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Farmers Meet
Loan Obligations
To NFL Association
Returning from Columbia, where
he attended a conference of secre
taries of national farm loan associa
tions of North Carolina, South Caro
lina, Georgia and Florida, J. G.
Knight, secretary of the Blakely Na
tional Farm Loan Association, which
serves Early county, said that reports
at the conference indicated that the
farmers of the four states had met
their obligations to the associations
in a splendid manner last year, not
withstanding the recession in prices
of farm products.
The Federal Land Bank of Colum
bia, through which the national farm
loan associations secure their long
term farm mortgage loans for their
members, reported to the conference,
Mr. Knight said, that as of April it
had only 5.1 per cent delinquent
loans with delinquent installments
and delinquent extensions.
“When it is considered that the
bank has over 78,000 loans in the
four states,” said Mr. Knight, “you
can see that this is a very small per
centage of the total. It offers con
vincing proof that the farmers of
the four states are going to meet
their obligations if there is any way
in the world that they can meet
them.”
Mr. Knight said that during the
year 1937, the bank itself and act
ing as agent for the Land Bank Com
missioner made 2,307 loans in the
four states for a total of $3,142,-
•508. There were 847 loans made
in North Carolina for a total of sl,-
126,395; 448 loans in South Carolina
for $598,316; 772 loans in Georgia
for $960,528 and 240 loans in
Florida for a total of $457,270.
Mr. Knight said that the secre
taries reported that farmers over
the four states were continuing to
avail themselves of the opportunity
to secure long-term farm mortgage
credit through national farm loan as
sociations. Some are borrowing, he
.Haiti, for the purpose of refinancing
old indebtedness and an increasing
number for the purchase of land. The
rate of interest on loans now being
made through national farm loan as
sociations at four per cent, Mr.
Knight said.
Coroner W. J. Kenney was called
to Damascus Saturday morning to
hold an inquest over the (body of
a Negro man found dead in the
woods about three miles east of
Damascus. The body was that of
“Sweet” Wells, age about 65, and
the verdict of the coroner’s jury was
that Wells died of natural causes.
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King Solomon’s Red
Sea City Discovered
By Archaeologists
King Solomon’s seaport on a north
ern reach of the Red Sea, a flourish
ing city of trade and industry in
Biblical days of nearly 3,000 years
ago, has been discovered and excavat
ed by American archaeologists, says
an Associated Press story from New
Haven, Conn.
Professor Millar Burrows, of Yale
University, president of the Ameri
can School of Oriental Research has
announced that an expedition spon
sored by the American Philosophical
Society and headed by Nelson Glueck,
of the American School of Oriental
Research in Jerusalem had excavated
the port, the exact location of which
was unknown until recently.
The site, Dr. Burrows said now
known to the Arabs as Tell El-
Eheleifeh, is at the northern end of
the Gulf of Aqabah, the eastern arm
of the Red sea.
“The Bible notes in connection
with the splendor of Solomon’s reign”
the Yale professor said, “that with
the help of Hiram, King of Tyre, he
built a fleet of ships at ‘Ezion-Geber
which is beside Eloth on the shore of
the Red sea in the land of Edom’.
“With these vessels commerce was
carried on directly with southern
Arabia and thus indirectly with India.
It is probable that the visit of the
Queen of Sheba, which is narrated
immediately after the construction ot
the merchant fleet, was inspired in
part by the fear that Solomon’s ma
rine enterprise would diminish her
reveues from the trade which passed
by caravan through her territory.”
The finds made at Tell-El-Khe-
Jeifeh showed that the principal in
dustries of the city, which had its
heydey from the tenth to the eighth
centuries B. C., were the smelting
of copper; the manufacture of cop
per implements, particularly spear
heads, fishhooks and nails; and sea
trade, building of ships and fishing.
So important are Dr. Glueck’s dis
coveries that another expedition is
planned for next year, Dr. Burrows
said.
BISHOP BARNWELL HERE;
CLASS CONFIRMED
At the regular services held at
Holy Trinity Protestant Episcopal
church Monday night, Rev. Rev. M.
S. Barnwell, Bishop of the Diocese
of Georgia, was present on an of
ficial visitation and delivered the
sermon at the evening prayer serv
ice. Rev. James B. Lawrence, vicar
of the church, presented to the Bish
op a class for confirmation. The class
included Misses Martha Patterson,
Agnes Waters and Mary Patterson.
EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY, GEORGIA
Heavy Early Weevil
Infestation Feared
For Georgia Cotton
There will be a very heavy ini
tial infestation of boll weevils in
Georgia this year, according to State
Entomologist Manning Yeomans, who
urges all farmers to begin fighting
the weevils at once.
Mr. Yeomans said that from 150
to 350 weevils per acre have been
found in some cotton fields, as the
result of the large population that
entered winter quarters last fall
and survived because of the mild
winter weather.
“It is probable that by June 1
over- much of the state weevils will
be present in much greater abun
dance than for a great many years
in the past, Mr. Yeomans declared.
“Over- the southern section of the
state and in the earlier fields in
the northern half cotton is now ready
for the first fight against weevils.
Experience in the past has shown
the value of proper ‘pre-square’
poisoning in controlling weevils. It
is urgently advised, therefore, that
farmers in the southern half of the
state prepare to either ‘mop’ or dust
for early weevils within the next
week or ten days. In the northern
half such steps should be taken as
soon as cotton begins to show small
squares.
“A mixture of one to one-and
one-half pounds of calcium arse
nate, one gallon of good Georgia
cane syrup and one-half gallon of
water applied with a burlap ‘mop’
to every cotton plant has been
found to be an effective control.
This amount is sufficient for one
acre and should be made as fol
lows:
“Slowly add the calcium arse
nate to the water, stirring vig
orously. Then stir in the syrup. Try
to make enough for only one mop
ping. The cotton should be mop
ped once a week through June 16th
or 19th. This will require four or
five moppings, not counting repeats
made by washing rains. Be sure to
mop only when the plants are dry.
Mop the entire field and not only a
part of it. Calcium arsenate is
poisonous and all equipment used
should be kept out of the reach of
humans and live stock.
“Where good hand dusting ma
chinery is available dusting may
be substituted for the mopping
with equally good results, the poi
son being put on at the rate of
from three to five pounds per acre,
that is, about as lightly as is con
sistent with a steady delivery of dust
from the dust gun. Power ma
chinery may be used, although it is
difficult to adjust the poundage per
acre with power dusters so as not
to waste dust.
“Results of the experiments using
the mopping method during the early
stages of the growth of the plant
have proven effective, but the re
sults after then have proven very
ineffective. It is recommended that
only calcium arsenate as a dust be
applied during the migrating sea
son. The recommendations made are
for upland cotton and for sea island
cotton.”
MR. W. L. PALMER
DIES AT HIS HOME
NEAR COLOMOKEE
Mr. Winifred Lamar Palmer, age
25, died last Saturday afternoon at
2:30 at his home three miles east
of Colomokee, following an illness
of five weeks.
Funeral services were held at the
Colomokee Baptist church, with in
terment in the Colomokee cemetery,
Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Of
ficiating were Rev. J. C. Parish, of
Ashford, Ala., and Rev. S. B. King,
of Blakely, with Minter, Fellows &
Forrester in charge of arrangements.
The deceased was a member of the
Baptist church.
Mr. Palmer had been a resident
of this county only since February,
coming here from Columbia, but had
made many friends during this short
time. He was a native of Banbour
County, Ala., where he was born
September 18, 1912.
Surviving are his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. M. Palmer; his wife; one
child, Betty Maxine; one brother,
Bill Palmer; and four sisters, Mrs.
Genevieve Evans, Miss Mildred Pal
mer, Miss Janice Palmer and Miss
Nelda Joy Palmer, all of this county.
They have the sympathy of friends in
their bereavement.
Do you know how to drain your
driveway? And do you know how
steep an incline is wise or safe?
Answers to these and other ques
tions on automobile driveways are
contained in the bulletin, “Construc
tion of Private Driveways,” prepared
by the Bureau of Public Roads.
This is Miscellaneous Publication
I No. 272 and may be obtained free
i from the United States Department
! of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR
COURTS OF THE PATAULA
CIRCUIT
To the People of the Pataula
Circuit:
I am a candidate for re-election
to office of Judge of the Superior
Courts of the Pataula Judicial Cir
cuit for the term next ensuing, sub
ject to the action of the Democratic
Primary to be held on the 14th day
of September, 1938.
During my tenure of office in the
past I have earnestly endeavored
faithfully to discharge my duties ac
cording to law, with impartiality
toward all persons and classes with
due regard to the interests of the
public.
Grateful for your confidence and
generous support heretofore given
me, I again solicit the same in the
approaching primary, and if re-elect
ed, I shall exert my best efforts
toward the full, faithful and satis
factory performance of all duties
devolving upon me.
Very sincerely,
CHAS. W. WORRILL. I
FOR STATE SENATOR,
NINTH DISTRICT
To the Voters of Early county :
This being Early county’s time to
name a Senator for the Ninth Sena
torial district, I hereby announce my
candidacy for that place, subject to
the rules and regulations governing
the Democratic white primary on
September 14th. I deeply appreciate
your electing me as your Representa
tive two years ago. As your Repre
sentative, I have tried to serve you
to the best of my ability, and if you
see fit to honor me by naming me
your Senator, I shall direct my ef
forts toward serving the best inter
ests of our county, district and state.
Your support will be greatly appre
ciated.
Respectfully yours,
J. O. BRIDGES.
PETITION FOR CHARTER
GEORGIA, Early County:
To The Superior Court of Said Coun
ty, and C. W. Worrill, Judge of
Said Court:
The petition of C. S. Middleton,
H. J. Middleton, and A. H. Lanier,
all being residents of Early County,
Georgia, and whose post office is
Blakely, Ga., respectfully shows:
1.
That they desire for themselves,
their associates, successors and as
signs, to be incorporated and made a
body politic under the corporate name
of THE LANIER FURNITURE COM
PANY, for a period of thirty-five
years, with the privilege of renewal
at the expiration of said time.
2.
The purpose and object of said
corporation is to carry on a retail
furniture business, and petitioners
desire that said corporation shall have
the right to buy and sell all articles
of whatever nature generally used
for home furnishing purposes.
3.
The capital stock of said corpora
tion is to be FIVE THOUSAND
DOLLARS, divided into shares of
the par value of SIOO.OO each.
4.
The principal office and place of
business of said corporation is to be
in Blakely, Early County, Ga., but
petitioners desire that said corpora
tion shall have the right to establish
branch offices and places of business
elsewhere.
Wherefore: Petitioners pray to be
made a body politic and corporate,
under the name and style as afore
said.
A. H. GRAY,
Petitioner’s Attorney.
The within and foregoing applica
tion of C. S. Middleton, H. J. Mid
dleton, and A. H. Lanier, to be in
corporated under the name of THE
LANIER FURNITURE COMPANY,
for a period of thirty-five years, read
and considered.
It appearing that the name under
which petitioners desire to be in
corporated is not the name of any
other existing corporation now regis
tered in the office of the Secretary
of State, and it further appeaing
that the application is legitimately
within the purview and intent of the
laws of the State of Georgia, and
that the laws of this state have been
otherwise compiled with in reference
to incorporations;
It is therefore ordered and ad
judged by the Court, sitting at
Chambers at Cuthbert, Ga., on this
the 12th day of May, A. D. 1938,
that the prayers of petitioners be
granted, and that the said The La
nier Furniture Company is hereby
incorporated and made a body politic,
with all the rights and privileges
prayed for, and all the rights and
privileges conferred by the laws of
this state upon corporations of like
nature.
C. W. WORRILL, J.S.C.P.C.
The Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nomics thinks that the farm prices
of eggs may be a little higher during
the last half of this year than they
were the last half of last year. So
far this year farm prices of eggs
have been below what they were
during the first three months of last
year.
ROTARIANS HEAR TALK
ON AIR MAIL WEEK BY
POSTMASTER BUTLER
Postmaster John G. Butler of the
Blakely office was a guest on last
Thursday of the Blakely Rotary
Club and in a short, but interesting
talk, outlined the purposes of “Air
Mail Week,” which is being observed
this week throughout the nation,
and urged the co-operation of every
citizen toward making the local end
of the observance a success.
Rotarian Bill Grist, who, with Bar
nett Solomon, Jr., attended the re
cent Rotary district conference in
Atlanta, gave a detailed account of
the conference, which he discussed
in a most interesting manner.
Rotarian Barnett Solomon, Sr.,
gave some highlights of a recent
vaaction trip to Savannah, Charles
ton and other points of interest.
Mr. T. F. Lockwood, of Columbus,
was a guest of Rotarian Raymond
Singletary.
The meeting was presided over by
Vice-President George Gunter.
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EUGENE TALMADGE
Former Governor of Georgia, who
last week announced his candidacy
for U. S. Senator in opposition to
Senator George.