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Geer Found Guilty,
Gets Death Sentence,
Moves for New Trial
W. I. Geer, 62 year old Colquitt
attorney, was found guilty of the
murder of his former secretary, Mrs.
Charlie Mae Houston, by a Terrell
county jury last week and was sen
tenced to death in the electric chair
by Judge C. W. Worrill. The con
victed man’s attorneys immediately
filed a motion for a new trial.
Judge Worrill will hear the
motion for a new trial Feb. 27. Geer
whom the defense had pictured as of
unsound mind at the time Mrs.
Houston was shot to death last Jan
uary, had been sentenced to die
January 23.
The jury’s verdict was brought in
after only 30 minutes deliberation.
Geer told the jury in his unsworn
statement that he “couldn’t” have
killed the woman because he loved
her too much.
Mrs. Houston was shot to death
while asleep in a room with Miss
Vivian Hatcher. She testified the
shooting occurred after Mrs. Houston
had told Geer she did not love him.
After the trial Geer was removed
to the county jail at Albany. The
former criminal lawyer appeared in
good spirits, discussed events of the
court hearing without apparent emo
tion but ignored questions concerning
the actual shooting of Mrs. Hous
ton.
He said the toombstone which had
been found in his cell and whose
inscription said in part: “She is not
dead but sleepeth. I loved her. W.
I. G.” was not for the dead woman
but was part of a three-section stone
designed for his own grave.
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Boyett’s Cash Store
Rivers Is Selected
To Succeed Howell
As Committeeman
Atlanta, Ga.—During an enthu
siastic special meeting of the State
Democratic Executive Committee
held last Friday, delegates from all
parts of Georgia gave Governor-elect
; E. D. Rivers a cheering vote of con
■ fidence and by unanimous acclaim
made him Democratic National Com
mitteeman to succeed the late Clark
Howell, Sr. Mr. Rivers’ election
came after Clark Howell, Jr., had
been nominated for the post and had
declined due to press of business in
connection with his duties as editor
of The Atlanta Constitution.
During the meeting Chairman
Charles S. Reid of the committee
urged all delegates and Georgians in
general to make their reservations as
soon as possible for the trip to
President Roosevelt’s Inauguration in
January. H. E. Pleasants, District
Passenger Agent for the Seaboard
Railway, which has been selected by
Mr. Reid and Mr. Rivers as the of
ficial route, was present and explain
ed that exceptionally low rates have
been made and the arrangements
completed for the party to sleep in
their pullman berths instead of go
ing to a hotel. He urged that there
be no delay in making reservations
so as to give the Railway ample
time to provide every comfort for
all making the trip.
In addition to the chairman, sec
retary, assistant secretary, treasurer,
national Democratic committeeman
and committee woman, who serve ex
officio, the rules committee named
by Chairman Reid includes: War
ren Grist, Macon; W. L. Miller,
Lakeland; W. H. Duckworth, Cairo;
John C. Lewis, Sparta; Mrs. W. F.
Scott, Thomasville; I. S. Peebles, Jr.,
Augusta; J. Harold Saxon, Quitman;
Mrs. Kathleen S. Hogan, Temple,
and J. M. C. Townsend, Wildwood.
Bagpipe Old Instrument
The bagpipe Is. next to the flute,
one of the oldest Instruments. It is
recognized as having been in use in
the Near East. In a crude form, more
than 2,000 .years ago. The bag Is ob
viously a sewn up goat skin. Venders
of sweet drinks still use what looks
like an enlarged single-reeded pipe
in most Oriental cities.
EARLY COUNTY NEWS. «»» AKELY. GEORGIA
BOWEN BAPTISTS
TO GIVE PRODUCE
FOR ORPHANAGE
The members of Bowen Baptist
Association have perfected plans
for the annual shipment of produce
to the Baptist Orphanage at Hape
ville, Ga., again this year. Produce
will be delivered on Tuesday, De
cember Bth, to the A. C. L. Railway
at all points between Jakin and
Climax, and to the S. A. L. Rail
way at all points between Attapul
gus and Damascus for shipment to
the Orphanage. Contributions of
corn, hay, peanuts, syrup, canned
goods and clothing are made an
nually. The Orphans Home can use
anything that is of service on the
farm or in the home.
F. E. Strickland of Donalsonville,
L. A. Phillips of Bainbridge, and R.
W. Bush of Colquitt compose the as
sociation committee to promote the
I shipment of goods. Further infor
< mation may be obtained from these
{ gentlemen or from local chairmen
! appointed by the respective church
{ es in the Bowen Association.
PRESIDENT OF P. C.
CORP. TO SPEAK TO
EARLY FARMERS
Mr. Ernest Graham, President,
Production Credit Corporation, of
Columbia, S. C., will address the
farmers of Early county at the Court
House in Blakely, Saturday, Dec. sth,
at 2 p. m., and everybody is cordial
ly invited to attend. Mr. Graham
will discuss the financing of farmers
for production of crops, growing of
livestock and explain the services of
Production Credit Associations. Come
and bring any friend interested in
borrowing funds to finance farm op
erations.
THANKSGIVING MARRIAGES
At the pastor’s home on Thanks
giving Day, two couples of young
folk were united in the holy bonds
of matrimony by Rev. Spencer B.
King.
The first couple came in the
afternoon. They were Mr. Horace
0. Pickron, son of Mr. J. E. Pickrpn
of Damascus, and Miss Louise Sas
ser, daughter of Mr. D. W. Sasser
of Arlington. Several young friends
accompanied the happy couple to
see the task well done.
In the evening Mr. Charlie Paul
Bell and Miss Catherine Davis, both
of Jakin, accompanied by several
members of the families of the con
tracting parties and other friends,
called upon the pastor to tie the
nuptial knot for them, which he !
obligingly did, as was also the case'
of the afternoon marriage above I
noted.
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WEATHER SUMMARY FOR
MONTH OF NOVEMBER
TEMPERATURE: Mean maxi
mum, 68.4; mean minimum, 45.0;
mean, 56.7. Maximum, 86 on the {
2nd and 3rd; minimum, 23 on the
28th; greatest daily range, 40 de
grees.
PRECIPITATION: Tqtal, 0.98
inches. Greatest amount in any 24-
hour period, 0.48 inches on the
25th.
MISCELLANEOUS: Number of
days with 0.01 inch or more of rain
fall, 6; clear, 18; partly cloudy,
3; cloudy, 9; light fog on the 7th
and 24th. Killing frosts on the
17th, 23rd, 26th and 28th.
STRAY COW— Stray milk cow,
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Chevrolet’s Plant For
1937 Cars Produces
New Type Engine
In designing the power plant for
■ the 1937 Chevrolet, the engineers
I instituted advances so extensive that
■the resultant engine, though adher
ing closely to time-proved Chevrolet
is new throughout, ac
cording to J. M. Crawford, chief
'engineer of the company.
It is new not only in performance
j and capabilities as recorded on pa-
I per after exhaustive engineering
{tests, Mr. Crawford declared, but {
: also in actual operation on the road |
{as determined by hundreds of thou
sands of miles of driving prior to
i its introduction a few weeks ago.
So far as its general type is con
cerned—valve arrangement and the
number of cylinders—it is identical
with the power plants whose high
efficiency, smoothness and long life
have earned Chevrolet world leader
ship seven years out of the past
ten, the chief engineer said. It is
a valve-in-head six. But bore,
{stroke, displacement compression and
i horse power all have been changed,
and the aggregate of these changes,
{and of general refinements through
i out the engine, is reflected in ex
ceptional performance under all con
| ditions of weather, climate, and
load, according to Mr. Crawford.
The bore has been increased from |
3 5-16 to 3 1-2 inches, and the stroke {
reduced from 4 inches to 3 3-4
inches. The displacement is 216.5
cubic inches instead of 206.8 as
formerly. Compression ratio has
been raised from 6-to-l to 6.25-to-l.
The result, Mr. Crawford said, is ag
gregate power and torgue at all en
gine speeds, and smoother opera
tion throughout the range.
The number of crankshaft bear
ings has been increased from three
to four, and the main bearing idea
has been stepped up eight per cent,
the chief engineer revealed. The
steel-backed babbitt bearings intro
duce an innovation, for they grad
uate in diameter from the front of
the engine to the rear, 1-32 of an
inch at a time. The front bearing
is 2 11-16 inches in diameter and
the rear bearing is 2 25-32 inches.
The 68-pound crankshaft is counter
balanced', and equipped with harmon
ic balancer, lighter in weight and
more sensitive than that previously
used, Mr. Crawford explained.
The pistons, he said, are com
pletely new, not only in size but in
design. They are dome-head pis
tons of cast iron alloy with cutaway
slipper-type skirts, reinforced by in- i.
tegral cast ribs. As in the 1936
engine, they are tin-plated to in
crease efficiency and promote long
life of both cylinder walls and pis
tons, Mr. Crawford explained.
Accessory equipment on the new
engine, he added, has undergone
much refinement. There is a new
air cleaner with easily-removed fil
tering element; a gear-type oil
pump supplanting ■ the vane-type
pump formerly used, a shorter, self
adjusting water pump which is per
manently leak-proof, and a new
design high-reserve fuel pump.
The engine develops 85 horse
power, Mr. Crawford said, and in
conjunction with the body and chas
sis weight reduction, gives Chevro
let substantially improved perform
ance, especially in acceleration, and
in pulling power on hills.
Why Continue
Suffering?
—SEE—
Dr. W. C. Hardy
Naturopath
BLAKELY—MON.,
WED., FRI.
CARD OF THANKS
We want to thank each friend
who was so kind to us, and for the
beautiful floral offerings that were
sent during the illness and death
of our father and husband.
Mrs, J. R. Lisenby and Children.
FOR SALE— Pony, bridle and
saddle; pony weighs about 350 lbs.,
and is very gentle. See GEORGE
NELSON.
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CHEESE
Ritz Crackers Vz-lb. pkg. 15c; 1-lb. pkg. 23c
Empress Cream, Vanilla or Choc., lb. 17c
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i TEA ROLLS Doz. 5c
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PILLSURY’S
PANCAKE FLOUR 3 pkgs. 25c
CIGARETTES BRANDS 2 PKGS. 28c
CARTON $1.35
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MATCHES—7-20 cu. in. boxes 25c
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ARMOUR’S
CORNED BEEF HASH—3-11 oz. cans 25c
LIBBY’S
COOKED BRAINS—2-1 lb. cans n 25c
IVORY SOAP—S med. cakes 25c
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