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THIS WEEK
By Earl (“Tige”) Pickle
Brenda Frazier says if you want
to dunk go ahead and do it, as she
thinks it the proper thing to do. You
will be excused for not knowing
Miss Frazier. We didn’t know her,
either, until the other day when her
lovely countenance smiled up at us
from the daily newsprints. Dark-eyed
and lovely, Brenda is one of this
season’s most attractive New York
debutantes. Now, don’t be misled by
this word “attractive.” When a deb
utante is described as being “attrac
tive,” she can either be or not be.
When the word “attractive” precedes
debutante it can be misleading, as it
covers a multitude of sins. The ad
jective really should be “sought-aft
er.” Or “successful.” Because the
young lady who gets the most bids
for matrimony (for after all, that is
what a debutante amounts to, one of
the participants in a matrimonial
auction to take care of the surplus
crop of unmarried daughters) is real
ly the one who is described as being
the most attractive, whether she hap
pens to come under this classification
or not. Usually her old man’s mil
lions is what causes the boys to sud
denly discover the hidden charms of
this hitherto unknown beauty. But
the subject of today’s little essay
is really beautiful, or else the cam
era has lied, which we don’t think
at all possible, because a popular little
ditty often wafted over the ether
waves says the camera doesn’t. And
who are we to take issue with this
great thing called radio. But we have
strayed from today’s lecture and it
seems that we are trying to publicize
the current social situation, of which
let us assure you we know nothing,
as probably you might have already
noticed. But we do know something
about dunking. We’ve been doing it
for years. Now to dunk simply means
to grab yourself a piece of corn pone
and dip it into a bowl of potlikker
and then eat the corn pone. Or if
you don’t like corn pone and pot
likker, you can do the same thing
with a doughnut and a cup of coffee,
which happens to be the tools used by
Miss Brenda Frazier in this startling
revelation of social dunking. Now we
heartily agree with the lovely and
attractive Miss Frazier, not that we
are overcome by her beauty as is a
failing among the masculine popula
tion, but because we have been doing
it for years and nobody told us that
it was crude and that it detected a
touch of the aboriginal. Os course
we know the international authority
of the bureau of etiquette, Miss
Emily Post, would violently object,
even if one did hold the doughnut or
corn pone between the thumb and
middle finger, as Miss Frazier says
is the proper thing to do. But then
what we do is of small importance
to Miss Emily Post, as we imagine
that after Miss Post saw us, if she
had that much courage, consume one
T-bone steak, medium please, she
would go away muttering something
about civilization hadn’t quite reach
ed the entirety of America yet. Any
way, that’s how we feel. So if you
want to dunk, then go ahead and
dunk, because Miss Brenda Frazier
says it is alright. And who are you
to argue with a lady? Especially a
pretty one. We hope we hear no
more of this dunking business.
We believe the present Blakely
school is enjoying, under the leader
ship of Superintendent Alex Cars
well, its most successful year in the
entire history of the school. Besides
the general improvements in the ap
pearance of the outside of the build
ings and the campus, they are really
accomplishing things on the inside,
which after all is the chief funda
mental. A completely modern home
economics department, an equally
as modern and as thoroughly equip
ped commercial department and a
corp of teachers, both in grammar
and high school, most capable and
with more degrees than a Fahren
heit thermometer. Things are looking
up athletically, also. Athletic Di
rector J. A. Hammack and Coaches
Stewart and Morgan are really mak
ing a success of the recently inaugu
rated six-man football. Blakely is
the only team in the conference that
hasn’t met defeat. The school now
has one of the finest athletic fields
in Southwest Georgia, we believe. A
field that is well kept, adequately
large, equipped with a grandstand
and a battery of lights for night
games that is second to none for a
school of Blakely’s size.
While speaking of this athletic
field, don't you think it about time
that it had some kind of name? A
field of this caliber shouldn’t go un
named. We think a name would be
appropriate. But just what name we
don’t know. It should be named,
however. Maybe for some man who
has meant much to the history of the
school, or for some former or present
PECANS
WANTED PECANS—ALL VARIETIES.
We are here to buy your Pecans
at all times.
Bring Yours to Us.
RICE BROTHERS
Back of Hall & Rice’s Service Station
RECORD PEANUT
CROP FOR STATE
IS FORECAST
The state crop reporting service
last week estimated a record high
production of 457,500,000 pounds.
Indicated production showed in
creases over last year from practical
ly all food and feed crops, tobacco,
peaches and pears. Decreased yields
were reported for apples, Irish po
tatoes and pecans.
The indicated peanut crop is two
per cent above the 1936 bumper crop
of 447,700,000 pounds.
Georgia’s pecan production was
placed at 8,265,000 pounds, a two
per cent decrease from last year.
Corn was reported at 53,164,000
bushels, compared with 48,334,000
last year.
The U. S. Department of Agri
culture reported prices Georgia farm
ers received Sept. 15 were generally
lower than a year ago on 23 com
modities. Current prices were for the
most part above the national aver
age, it added.
Only peanuts, soybeans, apples,
cottonseed, milk and milk cows were
quoted at prices above Sept. 15, 1937.
Georgia farmers received more than
the U. S. average on wheat, corn,
oats, Irish potatoes, cotton, cotton
seed, hay, horses, mule, chicks, eggs,
milk, apples and soybeans.
The crop reporting service said dry
weather was favorable for harvesting
early crops. Most sections of the state
need moisture badly for sowing fall
grains and winter legumes, however,
the service declared.
BARBERSJBEAUTICIANS
NOW HAVE THE MOST
CROWDED PROFESSION
Barbers beauticians have the
most crowded profession of trade in
Georgia, according to the annua] re
port of Secretary of State John B.
Wilson filed with Governor Rivers.
The report showed that of 22,036
registered trades and professions,
6,900 are barbers or beauticians, fol
lowed closely by 5,200 registered
nurses. Physicians come third in the
list, with 2,730, while there are
1,760 pharmacists.
Other registered business and pro
fessional men and women include
950 real estate salesmen, 875 em
balmers, 822 engineers and survey
ors, 790 dentists, 436 photographers,
275 acountants, 250 architects, 225
optometrists, 275 veterinarians, 150
librarians and fifteen chiropodists.
The division of examining boards
for all these professions is under
the secretary of state.
CARD OF THANKS
We take pleasure in thanking each
and every one who had a helping
hand in saving our things Saturday
night. May God’s blessings rest up
on each of you.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lisenby.
football coach, or former head of
the school. We think of several who
have meant much to the school. For
instance, the late McKenzie Mang
ham, who was one of the most popu
lar superintendents the school has
had. And he loved it. Mangham
Field. Doesn’t that sound alright?
Bodenhamer Park. That sounds
okay, too, doesn’t it? Bill Boden
hanier was popular with everybody
and turned out one of the best foot
ball teams Blakely has had. Remem
ber the team of '2B? Hammack
Field. Now that does sound good,
too. Butch has been connected with
the school for a number of years and
has never turned out a bad foot
ball team. We suppose Butch is
loved by more boys who played foot
ball and those who didn’t than any
man who ever was connected with
the school. You couldn’t go wrong
by saying Hammack Field. Then
there is Dr. Jack Standifer. He
brought football to Blakely. He
organized the Delta Sigma Pi fra
ternity. He has taken more active
part in the welfare of the school than
any other outside person. So Stan
difer Park would be appropriate, too.
I Then there is the late W. W. Flem-
I ing, who served the News as editor
I for many years. We never did know
so much of him personally, but we
Ido know, as it is one of our duties
Ito read The News’ files of twenty
' five years ago, that Mr. Fleming
i never missed a chance to champion
i the cause of the Blakely schools and
I the town, top, for that matter. Then
.there are others whom space will not
' allow us to mention. If you have
I any suggestions to make we’d be
glad to hear them. The park really
i should have a name.
EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY, GEORGIA
GA. C. P. A. AIDS
IN EFFORT TO USE
COTTON BAGGING
The Georgia Cotton Producers As
sociation, of Atlanta, is cooperating
with farmers and the Federal Gov
ernment this year in an effort to use
cotton for the wrapping of cotton
bales.
The AAA provided cotton for the
production of a million patterns of
cotton bagging. This is being man
ufactured by cotton mills under gov
ernment contract and furnished to
gins and bagging firms at a rate
competitive with other forms of bag
ging. The idea is to demonstrate
the practicability of wrapping Amer
ican cotton bales in cotton.
“If this could be adopted general
ly, it is estimated that more than
300,000 bales of American cotton
would be used for this purpose,”
stated J. M. Middleton, who is the
local representative of the Georgia
Cotton Producers Association.
One reason that farmers have been
reluctant to utilize cotton for wrap
ping of bales comes from the fact
that cotton bagging is lighter and
with American cotton sold on gross
weight basis this meant the lighter
bagging caused a loss to farmers.
However, the Georgia Cotton Pro
ducers Association has announced
that they will pay the under-tare al
' lowance amounting to 7 1-2 pounds
lof cotton on each bale, thus paying
the farmers full value for the cotton
in the lighter wrapped bale.
D. W. Brooks, general manager of
the Georgia Cotton Producers Asso
ciation at Atlanta, states that while
this special consideration on bales
wrapped in cotton will cost the as
sociation considerable in the form
of extra bookkeeping and special
handling of cotton wrapped bales, it
is the opinion of the officers of the
Association that this movement to
use cotton wrapping, in view of our
I present large surplus, is so important
that it behooves farmers and their
marketing organizations to give it
every support. “We want to assure
our members everywhere,” says Mr.
Brooks, “that they will receive full
allowance for the extra cotton in a
cotton wrapped bale.”
It is estimated that between 50,-
000 and 100,000 bales of Georgia
cotton will be packaged in cotton
during the season.
“CRUCIBLE,” SERIAL STORY,
IS OMITTED THIS WEEK
The News is forced this week, be
cause of lack of space, to omit the
weekly instalment of “Crucible,”
the story which has been running se
rially in this paper. The next chap
ter will appear next week.
SIX-MAN FOOTBALL
ASSOCIATION SCHEDULE
The following is the season’s of
| ficial schedule for the “Six-Man Foot
ball Association”:
Oct. 21: Blakely at Edison; Col
| quitt at Fort Gaines; Cuthbert open.
Oct. 28: Fort Gaines at Blakely;
Colquitt at Cuthbert; Edison open.
Nov. 4: Fort Gaines at Edison;
Blakely at Cuthbert; Colquitt open.
Nov. 11: Edison at Cuthbert; Col
quitt at Blakely; Fort Gaines open.
Nov. 19: Colquitt at Edison; Cuth
bert at Fort Gaines; Blakely open.
Nov. 23: Edison at Blakely; Fort
Gaines at Colquitt; Cuthbert open.
Dec. 2: Blakely at Fort Gaines;
Colquitt at Cuthbert; Edison open.
All of the games are on Friday,
with the exception of those on No
vember 19th. which are on Wednes
day before Thanksgiving Day.
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RICE BROTHERS AT jj
DAMASCUS SCHOOL
MONDAY, OCT. 24
It is announced that the Dixie
radio stars, the Rice Brothers and
Their Gang, will give a performance
at the Damascus school auditorium
on next Monday night, beginning at
7:30 o’clock. The Rice Brothers’
troupe of radio stars have been often
heard on stations WSB and WAGA,
Atlanta. Hoke and Paul Rice are
Georgia boys who have achieved star
dom in the “big time,” but who pre
fer to continue their careers back
with the “home folks.” They are
supported by a talented and popular
group of artists.
DAMASCUS P.-T. A.
The Damascus P.-T. A. met Wed
nesday afternoon, October 12, at
3:15 o’clock at the school auditor
ium. Devotions were read by Mrs.
S. J. Collier. “That Little Boy of
Mine” was sung by Miss Jeanette
Dozier. A piano solo was given by
Mrs. R. Whitehurst. Progressive
Education was the subject of a dis
cussion by Mr. Frank Ziglar.
Mrs. Hugh Billings, Mrs. S. J.
Collier, and Mrs. J. D. Haddock, Jr.,
were delegates to the District Con
ference in Arlington on September
27. Mrs. Haddock will make a report
of this meeting at our next meeting.
One of the aims of the P.-T. A.
this year is to have a dental clinic.
Dr. Beason, of Arlington, will do
the work. Inspection will begin on
Tuesday, October 18.
Refreshments were served by Mrs.
Billings, Mrs. Collier and Mrs. Craft.
—REPORTER.
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and help you. Good profits for hus
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Rawleigh’s, Dept. GAJ-30-538, Mem
phis, Tenn., or see G. D. BRIDGES,
Blakely, Ga., Route 3. 20-4 t
MASONIC NOTICE
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t ' Monday nights in;
v each month. The ■
time is 8 p. m. in the summer, 7:30
p. m. in the fall and spring and 7 p. !
m. during the winter. Visiting breth
ren are cordially invited to attend.
W. C. COOK, W. M.
J. G. STANDIFER, Sec’y.
CARLOAD
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Office Telephone 100
Or Call Mr. H. B. Ainsworth at
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STATES SHOWS AT THE EARLY COUNTY
FAIR ALL THIS WEEK
CAPTAIN JACK CODDINO presents his sensational
Australian whip act, showing his accomplishments with
long Bull "whips after years of steady practice. He cuts
cigarettes, papers and many other objects held in the
mouth by Deloras Coddino.
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DAREDEVIL HARRY FROBOESS, the swaying mar
vel, presenting the most awe-inspiring, sensational, blood
chilling performance ever performed by single man.
THE CODDINOS, presenting the world’s most sensa
tional knife throwing exhibition, pinning a lady to a
board with long sharp butcher knives. The only man
who has ever accomplished the feat of throwing two
knives with one hand at one time and cutting two ob
jects held in the hand and mouth of Deloras Coddino.
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GREAT
DELNO
For Your Approval
All This Week