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EARLY COUNTY NEWS, THURSDAY, FEB. 24,1983,1
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25 YEARSAGO
(From the bane of February 27,1958)
THE JAKIN basketball team is the
champion of district 2-C. Coach Bobby
Davis' fabulous five put the crusher
on Lumpkin. 2-C north winners in
Albany Saturday night to take away
top honors.
MILLEDGEVILLE, GA. - Alice
Hammack, Emily A. Houston, Duane
Mellette, Glyndell Thompson, all
from Blakely, and Carole Tiner,
Cedar Springs, attended the ninth an
nual Guest Assembly at Georgia State
College for Women week-end of Feb.
14-16.
GREAT LAKES, ILL. (FHTNC)
-Kenneth R. George, son of Mr. and
Mrs. William George of Jakin, Ga.,
graduated from recruit training Feb.
15, at the Naval Training (inter.
Great lakes, 111.
HARRIS HAYES, 88, native and
life-long resident of Early County,
died at a local hospital early Tuesday
morning.
JAMES WIST A SAXON, 74, former
citizen of Blakely and Damascus, but
for the past ten years a resident of
Edison, died at 3:15 o’clock Sunday
morning in the hospital in that city.
Mr. Saxon had suffered a heart attact
on Saturday.
PRISCILA JONES, Os Blakely, last
year’s national champion Future
Homemaker of America, was an
honor guest of the Georgia General
Assembly at it*s closing session on
last Friday.
Introduced by Early County
Representative Leon H. Baughman,
Miss Jones made a 3-minute talk to
the legislators on Future
Homemakers activities in Georgia.
MR. AND MRS. SAM GAY of Port
smouth, Va., and Mr. William White,
of Boykin, Va., spent several days
recently with Mr. and Mrs. C.P. Gay,
Sr.
MR. AND MRS. HUBERT
SWORDS announce the birth of a
daughter, Pamela Cheryl, January
29, at Johnson Air Force Base, Japan.
Mrs. Swords is the former Joyce
Townshend.
FRIENDS are glad to see Mrs. S.W.
Tompkins able to be out again. She
has been undergoig treatment in the
local hospital for three weeks.
50 YEARS AGO
(From the Issue of February 23,1933)
THE TWO young white men, Allen
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“You’re Always First At First State”
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McClelland and Francis Barnes, who
escaped from the Early County cha
ingang last Wednesday night, later
stealing Dr. W.A. Fuqua’s
automobile, have been recaptured
and returned to the camp.
AN ATTEMPT on the life of
President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt
at Miami on Wednesday of last week
proved unsuccessful, but five others
were wounded by the shots which
were intended for Mr. Roosevelt.
Mayor Anton Cermak, of Chicago,
was seriously wounded.
900 GALLONS of Early syrup were
shipped to Macon via truck this week
by the T.K. Weaver and Company
Store.
THE CONDITION of the First Na
tional Bank was published in this
issue of The News. Deposits were
listed at 898,817.96. The statement was
signed by R.O. Waters, cashier, and
attested by J.R. Pottle, J.J. Smith,
and J.C. Chancy, directors.
THE DEATHS of Mrs. E.E.
Holmes, on January 25, and Mrs.
Sarah T. Holmes, on Feb. 18, at
Madison are chronicled this week.
75 YEARS AGO
(From the Issue of February 27,1908)
MR. T.G. HARVEY announces his
withdrawal from the race for
Representative.
MR. AND MRS. H.T. KING are
entertaining a new baby boy at their
home.
THE PICTORIUM opened last
Saturday with a large attendance.
THE POST OFFICE at Kestler and
the stores of Hightower, Griffin and
Company were robbed last Thursday
morning.
100 YEARS AGO
(From the Issue of February 22,1883)
MR. J.D. FUDGE will shortly move
to Blakely to make his home.
MR. ROBERT JOINER and family,
of South Carolina, have recently mov
ed to our county.
MR. E.H. GROUBY, founder of this
paper, died on Feb. 9 at Jackson,
Butts County, Ga. Peace to his ashes.
THE TOWN COUNCIL has decided
to buy a mule and scavenger cart and
have the streets cleaned up and put in
order.
MR. JAMES NASH was united in
"PM
The fame of the Georgia Dawgs con
tinues to spread. Writes Ron
Hudspeth, who does a ‘dis, dat and
dot’ column for the Constitution-
Journal. “They may not know about
the Bulldogs in Japan”, say Venetia
Rae Corley, of Albany, “but they sure
do know in Europe. Recently, a friend
of mine was skiing in a resort in
France, assured that he’d be sporting
the only Georgia Bulldog hat in
France. In his very first day while ski
ing in from France into Italy - you
guessed it - he spotted a Georgia
Bulldog hat on one Jim Daniels of Arl
ington, Georgia.”
•••••
Dawg talk may dwindle if Herschel
accepts that 164 million dollar con
tract from that New Jersey team in
the United States Football League.
There are no dull days in the life of
Herschel. Whatever he does, thinks,
or says becomes instant news. For
that much money, the Dallas
Cowboy's entire team could be had.
Whatever Herschel is...it isn’t modes
ty. Such a sum of money reminds me
of the fellow trying to purchase some
shrimp. When told the shrimp was $3
per pound he answered: “that’s too
high, your competitor sells them for
32 per pound. But I didn’t buy any,
because he is out of them right now.”
“That is the difference”, the man
answered, “when I don’t have any
shrimp I sell for 25 cents a pound.”
Somebody ought to tell Herschel that
the University of Georgia was playing
some pretty good football long before
he arrived in the scene, and will con
tinue to do so long after he quits,
graduates, transfers or jumps from
college football.
•••••
Sure, but sure, spring is coming.
Charlie Jacob called up early Sunday
ADMITTED
Loulla Scott, Thomas Wiley, Jessie
Booker, Margaret Wright, Russell
Stevens, David Welch, Ethel Nobles,
Felisha Jefferson, Myrtle Norton,
Susan McLain, Kennis Price, Roger
Nall, Leonard Bridges, Revelean
Robinson, Henrietta Robinson, Han
nah Smith, Clifford Welch, l>eona
Harden,Mary Bruner, Timothy
Jacob, Jessie Mildred Balkcom, Mary
Littlefield, Deborah Hicks, Jetta
marriage to Miss Jodie Tully on Sun
day morning. Judge J.B. Jones
presiding.
MR. AND MRS. EIJDER are rejoic
ing over the arrival of a baby boy at
their home.
morning and reported that a couple of
purple martins was in his
neighborhood on Southside Drive
making a housing survey. And Wonzie
Merritt and Sondra Brewer reported
that while they were attending church
at Hentown where Sondra’s husband,
Danny, is preacher, they saw several
martins. And last week at Rotarv.
Elton Reed, says that he has seen pur
ple martins at his home on Feb. 8.
The latest of spring’s arrival comes
from The Belle and Baron of Blue
Creek (Brad and Nell Bridges) on the
Centerville road. They’ve had blue
birds at their domicile all winter. Out
on Blue Jay Ridge, , prospects of
some bluebirds have increased. On
Monday morning Mrs. Joe Lyle and
Col. Joe, my neighbors, saw a
bluebird making a housing survey. He
didn’t tarry long in our community,
but we all happily anticipated his or
her return. Bird talk seems to attract
a lot of readers, and I will keep all of
you informed as to whether or not the
bluebirds set up housekeeping in our
neighborhood. Meanwhile the ir
ritable mocking bird continues to rule
the roost and chases all the other
residents away.
•••••
Famous Quotations
“Reason often makes mistakes, but
conscience never does.”
Josh Billings
“Circumstances are the rulers of
the weak; they are but the in
struments of the wise.”
Samuel Lover
“I am not afraid of tomorrow, for 1
have seen yesterday and I love
today.”
William White
“Well done is better than well said. ”
Benjamin Franklin
Hospital List
Mathews.
Laquanda Kegler, Sabrina
Williams, Kathy Favors, Jeanette
Watson, Queen Jacobs, Viola Gordon,
Naomi Temples, Ethel Garrod, Willie
Mae Calloway, Beverly Worlds, Ruth
Chandler, Carl Spence. William An
drews, Pearson Sheffield, Patricia
Collier, Marie Dußose, Janet Smith,
Mary Gruber, Callie Hicks,and I-ee
Tolbert.
DISMISSED
Mamie Richardson, Mary Evans,
Rosell Jewell, Johnnie Robinette,
Zollie Miller, Leonard Bridges, Carrie
Branch, Carlina Boozer, Mattie
Hughes, Auburn Houston, Myrtle
Welch, Grace Houston, Ruby Davis,
James Perry, Norma Jackson, Carrie
Shorter, Mary Temples, Alto War
rick, Kathy Favors, Jetta Mathews
Sabrina Williams, Henrietta Robin
son, Timothy Jacobs, Deborah Hicks,
Alva Lett, David Welch, Queen
Jacobs, Kennis Price, Jessie Booker,
Telisha Jefferson, Russell Stevens,
Arrie Day, Alfred Stapleton, Clara
Shaw, Susan McLain, Willie
Callaway, Christina McClendon,
Mary Bruner,
Roger Nall, Margaret Griffin,
Thomas Sirmons, Buck Toole, Capus
Bell, Donnie Miller, Albert Cannon,
Ethel Nobles, Louella Scott & Baby,
Terrance Powell and Caddrick Ofton.
Task Force Meeting
The second meeting of the Task
Force on Education for the 1982-83
school term will be held Tuesday
evening March 1,1983.
This will be a dinner meeting in the
Early County Middle School Cafeteria
beginning at 6:30 p.m.
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Birthday Calendar
BIRTHDAYS
February 25 - Don Allan Temples
February 26 • Buddy Jordan, Robert
Harper
February 27 • Mrs. Oren Fulmer,
Mickey Merritt, Tina Kopkie, Sara
Still, Frankie Barnes
February 28 - Mrs. Edith Jones,
J enene Bush, Macky Staines
February 29 - Merline Smith
March 1 • Sondra Brewer, Joey
Durham, Saralyn Durham, Debbie
Anglin, Charles Brown
March 2 - Justin Middleton, Sherry
Middleton, Tom Wright 111, Andrea
Anglin, Leanna Houston
ANNIVERSARIES
February 27 - Mr.and Mrs. Thomas
McDonald
February 28 - Mr. and Mrs. Ralph L.
English
IN MEMORY
February 27 - Mrs. W.L. Moseley, Sr.
February 28 - Mrs. A.D. Smith, Sr.
MEETINGS
February 24 - Eastern Star
March 1- City Council Meeting
1982-83 School
Calendar Revision
Announced
Mr Ray Knight, Superintendent of
Schools, has announced that the
suspension of school, January' 20, due
to an ice storm has caused a revision
of the 1982-83 Scool Calendar.
Friday, February 25, orginally
scheduled as an in-service day for
teachers will be regular school day,
and will mark the end of the Winter
Quarter. Monday, February 28, will
be observed as an in-service day, and
all schools will be closed. All schools
will reopen at their usual time Tues
day, March 1.
Obituaries
John L. Cliatt
John L. Cliatt, 66, 233 Lee Street,
died in the Early Memorial Hospital
Monday afternoon after a long illness.
He was a retired employee of the
Brew- Schneider Company, and was a
member of the Mt Ararat Baptist
Church. He was bom in Randolph
County, Georgia May 12,1915 and had
lived here since 1955.
The funeral was held in the chapel
of Manry-Jordan Funeral Home
Wednesday afternoon, 3 o’clock, the
Archie Sylvester Varnum
Archie Sylvester Vamum, Jr., 64,
route 4, Blakely, died at his residence,
Tuesday, Feb. 15. He was a retired
roofer, a native of Houston County,
Alabama, and was bom Dec. 9,1919,
and spent most of his life here. The
funeral was held Thursday afternoon
in the Bethel Primitive Baptist
Church, the Rev. Roedy Saverance of
ficiating. Interment was in the church
cemetery. Pall bearers were Vincent
PUBLIC NOTICE
The report on the uses of general revenue shar- II
ing funds for fiscal year 1982 has been submitted
| as required by Early County, Georgia.
| The report is available for public inspection on |
weekdays at the County Administration Building 1 1
between 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M.
tady Cnuntg^rujs
And Calhoun Courier
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BY
Early County News, Inc.
209 South Main P.O. Box 748
Blakely, Georgia 31723
Official Organ of Early County
Ar Hoyle Fleming Publisher Emeritus
William W Fleming Editor A Publisher
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ot Blakely and Early County for
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GOD’S COUNTRY
Success to All Who Pay
Their Honest Debts - “Be
Sure You Are Right,
Then Go Ahead”
Rev. Charles Stapp & Rev. Ronald
Warren. Interment was in the Salem
cemetery and Franklin Brown, Ken
neth Jones, Pat Mock, J. A. Bruner,
W. E. Ferguson and James Parker
were the pall bearers.
Survivors are the widow, Mrs. Lillie
Mae Eubanks Cliatt, and son, Donnell
Cliatt, Blakley; two daughters, Mrs.
Martha Martin, Dothan, Mrs. Rebec
ca Bowron, Arlington.
Evans, Hunter Evans, George
Easom, George Edgar Pyle, Billy
Wiley, and Phillip Buckhalter.
Survivors are 4 brothers, L. D.
(Dock) Vamum, Blakely,A. D. and
John Vamum, Donalsonville, Willie
Vamum, Bainbridge; two sisters,
Mrs. Sarah Spurlock and Mrs. Bobbie
Love, Blakely.
Manry-Jordan Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.