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EARLY COUNTY NEWS, THURSDAY, JUNE 20 EARLY COUNTY NEWS Official Organ of Blakely and Early County BLAKELY, GEORGIA 31723 W. H. FLEMING PUBLISHER-EDITOR W. W. (BILLY) FLEMING BUSINESS MANAGER Published Every Thursday By the Early County News. Entered at the Post Office in Blakely, Ga., as Second Class matter under Act of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year—s3.o9 Six Months—s2.o6 ADVERTISING RATES All cards of thanks, memorials, resolutions and matters of similar nature are charged for at a minimum of SI.OO for 50 words or less. Other rates furnished upon application. Classified Rate — 25 words or less, 50c. Each additional word 3c One time Insertion. — MEMBER - GEORGIA PRESS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL PRESS ASSOCIATION Politics oAh Parade ft & ff m A great many people have been wondering why Atlanta Ne gro attorney Maynard Jackson has qualified against United States Senator Herman E. Tal madge, when, very obviously, he has no chance of winning. Also, the Senator has been on friendly relations with Negro leaders in Georgia for several years, and they wouldn’t want to jeopardize this relationship in a hopeless cause. Os course, if they thought Jackson could win, they’d turn on Talmadge, or any other white man, in a minute. We’re not privy to Jackson's thinking, but our idea of why he is running is that he hopes to secure a sizeable Negro vote and, thereby, establish himself as one of the leaders to be dealt with in the Negro communty. However, if this is what he be lieves, we think he’ll be disap pointed. For the reason that in cumbent leaders of the Negroes in this state don't want anyone breaking into their playhouse, and will likely work undercover against Jackson. Therefore, we would predict that Talmadge will get about half of the Negro vote. As for the two Republicans who are fighting each other to see who'll oppose Herman in the general election, they had better saved their money. *•*••• Seems like everybody around Governor Maddox’s office has a kind heart. Last Friday, an auto containing a man and his 11 year old son crashed into a Capitol Hill parking lot entrance station. The attendant was hurt, and the man was taken to jail drunk. This left the son stranded. Seems that the father had picked up the boy from his divorced wife in Belton, N. C. and brought him to Atlanta to see his grand mother. But, the grandmother is in the hospital and couldn’t keep the boy. So, Mrs. Eleanor Owens, the Governor’s personal secretary, brought the boy to the Execu tive offices and then raised the money to send him home to his mother. She sent him to the bus station, after contacting Travel ers’ Aid to request them to look after him on the trip. Then, she wrote a letter “To Whom It May Concern’’ for the kid to carry with him, explaining the circum stances. So, the young man left happy and Mrs. Owens could add another star to her crown. • ***** Billy Carter, brother of former ! FINER I ! FUNERAL i SERVICE I I I 1 ’ A family who has lost a dear one is of- tentimes helpless from bereavement. Yet, plans and preparations must be made. j Someone must see to the many details of ? a funeral service. More and more fami lies, in their time of need, rely on us I completely. In your hour of sorrow we can be of service. J J I "Wc serve any insurance policy." BRYAN | I yunefatf/omt | J Phone 723-3131 Blakely, Ga. £ gubernatorial candidate Jimmy Carter, is a candidate for the County School Board in Sumter County, with the active support of Jimmy. The result on Sept. 11 may serve as an indication of brother Jimmy's popularity, who, if political pundits are to be be lieved, is a certain candidate for governor in 1970 if Carl Sanders isn’t in the race. There is, incidentally, an aw ful lot of talk in Sumter County about the ultra-liberal attitudes of Jimmy and his entire family, in cluding a cousin and his wife, who migrated to Cordele. To be perfectly fair, however, Jimmy denies his liberal leanings, and has written us two letters reit erating that he is a conservative. • *•••* Wonder how many people real iez that Lyndon Johnson can get a first hand, day-to-day report on everything the presidential candidates are doing from the Secret Service men asigned to protect them. Perhaps, though, the only one he would be really interested in is George Wallace. ****** M. H. Doyle, longtime and capable assistant director of the State Prison Commission in charge of finance, is retiring in July, and his place will be taken by James H. Thompkins, who has been in the State Auditor’s office. While on the subject of prisons, we might express the personal hope that Gov. Maddox will keep Acting Director Bob Carter permanently on the job. Nobody in the state has his experience in this work. ****** William L. Norton, Jr., Gaines ville attorney who is a candidate for Judge of the State Court of Appeals against over-80 George Whitman, Sr., has been on a tour of the state in the interest of his candidacy. Reports coming to us from various lawyers say that he has very strong support from attorneys throughout Georgia. The principal complaints against Judge Whitman are that he is too old, too slow in writing de cisions, and already eligible for a high retirement pay. Folks say he should get out and leave the job for a younger, more vigorous man. Norton, incidentally, has strong veterans support. He is the only man to be awarded a life mem bership in Gainesville Post 7 American Legion. MARVIN GRIFFIN A BIRD IN THE HAND The assassination of Senator Kennedy of New York was a cold premeditated murder. Si r h a n Sir han, a fanati cal Arab, was caught in the act. He is “the bird in the han d”, and there is no need for tom es of maud- lin sentimentality about the killing of a public figure who was in life a most con troversial subject. Sirhan Sirhan killed Senator Robert Kennedy. Some col umnists say Sirhan hated Jews, Negroes, rich folks and Americans. He was an alien, and as such was living in a nation he despised. Who is to blame for his hatred? There is no need for mass hysteria. There is no cause for indictment of all Ameri cans. There is no need for self incrimination. Sirhan Sirhan was no part of the main stream of American life. Sir han was an Arab nut. In discussing the untimely death of Senator Kennedy, there is no need for the silly “guk” of the Ralph McGills, who like to write about “what happened in Alabama or Mis sissippi four or five years ago”. Let the law proceed with Sirhan Sirhan. Let him be given a fair trial, and upon a finding of guilt, let us pro ceed with him to the gas cham ber of California. That is, un less the U. S. Supreme Court has knocked out the death penalty for murderers and as sassins. In 1932 the late Franklin D. Roosevelt had been elected, but he had not taken office. He paid a visit to Miami, Florida, and Anton Cermak, one of his friends and the Mayor of Chicago, accompa nied him to the Gold Coast city. A fanatic by the name of Zangara tried to assassinate Roosevelt. He shot at the pre sident-elect, but missed him, and killed the Mayor of Chi cago. The Florida Circuit Court at Miami tried Zangara, found him guilty and sentenced him to death by electrocution. The sentence was carried out. There may be others impli cated in the Kennedy murder. If there are others, let them be ferreted out and punished. The assassination of Presi dent John F. Kennedy at Dal las in 1963 is still clouded in mystery to millions of Ameri cans. The assassination of Martin Luther King may soon be cleared up if someone does not kill Earl Ray before he can be brought back to this nation for trial. No mere white man, “filled ’with hate”, would have been as resourceful as Ray, and no man engaged in a life of crime for profit, would commit a senseless mur der for no gain. Ray was paid, but by whom? But, the slaying of Senator Robert Kennedy can be clear ed up to the satisfaction of the American people. Justice can be rendered. IS THERE A PATTERN? The killing of these public figures, senseless and brutal, and the violence of others com mitted against our society are blots on our American way of life. Many of our people have come to believe that these dastardly acts have been com mi 11 e d to get legislation through the Congress. Presi dent John F. Kennedy was as sassinated, and the civil rights act of 1964 was passed. Mrs. Viola Liusso was killed, and another rights act was passed immediately by the Congress. L-—IT’S A GOOD POLICY II Since fire may strike at any home, I I I And when you least expect it, [w , It's worth a lot- 1 ! To know you've got- ' k I H Insurance to protect it. || j Complete Insurance Servic^ I I SOUTHERN INSURANCE H f AGENCY, INC. W . JAMES M. BRYANT ij. ■Wk Phone 723-5463 । FILES 25 Years Ago (From the issue of June 24, 1943.) A MEMBER of the News staff was the recipient of a luscious watermelon Monday, a gift from Mr T, A. Clark Early County farmer living five miles east of the city on the Damascus raod. Mr Clark reports that he has been eating watermelons since June 13. *•** AT last week’s meeting of the Blakely Rotary Club, held Fri day at noon over Lay’s Case, definite plans were announced for observance of the Club’s seventeenth birthday at this week’s meeting, which, it was announced, will be held at the This year an assassin struck down Martin Luther King, and Congressmen ran from the King funeral in Atlanta to Washington to pass the public housing bill. The casket of Senator Robert Kennedy had not been loaded on the plane to take the body of the Senator back to New York when Pre sident Johnson called upon the Congress to pass the gun law. It has been done. I do not subscribe to this theory in toto, but I wonder, like other Amerians, if there is some truth in it. This is the modus operandi of the Com munists, and whether they have anything to do with the murders or not, I agree with Congressman O’Neal, who says “this is certainly the way the Communists want it”. WHAT’S WRONG WITH STATES RIGHTS I was invited to address the Texas State Convention of the American Independent Party at Forth Worth last Saturday. The Texas law requires a state convention as a prerequisite to getting the party name on the ballot in the General Elec tion. All political speeches were called off during the period of mourning for Senator Ken nedy, and I think that was certainly the thing to do. The convention had to be held to comply with the law, but no speeches were made. I did not go- Now, along comes Ralph Mc- Gill, Publisher of the Atlanta Constitution, and he opines as follows: “George Wallace, a shrewd man decided to call off his scheduled journey to the New England states to preach his prejudiced doc trine of states rights—the op posite of what Robert Ken nedy of Massachusetts believ be and promoted”. According to McGill, states rights, and a belief in them, is something evil. For Mr. McGill’s edification George Wallace is not the first American to believe in states rights. The founding fathers— those who drew the blueprint for this great Republic, were firm believers in states rights. This great government was conceived as a union of states, and the fact that we have let it become a bureaucratic hier archy, is cause for deep shame. I will not be a hypocrite. I despise the way Robert Ken nedy met his death. I hope the fanatical coward who took his life pays his debt to society, but I did not believe in the political philosophy of Sena tor Kennedy while he lived. I think it would have been a catastrophe if he had lived and been elected. I do not be lieve in this kind of political philosophy after he is dead. I am sorry for his family. Too many violent deaths have occurred in this one family. There is too much violence in this nation. Let’s stamp it out, and now. clubhouse building of the Wo man’s Club in Woodlawn Park WE ARE JUST as perplexed as you are—but here is what happened here last Friday after noon during a heavy downpour of rain. Apparently from the sky a catfish, about six inches long, fell to the pavement in front of Mr. Sam George’s establishment. Mr Jim Widener, who was stand ing in front of this place saw the fish floundering in the street, walked over and picked it up. It was placed in a basin of water and scores of people came by to view the phenomenon. Later it was released in a stream of water, still alive and apparently no worse off from its unusual ordeal. **** MRS, WILLIS ETHEL ELLIS, 47, widow of Jim Ellis, died at her home in Jakin last Thurs day night at 9;30 She was ill only three days prior to her death **** LT. A. J. SINGLETARY, of Marfa, Texas, is here on a visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Singletary. ♦*** CAPT. and Mrs. Robert V. Walton announce the birth of a daughter, Edna May, Friday, June 18, Thomasville, Georgia. Mrs. Walton, whose husband is now in the overseas service, is the former Miss May Ains worth. MAJOR and Mrs. Edgar Tiner and children, of Washington, D.G., are in Early County this week visiting their parents. Mrs. Tiner and children will remain here for several weeks with Mr and Mrs. J. H. Whitehurst while Major Tiner attends an officers’ school at Fort Leavenworth 50 Years Ago (From the issue of June 20, 1918 ) MR. AND .MRS, GG LANE and baby boys, Mr. Lester George and Mr. LJ. George went to Doe ran Sunday via the Ford Line. ♦ *** MR. AND MR Si Fred H. Brooks announce the birth of a son, Wil liam Wright Brooks, at their home, Friday, June 14. IT IS announced in this issue of The News that the Ball-Ains worth Company, hardware mer chants, have bought the James building. **** MR. CARL HOBBS has resign ed his position as marshal of Blakely and accepted a position as traveling representative of a well-known company. He left yesterday to take up his work in .Alabama. **** MR. HORTON HOBBS came up from Alachua, Fla., yesterday to spend a few days with home folks and to accompany Mrs Hobbs and babies back to the Land of Flowers. ♦ *** NINETEEN white registrants will be called for entrainment for Camp (Jordon next Wednes day ■ They will be selected from the following list: Ernest W, Edwards, Amos J. Reese, James E. Stewart,, Ashton F. Johnson, Edward J. Everett, Her schel Fudge, Rutherford Harris, James W. Rabun, John H. Rhymes, Thomas E. Lane, John H. Williams, Lester E. George, Charlie H. Bowen, William Bat son, Arthur D. Preston, Harvey D. McLendon, Alvin H. Ritchie, James Rizer Tindol, Joe Wil liams, Osa Driver, Joe Tom Reese, Smiley Williams, Frank McCormick, Jeff .Alex Davis, Glynn W. Temples, Walter A. Sheffield, Charley E. Rish, William Irwin Bates, Julian O. Lane, George Clark Tedder, Charlie R, Jones, Lonny King 75 Years Ago (From the issue of June 23, 1983 ) MR. IDL’S JAY was up from Diesel smoking? Chevron Diesel Fuels burn clean, increase injector life; triple fuel filter life. STANDARD -\oiLy- CALL YOUR STANDARD OHI MAN IN BLAKELY C W. VINES 723-3494 Blakely! 725-4945 Arlington I 'Standard Oil Company (Inc. in Ky.) | Hospital News Hospital people have only one function: to help the patient. More than anyone else, the nurse symbolizes hospital care But she is not alone. The hospital staff includes many specialists who help the patient directly. The patient sees them as a team caring for him. First of all, the nurse her self has become many people The old image of tender loving care remains, but she also is a medical executive, a staff supervisor, a coordinator, and a highly trained professional. Working with her are licensed practical nurses (LPNs), nursing Aides and orderlies, ward clerks and secretaries In addition, there are many therapists occupational therapists, physical therapists, inhalation therapists, recreation therapists. And in the extended care facilities, there are speech therapists. Radiologic technicians, labora tory technologists, dietitians, medical social workers Did you realize that there are sixty-six (66) different skills performed every day in a modern general hospital ? Not many people rea lize this. Not always sixty-six different people, but some per sons perform many skills. From time to time —if you are interested- —I'd like to intro duce some of these very special people to you- When you come as a patient to the hospital, you may not see them, or even know that they are working for you- But you may be certain they know that you are here, andyouarethe most important person in their lives at the time. Hilton Sunday **** MR. E. L. FRYER is remodel - ing his storehouse on Cuthbert Street. **** MR. GEO. E. CHIPSTEAD is having his residence newly paint ed. THE World’s Fair is in pro gress at Chicago and drawing large crowds. *♦** NR. JOHN D. JONES, for the past 12 months operator of the Western Union office here, has been transferred to Williams burg. Miss Lena Fryer now has charge of the local office. *♦** MR. W. H. ALEXANDER left Monday for Atlanta to accept a position as a drug salesman. *♦** MR. FRANK S. JONES has returned from the University of (ieorgia, Athens, for the sum mer THE Blakely Sunday School Association met at the Blakely Academy last week to reorganize Rev. P. H. Crumpler was elected president. Prof W H. Kilpatrick, vice president, and Col. W. A. Jordan, secretary and treasurer BUILDING A NEW HOME, REMODELING or ADDING TO YOUR PRESENT ONE.. 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This crime, like so many others, does reflect the trend of disregard for law and order, the lack of respect for authority, lack of faith in our system of justice. This horrible act of shooting down a man exercising his Constitutional right of free speech in expressing his own views may well be the fruit borne from the attitudes of those in high places, holding responsible public office and other segments of our society, including some elements of our own free press, in urging and encouraging the doctrine of civil disobedience. The influence of public figures is tremendous and all of us need to carefully re-evaluate the philosophies these leaders espouse. The story of the crucifixion of Jesus is recalled. A large multitude chose as its hero a man who represented violence and lawlessness. They cried for the release of Barabbas, while Jesus went on the cross. They rejected the Prince of Peace but accepted the one who stood for all that is wild, war-like, base and rotten in human nature. But those who accepted Christ and followed him became part of a movement which has brought salvation to untold millions. This is a Christian nation. It is so because our forefathers believed in Christ, not Barabbas. And these beliefs became the very heart of our Constitution and our Declaration of Independence. Our country is in mortal danger today because too many have once again cried out for Barabbas and all the savagery he represents. They bow before this beast, represented today in disobedience of law and order, disrespect for authority, which all too often are but the prelude to violence and rioting JOHNS-MANVILLE ROOFING & , INSULATION SIDING F™ I' Hill LIL | CARPET-(NYLON -ACRYLIC WOOL) LOWE BROS. PAINTS DWOSKIN WALLPAPER DWOSKIN DRAPERIES and mob rule. And the influence of those crimes filters down to the frustrated, the demented and the twisted minds which in turn create their own self-satisfying violence, all too often in the form of harm to other persons. It is witnessed in some of the cringing leadership in our nation which, with an attitude of indulgence, makes excuses for law breakers and insurrectionists and condemns strong police action to protect the lives and property of our citizens in the wake of civil warfare which sweeps the land. This Barabbas philosophy stands out in the actions of the leftists and the socialists who have made a political football out of poverty, human rights and civil disobedience but look the other way while radicals bring anarchy to our midst. Recently the highly respected FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover said that the Students for Democratic Society, the group responsible for the virtual collapse of Columbia University in New York in April, is “infiltrated by Communist party members” and has “seized every opportunity to foment discord among the youth of this country.” He called the group’s action “a new type of subversive,” calling it a very great danger. History proves to us that a disorderly society cannot survive. Every society which has become lawless has become lifeless. The ever increasing eruptions of rioting in our country reveal to us that things are out of control. Is there any doubt, honestly, that the rapid spread of lawlessness has come about as a result of planned and organized mass disrespect and defiance of constituted authority? Those who operate under the banner of peaceful civil disobedience are promoting a fraud. It is neither peaceful nor civil-it is criminal disobedience. And the cost comes high. It is our individual freedom. The seeds of civil disobedience have been sown and we now are reaping the harvest in riots---open defiance- and wanton gunning down of public figures. The first responsibility of a citizen is to obey the law. The first responsibility of government is to protect the lives and property of citizens. 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