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VOLUME LXIV \ NO. 4 COX DEFEATS PARK FOR CONGRESS WHITCHARD WINS FOR REPRESENTATIVE I EARLY COUNTY GIVES COX BIG MAJORITY. — —— The State primary held yesterday j resulted in the return' of many ol j the present office holders and the ’ defeat of others. The state house offices were of sec-; ondary consideration in Early conn- i ty and the Second congressional dis-, trict, however, the Representative | and Congressional races being the -center of attraction. Judge E. E. Cox, who made an un successful race against Congressman Frank Park eight years, came out winner this time, carrying ten out of the 13 counties in the district, FR£B2 I While they last a dainty bottle of lovely per fume with every can of COLGATES TALC-25c. Balkcom’s Drug St ore The Store (The Economical Drug Store) ■ -■ - ! | The Prettiest Ever! MILLINERY Ready-to-W ear Newest things in pen stripes & plaid /ry w" V WOOLENS Ladies don’t fail to see our com. plete lines on first and second floor i; C. L. TABB & COMPANY BLAKELY, GEORGIA Cfcrijj Comrtg Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts —“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.” i ' Early county being among the coun j ties giving Cox a majority. Much in ! terest was manifested in this race, ; and the friends of both candidates ! were active in their behalf. The counties giving Congressman | Park a majority were Worth (his i home county), Decatur and Calhoun, i Judge Cox carried Mitchell (his home ; county), Thomas, Tift, Grady, Baker, | Daugherty, Seminole, Miller, Colquitt ; and Early. In the race for Representative from Early county, Mr. John D. Haddock, of Damascus, the incumbent, was de feated by Mr. T. O. Whitchard, of Blakely, in a spirited contest, Mr. (Continued on pafe 2.) BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING SEPT. JJ, 1924 BLAKELY HI STARTS FOOTBALL PRACTICE The football squad of the Blakely high school has started practice in real earnest now. This cooler weath er, with a tinge of Fall in the air, has added pep to the work and the boys are turning out well. Quite a number of boys will not report for practice until school opens. Many have work that will prevent them from turning out until school actually starts. The manageent hopes to nave the new uniforms for the team by next Monday. Many of the high school teams have not begun to get ready as yet and have not arranged for games. The following is the schedule for Blakely Hi as filled out so far: September 19 —Open. Sept. 26 —Dothan Hi, in Dothan. Oct. 3 —Eufaula Hi, in Eufaula. Oct. 10 —Donalsonville HI, here. Oct. 17 —Albany Hi, in Albany. Oct. 24 —Open. Oct. 31- —Bainbridge Hi, in Bain bridge. Nov. 7 —Donalsonville HI, in Don- j alsonville. Nov. 14 —Dawson - Hi, here. Nov. 21—Open. Nov. 27 —Open. DEATH OF LITTLE DAUGHTER OF MR. ANn MBS. BRYANT ; ~ Rilla Virginia, the 19 months old baby daughter of MY. and Mrs. Mil ton F. Bryant, died Monday night after a seige of typhoid fever. The little one was the first ana only child of Mr. and Mrs. Bryant and the young parents are heart broken over their loss. Her remains were laid to rest in the Blakely cemetery Tuesday afternoon, Rev. W. M. Blitch conducting the funeral exer cises. May the gracious Heavenly Father who has claimed this little one for His own comfort the sorrow ing ones. Big assortment of Men’s Hats. T. K. WEAVER & CO. SECOND DISTRICT’S NEW CONGRESSMAN ; Pir 4& ~ 7j ßg«wpMßfej^wßMgß[ gS*** - j^tlMMltfflPW; i*>3^!«§spsߧ ; > I ‘ ’.' ;>’ i .. t *‘ ■' - J^'^g|MyW^ :< ’; : ::^ f •: %jp%^&*>H- 1 .cf K * ; WW 4p JUDGE E. E. COX, OF CAMILL A P Who defeated Congressman Park- inj/esjerda primary., ra rying JO out of J 3 counties, including Early. y ™ iii -- 1 111 .' 1 "«!. '.■"j'jgg'j. l ;)""""* l " l '". ll ■ -4 J3O BLAKELY SCHOOLS WILL OPEN MONDAY School will open next Monday, September 15th, at 9:00 o’clock a. m. The first faculty meeting will be held at 10:30 a. m. on Saturday, September 13th. The Superintend ent, Prof. E. E. McCarty, Jr., asks , that new students in the high school ! and students who wish to take ex amination on summer work report at school on Friday, September 12th. at 9:00 a. in. In order that students may equip themselves with books, etc., the fol lowing list of books is published: Grammar School Grades. FIRST GRADE —No books for first month. Each child should bring 75 cents to cover cost of supplies neces sary in this grade. SECOND GRADE—Child’s World Second Reader; Zaner-Bloser Writ ing, Book 1; Morey’s Little Folks Number Book: Mastery of Words, Book 1. THIRD GRADE—Child’s World Third Reader; Zaner-Bloser Writing Book 3; Wentworth-Smith Essentials of Arithmetic, Primary; Mastery of Words, Book 1; Carpenter’s Around the World with the Children; Speak ing and Writing, Book 1. FOURTH GRADE —Kendall Fourth Reader; Zaner-Bloser Writing Book 3; Wentworth-Smith Essentials of Arithmetic, Primary; Modern Course in English, Book II; Mastery of j Words, Book I; Brigham and McFar-! lane’s Essentials of Geography, Book I. FIFTH GRADE Kendall Fifth j Reader; Zaner-Bloser Writing Book No. 144; Wentworth-Smith Essen- 1 tials of Arithmetic, Intermediate; Modern Course in English, Book I; j Evans First Lessons in American 1 History; Mastery of Words, Book I; Brigham and McFarlane’s Essentials of Geography, Book I; Jones’ Keep- Well Stories. SIXTH GRADE—EIson Sixth Read er; Zaner-Bloser Writing Book No. : $1.50 A YEAR ; 144; Wentworth-Smith Essentials of 1 Arithmetic, Intermediate; Modern j j Course in English, Book 11, Revised; Mace-Tanner Oid Europe and Young America; Evans’ First Lessons in Georgia History; Mastery of Words, Book II; Brigham and McFarlane’s Essentials of Geography, Book II: Ritchie-Caldwell Primer of Hygiene ■ and Sanitation. SEVENTH GRADE- Elson Seventh i I Reader; Zaner-Bloser Writing Book I I No. 144; Wentworth-Smith Essen . 1 tials of Arithmetic, Advanced; Mod ern Course in English, Book 11, Re vised; Thompson’s History of the f. • People of the U. S.; Mastery of Words, Book II; Brigham and Ivlc i Farlane’s Essentials of Geography, Book II; Winslow’s Healthy Living; Benson and Betts Agriculture, , I High School Books. * 4 EIGHTH GRADE: English—Mod ; ern Course in English, High School ’ Book; Literature and Life, Book I; History—Co man Kendall’s Short His tory of England; Mathematics — Milne’s Standard Arithmetic, Wells and Hart’s Modern High School Al gebra; Latin —D’Oooge’s Elements of Latin; Science —Hunter and Whit i man’s Civic Science in the Home and Community. ■ NINTH GRADE: English—Lewis and Hosic’s Practical English for | High Schools; Literature and Life, Book 11; History—Webster’s Ancient History; Mathematics —Wellß and Hart’s Modern High School Algebra; Latin —D’Oooge’ and Eastman Caesar in Gaul; Science —Hunter’s Civic Bi ology. ! TENTH GRADE: English— Met ! calfe’s History of English Literature; ■ Literature and Life, Book IB; His | tory—'West’s Modern World; Mathe matics Wentwortli-Sinith’s Plane I 1 Geometry; Latin—Gunnison and Har ley Six Orations of Cicero; Science — Carhart and Chute’s Practical Phy sics. | ELEVENTH GRADE; Halleck’s ; History of American Literature; Lit erature and Life, Book IV; History —Cousin-Hill’s American History; Mathematics Wentworth - Smith’s Solid Geometry; Latin Virgil; Science —McPherson and Henderson’s J Chemistry.