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j EARLY COUNTY, GA. ! | GARDEN SPOT OF GOD’S COUNTRY ! I VOLUME LXXIX }> NO. 11 State Reports Surplus Commodities Distributed Here Figures released today by Walter L. Brophy, District Commodity Supervisor, disclose that the State Department of Public Welfare dis tributed surplus commodities in Early County during August, 1938, having a total value of $619.36. The total value of surplus com modities distributed during the month by the State Department to needy Georgia families exceeded $300,000, all of which was furnished by the Federal government at no cost what ever to the State. The State Department pointed out that distribution of Federal sur plus commodities in Georgia is made possible by close cooperation be tween State, County and Fedetrhl governments. County governments furnish warehouse space to meet State and Federal standards, and in addition supply a small amount of transportation, and a small fund for other than labor costs. The State government furnishes statewide supervision through the Commodity Division of the State De partment of Public Welfare, and fi nances all of this supervision at no , cost to the county. Likewise the purchase of surplus products is con ducted and financed by the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation at no cost to the counties receiving the foodstuffs. Distribution is made to families who do not have money to buy food. Each family is individually certi fied by county welfare directors as being in need, before distribution is < made. In this way there is no in terference with the commercial gro cery business. Frequently when the economic condition of families im proves enough to take them off re- ' lief rolls, they buy commodities from local merchants which they learned to use during the time they received surpluses. In this manner, com mercial grocery trade is stimulated. GOOD LUCK SALE —AT— BOYEITS CASH STORE Here are a few of the many bargains still offer ed at “THE GOOD LUCK SALE.” We have new Fall and Winter Merchandise at honest-to-goodness unbelievable prices: MEN’S HEAVY BLUE QQ WORK SHIRTS 3 uC MEN’S WINTER PANTS, HEAVY AND Q Q WARM—Pair OOC LADIES’ PURE THREAD SILK A Q HOSE—Pair LADIES’ DRESSES, A CLOSE-OUT $ <■ MEN’S E & W DRESS SHIRTS, A FEW *7 r- MORE AT Z3C BED SPREADS, RAYON, 80x105, Q Q FOR OOC PRINTS, THE PRETTIEST PATTERNS OF -| 91 THE SEASON, FULL 80x80, usually 20c yd. X 2 C BOYS’ WORK SHIRTS, Q r- EXTRA VALUE J jC LADIES’ COATS and READY-TO-WEAR received this week. Prices marked lowest in price history for this sale. Boyett’s Cash ‘ torr J. BYRD DUKE, Manager Next Door to the Picture Show Conntn JNcwc. REV. E. M. OVERBY GUEST SPEAKER AT LEGION MEETING Rev. E. M. Overby, pastor of the Methodist church of Blakely, was the guest of P. H. Fitzgerald Post No. 11 of the American Legion at its regular meeting last Thursday evening. In an inspirational talk to the members, he stressed the im portance of solidarity and taking a definite part in worth-while social activities. “A man who believes on ly in providing for his own welfare, and, letting everybody else look out for themselves, is of no value what soever to his community,” he stated. To which his hearers heartily sub scribe. The Post, in its business session, unanimously voted to convey to the City of Blakely an easement on a portion of its lot for the purpose of constructing a public library. Damascus Chapter F. F. A. Wins State Contest For the second consecutive year the Damascus chapter of the Future Farmers of America won first place in the Plant and Seed Identification contest held at the Georgia State Fair in Macon last Friday. The contest this year was the larg est ever held and about 1200 boys from nearly 400 schools in the state took part in the judging. Metts Pullen was high boy in the state and was awarded a cash prize of fifteen dollars. Henry McLendon, Donald Killebrew, Charles Davis, and Wey man Whitehurst, the other members of the team, won prizes. The Damascus school was awarded valuable shrubbery for winning first place in the Tree and Shrubbery identification part of the contest. Among the various things judged were cotton, corn, vegetables, seed, legume seed, trees and shrubbery. The boys making the trip went to Macon on Thursday and returned Saturday. The team was coached by Prof. A. P. Lewis, teacher of vocational agriculture at the Damascus school. Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts — BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 27, 1938. Mrs. S. G. Beckham Passes at Home In This City Following an illness of two weeks from pneumonia, Mrs. Kate Edwina Beckham, elderly and be loved Blakely resident and widow of Mr. Sol G. Beckham, passed away at her home on North Main street Sun day morning at 9 o’clock. She was 81 years old. Funeral services were held Mon day morning at 10 o’clock at her late residence, with the Rev. E. M. Overby officiating, assisted by the Rev. S. B. King. Interment followed in the city cemetery, with Minter, Fellows & Forrester in charge of ar rangements. Pall-bearers were W. C. Cox, John H. Williams, M. T. How ard, Oscar Whitchard, Horace B. Jernigan, and Fred H. Brooks. A large number of friends attended the last rites. Mrs. Beckham was a native of White Oak, Barbour county, Ala., where she was born on February 2, 1857, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Strong. Coming to Blakely in young womanhood, she spent the greater part of over half a century here, having also resided in Cordele for a number of years. She had during her residence here endeared herself to many friends. She was a member of the Methodist church. A sister to the late Langdon C., DuPont D., Sam S. and the Rev. T. D. Strong, prominent in the past history of this section, and to Mrs. Chipstead Boynton, of Arlington, she leaves a large family connection in the states of Georgia and Ala bama. Her death removes the last of the brothers and sisters of the Strong family. Surviving are the following chil dren: Bernard D. Beckham, of Mon roe, La.; Ollie D. Beckham, of Jack sonville, Fla.; Hal Beckham, of Mil len, Ga.; Sam S. and Surrey E. Beckham, of Edison; Julius E. Beck ham, of Blakely; Miss Ruby Beck ham and Winston J. Beckham. Sev eral grandchildren and great-grand children also survive. To these is extended the sincere sympathy of friends. 17,106 Tenants in Georgia Apply for Loans to Buy Farms More than 17,000 Georgia ten ants, sharecroppers, and farm labor ers have applied for loans to pur chase farms through the federal gov ernment’s tenant purchase loan pro gram. R. L. Vansant, state director of the Farm Security Administration, said in Athens this week that 17,106 applications had been filed with farm supervisors in the 70 counties made eligible for the program during the current fiscal year. Early county has 146 applications on file. Approximately 450 loans will be made with the $1,587,507 allotted this state for the current fiscal year, the FSA director said. Only 186 farm purchase loans were made dur ing the past year. The complete list of tenant pur chase counties with the number of applications for each follow: Appling 290, Bacon 143, Baker 109, Barrow 187, Bartow 141, Brooks 189, Bul loch 411, Burke 223, Butts 107, Candler 288, Carroll 266, Chattooga 220, Cobb 241, Coffee 379, Colquitt 464, Cook 219, Coweta 170, Crisp 185, Dodge 369, Dooly 295, Douglas 119, Early 146 Elbert 141, Emanuel 383, Fayette 100, Franklin 309, Gordon 330, Grady 259, Gwinnett 622, Hall 336, Hancock 142, Hart 431, Henry 172, Houston 214, Jack son 268, Jefferson 111, Jenkins 175, Johnson 137, Lamar 81, Laurens 704, Lee 125, Lowndes 285, Macon 256, Madison 206, Meriwether 358, Mitch "ll 272, Morgan 254. Oconee 132, Osrlethorpe 140, Paulding 122, Pike 209, Polk 192, Randolph 202, Stew art 94, Sumter 270, Taylor 206, Tel fair 297, Terrell 230, Tift 246. Toombs 369. Troun 160, Turner 1 60, Union 97, Walker 150, Warren 1 11, Washington 278, White 118, Wilcox 284, Wilkes 229, and Worth 427. CITY TAX BOOKS OPEN The books are now open for pay ment of 1938 city taxes. Prompt at tention to this matte’- will be appre ciated by the city authorities. C. C. LANE, Clerk and Treasurer. “Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead/’ Early County Fair Has Successful Five Days’ Run The second annual Early County Fair, opening on Tuesday of last week, ended Saturday night, after a successful run of five days and nights. Friday witnessed the largest crowd in attendance during the week, that day having been officially designated as Children’s Day, when all the schools of the county were given a holiday. Thousands of students and their parents thronged the fair grounds throughout the day and night. The prize offered to the school having present the largest percentage of enrollment was award ed to the Blakely school. The aft ernoon program was featured by an address by Dr. M. D. Collins, State Superintendent of Schools, and a singing contest among the schools, the Union high school being the winner. The exhibits of the county schools, Future Farmers Chapters, P.-T. A.’s, and other organizations taking part attracted a great deal of attention and elicited the praise of those view ing them. All eleven white schools of the county had individual booths, while the colored schools of the county collaborated in preparing the booths for the Early County Train ing School and the Washington (Blakely) High School. A feature of the latter was the pen-and-ink portraits of Bobby Jones and Willis A. Sutton by Beatrice Stafford, of the school faculty. There were splendid exhibits in the women’s department, the live stock and poultry departments, and farm products department. In the Beef Cattle department, “Skinny” Smith was awarded second prize for the best educational exhib it of beef cattle showing the value of breeding. In the Dairy Cattle department, T. O. Whitchard was awarded sec ond prize for the best Jersey bull. In the Swine Department, the Union F. F. A. won first place for the best educational exhibit showing value of swine sanitation; for the best pure-bred gilt exhibited by F. F. A. or 4-H Club boy or girl, Julian Williams won first place and Carl Askew second; for the best pure bred boar exhibited by 4-H Club or F. F. A. boy or girl, Ralph Balkcom placed first, George Tedder second, and G. W. White, Jr., third; for the best pair pure-bred hogs, any breed, male and female, any age, for breed ing, exhibited by F. F. A. or 4-H Club boy or girl, Hilton F. F. A. won first place; for best pair pure bred hogs, any breed, male and fe male, any age, for breeding, exhib ited by any adult farmer, Shelly Simmons won first place, Neely Nix second, and Billie Westbrook third; for best sow and litter for marketing, Ralph Hobbs placed first and Hilton F. F. A. second. In the Horse and Mule department, for best brood mare (Early county foaled and raised), E. W. Jones placed first, Ralph Ivey second; for best mule colt under one year old (Georgia foaled), W. B. Martin first; for best mule colt over one year old, E. A. Reed placed first and second. In the Poultry Department, for best pen of five white leghorn hens, S. B. Blackshear first; best pen of five white leghorn pullets, Louis Sirmons first; best pen of five barred rocks, Mrs. W. A. Smith first; best pen of five barred rock bullets, Mrs. W. A. Smith first; best pen any breed, Eugene Reese first, Julian Williams second. In Farm Crops department, for best, most complete, and most ar tistically arranged exhibit of farm feeds, Union F. F. A. first, Hilton F. F. second; for best community display of all kinds of farm prod ucts, Rowena first, Hilton second, Union third; for best ten-ear exhib it of any variety prolific corn, Mil lard Lawton first, George Tedder second; for best ten-ear exhibit any variety non-prolific corn, W. D. Fer guson first. Julian Williams second. In the Educational Department, for best educational exhibit by a Senior High School and Home Eco nomics Denartment combined, Blake ly first. Union second, Damascus third; best educational exhibit by a Junior High School, Colomokee first; best educational exhibit by Vocational Agricultural Department, Hilton first, Damascus second, Jakin third. The News did not receive a list of the prize winners in the Woman’s Denartment in time for this issue. The Fair was sponsored by the Hilton chapter Future Farmers of America, with the vocational teach ers, 4-H Club members and others co operating. A splendid spirit of co-operation resulted in an excellent fair and an attendance in excess of that of the 1937 fair. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO MEET TUESDAY The Early County Board of Com missioners will meet in monthly session Tuesday, November 1. ROTARIANS HEAR INTERESTING TALK ON VOCATIONAL EDUCATION Vocational Education formed the topic for an interesting talk at last Thursday’s meeting of the Blakely Rotary Club. The guest speaker was Mr. W. O. Morgan, teacher of the new department added this year at Blakely high school. Mr. Morgan spoke interestingly of the efforts that will be made to teach the boys and girls a useful occupation in con nection with their regular course of study. Other guests of the Club included Rotarian Ed Flanders, of Macon, past Georgia district governor, and Rotarian Clem Ezell, of Dothan. President George Gunter was in charge of the meeting of the Club. Bob Cats Defeated By Edison; Fort Gaines Here Friday After victories over Cuthbert and Colquitt, the Blakely Hi team of the Six-Man Football Association met defeat in Edison last Friday night by the score of 26-0. The Bob Cats were completely outplayed in the game, having what is commonly called “an off day.” Fort Gaines to Play Here Friday Night The Fort Gaines team will meet the Bob Cats here Friday night in the first encounter between these two teams. The locals hope to atone for their defeat in Edison on Friday last. The Schedule The following is the schedule for the remaining games of the Six-Man Football Association for the 1938 schedule: 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; Cuthlbert 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. NEW 1938 CHEVROLETS SHOWN FIRST TIME HERE SATURDAY The new 1939 model Chevrolet was shown to the public last Satur day at the show rooms of the Mc- Kinney Chevrolet Company. The new cars were viewed by many visi tors. The 1939 Chevrolets have many improvements over the models of other years, including new and larger headlamps cradled in the val leys between the fender crowns and hood; breathing-back, mohair up holstery; sliding rear quarter win dows; double acting hydraulic shock absorbers of the end-to-end dis charge type; ride stabilizer; semi floating hypoid rear axle; “finger tip” steering; redesigned rear spring; perfected synchromesh transmission; sleek new aero-stream bodies and other modern improvements. for... COLDS and... COUGHS Vicks Salve Pinex Vicks Nose Drops Pertussin Mentholatum Aspirinol Musterole Creomulsion Penetro Nose Drops Vapex Penetro Salve Mistol Nose Drops BABY COUGH SYRUP AND COD LIVER OIL BALKCOM’S PULL FOR BLAKELY —OR— PULL OUT $1.50 A YEAR Georgia Social Security Payments Gradually Shrink Social security benefits being paid Georgia pensioners are gradually shrinking as new applicants are add ed to the rolls, it was revealed in the monthly report of the State De partment of Public Welfare. Since there are more than 30,000 applications still pending, it is ad mitted by state officials that there must be an additional appropriation by either the state or Federal gov ernment if the rolls are increased any more. The first month’s awards to the aged, blind and dependent children, made eighteen months ago, averaged $11.82. Figures for the current month show this average has dropped to $8.64. This was 4 cents below last month’s average, but 683 more awards were made to the three classes of needy. For October there were 35,451 old-age pensions averag ing $7.85 and 1,191 blind awards averaging sll. Funds to operate the Department of Public Welfare, which handles these awards, are appropriated by the State Legislature, the Federal Government matching dollar-for-dol lar money spent on pensioners and the blind, and providing a third of the aid to dependent children. The department’s appropriation for the fiscal year ending next June 30 is $3,150,000. Along with all other departments it was placed un der a restriction of 70 per cent of appropriation by order of the Budget Commission at the start of the year. This later was cut to 65 per cent. Should the January session of the assembly decide to continue the pres ent appropriations bill, as suggested by some leaders,' friends of the welfare program are expected to propose various revenue raisers for the department. These might take the form of suggestions to enact some specific tax and give its yield to the department, or reallocate an existent levy. While the General Assembly is considering the welfare problem, Congress is expected to receive proposals to increase federal partici pation in public assistance in all states. The Federal Government probably will be asked to raise its ante in sharing the cost of the awards. Senator Walter F. George has suggested the Federal Government take over in full the payment of uniform old-age pensions “to carry out the basic doctrine of the (Dem ocratic) party—equal rights to all.” The senior senator’s sentiments have been echoed by some of his col leagues from other states during the recess of Congress. BUSY SESSION CITY POLICE COURT MONDAY Mayor T. B. McDowell held a busy session of police court Monday. He imposed fines totaling $103.50 in nineteen cases, seven of which were brought over from the previous week’s court. NOTICE TO CITY TAX DELINQUENTS This is to notify you that all tax delinquents must pay their city tax by October 25, 1938, or levy and sale will be made. By order of Mayor and Council, October 5, 1938. C. C. LANE, Clerk.