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VOLUME LXIII } NO. 34
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BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING APR. 10, 1924
BLAKELY SCHHOL
TO BE REPRESENTED
At School Meet in Bainbridge
Next Week.
The following is the program of
the Second district shcool meet to be
held at Bainbridge next week:
Thursday, April 17.
8:15 p. m. Championship Debate
(Camilla vs. Tifton High).
Friday, April 18.
8:00 a. m. Boys’ and Girls’ Essay
Contest.
8:15 a. m. Home Economics Con
test.
8:30 a. m. High School Teachers’
Meeting.
9:30 a. m. Declamation Contest.
12:00 m. Lunch on the School
Grounds.
1:00 p. m. Athletic Events.
4:00 p. m. College Baseball Game
(Auburn vs. Florida).
8:15 p. m. Music Contest.
Saturday, April 19.
8:00 a. m. Meeting of Southwest
Georgia Athletic Association.
9:30 a. m. Reading Contest and
Delivery of Medals, etc.
3:00 p. m. High School Baseball
Game (Moultrie vs. Bainbridge).
Blakely’s Representatives.
The Blakely high school will be
represented in the various contests
by the following students:
Girl’s Essay—Ruth Cohen.
Boy’s Essay—Arnold Cohen.
Declamation—Charles Tarver.
Recitation —Merle Park.
Piano—Neta Barham.
Athletics —Norman Boyett.
The people of Blakely are urged
to attend the meet on Friday espec
ially. There will be a delightful pro
gram all day long, including a college
baseball game between teams of the
University of Florida and Auburn.
MORTALITY RATE AMONG
NEGROES HIGH FOR MARCH
There was a remarkable mortality
among the negroes of this section
during March. Out of 18 deaths re
corded by the local registrar of
births and deaths, only three were
whites—and all three of these were
infants. However, the record for the
first three months of 1924 was not so
one-sided. Out of 49 deaths recorded
for January, February and March,
there were 21 whites and 28 negroes.
TRAGIC AUTOMOBILE
ACCIDENT SUNDAY
One Killed and Two Hurt on
Bluffton Highway.
Another life was added to the long
list of automobile fatalities Sunday
night, when a Ford car being driven
by Mr. A. B. Fleming, of Edison,
collided with a Ford car being driv
en by Tax Receiver John C. Weaver.
In the car with Mr. Fleming were
his father and three girls. The driver,
Mr. Arthur B. Fleming, had his
skull fractured and lived only three
hours after being hurt. The elder
Mr. Fleming had a rib fractured
and one of the girls was seriously
hurt, but was able to be moved to
her home Tuesday afternoon after
being kept under treatment of I)r.
S. P. Holland at his home in the
city for two days.
In the car with Mr. Weaver were
Messrs. T. K. Weaver, George and
John Pickle. While badly shaken up,
none of these were seriously hurt.
The Fleming car was completely
wrecked and the Weaver car was
very badly damaged.
The accident occurred out on the
Federal highway near the home of
Mr. Liston McArthur, about seven
o’clock Sunday evening. The Flem
ing car was going northward and
Mr. Weaver was coming towards
Blakely. Alter the collision, how
ever, both cars were headed in op
posite directions to which they had
been traveling. Mr. Weaver attri
butes the escape of his party to the
fact that he had taken alarm at the
wild approach of the other car and
had slowed down before the other
car struck his.
The remains of the deceased were
carried to Edison Monday for inter
ment . The unfortunate young man
was addicted to the booze habit, it
is said, and two quarts of illicit
liquor were in the car when the
collision occurred, it is alleged.
DEATH OF AGED
CITIZEN TUESDAY
Mr. George Perkins Dies at Home of
Mr. G. M. Church.
Mr. George Perkins, 83 years old,
died at the home of his son-in-law,
Mr. George M’. Church, in Blakely,
at 10:30 o’clock Tuesday morning af
ter a brief illness.
Mr. Perkins is survived by his
wife and four children, among whom
are Mrs. G. M. Church, Mrs. It. C.
Miller and Mr. H. Perkins, of this
city. He was a native of Louisiana
and was a Confederate soldier.
His remains were interred in the
Blakely cemetery Wednesday, Revs.
Spencer B. King and W. M. Blitch
conducting the funeral services.
The bereaved loved ones have the
heartfelt sympathy of our peojde in
their sorrow over (he going-away of
their father. May the influence of
his well-spent Ufa lead them to a
glad re-union "on the other shore.”
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH.
Sunday, April 13.
Church School 10:00 a. m.
livening Prayer and Sermon 7:30
p. m.
Monday, April 14.
Litany and Meeting of Woman’s
Auxiliary, 3:30 p. m.
Children’s Hour, 4:30 p. in-
Evening Prayer and Sermon 7:30
p. m.
Tuesday, April 15.
Celebration Holy Communion. 8:00
a. m.
DR. O. J. BAGGARLY, Optome
trist, of Atlanta, will be in Blakely
Tuesday, April 15th, at Howell
Drug Co. If you are in doubt about
your eyes call and see him. He will
make a careful examination and fit
you with the proper glasses. One
day only. ltp
$1.50 A YEAR
SUPERIOR COURT
NOWJN SESSION
Mr. J. B. Mosely Is Foreman
of Grand Jury.
Judge M. J. Yeomans convened
the April term of Early Superior
Superior Court at ten o’clock Mon
day morning, with Solicitor Castellow
and Stenographer Bussey at. their
posts.
The grand jury organized with
Mr. J. B. Mosely as foreman and
Mr. D. S. Jernigan as bailiff. Judge
Yeoman’s charge to the body was
quite comprehensive and “kivered the
ground,” in common parlance. Judge
Yeomans urged upon the body the
desirability of educating our people
to show more respect for law ob
servance by enforcing all the laws,
whether or not they liked the laws.
The grand jury has an unusually
small amount of business before them
and were working with a view of
completing their labors at least, by
today. For the first time in some
years there has not been a single
murder case for the body 16 investi
gate.
Judge Yeomans has been calling
the civil docket as fast as it can
be done consistently with justice to
all parties and a number of cases
have been disposed of during the
week.
JUDGE E. E. COX IN
THE CITY THIS WEEK
Is Candidate for Congress Against
Judge Frank Park.
Judge Eugene E. Coxi of Camilla,
was among the visitors in attend
ance on the superior court of Early
county Monday. Judge 'Cox has re
cently made known his intention to
make the race for Congress in this
year’s primary. He seems to be
very confident of success this tin\e,
as he is receiving many assurances
of support from sources hitherto
strongly in favor of the incumbent.
Judge Cox is a line mixer and makes
a good impression upon those with
whom he comes in contact. Having
made one race for the office several
years ago, he is now much better
known and acquainted in the Second
district,
NEGRO CONVICT DROWNED 11
LAST FRIDAY MORNING
A negro convict named Henry
Cooper alias Hill was drowned in
Spring Creek near Damascus about
11 o'clock last Friday morning. He
was working on the bridge being
built across Spring creek and fell
from the bridge into the creek where
the water was some 12 or 15 feet
deep. The negro being shackled,
could not swim out and he drowned
before help could reach him. Hfs
body was shipped to Kewnan, Oa.,
his former home, for burial. Cooper
or Hill was about 20 years old and
was a long termer.
Don’t miss the Symphony Club en
tertainment at the Seneca Theatre
Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock. Ad
mission, 25c to every one.
Step Tlis Way
for that new SOLE. We
can make those shoes look
and wear mighty fine. No
use throwing them away
just because they are slight
ly worn. Bring them to us
Blakely Shoe Shop
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DEWOLFE A ARMSTRONG