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EARLY COUNTY, GA
Garden Spot Os
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME NO. Ill—NO. 40
Class of 1970 Graduates Monday
Webb announces his candidacy for
State Senate for this district again
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Julian Webb
State Senator Julian Webb, of
Donalsonville, qualified this week
with the Georgia Democratic Ex
ecutive Committee, of which he
is a member, for a fifth term in
the Georgia Senate.
The Southwest Georgia law
maker has served as President
Pro Tern of the Senate and as
Floor Leader. At the beginning
of his second term he was select
ed by his colleagues as the most
influential senator and described
by one of the senators as *a
strictly rural Senator with the
ability to see the problems of
every section of our State.*
Senator Webb has sponsored
major legislation in the areas of
education, mental health and law
enforcement, and has assumed
leadership in providing funds for
agriculture and in guarding
government expenditures.
In seeking re-election Senator
Webb said that he does so on
the basis of his experience and
his record.
•This next term,* he remarked
•we shall be confronted with
major legislative proposals, in-
JACK AND JILL KINDERGARTEN
COMMENCEMENT SLA TED FRIDA Y
The 1970 Graduates of the Jack and Jill Kindergarten -
Front row; (left to right) Terry Joe Durham, Ricky Chapman,
Jeff Montgomery, Griggs Chainbless, Sam Houston, Gary Busby,
Ted Waller, Harrison Gee, not pictured, Lynn Freeman.
Ted Waller, Harrison Gee. Second row; Kelly Hendley, Mitch
The Jack and Jill Kindergar
ten Commencement will be held
on Friday, May 29, 1970 at the
Mangham Auditorium at 8:00 o’-
clock p.m.
The program will begin with
the Operetta "Cinderella” under
the direction of Mrs. C. G. Brew
er and Mrs. William Mills. Grad
uation will follow and die twenty-
County
eluding congressional and legis
lative reapportionment and re
quests for more money than ever
before. The interests of the citi
zens and the careful expenditure
of their tax money must be
vigilantly guarded. I feel that
my eight years In the Senate,
together with my professional
and business maturity, can be
of major advantage and benefit
to the people of this area and of
Georgia.*
•I expect to continue my ef
forts to serve worthily the best
interests of the citizens of the
Uth District, embracing the eight
counties of Baker, Calhoun, Clay,
Quitman, Early, Miller, Decatur
and Seminole.*
Webb, a graduate of Mercer
University, is a lawyer and own
er of farming interests, and also
formerly published his home town
newspaper. He is well known
in civic, professional and re
ligious circles. He is a member
of the Board of Directors of his
local Chamber of Commerce,
on the Board of Governors of
the State Bar, former President
of the City Attorneys of Georgia,
former potentate of Hasan Shrine
temple, teacher of the Metho
dist Men’s Bible Class and
President of Magnolia Manor.
Mike Hall
accidentally
injured Friday
Mike Hall, 7, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Horace Hall of the Colo
mokee Community, was accident
ally injured Friday near his fa
ther's Service Station on South
Main St. Mike’s leg was broken;
he was taken to Phoebe Putney
Hospital, Albany, and is in trac
tion, tho’ st lily improving.
eight candidates for graduation
are: Jeff Montgomery, Greg
Floyd, Pam Griffin, Charlotte
Alford, Ricky Chapman, Terry
Joe Dirham, Lynn Freeman,
Mitch Clark, Wanda Barron, Pat-,
rick Turner, Carol Barfield, Ted
Waller, Sam Houston, Kelly
Hendley, Gary Busby, Debbie
Tiner, Sonya Roberts, Chrisanne
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts — “Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead”
Mobley Howell
seeks re-election
to House
Mobley Howell, Representative
of the 60th District, Georgia
House of Representatives, an
nounces that he is seeking re
election to that office in the
General Primary to be held on
September 9, 1970.
The 60th House District com
prises Clay, Early, and Quit
man Counties. Howell has re
presented the district for the
past two years, and prior to
the last reapportionment of the
House, he represented Early
County for four years. He ser
ved as State Senator of the old
9th Senatorial District, Early,
Miller and Baker Counties, in
1957-58.
Howell is a member of the
House’s most prestigious com
mittees, being vice-chairman of
the State of the Republic Com
mittee, and a member of the
powerful Rules Committee and
the new House Committee on
Retirement.
ALL articles sent into the
Early County News, as well
as Letters to the Editor,
must be signed by the person
who wrote them.
Names will be withheld by
the Editor, if requested.
GIVE A LITTLE — HELP
A LOT AT THE BLOOD-
MOBILE THURSDAY, MAY
28 — AMERICAN LEGION
BUILDING!
Clarke, Denise Fairbanks, Scott Adams, Wanda Barron, Randy
Cooper, Charlotte Alford, Ricky Chambliss, Sonya Roberts,
Randy Herrin. Third row; Jay Sealy, Carol Barfield, Terry
Simmons, Pam Griffin, Patrick Turner, Debbie Tiner, David
Griffin, Chrisanne Whitt, Greg Floyd, not pictured, Lynn Freeman.
Whitt, Denise Fairbanks, Scott
Adams, Terry Simmons, Randy
Cooper, Randy Herrin, Joy Sealy,
Ricky Chambliss, David Griffin,
Greggs Chambless, Harrison
Gee.
The welcome address will be
given by Jeff Montgomery; fare
well by Harrison Gee; invocation
by Rev. John Quillian; Bene-
BLAKELY GA., THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 28,1970
Al Hatcher
speaks to
Lion's Club
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Al Hatcher
Former Deputy Insurance
Commissioner Al Hatcher was
the speaker at Tuesday’s meet
ing of the Blakely Lion’s Club.
Hatcher, who resigned his posi
tion as deputy insurance com
missioner, to seek the office of
comptroller general now held by
James L. Bentley, a candidate
for governor, is filling speaking
engagements across the state.
The native Georgian, who was
born in Dublin, spoke of problems
beseiging Georgians pertaining
to the insurance field. Mr. Hat
cher. a fluent and informed
speaker, proposed the establish
ment of regional offices to better
serve the people.
The speaker has a long record
of public service. He was exe
cutive secretary to Georgia’s
lieutenant governor from 1963-
66, is a graduate of the Univer
sity of Georgia School of Law,
as was his father and grand
father. He served as a combat
instructor with the U. S. Army
during the Korean Conflict. He
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diction by Dr.' C. D. Horton.
The delivery of Diplomas will
be by Supervising Principal
Frank Buckner.
Undergraduates are Sandy
Gentry, Jeff Clark and Mike
Griffin.
Helpers are: Mrs. Dave Turn
er, Mrs. Fred Whitt, and Mrs.
Robert Freeman.
The public is Invited to attend.
ECHS Holds Honors Day Program
Graduation Will Be Held June 1
HONORS DAY
Honors Day at Early County
High School gave recognition for
outstanding achievement and con
tributions to over sixty-five stu
dents receiving 85 medals, cer
tificates and scholarships here
Friday, May 22.
HARRY STONE AWARD
Dewey Cannon, son of Principal
and Mrs. Joe Cannon, received
the Harry Stone award, awarded
to the best all round boy in the
Senior Class; he received the
Hi-Y Club award, given to the
boy who exemplifies the Hl-Y
ideals; an honor student and out
standing athelete, Dewey has been
awarded a scholarship to Gaines
ville Junior College and received
the trophy at ECHS as most
valuable player in baseball.
VALEDICTORIAN
Bill Warrick, son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Warrick, as vale
dictorian was recipient of the
Masonic medal and valedictory
school medal. He received two
literary awards, the quartet and
one-act play citations; and two
scholarships, the Georgia Con
sumer Finance Association scho
larship as District II winner and
the Blakely Lions Club scholar
ship.
SALUTATORIAN
Rebecca Knighton, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Knighton,
salutatorian, received a Masonic
medal and salutatorian’s medal
from the school; the Janet Bar
ber award from the Future Home
makers of America at Early
County High; the Georgia Power
Company scholarship and the
Georgia Consumer Finance As
sociation Scholarship as State
winner.
Bill and Rebecca received six
awards each; Clink Alexander,
President of the Senior Class
and master of ceremonies at
Honors Day, and Dewey Can
non, received five each; others
with two awards or more were;
Joanna Dean and Melissa Bates,
four each; Tommy Harvey, Jackie
Gentry, Annette Davis and Bill
Stone, three each; and Jeanie
Clinkscales, Sue Taylor, Ilene
Reed, Andy Bush, Shirley Mul
key and Rita Spuriell all with
two each.
G. H. OWEN AWARD
Tommy Harvey, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Harvey, was
recipient of the G. H. Owen
award, presented to the student
in the Senior Class "Most Con
siderate of Others”. He receiv
ed two literary awards for plac
ing in piano and quartet at the
district meet.
KATHY TINER-STATE WINNER
The surprise presentation was
made to Kathy Dale Tiner, dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Will Tiner,
who received a SI,OOO bond as
state winner of an essay contest
sponsored by the Pepsi Cola
Company written on "I Have a
Lot to Live For”. President
Langston of Bainbridge Pepsi
Cola Company presented the bond
to Kathy. Causing additional
enthusiasm and interest was the
SI,OOO bond presented to the
school (of the winner) by Cecil
Everett, Pepsi Executive of At
lanta, who presented the bond to
Supervising principal.
The John Philip Sousa Band
Award, in recognition for out
standing achievement and in
terest in instrumental music, for
singular merit, loyalty and co
operation, for displaying high
qualities of conduct . . . and by
nomination by fellow band mem
bers and confirmation of the band
director and school officials, was
presented posthumously to Roger
Sammons. Also for participation
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Winners of the special awards, revealed Friday were: Tommy Harvey, recipient of the G. H.
Owen Award, given to a senior Most Considerate of Others; Kathy Tiner received the State
Pepsi Cola Essay Contest award, a SI,OOO bond which brought her school a matching SI,OOO
bond; Clink Alexander, master of ceremonies, holds the medal received as President of the
Senior Class and Dewey Cannon was recipient of the Harry Stone award going to the senior
boy declared the best all round. (Photo by Amelia Barksdale)
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Club Awards announced for the first time at Honors Day were received by (seated Ito r)
Jeanie Clinkscales, Senior Beta Club; Jackie Gentry, FTA; Rebecca Knighton, FHA; Joanna
Dean, Science Club; (2nd row, standing) Sue Taylor, Tri-Hi-Y; Ilene Reed, FBLA; (back row)
Andy Bush, Junior Beta; Charles Anderson, VICA; Robert Pullen, FFA; and Dewey Cannon,
Hi-Y.
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Supervising principal Frank Buckner congratulates Bill Warrick, valedictorian, (left) and
Rebecca Knighton, salutatorian, recipients of the largest number of awards at Honors Day
program.
in Boy’s solo, one-act play and
quartet in the Regional Literary
Meet, medals were awarded to
Roger Sammons. His mother,
Mrs. Floyd Sammons, accepted
the awards.
As the awards were received by
Roger’s mother, a standing ova-
tion was given by the student body,
faculty and visitors.
This was die second ovation
given during the program. The
first was given to Dr. Jack G.
Standifer, the grand old man of
Free Masonary, who presented
the Masonic medals for the 41st
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year, at the beginning of the pro
gram. Due to ill health, Dr.
Standifer left immediately after
delivering a short address and
die medals. He was assisted by
Fletcher Thompson, Worshipful
Master of Magnolia Lodge, 86.
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