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SHORT NEWS NOTES The News has been requested to announce that a delightful play, "The Old Fashioned Mother," will be presented at the Rowena school \ on Friday night, November 28th, the proceeds to go for the benefit of the Ferrell’s Cross Roads Methodist church. An admission of 15c and 25c will be charged. ——o Capt. T. E. (Nick) Hightower, who wae the commanding officer of the Early Guards when the company came out of the civil war, was among those who were looking after business in Blakely Monday. Only two of his old command now survive besides himself, these being Mr. I~>. 8. Jernigan of Blakely and Uncle Jim Fuller Bush of Miller county. o Mr. J. W. Calhoun and his son, Dr. W. W. Calhoun, of Arlington, were among those in attendance up on city court in Blakely Monday. The editor of the News is always glad to greet this splendid old veter an, who is now an octogenarian. He wears his years lightly, however, and we ■would wish for him a golden sunset when the final summons shall come. o The News understands that the old mill of the Blakely Hardwood Lumber Co., at Hardwood, some 3 miles east of Blakely, has closed down. The News has no authentic information along this line, but hears that the mill will probably he dis mantled and moved to some other point. The new mill will continue to make the improvements contem plated. A marriage of considerable local interest which occurred last Friday was that of Mr. H. T. King, proprie tor of the South Main Barber Shop, and Miss Cornelia Hayes, ihe couple surprising their friends by motoring down to some Florida point to have the ceremony performed. The bride Is the daughter of Mr. Alex Hayes, of the Freeman district. They are making their homo in the R. C. Smith residence on North Main street, and are receiving congratulations of their friends. o Mr. J. D. Ayers, who has been bedridden for many months, suc cumbed to his illness Tuesday morn ing and was buried in the Blakely cemetery Wednesday morning, the funeral being preached by Rev. W. J. Barton, of Edison. He is survived by two sisters, Miss Jane Ayers anti Mrs. Sarah Temples. Mr. Ayers’ Illness extended over a period of several years and death came as a relief to the sufferer. Our people sympathize with the bereaved ones in their distress. The Georgia Baptist Convention met in Columbus Tuesday. The ses sions were held in the first Baptist church. The convention was largely attended. Blakely was represented by the pastor. Rev. Spencer B. King, and Messrs. J. V. Tabb and W. W. Fleming. Bro. King was honored by President Moll with the chairman ship of the Committee on Commit tees. Some of the most distinguished men in the denomination were pres ent and addressed the convention, among them the president of the Southern Baptist Convention, Rev. George W. McDaniel. FOR SALE —A five room house and 6 acre lot in Bluffton, Ga. Price, $495.00, or will rent, for 1925. R. L. HOWELL, Blakely. Ga., or s. A. WALDROP. Tallapoosa. Ga. Up Department of Agriculture Reviews Crop Conditions The smallest corn crop since 1913 was the reward of American farmers this year who planted the fifth larg est acreage to that crop iir the his tory of farming. Not only was the harvest substantially below those of the last four years, but the merch antable quality of this year’s crop is the lowest in thirty years, with the exception of 1917. Preliminary estimates of produc tion, issued by the department of agriculture, placed the crop at 2,470,- 538,000 bushels, the acreage at 195,- 664,000 or 1.4 per cent more than last year, and the merchantable quality of the crop as 3.2 per cent. Corn' production during the last four years has averaged more than 3,000,- 000,000 bushels. The white potato crop, estimated at 454,119,000 bushels, is slightly larger than the big crops of 1917 and 1922. Per capita production this year is 4.08 bushels, compared with an average of 3.76 bushels per capita during the last twenty years. There will be an ample supply of good potatoes at moderate prices, government officials declare. The average yield ran to 121.0 bushels per acre as compared with 99.1, the ten-year average. Sweet Potates Several Million Bushels Off. Drought in important southern pro ducing states greatly reduced the sweet potato crop, which is estimated at 75,620,000 bushels, or about 25,- 000.000 bushels below the average of the last five years and the smallest crop since 1916. Tobacco Less Than Last Year. Tobacco production is 261,000.000 pounds less than last year, with a total crop of 1,213,975,000 pounds es timated. Bright tobacco shows a decrease of 115,000,000 pounds; cigar types, 63,000,000 pounds, and Mary land and eastern Ohio export types 1,817,000 pounds. Quality of the crop varies in New England, is good in Pennsylvania, not so good in the Miami Valley of Ohio and poor in ® i I : 8 : NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS : @ f « « * 8 I I | Next Thursday, Nov. 27, being Thanksgiving Day, I § , 8 | the|News will be published several hours ahead of f ® . §* 8 schedule. The merchants of this city are asked to g S' I g co-operate with us to the extent of handing in change | I of copy for advertisements by Tuesday morning at f 8 % I the latest. No advertising copy will be accepted I | Wednesday for next week’s edition. f S ® 1 8 ® s @ g EARLY mm MffS II ® s I , • g 8 early county news Wisconsin. Quality in Kentucky is uncertain as yet and will depend upon rains during the curing season. Maryland export suffered some from frost. Bright tobacco in the main producing regions is slightly better in quality than last year, though still low. Corn Production. Corn production averaged 23.5 bush els per acre this year as compared with 29.2 bushels last year and 27.6 bushels, the ten year average. Apples Above Average. The apple crop, estimated at 177,- 238,000 bushels, is slightly above the average of the last five years, /but smaller than last year. Prospects are particularly poor in Washington, Idaho, Michigan and in commercial sections of Pennsylvania and Mary land. The total commercial crop Is estimated at 27,188,000 barrels. Big Pear Production. The harvest of pears this year has been exceeded only once, in 1920. Production has about doubled since ! 1909. Peanuts Suffer from Unfavorable Weather. Peanuts suffered from unfavorable weather and the smallest crop since the government began to keep record of them in 1916 is the result, the estimate being 582,535,000 pounds. Try a Claussen Cake, all varieties. WILLIAMS’ MARKET. Silow-Dale Peaches, 28c per can, at R. D. HALL’S. IMPORTANT NOTICE. I solicit subscriptions for all rep utable magazines and periodical pub lications, either singly or In duffs. My rates are as low as can be ob tained from any source. Catalogue of publications furnished on request. I also handle the Harper line of brushes and am now demonstrating them in Blakely. Address me at Fort Gaines, Ga. C. L. McLENDON. Try the News for Job Printing. BOX SUPPER. On Wednesday night before Thanks giving there will be a box supper at White Pond. Everybody has a cor dial invitation to attend. SEND NO MONEY: Cabbage and Bermuda Onions. Plants SI.OO per 1,000, all leading varieties; shipped daily. Shipped C. O. D. express or mail. DORRIS PLANT CO., Valdos ta. Ga. ' 13-4tp " 1 " .'T 1 .'. ' . " /.V .. . _... .• '■ ••• ■ ' ; ■ ■ . . ,• » •' - •: f>. $«« m ; *'• 32 vUIItI Mr V M »l 1 stQwwl jfa Old Hats cleaned and reblocked. Made to look like new. Don’t throw them away, bring them to us. E. H. DUNN PRESSING CLUE. FOR SALE—The Hudspeth resi dence in Blakely. See or write J. E. HUDSPETH, Cedar Springs, Geor gia. 2tp Grapes, Apples, Bananas and Or anges. Telephone No. 114. WILLIAMS’ MARKET.