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SHORT STOPS
Os you ■ fail to find the name of your
visitor in this paper, perhaps you failed to
notify the News.)
Sunday will usher in the month
of June.
Just received car Feed Oats this
week. C. D. DUKE.
Mr. Ed Flanders, of Macon, was a
visitor to Blakely Wednesday.
Pretty Voiles in Georgette pat
terns, at THE LADIES’ SHOP.
Majestic Refrigerators will be on'
the market for sale June 2nd.
W. C. COOK.
State Senator W. J. Kidd, of Ba
ker county, was in Blakely a short
while Tuesday.
It only costs five cents per day to
operate a Majestic Refrigerator.
W. C. COOK.
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Mr. R. H. Stuckey, Jr., and Mr.
John W. Strickland visited Dothan
and Montgomery Sunday.
Majestic Refrigerators will be
sold at popular prices.
W. C. COOK.
The Methodist Woman’s Mission
ary Society will meet Monday after
noon at the church at 3:30 o’clock.
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Ladies, have, your Shoes dyed in
new Spring colors at
BLAKELY SHOE SHOP.
Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Rhyne and
children, of Marianna, Fla., spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hais
ten.
Send Flowers on every occasion
and remember that Mrs. Curtis
Middleton will appreciate your or
der. —advt.
Mrs. N. H. Strickland and baby
son, Henry, returned to Fort Ben
ning last Sunday, Capt. Strickland
coming down for them.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Rhodes, Miss
Alice Rhodes and Miss Judith Ram
bo spent the last week end in Mont
gomery, Ala., visiting relatives.'
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Mrs. Lester Sweetland left recent
ly for Philadelphia to join her hus
band, who is a member of the Phila
delphia National League baseball
team.
Mrs. D. B. Thompson and chil
dren, Miss Monette and Drew, Jr.,
of Quitman, and Mrs. Ben Johnston,
of Charleston, S. C., were week end
visitors to Blakely.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Jernigan, of
Camilla, announce the birth of a nine
pound girl. She arrived on the 22nd
of May and has been given the
name of Eugenia Annie.
OUR PRICES ARE
LOWER!
24 lbs. Self Rising Flour (Saturday) 82c
8 lb. bucket Lard ... 1.10
Large size Chum Salmon .. 15c
6 boxes 5c Matches 15c
7 bars Laundry Soap J 25c
1 gallon jug Vinegar ___ 59c
3 cans Campbell’s Pork & Beans..... 25c
Quart size Veribest Grape Juice 50c
2 large cans Superfine Corn 25c
15c can English Peas .. 10c
10 lbs. Sugar 54c
Quart can Wesson Oil 50c
Large can Snowdrift ....... 1.10
Get our prices on Hay, Feed Oats
and Sweet Feed
C. D. DUKE
Quick Service : Phone 231
The county board of education
meets next Tuesday.
Feed Oats, Sweet Feed, Timothy
Hay, at C. D. DUKE’S.
Miss Winifred Brooks was down
from Albany last week end.
Just received car of Timothy Hay.;
C. D. DUKE.
Mrs. Pearl Parks, of Birmingham,
is visiting friends in Blakely this
week.
The county commissioners will
hold their monthly meeting next
Tuesday.
Majestic Refrigerators will freeze
ice in two hours.
W. C. COOK.
Mrs. S. T. McElroy, of Swainsboro,
is a guest of the family of Col. Low
rey Stone.
Factory service is given with
Majestic Refrigerators.
W. C. COOK.
Judge A. L. Miller, of Edison,
spent a short while in the city Wed
nesday morning.
You wreck them—we get them.
Don’t cuss—phone us, 26.
L. F. WARRICK MOTOR CO
Rev. H. Scott-Smith, of Bain
bridge, conducted services at Holy
Trinity Protestant Episcopal church
last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Fort, of Bir
mingham, spent several days in the
city last week, guests at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Fryer.
A little son of Mr. and Mrs. Mil
ton Bryant was bitten by a cat Sun
day night, and as a precautionary
measure is now taking the anti
rabies treatment.
Misses Carmi, Blanche and Lil
lian Bell spent last week end with
relatives in Florala and were ac
companied home by Miss Johnnie
Ruth Watford, of Samson, Ala.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Haynes and
children, Mrs. Valeria Harper and
Mr. Edward Chastain, of Atlanta,
were guests of relatives of Mr.
Haynes, in Blakely, from Friday un
til Sunday.
Roy, Jr., the little son of Mr. and
Mrs. R. E. Alexander, was recently
bitten on the ear by a dog pronounced
by the State Board of Health doc
tors as having rabies. The little
fellow has been taking treatment
since.
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Hobbs and
Mr. Gatewood Freeman spent sever
al days the past week down at
Alachua, Fla. Fishing must have
been on the bum, as we have heard
no big stories from “Gator” and
Ralph.
EARLY COUNTY NEWS, Rf.AKFLY. GEOROIA
Mrs. T. R. McDonald is visiting in
Colquitt this week.
The city council will meet in
i regular session next Tuesday night.
Mr. C. H. Montfort is now able to
' be up, after a several weeks' illness.
Mr. Crawford Temples, of Al
bany, was a visitor to Blakely last
Sunday.
Ordinary Grimsley will hold his
regular monthly term of court next
Monday.
Mrs. Earl Wilson and children are
down from Fort Gaines this week on
a visit to home folks.
Mrs. Thad -Wiseman returned
home frdm the hospital at Dothan
Tuesday, Mr. Wiseman going over
after her. Her friends are pleased
to note that she is now improving.
The town baseball club has not
had such an auspicious beginning,
having lost three games to the Cal
houn county aggregation, comoposed
of boys from Arlington, Edison,
Morgan and Leary. They meet again
this afternoon on the local high
school ground.
Mrs- D. D. Strong was the victim
of an unfortunate accident Monday
afternoon. While chasing chickens
from her yard, she stepped into a hole
and fell, breaking her hip. Her
friends were distressed to learn of
her misfortune and hope that the
injury may heal rapidly.
The first cotton bloom of the 1930
I crop was handed in at our office
window yesterday afternoon by Mr.
L. C. Hobbs, who said it had been
plucked from the crop of Farmer
Will Hall’s Bolingbroke farm. It
looked as if the boll weqvils had re
sented its early appearance.
The store of Mr. C. S. Frith at
Ferrell’s Cross Roads in the Colomo
kee district was burglarized Sunday
, night and a considerable quantity of
goods taken therefrom. A young
white boy named Manuel Vineyard
■ has been arrested, accused of the
■ burglary. It is believed by the
' officers that he had accomplices, but
this is the only arrest yet made.
The graduating exercises of the
! Georgia State Woman’s College, Val
j dosta, will be held on next Wednes
day, June 4th. Among the members
I of the class who will receive their
■ degrees is Miss Kathleen Robinson,
• a former Blakely young lady, who
■ has quite a number of friends here
who will be interested in learning
of her graduation. She will return to
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her home in Albany following the
■ close of the college.
Col. A. H. Gray announces in the
News this week that he is a candidate
for Representative from Early coun
ty to the Georgia Legislature, sub
ject to the Democratic primary of
September 10th. Col. Gray needs
no introduction to the voters of Early
county, for he is a well known attor
ney of this city and has served as
Judge of the City Court of Blakely.
He has many friends who will learn
with interest-of his candidacy for
Representative.
The Bob Cats lost their last game
of the season to Cuthbert on last
Thursday afternoon, score 5 to 0.
Tommie Owens for Blakely and
“Bull” Ware for Cuthbert engaged
in a pretty pitcher’s duel, the latter
striking out 16 batters and the
former 14. Cuthbert scored one run
in the sth inning and 4 in the 7th,
while the locals were never able to
go around on the Cuthbert hurler.
This gave the Blakely Bob Cats 3
victories out of 4 games with Ike
Cowart’s Cuthbert proteges. The Bob
Cats are claiming the championship
of the Southwest Georgia Athletic
Association.
• Col. Lowrey Stone announces in
the News this week that he is a can
didate for Representative from Early
county in the Democratic primary
of September 10th. Col. Stone is
well known to the people of Early
county, having practiced law here
for a number of years. He has also
served as Solicitor of the City Court
of Blakely and is at present county
attorney. He promises if nominated
and elected to look after the interests
of his constituents. His friends in
the county will watch with interest
the outcome of this campaign, which
probably will wax warm during the
summer months.
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U. D. C. CHAPTER.
The Blakely Chapter U. D. C. will
meet Tuesday afternoon, June 3rd,
at four o’clock, with Mrs. W. H.
Alexander.
This will be the last meeting be
fore adjournment for the summer, j
and the members are urged to bel
I present.
ED FLANDERS GUEST OF
BLAKELY ROTARY CLUB
Sings and Speaks to Members, and
Is Warmly Applauded.
The members of the Blakely Ro
tary Club were given a rare treat
at Wednesday’s luncheon. Ed Flan
ders, who formerly lived in this city,
and who is now president of the
Macon Rotary Club, sang for the en
tertainment of his hearers. Among
the selections were “Thine Alone,”
“I Passed By Your Window” and
“When You Look into the Heart of a
Rose.” He possesses a splendid
voice and the Rotarians were reluct
ant to let hiip conclude his song pro
gram. He also spoke of the work
Rotary is doing in some sections of
the country, what it stands for, and
after asking the question, “is it
worth while?” proceeded to answer
the question by reciting many of its
accomplishments. Ed was a guest of
Rotarian Marvin Sparks, and ex
pressed genuine pleasure at being
able to be among his friends again.
Mrs. Ben Haisten played the piano
accompaniment for the visiting Ro
tarian’s song numbers.
Rev. George Cleary was a guest of
Rotarian Harry Ketchum.
President Solomon was in charge
of the meeting.'
D. A. R. MEETING.
The Peter Early Chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion held their May meeting with
Mrs. T. J. Howell, Jr., the Regent,
Mrs. J. G. Standifer, presiding.
The regular routine of business
being disposed of, the election of
oificers for the coming year was
held. Those elected are as follows:
Regent, Mrs. Victor Balkcom.
Vice Regent—Mrs. C. M. Baggs.
Rec. Secretary—Mrs. Carl Fryer.
Cor. Secretary—Mrs. Roy Thomp
son.
Treasurer—Miss Mattie Butler.
Registrar—Mrs. Ed Chancy.
Historian—Mrs. B. H. Askew, Sr.
Chaplain—Mrs. J. G. Standifer.
A rising vote of thanks was given
the retiring Regent, Mrs. Standifer,
for her splendid work for the past
two yeafs and her unselfish, untir
ing efforts in behalf of the chapter.
In a very charming manner she
turned the office over to the incom
ing Regent, Mrs. Balkcom, and pre
sented the Chapter with a sheepskin
copy of the Declaration of Inde
pendence, which was accepted with
grateful acknowledgement from the
Chapter.
Delightful music was rendered by
Mrs. Lester Camp.
During the social hour refresh
ments were served by the hostess,
Mrs. Howell.
MISS FRIEDA JAMES
ANNOUNCES BETROTHAL
The following from a recent issue
of the Modesto, Calif., newspaper
will be read with interest by Blakely
friends of Miss James, who is a form
er Blakely girl:
“Mrs. L. C. Swim entertained
Tuesday evening at her home on
Maynell avenue in honor of her
daughter, Miss Frieda James. The
time was spent at the card tables
with prizes at bridge games going
to Mrs. L. V. McEntyre and Miss
Thelma McKnight.
“Late in the evening, supper was
served at trays on the card tables.
Each one was centered with a tall
taper in f*."een, yellow or pink
which nestled in a rosette made of
maline ribbon and corsages com
posed of sweetpeas, Cecil Bruner
roses and pansies.
“A salad course was followed by
a dessert of molded ice cream and
heart shaped cakes frosted in pastel
colors. Placed in each mold of ice
cream was a tiny upright piece hold
ing a miniature bride’s bouquet in
the center of which was hidden an
engagement ring.
“Two small hearts fastened to
satin ribbons were suspended in the
center of the ring and on the hearts
were written the names of Miss
Frieda James and Craig W. Vilas of
Los Angeles, formerly of Modesto.
The date for the wedding was not
announced.”
SCOUT NEWS.
The Scouts met last Friday night
at the regular meeting place. The
Scout Master gave Second Class and
Tenderfoot badges to the Scouts.
We had two new members and we
sent them through the belt line. Then
the meeting adjourned.
NED HOLLAND, Scribe.
ATTENTION, MASONS!
To all Member* of
Magnolia Lodge No.
86, F. & A. M.:
Attend a special
communication of X/ .
this Lodge on May 29th, Thursday, '
(tonight) 8:00 P. M. Official visita- '
tion of the Most Worshipful Grand <
Master of the Grand Lodge of ,
Georgia. ,
J. G. STANDIFER,
Worshipful Master. •
R .H. STUCKEY, JR.,
Secretary.
Gifts for Graduation
Everything to make glad the* hearts of
the youngsters who are about to complete
their high school careers—Fountain Pens,
Pencils, Stationery, Toilet Articles, Compacts,
Candies—choice selections of each.
Make your selections now and lay them
aside. We’ll be pleased to show you the
line.
VWWL
If You Are Not One of Our Regular
Customers, You’ll Wish You Were
Agents for Philco Radios
If We Ssfiu io Be Persistent
in calling the attention to the High Quality
of our Meats and Groceries, just think what
it means to you, for we would not dare to do
so if we couldn’t make good when you come*
to our store. So, when in doubt as to what
you want for your breakfast, dinner or sup
per, call us up over the phone and let us
offer you some suggestions.
WE ARE HEADQUARTERS FOR
COUNTRY PRODUCE
H. C. FRYER
BLAKELY, GEORGIA
Alabama Theatre —DOTHAN
Sun.-Mon.-Tue.-Wed., June 1-2-3-4
Janet Gaynor and Chas. Farrell in
‘‘HIGH SOCIETY BLUES”
Thur.-Fri.-Sat., June 5-6-7
“THE SKY HAWK”
Next Week—Al Jolson in “MAMMY”.
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