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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
Garden Spot of
GOD'’S COUNTRY
VOLUME NO. 113 - NO. 52
Bill Cheek,
Four Gallons of
American Hero
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Bill Check
Bill’s just given another pint
of his precious type AB Postive.
Bill happens to be one of our
four gallon blood donors which
means he’s helped other human
beings to live well over two
dozen different times. Says
Robert E. Tiner
Named Adm.
of Early Memorial
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Robert E. Tiner
Robert E. (Bobby) Tiner has
been named Administrator of the
Early Memorial Hospital and
Early Memorial Nursing Home
by the Early County Hospital
Authority, it was announced
yesterday by R. C. Singletary,
Jr., Chairman. Mr. Tiner, who
has been serving as assistant
administrator, will take over
his new duties on September 1,
effective as the same date of
retirement of the present ad
ministrator, Joe W. Bancroft.
Effective the same date May
nard Mock will be elevated to
the position of assistant admin
istrator.
Mr. Singletary expressed his
and the Authority’s gratification
at being able to obtain the ser
vices of suchanable administra
tor as Mr. Tiner, a native Early
Countian, the son of Mr.and Mrs.
Will Tiner, of Blakely. He is
32 years of age, married to
the former Miss Grier Haddock,
of Damascus, and they have two
small daughters, Leigh and
Robin.
His educational backgroundis:
‘\graduate of Damascus public
schools, attended Abraham Bald
win College, University of
Georgia, Georgia State, Ga.
Southwestern College, and Grady
Hospital Memorial Hospital
of Technology. He served a
six-months administrative In
ternship at Magnolia Manor
Nursing Center at Americus,
after which he was licensed by
the State as a nursing home
administrator. He was recently
appointed to Central State Hos
pital Committee by the Georgia
Nursing Home Association to
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Caxlp Connip News
Bill, “If You can stand a little
pin prick, you can stand to give
blood, it absolutely doesn’thurt.”
How do you feel when it's over?
How would you feel if you knew
that by just lying down for five
minutes you could help a mother,
man, woman, or child to live?
I feel great!! And we have news
for Bill, He is Great. Are you
sure you haven’t got a few min
utes to spare to visit the
American Red Cross Blood Mob
ile when it comes to our town
next week? Wednesday, 30 Aug
ust, 12:00 - 6:00 P. M. at the
Blakely !Voman's Club. Are
you doing your share?? People
like you helping people like you.
Blood Mobile
to be at
Women’s Ciub
August 30
Be a Hero !
Code of Dress
for Early
County Schools
Since a good appearance is
important to everyone, and since
appearance can effect the way
students feel about themselves,
the Early County Board of Ed
ucation has adopted a code of
dress for students enrolled in
the Early County Junior High
School and the Early County
High School.
MALE STUDENTS:
1. Pants - slacks or jeans -
worn at the waist and belted,
if designed for a belt. (No shorts
or cut-offs).
2. Shirts - dress or sport -
buttoned to within one button of
the top; tucked in unless de
signed to be worn outside pants;
sleeves hemmed.
3. Footwear - should be worn
with socks.
4. Good Grooming:
A. Face should be clean
shaven (no beards, goatees or
mutton-chop sideburns)
B. Hair must be worn short
enough to be above the collar,
well-combed, and trimmed to
present a neat appearance.
5. Jewelry will be limited to
rings, watches and bracelets (no
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Tri - River Assa.
%o Hold Meeting
with Corp. Engineers
The Executive Committee of
the Tri-Rivers Development As
sociation will meet with the
Corps of Engineers in Panama
City, Florida, August 24, to dis
cuss and try to resolve some
of the problems that exist in
connection with the disposal of
spoilage from dredging opera
tions in the Apalachicola River.
Federal agencies and agencies
from the State of Florida have
been asked to attend this meet
ing. .
Last week the Executive Com
mittee and the Special Users
Committee of Tri-Rivers met
with the Corps of Engineers,
Dick Davis, Ed Wallace, Ralph
Mueller, Forrest Pruittand Dick
Eckstein at the Mobile District
Office in Mobile, Ala.
Attenchng the meeting were
Eustace E. Bishop, Sr., Tri-
Rivers President, Dothan, Ala.,
A. D. Wilkerson, Chairman of
Board of Commissioners in
Early County, Blakely; Earl Dur
den and Reid Smith, Great North
ern Paper Co., Cedar Springs,
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29 Apr 72
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University Library
Athens, Ga, 30601
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts - “Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead”
Poll Managers
Named To Hold
Election Aug. 29
The foilowing are appointed as
Poll Managers for the Election
Districts in Early County for
the Democratic Primary Run
off on August 29, 1972. District
to which assigned, title and
address is shown for each poll
officer.
Arlington District (1435) - H.
C. Mansfield, Chief Manager,
Mrs. Joyce Taliaferro, Asst.
Manager, Mrs. VernonT. Evans,
Asst. Manager, all of Arlington,
Ga.
Blakely District (866) - Rex
Reeves, Chief Manager, J. H.
Hunt, Asst. Manager, U. Z. Brid
ges, Asst. Manager, all of
Blakely, Ga.
Cedar Springs District (430)-
Sid Shingler, Chief Manager, Rt.
4, Blakely, Georgia, Mrs. Claude
C, (tolden, Asst. Manager, Cedar
Springs, Ga., Davis Pyle, Asst.
Manager, Rt. 4, Blakely, Ga.
Colomokee District (1535) -
Wallace H. Ivey, Chief Manager,
RFD 2, Bluffton, Ga., Mrs. L. L.
Roberts, Asst. Manager, Rt. 1,
Blakely, Ga., W.J. Collier, Asst.
Manager, Rt. 1, Blakely, Ga.
Cuba District (1164) - Cyrus
Dußose, Chief Manager, Mrs.
I. M. Cooper, Jr., Asst. Man
ager, Mrs. S. B. Blackshear,
Asst. Manager, all of Rt. 3,
Blakely, Ga.
Damascus District (854) -
W. H. (Hal) Haddock, Chief Man
ager, Cecil Godwin, Asst. Man
ager, W. H. Callahan, Asst. Man
ager, all of Damascus, Ga.
Freeman District (1760) -
Mrs. Curtis Allen, Chief Man
ager, Rt. 2, Blakely, Ga.; Miss
Ann White, Asst. Manager, Rt.
5, Blakely, Ga.; Dan Bynum,
Asst. Manager, Rt. 5, Blakely,
Ga.
Jakin District - (1572) - John
A. Brown, Cheif Manager, Jack
Cannon, Asst. Manager, Jerry
Pearce, Asst. Manager, all of
Jakin, Ga.
Lucile District (1592) - R. L.
Jordan, Chief Manager, Mrs.
Charlie E. Houston, Asst. Man
ager, John D. Rabon, Asst. Man
ager, all of Rt. 4, Blakely, Ga.
Rock Hill District (510) -
Gordon Hall, Chief Manager,
Hilton, Ga., Dwight Harris, Asst.
Manager, Rt. 5, Blakely, Ga.
Mrs. Ivey Chambers, Asst. Man
ager, Rt. 5, Blakely, Ga.
Urquhart District (1140) -
Ralph Jarrett, Chief Manager,
Rt. 1, Blakely, Ga.; Justant Cox,
Asst. Manager, Rt. 1, Blakely,
Ga.; John Ralph Jarrett, Asst.
Manager, Rt. 1, Blakely, Ga.
The Chief Manager for each
Election District is requested to
meet at the Ordinary’s Office in
Blakely at 2:30 P. M. on the
afternoon of Monday, August 28,
1972 for a short briefing period
and for the purpose of giving
receipts for the ballots and other
election supplies. Letthis Order
be spread in the Minutes of
the Court of Ordinary, Early
County, Georgia. Witness my
hand and Seal this 21st day of
August, 1972.
Dr. Boyd Isreal
Speaks To
Lions Club
A well known South Georgia
educator presented the program
at Tuesday’s meeting of the
Blakely Lions Club. The speak
er, Dr. Boyd Isreal, director
of the Southwest Georgia Co
operative Educational Service
Agency, with headquarters in
Leary, told of the value of this
agency to the public schools in
this area. Dr. Isreal was intro
duced by Mrs. W. M. Barks
dale, of Blakely, who does public
relations work one day each
week with this agency. The pro
gram was arranged by Lion Jack
Sutton.
First vice president Thomas
Harvey presided in the absence
of President Lemuel Tiner. Dr.
Ken Paton, who recently moved
to Blakely to practice veterinary
medicine, was welcomed into the
club by Lion Harvey.
Visitors at the meeting in
cluded W. O. Lane, of Colquitt,
a guest of Lions Hoyt Grissom
and Charlie Ajderson, and the
Rev. Larry Roberts, new pastor
of the First United Methodist
Church, a club guest.
BLAKELY, GA., THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 24, 1972
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Coach Frank King will un
leash the 1972 edition of the
Early County Bobcats against
Lee County in Leesburg Friday
night, September Ist. The Bob
cats will be a bit heavier this
year as they defend their 1-AA
West sub-region crown and try
to improve last year’s 8-1-1
record.
PRACTICE AT CAMP
The Cats arepresently in their
second week of football camp at
Kolomoki State Park where they
are undergoing three practices
a day. They journeyed to camp
following a week of conditioning
and a summer of weight-lifting.
Fifty-five boys are taking part
in the pre-season drills.
H.). Middleton
Chosen Director
Os Bank of Early
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Above photo is H. J. (Jody)
Middleton, Blakely native, who
has been chosen a director of
the Bank of Early. Mr. Middle
ton, son of Mrs. Harvey Middle
ton, and late Mr. Middleton, is
vice-president of the Bank of
Cobb County at Kennesaw, Ga.,
and will soon become the pres
ident of the new bank of Walker
County at Lafayette when the
building is completed. Mr. Mid
dleton’s father was one of the ‘
organizers of the Bank of Early
and served as chairman of the
board until his retirement early |
this year.
Eigth Grade
Football Players
Report Monday
All eighth graders interested
in playing football should report
to the Early County Junior High
Gym at 3:00 P. M., Monday,
August 28, ready to practice.
V.F.W.
DANCE
SAT. NITE
AUG. 26th
9:00 P. M. TILL !!!
Music By
THE INDIVIDUALS |
COUPLES ONLY
BOBCAT LINE UP
The 1972 Bobcat lineup will
stack up something like this:
Tight End - Robert Taliaferro
(160 Ib. Jr.). Split End - Pat
White (145 Ib. Jr.), followed by
Charles Summerset (1501 b. Jr.),
Gary Shierling (130 Ib. Soph.),
Jerry Tiner (140 Ib. Jr.), and
Larry Hutchins (170 Ib. Jr.) who
will be starting at defensive end.
Tackles - Jeff Jennings (195
Ib. Sr.) and Charles Powell (180
Ib. Jr.), also looking strong at
tackle are Edward Moseley (220
Ib. Fresh.), Billy Jacobs (170 Ib.
Jr.), Mike Evans (215 lb. Jr.)
and Nathan Evans (170 lb. Jr.).
Guards - John Stone (155 Ib.
Sr.) and Dean White (175 Ib.
Early County to
Participate in MAST
Early County is one of approx
imately 49 counties withina 100-
mile radius of Fort Benning
which have been offered the op
portunity of participating in a
new program called Military
Assistance to Safety and Traf
fic (MAST).
Col. James W. Polkinghorn
of the Southwest Georgia Area
Planning and Development Com
mision was among those elected
to the executive committee of
the MAST program for South
west Georgia at a recent meet
ing of interested and concerned
personnel.
Mast supplements the existing
emergency medical service sys
tem by providing for military
helicopters, crew members,
medical equipment, and supplies
to be maintained in a state of
readiness to respond efficiently
and effectively to serious civil
ain medical emergencies.
Serious medical emergencies
are defined as situations where
an individual’s condition re
quires that he be air-evacuated
to a medical care center as
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Lonnie Chester Named
Chairman of CESA Board
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The name of the Center has
been changed to Southwest Geor
gia Cooperative Education Ser
vice Agency (abbreviated CESA);
two new school systems have
joined the Agency making a total
of 21; and seven superintend
Sr.) backed up by Lamarcus
Lee (155 Ib. Jr.), Clay Jennings
(145 Ib. Soph.), Odel Reddick
(160 Ib. Jr.), and Charles Har
ris (130 lb. Soph.)
Starting at Center will be
Frankie Williams (200 Ib. Soph.)
and Kevin Brooks (155 Ib. Soph.)
BACKFIELD
Returning at quarterback will
be Joe Jordan (155 Ib. Sr.) backed
up by Craig Hilliard (120 Ib.
Soph.).
Halfbacks will be Andy Bush
(170 Ib. Sr.) and Luvon Fowler
(175 Ib. Sr.), two returning start
ers who will also be the line
backers on defense. Also at
halfback are Verdell Graham
(140 Ib. Soph.), James Teal (135
soon as possible to prevent his
death or the aggravation of his
illness or injury.
The decision to request a M
Obviously, MAST will receive
its greatest use as a result of
highway accidents. However,
MAST units will also respond
to gunshot wounds, heartattacks,
farm accidents, and similar em
ergencies. As examples, inter
hospital transfer of patients,
premature infant transfer, pick
up and delivery of blood, medi
cine, and human organs
for transplant are also consid
ered valid MAST operations.
AST helicopter is based solely
on the judgement of the law
enforcement personnel, physi
cians, or other responsible per
sons at the scene of the emer
gency.
MAST represents a joint en
deavor by the Department of
Defense, Health, Education, and
Welfare, and Transportation.
Implementation of the program
is expected to occur within sev
eral months.
ents have been elected to the
Executive Board namedto repre
sent two or more counties wiien
the superintendents divided the
2nd District into sub-districts
and elected representatives to
the Board.
Lonnie Chester, Superin
tendent of Early County Schools
was elected chairman of the
Board of Control of the South
west Georgia Cooperative Edu
cational Service Agency andalso
chairman of the Executive Board
of the Second District Super
intendents at the offical meet
ing of the Board of Control
held at the Crisp County High
‘School, Cordele, Ga., Aug. 14.
Mitchell Conner, Supt. of Cal
houn County Schools, former
Chairman of the 2nd District
Superintendents and former
Chairman of the participating
superintendents of the project,
presided. It was noted that only
two county school systems in
the Second District have not
become a member of the Agency.
The superintendents attending
requested Mr. Chester to also
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Ib. Soph.), Roosevelt Jones (120
Ib. Soph.), and Bobby Dawson
(135 Ib. Soph.).
The Fullback position has de
veloped into a battle between
Danny Vickers (160 lb. Jr.) and
Cliff Sheffield (170 Ib. Jr.) who
Coach King said was the most
improved player at camp.
SIX SENIORS
Only six seniors will be on
the Bobcat roster, these being
Stone, White, Jennings, Bush,
Jordan, and Fowler. “These
are the kind of seniors you
want”, Coach King stated, “they
provide the team with leadership
and have all-star potential.”
FRESHMAN AT CAMP
Most of the following fresh-
Teachers Announced
Teachers in the Early
County Public School System and
System-wide administrators for
the 1972-73 school year are an
nounced today.
System wide: Early County
School System - Mr. Lonnie
Chester, Superintendent, Mr.
Robert May, Title I Coordin
ator, Mrs. Maurine Bostwick,
Title I Curriculum Supervisor,
Mrs. Kate Slaton, Curriculum
Director, Mrs. Damarys West
brook, Visiting Teacher.
Early County High School
Frank Buckner, Principal,
Melvin Bush, Assistant Princi
pal. Miss Sharon Jo Arnold,
Miss Susan Askew, Mr. Edward
Balkcom, Mrs. Evelyn Balkcom,
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Little Miss Gloria Chester examines some of the new
athletic equipment recently installed in the new Early County
High School Annex. New equipment and many new features
in :ducational facilities will be on display at Open House
in educational facilities will be on display at Open House
Sunday afternoon, August 27.
Open House will be held at the
Early County High School annex
and new vocational shop Sunday
afternoon, August 27, betwéen
the hours of 2:30 p.m. and 4
p.m. The people ~f Early County
are invited.
Twelve new classrooms,
including 3 for vocation ed
ucation; a science lab; con
cession stand and a area for
physical education and varsity
athletic programs are located
in the new annex. Construction
and equipment are estimated to
cost $452,000; the new vocat
ional shop cost $76,310.20
PULL FOR BLAKELY
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men are attending their first
football camp: Steve Reese,
Clay Haskins, Tim Roberts, Rus
sell McNeal, Larry Brown, W.
C. James, Vic Knight, Craig
Cleveland, Bruce Ford, Tommy
Powell, Jeffrey Willis, Terry
Chambliss, Bobby Dale Holmes,
Jay Bostwick, Steve Tiner, Hollis
Askew, Earnest Thompson, Vin
cent Means, Willie B. Thomas,
Kelly Marshall, Johnny Hudson,
Bobby Lee, and Buddy Riddle.
COACHING STAFF
The Bobcats are being ably
coached by Head coach Frank
King and Assistants J. N. Carter,
Dave Rivenbark and Walter
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Mrs. Mary Bedell, Mrs. Laura
Joe Brown, Mr. J. N. Carter,
Mr. Bobby Davis, Miss Rose
mary Dell, Mr. Hilbourn Duna
hoo, Mr. Willie Freeman, Mrs.
Pam Grist, Mr. Kenneth Hall.
Miss Lucile Hardge, Mrs.
Herdisene Harris, Mrs. Cheryl
Houston Helton, Miss Dorothy
Henderson, Mrs. Thelma Hen
derson, Mrs. Betty Houston, Mr.
Bradford Howard, Mr. General
Johnson, Mr. Frank King, Mrs.
Mary King, Mr. Walter Landing,
Mrs. Faye Lewis, Mr. Irving
Lewis, Mrs. Eleanor Martin,
Mr. Donald Maughon, Mrs. La
nez Mock, Miss Alvetta Moses,
Mr. Jimmy Murkerson.
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making a total of $528,315.20
for the entire building program
which cost Early County only
$61,166.60. The new additions
will be paid for in full without
a bond issue.
The entire project of con
structing the Vocational Shop
Building and the equipment was
paid for out of Title I funds.
The public is invited to see the
west-wing annex, the new gym
nasium floor; the vocational
shop and the remainder of the
school Sunday afternoon, at Early
County High School.