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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
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GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME NO. 109—No. 52
POST 11 OFFICERS, 1968-69
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P. H. Ftizgerald Post 11, American Legion Officers for 1968-69, (seated) H. T. (Son) Jones,
Commander; Ashley Temples, Jr., Vice Commander; W. H. (Shorty) Cleveland, Sgt-At-Arms;
(standing) Lonnie Chester, Chaplain; Gary Houston, Historian; Tom Morgan, Service Officer;
Wallace Cleveland, Finance Officer.
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Auxiliary Officers, 1968-69, of the P. H. Fitzgerald Post 11, American Legion: (Seated 1 to r)
Mrs. Herman Collier, president; Mrs. R. L Brookins, vice president; Mrs. Clyde Griffin,
secretary-treasurer; (standing) Mrs. W. H. (Shorty) Cleveland, Sgt-at-Arms; Mrs. Charles
Garrett, Historian; and Mrs. C. J. Correll, Chaplain.
"Mr. Legionaire for 1968"
was named and officers for the
ensuing year were installed by
Commander of the Second Dis
trict, American Legion, W. J.
(Bill) Fowler of Albany and Mrs.
W. D. Harrell of Bainbridge,
District President of the Auxi
liary, at a supper meeting of
the P. H. Fitzgerald Post 11,
Tuesday night.
Cary Houston, recently elect
ed Jr. Vice Commander of the
State Department, American Le
gion, was the speaker for the
occasion. Commander Emory
Durham, in introducing Mr.
Houston said, “This is the first
time the P. H. Fitzgerald Post
11 has had a National Officer”,
and expressed deep pride in this
achievement and recognition for
Post 11.
Commander Dirham presented
Post Historian Chester Clardy
the “Mr. Legionaire, 1968” pin.
Mr. Clardy, who is a past Com
mander of the local post, past
district officer, and has attended
twenty-one consecutive National
Conventions and almost every
State Department Convention in
25 years, made a brief accep
tance speech, “This is a great
honor” he said.
President of the Auxiliary,
Mrs. R. L. Brookins, introduced
Mrs. W. D. Harrell of Bain
bridge, District President, the
installing officer. The 1968-69
Auxiliary Officers are: Mrs.
Herman Collier, president; Mrs.
R. L. Brookins, Ist vice presi
dent; Mrs. Wallace Cleveland,
2nd Vice president; Mrs. Clyde
Griffin, secretary - treasurer;
Mrs. Charles Garrett, Historian;
Mrs. G, J. Correll, Chaplain;
and Mrs- W. H. Cleveland, Sgt
at-Arms. The ceremony closed
with - inspiring words by Mrs.
Harrell and a prayer by Mrs.
Correll, Chaplain. Mrs. Brook
ins pinned the president’s pin
on Mrs- Collier.
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Chester Clardy (left) is presented the 1968 Mr. Legionaire
pin by Commander Emory Durham, 1967-69 Commander, P.H.
Fitzgerald Post 11, American Legion.
Second District Commander
W. J. (Bill) Fowler installed the
following as officers of the P. H.
Fitzgerald Post 11, American
Legion: H. T. (Son) Jones, Com
mander; J. Frank Gilbert, Jr.,
Sr. Vice Commander; Ashley
Temples, Jr. Vice Commander;
Wallace Cleveland, Finance Of
ficer; W. H. (Shorty) Cleveland,
Sgt-at-Arms; Carl Askew, Ad
jutant; Cary Houston, Historian;
Perry L. Bridges, Judge Advo
cate; Tom Morgan, Service Of
ficer and Lonnie Chester, Chap
lain. The ceremony closed with
a prayer by Chaplain Chester.
Both retiring officers, Com
mander Durham and Mrs. Brook
ins, president of the Auxiliary,
were presented pins and made
brief talks Commander Dur
ham recognized the Auxiliary
for the excellent supper and the
attractive table decorations,
where blue and gold summer
flowers were used on all of the
tables.
Commander Jones outlined
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts — “Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead”
activities for the coming year,
in a brief acceptance speech,
to steer the post onward for
continued growth.
Other out-of-town guests at
tending included: O. T. Kenan
and A. L Tipton of Albany Post
30.
Band Practice
To Begin
Here Monday
Band practice will begin Mon
day, August 19 at 9 a.m. at the
Band Room, Mangham Auditori
um at Early County High School,
according to Bandmaster Ernest
Boone. All band students in
grades 8 thru 12 are urged to be
on hand with their instruments.
"It is very important that all
band students attend this prac
tice session, Mr. Boone further
stated.
ADVERTISEMENT PAYSI
BLAKELY GA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1968
Chester Clardy
Given High
Legion Honor
Chester Clardy, Soil Conser
vationist in Early County, was
named Mr. Legionaire, 1968, by
the P. H. Fitzgerald Post 11,
American Legion here Tuesday
night, chosen by members of the
executive Committee of the local
post. One Legionaire (only) from
each post may receive this honor
each year, and is selected by
virtue of his work on the local,
district and state level-
Commander Emory Durham
presented the "Mr. Legionaire”
pin to Mr. Clardy at the August
meeting of the local American
Legion, which was a joint meeting
of the Auxiliary and Legion, held
at the American Legion Hall on
Albany road. This is the second
Mr. Legionaire pin to be pre
sented. Cary Houston received
this honor in 1967. In present
ing the pin Commander Durham
stated the decision was unani
mous.
Mr. Clardy has devoted most
of his time in 1968 for increased
membership in the local organi
zation. He is a past Commander,
serving for two terms, and has
held almost every office in the
post. He is immediate past
District Adjutant, and was Dis
trict Adjutant under District
Commander Pete Whiting, about
twenty years ago. He has served
on numerous committees in the
District, State and National or
ganization
He and Mrs. Clardy have at
tended nearly every District and
Department Convention the past
25 years, and every national
American Convention since the
New York Convention in 1947,
totaling 21 in a row. They have
convention badges and souvenirs
from New York, 1947; Miami,
Fla., 1948; Los Angles, Calif.,
1949; Philadelphia, Pa., 1950;
Miami, Fla., 1951; New York,
1952; St. Louis, Mo , 1953; Wash
ington, DI C., 1954; Miami, 1955;
Los Angles, 1956; Atlantic City,
N. J., 1957; Chicago, 111., 1958;
Minneapolic-St. Paul, Minn.,
1959; Miami Beach, 1960;
Denver, Colo , 1961; Las Vegas,
Nev., 1962; Miami Beach, 1963;
Dallas, Tex., 1964; Portland,
Oregon, 1965; Washington, D. C.,
1966; Boston, Mass., 1967 and
will attend the 1968 National
Convention in New Orleans, La.,
in September.
Historical Society
Held Meeting
Past Monday
The Early County Historical
Society met at the Early County
Library Monday night with thirty
five interested citizens attend
ing. Mrs. E. P. Whitehead,
temporary chairman, distributed
By-Laws of the Society, which
had been drawn up by a com
mittee composed of George
Courtney, Mrs. H.M. Richardson
and W. L. Stone The society
will meet quarterly, on the first
Monday in March and June and on
the second Monday in September
the annual meeting will be held
the first Monday in December.
The By-Laws were adopted
and a nominating committee was
•elected: Mrs. E. P. Whitehead!
is chairman, Wilton Howell and
George Nelson, members.
Mrs. Whitehead presented
"Suggested Research Topics for
Early County”, which were topics
which had been listed by those
present as the organizational
meeting held July 29. The topics
included: Creek Indians; Pioneer
Life In Early County; Early Days
along the Chattahoochee River;
Coming of the railroad; archi
tecture; handcrafts; tools a study
of old records and newspapers;
maps, photographing historic
sites and marking the sites.
Mrs. H. M. Richardson, Early
County Historian, spoke on Re
search she has done at the State
Archives on Early County and the
formation of the counties of Geor
gia, with many interesting details
on Land Lotteries, Laws of Geor
gia, and the census of 1820. The
first census was recorded Nov.
22, 1820 and contained many
names th..: u.e L mil la.' to his-
JAYCEES TO SPONSOR
ANNUAL HORSE SHOW
The twenty Classes scheduled
In the Third Annual Open Horse
Show at the American Legion,
Saturday, August 17, and the
sponsors of the awards for each
class are announced by the Junior
Chamber of Commerce, the or
ganization sponsoring the horse
show.
1. Pony Class, WBBK; 2.
Open Pleasure Jr., Blakely
Drugs; 3. Western Horseman
ship Sr., Robert Collier Insur
ance; 4. Western Horseman
ship, Jr-, Early Tractor Co.;
5. Open Pleasure, Sr., Bush
Veterinarian Service; 6. Plan
tation Jr., Boyett’s Dept. Store;
7. Plantation Sr., Houston Ap
pliance Co-; 8. Western Plea
sure Jr., Georgia Telephone
Corp.; 9. English Class-Open,
Plggly Wiggly; 10. Two Year
Old Walking, Browns Busy Bee
Case;
11. Trail Class, Damascus
Peanut Co.; 12. Western Plea
sure Sr., Blakely Peanut Co.;
13. Amateur Walking, Bank of
Early; 14. Open Walking, Far
mers Gin & Warehouse; 15. Bar
rel Race Sr., First State Bank;
Rescue Unit
To Begin First
Aid Classes
The Early County Rescue Unit
met Monday night in the Early
County Courthouse. The high
light of the meeting was the Hous
ton County Rescue Units Emer
gency Vehicle. Steve Harvard
and Don McMullen showed the
vehicle to the members of Early
County's Unit.
Business wise, there was a
unanimous vote by the members
present in favor of incorporating
the Unit under the name of The
Early County Rescue Unit.
Since the Unit will operate
entirely with donations, a Fund
Raising Committee was ap
pointed. This committee will be
planning money-making projects
and estimating about how many
funds and donations will be a
vailable to the Unit
The next meeting is set for
Wednesday, September 4, at 8
p.m. At. this time, a class will
be held on First Aid. As First
Aid is vital to everyone, non
members as well as members
are urged to attend this meeting.
FAC Film Viewed
By Rotarians
Past Friday
Rotary Club members saw ah
interesting film at last Friday's
weekly luncheon gathering. 'Jack
L. Mackey. federal aviation
agency, air traffic representa
tive. Naval Air Station, Albany,
showed the film which told the
story of the FFA’s part in keep
ing the air lanes safe.
Mr. Mackey was Introduced
by Jim Holman. Marvin Single
tary arranged the program.
President Lowrey S, Stone pre
sided at the meeting.
Guests were Ben Shippi, At
lanta, guest of W. L Stone:
Leonard Houston, San Marino,
Calif , guest of J. O. Brown;
Bernard Herring, guest of Jim
Holman; and Seth Green, chief
of Albany Naval flight station,
accompanied Mr. Mackey to
^Blakely.
tory enthusiasts and pioneer
families in the county. James
Alexander was the first person
listed. In 1820 there were 551
white citizens; 216 blacks and one
colored (free).
A commission was named and
in 1826 it was recorded "a site
was chosen... to be called and
known by the name of Blakely”
she read. "Early County records
are wonderful many of the old
tax records are preserved,” she
further stated.
The Society also heard a tape
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16. Barrel Race Jr., Keenan
Auto; 17. Stake Race Sr., Fel
der & Son; 18. Stake Race
Jr., Martin & Son; 19. Arena
Race Jr., Colony House; 20. A
rena Race Sr., Dixie Finance.
A trophy will be given for
first place and ribbons for the
first five places. Milton Davis
will be announcer; Elmer Bell,
Jr., Judge; George Brown, Ring
master. Entry fee is $2.00,
each event.
The show is scheduled for
4 p.m. EDST; there will be a
supper break after the tenth event
(Two Year Old Walking) the first
event after supper will be Trail
Class.
Between two and three hun
dred contestants are expected
to compete in the Blakely Horse
Show. Age limits for Junior
events are 13 years and under;
for Senior events, 14 years and
over.
The Blakely Jaycettes will be
in charge of the concession stand
Saturday afternoon and night.
Each year participation in the
show has increased and the at
tendance at the shows grows.
It promises to be a gala event.
Early Negro
Held In Gun
Death Os Man
A 17-year-old Early County
Negro was being held today in
Miller County jail at Colquitt
in connection with the death of
another negro on Wednesday who
was shot July 27 on a road near
here.
Authorities said Willie Lee
Freeman was arrested after Ed
ward Salter, 21, also of Early
County, died of a head wound
at The Medical Center in Colum
bus.
Freeman had been out of jail
under $2,000 bond on a charge
of assault with intent to mur
der since the wounding of Salt
er during an argument, officials
reported.
J. R. Brooks, Sr.,
Os Edison, Died
In Arlington
After an illness of only one
week, John Robert Brooks, Sr.,
died in the Calhoun County Hos
pital, in Arlington, Saturday
night. Mr. Brooks’ wife pre
ceded him in death, passing less
than a month ago on July 13.
A native and life time resi
dent of Edison, he was born
June 23, 1887, and was 81 years
of age. He was a retired carpen
ter and service station operator.
Funeral services were held Mon
day, 11 o’clock, am. in the
Salem Baptist Church, the Rev.
H. C. Bradshaw and the Rev.
G, L. Brooks officiating. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
Pall bearers were Walter
Brooks, Curtis Fellows, Thomas
Brooks, Robert Holloway, Mar
vette Lewis, Ellis Stevens.
Manry-Minter Funeral Home
was in charge-
Survivors ate three sons, Al
bert and J. R. Brooks, of Edison;
Gordon Brooks, Jacksonville,
Fla.; two daughters, Mrs. Frank
Chambers, Columbus; Mrs. June
Settles, Warner Robins; two sis
ters, Mrs. Annie Averin,
Blakely; Mrs Bartow Holloway,
Shellman.
MARKET REPORT
Sales totaling $28,537 07 were
reported at Moseley Livestock
Barn Tuesday as 157 Cattle and
306 Hogs were sold.
No. I’s sold for 18.55; Light
I’s, 18.35; No. 2’s, 18.01; No
3’s, 17 95; No. 4’s, 17.80; Heavy,
18.25; No. 1 Rough, 14.95; No- 1
Meat Type, 18.75; Light No 1
Meat Type, 18.60
The beaver's tail serves as a
prop when he sits erect and
as a rudder while swimming.
"THE TRAIL CONCEPT”
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Dale McLaren is shown as he shows Dr. Horton the high
lights of "The Trail Concept”, a proposed tourist attraction
for the Lower Chattahoochee Valley. He explained "The Trail
Concept” to the Lions Club Tuesday.
Dale McLaren, Chief Planner
for the Lower Chattahoochee
Valley Area Planning Develop
ment Commission, gave an in
teresting and informative talk
on '"The Trail Concept” at the
Lions Club meeting Tuesday- The
Trail Concept is a proposed
Tourist attraction for the Lower
Chattahoochee Valley which, if
carried out, would be very bene
ficial to Blakely and Early
County.
The Trail Mr. McLaren dis
cussed Tuesday would be a route
from Columbus down the river
road to the Columbia Lock and
Dam. From there the trail would
go through Blakely and back up
Highway U, SI 27.
A proposed mall, similar to
a shopping center, would be a
major attraction in Blakely along
with the Kolomoki Mounds and
other historical places of interest
in Early County.
Lion Vice-President Stanley
FOOTBALL
All boys planning on
playing football this fall
are to meet at the Gym
Friday, August 16, at 8
o’clock.
Mrs. X. M. Taylor
Died Tuesday In
Local Hospital
Mrs. Nancy Lucille Taylor,
48, who resided on the Lucille
road, died Tuesday in the Early
Memorial Hospital following an
Illness of three months. She was
bom June 19, 1920, in Pike
County, Ga., and had lived in
Blakely for the past five years.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon in the Blak
ely Church of Christ, minister
Clarence Ware officiating. In
terment was in the Blakely ceme
tery, Bryan Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements. Pall
bearers were Terrell Willis, E. J.
Baker, Joe Chambliss, Frank
Chambliss, Jack Hammack,
Dempsey Marshall.
Survivors include her husband,
X. M. Taylor and seven sons.
Fred, Monroe, X. M., Jr., Frank,
Rufus, David and Jack Taylor,
one daughter, Mrs. Alice Cham
bliss, all of Blakely; mother,
Mrs. A. J. Shattles, Shellman;
five brothers and three sisters.
Contract Let
Highway Contract to be let,
Seminole and Early Counties,
for 4.706 miles of grading and
paving on the Steam Hill - Jakin
Road, FAS Route 1975, beginning
in Jakin and extending south.
Estimated Cost: $223,825.00 -
300 days
FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Sept. 6, Seminole Co., home;
Sept. 13, Miller Co., home; Sept.
20, Terrell Co , away; Sept. 27,
open; Oct. 4, Central (T-ville)
home; Oct. 11, Michell Co-, a
way; Oct. 18, Kendrick, home;
Oct. 25, Worth Co., home: Nov
1, Pelham, away; Nov. 8, Colum
bia, Ala., away; Nov. 15, Abbe
ville, Ala., away.
FULL FOR BLAKELY
-OR —
PULL OUT
$3.09 PER ANNUM
Houston presided over the
meeting, standing in for vacation
ing Lion President Warren
Cleveland.
Visitors present were the
board of commissioners—G. C.
Davis, Chalker Williams, Guy
White, Sevola Jones, Emory Dur
ham, Mayor-elect Alex Howell
and Councilmen-elect Wayne
Foster and James B. Murdock,
Representative Mobley Howell
and bankers Virgil Jones and
John Holman, club guests: Doug
las Thompson and Hugh Lee, of
Huntsville, Ala., guests of Lion
Oree Thompson; Howard Taylor,
of Albany, guest of Lion Ivey
Chambers; R. L. McDonald, of
Tallahassee, guest of Lion Pres
ton Fulmer; Bruce Houston, a
guest of Lion Stanley Houston.
The guest speaker at the August
27 meeting will be former Gover
nor Marvin Griffin of Bainbridge.
He has spoken in Blakely on many
occasions and has never failed to
intrigue his listeners.
HOSPITAL LIST
Patients listed as being admit
ted and discharged the past week
at Early Memorial Hospital are
as follows:
ADMITTED
Jaunita Salters, Willie Mae
Clergy, Annette Butler, Annie
Anderson, Jack Peters, Mote
Jones, Geraldine Burke, Altha
Lane, Roger White, Gloria Ches
ter, William Parker, Lou Genia
Joiner, Clifford Jordon, John
Brantley, Daniel Axtell, Ruth Go
wan, Lawrence Moore, Billy
Glass, Shirley Middleton, Leroy
Patterson, Janice Cooper, Mat
tie Faircloth, Gertrude Blount,
Jayne Hendley.
DISCHARGED
George Tedder, Cora Chap
man, Jimmy Patterson, Mary
Moody, James Spooner, Noah
Everett, Elizabeth Anglin, Law
rence Moore, Hal Clinkscale,
Gloria Chester, Roger White,
John Brantley, Jayne Hendley,
Julia Cobb, Shirley Middleton,
Ruth Gowan and Baby Girl, Ger
trude Blount, Billy Glass, Clif
ford Jordon, Daniel Axtell, Roy
Duke, Duna Mae Lindsey, Janice
Cooper.
There are two ways of being
rich. One is to have all you want,
the other is to be satisfied with
what you have.
Attention: Parents of School
Age Children According to
regulations of the State
Board of Health and Edu
cation, no child will be ad
mitted to Georgia schools
for the first time without a
certificate showing that they
have received the following
immunizations:
Diphtheria
Pertussis
Tetanus
Poliomyelitis
Smallpox
Measles
These immunizations may
be received from your pri
vate doctor or at the Coun
ty Health Department all
day Monday and Wednes
nesday a. m. and Wednes
day after 3 p. m