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Jan Singletary and Jay Holman display prize winning steers
at Columbus Fair.
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Early County 4-H Club Dairy Judging Team placed 4th out
of 15 teams at events in Columbus.
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Bth Place went to Early County 4-H Club Livestock Judging
Team.
Early County walked away with
the prize ribbon and premiums
this year at the Chattahoochee
Valley Fair held October 9-14
in Columbus, Ga. Results of
the entries made for Early Co.
by the Early County Extension
Service were:
Early County 4-H Club Booth
7th Place.
Early County 4-H Club Can
ning Exhibits - 3rd & sth Place.
4-H Club Dairy Judging Team
4th Place. Team members were
Kay Cleveland, Dale Evans, Ann
Askew and Ralph Jenkins.
4-H Club Livestock Judging
Team - Bth place. Team mem
bers were Maxwell Rollins, Hun-
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ter Evans, Beth Powell, Jan
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Individual Livestock Exhibits -
Charles Bridges.
Grand Champion - Spot Boar
Grand Champion - Spot Gilt
Reserve Grand Champion -
Spot Gilt
Reserve Grand Champion -
Du roc Boar
Grand Champion - Duroc Gilt
Reserve Grand Champion -
Duroc Gilt
Jan Singletary won Ist and
2nd in Hereford Steers 700#
and above. She also was 4th
in Showmanship.
Jay Holman placed Ist in Here
fords #7OO and below. Jay’s
The fun begins at 4:30 p.m.
when the fall festival gets un
derway at SWGA, Damascus, Ga.
There will be plenty of food
and fun for everyone.
Bingo and an oyster bar have
been added this year. Old fa
vorites such as the hay ride,
cakewalk, country store, etc.,
are back to make this the best
fall festival ever.
Come and bring your friends,
Thursday. Oct. 26th, to SWGA.
steer was also the Reserve Gran
Champion of the Show.
Girls 4-H Club Individual Ex
hibits:
Kay Cleveland - Sports Out
fit, 3rd place; Dress - 6thplace;
Creative Needlework - 3rdplace.
Sue Cleveland - Desk Acces
sories - 2nd place; Dress -
4th place; Apron - 3rd place;
Crocheted article -sth place.
Beth Powell - Skirt - 2nd
place; Leatherwork - Ist place.
Suzanne Jenkins - Suit - Ist
place; Vegetable Canning Ex
hibit - 6th place; Sweet Canning
Exhibit - sth place; Pickle or
Relish Exhibit - 7th place.
Glenda Sirmons - Wall Plaque
- 3rd place.
Rhonda Walker - Wall Plaque
- 2nd place; Vegetable Canning
Exhibit - 4th place; Sweet Can
ning Exhibit - 4th place.
Sharon Waller - Toy - sth
place.
Nancy White - Lamp - 2nd
place; Pillowcases - 2nd place;
Jelly Canning Exhibit - 3rd place.
Boys 4-H Club Individual Ex
hibits:
Maxwell Rollins - Wooden Ar
ticle - Ist place; Christmas Dec
oration - 2nd place.
Keith Walker - Wooden Ar
ticle - sth place; Lamp - 3rd
place.
Women’s Individual Exhibits:
Mrs. Paschall Brooks - Crea
tive Needlepoint - Ist place;
Bag or Purse - Ist place; Wall
Plaque - Ist place; Footstool
2nd place; Needlepoint - 2nd
place.
Mrs. Charles Knighton - Dec
oupage - Ist place; Boys Outfit
3rd place; Dress - 3rd place;
Man’s Coat - 3rd place.
Mrs. Charles Robertson -
Dress - 4th place; Special Oc
casion Dress - 4th place; Peanut
Brittle - Ist place; Cookies -
2nd place; Plain Cookies - 2nd
place; Mints - 2nd place.
Mrs. Juanita Whitaker - Tie
-Ist place; Man’s Coat - Ist
place; Decoupage - 2nd place;
Sports Outfit - 2nd place; Boys
Outfit - 2nd place.
Mrs. John Hudspeth - Flower
Arrangements:
1 Blue Ribbon - 3 Blooms (Dah
lias)
1 Blue Ribbon -1 bloom (Dah
lia)
1 Blue Ribbon on 1 bloom (Dah
lia)
1 Red Ribbon - Rose (Orange-
Red)
1 Red Ribbon - Chrysanthemums
(1 spray)
1 Yellow Ribbon - Hybrid Teas
( 3 blooms)
1 Yellbw Ribbon - Marigold -
(Small one spray)
1 Yellow Ribbon - Dahlias (mini
ature - 3 blooms)
1 Yellow Ribbon - Marigold -
(1 large bloom)
SWGA First
Sk Weeks
Hoaor Rell
THIRD GRADE
Brian Garrett, Mitch Clark,
Ed Toole, Eric Cook, Jimmy
Tennille, Matt Mullis, Terry
Durham, Scott Starling, Zack
Holley, Leigh Hornsby, Melanie
Simmons, Nancy Widner, Becky
Sheffield, Selina Jackson.
FOURTH GRADE
Rachel Bedell, Jim Dykes,
Kevin Ezell, Ben Felder, Dan
Foster, Melinda Grissom, Dixon
Smith, Dozier Tabb, Jo Ann
Taylor, Todd West, Ginger Bar
field, Carla Chambers, Marcia
Culberth, Lori Haddock, Tracy
Jordan, Meredith Moseley, Robin
Temples, Michael Cook, Greg
Giles, Eric Guick, Wayne Prof
fitt, Eddie Pumphrey, Todd Ri
zer, Bryan Willis.
FIFTH GRADE
Tammy Adams, Connie Col
lins, Cristy Collins, Janet Dan
iels, Dianne Davis, Jim Eubanks,
Daryl Fincher, Mark Gibbs,
Sherry Guice, Sandra Hornsby,
Johnny Killebrew, Charles Sealy,
Jan Singletary, Janie Thomas.
SIXTH GRADE
Melanie Etchells, Sabrina
Pickels, Tyla Garrett, Cheryl
Cook, Debbie Thursby, Keith
Day, Scott Widner, Melanie Cow
art, Marcia Heard, Diana Dozier,
Kathi Kelley, Lea Henry, Gerald
Garland, Clarence Martin, Janet
Lagrone, Dillon Smith, Shea Wil
liams.
SEVENTH GRADE
Phil Moore, Dawn Phillips,
Dottie Cook, Terri Bruner, Lee
Ann Davis, Marjory Kennedy.
EIGHTH GRADE
Clay Bridges, Lynn Billings,
Sherry Dunn, Kevin Garrett, Kim
Houston, Yolanda Miller, Phyllis
Moore, Anie Temples, Jan Sam
mons.
NINTH GRADE
Kenneth Durham, Debra Grif
fin, Bruce Houston, Kim Smith.
TENTH GRADE
Claude Bell, Hank Cook, Gay
Gibbs, Carole Gilbert, Stevie
Hewett.
ELEVENTH GRADE
Jan Jennings, Rhonda Jarvis,
Penny Jordan, Lisa Jordan,
Becky McArthur, Reba Coleman,
Kim Cook, Paula Dean, Jim
Doughtry, Jean Singeltary, Ann
Sasser, Kim Settles, Karin Gay,
Buddy Cook, Amy Malsberger,
David Arnold, Debra Houston.
TWELFTH GRADE
Al Cook, Debbie Fain, Brenda
Gentry, Jeannine Jordan, Lindy
Lee, Pam Miller.
Early Cavity
FFA Maatlai
Held Oct. 17th
The second monthly meeting
of the Early County High Chapter
of the Future Farmers of Am
erica was held Tuesday, October
17 in the school cafeteria. The
guest speaker at the meeting was
Rufus Jones. Rufus is a State
Vice President from District
One. Chapter President Doug
Lacey presided.
The five chapter officers who
attended the National FFA Con
vention in Kansas City gave a
brief report of the convention
activities. Each of these of
ficers also told how they won
their trip to the convention.
These officers are: President
Doug Lacey; Secretary Ronald
Bush; Vice President Mike Grif
fin; Treasurer Danny Vickers;
and Sentinel Kieth Evans.
On Thursday morning, October
13 the Early County High Chapter
was awarded its 18th Gold Em
blem. There were approximately
100 chapters in the U. S. to
receive this award. In order
to receive it a chapter must ex
cell in the ten areas of its pro
gram of work.
Ten chapter members will re
ceive the Georgia Planter De
gree. This is the last Degree
a member may receive until
he has graduated. To receive
this award the member must
have earned 500 dollars through
his project program and be an
outstanding FFA member. The
ten members who received this
award were Jerry Batchelor;
Ronald Bush, Keith Evans, Gor
don Ford, Claude Hill, Doug
Lacey, Ronnie Moulton, Danny
Revells, Warren Williams and
Eddie Yarborough. These mem
bers will attend the State Rally
in Macon Saturday where the
awards will be presented.
A brief officers meeting was
held Monday evening to set down
the order of business and an
nouncements to be made at the
meeting.
Danny Revells
Reporter
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The expression “eating crow”
was coined after an English
army captain made the sol
dier who shot his pet crow
dine on the bird as an act of
repentance.
The Early County Future
Homemakers of America in
stalled their 1972-73 officers at
Family Night Thursday, October
12 at the high school cafeteria.
President Cheryl Harvey led the
installation ceremony. The of
ficers were dressed alike in red
wool coatsuits and long sleeve
white blouses designed in the
FHA colors, red and white.
The installation table held twin
silver candelabra flanked by a
low candelabra holding red
candles, arranged on a center
piece of crushed red satin. Each
officer stated her duty as the
candles were lit. President
Harvey then called on the of
ficers to give the FHA motto,
colors, flower, emblem, respon
sibilities and 8 purposes. They
each were presented a red stem
red rose. An arrangement of
red and pink roses in a footed
container was in front of the
podium. A large FHA banner
hung over head table.
Donna Waller, Chairman of
Family Night extended the wel
come. The devotion, “Keys to
a Happy Home” was led by Susan
Still assisted by Sue Cleveland,
Carol Chandler, Kim Vickery,
edith March, Ginger Tedder,
Ruth Walker, and Diane Davis,
who used bright red keys en
titled God, Faith, Love, Example,
Order and Hope, which will
open doors to a happy home.
The newly installed 1972-73
officers are: Kay Cleveland,
Ist vice president; Cynthia Cle
veland, 2nd vice president; Shay
Evans, secretary; Willie Pearl
Haynes, treasurer; Donna Waller
Parliamentarian; Janie Collier,
Historian; Chairmen of Commit
tees: Linda Brown, Projects;
Marva Kay Lee, Public Re
lations; Suzanne Jenkins, Honor
Roll; Dorothy Jacobs, Recrea
tion; Sara Johnson, Music;
Nancy Miller, Parent-Daughter
Banquet; and Susan Still, De
votions.
Sarah Johnson, Chairman of
Music, led the relaxer, “The
Seven Dwarfs”, inviting audience
participation. Rue Pearl Ste
phens, Swanola Wright, Brenda
Hudson, Carolyn Kirk, Sondra
Merritt, Sara Walker, Becky An
derson and Glenda Sirmons were
dressed as dwarfs in green caps
and gold costumes. Singing as
they entered and left, the entire
skit added a bright spot to the
evening.
Fifteen new members were ini
tiated into the chapter by the
Lußoy Jacobs
Conpletes Recruit
Training Orlando
Navy Seamen Recruit Leßoy
Jacobs, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Tommy Jacobs of Route 5,
Blakely, Ga., graduated from
recruit training at the Naval
Training Center in Orlando.
A 1972 graduate of Early
County High School in Blakely,
he is scheduled to report to
Journalist Class “A” School,
Bainbridge, Md.
USDA Purchoses
Peanut Butter from
Two Ga. Firms
The U. S. Department of Agri
culture has purchased 97,485
cases of peanut butter from two
Georgia firms for distribution
to needy families.
Officials of USDA’s Agricul
tural Marketing Service said 45,
105 cases were bought from
Jewett and Sherman Co., of Al
bany and 52,380 were bought
from Cinderella Foods of Daw
son.
This was part of 162,000 cases
of peanut butter purchased at a
total cost, f. o. b. shipping point
of nearly $2.53 million. Funds
for the purchase were provided
under Section 32 of Public Law
74-320.
GED Course
Offered at
EC High School
Mr. Lonnie B. Chester, Su
perintendent of Early County
Schools, announced that another
GED Preparatory course will be
offered at the Early County High
School in Blakely beginning in
November provided there is suf
ficient community and area in
terest. The course will be
taught on Saturday mornings
from 9 A. M. to 12:30 P.M.
for eight weeks. The purpose
of the course, Chester said,
will be to assist adults who'
lack a high school education to
prepare to take the GED Exam .
leading to the State of Georgia
High School Diploma. English,
social studies, science, litera
|are and mathematics will be
stressed. Interested adults may -
pre-register for the course sim
ply by calling the Superintendents
office in Blakely at 723-4337
leaving their name and address
for later notification through
mail. The cost for the course
will be $25 which includes texts,
materials and tuition.
Early County FHA
Holds Family Night
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Pictured above are: Cheryl Harvey, President; Donna Waller, Chairman of Family Night; and
Joy Cleveland.
officers and presented member
ship cards by President Harvey,
assisted by Shay Evans and Donna
Waller. The new members are
Birdie Lisenby, Wylene Lane,
Patricia Jackson, Kim Hodges,
Janice Glass, Lillie Mae Ford,
Joan Ford, Sandy Davis, Portia
Bush, Mary Lou Moore, Carole
Mobley, Mary Brown, Terri
Alford, Margaret George, Pat
ricia Blocker, Sandra Philmon.
The traditional candlelight
ceremony “If Everyone Lit Just
One Little Candle”, was conduc
ted by Joy Cleveland, assisted
by Ginger Johnson, Janet Sims,
Rhonda Holley, Susan Moulton,
Annie Dora Jones, Lea Chap
man, Cheri Langley, and Swan
ola Wright. Their attire was a
white dress with tiny red trim.
As the lights were dimmed and
the hall finally left in complete
darkness, the first candle was
lit by Joy Clebeland, narrator.
Suzanne Jenkins and Marva Kay
Lee Sang the traditional song
accompanied by Susan Still at
the piano.
Hostesses for the occasion
were Sara Walker, Annie Dora
FHA Meeting
Highlights Creed
A successful year for the Early
County Future Homemakers has
gotten underway as the 1972
October meeting verified. Held
Tuesday, October 17, President
Cheryl Harvey reviewed recent
accomplishments. Hobo Day,
State Degree Workshop, the Fair
Exhibit, and the Nursing Home
Party were all rated as “Super
Successes”. Rena Bryant and
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EARLY COUNTY NEWS, THURS., OCT. 19, 1972
Jones and Sue Lamey. Guides
who directed guests to the Home
Economics Department were
Vickie Dixon and Mary Jo An
derson.
Refreshments were served
from twin tables in the spacious
entrance to the cafeteria. Tif
fany roses on one table and Com
mand Performance on the other
in white epergnes, decorated the
attractive tables. Assisting in
serving iced punch and party
delicacies were: Alida Lightsey,
Rena Bryant, Patricia Hunter,
Lou Mosely, Charlotte Wright,
Wanda Register, Peggy Tedder,
Penny Merritt, and Cindy Kim
brell.
Among those recognized dur
ing the program were FHA ad
visors: Mrs. Charlie Houston,
Miss Lucile Hardge, and Miss
Susan Askew. Chapter Mothers:
Mrs. Thomas Harvey, Mrs. W.
H. Cleveland, Mrs. Bobby Lee
and Mrs. Don Waller. Chapter
Beaus: Joe Jordan, Michael
Blackburn and Roderick Mathis.
Special recognition was given
Cynthia Cleveland for the Family
Night Program and to chairman
of special State Degrees Project:
Rue Pearl Stevens were
announced as prize winners for
raising the most money during
Hobo Day on September 23.
FHA’ers were defined as the
girls from C.0.L.0.R. by Susan
Still, devotions chairman. To
interpret the FHA Creed, Kay
Cleveland entitled the program
as “This Is Our Creed”. She
carefully explained its true
meaning.
Linda grown listed the Oc
tober important events as being
Family Night, District Meeting,
FHA’ers of the Month, and the
। Kim Vickery, Susan Moulton,
. Calendars; Sondra Merritt, FHA
> Materials; Diane Davis, Fair
Booth; Marva K. Lee, Fair Ex
hibit; Nancy Miller, Faculty
I Welcome, Birthday Project;
. Linda Brown, FHA’er of the
month; Swanola Wright, School
Trophy Case.
Assistant officers recognized
! were: Carol Chandler, and Kim
1 Vickery, vice presidents; Ginger
Johnson, secretary; Swanola
’ Wright, treasurer; Joy Cleve
’ land, Parliamentarian; Janet
’ Sims, Historian;
’ Assistant Chairmen: Edith
March, Projects; Glenda Sir
mons, Public Relations; Pales
tine Dawson, Honor Roll; Rue
’ Pearl Stephens, Music; Ruth
’ Walker, Recreation; Diane
5 Davis, Parent-Daughter; Sue
Cleveland, Devotions; Ginger
Tedder, Lea Chapman, Bulletin
2 Board; Cheri Langley, Rhonda
r Holley, FHA Week; Becky An
-1 derson, Carolyn Kirk, Publica
tions; Shirley Tanner, Annie
11 Dora Jones, Hostess Committee;
Cynthia Cleveland, Typist; Son-
1 dra Merritt, Brenda Hudson,
photographers.
; Fair Exhibit in Dothan. Finance
r projects given by Willie Pearl
’ Haynes, were the chicken-que
and the chair rentals at the
J National Peanut Festival Par-
1 ade in Dothan. Chairman of
J Parent-Daughter Banquet, Nancy
f Miller, reported also that pro
-1 gress was being made on the
* event. Kim Vickery, calendar
chairman, announced that mat
erials were ready for each mem
ber’s calendar. President Har-
; vey opened and adjourned the
, meeting with the official cere-
J mony.