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EARLY COUNTY NEWS, THURSDAY, JAN. 8, 1970
ALFRIEDA JARRETT
Locals
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Calhoun
and children and Steve Perry of
Cordele visited Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Jenkins Sunday. Mrs- Van
Clements, Sr., of Dothan, was
released from Flowers Hospital
January 1, 1970, friends will be
interested to learn. Mrs. Cle
ments is a former Early Coun
tian and the mother of Mrs- Jen
kins.
Mr. and Mrs. Rex Reeves visit
ed their daughter and family, Mr.
and NJrs. J. W. Wallace andchil
dren, during the holidays in Dil
lon, S. C.
Mrs. Vetta Hathway of Boni
fay, Fla. was a guest of Miss
Mattie Butler and her sister,
Mrs. Joe Ham 11, Sr., in Blakely,
Tuesday. Mrs. Hamll, who re
sides in Columbus, Georgia, is
spending several weeks in
Blakely.
Jimmy Barksdale returned
Friday from a visit to Washing
ton, D. C., after spending seve
ral days with his brother, Tho
mas M, Barksdale, in the capitol.
During his stay he visited Dr.
and Mrs. Horton H. Hobbs in Falls
Church, Va-
Mrs. W. M. Barksdale met Jim
in Atlanta Thursday night and they
were house guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Barksdale and children.
While in Atlanta Mrs. Barksdale
visited her aunt, Mrs. Clyde
Mathis, who is at Highvlew Hos
pital, and Dr. and Mrs. J. Her
schel Killebrew at The Land
mark.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Eubanks,
accompanied by Mrs. Eubank's
mother, Mrs. L. E. Tabb of
Blakely and sister, Mrs. Penn
Pierce of Spartenburg, S, C.
toured south Florida during the
holidays, visiting Mrs. Eubank's
sister and brother and their fami
lies, Mr. end Mrs. Jim Henson
and Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Tom
Tabb in Tampa, Fla.
Mrs. W. G. Jones, Sr., at
tended the wedding of her grand
son, Fred Morrow Jones in Ft.
Gaines, December 27, at the
First Methodist Church of Fort
Gaines, Georgia.
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Fuentes,
80, and Mac from Atlanta visit
ed her grandmother, Mrs. R. R.
McLendon, Sr., during the holi
days.
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Mr. and Mrs. Tom Duke and
son, Joel, of Atlanta, spent
Christmas holidays with Mr. and
Mrs. Kermit Dekle.
Mrs- W. G. Jones, Sr., spent
Christmas Day with her son and
family, Mr. and Mrs. W. G.
Jones, Jr., in Albany, Georgia.
Mrs. & A. Williams is spend
ing this week in Atlanta with Mr.
and Mrs. Sterling P. Jones and
children.
Mr. an d Mrs. Tommy Jor
dan, Chryel and Jan, of Rich
mond, Va., spent the Christmas
holidays with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Jordan.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Can
non and daughter, Krissy, Peoria,
Illinois; Mr. and Mrs. Bill By
num, Randy and Veda, Dothan,
Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Can
non, Mike and Angie, Albany;
Mr. and Mrs. Don Cannon and
Kim, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Cannon,
Pam, Norma Jean and Hugh, Mr.
and Mrs. Bud Llsenby, Liza,
Birdie Lou, June, and Dalia, all
of Blakely, were the holiday
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen
Cannon of Blakely.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoyle White and
sons Victor and Chris of Blakely
and Mrs. White’s mother, Mrs.
Morris Lay of Shellman, Ga.,
visited Mr. and Mrs. Randy Po
sey and Mr. and Mrs. Olan D.
Anderson at Newport News, Va.
They toured Washington D. C.
and familiar sites in the nation's
capitol on their trip.
Mr- and Mrs. Robert G. Pitts,
and children, Bart and Ashley
of Lydia, S. C., Mr. and Mrs.
Brown Hobbs, of Chicago, 111.,
Mr. and Mrs. Foy Hobbs, of
Jonesboro, Ga-, were guests of
Mrs. W. E. Hobbs, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Hall and Mrs. Nell Hous
ton, during the holidays.
Those visiting Mr- and Mrs.
Guerry Loyless during the
Christmas and New Year holi
days were Mr. and Mrs. Champ
Bridges and son, E. C., Donal
sonville; Mr. and Mrs. W. F.
Lawrence and sons, Larry and
Steve, Atlanta, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs.
L. P. Ethredge, Moultrie, Ga.;
and Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Clark,
Atlanta, Ga.
Miss Mary Lou Clark has re
turned to her job as teacher in
the elementary school in Albany,
Georgia.
AMELIA BARKSDALE
Mrs. Jack Spivey
recently honored
with coffee
Mrs. Jack Spivey was an honor
ed guest at a morning coffee
recently at the home of Mrs.
Don Curran with Mrs. W. D,
Sellers, Mrs. Don Tiner, Mrs.
George Dennis and Mrs. Gar
land Cooper as joint hostesses.
Mrs. Spivey Is moving to Al
bany where her husband will be
in the insurance business.
Mrs. Don Tiner and Mrs. Den
nis greeted guests at the door.
Burford! holly. Debutante camel
lias and narcissus decorated the
living room and reception hall.
The dining table was overlaid
with a lace cloth over silver.
Red and pink camellias in a
silver bowl formed an attractive
centerpiece. Mrs. Sellers pour
ed coffee assisted by Mrs.
Cooper. Homemade apricot
bread, coffee cakes, cheese
straws, and other party delica
cies were served from the re
freshment table.
The hostesses gift to the hon
oree was a hand carved wooden
compote and candlesticks to
match. Mrs. Curran assisted
with hospitalities. About thirty
five called during the morning.
Mrs. Fred Pipkin
honored recently
on 71st birthday
The children, grandchildren
and great-grandchildren of Mrs.
Fred Pipkin honored her with a
birthday dinner at the Kapco
Club in Albany.
In addition to Mrs- Pipkin, the
honoree, those presentwere: Mr.
and Mrs. 0. H. King, Jr., Blake
ly; Captain and Mrs, Tom Nes
bitt, Dee, Tommie, and Greg,
Savannah; Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Lashley, Charles and Phil of
Cuthbert; Mr. and Mrs. O. H.
King, 111, and Kelly, Blakely;
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Pipkin,
Andy, Ruth Ann, Bill, Rod and
Bob, McDonough, Ga.;
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Settles,
Brenda, Freddie and Carl, Al
bany; Mrs. Joy Gay,‘and For
rest, Albany; Mr. and Mrs.
Jamie Fleming and Todd, Doug
las; Mrs. E. L. Davis, Eddie
and Nancy, Chattahoochee, Fla.;
Mrs. Farris Davis, Albany and
Captain Danny Stepp, Savannah.
Joseph Hodges
to be Ordained
January 11
An ordination service will be
held Sunday, January 11, at the
Mt. Ararat Baptist Church at
4 p.m. when Joseph Hodges, South
Church St., Blakely, will be or
dained as minister forthe church.
Mr. Hodges was recently called
to serve as pastor of the Mt.
Ararat Baptist Church and was
a member of the Southside Bap
tist Church, & Church St., Blak
ely.
A native of Early County, he
has resided in the Sowhatchee
community several years, and
is employed at Great Northern
Paper Company. He is married
to the former Mary McDonald of
Damascus, they have two chil
dren, Pam, 14, and Priscilla,
2.
The Rev. Carl Culpepper of
Edison, Bethel Baptist Mis
sionary will bring the charge
to the church; the Rev. A. H.
Lanier, pastor of the Southside
Baptist Church, Blakely, will give
the charge to the minister; Dr.
C. D. Horton, pastor of the First
Baptist Church, Blakely, will of
fer the ordination prayer.
The Southside Baptist Church
will present a Bible to the newly
ordained minister. Richard
Stokes, Minister of Music at the
Southside Baptist Church will be
in charge of the music.
Deacons of the Mt. Ararat
Baptist Church are: Lewis
Jones, Chairman; J. H. Jones,
and Wyatt Jarrett.
First Free Will
Bapt. launches
4 week campaign
The First Free Will Baptist
Church of Blakely launched an
intensive four week Stewardship
Campaign designed to involve the
entire membership in the work
of the church.
The emphasis, which is built
on the theme, "To Love Is To
Give’’, was begun Sunday when
the local pastor, the Rev. Milton
Fields, delivered the first in a
series of sermons on Steward
ship themes. The pastor stated
that "the campaign will seek to
develop an, understanding of
Christian stewardship as the in
dividual's response to God’s love
and His ownership of all things.
We will seek to enlist our total
membership in the adoption of
a challenging financial program
and an expanding missions mini
stry. We are stressing the need
for a strong program of local
outreach and of continued in
volvement in sound world mis
sions evangelism.’’
Sunday, January 25, 1969, has
been set as Commitment Day, a
day when members are expected
to turn in a card with their per
sonal commitment to the church
budget. A canvass committee
will contact all those who fail
to return a commitment card on
Commitment Day so that all will
have an opportunity to partici
pate.
A special feature of each Sun
day’s worship service will be the
testimony of various laymen con
cerning the blessings which they
have received from serious and
responsible stewardship.
Former residents
honored on 50th
Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Shef
field were honored on their Gol
den Wedding Anniversary at the
home of their daughter, Eliza
beth and son-in-law, Gilbert L.
Wilson, of 1212 W. 22nd Street,
Forest Park, Panama City, Fla.
Misses Pam and Suzanne Wil
son, granddaughters of the honor
ed couple, greeted and register
ed the guests who called during
the appointed hours.
The Wilson home was decora
ted in the Christmas theme of
green and gold. The focal point
was the refreshment table which
was centered with a three tiered
wedding cake flankedoneach side
by golden candelabra with white
burning tapers- Golden dishes
holding nuts and mints complet
ed the setting.
Punch was served from a cry
stal punch bowl by Mrs. Fred
Bynum and Mrs. Danny Fletcher,
nieces of the couple- Mrs- Ren
fro Lloyd, Mrs. Don Hammock,
and Mrs. George Cravey cut and
served the cake.
Mr. Sheffield and Miss Willie
Pearl Baker were married on
December 30, 1919 near Cedar
Springs, Georgia by W, T. Wiley,
Minister of the Free Will Baptist
Church. They moved to Panama
City, Florida in March 1943 from
Blakely, Georgia.
They have one daughter, Mrs.
Gilbert L. Wilson, and two grand
daughters, Pam and Suzanne Wil
son.
Ed McDowell
family holds 56th
Christmas party
The Ed McDowell Family held
their 56th Christmas party and
reunion December 20 and 21 at
the home of Mrs. E. C. McDowell.
The tree in the hall was the
focal point. Tammy and Cindy
McDowell distributed gifts. Fruit
cake, nuts and Christmas cookies
were served with punch.
Those attending were Mr- and
Mrs. Willet McDowell, Miss De
lores McDowell; Mr. and Mrs.
LaDon McDowell, Eddie and
Heath; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bar
ron, Bainbridge, Ga.; Mr. and
Mrs. Ewell C. McDowell, Mr.
and Mrs. Lester McDowell, Ken
neth and Kenney; Mr. and Mrs.
Donnell McDowell and Tammy;
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. McDowell'
and Cindy; Mr. and Mrs. Butch
McDowell of Americus, Ga-
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gay of
Decatur, Ga., only daughter of
Mrs. McDowell and the late Mr.
McDowell arrived Sunday, each
family brought covered dishes
and a most delicious meal was
enjoyed.
"Cheney" Griffin
elected to Gen.
Assembly post
R, A. "Cheney” Griffin, bro
ther of former governor Marvin
Griffin, returned to political cir
cles recently as he defeated G.
Harvey Dollar; 2,003 to 1,147
votes, to win in a special elec
tion for state representative.
The election was held to fill
a vacancy caused by the resig
nation of Wallace Cato of Bain
bridge, who recently became
District Attorney for the South
Georgia Superior Court Circuit.
Griffin will represent Decatur,
Miller and Seminole Counties in
Post 2, District 68, atthecoming
legislative session.
In Tuesday’s balloting, a very
small percentage of the regis
tered voters went out to the
polls- However, Griffin receiv
ed a clear majority in all three
counties.
Decatur County results show
ed 1,529 for Griffin and 868
for Dollar. In Miller County,
Griffin received 216 and Dollar
93.' In Seminole County, Griffin
received 258 votes and Dollar
186.
Griffin has served two terms
in the General Assembly and
17 years as Mayor of Bain
bridge in addition to serving
Marvin Griffin as executive aide
during the latter’s term of of
fice as governor.
Dollar is presently completing
a four year term as mayor of
Bainbridge and has also served
previously in the General As
sembly.
Garden Club's
regular meeting
set for Jan. 8
The regular meeting of the
Blakely Garden Club will be held
Thursday (today) afternoon, Jan.
8, 3:30 p.m- at the Bank of Early
Conference Room.
Mrs. James Richardson and
Mrs. L. E. Wallis will be hos
tesses and every member is
urged to attend.
Bears have short legs.
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CONDITION
BANK OF EARLY — BLAKELY, GA.
AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS DECEMBER 31, 1969
ASSETS LIABILITIES
Loans & Discounts $3,136,196.46 Capital Stock $150,000.00
U. S. Gov’t Bonds 939,915.61 Surplus 150,000.00
Other Bonds 769,779.78 Undivided Profits 95,980.84
Other Assets 2,674.16 Reserves 109,286.22
Capital Stock-Bank Building 115,000.00 Unearned Interest 75,091.73
Furniture & Fixtures 26,388.49 Deposits 5,789,987.27
Overdrafts 6,585.36
Cash & Due From Banks 773,806,20
Federal Funds Sold 600,000.00
Total Assets $6,370,346.06 Total Liabilities $6,370,346.06
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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BLAKELY, GEORGIA Ynfcr
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SATISFACTION
Early Twirlers
scheduled to
meet Jan. 12
The Early Twirlers, local
square dance club, will meet at
8 o'clock p.m., Monday, January
12, at the American Legion Hall
for their first dance of 1970.
Members are reminded that the
dance dates are changed from
the 2nd and 4th Thursdays to
the 2nd and 4th Mondays in each
month.
The club will begin a new
class in January for couples
who are interested in learning
western style square dancing.
Any Interested couple is asked
to sign up at the regular dance
Monday night, January 12.
Square dancing is fun and good
exercise, too, so if you are look
ing for something to add a spark
to your spare time this is it.
You will not be under any obli
gation to join the class if you
would like to just come and
watch, you're more than wel
come-
Arlington Drs.
to attend Heart
Training Session
Dr. R. E. Jennings and Dr.
Homer Lassiter of Arlington will
attend a special heart training
course for registered nurses and
physicians being offered by Arch
bold Memorial Hospital in Thom
asville with the support of the
Georgia Regional Medical Pro
gram. This course is designed
to help area hospitals staff moni
tored cardiac beds and coronary
care units.
The Calhoun Memorial Hos
pital in Arlington has bought
a coronary care unit.
Drs. Jennings and Lassiter
will attend the sessions begin
ning Tuesday and will attend
two nights per month for three
months. They will be instruct
ed in electrocardiography as it
is used to diagnose myocardial
infractions and arrythnias-
These courses are expected to
increase the doctor’s under
standing of the pathophysiology
of the conditions, to outline the
management of patients with cor
onary diseases, to bring the doc
tors up-to-date on the new phar
macology of cardiac drugs and
to instruct him in the principles
of cardio-pulmonary resuscita
tion.
In addition, they will be given
laboratory sessions on resusci
tation an d defibrillation and de
monstrations in the use of stan
dard coronary care equipment.
Several nurses on the Calhoun
Memorial Hospital staff will also
attend the sessions.
Locals
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Woody
and children of Montgomery,
Ala., visited Mrs. Woody’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Crozier
Batchelor in Blakely during the
week end.
Arthur Wright Gardner, Jr.,
infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Wright, Sr., was baptised by the
Rev. John Quillian at the morning
worship service at the First
Methodist Church, Blakely, Dec
ember 28. Mrs. Wright is the
former Eileen Tarver, maternal
grandmother is Mrs. Bert Tar
ver of Blakely.
Mrs. Graham Murray’s
Handmade Velvet Quilt
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Mrs. Graham Murray displays the velvet quilt she has worked
on for over thirty years, using pieces of velvet scraps from
clothes, hats, shawls and coats she has worn. Besides being a
conversation piece, this luxuriant piece of cover which is kept
on'the foot of her bed at Magnolia Manor, Americus, is a thing
of beauty and evidence of the many handsome handmade things
her deft fingers have made through the years, which she said
goodbye to when she closed her home in Blakely. This is the
one "pearl” she carried with her.
When Mrs. Graham Murray
moved to Magnolia Manor,
Americus, she took along her
beautiful velvet quilt. The quilt
is highlighted in various points
with appliqued floral designs, all
in velvet. Each square and each
part of the quilt means much to
Mrs. Murray for the quilt is made
up of scraps of dresses, capes,
hats and velvet flowers from
outfits formerly worn by Mrs-
Murray, or by friends who gave
her the pieces of velvet for the
quilt.
Besides being a conversation
Besides being a conversation
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piece, the luxuriant piece of
cover, which is kept on her bed,
is a thing of beauty and is evidence
of the many handsome, handmade
things her deft fingers have made
through the years which she said
goodbye to when she closed her
home in Blakely to reside at
Magnolia Manor.
But this one “pearl’’ she car
ried with her. Sie is a member
of the First Methodist Church,
the W.S.C.S.; the Blakely Chap
ter, 282 Order of the Eastern
Star, and a former member of*
the Blakely Woman's Club.