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EARLY COUNTY, GA.,
Garden Spot of
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXXIII NO. 41
FARM VALUES
SLUMP BELOW
1920 AVERAGE
27 PER CENT UNDER THE PRE
WAR PERIOD OF
1912 TO 1914
The U. S. Bureau of Agricultural
Ecfonomics reports farm real estate
values on March 1 were 27 per cent
below the average values for the pre
war period, 1912, to 1914.
It reported, also a sharp drdop
within the last year. On March 1,
1932, it listed values as 11 per cent
below the pre-war period and on the
same date in 1931, as 6 per cent over
the 1912-14 period.
The bureau said that declines dur
ing the last year have “been wide
spread” and generally uniform over
the country. From 1929 to 1932,
gross farm income decreased about
one-half while real estate values dur
ing the same time shrank about one
third, it added.
Back in 1920, the peak in farm
real estate values, the average for
the country was 70 per cent over
the pre-war period. In 1928, values
braced after a series of drops, but
the fall in farm income since that
time continued the flattening process
up to March 1.
Average values for the peak in
1920 and for March 1, this year, are
shown below .by states in index
figures, the 1912-1914 period being
represented by the figure 100.
The 1920 index figures are en
closed in parenthesis: Missouri (167)
55: Virginia (189) 88; West Virginia
(154) 74; North Carolina (223) 86;
South Carolina (230) 57; Georgia
(217) 57; Florida (178) 121; Ken
tucky (200) 80; Tennessee (200)
79; Alabama (177) 88; Mississippi
(218) 73; Arkansas (222) 80;
Louisiana (198) 89.
Rotary Club Notes
The attendance report of District
Governor Ed Flanders, read at last
week’s luncheon of the Rotary Club,
revealed that the Blakely club led
the District for the month of April
with a percentage of 97.05. The
Club had two one hundred per cent
meetings and two with only one ab
sentee.
Rotarian Maddox gave a brief re
port of a recent meeting of the
Cuthbert club which he attended.
Mr. J. R. Keating, of Macon, was
a guest of Rotarian Sparks.
T. K. Weaver & Co.
WE HAVE A FEW GOODS LEFT
AT THE OLD PRICE
Men’s Broadcloth Shirts - - -38 c
$1.35 Men’s Fancy Shirts - -95 c
Large stock Men’s Pants - -95 c
Men’s Blue Work Shirts - - -25 c
Men’s Scout Shoes - - - $1.25
Men’s Plain Toe Shoes - - $1.45
Men’s Rayon Sox, pair - - -10 c
25c Men’s Neck Ties - - -15 c
Men’s Straw Hats -39 c
Men’s Stiff Straw Hats - - -69 c
NEW GOODS ARRIVING DAILY
T. K. Weaver & Co.
BLAKELY, GA.
(Kwntg
Blakely and Early
County Floats In
Pageant of Macon
Accompanied by a number of
Blakely and Early county people,
The Georgia Seal and the Georgia
Peach, prize winning floats of the
Blakely and Springfield schools, re
spectively, in the Early County
Bicentennial celebration, traveled up
to Macon Monday where they were
entered in the beautiful Pageant of
Macon Monday night.
The two floats moved slowly across
the green of the stadium grounds
as colored lights played upon them
and martial music accompanied them.
Applause came from more than eight
thousand people. Blakely and Early
county people viewed this scene with
great pride as they recognized they
were a part of one of the greatest
of Georgia’s Bicentennial celebra
tions.
It was through the co-operation of
the City Council of Blakely and the
Blakely Peanut Mill that the P.-T. A.
was enabled to take part in the Ma
con event. It is felt that they have
contributed towards planting Georgia
history in the minds of the boys and
girls from Blakely and Early coun
ty who saw and had a part in this
great event.
Thanks are extended them for their
splendid co-operation.
The News did not learn the names
of those attending from this county.
Mrs. R. M. Bower
Dies at Shellman
Blakely relatives and friends were
grieved when news was received that
Mrs. Annie Buchannon Bower, widow
of Mr. R. M. Bower, had died at her
home in Shellman Saturday after
noon about four o’clock, following a
long illness. Funeral services were
held Sunday afternoon and interment
followed in the Shellman cemetery.
Mrs. Bower was a sister of the
late Mrs. W. A. Jordan and a half
sister of the late Mr. W. A. Buchan
non and was related to many Blake
ly people. The writer, who several
times had the privilege of visiting in
her home, feels keenly her passing.
Surviving are three children, Mrs.
Will Latimer of Sparta, Mrs. Arthur
White and Mr. H. C. Bower of Shell
man.
ORDINARY’S COURT TO
BE HELD MONDAY
Ordinary D. C. Morgan will hold
the regular monthly term of his
court.next Monday, June sth.
Success to AH Who Pay Their Honest Debts —“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.”
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE J, 1933.
Graduation Exercises
Friday Night Will End
Spring Term of School
The 1932-’33 term of the Blake
ly public schools will come to a close
Friday and the graduation exercises
Friday night will climax the series
of programs for the commencement
season. The 1933 graduating class,
while not the largest in the history
of the school, is a large one, and
is composed of twenty boys and six
teen girls. The school has had a
successful year under the able lead
ership of Superintendent L. M. Les
ter, who has been assisted by an
able corp of teachers.
The following compose the Senior
class of 1933: J. E. Balkcom, Wel
born Balkcom, Sam Clinkscales, Em
ory Giles, Lloyd George, Fred God
win, Ollin Grimsley, Walter Hayes,
Ned Holland, Savoy Ivey, Henry
Lane, Royce Middleton, Ralph
Moody, Jack Perdue, Earl Pickle,
L. L. Roberts, Luther Waller, For
rest Williams, Foy Williams, Linton
Willis, Charlene Bridges, Virginia
Brooks, Marion Daniels, Frances
Davenport, Beth Fryer, Edith Hay,
Lucile Houston, Bessie Loyless,
Edith Pearl, Beatrice Sirmons, Kath
leen Smith, Ruby Stokes, Mary
Tinsley, Hazel Warrick, Hazel
Whitehurst, Edna Earl Wilson.
Following is the program for the
Friday evening graduation exercises:
Processional.
Invocation—Rev. Spencer King.
Hail to Blakely High—Class.
Address of the Class President—
Lloyd George.
History of Blakely Schools to 1900
—Beth Fryer.
Blakely Public Schools Since 1900
—Henry Lane.
The School Plant —Charlene Brid
ges.
Military Polonaise (Chopin)—Sa
ra Boyett, Madeline Gilbert, Myrvis
Lawrence.
Some New High School Objectives
—Hazel Warrick.
The High School Library—Ned
Holland.
Why Teach Home Economics? —
Hazel Whitehurst.
Blakely of the Future—Marion
Daniels.
Award of Medals —Dr. J. G. Stan
difer, L. M. Lester.
Award of Diplomas—Mr. W. J.
Grist.
Farewell Song—Class.
RECITAL TONIGHT
The music and expression pupils
of Miss Womack and Mrs. Herbert
Ingram will give a recital at the
school auditorium tonight (Thurs
day), beginning at 8 o’clock, when
the following program will be ren
dered :
1. Fair Folk Recital (based on
regular work of pupils).
Cast of Characters:
Fairy—Paula Odum.
Gwen, who hates to practice—
Virginia Holman.
David, her brother—Lowrey Stone.
Peter, Pumpkin Eater—Ann Hais
ten.
Mary, Quite Contrary Dorothy
King.
Jack, Giant Killer—Perry Bridges.
Robin Hood—Cena Loback.
The Noisy Boys, Tweedie Dee and
Tweedie Dum—Howard and Arthur
Sherman.
Curtain
2. Minuet (Paderewski) Sara
De Wolfe. -
3. Old Enough to Do As I Please
(Billero) —Emily Ann Singletary,
accompanied by Miss Bonner.
4. By Waters of Minnetonka
(Lieurance) —Eleanor Loback.
5. Dolly’s Wedding (Selected)
Rosemary Fulton.
6.. Scottish Tone Poem (MacDow
ell) —Judith Rambo.
7. A Carnival Scene (Du Vai)
Alice Rhodes.
8. Why? (Fergus)—Jean Davis,
accompanied by Mrs. Ingram.
9. Fantasie Espagnole (Wachs)
Annie Nelle Collins.
10. Having the Measles (Hart)
Sara Fulton.
11. Taps! (Engelmann) Sara
King, Evelyn Hayes. Louise Howell,
Winifred Davis.
12. Concert Polonaise (Engel
mann) —Madeline Gilbert.
13. (a) Dan Cupid (Piety); (b)
Mother’s Hour of Rest (Hare); (c)
Little Boy’s Prayer (Selected)
Ann Gunter.
14. Impromptu In a A-Flat (Schu
bert) —Myrvis Lawrence.
15. Courting Under Difficulties
(Harbour) —Frances Grubbs.
16. Valse Chromatique (Godard)
—Sara Boyett.
COMMENCEMENT SERMON
The commeincement sermon de
livered at the Baptist church Sunday
morning by the Rev. Anthony Hearn,
pastor of the Methodist church, was
an excellent message. Reading for
the Scripture lesson the 25th chapter
of Matthew, the preacher’s sermon
theme was “Self-Development,” bas
ed on the parable of the talents. The
speaker urged his hearers, particular
ly the members of the graduating
class, not to be content with reach
ing the goal attained by their fathers,
no matter how worthy that goal, but
to strive to build from that founda
tion which has been left as a heri
tage to them. Life is progress and
development, he added. The church
building was crowded to its capacity
for the occasion. A specially arrang
ed musical program preceded the
baccalaureate sermon.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL
GRADUATION
The seventh grade, or grammar
school graduation, was held at the
school auditorium Wednesday even
ing, a large crowd turning out to
witness the program rendered by
the class of young people who are
completing their grammar school
course of study and entering high
school next fall. Diplomas were
awarded to the graduates by Mr. W.
J. Grist, chairman of the City Board
of Education. Nineteen boys and
thirteen girls compose the class, viz:
Edward Balkcom, Harold Chandler,
I Raymond Duke, Carl Fryer, Jr., Hu
bert Gilbert, Dick Grimsley, Ber
nard Herring, Leonard Houston,
Alex Howell, Vinson Lee, William
Mashburn, Stanley Sherman, Jim
Solomon, James Warrick, Junior
' Martindale, Bill Lester, Bill Grims
ley, Leon Morgan, Harry Davis, Win
ifred Davis, Sara De Wolfe, Emma
Frances Gay, Lucile Grimsley, Eve
lyn Hayes, Louise Howell, Vivian
Maddox, Mary Louise Miller, Elean
or Strickland, Nellie Strickland, Hel
en Tabb, Marjorie Weaver, Jeanette
Williams.
The following program was ren
dered :
Invocation—Rev. Spencer B. King.
Class Song (Sara De Wolf) —Mary
Louise Miller, Winnifred Davis,
Eleanor Strickland, Evelyn Hayes,
Louise Howell, Jeanette Williams.
Makers of Georgia History—Mar
jorie Weaver.
Georgia’s Future Vinson Lee,
Class President.
The Candles of Optimism (Seven
Poems by Stanton) —Harry Davis,
Edward Balkcom, Bill Grimsley, Carl
Fryer, Leon Morgan, Harold Chand
ler, Leonard Houston.
The New True Conversion (Frank
L. Stanton) —Vivian Maddox.
Sweetheart of the Sun (Frank L.
Stanton)—Hubert Gilbert.
A Toast to a Georgia Girl (Frank
L. Stanton) —Junior Martindale.
The Lily Confidante (Henry Tim
rod) —Raymond Duke and Helen
Tabb.
The Conquered Banner (Father
Ryan)—Alex Howell.
Little Giffin (Francis Tichnor)
Stanley Sherman.
Ballad of the Trees (Sidney La
nier) —Lucile Grimsley.
My Life Is Like a Summer Rose
(Richard H. Wilde) —Nellie Strick
land.
Mighty Lak a ’Rose (Frank L.
Stanton) —William Miashburn and
Public Relief Work
In Early County
Begun This Week
Crews have been put to work
this week in eight of the eleven
militia districts of the county as a
part of the unemployment relief
program of the county, Mr. J. O.
Bridges, general chairman, told a
representative of The News Wed
nesday morning.
Work in the Lucile, Jakin and Ce
dar Springs districts will be started
as soon as the organizations in those
districts are perfected.
The work, which is to be in the
nature of drainage, road work and
other public improvements, is being
financed by funds borrowed by the
county from the Reconstruction Fi
nance Corporation. Nearly a thou
sand men have registered for work.
They will be worked in shifts until
all have been given some employ
ment. Projects have already been
mapped out which will require six
weeks to complete.
Blakely Carriers
Honored By Letter
Carriers Ass’n.
Two local carriers were honored
by the Second District Rural Letter
Carriers Association, which convened
in annual session in Bainbridge Tues
day.
Mr. R. M. Hobbs was elected Presi
dent of the Association and Mr. M.
W. Balkcom, Secretary-Treasurer.
Mr. J. E. Mobley, of Bainbridge,
was elected Vice President.
The Blakely carriers report a
profitable and enjoyable day spent in
the Decatur county city.
The meeting next year will be held
at Tifton.
“Mammy’s Lil Wild Rose”
To Be Presented Tonight
By Hilton School
The play, “Mammy’s Lil Wild
Rose,” will be presented at Hilton
school auditorium Thursday night,
June 1, at 8:00 o’clock. A whole
some evening for all is promised.
Children will be admitted free. An
admission fee of ten cents will be
charged for adults.
Jeanette Williams.
The Song of the Chattahoochee
(Sidney Lanier) —Emma Frances
Gay.
Brer Tarrapin Shows His Strength
(Uncle Remus) —Dick Grimsley.
The Power of Prayer (Sidney La
nier) —James Warrick.
Uncle Remus at the Telephone
(Joel Chandler Harris) —Jim Solo
mon.
The Woodhaven Goat (Harry Still
well Edwards) —Bernard Herring.
Valedictory—Sara DeWolfe.
Delivery of Diplomas—W. J. Grist.
Just A-Wearyin’ for You (Frank
L. Stanton) —Louise Howell, Mary
Louise Miller, Winnifred Davis,
Eleanor Strickland, Evelyn Hayes.
If you don’t get the insects,
The insects will get you!
When spring comes, the insects come.
Kill them off at the beginning with—
A great variety of
Vermin
Destroyers—
Shown at—
Balkcom’s Drug Store
PULL FOR BLAKELY
—OR—
PULL OUT
$1.50 A YEAR
PLAN TO SELL
MEMORIAL COINS
AT CHICAGO FAIR
WOULD COMPLETE WORK ON
CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL
ON STONE MOUNTAIN
Plans are on foot to complete the
gigantic Confederate memorial carv
ing on Stone Mountain which was
begun several years ago and later
abandoned.
At a meeting of the State Me
morial and Monumental Association
held last week in the office of Gov
ernor Talmadge in Atlanta, plans
were mapped for the sale of approxi
mately $3,000,000 worth of Stone
Mountain memorial half dollars at
the Chicago Century of Progress
which opens soon.
The commission authorized the
Georgia Century of Progress commit
tee to take charge of the sale of the
memorial coins at $1 each, on con
dition that the committee withhold
ten cents on each coin and remit
forty cents to the Memorial Commis
sion.
United States Senator Richard B.
Russell, Jr., who appointed the Me
morial Commission, informed that
body that there are still 500,000 coins
in the United States Treasury and
the government has not minted
$1,342,645.50 worth of Stone Moun
tain memorial coins that were au
thorized.
The commission voted to turn the
500,0000 existing coins over to the
Georgia Century of Progress commit
tee and to ask the government to
coin the remaining authorization at
once.
Mayor James L. Key and J. L. Mc-
Cord, of Atlanta, members of the
commission who attended the meet
ing, declared that the commission is
going right ahead with plans to com
plete the gigantic Confederate Me
morial on the side of Stone Mountain,
I and that the people of the entire
south as well as Georgia are in hearty
sympathy with the plan and ready
to help in the financing of the pro
ject, despite hard times.
A clear title to the property will
be acquired in the near future either
through a financial agreement or
condemnatory proceedings, Mayor
Key declared.
Members of the State Memorial
and Monument Commission are: Gov
ernor Talmadge, Mayor Key, Mayor
Scott Candler, of Decatur, J. L. Mc-
Cord, John I. Kelley, Ryburn Clay
and Wiley Moore.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
TO MEET TUESDAY
The regular monthly meeting of
the Board of Commissioners of
Roads and Revenues of Early coun
ty will be held on next Tuesday,
June 6th.