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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
Garden Spot Os
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME NO. Ill—NO. 32
FUTURE HOMEMAKERS OF AMERICA
CELEBRATING 25TH ANNIVERSARY
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Officers of the Early County Chapter, Future Homemakers of
America are left to right: Sylvia Hollinhead, Chrm. of Music;
Kerry Waller, Parent-Daughter Banquet Chrm.; Camille Jordan,
Public Relations Chrm.; Judy Collier, 2nd Vice President;
Rebecca Knighton, President; Vicky Cheek, Chrm. of Projects;
National FHA Week, April 5
through 11, will be observed
by 12,000 local chapters of Fu
ture Homemakers of America
across the country. The theme
for the week is "25 Years of
Serling Opportunity” in recog
nition of FHA’s 25th Anniversary
Year.
FHA objectives are to streng
then bonds within the family and
between the family and the com
munity and to help youth com
prehend the problems of society
and contribute to their solutions.
These objectives reflect the gen
erosity and seriousness of FHA
members, who are eager to grow
in understanding and to contribute
what they learn to those around
them.
National President Luch Hen-
Pilot Club Holds 16th. Annual
Civic Night Banquet
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Mrs. Thomas Hartley, president of the Pilot Club of Blakely (left) was named Pilot of the
Year at the Annual Civic Night Banquet here Friday evening; Sen. Jimmy Carter was guest
speaker (center) Mrs. A. D. Wilkerson, Chairman of Community Service Committee (right)
recognized Mrs- Hartley and presented her with a gift from the club.
The Pilot Club of Blakely held
their 16th annual Civic Night
Banquet at the Town and Country
Club Friday evening. Mrs. Tho
mas Hartley, president, was
named Pilot of the Year.
Senator Jimmy Carter of
Plains, Georgia, a candidate for
Governor in this year’s guber
natorial race, spoke on the Pilot
International 1969-70 theme, "A
wareness and Action”.
We Georgians are deeply pa
triotic, we support our govern
ment and back our young men in
Vietnam, we want them brought
beck home with a just and hon-
thcns, _£a.
®arl^ County ^ewg
drix, a high school senior from
Metter, Georgia explains that
FHA Week provides members
everywhere the opportunity to
demonstrate that youth does care
about improving life both now and
in the future.
The FHA Chapter at Early
County High has scheduled a
number of activities for the week.
The plans are announced by Vicky
Still and Judy Sims, Chairmen
of this event, and include;
Sunday - Church Day
Members will attend the First
Baptist Church as a group.
Monday - Fun Day
Powder puff football game
Tuesday- Family Day
Each member will plan and
carry out a project with her
orable peace”, he said as he
compared the attitudes of the A
merlcan people today and dur
ing the time he served aboard
the atomic submarine SEA WOLF
under Admiral Rlckover. "When
I was in the navy we felt we had
the support of the people back
home.”
"My companions In the navy
often referred to me as being
from the Bible belt, I don’t know
that I appreciated that reference
then as much as 1 do now, I do
know that for we Georgians, the
Bible is an integral part of our
lives, Georgians attend church
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts — “Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead”
Annette Davis, Ist Vice President; Nan Redding, Treasurer;
Kathy Tlner, Chrm. of Honor Roll; and Dana Jane Brown,
Parliamentarian. Not present for the picture were Terry
Smith, Historian; Mary Ann Jester, Secretary and Deborah
Stephens, Chrm. of Recreation-
family. The one with the most
original idea will receive a prize.
Wednesday - Community Day
Posters will be put in store
windows around town and a two
page feature in the Early County
News will highlight FHA Week.
Friday - School Day
A small gift will be given to
the teachers in appreciation for
their guidance and encourage
ment.
Each day during the week a
radio program will be presented
over WBBK. A bulletin board
in the school lobby will spot
light FHA.
Future Homemakers of A
merica was founded in 1945 as
an Incorporated, self-supporting,
non-profit organization for home
regularly, our lives are center
ed around the church.”
"We feel that our generation
has the worst problems of any
generation who ever lived. I
recently visited an old stone
house near Thomaston built in
1770 by one of my ancestors
and as I visioned the life of the
people of 1750-1790, when (7—
great grand father first came
to Georgia and thought of the
changes since that time, I know
we have to stand on our own
two feet make our own decisions
and fight our own battles”.
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BLAKELY. GA., THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 2. 1970
economic students. During the
25 years of its existence, the
organization has served some
fifteen million students, pro
viding experiences that broaden
the home economics education
program and opportunities for
improving personal, family, and
community life.
Officers of the Early County
Chapter are: President, Re
becca Knighton; First Vice-
President, Judy Collier; Secre
tary, Mary Ann Jester; Treas
urer, Nan Redding; Parliamen
tarian, Dana Jane Brown; His
torian, Terrie Smith; Public
Relations Chairman, Camille
Jordan; Honor Roll Chairman,
Kathy Tiner; Recreation Chair
man, Deborah Stephens.
Food Stamps
may serve
697 households
The staff of the Early County
Department of Family and Chil
dren Services will be ready to
begin certifications for FOOD
STAMPS on April 1, 1970, ac
cording to Mrs. Marie S. Wil
kerson, Director. Appointments
have been given to 697 heads of
households to come into the of
fice during the month of April,
bringing with them necessary
information needed for certifi
cation. This includes Wage state
ments, properly completed and
signed by employers, the number
In the family, where they live and
other pertinent information.
When found to be eligible to par
ticipate in the Food Program,
the head of the household will
be told the amount of money
he will be required to pay and
the bonus he will receive. The
cards which the family will take
to the banks to get their stamps
will be mailed on the last day
of the month and each month
thereafter as long as eligibility
continues.
Both local banks will sell the
stamps, so when the card is
received by the family, it should
be taken to the bank for the
stamps. Sale of STAMPS at the
banks will begin May 1, 1970.
The bank will hand you the stamps
(after you give them the money
called for on your card) and you
spend the stamps just as you
would spend money. In other
words, Mrs. Wilkerson says, it
is another way of getting good food
at reduced prices. Take care of
your stamp books—they are the
same as money. Sign them right
away. Then if you lose one,
you have a better chance of
getting it back. Lost stamps
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j Teachers Seek Public Support
County Desegregation Plan
PLAN OF EARLY COUNTY
BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR
ADMINISTERING THE PUBLIC
SCHOOL SYSTEM OF EARLY
COUNTY, GEORGIA, TO BE IM
PLEMENTED ON SEPTEMBER
1, 1970
In order to comply with the
Order of Court in Civil Action
12972, the Early County Board
of Education held a special meet
ing on Saturday, March 28, 1970,
at 9;00 A.M., at the courthouse
in Blakely. The court order
was discussed and a motion made,
seconded and adopted for the
following resolution:
RESOLUTION
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All students in grades 1-6
from over the entire county ex
cept for those who live in the
Damascus attendance area will
be assigned to the Early County
Elementary School. This school
will be located in the present
Washington Elementary and High
School Building.
-2-
All students in grades 7-9
from over the entire county will
be assigned to the Early County
Junior High School, which will be
located in the present Early
County Elementary School build
ing.
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All students in grades 10-12
Coach Rosemond
guest speaker
at banquet
The Early County Bobcats and
Bobkittens Hoop and Net Club
is being formed here, an or
ganizational meeting will be held
Friday night at the Town & Coun
try Club when the girls and boys
basketball teams will be honor
ed.
Coach Ken Rosemond who be
gins his sth season as the Uni
versity of Georgia’s head bas
ketball coach, will be the speaker.
Rosemond has established a
winning tradition at Georgia, with
an enviable record behind him
of having tutored his teams into
setting a total of 26 new schools
records in just four years, twenty
of these records have been set
In the last two years, winning
basketball is becoming a rea
lity at Georgia.
Coach Rosemond
The slender brown-haired
coach has devoted almost his
entire life to basketball, begin
ning in the backyard of his home
in Hillsborough, N.C. where he
played with his three sisters
and three brothers. They all
starred in basketball at Hills
borough High; in 1948-49 he at
tended Appalachian State Tea
chers College, Boone, N.C.
While serving in the U. S.
Navy he was named the out
standing player in the Atlantic
Fleet Tournament, as a player
on the Norfolk Naval Training
Station team and later played
on the University of North Caro
lina Tar Heels team.
One of Rosemond’s foremost
goals when he came to the Uni
versity of Georgia was to In
stall his fierce desire to win
into the Bulldog team, which in
turn will enable Georgia to rise
into national basketball pro-
from over the entire county will
be assigned to the Early County
High School, which will be housed
in the same school plant.
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All students in grades 1-6
residing in the Damascus atten
dance area will be assigned to the
Kestler Elementary School.
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The Superintendent of Early
County Schools is authorized and
directed to prepare this plan
showing predicted enrollment of
pupils by race to each school
center, assignment of faculty by
race to each school center and
other necessary information ac
cording to the Order of Court in
Civil Action 12972.
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That the Early County Board
of Education expressly reserves
the right, in Its discretion, to
amend or modify this plan should
Congress by statute amend the
existing law or should the exe
cutive branch by executive order
change the policies now in opera
tion under the Department of
Health, Education and Welfare.
-7-
That a certified copy of this
resolution along with the infor
mation referred to in paragraph
5 be mailed to Dr. Jack P. Nix,
State Superintendent of Schools
Ending Spring Drills
BLUE - GOLD GAME SLATED
FOR SATURDAY NIGHT
The starting line-up for the White team is (L-R, kneeling) John Stone, Tommy Goodyear,
David Sheffield, Clay Jordan, Mike McNeal, Jeff Jennings, and David Askew. Standing (L-R)
Randall Williams, Robert Newberry, Bill Love and Andy Bush.
Starting for the Blue team is (kneeling, L-R) John Moseley, Johnny Megahee, John Earnest,
Bill Stone, Dean White, Eddie Glass, and Luvon Fowler. Standing, (L-R) John Ricketson, Stan
ley Holley, Joe Jordan, and Rickey Dowdy.
The Early County Bobcats con
clude four weeks of spring foot
ball drills with the Blue-Gold
Intrasquad game Saturday night.
The game will begin at 8 o'clock
at Standifer Field. The contest
will be played under game type
conditions with the exceptions
of kick-offs. To replace kick
offs the receiving team will put
the ball in play at their own
40 yard line. The ”B” team
will divide and play at 7 o’clock.
Probable offensive starting
line-ups are:
BLUE
Luvon Fowler(lso-soph) TE
John Moseley(l3s-jr) SE
Eddie Glass(2oo-sr) RT
Johnny Megahee(l9s-fresh) LT
Dean White(lso-soph) RG
minence.
The basketball banquet, April
3, at 8;00 p.m. will honor the
Bobcats who are Class A State
Champions; and the Bobkittens
who for the first time in two
decades went to the State Tour
nament this spring, and also
have great potentials.
Officers of the Hoop and Net
Club will be elected Friday even
ing following the banquet and
program.
by the Early County Superinten
dent of Schools.
In open session this 28th day of
March, 1970.
I, Lonnie Chester, hereby cer
tify that I am Secretary of the
Board of Education of Early
County, Georgia; that I am cus
todian of the minutes of the
meetings of said board; that the
foregoing resolution Is a true
and correct copy of a resolution
duly adopted by said board at a
special meeting legally held on
the 28th day of March, 1970; that
said resolution has not been re
scinded or amended and remains
in full force and effect.
Witness my official hand and
seal this 28th day of March,
1970.
(SEAL) Lonnie Chester
Secretary of Board of Education
of Early County, Georgia
A STATEMENT FROM THE
EARLY COUNTY EDUCATION
ASSOCIATION
We are ready to teach.
We want the public support
from those who are interested
in public education.
We still feel that the public
educational system is the best
approach to the education of
youth.
We support the Early County
John Earnest(l6o-soph) LG
Bill Stone (150-sr) C
Joe Jordan(l2s-soph) QB
John Ricketson(l7o-sr) FB
Ricky Dowdy(l4s-soph) TB
Stanley Holley(130-sr) WB
WHITE
John Stone (145-soph) TE
David Askew(l4s-sr) SE
Tommy Goodyear(lso-jr) RT
Jeff Jennings(l6s-soph) LT
David Sheffield(l4s-sr) RG
Mike McNeal(l4o-sr) LG
Clay Jordan(lso-sr) C
Robert Newberry(lso-jr) QB
Bill Love(lso-jr) FB
Andy Bush(l4s-soph) TB
Stanley Holley(l4s-sr) WB
Also slated for duty are David
Lacey, Danny Vickers, Charles
Fetner, Larry Whatley, Oree As
kew, and Jimmy Megahee.
Practice observers rate the
game a toss-up. In two previous
intrasquad games this spring the
teams have spilt victories. The
Blues seem to have the edge in
the running game with Ricketson
and Dowdy leading the attack.
However, quarterback Newberry
gives the Gold the edge In
the passing department. Also In
Askew, Williams, and Bush the
Golds have proven receivers.
PULL FOR BLAKELY
— OR —
PULL OUT
$3.09 PER ANNUM
Board of Education In its policy
and plans in carrying out the
court order processed recently
aganlst the schools in Early
County.
Peggy Cleveland, Grace Craft,
Maurine Bostwick, Frances
Prince, Jerri Collier, Othell
Evans, Mrs. Melvin Jordan, Mrs.
Leta Thompson, Mrs. Nancy
Moore, Elise Hasty, Edna S,
Golden, Emma Neal Hall, Vir
ginia Minter, Rachel Farr, Di
ane D. Strickland, Eurice Hay,
Adelaide Dye, Mathel Barnes,
Ruby O. Still, Margie Brown,
Carolyn Simmons, Emily Mc-
Dowell, Rosamond Watson,
Miriam Jarrett, Willie C. Hen
derson, Pat Freeman, Martha
Dußose, Ellen Smith, Verne Du-
Bose, Mildred Tarver, J. A. Can
non, Naomi Bruner, Frank Buck
ner, Ray Knight, E. Martin, Jo
Ann Shlerling, Evelyn Balkcom,
Hilburn Dunahoo, Dola Mae
Evans, R. K. Sites, Duane M.
Davis, Claire Houston, Laura
Brown, Tommy Whitehurst, Mary
H. Bedell, Pam Grist, Pat Wil
son, Mary King, Faye Lewis,
Edna Sessions, Henrlnel Middle
ton, Linda Slappy, Pat Bridges,
Betty Houston, Mary .Jane Po
well, R. E. Balkcom, R. G. May,
Tony A. Williams, David Riven
bark, Frank King, Malcolm Free
man, Bobby H. Davis.
The Bobcat coaches have been
pleased with the drill thus far and
feel the Bobcats have continued to
improve. Coach King remarked,
"The third week of practice was
definitely our best and very en
couraging. We are beginning to
do some things well. We’ll
continue to work as a unit most
of this week dividing Thursday
or Friday for the game.”
Come out and support the Bob
cats Saturday nieht.
Gas increase
The City of Blakely is notifying
Its customers this week of an
Increase In natural gas rates.
This rate adjustment Is neces
sary to cover additional costs
imposed by the City’s supplier.
South Georgia Natural Gas Com
pany. The rates are changed to
cover only that cost to the City
caused by the rate increase from
the pipe line supplier.
The City of Blakely is joining
other cities in Georgia in oppos
ing this increase. If successful
in eliminating or reducing the
rate Increase from South Georgia
Natural Gas Company, the city’s
rates will be adjusted accord
ingly.