
ible for price support loans from
C, C.C. so a virtual guarantee of
storage income is present. Any
one who is interested should
immediately contact the Ware
house Division of the State De
partment of Agriculture and the
state A.&C.S office. To qualify
as C.C.C. approved storage, a
firm must first be licensed and
bonded under state laws. Amini
mum of three weeks is required
for approval.
A third possibility for corn is
early harvest and early sale. Our
price does not generally break
until harvest becomes heavy so
early corn moves at good prices.
Our staff will be available to help
in any way possible.
CAMP FIRE GIRLS
The EHA Wee Camp Fire Group
met Tuesday, September 19, at
the Early County Elementary
School. Nancy Stone, president
called the meeting to order and
led the trial seekers desire and
campfire song.
Teresa Still was elected sec
retary. The treasurer, Cindy
Bridges, collected the dues. Mrs.
Stone told each girl to select
an Indian name and to bring
clothes for the needy to the
next meeting. After the meet
ing, refreshments were served
by Cindy Bridges and then the
group played games.
Laura Foster,
Reporter
Calico cloth was imported to
England from India.
X
EARL (Tlge) PICKLE
The Readers’ Always Write
Dear Tige:
I was reading the newspaper
“Early County News" when I
feasted my eyes upon the ad
"Navy Needs Construction Men".
I can not let anyone who is con
templating a hitch with Uncle Sam
be ignorant of this fine program,
being a recipient of its bennies.
In June 1966, 1 happened upon
a similar program only its enlist
ment ranges were for two years
and four years; I took the two
year enlistment asaUTA3. Other
rates which were open were:
plumber, electrician, mechanic,
equipment operator, draftsman,
and boilerman.
The requirements for this pro
gram were thirty six months
experience in one of the rates
so there was no problem there.
Oh, Mrs. Hodges helped me along
when she let me know that my
induction papers were going to be
mailed shortly.
I called the Navy Recruiter in
Albany for an appointment in front
of the Post Office in his new
Plymouth. Within seven days, 1
was in Davisville, Rhode Island,
walking in the gate of the "Home
of the Atlantic Seabees”. 1 spent
five weeks here, one week of wait
ing and the other four in the
“Petty Officer Indoctrination
School”. The school was set
up to teach first-aid, seabee
history. Navy history, UCMJ,
Marching, navy rating. Marching,
fire fighting. Marching, shoe
shining, Marching and more
Marching. Seriously 1 did not
regret one bit of it.
My first bennie, 15 days leave
with pay, then 1 reported back
to Davisville, R. 1., for four
weeks of military training at
Sun Valley, R. 1., under the
direction of a Marine Sgt. Af
ter the training I was assigned
various jobs on base. I, also,
attended a total of 14 weeks of
different schools.
After a person finishes one of
these schools he is usually as
signed to a Battalion. The bat
talion is deployed usually to
Southeast Asia.
The school for this new pro
gram is Gulf Port, Miss., and die
enlistment is for thirty months.
Take my advice if you have
this obligation and the draft board
on your back, JOIN THE NAVY
SEABEES, thirty months are only
a scratch in the sand. I’m get- 1
ting out eighth of June 1968.
Your friend,
John Dixon
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Here is an article about an
Early Countian in the long ago,
written by Dr. Clayton Stephens
of Verona, Miss.:
Mosby McCullough 1880-1945
Not to have known Mosby Mc-
Cullough was equivalent to not
having seen a home run with
full bases in the last half of a
tie game or not to have tasted
Mayhaw jelly and hot biscuits.
His name was enough to make
you proud if you are a son of
the Lost Cause. John Mosby,
called by the Yanks, "The Gal
loping Ghost” swept behind,
enemy lines to wreak havoc far
beyond the call of duty to bring
glory to his country and his loyal
men. He learned to read and
write after he was forty. My
father spent many evenings
teaching Mosby and he learned
rapidly. When he could read, he
read more than many men I know
now with the PHD in literature and
he read worthwhile material in
cluding the EARLY COUNTY
NEWS. He read everything he
could find on John Mosby and his
face would light up as he read
of his hero. John Mosby would
have been proud if he could have
known how loyal was his name
sake.
Mosby lived across the River
Road from us in the Freeman
Community right after the first
world war. I’ve travelled far
and wide and mingled with people
of many races, creeds and condi
tions, but none compared to
Mosby in true worth. He was
five feet, six inches and had one
hundred forty pounds, a sandy
mustache, blue eyes and a merry
twinkle. He could take a tender
leaf, fold it to his lips and
reproduce any tune he had ever
heard faultlessly with every note
like that of the sweet mocking
bird. He farmed forty acres
with a mule; seventeen handshigh.
It was a melody in rhythm to see
him follow the mule down the row
with his step synchronized with
the mule, in the ratio of two of
Mosby’s to one of the mule.
Every morning at four he arose
and went to his back door and
yelled a long loud greeting to the
new day and on a clear morning
he could be heard at Cousin
Byron Harris’ house two miles
across the branch. He was with
out guile and a true son of Nature.
He was never ill. He and his wife
had four children and I wonder
where they are after fifty years.
1 left the Community to go to
school at Tifton and the morning
I left he said to me “Learn
all you can but remember, now
you act is more important than
what you know”. When 1 left
Tifton I joined the Navy and
never saw Mosby again. 1 hope
1 can say to Mosby when we meet
again somewhere, “Mosby, Ihave
tried to act like you said”.
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ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO the United States “loaned”
Ethiopia a converted seaplane tender that has provided Emperor
Haile Selassie with quite a fancy yacht—all in the name of foreign
aid.
Thus far. this ship has cost the American taxpayers some
S 4 million, and it now needs some major repair work, which the
taxpayers will also pay for. Some interesting facts about this
yacht were recently disclosed in testimony published by a sub
committee of the Appropriations Committee of the House of
Representatives.
—lt cost about $2.5 million to bring the vessel out of
mothballs and to remodel it. and another $500,000 to train a
crew.
—Maintenance charges have been some $600,000 a year,
and there was one major repair job that cost $900,000.
What the new repairs on the air-conditioned, gold-wallpa
pered yacht will cost is a classified "secret.”
* *
THIS IS JUST ONE REASON— an extreme one but none
theless a valid one—why 1 have never voted for foreign aid
and have no intentions of doing so until I am satisfied that all
the waste and inefficiency have been trimmed from the program.
Such has been the record over the years that there is little
wonder that there is widespread disenchantment with the United
States foreign aid program. The taxpayers are becoming increas
ingly dissatisfied, and the Congress is taking note.
A Gallup Poll this summer asked whether the people would
like to see foreign aid increased or cut. Fifty per cent said they
would like to see the program cut back, and only 7 per cent
favored an increase.
♦ * $
SINCE THE CONCLUSION of World War 11. the United
States foreign aid program has cost approximately $l5O billion,
including grants, loans and interest. Moreover, in all too many
instances, the program has been administered indiscriminately,
with money and assistance going out to friend and foe alike.
With the United States government going deeper and deeper
into the red year after year, and with the taxpayers having to
bear an ever-increasing tax load, it is difficult to justify foreign
spending on such a grand scale.
TENNESSEE FIRM
SUBMITS LOW BID
FOR LABORATORY
Congressman Maston O'Neal
(D-Ga.) announcedthat a Tennes
see firm has submitted the
apparent low bid for construction
of the National Peanut Research
Laboratory at Dawson.
General Services Administra
tion officials advised the Second
UisttactGongressman thatHaga
mnn' Cnnstructton Company of “
Chattanooga submitted a base
bid of $546,777, a first add al
ternate bid of $49,652 for lab
equipment and a second add al
ternate bid of $316,174 for a pilot
shelling plant building.
Each of the seven construction
firms participating in the bidding
submitted a base bid and two
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exceeded available funds.
Representative O’Neal said the
estimated date for awarding the
contract is September 22.
The facility, which will be
operated by the U. S. Department
of Agriculture, will be primarily
concerned with market quality,
handling and storage problems of
peanuts.
C.F.G. MEETING
'■ i- •
The Aowakiya Camp Fire
Group met at the schoolhouse
tuesday, afternoon and elected
officers: Phyllis Gilbert, Presi
dent, Alida Lightsey, Vice-
President, Donna Waller, Secre
tary, Rhonda Holley, Treasurer,
Terri Alford, Reporter. Plans
for the year were discussed. Re
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