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VOLUME LXIIJ > NO. 35
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BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING APR. 17, 1924
BAPTIST REVIVAL
TO START SUNDAY
Dr. J. E. Sammons, of Rome,
Will Arrive Monday and
Will Preach Twice Daily.
Following the series of prayer
meetings which are in progress this
week, revival services will begin at
the Baptist church next Sunday. The
usual hours will be observed on Sun
day and throughout the week ser
vices will be held at 3:30 in the af
ternoon and at 7:30 each night. The
day services will continue just one
hour and the pastor is
the men of this community to help
make a large congregation for this
service each day. At the evening
hour there will be several ‘circles of
prayer’ for fifteen minutes, beginning
at 7:30 sharp. At 7:45 the song
service will begin and at 8:05 the
preacher will bring his message. It
is earnestly hoped that the people
will not be late in coming into the
service, but that all will engage in
the prayer and song services.
Elsewhere in this issue is present
ed a good likeness of Dr. J. E.
Sammons, pastor of the First Bap
tist church of Rome, Ga., who is to
do the preaching during the meeting.
Pastor King says: “I could say a
lot about Dr. Sammons’ preaching,
but I prefer to let oitr folks hear
him and, for themselves, decide as
to his ability. Let it suffice to
state that this is the fourth time
‘Ellis’ has helped me in meetings,
and that I tried to get him for our
meetings both last yqn- and the year
before. He is God’* —a preach
er of righteousness.* Dr. Sammons
will be at Horn© with Col. B. R. Col
lins, w’here he will renew an ac
quaintanceship which began when
they were in Mercer University to
gether.
Rer. L. H. Dutton, of Cartersvple,
Ga., will lead the singing throughout
the meeting, and will preach next
Sunday morning and night, since
Dr. Sammons does not arrive till
Monday. While Bro. Dutton is a
splendid preacher, and has made an
enviable record as a pastor, both at
Greensboro and Cartersville, he feels
that he can best serve his Master
in the realm of evangelistic song, and
EARLY COUNTY BOY
HONORED IN OKLA.
Dr. H. C. Ricks Is Made State
Bacteriologist.
A Durant (Okla.) newspaper brings
us an article concerning a former
Early county boy, which will be
read with interest by many readers
of the Early County News. Dr. Ricks
is the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Ricks, of the Sowhatchee
neighborhood, whose friends will be
gratified at the success of the young
physician and surgeon. The Doctor’s
home newspaper has the following
complimentary reference to his ca
reer:
Dr. H. C. Ricks, who has been as
sociated with Drs. Colwick for the
past two years, has just received an
appointment as State Bacteriologist
with headquarters at Oklahoma City.
Before taking up his duties at
Oklahoma City, Dr. Ricks will go
to Washington City, where he will
attend the Army Medical College,
taking a special course in bacteriol
ogy and pathology. After completing
the special work in Washington,
D. C., he will go to the North Caro
lina, Tennessee and Georgia Public
Health Laboratories as a public
health observer, after which he will
return to Oklahoma City July Ist to
take up his duties as Bacteriologist
of the state of Oklahoma.
Dr. Ricks is an ex-service man,
having served more than two years
during the World War as a medical
officer. He was in six major en
gagements and was cited for gallant
ry in action on the Meuse river in
the Meuse-Argonne offensive. His
duties were mostly dressing station
work with the front line troops.
In local military affairs Dr. Ricks
has been for the past two years
commanding officer of the Medical
Detachment of the 189th Field Ar
tillery, which detachment was award
ed the silver loving cup last year as
being the best medical detachment in
the state. The cup was given by
the Adjutant General of the state.
Dr. Ricks is, without a doubt, a
true friend of the ex-service man, and
lias been active in all matters con
nected with the American Legion in
this section, and he is now the Com
mander of the local Legion post.
Since becoming commander of the
post he has devoted a large part of
his time gratuitously in examining and
obtaining hospitalization and com
pensation for disabled veterans. In
the past few w'eeks he has made
it possible for four disabled men to
get into the government hospitals
and he has obtained compensation for
three. As Commander of the Le
gion he has instilled new life into
the local organization and the Post
now bids fair to look after the wel
fare of the ex-service men in a suc
cessful way.
Dr. Ricks has been very promi
nent among the doctors here and
his many friends will regret to see
him leave. His family will remain
in Durant until this coming fall.
NO SCHOOL FRIDAY.
In order that the students might
have an opportunity of attending the
school meet in Bainbridge tomorrow
the Blakely school has decided to
close this afternoon until Monday
morning.
has given his life to this work. The
many good voices in Blakely will
be at their very best under his lead
ership and all our people will enjoy
his ministry while he is with us.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Chancy are en
tertaining Mr. Dutton while he Is In
Blakely.
Pastor King is urgently insisting
that all our people, irrespective of
denomination, co-operate in making
this the best meeting Blakely has
yet had. A good supply of a small
song books is in hand and the people
are all asked to help in the singing.
Chorus choirs will be organized and
much shall be made of the song ser
vice. At this season it will be diffi
cult for the friends from out-of-town
to attend regularly, but with the
good roads and the many cars, many
of these are expected to come in
and help enjoy the meeting.
Driveways and a large parking
space on the church lawn havq been
laid out and their use will make un
necessary the dangerous parking in
the streets around the church.
sl*so A YEAR
APRIL TERM SUPERIOR
COURTADJOURNED
Lightest Criminal Docket in
Years. Session Ended Tues
day Afternoon.
The shortest session of Early
Superior Court in years ended Tues
day afternoon when Judge Yeomans
adjourned the session for the term.
It was a fact worthy of note that
not a single murder case came up
for investigation.
The grand jury finished its labors
Thursday afternoon for the term
and Judge Yeomans took recess un
til Monday morning, when the crimi
nal docket was taken up. The follow
ing cases were disposed of up to the
time of adjournment Tuesday after
noon:
Johnnie B. Winn and Elijah Por
ter —Burglarizing C. C. Clarke’s store.
Plea of guilty. Johnnie B. Winn
fined $45.00 and 12 months under
probation in charge of F. B. Calhoun.
Elijah Porter fined $35 and 12 months
under probation of Henry Butler. Ned
Shorter, a third negro boy indicted
for this offense, was acquitted.
Raymond Shorter. Carrying pistol
without license. Plea of guilty. $65
and 12 months under probation of J.
1). Smith.
Ed Grimsley. Assault and battery
of G. F. Grubbs. Verdict of guilty.
Six months or $65.00.
Ed Grimsley, carrying pistol with
out license. Plea of guilty. Six
months or $65.00.
Lucius Hall. Burglary. Verdict of
guilty of larceny from the house.
Ten months or $75.00.
Emfl Hightower. Plea of guilty to
carrying concealed pistol. Six months
or $150.00.
Charlie Frith was acquitted of buy
ing seed cotton at night.
T. A. Taylor. Operating an auto
mobile without lights. Plea of guil
ty. Six months or $30.00. 11
Walter Hall alias Joe Falk. Car
rying pistol without license. Plea of
guilty. Eight months or $75.00.
Rich Harvey. Possessing liquor.
Plea of guilty. Six months or $60.00.
Fess Wade. Possessing liquor.
Plea of guilty. Ten months or $75.
Judson Blanchard. Driving an au
tomobile without lights. Plea of
guilty. Eight months or $50.00.
McKinley Shular alias Shular Mc-
Kinley. Carrying a pistol without
license. Plea of guilty. Ten months
or $60.00. Same party, illegally
pointing a weapon at another. Plea
of guilty. Ten months or $60.00.
Mattie Boozer was acquitted of
stabbing Johnnie B. Potter. These
two young negro women staged a
street fight in Blakely several weeks
ago and Johnnie B. got. “stabbed In
the fracas.”
“VILLAGE BLACKSMITH”
AT SENECA FRIDAY
A splendid picture production based
on Longfellow’s immortal poem, ‘‘The
Village Blacksmith,” is the attraction
extra ordinary at the Seneca Friday.
It is a picture with an apepal to all
ages, and highly commended by edu
cators and picture fans everywhere
who have seen it.
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Step Ns 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 os
Blakely Shoe Shop
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DEWOLFE A ARMSTF