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THIS WEEK
By Earl (“Tige") Pickle
SHERMAN HAD A WORD FOR IT
The other day there there ap
peared in the papers several actual
photographs taken in shell-torn
Shangai of a relentless war waged
on the Chinese by Japan. One of
these pictures showed two helpless
children, probably not out of the
second grade, standing in the mouth
of a nasty, smelly, diseased sewer
with their little faces turned skyward
watching the lethal maneuvers of a
Japanese plane as it droned and dived
and hurled destructive bombs on
a helpless city. They are standing
in this sewer as protection to keep
their bodies from being plastered
over the earth much as you would
carelessly drop a bottle of blue ink on
white cement. There is a hero up in
that plane. Some hero, you say.
Well, that is what he is or that is
what he will be if he gets back home
safely and reports a successful and
devastating trip to his superior of
ficers. Suppose it should happen to
you and your children.
This is war. War isn’t a pretty
picture. No matter how hard you
strain you imagination, nothing beau
tiful can be detected. Muddy trench
es running with human blood, blue
skies filled with a rain of death as
high powered planes hurl their de
structiveness on a defenseless people,
agonizing cries from wounded men
with broken bones, torn-away limbs
and punctured stomachs suffering a
pain more dreaded than death and a
death which they know will come in
a matter of time.
Why do we have to have war? Oh,
for some reason. The last one was
fought for Democracy. Was the world
made safe for democracy? It does
not look so now. What is Democracy
that such a ruthless war has to be
waged in its defense? It wasn't for
Democracy. This was the flag they
waved in your face to make you be
come patriotic. Sooner or later, from
the present outlook, another war will
be waged to make the world safe for
something else; it wont be Democracy
this time; that gag is becoming a
little stale, but it will be something
akin to it, something re-conditioned,
varnished and wrapped in a bright
paper to prevent recognition, any
thing to get you emotionally upset
so as to make your body jump to
erectness, and for your spine to tingle
and to make you want to hop into
uniform, shoulder a gun and march
away to do your part in driving little
children into diseased sewers, just
because they happen to be the off
spring of your enemy, who you don’t
even know and don’t even hate, for
that matter, but only think you do
because some heavy-chested, leather
unged war lord has made you a pretty
speech in the name of Democracy,
Autocracy, Fascism, Communism, or
something just as facetious. So
you march away, leaving your every
thing that you devoted your life to
obtaining; maybe you come back
alive, maybe you don’t; the odds are
for the latter—or maybe you come
back in perfect health or maybe with
a crippled spine and shell-shocked
body to spend the rest of your days
in a wheel chair or sanatorium as a
helpless cripple.
Don’t listen to any war talk. War
isn’t necessary. It is only fought for
the interest of a minority whose
hearts are harder than pure carbon.
President Roosevelt said, “I hate
war.” “War is a racket,” according
to General Butler, and there is an
old saying, “its a big man’s war and
a little man’s fight.” All of which
is true, but none quite define it as
did General William Tecumseh Sher
man, after his famous march to the
sea, when he said: “WAR IS HELL.”
REORGANIZATION
S-A-L-E
Boyott’s Cash Store
—BEGINS—
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29
Thousands of dollars worth of new Fall
and Winter Merchandise offered at ri
diculously low prices.
We have recently completely reorgan
ized our business. We will sell for cash
only, but the values you will find here
amply speak for themselves.
BOYETT’S CASH STORE
Next Door to Blakely Theatre
BLAKELY, : : GEORGIA
DAMASCUS CHAPTER
F. F. A. WINS STATE
JUDGING CONTEST
At the annual Future Farmers of
Georgia convention held in Macon
October 22 through October 23, the
Damascus Chapter, competing with
some two hundred other schools from
all over the state, where vocational
agriculture is taught, won first place
honors for the teams entered in the
Seed and Plant Identification con
test. This contest, which is the
largest contest sponsored by the
Future Farmers of Georgia, is held
annually at Macon at the State Fair.
In the contest, the boys have to judge
samples of cotton, corn on the stalk,
and ear corn, in addition to this, they
are required to identify identify dif
ferent kinds of legume seed. In
addition to the Damascus team win
ning first place in the above contest
as a whole, they tied with the Good
Hope Chapter from Walton County
for first place in the Tree and Shrub
Identification part of the contest, and
each was awarded ten dollars worth
of shrubbery donated by the Augusta
Nursery.
The winning team was composed
of Henry McLendon, Buddy Rooks
and Metz Pullen. All of these boys
won substantial individual cash
prizes. Needless to say the Damas
cus High School was elated over the
fine showing made by their represen
tatives. The team was trained by
Mr. A. P. Lewis, teacher of voca
tional agriculture at Damascus.
The following members of the
Damascus Chapter attended the con
vention, at which 1,800 boys from
all over the state were present: Bud
dy Rooks, Henry McLendon, Metz
Pullen, Clarence Cox, Harold Smith,
Donald Killebrew, Ronald Killebrew,
Roland Billings, Jack Collier, M. L.
Simmons, Edward Mddleton and S.
E. Corley.
RAILROADS GIVEN
RIGHT TO INCREASE
PASSENGER FARES
Railroads operating in the South
eastern part of the country were
authorized Saturday by the Inter
state Commerce Commission to in
crease their passenger fares for coach
travel from 1 1-2 cents to 2 cents
a mile. Railway officials were un
able to estimate immediately how
much the increase would amount to
in total revenues yearly.
The commission’s action resulted
from a petition by the Southeastern
railroads. It affects lines south and
east of the Mississippi River. Since
1933 most of the lines have been
operating on a 1 1-2 cents a mile
basis as an experiment.
The increased rates can go into
effect only after ten days’ notice.
A $15.95 Book Case free with
every SIOO.OO cash purchase while
they last at BECKHAM’S.
A full line of linoleum rugs, straw
rugs, wool rugs to fit your every
need at BECKHAM’S.
EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY, GEORGIA
CHEVROLET NEW 1938
MODELS SHOWN FOR
FIRST TIME SATURDAY
Chevrolet’s Master models for
1938, shown to the motoring public
for the first time last Saturday, are
designed and built for owners who
seek to practice thrift without com
promise on completeness. To such
buyers, the Master Chevrolet is pre
sented as embodying in fullest meas
ure those qualities which Chevrolet’s
extensive public contracts indicate
that modern motorists demand in
their cars.
Performance, economy and com
fort are carried to new heights in
these models, without sacrifice of
beauty or style. The cars are as
roomy as the Master DeLuxe series;
they are powered by the same 85
horsepower six-cylinder valve-in
head engine; and they offer the
year’s outstanding engineering ad
vance, the new “Tiptoe-matic” Chev
rolet clutch.
Like the Master DeLuxe again,
they embody numerous refinements,
in features affecting performance,
comfort, safety, durability, and style.
The result is an all-round heighten
ing of the qualities which for the
past three years have been generat
ing a steadily-increasing demand for
Chevrolet, with the result that pro
duction capacity has had to be en
larged again and again.
The principal difference between
the chassis of the two new Chevro
let series is the use, in the Master
series, of conventional I-beam front
axle for the fully-enclosed knee
action now beginning its fifth year
as a feature of the Master DeLuxe.
Externally, the two lines are al
most indistinguishable. Body style
is identical. The Master DeLuke
models carry an embossed die-cast
nameplate on the front end of the
hood louvers.
Inside the car, the differences are
correspondingly slight. There is a
modification in moulding trim, and
pillar switch for dome light, assist
cords, ash receivers, rear window
curtains and decorative sill plates
are featured on the Master De-
Luxe only. The Master instrument
panel is like that of the Master De-
Luxe, except for the absence of a
water temperature gauge. The cab
riolet, in the Master series has arm
rests on the doors, similar to the
Master DeLuxe models.
The new Chevrolets at the Mc-
Kinney Chevrolet Co. have been seen
and admired by many since placed
on display last Saturday.
A $2.25 plate glass mirror free
with every $20.00 cash purchase at
BECKHAM’S.
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cow. See E. L. FRYER.
FARM FOR RENT. See MRS. S.
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Farm Tenancy
Plan Is to Be Held
To 300 Counties
Nearly 1,500 committeemen —
mostly farmers —are to be selected
by Secretary of Agriculture Wallace
before the federal farm tenancy
program can begin operation.
When congress approved a start
on the long time program of con
verting several million landless farm
tenants, sharecroppers and laborers
into land owners through govern
ment loans, it directed that three
man county committees should pass
on tenants and the land they will
buy.
Wallace has split up among the
states and territories the $9,500,000
that will be loaned during this fiscal
year and has designated Paul V.
Maris, former resettlement official,
director of the purchase program.
Loans during the first year will
be limited to 300 counties.
This means 900 county committee
men, in addition to nine committee
men to advise on each of the states
and territories, must be appointed.
Tenants who have been writing
President Roosevelt, Secretary Wal
lace, and others in Washington, were
advised to apply to the county rural
rehabilitation supervisors.
Each applicant must be a citizen,
must give his age, marital status,
and number of dependents, and
must have earned most of his re
cent income from farming. He must
prove he is unable to obtain a loan
from other sources, agree to co
operate in a farm and home man
agement plan and keep records,
and demonstrate he has the equip
ment necessary to operate.
County committees must investi
gate the tenant’s reputation for
paying debts, stability of residence,
initiative, resourcefulness, and abil
ity as a farmer and manager.
Applicants must be free from dis
ease or physical handicaps that
would block success in paying back
the government loan.
Because the government wants
satisfied tenant families, both hus
band and wife must sign the appli
cations.
GIRL SCOUT NEWS
Mrs. Whitehead opened our meet
ing which was devoted to business.
Mrs. Raymond Singletary read to
us again the committees which are
to get up our Girl Scout Halloween
party to be held next Friday night
at the Legion Hall. Then we talked
some about the party. All the com
mittees assembled and held meetings.
Mrs. Whitehead and Mrs. Raymond
Singletary, Jr., went around and
helped the various committees plan
for the party.
We had a good time making these
plans, and when they were completed
we ended our meeting.
JANE BONNER, Scribe.
WANTED PECANS!
WE BUY YOUR PECANS
Hall & Rice Service Station
201 River Street
HERNIAS (Ruptures) & HEMMORHOIDS (Piles)
Successfully Treated by the Ambulant Method.
No Pain and No Lost Time. Write for full information.
DR. LAWTON KIRKLAND,
P. O. Box 963 18 1-2 Broad St., N. W., Atlanta, Ga,
SPECIALS
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY—
October 29th and 30th
10-lb. bags Sugar 57c
Heinz Cross Cut Pickles 27c
Huff’s Tomato and Vegetable Soup,
22-oz. cans 10c
1 lb. Excell Crackers 10c
No, 2 cans Argo Peaches 15c
1 gal, can Salad Oil 95c
3 pkgs. Table Salt 10c
1 lb. Shredded Coconut 20c
Florida Grape Fruit 5c
Extra good 5-String Brooms 35c
Guaranteed Flour, 24 lbs. 85c
... Seed Oats and Rye ...
BRYANT TURNER
PHONE 231
Spot Cash to All One Low Price to All
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