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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
Garden Spot Os
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME NO. 109—NO. 45
Great Northern Reports
19 Percent Increase
New York, N. Y. April 4—Pro
fits of Great Northern Paper
Company for the 24 weeks ended
March 17 amounted to $6,862,
000, or $2.39 a Common share
after Preferred dividend re
quirements, the Company an
nounced today. These earnings
were 19 per cent highter than in
the corresponding period last
year, when earnings were $5,
765,000, or $2.02 a share. In
vestment tax credit reflected in
the first twenty-four weeks'
earnings totaled $1,154,000, or
$0.42 a Common share, as com
pared with $445,000, or $0.17
for the like period a year ago.
Assuming the conversion into
Common Stock of all outstand
ing convertible securities the
pro-forma net income becomes
$2.03 per Common share for the
first twenty-four weeks this year,
as compared with $1.72 for the
comparable period in 1967.
Peter S. Paine, Chairman and
Chief executive Officer, report
ed that sales for the first 24
weeks amounted to $70,007,000,
C. E. Torbert, 82,
Bluffton Citizen
Died Saturday
Clarence Eugene Torbert, 82,
well known citizen of Clay County
and long-time Bluffton merchant,
died early Saturday morning in
an Albany convalescent home fol
lowing a long Illness.
A native and life-time resident
of Clay County, he was born Oct.
29, 1885, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
William E. Torbert, and had op
erated a mercantile business in
Bluffton for many years. He
was a member of the Bluffton
Methodist Church, a member of
the official church board, and a
Mason for fifty years.
Funeral services were con
ducted in the Bluffton Metho
dist Church Monday morning,
conducted by the Rev. Benton
Taylor and the Rev. Marvin
Smith. Interment was in the
Bluffton cemetery, Bryan Fun
eral Home was in charge of ar
rangements and the following
served as pall bearers: Phil
Redding, Clinton Gay, Wilmer
Knighton, Melvin Brown, C. W.
Cain and Curtis Hubbard. Hono
rary pall bearers were the church
board of stewards, Bluffton Ma
sons and Dr. R. E. Jennings.
Survivors are the widow, Mrs.
Johnnie Maud Haisten Torbert
and one son, Eugene Torbert,
of Bluffton; one grand-child and
one great-grandchild; four bro
thers, J. J. Torbert, Sylvester;
Oscar Torbert, Sorrento, Fla.;
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Officers of Blakely Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, recently installed: Mrs. Mabel Moore
(center, left), Worthy Matron and Coy Watson (center, right) Worthy Patron; Joy Watson (2nd, left)
Chapter Sweetheart and Jacky Watson (front, right). Chapter Mascot; (others front from left)
Mrs. C. G. Brewer, Organist and Mrs. Martin Still, Chaplain.
' 2nd Row; Mrs. Cleo Grubbs, Chapter Mother; Mrs. Crozier Batchelor, Associate Matron;
Star Points: Mrs. Eugene Watson, Mrs. Thomas Hartley, Mrs. David Still, Mrs. W. H. Fleming;
Mrs. W. R. Camp, Conductress; Mrs. Lessle Slmmona auu Mrs. Vivian Reynolds, Treasurer.’
Back Row; Carl Spence, Associate Patron; Mrs. Eva Pipkin, Mrs. R. L. Brookins, Star Point;
Mrs. E. T. Reed, Secretary; Mrs. Coy Watson, Warder and Ralph Balkcom, Sentinel.
(Sarin County
19 per cent more than in the
prev.ious period last year. He
said Great Northern shipped
596,290 tons of paper and board,
an increase of 128,104 tons over
1967.
The Company’s new plywood
plant at Cedar Springs, Ga., is
in the start-up stage. At full
capacity, it is expected to con
tribute $4-5 million annually to
sales.
Mr. Paine noted that the Com
pany has had one paf>er machine
down for five weeks at its Milli
nocket mill for a major rebuild.
He said the machine was now
back in production and that it
offered new opportunities for
product improvement and up
grading.
Great Northern also said it
was proceeding with the con
struction of a $lO million waste
recovery system in Maine. An
nounced in January, this project
will reduce pollution of the
Penobscot river and significant
ly reduce fuel and chemical costs.
Startup is scheduled for 1970.
Susie Cannon
Passed Away
Wed., April 10
Mrs. Susie Mock Cannon pas
sed away on Wednesday after
noon of the past week at the
Early Memorial Hospital fol
lowing a long illness. She was
the wife of the late James Ar
thur Cannon. Mrs. Cannon was
the daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. W. Robert (Bob) Mock,
and was born in this county,
June 23, 1896 and had spent
her entire life here. She made
her home with a daughter, Mrs.
Harold Willis, at 111 Lee Street.
Funeral services were held
at the New Hope Baptist Church,
of which the deceased was a
member, Thursday afternoon at
3 o'clock, conducted by Dr.
C. D, Horton and the Rev. Jack
Rinks^ Interment followed in
the Roberts cemetery, Manry-
Minter Funeral Home in charge
of arrangements, and the fol
lowing serving as pall bearers:
Luther Waller, Henry Johnson,
Marcine Cooper, George Ted
der, Randall Sheffield and Brad
ley Mock.
Survivors are three daughters,
Mrs. Carl Rogers, Mrs. Harold
Willis, Blakely; Mrs. Sylvester
Bridges, Donalsonville; a
brother, Roy Mock, of Albany.
Ross Torbert, Clewiston, Fla.;
Fred Torbert, Miami, two sis
ters, Mrs. Jim Moore, Plains,
Ga.; Mrs. Nason Revels, Talla
hassee, Fla.
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts — “Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead”
"New Coach"
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Coach Frank King
New head football coach at
Early County High School, Frank
King arrived, in Blakely this week
for a period of orientation. Coach
King will return to Blakely the
first week in May and spring
football practice will begin.
Coach King, a native of Valdos
ta, where he played football under
Wright Brazemore. He is a gra
duate of Presbyterian College,
and played varsity football there.
He comes to Blakely from Ha
zelhurst, and succeeds Ray
Knight, who is being elevated
to the assistant principalship,
but will continue to assist the
football team as line coach.
Coach Knight as a record that
not many coaches in Georgia
can match. During his ten year
tenure as head coach, he amass
ed the unbelieveable record of
84 wins, 20 loses and 4 ties.
His teams have won numerous
sub-region and south Georgia
championships, and won the
State B title in 1964.
LOCAL CITIZEN’S
FATHER DIES
IN BAINBRIDGE
Alva Albritton, 56, of West
Bainbridge and formerly of Mil
ler County, died unexpectedly
Sunday afternoon of a heart at
tack.
He was a native of Miller
County,- son of Mrs. Amelia Kirk
land Albritton of Bainbridge and
the late Samuel Green Albritton.
The funeral was held today
at the Union Missionary Baptist
Church. Interment was in the
church cemetery with Evans Fun
eral Home directing.
Survivors include one son,
Royce Albritton, Blakely; his
mother; six brothers and two
sisters.
Jet aircraft engines use kero
sene or a mixture of kerosene
and gasoline.
BLAKELY GA., THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1968
Patrol Safety
Officer Speaker
At Lions Club
Georgia State Patrol safety
officer, Lt. J. E. Johnson of
Albany, spoke to the members
of the Blakely Lions Club Tues
day, and delivered a shocking
account of the high death rate
on the nation’s highways. Con
fining his talk chiefly to death
and destruction on Georgia
roads, Lt. Johnson said the lat
est statistics gathered for the.
year 1966 showed that 1,584
people lost their lives in high
way accidents.
The safety officer deviated
from his main subject to quote
a Carroll County Superior Court
that "too much attention and con
sideration is given to the law
breakers and criminals and not
enough to the victim.” "The
victim needs some considera
tions, too,” Lt. Johnson added.
The speaker was introduced
by Vice-President Warren
Cleveland, who presided over
the meeting in the absence of
President Vince Hilliard.
The club and guests were treat
ed to a short musical program by
Ray Vaughan, ofCleremont, Fla.,
who is in Blakely this week con
ducting a series of services at
the First Methodist Church.
Visitors present included Miss
Maureen Harris, of Felix Stowe,
England, a guest of Lion Paschall
Jenkins; Charlie Jones, of Cuth
bert, guest of Lion Frank Gil
bert; Wayne Foster, guest of
Lion "Tige” Pickle.
Janie Temples
Accepted In
Overseas Mission
Janie Temples
A Marion Memorial Hospital
nurse has been notified she has
been accepted as one of a group
to go overseas this summer on
a Missionary assignment.
Miss Janie Dirl Temples, a
member of the Assembly of God
Church, is 20 years of age, a
December 1967 graduate of Geor
gia Southwestern College, A
mericus, with her Associate Arts
Degree in Nursing.
She is a native of Early County,
growing up in Blakely, the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Temp
les. She is the sister of James
Temples who heads the Science
Department of Marion County
High and is the Minister of the
Assembly of God Church in Buena
Vista.
The brother and sister have
other characteristics in common,
both are ventriloquists, both ac
complished musicians and both
employed in the local hospital.
Mr. Temples serves as assis
tant in the Lab and X-Ray Dept,
in his off-duty hours from the
school system.
Janie teaches Sunday School,
is secretary of the Youth Group
in her church and plays the
piano and organ. She performs
a ventriloquist act with "Pepper”
her puppet.
Janie has not been told where
she will go overseas with "Am
basadors in Missions” but will
be notified in the next few weeks
and will be on leave-of-absence
from the hospital July and Au
gust. The nurse, who stood her
State Board Examination this
week, will pay her own expenses
on her Missionarv journey.
Linde Nielson
Guest Speaker
Rotary Club
The Blakely Rotary Club’s for
eign exchange student, Jes Linde
Nielson, who attends Andrew Col
lege, Cuthbert, was the guest of
the club the past Friday at noon.
Nielson, a native of Denmark,
was scheduled to show color
slides of his home country, but
due to a break down of the pro
jector, President Lewis Fryer
postponed this program until a
later date.
President-elect Lowrey &
Stone gave an account of the
recent Rotary Conference which
was held at Jekyll Island.
Jaycees To
Host Charity
Ball, April 20
The Blakely Jaycees will
lanuch their campaign to raise
money for the mentally retard
ed children of Early County by
hosting a Charity Ball to be
held Saturday, April 20, at 9;00,
at the V. F.W. Club Room.
This Ball will be one of many
projects the Jaycees will spon
sor to raise $2,000 they have
pledged to buy special books
and record players for the special
classes for mentally retarded
children now being held and
equipped at Early County Ele
mentary School.
Music for the Ball will be fur
nished by "Mr. B. and The
Poets”, a new band in Blakely.
This band consists of six in
struments and features male and
female vocalists.
This Ball will be open to the
public and tickets may be ob
tained from any Jaycee or at the
door. It will be semi-formal.
Co-chairmen for this project
are Arthur Powell, Robert Camp
bell, Eddie Martin and Felix
Davis.
Ex-Bobcat Rentz
Scores Big As
Fla. Cage Coach
The Freeport‘‘Bulldogs” from
a tiny town in the panhandle of
the State won the Florida Class
C, State Championship. The
“Bulldogs”, coached by Aubrey
E. Rentz, had a 28-2 record
going into the State Tournament.
Their two loses came at the
hands of "A” and “B” schools.
In the first game of the State
Tournament, Freeport out-clas
sed Greenville 98-48. In the
Championship game they defeated
Moore Haven of Miami, 75 to 50.
The Bulldogs finished the sea
son with the best record in North
west Florida; winning 30 games
and losing two. The Bulldogs
averaged 78 points per game,
while holding their opponents to
56 points. They also shot 76%
from the free throw line.
Two Bulldogs were placed on
the All State Team, and one was
honorable mention.
The Freeport Junior Varsity
also had a successful season
with a 19-2 record. Their two
loses were by 1 and 2 points.
Freshman team record - 10-1
Eighth Grade Team Record -
7-3
All four teams were coached
by Coach Rentz, which compiled
a 66-8 record.
Rentz was a star fullback for
the Blakely Bobcats in 1955 and
his many friends here will be
delighted to hear of his success
as a basketball coach.
INVITATION
A Cordial invitation is extended
to the public to visit the Blakely
Garden Club's Spring Flower
Show at the Blakely Woman's
Club on Thursday, April 25, be
tween the hours of 2 p.m. and
7 p.m. The invitation is given
by Mrs. J. B. Rice, president,
who reminds other clubs and in
dividuals that they are Invited to
participate.
SEN. HERMAN E. TALMADGE DELIVERS
MOVING SPEECH AT C OF C BANQUET
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Pictured above at the Chamber of Commerce Banquet Tuesday night are ( L-R) । Maston O Neal
of Bainbridge, Senator Herman E. Talmadge, guest speaker. Dr. James H. Crowdis, who arrang
ed the program, and James B. Murdock, President of the Blakely-Early County Chamber of
Commerce.
U. S. Senator Herman E. Tal
madge said Tuesday night he was
"sick and tired of foreign brick
bats being thrown” at the United
States in the wake of the nation’s'
civil disorders.
Addressing a meeting of the
Blakely-Early County Chamber
of Commerce, the Georgia sena
tor declared that "some of these
nations that seem to take such
pleasure from criticizing the
United States at every opportuni
ty would do better to spend more
time trying to solve their own
problems.”
He told the gathering that the
United States people "are aware
of our problems and we are
earnestly working to find solu
tions. But in doing, we ought
not be overly concerned about
our so-called image abroad and
vhat other nations may say and
think about us.”
Senator Talmadge asserted
that "the growth, prosperity, and
freedom of the American people
speaks for itself, and we have
not needed and do not now need
other nations telling this country
how to run its business. As a
matter of fact, some of these
nations have a great deal more
to learn from us than America
could ever learn from them.”
Commenting that although the
United States "lays no claim to
having the perfect society,” Sen
ator Talmadge said ”we don't
owe anyone in the worjd an apol
ogy or explanation for the
American way of life.” He told
the Chamber of Commerce:
“Ours is away of life and
system of government that has
Mrs. Lee Edison
Dies Following
Short Illness
Following an illness of only
a few days, Mrs. Bernice Wil
liams Edison, 41, wife of Lee
Edison, died Monday evening at
7 o'clock in the Early Memorial
Hospital. She was born in Bar
bour County, Alabama, March
1, 1927, and had resided here
since 1937. She was a member
of the Mt. Ararat Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon, 4 o’clock,
in the chapel of Manry-Minter
Funeral Home, conducted by the
Rev. Lee Wilson. Burial was in
the Blakely cemetery. Pall bear-,
ers were John Grady, Jr., Max
and Jimmy Holman, Maynard
Mock and Stanley Causey.
Survivors are the widower,
three sons, Bobby Edison,
Zephyrhills, Fla.; Sammy and
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Shown above is Senator Talmadge as he delivered his
speech in which he criticized civil disorder and excess
foreign aid. The delight of the audience was shown by
the many overations during his talk-
given America a productive
economy providing more food
and fiber thn we can use when
half the world is in hunger, a
modern and more effective
educational system when in many
parts of the world there are no
schools at all, high health stand
ards, when millions upon millions
accept disease as away of life
and, more importantly, ours is
a system that provides opportuni
ty for all and guarantees
individual freedom, when most
of the people of the world are
under rigid governmental con
trol.”
Senator Talmadge added that
HOSPITAL LIST
Patients listed as being admit
ted and discharged at Early Mem
orial Hospital during the past
week include:
ADMITTED
Hpnry McGee, Bernice Edison,
Ida Gregory Peace, Ida Black
burn, Buddy McDowell, Mary Lee
Davis, Irene Hudson, Arthur Gra
ham, Billy Day, Hollis Moody,
Christine Loyed, George Loyed,
Zimmie Reed, Genia Stokes,
Claude Barfield, Betty Mc-
Glamory, Homer Bush, Ned Ran
son, Effie Knott, Frank Merrill,
John Mark Pullen, Marlies Dixon,
Amy Grimes, Velma Cook, Sara
Lovering, Lizbeth Jenkins, Genia
Joiner, Martin Harper, Harvey
Mddleton, Altha Thomas, Cla
rence Brewer, Mathel Ida Bar
nes, Phyllis Hatcher.
DISCHARGED
Robert Houston, Glenda Ham
mock, Claude Barfield, Tommie
Tedder, Hattie Elliott, Jack Paul,
Dannis Merritt, Leola Coleman,
Ida Hodges, Mathel Ida Barnes,
Johnny Edison, Blakely; two
daughters, Mrs. Earl Cherry,
and Virginia Edison, Blakely;
three brothers, Jason, John and
James Williams, two sisters,
Mrs. Jessie McCorkle, all of
Blakely: and Mrs. Joe Wills,
Albany.
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"when our critics can surpass
or even match that record, then
perhaps we will listen to them."
The speaKex was introduced
by Dr. J. H. Crowdis, Jr., Pro
gram Chairman. President
James B. Murdock, Jr., presided.
Executive Director, Mobley
Howell introduced the special
guests.
J. W. Richardson, vice-presi
dent, gave a report of progress
of the Blakely-Early County
Chamber of Commerce for the
past year. The Rev. Mil ton
Fields gave the invocation and
Dr. C. D. Horton, the benedic
tion.
Kay Cleveland, Clarence Brew
er, Jaunita Davis, Amy Grimes,
Frank Merrill, Johnny Shepard,
Adas Duke, John Mack Pullen,
William Riley, Phyllis Hatcher,
Marlies Dixon, Billy Day, Sara
Love ring and Baby, Carrie Craft,
Violet Dudley, Effie Knott,
George Loyed, James Perryman,
Frank Stokes, Genia Joiner,
Christine Loyed.
LIVESTOCK
MARKET
Sales totalling $35,697. B 3 were
reported at Moseley Livestock
Barn Tuesday as 189 cattle and
336 hogs were sold.
No. I’s sold for 17.06; Light
I’s, 16.50; No. 2’s, 16.05; No.
3’s, 15.50; No. 4’s, 13.40; Heavy,
16.45; No. 1 Rough, 13.80; No.
1 Meat Type, 17.30; Light No. 1
Meat Type, 17.05.
Miscellany . . .
White awaiting my order in
a little tea garden in England,
I noticed that the ash tray on
the table had about half an inch
of water in the bottom. This
struck me as a good idea for
extlnquishing cigarettes, and
when the waitress returned, I
commented on the fact.
"Yes," she said with a twinkle
"and it also discourages people
from slipping them into their
pockets as souvenirs."