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EARLY COUNTY NEWS, THURSDAY, FEB. 27, 1969
EARLY COUNTY NEWS
Official Organ of Blakely and Early County
BLAKELY, GEORGIA 31723
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Politics oAn Parade
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If the Judges of the Georgia
Court of Appeals and the Su
preme Court Justices don’t get
their raise this year, there are
forty Superior Court Judges who
will be making more than the
Appellate judiciary, considering
the hefty raise the Superior
Court boys just received from
the General Assembly, plus their
county supplements.
And if they do get the raise,
there’ll still be 21 Superior
Court judges exceeding those on
the Appellate benches.
Fulton Superior Court Judges
now get $10,300 a year more than
tie Appellate judges, and if the
Appellate group gets the full
raise asked, the Fulton judges
will still be making $5,800 more
than the two higher courts.
******
The effort being made by Mrs.
Janet Merritt, Sumter County
legislator, to change the State's
flag, smacks of another at
tempt to take away from Geor
gia any vestage of our Confeder
acy traditions. It ranks on a par
with the effort of the liberals to
stop the playing of “Dixie”. Ac
cording to reposts from the
J^ouse, Mrs. Merritt is being
>dided in her endeavor by Atlanta
Negro legislator Mrs. Grace
Hamilton and the other Negro
members of the House.
******
This was announced two weeks
ago, but we didn’t have space
to mention it until now. Com
missioner of Agriculture Tommy
Irvin has appointed Roy Kelly,
former legislator from Jasper
County, as Executive Assistant.
This little item is just to con
gratulate Mr. Irvin on securing
the services of such an outstand
ing person as Mr. Kelly.
******
Also a potential candidate for
Congress, if Bill Stuckey doesn’t
seek re-election is Dr. McKee
Hargrett, of Wayne County, who
15’ - 18’ Larson Shark 155
How to have a summers fun without really trying —
and without spending a lot of money either I That
tells the story on Larson's '69 Shark 155. Fast and
responsive, even with a modest motor, the 155
offers the family man a boat that will carry a full
crew and enough gear for a day’s outing. The 155
has Life/Guard Construction, too, which makes it
virtually unsinkable. Fitted with standard features
like adjustable sunbather seats, safety rails, for
ward bunk seats, built-in gas tank and marine
lighting, the 155 is an ideal family boat.
BRING YOUR MOTOR IN NOW
FOR YOUR SPRING TUNE-UP.
BE READY TO GO WHEN THE
BOATING FUN BEGINS - ALSO
SEE OUR COMPLETE LINE OF
MERCURY OUTBOARDS.
LAYTON MARINE
Hiway 431 South
EUFAULA, ALABAMA
Phone 687.3131 36027
is now serving his second term
in the General Assembly. Dr.
Hargrett is a fighter, as we who
were with him at the Democratic
National Convention remember,
and he’ll give the other candid
ates a run for their money.
******
United States Senator Fitz Hol
lings, of South Carolina, seems
to be already taking steps to se
cure the Vice-Presidential nom
ination in 1972 on the ticket with
Sen. Edward Kennedy, who is
expected to be the Democratic
nominee for President. Else, why
should Hollings make such a
grandstand play about poverty in
his state — along with full TV
coverage — when he was raised
up there and couldn’t have
helped knowing about hungry
people. And, if he had wanted to
do so, he could have done plenty
about it without the benefit of
television. You can watch for
many more moves from him
along the liberal lines.
******
Popular Federal District At
torney Charlie Goodson, who
loses his post next month to a
Republican, will enter the law
firm headed by Newnan attorney
Walter Sanders, Who is, also, a
longtime political bigwig in the
state.
Charlie has served as D. A.
for the Northern District of
Georgia since July, 1961, when
he was appointed by Pres. Ken
nedy. Upon the recommendation
of U. S. Senators Russell and
Talmadge, he was reappointed
by Pres. Johnson in 1965.
The new connection will, un
doubtedly, be of much benefit to
both Mr. Goodson and Mr. San
ders.
******
Hall County folks will do well
to give Representative Joe Wood
a pat on the back the next time
they see him. He was the only
member of the House Ways and
Means Committee to cast a vote
MARVIN
GRIFFIN
IT’S HARD TO TAKE
ISSUE WITH A LADY
The older I get the more I
abstain from getting into rows
and ruckuses.
There was a time when a
good political row acted as a
shot of Ad
renalin on my
system. An
argumen t
made the
juices flow,
and I promot
ed several ev
ery day just
to stay in
good physical trim.
I don’t care for arguments
these days, and least of all do
I want to take issue with a
lady. However, a good argu
ment is called for on the issue
at hand, and I am ready.
Mrs. Jeanette Merritt, the
lady Representative from
Sumter County in the Georgia
General Assembly, has intro
duced a bill, or will introduce
one shortly to change the
present official flag of Georgia
back to the flag which was
adopted in 1879.
Mrs. Merritt wants to do
away with our pretty flag be
cause it identifies us with the
Condcderacy. To begin with,
I say it sure does, and why
not? There is no way to de
lete that part of the history of
our great state.
Let me say also that the
present Georgia flag, which
was adopted by the General
Assembly in 1956, when I was
Governor, is very distinctive,
and was adopted for the same
reason Mrs. Merritt wants to
do away with it.
THE ACT OF 1956
ADOPTING THE FLAG
Georgia has had only one
official flag before the present
flag. The Act of February 13,
1956, creating the present of
ficial flag is as follows:
“The flag of the State of
Georgia shall be a vertical
band of blue next to the flag
staff, and occupying one-third
of the entire flag; the re
mainder of the space to be a
square of two-thirds the length
of the flag, having the ground
red; thereon a broad saltier
of blue, bordered with white,
emblazoned with white mul
lets, or five-pointed stars,
thirteen in number, corre
sponding in number to that of
the Confederate States of
America as recognized by the
Confederate States Congress;
so that the said remainder
shall be the same as the union
of the flag of the Confederate
States as approved and cited
in Statutes at Large of the
Confederate States Congress,
Ist and 2nd Sessions 1862-3-4,
and approved May 1, 1863,
such remainder being popular
ly known as the Battle Flag of
the Confederacy. On the blue
field shall be stamped, paint
ed or embroidered the coat of
against an increase in the State
income tax.
And the people of other coun
ties will do well to remember
their local legislators who voted
FOR this tax increase.
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FILES q
25 Years Ago
(From the issue of Mar. 2, 1944.)
THE ENTIRE CITY was shock
ed Sunday morning when the news
spread that Mrs. Annie Hilton
Sherman, widow of the late Mr.
Joseph S. Sherman, had died
suddenly at 5:15 o’clock that
morning from a heart attack.
JOHN L. PICKLE, motor ma
chinist mate, second class, of
Blakely, recently reported to the
Submarine Chaser Training Cen
ter, the only naval training acti
vity of its kind on the east coast.
*♦**
EARLY COUNTIANSare voting
today to nominate a slate of of
ficers for the four-year term be
ginning Jan. 1, 1945.
*♦♦*
AN EIGHTH AAA Bomber Sta
tion, England — The promotion
of William J. Grist from the rank
of second to first lieutenant has
been announced by Colonel Elliott
Vandevanter, Jr., of Washington,
D.C., commander of the Eighth
Air Force Flying Fortress in
England.
*♦**
MRS. L. E. TABB has return
ed to her home in Hilton, after
a ten-day visit with her son,
who is stationed at Camp Croft,
Spartanburg, S. C.
****
MRS. T. F. WHATLEY and two
little children and daughter, Mrs.
W. T. Nix, have returned home
from Barnesville, where they
visited Mr. Whatley’s mother,
Mrs. S. E. Whatley.
arms of the state.”
There were really only elev
en states in the Confederacy,
but the states of Kentucky and
Missouri had both Confederate
and Union state governments.
The Confederate Congress re
cognized representatives from
both of these states.
WE SHOULD BE
PROUD OF OUR
HERITAGE
Mrs. Merritt states identify
ing Georgia with the Confed
eracy serves no useful pur
pose. She also contends the
present state flag was adopted
under the Marvin Griffin ad
ministration in a fit of rage
and protest to Supreme Court
decisions. The good lady is
wrong.
I am proud to be a descend
ant of Confederate forebears.
So were the members of the
General Assembly of 1956 who
adopted the present flag.
I want to say to the lady
from Sumter that any Geor
gian who is ashamed of his
heritage is not worth the salt
to cure his ungrateful hide.
In truth, I believe the lady
is being used by the same
crowd that protests the play
ing of the song “Dixie” by
school and college bands.
Mrs. Merritt attempts to
justify her action in condemn
ing the present Georgia flag
by saying the Stars and Bars
guaranteed. Get one or the whole set, in- .
eluding a handsome wood block.
Come in today, get details on this special <
offer.
ROGERS’ BROTHERS
BLAKELY, GEORGIA
50 Years Ago
(From the Issue of Feb. 27,1919.)
A FIRE of unknown origin which
broke out in the rear of the store
occupied by Mr. Olin Bell on the
southwest corner of the square
about 3 o'clock last Sunday morn
ing destroyed that building, the
little lunch room adjoining, and
the store occupied by Mr. Henry
Butler.
*♦♦♦
MR. PAT Warrick and wife
and children were over from
Alabama Sunday visiting Messrs.
Luther and Alto Warrick.
MISS WINIFRED BROOKS re
turned to Americus Sunday to
resume her duties as teacher
in the public school there.
****
MR. JOHN UNDERWOOD is
out again after an illness of
several days.
****
CURTIS MIDDLETON was
down from Camp Hancock to
spend Saturday and Sunday with
home folks.
♦ **♦
ANNOUNCEMENT has been
made of the arrival of Master
Hoban Carmichael Martin at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
Mrvtin on Monday, February 17.
****
MRS. W. p. ANDREWS, of the
Liberty Hill community, died on
last Saturday at an advanced age.
The bereaved husband, Uncle
Billy Andrews, a gallant old Con
federate veteran, is left to make
the remainder of the journey
alone, there being no living chil
dren.
*♦*♦
MILTON BRYANT, JR., of
Mercer University, Macon, Ga.,
spent the week-end at home.
*♦**
FRIENDS will be interested to
know that Mrs. W. E. Hayes re
ceived a cablegram Monday from
her son, Cpl. Walter E. Hayes,
stating that he had safely ar
rived “somewhere in England.”
of the Confederacy belonged to
all Confederate states, and
should not be appropriated by
one of them. Yes, dear lady,
the Stars and Bars is the of
ficial flag of the Confederacy,
but the Battle flag also be
longed to the men of Georgia
who fought under it.
There is no reason to change
our official flag. Let us not
further degrade the hallowed
memory of men and women
who suffered deprivation,
made sacrifices in blood and
property, went hungry and
ragged to fight for what they
believed to be right. There
was certainly more character
in these distinguished fore
bears than there is in the in
grates of today who burn
draft cards and cry “hell no,
we won’t go”. The crowd
pushing Mrs. Merritt to change
the Georgia flag to remove the
identity of the Confederacy
are not fit to shine the boots
of these illustrious sons of
the Confederacy.
75 Years Ago
(From the issue of Mar. 1, 1894.)
DR. WARDLAW EWELL and
Miss Ella B. Perry were mar
ried in Taylorsville last month.
♦ ♦♦♦
MR. E. L. FRYER returned
from Atlanta Thursday night and
was followed by a carload of
pretty horses and mules.
****
MRS. C. H. ROBINSON enter
tained last Monday afternoon
complimentary to her sister,
Miss Kalla Mae Odum, on her
birthday. The guests included
Misses Irene Odum, Annie Ham
mack, Ella Jones, Gertie Jones,
Mattie Robinson, and Messrs.
Gordon Boyd and Cliffton Ram
bo.
****
THE DEATH of Mr. George
Nash is chronicled in this issue.
**♦*
MR. ERNEST A. SUTLIVE and
Miss Janie O. Hutchins were
married at the residence of the
bride's father, Mr. A. Hutchins,
on Sunday last, Judge J. B.
Chancy officiating.
LIST OF JURORS drawn to
serve at the April term of Early
Superior Court: Grand Jurors —
B.M, George, D. W. James, D.D.
Strong, W. B. Weaver, J. T.
Hammack, J. H. Hand, R. C.
Smith, T. E. Sheffield, Thomas
Henderson, Z. T. Webb, C. W,
Sirmons, S. B. Timmons, T.E.
Fort, W. C. Sheffield, M.O. El
der, W. A. Jackson, J. W. Duke,
J. T. Hudspeth, J. N. Evans,
P. H. Keaton, J. W. Swords,
W. R. McClain, E. T. James,
W. A. Carter, D. M. Wade, Sr.,
J. F. Rish, M. H. Metts, R. W.
Davis, T. F. Cordray, H. C.
Fryer; Traverse Jurors — D.A.
Carter, J. T. Williams, J. H.
Crozier, J. P. Lane, H. A. Mar
tin, J. T. Jay, W. H. Alexander,
G. R. Colley, E. Hilton, J. W.
McLendon, J. M. Gilbert, J. A.
Hightower, L. W. Alexander, Sr.,
W. C. Cook, O. B. Perry, W. J.
Webb, S. A. Lindsey, J. C. Chan
cy, B. E. Brooks, T. S> Sawyer,
D. N. McArthur, John Henderson,
D. M. Wade, Jr., J. T. Reese,
W. D. Sasser, F.M. Platt, J.W.
Fort, J. T. Lindsey, F.M. Mose
ly, J. K. Ritchie, J. T. Perry,
H. M. Haynes, J. L, Ricks, J. J.
Cannon, T. J. Dancy, J. N. Haley.
What's the signal to defrost
your food freezer? Miss Nelle
Thrash, home economist with the
Cooperative Extension Service,
recommends that you defrost
when the frost builds up to one
half inch thick.
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EARL (Tlge) FICKLE
I notice on the masthead of
the Atlanta Constitution that Reg
Murphy now has the title of just
plain "editor”. When Eugene
Patterson departed sudden like
and Mr. Murphy was put in this
slot, he bore the title of "edi
tor, of the editorial page." I
had never hear of that, and still
don't know what one is. Usually
when a man gets promoted, he is
given some kind of title and an
increase in pay, and if a man gets
paid according to the length of
his title, then I imagine it is nice
to be the “editor of the editorial
page."
♦ ***
I do not consider myself the
guardian of anybody’s morals,
but it disturbs me to see so
much filth, lewdness and obsce
nity, curse words and dirty
words which are so freely cir
culated in print and movies. I’m
no prude and do not blush very
easily, but some of the things,
pictures and words, found in
even the so-called better pub
lications are enough to make a
burlesque comic hide his face
in shame. A magazine to which
I subscribe, and here-to-fore
had been enjoying, came in the
other day and it was so filled
with obscene pictures of scenes
from a movie that the lady in
our house tore it up page by
page and put the torch to it. And
some motion pictures, starring
big names, and playing in first
rate theatres, are nothing but
pure, unadulterated filthly trash.
And our Supreme Court, sup
posedly composed of the brain
iest men in America, can't reach
a unanimous opinion as to what
constitutes lewdness and ob
scenity. They keep arguing free
dom of the press and all that
tommy-rot, while obscenity, por
nography and lewdness floods
the mails encased in even the
ladies’ magazines. My idea
would be to let the learned
justices disqualify themselves on
this . subject, and let nine old
farm boys decide the issue. They
have worked around barns with
cows, horses and hogs long
enough to tell barnyard rubbish
when they see it.
****
How about a big, thunderous
round of applause for Coach
Tommy Whitehurst and the Early
County Bobcats, the basketball
variety. Coach Tommy and his
fabulous five, backed up by a great
crew of reserves, took the 1-A
Bill To Alleviate
Problems With
Dogs Near Vote
Two house ^ills aimed at al
leviating Georgia's problems
with wild and free-running dogs,
were reported out of House Com
mittee Wednesday, according to
Representative Howard Rainey
of Cordele.
The two pieces of Legislation,
House Bill 225, Dumping and
Abandoning Dogs and House Bill
226, Rabies Control, were re
ported out without any amend
ments, Rainey said. Now, the
bills may be called up for vote
on the floor of the House at the
discretion of the Speaker of the
House.
Rainey, Chairman of the House
Game and Fish Commission, also
is chairman of the House Wild
Dog Study Committee and one of
the authors of the two bills.
The State Game and Fish Com
mission has for the past few
years called for enactment of
such laws, to aid in counter
acting the problem of losses of
deer and other wildlife to wild
and free-running dogs. Georgia
cattlemen and swine growers
joined in the fight, when sur
veys proved livestock losses to
dogs were very high.
Region Championship last Satur
day night in Tifton, beating Cairo
in a heart-stopper by the score
of 44-41. Now our noble lads head
up to Macon, Thursday, March 6
at 1:15 o’clock to continue their
quest for the state championship.
Good Luck, Bobcats. All the way!
****
The shapely lass was walking
down the street attired in the
minutest of mini-skirts. You've
seen ’em. Like it might have been
woven from the cotton in an
aspirin bottle. Well, she met this
pridish old lady, who stopped her,
and gave a long lecture on a brief
subject. Ending her reprimand
with these words: “Te” me.
young lady, just what would your
mother say if she saw you on the
street in that attire 7 ’
"Heaven help me", answered
the girl, "She’d be mad as all
get-out. It’s her skirt.”
****
Wonder why the Congress,
when it was raising all members
salaries from $30,000 to $42,
500, didn’t think to tack on an
amendment giving everybody a
big income, and then we could
all ride to the pore house in a
big limousine. As the man so
sadly says in the TV cigarette
commercial, "Where will it all
end?’
Plant Annuals and Perennials
now for the Spring Flower Show!
Roses can now be planted!