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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
Garden Spot Os
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME NO. 110—NO. 47
FHA Holds Annual Banquet,
Jimmy Carter Speaks At Fiesta
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Honorary memberships were presented to (front, from left) Mrs. Hamp Clarke, Mrs. E. J.
Collier, Mrs. B. J. Jackson; (back) Jack Colson, Jim Perkins and Walton (Red) Knighton by the
Future Homemakers of America. Not in picture: Hugh Redding and Frank Davis.
The Early County Chapter, Fu
ture Homemakers o f America,
entertained over three hundred
at a Mexican Fiesta held at the
American Legion Hall Friday
evening. Decorations through
out the large banquet hall in
cluded authenticsombreros,large
colorful pictures of El Torea
dors, senors and senoritas, Pla
za De Toros De Sevilla, and
balloons.
Mexican senoritas presented
red roses to the ladies, to be
worn in their hair, and bonton
nieres to the men as they ar
rived. Greeting guests were
Debbie Davis, Deborah Stephens,
Pam Daughtery, and Elizabeth
Rogers. A horse bedecked in
Mexican flowers and blanket add
ed an Old Mexico background to
the occasion.
A hundred FHA'ers dressed in
various Mexican costumes, gave
a "South of the Border" atmos
phere in the banquet hall. A
garden scene with handsome grill
work in the foreground and a
hacienda with shadowed arches
and ivy growing on the field
stone wall made a show place
at one end of the hall for en
tertainers and dancers spotlight
ed during the program.
The welcome, Buenas Tardes,
in acrostic, was given by senors s
wearing serapes and straw hats,
was headed by Kathy Tiner, Ban
quet chairman and Kerry Waller,
co-chairman, assisted by Jan?»
Knighton, Nan Redding, Anagene
Barham, Beverly Johnson, Deb
ra Love, Sammie Holman, Vicki
Still, Camille Jordan, Judy Sims,
Pam Jordan, Sylvia Hollinhead
and Donna Creel.
Fiesta hostess Jackie Colson,
president of the FHA, introduced
the guests which included parents;
civic, school, religious clubs and
chapter leaders. Rebecca Knigh
ton, first vice president, intro
duced the speaker, "Senor’’
Jimmy Carter of Plains, Georgia.
"To Know, To Care, To Act”,
the slogan of the Future Home
maker of America for 1969 was
the topic of the highly interest
ing, thought provoking talk by the
former State Senator and candi
date so r Governor, businessman
from Plains. His opening re
marks in Spanish, were later
translated into English, Mr. Car
ter told of a recent visit to
Mexico, where he used his know
ledge of Spanish which he ( of
Necessity) used throughout the
four years he was a student at
the Naval Academy at Annapolis.
"Every man is an exception. .
everybody is different," in
speaking of the deplorable drop
out problem of Georgia the speak
er said, "Georgians should
analyze our own failures, when
one-half of the students who
enter first grade do not gradu
ate we should be concerned, we
must care about the other half
because when the other half does
better. .. then we will do better’
Entertainment was provided by
Sue Taylor and Tommy Harvey,
playing the guitar to their own
accompanient as they sang a
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FHA Mexican Fiesta - Rebecca Knighton, Ist vice president;
Jimmy Carter of Plains, Georgia, speaker; and President Jackie
Colson.
serenade; Beth Owen led a re
laxer, "Fun in Mexico" assist
ed by Bobbie Jean Smith, Carol
Evans, Sharon Anderson, Debra
Whatley, Beverly Wiley, Debra
Williams, Marsha Sanders,
Janet Cooper, Glenda Mulkey and
Vickie Fryer.
Senors for the Mexican Hat
dance were: Donna Johnson,
Jane Parker, Sheryn Hunt, Debra
Pugh, Cathy Brown, Rhonda
Dowdy and Velma Nix; senoritas,
in full skirts were: Kaye Lump
kin, Debbie Glover, India Had
dock, Cathy Cherry, Linda Kim
brell, Margie Daniels and Iris
Belisle-
Chapter highlights for the year
included: members attended
FHA-FFA Camp in August, three
delegates went to the National
FHA Convention in Miami in
August; a work shop in the Spring,
followed by a visit to Six Flags
Over Georgia; 110 membership
in the chapter in Sept., 45 were
new members; at Family Night
officers were installed and new
members welcomed; delegates
attended Fall and Spring District
meeting; a door contest for
Christmas decorations in Dec.;
FHA Week observed in March;
received 22nd Gold Honor Roll
at State Convention; Chapter
members who received district
and state awards were named.
El Toreadors telling of the
chapter highlights were headed
by Louie Anne Harris and Peggy
Cooper, assisted by Lisa Jordan,
Judy Collier, Mary Ann Jester,
Carole King, Ann Daughtry,
Terry Smith, Loyette Stephens,
Dyanne Lewis, Dana Jane Brown
and Ruth Perkins.
Honorary memberships were
presented to Mrs. E. J, Collier,
Mrs. Hamp Clarke, Mrs. B.J.
Jackson, Jack Colson, Hugh Red
ding, Frank Davis, Jim Perkins
and Walton Knighton, under the
direction of Sue Johnston, secre
tary of FHA. Presentations were
made by Zada Baxley, Debra
Williams, Dianne Collier and
Debbie Williams.
Annette Davis, 2nd Vice Presi
dent, Sue Glass and Linda Creel
presented degrees of Achieve
ment, (they wore formal attire
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts — “Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead”
with a black lace mantilla caught
to a large sparkling comb). Chap
ter degrees were presented to
Joan Davis, Linda Anderson, Judy
Collier, Vicki Cheek, Liza Lisen
by, Beth Owen, Debra Ducati,
Terry Smith, Loyette Stephens,
Kerry Waller, Vickie Fryer,
Debra Williams, Marsha San
ders, Wanda Bush and Bobbie
Jean Smith.
Junior degrees went to Debbie
Glover, Kay Lumpkin, Judy Sims,
Nancy Bell White, Janet Cooper,
India Haddock, Brenda Mulkey,
Debbie Williams, Anagene Bar
ham, Jane Parker, Beverly John
son, Glenn Mobley, Nan Redding,
Carol Evans, Sheryn Hunt, Cathy
Brown, Sylvia Hollinhead, Dana
Jane Brown,
Donna Johnson, Beverly Bat
son, Dianne Collier, Gwen Goo
cher, Debra Pugh, Camille Jor
dan, Velma Nix, Jane Knighton,
Elizabeth Rogers, Debra Love,
Vickie Still, Pam Collins, Debra
Williams, Linda Kimbrell, Zada
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Spring Practice
For Bobcats
Began Wed.
The Early County Bobcats
under the direction of Basket
ball Coach Tommy Whitehurst,
began their spring basketball
practice Wednesday.
The Bobcats have eight let
termen returning from last
year's ball club, which posted a
23-5 record, they are: Cliff
Starr, Tim Everson, Dewey Can
non, John Ricketson, Marvin Er
nest, Rex Howell, Stanley Hol
ley and Jim Daniels.
The Bobcats' board strength
will be built around 6'7" senior
Cliff Starr, who did not start as
a junior, but has been working
hard and should be a tremen
dous asset to the team for the
coming year.
During the last two basketball
seasons, the Bobcats have won
two region titles and have posted
a 49-8 record.
BLAKELY GA., THURSDAY, MAY 8. 1969
Commissioners To Aid
New Athletic Field
A delegation of citizens repre
senting the Washington High
School appeared before the Board
of Commissioners Tuesday re
questing assistance in building
an athletic field at the school.
It was pointed out that it would
require additional land to erect
this field to be used for football
and physical education classes.
Hie Commissioners agreed there
was a need for such a facility
and promised to aid, in co-opera
tion with the Board of Educa
tion, wherever possible- Jack
Slaton served as spokesman for
die group.
Three nominations were made
for the place on the Board of
Directors of the Department of
Family and Children’s Service
now held by Mr. R, R. McLen-
Soil Stewardship Week
To Be Observed
May 11-18 will be Soil Ste
wardship Week in Georgia and
across the nation.
Governor Lester Maddox has
signed a proclamation calling at
tention to the week and urging
all Georgians to observe it.
The governor pointed out,
"Most of us now live in the cities
or their suburbs and our atti
tudes toward natural resources
are changing.
"We are increasingly wor
ried about resource quality and
resource use," he stated. "It
is increasingly important for all
of us to become concerned about
the wise use and management of
all our natural resources."
In Early County, plans are
being made for the observance
of the special week locally. A
planning meeting was held Feb.
17, 1969, in the office of County
Agent Judson Cooper.
Mr. Cooper said representa
tives of virtually every agricul
tural agency and farm organiza
tion in the county attended the
meeting. Included were the Ex
tension Service, Soil Conser
vation Service, Farmers Home
Administration, Farm Bureau,
Know Your
Policeman
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Julian J. Moore
Julian J. Moore, operator of
the two-way radio and phones
at the Police Station was bom
Sept. 4, 1905, in Thomas County,
Georgia.
Mr. Moore moved to Blakely
in 1933, was employed by Fel
der & Son until 1950; Thomp
son Chevrolet Co., 1950-52;
owned and operated a grocery
store on North Main St. for
several years. He is married
to Mary V. Smith, daughter of
Mrs. and Mrs. A. D. Smith,
Sr., of Blakely. They have two
children, Mrs. John M. Wil
liams, Newnan, Ga.; James Ans
ley Moore, Moultrie; and three
grandchildren.
He is a Mason, Shriner, and
Methodist. He served twice as
President ot the Blakely Shrine
Club, and was instrumental in
don. By law the commissioners
are required to make three nomi
nations for each vacancy. The
following were nominated: Mrs.
McLendon, Homer White, Sr. and
Idus Brownlee. The State De
partment makes the final selec
tion.
Col. Earle McEntyre and Her
man Smith were re-appointed
for six-year terms on the Board
of Tax Equalizers. A resolu
tion was approved to purchase
an air-conditioner to go in the
county jail. No other business,
except minor matters, and rou
tine was transacted. All board
members were present, namely:
A. D. Wilkerson, Chairman;
Lemuel Tiner, J. O. Evans, Jack
Sammons and Donald McArthur.
ASCS, Georgia Forestry Com
mission, etc.
The county agent said every
club, organization and group in
the county will be asked to take
part in the special week.
As they have in the past, Early
County ministers are expected to
play an important part in Soil
Stewardship Week again this
year. Most of them will preach
sermons on the 1969 Soil Ste
wardship Week theme, "Con
fronting the Issues," either on
May 11 or May 18.
All schools in the county. Boy
Scout Troops, 4-H Clubs, FFA
and FHA Chapters ana civic
groups are being encouraged to
plan special programs in connec
tion with the week.
Soil Stewardship Week is a
national observance that has been
sponsored in Georgia for many
years by the State Soil and Water
Conservation Committee and the
State Association of District Su
pervisors. The annual obser
vance places emphasis on man’s
obligations to God as stewards
of the soil, water and other re
lated resources.
Rotarians Hear
Talk On Leasing
Oil Rights
Harris Anderson, a member of
die firm of Anderson and Ander
son, of Mobile, Alabama, whose
principal business is leasing of
land for companies seeking oil,
was the speaker at last Fri
day’s meeting of the Blakely
Rotary Club.
Mr. Harris, who has just com
pleted a project in Early County,
gave some interesting facts about
how oil is located, types soil in
which it is found. The well
recently drilled here failed to
produce oil, but that doesn't
necessarily mean, oil does not
exist in this area, Mr. Anderson
stated. The program was ar
ranged and the speaker intro
duced by Rotarian J. 0. Brown.
President Lowrey S, Stone pre
sided and Mrs. Merle Haisten,
club pianist, gave the usual good
music during the luncheon.
Visitors were Bruce Ellen,
of [Jothan, a guest of Jim Rich
ardson; Stanley Houston, a guest
of Lowrey S. Stone, and high
school seniors Larry Hollington,
Tony Floyd, William Eddie Floyd,
Georgia Ward, Brenda Lanier
and Adrian Goocher.
Regular cotton broadcloth
is the fabric most frequently
used for men’s dress shirts.
Look for “2 by 2 broadcloth”
on the label. This means the
fabric is made with two-ply
yarns and is extra strong.
getting the Blakely Shrine Club
organized.
In the past, Mr. Moore has
taken an interest in Easter Seal
for Cripple Children and Boy
Scout work; having been chair
man of the DeSoto District BSA.
REPORT ON SPECIAL CLASSES AT ECHS
GIVEN AT INTER-CLUB COUNCIL
The Inter-Club Council, with
President A. H. Lanier presid
ing, heard a report of special
classes and services being ren
dered at the Early County Schools
here in Blakely.
Supt. Lonnie Chester introduc
ed Mrs. Diane Duke Strickland
of Edison, Speech Therapist at
Early County Elementary School,
Robert Mays, Coordinator of Spe
cial Classes for the Early County
Schools and Bobby Davis, Di
versified Cooperative Training
Coordinator at ECHS,
Mrs. Strickland, who teaches
two days a week at the elemen
tary school, has 33 students in
her classes and 32 boys and girls
on the waiting list. There are
111 students on January 2, 1969
on the referral list secured from
the ECES teachers.
The 33 with whom she is now
working attend classes in small
groups on Tuesday and Thursday.
Mrs. Strickland, who teaches also
in Calhoun County, and formerly
taught in Florida, asked "When
is speech defective 7 ’ and ans
wered, "When it interferes with
communication. ’'
To enable a better understand
ing of her work she discussed
three defects, 1) articulation,
Rescue Unit Meets
At Bank of Early
May 10th
The Early County Rescue Unit
met at the Bank of Early for their
regular monthly meeting Thurs
day , May 10, 1969 at 8 p.m.
Tommy Rogers, acting presi
dent, presided. A report on the
School Bus was given and it has
been sanded and the primer coat
of paint put on at Snyders Body
Shop. The radio for the Bus
has been repaired and is ready
to be installed. This unit was
donated by Lumpkin Brothers.
The following committee
chairman were named: Richard
L. Brookins, Traffic Control;
John V. Pratt, Land Rescue;
J, W. (Buddy) Durham, Water
Rescue; R.D. Hodges, Commu
nications.
All of the above named will
have the rank of Lieutenant. The
president to have rank of Captain.
Each of the Lieutenants will ap
point a Sergeant and Corporal
to serve with him.
The meeting adjourned about
9;30 p.m. to meet again on the
First Thursday on June 5 at the
Bank of Early. Cards will be
mailed to remind each member
of the meeting. Please plan to
attend.
Early Memorial
To Hold Open
House Sunday
Early Memorial Hospital will
observe National Hospital Week
May 11-17. The public is cordi
ally invited to attend open house
at Early Memorial Hospital
Sunday afternoon, May 11,
refreshments will be served and
a tour of the hospital will be
conducted for the visitors.
The hospital has added over
1,000 feet of storage space, a
parking area which will accomo
date twenty automobiles at the
employees parking area.
Plans are now being laid for
an extended care facility and a
County Health Center. The ex
tended care facility will be add
ed on the east wing of the hos
pital and the Health Center will
be built on the hospital grounds
on Flowers Drive.
During National Hospital Week,
local hospital officials are em
phasizing the fact that there are
scholarships available for vari
ous technical positions and in any
health related field, they would
like to encourage the young people
to investigate the possibilites of
choosing one of these.
Read The Early County News
2) disfluency, and 3) voice de
fects. She has had a success
ful year with 14 students, from
grades one through seven, which
will enable her to start with 14
additional students next year.
Special Classes
Robert Mays, Coordinator of
the Special Classes in the county
schools, who came to Blakely
from Jacksonville, Fla., said an
additional class is being form
ed? there are 24 referrals from
teachers at Washington School
to be in this class. He com
mended the superintendent and
principals for their cooperation
in supporting this work, to help
these students be a functioning
citizen of society and not a drop
out. Georgia will not lead the
nation in drop-outs if we can
teach the retarded and slow
learners and give them the satis
faction of accomplishment in
doing a good job in school and
in helping the m to secure a job
where they can be self-support
ing citizens-
We want the students in spe
cial classes to find jobs and
appeal to the men and women
of this county to help us place
these students in jobs they are
capable of managing, Mr. Mays
"Scholarship Winners”
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LOUIE ANN HARRIS, CHARLES ALFORD, LARRY MURKERSON
Two 1969 seniors of Early
County High School are among
the winners of the Samuel Rosen
thal Scholarship given by Work
Wear Corporation to the children
of the employees of this company.
Louie Anne Harris, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Harris, and
Larry P. Murkerson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. James P. Murkerson,
are recipients of scholarships
which are renewable for three
additional years as announced by
Charles Alford, Manager of
Brew-Schneider Mfg. Co., Inc.
Louie Anne plans to attend
Georgia Southwestern College in
Americus and will major in
secretarial science. Larry will
NEWCOMERS
NEW COMERS IN Blakely for
April include:
Wayne Jones, City Trailer
Park #9, S, Church St.; Russell
Pittman, 631 N. Main St.; Wil
mer Page, 415 Liberty St.;
George Love, Chattahoochee
Ave-; Mrs. Elmer Dorris, 622
River St.; Tommy Temples,
Nobles Trailer Park #4; Mrs.
Ezella M. Suggs, 306 .Magnolia
St.; Lamar Love, City Trailer
Park #6, S, Church St.; Al Mer
cer, 763 N, Main St-; Mrs. Ida
Mae Howell, 406 Liberty St.;
Irving White, 208 S, Blvd.
STATE PATROL
REPORT
Troopers of the Georgia State
Patrol Post #l4, Donalsonville,
Georgia, investigated 13 traffic
accidents, made 20 arrests and
issued 61 warning s in Early
County during the month of April
1969. In the 13 accidents, 7
persons were injured and 0 was
killed while the estimated
property damage amounted to
$8,200.00.
PULL FOR BLAKELY
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PULL OUT
$3.09 PER ANNUM
said^
Diversified Cooperative
Training is for students learn
ing a trade, the students at ECHS
in DCT have earned over $30,000
the past year, Bobby Davis, co
ordinator stated. They learn to
accept responsibility, and
through the DCT and VICA Club
they are able to go forward in
leadership training. The pro
gram is dependent on the co
operation of the town, and our
members must have a good at
titude, the energetic coordina
tor said.
A former coach at Early
County High School, Mr.,Davis
teaches the DCT classes, elec
tronics and drafting. There are
twenty-seven students enrolled
in this program which is small
enough for them to receive spe
cial attention.
In closing, Supt. Chester said,
"It is my desire to meet the
needs of all students in Early
County". Through the programs
related to the Inter-Club Coun
cil, May 1, at the Community
Room at the Bank of Early, Mrs.
Strickland, Mr. Mays and Mr. Da
vis explained how over 150 Early
County students are being helped
through special services.
attend Abraham Baldwin Agricul
tural College in Tifton and will
major in agriculture.
The Samuel Rosenthal Scholar
ships are being presented in
memory of Samuel Rosenthal,
the founder of Work Wear Cor
poration. The Awards Board is
composed of educators whose
training and experience qualify
them to evaluate total high school
records, including academic
work and extra-curricular acti
vities. Also considered was in
formation concerning applicants'
who have demonstrated by their
industry, talent, and ability a
serious interest in furthering
their education.
News Receives
Telegram From
Congressman
The following telegram was
received by The News and we
quote:
Second District Representative
maston O’Neal and Third Dis
trict Representative Jack Brink
ley today announced approval of
a $27,739 grant from the Eco
nomic Development Administra
tion to help a seven county area
of Georgia plan for economic
growth. The applicant for the
grant is the Lower Chattahoo
chee Area Planning and Develop
ment Commission, Columbus.
The Commission plans to estab
lish an economic development
district composed of the follow
ing counties: Chattahoochee,
Clay, Early,Muscogee, Quitman,
Randolph, and Stewart. The total
twelve month cost will be S3B,
319 with the Commission pro
viding $10,580.
Maston O'Neal, M.C.
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