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VOLUME LXIII } NO. 51 While they last a dainty bottle of lovely per fume with every can of COLGATES TALC—2Sc. Balkcom’s Drug Store The Store (The Economical Drug Store) K-R-l-N-K-l-T SPELLS KRINKLY The Special and Distinctive Patented Bottle for ORANGE CRUSH Orange Crush tastes better in the KRINKLY Bottle. Ask for Orange Crush in the KRINK LY Bottle and you will get the genuine. j NEW 1 [fall hats] SEE THEM AT C L. TABB & COMPANY BLAKELY, GEORGIA €adw County ;Xnus Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts —“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.” BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING AUG. 7, 1924 JUDGE GRAY WINS IN MAYOR’S RACE The election for mayor and two councilmen Tuesday proved quite a spirited though good natured contest. Judge A. H. Gray and Mr. T. R McDowell were pitted against each other for mayor and the friends of each were quite active in their be half. Three names were voted for coun cilmen, Messrs. John G. Butler and Lewis B. Fryer, incumbents, and Mr. Jesse D. Smith. Mr. Butler made a run-away race, as usual, but the contest between Messrs. Fryer and Smith was extremely close, Mr. Smith being a winner by one vote. The ballots counted out as follows: For Mayor: A. H. Gray 128 T. B. M'cDowell 88 Gray’s majority 40 i For Councilmen: John G. Butler 184 Jesse D. Smith 116 Lewis B. Fryer 115 Smith’s majority over Fryer, one. The newly elected mayor is well known to the citizenry of this com munity, being at present Judge of the City Court of Blakely and City Attorney. The new councilman holds a prominent position with the Blake ly Hardwood Lumber Co., and is a most genial and likeable gentleman. It is his first entry into the political game. Both of them are expected to take an active interest in the continued progress and welfare of our splendid little city. Mr. Fryer, defeated by Mr. Smith by one vote, has made the city an excellent pub lic official, being one of those who so ardently advocated the paving of the streets and sidewalks of the city. The new mayor and councilmen should have the active support and co-operation of the entire citizenry of Blakely in their efforts towards the continued progress and betterment of Blakely. Discovered. Two tow r n-bred urchins went into the country, and one came across a lot of old condensed milk tins in the corner of a field. “Here, Jack,” said the discoverer, “come here, quick! I’ve found a cow’s nest!”- —Topics. H. H. ELDER QUITS GOVERNOR’S RACE Mr. H. H. Elders, Representative from Tattnall county, wno recently entered the race against Governor Clifford Walker, withdrew from the contest Saturday, thereby leaving the present chief executive unopposed. “Trading politicians and tax dodg ers control the destinies of Georgia, and the people are not aroused to their situation,” Ml - . Elders declared in a statement issued Saturday af ternoon, withdrawing from the gover norship race this year, and announc ing his candidacy two years hence. “In withdrawing from the race for governor I propose to tell the truth, and I now declare that my only rea son is that I have learned I can not be elected. I learned this from a little more than 10,000 letters I have received from every section of Georgia, in which I was told that i had the best platform ever offered the people, but I could not be elect ed. If my supporters have no hope, then in sorrow I quit. Mr. Elders states that he intends to make at least one speech in every county in Georgia during the next two years, and will be a candidate for governor in 1926 unless the legis lature enacts tax reforms in Georgia. Following the withdrawal of Mr. Elders, Governor Walker issued the following statement: “I would be untrue to every worthy sentiment if I were not gratified and humbled by the practically unanimous endorsement of my efforts by the people of the state, carrying with it a new' call to service for a term now' approximating three years. “It is gratifying that during my administration there has been aroused such a general recognition of the vastness of the undeveloped resour ces of the state and such universal impulse toward its progressive de velopment along all educational, agri cultural and industrial lines that practically all old political factional lines have been obliterated. “My only ambition is to have an humble part in crystalizing this im pulse through cordial co-operation of the press, through the women of the state and the people generally, into a great progressive program for bet ter schools, better roads and better health. I take this occasion to re mind the people that this program, however worthy, can not and will not be realized so long as invisible property, comprising one-half of the taxable values of the State, is bear ing no part of the burdens necessarily incident to progressive development. “I further remind them that what ever may be the impulse of the people it will be fruitless if the legis lators they elect are not only patriot ic in their purpose but progressive in their vision. I send grateful greet ings to the most loyal friends who ever blessed a public servant. To these greetings I add an earnest ap peal that they make their loyalty complete by joining vigorously in electing representatives and senavors on September 10th who will co-oper ate with the administration in its efforts to secure a fair distribution of the burdens of government by placing a just share of taxation on the owners of intangible property, JSI JOO lbs. Sugar $7.45 13 lbs. Sugar 1.00 Charmer Coffee .25 Rising Sun Flour 1.00 Large Size Can Tomatoes .10 2 Dozen Cans Prince Albert 2.85 SPOT CASH TO ALL T. K. WEAVER & CO. South Main St. Blakely, Ga. $1.50 A YEAR CALHOUNS BRING IN EARLY’S FIRST BALE Blakely’s first bale of 1924 cotton was brought in late Monday evening by the Messrs. J. R. & F. B. Calhoun from their farm southwest of Blakely. It was ginned Tuesday morning at the oil mill gins and stored with the Farmers Warehouse. The bale weighed 427 pounds and was bought by Mr. J. S. Sherman at 30c per pound. Mr. W. L. Mosely was a close second to the Messrs. Calhoun, bring ing in a bale Tuesday afternoon. It weighed 407 pounds and was stored at the People’s Warehouse. The first bale was brought in last year by the same gentlemen on the first Tuesday in August, which was the 7th. This being leap year, they apparently have beaten their last year’s record one day. Cotton is opening very rapidly tn this section and it won't be many days now before the voice of the gin whistles will be making melod ious music for our people. The corn and peanut crops are better than last year as well as the cotton crop and the farmers are praying for auspicious harvesting weather. REV. H. E. DAVIS TO HEAD PAYNE COLLEGE Rev. H. E. Davis, pastor of the Blakely A. M. E. church, has been chosen to be president of the Con ference school, Payne College, at. Cuthbert, for the next four years. He succeeds another former Blake ly pastor, President Cooper, who goes to Jacksonville as president of Ed ward Waters College. Cooper served the church here several years ago, before being elected president of Payne College. The present pastor will hold his charge here until the Conference meets in October. Rev. Davis has served his charge well, and his people will regret to give him up. He is also well liked by the white people of this city, who have watched the good influence he has wielded over the people of his race during his ministry here. TO THE VETERANS OF THE WORLD WAR. You are hereby advised that the Red Cross is without funds to /ur ther employ me for the purpose of assisting you in getting your Insur ance and Bonus under the late Act of Congress. I assure you, however, that 1 stand ready to do everything within reason that I can in your behalf. CORA 1,. SAXON. Probably Took Everything Else. “The boss offered me an interest in the firm today.” “He did!” “Yes, he said if I didn’t take an interest in it pretty soon he’d fire me.” —Judge. thus laying the foundation for the building of a greater Georgia. “To this end I here and now ded icate my every thought and effort for the next three years and 1 ear nestly beg the full co-operation of the press and the people.”