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RECORD TIME SET IN
ASSEMBLING CHASSIS
Chevrolet Demonstrate* Advantage*
of Standard Automotive Part*.
Eight members of the Washington |
section, Society of Automotive En-j
gineers, demonstrated the advantages i
of standard automotive parts recent
ly by assembling a half-ton Chevro-|
let chassis in the record time of six I
and one-half minutes, in competition
with six other teams similarly en
gaged. The stunt was a feature of
the Society’s annual summer meet
ing at French Lick, Ind.
While the assembled delegates de
rived much amusement from watch
ing the seven teams vie for a record
in a line of work with which they
were unfamiliar, except in theory,
the performance also carried its les
son to many of the watchers. But
for the perfectly fitting parts, the
assembly might have required hours
instead of minutes. The elapsed
time was strikingly short, in view of
the fact that none of the .assemblers
were connected with Chevrolet nor
familiar with its mechanical details.
Three of the winning team were en
gineers of the United States Bureau
of Standards.
The slowest team required only a
few minutes longer than the fastest,
and its hurry added amusement to
the contest. As a test of each
team’s work, each car had to be run
five times around a loop in the near
by driveway before the results were
certified.
The seven trucks were shipped to
French Lick from the Chevrolet fac
tory at Flint, Mich. Such parts as
the distributor assembly, the wiring
system, gasoline tank, carburetor, a
front and rear wheel, and various
other units, together with a miscel
lany of bolts, nuts and screws, were
then removed and tossed into boxes
in the pits adjacent to the assembly
space. Equipped with only two sets
of tools such as are furnished with
each Chevrolet truck, each team had
tljen to select the parts and put them
in their proper places.
“The quick assembly job perform
ed at French Lick offers a hint as to
the reason for the Chevrolet truck’s
popularity,” said the Calhoun Motor
Co. manager. "Trucks are business
vehicles, and the owner loses when
ever they are laid up for repairs.
The seven teams at the S. A. E.
meeting demonstrated that the own
er himself can make the needed
replacements, in most cases, with ’
no equipment except that furnished j
with his truck, and thus keep his j
Chevrolet making money for him
with a minimum of interruption and
expense.”
MR. J. S. BUSH
DIES AT COLQUITT
’COLQUITT, Ga.—Mr. J. S. Bush,
T ... ter prominent citi?.;«#
morning after fin illness of only a
few hours. Mr. Bush, who lacked
only a few days of being 83 year*
of age, was born in Miller county,
and has resided here all his life.
He has held many offices of trust
and honor, having been for many
years tax assessor and was later both
representative from Miller count}
and state senator. He was also
formerly Worshipful Master of Si
mon Holt Lodge F. & A. M., Col
quitt.
Mr. Bush was a son of the late
Judge Isaac Bush, of Colquitt, and
married Miss Bettie Grimes, of Mil
ler county. He is survived by two
sons, W. J. Bush and Isaac, Jr., of
Colquitt, and six daughters, Mrs.
Lou Grow, Mrs. Nellie Cook, Mrs.
Kathleen Miller and Miss Chloe
Bush, of Colquitt; Mrs. Calista Mc-
Intyre, of Savannah; and Mrs. Bet
tie Butler, of Columbus. He is also
survived by a brother and sister,
Judge C. C. Bush and Mrs. C. M.
Jones, of Colquitt.
Funeral services were held Sun
day morning at 10 o’clock followed
by interment at the cemetery.
MR. FARMER, ARE YOU HARD
HIT?
Then Why Continue to Pay High Prices
When You Can Buy for Less?
15 lbs. of Sugar SI.OO
Box Brown Mule Tobacco 5.15
1 doz. 10-cent boxes Snuff .90
24 lb. sack Flour (Saturday
only) “ 1.00
100 lb. sack Sugar 6.65
Get Our Prices in Job Lots and Save.
Milton Bryant
Service With a Smile
SWEEPING CHANGES
BY RADIO COMMISSION
Many Station* Are Relocated by the
Federal Radio Commission.
The Federal Radio Commission has
practically recasted the radio air web
i of the United States, and since Wed-
Snesday, June 15th, it has become
necessary to re-log all stations. At
lanta (W. S. B.) has been changed
from 700 Kilocycles to 630 KC and
475.9 meters.
The following gives a list of the
more important stations heard from
Blakely, together with the call let
ters and kilocycle frequency, since
the latter is now more noted than :
the wave length:
Des Moines—WMC, 560 KC.
Memphis—WMC, 580 KC.
Fort Worth—WßAP, 600 KC.
New York—WEAF. 610 KC.
Auburn—WAPl, 610 KC.
Atlanta—WSß. 630 KC.
Los Angeles—KFl, 640 KC.
Louisville—WHAS, 650 KC.
New York—WJZ. 660 KC.
Cincinnati—WLW, 700 KC.
Chicago—WQJ. 670 KC.
Chicago—WHT. 720 KC.
Minneapolis—WCCO, 740 KC.
Cleveland—WTAM. 750 KC.
Shreveport—KWKH, 760 KC.
Chicago, WBBM, 770 KC.
Miami—WMßF, 780 KC.
Schenectady—WGY, 790 KC.
Beaumont—KFDM, 800 KC.
Kansas City—WDAF, 810 KC.
Cincinnati —WSAI, 830 KC.
Davenport—WOC, 850 KC.
Hot Springs—KTHS, 880 KC.
Jacksonville —WJAX, 890 KC.
Springfield—WßZ. 900 KC.
Denver—KOA. 920 KC.
New Orleans —WSMB, 930 KC.
Nashville—WSM. 940 KC.
Pittsburgh—KDKA. 950 KC.
Chicago—WGN. 980 KC.
Chicago—WLlß. 980 KC.
San Antonio—WOAl. 990 KC.
St. Louis—KMOX, 1000 KC.
Asheville—WWNC. 1010 KC.
Houston—KPßC, 1020 KC.
Baltimore —WBAL, 1050 KC.
Columbus —WAIU, 1060 KC.
Chicago—WOßD. 1090 KC.
Ga. Tech—WGST, 1110 KC.
Mercer—WMAZ, 1110 KC.
Tampa—WDAE. 1120 KC.
Knoxville—WNUX, 1130 KC.
Chicago—W.lAZ, 1140 KC.
Charlotte—WßJ. 1160 KC.
Chattanooga—WDOD. 1180 KC.
Pensacola—WCOA, 1200 KC.
Miami Beach—WlOD, 1210 KC.
Birmingham—WßßC, 1230 KC.
Milford—KFKß, 1240 KC.
She Knew Her Statu*.
“Yassum,” said Callie, the colored
cook, “I been engaged now for goin’
on ten days.”
“Who is the bridegroom?”
“Wellum, he’s a mighty nice
{man.”
“Yes, indeedy. Don’t you ’mem
ber, Mizz Harrison, dat about two
weeks ago you lemme off one day
right after dinner time so’s I could
get to the fun’el of a lady friend of
I mine.”
“Yes, I do.”
"Wellum, de one I’m fixen to
marry is de corpse’s husband.”—
Nashville Nipper.
“Syncopating Sue” at the Seneca
Friday night.
BUILDINGS ARE BADLY
NEEDED AT ASYLUM
(Continued from page 1.)
I next two years an appropriation of
$2,351,000 will be asked of the
Legislature.
John T. Brantley, of Blackshear,
Ga., is chairman of the board of
trustees, and both he and his asso
ciates on the board will make every
effort to induce the legislature to
vote a sufficient appropriation to
remove from the institution the fire
menace which threatens at any time
to cause a tragedy unparalleled in
the history of Georgia.
EARLY COUNTY NEWS BLAKELY. GEORGIA
A HALF CENTURY AGO TODAY
Some Things of Interest That Happened
Fifty Years Ago.
(Excerpt* from Early County News
of June 15, 1877.)
Mr. Lewis E. Gay of this county '
was married to Miss Callie M. Gay
of Quitman county on the 3rd inst. ,
(Mr. Gay was quite a prominent '
citizen of Randolph county for many i
years, but is now gone on to *his
reward. His widow is still living.)
Mr. Hugh, Carmichael, whose leg |
was amputated a few weeks ago, is I
doing very well, we understand {
from his physicians.
An impudent negro, Horace Webb, I
got his head tapped the other night, I
The towm council had a case nextj
morning. What the result was we
have not learned. (Horace Webb is
still with us, neither the old-time
pre-Volstead stuff nor the modern
bootlegger’s brands have yet been j
able to lay him out, and he has long I
since learned not to be impudent,
even in his cups.)
Whose business is it to keep hogs
out of the court house? We under-j
stand there is a hog bed in the pas-1
sage. Our opinion is that the sheriff
ought to prevent such a nuisgnce or
have somebody else do it. (Wonder
what the present generation of
Blakely folks would think if they
saw a bunch of many hogs parked in
the court house lobby!)
For the past week we have had
fine rains. Those who have been a
little late in saving their oats have
been put to some trouble, but it has
been a fine time for those who had
potato vines to set out, and right
well have they used it. (The weath
er for 1927 has been very similar to
that of 1877, so far as the News
files have shown.)
The paper carried election returns
from Early and Calhoun counties
on the constitutional convention is
sues. The returns from Early show
ed that Early county gave a major
ity of 269 against holding a conven
tion and voted in favor of no con
vention delegates by a majority of
265. The tickets were made up of
'ties tff'WeY,' CalhoiTn and’’"fiarl7
The convention tickets carried the
names of I. H. Hand, P. E. Boyd and
|R. T. Nesbitt. Against convention
ticket carried nanfes of I. H. Hand,
Green Whidden and B. Chancy. Cal
houn and Early both having voted
(against the convention, the News
editor remarked, “If Baker county
has run the same sort of schedule,
Hand, Whidden and Chancy are the
delegates from this district.” In
another column the editor vented his
disgust as follow’s at not being able
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NEW BATTERY SERVICE
AND SALE STATION
Wallace H. Ivey, Manager
U. S. L. BATTERIES
Complete equipment. Reworking. Recharging.
Batteries for rent.
In connection with
McKINNEY’S GARAGE
North Main St. Near Standard Oil Station
Phone 127—BLAKELY, GA.
to announce the State-wide result:
“Had our mail carrier to and from
Fort 'Gaines showed any public spir
it and remained over until the ar
rival of Wednesday’s mail at that
point, we might have been able to
give the result of Tuesday’s election
all over the State in this issue.”
In the advertising columns we
find a pamphlet advertised purport
ing to give description of “The Black
Hills by H. N. McGuire, w’ho has
spent twelve years in this region.
Latest accounts of Gold and Silver
prospects, agricultural and grazing
resources, climate, hunting, fishing,
Indians and settlers’ adventures with
them, mining and wild western
life, the waterfalls, boiling geysers,
poble scenery, immense gorges, etc.,
with 27 fine illustrations and new
map. Sent postpaid for 12c.” (Is
it a coincidence that a half century
later President Coolidge has brought
the Black Hills back into the lime
light?)
In the same column was an an
nouncement of the June drawing of
the Louisiana State Lottery Com
pany. The publishing of such an an
nouncement now’ would debar the
newspaper from the mails.
Sam Morton’s Miller County De
partment mentions that “Mr. J. W.
Calhoun has the best oat field we
have seen. He planted three bush
els of oats to the acre and will make
on this field seventy-five bushels to
the acre.” (Mr. Calhoun is still
living, a respected citizen of Ar
lington on the Early county side of
town.)
DORCAS CLASS COMMITTEES.
Dorcas Class committees for June
are as follows
Devotional —Miss Lucile Barksdale.
Flower Committee —Mrs. Ben Per
ry, Mrs. Luther Warrick.
Bereavement—Mrs. O. A. Crook,
Miss Grace Beasley.
Relief Committee —Mrs. A. D.
Roberts, Mrs. Jim Saxon, f
To Decorate Church :June 19, Mrs.
J tine 26. Mrs. EarfTJeorge, M E.
H. Dunn; July 3, Mrs. Lester Camp,
Mrs. H. C. Fryer; July 10, Mrs. C.
L. Middleton, Mrs. Hoyl Fleming.
The hostesses for July will be
announced later.
REPORTER.
Mrs. G. M. Y’arbrough is spending
la short time with her sister, Mrs.
Laura Lee Parsons, at Lakeland,
Fla., having accompanied Mrs. Par
sons hojae last week after a visit to
Blakely.
THE LADIES OF
BLAKELY
will be glad to know that we will have
with us on June 13th to 18th inclusive,
Mrs. Moeder, the Dorothy Perkins
Beauty Specialist.
Mrs. Moeder will give free Facials,
and teach the scientific method of
caring for your complexion. We will
have a private booth in our store.
Phone for appointment.
HOWELL DRUG COMPANY
PHONE 110
“We Sell the Best for Less”
Cooled by the Breezes from the Arctic Nu-Air System
SENECA
BLAKELY, GEORGIA
T onight—Thursday.
w. C. FIELDS
—in—
“SO’S YOUR OLD MAN”
An amusing comedy with a new screen sW.ar
comedian that you will like
—and—
FELIX. THE CAT, CARTOON
■
Friday
CORINNE GRIFFITH
—in—
“SYNCOPATING SUE”
One of filmdom’s most beautiful actresses in a
role suited to her charming talents
—and—
Educational Comedy
Saturday
“RANGER,” THE DOG
—in—*-
“FLASHING FANGS”
You will want to class this wonder dog as almost
human after you have seen this thrilling picture
—and—
“HOUSE WITHOUT A KEY”
Chapter No. 3
Monday and Tuesday
JOHN GILBERT
—in—
“FLESH AND THE‘DEVIL”
Here is the one you have heard so much about and
have been wanting to see. It’s one of the season’s
best offerings and you are assured of a delightful
evening’s entertainment.
7:30 and 8:50 P. M. 15c and 35c
Wednesday and Thursday
JACK HOLT
—in—
“FORLORN RIVER”
Another Zane Grey story that hits the bull’s eye.
A story of the great out-doors.