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EARLY COUNTY, GA.,
Garden Spot of
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXVI )• NO, 42
URGECOMPLETE
ENROLLMENT OF
LIVING VETERANS
THIRTY-FOUR COUNTIES COM-
PLETE QUOTAS IN ENROLL
MENT OF VETERANS.
Tabulation of the Georgia coun
ties participating in the living Veter
ans Enrollment of the Stone Moun
tain Memorial shows that thirty-four
counties have completed their quo
tas, while in one hundred and thirty
eight the work remains unfinished.
It is earnestly hoped that patriot
ic citizens in those counties which
have not completed their quotas
may immediately get in behind the
movement and lend their most ener
getic efforts to its consummation.
There is only a remnant of living
Confederate Veterans in any county
of the state and their complete en
rollment should not involve. any
great expenditure of either labor or
money.
On the other hand, completion of
each quota would be a wonderful
gesture of appreciation towards these
gallant survivors and furnish them
a testimonial of love which would
cheer them to the end of life’s way.
Below we give a list of the coun
ties where 100 per cent, enrollment
has been completed. Does the name
of this good county appear upon the
roll of honor? If not, won’t you
help to place it there? Won’t you
co-operate in the effort to write
every living veteran’s name in the
great Book of Memory while they
are liivng? Don’t you think we
should render them this token of
affection ard gratitude before they
go? j .
Completing Quotas.
Sumter, Terrell, Spalding, New
ton, Clarke, Walton, Troup, Cow
eta, Houston, Hall, Marion, Floyd,
Decatur, Ware, Jenkins, Burke,
Pulaski, Telfair, Upson, Muscogee,
Camden, McDuffie, Charlton, Rich
mond, Bulloch, Hancock, Rockdale,
Pierce, Wayne, Putnam, Talbot, Chat
tahoochee, Monroe, Stephens.
TWO BILLION ESTIMATED
AS POPULATION OF WORLD
The population of the world is
estimated at 1,906,000,000 in a re
port just issued by the World Peace
Foundation on the basis of figures
prepared by the secretariat of the
league of nations.
The report states that of the
total population approximately 1,-
580,000,000 persons occupy terri
tory “within the orbit of the
league.” Approximately 17 -per
cent, of the total population, accord
ing to the report, were nationals of
states which do not belong to the
league.
LADIES’ SILK UNDERWEAR
Ladies’ Glove Silk Vests $1.50
Ladies’ Glove Silk Teddies ,2.00
Ladies’ Rayon Silk Bloomers__„ 1.50
Ladies’ Rayon Teddies 1.25
Ladies’ Nainsook Teddies 1.00
Ladies’ Rayon Silk Step-Ins„____ 1.00
Ladies’ Rayon Silk Slips 1.25
Arrowhead full-fashioned Hose 1.50
Silk to the Top Brilliant Hose— 2.25
I. K. WEAVER & COMPANY
BLAKELY, GEORGIA
Otalg County JXcws
BELLEAU WOOD FAMOUS
SPOT OF HISTORY
BELLEAU WOOD, France.—Bel
leau Wood today is a few square
miles of the United States trans
planted into France.
| No battle of the great war in
which the Americans were engaged
(struck the imagination of the Amer
' ican nation more keenly and deeply
(than the fight around Belleau Wood.
Today there is no spot along the en
tire front, from Belfort to Nieuport,
‘ which gives the Amedican visitor
such a realistic impression of the
: United States’ participation in the
’ war.
i There are battlefields such as the
Argonne and Saint Mihiel, where
American troops were more numer
ous and the tasks as difficult and the
casualties larger, but to the layman
traveling at the former front Bel
leau Wood pictures America.
All the signs within a radius of
several miles surrounding the battle
field are in the English language.
“Entrance to Belleau Wood” in
letters nearly a foot high is the wel
come which greets the American at
the gate.
“Danger; do not approach within
ten feet,” warns another sign in
front of the “Hunter’s Lodge,” still
riddled with bullets, shrapnel and
shells and apparently tottering in the
wind, a few feet from the main en
trance.
Thousands of names, scribbled
with pencil or cut with knives, lit
erally cover the inside walls of the
lodge, giving a directory of cities
and towns in the United States and
testifying to the attention the aver
age American visitor gave to the
danger sign.
Visitors are forbidden to handle
or remove relics of war.” This is
scrupulously obeyed. The register
at the little open air, straw covered
shelter containing the relics has been
signed by , bous=’”” J " rc--rae«-'- -
every srare in tnt Union.
There is no sign near the ' deep
natural trench at the foot of Bel
leau Wood Hill, as one approaches
it from Chateau Thierry. The French
chauffeur provides it:
“This is where the 26th American
Division spent an entire day in July,
1918. The Germans were holding
yonder ridge, and their fire was
murderous.”
MOUNTAIN IS LOST IN ODD
GEOLOGICAL OCCURRENCE
From Chile comes the report of
a strange geological occurrence. A
thickly wooded hill north of Claro
river has vanished. Dwellers in the
locality heard a loud report like an
earthquake and many saw whole
forests being swallowed up by the
earth into a hoof-shaped chasm
1200 yards long. Then, to their
further amazement, they saw the
river bed rising until an island 300
feet long and 900 feet wide was
formed.
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts —“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.”
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 16, 1927.
ROYAL ARCH
MASONS WILL
MEET HERE
CONVENTION OF SECOND CON-
GRESSIONAL DISTRICT HERE
NEXT THURSDAY.
The Royal Arch Masons of the
Second Congressional District will
hold their annual district convention
in Blakely next Thursday, June 23.
The meeting opens at 10 a. m.
and will convene with Blakely Chap
ter No. 44 as hosts of the Conven
tion. After tiie formal opening of
the Chapter by the local officers,
the meeting will be turned over to
the district convention.
Among the „ prominent Masons
expected to be present are Wm. B.
Graham, of Fort Gaines, Grand
Scribe, and Rev. John Swain, of Sale
City, Grand King of the Grand
Chapter; Dr. Hugh W. Taylor, of
Cuthbert, Past Grand High Priest of
the Grand Chapter and Senior Grand
Warden of the Grand Lodge of
Georgia; Mr. Frank C. Jones, of
Thomasville, Grand Treasurer of the
Grand Lodge F. & A. M.; Edgar A.
McHan, of Macon, Grand Secretary
of the Grand Chapter; Dr. G. G.
Lunsford, of Preston; Mr. W. J.
Penn, of Albany, Grand Warden of
the Grand Commandery Knights
Templar of Georgia.
The following is the official pro
gram for the day:
Morning Session.
Opening—Officers Blakely Chap
ter No. 44.
Chapter turned over to Dij.rict
Officers.
RefeptiOn of Grand High Priest
or Representative. Z
..... in s , /, ;
rey Stone, of Blakely.
Response—Col. M. A. Warren, of
Camilla.
Roll Call of Officers.
Minutes of Last Meeting.
Enrollment of Delegates.
Report from Chapters.
Addresses.
Adjourn for Dinner.
Barbecue Dinner.
Afternoon Session.
Election of Officers.
Selection of Next Place of Meeting.
Open Forum.
Work.
Resolution.
Adjournment.
The following constitute the offi
cers of the District Convention:
High Priest—J. G. Standifer,
Blakely.
King—F. C. Jones, Thomasville.
Scribe—A. H. Groover, Moultrie.
Chaplain—Rev. P. E. Lester, Bos
ton.
Treasurer —J. L. Palmer, Camilla.
Secretary—Robert H. Stuckey, Jr.,
Blakely.
Captain of Host—R. H. Johnson,
Edison.
Principal Sojourner—Geo. W. Sex
ton, Albany.
Royal Arch Captain—J. C. Thom
as, Cairo.
Master Third Veil—J. F. Hatfield,
Moultrie.
Master Second Veil—M. A. War
ren, Camilla.
Master First Veil—W. B. Warren,
Edison.
Sentinel—J. W. Lane, Blakely.
The following compose the Chap
ters in the Second District:
Albany No. 15, Albany.
Bainbridge No. 94, Bainbridge.
Blakely No. 44, Blakely.
Cairo No. 163, Cairo.
Camilla No. 153, Camilla.
Colquitt No. 178, Colquitt.
Doerun No. 73, Doerun.
Edison No. 115, Edison.
Moultrie No. 91, Moultrie.
Pelham No. 111, Pelham.
Sylvester No. 108, Sylvester.
J. M. Rushin No, 23, Thomasville.
Tifton No. 47, Tifton.
Over 690 broadcasting stations
were on the air last night (Wednes
day), when the sweeping revision
iof wave lengths and kilocycle fre
quency allotment of the Federal Ra
dio board went into effect.
CENTRAL OFFERS
ITS SERVICES TO
VACATIONISTS
PELLEY DISCUSSES SERVICE OF
FERED TO THE SUMMER
TRAVELER.
The manner in which the railroads
cater to the summer vacation traveler
•is discussed by President J. J. Pelley
of the Central of Georgia Railway
in a statement published today. He
calls attention to the change in the;
popular attitude toward vacations,
declaring that a period of rest and
recreation during the heat of summer
is now regarded as an actual neces
sity for the working man or woman
rather, than as an indulgence of the
wealthy.
Private automobiles and bus lines
have been taking away so much of
traffic that special attention in the
way of reduced excursion rates are
offered by the railroads to stimulate
travel over the longer distances.
Among these Mr. Pelley lists the sum
mer excursion fares in effect from
May 15th through October 31st, cir
cle tour fares permitting the traveler
to go via one route and return by
some other, and the combination rail
and water trip. Stop-over privileges
at points en route are permitted on
these tickets. He also mentions the
Sunday and week-end excursion fares,
and the special excursions the rail
road operates during the summer,
for all of which even lower rates are
made.
President Pelley stresses the at
tractiveness and benefits of a sea
trip to the summer vacation traveler.
Summer, he declares, is the ideal
an . oC^ft‘» v 'iA’age. W
the sea almost invariably smooth.
He states that, contrary to the opin
ion of some, a steamship trip is re
markably free from danger, that dur
ing its 79 years of operation the
Ocean Steamship Company has not
had a passenger fatality, although in
that time many millions of passengers
have been safely carried. In addition
to being president of the Central of
Georgia Railway, Mr. Pelley is presi
dent of the Ocean Steamship Com
pany, which operates a fleet of mod
ern steamships with three sailings
weekly from Savannah to New York
and two to Boston.
Discussing the safety of the rail
roads as compared with other means
of getting people from place to place,
President Pelley calls the attention
to the fact that in the past four and
one half years more than fourteen
million passengers have been trans
ported by the Central of Georgia
without one passenger fatality.
Mr. Pelley urges the traveling pub
lic to make free use of the services
of the Central of Georgia ticket
agents and passenger representatives
or of any officer or employe of the
railroad who can aid them. He calls
attention to the fact that the ticket
agent’s service is not limited to sell
ing a ticket or telling when the next
train will leave, but that the Central’s
agent can perform many other servi
ces for the experienced or inexper
ienced traveler. Among these Mr.
Pelley mentions telegraphing ahead
for sleeping car or steamship reser
vations, recommending the best routes
to travel, quoting train schedules or
sleeping car lines, and aiding in map
ping out extended trips.
METHODIST W. M. S.
The Circles of the Methodist Wom
an’s Missionary Society will meet at
the following places next Monday af
ternoon at four o’clock:
Bessie Oliver Circle with Mrs. D.
R. Deal.
Mary Lambuth Circle with Mrs.
Sid Howell. ,
Laura Haygood Circle with Mrs.
R. C. Singletary.
Belle Bennett Circle with Mrs.
Edwin Brooks at the home of Mrs.
.A. D. Harriss.
i
Genuine Ford Batteries, new price
j $12.00, exchange price less, at
L. F. WARRICK MOTOR CO.
EPWORTH LEAGUE
ASSEMBLY AT MACON
The twenty-sixth annual confer
ence and seventh annual Assembly
of the South Georgia Epworth League
is being held at Wesley College, Ma
con, this week. Howard E. Comer,
of Cordele, president of the confer
ence organization, is presiding over
the business session. The Assembly
Dean, Miss Elizabeth Belcher, of
Americus, has charge of other pro
gram details.
There will be special features each
day of the meeting, including a mu
sical program Sunday afternoon, the
formal opening of the Assembly Ex
position, a visit to the Methodist
orphanage, an open-to-the-public ser
vice at the city auditorium Wednes
day evening and a Field Meet.
The daily schedule will consist of
class work in Methods, Bible and
Mission Study, open forum, short
business sessions, directed recrea
tion, sunrise prayer service, vesper
service on the college campus, and
a platform address. The platform
hours will be filled by the strongest
speakers of Southern Methodism,
including in the personnel Bishop W.
B. Beauchamp, Dr. Arthur J. Moore
of Birmingham, and Dr. W. E. J.
Gratz of Chicago.
This training school and conference
is being attended by delegates from
each of the ten districts in South
Georgia, with approximately 500 en
rolled for class work. Credit certifi
cates will be awarded to those com
pleting the class work at the closing
session. The college dormitories
and dining hall, as well as other fa
cilities will be used by Assembly au
thorities to accommodate the visitors.
BETHEL S. S. CONVENTION
AT EDISON FRIDAY
The annual convention of the
Sunday Schools in the bounds of
{•'ene with the church at Edison
Friday morning, June 17th.
Quite a lengthy and interesting
program has been arranged for the
occasion and some of the leading
Sunday School workers of the State,
including Secretary George W. An
drews, of Atlanta, will be present
and deliver addresses.
The session will last only one day.
The people of Edison will spread a
noon-day lunch for their visitors.
Prof. Frank B. Melton, of Colo
mokee, is the President of the body,
and Mr. Julius E. Beckham, of
Blakely, is secretary. There are al
so seven district vice presidents,
namely:
J. M. Giddens, Arlington District.
W. W. Fleming, Blakely District.
W. H. Joiner, Coleman District.
R. G. Hammack, Cuthbert District.
H. T. Singleton, Edison District.
I. P. Belisle, Ft. Gaines District.
R. B. Martin, Jr,, Shellman District.
Miss Eva Guillebeau is the Sunday
School Field Worker for the Asso
ciation.
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BUILDINGS ARE
BADLY NEEDED
AT ASYLUM
SERIOUS CONDITION AT STATE
SANITARIUM, ANNUAL ““
REPORT SAYS.
I MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga.—Unless
additional buildings are speedily pro
, vided for the Georgia State sanitar
ium here it will soon become neces
sary to turn away every insane per
son for whom admission is desired,
except as vacancies occur by death
or discharge, it is pointed out today
in the annual report to the Gover
nor submitted by the Board of Trus
tees of the institution.
The sanitarium is crowded far be
yond its intended capacity, with a
total of 4,990 patients, two or three
in rooms intended for one, and dor
mitories congested to the danger
point.
The most urgent recommendation
of the trustees is the erection of a
separate sanitarium exclusively for
negro patients, which will permit the
present buildings to be renovated,
making room for the demands of
white patients.
Imperative need for a new and en
larged water supply and fire protec
tion system is pointed out in the
report. A fire which broke out last
year was subdued only after a des
perate battle, and had it occurred in
the night it probably would have
caused total destruction and the loss
of thousands of lives of insane
men and women and sanitarium
attaches.
The erection of a geperal hospital
building to be used by the medical
mended, this will sepa». reCo m.
hopelessly incurable insane patients
from those who can be cured or im
proved, and will greatly forward the
work of the institution.
It is pointed out that for many
years the sanitarium has suffered
from neglect. Repairs have been
postponed for lack of funds until
they are in a greatly dilapidated
condition, and a general overhauling
is imperative.
The board suggests an initial ap
propriation by the incoming legisla
ture of one million dollars for the
erection of the hospital for negroes,
land now owned by the state to be
used. It is estimated that $200,000
will be required to renovate the
buildings now used and make them
suitable for white patients. The
medical hospital recommended would
cost about $250,000.
The report shows that the cost of
operating the sanitarium in 1926
was $1,119,759, or $234.16 per pa
tient. For operation during the
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