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EARLY COUNTY, GA., Garden Spot of GOD’S COUNTRY VOLUME LXXI > NO. 46 GEORGIA PRODUCTS VALUED AT BILLION DOLLARS YEARLY IF CUT OFF FROM REST OF THE WORLD, CITIZENS COULD LIVE IN PLENTY Georgia annually turns out from its farms and factories products valued by the state department of agriculture at approximately a bil lion dollars. The state’s output is so diversified that if it were cut off from the rest ot the world its citi zens could live in plenty, missing but few of the things to which they are accustomed. The state’s annual worth during years of fairly good prices is esti mated by officials at $1,201,747,866. Approximately a third of that wealth comes from the products of its farms. Although diversification has been the watchword among county agents and farm leaders in recent years, cotton has continued to lead the money-makers. The staple brings in around $100,000,000 a year, near ly three times as much as its near est competitor, corn. Approximately 3,750,000 acres of the 25,440,000 acres in the state classified as farm lands, are planted in cotton each year and yield around 1,250,000 bales. Georgia averages about fourth place among the cot ton growing states. Acreage has been reduced stead ily in the last decade, dropping from about 5,000,000 in 1920 to approx imately 4,250,000 in 1921. Since then the 4,000,000-mark has been exceeded but once, in 1926. The value of the crop varies with prices, but the staple brought $75,- 562,000 to farmers in 1930. The year before, when better prices prevailed, the crop brought $122,- 971,000. Corn ranks next to cotton in acre age and money value. However, most of the corn crop is fed to live stock and made into meal so the grain is outranked by tobacco as a “cash” crop. More than 3,000,000 acres, near ly as much as is devoted to cotton, is planted in corn annually. It is the one universal crop of the state, grown in each of the 161 counties and on a majority of the state’s 255,598 farms. Georgia produces around 50,000,000 bushels of corn annually, worth in 1930 $39,125,- 000 and $44,399,000 in 1929. A later comer, tobacco, has T. K. Weaver & Co. FIRST TO NAME LOWER PRICES $1.50 Full Fashioned Silk Hose, fancy heels, 2 pairs for sl.lO SI.OO quality 40-inch Rayon Flat Crepe, per yard .48 SI.OO quality Silk Shantung, yd .59 $3.95 Ladies’ Silk Dresses $2.95 36 inch Sheeting, yard .05 9-4 Brown Sheeting .17 25c bottle Tomato Catsup, 2 for .25 10 bars 5c Laundry Soap .25 PAY CASH AND BUY FOR LESS T. K. Weaver & Co. BLAKELY, GEORGIA Conntn JXctos BIDS ASKED ON HIGHWAY PAVING! Contract to Be Let for No. 1 July i 15th at Atlanta Headquarters. Sealed proposals for the paving of Highway No. 1 north of Blakely to the county line will be received at the Atlanta headquarters of the State Highway Board on July 15th, according to notice published in The News this week. Contract for work will be let on that date. The notice states that work shall begin within ten days after formal execution of contract and shall be completed within 130 working days. Another provision of the contract is that placing of tar prime or as phalt will not be permitted after Oc tober 15th. If the work is not com pleted prior to that time, the placing of tar and asphalt will be deferred until after April 1, 1932, and the project must be maintained by the contractor at his own expense until final completion. Complete details of the project will be found in the official notice of the State Highway Board publish ed elsewhere in this issue of The News. MONDAY’S POULTRY SALE The poultry sale held here Monday under the auspices of the Early County Club, Dr. W. A. Fuqua, county agent, in charge, resulted in the sale of 4,463 pounds of poultry, which netted the sellers $659.40. The Tennessee Egg Co., of Chatta nooga, Tenn., was the successful bidder. Prices were lower than they have been in some time. forged to the front among farm products and holds second place for cash returns. More than 100,000 acres are planted annually in the bright leaf belt in southern Georgia. In 1917 there were but 360,000 pounds produced in the state, worth SBO,OOO. In 1930 the growers cut 106,483,019 pounds for $10,501,228, a year of extremely low prices. The year before the crop of 89,000,000 pounds brought more than $16,000,- 000. Although Georgia is not consid ered a small grain state, the oat crop each year is worth approxi mately $6,000,000. Wheat brings in $750,000 and rye around $250,- 000. The state, with its 59,265 square miles, possesses soil and enjoys a climate adequate for various agri cultural products. Its 540-square miles under water, its 600 miles of coast line and several million acres of woodlands offer sport and cash for the huntsman and fisherman. Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts —“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead?’ BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 2, 1931. RUSSELL TAKES i OVER REINS OF GOVERNMENT VAST CROWD WITNESSES HIS INAUGURATION SATURDAY IN ATLANTA Richard B. Russell, Jr., of Winder, Ga., second youngest chief executive in the history of Georgia, took charge of the ship of state Satur day, June 27th. The new governor was sworn in at 11 o’clock, delivered his inaugural address, swore in John B. Wilson as secretary of state and Colonel John IBlli RICHARD B. RUSSELL, JR. Inaugurated governor of the state of Georgia on Saturday, June 27th. I *J. Hunt as pension commissioner, * announced his appointments to staff ! and clerical positions, made a hur- * ried visit to a meeting of the State * Democratic Executive Committee, 1 and received the legislature and the general public at the executive man ’ sion from 3:30 to 5:30 o’clock. ! A crowd that was estimated at be -1 tween five and six thousand, the largest ever to attend an inaugura tion ceremony in this state, shouted its acclaim when Governor Russell ' placed his hand solemnly upon the Bible his mother had read to him in 1 youth, and promised his father, ’ Chief Justice Richard B. Russell, of the Georgia Supreme Court, that he ‘ would uphold the constitution and 1 laws of the state of Georgia to the best of his ability. The crowd cheer- * ed frequently during the first public utterances of the new governor, out- 5 lining an aggressive and progressive 1 administration for the advancement of Georgia and Georgians. The platform upon which the I ceremonies were held was made just large enough for the participating officials, members of the Russell family and a few close friends. The platform was decorated with a Georgia state flag on each corner and a United States flag immediate ly behind the governor. After being sworn in by his father, receiving the great seal of the State of Georgia from George H. Carswell, secretary of state, and handing it to John B. Wilson, new secretary of state, Governor Russell launched into his speech of accept ance and outline of his administra tive program. Announcing that he would reserve his specific recommen dations to the legislature in a later address, Governor Russell outlined in his inauguration address the out standing policies he intends to fight for. He declared that he fully real izes the “staggering total of unpaid appropriations” that face him as he takes office, but these debts will be paid in full, and never repudiated. His statement that there should be no appropriations made in excess of the state’s income during his ad ministration brought a thundering ap plause from his hearers. Despite the depression that has existed everywhere, the future of Georgia is bright, and the resources for wonderful advancement are im mediately available, he stated. The salvation of Georgia farmers lies in greater crop diversification and utilization of the soil advantages that the state offers, Governor Rus sell stated. “If this administration could in augurate a movement which would cause the production of truck, food, LADIES’ NIGHT OBSERVED BY ROTARY CLUB MERRY EVENT AT AMERICAN LEGION HALL LAST FRIDAY EVENING The annual observance of Ladies’ Night by the Blakely Rotary Club occurred last Friday evening at the American Legion hall. The occa sion was also a celebration of the fifth anniversary of the organization of the Club. In addition to the presence of the wives of the Rotarians, there were other invited guests. Rotarian Marvin Sparks, chairman of the entertainment committee and also toastmaster for the evening, called the roll. Each Rotarian was requested to discuss briefly his clas sification in answering to his name. Several acts of fun and a number of entertainment features had been planned, which included songs by Mrs. E. L. Fryer, Jr., and Miss Mar garet Lindsey, and a balloon blowing contest, which was won by Mrs. Marvin Sparks, the prize being a Japanese umbrella. An amusing feature of the pro gram was a liar’s contest, which was won by Rotarian Alvin Gray. Miss Petrona Underwood, imper sonating Miss Marie Rose, of the Atlanta Journal, read and answered written questions sent in by Rotary anns, which provoked quite a bit of fun at the expense of the Rotarians. Another entertaining feature was the accordion music rendered by Mr. Harold Middleton, who also organ ized a Rotary band (fun) of several members. At the conclusion of the enter tainment program, Rotarian Gray, president-elect of the Club, gave an interesting talk on the organiza tion and history of the Blakely Ro tary Club. He discussed its past work and outlined the club’s aims and objects in the community and county. The attendance was large and the program committee had prepared a splendid evening of fun and fri volity for the Club’s guests. REPRESENTATIVE STONE’S COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS The following are the committee assignments of Col. Lowrey Stone, Early county’s representative in the Legislature: Amendments to the Constitution, Military Affairs, Pub lic Highways, Appropriations, Pub lic Library. Col. Stone is also vice chairman of the General Judiciary Committee No. 2. feedstuffs, live stock, dairy products, poultry and eggs sufficient for the use of this state and stop the expen diture of over $50,000,000 annually in markets without the state, agri culture would be rehabilitated and the future of Georgia would be as sured,” the governor declared. On reorganization of the state government, he spoke as follows: “The people of Georgia have spok en unequivocally in favor of a dras tic revision of the administrative agencies of our government. I realize that every movement in this direction is likely to be met by bit ter opposition from some of those who may be affected by any pro posed changes. However, we can not permit ourselves to be swayed by personal appeals or sympathy in our efforts to legislate for the com mon good.” “Malfeasance in office, whether petty graft or wholesale fraud, must not be tolerated or condoned. Neither is there room in Georgia for the gangster or highly organized crime which seeks to constitute itself into a super-government by control of our establishing agencies for enforc ing laws and administering justice,” the governor said. “The laws of Georgia must be enforced and the property and persons of our citizens protected.” The new chief executive closed his address with an earnest appeal for co-operation and assistance in building a greater and more pro gressive Georgia. MASONS WILL MEET AT DAMASCUS ON JULY 15 Annual Convention of the Second District Blue Lodges. The Second district Masonic (Blue Lodge) Convention will hold its annual meeting at Damascus on Wednesday, July 15th, with Damas cus Lodge No. 263 F. & A. M. as host. Many distinguished visitors will be present on this occasion, includ ing the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Georgia. This is the first time that the Sec ond District Masonic Convention has been held in Early county in some twenty years. The convention will be held in the auditorium of the Damascus Consolidated School. A big barbecue will be served to the members and visiting Masons at the noon hour. Magnolia Lodge No. 86, of Blake ly, is making active preparations to assist her sister Lodge at Damascus in entertaining on that day and Blakely expects to send over a large delegation. The News expects to present the full program of the meeting in its next issue. Blakely Methodist Church Mass Meeting and Revival Rev. O. B. Chester, Pastor After his sermon, the Presiding Elder, Rev. O. F. Cook, held the third quarterly conference last Sun day night. He was complimentary concerning the work being done by the church. The Epworth League was reorgan ized Sunday evening at 7 o’clock under the new law as one depart ment of the Young People’s Division of the church. Next Sunday at seven in the aft ernoon the League will be addressed by Miss Patrick, one of the Confer ence officers. That will be a great hour for the young people. Miss Patrick may speak also at the eight o’clock service. The Revival Meeting will begin at eleven o’clock on the morning of July 12th, and will close with the eight o’clock service July 26th. Rev. W. A. Tyson, pastor of Trinity church in Savannah, will arrive for the night service Monday, the 13th. There are nearly two thousand mem bers in Mr. Tyson’s church in Sa vannah. It will be a pity if small congregations greet him here. Next Sunday will be a day of preparation for the revival. 9:54 a. m. Sunday School; G. M. Sparks, supt. 11 a. m. Holy Communion admin istered by the pastor. 7 p. m. Special Epworth League meeting to be addressed by Miss Patrick. 8 p. m. Evening Service. For the glory of God and the good of humanity you are invited to wor ship and cooperation. •:£ Health Insurance for the I Summer—'A Spring Tonic ■! Give your body a spring cleaning as you do ■; your house---take Rexall Sarsparilla Tonic— I SI.OO ft To clear up the blood, sharpen the appetite, and tone up the nerves, take Rexall Iron and tt Cascara Tonic with Celery— I SI.OO £< Strongly recommended by Mr. Balkcom. ♦♦♦♦♦♦ I: Balkcom’s Drug Store I "[51 wAwAAw PULL FOR BLAKELY —OR— PULL OUT $2.00 A YEAR BLAKELY TEAM WINS TWO GAMES THE PAST WEEK FIRST HALF OF LEAGUE SCHED ULE CLOSES WITH GAMES THIS AFTERNOON As a result of two victories the past week, the Blakely baseball team entered into a tie with the Cuthbert team for fourth place in the Georgia- Alabama league standing. The team won from Colquitt last Thursday by the score of 8-7 and from Arlington Tuesday by a score of 6 to 1. THE COLUMBIA GAME. Blakely won an exciting contest from Columbia out at Woodlawn Park last Thursday afternoon, score 8 to 7. Cleveland led the locals’ hitting attack, with a double and two singles out of five trips to the plate. Bush started the game for Blakely, but was relieved by White in the sixth inning, who received credit for the victory. Stein was the Blakely receiver. Score: R. H. E. Blakely r 8 9 4 Columbia 7 12 4 THE ARLINGTON GAME. Jack White held the Calhoun coun ty aggregation to four hits in Tues day’s game in Arlington, while M. Jordan and Cowart, pitching for Arlington, were nicked for nine hits. F. Williams, C. Davis and M. Davis led the Blakely hitting attack. Hutch ins was on the receiving line for Blakely and Godwin for Arlington. Score by innings: R. H. E. Arlington 001 000 000—1 4 3 Blakely 042 000 000—6 9 3 Batteries: Blakely, White and Hutchins; Arlington, M. Jordan, J. Cowart and Godwin. TIE FOR LEADERSHIP OF LEAGUE With only one game left on the schedule for the first half, three teams—Donalsonville, Colquitt and Columbia—are tied for the league leadership. There is a strong proba bility that two of these teams will be tied following today’s game, which will necessitate a play-off before the opening of the second half on next Tuesday. ARLINGTON HERE TODAY The Arlington team will play in Blakely today (Thursday) at 3:30 o’clock. This is the concluding game of the first half and if the local outfit wins this game, it will com plete the first half with a percentage of 500. A large attendance of the fans is urged.