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Chicago Editorial makes
apology to Dixie
(Editor's Note: The follow
ing editorial Is from The Chi
cago Tribune.)
Dear Dixie:
Can you possibly find it in your
heart to accept our sincere
apology ?
When there was race rioting
in Little Rock, Ark., we were
convinced that the cause was
callousness. Our public offi
cials and our press in Chicago
insisted that the only reasons
for Negro restiveness were your
segregated schools and your
stubborn governor. We in Chi
cago with integrated schools and
a very liberal governor are now
writhing with agony of race roit
ing. And as we seek to set our
house in order, we hope your
headline will be kinder to us
than ours were to you.
And when a Mississippi Ne
gro boy was found drowning,
we in Chicago called this the
Inevitable result of a white su
premacy tradition. Now a Ne
gro girl, 14, and pregnant has
been shot to death on the front
porch of her own home in Chi
cago - and we are confused and
ashamed - and frightened.
What are we doing wrong tnat
has made eight square miles
of our city a battleground? Help
us, if you can find it in your
own heart to help.
And Alabama, when your state
police were photographed sub
duing rollers with night sticks,
Chicago bold face front pages
condemned you for Indefensible
brutality. Now Illinois State
police have resorted to armor
ed cars and cracking skulls and
shooting to kill.
Your governor has alleged that
"Communists are fomenting this
strife. ’ ’ We scoffed.
Now 13 Negroes on Chi
cago's West side have been
charged with plotting treason.
We are sweeping admittedly
Communist literature from our
littered streets. Forgive us
for not knowing what we were
talking about.
Georgia, when you were photo
graphed in the act of turning
back crowds of marching chil
dren - we could not control
ourselves. The very idea, the
Chicago editorialized, thatyoung
people should be considered a
menace sufficient to justify the
use of tear gas.
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Now In our asphalt jungle, we
have seen Negro youngsters of
9, 10, 11 advance on police with
drawn guns or broken bottles -
screaming kill Whiteyl
And we used gas and clubs and
dogs and guns and God forgive
us, what else could we do ? Can
you, Georgia, forgive us, too?
We tried the patience we had
preached. Honest, we did. We
tried so desperately that seven
policemen were shot the other
night, two of them through the
back. So, in the end, we re
stored to methods more brutal
than yours. But, don't you see,
we had to.
Dear Dixie, perhaps we have
not yet learned to appreciate
what you have been trying to do
to effect revolution - but for
whatever belated comfort if may
be, from our glass house we
will not be throwing any more
stones-
Chicago Tribune
School shots law
to he enforced
for Early Schools
Pupils entering for the first
time the schools of the Early
County system - as well as
other public schools of the State -
must be immunized against six
specific diseases named in a
statute passed by the last ses
sion of the General Assembly.
The specific diseases for which
immunization Is required before
entrance into Early County
Schools are diphtheria, tetanus,
whooping cough, measles, small
pox and polio. These immuni
zation "shots’’ may be received
from the family physician or from
the Early County Health Depart
ment.
Under the new law a certifi
cate showing complete immuni
zation against the six named
diseases is required before en
try into the schools. These
certificates are issued by the
doctors of the county or the
health department. Parents are
urged to see that their children
have their "shots" and certifi
cates.
This announcement is Issued
jointly by Lonnie Chester, County
School Superintendent and Mrs.
Anne Smith, Public Health Nurse.
HERRING’S SUMMER CLEARANCE
STARTS FRIDAY, AUGUST IST. — MANY ITEMS ON SALE THAT ARE NOT_ LISTED!^
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
Dear Editor:
We have heard so much about
Albany being the fastest growing
city in southwest Georgia. Well,
It could be just that. We have
another neighboring city that is
busting out at the seams. Blak
ely, Georgia is a growing little
city, and it has the means to
become a much larger city. It
has one of the best schools, a
nice hospital, several nice
churches, and an abundance of the
friendliest people anyone needs
to know. They make you feel at
home if it is your first visit.
The law enforcement officials,
city and county, are on the ball
to let you know your are wel
come. On the same token, they
are real good to gather the law
breakers in if they get out of
place.
There are nice motels, good
enough for places much larger
in size. The Jaycee's are a young
group of fellows and have the
means to show for it. Industry
is coming into and around Blak
ely ny the dozens. The huge
paper mill at Cedar Springs is
one of the most modern in the
country. Its offices are located
in Blakely. Many of its work
ers are from Blakely as well
as from Albany and surrounding
towns. The wages are much
higher in Blakely’s industrial
plants than elsewhere in the state.
It all came to Blakely by the
good work of its young Chamber
of Commerce- Cedar Springs
is located on the Chattahoochee
River. A new railroad was built
from Blakely to the huge paper
mill. 1 talked to one of the Cham
ber of Commerce fellows
and asked him if they had any
labor problems. He informed
me that it was very little com
pared to much larger cities that
paid a much lower scale- He
also informed me that the great
er the check, the better off Blak
ely was, and its neighbors bene
fited as well. The other com
petitive Chambers of Commerce
could learn something from this
fine group of young men-
Blakely is the County Seat
of Early County. The best fer
tile lands in Georgia are in
Early County. Many historical
events of Blakely and Early
County are written into past his
tory: the flag pole located on
the pretty courthouse lawn has
stood proudly for a century.
The pretty homes are nume-
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B. HERRING, INC.
EARLY COUNTY NEWS, THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1969
Pilot Lt. Governor
to visit local club
The official visit of the 2nd
Lt. Gov. Louise Allen of At
lanta Pilot International Official
of District One, is scheduled
for August 27 for the Pilot Club
of Blakely.
President Mrs. Thomas Hart
ley, of the local Pilot Club,
announced the meeting will be
at the Conference Room of the
Bank of Early, when the regular
business meeting of the club
will be held. Following a coun
cil meeting, the hospitality com
mittee will be hostesses at an
informal tea, honoring the Lieu
tenant Governor. Miss Marshline
Giles, Mrs. Mavis Cosby and
Mrs. Iva Herring are members
of this committee. Officers of
the Club will entertain Miss Allen
prior to the meeting at a supper.
The program and dinner meet
ing of the Pilot Club of Blakely
will be held Tuesday, August
12. Mrs. Sarah Brown, Miss
Kathleen Smith and Mrs. Mavis
Cosby, members of the Mem
bership and Pilot Information
Committee, are hostesses. The
Safety Committee, with Mrs.
Gladys Scarborough, Chairman,
is in charge of the program;
other members of the committee
are: Miss Giles, Mrs. Brown,
Mrs. Ethel Jenkins and Miss
Bessie Lewis.
The July dinner meeting was
held at the Conference Room
of the Early County Family and
Children's Services. Hostesses
were Mrs. R. W, Mueller, Miss
Giles, Mrs. Gladys Jones, Mrs.
Curtis Loyless and Mrs. A. D.
Wilkerson.
A Patriotic program was pre
sented by Mrs. Ethel Jenkins,
Mrs. J. O. Napier, Miss Duane
Bates, Miss Ellen Smith, and
Mrs. Iva Herring. The opening
song was "My Country 'Tis of
Thee"; Mrs. Jenkins, Chairman
of the Patriotic Emblem Com
mittee, gave an interesting re-
rous in Blakely. Its streets
are well maintained. A short
cut highway from the North
to Florida runs through Blak
ely. If anyone wants to meet
some of the friendliest people
in the south, by all means pay
a visit to Blakely for you won’t
regret it.
J. L. Cook
view of "Soapbox Speeches" and
the effect radio and TV have had
on the political aspect of the
nation. Miss Bates emphasized
the necessity of respect for our
National Emblem; in talking about
"National Unity" Mrs. Herring
asked that we Involve ourselves
in some phase of unity to streng
then the nation; Miss Smith spoke
on "respect and support of law
and order" and Mrs. Napier, on
our concern for youth.
' ’To give our children our love
and respect for good citizenship;
to stand up for our convictions;
to pray for our country," were
some of the inspiring thoughts
to derive from this patriotic
program, which was closed with
a devotional "If”, brought by
Miss Smith.
Mrs. Gladys Jones and Miss
Duane Bates are captains for the
attendance contest for the year.
Only one regular member was
absent.
Vacalis named
Chief Planner
The Lower Chattahoochee Val
ley Planning and Development
Commission announced today the
appointment of James G Vacalis
as Chief Planner of the regional
agency.
In making the announcement,
Commission Executive Director
Richard K. Allen said, "Mr.
Vacalis will assume his respon
sibilities this week as Chief Plan
ning Officer of all divisions of the
Commissions operations. The
area Planning & Development
Commission serves the counties
of Muscogee, Chattahoochee,
Randolph, Steward, Clay, Quit
man, Early and the 43 cities
in the seven county region.
The 29 year old Vacalis, is a
1960 graduate of Georgia State
College where he earned an AB
Degree in Geography. He is
presently completing graduate
’work for a Masters Degree in
Georgraphy from the University
of Georgia.
Vacalis will join the lower
Chattahoochee Valley staff leav
ing a position as Planner-Graph
ics Supervisor of the Northeast
Georgia Area Planning & De-
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SUMMER CLEARANCE!
Limit on doves
raised; Season in
two segments
DOVE SEASON SET, BAG LIMIT
RAISED
Georgia’s dove season for this
fall will again be in two segments,
from Sept. 6 to Oct. 4, and from
Dec. 6 to Jan. 15, the State Game
and Fish Commission said today.
Also, seasons for marsh hens,
woodcock and snipe were re
leased.
This year, for reasons of
studying the affect of hunting on
dove populations, the bag limit
on doves was increased from
12 per day to 18 per day. The
increase may continue through
the 1970 season, but in 1971,
regulations will probably revert
to a more conservative bag limit.
The Southeastern Dove Study
Committee, made up of state
conservation agencies in the
Eastern Management Unit, along
with the U. S, Bureau of Sport
Fisheries and Wildlife, has made
the change in bag limits to see
if heavier hunting pressure will
make a measurable effect on the
number of doves.
Biologists will carefully mea
sure the dove populations through
call counts of the birds during
mating seasons and banding just
prior to the hunting season.
In banding, birds are trapped
and given a leg band, while re
cords are made of the date and
location of banding. When a
bird is killed, the hunter re
turns the band and the date and
location of the kill is recorded.
This gives an idea of mortality
due to hunting.
Each band has a different num
ber, thus each bird is carefully
traced as to movement.
In counting bird calls, May 20-
June 10, biologists follow design
ated routes on a regular basis,
counting the number of birds they
hear in each location. This gives
an accurate figure of the number
of birds nesting in a given area.
Elates for other seasons of
migratory birds are:
Rails, Sept. 20throughNov. 28;
Gallinules, Nov. 7 through Jan.
15; Woodcock, Nov. 20 through
Jan. 23; and Wilson’s Snipe, Dec.
13 through Jan. 31.
velopment Commission at Ath
ens.
A former member of the staff
of the Georgia State Planning
Bureau, Vacalis his wife and one
child will reside in Columbus.
FOR COUNCIL
I will be a candidate for
councilman for the City of Blak
ely in the election to be held
August 5’ 1969. If re-elected I
will continue to work for the
progress of Blakely. Your vote
and influence will be appreciated.
Guy Dunaway
FOR COUNCIL
TO THE VOTERS OF THE CITY
OF BLAKELY
This is to announce my candi
dancy for Councilman of the City
of Blakely in the election of
August 5.
As a local businessman and life
time resident of Blakely, I am
aware of more of the problems
and needs of our city and I am
vitally interested in making our
city more attractive to newbusi
resses and people.
I earnestly solicit the vote and
support of every voter in Blakely
and I pledge my sincere support
to the progress of the City of
Blakely.
Marshal Day
The basis of all laws should
be reason; nothing else will with
stand the test of time-
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PHONE 723-3054
FOR COUNCIL
To the voters of the City of
Blakely.
This is to announce my can
didacy for a seat on the city
council subject to the election
of August 5. lam interested
in’ the growing progress of oup
-'>wn and its fine people.
If you can consider me worthy
I humbly solicit your vote and
influence.
William G. (Billy) Sheffield. Sr.
FOR COUNCIL
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TO THE VOTERS OF THE CITY
OF BLAKELY:
If the good and fine citizens
of Blakely will go to the polls
on Tuesday, August 5, and re
elect me as one of their coun
cilmen for another term, I will
be most appreciative and grate
ful and will continue to humbly
serve my fellowman to the very
best of my ability, as I have
tried to do in the past. I will
be most appreciative for. your
vote, support and influence, and
words spoken in my behalf.
Sincerely yours,
A. J. Gentry