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VOLUME LXIV ) NO. 7 SPELLS KRINKLY The Special and Distinctive Patented Bottle for mi ORANGE CRUSH w i 5 Orange Crush tastes better in KRINKLY H W Bottle, Ask for Orange Crush in the a S KRINKLY Bottle and you will get the W genuine. j FREE! 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) SEE IT AT TABB’S MILLINERY READY-TO-WEAR— NEWEST THINGS IN SILKS AND WOOLENS— C L TABB & COMPANY 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. « ! > 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 UNDERWOOD’S, of Cou >. Step fine Wav j for that new SOLE. Wc can make those shoes look and wear mighty fine. Ne use throwing them away just because they are slight- j ly worn. Bring them to tr j Blakely Shoe Shop j OPPOSITE POST OFFICE DEWOLFE & ARMSTRONG