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EARLY COUNTY NEWS, THURSDAY. OCT. 23, 1969
Clubs at Early
Meet October 14
FBLA
The FBLA held its monthly
meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 14.
Janet Foster, president, called
the meeting to order. Carol
Ann Trawick, Gail Johnson, Wan
da Gail George, Wanda Bush,
and Linda Taylor gave an in
spiring devotional.
Ilene Reed, who is in charge
of programs, introduced a skit
on the good and the bad secre
tary. Ilene Reed, Sharon Chan
dler, Shirley Mulkey, Vivian Bat
son, Teresa Eldridge, and Me
lissa Bates participated in the
skit.
Vivian Batson reported and
read the correspondence. Sue
Evans gave out papers on the
three kinds of degrees and every
one was urged to work toward
a degree. Rita Sprutell distri
buted the fruitcakes that the
members were to sell. Refresh
ments were served.
FFA
The Early County High Chap
ter of the Future Farmers of
America held its regular month
ly day meeting, Tuesday, Octo
ber 14, 1969 in the high school
cafeteria. Robert Pullen, Chap
ter President, presided. The
guest speaker was Principal Joe
Cannon, Early County Elemen
tary School. He gave a very
interesting talk and one that will
help each member to better his
life- Each chairman of the ten
committees of the Chapter Pro
gram of Work recognized the
members of their committees.
Robert Pullen, chapter presi
dent, presented the greenhands
with pins.
ureenhands are: Ricky
Anglin, Tony Avery, Kevin
Brooks, Jim Bevins, John Jack
son, Craig Sellers, Randy
Cravey, Tommy Davis, Ricky
Glover, Tony Gordon, Tim Har
ris, Calvin Hatcher, Charles Jen
kins, Blake Shierllng, Mike Still,
EARLY COUNTY
Expenses - Disbursements
MONTH OF OCTOBER 1969
ADMINISTRATIVE:
Salaries, fees $ 3,342.51
Chamber of Commerce 230.00
Telephones 180.10
Social Security tax 602.50
Travel, donations 275.00
Supplies, postage, printing 903.77 $ 5,533.88
BUILDINGS & BRIDGES:
Concrete pipe $ 2,417.51
Wages 240.00
Rer *t 100.00
Repairs, janitoral supplies 545.96
Water, lights, cooling 477.71 3, 781.18
COURTS, JALL, PRISONERS, SHERIFF:
Sheriff’s department $ 1,500.00
Coroner, judge, Ordinary court 330.00
Auto expense 109.82
Jail, prisoners, medical 1,286.19 3,226.01
ROAD DEPARTMENT:
Contract work (State paid) $28,094.38
Payroll 6,447.50
Utilities 106.83
Fuel, oil, greases 325.96
Parts, repairs, materials 3,669.06 38,643.73
HEALTH DEPT., VITAL STATISTICS 2,096.10
COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE 766.36
FORESTRY DEPARTMENT (quarterly payment) 1,668.00
FAMILY & CHILDREN’S SERVICE 6,500.00
Ambulance ser., hosp. ins. medical 1,616.14
Library 144.54
TOTAL $63,975.94
EARL “TIGE” PICKLE
TREASURER EARLY COUNTY
BLAKELY, GEORGIA
David Arnold, Ronald Bush, Keith
Evans, Mike Evans, Don Camp
bell, Robert Ferguson, Rocky
Freeman, Bob Redding, Cliff
Sheffield, Nick Tally, Danny Vic
kers, Marvin Wiley, Wendy Wil
lis, Paul Jones, John Adams,
Russell Foster, Paul Love,
Jimmy Megahee, Ronnie Molton,
Danny Philmon, Danny Pollock,
Mike Pullen, Lamar Pullen,
Danny Revells, Douglas Regan,
Tim Smithhart. Alton Stokes. Da
vid Taylor, Jerry Tlner, Kenneth
Wimberly, Pat White, Ray Wil
liams, Robert Thomas.
The three winners of the
Greenhand Contest were award
ed cash prizes. These were:
Ricky Glover - Ist place, was
awarded $300; Danny Revells,
2nd place, $200; David Taylor,
3rd place, SIOO.
James Rogers, reporter
Hi-Y
The Hi-Y Club met In Coach
Dunahoo’s room Tuesday, Oct.
14. The Hl-Y president, Dewey
Cannon, called the meeting to
order. Coach Dunahoo gave the
club a talk on "Clean Sports
manship” pointing out how Im
portant it was to encourage this
throughout the school as a whole,
he also brought to attention the
need for Hl-Y projects. He
proved this point by stating
"There were no posters In the
hall for last month with the Hi-Y
name on it." After they decided
to get down to business and pled
ged their full support of nume
rous projects, he closed with
several inspiring lines on clean
sportsmanship.
Refreshments were served.
Tri-Hi-Y
The Early County Tri-Hi-Y
Chapter met October 14, in Mrs.
Richard Grist's homeroom. The
president, Sue Taylor, called the
meeting to order. Nancy Holman
presented the community project
for the month of October; Vicki
Fryer presented the school pro
ject. Nancy Jones read the
minutes of the last meeting.
The program was presented
by Cindy Rabon; Nancy Holman
read a poem, Dianne Riley led
the devotional and prayer.
Refreshments were served by
Liz Gay, Linda Anderson, Cathy
Whitt, and Vicki Fryer.
FTA
The October meeting of the
Early County High School Chap
ter of Future Teachers of A
merica was held in the high
school library with Jackie Gen
try presiding.
Jan Chaney called the roll
and read the minutes of the last
meeting.
Ann White introduced Joe Jor
dan who gave a very inspiring
devotional.
The title of the program was
"What is FTA?" Several mem
bers presented short talks on
this subject. Gail Usry spoke
on "You Can be Proud to be a
Teacher," Mike Melvin on the
"History of FTA," Phyllis Cau
sey on "FTA is more than . .
Mac Bryan on “Find the Ans
wer," Roger Sammons on "FTA
Goals,” and Dianne Jones, Jim
Collier, and Scott Horton on
"Accomplishing FTA Pur
poses.”
Jan Chaney introduced the
"42” new members to the chap
ter and Jackie Gentry accepted
them to the Future Teachers of
America, and lead them in the
FTA pledge-
Hosteses were Gail Ursy and
Jill Gleaton who served very
delicious punch and cookies. We
all enjoyed them very much.
Math-Science
The Early County High School
Math-Science Club met on Tues
day, October 15. Joanna Dean,
club president, called the meet
ing to order. Gene Fussell
gave an Inspiring devotional.
Plans were discussed in pre
paring a Homecoming float.
Larry Fussell introduced the
guest speaker, Johnny Dixon, the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dixon
of Blakely. He has recently re
turned from Vietnam where he
served as the Chaplain’s assis
tant. He was a member of the
CB division of the Army and had
an 18 month duty in Vietnam.
Johnny showed very interest
ing slides of Vietnam and told
Seventeen new
Beta members
At a recent Assembly Program
at ECHS seventeen future Beta
Members were initiated. Each
year the students who ma’ntain
a 90 or above average are auc
tioned off as slaves to the stu
dent body. They perform vari
ous tasks and harmless antics,
such as carrying their owners
books and rolling cans down the
hall.
Each year a different theme is
carried out- This year it was
a criminal court. Bill Warrick
played a "just and kind" judge
who kept order with a baseball
bat. Some of the criminal deeds
committed were stealing money
from the First State Bank to keep
the Bank of Early first.
Those initiated were Vicki
Still, Judy Sims, Alice W'arrick,
Debra Williams, Jane Knighton,
Analine Pickle, Mary Clink
scales, Mary Bell Taunton, Gail
Jones, Dana Jane Brown, Brenda
Mulkey, David Sheffield, Mike
Melvin, Tony Gilbert, Jimmy
Balkcom, Jimmy Loyless and
Amy Houston.
The Beta Club collected ap
proximately 119 dollars to spend
on the year's activities.
vicaTaTl
Conference
Four members of the ECHS
VICA Club with Co-ordinator
Bobby Davis attended the VICA
Fall planning conference in Ma
con, Ga., October 16-17. The
purpose was to discuss plans for
the year ahead in VICA. Mem
bers attending were Charles An
derson, club president; Jerry
Murkerson, advisor and state
vice-president; Lynwood Eng
lish, Club reporter, and Kenneth
Holt, representative.
The group attended three gene
ral sessions with state president
Jean Bailey presiding. Inspiring
talks were given by J. Vernon
Wallace, retired Director of In
dustrial Relations-Bibb Mfg. and
Mark Davis, Supervisor of local
programs.
Each officer attended meetings
where they were given informa
tion on projects to be carried
out during the year.
of the many duties that he had
to perform as Chaplain Assis
tant.
The meeting adjourned and de
licious refreshments were ser
ved.
FHA Selects Boyett’s
Junior Fashion Board
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Boyett s Dept. Store’s Junior Fashion Board members are from
1 to r: Rebecca Knighton, Judy Collier, and Annette Davis. Not
pictured, Mary Clinkscales.
Before an impressive and
creative stage backdrop entitled,
"Fashion Fun and Flair," twenty
teens competed for membership
on the Junior Fashion Board
sponsored by Boyett’s Dept.
Store, at the last meeting of
the Future Homemakers of A
merica. Annette Davis, National
McCall’s Teen Fashion Board
member and FHA Program
Chairman, created the stage de
corations and narrated the
Fashion Show. In addition to
Annette, who will serve as chair
man of the local Fashion Board,
members chosen were Rebecca
Knighton, Judy Collier, and
Mary Clinkscales. Alternates
were Camille Jordan, Joy Grim
sley, Anne Daughtry and Judy
Sims. Prior to the Fashion
Show Annette introduced Mrs.
Nick Collins, Fashion Coordi
nator, Boyett’s Dept. Store, who
gave the requirements for a
member of the Junior Fashion
Board.
Early FFA Chapter
Purchases New Tractor
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Pictured from left to right: Jimmy Brewer, Manager,
ißilly English Ford Tractor, Inc.; Robert Pullen, FFA Pres.;
Carrol D. Rutledge, Zone Manager, Ford Tractor Co.; R.E.
Balkcom, Voc. Ag. Teacher, and Bob Williams.
The Early County High FFA
Chapter recently purchased a
new Ford tractor.
This tractor is used by the
Chapter for various jobs, such
as: Maintaining the FFA farm,
and for doing many jobs for
various people'.
The Bell telephone system now
refers to its information service
as “directory assistance.’’
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Rebecca Knighton, president,
presided at the meeting. Sam
mie Holman and Jeanine Jordan
led an inspiring devotional on
"Patriotism.” Vicky Cheek
presented Sammie Holman and
Jeanie Holman with certificates
in recognition of being named
"F.H.A.’er of the Month.” This
month's projects were reviewed
by Vicky Cheek; Nan Redding gave
the treasurer’s report. An in
teresting relaxer was led by
Sylvia Hollinhead and Pat Floyd.
Deborah Stephens and her re
freshment committee served
peanut brittle, potato chips, and
cheese straws on a Halloween’
accented, decoratively styled
table in the Home Economics
Dept. Guests at the meeting in
cluded Chapter Mothers, Mrs.
Knighton, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Red
ding, and Mrs. Collier; Chap
ter beaus, Danny Phillips, Clink
Alexander and Rex Howell; Mrs.
Nick Collins; Advisors, Mrs.
Charlie Houston and Mrs. Bobby
Davis were also present.
Class Officers
Tenth grade officers for the
year are: Robert Newberry,
President; Beverly Johnson, Vice
President; Dana Jane Brown, Se
cretary; Amy Houston, Treasu
rer; Scott Houston, Reporter;
Beauty, Gail Jones; Favorites,
Mary Clinkscales and Robert
Newberry.
ECHS Band Is Proud
of Fine Trumpet Section
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Band: Standing, Wendy Willis, Tom Kennedy, Marcus Pack,
John Underwood, Micheal Blackburn. Kneeling, Blair Colson,
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The Trumpet Section of the
ECHS Band is being honored
this week. This section has
contributed much to the band.
It consists of Blair Colson, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Colson,
Claude Bell, son of Mr. and Mrs.
C. A. Bell, Chuck De Loach, son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. De Loach,
all seventh graders.
Eighth graders are: Kieth
Evans, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Judson Evans, and Wendy Wil
lis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vin
cent Willis.
Derrel Clark, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Derrell Clark, Mar
cus Pack, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Earl J. Pack, and michael Black
burn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Byron
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Blackburn, nineth graders.
Tenth grade section: John
Underwood, son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. F. Underwood and Billy Brown
son of Mr- and Mrs. W. J.
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Tom Kennedy, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Carlton Kennedy, an
eleventh grader.
Beta Paper Staff
At Early County High School
Beta Paper Staff is as follows:
Rex Howell, Editor; Anne Dau
ghtry, Assistant Editor; John
Ricketson, Sports Editor; Typ
ists, Bill Warrick, Melissa
Bates, Anne Daughtry, John Ric
ketson: Reporter, Cliff Houston.