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Damascus Basketball
Shell to Be Opened
Tomorrow (Friday)
Damascus, Ga. —Friday, January
15, Damascus High School will open
its basketball shell and community
house. The building is one of the
finest of its kind in southwest Geor
gia. It has a completely equipped
basketball court, dressing rooms
which will be provided with shower
baths and all other necessary plumb
ing fixtures. The dressing rooms
for boys and girls are also equipped
with individual lockers for the play
ers. The heating and lighting equip
ment are the best available.
The Woman’s Club of Damascus,
co-sponsors of the building of the
community house, have a large
club-room and kitchen in the rear
part of the building.
To open the shell a fine program
of basketball has been arranged.
Six Early county teams and one
Miller county team will engage in
five fast games. The refereeing
will be in the capable hands of F.
W. Cordell, Jr., of Iron City, and
Willet McDowell, of Liberty Hill.
The first game is cheduled to be
gin at 4:30 p. m. The New Hope
boys, coached by W. A. Geer, will
meet Jim Tom Bush’s Harmony five.
Each of these teams has been beaten
by the other this season, so this
should be a spirited contest. In
the second game the New Hope girls
will face the Rowena sextette under
the direction of J. D. Tweedy. The
concluding afternoon encounter will
be played between the boys’ teams
of Colomokee and Liberty Hill.
These teams are coached respective
ly by Buren Davis and Philip Grier.
Following the afternoon games
there will be an intermission of
some thirty or forty minutes, during
which the Woman’s Club will sell
sandwiches and drinks in the club
room.
The major contests of the day
are between the rivals, Hilton and
Damascus. Both boys’ and girls’
games promise to be thrillers. Ear
lier in the season the local girls
were beaten in an unusually hard
fought contest on the Blakely
court. The Damascus boys, how
ever, defeated the Hilton five by the
score of 16 to 15.
These games will inaugurate Da
mascus' home schedule, which in
cludes games with Colquitt, Elmo
del, Arlington, Jakin, Newton, Ed
ison, Blakely, Morgan, and Donal
sonville. An unusually large crowd
is expected for the opening after
noon and night.
LONGEST ECLIPSE DF
SUN IN CENTURIES
OCCURS JUNE 8
Astronomers all over the world are
anxiously awaiting the longest eclipse
of the sun in 1200 years—but they
are wondering how they will con
trive to study the phenomenon, which
will be visible only at sea and on a
tiny strip of the Peruvian coast.
The eclipse of June 8 will surpass
in duration any eclipse that has oc
curred since the great eclipses of a
series which reached a maximum
duration in the years 663, 681, and
699.
The 1937 eclipse will be visible in
a broad curved path stretching
across the Pacific ocean. One end
rests on the Peruvian coast where
it is dotted with three little villages.
THE BLAKELY HOTEI Under
new management. Want several
regular boarders at special rates.
MRS. W. M. GREEN. 14-2 t
SPECIALS
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
January 15 and 16
Large National Oats, with cup and
saucer 25c
Tall Sardines, 2 for 15c
26 ozs. White House Dill Pickles 15c
Qts. Mays’ Salad Dressing 30c
Kellogg Corn Flakes, with bowl, 3 for 25c
8-lb. Bucket Pure Leaf Lard sl.lO
No, U/ 2 tall cans Argo Peaches 10c
Heinz Soups, all kinds, 2 for 25c
38 ozs. Apple Butter 20c
Fresh Stock AH Kinds Garden Seed
BRYANT TURNER
PHONE 231
Spot Cash to All One Low Price to All
AMERICAN LEGION HAS
INTERESTING PROGRAM
AT MONTHLY MEETING
The P. H. Fitzgerald Post of The
American Legion invited a number
of guests to their initial meeting of
the new year on last Thursday night,
and a program planned by the La
dies’ Auxiliary in connection with
the Legion program, proved a
most enjoyable one.
The program sponsored by the
Auxiliary included a reading by
Nancy Grubbs; a tap dance by Car
ol Beckham, with Carolyn Middle
ton as piano accompanist; a dialogue
by Jane Bonner and Nancy Grubbs;
an acrobatic dance by Carol Beck
ham and Eugenia Jernigan, with
Carolyn Middleton as piano accom
panist, and a clog dance by Wilbur
Robinson.
At conclusion of this program,
which was announced by Mrs.' Cur
tis Middleton, Commander Middleton
introduced Legionnaire J. W. Bon
ner, who acted as master of cere
monies for the occasion. Mr. Bon
ner introduced Mayor T. B. McDow
ell, as the chief speaker of the
evening. Mr. McDowell’s talk was
along the line of good government,
and covered all phases from local
to national. He promised during his
tenure of office to give to the city
his very best efforts and called up
on those present to lend their en
couragement and sympathy, not
withholding any constructive criti
cism which they might have to offer.
His talk was listened to with intent
interest and greatly enjoyed by the
Legionnaires and their guests.
Other short talks completed the
evening’s program.
FARM TENANCY’S END
THROUGH EDUCATION
SEEN BY ROBERTS
(By Georgia News Service)
Feeling that to “accomplish any
thing with the farmer, we will have
to start with his boy and girl,” Com
missioner of Agriculture Columbus
Roberts urges that the federal gov
ernment finance schools on a “SO
SO” basis as a means of doing away
with the farm tenancy evil.
“If we accomplish anything with
the farmer, we will have to start
with the boy and girl,” Mr. Roberts
said. “By raising their intelligence
we will increase their pride and
make them want to own their own
homes and farms.”
Commissioner Roberts returned re
cently from Montgomery, Alabama,
where he attended a federal confer
ence on the farm tenancy situation.
He said one of the principal sug
gestions made at the conference was
to frame a bill for congress fixing
low interest rates and long terms
for the purchase of farms.
He said it would take 50 years to
bring about the same farm tenancy
situation in the south as now exists
in New England and the east where
the percentage of tenant farmers is
“very low”.
Roberts suggested that the work
on farm boys and girls be carried
on through the future farmers of
America, the schools, the 4-H Clubs
and similar agancies.
EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY, GEORGIA
Driver Licensing
Will Be Issue Before
General Assembly
Atlanta, Ga. —Agitation over the
last few months for a drivers’ license
law and a state highway patrol for
Georgia is expected to result in one
or more measures intended to set
up a traffic control to curtail the
mounting death toll on the high
ways.
With the general assembly getting
organized Monday, several legisla
tors interested in a state patrol were
studying other state systems, the In
diana plan being cited as most suit
able, with certain modifications, for
Georgia.
One of the modifications would be
to eliminate the general police pow
ers provided the Indiana state police
so that in Georgia these powers
could not be exercised except at the
request of city police or county
peace officers.
The central radio features of the
Indiana plan would be adopted, along
with the merit system for selecting
personnel according to mental and
physical standards.
A fee of 50 cents a year for the
drivers’ license netted Indiana $477,-
000 last year, which went into the
general treasury, but which in Geor
gia would be expected to go directly
to the support of the state patrol.
Superintendent Don F. Stiver, of
the Indiana state police, said he had
held conferences with several Geor
gians discussing details of the patrol
and that he had furnished them with
complete information.
Organized labor is opposed to a
state police, which accounts for the
proposed modification limiting Geor
gia state police to traffic control.
LEGIONNAIRES ASKED
TO ATTEND MEETING
AT MACON SUNDAY
All chairmen of standing commit
tees, commanders, past commanders,
adjutants, and service officers of
the P. H. Fitzgerald Post No. 11
were urged this week by Ed F.
O’Conner, Jr., state commander of
the American Legion, to attend
probably the most important meet
ing of the Legion in 1937 which will
be held at the Dempsey Hotel in
Macon, Sunday, January 17, at 11
o’clock.
The meeting is unique in that all
post committee chairmen of the en
tire state are being called to inaugu
rate a state-wide drive on American
Legion objectives for 1937, among
which are: Americanism, Child Wel
fare, Community Service, Georgia
Products Dinner, Hospital Relief,
Junior Baseball, Sons of American
Legion, Rehabilitation, and Publicity.
All post commanders have been
urged by Mr. O’Conner to recom
mend qualified Legionnaires for ap
pointments on department commit
tees.
Featured at the meeting will be
an address by Judge J. Fred John
son, Florence, Ala., national vice
commander of the Legion.
FOR SALE—Two large young
black horse mules. MRS. S. A.
LEE. 14-2 t
FOR RENT—3-room apartment,
private front and back entrance.
RALPH HUTCHINS.
FOR SALE—White Bantams, 50c
each. MRS. A. C. SPENCE, Blake
ly, Ga.
WANTED—.Two men with light
cars for rural sales work. Expe
rience unnecessary. Must be free
to travel and willing to work. See
N. B. DeHART, at 234 Liberty st.
after 6 p. m. 14-2 t
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Blakely
Mon.-Wed.-Fri.
“STUNT NIGHT” AT
COLOMOKEE SCHOOL
The following program will be
presented at “Stunt Night” at Colo
mokee sohool (Thursday) tonight:
1. Stunt (1 hour). Prizes awarded.
2. Eats (candies, sandwiches, etc.)
Intermission.
3. Basketball game at 8:30, Liber
ty Hill Y. M. A. C. vs. Colomokee
Y. M. A. C., under lighted court.
The program will begin at 7
o’clock sharp. Admission 5c and 10c. ■
We thank you for your business,
and promise prompt and efficient
service. TARVER.
The D. S. Stephenson Property
SOUTH BLAKELY—ON PAVED ROAD
Will Be Sold in Desirable Building
Lots at—
AUCTION
Friday, Jan. OO
2 O'clock LL
EASY TERMS: 1-3 Cash, Balance in One
and Two Years—6 per cent Interest.
Blakely is growing this is the logical direction of growth
paved road city water and lights are available—fine elevated
large level lots —a good investment. Come to the sale whether
you buy or not. Ladies especially invited.
FOR INFORMATION SEE MR. DOZIER
EARLY HOTEL
Dozier Land Co.
Atlanta, Georgia
IF YOU HAVE FARM OR TOWN PROPERTY YOU WISH TO SELL, SEE MR.
DOZIER—OUR PLAN WILL SELL IT
SPECIAL DISPLAY!
We will have on display January 22 and 23,
Avery’s 1937 line of improved implements.
Representatives of B. F. AVERY & SONS
COMPANY will be here to demonstrate the
new side placement planter and other tools.
We have arranged a special program
and will appreciate your visit.
Farmers Hardware Co.
Blakely, Georgia
FARM FOR SALE
The Hill & Ricks farm, 2280 acres, on Blakely and Fort
Gaines road—about 15 plows cultivatable land —ideal lo
cation for stock farm. See — ''
R. C. HOWELL or LOWREY STONE.
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