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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
Garden Spot Os
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME NO. 110—NO. 6
BOBCATS’ LATE RALLY
DEFEATS TERRELL, 21-14
The Early County Bobcats, be
hind a stirring' defense and
pepped-up offense, rallied in the
second half and came from behind
to defeat the Terrell County
Green Wave in Dawson last Fri
day night 21-14,
Behind 7-14 at intermission,
the Bobcats returned to the field
looking like a brand new team,
scored two last quarter touch
downs, while shutting out the
Green Wave.,
Early County jumped off to a
quick touchdown, when Franklin
Arnold dived through for a two
yard touchdown, ending a drive
which started on the Terrell 38,
and then booted the extra point.
Terrell went ahead with another
TD and extra point in the second
frame, and appeared to have the
Bobcats on the run,
But Coach King's young Cats
came back in the second half
looking like a different team,
tackling better, blocking better
and moving the ball better. Ar
nold put his team in a tie by
passing a 15~-yard touchdown to
Steve Singletary and booting the
extra point early in the 4thquar
ter, and then scored the winning
touchdown on a quarterback
sneak, and booted the PAT,
“Player Os The Week and Bad Cat”
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Franklin Arnold
Franklin Arnold and Ronnie
Hayes were chosen as the Player
of the Week and BAD CAT for
their play in the comeback vic
tory against Terrell County.
Senior quarterback Arnold
rushed for 68 yards and passed
for 41 y'grds; he ran for two
touchdowns, passed for another
and added three extra points to
have a hand in all the scoring,
Coach Frank King commented,
““Franklin has done a good job
all year and directed our offense
Mrs. Richardson Heads
DAR National Committee
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Mrs. Richardson
Mrs. Herman M, Richardson
of Blakely has been named Na
tional Chairman of the Lineage
Research Committee. The an
nouncement of this appointment
was made recently by Mrs, Er
win Frees Seimes, President
General, National Society of the
Daughters of the American Revo-~
Carlp Connip News
Defensive standouts for the
‘Cats were Ronnie Hayes, who
made 15tackles, and Danny West=
brook, who made 8 individual
stops, and Warren McLendon,
who threw Green Wave ball car
riers for several big losses.
McLendon, Frank Simpson, Jacel
Evans, Jerry Harrell, Eddie
Glass, the Ricketson Brothers
did some good blocking, and light=
weight Stanley Holley played an
unusual good game on defense.
Arnold, Johnny Edmondson, Ran
dall Williams, David Askew, Hil
lard Kitchens, Steve Evans and
Ronnie Hayes were the big run
ners for the ‘Cats. Evans car
ried for 88 yards on 13 tries;
Arnold 21 times for 68 yards;
Kitchens 9 for 45 yards and Hayes
carried the ball six times for
The Bobcats have an open date
this week.
STATISTICS
TERRELL EARLY
14 Ist Downs 19
143 Rushing 252
6-21-63 Passing 5-12-41
1-29 Punts 1-40
0 Passes Intct. 1
Score by Quarters:
Early -~ 700 14 21
Terrell .79 -8 14
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Ronnie Hayes
flawlessly against Terrell’’. It
must also be quoted that Arnold
played the entire game with abad
ly cut leg which required 16
stitches.
Hayes, highly aggressive 125
junior linebacker, stood out de~
fensively making 15 jarring tac
kles; offensively he blocked and
faked well and added 43 yards
in six trips.
Hayes is the son of Mr, and
Mrs., O, S, Hayes. Arnold is
the son of Mr. and Mrs, William
F. Arnold,
lution, who has completed her
National Committee appoint=-
ments of distinguished women
who will serve the Society for the
next three years.
The DAR was founded Octo
ber 11, 1890 for historic, edu
cational and patriotic service to
the nations A charter was grant=
ed to the Society by the United
States Congress and signed by
President Grover Cleveland in
18%0
Other National Chairmen re
siding in the Southeastern United
States are: Hon, Strom Thur=-
mond, Senator from South Caro
lina, Advisory Board; Mrs.
James S, Fleming, Memphis,
Tenn., Insignia; Mrs. William
D, Lum, Port Gibson, Miss.,
Junior American Citizens; Mrs.
Georgia W, S, Musgrave, Lake
Wales, Fla.,, Revision of By-
Laws; Mrs, William D, Leetch,
Vero Beach, Fla., Resolutions;
Mrs, William O, Kerns, Jack
sonville, Fla., Service for Vete
ran-Patlents; Mrs. Jackson E,
Stewart, Orlando, Fla., Units
Overseas.
Mrs. Richardson is immediate
past Georgia State Regent,
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Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts — “Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead”
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Wildlife Ranger
Speaks To
Rotary Members
Wildlife Ranger Paul Johnson
delivered an excellent talk on the
importance of conserving natural
resources at last week’s meeting
of the Blakely Rotary Club. Mr.
Johnson, of Waycross, was sub
bing for George T. Bagby, Di
rector of the State Game & Fish
Commission, who was ill and
could not attend the meeting.
The speaker was introduced by
Mobley Howell.
Mr, Johnson's talk was pre
sented in an interesting and
forceful manner and he was given
a warm round of applause by Ro
tarians and guests.
Lowrey S, Stone presided over
the meeting, and Mrs. Ben Hais
ten presented the usual piano
music during the luncheon.
Visitors present were James
D, Hanson, minister of music
at the First Baptist Church; R.D,
Hodges, F. G, Plowden, Oree
Thompson, and A. D, Barber,
Buster Lockett, Willis Hunt, all
of Cuthbert, making up club at
tendance, O.M, Taylor, of Fort
Gaines; Reve Carl Culpepper,
Edison; C, J. Herrin, Moultrie;
Jo A, Ward, of Dothan, making
up attendance.
Honorary = member Danny
Westbrook, senior class presi
dent, has as his guests 2 class
mates, Louie Ann Harris and
Tommy Hall.
Rotary To Hear
Serggi Major
E. R. Blazer
A career army man, who is a
former football star and who has
recently returned from 26 months
in Vietnam, will be the speaker
at the Blakely Rotary Club on
September 27, CSM Elden R,
Blazer, a native of Springfield
Ohio, with 23 years in the Army,
is presently serving gs Sergeant
Major of Special troops at Ft.
Rucker, acting as liaison between
the Commanding Officer and the
1800 men of nine companies.
CSM Blazer was Honor Gradu
ate in his class at Aviation School
in 1956, and has since served in
Korea, Okinawa and Vietnam as
well as several assignments in
the States.
His hobbies are golf and foot
ball. He played on the Medi
terranean area team which won
the European Football champion~
ship in 1951, CSM Blazer has
been awarded the Second Oak
Leaf Cluster to the Bronze Star,
the 16th Oak Leaf Cluster to the
Air Medal and the Army Com=-
mendation Medal.
We are happy to have you
with us, Sergeant Major Blazer,
Manry Purchases
Bryan Funeral
Home
J. T. Manry, owner of Manry~
Minter Funeral Home, has pur
chased the Bryan Funeral Home
from Edsel Bryan, itwas announ
ced Wednesday., The purchase
price was not disclosed, but it
did not include the house and lot
on which the Bryan Funeral Home
was located. It will continue to
be the residence of Mr. and Mrs.
Bryan and will serve as the base
of operations for the Amway pro=-
ducts, of which Mr. Bryan is a
direct distributor in 16 states.
Mr, Bryan states that he will
devote all of his time to this
business, which has grown to
such size that it demands his
full time attention.
Mr. Manry states that Billy
Joe Jordan, embalmer and as
sistant manager with Manry-
Minter for the pastseveral years
is being made a member of the
firm, and henceforth the funeral
home will be knownas the Manry-
Jordan Funeral Homes
The Manry-Jordan Funeral
Home will continue to be located
at its present location on South
Main Street, Mr. Manry stated.
A miser is tough to live with
but he makes a helluva good
ancestors
BLAKELY GA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1968
Ditty Bags For X’'mas
To Be Sent To Vietnam
October Sth has been set aside
in Blakely for Christmas in Viet
Nam. The American Legion
Auxilliary is sponsoring
‘‘Christmas for boys in Viet
Nam for 1968, and plan to
fill 200 ditty bags and ship to
our fighting men. As chairman
for this cause, Mrs. Lester Shoe
maker is asking for the help of
various clubs and individuals in
Blakely and Early County.
A list of items requested in
clude:
Citizens may donate items to
fill bags or cash to pay postage.
These bags must be filled and
mailed before October 15th.
The following items are sug
gested as suitables A selection
of small items with some variety
would be within these guidelines.
It is permissible to include items
bearing commercial names. I
questions arise on the appropri
ateness of an item being con
sidered, clearance should be
made with the area office before
commitment is made. At least
8 of the items on the following
list, or comparable items should
be included in each gift bag.
Provision should be made with
appropriate representation of
groups participating in this pro
gram to assure that no inappro
priate items are included.
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Mrs. Gordon Jenkins, Exhibit Chairman (Left) and Mrs. A,
Wilkerson, Community Service Chairman, with the blue ribbon
won by the Sunshine Club’s exhibit, ‘‘Busy Hands'’. The coordi
nating and arranging of the booth was under Mrs. Jenkins direc
tion, assisted by other Pilots and the Community Aides.
The exhibit entered by the Sun
shine Club, three-month-old
senior citizens club, was first
place winnier in the Early County
Peanut Festival Fair, it was an
nounced by the Exhibits Chair
man, Miss Glenda Helmly, Early
County Home Economist, Tues-
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Rev. Quillian
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Gives Lionism
Talk Tuesday
The Reve John D. Quillian,
pastor of the First Methodist
Church of Blakely, was the speak
er at Tuesday’'s meeting of the
Blakely Lions Club. The Rev.
Mr. Quillian gave an inspiring
talk on Lionism as associated
with Christian living, He was
warmly applauded at the con
clusion of his talk.
The program was arranged by
Lion Robert Hall and the speaker
was introduced by Lion ‘‘Tige'’
Pickle.
Two new members were intro
duced by President Warren
Cleveland. These are J, W, Wil
lis, of Damascus, and the Rev.
Mr. Quillian, who was made an
honorary member, and they will
be officially inducted at a later
“w.
Lion Billy Fleming, chairman
of the Birthday Calendar Project,
reminded all Lions to continue
at work and make their reports
by Oct. 8
Three Lionesses who are hav
ing birthdays in September were
special club guests, These are
Lionesses Delma Houston, Linda
Houston and Frannie Manry.
Other guests were Wayne Fos~
ter, Dan Hanson and the Rev.
Milton Fields.
These items are: Ballpoint
pens, Pen-size flashlights with
batteries, Small pen knives,
Windproof-type cigarette light=-
ers with accompanying package
of lighter flints, Plastic soap
case, Small package of writing
paper with self-seal envelopes,
Small address book, Plastic
toothbrush holder, Terry cloth
washcloth (other than white or
light color), Nail clipper, Plas
tic cigarette case, Comb, Mail
ing-size voice tapes (reels of
3'’ tapes-150"' length), Small tins
of nuts or candies - vacuum
packed, Small plastic snapshot
holders, Small kitchen size and
sandwich-type plastic bags
(minimum of 3 - not wax paper
type), ‘“Wipe and Shine’’ - packet
shoe polish, Pocketgames (small
enough to put in pocket or plas
tic bag, i. e., small decks of play
ing cards, chess, pinochle, etc.)
Pocket or diary type calendars,
‘Wash & Dries’’, Home-folksy
ietter.
DO NOT include the following:
Gifts in breakable containers,
Food packed in non-vacuum con
tainers, Medicaments (including
foot powder and insect repel
lent), Reading and printed or
advertising materials - (Staff in
Vietnam advise there isanample
supply of paperbacks available),
Alcoholic Beverages.
day.
The theme of the exhibit was
“‘Busy Hands - Make Senior Citi~
zens Happy'’, and was arranged
by the Community Service Com
mittee of the Pilots Club of Bla
kelys Mrs. Gordan Jenkins was
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Rescue Unit
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Continvues First
Aid Training
Now is the time to organize
and train a Rescue Unit-~Not
at the time it is needed. With
this fact in mind, the members
of the Early County Rescue Unit
are undergoing training in First
Aid (a ten hour course) The
Rescue Unit will meet Thursday
October 3, and every Thursday
thereafter until the First Aid
training is completed.
At the meeting this past Thurs
day night, the members of the
Unit elected a Board of Direc~
torse They include: Emory
Durham, Howard Pugh, Roscoe
Hodges, Homer Bush, Lamar
Lumpkin along with the officers
which are Billy Fleming, Presi=
dent; Tommy Rogers, lst vice
President; Jack Sutton, 2nd vice
President; and Olin Thompson,
Secretary-Treasurers A com=
mittee was named to decide on
the details of the uniforms. Each
member was reminded that his
dues of $5.00 will be due by Oct.
1, 1968,
The citizens of Early County
are urged to support this organi
zation, for it is being organized
for the county’s benefite The
members of the Unit are making
sacrifices in time and money
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“1969 Peanut Festival Queen”
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The 1969 ‘‘Peanut Festival Queen’' is Miss Jackie Colson (center). The lst runner-up is
Miss Jeanie Clinkscales (right) The 2nd runner-up is Miss Patricia Bridges (left). Theseq
lovely girls were chosen from 29 beautiful contestants Tuesday night.
Petit blonde Jackie Colson,
16 year old high school senior,
was crowned Queen of the Early
County Peanut Festival Fair here
Tuesday night, winning out over
29 other contestants. President
of the Early County Future Home
makers of America, the 1969
Queen was named ‘‘Friendliest’’
and “Best Personality’’ in the
Senior Superlatives; she serves
on the McCall’'s National Teen
Fashion Board and Boyett's
Junior Fashion Board, and is a
member of the Beta Club, an
office assistant and recipient of
the Lions Club National Con
vention Award, an expense paid
trip to the National FHA Con
vention in Miami, Fla., this sum
mer. She hopes to be achemical
engineer and to attend Middle
Georgia College, Cochran, and
then Georgia Tech.
For her talent she did a modern
jazz routine; her hobbies are
sewing and dancing. She ans
wered the question ‘‘What part
should women play in politics 7’
SATURDAY NIGHT
Jaycees’
The Klaudt Indian Family,
Arickara Gospel Singers from the
“‘Dakota Badlands’’, have just
celebrated 40 years in musical
ministry thru the United States
and Canada. They travel 100,000
miles a year to meet engage~
ments in over 40 different
denomination churches, concert
auditoriums, radio and T, V, to
make them the ‘‘best-known Gos=-
pel Singing Family'’. To meetthe
busy schedule they travel in their
new V 8 diesel, private coach,
custom outfitted, '‘just like a
motel’’, with bunks, wardrobes,
dinette, lounge, T, V. and air
conditioning for restful travel.
They began in the field of
Gospel music by being won to
the ‘‘Whitemans'' God thru the
missionary work of Dre Hall on
the Fort Berthold Reservations
Thus the program is not enter=-
tainment alone, but songs pro
fessionally sung by a group hum
bled by a real '‘call of God'’.
It is a labor of love based on
a devotion to Christs
Appearing in full, colorful,
Indian costumes, they are truly
the ‘'‘Nation’s unique Gospel
Singers''s These authentic,
native costumes, valued at thou
sands of dollars, are a sight that
one will never forget, and every
child would’nt miss.
The group appears as one
family, ‘‘Dad and Mom’’ Klaudt,
and their 4 sons, Vernon, Mel~-
vin, Raymond, Kenneth. Joey
Hamby is the full-time pianist.
The four brothers form a male
quartet of very close family har
mony. The Klaudts have a big
sound on stage which is produced
by the use of a wide variety of
instruments, including piano,
trombone, alto andbaritone saxa
phones, and bass.
Also appearing on the same
stage with the Klaudt Indian
Family are other big-name Quar
asked by the emcee for the final
judging, with a straighi forward
statemen? she said ‘I think
women should play an important
part, they can make as wise a
decision as men'’s She is the
daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Jack
Colson, Blakely.
Jeanie Clinkscales, 16, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Clink
scales of Blakely, was first run
ner-up. A five foot six brunette,
she was the only Junior in the
top five and holds the title of
Junior Class Beautys For her
talent she played a medley of
classical music. A member of
the Beta Club, she is assistant
Projects Chairmananda member
of the Math-Science Club. She
plays basketball; horseback
riding is her hobby. She chose
Washington, D, G,, the nation's
capitol, as the place she would
like to visit in answering the
question asked by Early ““Tige’’
Pickle, master of cermonies.
She hopes to be a journalist.
Patricia Bridges, 17, brown
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tets and singers inciuding the
Chuck Wagon Gang, Florida Boys
Quartet, Steve Sanders, Step
hens Family with little Bonita
Stephens, Tonemasteirs, and
Wally Fowler; the original all
night Gospel Singer.
There will also be an Amateur
hour starting at 7:00 for groups
that wish to sing as amateurs.
Groups from Cuthbert, Ga. and
Enterprise, Ala. have already
been booked to appear on this
hour.
This All-Night Sing is being
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hair, brown eyed daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Perry Bridges of Blak
ely, was second runner-up. She
is head majorette, President of
the Band, treasurer of the Senior
Class, secretary of the Beta
Club, vice president of FTA and
delegate to Girl's State. She
gave a dramatic reading for her
talent. She hopes to become a
math teacher or an architects
She sings in the Youth Choir at
the First Baptist Church and is
assistant pianist at Sunday
School.
FFA Sweetheart Sue Johnston,
17, third runner-up, is co-captain
of the cheerleaders, a member of
the Beta Club, secretary of FHA
and in Senior Superlatives named
“Best All Round’’ and ‘‘Best
Dancer'’; her talent was a dance,
“The Charleston’’. Her hobbies
are dancing and cooking. She is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs,
Johnny Johnston and hopes to
be an English teacher.
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sponsored by the Blakely Jaycees
as part of their fund-raising
campaign for handicapped chil
dren. The Jaycees urge all
people who wish to attend the
Sing to buy their tickets in ad
vance from any Jaycee or at any
Drug Store in Blakely.
The All-Night Sing will be held
Saturday night, September 28, at
Standifer = Field starting at 7
oclocke In case of inclement
weather it will be held in the
High School and Elementary
School Auditoriums,