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This Week in Washington
(PUBLISHER’S AUTOCASTER SERVICE)
Washington, D. C.—Nothing is
giving the Administration more con
cern than the problem of what to do
about unemployment and the relief
of the unemployed. With business in
most lines almost back to the pre
depression level there are still ac
cording to Government estimates,
about 8,600,000 persons without jobs.
Os these, the WPA is taking care
of about 2,400,000.
There are also nearly 9 million
persons, counting all of the families
of the unemployed, who are receiv
ing direct relief from state and local
sources. Much of this money comes
out of the Federal treasury.
The federal government is spend
ing above 165 million dollars a
month on WPA wages alone. The
problem is, how can this burden of
relief expenditures be continued if
at the same time Federal expendi
tures in general are to be reduced?
Two Relief Views
There is a decided conflict of opin
ion as to what ought to be done.
On the one hand is the group of
relief workers headed by Harry L.
Hopkins, W. P. A. Administrator,
which holds that relief should be
regarded as a permanent policy of
the Federal government. These folk
believe that there is no likelihood
that business and industry will ever
absorb all the nation’s employable
citizens, especially since about 600,-
000 young persons reach the work
ing age every year, adding to the
available labor supply.
On the other hand there is a
large group which believes the time
has come to turn the problem back
to the states and their local govern
ments. This view has important sup
port. Mr. Roosevelt is, therefore,
under pressure from two sides, each
urging upon him a policy diametri
cally opposed to that of the other.
There are complications, political
and otherwise, in the way of either
course. A strong lobby has devel
oped, composed of Governors of
states and mayors of municipalities,
who are united in opposing any
withdrawal of the Federal govern
ment from the relief situation. They
do not want the responsibility of
putting the burden upon their local
taxpayers.
Another complication is the atti
tude of many members of Congress,
who have found the political patron
age of the Federal relief organiza
tion useful to themselves. Indeed,
there is a feeling in Washington that
Congress may block any attempt on
the part of the Administration to
curtail relief expenditures, and in-1
sist upon appropriating more money
than the President asks for.
The situation holds the possibility
of a row between President and
Congress, if the President does, as
many believe he will, accept the view
of these who think it is time to call
a halt on Federal relief.
National Defense Thought
There is no doubt whatever that
official Washington is “jittery” on
the subject of war. Although there
does not appear to be a war cloud
on our national horizon one hears
men in high places emphasizing the
necessity of strengthening our de
fense on land and sea and in the
air.
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What gives officials here the jit
ters, seemingly, is the belief that a
general European was is impending
and that this time the victor will be
a nation or combination of nations
which have no love for the United
States and who will look with cove
tous eyes upon the opportunity for
territorial accessions and coloniza
tion of surplus populations which
the as yet unoccupied parts of North
and South America offer.
There may have been more than a
goodwill gesture in President Roose
velt s trip to South America. Back
of it might have been the feeling
that the two Americas needed to
stand together against possible ag
gression from Europe or Asia. If
such a situation should ever develop
it is likely the United States would
have to bear the larger share of .the
burden when it came to resisting at
tacks from overseas. *
Something of that thought may
lie behind the request of Harry
Woodring, Secretary of War, for au
thority to recruit the U. S. Regular
Army at once up to its full legal
strength of 165,000 enlisted men by
Jan. 30, 1937.
Secretary Woodring also proposes
to increase the National Guard from
189,000 to 210,000, to call 30,000 re
serve officers to active duty for two
weeks each year instead of the pres
ent 20,000, to enlarge the capacity
of the Citizens Military Training
Camps, enlist about 150,000 “spe
cialists” in the Army Reserve Corps,
and to rush to completion the
Army’s program of 2,320 fighting
airplanes.
Mr. Woodring does not say that
he expects a war, but he wants to
be ready to fight if necessary.
The “Official” Election
The official count of the ballots
cast at the Presidential election on
November 3 has been completed, and
the Presidential Electors have met
in their respective states and for
mally elected Roosevelt and Garner.
The exact popular vote was:
Roosevelt 27,752,309
Landon 16,682,524
Others 1,379,565
Roosevelt’s plurality .. 11,069,785
The figures as certified by election
officials included the following minor
party votes:
Lemke (Union Party) 892,793
Thomas (Socialist) 187,342
Browder (Communist) 80,096
Colvin (Prohibitionist) 37,609
Aiken (Socialist-Labor) _ 12,793
Scattering and void 168,911
The death of Senator Peter Nor
beck of South Dakota reduces the
number of Republican Senators to
sixteen, or exactly one-sixth of the
total number of Senators. Gover
nor Tom Berry of South Dakota is
expected to appoint a Democrat to
succeed Mr. Norbeck, but unless he
acts promptly the incoming Gover
nor, a Republican, will have the say
as to who shall fill the vacant seat.
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EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY, GEORGIA
Murder Masquerade
(Continued from back page)
She didnT want To ask you if she
could go get her for fear you
wouldn’t let her. And so she too
went out through the little garage
door and ran as fast as she could
to the Merry Mere. It took her a
few minutes to find the doll and run
back-stopping only to put Dorinda
Belle inside your house.”
The little imp!” I exclaimed
involuntarily.
But what she let drop was what
established this case for me—that
she could hear Ace Blaikie and Mr.
Hexson talking in the Spinney. That
you see was my last link. Now I
have to go back and tell you that
when we all went into the Spinney,
after Sarah Darbe discovered Ace,
I found something. Nobody else
saw it and I’ve never spoken of it
to anybody. On the bark at the
base of the nearest white birch
were three drops of what appeared
to be green ink. It was a loose
piece of birch bark. I tore it off
and put it into my pocket. In the
excitement nobody noticed. Both
you and Sarah were watching
Joe Geary as he worked over Ace.”
Patrick drew out his bill-fold.
From it he nipped an envelope.
From the envelope he drew a piece
of birch bark and handed it to me.
On it were three green ink spots.
“By hook or crook,” he went on,
“I managed to find out if there was
any green ink in any house on ths
Head. Perhaps you can remem
ber now that I got two of the wit
nesses I examined in this house to
lend me their fountain pens. Nei
ther of them used green ink. I had
asked Ken Winslow to hold up any
letter that came through the post
office written with green ink. But
none came. When I came in from
my talk with Sylvia on the piazza
—believe me I was boiling with ex
citement—there you stood with a
written list of some kind in your
hands. And all the items on it were
written in green ink. When you
told me that you had made that list
at Bruce Hexson’s, I knew. It
made sense with what Sylvia told
me.”
“But Patrick,” I exclaimed,
“what were eith r of those men
doing with a fountain pen that
night?”
“■Well, I think I know,” Patrick
answered. “But I can’t prove it.
And so I’m never going to say
anything about this green ink.
You’re the only person I’m going
to tell, Mary, and you’re going to
keep your mouth closed over it as
long as you live.”
I nodded.
“First place I thought it strange
that after Doctor Marden had made
his accusation of Ace in Bruce Hex
son’s presence, that Hexson—feel
ing as he did toward him—let Ace
drive him back to his camp. In
the second place, Hexson’s account
of what Ace said to Doctor Mar
den in your Spinney disagreed with
Doctor Marden’s account. Accord
ing to Doctor Marden, Ace said
that he was going to change his
will. According *o Bruce Hexson,
Ace said he had changed his will.
At once I figured that Hexson’s con
fession wasn’t entirely on the level.
He was trying understand me
with the best motives—he was try
ing to put something over. And he
has put it over. Ace Blaikie did not
sign that new will at Bruce Hex
son’s place the afternoon of the mas
querade. He signed it in your Spin
ney. Bruce Hexson typed it out,
carried it with his pistol and his
fountain pen to your place. He
made Ace sign it. He gave Ace
his pen and Ace did what we all
do when he found the pen wouldn’t
work at once. He shook it. Three
drops of ink fell a* the base of that
white birch.”
[THE END.]
SHERIFF’S SALE
GEORGIA—EarIy County:
There will be sold by the under
signed, before the court house door
in the City of Blakely, Early county,
Georgia, within the legal hours of
sale, to the highest bidder for cash,
on the First Tuesday in January,
1937, the following described prop
erty, to-wit:
A one-third undivided interest in
and to lots of land Nos. 153, 168,
193 and 194, lying east of Spring
Creek, in the 6th land district of
Early county, Ga., said tract con
taining 662 acres, more or less; also
a one-seventh undivided interest in
and to lots of land Nos. 153, 168,
193, and 194 lying east of Spring
Creek in the 6th land district of Ear
ly county, Ga., said tract containing
662 acres, more or less; also that
part of lot of land No. 208 lying
north of a line drawn from east to
west through the center of said
lot and west of the public road from
Arlington to Damascus, said tract
containing 25 acres, more or less, in
the 6th land district of Early coun
ty, Ga.; also all of lot of land No.
207 except 37 1-2 acres in the south
west corner of said lot, containing
212 1-2 acres, more or less, and in
the 6th land district of Early coun
ty, Ga.
Levied on and to be sold as the
property of Miss Maggie Daniels, as
administratrix of Estate of J. B.
Daniels, deceased, to satisfy a fi. fa.
issued from the City Court of Blake
ly in favor of T. G. Avery, as admr.
of Estate of Mrs. T. G. Avery, de
ceased, vs. said Miss Maggie Daniels,
as admx. of Estate of J. B. Daniels,
deceased. Tenant in possession no
tified. This December 8, 1936.
S. W. HOWELL, Sheriff.
HOWARD’S MILL
Everyone has been enjoying the
Christmas holidays. Santa remem
bered us all.
Mr. John Howard, Mrs. Joe Shef
field and Miss Gladys Barfield
motored to Donalsonville Thursday
on business.
Mr. Ira King, of Donalsonville,
gave Mr. E. Z. Hill a visit Sunday
morning.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Barfield and
children, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Pierce
and baby, Roy, Mrs. J. H. Williams
and baby, Lillian, Mrs. B. O. Forrest
and children, Mr. and Mrs. Emmett
Hill and children were Christmas
guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. Z. Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Dunning spent
Christmas with the former’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Will Bowen.
Mr. Russell Hanks, of near Don
alsonville, and Mr. and Mrs. Grady
Johnson and baby, of Lucile, spent
Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. John
Hanks.
Mr. E. Z. Hill and Mr. C. L. Pierce
were in Blakely Saturday on business.
We are glad to learr. that Mr.
Ladon Burkett has come home from
the hospital and is some better.
Mr. A. J. Marshall and Miss
Dorothy Moulton are spending the
Christmas holidays with kinsmen in
Tallahassee, Fla.
Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Moulton spent
Christmas day with Mr. and Mrs.
Alvis Moulton.
There will be services at the New
Harmony tabernacle Sunday.
Mrs. Will Williams has been visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Mulkey, of
Alabama, but she has returned.
Mr. Elton Worthy and son, Jim
Tom Worthy, visited Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Williams Wednesday.
We hope everyone had a Merry
Christmas and also we wish every
one a Happy New Year.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. MsLendon
and children visited Mr. and Mrs.
Emmett Hill Sunday.
Misses Agnes and Virginia Mc-
Lendon gave Miss Mozelle Forrest
a short visit Sunday afternoon.
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time is 8 p. m. in the summer, 7:3C
p. m. in the fall and spring and 7 p.
n. during the winter. Visiting breth
ren are cordially invited to attend
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R. H. i TUCKEY, JR., Sec’y.
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A HALF CENTURY AGO TODAY
Some Things of Interest That Happened
Fifty Years Ago.
Excerpt* from Early County New*
of December 30, 1886.)
THIS issue of The News was
only a two-page affair and car
ried no local items or news
whatsoever. Only the display
ads and legal advertising were
carried. The editor made this
comment: “This being Christ
mas week, the News issues on
ly a half sheet. There were
quite a number of local events
we had wished to write up, but
we are so crowded with elec
tion tickets that we cannot pos
sibly do so. Next week, how
ever, we will have something to
say of the Christmas festivities
in Blakely and other matters of
importance.
IN THE Business Directory
column are represented: R. H.
Sheffield, attorney at law; Dr.
T. M. Howard, dentist and phy
sician; Dr. W. B. Standifer,
physician and apothecary; Wil
liam A. Jordan, attorney at law;
Ed L. Fryer, livery, feed and
sales stables; B. H. Robinson,
merchant; Mrs. A. Y. Thomp-
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DISPLAY ADS in this issue
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der; New Home Sewing Ma
chine; Monroe Female College;
J. P. Stevens & Bro. (Atlanta);
Mother’s Friend; Godey’s Lady
Book; Harper’s Bazaar, Brown’s
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vertisements : Central Drug
Store (Dr. B. R. Dostor); W. H.
Stuckey, grist mill; J. M. & R.
W. Wade; A. J. Singletary &
Company.
Why Continue
Suffering?
—SEE —
Dr. W. C. Hardy
Naturopath
BLAKELY—MON.,
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