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VOLUME LXXVI NO. 17
Blakely High School
Girls Win Six Straight
Basketball Games
The Blakely high school teams
split a double-header Tuesday and
Friday nights with the strong Jakin
and Damascus teams.
Jakin Game*
The Blakely boys lost the first
game of the evening by the score of
26 to 17. The Blakely boys played
their best game of the season, but
weren’t a match for the strong, ex
perienced Jakin team.
Tremmier and Howell led the
scoring for Blakely, while McLendon
and Cannon led the winners.
The Blakely girls came back
strong in the last game to find
themselves in the last half and
snow under the Jakin girls with
field goals. The final score was
43 to 21.
Fain, for Blakely, accounted for
30 points, While Hudson and Pyle
divided Jakin’s score. Hayes, Wea
ver and Haddock did fine work for
the Blakely teams at the guards’
position.
Damascus Games
The Blakely high boys dropped
their game to the Damascus boys
by the score of 21 to 7, while the
Blakely girls went on to win their
fifth straight victory. The girls have
lost only one game this season, the
first of the season, to Union high
school. Since that time they have
defeated the Union team by the
score of 26 to 11.
The Blakely boys put up a fine
game during the first half—holding
the fast Damascus team to a 8 to 7
score.
The Blakely girls won their fifth
straight game after trailing the
Damascus lassies at the half. Dur
ing the second half Alexander found
the range and put on a scoring spree
that the Damascus girls could not
keep up with and the score ended
37 to 26 in favor of Blakely.
THE RECORD—GIRLS WIN 5,
LOSE 1, BOYS WIN 3,
LOSE 3
Blakely Girls
B. H. S. 20, Fort Gaines 6
B. H. S. 18, Union 21
B. H. S. 43, Jakin 21
B. H. S. 26, Edison 9
B. H. S. 37, Damascus 26
B. H. S. 26, Union 11
Blakely Boys
B. H. S. 13, Fort Gaines 11
B. H. S. 18, Union 16
B. H. S. 17. Jakin 25
B. H. S. 13, Edison 27
B. H. S. 21, Union 13
B. H. S. 7, Damascus 21
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CITY GAILY DECORATED
IN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
AS YULETIDE NEARS
The business section of the city
presents a holiday appearance—for
on Saturday of the past week the
Christmas lights were strung around
the square and turned on for the
first time Saturday evening. The
usual Christmas tree, beautifully
lighted, appears in the northwest
corner of the square.
Local business houses now have
their Christmas goods on display,
with attractive holiday decorations
to add to the Yuletide appearance.
Indications point to an excellent
Christmas trade and a season of
more joy than has been experienced
in a number of years.
T ransportation
Schedules In And
Out of Blakely
The following information regard
ing transportation in and out of
Blakely via both railway and bus,
is published for benefit of News
readers. The schedules are not
guaranteed:
Central of Georgia Railway Co.—
From Albany, Leary and Arlington
to Columbia and Dothan, 8:14 a. m.
From Dothan and Columbia to Arl
ington, Leary and Albany, 7:40 p.
m.—Central depot.
Ader Coach Lines—From Talla
hassee, Bainbridge and Colquitt to
Cuthbert, Lumpkin and Columbus,
9:00 a. m.; from Columbus, Lump
kin and Cuthbert to Colquitt, Bain
bridge and Tallahassee, 4:00 p. m.
—Bus station in front of Fryer’s
Pharmacy.
Alaga Coach Lines—From Do
than and Columbia to Arlington,
Leary and Albany, 8:05 a. m. and
3:05 p. m.; from Albany, Leary
and Arlington to Columbia and Do
than, 11:30 a. m. and 6:40 p. m.—
Bus station in front of Fryer’s
Pharmacy.
U. S. Mail Bus Line—From Do
than and Columbia to Arlington,
Leary and Albany, 8:40 a. m.; from
Albany, Leary and Arlington to Co
lumbia and Dothan, 5:20 p, m.—Bus
station at postoffice.
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts—“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.”
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 10, 1936.
Representative-elect
J. O. Bridges Talks Os
Proposed Legislation
Early county’s Representative
elect, Mr. J. 0. Bridges, was a
guest of the Blakely Rotary Club at
its ■weekly meeting on last Thursday
and gave an interesting resume of
legislation to be proposed at the
1937 session of the Georgia Legisla
ture.
Mr. Bridges recently attended a
caucus of a number of legislators
which was held in Atlanta with Gov
erno-relect Rivers in attendance up
on the caucus. The Representative
elect stated in his talk that legisla
tion sure of enactment included a
driver’s license law, which it is ex
pected will curb the present high
accident rate in this state. Anoth
er measure expected to pass would
reorganize the highway department,
with advocating a five-man
highway board, and others favoring
a ten-man board (one from each of
the ten Congressional districts).
Mr. Rivers’s hobby, old-age pen
sions, is expected to receive early
consideration, and the speaker stated
to the Rotarians that legislation
would probably be passed early in
the session to permit Georgia to
receive the Federal government’s
portion of the pension funds begin
ning with the coming year. Pro
posed legislation for co-operation of
Georgians in the old-age pension
program would then be submitted to
the people about the middle of the
.summer for their approval or dis
approval.
'The ever-present liquor problem
will probably be the chief bone of
contention before the Assembly, Mr.
Bridges stated, and what disposition
of the matter would result from
the assembly, he dared not prophesy.
Mr. Bridges expects the Rivers
campaign promises to be fully car
ried out by a friendly and co-operat
ive assembly.
The Rotarians received the speak
er’s talk with close attention and
interest, and thanked him for his
message. Mr. Bridges was intro
duced by Rotarian Hammack, of the
December program committee.
The luncheon was presided over
by President Bill Grist.
Blakely Attorney
Named President Os
Circuit Bar Ass’n.
J. W. Bonner, local attorney and
judge of the City Court of Blakely,
was elected President of the Patau
la Circuit Bar Association, at the
annual meeting of the association
held in Fort Gaines Tuesday after
noon and night. He succeeds H. A.
Wilkerson, Dawson attorney.
Other officers elected included:
Vice-President, P. C. King, Sr., of
Fort Gaines.
Secretary-Treasurer, R. R. Jones,
of Dawson.
The meeting was held at the
Fort Gaines Woman’s Club house,
where “open house” &as observed
from four o’clock until six, when
dinner was served.
The evening session was devoted
to a round-table discussion of the
practice rules recently promulgated
by the Georgia Association of Su
perior Court Judges.
Attorneys from every county in
the circuit were in attendance.
The June semi-annual meeting
will be held in Donalsonville upon
invitation of the Donalsonville bar.
BUSINESS STEADILY
BETTER, SAYS FEDERAL
RESERVE BANK
(Georgia News Service)
Atlanta, Ga.—According to the
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, in
its review of affairs through Octo
ber, which has just been issued, “es
timates of production of certain im
portant crops increased, notably cot
ton, corn, tobacco, sweet potatoes,
peanuts and pecans.”
The review said that “sales by
department stores and by mail or
der houses serving rural areas in
creased from September to October
by a larger amount than is usual this
season.”
Rules Provide
Georgia Lawyers
Must Register
Practicing attorneys in Georgia
most register within ninety days on
der rules adopted by the Superior
Court judges at a meeting held in
Atlanta last week.
Names, addresses, place and date
of admission to the bar must be filed
with the clerk of the Superior
Court of the attorney’s home coun
ty, who will keep the information as
a permanent record.
This list will be filed with the
clerk of the Supreme Court, and
When lawyers retire they will notify
the clerk. Failure to comply with
any of the new regulations will be
considered contempt of court, the
judges ruled.
Court procedure in general was
discussed and some recommendations
made. One dealing with the ex
ception to the judge’s charge to
juries read as follows:
“All exceptions to the charge of
the court or the failure to charge
shall be called to the attention of
the trial judge before the jury ren
ders its verdict.
“While a new trial may be grant
ed for an erroneous charge against
the applicant on a material point,
a new trial shall not be granted ex
cept in the discretion of the judge
hearing the motion where the ex
ception was not noted until after
rendition of the verdict.”
The rules were further amended
to provide that when both parties
move for a directed verdict it shall
be deemed a consent of the trial
judge to try the case without the
intervention of a jury.
Rivers Makes Clear
Georgia Sales Tax
Is Out of Question
(Georgia News Service)
Atlanta, Ga.—All doubt as to
the possibility of a sales tax was
dispelled by Governor-elect E. D.
Rivers in an address here last week
before the convention of the Geor
gia League of Women Voters.
“I am convinced the people do
not want it,” the Governor-elect
said. “We know that to accomplish
the widespread humanitarian aims
of the platform adopted by the
state Democratic convention means
we must have money. My sales
tax plan was abandoned last year.
It is still abandoned. The general
assembly and the people would not
take my plan, and I now stand
ready to take theirs.”
Mr. Rivers advocated a drastic
revision of the state tax system
which would lift the major burden
of taxation from the counties and
municipalities.
The governor-elect declared he
expected the new system to be de
veloped by the general assembly and
urged support of it by the people in
order that the state Democratic plat
form providing for expansion of serv
ice performed by the state be carried
out.
MR. J. F. BLACKBURN
PASSES AT HOME OF
DAUGHTER IN TEXAS
Mr. James F. Blackburn, aged 79
years, former Cuthbert citizen, died
at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
V. H. Thompson, at Houston,
Texas, at 8:10 a. m. Monday, No
vember 30. He had resided in
Houston for the past two years.
Prior to that time he had spent
some time in Blakely with his
granddaughter, Mrs. Luther Robin
son.
The body of Mr. Blackburn was
brought back to his former home in
Cuthbert, where funeral services
were held with interment following
in the Cuthbert cemetery on Thurs
day afternoon last. His body was
accompanied by his daughter, Mrs.
Thompson, and his grandson, Mr.
Charlie Thompson.
Surviving are: one daughter, Mrs.
V. H. Thompson, of Houston, Tex
as; two sons, C. M. Blackburn of
Houston and W. R. Blackburn of
Los Angeles; eight grandchildren
and five great-grandchildren.
Friends in Blakely sympathize
with the family in the death of their
loved one.
COUNTY SCHOOL
TEACHERS GET
CHRISTMAS BONUS
The teachers in the county school
system of this county were given a
bit of Christmas cheer when the
Board of Education, at its monthly
meeting last week, voted each of
the teachers in the white schools
a sls Christmas bonus. The teach
ers in the colored schools were giv
en a $5.00 bonus.
Mrs. McArthur Jones, Superin
tendent, announced this week that
the schools would have a ten-day
vacation for the Christmas holidays,
closing on Friday, the 18th, and re
opening on Wednesday, the 30th.
J. P. Elections Held
Saturday; H. T. King
Re-elected in 866th
Mr. H. T. King was re-elected
Justice of the Peace of the 866th
(Blakely) district in last Saturday’s
election, defeating two opponents.
Mr. J. T. Bruner'was elected Le
gal Constable, defeating his oppo
nent, Mr. D. O. Fulton.
The vote in the two races was:
Justice of Peace
J. E. Fowler 4
W. A. Scott 81
H. T. King 177
Legal Constable
D. O. Fulton 71
J. T. Bruner 171
OTHER DISTRICTS
In the 1572nd (Jakin) district,
B. C. Minter defeated T. E. Peter
man for justice of the peace, 56 to
18, and E. H. Hayes was elected
constable, defeating Joe Nunnery
48 to 26.
There was no contest in the 430th
(Cedar Springs) district, where J.
G. Brantley and J. H. McGlamory
were elected justice and constable,
respectively, with 20 votes each.
No contest developed in the Da
mascus (854th) district, where A. J.
Collier was elected justice and C.
H. Lanier constable, each receiving
21 votes.
In the 1592nd (Lucile) district,
W. C. Houston was elected justice
and G. W. Houston constable, each
receiving 5 votes. They had no op
position.
J. L. Bethea was elected justice in
the 1535th (Colomokee) district,
receiving 10 votes. F. W. Pipkin
received 1. For constable, A. T.
Tedder was elected, receiving 8 votes
to 7 for W. N. T. Avirett and 2 for
C. H. Tedder.
Ordinary D. C. Morgan had re
ceived no reports from the other
districts up to Wednesday morning.
President Roosevelt is on his re
turn to America after his memorable
trip to Brazil, the Argentine and
Uruguay. The President addressed
the Pan-American Peace Confer
ence. Secretary of State Hull and
his staff remained in Buenos Aires
as the American delegation to the
conference.
Smart Kills for Arista-
1. Evening in Paris.
2. Coty’s complete Traveling Wardrobe.
3. Traveling Bags.
4. Men’s traveling Toilet Sets.
r 5. Shaving Sets.
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' 7. Lovely Stationery.
■ 8. Candles in Christmas Boxes.
! 9. Cigars in Christmas Boxes.
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$1.50 A YEAR
Rivers and Reid Urge
Quick Purchase Os
Washington Space
(Georgia News Service)
Atlanta, Ga.—The urgency of
making immediate purchase of tick
ets for the trip to Washington on
the Seaboard Air Line Railway’s
“Inaugural Special” is stressed in
a statement just issued by Downing
Musgrove, in charge of the Rivers’
Headquarters, at the request of
Governor-elect E. D. Rivers and
Chairman Charles S. Reid of the
State Democratic Executive Commit
tee.
The statement emphasizes the im
portance of purchase of space in
order that the Seaboard, which has
been designated official line for the
“Governor E. D. Rivers Special,”
may have time to provide adequate
accommodations for all who will
make the trip. Attention also is
called to the fact that Chairman
Reid must know the approximate
number who will go in order to com
plete seating arrangements for the
Georgia delegation during the inaug
ural ceremonies.
Mr. Musgrove also cites the ex
ceptionally low rates for the trip
and the fact that passengers will
occupy Pullman berths while in
Washington without extra charge.
“Both Mr. Rivers and Mr. Reid
are urging that as many as possible
go to the inaugural,” said Mr. Mus
grove’s statement, “to show the
President again the high esteem in
which he is held by citizens of Geor
gia, his second home, and, by sheer
strength of numbers, advertise Geor
gia as the greatest Roosevelt state
in the union.
“The Seaboard Air Line Railway,
official route for the trip, has an
nounced that all tickets must be
purchased on or before January 15
in order that the railway may pro
vide adequate equipment to accom
modate everyone. In order to se
cure choice accommodations it is to
the advantage of everyone to buy
space as soon as possible. The rates
permit every passenger to occupy
his Pullman space while in Washing
ton and thus save the expense of
a hotel bill.
“This request applies to members
of the general assembly as well as
Georgia democrats generally. There
will be little time for them to secure
tickets after they reach Atlanta
for the 1937 session.
“Checks or money orders for
space on the Inaugural Special
should be sent to H. E. Pleasants,
assistant general passenger agent
of the Seaboard Air Line Railway,
at 22 Marietta Street Building, At
lanta, who will mail tickets to the
purchasers promptly.
“The Special will leave Atlanta
January 18, at 8 p. m. for the inaug
uration of President Roosevelt on
January 20. The exceptionally low
fares, including round-trip railroad
and Pullman fares, also occupancy
of Pullman space while in Washing
ton, may be secured at any railroad
station upon application to Mr.
Pleasants.”
BLAKELY SCHOOLS TO
HAVE TWO WEEKS FOR
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
The Blakely Public Schools will
enjoy a two-weeks’ holiday for
Christmas, it was announced this
week. Schools will close on Fri
day, December 18, and re-open on
' January 4.