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EARLY COUNTY, GA.,
Garden Spot of
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXVI }> NO. 47
THREE QUALIFY
FOR COUNCIL RACE
MESSRS. BRIDGES AND AINS- '
WORTH SEEK RE-ELECTION.
MR. HENRY BUTLER ENTERS j
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The time limit for entries in the |
race for city council expired at•
midnight Monday, July 18th, the:
law requiring that all entries be I
filed with the Mayor two weeks ■
prior to the date of the election, i
which will be held on the first i
Tuesday in August.
Messrs. H. B. Ainsworth and J. 0. ,
Bridges, whose terms expire with ’
the current year, and whose places I
are to be filled, filed notice of their
candidacy for re-election. Mr. Ains
worth is serving his first term as
a member of council, while Mr.
Bridges has been a member for sev
eral successive terms.
Mr. J. Henry Butler, a former
member of council, also filed notice
of his candidacy, making three can
didates for the two vacancies.
Messrs. R. C. Singletary and J. D.
Smith are the two hold-over mem
bers, while this is an off-year in the
Mayor’s race.
LARGE PART OF WORLD
WEARS AMERICAN HOSE
Styles and Colors Taking Fancy of
Women in Other Countries.
An increasingly large and, pre
sumably, important part of the
world’s population is wearing Ameri
can hosiery.
Styles and colors favored in the
United States are taking the fancy
of more and more feminine purchas
ers abroad. The popularity of the
American exports, the U. S. Depart
ment of Commerce has found, is in
creasing throughout rhe world, ris
ing last year to a total of 6,956,737
dozen, pairs valued at $22,111,259.
Though it may seem incredible, 68
per cent, of the hosiery exported
was the cotton variety, as compared
with 14 per cent, made of silk. The
cotton hose represented only 38 per
cent, of the total value, however,
whereas the silk accounted for 41
per cent.
UNITED STATES HAS THREE
MILLION MILES OF ROADS
Forty Thousand Miles of Improved
Roads Being Built Annually.
There are said to be more than
3,000,000 miles of roads in the
United States today—an extent great
enough to girdle the globe more than
one hundred times.
The highways reach directly every
city and town of 5,000 population or
more.
Forty thousand miles of improved
highways, it is said, are being built
each year.
Headquarters for
DRY GOODS
SHOES
NOTIONS
New goods arriving daily---
most complete line we
have ever carried
T. K. WEAVER & COMPANY
BLAKELY, GEORGIA
Curig Countj) JJews
LYNCHING STATISTICS
ARE ANNOUNCED
R. R. Moton, principal of Tuskegee
Normal and Industrial Institute, at
Tuskegee, Ala., announces that, ac
cording to the records compiled by
the Department of Records and Re
search of that institute, that there
were 9 lynchings in the first six
months of 1927. This number is
the same as the number for the first
six months of the years 1925 and
1926; it is 4 more than the number
5 for the first six months of 1924;
6 less than the number 15 for the
first six months of 1923; 21 less
than the number 30 for the first
six months of 1922, and 27 less than
the number 36 for the first six
months of 1921.
All of the persons lynched were
Negroes. The offenses charged
were: murder, 4; attempted murder,
2; rape, 1; improper conduct, 1;
charge not reported, 1.
The states in which lynchings oc
curred and the number in each
state are as follows: Arkansas, 2;
Louisiana, 1; Mississippi, 4; Mis
souri, 1; Texas, 1.
BILLION AND HALF SPENT
ON PUBLIC HIGHWAYS
i National Industrial Board Reports
Year’s Expense in U. S.
More than $1,500,000,000 was
spent in the United States for road
building and maintenance during the
fiscal year ending on June 30th,
1925, according to a summary of
a study just completed by the
National Industrial Conference
Board.
Whereas, less than twenty years
ago expenditures for road building
were still a negligible item in gov
ernmental finance, says the report,
the country’s present annual road
bill amounts to more than one
sixth of the entire public budget,
and is exceeded only by govern
mental expenditures for education
and deTense.
PAINTING JEWELRY ON
ARMS IS THE FAD NOW
Waterproof Paint and a Little In
genuity All That Is Necessary.
If you would be in style buy some
waterproof paint and be your own
lapidary. Be as extravagant as you
like in your choice of jewels, for all
it will cost is the oil paint used.
Bebe Daniels in making the water
sequences for her new Paramount
picture, “Swim, Girl, Swim,” found
it necessary to take off her rings
and bracelets so she thought of the
plan which quickly became a fad
among the co-eds playing with her
in-the picture.
If you desire use your own jewels
as models, or design some to suit
your own taste, and with vari-colored
paint place as many bracelets or
rings as you desire on your hands
and wrists.
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts —
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 21, 1927.
NEW SCHOOL TAX
FAILS TO CARRY
LITTLE INTEREST MANIFESTED
IN ELECTION, LESS THAN
46 PER CENT. VOTING.
The election for the five mill in
crease in the school tax millage for
the Blakely public schools held Tues
day resulted in a failure to carry the
proposed tax increase.
The vote for local taxation was
119, while 65 cast thejr votes
against the increase.
There was a woeful lack of inter
est in the matter and the schools
must suffer thereby for another year
before the measure can be brought
to a vote again.
Less than 46 per cent, of the regis
tered voters took interest enough to
go to the polls.
IGOVERNOR TO REFOREST
ESTATE IN LOWNDES
Extensive Work to Be Done on Lake
Alcyone, Near Valdosta.
Governor Hardman has completed
arrangements for some extensive
and practical reforestation work on
his country estate, Lake Alcyone,
near Valdosta, the coming season.
Pine mast will be collected and dis
tributed over some of the cut-over
land and small pine trees will be
transplanted to other parts, and in
this way a considerable portion of
the denuded land restored.
When Dr. Hardman bought this
property several years ago a large
portion of the long leaf yellow pine
had been cut from the land, and
timber rights had been sold for the
remainder, his purchase having been
made subject to the timber lease.
Since then Dt. Hardman bought
back as much of the timber lease
as he could, thus preserving a por
tion of the pine forest. By the re
foresting plan he expects to get all
of the land not now growing timber,
back into a pine forest, and in time
Lake Alcyone will be noted for its
pine production as well as for many
other beautiful natural attractions.
This estate is located partially in
Georgia and partially in Florida.
(Excerpts from Early County News of
July 20, 1877.)
The Spring term of Prof. Holmes’
school closed on Tuesday last. He
had no public exercises except an
examination, which was satisfactory.
The Fall term will open on the 4th
Monday in August. (Wonder what
the present generation of boys and
girls would think of having to go to
school all during June and over half
of July and then start up again in
August!) !
The drouth still continues in this
immediate section. We have heard
of good rains here and there over
the county, but our parched up town
still suffers. All the rain signs
have failed thus far. Not a day
passes but what some weather proph
et predicts rain before night, but
still it doesn’t come.
Mr. J. D. Willis showed us the
other day ten rattles and a button
from a snake which his wife had
killed near his premises. The snake
was discovered by a child and Mrs.
Willis called to kill it. Being afraid
to attack it with a stick, she sent to
the house and got her husband’s gun
with which she dispatched it as
readily and effectively as her hus
band could have done. We like the
idea of a lady being able to handle a
gun when necessary.
Nearly two columns were devoted
to an account of a Grange meeting
and big dinner at Bluffton. Dr. C.
A HALF CENTURY AGO TODAY
Some Things of Interest That Happened
Fifty Years Ago.
“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.”
COTTON WEALTH
SHOWS INCREASE
POTENTIALITIES OF CROP IS
RAISED $100,000,000
IN TEN DAYS.
ATLANTA, Ga.—The Atlanta
Journal says that the potential
wealth of Southern farmers from the
production of cotton has increased
more than than $100,000,00 during
the past 10 days as a result of the
steady rise in price quotations on
the New York, Liverpool and New
Orleans cotton exchanges.
Since last Saturday, cotton for
October delivery has advanced 140
points, or $7 a bale of 500 points,
said the newspaper, adding that
equally significant with future quo
tations in reflecting the upward
trend in cotton values was the estab
lishment of new high records for the
the season in prices on spot cotton in
New York, New Orleans and At
lanta.
“Os the tremendous increase in
the South’s potential wealth, based
on the conservative estimate of cot
ton experts, Georgia’s gain amounts
to $8,750,000, the Journal says, “it
is estimated that the farmers of
Georgia will produce 1,250,000 bales
of cotton this year as against last
year’s bumper production of 1,-
493,000.”
The advance in price of the com
modity was attributed to two pri
mary causes; a large increase in
consumption of raw cotton and un
favorable weather conditions through
out the cotton belt.
GOVERNOR DECLINES TO
RE-APPOINT HOLDER
Governor Hardman has refused to
appoint John Holder to succeed
himself as head of the State Highway
Department, despite the request of
30 State Senators.
TEACHER’S EXAMINATION.
The regular examination for white
and colored teachers will be held at
the Blakely high school on July 29th
and 30th. Please be present by 8:30.
See me in my office Saturday,
July 23rd, or write me if you want
information concerning this.
MRS. McARTHUR JONES,
County School Supt.
B. Holmes, father of Mrs. M. H.
-Wood, was elected president of the
- Grange and the late Geo. T. Collins
was elected treasurer of the body.
A column and a half was devoted
to an account of the organization of
the Constitutional convention and a
list of the committees appointed.
None of the anti-convention dele
gates elected from the Ninth Sena
torial district seem to have drawn
any committee assignments.
The Miller County Department
had this item: “Hon. I. A. Bush, our
present Senator, has purchased a res
idence in Camilla and will move to
that town in November. We regret
very much to have Senator Bush
leave Miller county, the county of
his birth, where he has a host of rel
atives, many friends and, we may
add, no enemies. Senator Bush is
so well known throughout this sec
tion it is unnecessary for us to say
anything in his praise. Mitchell
county will be gratified to have Mr.
Bush numbered with her citizens.”
The only new advertisements in
this issue were four small cent-a
word paragraphs from Dr. Dostor
advertising Quinine, a Quinine Sub
stitute, Castor Oil, Spirits Turpen
tine, Laudanum and Paregoric, and
a couple of locals from Jones &
Freeman announcing their agency
for the Brown Cotton Gin and their
desire to »buy dried peaches, either
peeled or unpeeled.
CHANDLER-CULBRETH
WEDDING SOLEMNIZED
The marriage of Miss Eula Maye
Chandler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
T. S. Chandler, to Mr. William Au
gustus Culbreth, of Macon, Ga.,
which took place at 7:00 o’clock
Tuesday evening at the Methodist
church in Blakely, was largely at
tended by the many friends of the
couple, and was characterized by a
beautiful simplicity. Messrs. Ber
tram Tarver, William Grist, Elvin
Brown Hamilton and Charles Chap
man, young friends of the bride,
were ushers. There were no at
tendants, the bride and groom en
tering together to the strains of
Mendelssohn’s Wedding March, play
ed by the skillful fingers of Mrs.
Thomas McDowell. They were met
at the chancel by Rev. Guyton Fish
er, the bride’s pastor, who, in the
solemn and beautiful ring ceremony
of the church, united their two
lives. During the ceremony the ex
quisite notes* of “To a Wild Rose”
were softly played by Mrs. McDow
ell. The decorations in and about
the chancel were entirely in green
and white, a tasteful and beautiful
arrangement of ferns, smilax and
white tapers in silver candelabra.
The bride’s dress was an ensemble
effect in midnight-blue Georgette,
with a large blue rose in lighter
shades on the left shoulder. Her hat
was a most becoming model iii beige
felt, small and close fitting, with a
pearl-and-silver ornament, ear-bob
style, on one side. Her gloves and
hose matched the hat, while her
dainty slippers were of black patent
leather. Mrs. Culbreth’s friends
deeply regret that her marriage
takes her away from Blakely, which
has always been her home. After
finishing high school here, she at
tended Andrew College and has
since given a great deal of her time
to church work, holding office in
the Woman’s Missionary Society,
teaching in the Sunday School, and
being quite active in League work,
having served as Americus District
Secretary during the past year. She
will be especially missed among our
young people, over whom she wield
ed a steady and shining influence.
Many lovely gifts in linen, cut-glass
and silver attested her popularity.
Mr. Culbreth is a prominent busi
ness man of Macon, being assistant
manager of the Buckeye Cotton Oil
Mill Company, and is well known
throughout the South as a business
man of the highest ability, and he is
to be sincerely congratulated on
winning such a winsome little lady
for his bride.
Immediately following the cere
mony Mr. and Mrs. Culbreth slipped
away in their car for a little wedding
journey before going to their home
in Macon.
The out-of-town guests at the
wedding were Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Ful
ton of Birmingham, Ala., Mrs. M. H.
Bryan and Mrs. Frank Bryan of Co
lumbia, Ala., Mrs. R. E. Mercier of
Columbia, Ala., Mrs. Addie Chandler
of Donaldson, Ga., and Mr. and Mrs.
C. S. Cox of Slocomb, Ala.
MAKE BALKCOM’S DRUG STORE
YOUR DRUG STORE
It will pay large dividends
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We are equipped with knowledge,
experience, complete stock and a
genuine desire to help you there
by helping ourselves.
PULL FOR BLAKELY
—OR—
PULL OUT
$2.00 A YEAR
SHORTEST CORN
CROP IN 26 YEARS
IS THE PREDICTION OF THE
UNITED STATES DEPART
MENT OF AGRICULTURE.
The shortest corn crop in twenty
six years is indicated by the U. S.
Department of Agriculture in its July
crop report, which forecasts a produc
tion of 2,274,424,000 bushels. The
figures are almost 500,000,000 bush
els below the average production of
the last five years.
“Crop prospects as a whole are far
from promising,” was the comment of
the crop reporting board in its re
view of conditions. While it is still
too early to forecast accurately the
production of late sown crops the
present outlook is for a very short
crop of fruit, for a material reduction
in the production of tobacco, for
about average production of potatoes,
wheat, sugar beets, flaxseed and feed
grains other than corn; for rather
large crops of beans, peanuts and
sweet potatoes, and for a record pro
duction of hay. Crop prospects are
fairly good the western states, but
very unpromising in the eastern part
of the corn belt.
“The area in crops this season
shows a run of around 7,000,000
acres, or two per cent below the acre
age in crops this time last year.”
Large shifts in the relative acre
ages of various crops were noted by
the board, the largest being 6,000,-
000 acre decrease in cotton, the 2,-
1000,000 acre decrease in corn and
the 2,000,000 acre increase in wheat.
Low corn prices in 1926, together
with unfavorable planting conditions,
were held responsible for a decline in
the north central states, which was
partially offset by increased corn
planting in the south. The corn crop
was reported late in nearly every
state, while in some of the most
northern states, due to late planting,
only a long growing season, it was
said, would avoid danger of frost
damage.
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2,000 AUTOS STOLEN IN ’
GEORGIA IN SIZ MONTHS
Figures Reported by Motor Vehicle
Department of the State.
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Approximately 2,000 stolen auto
mobiles in Georgia have been re
ported to the state motor vehicle de
partment since January 1, depart-
I ment officials announce.
A list of the license numbers of
J the missing cars is being sent to
'county and city police officials
' throughout the state, it was said, in
order that they might the better aid
in the recovery of these cars.
The greatest losses have occurred
Jit was pointed out in the congested
I districts of cities, automobile
thieves preferring to work there
i rather than in the rural districts.