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Official Organ City of Blakely
and County of Early
Published Every Thursday
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Blakely, Georgia
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Blakely, Ga., October 27, 1938
Did you ever see any bunch
of youngsters happier than
that which thronged the Early
county fair grounds last Fri
day?
o
Editor Williams of The
Greensboro Herald - Journal
aptly remarks that “many an
after-dinner speaker has ruin
ed a good dinner.”
o
The death last Saturday of
that splendid Georgia writer
and gentleman, Harry Stillwell
Edwards, of Macon, is mourn
ed by thousands of friends.
o
This from a recent issue of
The Dawson News: “The hair
of a modern girl looks like a
mop, says one. Be that as it
may, we wonder how many
modern girls know what a
mop looks like.”
o
Not so long till hog-killing
time in southwest Georgia.
Which will place many temp
tations before the poor fellow
who, because of a rebellious
“lunch-basket,” must abstain
from partaking of such rare
delicacies as sausage, spare
ribs and back-bone.
o
There are twenty-three con
stitutional amendments to be
voted on in the general elec
tion in November. Most of
them are of a purely local na
ture. but one of them is of
state-wide and far-reaching im
portance and, in the opinion of
The News, should be ratified.
This amendment gives the
right to any county to levy a
tax for the purpose of provid
ing for forest-fire protection
and for the further conserva
tion of natural resources. It is
not mandatory that such a tax
be levied, but merely permits
the levying of such a tax.
Those who have witnessed the
gradual but sure depletion of!
one of our greatest natural re
sources by forest fires should
immediately recognize the im
portance of approving the con
stitutional amendment.
o
The week of November 7-12
has been proclaimed Georgia
Nut Week by Governor Rivers,
but the signifiance of the ob
servance is not what some
wise-cracking columnists would
have us to believe. The Gov
ernor calls on all counties in
which nuts of any kind are
grown to co-operate by making
displays of Georgia nuts and
nut products. “Georgia's pea
nut crop this year sets a new
high record with a production
of 457,500.000 pounds,” the
governor said. “Georgia pro
duces almost half of the peanut
crop of the entire United
States, and raises twice as
many peanuts as any other
state. Georgia also produces
one-third of all the improved
pecans in the country, and
three times as many as any
other state, and the value of
these products should be stress
ed,” the chief executive added.
MR. CAMP AND “LIBERAL
DEMOCRACY”
(Ralph McGill in The Atlanta
Constitution)
Mr. Lawrence Camp, district at
| torney general recently defeated in
j the Georgia senatorial race as a
i national administration candidate,
returned recently from Washington.
“I am most interested in liberaliz
ing democracy in Georgia,” he said.
Since Mr. Camp, although defeat
ed, popularly is reputed to be able
to direct federal patronage in Geor
gia, and since he is, along with Gov
ernor E. D. Rivers, the administra
tion’s representative in Georgia, his
statement assumes importance.
Mr. Camp is a man of sincerity.
Me disclaims any bitterness; any de
sire for revenge because of any politi
cal machinations he may believe con
tributed to his defeat; he has forgot
the campaign itself.
Mr. Camp declares he has asked
for no new federal appointment, ex
pects none, has not even discussed
the subject with any person what
soever. He likes the job he has; likes
, that type of work, and expects to de
vote himself to his job and to doing
| what he can to promote what he be
lieves to be the first government in
the history of this nation which is
interested in the people.
He has recommended no “purge”,
but believes that any man holding a
job in the administration ought him
self to believe in it and in the hu
manitarian program which the ad
ministration has in effect.
His idea of a liberal is one who
believes in legislation and measures
which raise the standards of all the
people even though such legislation
may reduce the profits of some in
dividuals.
Some of his ideas of liberal
democracy will furnish the basis for
sincere argument; some people will
be annoyed; the comment is sure to
be varied.
With this introduction I present
the chief comment of Mr. Camp, a
man of character and a real zealot in I
behalf of the Roosevelt program.
“An unselfish government must
have an unselfish people,” said Mr.
Camp in augmenting his desire to
work in Georgia toward what he
terms a ‘liberal democracy’.
“You must go back to 1932”, he
said. “Banks were closed. Business
men were willing to try anything. !
They were asking for help.
“What saved the day? A liberal I
program. Now, the same people who ■
asked for it are attempting to de-1
feat it and to break down what has I
been done.
“The answer really is unselfish- [
ness. Those who oppose it are afraid I
it will cost them something. As long I
as so much of the wealth is in the |
hands of a relatively small number
of people, government spending is the
only manner in which it may now be
equalized. Most of those want the
administration to cease its efforts
in behalf of humanity, merely wish
their own businesses to make more
without regard for the whole people
or for other businesses. We must
teach unselfishness.’
Mr. Camp believes that, to a cer
tain extent, most banks and busi
nesses are “on” WPA just as surely
as those certified for the relief jobs.
“One of the most mistaken and |
false attitudes possible exists toward
WPA,” he said. “I was in a small j
Georgia town this summer and was
talking with a merchant. A WPA
worker passed. The merchant spoke j
of him not only critically but cruelly.
I asked him how much the man made.
He told me $2.50 per day. I then
asked him if the man did not spend
all of it. He said the man did, part
of it in his own store.
“That is the point. WPA was
created not merely to help the man
who works on WPA projects. It was
designed to help the banks, amuse
ments, businesses of ■ > all kinds. It
does do that. The businesses which
get the money WPA workers spend,
and they spend all of it, are on
WPA. They merely do not have to
be certified.
“I do not think Mr. Roosevelt is
interested in politics but in humanity.
One of the things we must have is
education so that people may under
stand. I know many people who have
been sustained by the government do
not appreciate it. They view it as
a ‘grab’ and not as a program de
signed for all the people.
“We must have an educational
program from those who administer
the program. That’s the only effec
tive source.
“How else may we, especially we
in the south, improve our lot with
out federal spending? We cannot
improve our educational standards
without federal money because we
haven't the money to pay for it with
taxes. It must come from those who
have it. Federal spending equalizes
the wealth. The same applies to
health programs, and all social legis
lation. It is difficult to teach un
selfishness and gratitude. That is
what we must do. To have a liberal
democracy we must have an unselfish ;
understanding and a loyalty to the |
program from those who administer |
“I have believed in this all my life. ■
I want to work for it now.”
This was the essence of the inter- ]
j view.
HEALTH PROGRESS IN
GEORGIA
(Tifton Gazette)
Dr. T. F. Abercrombie, director of
the State Department of Health, re
ported a decline of 6.2 per cent in
i deaths from all causes during the
past six months, compared with the
same period a year ago. Deaths
i from typhus fever, malaria and diph
theria showed huge declines, while
! automobile and pneumonia fatalities
showed lesser but still reasonable
declines. We are making progress
in at least one direction, but there
are those pessimists who insist that
; there is no use in prolonging life
i under the present stuation in this
I world.
EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY, GEORGIA
A HALF CENTURY AGO TODAY
Some Things of Interest That Happened
Fifty Years Ago.
(Excerpts from Early County News
of October 25, 1888.)
MR. W. F. BUCHANNON, of Al
bany, was in Blakely Wednesday.
* V *
GRAND RAINS fell here yester
' day and today. Good for oats.
* * *
DR. C. J. MULLIGAN and wife
I were up from Miller county this
I week.
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MRS. C. M. CRAIG left for Beuna
j Vista Saturday last, after a visit to
j relatives here.
* * *
MESSRS. J. E. Graham and A. J.
Fleming came down from Fort
Gaines Sunday.
* * *
THE DEATH of Mrs. A. J. White
; in chronicled in The News this week.
* * *
MRS. R. W. DAVIS and son, Dick,
are visiting relatives in Fort Valley.
* * ♦
CONDUCTOR Jesse Hall and wife
and Miss Katie Burrus, of Columbus,
are visiting in Blakely this week.
» * *
-SOME CHANGES have recently
taken place in Blakely property. Dr.
T. M. Howard has sold his home on
South Main street to Col. G. D.
Oliver and purchased the Buchannon
homestead on the square. The well
known pecan tree was included in
Dr. Howard’s purchase. (This large
tree stood at the northeast corner
at the intersection of South Main
and Liberty streets).
SOME HAPPENINGS IN BLAKELY
A QUARTER OF A CENTURY AGO
Clippings from the Early County News of
October 23, 1913
THE eightieth annual convention
of the Bethel Baptist Association
will meet with the church at Edison
on Tuesday, October 28th. Rev. O.
L. Jones, John L. Underwood, W. W.
Fleming, O. D. Brunson, and F. A.
Barham have been named as messen
gers from thy Blakely church.
* * *
THERE is a new horse dealer in
town and they do say he is knocking
the shine off such an old expert as
Grady Holman. He arrived about
5:20 o’clock Sunday afternoon. His
grandmother, Mrs. D. T. Fulton, of
Hartford, is here helping to enter
tain the stranger.
* ♦ »
MR. JULE G. SKINNER is the
first to throw his hat in the ring. He
announces he will be a candidate for
Tax Collector in the county primary
to be held next spring.
* * *
THE postoffice of Kestler was
burglarized on Tuesday night of last
week. An undetermined amount of
cash and a c.o.d. package were
stolen.
♦ * ♦
AT THE Methodist parsonage on
Tuesday evening, Miss Mamie Fryer
and Mr. William R. Stewart were
united in marriage, Rev. J. C. Flan
ders performing the ceremony.
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family.
THIS OFFER EXPIRES MARCH 1, 1939
MR. C. H. ROBINSON was over
to Albany Wednesday.
♦ * *
MR. JOEL F. PORTER and wife,
of Fort Gaines, visited in Blakely
this week.
* * *
MR. AND MRS. J. B. Mosely and
Misses Lula and Sallie Hodges, of
Echodell, were visitors to Blakely
Friday.
* * *
THE DEATH of Mr. Miles A. Mc-
Glamory is chronicled in this issue
of The News.
* * *
MRS. J. W. DEAL returned Tues
day from a visit to Columbia.
* ❖ *
MR. F. M. PLATT has purchased
the hotel on the west side of the
square. (This hotel occupied the
present site of the Gay or Bynum
building.)
♦ ♦ *
MISS WILLIE MOORE, of Hatch
er Station, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
W. M. Guerry.
* * *
MR. AND MRS. Henry Stuckey re
turned Monday from a visit to Clop
ton, Ala.
♦ * *
MR. R. L. HOWELL visited Al
bany Monday.
* * *
SHORT STOPS ADS this week
represent: A. R. McCullum, Smith
& James, W. C. Cobb, S. Manuel,
B. H. Robinson, Thos. Henderson, Dr.
G. R. Ewell, J. M. and R. W. Wade,
H. C. Fryer & Son.
MRS. HILL FUDGE, of Colquitt,
returned home a few days ago after
a visit to Mrs. B. R. Collins.
* ♦ *
A NEAR TRAGEDY occurred
Tuesday when a car driven by Mr. I
Idus Felder and one driven by Mr.
A. D. Roberts collided on Cuthbert
street. A can of gasoline in the foot I
of Mr. Felder’s car caught fire and i
burned him and a negro, Sam Webb, I
who was riding with him. His car
was completely burned. Three ladies,
Mrs. C. C. Tarver, Mrs. W. G. Park,
and Mrs. F. A. Barham, riding with
Mr. Roberts, escaped uninjured.
* * *
AT A MEETING of the Library
Association held recently, Mrs. Ray
mond Singletary, Mrs. Walter Park
and Mrs. Henry Butler - were elected
to the executive committee.
* * *
AT 5:30 O’CLOCK Wednesday
afternoon, Mr. James Duncan Mathis,
of Jacksonville, Fla., was united in
marriage to Miss Emma Clyde Puri
foy, of Blakely, Rev. J. C. Flanders
performing the ceremony in the
presence of a few close friends and
relatives.
* * *
THE J. C. Loyless Gin Company
has added a grist mill to their plant
in this city and invites the patronage
of the public.
SIB FOOD VatllES:
COOKING OIL (Bulk)—Gallon 75c
FLOUR (Rocket) —24-lb. bag .■ 59c
MEAT (for boiling)—Lb.
SUNSHINE DEVIL FOOD CAKES— Pkg. 10c
SUGAR p^g r 10 lbs. ._ - - 49 c
CATSUP—I4-oz. bottle 10c
RICE, Water Maid —25c bags only 19c
MATCHES—Sc size, 3 for 10c
TOMATOES, Best Quality—No. 2 can, 3 for 20c
VANILLA WAFERS—IO-oz. pkg. 10c
DILL PICKLES—Qt. --1 5 c
NO. 1 10 LBS. 22c
RlCE—Fancy, 5 lbs. 21c
PINEAPPLE—Shady Grove, No. 2 can sli. or cru. 15c
PEAS—Argo, No. 2 can, 2 for 29c
EXCEL SODA CRACKERS—I-lb. pkg 10c
FRESH COCONUTS 5 c
—MEATS-
BEST RIB STEW BEEF—Lb 12y 8 c
PAN SAUSAGE—Mixed, 2 lbs. 25c
PIC-NIC HAMS—Best Grade, Whole, lb. 20c
HAMS—Sugar Cured Red Rose, Whole, lb. 25c
SMOKED SAUSAGE—2 lbs. 35c
-WEAVERS-
CASH & MARKET &
ARRY '▼'GROCERY
SPECIALS
Friday & Saturday, Oct. 28 and 29
Light House Washing Powders—3-5c boxes for 10c
Sugar, in paper bags—lo lbs. for 50c
Bulk Grits—Lb. ....... 5c
Fresh Whole Milk—Qt. 10c
3-5 c Boxes Matches for 10c
3-5 c Boxes Salt for 10c
Fresh Cranberries—Qt. 25c
Dromedary Fruit Cakes ... 50c
Call Us for Fruit Cake Mixture
~MEATS ....
Chuck Steak—Lb. .*. 20c
Roast Beef—Lb. 17c
Pan Sausage—Lb.
Bacon—Lb. 20c and 30c
.... Fresh Vegetables ....
JONES MARKET & GROCERY
CASH TO ALL—FREE DELIVERY—PHONE 111
BLAKELY IRON CO.
Blakely, Georgia
We Pay Best Prices for Scrap Iron
and Metals
We Sell Used Auto Parts.
Cold Storage
Time on all Bins Expires NOVEMBER Ist.
See me about yours at once.
Large Bins .... $11.25
Small Bins .... sß<>2s
W. M. BARKSDALE, Mgr.