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VOLUME LX 111 } NO. 39
TRUE ECONOMY
is buying with discrimination
WE-HAVE
large assortments, competent
salesmen, economical prices.
SHOPPING HERE
is both a pleasure and a
benefit.
Bata's Dri Store
TJie Start
(The Economical Drug Store)
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MODERN GIRL HOSE
The best Silk Stocking made for $1.50
in the following colors: Black, Pyramid,
Egypt Brown, Desert, Log Cabin, Deer,
Mandalay, Sunburn, Jack Rabbit, Sunset,
French Peach, Dawn, Airedale, Cordovan,
White and Fog.
C. E. BOYETT’S
Cash Store.
Anticipate Your Needs
-OUR LINE IS NOW COMPLETE IN
MILLINERY
Finest evei shown in Piece
Goods and Novelties
We Will Be Very Glad to Show You Through These Lines
C. L. TABB & COMPANY
BLAKELY, GEORGIA
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Success to All Who Pa y Their Honest Debts —“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead/'
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING MCH. 13, 1924
MERCER MAY SEEK
GA. GOVERNORSHIP
Is Well Known to People ol
This State.
Atlanta, Ga. —The newest break in
state politics is talk among friends
of Jesse Mercer, of Atlanta, of run
ning him for governor. While Mr.
Mercer personally has not been avail
able to verify this report, information
from some of his friends is that the
matter has been mentioned to him
and he has it under advisement. Mr.
Mercer is well known over the state,
and for a time has yeen actively con
nected with the citizens’ law enforce
ment league. Inasmuch as those who
are discussing his candidacy are
somewhat close to Judge Render Ter
rell, it is taken that this movement
is rather intended as a substitute
for the proposed Terrell candidacy.
No further developments have been
heard from the discussion in the
past week or so of the proposed can
didacy of Dr. L. G. Hardman, of
Commerce, but there has been talk
about Judge R. C. Bell, of Cairo,
now a member of the court of ap
peals bench. Neither of these gen
tlemen, though, have made any
direct comment on the reports.
Mr. Carswell, of Irwinton, president
j of the senate, was in Atlanta a cou
ple of days the en<j of this week, and
while it is known he discussed poli
tics with some of his friends, did
not indicate just when his formal
j announcement will be made. It is
| understood there will be some de
i velopment in that connection about
! the 25th of this month.
Governor Walker already has defi
; nitely announced he will offer for
| re-election, but he has done little or
no political talking lately, rather
devoting himself entirely to the du
i ties of his office and to the further
ance of the development program
| w hich he launched several days ago
I in a meeting of a select committee of
business men held in his office to
I lay plans for correlating the various
forms of development and settlement
work being done by several assoeia
tions and companies in the state.
$1.50 buys a beautiful pair of Siik
Hose from
* C. E. BOYETT’S CASH STORE.
GEORGIA PRIMARY
NEXTWEDNESDAY
Indications Point to Light Vote
Throughout the State-
The Georgia Presidential preference
primary will be held next Wednesday,
Match 19th.
There are only two entries —Wil
liam G. McAdoo, native Georgian, for
mer secretary of the treasury and
director-general of the railroads, and
Oscar W. Underwood, senator iicrn
our sister state of Alabama.
There has been no real interest
manifested in the contest and it is
not expected that a very heavy vote
will be polled. In many counties
the polls will in all probability be
opened at the county court house,
with the possibility of some of them
not holding a primary at all.
Headquarters have been maintain
ed by supporters of both McAdoo
and Underwood at the Kimball House
in Atlanta and an active campaign
has been carried on through the
mails and in the press of the state
in an effort to arouse the enthusiasm
of the voters of Georgia.
Both sides are claiming victory.
The McAdoo forces are confident that
Georgia is going to honor her dis
tinguished sou with an overwhelming
endorsement, while the contention of
the Underwood backers is that their
candidate will receive practically the
same backing he did in the campaign
of 1912.
McAdoo Coming to Georgia.
Mr. McAdoo will be the guest at
a great home-coming celebration in
his native county of Cobb, at Mariet
ta, Friday, and will address those
who gather to pay him honor at 11:30
o’clock. He will speak in Atlanta
Friday night, at Macon Saturday
morning and at Savannah Saturday
night, going thence into South Caro
lina. He has the endorsement of
California democrats, South Dakotans
and is looming as a favorite in many
of the Western States, running ahead
of Senator Reed in Missouri in last
Saturday’s primary. MY. Underwood
carried his home State, Alabama, in
Tuesday’s primary, over two oppon
ents, L. B. Musgrove and M. A.
Dinsmore.
The Situation in Early County.
Very little interest has been man
ifested locally in the primary, al
though the executive committee plans
to open the polls in every precinct.
There appears to be no Underwood
sentiment scarcely at all in Blakely
and McAdoo’s supporters predict that
he will poll a large majority of the
votes cast in this county.
GEORGIA SENATORS
OPPOSE REDUCTION
In Tariff Rates on Peanuts and Vege
table Oils.
Washington, D. C. Senators Har
ris and George and several members
of the house appeared before the
tariff commission this morning to;
offer opposition to any reduction on
the tariff rates for peanuts and
I vegetable oils.
A public hearing will be held to
consider testimony on both sides, as
application has been made for a re
duction. State Commissioner of Agri
culture J. J. Brown and L. B. Jack
son, director of the Georgia bureau
of markets, are here and appeared
before the commission with the Geor
gians in congress. A conference
will be held by the senators and rep
resentatives from the peanut growing
states as well as producers and man
ufacturers.
The Georgians are contending for
high tariff rates to keep out foreign
products and prevent competition
with domestic products.
Etchinson Hats for men s3.s<> to
$5.00. The latest headwear- nifty
and up-to-tbe minute,
C. E. BOYEJTT’S CASH STORE.
$1.50 A YEAR
R. R. ENCOURAGED
BY PUBLICSENTIMENT
; Spirit of Fair Play Manifested
by Public.
Railway management is encouraged
by the evidence of a spirit of fair
play on the part of the public, and
i by the general appreciation of trans
portation achievements in 1923, when
a record breaking traffic was moved
without a car shortage. This is the
statement of L. A. Downs, President
of the Central of Georgia Railway, in
an article published elsewhere.
Mr. Downs mentions the construc
tive spirit of the newspapers, the
co-operative attitude of shippers,
and the action of many civic organi
zations in support of a sound public
policy toward the railways. He says
the only exception is the scheming of
certain radicals who want to decrease
the valuation of the railways, as
fixed by the Interstate Commerce
Commission, and thus reduce the net
return of the roads. This net return,
he says, was but 5.1 per cent last
year. Adoption of such a scheme, he
says, would result in only a. neglible
reduction in rates paid by the public,
but would bankrupt many of the rail
ways, seriously impair the credit of
all, and terminate in Government
operation with its inevitable burden
upon the already over burdened tax
payers.
President Downs expresses confi
dence that, the people, as a whole,
recognize their need for more ade
quate and dependable transportation
rather than for cheaper transporta
tion, and does not believe that they
are in sympathy with such schemes.
He says that the Central of Georgia
will continue its policy of placing
accurate information before the pub
lic and invites constructive criticism
and suggestions.
BIBLE STUDY CLASS.
The Bible Study Class met Monday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. C. L.
Tabb, with Mrs. Morrell Yarbrough
and MYs. Tabb as hostesses. Mrs.
Butler led the devotional and Mrs
Stone, as teacher, made the lesson
very Interesting and instructive. At-.
ter the lesson a delightful salad
, course was served.
About twenty-five members and one
l visitor were present.
' SUPT. STUDY AND PUBLICITY.
Bible Study Class.
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f MAKES THE
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World Britt Mer
Everything seems more cheerful
! when you’re not run down at the
heel. Bring in your shoes and
1 let u* 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
DEWOLFE & ARMSTRONG