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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
Garden Spot Os
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME NO. 109—NO. 48
PTA HOLDS FINAL
MEETING OF 1968
The Ella Jones PTA had its
final meeting recently, for the
year 1967-68. President Howard
Pugh presiding.
The program was presented by
the Special Educational Depart
ment, a department not too fami
lar to many of us. This was one
of the most inspiring programs of
the year.
Mrs. Philip Spence, the Curri
culum Director, introduced Mrs.
Hunt Westbrook, the visiting tea
cher. She enlightened everyone
of the wonderful work and accom
plishments that is being done in
other school programs, as well
as in our own school. She made
us aware of the most capable
and dedicated teachers working
In our school with the Special
classes.
Mrs. Westbrook introduced
Mrs. C. W. Craft, the special
class teacher for ages 6 thru 12.
The school has had this class for
six years. This is Mrs. Craft’s
first year in our school and her
class consists of ten children.
She gave a most heart-warming
account of things accomplished
for her pupils. These ten won
derful children, with many pro
blems to be solved, have much
to offer if we can continue to
have teachers like Mrs. Craft.
Mrs. Craft presented R. G.
May. Mr. May also is a new
teacher and has twelve boys,
ages 13 and up, this being the
first year for this special class.
As Mr. May talked about "his
boys” everyone could sense the
love and devotion he has for his
students.
A special report from Dr.
Earl Taylor was given as fol
lows: On April 9, a committee
selected by the Executive Com
mittee, composed of Mrs. Philip
Spence, Curriculum Director;
Mrs. J. M Kitchens, Publicity
Chairman; Dr. Earl Taylor, Pro
gram Chairman; Supervising
Principal, Frank Buckner, and
Joe Cannon, Elem. Principal met
with the County Board of Edu
cation. The presented several
proposals as follows:
A. Cooling of the auditorium
B. A PA system for audi
torium
C. A music teacher for the
Elementary School.
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These things were agreed upon
by the Board as important and
necessary items, however, atthe
present time, they will be placed
on a list and as funds become
available, this will be considered.
The PTA will send a teacher to
summer school to specialize in
reading. After qualifications are
met, the Board agrees to put her
on the staff. She will teach
children with a special reading
problem. Present a .self-read
ing program and also make avail
able the speed reading for high
school.
The PTA . donated $700.00
toward the purchase of a pro
jector for the High school audi
torium and one for Elementary
school auditorium. Also six
record players which will com
plete the audio-visual aid pro
gram started last year in the
Elementary school. The Board
met this great need and paid
the balance of $725.00 for this
equipment making a total of
$1425.
President Pugh stated that he
wished to thank everyone for their
cooperation during his admini
stration as President.
The highlight of the evening
was the installation of the new
officers by Mrs. Warren Cleve
land and they are as follows:
Dr. Earl Taylor, President; Mrs.
Mary Jane Powell, Vice-Presi
dent; Mrs. Billy Joe Jordan,
Secretary; Mrs. J. M Kitchens,
Treasurer; Mrs. Ralph Balkcom,
Historian.
The new president gave a short
talk commending the out-going
president and officers. The
meeting was adjourned and re
freshments was served by Mrs.
Warren Cleveland and Mrs. J. W.
Evans.
Room count awards went to:
Mrs. Martha Dubose, Ist grade;
Mrs. Elise Hasty, 7th grade;
Mrs. Jimmy Holman and Dave
Rivenbark’s, 9th grade.
This PTA year draws to a
close, and plans for a new year
will be made by the newly elect
ed officers. Together these plans
can accomplish great things for
our school and community. Won't
you plan now to dedicate one
night a month to support your
PTA.
Mrs. C. L Houston
Elected President
Early Ed. Assn.
Mrs. Charlie Houston, well
known Early County High School
Future Homemakers of America
advisor and Home Economics
teacher, was installed as presi
dent of the Early County Edu
cation Association, succeeding
Edward Balkcom, Vo-Ag teacher
here. Officers serving with Mrs.
Houston for the coming year are:
Mrs. Warren Cleveland, presi
dent-elect; Mrs. Mary Jane Po
well, secretary; and Mrs. Othell
Evans, treasurer.
EX D. Morrison, second dis
trict director of the Georgia
Education Association was in
stalling officer and was intro
duced by President Balkcom.
As speaker at the May meet
ing of the ECEA, Mr. Morrison
talked about the GEA program
and important issues of the as
sociation.
Mr. Balkcom, retiring presi
dent, presented certificates of
appreciation to the out-going of
ficers and chairmen who ren
dered outstanding services to
the local association during the
past year; and a gavel to be used
at the ECEA business meetings.
Mrs. Virginia Minter, secre
tary, presented to Mr. Balkcom
an engraved knife from the Early
County Education Association.
The meeting opened with a de
votional given by Mrs. Houston.
Patrol Report
Georgia State Patrol Post H
14 of Donalsonville, reported 30
arrests, 55 warnings, 8 acci
dents and two people killed in
Early County during the month
of April, 1968.
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts — “Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead”
Bloodmobile To
Be In Blakely
Thursday, May 16
The Red Cross Bloodmobile
will be In Blakely, Thursday,
May 16, 12:00 to 6;00 p.m., it
is announced by the Rev. Clark
Pafford, Blood Recruitment
Chairman. The Blakely Lions
Club, Rotary Club, Jaycees,
Blakely Pilot Club, Home Eco
nomics Club, along with several
other civic groups are co-spon
soring the appearance of the
Bloodmobile and have accepted
quotas to insure the over-all
quota of 150 units.
"As of December 31, 1967, the
Blood Center records in Mobile
show that Early County has used
65 units of blood than it has given.
A united effort on the part of
every civic organization in the
county will go far toward a goal
of about 250 people presenting
themselves as donors, thus
guaranteeing a total of 200 units
of blood being drawn. We are
contacting the leaders of the
negro community and asking their
continued cooperation in this
community project which bene
fits all of us,” states the Rev.
Mr. Pafford. "With the help
of every citizen, we can easily
achieve our goal,” he says.
Blakely High
Students Perform
For Rotary Club
Mrs. Bruce Houston, 12th
grade English teacher at Early
County High School, presented
four high school students in a
program of entertainment for
the Blakely Rotary Club the past
Friday at the Town & Country
Club.
Mary Brown, talented vocalist
and sweetheart for the local FFA
chapter, performed the skit
which she will use when she
vies for the district sweetheart
title. Freshman Ann Felder,
second runner-up in the district
declamation contest, gave the
recitation she used in die dis
trict literary meet. Miss Fel
der, and the others, received
generous applause for their ef
forts. Rotarian Frank Buckner
arranged Friday’s program, and
Mrs. Houston served as the an
nouncer.
Senior class president, Char
les Hobbs, brought three of his
fellow classmates as guests—
Charles Clark, Beverly Brooks
and Arthur Walters. Other
visitors were Bruce Ellen, guest
of Jim Richardson; Bob Norton,
of Albany guest of Elwood Mar
tin; Carl Anderson, of Atlanta,
guest of Charles DeLoach, and
Rotarian Joe Forehand,- of Al
bany, making up attendance.
President Lewis Fryer presided.
Drum And Bugle
Corps Attend
Spring Ceremony
On May 4, the Blakely Drum
and Bugle Corps of Hasan Tem
ple was in Douglas, Georgia for
the Spring Ceremonial.
The Blakely Drum and Bugle
Corps was the most colorful
and loudest of the units. Two
candidates from Blakely walked
the hot sands of the desert. They
were Zeke Swafford and Roscoe
Hodges.
The nobles of Douglas had a
real nice day planned for all the
Nobility and their ladies. Coffee
and a variety of cookies were
served at the registration build
ing and a delicious meal was
served after the parade. There
was a large group of Nobles
and their families in Douglas.
The following members of the
EJrum and Bugle Corps parti
cipated in the parade: A. J.
Gentry, Bill Loyed, Roy Howard,
Carl Spence, Bill Collins, Ho
ward Pugh, Red Bell, Roy Ar
nold, Hoyle Fleming, P. A. Pitts,
James Tindell, Ted Whitchard,
J. Frank Gilbert, Mickey Mer
ritt, William Hudspeth, Rocky
Langly and A. C. Ford. This
was the first parade for Nobles
Bell and Tindell.
BLAKELY GA.. THURSDAY. MAY 9,1968
CATTLEMEN’S ASSN. MEETING
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EMrectors present at the Southwest Georgia Cattlemen's Association meeting were: A J.
Watson, Quitman; E)r. Don Bush, Blakely; Luther Spooner, Seminole President; Hill McKemie,
Clay; Jimmy Baxley, Seminole; Ralph Balkcom, Jr., Quitman; Wilmer Knighton, Clay: and
K. J. Hodges, Early.
Ex- Committee To
Meet Saturday
At Courthouse
Joe Sheffield, chairman, and
Roscoe Q Hodges, secretary
treasurer, of the Early County
Etemocratic Executive Commit
tee, have issued a call for a
meeting of the Committee Satur
day morning at 10 o’clock in the
Early County Courthouse.
The purpose of the meeting,
stated Chairman Sheffield, is to
set the rules, regulations and
qualifying fees for candidates
running for office in the Septem
ber 11 Democratic primary. The
primary date is set by State
law for the second Wednesday
in September.
Members of the Early com
mittee are as follows:
Arlington: G W. Lewis, Char
les Davis
Blakely: Joe Sheffield, Roscoe
Q Hodges (The late W. C.
Jordan was the third Blakely
member, and a vacancy exists)
Cedar Springs: Sid Shingler,
Vinson Evans
Colomokee: K. J. Hodges,
W. H. Ivey
Cuba: G O. Lindsey, Cyrus
Djßose
EJamascus: W. H. Haddock,
Jr., Donald McArthur
Freeman: Ben White, Joe
Owen
Jakin: John A. Brown, Jack
OBSERVE LOYALTY DAY
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The E Ha Wee Camp Fire Girls conducted a flag raising
ceremony and patriotic program on May 1 at Early County
Elementary School: Faye James(left) and Lea Chapman raise
the Georgia State flag after the United States flag has been
hoisted. Mrs. Lowrey Stone, E Ha Wee leader is on the ex
treme left.
In observance of Loyalty Elay,
May 1, the Camp Fire Girls in
Blakely presented a flag raising
ceremony at Early County Ele
mentary School on Wednesday.
As the members of the Camp
Fire Girls and Bluebirds, dress
ed in their red, white and blue
costumes, stood at attention, the
girls in the E Ha Wee CFG
formed an honor guard around the
flag pole. Nancy Stone and Mary
Alice Tabb were in charge of the
Stars and Stripes and Faye James
Commissioners
Meeting
The board of Early County
Commissioners held its regular
monthly meeting Tuesday, with
all members present, namely,
G G Davis, Chairman; Emory
Durham, Sevola Jones, Guy White
and Chalker Williams.
A motion was approved to con
struct a new courthouse for the
Cubi district, but it was speci
fied that the building’s cost was
not to exceed $4,000.00. The
delegation requesting the court
house explained that they want
ed the new Cuba building con
structed along the lines of the
Arlington courthouse located at
Rowena.
The commissioners also a
greed to a proposal submitted by
Boyett Wholesale Company to
construct a building at the Early
County Airport. The cost of
this building is not to exceed
$9,000.00.
The right to sell gasoline, oil
and aviation supplies was grant
ed to W. J. Peters, James F.
Sealy and Jimmy Holman. Other
business transacted was routine.
Cannon
Lucile: Byron Bruner, Shel
ton Bruner
Rock Hill: Dwight Harris, Roy
Smith
Urquhart: Jut Cox, Ralph
Jarrett, Sr.
and Lea Chapman the Georgia
flag.
"Star Spangled Banner” was
sung by the entire group and the
pledge to the flag was led by
the E Ha Wee CFG as all of the
CFG and Bluebirds saluted the
flag. Mrs. Lowrey Stone, EHa
Wee CFG leader, directed the
ceremony. Bandmaster Ernest
Boone was in charge of the
music. Principal Joe Cannon
commended the girls on their
Loyal ity Day program.
0 E 0 Announces
Grant Os $26,000
The Office of Economic Op
portunity announces a $26,000
supplemental grant has been a
warded to the Lower Chattahoo
chee Community Action Agency,
Inc., of Columbus, Georgia, to
serve the counties of: Chatta
hoochee, Clay, Early, Muscogee,
Quitman, Randolph and Stewart
for the next twelve months.
This grant, which is for food
distribution and home improve
ment training, is an extension
to funds previously appropriated
for these particular programs.
Funds were cut earlier by ap
proximately 30 percent. This
extension will enable the pro
grams to operate at a level
a little below that of 1967.
Local OEO
Agency Seeks
Public Approval
Public hearings will be held
in the seven counties of Lower
Chattahoochee, namely, Chatta
hoochee, Clay, Early, Muscogee,
Quitman, Randolph and Stewart.
These hearings are for the pur
pose of giving citizens the op
portunity to decide whether or
not they desire to designate the
Lower Chattahoochee Community
Action Agency, Inc., to continue
to sponsor the programs pre
sently operating under the OEO
Act of 1964, as amended. This
agency, previously tentatively
designated, will be in charge of
the hearings.
All persons attending will be
given the opportunity to express
their personal views or submit
written comments.
A schedule of hearings will be
announced later. The general
public is urged to attend.
Commandery
Elects, Install
New Officers
The Annual Election and In
stallation of Officers of Trinity
Commandery was held on Good
Friday Night. The following
are the Officers for the year
of 1968: Eminent Commander,
Austin J. Gentry; Gen., Howard
EX Pugh; Capt. Gen., Woodrow
Houston, Sr.; Warden, A. Sid
Jones; Jr. Warden, O. H. King
Jr.; Prelate, B. Coy Watson;
Recorder-Treasurer, Roy Ar
nold; St. Bearer, Carl L. Spence;
Sw. Bearer, William E. Collins;
Wardter, William F. McDuffie;
Sent., Benjamin T. Taylor; Sent.
Pt., Jimmy M Griffin.
The above officers were in
stalled by Past Commander's
Ralph J. Balkcom, and John O.
Napier.
The following are the Past
Commanders of Trinity Com
mandery, Sir Knights, Jack G
INTER-CLUB COUNCIL
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
Officers for the coming year
were elected at the Inter-Club
Council meeting here Thursday
night. May 2, at the Conference
Room of the Bank of Early.
The Rev. A H. Lanier, pastor
of the Southside Baptist Church
and president of the Ministe
rial Association, was named
president of the council, Emory
Durham, a County Commission
er and Commander of the Ameri
can Legion, Post 11, vice presi
dent; Mrs. Rodney Boyett,
representative of the Blakely
Jaycettes, secretary; and Mrs.
Verna Sammons, President of
the Blakely Home Economics
Club, treasurer. Dr. C. EX
Horton, immediate past presi
dent of the council and A J.
Gentry, City Councilman, Di
rectors.
President Horton gave a report
of activities and major interests
of the Council. E)r. Horton has
advocated that the National So
ciety Daughters of the American
Revolution sponsor and under
write the composing and staging
of an opera or operetta on some
phase of the American Revolu
tion for presentation at the Second
Centennial of this country. He has
received a letter from the DAR
Centennial Committee, NSDAR,
stating in their opinion, this was
an excellent suggestion. His re
quest was made by letter to the
State Regent, Georgia State So
ciety, NSDAR, Mrs. Herman
Richardson, who turned E)r. Hor
ton’s suggestion and request over
to the Centennial Committee.
The president has discussed
the possibilities of the Old South
Scenic Trail being featured in
business and trade magazines,
he has met with representatives
of the Lower Chattahoochee Val
ley Planning and Development
Commission, Richard Allen, exe
cutive Director and Dale Mc-
Laren of Columbus, and at this
time they discussed the possibi
lity of organizing a Scenic South
Trail Association.
Among the interesting over
night trips throughout this sec
tion, would be a trip tour down
the river road from Columbus
to Blakely with unusual sites
and tourist attractions red-let
tered on the map, returning to
Columbus via, U. SI Highway 27
with its tourist attractions listed.
A maze of interstate highways
and attractions for tourists have
been developed in North Georgia
and Central Georgia, E)r. Horton
believes that South Georgia is
now moving toward the develop-
HOSPITAL LIST
Patients listed as being admit
ted and discharged at Early
Memorial Hospital this past week
are as follows:
ADMITTED
Ruby Brown, Frances Bank
ston, Annie Anderson, Leila Pitt
man, George Clanton, Stella Mil
ner, Betty Gordon, Patricia Mc-
Donald, Allie Chapman, Lizzie
George, Andrew White, Henry
Sheffield, Lillian Morgan, Patri
cia Lovering, Willie Jean Penuel,
Charlie Tedder, Roma Seals,
Janyce Smith, Ethel Shelly, Caro
lyn Carpenter, Clarence Smith,
Henry Harrell, Vallie Harbucx.
DISCHARGED
Mary Lee Davis, Etorothy
Brown, Lxizene Stephens, Essie
Gilmore, Bobbie Lee Hodges,
Henry Harrell, Oliver Houston,
Auburn Roberts, Shiloh George,
Carolyn Carpenter, Joanna Etean,
Gordon Houston, Clarence Smith,
Ouida Grist, Emma Howard,
Mary Ward and Baby Boy, Mar
jorla Chambliss, Joe Grimsley,
Freddie Mosely, Roma Seals,
Patricia Lovering, Janyce Smith,
Scott Love, Eloise Bowman, Val
lie Harbuck, Frances Bankston.
Retriever dogs must be good
swimmers because game often
falls into streams after being
shot
Standifer, Ralph J. Balkcom, John
O. Napier, and the retiring Com
mander, Edsel W, Bryan.
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ment of its potentials and is in
need of north-south routes and
east-west routes which would
pass through Blakely.
Dr. Horton reviewed informa
tion on his idea of a "Five
Phase Museum”, which would
also be an educational institu
tion and would include: (1) Eng
lish, (2) Spanish, (3) French and
(4) Indian cultures and the fifth
would be Natural History.
Wayne Foster, manager of Ra
dio Station Blakely (WBBK), an
nounced this station is embarking
on a program, "Stay and See
Early County” in connection with
the See Georgia First Program.
They will inform their listeners
of the most interesting and out
standing sites in Blakely and
Early County, such as Kolomoki
State Park, the covered bridge
over Coheelee Creek, Howard's
Grist Mill (for water ground
meal) etc.
Mr. Foster was chairman of
the nominating committee along
with Cary Houston and Lonnie
Chester, and reported the slate
of officers elected for the coming
year.
The Rev. Clark Pafford, Early
County Chairman of Recruitment
for the Bloodmobile, announced
the Bloodmobile will visit Blak
ely Thursday, May 16, at the
Woman’s Clubhouse. "We are on
the border line in the program, if
we don’t do a better job, we may
be put on probation”, he said.
"Education on our blood pro
gram has caused an increase
in interest here. For the May
16 visit of the Bloodmobile we
have asked that the Lions Club,
Rotary Club and Jaycees, take a
quota of fifty pints each to be
given Thursday afternoon, and
we are asking other civic clubs
to secure ten pints each to make
the quota of 200 pints”.
"We are continuing to work
for Blakely to become a Certi
fied City,” President Horton
said, as he announced plans to
meet with the Mayor and City
Council men to talk about the
requirements to be met for this
community to become a Certi
fied City." This would be in
keeping with the Stay and See
Georgia Program already at work
and should advance Blakely and
make it more attractive," he em
phasized.
He sketched plans for beauti
fying the main highways through
Blakely and suggested planting
the following shrubs and trees
in groups of four: camellias,
dogwood, crepe myrtle and sa
sanqua.
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