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EARLYCOUNTYNEWS
OFFICIAL GAZETTE.
Published Every Thursday
OFFICE IN NEWS BUILDING
Blakely, Qeorgia.
W. W. FLEMING AND 80N,
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Blakely, Ga., June 12th, 1919.
WATER POWER DEVELOPMENT
IN BAKER COUNTY.
The Baker County News of the
current week brings this important
announcement:
“Notcliaway Creek is going to be
harnessed and put to work. Two big
power companies will soon be operat
ing between Hoggard’s Mill and Bar
nett’s Bridge in this county.
“Baker county will soon be prepar
ed to furnish electricity to Southwest
Georgia. This is not a fish yarn nor a
railroad story.
“The Southwest Georgia Power
Company and the Baker County
Power Company are each applying
for a charter. Men compose the two
companies who mean business and
who have the money. Such men as
R. L. Hall, of Newton; S. B. Brown,
P. J. Brown, R. J. Edgerly, J. S. Da
vd «RLp W of Albany, and
Dr. W. E. Saunders, of Arlington, are
back of the two companies. Baker
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County is headed for a place on the
map.’’
The same edition of the car
ries the official publication of the ap
plications of the two companies for
charters.
Notchaway Creek is a good big
stream and there are two or three
excellent sites on it for water power
plants. With Southwest Georgia de
veloping as steadily as .it has been
for the past five years, the harness
ing of the Notchaway seems as time
ly as it is expedient. —Albany Herald.
The foregoing has considerable in
terest for Blakely people, for if the
promoters of the enterprise can
furnish us with current cheaper than
we now manufacture it, it will be a
relief from the worries of the fuel
situation.
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Congressmen returning from Great
Britain assure us that food is cheap
er there than in the United States.
Intelligent readers knew this before,
but the important question is, what
can be done to remedy the situation.
Food dealers have made enormous
profits during the war; they are in
many cases increasing their gains
now. They have the whip hand and
the public has to pay. Governmental
regulation of the price of foodstuffs
can hardly work, but a system of reg
ulation for dealers in foodstuffs, both
■wholesalers and retailers, finder a
style of license system, with frequent
inspections, might help some. The
people have a right to expect at all
times to secure food at a reasonable
price without profiteering and one of
the duties of a capable government is
to see that they get it.
o
President Wilson will probably re
turn to the United States in a few
days. He has the hardest problem
of his career ahead in dealing with
a Republican congress who are in
opposition to any of his measures.
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The State reunion of Confederate
veterans will be held at Dawson on
June 18th and 19th—Wednesday and
Thursday of next week. Here’s hop
ing the old vets will have a fine
large time.
AS THE EDITOR SEES IT.
Let a handsome, sprightly and sty
lishly garbed woman walk down the
street and every eye will be turned
upon her. It is our instinctive recog
nition of that which appeals to us.
The eye but obeys the will of the
brain and of the mind. ,
—o —
And as we gaze in admiration upon
the wonders of womanhood, so it is
when the brightest and cleanest of
nature and the works of man are
opened up to us. We see, we ad
mire, and we retain our impressions
throughout the years to come.
—o —
Our town may be like the woman.
It may be clean, spotless, sanitary
and a thing of beauty, or it may with
er and decay through neglect and
indifference. It may be garbed in
the beauties of the handicraft of
man, or it may drift along in tatters
and obscurity. It may compel the
admiration of other peoples and draw
them to our fold, or it may be a place
to be seen, and shunned, and forgot
ten. It is for us to say, for us to
write the verdict of our future.
—o —
man and every woman should
strive to make this* the brightest
and the most attractive spot in this
whole section of the state. We should
be striving with might and determi
nation to convert a pleasant country
town into a garden spot of beauty,
with health, happiness and prosperity
as the heritage of our daily life. It
can be done if we want to do it.
—o —
Take a walk around the business
section of town. It will compare
favorably with the average town of
its size. But it should not simply
be on a par with other places. It
should be the best of all towns of
its class, because our business men
have the ability to make it such if
some one will take the lead and in
augurate an improvement movement.
Business property could be im
proved with but little expense, fresh
paint would do wonders, and neatly
arranged window displays in commer
cial houses would add a hundred per
cent to its appearance.
—o —
Broken sidewalks could well be re
placed and new ones added where
they are needed, and some time could
J>e spent to good advantage on the
streets in many sections of the
town. It might even be possible to
clean and cart off some of the
rubbish and refuse that litters up the
streets, and the alleys, and many of
the back yards.
And then there are many houses in
town that have the appearance of
age simply for want of a coat or two
of paint . They are good houses, and
shelter excellent people, but the visi
tor from abroad gets the impression
that the town is run down and*is a
good place to shun, and his ideas
are passed on to other people, and
we lose.
— o —
some places the fences and
yards are well kept and present an
attractive appearance, but there
should be more of them. Every
place should he in the artistic class,
and then other people would talk
and the talk would all be to our
credit. Tongues w r ere made for use
and people will use them, and it is
up to us as to how they use them
when we are the subject of conver
sation.
—o —
And while we are in a hustling
mood w r e might find a vacant build
ing and convert it into a rest and
reading room for our friends from the
farms when they come to town. And
we might even use it for a-gathering
place for our townspeople, where we
can meet our friends and while away
an occasional pleasant hour. But
especially do we need something
of the kind for the convenience of
the farmers and their wives and
daughters and sons when they are
with us and have an idle hour or
two before returning to their homes.
Whenever a tow r n appreciates and
provides for the convenience of the
farmers, that town is on the high
road to prosperity. Let’s be that
town.
o
“It has come to the point,” says
the Jefferson City Democrat-Tribune,
“where a body has to earn twice as
much as he is worth in order to get
half enough to live on.”
o
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Running a newspaper exactly like
everybody thinks it should be would
be the greatest wonder in the world.
EARLY COUNTY NEWS
EBONY CAMP NO. 404 W. O. W.
Regular meeting*
; first and third Tues
1 \ (apw* n day evenings in each
J month. All Sover
eigns requested to
' attend these meet-
We invite visiting Sovereigns in
good standing to meet with us. Hall
, over The Citizens Bank. The hour for
5 meeting is 7:30 p. m.
f LOWREY STONE. C. C.
J C. C. LANE, Clerk.
s MASONIC NOTICE.
The regular com
ff-i munication of Mag
nolia Lodge No. 86
' t. & A. M., is held
/ \ on the first and third
1 Monday nights In
( each month. Visiting brethren cor
dially welcomed.
ALTO WARRICK, W. M
’ J. G. SKINNER, Secrteary.
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BLAKELY CHAPTER NO. 44 R. A. M
Regular meetings on second and
) fourth Monday nights in each month
at 8 o’clock. Visiting companions are
cordially invited to attend.
1 C. T. ALEXANDER, High Priest,
t J. G. STANDIFER, Secretary.
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' JOSEPH. H. HAND
r Physician and Surgeon
BLAKELY, : : GEORGIA
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Office in Fryer’s Pharmacy. Calls
attended promptly, day or night.
i W. H. ALEXANDER
i Physician and Surgeon
E BLAKELY, : : GEORGIA
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t Phones: Office 16, Residence 38.
• Offices: 10 and 12, Alexander Bldg
X-Ray and Electrical Equipment.
C. L. Glessner B. R. Collins
GLESSNER & COLLINS
Attorneys' at La w
BLAKELY, : : GEORGIA
Offices Nos. 7, 8 and 9 upstairs in
■ Southern States Life Bldg.
L. M. RAMBO
Attorney at Law
BLAKELY, : : GEORGIA
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1 Offices in Alexander Bldg.
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; C. T. ALEXANDER
? Dentist
j BLAKELY, : : GEORGIA
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Office upstairs in Southern State*
Life Building, rooms 5 and 6.
Office hours; 8:30 to 12:00 a. m.:
| 2:00 to 6:00 p. m. .
FELIX P. DAVIS
Dentist
BLAKELY : : GEORGIA
Prices reasonable and all work guar
anteed. Specialist on Crown and
Bridge work. Oflice in Gay building,
first two rooms at head of stairs.
Phone 157.
Drs. Hilliard & Belcher
DOTHAN : ALABAMA
Diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and
Throat. Eyes tested, glasses fitted.
Office over Dothan Bank and Trust
Co.
SOL. G. BECKHAM
Practical Machinist and
Sanitary Plumber.
Phone No. 179 630 South Main St
BLAKELY, GEORGIA
Satisfaction guaranteed.
A. H. MOORE
Plumber, Pipe Fitter and Machinist
BLAKELY, GEORGIA
Estimates furnished on special
contract work..
J. B. RITCHIE
Expert Machinist
ROUTE 1 : : HILTON, GA.
Repairs sewing machines, organs
and clocks. Piano tuning. Will call
at your home if notified by mail.
Work guaranteed and prices reason
able.
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days
Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails
•to cure Itching, Blind. Bleeding or Protruding Piles.
Instantly relieves Itching Piles, and you can get
restful sleep after the first application. Price 60c.
THE NEW YORK STORE.
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
Ford cars are more useful today than ever
j; before: a necessity in village, town, city and •
Is country; the utility of farmer, merchant, man
j; ufacturer, architect, engineer, contractor, sales
man, doctor, clergyman: a profitable factor in
the life of the nation. Runabout, $500; Tour
ing Car, $525; One Ton Truck Chassis, $550;
Coupe, $650; Sedan, s77s—these prices f. o. b. jj:
Detroit. We can get but a limited quantity. \\ :
j' Please give us your order at once, as first come if
will get first delivery.
I. D. FELDER
BLAKELY, GA.
|| Second Hand Cars for Sale
The Citizens Bank
Blakely’s newest banking
institution invites your ac
count, whether large or
small.
Deposit With Us Today
W. H. FLOWERS, President W. M. SUTTON, Vice Proa.
J. J. HAYES, Vice President R. O. WATERS, Cashier
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HAMMACK, RISH SONS CO~
EDISON, GA.
BENTHALL Peanut Picker and Engine
SELLING AGENTS
invite you to communicate with them for this outfit. A card will
bring their representative to talk it over with you. If you contemplate
buying one of these outfits, early action is advisable.
There’s only a few Mogul Engines.
Flavor lasts
lip SlfiKSJs:
sickly than coP
fee when exposed
to air. Luzianne
is sold only in
U, afcr^tatngThe' entire individual ai^
58£~55 tight tin cans
your grocer will refund w « *■ «
the money you paid for It. never m dulk.
The Reily-Taylor Company
New Orleans