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EARLY COUNTY NEWS THURSDAY AUG. 22, 1968
EARLY COUNTY NEWS
Official Organ of Blakely and Early County
BLAKELY, GEORGIA 31723
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By Sid
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The candidacy of Governor
Lester Maddox for the presi
dency i 8 not a spur-of-the
moment thing, as most people
believe. To the contrary, the
Governor has been thinking
about it for some time, and even
talked to Malone Sharpe, his
Chief of Staff, about it at the
Governor’s Conference in Ohio
last month. Also, rumor says,
various of his close friends sus
pected that such a move was a
possibility.
At any rate, he is now a can
didate, and nobody cam make
much of an educated guess as to
how many votes he'll get in Chi
cago. It could be that delegates
from several Southern states will
prefer to face the voters at
home after having voted for a
staunch conservative rather
than either of the three liberal
candidates. Too, some conserva
tive delegates from Northern and
Western states may go along
with Maddox.
We would guess that the Geor
gia delegation will give him their
unanimous support. It can hard
ly do anything else, out of re
spect for the office, even if they
are previously committed to an
other candidate. Some political
prognosticators say that the del
egation will be split, but we can't
see it,
A Georgia delegate may nom
inate Maddox, but hopes are that
some prominent figure from an
other state, such as Gov. Albert
Brewer of Alabama, will place
the candidate’s name before the
convention, This, of course, can't
be known until the convention
gets underway.
No matter what happens, no
one can ever say that Georgia
doesn't always liven things up.
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Last week we wrote what we
called “a strange rumor” that
Secretary of State Ben Fortson
might retire before his term is
out. Later, Mr. Fortson told us
flat out that he has no intention,
whatsoever, of retiring in 1970,
or before, and that when the en
tries open that year he'll be
Johnny-on-the-spot with his en
trance fee.
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The many friends of Bill
Hedgepeth, formerly in the pub
lic relations office of Governors:
Sanders and Maddox and now a
Senior Editor with Look Maga
zine in New York, will return to
Georgia this Fall as Bureau
Chief of the new office Look is
opening in Atlanta.
*&% & *
Former Lt. Governor Peter
Zack Geer has arranged a $25
fund raising dinner for George
Wallace in Albany on August 30.
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We hear that Georgia Negro
leaders will issue an endorse
ment of senatorial candidate
Maynard Jackson on Sept. 7.
But, it is said, the endorsement
will be pretty mild.
Jackson, incidentally, has sur
rounded himself with a bunch of
hippies and beatniks from the
North, none of whom have the
slightest knowledge of politics.
*%% 5 & @
The Georgia Voters Education
Assn., Negro organization in At
lanta which has been accused of
trying to sell its services to can
didates for huge sums of money,
must have been doing all right.
They have 28 new autos, 12
phones in their headquarters,
and spend four or five hundred
dollars a day on their operations.
Or, so a Negro leader told us
last week.
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Have you thought about the
possibility that Richard Nixon
may be counting on winning the
presidency with the help of the
George Wallace electoral vote.
With his conservative platform,
George would be much more in
clined to give the GOP his votes
in the Electoral College than to
let the liberal Democrats have
them. .
*&% » & »
Some political observers tell
us that Lt.-Gov. George T. Smith
is seeking to obtain more con
trol over the State Senate by re
placing President pro-tem Julian
Webb with Senator Lamar Plun
kett. Sen. Hugh Gillis would then
step up to Chairman of the Ap
propriations Committee, and
Sen. Gene Holley would be
Chairman of the Banking and
Finance Committee. This strat
egy is supposed to have been
agreed upon on Thursday of last
week when Messrs. Smith, Gil
lis and Plunkett had lunch to
gether at the Atlanta Commerce
Club.
It is said that Senator Webb
will not be easily deposed as the
second ramking officer in the
Senate, however, for he has
many friends in that body who
appreciate the fariness and abil
ity with which he has held down
this job.
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The State Dept. of Family and
Childrens Service has been ad
vised by federal authorities that
one of its facilities at Gracewood
institution has been okayed as a
medical nursing home, and the
patients therein are eligible to
receive Medicaid funds. The
State will receive the vendor
payments., A team from this de
partment and the State Health
Dept. have checked it out to see
exactly how many of the 400
children housed in the building
are eligible for Medicaid.
‘OLD LANTERN JAW
DOES IT AGAIN
“Old Lantern Jaw” Dick
Nixon does it again, and he
seemed to do it with such
ease despite the efforts of the
television media to incubate a
row
@evernor Nelson Rockefeller
and Governor
Ronald Rea
ganwere
never really
in the race,
but to main
tain interest,
the television
boys made it
look as if
“hell would break loose” most
any minute.
Nixon was chosen standard
bearer with a first ballot vote
of 860 delegates and conven
tion hall began to be vacated
in haste as tired and footsore
Republicans went out to cele
brate, or to drown their sor
rows in the expensive “duck
ins” of Miami Beach.
One of my friends asked me
why I referred to Mr. Nixon
as “old Lantern Jaw”, and I
assured him this was no criti
cal description of Mr. Nixon's
facial anatomy, but if you will
take a good look at the Repub
lican nominee, you will readi
ly see that his head is wider at
the jowls than it is at the
temple. The glass mantle of an
old lantern is wider at the
bottom than it is at the top.
This physiognomical charac
teristic is no detriment to Mr.
Nixon. On the contrary, its
shows his determination and
his organizational ability.
From the bottom of the poli
tical pit in 1962, when he lost
the Governor's race in Cali
fornia to Pat Brown, he has
come a long way to offset the
charges by his political en
emies “that he can’t win”.
IT REMAINS
TO BE SEEN
Whether Nixon can outrun
Hubert Humphrey in Novem
ber remains to be seen, but
Nixon won the nomination un
der most peculiar circumstanc
es.
From the results of the vot
ing at the Republican conven
tion, the delegates from the
smaller or less populated stat
es put Nixon over. The boys
“from out back killed the
bear”.
Nixon got the nomination
with no help from California,
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Michigan and Massachusetts.
Exclusive of Illinois, these are
the most populous states of the
Union. They are the big boys.
They are the ones the poli
ticians say a candidate must
have to get the nomination,
and in the opinion of these
same big boys, “a man can’t
win without them”,
It appears that Nixon has
his work cut out for him.
Nixon was nominated with
out too much trouble, and
Vice President Hubert Hum
phrey will be nominated the
last of this month by the De
mocrats at Chicago.
Things have changed very
little, and a race between
Nixon and Humphrey will
give Americans little or no
choice. The need for Governor
George Wallace appears great
er today in the eyes of mil
lions of Americans than it did
several months ago.
FROM RAGS
TO RICHES
One ludicrous aspect of the
Miami Convention was the ap
pearance of the Rev. Ralph
Abernathy and Hosea Wil
liams.
They turned up at the Foun
tainbleu, one of the posh ho
tels on Miami Beach, Aber
nathy was dressed out in a
business suit, and Hosea, who
is said to be a native of At
tapulgus, was resplendant with
a string of beads.
The rates at the Fountain
bleu start at about SIOO a day,
and a poor man could spend a
year’'s salary with a four day
stay at this Mecca for the af
fluent.
Fresh from the so-called
Poor People’s March on Wash
ington, these two promoters
got help from Senator Charles
Percy of Illinois, and got into
the game. They got tickets to
the floor, and strutted around
Convention Hall 'and in the
corridors of the Fountain
bleu. They did not have to
look for television cameras.
The television folks would
have died if they had not lo
cated Ralph Abernathy and
Hosea Williams.
This is the story of “rags to
riches” in a matter of days. I
just wonder who paid for the
vacation of these two trouble
makers while they were teas-
FROM
OUR"
FILES
25 Years Ago
(From the issue of Aug. 26, 1943.)
TROY WHITE, 42, died at his °
home in the western part of the
city Saturday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock. His death resulted from
injuries received several days
previously in an automobile ac
cident.
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BASING of the Columbia road
was completed this week.
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PASTOR W, F. Burford an
nounced (this week that the Rev.
J. S. Hartsfield will preach at
the Methodist Church next Sun
day morning at 11 o'clock in
the absence of the Pastor.
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RECORD of workers for Red
Cross for the past week: Mrs.
J. E. Chancy, 9 hrs.; Mrs. C.A,
Grubbs, 7 hrs.; Mrs. Willard
Dußose, 7 hrs.; Mrs. Emory
Houston, 7 hrs.; Mrs. P. D.
Dußose, 3 1/2 hrs.; Mrs. J.S
Hartsfield, 1 1/2 hrs.; Mrs. J.G,
Standifer, 3 hrs.; Mrs. C. L.
Tabb, 3 hrs.; Mrs. C, B, Mil=
ler, 2 hrs.; Mrs. R. C. Single
tary, 1 1/2 hrs.; Mrs. Grady
Smith, 4 hrs.; Mrs. B. F, Ful=-
ler, 2 hrs.; Mrs. J. L. McAr
thur, 2 1/2 hrs.; Miss Victoria
Sheffield, 2 1/2 hrs.; Miss Mar
jorie Weaver, 2 1/2 hrs.; Miss
ing the breezes at Miami. I just
wonder, also, if unemployment
benefits extend that far out of
Washington?
GIVE STOKELY
A PLAQUE
The State Department has
surreptitiously returned the
passport of Stokely Car
michael to him.
One would expect nothing
else from a crowd honeycomb
ed with admiration and re
spect for the enemies of this
country. When a man con
sorts and gives aid and com
fort to the Viet Cong in South
east Asia, calls for a Viet Cong
victory over our men, and ad
vocates shooting, burning and
looting Americans at home,
then he is a traitor, and should
be treated as such. On the
contrary, he is held in high
esteme by the State Depart-:
ment, and granted immunity
by the Justice Department.
The Rosenbergs were elec
trocuted for doing less to our
country than Stokeley Car
michael has already done,
I would not be surprised to
see Hubert Humphrey favor
ing Stokely at the National
Democratic Convention the
25th of this month.
WHAT CAN BE MORE CONVENIENT THAN
DRIVE-IN BANKING?
SAVE TIME. SAVE STEPS.
USE OUR TWO DRIVE-IN
WINDOWS. FAST, CONVENIENT,
FRIENDLY SERVICE.
Your Independent Home Town Bank. -
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Lilla Widener, 2 1/2 hrs.; Mrs.
Ollin Goocher, 1 1/2 hrs.; Miss
Faye Goocher, 1 1/2 hrs.; Mrs.
G, W. Whatley, 1 1/2 hrs.; Mrs.
Iva Herring, 1 1/2 hrs.; Mrs.
H C Fort, 3 1/2 hrs.; Mrs.
J. B. Rice, 2 hrs.; Mrs. J. C.
McFather, 1 1/2 hrs.; Mrs. Ray
Stewart, 3 1/2 hrs.; Miss Verne
Dußose, 3 hrs.; Mrs. Joe Grim
sley, 3 hrs.; Mrs. L. E. Harris,
2 1/2 hrs.
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MR. AND MRS, J. M, Erwin,
of the Cuba Community, announce
the birth of a son on Sunday,
August 22.
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Sgt. John Scarborough, of
Kearns, Utah, arrived in Blakely
last week to spend several days
with relatives.
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MISSES HAZEL CHANDLER,
Alfrieda King, Odelia King and
Lanez King have returned home
for a month’'s vacation, after
attending summer school at G, S,
C. W,, Valdosta.
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BARNETT SOLOMON, petty
officer, first class, is at home
this week, after spending seve
ral months at a station some=-
where in the Pacific area. He
was called home because of the
serious lillness of his mother,
Mrs. N. B. Solomon, who is
reported as being much improved
at a Birmingham hospital.
50 Years Ago
(From the issue of Aug. 22, 1918.)
MRS D, D, STRONG has re
ceived a letter from her son,
Bruce, who is with Pershing’'s
forces in France, stating that
he is in fine health. This was
the first news from him since
early in March.
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MR, ALTO WARRICK is back
in Blakely, after an absence of
several weeks at various points.
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MR. JOHNNIE HUGHES, who
has been with the Blakely Hard=
wood Lumber Company since its
beginning, left a few days ago to
vigit his old home in Nashville,
Tenn.; before reporting to At
lanta for induction into thearmy.
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MRS, R. M, HOBBS and little
daughter, Amelia, spent yester
day in Albany. On their return
they were accompanied by Mrs.
Victor Killebrew and little son,
Herschel, who will spend some
time in the city.
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MORE THAN two hundred
gathered at the Baptist Sunday
School on Sunday to witness the
patriotic exercises in honor of
the soldier boys who have gone
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EARL (Tige) PICKLE
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Georgia Tech people never
miss an opportunity to dig Geor=-
gla people, andvice versa, there~
fore Dr. William M. Sangster,
Director of the Tech Civil En=
gineering Department, prefaced
a talk before the Blakely Rotary
Club (largely Bulldog supporters)
last Friday with a definition of
gross ignorance-~--"‘‘one hundred
and forty four University of
Georgia graduates.”’
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Definition of Hippie as con=-
tributed by Joan Welsh in Quote
magazine: One who looks like
Tarzan, dresses like Jane and
smells like Chetah.
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I am about to resolve to stop
worrying about the survival of
out from the school into the
service since the war began.
The service flag was presented
by Miss Mary Frank Womack
and contained 19 names of men
who are now serving in the vari
ous branches of the United States
war service, a number of them
being overseas.
(From the issue of Aug. 24, 1893.)
MR. BILL BATCHELORwas up
from Racketville Tuesday.
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MRS, J. W, ALEXANDER and
children are visiting in Shellman.
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SHERIFF JOHN WILKINwas up
from Colquitt last week.
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MR. J. A. RALEIGH, of Colum=~
bia, is now roofing the brick
stores of Major T. F. Jones
and Mr. T. R. McDonald.
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MISS GERTIE JONES has re
turned from a visit to Dawson
and Bronwood e
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A BEAUTIFUL baby girl
arrived at the home of Dr. and
Mrs. W, B. Standifer this morn="
ing,
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BLAKELY cotton market:
Good middling, 6 1-2 c; strict
middling, 6 3-8 c; middling, 6
1-4 c; strict low middling, 6c¢;
low middling, 5 3-4 c.
Pvt. Murkerson
Completes Course
Private Jessie M. Murkerson,
22, son of Mr. nd Mrs. Leon
M. Murkerson, Route 4, Blakely.
Ga., completed an 11-week line
man course, July 13, atthe Army
Southeastern Signal School, Ft.
Gordon, Ga.
He was trained to install and
maintain open wire and field
communication wire. He also
recefved instruction in laying
lead and rubber-covered cable.
Pvt. Murkerson’s wife, Lynda,
lives on Route 1, Nobles Trailer
Park, Blakely.
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the Human Race. I sometimes
wonder if it is worth saving.
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Better wipe that grin off your
face. A lot of people did thatand
said Lester Maddox never would
be governor. And if he isn’t,
somebody is playing a dirty trick
on Bo Callaway.
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There is one thing in Atlanta
running true to form. The base
ball Braves are now in possession
of fifth place, their accustomed
place of abode.
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One of the column’s pretty and
valued readers sent in this little
essay, written by A. Nonymous,
she says, and entitled Nine
Lessons in Living:
Learn to laugh--a laugh is
better than medicine.
Learn to attend to your own
business. Few men can handle
their own.
Learn to tell a story. A well=-
told story is like a sunbeam in
a sick room.
Learn to say kind things. No
body ever resents them.
Learn to avoid nasty remarks.
They give neither the hearer or
the speaker lasting satisfaction.
Learn to stop grumbling. If
you can't see any good in the
world, keep the bad to yourself.
Learn to hide aches with a
smile-=nobody is interested any=-
way.
Learn to keep troubles to your=
self--nobody wants to take them
from you. ;
A speeding car screeched to
‘a stop just; beyond the red light.
““Watch out,”’ the driver yelled
at a man he’d almost hit. Ner=-
vously the pedestrian picked up
his hat and asked, ‘‘Why....are
you coming back 7’
@reenbriar mall in Atlanta
is so huge, 40 basketball
games could be played
inside it at the same time.
You couldn’t tell the players
without a program. But you
could tell the comfort.
Greenbriar mall is electrically
cooled and heated.
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Developer: Victor A. Schroeder / Owners: W. R. Hawn and J. V. Hawn
In fact, 63 of the 71 stores and offices at Green
briar Center are all-electric.
All-electric means that electricity, the world’s
cleanest energy, does the cooling, heating, cook
ing and water heating.
Because the equipment is electric, it is com
pact and saves valuable space. It costs less to
buy and install. It costs less to operate and
maintain.
Electricity is used exclusively in more than
6,600 commercial buildings throughout Georgia.
And new all-electric buildings are being con
structed at an average of 80 a month.
If you have a new building going up, don’t
stop half-way. Go all-electric. It’s good business.
And that’s the name of the game.
GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
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Georgia To Hold
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First Amputee
Golf Meet
Plans have been completed for
the First Georgia Amputee Golf
Championship to be played over
the Georgia Warm Springs Foun
dation Golf Course at Warm
Springs, Georgia, on September
20-21, 1968.
The unique sports event will
be open to amputee golfers, resi
dent in the State of Georgia and
will be played under the same
rules ac any other tourney even
though players have lost legs,
arms, or in some instances,
even both.
The tournament will open with
a Member-Amputee match to be
played September 20, 1968 and
will be followed by a second
round to be played by amputee
golfers the following <ay.
Any Amputee golfer interested
in competing in the First Georgia
Amputee Golf Championship
should contact Robert F. Chap
lin, Georgia Warm Springs Foun=
dation, Warm Springs, Georgia,
31820
Army Sergeant First Class
Edward C. Reeves, son of Wil
liam M. Reeves, Jakin, Ga., was
assigned as a platoon sergeant
in the 11th Armored Cavalry
Regiment at Camp Blackhorse,
Vietnam, July 27.
His wife, Mary, lives at 607
Forest Ave., Jackson, Miss.
Army Private First Class
Joshua C. Ford, 21, son of Mrs.
Roberta B. Ford, Route 1, Jakin,
Ga., was assigned July 24 to the
43rd Signal Battalion near Dong
Ba Thin, Vietnam, as a radio
perator.
Army Specialist Five Thomas
N. Roberts, 24, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Roberts, Route 1,
Damascus, Ga., was assignec
August S to the 9%th Data Pro
cessing Detachment near Long
Binh, Vietnam, as a computer
operator.
Army Sergeant Eugene Bel
cher, son of Mrs. Dora L.
Belcher, Blakely, Ga., was as
isigned as a construction foreman
in .the 87th Engineer Battalion
near Phan Rang, Vietnam, July
29.
His wife, Barbara, lives at
127 Howell Ave.