Newspaper Page Text
EARLY COUNTY NEWS, THURSDAY, FEB. 1, 1968
BLAKELY, GEORGIA 31723
Official Organ of Blakely and Early County
W. H. FLEMING PUBLISHES
W. H. FLEMING EDITOR
Published Every Thursday By the Early County News.
Entered at the PoM Office in Blakely, Ga., as Second Class
matter under Act of March 3, 137*.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
One YWr, 33. M Sh Month. UN
ADVERTISING RATES
Ail cards of thanks, memorials, resolutions dnd matters of similar
?kture are charged fc* at a minimum of sl.oo'for 50 words or less
Other rates furnished upon application.
Classi.led Rate —25 words or less, 50c. Each additional word 3r
One time insertion.
Display Advertising Rates furnished upon application.
— MEMBER -
GEORGIA PRESS ASSOCIATION
NATIONAL PRESS ASSOCIATION
Politics oln Parade
Jzi/ /f\ \\ MWams
s is ® h
a O A T
On last Friday morning, Gov
ernor and Mrs. Maddox hosted
a prevue of the new Governor’s
Mansion (or the Executive Cen
ter as it is now known) for rep
resentatives of the state’s news
media. As always, they were de
lightful and cordial hosts, and
the news beagles thoroughly en
joyed their two hours there.
After cotfee and a short meet
ing, at which the Governor
pointed out the use the new
Center can be in entertaining in
dustrialists who might be inter
ested in locating a business in
Georgia, the Chief Executive and
the First Lady led a tour of the
building.
This column, with limited
space, cannot go into detail con
cerning the Center and its furn
ishings, but suffice it to say that
all Georgians ought to visit the
Governor’s new home, which is
said to be the finest in the na
tion. (Os course, it should be the
finest, at the approximate cost
of two million dollars.) The Cen
ter, incidentally, will be opened
to the public after Feb. 12, and
Maddox told newsmen that he
expects at least 150,000 persons
will visit it annually.
One interesting picture in the
Governor’s study, which we'have
never seen anywhere before ,is a
grouping of all Georgia’s gov
ernors since 1733.
Several newspaper editors
from over the state, whom we
saw at the Executive Center last
Friday, told us that Senator Tal
madge is in no trouble at all in
their section, and that they fore
see no opposition for him.
******
Plans are underway for a
gigantic Fourth of July rally in
Buiord, sponsored by the Amer
ican Legion. Ninth District Con
gressman Phil Landrum is ar
ranging for a big-name military
leader to be the principal speak
er. Since this is an election year,
you can bet that candidates will
be on hand bright and early.
******
Top political leaders among
Atlanta Negroes are in the pro
cess of choosing up sides in an
ever widening split over how to
best direct the Negro vote, and
who shall be its spokesman. The
fuss centers over State Senator
Leßoy Johnson, who now holds
the title of President of the Geor
gia Association of Democratic
Clubs.
These leaders say that John
son, who was the first Negro in
the Georgia General Assembly,
tries to throw his weight around
on all sorts of issues, on many
of which, they say, he should
best keep his mouth shut. Also,
they claim that he is using his
position purely to build up both
his own power and his own
pocketbook, no matter how many
members of his race are hu t.
They want him out of the top
How to cut down on
COLDS & FLU
1. Get plenty of rest and sleep.
2. Avoid unnecessary contact with crowds.
3. Wash frequently, and maintain other
hygenic measures.
4. Avoid drafts and exposure to cold;
wear warm clothing.
5. Eat a well-balanced, simple diet.
6. Check with your doctor about getting
injections of vaccine to help guard
against colds and influenza.
7. Ask your doctor about supplementing your
diet with a good multi-vitamin compound.
We have all the nationally-known brands
of vitamin preparations.
A»k Your Doctor To Phono
Hall Drug Company
Blakely Ft. Gaines
spot in the Democratic Clubs,
but haven’t been able to achieve
this goal, yet, “because he won’t
call a meeting for tear of being
voted out.”
The trouble had its beginning
in the 1966 election when the
Senator, along with a white sen
atorial colleague, reputedly took
close to SIOO,OOO from two major
political candidates to deliver the
Negro vote. A part of this job
was to distribute sample ballots
to all Negro voters in the state,
but some candidates told the
writer that few of these sample
ballots were seen.
At any rate, LeKoy failed to
deliver the Negro vote, either
deliberately or because he
couldn’t, and many Negroes who
were supporting the gubernator
ial candidate blame the Senator
with the candidate’s defeat.
Many responsible Atlanta Ne
groes, who feel that their race
must work in harmony with
whites in political campaigns,
say that Sen. Johnson’s “failure”
in 1966 has soured white office
seekers on trying to get the Ne
gro vote, and that Negroes are
suffering thereby. As one said
to us: “White candidates want
sincerity from their Negro sup
porters and when they put their
time and money on one who
doesn't deliver — in what they
think to be a doublecross — then
the integrity of the entire Negro
vote is in question, which, of
course, hurts when patronage
and benefits are to be passed
out”.
The same group of Negroes
who gave us this information are
also disgusted with Hosea Wil
liams, Rev. Joe Boone and the
other Negro militants who con
tinually breathe threats against
the whites and threaten to “burn
up the town”. One told us that
the best thing that could hap
pen in Atlanta would be for
Hosea to leave town. We asked
why Dr. Martin Luther King
tolerated him. The answer was
that King needs Hosea to raise
cain every now and then so the
money would keep coming in to
the SCLC. Hosea, incidentally,
IF he stays in town, is very
likely to be elected Representa
tive in the General Assembly
from the new district in DeKalb
County.
The crowd which doesn’t like
Leßoy or the militant Negroes
are planning to form another or
ganization which will have two
primary objectives, i. e. (D Find
somebody to beat Leßoy John
son for State Senator, and (2)
build a bridge of understanding
and trust in political matters
between whites and Negroes.
They place objective number
2 second because, they say, as
long as Leßoy is in position to
influence some Negroes, white
office seekers are not going to
trust the Negro vote “Not”,
they declare, “after 1966”.
About. People
And Things
Milton Bryant
Once upon a time a young
pretty school teacher who
possessed a beautiful voice and
in who's face the light of Chris
tianity shown sang a Solo in our
church She sang, I sing because
Im happy, I sing because I'm
free. I sing because I’m happy
and 1 know He’s watching over
me- As a zery young man
those words sank deep into my
heart and I still remember but
what a beautiful picture it is
and to those who travel the upper
road of life what a joy and con
solling fact it must be in know
ing He’s watching over me. To
those who shake, tremble as they
travel the Highways and By Ways
of life afraid to face the obstacles
and problems of life let me say
to you, turn into the straight
and narrow way so that He may
watch over you.
♦ •**
I was talking to my good friend
Charles Roberts down at the
First State Bank and told him I
saw in the paper where a Bank
made a thirty thousand dollar
error in a man’s checking ac
count, 1 jokingly said that Iwish
ed he would make a mistake like
that in my account. He said, he
was no bookkeeper. Isaid, Char
les what are you in this Bank.
He said, 1 am a Teller I said,
pray tell me what is that He
said, I tells them when they have
it in here and I tells them when
they do not I tells them they
can get it and 1 tells them when
they can t. I then gave him
several mighty friendly pats on
the back and then said, my good
friend, Charles, can I get it?
He looks at me and then says,
you can't get it so that is that
and what more can I do about it
for he is the TELLER.
1 have always heard that a
woman with cold hands had a
warm heart. What 1 would like
for someone to tell me is, if she
has ICY FEET, then what??
♦ ♦♦*
Once upon a time Mrs. Gladys
Bush shuffled the chairs in her
bedroom lightly so Miss Emily
Ann might know it was bedtime.
Now Miss Emily Anri' has to
shuffle the chairs around in her
bedroom LOUDLY so Miss
Gladys might know it is bedtime.
♦ ♦♦♦
I was talking with my wife
about the Garden Club, its pro
grams, growth and activities. I
said, it is strange to me every
time you all want a President,
you have to go to the country
to get it She said, it takes
hard work to be President and
We tagged ’em |
for savings...
you’ll buy’em for
less and get u
Better Ideas
in the bargain tag
' SALE
\. _ Ask for
our special
low
Torino Hardtop ..
^^^^^^^^s2444*
• • • gets you Better Ideas in
Mustang like all-vinyl inte-
Mustang Hardtop rior « buckets . . thick
loop-pile carpeting ... floor
mounted stick!
Mustang Hardtop FOB Detroit Manufacturer's suggested list price. Excise, state, local taxes and delivery
Charges extra Options such as whitewalls at extra cost. See your local Ford Dealer for his selling price.
Extra-big trades on Mustangs. Savings on every
car in stock. Even Ford's ail-new Torino. Act now!
FELDER & SON, INC - Court Square, Blakely Ga.
FROM^^g^
OUR^W^
FILES >
25 Years Ago
(From the issue of Feb. 4, 1943)
FOUR ADDITIONAL Early
county men have been called into
Uncle Sam's armed forces. Col
lier Gay, Jr., E. H. Cheek, and
Edward Balkcom left Sunday for
Miami, where they will undergo
their first phase of training to
become members of the air force-
♦ »*»
WILLIAM S. (BILL) DUKE left
Tuesday for Nashville, where he
will receive his basic training.
THE FELDER Furniture and
Hardware Co., with H. A. Felder,
owner, and Bill Houston, man
ager, announces the opening of its
store in this week's issue of
The News.
****
THE EMPLOYEES of Rogers
5 and 10£ stores were enter
tained at a delightful bird supper
at the Early Hotel on Wednesday
of last week by J. D. Rogers, Jr.,
owner of the stores. This dinner
is an annual affair given by Mr.
Rogers to his employees.
•***
SINCE HEAVY traffic has been
taken off the streets and highways
due to the gas and tire re
strictions and the ban on plea
sure driving, the skaters have
about taken the paved streets.
Its dangerous, however, especi
ally for the younger children and,
incidentally, its strictly against
the law.
****
MRS. M. J. McDowell cele
brated her 65th birthday Sunday
at the home of her oldest son,
Johnny She received lots of
beautiful gifts and a delicious
dinner was served.
****
MISS MARY X. Brown, of Mar
there isn't a woman in Blakely
who wants to work that hard.
»»»*
If you would like to know why
Robert Collier s hands are so
soft and tender 1 can tell you
It is from being in the Kitchen
Sink three times a day.
****
Billy Joe Jordan said my arti
cle on music brought back sweet
memories when Miss Carolyn
sang softly to him in the Moon
light and sent him home on wings
THIS WEEK
By
Earl (Tigc) Pickle
The passing of Mr. Claude
Howell on January 23 shortens
the chain of that group of men
whom I had always associated
with as the builders of Blakely.
Mr. Howell's face and name had
been a familiar one in Blakely
for a half century. It had been
my good fortune to call him my
friend for 35 or more years.
The world, I am sad to say, all
too many times comes to judge
tin and Blakely, became the bride
of J. Melvin Middleton, Blakely,
at 5:30 o'clock Saturday after
noon, Jan 23, at the home of
Maj. Paul W. McCollum at King
ley Lake, Fla. Major William
H. R. Jackson, chaplain at Camp
Blanding, officiated.
50 YEARS AGO
(From the issue of Jan. 31,1918)
MRS. HAND, the wife of Dr.
Joseph H. Hand, died at their
home on College Street Sat.
morning, Jan. 26, after an ill
ness of several months.
**••
MR. BEN HAISTEN went up
to Atlanta on business Monday
night.
****
MR. AND MRS. Charles E.
Morse, of Marianna, Fla- an
nounce the birth of a baby
daughter
****
IT IS A BIT astonishing to see
empty wagons coming to town
when cord wood is bringing such
good prices. It matters not how
far you live from town, you are
loosing money when you come in
an empty wagon.
****
IN THE interest of fuel con
servation, the congregations of
the Blakely Baptist and Methodist
churches have agreed to worship
together each Sunday night during
the month of February.
*•••
MR. J- B. HOBBS has been
a man by his acheivemenis in the
business world By these stand
ards, Mr. Howell was a great
success. He had been blest with
a keen mind which gave him the
ability to see things, not as they
are at present, but how they will
be in the future. His acumen in
the world of business had caused
him to build a large estate o
worldly goods.
But tnese are not the things
which will cause me to remem
ber him best. His kindness,
consideratness, gentleness, and
helpful attitude towards his fel
low man will cause him to be
long remebered. 1 don’t believe
I ever saw him when he was the
least bit aggravated. He always
seemed to have complete control
of his emotions. The great love
and devotion for his invalid wife,
who preceded him in death by
only four weeks, gained him the
love and respect of all who knew
him. Truly, as Kipling said,
he was a ’ ‘man who could meet
Triumph and Diaster and treat
those two imposters just the
same.'' In his hours of adver
sity, he never complained, he
never whined or displayed any
feelings of bitterness. Like Job
of old, he accepted his trials and
tribulations and held fast. When
I see a man take adversity in such
a brave manner, 1 an reminded of
these lines from oneof my favor
ite poems:
“Life is mostly froth and bubble,
Two things stand like stone,
Kindness in another’s trouble
Courage in your own.’
This was an apt decription of
Mr. Howell. He was a good man.
He left the world better than he
found it. He will be missed.
* * *
Hoyle Fleming has informed
me that the Honorable Marvin
Griffin, former governor of
Georgia, will be the speaker at
Friday’s meeting of the Blakely
Rotary Club and that I will have
the pleasure of introducing this
distinguished Georgian. Hoyle
is the program chairman.
All of which reminds me that
Governor Griffin is writing a
book. I suppose it will be his
memoirs. Marvin Griffin has no
peer when it comes to telling a
good story. I have been in his
presence on several occasions
and there are no dull moments
employed to superintend the
water, light and ice plant at
Donalsonville and left last week
to take charge.
»»*»
MR. PERIS ALEXANDER, of
Camp Wheeler, spent a week-end
furlough with his parents at Blue
Creek.
75 YEARS AGO
(Due to a break in our files
we are unable to bring you 75
year ago until Feb. 9 issue.)
AH, THE SADNESS OF
A NON-SAVER!
■'N° bones banked for tougher times!
Nothing put aside REGULARLY.to dig
U P' Q UICKLY and CONVENIENTLY, when he
wants or needs it MOST. But YOU needn't
Ice! bke that: Make it a habit to SAVE
Hw®
HERE REGULARLY-cvery month or payday-and
&' WELL HELP your savings grow by adding
w JK3^WWIm
7twW«iF *4jj^
interest, as earned.
OPEN YOUR SAVINGS ACCOUNT HERE NOW!
©MEMBER FEDERAL. DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
First State Bank
OF BLAKELY ***
THE PRESIDENT, in his wide-ranging State of the Union
address, naturally placed a great deal of emphasis on the two
top problems facing America today—Viet Nam and crime.
The desire he expressed to pursue every possible avenue for
peace in Viet Nam is the hope and prayer of all Americans. The
people want peace and would welcome any meaningful oppor
tunity that would result in an honorable settlement and an end
to Communist aggression in Southeast Asia.
But at the same time, as the President pointed out, the
United States should be wary of being duped into taking any
action that would jeopardize the security of our fighting men in
Viet Nam. So long as these Americans are committed to the
battlefield, our first concern should be their lives and safety.
And in view of the unwillingness of Hanoi to talk peace, we
ought to step up prosecution of the war and meet force with
more force in order to show the Communists that we do not
intend to tuck tail, and that continued aggression is futile.
♦ ♦ ♦
THE LOUDEST APPLAUSE came during the President’s
attack on crime. As Congress knows, the people are indeed fed
up with increasing lawlessness and mob violence.
I support very strongly efforts to improve law enforcement
and to provide more financial aid and additional laws where they
are needed. But at the same time, there are abundant laws al
ready on the books to deal with much of the lawlessness we have
been witnessing in the past two or three years.
If we are going to restore respect for law and order, these
laws must be enforced whenever and wherever they are violated.
People who break the law and people who preach against the law
urging others to take the law into their own hands must be dealt
with according to the law.
* * *
DOMESTIC SPENDING and the proposed tax increase are
two other top priority complaints of the American people. All of
us are concerned about the domestic welfare of our citizens, and
we want to alleviate the social and economic problems that hold
back some of the people.
But I find it difficult to accept new and increased spending
at a, time when the war in Viet Nam has driven the defense
budget close to SBO billion. The time is long overdue to estab
lish priorities, to put first things first, and to cut back all non
essential spending for the duration of the war.
I am not willing to impose more taxes on the people until
this determination is demonstrated.
when the former chief executive
has the floor. His stories pro
voke humor, nostalgia and some
times tears. He has an uncanny
memory of people and events,
and I know his memories of close
to a half century are going to
make interesting reading. He
has had a varied career As a
newspaperman, combat soldier in
World War 11, and holder of poli
tical office all the way from re
presenting his home county of
Decatur to holder of the highest"
office within the gift of the people
of Georgia.
Marvin Griffin probably knows
more people by name than any
man in Georgia, and I know that
some of these, a few in whom he
had placed his trust by political
appointment, must have disap
pointed hi m in some instances,
but he is a man without rancor
Herman Talmadge
REPORTS FROM THE UNITED STATES SENATE
Sgt. Wright Now
Serving In Vietnam
Technical Sergeant William G.
Wright, son of Mr. and Mrs. H.J.
Wright, Sr., Damascus, Ga., is
on duty at Tan SonNhut AB, Viet
nam. Sergeant Wright, an air
transportation supervisor, is a
member of the Pacific Air
Forces. The sergeant is a 1954
graduate of Damascus High
School. His_wife, Peggy, is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.G.
Wilbourn, Rt. 1, Colquitt, Ga.
or bitterness. He holds no grud
ges. With his attitude, and his
ability as a writer, and great
memory for little and big hap
penings, his forthcoming book
will be most readable and will
sell, too. I hope it does, and
Marvin makes a fortune.