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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXXVI }> NO. 43
Georgia Mining
Is Booming Again
As Demand Grows
Georgia mining is stepping out in
to boom-time proportions as industry
calls on state mines to furnish min
erals for new manufacturing uses.
Richard W. Smith, acting direc
tor of the division of mines, min
ing and geology of the State Depart
ment of Natural Resources, said
stepped-up activities in mining in the
Cartersville and middle Georgia
areas were the heaviest in years.
Taking a spotlight position in min
erals is soft manganiferous iron ore
containing 5 to 10 per cent mangan
ese, which has found a prominent
place in Birmingham, Ala., steel
manufacturing.
Mr. Smith said a new process in
the Birmingham steel mills utilized
the soft ore which in the past was
practically worthless.
Another ore coming into promi
nence is barite, the “heavy work”
mineral of barium sulphate, used
as a pillar in paints and rubber.
Barite also is used, Mr. Smith
explained, for a “weighing material”
for oil drilling in high gas pressure
areas. This is a new use for the
metal.
Georgia, producer of about 60
per cent of kaolin in the United
States, is witnessing an up-and-com
ing industry in kaolin mining, Mr.
Smith said.
Formerly kaolin mining activities
were confined to Twiggs and Wil
kinson counties, but now Washington
county mines report a prominent
kaolin market as they claim 2,400
tons of the ore are being steam
shoveled daily from the mines there.
Wilkerson and Twiggs counties also
report heavy mining.
Kaolin is used in pottery manu
facturing and as a filler for high
grade enamel papers.
Smith predicted if the manufac
ture of white paper is initiated in
the South, Georgia kaolin will be
used as a vital supplement to the
pine. pulp.
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CHAIN STORE LEVIES
ARE DUE NOT LATER
THAN JUNE FIRST
The News is requested to give pub
licity to the recent adopted chain
store tax act which requires the op
erators of all stores to apply for
license and pay the required license
fee not later than June 30th.
Under the act, the licenses levied
are as follows:
For the first store, $2.00; 2nd,
$10.00; third, $15.00; fourth, $20.00;
and increasing $5.00 for each store
in the chain up to forty stores. For
all stores in excess of forty the levy
is $200.00 for each store.
The above levies are payable to
the State Revenue Commission, J.
B. Jones, Chairman, Atlanta, Ga.
Mrs. R. E. Ward,
Former Resident
Os Blakely, Passes
Mrs. Addie Ward, 67, widow of
the late Mr. R. E. Ward of Blakely,
and herself a resident of this city
for many years, died at the home of
her sister, Mrs. W. F. Melton, in Al
bany, last Thursday morning at 11
o’clock, after a protracted illness.
Funeral services were held Friday
afternoon at one o’clock in the Ca
milla Baptist church. Immediately
afterward the body was brought to
Blakely, where interment took place
in the city cemetery heside her hus
band, who preceded her to the grave
by several years. The Fryer Funeral
Home was in charge of arrange
ments.
Surviving are three sisters, Mrs.
W. F. Melton of Albany, Mrs. John
Fain of Quincy, Fla., Mrs. Arch Har
rell of Cairo, and one brother, Mr.
Robert Bullard, of Camilla.
The news of her passing was re
ceived with sorrow in Blakely,
where Mrs. Ward had made her
home for many years. Following
the death of Mr. Ward, she removed
four years ago to Camilla to make
her home. She was visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Melton, in Albany, when
death claimed her.
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts —“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead."
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 10, 1937.
At the graduation exercises, which
brought to a close the 1936-37 term
of the Blakely public schools, fifteen
girls and thirteen boys last Friday
night received their diplomas, thus
completing then- high school careers.
The large school auditorium was
filled to witness the impressive ex
ercises, which began at eight o’clock.
With Collier Davidson, class presi
dent, as master of ceremonies, the
following program was presented:
Processional: Graduates of 1937;
accompanist, Miss Evelyn Dußose.
Invocation: Rev. E. M. Overby.
Introduction of Program: Collier
Davidson.
Salutatory: Sarah DeWolfe.
Modern Social Trends: Marjorie
Weaver.
Song, “One More Song”: Senior
Class.
Some Scientific Trends: Leonard
Houston.
Recent Developments in American
Education: Ann Gunter.
Our Class Ideals: Eleanor Strick
land.
Valedictory: James Warrick.
Song, Alma Mater: Class.
Following this interesting program,
each number of which was splendidly
given and warmly applauded, an
nouncement of awards, pins and
medals was made by Dr. J. G. Standi
fer, Secretary of the City School
Board, who made the presentations.
In the commercial department, the
following awards were announced:
For speed and proficiency in typ
ing, based on a year’s work: For
first year work, Miss Emma Frances
Gay, 63 words per minute; Second
year work, Miss Sarah De Wolfe, 73
words per minute.
For speed and proficiency in
shorthand, based on a year’s work:
For first year work, Miss Miriam
Godwin; Second year work, Miss
Marjorie Weaver.
Music Pins, given by Miss Evelyn
Dußose, director of music, for com
pletion of 16 cards of recorded
practice, open to students in the
high school, were awarded to Misses
Thelma Duke, of the Sophomore
U. S. Treasury
Wilk Build Big
New Depository
A steel and concrete depository to
afford greater protection for its silver
horde will be constructed by the
United States treasury near the U.
S. Military Academy at West Point,
N. Y.
Under present plans, the $600,000
strongbox will be situated in the cen
ter of a four-acre tract surrounded
by a high steel fence. It will hold
2,000,000,000 ounces of silver, or
about 70 tons. This is about $900,-
000,000 worth at current rates and is
approximately double the treasury’s
present holdings.
The building, made of steel-rein
forced concrete, will have space for
office workers, guards, and a force
of machine-gunners. The latter will
be stationed in concealed niches in
the wall. Assayers’ and other offices
will be in the front of the one-story
building, which will measure 150x200
feet. Between 16 and 20 steel vaults
will be situated in the rear.
Plans for the depository authoriz
ed under a 1936 construction pro
gram, were drafted some time ago.
Officials estimate the building can be
completed about a year after the
contract is let.
FORMER EARLYCOUNTIAN
KILLS HIMSELF
William Henry Foy, age 30, who
lived between Bluffton and Edison,
died Tuesday morning as a result of |
a gunshot wound said to have been
self-inflicted.
Mr. Foy, who was born in Baker
county, formerly resided at Damas
cus, where the funeral and interment
took place Wednesday afternoon at
3 o’clock, with Rev. E. P. Drake,
Methodist pastor at Arlington, of
ficiating, and the J. J. White Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements.
Surviving are his mother, Mrs.
Henrietta Foy, and one sister, Mrs.
J. W. Mills.
TWENTY-EIGHT GIRLS AND BOYS
AWARDED DIPLOMAS AS BLAKELY
HIGH CLOSES FOR 1936-’37 TERM
i class, and Ann Gunter and Louise
i Howell, of the Senior class. Miss
( Virginia Holman completed her cards
last fall and was awarded her pin
at that time.
’ The Citizenship Medal, given by
. the Peter Chapter Daughters of
! American Revolution, to an out-
■ standing girl of the Senior class,
. who, in the opinion of the award
■ committee, will make a leading citi
s zen, the qualifications including
honor, scholarship, service and lead
; ership, was awarded to Miss Ann
Gunter.
The Masonic Scholarship Medal,
■ given by Magnolia Lodge No. 86,
F. & A. M. of Blakely, awarded to
the student in the Senior class who
: has made the highest general aver
age for the past four years in the
' high school department (penmanship
not counted), was presented to Miss
I Sarah De Wolfe.
The Harry Stone Medal, given by
i Mr. Harry Stone, of Atlanta, to the
best all-round man in the Senior
class, based on the tripod of qualifi
cations, scholarship, athletics and
dependability, with the accent on
dependability, was awarded to Mr.
, James Warrick, valedictorian of the
’ class.
Following the presentation of the
medals, Superintendent Wade Wood
ward, Jr., presented diplomas to the
following graduates: Sybil Chand
ler, Winifred Davis, Sarah DeWolfe,
Emma Frances Gay, Annette Green,
Lucille Grimsley, Ann Gunter, Eve
lyn Hayes, Louise Howell, Vivian
Maddox, Louise Mann, Helen Tabb,
• Eleanor Strickland, Marjorie Weav
er, Jeanette Williams, Edward Balk
com, Billy Brooks, Collier Davidson,
Raymond Duke, Carl Fryer, Hubert
i Gilbert, Bernard Herring, Leonard
: Houston, Alex Howell, Vinson Lee,
i William Mashburn, Stanley Sherman,
and James Warrick.
Diplomas from the commercial
: department were awarded to Misses
■ Marjorie Spence, Miriam Godwin,
I and Florence Berman.
1 The program was concluded with
> the benediction by the Rev. E. M.
i Overby.
Early County Votes
For Amendments
And Repeal
’ Early county, in Tuesday’s gen
eral election, voted in favor of the
twenty-six constitutional amend
ments, registering majorities almost
’ three to one, with the two relating
to old age pensions and social se
curity receiving the heaviest major
ities.
Early countians also voted for re
peal of the state’s prohibition law,
the majority on the repeal issue be
ing only 47 votes. The vote was:
For repeal, 403; against repeal, 356.
Here is how the eleven districts
voted on the repeal issue:
For Against
Repeal Repeal
Arlington 34 30
Blakely 106 103
Cuba 12 34
Colomokee 21 20
Cedar Springs 20 22
Damascus 81 21
Freeman 10 8
Jakin 37 68
Lucile 32 30
Rock Hill 34 8
Urquhart 16 12
403 356
STATE REVENUE
GAINS IN 1937
(Georgia News Service)
State Auditor Tom Wisdom re-
I ported to Governor Rivers last week
that the income of the state of
Georgia showed a gain of more than
$4,000,000 during the first five
months of 1937. The major increase
came from gasoline taxes.
The income was $15,902,500, as
compared with $11,888,265 in 1936,
the auditor reported.
In addition to the increase in
gasoline taxes, increases were
shown in income tax collections,
general property taxes, malt bever
age taxes, and other levies.
FIRST OPEN COTTON
BLOOMS FROM NEW
CROP REPORTED
The first open cotton blooms of
the 1937 crop were reported the past
week.
The first to reach the city was
sent to The News office Saturday
morning by Mr. S. E. Kelley from
his farm southeast of Blakely.
An open bloom from the farm of
Mr. J. E. Freeman was picked Sun
day morning and sent to The At
lanta Journal. Another from the
same farm was brought to the city
Monday morning.
Dr. Chamlee Will
Be Speaker Here for
Church Centennial
The members of the Blakely Bap
tist church are planning to celebrate
the centennial of their church with
an appropriate program on Sunday,
July 4th.
The chief speaker for the occasion
will be Dr. Aquila Chamlee, president
of the Georgia Baptist Convention,
and also president of Bessie Tift
College, who will bring the morn
ing message at the eleven o’clock
hour.
Committees have been named to
plan for observance of the church’s
one hundredth birthday, and invita
tions are to be sent to non-resident
members and many former members
of the church with the end in view
of making the occasion a home-com
ing day for those who once held
and those who now hold member
ship in the Blakely church.
It is planned to make July 4th
a memorable day in the life of the
Blakely Baptist church.
ROTARIANS HEAR
TALK ON FOREST
FIRE PRVENTION
The Blakely Rotary Club met in
its regular luncheon hour at noon
last Thursday, with Vice-President
Marvin Sparks presiding in the ab
sence of President Bill Grist.
The members enjoyed an interest
ing talk on forest fire prevention,
given by Mr. D. Barrett, of the
Forestry Department of the Univers
ity of Georgia Extension Service.
Mr. Barrett, who was a guest of Ro
tarian George Gunter, was given
close attention and his talk was en
joyed.
Rotarian Chester Loback had as
his guest Mr. W. R. Osborne, of At
lanta.
The Club voted thanks to the
committee of ladies who assisted in
decorating the shell and planning
for the recent banquet tendered the
Rotaryannes and Seniors, and gave
a rising vote of thanks to Rotarian
Hammack, who was chairman of the
program committee for that occa
sion.
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Blakely, Georgia
PULL FOR BLAKELY
—OR—
PULL OUT
$1.50 A YEAR
Central Spends
) For New Cars and
Improved Service
The expenditure of one and three
quarter million dollars by the Cen
tral of Georgia Railway for purchase
of new freight, passenger and ex
press cars is announced today by H.
D. Pollard, receiver for that railroad.
In his statement published elsewhere
in this issue, Mr. Pollard says:
“The Central of Georgia is pur
chasing $1,750,000 Os new freight
and passenger cars for the improve
ment of its service to the shipping
and travelling public. Delivery of
the new equipment will start imme
diately and will be completed during
the summer.
“Included in the purchase are five
steel air-conditioned coaches, which,
added to similarly equipped cars al
ready in service, will give the bene
fit of this great modern improve
ment to coach passengers on main
line trains.”
All Pullman sleeping cars operat
ed over the Central of Georgia are
now air-conditioned, says Mr. Pol
lard, “and the famous through trains
between Florida and the West—the
Seminole, Dixie Flyer, Dixie Limited,
Flamingo and The Southland—are
air-conditioned throughout.”
Discussing bargains offered the
summer traveller by reason of air
conditioning and reduced fares, Mr.
Pollard says:
“The lowest fares in railroan his
tory prevail both in coaches and in
sleeping cars. Travel by rail is eco
nomical, comfortable and above all
safe. Any representative of the
Central of Georgia will be pleased
to quote rates and make reserva
tions. Employes bear continually in
mind the objective ‘Safety First,
Frienlliness Too’.”
Interesting is that of the $1,750,-
000 to be used for purchasing the
new cars, $1,400,000 has been bor
rowed by the railroad—“with faith
that the future of this territory
justifies the action.” The total pur
chase will include besides the 5 steel
air-conditioned passenger coaches,
600 freight cars of the most modern
type and 3 express cars. In accord
ance with the Central of Georgia’s
policy of patronizing home industries
whenever possible, the majority of
the cars will be manufactured at
plants in the railroad’s own terri
tory.
9 ROAD PROJECTS
LET BY STATE
(Georgia News Service)
More than SBOO,OOO worth of road
work was let by the State Highway
Department last Friday. Type of
work ranged from surfacing more
than 12 miles of highways to erec
tion of railroad crossing signal
lights. The projects are in Fulton
Talbot, Berrien, Burke, Crisp, Gwin
nett, Morgan and Randolph counties.