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£ tier OF SaSm (£ mt nt ti News Volume 125-No. 29 © Early County News, Inc. Paul Wins Runoff Calhoun County Elementary School Principal Bobby E. Paul defeated Walter Stan Phillips in the February 15 run-off to elect a School Superinten dent. In the election, which had a voter turn-out of over 50 percent, Paul car ried Leary 241 to 59, Morgan 276 - 65, and Arlington 196-76. Phillips, a history teacher at Calhoun County High School, carried his home precinct of Edison 338 to 319. Cats In Region Playoffs The Early County Bobcats were edged 64-62 by the Lee Co. Trojans Saturday night in the Region 1-AAA West Sub-region tournament in Camilla. The Bobcats took a 35-31 halftime lead, but the Trojans led 52-49 at the end of three periods. The score was tied at 62-62 with 1:09 left to play and the Trojans hit the winning basket with two seconds on the clock. John Ingram with 18 points and Kent Jackson with 16 led the Bobcats’ Heart Fund Run Set The 1983 Dr. James H. Crowdis 5000 meter “Run For You Life” is set for Saturday, March 12 at 10:00 A.M. The annual run has been named in honor of Blakely’s Dr. James H. Crowdis in recognition of his service to the American Heart Association and Heart Fund Drive since 1953. Thw 5000-meter run will start at 10:00 A.M. and a one-mile fun run will be held at 10:45 A.M. Finishers in the 5000-meter run will receive official race T-Shirts. Saturday’s Blakely Bucks Winners Drug Awareness Donation 'H— -•- Pi “1“■ 1 “ IME I Jp. BS " "* ” 'IXJ“* *l® i | | ill I] J Ulk : I IHIL The Drug Awareness Fund received a boost this past Friday when the Community Service League donated $200.00 to the cause. The money in this fund will be used primarily to help the Drug Awareness Committee print and distribute educational packets on drugs to the school children and parents of Early County. The money donated by the Community Service League was raised by the club through a number of community projects. The Drug Awareness Fund now has a total of over SSOO. Anyone wishing to donate to the fund may make their checks payable to: The Drug Awareness Fund and send to the Blakely-Early County Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 189, Blakely Georgia 31723. Drug Awareness Committee Chairman Billy Broadway and Chamber of Commerce President Billy McFay are pictured above receiving check from Community Service League member (L to R) Janet Payton, Gail Harper, and Jane McLendon. Paul received 1,123 or nearly 67 per cent of the votes and Phillips received 556 votes. Paul, who will be succeeding former Superintendent Mitchell Con ner who served twenty-two years, was sworn in Friday and began his duties this week. He stated that his goal was to upgrade the quality of education and promise his to be a cost-conscious ad ministration. scoring attack against the Trojans. The Bobcats’ now 184 will travel to Valdosta along with the 17-7 Trojans to play in the Region 1-AAA Tourna ment. The Cats’ will meet Fitzerald Thursday afternoon at 5:45 at the Valdosta State College Gym. If they win, they will meet the winner of the Lee Co. and Ware Co. game Saturday night at 8:30 and advance to Macon for the State Play-Offs. Finishers in the fun run will receive certificates. Trophies will be given toi the top male and female runners, and awards will be made to the top three finishers in eighteen age groups. The course for the 5000 meter run will be slightly rolling, hand-rolled for distance, and split times will be given at one and two mile marks. All interested runners are urged to use the registration form on page 3 of this week’s News. Thursday, Feb. 24,1983 Early County - Blakely, Georgia 31723 “Vocational Agriculture - Educating Through Experience” FFA Week - February 19 - 26 B aKw. mA * Fl ^.r nr • wBBBBBBBBBBBB Tt ‘ ’WK/”' . BO .''^o X l v "'WWI ..«■■*■» 1 .>!■.. ' I—,*-., ^^BF- * w ‘ -4.5.. _W Vocational agriculture became a part of the public school curriculum in 1917 as a result of the Smith- Hughes Vocational Education Act. The first students of vocational agriculture were boys who lived on farms and were preparing to farm when they Saturday, February 19, was a “red letter” day for the over 100 people gathered in front of the Early County Courthouse to hear Wayne Foster an nounce the winning ticket number for $l5O in Blakely Bucks. Suspense mounted as 24 smaller gifts were given away before the “big bucks.” A hush fell over the crowd as the last ticket #876756 was called and Ms. Pam Parker came up with the winning ticket. Ms. Parker received $l5O in Blakely Bucks to spend in any of the participating merchants’ stores. Ms. Parker stated that her ticket came from Angelo’s. Other winners were as follows: Ms. Ethel Jenkins - Early County News; Mr. Fred Darden - Hall Drugs; Mrs. W. J. Collier - Linda's Flower Shop; Sonja Roberts - Harvey’s; Van (Continued To Page 5) Early County High School FFA Chapter completed their education. At that time. Approximately four of every five families lived on the farm. Our country was still made up of primari ly rural areas. Farming was still sim ple and the main source of power on the farm was human. It required long hours leaving little time for socializ ing in the evenings. Agricultural clubs were organized in many areas primarily for the purpose of recrea tion and socializing. These agricultural clubs soon became popular in many areas. In 1926, Henry Groseclose organized a statewide organization known as the Future Farmers of Virginia. Under his leadership, the organization grew and was known of in other states. In 1928, individuals from several states met in Kansas City, Missouri and organized the Future Farmers of America. Leslie Applegate from New Jersey was selected National Presi dent. In 1930, the organization adopted its official colors - national blue and com gold. It also adopted an FFA Creed written by E. M. Tiffany. The creed remained the same until one line was Great Southern Donates Money For Service Center Baler ll' SW L Lt. I I Hl, 1 /; > 'Ju-ddT - . SjL ? ® B On Friday, Febraary 11,1983, Mr. W.R. Laidig, President of Great Southern Paper Co., presented a check for $6000.00 to Mrs. Dorothy B. Holman, Director of Early-Miller Service Center, for the purpose of purchasing a baler for the Center’s recycling operation. The contribution was made by the Great Northern Nekoosa Foundation through the efforst and request of Mr- Laidig and Mrs. Charles R. Grantland, Manager Administrative Services, Great Southern Paper Co The baler will be housed at the Blakely-Early County Land Fill and used primarily to bale corrugated boxes for recycling Baling operations will be done by mentally retarded clients from the Center under the supervisi™^. MaX McDaS' Instructor. ’ Mr. Bill Hall, Manager of the Work Activity Program says the baling operation will provide jobs and training for eight clients and the project will benefit the City and County as well as the Center by removing approximately 1200 to 1500 pounds of corrugated material a day, eliminating about 20 tons of waste from the land fill each month. The Great Northern Nakoosa Foundation is commended for this generous contribution which will help several facets of our community r .avcw ui ^Pictured above at the presentation are (L to R) Maurice McDaniel, Mrs. Dorothy Holman, Mr. W.R. Laidig, and Mr. Bill revised at the 38th National Conven tion in 1966. Today, the FFA is a national organization of students enrolled in vocational agriculture/agribusiness in 50 states and Puerto Rico. The FFA is an intergral part of the curriculum of vocational agriculture in public schools. All students in these pro grams are to receive instruction in personal leadership growth and development which can best be acheived through the FFA. Through active participation in the FFA, members learn by taking part Blaze Destroys Gazebo A weekend blaze destroyed a dress shop in Blakely over the weekend. A fire, reported to the Blakely Fire Department at 11:30 Sunday night, destroyed the Gazebo, owned by Agnes Hudson, and located on South Main Street. Firefighters fought the blaze about 45 minutes before bringing the fire USPSI64O6OOOO 25* in and conducting meetings, speaking in public, participating in contests based on occupational skills, earning awards and recognition and becoming involved in cooperative efforts and community improvement. The FFA offers the opportunity for achieving a personal goal of becoming productive citizens in our democracy. FFA members believe in leader ship, citizenship, & patriotism. They believe in free enterprise-in freedom under the law - in making their homes, schools, and communities bet- (Continued To Page 7) under control. Reportedly, damages were estimated at $15,000 including the stores’ contents. Fire Chief Franklin Brown reported that the cause of the fire had not been determined, but faulty electrical wir ing was suspect. No damage of surrounding buildings was reported.