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Sarlg ©nuntu News
Volume 123 - No. 45
© Early County News, Inc.
Marvin
Griffin Dies
at Age 74
Former Governor Marvin Griffin,
74, died Sunday in a Tallahassee,
Florida hospital after a long battle
against cancer. His death came exact
ly a week after his wife, Laura, died of
the same cause. His first wife, known
to Georgians as “Miss Lib” died about
11 years ago. He is survived by a son,
Samuel Marvin Griffin, Jr., publisher
and editor of the family newspaper,
The Post-Searchlight.
Governor Griffin was greatly belov
ed by Georgians everywhere. It is
believed that he was known personal
ly, and he personally knew more peo
ple than any other politician in
Georgia. Georgians had good reasons
for loving the former chief executive.
He was a patriot, statesman, soldier,
editor, historian and orator. His raspy
voice and ready wit had made his
name a household word in Georgia,
and he was much in demand as ban
quet speaker. When his health began
to fail he slowed his pace and ac
cepted the role of “elder statesman",
and would-be office seekers from
within and without the State sought
his advice. It was believed that he had
become the best-loved and best-liked
Blakely Senior Center
Open House
The Blakely Senior Center located
at 213 Columbia Street began its
operation May 3,1982.
The Senior Center is here because a
group of local citizens disregarding
myths about aging, felt if the com
munity could afford to spend on youth
recreation and entertainment, it could
well afford the 10% match that would
bring a similar type operation for its
citizens 60 years of age and older.
Local citizens regardless of finan
cial and social status can now enjoy
getting together daily (9:00 A.M. -3:00
P.M.) Monday through Friday to en
joy fellowship, recreation and enter
tainment. A well planned nutritious
meal is provided for up to 45 persons
coming in to the center and 10 meals
Buckner Memorial Service
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Glowing words of tribute were
spoken by Ray Knight, Early County
School Superintendent, Thursday,
June 3, at the Early County High
School as a plaque and portrait of
Franklin P. Buckner, former Early
County High School principal and ad
ministrator, were presented to the
school in a memorial service attended
by Mrs. Merle Buckner, Mr. Ray
Knight, educators, friends, and co
workers of Mr. Buckner.
Mr. Knight spoke of Mr. Buckner as
a dear friend who had played an im
portant role in the community as a
principal and coach, and an equally
important role in his own personal
life. Mr. Buckner, according to Mr.
Knight, was an excellent ad
ministrator, disciplinarian to educa
tion in this community and school.
Marvin Griffin
of all the ex-Georgia governors.
Griffin was bom in Bainbridge and
had spent much of his life there. He
represented Decatur county in the
General Assembly, was executive
secretary to Governor Rivers, adju
tant to Gov. Ellis Arnall, served six
years a lieutenant governor, 4 years a
governor. During World War 11, he
served 30 months in New Guiena with
the Georgia National Guard.
Services for the former governor
were held Tuesday, June 16,3:30 P.M.
in the Bainbridge First Presbyterian
Church. Interment followed in Oak Ci
ty Cemetery there.
are sent daily to shut ins.
Mrs. Ruth Cooper, Site Manager,
commenting on the center, says it is a
unique program involving local, state
and federal funds. It is not a poverty
program and each participant is of
fered an opportunity and encouraged
to contribute toward the cost of the
service. This project icnome is a part
of the budget and it remains in the
community to help finance the opera
tion. She urges Blakely and Early
county citizens to drop by and find out
for themselves just what is going on
here at the Blakely Senior Center.
Mrs. Cooper and all the 89 par
ticipants at the center cordially in
vites the entire community to attend
Open House from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30
p.m. on June 24,1982.
“Because he gave so much in every
capacity, his memory will always re
main with those who loved him,”
stated Mr. Knight, who added further,
“Mr. Buckner was always moved to
uphold the spirit of the school and
community, to improve, encourage,
and to guide.”
Mr. Buckner was esteemed for the
strong stand he took to further educa
tion in this area, and great progress
was made in education during the
years he was administrator and prin
cipal. The presentation service was a
fitting expression of the love and
esteem felt for this upright, outstan
ding, dedicated, far-sighted man.
At the conclusion of the service,
Mrs. Merle Buckner briefly expressed
her appreciation for the presentation, t
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Thursday, June 17,1982
Early County - Blakely, Georgia 31723
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Coolin’ it during Summer Vacation! Do you remember when school got out
each year and your summer vacation seemed to last forever?
Ah, but those were the good ole days. As we get older time goes by too fast for
most of us to stop and watch the worldly problems go about their way.
But not these kids, their summer vacation is making a big splash with them.
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Tennis
Tournament
The Blakely-Early County Recrea
tion Dept, will sponsor a Men’s
Singles Tournament the weekend of
July 10th. The tournament will start
on Thursday, July Bth, and will run
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sun
day for the finals. Anyone interested
in playing in this tournament should
ON HIS
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JUNE 2Oth
call the Recreation Office at 723-3197
and sign up. The fee for the tourna
ment will be $5.00 payable before you
play your first match. You must call
the Recreation Office by Tuesday, Ju
ly 6th before 12:00 noon in order to
qualify for the tournament.
Peanut Convention
Southeastern Peanut Association,
an area peanut shelters organization,
headquartered in Albany, Ga., has an
nounced plans to hold its 64th Annual
Convention at the Hyatt Regency
Hotel in Lexington, Ky., June 19-22.
More than 400 members of the
group are slated to attend the conven
tion which will feature keynote
speakers and workshops on the status
of the peanut industry. Activities will
be centered around the theme “THE
WINNER’S CIRCLE.”
Keynote speaker will be U.S.
Senator Howell Heflin of Alabama
who led the Senate floor fight to save
the nation’s peanut program in 1981.
Appearing with Heflin at the June 21
opening session will be Hoke Leggett,
associate administrator, Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation Ser
vice, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Other speakers are planned on the na
tion’s and world’s agricultural
economy and the 1982 peanut program
regulations.
Keynoting the luncheon at the con
vention will be the Kentucky Gover
nor John Y. Brown, Jr. Brown will be
preceded by a report on the nation’s
peanut markets and promotion by
Grand Master Os Ga. Masons
To Visit
Worshipful Master Olin F. Thomp
son Jr. announces that summer ac
tivities of Magnolia Lodge No. 86 of
Blakely will be highlighted by a visit
from Brother Horace L. Whitlock,
Grand Master of the Grand Izxlge of
Georgia, F & AM at 7:00 p.m. June 24,
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Mitch Head of Ketchum, Inc. of New
York and Tyron Spearman of the
Georgia Peanut Commission.
Another highlight of the convention
will be the premier showing of a new
kids film entitled, “PEANUT NEWS
AND VIEWS.” Announcing the
premiere will be film sponsor Robert
Book, vice president of Elanco Pro
ducts Company of Indianapolis, In.
The June 22 session will also feature
reports on the peanut industry trends
and finances and the peanut outlook
and supply situation.
John Parker, staff analyst of the
Economic Research Service in
Washington D.C. will make a special
report on “The World Peanut Supply
and Demand Situation.”
The conventionaires plan a visit to
Barnum and Bailey Circus while in
Lexington. The family-type conven
tion will also include programs for the
ladies and children.
J.W. Willis, president of (he
Southeastern Peanut Association,
said, “We’re looking forward to our
visit to Lexington. With all of the
workshops, speakers, and activities,
we’ll be in the ‘Winner’s Circle’ of the
industry.”
1982.
The festivities for the evening will
be concluded by a banquet in his
honor in the dining hall of the First
Baptist Church of Blakely at 7:30 p.m.
All members and their ladies are ex
pected to attend.