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EARLY COUNTY, GA.,
Garden Spot of
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXVI > NO. 43
GEORGIA’S NET TAX
VALUES INCREASED
$13,167,964 IN 1926
ALMOST HALF OF GAIN SHOWN
BY FULTON COUNTY.
CHATHAM SECOND.
There was a net gain in Georgia
tax values of $13,167,964 for the
year 1926, according to the annual
report of R. C. Norman, state tax
commissioner. . Fulton county ranked
first in the net increase, Chatham
county came second, and Dougherty
county third.
“Every citizen of our state is fa
miliar with agricultural conditions
in Georgia in 1925 and 1926,” Mr.
Norman commented in his report.
“There has been since 1920 a steady
drift of population from the farm
to the city. The 1925 census on
agriculture compiled by the United
States department of commerce shows
that from 1920 to 1925 68,-
637 farms in Georgia, embracing 5,-
451,061 acres, were abandoned.
“In the face of these Renditions,
the net gain of $13,167,964 in tax
values for the year 1926 is a most
excellent showing. For the first
time since 1920 the year 1926 show
ed an increase in value of farm
lands amounting to $3,522,288. Cred
it for this increase is largely due
to the good work of the tax asses
sors in various counties.
< “The largest increase in tax val
ues was in city real estate, amount
ing to $11,228,223. Stocks and
bonds registered a gain, but not in
proportion to the real value of such
property owned by our citizens.
The loss on bank notes is accounted
for by bank failures throughout the
state and the decrease in market
value of shares in banking institu
tions. The gain in money and solv-
ent debts is the most substantial
since 1920.”
Stocks of merchandise decreased
in value more than $2,500,000. There
has been a decrease in stocks car
ried by merchants in the country and
smaller towns,, but not in the cities.
Returns of household furniture, live
stock, farm implements and timber
lands reflect an actual decrease in
values.
The receipts from inheritance
taxes decreased from $330,099 in
1925 to $160,770 in 1926, due to an
amendment of the state law provid
ing that the state should take only
25 per cent of the federal estate
tax, Mr. Norman pointed out. How
ever, the government has since de
cided to allow the states 80 per
cent of the federal tax, and this will
result in the collection of from $175,-
000 to $250,000 more per annum by
the state, it is estimated. The col
lections up to the middle of June
of this year have exceeded SIOO,-
000, it is pointed out.
The value of dogs has decreased
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
T. K. WEAVER & COMPANY
BLAKELY, GEORGIA
Early County News
27,650,267 AUTOS IN
USE IN THE WORLD
A world census of automobiles
made public by the U. S. department
of commerce Saturday indicated
that on January 1, 1927, there were
27,650,267 automobiles, trucks and
busses in operation all over the
globe. This was an increase of 3,-
176,638 over January 1, 1926.
The United States had in operation
80 per cent of the total, or 22,137,-
334 machines. The United King
dom was second with 1,023,651,
France third with 891,000 and Can
ada fourth with 826,918. Other
countries with large quotas were in
order named: Australia, 365,615;
Germany, 319,000; Argentina, 222,-
610; Italy, 138,177; Spain,. 135,000;
and New Zealand, 123,224.
CONWELL WILL
SPEAK IN BLAKELY
FRIDAY MORNING
PRESIDENT OF GEORGIA COT-
TON GROWERS ASSOCIATION
TO ADDRESS FARMERS.
J. E. Conwell, president of the
Georgia Cotton Growers Cooperative
Association, will deliver a special
message to the farmers of Early
county at the court house in Blakely
on Friday (tomorrow) morning, June
24th, at 10 o’clock.
He comes to discuss the results
obtained by the association in its
five years of operation, and the pros
pects for the future.
Mr. Conwell’s address will appeal
to all old members of the associa
tion, of course, but he especially in
vites the presence of those who are
not familiar with the principles and
practical workings of the co-operative
marketing of cotton.
The association has gained great
ly in membership strength recently
through the signing up of a number
of the biggest cotton growers in the
state, who produce from 500 to
1500 bales a year. These big pro
ducers have found the old way of
guessing when to sell to be unsatis
factory and dangerous and have
voluntarily turned to pool selling.
Mr. Conwell is a plain and force
ful speaker, and has a wide circle of
friends in this section.
from $230,431 in 1920 to $115,426,
“without any serious dog . epidemic,
insofar as the commissioner knows,”
the report pointed out. Adding that
the present ad valorem tax on dogs
is a farce, Commissioner Norman
declared that he heartiy concurs in
the recommendation made by former
Commissioner Henry J. Fullbright
that a per capita tax be levied
against dogs, or the act taxing dogs
be repealed altogether.
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts —"Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead."
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 23, 1927.
GEORGIA’S EX
SERVICE MEN
ARE WARNED
WAR TIME INSURANCE MUST BE
REINSTATED AND CONVERT
ED BEFORE JULY 2.
John M. Slaton, Jr., Regional Man
ager of the U. S. Veterans’ Bureau
in Georgia, has issued an urgent
plea to veterans of the World War
to reinstate and convert their War
Time Insurance before the final
date, July 2, 1927. In discussing the
situation, Mr. Slaton said:
“A national tragedy is about to
take place, for where there are thou
sands of ex-service men in our own
State of Georgia who are on the
verge of losing forever their War
Time Insurance, there are literally
hundreds of thousands of veterans
throughout this nation who are about
to let pass a golden opportunity
which means future protection to
themselves and their families. Dur
ing the terrible days of 1917-’lB when
Georgia’s and America’s manhood
was being sacrificed freely and will
ingly for the sake of Democracy and
the very existence of this nation it
self, a generous government made
provisions for the natural conse
quences as they would affect our com
batants in the great conflict, by
creating War Risk Insurance, which
was. in brief, term insurance at a
minimum rate for all members of
our military and naval forces. Now
that the great conflict is over and
this nation is again approaching nor
malcy, the Government feels that
the debt to those citizens who as
soldiers in 1917-’lB offered their all
for their country, is still unpaid, and
it is obvious that this is one of the
reasons why our National Congress
has by legislation provided for the
•reinstating and converting of War
Time Insurance at this late date to
standard forms of policies.
“Any veteran in good health can
reinstate and convert his insurance
by paying two premiums, one pre
mium at the term rate for the month
of lapse, and one premium on the
converted insurance at the veteran’s
present age. A veteran is permitted
to reinstate all or a part of the term
insurance which he carried during
the War. A veteran who is not in
good health and who is not perma
nently and totally disabled, and
whose disability is due to his service
for his country, may reinstate and
convert his insurance by paying all
back premiums plus five per cent, in
terest compounded annually from
their several due rates on the amount
of insurance to be reinstated, and
then the current premium on the
converted insurance. If the veteran
in this status is unable to nay all
back premiums, the law provides that
the Government may permit the back
premiums due to act as a lien against
the policy in the form of an interest
bearing indebtedness.
“The final date for reinstating and
converting is July 2. 1927. and it is
my hope that the World War veter
ans of Georgia will be far-sighted
enough to avail themselves of this
wonderful opportunity before it is
too late.” ■
Mr. Slaton added that all ex-serv
ice men interested should communi
cate at once with the Regional of
fice, U. S. Veterans’ Bureau, 96 Pine
St., Northeast, Atlanta, Ga.
HILTON SCHOOL
ELECTS TEACHERS
The Board of Trustees of the
Hilton Consolidated School has elect
ed the following teachers to teach
the fall and spring term 1927-’2B:
Prof. David H. Harding, Dalton,
Ga., superintendent.
Miss Anna Mary Kilpatrick, God
frey, Ga., high school.
Miss Alice Dunnahoo, Winder, Ga.,
7th grade.
Miss Evelyn Crouch, Atlanta, Ga.,
sth and 6th grades.
Miss Myrtis Smith, Blakely, Ga.,
4th grade.
Miss Frankie Mosely, Cedar Sp’gs,
Ga., 2nd and 3rd grades.
Miss Lucile Henderson, Adgates
ville, Ga., Ist grade.
The Hilton Consolidated School is
one of the best in the county out
side of the Blakely school, and it is
the purpose of the trustees to put it
on the accredited list within another
year.
BIBLE STUDY CLASS.
The Bible Study Class of the
Methodist Woman’s Missionary So
ciety will meet Monday afternoon at
four o’clock at the Baraca room.
The lesson will be found in the
19th, 20th and 21st chapters of 2nd
Kings.
STATE OF GEORGIA
IS FACING LARGE
EXPENSE DEFICIT
COMPTROLLER SAYS STATE IS
SHORT $900,000 TO MEET
1927 EXPENSES.
Georgia is facing a $900,000 deficit
for current expenses in 1927, Gen.
William A. Wright, state comptroll
er, has estimated.
General Wright points out that the
cost of state government had in
creased from $5,056,105 in 1910 to
$23,927,224 in 1926 and that a fur
ther increase would be shown this
year.
Meeting this deficit will be one of
the problems facing the legislature
when it convenes on June 22 and a
revision of the state system of taxa
tion is the only remedy in sight,
according to Gen. Wright. The
heavy increase in the cost of state
government has been due to the
rapid growth of business of the state.
It was pointed out that the deficit
is due to the fact that the general
fund has lost the one cent per gal
lon tax on gasoline it heretofore has
received, the entire revenue from
this source now being turned over
to the highway department. In 1921
the legislature allocated one cent per
gallon of the gasoline tax to the
general fund to meet the suspension
for the Western and Atlantic rail
way income when the state was
pressed for funds and discounted the
rentals from the railway for a five
year period. This rental amounts to
$540,000 annually while the gasoline
tax diverted to the general fund last
year amounted to $1,404,000.
To remedy the situation, General
Wright recommends that legislation
be enacted to limit the ad valorem
tax a county may assess , “in order
that the state may receive its just
anfl fair revenue from the ad va
lorem taxes.” He pointed out that
the state at present is limited to five
mills ad valorem taxation while the
counties are unlimited.
JOE VINSON LEADS
FOR MONTH OF JUNE
Heads List of Producers of Southern
States for First Half of Month.
The Weekly Letter of the South
ern States Life Insurance Co., in its
issue of June 18th, has the follow
ing comment on the work of Mr.
Joe W. Vinson, of Blakely, for the
present month, which shows quite a
remarkable record up to date:
“With June half over, Joe W. Vin
son is till at the top of our list of
producers, showing as the No. 1
man on applications received at the
Home Office through Thursday, the
16th. Joe’s rate of progress would
come near the mark of $200,000 for
the month if continued for the last
half of the month at the speed dem
strated in the first fifteen days. A
production of around $200,000 a
month is certainly going some; it
would make close to $2,500,000 for a
year’s time. Our Joe has just fin
ished another sample of record-break
ing qualites as an insurance man.”
MR. HILARY SHAW DEAD.
Mr. Hilary M. Shaw, of Fort
Gaines, died at the home of his son,
Mr. Mark* M. Shaw, in Albany, last
Saturday. His remains were carried
to Fort Gaines and buried Sunday.
Mr. Shaw had lived in Clay county
all his life, and had served on the
county board of education of the
county for 25 years. He was a dea
con in the Baptist church, and was
73 years of age at the time of his
death.
He is survived by two sons, M. M.
Shaw, of Albany, and Emmett R.
Shaw of Fort Gaines; two brothers,
James A. Shaw, of Quitman county,
and Ben Shaw, of Cowart, Ala.; and
one sister, Mrs. Maggie Howard, of
Blakely. He was a brother of the
late John H. Shaw, of Early county,
and has a number of relatives in
Early county besides his sister, Mrs.
Howard.
He was one of Clay county’s best
citizens and had done much to de
velop the county and town in which
he lived. The funeral services were
conducted by Rev. C. J. Broome,
pastor of the Baptist church, of
which he was a member.
DO YOU KNOW
DALLAS JACKSON, COL.?
The Veterans Service office in At
lanta has been requested by the
National Rehabilitation Committee of
the American Legion to locate, if
possible, Dallas Jackson, col., who is
an honorably discharged negro veter
an of the World War.
, Jackson was drafted April, 1918,
at Blakely, and was discharged at
Camp Gordon on April 4, 1919. War
Department records indicate that he
had a wife named Mattie Reynolds
Jackson. Jackson was 24 years old
when he enlisted, was five feet
three inches tall, had brown eyes,
black hair and black complexion.
The U. S. Veterans’ Bureau has in
its possession this man’s original
discharge, which shows that he was
hit in the right eye by a high ex
plosive shell. He is very likely en
titled to some compensation on ac
count of this disability if his where
abouts can be determined.
If any reader of the News is ac
quainted with Dallas Jackson or his
wife, notify the Veterans Service
Office, J. G. C. Bloodworth, Jr., Di
rector, State Capitol, Atlanta, Ga.
GOVERNORNAMES
WHIPPLE ON STATE
PRISON BOARD
CORDELE JURIST SUCCEEDS
JUDGE PATTERSON. NUNN
DECLINES APPOINTMENT.
The appointment of Judge U. V.
Whipple, of Cordele, as a member of
the Georgia Prison Commission, suc
ceeding the late Judge T. E. Patter
son, was announced Saturday by
Governor Walker. The office had
been tendered to Sam Nunn, an at
torney at Perry, who declined be
'CtVase of the press' of pi-ivale hffaffs.
Judge Whipple is a former judge
of the Cordele superior court circuit
and long has been prominent in pub
lic affairs of South Georgia. He is a
warm friend of Senators Harris and
George, of Georgia, and the governor
and Governor-elect Hardman.
An honor-graduate of the Univer
sity of Georgia, class of ’B7, Judge
Whipple probably will serve on the
commission until the general elec
tion in 1928. The term of Judge
Patterson, who died recently,
would not have expired until 1930.
TWO DISTRICTS ELECT
SCHOOL TRUSTEES
Messrs. W. O. Bryant, J. Houston
and B. H. Thomas were elected trus
tees of the newly created Lucile
consolidated school at an election
held last Saturday.
In the Urquhart consolidated dis
trict Messrs. O. H. King, Shelly Sim
mons and Theo. White were elected
trustees without opposition.
MAKE BALKCOM’S DRUG STORE
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We are equipped with knowledge,
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PULL FOR BLAKELY
—OR—
PULL OUT
$2.00 A YEAR
BETHEL BAPTIST
ENCAMPMENT TO
BE HELD IN JULY
PROGRAM WILL INCLUDE MANY
PROMINENT SPEAKERS OF
DENOMINATION.
The program for the annual En
campment of Bethel Association, to
be held at Bluffton July 11th to
15th, inclusive, is now in the hands
of the printers for publication.
The program calls for 15 attractive
study courses by splendid teachers,
such as Miss Mary Frances Johnson,
Miss Ruth Jinks of Bainbridge, Dr.
and Mrs. C. W. Pruitt, missionaries
for 45 years in China, Rev. J. H.
Bush and Mrs. Bush of Donalson
ville, Miss Eva Guillebeau of Blake
ly, Rev. C. M. Goforth of Moultrie,
and Mrs. J. C. Grimes of Shellman.
Early in the morning, before
breakfast, those who camp and all
who can reach Bluffton by that hour
will gather in the church for a devo
tional half hour led by Rev. J. Henry
Bush of Donalsonville. Mr. Bush is
pastor at Donalsonville and is a man
of ripe experience in the work of
the Master.
For half an hour each afternoon
there will be a season of song led by
Rev. W. E. Waterhouse of Blakely.
Good music is assured.
Late in the afternoon of each day
all the encampment will gather for
“Twilight Devotions.” Dr. C. W.
Pruitt, for 45 years a missionary in
China, will lead these devotions. A
real treat is assured in these mes
sages from Dr. Pruitt.
Dr. Bunyan Stephens, pastor of
the First Baptist church of Tallahas
see, Fla., will preach a sermon every
evening beginning at 8:15. Dr.
Stephens is an attractive and enter
taining speaker.
The good people of Bluffton have
thrown their homes open to the la
dies and girls who attend, and
sleeping quarters are provided for
men and boys who should carry bed
ding, towels, etc. All will eat at the
Mess Hall as heretofore.
Rev. L. M. Jones, of Edison, is
chairman of the program committee,
the other members of the committee
being Rev. D. W. Bosdell of Cuth
bert, Rev. J. S. Hartsfield of Blake
ly, Miss Eva Guillebeau, association
al field worker, and Mrs. S. P. Hol
land of Blakely, president of W. M.
U. Rev. H. M. Melton, of Arling
ton, is the general chairman of the
encampment.
HADDOCK-HENDRY.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Haddock, of
Damascus, announce the engagement
of their daughter, Louise, to Mr.
William Turner Hendry, of Macon,
the wedding to be solemnized in
I July.