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EARL Y COUNTY, GA.
Garden Spot Os
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME NO. 112—NO. 30
| SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHY PROF. |
| VISITS EARLY CO. FARMERS |
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Scotland has attracted Am
erican tourists through the years
tSut it was farming practices and
economics in Early County that
brought a Geography professor
from the University of Glasgow,
Scotland here during the week
end.
Dr. Alistar Cruickshank, a for
mer Georgia Rotary Exchange
Student from Scotland, came to
Early County through the co
operation of the Extension Ser
vice and was the guest of County
Agent Charles Robertson He is
serving on the Geography facility
at the University of Georgia
where he will continue to study
until he returns to Scotland in Au
gust.
Glasgow, his home, is in the
Central Lowlands of Scotland and
the largest city in that country,
with a population of over a mil
lion. The Scottish people feel they
must make the most of their fer
tile land on the narrow "waist”
of Scotland which is 90miles long
and 30 miles wide, hemmed in
between the Southernuplands and
the Scottisn Highlands.
Dr. Cruickshank said, "I hope
I can take this information back
to Scotland and put it to good use, ’ ’
in reference to the material
gleaned from farmers in Early
County. Among those interview -
ed were Mack Jarrett, Ralph
Balkcom, Vincent Willis, Cecil
Cobb, A. J. Singletary, Marvin
Singletary, Hilton Hightower, Jr.,
Eustace Bishop Speaks
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Eustace Bishop, President of The Tri Rivers Development As
sociation (center) James B. .Murdock, Jr., Immediate Past Presi
dent of the Association and Program Chairman for Friday’s meet
ing and President Elwood Martin discuss Mr. Bishop’s planned
trip to the nation’s capitol to meet with the Harbors and Rivers
Congress, March 17-19.
Eustace Bishop. Dothan Civic
leader and one of theearliestand
staunchest boosters for the de
velopment of the Chattahoochee
river, was the speaker at last
Friday’s meeting of the Blakely
Rotary Club, and of course,
spoke on his favorite subject,
"the Chattahoochee river.”
Mr. Bishop, the current presi
dent of the Tri-Rivers Develop
ment Association, told of the
plans to get the Chattahoochee de
veloped into a 9-feet channel. It
was believed, Mr. Bishop stated,
that die building of the big dams
at Ft. Gaines and Chattahoochee,
Fla., would make such a channel,
but it didn't turn out that way. It
is his opinion that still another
dam, south of Jim Woodruff,
would make a 9-feet stream.
Lack of such a channel, Mr. Bi
shop stated, is holding back in-
Blakely & Early Co.
Clean-up Campaign
The Blakely and Early County
cleanup campaign will begin Ap
ril 1, according to chairman
Charles Robertson and Co-
Chairman Mrs. Don Curran. Club
leaders for the following clubs in
Blakely will be called upon this
week for support during this cam
paign. From all indications
Catmig
Warren Cleveland and Henry
Haddock.
Dr. Cruickshank apparently
realized agriculture has gone
through a big change in the South
eastern United States in the past
25 years as he asked questions
about these changes In view of the
changes that might be made In
Scotland. In studying the econom
ic problems he learned that far
mers of this section are capita
lized. or furnished with capital
to be used in the production of
their crops, with the cropascol
lateral, they borrow money the
first of the year and pay back after
the crop is harvested. This is pe
culiar to tit is section and south
western Alabama the mortgage on
the crop is made as an open loan.
He said, "In Scotland land is
used as collateral, and some
times livestock, but the crop still
to be grown-is not enough colla
teral.”
He found out that "weather is
a big factor in farming in this
area.” In Scotland land the weath
er is mild the year around rang
ing from 47 to 70 degrees. He
compared the rainfall, tempera
ture , rotation of crops and fin
ances in Early County to that of
Scotland.
Where most farmers here
lease a farm for rent for two to
five years, in Scotland leases run
from 15 to 20 years. He secured
information on the number of
grazing days on winter grasses
dustry from locating on the river,
and stifling the enlargement of
present industry. The Tri-Riv
ers is working for such a channel
now, Mr. Bishop stated. The pro
gram was arranged by James B.
Murdock, Immediate past presi
dent of Tri-Rivers, and he intro
duced Mr. Bishop. President El
wood Martin presided over the
meeting.
Visitors present were Henry
Haddock, a guest of “Bubba”
Haddock; Dr. Alliston Crunik
shank, of Glascow, Scotland, in
this country doing research at the
University of Georgia, a guest of
Charlie Robertson; Fred Bailey,
of Tifton, a guest of Charlie De-
Loach; Roy Daughterly, a guest of
Gene Brooks: Les Reffert, of Al
bany, and Frank Goodwin, of
Blakely, guests of Guy Dunnaway;
Scott Laslie, a guest of Mike Las
lie.
members of the following clubs
will participate in the Blakely
Campaign: PTA, Pilot Club, Gar
den Club, Rotary, Lions Club, Fu
ture Farmers, VFW, American
Legion, Jaycees, Jaycettes, Wo
mans Club, Future Homemakers
and 4-H Clubs.
Each club will be asked to take
an assigned section of the city.
Success to AH Who Pay Their Honest Debts — “Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead”
and on summer grasses, the cost
of planting and upkeep of the
fences.
While he was asking questions
such as: Is timber a crop? How
many buyers are on hand to bid
on the peanut or com crops ?Are
vegetables grown as truck farm
ing crops? the local farmers had
a glimpse of farming in Scotland.
He said barley was their main
crop, and was asked what can
people use barley for? "The
Scotch whiskey is made from bar
ley, was the answer, this is one
of their main exports and liveli
hood. It takes up most of the space
in the warehouses in Glasgow.
The people of Scotland do not
make it for their consumption, it
is their may to make a living-.
Wheat, oats, barley, potatoes,
vegetables and fruits are grown
in the central lowlands; dairy
herds, sheep, cattle and hogs are
familiar farm animals in the
Southern uplands where grass is
the chief crop. Instead of diver
sified farming, farmers there
specialize in one thing; if he is a
cattleman that is all he does; a
vegetable farmer plants only
vegetables.
A very presentable young man,
with a pleasing personality, the
local farmers he interviewed en
joyed work ing with him. He had
supper with the Vincent Willis’
and breakfast with A. J. Single
tary.
E. C. ladies
eligable for
Princess Pageant
Early County young ladies are
invited toenterGeorgia’s Poultry
Princess Pageant Preliminary to
be held in Douglas on Friday, Ap
ril 28, 1971. The Invitation was
extended today by Roy L. Jones,
Jr., Chairman, South Georgia
Area Poultry Princess Pageant
sponsored by the Douglas Lions
Cub..
"Four Poultry Princesses will
be selected at the Douglas Pag
eant,” Mr. Jones said, "to com
pete in the Georgia Miss Poultry
Princess Pageant in Atlanta in
June.”
"Contestants are not required
to enter a talent competition.
They are judged on poise, charm,
beauty of face and figure, in even
ing dress and bathing suit revues.
Young ladles whoarelßyears or
older—or wjll be by August 1,
1971, not married and never been
married are eligible to enter. En
try blanks will be sent by return
mail,” Mr. Jones said.
The four princesses selected
in the district pageant at Douglas
will be awarded trophies, other
prizes and expense-paid trips to
Atlanta in June to compete with
other area princesses in the state
finals. The young lady selected
"Miss Georgia Poultry Princess
in the state finals will be given
a complete finishing course by
Personally Yours Studio, Atlanta,
plus a beautiful Mary Wells Ori
ginal evening gown, sl,oooand ot
her prizes.
Address a postal card or letter
to: Poultry Princess Pageant
Chairman, P. O. Box 443, Doug
las, Georgia, 31533, for an entry
blank before April 15, 1971. April
20, 1971 is the deadline forenter-
Ing.
Dr. Horton
new pastor
in Metter, Ga.
Dr. Charles D. Horton has ac
cepted the pastorate of the First
Baptist Church, Metter, Georgia.
For the past six years he has
served the First Baptist Church,
Blakely, coming here from Ac
worth. The Horton family expects
to move to Metter in April. Dr.
Horton will assume his duties
there April 1.
BLAKELY GA., THURSDAY MORNING, MAR. 18,1971
City Purchases Radar
Speed Control Equipment
The City of Blakely has pur
chased radar equipment which
will check the speed of automo
biles and trucks for a distance
of almost one-half mile.
"The radar speed detection
equipment will go into operation
the week of March 22, and will
be used at different times during
the day and night thereafter,” Po
lice Chief Carl Gilbert said.
This highly mechanized unit is
one of the best, the rate of speed
of an approaching vehicle is re
corded on the picture tube as soon
as the car or truck comes into
Rep. Howell Elected
Chm. of 'Georgia Caucas’
Members of the Georgia House
of Representatives, representing
counties other than the metro
polltian or urban areas have
formed an organization known as
the “Georgia Caucas”.
Representative Mobley Howell
of Blakely was elected by the
group to serve as its first chair
man; W. W. Larsen of Dublin
was elected vice chairman and
Mrs. Janet Merritt of Americus,
secretary.
A ten member policy commit
tee. composed of representatives
from all areas of Georgia was
elected to establish policy for
the group.
Howell emphasized that the
main purpose of the organization
would be to better inform its
CPR Course held
March 9 & 11
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On March 9th and 11th classes
were held in Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitation for twenty nine of
the personnel at the Early Me
monial Hospital.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscita
tion is a demonstrated life saving
technique in cases of cardiac ar
rest, such as heart attacks,
drowning, suffocation, electrocu
tion, wreck victims, etc. Such
emergencies can arise within the
hospital, on the job, at sport ev
ents, at home, in fact anywhere
at any time. The victims of such
emergencies can be resuscitat
ed only if there is immediately
available a person or persons
trained to carry out the proper
procedures.
It is with these facts in mind
range, it records the number of
miles per hour; this figure chang
es if the approaching vehicle
slows down or speeds up-until it
is out of range.
‘ 'Tills unit was not secured for
the purpose of setting up a speed
trap but rather to be used as a
means to attempt to control the
dangerous situation caused by
cars and trucks being driven too
fast in congested areas,” he fur
ther stated.
Chief Gilbert demonstrated
means of systematically checking
the equipment; locking the speed
members on legislation of im
portance which would be coming
up for consideration before the
house, and also provide a forum
through which ideas could be
freely exchanged and strategy can
be developed for legislation ef
fecting suburban and rural areas.
Howell further stated that there
is no fight between the urban
group and the so called rural
suburban group, "but that since
the urban people are fairly or
ganized, then we feel that there
is a definite need for the "Geor
gia Caucas”. In organization
.there is strength and we hope
to become a force whose v6ice
will be heard for the benefit
of all Georgia.”
that the Georgia Heart Associa
tion has been conducting a State
wide training program which will
result in the availability of com
petently trained personnel in
hospitals, counties and commu
nities throughout the State.
On Januray 19, 1971 a C. P.R.
Instructors course was held at
Early Memorial Hospital and we
now have several instructors who
are eligible for helping teach this
procedure. If any civic organiza
tion, rescue squads, police and
fire departments or any other in
terested group would contact
Mrs. Balkcom she can help you
set up classes and get the mani
kins, films and other necessary
equipment for the classes.
automatically, and manually; the
calebration and range of the radar
equipment. It has been installed
in the police car and used the car
battery just like all of the other
attachments.
Speed limit signs are posted
at regular intervals on all State
Highways in Blakely, they vary
from 45 miles-per-hour to 25
MPH. The signs inside the city
were erected following a survey
by State Safety Engineer Arthur
Durshimer of Tifton, working
with Police Chief Gilbert. The
speed zones on the state highways
are recorded and on file in At
lanta.
Blakely has five state high
ways: Georgia Highway 1,39,62,
200, and 363; making eight main
roads entering the city which have
been surveyed for traffic and now
have speed limit signs posted. All
other streets have a 25 MPH
speed limit.
The radar equipment arrived
earlier this month. A permit
from the State Department of
Public Safety to use this speed
detection equipment has been is
sued. The law enforcement of
ficers will begin to put the equip
ment into official use after March
22.
Tax fables now
cover income
to SIO,OOO
Federal income tax tables now
cover incomes up to SIO,OOO for
taxpayers who do not itemize de
ductions. Calvin G. Lane, Local
Representative for IRS said
today.
In prior years, only taxpayers
who did not itemize and had
incomes under SSOOO were re
quired to use the tables. How
ever, the Tax Reform Act of 1969
requires tax tables to cover in
comes up to SIO,OOO of those not
itemizing.
The new tables reflect the in
creased exemption deductions of
$625 (up from $600) and the low
income allowance, Mr. Lane said.
Persons who itemize deduc
tions or who have incomes of
SIO,OOO or more compute their
own tax by using the tax rate sche
dules.
Mr. Lane alerted taxpayers
who are filing estimated tax de
clarations for 1971 to use the tax
tables for thatyear since person
al and dependency exemptions are
$650 instead of $62 5 and the low -
income allowance is limited to
SIOSO.
E. C. Rescue
Unit holds
Practice Drills
The Early County Rescue Unit
held a drill session Friday night
(March 5) at Kolomoki Mounds.
The purpose of this practice alert
was to improve "dragging” skills
on the lake, test newly acquired
radio equipment, and inspect re
cently built lighting equipment.
Approximately 25 members
were at the scene after being
called by their squad leader.
SECOND DRILL
A second practice drill was
held this past Friday as the Unit
organized near Cedar Springs to
find a lost “dummy.” Both exer
cises were very instrumental in
preparing the members of the
Unit for emergency operations.
Catholics to
March 28
sponsor Dinner
Sunday, March 28, 1971 from
11:30 a.m. to 2;30 p.m. in the
American Legion Hall, Blakely,
632 Magnolia St. Tickets - $1.25.
Good for Take-Out or Eat-In.
Sponsored by Holy Family Catho
lic Church Members.
SWG Academy Players
Named to All-State Team
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Southwest Georgia Academy basketball players named totheAA
South All-Region Basketball Team were: (left to right) Kim Cook,
Paula Dean, Scott Houston and Mickey Lewis. Paula Dean, Scott
Houston and Mickey Lewis were also named to the AA All State
Team.
TOURNAMENT
The Class AA State Tourna
ment was held this past week at
Southland Academy in Americus.
The Southwest Georgia Academy
girls were eliminated from the
tourney in the quarter-finals.
Brentwood handed the Lady War
riors their firstdefeatof the sea
son 50-42 to drop them from the
competition.
BOYS ADVANCE
The Warriors advanced to the
Semi-finals by defeating the
Brentwood boys by a score of 79-
65 in the quarter-finals. Strat-
Mathis to be honored
Congressman Dawson Mathis
will meet with friends and sup
porters at an appreciation dinner
in his honor to be held at Hasan
Shrine Temple in Albany, on
March 26. The popular new Con
gressman and his family will be
in the spotlight during the
evening as guests from each of
the counties in the Second
District gather for the occasion.
Former Governor Marvin
Griffin will act as master of
ceremonies for the brief
program, which will include an
Southside Revival
Begins March 22
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Dr. John Gibson
The Southside Baptist Church
will begin their revival Monday,
March 22 with Dr. John F. Gibson,
pastor of the Wesleyan Drive
Baptist Church, Macon, as the
evangelist according to the pas
tor, the Rev. Andrew H. Lanier,
Jr.
Services will be held each
evening at 7;30 p.m. with Bible
preaching and Gospel Singing
throughout the week. A nursery
will be provided.
Dr. Gibson is the son of Dr. and
Mrs, T. Baron Gibson of Canton,
Georgia, the senior Dr. Gibson
having served as pastor of the
First Baptist Churches of Canton,
Valdosta and Jasper, Georgia.
The younger Dr. Gibson is a
graduate of Valdosta High School,
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ford of Macon proved to be too
much for the Warriors the next
night, however, as they beat the
Southwest Georgia Academy boys
63-60.
WINNERS
The Stratford boys went on to
win the State Tournament along
with the Flint River of Woodbury
girls. These two teams, along
with the Smithville girls and Ran
dolph Southern boys of Class A,
will journey to Columbia, South
Carolina, March 19 and 2Oto com
pete against the South Carolina
State winners-
invocation by Rev. Evan A.
Abbott, of Albany, and a welcome
to guests by Albany Mayor Genie
Clark. Judge Robert Culpepper,
of Camilla, will introduce Con
gressman Mathis. Special guests
will include officials throughout
the state.
Chairmen for tickets sales have
been appointed in counties
throughout the district, or tickets
may be obtained from Sam
Griffin, Post Office Box 277,
Bainbridge, Georgia.
of Theological Seminary. He has
served as pastor of the White
Sand Baptist Church of Poplar
ville, Mississippi, Natalbany
Baptist Church, Natalbany, Loui
siana, and before his return to
Georgia, was pastor of the First
Baptist Church of Delhi, Louisi
ana for five (5) years. Dr. Gib
son has been pastor of the First
Baptist Church of Cordele for six
(6) years. He is now pastor of the
Wesleyan Drive Baptist Church of
Macon, and past moderator of the
Macon Baptist Association, and a
Georgia representative on the
Home Mission Board of the South
ern Baptist convention.
He is the author of "Gospel
Missionism" included in the EN
CYCLOPEDIA OF SOUTHERN
BAPTIST, and has written arti
cles for THE CHRISTIAN INDEX.
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