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Equal Jury Strike
Closer To Law
Senate Bill 67, a major law and
order bill affecting the jury selection
process is a step closer to becoming
law.
It recently received a “do pass"
recommendation from the Senate
Judiciary and Constitutional Law
Committee.
The widely discussed measure
would equalize the number of strikes
at 10 for both the defense and the pro
secution. The strikes allow each side
to strike potential jurors without
Elderly Tax Help
Beginning Monday, February 7,
1983, Volunteer Tax Counselors for the
Elderly will be available at the Early
County Library from 1-4, Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday,
through the tax season, to aid tax
payers in the preparation of Federal
and Georgia income tax forms. Bring
your 1981 tax report, W-2 forms and
other supporting documents with you.
At Mangham Auditorium
Green Grass Cloggers
To Perform Thursday
The high stepping Green Grass
Cloggers along with their accom
paniests, Phil and Gail Johnson will
be in concert at Mangham Auditorium
Thursday, Feb. 3 at 8 P.M. The na
tionally known Cloggers are being
brought to Blakely by the Court
Square Arts Council.
The Cloggers have a down-to-earth
individual style of dancing. They
choregraph their own dances and
steps borrowed from Western square
dancing, Southern Appalachian round
dancing and contra dancing for a New
England influence. They make up the
rest and are famous for their high
kicks which embellish their dancing.
Their brightly colored costumes of
caliso, bandanas and fancy blue
denim trousers add to the festive and
FHA Encourages “PIK”
Farmers Home Administration
(FmHA) State Director Orson G.
Swindle 111 is directing FmHA district
directors and county supervisors
throughout the state to encourage
Georgia farmers to seriously consider
participating in the new Payment-in-
Kind (PIK) or “crop swap” program.
Ultra-Light Flying Catching On
There are very few dreams that
man has been unable to fulfill. And
since Kitty Hawk, where in 1903 the
Wright brothers made man’s first
controlled, sustained flight, man has
not only fulfilled the dreams of flight,
but truly mastered it.
And once mastered, flight has con
tinously been exploited, leading man
to the moon and to the mountain tops
with hang-gliders.
cause, as opposed to excusing a juror
because he or she is a witness or is a
relative of one of the parties in the
case.
Currently, the defense is entitled to
20 strikes and the prosecution only 10.
It would save counties money in that
they can call smaller jury pools from
which to choose. The measure is also
designed to remove an extra advan
tage that defendents in criminal cases
now have.
If you need additional information,
call Sadie Bridges, Olivia Davenport,
Emily Jane George, or Montine Mar
tin.
The Tax Counseling for the Elderly
program is sponsored by the
American Association of Retired Per
sons and the Internal Revenue Ser
vice.
exuberant atmosphere.
Not only will there be dancing but
also the singing of Phil and Gail
Johnson. The Johnson's have been
reviving traditional music shunning
the commerical approach. On stage
they weave a country quilt around
each song. Much of their appeal lies in
a spirited delivery sparked by natural
charm and no gimmicks.
Tickets for the Green Grass Clog
gers work concert are $3.00 for Court
Square Art Council Members, $4.00
for non-members, and all tickets are
$5.00 at the door the night of the per
formance. Advance tickets are on sale
at the Book Keeper, Collier In
surance, and Georgia Telephone Cor
poration as well as from Court Square
Art Council Board Members.
Swindle, who just returned from a
Department of Agriculture briefing in
Washington, said he is “thoroughly
convinced that the PIK program can
go a long way toward solving surplus
grain problems and easing the cost
price squeeze, while at the same time,
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Somewhere on the lower-end of the
flight spectrum are those men known
as ultra-light enthusiasts - those more
in the vein of the Wright brothers.
Or at least it seems they belong at
Kitty Hawk at first glance. However,
close scruting of the ultra-light air
craft and their pilots revel otherwise.
Their craft are not experiments of
newly found technology, but rather
finely engineered aircraft capable of
Thursday, Feb. 3, 1983
Early County - Blakely, Georgia 31723
Blakely Bucks Back
Blakely Bucks are back! Beginning
Monday, participating Blakely Mer
chants began giving their customers
special coupon tickets making them
eligible to win big Blakely Bucks
along with a number of other valuable
prizes.
Drawings will be held on the Court
Square February 12, 19, and 26 at 12
noon to determine who the lucky prize
winners will be.
For further information see the
Peanut Rally In Edison
Tom Boland, executive vice presi
dent of Waycross/Ware County
Chamber of Commerce, will be the
feature speaker at the Peanut Rally
Smoker and Banquet in Edison Fri
day evening, February 4.
It was learned Monday from
Washington, D.C. that Mr. Hatcher
cannot come. He will be represented
by Mr. Tom Golden, who will speak at
the Calhoun County Young Farmers
Peanut Rally Banquet Friday,
February 4.
Mr. Golden will bring greetings
from Washington, D.C. and a report
on the national legislative and
political situation.
Calhoun County Young Farmers
Association, sponsor of the event will
Combatting Drugs Costs
It take money to combat drug
abuse. Regardless of whether it’s en
forcement of the drug laws,
rehabilitation of drug abusers, or
simply trying to make the public more
aware of the serious threat drug
abuse poses in our society, it takes
money.
The Blakely-Early County Drug
Awareness Program is going to need
money if it is to be successful. The
responsibility of raising that needed
money is in the hands of the Business
“Nobody Treats You Better....”
“Nobody Treats You Better Than
Georgia”-the 1983 tourism campaign
- is becoming a reality as merchants,
motels, restaurants, towns, and
tourist attraction continue to pledge
their support of the new theme.
Over 150 establishments to date
have signed up to participate in one
giving its pilot a truly unique ex
perience of flight.
The intrigue of the ultra-light flight
has caught the fancies of Blakely’s
Danny Day. He made his maiden
flight in his own ultra-light Christmas
morning in Blakely, culminating
ultra-light flight training in Florida
and between 40-50 hours of labor con
struction his own ultra-light aircraft.
Danny, who has acquired the area
dealership, is flying a Phantom ultra
light, manufactured Ultralight Flight,
Inc.
According to Glider Rides, the in
ternational magazine of ultralight
aviation, The Phantom is “a
delightfully uncommon aircraft,
designed for the common man.”
A feature article stated: The Phan
tom ultralight may prove to be the air
craft that puts its manufacturer,
Ultralight Flight, on the aeronautical
map. Indeed, despite the critical suc
cess of their two designs, the Mirage
and the Phantom, the company has
remained nearly as invisible as their
aircraft’s names imply unitl now.
Designed in response to pilot needs
for quick roll rate, fast cruise speed
and dependable crosswind capability,
the Phantom is a significant depar-
Danny Day, area dealer, is pictured with his ultra-light Phantom which,
powered by a 37 HP Kawasaki engine, will crusie at 50 M.P.H,
The lightweight fiberglass pod (left > provides the pilot a comfortalbe, relative
wind-free ride compared to other ultra-light aircraft.
Blakely Bucks ad on page 7 in this
week’s News.
February 12th some lucky shopper
will win 1100.00 in Blakely Bucks, in
addition, a number of other prizes will
be given away.
February 19th the big Blakely
Bucks prize will be $150.00 and ...
February 26th the big prize will be
given away ... some lucky shopper
will win $500.00 in Blakely Bucks.
In addition to the Blakely Bucks
present several awards including
outstanding peanut scout, top peanut
producer, and Service to the Peanut
Fanner award.
Tom Boland presented radio shows
on WACL in Waycross and WJXT-TV
in Jacksonville for many years. He
was retired from the Georgia Exten
sion Service in 1981.
A special group of “Old Timers”
will serve on the welcome committee
to the Friday night activities. These
include the following couples: A.J.
Eubanks, Elijer Ginn, Clarence
Cheney, Marlow Ingram, Elvon Col
eman, W.C. Brooks, C.D. Duke, and
Mrs. Juanita Lewis.
Chairman Arlen Eubanks has
already announced a successful rally
Leaders Sub-Committee.
The funds will primarily be used to
provide drug awareness literature for
public offices, to provide drug
awareness information packets for
the school children and theit parents,
and other projects the committees
feel are needed.
The other two Sub-Committees
making up the Drug Awareness Com
mittee include the Parents Committee
and the School Committees.
To kick off the fund-raising effort,
phase of the campaign, a discount
program for travelers. It’s not too late
to become part of the program, which
asks that merchants give either a ten
percent discount or a special bonus to
the traveling public, upon presenta
tion of a “Nobody Treats You Better”
discount card. The cards will be
ture from ultralights that are
marginal performers. Commensurate
with it high performance are greater
demands on the ultralight pilot, but it
also rewards the pilot with a truly
satisfying ride.
The structure of the Phantom
wasn’t specifically designed to withs
tand the stresses of aerobatics, but it
has been tested to do so. Controllabili
ty was the highest design goal of the
Phantom project, and aerobatic per
formance and strength were by
products of that development. The
factory walls proudly display the
results of many load tests on the en
tire airframe.
The Phantom has a wingspan of 28
feet and is powered by a Kawasaki
engine similar to thse found in jet skis
and snowmobiles.
It will accomodate a pilot weighing
up to 280 pounds. With a top speed of
60 MPH, it will cruise at 50 MPH and
has a stall speed of approximately 25
MPH.
According to Danny, the Phantom
hit costs $5,995.00, and although a
pilot’s license is not required to fly the
ultra-light, prospective pilots must
have a solo certificate.
drawings each week, there will be six
hatchets hidden worth $20.00 each.
Watch for clues each week to help
you in your search for these valuable
“hatchets.”
Participating merchants are: Al’s
Shoe Shop, Blakely Auto Parts, Blake
ly Chicken, Comer I, Early Furniture
Co., Mary's Chalet, Save Way Store,
Southeastern Office Supply Co.,
WBBK Blakely, Early County News,
due to outstanding booster support.
Thursday evening the Georgia
Peanut Commission and the Young
Farmers will present the Peanut
Princess and Little Miss Peanut beau
ty contests. The event will be
presented in the Calhoun County High
School Cafeteria at 7 p.m. Tickets are
available at the door. About 10 con
testants in each contest will be com
peting for county and area honors.
The Georgia Peanut Commission
will co-sponsor a Peanut Recipe Con
test with three divisions for Adults,
Youth, and children under 12. SSOO in
prizes will be offered. Entries are due
between 3 and 4 p.m. on Friday,
February 4.
the Business Leaders Committee
mailed over 50 letters to churches and
civic groups encouraging attendance
at a meeting last week.
Approximately 18 persons attended
the meeting in addition to the commit
tee members and several $25.00 dona
tions were pledged.
It is going to take a combined effort
of the entire community to support the
financial needs of the Drug
Awareness Committee.
No small group should or can bear
honored from March 1,1983, through
February 28,1984, and will be sent to
those who write Nobody Treats You
Better, P.O. Box 1776, Atlanta, Ga.
30301, in response to out-of-state
Georgia travel advertisements.
In addition to the discount card pro-
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USPSI64O6OOOO 25*
Allied Dept. Store, The Wearhouse,
Greenbrier Floral Co., Gray Jewelry
Co., Hall Drug Co., Harvey’s Super
Market, B. Herring Inc., Linda's
Flower Shop, Neal Logue Co., B.C.
Moore, Otasco, The Apple Tree,
Angelo’s Pizza Parlor, Geneva’s
Fabrics, Griffin’s Oyster Bar, Fryer’s
Pharmacy, Robert’s Small Engine
Repair, Co-Sponsors - First Federal
Savings and Loan, Blakely Finance,
Ron Guynn, Photography.
Tom Boland
the financial burden of Drug
Awareness - but with a small effort on
everyone’s part, the financial needs of
the program will not be a burden
A special account is being establish
ed by the City of Blakely through
which these monies can be handled.
However, everyone making a dona
tion should address it to Drug
Awareness Fund, c/o Chamber of
Commerce, P.O. Box 189, Blakely,
Georgia, 31723.
Bloodmobile
The Blood Mobile will be in Blakely
on February 9, 1983 from 10:00 a.m.
until 4:00 p.m. at the Early Memorial
Nursing Home.
We encourage each of you to con
tinue your support of the blood drive
so we may continue to reach our quota
goal of 135 units.