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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXXVIII J- NO, 9
Budgets of State
Departments Fixed
On 85% Basis
Budgets for all state departments
operating under the general appro
priations bill will be fixed on an 85
per cent basis for the next three
months, Governor E. D. Rivers has
announced.
The “operating figure” represents
a 5 per cent increase in money go
ing to each department, the budget
■having been fixed upon an 80 per
cent basis for the first quarter of
the fiscal year starting July 1.
The appropriations bill carries
approximately $20,000,000, or $5,-
000,000 each quarter on a full op
eration basis.
Governor Rivers said the increase
during the second quarter is made
possible by increased collections of
taxes and a prospective hike in state
revenue.
As head of the State Budget Com
mission, he is allowed to apportion
to each department on a pro rated
basis only sueh money as state fi
nancial agents tell him will be avail
able.
While the budget is being pared
during the first two quarters, the
Governor said he is confident enough
money will be available before next
July 1 to pay the appropriation bill
in full and give each department the
entire amount appropriated to it by
the Legislature.
It is understood he had held up
approval of the budgets for the
present quarter in the hope that 100
per cent payments would be possible
immediately.
Other fiscal officers of the state
advised a smaller payment during
the present quarter, until it is as
certained just how much money the
increased ad valorem tax rate will
bring in after December 20.
It has been estimated that ad
valorem taxes would amount to $5,-
000,000, but Comptroller General
William B. Harrison regards $4,000,-
000 as a closer figure.
State Auditor Tom Wisdom, who
is assistant director of the budget,
has recommended that the payments
be held down until the state’s in
come can be made up by distribution
of the excess income, if any.
NEW LOW PRICES
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
October 15th and 16th
WESSON OlL—Pint can 21c
CIGARETTES—Luckies, Camels, Chesterfields, pkg.—. 15c
PICKLES—Sweet Mixed, quart 20c
MILK—GoId Medal, 3 tall or 6 small cans 21c
OCTAGON SOAP or POWDER—S for 11c
GOLDEN NUT MARGARINE—Lb. 15c
CORN FLAKES or POST TOASTIES—2 for 15c
HEINZ FRESH CUCUMBER PICKLES, Qt. 21c
CRACKERS—Sodas, lb. box 10c
CAMAY SOAP 5c
RINSO—2Sc box and 10c box, all for 26c
ALL 5c CANDY BARS and GUM—3 for 10c
WRITING TABLETS or NOTE PAPER—3 for 10c
PEARS—2 No. 2 cans 25c
P & G SOAP—6 for 25c
TOMATOES—No. 2 can, 2 for 15c
POTATOES—No. 1, 10 lbs 22c
BUTTER—Cloverbloom, lb. 40c
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CASH & KAARKET &
ARRY fVl GROCERY
RALPH SCARBOROUGH, Manager
IT PAYS TO PAY CASH
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“UNDER PRESSURE,”
NEW SERIAL STORY,
IS BEGUN TODAY
The News this week begins the
publication of a thrilling new story,
which is to be run in serial form,
one chapter each week for fifteen
weeks. “Under Pressure” is from
the pen of George Agnew Chamber
lain, and is a glamorous story of old
Mexico. Read the first installment
today.
Mr. McKinney Attends
National Convention
Oldsmobile Dealers
Returning from Lansing Mich.,
where he attended the national sales
convention of Oldsmobile, Mr. W. R.
McKinney, of the McKinney Chevro
let Co., predicted a record breaking
sales year in Blakely for the new
1938 Oldsmobile Sixes and Eights,
which he saw on display for the first
time at the Oldsmobile factory.
“After looking at the models Olds
mobile is presenting for the coming
year I am concinved that there will
be a greater swing to Oldsmobile in
1938 than ever before,” Mr. McKin
ney said.
The local contingent were among
representatives of Oldsmobile’s Jack
sonville Zone who were in Lansing
at the same time. Altogether, more
than 8,500 Oldsmobile dealers, sales
managers, and salesmen traveled from
all parts of the country to take part
in the series of meetings which ex
tended over a period of two weeks.
Special trains carried the delegates
from their own cities direct to the
Oldsmobile factory at Lansing. There
the sleeping cars were switched on
sidings, so that delegates could at
tend meetings in Oldsmobile’s huge
plant auditorium.
In addition to viewing the new
1938 model Oldsmobiles, those at
tending heard discussions of Oldsmo
bile’s sales plans for the coming year
as presented by D. E. Ralston, Olds
mobile general manager. They also
were addressed by C. L. McCuen,
Oldsmobile general manager, G. R.
Browder, assistant general sales
manager in charge of retail sales,
and V. C. Havens, advertising mana
ger.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 14, 1937.
Presentments Early
County Grand Jury,
October Term, 1937
We, the Grand Jury empaneled to
serve at the October term, 1937, of
Superior Court, Early County, re
spectfully submit the following:
We, the Committee on Confederate
Pensions, find 5 Veterans’ Widows
drawing pensions at this time and all
paid up in full to date. We also find
the books very neatly kept.
We, the Committee on the Jail,
find that everything is clean and in
good shape, with the exception of
a few minor repairs. They are in
need of a stove and pipe and the
cells on the colored side will not
lock, also outside door needs a lock.
We want to compliment the Sheriff
on the sanitary condition in which
we find the jail, the entire interior
being refinished and found to be in
first class condition.
We, the Committee on County
Books and Records, have examined
the books of Sheriff, Ordinary, Clerk
of Court, Tax Commissioner, Treas
urer, Supt. of Education, also Ex-
Officio J. P.’s from 866th Dist.,
1572nd Dist., and 1592nd Dist., and
find these books neat and orderly
kept. The books from other J. P.
Districts were not presented.
We, the Committee on Public
Buildings, find that the Court House
is in need of general repairs; the
ceiling, plastering and roof needing
special attention. The two previous
Grand Juries having recommended
this work and said Board of Commis
sioners having appeared before this
body to explain the difficulty in ob
taining a reasonable bid on repair
material and giving us their assurance
that the work will be begun at an
early date, we recommend that they
be granted time to make said re
pairs, beginning not later than April,
1938.
We, the Committee on Roads,
Bridges and Convict Camp, find that
they have 14 White Prisoners and 22
Colored Prisoners and the Prison
Camp in general is in most excellent
condition. We compliment the
Warden, Mr. Joe Grimsley, and his
crew for their efforts in keeping the
camp. As for the road equipment
and material we find:
1 Caterpillar Tractor, Diesel No.
50;
1 Caterpillar Tractor, Diesel No.
50;
2 Caterpillar Tractors, Gas, 65;
2 Galion Motor Control, 1 Gas and
1 Diesel;
3 Adams Graders;
1 Caterpillar Grader;
2 Galion Graders, 8 ft.;
1 Russel Reliance Grader, 12 ft.;
1 Rhyme Edward Grader, 10 feet;
3 Weston Wheelers;
1 Kelefair Road Plow;
1 lot of Cables;
1 2000 lb. Pile Driver;
4,000 gallons Gas;
1 Jeger Concrete Mixer;
Shop Fixtures, including oils;
3,000 feet lumber;
1 1936 Chevrolet Coach;
2 1937 Ford V-8 Trucks;
2 1937 Ford V-8 Dump Trucks;
1 V-8 Truck Trailer;
1 Model A 1928 Truck, flat body;
3 Fire Extinguishers;
100 ft. Fire Hose.
* * ♦
We fix the pay of the Jurors at
$2.50 per day, the Riding Bailiffs
$4.50 per day, and the house bailiffs
$2.50 per day.
We have appointed Theo White as
Ex-officio J. P. for the 1140th G. M.
district.
We extend our thanks to His Hon
or, Judge C. W. Worrill, for his able
and effective charge.
We desire to extend our thanks to
our Solicitor, R. A. Patterson, for
his able and unselfishness assistance
to this body, showing fairness and
ability in each investigation.
We thank our Sheriff, S. W.
Howell, and deputy, W. J. Howell,
for their considerate attention at all
times.
We wish to thank Mr. W. J. Ken
ney as our bailiff for his efforts in
serving the body at all times.
To our foreman, Mr. T. J. Fort,
Sr., we extend our thanks for his
Masonic Meeting
Held in Blakely
Last Thursday
One of the largest, most represen
tative as well as unique Masonic
meetings ever held in Blakely, took
place on Thursday of last week, Oct.
7th, when Magnolia Lodge entertain
ed the degree teams from Dothan and
Pythagoras Lodges of Dothan, Ala.,
as well as many other visiting Masons
from Georgia and Alabama.
The unique and novel feature of
this meeting was that a Florida can
didate was raised in Georgia by an
Alabama lodge. The full Alabama
ritualistic work was used and the de
gree was put on in a splendid man
mer with almost perfect ritualism.
All told, there were some sixteen
lodges represented at this big inter
state meeting. The grand jurisdic
tion of Florida was not represent
ed, due to a prearranged visit of the
Grand Master to West Florida. How
ever there were large numbers from
both Alabama and Georgia.
Dr. J. G. Stand'fer, past master
of Magnolia Lodge No. 86 welcomed
the visitors on behalf of the Blakely
Masons and the response was elo
quently given by Hon. Wm. L. Lee,
of Columbia, Past Grand Master of
the Grand Lodge of the State of
Alabama.
Alabama lodges represented on this
occasion included: Dothan 466 and
Pythagoras 659, of Dothan; Brown’s
Cross Roads 529, of Brown’s Cross
Roads; Ozark 349, of Ozark; Ash
ford 493, of Ashford; Greenville 64,
of Greenville; Pinkard 611, of Pink
ard; and Columbia 135, of Columbia.
Besides Magnolia 86, of Blakely, the
following Georgia lodges had mem
bers attending (this meeting: Mil
ford 181, of Elmodel; Cross 173, of
Lumpkin; Washington 19, of Cuth
bert; Damascus 263, of Damascus;
Bluffton 287, of Bluffton; Richmond
412, of Hephzibah; and Bronwood
554, of Bronwood.
The Alabama degree team, for it
was composed of members from
several lodges from across the river,
in the first section, was composed
of: W. M., Arthur Skipper, of Co
lumbia 135; S. W., J. S. Talley,
Pythagoras 659; J. W., A. P. Leddon,
Pythagoras; S. D., Sellers, Pythagoras
659; J. D., T. C. Hawkins, Dothan
466; S. S., C. E. Howell, Ozark 349;
J. S., G. L. Oppert, Pythagoras 659.
In the second section, those taking
part included: Dr. G. W. Blakey, K.
L. Forrester, T. C. Hawkins, W. In
gram, S. Sikes, C. E. Blakey, J. M.
Holland, all of Dothan 466; J. S. Tal
ley, D. S. Sellers, C. Ritter, V. At
kins, R. Merritt, A. D. Ussery, Paul
Porter, Jim Jones, Roy Jeffcoats, C.
D. Murphey, Oliver Wade, Clarence
Bailey, R. M. Carswell of Pythagoras
659; John Gamble, Floyd Whitehead,
of Brown’s Roads 529; V. A. Bullard,
H. D. Knowles, of Columbia 135. In
all, some seventy masons from across
the Chattahoochee, headed by A. D.
Ussery, of Dothan, made this good
will pilgrimage over to Georgia.
The present officers of Magnolia
lodge include: J. A. Hammack,
Worshipful Master; W. C. Cook, Sen
ior Warden; W. J. Grist, Jr., Junior
Warden; Shelly Simmons, Treasurer;
Dr. J. G. Standifer, Secretary; J. E.
Houston, Senior Deacon; R. C. Single
tary, Jr., Junior Deacon; E. K. Odum,
Senior Steward; T. C. Weathersby,
Junior Steward; G. F. Pickle, Mar
shal; Rev. W. T. Wiley, Chaplain;
L. B. Jones, Tyler.
This meeting proved to be a great
success and emphasized the cordial
relations existing between the Masons
on both banks of the Chattahoochee
river. In the near future, Magnolia
lodge will send her degree team to
Dothan to confer the M. M. degree,
Georgia style, in Alabama as well as
to return this goodwill visit.
untiring efforts and fair handling of
all matters that came before the
body.
We recommend that these present
ments be published in one issue of
our local County paper and be paid
for at the customary rate.
T. J. FORT, Foremaa.
F. L. FULTON, Clerk.
EARLY COUNTY COTTON
GINNINGS NEARING THE
12,000-BALE MARK
Early county cotton ginnings near
ed the 12,000 bale mark on October
I, it was announced this week by
J. E. Widener, special Early county
agent for the department of com
merce, bureau of the census. Prior
to that date 11,839 bales had been
ginned as compared with 8,950 bales
to the same date in 1936—a gain of
nearly 3,000 bales. Since the com
plete crop for 1936 totaled only a
few hundred bales in excess of nine
thousand, it may readily be seen that
Early county has produced a big
cotton crop and contributing her full
quota toward the nation’s bumper
crop estimated in excess of seven
teen million bales.
Death of Mr. W. A.
Lindsey, of New
Hope Community
The news of the sudden death on
Monday morning of Mr. William
Anthony Lindsey, age 63, of the New
Hope community, came as a shock to
friends throughout Early county,
where Mr. Lindsey was born and
spent his entire life. His death re
sulted from gunshot wounds, self
inflieted.
Mr. Lindsey, who was born on No
vember 8, 1873, was a life-long resi
dent of Early county, being a son
of the late Mr. Sam Lindsey and
Mrs. Sabra George Lindsey. He was
loved by a wide circle of friends. He
was a member of the New Hope
Baptist church, and lived a consistent
Christian life.
Mr. Lindsey had been in bad
health for some time and had grieved
much since the death of his wife,
Mrs. Georgia Mock Lindsey, a year
ago, and his loved ones had been
very anxious for him.
Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the
New Hope church, with his pastor,
the Rev. D. T. Cox, officiating, as
sisted by the Rev. Spencer B. King.
Interment followed in the George
cemetery, with Minter, Fellows &
Forrester Funeral Home in charge,
and the following serving as pall
bearers: Lester Cooper, Marcine
Cooper, Ralph Moody, John Broad
water, Clarence Dußose, and Dick
Bridges. A large number of sympa
thizing friends were in attendance
upon the last rites, many of whom
sent beautiful floral offerings.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs.
Gene Blackburn and Mrs. Henry
Gordon; six sons, J. R., G. W., C. F.,
B. M., Sam A. and Floyd Lindsey;
one stepson, Willie Mock; two broth
ers, G. O. and S. H. Lindsey; and
three sisters, Mrs. J. H. J. Waller,
Mrs. George Pickle and Mrs. John
Pickle. These have the sympathy of
friends in the sudden passing of their
loved one.
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Early Superior
Court Adjourned
For The Term
After completing the civil docket
on last Thursday, Early superior
court was adjourned until Monday
of this week, when the criminal
docket was taken up. The trial of
the cases on this docket only re
quired two days, and court was
adjourned Tuesday afternoon for the
term.
Cases disposed of prior to adjourn
ment included the following:
Marshall Blanchard, charged with
simple larceny, was found guilty and
given a sentence of three to four
years in the penitentiary.
Charlie Curtis (alias Willie Smith),
on a verdict of guilty of rape, was
sentenced seven to ten years.
Frank Harpe, charged with possess
ing liquor, pleaded guilty, and was
given a sentence of twelve months
or a fine of SIOO.
Johnnie Peterson, John Henry
Jackson, Wade Sanders, Henry Hil
liard and Thad Jackson (alias William
Jackson) all pleaded guilty to simple
larceny and were sentenced to eigh
teen months or a fine of SIOO each.
Seabe White, charged with mur
der, was found guilty of voluntary
manslaughter and given a sentence
of 8 to 12 years.
Sam Jenkins, pleading guilty to
carrying a pistol without license, was
given a suspended sentence of 30
days.
Charlie Griffin, charged with
operating an automobile under the
influence of liquor, pleaded guilty
and was given a sentence of six
months in jail and twelve months in
the chaingang.
William James entered a plea of
guilty to a charge of simple larceny
and was fined SIOO was a proba
tion sentence of 18 months.
Charlie Houston, charged with
rape, was found guilty, with a recom
mendation by the jury that his sen
tence be fixed at from 2 to 5 years.
Attorneys for Houston have filed
motion for a new trial.
The grand jury completed its work
last Thursday and adjourned. Their
presentments appear in this issue of
The News.
MEDICAL CARE ABSENT
IN OVER 14 PER CENT
OF GEORGIA’S DEATHS
Os the 30,905 annual deaths from
natural causes in Georgia, 4,447, or
14.5 per cent, occur without medical
attention, according to Dr. T. F.
Abercrombie, director of the State
Department of Public Health.
Os Georgia’s 159 counties, 45 have
four doctors or less, he further re
vealed. These counties average 113
square miles and 2,583 residents to
each physician.
The statistics are based upon a sur
vey covering the five-year period
ending in 1936.