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Joe Hayes Elected
President Pompano
(Fla.) Rotary Club
Friends of Mr. Joe J. Hayes, form
er Blakely boy, now of Pompano,
Fla., will be interested in the follow
ing from a recent issue of the Pom
pano newspaper:
“At the regular meeting of the
Pompano Rotary club held last Fri
day noon at the Hotel Walton, J. J.
Hayes was elected as the fourth presi
dent of the club, and will be install
ed at the regular meeting scheduled
for today. Roland Hardy was elec
ted secretary-treasurer and three
new directors were- named, S. C.
Fox, E. T. Sandifer and J. L. War
ren.
“Mr. Hayes is a native of Blakely,
Ga., and for the past seven years
has geen general manager of the
Pompano Lumber Company offices
in this city. He is charter member
of the Pompano club, and served as
its first secretary when the club was
brought into existence 3 years ago.
He is a member of the Baptist church
and an active worker in all civic af
fairs.”
BOY SCOUT NEWS
Last Friday afternoon fourteen
Scouts and the Scoutmaster, disre
garded the slight shower falling and
hiked out to Buchannon’s Mill Pond
for the troop’s hike. Several Scouts
passed their second-class test of
tracking by following a trail of Scout
signs, made of sticks, rocks, broken
bushes, blazed trees and other things.
All of the scouts then tried their
fire-making test of building a good
fire with only two matches and some
of them found out to their regiet
that wet wood is a poor fire burner.
Almost all of the Scouts passed this
test. After the fires had been built,
came the cooking test of cooking a
quarter pound of meat and two pota
toes without cooking utensils. Some
failed because of burned meat, raw
potatoes an dtrying to cook while the
fire still blazed. A large camp-fire
was built and after sitting around
an hour or so, all hiked back home,
and no doubt some went straight to
the refrigerator.
Troop meeting was held Monday
night, with thirteen Scouts and
Scoutmaster and Assistant Scout
master present. The troop was di
vided into three patrols. Some
games were played, exercises held,
and tests passed. There are nine
teen scouts on roll now and notice
was given that as soon as the roll is
increased to twenty-four, no new
Scouts will be admitted to the troop
until there is a vacancy.
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H. T. WILLIAMS
Market and Grocery
The brand new Market and Grocery on
the southwest corner of the public square
offers attractive specials for week-end:
GRAPE JUICE Quarts ■- 25c I
OAT MEAL 55 Dunces 15c I
GUARANTEED FLOUR 24 80c
BULK TEA Pouhd 30c
CHARMER COFFEE Pound 18c
TOILET SOAP 3 Cakes 5c |
PINEAPPLE No. 2 Can 15c
SALT 2 Five Cent Packages 5c
COOKING OIL Gallon 60c I
POTASH 2 Cans 15c
BEST WHITE MEAT P o Unt , 12c
OCTAGON SOAP 2 for 5 c
IN OUR MARKET
PAN O O C CREAMERY Qpw
SAUSAGE J lbs BUTTER, lb— uUC
CHUCK 1 A STEW q
ROAST, lb. lUC BEEF, lb OC
GOOD *1 Q 1 Round and Loin -1 F*
STEAK, lb. ... I£*C STEAK, lb 13C
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Mr. H. H. Grimsley
Died at Home Here
Wednesday at Noon
Mr. Hamilton Hayes Grimsley, well
known and highly respected citizen
and former Ordinary of Early
county, died at his home on Liberty
street in this city at 12:30 o’clock
noon Wednesday. He had been ill
for about two weeks. Mr. Grimsley
was a native of Early county and
had spent his entire life in this
county. He was born June 10,
1852, hence was 81 years of age.
Mr. Grimsley was elected Ordi
nary in 1924 and served in that ca
pacity for two terms. During his
tenure of office he was uniformly
fair and courteous to all, and he
made many friends during the eight
years he served as one of the county
officials. These friends were grieved
to learn of his death.
Funeral services will be held at
the Pleasant Grove church this
(Thursday) morning at 10:30 o’clock
with the Revs. Anthony Hearn and
Spencer B. King officiating. Inter
ment will be in the Pleasant Grove
cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, the former
Henrietta Sheppard, to whom he was
married on August 5, 1877, and eight
children, namely: Mr. H. H. Grims
ley, Jr., Mr. Joe S. Grimsley, Mrs.
J. W. Singletary, Mrs. Arrie V.
Grimsley and Mrs. G. T. Freeman
of Blakely, Mr. Homer Grimsley of
Americus, Mrs. M. S. Freeman of
Cuthbert, and Mrs. Amos N. Fain
of Ariton, Ala.; one sister, Mrs. Net
tie Lane, of Miller county, and sev-<
eral grandchildren.
“Uncle Hamp,” as he was known
to his host of friends, is going to
be greatly missed.
NEW STATE BOARD
OF HEALTH NAMED
The new Georgia §tate Board of
Health has been appointed by Gov.
Talmadge from nominations by the
Medical Association of Georgia,
the Georgia Dental Association and
the Georgia Pharmaceutical Asso
ciation. From the Medical Associa
tion: Ist Dist., Dr. Cleveland Thomp
son, Millen; Second, Dr. C. K. Sharp,
Arlington; Third, Mr. R. C. Ellis,
Americus; Fourth, Dr. M. C. Head,
Zebulon; Fifth, Mr. R. F. Maddox,
Atlanta; Sixth, Dr. A. R. Rozar,
Macon; Seventh, Dr. M. M. McCord,
Rome; Eighth, Dr. H. W. Clements,
Adel; Ninth, Dr. L. C. Allen, Hosch
ton; Tenth, Dr. W. A. Mulherin,
Augusta. Also from the Pharma
cists, T. C. Marshall, Atlanta, and
Claude Rountree, Thomasville; also
from the Dentists, Dr. M. H. Varn,
Atlanta, and Dr. R. F. Sullivan, Sa
vannah.
EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY. GEORGIA
Mr. Hammack
Writes Interestingly
Os Texas Trip
(Continued from page 1)
La. We passed a small town that
was blown away by a cyclone on
May Ist this year. They told of
how many lives were lost and how
many were injured, also how many
millions of dollars worth of property
was lost. The houses, most of
them, were blown down, and very
few have been built back.
We came to Center this morning
and found the crops a little better
—one place a few miles from here
had a shower this week, but it is
dry here.
We are all very much thrilled
with the trip so far. Tomorrow
(the 10th) we will go from here
through Jaxsonville to Clifton to
visit friends there; and then to De-
Leon to visit another old Fort
Gaines friend and his family who
left there forty or more years ago;
then to Anson, Texas, for a day or
so, and then to Kenedy to see my
brother, Rob. Will send you some
more notes of what we see from
here to there in time for your next
issue of your paper.
We are all well and having a
good time.
If all the crops are like what
we have seen so far there will be
no need of plowing up any cotton.
Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi is
what has glutted the market. The
papers all along seem to think the
acreage will be cut.
Yours very truly,
W. T. HAMMACK.
Three-Judge Federal Court
Rules Against Barnett, Vereen
A petition by Messrs. J. W. Bar
nett and W. C. Vereen, ousted mem
bers of the state highway board, for
a federal injunction against Gover
nor Talmadge’s military rule of the
road department was dismissed
Tuesday. A three-judge court, con
sisting of Federal Judges Under
wood and Sibley of Georgia and W.
I. Grubb, of Birmingham, heard the
petition.
In its decision the court said “the
question of the governor’s powers
are primarily questions of state law
and ought to be settled in the
state tribunals,” adding that the
ousted members have no property
rights in their petitions and that the
court as a court of equity could not
intervene. The court also said the
amended pleadings of the governor
said that the ousted commissioners
would be given an opportunity to
take their case into the state courts.
Captain Barnett said there would
be no delay in bringing the case
before the state courts.
Railroads and Crop Movement
Discussed by Receiver Pollard
That Georgia peaches in solid cars
have been moved by express
service to northern markets is
one of the interesting as
sertions of H. D. Pollard, Receiver
and former President of the Central
of Georgia Railray, in a statement
published today. Mr. Pollard’s state
ment discussed the handling of the
South’s summer crops by the rail
roads, and he said:
“An unusual and interesting de
velopment in the handling of Geor
gia peaches this year has been the
movement of solid cars by express
service. Express rates are nearly
double the rates by regular freight
service. Yet, in spite of this in
crease in the transportation charge,
favorable markets with good prices
have made it worth the buyer’s while
to have his cars shipped by express
even at the higher rates.”
Discussing the manner in which the
railroads play their part in the “effi
cient and orderly distribution of the
products of farm and orchard,” Mr.
Pollard said:
“Railroad trains, moving on regular
schedule and to fixed destinations
make it possible for the grower, the
buyer and the dealers to co-operate
to the best interest of all. No mar
ket gluts need occur when the ma
jor portion of a crop moves to mar
ket by railroad, for cars may be
readily diverted from a destination
where there is an abundance to some
other destination where there is a
shortage. Federal and state agri
cultural department surveys have
testified as to the stabilizing effect
following the orderly handling of
shipments by rail as compared with
the deftnoralizing effects following
‘dumping’ of shipments moving by
motor truck.
“Except for short hauls to nearby
markets the farmer must continue to
rely upon the railroad to handle the
bulk of his crop. That handling will
Ibe performed with the maximum of
i efficiency, economy and safety—and
i where damage does occur the owner
will be compensated for his loss.”
Differs with News
In Estimation of
Governor Talmadge
Blakely, Ga., July 18, 1933.
Editor Early County News:
Your criticism of the governor as
you infer strikes an unpopular note.
The nerves of the people of this
State have been rasped and harried
so much during the past several
years that it is a relief to have a
real MAN in the State House. A
man who has the initiative to direct
and the backbone to enforce. The
people of this state put every con
fidence in the integrity of Governor
Talmadge, and until he abuses that
confidence we will remain serene
and unafraid.
Every person in the State of
Georgia outside of the Highway De
partment believes there is. the
grossest extravagance fi not criminal
waste in the operation of that De
partment. You believe it. Indeed
it would seem that the building of
roads was of secondary importance.
Political spoils, nepotism, and profit
able contracts to favorites seems to
be the order of the day. When you
consider the fact that the highway
funds are monies extracted from an
already sorely tax-oppressed people,
your support to continue this state
of affairs becomes indefensible.
Oh, you say, these questions should
be settled according to law. What
is the law? The welfare of the
people is paramount to the rights of
any individual or clique, and any
law r that is contrary should be
stricken from the books, if such law
exists. We agree that the law
be followed if possible, and if it be
comes impossible to bring about
equitable relief by sticking strictly
to the letter of the law, then an
other course should be chosen.
When an individual becomes dis
eased and afflicted we believe in
giving a purgative first, then if said
purgative fails, to bring relief we
consent to resort to the surgeon’s
knife. Mr. Talmadge has merely
slashed away the afflicted parts
with the knife, or the bayonet if
you please. We again repeat that
we believe in following the law,
but at times the law becomes inef
fective, then a new law or precedent
should be fixed. It is absolutely
necessary that any individual com
pany or body politic should have a
leader. If we paid no more atten
tion to our own business than we
do to our government we w’ould all
soon be in bankruptcy.
The people in general are pleased
with the Governor’s action, because
he has done what the people have
wanted to do, had they the power.
If the people are right these men
whom you admire because they are
fighting the Governor become noth
ing but obstructionists. They have
tried to hold up Federal funds which
are sorely needed to put hundreds
of families back on a self-support
ing basis. You are apprehensive
and deeply concerned about dwin
dling revenues cn account of the
Governor’s accicn, in reducing the
tag tax and the ad valorem tax.
What are you worrying about? The
people of this country have been
on the very brink of economic de
struction. Would you push them
over by continuing to impose taxes
they are unable to pay?
My dear brother, the State’s treas
ury may perhaps be some five mil
lion dollars short on revenue as a
result of the Governor’s action, but
the taxpayers’ pockets are just five
million dollars better off.
Is it not true that the ideal gov
ernment is not the tax-gathering,
money-changing type, but the state
of low taxation—a government that
is not a burden but a help. It is
the prayers of the people in general
that the taxes be further reduced,
and cost of government slashed
The Governor has shown a hu
manitarianism measured by his
judgment in reducing the taxes.
The Ship of State is being placed
on an even keel and the pilot will
deliver us safe if some legal hocus
pocus does not place us back into
the hands of MINE ENEMIES.
Mr. Editor, we all want to see
the noble Ship of State sail the
seas correctly, we want to pay just
taxes, we will do everything in our
power to keep the old tub afloat, so
long as it is just and right, but if
we, the people, have got to contrib l
ute to every form of graft, support
all favorites of the powers that have
been, yes, if we must again place
our heads in the stocks of the vile
order, then we say:
Nail to her mast her holy flag,
Set every threadbare sail,
Give her to the God of storms,
The lightning and the gale.
CLOWER E. MALOY.
P. S.: We will get us another boat.
(EDITOR’S NOTE: While we
differ sharply with Mr. Maloy in his
estimate of Governor Talmadge, we
are glad to give him space to defend
Mr. Talmadge. Our arguments in
the controversy between Mr. Tal
madge on the one hand and Messrs.
Barnett and Vereen on the other,
has not been particularly in defense
of the operation of the highway
department or of the integrity of
the two ousted members—although
we unhesitatingly state that we think
the integrity or ability of either of
them will not suffer in compari
son with that of Mr. Talmadge—but
for a principle and the rights of of
fice-holders involved. This is set
out in an editorial already written
before Mr. Maloy’s letter was re
ceived and printed elsewhere in The
News. Regarding the tag tax re
duction and the lopping off of one
mill of the state advalorem tax, the
beneficiaries mainly of these tax
cuts are the big corporations whose
busses and trucks once paid as high
as $1125 for their license tags, and
now pay only $3.00, and in the lat
ter the big counties of the state.
Is this in behalf of the masses? Over
one hundred counties in the state
receive more money from the State
than they pay into the State treas
ury, Early county among them. In
SOME HAPPENINGS IN BLAKELY
A QUARTER OF A CENTURY AGO
Clippings from the Early County News of
July 9th, 1908
MR. HENRY MOYE was up. to
Cuthbert Wednesday.
COL. CHAS. D. RUSSELL is down
to Savannah this week.
MISS BEULAH LEE, of Doverel,
Ga., has returned home.
MISS KATHLEEN ODUM has re
turned from St. Andrews Bay.
COL. B. R. COLLINS has return
ed from a trip to Thomasville.
MISS EULA WHITE has returned
from a visit to relatives in Bluffton.
MESSRS. Richard Davis and Jack
Howell were over to Columbia Fri
day.
MISS EDYTH WIGHTMAN re
turned to her home in Albany last
Thursday.
MESSRS. R. H. Sheffield and J.
B. Tarver returned Tuesday from
Thomasville.
MR. AND MRS. J. T. Hammack
and Miss Robbie Haynes are visiting
in Atlanta.
MESSRS. I. D. FELDER and Mack
Strong returned Sunday from an
automobile trip to Macon.
MRS. J. H. LOYLESS and son,
Mr. J. C. Loyless, are visiting at
Bonifay, Fla., this week.
MESSRS. J. B. SHAW, J. D. Jones
and J. B. Livingston left Sunday for
a trip to St. Andrews Bay.
JUDGE G. D. OLIVER and Brad
Oliver, Eric Gay and Carl Brooks
are on an outing down on Spring
Creek.
cutting the advalorem rate one mill
the Governor 'has cut the common
school fund just that much. We
agree with Mr. Maloy that our posi
tion is not popular with a large num
ber of our readers, but that feature
does not enter into our arguments.
It is easy to “follow the crowd,” but
that has never been the policy of
this paper. Again w r e agree with
Mr. Maloy that we all want to see
the old Ship of State “on an even
keel,” but- we are afraid we differ
with him in just what constitutes an
“even keel.”)
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High Dive
Through Fire
Starting sharply at 3 o’clock, THURSDAY,
July 27th, Bridges Beasley, youthful High
Diver, will make this daringjjperformance.
Music by Josh hisj
WOODLAWN PARK. Admission, 10c-20c.
Special Matinee
The Blakely Theatre
Thursday P. M., 3:30 o’clock, July|27th
“International Honse”
—with—
Peggy Hopkins Joyce, W. C.‘ Fields, Rudy
Vallee, Stuart Erwin, Geo. Burns and Gracie
Allen, Col. Stoopnagle and Budd, Cab
Calloway, and his orchestra.
MISS EMMIE FLEMING is visit
ing in Albany.
MR. W. A. BARKSDALE has re
turned from lamonia, Fla.
MRS. J. D. JAMES was up from
Graceville, Fla., over the week end.
MISS KATE LEGG left Friday
for her home in Molena, Ga.
MR. AND MRS. J. C. CHANCY are
visiting the family of Mr. Ed Chancy
in Columbus.
MISS ETHEL JONES and brother,
Murry, left last Tuesday on a trip
to North Georgia.
MR. MAT L. BARKSDALE, of
Dunnellon, Fla., was a visitor in
Blakely this week.
MR. M. W. BALKCOM, of the
Colomokee neighborhood, was ex
hibiting an open boll of cotton on
July 10th.
MESSRS. J. H. Flowers, J. C.
Haynes, J. R. Pottle, W. G. Park and
Master Joe Flowers went down to
Donalsonville Saturday.
THE City Board of Education has
elected the following faculty for the
Blakely Institute: Prof. M. C. Allen,
Forsyth; Miss Jule H. Tucker, Rock
mart; Miss Ella Jones, Blakely; Miss
Nettie Hilton, Hilton; Miss Ouida
Dunbar, Valdosta; Miss Cleopatra
Farnsworth, Altanta; Miss Mammie
Sparks, Sandersville; Miss Ruth
Burch, Thomsaville; Miss Virginia
Smith, Greensboro. Miss Car
rie Sue Blocker, Blakely, and Miss
Toy Spence, Camilla, will teach
music.
BLAKELY CHAPTER 44 R. A. M.
W Blakely Chapter 44
Royal Arch Masons
meets on the second
and fourth Monday
nights of each month
at 8 o’clock. Visiting
companions invited.
C. A. GRUBBS,
High Priest.
J. G. STANDIFER,
Secretary.