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EARLY COUNTY, GA., Garden Spot of GOD’S COUNTRY VOLUME LXXI }> NO. 44 MISS LINDSEY SINGS FOR MEMBERS OF ROTARY CLUB TWO HUMOROUS READINGS ARE ALSO GIVEN BY MISS VIRGINIA SMITH The members of the Blakely Ro tary Club were given a rare treat at their weekly luncheon at noon last Thursday when Miss Margaret Lindsey sang several selections for their entertainment. Miss Lindsey, who has been studying in Atlanta for the past year, is possessed of a splendid soprano voice, and her numbers were thoroughly enjoyed. Her voice teacher, Mrs. Gertrude L. Johnson, played her accompaniment. Little Miss Virginia Smith, of Dawson, a guest of Rotarian Bar ham, gave two humorous readings which won for her much applause from the Club members. Rotarian Robert Stuckey had as his guest Mr. Bert H. Flanders, of Oxford, who spoke briefly to the Rotarians. Rotarians Jim Grist and Marvin Sparks were in charge of the pro gram for the day. The luncheon was presided over by President Batrham, Mrs. Ben Haisten presiding at the piano for the singing of the Club songs. It was announced that Ladies’ Night would be observed on Friday, June 26th, and the program will be in the nature of a celebration of the Club’s fifth anniversary. CITY PROVIDES FREE ICE WATER Fount Placed in Court Yard For Benefit of Visitors. The city authorities have provided for free ice water for visitors in Blakely for the summer months. A large barrel, with a coil pipe some hundred feet in length, has been sunk beneath the earth’s sur face on the lawn west of the court house. A sanitary drinking fount has been connected and ice is placed in the barrel as often as is necessary to provide a constant supply of pure cold water. This step on the part of the city council is to be commended and will be heartily welcomed by visitors in town these hot days. YOUNG GIRL DIES FROM ACCIDENT IN SWING Rose Cadle Succumbs to Injury Sustained in Fall of Swing. Rose Cadle, 14 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Cadle, died in a Dothan hospital Sunday about noon from an accident sustained last Friday. The young girl, who lived in the western part of the city, was the victim of a rather unusual accident. While at the home of Mr. E. D. Jernigan she, with a young girl friend, was sitting in the swing on the porch of the home when the rafter to which the swing was attached pulled loose and fell hitting the child on the head and causing a fracture of the skull. She was carried to a Dothan hos pital, but to no avail, for the in jury proved fatal and she passed away as above stated. Funeral services for the deceased ■were held Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock and were conducted by the Rev. O. B. Chester. The following schoolmates acted as pall beareps: James Bryant, Carl Spence, Lane Spence, Lloyd George, C. D. Duke, Jr., Cecil Cobb, Elwood White and Wilson Davenport. The members of Miss Annie V. Womack’s Sunday School class, to which she belonged, sang “Safe in the Arms of Jesus” and “He’s a Wonderful Savior to Me.” Interment followed in the Blakely cemetery with the Blakely Funeral Home in charge. The sympathy of friends goes out to the bereaved ones in the tragic death of their loved one. ffiwlg €emrtg zXcws NOTICE, AUTO DRIVERS The city ordinances prohibit the obstructing of streets in the pathway of the fire truck dur ing a fire, also the congregating of automobiles around a burn ing building, or otherwise in terfering with the working of the fire department. In addition to this, there is a great deal of danger involved. Bear in mind that the city fire truck has the right-of-way and when an alarm is sounded, drivers of automobiles or other vehicles are hereby warned to pull to the curb and make clear the roadway. This provision of the city or dinance will be enforced or some one will pay the penalty for failure to do so. P. D. DuBOSE, Mayor. HOLLOWAY HOME DESTROYED BY FIRE Early Morning Blaze Wipes Out Cuthbert Street Residence. The home built by Mr. T. B. Kenney and occupied by Mrs. R. E. Holloway, just north of the city limits on the Cuthbert highway, was destroyed by fire early Friday morn ing of last week. The residence be ing beyond the city fire limits, it was impossible for the city fire depart ment to cope with the blaze, which had made considerable headway be fore being discovered. Mrs. Hollo way had left the home some little time prior to the discovery of the fire and is at a loss to know how it originated. Nearby neighbors made an effort to save the household fur niture, but very little was salvaged. The News understands that both Mr. Kenney and Mrs. Holloway car ried some insurance. The house was built some two years or more ago and had been occupied by Mrs. Holloway since its erection. NEGRO JAILED FOR MURDER OF WIFE Lawrence Webb Kills Wife With Shot Gun. Lawrence Webb, Negro farm hand on the farm of Mr. Gordon White, is in the Blakely jail charged with killing his wife Monday night. From reports it is learned that the Negroes had quarreled and sep arated Saturday afternoon. The woman had gone to the home of one of her friends on the farm of Mr. Henry Butler. Learning of her whereabouts, Lawrence, armed with his shotgun, went after her early Monday night, and upon her refusal to return with him, emptied two loads of buckshot into her body. He is said to have then hit her over the head with the barrel of the gun with such force as to bend the barrel. He then returned to his home, where Sheriff Howell found him a little later and brought him to the county jail. There he will probably rest until the October term of Early superior court. EDISON’S RUBBER PASSES TEST STAGE In State of Being Made Commercial ly Practical, Son Says. Fort Myers, Fla.—Edison’s ex periments seeking new sources of rubber have passed the preliminary stage and are in a state of being made commercially practical, accord ing to an announcement made here by Charles Edison, son of the in ventor. He said rubber extracted from golden rod has been vulcanized by the inventor and found to respond as well as ordinary rubber. The only problem remaining un solved is that of standardization, as one batch of the rubber sometimes differs in quality from the others. Between 6 and 8 per cent of rub ber is being obtained by the elec trical wizard from Solida Gigantica, a new golden rod species found in the Everglades. This new discovery has resulted in the inventor discard ing the Solidago Leavenworthii spe cies, with which he formerly ex perimented. Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts —“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.” BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 18, 1931. CONVENTIONS AT BAPTIST CHURCH WELL ATTENDED B. Y. P. U. AND SUNDAY SCHOOL MEETINGS OF BETHEL ASSN. HELD HERE FRIDAY The Blakely Baptist church was host to the annual B. Y. P. U. and Sunday School Conventions of Beth el Association last Friday, June 12. Several hundred visiting delegates' from churches within the bounds of Bethel were in attendance. The morning session was held at the church, the chief feature of which was an address by Dr. Spright Dowell, president of Mercer Uni versity, who brought his hearers an inspiring message. Mr. Waymon C. Reese, Special B. Y. P. U. Worker, of Atlanta, also spoke, his subject being “Living for Jesus in Recrea tion.” Others on the morning pro gram included Robert Puckett, pres ident of the Blakely B. Y. P. U., who welcomed the visitors; Rev. D. E. Blalock, of Arlington, who led in prayer; and Mr. J. O. Bridges, of Blakely, who conducted the devo tional. Mr. W. B. Lawrence, of Edison, had charge of the song service. At the noon hour a barbecue din ner was served in the grove near the school building. Under the supervision of Mr. B. J. Mann, the meats were splendidly prepared and the committee of ladies in charge had prepared all the necessary “ac cessories” to make the meal a most delectable one. The afternoon session of the Sunday School Convention was held at the Baptist church and the B. Y. P. U. meeting at the Methodist church. On the afternoon programs were Rev. M. L. Lawson, of Cuth bert; Mr. W. H. Joiner, of Coleman; Rev. J. C. Grimes, Shellman; Rev. W. T. Bodenhamer, Blakely; Mrs. E. R. Eller, Fort' Gaines; Mr. Way mon C. Reese, of Atlanta; Rev. J. W. Farmer, Georgetown; Misses Ed wina and Elizabeth Arnold, of Fort Gaines. A Sword Drill by the In termerdiate Union, led by Mrs. W. J. Hortman, of Cuthbert, was an inter esting feature of the afternoon B. Y. P. U. program. The committee which made the preparations for the occasion left nothing undone to make thje day an entirely successful and happy one. They wish to thank their Methodist friends for the use of their church and for the assistance they and mem bers of other denominations extend ed in planning for the entertain ment of the visitors in the city that day. Health Insurance for the j? Summer*-A Spring Tonic g I I:':; Give your body a spring cleaning as you do ;• your house—take Rexall Sarsparilla Tonic— B ii Si.oo | ■I To clear up the blood, sharpen the appetite, > and tone up the nerves, take Rexall Iron and &■ 5 Cascara Tonic with Celery— B I SI.OO Strongly recommended $■ by Mr. Balkcom. Balkcom’s Drug Store g WOODLAWN PARK PAVILION AND RESIDENCE BURNED MR. J. B. TARVER SUSTAINED SERIOUS FIRE LOSS SUNDAY NIGHT Mr. J. B. Tarver, owner of the Woodlawn Park properties, suffered a rather severe fire loss early Sun day night when the family home and dancing pavilion was complete ly burned, together with the entire household and personal belongings of the family. None of the family were at home at the time of the fire and its origin is unknown. Being beyond the city fire limits, there was no fire pro tection and the loss was complete. The large building which was burned was built some three years or more ago for a dancing pavilion. Later part of the building was re modeled and converted into a resi dence for the family. It was quite a commodious structure and was a popular recreation point for the young people of this section. Mr. Tarver’s loss is only partially covered by insurance, and his loss is rather heavy, for not even the family clothing was salvaged from the building. They have the sym pathy of our people in their loss. REVIVAL MEETINGS AT THE BLAKELY METHODIST CHURCH The revival meetings at the Meth odist church will begin July 12th, according to announcement made by the pastor, the Rev. O. B. Chester. Rev. W. A. Tyson, pastor of Trin ity Methodist church in Savannah, will assist the pastor. Services will be held in the fore noon and at night. All the people are requested to put other things aside and give their attention to these meetings for two weeks. MR. CURTIS FREEMAN DIES AT FREEMAN CHAPEL Curtis Freeman, aged 26, passed away at his home in the Freeman Chapel community Saturday, follow ing a lingering illness. Funeral serv ices were held Sunday afternoon in the Grier cemetery, and were conducted by the Rev. O. B. Chester, pastor of the Blakely Methodist church, and were largely attended by friends and relatives. The deceased was a son of Mr. Robert Freeman. He is survived by his wife, who was a Miss Grier prior to their marriage. He had a large family connection in Early county, and the news of his death caused regret to a large circle of friends. ENJOYS THE NEWS Titusville, Fla., June 10, 1931. Editor Early County News: Blakely, Ga. Dear Sir: I enclose you herewith my check for $2.00, for which please continue to send me the Early County News. You are to be congratulated on getting out a good weekly newspaper, and then I’m an Old Timer from that section, too. I read it through each week includ ing the dots from the country section and Old Caesar’s let ters, which I consider real good. With kindest regards to you and yours, Yours truly, STUART COLLINS. LOCALS DROP TWO MORE BALL GAMES Are Now in Tie with Arlington for Cellar Position. As a result of two losses, while Arlington was defeating Cuthbert Tuesday, the Blakely ball team is now in a tie with the Calhoun coun ty aggregation for the cellar posi tion in the Georgia-Alabama league. Last Thursday’s game was won by Cuthbert by the score of 13 to 10. The game was hard fought from the beginning, but the breaks of the game went to the visiting team, and aided by several errors, the Cuthbert aggregation scored 7 runs in the eighth inning, a lead which the locals tried hard to overcome in the ninth inning, but fell three runs short. Tarver, Simmons, White and Stein worked for Blakely, while Lundy and Worthy did the hurling for the visitors. Hammack, Cleve land and Davis each hit four-baggers for the locals. Tuesday’s game went to Colquitt by the score of 6 to 4. Again the breaks of the game went to the visitors. Blakely was leading 4 to 3 until the ninth inning, when an error, base on balls and two hits netted the visitors three runs and the game. White, for Blakely, op posed Stapleton for Colquitt. Pitch ing honors were about even, White surrendering nine hits and Staple ton eight. Each hurler whiffed nine batsmen, and each team committed three miscues. Batteries: Blakely— White and Moore; Colquitt—Staple ton and Kimbrell. The local team goes down to Colquitt this afternoon (Thursday) for a return game. Donalsonville Takes Lead. Donalsonville, by winning from Columbia Tuesday, took the lead in the loop. Arlington defeated Cuth bert for her first victory of the season. Where They Play Today (Thursday) Blakely at Colquitt. Arlington at Cuthbert. Donalsonville at Columbia. STANDING OF CLUBS. (Games Through Tuesday) Won Lost Pct. Donalsonville 4 1 .800 Cuthbert 3 2 .600 Colquitt 3 2 .600 Columbia 3 2 .600 Blakely _ 1 4 .200 Arlington 1 4 .200 ATTENTION, BOYS. I have a scholarship to Georgia State College for Men, Tifton, that is to be awarded to an Early county boy who is a graduate of an accred ited high school. The value is SBO.OO. If you are interested in this, see me or write to me by June 20, 1931. MRS. McARTHUR JONES. NOTICE, LEGIONNAIRES. The American Legion meets to night (Thursday), June 18, at 8 p. m. Come out and bring your lady. Refreshments. GRIER MANSFIELD, Commander. PULL FOR BLAKELY —OR— PULL OUT $2.00 A YEAR STATE COLLECTION OF TAXES SHOWS GOOD INCREASE r $1,249,825 TO MAY 31, 1931, AS AGAINST $2,203,367 FOR WHOLE YEAR IN 1930 Gross receipts, income and sales taxes collected up to May 31, 1931, amounted to $1,249,825, a healthy increase as compared with collections of $2,203,367 for the entire year 1930, according to the annual report of R. C. Norman, state tax commis sioner, submitted to Governor Hard-' man. The total collections in seven teen months were $3,249,825. The collections up to May 31 were $492,677 on gross receipts or sales taxes, $613,844 on income taxes, and $143,303 on inheritance taxes. During 1930 the gross receipts tax brought in $1,212,588, the income tax $631,255, and the inheritance tax $359,423. The cost of collection in 1931 has been .019 per cent compared to .029 per cent in 1930, the report shows. June installments of the income tax will amount to $300,000, in the opinion of Commissioner Norman, and a like amount will be collected in September. It is estimated that the income tax will yield $1,500,000 for the entire year. “The new income tax law, passed by the 1931 special session, will com pare favorably with the act of any state in the Union,” Commissioner Norman said. “While we have con servatively estimated the revenue to be derived therefrom for 1932 at $2,500,000, we believe it will yield nearer $3,000,000. In a period of even moderate prosperity it will yield twice this sum, or more.” h GEORGIA WEEKLY INDUSTRIAL REVIEW Items from Over State of Interest To Georgians. (The following record of indus trial activity lists items showing in vestment of capital, employment of labor and business activities and op portunities. Information from which the paragraphs are prepared is from local papers, usually of towns mentioned, and may be considered generally correct.) Macon—City Bank and Trust Co. organized here to take over assets and liabilities of former Luther Wil liams Bank & Trust Co. Milledgeville—Skating rink opened here. Lodowici—Doctortown bridge formally opened. Dalton—Real Silk Hosiery Mills, Inc., of Indianapolis, Ind., moving machinery from Philadelphia, Pa., plant to local plant. Vienna—New banking institution being considered for this city. Carrollton—s4,ooo club house planned by Carrollton Country Club in large expansion program. Waycross—Bids opened for con struction of Ware County hospital. Savannah—United Shank and Findings Co., shoe factory, operating plant on Louisville road. Hartwell—Paving completed from eastern limits of city to Alford’s bridge. Plans underway to pave Calhoun highway between Abbeville and Cal houn Falls. Atlanta—Bids on road construction and maintenance equipment estimat ed to cost $400,000 received by Geor gia State Highway Board. Hartwell—Elberton highway plac ed on State System of Highways. Atlanta—“ Atlanta, Saturday Night,” a weekly newspaper publish ed by Parks Rusk, makes its ap pearance. Savannah—Municipal garage for mally opened. Montezuma—Montezuma Junior League opened swimming pool. Indian Spring Park opened to public. Barnesville News-Gazette. The two men who lately ascended over 50,000 feet into the stratos phere, discovered that the moon shines brightly in the day time up there and that the temperature at 50,000 feet was 148 degrees below zero.