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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXXVI NO. 46
REA Has Allotted
Over Two Million
To State Projects
Georgia’s rural communities have
made rapid progress in providing elec
tric service for farm and homes dur
ing the past two years, according to
Walter S. Brown, acting director of
the Georgia Agricultural Extension
Service.
In a statement issued at Athens
this week, the director said figures
from Washington show that the Rural
Electrification has allotted a total of
$2,394,200 for 18 projects in this
state since the organization of that
federal agency two years ago.
Brown said some of the projects
have been completed, others are in the
process of construction, while still
others have been approved but work
on these has not yet been started.
He said these 18 projects provide for
a total of 2,383 miles of electric line,
serving 11,058 additional farm fami
lies.
Projects either have been complet
ed or are under construction, he
declared, in the following counties of
Georgia: Newton, Toombs, Lowndes,
Troup, Wilkes, Catoosa, Crisp, Car
roll, Douglas, Colquitt, Irwin, Wal
ton, Burke, and Taylor. He said
these projects have been made possi
ble through the efforts of the REA
and cooperating county agencies.
They provide for a total of 1,606
miles of line, serving 8,150 customers,
and were financed to the extent of
$1,675,200 by the REA.
The report also shows that loan
contracts have been executed for
projects in Crisp, Bacon, and Upson
counties, but work on these has not
been started. Allotments totaling
$517,000 have been made in these
counties for building 570 miles of
line to serve 2,064 customers. An
additional $202,000 has been allotted
for a project in Lamar county to
construct 207 miles of line for serv
ing 835 more farms.
The director pointed out that the
largest single state project is in
Bacon county, where the work is be
ing sponsored by the Satilla Rural
Electrification Corporation of Alma.
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PlCKLES—Heinz’s Fresh Cucumber, qt. 20c
MUSTARD—Quart 15c
VANILLA WAFERS—I-lb. box 15c
CORN FLAKES—Miller’s, 2 pkgs. 15c
GRAPENUT FLAKES—2 pkgs. 25c
(1 pkg. Post Bran Flakes FREE)
N. B. C. SHREDDED WHEAT—Pkg. , 13c
PINEAPPLE—DeI Monte, large can, No. 2% 23c
TOMATO JUlCE—Campbell’s, 10 -oz. can 5c
KRE-MEL DESSERT—4-oz. pkg. 5c
EGGS—2 dozen 35c
SUGAR—BuIk, 10 lbs 59c
POTATOES—No. 1, 10 lbs 25c
GRITS —Aunt Jemima, 3 pkgs. 25c
TOILET TISSUE—Good quality, 1000 sheets 5c
SALMON—Pink, 2 cans 25c
WESSON OlL——Pint 23c
PEAS—Sunbeam, 8-oz. can 10c
PAR-T-PAK BEVERAGES—Quart 10c
(Plus 5c deposit on bottle)
JELLO —2 pkgs. 15c
IN OUR MEAT DEPARTMENT
STEAK—Chuck, lb. 20c BOLOGNA SAUSAGE —Lb. 18c
STEAK—Best, lb. 25c LIVER LOAF—Lb. 29c
BEEF ROAST—Best cuts, lb. 17c BOILED HAM—Lb. 50c
SMOKED SAUSAGE—Lb. .... 19c BAR-B-Q HAM—Lb. 55c
BACON—Rind on, sliced or SPICED HAM—Lb. 35c
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POSTOFFICE AND
BANKS TO OBSERVE
HOLIDAY MONDAY
The United States postoffice and
the banks will observe Monday, July
sth, as a holiday, it was announced
this week by postal and bank offi
cials.
The Fourth falls on Sunday, hence
the observance of the Fifth as a
holiday.
Postmaster Butler stated that the
postoffice would be open for window
’ delivery of mail for a few minutes
after the morning mail arrives and
: then will close or the remainder of
. the day.
■ The News has not yet learned
whether there will be a general ob-
, servance of Monday as a holiday by
, other business houses of the city.
Differences Over
County Welfare
Board Adjusted
Differences between the Early
County Board of Commissioners and
the State Welfare Board over the
personnel of the Early County Wel
’ fare Board were adjusted the past
week, when the State Board accept
ed the appointment of the Rev. Spen
cer B. King as a member of the
County Board. Rev. Mr. King’s
name was one of those originally
■ submitted to the State Board. One
other change was made in the Early
county board, Mrs. W. B. Martin de-
. dining to serve and Mr. Percy Ward,
of Jakin, being substituted in her
place.
The Board is composed of the fol
, lowing members: Grady Holman, S.
■ B. King, J. L. Bethea, Lloyd Lewis,
and Percy Ward. They receive no
remuneration for their work, which
is the supervision of the administra-
. tion of the social security laws in this
county.
This project provides for 460 miles
of line, serving 1,620 additional
farm families, for which the REA has
allotted $425,000.
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts —“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.”
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 1, 1937.
Heavy Increase
Shown in Loans
By State Banks
State bank loans to individuals
and corporations will show an in
crease of from $5,000,000 to $7,-
000,000 during the first six months
of 1937, it is predicted by R. E.
Gormley, state superintendent of
banks.
Superintendent Gormley said that
this increase reflects a general im
provement in business conditions and
a demand for additional credit for
business expansion.
Figures show that during the year
ending December 31, 1935, Georgia
banks loaned $56,000,000. In the
year ending December 31, 1936, state
banks loaned $61,500,000. Mr.
Gormley based his prediction of fur
ther increase this year on the fact
that bank deposits and loans had
shown a steady increase during the
last two years.
Another reason supporting Mr.
Gormley’s prediction was action tak
en by the 1937 legislature permit
ting state banks to lend up to 80
per cent of the appraised land value
in Federal Housing Administration
loans. Previously, state banks were
allowed to lend only up to 50 per
cent of their fair market value, while
national charter banks were permit
ted to make 80 per cent loans.
“A general increase in bank loans,”
Gormley said, “shows marked im
provement in business conditions.
Such an increase indicates a rise in
demand for additional credit for pro
duction purposes.
“During the latter years of the
depression many businesses were
unwilling to borrow money for ex
pansion. The current increase in
loans by Georgia banks indicates that
this attitude is vanishing. It is a
healthy commercial signal.”
Mr. Gormley, in explaining the cur
rent state banking situation said
there probably would be a decrease
in bank deposits during the first half
of 1937 as compared with the same
period in 1936. He blamed the de
crease on autumn agriculture sales.
“If agricultural conditions are
normal this fall,” he said, “we will
have more money in our banks dur
ing 1937 than we did in 1936. The
first half of the year, however, does
not reflect the income from fall
harvests, consequently the current
six-months period ending June 31
will not show an increase over the
preceding six months.”
Mr. Gormley said Bank deposits
over the nation had increased be
tween 12 and 15 per cent since the
first of the year.
TIME TO SECURE
DRIVER’S LICENSE
YET UNCERTAIN
Georgia motorists need not wor
ry about getting their drivers’ licenses
under the new law for at least thirty
days, perhaps sixty.
Major John C. Carter, acting di
rector of the state highway patrol,
which will enforce the drivers’ license
act and all traffic regulations on the
highways, announces that motorists
will be notified in due time regard
ing applications for licenses.
Major Carter has been deluged
with inquiries regarding the drivers’
license law, many persons sending in
money to pay the fee of $1 in the
case of owner-drivers, 50 cents for
“learners” and $2 for chauffeurs.
As soon as the highway patrol set
up has been completed, arrangements
will be made for issuance of drivers’
licenses.
FARMERS EXCHANGE
BANK APPLIES FOR
INCORPORATION
The News is this week carrying
the application for charter of The
Farmers Exchange Bank of Blake
ly. It is sought in the petition to
have the private bank in this city
now operating under that name con
verted into a corporation, with a
capital stock of $25,000, divided in
to two hundred and fifty shares of
the par value of SIOO.OO each.
Petitioners whose names appear
on the application for charter are:
P. D. Dußose, I. D. Felder, H. A.
Felder, Bert Tarver, and H. C. Fort,
all of this city.
County Welfare
Workers Getting
; Security Forms
; Atlanta, Ga.—Details of reporting
■ the huge mass of data necessary to
establish the social security program
in Georgia will require 22 forms of
■ various sizes and colors, according
to instructions now being mailed to
: the newly appointed county directors.
Directions to the county welfare
heads for assembling and reporting
their cases back to the state head
quarters are contained in a 31-page
pamphlet issued by the Division of
Accounts and Finance.
As each county welfare director is
approved by the federal government,
under the requirements of the pro
gram, he receives this preliminary
outline of his duties.
County participation is confined
mainly to administration and studies
of case histories. All actual dis
bursements of aid for old-age assist
ance, aid to the blind and aid to de
pendent children will be made by the
state department from certificates of
award and payment schedules furnish
ed by the county departments.
According to the manual “it has
been deemed advisable to centralize
the handling of disbursements for
these types of aid in order that the
county department will not be forced
actually to disburse the full amount
of the awards and then request reim
bursement of 90 per cent from the
State department.”
Under this set-up, the county will
have only to finance its participation
of 10 per cent for aid. The state
contributes 40 per cent while the fed
eral government advances the re
maining 50 per cent.
All actual disbursements for the in
dividual administrative expenses of
the county departments will be made
by the county and reimbursement will
be made by the state for its pro
rata share.
In granting of assistance, the
county department shall decide upon
the completion of investigation
whether the applicant is eligible for
assistance. The amount of such as
sistance and the data on which such
assistance begins are also determin
ed by the counties, subject to rules
and regulations issued by the state
department.
Payments for old-age assistance,
aid to the blind and aid to depend
ent children will be made once per
month, with the checks to be sub
mitted to the counties on or before
the 15th of the month, after pay
ments have been inaugurated.
NO SERIOUS BOLL
WEEVIL DAMAGE IN
GEORGIA REPORTED
Although boll weevils have attack
ed some cotton crops in various parts
of the state, workers of the Georgia
Agricultural Extension Service state
that it is still too early to determine
whether they will do serious damage.
J. A. Johnson, district agricul
tural agent for southwest Georgia,
declared the boll weevil has been
reported in scattered sections where
an excessive amount of rain has
fallen, but that conditions generally
are not serious as yet.
“While the boll weevil showed up
as usual this spring, it is still too
early to determine the degree of
infestation,” Johnson stated.
“Long periods of continuous rains
during the summer undoubtedly
would cause an increased damage
to cotton crops. On the other hand,
a dry summer, such as we have ex
perienced for the past several years,
would tend to control the boll weevil.
Several county agents in other
parts of the state likewise have re
ported the presence of boll weevils
this year, but in no case has the situa
tion been reported here as alarming.
A recent report compiled by the
United States Department of Agri
culture showed fewer boll weevils
than usual at the start of the win
ter, but a larger percentage than
usual lived through the winter be
cause of the rather mild weather over
the state.
MISS MARTIN NAMED
COUNTY DIRECTOR
BY WELFARE BOARD
The Early County Welfare Board,
appointed by the County Commis
sioners and confirmed by the State
Welfare Board, held its first meet
ing Tuesday morning. Organization
of the Board was perfected by the
election of Rev. Spencer B. King as
chairman. Other members of the
Board include: Mr. Grady Holman,
Blakely; Mr. J. L. Bethea, Colomo
kee; Mr. Lloyd Lewis, Damascus;
and Mr. Percy Ward, Jakin.
The Board elected as County Di
rector Miss Genevieve Martin, who,
for some time past, has been serv
ing as County Welfare Worker.
Miss Martin reported over five
hundred applicants for old-age pen
sion payments. Thus it will be
seen the Board faces a tremendous
task in passing on these applications,
determining which are eligible, and
the amounts that should be paid to
those who are eligible.
Baptist Church To
Observe Centennial
On Next Sunday
The Blakely Baptist Church, which
was constituted July 1, 1837—one
hundred years ago today—will on
next Sunday observe its centennial in
an appropriate manner.
The Church has set an attendance
goal of 300 for Sunday School, and
committees from the various classes
are working toward that end. The
School has an enrollment in excess
of three hundred.
The centennial sermon will be at
the 11 o’clock hour, and the speaker
will be Dr. Aquila Chamlee, presi
dent of the Georgia Baptist Conven
tion and one of the state’s best-known
Baptist leaders. Fans will be install
ed for the comfort of those attend
ing this service. It is expected that
a large congregation, including many
visitors, will be present for Dr.
Chamlee’s address. Short messages
from the three surviving ex-pastors
will be read at the morning hour.
The evening sermon will be by
the Rev. Spencer B. King, who is
now in his eleventh year as pastor
of the church, whose membership is
452, the largest in the church’s his
tory. Thirty-two pastors have serv
ed the Blakely church during its
hundred years of existence.
The members of the church are
hoping for a great day next Sunday,
and invite all their friends to worship
with them in the centennial service.
The News, in its next issue will car
ry a condensed history of the Blakely
Baptist church, giving the complete
list of its pastors, clerks, deacons,
etc., from its humble origin in 1837,
with 17 members, to the present date,
with its membership of 452.
Ordinary Morgan will hold his
July term of court next Monday.
Summer Needs
Fly Swatters Films
Od-O-Ro-No Roach Poison
Dusting Powder Insect Spray
Quinine Talcum Powder
Stationery Hair Tonic
Toilet Water Perfume
Sun Glasses
Unguentine for Sun Blisters
Balkcom’s Drug Store
Blakely, Georgia
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—OR—
PULL OUT
$1.50 A YEAR
Farmers’ 1937 Income
> Is Expected to Go
Above Ten Billion
. The U. S. Department of Agri
■ culture estimates the farm income
' this year will cross the $10,000,000,-
000-mark for the first time since
i
1929.
Unless a European war cuits off
American markets, farm prices now
at a ten-year high, probably will be
“well maintained” despite prospects
of a bumper crop, department offi
cials said as the growing season
neared the half-way mark with no
serious drought threatening produc
tion.
Farm income during the first six
months of this year probably will
average approximately $100,000,000
a month more than for the first half
of last year, officials said. They
predict the increase will be "some
what larger” in the last six months.
Total income to July 1, when
farm marketing is at its lowest point,
will approximate $4,000,000,000.
Income to June 1 was 21 per cent
ahead of the same period of last
year. If this rate is maintained,
total farm income may approximate
$11,000,000,000.
Last year farm income totaled
$9,500,000,000, nearly doubled the
1932 depression-low of $5,323,
000,000. The increase has been at
the rate of nearly $1,000,000,000
a year since 1932.
The first of the 1937 wheat crop
estimated to yield 850,000,000 bush
els is now moving to market at the
highest price in several years. Farm
income from wheat probably will
approximate $1,000,000,000.
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A.
Wallace described prospects for a
bumper corn crop as “very lovely.”
If favorable weather continues a
2,500,000,000-bushel crop appears
probable. Last year’s production
was 1,500,000,000 bushels.
Department officials expect a
13,000,000-bale cotton crop with
prices above 10 cents a pound. Cot
ton mill activity at a record high
has consumed more than 13,000,000
bales of American cotton during the
last twelve months.
Income from livestock and live
stock products, which make up
about half the total farm revenue,
may be “slightly larger” than last
year despite decreased marketings,
the department said. Prices probably
will continue to advance.
Increased farm prosperity is
indicated further in a department
analysis showing agricultural loans
held by commercial banks declined
from $1,150,850 to $1,081,148,000
during the last half of 1936. Farm
foreclosures decreased about 50 per
cent during the first five months of
this year compared with last year.
The Early County Board of Com
missioners will meet in regular
monthly session next Tuesday.