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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
Garden Spot of
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME NO. 113 - NO. 24
Teaching the Child On
a One-to-One Basis
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Dr. Charles F. Reasoner (left) used puppets to make more effective stories and poems for
children which he demonstrates to Mr. Robert May, Title 1 Coordinator, Mrs. Maurine Bost
wick, Curriculum Director, Title I and Early County Superintendent of Schools, Lonnie Chester.
Dr. Charles F. Reasoner, Pro
fessor of Education, New York
University held a two-day work
shop here recently at the Early
County High School cafeteria with
over 100 attending. This
workshop was geared to working
with children on a one-to-one
basis in a self-contained class
room, but he demonstrated how
this could be adopted to grades
that are departmentalized.
“I am - always have been -
a school teacher”, Dr. Reasoner
told the interested teachers from
the Early County School System,
who were joined by teachers
and supervisors from surround
ing counties and several from
Alabama. “I am a practitioner,
more than a theoritician. A social
scientist is involved with the
human element, always. In ele
mentary - school teaching,CHl-
City Engineer Formally
worked on Skylab Project
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Donald Overbeek is going to up grade water and sewage
maps in Blakely.
Blakely’s new City Engineer,
Donald Overbeek, comes to Blak
ely from Huntsville, Alabama
where he was with the National
Society of Professional Engine
ers as Environmental Analyst
in the Skills Conversion Project.
Previous to that he was employed
in Space Development and Re
search as a senior engineer and
project engineer for 15 years.
In the Skills Conversion Pro
ject he was one of the team who
interviewed cities, counties, Sta
te Health Departments, County
Health Departments and indus
tries concerning their disposal
of solid waste products and th
ermal polluting industries; ma
king complete investigations.
Orginally Mr. Overbeek work
ed in the City Engineers office
at Grand Rapids, Michigan where
his duties included surveying
and construction engineering;
estimation of equipment, cost
etc. for construction; before that
he was with Michigan Consoli
dated Gas Company. From 1952
Early County news
LDREN are the vital elements
and I never want to lose sight
of that fact. If today’s child is
different from the 1952, 1942,
1902 child (as I believe he is
because our society is different
due in part to the vast techno
logical advances since the turn
of the century), then we must
teach this child who will not,
in all probability have us around
in the year 2000 to tell him what
“best” decisions are.”
“This child needs all the ex
pertness and excellence to which
his many teachers expose him.
This does not mean tossing aside
’old fashioned ideas’. Neither
does it mean shutting our eyes
to the real knowledge we have
today about the way children
best learn.
A teacher knows that no two
children - no two classes of
until 1956 he was with General
Motors and Lear, Inc.
Sky lab Project
He worked one year on the
Skylab Project which will be
launched to circle the earth in
1973, on the electronic support
system biomedical support
equipment for the astronauts
These projects were through the
Sperry Rand Corporation and the
Boeing Company, Huntsville,
Alabama.
He attended high school in
Champaign, Illinois and Urbana,
Illinois; received his B.S.degree
in engineering from the Univ
ersity of Illinois and his M. S.
degree from Michigan State Uni
versity. He has done postgradu
ate work at Western Electric
Graduate Engineering School and
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
He began his career with the
cities and since the space pro
gram is being reduced he felt
he should return to this kind of
work. He was sent to M.1.T.,
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts - “Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead”
learners he teaches - ever are
the same; just as a parent knows
that no two children born into the
same family arealike -justas we
all know that we can never expect
to be the same person today as
we were yesterday. We are in
dividuals in a society. Individu
ally we learn to assume res
ponsibilities both to ourselves
and to the societal group to
which we are a part.
In America we are entitled
to keep and develop our individ
ual uniquenesses and identities.
All the child’s teachers must be
cognizant of this, the Y, the
Church, Scouts, Home Sports
Leagues, School, etc. We must
hold back the urge to mass
teach - mass discipline - mass
indoctrinate - mass think for
children. For it we do not, from
where will the great leaders
Cambridge, Mass, by the Na
tional League of Cities and Con
ference of Mayors as one of
the 380 in the United States
for an orientation program and
intensive course in preparation
for city employment.
He is married to the former
Wilma Moody of Siler City, N.
C., they have four children, Don
na, 21, attending college at Look
out Mountain, Tennessee, James,
20 a student at Auburn Univer
sity, Betty, 18 and Bobby, 15,
attending Huntsville High.
Mr. Overbeek expects his
family to join him in June. He
is a member of the Presbyterian
Church, the National Society of
Professional Engineers, North
Alabama Chapter; and a regis
tered engineer in three states.
His hobbies are golf, swimming,
coin collector and stamp col
lector. He resided atlll Magno
lia Street, Blakely.
“The City of Blakely has top
notch material ... I plan to
concentrate on organizing the
Electrical Department and bring
the maps of the water and sewage
up-to-date;” he said.
He plans a three-year elec
trical improvement program,
changing to higher voltage imput
for the City of Blakely. Already
he has received a cordial wel
come through the hospitality ex
tended him since his arrival
last week.
PRESS INSTITUTE
SPEAKER == Webb
McKinley, news editor of
Associated Press World
Services, will be a featured
speaker at the 44th annual
Georgia Press Institute at the
Georgia Center for Continuing
Education in Athens, Ga.,
February 24-26. Mr.
McKinley, former AP chief of
Middle East services, is
scheduled to address the group
at 11 a.m. on Feb. 25th. The
Press Institute is sponsored by
the Georgia Press Association
and the Henry W. Grady
School of Journalism at the
University of Georgia. (PRN)
BLAKELY, GA., THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 3,1972
come to guide the masses in
the year 2000? Who will do the
discipling? the thinking? the fol
lowing?
Stand For Something
“From our culture, we learn
that America’s great leaders
have been “rebels”, people who
have STOOD for something -
died for their beliefs. The fu
ture of America will depend
(I believe) on how well today’s
children are taught to make de
cisions to weigh the alternatives,
to stand up and be counted. With
the work week becoming shorter
and shorter, a very real question
one could raise is what kinds
of examples are being presented
to children to help them make
wise and discriminate use of
their ever-increasing hours of
leisure?
“Today’s children are as Pro
fessor Leland B. Jacobs states,
‘trying on life for size’. We
must use every effort to make
certain their wardrobes are full
not with fear of bombs and wars,
but with American Pioneer
courage; not with inactive wa
tching and listening, but with
vigorous direct participation; not
with petty Biblical bickerings,
but with firm religious commit
ment which is applicable in daily
living. For today’s adults, school
teachers in particular, these
teaching years ahead are de
manding, anxious ones.
“The work ahead for us will
be hard because each of us must
become an expert and no one
has been able to tell us what a
first grader, entering school next
September, will have to know
and use when he greets January 1,
2000 with confidence, com
petence and commanding world
leadership”.
The workshop was sponsored
by the Title I Program in Early
County. Dr. Reasoner was in
torduced by Mrs. Maurine Bost
wick, Curriculum Supervisor for
Title I Program; Robert May
is Coordinator.
Bobcats Defeat
Mitchell; Lose to
Whigham Team
The Whigham basketball teams
handed the Blakely teams a pair
of losses, Friday night in Whig
ham.
The Bobkittens were held to
only one field goal the second
half by the Whigham defense
as they lost 30-24.
Dana Jane Brown led the scor
ing with 14 points, Cheryl Har
vey and Beverly Johnson had 4
each, and Jayne Collier and
Nancy Harris had one point each.
Charlotte Crew and Faye Taylor
had 10 points each for Whigham.
Bobcats Lose
The Bobcats, playing without
Robert Newberry and Bobby Smi
th, trailed Whigham most of
game until the fourth quarter
when they took a 54-49 lead.
Whigham battled back to regain
the lead with less than two min
utes left. Davey Brown stole
the ball twice and scored two
free throws to tie the game,
but Whigham scored four points
to hold the final margin 64-60.
Scott Starr scored 21 points,
and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead
the Cats, Bill Odum scored 17,
Andy Bush 9, Lanzie Butler 7,
James Cannon 2 and Davey
Brown 4.
Win Over Mitchell
Dana Jane Brown scored 27
points Tuesday night and led the
Kittens to a 47-27 win over the
Mitchell County girls.
Cheryl Harvey and Johnson
had 6 each, Summerset had 3,
Harris and Cleveland 2 each,
apd Collier scored one point.
Bobcats Comeback
The Mitchell County boys
threatened a rout over the Bob- 0
cats in the first half Tuesday
night, leading at one point by a
margin of 21-10. The Cats scored
8 straight points to open the
second half and took a 33-32 lead.
Neither team led by more than 3
points until the final buzzer
sounded and the Bobcats led
58-54.
Scott Starr scoring 10 points
REA Approves
$396,000 Loon to
Throe Notch EMC
Dawson Mathis, member of
Congress, is pleased to advise
that REA has approved $306,000
loan to Pataula EMC at Cuth
bert and $396,000 loan to Three
Notch EMC at Donalsonville.
Pataula Lona will finance gen
eral system improvements and
10 miles of distribution line to
serve 150 new customers in
Randolph, Calhoun, Clay and
Quitman Counties. Three Notch
Loan will finance 44 miles of
distribution line for 600 new con
sumers and general systems im
provements in Early, Seminole,
Clay, Decatur and Miller.
Lions Club
To Hear
Musical Pro.
Blakely Lions Club members
have a treat in store for them
Tuesday February 8, when the
New Destiny Singers of the First
Baptist Church, under the dir
ection of Larry Scott, Minister
of Music, presents a musical
program.
This newly formed choral
group has already delighted sev
eral audiences and congregations
during the Christmas Season.
They will be a part of the Youth
Choir of the church who will
tour Mississippi, Louisiana,
Texas and New Mexico this sum
mer stopping over for perform
ances in several towns.
“A part of the mission out
reach program of the church,
The New Destiny Singers are
available for group entertain
ment with a Christian emphasis
in their program”, Director Scott
has said.
Cheryl Harvey, Pam Jordan,
Jane Knighton, June Lisenby,
Suzanne Pitzing, Linda Kimbrell,
Scott Houston, Buddy Bridges,
Joe Jordan, Kent Chapman, Jim
my Balkcom, and James Kim
brell comprise the group.
Lion Jim Perkins is in charge
of the Tuesday program at the
Lions Club, it is announced by
President Lonnie Chester.
Hospital List
Patients listed as being
admitted and discharged at Early
Memorial Hospital are as fol
lows:
Admitted
Mildred Wright, Minnie Straf
ford, Steve Ofton, Lula Swords,
Steven Swords, Melvin Yarbor
ough, Doris Jackson, Thomas
McKinnon, Olive Drake, Louise
Thomas, Ada Mae Eubanks, Joan
Foster, Walter Oakley HI, Lechie
Eldridge, Myra Thomas, Clyde
Voak, William Wiley, Pollie Dun
wood, Minnie Holland, Alma
Pickron, Deloris Eubanks, Mary
Hall, Clyde Griffin, George Duke.
Discharged
Ida Bell McCormick, Linda
Santez, Carrie Pullen, Nola Fre
eman, Grady Miliner, Daisy
Lambert, Kaye Clinkscale,
Florid Davis, Minnie Holland,
Yvonne McClenny, Clyde Voak,
Wayne Parker, Shirley Sparks,
J. C. McCrany, Mary Hall, De
loris Eubanks, Myra Thomas,
Thelma Wilbourn, Alma Pickron,
Lucille White, Virginia With
erington, Pollie Dunwood, Viv
ian Davidson, Thomas McKinnon,
Louise Thomas, Walter Oak
ley 111, Maude Collier.
in the 4th quarter, led the Cats
with 27 points, Bush had 14,
Smith 10, Odom 5, and New
berry 4.
“B Team Games"
The boys B-team defeated
Whigham’s B-team Friday
55-41. John Wimberly led the
young Cats with 16 points and 28
rebounds.
Tuesday night the Cats’ fl
team defeated Mitchell’s B-team
36-31. John Wimberly and Cliff
Sheffield scored 10 points each.
Next Home Game
The Bobcats and Kittens will
meet the Americus teams Fri
day night in Blakely.
Publishing and printing in
dustries employ more than a
million people.
Sen. Gambrell Addresses
Lions and Rotary Clubs
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Senator Gambrell (center) talks with Lion President Lonnie Chester (right) and Rotary Presi
dent John Holman after Friday’s joint meeting with the two clubs.
Senator David Gambrell,
junior senator from Georgia, ad
dressed a joint meeting of the
Blakely Lions and Blakely Ro
tary Club at the Town & Coun
try Club the past Friday.
Senator Gambrell succeeded
the late Senator Dick Russell
and took this seat last February
by appointment of Governor Jim-
Board members of
Red Cross Chapt.
to meet Thursday
There will be a very import
ant meeting of all Officers,
Chairman and Board Members
of the local Red Cross Chapter
at the Bank of Early on Thurs
day afternoon, February 3rd at
4:30 P.M. Please be present.
Shrine Club
to hold
Ladies Night
The Blakely Shrine Club will
hold its annual Ladies’ Night
and Installation of Officers on
February 8 at 7:30 o’clock at
the American Legion. Illustrate
Potentate O. F. Thompson and
the Honor Divan will be present.
All Nobles and their wives are
urged to be present and bring a
covered dish.
Ralph Hobbs
undergoes
Heart operation
Ralph M. Hobbs, well known
rural letter carrier of Route
3, Blakely underwent a heart
operation January 28 at Ochsner
Foundation Hospital, New Or
leans, known as an aorta
saphenous vein by-pass. He is
steadily progressing and was
moved from the Intensive Care
Unit to Room 317 Monday.
Dr. Noel L. Mills, chief sur
geon for the transplant, said a
vein was taken from the leg and
used as a graft to by-pass the
aorta artery and one of the
other larger arteries from the
heart, which in earlier tests had
shown an obstruction, and he con
sidered the operation a success.
A couple from Atlanta, Georgia
Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. David
son, made national news last
week as they were leavingOchs
ner Foundation Hospital after
both had recovered from major
cardiac surgery. Both underwent
identical aorta coronary saphen
ous vein by-pass surgery, Janu
ary 10 which was also identical
to Mr. Hobbs’ operation.
Mrs. Davidson learned from
her Atlanta doctor this type of
surgery was needed after an
attack Thanksgiving. While sit
ting by his wife’s bedside, Mr.
Davidson who had a history of
heart attacks, had an attack and
was rushed to emergency sur
gery.
Besides the Davidsons, there
were ten or more patients on
third floor who had undergone
similar operations and all were
my Carter. The senator spoke
briefly and then opened the meet
ing to questions. The program
was arranged by Lions Presi
dent Lonnie Chester, who pre
sided over the joint club gath
ering. Lion “Tige” Pickle in
troduced Mr. Gambrell.
Senator Gambrell, a native
Atlantian, a Harvard Law Scho-
Republicans to Meet
Republicans across the State
of Georgia and the county are
getting organized for the elec
tions this year. In Early County,
as well as the rest of the state,
the first step in the process
of selecting of delegates to
County, District, State and Na
tional Conventions, will begin
Saturday, February 12.
AH Republicians of each Vo
ting District (Precinct) in Early
County will meet at 36 Court
Square on February 12, 1972
at 1:00 O’clock P.M. to elect
Red Cross Director
Speaks to Rescue Unit
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Mr. John Kassab, (right) Recruitment Director of the Mobile
Regional Red Cross Blood Center, is shown with Rescue Unit
President Homer Bush. Mr. Kassab spoke to the Unit explaining
the difficulty of obtaining blood when needed, the various uses
of blood, and the importance of having Early County under the
County Wide Coverage Program.
The Early County Rescue Unit has obligated itself to insuring
that enough donors are available at each visit of the Red Cross
Bloodmobile to keep Early County on County Wide Coverage.
progressing fine. Some were up
walking and visited Ralph, Dav
idson remarked as he left Ra
lph’s room Thursday night they
would be going separate ways,
he back to Lake Sinclair and
Ralph to the operating room. The
Davidson’s daughter, Mrs. Bar
bara Richardson of Decatur, Ga.,
drove the couple back home Fri
day. Mr. Davidson retired from
Ford Motor Co. a little over a
year ago. Between the discussion
of their cars and both Hobbs and
Davidson being avid fishermen,
they had much in common.
Dr. Mills said in a conver
sation following the surgery, he
believes his patients will be able
to live a near normal life but
stressed a “strict diet and daily
exercise.”
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ol (cum laude) graduate, formed
and headed his own law firm,
Gambrell and Mobley, before
going to the Senate. The firm,
only 9 years old, is one of
Atlanta’s most outstanding. He
expects to be a candidate to
succeed himself in this fall’s
primary and election. Gambrell
is a Democrat.
Precinct Officers, and Delegates
to the County Convention to be
held March 4. Any Registered
Voter in the County, who is a
Republician can attend, and have
full Voice and Vote in the
meeting.
With the recent announcement
of Congressman Fletcher Th
ompson to seek the office of
United States Senator on the Re
publician ticket, this should be
a year of active participation on
the part of the GOP, in Geor
gia Politics.
Mrs. Hobbs drove her husband
to Ochsner Clinic January 19;
on January 20 he was rushed
to the emergency room with an
agnina attack. In the tests that
followed he learned that one
artery was blocked and another
had almost closed - his doc
tors marveled that he had been
able to make it this long.
Mr. and Mrs. Hobbs made
many friends on third floor, it
was reassuring to see others
who had undergone this artery
transplant and were up walking
around up and down the hall,
in a week or ten days after the
operation.
His present address is
Ochsner Foundation Hospital,
Room 317; 1512 Jefferson High
way, New Orleans, La. 70121.