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EARLY COUNTY NEWS, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1969
> SCHOOL NEWS
Miss Wanda White
Wins Essay Contest
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Wanda White received a SSO cash award as winner of the Pulp
and Paper Industry Essay Contest, R. C. Jackson, from Great
Northern Paper Company, made the presentation. Mrs. Bruce
Houston, Early County High School English teacher, received
a check for the same amount, as advisor for the contest winner.
Wanda White, daughter of Mr.
and. Mrs. Abner White of Blakely,
Was presented a check for SSO
Friday as winner of the essay
on Pulp or Paper Industry spon
sored locally by Great Northern
Paper Company, Cedar Springs,
Georgia. R. C. Jackson of Dothan,
Ala., Safety and Training Coordi
nator at Great Northern made the
presentation, and at the same
time presented her teacher, Mrs.
Bruce Houston, a check for the
Honor Roll
The Early County Elementary
Honor Roll for the sth six weeks
is as follows:
Fourth Grade - Ann Askew,
Lynn Billings, Clay Bridges,
Billy Cannon, Sherry Cleveland,
Debbie Dunnahoo, Sherie Dunn,
Kevin Garrett, Denise Glass,
Mike Jackson, Annalee Lightsey,
Marcia Lumpkin, Phyllis Moore,
Glynda Powell, Ginny Roberts,
Janet Sammons, Julie Smith, Tri
cia Tiner, Donald Thompson,
Gayle Wasdin, Robert Weaver,
Maxwell Rollins, Vonne Sheffield.
Fifth Grade - Laura Foster,
Tim Roberts, Kathy Smith, Steve
Tiner, Ginny Harrison, Karen
Starr, Sandra Davis.
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We’re great believers
in growing plants
And we believe in growing them in Georgia. Our
industrial development representatives travel
thousands of miles yearly to bring industry to
Georgia. And they find places for plants to
put down roots. With water, people, transportation.
If a plant dreams of a place in the sun, our men will
point down here. If it needs water, they’ll talk about
our rivers. If one wants plenty of spreading room,
they've got some great big country to discuss.
Why our concern? Because new plants mean
development, jobs, enormous opportunity. When
industries thrive, Georgia thrives. When they grow,
Georgia grows. And growing things are beautiful.
Georgia Power Company
A citizen wherever we serve®
same amount.
Competition was open to all
seniors in Early County High
■School and Seminole County High
School, the two schools compet
ing. Twenty-nine students enter
ed the 500 word essay contest.
The awards were presented by
the Tappi Association, a National
Technical Association of the Pulp
and Paper Industry. The contest
was planned by the industry to
interest students in making the
Pulp and Paper Industry their
career. Wanda's essay will be
judged against the other winners
in the southeast district of the
United States.
At Early County High School
Wanda is a member of the Fu
ture Teachers of America, she
is office assistantat Early County
Elementary School and is a mem
ber of the First Baptist Church,
Blakely. She plans to enter col
lege this fall.
Sixth Grade - Phyllis Gilbert,
Mary Horton.
Seventh Grade - David Arnold,
Ronald Bush, Jean Singletary,
Lynn White.
ADVERTISEMENT PAYS!
Jane Collier And
Debra Love Win
Recipe Award
Jane Collier and Debra Love
won cash awards for submitting
winning recipes in the Teen-age
Recipe Contest sponsored by the
Georgia Peanut Commission in
Tifton Saturday. Earlier the
girls had been chosen semi
finalists in the contest when their
recipes were among the twenty
five selected from over two hun
dred submitted from all areas of
the state. The five semi-fina
lists in each division, Cakes,
Pies, Candies, Cookies and Mis
cellaneous, were guests of the
Peanut Commission at ABAC for
a special program and the final
competition Saturday.
Jane won Ist place in the
Candy division with her "Pea
nut Quickies” and received a
check for $25. Jane is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.J,
Collier, Damascus, and is a
member of the senior class.
Debra won 2nd place in the
Pie division with her Peanut
Marlowe, and received a sls
check. She is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Love, Blak
ely, and is a Freshman at Early
County High.
The girls were accompanied to
Tifton by Mrs. Charlie Houston,
Home Economics Teacher, Early
County High .School, Mrs. A. J.
Collier, Mrs. B. J. Jackson and
Charla Houston.
Jimmy Carter
Guest Speaker At
FHA Celebration
Jimmy Carter will be the guest
speaker at the Future Home
makers Mexican Fiesta, May 2,
at the American Legion Hall in
Blakely. Mr. Carter, who served
as State Senator from the 14th
district for four years, was a
candidate for governor in the
last election.
He was a graduate of Plains
High School and the U.S. Naval
Academy at Annapolis. He at
tended Georgia Southwestern
College and Georgia Tech with
graduate work in nuclear phy
sics.
In his military career, Mr.
Carter served for two years
on battleships and five years
on submarines. He served under
Admiral Hyman Rickover as
senior officer of the crew of the
atomic submarine Sea Wolf.
Mr. Carter is a farmer and
a producer of certified peanuts.
He processes seed and operates
a general agribusiness supply
company in Plains, Georgia.
Mr. Carter lives in Plains
with his wife, the former Rosa
lyn Smith, their three sons and
baby daughter. He is currently
serving as a member of the
State Planning Advisory Com
mittee, Governor of District 18-
C, Lions International and chair
man, Council of Governors of
Lions Multiple District 18 (State
of Georgia).
He is a member of the Bap
tist Church and serves as a
deacon and Bible teacher.
Less than half the 865,000
school-age children in Guate
mala can attend school.
Through the CARE Self-Help
Program, New York 10016, it
costs S4OO per classroom to
buy materials to help villagers
build primary schools.
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The Annual FFA Purebred
Swine Show was held recently
with Vic Pratt showing the Grand
Champion Gilt. Jimmy Balkcom
had the Reserve Champion Gilt
and Bob Williams showed the
Grand Champion Boar.
There were thirteen Pig Chain
Gilts in the show this year and
three boars. The Chapter helps
members to get purebred Duroc
gilts so they can get started in
the swine business. Through
this activity the Chapter has
brought into the county some of
the best meat type Duroc swine
that can be bought.
Those boys showing gilts this
year were: Vic Pratt, Jimmy
Balkcom, James Cannon, Doug
Lacey, Larry Whatley, Jon Smith,
Barry Clower, Fred Reynolds,
Ricky Adams, Jimmy Reynolds,
Ronald Wilbourn, Ricky Dowdy
and Rufus Taylor. The members
showing boars were: Bob Wil
liams, Larry Gandy and Wayne
Powell-
The winners in The Fitting
and Showing Contest were: James
Cannon, Ist; Jimmy Balkcom,
2nd; Vic Pratt, 3rd; Larry What
ley, 4th; Doug Lacey, sth and Jon
Smith, 6th place.
The judges for the show were:
Max Holman and Richard Grist,
Jr. The show was held at the
Chapter’s Livestock Barn.
Sponsors of the Chapter Pure
bred Swine Show are: Blakely
Rotary Club, Felder and Son,
Bank of Early, Farmers Gin and
Warehouse Company, Blakely
Farm Store, Grist Oil Company
and Wynne’s Department Store.
ADVERTISEMENT PAYSI
Jerry Murkcrson
Elected State VP
of VICA
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Jerry Murkcrson
Four students from Early
County High School attended the
Georgia VICA Leadership Con
ference in Atlanta, Georgia at the
Sheration-Biltmore Hotel, April
25th and 26th. These students
were: Jimmy Thurman, Larry
Murkerson, Jerry Murkerson,
and Charles Anderson. They
were accompanied by their co
ordinator, Bobby Davis.
One of the highlights of the
convention was the lecture of
the guest speaker, Dr. William
Armstrong, Head of the Trade
and Industrial Education at the
BY SSG H. R. LESIEUR
Anyone who has ever served in
the Army will be delighted with
this piece of news. The Army
is working towards lightening
the load of the soldier in de
creasing the weight of 21 items
of clothing and equipment. Em
phasis is being placed on deve
loping clothing and equipment
that will permit maximum com
bat efficiency and still provide
a high degree of protection a
gainst battlefield hazards and
the natural environment. Among
equipment the Army hopes to
"melt off” weight are the poncho,
helmet, entrenching tool and
combat footwear.
THE COMMANDER’S A WOMAN
There is one all-male unit
in Vietnam that is commanded
by a woman. It is the 305th
Medical Detachment, an Army
Reserve Unit called up and sent
to Vietnam. In command of this
outfit is Colonel Anna Brady,
a prominent Philadelphia Ortho
pedic Surgeon. She is currently'
on leave of absence, as head of
the Orthopidic section of the
Frankford Hospital in Philadel
phia and the faculty of Women’s
Medical College. According to
unit members, they do not refer
to Colonel Brady as the "old
man”, an affectionate Army term
for the commander. "We just
call her "Mom,” one enlisted
man said.
INSTANT CITIZENSHIP
A new law makes it possible
for most aliens in the Armed
Forces to become eligible im
mediately to apply for American
citizenship. The new law waives
all waiting requirements and
could save a serviceman a wait
of up to five years. To be eli
gible, a person must enlist in
University of Georgia.
After the lecture by Dr. Arm
strong, the candidates for state
offices gave skits as part of
their campaign.
Saturday, April 26, proved to
be a very busy day for the 21
candidates seeking various state
offices.
In the close of the campaign
of each candidate, they were al
lowed to give a brief campaign
speech to the voting delegates
from each represented school.
After the balloting and count
ing of the votes, Jerry Murker
son was informed by Jimmy
Thurman, State Parliamentarian,
who was in charge of the elec
tion, that he had won the office
of Vice-President of the Geor
gia Association of VICA.
The highlights of the 1968-69
VICA Year was the 4th Annual
Awards Banquet. Early County
High School VICA Club received
a gold plaque symbolizing a su
perior club rating.
The latter part of the banquet
and overall convention consisted
of the installation of the 1969-70
Georgia VICA State Officers.
This was performed by the 1968—
69 officers, each in order, giving
up his office to the newly elected
VICA Officers.
The Convention was adjourned
by the newly elected President of
the Georgia Vocational-Indus
trial Clubs of America, Miss
Jean Bailey, of Griffin, Georgia.
We would like to take this op
portunity to recognize and thank
Jimmy Thurman for the outstand
ing services rendered by him to
the Georgia VICA Association
and the representation of Early
County High VICA Club.
Jimmy has worked faithfully
and cooperatively with his fellow
state officers and for the youth
of the organization.
BY THOMPSON
Think you can’t entertain
elegantly on short notice?
Yes, you can.
Keep one shelf and one cor
ner of you cupboard stocked
with your favorite canned
foods. Then when unexpected
guests drop in—these quick
tricks will spell out your social
success story.
1. Crabmeat Casserole
Supreme (Serves 4)
2-8 oz. cans crabmeat
1 can condensed cream
of tomato soup
1 can condensed split
pea soup
1 jigger Harveys Bristol
Cream
'A tsp. curry powder
'A tsp. cayenne pepper
1 cup cream (light or
heavy as desired)
Remove membrane from
crabmeat. Mix all ingredients
together and heat in a shallow
casserole in a medium oven
(about 350 degrees) for 20 to
25 minutes.
NEWS OF SERVICEMEN
Sgt. Belflower
Dies In Crash
In Thailand
T. Sgt. James H. Belflower
was among the eighteen crew
members killed in the crash of
a U. S, Air Force intelligence
gathering plane which went down
during take-off from Karat Air
Base, Thailand, Friday.
The aircraft, an ECI2I, is
similiar to the reconnaissance
plane shot down by the North
Koreans on April 15 while over
the sea of Japan.
Sgt. Belflower is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Arlie M. Bel
flower of Atlanta. He was mar
ried to the former Miss Margie
Williams, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Edd Williams and grand
daughter of Mrs. Bernice Tem
ples of Blakely. The Belflowers
have three children, Becky, Hobie
and Timmie.
the United States or in a U.S,
territory.
FACTS ABOUT THE ARMY: Did
you know??????????
**That not all generals in the
Army are West Point graduates ?
Out of the 489 generals in the
Army today, 155 received their
commissions through ROTC and
46 through Officers Candidate
School.
♦That there is equality of pay
in the Army among sexes ? Wo
men in the service make the
same amount of money as men
holding similar rank.
♦That the Army has a blue
uniform ? It is called the ‘ 'Dress
Blues” and is usually worn for
formal occasions.
THE ARMY’S SCIENTIFIC
Whoever said that the Army
isn’t involved in modern science ?
Here are two items about some of
our activities: The Army’s nu
clear power plant barge
"Sturgis" is on station in Gatum
Lake, Canal Zone supplying 10,
000 KW of power to the United
States element stationed there.
The world’s largest balloon- —
587 feet tall—was launched by
the Army over New Mexico
carrying a 65 pound scientific
payload to measure atmospheric
conditions. While up in the sky,
it also set a new altitude record
for free floating balloons - 158,
000 feet.
THIS WEEK’S QUESTION:
Young men and women often
ask us this question. Would it
be possible for me to visit their
folks and tell them about the op
portunities available in the
Army ?
Our answer is always the same.
Os course, we would be delighted
to have parents visit our recruit
ing office or to visit them at home
at their convenience. Just call
us at 432 -76 22 in Albany andwe’ll
be on our way.
NEW RECRUIT
This past week, we welcomed
the following resident into the
Army - Henry Bivins, Jr., son
of Henry Bivins, Sr., Damascus,
Ga., and Mrs. Rosie B. Stewart
of Albany. Henry enlists for
Radio Code. He will be trained
as a radio operator using both
voice and Morse Code.
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Rickman Anglin
Serving Duty At
Cam Ranh Bay
WITH US. COMBAT AIR FOR
CES, Vietnam—Staff Sergeant
Rickman C. Anglin, son of Mrs.
W. F. Anglin, Cedar Hill Homes
Place, Blakely, Ga., is on duty
at Cam Ranh Bay AB, Vietnam.
Sergeant Anglin, a fabric,
leather and rubber repairman
supervisor, is in a unit of the
Pacific Air Forces. Before his
arrival in Southeast Asia, he was
assigned to the 63rd Field Main
tenance Squadron at Norton AFB,
Calif.
R. E. Balkcom, Jr.
Awarded Silver
Pilot Wings
Second Lieutenant Robert E.
Balkcom, Jr., son of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert E. Balkcom of Rt.
2, Blakely, Ga., has been award
ed U.S, Air Force silver pilot
wings upon graduation at Reese
AFB, Tex.
Lieutenant Balkcom is being
assigned to Charleston AFB,
S.C., for flying duty with a unit
of the Military Airlift Command.
The lieutenant, a 1962 graduate
of Early County High School,
received his associate degree
in 1965 from Abraham Baldwin
College, Tifton, Ga., and his B.S,
degree in 1967 from the Uni
versity of Georgia.
He was commissioned in 1968
upon completion of Officer Train
ing School at Lackland AFB, Tex.
William Anderson
Honored Saturday
With Cook-out
William Wayne Anderson was
honored Saturday night with a
cook-out party at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. James H. John
son on the Cedar Springs road.
William left Sunday, April 27,
for the Air Force. He is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Anderson.
He has one brother, Charles, and
sister, Linda, all of Blakely.
A host of relatives and friends
were there to wish him well.
Keeping sharp.
There are 107 Army Reserve Schools
with 320 satellites in the
United States, Europe, Puerto Rico,
Hawaii and the Philippines.
In 1967 over 29,000 Army Reservists
attended these schools to improve
their proficiency or learn new skills.
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The U.S. Army Reserve
Over a million strong.