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Early County News VOLUME LIX } 'NO. 42 , Come in and let us dem onstrate to you the DETROIT VAPOR OIL STOVE With a Seven Inch Iron Burner No wicks No asbestos rings Burns like gas A gallon of oil runs one burner from 18 to 20 hours. The most perfect oil stove on the market « . _ -#*■'■■■■'■ ■■■- BALL-AINSWORTH HARDWARE CO. PHONE FIVE-O BLAKELY, GA. STONE'S CAKES We are agents for Stone’s Cakes, all va rieties, and keep a fresh line of them at all times. Try them. 2 for 25c. TIE WORLD’S BEST FLOOR If it is a real sack of Self- Rising Flour you want, just phone 1 80 and get a sack of V E L VE T We still offer you the best the market affords in Meats, Groceries, Vegetables and Fruits. Phone 180 your wants. H. C. FRYER Sanitary Market and Grocery | ♦ ———— Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts—“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.” BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 5, 1919 THE FOURTH ANNUAL EARLY COUNTY FAIR. Agricultural and Live Stock Exhibits to Be Specially Boosted. The Board of Directors of the Ear ly County Fair Association held a meeting Tuesday morning and trans acted some important business relat ing to the success of the fourth an nual Early County Fair to be held next October. Among other things discussed was the desirability of making a com plete display of the agricultural and livestock resources of Early county, and President Freeman and Secretary Dußose and the Various committees resolved to put forth every effort to induce our people to exhibit their products and live stock at the fair. Suitable amusements will also be furnished during the fair, but special efforts will be put forth to eliminate all undesirables from the concession aires. The News is printing in the cur rent issue the agricultural and live stock premium lists. The prizes of fered are decidedly attractive and well worth striving for in every de partment, and we hope many of our farmers in Early county will make an effort to pull down the’ premiums. Let’s have a real agricultural and live stock show along with our fun and frolic. WOODMEN CHANGE DATE OF MEMORIAL EXERCISES. At their meeting Tuesday night, Ebony Camp No. 404 W. O. W. of Blakely, decided to change the date of their memorial jexercises—Lfwn- Friday, June 6th, to Sunday, June Bth. Th& continued rainy weather has made it impractical for many of the members to attend on Friday, hence the change to Sunday. All woodmen are requested to meet at the hall in Blakely at ' 2 o’clock p. m., new time. The graves in the Blakely cemetery will be dec orated, after which the Sovereigns will repair to the Colomokee ceme tery, where they will unveil the monument to the memory of J. G. Thompson, deceased. All Sovereigns are urged to he on time and bring flowers, and those owning cars are asked to bring them. DR. EMMETT IRWIN NOW WITH UNCLE SAM. A private note from Dr. Emmett E. Irwin from Norfolk, Va., brings the intelligence that he is now con nected with the United States De partment of Commerce as surgeon on the U. S. Steamer “Sialia,” in the Coast and Geodetic Survey. He won the position in a nation wide non-assembled examination and made a general average of 94 per cent. The vessel on which he is station ed was formerly the private yacht of; Henry Ford and was taken over by the w r ar department when war was declared against Germany. Emmett says it is a mansion on water. The vessel will cruise around the Atlantic coast, through the Panama Canal on to San ' Francisco, which port will be headquarters. L. T. HUDSON IS THE CHAMPION SNAKE KILLER. On last Saturday morning while L. T. Hudson was strolling about the field he came upon a big moccasin. He made quick work of it. Then see ing several more, he sailed into them, killing just forty-nine young ones. L. T. is the nine-year-old grandson of Mr. J. B. Hodges, of Jakin. When he told of his snake killing, the fam ily seemed to think that it was a big snake tale. To prove his work, L. T. picked up an old tin bucket and brought the whole snake family to the house and counted them out for the folks —just fifty of them. SPLENDID PICTURE AND MUSIC MONDAY NIGHT. “Every Mother’s Son” Accompanied by Orchestra Music. “Every Mother’s Son” is the name of the splendid feature production which will he shown with special orchestra music Monday night at the Cozy Theatre. The story concerns a typical Amer ican family—husband, wife and three sons. When the w r ar breaks the eld est son unhesitatingly answers his country’s call and is one of the first to reach foreign soil. The mother bids him good-bye with a smile, though her heart is breaking. And very soon afterwards the next son, Smiling Bill, gets his chance —and ac cepts it. The day of his departure the father receives word that the first son is reported missing. He keeps this from his wife until after Smiling Bill has gone. Then her heart breaks. She resolves that her youngest son shall not be taken from her —and when she receives word that Smiling Bill has been seriously wounded in action —her re solve becomes a passionate convic tion. The first son, taken a prisoner, escapes by a ruse and is protected behind the German lines by a French girl, true daughter of her country. Smiling Bill recovers from his wounds in a base hospital. But the mother still clings to her youngest. When the 18-t.o-4’5 draft goes into ef fect she hurries him off to their home by the sea. There the outraged father comes, bound that his son shall not prove a coward. In the midst of a heated argument refugees from a torpedoed ship come through "ttartowif. They’are given a place of rest in the house —and then the moth er sends her third son off with a smile. Intimate contact with suffer ing—this converts her. And she is rewarded, for on Christ mas day all her sons return. The eldest, promoted to the rank of cap tain, brings home a wife —the French girl who saved him from the Germans. Smiling Bill returns safe and sound The Rush of New Customers Continues Steadily to Increase The practice of pleasing service, economical prices, of always hav ing the goods IE3LA.J3 ‘W'Olsr The people have learned that they risk nothing in buying here. We please you or return your money cheerfully. WE THANK YOU AND WELCOME YOU BALKCOM'S f (The Economical Drug Store We Haire Two Licensed Prescriptionists $1.50 A YEAR INVEST BOND INTEREST IN WAR SAVINGS STAMPS Mayor C. M. Deal Urges Upon Local Bond Owners. Re investment of First Liberty Loan Bond interest in Thrift and War Savings Stamps is urged upon the ctizens of Blakely by Mayor C. M. Deal. The Government will make a semi annual interest payment on the First Liberty Loan on June 15th, at- which time the sum of $809,955.12 will be turned over to investors in the Sixth Federal Reserve District. “Many of our citizens own First Liberty Bonds,” the Mayor said. “The Treasury Department has urged all who can to take this interest money and re-invest it in Thrift and War Savings Stamps. By this means they can turn their interest into more interest. This is profitable patriotism and I trust that those who own First Liberty Bonds will comply with the Treasury Department’s request. “Arrangements have been made so that you can exchange your Liberty Loan interest coupons for Thrift and War Savings Stamps at the postof fice. The postmaster has a sufficient supply of these Government securi ties on hand and will be pleased to accommodate you. War Savings Stamps are always cashable at the postoffice on ten days’ notice. We have too much civic pride to do less than our neighboring cities. They are planning Jo work up a big in crease in War Savings Sales on June 35th, and to do it largely on their interest coupons. and the a_li*ve of absence from his ship. “Every Mother’s Son” is not a war picture, but a great human drama with the war as a background, with all rapine and the like omitted. A great 2 reel Sunshine comedy will also be shown. Due to extra expense of music and this production, the admission price will be advanced to 15c and 25c.