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ROTARY’S SCHOOL
PRIZES ARE AWARDED
Eugenia Hall, of Hilton, Wins Prize
of $50.00 in Gold.
The annual awards by the Blake
ly Rotary Club to the students of
the rural schools making highest
marks in their respective schools
was made at a meeting of the Club
Tuesday evening at Woodlawn Park
—the occasion being in lieu of the
regular weekly luncheon usually
held on Wednesday at noon.
Vice President Marvin Sparks act
ed as master of ceremonies. Be
fore presenting the other speakers,
Rotarian Spurks complimented the
children present for their work, tell
ing them that their presence at the
luncheon as representatives of their
respective schools was proof that
they were extraordinary students,
students who were making the most
of their opportunities. He then
presented Col. Rufus Jennings, who
is Scoutmaster of the Blakely troop
of Boy Scouts, who was to speak
for a few minutes to these young
school students. Mr. Jennings en
couraged the young folks not to be
content with having won one prize,
but to continue to work for others,
that the winning of one should be an
incentive to strive for others. He
cited the achievements of Bobby
Jones, world’s greatest golfer, as
to the honors that come to one who
is not content to win one prize,, but
continues to go after others. Ro
tarian Tom McDowell was then in
troduced as the one who would make
the awards. Before presenting them
Rotarian McDowell spoke words of
encouragement to the prize winners,
reminding the young students that
those who gave their best, whether
winning a prize or not, were always
rewarded, that nothing was to be
lost as a result of a duty well done.
Kugcnia Hall, 7th grade member
of the Hilton school, was announced
as the winner of the capital prize of
$50.00 in gold. This pupil made an
average for the year of .9736. She
was closely followed by Hazel El
liott, 4th grade member of New
Hope school, with an average of
,9734, who was presented $25.00 in
gold, a gift of Rotarians Alvin Gray
and Raymond Singletary. The third
prize, $16.00 in gold, a gift of Mr.
H. C. Haddock, of Damascus, chair
man of the Early County Board of
Education, was awarded to Eloise
Goolsby, a member of the 4th grade
of Rowena school, who made a year
ly average of .9663.
The other thirteen students who
led their schools and who were also
given prizes by the Club, and the
marks they made for the year, are
given below:
Frank Kelly, 6th grade, Colomo
kee school, .9624.
Lila Mae Glass, 4th grade, Liberty
Hill school, .9553.
Ynell Regan, 4th grade, Spring
field school, .9543.
Eloise Sheffield, 7th grade, Cedar
Springs school, .9395.
Loraine Hodges, sth grade, Damas
cus school, .9378.
Miriam Harris, 6th grade, Union
school, .9357.
Martha Owen, 6th grade, Lang
ston school, .9356.
Agnes Moulton, 7th grade, Jakin
school, .9208.
Alatia Anglin, 4th grade, Center
ville school, .9201. (This little
lady delighted the crowd with a read
ing as a part of the program.)
Lethea Jarrett, 7th grade, Sardis
school, .9191.
Eunice Copeland, 6th grade,
Pleasai'.t Grove school, .9000.
Eloise Sheffield, 6th grade. Lueile
school, .8725.
Beatrice McDonald, 6th grade,
Byron school, .8186.
Mrs. McArthur Jones, County Su
perintendent of Schools, was a guest
-of the Club, and expressed thanks
on behalf of the schools of Early
county for the interest the Rotary
Club is taking in the rural schools.
With Mrs. Ben Haisten at the
piano, Mrs. Ed Fryer, Jr,, and Mrs.
Oscar Whitchard rendered several
vocal selections, which provoked ap
plause from ti’c Rotarians and their
quests.
Rotar:>n Jim Grist was in charge
of the entertainment program for
the evening.
DEATH CLAIMS MRS.
MATTIE H. WOOD
Well Known Blakely Lady Succumbs
to Protracted Illness.
Mrs. Mattie Holmes Wood passed
away at her home in this city Tues
day morning about 8 o’clock, follow
ing an illness of several weeks.
The deceased was 68 years of age.
She was the daughter of the late Dr.
C. B. Holmes and was born at Bluff
ton. Some ten years ago she moved
to Blakely, having made her home
here since that time. She was a mem
ber of the Blakely Baptist church.
Her funeral was held at her home
Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock,
being conducted by her pastor, Rev.
F. G. Cocks, assisted by Rev. W. H.
pastor of the Methodist
church. Interment followed at the
Blakely cemetery. The following
acted as pall-bearers: H. C. Fryer,
Robert Underwood, A. R. Killebrew,
J. B. Duke, J. E. Freeman and J. H.
Butler. The Fryer Funeral Home was
in charge.
Mrs. Wood is survived by one sis
ter, Mrs. J. B. Harrison, of Madison,
Ga. A niece, Miss Benjie Harris,
has been at the bedside of her aunt
for some time past.
The passing of Mrs. Wood causes!
sorrow to a number of friends. She j
was a staunch Christian and was
greatly beloved by those who knew !
her intimately. She has now passed
'on to that home provided for those
who are faithful servants of their
Lord.
MASONS HELD
CELEBRATION TUESDAY
Commemorate Anniversary of Found
ing of Masonic Home.
The Masons of Magnolia Lodge
No. 86, together with the Lodges at
Blutfton and Damascus, held a joint
celebration of the Silver Anniversary
of the Masonic Home of Georgia at
the local Masonic hall Tuesday night,
which was St. John, the Baptist, Day.
Mr. E. H. Muse, of Albany, Past
Master of Albany Lodge No. 24,
was the principal speaker of the
occasion. A feature of the meeting
was the awarding of Past Master’s
jewels to eight Past Masters of Mag
nolia Lodge, viz: T. F. Cordray, J.
O. Bridges, Alto Warrick, C. T.
Alexander, J. G. Standifer, R. 11.
Stuckey, Jr., Abe Berman and Low
rey Stone. Dr. W. B. Standifer,
Senior Past Master, awarded the
jewels. Dr. Standifer was recently
the recipient of a special Past Mas
ter’s jewel commemorating his 50
years of membership in Magnolia
Lodge, which he received from the
hands of Grand Master Taylor on
the occasion of his visit to Magnolia
Lodge last month.
.The meeting Tuesday was well at
tended despite the excessively hot
weather, and the members went home
with a new conception of the work
of the Masonic fraternity in Geor
gia.
WANTED—Wholesaler for Betty-
Lou Cake. Party must be financial
ly able to operate own truck, serv
icing retail grocers. To person
qualifying this proposition offers
great opportunity for a good steady
business. White Postotfiee Box 164,
New Orleans, La. 26-3 t
FOR SALE—3SO Barred Rock
fryers, weight 1 3-4 to 2 1-4 pounds,
at 50c each, at Blakely. See V IL
LIS CAIN, at city light plant.
EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY, GEORGIA
MR. W. J. COLLIER
SUCCUMBS TO ILLNESS
Well Known Early County Citizen
Passed Away Last Friday Night.
Mr. William J. Collier, well-known
citizen of Early county, who resided
in the Colomokee district, died at
his home last Friday night, follow
ing a stroke of apoplexy sustained
some two weeks or more ago. His
funeral was conducted Saturday af
ternoon at the Cuba Presbyterian
church, of which church he was a
member, being conducted by his pas
tor, Rev. F. H. Chapman. The de
| ceased was 65 years of age.
Mr. Collier was a native of Early
j county, and was known as a man of
j honesty and integrity, and in every
J way a good citizen. He was at one
j time a member of the Board of
| County Commissioners of Early
county, and at the time he was
stricken with the fatal illness was
connected with the road building de
partment of this county.
Surviving are eight children, all of
them residents of Early county. They
are Messrs. W. J., Espy, Nathan and
Herman Collier, Mrs. Leonard Mock,
Mrs. Dudley Grimes and Misses Sal
lie and Trudy Collier. One sister,
Mrs. J. A. Lewis, and three half-;
brothers, Messrs. Z. E., J. L. and J.
B. Widner, also survive. His wife j
preceded him to the grave a year orl
.
more ago.
A large circle of friends extend ]
sympathy to the bereaved members
of the family.
FORESTRY DEPARTMENT
HAS $21,107 BALANCE
Closet Year with Surplus, Establish
ing Something of a Record.
The State Forestry Department es
tablished something of a recor3 dur-!
ing 1929 by finishing the year with
a balance of $21,107 out of revenues
of $81,522, it was revealed in an
audit of the department filed with
Governor Hardman last week by
Tom Wisdom, state auditor.
According to the audit, the state
appropriated $23,508 to the wofk of
the department, the Federal Govern-1
ment contributed $40,466 and there
was a balance of $14,425 carried over
from the preceding year.
Os the disbursements $11,665 went
for administration expenses, $15,372
for field work, $9,511 for educational
work,. $5,527 for repairs at Indian
Springs and $13,814 for timber pro
tective organizations.
YEOMANS ANNOUNCES
FOR PATAULA JUDGESHIP
Incumbent is a Candidate for Re-
Election. Unable to Make Active
Canvass.
Judge M. J. Yeomans, who has
presided over the superior courts of
the Pataula circuit an unexpired
term and one full term to which he
was elected four years ago, an
nounces in this issue of The News
his candidacy for re-election. As is
generally known, Judge Yeomans
was the victim of a serious accident
some weeks ago which has kept him
confined to a sanitarium in Atlanta,
and it will be some time yet before
he recovers sufficiently to leave the
care of the surgeon who is treating
his injuries. For this reason it will
be impossible for him to make an
active canvass, and it will be neces
sary for him to depend upon his
friends throughout the circuit to
look after his interest during the
campaign.
Judge Yeomans is conceded to be
a lawyer of fine ability, and during
the time he has been on the bench
has conducted the business of the
courts in a manner that has won
approval and commendation, es
pecially of the public with whom he
has come in contact in the discharge
of his duties. Furthermore, he has
kept well up with the business of
the courts, and rendered decisions
without unnecessary delay and with
as little expense and inconvenience
to attorneys and litigants as possi
ble.—Dawson News, (advt.)
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TONIGHT
A HALF CENTURY AGO TODAY
Some Things of Interest That Happened
Fifty Years Ago,
(Excerpts from Early County News
of June 25, 1880.)
THE EGYPTIAN OBELISK in-
I tended for Central Park, New York,
j is now on its way across the ocean.
MRS. RICKS, relict of Daniel
Ricks, deceased, and daughter of
Samuel Smith, Sr., died on Sunday
last.
TWO ADDITIONAL census
erators have been put on duty in
ithis county—Mr. W. H. Robinson
! and Mr. Jas. W. Alexander.
/
DR. H. H. CHRISTIAN, formerly
a popular physician and citizen of
Blakely, but npw of Columbia, Ala.,
paid our town a visit last week.
GEN. JNO. A. SUTTER, the great
California pioneer, on whose land
gold was first discovered, died in
Washington City on the 18th inst.
MR. PETER F. LAWSHE has se
cured the appointment as postmaster
at Gainesville, Ga., vice Longstreet,
who has been sent as Minister to
Turkey.
THE Telegraph and Messenger
gives an account of the shooting of
Andrew W. Wolihin, of Albany, by
A. F. Gibson and others, in Macon
last week.
FROM the Columbus Times, we
notice that at the commencement ex
ercises of the Female College at
that place, Miss Leila Robinson,
daughter of our fellow-citizen, Col.
B. H. Robinson, received the medal
for the highest mark in composition
in the Senior class.
ILLS RATS
and mice—that’s RAT-SNAP, the old
reliable rodent destroyer. Comes in
cakes—no mixing with other food.
Your money back if it fails.
35c size—l cake enough for
Pantry, Kitchen or Cellar.
65c size—2 cakes—for Chicken
House, coops, or small buildings.
$1.25 size—s cakes—enough for
ail farm and out-buildings, storage
buildings, or factory buildings.
Sold and guaranteed by
FRYER’S PHARMACY
THE BOY AND THE GIRL
School bells have ceased to ring. It is now time to think
about your boy or girl for next year. And the money question is
always a factor. JITNEY JUNGLE patrons “save a nickel on a
quarter” of their grocery budget and this goes a long ways toward
school expenses.
Your Red and Green Front Store
PRICES FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
FOWLER BRAND DESSERT
PEACHES No 2tt cans 2 for 39c
PREMIER BRAND
FRUITS FOR SALAD No. 2i/ 2 cans, each 39c
ALL 5-CENT SIZES N ATIONAL BISCUIT CO.
CRACKERS 3 for 12c
Medium Ivory Japanese Crab
SOAP 3 cakes 22c MEAT 50c size for 43 c
Shefford's Sandwich For All Cooking
SPREAD s oz. jar 19c CRISCO 6 lb P an 1.29
Light House Giant or Red Devil
CLEANSER can 5c LYE 3 tof 25c
Compound Armour’s Veribest
LARD 8 lb. pails 1 .09 MILK tall cans 2 f o,- 19 C
Fresh Peanut Milky Way and
BUTTER bulM b 15c BABY RUTH 3 10c
■MzuuasawsMMSMBUWMMMi unsoranaatn———t———i i—n mass —— m—iiummzs iii—i
Georgia Bel-le Pure Tetley’s
COFFEE 3 lb. bucket 99c I TEA V-T lb. box 42c
CLOVERBLOOM BUTTER BACON CHEESE
41c 27c 25 c
HOME OWNED-HOME OPERATED
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER is on
a boom. A dispatch from Chicago
on the 17th inst. says: “All the low
er part of the city of Prairie-Du-
Chien, Wis., has been submerged by
the flood in the Mississippi river. It
is still rising and immense loss is
anticipated.”
FROM the Albany News: “On
Tuesday afternoon Mr. S. M. Rixey,
of the U. S. Fish Commission, ar
rived in our city, bringing with him
one hundred thousand shad for the
waters of the Flint River. Imme
diately upon arriving, Mr. Rixey pro
ceeded to a point opposite the South
western depot and there consigned
the tiny colony of the finny tribe to
the waters which are to give them
succor and grow them for the pal
ates of the people of southwestern
Georgia.” V
FOR SALE—Two (2) beautiful
Siberian Spitz pups, six weeks old.
See LYNWOOD (BILL) ALEXAN
DER, Blakely, Ga.
FOR SALE—Screen Doors, all
sizes. W. A. HALL LUMBER
CO. 3-27-ts
SPECIAL LOW RATE
EXCURSION
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TYBEE
“SAVANNAH’S (BEACH”
- June 7, 1930
$6.00 Round Trip from Blakely
Return limit 5 days
Ask Ticket Agent for full information.
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY
THE RIGHT WAY
6 6 6
Relieve* a Headache or Neuralgia in
30 minutes, check* a Cold the first
day, and checks Malaria in 3 days.
666 also in Tablets
LOW EXCURSION FARES
EVERY SATURDAY
ROUND TRIP FARES
FROM BLAKELY TO
Asbury Park, N. J. $59.00
Atlantic City, N. J. . 57.30
Baltimore, Md 49.05
Chicago, 11l 51.80
Cleveland, Ohio 54.30
Detroit, Mich. 54.65
Toledo, Ohio 51.55
Washington, D. C 46.85
New York, N. Y. 59.10
Philadelphia, Pa. 54.20
And many other points
Tickets on sale every Saturday
until August 30, 1930, inclusive;
final limit thirty days.
Ask your ticket agent for fares to
other points, schedules, sleeping
car reservations, and other informa
tion.
Central of Georgia Railway
“The Right Way”