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VOLUME LXIV ) NO. 7
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BLAKELY, GEORGIA
Early County News.
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts —“3e Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.”
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING OCT. 2, 1924
BLAKELY HI LOSES
! TO DOTHAN HI, 18-0
The Dothan Hi football team de
feated the Blakely Hi in Dothan
last Friday 18-0. The Dothan boys,
with a faster and heavier team, were
just a little too strong for the local
boys. The Blakely “Bob Cats" fought
the Dothan team to a 0-0 tie during
the entire first half of the game.
In the third quarter, however, the
Blue and Gold squad weakened and.
together with a fumble, the Dothan
bunch were enabled to push over
two touchdowns. In the last quar
ter the Dothan Tigers got one more
touch-down over, scoring threetimes
in all. They were not successful in
kicking goals, however, and the score
was 18-0. In baseball a comparative
score would be 3-0.
From appearances, the Dothan team
is one of the strongest football ag
gregations that the “Bob Cats” will
tackle this season.
‘‘Goat” Hutchins, for Blakely, was
one of the outstanding stars of the
. game. He proved a regular demon
at stopping the Dothan backfield.
Several of Blakely’s players were
not up to their usual standard. It
was a clean, hard fought game, how
ever, with Dothan Hi having the
edge. Particularly was the line
strong. Blakely was not able to
dent it often. On the other hand,
the Blakely boys repeatedly held
Dothan for downs. Billy Westbrook
intercepted two forward passes and |
only Blakely Hi was able to com
plete a forward pass, Hutchins to
Bush.
It might be of interest here to re
call that the high school departme*, 1
alone of the Dothan Hi has 500 stu
dents.
In the last quarter Tom Howell
was substituted for Billy Westbrook
with a shift in the line and Bernice
Allen took Loyless' place at guard
with another shift in' the line and
Hutchins went to the side lines.
The following was the line-up of
Blakely Hi at the start of the game:
Left fend—Cox.
Left Tackle —Allen, W.
Left Gukrd —Barksdale.
Center —Allen, C.
Right Guard —Loyless.
Right Tackle —Toole.
Right End —Westbrook.
Quarterback —Bovett.
Left Half Back —Bush.
Right Half Back—Tarver.
Full Back —Hutchins.
BLAKELY HI TACKLES EUFAULA
IN EUFAULA TOMORROW.
The Blakely High School team
will again travel across the Chatta
hoochee tomorrow (Friday) when
thev play the Eufaula Hi in Eufaula.
The Blakely team will get some
mighty hard practice this week and
Prof. McCarty will no doubt make
(Continued on page 6.)
A RELIGIOUS CENSUS.
(By Pastor Spencer B. King)
It has been my pleasure to knock
at the front door of every home in
Blakely during these past three weeks.
The weather has been bad, so in
most cases I found the folks at home.
I was not making “pastoral calls.”
but gathering data in reference to
the “religious complexion” of our
goodly town. I. found many things
of general Interest, some of which I
would like for all our folks to know.
Blakely has increased its popula
tion during the past year. There are
now 1,416 white people living here.
A year ago the most careful reckon
ing gave 1,387. Not only has the
population grown, but there has
been a great change in the person
nel. A large number of the former
citizens have moved away, but oth
ers have come to take their places,
and some new homes have been
built. Some of our capitalists should
erect more houses, for we know of
good families who would like to be
residents of Blakely, but there are
no houses for rent.
Church membership in Blakely has
made a longer stride than our pop
ulation. A year ago we had a total
of 824 who were members of some
church. Today the total is 889.
The distribution of this total among
the denominations is interesting:
Baptist 417
Methodist 369
Episcopal 23
Freewill Bapists 38
Primitive Baptists 3
Presbyterian 11
Lutheran 1
Evangelican Com 1
Catholic 2
Hebrew 24
This writer would like to call
attention to the large number of
folks in Blakely who hold their mem
bership in churches located else
where. Is this tendency to “leave
our religion” in another place when
we move to Blakely the right thing
to do? We Baptists are the chief
sinners in this matter, there being
94 of us whose membership is not
in the Blakely church, and this num
ber does not include the 38 Freewill
Baptists nor the 3 Primitive Baptists.
Our Methodist friends are not guilt
less, however, for there are the
names of 76 who are holding their
membership at Langston, or Sardis,
or Chicago, or somewhere else. Bro.
Blitcli and writer are going to
do our best to convince these that it
is not pleasing to God for them to
neglect their church relationship in
such a manner. Another thing. We
wonder if these friends of other
denominations, without a “church
home” in Blakely, should not either
organize a church and build, or
choose some other church where
they can WORSHIP GOD. He has
commanded us to ‘‘neglect not the
assembling of yourselves together.”
There are 25G folks above ten
years of age who report themselves
as not members of any church. Last
year there were 283 of these. We
should be much in prayer for the
salvation of these souls.
Finally, lest this article be too
long, there are 271 babies, ten years
and under, as compared with 280
last year.
PROGRESSIVE PARTY
MEETS AT MACON
The Independent Progressive Par
ty held their State Convention in
Macon last Monday.
C. W. McClure, of Atlanta, was
elected permanent State Chairman.
The Convention endorsed the plat
form of the National Progressive
Party and endorsed the candidacies
of Senator Robert M. LaFollette for
President and that of Senator Burton
K. Wheeler for Vice President. It
proved to lie a harmonious meeting,
with some 60 or 70 delegates pres
ent. Those in charge of organizing
the Convention say that the bad
roads kept many away.
The LaFollette following claim
that organized labor is particularly
strong for the LaFollette-Wheeler j
ticket.
The News notes that Dr. J. G. I
Stand if er, of Blakely, is named as
elector and chairman from the
second district, while Mr. Marvin
Rambo is named chairman and elec
tor from the 3rd district.
some shifts both in the line and the
backfield. Several weak spots show
ed up in the Dothan game.
Last season the Blakely boys de
feated Eufaula Hi on the local,
grounds 20-6. They also went over:
to Eufaula and beat them badly in j
baseball. The Eufaula boys are
yearning to get a chance to get
sweet revenge on Blakely. The local
boys say, however, they intend to
administer another defeat.
There will no doubt be a good
crowd to accompany the team to.
Eufaula. The roads should be in
good condition by tomorrow. j
$1.50 A YEAR
SQUIRREL SEASON
OPENEDWEDNESDAY
The open season for squirrels and
opossums started Wednesday—great
news for scores of Georgia Nimrods
who have been awaiting official sanc
tion' to get their fall activities under
way.
A change in the game laws allows
doves to be shot legally after Octo
ber 16th, the open season now run
ning from October 16 to January 1,
coinciding with the federal law.
Summer or wood duck, migratory
duck, woodcock, red or grey fox
and rabbits may be hunted with
proper license. There is no closed
season on the “bunnies,” but a li
cense must be secured.
Quail, turkeys and plover may be
taken from November 20 to March
1, the same open season applying to
skunk, muskrat, raccoon, beaver, ot
ter, bear and wildcat. The deer
season opens November Ist and
runs until December 31st.
The state game and fish commis
sioner says that every effort will be
made this year to enforce the pre -
visions of the game and fish laws,
and that deputy wardens in the v:-
rious counties will have the co-ope -
ation of all sportsmen interested i t
a square deal for Georgia’s gan e
products.
DEATH OF MR.
DAVE L. CHATMAN
Mr. David L. Chapman, aged
who resided in the Sardis neighbo -
hood, passed away Sunday morni:
at 11 o’clock. He had been in il -
dining health for some time, the
cause of his death being given ; ;
valvular heart affection. He v; i
buried Monday morning in the Blak -
ly cemetery, Rev. Spencer B. Kii
conducting the ceremony.
Mr. Chapman, who was a son of
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Chapm:
of South Carolina, came to tohis s* -
tion some thirty years ago. 1 '
married Miss Maggie Sullivan, w >
survives him, together with six ch -
dren. These are: Messrs. Wya ,
Joe, Hamrick and Emmett Chapmau,
and Mrs. W. N. Nobles and Mrs. <l.
R. Bush, the last named residing in
Blakely. His aged mother survives
him, also two brothers, Walter Chap
man of Sale City, Frank Chapman «,f
Opp, Ala., and one sister, Mrs. J. D.
Wiggins of Plains, Ga.
The deceased was a member of th >
W. O. W. fraternity, and seve> i
of his fellow Woodmen acted ; s
pall-bearers. He was also a memla r
of the Sardis Methodist church.
Mr. Chapman was highly esteeme i
by those who knew him best, for lie
was a man of many likable trabs.
His sorrowing loved ones have the
sympathy of many friends in th' >r
grief.
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WASHINGTON WINS ’• v
PENNANT; WORLD SERIES «
TO BEGIN SATURDAY
The Washington team won the
American League pennant last Mon
day, when they won the deciding
game from the Boston Americans
The New York Giants won the
National league pennant.
These two teams will now fight
it out for the world champions!) .
and the opening game will be pla ■ d
in Washington Saturday, with V -
ter Johnson, premier veteran pitch r,
hurling the opening game for t ■
Washington team.
You can’t afford to miss the B -
dingers —at
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