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School News
BY CYNTHIA CLEVELAND
The featured seniors this week
at ECHS are: James Aiderman,
Beverly Batson, Patricia Brin
son, Annette Brown, Cathy B.
Brown. Cathy Jo Brown, and
Lamar Bush.
James Aiderman, 18, son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Aiderman
of 636 River Street, Blakely,
is a member of the Vica Club.
James enjoys hunting and fish
ing. He is a member of Mt.
Araratt Baptist Church and plans
to join the U. S. Army after
graduation.
Beverly Batson, 17, daughter
of Mrs. Helda Batson, of Rt. 5,
Blakely, is a member of FHA
and FBLA. Beverly is a mem
ber of the Church of Christ
and plans to go to a business
school after graduation.
Patricia Brinson, 17, daugh
ter of Mrs. Willie Vera Brinson
of Rt. 2, Blakely, is a member
of FHA and F
of FHA and Girl Scouts. She
enjoys playing in the band. Pat
ricia plans to attend college after
graduation and she is a member
of the Mt. Airie Methodist
Church.
Annette Brown, 17, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brown
of Rt. 2. Blakely, is a member
of FHA. She enjoys playing
basketball. Annette plans to
attend college after graduation
and she is a member ofSt. Math
ew Baptist Church
Cathy B. Brown. 17, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Brown
of 823 Howell Street, Blakely,
is a member of Girl Scouts
and FHA. She enjoys being
a bulletin board artist, and play
ing in the band. Cathy plans
to attend either University of
Georgia or Morris Brown Col
lege and she is a member of
the Wesley Chapel A. M. E.
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Year Book
Comm, chosen
at meeting
The Senior Beta Club chos*e
the Beta Program Year Book
committee at the September
meeting held in Coach Hilburn
Dunahoo’s classroom Tuesday.
Cheryl Harvey, Cynthia Cleve
land, Gail Sheffield, Lea Roberts
and Rochell Mayhall were named
to this committee. President
Andy Bush welcomed the Beta
members and sponsors, Mrs.
Richard Grist, Jr. and Coach
Dunahoo. Other Beta officers
for 1971-72 are: Jimmy Balk
com, vice president; Cheryl Har
vey , secretary; Shay Evans,
treasurer; Cynthia Cleveland,
reporter; and Vickie Still, Proj
ects Chairman.
Church.
Cathy Jo Brown, 17, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Lindon L. Brown
of Angus Drive, Blakely, is a
member of FHA, was a member
of the Glee Club and 4-H Club.
She enjoys swimming, cooking,
horseback riding, playing in the
band and playing in the clarinet
quartet. Cathy plans to attend
a business school after gradu
ation and she is a member of
Gospel Assembly Church.
Lamar Bush, 17, son of Dr.
and Mrs. Don Bush of Blakely,
enjoys playing football, being on
the track team, listening to rock
music and other outdoor activi
ties. Lamar plans to attend
college after graduation and is
a member of the First Metho
dist Church.
View of Test
on Chapter Farm
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FFA members view corn on testplot on farm. Left to right
are: Keith Evans, Ronald Bush, Tim Hudson and Mr. Jim
Hardy, sales manager for Funko Brothers Seed Company.
Last week most of the mem
bers of the chapter had an op
portunity to view the various test
plats of corn on the chapter farm
these various corn varities. The
two acre test project had ten
different experimental
plots. Friday the corn was har
vested and weighed and an eval
uation of the stand of the corn
on each plot was made. At this
time we do not have a complete
record of the yields but these
will be completed and given to
the members later.
The following varities were
planted: G 5757, G 4761, G4BOB.
Three experimental varities and
a repetition of two of the above
mentioned varities.
On test plot of a second gen
eration corn variety was planted
and ten different varities of
blight suseptible corn were plan
ted. All this corn was planted
on April 12th and fortunately
had plenty of moisture except
when it was first planted which
interferred with the plant popu
lation. The blight suseptible
Jr. High
FHA holds
first meeting
The Junior High FHA had their
first executive meeting on Tues
day, September 21st. The of
ficers were acquainted with their
duties, being advised of rules
and regulations. The following
officers were present for the
meeting: President - Laura
Foster; Ist Vice President -
Ginger Johnston; 2nd Vice Pres
ident-Gloria Gordon; Secretary-
Carolyn Hutchins; Assistant Sec
retary-Lea Chapman; Treas
urer-Sue Cleveland; Parliamen
tarian-Daisy Lampert; Histor
ian-Teresa Still; and the follow
ing chairmen: Chairman of Pro
jects-Penny Merritt and Sandra
iCawthon; Chairman of Degrees -
I Cindy Kimbrell and Joy Cleve
land; Chairman of Public Re
lations-Nancy Stone and other
committee chairmen: Glenda
Sirmons, Faye James, Peggy
Freeman, Shiela Goocher, Pam
Hodges and Sandra Craft.
Another executive meeting was
varities were not affected until
after they had made corn and
very little damage then. These
plots attracted lots of people as
well as FFA members through
out the growing season. lam
sure many people would like to
know the outcome as far as
yield comparison is concerned.
Another experiment conducted
on the chapter farm this year
was a four and one half acre
plot of Hugh Lysine corn. This
corn is supposed to be fed with
out a protein supplement. We
will soon be conducting a feed
ing experiment where one group
of pigs will be fed this corn as
compared to regular corn and
protein supplement.
The Early County Peanut Fes
tival and Fair is in progress this
week. The FFA members placed
a very attractive exhibit in the
exhibit contest with the theme
“Youth with a Purpose”. Also
several individual exhibits were
entered by individual FFA mem
bers.
Eugene Jacobs
receives medal
in Vietnam
Army Specialist Five Eugene
Jacobs, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Mack C. Jacobs, Rt. 2, Blakely,
Ga., recently received the Army
Commendation Medal while serv
ing with the 22nd Replacement
Battalion in Vietnam.
The Medal was awarded for
meritorious service. Such ser
vice can be over an extended
period of time or for outstand
ing achievement in a single sit
uation. In either case, the re
cipient must have demonstrated
skills and dedication far above
the average.
Spec. 5 Jacobs received the
award while assigned as a cook
in the Battalion’s 507th Replace
ment Company.
He entered the Army in Jan
uary 1969, completed basic
training at Ft. Benning, Ga.,
and was last stationed at Ft.
Bliss, Texas.
Mrs. Courtney
head Blakely
Dist. Toalli CFG
The Blakely District Camp
Fire Girls Adult Membership
Board held a re-organizational
meeting Tuesday evening at the
home of Mrs. George Courtney,
Chairman of the Blakely Dis
trict, Toalli CFG.
Mrs. W. E. Bostwick of Ar
lington, vice president of the
Toalli Council, CFG, reviewed
the actions of the Council since
the beginning of the ensuing year
and announced plans for furth
ering Camp Fire Girls work in
the district. Mrs. Bostwick is
Acting President in the absence
of Mrs. Brent McCoy of Albany
who is hospitalized. Mrs. Bost
wick was introduced by Mrs.
Nick Collins.
Adult members of the Toalli
Council from the Blakely Dis
trict include: Mrs. Arthur Chap
man, registrar for the local dis
trict; Mrs. Nick Collins, Toalli
Council secretary; Mrs. R. D.
planned for Saturday morning,
September 25, to begin plans for
what is hoped to be a very
interesting and successful year.
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Georgia H. of R.
offers toll-free
information line
The Georgia House of Repre
sentatives during its special ses
sion, will again offer a toll
free “information line,” to an
swer questions about its mem
bership and activities.
Citizens anywhere in Georgia
can call with questions about
the House between the hours
of 9 a. m. and 5 p. m. each
day that the House is in ses
sion.
The free calling number for
citizens outside the Atlanta met
ropolitan area is 1-800-
282-5800. For residents of the
Atlanta dialing area, the number
is 656-5082.
The information line was first
established during the 1971 Gen
eral Assembly session. An av
erage of 130 calls per day were
received during the eight week
session.
Georgia citizens are encour
aged to call the House if they
have questions or comments on
reapportionment or any of the
other issues during the special
session.
Early receives
State Grant
for road repair
Early County and its munici
palities received a combined
total ofapproximately $121,972 in
state grants for use on streets
and roads during fiscal 1970-71,
State Treasury Department re
cords show.
State highway use taxes on
trucks supplied approximately
$32,323 of the total, according to
the Georgia Motor Trucking As
sociation.
Each year, from its motor
fuel tax revenues, Georgia ap
portions among the 159 counties
approximately $11.9 million for
their use in construction and
maintenance of county roads. An
identical amount is now appor
tioned among “eligible and qual
ified” municipalities, according
to population, for road use.
The truck portion is computed
by applying the percentage of
total motor fuel paid in Geor
gia by trucks (26.5) against the
total allocations.
As a group, trucks pay more
than $52 million a year in Geor
gia in highway use taxes--chief
ly license plate fees and fuel
taxes. A license plate for the
largest trucks costs $7lO. The
state trucking association has
computed that user taxes paid
to operate a single tractor-trail
er unit in Georgia are equal
to the taxes paid to operate 40
automobiles.
Early County receivedsß7,6B2.
“Eligible” municipalities in
Early County and the amount
each received, are: Blakely
$28,698, Damascus $3,459, Jakin
$2,133.
Review of
ECN to be
given October 4
Mrs. E. P. Whitehead, Pres
ident of the Early County Histor
ical Society will give a review
of the 1864 edition of the Early
County News at the October 4
meeting of the Society here Mon
day night at 8 P. M. at the Early
County Library.
A display of Indian Artifacts
unearthed in Early County in
the last three years by the Roy
Walker Family, who reside on
the Cedar Springs Road, will
be exhibited at the fall meeting.
Interest in recording some
local history is running high since
the Society’s “Collections” are
on sale. Possibly the gleaning
of material for another Volume
could be discussed.
The fellow with nothing
much to do is the one who’s
usually too busy to see you.
Hodges, Mrs. Donnell McDowell,
Mrs. Frank Gilbert, Jr., Mrs.
Robert Collier, Mr. and Mrs.
Alex Howell, Mr. and Mrs. Wil
ton Howell, the Rev. John Quil
lian, Mrs. W. M. Barksdale,
Mrs. Jimmy Holman, Mrs. E.
H. Giles, Crozier Batchelor and
Mayor Pro Tern Guy Dunaway.
321 cases
of liquor
sold by SRD
The State Revenue Department
sold 321 cases of confiscated liq
uor, September 22, in its second
liquor auction of the year to add
$15,520.00 to the State’s Treas
ury.
Total wholesale value of the
liquor was $19,840.08. It was
bonded liquor, not moonshine,
which had been seized by Revenue
agents throughout the state, both
in wet and dry counties, for being
transported, sold or used in vio
lation of Georgia state law.
15 bidders vied for their fav
orable brands with one overall
buyer at the Old State Liquor
Warehouse in Atlanta. Only state
licensed wholesalers, retailers,
or dealers serving on the pre
mises are eligible to buy state
confiscated liquor.
The sale brings total liquor
auction receipts for calendar
year 1971 to $29,931.50 for 612
cases.
Awards given
to seven young
people at FUNIC
At a special assembly Sun
day morning at the First United
Methodist Church, attendance a
wards were presented to seven
young people for perfect atten
danpe records in Sunday school.
Mrs. Lester Shoemaker, Chair
man of Commission on Education
presented the awards. Bill Smith
is Sunday School Superintendent.
Andy Bush received a thirteen
year bar; John Stone, an eleven
year bar; Bill Stone, a ten year
bar; Jay Holman, a nine year
bar; Robyn Bush and Nancy Stone
a six year bar and Abda Lee
Quillian a first year pin.
Receiving Bibles were: Bill
Haskins, Jamie Kelly, Robyn
Bush, Fain Dye, Brian Garrett,
Harrison Gee, Matt Mullis, Jay
Sealy, Patrick Turner, Suzanne
Warrick, Amy Aycock, Lynn
Cooper, Andy Cowan, Jim Dykes,
Ben Felder, Lori Haddock, Jo
seph Harris, Terri Middleton,
Meredith Moseley, Danny Smith
and Trey Smith.
The teachers presented the
promotion certificates at the
Promotion Day Assembly.
;T fin!
A shop in Atlanta sells only
black and white clothes.
Cuba’s sugar crop is estima
ted to be more than a million
tons short of Premier Castro’s
goal.
Bing Crosby’s wife, Kathy, is
a registered nurse.
The Blakely Lions Club
Is Now Soliciting
Birthday Calendars Sales.
Buy A Calendar and
List the Dates For You
And Your Family’s Birthdays.
Proceeds Go To
Lions Club Charities.
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Obituaries
Roberson Infant
dies in
Arlington
Rodney Roberson, 5-week old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Rob
erson, of Douglas, died in the
Arlington Hospital Sunday shortly
after noon. Graveside services
were held in the New Light cem
etery, Monday morning, the Rev.
Melvin Moody officiating. Man
ry-Jordan Funeral Home was in
charge.
Beside the parents, other sur
vivors are a brother and sister,
Keith and Rhonda Sue Roberson,
of Douglas; maternal grand
mother, Mrs. Gladys Nix Morgan
and paternal grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Homer Roberson of
Douglas.
Rites held
for Martin
Harper, 71
Martin Harper, 71, native
Early County citizen, a retired
carpenter and farmer, 106 Owen
Street, died in the local hospital
the past Thursday morning, Sept.
23, after a long illness. The
son of the late Martin Harper,
Sr., and Rosa Blackburn Harper,
he was born Nov. 18, 1899 and
had lived in the county most
of his life and was a member
of the Zion Freewill Baptist
Church.
Funeral services were con
ducted by the Rev. J. W. Loy
less and the Rev. Mike Tomp
kins Friday afternoon in the chap
el of Manry-Jordan Funeral
Home. Interment was in the
Flat Creek cemetery in Miller
county. Pall bearers were Byron
Holley, John Tipper, Willie Joe
English, Arthur English, Billy
Joe Harper, Lamar Waller.
Survivors are the widow, Mrs.
Annie Busby Harper, Blakely; two
sons, Bill Harper, Bainbridge,
Thomas Harper, Valdosta;
daughter, Mrs. Frank Gowan,
Blakely, 14 grandchildren, 4
great grandchildren; two broth
ers, Bunch Harper, Blakely, Joe
Harper, Quincy, Fla.; 5 sisters,
Mrs. Lila Lindsey, Blakely, Mrs.
Eula Enfinger, Mrs. Lorane Mc-
Calvin, Mrs. Willie Ed Nix, Mrs.
. Lee Chandler, all of Quincy, Fla.
England’s Princess Anne is 21
years old.
Funeral Services
held for
Charlie Stewart
Charlie Larkin Stewart, 82,
a retired Early County farmer,
who resided at route 2, Arlington,
died in the Calhoun Memorial
Hospital the past Saturday, Sept.
25, following a long illness.
Mr. Stewart was born in Cal
houn County, Dec. 21, 1888, had
lived in Early County for 41
years and was a member of
Shady Grove Primitive Baptist
Church, where funeral services
were held Sunday afternoon,
Elder Carlton Todd officiating.
Burial was in the Christ Church
cemetery, with grandsons of the
deceased serving as pall bearers.
Manry-Jordan Funeral Home
was in charge.
Survivors are the widow, Mrs.
Leona Byrd Stewart, Arlington;
daughter, Mrs. Carl Hubbard,
Quincy, 2 step-daughters, Mrs.
Murray Walton, Edison, Mrs.
James Johnson, Arlongton; step
son, Mr. Julian Lane, Edison.
E. G. Mann
guest speaker
here Sunday
E. G. Mann of St. Simons
Island , Ga., a Gideon speaker,
brought the message to the First
Methodist Church, Blakely, on
Sunday morning, introduced by
the pastor, the Rev. John
Quillian.
Dr. and Mrs. C. D. Horton
and family were visitors in
Blakely Saturday and Sunday, at
tending the morning worship ser
vice at the First Baptist Church
and the Houston-Pyle Family Re
union at the Blakely Woman’s
CJub at noon.
Getting up with a grouch
leads many a wife to con
template divorce.
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With inflation, “Pennies
from Heaven” should have
dollars in the title, but some
how it strikes a sour note.
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One of the best ways to
serve leftovers is to rela
tives.