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; EARLY COUNTY, GA.
Garden Spot Os
E GOD’'S COUNTRY
VOLUME NO. 111—NO. 11
POWERFUL PELHAM
HAUNTS 'CATS, 33-6
A band of witches and goblins,
isguised as Pelham Hornet foot
all players, Tricked and mis
reated the Early County Bob
ats here last Friday night, and
uined the Halloween-Home
oming festivities.
The score was 33-6, and the
‘eventh loss against a lone win
or the once-vaunted Bobcats who
his year find themselves forced
o use freshman and sophomores
n their starting lineup.
Chief among the Bobcat-mis=
reaters were running backs Joe
Jaldwell and Bruce Johnson.
Saldwell scored two touchdowns
ind booted three extra points.
Johnson didn’t put any points
m the board personally, but it
~as his running and faking which
sparked the Hornets to victory.
[njured on the second play of the
zame, Johnson saw no more
action until the third period,
and the Hornets hanging on to a
13-6 lead, with the game still
"Badcat and Player of the Week”
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David Sheffield
Player of the Week against
Pelham was Randall Williams,
140 Ib. Junior halfback. Ran
dall, the Bobcats leading re
ceiver, caught six passes in the
Pelham game in addition to per
forming well at his defensive
Services for
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Mrs. Collins
held Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs.
Mary Elizabeth Bowman Collins,
beloved and highly respected
Early County lady, who died in
an Albany nursing home on Wed
nesday of the past week, were
held the past Thursday after
noon in the Colomokee Baptist
Church, conducted by the Rev.
A. H, Lanier, Jr.; pastor of
the Blakely Southside Church,
and a former pastor of the Colo
mokee Church, the Rev. Lee
Wilson. The large attendance,
and the many beautiful floral
offerings, upon these last rites,
were a tribute to the love and
esteem in which she was held.
Interment followed in the
church cemetery with Manry-
Jordan Funerai Home in charge
of arrangements and the follow
ing servingas pall bearers: Mack
Jarrett, Willie Tom Smith, Ralph
Balkcom, Marvin Belisle, J. W.
Durham, W, H, Balkcom.
Mrs. Collins was the wife of
the late Jasper Guy Collins. She
was born in Early County on
July 21, 1897, the daughter of
William Bowman and Mary A,
James Bowman. She operated
a store in the Colomokee com
munity for a number of years.
She was a devoted member of
the Baptist church at Colomo=~
kee, and had lived in that com=~
munity all her life, and her un
expected death provoked much
sorrow to her many friends and
neighbors who had come under
the influence of this Christian
woman.
Survivors include two sons,
William Collins, Blakely; Jesse
Collins, Albany: three daughters,
Mrs. Frank Dennis, Mrs. James
Bruner, Albany, and Mrs. Vin
cent Willis, Blakely; two half
brothers, Joe Bowman, Blakely;
Burtice Bowman, Thomasville;
Catlp Countp News
very much in doubt. Johnson
came in and his presence seem
ed to give the Hornets a mighty
lift and they set to work dis
mantling the Bobcats.
Other Pelham TD's were scor
ed by Mark Collins who got two
on runs of 13 and seven yards,
and Danny Wingate who ran one
yard for the final touchdown.
The Bobcats score came in
the second period knotting the
score at 6-6 on a six yard touch
down pass from Robert Newberry
to Randall Williams. Newberry,
a sophomore quarterback, turned
in 'his top performance of the
season, completing 11 of 19 pass
es with one interception, and
played a masterful defensive
game.
This Friday night the Bobcats
will host the Columbia Lions --
kickoff time is 8:00 o’clock.
Score by quarters:
Pelham 6 7 13 33
Early Q 6 U 0 6
Randall Williams
halfback position. He is the son
of Mrs. M, R, Williams.
The Bad Cat, chosen for ag
gressive play, was David Shef
field. David, 140 lb. Junior
guard, is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Sheffield.
Services held
Thursday for
James Odom, 51
Funeral services for James
Larry Odom, Sl, of Arlington,
who died at his residence on
route one, Octdber 28, were held
the past Thursday in the Arling
ton Baptist Church conducted by
the Rev. J. B. Redd and the Rev.
Fred Swann. Interment was in
the Oak Grove cemetery and pall
bearers were Jerome Dollar,
Jo C. Dollar, Crafton Dean, John
Dollar, Vestus Saddler, DeLord
Faircloth. Deacons of the Ar=-
lington Baptist Church, of which
the deceased was a member,
served as an honorary escort.
Manry-Jordan Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Odom was a farmer, born
in Decatur County, Nov. 28, 1917,
and had lived in Arlington for five
years.
Survivors are the widow, Mrs.
Sarah Deollar Odom, Arlington;
4 daughters, Mrs. Sylvia Nixon,
Misses Gloria Jean, Sandra
Odom, Arlington; Mrs. Virgeline
Dukes, Albany; 3 sons, Willard
and Larry, of Arlington, and
Lovette Odom, Blakely; two sis
ters, Mrs. Eva Saddler, Cario;
Mrs. Clarine Johnson, Clear
water.
PATROL REPORT
Sergeant C, R, Worthy of the
Donalsenville State Patrol Post
announced today that his post
has investigated 6 traffic acci~
dents, made 21 arrests and is=
sued 88 warnings in Early County
during October.
Commenting further Sgt.
Worthy said 2 persons were in
jured in the 6 accidents along with
none killed. Estimated property
damage amounted to $2,200.00.
one half-sister, Mrs. Edna Thur
man, Columbus.
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts — “Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead”
American Education Week
To Be Observed, Nov. 9-15
The Early County Schools will
join with schools and colleges
across the United States in
observing American Education
Week, November 9-15, with spe
cial programs and projects
throughout the week.
AEW is observed annually in
November, in the week which in
cludes Veterans Day. Itwas first
celebrated in 1921 under the
sponsorship of the National Edu
cation Association and the
American Legion. Its purpose
is to interpret to the pec
the U, S the fundamenta.
portance of education in a demo
cracy. American Education Week
is an annual audit or reporting
time during which the schools
tell their owners, the general
public, about their purposes, me
thods, achievements and needs.
In keeping with the 1969 slo
gan, ‘‘Better Education: Your
Job’’ the following plans have
been made to observe AEW in
the Early County Elementary and
High Schools:
November 9 .- American Edu
cation Week always begins on
Sunday. What better time to call
attention to the basic tasks of
developing character and fur
thering moral and spiritual
values in which the schools are
allied with both church and home ?
Local churches will be carrying
announcements featuring the
theme of church, school, and
home and their mutual interest
in the growth and development
of children -as-the basie .of the
American way of life.
November 10 - The P, H.
Fitzgerald Post American Le
gion Auxiliary will show appre
ciation to teachers -a way of
honoring them and saying
‘‘thank you’'’ for a job well done.
November 11 - With this ob
jective in mind, ‘‘to encourage
every parent to visit his child's
school at least once a year'’;
the Early County Elementary and
High School cordially invites you
to visit the schools on Novem
ber 11. Visiting hours are 9:00
AM, - 11 AM, and 1:30 P.M, -
3:00 P.M. The primary objec
tive of the AEW Open House
will be to give visitors an un
derstanding of, and an apprecia~
tion for, the educational program
and its personnel - understand
ings and appreciations they can
take home with them and pass
along to others. Come to school
on Tuesday, November 11 and
find out what your schools are
doing for your children -and find
out how they are doing it.
The Future Teachers of A
merica will act as hosts in the
High School and the Seventh
Graders will host visitors in
the Elementary School. Regis
tration will be in the school
lobby. Be sure to register and
ask for assistance from hosts.
1969’70 CHEERLEADERS AT ECHS
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The ECHS Cheerleaders will have a double schedule the next few weeks with the Basketball
gamnes starting and the season's final football games to be played. They are, front row: Mary
Clinkscales, Debra Ducati, Jackie Gentry, Debra Pugh and Jeanie Clinkscales. Back row:
Sandra Williams, Gina Talley, Carol Chapman, Gail Jones and Stephanie Waller.
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Mayor Alex Howell, Mayor of the City of Blakely, has desig
nated November 9-15, 1969, to be American Education Week,
urging all citizens to renew their efforts to learn about the pro
gress and possibilities of our educational system and to help
our schools reach their potential of the best possible education
for all. Superintendent Lonnie Chester, Early County Schools
(right) said, ““The nation is only as strong as its schools, the
schools are only as strong as the people strive to make them.''
Remember, ‘‘Better Education:
Your Job'’.
The following civic clubs will
present programs in observance
of AEW: Blakely Lions Club,
November 11; Jaycettes, Novem
ber 12; Jaycees, November 19;
Pilot Club, November 25; Ro
tary Club, November 14; and
Woman’s Club, November 14,
November 12 - The Parent
Teachers Association, one of the
national sponsors for AEW, joins
ECEA in observing AEW with a
special meeting to be held in
the ECHS Cafeteria at 8:00 P.M,
Dr. and Mrs. Loyd E. Robinson
of Auburn, Alabama will pre
sent a program on ‘‘The Non-
Graded School System’’. Dr.
Robinson is a consultant for es
tablishing non-graded school
systems. Mrs. Robinson serves
Auburn as an educational coor
dinator.
November 13 - The Early
County Elementary and High
School will honor the personnel
of the Early County News and
Radio Station WBBK on Thurs
day. Invitations will be issued
to the staff of the Early County
News and WBBK in a special
effort to show appreciation for
their excellent cooperation. This
group will meet in ECHS lobby
at 10:30 A.M, for a tour and
will go on to ECES for lunch
in the cafeteria.
Radio tapes are being pre
pared by Mr. Lonnie Chester,
Mr. Frank Buckner, Mr. Joe
Cannon, Mrs. Demarys West
brook, Mrs. Leta Thompson,
Mrs. Eleanor Martin, and the
Future Teachers of America.
These tapes will be heard over
WBBK each day during AEW.
November 14 - The Early
County Elementary School will
present an assembly program
under the direction of Mrs.
Miriam Jarrett at 1:15 PM,
in Mangham Auditorium using
the AEW theme. The Early
County High School will be pri
vileged to hear Sheriff Lamar
Stewart of Dougherty County
speak on, ‘“The Effects and Abuse
of Drugs'’, in Mangham Audi~
torium at 8:30 A.M. This pro
gram has been planned by Mrs.
Laura Jo Brown and the public
is cordially invited to attend
both programs.
November 15 - A day to urge
all citizens and students to re
new their efforts to learn about
the progress and possibilities
of our educational system and to
help our schools reach their
potential of the best possible
education for all.
AEW activities have been plan~
ned and coordinated by the Public
Relations Committee of the Early
County Education Association.
Serving as Co-Chairmen are
Mrs. Eleanor Martin and Mrs.
Val Hightower and committee
members are Mrs. Naomi Bru
ner, Mrs. Jerri Collier, Mrs.
Pam Grist, Mrs. Leta Thomp
son, Mrs. Pat Bridges, Mr. Lon
nie Chester, Mrs. Margie
Brown, Mr. Ray Knight, Mrs.
Evelyn Balkcom, Mr. Frank King,
Mrs. Betty Houston, and Mrs.
Peggy Cleveland.
Remember that better educa
tion is your job!
Washington Elementary and
High Schools, in observance of
American Education Week, Nov=-
ember 9 - November 15, have
planned Open House and a PTA
meeting on Monday evening, Nov
ember 10. Students have made
invitations to be sent out to the
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Rotarians hear
excellent talk
on Ghana Friday
Blakely Rotarians heard an
interesting talk on the little coun
try of Ghana in West Africa
at last week’'s meeting held on
Friday at the Town & Country
Club.
The very interesting speaker
was Jim Roach, of Dothan, who
spent a long period of time in
this primitive country in the early
sixties, being there on business
for his employer, a chemical
firm. Mr. Roach's company
had won a contract to eradicate
insects which were ruining the
coco crop, Ghana's main money
crop. The tiny little nation,
still ruled by tribes, observes
many strange customs and Su
perstitions, and Mr. Roach's
talk proved very entertaining.
The program was arranged and
the speaker introduced by Mar
vin Singletary.
Visitors at the meeting in
cluded Bruce Ellen, a member
of the Dothan Club, making up
attendance, a guest of Jim Ri
chardson; Dennis Hester, a guest
of Ben Rogers, and high school
seniors Rhonda Dowdy, Cathy
Tiner, Johnny Scarborough, Jack
Sanders and Ernie Najar, guests
of class president and honorary
Rotarian Clink Alexander. Pre
sident Pete Underwood presided.
G. L. Dykes, 92,
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esteemed citizen,
dies Monday p. m.
George Lemuel Dykes, one of
Early County’s eldest and es
teemed citizens, died late Monday
afternoon in the Early Memorial
Hospital after an illness of only
three days. Born in Calhoun
County, February 3, 1877, he
had lived in Blakely for 33 years.
He was a retired blacksmith,
farmer and grocery store opera
tor- He resided in Blakely on
the Colquitt road until the passing
of his wife, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth
Middleton Dykes, who died
January 18, 1968. A monthprior
to her death Mr. and Mrs. Dykes
had observed their 70th wedding
anniversary. Their long life
together had been a source of
inspiration to their many friends
throughout this area. Since Mrs.
Dyke's death, Mr. Dykes had re
sided with an only child, a daugh
ter, Mrs. Luther Tiner on Angus
Drive in Blakely.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday morning, 11 o'clock,
in the New Hope Baptist Church
of which the deceased had been
a member for many years. The
Rev. A, H. Lanier and the Rev.
Richard Blevins officiated.
Burial followed in the George
cemetery, with Manry-Jordan
Funeral Home in charge. Active
pall bearers were Winston Mil
ler, Alex Howell, Sr., Silas White,
Silas Love, Rodney Middleton
and Luther Waller. Forming an
honorary escort were Charles
Emmett Houston, Dr. W, C, Bax~
ley, Tige Pickle, E. H. Holling
ton, Hugh Redding, George Ted
der, Wyatt Houston, Will Tiner,
Cyrus Dußose.
Survivors, in addition to the
daughter, are one sister, Mrs.
Will White, of Baker County, and
six grandchildren, 16 great
grandchildren and three great
great grandchildren.
Inter Club Council
The Inter Club Council will
meet Thursday night at 7:30 P,M.,
at the Bank of Early Conference
Room, according to W, C, (Buddy)
Williams, president. This will
be a meeting for reports and
decision making for the presi
dents of the civic clubs and organ
izations; and each president is
urged to attend or send a re
presentative who will speak for
their club.
At the November meeting the
topic for discussion will be the
Stay and See Georgia Program
and its possibilities for molding
a better Blakely. Mrs. Don
Curran will exhibit a map of
the city showing the areas each
civic club was assigned lastyear
for the Clean-Up and beautifi
cation campaign.
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Jackie Gentry Crowned
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Jackie Gentry, 16, daughter of
Councilman and Mrs. A. J. Gen~
try of Blakely, was crowned
Homecoming Queen at the Home=-
coming here Friday night, by Su
pervising principal Frank Buck
ner. Until the moment of the
crowning, the name of the queen
was not revealed, but it was known
she would be chosen from the
three Senior Class attendants,
Jeanie Clinkscales and Rhonda
Dowdy were the other Senior
attendants. The Queen was
chosen by the student body at
Early County High School.
Captain of the Cheerleaders,
the 1969 Homecoming Queen has
been a cheerleader for four
years; she is president of the
Early County High Future Tea
chers of America; secretary
of the Senior Class; Girl Favorite
November 8 Proclaimed
Poppy Day in Biakely
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Mrs. J. G, Correll, president of the P, H. Fitzgerald Post 11,
American Legion Auxiliary, distributes Veterans poppies to junior
members of the Auxiliary, Kay Cleveland ahd Jane Garrett, who
will be among the volunteers to sell poppies here Saturday,
November 8, Poppy Day. Members of FBLA, TriHiY, and
junior members of the auxiliary will be among the 125,000
volunteers to sell poppies throughout the nation.
Poppy Day, our nation’s an=-
nual memorial to the war dead,
is held in most communities on
Saturday before Veterans Day
(November 11).
Saturday, November 8, will be
Poppy Day in Blakely by pro
clamation of Mayor Alex Howell.
In making this proclamation May
or Howell recalled the history of
the poppy in connection with the
American Legion and Legion
Auxiliary Poppy Day.
In the spring of 1919, amist
complete devastation, the pop
pies bloomed in abundance on
the battlefields of France, where
so many of our men had fallen
in battle. The replica of this
poppy has become the Memo
rial Flower of the American
Legion and Legion Auxiliary, a
dopted as its Memorial Flower,
September 27-29, 1920.
This Saturday the women of
the Auxiliary, Junior members
of the Auxiliary, members of
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$3.09 PER ANNUM
in the Senior Class and named
Best All Round in Senior Su
perlatives.
Other attendants were: Terry
Bruner, llth Grade; Mary Clink
scales, 10th Grade; Gina Talley,
9th Grade; and Ann Drake, Bth
Grade. The Homecoming Court
was escorted onto the field at
Standifer Field at half time cere
monies by the ECHS band. The
band, Varsity and '‘B’’ teams and
cheerleaders formed an honor
guard for the royal court.
Escorts were: Clink Alex
ander, Joe Peters, Tim Everson,
Jim Daniels, Mac Enfinger, Mic
key Lewis, and Jim Burns. The
crown bearer was Early County's
Little Miss Peanut, Rene Lump
kin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Lamar Lumpkin.
the Future Business Leaders of
America and Tri-Hi-Y at Early
County High School will again
ask Early Countains to wear a
poppy-
These poppies were made by
disabled veterans of our nation’s
wars -by wearing the poppy,
we honor the dead by assisting
the living.
Mrs. G, J. Correll, president
of the American Legion Auxi
liary, stressed patriotism and
love of country using the good old
fashioned words she said,
‘“Wearing the poppy identifies
us with remembering the dis
abled veterans and their fami
lies and the fallen heroes of both
the World Wars, the Korean Con
flict and Vietnam."'
‘‘Let us rekindle the spirit
of patriotism and service to coun=
try, which is needed as much
now as during the past wars.
As long as such a feeling re~
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