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EARLY COUNTY, GA.,
Garden Spot of
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXX > NO. 43
RAILROADS HAVE
INCREASED CAPITAL
EXPENDITURES
HUNDRED MILLION MORE SPENT
FOR FIRST QUARTER OF 1930
THAN SAME PERIOD IN 1929.
Capital expenditures by American
railroads for the first three months
of 1930 were practically one hundred
million dollars more than for the!
same period of 1929, according to J
statement of President A. E. Clift i
of the Central of Georgia. Mr. Clift j
says:
“The railroads were asked by the
President of the United States last
December to help revive business
by not curtailing their capital ex
penditures. They promised him their
co-operation, and they have imore
than fulfilled their pledge.”
Capital expenditures cover moneys
spent for new equipment and for
additions and improvements to rail
way property. These expenditures
for the first quarter of 1930 totaled
$223,772,000, or $96,655,000 more
than expenditures for these purposes
during the same period of 1929. For
roadway and structures, $45,225,000
more was spent in 1930, while $51,-
428,000 more was spent for equip
ment in the first quarter.
Discussing the ability of the rail
roads to continue their contribution
to the general business cycle through
judicious expenditures, Mr. Clift
says:
“The ability of the railroads to
finance such expenditures as these,
as well as to continue programs of
improvement in future, must always
be determined by the public. If the
railroads are treated on the basis of
sound economic principles, if they are
permitted to earn a fair return on
their investment, i,f they are not
overtaxed, if there is no discrimina
tion against them and in favor of
competing forms of transportation,
they can move forward with greater
usefulness to the public.”
TUESDAY’S HOG SALE.
Tuesday’s hog sale was rather
light, there being only two cars of
hogs sold. The price paid was 9.80
for No. I’s. The 183 head weighed
31,765 pounds and the total money
realized from their sale was slightly
in excess of twenty-eight hundred
.dollars, $2,847.28; to be exact.
There will be only one hog sale a
month until further announcement
by County Agent Fuqua.
Dry Goods for
Less Money
2.20 Weight Men’s Overalls .9s
SI.OO Value Men’s Dress-UP Work Shirts 59
SI.OO Value Men’s Dress Shirts .79
$3.50 Men’s Dress Pants 1.95
.75 Men’s Summer Unions 48
New Stock Men’s Oxfords 2.95
One lot Work Shoes 1«75
$1500.00
Worth of Peters Shoes re
ceived this Week.
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T. K. Weaver & Co.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA
(Conntn JNews
JONES-DEVAUGHN
WEDDING SOLEMNIZED
Popular Blakely Young Lady Becomes
Bride of Montezuma Young Man.
Os widespread interest in Georgia
and to a host of friends in other
states was the marriage of Miss Am
zie Jone 4 and Mr. Carl Linton De-
Vaughn, Jr., of Montezuma, which
occurred last Thursday afternoon,
June Sth, at the Baptist church in
this city. The wedding, which took
place at four o’clock in the after
noon, was characterized by beauty
and simplicity. The altar was deco
rated with smilax, ferns and white
flowers. Large candelabra with
lighted tapers interspersed the
floral decorations and added a soft
glow to the impressive scene. White
satin bows were tied on the pews and
large baskets of flowers placed at
the entrance of each pew.
Preceding the ceremony, Mrs. A.
C. Richardson, of Montezuma, aunt
of the bride, played Chopin’s Noc
turne in B, followed by “At Dawn
ing,” by Cadman. Just before the
ceremony, Mrs. H. H. Perry, also an
aunt of the bride, sang, “Beloved, It
Is Morn,” by Aylward, and then
Grieg’s “I Love Thee.”
The “Wedding March,” from Wag
ner’s opera, “Lohengrin,” was used
for a recessional. First to enter
were the ushers, two down each aisle.
They were Mr. Henry Walton of
Blakely, Mr. Leige Lochomon of*
Montezmuma, Mr. Jack Haugabrook
of Montezuma and Mr. Albert Ham
mack of Coleman. Next to enter
was the junior bridesmaid, Miss
Frances Richardson, of Montezuma,
young cousin of the bride, dressed in
green net. Following Miss Richard
son cames the bridesmaids and
groosmen, Miss Virginia Davis of
Camilla, a cousin of the bride, in
yellow net, with Mr. James Croxton
of Montezuma, down the left aisle,
and Miss Effie Mary Chapman of
Blakely, in blue net, and Mr. Ernest
M. Davis, Jr., of Camilla, down the
right. Miss Dorothy Jones, maid of
honor and sister of the bride, enter
ed alone, dressed in a long, graceful
model of pink net with a large pink
braided hat and carrying pink bridal
roses. The bride entered on the
arm of her father, Mr. J. B. Jones,
and was met at the altar by the
groom and his best man, Mr. J. E.
De Vaughn. Dr. Aquila Chamlee, of
Bessie Tift College, performed the
j impressive ring ceremony, while “To
a Wild Rose,” by MacDowell, was
softly played. As the recessional,
Mendelssohn’s “Wedding March,” be
gan, the bride and groom left the
altar, followed by the junior brides-
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Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts—“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.”
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 12, 1930.
DEATH CLAIMS
EDITOR OF EARLY
COUNTY NEWS
MR. W. W. FLEMING PASSED
AWAY TUESDAY MORNING AT
HOME IN THIS CITY.
Mr. William W. Fleming, for more
than a quarter of a century editor of
the Early County News, and one of
Blakely’s best known and most high
ly respected citizens, passed away
at his home on South Church street
shortly after eight o’clock Tuesday
morning, following an indisposition
of two years or more, and a serious
illness of ten days. Death came as a i
result of heart trouble following a
severe attack of asthma.
The deceased was a native of this
city, having been born here on Febru
ary 18, 1865, hence was in his 66th
year. Most of his life was spent in I
this city, although in early manhood
he worked in both Americus, Cuth- j
bert and Arlington, being in charge ■
of the Arlington newspaper for a ■
number of years. Following this he
removed to Blakely, and for a num
ber of years published the Blakely
Reporter. From the Reporter he;
came to the Early County News in j
partnership with his brother, the
late Mr. Alvan J. Fleming, taking;
over the editorial end of the paper,'
and for 25 years or more has steered
the destinies of The News, one of
the State’s oldest weekly newspapers.
He was an active champion of any
cause which he thought was for the
betterment of his native town, and
ence convinced that the cause was
right, he was uncompromising in his
zeal. Freely he gave of his talents
and time to the sponsorship of civic
improvements.
Mr. Fleming was twice married.
In 1886 he was united to Miss Pearl
Dews, of Baker county, and to this
union six children were born, all of
whom are still living and were at his
bedside when the end came. These
are: Mrs. O. J. English of Atlanta,
"Mrs. J. M. Haisten of Panama City,
Fla., Will D. Fleming of Birming
ham, Ala., Earl W. Fleming of At
lanta, and Alvan T. and W. Hoyl
Fleming of Blakely. Six grandchil
dren and one great-grandchild also
survive him. His first wife died a
little over six years ago. He was
again married in 1926, his second
wife being Mrs. Ramelle Bradwell
Strong, who survives him, and who
has been his helpmate and companion
since their union. Two stepchildren,
Miss Willa and Master DuPont
Strong, also survive him. He has
one living sister, Mrs. Laura Howard,
of this city, who is also left to mourn
his passing.
Funeral services for the deceased
were held Wednesday morning at
the Baptist church, being conducted
by his pastor, Rgv. F. G. Cocks, the
Board of Deacons of the church act
ed as pallbearers. It was fitting that
the last sad rites for the deceased
were held at the church of which he
was a member, for no member of his
church held a greater - love for the
House of the Lord than did he. For
twenty-four years he had been a
member of the Baptist church, and
for 22 years had been church clerk.
He has also been a Deacon in the
church for many years, and for 21
years had been Clerk of the Bethel
Baptist Association. This record
and that of the church clerkship per
haps have no parallel in church his
tory within bounds of Bethel Asso
ciation. Unless Providentially hin
dered, he was always found at his
church at all of its services. Quite
a large number gathered at the fu
neral services in respect to his
memory. The floral offerings were
indeed beautiful and profuse and at
tested the esteemed in which the
deceased was held. Interment fol
lowed at the Blakely cemetery beside
his first wife.
Mr. Fleming was Clerk and Treas
urer of the City of Blakely for ten
years, and was again elected to this
position in 1928, but ill health forced
him to decline the place. He was
Secretary of the City Board of Ed
ucation and Chairman of the Board
of Registrars of Early county at the
time of his death. He was also a
member of she Blakely Rotary Club.
A man of sterling integrity and
rugged honesty has answered the
final roll call. After serving his own
generation as did David of old, he,
has fallen asleep in his Savior. His j
death comes as an irreparable loss— i
to his*wife, a true husband; to his I
children, a good father; to the
country, one of its best citizens; to
the church and ministry, a faithful
friend. Death seems to love a shin
ing mark, and in this case has select- >
ed one of the truest men. All thati
is mortal of this good man fests j
peacefully in the silent City of the :
Dead, but on earth the footprints of j
a beautiful life remains to lead oth
ers heavenward and to remind us
that the most undying monument that j
mortal man can leave to keep fresh
his memory on earth is the record of
a life well spent.
STATE HIGHWAY
DEPARTMENT IS
IN GOOD SHAPE
AUDIT REVEALS BOARD IS FREE
OF DEBT AND HAS FUNDS
FOR CURRENT EXPENSES.
ATLANTA, Ga.—The Georgia
State Highway department is not on
ly out of debt, but has ample
working funds to meet current ad
ministration and maintenance ex
penses. This is revealed in an audit
for 1929 and the first three months
of 1930 as submitted to the governor
of Georgia by State Auditor Tom
Wisdom, according to an Associated
Press story.
During that period a total of $lB,-
568,730 was received and expended,
and encumbrances on future income
to complete contracts already let on
March 31 was only $5,604,821.79, as
compared with $12,016,526.58 on
December 31, 1928.
The audit, one of the most com
prehensive ever submitted to the
governor from the state auditor’s
office, takes up to time when J. W.
Barnett took over the chairmanship
of the highway department from
Sam Tate. It not only gives all re
ceipts and disbursements for the 15-
month period covered, but carries as
well a special table outlining total
construction costs and sources of
funds from the start of the depart
ment in 1919.
These figures show a construction
cost from Jan. 1, 1919, to March 31,
1930, of $79,192,158.04. Os this
huge sum $32,283,534.50 was ob
tained from the counties, and $22,-
304,065.85 from the federal govern
ment. Income encumbrances on
March 31 stood at $3,210,275.03 for
the state, $2,243,218.59 for the
counties and $248,311.30 for the
federal government.
- €ommenting on the audit, Mr.
Wisdom said that effective January
1, 1930, the board consolidated dis
bursing units into one centralized
unit in the general office.
Operation of the Golesby quarry
has been discontinued, he further
declared, and “the department is
now in comfortable condition fi
nancially, with all debts liquidated
and with ample working funds to
meet current administration and
maintenance expense and ripening
contract payments.”
The income for the year 1929 was
as follows, according to the audit:
Motor vehicle tax, $4,329,329.41;
gasoline tax, $6,260,000; federal
aid $775,186.25; aid from counties,
cities and railroads, in the form of
aid on construction, cash and con
tract credits, $394,186.25; and
funds from miscellaneous sources,
such as equipment rental, interest,
damage claims, insurance collections,
etc., $20,896.34.
This brings total revenue for the
year to $11,878,853.38, to which is
added $221,035.67 fronj preferred
accounts, and bank balances of $Bl,-
208.68 to bring the total for 1929
to $12,181,102.73.
Total revenue from similar sour
ces during the first three months of
1930 were $6,387,637.78.
Expenses and outlay for 1929,
the audit shows, was $12,181,102.72,
this figure being arrived at in the
following manner: $574,568.25 for
operation of the general and division
offices; $2,047,427.52 for main
tenance; $12,160,837.29 for con
struction and accompanying outlay
disbursements, and $1,736 in total
deferred account disbursements.
Likewise, expenditures for the
first three months of 1930 were $6,-
387,637.18, of which $4,191,654.74
was for general expense, such as
construction, maintenance, surveys,
laboratory work, etc. Deferred ac
counts along with bank balances as
of March 31 contributed the remain
ing amount to bring the six million
total.
The chairman of ' the Georgia
State Highway commission is paid
$6,000 yearly, while the other two
members of the highway board are
paid at the rate of $lO per day for
actual service.
NEW BAKERY OPENS.
Mr. J. H. Garrett, lately of St.
Petersburg, Fla., has purchased the
Blakely Bakery and will operate it j
under the name of the Ideal Baking ■
Co. Mr. Garrett has been in the i
baking business for some 15 years,
and is doing his own baking. He is l
closing his bakery in St. Petersburg
and moving with his family to Blake
ly. The News welcomes Mr. and
Mrs. Garrett to our city and wishes
for them success in their business. ;
ONLY THREE GEORGIA
CONGRESSMEN OPPOSED
Ratnspeck, Bell and Lankford Must
Cope With Opposition.
Only three of Georgia’s twelve
congressmen have opposition for re
election.
Congressmen who have opposition
are Robert C. W. Ramspeck, of the
Fifth District, opposed by Allen M.
Pierce, of Atlanta; Thomas M. Bell,
of the Ninth district, opposed by
Judge John S. Wood, of the Blue
Ridge circuit, and William C. Lank
ford, of the Eleventh, opposed by
Dr. A. D. Williams, of Folkston.
Congressmen who are candidates
for re-election without opposition
are: Charles G. Edwards, First dis
trict; E. E. Cox, Second district;
Charles R. Crisp, Third district; Wil
liam J. Wright, Fourth district; Sam
uel Rutherford, Sixth district; Mal
colm C. Tarver, Seventh district;
Charles H. Brand, Eighth district;
Carl Vinson, Tenth district, and W.
W. Larsen, Twelfth district.
MARKET QUOTATIONS
ON GEORGIA PRODUCTS
The following is the market re
port (wholesale) of farm products
in Atlanta on Monday, June 9th,
1930, as reported by the State Bu
reau of Markets of the Department
of Agriculture:
Eggs, Ga., extra, doz. .27
Eggs, Ga., standard, doz .25
Eggs, Ga., trade, doz. .20
Eggs, Ga., yard run, doz 25
Stags, lb. .20
Hens, lb. .20
Roosters, lb 12
Friers, lb. .30
Ducks, lb 15
Geese, lb. .12
Turkeys, lb. .20
Capons, lb. 25
Field Peas, mixed, bu 3.00
Field Peas, not mixed, bu. 3.25
Country blitter, best table per
pound . . .40
Country Butter, cooking,
pound .25
Junk Butter, lb .15
“MISS BLUE BONNET"
PLEASES LARGE CROWD
Senior Clasa Play Presented Last
Thursday Evening.
A large crowd attended the presen
tation of “Miss Blue Bonnet,” Senior
class play, at the school auditorium
last Thursday evening. The play
was directed by Miss Remel Horne,
of the Wayne P. Sewell Producing
Co. of Atlanta, and the cast was made
up of members of the Senior class.
Several pretty choruses composed of
high school students and some of the
youngsters of the lower grades were
added attractions to the play. The
program was pronounced as one of
the best yet presented here.
Forty years of study of and experience with medi
cines, together with a real desire to help his fel
lowman, has qualified Mr. Balkcom to give you
valuable health hints.
At this season you need
Rexall Sarsaparilla Tonic
to purify your system
Rexall Iron and Cascara Tonic
to sharpen the appetite
to enrich the blood
to strengthen the nerves
A Wonderful Combination of Health
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PULL FOR BLAKELY
—OR—
PULL OUT
$2.00 A YEAR
STATE INCOME TAX
RETURNS MUST BE
FILED THIS WEEK
STATE TAX COMMISSIONER EX
PECTS LAST MINUTE RUSH
OF TAXPAYERS.
With only a few days remaining in
which Georgians may pay the statu
tory income tax for the last quarter
of 1929, the Atlanta office of R. C.
Norman, state tax commissioner, is
preparing for a last minute rush of
taxpayers, according to a dispatch
from the capital city.
The number of returns filed and
taxes paid so far is much smaller than
had been anticipated, it was said,
leading officials to the conclusion
that the bulk of the taxpayers of
the state would make their returns
this week.
Following the decision of the
Georgia supreme court upholding the
statutory income tax act, Mr. Nor
man, who had suspended collection of
the tax for the last quarter of 1929
pending settlement of the attack
against it, set June 15th as. the final
date on which returns might be
made and the tax paid.
As June 15 falls on Sunday, it is
understood that in accordance with
the usual custom where a legal ob
ligation falls due on a holiday the
next day is considered as the final
one, Monday of next week will be
the last day for payment.
The Georgia ncome tax law gen
erally, but with some exceptions,
affects all citizens of the state who
are subject to the federal income
tax law. It adopted one-third of
the federal income tax rate as it
was before its reduction last fall as
the Georgia rate.
A notable exception in the state
law to the federal law is that ex
emptions of payment are not given
generally to employes of state,
county and city governments. The
statute provides that such officials
and employes must add the gross
amount of their offical salaries to
their income and pay a tax on the
whole. The net amounts of fees,
perquisites and other emoluments
must also be added.
The state tax, however, does not
affect the official incomes of the
governor and the judges of superior
courts, the court of appeals and the
supreme court.
Income derived from the United
States, either as salary or interest on
federal obligations, is not taxed by
the state law.
Generally speaking, the tax af
fects all single persons in the state
whose income is in excess of $1,500
a year, and all married persons with
incomes in excess of $3,500. Ex
emptions for children and other
dependents are provided for in the
same manner’ as in the case of the
federal income tax.
Forms upon which the taxpayers
must report their incomes and
claim their exemptions have been
widely distributed. They may be
obtained from the income tax divis
ion of the state tax commission, at
the capitol, from state banks, and
from the tax collectors of the va
rious counties.
Estimates of the revenues which
i will be derived from the tax differ.
I It is thought that it will add an an
nual sum of from $4,000,000 to
: $5,000,000 to the state’s revenues.
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