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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
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GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME NO. 110—NO. 48
VFW INSTALLS ’69 - 70 OFFICERS
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Veterans of Foreign Wars officers for 1969-70, Lto R; Installing officer, Bill Hudson; Quarter
master, James H. Grimsley: Jr. Vice Commander, Mack Temples; Sr. Vice Commander, Waymon
Thomas; Commander, W. S. Aiderman, Jr.
Local Policemen Complete
FBI Training Course
All eight Blakely Policemen
recently completed a five-week
training course at Bainbridge,
Georgia according to Chief of
Police Carl Gilbert. The school
was sponsored by the Bainbridge
Police with FBI agents as in
structors.
The local policemen attended
in groups of four; classes were
held in the mornings when four
from the Blakely Force attended
and repeat classes in the after
noon afforded a time for the
other four to attend. The Blak
ely Police Force is nowaneight
hour work schedule.
Having just completed this
school of instruction, it is
doubtful that the Blakely police
will participate in additional law
enforcement training under the
Lower Chattahoochee Valley
Area Planning and Development
Commission, Chief Gilbert said.
The local police and sheriff's
department are working with Joe
A. Mitchell, criminal justice co
ordinator for AP DC who reported
at the recent meeting of the Lower
SAFETY-CHECK your HOME'
"FUTURE CITIZENS”
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Stacy Michael, 3 year old, and
Steven Paul, 1 year bld, are the
children of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Swords of Blakely.
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Terron Renee, 5 year old, and
Tina Michelle, 3 year old, are
the children of Mr. and Mrs.
Jimmy L. Harris, of Blakely.
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Chattahoochee Valley APDC at
Lumpkin that on hand for distri
bution is $8,939.00 for law
enforcement training. Already
the Columbus Police Department
is expected to receive $5,800
and Musogee County Police De
partment, $1,200 and the Musco
gee County Sheriff’s Department,
$750.00 of the almost $9,000
available through the federal Om
nibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968.
Each sheriff's and police de
partment in the seven county
commission is to receive bene
fit of some of these funds, which
must be used within a two-year
period.
Completing the Five-Weeks
Course in Bainbridge along with
over forty other law enforce
ment officers, were the follow
ing members of the Blakely Po
lice force: Chief Carl Gilbert,
Asst. Chief Herbert Glass, Fry
erson Chandler, Olin Goocher,
Mallie Cleveland, Bruce Middle
ton, Matt Allen, Robert Freeman.
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Eve, 1 year old, and Tricia,
1 month, are the daughters of
Mr. and Mrs. Al Warrick of
Blakey.
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Jonathan Andrew, 4 year old,
and Stephen Alexander, 1 year
old, are the sons of Mr. and Mrs.
Homer White, Jr. of Blakely.
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts — “Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead”
Viet Nam veteran
Rotary speaker
Blakely Rotarians heard an
interesting discussion of the Viet
Nam war at last Friday's meet
ing. The speaker was Major
Frank B. Harbor of Fort Benning.
Major Harbor spoke from first
hand experiences as he has com
pleted two tours of duty as a cam
bat soldier.
The speaker was introduced
by Rotarian Earl Taylor who was
program chairman for the day.
President Pete Underwood pre
sided at the meeting, the first of
the new Rotary year.
Visitors at the meeting includ
ed Richard Allen and Ronald
Slusarchuk, of the Chattahoochee
Planning Commission, of Colum
bus, guests of A. D. Wilkerson;
Fess Mainor, of Columbus, guest
of Robert Collier; Ben Rogers,
Doyle Butler, who are opening
a mobile home manufacturing
plant in Blakely, guests of John
Holman.
HOSPITAL LIST
Patients listed as being admit
ted and discharged the past week
at Early Memorial Hospital are
as follows:
ADMITTED
Lori Wiliams, Merle Buckner,
Mercelle Houston, Martha Mor
ris, Earl Williams, Wllmon Bush,
Ralph Mills, Betty Oakley, Ruby
Nell Tinson, Mary Helen Hodges,
Fannie Thornton, Robert (Buck)
Nobles, Lillie Pearl Wright, Jim
my Monday, Willie Williams,
Herman Bass, Elmer Moore,
Dock Sutton, MaryMiliner, Henry
Sheffield, Reuben Mozee, Jeanet
te Baxley, Willie Jean Penuel,
Aggie Pickle, Percy Wright, Bob
bie Dean Evans, Kay Jordan,
Maude James, Mary Doris
Easom, Roy Howard, Gloria
Blankenship, Wyatt Hudley, Jan
ice Wimberly, Dan Amos, Billy
Wiggins, Charolette Smith, Irene
Mosley, Curtis Hall, Doris
Harper, Louise Carter, Lydie
Robinson, Ann Stapleton, Dorothy
McCorkle, John Baskin.
DISCHARGED
Laverne Smith, Daisy Clark,
Sybil Weaver, Irene Floyd, Toni
Turner, Willie Jean Penuel, Car
olyn Regan, Arthur Smith, Fran
ces Holland, Irene Mosely and
Baby Boy, Tommie Tedder, Ad
die Floyd, Charolette Smith,
Helen Houston, Monroe Loyd,
Lydie Robinson, Annie Stapleton
and Baby Girl, Jan Anderson,
John Williams, Dorothy McCor
kle, Billy Wiggins, Rossie White,
Roy Howard, Mary Alice Miliner,
Robert Overtree, Dan Amos,
Johnny Mills, Dora Harper, Rox
ie Gilbert, Mary Doris Easom,
Janice Wimberly, Ruth Odom,
Kay Jordan and Baby Boy, John
Backin, Gloria Blankenship, Ma
ude James, Curtis Hall, Bob
bie Dean Evans, Dock Sutton,
Pearlie Beasley, Annie Ander
son, Jimmy Monday, Marie
Davis, Jeanette Baxley and Baby
Boy, Fannie Thornton and Baby
BLAKELY GA, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1969
Superior Court Convenes
In Blakely Monday
GRAND JURY, JULY TERM,
(JULY 21, 1969), EARLY SUPE
RIOR COURT
R, C. Singletary, Jr., H. C.
Cashwell, C. L. Jester, V. L.
McLendon, W. T. Smith, Perry
L. Bridges, W. B. Byrd, O.F.
Thompson, Ivy Chambers, R.E.
Balkcom, Hal Clinkscales, H.A.
Walton, Lester Sioemaker, H.C.
Fort, Coy Watson, Cecil Hall,
W. A. Cheek, Warren Garrett,
William M. Cannon, Harvey Ri
ley, E. C. Scarborough, Bobby
Holmes, J. R. Jarrett, H. R.
Farr, W. H. Haddock, Jr., LB.
Brownlee, Roscell Ellis, Jack
Slaton, A. B. Temples, Will Wi
ley, E. E. Ford, Garland Mid
dleton, J. C. Loyless, Dorsey
Barbree, Lavert Burkett, Fred
H. Brooks, William K. Dekle,
Marion C. Mock, George Nelson.
TRAVERSE JURY, EARLY SU
PERIOR COURT, JULY TERM
1969 (FIRST WEEK, JULY
23, 1969
Billy Wilson, Hugh Frazier,
Thomas & Hester, Lynn Pul
len, Charles Emmett Houston,
A. M. Day, Earnest Turner, Ho
race Hall, Vinson Evans, John
O. Napier, J. L. Loyless, Steven
Slappey, Robert Puckett, William
Blakely native
Atlanta teacher
died Tuesday
Miss Josephine M. Jones, a
native of Blakely and a retired
Atlanta school teacher, died
Tuesday, July 8, at a Monroe,
Georgia hospital. Funeral ser
vices were held Wednesday at
Spring Hill, burial was in West
view Cemetery, Atlanta.
Miss Jones was born in Blak
ely, the daughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs. J. ID Jones, who
resided on College Street,
Blakely. She taught in Atlanta
for 25 years, including several
years at George W. Adair Ele
mentary School and Forest Park
Elementary School, until her re
tirement 10 years ago.
She was a member of the First
Methodist Church of Decatur and
the United Daughters of the Con
federacy.
Survivors include a sister
Mrs. Frances J. Knox, of Mon
roe.
Houston named
to a top office,
American Legion
The Department of Georgia,
American Legion and Auxiliary
Convention was held in Savannah,
July 11-13. The business meet
ings of the Legion were conducted
by Commander Karl Conradi of
Thomasville, Ga.
William E. Galbraith, immedi
ate past National Commander,
was key speaker. Mr. Galbraith
is now deputy Secretary of Agri
culture in charge of Agricultural
Stablilization and Conservation
Service-
The election of officers was
held Sunday at 12 o’clock. The
1969- 70 officers are: Willis
Burgess of Columbus, Ga., Com
mander; C. B. Burke, Jr., Cedar
town, Ga., Sr. Vice Commander;
Cary Houston, Blakely; Horace
Borders, Rockmart; Eugene
Kelly, Savannah; and Guy Hard
man, Lexington: Jr. Vice l Com
manders. National Executive
Committeeman, W, D. Harrell
of Bainbridge; Alternate National
Executive Committeeman, Geor
ge W. Brown, Doraville; Treasu
rer, J. W, Toney, Doerun.
Attending the convention from
Blakely were: Mr. and Mrs.
Cary Houston, Mr. and Mrs.
Chester Clardy, Mrs. G. J. Cor
rell, Ashley Temples, and Emory
Dirham.
Boy, Herman Bass, Louise Car
ter, Earl Williams, Elmer
Moore, Henry Sheffield,
Be too busy in the daytime
and you will be too tired to
worry at night-
M. Loyed, Jr., R. E. King, Cro
zier Batchelor, Harvey Hatcher,
Sam R. Chandler, Mrs. William
F. Arnold, Jack Sutton, Jimmy
Randall, J. EX Welch, Ralph Scar
borough, Fred C. Garrett,
Thomas H. Gilbert, Jr., H. E.
Hightower, Arthur English, Her
bert Edge Sims, Otha Adkison,
M. C. Cobb, John H. Ford, Alex
Me Coy, F. E. Davis, L A. Wi
ley, Herman Clark, C. T. Moore,
Russell Nash, C. E. Thomas,
W. EX Buckhalter, T. M. Col
lier, J. N. Cavanaugh, J. C.
Hill, James Edward Kelly, Fred
Andrews, J. EX Johnson, J. F.
Gilbert, Jr., F. B. Melton, Leo
nard Bridges, J.T. Wright, Mack
Temples, Jr., Elbert J. Hender
son, William B. Hobby, Robert
R. Chapman, Curtis Milliner,
george Warrick, J. J. McCorkle,
H. L. Prince, Sam Lindsey, Ru
fus Harriss, James Evans, Mrs.
Jewel McLendon, Floyd Sam
mons, Tom Henry Tolbert, J. H.
Starling.
TRAVERSE JURY, EARLY SU
PERIOR COURT, JULY TERM
1969 SECOND WEEK, JULY
28, 1969
Aubrey Jenkins, Sherman Nic
hols, Robert Wright, E. A. Can-
Mrs. Singletary's
funeral services
held Saturday
Mrs. Viola Hatcher Jones Sin
gletary, 87, of Columbia, Ala-,
and a former resident of this
county died in Early Memorial
Hospital on Thursday, July 10,
after an illness of several weeks.
Mrs. Singletary was bom in
Calhoun County July 20, 1881,
and had lived in Columbia for
the past 21 years. She was a
member of the Columbia Bap
tist Church. Funeral services
were held Saturday afternoon in
the Chapel of Manry-Jordan Fun
eral Home, conducted by the
Rev. James A. Brown and the
Rev. A. H. Lanier. Burial was
in the Blakely cemetary. Pall
bearers were Sid, Guy and George
Jones, Larry Coleman, Billy Joe
Hollar, Jack Carney, Tommy
Owen, Bennie Hensel.
Survivors are one son, L. B.
(Casey) Jones, of Blakely; one
sister, Mrs. R. E. Hollaway,
Blakely; a brother, John N.
Hatcher, Porterdale, Ga.; 9
grandchildren, 10 great grand
children and 2 great-greatgrand
children-
Early Co. 4-H'ers
earn honors at
Rock Eagle
Early County Junior and Senior
4-H Club members returned from
the Southwest District Project
Achievement meeting at Rock
Eagle 4-H Club Center with many
honors.
During the three-day event,
the 4-H'ers were given the op
portunity to present demonstra
tions in their selected projects.
Also, District 4-H officers were
elected for the coming year.
Well presented demonstrations
earned District honors for four
teen Early County 4-H’ers- Jun
ior District winners were: Ray
Durham, Agronomy; and Debra
Waller, Corn Meal Muffins. In
addition to these, Early County
had five second place winners:
Mike Ellis, Senior Rifle; Kerry
Waller, Senior Landscaping; Cliff
Sheffield, Junior Veterinary
Science; Nancy White, Senior
Canning; Bill Williams, Senior
Public Speaking.
Third Place Winners were:
Ricky Adams, Junior Woodwork
ing; Michael Blackburn, Junior
Landscaping: Kay Cleveland,
Junior Health; Mike Ellis, Senior
Forestry; Tommy Middleton,
Senior Swine; Kim Settles, Jun
ior Dog Care and Training; Deb
orah Stephens, Senior Frozen
Foods; and Wendy Willis, Junior
Wildlife.
Others attending were: Keith
non, John M. Gilbert, Vince L.
Hilliard, Solomon Brunson, Le
ron Clower, David Crumb, Buddy
Cleveland, W. R, Avirett, J. H.
Hunt, Lamar Willis, J. EX Cook,
Coleman Whatley, Herman Har
ris, Charles E. Arnold, Ewell
Jarrett, J. A. Mercer, G. S.
Blackshear, Norman Nobles,
Malcom G. Enfinger, J. L. White,
Joe M. Sheffield, Justant Cox,
John Howard, Jr., J. W. Mil
ler, Gordon Temples, S.C.
Owen, Frank Echols, Walter P.
Brooks, E. E. Tabb, George Fin
cher, Troy Temples, W.M.
Reeves, Stanley Causey, Joe
Owen, Jack Slappey, J. W. Gowan,
EJavid Smith, Dwight Harris,
Keaton Tiner, EX W. EJoster,
James Parker, Harvey Harris,
E. W. Reese, Melvin Jordan,
Oscar Lewis, G. F. Oldham,
Chester Stokes, martin Still,
David H. Dunn, J. H. Radney,
Nobles Ford, Walter Hodges,
Ledger White, Glenn Maddox,
G. E. Bates, Mack Jarrett, J.O.
Brown, David Pittman, Wayne
Foster, C. B. Smith, J. EX Hat
cher, Byron Bruner, William B.
Hudspeth, Lester E. George, W.J.
Collier, J. Floyd Lewis, L.J.
George-
Deßosa Rites
held here Monday
A.P. (Neil) De Rosa, 47, head
of Georgia Tech's placement
bureau, and who died of a heart
attack in Leningrad, Russia, on
July 5, was interned in the Blakely
cemetery Monday afternoon.
Memorial services were held in
Atlanta’s First Methodist Church
Sunday afternoon.
Manry-Jordan Funeral Home
was in charge.
Mr. De Rosa was in Russia
accompanying 11 Tech students
on a two month YMCA exchange
tour of Russia. A native of New
York City, Mr. De Rosa was a
1954 graduate of Tech. He had
been director of placement since
1960. He was also president of
the Southern College Placement
Association.
Survivors are the widow, the
former Miss Virginia Holman,
of Blakely, and five children,
two sons, Neil Holman De Rosa
and Thornton Holman De Rosa,
three daughters, Virginia Ann,
Robin Elizabeth and Lindsey De
Rosa, all of Atlanta.
Vacation Bible
School
The Sowhatchee Baptist Church
will have Vacation Bible School
startLng July 21-30, beginning at
8:30 til 11:30 a.m.
Preparation Day will be Satur
day, July 19, at 4;30 p.m. Chil
dren, ages 3 thru 12, are in
vited to attend-
MARKET REPORT
Sales totaling $33,512.05 were
reported at Moseley Livestock
Barn Tuesday as 59 cattle and
488 hogs were sold.
No. I's sold for 24.50; Light
I’s, 23.78; No. 2’s, 22.53; No.
3’s, 21.50; No. 4’s, 18.00; No.
s’s, 17.50; Heavys, 24.30; No.
1 Rough, 19.60; No. 1 Meat Type,
25.09; Light No. 1 Meat Type,
24.10.
(Found in old St. Paul's Church,
Maryland, dated 1692)
Go placidly amid the noise
and haste, and remember what
peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible, without
surrender, be on good terms
with all persons. Speak your
truth quietly and clearly; listen
to others, even the dull and
ignorant; they too have their
story.
Evans, Junior Swine; Suzanne
Jenkins, Junior Dress Revue;
Marva Lee, Junior Clothing; Mrs.
Shorty Cleveland, local leader;
Miss Glenda Helmly, County
Home Economist: Larry Taunton,
Assistant County Agent and Jud
son Cooper, County Agent.
Mike Kolen to
Speak tonight
at ME church
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Mike Kolen
Mike Kolen, Captain of Auburn
University's Football team, will
speak tonight at the First Metho
dist Church of Blakely. Mike is
a three year All-SEC linebacker
and has been named to this year's
pre-season All-America teams.
Everyone is invited to hear this
fine Christian young man. Ser
vices will begin at 8:00 o'clock
P. M.
Homecoming at
Milford Baptist
church Sunday
Milford Baptist Church, Leary,
Georgia, will observe Home
coming Sunday, July 20. Estab
lished in 1834, the historic church
has served in the community
for many years. Homecoming
services will mark the begin
ning of Revival Services Sun
day evening at 8;00 p.m.
Guest speaker for Home
coming Sunday morning will be
the Rev. Ronnie McKenzie, for
mer pastor, and now pastor of
First Baptist Church, Seaville,
Florida. Dinner will be served
on the church grounds after the
morning services, and an after
noon program of singing will be
gin at 2:00 p.m.
Guest speaker for the Revival
Services, July 20-25, will be the
Rev. W. Lester Parks, pastor of
Gordon Heights Baptist Church,
Cairo, Georgia. The Rev. Joe
Hart, Minister of Music, First
Baptist Church, Mango, Florida,
will direct the music for the
services. Services will be held
each morning throughout the week
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Susan Denise, 3 1/2 year old,
Sammi Loretta, 1 1/2 year old,
are the children of Mr. and Mrs.
James D. Bush of Route 3,
Blakely.
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Todd, 5 year old, Michelle, 4 year old, Kelly, 2 year old.
are the children of Mr. and Mrs. Tony R. Swords of Route 3,
Blakely.
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City of Blakely
Election set
for August 5
The City of Blakely will hold
a regular election on Tuesday,
August 5, at which time two
Councilmen will be elected to
serve the years 1970-71.
Holdover Councilmen are
James B. Murdock, Jr., and
Wayne Foster, whose terms ex
tend through 1970 and Mayor Alex
Howell who was elected at this
time last year for a two year
term. Councilmen whose terms
expire . December 31, 1969 are:
Guy H. Dunaway and A. J. Gentry.
Candidates mayqualify with the
Mayor or at the City Clerks
office, deadline is Monday, July
21.
Citizens who are qualified,
and not registered to vote in
this election, have until 5 p.m.
Monday, July 21, to register
at the City Hall. At the present
time no candidates have quali
fied-
Auto accident
claims life of
Bluffton youth
Larry Miliner, 19, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Grady Miliner, of Bluf
fton, died instantly as the result
of an automobile accident in Ed
ison on Wednesday night of the
past week.
Young Miliner, a 1968 graduate
of Clay County High School, was
employed by the Pamco Company
of Edison, and was a member of
the Army Reserve, having re
cently completed basic training.
He was born in Cuthbert, but had
lived in Bluffton all of his life
and was a member of the Bluff
ton Methodist Church where fun
eral services were held Friday
conducted by the Rev. Ray Wilder
Internment was in the Biuffton
cemetery, Manry-Jordan Funer
al Home in charge, and the fol
lowing serving as pall bearers:
Kenneth Giles, Johnny Bruner,
Don Wayne Cox, Will Knighton,
Randy Parker, Johnny Edison,
Robert Harrell and Ricky Cro
zier.
Survivors, in addition to the
parents, are two brothers, Char
les Lamar and Harry Miliner,
a sister, Mrs. Jimmie Ann Mil
iner, all of Bluffton, and grand
mother, Mrs. Emma Green, of
Columbia, Alabama.
at 11:00 a.m. and each evening
at 8;00 p.m.
Nelson J. Weathersby is the
pastor.
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Stacy Tabb, 18 month old, and
Susan, 8 year old, are the chil
dren of Mr. and Mrs. LM. Cooper,
Jr., of Route 3, Blakely.