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SCHOOL NEWS
Boy And Girl Os Month
Sue Glass
The Boy and Girl of the Month
for December are Sue Glass and
Joe Whatley.
Sue is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Glass of Blakely.
She is a member of Beta Club
and was elected "Most Athletic"
in the Senior Who's Who. She
was secretary of the junior class
and is also secretary of the Senior
class. She is a cheerleader and
a member of the basketball team.
Sue has been a member of FHA
for four years serving as Chair
man of Public Relations, Parlia
mentarian and Assistant 2nd vice
president. She attended Girl's
State this summer and has re
cently been elected as Miss
Early Bob Kittens
Make Good
Showing
The Early County Bobkittens
team has thirteen freshmen, four
sophomores, four juniors, and
two seniors’. The starting six
usually includes two freshmen,
two sophomores, one junior, and
one senior. Because they are
young and inexperienced they
have not made a good showing
against some teams that are
playing mostly juniors and sen
iors. But in a year they plan
to be able to stand up against
tiie best teams.
Starting forwards are: Nancy
Holman, a tenth grader with a
11 point average, and Diane Col
lier, a ninth grader with a 17
point average. Backing the for
wards are: Nan Johnson, a sen
ior, and Jeanie Clinkscales, a
junior.
The starting guards are: Sue
Glass, a senior; Kathy Tiner,
a Junior; and Debra Ducati, a
sophomore. Seeing a great deal
of action are juniors Gall John
son and Melissa Bates, sopho
more Kerry Waller and Loyette
Stephens. Their defense is slow
ly improving each game.
The rest of the team Is a fine
group of ninth graders. They are:
Beverly Johnson, Debra Pugh,
Sherlyn Hunt, Pam Jordan,
Camilla Jordan, Debbie Wil
liams, Alice Warrick, Elizabeth
Rogers, Sammie Holman, Kay
Lumpkin, Mary Clinkscales.
A thousand or more ships pass
through the Panama Canal every
month.
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Joe Whatley
ECHS.
Sue is a member of the Zion
Free Will Baptist Church.
Joe is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Whatley of Arlington.
He has been an active mem
ber of FFA for four years ser
ving as club treasurer and is
presently serving as the club’s
president. Joe entered the pub
lic speaking contest and repre
sented Early County in the dis
trict meetings. Joe recently
attended the National Convention
in Kansas, Missouri, and ac
cepted the FFA Chapter’s Gold
Emblem Award.
Joe is an active member of
the Arlington Methodist Church.
A. J. Jackson
Died Suddenly
January 2nd
Andrew Jackson (Shorty) Ro
berson, Jr., 56, died suddenly
at his residence in Edison the
past Thursday. He was a vete
ran of World War 11. a member
of the American Legion and the
Edison Baptist Church.
He was born in Dalton, Ga.,
June 19, 1912, had lived in Edi
son for five years and worked
in the parts department of an
automobile agency. Funeral ser
vices were held the past Satur
day at the graveside in the Salem
cemetery, conducted by the Rev.
Eugene Brock and the Rev. G. L.
Brooks. Pall bearers were Cur
tis Fellows, Gene Manry, Olin
Darby, Ennie Brooks, L. B.
Mansfield, Frank Morgan, Dallas
Wills, William Castelow. Manry-
Jordan Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Survivors are the widow, Mrs.
Betty Brown Roberson, a son,
Jim Roberson, two daughters,
Rhonda and Jean Roberson, all
of Edison; the mother, Mrs. Alpha
Fain Roberson, Omega; two bro
thers, Felix Roberson, Omega:
Troy Roberson, Greensboro,
N. C.; three sisters, Mrs, W. C.
Jay, Omega; Mrs. Bessie Watson,
Lennox, Ga.; Mrs. Frances Bras
well, Bainbridge.
Idaho has 160 airports.
Coolest months in Puerto
Rico are January and Febru
ary.
Four thousand yearsago Baby
lonians tried prohibition by re
stricting beverages served by
taverns.
FEATURED SENIORS
The featured Seniors at Early
County High School this week
are Jacel Martin Evans, 16, son
of Mrs. John Weyman Evans
and the late Mr. Evans, of Rt.
5, Blakely, who is Parliamen
tarian for the Hi-Y this year
and has been a member of Hi-Y
three years. He has played
football two years, attended Boys
State the past summer and took
part in the two plays presented
by the High School Dramatics
Club last spring. His hobbies
include hunting. He Is a member
of the Westview Methodist Church
and plans to attend college after
graduation from ECHS.
The twin daughters of Mr. and
Mrs. Willard Dußose, who are
seventeen years old are the other
featured seniors, they are Mar
garet and Martha Dußose.
Margaret is president of the
Future Teachers of America at
Early County High School and
immediate past District Secre
tary of Second District, FTA.
She has served as secretary
and vice president of the FTA
during the four years she has
been a member.
She was president of the Jun
ior Beta Club her freshman year
and received the Junior Beta
Award and has been a member
of the Senior Beta Club two
years. She attended Girls State,
the FTA Convention for three
years and participated in the
school plays. Margaret was
named to Who’s Who in the Senior
Class as "Most Likely to Suc
ceed". Her hobbies include:
tennis, sewing and dancing. She
is a member of the First Metho
dist Church, Blakely and has
served as president, vice presi
dent and secretary of the MYF
and as secretary of the Sub
district MYF., Sie plans to
attend Valdosta State College next
year.
Martha is secretary of the Fu
ture Teachers of America at
Early County High School and has
served as co-chairman of the
Handbook committee during the
four years she has been a mem
ber of the FTA. She is a mem
ber of the annual staff, "The
Bobcat" and participated in the
school plays two years. She has
been a member of the Junior
Beta Club and the Senior Beta
Club.
Martha's hobbies include water
skiing, dancing and playing ten
nis. She is a member of the First
Methodist Church, Blakely, a past
president of the MYF, and secre
tary of the Sunday School. She
plans to attend Valdosta State
College in the fall.
VICA NEWS
The local VICA Club at Early
County High has selected Mike
Chambless and Brenda Lott as
students of the month for the
month of December.
Brenda is the 18 year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cleon
Lott. She has been a member
of FHA, FBLA an d is now a
member of DCT and serving as
historian. Brenda has just re
cently been chosen as VlCAQueen
for 1968-69. She is presently
employed in the office of the
School Superintendent, where she
serves as assistant secretary.
Mike is the 17 year old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Chambless.
He is in the 12th grade and has
been a member of VICA for two
years and is employed by the
Early County Maintenance De
partment.
THE MOON IN FLUENCES THE
TIDES—ALSO THE UNTIEDS.
EARLY COUNTY NEWS, THURSDAY, JAN. 9, 1969
Mrs. Mattie Jones
Died December 13
At Jakin
Mrs. Mattie Victoria Jones,
77, Jakin, died at her home
Friday morning, December 13,
after a lengthy illness. She was
a life long resident of Early
County, daughter of the late John
Bartow Hayes and Saphronia Eli
zabeth Reese Hayes.
The funeral was held Sunday
December 15, at 10a.m., Spring
field Baptist Church with the Rev.
W. H. Lovett officiating. Inter
ment was in the church ceme
tery with Evans Funeral Home
in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include her husband,
Jim Jones, one daughter, Mrs.
Joe Brown McMullen, Jakin; two
sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Carter,
Jakin; and Mrs. Leila Lee, North
Augusta, S, C.; one brother, Ar
thur B. Hayes, Pineville, La.;
four grandchildren, John B. Mc-
Mullen, Anniston, Ala., Mrs. W.
R. Murray, Jakin; Mrs. Marshall
Williams, Guam; and Miss
Mary Helen McMullen, Colum
bus, Ga.; and five great-grand
children.
A father told his teen-aged
daughter he wanted her home
by 11 p.m.
"But, Father,” she complain
ed, "I'm no longer a child."
"I know" answered the father.
"That's why I want you home by
11 p.m.
The Racoon seems to get more
fun out of life than any other
wild animal.
Form 64p(Sute)—Revised June, 1967 State Bank N0..64.-2.93
PUBLISHER'S COPY
REPORT OF CONDITION of .Ei.r st...State..Bank., of.Blakely ”
of. Blakely in the State of. Georgia at the close of business 0n. .12-3.1 , 1968.
ASSETS Dollars Cts.
1. Cash, balances with other banks, and cash items in process of collection A. ...^.4 U.. .^.4 8... i
2. United States Government obligations 1- ..2.7.1.. .Q 4.3... 55 2
3. Obligations of States and political subdivisions .250 ..8 3
4. Securities of Federal agencies and corporations S7Vn " Tn" 4
5. Other securities (including > . ?5 T 000*00 corporate stocks) ...... 5
Nono
6. Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell ~ ... 3 .......... 6
7. Other loans and discounts ' '. ~ —— 3. ..3.86.. 47.9L30 7
8. Bank premises, furniture and fixtures, and other assets representing bank premises 1.3.. .882... 88 8
9. Real estate owned other than bank premises . N.Q.nS. 9
10. Customers’ liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding I'lQXie—... 10
11. Other assets — , —— —— 11
12. TOTAL ASSETS - 61 12
LIABILITIES
~ . . .. , 2 703 804 78
13. Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations ...... id
14. Time and savings deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations 2 .428.702 70 14
15. Deposits of United States Government 820 68 5 40
16. Deposits of States and political subdivisions —f- 16
17. Deposits of foreign governments and official institutions, central banks and international institutions 17
18. Deposits of commercial banks „... 18
19. Certified and officers’ checks, etc. — —■ - 19
20. TOTAL DEPOSITS $6, 0.25 ,3 8<! .0^ xxx xxx xxx xx 20
(a) Total demand deposits 8 3,220, 299.77 xxx xxx xxx xx (a)
(b) Total time and savings deposits $2,80.? , 084.30 xxx xxx xxx xx (b)
21. Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase None. 21
22. Other liabilities for borrowed money .hPR?. 22
23. Acceptances executed by or for account of this bank and outstanding ”9... ~ 23
24 Other liabilities (including 8 None mortgages and other liens on bank premises and other
real estate) JOB_ 76^36. 24
25. TOTAL LIABILITIES 6- 1,34 , 150, 13 25
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
26. (a) Capital notes and debentures Nong 26 (a)
(b) Preferred stock—total par value None (b)
No. shares outstanding NOUfi
(c) Common stock—total par value 2QQ QQQ i)Q (c)
No. shares authorized ^l9 OP
No. shares outstanding— NOUS 200 000 00 „
27. Surplus - 27
28. Undivided profits 2.2.3...5.9.7.. .3.3. . 28
29. Reserve for contingencies and other capital reserves 94 3 29
30. TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS 71.4 546,_L8_ 30
31. TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS L 348 696 ill 31
MEMORANDA
1. Average of total deposits for the 15 calendar days ending with call date LL... 1
2. Average of total loans for the 15 calendar days ending with call date —.2.... ?9... 2
3. Loans as shown in item 7 of "Assets” are after deduction of valuation reserves of 3
4. Securities as shown in items 2-5 of "Assets” are after deduction of valuation reserves of 4
• ( SWEAR I
7, ..all 1ard....N*....Du.8.Q5.e.., .. CT shier , of the above-named bank, do solemnly j affirm f report of
condition is true and correct, to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Correct —A ttest:
Cashier
. v- . y . ’Directors.
State of. Ge or gia County of Early ss:
( NOTARy4 R seaL) R Sworn to and subscribed before me this 6th R _ fay o f January , 19.6.9.,
and I hereby certify that lam not an officer or director of this bank. J,
My commission expires Public.
Mrs. Phillips
Passed Away At
Eagle Lake, Fla.
Mrs. Margaret Lynette Phil
lips, 27, of Eagle Lake, Florida,
passed away on December 26,
1968.
s»uneral services were held
Saturday afternoon, 2 p.m., at the
First Baptist Church of Eagle
Lake, Florida, December 28,
1968, with the Rev. L. 0. Cal
houn, Rev. David Lathrem, Jr.
£ PHARMACIST
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Hall Drug Company
Blakely Ft. Gaines
and Rev. J. G. Williams offici
ating. Interment followed in the
Church of Christ Cemetery.
Survivors include the husband,
Darryl Hilton Phillips, one son,
James Darren Phillips, Eagle
Lake, Florida; her mother, Mrs.
Willie Pearle Smith, Eagle Lake,
and a number of sisters and two
brothers.
Our country’s founding fathers
wanted to be sure our citizens
are provided with fun and relax
ation as well as governed demo
cratically. So they created Con
gress.
Pumpkins probably originated
in Peru.
";G«TaX
MOKTER
11 .st Per Gallon
IS ENOUGH!
Several thousand service stations across the state are displaying
this poster in what Petroleum industry spokesmen describe as “a
mass effort to acquaint Georgians with current and proposed
gasoline tax facts." (PRN)
"How close did it come to
you 7’ asked the farmer, driving
up to the tree where his hired
man had taken shelter from an
electrical storm.
"Well,” stammered the hired
( man, "I don’t know, but my pipe
wasn’t lit before.”