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EARLY COUNTY, GA.,
Garden Spot of
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXX NO. 47
CELEBRATION OF
FOURTH COSTS
LIVES OF 178
INDEPENDENCE DAY FESTIVI
TIES CLAIM HEAVIEST
TOLL IN 3 YEARS.
CHICAGO, Ill.—America paid its
inevitable price in human life to
celebrate the 154th anniversary of
its independence last Friday.
The dead numbered 178. Many
other hundreds were injured. Prop
erty damage was unusually high and
ran into many thousands of dollars. 1
Deaths due directly to fireworks
totaled 12. This was the largest
number of deaths recorded in the
three years. The Associated Press
has been keeping a nation-wide
check upon Independence Day fatal
ities. A year ago there were seven
deaths from fireworks. In 1928
there were 11.
The automobile, however, took the
most lives—Bl. In the past three
years its holiday toll steadily in
creased. In 1928 it took 54 lives.
Last year, 70.
There were 57 drownings Friday,
a decline of 14 from a year ago and
of 49 from 1928. This was attrib
utable to much cooler weather gen
erally. The Fourth of July two
years ago was one of the hot days
of the year, heat alone being re
sponsible for 12 deaths that day.
Friday, however, the water held less
attraction for the holiday millions.
Deaths from fireworks were con
centrated this year, as in the two
previous years, in the New England,
Middle Atlantic and Middle Western
states. These sections also had
lengthy lists of injured.
In New York City, where the sale
of fireworks is forbidden, 275 per
sons were treated for burns from
bootleg firecrackers, Roman candles,
pin wheels and rockets. At least 17
persons were seriously injured in
Chicago, where celebration of the
day with firecrackers went on vir
tually unrestricted. Chicago, too,
had its celebrants who employed fire
arms and even dynamite for their
noisemaking; and five persons were
injured by stray bullets. Two others
were seriously injured while they
were “making a lot of noise” with dy
namite, police learned.
In Springfield, 111., a 77-year-old
woman who was celebrating both
her own birthday and the nation’s,
was seriously injured when a bomb
was exploded at her home, destroy-
1 are Mnciiiii Prices
ON
DRY GOODS
$3.00 Gordon Hose $2.25
1.95 Gordon Hose 1.75
1.95 Humming Bird Hose . 1.59
1.50 Humming Bird Hose 1.29
1.00 Arrowhead Hose .69
1.25 Flat Crepe 1.00
2.00 Silk Flat Crepe 1.50
GROCERY PRICES FOR FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY
20 lbs. Sugar for 1.00
8 lb. bucket Compound .99
2 packages Corn Flakes .15
1 lb. Maxwell House Coffee .38
T. K. Weaver & Co.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA
(Cnxlri Countg SXcws
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts —“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.”
DIPHTHERIA DEATHS
DROP 95 PER CENT
Death Rate of Nation Cut in Half
Since 1900.
According to an Associated Press
dispatch from New York, the revised
report of the joint committee on
health problems of the American
Medical Association and the Nation
al Educational Association, made
public Saturday, said that the death
rate of the nation has been cut in
half since 1900. In the case of
some diseases, notably diphtheria, it
has been reduced 95 per cent.
The report hailed the diphtheria
death rate reduction as one of the
most striking victories recorded in
the history of medicine during the
50 years. The victory was principal
ly due to the discovery of diphtheria
anti-toxin and toxin-anti-toxin used
to immunize children, it said.
The report disclosed that the re
duction in diphtheria was equaled
by that for typhoid and paratyphoid.
The report estimated that Ameri
an taxpayers pay more than $927,-
000,000 a year to care for sufferers
from tuberculosis and heart disease,
and to assist those otherwise physical
ly handicapped.
METHODIST REVIVAL
TO BEGIN SUNDAY
Much interest is being manifested
in the announcement that a series of
revival meetings will begin at the
Blakely Methodist church next Sun
day morning, July 13th.
The Rev. M. M. Marshall, of Bain
bridge, will be in the city to preach
twice daily, 9:00 a. m. and 8:00 p.
m. He is said to be an unusually
fine speaker, and Pastor Ketchum
feels that he is fortunate in securing
his services.
The meeting will continue for
ten days, and the public generally is
urged to attend the services and
lend their efforts towards a genuine
revival meeting.
ing it.
The largest number of fatalities
was reported from the Middle West,
where they were 53 from all causes.
The densely populated Middle At
lantic states followed with 39; and
the South had 33, compared with 21
a year ago.
The mountain states continued to
have a low death list for the holiday.
There were only two there.
Kansas City had the noisest cele
bration of many years, and yet re
ported no serious injuries.
In Michigan, home of the automo
bile, the number killed in motor ac
cidents was smaller than on an or
dinary Sunday.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY JO, 1930.
$1,356,996 TAXES
PAID TO TREASURY
BY COMMISSIONER
GEORGIA OFFICE COLLECTS IN
COME SALES AND INHER
ITANCE REVENUES.
The state tax commissioner’s office
has turned into the state treasury the
sum of $1,356,996 since January 1,
it is disclosed by Mr. R. C.
Norman, commissioner. An additional I
$300,000 is expected from the sales j
tax for the second quarter of 1930, j
payable during July.
The state income tax for the last ‘
quarter of 1929, payment of whichl
was held up until June 15 by court ’
injunction, has brought in $515,242.-!
75 thus far, and is expected to reach
SBOO,OOO by the end of the year.
The state sales tax produced $357,-
444.31 for the last quarter of 1929
and $285,619.71 for the first quarter
of 1930.
The inheritance tax brought in
$109,065.80 for the first quarter of
1930, and $89,625.06 for the second
quarter, making a total of $198,-
690.95 for the first six months of the
year.
The state tax commissioner is
charged with the collection of the
income tax, the sales tax, and the
inheritance tax, while general taxes
are collected by the comptroller gen
eral.
Half of States Have Finished
Work of Tabulating Census
Washington, D. C.—Half of the
states have completed the decennial
census.
The other 24 are busily adding
away toward the new sum total,
which the census bureau hopes to
announce some time in July.
Twenty-four states and the Dis
trict of Columbia reported popula
tions totaling 50,198,950, a com
bined gain of 7,444,129 over their
1920 populations, or 17.4 per cent.
California was the greatest gainer
in the list, passing both Michigan
and Massachusetts on the impetus of
a 64.4 per cent increase. Vermont,
increasing by but 1.9 per cent, show
ed the least augmentation.
Not a single state reporting thus
far has shown a decrease.
A 17.4 per cent increase over the
1920 population of continental Unit
ed States—los,7lo,62o —would make
a 1930 population of 124,104,267.
The states remaining to report
probably will lower the percentage
of gain, since census bureau esti
mates of the 1930 population was
about 122,597,000.
The states which have finished
are: Illinois, 7,630,283; California,
5,642,282; Michigan, 4,818,371;
Massachusetts, 4,364,972; Indiana,
3,277,522; Wisconsin, 3,000,388;
Kentucky, 2,603,031; Minnesota, 2,-
558,265; lowa,. 2,468,747; Arkansas,
1,852,088; West Virginia, 1,729,287;
Connecticut, 1,602,813; Washington,
1,557,540; Nebraska, 1,386,619;
Colorado, 1,033,156; Maine, 799,-
662; Rhode Island, 635,017; North
Dakota, 681,273; Utah, 502,640;
District of Columbia, 485,716; New
Hampshire, 460,325; New Mexico,
417,932; Vermont, 359,183; Dela
ware, 236,858; and Nevada, 90,-
559.
Wedding Anniversary Is
Celebrated With Dinner
Mr. C. L. Coo’, gav? a barbecue
dinner yesterday at 1 is farm tnree
m les south of the city and had a
number of invited friends to par
take of the splendidly prepared meal.
The day was the 20th wedding an
niversary of Mr. and Mrs. Cook and
the dinner was a celebration of this
event as well as the occasion for the
annual barbecue Mr. Cook prov'des
for his large number of farm em
ployes. The hosts received the con
gratulations of the guests on their
long happy married life and expres
sions of wishes for many more anni
versaries.—Calhoun County Courier.
THREE CONVICTS
ESCAPE FROM
COUNTY GANG
OVERPOWER GUARD, TAKE HIS
GUN AND MAKE SUCCESS
FUL GET-AWAY.
Three convicts, all Negroes, made
their escape from the Early county,
road gang late Monday afternoon,
and up to the present time none of
them have been recaptured.
The three prisoners escaping were I
I Nathantha Johnson, sent up from '
! Brooks county for 5 years; Ulysses.
[ Anderson, sent up for ten years for!
i breaking in the store of Mr. R. H.
in Blakely; and Clarence
i Price, a life-termer sent up from
' Atlanta.
While working on the Blakely and
: Damascus road, the three overpower
i ed Mr. Millard Still, the guard, tak-
I ing his rifle and pistol from him and
j then commanded him to keep quiet
; till they made a get-away.
Warden J. D. Williams gives the
I following descriptions of the prison
' ers and announces that there is a
reward of $50.00 each for their re
capture :
Nathantha Johnson—2l years old,
5 feet and 9 inches tall, black, wears
I No. 12 shoe, no scars.
Ulysses Anderson—6 feet tall,
' color black, weight 180 pounds, wears
No. 12 shoe, slightly cross-eyed.
I Clarence Price—s feet and 10
inches tall, mulatto color, weight 180
pounds, wears No. 8 shoe, no scars.
JAIL STATISTICS SHOW
INCREASE FOR GEORGIA
15 Out of 1,000 Persons in State
Jailed Each Year.
The fact that approximately 15
out of every thousand persons in
Ge|rgja
ty jails each year illustrates the
importance of the county jail work
being done by the state department
of public welfare.
From 1921 to 1928 the number of
county jail commitments increased,
but the increase was only at the
same rate as the estimated increase
in population of the state. In 1929
the jail commitments increased faster
in proportion than the population of
the State.
The following table shows a clas
sified comparison of the county jail
population in Georgia for the years
1927-1928-1929:
The figures for 1929 will be sub
ject to slight modification, particu
larly with reference to children in
jail. Children are regarded as those
under 16 years of age.
White men ... 18,598 18,563 20,956
White women 1,211 1,241 1,593
White boys ....' 295 255 395
White girls 53 21 96
Colored men 21,481 21,246 23,233
Col’d. women 2,986 3,301 3,616
Colored boys 498 291 360
Colored girls 91 55 67
Total white 20,157 20,110 23,040
Total colored 25,056 24,893 27,276
TOTAL 45,213 45,003 50,316
The above figures are compiled
from the signed reports of the sher
iffs. Each year a few more sheriffs
secure record books that allow them
to keep records of jail prisoners as
provided by Section 1154 of Park’s
Penal Code of Georgia laws. It is
believed that soon every sheriff in
the state will have such a record
book and keep it exactly as provided
by law. The department of public
welfare is regularly furnishing in
formation on this point.—Public
Welfare.
213 HEAD OF HOGS
AT TUESDAY’S SALE
213 head of hogs, weighing 34,-
910 pounds, were sold at Tuesday’s
co-operative sale, according to fig
ures furnished The News by County
Agent W. A. Fuqua.
The 213 head were listed as fol
lows: No. 1, 88; No. 2, 35; No. 3,!
39; No. 4, 17; Roughs, 34.
The price paid was 9.85 for No.
I’s, and the total money received
was $3,103.11. The shipment was:
bought by Robinson & Reynolds for;
Swift & Co.
PUTTING FISH IN THE
STREAMS OF GEORGIA
Over 600,000 Rainbow and Brook ,
Trout Released in 17 Counties. i
The mountain streams of north and
central Georgia are teeming with new
life.
Rainbow and brook trout, more
than 600,000 of them, have just been
released over an area of 17 counties,
C. C. James, superintendent of the
state fish hatchery at Summerville
announces, and several thousand more
may be ready for release in the fall.
And in addition efforts have been
made to hatch other varieties of fish
to be distributed in both south and ,
north Georgia waters. Bream and
bass are now hatching, and more eggs
will be placed as soon as space is
available.
But it will be some time before
the new inhabitants of the state’s
fishing waters will be quite up to
striking a fly. Because Mr. Jantes
says that they are removed from the
hatchery at the age of two or three
months, and they are then only a
few inches long.
“But they grow rapidly,” he said,
“and within two or three years will
give a .good battle to any fisherman.
But we must all do what we can to
preserve them until large enough to
make that fight.”
Mr. James said he has in the hatch
ery at Summerville at the present
time about 100,000 rainbow and
breok trout eggs to carry over for
the fall stock, to say nothing of the
bass, bream and other varieties.
Mr. James also said that Georgia’s
hatchery was the only trout hatchery
“this far south.”
BOYS OFF TO CAMP
WILKINS JULY 14
Early county boys will leave for
Camp Wilkins on July 14th and re
turn home on the nineteenth. We
will meet on the court house lawn,
north side, at five o’clock and leave
shortly thereafter, so be sure and
be prompt. Each boy must have a
lunch for the day. The rates are
the same as previously, $7.00 for
the week.
Each boy must have a blanket (if
wanted), two sheets, soap, towels,
tooth brush, blue overalls, blue shirt
and also a red bandanna hanker
chief is desirable; arrange the bag
gage as compact as possible. Don’t
forget the bathing suit.
Mr. Justice, a very capable driver,
will handle the truck.
Those who are planning to go to
Camp Wilkins must notify me not
later than July the tenth. Don’t for
get this date—l must know by the
tenth.
Camp W’ilkins has a better time in
store for the boys each year.
Hurry and make your reservations,
boys, and let’s go.
COUNTY AGENT FUQUA.
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
Builders
Balkcom’s Drug Store
PULL FOR BLAKELY
—OR—
PULL OUT
$2.00 A YEAR
COTTON ACREAGE
IN CULTIVATION
SHOWS BIG CUT
MILLION AND A QUARTER ACRES
LESS ON JULY 1 THAN
YEAR AGO.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—There were
a million and a quarter acres less
cotton in cultivation on July 1 than
a year ago.
The crop reporting board of the
Department of Agriculture in its first
announcement of acreage this year,
issued Tuesday, placed the area of
cotton in cultivation at 45,815,1)00.
This is a reduction of 2.7 per cent
from last year’s July 1 acreage.
The acreage is 166,000 less than
the area picked last year.
The Department issued no ‘fore
cast of indicated production, as that
is forbidden by law, and will not
make any production forecast ’ until
their August 1 report, which will be
based on the acreage in cultivation
July 1, less the ten-year average
abandonment from 1920 to 1929,
which was 3.5 per cent. >
The acreage in cultivation July 1
this year, was:
Virginia 90,000
North Carolina 1,724,000
South Carolina 2,205,000
Georgia 3,818,000
Florida 106,000
Missouri 383,000
Tennessee 1,227,000
Alabama 3,652,000
Mississippi 4,314,000
Louisiana 2,071,000
Oklahoma 4,076,000
Texas 17,500,000
Arkansas .... .. 4,Q12,000
New Mexico 133,000
Arizona 212,000
California 273,000
All other States . 19,000
jSlThe acreage for Lower California
—old Mexico—is 101,000, which is
not included in the California figures
nor in the United States total.
MARKET QUOTATIONS
ON GEORGIA PRODUCTS
The following is the market re
port (wholesale) of farm products
in Atlanta on Monday, July 7th,
1930, as reported by the State Bu
reau of Markets of the Department
of Agriculture: r
Eggs, Ga., extra, doz. .26
Eggs, Ga., standard, doz. .24
Eggs, Ga. trade, doz. .19
Eggs, yard run, doz. .24
Stags, lb. .17
Hens, lb. .17
Roosters, lb. .09
Friers, lb. .23
Ducks, lb. .12
Geese, lb. .09
Turkeys, lb. .20
Field Peas, mixed, bu. 3.00
Field peas, not mixed, bu. .3.50
• Country butter, best table per
pound .35