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SCHOOL NEWS
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Sue Johnston
Sue is serving as Sweetheart
of the Early County I ligh FFA
Chapter this year. She is also
co-chairman of the Public Re
lations and Recreation Commit
tee, on the FFA Week Commit
tee. and meets regularly with
the Chapter Executive Council
in planning the Chapter Program
of Work and helping to carry
out many of its varied activi
ties.
She represented the Chapter
in the Early County Fair and
peanut Festival Beauty Pageant
in September and was third run
ner-up. In November, she parti
cipated in the Junior Miss Page
ant sponsored by the Blakely
Jaycettes and was selected first
runner-up. Sue is presently
preparing to represent the Chap
tM' in the District Sweetheart
Contest which will be held in
Yes, we also have a
complete line of beauty
aids, for every occassion.
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Tifton in the spring.
Sue is a member of the Senior
Class at Early County high School
where she has been very active
in FHA. She is serving as secre
tary this year and was previously
FHA Week Chairman and chair
man of the Parent-Daughter
Celebration. She holds her State
Homemaker Degree; was a dele
gate to the District Meeting and
is a member of Boyett's Junior
Fashion Board.
She has also teen a member
of the Beta Club for five years,
and a cheerleader for four years,
serving as Captain and co-cap
tain. She was a homecoming
attendant last year and attended
Girls' State this summer. She
is sports editor of the high school
annual and was elected to Who's
Who as "Best All Round" and
"Best Dancer." She was also
Cats Beat Centra!
In 1-A Semi-Finals
The Early County Bobcats once
again showed their strength in
winning over Central ofThomas
ville Thursday night In the semi
finals of the 1-A West Basket
ball tournament at Albany Junior
College, almost doubling their
opponents score, 59-30.
Rex Howell was high scorer
in the game with 23 points; Larry
Hollington scored 11; Marvin
Earnest, 9 points and John Brown
and Franklin Arnold chalked up
8 points each. Guards were Ric
ketson, Starr, Cannon, McCor
mick, Everson.
Horace Clark of Thomasville
scored 9, John Davis, 7, W. Mur
phy and T. Harper made 6 points
each for the Thomasville boys.
Boys Scores by Quarters:
Early County 14 16 9 20 59
Central-T'ville 7 8 3 12 30
Bobkittens Lose
To Cairo Wed.
The Cairo Girls team won
out over the Early County Bob
kittens Wednesday night in the
1-A West Basketball tournament
at Albany Junior College, 49-32.
The game was extremely close
until the last of the third quar
ter. The teams were tied 8-8
at the end of the first period;
Cairo led 19-14 at the half.
Nancy Holman was tops for the
Early girls with 15 points; M.
Tyson was high for Cairo with
18 points.
Featured Seniors
Featured Seniors at Early
County High School this week
are Adrian Goocher, Wanda White
and Jimmy Driver.
Adrian Goocher, 17 year old
daughter of Mrs. Shelly Goocher
and the late Mr. Goocher, is chap
lain of the Tri Hi-Y Club. She
is a former member of the FTA,
the Junior Beta Club and Senior
Beta Club and formerly played
basketball with the Early County
High Bobkittens. Her hobbies
are sewing and cooking. She
plans to attend Georgia South
western College, Americus, and
study to become a nurse. Ad
rian is a member of the South
side Baptist Church of Blakely.
Wanda White, 17 year old dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Abner
White is a member of the Fu
ture Teachers of America at
Early County High School. Her
hobbies are sports and dancing.
Wanda plans to attend Valdosta
State College or Georgia South-
Blakely Students
Named To
Dean's List
Douglas Barnes, Dean of An
drew College has announced that
the following students from this
area has made the Dean's List
for the Fall quarter, 1968.
They are: Jane Evans, dau
ghter of Mrs. J. E. Worthy,
Mrs. Caruth Knighton, Kathy
White, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
elected FHA-FFA Girl of the
Month for September.
Sue is the 18 year old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Johnny'
Johnston. After graduation, she
hopes to attend Valdosta State
College and major in English.
EARLY COUNTY NEWS, THURSDAY, FEB. 20, 1969
FFA-A Gateway of Opportunity for Youth
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Miss Colson Rates
High In Betty
Crocker Contest
Jackie Colson, Early County
High’s "Homemaker of Tomor
row’’ is among the ten highest
ranking girls in Georgia in the
Betty Crocker Search program
to name the American Home
maker of Tomorrow. Jackie
was named local winner recent
ly when she scored highest on
a written knowledge and attitude
examination given throughout the
nation in December to Senior High
school girls. The test papers
of the top ten are now being re
viewed by Science Research As
sociates to choose Georgia ’ s win
ner and runner-up, who will be
awarded a SISOO and SSOO
scholarship respectively.
Thousands of senior girls in
high schools throughout the state
participated in the test, so Early
County can be justly proud of
Jackie’s accomplishment wheth
er or not she wins one of the
scholarships. Jackie is the dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Colson of Blakely.
Science Club
Discusses Trip
To Atlanta
Members of the Science Club
at Early County High School dis
cussed the possibility' of a trip to
a science institute in Atlanta
and how to raise funds for the
trip at the February meeting.
President Rita Spruiell presid
ed at the business session. Bill
Warrick and David Moseley made
reports. The devotional was
given by Larry Fussell and Danny'
Brewer.
A film on heart diseases and
strokes was shown. Joanna Dean
was program chairman. Re
freshments were served during
the social period.
READ ADVERTISEMENTS
Leonard White, all of Blakely.
In order to be on the Dean’s
List, a student must have car
ried at least 15 quarter hours
of college work and have a "B"
plus average or better.
Little Sisters
Guests Os F.H.A.
The Early County High Fu
ture Homemakers of America
entertained forty-nine eighth
grade "Little Sisters" at the
February meeting Tuesday. The
eighth grade girls had been cor
responding with an anonymous
"Big Sister" for several weeks.
The highlight of the meeting was
the revelation of the “Big Sis
ter's identity.
Slides, telling the story of
FHA’ers activities in local chap
ters, were shown to encourage
the "Little Sisters” to join next
year. Several senior officers
gave short talks on "What FHA
Has Meant To Me." They in
cluded: President Jackie Col
son; Secretary Sue Johnston,
Treasurer Lisa Jordan; Louie
Ann Harris, Projects Chairman
and Carole King, Public Relations
Chairman.
President Jackie Colson open
ed the meeting with a hearty
welcome to the guests. Dyanne
Lewis, assisted by Donna Creel,
Beverly Johnson, Sheryn Hunt and
Rhonda Dowdy, presented an in
spiring devotional.
A chickenque will be held
March 6, Lisa Jordan, treasurer,
announced. Other reports includ
ed: Louie Ann Harris, Projects
Chairman, reported on two pro
jects for February, sending cup
cakes to guests at the Blakely
Convalescent Home and the
"Little Sisters" project.
Certificates, for outstanding
work during the month of Febru
ary were awarded to the FHA’ers
of the Month, Anne Daughtery,
Pattie Sheffield, and Brenda Mul
key.
Guests, other than the "Little
Sisters", attending the February
meeting were Mrs. G. C. Davis
and Mrs. Walton Knighton, Chap
ter Mothers; Sonny James, Danny
Phillips, Clink Alexander, Chap
ter Beaus and Mrs. Charlie Hous
ton, Advisor.
Refreshments were served
prior to the meeting in the Home
Economics Department. The
tables were gaily decorated with
hearts and valentines.
GEM THEATRE
Cuthbert ,Go.
Fri. & Sat Feb. 21-22
The Thomas
Crown Affair
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23
For Singles Only
Friday, Sat., Feb. 28, Me. 1
Far From The
Maddening
Crowd
SUNDAY, MARCH 2
Young Americans
Fri.-Sat.-Sun.- Meh. 7.8, 9
The Swimmer
..Fri.-SatiSun. 14, 15, 16..
"INTERLUDE"
Fri.-Sat.-Sun. Meh. 21, 22,23
"Where Were You
When The Lights
Went Out"
Fri.-Sat.-Sun. Meh 29, 30, 31
"Will Penny"
Mrs. Moulton
SpeaksTo Future
Business Leaders
Mrs. Tracy Moulton, Blakely
attorney-at-law, was the guest
speaker at the Future Business
Leaders of America meeting,
February 11, at Early County
High School, challenging mem
bers o f the club to become
interested in some profession
and to prepare themselves for
the future. Mrs. Moulton urged
the FBLA members to improve
their own skills, thereby pre
paring for the years ahead.
The speaker was introduced
by Ann Foster, second vice presi
dent. President Jeannie Temples
called for reports. Helen Tye,
Projects Chairman, reported the
club will continue the selling of
candies and cakes at recess.
Margaret Jenkins was named
chairman for an activity for the
Blakely Convalescent Home.
Teresa Eldridge gave the de
votional, "Askingthe Right Que
stions”.
Refreshments, carrying out the
Valentine theme, were served by
Nan Johnson, Eddie Reese, Pa
tricia Lord, Sandra Lumpkin,
Shirley Mulkey and Elaine Mid
dleton.
Mary Gleaton
Initiated Into
Alpha X Delta
Miss Mary Edith Gleaton was
recently initiated into the Gamma
X, Chapter of Alpha X, Delta,
a national social sorority. Miss
Gleaton is a freshman at Val
dosta State College, majoring
in Sociology. She is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. E. S, Glea
ton of Arlington, Georgia. She
is also the sister of Miss Donna
Gleaton, recently married, who
was the vice-president of Alpha
Xi Delta fall quarter.
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Shingler Named
To Who's Who
For 1968-69
Named In this year’s national
listing of America’s most out
standing Junior College students
is Sidney Harris Shingler, Jr.,
son of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Shing
ler, Sr., of Route 1, Jakin, Geor
gia.
His name is included in the
1968-69 edition of WHO’S WHO
AMONG STUDENTS IN AMERI
CAN JUNIOR COLLEGES, a list
ing of the campus leaders from
more than 600 of the nation's
institutions of higher learning.
The annual directory of dis
tinguished students has been pub
lished since 1966 and carries
only the names of students whose
academic standing, service to
the community, leadership in
extracurricular activities and fu
ture potential are decidedly above
average.
Sid is currently a sophomore
student majoring in Dentistry
at Oxford College of Emory Uni
versity.
Future Teachers
Meet Tuesday
The Early County' Chapter, Fu
ture Teachers of America met in
the school library' Tuesday,
February 11. Diane Riley gave
the devotional; President Mar
garet Dußose called for reports.
Martha Dußose and Harold Dun
away brought the club members
up to date on club finances and
activities.
Correction
John Stone, an Bth grade stu
dent, was on the first semester
honor roll, 1968-69. His name
was omitted by mistake in the list
of Semester Honor Roll students
from Early County High School.
Rummage Sale
To Be Sponsored
By Jaycettes
The Blakely Jaycettes are
sponsoring a Rummage Sale on
Saturday, February 22 on the
square from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00
p.m. The Sale is a fund-raising
project for the Jaycettes.
The Moderns
"Look at that young person
with the short hair and the blue
jeans—is it a girl or a boy?”
“It’s a girl; she’s my daugh
ter.”
“Oh, forgive me, sir, I never
dreamed you were her father.”
"I’m not, I’m not. I’m her
mother.”
Library News
During this current week of
February 17-22 overdue books
and other library materials may
be returned without a fine to the
De Soto Trail Regional Library
and its branches. "No Fine”
week is not a new idea, but one
that has been used successfully
in both school and public libra
ries throughout the nation. How
ever, this is the first time it
has been observed locally.
Its success depends on the
response of library patrons.
Please search your home and of
fice for library materials and re
turn them during this special
week. The library welcomes
the return of books, magazines,
and recordings out on loan. Dup
licates in the collection are ex
ceptions; thus , if you have an
overdue book the chances are you
are denying other patrons the
right to read that particular work.
"No Fine" Week has a dual
purpose; the patron saves the
cost of a fine and the library
once again has overdue materials
available for circulation.
Books dealing with all aspects
of the theatre are more in de
mand now than ever before. Tele
vision dramas, a growing Little
Theatre in our cities have made
Americans more stage con
scious. The library offers a
varied selection of books on all
phases of the theatre; outstanding
recent plays, biographies of great
actors and actresses, and books
of theatre history criticism, and
stagecraft.
AMERICAN PLAYS AND
PLAYWRIGHTS of the CONTEM
PORARY THEATRE by Allan
Lewis. Comprehensive, pene
trating examination of play
wrights and their work from O’-
Neill to the newest voices of
the modern stage.
MODERN AMERICAN PLAY
WRIGHTS by Jean Gould. The
American Theatre has develop
ed slowly, dating mainly from
the time of World War I; leading
playwrights from Elmer Rice to
Edward Albee are presented.
A GIFT OF JOY by Helen
Hayes. A collection of this well
known actress's thoughts, remi
niscences, and anecdotes as well
as selected pieces from her
favorite writers; published in
1965.
ON REFLECTION: AN AUTO
BIOGRAPHY by Helen Hayes.
Her life as she has lived it
written expressly for her grand
children to read in the years
ahead reveals the true philosophy
of the woman who became and has
remained our "First Lady of the
Theatre."
Library Hours: Monday thru
Friday - 10:00 a.m. - 12:00Noon,
2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Saturday -
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon.
Compensation and pens ion pay
ments to veterans exceeded $4.6
billion during 1968.