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EARLY COUNTY, GA.,
Garden Spot of
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXVI NO. 44
ROYAL ARCH
MASONS MET IN
BLAKELY THURSDAY
BLAKELY CHAPTER NO. 44 IS
HOST TO SECOND DISTRICT
CONVENTION.
Between 75 and 100 Royal Arch
Masons from Southwest Georgia were
in Blakely last Thursday to attend
the sth annual convocation of the
Second District Convention. There
were 13 Chapters represented, seven
from the district, five outside the
district and one from Alabama.
After the opening of Blakely Chap
ter by the local officers, with Shelly
Simmons, High Priest, in the chair,
the meeting was turned over to the
District officers, with Dr. J. G. Stan
difer, District High Priest, presiding.
The four Masonic Grand Bodies of
the State were represented by one
or more of their officers. The fol
lowing grand officers were present:
Frank C. Jones, of Thomasville,
Grand Treasurer of the Grand Lodge;
Rev. John Swain, Sale City, Grand
King of the Grand Chapter; Wm.
B. Graham, of Fort Gaines, Grand
Scribe of the Grand Chapter and
personal representative of the Grand
High Priest; Edgar A. McHan, of
Macon, Grand Secretary of the
Grand Qhapter Royal Arch Masons;
J.. G. Standifer, Blakely, Grand
Captain of the Guard; and Chas. W.
Pidcock, Jr., of Moultrie, Grand
Steward of the Grand Council Royal
and Select Masters; and Wm. J.
Penn, Jr., of Albany, Grand Warder
of the Grand Commandery, Knights
Templars.
Another prominent visitor present
was W. J. Boyett, of Cuthbert, Dis
trict High Priest of the 3rd District.
The address of welcome was made
by Col. Lowrey Stone, of Blakely,
and responded to by Col. Mose A.
Warrtn, of Camilla.
A bounteous barbecue was served
at the noon hour.
Splendid addresses by E. A. Mc-
Han and Rev. John Swain featured
the afternoon session.
The Convention accepted the invi
tation of J. M. Rushin Chapter No.
23 to hold the 1928 meeting in Thom
asville.
The following officers were chosen
for the ensuing year:
High Priest —F. C. Jones, Thom
asville.
King—D. W. Hammock, Edison.
Scribe —C. W. Monk, Sylvester.
Chaplain—Rev. W. T. Wiley,
Blakely.
Treasurer—J. L. Palmer, Camilla.
Secretary—A. H. Groover, Moul
trie.
C. of H.—Geo. W. Saxon, Albany.
R. A. C. —J. C. Thomas, Cairo.
M. 3rd V.—B. K. Hardison, Tifton.
M. 2nd V.—W. C. Dancer, Col
quitt.
M. Ist V.—A. H. Mills, Bainbridge.
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BLAKELY, GEORGIA
Early County News
DEAF AND BLIND BOY
FEELS CONVERSATIONS’
Highly Sensitized Fingers Aids Youth
in Serious Affliction.
*
A 12-year-old boy who can neither
hear nor see has shown teachers of
I the deaf in New York how to “feel”
conversation;
Through highly sensitized fingers
ithat serve him in place of ears,
.Winthrop Clark Chapman, of Red
' field, S. D., made deaf and blind by
spinal meningitis eight years ago,
■ “heard” and replied to speakers at
the annual meeting of the Society
of Progressive’ Oral Advocates.
| The youth demonstrated his at-
. tainments with Miss Sophie Alcorn,
his teacher at the state school for
, the deaf at Sioux Falls, S. D. He
. received the words by placing his
fingers against the side of his teach-
’ er’s face, on her chin, on her neck,
. on the back of her neck or over the
. end of a small megaphone. He also
. “heard” by merely placing his hand
before the speaker’s face.
The boy has a 2,000-word vocab-
I ulary. Although unable to hear his
own voice, he both spoke and sang.
[ He is a member of his school dra
i matic association and is active in
[ athletics.
p “It is the most remarkable piece
; of pedagogy we have ever seen,” said
■ Dr. Max A. Goldstein, president of
I the Central Institute for the Deaf in
St. Louis.
1
1 “DIRT-BREAKING”
SERVICE AT PINE VIEW
r
s
There will be a special “Dirt
(■ Breaking” service at the Pine View
- Baptist church Sunday afternoon at
• 3 o’clock, for the purpose of break
-3 ing ground for the new Sunday
School annex. (
For several months the Building
1 Committee has been busy securing
plans and subscriptions for the
- proposed annex. The plans call for
1 six convenient rooms, an inside
baptistry, a portico, Gothic windows
-of Florentine glass, and the painting
. of the church inside and out.
When completed, Pine View will
have one of the most modern plants
i for rural churches in the State.
The new plant will enable all the
. organizations to do a higher grade
of work.
It is expected that the work will
be completed in time for the revival
, serviced to be held beginning July 25.
All friends and members of the
. church are invited to attend the
- service Sunday afternoon marking
the beginning of the building.
Sentinel—From Thomasville.
Officials and visitors pronounced
_ this one of the largest and best Roy
al Arch Conventions held in Georgia
. in some years.
Success to AH Who Pay Their Honest Debts —“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.”
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 30, 1927,
DR. HARDMAN
BECOMES GEORGIA’S
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
COMMERCE MAN ASSUMES THE
GOVERNORSHIP IN PRESENCE
OF CHEERING FRIENDS.
With the pledge to the effect that
he will bend all his energies toward
giving the state an administration
which will follow rigid economy in
government, advance as far as pos
sible the cause of education, and
be conducted along strict business
lines, Dr. L. G. Hardman, of Com
merce, was inaugurated governor of
the State of Georgia at noon Satur
day.
The inaugural ceremonies held
Saturday were simple but unique.:
They followed the Georgia traditions
of simplicity in public life. There
was no blare of bands and no spec
tacular fireworks, but instead were
simple Georgia folk songs and a
plain business talk by the new
governor. The retiring governor,
Clifford Walker, turned over- the
great seal of state to the new gover
nor; Chief Justice Richard B. Rus
sell, of the supreme court, adminis
tered the oath of office, the new
governor made his inaugural address
and the ceremonies were over.
Several thousand Georgians gath
ered on the lawn of the capitol and
witnessed the inaugural ceremonies.
The people of Commerce sent a del
egation of about 300 people to at
tend the inaugural of that town’s
foremost citizen. Mrs. Hardman and
members of the governor’s family
sat with him on the platform. Other
distinguished officials who sat on
the platform were members of a
joint committee from the senate and
house; Secretary of State S. G. Me-
Lendon, custodian of the official
seal of state; Mrs. Rebecca Latimer
Felton, of Cartersville, only woman
who has ever served as a member
of the United States Senate, who,
in spite of her 92 years, sat through
the exercises and applauded the new
governor’s pledge to give the state
a business administration.
Dr. W. H. Wrighton, pastor of the
First Baptist church of Commerce,
opened the ceremonies with a pray
er. Former governors of Georgia
were named as a special honorary
committee to sit on the platform dur
ing the inauguration. The former
governors are Judge Hugh M. Dor
sey, Joseph M. Brown, John M.
Slaton, Hoke Smith, Thomas W.
Hardwick and Nat E. Harris.
Hundreds of prominent Georgians
thronged the governor’s mansion,
located in Ansley Park, between
3:30 and 5:30 o’clock Saturday af
ternoon, when Governor and Mrs.
Hardman held their first public
reception. The governor and Mrs.
Hardman headed the receiving line
and were assisted by President Ed
B. Dykes, of the state senate, and
Mrs. Dykes, and Representative Rich
ard B. Russell, speaker of the
house.
Assisting the first lady of Georgia
in entertaining her guests were Mrs.
Clifford Walker, wife of the retir
ing governor; Mrs. Hugh M. Dorsey,
Mrs. Howard McCall, Mrs. Ira Far
mer, Mrs. W. M. Hutchinson, Mrs.
M. L. Brittain, Mrs. A. H. Bunce,
Mrs. A. O. Harper and Mrs. James
W. Austin, all of Atlanta. In addi
tion to this reception committee, an
attractive group of college girls
from Commerce, including nieces of
the governor and friends of his son
and daughter, served punch.
In his inaugural address the new
eecutive said the state has declared
for a “business administration” on
the basis of righteousness, truth and
honesty, and that it was his desire to
lend all the aid and effort possible
to carry out those recommendations.
Certain changes in the financial
I system of the state for wiser expen
diture of public funds will be recom
■ mended to the assembly, Governor
Hardman said. He defined govern
ment as a means for the betterment
of conditions of human life, support- !
ed by taxation, and said each of its j
departments should be so handled as 1
MR. W. H. HOWELL
CLAIMED BY DEATH
MONDAY MORNING
DECEASED HAD BEEN IN DE
CLINING HEALTH FOR A
NUMBER OF MONTHS.
Mr. William H. Howell, aged
about 55 years, died at his home on
Liberty street Monday morning, after
an illness of about a week.
Mr. Howell had been critically ill
two or three times during recent
years, but had seemingly recovered
his strength and activity, but his
most recent illness terminated fa
tally.
Mr. Howell is survived by his
wife, who was Miss Sebie Thompson,
a daughter of the late Seaborn
Thompson; by three daughters, Mrs.
W. C. Sullivan of Americus, Mrs. S.
K. Rhyne of Avon Park, Fla., and
Mrs. B. B. Haisten of Blakely; and
by two sons, Byron F. and William
H. Howell, Jr.
He is also survived by three
brothers, T. J. Howell, Sr., R. L.
Howell and J. J. Howell, and one
sister, Mrs. C. A. Westbrook.
His funeral took place Tuesday
afternoon at four o’clock, being
conducted by Revs. Guyton Fisher
ahd J. S. Hartsfield.
The friends of the loved ones ex
tend heartfelt and sincere sympathy
to them in their great sorrow.
to give them the greatest efficiency
and the least waste.
Education of the state’s future
men and women profoundly affect
the well being of Georgia and hold
the greatest potential source of
wealth, Governor Hardman said, add
ing that recommendations for im
provement of Georgia’s educational
facilities would be given the legis
lature.
“Natural resources of the state
are unsurpassed, but in order to get
the benefit of them, we must never
rest until we are abreast of the best
in education.”
One of the greatest financial bur
dens to Georgia today comes
through criminality and defectives,
Governor Hardman said. “We must,
therefore, lessen the burden of tax
ation and stand for law enforcement
and for swift punishment for crime,
as well as prevention of conditions
which tend to produce defectives
and disease.”
Reorganization of certain depart
ments of state recommended by the
state democratic convention must be
effected. “We recognize,” he con
cluded, “that the betterment and
progress which comes to Georgia
will come through the democratic
party and that we should maintain
and adhere to the fundamental prin
ciples that have been given to us
by the founders of this nation, and
especially by Thomas Jefferson.”
Others Sworn In.
While the inauguration of Dr.
Hardman as governor held the spot
light of Georgia’s interest Saturday,
five other well known Georgians
became officials of the state go-*
ernment, one of them for the 25th
time. Another man was a new offi
cer.
Youngest and oldest in the ser
vice records were Eugene Talmadge,
who became the new commissioner
of agriculture, and W. A. Wright,
comptroller general, who began his
25th term in that office. He has
served continuously since 1879.
Next in point of service was Wm.
J. Speer, who began his eleventh
term as state treasurer, after nearly
40 years of service in the depart
ment. Both Wright and Speer are
Confederate veterans.
George M. Napier began his fourth
term as attorney general, and S. G.
McLendon, secretary of state, began
his fourth term.
Hundreds of friends, gathered
for the inauguration ceremonies,
greeted the veteran state house of
ficers. A reception was tendered
Mr. McLendon by employes of his
office and that of the Georgia se
curities commission. Matt Bennett,
examiner of the securities commis
sion, presented flowers and felicita
tions to the secretary of state, which
came from employes of both offices.
TALMADGE BEGINS
“HOUSE-CLEANING”
Dismisses All Brcwn Employes From
Office of Department.
A clean sweep of all the officials
and employes of the state depart
ment of agriculture was made by
Eugene Talmadge, of Mcßae, the new
commissioner, on Saturday after
noon, immediately after he was in
ducted into office.
“I hated to let out some of the
aged men in the department, but I
had promised the people of the state j
that I would have a general clean-i
up, and I did,” Commissioner Tai-!
madge said. “I haven’t reached the
upper floors of the capitol yet, but I
gave notice to everybody on the
first floor except the porter, and I
hunted all over the building for him.”
Commissioner Talmadge declared
he did not want anybody except
loyal men connected with the de
partment of agriculture, and there
were many jobs that should be abol
ished anyway. He stated he would
discharge all the present employes of
the farm department, and fill the po
sitions that are absolutely necessary
for the public service.
Felix E. Boswell, director of the
bureau of markets, refused to accept
the discharge notice given him, Mr.
Talmadge stated, but the office has
been filled and the new director
took charge Monday. Mr. Boswell
declared he would rely on a commis
sion given him by Commissioner
Brown that has several months to
run. Other officials of the depart
ment “pulled commissions” on him,
Commissioner Talmadge said, but
he will not consider any of them as
binding.
Commissioner Talmadge stated he
has not yet definitely filled any of
the positions in the department, as
he desires to try out several men
to find the work that they are best
fitted for. He announced the follow
ing acting officials: Max L. Mcßae,
of Mcßae, director of the bureau of
markets; Walter Vance, in charge of
oil inspection fee§; John H. Andrews,
former custodian of the capitol, pure
food inspector; Dr. C. A. Wells, of
Georgia Tech, state chemist; Dr.
Steed, of Cordele, state drug inspec
tor; J. J. Mann, of Kirkwood, in
charge of fertilizer inspections; J.
W. Puckett, of Canton, clerk; Miss
Isabel Hanson and R. L. Yeomans,
assistant chemists; R. M. Carricker,
of Jackson, cashier; Miss Elizabeth
Hines, of Kirkwood, clerk; Arch
Winn, of Decatur, clerk; Layman C.
Anderson, of Williamson, clerk; J.
H. Williams, of Fitzgerald, clerk;
and January Smith, colored, of For
syth, porter.
Commissioner Talmadge stated the
people of Georgia had expressed a
wish to have the present department
of agriculture cleaned out, and even
though the operations of some of the
bureaus may be handicapped for a
time, he felt that the final result
would be for the good of the service.
J. J. Brown, retiring commission
er, who has held the office for eight
years, showed him every courtesy and
offered any assistance he could ren
der, Commissioner Talmadge said.
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$2.00 A YEAR
MERCHANTS WILL
OBSERVE JULY 4
AS HOLIDAY
STORES TO CLOSE MONDAY IN
OBSERVANCE OF NATION’S
BIRTHDAY.
Next Monday is the Glorious
Fourth of July—the birthday anni
versary of the United States of
America.
No provision has been made for a
special observance of the day in
Blakely, but quite a number of the
business houses of Blakely, along
with the postoffice and the two
banks, have agreed to close their
places of business for the day. This
will leave many of our people free
to spend the day as they choose and
it is likely many of them will spend
the national holiday in other com-*
munities where special celebrations
are being put on.
The following have agreed to
close for the day:
T. K. Weaver & Co., The Surprise
Store, V. Lindsey & Co., E. M. Brun
son, J. H. Turner & Co., B. Stein, I.
M. Hobbs, The Star Brand Store,
Arcadia Market, M. Berman, Tarver
Furniture & Hardware Co., Southern
Sales Co., J. B. Duke, J. R. Owen,
Hamilton Hardware Co., Middleton-
Loback Hardware Co., R. H, Stuck
ek, F. H. Darden, W. C. Cook, C.
E. Boyett’s Cash Store, E. G. Law
rence, Jesse Williams, Daniels’ Va
riety Store, Sam Perlman, C. D.
Duke, John B. Grimsley, C. L. Tabb,
Ball-Ainsworth Hardware Co., Mrs.
D. M. Wade.
The markets have announced that
they will be open only a short time
early Monday morning.
BIRTH RATE DECLINES,
DEATH RATE RISES
' " “V J
Declining birth rates and increas
ing death rates Were revealed in the
statistics by the commerce depart
ment for 1926 covering 28 states
from which figures were gathered.
For the area covered in the re
port there were 1,597,903 births
and 961,752 deaths. The birth rate
was 20.1 per 1,000 population, while
the death rate was 12.1. In 1925
the birth rate was 21.1 and the
death rate 11.7. ' s
The birth rate was lower in
twenty-six of the twenty-eight states.
The highest rate was in Florida,
where it was 26.4 per 1,000 popu
lation. The lowest was in Montana,
14.2.
Infant mortality rates were shown
to have been higher generally in
11926, as twenty-one of the twenty
eight states showed increased fig
ures. Delaware had the highest
i infant death rate, with 92.9 per
i 1.000 population. The highest rate
for cities was at Richmond, Va.,
107.4.