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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
Garden Spot Os
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME NO 111—NO. 7
NATIONAL 4-H CLUB WEEK, OCT. 5 -11
YOUTHS DEMONSTRATE
NATIONAL 4-H WEEK
Involvement and demonstra
tion are terms heard a lot these
days. Many of today’s headlines
involve youths who demonstrate-
Well, the week of October 5-11
—more headlines will be high
lighting stories of youths who
are involved and who demon
strate for what they believe in:
4-H.
This is National 4-H Club-
Week. It is being observed right
here in Early County, all across
Georgia and by more than 3 mil
lion boys and girls from 9 to 19
years of age, and some 26 mil
lion men and women who once
were 4-H members.
When these 3 million youths
joined 4-H, they agreed to learn
by doing the 4-H way. And they
have- They learn through pro
jects and activities how to make
civic contributions, beautify their
homes, build better communities,
plant flowers, make clothes, cook
meals, take pictures, manage
money, raise animals and build
for tomorrow. They invest their
time and talents in constructive
endeavors.
They are red, yellow, black
BOBCATS DEFEATED BY
CENTRAL OF T’VILLE
The Early County Bobcats lost
to Central of Thomasville in the
Rose City last Friday night 14-6.
The Bobcats lone score came on
a 13-yard pass play from Robert
Newberry to David Askew, but a
try for a two-point conversion
failed and Central led 7 to 6 at
half time.
Score by quarters
Early 0 6 0 0 6
Central 0 77 0 14
Player of the Week in the Bob
cats 14-6 defeat at the hands of
Central of Thomasville last week
was Andy Bush. Andy is a 140
lb. freshman defensive back.
Andy led the Bobcats in indivi
dual tackles with 7 and handled
his pass defense responsibilities
well. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Homer Bush.
Mr. & Miss ECHS Elected,
Senior Who’s Who Named
Mr. ECHS and Miss ECHS
have been elected at Early County
High School. Clink Alexander
was chosen Mr- ECHS and Jeanie
Clinkscales, Miss ECHS.
Other candidates nominated by
the Senior Class were: Joy
Grimsley, Jackie Gentry', Rhonda
Dowdy, Rebecca Knighton, Mike
Collier, Ronnie Hayes, William
Ricketson, Terry Davis.
Miss Clinkscales was also e
lected* Senior Beauty. Class
Favorites were Clink Alexander
and Jackie Gentry.
The Senior Class elected the
following as 1969-70 Who’s Who
in the senior class: Best All-
Round - Clink Alexander and
Jackie Gentry.
Most Intellectual - Bill War
rick and Ann White.
Services held
Monday for
Alma B. Steele
Graveside services for Alma
B. (Al) Steele, 58, a resident of
Lakeland, Fla., and a former
resident of Blakely, were held
Monday at Gapway cemetery. The
Rev. Tommy Hicks, pastor of the
Gapway Baptist Church, offi
ciated.
A native of Pensacola, Fla.,
he was formerly employed at
Fairchild Hiller Aircraft Ser-
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and white. They are from Indian
reservations, ghettos, big cities,
sprawling ranches, suburbs, hills
and valleys, farms and small
towns and Early County.
Backstopping these future citi
zens and leaders of our county
and our country are several mil
lion parents, aunts, uncles,
grandparents, volunteer leaders
and the thousands of men and
women employed by the Coopera
tive Extension Service who
supervise and guide 4-H youth
work. Scores of private busi
ness enterprises have support
ed 4-H for half a century.
And that’s a sizable number
of men, women and boys and
girls to be involved in group
demonstrations.
To them we extend our con
gratulations and sincere good
wishes for their success in
"learning by doing-’’ We look
forward to their continuing de
monstration to show others how
to prepare a better meal, grow
better crops, raise better live
stock, practice greater safety
and develop leadership skills to
build a better way of life.
PLAYER OF WEEK
I
Andy Bush
Most Talented - Tommy Har
vey and Annette Davis.
Best Dancers - David Mose
ley and Gail Usry.
Cutest - Joe Peters and Debbie
Davis.
Best Looking - Warren Mc-
Lendon and Jeanie Clinkscales.
Friendliest - Mike Collier and
Rhonda Dowdy.
Wittesf- Johnny Crowdis and
Kathy Tiner.
Most Likely to Succeed - Tim
Everson and Rebecca Knighton.
Most Popular - Terry Davis
and Joy Grimsley.
Most Athletic - Ronnie Hayes
and Gail Johnson.
Best Personality-Doug Thom
pson and Nancy James.
Flintiest - Art Redding and
Glenda Mulkey.
vice at St. Augustine, Fla. Mr.
Steele died Sunday at the Bay
Pines Veterans Hospital, St.
Petersburg, Fla., following a
lengthy illness.
Survivors include two daugh
ters, Mrs. Tommy Creel, Blak
ely; Mrs. Frances Ward, Bran
don, Fla.; two sons, Stanley Brian
Steele, Manchester, Ga. and Ro
bert Leslie Steele, Augusta, Ga,
Medical College; his mother,
Mrs. Rosa C. Steele, Lakeland,
Fla.; two brothers, Jack Steele
and Bill Steele, both of Lakeland,
Fla.; a sister, Mrs. A. D, Por
ter of Albany, Ga. and eight
grandchildren.
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts — “Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead”
Exchange student
at Andrew visits
Rotarians Friday
A pretty, dark-eyed, brunette
from South America was a special
guest of Blakely Rotarians at
last Friday’s meeting of the Blak
ely Rotary Club. She is the
Club’s foreign exchange student,
Sonia Davila, of Boliva, who is
attending school at Andrew Col
lege- She was presented by
former district governor T. Mol
nar, of the Cuthbert club.
Mr. Molnar gave a brief his
tory of the Exchange Student
Program, stating that it began in
1945 and had been the means
of bringing about better relations
between the United States and
foreign countries. Rotarian Earl
Taylor appeared on the program
and told of a recent experience
in meeting a former student in
Austria. Rotarian Taylor was a
visitor to Austria and contacted
Peter Woess who was the club's
exchange student at Andrew Col
lege about ten years ago.
Rotarian Wayne Foster was
the surprised recipient of an
award from the Corps of En
gineers, and President Pete Un
derwood arranged for the award
to be made at the regular club
meeting. Each year the Corps
of Engineers presents plaques
to newspapers and radio stations
for their efforts in promoting
water safety. Presenting the
plaque to Mr. Foster, manager
of radio station WBBK in Blak
ely was Harvey M. Jordan, assis
tant reservoir manager at Fort
Gaines, and Buck Earnest, Chief
CON’T ON THE SOCIETY PAGE!
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The Bobcats return to the
friendly confines of Standifer
Field Friday night and will enter
tain the Mitchell County Pan
thers.
Kickoff time is set for
8 o’clock.
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Mrs. Newberry,
Arlington, dies
at Calhoun Hosp.
Mrs. Annie Blue Newberry,
route 1, Arlington, wife of the
late Jim Newberry, died Sun
day morning in the Calhoun
Memorial Hospital following an
illness of two weeks. Mrs.
Newberry was born in Early
County, March 17, 1889, hence
was 80 years of age, had lived
all her life in this county, and
was a member of the Arlington
Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held
in the Arlington church Monday
at 4 o’clock in the afternoon,
the Rev. J. B. Redd and the
Rev. Virgil Lee officiating. In
terment followed in the Oak Grove
cemetery. Pall bearers were
Leek Gleaton, Harvey Hatcher,
Alton Timmons, Charles Davis,
Buddy Sheffield, Julian Carter.
Manry-Jordan Funeral Home
was in charge.
Survivors are four sons, J.CI
Newberry, Atlanta; C. T. New
berry, Gainesville, Fla.; Buddy
Newberry, Colquitt; Billy New
berry', Arlington; three daugh
ters, Mrs. Ona Taylor and Mrs.
William Taylor, Arlington; Mrs-
Jon Sansbury, Gulfport, Miss.
Early native
dies in New
York Monday
A 34 year old Early County’
native, Learon Eugene Sanders,
died in a Catskill, New York
hospital Monday morning of a
heart attack. By trade Mr.
Sanders was a welder and had
lived in New York for 17 years.
Final rites were held Wednes-
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BLAKELY, GA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9,1969
Blakely Jaycees Donate
SSOO To EMR Classes
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Left to right: Supt. Lonnie Chester, Early County School
Superintendent; Mrs. Nancy Moore, EMR Instructor; Mrs. Grace
Craft, EMR Instructor; Robert May, Coordinator of Special
Education for Early County, and Robert Campbell, President of
the Jaycees.
The Blakely Jaycees met Wed
nesday night, October 1, at the
Community Room of the Bank of
Early. The highlight of the meet
ing was the presentation of a
check for SSOO to the EM R Spe
cial Education classes of Early
County High and Elementary
School. President Robert Camp
bell presented the check to Ro
bert May, who is coordinator
of Special Education for the Early
County school system. Also
present for the presentation
were, Lonnie Chester, Early
County School Superintendent;
Mrs. Grace Craft, instructor of
the primary EMR class, and
Mrs. Nancy Moore, instructor
of the intermediate EMR class.
Both Mr. May and Supt. Ches
ter expressed their thanks to
the Jaycees for the donation,
this makes a total of $2,000
the Jaycees have donated to these
special classes for handicapped
children.
In Supt. Chester’s remarks,
he referred to the Jaycees as,
"a group of young men On-The-
Go," receiving a warm round of
applause.
Mrs. Craft and Mrs. Moore
gave a short resume of what
they are doing in their respec
tive departments. They also
described some of the special
equipment and teaching aids that
have been purchased through the
Jaycee donations and invited the
Inter-Club Council Views
Various Civic Projects
Action was the word in all of
the reports at the Inter-Club
Council here Thursday night, the
Council will sponsor a Blakely
Early County' float in the National
Peanut Festival to feature Miss
Blakely and Little Miss Blakely;
The Halloween Carnival will be
held October 29; the Stay and See
Georgia Program progress re
port has gone into the State
Chamber of Commerce head
quarters; Cattlemens Asso
ciations from two counties will
visit Early County on October
17; a Youth Center for the color
ed community is underway,
ground broke last week; the Water
and Light Department will be
moved to the city's property
back of Howell Field on Liberty
Street and the sewage project
will not be able to get underway
until 1970, according to Mayor
Alex Howell, were some of the
highlights of the Council meet
ing.
Mrs. G. J. Correll, president
of the American Legion Auxiliary
reported 150 ditty bags were sent
to the Gl’s in Vietnam, this year
there was an excellent response
from individuals, merchants,
civic clubs and groups to the
Christmas in Vietnam; she men
tioned the fine cooperation of
Jaycee members to visit their
classes and see first hand some
of these instruments and devices
in action.
Following the presentation of
the check to Mr. May, Jaycee
Doug George introduced Jaycee
Eddie Martin who spoke on "What
It Means to be a Jaycee”. This
speak- up program is a regular
part of each meeting, the pur
pose being to teach the mem
bers confidence and help them
to be able to get up on their
feet and express themselves-
Jaycee Greg Fekays reported
that the Dunk-A-Jaycee booth at
the fair was a success and thanked
everyone for the excellent parti
cipation on this project.
The Hallowenn committee re
ported that trick-or -treat candy
has been ordered and the Jaycees
will be selling this prior to
Halloween.
Nine new members were voted
into membership and these in
cluded: Jimmy Weaver, Terrell
Willis, Durwood Johns, Bill Pat
ton, Cal Cox, Grady Kidd, Roger
Davis, Billy Hayes and Billy Da
vis.
Representatives from the club
will be attending a governmental
affairs seminar in Atlanta on Oct.
12, and the Region 12 fall meeting
in Thomasville on October 18.
The meeting was adjourned
with Jaycee Billy Me Fay leading
the Jaycee Creed.
the Auxiliary members in handl
ing the concession stand at the
county fair and this month is
Educational Scholarship month
for the Legion-
Mrs. J. M. Kitchens, Woman's
Club, announced the club has
compiled a cookbook with favo
rite recipes of Blakely women,
which will be on sale in Novem
ber; the club is renovating part
of the clubhouse.
Robert Campbell, Jaycees,
said the local Jaycees contri
buted SSOO to the EMR classes
at ECES making a total of $2,000
contributed to date; they will sell
Halloween candy and assist the
Jaycettes with the 3rd annual
Junior Miss Pageant in Novem
ber and have planned a Safe
Driving Rodeo, working with the
Georgia State Patrol.
Dr. C. D. Horton, past presi
dent of the Council, expressed
appreciation for the work done
in the advancement of the Certi
fied City Program, the Stay and
See Georgia Program, with em
phasis on the clean up and beau
tification program, and told of an
irrigation program being dis
cussed and a study of feasibi
lity underway through the Lower
Chattahoochee Valley Planning
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Jaycettes plan
third annual
Jr. Miss Pageant
The search is on once again
for Early County’s 1970 Junior
Miss, according to the Blakely
Jaycettes.
The third annual pageant will
be an event of November 15, 1969,
at 7:30 p.m. at the Mangham
Auditorium in Blakely.
Mrs. Ben Cooper, Pageant
Chairman has announced Com
mittee Chairmen as follows:
Co-Chairman, Mrs. Ronald
Taylor; Judges Committee - Mrs.
Eddie Martin and Mrs. Felix
Davis; Tabulating-Mrs. Bernard
Peavy and Mrs. Eddie Martin;
Contestants - Mrs. Ronald Tay
lor; Publicity - Mrs. Norman
Chadwell; Programs - Mrs. Ro
bert Campbell; Advance Tickets -
Mrs. Ben Cooper and Mrs. Nor
man Chadwell; Sponsors and
Scholarship - Mrs- Arthur Po
well, Mrs. Rex Newman, Doug
George and Mrs. Norman Chad
well; Trophy and Charms - Mrs.
Joe Glass; Participants Badges -
Mrs. Ray Perkins; plus all the
great cooperation of all Jay
cettes.
The Early County Junior Miss
title will be chosen from high
school students between the ages
of 16 and 19 who best typifies
the ideal American teenager.
Judging includes personality,
personal appearance.
The Jaycettes would like to
urge all local girls to partici
pate in the Pageant as it will be
a wonderful experience, plus alot
of fun and good fellowship.
Mrs. Taylor will be visiting
Early County High School in a
few days to discuss and answer
any questions concerning the
Pageant-
The young lady chosen as Early
County’s Junior Miss will be
presented a scholarship and a
local Junior Miss Trophy. She
also will travel to Atlanta, Geor
gia in January to compete in the
State Junior Miss Pageant.
Advance tickets will be on
sale by November 1, 1969.
American Legion
to sponsor
Circus Oct. 16
The American Legion, P. H.
Fitzgerald Post 11, will sponsor
a one day Big Top Circus, October
16, at the American Legion
grounds, according to Com
mander Ashley Temples.
The Royson Bros- Circus,
sponsored by the Legion, will put
on an 8 P.M. performance only,
with doors to the big top opening
shortly after 7 P.M.
The performance will consist
of an elephant act and a score
of circus ground, aerial and ani
mal acts including a western
show presented by Col. "Red’’
Lunsford and his stable of
trained horses. Colonel Luns
ford has long been associated
with the largest rodeo exhibi
tions in the country as a cham
pion roper and bull whip per
former.
Prices at the circus will be
75 cents and $1.25.
STATE PATROL
REPORT
Sergeant C. R. Worthy of the
Donalsonville State Patrol Post
announced today that his post
has investigated 18 traffic ac
cidents, made 22 arrests and
issued 79 warnings in Early
county during September, 1969.
Commenting further Sgt. Wor
thy said 8 persons were injured
in the 18 accidents along with
1 killed.
Estimated property damage a
mounted to $7,570.00
GO TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY!
EARLY COUNTY 4-H CLUB
CELEBRATES 4-H WEEK
Early County’s more than 300
4-H Club members are having
a celebration this week. The
local 4-H’ers are joining more
than 154,000 Georgia 4-H'ers
and apporximately 3 million
others throughout the nation in
the observance of National 4-H
Club Week, October 5-11.
What is the celebration all
about here in Early County ? The
county’s 4-H'ers will be parti
cipating in activities all week to
tell others the opportunities a
vailable through the head, heart,
and health club.
The county and national ob
servance has as its therne "4-H
Opportunity for All.”
Opportunities in 4-H and the
opportunity to join 4-H are great
er now than ever before. Young
people between the ages of 9-19
qualify for membership whether
they live on farms, in towns,
cities or suburbs.
To help call attention to their
achievements during the past
year and point out some of the
opportunities 4-H offers Early
County youth, the local Club
members have arranged window
displays and exhibits- They will
participate in 4-H Sunday Ser
vices.
In the modern 4-H program,
Board of Commissioners
Holds Busy Oct. Session
The board of Early County
Commissioners held a busy ses
sion at the regular October meet
ing Tuesday.
Resolutions were passed nam
ing J. Hodge Timmons, of Arling
ton, to the board of tax equali
zers to fill the unexpired term
of the late Turner Hendry, and
Chester Middleton to succeed
himself on the Early County for
estry board. Mr. Middleton had
previously been nominated, along
with two others, a requirement
of the law, the State Forestry
Board making the final decision.
A resolution was drawn from
the board to J. Frank Gilbert,
Jr., congratulating him on being
chosen Gulf Life Insurance Com
pany’s "Man of the Year.”
Sue Brooks
Solos recently
Sue Brooks
Sue Brooks, wife of Dr. C,
Paschal Brooks, is happy after
her first solo flight in their new
Cherokee plane, the "Blue Bon
net”.
Sue began her flying lessons
on August 26 and soloed one
month later, September 26.
Sue and Dr. Brooks reside
at Southside Drive in Blakely.
More than half of the new homes
purchased in 1968 had two or
more bathrooms.
Tooting your own horn doesn't
mean blowing the one in the
family car.
PULL FOR BLAKELY
— OR —
PULL OUT
$3.09 PER ANNUM
the major part of the 4-H his
tory is project work. Members
choose from nearly 100 pro
jects dealing with everyday
learning experiences that fit
them and the places where they
live-
Early County boys and girls
were enrolled in 800 educational
learn-by-doing farm, home and
community projects last year.
Cooperative Extension Service
of the University of Georgia pro
vides each 4-H Club member
with the latest research infor
mation and up-to-date methods
about the projects they select.
Using this information, the 4-
H’er develops his or her pro
ject, keeps records and prepares
educational demonstrations and
exhibits to tell others what he or
she has learned in the project
work.
However, projects are not the
whole story in 4-H. In 4-H, Early
County boys and girls have fun,
attend leadership and citizenship
programs, go to camp, earn a
wards, attend banquets, earn
scholarships, take special trips,
attend rallies, participate in area
and state affairs, work with youn
ger Club members and learn
new and interesting ways to en
joy life while living it.
The auditing firm of Burke
& Bruner was employed to audit
the county’s records for the year
1969.
The commissioners authorized
the digging of a well at the Cuba
courthouse and Chairman A. D.
Wilkerson was authorized to act
for the board in signing contracts
for the paving of the Burkett
Store road, which extends from
State Highway 39 to Howard’s
Mill.
Other business transacted was
mostly routine- Excepting Com
missioner Jack Sammons who is
ill in the local hospital, all other
members, namely, Mr. Wil
kerson, Lemuel Tiner, J. O.
Evans and Donald McArthur,
were present.
Mrs.Ozie White,
85, Life resident,
dies Sunday
Mrs- Ozie Hayes White, 85,
native life-time resident of Early
County, 536 N. Main Street, died
Sunday morning in the local hos
pital following a long illness.
She was the widow of Theo White,
and was a member of the West
view Methodist Church.
Funeral services were held
Monday morning in the chapel
of Manry-Jordan Funeral Home,
the Rev. Ronald Clark officia
ting. Burial followed in the
Pleasant Grove cemetery, with
Billy Livingston, John Hayes,
Claude Sawyer, Bobby King,
Ralph Jenkins and J. E. Cox
serving as pall bearers. Hono
rary pall bearers were Shelly
Simmons, Lewis Fryer, Frank
Gilbert, S. G. Maddox, Jack Clif
ton, Mark Brownlee, Ledger
White, Alvan Day, William Hud
speth, Fred Chandler.
Survivors are three sons, Jack
and Travis White, of Blakely,
Milton White, Dublin; 4 grand
children and 2 great-grandchil
dren; two brothers, Dred Hayes,
Fort Gaines; Dennis Hayes, Blak
ely; one sister, Mrs. Marcine
White, Arlington.
John: I hear Bill has a new
job. What’s his position?
Tom: He is third assistant
guesser at the weather bureau.