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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
Garden Spot of
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME NO. 113 - NO. 50
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| Toll Rood Future Bright
| Officials Pledge Support
for Routing along U. S. 271
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DOT Director Bert Lance, standing, led the presentation of the planning of a toll road to
serve the western corridor of the state at a meeting of interested citizens and governmental
groups from along the US 27 route last Friday in Bainbridge. Appearing with him on the panel
were from the left, seated, Hugh Broome, Chairman of the Highway Board, Col. Tom Larson,
moderator, Sen. Floyd Hudgens, author of the toll road bill; Sam Hensley, of Hensley & Schmidt
engineering firm, and Frank Harscher, administrator of the Toll Road Authority.
A group representing Blakely
and Early County from the City,
County Commissioners and
Chamber of Commerce gathered
with representatives from seven
other southwest Georgia cities
in Bainbridge Friday morning
to counsel with Georgia Depart
ment of Transporation (DOT)
and Toll Roads Authority officais
concerning the need to route any
future toll road on the western
side of the state down the pres
ent path of US Highway 27.
A panel including Highway
Board Chairman Hugh Broome,
DOT Director Bert Lance, State
Senator Floyd Hudgens, Toll
Road Authority administrator
Frank Harscher and Mr. Sam
Hensley, of the civil engineer
ing firm of Hensley & Schmidt
outlined the advantages and re
quirements of the toll road and
its routing. While none of the
DOT personnel gave any firm
commitment to the U. S. 27
route over any other proposals,
the favorable aspects of the route
as opposed to other alternatives
were presented.
In contrast, State Senator
Floyd Hudgens, author of the
bill creating the toll road au
thority, said he would “not stand
idly by and see anybody bend
the western toll road any way
but straight down the western
The Gospel Messengers to
Present Prog, in Blakely
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The Gospel Messengers, a talented group brought together from all walks of life, will present
the gospel message in music, magic, personal testimonies, and chalk drawings at the First
Assembly of God Church of Blakely on Saturday, August 12, 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, August 13,
11:00 a.m., the Rev. George Tarver, Pastor, has announced. A local teen-ager, Terry Holt,
has been traveling with this group since February of this year. The public is cordially invited
to attend these special services.
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side of the state."
Sen. Hudgens followed Lance
on the program and made his
commitment to assuring the
route of the road to follow dir
ectly down the western side of
the state. Hudgens said roads
of the type proposed cost a mil
lion dollars a mile, but that
the road was so important to
the future development of the
western side of the state that,
“I don’t care what it costs--
1 want a road!”
Toll Roadadministrator Frank
Harscher told the group that
the concept of toll roads to
complement the major highway
system had much to recommend
it.
“The greatest difference in
the toll road and the express
way is the method of financing,”
said Harscher. “The creation
of the toll road authority allows
the state to use revenue bonds
to finance highways in sections
of the state not served by the
interstate systems.” Harscher
said the toll road is the safest
type of road in the nation, sta
tistically, and the the method
of financing reflects a philos
ophy more nearly in tune with
the traditions from which the
nation has departed in recent
years.
“The toll road,” said Hars-
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts - “Be Sure You Aye Right, Then Go Ahead”
cher, “is paid for by the user.
He who doesn’t use, doesn't pay.
I think this is a better form
of Americanism than some of
the things which have occured
in recent years, where one group
is required to finance and support
a life-style for another.
Harscher said the study would
include estimates and analysis
of costs versus potential revenue
as well as impact studies on
the areas affected by the route.
He advised those present to col
lect and forward any material
possible which would justify or
strengthen the selection of US
27 as the route to be used.
LEGISLATIVE INTENT
State Representative Mobley
Howell rose from the floor to
comment on the toll road plan
and the selection of route as
it was envisioned in the House
of Representatives.
Howell said when he was in
volved in helping the toll roads
authority bill through the House,
the only firm proposal under
consideration at that time as a
“western route” was one paral
leling US 27.
“So far as I know,” said How
ell, “there was nothing else in
tended by mention of a western
route except the US 27 path.
That is why I became so alarmed
when I attended the Columbus
BLAKELY, GA., THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 10, 1972
meeting and heard other routes
proposed.
Howell and others mentioned
the importance of the passage
of a Constitutional Amendment
on the November ballot to allow
the state to include some Gen
eral Obligation aspects to rev
enue bond issues as a means
of supporting revenue bonds in
the early years before they be
come financially able to care
for themselves.
Former Governor Marvin
Griffin remarked from the floor
that US 27 was the first state
road built under the auspices of
the newly formed State High
way Department in the early
part of the century. “It was
State Route One,” said the form
er Governor, “and it looks like
it is going to be the last for
which any other improvement
will be made.”
Highway Chairman Hugh
Broome summarized the re
marks and thanked the partic
ipants for coming. He said the
toll road building had some ad
vantages over the federal in
terstate system, and that the
road would be a reality in from
5 to 8 years after the route
was selected.
Rep. Mobley Howell, Commis
sioner A. D. Wilkerson, Virgil
Jones, Billy Fleming, Tige
Pickle, Councilmen Wayne Fos
ter and James Murdock, Mayor
Lysle McNeal and Attorney Phil
lip Sheffield joined represent
atives from Bainbridge, Cuth
bert, Lumpkin, Richland. Ft.
Gaines, Donalsonville and Col
quitt.
Grady Holman, Sr.
Dies Thurs. in
Early Memorial
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Grady Holman, Sr.
Grady Holman, Sr., 82, well
known and highly esteemed cit
izen of Blakely, died Thursday,
August 3, at 8:15 o’clock in
Early Memorial Hospital follow
ing an illness of only five days.
His death was unexpected as
he seemed to be improving from
an apparent heart attack suf
fered five days prior, and his
passing brought sadness to many
friends who had known and ad
mired him as a good Blakely
citizen for over 60 years.
Mr. Holman had been a leader
in church and community affairs
for almost his entire life in
Blakely. He was a member of
the First Methodist Church, and
had served on its board of stew
ards and was a trustee. He
was a former Blakely mayor
and a former chairman of the
board of county commissioners.
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Bloodmobile Day - Wed.
The American Red Cross
Bloodmobile will be in Blakely
on a different day in the week
in making the visit this quarter,
according to Robert (Bobby)
Tiner, Bloodmobile Chairman.
It will be here Wednesday,
August 30, instead of Thursday.
Donors are reminded of the
change of date. Early County has
TWO LOCAL RUNOFFS SLATED FOR AUG. 29
Early Co. Primary Election Results
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Total
State Senator - 11th Senatorial District
Bobbye Eubanks 43 634 84 49 47 88 37 99 65 48 41 1235
Julian Webb 65 668 84 54 57 99 37 121 32 51 28 1296
District Attorney - Pataula Judicial Circuit
Ralph Foster 55 989 97 81 65 173 42 123 168 52 52 1797
P. C. King 18 180 40 20 26 12 29 44 26 29 15 439
Joe M. Ray 29 179 27 5 10 10 10 33 5 22 6 326
County Commissioners
Colomokee - Urquhart
Bubba Balkcom 68 728 72 41 43 158 29 91 71 48 32 1381
Emory Durham 36 610 77~~ 62 62 32 55 78 36 53 42 1143
Lucile - Rock Hill - Freeman
Wilbur Evans 66 938 128 78 90 149 59 193 97 78 46 1922
A. D. Wilkerson “35 414 33 24 17~ 45 30 23 7 36 26 690
Blakely - Cuba
Leonard Bridges| 6 192 26 21 56 14 ~21 45 16 22 14 433
Tuck Swann 28 330 47 21 6 35 42 101 19 20 19 668
Drew Thompson ~40 360 31 32” 4 93 11 24 26 30 12 663
Lemuel Tiner 34 490 55 28 45 52 18 40 38 33 28 861
Jakin - Cedar Springs
Tilton Ellis 9 146 15 12 10 29 11 15 5 20 1 273
J. O. Evans 47 656 48 40 52 48 39 36 59 42 43 1110
Chalker Williams 35 382 70 39 22 103 41 174 26 31 20 943
Billy Wilson 13 151 38 10 19 11 4 11 9 15 7 288
Freeman Youth
Killed Instantly
Tuesday A.M.
A 17-year old Early County
youth was killed instantly about
10:35 o’clock Tuesday morning,
the result of a collision be
tween a motor-cycle and a farm
truck. The dead youth is Clar
ence Harold Freeman, Jr., route
5, Blakely, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Harold Freeman.
Investigating officers said Free
man’s motorcylce collided with
a truck, driven by another youth,
Allen Pitts on the Kolomokee
Park road near L. A. Pitts’
residence. The Freeman youth
was killed instantly, investigat
ing officers stated.
Young Freeman was born in
Columbia, Alabama, but had lived
most of his life in Early county.
He was born Nov. 24, 1954 and
was a member of the Hilton
Methodist Church. Hegraduated
from Columbia High School this
year.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon, 4:30 o’
clock in the chapel of Manry-
Jordan Funeral Home, the Rev.
James L. DeFee, pastor of the
Columbia Baptist Church offici
ating. Interment was in the
Grier cemetery near Hilton. Pall
bearers were Wilbur Johnson,
Anthony Nall, Jimmy Daugherty,
Phillip Hunter, Gary Hallomon,
Jerry Hunter, Phillip Kelly,
David Tillery.
Other than the parents, sur
vivors are 2 brothers. Art De-
Wayne and Mark Paul Freeman;
paternal grandmother, Mrs. Jud
son L. Freeman, all of Blakely,
maternal grandmother, Mrs.
Cyler Henderson, Fargo, Ga.
met their quota, or almost met
their quota the last two times
the Bloodmobile made a visit.
“Please Cooperate!” is the
request made by those who know
of the desperate need of having
blood, and the right type of
blood, on hand for any emer
gency.
COMPLETE - UNOFFICIAL PRIMARY RETURNS
With Tuesday’s Democratic
Primary returns complete, but
unofficial, it apprears there will
be two run-offs among the local
Commissioners candidate. The
run-off election will be held
Tuesday, August 29.
The run-off will apprently be
between incumbent J. 0. Evans
Hospital List
Patients listed as being ad
mitted and discharged the past
week from Early Memorial Hos
pital are as follows:
ADMITTED:
Elisha Douglas, Sallie Smithie,
Minnie Cleveland, Madison Al
len, Victoria Moore, Calvin
Wade, Mary Wade, Donald Mow
ery, Sue White, Dave Pearl,
W. H. Haddock, Sharon Lynn
Moulton, Barbara Wilson, Flosey
Hardy, Mary Nunnally, Ellis Mc-
Keller, Guerry Loyless, Edward
Zuelke, Marie Wilson, Eddie
Hall, Donna Boggs, Linda Lee
Tiner, Horace Butler, Etta Ree
Duke, Loretta Lynn Houston.
DISCHARGED:
Randy Wimberly, Eddie Hall,
Bonnie Pittman, Joanne Moulton,
Loretta Lynn Houston, Anna Sla
ton, Elisha Douglas, Robert K.
Sites, Josephine Houston, Donna
Boggs, Betty Wilson, Edward
Lomineck, Edward Zuelke, Eula
Jordan, Leamon Allen, Fannie
Miller, Linda Tiner and Baby
Boy Tiner.
American
Legion Dance
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Mask by
The
Country Golds
9:30 P.M. till 111
Couples Only
and Chalker Williams in the
Jakin-Cedar Springs District.
In the Blakely - Cuba District
there will be a run-off between
the incumbent Lemuel Tiner and
either Tuck Swann or Drew
Thompson (in unofficial returns,
only 5 votes seperated Swann
and Thompson.)
Wilbur Evans soundly defeated
the incumbent A. D. Wilkerson
in the Lucile-Freeman-Rock Hill
District. In the Colomokee-
Urquhart District, Bubba Balk
com, the incumbent, de
feated Emory Durham. Donald
McArthur was unopposed in the
Sheriff Oree Thompson
Receives Award
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Sheriff Oree Thompson receives award of recognition for the
third consecutive year from Sheriff Carl Townsend on behalf of
the Georgia Sheriff’s Convention, Albany, Georgia. Sheriff
Thompson expresses his thanks to the citizens of Early County
for their generosity to the Georgia Sheriff’s Boys Ranch which
made this award possible.
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Arlington-Damascus District.
In the Senatorial (state) race,
Julain Webb eased by Bobbye
Eubanks, 1296 to 1235. For
District Attorney in Early County
local attorney Ralph Foster ran
away with his two opponents.
Foster reaped 1,797 votes, P.
C. King 439, and the incumbent
Joe Ray, 326.
All of the other county of
ficials escaped opposition this
election year.
At press time it appears there
will also be a run-off between
Gambrell and Nunn in the Dem
ocratic Race for U. S. Senate.