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EARLY COUNTY, GA.,
Garden Spot of
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXXV }• NO. 2
GOVERNMENT TO
OFFER FARM LOAN
BONDS FOR SALE
WERE AUTHORIZED BY CON
GRESS IN RECENT FARM
LOAN LEGISLATION
The Federal government is prepar
ing to issue and offer for sale farm
loan bonds, which were authorized
and provided for in the recent farm
loan legislation of Congress. These
bonds will be issued in denomina
tions of $25, SSO, SIOO, SSOO, SI,OOO,
$5,000 and SIO,OOO. The interest
on these bonds, which may not ex
ceed four per cent, per annum, is
guaranteed by the government of
the United States fully and uncon
ditionally until maturity or earlier
retirement, anjj will be paid semi
annually. Bonds, of any of the
denominations mentioned above, may
be obtained in either coupon or
registered form and are tax ex
empt.
Any person interested may save a
bond brokerage cost by buying them
through the local correspondent of
the Farm Credit Administration.
The Federal government has provided
that these bonds be issued in small
denominations and salable, without
cost of sale, to the purchaser, so
that the average person who has
money to invest may buy one or
more. Many . people are afraid of
their local banks and in almost all
cases the small local banks have
ceased paying interest on time de
posits. By buying these bonds the
investor may obtain a fair rate of
interest, with absolute certainty of
getting it, as the United States
treasury guarantees it. The bonds
will be issued in about sixty days.
Any orders from the local corre
spondent will be reserved when the
bonds are offered to the public.
LOCAL PRICES ON
MILK ADVANCED
The dairies of Messrs. T. H. Dav
enport and Duncan Hall announce in
The News this week an increase in
the price of milk, the new scale of
prices to become effective Friday,
September Ist. Under the new
prices, quarts have been advanced
from 10c to 12 l-2c; pints from 5c
to 6 l-4c. Cream will sell at 40c
a pint, or 20c for half pints.
Advancing costs of feed stuffs,
labor, etc., is cited as reason for
the advance.
T. K. Weaver & Co.
NEW GOODS ARRIVING DAILY
Ladies' newest Silk Dresses $3.95
Ladies' Fall Felts SI.OO to 1.95
36-inch Kordurette Suiting, yard.— .40
36-inch Tweed Suiting, yard .35
36-inch Plaid Suiting, yard .25
Summer Wash Dresses .75
Rough Crepe, Fall shades, yard .95
25c quality Voile, yard .15
19c quality Voile, yard .10
SI.OO Full Fashioned Hose, pair .69
NEW FALL DRESSES RECEIVED
EACH WEEK
T. K. Weaver & Co.
BLAKELY, GA.
Contg JXcws
Early County Farmers
Seek Loans From
Federal Land Bank
Some farmers of Early county
are taking advantage of the relief
offered through the Farm Credit
Administration in paying off mort
gages and other debts.
Through Saturday, August 26th,
twenty-four farmers of Early coun
ty had filed application with the
Federal Land Bank and the Land
Bank Commissioner for loans in the
total amount of $58,700.00. The
Bank and the Commissioner have
been so rushed with applications that
no loans have been closed. The nec
essary step in applying for a loan
is a certified surveyor’s plat of the
land offered as security, accompan
ied by $11.17 for cost of applica
tion and appraisal fee.
Further Industrial
Gains Reported By
Federal Reserve
Washington, D. C.—The federal
reserve board reported that domestic
industrial production increased fur
ther from June to July and in the
first three weeks of August had
maintained a relatively high level.
In its preliminary summary of
general and financial conditions in
the United States, the board said
industry was holding gains made
early in the summer contrary to the
seasonal tendency to slump. Since
the middle of July, it added, there
had been reductions in wholesale
prices of leading raw materials while
prices of many other products had
advanced.
The volume of industrial output,
as measured by its seasonally ad
justed index, advanced 7 per cent
of the 1923-1925 average to 98 per
cent in July, the summary said. The
average compared with 60 per cent
in March.
The principal increase was report
ed at steel plants, where activity
advanced from 46 per cent of ca
pacity to 59. Production in lumber
and coal also was in larger volume.
The daily average output of auto
mobiles displayed none of the usual
seasonal decline.
Prices of grain, cotton and many
imported raw materials were consid
erably lower in the third week of
August, than in middle July, while
quotations of textiles were higher,
refelcting in part the application
of the processing tax on cotton.
Prices of leather and coal also ad
vanced in this period.
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts —
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 31, 1933.
NATIONAL DRIVE
TO BRING EVERY
ONE UNDER NRA
CORPS OF WORKERS TO SPEND
WEEK ENLISTING ALL
UNDER BLUE EAGLE
(By Georgia Newspaper Alliance)
Atlanta, Ga.—A million and a half
voluneer workers are invading every
city, town, hamlet and cross-roads
in the United States this week in the
biggest patriotic drive since the
World War era.
Just as during the War when
Washington called and volunteers re
sponded, so, today thousands of
volunteer soldiers in the War against
Depression are busy visiting every
business house and home in Geor
gia as in every other state in the
Union in a week’s drive under the
National Recovery program. The
battle is for re-employment and bet
ter wages.
“A flag in every shop and a card
in every home” is the goal of the
workers who will attempt to enroll
every American under the “Blue
Eagle” and will ascertain the in
crease in payrolls and employment
in establishments now flying the in
signia of the NRA. In Atlanta the
week’s canvass is being conducted
by 450 young men especially mobi
lized by the Junior Chamber of Com
merce.
The government means business.
Out of Washington, in no uncertain
words, comes the pledge of General
Hugh S. Johnson, the recovery ad
ministrator, that those who trifle
with the Blue Eagle will lose the
symbol and the world will know the
reason it was taken from them. He
also warns against “sky-rocketing”
of prices, and promised that the
practices of “chiselers and cheaters”
are to be driven out of the business
world.
Informed that a number of At
lanta employers have been called on
by impersonators who warned that
“the Federal Government was about
to check them up,” the Atlanta of
fice of the department of commerce
and the secret service office warned
that impersonating a federal officer
is a federal offense and violators
will be prosecuted. Volunteer work
ers in this week’s drive are armed
either with identifying lapel pins,
cards, or both.
Approximately half of the com
mercial life of Atlanta is now operat
ing under the agreement, affecting
thousands of workers, re-employing
thousands and adding more thou
sands and adding more thousands of
dollars to the weekly payroll of the
city, according to the Atlanta NRA
headquarters.
This week’s drive by the volunteer
workers is designed not only to
bring under the “Blue Eagle” those
business establishments not now dis
playing the symbol, but it is intend
ed also to inspire housewives, work
ers and others to patronize busi
nesses that display the insignia of
the recovery act. Everyone will be
asked to sign up the NRA cards
pledging this support, it was stated,
and the government expects every
signer to live up to his pldge, it was
stated.
Adams Tells People
To Wash All Fruits
G. C. Adams, commissioner of
agriculture, states that he has learn
ed on good authority that there are
many cases of sickness and other bad
effects following the consumption by
the public of vegetables, fruits and
other products which have been
sprayed with insecticides that are
poisonous.
The spraying of fruits and vege
tables by the grower for the destruc
tion of various insects and pests is
an absolutely essential process if the
farmer intends to make a crop and
Mr. Adams desires to aution the
people that they should thoroughly
wash and clean any fruits and vege
tables before they are used.
“Be Sure. You Are Right, Then Go Ahead,”
MRS. BALKCOM
IS MEMBER OF
COMMITEE OF 200
WORK IN FURTHERANCE OF
GEORGIA BICENTENNIAL
IS RECOGNIZED
(Special to Early County News—By
Georgia Newspaper Alliance)
Mrs. V. F. Balkcom, of Blakely,
Georgia, a leader in church, educa
tional and club work, today was add
ed to the roster of distinguished men
and women forming the patrons’
committee of 200 of the Georgia
Bicentennial Commission. Announce
ment of Mrs. Balkcom’s acceptance
of the invitation to join the com
mittee was made by Albert R. Rogers,
director of celebration, and T. Guy
Woolford, treasurer to whom Mrs.
Balkcom sent $250 towards the ex
pense of promoting the proper ob
servance of Georgia’s Bicentennial.
For some months Mrs. Balkcom
has been actively interested in the
Bicentennial celebration, having ac
cepted chairmanship of the Blakely-
Early County Bicentennial committee
in February. Under her leadership
the Early County Bicentennial cele
bration in April became a great suc
cess and her committee also had a
prominent part in the Bicentennial
celebration in Macon on May 29th.
While devoted to her home and
children and never losing sight of her
domestic responsibilities, Mrs. Balk
com has been tireless in her efforts
in behalf of church, school and com
munity and has exerted a wide and
inspiring influence. For fourteen
years she has been secretary and
treasurer of Holy Trinity Church
School. She served the full time
allotted by the by-laws as Regent
of Peter Early Chapter Daughters of
the American Revolution. During
this time she did a great deal of
genealogical research work and was
invited to become a member of the
Institute of American Genealogy.
She was a charter memby of the
Atlanta Genealogical Society and at
tended its first meeting.
Previous to her regency, Mrs.
Balkcom served as treasurer of her
local D. A. R. Chapter and also for
four years was chairman of patriotic
education in the Chapter. It was
while serving this chairmanship that
she was invited to be a patron of
the U. S. Flag Committee. Mrs.
Balkcom has been President of the
Parent-Teacher Association of the
Blakely High School for the past two
years.
The Bicentennial tablet to be
placed in the rotunda of the State
Capitol will carry the names of Mr.
and Mrs. Victor F. Balkcom, along
with the names of others whose gifts
are supplying the funds necessary
for the adequate observance of Geor
gia’s 200th birthday. Membership in
the patrons’ committee may be had
upon invitation only. The committee
will consist of one organization, in
dividual or institution for each of the
200 years in the history of Georgia.
The name of each patron, whether
an organization, an institution, an
individual or a memorial, will appear
on the Bicentennial tablet which the
legislature authorized to be placed
in the State Capitol.
Women Urge Buying
At NRA Stores Only
(By Georgia Newspaper Alliance)
Atlanta, Ga. Organization of
women to get signatures for a
pledge to buy only at stores showing
the Blue Eagle is to be attempted
all over Georgia. Already 99 wom
en’s organizations in Atlanta are
pledged thus to support the NRA.
General Hugh S. Johnson has an
nounced that if necessary the Fed
eral Trade Commission and the De
partment of Justice eventually will
be used to enforce the recovery
act. William Green, president of
the Federation of Labor, sent in
structions out to labor headquarters
in 48 states to investigate and re
port violations of those displaying
the Blue Eagle. Hereafter, Harry
L. Hopkins, emergency relief ad
ministrator, said his agency will buy
supplies only from those stores fly
ing the Blue Eagle.
Important Meeting
Os Farmers Here
Tuesday Afternoon
County Agent W. A. Fuqua an
nounces that a meeting of Early
county farmers will be held at the
court house next Tuesday afternoon,
Sept. 5, at 3 o’clock. The object
of the meeting is to discuss the
marketing of peanuts, receive in
formation regarding hogs and dis
cuss the screw-worm, whose ravages
are causing some concern.
A. E. Gibson, representing the
Georgia Peanut Growers Exchange,
will discuss the marketing of pea
nuts.
Dr. D. E. Sawyer, County Agent
of Decatur county will bring some
information regarding hogs and will
briefly discuss the screw-worm.
It is hoped that there will be a
large number of farmers present to
hear these problems discussed.
Fire Monday
Night Damages
Tarver Case
The case owned and operated by
Mr. Charles Tarver, corner public
square and South Main street, was
damaged by fire last Monday night.
The fire apparently started from the
kitchen range and burned through
the partition between the kitchen
and dining room. The interior of
the building was scorched, windows
broken and the case equipment some
what damaged. The building is the
property of Mr. B. W. Tarver, of
Opelika, Ala. The News did not
learn whether the damaged property
was insured.
Motor Car Owners
Paid Billion In
Taxes in 1932
Motor car owners paid in taxes a
total of $1,076,000,000 during 1932,
while in the same year the total pro
duction of the automobile industry
amounted to $1,500,000,000, accord
ing to figures compiled by the At
lanta Motor Club. Registrations in
1932 declined but taxes paid by mo
torists advanced.
Motor car taxes amounted to 48.5
per cent of the total revenue of
Georgia in 1932, and this year stood
ninth in the list in percentage of
taxes paid directly through owner
ship of motor vehicles, while in
mileage of the state road system
Georgia stood twenty-second. Geor
gia was ninth in the list of local
and state roads with an estimated
total of 102,284 miles.
Gasoline consumption in the Unit
ed States dropped from 221,893,000
gallons in 1931 to 199,031,000 gal
lons in 1932, the figures show. Os
24,136,897 vehicles registered in the
country more than 20,900,000 are
automobiles.
■r—■. i■■ii —■ We promptly accepted
m the provisions of the In-
dustrial Recovery Act
in answer to President
■I Cr Roosevelt’s appeal for
Wl DO OUR RART
| the co-operation of
American Industry.
Buy Your Drug Store
Supplies Before
Prices Go Up
Balkcom’s Drug Store
PULL FOR BLAKELY
—OR—
PULL OUT
$ 1.50 A YEAR
ELECTRIC ENERGY
TAX MUST BE
PAID BY VENDOR
CONSUMER OF ELECTRICITY
WILL BE EXEMPT FROM
TAX THEREAFTER
W. E. Page collector of federal
revenue in Georgia, has made public
the following statement issued by
Guy Helvering, commissioner of in
ternal revenue at Washington:
Section 616 of the revenue act of
1932, imposing on the consumer a
tax of 3 per cent on amounts paid
for electricial energy furnished for
domestic or commercial consumption,
was amended by the act of June 16,
1933 (Public No, 73-73rd Congress)
so that the cendor of electrical energy
sold on and after September 1, 1933,
for domestic or commercial consump
tion will be liable for payment of the
3 per cent tax, based on the price
for which sold.
Under the provisions of section
616 now in effect the tax must be
paid by the domestic or commercial
consumer of electrical energy fur
nished up to and including August
31, 1933, irrespective of when pay
ment for the energy so furnished is
made.
On and after September 1, 1933,
all vendors of electrical energy will
be liable for tax on electrical energy
sold for domestic or commercial con
sumption, and not for resale, at the
rate of 3 per cent of the price for
which the energy is sold. The law
specifically provides that a public
ownned electric and power plant will
not be liable for tax on electrical
energy it sells, even though such
energy is sold for domestic or com
mercial consumption.
In the case of an owner or lessee
of a building who purchases electri
cal energy for resale to tenants there
in the law regards the initial sale
of the energy to such owner or lessee
as the taxable sale for consumption,
and the resale to the tenant is not
considered a sale for consumption.
Rotary Club In
Regular Meeting
Last Thursday
Arthur Ussery and DuPree Davis,
president and past president, respec
tively, of the Dothan Rotary Club,
made up their attendance with the
Blakely Club at noon last Thursday.
Rotarian Ussery, upon invitation of
President Hall, spoke briefly of the
progress being made to enlist the
Alabama city under the NRA pro
gram.
Rotarian Barham had as his daugh
ter, Miss Neta Barham, and his son,
Mr. Edwin Barham.
Miss Evelyn Dußose furnished the
music for the Club songs.