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EARLY COUNTY, GA., Garden Spot of GOD’S COUNTRY VOLUME LXXI > NO. 45 CONGRESSMAN COX SPEAKER AT ROTARY CLUB LUNCHEON SECOND DISTRICT REPRESENT ATIVE BRINGS HEARERS ELOQUENT MESSAGE. The Hon. E. E. Cox, of Camilla, Representative in Congress from the Second congressional district, was the featured speaker at the regular weekly luncheon of the Blakely Ro tary Club at the noon hour last Thursday. The Congressman, who was intro duced with a short eulogy by Ro tarian Gray, based his talk largely on the present financial depression and some of the causes which have contributed to its continuance. The speaker deplored the present tenden cy towards granting the executive heads of government more power and authority. Only in rare in stances is an executive officer pos sessed of the wisdom and poise to exercise his present authority to the welfare of the masses, according to the speaker. Os the three branches of government, the judicial is now held in the highest esteem by the people, according to Judge Cox, and the legislative branch more amenable to the voice of the majority. The present Hawley-Smoot tariff law came in for a severe arraign ment by the speaker, who stated that as a result of the enactment of this measure we have lost the good will of nearly all foreign nations. Other countries have enacted or are enacting retaliatory measures, which has caused a tremendous de crease in our exports and a conse quent stagnation in business. It is the opinion of the Congress man as expressed in his address last Thursday that relief will come only when authority as it is vested in our present democratic form of govern ment is administered in such a manner that it will benefit the mass es rather than the privileged few. At the conclusion of his splendid address the speaker received an ova tion from the Club members and several invited guests, among whom were Mr. John Collins and Mr. C. B. Whitchard of Albany, Dr. S. P. Hol land, Col. J. W. Bonner, Mr. Abe Berman, Mr. J. C. McCuller and Mrs. W. A. Fuqua. Rotarians Alvin Gray and Ray mond Singletary were in charge of the program. President Felix Barham presided over the luncheon and Mrs. Ben Haisten furnished the music for the occasion. It was announced that the Club would observe Ladies’ Night on Fri day of this week in place of the regular luncheon scheduled for to day. The Club is this week cele brating its fifth anniversary. A HALF CENTURY AGO TODAY Some Things of Interest That Happened » Fifty Years Ago. (Excerpts from Early County News of June 24th, 1881.) MRS. W. T. ROBINSON, of Rome, is now visiting relatives in Blakely. WE LEARN that Dr. Will Standi fer is wrestling with an interesting case of measles. COL. R. T. NESBITT gave us a call on Monday last. He leaves for Marietta this week. REV. J. P. WARDLAW gave an interesting sermon at the Methodist church last Sunday. MISS CENEILLA BOWER is vis iting Col. E. C. Bower. She is just back from Wesleyan College. A. J. SINGLETARY, Esq., who is in charge of the work of the railroad extension, was in town Saturday last. He reports the work progress ing nicely. Conntn Jfew I MADDOX ELECTED BALL CLUB MANAGER Succeeds Mr. W. T. Bodenhamer, Resigned. At a meeting of the members of the Blakely Baseball Club and the local fans held on Wednesday night of last week Mr. S. G. Maddox was elected manager of the local team to succeed Mr. W. T. Bodenhamer, resigned. Mr. Maddox was original . ly president of the club, having been elected to that position at the organ ization meeting held prior to the opening of the season. Mr. Bodenhamer found that his other duties during the summer months would exact much of his time and deemed it best to turn the reins over to some one else. In appreciation of his work for the club, he was presented with a handsome brief case by the fans. Mr. Bodenhamer was the prime mover in the organization of the Georgia-Alabama League. GEORGIA LEGISLATURE CONVENED WEDNESDAY The General Assembly of Geor gia convened in Atlanta Wednesday for a 60-day session, Among the items to come before the body will be the redistricting of the state into ten congressional districts to meet a loss of two members of the national house of representatives as a result of the 1930 census. A reorganiza tion of the state government was one of the platform pledges of gov ernor-elect Russell and is expected to receive the attention of the legislative body. Arlie D. Tucker, of Berrien coun ty, who has been speaker pro tern during the last two terms of Russell’s speakership, will be speaker of the new House, and W. Cecil Neill, of Muscogee county, will be president of the Senate again. The inauguration of Richard B. Russell, Jr., as governor will take place on the Capitol lawn Saturday morning at 11 o’clock, and the oath of office will be administered by the governor-elect’s father, Chief Justice Richard B. Russell of the Supreme court of Georgia. An informal reception will be held at the governor’s mansion Saturday afternoon from 4 to 6, to which all Georgians are invited. TURTLE WEIGHING 60 POUNDS IS KILLED Mr. John Murdock, one of the city’s well-known fishermen, was exhibiting around the city Friday the head of a monster turtle which he killed on last Thursday night. After the head had been removed and the blood drained from its body, the turtle weighed sixty pounds. Its mouth was fully large enough to accommodate a regulation size base ball. Mr. Murdock killed the turtle down on Sprirfg creek. MR. ELIAS HARPER showed us a 3 ounce hen eggs the other day, which is a rather large one. THERE WAS quite a bit of wind with the rain on Mr. W. A. McDow ell’s place on the river last Wed nesday. DISPLAY ADS in The News this week represent: D. C. Adams, Fort Gaines; W. C. Sheffield, Cedar Springs; J. M. & R. W. Wade, Blake ly; F. E. Grist, Fort Gaines. THE Cuthbert Enterprise says that within 3 miles of Cuthbert there are 24 farms with 117 miles of fencing costing $41,000. The object of it is to fence out about S6OOO worth of stock. THE Albany News and Advertiser says that: “Messrs. Pattison and Donnelly, the U. S. Fish Commission, are now in Albany. They brought two hundred thousand shad, placing half in the run at Montezuma and the other half at this point.” Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts—“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.” BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 25, 1931. POLLARD ELECTED PRESIDENTOF CENTRAL RAILWAY » CHOSEN BY BOARD OF DIREC TORS TO SUCCEED A. E. CLIFT, DECEASED. H. D. Pollard, of Savannah, and E. R. Richardson, of New York, W’ere elected presidents of the Central of Georgia Railway and Ocean Steam ship Company respectively at meet ings of the boards of directors of the two companies held in Savannah last week. These elections come as deserved rewards to two officers who have devoted major portion of their working lives to the service of the companies which they are now to head. Both officers are natives of the South, and each has been for the past several years serving as vice president and general manager of his company. They will each con tinue to serve as general manager, their official titles being president and general manager. They succeed the late A. E. Clift, who had been president of both companies. Mr. Pollard is well known through Central of Georgia territory, having been in the railroad service for the past 30 years. He first went with the Central of Georgia in May of 1898 as a transit man in the en gineering department. Prior to then he had been for several years in the employ of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Philadelphia and Baltimore. While in the engineer ing department of the Central of Georgia he advanced from transit man to assist engineer, resident engineer, supervisor of track, and subsequently to trainrpaster, road master and superintendent. In 1911 he left the service of the Central to go to South America and entered railroad service in Bra zil. He spent two years there with the Sorracabana Railway at Sao Paula and with the Auxiliare Rail way at Santa Maria and Porte Al legre, returning to the Central of Georgia in 1913 as valuation en gineer. He served as president of the Wrightsville and Tennille Rail road from 1915 until February 1, 1918, being appointed on the latter date assistant general manager of the Central of Georgia at Savannah. He was made general manager on June 8, 1918, which position he filled during Federal control of the railroads. On March 1, 1920, he was made general superintendent, and general manager 'on January 16, 1924. He was promoted to vice-president and general manager on October 9, 1925, and was elected a director of the Central of Georgia in December of last year. Like Mr. Pollard, Mr. Richardson is a graduate from the ranks, he too having won his way on merit during the past 30 years. He en tered the service of the Ocean Steam ship Company as secretary to the general freight and passenger agent, and was successively chief clerk, general freight agent, federal man ager (during Federal control) and vice-president and general manager since March 1, 1920. He has been a frequent visitor to the South, where he has many friends and acquaintances. The Ocean Steam ship Company operates regular freight and passenger service by ship from Savannah to New York and Boston. The first announcement from President Pollard of the Central of Georgia was of the appointment of C. E. Weaver as assistant general manager and chief engineer. Mr. Weaver had been chief engineer of the Central for the past five years. Like Mr. Pollard, he too has been a frequent visitor to this territory on official business of the railroad. In addition to performing the duties of assistant general manager, Mr. Weaver will continue his duties in charge of the engineering depart ment of the Central of Georgia. Where They Play Today (Thursday) Columbia at Blakely. Donalsonville at Cuthbert. Arlington at Colquitt. LOCAL BALL TEAM WINS ONE GAME AND LOSES ONE ALSO WIN PRETTY 10-INNING EXHIBITION GAME FROM ALBANY WAHOOS The local baseball outfit won two games and lost one the past week, one of the victories being an exhibi tion game with Albany in that city, which does not count in the stand ing of the league. With only two victories out of seven games, Blake ly is tied with Arlington for the cellar berth with a percentage of 285. The game at Colquitt last Thurs day afternoon, which was won by the Blakely team by the score of 6 to 5, was featured by the relief pitching of Bush for Blakely, and the ninth inning rally of the Blake ly team. Going into the ninth in ning three runs behind, Blakely put over four runs before the side was retired. Tarver started the game for Blakely and was relieved by Ricks. Ricks in turn was relieved in the third inning by Bush, who pitched hitless ball for the remain der of the game. Hutchins was on the receiving line for Blakely. Score by innings R. H. E. Blakely 6 8 4 Colquitt 5 7 2 BLAKELY DEFEATS ALBANY Blakely won a ten-inning exhibi tion game from the Albany Wahoos of the Big Four circuit in Albany last Friday afternoon, score 6 to 3. The Blakely boys outhit the home team 13 to 7, and played almost perfect baseball behind the pitching of White, who, although walking 8 batters, allowed only 7 hits. With the score tied 3-3 at the end of the ninth inning, the Blakely boys push ed over three tallies in their half of the tenth. Johnson, pitching for Albany, was relieved by Johnston, Albany manager and 'star hurler, who got credit for losing the game. Hammack, F. Williams and Fleming led the Blakely attack,, each getting “three hits. Score by innings R. H. E. Blakely 6 13 2 Albany 3 7 4 THE COLUMBIA GAME. The game in Columbia Tuesday afternoon resulted in a victory for the Alabama team by a score of 14 to 5. White started on the mound for Blakely and after his mates had given him a five run lead, weakened, and was relieved by Bush, who was also ineffective, and Mobley com pleted the game. Benton, for Co lumbia, held the Blakely batters to five hits, one of them a home run by Owen, playing his first game for Blakely at third base. Score by innings R. H. E. Columbia 14 14 31 Blakely 5 5 5 COLUMBIA HERE TODAY The fast team of Columbia will meet the locals out at Woodlawn Park this afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. | It is hoped that a large number of fans will turn out and lend their support to the home team. STANDING OF CLUBS. (Games Through Tuesday) 1 Won Lost Pet. i Columbia 5 2 .714 ! Cuthbert 4 3 .570 J Donalsonville 4 3 .570 1 Colquitt 4 3 .570 i Blakely 2 5 .285 J Arlington . 2 5 .285 J JULY 12-26 AT THE i METHODIST CHURCH ! Between these dates a series of i revival meetings will be conducted. | [ A Savannah pastor will ado most of 1 the preaching and our own Blakely ! < people will do all of the singing. Meetings will be held at 9 a. m. J and 8 p. m. It will be well for our 1 people to give two weeks to high I « thinking and holy living. A warm i welcome will be given every one. J O. B. CHESTER. JONES-RICHARDS WEDDING SOLEMNIZED Impressive Ceremony Performed at Baptist Church Last Thursday. Impressive in every detail was the wedding of Miss Dorothy Benton Jones and Mr. James A. Richards, which took place Thursday morning, June 18, at the Blakely Baptist Church. The church was beautifully dec orated, the altar being banked in pyramidal form with ferns and palms interspersed with large bas kets of pink, white and salmon-col ored gladioli. The choir loft was covered with trailing ivy and the choir rail with old-fashion/ed bou quets of garden flowers. A large silver basket of manuve dahilas was placed at the choir entrance. An other of snapdragons and pompom dahlias was placed in the back ground of the choir. The entrance to each pew from the center aisles was tied with a large bow of white satin ribbon. • Preceding the ceremony, Mrs. Cullen Richardson, aunt of the bride, played Borowski’s “Adora tion.” Mrs. H. H. Perry, of Albany, an aunt of the bride, sang, “I Love Thee,” Grieg, and “The Day of Golden Promise,” Hamblen. Be tw’een the solos, Mrs. Richardson played Nevin’s “Venetian Love Song.” While the “Bridal March” from Wagner’s opera “Lohengrin” was being played, Messrs. Henry Wal ton, Lyman Parsons, Ernest Davis, Jr., and Carl DeVaughn, Jr., ushered in the bridal party. First to enter were the bridesmaids, Miss Mary Grist and Miss Madge King, whose dresses were of eyelet em broidery, reaching the floor, with short taffeta coats of the same color tied at the waist. Their hats were large, rough straws of matching color. They wore linen shoes and gloves to match the dresses. Their shoulder corsages were of pink roses and valley lilies. Miss Grist wore pink and Miss King yellow. Next to enter were the maid of honor, Miss Virginia Davis, preced ing the bride, and the matron of honor, Mrs. Carl De Vaughn, Jr., a sister of the bride, down the op posite aisle. Miss Davis wore an eyelet embroidery dress of natural color over orchid silk, with a jacket of orchid fashioned along the same lines as those of the bridesmaids. Her hat was of orchid rough straw and her shoes of linen in the same color. She wore gloves to match. Mrs. De Vaughn’s dress was of blue, fashioned like the bridesmaids’, with accessories to match. The shoulder corsages were of pink roses and valley lilies. The bride entered on the arm of her father, Mr. Jesse Benton Jones. Tall and graceful, her brunette (Continued on page 3) Health Insurance for the Summer—A Spring Tonic Give your body a spring cleaning as you do your house—take Rexall Sarsparilla Tonic— sl.oo To clear up the blood, sharpen the appetite, and tone up the nerves, take Rexall Iron and Cascara Tonic with Celery— sl.oo Strongly recommended by Mr. Balkcom. ♦♦♦♦♦« Balkcom’s Drug Store PULL FOR BLAKELY —OR— PULL OUT $2.00 A YEAR CONTRACT TO BE LET FOR PAVING NO. 1 IN JULY FROM BLAKELY NORTH TO THE COUNTY LINE INCLUDED IN JULY AWARDS. News dispatches from Atlanta on Monday carried the announcement that the state highway engineers had approved a number of road and bridge contracts amounting to ap proximately $1,750,000, which are to be awarded at a regular meeting of the State Highway Board on July 15th. Included in the list is nine miles of Highway No. 1 from Blake ly north to the county line. The announcement stated that the pav ing would be of the limerock type. A bridge on the county line on the Donalsonville highway is also in cluded in the construction program to be let on the 15th. Mr. C. E. Martin, chairman of the Early county Board of Commission ers of Roads and Revenues, and Col. Lowrey Stone, county attorney, appeared before the Highway Board in Atlanta last week to report that all property rights for the right-of way of the above road-had been se cured, and urged the Board to in clude No. 1 in their July contracts. The news that the Board will let the contract for this stretch of roadway will be joyously received by Early countians, and particular ly those along the route of No. 1. A determined fight has been waged to secure the paving of this route for nearly a year, and it is pleasing news that the efforts have now borne fruit. Construction work will in all probability be begun immediately following the letting of the con tract. •' ' * LEGIONNAIRES HAVE LADIES’ NIGHT Enjoyable Occasion Held Thursday Night of Last Week. Fitzgerald Post No. 11 of the American Legion entertained at a Ladies’ Night last Thursday. Legionnaires Stuckey and Bonner were in charge of the program. Be sides a delightful service of refresh ments, the affair was featured by an old-fashioned spelling bee out of the old “Blue Back” Speller. Mrs. Let ter George won first prize and Col. J. W. Bonner second. Dr. J. G. Standifer acted as the school teacher and gave out the words. The third annual Georgia State Convention of the B. Y. P. U. is meeting in Gainesville this week. •