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Visiting Mr. and Mrs. R. E.
Mills, Sr., during the holidays
were Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Mills,
Jr., and sons, Ralph, 111, and
Steve, and Miss Jenni Mills,
Atlanta, Georgia.
Mr. and Mrs. Guyton McLendon
and Mr. and Mrs. Roger Mc-
Lendon of Atlanta, Ga., visited
Mrs. R. R. McLendon during the
holidays.
Linton Willis, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Linton Willis and a student
at Georgia Southwestern College
visited family and friends here
during the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Guilford
and children, David, Mary and
Albert of Georgetown, Ga., Mr.
Stanley Cawthon of Atlanta; Glenn
Farr, Gainesville, Ga., were
visitors in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Hubert Farr, during the
Christmas holidays.
S/Sgt. and Mrs. Doyle Whita
ker of Goldsborough, N.C. and
Miss Gloria Harris, of Macon,
who is affiliated with Bibb County
Board of Education, spent seve
ral days recently with Mr. and
Mrs. Dwight Harris and family.
Mrs. Laura Knight of Jesup
is spending this week with her
children and grandchildren, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Burnett
and family.
Mrs. Sam Register of Talla
hassee, Fla., is spending some
time here visiting her sister,
Mrs. J. G. Corley, who is under
going treatment at the Arlington
City Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. George 11. Owens,
Jr., Columbia, S.C., visited Mr.
Owens’ mother, Mrs. G. 11.
Owen, Sr., during the Christmas
holidays.
Mrs. R. S. Williams, Baxley,
Ga., Mr. and Mrs. Joe Harris,
Camilla, Ga., and Mr. and Mrs.
Wayne Aultman, Tifton, all sis
ters of Mrs. Mode Stinson visit
ed here the past week end.
Mrs. A. J. Hart, of Camilla,
mother of Mrs. Mode Stinson,
visited Mrs. Stinson at South
eastern General Hospital, Do
than, Ala., where she has been
undergoing treatment the past
week, and later will be trans
ferred to Columbus Medical Cen
ter, Columbus, Georgia.
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Collins
and Mr. and Mrs. I’.A. Pitts
sitent the past week in New Or
leans, attending the Sugar Bowl.
Mr. and Mrs. James H, IXl—
— had their children, Jean,
a student at the University of
Georgia, and Mr. and Mrs. James
E. Dußose, students at Ogle
thorpe College, Atlanta, home
during the holidays.
Karen Harris, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey Harris entered
OUR
SEMI-ANNUAL
SHOE SALE!
CONTINUES
THRU THIS WEEK.
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EARLY COUNTY NEWS, THURSDAY JAN. 9, 1969
Georgia Southwestern College,
Americus, January 2.
Mrs. F. M. Greene, Jr., of
Perry, Georgia, the former
Dorothy Slappey of Hilton, was
a guest of Mr. and Mrs. W, M«
■Barksdale during the week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Temples
and daughter, Jan, of Augusta,
visited in the home of Mrs.
Bernice Temples and Mrs. Mavis
Cosby during the past week end.
Mike Ziegler of Blakely and
Dothan, a sophomore at Troy
State, made the dean's list the
past quarter. Mr. Ziegler is
married to the former Sydney
Chandler of Blakely.
Among the Georgia fans from
Early County attending the Sugar
Bowl Game in New Orleans on
New Year's Day were: Ed Mor
ton, Billy Glass, C. A. Bell, Sr.,
Tommy Bell, Mr. and Mrs.
Pershing Pitts, Mr. and Mrs.
Nick Collins, Jimmy Brewer,
Buck Grist, Marvin Singletary,
Mr. and Mrs. Hilton Hightower,
Jr., S. G. Maddox, Sr., Clinton
Gay, Mr. and Mrs. Maddox, Jr.,
Phil, Gary and Sam Clinkscales,
Lynwood Anglin, Linton Thomp
son, Billy English, Dr. and Mrs.
Earl Taylor, Sue Taylor, Mr. and
Mrs. Bobby McLendon, Mr. and
Mrs. Robinson McLendon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Gil
bert, Jr., and daughters, Phyllis
and Frankie, were joined by Miss
Susan Gilbert in Atlanta today
(Thursday) as they flew to Cin
cinnati to attend the piano re
cital of their daughter, Miss
Beverly Gilbert at the Univer
sity of Cincinnati College-Con
servatory, in the Music School’s
Recital Hall.
Mrs. Stanley Hallman and baby
son, Eric, of Albany are visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert
Gilbert-L-
Early Boys
And Girls Win
Over Dawson
DAWSON, Ga. — Blakely de
feated Dawson in two basket
ball games here Tuesday night.
Blakely’s boys team won 73-52
while the girls won, 44-29.
High scorers for Blakely Boys
were: Franklin Arnold, 16, John
Brown, 16, Ernest McCormick,
15, Dewey Cannon, 11.
Blakely girls’ high scorers
were Dana Jane Brown, 24, Diane
Collier, 11.
GIRLS
BLAKELY (44)-Forwards. Holman 9.
Broun 24. Collier 11 Guards Clinkscale.
Johnson. Williams übs Ducati. Tiner.
Stevens
I) IB SOS (291-Forwards Stead ha in 19,
Raincv 6. Dillard 2 Guards Turner.
Heath. Lee Subs Spillman 2. Davis.
JenmnMs. Davis Ingram. PainacoU
Halftime score Blakely 18. Dawson 12.
BOYS
BLAKELY 173) - Wellington 2. Arnold
16 Brown 16. Earnest 6. Ricketson
Subs Everton H. McCormick 15. Star 1.
Cannon 11. Holh Daniels
DAWSON <52»-Cowart l*. D. Carlson
7. Davis 1. Stewart 20. Hurst 7 Subs;
Bailicld. G Carlson 2. D Nelson 1
Halltime More Blakely 42. Dawson >8
Danny Westbrook
Cited National
English Honor
Danny Westbrook
Danny Westbrook of Early
County High School has been cited
as one of the outstanding high
school students of English in the
country. The National Council
of Teachers of English has named
him a 1968 national winner in
its annual Achievement Awards
competition.
Westbrook was one of the ten
Georgia winners. The nation's
schools nominated almost 8,500
students for the NCTE citation,
of that number only 800 finalists
were chosen. They represent
600 schools from fifty states,
the District of Columbia and A
merican Preparatory Schools a
broad.
Last spring a committee of
English teachers from the high
school nominated Westbrook to
represent Early County High
School in the competition. Mrs.
Malon Bedell, Mrs. Mary Jane
Powell, and Terry Lambert have
been his English instructors.
Westbrook is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Hunt Westbrook, of Blakely.
In announcing the winners, Ro
bert F. Hogan, Executive Secre
tary of the National Council of
Teachers of English, stated that
the Council recommends these
students for college scholarships
in 1969. The names of the stu
dents are sent to every college
and university admissions offi
cer in the country. In previous
years 99% of the Awards winners
entered the college of their
choice. Approximately 80% of
those applying for scholarships
received financial aid.
The NCTE sends to all win
ners and runner-ups scrolls of
recognition and it honors their
high school English department
with certificates of merit.
When Queen Elizabeth and
Prince Philip visited Lake Vil
larrica in Chile, a new airstrip
was built especially to accomo
date their plane.
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Miss Jane Higdon weds
Mr. Robert McLendon,lll
Miss Jane Milton Higdon be
came the bride of Robert Robin,
son McLendon, 111 Sunday after
noon December 22, in the First
Methodist Church of Bainbridge.
The Reverend Joseph H. Bridges
performed the double ring cere
mony in the presence of the im
mediate families.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Henry Hig
don of Bainbridge and the groom’s
parents are Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Robinson McLendon, Jr.ofßlake
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The beauty of the sanctuary
was enhanced by the beautiful
Christmas decorations. A cen
tral arrangement of red car
nations and imported holly was
used on the table beneath the
cross. On either side were single
burning White tapers. Flank
ing the table inside the rostrum
were two large candelabra hold
ing tall white lighted Cathedral
candles. Christmas wreathed
greenery with velvet ribbon bows
adorned the right wall, and in
the windows were candle arrange
ments of red and white poinset
tias and holly.
Prior to the ceremony, Mrs.
Grady Forrester presented a pro
gram of music. She accompanied
Mr. Damon Taylor, who sang,
"Entreat Me Not To Leave Thee”
(Gounod). "Liebestraum” was
played softly during the cere
mony.
Given in marriage by her
father, the bride was radiantly
beautiful in a traditional bran
ch! gown of white satin. It was
designed with an empire fitted
bodice fastened in back with self,
covered buttons, portrait neck
line and long tapered sleeves.
The skirt was slightly flared in
front. Deep inverted pleats
across the back fell in soft folds
extending into a chapel train. Her
mantilla veil was of Brussels
lace and she carried a bouquet of
white orchids, stephanotis, and
feathered carnations.
Mrs. John Bricken, Jr. of
Montgomery, Alabama served as
matron of honor and only attend
ant. She wore a full length gown
of green velvet. The A-line skirt
featured an empire waist with
scooped neckline. Her bouquet
was a cascade of red carna
tions and imported holly. She en
tered the church as strains from
Purcell’s "Trumpet Voluntary
in D” were played.
Mr. Robert Robinson McLen
don, Jr. served as best man for
his son. The usher-groomsmen
were: Mr. Marvin Singletary of
Blakely; Mr. Robert Henry Hig
don, Jr. and Mr. Joseph Milton
Higdon, brother^ of the bride.
The bride’s mother wore a
turquoise chiffon dress featur
ing long sleeves finished with
bands of satin at the wrists and
hemline. Her accessories were
corresponding and she wore a
white orchid corsage.
The mother of the groom chose
a becoming dress of yellow silk
accented with a bow and buttons
of the same material. Her cor
sage was a white orchid.
The white orchids used in the
wedding were a gift to the bride
from Dr. and Mrs. Henry A.
Bridges.
Mrs. McLendon chose for tra-
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No clowns. No hoopla. No
funny hats.
This is an event for the serious
car buyer. The man who has X num
ber of dollars to spend and is deter
mined to get his money’s worth and
maybe more.
Come to a Chevrolet Showroom
during our Value Showdown.
Ask the man to show you, on
paper, how you can order most any
The Chevrolet
Value Showdown is on.
Council To Hear
City Officials
At Feb. Meeting
The City and County officials
will be invited to speak at the
next meeting of the Inter-Club
Council, with Mayor Alex Howell
representing the City Council
and Chairman of the Early County
Board of Commissioners, A. D.
Wilkerson, representing the
Commissioners. At the February
meeting the presidents of the
civic organizations will have a
chance to learn of the problems
that face the two government
organizations during the coming
year.
At the March meeting, Supt. of
Early County Schools, Lonnie
Chester and the instructors of
the Special Classes at the ele
mentary and high school will
present a program on Special
Education and the new methods
used in teaching.
Dr. C. D. Horton, Council Di
rector, reported on the Certified
City Program which Blakely en
tered in 1968. The Certified
City Chairman and other mem
bers of the committee believe
that several ordinances and
codes will have to be passed for
Blakely to up-grade areas where
in deficiencies are evident.
The Council is investigating
the possibility of securing a
hair dryer for the Blakely Con
valescent Home and is interest
ed in a movie projector for the
local hospital.
The difference in the cost of
the Sesquicentennial celebration
and the actual income from the
dinner is approximately S2O, it
was reported, the deficit was
made up by the Inter-Club Coun
cil.
After driving through an ex
tremely desolate section of the
Texas Panhandle without seeing
much sign of life, a man and his
wife stopped at a solitary cross
roads gas station. The woman
studied the bleak surroundings
and asked the attendant, “What
do you folks do around here for
excitement 7 ’
“Lady,’’ drawled the old at
tendant, "around here we don’t
get excited.’’
veling a wool costume suit of
green, yellow and winter white.
She wore matching accessories
and a white orchid corsage.
On their return they will reside
in Blakely.
READ THE WANT ADS
BUY PRIME FOOD
Buy food in prime conditions.
Miss Nelle Thrash, home econo,
mist with the University ofGeor.
gia Cooperative Extension Ser.
vice, says you can use your eyes
and nose to help distinguish fresh,
ness. Read labels. Look for dat.
ing on pre-packaged foods such
as cut-up chicken and frozen
foods.
1969 Chevrolet with a big V 8 and
automatic transmission for less than
you could last year.
Come in and spend some time.
Dig, probe, ask questions, take notes.
You owe it to yourself to be thorough.
Go for a drive.
Get a free sample of Chevrolet’s
luxurious full-coil, cushioned ride.
Shut the windows and see how fresh
the interior stays, thanks to Astro
here ^^4/ )
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Smith
announce the birth of a son,
Raymond Kelly, born December
28, at Early Memorial Hospital.
Maternal grandparents are
Mrs. Essie Ree Harrell and the
late Lewis Harrell. Paternal
grandparents are Mrs. Eunice
Smith and Charley Smith of
Leary.
Mrs. Smith is the former Miss
Mary Hazel Harrell.
♦ ★ ★
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Harri
son Johnson of Selma, Alabama,
announce the birth of a daughter
Lindsay Milligan, on Saturday,
December 28. The new arrival
is the granddaughter of Mrs.
John Allen Hall, formerly of
Blakely; the great grandparents
were the late Mr. and Mrs.
W. L. Rhodes.,
LEWIS LLEWELLYN
Atheist Objects to
Prayers in Space
When the Apollo 8 astronauts,
orbiting the moon, read from
the book of Genesis the account
of the creation of the world, mil
lions of their fellow-Americans
were impressed—and pleased.
It was an unexpected and most
welcome affirmation of faith
on the part of the three men who
had the prayers of a multitude
of the citizens of this country
with them on their historic inter
planetary voyage.
According to Mrs. Frank Bor
man, wife of the commander of
the flight, “Frank wanted peo
ple to understand that this is
the good earth. When they read
the book of Genesis it was their
message to the world. They
wanted to bring people to
gether.”
Flying around the moon, which
the Bible tells us God set “in
the firmament of the heavens
to give light upon the earth,"
the astronauts gave recognition
to the Creator who had made
the planets among which they
were traveling.
A Far Cry
It was a far cry from the com
ment of Yuri Gagarin, Russian
cosmonaut who declared, after
orbiting the earth, that he had
not seen God.
But there was one well-known
person who was not pleased.
Mrs. Madalyn Murray O’Hair,
who has been carrying on a per
sonal fight against God for
years, announced that she would
complain to the National Aero
nautics and Space Administra-
CARD OF THANKS
I want to take this method
of expressing my deepest ap
preciation to everyone who was
so thoughtful and kind to me white
I was in the hospital. Thank you
for the visits, cards, phone calls,
flowers, gifts and every act of
concern.
- Mrs. Sam Lindsey
IN MEMORY
IN MEMORY of Mrs. Marjorie
M. Plowden
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Grieve not for her,
His promise has been filled,
She’s been in His constant care
•since her loving heart was
stilled.
Her Children, Grandchildren and
Great Granddaughter
While the area o^ Saudi Ara
bia is estimated at 870,000 square
miles, the figure is not consider
ed accurate because borders with
neighboring countries have not
been established.
tion and start a mail campaign
against prayer in space.
Having been successful in tak
ing the required reading of the
Bible out of the nation’s schools,
is she now going to attempt to
rule God out of the limitless
space of the universe?
This may prove to be too much
even for the redoubtable—and
up to this point, successful—lady
atheist.
Not many Americans will
agree with Mrs. O’Hair that “it
was a tragic situation on a scien
tific venture, that something of
this nature should have been
brought in.”
Most of us still believe that
“The heavens declare the glory
of God and the firmament show
eth His handiwork.”
Thankfulness
Most of us agree with Mrs.
Anders, wife of astronaut Wil
liam Anders, that “giving thanks
is one course from which we
never graduate.”
The astronauts’ wives and fam
ilies can be thankful that the
unprecedented mission has been
successfully completed and that
the three courageous and dedi
cated men have returned to their
homes.
The American people can be
thankful that it was our country
men who scored this great
achievement and again earned
the respect of the world.
And Mrs. Madalyn Murray
O’Hair can be thankful that God
is more tolerant of her than she
is of Him.
Ventilation. Feel the kick of the big
gest standard V 8 in our field.
Then go down the street or across
town and see how we stack up against
Those Other Cars.
We think you’ll wind up with a
Chevy.
More people do, you know.
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Putting you first, keeps us first.