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Volume 124 - No. 19
© Early County News, Inc.
Over 225 Peanut Farmers
Attend GPPA In Blakely
An enthusiastic group of farmers
-estimated at 225 - from four
Southwest Georgia counties. Early,
Clay, Miller, and Seminole, met in
Blakely on Tuesday night of the past
week to attend a session of the newly
organized Georgia Peanut Producers
Association.
Fletcher Thompson, of Blakely,
who is serving as acting president,
welcomed the peanut farmers and
distinguished visitors to the Blakely
session which was preceded by a
barbecue dinner funded by the banks
in this area.
Mr. Thompson explained the need
of a peanut producers association and
then enumerated some of its objec
tives. “The shelters have an associa
tion, as do the warehousemen, and the
Georgia Agricultural Commodity
Commission for Peanuts served to
promote the uses and sates of peanuts
through advertising and promotion”,
Thompson stated. "Those who have
been instrumental in forming this
B. Herring "Lion of the Year"
Bernard Herring was named “Lion
of the Year” Friday night at the An
nual Lions Club Indies night banquet.
Serving the Blakely Lions Club con
tinuous since returning to Blakely,
from WWII, Lion Herring was
honored for his aggressiveness in
helping make the club’s fund raising
activities successful.
Rev. Joe Porterfield, pastor of the
First United Methodist Church in
Montezuma, Georgia, was the guest
speaker for the banquet which is held
each year during the holiday season
for the Lionesses.
Special guests at the banquet were
the wives of past Lions Presidents:
Mrs. Lemuel Tiner, Mrs. Kate
Brewer, and Mrs. Pauline Tarver.
Lion Tige Pickle (Left, Top Photo),
presented the “Lion of the Year”
Award to Lion Bernard Herring who
is standing with Lioness Marie Claire
Herring and Lion President Jack Sut
ton.
Pictured at right are (L-R): Lion
Stanley Houston who introduced Rev.
Joe Porterfield
Here Come The
Future
Citizens
Here comes our Future Citizens, again! Over the next several weeks a number
of your children’s photos will be adding a special touch to the paper.
The photos were taken recently by Interpress Studios in a joint promotion with
the News. By the time the feature ends, there will have been around 40 photos ap
pearing, adding to the pride and the scrapbooks of parents and grandparents
alike.
We hope everyone enjoys them!
association, including its board of
directors, have worked toward
building an organization which has no
other purpose than to improve the
bottom’ line on peanut farmers’ profit
through whatever means required.”
Other speakers at the Blakely
GPPA meeting were Julian Holland, a
former congressional aid, who is serv
ing the Association as a Washington
consultant, and Dr. Ron Hennings,
Peanut Agronomist University of
Georgia Extension, of Tifton. Both
speakers emphasized "unity of pur
pose” by peanut growers all over the
peanut growing areas.
At the conclusion of the meeting a
straw ballot was taken and those pre
sent voted almost unanimously, to
follow USDA and GPPA's suggestion
that allotment holders with no tillable
land, lose it, and that people with
allotments not planted, also lose it too.
The group was unanimous in oppos
ing USDA’s proposal to abolish
allotments presently being rented by
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property owners to peanut farmers.
According to Thompson these peo
ple, many of whom are widow-women
unable to farm the allotment, were
told that renting to farmers would not
jepardize their allotment.
The GPPA suggestion to finance the
Association by a SI.OO per ton con
tribution was approved by a vote of
100 to 3.
The next meeting of the GPPA is to
be held in Camilla at a time and place
soon to be announced, Thompson said.
Directors of the Association are
Jimmy Curry, Shellman; Carson
Bass, Warwick; Jimmy Blitz,
Statesboro; Kent Campbell, Metter;
Harold Collins, Cordele; Billy Griggs,
Unadilla; Harold Israel, Smithville,
W.A. Reeves, Fitzgerald; Winder
Smith, Wadley, Donald Williams,
Pelham, and Advisors Ross Bowen,
Lyons, and Bill Whitaker, Dawson. All
were present except Campbell, Smith
and Williams.
Six month-old Elizabeth is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Swift of Blakely.
Tony Griffin
Hee Haw Benefit
Saturday Night
The Blakely Jaycees are sponsoring
a Hee Haw Show benefit for 13 year
old Tony Griffin, Saturday, December
18, at 7:30 P.M. at the American
legion.
Tony has been confined to a bed or
wheelchair all of his life, the result of
complication caused by being bom
with an open spine, asthma, and fail
ing kidneys.
In the near future Tony is to
undergo surgery on his only function
ing kidney.
The money raised by the benefit will
be used to help offset Tony’s mother’s
growing expenses.
Tickets for the benefit are available
from any Jaycee. Also, checks and
contributions can be sent to the Tony
Griffin Fund at the First State Bank of
Blakely.
Blakely To Host
Tri-Rivers Meeting
February 3
The Tri-Rivers Waterway Develop
ment Association will hold their An
nual Meeting Thursday, February 3,
1983 at the Blakely Town and Country
Club.
Registration will begin at 5:30 P.M.
(EST) and dinner at 6:30.
Mr. William J. Hull, retired lawyer
and authority on waterways develop
ment, and Col. Patrick J. Kelly, com
mander of the Mobile District, Corps
of Engineers, will be the keynote
speakers for the evening.
Mr. Hull will share his insights and
perspective with this association. Col.
Kelly will report on the status of the
waterway and prospects for the com
ing year.
The annual meeting will be attend
ed by people from Alabama, Georgia
and Florida who are interested and in
volved in the development of the Tri-
Rivers Waterway.
Reservations for this meeting may
be sent in, along with $15.00 for each
ticket, to the Tri-Rivers Waterway
Development Association, P.O. Box
2232, Dothan, Alabama 36302.
Puppet Shows
Puppet Teams from the First Bap
tist Church of Blakely will be perfor
ming Saturday afternoon, December
18, at three locations in the city. The
teams are composed of youth from the
youth ministry of the church and are
under the direction of Mrs. Charlotte
Nash. Assistant directors are Mrs.
Susan Dykes, who writes many of the
puppet skits, and Mrs. Rena’ Aider
man. The teams will perform at King
Plaza in front of Revco and TG&Y at
2:00, at Sawyer’s Shopping Center in
front of IGA at 3:15, and on the Court
house Square at 4:40. Their perfor
mance on the Square will conclude
with a short performance by the youth
vocal ensemble from First Baptist.
The public is invited to attend any of
these performances. No admission
will be charged.
School Holidays
The local public schools will dismiss
at the end of the school day, Friday,
December 17 for the Christmas
Holidays. The schools will reopen
Monday morning, January 3,1983.
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Joseph Adam is the 17 month-old
son of Joe Dean and Janet Sims of
Blakely.
Early Co. Farm Bureau
Wins Top State Awards
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The Early County Fann Bureau and Young Fanners Committee received
several top state awards last week at the 44th annual meeting of the Georgia
Farm Bureau Federation at Jekyll Island.
The Early County Farm Bureau, for the second consecutive year, received the
top state award in the category of counties with 800 or more members. Presenta
tion was made by GFBF President Bob Nash.
Early Co. won the W.J. McKemie Award of Excellence in recognition of having
the best overall county Farm Bureau program and activities in the state. The
county received the same recognition last year.
The award was first presented two years ago. It is intended as a continuing
memorial to W. J. McKemie, Jr., past president and past vice president of GFBF.
Bartow County Farm Bureau won the McKemie award this year in the
category of counties with less than 800 members. Jack Tedder, pictured above,
received the award on behalf of the Early County Farm Bureau.
The Early County Young Farmer Committee won the Georgia Farm Bureau
award for an outstanding record during 1982. Presentation was made during the
organization’s 44th annual convention Dec. 5-8 at Jekyll Island.
The committee, chaired by Wendy Willis, was recognized for its overall par
ticipation in the Farm Bureau program of work.
Organized in 1980, the committee has members on the county policy develop
ment, information, annual meeting, membership and legislative and national af
fairs committees, as well as four members on the board of directors.
Six Young Fanners attended the state leadership conference and four couples
went on the statewide Young Farmer tour. Commodities promoted during the
year include pork, peanuts and cotton. The committee participated in “Spring Fl
ing” by sponsoring a booth, selling porkburgers and distributing recipes and
facts on pork. Small pigs were on display for the day. At the local Arts and Crafts
Festival, the committee sold boiled peanuts and distributed recipes and facts on
peanuts. Commodities sold by the GFB Service Company were also displayed.
The committee assisted in the Early County Hog Show and Sale, the 9th district
meet-the-candidates rally in Camilla and the Blakely-St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital Wheels for Life Bike-a-thon.
Early County Farm Bureau President Wilber Evans said of the committee,
“These young people are a big asset to the county chapter. They do not hesitate
when called on to do any project.” Wendy Willis, pictured below, Chairman
received the award on behalf of the Committee.
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Seven month-old Terri Ann is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice
Wessinger of Blakely.
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Three year-old Haley Is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Linton
Thompson of Arlington.