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VOLUME LXUI \ NO. 28
TRUE ECONOMY
is buying with discrimination
WE HAVE
large assortments, competent
salesmen, economical prices.
SHOPPING HERE
is both a pleasure and a
benefit.
Bicoi’s Dm Store
The Store
(The Economical Drug Store)
NOTICE TO ALL HUNTERS AND FRIENDS!
I have secured some Mexican quail and
have turned them loose on my Sandy Bot
tom plantation. All hunting on this planta
tion is positively forbidden, and all violators
will be PROMPTLY PROSECUTED, as I
mean to protect these birds. A hint to the
wise is sufficient.
C. M. DEAL.
Nothing Can Beat It!
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Our Line of Novelty Dress Goods
Ready-to-Weai and Millinery
!
C. L. TABB & COMPANY
BLAKELY, GEORGIA
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts —“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead/'
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING FEB. 28, 1924
DEATH OF FORMER
BLAKELY CITIZEN
Mr. M. E. Haisten Died Sud
denly at Home in Quincy
Sunday Morning.
Mr. M. E. Haisten, formor resi
dent of Blakely, died quite suddenly
at his home in Quincy, Fla., last Sun
day morning of heart failure.
M*. Haisten got up out of bed and
built a fire and got back in bed. After
talking a while to his wife he re
marked that he was sleepy and be
liovod he would take another nap.
After a few moments his wife heard
him struggling for breath and in a
moment he had passed away.
Mortimer E. Haisten was in his
44th year. He wat? a son of Mrs. M.
B. Haisten of Blakely. He is sur
vived by his wife and a 14 year old
son, besides his mother and five
brothers, Messrs. Ulas Haisten of At
lanta, J. M. Haisten of Panama City,
Fla., Claude Haisten of Macon, Oscar
Haisten of Columbus and Ben Haisten
of Blakely.
His remains were carried to Cuttf
bert for interment Monday afternoon,
Rev. John W. Martin, of Cuthbert,
conducting the funeral services at tho
grave. The funeral party from Quin
cy was joined here by relatives.
The sorrowing ones have the sym
; pathy of friends in their sad bereave
ment.
DAUGHTERS OF RUTH.
The Daughters of Ruth held their
regular meeting Febiuary 2:ird at the
home of Emma Beard.
The meeting opened with Scripture
reading, followed by prayer, by the
president.
After all business was attended to,
Neta Barham told very interestingly
the eleventh chapter of “The White
Queen of Okoyong.”
The meeting closed with a prayer.
After the meeting a most enjoyable
social hour was spent. The hostess
had fixed some George Washington
contests and we had much fun over
these. At the conclusion a delicious
frozen course was served.
REPORTER.
REPORT ON EARLY
SCHOOL SURVEY
State School Supervisor Visited
Early County County Last
Week.
Mr. E. A. Pound, a State School
Supervisor, spent last week in Early
county making a survey of the Early
county schools. His report is quite
favorable, a report of which is given
below:
Report on Early County School
Survey.
Early county has 24 white schools
and 38 colored schools. Only 36 of
the latter are now in operation.
The term for white children varies
from seven and eight and nine months
in the rural schools to nine months
in the city schools of Blakely. The
term for colored children is 20 weeks
plus.
During the past few years this
county has made the following con
solidations: Colomokee, Springfield,
Jakiu, Damascus and Rowena. These
schools represent eleven oriignal
schools. Consolidations have been
voted at Rock Hill, representing four
schools; White Pond, representing
two schools,; New Hope, representing
three schools. Bond elections are to
be held in the New Hope and Liberty
Hill districts during the present
month —on the 22nd inst. —$14,000 is
sue in each district is to be voted
upon. The amount of bonds at Row
ena was $20,000 for the construction
of a new building now in process of
construction. This building will have
six class rooms, auditorium, a labora
tory and library, etc. Rock Hill has
already voted $30,000 and the bonds
have been sold. Work will begin
i soon on the building, which is to cost
$25,000.
The program of the present super
intendent —a ten year program—con
' templates the reduction of the num
ber of white schools to ten within
the next ten years. When he came
into office there were thirty white
schools. This number has teen re
duced already to twenty-four. The
present superintendent did not again
offer for office, but he is to be sue
ceeded by Mrs. Jones, a teacher of
the county, and she will perhaps car
ry forward the policy of her prede
cessor in reference to consolidation.
The following recommendations are
made:
The carrying out of the program of
consolidation as started by the pres
ent superintendent reducing the num
ber of white schools to ten.
The erection of at least one Rosen
wald school for the colored popula
tion as a model for others.
The extension of the length of
term in all schools, if possible.
The payment of better salaries to
all deserving teachers.
The attendance upon summer
schools of those teachers who have
not the requisite amount of profes
sional training.
The City of Blakely has a splendid
high school to which all the rural
high school pupils may~ come. This
without charge, on account of this
school’s receiving the Itarret-Rogers
Fund of SI,OOO.
The county has too many schools —
17 in all—teaching pupils in the
eighth grade. The county should
have three or four good junior high
schools, but seventeen such schools
are too many. It would be better
if more of these pupils were Bent
to Blakely to the senior high school
of the county.
Respectfully submitted,
0. A. POUND.
PARENT-TEACHER MEETING.
Owing to the inclement weather,
there was no P. T. A. meeting held
on last Tuesday. However, the inter
esting program which had been
planned will be hold In reserve for
the March meeting.
REPORTER. '
$1.50 A YEAR
TWO MORE DISTRICTS
VOTESCHOOL TAX
Liberty Hill and New Hope
School Districts Take Pro
gressive Step.
Two more local school districts in
Early county took a progressive step
forward last Friday and each voted
to issue $14,000 of bonds with which
to erect modern brick school build
ings in their communities.
The Liberty Hill schcol district
went over the top with a rush, polling
50 votes out of a possible 58, while
only 4 voted against it and 4 did not
vote at all.
Down at New Hope the progres
sives had a little harder struggle,
but they put up a winning fight and
secured the necessary two-thirds to
carry'the bonds. The vote there
was 85 for bonds and 25 against, out
of a registration of 166.
The Liberty Hill school building Is
to have four class rooms and as
sembly hall. The location has not
yet been chosen, but the Board of
Education has been given the privi
lege of selecting the site by the
trustees of the school.
The New Hope building is to have
six class rooms and assembly hall,
this district being more populous
than the Liberty Hill district. The
county board of education will also
select this site.
This makes six districts in Early
county that have recently taken this
progressive step. Jakin and Colo
mokee are already enjoying their nice
brick school buildings, Rowena’s build
ing is nearing competion, Rock Hill
has sold the bonds and will soon be
leady to select a site and go to
building. Now comes Liberty Hill
and New Hope and join the proces
sion.
U. D. C. NOTICE.
The U. D. C. Chapter will be en
tertained next Friday afternoon,
March 7th, at 3:30 o’clock, at the
home of Mrs. C. E. Boyett, with Mrs.
Boyett and Mrs. Collins hostesses.
Sketch of Stonewall Jackson—Mrs.
J. H. Moye.
Vocal Selections —Mrs. J. B. Jones.
Lloyd George’s Opinion of Jackson
—Miss Ella Jones.
Instrumental Solo —Mtb. T. B. Mc-
Dowell.
All Daughters cordially Invited to
bo present.
MAKES THE
World fiilr
Everything seems more cheerful
when you’re not run down at the
heel. Bring in your shoes and
let us fix them up.
Old Mother Hubbard
Went to the cupboard
To get her poor daughter a
dress;
If you will go there
To get your shoes to repair,
You will be happy, I guess.
Blakely Shoe Shop
j DEWOLFE & ARMSTRONG