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America’s Foreign
Trade This Year
Greatest Since 1930
The U. S. department of com
merce reports forecast that Ameri
ca’s foreign trade this year will be
the greatest since 1930.
On the basis of statistics for the
first ten months of the year, plus
indicated trade for the last two
months, officials said the nation
would have aggregate dealings
abroad of $4,910,000,000, counting
both sales and purchases. This would
be an increase of 581,000,000.
The year’s so-called “favorable
trade balance,” which was estimated
at $130,000,000, would fall substan
tially below that of 1935, however,
when exports exceeded imports by
$235,000,000.
The administration’s foreign trade
policies have not been aimed at
creating heavy export balances. Sec
retary Roper explained recently that
their chief purpose was to step up
the flow of trade both to and from
this country.
For several monhs this year, im
ports exceeded exports, giving rise
to speculation that the country’s tra
ditional excess of sales over pur
chases might be wiped out.
Figures for the first ten months,
however, showed a $20,000,000 ex
cess of exports. Because shipments
abroad normally are heavier tflian
purchases in the last quarter, of
ficials said this assured an export
balance for the year.
The anticipated $4,910,000,000
aggregate of America foreign trade
this year would exceed the total in
any of the past five years, but would
fall under 1930 by $1,993,000,000
and under 1929 by $4,730,000,000.
MR. DENNIS WIDENER
DIES AT HOME NEAR
LUCILE, THIS COUNTY
Mr. Dennis Widener, age 55,
died last Friday morning at 7:30
o’clock at his home three miles west
of Lucile, after an illness of four
months.
Funeral services were held Sat
urday afternoon at two o’clock in
Macedonia church, with the Rev. S.
T. Shutes officiating. Interment
was in the Tolar cemetery. Miller
county, with the J. J. White Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Widener was a native of
Miller county, where he was born
in 1881. He had resided in Early
county for two years and had en
gaged in farming since coming here.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ella
Phillips Widener; three sons, Ike,
Henry and Richard Widener; one
daughter, Mrs. Ada Burke; one
brother, Louis Widener; and two
sisters, Mrs. Hattie Gordon and Mrs.
Alice Henry. These have the sym
pathy of friends.
Why Continue
Suffering?
—SEE—
Dr. W. C. Hardy
Naturopath
BLAKELY—MON.,
WED., FRI.
Nearly $900,000,000
Georgia Property Is
Subject to Taxation
Records in the, state comptroller
general’s office in Atlanta show that
nearly $900,000,000 worth of real
and personal property in Georgia,
exclusive of utilities, is subject to
tax levies this year for county and
state purposes.
Three of the state’s 159 counties
-r— Franklin, Lumpkin and Wheeler—
will exact no taxes for county pur
poses. This does not include school
district levies or similar special taxes.
Highest in valuation were the
counties containing the state’s major
cities: Fulton (Atlanta), $255,072,-
045; Chatham (Savannah), $50,-
679,120; Richmond (Augusta), $40,-
435,515; Bibb (Macon) $37,250,-
765; Muscogee (Columbus), $36,-
346,000; DeKalb (Decatur, adjoining
Atlanta), $33,087,135; Clark (Ath
ens), $12,970,910.
Counties with valuations of $9,-
000,000 or more, besides those men
tioned include Dougherty, Glynn,
and Troupe.
In the group having valuations be
tween $8,000,000 and $9,000,000
were listed Lowndes and Thomas
; ville.
Tax rates for county purposes
varied up to as high as 25 mills
■ per- dollar.
RECITAL FRIDAY NIGHT
The pupils of Miss Madeline Gil
bert and Mrs. C. 0. Johnson will
be presented in a recital Friday
night, Dec. 11, at 7:30, at the high
school auditorium. The program is
las follows:
I 1. A Christmas Play, “The Magic
Tree”—Expression Pupils.
2. Mrs. Johnson’s Pupils in a
'series of dances.
2. Play, “The Porridge Bowl”
Expression Pupils.
Admission is free, and the public
jis urged to attend.
MANY RETURNING TO
PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT,
WPA ROLLS SHOW
Atlanta officials attribute a drop
in WPA rolls from 52,000 to 35,-
000 in Georgia since last November
to workers returning to private em
ployment and not to any adminis
tration movement to cut the relief
rolls.
Commenting on reports from unof
ficial sources that a general reduc
tion in WPA rolls was planned to
aid in budget-balancing, R. L. Mc-
Dougall, assistant WPA administra
tor for Georgia said:
“Our instructions are to go ahead
just as we have been going. We
were only urged to be certain that
those who are getting relief really
deserve it. We, of course, have been
doing that.
“Business is picking up every
where in the state and we are con
siderably encouraged by the decreas
ing number of families for whom
we must provide employment.”
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EARLY COUNTY NEWS. AKELY. GEORGIA
BAPTIST W. M. S. HOLDS
LAST BUSINESS MEETING
OF CURRENT YEAR
The Baptist W. M. U. met on
Monday afternoon at the church in
its last business session of the
year, with Mrs. J. E. Chancy, retir
ing president, in the chair.
The Pearl Todd Circle, directed
by Mrs. H. C. Fryer, co-leader, had
charge of the program.
A Christmas devotional was led
by Mrs. H. Grady Smith, assisted
by Mrs. C. G. Brewer in song and
Mrs. A. G. Ott in prayer.
Annual reports by the various
chairmen showed that the ten re
quirements of the Standard of Ex
cellence had been met with an in
crease over pledge of $400.00 for
missions.
Mission Study chairman reported
112 mission study classes held in
I the Circles during the year.
Stewardship Chairman reported
123 tithers.
I White Cross chairman reported
; gifts of SIO.OO.
Margaret Fund chairman reported
| gifts of SB.OO.
The Weeks of Prayer for Home,
I State, and Foreign Missions were
held, with generous gifts for these
worthy causes.
Splendid reports from the auxil
iaries showed consecrated work by
the leaders.
Mrs. Lee, Personal Service chair
man, reported many acts of local
work under her direction among
our own needy in the city.
All Associational and local debts
have been paid.
Following the regular routine
business, Mrs. Richard Alexander,
chairman of the nominating commit
tee, introduced the officers for the
new year, who were unanimously
elected, as follows: President, Mrs.
W. W. Fleming; Vice President, Mrs.
J. E. Chancy; Secretary, Mrs. H. C.
Fryer; Treasurer, Mrs. Clyde Grif
fin; Chairmen: Mission Study, Mrs.
C. E. Boyett; Stewardship, Mrs. B.
R. Collins; Personal Service, Mrs.
B. V. Lee; Publication, Mrs. Vivian
Reynolds; White Cross, Mrs. J. E.
Chancy; Margaret Fund, Mrs. Spen
cer B. King; Scrap Book, Mrs. Grady
Smith; Pianist, Mrs. Murray Fain;
Auxiliary Leaders—Y. W. A., Mrs.
W. R. Alexander; Int. G. A., Mrs.
Alto Warrick; Jr. G. A., Mrs. Em
ory Houston; R. A., Rev. Spencer B.
King; Sunbeams, Mrs. Bruce Lind
sey.
The assignment of members to
their respective circles will be con
ducted by the nominating committee,
and leaders will be elected by the
circle members.
Those holding associational offices
from this Society are: Ass’n. White
Cross Chairman, Mrs. J. E. Chancy;
Ass’n. Margaret Fund Chairman,
Mrs. Spencer B. King; District Su
perintendent, Mrs. Grady Smith.
—REPORTER.
MR. CRAWFORD WILLIAMS
WILL BE JANITOR AT
NEW POSTOFFICE
Mr. Crawford Williams will be
the janitor of the new postoffice up
on its completion and occupancy
about the first of the year, having
the past week received notice of
his appointment which followed a
civil service examination, in which
several competed. The position
pays a salary of $1260 per year.
DID YOU EVER SEE TWIN
STALKS OF SUGAR CANE?
Twin stalks of sugar cane! Did
you ever see such an oddity? Mr.
E. E. White left at The News office
Saturday afternoon just such a
freak of nature —a stalk of red
ribbon cane which about two feet
from its roots branches out into two
separate and well-formed stalks.
Mr. White reposts that he made an
unusually good cane crop consider
ing the unfavorable season.
FOR SALE—2SO acres of land, on
Bluffton road, eight miles from
Blakely, a real bargain. H. V. KIL
LEBREW, care Albany Hardware &
Mills Co., Albany, Ga.
NOTICE TO PUBLIC
You are hereby notified not to
haul wood or otherwise trespass on
the land of the C. Hammond estate.
A. C. HAMMOND. 19-2 t
SAVE ON YOUR—
Fire Insurance
Representing Lumberman’s Mutual In
surance Co., at Mansfield, Ohio, and
Lumberman’s Mutual Casualty Co.,
Chicago. Save 20 to 25 per cent. Let
me explain how this may be done.
Office 114 Liberty street, next to
Robinson’s Service Station.
Curtis L. Middleton
Telephone 100 BLAKELY, GA.
COUNCIL ASKED TO
AISSIST IN DRIVE FOR
DRIVER’S LICENSE LAW
The Blakely city council has been
asked to help in a state-wide cam
paign which records show should I
save 450 lives in Georgia next year. ■
A communication from the Dixie |
Motor -Club, of Atlanta, which is ■
making the campaign, assisted by
more than 125 newspapers and
'seven radio stations of the state,
' has been received by the mayor
and council. In this, these officialsi
are asked to pass a suitable resolu
tion urging the next legislature to
enact a state highway patrol and a
driver’s license law.
Similar resolutions have been■
passed by city councils in numerous
Georgia towns and cities, it is I
shown, and it is the intention of the
Dixie Motor Club to present all
these to the legislature when it be
gins to consider the proposed law.
The resolution council has been
asked to pass on specifies that a
driver's license shall not cost more
than 50c; that it shall bar from the
highways persons unfit to drive; and I
that the state highway shall be'
rendered immune to politics.
Rotary Club Passes Resolution
The Blakely Rotary Club, in its
meeting last Thursday, passed a res- i
olution endorsing in substance the |
driver’s license and state highway I
patrol bill advocated by the Dixie
Motor Club.
C. L. MIDDLETON NEW
COMMANDER LOCAL POST
OF AMERICAN LEGION J
At the last meeting of the P. H. '
Fitzgerald Post of The American '
Legion, Mr. Curtis L. Middleton was
elected Commander. He succeeds
Mr. Clifford Henning, who recently •
removed to Cuthbert. Mr. Abe Ber- I
man was elected Sergeant-at-Arms to '
succeed Mr. Middleton in that office. !
The University of Washington, !
winners of the Pacific Coast title,
have picked the University of Pitts- j
burgh to meet them in the Rose ,
Bowl at Pasadena on New Year’s i
Day. This has produced a storm of j
disapproval from the nation’s sports 1
writers, who claim that Louisiana ■
State University, first, and Ala- ,
bama’s football team, second, both j
outrank Pittsburg. At the Sugar i
Bowl in New Orleans on New '
Year’s Day will meet La. State and !
Santa Clara. Sports writers claim .
this game will outshine the Rose •
Bowl classic this year. ,
Early to bed and early to rise, <
and the tax-collector will get you.— '
Jacksonville Times-Union.
FOR RENT— Four office rooms !
over Ford garage; one new house ■
on Liberty street. See I. D. FEL- (
DER. 3-2 t (
Turkeys—
For Sale
GOBBLERS, lb. 2Oc
HENS, lb. 23c
200 FRYERS, average
weight 2 lbs., each sOc
—SEE—
J. E. Freeman
Or Phone 116
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Blakely, Georgia