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EARLY COUNTY, GA.,
Garden Spot of
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXXVI NO. 16
Greater Prosperity
Reported By Federal
Reserve Board
The Federal Reserve Board, in its
monthly review, reports a general
advance in industrial production, em
ployment and pay rolls.
For October, the board said, its
seasonably adjusted index of indus
trial production stood at 109 per cent
of the 1923-25 average, unchanged
from the high September level and
15 points up from October last year.
Steel production was in larger vol
ume than in any month since 1929,
it was reported. Automobile produc
tion increased sharply from Septem
ber to October and continued to
swing upward in the first three
weeks of this month.
Although noting a slight October
decline in textile mill activity from
the September highs, the board said
output of the meat packing industry
increased further last month, coal
production increased seasonally and
crude petroleum production contin
ued at recent high levels.
Factory employment, at 94.3 per
cent of the 1923-25 average, increas
ed more than seasonally from Sep
tember to October, with uptrends
most noticeable in the durable goods
industry.
The factory pay roll index stood
at 88.9 in October, the board said,
rising “by considerably more than
the usual seasonal amount” from
83.4 in September.
Department stores and mail order
houses attained better than seasonal
upturns last month, but variety
stores recorded a less than seasonal
advantage.
The general level of wholesale
commodity prices “advanced some
what” during the first three weeks
of November, the board said, fol
lowing two and one-half months of
little change.
A considerable change was noted
in prices of several raw materials,
including non-ferrous metals, hides,
rubber, silk and wool.
At the great municipal stadium
in Philadelphia last Saturday 102,-
000 people saw the Navy team from
Annapolis defeat the Army boys
from West Point 7-0 in the record
attendance game of the season.
T. K. Weaver & Co.
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“BLAKELY’S ONLY COMPLETE STORE”
Corntto JXcws
(county commissioners
IN REGULAR MONTHLY
SESSION TUESDAY
The Early County Board of Com
missioners of Roads and Revenues
met in regular monthly session
Tuesday, with the entire member
ship of the Board present.
Among the motions carried were
the following:
That J. R. Donnan be relieved of
one-third of costs due on Richard
Mosely tax deed for year 1931.
That Joe B. Powell be relieved of
one-third of interest and costs on
tax deed for 1931.
That S. L. Bush, Jr., be relieved
of costs and interest on taxes for
years 1926 and 1929.
That Chairman J. P. Hudspeth and
County Warden J. F. Grimsley in
vestigate mule of Mr. O. H. King
falling through bridge and report
to Board of Commissioners.
That county issue warrants to M.
W. Balkcom, J. W. Bridges and F.
S. Jones for deeds to land for high
way right-of-way on Route 62.
That county ask highway board
for contract to grade Route 62 be
ginning at Blakely and going east
ward toward Arlington.
That county apply county’s por
tion of taxes assessed in duplicate
against Mrs. Katherine Dure for
years 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1929,
1930, 1931, and 1932 on taxes for
years 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, and
1936.
STUDENTS OF B. H. S.
COMMERCIAL DEPT.
BUY ADDING MACHINE
The students of the Commercial
Department of Blakely High School
have purchased an adding machine.
The students are contributing 20c
a month. Those who have contrib
uted so far are: Alex Howell, Leah
Fain, Raymond Duke, Carl Fryer,
Miriam Godwin, Edward Balkcom,
Billy Brooks, Florence Berman,
Ralph Middleton, Marjorie Weaver,
Sara De Wolfe, Annette Green, Sybil
Chandler, Marjorie Spence, Anne
Gunter, Louise Mann, Sara Hath
cock, Willis Barrett, Barrett Win
gate.
Emory University began the cele
bration of its centennial the past
week.
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts—“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.”
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 3, 1936.
Cotton Outlook
Depends on Program
And Developments
What 1937 holds in store for
the Georgia cotton farmer depends
a lot on developments in foreign
cotton-producing countries and the
re-action of cotton farmers in this
country to the 1937 agricultural
conservation program, County Agent
Leger pointed out here this week
after carefully studying a recent
outlook report from the State Ag
ricultural Extension Service.
On August 1 this year the world
carry-over of American cotton was
2,000.000 bales less than a year
earlier, but we grew more cotton
than we did last year, which will
make this year’s supply about the
same as a year ago. A smaller car
ry-over of foreign cotton is also
expected to be more than offset by
increased production in foreign
countries.
During the 10 years ending with
the 1932-1933 season, the United
States produced more cotton than
all foreign countries together, but
production abroad this year is ex
pected to exceed production in this
country by about 5,000,000 bales,
or 41 per cent.
The brightest point in the whole
cotton outlook, according to Mr.
Leger, is that world mill consump
tion of cotton has reached a new
high level this year, with a large
part of the increase in consumption
taking place in the United States.
However, the world used somewhat
less than average American grown
cotton during the last year while
consumption of foreign cotton was
greatly increased.
Considering the increasing con
sumption of cotton, better business
generally and the present carry
over of American cotton, persons
who make it a job to study the out
look, feel that cotton production
in the United States could be in
creased somewhat without giving a
world supply of American grown
cotton for the coming year larger
than the relatively small supply for
the present season, County Agent
Leger pointed out.
Copies of a detailed report giving
facts about the outlook for Geor
gia Agriculture in 1937, including
cotton and other important crops
and livestock, can be obtained from
county and home demonstration
agents, or by writing the Agricul
tural Extension Service, Athens, Ga.
MEETING OF AMERICAN
LEGION TONIGHT AT 8:00
The regular monthly meeting of
The American Legion will be held
at the hall tonight (Thursday) at 8
o’clock. It is announced that J. T.
Kelley, State Legion Chairman of
Child Welfare Work, will be present
and speak to the Legionnaires.
Luncheon will be served by the
Woman’s Auxiliary and a full at
tendance is urged.
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Truck and X-Ray
Purchased for Fight
Against Tuberculosis
The Division of Tuberculosis Con
trol of the Georgia State Health
Department has recently purchased
a new X-ray machine and truck for
its transportation, which enables
this division to offer to all physicians
in Georgia where X-ray service is
not available a consultation or diag
nostic service of even greater value
than before, according to Dr. T. F.
Abercrombie, director of the State
Department of Public Health.
The department has operated in
tuberculosis field units since Octo
ber, 1930, to assist physicians in
the discovery of tuberculosis, early
and advanced stages, so all cases
may have medical treatment and
nursing supervision, Dr. Abercrom
bie stated.
“This diagnostic unit operates on
ly as a consultation service for the
physicians of the state and through
its more than five years of service
has been closely integrated with the
physicians who have given their
whole-hearted assistance and co-op
eration in this work,” the health
director explained.
A slight decrease in the number
of deaths from tuberculosis is re
ported for Georgia from January to
August inclusive for 1936 as com
pared with the same period for
1935, the health director revealed.
A total of 1,156 deaths from tu
berculosis was reported for this
period for 1936 as compared with
1,208 for the same period of 1935,
or a decrease of 59.9 per 100,000
population.
A case load of 19,856 was report
ed as carried up to June 30, 1936,
by- the WPA district tuberculosis
nurses, Dr. Abercrombie state.
“These nurses made 3,716 tuberc
ulin tests and secured 768 specimens
for laboratory examination. Contact
was broken in 1,146 cases; 101 ap
plications were made to the state
tuberculosis sanitarium and relief
was obtained for 231 cases of tu
berculosis during the first 6 months
of 1936.”
Through the Division of Tubercu
losis Control, Dr. Abercrombie re
vealed an average of nearly 100 new
cases are being brought to notice
each month. At least 90 per cent
of these are cases which will re
quire treatment, medical supervision
and social service to some degree
for long indefinite periods.
The health director described the
danger signals of invading tubercu
losis as “a development of an unus
ual fatigue, undue nervous manifes
tations, loss of weight, and fever.
These are the ordinary symptoms
of early tuberculosis. When there
is a cough or expectoration, or
bloody spitting, the danger is great
er and immediate attention should
be given the onslaught of the dis
ease by competent health authori
ties.
EARLY COUNTY’S
COTTON GINNINGS
1,000 BALES OVER 1935
Up to November 14th 10,309
bales of cotton had been ginned
from the 1936 crop in Early county,
according to figures announced by
the Department of Commerce and
given The News by J. E. Widener,
special agent of the department.
To the same date in 1935, 9,318
bales were ginned—lacking only
9 bales of a thousand-bale gain.
YOUNG MAN DIES
FROM ACCIDENTAL
GUNSHOT WOUND
Mr. Henry Ivey Ezell, age 27,
who resided some eight miles south
east of the city, died about 10
o’clock last Friday night in a Do
than hospital after undergoing the
amputation of a leg necessitated
by a ghastly wound sustained from
an accidental shot gun wound.
Mr. Ezell, in company with three
others, was bird hunting Friday and
in penetrating a dense thicket his
gun became entangled in the bush
es and discharged, the full load
penetrating the leg just below the
knee. He was rushed to the city
and given first aid treatment and
then carried to a Dothan hospital,
where the leg was amputated. The
loss of blood and shock from the
amputation resulted in his death.
Funeral services were held at
the home Sunday afternoon at 3
o’clock, with the Revs. Willie Wiley
and David F. Cripps officiating. In
terment was in the Blakely ceme
tery.
Mr. Ezell is survived by his moth
er, Mrs. W. S. Jones; his wife, the
former Miss Charline Bridges; one
brother, Marcine Ezelll; and one
sister, Mrs. Ruby Hunt.
MRS. W. A. LINDSEY
SUCCUMBS TO ILLNESS
FROM PNEUMONIA
Mrs. Georgia Mock Lindsey, wife
of Mr. Wade A. Lindsey, died about
midnight Tuesday at her home in
the New Hope community, after an
illness of several days from pneu
monia.
Funeral services were held at the
New Hope Baptist church Wednes
day afternoon at three o’clock, with
the pastor, Rev. Mr. Cox, of Damas
cus, officiating, and the J. J. White
Funeral Home in charge of arrange
ments. Interment was at the George
cemetery. Mrs. Lindsey was a
long-time and active member of the
New Hope church.
Surviving are her husband; seven
sons, Willie Mock, J. R. Lindsey, G.
W. Lindsey, C. F. Lindsey, B. M.
Lindsey, Sam Lindsey, Floyd Lind
sey; two daughters, Mrs. Gene Black
burn and Mrs. Henry Gordon; and
five brothers and two sisters, be
sides a number of grandchildren.
Mrs. Lindsey was greatly beloved
by her neighbors and friends,
who were grieved to learn of her
passing. A large number of them
attended her funeral.
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BETHEL BAPTISTS SEND CAR TO
ORPHANAGE
A carload of produce was this
week loaded by the Baptists of the
Blakely division of the Bethel Asso
ciation and sent to the Orphanage
at Hapeville. Mr. J. L. Underwood,
chairman, reports a splendid re
sponse from Early countians in the
appeal for produce.
WINTER!
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The crisp season with gay activities.
Winter, the season that whets your
appetite.
HOT CHOCOLATE
and
HOT DOGS
served at
BALKCOM’S
PULL FOR BLAKELY
—OR—
PULL OUT
$1.50 A YEAR
United States Farm
Income Shows Gain
In Past Month
The flow of dollars into farmers’
pockets from sale of their products
was reported Monday by the U. S.
agricultural department to have
mounted to $886,000,000 in Octo
ber, well above both the September
total of $752,000,000 and the $802,-
000,000 figure for October, 1935.
At the same time the department
said the general average of prices
for farm products on November
15 was 120 per cent of pre-war lev
els, down a point from a month
earlier but 12 points higher than a
year ago.
Drought reduction of corn, ap
ples, potato and other important
crops was said to have reduced the
gain in income from these to less
than the usual increase from Sep
tember to October, but this was
offset by the heavy movement of
livestock products and good prices
for these.
Government payments to farmers
last month were reported at $22,-
060,000, compared with $6,000,000
in September and $62,000,000 last
October. The department estimated
that these government payments
will aggregate $300,000,000 for 1936
compared with $583,000,000 last
year.
Things that the farmer buys av
eraged 127 per cent of .the pre
war level, or 5 points higher than a
year ago, it was said. On the whole,
however, prices received by farmers
were reported to have risen faster
during the past year than articles
bought.
JUSTICE OF PEACE AND
LEGAL CONSTABLE
ELECTIONS SATURDAY
Elections for Justice of the Peace
and Legal Constable will be held
in all eleven of the militia districts
of Early county on Saturday of
this week.
In only one of the districts has
there developed a contest, and that
is the 866th (Blakely) district. Mr.
H. T. King, incumbent justice, i«
opposed by Messrs. W. A. Scott and
J. E. Fowler. For constable, there
are two candidates, Messrs. J. T.
Bruner and D. O. Fulton.
In only two other districts have
candidates qualified, according to
Ordinary D. C. Morgan, who is in
charge of the election. In the 430th
(Cedar Springs) district Mr. J. G.
Brantley is a candidate for justice
of the peace to succeed himself,
while Mr. J. H. McGlamory seeks re
election as constable.
In the 1572nd (Jakin) district,
Mr. B. C. Minter for justice and
Mr. E. H. Hayes for constable, seek
re-election.
In the other eight districts no
candidates have qualified and the
voters may vote for whom they
please by merely writing in their
choice on the blank line on the
ballot.