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Nation’s Leading
Retailers Credit
Wide Gains to NRA
Washington, D. C.—Evidence of
steady recovery that promises to
gain marked headway in 1934 and
which is directly traceable to the
NRA program was seen by leading
merchants in a Nation-wide survey
made by the National Retail Dry
Goods Association. The association
reported the symposium as the first
in which a general expression of
opinion on NRA has been given by
individual merchants in all parts
of the country.
In the view of Samuel H. Halle,
president of Halle Bros. Co., of
Cleveland, “the public should retain
an open-minded attitude on thg.
NRA, as it will take time to appraise
properly all its benefits.” He added
that “since the inception of the
NRA there is a noticeable lighten
of the burden of anxiety and de
spair so apparent among manufac
turers and a far more cheerful at
titude on the part of the public.”
“Recovery will go forward at a
steady pace,” said Edward A. Fi
lene, president of William Filene’s
Sons, of Boston. “The rising tide
of NRA will have its receding waves,
just as the ocean’s rising tide.
But NRA is here to stay and is the
basis of a reasonable certainty for
continuance of better times. To me,
the most promising indication of na
tional recovery is the very greatly
increased emphasis on the necessity
of adequate buying power for the
masses and the fact that this em
phasis is coming more and more
from producers and distributors.”
Stating that “the trade picture in
Chicago has brightened considerably
in the last few weeks,” D. F. Kelly,
president of The Fair, saw reason
“for genuine optimism now. There
is probably a long road ahead, but
if the people generally will support
the President’s program under NRA
we have no doubt but that condi
tions will vastly improve.”
“The latent buying power of
America,” emphasized G. Irving
Latz, president of Wolf & Dessauer,
of Fort Wayne, Ind., “is a resource
which is too frequently overlooked,
although it was not overlooked by
President Roosevelt. It is now be
ing felt and will be felt more and
more as time goes on.”
Reporting a sales trend in Miami
far ahead of recent years, George
F. Whitten, general manager of
Burdine's in that city, said: “It is
freely predicted we will probably
enjoy our biggest season since the
pre-depression years of 1925 and
1926.”
The NRA program “has been of
tremendous value to the country
and has changed consumer psychol
ogy from pessimism to optimism,”
said F. J. Paxon, president of
son-Paxon Co., of Atlanta, Ga. “I
believe,” he concluded, “that 1934
will be a year of definite and mark
ed improvement.”
Epitomizing expressions from
many of the nation’s most promi
nent rtailers, A. H. Burchfield, pres
ident of the Joseph Horne Co., of
Pittsburgh, said: “It is my convic
tion that the NRA plan will achieve
its goal.”
A CARD FROM
MACK STRICKLAND
I want to thank my friends in
Blakely and Early county for every
effort they made in my behalf in
voicing their feelings for me to re
tain my place as Chief of Police. I
want to say to the members of the
Council who preferred my place to
be given to Mr. Minter that I feel
very kindly toward each one- of
them. I can say that I do not feel
that it was any personal reason on
their part for making the change.
I want to extend to my successor,
Mr. Ed Minter, every good wish and
that he may be successful in doing
his duty, and as a citizen of Blake
ly, I stand ready to assist in any
manner in upholding the society
and welfare of our little City of
Blakely and Early county. Here is
hoping we will all have a big, bright
New Year and that there will be
harmony in every respect with each
and every one of us.
Very sincerely,
MACK STRICKLAND.
Early County Youth
Accepted in U. S.
Marine Corps
Macon, Ga.—The acceptance in
the U. S. Marine Corps of Andy M.
Middleton is announced by Lt. Col.
H. W. Stone, officer in charge of
the Marine District Recruiting office,
where Mr. Middleton was accepted
on December 27th. Mr. Middleton
is a graduate of Miller county high
school, Colquitt, and is the son of
Mrs. Arrie Middleton, Route No. 1.
New entrants in the Marine Corps
receive several weeks’ preliminary
training at the Marine Base, Parris
Island, S. C., and are then available
for assignment to foreign service in
China, the Philippines, Hawaiian
Islands, Panama, Haiti or Cuba, or
to sea service aboard a battleship
or large cruiser.
COLLEGE CONTINGENT
ARE OFF TO SCHOOL
After spending the holidays at
| home, the following Blakely young
i ladies and young men have either
returned or will return this week to
their respective schools for the
Spring term: Miss Nell King, Bes
sie Tift, Forsyth; Misses Martha
I Collins and Hazel Warrick, Shorter;
| Miss Beth Fryer, Cox; Misses Gray
j Howell, Amanda Barksdale and Re
; becca Fryer, G. S. W. C.; Miss Al
ice Singletary, Randolph-Macon;
Misses Mary Grist and Frances
Balkcom, Agnes Scott; Miss Louis
[Fort, Sophia Newcomb; Miss Jane
Rambo, University of Alabama; Miss
Virginia Davis, University of Geor
gia; Miss Elizabeth Whitehead, Wes
leyan; Miss Mamie Sarah Maddox,
F. S. C. W.; Miss Margaret Kelly,
Americus Normal; Ottis Hall, N. G.
A. C.; Robert Underwood, Universi
ty of Florida; Ned Holland, Stetson
University; Barnett Solomon, Jr.,
University of Virginia; Lang and
Price Holland, Tulane; Dick Alexan
der and Wilson Davenport, M. G. C.;
Carter Davis and Foy Williams, Gor
don; Edgar Kelly, W. G. C.; Roy
Thompson, Auburn; Wellborn Balk
com and John Williams, Jr., Geor
gia Tech; Arthur Williams, Vander
bilt; Lawrence Rambo and Wilton
Howell, University of Georgia; Ber
nard King, Furman; Edwin Barham,
Harvard University; Thomas Felder
and Robert Geeslin, Norman Junior
College.
HAYS-GRIFFIN
A marriage of interest to friends
in this part of the state was that of
Mr. H. C. Hayes, of Thomaston, to
Mrs. P. E. Griffin, of Edison, which
occurred Wednesday evening of last
week at 6:30 o’clock at the home of
Mr. D. B. Clements, in Edison, in
the presence of only a few witnesses.
Mr. Hayes is a son of Mrs. Walter
E. Hayes, of Blakely. For some
time prior to his removal to Thomas
ton he was engaged in business in
Edison and in Colquitt. Mrs. Hayes
has resided practically all her life
in Edison, and was active in both
church and civic affairs in that town.
Announcement is made that the
couple will make their home for
the present in Edison. They have
the best wishes of friends.
MRS. W. R. PUCKETT
INJURED SUNDAY IN*
AUTO ACCIDENT
Mrs. W. R, Puckett Sustained- .a
fractured left knee cap shortly aft
er noon Sunday when automobiles
driven by Dr. J. G. Standifer and
Mr. Puckett met in a head-on col
lision on South Church street. Mrs.
Puckett was hurried to a Dothan
hospital for medical attention, and
reports are that she has suffered
considerably from the bruised knee,
and will probably be confined in the
hospital for some time. Neither Mr.
Puckett. Dr. Standifer nor Miss Sa
die Standifer, who was in the car
with her father, received injuries.
Both automobiles were damaged in
the accident. The accident is keen
ly regretted, and Mrs. Puckett’s
friends hope that she may rapidly
recover from her injury.
320,000 Rat Traps
Reach Georgia For
Drive Against Rats
The Piper of Hamelin, so the story
book says, used music to lure the
rats away; but Georgia will fare
much better perhaps with her 320,-
000 traps, says the Dawson News.
Seven carloads of man’s best sub
stitute for the family cat, when it
comes to eliminating rodents, have
arrived in Georgia.
Only a sharp snap as an inquisi
tive nose loosens the spring and a
steel band puts Mr. Rat into the
discard.
The traps will be waiting for the
rats in 69 counties of southern Geor
gia, where they are to be set by
5,000 CWA laborers assisting in
the project of the United States
Health Service and the United States 1
Biological Survey to check the
spread of typhus fever, according to
W. E. Couch, assistant chief of the
division of predatory animal and
rodent control. This modern coun
terpart of the famous piper will
use the traps to follow up the red
squill, a special rat poison, which
also will be used in the effort to
exterminate typhus carrying rodents.
Heretofore the rats ate their fill
of Georgia chicken and peanuts—
and got away with it. But not any
more. The next time they put their
teeth into a delectable bit of cheese
or a savory morsel of meat they
won’t be able to go home and tell
the rest of the family how it tasted.
And likely as not, the rest of the
family will soon be missing, too.
EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY. GEORGIA
| Georgians Protest
CWA Withdrawals
(By Georgia Newspaper Alliance)
Protests from all parts of Georgia
against withdrawal of civil works
projects were voiced in telegrams
; sent to Harry Hopkins, civil works
■ administrator. The messages were
I sent following the offer by the ad
ministration to discontinue the proj
ects if it were probable that they
would cause a shortage of farm labor
as had been suggested by Governor
Talmadge.
Included in the communications
were telegrams from Washington,
Millen, Adel, Albany, Cuthbert, Bu
chanan and Register. All were sign
ed by city and county officials and
the message from Cuthbert bore
the name of Congressman B. T.
Castellow. They expressed appre
ciation of the CWA, citing actual
figures of re-employment, and re
ported no shortage of farm, labor
under restricted farm program. All
urged continuation of the CWA
projects.
Governor Talmadge said he had
no comment to make.
OWEN-CHANDLER
A marriage which came as a sur
prise to a wide circle of friends oc
curred Wednesday afternoon, De
cember 27, when Miss Mary Armint
er Owen became the bride of Mr.
W. H. Chandler, Jr.
The ceremony was performed at
the home of the Rev. W. T. Wiley,
who officiated.
The bride is the second daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Owen, of the
Langston Chapel community. She
was a member of the B. H. S. grad
uating class of 1932 and during the
fall term was a student at Americus
Normal School.
Mr. Chandler is the youngest son
$f Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Chandler, of
the Union neighborhood.
Friends extend best wishes to the
couple.
12 Per Cent Cut In
Municipal Rates
Atlanta, Ga.—A cut averaging
12 per cent in the rate that the
Georgia Power Company charges the
49 municipalities of the state which
buy power wholesale was tentative
ly agreed on at a conference be
tween representatives of the Com
pany and of the cities, according to
announcement by Jud P. Wilhoit,
chairman of the Public Service
Commission. Final acceptance of
the reduction must come from the
officials of these towns. On the
basis of consumption in the last
12 months, the total saving will
amount to $78,377 a year.
Municipalities affected by the re
duction are: Acworth, Albany, Bibb
City, Barnesville, Blakely, Braselton,
Buford, Calhoun, Camilla, Carters
ville, College Park, Commerce, Cov
ington, Dalton, Doerun, East New
nan, East Point, Elberton, Elizabeth,
Fairburn, Fitzgerald, Forsyth, Fort
Benning, Grantville, Griffin, Hamp
ton, Hogansville, Hoschton, Jackson,
LaFayette, LaGrange, Lawrence
ville, Mclntosh, Mansfield, Marietta,
Maysville, Milstead, Monroe, Monti
cello, Moultrie, Newnan, Norcross,
Palmetto, Porterdale, Sylvester,
Thomaston, Trimble, Washington
and West Point.
BLAKELY CHAPTER 44 R. A. M.
Blakely Chapter 44
t Royal Arch Masons
meets on the second
and fourth Monday
nights of each month
at 8 o’clock. Visiting
companions invited.
W. H. IVEY.
High Priest
J. G. STANDIFER.
Secretary.
DR. W. R. BELCHER
SPECIALIST
Diseases of the Eye, Ear,
Nose and Throat
Eyes examined, glasses fit
ted. Tonsils removed by
Diathermy or Electro Co
agulation. Painless. No
bleeding, no stopping from
your work. No danger. Ab
solutely guaranteed as to
results.
EUFAULA, ALA.
Will be at Dothan on Fri
days
and at BLAKELY, GA.,
JANUARY 8
at Balkcom’s Drug Store
Expect to be at Blakely once a
week after that date
1 Saturday j
Specials[
Tomato Ketchup, O Eli
14 oz. bottle, 2 for faiiDC ■
Can Corn, No. 2, OC/, i
3 for 40 C j
Green Cut Beans, O F ;
No. 2, 3 for 40 C
[ j
Tomatoes, Q F [
No. 2 cans, 3 for 40 C I
Silver Dale Peaches 1 F •
No. 21/z can . IDC
California Mackerel O F
3 for
Pink Salmon O F
2 for ZDC
Pure Lard,
8 lbs. OvC
4 lbs. 33c
Corn Flakes O Q _
3 for
Full Cream Cheese I F _
Pound 1 vC
SCARBOROUGH
GROCERY CO
LOCAL WEATHER.
Report of local weather conditions
for the week ending Wednesday,
December 6th. Rainfall in inches. T
means trace only. Rainfall measured
at 7 a. m. and the amounts are for
the previous 24 hours. Other obser
vations are for the 24-hour periods
ending at 7 p. m.
H <u
ca X
Q S 2 cd £ £
January 3. Rainfall in inches. T
28| 52| 40|0.00|N. E.|Cloudy
291 601 41j0.00|N. E.|P. Cloudy
30| 58| 45|0.00|N. E.|Cloudy
31j 72| 47|0.0015. E.|P. Cloudy
1| 71| 54|0.02|5. W.|.Cloudy
2| 66| 43|0.20|N. E.|Ciear
3| 55| 36|0.00|5. E.|Cloudy
SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER
TEMPERATURE: Mean maxi
mum, 71.4; mean minimum, 47.1;
mean, 59.2. Maximum, 82 on the
16th; minimum, 30 on the 10th.
Greatest daily range, 40 degrees.
PRECIPITATION: Total, 2.49
inches. Greatest amount in any 24-
hour period, 1.02 inches on the 7th.
MISCELLANEOUS: Number of
days with 0.01 inch or more of
rainfall, 8; clear, 12; partly cloudy,
11; cloudy, 8. Light fog on the
sth. Dense fog on the 4th, 12th,
13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th,
23rd, 24th, 25th. Killing frosts on
the Bth and 10th. Thunderstorm on
the 6th.
SUMMARY FOR YEAR 1933
Mean temperature, 68.4; highest,
107 on June 19th; lowest, 13 on
February 9th. Total rainfall, 45.13
inches. Greatest amount in any
month, 8.24 inches during April.
Least amount in any month, 0.24
inches during October.
Last killing frost in the spring
occurred on March 15th. First kill
ing frost in the fall occurred tn
November 9th.
While Blakely experienced a dis
astrous drought during the fall,
from which complete recovery has
not yet been effected, the year 1931
still holds the record as the dryest
year in 66 years of records.
J. G. STANDIFER,
Observer, U. S. Weather Bureau
SHERIFF’S SALE
GEORGIA—EarIy County:
There will be sold by the under
signed on the First Tuesday in Feb
ruary, 1934, before the courthouse
door of said county in the city of
Blakely, Georgia, within the legal
hours of sale, at public outcry to the
highest and best bidder for cash,
the following described real estate,
towit:
One shop lot, containing one-half
acre of land, bounded on north by
land of Julius Roberts, on east by
State Highway from Arlington to
Damascus, formerly Brumby avenue,
on south by land of S. J. Collier, on
west by land of Mrs. Jennie Booker.
Levied on and to be sold as the
property of J. B. Bridges and G. L.
Dykes to satisfy a fi. fa. issued from
the superior court of Early county
in favor of J. A. Hightower vs. said
J. B. Bridges and G. L. Dykes. Ten
ant in possession notified.
This January 2nd, 1934.
S. W. HOWELL, Sheriff.
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particulars. WIGHT NURSERIES,
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BLAKELY, GEORGIA
Let
the car speak
for itself
»
HUNDREDS of thousands of people now own
and drive Ford V-8 cars. Some neighbor or
friend of yours has one. If we told you what we
think of the car, you might say we are prejudiced,
so we let the car and its owner tell you.
Economy of operation is one of the first points
they will emphasize—the owner will boast of it
and the car will prove it.
The 1934 car is even better than the 1933 —
and that was our best car up to its time. The new
car is more beautiful faster more powerful
gives more miles to the gallon better oil
economy—is easier riding—cheaper to own and
operate than any car we ever built.
You owe it to yourself and your pocketbook to
ask our Ford Dealer to let you see this car, and
let you drive it for yourself. At the wheel of the
car you will be sure to reach a right decision. The
Ford V-8 will tell you its own story.
NEW
FORD V-8
for 1934