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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., May 23, 1940.
NEXT SUNDAY IS “SAFETY
SUNDAY”
Governor E. D. Rivers today pro
claimed May 26 Safety Sunday in
Georgia.
He urged ministers of all denomi
nations, white and colored, to empha
size the seriousness of traffic acci
dents which in the past 36 months
took the lives of 2,488 persons. He
suggested that they speak to their
congregations May 26 on Thou Shall
not Kill.
“I am confident that our ministers
can perform a real humanitarian serv
ice if they will call to the attention
of their congregations the urgent
need today for greater interest in the
simple, common sense rules to pre
vent death and injuries on our streets
and highways,” the Governor said.
Major Lon Sullivan, Department of
Public Safety commissioner, said ob
servance of Safety Sunday in many
other states has proved of great
benefit in this campaign to saw hu
man life."
‘‘We hope and believe that this
splendid movement on the part of
church leaders will result in further
progress in this crusade to prevent
the death of another 2,488 persons
by the first of 1943,” Major Sulli
van said.
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President Roosevelt last Thursday
asked Congress for a national de
fense fund in excess of one billion
dollars, and Congress is speedily
working to grant the President’s re
quest. One of the objectives of the
defense program is an air fleet of
50,000 planes, the German invasion
of Europe having shown the effec
tiveness of this implement of war
fare. A majority of the Republican
members in Congress seem willing to
go along with their Democratic col
leagues and the President in prepar
ing this nation for any emergency.
The defeat of England and France,
with the subsequent loss of the Brit
ish navy to Germany, and Japan al
ways a potential foe in the Pacific,
would make precarious this country’s
position, both from an economic and
military standpoint, and the sen
timent of Americans is over
whelming that we should begin now
to prepare our nation to take care of
itself under any and all conditions.
The German lightning war, begun
less than two weeks ago, has resulted
in the capitulation of Holland to
the Germany high command, and
the Hitler army is now in possession
of nearly all Belgium and a consider
able section of northern France. The
mechanized forces of the German
army are slowly piercing their way
toward Paris and the English chan
nel and the situation is considered
“grave” by the French and British
governments.
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The spring term of school will
come to a close on Friday of next
week. The commencement program
has already begun, and will culmi
nate in the senior class graduation
on Friday night of next week.
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We are glad to note that Senator
Rush Holt, of West Virginia, the
“baby” member of the upper house
of Congress, was defeated for re
nomination in the Democratic pri
mary last week.
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The W. P. A. activities are receiv
ing recognition throughout the na
tion this week.
THE PRESS
RAMBLER
WHAT? NO DINNER!
(Bainbridge Post-Searchlight)
Then there is the story about the
Judge from South Georgia that went
to Grand Opera in Atlanta recently,
and later complained saying that it
j was the first “sing” that he ever had
I ever gone to, and they didn t have
' any dinner on the ground.
“INTERESTING EDITION”
(Dawson News)
Editor A. T. Fleming and his asso
ciates of the Early County News pub
lished a very interesting Future
Farmers of America edition last
week. Many timely stories about the
work of that useful organization
were written by the boys themselves.
A number of local pictures, portray
ing various phases of FFA work,
were carried in the edition packed
with display advertising.
WON’T STICK
(Cobb County Times)
Efforts of Congressman Whelchel,
over in the Ninth district, to welsh
on his now-famous statement, “damn
the newspapers,” have done nothing
but get the acquitted representative
a little deeper in the mire of indis
cretion.
It was a foolish and thoughtless
statement to begin with. And Whelch
el, having cooled off, realized it.
But in trying to deny it, and to
hedge by saying that it was aimed
at only one reporter, he only Com
mits a worse indiscretion.
All four major reporters who were
coveting the trial, representing At
lanta newspapers and press associa
tions, reported the incident identical
ly. These men are trained observers,
and men who long ago learned the
value of accuracy in their profes
sion. Their job was to report what
they saw and heard, fairly and truly.
This they did, and no second-day
denials from the congressman or
anyone else are apt to fool the pub
lic into thinking he never made the
statement which he now regrets.
MAY DRAFT F. D. R.
(Camilla Enterprise)
We may have at one time or
another expressed an opinion against
a possible third term for Roosevelt,
being generally of conservative na
ture and not favorable to abandon
ing all precedents, but if there ever
was a time when seasoned leadership
was needed at the national capitol,
this year would certainly be the time.
It may be that as things go from
bad to worse, the people themselves
will draft Roosevelt for the third
term, and one commentator has gone
as far as to say that if conditions
warrant, it might be possible to post
pone national elections during this
year when the world is so disturbed.
Os course the Republicans would
hardly hear to a proposal of this na
ture, but in an emergency many
things can happen. There has been
squabbling among the ranks in the
Democratic Party, but the new crisis
which behooves the leaders of this
country to keep us un-involved, is and
will bring the party to unity. . Will
probably demand a return of Roose
velt to the white house to lead us
through the next four years, tiadi
tion or no tradition.
OUR QUESTION BOX
1. Os what was Alfred Dreyfus, of
the famous “Dreyfus Case,” accused?
2. Name the six wars in which the
United States has participated.
3. What is the “Golden Gate?”
4. What famous library of ancient
times was burned during a Roman
invasion?
5. What character in the “Thou
sand and One Nights’ Entertainment”
outwitted two-score thieves?
6. How many U. S. senators are
there?
7. What was the popular war-cry
of the Americans during the Spanish
and American War?
8. Who was the “Maid of Orleans”?
9. What is a bireme?
10. How many disciples accom
panied Jesus?
THE ANSWERS
1. Os having divulged the state
secrets of France to a foreign power.
2. The War of the Revolution, The
War of 1812, The Mexican War, the
Civil War, the Spanish-American
War, the World War.
3. The entrance to San Francisco
harbor.
4. The library at Alexandria,
Egypt.
5. Ali Baba, through the aid of
Morgiana, his slave.
6. Ninety-six.
7. “Remember the Maine!”
8. Joan of Arc (1412-1431).
9. An ancient galley having two
banks or tiers of oars.
10. Twelve.
EARLY COUNTY NEWS. BLAKELY. GEORGIA
NEWS importance
The most important news of our
time, up to a couple of weeks ags
was the news of the great wa
which is going on for the control
of Europe, and perhaps of all the
world. That is the sort of news
which touches everybody. On the
outcome of the great struggle be
tween the totalitarian nations and
the free democracies may depend
the future of everyone now living
and of generations yet unborn.
That sort of news is important
because nobody can guess from day
to day what the outcome will be.
It holds our interest because it
touches all of us in one way or
another. But what would you think
of news of something which is go
ing to make the whole world an
entirely different place to live in,
probably within the lifetimes of
people now on earth?
That ought to be exciting, and
certainly is important. Our grand
children will read about it as the
most important thing that has hap
pened since the world began. Have
you heard about it? It is very
simple and briefly stated. Scien
tists have discovered away to put
the power of the atom to work.
POWER unlimited
Think for a minute, and anyone
can realize what it would mean to
mankind if we had an unlimited
supply of power under complete
control at practically no cost. In
stead of pumping power out of oil
wells, digging it out of.coal mines,
generating it from falling water,
suppose we had discovered a sub
stance which would generate five
million times as much power as its
weight in coal, or three million
times its weight in gasoline? Would
not that be something?
Let youi- own imagination run on
what we could do with an un
limited supply of almost costless
power. It certainly would change
the whole industrial aspect of the
World. It would bring about great
social changes. It would cut down
the amount of human labor needed
to enable everybody to live in com
fort. It would change everything.
SCIENCE discoverer
The news that exactly that sort
of a new source of power has been
discovered was made early in
May, in a publication which very
few people read but which prints
nothing but proven facts. It is called
The Physical Review. It is the place
where research workers in the field
of physics report their scientific dis
coveries. And in the May number
of The Physical Review a group of
physicists told of the discovery they
have made of the enormous reserves
of power contained in a substance
which is found in many parts of
the world.
The substance so far has no
name except the scientific symbol
“U-235.” It is closely related to the
mineral uranium, which in turn is
a close relation of radium. “U-235”
has been found in uranium ore in
the Belgian Congo, in Canada, Colo
rado, England and Germany. It is
a million times more abundant
than radium.
Ever since Mme. Curie discovered
radiuni in uranium ore, about thirty
years ago, scientists have realized
that the atoms of which all matter
is composed contain immeasurable
latent power.
ATOMS compounds
Before the discovery of radium
it was thought that the smallest
particle of matter was the atom.
Atom combined into molecules and
molecules of different kinds made up
the masses of different substances.
But the radium atom did not behave
according to the old rule. When it
bumped another kind of atom it
changed it into something else. That
started scientific investigators to
studying the inside of the atom to see
what happened under the impact of
radium.
They found that radium and
x-rays behave in the same way. By
bombarding atoms with powerful
x-rays, enormous power was gene
rated when the atom split into its
component parts, the proton and
the neutron.
Now the new discovery that is
the unamed mineral “U-235” splits
its anoms wherever a radium ray
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strikes them in the presence of water.
The air is full of radium rays
at the time. If a chunk of “U-235”
is placed in water the splitting of its
atom generates power in the form
of heat, and keeps on giving off
pow’er so long as the water lasts.
To shut off the power, merely shut
off the water supply. The colder the
water the better.
That is all there is to this new
discovery. Simple, isn’t it?
WAR applications
Fortunately, nobody has yet got
together a large enough quantity of
“U-235” to do more with it than to
prove in the laboratory what it can
do. I say fortunately, for it is be
lieved in scientific circles that the
German Government is trying to
develop .the practical application of
this gigantic source of power to war
purposes.
Science knows no international
boundaries, and the scientific work
ers of all the world exchange in
formation. So while the research
work of American physicists, cen
tering at Columbia University, has
been going on, there is reason to
believe that Germany has set all of
its physicists to work to find war
application of the new discovery.
If a pound of “U-235” were ex
ploded at one time, it has been cal
culated that it would blow a hole
in the earth probably six hundred
feet across and two or three hundred
feet deep. No explosive bomb yet
invented has such terrific blasting
power.
In the hands of unscrupulous
war-makers this latest discovery of
science might subject the whole
world to a single selfish control. But
used for peaceful purposes it has
the power to make life easier and
happier for evrybody in the world.
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A NOVEL EXPERIMENT
(Tifton Gazette)
We do not know whose idea it is
to sell railroad trips on the install
ment plan, but the idea certainly
ought to result in the railroads car
rying more passengers. The plan is
simple. If your credit rating is good,
you can take a railroad vacation trip,
providing it is over SSO, and pay for
it on the installment plan after you
return home. Os course, there is a
charge for the service. Many of the
railroads are hauling empty coaches,
anyway, and they might as well fill
them with passengers. The plan,
ought to result in the New York and I
San Francisco fairs enjoying a good i
business from other sections of the
country.
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SIGNS OF PROSPERITY
(Moultrie Observer)
The south is showing some signs
of prosperity. This natural problem
number 1 may be coming to the bend
in the road. A late announcement is
that building is on a boom again in
the southern states. The Manufac
turer’s Record, keeping a check on
southern activities, tells us that we
have more building in prospect for
1940 than we have had for the last
nine years. It is not all slum clear
ance.
SOME HAPPENINGS IN BLAKELY
A QUARTER OF A CENTURY AGO
Clippings from the Early County News of
May 20, 1915
MISS ALINE HAYES, of Bluff
ton, and Miss Martha Gunnels, of
Bronwood, spent several days in the
city this week with Mrs. A. J. Ham
mack.
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MR. AND MRS. H. E. Hightower
and children, of Damascus, were visi
tors at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
J. S. Sherman Friday.
* * *
ATLANTA, GA.—The Georgia
Prison Commission today set Monday,
May 31st, as the date for beginning
a hearing on Leo Frank’s petition
asking that the sentence of death
pronounced on him for the slaying of
Mary Phagan be commuted to life
imprisonment.
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MRS. S. F. GAMMON, of Jackson
ville, Fla., arrived in the city Friday
morning to spend some time with her;
parents, Dr. and Mrs. W. B. Standi-1
fer. I
The DOCTOR
by W.E. Aughinbaugh, M.D.
CANCER CURES
Archigenes, who lived in the sec
ond century, was perhaps, the first
surgeon who operated on a patient
with cancer and his description of
his observations in this field are
most interesting. Hippocrates, Gal
en, Celsus and other early medical
writers recognized this disease also,
and learned then, as we doctors know
now, that if properly treated in its
initial stages, the possibilities of sav
ing the life of the patient were very
good.
The early Arabian surgeons, bor
rowing pages from Greek medicine,
operated regularly on cancer pa
tients with success, and perhaps
made the greatest advance of the
time in the treatment of this condi
tion.
When the microscope was first
devised it was considered a scienti
fic toy, and medical men paid slight
attention to it in doing research
work on its studying diseases. Grad
ually, as it was perfected, its great
possibilities were seen, particularly
in studying the smallest units of the
living tissue of the body, namely,
the cells—for the human body is
nothing but an aggregation of cells.
Then came Virchow, who dis
covered, with the aid of the modern
microscope, that disease was merely
the changed and disordered cells of
the living tissues. Today no physi
cian’s equipment is complete ■with
out a modern microscope, and it
serves a thousand purposes in mak
ing a diagnosis.
• j THE high school graduation exer
' cise will be held at the school audi
■ torium next Friday night. Annie
Laurie Jackson will deliver the vale
dictory and Aubrey Dozier the salu
tatory.
* * *
MASTER Robert Jackson happened
. to a painful accident Saturday after
noon, cutting a gash across his fore
head, necessitating several stitches in
1 the wound by the doctor.
* * *
; JUDGE George Duncan Oliver, or
i dinary of Early County, died sudden
i ly of heart failure about 8:30 o’clock
’ Sunday night while sitting on his
> front porch talking to his wife.
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MRS. R. G. BULLOCK died early
Monday morning at her home in Mi
ami, Fla. The interment took place in
’ Rose Hill cemetey, Macon, on Wed
| nesday. She was a sister of Mr. W. J.
i Grist of Blakely.
If you suspect you have a foreign
growth in any part of your body, do
not for one minute have anything to
do with the quacks who thrive on
people thus troubled. These men
know nothing about cancer and the
most remarkable thing about the
leading advertising quack who spe
cialized in cancer treatment is that
he died of this very disease recently.
The thing to do is to consult your
doctor and abide by what he ad
vises.
Last year the majority of persons
who died of cancer in the United
States never went to a registered
physician for assistance. Instead
they consulted quacks, took their
remedies and died, when a great
number of them might easily have
had their lives prolonged or been
completely cured.
One quack, for a Irage fee, sold
each person a bit of blue glass
which, “when the sun’s rays shone
through it on the cancer, cured the
ill one.” A Chinese “herb doctor”
sold perfumed joss stocks for the
cure of cancer and printed a testi
monial from a United States Sena
tor, in which he thanked him for
curing him.
Cancer is curable if properly
diagnosed in its early stages.
Twenty years ago I operated on a
dictor’s wife for cancer and she is
today alive and well. Every doctor
can give similar testimony. Deaths
from cancer can be reduced mate
rially in this country if doctors are
consulted and quacks ignored.