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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXXVIII > NO. 11
Retail Merchants
Plan Fight Upon
A Sales Tax
(Capitol News Service)
Atlanta, Ga.—Georgia retail mer
chants plan united resistance to any
proposal for a state sales tax or
gross receipts tax at the extra ses
sion of the General Assembly.
The imposition of such a levy
would retard recovery and impose a
serious burden upon consumer and
retailer alike, it was pointed out.
Georgians have rejected the proposal
repeatedly at the polls.
Statistics compiled by the Geor
gia Retail Merchants Association dis
close that a one per cent gross re
ceipts tax would be equivalent to a
33 per cent income tax upon mer
chants of the state, records show
ing that the average merchant’s busi
ness is upon a 3 per cent basis. The
proposed 2 per cent gross receipts
tax would be absolutely confiscatory,
leading merchants declare, and
would result in the enforced liqui
dation of many enterprises.
Retail merchants anticipate no
general sales tax at the extra ses
sion, however, in view of a pledge
given by Governor E. D. Rivers dur
ing the past gubernatorial campaign
that he would oppose the passage of
any sales tax bill and would veto any
such measure passed by the General
Assembly.
A general gross receipts levy, ap
plying to manufacturers, wholesalers
and retailers would result in a seri
ous pyramiding of taxation upon the
consumer and a consequent rise in
prices throughout the state, it is as
serted, since any levy sufficient to
produce appreciable revenue would
have to be passed on to consumers.
Opponents of the sales tax or gross
receipts tax, which include labor and
industrial leaders as well as retail
businessmen, believe that those com
mitted to a policy of increased taxes
are in a minority in the present As
sembly, but they plan to wage an
active campaign against such pro
posals nevertheless to forestall its
adoption if an impasse develops in
finding new sources of revenue for
Administration projects.
EXTRA! EXTRA! EXTRA!
NEW LOW PRICES
For Friday and Saturday, ' ctober 29th-30th
GRITS—Mt. Vernon, 2-1 Oc pkgs. 15c
RlCE—Whole Grain, 5 lbs. 25c
PEAS—Maples, Good quality, No. 2 can, 2 for 15c
COFFEE—Maxwell House, 1-lb. can 30c
COFFEE—Arbuckles, 1-lb. pkg. „ 20c
PEARS—Le-Ko, No. 2 can, 2 for 25c
CORNFLAKES or POST TOASTIES—2 pkgs. ~lik
HEINZ Pure GRAPE JELLY—B -oz. jar 15c
CORN—No. 2 can, 2 for 15c
FLOUR—Silver Mist, world’s best, 24 lbs. $1.15
FLOUR—Ga. Peach, 24 lbs. 85c
TOMATOES—No. 2 can, 3 for 21c
CHARMER COFFEE—S-lb. bucket” ”" 75c
MEAT—No. 1 Western, lb. 19c
CHEESE—FuII Cream, lb. 23c
DRY PEAS or LIMA BEANS—S lbs. 33c
TOOTH PICKS—3-10c pkgs. Ste
PEACHES—Argo, No. 2 can 15c
PEANUT BUTTER—FuII quart 25c
CAMAY SOAP—3 bars 21c
HEINZ BEEFSTEAK SAUCE—B-oz. bottle 25c
FULL LINE FRESH CLEAN MEATS
BACON—Sliced, rind off, lb. 30c
-WEAVER'S-
CASH & MARKET &
ARRY /VI GROCERY
RALPH SCARBOROUGH, Manager
IT PAYS TO PAY CASH
Conntn JXcws
Free Distribution
Antitoxin Begins
On November 1
The State Department of Health
will begin the free distribution of
diphtheria antitoxin November 1. Dis
tributing stations are being designat
ed throughout the state so that any
physician can quickly obtain this vital
remedy.
“Diphtheria antitoxin is not a pre
ventive and while it saves lives it
does not greatly lessen the incidence
of diphtheria”, according to Dr. T.
F. Sellers, state laboratory director.
The State Department of Health
also furnishes free of charge diph
theria toxoid which is a preventive.
“If every baby could be immunized
with toxoid by the time it is one
year - old, diphtheria would no longer
be a public health menace”, according
to Dr. Sellers. The free toxoid is
limited to children of preschool age.
Schick test material for determin
ing immunity to diphtheria, tubercu
lin for use in free clinics, silver ni
trate ampules for treating babies’
eyes to prevent gonorrheal infection,
and drugs for treating hookworm
disease, in addition to antirabic vac
cine, are furnished free of charge.
All of these preparations must be
ordered by physicians and health of
ficers, the laboratory director ex
plained.
The program of furnishing anti
toxin, vaccines, and other such prod
ucts will require an expenditure of
about $75,000 annually.
TALK ON ROTARY
ENJOYED BY MEMBERS
Rotary, Its Ideals and Objectives,
was the theme of a splendid talk giv
en at last Thursdays’ meeting of
the Blakely Rotary Club by Rotarian
George Gunter.
Delivered primarily for the bene
fit of the Club’s newest member, J.
Ed Hathcock, the talk was enjoyed
by the other Rotarians, who listen
ed with close attention and learned
many new ideas from the speaker’s
splendid talk.
The meeting was presided over
by Rotarian Bill Grist in the ab
sence of President Marvin Sparks,
with Mrs. Ben Haisten rendering an
enjoyable program of music.
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts —
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 28, 1937.
Peanut Prices
Improved Since
Program Started
Camilla, Ga.—ln the short pe
riod since the announcement of the
minimum prices set for peanuts by
the Secretary of Agriculture, and
the setting in motion of the ma
chinery of the Georgia, Florida, Al
abama Peanut Association, prices on
peanuts have risen from $55 a ton
for Spanish type to $67.50 and S7O
for the same class peanut.
Many growers, feeling that the
program of the association had
been responsible for the stabiliza
tion and raising of prices, insist on
delivery of their crops to the asso
ciation, without any particular en
couragement on the part of the as
sociation. The association, through
its manager, Roy Parrish, has
sought to stress the fact that the
association has made no efforts to
secure peanuts when the prices paid
by shellers are above the fixed prices
set by the Department of Agricul
ture. In reference to this situation,
Mr. Parrish has made the following
statement:
“The association is gratified to
see the reaction in the peanut mar
ket to the stabilization program be
ing carried on. The local channels
of trade are now in many cases
paying prices equal to or better
than the minimum prices which are
offered by the association and I
feel that it has accomplihsed its
purpose when the association’s pur
chasing program has caused the mar
ket to react and rise to a level
equal to the minimum prices an
nounced.”
He further stated that the asso
ciation is not primarily a profit-mak
ing institution and was not intend
ed to enter a holding program
whereby a large profit might be
sought on peanuts purchased by the
association and growers are urged
to take into consideration the fact
that the association is carrying on
primarily a diversion program and
does not expect to make a profit
sufficient to pay any large amount
of dividends later to the grower
from whom the association has pur
chased peanuts.
Mr. Parrish further stated that
the impression seems to exist in the
minds of some people that growers
are delivering peanuts to the asso
ciation on a loan basis and that they
will be sold later, which is incorrect.
He states that the association is
purchasing outright all peanuts that
it handles and that the association
does not encourage the growers to
expect a profit to be made on the
peanuts so purchased and a later
second payment on the peanuts.
That is not the plan, he states, and
he further states that it is not the
desire of the association to purchase
peanuts at the minimum prices from
growers in cases where the growers
may realize equal or better prices
from the local channels of trade.
He states that the association i
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five-month-old lamb, "Chico” followed her every day. So now Mary
and “Chico” will have a New York radio appearance to broadcast their
own version of the Mother Goose fable, "Chico” is believed to be the
first sheep to ever say his “ba-a-a-s” on the air waves.
“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.”
“Agriculture” Subject
For November Study
Fact-Finding Program
Dean Paul Chapman of the Col
lege of Agriculture of the Uni
versity of Georgia has been selected
as the authority to prepare material
on Georgia’s agriculture for use as
November program material by the
5,000 local groups throughout the
state which are participating in the
Citizens’ Fact Finding Movement.
The data, which will be distributed
before November 1, will survey real
istically both the scientific and the
human aspects of the agricultural
industry within the bounds of Geor
gia.
“Agriculture” is the third of
twelve subjects to be considered in
the one-year state inventory pro
gram, which is being advanced by
fourteen statewide organizations
throughout their local units. The
subject is one of similar importance
in the series because of the prepon
derance of the farming industry in
this state.
A call, urging all club members
to devote themselves to the matter
of gaining a picture of the condi
tions in Georgia’s “major industry”,
will accompany the material. It has
been signed by the state heads of
participating groups.
“Despite the excellent natural con
ditions”, the document reads, “Geor
gia ranks seventh from last among
the forty-eight in self-feeding abili
ty, has been committed to a one
crop system for so long a time that
many areas have been depleted of
their fertility, and has drifted into
a system of farm tenancy giving rise
to serious social evils.”
The coordinating committee, made
up of the state heads and one ad
ditional representative from each of
the groups participating in the Citi
zens’ Fact Finding Movement, will
hold its next monthly dinner meet
ing in Macon on the evening of Fri
day, November 5. Dr. Chapman will
address the body at that time for the
purpose of bringing additional ma
terial on the question of Georgia’s
agricultural conditions to the groups
of club and civic leaders. Members
of the committee will also consider
matters concerning the advancement
of the program during the month.
Miss Emily Woodward was the
authority on the initial subject,
“Georgia—Past and Present”, which
was considered during September and
Dr. Charles Herty prepared data on
“Natural Resources,” the October
topic. These well known Georgians
spoke to the coordinating committee
at its September and October din
ner meetings, respectively.
hopes to use its facilities as a sta
bilizing influence on the peanut
market and to stand by and be
ready to purchase peanuts when and
if necessary to maintain the prices
which have been announced.
Auto Production
At Highest Peak
In Eight Years
The automobile plants of the U.
S. and Canada produced 5,110,000
passenger cars and trucks in the
twelve months ending with Septem
ber, 1937, the Automobile Manu
facturers’ Association announced.
The vehicles—4,lß2,oooo passen
ger cars and 928,000 trucks—had
a wholesale value of $2,876,500,000.
With the exception of the calen
dar year of 1929, the production is
the greatest twelve months’ output
in the industry’s history. Assem
blies in 1929 totaled 5,621,715 units.
The association reported total reg
istration of motor vehicles in the
United States now stands at 29,-
000,000, also a new high mark. The
previous high was 28,221,291 at the
end of 1936.
World registration of motor ve
hicles is placed at 41,750,000 units,
compared with 40,286,573 at the
end of 1936.
The report covers the industry’s
1937 model year, or the twelve
months ending immediately preced
ing the automobile presentation
period which gets underway with the
opening of the New York show next
Wednesday.
BETHEL ASSOCIATION
MEETS IN MORGAN IN
105TH ANNUAL SESSION
The one hundred and fifth annual
session of the Bethel Baptist Asso
ciation was held with the church at
Morgan on Tuesday and Wednesday
of this week. The session was largely
attended, and reports from the 41
churches comprising the Association
showed substantial growth in num
bers and gifts to the various de
nominational causes.
Mr. H. T. Singleton, of Edison,
was re-elected Moderator and Mr.
W. H. Joiner, of Coleman, was again
named Clerk.
Messengers selected to represent
the Blakely church at the Associa
tion were: Rev. and Mrs. S. B. King,
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Bridges, Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Underwood, Mrs. H.
Grady Smith, Mr. R. M. Hobbs, Mr.
Murray T. Jones, and Mr. T. O.
Whitchard.
FIRST FROST AND ICE
SUNDAY MORNING
Without any advance warning, the
first freeze of the winter swooped
down on southwest Georgia Sunday
morning, when a killing frost and
a thin skim of ice were seen by
early risers. While The News has
no comparative records at hand, it
is believed that the Sunday morning
freeze is the earliest to visit this
section in many years.
WHEN SICKNESS
STRIKES HOME
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gist. New discoveries in medicine and
new ideas require the modern druggist to
be up-to-date. We invite you to visit our
modern, well equipped
Prescription Department
Your prescriptions will be carefully com
pounded by a
Registered Druggist
Balkcom’s Drug Store
Blakely, Georgia
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State to Revive
Oyster Industry
Along the Coast
Plans to revive the oyster industry
along the Georgia coast so as to
give employment to 15,000 persons
Were announced this week by R. F.
Burch, director of the State Depart
ment of Natural Resources.
Under the plans of the depart
ment natural reefs along the coast
will be planted in oysters, vigorous
enforcement of protective laws will
be inaugurated, and experimental
and demonstration areas will be
established, Mr. Burch said.
The number of packing houses
along the coast has been reduced
from eight to one within the past
few years and only 300 people are
employed in the oyster industry at
the present time, the official said.
James N. McConnell, director
of the division of oysters and water
bottoms for the state of Louisiana,
accompanied Mr. Burch on an in
spection trip to Georgia oyster fields
and declared that Georgia has the
available areas to produce as many
fine oysters as any state in the union.
“You have taken away so long
and put nothing back until the
oysters along the Georgia coast have
become almost extinct,” Mr. McCon
nell said. “However, they can be
replaced with proper state protec
tion.”
Mr. Burch has called upon the
department of wild life to increase
the number of inspectors along the
coast at once, preparatory to the
replanting program, and to see that
a fourth of the shells are put back
in the water.
SECOND DISTRICT
P.-T. A. CONFERENCE
BAINBRIDGE ON NOV. 4
The Second District P.-T. A. Con
ference will be held in Bainbridge
Thursday, November 4th, with Bain
bridge Parent-Teacher Association
as hostess.
The meeting will open promptly
at 10 a. m. (Central Standard
Time). After a short business ses
sion and reports from Congress
Unit Presidents, the remainder of
the program will be given over to
the distinguished guests: Mrs. Chas.
E. Roe, Field Representative of The
National Congress of Parents and
Teachers, and Mrs. Charles D. Cen
ter, State President of the Georgia
Congress.
Mrs. Victer Balkcom, President of
the Second District Division of the
Georgia Congress, will preside.
It is hoped that every Congress
Unit in the District will be repre
sented and a cordial invitation is ex
tended to all who are interested in
Parent-Teacher work to attend.
Reservations for script lunch
should be made not later than Tues
day, November 2nd, with Mrs. Neil
C. Brooks, President Bainbridge
P.-T. A.